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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1919)
1.1 (indu th ustry In Oregon, has declined since i outbreak of the European war. .utnruL which cut off the foreiirn market for ihe surplus. In the past year the state produced less than 3.004 bales, where as in former years the crop averaged well above lOv.000 bales. At harvest time it looked as If there would be no market at all. and a few sales were made as low aa a and 10 rents, but YEAR FOB FARMERS ESTABLISHED 1918 v. with the urnlnit of the armistice the situation chanced ouddenly. Kxport January Victor Records on Sale Today Crops Not Record-Breakers, buyers rushed Into the market and in City and State Prepared for a few weeks the price had climbed to but Prices Are High. 20 cents. Fractl.-ally the entire crop Greater Efforts. Is now sold, and fcnglteh agents are seeking to contract for the 1919 growth May the coming year bring peace and joy. to all mankind and in particular to YOU and YOURS. on the: basis of 4 cents. f.ET RESULTS PLEASING YANKEE EFFORT IS PflAlSEDi NEW INDUSTRIES SECURED fDreaming of Home. Sweet Hon 1S30S JS5c J diaries Harrison The Rose of No Man's Land TTIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919. " 191B SREniURKABLE imp, nrnr .,?lficsV -V In- Markrtins Simple. Owin; to -i-toiil iM-niand fur All Commodities. Te year 1t. was the most re. Inarkable the Urrson agriculturist has ever known. Crops were not of th bumper variety. but prices were ab normally l.lirh and even with a mar greater producing ost, the net resul has been a season of prosperity, th like of which was never bcore recorded. .Marketing problems cou not have been simpler, as the deman At all easons of the year waa greater thn th" Urm.rj could produce. The wheat land of th" state, accord lr. to iiorr.mcnt fixure. yielded 4.tj.o4 bushefa of Fnririr rrain and 10.i7o.ioi bushels of the Winter cerea tne total of l.3:i.vuu bushel, com paring with 12.M1.0mk bushels produced In !1 . The average wheat crop "rnoi for the past ten years was J.-JJ.000 bushels. The farmers In 11 aa in tfce preceding year, had the bene fit of the high price fixed by the Gov ernment and naturally found no corn plaint wltn their treatment. Aata I rap !aaall. Th" oats crop was the smallest for several years, but was a very reinune ratlve one. The state produced in the year ..sn.owo bushels, which com- ' J.ares with .:i.")' bushels In 1917 nd a ten-year average of li.0ft4.004 bushels. The barley crop was slightly under flat of the preceding 3 tar. but brought much more money. The 1913 yield was f cured at 4.s0.0u0 bushels, as against S.;;s.0vi bushels in 1H17 and 4.4U.uu bushels, the average for the preceding 14 years. The comma; jcar should see still Iar rr cereal crops produced in Oregon. Th" wheat yield promises to be a rec ord-breaker. aud a gain in oats and lar!ey production is also expected. The wheat farmers luv put out the largest Kail-sown acreage ever known in the state, accrecatinc- 03.000 acres, and the latest off rial report rave tiie con dition of the Winter wheat crop aa 100 per cut. A total w heat production in exec of l.i'l".u"' bushels is antici pated. There has been a Z per cent in crease In rye acreage, making the total fate area about acres. The condi- I'orj of the rye crop Is also 1)' per cent. Dairy ra4ifhS) I.h4. Dairy men have had much to say about the high cost of producing milk and rreani. yet with a ""' out put for the year, the end of ISIS finds the dairy Industry tn booi condition, with excellent prospects for th" com-j tr.t year. Ure butter was nnnle than i In ll.. btit there was a dm-rease In the cheese and conirn"l milk output. Ore icon's production of these three arti cles for the past year was as follows: JAPAN" LOOKS IPO.V AMERICA AS GREATEST NATION-. Rapidity With Which United States Prepared for War Amazes Population of Orient. Bank Clearing?, Postal Receipts, Building Permits AH Show Great Increase. TOKIO. (Correspondence of the As sociated Press.) The rapidity with which the United States prepared for war and the magnitude and success of her military operations continue to draw expressions of admiration from Japanese. Generally speaking, the pub lic in Japan regarded the United States as a peace-loving; nation, which, having no bent for war. could never do much in the building