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LEADS IN MINERAL WEALTH United States Easily First In Metalt of Greatest Importance to the World's Industries. Tills country of ours possesses mora mineral wenltli limn nny other nation, though (Irent Hrltnln (IiicIihIIiik lint elio controls) Is a close second. Wo lend tho world with 57 per cent of nil the Iron nnd 85 per cent of nil the cnnl. These, of course, nre most Important. Wo own rtr control 72 per eent of nil the petroleum. ' Copper Is the great Amerlcnn. metal tVp produce CO per cent of the en'lro world's yield of flint Invnlitnlilt suh ntnnee. Of lend wo produce -ID per cent nnd of zinc H2 per cent. HtiKlnnd Is nwny nhend of us where (told Is concerned. Wo produce only 23 per cent of this precKnis stuff, where as Grent Hrltnln's output amounts to 0.1 per cent. On tho other hnnd, wo elnun 02 per cent of the silver tho Mexican out put helnK undar our commercial con Irol nnd It Is actually In the rowornf rtir government to mnl:o 'he market price of tho white tnetnl whnlever Un cle Sum chno'es. Of the world's sulphur wo produce 0." per cent, tint we Imve no tin worth metitlniiltiK (n serious mlsfor lune) nnd little potash. Now. how- tvor. the tmtnsh supply Is nn litnjjpr controlled hy Germnny, territory re- rently relltupilshrd to France contain Ins n Inrro pnrt of the deposits of that mineral salt. Philadelphia I.edper ADOBE AS BUILDING MATERIAL Experiments Have Shown, It Is Claimed, Durability of This Old and Inexpensive Material. Adobe, the oldest known hulldltiR material In southern Cnllfornln, Is due for n revlrnl, nccordlnj? to John W Chnrd, Hituta Itnrlmrn nrchltect. He asserts Hint If properly prepnrcd this nntlvo innterlnl enn bo used to very conrddernhly cut tho cost of ItiilMltie "Experiments," snys Mr. Cliiird, "Imve shown Hint ndoho Is the leant alTecled hy cholines of (einpernturfl nmoiiR nil tho building tiinterhils. 'iVuls show Hint miotic bricks register no more Hum six duRrees difference be tween Februnry cold nnd extreme Sep tember bent. As n bulldltiK miiterlnt It Is fur strouuer thnn Is generally sup potted, nnd dcvelois n contprwMdvfl sticiiKlh ns high ns -100 pounds to tho sminrc Inch. "The proper tdnster protection will Imuire tin ndohc wull ngnltist ilelerlorm Hon. Ilurd cement piaster thorotmh ly nncliiired Into tho walls nnd treat ed with an nlbmliieral wator-proollna compound will give adobe walls great durability. "Adobe Is wet soil mixed with straw, cast Into molds of required size nnd left to dry In tho sun. Ah a imllil- tug material adobe Is everlasting soundproof, noiicoiithietlve and Ore proof, always of normnl temperature, mid Is cool In summer nnd warm In winter." I.os Angeloii Times. Tlme'a Channea In DlsbCO. nisbee, Arl.j whero Is now lu'nrd the honk of tho modern automobile, thu tick of wrist watches nun tno wn:i of silk lioso of all colors extending over tho tops of $15 shoes, was entire ly different 10 years ago, reminisce a writer In the ltovlew of Illsbee. Then the hard-working minor had to slrug glo for hours to get u sout at n pokei t ii tit o or a "look In" at a faro game. Main street was onco ono of tho live liest thoroughfares In the western liemlsplierus saloons, glided and other wise, linvlng been tho honored bristiies enterprises which lined both sides of Hie street. If anybody had. predicted Hint n street railway would at some futuru tlmo run through tho center of Main street, or that It would souio day become as dry nnd arid ns the Sahara and Gobi deserts, ho would Im mediately Imvo dieen taken before n lunacy commission, Too Much Ceremony. The bnttallon was resting beside the mad toward the end of Its 10-mlIo hike, iftor tho weary mnrchors had eased their packs nnd sipped from their noar ly empty ennteens, they wntched dis piritedly tho energotlc sottlng-up ex ercises being gono througli by a strange outfit In n nearby Hold. "What's that there sang?" Inquired J'rlvnto Hanks of Oklnhomn without enthusiasm, . "Infantry candidates' school," re plied the corporal, "Candidates I Infantry candidates I" exploded Hanks. "My good gosh J Do you have to mnko 'application nnd be Initiated to get Into this mess nowa days?" The Home Sector. Sculptors In the Doldrums. According