OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
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GREAT ECLIPSE OF SUN
TO BE VISIBLE JUNE 8
Headlights burning at midday in
order to light up the darkness that
will come with a total eclipse of the
sun.
This is what is to happen on
the railroads on June 8th next. The
Union Pacific will have practically a
monopoly on the eclipse, the path of
totality following its lines across
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon
and Washington. '
The need for turning on the head
lights is no joke. The moon is the
cause of it all. On that date Luna
becomes looney and steps directly in
front of old Sol, shutting out the
light almost as completely as if an
incandescent globe had had its cur
rent switched off.
Down the Columbia river 'gorge,
where you see Multnomah falls,
Mount Hood, and the famous Colum
bia River Highway, the darkness will
be more real than out on the plains.
Never before in the history of the
world has a single railroad system
had a monopoly on such an important
event as an eclipse of the sun, ana
for that reason the Union Pacific is
getting everything in readiness to be
host to the rest of the country, who
mAv want to iournev out to the
mountains to take a look at their pri
vate eclipse which they have all
ready to pull off in their own front
yard.
Scientists, near-scientists and just
curious will make the trip and they
will be eiven a regular little eclipse,
too. The West always does these
things better than other folks,
Quite some time will be consumed
in getting the moon directly in front
of the "boss" and it will take a little
while to get her away again, but she
1 will "hesitate," that is, she will dem
onstrate once more, to old Sol, that
he is not the whole thing and shut
him out "totally" for nearly two min
utes. That is the time the lights will
have to be turned on, if during those
two minutes the busy hands of the
mothers, sisters and sweethearts are
to continue with sweaters and muf
flers, and trains are to glide into the
canyons and out again with safety.
Someone at this point is no doubt
wondering what the soldiers in the
trenches will think of the eclipse.
Well, they aren't in on it. This is
an American eclipse, which is some
thing worth thinking about when we
remember that we will not have an
other total eclipse in these good old
United States for twenty-seven years.
The thing they will be looking for
most intently is what the astrono
mers call the corona. The corona is
a ring of light that completely sur
rounds the sun and by some is call
ed a halo, the sun being the only
thing in all the universe that has a
real honest-to-goodness halo. Many
men have been reputed to wear halos
and many others think they do, but
the sun is the only thing that can
prove it, and oddly enough it is his
better half, the moon, that comes
along about every quarter century
and pulls off a total eclipse in order
to make the old world sit up and take
notice of this halo which old Sol
' wears. Usually a total eclipse is to
be seen only in the far-away places
of the world, the South Sea Islands
or China, and never before, at least
so say the folks at Denver observa
tory, has the path of totality been
laid out over a course that takes in
a big telescope like that at the Colo
rado capital.
Among the best points to see the
eclipse are: Pocatello, Idaho; Baker,
Oregon; Chehalis and Hoquiam,
Washington. Sulphur Springs and
Central City, Colorado, which are a
little off the line of the Union Pacific,
are also getting ready. Portland,
Oregon, will witness a 99 per cent
eclipse and Seattle, 98 per cent.
It is up in the mountains and on
the high plateaus, however, where the
eclipse will be best observed because
of the cloudless skies, the rarified air
and the absence of dust and smoke,
which interfere in the lower attitudes.
For this reason, it seems certain
that more scientists will travel over
the lines of the Union Pacific system
early next June than have visited the
western country for many years.
All who can get ready for a trip
to the mountains over the Union Pa
cific and see a real eclipse of the
sun. If you can't come, got your
smoked glass ready and on June 8th
about noon go out into tho back
yard and take a look.
Notice Farm For Sale
This is not only a farm for sale,
but it is also a home in every sense
of the word. The farm comprises 74
acres of bottom land, beautifully lo
cated, all fenced and cross-fenced. A
small orchard, running water, a good
6-room house, a good barn 40x10 feet,
hog house, hen house and other build
ings, also a garage having room for
two cars.
This farm is located 7 miles south
east of Cottage Grove, and lies along
side the tracks of the O. & S. E. rail
road. Also a fine wagon road to Cot
tage Grove good the year round
Also a 2 grade high school having
four teachers. General store, church,
railroad depot, all close and conven
ient to the farm. Also post office
and daily mail.
Age and failing health is cause of
sale. A small property would be ac
cepted as part payment. For further
information call or write to A. L.
