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r ML JINKS WAS DISCOURAGED Wilrt All Hit Hard Work on "Flivver," All Ha Could Do Waa Maka tho Horn Squawk. Mr, Jinks has been the proud pos sossor of a brand-new flivver for nearly three weeks, and his precious trensure Is never far from his thoughts. Every moment he can spare Is devoted to pol IshltiR Its glossy coat or tinkering with Its vltnls In tho effort to discover the cause of Its occasional spells of mulish bnlklness. Tho other night about two o'clock Mrs. Jinks was. awakened by terrlllc yowls emitted by the family cat. Now tho cat was a peaceful pussy and not at all given to nocturnal vocal demon strations. Imagine Mrs. Jinks' nston lshmont when she arose and discov ered her husband sitting on tho edge of tho bed, vigorously twisting the cat's tall round and round. "John," she protested, rescuing her pet with somo dlfllculty, "what on earth aro you doing?" Mr. Jinks was evidently In a som nambulistic state, for he scratched his head and responded sleepily : "Sh' won't go, honey; sh' simply won't go. I've cranked an' cranked an' th' horn squawks, on' thash nil. Qucsh ll have t sen' 'er up for repairs. Some thin' mush be matter wlzzer magneto. 'Hdarn' shame, ah' ain't paid for yet, oven I" From Nuggets. " DOG RECOGNIZED ITS HOME Evtn at Sea, and at Soma Dlitance, Animal Knew Destroyer to Which It Delonoed. Except for tho serial numbers painted boldly on tho bow, most per sons hnvo tho greatest dlfllculty In recognizing ono of tho 300 destroyers In the United Slates navy from anoth er, but there Is a dog aboard the de stroyer Hehenck No. ICO which seems In this regard to hnvo far more than human Intelligence. This dog of no particular breed has been aboard tho Schenck for about two years. Officers aboard tho Schenck arc tell In the story of how, not long ago, when tho vessel went from Pensncoln to OuHiititnnini), the dog was lost. He could not be found when the time for departuro arrived, although tho crew had been searching tho (own for htm fur almost. two hours. It doveloped that tho dog, after the Hchenck departed, reached another de stroyer and went to son with them. During the voyage the two destroy era passed well out to sea. The dog was on the bridge and harked so loud ly that he attracted tho attention of tho Schenck. Royalty In a Freloht Yard. Lieutenant Commander Hugo W. Kochlcr In tho World's Work says: Our iicntvst neighbors In n squalid out-freight yard where we took ufi quarters In Novorosslsk were the for mer president of tho Vladikavkaz rail road, tho best system In Itusshi, who, with his children and grandchildren, occupied ono small couch. The Orund Duchess Mario l'avlovn with members of her former aulte and their families, also hiufu single coach, whllo her son, the Ornnd Duko Audrey, with his son of oddly Indefinite parentage and said son's mother, a famous baUerlna In her day, likewise lived for months In a tiny railroad coach on the opposite side of our niudhole. Tho grand duchess was a charming Imly, nor did tho terror of her situation and (her utter rquslor of our surroundings take one whit from her delightful sense of humor and her quality of uno grando 'dame. Famous Qrova Disappearing. Mexican children gathering firewood . are slowly; wiping out a clump of Cot tonwood trees northwest of Juarez, Mex., ucross tho Itlo Qrundo from Kl Paso, Tex., which has been known as "Peace Orovo" because It was there that den. Francisco I. Madero agrt'ed to a series of armistices which preced ed the end of his revolution. Approxl matoly 2.1 trees marked tho historical spot In 1011. Today, It Is said, less than hulf this number survive the raids of the children sent to search for fuel. The grove won Its name In 1011 when Madero led his troops against tho Juarez federal garrison, which re mained loyal to President t'orflrto Diaz. Tho commander of the garrison and Madero arranged severul armls tlces under tho trees of the grove. Oil as Leprosy Cure. So successful has Dr. I. Hooper been In the FIJI Islands In the treat ment of leprosy with chaulinoogra oil, that he reports to the Journal of Trop ical Medicine and Hygiene (London) that In the years 1018 and 1010 23 pa tients were discharged on parole, of whom one returned, and he now has six more apparently cured and ready for discharge. Doctor Hooper believes that all cases of skin leprosy and some of the nodular form can be cjired by Intra muscular Injectjons of cbaulmoogrn oil, cure or failure depending largely upon how early the treatment begins. All He Could 8ee. A sharp-tongued, red-faced lawyer was cross-examining a witness as. to his sobriety. "Vou were seen," he be gan, "entering the Spread Eagle us noon as the doors were open or soon afterward?" "Yes." replied the witness, "but not to drink." "What object had you In view then?" asked the lawyer. The only object I had In view, sir, as I went In was yourself coming out." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Phone Columbia 933 G. W. FORD Cen Peel Diggiag, House Railing sad Remoelelia?, alio Shingling 837 N. Leonard Street Phone Columbia 81 E. Bcrgland LAWYER fjWKWtjWmtf N. Jersey Street FISH STEW EXCELLENT DISH Home Demonstration Ajjenta of the Department of Agriculture Rec ommend It Highly, Tho "pine hark fish stew," which Is being marketed by the canning clubs In the southern stntes along the At lantic and gulf coasts, should bo of Interest to housewives, says the New York Times. Tho development of combination foods peculiar to certain localities has been particularly fos tered by extension agents of ,the United- Slates Department of Agricul ture and the stato agricultural col leges which carry on boys' and girls' club work. Almost every country In tho world and practically every dis trict In the United States, tins a spe cial "one-piece" dish mado of the itrod ucts in that region. The gumbo of the far South, the New England boiled dinner, the bouillabaisse of Marseilles reproduced In New Orleans. Hun garlan goulash. Clilncso chon suov. In dlan curry, Irish stew, French ragout, are instances of this tendency to blend uavors in one dish. Pine hnrk flsll stow Is n clinrnrler Istlc dish In South Carolina. Very probably It was Introduced by settlers from the southern part of France and rrom Italy. Italians Iv Utr In south em California serve n slmllnr fish stew, The home demonstration agents, seeking a popular and somewhat novel product which would not be In com petition with commercial canned goods, decided-to hnv6tho clubs mako n specialty of canning pine hnrk llsli siew. Onion, tomatoes, celery, pimento nnd llsli are the Ingredients, which ure cooked slowly In vegetable oil und poured over "southern style" rice. At large out-of-doors imtherlnirs nnd rum inunlty luiuhes this Is served on nieces of pine hark, giving the dlti Its name. in norma. (leorgla and nil the gulf siaies vnrlous local llili aro. adapted to tho combination, CAN "ONLY SEE DARK SIDE Unfortunate Individuate Are Thoie Who Essay to Make Conversa. tlon About the Weather. The wentber Is n singularly unfor tunnto Institution. When It Is had It Is freely abused; when It Is good It becomes an object for profound sus picion. A wet day Is an abomination ; a lino ono Is un Incipient drought. Three flue days In succession nro enough to bring Into blossom llttto paragraphs announcing (hut some body's water supply will shortly hnvo to ho curtailed, nnd n week of them sees the farmers of Illnnkshtro elo quently face to face with approaching ruin. A Imil summer will not hear thinking about; a good ono Is proof that tho climate of Europe Is rapidly changing, that tho North polo will soon enjoy tho temperature of tho equntor, nnd Hint a few more thousand years will seo mankind tlnnlly frizzled off tho surface of n thoroughly Inhos pltablo planet. This grateful and comforting gamo of looking n gift horse In tho mouth Is now being np piled to the only good result of tho coal stoppage our cleaner atmos phere. Having survived tho first shock of Ill-considered gratitude at be ing ablo to see their own city, many Londoners, an evening paper an nounces, nro now discovering that n feeling of lassitude and nn overpower ing Inclination to ynwn nro the result of living In nn unusually puro atmos phere. Manchester flmirdlnn. Prompt Delivery, Oeorgo L. I-oft. Bon of thn candy magnato and former congressman, created a sensation on tho stock ex chango recently, when ho sold n suit of clothes off his back for $30 and mndo spot delivery. Tho young bro ker breezed onto the floor of the ex change early In the session, wearing a brand-new Palm Ilench suit. It was so conspicuous some of his colleagues roughed him n bit and In thn fracas the coat was torn slightly. Thereupon Loft yelled out for n bid for the out fit. Just ns If ho were selling 100 shares of Loft, Inc. A broker In tho crowd snapped bnck a bid of $.10 and demanded