to American Art News, tho sculptors complain thut thcro Is Ut ile work nt present In their lino of en deavor, and even tho leading men are "waiting." Tho commemorative war statues and patriotic groups that were to decorate cities, towns and ceme teries have not thus far materialized. The unsettled conditions of the coun try, they contend, which are holdlni up building, are accountable for the present "doldrums." No Wonder He's Crazy, "This poor fellow Is In a terrible condition," snld tho visitor, "l'es," replied the asylum attendant. no's the most violent patient we have In, this ward." "What mused him to lose his tnlnd r "He tried to figure out some way to harness the energy tha't was going towaste In fsngo parlors." Binning hsrh Age-Herald. FOR SALE No. 687 Six room modern house, fine shape, full basement, laundry trays with garage, f2300, $620 cash if sold in the next ten days. No. 683 Four rooa hou, lot 60x60 feet, fine location, must be sold; $050, J250 cash, well worth f 1000. See J. F. GILLMORK, 113J N. Jersey Street; Columbia 81. APOLOGIES TO BR'ER RABBIT Field Mouse, Not Bunny, Is Anathema tlzeJ Qlrdler of Trees, According to Eastern Expert. An ofllclnl of the state fish nnd game commission Informs us Hint wo are un just to the rabbit In ascribing to hlni nil the glrdllngof fruit trees which tins been going on In Uiese parts lately, Our Informant snys, observes n writer In the Ohio State Journal, Hint the Held mouse Is responsible for more than f0 per cent of this duuinge nnd we hnsten to tender our sincere apologies to the rabbit, whoso feelings wo would not hurt for thu world, and arc quick to give thu guilty Held mouse his Just share of censure. Field mice, It seems hnve the Inde fensible habit of humming nmong the roots of smnll fruit trees In the fall, hollowing out u warm place, as field mlco estlmatu warmth, and spending the winter there. When they get hun gry nnd nothing else Is available, they shin up a little way and eut the bark of the tree cunningly making tooth marks almost exactly like rabbits' nnd thus throwing editors and other ex perts off thu scent. The rabbits nre tint wholly without sin, but u -10 per cent sinner uvernges up fairly well with the rest of us. Moreover, the rabbit may easily bo foiled In his lapses from grace by placing n pleco of tar paper about two feet In height, or n piece of wire netting around the base of each young fruit tree, l'erliaps this expedient, like other prohibitory meas ures, does not build character In the rabbit, but It docs In tho orchnrdlst. Nothing, we understand, can bo dono about tho Held mice unless one stays ut thu foot of the tree nnd catches them. They arc lost In sin. DIED TO ESCAPE SUFFERING Crew of Crippled Hun Submarine Took tho Easiest Way Out of a Hope less Situation. Admiral Sluis In tho World's Work (ells of the elllclcncy of tho subchaser listening devices. Once when a subma rine had been Injured uud was lying on the bottom In shallow water u grew soiuu thing win heard. They listened for hours, without hearing a sound; but about G o'clock In thu afternoon n sharp piercing noUu came ringing over the wires. It was a sound that made the listeners' blood run cold. Only one thing In tho world could itiuku a sound like that. It was the crack of a revolver. Tho first report had hardly stilled when nnother shot was heard; and then there were more In rapid succession. The listeners on two different chimera heard these pis tol cracks and counted them; the re ports which these men Independently made agreed ill every detail. In nil 2,' shots cntatfTrnui the bottom of Hie sea. Ah there were from 25 to DO men In Hie submarine crow tho meaning was nil too evident. Tho lnrgcr part of thu olllcors and men, finding them selves shut tightly In their collln of steel, bad resorted to that escape which was not uncommonly nvnlled of hy German submarlno crews In this hideous war. Nearly all of them had committed suicide. Qen. Denjaniln Butler's Wit. General llutler was the lender of the house In 1870 and Samuel J, Hun dull lender of tho Democratic side, As thu 1'orly-thlrd congress was about to close I was with Itaiidnll when llutler canio up, and Itandall asked him to hold a Sunday session. llutler snld no. he would not