up of a (treat army. The wonderful transformation of America in the war is the subject of many articles by prominent publicists. Thus, rr. Shigeo Suyehlro. professor of Kyoto University, writes: "There is no disguising; the fact that prior to the war the Japanese did not believe in the military strength .of America, but the present titanic strug gle has demonstrated beyond all doubt the error of the Japanese estimate. The United states has become a treat military power at a bound and her Navy Is only second to that of Great Kritaln. The financial resources of America are something tromendous. It is stated that America would be able to keep the war going for a quarter of century at the rate of expenditure which she spent for the first year. Sor is this all. 'The Americans arc as great spirit ually as their country is almost limit loss in her resources. Just imagine lie Americans whom some Witt in, ... ... Kt ... lll 1 . . . 11 ... !! ... Jl ... : : t -a iir liii R.!-n"'l nil k. Pmpt . is:.n . . i : iums . . In. t"H ;. l . . s f..I ! . 11 Mi . i ..it. ;;,! Apple rest la I .arse. r're-n apple jrrorvcrs had th" b'l.e f:t -f a lirger crop than they eMl- ri'-ated and a h-iter market than they xrecte.1. on in; to the ending of the war. wnnc a urt- part or the crop was yet to he ilclnered. The Increased output at H'od Illver was du" to the sue of tlie apples proving larger than expected. The lor.il movement fro coimty approximate,! l..oii.nrtft b-ew. a rotnpartd witti l.nrtn imo boxes t.i 191,. New tow it - anl Spitxenber tie prn.rtpal varieties were of fine and iiuallsy. ottirr eecliotis in Orvoti d-d not d as well aa m otlirr ye.irr. The .Mil'on-r reewater crop Is climated at 1, car, nain-st 4'i cars tn I'M?. The Westrni Urrson crop was ery light, probably not over half of tie previous year's 704 cars, tiua in eludms' thn Kogue Illver Valley out put. Pears, peaches and small frulls !M fairly well, while prunes far over ran Ihe yt'ld of former years. Petal Mai meat Maw. The potato crop was lets than that of lI7. and. while the movement has yxvl jet fairly started, prices promise to be reasonably good, though of course not o high as In years when the Kast tir.l Jlidrile West produced less. The Onnron crop is figured at Si5 carloads, w h rras In 1917 1 1.72 carloails were produced. At the close of the year ls :h.n il"4 cars had been shipp'd out of "h" state, about ;0 cara I'm than I were muted in the same period last reason. Total shipments to outside points from the 1917 crop were 1903 evrloads. The onion crop was seriously jt down by an attack of thrips lii tne Mrmmer months. Japanese consider as slavish worshipers of .Mammon worklnx lor their country at an allowance of II a year. They ndur.vl the hardship of meatless and heatless davs in order to obtain a sup- ly of surplus provisions available for he allies, and no disfentlent voice was aieed against the proposed restriction f the manufacture of liquor. "The material and spiritual sacrifices made by the Americcns In the cause of he war as evidenced in these and other hings are really wonderful, showing as th"- do the greatness of America and er people." Dr. Suyehlro thought that it would be the height of absurdity for Japan to pick a quarrel with such a great conn- ry without a sufficient casus belli. apan should stand for an open door policy in the Far Fast, but in return he should receive similar treatment in Indo-rhlna. Canndt, Australia and New ealand. tie said that America had be r. excluding Japnnrse Immigrant. ut h thought it very doubtful whether h.- was sufficiently Justified in so doing. Japan, he said, should strive t, have tlio 1'nifd States correct her attitude not by brute force, but by ap pealing to her ser.se of Justice and hu manity, and this lie applied with equal forro to ItrltUh and French territory whera dtaorimiiiatton against the Jap- aneac is In tore" FAMILY HAS SIX HEMES as MOT III. U AND DAUGHTERS KEEP HOME ITRi; BURNING. fcymtlnued From First Pase. 4i2.07 for 1917, or an Increase of 52 per cent. The city's bank clearings for 1916 aggregated only J649.75,141.46. roatal Receipts Gala. Further confirmation or Portland's remarkable business expansion last year are furnished in the increase in postal receipts. The gross receipts of the Portland postofflce for 1918 were $1, 630.000 as compared with ll.327.9S0 for the preceding year, or an increase of nearly 22 per cent. The Portland office in 191$ did eight times the amount of business handled in 1900, when the gross receipts reached S215.9S7.47. With deposits aggregating i.suu,uuu to the credit of 4000 depositors, the postal savings bank, conducted In con nection with the main postofflce. Is the ninth largest In the United States. De posits in this institution during the last year increased f-200.000. During the year 321.404 domestic and foreign postofflce money orders, repre-sentiiia- S3. 