Instnntaneousdollvery. Loft was game. Ho peeled off his coat and then shed his trousers and departed for the Luncheon club attired In his n. V. Ds. He was able to resume busi ness luter thrr'iKh the discovery of nn old suit of clothes In a locker. New York Tribune. Doubles Shooting Popular, Doubles shooting Is gaining great popularity among trapshooters of this country. Ity doubles shooting Is meant tho release of two targets at the same time, ono to the left and the other to the right, The shooter then tries to brenk both of them before they fall to tho ground, tiring ono load nt each torgel. This Is a real test of shooting ability, and for this reason It Is gaining In popularity. No one seeks a real test of his ability more than a trapshot. Itecnuse of the Increased Interest In this phase of the sport It Is apparent' that the doubles champion ship tournament at the Grand Ameri can handicap this year will he a much better event than In the past. The shooters have had greater practice at this style of shooting than ever be fore. Florida's Entry Into Union. One hundred years ago the Stars and Stripes supplanted the flag of Spain In Florida, which became n part at the Untied States. The sum natd Spain, Including the payments to claimants for damages, was S0.489.7tW for a territory that Included oa.'.'ua square miles. Miami Herald. LORENZEN'S CABINET SHOP 418 North Jersey Street Furniture Making and Job Work Snecialtv. Refinishinc and Re pairing neatly done. Phone Columbia 977 PENINSULA ELECTRIC CO., Inc. Electrical Engineers im contractors WIRING FIXTURES AND SUPPUKS , . .General Repair Work . . 109 SJ'JereeT Sweet. - PortUnd; Oregon SEE EXHAUSTION OF RADIUM Many Authorities Believe There Will De None Remaining In About Twenty.Flve Years. Some authorities predict that, 2.1 years from now, there will be no ra dium left In the world. By that tlmo, It Is claimed, all avaltablo ores of this wonderful mineral will have been used up. The so-cnllcd rndlum emanations nrc BUpiwsed to bo electrified particles though Just whnt these particles are nobody knows. They do not seem to be Identifiable as any kind of mutter, Hut nfter being given off, they censo to be electrically charged and assume tho form of helium. Here is n case altogether extraor dinary, In which ono clement Is actual ly transmuted Into another clement a phenomenon which has hitherto been thatight Impossible. Helium was first discovered in the sun. It wns Inter found In our own atmosphere, which contains n minute percentage of It. Natural gns from some wells In Texas nnd elsewhere yields considerable quantities of It so much In certain Instances that, be ing nonlnflammahJp, It renders the gas less useful as fuel. Is It to be Imagined that all of the existing helium was originally derived from nullum? Nobody can answer that question. GOSSIP FORM OF INSANITY? City Authorities Who Have Dealt With the Problem Are Strongly of That Opinion, Men and women who gossip, said Dr. K. II. Mullock of Chicago, city health director, cannot bo In their right mind, nnd should be given the closest attention to get them hack to normal. They hnvo been called "as sassins of character," nnd 10. O. D. Jenkins, n psychologist and secretary to the board of police commissioners, Chicago, says, In tho Detective, Febru ary, 11121, that tho nclghborhool gossip nnd the anonymous letter writer have one of the nnstlesl, lowest and mnut vicious forms of Insanity known to medical circles. Their distorted Imag ination visualizes scenes which they would have come true, and their In sane mind Immediately grasps the story nnd they repeat It as If It were true. (Insslp nnd nnnnymnus letters, says tho New York Medical Journal, nro n constant pest nt police headquarters, hut reports registered with police otll ccrs in nn attempt to Injure character by these means or false telephonic reports aro u failure; In fact, tho po lice taku more pleasure In tracking the Informer than the ono Informed about. Latest In Slang. Tho next time you nro threatened with u legacy, don't cross your lingers. When you have on your best frock, nnd want to keep tho rain god In u happy mood, don't carry an umhrullu. If you tear your Sunday trousers climbing a barbed wlro fence don't say "Ishkahlbble." Of courso you have to say some thing, when you nro surprised, or pleased, don't glvo a hang, doubtful, amazed or vexed. However, Instead of tho proverbial "go on," "damn," "fleinlny," "yo gods" nnd