The Sunday Oregonian., June 17, 1917, Section One, Page 7, Image 7

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FREIGHT HEARING TO
OPEN EARLY 111 JULY
JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WINS STATE DEBATING CHAMPION
SHIP. EXPLORER HAS GRIT
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IGNIFIED men like this are coming here every
day and here's what we do for them in Hart
Schaffner & Marx clothes:
Give them a perfect fit.
Cut down their clothes expense '
one-half or one-third.
Save their time.
Guarantee satisfaction
Give them everything; they paid
a lot more money for.
Stefansson, North Four Years,
Sticks to Task.
Oregon Carriers Allege Pres-
ent Rates Not Enough for
Service Rendered.
NORTHEAST PASSAGE AIM
THE SUXDAT OKEGONIAX, PORTXAND. JUNE 17, 1917.
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Undaunted, After Many Vicissitudes,
Arctic Investigator Expects to
Make New Outlet Crocker
Island May Be Myth.
COST FIGURES ARE GIVEN
Jarm Products Advance In Price,
With Corresponding Profits.
Railroads Submit Reports of
Increased Maintenance.
Hearing's before the Oregon Public
Service Commission on, the railroad's
application for a 15 per cent increase
In intrastate freight rates probably
will start In Portland in. the first
week of July.
The proposed' state increase is based
on the contention that the cost of operating-
the railroads has increased
within the last few years to such an
extent that the present rates are en
tirely inadequate to carry on the busi
ness. The advance is proposed on the
same basis as the 15 per cent applica
tion now pending before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The roads operating out of Portland
have pooled their Interests to present
their case before the commission.
Charles E. Cochran will represent the
O.-W. R. & N. Company. C. A. Hart the
Xorth Bank: system' and Ben C. Dey
the Southern Pacific.
The principal testimony of the car
riers will be presented by the operating
officials, who will produce figures pur
porting to show to what extent operat
ing expenses have increased.
Increased Cost Shown.
Following are some figures prepared
by the statistical department of the
Union Pacific to show what the in
crease In cost means to the Union Pa
clflo system, of which the O.-W. R. &
K. Company Is a unit:
Increase In wages in train
service $ 1.186,688.09
Increase fn wages to other
employes 3.107,060.56
Increased cost of fuel and other
materials 8.245.164.M
Increased taxes .............. 1.240.200.00
Other Items 809.921.98
Total 14.679,03G.14.
"Included in this amount of $14,679.
035.14 there is $3,300,000 Increased cost
In the operation of the O.-W. R. &
N. Company," says the report.
"Previous reports have contained fig
tires showing that even though the
full 15 per cent odvance asked for Is
fi-ranted. the O.-W. R. & N. Com
pany will still face a deficit of 10 per
cent of the gross freight revenue of
the year 1916 or a. sum of $1,300,000.
Materials Cost More."
Here are some comparative figures,
prepared by the Union Paciflo system,
showing the increase in the cost of a
number of essential commodities now
and five years ago.
lniit. 191T.
Rails, rran tons ..$ 28.00 $ 88.00
Track material, bolts.
spikes, cwt 2.13 6.00
Tie plates, net ton.. 24.50 60.00
Locomotives (Mikado).. 24,134.00 43.800.00
Box cars, each ........ 1.100.00 2,800.00
Ties, per M ........ 8.00 18. on
3, umber, per M.. ...... 8.00 20.00
Vis Iron, gross ton .... 16.19 45.50
Steel, cwt 1.18 4.11
On the other hand, say the rail
roads, the price of farm products has
increased and the income of nearly
every other industry In the country has
been greatly enhanced).
Farm Products Bring: More.
Following are the railroad's figures
on the comparative prices of typical
farm products, on the farm, April 1,
1916, and April 1. 1917:
1919. . 191 T.
Wheat bushel ............. .-$0.0S6 $1.80
orn,. bushel .711 1.13
Oats, bushel .4'.' .615
Hurley, bushel , ... .572 1.02
Rye. bushel .................. .83 1.35
Votatoes. bushel 07 2.34
Gutter, pound ............... .276 .335
Eggs, dozen IS .26
The price of hogs, continues the re
port, has advanced 72.55 per cent, of
beef cattle 45.94 per cpnt. of veal calves
43.41 per cent, of sheep 95.96 per cent,
of lambs, 8S.18 per cent, of Milch cows,
64.25 per cent, and of horses. 28.75 per
cent.
"There can be presented no more ef
fective argument," said Prank W. Rob
inson, traffic manager for the O.-W.
