ma« üí rrtuNE
Telephone Transmitters Give
Alarm of Breaking Dam.
Our Cigars Are Good
There’s a lot of difference in tastes. Seme
people prefer a mild, domestic, some like Porto
Rican, others will be satisfied with nothing
but Havana.
Some men say that a cigar just before bed
time makes them sleep! Some say it keeps
them awake. Probably, neither is correct.
When you’re wakeful,
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
will give you a good night’s sleep without bad
after effects.
Try The Drug Store First
WATSON’S PHARMACY
“SERVES YOU RIGHT”
D.ijton, Oregon
Phon« Red 64
TIME to DINE COMES every DAY
We make eating a daily pleasure for those who know our
exceptional method of supplying our tables with the best the
season affords. It is our business to feed the community and
our business depends upon how well we fulfill our obligation.
Try us once and you will come again--not to complain, but to
tell us that you appreciate our interest in you. We constant
ly have the finest CANDIES and ICE CREAM on hand; also
Cigars and Tobacco.
R. L. Cinnamon
Day ton Lumber Yard •
Have just received another car of Cement.
I
am keeping my yard fully stocked up with Lum
ber, Shingles and all kinds of building material.
S. B. DEY
Phone 42x2
Day ton, Oregon
HOUR OF TERROR IN RUSSIA
When Women Walt fee the Call ef
Death From ths Dreary Cells
In Petrograd.
The dingy Interior of the headquar
ters of the extraordinary commission
lu Petrograd, with Its bare stairs and
passages, is an eerie place at all times
Di«a«t«r May B« Avsrtsd by Spoken
of the year, but never is Its somber,
Word That Travels Faatar
sorrow-laden gloom so Intense as on
Than th« Flood.
a December afternoon when dusk is
sinking luto darkness.
Terrible diMatera have been caused
While we made our preparations,
by tii. Irresistible «wtrl of rushing there sat tn oue of the Inner chum
floods. In which unsuspecting persons here at No. 2 Gorohovaya, on wooden
were caught without warning. In one planks which took the place of bed-
instance, years ago. a guy party on u steads, a group of women, from thirty
four-horse tallyho was enthusiastical to forty In numtier, their faces undla
ly exploring the wonders and beauties tlnguiahable in the growing darkness.
of Turkey tTeek canon, near Golden, The room was overheated ami Hauns
Colo. Gathering rainclouds fulled to atlngly stuffy, but the patient figures
cast a shadow upon their high spirits, paid no heed, nor appealed to care
and no serious thought was given to whether it were hot or cold, dark or
danger frviu the rapidly approaching light. A few chatted in undertones,
storm, because the tourists were uot but most of tlieui sut motionless and
familiar with the churacterlstlcs of silent, waiting, endlessly waiting.
the local tempests, nor with the topog
The terror hour was not yet—it
raphy of the surrounding country.
came only at 7 each evening. Then
The storm suddenly burst with great each victim knew that if the heavy
fury upon the unprepared pleusure door was opened and her name called,
seekers and the deluge of water »he would pass out Into eternity, for
caused them quickly to abandon Ute executions were carried out in lite
tallyho and hunt for shelter. Closely evening and the bodies removed at
huddled against the towering sides of night.
the canon, they soon realised, with
At 7 o'clock, all talk, all action
anxiety, that they had uot reckoned ceased. The white-faced women sat
with the forces of nature. The ter still, eyea fixed on the heavy folding
rine rush of water down the canon door. When It creaked every figure
sides swept them from their feet, and became rigid. A moment of ghastly,
down to the bed of the canon, where a intolerable suspense, a silence that
torrent of water now raged. Despite could be felt, and In the silence—a
their struggles, many of the party lost name. And when the name was
their Ilves, and those surviving were spoken, every figure—but one—would
seriously Injured.
imperceptibly relapse. Here and thAv
Another Instance was the great a lip would twitch, here and there a
flood at Johnstown, Pa., and the more smile would flicker. But no one would
recent was the disastrous flood at break the dread silence. One of their
Pueblo, Colo., where the toll of Ilves, number was doomed.
and property damage, reached enor
The figure that bore the name
mous proportions.
