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JBnred at the PostoCiee in Salem, Oregon, at seeond-elaaa matter
HURRAH FOR THE HUSltERS!
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It has been known by a few people for fifty years that
as fine fiber flax as can be grown in the iw0rld can be produced
n the Salem district - . I , I '
And atlhe Philadelphia centennial fiber from, flax grown
near Turner took - thV first' premium ; in J fact, was awarded
lirst place on all nine points considered by the expert judges,
cuch'as length, strength, 'luster, "life." etcL, etc. The experts
did not know at .the,time of the examination of the .origin of
any of the saniples in competition. M j
It has become known of late that jwe have here the
st favored tiistrict in the world for the ilinen industry: be
ing the largest district on earth in which! the conditions are
practically perfect for both the growing nd manufacturing,
Fith the fields almost within eyeshot ofjthje factories j
: And late inventions and discoveries hjtve shown to every
one who has" .made any study of the subject that, the time is
opportcie for the development of the linen industry here on
a largeJscale; pne of the most favorable'things being the ade
quategtectixe tariff, duties now in fqrc : - J , ' l
j And another very favorable thing being the fact that we
may Jiow ha vethe. cooperation of the largest linen manufact
uring group ihKorth America, willing o putf in their money
with pur jocaf people, and, what is more important,, willing to
givebltheif time and the results of their dxperiences without
any cost atall to the undertaking - ;T -":j.',0t 1 ' ::'jv .;? if!' y
j fSo everything was favorable. But Salem's second linen
mill could jnbt be assured without workers jto present the pro
position to the people; to give their money and their time to
the -project ;ta get under it and put it oye ; !
I ; Ana wixn9utA Duncn .oi Jiustiers suqn as raineaao tne
call ofthe Saleni Chamber of (mmercej the second linen mill
proposition might ; have never been formulated, and if for
mulated might' have fizzled out.' " '1 I
I " .So the people of Salem and the : Sa
great debt of gratitude to this bunch of
''enlisted for the whole war, and who have made
minds to see the proect through; if possib
J.iAtra.in. hurrah: fnr trio rinsf1pr! 5 in
leet, growers tn the vicinity of Idaho Falls, -Idaho re
ceived last week $20;796. fpm.the factory! of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company.: This is the second boiaujf payment! oyer the
guaranteed price" of the sugar beet growers. The total pay
ments, including the guaranteed price ahd bonuses, will reach
about ?8 a on for beets grown lSbt yeari If the -prices of
sugar ruled higher, the bonuses of the .'growers would be
larger. This is the same company that is' building a beet
: J 'a A. T 1 " -T ! ! a a
sugar iaciory at Jtseuingnam, wasn., ana waniea smpmenrs
' " i a ' m . a 1 rt - j a a j . . a
oi sugar ceeis mis year irom me iaiem qistrict to xnat xac
tory would have had them if the f railroads had made
favorable freight rates. !
em district owe a
hustlers,
e.
who are
up their
OPPOSE THE REFERENDUM
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BE ERE OrJ FRIDAY
Rev. Ward' Will Preach First
-Sermon in First uongre
gational Next Sunday "
5 ReT. Chas. E. Ward preached
his last serrffcn to his congrega
tion at Ashtabula, Ohio, Sunday,
and he ha written to F. E. Neer,
chairman of the supply committee
here, that he will arrive In Salem
on Friday., He has also given out
his subjects for his first two ser
mons here.
"God's Way With Men". will be
the morning subject, and for the
evening subject this: "Are You
a Fool."
The first two sermons will be
forenoon and evening of Sunday
next.
j ' The county judges of the state and the state ; highway
commission are already on record opposing the referendum
of the proposed 'tax on auto busses andStrucks. They uphold
the legislature in its attempt to force the auto .transportation
companies to pay a reasonable license ta to be used in the
lipfceep of the highways." They realize through their study
of roads and traffic that the most destructive factor on the
main highways' today are thejieavy trucks, which pound over
them night and day. And thes officials deny the statement
oi ine auto anp ous operaiqra mat tne license lax proposed
is confiscatory.
y The proposed license taxi is ah attempt only to distribute
more evenly than now the burden of maintaining the high
r"ways among those who use them. And since maintainance
is paid for by &U motorists, the justice bf the law is obvious.