R. & N. Company, yesterday, "than
our reports showing the greatly in-i
crea-sed expenditures of the railroads,
with no corresponding Increased com
pensation. ,
' "Present rates are based on condi
tions that no longer exist. The rates
were fixed as just and reasonable when
the standard of living was lower and
1 he cost of operation far below what
it is today. These rates, established
by the Federal and State Commissions,
were based on the cost of operating the
railroads at the lime that they were
put into effect. If they were reason
able at that time it is apparent that
they are not equitable when the car
riers are forced to pay increased prices
for labor, fuelv equipment, taxes and
every commodity they use."
PAPER LAWS ARE PROPOSED
Government Operation of Mills One
! Plan to Be Offered.
WASHINGTON', June 16. A resolu
tion proposing- that the. Government
take over and operate news print paper
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by Senator Owen Monday. IMrertion of
manufacture and distribution of print
paper by a Federal agency under the
.Department of Commerce also Is pro
1 posed by the resolution, which sua--
frest co-oprativey action with the
t Canadian government to insure equit
able distribution.
In providing for Government distri
bution and co-operation, with Canada,
the resolution would carry out the rec
ommendation made to Congress by the
TVderal Commission. Th"e Commission
did not recommend, however, that the
mills be taken over. Under Its- plan the
producers would operate their plants
on Government action and, would be
given a fair profit.
BENTON COUNTY AROUSED
Ten Teams Are Out Preaching Red
Cross In Kvery Section.
mRVil.T.N Or- -Tun 1ft i l
The Red Cross campaign in this
county is rea not. -ien teams have
been out all week preaching Red Cross
In every section. Immense enth'islnsm
is reported and as, a usual thing the
entire audience signs up for member
ship. Sunday evening the churches will co
operate with a union servloe In charge
ef Red Cross teams, no sermons, no
collections. Just talks ami music and
enthuslam. The Majestic Theater Bun
jday Right will donate the entire re
ceipts of Las .house.
JOSEPH, Or., June 16. The Joseph
ZJ Hlgn School won the state cham
pionship in debate this year in the
debating league organized under the
auspices of the University of Oregon.
Not a single debate was lost.
The two teams representing the Jo
seph High School comprised: Affirma
tives, Maurice Kben. leader, and Elba
Conley; negative, Guy Diavis. leader, and
Arthur Rudd. Miss Xexie Strachan. Su
perintendent of Schools, was coach.
The teams won both debates In the
POLK ROUNDUP ENDS
Oregon's Girl Relay Champion
Again Wins Race.
BUCKAROOS GIVE THRILLS
B till dogging of Steers Makes KJt
With Crowd of 3000 at Inde
pendence ; Patriotic Pa
rade Is Feature.
rNDW PKXDENCE, Or., June 1.
(Special.) Skeeter Bill Robbina, of
California, motion -picture actor and a
lover of horses, proved himself the
favorite today 'by his skilful riding- of
the worst of the wild horses in the
bucking contest events of the second
day of the Independence Roundup.
Skeeter Bill gave the throngs which
lined the grounds & surprise this after
noon by his- stick-to-itiveness. He Is
a tall, slender fellow, accustomed to
wild 'faorsea from early boyhood.
Ark Bivens successfully rode George
Washington. Yellow Fever proved her
self the better of her rider yesterday,
but today she was not active enough
to throw Art Plummer. Bareback rid
ers had keen eyes for the art in which
there was comparatively little compe
tition. The riding of Cap Lewis and
Buffalo Jones, both California horse
men, was a feature.
Bertha Blanchett. champion g-irl re
lay race rider of Oregon, reasserted
her claim to the best fast riding by
any girl at the Roundup. Early this
afternoon she won the pony express
race and again was successful in the
relay race which she won yesterday.
Saddles were changed every quarter
mile. Bulldogging of steers was in rlprht
with the spectators entirely. The
wild-looking beasts were conquered
only through active struggles. Guy
Ray nailed his competitor to the
ground in 28 seconds, establishing the
best record for the day's bulldogging.
Independence organizations partici
pated this morning in a patriotic pa
rade on Main street in which automo
biles carried- many originally designed
National displays. Old Glory was
cheered as she passed through the
streets of the hop city. The crowds
reached approximately 3000 by tonight
and with the band sounding patriotic
strains while scores of young people
danced on the streets Polk County's
first Roundup ended.
ASTORIA GIVES DIPLOMAS
President Campbell, of Untverslty,
Delivers Commencement Address.
