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W. E. JONES The Gieen Stamp Grocery Succrjsor la A. W. Schafcr Oivcus rt trial. A Square Deal Is our motto, l'hoiic Columbia 665 735 Buohnnnn Street EDMONDSON & CO. Plumbing;, Heating & Tinning We Rupnir Altunintun Wnre Diouc Col. 02 207 S. Jersey Jt. JOSEPH AtcCHESNEY, Al.D. Office Room 5 Peninsula Bank Building Honrs 9-io n. m.; t-5 p. in. and evenings. OfTicc phone Col. 25. ; Res. 910 Knights and Ladies of Security St. Johns Council 2775 Regular business umling 1st himI 3rd Mondays. Ukmi 11 11 lings lo the pulli nml msnilers2ii"l and lib Monday. Vii Horn mill number cordially liivtud to attend Ml Ilickncr Hull. Frnnk C. (Jnwwr. Pres. Lester Teeliny. Secrclnr LAURA. LODGE No. 186 I. 0. O. P M. lOMft!. OWflOM UmU each Monday evening In Oild Fl Ions Imll nt 8:o, A cordlsl wsleome to nil visiting brothers. 8. II ChMKhltl, Noble OimiM 8. J. llHit iurIk VU Otuml (5 W. Nirt.nr HIM tor. II. r tflsik Tt. I liny or sell St. Johns I'iokiI A. W. DAVIS Real Estate Fire Insurance ami Notary Public List your projH-rly with mc if vn. deaire to m-ll quickly 202 N. Junwy .St St. John Phone WimhIUwh mm Wa Cull nnU Dell.er The Skidmorc Gleaners Cleaning, Pressing. Alti-rali-ni ind Ke Mlr(iiK ti iiviiiiltv W. C. JUSTICE M2 Sl;Ul.wr Street DOItIC I.OIKSE NO. 132 A. I'. (tint A. M. 'slp.-u 1 hi- lin( nml third WedmdH oteiu h HHiiilli In Ml. kiM r Unit VM lor Nfll1HII.' J. N.ltillulMii VV. Al. . W DtvN. Hr.-rrtsiv. St. Johns Camp No. 7546 Modern Woi'dmi'ii of Ami'rk'it. Wr hi-artlly m.Ik It lilt- itltvmlitm r nl our member at our ngul'ir im-vtiMjp1 rery TIiiiimIiv -vrnim: . A, I.. Mmrv, Hi'". Miihlll, Cleik I'lintiil. lux S111III1 t'iiiii' iioimis looor no. tut kMIUIIS (I! PVIIIIAS Mrvlseviiy Prld night a ilir- . ... . t. in ill iiunm.n ... i.. iiii'L v i:u ,Li i 1 .11 . i i. .1.. . . I iihii. t niW'.y 'i come. V K. ItVIi.N. C. C. Woodmen ol Hie World St. Johns Camp 77.1 Meet every TluirMli cveiiiiiK Hi I. O. O. I'. Hull. l.fHVHt and Ji'Im; MlMlU. Vlftltol ltlV,l VYllcolllO I.. I. TIM-J.I Sis. 1 C W. i:. iuS. Utik. J. R. WriML'U Transfer nnd Storafje We deliver your coeds to ami freM, all (i;U of PortUnJ. Vaneouver. Mini ton, Portland ih! Suburban liipresi Co., city dock nrnl all points aectiilbli IrT weaToa. Plena unJ ftwllun eevU ttinlK Ol UlllllkH IH'tlCI'S Mil cluirKoil for tit tin- iti' of lift uonU oneh. l't'fiHiiiK ilufetiriiiur t have Ktieh notiuoii ptiuliaiied rihotild miiki' a wm of this. c ra s CD : (D w O c7) 1) o G O ft 1 m u u O o 8 UJ 1: i in UJ UJ CO 5: o o-f) O U CD ra U o C3 a c ro 2: UJ o B -o to a) - - CD W CD U P, CD in CD U u 2 CD cx, a) Wo nre Krucluato ronisturod pharmuclsts and know tho busi neas. Brinur ub your prescript Mons.? CUHHINSAYS SO. HER SACRIFICE NOT GREAT Simple Explanation of Four-Star Serv ice Flag That woman Had So Proudly Displayed. Ono day a woman reporter noticed In tha front window of a quaint llttlo cottage,. a service flag proudly bcarlDg four stars. "Ah," thought she, "hero's real sac rlflce. I guess I'll stop ) and get n story." She could get no response from her persistent knocking, and so she went npxt door (0 sue what Information sho could collect In regard to the cottago of tho four s,ervlco stars. Upon ring' lug tho neighbor's bell sho was con fronti'd by n rather stout, elderly worn nn with n merry twinkle In her eye. "Here," thought the young woman, "Is where I get tho rjght side of tho story, Then aloud, sho said: "I tint n nowspnpor reporter. Can you tell me something about tho peo ple uiptt door. No one seems to be nt home, nnd I noticed there were four stniM In their service Hag. I wonder who lives there, and If all tho boys In the family bnvn enlisted." 