would rise, move slowly, with unnat
As a protection against such ter ural gait, tottering along the narrow
rible events as these, a system of aisle between the plank couches. Some
huge telephone transmitters and am would look up and some would look
plifiers has been produced which will down, and some would pray, or mut
throw the human voice a distance of ter, "Tomorrow, maybe I." Or there
four miles. Extensive tests have been would be a frantic shriek, a brutal
made with this apparatus, which have struggle, and worse than death would
proved the practicability and success fill the chamber.—St. Paul Oukea
of the endeavor. These tests were (British Secret Intelligence Service),
conducted in the Catskill mountains lu Harper's Magazine.
by a specially trained group of op
erators. A lower, thirty feet high, was
Making a Fira.
erected to hold the gigantic amplifiers
Some months ago the press reported
and the immense projectors which a man who, while hunting In the wilds
measured fifteen feet in length and of Canada, lost his way, and having
four feet In height.
nothing to eat hut ruw meat, and no
To determine Just how far the hu fire, starved almost to death before he
man voice could be heard with these was rescued.
And only rei-entiy a
aids, was accomplished In ruther a
fnwhman from Syracuse university
weird manner, because the time se was hunting in the Adirondack« and.
lected was at night. Four men took up losing his way and having no fire,
previously agreed-upon stations, at froze nearly to death.
distances of one. two. three, and four
Had they been brought up In the
miles from the tower. As the time South before the Civil wur and been
drew near for the experiments, the accustomed, as I was, to hunting with
four men applied matches to specially a muzzle-loading shotgun, with paper
prepared torches, which gave large for wadding, and had been accustomed
flaring flames.
to setting the paper on fire after firing
Meanwhile at the tower were gath tlie gun, they would have had no
ered a party of men chosen to observe trouble In starting a fire, writes a
the tests,
and
who Interestedly Mississippi correspondent of the New
watched the tiny flickering torches in York Times. During the Civil war,
the distance. When the “zero hour." when a boy of about seventeen, a lieu
or time set for tests, arrived, the oj>er- tenant and I were sent Into north Mis
ator at the tower took his place be sissippi, and on reaching Tallahatchie
fore the transmitter of the apparatus,
river in the night and finding the river
and In a natural tone of voice, ordered
nearly level with its banks, no way to
the far-off men to wave their torches.
cross and no one In calling dlxtnm-e,
Breathlessly the watchers at the
the weather being cool, we hud to
tower peered through the inky black
have a fire. I discharged one chamber
ness at the flickering points of fire,
of my pistol, cut a piece out of my
and the nearest torch was seen to de
shirt tall, put a blank cartridge in my
scribe vigorous circles In the air. Ex
pistol, rammed the cloth down on It,
clamations of satisfaction came from
fired It, and in a short while had a
the watchers, which rose to a shout,
good
fire.
as the second, then the third, and
It would seem that the men referred
finally the fourth torch was seen to
to never thought of such a recourse.
dip and wave wildly In the darkness,
Whether they did or not, this may re
thus showing plainly that all the men
mind some weary, hungry sportsman
had heard the command. The operator
at the transmitter then spoke to the how he may start a fire.
men again, in reply to their ready
signals, and hade them wait for fur
ther Instructions.—H. A. Lane in Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine.
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AUTOTUBÇ®
HESE are reasons why the
“Ton Tested” Tube should
appeal to you:
Its phenomenal stren¿th was
proved when it lifted a touring
car weighing 2,990 pounds and
then, a year later, lifted 3,755
pounds without the least damage.
T
Its elasticity was proved when it
expanded to sixty inches in circumference
and went back to normal without injury.
In spite of these remarkable qualities,
the “ Ton Tested ” Tube costs no more
than ordinary tubes.
DAYTON GARAGE
C. S. DETMERING, PROP.
From Artist to Foreign Minister.
On her return to Chicago, Miss .lane
Addams told how she recently met, in
the lobby of her hotel at Budapest, a
Hungarian whose acquaintance she
>100,000,000 for Toys.
