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B u d n a ia W oman F ederating. Tin- Aral u stioniti co nvention of n.sH w om en o f A liter.'cn will h r held In $0. Louis. Mo., Ju ly 14. O ne o f the lin- IMirtlllil » nlijert« lo he d iscussed la housing for hiislueaa w o tfeu. T hin con vention I« a atop to w ard th e fed ern llo n of lineine*» women, lieh ln d th e m ove m ent I» it iiMtlounl co m m ittee of keen hiiNlne»» am i p ro fe ssio n a l women, refe m e n 11 II K every »eellon of Hie country, w ith h e n d q u a rte ra a t «00 L exington avenue, New York city, l-enu M.ide*ln l'tillllp» I» th e ex ecu tiv e »ecrelary of th e fed eratio n . Do you livq “ from hand to mouth?” Tli. ! .■ is a h . vh U mii of living w hereby Today muy I m * made to provide for Tomorrow—thin year for next year--the prime of manhood for old Aife. ■ S A V E ■ This one word tells the ■ to ry . .lust a little r e g u larly deposited in our savings department makes a pleasently sur- prisiiiK showing in the yea.s to come Capital $50,000.00 Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stay ton,Oregon K A It If A N D C IT Y U 1A N S If you a rc p ay in g a high r a te o f in- te re n t, w hy n o t re fu n d your loan at a low er ra te and m ore lib eral te r n t’i. It ¡a no t good hu»ineaa to pay a h ig h e r ra te o f In te re a t th a n th e m a r k e t dem and», n or ia it good b u ai- neaa to k eep yo u r aurplua lurid» on tim e deiHrfiita a t 3 to 4 (x -rct. |>er a n num w hen 6 p e r c e n t c fn read ily lie »enured on first F a rm M ortage». I f you h av e m oney to loan o r wiah to re fu n d o r aec u re a new one, call o r w rite S. H. H K I.T Z K L , S ta y to n , O reg o n . ! am in the market for Fat Hogs Sheep and Cattle H igh est M a rk et P rice P a id F or L iv esto c k Phone or Sec Me Before Selling ED. PHILIPPI S ta y to n M ak e W ashday E asier H alf the work o f farm waahing la in pumping and carrying the water. A M ilw a u k e e A ir P o w w W a t« ; S y s t e m doe* »way with th u part ot waahiiay work, and supplie» »n «bun- dam e o f hot w ater, too, right out of the faucet. You alao can have »oft w ater. And the spring or well w ater come» direct thnm gn the pipe» absolutely fresh. N o sto red water. A w ater e y tfn n doe» »w»y w ith a lot of h ard work »bout th e barn. It a the beat investm ent an y farm«» can , m ake. W hy handle w ater th e hard L way by 1 hand when you can handle it :tter 1 BY M A C H IN E R Y t better Ask ua about it. Call or phone. O regon T. D. ALLEN. Atrent Sil verton, Oregon New One for Very Young Men It’s only one of the many spirited designs that we are showing for the young fellows in school or in business. fiart Schaffnet & Marx and Bishop's Ready Tailored Suits are here in styles that are the snappiest and Bishop’s have them in all sizes and styles. We have a way of knowing What Young Men Want We make it a point to have plenty of models in many sizes. We carry the largest stock of men’s clothing outside of Portland, and why not take advantage of this opportunity that is offered you, while the stocks are complete. « W p ~ r **_.Thut’s an important item with the young man; they put their clothes to TT Cdi hard tests. These suits will stand the “gaff”—they are guaranteed. <<np«i<rr», , --VVa'fd'soam3 are here in this Prep style; all the very best things in Hart L fcM gll Schatfner & Marx aDo Bishop’s Ready Tailored Suits. T h e y are made of “ Virgin Wool” , that means extra service and satisfaction to you. Priced from $R() to $60 in the Hart SchafTnervfc Marx and