''I PREFER HOME TO BUSINESS Mott Women Who Quit Their "Jobs" Do 80 With a View to Do. oomlng Wives. In normal times, twenty out of ev er? one hundred persons engaged In gainful occupations In the United States ere women. At present It Is tailored that eight million women and glrln nro at work and that a fourth moro Will bo when Industry reaches normal conditions. Tills Invasion of women applies to almost every Held of enterprise. Yet these figures take no nccount f the vastly greater number of wom en who are not classed as In "gainful occupations" yet perform tho natural function of women homo milking Tho woman who Is a home maker may not beable to count her Income In dot lars as accurately as tho other, who draws a flxed salary, yet sho Is In a gainful occupation ncvurthdi'HS. Iter "Jewels" may bo her sons and daugh ters and her reward may bo less Ilium did, but she has It In tho BntlHfur-tlmi of having done n woman's part In rear ing a family. It docs not full to ev ery woman to give such service, hut to whomever It Is given to ho n wife and mother the reward Is not less Uiough It In expressed In different terms. That the position of homo mnker Is the natural desire of women Is shown In that about as innny stop out of "gainful occupations" nmitinlly as ni ter them. Thus for most women such employment Is hut temporary In con templation of marriage. That ho tunny are willing to exchange salaries for tho homo Is proof which occupation appeals with more forco to women. Marlon Htar. SEEK JEWELS LONG HIDDEN Dismantling of Famous London House (tsvlves Ctory of a Scandal ' of Many Years Ago. Thcro Is no necessity for nny se crecy now If the builders nt present tearing down and rearranging the In terior of u house In 11 well known mid aristocratic quarter In Guidon come upon n wealth of Jewels mill Jewelry. Home time ago this iiiiiiihIiiii whs bought by a war prolltccr, after having been (he town house of a lundeil fam ily for many generation, Hoincwhcro within the walls of a room which was tho boudoir of one of Its chatelaines lies not only 11 small fortune In precious atones and gold smith's work, but some heirlooms of n ducat family. The chatelaine was very lovely, hut by 110 menus Hlrnlt-hu'iMl. One nftcrnoon, when visiting a friend, nho died suddenly. Her husband had her boudoir shut up mid refused to have any search made for the Jewels, which it then becnino known she had been receiving from her ducal Inver. who was now much eniharrnstcd by reason of certain of them being heir Isoms In his family. Not for three generations, and on a distant branch of the aggrieved Inn band's family succeeding to the prop erty, was the boudoir reopened, and though search twin then Instituted nothing resulted. Tho fair lady's cache remained undiscovered, If nud when the heirlooms come to light again It Is certain tho lawyers will prolU by tho wrangling for possession of them. Chicago Journal. St. Johns Grocery (Formerly C. S. Bucy's Store) 202 South Jersey street, Corner Lcavitt Phone Col. 528 WE DELIVER FREE Trade at the Store Where Your Dollar buys the Most WE SELL THE BEST FOR LESS Drop in nntl see Our Specials for Friday, Saturday and Alonday. Satisfaction or your money back. "MIRACLE" WAS BEYOND HER Unfortunate Italian Woman Threatened With Death by Her Superstl tlous Townspeople. Torello ltonsl, u peasant of Han I'rospere, Tuscany, had been 111 for some tlino. As the cures given did not Improve his condition, tho popula tion decided that ho was tho victim of witchcraft. After taking council to gether, they decided thut U10 witch must bo discovered by tho tosU which have been In practice for ngos, Buys n Koine dispatch. Tho family of itossl were told to put his underline!! Into a pot of boil ing water, and then heat them with roils, This process would cause grave physical pain to thu witch, who would then call and cure thu sufferer. Tills was done, and u few duys luter