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UP AND DOWN WILLAMETTE. VALLEY By S t ate i in a n S p MURPHY TRIES TO END LIFE Salem Man Slashes Throat With Razor Early Sunday at Stayton ' STAYTON. Or.. Feb. "s. Harold Muroby. a prominent young man of this neighborhood, attempted si cidc early Sunday afternoon by cut ting his throat with a razor. Young Murphy was raised In Stayton, hav ing come her when a small boy, but for the pant three or four years has made hls'home in Salem, wher he had employment. About tlree months ago ,he returned to Stayton and has been in poor health ever Splattering Kalscnine about the house. Use a pretty cloth effect Wall Paper, in two tones, widi Convention al cut out border and plain ceiling, t Then your rooms will be better decorated and seem more furnished. NEW HALL DECORA TIONS arriving daily at this store, prices low. BUREN'S FURNITURE STORE 179 Commercial Street 5airp 1. Your , Combings Prom them we can make you Switches, Transformations or Mary Janes. We do hair dressing, hair dyeing, etc. If your hair has not the life and luxurienca it should hare, consult us. It's our business to add beauty and health to your hair. We give all kinds of hair and scalp treatments massaging, shampooing, dandruff re moving, etc. Try our electric Massage. Men may order their toupes here. Phoebe E. Thompson 1 Hairdressing and Beauty ; ; Parlors,, " 228 Hubbard Bldg. Salem, Or. Phone 1021 STOP ' yf FROM PIG TO PORK AS soon ns a lHy or girl In comes ft full fIelfod im-niber of the (Jtiitifl Slutcs National Haok 'TigCluli," has : Wen loaned ''the money lo buy the Pig he or the will leeeivf iiistruetioiw from time to time from the Oregon Agrieultural College aiout Ha i-Mre and folding, be shown how to kwp n Record of its cost of upkeep and rate of growth. j i Then this Tig may w entered ak an exhibit next Fall at the Hlate Fair in competition for Prize. After that a Kale for the Pig will le negotiatel--the loan paid back to the banlc and the profit pocketed by the boy or gill. 'y " -. Call or write for dctaila. r i i ecial Newi Service slnce. and It Is generally supposed that ho became despondent. Tbe attfrnpted autrlde was made at the i home of his ulster, Mr. J. K. Sioper, with whom he made his home.; The Sloper family was away at the time and the young man was dlct'overtd by a visiting sifter, Mrs. Myron ! Robertson. When found he was lying, unconscious iu a pool of blood with a gaping wound in his throat. Dr. C. II. Urewer wan sum moned and dressed the wound. At last accounts he resting easily and seemed to have a more cheerful outlook on life. . Parent-Teachers to Meet I Next Friday at Tamer TURXER. Or.. Feb. 26. The Par-rnt-Teachers' association will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday night with a lecture. The. subject will be announced later. The,Turner high school boys play basketball one evening each week with the state tralnin school team. Stanley Riches of Silverton visit ed his parents a few days ago. Mrs,' R. J. Stroud of Rosedale spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. C, A, Rear. Mrs. Hettle Lyle has Just returned from Portland, where she went two weeks ago In the Interest of ber mil linery store. Mrs.; Oscar Cole is visiting ber son at Coqullle. " H. I Harper Is leaving tor a po sitlon ns bookkeeper for the Stands ard Oil company In Portland. Mrs; F. M. Bear had the misfor tune Sunday morning to fall on a slippery walk and break her left arm. , . Mrs. C. W. ForreHt and son Rus sell have stone to Warrenton, Or., to Join Mr. Forrest. Mrs. John Ahrens Is Improving, havintf been seriously sick with pneumonia for some weeks. Missionary Program Given Iby Residents of Auburn ; Al'BtTRN, Or. Feb. 26. -Tbe Wo man' (Home Missionary society of Apburn held its annual open meet lng Sunday nlfibt. Feb. 24. at th4 ichool; house. In the absence of' tbe president. Miss Mabel Williams pre sided, assisted by the program com mittee, Mrs. W. O. Walling, Mrs. J. J. Matthls and Mrs. A. Williams, with II. Gille in charge of the chor us, j , Tjbe program was as follows: Song, audience; song, choir: recita tion, Elsie Kehb: solo, H. Ollle; ex ercise,! "How Little Folks Can Help I orelgn Missions," by Neva Walling. Ve?!ma vyiaUing, Olen Matbis and Georgia Sneed; recitation, "My Jap anese Doll," Gladys Walling; song, choir; j tableau. "America's Message to the Nations," in costunmes, by ten young v women. Miss Myrtle Math Is. Mrs. J. J. Mathis, Miss Kltna Grimm, the Misses Felma Mathl. Alice Mathey. Avis Williams. Etta Sutter, Uyrl Bond, Llayella Haynes, Mary Stanton; quartette, Mrs. A. Williams, Miss Esther Sneed. Mian Helen iWilllams and Gall Williams: address, Mrs. Thompson; collection for the Dubbs hospital in China. GUNSMITH DIES AT AGE OF 93 Henry Burson of Stayton Passes Away After Lin ( gering Illness STAYTON, Or.. Feb. 26. Henry Rurson. an aged resident of this place, died Friday afternoon at the home!? or his daugnter-m-iaw, Mra 8. II .!! Rurson. after a lingering all ness of several years. The decease-! was a gunsmith by profession ani Hred to the ripe old age of 93 yean. Funeral services were held at th Methodist church 6aturday after noon. ; the Jlov. W. J. Warreii con ducting tbe services and body laid at rest In Lone Oak cemetery. The Stayton basketball team Is Mghly elated over the beating It cave the team from Albany hUh ar-hoot Friday night, and also tha v'V"?---'- w" I? w- -ikTi -kT' lh tiUimtlJEWUItik O J ...,.. Tfalnlor Saturday night Mrs. Kffle Miller, Miss Nora Crab tree. Miss Wilma Ware, Margare Schaefer and Maud Kskew returned Sunday from Eugene where "ncy attended the Christian Endeavor con vntlon. Mrs. II. R. llayne of West Salem is spending the week In Stayton. Joseph - Sestak anH family were Sunday visitors in Salem. Mrs. Archie Rradshaw has return ed to ber home In Corvallls after a few days visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Ms. A. U Shelley, C E. Cramer of Portland was a business visitor In Stayton the ftr-t of the week. CKXTItAL llOWFIX XTKH. The Parent Teachers association of this district V've a very pleasing entertainment February 22. The school gave 'a program. O. K. Cooper is moving from th ? Frank Durbln ranch to Salem and Mr. Cary who formerly was foreman on Mr. Durbln's ranch, is coming tack to live here. . Two small children of Mr. anl Mrs. Fred Durbln are sick. Verne Fhepard. Ellis I.anderbaeh and Paul Rasset are attending Junior high school in Salem. Mrs. Cass Kays visited the p. E. Cooper home Monday. Service Flag Dedicated I by the Citizens of Shaw SHAW, Or.. Feb. 26.- The Shaw Parent-Teachers' association dedi cated a aervlce flag of eighteen stars in honor of tho school boys, namely; Earl Patton. Marvin Miller. William Tompkins, Uirdlo Tomipliln. Taul Amort, Leo Amort., Dal Smith, Floyd Iewis. Denny Serrlce, Joe Oelsdorf, Fred Kaiser, George R. Claxton, Our Johnson. Richard Hooper, Vernon Mcltory. Dexter Mc Allister. Glenn McAIllMer and Wal ter Wood. Some of the boys are in France and some on convovs. When tbe flag was unfurled by Mrs. Mc Allister eighteen candles were light ed by Helen Howd. assisted by four little girls. Addresses were given by Louis LacHmund and Walter J Tooaie of Salem. Dairy Institute to Be Be Held at ML Angel .MT. ANOEU Or.. Feb. 26. fSp ela! to The Statesman.) Mt. Angel business men will hold a dairy Insti tute and free lunch at the city hall March C. j The program roliows: 10:30 Co-oneratlve creameries romna red with centrallaers. by J. D. Mlekle of state dairy fooa commis sion. ' . ... . lfc;30 a. m. Speech by M. wein- acbt. nresJdcnt of creamery. 11:45 a. m. Entertainment by business men. 1:00 p. m. Speech on best crops to plant for dairying, by Professor Edward R. Fitts. Corvallls. . 2:00 t. m. Retter dairying, by J. D. Mlekle. ' 2:30 t. m.--SUos and ensilage, uy Edward 11. Fltts. O. A. C. Relfrtivet and Friends Meet at Lamberts Home PUATIIM. Or . Feb. 26. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent yes terday at the home of u. ai. vprt vhnn thlrtv-slx relatives and friends met. Among the visitors were O. I,. Stone and Roger Lam berts, privates from Camp Lwts. tid J. McK!bben and family from rtatutnn Polk county: also a num ber of friends and relatives irom Salem and Frcltland. Rev. ?. 8. Raumaartner was i a VK(nnn vlillnr Inst week. Ross Fieklln. who formerly uvea In Fru'tland and for several years past made Ms home In Polk county, attended church here last night. . ' - ----- - - . .. . Misses Iielle and Jessie Glazner attended church here yesterday mnrnlnr. A number of delegates from here will attend the county Sunday school convention at Woodbr.rn the last of Mrs. O. tlair, Lydii Powell and Mrs. John Rair were visitors at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs A. W. : Powell, several days last Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Powell from Salm wrro visitors, here last Friday Mrs. H. Kleen and her son Will- lam Dependehner. from ranklin county. Nebraskaire visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Kleen. Swimming Tank Is Closed ' Pending Needed Repairs 3 , , .. . The Y. M. C. A. swimming tank will be closed to all swimming claxa- until further annonncement start ing today. The tank Is to undergo thorough cleansing and it is .to bo resurfaced with a cement water proofing. Recently the tank has been leak ing and it has grown to such pro portions that It has been found nev etsary to discontinue its use until the repairs have been made. It will probably not be out of ubo mare than three or four days. TO BELIEVE CATARRHAL DEAFNESS AND HEAD NOISES If you have Catarrhal Icsf na or had nleit S" to your 'IruKKlst "l act 1 ounce of Psrmint (double strentrth). nnd add to it hut water ana just e. little sugar i directed in each packaa-R. T1e 1 tblepooifui four times a day. ThU'wIlt often brlna: quiet; relief from the dtatrcsmng iiad noises. Clnagttd nostrils should open, breathing become ear mnti the mucus stop dropplnar Into the throat. It is nrty to prepare, costs : littlo and t4 pleasant to tak. Any one wti has Catarrhal Deafn3 or head noises should ale tht prescrip tion a trial. Capital Uri Store can supply you. ' )--) - : ! ... ' THE OIW203C STATES.UK: WEDNESDAY, i Vmn. MnsMr tuck 1f It Fails Thi3 extraordinary remedy for skin affections we fully and confidently guarantee. ilf one tube dos not re move your Skin Trouble we will give Back your money. We take all the chance3 you get all the benefit Try it anyway, Kmll A. Srhacfrr. drasrsrlat. alrtm. mm at tbe bft 4rag tor la vrrr Una and rllr la the calry. SCHOOLS REVEAL WAR ENTHUSIASM Southern Oregon Students Eager to Help and Oyer- scribe Quotas E. F. Carlton, assistant superin tendent of pnbllc Instruction, who has returned from a tour of school Inrpectlon through southern Oregon, reDorts a remarkable manifestation of patriotism la l-Le schools of that pari 01 i ne nunc. j nis nan ias-n the form of Junior Red Cross work, thrift etemp and liberty bond selllns. contributions to the array Y. M. C. A. and work in other patnouc cau' es. Mr. Carlton tells of one cWy superintendent who plarod $l."0as the ntiora ror nis ntKh fcnooi ns r. contribution to the ormv Y. M. C. A. Tbe students raised 1911.71. "Th sertonsness of the war is clearly reflected in the school work ard the outside activities of the m dtnts ii f our hlah schools." savs Mr. Carltonv "At present in Josephine county tbero are thirty Junior Red Cross auxiliaries, five in Grants Pass and twenty-five lh rural school, and n nnnibof more will soon be organ ized. Tbe organization Includes a publicity manager, a buying commit tee which purchases, all supplies, and one woman for each school to pre pare all material for the pupils. At Grants Pars the junior ilea cross was started last Uetober by airs, ifarw Ti ronliv Pltv Rutirlntendent J. C Imel arranged to have the child ren work one hour each ween in tne school buildiags. County Superin tendent Mrs. Alice M. Haeon organ ised the work in the rural schools. The boys in the manual training de partments make articles to be o;u at the Red Cross shop. Flair IIa Many Stars. "The rervlee fla- of the Orants Pass high school has sixty-seven stars out of an enrollment of 20." students. Three members of th faculty also have enlisted. ; Tn Medford every child enrolled in the public schools is a member of the Junior Red Cross. They hava made over 150 comfort pillows, 100 scarfs, lf0 wash cloths, knit by both boys and girls, and 50,000 gun wip ers, besides a large number of hos pital books. Doys made 150 pirs of wooden knitting needles. Over forty boys have enlisted from the Medrord high school, fifteen or whom are in the aviation corps. , :The high schools at Ashland and tbe other towns of Jackson county have records for patriotic work equal ly enviable. "In Douglass county thirty-two school districts under the leadership of County Superintendent O. C. Rrown made a record 100 per ent ecch In securing the home signatures on the Hoover pledge cards. In the Roseburg schools the children and teachers have purchased 4C3.2.", worth of war savings stamps and liberty bonds. In the army Y. M. C. A., City Superintendent Aubrey O. Smith was assigned for his hlah school quota the sum of S 150. The high school students raised $911.71. Mr. Carlton arrived In Drain In time to take part in the Washington ,1a v fPi-clP at the hlKh school. Part or the program was the dedi cation of a service flag. The flag haslwenty-two stars. ONE BOY S&LS $727 IN STAMPS Richard Davfs of Union Hangs Up Big Record in Pat riotic Work Richard I);ois, a srhoollmy of Un ion county. ha sold $727 worth of thrift stamiMV a record that Is not equaled by any other members of State Superintendent Ghurrbllfa Junior Rainlow regiment. The rex I meat Is to be made up of the flRft 1000 pupils selling $50 worth of stamps each, and yesterday .Mr. Churchill announced that 500 are al ready enrolled. All are continuing the sale n? stamps. Superintendent Churchill sends lo each, child who sells the required amount an achievement pin, and a certificate iw embers hip. At the rate the memberships are being re ported the first regiment will be complete by March 1. The first 400 names have already been published. The fifth 10O follows: r : Allen Young Coqullle; Gen a Ash ley; J. D. Cook.: Rums; Raymond Kicked, Rums; Hurtoa KambetK. parrell Klelblock, Robert Slater, Al- FEPRUABY 27. 1P1 ta Phillips. Gerald ;Slncer, Reed Dallon, Richard Davis, wnar.ie ' bert, Nolan Skiff, Arnold Kobler, Glen Miller. Thurston Cbadwlck, Jessie Hums. Corvallls, Josle Cola man, Wells; Freda Ann Thompson Monroe; Greta Carter, Wells; Harry K. Judson. Monroe: Stella Dutton, Wells; Teresa Wilhelm. Monroe: Donald Neave. Monroe; Alvln Ilond. Monroe: Edgar Morris, Monroe; Alice Ingalls. Corvallls; Fred Miller. Monroe: Fabian Cottnair, Monroe; Carl S lager, Monroe; Francis Hrlf ner, Ollvo Emmlngbam, Georgia Mil ler, George Utterback. James, Thom u. Charles Ralls, Monroe? John Sr.blck. Corvallls: Knld Real, Wells: Wallace Marks, Wells; Delbert Car penter, Chester Header, Monroe; Martha llereth. Corvallls. Myrtle Ullca. Agness; George Royes, Fred Rebrens, Nellie Rehrens. Ruby Rehr ens, Ernest puah, Marian Pugh. Zachary Pugh, Lola Cantrel. Dorothy Whltcomb, Carroll Woodell. Kmroa Woodell. Forrest Woodell, Virgil Sanderson. Archie Craig. Oscar Craig. Summervllle; Hazel Rlehard son. Mildred Standley, I,a Grande; Elinor Campbell; Fritzle Ott. Doris Oswald, Ray Vermillion. Fay Ham ilton. Eulah Ott. Leila ott. Aiiee-uu. Rex Ott. Clarence Coodwln. : .ma Goodwin. Nina Goodwin, Rernlcc Slack, Ruster Vermillion, Mauoo flecker. Melba McKenrle. James Jackson. James Archer. Summer- vllle; Thelma Stanley. Alleel: Cecil Youngstrom. Carrol Youngstrom. Culver; Everett Seeley, Coqnllie; Clare Gilnett. Robert Goetz. Neal In gram, North Dead; Orval Thompson, Faye Thompson. Monkland; Wayne frkin .erTr Rrown. Ixls Royes. Union; Theron Eebett. Thelma Wl- nans. Ksther tiinson. ine uanes; Wlhourn . Uayrnoud, Norman Ray mrind. Dfl'v Creek: Loe Connolly, Roseburg; Clarence Mertschlng. Ed na Wolf, Catherine Drury, 'rine- vllle. FEW CENTS DESTROYS YOUR DANDRUFF AND STOPS FALLING HAIR Have Your Hair! Mak It Tlilek, Wavy iuhI Reaullful Trr Tills! Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf. There Is notbtnz so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs tho hair of Ita lustre, Its strength and Its very tllfe; eventually producing a feverfshness and itching of the scalp which If jnot remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die then the hair falls out fast. A little Dan derln tonight now any tlme---wlJl surely save your hair." j Oct a amall bottle of iKnowlton'i Danderlne from any drug store or toilet counter, and after the first ap plication your hair will take on that life, lustre and luxuriance which Is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance of abundance, an mcomparauie mo and softness: but wnat win piease you most will be after Just a few weeks' use, when you'wlll actually see a lot of fine, downy hair new h a I r arrowing all over the scalp. WORLD'S LOWEST PRICED ELECTRICAL EQUIPPED Oely 2 Days Left to i -' ' ' ".'"'"'.:.,-' - . - Save $5L3(Q) . By Purchasing your Gar before March 1 I , V I- . I -mm "Four-Ninety" Touring 'Car Now $7f5f.o.b. Salem. BUY A "SHEy-RO-LAY" PAY ON THE WAYA SMALL AMOUNT DOWN, THE BAL ANCE LATER. Interest in the sale of the Chevrolet does not ceajc with the delivery of the car. We must have satisfied owners. JThey have been and will be our best Salesmen. -V J . Salem F. O. DELANO 248 State Street; FASHIONABLE AFTERNOON ' DRESSES of Susquehanna Silk Poplin in Plum, Green, Rose, Blue, Navy, Burgundy, Copenhagen, Gray, Tan and Black $8.75 See Our Window Display 7 Our Prices Are Always The Lowest GALE&CO. Phone 1072 Commercial and Court Streets CASE IS LOST THREE TIMES Circuit Court for Baker Coun f ty Reversed Again in Railroad Appeal Tho supreme court yesterday re versed for the third time tho lower court for Eaker county la the case of Robert Service against the Sump ter Valley Railroad company. The nlaintlff Bought to recover what he claimed was - an execessivo . rate charged for lurober shlpmenU. Serv- Ice won nis case in idb circuit vuun ihnu ilnioi and each time the rail road, company appealed. Tho opinion handed down yesteaay wa wruien by Justico Durnett. Other oplnlous were: F. A. Archambeau vs. Dcnna Ed mundson ct Al, arpellants; appeal rrAm T.nnn jetton to recover dam age for alleged breach of an agree- ment; opinion oy j uico iror, yir- culte Judge Skipwortn ariu-mea. George Gabel vs. Jennie Armotront appellant; appeal from Multnomah; suit to foreclose chattel mortgage; opinion by Justice McCamant, Clr- cuif judre uanienoein revcreseu. Alma Webster et al., appellants. vs. S. C. Rogers, et al.; appeal from rnnm- attlt to set aside sheriff 'sdeed to property; opinion by Justice Mc Camant, Circtflt Judg Sklpworth af firmed. ... F. -W. Angus, appellant, vs. Helen I mW.w"'-"Sftf"- - " y .A Automobile Go Phone 97 MmS Formerly Chicago Store D. Holbrooke, et -al.; appeal fro a Hood River action to recover dam ages for breach of contract; optnioa by. Justice Benson, Circuit Jud&J Rradehaw reversed. D. O. Wilson ts. Cltr l Portlar.l appellant; .appeal from Multnonuh; petition for rehearing denied; opl lon by Justice Durnett. Oieat Western Land company vs. F. Il.'Walte, appellant; appeal frf . Multnomah; petition for .rehearl-j; denied; opinion by Justice Durnett Oregon Homo Builders, appellant, vs. J.M. Crowley; appea from Hull. nom'ab; petition for rehearing denM opinion by Justice Harris. HEAD STUFFED FR0?1 f I CATARRH Ofl A COLD j Say Cream Applied In Nostrils upens Air rawMges mgni ip. Instant relief no waiting. Your clogged nostrils open right up; tic air passages of your head clear ar.d you can breathe freely. 'No mor hawking, snuffling, blowing, head ache, dryness. -No strufgllng for breath at night; your cold or ca tarrh disappears. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cres.a Halm from your druggist now. App)r a llttlo of this fragrant, antiseptic healing cream In your nostrils. It penetrates through every air par age of the head, soothes the lnflaro 1 or swollen mucous membrane ar.l relief cornea Instantly. It's Just fine. Don't stay atnffod up with a cold or nasty catarrh. AUTOMOBILES The ;only 4-cylinder Automo bile that ever climbed the Famous Hall street hill in Portland on high gear; Beat the Shasta Limited from Portland to Eugene. O A. I. EOFF Salem, Oregon v )