TITE OREGOX STATESMAN WEttXERDAY, FERriCATtY 20,1019
20,000 SOLDIERS
Yotxr Money Back If it Feib
THb extraordinary remedy
foreskin affestiona we fully
and confidently guarantee.
ROADS CONCEDE
EIPLOYESNEED
tRISE IN WAGES
Holding Bayonet Close for Infightings '
AT CAMP LEWIS
GET SWEATERS
.4
ti v
a-
Pure Chewing Gum $
L ' , - , - . ... il
Efforts of Patriotic Girls and
' Women Fully Realized at .
Tacoma
CHEERY NOTES RECEIVED
Keith Spaulding of YVashjng
ton Pays Visit So Camp
Headquarters
. CAMP I-EWIS. Taconia. ,Wab.,
Feb. 1. Nearly 20,000 soldier at
Camp Lewis titvc bpen provided with
"Red Cross sweater. It was announc
ed today at headquarters of cevilian
relief. Already this week 210 sweat-
- era knitted by patriotic gill and
women have beenr distributed to the
men of the cmap.
Many of the sweaters contain notes
from the makers and cheery words of
encouragement aro offered tho mn.
Five hundred wristlets and 600 muf
flers knitted by the folks at home
have beta distributed this week and
the demand for th tu Is keen accord
Jig to Mrs. W. R. Van Va'.en. wife of
'tho assistant field director, who Is
aiding m me distribution.
If one tube 'does not re-
your Skin Trouble
give back your
money. We take all the
chancea you get all the
benefit; Tryjt,any way.
move
we ; will
t he beat nfr ,
'r la the eMtrr.
Salraa,
i erjr
cornucopias and other dantles as tboy
vearm themselves.
m Arrangements for celebration of
Washington's birthday, Friday have
been. completed. The big event of
the day will be a great patriotic mat
ing at the Liberty theater under the
autspicos of the Knights of Columbus
the program for which was announc
ed today. No admission, fee will be
charged.
The, meeting-will be held at 10
o clock Friday morning and Gover
nor;Krnest Lifter of Washington, and
Itri gad ier 'General Crederi-lr s,
Keith Spaulding of the American dlvl4lon commander, hvc promid
w vc present ana aaareis the sold-
iera .The address of the
delivered
Jted Cross headuuartcrs at Washing
. ton, visited the ited Cross beadqun-t-.
crs here this week for an inspection
of the activities of the-organization.
Mr. Spaulding said the Ked Cross
was doing ai great work here and
equalled In every respect the activi
ties at other cantonments. -
With the advent o- coid wniber
at camp, the sweet teeth or tho
Southern California boys has de
veloped wonderfully until approxi
mately in, oo pieces of candy are
consumed dally. H was said at the
26tth regimental exchange that the
income there from the sale of candy
alone is $500 a day. Less candy vu
consumed during the fail, but on
these cold days, the soldiers can be
ifdna .gathered around, tho stove in
the exchange .Industriously chewing
Representatives of Country's
Railways Appear Before
Commission .
$2000 LIMIT SUGGESTED
Trend of Living Expenses Is
Upward ; Men Must Be
Compensated
WASH I KGTON'. Feb. 1 K .-fTlie ne
cessity for increased wages for rail
road employes was conceded toda
by representative of a majority rf
railroads of the United States, ap
pearing for tho fLfV.t time before t!ie
government railroad, ware commis
sion. They raid they came, not to
oppose requests of the employes, b'it
merely to aid the commission by giv
ing information, r
"Officials need no evidence that
the cost of living Juts Increased aut!
that the low paid man needs assist
ance during -the war." declared J.
W.. Higgins of Chicago, executive
secretary of the Western Association
of Railways, speaking for the road
of thejvestern district.
'No one reeosfriites more keenly
than the managements that there ar
mmn
mwm
1 I .. MV . II !i n VI
-1 rJ i li ! JfiJIN
- 1 fi'Mj
4 (
'-TO
fir ;.;7T
irTX !J 'J? 7 V.1 Humerous classes of employes not
l??Z !r?" PJ ort: f Properly . eonipensrt et was t bo
MhTu rr't ' .""" " tement made for the eam ter
i5i lif-isMiDOiisisno:
DYSF?S!A-6ASTintiS-S0Ua
STOMiCH ETC. I?l FIVC
i::.uTEsc2f,;o;;EYBACK
PO.rtS en TASttTS 50 CVDmvKCTC
cneuira wm play and vocal music
win tws supplied by 8t. Patrick's
double male quartet of Tacoma and
nlne-year-pld Rachel Vx n - Vulcn.