un old woman who bad originally lived next dour to Ho-tsl appeared nt tho house. Her visit Immudlutoly condemned her In the eyes of tho iiopulacu na tho witch mid W10 was ordered to free her supposed victim from his Illness. Sim promised to do so, but said that It was ImpoHslhlo unless she had the aid of three other women who were more conversant with wltchcruft than she was. Hut the three were not forth coming, and tho "inlriiclu" wus there fori) left to thu old woman, who triad ever) thing sho could think of to euro thu sufferer, but without success. Tim crowd was Dually aroused to such au ger that the unfortunate woman would probably havu been drowned In tho river but for tho timely Intervention of thu carabineers. Old Knickers and Qolf Suit The homo folks wero inystllled tho other day when Harold, who Is attend ing an upsluto university, wrotu a letter to Ids sister, Klsle, asking her to dig Into Ids old trunk up In tho at tic and send Mm tho kulckerbocker Norfolk suit lie woro during bis Junior year In high school, llememberlng with what Joyous abandon Harold Mcppcil out of short pants Into his llrsl suit of long trousers, mother could nut figure out why ho should want to backslide. A postscript cleared up tho mys tery, says tint Now York Hun. "All the fellows nro wearing golf suits 011 the campus," Harold wrote, "especially on Knturdays and KundayH. I know dad ciiii't afford to staku me to filft worth of new dollies, so I'll try to bluff the. thing through with my old high schiNil knickers and about S'i worth of regulation gulf stockings." If You Want Real Service The Modern Klcctric Wash ing Machine lias been called the greatest of ull Labor-Saving Money-Saving Timc-Saving Appliances ever for the Home. produced We believe you will agree with this strong statement after you have seen one of these machines in action. Drop in nny time for free demonstration. Electric Store Electric Building Portland Railway Light & Power Company "Buy Your Ueclric Goods at an Eleclrictore" Phillips & Leland Transfer and Storage Phone Col. 72 Office 209 S. Jersey DAILY TRIPS TO PORTLAND ELMER SNEED Violin Instruction STUDIO, 215 N. Syracuse Street Phone Columbia 1102 Wanted. Men and women to take orders iuiiouk friends and nclghlsirs for the genuine Kurautccd hosiery, lull line for men, women and children. Hllmluiitc durnlng. We py 75c. nu hour suite time, or J.KJ.00 n week far full time. Experience ttiincccsMiry. Write lutcriiiitiouiil Stocking Milln, Norrls. town, I'll. Keep Your on ROGERS Simons Saturday Specials Bargains, Bargains, Bargains Free Delivery 111 Philadelphia St. JACK WOOD, Manager Phone Col. 1148 Calumet Nuking Powder, 1 lb. can 25c. 5 lb. can $1.00 Chirardellis Choco late, 1 lb. can 27c U lb. can 80c 5 lb can $1.25 Hill or Folgers Gold en Gate CoiTce, 2 a lb. can $1.00 Standard Peas, Corn or Tomatoes 2 cans , 25c Crown or Olympic Flour, '19 lb. Back $1.80 Karo Syrup, 10 lb. Pail Light CC 60c, Dark Federal or Darinmid Milk, a can 10ct case S4.75 JANUBRY SHOE CLEARANCE Odd lines accumulate in the shoe stock which take up space and tie up money. It becomes necessary for ns to dispose of such lines tounake J room for Spring Shoes. Women's Shoe Specials three paits $1.69 Oue lot of qo pairs with not more than of n style, that were sold regularly to $io.oo, Special , Auothcr lot consisting of 160 pairs of fine quality kid or calf in black, brown or grey; all dQ QCt good, serviceable Shoes, Special pO00 A third lot of new styles and patterns made to suit the . t A more tasticlious taste, Uxlorus or high shoes, black or brown, in Kid, calf or patent leather, special $5.85 O : Men's Shoe Specials Odd pairs left from our regular 'stock but styles that arc t" be discontinued; English or wide toe, black or brown, shoes that sold to $12.00, dQ AC Special tP5LD This is special lot of Beacon Shoes that sell at the present time up to $8.50, Special for this sale. $4.85 