500.000. were Issued and an additional $4.0o0,00o of surplus money- order f und from other cities and towns in the state was handled through the Portland office. In the same length of time money orders amounting to $4.- 000.000 were cached by the local office. The parcel post business more than doubled and in the 12 months more than S4.000.000 of war savings stamps were sold through the Portland office. Bulldlag Total Greater. Despite the restrictions imposed by the tiovernment, Portland's record of building operations shows an increase tn 1918 of 69 per cent over 1917. in tne last 12 months a total of S706 permits were issued, representing Improvements amounting to 6.174.1j.. During 1917, Silt permits were Issued for buildings aggregating S3.643,41. Chief among the building operations of the year was the completion of the new Postofflce, which, witn the site, cost S 1.360.000. During the year the Northwestern Electric Company ex ponded S1.7SO.000 In the construction of a new steam generating plant. The year 1919 promises continued and in creased activity In building following the suspension of Government wartime restrictions and a return to normal con dltlon. With a population variously estimat ed at from 312.000 to 333.000 today, the Increase in the population of Portland In the last 13 months is conservatively estimated at 30.000. In its last official estimate. It. I Polk 44 Co., compilers of the city directory, on May 1. 1918. gave the population of thn city at 211.351, or an Increase or over Its previous estimate of 26.753 on April 1. 1917. Hused on the per capita of water con sumption, the City Water Department credits Portland with a population of 312. OuO. while the school census sup ports "both of these totals with an esti mate of 316. io0. Taking the number of persons em- ed as a basis of computation, the mber of Commerce places the city's population nt 33.00. while the estimate of the Paclfif Telephone A Telegraph Company, judired by the number of tcl- ephouca in use, is 29O.O00. Store Closed Today New Year's Day See evening and morning' papers for important announcements of the Great Inventory Sale now in progress at this store. Olds.Wortman & King 'The Standard Store of the Northwest' 1S309 83c 01.00 SS597 Jf.1.00 of questionnaires In which the youth of the state not In the schools v.re re quired to answer the most Intimate in quiries about themselves has made a deep impression on every boy less than 19 years of age. The sum and sub stance of their searching examination is, "Son, where are you drifting?" That the majority of boys from 16 to 19 years of age are In rudderless craft Is one of the facts which this Investiga tion is revealing. The state of New York bids those who are on the threshold of manhood to stop and find themselves. First of all she asks her boys to stand Now Father I Returning Ironi 118 Days in Trendies ami I'otir Months in Htxpital. I DM BOYS REGISTERED i m:vork LADS TO HAVE lRILL.j AS ATnLETIC TRAINING. at Kick Level. The war pop the wool market at an exceedingly high level, and by the tinvernnient taking over the entire clip. Ihe floekmasters were assured of get ting all ther was to be had out of their wool. The Oregon clip was some lit larcer than in the preceding two J ra and f very good quality. Most of it has already been distributed by the tlovermnent. and what remains will bo disposed of at auction, the authori ses h.ivlnr chosen this metnntl to un load their holdtnxs of wool, both for eign and domestic. The wool clip of Oregon In the past 13 years and its value are shown In the following table: INUI Yar Pninrt V!tj n $ 7. TIT .'.:t".iNi K.im. 1 '' ...,.... . I 1 ?!. 1 -,.-... !. 7 4. ........ . t "..;". !. ....... . I.T'i.ims, .ww, iMi.1. ........ r.'si is i 1 ;MM... ........ .".0M I4N) IS IM.I ?.VMIH4I i.4:. wi. -.sjii J lt 4MHh 4.r.t t.4t 1 ;.Oi ntH.. ....... a v iv Ml 1 Vs.tj.s l. W lloparawlag aa I Keel I ae. Mofrrowlr tr. rmrm a verv Important i'i fi 17 H AYN E S BREAD HAYNES-FOSTER BAKING CO. f'HICAS". There are five daughters out at 3IS South Harper avenue ana there is a mother. Mrs. ratil Hutchin son. All MX are iignnni. .uniTiiiip Juet like the fther who at last Is on his way homo from France. Sergeant Hutchinson, who Is 43 years old. already has told bis Mry tlirouch press dispatches from New York. News paper corrcs-pondriits lour.a -'ann Hutchinson was regarded as the hero of the several hundred soldiers who re turned with him on the transport. His story of spending US days in the trenches aud four months In a base hospital as the result of a gss attack a printed as part of a Af torn ais- patch. - "The doctors riidn t want to t.iKe Paddy because he was overage. the wife said last night. "And I and the pirls there were only four of them ouldn't see how we could get along without his support. But one night at the beginning of the war we talked It over. He said he thought re couici pass he doctors, becauso he had been to the Mexican border. Ic was up to me and the gtrls to decide. "We thought it out Jut-t as every other regular American woman did. If all of us women bad kept our men at home, the war wouldn't be over now. We told him to go. and we'd manage somehow until he came back They knitted him socks and sweat era and mittens and kissed him good bye a year and a half ago Mrs. Hutch inson, tolls. It: Kmogene, 17; Harretta, 11. and Florence, who is 4. And three months after he had gon there arrived Muriel, who jiow is 13 months old and baa hair and teeh and can say. "daddy." So Mrs. Hutchinson couldn't go to work. Kolis and Kmogene had to bear the burden. "We got Jobs with the ' Pepsodone Company," Eolis said, "but Kmogene caught typhoid fever, and for a long time I waa the only one who could work. It was hard on us all. but none of us minded. We didn't have as much to eat as we used to and the bills piled up, but the service flag was In the window, and that and papas letters were all that really counted." The Hed Cross helped a little at first. Mrs. Hutchinson explained, but withdrew the aid when the first small Government allotment came. So the bills continued to grow and Kolls con tinued to work harder than she ever had dreamed of working. And finally Kmogene, recovered from her typhoid, and. although the had tem porarily lost her hair and was very weak, she went to the I'epsodent fac tory aud took back her job. Now It looks as though the whole story is going to end the way It should even though there still remain un paid bills and even though Kolis and Kmogeno have worked themselves be yond the point of Ideal health. For "daddy" is on his way home. He may get here by Christmas. "And. of course, he'll get a fine Job. put in Harretta. "He's a perfectly grand electrician. And then Kolls and Kmo gene can quit their Jobs." Oh, we're goin to have a big a awful big dinner Christmas." tiny Florence shouted. "With daddy an' turkey and everything." And Murliu recited troudly her en tire vocabulary, "Uaddy!" Valuable Registration Statistics Arc Obtained, in Recent Selec tive service Roll. straight, look ahead, walk alertly, talk j precibciy anu luriiujy, uriiuuiaia uia tinctly and show initiative. Hundreds of teachers who have served as sol diers abroad and many returned offi cers who have seen actual service in the trenches will be available as drill- masters. The pupils of the high schools are being trained in the armories for an hour or so In the afternoon, while the boys under 19 who work during the daytime will have their turn in the evenings, unless other arrangements are made. Some of the large depart ment stores are releasing their boys for early morning drills. Throughout the state wherever groups of 16 may be organised, officers are being assigned to take them in charge. It is a rare privilege which most of the future sol diers of the republic appreciate as their imagination and enthusiasm are fired by being brought into contact with gallant men who have taken part In the great world struggle beyond the seas. From these instructions they are im bibing not only patriotism and loyalty. but habits which cannot but make for efficiency and success in the callings to which they are apprenticed. The Military Training