'I'liu woman smiled n bit nnd replied, "rim lady's ninno Is MIbs Hnrlnn. Them stars Is not her sons, them's for boarders." Txis Angeles Times. HAS RIGHT IDEA OF ECONOMY How European City Utllliee Water Power Which Otherwise Would Do of No Value. An electric-heating systom which titlll.es power that would otherwise go (o waste has been Installed In n school In 11 southern Kuropcnn city. The ex luting bot-wnter plpiin and radiators are connected with n wclMnsulatcd water lank of l.noo-gollons' capacity. In this roiervolr electric resistances are built, unit nt night nrn supplied with current which raises the water to well nbovu thu boiling point. Tho cost i.f Hid current Is low becnuse tho water power used to prodtico It nor mally ttuiihl gu to waste. During I ho ilHy thi hut water Is ntlinved to clrcu lata through the radiators, Its vol iiiiih being sullli'leut to warm tho moms w it hunt lining more current. The dwlred temperature Is maintained by 11 llii'rmnttnt. I'opiilnr Mechanics MagNflue. Prussians neatly Huns. The appellation of Huns, which WIN Ham II 1'iivelcil for and himself iiii piled to I'riisslaiiN, nveu to thu extent of niiiiilug. tun) of his sons for the In famous Attlln, tho Ilunntsh "Hcourg of nml," seems really to b'l'liing In (but peupb) In nn I'thnologleal sense. Mr. I.evlsee, In bis "Htildleri In I'msslnn lllhioi-y," tells us that the I'rusilnni nre "a people belonging to thu IJtliu iiiilati ram mixed with I'lnnlsh ele ments; which would mako then kin dred with tho Huns, Turks nnd llul' gars. They were of old colonized, Chrlxtlmilxeil and ousted from their old domain by lint famous JCulgbts of thu Teutonic Order. Tim Inst grand mas ter of that order, Albert of Ilrniideii. burg, fMpniiMMl tho reformation, seen- lamed thu domains of thu order, nnd 111111I11 hluiHelf hereditary duke of Prut tin that Is, I'o-ltuNfllo, or "Near Itus Ma." It Is lulerM.tlng In reenll that the first JlnlieuKollern iluke of I'm sin Ih'kmii him lilhloilenl career as n reiicgitile, a perjurer ami a traitor. Truly lb HiiliiuiKillerii lino bus hetui wlml cMltlo breeilers cull "coiisliint to the im1m Qleanlng. KiikIiiiiiI Is delighted, nnd Justly so, ttith her hiirprlNliig niicivss at wheat euluire. tho prisent' home-gruwu crop of whleh relisised many tbiiumind tuns nf hblpplug for use eUuwhere. Iiiilileuially, also, the homo product Mtved lCiiglaiul many millions that normally would hitvu been sent beyond Hie iM-ettn to Argentlnii ami thu united Slate for lireudHiuffs, It Is now pre- illelMl Hint never again will the "hliunl kingdom" allow her ancient agriculture 10 full Into evil ways us during the Inst Imlf century. How well, Indeed, the world has learned during the trials Mini rtrUtlins of war that Mother ICarlb Is u cherishing mother Indeed, unil that In hours of distress It Is to her Urn I man must turn for comfort and succor. Stanu In the Pulpit. A MriUlug Instance of the force of American "slanguage" Is afforded In one of America's leading preachers, Tim speaker, a doctor of divinity, was uddrwklug u Canadian audltgico on t'uole Siun'h efforts. In a PO-mlnute talk there occurred, among others, Ihese "genii;" "Wo aro on this Job to the finish. Wo aro prepared to fight llll bell Itself freeze over, and If fler nwny Isn't beat then we'll buy skates and get after her on tho Ice." "This kaiser Is the blgget duplex, double HCtlon, high-powered liar In history. llo told his peoplo (be Americans eould never get to Prance, Waal, ha slid hlh people tiu vm got nuother Kue coming." Cement Industry Dig. HtHtWtlcs of tho cement Industry In the V'nlU.I States In 1017, prepared by i lie flitted Htutos geologtcul survey, In. Hetties that tho total shipments of Portland cement from tho mill amounted to W.TlVt.lH barrel valued In bulk at the mills at $l'.M.V7-ia.OS3. litis reprokout a decrease la quantity of 1.1 per cent and tut lucrenso la value of 17.8 per cent compared with mm. Tho production of Portland ce ment In 11U7 ins Ol'.Slrf.'