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o - .'THE OliEGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON. FRroAY-MORNING DECE3.rBEPk-17.-1020-' r ' f 1 1.) t MAKE YOUR MONEY GO FURTHER by doing your Christmas Showing ' at the NAUONSHONOR MAGELLAN FETE Thirteen States Have Ex cepted Chile's Invitation to Celebrate FARMER'S CASH STORE C. Burton Durdall Use Silver King Coffee. 55c values, 39c IB. 3 lbs. .$1. . ..i 30 cent special Blend Coffee- per lb. 22c Walnuts, - per pound ...,21c Best Grade of Walnuts lb 28c 45c Royal Club Blackberries per can . . .25c 15c Cans Ripe Olives, 2 cans, 25c. Best grade 30c Filberts 22c a pound. Xmas Candy- low SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 4. Thirteen countries have accepted the invitation of the. Chilean gov ernment to send representatives to participate in the ; festivities early In December comtaem or atine the 400th anniversary of the discov ery of the Strait of Magellan. -. The Spanish government will he represented by the Infante Don Fernando, 'of Baviera, cousin of King Alfonso, and a suite of 20 persons. Joseph II. Shea. United States ambassador to Chile, will repres ent the American government with the rank of. special ambas sador. In addition, the United States cruisers Des Moines and at very prices NOW SHOWING Alice Lake "A MSFIT WIFE" and h ? rt Dolphin, under command of Tt ear- Admiral Bryan, will form part the naval pageant. Great Britain will be represent ed by Its minliter in Chile, J. T. C. Vaughan. with the rank of special ambassador, and likewise, it is stated, will send a naval re presentation. Argentina, Brazil and Portugal will send special ambassadors as well as naval units. Venezuela, Panama. Uruquay, Salvador and Costa Rica will be represented. An extensive social program has been arranged for the Spanish royal party during their stay in Santiago, and Valpraiso. including a banquet by President Sanfuen tes, receptions by various scient ific societies and special exercises at the University of Chile. In Punta Arenas, the festivities will include- the unveiling of a monument to Ferdinand Magellan the Portugese explorer who, 400 years ago, discovered the pass connecting the Atlantic and Paci fic oceans; inauguration of port works and other public projects and many social entertainments. The austral region of Chile was opened to civilization in 1845 when the government Incorporat ed within its frontier what is now known as the territory of'Magel lanes, comprising 192,000 square kilometres, part of which extends into northern Terra del Fuego. The territory has a population of 34,000, of which 22.500 live in Punta Arenas, center of the cattle raisins and meat packing indus tries of the country, a, prominent port and home of many millionaires. "iPAlESMEIS RICH COUNTRY i Engineer Declares Historic Land Has Greater Resourc es Than California NEW YORK. Dec. 13. The natural rpnnro. f raii ...I Oregon the mot,t promising ,f rowing section in America the Oregon mist that we hare the Oregon berry, the Oregon prune and the Oregon cherry. It Is he cause of the Oregon mitt that the Oregon apple is Jucler and richer of -flavor than the apples ot Is fovored regions. "Instead of hiding our heads in the saud for half the year and re'.using to, admit that there is such a thing in Oregon as rain, it behooves us to get on the hill top and boast befoie ail the world of the fortuitous combination of rhowers and sunshine that make the mobt promising fruit finally when the stewards began to lay the tables for breakfast. Later In the day one of the roisterers so a gut oat the or gs size r of tne affair In hi cabin. eUlratd. "How are yon teeHec?" "OH. I'm sll right!- lied the man addressed stifling a groan. "In fact I'm top hole. I wasn't really drank, yon know. I re- lInllo. old "bean!" he ex- member everything fhat happened.. taxL except oac tttrg." -What was that!- iiicua naui sis sere glass of wafer. I cat thtaV . - r-' ior Q. sle4 l . The man who keeps the doctor away by making . You laugh Larry Semon Is funnier than ever in "The Suitor" A Comedy of Unexpect ed Mirth at the LIBERTY Russian Professor Slowly Exterminated MADISON. Wis., Dec. 4. Michael I. Ilostovsteff, formerly professor of Russian History of the University of Petrograd, and now professor of Ancient History at the University of Wisconsin, declares that. Russian professors and intellectuals are being grad ually exterminated by the Bolsh evik! and that they are attempt ing to build op a new intellectual class. I "The aim of the Bolshevik! is to - make of the bourgep!se or better 'intellectual Russia, a 'tab ula zasa,' a void place, and to fill this with a new intellectual class educated in the Bolshevist ideas." FToressor Rostovsteff said. "The reality shows that Instead of this communistic class, a class of gree dy , profiteers and demoralized tcuuuureis growing up to re place the class which gave to the world Tolstoi. Dostoievski, Tschai kovsky and a great number of oth ers In fields of science, art and literature. Professor Rostovsteff, who came to the univessity this year from the College of Paris, has been in constant touch with for mer Intellectual leaders of his country since he left It after the first year of the Bolshevist reg Jme. He fled Jto Sweden from Petrograd and later went to Eng- ana, wnere He taught In Oxford University. i 11 pounds of Sugar ...