OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1917.
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SHIP vs. SUBMARINE.
What can be done to make the mer
chant ship proof against tho subma
rine! The offhand reply would be to
strengthen the hull wall of the ship
so that It should be proof from torpedo
attack. Yet this simply aggravates
the danger. The torpedoes will go
through any steel wall that can be
placed on such ships. The greater the
weight of metal protection, the more
that metal is broken into bits, the
more it tears to pieces tho fabric of
the Tcssel.
Technical thought today would
make a light hull wall for the vulner
able portion of the ship. It would
have rows of water tight compart
ments. It would arrange the cargo
with due proportions of freight having
a capacity for absorbing heat and ex-!
plosive gases. In case of explosion, if
the gases were liberated Into compart
ments filled with freight like potatoes,
it Is said the cargo would absorb much
of this destructive force. Vents would
bo provided so that much of the ex
plosive gas would be liberated harm
less into the outside air.
A ship built low in the water, with
a smokestack only a few feet high, the
draft kept stronj; by force, would es
cape submarine observation except at
short distance. Use of fuel oil and
anthracite coal would save the smoke
that reveals vessel's presence. The
sides of the shop should be camou
flaged with Imitation of sea color.
Skillful marksmen and effective guns
mounted on the deck can make things
quitfruncomfortable for the U-boat
It la Jthe tendency of ship builders j
to consider after war needs. They do,
not like to load themselves up with
ships not economically arranged for
modern commerce in peace times.
It will be a shortsighted policy to
let such consideration move us much.
We need every ship we can possibly
build to keep our army in France well
supplied. It will be poor policy not
to build ships with a large measure
of independent self protection, so that
they will have some degree of secur
ity even if not convoyed by destroy
ers. MUSIC IN THIS WAR.
In previous wars music has played
a considerable part. Many charges of
deathless fame have been made to the
rythm of military bands. Martial
music puts heart into a fighting army.
As he hears the tingling march, a sol
dier plucks up his weary feet and con
cludes his country Is worth while
after alL
Yet a Y. M. C. A. man just back
from a 300 mile tour on the Western
front, said he did not hear a single
band on the whole Journey. It was all
an Intense commotion of great masses
of men and munitions. No doubt the
army commanders would admit the
use of music in a general way. But
their minds have been too full of great
problems of organization and mechan
ics to bother themselves about what
they would consider a minor issue.
Anyway, they would say that a man
who could blow a cornet is strong
enough to handle a bayonet and would
better do so.
In our new camps efforts are being
made to teach the men to sing in
chorus. It will cheer up many home
sick days. As the Canadian war song
has it, 'Tack up your troubles in your
old kit bag."
It will be Interesting to see what
new war songs will come closest to
the soldier heart in this eventful ex
perience. "Tipperary" cheered up
the Tommies for many a day, but the
Sammies would shoot the man who
suggested such old stuff now. No
doubt the sentimental old Civil war
songs will be heard again.
But the popular spirit of the pres
ent day is for rag time. Soon the
camps will be ringing with one steps
and fox trots, set to words that
breathe out threatenings for Kaiser
Bill. They will not be so poetic as
the old Civil war songs, which people
used to sing so tearfully as they sat
on the porch steps in the gloaming.
But there will be lots of kink in the
stuf our soldier choruses will rip out.
INEXPERIENCE AS USUAL.
The first great war council of the
Allies will soon be held. Its purpose
will be to re-determine the war alms
of the embattled nations who are fight
inir tht Hnn. The United States will
"o -"
be represented at that historic board
by whom?
By one of its living ex-Pre3idents
either the vigorous Roosevelt, with
his knowledge of men and of their
tongues, with his acquaintance with
history and with warfare, with his en
thusiasms and his patriotism; or the
wise and prudent Taft, with his judi
cial mind, his balanced Judgments, his
experience and acquaintance in Ame
rica, Europe and Asia?
