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Ik. THE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY : 24. 1018- 25 CMS IDLE OH LINN COUNTY LOSES PROMINENT FARMER TRACK BUT BAKER MILLS GET NONE Freight Carriers on Siding Be low Eugene, but No Explana tion Is Forthcoming. TELL M'ADOO, IS SUGGESTION Eastern Oregon Industries Suf fering Shutdown Because of Inability to Get Empties. 43 Salem, Or., Feb. 23. Twenty-five cars have been standing Idle on sidetracks on the tugene-Marshfield branch of the Southern Pacific company for the- last week, while the state Is suffering from a car shortage, according to a letter re ceived this afternoon by the public serv ice commission from seven citizens of Mapleton. While these cars have been shunted onto a sidetrack and Ifft there out of use, the Ilaker lumber mills and the . 1m. Grande flouring mills have been forced to close down because they could jet no cars to move their output. The letter from Mapleton. which Is signed by Lane Martin, M. C. Murray, Walter W. Fraer, I I'. Pemoss. C. II. Burtenshaw. Martin Noffnlnger and B. K. Camp, says the cars are mostly box cars and eastern cars. Public Service Commissioner Corey telephoned the Information to Frank J. Miller, chairman of the commission, who . i T 1 TXT a Is In Portland and suggested that Mr. AleX lOlSOIl YYlIlS Miner lane me mnucr up wtwi iyucvtui General McAdoo and endeavor to have the cars sent to La Grande and Baker, where the Eastern cars can be loaded for their return to the eastern lines. How the cars happened to be left on the sidetracks on the Eugene-Marsh field line is aot known here, as the Southern Pacific has been reporting a car shortage. WORKERS RED CROSS OF VANCOUVER HAVE FILLED MANY BOXES Twenty-one Have Been Sent For ward and Seven More Are Ready to Go. Since at the William T. Tnielove Albany, Or., Feb. 23. William T. Truelove, who died at his home near Fry station, February 16, aged 82 years, was burled at Lebanon last Mon day morning. Mr. Truelove had been a resident of Linn county . for 20 years, and was a well known farmer. Vancouver, Wash.. Feb. 23. Red Cross work commenced work rooms in this city 21 boxes of fin--ished articles have been shipped, and now seven boxes more are ready for forwarding. One of these boxes con tains articles made by xthe Garrison Auxiliary and the remaining six have been completed in this city and by out side auxiliaries. Thefe boxes have been numbered and contain the following articles : 2320 gauze compresses 4x4 Inches ; 880 gauze compresses. 4x9 inches ; C80 gauze stacks, 9x7 inches ; 1300 sponges. 235 rolls, 3 yards by 4 Inches ; 810 four tailed bandages. 250 T bandages, 260 abdominal bandages. 18 triangular bandages. 235 many tailed bandages, 220 bed shirts, 81 suits pa- Jamas, 51 pillows, 760 handkerchiefs, 290 wash cloths, 85 hand towels, 100 com fort bags, 1 bed spread, 2 sheets, 4 hot water bag covers, 1940 substitute hand kerchiefs, 401 napkins, 230 tray cloths. 40 eye bandages, which are knit and crocheted. ,. Included in the shipment Is one case of gauze articles. The contents of the box of articles from the Garrison Aux iliary are not listed in the above report. Incorporation Articles Filed Salem, Or., Feb. 23. Articles of In corporation for the Western Finance corporation of Portland were filed to day. The company has a capital stock of 1475,000. The incorporators are R. M. ' Itoss, Mi Thayer and K. A. Dundas. Articles also were filed for the Gam- ble-Rleg Ship Knee company of Port land, which has a capital stock of $10, 000. The incorporators are Orvllle V. Gamble, Joseph M. Kleg and William L Harrison. Rived Spruce Honor Col. Brlce P. Risque Wires Congratula tion s to Cost Plus Contractor Who Loads First Car of Hived Spruce. Aberdeen, Wash., Feb. 23. A tele gram of congratulation from Colonel Brice P. Disque, head of the spruce bu reau of the United States army signal corps, was received Friday by Alex Pol- son, president of the Airplane bpruce & Lumber company. The text of the tele gram follows: "Congratulations on your being the first of the cost plus contractors to load a carload of rived spruce." The first two cars of rived spruce to which Colonel Disque refers were load ed Thursday and came from the Wish kah river camp, In charge of Lieuten ant Peabody of the Four Hundred Thir ty-sixth squadron. Another detachment of the same camp is at work at the The Miller St Raas Company of Ore gon, a California corporation, filed its NOrth river camp of the airplane com pany, and will load its first car next declaration