The people of the United States had made at Zurich In 1919. At that
spent more than $199,000,999 for toys time he was a struggling artist—an
and games during 1921. The .National amateur who was a refugee from his
City bank announces that the factory native country and was earning u liv
value of toys manufactured here more ing by painting Swiss mountains and
than trebled when the war cut us off lakes and selling them to tourists. He
from Germany, formerly the chief was also studying commercial engrav
source of our toy imports. In 1919,, ing. When she came across him again
the value of toys made here was $4(1.- at Budapest Miss Addams discussed the
900.000 as against $14,000,000 In 1914. political situation with him, and was
Toy imports fell from $8,000,000 in surprised at the knowledge he showed
the year before the war to $1,000,000 of public questions, especially In the
in 1918. In 1920 Imports rose to $«,- field of foreign affairs. Finally she
000, arid this year to $ 19,(XXI,< XX). Capi remarked to him: "For an artist, you
tal engaged in the Industry iiere ad are singularly well Informed on poli
vanced from $10,000,000 in 1914 to tics.” He replied, with a smile: "Well.
$25,000.000 In 1919. Exports of Amer I ought to be, I suppose. You see. 1
ican toys advanced from less than $1,- am the minister for foreign affairs."
It wus Count Banffy, the Hungarian
000.000 In the year before the war to
foreign minister.
$4,000,000 in 1929J—New York Sun.
Illinois Holds First Place.
Wifely Solicitude.
Illinois greenhouse men have more
"Jack, dear,” said Mrs. Youngbride,
"I fear you are worrying about the square feet of space under glass than
has any other single state. Illinois
household details.”
ranks first, with 19,920,991 square feet
"What do you mean, Helen?"
“You were talking in your sleep of space under glass, according to a
again last night and every little while ■ recent census report. In fact, more
you'd say, ‘Give me some more chip*.' than half of the total area under
You really must get your mind off the glass in the greenhouses of the United
woodpile, dear."—Boston Transcript. States on January 1, 1920, was re
ported In five states. The other four
states are: Ohio, 19,897,188 square
in Days Beyond Recall.
feet;
New York, 18,289,028; Pennsyl
"Talking about expensive drinks,”
said Boozein, “what about the one in vania, 10,923.355, and Massachusetts,
Illinois sold
$9,978,000
which Cleopatra dissolved the pearl?” 12,93,023.
"That’s nothing!” returned Joakley. worth of (lowers and plants In 1919,
“1 have put a whole mint in a Julep taking rank at the top of the list
myself."—Boston Transcript.
In Conference.
Candidate for Mayor (Just nominal
Houses Built to Last.
Except those that have been built In ed)—1 propose to take a Ann stand In
g hurry since the war, the houses and favor of more parks for the people
Campaign Manager—Good !
Thal
office buildings of Belgium are con
structed of atone and brick and In- ought to get you the solid nursemaid«
and highwaymen's vote.—Life.
ended to serve at least 100 year«,
INCOME IM FACTS
WANTS
Changss in th« revenue law are of
material benefit to the average family i
For Sale: Haied cluver hay,
man. Under the revenue act of 1921
David Doliere. Doy ton, Oregon
a married peraon, living with wife or
Phone 1x9.
6-8tp.
husband, whoa« n«t Income for 1921
wee »5,000 or less, ie allowed a per
WANTED- AH kindsof fursalhigh-
gonal exemption of $2,690. Under the •at pnce«. Wrile Leo Elwert Route 3
revenue act of 1918 the exemption al i Sherwood Or.
10-2tp.
lowed • married person was $2,009, re
FOR SALE A fow Puro Brsd Puland
gard Issa of the amount of net income.
।
China
brood sows,
Bred for early
The normal lax rate is the same, 4
spring
farrowing,
at
price« farmer«
per cent on the first $4,000 of net in
I
can
afford
to
pay.
Aleo
com« choir«
come above the exvmptiuns, and 8 per
Early
Cobbler
seed
potatoes
at $1.60
cent on the remaining net income.
Herbert Willard Phon«
Given hie personal exemption of $2,600, per hundred.
DHt.
plue $400 for each dependent, a mar 11x4, Day ton, Oregon.
ried man with three children the
FOR SALE 1« in. old fir wood. In
average American family—will pay
quire
J. R. Mayberry, phone 2x21.
thia year on a net lurome of $4,000 a
Dayton, Ore
10-2t.
tax of $12. On the aame income for
The D. E. A P. Co , ere offering for
1921 he would have paid a tax of $56.
•ale some choice eating apple« al
Every citizen and reeident of the modal ate price« at their place of busi
United States inuat determine for him ness in Dayton.