Baillie, Clackamas, Oregon. M28
Constant Sufferer Finds Relief
"I have been a constant sufferer
from kidney trouble and three months
ago was down sick in bed for my
back ached so severely I couldn't
get up," writes C. F. Reynolds, 412
Herrick St., Elmira, N. Y. "While
in this condition we read of Foley
Kidney Pills so I commenced taking
them. In a few days I was up
out of bed." Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen kidneys and bladder. Rec
ommended for backache, rheumatic
pains, sore muscles , stiff joints.
Jones Drug Co.
Courier fend Daily JournM $4.75.
ATTEMPTED DRAFT EVASION
FAILURE
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of that kind, and not make me fight."
Saturday Afternoon a wholesome
looking little out-of-doors girl, dress
ed in ared flannel shirt and riding
habit, her cheeks glowing from a ten
mile horseback ride, faltered into the
office of County Clerk Iva Harrington.
"I'm Mrs. Jones," she said.
The Clerk stared at her in sur
prise. "You? Are you the woman who
cut off that man's fmger so tnai ne
would not be drafted?"
"I didl Of course I did! I ask
ed him to let me do it and for over
a week he wouldn't. I thought ltd
get him out of the army. Whatd I
want to have him go 'way over to
France and fight for?"
The County Clerk then took the
little lady up to the office of Deputy
District Attorney Burke, where she
was further questioned.
Saturday afternoon a wholesome
looking little out-of-doors girl, dress
ed in a red flannel shirt and riding
habit, her cheeks glowing from a ten
mile horseback ride, faltered into the
office of County Clerk Iva Harring
ton. "I'm Mrs. Jones," she said.
The clerk stared at her in surprise.
"You? Are you the woman who cut
off that man's trigger finger so he
wouldn't be drafted?"
"I did! Of course I did! I asked
him to let me do it and for over a
week he wouldn't. I thought it'd get
him out of the army. What'd I want
to have him go 'way over to France
and fight for?"
The county clerk then took the
little lady up to the office of Deputy
District Attorney Burke, where she
was further questioned.
"How old are you, child?" asked
the County Clerk of the sobbing girl.
"Eighteen."
"How could you find nerve enough
to deliberately cut off your husband's
finger?" the Deputy District Attor
ney queried.
"Oh, it was awful I" she replied.
"But they were going to take him
away from me to the war, so I just
had to do something. We went out
to the woodshed and he laid his hand
on the chopping-block. Oh, it took
me a long time to get up my nerve
to swing that ax! If I had missed
and cut off his wrist!"
When she had told her little story,
the girl, who was only recently mar
ried to young Jones, was allowed to
return to her home at Mulino. Mon
day she visited her husband in Port
land, where she was arrested to await
trial with him, as both are equally
guilty under the strict federal law.
The Courier and Farmer $1.00.
CORN FOR A GIVEN LOCALITY
Farmer Must Be Familiar With Pre.
vailing Conditions Before He Can
Judge Properly. (
The best ear of corn for a given lo
cality Is the ear that will give the
greatest profit year after year If plant
ed In thnt locality. We must be fa-
miliar with the conditions prevailing
In a locality before we can properly
Judge corn for that locality. The
sample of corn which Is best for MIS'
sourl or southern Iowa should not be
planted at all In Minnesota or the Da
kotas. Millions of dollars have been
1 -V
Good Ears of Seed Corn.,
lost by bringing corn from the Soulh
und attempting to grow It In the Norfl)
where It failed to mature. Onu of the
most common mistakes In selecting
leed corn Is to lay too much stress up
3ii one thing forgetting all other feat
ores, some of which are of great Ira
nortuncc. A person will often sncrl'
flee everything to depth of kernel, size
or length of ear, or place too much
stress upon stnilghtness of rows, nil
Ing out at the tip, space between rows,
etc. All of which should be taken Into
consideration, but are not the only
things nor even the most Important
things to be, considered.
Grain Eaten by Rodents.
Grain, eaten and wasted by rats
and mice on many farms, would pay
all the farmer's taxes.
, Worst Winter in Years
Snow, wind and extreme cold caus
ed more colds this winter than in past
years. Foley's Honey and Tar prov
ed its worth in thousands of homes.
Men, women and children checked
colds and coughs and prevented ser
ious consequences from exposure. It
clears the passages, heals raw in
flamed membranes, banishes irrita
tion and tickling throat. Mrs. Ed
ward Strevy, R. 87, Clinton, 0., says:
"I think Foley's Honey and Tar the
only medicine for coughs and colds
and recommend it highly." Jones
Drug Co.
I see the stars on the service flag,
And I think of days gone by,
When we, all as little children, played
Together, these boys and I.