By any of the living ex-Secretaries
of State either the experienced Root,
or the talented Knox, or the idealistic
Bryan, or the judicious Day?
By any of the general officers of
the army or any or the chief command
ers of the army?
By any great business man, any not
ed scholar, any pre-eminent jurist?
No. By Col. House, a respectable
Texas product of politics and business,
who cloaks himself In a garment of
silence and passes for wise. He may
by this time know that tne uamaus
to paraphrase Mr. Dooley are moun
tains and not canned goods, that Ver
dun is a 'fortress and not a mixed
drink, that Joffre Is a real man and
not a bit of military camouflage. But
he cannot possibly comprehend the
great issues of the war, the vast de
tail of the program which is to be
determined, the fundamentals which
will nnderly the discussion and the
decision.
With him as our chief spokesman at
the council, the United States sits at
the table handicapped if not tongue
tied. He is chosen for the task not be
cause of his capacity for it, but be
cause he has been personally ser
viceable in other ways, and because
to select some one really fit for the
undertaking would mean the public
confession that the Democratic party
does not contain such an individual
and would bo in contravention of the j
policy of the administration which
looks solely for the benefit of the
Democratic party.
MULTI ENGINE PLANES
Reference was made some days ago
to the military advantage to be gained
from the big airplanes now being built,
which will carry one to three tons of
explosives. Many experts also strong
ly advocate the idea of multi-engine
planes, or planes fitted up with sever
al motors each.
Anyone who ever run an automobile,
and reflects on the bother he has when
his motor went bad on some back
country road, will know how it is.
For all his fretting and fuming, he was
perfectly safe on dry land. Not so the
stricken aviator, who when his motor
is shot through, faces a probably fatal
descent to hard earth or a fall Into the
ocean. While the new motors are the
next thing to perfection, any mechani
cal contrivance will go wrong some
times, or a lucky shot put them out of
business.
Seaplanes have been regarded as
one of the most hopful weapons
against submarines, by reason of the
greater visibility of the underwater ob
ject if observed from above. But the
seaplane performance has been com
paratively disappointing. They are
compelled too much to consider the
possibility of a forced landing. Their
float or boat weighs more than the
chassis of the ordinary airplane, thus
sharply limiting their carrying capac
ity for bomb dropping work.
The multi-engine theory for the
heavier planes at least, sounds very
reasonable. It one motor goes wrong,
there will be one or more left to bring
the plane home. It could disregard
the chance of forced landings.
This would not merely be a powerful
new weapon against the submarine,
but would augment the power of the
overland force. Machines thus guard
ed conld fly lower, observe more clear
ly, make longer distances, and take
greater chances with hostile gunfire.
Independent ..so largely of the condi
tions that now limit air work, the
range of their performance seems stu
pendous. STOCK MARKET LOSES.
The type of people who turn first
to the stock market news when they
pick up a daily paper, are blue just
now. The drop in the market has hit
them. These people though they may
live far from Wall street, are much un
der its shadow. Instead of trying to
perfect themselves in the technique
of their own trade and reach success
by superiority in their own line, they
fritter away time trying to fathom the
motives of the big manipulators, whose
game is to conceal their operations
from the public.
Such people feel more pleased by
a profit of $50 in speculation than with
$100 earned in their regular calling.
They play the game until their money
gives out, or some unusual loss dem
onstrates the futility of their course.
It is as easy to forecast Wall street as
the turn of a roulette wheel.
When the market is going up, these
amateurs think the country is basking
in the sun of permanent prosperity
and they rush in and buy. Then when
the market goes off as it has the past
weeks they rush to sell out stocks
bought at higher levels. There Is no
significance in this market break, ex
cept that a lot of people are selling
securities to buy Liberty bonds, so it
is Inevitable that prices under selling
pressure should drop temporarily.
Wall street is governed by feverish
and unreasonable hopes and fears that
are equally illusory. It Is as safe for
outsiders as an automobile speedway
is for little children. People who
learn their lesson with one moderate
los3 are lucky. Meanwhile those who
buy substantial securities and forget
about the stock market, can find plen
ty of evidence that business is sound,
in spite of war strain.
ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.
It will not do to regard Bulgarian
Minister at Stockholm has doubtless
had some interesting conversations
with his Bulgarian colleague, and it
is probably true that Bulgarian diplo
mats elsewhere have dropped hints
that their august sovereign Ferdi
nand, would be glad to get out of his
co partnership with the Kaiser. But
all this is to be taken with a large
grain of salt. The truth probably ia
that Bulgaria is once more upon the
auction block. Her ruler long since
acquired the reputation of being the
most astute international trader in
Europe, and up to the time of the
first Balkan war, in 1912, he had man
aged to secure large benefits, In ter
ritory and power, without ever firing
a shot. In the oldendays he used to
play of the Turk against the Powers
Df the Concert and always to his ad
vantage. . In like manner he played
the Entente off against the Teutonic
Alliance in those shameful days when
each was seeking to get him into the
war on its side. At length the kaiser
outbid hia rivals and Ferdinand came
down on the Hun's side of the fence.
Now, finding the situation irksome, he
is ready to trade once 'more. If th
Entente appears generous, he will
use that fact to screw up a larger con
cession from the Kaiser. It is a sor-
did business, in which no well In
formed person will bo deceived.
WATCH WISCONSIN.
No matter who may be nominated
tn the Wisconsin senatorial primaries,
no matter what declaration of princi
ples any candidate may make in ad
vance of the election, it may be taken
for granted that the entire strength
of the administration will be devoted
to secorlng the success of the Demo
cratic nominee. Wisconsin is a Re
publican slate. The normal Republi
can majority (here is at least 30,000
It now has a solid Republican delega
tion ia the house of representatives, a
Republican governor and legislature
and the late Senator Hustlr.g was
chosen not because of his own or his
party's strength but because the Re
publican vote was split between the
regular nominee of the party primary
and an Independent candidate. Yet
the administration at Washington will
move in every manner which political
subtlety can devise to secure the elec
tion of a Democratic senator from this
Republican state. Seemingly in the
view of the Whita House it is entirely
proper and patriotic for Democrats to
do everything in politics in war time
exactly as they did In time of peace.
But for Republicans to seek to main
tain their rarty faith is looked upon
as traitorous.
THE MEN BEHIND THE BONDS.
Under a large picture of Secretary
ofthe Treasury McAdoo, a Washing
ton newspaper prints the legend, "The
Man Behind the Bonds." This is evi
dently one of the far-fetched efforts
to make Mr. McAdoo one of the heroos
of the war. But the effort Is ridiculous
as to react. No man In the United
States is so simple as to believe that
Mr. McAdoo is In any sense of the
term "the Man Behind the Bonds."
There is no one man behind the
bonds. There are more than a hun
dred million people behind the bends.
Those people are tolling in the fields,
forests, mines, factories and fisheries.
They are working on railroads, In
stores, on buildings, behind the coun
ters of banks, in newspaper offices, on
street cars any place and every place
where there Is useful and helpful work
to be done. Some of them are in train
ing camps and others are in France.
Upon all these men and women who
are either producing the essentials of
subsistence or training for national
defense, the soundness of the bonds
depends.
It ia an ungracious and unpatriotic
act to seek to accord to one man an
importance and credit to which he Is
in no way entitled.
AMERICA A GENEROUS PARTICI
PANT. Figures that Representative James
H. Davidson, of Wisconsin, had the
honor of presenting to the House on
the day of adjournment of the last
session bring home to the average
mind, as no other comparison would,
the stupendous efforts this country
Is making to win the war. Up to
August 1st of this year, after three
years of war, Mr. Davidson estimates
that Great Britain had expended $1S,
500,000,000. France $15,327,400,000, and
Russia, $15,000,000,000. But the Unit
ed States, in the first bIx months of
our war, before a gun had been fired,
placed at the disposal of the Admin
istration for the prosecution of hos
tilities, over $19,000,000,000, in addi
tion to which we have raised and loan
ed to the allies almost two and a half
billions more. In spite of these enor
mous figures Congressman Davidson
sees the possibility of further large
expenditures in the future, and calls
upon the country to face the prospect
with a grim determination to raise
whatever amounts are necessary to
insure the early winning of the war.