others, thn Chinese hnvo provided n new word, which Is being tuken up by tho smart est buds from coast to coast, and the beauty of It Is that you can express huy emotion under tho sun with Just this ono word, "Moskce." So "Mosken" U Is now, no matter what hupjwns, If you wont to bo right there with tho Inst word In proper slang. It suits any situation, so don't feur. Use It whenever and whoruver you like. It means Just whatever you want It to mean. Useful on a Long Walk. Nntunt's most ardent lovers canno enjoy n long tramp over hills, Ileitis and country roods, If a blister on the foot has tircsented Itself, A simple remedy, often inarvelously benctlclai, comes from the old country, merely the use of a cabbage leaf. Cut a piece of the cool leaf larger " the painful urea. Then place II t spot und tlx down tho borders slump pa per. If the cubbagj pUicr Is applied flat ft will not seriously bumper the putting on of the stocking und shoe. A" wonderful sense of relief Is experi enced, und It Is possible to continue the wulk without pain.' Of courso If a little rest' can be taken after the cub bago leaf has been placed on the puln ful part so much the better. Where Men Must Marry, An nntl.liuehelor bill Introduced Into tho Turkish purltument makes mar riage compulsory for meu over twenty five. Defaulters will bo lined u quar- tor nf their enmities, which Will hu d- posited In agricultural banks to help peusants to marry.. No adult civil ser vant may be a bachelor. Gifts of laud, loans, and state education for children are, held out as rewurds for marriage, with n penalty of uaruriauor ror a con firmed bachelor. Rank Ingratitude. "The professor of political economy made an Inexcusable blunder In his classroom this morning." "What wns It!" "lie asked Snubbs, our slur halfback, a question." "And 8nubbs couldn't answer It, 1 suppose!'.' "Certainly not. The luea of embar rassing, the greatest ground gulner we've hud on the team In ten years 1" Birmingham Age-Ilerald. Office-Col. C25 Residence-Col. 477 Dr. E. P. Bsrden DENTIST Painless extraction of teeth under nitrous oxide gas Peninsula DatiK Bldg. St. Johns, Portland, Oregon Keep on Your ROGERS Patronize the home merchant; Pacific Coast Outlook Tho outlook Is brighter for nil load ing Pacific Const Industries although the agricultural Interests find them selves In n particularly difficult posi tion Just nt this time. The grain and stock growers find their markets so demoralized that they are being urged not to ship to tho centers and nt the snmo tlmo country bankers nnd mer chants nro finding It necessary to urge themto pay up. nut tho farmer's dl lcintn'ajdoes not look ns bad to others as It does to him nnd It might be a great .deal worse. After nil the crops kro largo and hnvo been produced, for tho most part, nt relatively lower costs. Whllo they will not bring great profits to the growers, they will bring In tho cash which will be used to thaw out a lot of frozen credits and to mako nccessnry purchases. The agricultural districts will not spend lavishly this fall and winter but the largo crops will put n great deal of money Into circu lation. Tho canning Industry on tho Coast has evidently seen Its worst days. Tho foreign situation was responsible for a largo carry-over of ennned goods but these nro now reported to bo pretty well elenred off the shelves nnd this year's pack, which was greatly reduced In volume, is now moving, Prices on California canned fruits and vegetables nro around 40 per cent below thoso of last year. a - Stocks or lumber In the retail yards throughout the eastern and tnlddlo western centers nro reported to bo down to nn "Irreducible minimum." Tho general depression, accorananlcd by Inbor.troubles In the building trades, lists Hold off the demand for lumber longer thnri seemed possible, In view of tho nccumulntcd needs, so that when buying does start It would seem that It must Inevitably be heavy for n long time. Tho Immedlntu prospects nro not overly rosy but the long swing outlook wns never better In tho history of tho west Const industry. Tho textile Industries, which were the first to bo hard hit by prlco de clines, are likewise among tho first to como back. It will bo remembered that tho collapse of tho silk market marked the beginning of the decline. San Francisco bankers now report the opening of credits In the Japanese silk trndc, In tho wool trndc Hues wcro owned for the spring season of 1022 about tho middle