The 16 cantonments built for the
training of soldiers cost $135,000,000,
with a net profit to contractors of
2.98 per cent.
Government to Control Amusements
It is reported from Berlin that a
trust is being formed for handling all
motion-picture films.
VEGETABLE SEEDS SCARCE
USE LEFT-OVER STOCKS
By using the best of vegetable seed
stocks left over from last season a
good deal can be done to overcome
the present seed shortage. Seed pric
es are going to be higher than those
of last year, and seed should be pur
chased and used with great discrim
ination. A. C. Bouquet, head of veg
etable gardening at 0. A. C, offers
the following suggestions as to the
use of left-over seed stocks:
Beets, cabbage, cauliflower, ruta
baga, turnips and related plants may
grow well even if four or five years
old. Spinach does not give so good
results in the second or third years.
Tomatoes', peppers and egg plants
are usually good for three years;
squash and pumpkin, five to eight;
beans and sweet corn, three; peas
and lettuce, three.
Onion, parsley, carrot and parsnip
seed usually should be fresh, al
though two-year old seed sometimes
gives good satisfaction. Onions and
parsnips will not usually germinate
more than 60 to 60 percent the sec
ond year. All of the short-lived left
over seed should be tested for ger
mination. The shortage may be further re
lieved by estimating the amount
needed before purchase, buying good
seed from reliable dealers, right pre
paration of soil for germination, seed
ing at proper time to avoid loss, and
thinner seeding in the rows so that
fewer plants will be wasted in thin
ning. The amount of seed of var
ious kinds required to plant a hundred-foot
row are given in "The
Home Vegetable Garden," No. 287,
prepared by Professor Bouquet. Cop
ies may be had on request to
0. A. C, Corvallis.
ANOTHER OREGON CITY CASE
It Proves That There's A Way Out
for Many Suffering Oregon City
Folks.
Just another report of a case in
Oregon City. Another typical case.
Kidney ailments relieved in Oregon
City with Doan s Kidney Pills.
Mrs. Louise Baxter, 115 Seven,
teenth street, Oregon City, says: "I
suffered for quite awhile from kidney
weakness. I tried various medicines
but nothing helped me like Doan's
Kidney Pills did. They proved their
worth and I can certainly recommend
them." (Statement given April 5,
1913.)
No Trouble Since
On April 17, 1916 Mrs. Baxter said:
"Doan's Kidney Pills permanently
cured me of kidney trouble. My back
is now strong and well."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Baxter has twice public
ly recommended. Foster - Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
COURT HAS BUSY DAY
Three Cases Are Heard on
Saturday
B. F. Linn instituted suit on Sat
urday to foreclose a $5000 mortgage
against the Mercantile Trust & In
vestment Company, I. G. and Ida
Davidson. $500 attorney's fees are
also asked. The mortgage is on prop
erty near Clackamas Station.
Ed and Hattie Wilson filed com
plaint with the circuit court to
recover on a $100 promissory note
signed by S. B. and Ida Pinney.
Judgment against Ed and Marie
Persinger amounting to $204.75, to
gether with $50 attorney's fees, was
awarded the Oregon City Hospital.
LOCAL MEN ADDRESS MEET
Discuss Politics Before Jackson- Club
at Portland
Harvey G. Starkweather, Gilbert L.
Hedges, B. F. Irvine and Judge Will
R. King addressed the Jackson club
ai tne rortlaml public library on
Monday evening, in an open political
discussion.
Mr. Starkweather is a candidate
for the nomination for governor on
the democratic ticket at the coming
primaries, while Judge King seeks
the same party's nomination for the
office of United States senator.
Besides the addresses, an excellent
musical program was presented.
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Don't Miss This. Cut out this
slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to
Foley & Co., 2885 Sheffield Ave., Chi
cago, 111., writing your name and ad
dress clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and croup; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
ana bladder ailments; and Foley Ca
thartic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, biliousness, headache
and sluggish bowels. Jones Drug Co,
The New Day Hath Come
(By Dean ColJinB)
There was a sound of revelry by
night,
From us who lived up to the letter
strong.
For midnight hour we welcomed with
delight
The meatless day had been so long
so longl
Courier and Daily Journal $4.75.
Ther la more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years It was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly tailing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it Incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con
dltlons and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine, manufactured by F J. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, la a conatitntlnnnl
remedy, Is taken Internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re
ward Is offered for any case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
Circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by DrugKiotH,' 750.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Obituaries
Samuel Bocher
Samuel Bocher, age 84, died at his
home near Mountain View on Satur
day, and was buried Sunday at 2:30
p. m. in the Mountain View cemetery.
