NOVEMBER 29, 1917
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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
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home people in their home town.
BY tiCV LAWttAKTTE
K-ntcrort at the nostoffica at
Prinevllla. Oregon, as ocond-laf , rh,"u'
matter.
IH HUSHED EVKRY TlltRSlAY
Price $1.60 per year, payable
strictly In advance. In rase of
change of address please notify us
at once, giving both old and new
addreaa.
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ADVERTISING BY THE
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BLANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
It had paid butehers, grocers, dry
goodB merchants, hardware mer-
the landlord, the lea man,
the laundry man, the milk man, the
waahwon.au, and had served doiens
of other useful purposes.
One resident reported that the
bill had passed through his hands
ihnw different times during the
week.
Each time it completed Us part in
iiiinKuc-tiiin. it nassed on to the
next.
This demonstration showed in
conclusive manner what a single
dollar can do when kept at nome.
It proves beyond the question of
a doubt, the utter folly of taking or
sending money out of town to be
spent.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving in this year 1917
resembles the days in which the
custom originated more in many
ways than ever before.
Today we have the spectacle of
the United States, which has become
in many respects the most powerful
nation in the world, joined with her
old enemies in fighting for the prin
ciples on which this nation was
founded, and for which but so few
people stood in the old days when
our forefathers gave thanks that
they had lived another year, and
had sufficient potatoes, pumpkins
and other crops to put them through
the trials of another winter.
The I'nited States as a nation
should be thankful that she has
reached the point where millions of
her best men are ready to take up
arms and enter the most deadly war
that was ever fought, for the prin
ciple of right, and in support of the
weak, with a view that all men
should be permitted to enjoy the
freedom they desire, regardless of
the strength or weakness of their
nation, just so long as their freedom
does not conflict with the freedom
of others, which we have demon
strated is the real fundamental
principle of government.
She should be thankful that so
many of the nations of the world
have not only seen the justice of
our position and taken the stand
with us in these matters, but they
too realize the power that is trying
to dominate the freedom of men,
and have united in arms against
this power.
She should be thankful that her
leader and his helpers are men who
realize and recognize that there is a
God, and Insist that the principles
of this nation be supported by the
teachings of the original and great
est of laws, those to be found in the
Holy Bible.
She should be thankful that this
war has come as it has, with the
yes of the people open and seeing
that the principles are right, and
that their duties lie in Btanding as
one individual, behind every move
that our government makes, for in
ninety-nine per cent of the decisions
and announcements the government
makes it is right, and in the one per
cent its incorrect decisions must not
be admitted, for they are all made
in (he best of faith, and with but
the one end in view, that of better
ing all humanity, and fighting the
battles of civilization and Christian
ity against anarchy, disorganization
.and the forces of the devil himself,
in all his power.
Central Oregon and Prineville
should be thankful that they have
reached the dawn of a new era, and
-every individual should be alert to
do not only his own work, but at
least the work of one other, that
the progress of this great commun
ity be not checked because of the
war. Let every man bear his burden.
WAR STAMP ACT IS '
MI DECEMBER.
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packages on which the postage
amounts to 25 cent or mom, boar-
lug a 1 per cent tax for every 15
cents postage or fraction thereof.
No package may be transported un
til the tax Is alllxed.
THE COIBSE OF A DOLLAR BILL
It's an old saying, but still, very
true, "If you keep your dollars at
home, you'll have more dollars to
keep."
In a central western town of 20,
000 population a short time ago,
the soundness of the idea was dem
onstrated to the town folks.
A banker marked a single dollar
bill.
Then Instructions were issued that
the bill should be kept in town, that
each transaction in which the bill
figured was to be reported and that
at the end of the week, the bill wm
to be returned to the bank.
The dollar bill was passed out to
a customer Monday morning, and by
the end of the week, it had been
beard from exactly 12 8 times, each
imposed by this subdivision.
Capital Stock Taxed
The tax on each original issue of
capital stock, whether on organiza
tion or reorganization, on each $100
of face value or fraction thereof
shall be 5 cents a share. If the ac
tual value is In excess of $100
a share, the tax shall be & cents on
each 1100 of actual value or frac
tion thereof.
Capital stock, sales or transfers.
on each $100 of face value or frac
tion thereof, shall pay 2 cents, and
where such shares are without par
value the tax shall be 2 cents on
the transfer or sale or agreement to
sell on each share. If in excess of
$100 a share, the tax shall be based
on each $100 of actual value or
fraction thereof.
Sales of produce on exchange are
taxed as follows: Upon each sale,
agreement of sale, or agreement to
sell, including so-called transferred
or scratch sales, and products or
merchandise at any exchange, or
board of trade, or other similar
place, for future delivery, for each
$100 in value of the merchandise
covered by such sale or agreement,
2 cents, and for each additional
$100 or fractional part thereof in
excess of $100, 2 cents.
