The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 21, 1919, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text7 PLANNING- MENUS FUN FOR ENSIGN James Marr Writes Parents of Experiences While Feeding Boat Crew in the Absence of the Commissary Steward A life on the ocean wave seems to unit Enslen JamM Marr r. irom Newport Xews on February 12 for Copenhagen. Denmark, with ? cargo of flour. The ship he is on th Dall. is the second largest thl taken over from the Dutch and will be returneJ to Jis origninal o wner? on this trip. The vessel Is 461 feet Ipng. Ensign Marr expects to re turn to America on one of the new German ships and may have an op portunity to stop In KnsHfh port and visit relatives in that country and in Scotland. In a letter to his parents. Mr and Mrs. John Marr of South Il h street he writes as follows: "I am right now sitting in my room listening to the roar of the ocean and the hum of the engine and steam. Everything is pretty quiet because we are anchored await ing, new orders. Last night when we pulled out from the coaling pier to Newport News our orders were for Barcelona, -Spain, first golng, to Savannah. Georgia, for our cargo or cotton. Friday night it was report ed we were going to sail for Savan nah and from their to .Liverpool. Thi mnrnlnr th tifirtt aTnft aboard rlth the dope that we were going to Gen oa, Italy, and Just as we were wait ing for orders to pull oujt, a motor beat can:e out for the pilot and said that other orders were expected ev ery minute from Washington. "I hrivc fcirdly been out on deck to!iy, as Sunday is practically the ...line 13 an other dry to m now I may tell ;-on what we had for meals today. For breakfast: choice of breakfast foods, baton and eggs toast, coffee and biscuit1?. For din ner: chicken and vegetable soup roast chicken with boiled swvt po tatoes, green pea?, dressing, canned peit-hcs and three kinds of assorted cookies. For supper: boiled fresh ham. corn beef, baked epuds, cocoa and pumpkin pie. Now how's that? Gues none of yon had any better chow than that yourselves. I fed the crew chicken dinner also today with sweet rpuds and pineapple. J have the respect of all the officer? and I .get along all right with tho captain. One of the officers told me j-esterday that 1 was the best pay master who had been on this ship vet. I hope I continue to keep on good terms with them all "I am the only paymaster and head of supply department on board The only other man who signs head of a department is the chief engineer and the captain signs in command of course. Well, the officers want to set wind proof suits, heavy boot and other thing "that I have in my care. I have a man in cnarge oi j these thinss and issue when the old one3 are worn out. so I sometimes J have to turn them down. "The commissary steward ""went home for a week to New York. Just now I have one of the cooks actine but I have to arrange the menus. Wish 1 had tfme to tell you what I am feeding the bunch thl3 wee!:. 1 have been spenllng !ots of my tini? lately chasing around navy yard? md warehouses looking up supplies 1 gave one firm an order for $2j00 worth of cockies. candles, cigars Hgarctts, ginger ale, Loju and ci der. Now. you see I actually k au boofting Loju. "1 transferred one of my ch'pr yeomen yesterday and now have very SCPd force of men. One fel low does nothing but take dictation and write my letters and keep the Men in shape, another handles the pay accounts and another helps on pay and requisitions. One of. mv storekeepers handles the canteen and clothing that I sell. The other han dles the supplies, such as paint, sho vels, rubber boots and stuff like that Another handles the Issues to the cooks, such as meat, canned "fruit atigar ind the like. "I ave $17,000 in cash in my lit tle safe and I guess I can stand it for a little while. I am sitting with one fot resting on the safe now- Take Hood's Sarsaparilla Create Appetite, Give Strength Yesterday I took one of my chief yeoman and a couple of revolvers and drew a check for $10,000 and broUKht Lack the coin to the ship all right." , A letter written a few days later told of Mr. Marr's sailing. Views of Black People Are to Be Submitted in Paris PARIS, Feb. 20. The pan-African congress, which will, prepare measures regarding land, capital, in dustry and education for the black people scattered throughout the world for presentation to the peace conference, opened here today with forty negro delegates. They include ten American negroes headed by Dr. W. E. B. Dubois and two delegates to the peace conference. jC. D. IMin former minister of Liberia and T. Guilbau, the minister of Haiti! in Faris. There are six delegates from