TEDDY'S TWO HUNDRED TWO
T. R. emerges from the Connecti
cut health farm with his weight re
duced from 216 to 202 ponds and his
equator shrunken from 49 to 42' in
ches. He declares himself In flrstr
class condition. He remains, however,
two pounds above the limit which Tom
Reed set for gentlemen. At a time
when the great in more ways than
one Speaker carried his weight well
over 250 a friend asked him how much
he weighed. "Two hundred pounds,"
said Reed. The friend protested that
it must be much more. "No," said
Reed solemnly, "no gentleman ever
weighs more than 200 pounds."
INCREASES JUSTIFIED.
Slxty-seven street railway compan
ies in twenty-one states have been al
lowed fare Increases in some form
since 1914, according to the committee
on public utility rates of the National
Association of Railroad Commission
ers. The committee reported that with
Increasing costs of operation an in
crease of revenue is necessary In or
der that street railway service, which
is very important in urban and inter
urban development may not be crip
pled or destroyed, and a rate on the
mileage basis with a minimum charge
seems to be the most promising re
source available.
DEMOCRATS BUSY
During the last week of the Liberty
Loan drive the Republicans of Massa
chusetts cancelled all of their political
meetings in order that their speakers
mJght devote themselves to the sale
of the bonds and that public attention
might not be diverted from the nation
al necessity. The Democrats, on the
other hand, kept on with their cam
paign. Yet the national leaders of the
Democratic party insist that partisan
ship shall be abandoned during the
war.
"BROOMSTICK PREPAREDNESS."
One feature of the Liberty Loan day
parade in a New England city was a
detachment of men from the ,canton
ment at Ayer, Camp Devens. They
paraded without arms and tho local
newspaper remarked that many of the
crowd who saw them were disappoint
ed that they did not carry the birch
poles which they have to use in drill
instead of rifles. That would Indeed
have been a demonstration of what
T. R. calls our "broomstick preparedness."
CONCEALING THE HIGH PRICES.
Tricks in all trades but ours. Trices
don't always go up when costs go up.
The producer has his little bluffing
ways pf making you think ho Isn't ad
vancing prices when he Is.
For Instance, many cakes of soap
ar now made hollow. They look Just
as large and handsome as ever. After
you use them awhile, you work Into a
hole and perceive that tho Interior Is
nothing but thin air. Balls of string
and yarn are made around a large
core, so that there Is nothing but a
crust of twtne about the empty center.
Thread runs more than over to wooden
spoola, with a thinner layer of cotton
and silk then ever before, lu every
business the effort will bo made to
conceal the fact of price advance.
Up to a certain rxlent this is of
course legitimate. When flour goes
up it Is as fair for tho baker to cut
down the slue of the loaf as to advance
the price. There Is no cheat about It
since the difference should be obvious
to any observant eye. Hut In so far as
these dodges conceal tho cheapening
or tho skimping of materials, they are
dishonest. The public wants to know
plainly and squarely what the price
advances are, and It does not wish to
have inferior goods put over on the
pretenco that they tire tho same old
article.
It won't help anyone's trade to work
oft goods In any deceptive way. Some
of these little tricks are of trifling Im
portance. But they tend to promote
dishonest standards In business.
The people principally responsible
for them seem to be tho original pro
ducers. Retail dealers are usually too
close to their customers to try much
funny business. Producer seem to
think the public doesn't mind a little
humbug. Thereby they are much in
error.
THE PATCHED PATRIOT.
