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OF MRICANS NOW
IN ACTIVE SERVICE
PARIS, Oct. 29. American 16-inch
guns manned by American blue-Jackets,
o)peratlng with the French, be
pin firing upon German railroad cen
ters back ot the Serre-Olse front on
Wednesday. The Americans directed
their shells against stations and junc
tions tn the region ot Venrtns and also
in the Ticlnity of Roicy.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. Announce
ment from France that American 16
inch naval guns, manned by naval gun
crews, hate come Into action with the
American Army, disclosed that General
Pershing's forces are now equipped
with the most powerful and hardest
bitting weapons used in the present
war, ashore or afloat, so far as is
Itnowa.
The 16-lnch rifles ar similar to
those designed for use abroad the new
est American dreadnaughts. They are
RO-calibe.r, more than 66 feet in length
and weigh approximately 100 tons
without their carriages.
Without question they are the long
est range guns in use except the Ger
man super-guns, which are regarded
uercly as a mechanlal freak."
The projectile weighs close to a ton
and its bursting charge of the most
powerful explosive known is measured
in hundreds of pounds against the few
pounds in the German super-gun shell.
The destructive effect is enormous.
Plans for using big rif.es tor the
Army are understood to have been
worked out entirely by naval officers
American naval crews have played an
important part on several sectors of
the battlefront for months, handling
weapons of 12 Inch bore.
SEATTLE WILL
WEAR MASKS TO
r PREVENT FLU
SEATLE, Oct. 2S. Seattle residents
will begin wearing influenza preven
tion masks today by order of the mu
nicipal authorites. Persons without
masks will not be allowed to board
the street cars. The Red Cross an
nounced last night that 3S.667 people
called to get the gauze masks yester
day. Masks are being distributed also
at drug stores throughout the city.
All people who are not working at
essential labor must remain at home.
Mayor Ole Hanson announced yester
day. Crowds will not be tolerated and
street cars wi'l ive preference, if
possible, to shipyard workmen.
No official figures on the number
of deaths or new cases were an
nounced yesterday. City Health Com
missioner J. S. McBrlde stated his be
lief that the disease was continuing a
steady climb upward.
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HONEY
You can save money on your purchases of Staple and Fancy Groceries by going over this list carefully and
making up a list of your wants for some time to come. When you order $10 worth add 50 cents for
carrying charges and we will prepay all charges either by express or parcel post. Send your order by mail
and add your name to our large rapidly growing list of satisfied customers. These prices hold good until
Nov. 5th, 1918. HOAICE YOUH SELECTION TODAY.
Monday Morning Soap, 1 0 for 49c Box $4.75
White Flier Laundry Soap, 1 0 for 50c Box $4.85
White Navy Laundry Soap, 1 0 for 53c Box $5.10
Swifts White Laundry Soap 1 0 f or55c Box $5.25
Royal White Laundry Soap 1 0 for 57c Box $5.50
20 Mule Team Borax Soap 1 0 for 58c. Box $5.50
Sea Soam Washing Powder, 30c package. . .23c
Wooden Clothes Pins, 2 doz. in package .... 7c
Dodge Spring Clothes Pin, 3 doz. in qackage 23c
Headlight Matches, 6 box package 29c
Fine Scrub or Stove Brushes, 25c value. . . ,10c
Toilet Paper, medium size, 6 for 25c
Extra Large Roll Toilet Paper, 3 for ..... .25c
New Orleans Molasses, gallon tins 85c
Karo Syrup, No. 10 tins 95c
Snow Drift Flour, bag $2.85
Barley Flour, special 49 lb. bag $1.96
Barley Flour, 12 lb. bag v .59c
Oat Meal Flour, pound 8c
Remember The Time and
iPEdDip:
INCREASES IN
EXPRESS RATES1
ARE OPPOSED
SALEM, Oct. 28. The Oregon pub.
lie service commission is preparing to
request the Washington and Idaho
commissions to Join with the iwer
state commerce commission atmmst
the latest 10 per cent increase in ex
press rates, which was announced
Sunday.