Drafts and checks payable other
wise than by sight or on demand,
promissory notes, except bank notes
issued for circulation, and for each
renewal of the same, for a sum not
exceeding $100, 2 cents; for each
additional $100 or fractional part.
2 cents.
Conveyances, deeds, instruments.
or writings whereby any realty shall
be conveyed or assigned, when the
consideration or value of any lien
or encumbrance remaining thereon
at the time of sale, exceeds $100
and does not exceed; $500, tax of 50
cents, and for each additional $500
or fraction thereof, 50 cents.
Ticket Tax Listed
Entry of any goods or merchan
dise at any custom-house, either for
consumption or warehousing, not
exceeding $100 in value, a tax of 25
cents; exceeding $100 and not ex
ceeding $500 in value, 50 cents;
exceeding $500 in value, $1. Entry
for the withdrawal of any goods or
merchandise from customs bonded
warehouse, 50 cents.
Passage tickets, one way or round
trip, for each passenger, sold or
issued in the United States for pas
sage by any vessel to a port or place
not in the United States, Canada or
Mexico, if costing not exceeding $30
a $1 tax; more than $30 and not
exceeding $60, tax of $3; costing
more than $60, tax of $5. Passage
tickets of $10 or less shall be ex
empt from taxation.
Proxies for voting at any election
for officers, or meeting for the tran
saction of business, of any incor
porated company or association,
other than religious, charitable, fra
ternal, or literary societies or public
cemeteries, a tax of 10 cents.
Power of attorney is taxed at 25
cents; providing that no stamps
shall be required upon any papers
necessary to be used for the collec
tion of claims from the United States
or any state for pensions, back pay,
bountv. or for property lost in the
military or naval service, or upon
nowers of attorneys required in
bankruptcy cases.
The act provides for the sales of
tax stamps at postoffices. They may
also be obtained, in Portland, at the
office of Milton A. Miller, Collector
of Internal Revenue.
The penalty for failing to affix
the proper amount of stamps to
designated legal documents or pa
pers is fixed at not more than $100
for each offense, while the penalty
for fraudulent use or alteration is
fixed at not more than $100, or by
imprisonment for not more than five
years, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Included in the revenue measure
and subject to stamp tax are playing
cards, which must pay a tax of 5
cents a package; and parcel post
The awrag salary being paid mn
teachers throughout the slate for 1917
Is $98.63 and for women It .Is $65.75,
according to figures contained In th
official directory of school teachers,
being issued by J. A. Churchill, super
intendent of public instruction.
The values of railroad securities art
falling with such rapidity as to a
source of great alarm to bankers lit
the east. Is the statement of Frank J.
Miller, chairman of the public service
commission, who has Just returned
from several weeks' trip la the
eastern stales.
Mount Angel was the host to hun
dreds of visitors who swarmed from
Salem, Sllverton, Sublimity. Wood
burn, Oregon City and other Marlon
and Clackamas county points to join
In celebrating the completion of a tvt
mile stretch of concrete highway from
Silverton te St. llenedlct abbey.
The military department at the Ore
gon Agricultural College at Corvallts
has received an order from the war
department at Washington to the ef
fect that all men entering land grant
colleges, except those enrolled In law,
medicine, pharmacy and dentistry, are
required to enroll In the reserve offi
cers' training corps.
At a meeting of the Oregon emer
gency board $5000 was appropriated
for the maintenance of the grain In
spection department of the public serv
ice commission up to the end of 1918
and $2500 was appropriated for the
special agent fund of the governor's
office to be applied to the suppression
of bootleggers and activity of the I. W.
W. and kindred organltatlons.
A reduction of 20 cents a barrel In
patent flour prices was announced at
the close of a meeting of northwestern
millers, held in the office of T.' B.
Wilcox, chairman of the Pacific coast
district. United States food adminis
tration, milling division The new
wholesale price of $10 a barrel for the
best family patents Is now effective
In all north Pacific coast markets.
After requesting the North Bend city
council to forego all taxes on Improve
ments for fiveyears, L. J. Simpson
announced that he had Induced a big
corporation to Install a new plant at
North Bend. The plant will be the
largest on Coos bay and will, It Is
stated, undertake the manufacture of
boxcars, finished aeroplane stock and
other materials to fill government con
tracts. Five of the 664 accidents reported
to the state Industrial accident com
mission during the week ending No
vember 15 were fatal. The fatal cases
were as follows: Frank Hanes, Kerry;
Mike Azne, Mobler. and Olell Hnlver-
sen. Springfield, all killed in saw mill
operations; and Louis Sqtiler, Salem,
and Ed. Billings, Springfield, both
killed while traveling on railroad
property.