Commission believes that such personal contact as this will give to the youth of the state steadi- a of purpose and a broader vision. The inquiries made so far indicate that boys even when they have before them the prospect of advancement. If they stick -to their positions are likely to leave merely on caprice or for a slight temporary gain. One of the questions for the young hoys who are brought before this in quisition is. "What do you want to be ten years from now?" Some of them answered that they had never thought about that. One replied that lie wanted o be his own boss. To the question How much money do ybit make?" ho answered "J48 a week." He is only 17 years of age. W here do you work? came next. "Tn a machine shop." was the reply. Do you save any money?" asked th examiner, hurling at him question 41. Nearly all of It," was the response. "Io looks to me. commented the offi clal, "that you are likely to get you wish. clple of the roach powder was sodium fluoride, a deadly poison. Major Murtaugh was a leader at the bar in Elmira, where he once was Cor poration Counsel, and where at the time of his death he had a practice that those close to him said brought at least 935,000 a year. He had given up this practice four months ago to enter the Army in the Judge Advocate's division. He had handled some of the most important cases in the Department of the East while at Governor's Island. His re quest for foreign service hed just been ranted. Few men In public life have had so many friends as Major Murtaugh. His popularity began In Cornell, where he gained fame as a football player and was captain of the baseball team In '39. his senior year. He declined offers to play professional bal land went into the practise of law. He was State Senator frm 1511 to 1914. He played an important part in the impeachment of Gov Sulzer. When Mr. Sulzer was forced out and Mr. Glynn became Governor and Robert Wagner Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Mur taugh became the Democratic leader of the Senate. As chairman of the judi ciary committee he presided at the trial of Supreme Court Justice Cohalan. He was the author of much good roads legislation and a member of the Pana ma-Pacific exhibition commission. In Klmlra he succeeded to the prac tice of John B. Stanchfield when that lawyer removed to New York. Major Murtaugh was 4 1. His wife died four years ago. He Ieaes four children, two girls and two boys. II I II tt;.o7 i ii If. .1te"Y! Jl II - Hart and Shaw m Glad I Can Make You Cry Henrv Rurr After You've Gone Marion Harris fGood Morning, Mr. Zip-5Cln-Zip. . . 1R510 J .Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet S5c (When Toney Goes Over the Top.. - Eilly Murray ("Waters of Venice fWaltzl 15499 J Violin and Accordion BSc j Good-Bye, Alexander (Fox Trot).. Violin and Accordion ("Mary (Fox Trot 15500 J Joseph S. Smith s Orchestra 65c j Rock-a-Bye Baby Fox Trot) L Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra I" A Little Birch Canoe and You. . . . 451o6 I . ..Olive Kline and Orpheus Quartet $1.00 The Bluebird Kisie Baker. L ...Olive Kline and Orpheus Quartet f Sounds of the Forest, Part I: 55093 i S1.50 "j Sounds of the Forest. Part II. . L Charles Kellogg 64791 r "When You Come Back L Madama Ku-tterflv Flowers) . ..Frances Alda and Sophie Braslaw T i , S8598 I 'f -ooneme (inou Sweetest S&OO 1 J"i'uci I ...Francis Alda, Giovanni Martinclli S7297 fGaribaldl's Hymn .uu I 74373 1.50 S72PS 2.00 S72SS $2.00 McCormacl (Duet of Caruso Andante Cantabile Klnian String Quartet T Hatikva (Our Hope) L Uiuck and Zimbalist (" Onward. Christian Soldiers L Ernestine, Schuniann-Helnk Mail Ordera Given Prompt Attention CFJohnsonFimioCo. Itehlln Packard nonil Pianos letruiaa-1 neuey Pttonogrnitih il jm, 0 That night Buckley set a trap in a poplar grove near his home and baited it with the rotten egg-. He hoped to catch a red fox or perhaps a coyote. But when he went out to his trap next morning, what do you think he found? The biggest silver fox Buckley ever had clapped eyes on. He sold the pelt in Peace River the other day for $346. "A right nice lot o" money to hatch from a rotten egg," remarked Bucklev. as he stuffed the money in his pocket. "I've allers allowed that thar ain't nothin' in the world but Is good fer somethin'." NKW TORK. Of great significance for the future was the resignation