daughtor of th.o assistant field secre
tary or the ltd Cross civilian at
camp. Other features aro promised
fors the boys by Ad rain F. Ward of
1'ortiana, - genera? secretary of war
activities at camp, '
Much Censored hetei
j Received From Hansen
A machlcensowl Mter has been
received by friends In. Salem from
Richard O. Hansen who is with Com
pany M In France. The letter was
-cut (in two . and, the entire center
portion -clipped out. The few lines
which remained said "It mlgfct Inter
est you to know that all of us are
very . welL and .comfortable as can
reasonably be expected. ; The com
pany as a whole is getting on nicely.
Dut we'll all-be glad, when we get
back to Salem. It Is the best place
In th wflrH orI It in hntfio."" Thn
i letter was dated Jannary 18.
TODAY ONLY
TiIAE TtlARSH
IN
IAS I V
ruLL I
OF THE
RCUSV
' PRICES.
5c10cl5c ; :
BLIGItTHEATOE
;
ritory by John O. Walker of N
York, secretary of to bureau of ln-
fonnation, or eastern railways.
Itw-Vald 3Ian, 1KrrIIel.
Mr. lllggins assertion that 'th'
low-paid, man should be helped drew
from Secretary Iin. chairman of
the commission, a o.uery as to what
he considered a low-paid man.
"I would say that all men receiv
ing under $150 a month need more
money to meet the advance In pries
of -necessities," Mr. Higglns replied.
"Perhaps the limit of lhos who
need help should be raised to $2000
year, whlebj seems, to be the, line
drawn by the government In the la
come tax law, f The grratert advance
should be given, to the men making
less than 110O. a month. Those fel
lows mutt be having a strenuous
time." , - j 1 ! ' - - t
"The, S2000 limit would Includo
all laborers, trainmen, brakemen,
mechanics and clerks. , and a great
many engineers and conductors.
commented. Mr. Lane .
I ' Par 1 Incrcnslnc .
. Mr.. Iligglns agreed that was true..
He did not suasest any definite in
crease,; but remarked that perhaini
the Increased llvlut cost should b
borne for the. dl.lressed employe
during the war. Both he and Mr.
Walber asserted that the manage
ments have not been unmindful of
the welfare of, their employes in th
past, and, have given additional pay
where their finances permitted.
"All tho speakers declared they
made no distinction between union
and . unorganized employes. The
course of wages was declared to nava ;
been upward since , 191 0", when tho
concerted form of demand was first
used, by the brotherhoods. Especially
since 19 15.' the ascending trend has
been noticeable, according to the:
speaker. ..." . j
, i Mr.; Walber said that from, Janu
ary 1.. 1916, to the latter part cf I
The American soldier ia beipf: Uught In fighting 1 lb the bayonet,
This eoldlcr. of the TwmtycelghtU Keyctone Division at Fort Hancock,
does not hold the butt of the rifle, but ftTps it low and grasping tho
barrel near the bayonet Is tbu ubie to xtiek it up and bring it down
faster: That is the way be will operate on the lJocbe In hand to band
encounters when he goes over tb top. s . ' r m-h ,
JIM YOUNG GETS
PANSrnXEDUP
Dining Program, at .San An
tonio Finally. Mastered
by Salem Man
The mcs program In the army
didn't pome m very easy to c society
chap like Jim , Young, former ac
countant In the offke of the secre
tary of Male. but. he finally learned
it and !s able now to "fall to'? with
great guto, he writes to Fred IU
Paul us, now, with the spruce division
at Portland. . "; . : ' .-. :
Yo.nnit's description'' of the first
days af San Antonio; where he is tak-
ln g instruction In the ordnance de-
pa V men t, tells some Interesting ex-M
expect any of the mer of the ord
nance detachment tfth ncnt'to' for-
efgn servir until thev have had a
thorough course of trkin'ng at hoire.
He, writes: ' .; . ..
f'Must rlalui exemption from yonr
censure for net wrlthrg b fore unicr
the general heading of 'military ne
cessity,' , which prevented me from
deing. so. - .
"After a delightful tide throusa
and a stop of two days In. that pagan
state of California where tbe-Tjara
are not confined entirely to rlvsi.
I arrived at the city of San Antonio,
famed for its old mlssiphs and the
present one of training fliers, "ail
soldiers. '?","
"After tak.in(g a Jong drink, of
'acqna :rewijv' still found in these.
