4 TIIE MORNING OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920. MR. BORAH LAUNCHES I AnlTl-LEAGUERS QUIZ Republican Leaders Asked to Co on Record. LOWDEN IS FIRST CALLED Candidates for Presidential Nomi na) io a Requested Frankly to Avow Tlicir Policies. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Intention of republican senators opposed to the leapruo of nations to request all re publican presidential candidates to place themselves on record as to the Issues involved In the league -was dis closed tonight by Senator Borah, re publican, Idaho, who made public a letter addressed to Governor Lowden of Illinois, an aspirant for the repub lican nomination. Governor Lowden was asked to say srhnther he favored "any policy . . . alliance, league or partnership" to "abandon our traditional foreign pol icy and enter Into understandings and combinations wjiich would embroil us In all European, conflicts and tur moils." "Those for whom I speak," Senator Borah eaid, "have no intention of con fining these and similar questions to yourself." Senator Borah charged that power ful European and American interests were co-operating to draw the United States into European affairs, through the league of nations if possible, and, ff not, "by secret and tacit agree ments." Question Must Be Faced. . Declaring that the Questions and policies involved must come before, the next, administration, regardless of America's entrance into the league, the Idaho senator said the personal views of presidential candidates should be stated. "For nearly a. hundred and fifty years," said the letter, "we have in this country regardless of parties, adhered to a destinct foreign policy . no entangling alliances or partner ships with foreign powers and no Interference by foreign powers in American affairs. If you should be nominated and elected president, would you exert your influence and the influence of your administration to maintain this foreign policy, or would you consent in any way to Its abandonment or its substantial modi fication? "Do you believe, in other words, that the time has come when we should abandon the policy of no en tangling alliances, no partnerships with European powers, and enter into alliances or understandings with Eu ropean powers? Powerful Forces at Work. "I ask these questions because," re gardless of what may or may not be In the platforms, the next adminis tration will have to meet this issue in different ways. ... Powerful forces In. this country, co-operating with equally powerful and persistent forces in Europe are determined to draw the United States into associa tion and partnership with European powers, to embroil us in all European turmoils and conflicts, to utilize our young men in policing the territories and fighting the racial and dynastic battles of the old world, and placing upon our taxpayers the burden of the financial and economic life of both Europe and Asia, and these forces will continue their effort to bring about these things after the election. If they cannot do it in one way they will do it in another. If they cannot succeed by open agreement they will endeavor to succeed by secret or tacit agreements. We, many of us, feel, therefore, that we would like to know what your views are upon this problem and what it will be your pur pose to do should you be honored by an election as president." Senator Borah said American oper ations in Russian were in violation of the constitution and against the wishes of the American people, but In furtherance of a secret agreement made in Versailles. Russia Only Beginning. "This is but an Intimation," Mr. Borah continued, "of what is to hap pen should we conclude to abandon our traditional policy and enter into understandings and combinations which would embroil us in all Euro pean conflicts and turmoils. Our young men would be asked to sacri lice their lives in just such secret and unconscionable affairs as this in Russia. And Mr. Taft, I understand from his public statement, Is in favor, If necessary, of conscripting our young men for that kind of service. "Are you In favor of any such nol Icy or of any alliance, league or part. nersnip wnich may lead to such programme?' What is to be your pol icy witn regard to such affairs?' DR. SCHOTT OUT ON BAIL Alleged Slayer of Office Girl Re gains Jaunty Attitude. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 1. (Spe cial.; Police today are investigat ing anonymous letters threatening William "Babe" Ryan, witness for the prosecution, Clem Euggins, attorney for Dr. Christopher G. Schott and Chief of Detectives de Forester, ao tlve in the effort to unearth the slayer of Miss Elizabeth Ford Grif fitn, who was found Bhot through the heart in Dr. Schott's office Christmas eve. Dr. Schott. who was held to the grand Jury yesterday following his preliminary hearing in police court. Has resumed nis Jaunty attitude. Bail of 18000 was furnished by friends and as Dr. Schott left the county jail he cheerily cried to the Jailer and turnkeys happy New iear. His hearing before the grand Jury has been set for January 9. Albany Postal .Business Grows. ALBANY", Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) The local postoffice handled twice as much first-class mail during the re- rent Christmas season as a year ago. An Immense volume of letters and postcards, bearing Christmas greet Ings went tnrougn tne local office. The increase in the number of parcels was not so large because last year many Christmas parcels were , sent to soldiers. Baltimore Honors Osier's Memory BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 1. Impres sive services in honor of the late Sir William Osier will be held in old St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church here this afternoon at the same hour that the funeral services for the fa xnous physician will be held at Christ church cathedral. Oxford. England. S. & -H. Green Holman Fuel Co. Adv. stamps for cash. Main 353. S60- For prompt and expert, plumbin service. pbon Slain, 7255. Adv, NEW BILLS AT Ilcilig. BY LEONE CASS BAER. NOT for a good deal would I have missed the thrill that came over me when William Sylvanus Baxter, abbreviated to Silly Bill by his 17-year-old pals and Willie by his fam ily, who didn't understand him, stood in the moonlight and played his uku lele while he sang to his lady love and she giggled and applauded from her window above. Silly Bill's friend, Johnnie Watson, stood beside him and plunk-plunked a guitar and their serenade, the com bined efforts of Bill's wobbly tenor and Johnnie's roaring bass, began with the old standby of serenading swans, "Good Night. Ladies," and trailed off Into "Sweet Adaline," with original variations. Ascribe, part of the thrill to the art of the players and the humor and eternal spirit of youth that permeates Booth Tarkington's play, "Seventeen," but the real big thrills in a play come when an audi ence is unconsciously thinking, ab sorbing, feeling and living with the playwright. TheHe fine moments, visualized .as realities according to our abilities through our imagina tions, are among the rare things, the precious things of the mimic world. The story of "Seventeen," which is a play of youth and sunshine and summer. Is from a compilation of Booth Tarkington's stories, made by Stuart Walker, and is of course sub servient to th character-drawing. Bill Baxter, christened William Syl vanus, is one of the most delightfully human sort of an American boy one could meet anywhere. He has his own particular proportion of dignity, and it asserts Itself when he is called upon to help Genesis, the darky serv ant, carry home a collection of wash tubs and tinware from the shop, and errives with his load Just as Lola Pratt arrives, with her girl chum to call on fcis mother. William Sylvanus has his own ideas on his personal liberty, too, and the sort of freedom that is expected when one la 17, going on' 18 rapidly, and this is shown when he sets forth with quotations he has gained from read ing romantic books his reasons for owning a dress suit. Because his father will not buy him one until he is 21, and because he feels he must have a dress suit In order to impress Lola Pratt and win her away from the other boys, starts the story. Silly Bill sneaks his fath er's old dress suit from its wrappings, where it has lain many years, and cuts fine swaths with it. He has as pirations to be married and his ex change