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18 FLAX COMMITTEE WHICH WILL GO TO EUGENE WEDNESDAY FOR CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH FLAX- GROWING INDUSTRY IN OREGON. EUGENE IS FIRST TO RALLY TO FLAX PLAN A Few Cents a Day $ .00 Down Payable Monthly or Weekly WILL PLACE A GENUINE Victrola in Your Home Move to Make Industry Impor tant One In State Meets With Enthusiasm. Victrolas to Suit Your Purse $15, $25, $40, $50, $75, Etc. ADDRESSES TO BE GIVEN $15.00 SI. . 1 , 5 f W i ' oT - - ' r n i i i i. 'I" i'm. i i I t T ii ii i ii i ij V . .i -'i'.i m nioi-w ' -JJi. - Mil Interest Is nigh In Other Commu nities Also; System for Sup ply of Seeds to Farmers Arranged by State. i tha -fJrf community HiUseilts una ' ' " . , out of 14 addressed, to respond to the call of the flax committee oi me num ber of Commerce and to take steps to ii : . u mnvAmont to T1lt flaX growing on a footing with the other Important industries oi me sis. Committees were out yesterday, ac cording to a letter from GeorRe Quayle. of the Eugene Commercial Club, visit ing farmers in the vicinity of Eugene and lining up acreage to be planted in flax, under the plan that has been worked out by the flax committee. The flax committee will go to Eugene Wednesday to participate in a general meeting of business men and farmers of that community to launch the move ment. " . Intercut Is Aroused. In the meantime other communities that have been addressed are showing (treat interest and will probably get into the movement soon also. Roseburg already has asked for a visit from the flax committee to dis cuss the plan on Friday. March 3. The Dallas Commercial Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday and will notify the flax committee of its position thereafter, while Corvallia will hold a meeting tonight. The prompt action of Eugene in the matter and Its request for. a con ference on Wednesday. March 1, gives it a slight advantage over the other communities, if the matter is to be launched with an intention of getting results in the present season. The success of flax culture in Ore gon from a commercial standpoint is no longer a matter of conjecture, ac cording to the testimony of experts in growing, preparing and manufactur ing of flax who were present at the meeting of the committee at the Cham ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Fortune Is Pointed Oat. "There is a fortune here in Oregon in her flax possibilities alone." said H. McKeown, an experienced flax spin ner from Ireland, who was at the meeting. 'There's a fortune in it if you never scutch a single pound of flax, but Just turn it into coarse tow. The fiber produced here in Oregon I have found to be the finest in the world. Raise your flax, send your best fiber to Belfast to be manufactured, and use the coarser grades in the United States to be manufactured into coarser linens and crash toweling and the like and your flaxgrowers in Ore gon will' make the biggest money In the next few years that they have ever made from their farms." The idea advanced by Mr. McKeown is exactly in line with the plan that the flax committee has developed. Advisory Expert Obtained. Eugene Bosse, of Salem, a native of Belgium and an expert in flax raising and preparation for market, has been secured as an advisory expert by the commtttee. He will be sent with his machinery to the community which ar ranges a sufficient acreage for flax growing to warrant such action, and he will assist them with his advice in the planting, cultivation and harvest ing of their crops and furnish them with his machinery, the means of pre paring it for the market. The matter of procuring seed has been arranged. The state will sell seed to farmers in the communities se lected at 2 a bushel, or under an arrangement with the Portland Linseed Company seed can be ob tained from that company and returned at the market price after the harvest season. R. H. Muhme, manager of the Linseed Oil Company, will go to Eugene with the committee Wednesday to ex plain this phase of the proposition. O. C BORTZ MEYER. UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE UNDERTAKEN CAMPAIGN. Local Mam Rrslsma Bank Position and la Expected to Handle Weatera Presidential Boom. O. C. Bortzmeyer, assistant cashier of the Scandinavian-American National Bank, resigned his office yesterday and probably will become Western manager for ex-Senator Burton, of Ohio, candi date for the Republican nomination for President. Mr. Bortzmeyer's resignation is ef fective March 1. and while he has not definitely arranged to become the head of the Burton campaign. It is under stood that he has been offered the place. When Senator Burton was here last Summer he conferred at some length with Mr. Bortzmeyer. who formerly lived In Ohio. He and Mr. Burton were closely acquainted there. Mr. Bortzmeyer. who came to Port land about six years ago, also is sec retary of the Rose Festival Association in charge of the 1916 Festival, and will give much of his time, after leaving his bank office, to Festival affairs. It is probable that if