$1.00 See our spec ial Live Toy Xmas window Farmer's Cash Store C. Burton Durdall 247 North Commercial Street i; VIOLA DANA I" "BLACKMAIL" Starts Sunday y LIBERTY r ,"T ' -j.- l -- u-' v j . . i ji ir '" t- i -i n i mi n California and are able to support decently about 4.000.000 people, Harry Thomas Coo, former director-general of foreign relief for the American Red Cross, de clared in a report to the Zionist organization of America made public here today. Mr. Cory, a California engineer, went to Palestine recently at the invitation of Justice Brandies, honorary president of the inter national and American Zionist or ganization. He had just investi gated the Nile River Irrigation projects in Egypt. Mr. Cory said his findings aft er a short survey of the Holy Land were in complete accord with those of Sir William Will cox, head of the Nile projects commission of the Egyptian gov ernment, and Professor R. H. Forbes, of the University of Ne braska and an American student cf desert irrigation. "The western slope of Palestine is naturally better than the Southern California region in and about Los Angeles, which has made possible that city's enor mously rapid development," Mr. Cory said. "The configuration is strikingly similar, and I was therefore not surprised to learn that it was planned to irrigate 150.000 acres ot this coastal land in relatively small units, largely by pumps. "The soil of western Palestine Is better in all essential particu lars, more fertile and more fav orable for intensive development. In the lower regions there is no danger from frost. Nowhere in Southern California Is there a frost-proof area. "The greater quantiy and bet-! ter distribution of the rainfall renders 'dry farming' easier and safer in Palestine regions. "The valley of the Jordan Is an entirely different matter as to cli matic conditions and many other features. However, Sir William, Professor Forbes and I are in complement agreement as to the feasibility of irrigating at least 500,000 acres there. Sir William and I are entirely satisfied as to the ability to economically devel op 50,000 norse power m.nyaro- electrie plants. The 500,000 acres are mucn more comparable to the irrigated lands In the Imperial Valley, the southeastern corner of California overlapping into Mexico. The future of Palestine is en tirely dependent upon the human element. In that regard I was greatly surprised and impressed by the fact thhat pronaDiy me Zionists will be able to secure very qutcKiy ownersnip oi oifr half the land In that country, fur ther, the land which can be se cured Is apparently typical of the region as a whole. "The one outstanding element In the human phase of the stua tion is the extraordinary morale which I found among the Zionists ot all grades in Palestine. I was impressed wltii the exuberant spirit of fenthusiasm and sacri fice for a cause." WORRIED The ship on which they were crossing the -Atlantic 'was not a; dry one, and the revelers con-i sumed considerably more than was good for them, only retiring! BAD BLOOD Impure, This, Weak. Afflict tlie (itoMt Majority of People. Whether In scrofula, sores, boils and eruptions; or as rheum atism with agonizing pains and aches in limbs, joints or muscles; as catarrh .with its disagreeable Inflammation and discharge; in disturbed digestion, or dragging down debility and tired feeling. it Is corrected by Hood a ts&rsaparil'a. that most economical and reliable blood, remedy and building-up tonic: Thousands use this medicine and praise It for wonderful relief. Made from the mort valuable rem edies that physicians know, and unparalleled in character, quality, taste and curative power. When a cathartic Is needed, use Hood's Pills. ' EXTRA SPECIALS Just at the time when Christmas shopping is at its height, we have put on Extra Specials in Every Department Ladies' Blanket Bath Rohes Ladies' Silk Undies y Ladies' Coats Auto Rohes and Blankets Dress Goods Boys' Suits Ladies' Silk Hose etc, etc, Its easy and pleasing to shop at Miller's and buy finality Merchandise at Extra Special