of confidences on the eubject with Genesis, whose father was mar ried at 15. so he says, are delightful. Tarkington, a specialist in ado lescence, has given this young hero the sallenttcharacterlsts of reticence and self-consciousness. He is a "regu lar fellow" and his amiable weakness for Lola Pratt, his martyr-like atti tude when she flirts with the other boys, and his downright woe and flight to his mother for consolance when Lola turns him down for George Crooper, who has a car, are very real. Possibly "Seventeen" makes no pre tenses at being an epoch-making piece of dramaturgy, but places itself more n the category of wholesome comedy. The stage adaptation holds all the flavor and spontaneity of Tarking ton's stories, woven skillfully to gether so that they result in one of the most refreshing and thoroughly amusing plays that has been seen for many a long day. The youthful actors give excellent accounts of the roles, without affeota- MAN AND WIFE ROBBERS PAIR CAUGHT NEAR SAFE, TOOLS STREWN OVER FLOOR. We Were Hungry," Says Woman. Ex-Soldier" Husband' Declared Unable to Get Work. SEATTLE, Wash., " Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Anna Lieurance, aged 27, wanted a home, and so did her ex-soldier husband. They were willing to risk everything to get money to pay the real estate man who sold them their West Seattle lot. Police officers arrested the pair Monday night in the offices of the Interlake Fuel & Transfer company. L. W. Lieurance, the husband, wearing his soldier overcoat, was crouched in front of the safe. His young wife was stand ing calmly behind him, while tools were strewn over the floor. Mrs. Lieurance, with a frouzled .head of golden hair, dressed in a gay colored, but ragged skirt 6f plaid, and a rav eled sweater of blue, talked freely to day in the city Jail. 'They are calling me a safe-crack er," she said sortiy, "Dut i am not. Things might look bad, but we weren't trying to get into the safe. It might look bad because all those tools were lying around the onice floor, but we weren't going to try to get into the safe." Mrs. Lieurance admitted ene ana her husband had started out that cold. foggy night, bent on getting some money to keep away starvation. "We were hungry, she continuea quietly, "and my husband couldn t find a job. So we decided to work to gether and' get some food. "We ve always stucK togetner ever since we were married, two years ago. We never went anywhere ex cept when we went together, and if he decided to rob some store, why it was my duty to go with him. I al ways will stick to him,-through thick and thin. 1 11 never welcn. When asked if she was nervous when they broke into the offices of the fuel company, Mrs. Lieurance ae clared she was. "Naturally I was nervous, and after we were caught, I was sorry. One is always sorry after doing anything wrong. But it was e. case where we were so desperate that we did not consider the consequences. "We have a little lot over at Alkl and I wanted a home. It has been so hard keeping up the payment on the ground and we were going to lose it. provided we didn't pay the real estate people some money. ALIENISTS NEWS HOPE COUNSEL EXPECTS EXPERTS TO PROVE INSANITY. Much Hangs on Hypothetical Ques tion, of 5000 to 10,000 Words to Be Propounded.. LOS ANGELES, Jan. L With tes tlmony by five alienists the defense will close tomorrow in the trial of Harry New. alleged murderer ot Freda Lesser, it was announced oy New's attorneys tonight. Lecompte Davis, leading counsel for the accused, said he would ask tne alienists a hypothetical question of from 6000 to- 10,000 words 'based on all testimony introduced in the case and anticipated defense experts by stating their certainty that, the defendant was insane. - Foliowing this testimony, the pros- THE THEATERS tion and without self-consciousness. They are simple and direct and their chief charm is their youthful un consciousness of that charm. Thomas Kelly is a lovable Silly Bill. Mr. Kelly has a dominating personality and he reads a great amount of real youth ful life into the part. He is an ideal Bill Baxter. La el Davis by- sheer adherence to a type of giggling, flir tatious, eminently addle-pated girl hood, is Lola Pratt to a perfection. The nearest approach to a villain the play affords is Bill's little sister", Jane, who is ohservant and repeats faithfully all she hears and sees. The role is made to ring true to life by Lillian Ross, -a diminutive young actress, with an amazing gift Of pan tomime and perky quaint ways. Louis John Bartels is the engaging darky. Genesis, and Judith Lowry as Mrs. Baxter is homelike and genuine. The play will round out the week; and there will be a matinee Saturday. The cast: Mr. Baxter. ........ ...... .JLldrtch Sowker Jane .Lillian Rosa Mrs. Baxter..... .Judith Lowry William Sylvanus Baxter. .. .Thomas Kolly Johnnie Watson Wallace Ford May Parcher. ........... .Florence Murphy Lola Pratt Lael Davis Genesis Louis John Bartels Joe Bullitt Robert JlcGroarty Mr. Parcher .Eugene Htockdale iieorsa Crooper. ................ .Ben Lyon Rthel Boke. . Agnes ltorton Wallle Banks. ........ .Raymond HellTnann Mary Brooks Alma Hammeraly Hippodrome. SPECTACULAR In the line of stage settings is the scenery used at the Hippodrome in tha bill that opened yes. terday for a musical comedy playlet, "On Manila Bay." In the background is a miniature replica of the famous harbor at twilight with lights aglow in distant windows and along tha waterfront. Constantly passing ves sels enliven the scene and tiny fig ures run along the beach and travel on the water in canoes. A whale fur nishes much fun when it pursues the little craft. The elaborate scene also Is used for a silhouette battle, complete with guns and sinking ships. . Teddy McNamara, who plays the principal part in the comedy, has a number of humorous songs, -best among them one with pantomime, "The Tears Rolled Down His Cheek." "Kathryn's Birthday" is a lively lit tle skit with a most happy ending. It is staged by Charles Barney and company and depicts woes in the home of a perpetually soused father. A half-amusing and half-serious dream guides the parent in the right direction. The Deveraux If Inn trio have some ragtime opera and a saxaphone to show up their act. Frank Gould ap pears In blackface songs and stories and Miss Billie Bowman has char acter descriptive melodies. Soap-box oratory, such as the old time fake doctor used to pull, is the specialty with Cleveland and Fay, who have a good Imitation of this familiar patter. The "physician," with his bottle of "tonic," goes down into the audience and diagnoses the ills of his customers. His partner, before this perpetual line of gab, gives up his efforts to attract atten tion through a performance on tha banjo. 4 Acrobatic thrills aplenty are fur nished by Ed and Edna Fanton, who swing on rings, turn - somersaults while suspended by one hand. A photoplay that the children will like is "Sinbad, the Sailor." This is shown with "The. Eternal Triangle," in which only dogs are actors." ecution will present its rebuttal evi dence. There will be several wit nesses, Including Mrs. Alice Lesser, mother of the dead girl, besides alien ists called by thestate, according to Thomas "Lee Woolwine. district at torney. The arguments will require at least a day for each side, defense and prosecution attorneys were agreed to night. Consequently they thought it unlikely that the case would go to the jury next Wednesday. Both ides passed today in active preparation for resumption of the trial, all counsel putting In full time in their offices. New was visited by his mother, Mrs. Lillie M. Burger; and his half-eister. Miss Edna Clancy, in the county jail. He showed no sign of emotion and to all appearances, the strain of the trial has had little effect on-him. BIG MINE DEAL IS MADE Black Bear and Flynn Group in Coeur d'Alenes Consolidate. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) One of the largest mining deals in a long time was reported to day to be practically completed at Wallace, Idaho. It is the consolida tion of the stock Interests and hold ings of the Black Bear Mining com pany and the Flynn group in the Coeur d'Alenes with a sum to be paid that Is said to be $250,000. This deal was first made possible by the Flynn securing an easement to enter its grounds through the Black Bear tunnel. This was followed by arrangements made through Donald Calahan of Wallace, acting for the consolidation of the two interests. and it is said that the papers were placed in escrow yesterday at Wallace for this deal. , It will mean large expenditures for development through the Black Bear tunnel. SCHOOL HEADS GATHER Superintendents) From 32 Counties in Session at Albany. SALEM, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Thirty-two of the 36 county school superintendents In Oregon gathered here today to discuss prospective school legislation and other matters effecting education. The convention will continue until Tuesday evening. The business meetings which will start tomorrow will be featured by addresses by educators of statewide prominence, discussions and consid eration of reports to be submitted by the legislative committee. The annual banquet of the associa tion will be held Monday evening at a local hotel. . Plans Call for $2,120,187. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Preliminary estimates of the cost of constructing the proposed open pier and transit shed units of the port plans with the dredging of the neces sary channels and provision of cargo handling of the docks were given at $1,345,1S7.50 today by Port Engineer Osgood. This, with the $775,000 paid for the land, brings the cost of getting the port started at J2, 120.187, and leaves 1347.812.50 of the $2,500,000 bond issue for other improvements. Cove Marine Has B Service Stripes. COVE, Or, Jan. 1. (Special.) William Malone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Malone, among the first ot Cove boys to enlist, .was the last to be mustered out and the last to come home. After 30 months in marine service, two years of which were s-pent in Pekin, China, he reached Mare Island December 4 and home J December 27, with a treat variety of souvenirs besides his five service stripes, . . mm OF SLAYER REGHETS suspicions Mervin Uhl Confident Wife's Fidelity. of UNWRITTEN LAW DEFENSE Cumberland Murder Case to Come Before Grand Jury Term on. January 12. CUMBERLAND, Md.. Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Mervin Uhl. who visited his wife, Kate Uhl, at the jail today, where she is held for the murder of Edgar Bryan Pownall of Rowney. W. Vsu, here yesterday, expressed regret over his action in questioning his wife's fidelity, following the discov ery .of Pownall- in her apartments Monday night. Mrs. Uhl stabbed Pownall when he refused her re quest to go Jto her husband and clear her name. Uhl declared today that he "went up in the air" following the discov ery of Pownall in his wife's company, but h esaid her responding to the shaking of the locked door by him was instantaneous. Immediately ad mitting him. He heard the scuffle in cident to her repelling the advances of Pownall, he stated, and that she opened the door instantly upon his shaking the knob was proof to him that she had succeeded in warding off Pownall. Uhl today expressed entire confi dence of the innocence of his wife; of whom he spoke as a-confiding country girl, "who loved the ground that he walked on." Mrs. Ubl's brother also visited her at the Jail, while her father, Thomas Geary, saw her last night. Mrs. Uhl's infant of one year, which has not yet been weaned, is in Jail, with her. the child having been taken to her last night. Her two older children are with her relatives at Mount Savage. Mother In Ignorance. The body of the young man is still at the undertaker's, with no funeral arrangements made as yet. His father, Thomas J. Pownall, is ill at the Pow nall apartments . here with mumps, while his mother is still at the hospi tal, ignorant of the fate of her son. for whom she asks and about the absence of whom she is fretting, as the boy was devoted to his mother. He had been to see her the night be fore the tragedy. His solicitude for his mother during her illness had brought him to Cumberland. Young Pownall was a fine specimen of physical manhood, and young friends from Romney who had come yesterday with the hope of spending New Year's with him spoke of him highly and several were moved to tears when- they were apprised of his fate by the newspaper bulle tins. Yopng Pownall served in the army, having been connected with the aviation service. Mrs. Uhl's