Bishop’s Ready Tailored Suits. HEARD «uiSEENO ai ike CAPITAL CREEPING GRASS Says He’ll Move National Capital to St. Louis PROSPERS ON SANDY LOAM ASHINGTON«—S e n a to r S h erm an of Illin o is th re a te n e d th e o th e r day to th e r u p i t n l of th e U niteli S ta tu a rem oved from W ash in g to n to th e m iddle Went. T h e s e n a to r I» »till on th e w u rp u th attain 'd p ro fitee rin g lan d lord» o f th e I tint r l r t o f C olum bia and nay« If th ey pernlat In gouging th e pule lie a f te r w ar-tim e leg islatio n re * tra in ing them becom e* In o p erativ e, he will “ up an d m ove” th e c a p ita l w estw ard to grow up w ith (he co u n try . W ash ington n e v e r w as a good pluce fo r It. hv anyw ay, he Insist*. fJ E liJ l, [ j B ut th e Illin o is s e n a to r doe» no; even hav e hi» ow n s ta te o r It» m etrop- In m ind. H e su g g ests St. L ouh a* th e p ro b ab le p lace he w ill pi'-k fo r th e fu tu r e c a p ita l o f th e nation. ‘ I hav e been giving th e m a tte r o f lan d lo rd ex to rtio n c o n sid e ra tio n ,” suld S e n a to r S herm an. “A fte r p e a c e h a a been pro claim ed , I do n o t se e how a luw can be pawned w hich w ill lim it a lan d lo rd In th e am o u n t o f re n t h e m ay c h a rg e an y m ore th a n It w ould he p o ssib le to p a ss a law sa y in g how m uch a m an muy c h a rg e fo r w h eat o r an y o th e r com m odity. “ It h a s been re p o rte d to m e th a t th e re w ill be a g en eral a n d heavy In cre a se 1 In re n ts by th e la n d lo rd s. If th a t h ap p en s. I s h r d im m ed iately in tro d u c e 11 m ea su re tr a n s fe r rin g th e c a p ita l o f th e n a tio n to som e o th e r place, possibly S t. Loul*. “ 1 do not th in k th a t m any p e rs o n s h e re re a liz e th e e x te n t o f th e feeling w hich h a s been aro u se d am ong th e m em bers o f co n g ress by th e e x o rb ita n t c h a rg e s fo r re n t an d food a n d c lo th in g they h av e been com pelled to pay In W ashington. A bill o f th e kind I h a v e m tfg io n e d w ill h a v e stro n g su p p o rt.“ F rom a m ilita ry p o in t o f view , W ash in g to n is a b o u t th e p o o re st *pltice th a t could be selected fo r a c a p ita l o f th e n a tio n , he say s. N o r is It c e n tra lly lo cated so f a r a s th e In te re s ts o f th e c o u n try a re concerned. W tm \e Dangers of the Uncharted Seas Move Uncle Sam MERICA Is Just now e m b a rk in g upon a g re a t c a re e r a s a m a rl'lm e nation. It Is sp ending billion» f o r whips a n d bidding fo r m en to e n te r th e m erc h a n t m arin e. O ne o f th e first d u tie s o f e v ery m a ritim e n a tio n is to fu rn is h m a ri n e rs w ith such d a ta a s w ilt e n a b le them to n a v ig a te th e w a te rs u n d e r it* Ju risd ictio n w ith th e g re a te s t p o ssib le sa fe ty . T h e oblig atio n ha» n o t been d isch arg ed by th e U n ite d S ta te s . M any live» und p ro p e rty w o rth m il lions o f d o lla rs a re lo st a n n u a lly be m u s e 'h e 1n«k o f c h a rtin g th e c o a sta l w a te rs o f th e U nited S ta te s an d Its possessio n s h a s n e v er been co m pleted. Now th a t th e w a r is over, th e fin ish in g of th is jo b Is one of th e m o st p re s sin g n ec e ssitie s w hich th e n a tio n faces. J u s t b efo re w e e n te re d th e w a r th e c o a st an d g eo d etic su rv e y cele b ra te d Its one h u n d re d th a n n iv e rs a ry an d w e n t th ro u g h som e o th e r m otions designed to a tt r a c t th e public a tte n tio n to Itse lf a n d