Chairman Miller of the Oregon com
mission pointed out that the percent
age increase works a heavy discrim
ination against the west, where dis
tances are long and rates are corre
spondingly high, the same as did the
percentage increase in freight rates.
This is the second 10 per cent increase
which has been made In express rates.
I
OP ANY IN THE WAR
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Ameri
can genius has produced an airplane
which may stand out as one of the
war's greatest inventons, members of
the senate military affairs committee
said Saturday, following their weekly
conference with the war department.
Committee memebers said they
were told by officials that a bombing
plan, designed by Glenn Martin, Cleve
land, Ohio, inventor, has developed a
speed of ISO miles an hour, twice the
speed of the ordinary bomber. Bomb
ing planes must always be protected
by a flock of speedy pursuit planes,
but the Martin plane, committee mem
bers said, will need no such protection
as It is capable of holding its own
with the speediest flyers.
Senator Thomas, chairman of the
aircraft committee, is to see John D.
Ryan, in charge of aircraft produc
tion, to urge that no "tinkering" be
done with the Martin machine. Re
ports have reached committee mem
bers that experimenting was to be
done with i-
Committee members said they were
informed that 2000 airplanes have
been shipped to France. They learned,
they said, that the CapronI, the Ital
ian bombing plane, has passed satis
factory tests.
CONVICT CAUGHT
SALEM, Or.. Oct 29. James Stan
ley.who escaped from the Oregon state
penitentiary in 1912, hag been cap
tured in Montana and returned to the
institution after six years of absence,
Warden Murphy announces. He was
committed for obtaining money under
false pretenses. "Happy" Gordon, who
escaped from the state lime quarry at
Gold Hill several months ago. was
brought from California Saturday.
IT::
IWHBLY
ECONOMY CRY HIDES SINGLE TAX
Voters of State Warned to Look Out For
Camouflage In Measure.
Tho 'economy" slogan is a splendid
idea, and the American public has tak
en to It as a duck takes to water, It's
practical application as a win the-war
idea is fine thing and as a developer
ot natnal thrift it can't be beaten.
There is such a thing, however, as
working the idea overtime, and there
Is such a thing as using it, under the
guise of patriotic ardor, to carry out
the most diabolical schemes ot design
ing spite-workers.
Thus we find Sam Jackson and the
Portland Journal waging a bitter cam
paign against the country editors ot
the state ot Oregon, In advocating the
dellnqueut tax law amendment and a
new legal rate law. "Economy" shouts
the Journal and its wealthy editor, and
of course to bring about a real era ot
economy, the voting public is urged to
support the two bills bearing the ear
marks of Samuel Jackson.
Economy Is a fine quality for the
state, as well as the individual, and
were Mr. Jackson's mottves actuated
purely from the economy viewpoint,
his daily editorials might ring with sin
cerity. Look out for these laws. Editor
Jackson has supported freak legisla
tion before most notably when the
single tax idea was smothered by the
voters of the state. The present stat
utes which Mr. Jatkson would place
on the Oregou law books, would have
no more to do with an era of economy
throughout the state of Oregon than
would a blU to cut down the price ot
a shave. The thinking voter will give
both measures a close analysis, and
the thinking voter of the state will
come to a conclusion on tho worth of
the measures about as follows:
Both measures should be vigorously
swatted by the voters, for the very
sane and simple reason that the pres
ent laws, passed by the Oregon state
legislature, are fulfilling their mission,
by protecting the public from the wiles
ot the title grabber. Any law that is
protective and is ot practical service
STATE LAND BOARD
SALEM, Oct. 29. No loans have
ben made by the state land board from
the rural credits fund since October
16, 1917. The fund of 1450,000, for
which bonds were sold, was exhausted
at that time and no bonds have been
sold since. In his biennial report, G.