of August with quite satisfac tory results. Hales mado by tho big companies will nlmorh thnlr available capacity up to about December 1C, Prices nro about the sumo as last fairs quotations This Is encouraging' for It is evidence tnnl liquidation has about run Its courso In this Industry. Con sumption of, wool during June was tur gor than any-previous month this year. Prices on raw maierlals aro steady and mills nro now In the market generally, buying ruw mttterlal to cover salts re cently made. Our local mill reports about 85 per cent capacity operation with the ex- pectntlou thnt It will opcrnto to full capacity within four wcoks. Present consumption of wool Is tho largest In the history of tho company on account of tho class of merchaudlsa they nro now mnuuincturiiig being mado entire ly from flecco wool, Tho present rnto of consumption will amount to ovor threo nnd n half million pounds n year. Peninsula Hank Monthly NuwH-I.et- ter ror Hopioninor. Twelve Sites Proposed Twelve proposed silts for tho expos Itlou have been submitted to Hrlo V. Ilnuser, chairman of tho committee nn tho location of tho fair. Advocates of these sites have applied far ones tlonnalres ami nro busy with their on- Kluccnt compiling tho required data. i no competitors listen nro: Ilenverton lb-low Council Crest To It. II. HoimH. secretary lleaverton Com morclnl club. Guilds .nke District II. II. Ward. is or. wncox building. Hnyden Island Kast Side Iluslness Men's club. U. M. I.oppor. secretary. nnu A. it. uimm, engineer, Lewis building. Oreshnm ilreHhnni Iluslness Men's association, John Drown, secretary. Ilocky Butte W. W. Amhurn, con sulting engineer, 28G Kast Eighty-sixth street. ItoHH Island nnd Kelhvood Sellwood Hoard of Trade and Community club, Kenneth Drown, secrutury. lCtU Kust Thirteenth sin i t. Sun Dial RhiicIi Troutdale, Or. PonliiHuln-St. Johns St. Johns Com munity club, Thomna Autzon, chair man. .Mllwnukle-Hcott Farm J. C. Hun- gnrford, Stevens building. Mock Ilottom -J. II. Knlrbrook, Port land News. Oswego Oregon Iron & Hteel com pany, A. 8. Patullo, secretary, Concord building. Unannounced Location A. M. Hum phreys, 173 Kant Hevonty-flfth street north. It Is expected that threo or four oth er bIIph will IK- t utored by their advo cates during the week. Two of these sites aro located on tho west side and ono on tho oast sblo of (ho Willamette, according to Huuser, who said agents aro in tho field Interviewing property owners to ascertain If thoy would per mit their holdings to ho used for expo sition purposes. Journal. Why the futur- looks good for Port land, Oregon and tho Northwest: KyeH of tho world aro focused upon Portland as the city with sufficient optimism to launch a $5,000,000 exposi tion fur l'J-5 at a tlmo when business conditions were "black." i Lumber business revives, unlo of 27, 000 acres nt J7.OUO.000 to ono of world's lurgost operators having fine effect. Ponlusula Lumber company's new U'50,000 plant progressing. Multnomah Lumber & Hox company doubles capital stock, Increasing to 13,000,000, with i nlargemcntH nn pro gramme, will employ COO more men. Northwestern Klectrlc compuny will expend fl.000.ooo on extensions In four years. Five great transcontinental rail sys tems will construct million-dollar freight terminal on (iulld's lake, begin ning soon; all property now bought therefor. Ce Willamette Iron & Steel Works Is constructing modern steel and concrete plant costing 1150,000. Portland Vegetable Oil Mills com pany Is building 1500,000 plant. Extensive port Improvements are be ing added to the modern equipment al ready provided by expenditure of many millions of dollars, including present construction of lC.OOO-ton floating dry dock. Port commission is engaged on ex tensive channel work. Port will enjoy 10 per cent differen tial ovor Puget sound on all freight originating In Columbia River basin south of Snake river. Crop prospects ure excellent, with largest wheat yield on record bound to-relieve financial situation. Ore gonlanj v Try Something Good MADE AT HOME GUARAN Sold iiAhe World's Markets. Why more in St. Johns? ROSE CITY FLOUR MILLS ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON YOUR GROCER HAS IT Phone Columbia 341 - IPI FLOUR Manufactured by 4 Estimates Furnished Officoand Yards Cor. Wcstanna St. and Wlllamotto Acme Lumber RETAIL lumber Lath and Shingles Green and Dry Stove Wood S", "i TEED not use a little Blvd. Co. "HI t - , -4 . i 1 ." v .