he arranges to take charge of the Burton cam paign at all he will do so within the next few days. It is understood that he will have direct charge of the work in Oregon and that he also will su pervise the campaign in Washington, California and in other Western states. For the last few weeks he has been in correspondence with Senator Bur ton and it is understood that the Sena tor is eager for Mr. Bortzmeyer to take the place. The primary election in Oregon will be held on May 19, and an active campaifm is planned for the few weeks immediately preceding that date. Coincidentally. the Burton campaign Is gathering force in various other parts of the country. It is understood that Mr. Burton's name will appear on the Republican ballot in every state in which direct primaries are held. His agents also are working in those states that elect National delegates by the convention method. NEW ELKS ME ADMITTED Portland 1odge Membership Grow Nearly 150 Since December. Another large class of candidates was admitted to membership in the Portland lodge of Elks at the regular meeting on Thursday night, and a score of mora of new application war re- BURTDH MANAGER NAMED .v.-: :": : - " I - , , I , jf-j'" ceived. Although no organized cam- Dale;n for new members has been con ducted, nearly ISO new Elks have been initiated, since the middle of December. The annual election of officers will be held oa Thursday evening of this week. W. R. McDonald, the present exalted ruler, will retire on April 1. It is estimated that by the time he leaves office the aggregate member ship will approximate 1600. Following is a list or those aamtttea to the lodge in the last two weeks. either on direct Initiation or by dlmit from other lodges: Charles C. Bechtold, C. H. Bettman. W. H. Bridges, W. L. Clinton, Herbert Greenland, R. W. Henry, C. A. Loomls, Gus L. Manterz, Mose Meyer, T. J. No rine, E. W. Percival. A. Sinsheimer, Jay W. Stevens, A. W. Orton. W. J. Macau- ley. L. B. Avery, H. R. Barrett, A. L. Downs, F. P. Fultz, John A. Goltz, L. Frank Gordon, H. H. Harvey, C. P. Lee- han, J. H. Price, R. G. Renneckar, H. M. Thome, H. C. Zehrung. E. F. Fur- rer, J. W. Dougherty, D. K. Butler, H. J. Ottenheimer, IV B. Cahill. H. C Ross, Roscoe Fawcett and T. C. Howell. . Okanogan Irrigation Meet Set. OKANOGAN. Wash., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) Irrigation men of Okanogan have arranged for an irrigation con ference to be held in Okanogan on April 6, 'the day after the good roads meeting. On the programme will be general irrigation problems of the county, in an effort to further their in terests by close co-operation In the development of the arid lands. There are more than 50,000 acres of land that need water. Dr. It. W. Auld at Beaverton. BEAVERTON. Or.. Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) Dr. Robert Well wood Auld has settled in Beaverton. He arrived from Libby, Mont., where he practiced medi cine for six years. AMBITIOUS YOUNG WOMAN IS PAYING FOR MUSIC COURSE BY CRAWFISHING Miss Margaret Kennedy, of Olympia. Tells How She Determined to Continue Vocal Course, and Has Achieved Success by Utilizing Good Physique and Rowboat to Earn Money t Pay Her Way. - T.TMPIA. Wash., Feb. 26.--(Spe- Uclal.) Enthusiasts for 'Thrift" among young people will find few more interesting stories than that of Miss Margaret Kennedy, a musically Inclined girl of Skomakawa, Wahkia kum County, Wash., who iook io "crawfishing" last September to make money with whic to pay for her music lessons. Miss Kennedy made a reputation for h.eoif tut nna of the most talented singers in Olympia during the Winter of 1914-15, but her father found it necessary to leave the capital city last Summer to take up the management of his lumbering business in the secluded Lower Columbia River country. Decision Is Taken. "I was determined to do something to help myself In taa Improvement of 4' A , . -X '""- ,t ""'SSi 'l Members of Committee (Front Row. Letf to Riff lit) II. B. Miller, of the School of commerce of the State University! Dr. E. A. Pierce, Chairman of the Flax Commltteei Eugrene Bosse, Plax Expertj H. Tllford and H. Mc Krown. Hack Row J. W. Brewer, of the Chamber of Commerce H. A. Illnsha-w. R. D. Jennings, of the Southern Pacific j William McMurray. of the O W. R. & N. A. E. Wrlajht, R. Crawford, John Wade, Formerly of Ontario, Canada, an Expert in Flax Preparation. Insert Eugene Bosse, of Salem. Who Will Act Advisory Expert in the Flax-Growing Projects of the State. . CITY CAN PAY HELP Danger of Keeping Employes Waiting Is Averted. FINANCIAL ROCKS PASSED Curtailment of Expenses, Collection of Delinquent Street Assessments and Early Payment or Taxes Save the Day. The city will be able to meet its pay mii onri erftnpr.il e-Tnenses March 1 by deferring payment of several large con tract claims. Information to mis ei fect brought cheer to the City Hall yes terday because of the official financial reports up to this month having shown that th oltv was Dinched for funds ow ing to too low a tax levy in 1915 and the loss of liquor license revenue. Pros pects