.U! barrels. iiiptmnl with M.tv.'l.lM barrels In 10 Hi. uii Itierease of 1,-1 per cent. This (iiiut-tlou liolils tlte record, the next iiglu output, tUMWT.iai tmrrvls, bsv- llig been 111 1U1U, Empire InvestmentCo. St. Johns Office 117 Philadelphia Street We are now building sev- enil 4 room houses which we will sell on easy payments. Choice unimproved resi dence property for sale. IN HONOR 'OF DR. VAN DYKil Costly Organ Installed by Grateful As sociates In Church of Which Noted Man Was Pastor. A now plpo organ has been Installed In the "rick Presbyterian church, Fifth avenue and Thirty-seventh street, New Vork, "In gratitude for tho ministry of Hcnrv Van Dike." Doctor Van Dyke, who was until recently American am iiimxnilnr to Hie Netherlands, was for more than twenty years pastor of this church. Tho new organ, which Is one of tho most complete nnd Is today pcrbnps the most modern church organ In tho ittiliiMl Ktntpq. Is a four-manual lustrti- ini.iit nt 120 sinus nnd 0.000 nines, with nliTirle tirllon. It Is really a comblna tlnn of six nrirnns ixreut organ, swell organ, choir organ, solo organ and echo organ. The Installation Includes also a sot of chlmos. Tho echo organ nnd chimes will bn placed abovo tho nuiiim- nt itin mar of tho churrh. over tho npse. Tho other parts of the com Mnntlfili. nrn IlirlORI'll. CIIL'll III 118 OW swell box, and all In ono general swell imr ntiipiut In tlin plinlr cnllery over it. i. rrni ..iiirniiprt in ilin elttircli Thoimli the now organ Is considerably larger than tho ono which It replaces no nrchltectural change Is evident Miunl. nt I lin Itnlntini'tit being con routed liehlnd tho walls. 13. M. Ski iter of lloston Is the builder of the new organ, which has been under construe linn since the summer of 1017. It Is understood that tho organ cost In the neighborhood of $.15,000. Tho finui un pntiirllmled liv members of ilin rniiLTi'L-iilloii ns n trlbtitu to thel old pastor, under whose leadership the worship of Hie Ilrlek cliurcn was greai ly enriched ami bcnutllled. WROTE MESSAGES WITH DYE Material for Invisible Writing Used by Qerman Spy Was Obtained From Silk Hosiery. A eleverly designed method of out witting the government olllclals siud furnishing Information to tho enemy was revealed In tho early days of tho war by the nrrost of n man In Pnter- son, N. J., by naval Intelligence om ears. The man. held ns nn alleged spy In a lull In ttrnokh'ii. Is wild to have come from Holland nml to have been emiiloved III a silk dyeing establish meiit In Paterson. Ills unique method of pending moNstiges to (lermany colled for tho uso of silk luedery of n neciillar dye. It Is said that he had received a iloxen Hilrs of tlieso sucks from Herman agents lit Holland unit that bis method was to souk them In water nnd uso the coloring matter which they gave forth as a writing fluid. As Ibis dried It became Invisible until brought out by n special process, which, however, the federal agents nre said to have worked out. They, lit turn, in learning the secret, opened bis letters nnd changed the contents nml forwarded the letters The Information thus received by the Hermans proved of little use to them llul for a long time, It Is said, there was not enough evidence on whleh