the French chamber of deputies, as well as representatives of. England. Belgium, Africa and the West Indies. j ALL IS IN READINESS FOR A TWO DAYS IWIIRLWIID FIMI I For the greatest sale in the felStory of our business. That hundreds will take advantage of the ilNVESTIGATION IS AUTHORIZED Rues Suspended and Senate Casts Unanimous Vote Favoring Paving Prober After the roads and highways com mittee had reported favorably yester day on house bill 453, requiring the attorney general to investigate. th validity of alleged paving patents the bill was put on final passage un der suspension of rules and passed by a unanimous vote. The measun 'authorizes the highway commission to use the material on which patent are claimed if the patents are found invalid and the attorney general I? required to defend the commission in any suits that may arise. An em ergency is declared. Chairman Orton of the highway commission explained tnat he de- aired the bill passed to clean the at mosphere for the bonding bill which was a special order for 2 o'clock thi afternoon. "I am happy," said.Orton. "to an nounce that the committee is unani mous in its agreement on this bill Senator Moser declared that th bill, together with the Patferson Ritner resolution, would "would give the highway commission suVh a cinch that no one need fear any irregular operation by the paving trust." Senator Huston, in opposing the bill, said he believed the validity of the Warren Construction company's pavement had' been established In court. Senator Strayer cited a parti cular case and told Huston if he would study the case he doubtless would change his mind. ONE DOSE RELIEVES A C0LD-N0 QUININE 'Tape's Cold Compound Ends Bad Colds or firippe in m Few Hoars. " ' " ... . .. .... i , ..XUi IB TV' A .YVV , V V jDoQaOtrooD 8 p EC1AL R or SATURDAY WAY and Is a foregone conclusion. In addition to the many truly wonderful bargains already advertised, prices that have been the talk of two counties, we offer for j rsiE D One lot jt thirty-five MEN'S OVEECOATS, Regular $20.00 and $25.00 . $2) (el One lot of twenty BOYS' SUITS, Ages 10 to 15, regtdar'f$10.00, $12.60 and $15.00, One lot of twenty-five MEN'S EAINCOATS, r 1 . . Eegular $15.00 and $20.00 One Jot of two-piece BOYS 'UNDERWEAR, Regular $1.00 value EACH One lot of fifty MEN'S SUITS, Regular $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00 3 One lot of four dozen MEN'S $1.50 and $2.50 HATS. Grays, Blues, Browns and Black, For Friday and. Saturday $4.50 KHAKI COVERALLS, Sizes 36 to 46, 1 One lot of Men's FANCY and WASH VESTS, ' Regular $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50, s.3 t . i Relief comes Instantly. ' A dose taken every two hours un til' three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either In the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-np nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ning, relieves -sick headache, dull ness, feverishness, pore throat, sneez ing, soreness and stiffness. .Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blow ing and snuffling! Ease your throb bing head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound." which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acta without . assistance. tasj.es nice, and causes no inconven ience. Be sore yon get the genuine. Just received a shipment of Children's fancy Gingham aitssts; also white voile and organdy dresses, ages 2 to 16 years. A large assortment for your choosing. Prices :. ...L..: 98c to $2.49 "Our Prices Always the Lowest ' GALE & CO. , Phone 1072 Commercial and Court Sts, Salem Formerly Chicago Store I J Batch of House Bills Is Passed by Senate The senate yesterday passed the following house bills: II. B. 570, by Joint Ways and Means Committee Authorizing pay ment per diem and mileage to mem bers of the legislature. II. B. 288. by Wright Defining mineral lands. II. B. 239, by Dennis To provide rights of way for highway purposes- II. B. 425, by Gordon Requiring license and bond from real estate brokers and providing a penalty; li cense to be issued by insurance com missioner. H. B. 338. by Merryman Cura tive measure relating to irrigation and drainage districts. H. B. 207, by Smith of Multnomah Safety measure relating to elect ric wiring. H. B. 442. by Jackson County Del egation To regiilaTe the rights of cattle growers and sheep and goat growers to range In Jackson county and providing for a penalty to be re covered by cattle growers against sheep and goat growers infrlnginr upon the rights of cattle growers. , II. B. 429. by Dennis To make it the duty of bureau of mines and ge ology to examine rock formations. . H. B. 132, by Morton Relating to coliciting insurance. II. B. 321. by Committee on sal aries To provide that county court shall designate salaries of deputy county officials. Bill does not ln--.Iade Multnomah county. H. B. 430. by Lafrerty To pro vide for voting question of dogs run ning at large. H. B. 283. by Committee on As sessment and Taxation Curative bill to remedy defect in present law. H. B. 127, by Edwards To In crease salaries of Tillamook county officials.