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TTTF OHFOON STATESMAN: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1. 1020 n with four warjs. quiet roorr.v. t-rating room. X-ray room. ; urn, kitchen, dining room, doctor. Ice, eramlnation room, and a rses home located In a separate ng. I'.y the end of May a separata ipensary had been added, taking oa ; rloa' acoinmodatIons for dental, J 3 h yv, ear, OW, Uinni, (ninvuinni; Unlcs and a surreal dlpennr for Crst-aid work. The caimcity or tnis 5. hospital normally was ' beIs. but during the emergency of the Influenza " erldemlc this capacity was tempo- rarily doubled by convening recreauon alls sod other buddings to ropnii ma ) 7 i V :T i --- um-v 4 MAIN HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY - MUSCLE SHOALS HAD A HEALTH' RECORD BETTER THAW MANX OLD ESTADLISHEO.CITIES By GARRET SMITH. UR fourth largest city tn Ala bama, poopled with 23,000 Boula of diverse races aad ' rclljloms suddeoljp uprooted from far scattered comnro- rtttlM In erery part f tbe United States' and Canada, a population con stantly KhifUnz, sprang into being al most overnight down on the open cot ton and corn Colds at llnscle Shoals, on the Tennessee .River, during the t last year of the world war. Ilere was problem In city building, municipal fovernment and community welfare that has seldom been equaled, and Hie success of Its solution has never be n excelled, j , TW critical Job of mnnagfns this new town was In the hands of the Air Nitrates Corporation which had been organized under the direction of the ' Ordnance Department to build the plant and city at Muscle Shoals, now rapidly the Job developed may be seen by a few population figures. Early In January, 131S, this new town had a few temporary bnlldlajs and a popula tion of 300. This had Jumped by the end of January to 1.000; by the end of February to 3,000; by the end ot March to 4.70O; by the end of April to 9,000 ; by tha end of May to 14.000 ; by the end of June to 16.000; by the end f July to 20.000; and by the middle . of August to more than 23,000, a popu lation multiplied by TOJn 7 months. AH through the history of American Industrial . ,developmen from coast , to coast run tales of the typical mush room town, the mining camps that sprang up over nlrht In the gold boom days' to be as quickly abandoned. when tbe rmid rein ran out, the boom towns of U10 oil fields; the railroad construc tion camps along the big transconti nental lines, to graphically Oescrlbed : , by Zaae Grey la his -Iloartog U. P. (TralL TJmm abnormal settlements have generally bees acctxnpenled by ,1 :. 1-4 n A ROOM IN A MUSCLE SHOALS 4 SCHOOL. THt GOVERNMENT HAD A NEW SCHOOL. POPULATION .OP.IOOO.TO PROVIDE. FOR mm: i.iiW'- .A KU5CLE SHOALS M0VINQ PICTURE THEATRE -PROWDlTio AMUSEMENT WAS All IMPORTANT FACTOR J NJlEEPtKG THE WORKMEN CO?iTtNTtD. lawlessness, moral corruption, epidem ic of disease and the roost squalid of living conditions. In the management of the many new towns and army cantonments that sprang up during the great war these evils have been avoided by the appli cation of the modern wrfaro system such as was, applied at Uuscle Shoals. Rut nowhere were the conditions more difficult to deal with than they were at Muscle Shoals where Indeed ad verse circumstances rivalled any of those that ever attended the boom 1 towns of the gold fields or oil regions or the railroad Construction camps. nere was a malarial region threatened at the same time with other deadly disease epidemics. Transportation was lacking. No nearby labor was available and the general labor supply of the country at the time this work was be gun was at its most acute stage. Costs f labor and supplies were leaping over night. Furthermore, the new town at Muscle Shoals differed from all the other new war towns Inasmuch as it was to be permanent. The great am monium nitrate plant was designed to manufacture commercial fertilizers In peace times and what the welfare workers there bunt was bunt to en dure. - Th managers STREET AT MUSCLE SH0ALS- AiCtKt WHICH HAD ---- tr . FIELD A FEW ETJ u niTiir w m -jit - - r Vj1:'. ' ?A-v . ' . 'J Ti if. use. At one wu " ' was discovered and an Isolation hos nltAl was IraproTlwl on the "iwt. That marked the beginning inu mr i the smallpox scare and trrre were tie, desths from that disease, uimni 10m eight months when the death rate was affected by tne innuenz ami pneumonia epidemics. ne death rate was 12-4 Pr thousand per. year, which is lower thsn in most c;les In the same wmuur m. and the pneumonia death rate during the epidemic tras lower than In roost army cantonments and camps throivh eut the country. In surgery MT major oreraUo-r were perrormi Jlrce deaths- rate that any metro politan hospital might er Much or we u-vr -admWstratlon Is due to the establish rnt of th Mnsrle- Fhosl. sanitary rt!tTlCt b the UDHfQ Di" JESS Service A Add n,try lab orator was established -with a force of 5eLti working under the scr- vbrfon of a sanitary .. -result of their llJln from start 10 w.... - gtnetesi w cot limited to SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT- LATEST IMPROVEMENTS IN SANITATION A FEATURE 0? THE, M mere matters or city government They had to handle the entire retail business of the town. It was municipal ownership and operation In an extreme form. They were the sole landlord and the only storekeeper. They were neither bound nor aided by the mu nicipal laws of any state because the reservation was under the direct con trol of the Ordnance Department Nor were they either limited or supported by the Federal Laws relating directly to city government because there were no such laws. It was necessary, there fore, to build up even the form of ad ministration from the verjt ground. To carry on the work a number of departments were created under the supervision of the Community Director. The camp supervisor's department was put In charge of, the maintenance of all buildings, tire protection and sani tation. Tn camp supervisor looked r. BIG MESS HALLS AT MUSCLE SHOALS - THESE AND HUGE BUNK CITY after everything- from the mending of a lock to the remodelling of groups of buildings or laying sewers or steam mains. He delivered coaL wood, and ice to 100 different points on the reservation. Tie operated central heating plants, removed and disposed of all rubbish and garbage, put out all fixes. For the bachelor contingent, which was a large one, a commissary depart ment was necessary for the preparing and serving of food. The chief of commissaries, besides operating all the eating places, conducted an enormous bakery whose products were partially sold to the retail stores. This plant produced daily 13,000 double size loaves of bread, 1,000 pies, 100 dozen cakes, GO dozen cinnamon rolls, and 150 gallons ot pudding. The business department tnanaged the stores, canteens, motion picture theaters, pool parlors, tailor shops, dry cleaning establishments, barber shops. news stands, a hotel, a vegetable farm, and a bog farm where 1,000 hogs were raised on the wastes from eating places. It maintained a slaughter house where these hogs were put through the regular, packing house course and served la the eating places or sold to the retail stores. It operated a big laundry which at Its maximum cleaned 7,493 pieces a day. Then there was a real estate depart ment that rented and managed the family quarters and a housing depart ment which assigned to quarters everybody excepting the families. Under separate Jurisdiction from Its community director were the police and guards who not only kept order within the community but guarded all entrances through the plant fence. This department also conducted Its own courts to Impose penalty upon minor offenders. Of particular Interest was the health department upon which so much of tfie success of the undertaking depended. It was put In charge f a physician from New York city who arrived early In January, 1918. and starting with a small office In one of the temporary buildings, soon round himself conduct Ing a full grown and splendidly equip ped health department. Conditions were favorable to disease. The winter was the severest on record In northern Alabama. The men were compelled to work either In deep snow or In mud above their knees, As a result a pneu monia epidemic developed among the negroes that spring.' Later tn the year a typhoid epidemic was threatened. Moreover, the site of the plant was la the heart of the malaria district. But tlie pneumonia epidemic was checked, the typhoid threat nipped In tbe bad. and malaria stamped out by draining and oiling marshes and thus aboIUhlng mosquitoes. Tbe little first-aid hospital presently grew to a complete modern tnstitu In the was town word. . The eaatlon una rp-n-,Jnt also M t.l It wss highly t."ry to the faortles of the wormr ""7 ,n cKr- to ? There was a scnooi rv" 1.W0 vreeenttng "n W" S oue the children came frm all parts of the Vnlted States and C-nadaand had recHved training In all sorts of schools. Furthermore, a Urge number of these families were transient and the school enrollment was stantly changing. Tbe Secretary of War met this situation by creating the commu nitr organlxatloft branch of the Ord nance Department, which, with advice and aid of some of the greatest scnooi men of the country, prescribed the courses of study and recruited teach ers from the best established systems. Individual system of Instruction was used as far as possible, and these schools became a 'strong Influence In creating a community spirit. Maintaining this community spirit and thereby making these workmea satisfied with their Jobs was one of the most practical and roost difficult problems to be met. Most of these people did not expect to remain long In residence. For the usual Interests, therefore, were substituted Red Cross and other war drives, baseball leagues and con testa, numerous social clubs and asso ciations, the moving picture theaters, pool parlors, canteens, recreation hslia, baseball fields, open air amphitheater and picnic grounds. O it Dallas Changes Hands DALLAS, Or., Feb. 17. (Special to The 'Statesman) A. F, Will, for - thepast several