of purpose to engage in business in this state, and named Thomas P. Blair of Portland as its rep resentative in Oregon. The company. which will engage in the millinery busl ness, was incorporated in California January su oi this year and has a capital stock of $100,000. Farmer and Son Knit Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. Preston Red Cross auxiliary reports that R. A. Webster, a farmer, and a member of that auxiliary, has completed and sent in five pairs of socks, and his son David, has knitted three sweaters and sent them in to be forwarded to the boys in khaki. At the Red Cross work rooms in this city last Tuesday could be seen Mother M. E. Arnold of Fishers, so years or age and a hospital nurse during the Civil war, sitting along side of little three and a half year old Jeane Smith, both working on Red Cross articles. Will Bring New Settlers Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. Mrs. Lee Squires, iy05 Grant street, will leave Sunday morning for Detroit, Mich., on a business trip. She says that when she returns she will bring with her two families who desire to locate in this sec tion of the country. , Miller Heads Older Boys of Washington T aeons an Is Elected at Conference la Aberdeen Parade Is Held With Old Hearse, Supposed to Carry Kaiser. Aberdeen, Wash., Feb. 23. Raymond Miller of Tacoma was elected president of J.he Washington older boys' confer ence at a business meeting this morning. Leslie Callison of Aberdeen was chosen vice president and : Stanley Sutton of Chehalis secretary. The conference opened Friday night with a banquet at which 200 delegates and as many busi ness men were present. The work of the boys has been divided into groups, parh of 10 hova. with a leader. Ses sions hav been taken up largely with Pendleton. Or., Feb. 23. Umatilla talks. This afternoon the delegates pa-i county during the balance. of the war raded the streets following in slngle(will not countenance any campaign ror file an old time hearse, in which was money except for war purposes. Every supposed to be the body of the kaiser, j man and woman with an Income of B. M. Cherrington, head or tne X.;$1000 or more annually is going to con- M. C. A. work at Camp Lewis, toio tribute an equitable part to every war his audience today that Camp Lewis is fund or take the unpleasant conse- the healthiest and best military camp ouences. one of which will be publica- in the history of the world. Sunday , tion as a slacker. The county will -raise all the churches will have special meet-'every war quota1 assigned to it, but will UMATILLA LAYS PLAN TO RAISE ALL QUOTAS DURING REST OF WAR County Will Assess Every Person With Income of $1 500 ; Names of Slackers to Be Published. ings for the delegates. PATRIOTIC PROGRAM MARKS EXERCISES OF ORE GON CITY SCHOOLS Unveiling Portraits of 145 Stu dents of High School Who Are Now in Service Impressive. Oregon City, Feb. 23. A large audience was present at the high school audi torium Friday afternoon when exercises consisting of the unveiling of a large picture of the 145 students who have en tered the country's service for world democracy were held. The program con sisted of the following splendid num bers : Selection, orchestra ; vocal solo. not make any further attempt to lead the nation In oversubscriptions. These three things were determined Friday afternoon at a meeting of repre sentatives from all parts of the county, who formed the Umatilla war drive committee, to pass upon, supervise and direct all future war drives. The or ganization was the outgrowth of the forming of a similar organization for the city early In the week. An executive committee of seven mem bers, composed of Chairman J. V. Tall- man, Secretary M. R. Chessman. Judge G. W. 'Phelps. Leon Cohen. J. Roy Raley, Judge Ste-phen A. Lowell and Dr. W. I. McXary, will be the central organiza tion. The county was districted into 14 dis tricts, each with a campaign manager whe will be responsible to the execu live committee. Each district manager will name a precinct manager for every precinct in his district, and each precinct manager will delegate team captains, one for each 25 potential contributors in his precinct. These lists Of 25 will be permanent throughout the war and each team captain will be answerable for his list at each drive. A rating committee, composed of G. Miss Elizabeth Fox, who will report for work among nurses. University of Oregon, Eugene. Feb. 23. Dean Elizabeth Fox, who recently re ceived an urgent telegram from Miss Mabel Cratty, national