had been that the employes would have to wait for 10 or 15 days for their money. Curtailment of expenses and sub stantial payments of taxes and delin quent street assessments combined with the holding back of several large con tract payments will enable the city to get through without embarrassment. The available balance in the general fund yesterday was $177,000, with a payroll of 140,000 due March 1. The amount of the unincumbered balance has not been made out, but is far less than the available balance. Early tax payments have been good, the city having received $40,000. In ad dition several large owners of property have paid up delinquent interest and installments of street Improvements, thus eliminating the necessity of any transfers from the general fund to meet interest payments. Curtailment in the my voice," says Miss Kennedy, "r knew men who had gone into the busi ness of crawfishing on a large scale and had made money. So I decided that I would try It with my own limited equipment. I had a -small boat and a strong physique. I had never heard of a girl doing It before, but I felt perfectly, capable of managing my boat, having lived an outdoor life much of the time on the water. "I have not made a great fortune, but have made about $S0 a month on the average. My best week netted me $12 and my poorest $8. I have only a few traps, but next year I intend to put out more. Besides, I am planning to set a net for salmon right away. My sole motive is the improvement of my voice. Customer Is Foand. "I sell my crawfish to an Astoria restaurant, 20 miles away. While there X talta my. muaio lassona from number of employes since December 1 has cut down the total payroll. " Payment of a number of large claims has been held, up until early in March, when the tax money will be cfcming in. With the money in the general fund the city will be able to meet its payroll of $140,000 and Its current bills. The danger of shortage was called to the attention of the Council last Fall by City Auditor Barbur. The prospects then were that the city would not have a sufficient balance a the end of the fiscal year, December 1, to carry the city over until March 1, when receipts would commence. Retrenchment and payment of taxes early, delinquent taxes and street assessments, together with the holding off of the large claims, has saved the day. FINANCES IN CITY IMPROVE Street Assessment Payments Take Spurt and Delinquency Drops. Marked Improvement In financial conditions in the city is Indicated by the big increase 'during the last two or three weeks of the payment of street improvement assessments by property owners. Where the city was collecting less than $1000 a day in assessments the latter part of last year and the first part of this, there is an average of $3000 being taken in daily now. The heavy payments are rapidly cut ting down the amount of delinquency and the city's former deficit in im provement bond Interest funds. CITY TO ASK LAKE BIDS Laurelhurst Park Project Will Be Completed by Contract. Bids will be opened Tuesday for the completion of the two-acre lake in Laurelhurst Park, partially built dur ing the Winter by the unemployed. De sire on the part of park officials to get ?he lake ready for use next Summer is the reason for planning its completion by private contract. t , The lake will be the only one in Port land parks. Arrangements hw.bw made for ducks, swan, geese and other water foul during the Summer months. During freezing weather the lake will be used as a municipal f't- 1 V i-" - ' fM. Portland teacher who comes down on rAsnilnr riavR each week. I pay $3 a lesson, but my teacher Is wonderful, and my voice is improving every day. During the Spring months I expect to get ahead a little financially, as the fish are more plentiful during that season. - 'The cooked crawfish sell for 70 cents a dosen. You see my buyer makes a good profit, as he pays me 20 cents a doien. "Traps for orawfish are set In the evening, because the orawfish do not feed during the day. The trap Is of mesh wire and about two feet long, A funnel of the same mesh wire is at either end of the trap, In the eenter of the trap Is a hook for the bait. When they crawl through the funnels after the bait they cannot get out again. Having my traps tied to trees along the river bank, I row out every morning and pull them Jn and pack my oatoh in mit rewboaW" - $50.00 ALL Graves Music Co.f 285 Pioneer Talking Machine Dealers SEXTALKS ARRANGED Social Hygiene Society Com pletes Campaign Plans. MEETINGS TO BE AT NOON Hcillg and Empress Theaters Are Obtained for Lectures and Programme of Prominent Speakers Is Announced. Directors and patrons of the Oregon Social Hygiene Society have completed arrangements for the annual Spring series of short talks for busy men on subjects of vital human interest. The speakers, who will be picked from the ranks of prominent educators, minis ters, business and professional men, will deal plainly with various phases of the sex problems with which the so ciety is dealing in its regular work. Questions Involving the home, par