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Multnomah Attractions '1 Turkey 'Proceeded to Attend to the Armenians By William Howard TArf Now why the need of money for the Arme nians? You know their story? Abdul Hatnid was the Sultan of Turkey, lie was the sweet-scented individual who in 1896 deliberately directed the killing of 100,000 Armenians. Who are the Ar menians? They arc one of the oldcit Christian jieoplcs in the world. They lived in a province that lies north of Mesopotamia, east of Asia Minor, west of Persia and south of the Black Sea. It is a province of mountains and valleys not only rich but fertile. 1,800,000 Armenians lived in that count 15. cultivating the valleys and made them "blossom as the rose". The Turks haled them be cause they were Christians ; hated them because they were industrious, and enjoyed the prosperity that comes from industry. Later when Turkey entered the great Euro pean war as the ally of Germany, she invited German officers into her arniy. Her army was shortly officered by German officers, who directed tlint army to go into Armenia and deport i,8oo,- 000 Armenians, winch they did. 000,000 escaped. The other 1,200,000 were driven by that army to the desert of Mesopotamia and Syria, and in the drive the army deliberately killed men, women and children, by rifle ball, by bayonet, by knife, by driving them over precipices, by driving them into deep running rivers 600,000 men, women and children I Half of them were deported to Aiin and half to Mesopotamia. Out of those de ported nearly .joo,ooo died of starvation. Then Germany turned the Caucasus over to Turkey; Turkey proceeded to nttend to the Ar meniansin that kindly, fatherly way I That is the story I A friend of mine who was on the border of Persia told mc that he had gone to a German officer and said "Kor God's sake, can't you stop the butchery of these men, women and children? and the German officer clicked his heels together and said "Stand back, the time for mercy has jmsted". This is the story of that tin fortunate people. The Syrians, Greeks and lews in Western Asia have suffered the snmc kind of barbaric trent nicnr. The Armenian and Syrian Relief has been organized for some years to enre for these unfor tunate, sorely distressed people. It has received and most efficiently expended more than Sta, 000,000. Kacli cent that you give will go for actual relief. Feeble, helpless, starving millions cry for food. I urge you to give generously of your bounty. A 13 Saturday, I'eb. 22nd SHIULBY MASON In DYI5 HIM,." Paramount. 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Hut the subscription cannot be taken for that price after this wtek. The Delineator is a well edited fashion-story, com munity magazine that is a credit to any home. Treat yourself to n new Mnllory Hat. Now Spring models of Mallory Hats arc now stocked; they ate nifty, dependable and mod erate in price. Volt can clothe your boy at ottr Men's Department from toe to top and at prices that are not exorbitant. The hoy's Woolly liny Suits are the sort that arc made up right and wear right and look right; tliuy are hh the label rends, WOOL. Drtts your boy well and he will huve the rtwpect of his fellows and more respect for himself. Cur Men's and Hoy's Suits ate sold on the onsy itiitnlliimil pint). o NT tOt BONHAM & CURRIER L. E. ROSE, Mgr. Men's Dopt. Ml WE ARE Reducing the Cost of Livin: mmatn Owing to the prevailing' con ditions,! great many St. Johns people are carrying their home trade to Portland, therefore, as an inducement to encour age home patronage, we have decided to undersell the City Merchants and have reduced the prices on ALL our mer chandise, in all departments, consisting of Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Pants and Underwear. A few of our prices: Devonshire 45c grade 39c Gjnglmms 40c grade 29c Ginghams 30c grade 24c Ginghams 25c grade 19c All our Wool Dress Goods and winter ready mado garments, Special I 3 off Men's blue chambray Work Shirts 89c Men's ribbed and ileeced lined Under wear, Special 89c 3 pair Engineer and Firemen Sox 65c