years connected with the . Will Meat company on North Main street yesterday disposed of hU Interests to Forrest Guthrie, a prom- Mn Will intends to retire from busi ness permanently and devote his time hereafter to looking after interests near Aurqra and Toledo. Ex-Service Men Favored In West Point Measure WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. The f ' What Is the 1 E.R. Parker System? mm T1IEE.R. Parker System in Den tistry is the result of the experi ence of Dr. Painless Parker and his associates extending over twenty seven years. Instead of one man practicing in a small way in a small office, several dentists practice to gether under the Parker System in large offices, where there is room for complete equipment. Some of the" System '"dentists extract teeth, some fill teeth, some make crowns and bridges, some make arti ficial plates and some treat diseased teeth. In this way each patien,t is cared for by a dentist who is experienced in the kind of work each patient needs. " Dental work done in this manner is not only done bet ter, but in less time, making fewer visits necessary, and the saving in time helps to make prices lower. There arc twenty-four offices where the E. R. Parker System is used, located in different cities. Thousands of patients are treated in these offices, and the large quan tities of dental supplies used are bought for less money thrfn has to be paid for small quantities. : - All dentists using the E. R. Parker System are. regis tered, licensed and experienced. The work they do is done so well that it can be guaranteed, you are sure of satisfaction. ' Under the, Parker System no charge is made for exam inations and advice. You can find out what your teeth need without having to pay a cent. The best things Known in ucnusuy 10 overcome paiu are used in Parker System offices, so you need have no fear at all. ; The whole idea is this: Fine den tistry, fewer visits, moderate cost, no fear of pain, satisfaction, - Registered Dentists Using the E. R. PARKER SYSTEM military academy appropriation bill carrying 52.141.713. Under the bill those serving In the arniy for more than a year may be admitted to the academy for the full course If be tween tne ages of 17 and 24. WEAR THOSE SHOES THT TORTURED YOU j Cincinnati authority tells how dry o a corn so It lifts ont LIQUOR MAKER GETS HARD JOLT Harry Travers Draws Fine of $500 and MusfSerrc Jail Sentence to! Yoi corn-pesfered men ad wonipn need suffer no lonser. Wear th": shoes tht nearly killed you bfforf . fay? this Cincinnati authority, be cause a tivr drops of freezone ap- ' plid directly on a tender, aching j com stops soreness at once and fcoon ! the corn loosen so it can be lifted out. root and all. without pain. A quarter of an ounce of freezone costs very little at any dru store, but Is sufficient to take off every hard tr Foft corn or callus. ThH should b tried, as it Is inexpensive and is said not lo inflame or even ir ritate the ftirro.undin tissue or skin. Portland Ships Flour To Atlantic Markets PORTLAND. IVb. It. The wood en steamer Marshiicld which wiled tadaj- was the sixth shipping board vessel -to leave here with flour con- j siTned to Now York for unloading or i ordt-ra since Jaruary 1. 1920. The liarstfield'has 25.C19 barrels aboard worth approximately 5250.100 at pre vailins: prices. The ship la the sec- ond wooden vessel to clear-hero with j a cargo of flour. PORTLAND. Or.. Feb. 17. Nine months in the county Jail and a fine of f is the penalty Harry Travers nm-t p:.y for operating a still in the b.i.-cnu-nt of the iiome of A. V. Mur-pin-, in vh.cso flwolling the Clare riont Tiwern robbers had taken ref ugo. A buttle of moonshine was tound in the room In which they wefe arrested. Travers In onfess injt said he rented the basement from Murphy, but the latter maintains he knew nothing about illicit operations there. .Murphy will be tried later. united into one body and managed .'h'-ough departments siinMar tj our Commercial Club. The work that could be done was recognized as of great importance, not only because of the immediate benefits .which would come to those actively engaged in the work of the i-eai-'ue. but the entire community would receive touches of beauty un der the guidance of departments of the organization. There are now 36 active members or the Ixague. When the new or ganization shall have been complet ed an active campaign will be started to broaden the work and extend the usi-lulnpss of the league. Dr. D. M. Ogden Dr. E. B. Miller , Dr. T. V. Greif . State and Commercial Streets illiil "ROSY-FIT" If Bilious, get your Pep and Color back with "Cascarets" YOUTH ARTIST IN CHECK GAME Gordon Nelson Psases Spur ious Thought to Aggre gate $600 Portland, Or.. Feb. 17. Sheriff Til Taylor of Umatilla county left today for Pendleton, having :.n cus- tody Gordon Nelson, a 19 jear old I youth who wa3 arrested here Satur , day, charged with forgery of checks j aggregating f 600. It wa.4 alleged by the arresting officers that investi gations indicated Nelson had forged and passed chwks in MarshfiwW. Pendleton, Walla Walla. Yakima and Portland. LADY JANE WAS FAIR '"The Lady Jane was tall and slim, the Lady Jane was fair." No lady" can he fair and beautiful with a sallow complexion, pimples oa thoj lace, and rkia eruptions which are caused by impure blood. ' Number 4t For the Wood." by Its wonderful alierative properties, changes cer tain inorbit conditions of the sys tem from a di.