executive sec retary of the Y. W. C. A. of New York city, to report for work among the nurses of France, will leave for France at the end of this term If a favorable reply to her telegram sent Wednesday M. Rice and W. L. Thompson, heads of night is received. Jcn.1 chorus: esentafion or icture Strata. Tax Collector AC. Funk and months, leaving the middle of April and bv William N(lv nrosldent of the Com- Leon Cohen, together with the district returning in November, was reached by DEAN OF WOMEN WILL MAKE TRIP TO FRANCE t -, - x if 3- K i IM ' ' 1 I 'J iL, lt 1 STANDARD PRESENTED VARSITY BATTALION IS VERY FINE WORK OF ART j Women of University Work Out Entire Design by Hind in College Colors week. The third camp, located on Deep creek, will be in operation within a week, having been delayed by the neces sity of building a road into the camp. Aithin 30 days three or four additional camps will be in operation on South bay. Lieutenant Peabody, whose detach ment tt ti a "Four HnndrAd Thirtv-Rivth Salem, Or.. Feb. 23. M. F. StOCkwell I onadrnn has the honor of loadiner th of Canyon City, in Grant county, today first rived spruce, is the son of Former YVillard Memorial Planned Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. The an nual memorial in honor of Frances E. Willard will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock in the parlors of the First Methodist church. An offering will be taken for furthering temperance work, home protection and purity work, and total abstinance. as well as establishing greater patriotism. Water Right Sought filed with State Knglneer Lewis an ap plication to appropriate 22.68 second feet of the waters of Canyon creek for the- purpose of irrigating about 1800 acres of land near Canyon City. A canal eight miles long Is to be built at an estimated cost of $10,000 Governor .of Colorado, and was one of the surveying party which brought the Grand Trunk-Pacific , railroad into Prince Rupert, Canada. Railway Car Men Form Local Lodge Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. With 47 charter members, the North Bank Sub ordinate lodge No. 748, Brotherhood of Frederick Klngnbury, 19 Years Old, Diet Railway Car Men of America, was or U. of 0. Man in Navy Pneumonia Victim Man Without a Card Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. J. F. Johnson was arrested today by Deputy Sheriff W. W. Laws and held because he could not produce a registration 'card. He claims to have come from Acampo, Cal., and that he registered before he became of age. Alai oih f th hih .hnl : nrcpnt- managers, will estimate the Income of Miss Fox in conjunction with President r,Q v t a TAa .rintH.nt - ori-'evefv person in the county and this P. L. Campbell dress. Rev. E. K. Gilbert, pastor of the income will be used as a basis for an have to sever her connection with the MpthoHlst Knlannal rhurch : vocal solo, equitable assessment OI tne inaiviaual SI uiiivciBiiy. ,rai unu Lirvo a. nTtto ui a.vj- mi.o u.,. inrnn gnmnaniat v.. share of each war auota. The oreanl- sence for the last term and return in ther Staats ; song. "Keep the Home Fires ' zation is a comprehensive one and con- time for the opening of the next school Burning." high school students; Star templates the putting of war donations year. Snanerled Banner. Rev. Mr. Gilbert in . on a business basis. his address, moved the large audience to The various district chairmen ap- Beaverton Holds Celebration a point of emotion when, m speaking of I pointed were : Adams,, J. O. Hales ; Beaverton, Or., Feb. 23. A grand the act of a mother in giving up her boy Athena, H. I. Watts ; Echo. E. B. Stan- patriotic entertainment at the high for world democracy as the deed or fieJd . Freewater. E. J. Davis ; Helix, school auditorium Friday night marked deeds, and would be so entered in the ; CarJ Kngdahl ; Hermlston, Thomas Beaverton's tribute to the Father of books of history. In closing his ad-, Campbell : Holdman. W. L. Guerrant : Our Country. The high school and dress he said with a great deal of force, Miton. George A. Price: Meachan. J. D. public schools united with a program we win ngm umu we are over ie lop, Casey . Pendleton. George A. Hartman; of 16 appropriate numbers, consisting and if necessary to Berlin, until the Ger- pUot Rock c s, . Stanfleld, R. of patriotic songs, recitations, drills. m i trnv Am i-i-i n t F" iui tj j- v r l 1 4 - r i a i . i s m a University of Oregon. Eugene. Feb. 23. The offk-ial University of Oregon regimental standard, which ras blessed and presented to the -battalion last Wed