ASTORIA. Or, June IS. (Special.)
The larKeet but one of all classes
4 Barry K. Finkn, Portland Boy.
4 Who Is Attached to Rnsalan
Kxtraordljiary CosubUbIos.
J Harry K. Fawkes, a former stu-
i dent at Reed College, who re-
cently returned from the Orient,
has been attached to the staff of
the secretary of the Russian Ex
traordinary Commission now vis
it! ner the United States,
The Commission recently ar
rived at Vancouver, B. C and
now is on its way to Washinirton.
r C Mr. FnwkM left here Krl-
t day for Vancouver -to Join tbe
f party. His home is at 347 East
Twenty-ninth street.
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county triangular meet and. also both
in the' all-dual contest. Guy Davis and
Arthur Rudd debated In the final con
test held In Eugene on May 11. Maurice
Eben, leader of the affirmative team. Is
now a member of the Hospital Corps
of the United States Army.
As a -result of the victory, Joseph
High School may hold the cup won for
a year. it. addition a cup with the
names of the four debaters engraved
upon it was presented to the school by
the district and will be the permanent
property of the institution.
graduating from the Astoria Kigrh
School received its diplomas Thursday
night.
The address was delivered by Presi
dent Campbell, of the University of
Oregon, and the diplomas were pre
sented by L. A. Larsen, rnairman of the
School Board. Miss- Tyne Poysky was
the class salutatorian and her subject
was "War and Thrift." Miss Hllma
Hendrickson delivered the valedictory,
her subject being "Patriotism."
The graduates are: Hllma Hendrick
son. Tyne Poysky. ftazel Corcoran.
Nellie Ingemund, Ethel Jacobson, Edna
Jamieson, Anna Lagus, Catherine Law
son. Edna Masny, Elizabeth Hart. Myr
tle Mathiesen. Agnes Miller. - Lynette
Svenson, Dorothy Wootton, Blanch
Wickland, Eva Hendrickson. Florence
Dahlgren, Georgia Armstrong. Helen
Houston. Dorothy Hussong, Ida' ' i'an
berg, Virginia Hansen. Mary P. user,
Frances Dunbar, Winifred Deadrick,
Edith Davles. Ann Bruce. Edward C.
Lapping, Charles Mooers. Albert Prael,
Arthur R. Tucker. Sherman Wright.
Edward. Finney, Joseph Dyer. Dyer
was present, although he is a member
of the Naval Reserve and left school
some weeks ago.
The class officers were: Edward A.
Finney, president; Lynette Svenson.
secretary; Hazel Corcoran, treasurer.
HUSBAND CALLED SHIRKER
Woman Writes General White, Ask
ing; Draft Law to Bo Applied.
Adjutant-General White was amnsed
yesterday to receive a letter from an
indignant wife urging that immediate
and vigorous steps be taken to draft
her husband into the Army and send
him to the battle line In France.
Scores of letters have been received
by General White from wives, sweet
hearts, mothers and others, giving rea
sons why their menfolk should be ex
empted, but this was the first letter
giving reasons the other way.
"My husband is good for nothing
but to sit around and read the Ladles'
Home Journal," explained the scorn
ful writer.
ARCANUM SUIT IS SETTLED
Federal Court of Appeals Rules Ont
Receivership Proceedings.
A. Jr. Fie gel, grand regent for Ore
gon of the Royal Arcanum, was ad
vised by telegraph from Chicago yes
terday that the United States court of
appeals has decided that the United
States courts have no jurisdiction in
the receivership case recently in
stituted in Boston.
Accordingly, the lower courts have
been directed to dismiss the proceed
ings, thus ending the controversy.
Members of the organization in Port
land are gratified at the receipt of this
cheering message, as the court action
had threatened to involve the organi
zation in a long controversy.
MAYOR ALBEE RETURNS
Executive Leaves Family at Beach
and Prepares to Go East.
Mayor Albee returned to the city
yesterday from the beach, where he
spent a few days visiting with his par
ents. He will leave Wednesday for the
East, to be gone a month, his Intention
being to 'lslt various Eastern cities,
including Milwaukee, where he will at
tend the annual meeting of agents of
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur
ance Company.
Mr. Albee will not be In the city
when he leaves office on the last day
of this month. H has straightened up
all affairs in connection with his of
fice preparatory to his departure.
PORTLANDER GOES TO WAR
Peter McKellar to Leave Soon Witli
, Royal Engineers of Canada.