Every motorist and taxpayer of the state should refuse
to sign the petitions f or the.referenduni.
THE GERBIAN ELECTION
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f In the election of Hindenburg. Germany has sacrificed
American faith in the desire bf the Germain people for demo
cracy. Increase ,of, militaristic spirit is predicted in the re
sult of the election. May the rank and file of the nation's
peace-loving 'people have the strength and! will to maintain! a
position of peace at home and abroad. K -A
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DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK
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That Salem is a city where the sky is a little bluer, where
the air is a little purer, where it is jnore pleasant to live and
where you will live longer. Stay, with her J : - ' j ia
I , That you should apreciate the charm of its environments
and think oS Vhat you'cndo to make it even better and
brighter. . Help Salem. 5 Stay jwjth her!J j ;'rf;"H:';.r-t jv;
I ' 'That her progressive men and women are doing Salem
a great service which will rebound to their 'credit for years
to come. Join them and stay with hem! ' -1
1 "That with' its great natural resources and with the bene
fit which are bound to come with their development, there
i3 no limit as to' what Salem can do. Stay rith her 1 j
, I iThat Saleci will grow rapidly, even more rapidly than it
has in the past.; Stay with her!- ' I . j . i
', 5 Today is. a great day for Salem but she has greater day3
i.i rtcrs fcr the future. Sha is after the second h'nen mill and
; ill capture it. lid? Jher oa her way. . . ; . !
Salem Fruit Union Plant
Sold at Sheriffs Sale
With the Phez company hold
ing a .judgment of 1110,243
against the property of the Salem
Fruit Union, the plant was sold
at sheriff's . auction Saturday af
ternoon for 15009, according to
the report filed with the county
cleric Walter C. Winslow, at
torney for the Phez people, bid
the property in. r
According to Salem business
men, tne Fruit Union property is
valued at Wtwen $30,000 ahd
MO.C0O. The. building Itself Is
held of little worth, although the
property location, Is rated highly.
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OLDER BOYS W
: MEETIi SIH
Three Day Session, Attended
by More than 100 Boys,
Now History
The second annual Older Boys'
conference was brought to a close
Sunday morning at the TMCA
building with appreciation for
Frank Moran, noted boys' worker
and leader, who was the center
of the conference. ;
The main address of the day
was given by Dr. Mccormick of
Kimball School ' of Theology,
which was followed by a round
table discussion of the meaning
of the conference.
Mr. Moran used "My Contract
With Christ," which was consid
ered the best address of the meet
log. which .caused many," of 'the
boys to pledge themselves for bet
ter lives. . .,
Over 19 towns of Marion coun
ty were represented by the 111
boys and 15 leaders who attended
the conference. s -
Earnings Levy Rejected-
Right of the public service com
mission to collect a gross earnings
tax from the Oregon Electric,
Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Ore
gon Trunk and other of the Hill
system railroads is ' denied in a
letter from Carey & Kerr, Port
land law firm, representing the
railroads. An attempt by the com
mission to collect the tax on or
before May 1 is contrary to the
Oregon constitution, It is pointed
out, and the commission cannot
claim the tax prior, to the 90-day
period following the adjournment
of the legislature, which would be
May 28.'; : -.v; '' :
PERSONALS
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George Esplln is recovering
from a serious operation recently
undergone in a local hospital.
Mrs. H. Stout, who recently un
derwent medical- treatment, re
turned to her Colorado home yes
terday, completely recovered. It is
declared. "
'. Ben F. West; printer and real
estate man, received; word . from
his daughter last night that Mrs.