consent to It; ho never would do any work on 8un day that was not uecosnry. Itandull turned and chnlllugly said: "Oh. that Is yiiut .Sew HiisIiiihI l'url lithium. I supiHixe, That serves you to good purHc, and I o.x'ct to meet you some day, llutler, In another and bettor world." llutler replied In a Hush: "Oh.'no Smui; you will be there, us you are here, n member of tho lower house." -Molvlllo It. ' Stone, In Collier Weakly. Forest Alrmen'a Records. Forest lire patrol performed by the air sorvlco of the war dejHirtment, with Its personnel and equipment, and nt tho expenso of that organization In threo months unlnterruptel service made 715 Ulghta,- covering 02.CO3 mllos, says tho Amerlcnn Forestry Magazine of Washington. Many fires were ills coverod, located, nnd reported. Six patrol routes, covering national for est nroos of high vnluo wero followed, uud twice cucli day six ulrplnnes cov ered tho bottor part of 0,000,000 acres of rough, mountainous, heavily tim bered country. Tho nvornge nonstop run was 1C0 tntlcs; the average round trip, 320 tulles. Taft's Unique Walking Stick. Former President Tuft owns a walk Ing stick Hint Is 250,000 years old. When Prof. W. S. Foster of Spokane was Investigating tho geological his tory oftouthorn Alberta a few years ago ho discovered a stump In a peat bed nmld glacial drift In the valley of Old Man river. The age of tho stump was estimated by geologists at a quar ter of a million yenre. Professor Foster toot the stump home to Senttlo with other souvenirs of the glacial epoch and when the .Spokane people on one of Mr. Taft's visits wanted to give him a unique present Uiey had a cane fashioned from the wood. Naturally, "I sunnosc uccldunts vary much on this Icy hill, do they not?" "Yes. there Is no fixed number. They nre on a sliding scale." A timber supply that will Inst 15 years Jtas been secured by the Hawley Pulp &. Paper com pany through the purchase of W.V2.2 acres of spruce and hem lock on the upper Necanicum riven near Astoria. The tract, formerly owned hy the Jones- Whcclcr Co., contains enough timber to make 800,000 tons of mper. The Hawley company Name must lie written in - St. Johns Man lias Made Good J. 0. BAILEY J, 0. Bailey, a resident of St. Johns, is a candidate for the ofllcc of Attorney General, and his nnme must be written in, ns the vacancy in the ollico of Attorney General, due to the appointment of Gennro M. Brown as Judge of the Supremo Court, occurred too late for printed names of candidates tonppenrontlw ballot. Mr. Bailey :m been Assistant Attorney General fir the past five ci ' nil iw !lieh!p of Mi- Ifi-mvn In i- thi tiroxci'iition of the Hyde-Benson and Pacific T.l vnnt nrt Iniul frnnd hiiKh. which resulted in the recovery for the state school land or npproxim ntnlv 1.1. (inn noma nf Iniul filli $125,000. Ilis services to the State entitle him to the ollico. The Oregon Voter, in referring to the candidacy oi mi, uiuiey for Attorney-General, on Octo her 23, 1920, said: "Among the candidates to sue ceed George M. Brown as Altor tinv.f!nmrnl In Iiih stwcinl iiHslst ant, who has been handling some nf tho mnnt Imnnrlnnt of the state's lltigntion-J.O. Bailey of Portland. Mr. Hiuioy has uom-nnnti-ntpd marked abiitv in the cases ho has handled in behalf of the state, and his candidacy is entitled to serious auetmon on his proven merits and capacity.' Remember to vote for n St Johns man by writing J, 0 Bailey's name on the ballot. Mil l it'lv FORBIDDEN TO WORK SUNDAY Ban Placed en Various Tr.idetnen and Laborers by Old Orltlsh Laws, Seldom Obeyed. Now and njrnln we rond of a Irnlca innii who. to help his own pml.ei aid oblige curtain cnstoiners, opens It plnio of huslnoKs on Kundny mrl irmlin. Koiuu troiliwmcu have lxi Hitiiiumned nnd lined scores of Unit' according to London Answer. The Lord's day observances act for bids note tho selection -any trndu num. workman, nrtlllcer or lid 1 rer to work on SiiudHy, except for works ot charily or nwonslty. Purlher, tl c above four clashes aru not to iim aiiv limit, or Iwrge, or sell goods, cooled food oxcoptod. under n penalty of fi shillings. If a horse dealer sells n horso on .Sunday ho cannot. In law, suo for Its prlcoj hut If neither party to the (spiluo transaction Is n