to th e need f o r a n ex ten sio n o f Its w ork. B u t w ith th e d e c la ra tio n of w a r a g a in s t G erm an y all th is Cnme to an end. F iv e o u t o f th e dozen o r so sm a ll b o a ts w h ic h the* su rv ey p o ssesses w ere ta k e n o v er by th e n a v y fo r u se a s p a tro ls, a n d m o re th a n h a lf of th e officers an d m en w ent w ith th em , w hile th o se w ho rem ain ed w ere busy m ak in g sp ecial m ap s und su rv e y s f o r th e a rm y und navy. N ow th a t th e w a r is o v e r th e c o ast an d g e o d etic su rv e y Is going back to Its p ro p e r w ork w ith en erg y . I ts la rg e st an d b e s t b o a t, th e S u rv ey , is now on h e r w ay to A lask a via th e Panama c a n al, a n d o th e rs a r e b ein g re p a ire d an d re fitte d fo r w o rk on th e P acific coast. A WHY WOMEN SUFFER Many Stayton Women are Learn- ' ing the Cause W om en o fte n su ffer n o t know ing th e cause. B ackache, h ead ach s, d izziness, n e r vousness. I r re g u la r u rin a ry p a ssa g e s, w eak n ess, la n g u o r— E ach to r tu r e o f its e lf. T o g e th e r h in t a t w eak k idneys. S tr ik e a t th e ro o t—g e t to th e cau se Q uickly h elp th e kidneyA if th ey need it. , No o th e r rem ed y m ore hig h ly e n d o r sed th a n D o an 's K idney P ills. H e r e ’s convincing te s tim o n y from th is locality. M rs, E . A. B odine, 413 E. F if th S t., A lbany, O re ., sa y s : " l have know n of th e v alu e o f D oan’s K idney P ills fo r a • n u m b e r o f y e a rs und co u ld n ’t recem - i m end a m ore re liab le m edicine fo r h ack- aoue and km ney tro u b le. 1 am s u b je c t 10 b ack ach e and ir re g u la r actio n o f my kidneys once in a g r e a t w hile and at such sim es I ta k e D o an ’s K idney Ihlls for a few d ay s. T h ey n e v er fa il to stop th e m isery in my back and p u t my Pride 60c, a t all d e a le rs. D o n 't sim - ! ply ask fo r a kidney re m e d y —g e t D oan’s K idney P ills—th e sa m e th a t 1 Mrs. Bodine had. F o ster-M ilb u rn I Co.. M fg rs., Buffalo. N. Y. Willaftl SERVICE STATION 1 C opyilabt registered. 191» W ILL YOU HELP? They' helped our boys that lie in Flanders Field and the boys that will return home CAN W E DO LESS? [ I f ' Every Family in Marion and Polk Counties a Patron W e c a rr y a co m p lete line o f Battery Repair Parts, New Batteries & Service Batteries O u r r e p a ir w ork g u a r a n te e d to sta n d up. W illard W ood in su la te d b a tte r ie s a re g u a ra n te e d ab so lu tely fo r one y e a r. R u b b e r T h read in su latio n fo r a y e a r and a h alf. Auto Electric Shop DEGGE «<• BURRELL 418 C ourt S tr e e t. 1 Salem Woden Müls Store P h ilatelic H isto ry of th e W ar. M any sta m p collecto rs like to spe cialize, e ith e r In som e co u n try , o r som e especial line of stam p s, su ch a s ani m als, o r b ird s, o r even ships. An In te re stin g collection could be m ade of w a r stam p s. A collection on th ese lilies w ould Include nil w ar-ta x Issues, r.ll stam p s o v e rp rin te d fo r u se In oc cluded te rrito ry , issu es o v erp rin te d fo r th e use o f e x p e d itio n a ry forces, and envelopes, etc., b e a rin g th e ca n cellatio n s from field post offices and from b attle sh ip s. P ro b ab ly the first w a r stam p s to m ake th e ir appearaftce w ere th o se Introduced by A u stralian tro o p s w ho had c a p tu re d G erm an col onies In th e Pacific. O th e r e arly a r riv als w ere th e G erm an production» fo r use In B elgium , P o lan d , I.lthu.m la and R ussia. S im