A generation ago it was not deemed
a disgrace for old or young, rich or
poor, to wear clothes or shoos that
were still In fairly good condition,
though patched in spots. To wear
patched clothes was considered an
evidence of both industry and thrift.
But the vanity which dominates some
of us and influences all of us has put
patches out-of style. An age of lux
ury has banished the simple precepts
of economy taught In Poor Richard's
Almanac. But perhars the necessities
growing out of war demands will re
vive old-time practices. When our
army In America as well as In Europe
Is in need of every pound of wool the
country can spare, and when the Allies
are unable to ge all the good clothes
and shoes they need, probably earnest
citizens of America, although financi
ally able to buy new clothing, will
wear the old a few months longer In
order to help the cause. True patri
otism bay be evidence by the wearing
of a patch, no less than by wearing a
bond-buyer's button.
LEARNING LESSONS IN THRIFT.
The actual arrival of a sugar famine
brought the fact of war home to mil
lions of Americans, and the sweetest
tooth In the world has been compelled
temporarily at least to deny itself.
Other self-denials will have to be prac
ticed before the war ends, even if
peace comes as soon as optimists
think; and these lessons should not
be lost after the war is over. It has
long been a maxim abroad that a
French family could live on what an
American family wastes; and because
of French thrift, France was for a gen
eration the banker of the old world. If
Americans can take from the war the
habit of thrift in any measure as the
French possess It, we shall have gain
ed something for ourselves compar
able to the larger stake of making the
world safe for republican Institutions.
THE TEST IN WISCON8IN,
The tragic death of Senator Hust
Ing brings forward by two years the
test of public opinion In Wisconsin.
The senator was strongly pro-war. He
was a Democrat, elected unexpected
ly by a split in the Republican forces.
His term would not have expired un
til 1921, but successor will have to
be chosen now. It will afford Wis
consin the chance to show whether
the solid Republican delegation which
she has in Congress represents her
present political opinions, or whether
a divided Republican vote will again
permit a Democrat to slip in.
President Wilson has given his en
dorsement to the declaration of the
National Unity League that "agita
tion for a premature peace Is sedi
tious." Bully! There never was any
Justification for the plea for "peace
without victory!"
. .. U3
The most highly prized Liberty
Bonds will be those that are owned by
people who bought them with money
earned by personal effort, and saved
by personal sacrifice.
HAWLEY COMPANY RESUMES
WORK ON ONE MACHINE
(Continued from page 1)
Hartwlg, president of the State Fed
eration of Labor, George J. Schneider,
vice-president of tho International pa
per Workers union, and Charles E.
Spence, master of the state grange,
who talked on the general advantages
of cooperation and organization, Mr.
Hartwlg said the unions still had
hopes of winning the strike, that the
men were standing firm at Camas and
Lebanon, where both mills are shut
down, and he was not dismayed over
the partial resumption of operations
here.
The city is beginning to feel the re
sults of the labor situation, as scores
of former mill employes have gone
away to secure employment elsewhere.
The companies are recruiting men
from all sections of the country and
express the utmost confidence that the
back bone of tho Rtrike has been
broken and that before many weeks
the mills will be running at maximum
capacity.
Beaverton Potato starch factory
here now assured.
1 in
saves
In many recipes only hnlf ns ninny cgfj3 nro required, in some
none at nil, if nn additional quantity of Royal Baking Powder
is used, about a teaspoon, in place of each egg omitted.
Try tho following recipes which also conserve white
ttour as urged oy the government, '
Corn Meal Griddle Cakes
14 eui't corn nicul
ruin tintllng wuttr
run milk
1 Ublcsjwn thortmtnc
1 Ublrapmin molkit
, cup flour
1 t.'..pion tfM
i lrMiw"n ol Baklnff Powder
NO LOGS
BonUI corn moftl In lovl wlt'.i fcolllnif -itnr M milk,
Uurlinii!ir n;u! m.MUiMi; atl.t flour, unit mt
linking ptwur wliKh hv boon IU,1 loi;t!:nr; mix
Weil. lUko oil Hut K"'-'Jti! t',r;,M!s mull bruivii.