-eased to a healthy state, thereby reducing flesh when in excess. Number 4t" U employed in diseases of the glamtuiar system, in Mood jioison. glandular swellings, eczema, skin di-eas. rluumati.-in, catarrh, constipation, malaria, liver,' stomach and kidny troubles. l"n ier i's 11. c node?, tumor", sores, ul cer?, mucous patches and copper col ored .'pots duapi'enr as if by magic. M;'ile by J. c. Mcr.denhall, 4f years a druggist. Kvansvillc. Ind. Sold by ' i'errv Dru0- Store. wa. IUIVXXSS PABKd Furred Tongue. Bad Taste. Indi gestion, Sallow Skin, and Miserable Headaches come from a torpid liver and siu.sglsh bowels, which caute tha stomach to become filled with un digested food which sours and fer ment?, forming acids, gsses and pois ons. Caicarets tonight will give your bilious liver and constipated bowels a thorough cleansing and have you feeling clear, bright and as fit a a fiddle by morning. . Cascarets never sicken or inconvenience you like nasty Calomel. Salts. Oil. or griping rilU. They work while you sleep, , . ... ART LEAGUE IN FAVOR OF UNITY Department System Held Best Plan in Securing Top. Notch Results An Informal business meeting was held by the Salem Art league in the aulitorium of the Salem I'jolic li brary last night. Is was thought advisable by a number of :h; actic r.inibera that all organization in I the city having for their object the promotion of -a tme aprej'atioVcf ?ne re f iced an 4 hvutiful in archlt- ture. music, literature, panting. Jec orationj and landscape gar Jenltj; :bd PASS ARTIST TO FACE ACCUSERS Los Angeles Man, Implicated in Wholesale Fraud Waives Extradition PORTLAND. Feb. 17. S. R. Pow eH. implicated by his own confes sion in fraudulent issuance of rail road passes, according to the police who was taken Into custody here lat week waived a hearing today before United States Commissioner Drake, and -will be removed with his wife and four year old girl to Los Angele probably tomorrow. Others impli cated in the nation-wide scheme have been taken Into custody by the' de partment of justice in Los Angeles. These include the father of Powell and O. K. Urown. a former associate of his in a detective agency. Tha wife I said to be involved also. Why not apply the Wcstinghoura airbrake to the Jamea llamlltpa Lew i flood of 'oratory? Newsy Notes of State I Industrial Growth Dallas Commercial club contracts' support for a cannery to be built at once. Salem State grants permit for electrical power development on the Iechutes rover to serve Metollus, Frieda. Coleman. Mecca. White Horse Rapids and Pelton. lane county and Eugene to share expense of a soldiers memorial house. Docks commission planning 20,000 ton coal bunkers at Sa. Johns. Oregon City Bank of Commerce will erect 150.000 building. Mcdford oil company incorporated at Vancouver. Laws more favorable. Portland United ArtiFans will erect 130.000 home -.1 east side. Klamath Falls Kuwana company erecting 100,000 ft. capacity sawmill Huntington Idaho mn leae Red Horse mine and will operate same. Cottage Grove Modern 65.000 foot s mill going in on Pass creek. North I'.end mud flats to be re-d'-emed by 1400. 000 reclamation pro ject. Prairie City Grant county mining development very active this year. Ashland to get sawmill and box ' factory to cnt 13.000.000 Tet-t lam-, ber from forests In the Siekiyous to I In- trucked lo city. - f A.-toria votes $350,000 bonds for au iiiorium. play grounds and civic enter, and $500,000 for water front and title land reclamation work. llost-hurg has organized a com pany to build a sanatorium and tu berculosis cure, with total plans in voivirg S250.00O expenditure. Railioad construction from Lake view south through Crooked creek to SMa Springs to start in- spring. Oil drilling to siart on Rear creek I near Ashland. St. Helens 2.1.000 acres Fauvles Island to be reclaimed by dj king. Salem Special session to cost over $2,000. Drew Gold strike going $500 to the ton made near here. Portland Eastern & Western' Lumber company buys $750,000 tim ber tract in Klickitat county. Rrighton Shinele company" or ganized with $25,000 capital. Portland to get factory to make air springs for automobiles. Oregon Life Insurance company to erect Portland office building- Machinery for Florence light plant has arrived. Alsea to have farmers' school dur ing latter part of January. Is the girl you love romantic? Are you prosaic? Do you want to know how to win her despite her love for romance? SEE CONSTANCE TALMADGE "ROMANCE AND ARABELLA" Be Slender i 1 : , Ii ...... -r .t i . j; ? t:. 1 1 1 Lz L.xv. wit E2ACSCSgSMSM8BBE9SjgSBflgaBBSa Tt wty to tiif. mIIi. 1wtt!iy . t your. tm tii pwtam . 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