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'. -.:''' ; -t.Vf 10 1911 rinrnr innniiiiTiiiT l i ULiM :.ni i 1 1 1 1 rvi i ii rj LAruu-MUuuuiimiii SAYS , NEW SYSTEM Compilation' .Made for Com c missioner- Hofman in Sup ' J port Purchasing Department ---v'"v- "'-'v ''.'..'... , " i-i.'. V In substantiation of 'a statement mad 4 that the county baa been saving ajprox Imately 20 per cent on grocery purchase f for Multnomah, county institutions since ;; ;tba purchasing department was installed, 1 Cpunty,tCommisioner Holman has had ;! an expert accountant examine the bills ' :- rendered the county and make a compar laon of ctianes. 1 According to Seth L. Roberts, of Rob erts & Crandall, the expert employed, the saving on articles enumerated for Mult nomab farm has ranged from 6 per cent on each 100 pounds of sugar purchased ' on' the cost In 1812 to 28.6 'per cent on n ayrup per' cation. ? i 4 ' In regard to typewriter, ribbons pur chased by County Auditor Martin, the bill for which was disallowed by com mlssloner Holmsn. Mr, Roberts stated that the same ribbons for which a bill .. of ' a dpaen had been submitted were bought from the same company by the . purchasing department, for ? a dozen. Commissioner Stolntaa's Statement. "A few days ago t made a statement to the effect that the county was now buying groceries ; f or approximately 20 per cent less than had been paid for the same prior to tha Installation of pur chasing agent," said Commissioner HoU man. "This statement was subsequently referred to by Mr. Martin, county audit or, as a misstatement of facts, and that I was giving the public' a wrong idea of the efficiency of tha purchasing depart inent ; ' .";.:'.; "I therefore Instructed the purchasing agent to compile an accurate and exact statement of facts in .the matter, but he was unable to get tha Information from the auditor's office, Thereupon I engaged Beth L. Roberts, an expert ao countatnt, at my 'own expense, to get this Information for me, Small Hatter Highly Important, . ' "Tou will notice that In the matter Of typewriter! ribbons which I struck . outvof th'e October 'claim sheet for which - Mr. Martin presented a claim for $8.90, that these have been purchased by the purchasing agent -for 8.00. - This, in Itself, is a small matter, but when we take Into consideration ' that ' approxi mately' S65.000 per month is spent for , maintenance of Multnomah county, you , will see what the possibilities of a sav ing will be If the methods. which- X am endeavoring to.. install, 'and which to date been opposed at every step, ' are . properly carried out and administered. "The object of making this statement Is for-two- purposes: ; First, .to dem onstrate that when I make a statement the facts stated therein can - be relied upon, and second, that I have no per sonal quarrel or differences of any kin J with any officer of Multnomah county, but that I desire' the cooperation of every officer, and employs, including all of th commissioners, , in the installation of. the administrative code, which was . adopted by a majority vote of tha board ' of commissioners. . j .i -. , Cooperation necessary. .."Without earnest and hearty cooper ation on the part of everyone that has to do with the administration of affairs in Multnomah, county,', this administra tive coda will be a failure, but with the assistance and cooperation of all It will be a success, and the success will be for the taxpayers - of Multnomah county, and not for in'e In other-words, as X have, previously stated, this is Multno xnah county's fight and not mine. Mr. Roberts said to a letter to Com missioner Holman that he found bill" for purchases from local firms for the county hospital in many instances did not specify the quantity or weight, and that he believed from that.; that tha In stitutions depended on the honesty of the dealers or the person delivering the goods for the amount purchased and de- llvered. ' ' - , Mot SalA to Vary. . ' He also noted the fact that one dealer charged '46 cents for syrup at one time : and SO cents at another time.' The same ' dealer, ax another time charged SI for peaches and failed to specify whether one can or a case was delivered. Instances of the '. difference in ' cost of articles purchased for the county hospital as given by Mi. Roberts are: Powdered sugar, per 100. pounds, 1?12, ; $7.50; 191S, : 6.85; canned - salmon, per dozen, .1812, 12.50; 1811, 11.10. -At -' the iv county farm the differ ences Irt a few cases are: Rolled oats, per ack, 1812, 13.56; 1818, $2.85; sugar, per 100 pounds, 1912, $5.30; 1813, $5; coffee, per pound, 1912, 22 cents;. 