Prices. r M 1 I ' SiSBaniSBBBBBSBBBBiSMSBMSMBBaBBWK 111 Record of Service is Shown by Red Cross In inanv instances an erron eous opinion exists as to the ac tivities of the Red Cross. To many it is an organization set apart for theperiod of war or pes tilence. Refuting this belief in a convincing manner is the record each month showing the work of the local chapter. Among the things done in - November was hospital care given the mother of a fine baby. The woman is the hmother of a large family, and lives in the country, so the friend ly aid of the Red Cross at this time was much needed and appre ciated. The ex-service men In the state hospital are kept In touch wltn by visits of cheer and friendly services are rendered them. Vis its are made every week. k Every day men and women come to the office for help In get ting employment. These requests ara given .attention and every ef fort possible Is made to get em ployment for them. Nurses are also listed at the of fice and calls for help in sickness are given careful attention. Mrs. Una Peters is Received at Penitentiary Mrs. Zina Peters, who was sen tenced at Corvallis for man slaughter, a charge to which she pleaded guilty, was received at the state penitentiary yesterday to begin a prison term of five years. She was brought to the state priEon by the sheriff ot Benton county. Mr?. Peters killed Frank Seitx at Toledo. - Mrs. Peters 13 the woman who was held in the Salem city Jail for several months pending her appearance in court at Corvallis. tecause of lack of accommoda tions for women prisoners in the Denton county jail. t Two women prisoners are now in the state penitentiary. Eugene Paper Thinks Name is Well Chosen Regarding the adoption by the Oregon Growers' Co-operative as sociation of the trade name "Mist land" for Oregon products, the Kucene Re?ister is inclined to think the name well chosen. In a recent issue the Register fays editorially: "We have no nred to blush for the Oregon mist. It U a gift from the hand of nature whose mani fold benefits dewrve to b her alded abroad. It is because o BLIGH THEATRE BIG ACTS HIPPODROME VAUDEVILLE TODAY, TOMORROW . Matinee Evenim: A Store That Helps You in Your in as nil eoppiog ASilk Umbrella ! ' t A gift useful, appropriate iind a delight to any woman. We have the new styles in all colors. Priced $6.98, 18.75, $9.50. . iH y Gloves YotTll make no i 1 ? Handkerchiefs For AH r The Family We have them in every grade from the lowest priced to the most beautiful fancy patterned silk. Priced, from 10c 59c each. mistake if you pUc "Gloves" opposite her name on your Ln for no matter how many pair she already has, shell always welcome smart gloves. We have them in black, grey, white, brora etc $2.98. $3.50, $3.98, and $4.50 Novelty ttg; Hosiery MsrrTCfc mm i We have a wonde rf ul line of Hos iery in both u it Dress Shrits Shirt. We have T a'r great many k A- pretty pat terns. They come in all siz es, -14 to 17. each. no If It the new nov elty patterns and the regular standard styles. Silk, Lisle, Cotton or Woolen, frca 39c to $258 pair. NECKWEAR Always acceptable to u y men folk. We have just rt- ceived several beautiful err patterns special for holiiy trade. 65c. 95c IJ2Z arJ $1.49 each. mm It will pay you to do your Christmas shopping early! There are eight days (eft Visit our store today and see the many practical gifts. Our prices al ways the lowest x . ... ;z . GALE GO.sSIf THE UWHVERSAL CAR Christmas Morning 9HBISSSHBBMSSSaMMHBHBSSHBS9SaaSSSaBSSX f 1 ii ' a j Q(oId(rL Place j j III V. i i i our k i Order f j Today i '. 11 I '71 Vl. mil - . Eircry Oregon Drfyer should own a Closed Car 7 You can arrange now to have a Ford Sedan or Coupelet delivered to your house Christmas morning as your gift to the entire family. You'll enjoy 3our gift yourself every day. The factory price of the Ford Sedan is lower now than ever before It costs less now complete with starter and demountable rims, than before the war without starter. The present price is below actual cost of production. The Ford Sedan is the comfort car for Oregon. It is the economy car for everyone. The new gear ratio makes it possible to go anywhere a touring car can go. When any commodity sells below all former quotations be low cost of production it is the time to buy and to buy quick. ? arrinfire tody to have a new ford Sedan delivered to your home Christmas morninsr. It will bring greater happiness, sat isfaction, and increased health than anything else you can give. .Jour Christmas gift money may make the first payment and the . balance can be paid monthly in 1921. Vft can make positive delireries Holidays on all models for the 5. Have a closed Car delivered at Morning your door Christmas USD