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Thejr consist f all "Wool Jersey,
I Serge, :twedMxneloutiSiiks-
in all desirable colors and styles
Also a number of beautiful
Sport Coats in JSttiall
Tailored Covert
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Lot 2
Extra Special Clean Up
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ANSWER MAKES 1
COUNTER
CLAIM
Defendant Seeks to Recov
er, in Suit Between Two
Lumber Companies
An answer to 'the irlple-eause
complaint of the Silverton Lumber
company' against the Silver Falls
Timber company was filed Tues
day in the circuit -court. Apart
fro mthe interest aroused in the
suit because of the large sum in
volved, which is nearly $104,000,
considerable interest is maniffstd
throughout the -state because of
Now Showing: to
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Continuous Show
Saturday 2 p. m. to 11
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Rube
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and Dreathe
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ceruua Jesai . passes 01 ine . case
which. In a measure. might be in
I fluenced through, war condition
existing during a part of the .life
ui iuc wgiu vuuuatio, iuiuu&u
which the suit was brought. .
A counter claim is filed in the
answer the defendant asking that
the plaintiff take . nothing under
the complaint,, but that the de
fendant ; recover $112,723.32 to
gether with costs and disburse
ments.' i'
Delivery Causes IMfferenre
In answer to the first cause for
action, involving $101,576 the de
fendant denies that the differ
ences related to the manner, times
and quantities of the logs deliver
ed, but rather regarding defend
ant's obligations regarding deliv
ery.
. The first contract, was entered
into between the tjvo companies
November 13. 1912 and later said
to have been modified by a second
contract on June 1,1916.
In the answer the defendant af
firms that the contract .was en
tered into at a time when normal
conditions prevailed, and the
prices fixed with reference to
these conditions.
Hie boss Claimed.
In fulfilling its contract with
the Silverton Lumber, company
the defendant claims in the ans
wer that a loss of more than
$133,224.85 was sustained. The
government established and ex
erclsed control ond direction over
the logging and milling operations
of the company, it says, but in
spite of these conditions the de
fendant claims the plaintiff insist
ed that the contract me followed
to. the letter, that an agreement
could n ot be reached and from
July 30. 1918. to December 1
iSALEIil VINS IN
ESTACADA GAME
soffit of trie
rural hbrncfofiis
Visitors Defeated in Bas
ketball Clash on Armory
Floor Last Night
Salem high school last night
defeated the fast Estacada bas
ketball quintet by a score of 29
to 20 on the armory rloor. Sa
lem 1 played a fine defensive, but
the Estacada forwards had the
knack of shooting from almost
impossible angles.
At the end of tha first half Es
tacada had tallied up a. sec re of
8 to 7 in Ui, ravor. during the
second half Salem retaliated by
playing, a much faster game.
Lineups for the two teams were
as follows: . Salem Forwards.
Staley and Randall;, center, Gos-
er; guaras, Jones . ana Asnoy.
Estacada Forwards, Lovelace
d. Hannah; center. A. Love-
laces guards, Haygard-and Ray-
lUUlid.
I today fcy .United Stat?& Coramls-
who lived In an outlying section
of Los Angeles county, was sched
uled to, appear before th$ com
missioner yesterday to: answer to
a charge. of having made wine In
violation of the Volstead act. He
was found dead in his room Mon
day with a nearby gas jet turned
on.
ALASKAX IS DEAD
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DAWSON',. Y. T Jan. 3. Em
erson O. O'Neill, pioneer Alaskan
and Yukoner. ditd here Tuesday.
He came to Juneau. Alaska, in
1893 and moved to Dawson five
years ago. . He Jfved for a time j
in sspoitane, wasn., dui retnrnea
north, a; year ago. He went to
the Mayo silver camp, where he
was taken. 111. but was brought
here two weeks ago over the 1C0
mile trail by sleigh
QUININE
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La Gripp
for ; VjttCcy
' j Neglected Coids are Dangerous ; I
Take do chaocM. Kep this standard rmdy bandy for th fim
Breaks up a cold in 24 hoora RKve i
. Gripp in 3 days Excellent for Haadacha "
Quinine In this form does not affect the head Caacaxa is beet Toole
Laxative No Opiate in Hill's, j . - t . ...
Dodson WM Look After
Shipping Interests
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5. W.