Darts, and a rreat breath of the fe
1917 the pay of skilled labor -. and air circulating around the outskirts
clerks Increased IS per cent in tb
eastern district and unskilled labor
from 25 to 100 per cent. He de
clared, the tenure of position wis
very constant in the railroad servlc?
and attributed to this the loyalty of
many employes who refused higher
wages-in industrial plants to remain
with the roads.
And just as you say that1 you will
not change you.r; style of living a
starving baby dies in Franee.-f-Flori-Jtlc.
Grower. ' '
TELL THE PUBLIC VHAT YOU HAVE
TO SELL
1 !
Is It
will
Farm House, Cow, Horse,
or piece of furniture?.
CLASSIFIED AD
dispose of it for you.
ItHE COST IS SMALL
' , . ".' TRY IT ''
STATESMAN PUBUSHING
COMPANY V
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of the arsenal,' 1 walked with a firm
tread Into the place and proceeded to
put the finishing touches upon try
rapidly vanishing civilian personal
ity. 1 When the proper moment ar
rived I said do' Just like Ihave
heard the boys, say before the min
ister,. only I knew thls was a much
lrgbter sentence about to bo imposed.
"I was thea piloted to the supply
tent, where they gave roe three
blankets, two sheets 000 deep pan
for stews, etc.. and one shallow-
cover for: more solid food, knife.
fork, ,tpoon,,cup, a canvas cot and
a bed bag and pillow ba;. - ThCe
last two 1 led to the hayloft where
I stuffed tbem with bsy In order that
I might have a downy ctstcb .upon
which toi sleep. They make good
substitutes for mattress and pillow
only you don't want in turn oVer rap
idly at night or the cracking f the
hay will Wake jou up.
' "At 5 tbj-t cvenlng'tlie bugle btp
for supper and f fell !n line wltq
ny mess Mf a id os ke.1 my way un
to th.1 a'ZVtttipy division manned, by
tho ccoKi Owing to ti e lack of a
certain dexterity I was chagrined, to
find that I thrnst the right pan opt
at the wrong place and soon had
mulligan and stewed tomatoes, drip
ping from. me shallow dish, while.tbe
more staid , and sober mashed po
tatoes. hunk of bread and an apple
were reposing-in tmy deep pan. Stag
gering to a feat at one of the mess
tables I salvaged a part of 'the wreck
and made-otit a.jneaL Since then I
have been Improving steadily' la" my
nannal of the mess kit, until:-now
I can separate the. solid from the
liquid foods catching "In either pan.
get seat, haul ray . kalfe. fork ad
spoon 'om the ,top . of my legging
(that Is the reaJ swagger place foi
them Lnotice) and fair to with great
gus.o. Ilesids that, I can cet awar
with two out of three meals on my
spoon pnly, thereby saving the wash
ing of my knife -and -fork.
The rest of tie men here taking
this Instruction are from thet'niver
sity. of. Chicago and .the University
of California, and ate a fine buncb
of men. There Is also a company of
regulars quartered on the 1 gronn )j
and' it is from the latter th it t am
gaining most . of ' my dlniup
knowlede. ' ;
"Some gink with a fearful fiteptwi'
tfon plays an early tune on thft buule
at 5: 15 each morning and, our bur
racks is filled with light, and fift
men are hopping into tl.e!r c'othcr
in short"order. .We then lino'np
and the roll is called and we are
started for the day. Tans Is r,ound'd
at 10 o'clock and the lights are oii
at that time, though you do not iavc
to be in until 1 1. No lichis or tatk
ing"aIlowed. however, "after in.,
- "The food Is all right and' Oriiraf is
plenty of It. Hon't have butter or
milk in coffee,' hut get them about
five or six meals a week, I think.
"The -barracks is new and has n
good wooden floor and is heated by
stoves. ' ' ;
- "Flnbshd 4ny Hrst week of '- In
struction Saturday and w- are kept
f'iisy fiost of the time. A man has
got p worg n ne gets mis riuu
learned id proper shape.- J -.
"Atthur Jtelhhsrt has -jn-t been
assigned to Camp Travis which is
located here. And he liken it flr.H
rate, on-l thlnks that it will be a goc-d
placej T ..-
"I have no idea where we-will be
fcent- wen we are through here, but
do npt think anyone will get foreign
seryfee until they have ha sonvp ex
perience In this country.' :
Tar net Soldier Serhasly .
Ill in North Carolina
TURNER, ; Or.. ' Feb. 19. XIlVs
Ethel Crale was taken to the Deacon
ess bospial In Salem Tuesday to be
operated cn last. Wednesday for ap-
pendicltus. ' Her parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Craig accompanied her.
J. K: Whitehead received word
Thursday that his son. Bert, who is
Mr. Hoover's Two Ounce Bread Ration
, The order of Food Administrator
Hoover that hotels and restaurants
must not serve more than two ounr
bread
meal
graph.
one "person
illustrated in this
The chef ol a v
at one
photo-
well-
hotel
holding
slices of bread and rolls,wbirh ha
has directed to be served In his dii-
I -:-.V.V. . -ot
III ' ?LAl known
' 1? 4 ing room.
s-T 1
V" ' - - m- '-' r
; I . .
'I , - ,r " -v-- - - 11
a Stick a day
keeps p&S1
a Sore Tlif oat
mums.
In a training camp In North Carolina
ther has been heard.
is seriously ill again. Nothing! fur-
day they will visit," spools under
Superintendent Smith's direction and
resume their school work; here g.iiu
Tuesday. . ,'
One thing, though, you tan ray far
tbe Germans, when they make war
they mean bnisness. You don't bear
of any Allied spies walking around
Berlin under hond.Macon Telerrpb.
TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL
DEAFNES3 AND HEAD
K0ISE3
Earnest Ahnls. of Portland spent
the week end with his brother, Ar
thur Annis. .
The only two, pupils cf Cloverdalc
who took the "eighth ferade examina-
tioa-a sbert time ago were: Alfred
Drager and Leonard Graybill. Hoth
received therl diplomas la.t weok.
Among those who attended the an
nual meeting of the Fruit Union lp
Salem were: JV E. Whitehead, Walter
Blaco," Aiirthur Kunke, L. IS. HcaU
and Gus Drageiv
Miss Pearl Blackman and , Miss
Agnes ArnoidU the rloverdale teach
ers spent Sunday In Portland. Men-'
If you harm f'atarrlia! !. f-
' f -r hcnl ' k. I your
lrtjrrl!t unit ict! I fiurice ut
1'tu-nitnt (iloublu strvngthl sri'l
fid. to It ti"t wnlrr sfit 'Jiat
littln urr am ltrrtl In rnrtt
pkvf. Tkfl i : tsblepuoifit
four times ada jr.
This will often bring qulcU
- rlif from th dilrroin lil
ntl-. Closared nirll aihcull
opto, brethmf lcom
. m.n-1 th niucut atop drcptin
Into the-throat. It Is eaay-ta
prepsre, coats llttlo ap'l m
pU-uaint to t8k. Any one w!i
haa Catarrhal Imf n or nrl
nulisea vhould ajtvn thi prrrTlp
lion a trial. Capital Drug Store
can supply ou.
PUT CREAM Ifl NOSE
AND -STOP CATARRH
Tells now To Open Clogged Noa-
trils and End Ilead-Cokia.
You feel rrne in a few moments.
Your cold' in head or catarrh will
bn gone. Your cloggedHtrils wH
open. The air passages 01 yousccaa
will clear and you can bre.iuiefi j
ly. No more dullness, headache' no!
hawking; no struggling for hr alt4
at night. " ., ' . ' "" " . '.- ''": !
Til our diuggist you want aj
smaff t)pttle of Kly's Cream lla'iin.
Apply' a little. o,this fragrant, anti
septic cream In your hot-trils. let it
penetiate tnrougn every air pa83ag,'
of the head; soothe and heal the
swollen, inflame mucous membra:-.
and "relief comes instantly.
It is Just what every old and ca
tarrh sufferer ncds. iHm't Etay
stuffed-up and miserable.
Free
WITH EVERY
SUIT, ORDER
SCOTCH
VOOLEII MILLS
, STORE r
426 STATE STREET
r, r- jzRpz iasr' -
. 'T t .. gag ' y 1
THE PIG CLUB
THE i-urose of tin; Unit tit Slates National I tank PIO
CLUB is kti eiK-'ournge interest among the .children of
jC'. : trfeinity iti the Farm fcfnernlly ami in Stork
' ItaiKinj? particularly. 'In conjunction with the Oregon'
Agrienlhil-a! Voe it h our plan to first lend tho
hoys' and, girl.4 the money to htiy I'ifs, and seeond 1
'4 help them rai-c, feed and .market tlu ir I'igH to the best
ad vail tag'. f
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Now Is the time to join our 1918 Pig Club,
arid i we shall welcome inquiries front
Children, their Parents and their Teachers.
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Phone 23
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