hon-o dealor. then tho contract Is perfectly good I And If nny ordinary trader sells goodi on a Sunday In the ordinary way of his IiiiMi ess ho cannot only he summoned, hut If ho has given credit hu cannot sue thu purchaser I If, how ever, the purchaser keeps the Sunday bought goods, nnd afterward on a wcok day promises to pay for them, then he can, on default, bu sued, Hut a wonderful act farmers, at torneys, surgeons, cub drivers, coach proprietors uud Jews aru exempt. Why the act, which wo seo brokon In hundreds nf pin res each Sunday, Is not often Invoked, Is because proceed ings cannot be taken without the writ ten consent of the chief constable of tho district, two J. P.'s, or a stipen diary magistrate. Many duvllno to move In the matter. OHicrwIse, tradetMiicu, workmen, artif icers nnd laborers would have a hot time. Professional men would ho ex empt. Bring in your news items. I buy or sell St. Johns Property a a sp. m a m A. W. U A V I a Real Estate Fire Insurance and Notary Public Xyist your property witli me if you desire to sell nuickly 202 N. Jersey St. St. Johns J. R. VEIAER Transfer and Storage We deliver goods to and from all parts o Portland, Vancouver, Linuton and surrounding country. Piano and furni ture moving. Phone Columbia 82. 109 IJast llurllugton .Street. FOR SALE 12 nice Lots iu the heart of St. Johns, Portland, Oregon. Write l. c. WUUUHOUifc. Re public, Washington. Don't send your printing out Stands for Republican Principles and has not been found wanting The next -Congress requires a Republi can Majority to be in harmony with the administration Vote for a Republican i'nld Adv. Every Portland daily newspaper says rJaam Herbert Gordon A Utf.inci Man For MAYOR Do the taxpayers want to nav the following Increase to run the auditorium for 1921? Estimated Cost ot Auditorium Year of 1921 Mnnacor . 13.000 Treasurer : a.ioo Head Mcclinnic 2,700 I lend Janitor . i.5o Jnnitor i.2'' Junitor I1.S70 Watchmati M40 Information Clurk H.10 Kimiijcer i,(oo Relief Knginter (8 days per mo.) 565 Ornn Caretaker 600 J.uiitor (8 months) 800 hxtra Janitor 225 Ushers, Tickut-inen fioo Uxtra Statje llaiulti 1,500 $22,385.00 In the annual report of 1917 the police department cost $375,000.00 The estimate cost for 1921 $846,915.09 An Increase of $471,915.09 Vote for Gordon AND Against the 3-mill Tax maaaaaaaaaawmr'- ammmmmm aaWWmWwm'- aWWW C. M McArthur Candidate for Re-election to CONGRESS Has a Cler.r Record Re-elect r Baker He Has Made Good Failures are Not supported By the Daily Press (Puid udv. by Ue clect linker Coin. IS If )ou contcin plate l)tiiiiK any elect rieal appliance DO IT AT ONCH. Prices are advaucinji rapidly and you will pay more for the same article if you wait. BUY NOW Portland Railway Light & Power Company 'Buj Your UecU ic Goods al an lecUicStor eM I Do You Help PAY THE f t RENT For This OUT i of TOWN Palace? The merchant who pay this t t ENORMOUS RENT does not T T -i-.it J v 1 ? . pjiumu a UUIIUt 111 11113 lUWUi .. :: Buna up your own town :: ; : by trading with the HOME ; ; : merchant. ; ; " He'll fill every want, and you ;; WON'T REMOVE THE D0L- ' LAR from circulating here, Mayo t VjRCNTAL P t" W SrWSjW S r'rWtT " PSfflMI " Republicanism versus Democrncy. This is the nil itnpottniit issue in the senntoriiil contest between U. N. Stunfield ami Senntor Gcorcc H. Chamberlain nil imnortnnt, ns Oregon's choice may decide its fate With Senator Warren G. Harding, thu Republican party stntulard bearer, Stanfietil stands for Republicanism, Governor James M. Cox, the Democratic party presidential nominee, Chamberlain stands for Democracy. With I larding, Stanfield subscribes to the Republican party plat form adopted at Chicago. With Cox, Chamberlain subscribed to the Democratic party platform adopted nt San Ifraucisco. Stanfield for. Reform With Ilnrdiui;, Shin field stands for the restoration of rcprcscuta tive popular government) firm foreign policies founded on definite moral and political principle and sound economic nnd domestic reforms. With Cox, Chamberlain stands for the autocratic government es tablished by l'tesldeut Wilson whom he helped to elect the presi dent's weak, vascilatiug foreign policies, and his blundering, extrava gant nnd wasteful domestic