Peter McKellar. of 152 East Thirty
fifth street, enlisted yesterday In the
Royal Engineers of Canada and will
leave within a few days for Vancouver,
B. C, to Join his regiment.
Mr. McKellar is a native of Scotland
and has lived in Oregon for ' the last
four years. He formerly lived at Sea
side but more recently in Portland. He
is a painter by profession. As a youth
of 13 years. Mr. McKellar Joined the
British navy serving until he was 22.
Riots In Germany Reported.
AMSTERDAM, via London, June 1.
Rumors have reached Wlnnerswk, near
the German frontier of Holland, that
grave riots broke out yesterday in sev
eral German towns, says the Nleue
Rotterdamsche Courant today.
Quarantine Fund Awked.
WASH1XOTOS, June 18. An appro
priation of SSOO.OOO for a Mexican bor
der quarantine against the cotton pink
boll worm was asked of Congress to
day by Secretary Houston,
SEATTLE, Wash-. June IS. The ar
rival In Greenland of the McMillan ex
pedition, which left New Tork in July.
1913, to explore Crocker Land, and
which reported that this supposed con
tinent, whose mountain tops Rear-Ad-mi
ral Robert E. Peary believed he had
seen in 1906. did. not exist, leaves Vll
hjalmur Stefansson, at the headi of a
Canadian expedition, the only explorer
in the Arctic Seas. It is believed that
Stefansson and his 24 white men and 19
Eskimos already are or soon will be
heading eastward from Melville Island
on board the motor vessel Polar Bear
in an attempt to make the Northeast
Passage from the Paciflo to the Atlan
tic Ocean. .
Stefansson and his expedition left
Victoria, B. C, June 17. 1813. Just four
years ago. In the steam, whaler Karluk.
At Nome, Alaska, the expedition was
divided into northern and southern par
ties, Stefansson. on the Karluk, taking
command of the former, which was to
seek new land north of the mouth of
the Mackenzie River, and Dr. Rudolph
M. Anderson, with two smaller vessels,
proceeding toward the Coronation Gulf
country, east of the Mackenzie delta, to
make a geological, botanical and bio
logical survey of the country, besides
charting channels and studying tbe Es
kimos, some of whom are blue-eyed, it
is supposed, from an admixture of blood
from the lost Scandinavian colony of
Greenland.
Veaal Clutched by lee,
The Karluk stopped at Point Barrow,
the most northerly point of Alaska,
early In September, 1913, and was at
once clutched by the Ice. On September
10 the ship was apparently frozen In
for the Winter, and Stefansson, accom
panied by two white men and two Es
kimos, went ashore to hunt caribou for
Winter meat. While he was absent a
violent storm arose and blew the Kar
luk out to sea. The Karluk was soon
afterward again gripped by the ice and
carried westward, being finally crushed
by the ice January 16, 191 east of
Wrangell Island, which is north of Si
beria. The men took to the ice. but be
came separated, and several were never
seen again. The others, under Captain
Robert Bartlett. reached Wrangell
Island, and eight men were rescued in
September, 1914, by a vessel sent to the
Island for the purpose. Captain Bart
lett having made his way over the lee
to Siberia and Nome with news of. the
disaster. ,
Meanwhile Stefansson and his asso
ciates moved eastward along the shore
of the Arctic and fell In with the An
derson party in Winter quarters at
Martin Point, west of the mouth of the
Mackenzie River.
Stefansson and two companions set
out In March. 1914. over the Ice with
dogs and made their way due north,
discovering a large Island or continent
northwest of Prince Patrick Island, and
making a safe return to Banks Island.
Stefansson passed the Summers of 1915
and 1916 in exploring this new land,
having established communication In
1915 with the Anderson party through
the power-boat Polar Bear, which had
gone to Banks Land with supplies.
Stefansson purchased the Polar Bear,
and has since made It his headquarters.
Most of the crew of the Polar Bear re
mained with him. He has an abun
dance of food, and a large stock of gas
oline. are Goal of Explorer.
Dr. Anderson, who returned from the
Arctic in 1916. brought news that Stef
ansson purposed to pass the Winter of
1916-17 at Winter Harbor, Melville Is
land. It was his purpose, as soon as
the Ice broke, to head eastward with
the Polar Bear in an effort to accom
plish ther Northeast Passage and end
his adventures with an ascent of the
St. Lawrence River to Montreal. Stef
ansson at last accounts had a large
number of dogs and was In the best of
health.
