v 8 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM," OREGON i SATURDAY MORNING; NOVEMBER 19, 1521 STORY IS TOLD OF, HEROIC DEATH (Continued from page 3.) Sr be wanted to know whether or not his left leg was not too bad ly injured. To Bee Ernest go through It all bo bravely was en ough to. make us all forget the danger. I asked permission to go -to the post commander at the fot of the bill lor a stretcher. Going down I helped carry our only one pn which Davidson had been, placed. Vhe"n we reached the P. C. after going through a terrific, barrage, we found that all the WHYPAV MORE Than Midget prices for your Meats. Our Meats are of the very choicest quality, our prices un equaled. Saturday Special PURE LARD, No. 5 Pail 60c LEGS OF PORK Center Cuts 22c lb. LEGS' OF VEAL "'Milk Fed . 20c 76: icnc id. VEAL STEAK Milk Fed r '20c lb. The . Salmon Season on Coast closes Nov. 20 Get yours now FANCY SALMON Whole Fish ..' 9c lb. UMECO J25clb. ' Fancy San Juan KIPPERED SALMON V 25c lb. ' - ., ...... When Good Meats are sold for less The Midget will sell them MIDGET MARKET ORIGINATORS OF LOW PRICES ' 351 State Street NOT IN THE COMBINE stretchers were being used. I decided then it would be test to carry Davidson to the First Aid station about a mile down and leave him thero, so I could bring back the satire stretcher. I Tiid so and returned about an ho:iir ' later- As I was making tor the bill. I saw the few who were IeU in our platoon coming down. Cor poral Siegel told me that just as I left "Ernest was killed by an other shell I went up to the spot anyway, to get my blankets -and equipment. I coulu find no trace of Ernest, the trees ' were felled by the shells and the land was so disrigured it was impossi ble to traverse it. The gad news was spread rap Idly from company to company of our battalion, till every one of Ernest's frienda knew of his death. How sad everyone felt. He was continually on my mind for a long time after that event ful day. Only a few days later while I was in the hospital 1 dreamed of him. Even now thai some time has elapsed every time I think of that experience, re morse brings back to me the thoughts of those old days in France, when I had the honor of eoldiering with a man like Ern est, who was so staunch andi brave.. Many a soldier whose deeds could not be compared to Ernest's was given a D. S C or Croix de Guerre, which only goes to show how some individuals with real courage and bravery were recog nized in the A E. F. Above all I" want you to feci assured that your son's name was borne to the battlefield un sullied, and that his soul was de livered as clean and as spotless as you' would wish it. The name "Eckerlen" in our company was significant of one who was ever ready to defend a good canse, live a clean life and die a hero I heartily hope that this ac count of your son's heroism will J tend to ease the pain you have suffered by bis loss, and, it makes me feel highly honored to say that I have never forgotten Ern est In my prayer3 since that terri ble day. Let us trust that after the utmost sacrifice he who did so much for the great cause will be rewarded by eternal happiness. I hope that from this letter you will also larn how -proud and exalted all the boys oT ts? oH Seventh company have felt, for having known and soldiered with a man like Ernest Eckerlen. So in closing, my dear Mrs. Eckerlen, let me again extend To you my heartiest feelings of sympathy, in behalf of the members of the Sev enth company, who as myself will never forget the valiant death of your gallant son. a rsal marine and a true patriot. Respectfully yours, P. S. If It is possible for you to send me one, I would ask for a picture of Ernest. I urn sure there is nothing I would appre ciate as a gift more than a pic ture of that old buddy of mine, whose loss J have felt as If we had been brothers. 