to convict this man, until one day through earelewness ho left one of the siH'ks where u naval Intelligence ollleer found It When confronted with this the man Is said to have confessed to tho entire iwijttt't. Y. M. C. A. In Italy, The V. M. (J. A. In Italy, as every when) else, lias asserted Itself In a most splendid nml generous iimuuor. While Hie red triangle, known the world over ns the sign of brotherhood, Is much In evidence In the Italian war mho, the four letters "V. M. C. A." nre nowhere to be sef u. The ristsou given for this Is that tho Italians, In general, tire oppostsl in Miiy organisation of n public nature which Is controlled by a religious or sectarian element, a Washington bulletin says. .Such a tl tie hn that of the V. M. C. A. would create u certain feeling of mistrust among the Dalian pwiplo m to tin pur pose of the association. The olllcers of the V. M. C. A. In Italy have been quick to appreciate this nml In order to work In full bar mnny with tho Italians have changed the name nf the iissoelatlou to "So- sleta (dl) I'ratellania I'ltlverMtlo" or "Hoclety of Universal Hrotherhaod. ' Accordingly, the letters "8. 1 U," have everywhere been substituted for V, M, e. a. Made-at-Home Labor-Ssvlng Devices. In 11 communities of our country In Oregon the women are maklug home made driers, home-made tireless cook ers, and hoiue-iundti Iceless refrigera tors under the direction of tho home demonstration agent. In connection with Hits project one woman found that an Investment of W cents In n dUh drainer and a wire dishcloth for pots and pans saved her ten minutes of the time required to do the dishes after each meal, or U0 minutes a day. lu a year she figured this time. If ac cumulated, would glvo two weeks, of Vi hours a day, leisure. Was tho In vestment worth while? Uncomplimentary, The audacity of a famous writer In his book, "Joan and Peter," Is making all who read It Including the victims chuckle. Nor does "11. O." spare Mr. Wells. After cMllug himself a "counter- Jumper," he puts litis description of his personal iippcurnnco Into tho mouth of one of his characters: "A heavy hung of hair assisted a cascade mustache to veil a pasty face that was broad rather thun long, with a sly, conceited expression . . . and rulhctl together two large, clam my, white nilsshupeii hands." The Central THOS, CLOXKK Proji Philadelphia Street. St Johns. Soft Punks us usual Coldest und Coolest Drinks in town. Sandwiches, etc. All lean ing Summer Drinks. TRY OUR MII.K PUNCH Net the Ul en yur paper. Seasonable Eieclrical Appliances Some Useful Hints Sowing Machine "Motor. Vacuum Cleaner, Washing Machine, Floor, Table and DMk Lamp. ChfinK-dih, TortsUM, Orill, Coffee l'cr culutor. Milk Wanner. Smoothing Iron or Travel' ing Iron, Curling-iron ami Drying Comb in One, Vi orator. Heating Vm), Rad iator, Portable Stove and Oven, Range, lfau. First Trust 8 Savings BANK OF ST. JOHNS Mm Kast Kessenden Stroot rhone Columbia !0( , Officers and Directors I'. A ItlCE. Piesiilent ond Clii. r ,1 1. HENDERSON. Vice Pie.idcnt CEO. I. BROOKS, ScciHsry I. S. DOURNtJECHBK Four per cent interest paid on time and sav ings deposits. 