D. B. Dodson, general manager of
the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, will leave for Washington,
D. C. tomorrow to look after Port
land's shipping interests before
the United States shipping board
and to urge passage by congress
1919. the defendant claims a loss! of legislation providing for, fed-
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li v Everybody is talkinr ; ;, Af Js s
Wi v- 'Ss about the SaiM
Gi-eat Saicrifke
I Shoe Sale
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of $271,487.55 through the deliv
ery of 38.361,264 feet of lunr.
The answer denies the shipment
of inferior logs and the loss of
$30,000 to the plaintiff thereby.
1 Equipment involved.
In answer to the' second cause
for action, which has to do with a
contract entered, Into between the
companies in. the renting and up
keep, of a Shay .engine, the de
fendant admits renting the engine
fit $10 a day and that it was used
75 days, but denies neglecting the
eng!ne.or refusing to pay the rent,
but declares it was refused when
offered. , ,.
The third cause In .the com
plaint, refers to the use of a flat
car and the. manner in which: it
was returned, to the plaintiff, for
which a Judgment pf $198.75, is
demanded.'. It appears the car was
partially destroyed by, fire And (or
this the answex to the complaint,
denies any responsibility, claiming
it to have been delivered previous
to the fire.
eral incorporation of American
companies operating In China.,
Portland has made application
to the shipping board for the al
location of two of the fast com
mnation rreignt and passenger
steamships .being built by the
board for operation between this
city and the. Orient, and for the
allocation , pf . several , freight
steamships for operation -in the
feeder service in the Orient to the
North China line of the Columbia
Pacific shipping company.
LADIES! What do you think?
Wihen you can buyvyour choice of the ;
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P2driX)SSRll08 ' In lhe Browns al 510-90; (war tax 9c)
.l3 In the Black at..;....::.'....:.t..;.; $9.99
, LE?xifcaf : 0r Pumps, any kind for.;... .... .... $8.95
CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS IT?
But that's only a few of the many. See the big bills, or better, come to the
x itore and see at first hand v
The Best Bargains You Ever Saw
Shoes may be exchanged but no refunds in this sale
Captain Olson Has Lead
Over Hag's Scrappers
' Captain Oleson'ri scrappers last
night won the biffball game in the
business' men's class of the Y. M.
f! .A.. thrbv etainlnir hi lpad
over Captain Hug. Standings to
date for the tournament are Ole-
n Tt. it,, - e i i
Handball tournaments are lined
up today as follaws: Farrar and
Johnson vs Albert and Butler;
Dinse and utter vs Eyre and
Franklin: Harris and Minier vs.
Staley and Bellinger.
:ar leaves track
ROSEBURG. Ore., Jan. -
Five freight cars left the track
near Glendale shortly, befor'&oon
today, tying up railroad .traffic
until late tonight. The wrecker
and crew of men .were sent out
from this city to clear the track
A train due here at 12:55 today
was held up by the wreck. ,
SQUADRON' OFT AGAIN
SAN DIEGO. Cal " Jan. 5. The
Pacific fleet seaplane . squadron
which is making the flight from
San Diego to the Panama canal
will continue on Us . ,way from
Banderias Hay, Mexico, at 7:30
a. m. tomorrow, jrccordine to re
ports at North Inland. , No word
of any serious trouble has been
receled here fvrom the: 14 ma
chines. ,
KXPLOSIOX WRECKS HOME
DRY LAW WAS TOO MUCH
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. 3..
Dry laws drove J..M.. JageL 73.
to suicide, according, to a-letter
In his handwriting received here
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Who Buys Here and Now Buys Wisely:' .
Releasing all Suits, Coats and Dresses at lowest prices. "We have only
tically to the vanishing point , andone reason for lowering prices prac
that is our unchangeab'e policy of closing out all the season's lines before
the end of January. Savings of half and more
Stats I for all occasions ;
1 now reduced to .... I
Ladies' Coats.
$19.50, $21.75 ani)
$12.75; $14.95
AND
24;50
$21;75
Our , Prices Alivays the Loweii J '
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STILL GOlNci ' ..
. PITTSBURG, Kas.. Jan. 5.
The home of Under Sheriff O. M
Lamb of Crawford county, .'near
Girard,.was wrecked by an explo
sion late tonight according . to
word received here. An .Investi
gation is being made by Sheriff
Milt Gould. It is understood the
house was . demolished and that
Lamb's father-in-law was serious
ly injured. Under Sherifr Lamb
has been actively engaged recent
ly in conducting- raids in violatlou
of the prohibition law.