Mr. Bocher's death occurred after an
illness of several months.
Alfred K. Foster
Alfred R. Foster, of Evergreen,
died at his home yesterday at the
age of 64 years. His death follows
an illness of a year's duration.
Mr. Foster was born in New
York. He came to Clackamas coun
ty about four years ago. He was a
silversmith by trade. Surviving him
are a widow and two sons, R. C, of
Evergreen, and Marian, of eastern
Oregon.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p. m. today from the Myers and
Brady Undertaking parlors. Inter
ment will be in Mountain View ceme
tery. Clifford Brown
Immediately following the receipt
of a telegram from his son, Clifford,
to the effect that he had received his
honorable discharge from the army
on account of inflammatory rheuma
tism, E. C. Brown, a farmer in the
Carus district, received another tele
gram from army officials saying that
his son was dead, the rheumatism
having reached his heart. The boy
died at the Naval Hospital at Nor
folk, Virginia, late last week.
Burton T. Brown, brother of Clif
ford, died last July while on military
duty at Medford, Oregon. Another
brother, Donald, is with the hospital
corps at Bremerton.
Oregon Apples for Dessert
Save the sugar and the wheat that
would go into your desert by finish
ing your meal with a rosy-cheeked
Oregon apple. This the suggestion
of Federal Food Administrator W.
B. Ayer, who calls attention to the
fact that by so doing you will not
only be aiding Mr. Hoover in his
conservation work, but you will be
benefiting your health and at the
same time giving your support to an
important Oregon industry.
In the high-class Eastern hotels
and restaurants the Oregon apple is
regarded as a great luxury, and is
listed on the menus at figures por
portionately high.
"A prophet in his own country is
without honor." Is this true of the
Oregon apple?
20th Engineers Has Men Enough
District Forester Geo. H. Cecil, of
Portland, has discontinued issuing
recruiting cards for voluntary en
listment in the 20th Engineers
(Forest), the largest regiment in the
world. The Forest Service cooperated
with the War Department in securing
for this regiment woodsmen, lumber
men, foresters, and others skilled in
some line of woods or mill work.
The regiment's full quota will con
tain 10 battalions, of 750 men each.
For Sale
5 H. P .Steam Engine and boiler
with 8-inch Diamond feed grinder.
All in first class running order,
$160.00. J. T. Steinman, Estacada,
Ore. M-7.
800 Increase In Shipbuilding
According to a statement by the
manager of the Emergency Fleet
corporation, the Shipping board now
has 76 shipways, of which 312 are
for wooden shins and 404 fnr sfpul
construction. The program calls for
the construction in 1918 of eight
times the tonnage delivered in 1916,
at a cost of more than $1,000,000,000.
Save the Wheat
"In Finland three and a half mil
lion people, caught in between Russia
and Sweden, are facing a failure of
their cereal harvest. They are now
on a ration of 150 grams of bread a
day less than a quarter of a loaf,
and a large part of this is made up
of ground bark and beech buds. It
now looks as if a large number of
these people would starve. Hoover.
Army Improves Men Physically
Stating that reports show men in
Army camps have made remarkable
improvement in physique and bear
ing Secretary of War Baker has
advised that troop parades be held
in cities near the camps and canton
ments. Local Printer Enters Civil Service
Ben Grossenbacher, foreman of the
bindery department of the Morning
rjnterpnse, has received notice that
he successfully passed the govern
ment civil service test and is now
offered a position in the government
printing office.
Sky High Prices in Switzerland
According to a report by the Amer
ican consul at Geneva, Swiss live
stock quotations near the end of
1917 were: Oxen, each $230; bulls,
$170; cows, $260; calves, $180; young
pigs, $14; sheep, $14; fat hogs, per
pound, 32 cents.
Everything Except Eatless Days
Mondays and Wednesdays, wheat
less; Tuesdays and Saturdays, pork
less; one wheatless, one porkless meal
every day. This is the schedule of
every good American. Have you got
it straight?
Four-Minute Men on the Job
T. A. Burke and Joseph E. Hedges,
members of the Four Minute Men.
addressed the audiences of the Grand
and btar theatres respectively at
8:20 p. m. Tuesday on subjects of
national interest.
The American Red Cross has appro
priated $22,000 to buy supplementary
rations and comforts for American
prisoners of war in Germany.
SOUTH HIGHLAND
(Too Late for Regular Page)
T. A. Cornwell has greatly improv
ed,, but is still confined to the house.