1913, 18 cents; ' coffee, better grade, per. pound, ' 1912, 35 cents; 1813, $1 cents. The; articles listed are staple supplies and large quantities only are consid- . wed, according to Mr. Roberts. SMALL TRACT OPENED IN SOUTHERN OREGON The local office of the United States forest ' service has received word from "Washington of the throwing open of a ; small jract of land included in the Sis kiyou national 'forest, between Myrtla Point and Langlois, in southern Oregon. The exact acreage opened for entry Is - not stated, and this information will not . be given out until the president ha signed the proclamation, ordering the land opened 'for settlement. v According to today's notice, 64 per cent of the lands now opened are occu pied, either with homeHteads under the : genera Homestead act, or under the for est homestead law. -; Just , What form of entry on these lands will be followed Is not yet. known. The-secretary of agriculture hns the option of opening it for homestead ac quisition: in,. the; usual way or by con ducting a drawing. . Decision was made to open for settle ment on, tlie recommendation of N. F. IM I UK? DYSPEPSIA. GAS, VI Willi IV 1 1 Try It I In Five Minutes Indi gestion Goes and Stom , ach Feels Fine. Time It! In five minutes all stomach 'i stress gone. No Indigestion, hesrtv hurn,- sourness or beicntng or gas, acid, r eructations of undigested - food, no , .zlness, bloating, foul breath or head- ii. he.. - v'-"v; & " r-V '-'V ''A .:'y!i ?..'' Fape's plupepsln is noted for Its speed t i resulstlng upset stomachs.' It is the u-Ht. quickest; stomach doctor In the ' Him world, and besides; it is harmless, . .iillors of mua and women 'now eat HARNEY COUNTY BOASTS OF BlG.fiABIES; lent m- umrsm . Eugene Hynson Smyth. "Fattest babies in Harney county," is the way Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Smyth of Burns describe their grandchildren, Charles Hobert Moore Jr. and . Eugene Hynson Smyth. The grandparents have been attending the state fair at Salem and since it was over have been visit ing in Portland . before their return home. - : Baby Moore, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Mooro of Bums, was 4 months and 34 daya old when the accompanying 1 picture- was; taken.-'. He McDuf f, supervisor of tho Siklyou na tional forest, with . headquarters at Grants Pass. - . ' None of tho 'land to be opened lies south of the Una between townships $1 and I! In Curry county. - : . LECTURER DESCRIBES '. ' RUSSIA'S BIG CITIES R B. Baumgardt, lecturer, ' who is ap pearing In a limited engagement In this city, spoke last night at Lincoln high school, where the program la being car ried out on "the subject, "St. Petersburg and Moscow." f The lectures are being given under the auspices of the Portland Education association. The subject was handled from the modern viewpoint, the speaker taking' up the present aspect and conditions that; exist In the two cities. The lecture was Illustrated with stereopticsn views. V - v$ Another lecture will ba delivered to night on an astronomical subject, en titled "An Evening Among the Btara." Saturday night's lecture will be for the benefit of . tha Portland Symphony or chestra. ,' i' ALBANY WOMEN WILL . STUDY ELECTION BILLS Albany, ' Or.. " Oct.. 23. To. discuss measures to be voted on in the coming special election, the women of Albany will meet next Monday afternoon In the Commercial club parlors. Attorney Carl E. Sox has been engaged to address the meeting on : the , various, measures, es pecially: the referendum, and In doing so ha will explain them from a non partisan viewpoint . ALBANY EXCITED ; WHEN TWO SHOTS ARE FIRED Albany, Or., Oct 23. For shooting a shotgun twice on Lyon street in front of tha Hotel Ha mm el, "John Doe" Wag ner, of Corvallls, is ' being sought by local police, authorities on a charge of discharging a gun within the city lim it Richard Klger, a companion of Wag ner, was arrested a few minutes after the gun reports , were heard Tuesday ni-iaii-asnp This Home-Made Cough Syrup Will Surprise You Costs Little, but thoro Is Noth. ' tng Batter at any JPrlce. rUy Ouarantoed. . aiE Hero is a home-made : remedy that takes hold of a cough almost instantly, and will usually conquer an ordinary cough In 24 hours. This recipe makes a pintenough for a whole family. You couldn't buy as much or aa rood ready made couch syrup for $2.60. v. Mix' one pint of granulated sugar with pint of warm water, and stir 2 minutes. Put 2 ounces of Pinex (fifty cents', worth) in a pint, bottle, and add the Sugar Svrup. This keeps perfectly and has a pleasant taste--rchildren like it. Braces up the appetite and , is slightly laxative, which helps end a cough. . (- "' ' . ;;1 -..." ,'. You probably know the medical value of pine in treating bronchial asthma, bronchitis, spasmodic croup and whoop ing cough. Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of Norway white pine extract, rich in guaiacol'and other nataral healing pine elements. Other preparations will not work in this combination . iX The prompt results from this inexpen sive remedy have made friends for it in thousands of homes in the United States and Canada, which explains why the plan has been imitated often, "but never successfully. A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with this preparation. Your , druggist, has Pinex .or will pet it Lfor you. . If not, send to The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.4 7-P1PFS n JPF I I II Mm J U1J II ft. their favorite foods without fear they know it Is needless to have a bad stom ach. , ',,. v ", ,, , . ..,--i:,;.,i,--'.:,';"3'j.' Qet a large flftv-cant caaa of Pane's Dlapepsin from any drug store and put 1 your stomach right, Stop being miser able life is too short you're not here long, so make-your stay agreeable.', Eat what you like and digest It; nJoy It Without fear of rebellion in the stomach, i Papa's Dlapepsin belongs In ; your home. Should one , of the , family - est something which doesn't agree with them, or in vase of an a tuck of indi gestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or stomach derangement, it is bandy to give in. stant relief, . l 1 ' , t .:.. ' 'j '.s:C'i'.-'r;K '-;;."i -'.-'Jr. Charles Hobert Moore Jr. weighed !0 pounds' and had two teeth at that time. Baby Smyth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smyth of Burns, who was 7 months and 19 .days .old when the picture , was snapped, Me weighed ?5 pounds. Both lads art in perfect health and have been developing steadily in body and mind. ... ' -. . Mr, and- Mrs. Smyth are' pioneers of Harney; county, where they settled in 1872.. Mr. Smyth is fond of telling of the battles he. used. to have with the Indians. ..:':. , .: -.' night on a efcarge of carrying intoxi cating liquor through the streets other than in ths original package,- and yes terday morning paid a fine $25 and coata in the police court Klger Is also from Corvallls. The bottled beer was found in tha tonneau of the car.; The two bad evidently been drinking and Whether the gun was-Intentionally or - accidentally discharged . is ' not known.' The shots caused considerable excitement- . -:: , Clip the Coupon ON 'ANOTHER PAGE And. secure the five-volume set today at this office. mm rdOfiL 0 Kiesai mm m, hit ;3- i nuiv nnrnnu nnr UHU UntllUmi GOODS WILL-BE m Bids' for, Buildifig to BeAsked! 'CM ... - IV. l . !ll M J. I ?Workirixliibjtsf it Still holding to its slogan '."Oregon First" ' the board of commlssionerg of Oregon for the Panama-Paclfla exposi tion held an important routine meeting yesterday afternoon. A consultation was held with the architects, of the Oregon building, Foulkes ft Hogue. Chester V.Hogue being, present at the meeting. , Calls for bids for. tho con struction of the buUdlng will b ; Is - vr. m vw. USED ;' n'-.-.'i i ' "n: '' '' -'''f1' (' V'".1"' ' $ sued soon m tha architectural (ihm.'""' whmj ,i.f, -" Consideration was made yesterday afternoon of plans for art and, Oregon products ' exhibits." Professor Allen Eaton of the University of Oregon, out lined plane for an art exhibit to tho commissioners.; It is proposed to devote one room of v the exhibit building to moving pictures as part of this exhibit Here will be given a continuous moving picture show, showing Oregon life as It really Is, in mines,, city, forests and on the farm. ' Acting with state Game and Fish Warden W. L. Finley, it further is proposed to portray the wild life of the state by means of moving and stereop tlcon pictures. ' The commission is try ing to get away from stuffed and stllH life exhibits. -J ' "-'z ::'. -v The Oregon .building . wit) contain only Oregon made articles. -The rooms will be hung with draperies and curtains manufactured In the state from Oregon wool' or flax and the furniture will be made front native Oregon wood. ; - v In -answer to the recent protests at ths small amount - of floor space - at loted the state in the general agricul tural and horticultural building at the exposition, tho commission has been In formed that an overflow building la proposed by the " exposition officials, which . will, give this . state additional space. ;.'