WHEELS TURN AGAIN
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan.
5. Several local industries, clos
operations next week, it was n
ed , for some time, will . resume
nounced today. The Kellogg
Toasted Corn Flake company and
the A. B. Stove company plan to
re-open Monday. Other factories
to resume as soon as inventories
are completed Include the United
States Steel and Wire company
and the AJax Foundry. The Pos
tum Certal plant re-opened Mon
day. .
STORM SWEEPS NEW YORK
, NEW YORK. Jad. 5. New
lorn, wntcu nas been swapping
temperatures this v winter with
ew Orleans, had a January dec
"' oiurm ivuay oy way or a
novelty. The first thunder clap
excuea many urooklynite. and
pouce headquarters was flooded
un reports of "an explosion
somewnere.
GIBBONS IS IMPROVED
BALTIMORE. Mr.. Jan. 5.
cardinal Gibbons continued to
i m urove iodav ami hui) iniii..
' restful day. according to his 'sec
retary, Keverend Albert B.
Smith. j r
Ills condition Is now regarded
as "very promising."
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The i Movement We Started December 6, to Clean Up Stock Has Been Very Success, but we still hive
too mucn siock, so, win continue unui we arc sausucu. u is uui a isuumuu v wu
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Entire Stock of Standard, Reliable Goods.
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THESE
May Interest
VALUES
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
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.60c
.Oc
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.55c
ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT
: Indian Clubs'
i-lb. Clubs, regular 60c, now.
1- lb. Clubs-, regular 72c, now. .
m-lb. Clubs, regular 80c. now.
2- lb. Clubs, reguar 88c. now...
1-lb. Wood Dumbells. 72c value.
Regular 111 Medicine Ball, now.i$J.50
Regular $8 Striking Bags. now..3.o0
Regular $4.50 Striking Bags, now $3.23
Regular SI Gym Pants, now...... 05c
Regular 85c Gym Shirts. now...i.Oc i
Regular 12. Baseball Gloves, now $8.00 !
Regular 110 Baseball Clubs, now $0.50 ,
Regular 9 Baseball Gloves, now W.OO I
Regular g Baseball Cloves, now $5,041 ;
Reg. 15. o0 Baseball Gloves new $3.75
Itrgular 8 Baseball Shoes, now $0.25
GOLF GOODS
Golf BalU
Hogulr 85c Spalding Bullet lionor COc 1
Regular 8 5c Spalding Midget lionor ttW -Regular
85c U. 8. 29 and 31......60c
1 Regular $1.10 Dunlop. 29 and S1..H5"
Regular 90c W. & D. Black Circle. .Oc
Regular $1 W. &. D. Victor 75.;.. 85c
Regular $1 W. & D. .Victor 31 H5c
Ilegtfiar $1 Wilson Success o
llegular 90c Wilson Red W TOc
Regular 90c Wilson-Green W....70c
Regular 90c Wilson Blue W 70e
Regular 65e Wilson Floater 50c !
HOOTS AND SHOES ;
16-in Bass Pack, reg $18.25 now $l:L50 i
12-in Bas Boot, rcg $12.75 now $10.00 i
15-in Bass Boot, reg $19.35 now$H.OO '
12-in. Chippewa Boot, regular
$15.50. now .$10.05 '
12-inch Chippewa Pack, regular !
$18.85. now .. .. . .$14.00 I
HERMAN AftMY SHOES. J
Regular $12.20 values, how .$ji.50
Regular $11.65 values, now $&25
DUXBACK CLOTHINJ
Riding Pants, reg. $7 value, now $.V25
Ing Pants, reg. $6.50 value, now $I.OO
Hunting Coat, reg. $12 value, nyr 90JZ5
KAMP-IT CLOTHING
Riding Tan's, reg. $6 values, now $1.50
Lnas I,anta..reg,$5.2 value, now $3.50
Norfolk Coat. reg. $6.50 val., now $IJE5
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LADIES KAMP-IT. CLOTHING
Riding Pants, regular $6 val., now $!.no
Skirts, Tegular $5.25 value, npw. .$.TS5
Jackets, regular $6.50 values, now $1.25
Riding Coat, regular $8 yal.. now $5,oo
OILED CLOTHING - '
Gold Medal and Ralphs-Pugh nraaUj 1
Long Coats, reg. $13 values, now $0.25.