defense will rest on the unwritten law and her attorneys, David A. Robb and Saul'Prager, ex press the opinion that there will be a hasty acquittal. Attorney Robb said the woman's character always had been above suspicion, that the only time Pownall had made advances was on the night before the tragedy, al though he had previously attempted to be familiar, but not offensively. with the evident idea of leading up to a pronounced effort later. Woman la Restless. Mrs. Uhl passed a restless night at the jail, but seems to be in good spirits. Sheriff Harvey says she is a model prisoner. She has eaten but little since her incarceration. Her at torneys state they will make no ef fort to secure her release on bail, the coroner's Jury having ordered her held without bail, which does not meet with popular approval, the sympathy of the community generally being ex pressed in behalf of the woman. It Is felt that she should be admitted to bail and allowed to go to her chil dren. The case will come before the grand jury for the January term, which meets January 12. Pownall had not been In Mrs. Uhl's company more than a minute yester day before the stabbing took. place. His refusal to clear her before her husband, followed by an attempt to kiss her, caused her to seize the long bladed knife Instantly and plunge it in the man s breast. Her defenders declare there was an absence of nre meditation and the woman, who is of decided domestic tastes, committed the act out of sheer desperation over her husband s order that she leave his house.' CANADA DEMANDS AUTOS American Firms Unable to Sup ply Farm Trade. WINNIPEG, Man.. Jan. 1. The de mand for automobiles in the provinces is so great that American factories will be unable to meet the demand for 1920 cars, according to local deal ers today. It is estimated that Canada will spend $10,000,000 for automobiles dur ing the year. Ezra Meeker's Record Equaled. CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Ezra Meeker is not the only Washington man living who was here when an act of congress made Wash ington a territory. W. P. Mills of this city came with his parents and sister, Mrs. Mary Brown of Gate, in 1847, while Samuel T. Mills was born near this city in 1852, or before the territory was created. The two Milis still reside .here. Toledo Land Company Forms. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The Toledo Garage & Land Co. has filed articles of incorpora tion here. Its purposes are to do a general real estate and fire insur ance business and conduct a general automobile business. Toledo is head quarters for the concern which is capitalized at $6000. Lawrence Car penter, Clara IL. Carpenter and Grave V. Carpenter are named as trustees. Montana Company Sold. BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 1. Sale of th Montana Fire-insurance company to the Home Fire & Marine Insurance company of San Francisco, was an nounced today by E. E. Esselstyn, president of the Montana company. The Montana company had a capital and surplus of $500,000 and will con tinue in existence pending disposi tion by the stockholders of the as sets that, have accrued. Clatsop Prepares for Road Work. ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) The county court yesterday purchased two concrete mixers at $7032 each, delivered in Astoria. The machines will be used the coming summer in paving the Olney and Young's river highways, as well as in completing work on the road to Fort Steyens, i I Also Twenty Extra Green Friday- Saturday if You Bring Patent Medicines Vapo Cresoline 55c Scott & Brown's Cod Liver Oil 1.1 Fellow's Syrup Hypophos- phites ai.os Hydroleine l.tO Cooper's Bltterless Elixir.. 50c Pinex 55c Tongaline OOc Cla-Wood Milk Magnesia. .40c Swamp-Root 50c Matt Johnson's 6088 f 1.35 Jaynes' Vermifuge 40c Pierce's O o 1 d e n Medical Discovery... 1.10 Zemo 30c Resinol. fine Miles' Anti-Pain Pills S5c Coldwell Cough Balsam... BOe Frultola. 1.35 American Oil SOe Toilet Articles Cutlcura Soap 23c Woodbury's Soap 23c DJer Kiss Talc Powder ...... .25c Hind's Honey Almond Cream.49o Houblgant'a Toilet Water, Lilac and Lily of the Val- ley. . ... 93.73 Sachet D'Elite Fancy package assorted I Hp odors, very special at.... lUu Cowhide Bags This Fine Walrus Grain Fabric Lined Bag, 18 - inch size, CO CfJ black only, extra special at Same Bag as above, but I I Cpi leather lined l I.3U v off MARION HAS TWO LEVIES COUNTY COURT ATTEMPTS TO MEET NEW BCRDEXS. Court Test of Procedure Kxpcctcd. Acta of Legislature Held Cause of Increase. SALEM, Or Jan. 1. Special.) As a result of special tax burdens placed upon the taxpayers of the state by the 1919 legislature, without making any provision for funds raised in ex cess of the 6 per cent limitation, the Marion county court yesterday made two tax levies Instead of one, as has been the custom in previous years. One of these levies is in 'the Bum of approximately 11.250,000 and covers the budget of estimated expenditures for the year 1920, while the special levy is for the sum of $48,623.23 and was made necessary to meet the de mands of legislation enacted by the last legislature. The regular levy, according to the county ourt, rep- resents a full 6 per cent increase when compared with the levy for 1919. Neither District Attorney Gehlhar nor members of the county court are satisfied- as to the legality of the special tax levied by the court and pending settlement of the question taxpayers may or may not pay their part of the special assessment. Ai though many counties of the state met the provisions of the 6 per cent limitation law by deducting from the regular county funds to strengthen special funds, this was declared il logical by the Marion county court One Way to Beat A Sugar Shortage Choose foods that are:natura1ly sweet. For instance, foiryourrcereal, eat Grape . 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RegularffOOfiQ price 42.50. ok sale at.: . 5 Woodard, Clarke & Co. SVOOD-LARK BUILDING It was argued by Judge Bushey that If 10 cents could be deducted legally from one of the regular funds, then the whole amount could be taken and that fund destroyed. NAVAL ESSAYS PLANNED Air Service to Be Topic In Schools of Three Northwest States. Students in the 216 high schools of the three northwest states are pre-, paring essays on the training fea tures of the naval air service in com petition for a prtee offered by the bureau of ordnance through the local navy recruiting office. This trophy Is a .three-Inch, shell taken from a for mer German warship. On the nickel plated missile will be engraved the name of the winner and the school represented. The contest is designed to educate people as to the work of the naval air service. It will close late this month and will be judged by County School Superintendent W. C. Alderson, Assistant City Superintendent Charles A. Rice and E. H. Whitney and Lieu tenant T. Burke Lee of the naval air service. Field Guns Demonstrated. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallls. Jan. 1. (Special.) The field guns, valued at $50,000, are being demonstrated to the farmers week visitors, who have been flock ing to the armory, where they are on exhibition. Each afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 o'clock the operation ot the guns Is explained to visitors. The list on display Includes all types in use by the United States field artil lery during the war. In addition the college has 90 horses and mules of the draft and snddlp type. P05TUM CEREAL COMPANY BATTUE CREEK. MiCH. Trading Stamps This Coupon cc Candy Specials Queen Anne Butter Balls.. 2ic lb. Peanut Brittle :rlb. Peppermint Wafers ,tc lb. Wintergreen Wafers rwc ll. Krause's Gum Drops 3c lb. Fancy Jordan Almonds 3c lb. 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And Rose of Ceylon Tea at Only 50 Lb. with Ike a-aarantee that if either of these is Mot netlnfactory we will re fund the full amount of the pur chase price. JIXO COFFER la a special Mend of coffee In whleh we npeeinlise. and eannot be expelled anywhere nt the price we onote. l'er pomnd, -iKC ROSE OK CKVLOX' TEA 1. really a 75c ten. and sells regularly for that price, hut we hay it direct nt a much lower price than the loeal Job ber sells it for, therefore this extra ordinary low price. BOSK OK ( EV-I.O.N- is s tea of inviting pronounced orange fraarnnre and henvy body. Specially low priced at per lb. 50 Or B pounds for $2.25 25-pound, chests of ROSE OK CEYLON TEA SIO.OO High Grade FLOUR AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES Rcad 7our daily papers and yon will finsl thnt floor will advance, so better prepare yourself while our prices are atlll low. Superior Kaney Hard W heat Patent, per bbl 12., O poi tinclc ............