- r. ' That the state at large is generally MJME mm II ' 'I'll IdniiriiVTVTVkK lllf II F . ill t El !i w v kllH.AfllgflV aX'A. IIU ii.. II -'-'.; fH Zll I II I II ii u i ..m i s 1 1 s aa n m sir sst a w-... i u a jr a s iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ' ft v?''NQJW TEE Is now distributing the last of these useful five-volume sets that go to make up its big There will not be another, chance after, Saturday, for no more of these sets can be had, and readers who do not get their sets today or tomorrow, will t miss the chance of a lifetime. Don't delay t Clip the cyclopedia coupon from 'another page, and get this useful and beautiful set TODAY. , . 1 ,('- -"-.r OUR GUARANTEE Tha 'Journal guarantees to refund the amount paid by any reader -who finds after receiv ing Everybody's. Cyclopedia that it is not entirely as rep. resented. ' 1 ' t CO.UPON Interested In the exposition 1 evidenced by many letters ' of co-operation re delved from oommerclar and other or ganizations throughout the state. : A movement is on foot - under ' the leadership Of the Albany Commercial club to consolidate the counties) of ths Willamette VUey" in order properly to advertise the i valley. A, meeting i has been called -or October SO to take tip the matter. 1 The commission has also received letters from .the Hood River Cwwmarea-IS!'', ViS r.."".' S, Those present at' tbe meetings yester-1 dav . O . M riark head rtt .'tha .commission, it. A. Booth of Eugene, W. U Thompson of Pendleton, and John F. Logan of this city. C L, Hawley was the pnly absentee. The next meeting of tha commission la scheduled for No veraber II. . yi :, HOTEL MAN GETS ' ; DATES SOMEMIXED y: .'''v: .',, . i : .-';.. r-v ;'.': V" S ". Cottage 3rove. f Or.;'' Oct. 23JIn "his endeavor to celebrate Oregon Apple day In the most patriotic manner, .Landlord Bartell t of ' tha,; Oregon fpht over a good one on himself, r. On theXmprnlng . .... . ... . ';01 ".'u.- p",.r' .7.,".rf JL." and making wall decorations in prepare-. tlon for the big day. Not until Fruit Inspector Stewart "became curious as to the reason for the unusual 'effort ' to cover the entire Interior of . the hotel ROMAN MEAL V. V This nutritious, laxaUve food Is Made by wheat, ryo and flax,' coarsely ground. The protein, and carbohydrate , are all retained to beget . energy , and ' prevent fatigue. Roman Meal has not that fault of the . modern cereal , foodSr vli., ; pf being' over-refined, thus catering to daintiness of appetite . and 'weakening digestive powers. 'i'l " The flax in Roman Meal is deodorised by a secret process; thus Roman -Meal Is first, cereal .containing flax in any quantity in a palatable form. Roman Meal used as a food daily will cure constipation and : relievo - many cases of . indigestion.. !VV':: i,v.. ; Roman Meal makes delicious gems. jnuffins, brown 4read, pan-calces, and may -also bo used ss a breakfast mush, It is not an expensive food; , a 8-lb. package may be had from any grocer for 26c .For children there is no bet ter' food.' ;.;"a-V r, : ', , .-':'-. The Log Cabin' Baking Co. sire now baking Roman Meal Bread, which may be. had at your grocer's for So a oaf. mm Ujmm .t'-'i, in -(' (MiiuiiJii im 13 iirw-s,-s.-y i r A' ii I rnmm V3i If sMedBawmV . ... .. .tJaV trr-z jv- . y T a-i s arveVV I U(Q)ISIL OUT-OF-TOWN READERS may have the sets on the same terms t ' i , t t il as shown' in i the ' coupon. Present the Coupon at the Office ot The Journal ON ANOTHERPAGE with the famous Oregon fruit did "Bart" realise that he was 30 daya ahead of time. Howsver, tho polishing did the apples no harm and they have been put away for 'the real apple day Novem ber. 18.v;;fji'r'ry-iv"';;:-V;';; PROBABLY NO LOTTERY " ' PSOFBIG;BOTTOM;LANO ;:''Cn traSSJaatft,'; j2: mm ?f. "r: f?. :v.;'',:S f ucrij wan Etta Lee: The young man was ruae. Mntt-4tJs a fact -that men object to see ing Wielr women friends with evidence of having too recently yprimpea.