Under the plan adopted by the war
department for designating organiza
tions of troops In the military service,
the 3d Oregon, supplemented by a j
part of the 3d District of Columbia i
Infantry, Is now the 162d Infantry.
The Oregon field artillery batteries A
and B are now part of the 147th field
artillery, and the three separate
squadrons of Oregon cavalry are part
of the 148th field artillery.
Bonds given by officials of a state,
township, county or village for the
faithful performance of their duties,
and any bonds given to the same po
litical divisions covering contracts for
governmental purposes or for the pro
tection of the state, township, county
or municipality are not subject to
federal taxation under the war tax
act, according to Information received
by Secretary of State Olcott.
The number of men working on
state highways Is now reduced to a
minimum and will be kept at that
point throughout the winter, according
to a statement by State Highway En
gineer Nunn when asked as to what
action will be taken toward recent
protests of lumbermen and the state
taxpayers' league against using men
on state work who might be used In
government service elsewhere.
The Hult Lumber company, with
mills at Mullno, Liberal and Carlton,
has just completed negotiations with
the United States government by
which it is to furnish the latter with
a certain kind of fir lumber turned
out by the Carlton mill, which Is to
be shipped direct to Chicago. This
mountain timber, commonly known
under the name of "bull fir," Is tough
and outweighs oak two to one.
Bean growers In the upper Coqullle
valley, who had out extra acreage this
season and garnered heavy crops, do
not find a ready market for their
product, since the buyers who In other
years absorbed the offerings In that
vicinity are not purchasing freely. The
slowness of the market Is attributed
to the uncertainty of the food control
propaganda and buyers are expecting
a price-setting to be announced,
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Mince Meat Supplies
Our Prices
Sweet Cider, per gallon .' 50c
Preferred Stock Seeded Raisins, pkg. 15c
Citron Peel, per lb 30c
Orange Peel, per lb 30c
Lemon Peel, per lb 30c
Bulk Seedless Raisins, per lb 15c
Cove Orchard Apples, per box $1.65
At present no Currants are on the market
We will have a full supply of fresh
vegetables for the Thanksgiving table on
display.
MICHEL GROCERY CO.
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Christmas Presents
Have you begun to get them ready?
For photo
Shop Early!
and don't forget our other lines.
They make fine presents.
November 1st we began a dally
film service! films ( are now de
veloped and printed dally.
Why send fhem away to be
finished?
Who 1 your candidate?
And don't forget to vole.
The Art Shop
We
Prospector's Notice
can handle commercially workable
dcpoaita ol:
Chromite Manganese
Strontia Magnetite
Silica Salts Alkali
We will make free teat. Send tamplea
and full dncripboo of depots.
Chas. A. Newhall Co., Inc.,
Jnduitrial Chemlslt
1 8 1 0 We. tlak. Av. , Seattle, Waah.
THE ELITE MILLINERY
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you have not'yet called upon us, please do so.
Old
friends are renewing their former patronage. New
friends are made daily. Come and welcome; a cordial
reception awaits your call. Everybody pleased because
they receive Fair Treatment and a Squire Deal. We
have a distinctive line of large and small partem hats of
dependable styles, showing the art of clever workman
ship. We confine ourselves to Exclusive Millinery.
OLLIA M. LEWIS
"Kllp-On" Veil, no pins or fastenings.
Meatless Meals!
In prder to assist the government in its plan to con
serve beef, mutton and pork supplies, we have ar
ranged for a shipment of fish each Tuesday and
Thursday PRINEVILLE MEAT MARKET
The Journal has the largest sworn
circulation of any paper in Central
Oregon.
P- ' fV
MAZOLA
is the perfect oil for deep frying,
sauteing, shortening, salad dressings
and the economical one.
PRESSED from the heart of golden American Corn, Mazola
supplies the need for a vegetable oil which is pure and
wholesome.
Fry any food in Mazola and you will find it retains more of the
natural flavor.
Use Mazola over and over again it does not transmit taste or
odor from one food to another the great factor in economy.
Mazola quickly crisps the surface and thus makes fried foods more
digestible free from greasiness or sogginess.
And since Mazola is a vegetable oil it is an important factor
in Mr. Hoover's campaign to save butter, lard and suet.
Imported oils are so scarce and hich Driced now-a-rtavs
that you will do well to use Mazola when you want a really
delicious salad dressing.
You can get Mazola from vour erocer in ninf. nnart.
half-gallon, and gallon tins. The large sizes are most
economical. Also ask your grocer for the free Mazola
Book of Recipes, or write us direct. Your money refund-
vu i insula uoes nor. give entire satisfaction.
CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY
17 Battery Place, New York
Saltai RttrauaLtiTM
Johnson, Lieber
Company
Parllaod, OrtfM