- - Men's $2.50 ' BIB OVERALLS, Blue, Cray and Striped, t. Men's $1.50 Dress and Negligee SHIRTS Some with military collars . $2.00 and $2.50 Cooper's and Staley's SHIRTS and DRAWERS, Ribbed and plain wool, Boys $155 BLUE BIB OVERALLS Sizes 6 to 17 years. C2)E aleiti SEE OUR WIND0WS.C0ME FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. Woo e - av;"V:: ..,AXC.oS'&kiASA;AiA'.vAv' More Appropriation Bills ' Are Brought Into House The following bills were introduc ed In the house yesterday. ' H. B. 436 by ways and means com mittee Appropriating money to state Institution for feeble minded. H. B. 497 by ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for Oregon state penitentiary. II. B. 498 by ways and means com mitteeAppropriating 128.000 to dairy and food commissioner. H. B. 49j by ways and means com mittee Appropriating money to su perintendent of public Instruction. II. B. 500 by ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for bureau of labor statistics and inspec tor of factories and. workshops. II. U". 501, by ways and mrans committee Appropriating 175.523. 50 for payment of bounties on wild anfmals. II. B. 502 by Ways and Means committee Appropriating $29,120. 00 to desert land board and state water board.- II. B. 503 by. ways and means com mittee Appropriating $32.$G0.OO to state engineer. H, Br.504 by ways and. means committeeAppropriating- 112.000 to Patton home. 1.000 to Oregon Hu- L - mane society, and 1 15,000 to Oregon Historical society.. 11. B. 505 by ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for ap prehension of fugitives from justice. II. B. 50S by ways and means com mitteeAppropriating money for fctate board of control. II. B. 5C7, by ways, and means committee Appropriating $67,000 for legislative expenses. H. B. 508. by Ways and Mean Committee Appropriating $5000 for welcoming Oregon soldiers In New York. H. B. 509, by. Ways, and means Committee Appropriating money for supreme court. II. B. 510. by Ways and Mean Committee Appropriating $25,000 for Prfific International Livestock Exposition. . H. B. 511. by Ways and Mean Committee Appropriating money for miscellaneous purposes. H. B. 512 by Ways and Mean Committee Appropriating $45,000 for Livestock Sanitary board. H. B. 5 13,1 by Ways and Mean committee Anpropriating . money for Oregon National guard. COUNTY JUDGES RETAIN TITLES 0 Bill to Shear Them of Emolu ments and Duties Is Beaten in the House County Judges will still rvtain Ju venile and rlrcuit court jurisdiction and still may be hailed as "Judge? although a desperate fight was made In the house yesterday to save the bill by Hare and Dennis which would vest all duties of the county courts in the circuit courts, give county judges the same duties as county commissioners and clip them of their salaries after the expiration of their present terms. The bill -was killed by a heavy rote against it from the smaller counties. . Marriage With Orientals t Hotly Opposed by NorHad Senator Banks esterday bitterly opposed Senator Noblad's bill to pro hibit the employment of white wo men In restaurants and" other estab lishments owned by orientals , and prohibiting intermarriage of the rac es. The bill failed to pass. The measure was Introduced by Noblad at the request of a labor or ganization at Astoria. The state fed eration of labor is said to have been divided on the question. Senator Banks declared the bill discriminat ory and said "it would take the bread and butter cot of the mouth, of many a respectable white -woman." : FOR SALE BT Lebold & Co. L. EL' Goodman -R. D Gilbert & Co. Reddaway's Cash "Store J. D. Cooley ' J. D. Giddings A. W. Schrnnk J." L. Buslck W. B. Gerth t W. K. Richardson - M. V. Johnson Mays & Goode Donald. Ore. J. C. Savage Waconda, Ore. W. IL Ramp Brooks, Ore. M." Jv McCormack Woodburn. REME m IAUCTI 01 SALE I I I m M m TODAY 635 Chemeketa St 1 P. M. Sharp Finest furniture eve offered for sale in Salem MRS.. D. SUTHERLAND 1 k Owner, Chcrackt Streets Phone 10G F. N. WOODRY Th Auctioneer, ; ' Phone 510 or or 511 You Cannot be Constipated and Happy 9s MUIq liver Pills Aemedy That .rRIakes Life Worth Living Cmta tevs Upwn, .77K'E,rS l L??!1 IKON PILLS Small PiTt , Small Oo . fiaaarrice Cteatlyhelp most pale-faced people