Medium Coats, regular $12 value $8.25 -Short
Coats, reg. $6.50 value, now $4.00
Lonjs Leggings, reg 4.50 val. now $3.23
Belt Pants, reg. $6.50 value, now $4.00
GUNS . . .
Winchester Make
ht 90 22 cal..' reg. $31.15 values $2fl.oo
M-06 22 cal.. reg. $28.30 values $22.25
M-04 22 cal., reg. $12.50 values $10.00
M-92 25-20 Rifle, reg. $39 value $31.50
M-92 25-20 Carbine, reg $33.20 va! $27
M-94 30 Carbine, reg $36.85 val. $.50
M-94 30 Rifle, reg. $42.60 vat. $35J50 ,
W. J. R. Range Kit. reg. $18.50. -
- .value . $135
W. J. R.,Range Kit. reg. $20,55
value ..$ 16-75
M-1912 Hammerless Shotgun, regl. :
$60.65 values... $IS.OO
M-97 Shotgun, reg. $52.60 val. $12.00
M-1911 Automatic Shotgun, reg
$65.65 values....-
Remington Make
M-12A 22 cal.. reg $28.50 val.
M-10A Shotgun, reg. $60.90 val
.80c
.5o
.$55
.$50.00
$220
$48.00
380 Auto-Pistol, reg. val $28 val. $23.00
BOYS
Hamilton Rifles ....
M-27 22 cal.. ss. rcgi $3.60 val. $2.o
M-027 22 cal.. ss, rcg. $4 val... $3.00
Air Rifle
Daisy Pump, reg. $5 values $1.00
Daisy Military, regular $5 values $i.oo
Daisy 1.000-Shot. reg. $2.50 val. $3-"50
Daisy 500-Shot, reg. $2.50 val... $2.00
Daisy Single-Shot,- reg. $2 val.. .$1.60
v SWEATERS
" Solid Colors and Color Combinations ,
Regular $15.60 Hercules, now;. $12.00
. Regular $15.50 Wilstm. now. .. .$12.00
Regular $13.50 Tom Wye. now.. $11.00
' Regular $12.50 Tom, Wye, now.. $0.00
-Regular $10 Thermo Coa't. no,w..$7JO
Reg. $12.50 C. & M. Sweater now $9.00
' Reg., $11.50 G. : M. Sweater now $&23
Reg. $5 G. '& M- Jersey, now.. $3.75
Regular $4.50 Saxony Jersey now $3.23
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Regular $2.25 Knit Caps. now.. $l-VO
Regular $1 Knit Caps. now.:..
Regular 50c Skull Caps now. . .
" ANIMAL TRAPS
NewhoDM
No, 0 Regular $5.70-doen, now.,
No. 1 Regular $6.75 dozen, now, .$3.90
No. 1. Regular $10.20 dor.; now $9.23
No. 2 Regular $15.10 dozen, now $1330 -
No? 3 Regular $20.10... $18.00
No. 4 Regular $22.70; now .... $20.75
No. 5 Regular $18. 25, each, now $1230
. victor : ... ; '
No. O Regular $2.10 dozen, now..$i.i3
No. 1 Rogular $2.40 doxen, now.. $2.10
No. 1 4 Regular $2.65 dozen, now $3JS0
No. 2 Regular $5.05 doxen. sow.. $4.73
No. 3 Regular $8.60 dozen,' now.. $8.00
No. 4 Regular $9.35 doxen. now. . $0.00
; SHIRTS ;
, Htag and Flannel '
Regular $12.50 yalues now $8.73
Regular $10.00 .values. no$ $7.73
Regular $7.00 values, now $3.00
Regular $6.50 values, now...... $1.00
PATRICK COATS s
Regular $17 and $12.50 values' . . .
now.. $12J50 and $.o
(legular$ 16.00 Vest, now $12.00
ReguUr $18.00 Vest, now $11J0
GUITERMAN. LEATHER COATS and VESTS
For Men and Women, regular $12.50 to $75.00
values,, now- JQ to $57.50 ; .
A few cases of Giant
Farm Powder, regular
$10.20 box, now, pr
nauser
Bros.
A few cases of Giant
.Farm Powder, regular
1 10.20 box, now, per
- .' ' box,
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At the Electric Sm "SHOES"
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