nesday afternoon, represented three weeks' of labor by the women of the university, who worked out the entire design by hand. So striking and beautiful Ss the. ban ner that Tao Sun, a Chinesij senior in the department of political rtoience, who will return to his native land within an other month, has asked that a. picture of the flag be sent him, so thaX the entire design can be worked out :; in delicate Chinese embroidery. In five or tten years he expects to send tha gift back to his Alma Mater. . Practically every co-ed at Oregon had a hand In making the regimental stand ard. The flag is two by foujr feet, and is made of the finest yellow silk, with the university seal worked out in the center, bordered by a conventional bor der of embroidered Oregon gvape. It is entirely surrounded on the edges with a band of three inch gold frtnge. The design is the work of Prof A. H. Schroff of the department of fine arts. Mrs. Schroff. wife of Professor Schroff. carved the gilded eagle, that has been placed at the top of thte carrying standard. The standard will be used, as the of ficial regimental banner, and will be carried in all parades and ceremonies in which the battalion participates. Coos County Is Out for Hornibrook Albany. Or.. Feb. 23. Will H. Horni brook, former United States minister to Slam and candidate for Democratic na tional committeeman from OVegon, will have the backing of the organization in Coos county, according to resolutions which were passed this week by the ex ecutive officers of the Democratic coun ty central committee of Coos county. Polk Farmers Form ? Industrial' Council More Than SUt, Mrm aad Women at Dallas Organize Agricultural Cornell and Selert Committer to DIreet Work. Dallas, Or.. Feb. 23 More than sixty farmers and farm women met in this city Saturday and formed an agricul- ural council to assist in the conduct of the work under the leadership of Couii- J ty Agricultural Agent J. K. laren. P. O. Powell of Monmouth was elected president or the council : Mrs. K. C Eldridge. of Independence, vice presi dent, and Miss Hattie Teats, of Ball ston. secretary and treasurer. The work has been divided Into three sections, with a committee of three members in charge of each section. The county agent di vision committee consists of W. J. Gar ner. J. F. Ulrich and William Riddle Jr.; the home work division committee of Mrs. F. C. i:ing. Mrs. R. IT. Steelquist and Miss Mangle Butler; the industrial club division committee of Mrs. C. 1. Hawley. Mrs. C. V. Johnson und Pro fessor it. P. Gilmore. Child Strunnlrs in itP, Clothe Dallas. Or, Feb. 23. As a result of a peculiar accident the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Robitsch. who renlde on a homestead on Kilchis river, is dead. The child rolled out of bed !n Much a manner that it became entangled in the bedclothes and was strangled to death. man government asks for peace which will be in accordance with the wish of of the United States of A. Holte ; Umapine, L. Hod gen ; Uma tilla. William Switzler. and Weston, J. H. Price. Eight Hogs Bring $388.12 Vancouver. Wash., Feb. 23. Eight hogs from the farm of Mrs. G. W. Lou den, east of this city, today brought her a check for $388.12. Mrs. Louden has nearly 500 hogs left. at Brooklyn Xavyyard Was Commis sioned Matter Electrician. university of Oregon, Eugene. Or., reo. a. reaericK Klngbury, who at tended the university last year, diea pneumonia at Brooklyn navyyard, ganized last Wednesday evening in the I. O. O. F. hall. Officers were elected as follows : Ben Bailey, president ; E. Bach, vice president : Leigh Albertson, financial secretary ; R. W. Lang, secre tary ; Jacob Hertel, treasurer ; R. Staf ford, warden ; Sam Jolliver, sentinel Thursday, according to word received J. C. Hill, guide ; H. A. Cabe. chaplain at the university administration build- Members of the local protective board Include M. H. Dean, J. Hermans and Ed Bach. The trustees of the lodge are Ki C. Cady, W. H. Medaris and L. N. Lund. The first and third Mondays of each month have been designated as Ing today Kingbury enterea the university in the fall of 1916 from Eugene high school and remained until the spring of 1917 Ha enlisted in the navy in May and. luRt prior to his death, was commissioned a regular meeting dates. inMier electrician, alter successfully completing his course at the Harvard naval radio school Kingbury was 1.8 years old, and his lather is C. K. Kingbury, a former em ploye in th university administration effices. and now a resident of Tacoma, rvaou. Junior Church