ilar enem y Issues w ere Im posed on th e conquered by B ul g aria and A u stria. P ic tu resq u e W elcom e.. W hen m ayors an d city com m ittees plan w elcom e-hom es for The so ld iers th e re Is hound to be m uch of a sam e ness about th e general p lan , but M ont gom ery, A la., put som e new w rin k les into th e w elcom ing of th e A labam a unit o f th e R ainbow division th a t m ust have been m ost Inspiring. T he soldiers w alked, not betw een lin es of home g uards, h u t th rough a Inne of rainbow - clad girls, w ho th re w bouquet* a t the soldiers and over th e high arch of vie tory entwine«! rainbow -colored rihlxm s. A g re a t floral float com posed entirely of lilies, w ith th e exception of th e fig- 11 res .“616” In gold s ta rs , told the story of th o se left behind, an d a s the float advanced th e C hopin fu n e ra l m arch w as played. Long-Lived L egless Men. O th e r co n d itio n s being eq u al, a m an who h a s lost one leg w as likely to live longer th a n If he had not Ttist It. and If hnth legs w ere a m p u ta te d lie would probably live lo n g er still, d eclared C ol onel O penshaw . w hen th e p rin cess royal opened C hurch A rm y H ostel* for L im bless Men a t K ensington. T h e physiological reason advanced for h is s ta te m e n t whs th a t th e h eart hnd to c a rry th e blood to th e ex tre m i ties, and w ould c o n tin u e to w ork long e r If th e leg» w e re ta k e n aw ay. H e add ed th a t It w as dem o n strab ly tr u e th a t 11 legless m an could be a b e t te r sw im m er th a n b efo re his loss.— L ondon ch ro n ic le . P hone 203 Srtlem, O re g o n T h e only ex clu siv e b a tte r y shop vr* M arion co u n ty . E x p e rt L ig h tin g and S ta r tin g S erv ice. Open week tl.iv» I p. nv to * p. m. Sum ii) 1 till 1 p. m C onsolation fo r W orn Shoes. P riv a te M aynard (ru e fu lly surveying ' Ms s h o e s i— l n ev er w ore a p a ir of -hoes dow n so th in In civilian life. P riv a te J e n s e n — You should w orry. ; You'll he on y o u r fe e t again soon.— Ul, : » I D P l a t . GOOD PASTURAGE Petit Gazen Is Prolific in Coastal Plain Belt From Virginia to Texas. C o n tin u es C row ing T h ro u g h o u t Moat o f Y ear, B eing D am aged O nly D ur ing P erio d s of Oavere D ro u g h t j#r H eavy F ro st. ( P r e p a r e d b y th e U n ite d S la te s D e p a r t m e n t o f A g ricu ltu re.» P e tit G uzen— th e C reole n a m e fo r c a rp e t g ra ss— is a p eren n ial, c reep in g gras», prolific In th e co aslal p lain belt fro m aoutliern V irginia to T ex as. U form » a dense, close tu rf. C a rp e t g ra s s, n a tiv e to th e W est Indies, proa- p e n t p a rtic u la rly well on »undy loam »oil w h ere th e m o istu re 1» n e a r to th e s u rfa c e m ost o f th e y e a r. T h e g ra s s 1* o f d u al u tility , a s it w ill yield a seed crop even d u rin g th e i»eri«Hl w hen it Is grazed to c a p acity . T h is is ex p la in e d by th e fa c t th a t th e live sto ck feed p rin cip ally on th e b asal leaves, w h ile th e sle n d e r flow er stem » a rc a l low ed to m a tu re unm olested. Iu th e sectio n w h ere c a rp e t g ra s s predom inate» it ex cels all o th e r p eren n ia l g ra s se s us a p e rm a n e n t p a stu re . I t c o n tin u e s gro w in g th ro u g h o u t m ost o f th e y ear, b e in g dam aged only d u rin g p e rio d s of sev ere d ro u g h t o r o f h eav y ' fr o s t. In o rd e r to m ain ta in th e p a s tu r e s In giHjd condition heavy g razin g 1* n ecessary , und a lte rn a te g razin g of tw o field«: Is p