(Tho OIJ Mot ho J ci.llovl for 2
Send for our new looklet "S$ Way a to Save Eggt.' Mailed fret on requeit. O
Address Royal Baking Powder Co., Dept. II., 13$ William Street, New York
"THE TOP."
s By II. A. Swufford.
P -s
When the "Kirst Call" Is blared
From our dreams we are scared
By a voice that wo hear plainly
speak In'
"Now boys, don't bo late or K, P. Is
your fate."
It's a great life my boy, but don't
weaken.
As "Assembly" Is heard,
And we fly like a bird
To the first of our dally formations;
TIs the Tops voice we hear as he
calls us for beer, !
"!?(irmrf M nnil Ihnn rnnltA hla nntaJ
tlons.
For those that wo miss
Aro filled with the bliss
That comes with "vln blanc" of this
nation,
And when thry get back, they will
sure get the sack
In the guard house for ten days' dura
tion. When "Recall" is blown.
And our tools we have thrown
To the ground as we go for our ra
tions, The "Top" we espy with a smllo In his
eye,
Oh that "Top", he Is sure some sensa
tion. But when "Taps" sounds at night,
It's the usual Bight
To see looming up at hia station
The form of our "Top"
Who'a been out on a slop
And tells of his new "doll'a" location.
There he lies In his bunk,
And he sleeps off his drunk
And the boys In the hut come In
sneaking,
And he talks In his sleep as he slum
bers so deep
"It's a great Jlfe my boy, but don't
weaken."
But when all's said and done,
This is written In fun
And we hope no offense he'll be
takln'
For our "Top" Is the one who keeps
gloom on the run;
This Army's the life, but don't weaken.
K. P. Is kitchen police.
JOHN HATHAWAY
SAYS TROUBLES
DUE TO KAISER
OREGON City, Nov. 3. (Editor of
the Enterprise) I am wondering If it
has ever suggested ltBelf to you and
to the mill men who Bre now out of
work that all this trouble, la the work
of the agents of the Emperor of Ger
many. From the very fact that the
name of the man that caused the walk
outa short time ago (Hartwlg)
should convince everyone that he was
not a friend of our administration. In
my opinion he should have been giv
en the same dose that was given the
preacher down in Tennessee lately, or
strung from a telegraph pole. I think
thlg matter should be dwelt upon by
the four minute men, who are giving
talks on food conservation, for its
almost absolutely certain that if this
trouble keeps on there will be mighty
Hftle food to conserve, and further
more If it's not soon stopped we may
look for violence, and then end In a
revolution between capital and labor,
People muHt be fed and clothed,
and so if there is no pay check forth
coming these necesHlties cannot be
obtained; for business men cannot af
ford to lot their goods go without the
money.
I am absolutely convinced that all
this trouble In the shipping industries,
as well as the paper industry, is the
work of German agonts, and is but
another blow of the Kaiser, at the ad
ministration, that will make it hardor
for us to win the war.
I am a union ,man and atrongly 'in
favor of the laboring man having pay
enough to enable him to keep his fam
ily comfortably, but I am deadly op
posed to having a monster who de
lights in murdering women and child
ren, taking a hand in it. We are
AmericanH and any one that is not
truly American should be immediate
ly transplanted or interned until the
war is over.
JOHN HATHAWAY.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
A marriage license was ismied from
the county clerk's office Friday to Til-1
He Baurer and Albert J. Martin ofj
Canby.
eggs in baking
Eggless, Milkless, Butteries
Cake
1 cup krnwn iurr 4 tipm Mlt
J'4 oupi lnr I tMipoon nutm
I iup nmteit mll"t I toaipaon ctnntmoa
1 ouneni nitron, rut Ant 1 cup flour
H cup thnrtontii r t eup ry Hour
1 WMPOon Bojrtl Bkklnf Powd
Holl rr, wtr, fruit, ihorUnlnf, tt ini ipln
tRithr In uoopnil 3 nilnutoa, V.' Un tionl, J4
dour ud hkln eowdur which bva boon lfti lo
(oihrr. Mlt well; tk In lof pa In mixUrtt
oii about 49 nibiutvi.