G. Brown, clerk of the board, says
bonds were not sold to provide addi
Groceries, at Wholesale
P
rices t
Potato Flour, pound 10c
Corn Flour, pound 8c
Fancy Head Rice, 2 pounds 25c
Oat Flakes, 3 pounds 25c
Washington Crisps, Corn Flakes. While
the last at 3 packages for '. ..... . 27c
Van Camps or Sniders Catsup, bottle 25c
Wilson Deviled Meats, 5 small cans 25c
3 large cans . . . j 25c
Tower Brand Salmon, 35c value 25c Doz. $2.90
Elk Horn Tomatoes, 2 cans 27c Doz $1 .50
Ideal Peas, 2 cans 35c Doz '. $2.00
Tennis Girl Corn, 2 cans 35c Doz $2.00
Mount Veron, Smilax or Borden's Milk, can 15c
Shredded Wheat, Puffed Wheat, Puffed Rice,
Kelloggs' Corn Flakes, 2 pkg 25c
Place.
Seventh'
to tho people ot the state should be let
alone.
To be more specific, the present de
linquent tax law provides for publica
tion of the delinquent list but ONLY
after a mail notice has been sent to
the delinquent and has failed to ful
fil Its mission. In other words the pub
lication is simply a precautionary
measure to inform the delinquent who
has changed his address, or who
through some reason falls to get hi
mail notice, that his taxes are duo and
payable. The effect ot such a law cuts
out tho chances for the title grabber
who hangs around the tax collector's
office from the moment the taxes bo-
come delinquent, In an effort to Hue up
and pick up some so-called "snap." A
"snap" to tho title grabber is the pick
ing up of your property or mine, for
the taxes due plus penalty and inter
est. It's a great business to follow,
but just the same It Is being done in
every county In the state.
Jackson would cut out this publica
tion from the present law. Any sane
voter can see the result. Let the pres.
ent law stand tho way it is, it you are
In favor ot protecting the taxpayer.
The other bill Is to cut down the
present rate tor logal advertising. At
the present time tha law fixes the legal
rate at 5 cents per line. The Portlund
papers asks usually $1 to $1.50 per
Inch for tholr commercial advertising.
The state law makes the rate about 45
cents per Inch. The thinking voter
will decide for himself whether the
rate is exorbitant. The newspaper men
have a right to live. .They are doing
a most meritorious work in boosting
bond sales and In fact every line of
war activity, and have won highest
praise from President Wilson for their
patriotic publicity work, which by the
way is all donated to Uncle Sam. The
thinking voter will concede that the
country newspaperman has right to
exist. It Is no time to throttle the
press ot Oregon, or any other state.
Swat the Jackson measures both of
them.
tional funds because they could not be
sold for par.
The report says that no applications
for loans were received from Columbia
and Sherman counties. All other coun
ties In the state are represented in the
applications.
Fees collected with applications for
loans amounted to $5332.50. Of this
um. $398.85 was returned to applicants
and $4933.65 wa scredlted to the rural
credits expense fund. From the ex
pense fund the sum of $1174.25 was
paid to attorneys for fees tn connect
ion with making the loitns.
SUIT ON DENTAL BILL
L. A. Wells has filed suit against
John Trachsel to recover $63 on a den
tal bill.
the lonsimers
Compare These
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Street, Near Elevator
OF
TREW SHORE
ATSCEENE OF WRECK
Jl'NEAU, Alnska, Oct. .'8. Shore
near the scene ot the wrecek of the
Princess Sophia are strewn with dead
bodies, according to wireless mes
sasvs received here lust night from
vessels scouring the waters near
where the boat went down. A heavy
storm yesterday woventod the relief
ships from getting to the land.
No word of any survivors of the
Sjphla. has reached bore. Governor
Thomas Hlggs Jr., of Alaska, who Is
at Lynn Cnnal, where the Sophia went
down, has taken personal charge of
the rescue work. Over 25 bouts yes
tenia? wore reported searching for
bodies.