01:N1:RAL INSURANCE Rentals and Rentals Hstate Loans tiring tu your Job printing wbtlt ; you thluk of It. Don't wait until ou. sre ontlrvly out. We ara oqulppod' to lunt out not and tasty prlatiu yremptlj at PorUaai yrleet, or Wa. ELECTRIC STORE Electric Building mm Pi pices IfeW Mr ? v WW Are you in need of things for Winter wear? The supply is short: OUR prices are moderate ALWAYS. Without making tho announcement from the House Tops, we follow religiously the policy of regularly giving our trade the benefit of our advantageous pur chases. We feel that our store is known as the reliable store of this locality. Just now we are offering you Men's Flannel Shirts at a reduced price because of an extra supply bouglit many months ago. All lines of warm underwear and hosiery are snort everywhere. If you are feeling the sharp -frosty air, supply your needs at our store. BONHAM & CURRIER L. E. ROSE, Mar. mm Cattle Buying for Swift & Company Swift & Company buys more than 9000 hend of cattle, on nn average, every market day. Each one of them is "sized up" by experts. Both the packer's buyer and the commission salesman must judge what amount of meat each animal will yield, nnd how fine it will be, the grading of the hide, and tho quantity nnd quality of the fat. Both must know market conditions for live stock and meat throughout the country. The buyer must know where the different qualities, weights, nnd kinds of cattle can be best mnrketed ns beef. If the buyer pays more than the animal is worth, the packer loses money on it. If he offers less, another packer, or n shipper or feeder, gets it away from him.' If the seller accepts too little, the live stock rniser gets less thnn he is entitled to. If he holds out for more than it is worth, he fails to make n sale. A variation of a few cents in the price per hundred pounds is a matter of vitnl importance to the packer, because it means the difference between profit nnd loss. Swift & U. - Men's Dept. Company, S. A. - h ; i H i Notice to Creditors In the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multuomsli. Notice Is hereby kIvcii that the under signed hut been niijs)lntcd Administrator ofthelUtato of Uobcrt V, MacDouald, drcca.cd, by the Comity Court of the State ol Oregon for Mult iiomsh County, and lint nullified. All person buvlng claim ngalntt tald I'.ktutc nre hereby notified to preteut Mine, duly verified aby law required, to the undersigned, nt the office of bit At torney, at 317 Hoard Trade HaUdlng, Portland, Oregon, or to the AdutlnlMro tor, William Muc Donald at hit reildcnce, 411 0weu,o Street, St Johns Station, Portland, Orchil, within tlx month! of the date hereof, Dated, and first publication, January 3rd, 1010. .WriXlAM MacDONAI.D, Administrator of the Itttste ol Robert P. MacDonald, deceased. I). C, I.HWIS, Attorney for Administrator. Ollicc 317 llosril of Trade lluildlnif . Phone Main 8G67 Portland, Orej;on Notice to Creditors In the Count v fYitirt nt tl cio... ..f Oregon for the County of Multnomah, Notice is hereby given that the under slened has been appoluted Administrator of the Kslate of Vivian Willi. .1. ...... ..I by the County Court of the Slate of Ore' Kvu iui iiumiuiuuu iptiniy, ami lias qualified. All persons having claims against said R&tale are lii-rrhv .intlfi..! in tame, duly verified as by law required, iu me uiiiiciiikucu, ui me oiuce ot uit Attorney. 317 Iioaril nf Tm.t. 11..I1.11.... Portland, Oregon, or to the Adminlstra! tor. Prank II. Uogers. at bit residence inu uswegu oireei, si. joitnt Station, Portland. Ommn. ultlil.. .1. from the date hereof, Dated, ami first publication, January 3rd, 1919. ' t PRANK 11. HOGKRS, Administrator of the Ustate of Vivian Willis, derrntr.l . I). C. LHWIS, Attorney for Administrator. Office 317 Board of Trail.- nt.ll.lt.. Phone Main 8&7 Portlsnd, Oregon - RGVkW'S LEGAL BLANKS The following list of legal blanks are kept for sale at this office and others will be added as the demand arises; Warrauty deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort gages, Satisfaction of Mortgages, Contracts for Sale of Realtv. Bills of Sale, leases.