Organized oprmgiieia. or.. Feb. 23. Dr. S. A. earner a. ma Methodist pastor at opringrieid. has organized a Junior cnurcn wim over 100 children as mem bers. They have regular church offi cers and will hold regular Junior serv ices. The object is to train the young folks in practical Christian work and make for Christian efficiency. They have been having a great revival in this onurcn. Dr. Elliott to Preach Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. Dr. Thomas Easter Elliott, district super intendent Of Vancouver district of the Methodist church, is occupying the pul pit at the Sunday services until a new pastor is appointed for this charge. Dallas Boys Have Turns in Trenches Dallas, Or., Feb. 23. Robert Thomo son and Charles Plesslnger. two Polk county boys, who went to France last Bummer with the regular army, write home that they have already had a turn in the trenches under German fire. Both are In the infantry. John Guy. the only man sent rrom Polk county under the D. C Breneman In Franee Breneman received a telegram Fridnv selectlv'e service act. arrived in France vii-.,. iiu, buii, iiauae tireneman, of the Twentieth forestry engineers. Company C, had arrived safely in France. A card of safe arrival was received from Claude by his brother Fay, who is with the marines on the Atlantic Coast, and telegram to his parents. Rheumatism A Home Cure Given By One Who Had It In th rprinc of 18 S3 I u attacked fc MuuUr and Infl.mm.torj RhenmT tiim. I .uff.red a only.thwa who bars It know, tor OTer thre , r. i rmdy after remedy, and doctor after doetor. but uch relief a I receired was only temporary. Finally, I found a rem edy that eqnd ma completely, and it hai new returned. I bare gWen it to a number who were terribW imw Tea bedridden with Rheumatism and it effected a cur tn arery cue. I want erery .offerer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try tbia marreloua heailns power. Don't sand a sent: aim ply mall your name and addren and I U1 ?.nd .IT trT ,Aft" rou h.T. need H and it baa proven Itself to be that Ions looked for meana of curing your rbeumatum, you may and the price of it on dollar, but understand. I do not want your money unleae you are perfectly aatia fied to aend It. Un t that falrf Why offer any lonaer when poeitire relief is thus offered you free? Don't delay Writ today.. 7' Bide, Byracua. N. T. a short time ago. Guy registered in Seattle on June 5, but returned to his home in this city a short time afterward He was drawn in the draft In that city mm tne jt'oik county local toard wa asked to conduct his examination and induct him into the service. He was sent to Camp Lewis, where he was as signed to an engineer regiment and after a few weeks of training was sent overseas. the people It hastaken the Commercial club of Th general committee voted to ap the high school, under the management 1 Portion the Smileage books to the varl of B. E. Tattro, two months to collect ous district chairmen and to sell them the pictures of the boys now at the at selling stations. It was also voted front. A great deal of credit is due to to raise $1500 for the Y. W. C. A. war fund. A proposal from the Boys' and flag salute and pledge of allegiance to the Stars and Stripes by 250 students and about 300 parents and friends. boulevard today. Man Believed Murdered Los Angeles. Feb. 23. With his head crushed by a heavy rock and his pock ets turned inside out, the body of a murdered man. believed to be Frank nroeram and making it nossible to Dre- Girls' Aid society for permission to raise Sudimaro of Duarte. was found in the sent this picture to the high school : $1000 in the county was referred to the brush at the roadside along the valley Ethel Younger, William. Neely, Eloise ; county court with a recoramendation Alldredge, Ruth Elliott, Lillian Harris j that a proper appropriation be made, and Jacob Borowick. Endorsement of the campaign to raise The young men enlisting in Uncle I money for the women's building at the Sam's service are : Irvin Stearns. John i University of Oregon was refused on the Rankin, Robert Green. Kent Wilson. ! grounds that the government is dls Cllnton Griffon, Wallace Masa Earl couraging all building operations except Paddock. Frank King, John Damback, ;tn0se absolutely necessary-, and that this Ernest Mass. Russell Fawley. Walter ja not an opportune time for such cam- urinin, oy Aiatioon, iiDen narman, Large Class to Graduate Albany, Or., Feb. 23. The largest class which Albany high school will have ever graduated will leave the local institution