All Regal Shoes $6.85 All Odd Crossct $6.85 A few odd Florsheiins $6.50 The above Shoes arc worth $9.50 on today's market. . We have Specials on our Boys', Girls and Children's Shoes That save you money o 1 Bonham & Currier MISS PLASKET, Buyer Dry Goods Dept. L. E. ROSE, Mgr. Men's Dept. I Solar Pineapple, No. Special 6 cans for. . , 2 cans $1.00 Tapioca for or Sago 4 Pounds Split for. . Peas, 3 Pounds Lima or Red Mexi can Beans, 4 pounds 25c Small White Deans, 4 Pounds 25 Hox True Ulue Soda Crackers, a Pox 50c Fancy Hgad Rice, 3 pounds for 25c Our Special Blond Coffee, Pounds $1.00 White Wondor or Royal White Soap, 25 Bars for. . . $1.00 Curve Cut Macaroni, 4 Pounds for 25c Com for. , Meal, 9 Pound Sack JQ WINTER IS AT HAND Buy your Winter Supply of Coal and Briq uettes now Wo have all kinds of Hay and Feed for your Stock. All kinds of Grains and Mashes for your poultry See us for your Lime, Cement, Plaster, Brick, Etc., for your Buildings Get our prices on your bill of Hard ware for your Jobs Will sell Plaster Board, Beaver Board for your Walls Try our Scratch Food and Egg Mash at $2.50 Per Sack The Home Mercantile Co. SOI) lr. Jtttrllnutan Stroet IF of Joy you wouldpwtakeI DROP IN HERE AND Sic Flour, for. . . 10 Pound Sack 45c nnrtn 11 time . Farina, for. . . . 9 Ponnd Sack 60c Pancake Flour, lb. Sack 70c Tree Tea, Green or Black, ' 2 pound 25c Good Matches Hox per 5c Alaska Pink Salmon 1 lb. talis, a can 10c Snowdrift Shortening, 4 lb. can 1 MC 75c, 8 lb. can SHilO U. S. Army Corned Beef 1 a lb. OCp can, a can Libby's Apple Butter, 1 lb. 2 oz., 1 Cp a can Silverdale Apricots, No. 21 a, 5 cans for 51.00 IF YOU WANT THAT YOUR MEALTIME Should be an affair of joyfuluess you should investigate Jt our meats. By investigating wenueau you should pur- chase a portion of our choice meat foods, apply it to the i fire, and then to your digestion. If you do this we'll, make a customer. Good Bulk Teas, a Pound for 43c Jersey Belle Butter 38c lb., per Roll 75c 8 1 j1. ST. JOHNS CASH MARKET GEO. W. IMBODEN, Prop. 109 North Jersey Street Market Phone Columbia 21 Star, Horseshoe or Climax, a Plug 78c Velvet Tobacco, 1 7-8 oz. cans, 10 cans $1.00 Union Leader, Dixie Queen, Pedro or Geo. Washing ton Lunch Box 85c Camels, Lucky Strike, or Chester field Cigarettes, Carton of 200 Spe. $1.60 b a Or Member Builders Exchange iWhm & brewer w. P. Greene & Son lOBtracwn and Baudm Plans anil Specifications furnished Free when we build. Repairs and , Alterations. Res. Phone Col. 962 Contractors & Builders 625 B. BUCHANAN STREET Portland, Ore. Phone Col. 1026 FUNERALS Doautlful gray or blaok adult, oaiket, hanrsc, box, 2 nutoi mbalmlna and rafln d aarvloo for.,,. $75 MILLER TKACKV We manufacture cnskcU. Higher priced funerals In proportion, Iaily assistant. Ileuutiful funeral chapel, MILLER & TRACEY Broadway 260t Indapandant Funaral Dlroctora 6 1044 Waihlngton at Elk Street, Between 20lh and 2(t Strrrt, West Side Please Telephone your Orders Early and help us give you better service C. J. MUCK, Grocer Fancy and Staple Groceries "OUR MOTTO" v QualityPrice Service Phone Columbia 118 217 S. Jersey St. Portland, Oregon Into (tie Depths of the Earth Goes the fearless and tireless coal miner, to bring you the black diamonds to warm your home and your bod' and cook your food. Our coal is the best that comes out of mother earth. It is worth the effort and the price to get it. HHVMillllllRitrnilllllllllllllllllli - ROBERT RAKES Plowing, Teaming and Ex cavating of all kinds Prices Reasonable. 616 U. Charleston St. Phone Col. 1393 Residents of St. Johns having taxes and city liens to rpy in Portland can malce their payments without Inconveni ence by availing themselves of our ser vices. We will pay same anil secure your receipt without inconvenience to you. Fee, 25c. References: Any St. Johns Bank. Peninsula "Title, Abstract and Realty Co.. by H. Henderson, Manager; 402 North Jersey Stmt.