(Tli OIJ Method (Fruit C.U culled for Z t!K)
CHI LETTER FAKE
OUFUON CITY. Nov. 3. (Kdllor of
the KntorprlHo.) 8viral years ago
someone, with a twlxted idea of what
coimtitutt's a Joke, started a chain lot
ttr prayer laying tho authorship upon
Bishop Lawrence. Before tho fool
thing hud run lu couron It la estimated
that several million dollars were Npent
lu pontage, Mnd every onco in a while
the thing crops up yet, and some eaay
murk falls for It. A friend of mine
brought In a revived form of the
Idiocy, asking that I call the public at
tention to tho fnct that it in being per
petrated again In this now form. It
Is called tho ' Hod Cross Chain." It
has about as much connection with
the "Bed Cross" as tho Kaiser hns
with democracy, or a Juno bug with
philosophy. It rends:
"Tho Iird Jesus wo Implore Then
to give victory to the Allies. Pleaso
copy this out and send It to somn per
son each day for nine days, beginning
tho day you receive this. Do not break
tho rhutn as It was sent from Ruslce
vla, Scotland, to go around the world.
"It was said In ancient times th it
tnoso who passed It by would wrestlo
with misfortune, but those who sent
It would bo free from calamity, Tind
tho ninth day would receive some
great Joy. Don't forget the day, nor
tho next nine days."
As this card was numbered 2 some
eucker bit for two days, at least.
As to the contents, It is aa ancient
a the blasphemous Joke on the good
American Bishop, and no older. It
Is Just the same old prayer modified
to meet tho occasion.
As to Ruslcevla, Scotland, there la
no such place pn the map. Hence
the fool thing is, on Its very face, a
He.
As to what It will accomplish, hero
la part of the business. The first step
In the chain will cost nine cents, be
side the waste of time, to send tho
first nine cards. The second round
will cost 9 times nine, or 81 cents.
By the time the third link has dune
Its duty without a break It has reach
ed $7.29. When It has passed tho
fourth, it has reached the sum of
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HINTS TO
NEW CLOAKS.
Many of the newest erfocts In the
way of cloaks are now In the stock
of Bannon & Company's store. There
are the rich dark brown with aealotte
collars and cuffs, lined throughout
with a fine quality of silk. There are
so many different styles In these gar
ments that it would be a wine Idea to
call and see for yourself Junt what Mr.
Bannon has solected.
A new stock of house dresses and
aprons In stripes und plaids has also
arrived, coming in the largo shipment
on Tuesday morning.
DRESS GOODS.
There are still many attractive
pieces of dress goods remaining in the
L. Adams store, which have been
marked at great aacrlflce, consisting
of pretty chocks, stripes in various
colors, and of extra width.
Many shoes are to be found in the
shoe department, and competent peo
ple are there to giVe you a perfect fit.
In the. basement you will find under
clothing that will come in handy for
the chilly days to come; also an excol
lont quality of men and women's
sweaters in various shades including
gray and red.
ARTICLES FOR SOLDIERS.
As the Rod Cross Socloty is arrang
ing to send the boys In France a box,
and others are also planning to carry
out the same Idea, tho Huntley Drug
Company Is one of the headquarters
where you can find nrtlcles that will
please the boys. This firm is carrying
a stock of knives,, pens, soap, writing
tablets, candy, cigars, toothbrushes,
combs, halrbruHhes, and in fact any-1
thing that would make a useful gift!
to tho soldier or tho boy In tho navy. !
It is necessary to commence your
Christmas shopping early for the men j
in Franco, and the boxes to bo ship-:
ped by the Red CroHS will soon be on
tholr way.
NEW EDISON8.