He hopes to go fishing before long.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith and chil
dren, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Smith's parents the
past month, returned to their home
at Coos Bay Monday.
Sam and Albert Martin of Martin
Bros, mill, left Monday for Vancou
ver, Wash., to enlist. They expect
to be Bent to the spruce camps some
where in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. W. McNaught and
daughter, Mae, were Oregon City
visitors Monday.
Jesse Dennison's brother was heard
from the other day. He is in San
Francisco. Jesse had not heard from
him for over four years.
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Rambo and
son, Woodrow, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Kandle were Oregon City visitors
Friday.
Miss Tillie Martin and sister,
Esther, were Portland, visitors Sun
day and Monday.
The folks from Oregon City that
attended the drama and basket so
cial were: Mr. and Mrs. Wright and
children; Mr. and Mrs. Murry and
children; ' Earl Mason, Opal Mason
and Mr. Wright.
The drama and basket social held
at South Highland on the 16th was
a success. Quite a number of bas
kets were sold, netting the school
$43.75. Mr. Calavan and Mr. Eby,
of Oregon City, gave good talks on
the needs of our government and
sold quite a number of War Saving
stamps. There were quite a number
attending from school district No. 33
and also from Clarkes district.
Mr. Hanhart and John Schram are
improving their places by building
plank fences where some of the old
time rail fences have passed their
usefulness.
Winter was a little late getting
around this year but it is here at
last. We have been having a little
snow for the past few days, "but not
enough to cause any uneasiness.
Joe Smith was an Oregon City
visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kandle were
Portland visitors the forepart of the
week.
Mr. Hanhart contemplates "building
a house and barn on the road running
by Schram's place, some time during
this year, which will be quite an im
provement to his place.
Mr. Eby and Mr. Calavan were din
ner guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Kandle Saturday evening,
PARKPLACE
Mrs. Braylon spent Friday with
Mrs. Burnett and Mrs. Pope.
The Red Cross met at the Grange
Hall this week, where they had the
use of several sewing machines
They will meet at the Hall again next
week. There were twenty-five ladies
there Friday, and they accomplished
a great deal. .
Grange meeting will be held Sat
urday and there will be a good pro
gram and a good meeting.
The Ladies Aid of the Grange met
Tuesday, at the hall, and expect to
meet again Friday of this week.
Miss Elva Dolan, of Boring 'spent
Saturday with Mrs. Braybon.
Mrs. Charlie Smith received a let
ter from her son Elvin, from France,
"somewhere." He says that he likes it
very much,' but its "America for him,"
when he can come back with the rest.
All of our Parkplace boys who belong
to Uncle Sam now, are somewhere
over there, excepting one or two,
who have recently enlisted. We are
very proud of them all.
We are enjoying this sunshine
very much, if only it were a little
warmer, but cheer up, for spring is
surely coming.
Oregon City Courier and The Ore
gon Farmer, one year for both $1.
WIDOW IS ADMINISTRATRIX
Court Appoints Mrs. A. King Wilson
to Handle Estate
The County Court last Saturday
appointed Dora Erfpy Wilson, widow
of the late A. King Wilson, as admin
istratrix of his estate. The valua
tion was estimated at a total of $5650.
William H. Jone"s has filed for let
ters of administration in the estate of
Edwin C. Jones, who died in this
county August 20, 1899. The Jones
estate is estimated at $6000.
Sells More W. S. S. Proportionately
Than Any Other County
Yamhill county leads the state
outside of Multnomah county in sales
of War Savings Stamps in February
to date with $5,131.43. Polk county
is next with $5,101.75. Marion county,
is third with $4,697.09. Morrow
county is at the bottom of the list,
reported with $82.60. Multnomah
county sales for the month are $39,
396.79. Services at Twilight
There will be services at Twilight
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m., J. F. Spiger su
perintendent, L. E. Bentley, assist
ant; preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p.
m. by Rev. John Ovall.
Veterinarians Still Wanted
Men who are capable of handling
horses are stil wanted for the Vet
erinary Corps. They must be phys
ically fit and not of selective-service
age.
Ladies' Society to Meet
The Scandinavian Ladies' Aid so
ciety "Dorcas" will meet at the home !
of Johannes Johnsons in Willamette i
next Tuesday, February 19, at 2
o'clock p. m. All welcome.
'Attention Farmers
We make a specialty of horsi
shoeing and give particular attentior
to the faulty and bad feet of horses
Also disc harrow sharpening.