in June. There ar 53 mem bers in the class, which Is seven larger than an previous graduating unit. Two of the members, Miss Lee Fortmlller and Miss Carolyn Wright, have cosn pleted their required credits, but will graduate with the rest of the class In June. Boast Causes Internment San Francisco, Feb. 23. (L N. S.) As the result of an open boast that he had sent his final naturalization papers to the kaiser because he believed him a better man than President Wilson, Arnold Ravensburg of Eureka is in terned today on presidential authority. Clubroom Is Given Banks Boy Scouts Banks. Feb. 23. The I. O. O. F. of Banks has generously offered the usa of the lower floor of the lodge building to the Boy Scouts for club rooms, frea rent. The offer was a complete sur prise to the boys, but none the less agreeable. Boys are Btlll signing the roll and four patrols may be organ Ized Instead of three, as at first intended. Large Red Cross Unit Banks. Feb. 23. The Schofield Red Cross is now the largest in this part of Washington county, - numbering 74 members, three of whom are life mem bers. This is a record of which Scho field may justly be proud. AH Red Cross Banks. Feb. 23. The Buxton school. Professor Chester A. Lyon principal, reports his school a 100 per cent Junior Red Cross school. There are 78 pupils in attendance. This Is the first 100 per cent school in this section of Wash ington county. Marshf ield to Pay Honor to Hero Dead Marshfield. Or.. Feb. 23. As a trib ute to Sidney Bernitt. who was lost on the Tuscanla, Alden Bessey and Ray Tlbbetts, who died In training camps, and Allen Mercer, a victim of pneumo nia In France, flags will fly at half mast here Sunday morning by request of the parents having sons in the army, navy and marines organization. This Is the complete list of Coos Bay dead In war service to date. Jasper La Monte Dies Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 23. Jasper La Monte died in the post hospital yester day following an' attack of pneumonia. La Monte was 20 years of age. The body will be shipped this evening to Lake Andes, S. D. Wasco First Oounty To Send m Report The Dalles. Or., Feb. 23. J. W. Brew er, farm labor specialist for Oregon, re ports that Wasco is the first county in Oregon from which reports of the farm survey have been received. The blanks for this survey were sent out only a few days before "Farm Survey Week," February 11 to 17, and already more than 50 per cent of the Wasco county farmers havo returned them completely filled out. By cooperation with the pub lic employment bureau of Portland. Mr. Brewer reports that the labor question for Wasco county is settled, for the present, at least. Lyle Gault, Roy Hammond, Emerson Hoeye. Walter Dungey. Wesley Mllll ken, Henry Lawler, Carnot Spencer. Frank Champion, Robert Myers, Walter Elliott, Arthur McDonald, Leslie Kellogg, Harold Nash, Clyde Green, Ben Hard ing, Neal Frost, Ray Newbury, Dallas Armstrong, Frank Milllken. Bert Lage- son. Merle Bingham, Lyle Kellogg, Kent Moody, Vern Cross. Mitchell Story, Henry Wymen, Milton Miller, Ralph Grlffen. Clarence Eaton, Roy Fin- negiftv John Rayl, Nell Sullivan, M. R. Cooper. Joseph Armstrong, Angus Math- eson, Arthur Farr, Frank Fuge, William Fuge, George Fuge, John Haleston. Miss Edna Whipple Again Heads C. E. Eugene, Or.. Feb. 23. The annual business session of the State Christian Endeavor society was held today. The following officers were elected for the coming year : President, Miss Edna Whip pie, Eugene, re-elected ; first vice presi dent. Miss Gertrude Eakin of Salem : second vice president, Mrs. Howard Stinzer, Salem ; third vice president, Miss Irene Ouimette. Marshfield ; fourth vice president. Miss Hilda Rice, Milton : secretary. Miss Ruth Williams. Eugene ; treasurer. Miss Mollle Fetting, Port land, re-elected. , Will Have Service Flag ' Dallas. Or., Feb. 23. The Dallas Com mercial club is to have a service flag. Seven members of the club are in the army, four of whom are in France. They are Captain Conrad Stafrln, Captain Waiter L. Tooze Jr., Lieutenant J. Wal do Finn, Lieutenant Robert S. Kreason. Lieutenant Edward Himes. Corporal Herman Hawkins and Private Frank E. Kersey, Three Seek Nomination Dallas, Or., Feb. 23. Three candidates have already announced themselves for the Republican nomination for county clerk of Polk county. They are John C. Uglow, a Dallas clothing merchant; Floyd D. Moore, county supervisor of schools, and George Conner, a farmer residing near Ballston. Asa B. Robin eon, Democratic incumbent of the office, wiU