A largo number of now Edison talk-
ffiS.Cl. When through tho hands of
the fifth link It has reached 1509 AO,
If It got past tho sixth without a
break It Is f5.3ll.ll. When thn
seventh batch of sucker liavu passed
It on It Is liT.KZ'J fiU. On thn elKhth
lap It Is $i:iu.467.Zl. Tho ninth bring
It up to f:i.S7t.:oi,K:i. In Its tenth
round it attains to tho unbellevabln
sum of 3l.87.S41 01. Ami all this
In IK) day from the writing of tho
first letter. Just now when every
cent possible I needed, and tho cry
I going out from every quarter to
atop waste tho ono who propagates
anything of this sort l not only a
dupo. Ito Is a traitor a well. In
fact I have my doubt that tho origi
nator of thl last move I a fool. It
Is Just tho kind of work wo would ex
pect a Hhrnwd German spy to perpe
trate In order to deflect all tho money
ho could from much needed channel.
All thinking people are asked to keep
their eye open for Just such attempt,
and to kill them whenever they ran.
W. T. MILL! KEN.
CONGRESSMAN HAWLEY TELLS WAR
STATUS IN TALK TO LIVE WIRES
(Continued from pagi I)
Thursday night at tho homo of Colonel
C. II. Dye
Tho I.lvo Wires heard committee re
port and listened to an Interesting
speech by Dr. Hugh 8. Mount, who re
turned thl week from Chicago, bring
ing back lato Information from the
continent
Homo of tho bean raised by tho
IJve Wire on their Mt. Pleasant dem
ostratlon farm graced tho dinner table,
as did some mammoth potatoes from
tho farm of Georgo Randall. Frank
Ewlng, of Estarada, Btipe rlntendent of
tho experimental farm of tho Portland
Hallway Idght Power company, told
of his work, and O. E. Freytag urged
attendance at tho Manufacturer and
Iand Product show that open In
Portland nt the auditorium Saturday
night and continue until November
19, While Oregon City day ha been
set for next Monday, arrangement
will be made through Mr. Freytag to
secure a later dato, with tho object of
arranging an excursion from thl city
to tho show.
Gold Hill $700,000 cement plant
hero begins operations. Employes 35
men.
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SHOPPERS
lng machines as well as Columbia
talking machines havo boon received
at the Hurmolstor & Andresen storo.
Thcso havo boon tho means of attract
ing many lovers of music to thl sestab
IlHhment. In their record room you will find a
large collection of musical selections
of tho colebratod musicians. Among
tho recorda will bo found tho selection
by the quartet from "Jligolotto." The
now Edison recreate tho performance
of Clccolini, Mlddleton, Vorlot and Al
cock with exactness. If you desire to
hear this record you are Invited to the
store, and it will be played for you.
Other records that are among tho
aolectlons and found quite popular are
"Oh Johnnie! Oh Johnnie! Oh John
nie! a ono-Btop; "Aloha Sunset Land";
"Glow Worm" by the Imperial Band
and "Walk In The Forest"; "Simplic
ity Intermezzo" by the Sedora Band,
and "The Whistler and His Dog" by
the Now York Military Band. There
are a numb'er of now patriotic selec
tions that havo beon among the best
sellers during the pnHt week.
CREPE DE CHINE WAIST.
A numbor of dainty crepe de chlno
waists have mado their appoarance
nt tho C. I. Stafford store, of flowh
colored as well as the dainty pink and
yellow. Some are made with the
largo square coUar, and with dainty
mother ponrl buttons, and most attrac
tive. The storo has also received a largo
numbor of very attractive navy blue
flannel middy blotiHes that aro always
popular with the girls. These are
mado in sovoral different patterns,
some of which have trimmings of red
or white braid, while others ore mode
plain with tho largo sailor collar. Tho
largo rod silk ties are also in stock
nt this storo.
RoHnburg Cold storage plant pur
chased hero by California capital to
bo enlargod.