re fe ra b le to continuous* g ra z in g of a single field. U nder fa v o ra b le co n d itio n s c a rp e t grass- w ill su p p o rt one h ead o f live sto c k to tw o acres, b ein g ab o u t equal in c a rry in g c a p a c ity to b lue g rass. H e a t an d M oisture N eeded. F o r m axim um dev elo p m en t c a rp e t g ra s s re q u ire s ab u n d a n t h e a t * and m o istu re, a n d w h ere th e se co n d itio n s a re satisfU sl It fu rn ish e s v alu a b le p as tu ra g e from M ay u n til N ovem ber, o r. in th e e x tre m e South ev en longer., D u rin g cold w e a th e r it m ake* little g ro w th . W h ere a field o f c a rp e t g ra ss Is allow ed to grow ta ll in th e fa ll c a t tle w ill g raze w ith g re a t re lish on th e d ead to p s d u rin g th e w in ter. A lthough a t pr«*sent com m ercial seedi in q u a n tity Is seldom o b ta in a b le , c a r p e t g ra ss m ay b e sow n if n e c e ssa ry hy m ow ing th e g ra s s u tt e r th e seed* h a s matu:- d a n d s c a tte rin g th e s tra w w ith th e seed o v er th e field w h ere It Is d esired to sow th e g ra ss. If condi tio n s a re fa v o ra b le to c a rp e t g ra s s It Is su re to p o ssess th e lan d , provided th e grazin g Is heavy enough to keep dow n th e w eeds und ta lle r g ra s se s. • F o r U se on Lawn*. F o r u se on law n s c a rp e t gras* m ay l>e p ro p a g a te d by s«*ts o r p iece s o f sod. T o o b tain a ro o d sod th e la n d should h - well p re p a re d to it d e p th «if 6 to 8 In c h c J and g en ero u sly fe rtiliz e d w ith 20 o r m ore to n s to th e a c re o f well- r<*t*t*d s ta b le m anure. W h ere ncccs-. *nry. frrm TOO to I.POO p o u n d s p e r a c re o f high-grade su p p le m e n ta ry fe rtiliz e r m nv also ho applied. T h e c a rp e t g ra s s p lan t* sh o u ld be se t ab o u t 12 Inches a p a r t each w ay. In p la n tin g sm all la w n s it I» u su a lly b e st to p u t out th e set* w ith t! ■ trow el c r som e o th e r h a n d tool, w h ile on la rg e la w n s It Is m o re econom ical to plow th e la n d an d d ro p tli * set.t o r p ieces o f sod th e p ro p e r d is ta n c e a p a r t In th e fu rro w s. T h e lan d should b e ro lled a f te r s e ttin g c a r p e t g ra s s !n o rd e r to p re ss th e loose soil close a ro u n d th e p la n ts. IMPROVED STOCK AND CROPS S o a th C a ro .in a C ounty A gent W aging C am p aig n s fe r Im p o rta tio n of P u re-C red Bulls. ( P r e p a r e d b y th e U n ite d S ta te » D e p a r t- m i n t o f A g ric u ltu re .) B e tte r sto c k an d b e tte r crop y ield s Is th e m o tto o f th e co u n ty a g e n t o f F airfield co u n ty . S outh C aro lin a. I a carry ing o u t th is p u rp o se he Is w aging c a m p a ig n s fo r th e im p o rta tio n Into- th e co u n ty o f m ore p u re-b red bull* an d fo r co -o p erativ e bu y in g and hom e C attle a t P a s tu re on South C arolina M ountain. inlxiug o f fe rtiliz e rs to s tim u la te cro p yields. H e h a s a lre a d y a ssiste d farm e rs in o rd e rin g a n u m b er of pure-bred hulls rtnd ho|«-s to get m ore of them Into th e co u n ty th is y e a r th a n ev e r be fore. l i e ha* d e m o n s tra te d to the fa n n e r s o f th e county how to place co o p e ra tiv e o rd e rs fo r fertilizer* . T w o h u n d red an d sev en ty to n s of 16 |*er cent le-ld plu-.iplm te w as o rd e re d by fa rm e rs co-ef * ratlv ely w ith som e sav ing <-f m oney. C a rry in g out th e sam e plan th e York eounfjr a g e n t helped f a n i*-r* >if his c unl v to save $90 on one co-op 1 rativc* o rd e r.