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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WATCH IN AMERICA The Gruen--Watch Acquiring a beautiful watch r.t accura-ry afford a perticular kind of aatiitfattiun, beeaune t(e delight taken In JU pos session is lifelong:. We are exclusive asenti fur the celebrated Uuen watch. Ladies and Gems Call and let us show you. HARTMAN BROS. CO. JEWELERS AXI) OPTICIANS State and Liberty Streets. f Qaallty Seriee CITY t t TODAY AT Tire THEATERS. OREGON .State street near O. E. depot, j Home of Arteraft and Paramount pictures. Mary Maris.' Pickford in 'Stella BLIGH State erty and High. Bluebird films. between Lib Mutual and Special films. "Baby Mine." YE LIBERTY Liberty near State. , Greater Vitagraph, Per fection and Goldwyn films. Trade In Your Old Furniture On new at E. L. Stiff St Son's. For Sale -. . . . - Used Ford, 5 passejafger, in first class condition. $100 worth of extra equipment. A' bargain. Phone Dr. Byrd at State hospital. . : " en..ni mi. w ' Decree for Plaintiff. , In the; circuit court yesterday de cree was entered in favor of the plaintiff In the suit of K. T. Tut against Agnes Wilson, et al in the sum of $1601.43 and $150 attorneys' fees. ... . . . ; ,. . Dressmaking Classes at the Industrial-Normal on Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ad dress J. J. K raps, 13th and Wilbur. Wants a Divorce. Suit for divorce was yesterday fil ed in the" circuit court by John A. Leslie against Buryle Leslie on the grounds of desertion. There being alM Veil Cm Phone 44. CIDER Pure apple cider . wholesale and re tail delivered ra ani utntltr. Jtade from clean, sound apples. - COMMERCIAL CIDER WORKS 1010 N. Commercial fit.. Salem, Oregon - Phone 2104 : Used - Furniture Wanted Bl(kst eith rie stM fereaee! f altar. E. L. STIFF & SON, Phone 941 or 608 HOUSEHOLD GOODS We stay tat very - klsdest prlee fer heeMMFlield a-eeae mm teels ef "every him4.-s.- People'i Second Hand Store S71-JHWCeaesaereial St, FhM 7X4 I Highest price paid for old . ..- Junk - CAPITAL JUXK CO. 271 Chraaeketa St. Phone SOS WEMOVE- Pack and Store Everything Special rates on eastern shipments. Piano moving and country trips a specialty. , Prompt service. Work guaranteed. LART.IER TRANSFER CO. 143 8. LIBERTY STREET Office Phone ' 030 . Home Phone ,1808 O OA L A N D WO O D Vanted Sacks andiron Highest prices paid. r Also buy all kinds of jnnk. "WESTERN JUNK CO. Phone 706 Cor. Center and Commercial St. . i SALEM, OREGON SACKS WANWED Doctor White Diseases of Women and Nenrons Diseases " " ' ' ' - ' ' ' ! : j - 506 United States National Bank Building Salem, Oregon Price NEWS one child, plaintiff says he is now willing to support It, although In care of the defendant. Wanted Fifty women to work In prepara tory department. Apply this morn ing. Salem King's Products Co. A Piano Bargain ' We have one beautiful brand new Singer piano, regular price 1750. As this piano is not the make we usually carry in stock we will sacrifice it for 562. Act quickly If you want to pick up this snap. E. L. Stiff Sc Son. 4 46 Court street. , See Vick Brothers For . Bargains In second hand Fords. , Xomtoating Petitions printed to comply with (SI demands for state and county offices, at Statesman Publishing Company (up stairs). Scalps in the Market Again. County Clerk Boyer yesterday paid for the first lot of scalps brought to his office for a week, or more, and the bunch all told was only 137, bus iness In scaips seemingly nas a r op pea off on the farms, as the farmers and their sons are now very busy with spring work. i ' Tlrrtr Vfin Rjtrond Hand Fords now while we have a num ber to choose from, Vlck Brother! Don't Rent A Piano Buy one on easy terms at E. L. Stiff Sc Son's. Work on New Bridee. Superintendent McDonald, with a force of eighteen men. Is now doing work on the new bridge, driving plies for the foundation for the pier on the west side of the river, where a coffer dam is already In place. The piles will be used for the foundation of the concrete work to be placed for the piers. '" Attention Elks . - Members: will mnet at the club rooms i Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and attend In a body the Elk funeral of Brother John Darby. Street Improvement Bonds. - Judge Earl ; Race, city recorder, yesterday gave notice that the city of Salem will issue street improve- ment bonds In the sum of $31,000, bids for which will be received on March 4. The' bonds will be issued in denominations of $500, and will bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent, payable semi-annually. Biff Dance at Hurst Halt Tuesday, February 26th.. Nominating Petitions printed to comply with all demand; for state and county offices, at Statesman Publishing Company (up stairs). j . I" -. O. A. C. Students in Nary Recruiting Officer Adams, yester day reported having enrolled ten Oregon Agricultural students in Cor- vallis in the naval reserve, the stu dents to continue their studies at the college until wanted in the ser vice.; v. y - i - -, . h Give Away Prta - On used pianos and organs at E. L. Stiff ft Son. We Now Have Several Second hand Fords at attractive prices. , All models. - See Vlck Brothers. Officers Are Nominated At a recent meeting held by the Young i Women s Christian associa tion of .Willamette university the fol lowing girls were nominated as can dldates for offices for the ensuing quarter: President, Vesta Mulli gan and Gladys Nichols; vlo presi dent. Mary Parounagian and Helen Goltra: secretary, Virginia Mason and Mildred Garrett; treasurer, Hel en Ross and Vera Wise. A Piano Bargain - We have one beautiful brand new Singer piano, regular price $750. As this piano is not the make we usually carry in stock we will sacrifice it for $562. Act quickly if you want to pick up this snap. E. L. Stiff Sc Son, 446 Court street. Hutchins' Lecture Pleases . Students and teachers at the Rich mond school are delighted with the lecture and entertainment given there by Charles Bowman Hutchins, "the bird man," yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hatcbins will appear at Salem schools for several days this week. He lectures on birds, draws them in their natural ; colors and imitates their songs DIED KIRK In the city. Monday, Feb. 25. 1317. Mrs. Emma Kirk, who was 49 years old. Mrs. Kirk died yegterday after noon, at the Willamette sanitarium following an operation. She leaves a husband and a family. The body will be taken to Halsey. Or., today for burial. The body will be at the chapel of the Kigdon com pany prior to Its being sent to Halsey. PARKER In Parkersville. Or., Monday. Feb. 25. 1918, at 5 a. m., Elza Parker. 69 years old. He died on a homestead which was taken up by his father in early days. The funeral will be held Wednes day afternoon from the home, at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Pioneer cemetery. Several Fine Used Organs E. L. Stiff & Son, 404-448 Court. Civil Service Examinations . Civil service examinations will be held on the second and ninth days of March for the positions of sten ographer and typewriter, and March 16 for forest field clerk. The for mer examinations require six hours and-the latter seven hours of hard work. The examinations are to be held at the post office. Cleric Mill er will furnish the necessary blank forms for any who may desire to take any o fthese examinations. Met Me at the Club Alleys 111 N. Commercial. Upstairs. Must Furnish Stamps on Bonds . . . .Under new ruling of the post of fice department the stamp tax law will be applied on all star route mail contracts, documentary internal rev enue 'stamps only , being used. - Biggest Stock of Used Fuhitureat E. I Stiff Sc. Son's. A Bij? Success Nearly 500 of Salem and country folks attended the opening dance at the armory Saturday night. The music was excellent and the decora tions beautiful and F. N. Wood ry proved his ability as a dance man ager. A Typographical Error In the Salem Automobile Co. ad vertisement In The Statesman of Sunday morning, there was a - mis take or rather transposition of fig ures, in mentioning the saving to purchasers of the Chevrolet car. It should have said there is a saving of $51.30. whereas the printer made It. $31.50.,, and the proof reader overlooked; itf You can make this saving. $51.30. on new Chevrolet cars, for three inore days. Big Discount Oh Heaters At E. L. Stiff ft Son's. Cans Are Recetved One hundred and fifty Sprlgfield rifles have, been received by Com pany D, Salem, home guards, and will hereafter be used by the guardsmen in their drilL The guna are powerful types of weapons, though not as up to date as those in , actual service. They are single-shot and of large calibre. . Hansen Writes to Girls . Young women In the employ of the - state corporation department have received an Interesting letter from Sergeant Richard O. Hansen of Company M. Hansen uses enough French to show that he is learning the language. The letter was cen sored by Lieu tenrnt Dana H. Allen, who interlined a word of greeting to the girls. NOmlnatln Petitions'. printed to comply with all demands tnr mtmtm and ronntr offices, at Statesman Publishing Company (up stairs). . Dead Soldier Honored Business , houses in Turner wd close tomorrow during the runerai of Bert Whitehead, a soldier who died last Thursday at a post hospit al at Camp Greene, N. C. Rev. J. J. Mickey will conduct the services at the Turner Methodist church. Patriotic League Meets The Salem Patriotic league will hold a regular meeting this after coon at 2:30 o'clock at the commer cial club. Dies In South James Lawrence, a former MM dent of Salem, died February 20 at Pomona, Calif. .His two dauhgters. Mrs. R. B. May and Mrs. Hugh May, both live In Pomona, They are also former residents. Mr. Lawrence died at the home of Mrs. R. B. May. Sad News Received l. S. Geer received a telegram last night announcing the death of his father-in-law. In Orville. California. A half hour later Paul Stege. who Is at the same store, learned the news of the death of his father-in-law, F. M. Howe, near Salem. hll nlng Company Files I. The Bimetallic Mining company, capitalized at $250,000. yesterday filed articles of incorporation at the office of Corporation Commissioner Schulderman. The main office will be at Portland. The incorporators are D. C. Eccles of Ogden. Utah, and Charles T. Early and T. B. Nauhaus en of Portland. Jess Willard Say He Is . Willing to Meet Fuller JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Feb. 25. Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, when informed tonight that Fred Fulton had, knocked out Frank Mo ran, said he would meet Fulton for the championship if rulton is will ing xo -make reasonable terms." FlftV acres of Wasbbtirn en11re campus In Topeka are to be put un der Intensive cultivation this season. In order to help hoost the nation's iooa nroaucuon. i j THE OREGOX STATESMAN: TrESDAY, FEBRUARY gfl.,1018 'BIRD MAN' GIVES CONCERT TONIGHT Charles Hutchins Delights Sa lem School Pupils by Sing ing Songs Charles , Bowman .Hutchins, well known bird authority and America's foremost, bird mimic, delighted the children of Richmond school yester day with his pictures of local birds and his ability to sing their songs. . The children laughed and cried t-t the bird man's will as he told them of his Interesting field , experiences with birds and talked to them in real bird language. Mr. Hutchins talked to over a Charles Bowman Hutchins hundred thousand school children last year and was Induced to come here from Seattle by Superintendent Todd especially- to 'instruct the Sa lem school children in the import ant subject of preserving our wild game and songbirds. Every child in the Richmond school and many parents took anoath to protect Oregon's birds and tell others of their economic value. - Besides his1 educational work, Mr. Hutchins will give a number of even ing entertainments iri the senior and junior high schools. r ' Tonight he will show his lightning sketches and give : a bird vocal con cert at the senior high school under the auspices of the student ' body. Everyone should hear his message. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. George Hurst of Sil vertOn are visiting Salem relatives. G. jE. TerwiUiKer was, a Portland visitor yesterday. . Miss Pearl Smith spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Smith, in Dallas. M. L. Boyd and daughter, Jessica, of Dallas, were Saturday visitors in Salem. Mr. Boyd is editor of the Polk County Itemlzer. Mrs. G. McElroy of Portland was the - guest of friends in Salem over the week-end. E. W. Evans. of Bowersville spent Saturday evening in Salem. Lolton Stinnett of Rickreall was a business visitor in Salem the last of the week, i , ril. R. Hoffman spent Sunday in Dallas. t. . - . ,,,, Lawrence Gale made a business trip to Portland Friday, returning to Salem Saturday. Mies Edna, Morrison was in Salem Sunday for a few hours en route to Portland, . after having spent the For cash for a few days only. Potatoes, per sack ..... .f 1.15 45c Lobsters .... . . . . ... .29c 20c Lobsters 10c 25c Coffee ' 1 9cl 30c Coffee 1 ! 25C 40c Coffee 35c Cornflakes, 3 pks. 25c C. W. Soap, 5 bars 25c Head Rice, 3 lbs. 25c Good Laundry Soap O bars 25c 25c Extract Raspberry and 8t ran berry 17c Matches. O boxes 23c 1 Oc Washing Fluid .7c Spinach (2 cans 25c) . 13c L. II. Washing Powder . . .23c 25c French Golden Wash Compound .. 20c "Wood for sadei, sawed or 4 ft. Grain, Hay, Oat and Wheat Straw HIGHLAND GROCERY G. W. STONER, Proprietor Phone 496 ; V 7- Ki' spy Charlos Bowman Hutchins. the bird msB Will give a series of educational talk and eventns general public lectures In the Haiem ihools this week. BIRD MAN SCHEDULE Salem Schools This Week Schedule as follows: . ' Tuesday a. McKlnley school. Tuesday p. m., Englewuud school. Tuesday evening, senior high school. Wednesday a. m., Lincoln school. Wednesday p. m.. tiar field school. Wednesday evening.; Lincoln. Thursday a. m., Grant school. Thursday p. m.. Highland school. Thursday evening, Qraat school. Friday a, m.. Park school. Kriday p. m.. Washinrton school. Kriday evening, Washing-ton school. I week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.. Morrison, gt Dallas. Miss Ava Coad wag a week-end Visitor at Dallas. I v Sergeant R. G. White of Fort Stevens was in Salem ISunday, after having spent a short furlough with his parents. Mr. and! Mrs. R. G. White of Falls City. j , Luclen P. Arant spent the week end with friends at the Univeristy of Oregon. , Dr. W. J. Thompson" of Salem made a business trip to Dallas the last of the week. , PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, STOP NEURALGIA Rub nerve torture, pain and all misery right oat with "St Jacobs Liniment'' You are to be plted but remem ber that neuralgia torture and pain is the easiest thing in the world to stop. Please don't continue to suf fer; it's so needless. Get from your druggist the small trial bottel or "St. Jacobs Liniment;" pour a little in your hand and gently rub the "ten der nerve" or sore spot, and Instant ly yes immediately all pain, ache and soreness ,1s gone. ' "SU Jacob's. Liniment"- conquers pain It Is perfectly harmless and doesn't burn or discolor the skin. Nothing else gives relief so quickly. It never fails to stop neuralgia pain instantl, whether in the facer head or any part of the body. Don't suffer! SALEM FIRM TO BUILD COLISEUM Siewert & Engstrom Lowest Bidders on New Structure for State Fair Siewert & Engstrom, a Salem firm, have been awarded the contract for construction of therfirst unit of the coliseum to be constructed at the state fair grounds between now and the next state fair in September. The contract is still subject to ap proval of the fair board after being drawn up "by Attorney General Brown and to the giving of a bond by the contractors. Bids on the building were opened at a meeting of the board in Port land Saturday. The bids, five In number, were as follows: . Snook & Traver, Salem, $22,081; W. Lorenze, Portland, $20,945; Sie wert Sc. Engstrom, Salem. $16,820; F. A. Erixon, Salem, $24,762; Port land Bridge company, $26,965. The coliseum complete will cost about $75,000, but only the first unit is to be built -this year. The seating capacity when the buifding is completed will be 7500. " At the meeting of the board Sat urday the premium list as arranged for the 1918 fair by Secretary Lea was adopted with i only minor changes. The list totals $30,000, about $6000 more than last year. The increased amount is mainly given over to premiums in the live stock, agricultural and Oregon man ufacture departments.! v Te popular relay races will be part of the program sthis year and will ake the place of the running races. One relay raceiwill be for men and another for women and the two races will cover the whole six days. j John Darby Dies I Following Operation Following an operation for appen dicitis, John Darby, a well known resident of Shaw, died Sunday night at-5 o'clock at the Salem hospital. He had been ill for only a week, having taken sick on Sunday and died on the Sunday following. He wus an acitve lodge man and attend ed a lodge banauet iust bfnr his illress. Hr. Darby was born at Aumsvllle in 1870. and has lived continuously since on the same acreage. His fa ther was W. H. H. Darby, an early Oregonian. " : Resides his widow,; Mrs. Louella Darbr, . he leaves a step-daughter. Mrs. Eva Need ham of Salem. He is also f urvived by the following sisters and brothers: W. F.i Darby of Sa lem, B. I.. Darby of Glendale, and Dr. Wilson Darby of! Salem, Mrs. Lura Crass of - Vancouver, .Wash.. Mrs Bertha Logan , of La Grande, and Mrs. L. Belle Sturm of Top- lenish. ' , ITnder the auspices of the Elks lodge, the funeral will be held to morrow morning at 10:30 o clock from the Uiedon chapel. IJinial will be In City View cemetery. Mr. l)ai by was also a member-or the l. u. v and the M. W. A, lodge. (!--.. . STUDENT RECITAL COMES TONIGHT Program' to Be Given in Wal ler Hall by Professor Miller's Class Professor Delia Crowder-Miller, head of the public speaking depart ment of Willamette University, will present In recital, at the. chapel m Waller hall tonight, some of her ad vanced students. The nroerani con sists of monologues, stories in mono logue or monodrama form, a panto mimic sketch and a one-act drama. This drama. "A Grain of Dust." is modeled after the old morality plays. A tramp, tearing the spirit and conscience of Judas Iscariot, stops at the home of a man and woman who have grown coldbearted and selfish. This tramp is doomed to roam the earth, carrying In his gray robes thethirty pieces of silver, until by dissuading others from wrong doing, he has made retribu tion for the betrayal of his master. He Is symbolic of conscience and saves the couple from theft. The man finally goes In search of the Christ who, in the guise of a tramp, has been refused shelter. Harry Bowers plays the role of Judas Iscariot, fRartholomew represents the covetous man, Margaret Garrison, the cold-hearted wife and lieien uoitra takes the character of a kindly old aunt.' - - '- -: "The Silent System," given by Ruth Rnonr and Paul Flegel. Is a humorous sketch in which the irate wife does all the talking and allows her tardy husband to express him self only in pantomime. , - :, The two monologues. "In Tail or's Shop" read by Myrtle Mason and "At the Box ornce" by AiaDei uougn ey, reflect the frivolous type of fem lninty. - ' ! , Mary Findley Impersonates an old woman .relating an embarasslng ex perience In "Buying a Feller." "Itnw to Tlrlve a Pie" will be told In monodrama form by Horace Rahs- kopf. The public is invited to attend. FRIGID WEATHER MAKES 'EMHUMP Holman Says Oregonians at Camp Meigs Look Like Bunch of Camels The weather is anlte cold 'back at Camp Meigs, .Washington, D. C, and the Oregon boys, of whom a large contingent is there, go around "humped up like a bunch of camels," according to Private J. W. Holman of mechanical unit 2j&6, quartermas ter corps. Private llolraan, who is a member of the Salem Moose, writes a brother Moose as follows: "I had a very pleasant and enjoy able trip across the -country from Vancouver, Wash., to Newport News, Va. The latter place' Is one of the busiest places I was ever in every one hustling and bustling to keep thjmgs moving for the boys over there. ' "' "We moved : from Newport News to Washington. D. C. on January 23, and' have been here ever since. Our unit Is composed of about 300 men a,t present, mostly Oregon boys so onr grand old state can stick another feather In her, cap. When I arrived here I found Lawrence Bach, formerly of Salem, and Tom McGilchrlst here. "Our . camp Is located about one half mile from the nation's capital, on a slight rhw not what we would call a hill in Ore gonand right back of us is an old ruined southern mansion with fam ily burial vault. I don't know the name of the place hut I venture to say that much of our history was made within its walls. All around the old mansion are stately old wal nut trees.. "We Oregonians have had an aw ful time getting used to the cold weather back here. There have been nice days here for about a week. about1 like our Oregon early falls, but it is turning cold again and our teeth begin to chatter, and we go around all humped up like a bunch of camels." XOW IS THE TIME TO RE CARE FUL . Avoid Limitations or substitutes, get the genuine Foley's Honey and iar, ana you nave a cough medicine you tan depend upon. It "gives prompt relief, clears throat, loosens phlegm, soothes, heals. Checks coughs, colds, whooping cough, la grippe, bronchial coughs. Contains no opiates. J. C. Perry. WE SELL . Goodyear, Goodrich and United States Tires NONE BETTER MADE Also do all kinds of repair work and do it well. The Salem Vulcanizing W ofks . - 474 FERRY RED CROSS MUST INCREASE FUNDS Meeting to Devise Plan Ii Called at Commercial Club for Tonight . Willamette charterr Red Cross faces depletion of its f und Jn a fe' weeks unless a pl?n fs dni4 la re plenish the treasury."' For1 the" por, I'ose of working out Furb aplaa j meeting has been "called for 8 o'clor tonight in the lounging room ,xf the Salem Commercial club and official of the chapter are urging as 'man7 members as possible to attend. ..In response to a recent raH by Obairman II.W. Meyers, several, of the auviliars have made themselves self-supporting. Those that are not Ef lf-suppdrting, however, are- fun nibbed materials from the chapter headquarters. Thi4 is veryj expen tiive and Is drawing heavily ion thj treasury. - . J V-s ' A plan whereby contributions shall be made to the chapter regularly each month by the people of Salem is suggested as a means to keep the pot boiling. The sending of Ameri can young men to the front ha,s made, the function "of the American Red Cross a very important one and ths 4-f f iciency of the national organiza tion, depends upon the efficiency of the local chapters,. Willamette chapter Is one of 'tha strongest In t the jcountry and It. members hope to continue the good work that has been done. STU ME Z E Stops Indigestion" of Twenty- five Tears Standing J. tl. Hend-ri!hot. M.' D rf Klmda'A. Montana graduated 1894, payn: "I have hnd indigwiition" for twenty-five year, also piles -have , troubled me fVr tht at thrt-e years. Your STUMEZE htut stopped it all." ,-RTUMKZB. the AIar Prt-crlprton -for catarrn or- the atom ach. indigrRtlon. dynpepwia, gaao. belchinK. nauaea. painful acid (tomacbi has many friends and indoraers am-n ihf medical profession. There In n STlTilKai: that direct and immediate help that all stomach sufferers neH and apprecate. STUMKZK is for m and guaranteed- by. all -druggists. G' a bottle today, lie Well! ' r Suits Not Advanced in Price We have a good assortment of all-wool materials from which we can make you a suit at the old price. v JOIIX SUXDIX Tailor. 347 State St. Salem. Iieiii of - Davies Confectionery 387 State Street Home Made Candies Soft Drinks and Smokes Always Something New in Line of Sweets - At : Davies Save the Meat for the Boys at the Front. Fitt's Market 444 Court Street STREET