of all boys in the state of New York front lt to 19 years of age which took place on Iecember 3. under tho direction of the Military Truining Commission. The proclamation of Governor Whitman providing for this mobilization of youth was generally observed. Somo of those who evaded It are already tn the clutches of the Provost Guard. Many who were unable to register on account of the lack of clerical help at the schoolhousc centers appointed for this purpose have been dealt with leniently and are now having the opportunity to put themsflvea on record. Brigadier-General William H. Chapln, chief supervising officer of the Bureau of Technical Military Training, esti mates that there were fully 300,000 boys In this commonwealth to whom the law applies. Of these, he believes that loo. mod are exempt on account of; their being employed on farms or in essential manual trades which are of value in time of war. The remaining 200.000 are about equally divided be tween the city of New York and the regions beyond the Bronx. An army of 200 regiments of youthful fighters would make a formidable array, and yet the value of the training which it is to undergo is vastly more important to normal everyday life than to the actual preparation for war. Because the registrants were required to uppear at schoolhouses for enroll ment the popular impression has grown that only pupils in the educational sys tem were included. The number of boys In the city of New York who are still at their books and are thus enrolled is estimated at 10.000. and these are most ly in the high schools. Ninety thousand boys, many of whom were graduated from the grammar grades at 14 and went into tho trades or Into business must also undergo military drill. The provisions of the law are so far- reaching that every boy in order that he may legally attend school or be em ployed must have a certificate stating that he is enrolled for military training and is meeting every requirement of the statute. The object of the policy of the state Is well outlined in the proclamation of the Governor. "With the coming of peace," to quote from that document, "the varied train Ing contemplated by this act becomes more Important than ever through its Interpretation as a universal selective training programme installing in our youth a sense of responsibility to the state In time of peace as welt as in time of war and preparing them to meet this responsibility intelligently and ef fectively, not only through the lessons of good hygiene, correct personal bear ing, discipline aud obedience to properly constituted authority, so prominent in military drill, but also by emphasizing the importance of vocational training which may be of service to the state." The inwluence of this law has stead ily increased ever since 1916. With addition of penalties from time to time it has been made more drastic and far reaching. This year the introduction! POISON BLUNDER FATAL Major Murfangh Gets Deadly Drug in Error From Bellboy. NEW YORK. Major John F. Mur taugh, formerly a State Senator from Elmira, and widely known as a lawyer and politician, died in his apartment in the Hotel Ansonla recently after drinking an insect powder, which he believed was Itochelle salts. A friend said that Major Murtaugh sent a bellboy for Itochelle salts and bottle of mineral water shortly be fore noon. He had great difficulty making the boy understand his order and repeated It several times. The boy returned with a small round box, later seen to be inscribed roach salts," an dto bear printed matter ex tolling its virtues as a destroyer of insect life. Major Murtaugh mixed eome of this powder with the mineral water and drank It. Half an hour later he com plained to Major Jed Adams, who shared the apartment, of sharp pains in his stomach. At his request Major Adams rubbed his abdomen. He felt better then, but after an in terval said the pain was worse. Major Adams called in Dr. J. W". Amey, but Dr. Amey arrived too late. Major Mur taugh died without realizing that he had been poisoned or even that he was fatally ill. A commission of officers from Gov ernor's Lsland, where Major Murtaugh had been assigned in the Judge Advo cates division, immediately began an Inquiry at the hotel. They questioned the bellboy, who had gone on the errand, and the drug clerk who had filled the order. The officers