Watches on the bodies brought
here were stopped at ten minutes of
seven. This was taken here to mean
that tho Sophia went down at about
that time Saturday morning. Earlier
reports said she sank late Friday
night.
Many more bodies are on their way
here It was reported today. Wireless
niOHHfiRes received last night said
about 150 hud been found. Until the
storm subsides the rescue ships can
not complete tlielr task of gathering
tho remains. At tho rale the bodies
are reported being recoverd. It was
thought possible that searches will
be able to gut nearly all the remains
of the 343 believed lost whed the Ca
nadian Pacific steamer slid off Van
dortillt reef, where she had struck In
a storm Thursday.
N THE EASI
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 29. The Uni
versity of Oregon has been allotted 15
men to attend the field artillery
school for candidates for officers at
Camp Taylor, Loiilsvlle, Ky., accord
ing to a telegram received yesterday
by Colonel W. II. C. llowen, commanl
ins officer at the university. Colonel
Howon and Alma D. KaU, civilian
aide to the adjutant general of the
United States, will conduct the ex
amination for the men.
DIVORCE WANTED
Alta Chapln Create has filed a suit
for divorce against John Oreste, al
leging that he Is quarrelsome and used
violent and profane language. She
asks tor the possession ot household
goods, a piano and chickens at 1232
Union Avenue, Portland. They wore
married at Portland August 11. 1918.
UNIVERSITY MEN At
Choice Creamery Butter, roll $1.25
Oregon Brick Cheese, pound 35c
Tillamook Cheese, pound . 38c
Best Bulk Shortening, pound 27c
New Peanut Butter, pound 22c
Best Bulk Cocoa, pound 24c
Bulk Macaroni, 3 pounds 25c
We have the same brooms that you have to
pay $1.50 for during this sale for 89c
Teas, Coffees, Spices and Extracts.
Peoples Blend 23c
Liberty Blend ..28c
Shilling Best and Folgers High Grade, in 2J
pound cans 85c
Golden West and Folgers High Grade Teas,
Gunpowder, Japan, English, Breakfast,
packed in and 1 pound packages. Sale
price, pound " 45c
Prices With Those You Have
MANY BODIES
ARE RECOVERED
FROM WRECK
VANCOUVER, H. C, Oct, 211. One
hundred and ninety-two bodies from
the steamship Princess Hophlu which
went to plows on Vimderlitlt reef Fri
day night, have been recovered. Among
the Identified dead are: Charles A.
Craven, Sherwood, Or.; Charles W.
Zyltwtrs, Oak Harbor, Wash,: Mrs. Ja
cob l'opport, MllwauMe, and J. P. An
derson, Portland, Ore.
VANCOUVER, Wash,, Oct. 9.-One
hundred and seventy-five bod lea from
tho steamship Princess Sophia, wreck
ed on Vandnrblit roof early Thursday
morning have been taken to Juneau,
uccordliijf to word reaching Canadian
Pacific SteiuiiHliln company officials
hero today It Is believed 85 have been
Identified.
Among those Identified nro:
Captain J. C. Green, William Me-
Waters, Charles S. ('hennery, (looru
llowtrd Hurling, Murray Ends, linden
A. Craven, W. A, Thompson, W. II.
McDonald, Frank Drown, II. A. Som
erset. L. E. Clark, Frank White, At
land Harm. James George, .lumen A.
Chirk. Robert llagen, James E. Train
er, Herbert Plumb, 8. M, lliilhy. Mrs.
C. J. Vlfqualn, Vllllam C. Sharon,
John Zarcnralll, Lee ('hong, Jack
Hayes, John Eyre, R. M. Hull and C,
I', Kagnwa.
EOF
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PORTLAND. Oct. 21 Joseph Hun
tine, of Portland, whose name Is con
tained In the nnssdnger list of the Ca
nadian Pacific liner Princess Sophia,
which sunk In Alaskan waters, Satur
day, was on his way home to marry
Mrs. Mary E. Drown of 3:tl Flritt
Street, this city. Tho wedding was to
have taken place In Seattle next Wed
nesday. Satlne loft Portland lust spring to
take up his regular run as chief engi
neer of the steamer Yukon, which he
had been muklng for the past live
years. He was In the employ of the O.