--------" " -Ufa He Koie Hard Wbeat Faacf Floar, 49a, per bbl. $11.95 jf tiactc ......-----"""" JRjt10 White Rose Fancy Klour, BSs, per bbl. ..$11.83 Per snelt $(.00 EASTEHX BICKWHEAT, 11 CROP! IvUnger Pure Buckwheat, lb. sacks. . .$!.OOl S lb. sacks, 5oC FA NOT HOOD RIVER JONA THAN APPLES. box.S2.65 FANCY CALTKORNIASMAXiL. WHITE BEANS, H lbs...l DiPORTANT! Out -of -Town People Take Parttenlar Notice. D. C. BURNS COMPANY 208-210 Third St., Between Taylor and Salmon Special Mall Order Servfe Write for Monthly Irlre I.lst Member Greater Portland Assoelatloit Wholesalers ta Private Families. Hotels and Restaurants Phone Main 016, A-l. BRING THIS COUPON am t;nr 20-EXTRA-20 -S Ss n." Trading S t a m p s on your first Jl cash pur chase and double on the t a 1 a n c e. Good on first floor and in basement Friday uikI Sat urday, January 2 and 3. Drug Counter 1 qt. Denatured Alcohol. . .Mic 2 oa. Camphorated OtI....35e 1 pt. Olive Oil SI.IO 4 oz. Rubbing Alcohol SOe 1 pt. Dpbell's Solution . ...src 6 oz. Rose Water 25e 4 oz. Glycerine 25c -1 pt. Witch Hazel 4.1c 2 oz. Spirits Camphor 5.c 1 lb. Cream Tartar 1.oo 1 lb. Epsom Salts 15c 4 oz. Cascara. Arom... 40c 8 oz. Castor Oil SOc I pt. Albanal mineral oil iM.oo 1 pt. Russian Mineral Oil Sl.oo 4 oz. Chloroform Liniment. 5c 4 oz. Glyc. and Bay Rum . Cooper's Dandelion Pills. . ,2.1c Electric Iron Six-pound size and suarau-ff4 QQ Mal.t 'a teed very spec Electric Stove . Can be used on table in prepar ing meals, costs but little (fO CQ to operate, on sale now " The Wallace Electric Lamp A practical and compact lamp for office, boudoir or living room. Can be set up or attached any where, will attach to back of bed or chair, complete with JO gQ cord only ' ALDER AT WEST PARK on Armistice-day. but "will be dovoted entirely to a general cloan-up of the radical element in the lumber camps and mills near Centralia. Reports received by the West Coa-it , Lumbermen's association indicate tlio mill operatives have responded lib erally to a recent appeal made to employ ex-service men. Hundreds of men have received work, even though the lumber industry has been handi capped ot late because of the short age of cars. BABY LEFT ON DOORSTEP Infant in Leather Bag Will He ' Kept by Finders. STOCKTON, Cal., Jan. 1. A three weeks' old baby boy was left by an unidentified person on the doorsttp of the home of Mr. and MVs. R. I. Bacon last night. The couple found the baby at the door in a leather bag and have decid ed to Keep the infant. Drink It It's Healthful It 1a so ev r Kt fa Is no tions, but OP COlRShJ COF FEES ia healthful. Many, many f?oot well-mnn-Tneaninfc people used to think, the world v;us flat. A Pnr turuese went out and nailed around the earth, and we all know now they were wrong. Coffee was a popular bev erage before Ma Re Han dis proved tho old foolish fallacy. It ia atlll popular the world over. But many well-meaning people have false nouon. about It. Of course, the world Is round. And of course coffee n healthful. It Is wholesome and nourishing. But too much of anything; Isn't tcood. One may eat too murh meat. Or drinkitoo murh milc. But nobody claims that meat and milk are not healthful. It 1-rn't the une of coffee that 'a harmful It la the abuse of It. .Coffee ia good. It haa proved good under every test. It proved so In the war In the trenrhe-i in the camp In the hospital on the march on the sea. Soldiers and sailors know that coffee la nounahinf. sus taining. Lrlnk coffee three times a day, if you lifce. But be sure that you drink good coffee RBAL COFFEES. This is the only wav to get the genuine coffee TASTE. Tuna Fish Curtis Tuna Fish, Is, dz. $5.00 Each 50" Curtis Tuna Fish, H. dz.J3.00 Each SOf Curtis Tuna Fish, Vis. dz.$2.25 Each. 25c All mail order vrill he filled carefully &nd promptly at these low price. Send tia your Grocery lleta of Oro ceriea wanted. We will quote you our lowest wholesale prices. aid it m