ents, heredity, habits, the schools, the church and social institutions of all kinds will be Included in the compre hensive programme that will be carried out during the course of the coming campaign. Two of the Broadway playhouses, the Empress and the Heilig, have been ob tained for the meetings that have beer, scheduled so far, and as the campaign proceeds additional meeting places and speakers will be added. The first meeting will be at the Empress next Wednesday noon. Movement Is Indorsed. . The movement, as it has been pre sented to the various business and commercial organizations, to associa tions and bodies of different kinds, has met with unanimous indorsement. Last Thursday night the Central Labor r 1 1 .. A ,-... ranlitttnna nf ATinrOVal and urged its members to attend these meetings so rar as ineir muu.o permit. , i. mi.- na.,j irini:tr1fl1 Association Indorsed it and recruited volunteer workers to assist from practically every church representee in um u'S""""1 tion. ' . This morning ministers of every de nomination in the city will call atten- . . U n..,.nr.eaa anA nhiftttl tit the lion tO u . - society and urge the members of their congregation to atiena mo uuuuunj meetings. Meetings to Be Held at Noon. In order to make it convenient for the busy man to attend these meetings 1 1 i.n..a Kaan crhoH 11 1 pH to ODfill promptly at 12:15 (noon) and they will last only oo miauico, tiwous at 12:60. . The big meeting of the campaign will be held next Sunday afternoon at the Heilig Theater, when several leaders of the movement will present various phases of the "red plague" fight which the society is waging. The following are the meetings ana speakers already arranged: Wednesday, March 1. Empress Theater Speaker, Dr. A. E. Roclosy; subject, "What the Physician Knows." Thursday, March 2. Empress Theater Speaker Dr. Calvin S. White, former State Health 'Officer; subject, "Commercializing the Sex Instinct." - Dr. 1". L. Ixiveland to Speak. Friday, March 3, Empress Theater Speaker. Dr. Frank L. Loveland, pastor First Methodist Episcopal Church; subject, "When a Man Marries." Saturday March 4, Empress Theater Speaker Dr. Norman F. Coleman, of Reed College faculty; subject, '"When Fire Fights F,Sunday, March n, at 3 o'clock, Heilig Theater Subject, "Fighting the Great Red Plague"; speakers, Dr. W. D. McNary, su perintendent Eastern Oregon Ptato Hoepl- Humphreys' Seventy-seven For Colds, Influenza, Grip has many manifestations, it may fly to the head, causing pains, soreness, dizziness and influenza, or attack the throat and chest, or the kidneys, with lame back and aching bones. To get the best results, take "Seventy-seven" at the first sneeze or shiver. If you wait until your bones begin to ache, have pore throat and influ enza, it may take longer, CSo and fL, at all druggists or mailed, Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co., 158 Williams u.ra Ssrk, mm $75.00 $100.00 MAKES FOR COMPARISON tal; RevJohn II. Boyd and a number of prominent -business and professional men. The work Is being carried on in other communities throughout the state, two meetings, one for women and ono for men, having been held at Scappoose last Thursday. Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull addressed the former, and Dr. J. Allen Gilbert and W. F. Woodward gave short talks to men. Social hygiene commit tees were formed there to continue the work under the general direction of the state organization. MANY INSTRUMENTS FILED Total of Mortgages, Deeds, Etc., Re corded' Breaks Two-Year Mark. Records for two years In the office of County Clerk Coffey were broken in the past week in the number of in struments recorded. This in spite of the intervention of a holiday Wash ington's birthday. Though actual figures will not be totaled until the end of the month, the average number of deeds, mortgages and miscellaneous instruments record ed was estimated yesterday to be 110 for each day last week. For two years past the average has been 80 a day. The reason may be attributed to business revival. ARSON HINT IN $3000 FIRE j Burning of Home on Powell Valley Road Mystifies Family. i Under suspicious circumstances, fire destroyed the $3000 residence of Theo dore Yockers, on the Powell Valley road, early yesterday morning. Arson is suspected. The bungalow caught fire from the outside shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Yock ers and T. Li. Smock, a guest, naa re tired. The flames swept the north side of the structure as if the wall were oil-soaked, but did not penetrate to the interior of the house for some minutes. The occupants escaped with only a few personal effects. . I The place was insured for $2000. Raymond Limits Jitneys. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) The Raymond Council has passed an ordinance regulating the op eration of Jitneys and after next werk, in addition to paying a license fee based upon the number of passengers carried and adopting a schedule, they will be prohibited from operating be low Fowler street, which will be on the. new boulevard between this place ."Anemic" writes: "T am thin and pale. How may 1 become plump and strong?" , , , Answer: Three - grain hypo-nuclane tablets taken with your meals should increase your weiprht, your strength, and cause your complexion to become radiant and your eyes bright. Many satisfied users have increased their weight from 5 to 40 pounds in a very short time. "Madam" writes: "I have rheumatic pains nearly all the time, but they are mostly aggravated when I take cold. What may I do? My joints seem to swell and my muscles are sore. Answer: xou w in mm p,.v.fc and permanent benefit from the fol lowing mixture: z arams ui iuiuo potassium, 4 drams sodium salicylate. essence cardiol, 1 oz. comp, fluid balm- wort ana a oz. oi bjiuh comp. Mix and take a teaspoonful at meal time and again before going to bed. It has benefited most chronic sufferers. , ' "Country" writes: "At one time you prescribed for my brother when he had kidney trouble and It relieved him. Now I have the very same symptoms. My feet swell, my color Is bad, have head ache constantly and feel tired and have pains In my back. Would like to have the same prescription." Answer: For your brother I pre scribed balmwort tablets. They are Just the thing you need, too. Start taking them at once. Instructions come with tablets In sealed tubes. have headaohe, and am always consti- all over, My complexion is pasty look ing and my tongue coated." - Answer, Tour blood is impoverished and impure and unable to nourish the tiMauts and nerve cells over the body. lip? I ! 4th Street and Morrison at 4th St. Established 1895 and South Rend. This action has been taken as a protection to the streetrnr company, which is giving satisfactory snrvlce. T FOR L HEADACHE, COLDS They Liven the Liver and Bowels and Straighten You Right Up. Don't Be Bilious, Constipated, Sick, With Breath Bad and Stomach Sour. Tonight sure! Take Cascarcts and en Joy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowsl cleansing you ever experienced. Waks up with your head clear, stomach sweet, breath right and feeling fine. G. rid of sick headache, biliousness, constipa tion, furred tonKue. sour stomuch, bad colds. Clear your skin. brlKhten your eyes, quicken your step and feel like doing a full day's work. Cascarets aro belt r than salts, jiills or calomel be cause they don't shock the liver or fcrlpe the bowels or cause Incoovenl enee all the next day. A.others should fctvo cross, sick, bil ious, feverish children a whole Cas caret any time, as they cannot Injure the thirty feet of tender bowels Adv. fhe ;OCTOR The questions answered below are feneral In character, the symptoms or iseases are given and the answers will apply in any chso of similar na- tUTliose wishing further ndvice. free, may address Dr. Lewis Raker. olleu" Bldg., ColleKe-Kllwood Sts., Dayton, O.. enclosing self-addresd stamped en velope tor reply. Full nam-, and Hd dress must be given, but only initials or fictitious name will be used In my answers. The prescriptions an be filled at anv well-stocked riruK store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler. You'll find quick and permanent re lief in the use of three-RraIn stilpliern tablets (not sulphur). They aid diges tion, overcome constipation and clean and tone the blood. "W N. T." writes: "Up until a short time ago I never knew what it whs to be tired. I could do my work and at tend to my social duties like a man should. I required very little sleep and was like a -two-year-old. Always felt good, never worried, but now my condition has changed. I'm no lonacr the man I used to be, and I'm very rmich alarmed about my health. I teel like L could faint from sheer exhaustion. Answer: You have allowed your sys tem to run down. Too much work, dis sipation or too much worry, and not enough rest. Start now using three grain cadomene tablets. These ere hlchly recommended and wonderfully effective. They should restore your bodily functions and your brain to ncr life and strength. "ISeauty FarIor" writes: "I wish I could find a safe and sure dandruff cure which contains no alcohol nor grease. My customers are always ask ing for something of this kind." Answer: I'laln yellow mlnyol Is the only thing 1 could sujfRest which would meet these requirements in a hair tonic. It is a most reliable treat ment for dandruff and itching ocalp. "L. E. C." writes: "What can I take to relieve ma of a very hucklntr roiiKh with occasional colds, soro throat and chest?" Answer: I would sucgest the use or a simple syrup, made from 2 '4 oz. con centrated essence mentho-laxene and one pint of sugar syrup. This remedy is the best and most economical I could prescribe for coughs and colds, to clear the air passaKes and relieve the sys tem of the inflammation. Thousands of chronic sufferers have used it with splendid results. "Portland" asks: "May I decrense my nice without injury to my health? I am too portly." Answer: You will find a safe nml sure flesh reducer In the use of five grain arholone tablets. 1 reeommrn'l these most highly, and patUals uiuil gratifying results, Adv. BES IVEH ROWELS STOMACH jvVOR K VVH I LE Y0 li SLE EPj