'PACKERS ILL filial 1EES t i ! X derson and remained here until J they went to Iowa. For the tin"'! being Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will matte tneu aoiab w.m .irs. An derson's father who lives at Port land. While at Silverton Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Meyers. Employes Volunteer to Ac cept Reduction and Fix Arriount of Decrease OTHErtS WILL FOLLOW No Change in Working fcon- ditiohs Forty-Hour Week to Continue The girls bare a tlngiy exam ple to back their bobbed-hair campaign. Richard III bobbed hair and if anybody had interfer ed he: would have got his head "bobbed." n ; I iv i . TODAY CONSTANCE TALMADGE In a Bomb of Joy "A Perfect Woman" Brownie The Wonder Dog In V "Tin Cans" LIBERTY TY 4 Days Starting Sunday Continuous Daily m7 'n LLi Prices: Adults 50c Children 25c Shows 2:00 4:15 6:45 9:15 Pracont ! yy w 11 . iv , v 1 A few Reservec at $1.00 The Original 12 Part Super Production' First Time at Popular Prices CUT THIS OUT IT IS YI'OKTH MONEY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., 2833 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in re- tarn a trial pacKage containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs. cold and croup; Fo ley Kidney Pilla for pains in side and back; rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley's Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleans ing cathartic for constipation, bil iousness, headache, and sluggish bowels. Sold everywhere. Adv. CHICAGO. Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) Employes of Armour f& Co. 26,000 in all, to day through their plant govern ing committee,; agreed with offic ials of the packing house that a wage reduction is necessary and fixed itsf amount. The cut is ef fective November 2 8. Thi3 h the first time in the history pf the industry that a wage reduction has been arrived at in suph a manner. Employes of Swift & Co., Wil son & Cb., and the Cudahy Pack ing comfpany, : who are holding plant conferences, are expected to accept similar reductions, and Morris 4 Co. has announced that It will follow the example of the others, f Ttvp-lay Meeting Held The 4greement between Arm our & (0. and its employes fol lowed a two day conference. Twenty-four employes, represen tatives bf the plant councils in nine cities, met with an equal number f of officials representing the conipany. i The books were opened find th financial situation of the pompany explained. The questions was but to a vote and the following reductions, effective in all plants except that at Fort Worth, Texas, adopted: For pjcece workers, 8 per :ent Unskilled labor, getting 45c an hour? or less, 7 Vi cents. Semi-pkilled labor, getting 43 ana &u scents an nour, a cents Skilled labor, getting over 50 cents a 3 hour, 3 cents. A minimum wage of 2; cents an hour? for adult female labor is provideq Sclera! Plants Affected These reductions apply to plants in Ch'.cRo, St. Paul, Sioux City. Omaha, 1st. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Loufs and Denver. The reductions at Fort Worth where wages are gauged by local laboj. cqnditions are: Unskilled labor, receiving less than 4ZM cents an hour, 7 cents. S Sanii-fekilledj labor, receiving from 42 to 47 cents an hour, 3 cents j Skillefd labor, receiving moro than 47lV& cents an hour, 3 cents. Manjr Thousands Affected When! the reductions are ap plied to the plants of the other member of the big five, 125.000 men an women will be affected. In the final result, a far larger number will be directly concern ed, as Wages in several hundred smaller packing houses are based on the big five scales. ' No change Is made in working conditions or the 40-hour week guarantee. Tonight officials of Swift A Co. announced that after an all day conference, representatives of the Chijsago assembly of employ es had froted that a readjustment of wagejs was j necessary had ex tended a vote of confidence In the management and had voted to leavfe the Iwage readjustment to the discretion of the manage ment. Swift & Co. said reduc tions fcr various classes of em ployes of the Chicago 'assembly practicably corresponding to those fixed bj the employes of Armour & Co. 4nd effective on the same date, November 28, and that they expected the other 16 assemblies of employes to take similar ac tion. Independence Corn Show Will Be Large Affair DALLAS, Ore.. Nov. 18. (Spe cial to The Statesman) Polk county's annual corn show which will be held in Independence De cember 1 and 2 promises