In a letter to " Rear-Admiral Peary,
dated Cape Kellett. Banks Island, Janu
ary 11. 1916. Stefansson said:
"Should you not hear from us by No
vember. 1917. it is to be presumed that
something beyond our control has de
layed us. I am of the opinion that In
the Spring of 1918 a ship or ships
should be sent north from the Atlantic
to look for us if we have not been
heard from then."
In this letter Stefansson expressed
hope of co-operating with the McMillan
party in demonstrating the existence
or non-existence of Crocker Land.
Fourteen men of the Canadian expe
dition have died from exposure, suicide
and disease, 12 having perfehed on the
ice and on Wrangell Island after the
wreck of the Karluk.
HAFFER NOT REGISTERED
Tacoma Socialist Who Libeled. Wash
ington Again In Jail.
TACOMA. Wash.. June 16. (Special.)
Paul H after. Tacoma Socialist, re
cently pardoned by Governor Lister
while serving a sentence in the Pleroe
County Jail for libeling George Wash
ington, was arrested today at Glenoma
in Eastern Lewis County by Constable
Coston for failure to register June 6.
Haffer was at the home of R. H.
Happlett when taken into custody and
made no statement. Sheriff Perry, of
Lewis County, immediately took Haffer
to the County Jail In Taooma, where
he is being held aa a Federal prisoner.
FIGHT ON PLAGUE TO BEGIN
Colorado Kdueator Is to Lead Cam
paign In France.
DENVER, Colo., June 16. President
Livingston Farrand. of the University
of Colorado, left Denver tonight for the
Atlantlo Coast to take a steamer for
France, where he will supervise organ
ization for the fight of the Rockefeller
Foundation and the French government
against tuberculosis.
Dr. Farrand will have headquarters
In Paris and will take with him one
American nurse and two American doc
tors'. .
Cnban Rebels Court-Ma rti a led.
HAVANA. June 16. The court-martial
of the principal army officers who
took part in the recent revolt against
the Menocal government opened yester
day at Fort Cabanas with Colonef
Pujol as president of the tribunal.
Colonel Quinones and Captain Jose
Izqulerdo, ring-leaders, pleaded not
guilty.
Phone your want ads to The Ore go
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Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
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Quality and Service
ASHLAND TO HAVE FETE
ROGITB RIVER ROIXD-IP WILL BE
JT7LV 3. 4 AXD S.
Parrlotla Fystsrrs Will AboiiBd
a Cable 200 Feet High Mammoth
Flac M ill Be Vnfurled.
ASIUANT. Or, June 16. (Special.)
Ashland's lilyu Heho and Rogue River
Round-up on July 3, and 5 Is to
abound In patriotic features. Chief of
these will be the . unfurling of the
largest flag In Oregon from a cable
suspended 200 feet above I.lth.la park.
A massed band. Including the Portland
police band and four Southern Oregon
musical organizations, will play "The
Star-Spangled Banner" when the im
mense flag is unfurled.
Another feature will be a patriotic
parade on July 4. which It Is planned
to make the most Immense event of its
kind ever staged on the Coast. Several
thousand feet of electric light stream
ers have already been hung and flood
lights will bathe hundreds of flags at
night. Hundreds of flags of the allies
A Few of the 150,000 Pieces of Silverware to Be Given
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One hundred and fifty thousand
pieces of silverware will be given away
by The Owl Drug Coi in commemoration
of their 26th anniversary.
This silverware came from the Kast
In one shipment the largest quantity
of silver tableware that ever reached
the Coast In an individual shipment.
The weight of the silver alone was
15.000 pounds. The customers of The
Owl Drug Co.. during the anniversary
week, will be given this silverware as
mementoes of The OwTs 26th birthday,
the company having been in business
for a quarter of a century. '
Every customer making a purchase
of goods to the value of 60 cents or
more will be presented with a piece of
this silverware, until the entire quan
tity has been given away. From 6000
to 10,000 pieces of silverware will be
given away at each Owl drug store.
Tbe Owl's silver anniversary marks
the completion of a quarter of a cen
tury of one of the most remarkably
successful undertakings in the history
of American retail business.
Radical departures from established
methods big and bold methods have
been the most striking features of The
Owl Drug Co.'s policy. This policy has
carried them far out of the beaten
track, but It has been proven by uniform
successes that these policies were based
upon sound business precepts.
The Owl Drug Co. was started by
Mr. R. K. Miller In 1892. At that time
but one store was opened. It was so
radically different from any drug store
then In existence that it stood out
sharply as a store of unique methods.
Tbe Owl Drus Store woa became
These are the things we'd like to do for you. Hart
Schaffner & Marx make clothes for every figure.