made no statement or their findings, but friends of the dead man said they were satisfied that the mistake had been caused by tragic Ignorance. Assistant Medical Kxaminer Schultz gave permission for the body to be sent to Klmlra after he had satisfied himself that death had been due to an error, not design. His report was that death was due to "taking roach powder by mistake for "Rochelle salts." J)r. Amey said that the active prin- ROTTEN EGG CATCHES FOX Peace River Trapper Believes in Strict Conservation. PEACE RIVER, Alb. "Thar ain't nothin" in the world but is good fer somethin'," Is one of the favorite say ings of Jim Buckley, of Bear Lake. Buckley is a thrifty soul. He farms in Summer and traps an Winter and be tween wheat and furs he is growing rich. One morning while his wife was cooking breakfast, she broke a rotten r;gg into a skillet and was starting toward the door to throw it away when Buckley stopped her. "Woman, don't throw that egg away," said Buckley. "But it's rotten," protested his wife. "Makes no difference," declared the, philosopher. "Thar ain't nothin' In the world but " "James Buckley," exclaimed his wife, "I've heard that a thousand times.". j The wolf never sniffs at the doors of the prosperous farmers of the Peace River country. But' foxes arc different animals and here is something you don't know rotten eggs are rated as en epicurean tidbit In vulpine menus. Rice Import Is Removed. TOKIO. Tho new Kara cabinet has taken a drastic move to solve the rice situation by removing the import tax on foreign rice. This measure has proved a great relief to tho Japanese people and tends to lessen the hard ship resulting from the cxorbitnnt price of cereals. Governmental booths are now set up in all parts of Tokk iui- me uisiriouuon of rice to the poor moderate prices. at CHILD SHOOTS I'ive-Ycat-Old MOTHER Tol. Playing Willi Gun, Fires Falal Shot. MEXICO, Mo. John Stumpf, 3 years old. of Benton City, a small town near here, accidentally shot and lulled his mother while he was playing with a shotgun when it was accidentally dis charged. The charge lodged in the body of his mother, who died instantly. Milliners say that never before was so much money epent for Imls. The demand for evening frocks has over whelmed the dealers. THE WAY TO USE VAPORUB FOR SPANISH INFLUENZA The Influenza Germs Attack the Liiiiii",' of the Air Pasxaccs When VapoRub Is Applied Over Throat and Chest, ihe Medi- cuiea vapors mnaieti loosen the I'hlegm, Open the Air Pass ages and Stimulate the Mucous Membrane to Throw Off tlie (ernis. OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR WEAK KIDNEYS Have you ever stopped to reason why It is that so many products that are ex tensively advertised all nt once drop out of sight and are soon rorgottcn: The reason is plain the article did not fulfil the promises of the manufactur er. This applies more particularly io a medicine. A "medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain system the remedv is recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says, "Take for example Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root, a preparation I have sold for many years and never hesitato to recommend, ror in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many of my customers tes tify. No other kidney remedy that I know of has so large a sale." According to sworn statements and erified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, the success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is due the fact that, so many people claim, fulfils almost every wish in over coming Kidney, liver ana Diaaaer ail ments, corrects urinary troubles and eutralixes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y., nd enclose ten cents; also mention The Portland Dally Oregonian. Large and medium size bottles for sale at all rug stores. Adv. it CONSTIPATION Most authorities nw agree that wha we call Spanish Influenza is simply the old-lashioned grip, which was cpi demic here lti 188!