60-tf.
self whether hie inrom« for 1921 wee
Bowing machine«, new or e«eond
suflicient to require that ■ return be
hand, for rent or «ale. Lowest price«
filed. Full insturtiona for making out
K. P. Loop
436-«th street,
a return ate contained on the forma, a
McMinnville. Oregon.
44-tf.
copy of which will be aent to taxpayers
FOR SALE: Two fresh rows; or
who tiled a retorn last year. Failure
will
exchange for young cattle, «beep
to receive a return, however, doe« not
or
goat«.
J. II. Rhoton, Phone 6x16.
reliev« a taxpayer of hie obligation to
Dayton, Oregon.
9tf.
fiie a return on time, on or before
March 15, 1922. Form« may be ob
FOR SALE. Pure bred White Leg
tained from collector» of internal rev- horn Cockerel«. $1.60 for «ingle bird
enue and branch offices.
or $1.25 apiece tor two or more birds.
J. B. Stilwell, Phone 10x4.
Dayton, Oregon.
9t f
SEED CATALOG HOT
FOR SALE: Three Bronze Turkey
Goblers. Inquire of Mr«. Robert Smith.
In it« 1922 »eed catolog, just off th«
Phon« fix 11 Dayton. Oregon.
9tf.
pres«, the Chae. 11. Lilly Company ha*
FOR SALE Baled Clover hay. In
produced a book that 1« unique and
quire of J. P. Dorsey, phone 18x9 Dey
distinctive in thie class of publication*.
ton. Oregon.
12lf.
Externally it ie original in design, with
FOR SALE:- A 400 egg incubelor
a simple bit tiding of colors that ie
1
nearly
naw for leas than $ coat of a
peculiarly effective, making it a strik
new
one.
Also a 52 inch breeder.
ing and attractive volume.
Phone 11x16 J. Arma,
In content«, it is not «imply a catolog
Dayton, Oregon.
11-tf.
but is rather a compendium of useful
INVESTMENTS AND MIANS.
information on agriculture and horti
Loans
on farm and city properly at
culture in the Pacific Northwest. The
vsrious experts of this company who lowest rates. Mortgages, note«, bonds
have spent years experimenting and and contracts bought and sold. Keep
•todying the soil and climate condi your money busy day end r.ight. See
tion« of this region have placed their the undersigned for mortgage invest-
information at the service of the reader menta.
Sixteen years of safe invest
in the aection« devoted to Garden and ment* for client* is • record of merit.
Attorney B. A. Klika,
Field, Poultry and Bee Culture. Fertil
McMinnville. Oregon.
izing. etc.
The experienced gardener will find
many S'igges’lon« of interest in it and
for the tyro or the new-comer to the
Coast it will prove a moat valuable
guide
The book is issued for free
distribution end can be secured from
dealers or by writing direct tn the
Portland or Seattle
office of the
company.
I have the agency for the St. Helen«
Incubator made of weatern Red Cedar,
the beat Known materiel of im-ubetor
construction, any size, equipped for
either oil or electricity eold on triel,
cash, or installment, at loweat prices.
Also Brooders, box or Canopy type.
W. E. Grabenhorat
Phone 1x19
Dayton, Oregon. ,
6lf.
Miller Mercantile Co
(Old Philosophy)
“A woman can throw more out of a kitchen door
with a spoon than a man can carry in the front door
with a shovel”—
BUT—
The thrifty wife
of today helps
save and one
way is by
watching Miller
Mercantile Co.
prices.
The Market
Basket is stop
one on Thrift
Avenue.
Sperry Oat Flakes
35c ( Fancy Bacon
Give strength that endure«
Palmolive Soap
Drawn from the keg
Berry Sugar
‘t lb. pk
40c < McMinnville Butter
Gallon) A dairy achievement
$6.25 < Tomatoes
Rich puree
Sack
Pink Salmon
15c 7 °eas
Tillmook Cheese
35c
S Keep« your spirit« high
Refined in America
Flat exn«
Pnund
10c 7 G-W Tea
Comfort« the complexion
Cider Vinegar
30 & 35c
S Extra Quality
Can / Dainty, delicious, fancy
35c 7 Corn
Mi'd and inviting
Pound / The beat in year
Crown Flou*
$2.05 S Kerr’s Flour
I bl of perfection chnrge $2.15
bbl. «Htlafaction
45c
lb. print
15c
large can
15c
Can
15c
Can
$2.05
charge 12.16
J
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