to be the biggest and best exhibition of the kind ever held in the coun'v. The committee in charge of the fair which is compwosed main'.y of Independence people has so licited the merchants of the county for prizes which will he awarded for the best exhibits and they have stated that he exhibi tors this season will be more nu merbus than in previous years. made to give a fummage sale De cember 3. Miss Ella Magruder of Hills boro. sp?nt the week-end , with Hazel Lackey. Mrs. Milton Potter is confined to her home by illness George Epley and H..A. Banis ter were Dallas visitors Wednes day. Mrs Frank Thompson of Hub bard, is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Ban ister. A. J. Bewley is in Portland on the federal jury. Circle No. 1 of the Methodist Episcopal church met with Mrs. Ernest Dilley Wednesday after noon. Jimmie Payne is on ths sick list this week. The funeral of "Uhcle Tom" Faulconer was held at the Chris tian church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Uncle Tom was 92 years old and an old time resi dent of Sheridan, but at the time of his, death resided in Portland. Roy Graves was a Portland vis itor Wednesday. the month ol lane, 1918. tilled to proTlde wiythin to- for the custody ol the .cWWreB l which time the defendant desert-j wards her support and that of and that the court return her ed her and since that time has i two children- The plaintiff asasi maiden 'name of Otillle Hoffman. SHERIDAN NOTES SHERIDAN, Dr., Nov. 18. The Dorcas society met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Leon Lewis. The auxiliary to the American legion met Monday evening with Mrs. Alfred Ivie" and plans were $3.00. Round Trip to Portland Every Day Oregon Electric Railway On and after October 21st the Oregon Electric Railway will sell round trip tickets to Portland for $3, including ar tax, good for return to and including the sec ond day from date of sale, J. W. RITCHIE. Adv. Agent. O. E. Ry. Mrs. Otillie Clarke Asking for Divorce DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 18. (Spe cial to the Statesman) Otillie Clarke has filed suit for divorce from her husband Edwin Clarke on the grounds of desertion. The complaint states that the couple were married In Canada in May, 1811, and lived together until in Jts the avov Flavor is to coffee what happiness is to life The more happiness the better life, the more flavor the better coffee i 0 1 A I 1 1 In tmTmJ2tMltWmmmm mm Kti m mm h .n i i i i ;.. .ii.un.J 1 r ; , S Cut ts Oppoocd OMAJIA, Nov. 18. The T.000 members of the Omaha chapter of the j Amalgamated Meat Cut ters and Butcher Workmen of North fAmeriea will not accept the wage reduction agreement made fpday in Chicago between representatives of Armour & Co. and tbi "plant committee," ac cording! to a statement made to night by J. W- Burns, secretary of district council No. 5 of the meat cutters and butcher work men. I . If thje reduction is carried out as planned it is stated that the other packing; companies who ara membej-s of the "big f ive ' will institute the samo reduction. These plants !in Omaha are Mor ris & Co., Swift & Co.. Cudahy Packing combany and Wilson & Co. i Thosd Who Leave Always Return to Silverton SILVERTON. Ore.. Nov . 17. (Special to The Statesman) According to Mrs. Axel Anderson, who together, with her husband and baby daughter motored to Sil verton Wednesday from Portland, everyone who has ever lived at Sllvertjm will sooner or later re turn, f ! Mr. and Mrs. Anderson recently arrived at Portland by motor car from Ipwa whero-they have been riving 'during th last six years. Mrs. Anderson first came to Sil verton as Miss Lena Chlrstensen In 1903 with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meyertf. She made her home here until 1909 at which time she went to Portland i to live with her father.! A few years later sh re- DECEMBER NUMBER LADIES' HOME JOURNAL PATTERN3 ON SALE (BALCONY) ! A SALE OF FOUR DAYS' DURATION i I Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday GROCERIES No Thanksgiving Table Will Be Complete Without These Delicacies Here is a list of those things with which your dinner should begin and end. Prices are extremely low while the quality is of the best. 20 pounds of Sugar, with each purchase of $5 or over in dry A A goods, shoes or clothing.'