-' uraj nary' face 1 powder does, show plainly; and the average man objects to it My suggestion- to you would be 0 to "use spurmax. It is ft liquid lotion with all th'e advantages of face powder and none of the artificial objections. It will not show. or rub off 'and - never J looks "streaked."' Uet from your druggist-4 ounces or spurmax and oissoive ii in U pint hot, water. Add 2 teaspoonfula glycerine. This will make a llbetal supply of lotion which will protect your skin as well . as beautify 'Jipur . com plexion, ,.;,, t ..sv.t'.,i. .4i;irH!':' ... i. ' Oeoraene V t ilwiLvi adviKA arainat the use of soap for shampooing - the hal .t I'm glad you know Its- dangers. Canthrox is my stand-by for a shampoo and I'm sure it will be yours after this trial. It - is a very ' simple preparation, and SO cents'-worth, is enough-for. over a dcien - washings; Use only . a tea Bpoonful in a cup of hot water. - Makes a delightful, fragrant lather, Xhere in nothing like It for. making each strand light, fluffy and brilliant. - In time you will find such an improvement that you will not need to use any artificial: hair or switch., Canthrox makes . the hair dry ' easily.1 ' -Jv,. k;7:-J?.-;.. Joyce: The ukeof rouge to give you Color is something I am-too old-fashioned to approve, w?rry first this simple, inexpensive tonfe.'- I -think It will build up your system and bring natural color to your face. Dissolve- an ounce , of kardene in half a jplnt of alcohol, add one-half cup of sugar and enough hot water ;to make a full quart: take a tableepoonful before each meat ' It will purify the blood, - tone ' tho - nerves, be sides relieving your, pallor and lmprov- tng the complexion.. Mrs. M. L.rThose dark rings under your eves do 'not-necessarily. Indicate sterlousVeye trouble. You probably trained your eyes and they are suffer - J o ttkt i t IliUiilUU I '' -mSS ' ' 'a . ' ,i II I t - i r;uii BE ED to a letter received in Centralia yestr day; from 'J.. A? Falconer at . Washing-' ton, there will probably be no opening of the. forest reserve in the Big Bottom country in eastern Lewis' county, ' Ac cording to Mr. Falconer there are only 4480 acres that can be thrown open and Of this 11) acres are not surveyed, mak ing ':the ! entailed expense ; too great to warrant ' holding' the big land lottery, registration for - which both Centralis,' The Home Beauty Parlor ing; trom overwork. Here -is a fine tonio;, Get an ounce of crystos, dissolve-It in a pint of water and drop a, few drops In each eye twice dally. It ' will j not smart Is very soothing and Is certain to reduce -.the Inflammation and - swelling. . It adds sparkle and beauty besides; f , For a good system tonic see answer (to Joyce, j. , i'dmce'0,:-u'r'' '.threat to weara wl. , sounds funny nowadays, when-with a-' -little care nobody needs to have thin or falling tressen. There is no better hair tonlo known to science than you can , . make at home by dissolving ; an ounce , of qulnzoin, In half a pint of alcohol , and then adding half a pint- of - cold ' " water.,, The use of ih'm tonic Is agree-w able and pleasant It will not make ' hair become sticky or greasy and is the -best known help to prevent premature. ' gray n ess or loss of hair. For a good -snampoo see answer to Georgena. , , . - :K&J'Jy-&rf'it - ;'y'':-'y't'':;-'- ' Primrose: The Hght weight for a' i woman of five feet four Is 112 pounds. You cannot with ease or grace carry '-. more-wispecially nowadays when ths styles demand sllmnessv But don't" risk'' excessive exercising or strict dieting' , they wilt bring down, your ' strength. Try i parnotlsi Get ounces of j this" old.-reliable remedy at your drug store. Dissolve it In -1 U pints water and take tableepoonful before meals.' . I have advised this often with excellent re- '""'' . .. - -i w ';'- :- J ;..;-. Blue Bell: It Is never any trouble to me to answer questions about the skin and complexion. It is a hobby with ma r , that a- woman need not be lined pre-t maturely or -lose ; her beauty. . Here Is) one of ha finest things, I know to re-n-. 1 move wrinkles and: make the skin vel- - vety, soft and smooth. - Stir on a ounce almosoln in half a. pint of cold water: , add two teaspoonfula glycerine. Let It stand a few hours and sddIV freely. It is matchless for .massage and reducln g the pores. r Avoid greasy cold creams. ... Betty Dean's Beauty Booklg. 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