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Victor Records (24 selections) - 9
$29
Furthermore, we break up this price into
small payments, which will cause you no"
inconvenience. We'll gladly explain our
Easy Terms
and demonstrate the various styles of Victor
and Victrola. Stop in today.
Victors and Victrolas $10 to $400
Huntley Drug
VICTOR AGENTS
RECLAMATION SERVICE
CALLS FOR BOOKKEEPERS
The United States Civil Service
commission announces that an exam
ination will be held in fifty-four cit
ies in the states of Oregon, Idaho,
Montana, Washington, and Wyoming
for the purpose of filling vacancies in
the reclamation service and other
branches requiring similar qualifi
cations in the position of bookkeeper.
Both men and women will be admit
ted. Appointing salaries range from
$900 to $1200 per annum. Date of
examination is March 9, 1918. In
formation and application blanks may
be secured by addressing the secre
tary, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service dis
trict, 303 Postofnce building, Seattle,
Washington.
A Perfect Day
I have eaten a bale
Of spinach and kale,
And I've never raised a row.
I have swallowed a can
Of moistened bran
And I feel like a brindle cow.
I am taking a snack
From the old haystack
In the evening shadows gray.
' And I'm glad, you bet,
At last to get
to the end of a meatless day.
Washington Star.
Changing a National Trait
"We have always had a great mar
gin of food and never appreciated its
significance. We have wasted food as
a symbol of our success and progress.
A man who could order a meal and
only eat part of it felt he had gotten
a little further up the scale than the
man who had to eat all he ordered.
That is a fundamental sin in America.
We must recognize the sanctity of
food." U. S. Food Administration.
Scandinavian Service in Oregon City
There will be Scandinavian servic
es in the Methodist church in Oregon
City next Sunday, February 17, at
3 o'clock p. m. Rev. "John Ovall will
preach the sermon. Good songs and
music will be rendered. All are most
cordially invited to attend.
Spray Now!
Dormant spraying must be done now. We
are ready with the best officially tested
Lime - Sulphur Spray, in either liquid or
dry form. '
LIQUID LIME-SULPHUR
1 gal $ .45
(Can extra)
5 gal ,. 2.10
1 bbl. 12.25
$1.50 allowed for ret'd bbl
614 gallons Liquid makes 50 gaL spray costs.. ..$ 2.73
10 lbs. Dry makes 50 gal. spray costs 2.00
Save by using S-W Dry Lime Sulphur $ ,73
Sherwin-Williams Dry Lime Sulphur can be obtained
in Oregon City only at
Huntley Drug Co.
ill
Outfit
Co.
i ESPEE CURBS WASTE AND
SAVES $22,000 IN 1917
If workmen are "known by their
chips," Southern Pacific machinists
did a lot of work last year. Twenty
two thousand dollars worth of bor
ings and turnings from machine
tools were collected and sold in 1917
by Edmund Burke, material sales
agent for the company. The fact
that a minor waste product of the
shops runs into so much money shows
how vast are the operations of the
railroad in its war program of car
and engine construction,
COUNTY BOOKS AUDITED
Clerk's Office Especially Is Compli
mented on Methods
"The "County Clerk's office is con
ducted with rigid exactitude," says
the official report of the annual audit
of the books of Clackamas county, by
J. H. Wilson, C. P. A., of Corvallis.
"Miss Harrington and her chief depu
ty, Mr. Miller, are about as correct as
they can well be. That is to say,
exactly correct, and it is a great
pleasure to audit in an office conduct
ed as this clerk's office has been."
The audit shows that when the
books closed for 1917 the County
Treasurer had on hand a balance of
$135,037.04. During the year fees of
the treasurer's office amounted to
$5957.90, the clerk's office, $6837.54,
while the sheriff collected just under
a million dollars in taxes, which, in
cluding the delinquents, amounted to
$921,245.62.
Now is the Time to be Careful
The widespread blizzard is caus
ing such a demand for cough medi
cines that almost any sort of . mix
ture is finding sale. Avoid unknown
concoctions that might contain harm
ful drugs. When you buy Foleys
Honey and Tar Compound you are
certain of getting a family cough
medicine of high standard and genu
ine merit. It contains no opiates.
Jones Drug Co.
Government estimates of the pro
duction of petroleum in the United
States in 1917 place it at nearly 14
per cent greater than any previous
year.
S-W DRY LIME
SULPHUR
1 lb $ .30
5 lbs 1.25
10 lbs. 2.00
50 lbs. , 7.50
100 lbs 13.00