W. It ft N. company on a river run
out of .Portland for more than 17
years.
Jimt prevlo-.ts to leaving for Alaska
Inst spring Santlne hud been working
for the Willamette Iron Steel com
pany, He has no relatives In this city.
PRINTED SERMONS
CHEIIALIS. Wash., Oct 28. Tho In
fluenza epidemic, which shut down the
churches In Wlnlock, did not doprlve
Wlnlock people of their remilar Hun-
day services. Rev. R. S. Hoes wrote
his senium and hud It printed mid delivered
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MONEY reAi 'fC3
viNG.;ALL.
Full line of Ridgways Teas, reg. values $1 .20
pound .90c
Lynch's Best Extracts, 2 oz. bottles 10c
Red X Extracts, 4 oz. bottles 45c. 2 oz. bottles 23c
Royal Baking Powder, large size 39c Small 20c
Shillings Best Baking Powder, 1 lb, can 39c
K. C. Baking Powder, 1 5c size 12c, 25c size
20c, 50c size 43c, 80c size 65c
A. & H. Baking Soda, package 6c
All kinds of Spices,, Pepper, Mustard and
everything in the spice line. Regular 1 5c
selling at 3 for 25c
Del Monte Tomato Sauce, 3 for 19c
Palace Car Oysters, 2 for 27c. Doz $1.50
Lighthouse Clams, 2 for 27c, Doz $1.50
Libbys Red Beans, 3 cans . ,25c
Fancy Bulk Raisins, 2 pounds. . , 22c
Fancy Not-a-seed Raisins, 2 pounds. ...... .27c
Extra Choice Small Not-a-aeed, 2 pound 27c
Palace Car Raisins, 2 packages 25c
Pansy Seedless Raisins, 2 packages , ,28c
AMERICAN ACE IS
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. Major VT II
Hutu Thaw, dean of American aviators
and holder of the French Croix d
Guerre with Ave palms, has boon
awarded tho American distinguished
service ci'oms with two citations by
General Pershing, It was announced
here tonight by the Aero Club of
America. '
Major Thaw, who was one of the our
llest American flyers with the French
Lnfayoite Escndrllln, mid who whs
transferred to tho American service
after this country entered tho strtgale
became an American see last Jt
when he was offlcnlly credited with
having downed bis fifth enemy plane.
Major Thaw wits one of (ho I rut nine
Americans to win the honor of feeing
clusses as American aces.
The Arso Club of America awarded
hi m Its medul ot valor and diploma last
July In recognition of his hravorjr and
dlstliiKtilshed servce.
IN
Y
MEDFORI). Or,, Oct. 28.-Tfc.tt suc
cess of coal mining developments
along the base or Roxy Ann. within
a few miles of Medford, has encour
sged the companies concerned to
place a conslderalilo tonnage of the
product on the market for local con
gin operation. It has several thousand
Prospecting for coal under the floor
of the valley has eucounragnd East
ern capitalists to form a company to
prospect thoroughly by boring for It.
Machinery (or that purpose ha fcii
ordered. Coal mining expert (in
tend that the larger tonnago of super
ior quality lies under the valise.
Ti e company formed here mime
months iiko for the purpose of boring
for oil has comp eted Its first der
rick and now awaits the arrival to bo
steel casing. It expect soon to bln
operation. It I wis several taoisMid
acres of land leased, but no stack fur
iul
BRITISH CASUALTIES
LONDON. Oct. i!s. ttritls, casual
ties for tho week ending todaf num
bered 32.249, compared with 37.150 tor
tho previous week. They ura divided
us follows:
Killed or died of wounds-Officers
4:ic. men 5307.
vVounded or missing OlDcere 1411,
men 25,.ir.5.
Been Paying