probably be a candidate for a fourth term. - Elks Have Service Flan The Dalles. Or.. Feb. 23. A large wrvice nag. Bearing 85 stars, flies from . the front of the local Elks' building, each, star representing- a member , of the lodge who - la nnw in j me military service. , Check and Abort a Bad Cold In Five Hours With LAXENE. MENTHO- You Buy It Concentrated and Mix With Pint of Syrup. ' 1 Doubtless every reader recalls having neglected a slight cold until in 24 hours it settled into a. "Bad Cold" and then about 72 hours of distress, discomfort if not weeks- of bronchitis or pneu monia or catarrh. Now confess, if you've had such an experience, and take time by the forelock by preparing to cnecK ana aoort colds, coughs, catarrh difficult breathing, watering eyes and painful headaches. It can be done, by taking Mentho- Laxene, either in its raw state 10 drops to tne dose or ty making a granulated sugar syrup and mixing in a pint bottle or Jar. A pint will last a whole family for a long time and keeps every member free from the distressing after-effects of a bad cold. Mentho-Laxene is guar anteed to please or money back by The Blackburn Product company, Dayton, Ohio, and any well stocked druggist can supply you. Don't take a substitute. There la really nothing to compare with Uentho-Laxena-Adv. Industrial Commission Gets Judgment Oregon City. Feb. 23. The state In dustrial accident commission was awarded a Judgment decree today in the circuit court jn the sum of $114.57 against J. E. Auterland and C. A. Schiedelt, partners. Marshfield Man Is Charged With Crime Marshfield. Feb. 23. Jeremiah Frlel. charged with assault with a dangerous weapon upon O. W. Huddlestone of Portland, was Ipdicted by the grand jury- The assault charge was the cause last month of a letter from Mr. Frlel to Portland police officials, alleging the existence of an organization of sales men in sporting goods stores of Port land to carry on systematic robbery. Frank Rainey was Indicted for assault with Intent to kill and six blind indict ments were given by the grand Jury. MtKK),n Clackamas Divorce Suits Filed Oregon City, Feb. 23 Three divorce suits were filed in the circuit court today as follows : Walter Davidson against Elsie V. Davidson, charging that she? had become infatuated with a resident of Canemah to such an extent that the home had been broken up. The couple were married In Polk county. Or., Sep tember 14, 1902, and there are two sons, one 13 years old, and the other six. Alma Johnson against Oscar Johnson! desertion, couple being married at Port land. August 21, 1913. Edmond Earle against Jessie Earle, cruel and inhuman treatment following their marriage in Clarke county, Washington, June 20, 1917. Trout Had Rye and Revolver as Well Corvallis, Or.. Feb. 23. Homer Trout, a farmer living near Bellefountain. came into' Corvallis from Albany Sun day night. The night policeman thought he was worth investigating, and after he gathered him in he found 1a quart of old rye and a .32 revolver on his clothes. Trout was fined $75 for bringing li quor into the city and $10 for carrying a concealed gun. This . the fourth arrest and convic tion on liquor charges within the city during one week, and the fines aggre gated an even $400. In every case the liquor was brought in from an outside county.: Marshfield Elks Celebrate Marshfield, Feb. 23. The Marshfield lodge of Elks held a celebration Wednes day night in honor of the half century birthday mark of the order. Two hun dred were present, representing most of the Coos county cities. A wrestling bout between Walter Miller and M. G. Lutsey was on the program! Kidney Trouble Often Causes Serious Backache When your back aches, and your blad der and kidneys seem to be disordered, go to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It la a physician's prescription for ailments of the kidneys and bladder. It has stood the test of years and has a reputation for. quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases. This preparation, so very effective. has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle, medium or large size, at your nearest druggist. However, if you wish first to test this preparation, send 10 cents to Dr. Kil mer & Co.. Bmghampton, N. T.. for a sample bottle. When writing, be sure and mention The Portland Sunday Jour nal. (Adv.) White Salmon Ohib Hears Short Talks White Salmon,. Wash., Feb. 23. A most interesting .meeting of the White Salmon Commerciay club was held Monday night. 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