-!0. Tho Influenza germs enter through the nose anil mouth and attack the lining of the ai passages nose, throat and bronchial tubes. There is no cure or specific for this disease, but Mature will throw off the attack lr only you conserve your strength. A competent physician should always be called. Thn use of VapoKub does not Interfere with any internal treatment and it is now being used by broad-minded physicians everywhere in erder to stimulate the lining of the air passages to throw off the grip germs. to aid in loosening; the phelgnt and keeping the air passages open, thus making the breathing easier. Hot, wet towels should be applied over the throat, chest and back between the shoulder blades to open the pores. Then Vapo-Hub should be rubbed in over the parts until the skin is red, spread on thickly and covered with two thick nesses of hot flannel cloths. Leave the clothing loose around the neck, as the heat of the bidv liberates the ingredi ents in the form of vapors. These va pors, inhaled with each-breath, carry the medication directly to the parts af fected. At the same time. VapoKub is absorbed through and stimulates the skin, attracting the blood to tho sur face, and thus aids in relieving the congestion within. HOW TO AVOID TUB DISKASli Evidence seems to prove that Spanish Influenza is a germ disease, spread principally by human contact, chiefly through roughing, sneering; or spitting. So avoid persons having colds which means a voiding crowds common drink ing cups, roller towels, etc. Keep up your bodily strength by plenty of exer cise in the open air, and good food. Kfctr I'RKH FROM (OLnS, Above all, avoid colds, as col.I! irri tate the lining of the air passages and render them much better breeding places for the germs. l;sn Vick's VapoKub at the verv first sign of a cold. Kor a head .old melt little VapoRub in a spoon and Inhnln the vapors, or, better still, use Vano- Rub in a benzoin steam kettle. If this is not available, use an ordinary tea kettle. J''iil half full of boiling wat.'r. put in half a teaspoon of VapoKub from time to time keep the kettle lust slowly boiling and inhale the steam arising. OTI-; Vick's VapoRub in thn discov ery of a Aorth Carolina druggist, who found how to combine. In salvo form. Menthol and Camphor with such vola tile oils as Eucalyptus, Thvme. Cubebs. etc.. so that when the salve Is applied to the body heat, these ingredients aro liberated in the form of vapors. Vapo Rub can be had in three sizes 30c. Kile. (ISO at all druggists. While compar atively new in certain carts of thn North, It Is the standard horn remedy the youth and West for all fornix of cold troubles over six million Jars were sold last year. VapoKub is partic- lariy recommended for children's roup or colds, as it is externally ap licd and can, therefore, he used freely nd often without tho slightest harm- it effects. Adv. V"y YOUM a.j... . ..it.-iL- J Can't be cured by strong cathartics. The bowels need a natural remedy like Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills to help them produce a natural movement. Munyon's Paw-Paw Laxative Pills contain no drugs. They school the m:I bowels to act with- - 1 out physic. They act upon the liver and stimulate the secretion of bile, which thoroughly digests the food and assists the bowels In a perfectly nat ural manner to throw the waste matter from the system. Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills do not weaken, sicken or gripe. Ask your druggist. Price 30c. Adv. 7-Tyrr- A i Such Women Just Have to "Give Up" "Man may work from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done." That's why women are overworked, nervous, all run down, no appetite, and can "hardly drag around." Vinol creates a hearty appet;te, strengthens the digestive organs, induces sound sleep, invigorates the nerves, and in this natural manner creates working strength. Narragansett Pier, R.L " I was all run-down, back ached, and tired all the time. I keep house for my husband end four children and could hardly keep around. Finally I tried Vinol and it has restored my health and helped me wonderfully, so I recommend it to others who are in this condition." Mrs.HannahRandall. Jacksonville, III. "I keep house for my little family, but got into a weak, nervous, run down condition, tired all the time and no ambition. My doctor told me to try Vinol, and in a week I felt like a new person. I am now strong again, look after my baby, and do all my housework." Mrs. G. H. Lam son. For all run-down, nervous, mnaemie conditions, weak women, overworked men, feeble old people aud delicate children, there i no remedy like Vinol. THE OWL DRUG CO. AND DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE