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: , TirEjOTtECOX STATESMAN: : WKnXKSnAY, JANUARY; 1, 1919
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Our Greetings for the
Happiest of New Years
E. L. STIFF & SON
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TO NEW OWNERS
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' we extend a cordial invitation to
avail themselves o,f
Our Victor Record Service
We devote an entire fldor (second floor) t6 the proper " j
demonstration of Victor Records -the Demonstration I
Rooms are glass partitioned, sound-proof and perfectly ven
tilated Com6fi i4n7'ays;' 7e maintain a I
ig Stock of Victor and Pathe Records
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7; Our corps i of demonstrators wJU gladly play any record
. without any obligation on your part to purchase. They ! r
"will advise regarding your selection of records -being thor- . ,
oughly familiar with all the Victor Records, front the popu- i
lar dance numbers to the most beautiful operatic selections.
7 CONVipnENT PAYMENT EEMS
VICTROLAS $22.i50 to $406
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Dealers' in Steinway and other Pianos, Pianola : Pianos, Victrolas
and Becords, Player Music, Music Cabinets, Piano Lamps, ; Etc.
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KOTSOHEAp
daction i' Allowance Per
Seal? Has- Effect on Ac
tivity of Trappers !
In action of the bounties paid on
hers, mole and greydlgger iulr-
froia lO to l cents Iq th. past
ir has-made a difference In the
nant paid. ut during' ; the ! 12
Otha. AVliereat the 14200 appro
afionaet aside 1 for this , purpose
has .usually been exhausted in April
or May, in 1918, only $2517.80 of
it Was expended. : In addition $19
wen for predatory annuals.
Trappers, J who . used to consider
the dime for", each skin wojth a trip
to the cotirt house, now - seldom
bother with them.' lit appearing only
profitable when a .1 man has a catch
of about 0. In ' the last quarter
of the year one brought in 413 grey
diggers . while two-others bad 189.
and 162, The squirrels lead in the
Dumber caught, moles taking second
place. . ; ; 7-
-Let us thank Cod for another
thing, the Atlantic and . Pacific will
never. be known -as the Cerm&u
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A New Year's Greeting
Bright add True,
From All of Us to All of Yoa
C. S. HAMILTON
House Furnisner
State Text-book Board "
h Busy With Its task
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t The state text-boot commission Is
now at.work on the list of books for
Oregon schools which are to be
adopted next June. It Is said that
extreme care will be used in the light
of previous experience, to select
books that are accurate in the .inf cre
mation given pupils. The civics text
book that has been in use in the Or
egon schools Is said to contain many
errors. . One reason given for this is
that the book is based on the civic
governmental scheme of New Eng
land units of government, making it
unfit for general useJ In Oregon, it
Is held to be particularly important
that the texts- in civics be accurate
because of the movement, to have ap
plicants for naturalization to apply
to the schools for information pre
paratory to being" received as citi
zens. Judge G. O. Bingham of Salem,
who has been active in the promotion
of this plan, is of the opinion that
teachers .should take! special exam
inations in the subject of ; govern
ment. ' . , . - . .. '
84 Accidents Daily Is the
Report of Accident Board
A. statement of the work handled
by the state industrial accident com
mission for the year 19 1& show a
total of more than 25.000 accidents
reported or an average of 84 acci
dents for each work day of the year
Last year the total was only slightly
in excess of 15000. ,i
BAD COLD? HEADACHY
AND NOSE STUFFED
Tape's CW Compound" ends colds
and grippe in few
! hoars.; .
j Take "Pape's Cold Compound" ev
ery two hours until you have taken
three doses, then all grippe misery
goes and your cold will be broken.
It promptly opens ypur clogged-up
nostrils and the air passages of the
bead; stons nasty discbarge or nose
running; relieves the headache, dull
ness, f everishness, -sore throat, sneez
ing, soreness and stiffness. . - -7
Don't stay stuffed tip! Quit blow,
ing and, snuffling. KEasej youf thppb
bing head nothing else in the world
gives such prompt; rlief ,as"Pape"8
Cold Compound." which eosts only a
few cents at any drug store.- It acts
without assistance, tastes nice., and
cau.ne no inconvenience. Accept" no
eubstilute. 'I : .
EXPANSION OF :
NAVAL COLLEGE :
PPGPLANNED
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i School at Newport, Rhode
Island, to Be under
Direction of Sims
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Students of Institution Have
Opportunity for More ;
Rapid ?Rise: -
, WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Undr
plans for a comprehensive expansion
or the , nival War college at Newport,
R. I., unll its work wiir reach offic
ers throughout -the fleet. Vice Ad-J
miral Sims, now commanding Amer
ican naval forces abroad,' will return
to the presidency of the college when
his presentiuty Is completed. Sec
retary Danils disclosed this assign
ment todayy In presenting to the
house naval committee a request for
double the appropriation made for
the college last year. He also told
the committee that ' Admiral - Sims
would be returned to Newport col
lege, "which he 4left just before the'
United States entered the war in or
der to hasten to London to arrange
for the participation of the American
navy in the fight against the common
enemy. - ... . ; - . .' ...
"The study of naval strategy and
naval tactics, during the last four
years," "the secretary teld , the com
mittee, "will have deep Interest for
every naval officer, and the applica
tion of the principles learned during
the war In future naval strategy will
need to be studied by all naval offic
ers' who may , be charged with re
sponsible duties. I do not think that
any money for naval purposes can be
expended . more wisely than to give
the opportunity for,naval officers to
study at the war college and to carry
the study lo all men in the fleet."
"Under Admiral Sims' direction the
college -will expend its work , so .that
i will touch every officer in the fleet
as well as those officers who are pri
vileged to 'go .to Newport for a term.'
It is nut purpose to have assigned, to
the college an : eminent -naval con
structor and along with the study of
tactics and strategy- there will' be the
study - of naval construction. : We
have learned many things about the
building of ships and the importance
pf the protection of ships during this
war. Other officers and other staff
and corps will also have the advant
age of attendance at the war college.
i sipitapssssi
How would it do to turn the pro
pos'ed peace: conference into an, ex
perience mtingr,'with -the rulers of
the various countries making ' a
frank confession of what they, desire
to. accomplish as a result of the on
fab? If sucb. a thing were possible
it would be' found that 4 there was
much .difference in their professions
and. their real views on many point
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BIG-WILL CASE
DECIDED UPON
Supreme Court ? Holds That
f Mrs. Stevens Shares '
Myers Estate
I ' Litigation extending 6Ver a period
f 10 years and involving an estate
Valued at more than half a million
dollars. Was concluded yesterday
when, the supreme .court handed
down a reverse opinion in the famous
will controversy of Georgia Frances
Stevents appellant, vs. George Tobias
llyers, - Jr. Effect of the opinion is
that Mrs. Stevens, sister of the de
fendant, .will come into possession of
pair of the estate and that her broth
rj must make an accounting to her
for all rents. Issues and profits of
the estate since July 12. 1907, the
date of death of their father, George
Tobias Myers, Sr. '
Included In the estate are a half
tlock, of business property in Port
land, valued at 1150.0 Q0, and extens
ive cannery a'nd." fishing interests in
Alaska. Both litigants live in Fort-Iond.-
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I The opinion today was written by
justice. Johns and was concurred. In"
by Chief Justice McBride and ail the
ris. -who did not take - part in the
Case, and Justice Burnett, who wrote
a dissenting opinion on the grounds
that evidence was not sufficient to
establish the contention that mutual
will had been drown up by the par
ents of . the litigants prior to their
deaths. '- - - 7" -; .
! What Happened to Hi Sins 7
I I stepped into the express eleva
tor of a syecraper and was the only
passenger. 1 j Presently approached
three of th blackest Of colored men',
two evidently just arrived from the
South. They asked the starter a
question evidently with regard to the
location of a tenant.- - Thtf starter
pushed all three into car and said
to the elevator boy, Fifteenth " As
the car didnH. start right awayr one
of the darkies, after scrutinizing- tnJ
car. said to me. with evident sur
prisef " ' 7':1 V - 7" -7- 7 -!,.;
r "Be this you all's ' otfice, MIstan
Jennins?' : 7 r
One of his compsnlons.who; evi
dently had made the: ascent before,
replied: x
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evatah! You Jps wait till she go up.
But, Lordy, dat's nuthin' to what
the do .' comln' down! All yoa sins
Jes?-Tise'a up befob you!"-i(CartooBjf
Magazine). .
NOBLE SCHOOL
HAS PROGRAM
Christmas Exercises Are Held
and Treat Is Distrib
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Christmas exercises were held at the
Noble school Monday night.. After
the program a treat was distrfbuted
to all present- by ''Santa Claus, The
program follows: ;
Chrismas song School.
J Recitati6n, "If Christmas Never
Came," Joe Gersch. . - 7
Recitation, "A Christmas Tree."
Irene Dunagan. '
! Recitation, "A Bright Idea," Ray
Richter4 "
Recitation, f Grandma's Mistake."
Loraine'Hogg.
Song.1 Christmas carol. .
Recitation, "Queer Christmas
Gifts." Ruby Rlchler.
r; Recitation, "Santa Claus for Pres
ident,' ptis Shepherd. .
Dialogue, "Santa Clans' Work
shop.".-
Recitation. "The Christmas Mou-
sie," Ambrose Gersch. -
; Recitation,' "Ray's Stocking and
Mine." Dollie RIchter.
Exercise, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Lit
tle jSari"; '- -
Song, "The Song of the .Bells," by
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Recitation, "Same Old . JBanta."
John Gersch. . 7
! Recitation, "The Doctor," Vernon
RichterJ- i - 1
, ;RecitUon, "A Possibility," Frank
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Recitation. "If Santa-Claus Should
Die.' Dennle Baarfl.
: ! Recitation. "Old Santa Claus." Av-
erill Dunagan.
Recitation, "Tis Christmas Nighf
Dortha Shepherd. .-
; Song "Silent Night," Joe Gersch
and-Dortha Shepherd. . 1 -;
W. L., Taylor returned home Friday
evening from Portland where he vfs
ited' several days, 7"7 . j .
Miss Mabel-Baars of Oregon City
visited ber parents Christmas. ;
7 j Mr. and Mrs. Willard Moore of
Hopewell spent Christmas' with Mrs.
A C Reed at ScotU Mills, Mrs. C.-A;
Dunagan and children also spending
Christmas with Mrs. Reed.
I Gherhart .Plas, , after being i dis
charged -from Camp Lewis, returned
home Friday.
K r Pete Sernlottl of Camp Lewis is
visiting 1 his parents at Crooked Fin
ger during the holidays. v ;
4 Dal and Glenn Magee of Crooked
Finger are visiting their parents: at
Scotts Mill . V . .
The packing plant at Scotts Mills
finished packing prunes Friday noon,
having yackfed over 1,000,000 pounds
this season. " .. v
IThe Scott Mill school is closed
tills wk - - . '
. U r. and Mrs. J. B. Fisher have
moved Into J S.' Kprb's house. .
Frank Hettiver of Camp Lewis is
visiting! his parents at Crooked Fin
ger during the holidays.-
Mrs. W. T. Hogg and children vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs- T. Ma
plethorp In Salem Sunday.
1 J. A. KInser of SilvertonTvlsited H.
Ei Magee at Crooked; Finger Sunday.
, Clyde) Lewis of Camp Lewis is vis
iting his parents At Crooked Finger.
He is home on a two-weeks furlough.
JakoLBiersack went to Salem on
business Saturday. '' : ,
I Allan : Bemflger was a Salem visit
or Sunday. 7; . 7,
, i Mr. and Mrs. J. H- Daly of Crooked
Finger fare visiting - relatives did
frienda In Portland during the holl-
dMr. and Mrs.! Everett Lewis' and
family of Rickey visited Mr. Lewis
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HAPPY
NEW YEAR . .
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GALE & COfilPANY
Formerly Chicago Store
Commercial and Court Sis.
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parents at Crooked - Finger - Christ
mas. - j- 7 ' . ' 7--, ;
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Rice and family
spent Christmas in Woodburn with
Mrs. Rice's father, W. Williams.
-Paul , Semolke of Camp Lewis : is
home.on a. short furlough during the
holidays. 1, . ..,-.7 .;.
FIRE DESTROVS OIL
BEAUMONT' Texas, ; .Dec.: 30.
Fire following as explosion, attribut
ed to spontaneous combustion virtu
ally ; destroyed the oil' barge Lynn . 1
and 5,000 barrels of crude petroleum
here today. It is estimated that the
loss will be about $250,000. There
was no loss of life. . .; w .
"A Prosperous New Year"
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HT HIS sentiment not only expresses the wish
- of the directors, officers and staff ' of
the United States National Bank, but outlines
our work for 19191
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Ever since coming to Salem we have enjoyed a very liberal pa
tronage and we cannot retrain at this time from expressing to you
our appreciation, " . :
IVe frost that our relations for ; the future will continue as pleas
ant as they have been in the past and that good health and good
fortune will be yours faring the New Year.
C3 JfSM
Closing Out Spencer. Hardware Company
474 STATE STREET
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