We have them and we'll give you the exactly right
thing.
The Hart Schaffner & Marx label is a small thing; to look for,
a big; thins: to find.
Economically Priced
$20, $25 and Up!
We also carry the best of everything in Men's Fur
nishings and Hats.
will be suspended on cables along the
main street, together with the Amer
ican flag. The Rogue River Round-up,
staged at a cost of (20,000. will be the
big central feature.
At least three National Guard com
panies will march In the parades and
an encampment In the park will house
the out-of-town soldier boys. the
Grants Pass Boy Scouts and other or
ganizations. The . fireworks display will be the
largest presented anywhere In Oregon
on the Fourth of July and will abound
In patrlotlo displays. Day as well as
night fireworks will entertain the
crowds. Accommodations for 25,000
are being provided.
"DRIVE" PLANS COMPLETED
Talks Are to Ba Made at Centralla
Theaters All Week.
CENTRAL! A. Wash, June 16. (Spe
cial.) Last night Edgar Reed, manager
of the Red Cross drive to be made In
Centralla next week, addressed a mass
meeting In Wlnlock. at which final
plans were made for a similar cam
paign to be made in that city.
Starting last night and continuing
through next week. local men each
Away by the Owl Drug Company
nj 7r;
known for the manner In which It
shattered traditions. Its operation
caused a revolution in the drug busi
ness, which was then In a primitive
state on the Pacific Coast.
The Owl was the first company In the
line to really recognize the rights of
the customer, and the consideration and
courtesy shown visitors and buyers
soon became a household word In San
Francisco.
The new methods and Ideas Inaugu
rated by the company met with such
enthusiastic approval that Mr. Miller
was enabled to open stores In lxs An
geles and Oakland, and not many years
had elapsed until operations of the
company extended to Sacramento. Seat
tle. Spokane. Portland. Ban Diego. Fres
no. San Jose. Stockton and Pasadena.
The company now operates 23 stores
In 12 cities on the Pacific Coast. During
the past year It has extended its activ
ities to the other side of the Rocky
Mountains, and its first drug store In
that territory was opened in Milwau
kee a few weeks ago. introducing all
The Owl Drug Co. methods and all the
characteristics that have made The Owl
famous. Other stores will shortly be
opened In Chicago. Minneapolis and
probably other Central West cities.
The Owl people were the first to
eliminate the mystery and the gloom
which surrounded the old-time drug
store and to put the business on an
entirely commercial basis. They were
the first to employ women as sales
people In their stores and also the first
to close their stores on Sunday after
noons. Restrooms for women, three
cornered bottles for poisons, typewiit-
Southeast Corner
Fifth and Alder
evening will make five-minute talks in
local theaters, urging contributions to
the Red Cross fund.
A. C. Miller, who has charge of the
Red Cross drive to be made In the Oak
vllle district, has appointed hts com
mittees. The Oakvllle district Includes
Porter, Ford. Cedarvllle, Callow, Ger
rard Creek and tbe Chehalis Indian
Reservation.
The average man will stand without
hitching a good deal better than if tied
to an apron string.
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COSPATT. EUMHIXG SOME OF TI1R
ten labels, an absolute mdnoy-bacic
puarantw on evry article void, a day
off each week for Bales people thes
are eorae of the. Innovations introduced
by The Owl lruir Co.
The company also owns and operates
a laboratory of the most modern typ-
at San Francuco; where a number of
preparations are compounded and The
Owl's epecial quality of pure, druars are
prepared for sale In the stores.
The company Is owned chiefly by res
idents of the Pacific Coast, to whacti
district the ownership of the stock Is
confined.
The Owl Druse Company's record hM
been one new store a year since the
bearlnnlnir. In 1892. This record bids
fair to be exceeded durintr the next
few years, as their activities have evry .
indication of taking: on a National
scope.
When the first store was opened in
1893 there were seven employes on the
payroll. There are now 1200. and the
number Is steadily Increasiner.
The closlnfr year of The Owl's quar
ter of a century in business has ben
the best and bltrsest year in every
sense of the word. In spite of tumul
tuous conditions In the financial and
business worlds. The Owl's business
barometer has been steadily rlsJnit. The
volume of business has been the prreat
est in the history of the company. Even
the declaration of war by our country
did not affect the eteady increase' of
business, which has now reached the
flve-mtUlon-dollar mark. Twelve million,
customers are served each year in the
Pariffc Coast Owl store one mll ln- t
month.
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