administration. With Cox, CliAtuberlniti stands for President Wilson's league of nations with and without reservations n super-world government that repudiates the tline-honotcd policies of Washington, JeiTerson and Mon roe, and which threatens both the independence and existence of the nation. Protective Tariff Is aim . With Harding, Stanfield readmits allegiance to a protective tariff for the preservation of the home markets of American labor, agriculture uud industry, nnd pledges himself to work for a revision of thu vicious, menacing Democratic Underwood tarilT for revenue only. With Cox, Chamberlain reallirms allegiance to the Underwood tnrifT, which he helped to enact, and which is now threatening Oregon farmers, Oregon dairymen, Oregon livestock men, Oregon litni-r men nnd Oregon manufacturers with financial ruin. To Nit Profiteers With I Iatdlng, Stanfield is pledged to end profiteering, reduce the high cost of living, lower taxes, liberal aid for service men, justice to labor and capital, and to encourage and promote agriculture, commerce and industry. With Cox, Chamberlain glibly glosses over the Democratic party's eight years of mal.idmiuistiation, its gross iuclliclcucics, uuparalled vxtrnvngencu and waste, and promises a series nf alluring reforms if relected and given another trial. Republican policies versus Democratic principles constitute the issue, nnd n week from tomorrow Oregon's electorate will render its verdict for or against it by the election of either Staudflcld or Chamber lain to the United Status senate. If Stanfield is elected Republicanism will win and Harding will be enabled to give the nation a Republican ailtulustratiou, with its ever attendant economics, refotms, prosperity and ponce. If Chamberlain is elected the slender Republican senatorial majority of one tuny be wiped out, and Democracy, with its negative, destine tive and disintergrntiug policies, will gain control ol the senate nnd block nil Republican polices and leforms. Stanfield for Senntor Republican Club pd adv The Next President Asks You To Vote For Bob Stanfield "All who are canustly desiious that the Republican patty .shall take control of national aiTairs, to the end III it uv may restore the health of the Republic nnd insure thu good of the country, will wish, ns I wish, that thu voteis of Ore gon may find it to their bent judgement to Mipjwit Robert N. Stanfield for United States Senator." WARRKN O. HARDING. The next Vice President wants Ore gon to send a Republican Senator: "The success of the Republican ticket iu Oregon is earnes tly to bedctired. More than that, my own desire to preside over a Republican Senate leads me to hopu for and recom mend the election of R. N. Stanfield to represent your great stutein that houoruble body." CAI.VIN COOI.I DG1-. "Young Teddy" makes the same re quest of you: "Heartily endouc cnndlducy of Robert N. St an fa Id fot Senate. Apart 'from the fact that a Republican majority iu thu Senate is of vital importance just now, hu is the type of man all the voters of Oregon should be proud to have represent them." TIIKODORK ROOSKVKI.T. Taft urges that you "Election of Harding is matured, but he can do little unless he has a local Republican majority iu the Senate and the House. I earnestly urge all who vote for Harding to vote for Stanfield." WH.UAM II. TAFT. Hughes believes in Stantield: I r.r.ll.,11.. i.nlnrti. tin Pfiiwliihirir (if k'nlw-rt V Ktniifli.lil fnr United Status .Senate, in addition to Mr. Mautieid's qunllii cations for that ofiice, it is of very great importance that there should bu a Republican majority iu thu Senate to support a Republican President and make possible an efficient and suc cessful administration. I sincerely trust that the people of Oregon will not fail to elect Mr. Stanfield." CHARI.K.H );. HUG HHS. Don't waste your vole trying lo send a Democrat to Washington to support a Republican President Votu'the Republican Ticket Straight Republican State Central Committee TllOS. II, TONGUU, CHAIRMAN 010 Minimi liuililiiig l'orttuml, Oregon puid udv Harding Stanfield Chamberlain is Democrat Republican Senate Necessary iu the nation. vote for Stanfield: Patronize the home merchant. turns out 100 tons daily. of town. jwill ajjv