Heavy blue denim Overalls $2.19. A new pair furnished by the Manu facturers if they rip High top, hand pegged Logger Shoes, Neihoff 512.50 value for 58.95 Genuine Chippawa Work Shoe at S3.S9 Seasonable Electrical Appliances Some Useful Hints Svwiug MftCblu Motor, Wicmiiu Clenntr, Washing Machine, l'hmr, Tank awl Dk Lump, Clinflnfdih, Toaster. Grill. Coffne Per ctilatnr. Milk Warmer. Smoothing Iron or Travel ing lion, Curllng'troti nnd Drying Coinh in One. Vi brator, Ilunting Pad, Rtt'l intor. Portable Slove and Oven, Range, Pun. Electric Building High Patent, Flour, bbl. 52.80 Broad, Royal Barkor, Dixie, Butternut, 10c sixe Sc Matches, per box 5c Knight's Catsup 2(lc Royal White, Crystal White Soap, four bars for 22c Kellogg's Corn Flakes 12c Lux 12e Olympic Pancake Flour 29c Medium size pail Lard, 51.50 size 51.35 Wesson Oil, 50c size 39c Folger's Tea per lb. 42c Package Macaroni 8c Kerosene Oil per gal, 12c Host grade Outing Flannel, 40c grade 24c First Trust S Savings BANK OF ST. JOHNS 1802 Kmt Fossumlon Stroot Phone Columbia -10G All our Ladies' waists, underwear, sweaters, umbrellas, cotton hose, silk hose, Men's pants, raincoats and oyercoats, greany reauceci in price. Reduced prices will take effect Friday Remember the place Couch & Co.'s Old Stand The St. Johns Department Store 210 Philadelphia St. Opposite St. Johns City Hall Officers -anil Directors F. A. RICE. Peulcnt and Cahir U. HENDERSON. Vice Pretklont CEO. I. BROOKS. Sectciary F. S. DOERNBECHER Four per cent interest paid on time and sav ings deposits. fil?vll?l UUtUIV lL INSURANCE Rentals nnd Rentals Estate Loans QUOTAS OF LOAN WILL DEPEND ON WAR STAMP SALES WOMEN OF WEST AGAIN CALLED TO TIE COLORS Oversubscriptions of January and February Savings Cam paign Allotments to Re duce Loan Tusk VlcUiiy Ubartjr Loan quouui of tdo Twvlftk Ivral Htrv IMitrlet r to t dottroilned In himi mMUfe br tua aniounta lonnea tut ovtrumvHt bj- shcn dltlrlrt la War Savlnji Stamps duriiiK Jammiy and ftbruaiy. If u ulatrwt uvtnubacrlbM Ita War 8a v lug Stamp quotas for ttta first (wo mouths of lbs year. Its Victory Ubsrty I.oh quota will b Uscrwiaotl lu tbe oxloat of Uts ovrsubsrltio, Oonvemsly, If n district fuiU to roh Its Juttuary aud Ktonwiy altuwu tiuo tas. its IJbtirty Loan uuota will lie liicreasad. When I.owU D, Franklin, director of tbe War I.on Organisation, mhs In Hsu FrsHolMSA rMHutl', ho rcvtsalod thut on the day tho armlstke was alicniMl titers was lu prorM lu Wash luntoii a msstlnc to fonmiHite )dun for tuo ctxitlnuous sals of Uberty ltodsuoh a plan as Kovorns the tutlo of Thrift and War Suvlms BtRiupu. Moreover, the IJbsrty llond aud War Stamps work was to be olossly coordlnstotl. Thsso pluus were imniudlately dlS' cardsd when the Germans signed tbe nnnUtlce and whsu Secretary of tbe TroMsury Uavt took office ho an nounesd that the Victory Liberty Loan would be tbe last. In tas face of siik sections that tbe Victory Ixwu be put on u cold commercial basU, ho added that the men nuking those sugses tious were dlsoountlng the p-UrlotUm of the American poople and he would depend upon tho patriotism of the American people rather than place se curities of tho United States govern ment upon a plane with the paper of private corporations. By MRS. A. S. BALDWIN, Chslrman Wemsn's Liberty Lesn Comiiitiie of the Twelfth Ressrva Olstrlst. We have at if.r prtscnt time aboul two million men In Kurop who must b provided with all that Is !ceaary to keep Hums la good spirits and con dliion: and when their work shall have been ttotaHcd. tbey must bo broiiKht home and demobilised. The Govern ment must make good the contracts It has entered Into for tno construction of all war munitions, ni.d for food sup pile already bought. Having respeaded to the Cavern' moms calls in thn past, nnd Imvlns loaned our money unrrudgliiKiy to hurry forwanl the men and supplies, and victory having come to us because v. ii t-' Knights and Ladies of Security St. Johns Council 2775 Kruulnr Ilttilncu uu-etliiK Ut mid 3rd Mondays. Open meetings to the public and uiviubcrs iliul and -Ith Monilnyn. VU itors nml mr tubers