. vvll Red Meiican Bean:., Tff 10 pounds IJC Standard Tomatoes, . A 5 cans . . Del Monte Peaches, OP. 2 tall cans OOK. Black or white Figs, 1 pound Shredded Cocoanut, 1. pound Lemons, 1 dozen Sauer Kraut, 1 quart Cauliflower, 1 A head 1UC TO Best mixed Cookies, 1 pound Mustard, 1 pint jar Corn meal, wjjite or yellow, 1 sack Standard Peas, 5 cans Broken Sliced Pineapple, No. 2 Vt Citrus Peel, 1 pound Vanilla Extract, 8 ounce bottle Best Mixed Candy, 1 pound Strained Honey, 4 pounds . .' Sweet Potatoes, 5 pounds Spuds, Beets. Carrots or Cabbage. 1 pound Best Cooking Oil in Bulk, (1 1A ..27c ..50c 33c 29c ..30c .. 59c 45c . 19 c .. 20c ..20c 15c 16c 20c 10c 20c 22c 23 28c 65c 28c 43 c 30c 19c 50c 25c 2c 1 gallon Soda or Oyster Crackers, 2 pounds Crystal White Soap, 10 bars Lemon Peel, 1 pound Lemon Extract, 4 ounce bottlt? Best Oregon Walnuts, 1 pound Pure Lard in. Bulk, 4 pounds Fancy Mince Meat. 2 pounds Salt Pork. 1 " pound Bacon Square, 1 pound Picnic Shoulder, - 1 pound ... . Your Home and Yom Personal Weeds Oonsidered With the "Easter of the Fall" looming on the homon, this store presents an interesting scene of activity. The holiday spirit pervades our entire store. Every sort of merchandise for personal adornment as well as for the home is represented in a wide range of styles and qualities. All at prices for which the women of this city will be duly thankful. Child's Cashmere Hose Polly Prim Aprons The very chic Polly Prim Aprons, They will astonlsa IQ you at this price fiJC Messalines, Taffetas Regular $2 value, goes during this sale at, -1 4Q the. yard V 1 tf Men's Dess Shirts Wonderful S2 Dress Shirts, fn all sizes, d1 AA Special at wlwU Partly Silk Neckties And other good values to 75c. 29c Blankets A Rood' woolnap. 64x76, double Blanket, regulaiiy sold for $2.75, for $1.98 Of, wool, in good weight and quality, 9C 49c values )C Flannels Regularly sold at this store for 2Gc a yard, but for this sale they go at - f yard IOC Jersey Jackets Th big selling will continue over Thanksgiving do ("A holidays at : V"0U Guiznp Dresses In a wide range of colors of all wool Jersey, yr Special at .' PXfO Silk Dresses For Thanksgiving sales we offer one lot of Silk Dresses, valued at SlJ-.50, for $9.50 WHITE GOODS We take this means of thanking ybu for your continued patronage, and to show our sincerity we present those very things that you will want and need to make this festal holiday an enjoyable one at surprisingly low prices. 25c 36-inch Warkulsette 4. 54-inch Indian Head .. ...49c 36-inch Indian Head 0!C heavy and unbleached ...... 3)C 42-inch Pillow Tubing, QC regular 49c value tJpC 60-inch Table Damask, mercerized ....... Blue Bird QC Lunch Cloths . . . . rrrvVvvi . f DC . .... 69c Napkins to match 4 , 4 i. i 10c Men's Slickers Rainproof Slickers, of good t quality and standard make, An aq to $4 values ........... 30 Boys' Wool Suits Woolen Suits, two pair pants to each Suit, $15 values. f q g Special 3if 3U "Shop Where The Crowds Buy" Men's Suits Also for young men, of good woolon material and excellent 01 n Cf workmanship. Special . $XU'U Free Premium trading ' . Coupons -v With all purchases. Begin aavlnr them now for Christmas glfta. Oar premium department Is now beinz filled to capacity with thousands of de sirable gifts you will want to rtva Christmas time. . Vf s' Valley Flour, t1 -QQ 1 sack plJ Peanut Butter, in bulk, AAg. 4 pounds fxTlC Cranberries, 1 pound UC Karo Syrup, CQ, No. 10 JJC Best . Fresh Eggs, K.1r 1 dozen JJ C Marshinallow Syrup', tfjl A A No. 10 can 1UU Catsup, 9Q 1 pint bottle ..... OC Brooms, limit jq one to customer OOC Corn. 5 ans DOC Dried Peaches, 1 pound iUC Citrus Washing Powder, o j 1 package LkC Pancake Flour, m q 1 sack tOC Carnation Milk, rr 5 cans tall OJC Clams. CQ 5 cans flat UsC 1atcs'. 1A 1 pound ZOr Orange Peel. . 1 pound ......, 33r Best Petite Prunes. 4 pounds Z5C Oranges, ( 1 dozen 35c White Spray best Walla Walla CaneSugeat 'l0Ur' 1 8atk 5L85 cJlrT' -;:$W0: Per bunch' 8c Ill i : .. ' .... . ' 1 ' -1 turnedi to Silverton as Mrs. An .U-