cordlnlly invited to attend at llickucr Hall, Hrnuk C. Gnsser, I'rcs. I.ehlcr TccliiiK, Sccrctun'. Sj$ft LALiMl lODGH No. 136 I. O. O. P it. JOHNS, OHrOOS Meet etch Monday ovnnlntf is OtU FeV Ions hall nt 8m. A cordUl weloome to ill visit I ii j; brother. MRS. A. S. DALDWIN Tho banks iirad to huv ITnli,l stntps bonds bearlug ! per cent Interest be fore the war. That's how good the credit of tho Uulted States Is. The $100 you put Into a Victory Ub- orty Hond will be worth JIS6 plus in terest when prices settle down. A dol lar is worth what you can buy with It. Hotter, have the bonds of the Unltod States in tho hands of 30.M0.eO0 onllnary-citlions thuu concentrated in tho hands of a fen rich mon. Think of thst when Uncle Sam offors you a Victory Uberty Hond. Urlng in your job printing while you think of it. Dont wait until you ire entirely out. Wo axe equipped to turn out neat and tasty printing pre aptly at PorUud vricec or leas. Don't think you have sacrificed be came you may be paying for your In terest-bearing Fourth Uberty Loan Uouds. These fellows back from Kranee legless, urmleas or sightless don't think they havo sacrificed. They simply think tbey Old their duty. The Victory Loan oomtag In April Is tho last Uberty Loan. Then the war is over for yoi. It will be still I going on for 1.000,000 Americans in I trance. s, of this, suull we lusltatc for a momont to respond to the last call the Victory Llbei lxau-when we can do so by pledging our croda, perhaps with some llttlo personal Incanvonlence, sacrifice or small dUcomf ,rt? The blood of the young manhood of America Is not now required. That was generously glvon before the armi stice was signed, and now wo may glvo tbauks that no mom will be taken. rne creutt nnu goou rattn or our country Is nt stake. We have won the war, and tho cost is small compared with what has been won. The men of the West with red blood In their veins trill not need to be appealed to, beeause they will subscrlbo to this last call of the Government as ungrudgingly as they did lu the past. Tbore are others. however, who may not be so keenly and conscientiously alive to the duty of re sponding to the Nation's call, and it is to those that the women must direct their most untiring efforts. This last call Is truly a Victory Loan. What greator pride can men and wo men experience tian in contributing to ItT A Victory Bond will be worth mere than its price expressed In dol lars. Kvery one will be a badge testi fying that the bolder has helped his country to fulfill Its pledge to those who have been spared as well as those who hare made the supreme sacrifice. C o. CbuicbUI. NebkOrsifl 8 J. iMirMit, VUr (itniM O. W. Not rue. Vn Hc. II I' CUrk. Tr. DORIC LODGE NO. 132 A. f. and A. M. Meets the tirt nnd third Wednesday of each month in lllpkuer's Hall. VUU tors welcome. A, It. IMvis, W. M. A. W. ruvls. Secretory, ffcva Chapter No, 105,0, E.S. Meets every I'irt-t ntul Third Tues day of each month in Hickuers I lull. isilors welcome. Dixie M. Lewis. W. .. Ruby H. Davis, Secretary. St. Johns Garni) No, 7546 Modern Woodmen of America. Wc heartily solicit the attendance of our members ut our rt;ular meetings every mursuny evening. A, I.. Aiarcy, i.eo. .Mtilini, tlcrk Counil. 10S Smitli avenue HOLMES LODGE NO. 101 i KNIOIIIi Of PYTMIAS Jlcet every l'ridav night nt 7:30 o'clock in IUCKNHR lliill. VUitors always wel come, W R. I'.VKNS, C. C, Woodmen ol the World St. Johns Camp 773 Meet every Thursday evening in I. O. O. P. Hall, Leavitt and Jetsey M reels. Visitors always welcome. THOS. COT HI, C. C. W. If. COON, Clerk. For COAL and WOOD OF ALL KINDS SEE EDLEFSEN FUEL CO. Oregon Building, 5th and Oak Phone Broadway 70 or Columbia 321 Mill wood mostly inside, large perceut age dry euough for immediate use M.S0. I buy or sell St. Johns Property A. W. DAVIS Real Estate Fire Insurance and Notary Public List your property with me if you desire to sell nuicklv 202 N. Jersey St. S. Johns Phone WoodUwn 6360 We Call and Oallvcr The Skklmors Cleaners Cleaning, Prrtsiug, Alterations and Re pairing a specialty W. C. XUTKE mi SUAwrc SKtc,