West underwent a successful op
eration in. Seattle Monday morn
ing. Dr. and Mrs. Scofield motored
to" Eugene Monday morning for a
visit with Mrs. Scofield's cousin,
J. C. Boleh.
; 1 1 Miss Ollie Worrell of Albany
was in Salem over the week-end,
visiting friends and having some
X-ray work done. , 1
y Xenal Ram say er of McMinnville
was In Salem yesterday.
J. M. Martin of Jefferson paid
a visit to the city yesterday.
S. M. Smith, Dallas resident,
was In the city Monday. .
T. B. Kay, state treasurer, was
a Portland visitor Monday.
Ed Bayliss of the Sheridan
creamery returned home Monday
after spending the week-end In Sa
Woman's Statement
Will Help Salem
"I hated cooking because all I
ate turned sgfur and formed gas. I
drank hot water and olive oil by
the gallon. Nothing helped until
I took Adlerika.' ; Unless 'due to
deep-seated causes. Adlerika helps
any case gas on the stomach In a
surprisingly QUICK time.. It Is a
wonderful remedy to use for con
stipation it often works In one
hour and never gripes. J. C. Perry,
Druggist, 116 8. Commercial St.
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(Continued from vg 1) ,
quet was presented with the j sil
ver loving cup awarded by,: the
state. .The Oregonlan screen; re
view representative was' on hand
to secure their pictures and these
will .Ue presented today at j the
Rivoli theater. Portland, and pos
sibly will come to Corvallis at a
later date. VMlss Tartar Is direc
tor of music In the Salem schools
and operates a private music
studio in Salem. , She Is now mak
ing plans to present "The Mound
Builders," in which beginners will
appear, and "The Mikado," to
be sung by advance students. Miss
Tartar is a Corvallis girl and
friends here are interested In her
continuous victories. . Corvallis
Gazette-Times. ' : ,..'J . " '' ;
The home -of Judge rand Mrs.
George M. Brown, 100; Center
street, " was the scene of an en
joyable meeting of the 'Cosmopoli
tan club on Friday evening. .
Thi PhlliDOine'-jnembera of t!ie
ciuh famished two groups of mu
sical numbers. Cedxic Y,. Chang
read a group ' of original verses,
while Jacob? Krokar. a Russian
member of the clnb, .'gave an iac-
count of - the student life in his
; vast country. ; Leland Chapln, a
senior at Willamette university i
who will soon take up work in
China, also gave a talk. :
' Delicious refreshments were
served following the program, af-
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ter which the host tea a gooa ais
cuseion ' of interest torboth -members
and guests. .The' rooms were
attractive for the J evening with
seasonal garden flowers. . f: .C '''.'
. 1 Special guests in ."the group for
the evening were Dr. and Mrs.jF.
G. Franklin. Miss Lillian 'Apple
gate and Dr. and Mrs. . S. ; B.
Laughlin. . . ' i ;
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. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clifford and
Prof, and Mrs. J... H. - Batcheller
and family of Corvallis motored
to Nesk.owin for the week-endJ -;
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' 'Reverend and MrsJ W. C. Kant
ner entertained as their guests
over Sunday, Professor Clifford
Kantner, Jean Kantner. . Nathan
Stewart; and, William Jackson, all
of J Seattle; the party arriving by
motor at "11130 o'clock Saturday
evening and leaving; for SeatUe
soon af ten .o'clock . yesterday
morning.'' ' I'" -
. : The entire group participated In
an excellent concert given before
a packed . auditorium on Sunday
evening. The members of the
First Evangelical church were
guests for the service at the First
Congregational church since Mr,
Poling and Professor Kantner
have had a number of early exper
iences together.
i After' the formal evening wor
ship, an impromptu concert was
given by the visitors -the choir,
under the direction of Albert Gil
le ably assisting, throughout the
evening. . , -t
After Mr. Jackson, an Alaskan
Indian, with a deep bass voice, had
sung, as well as Jean-Kantner and
Mr. Nathan . Stewart, Professor
Kantner.' was especially requested
to ; sing. Those who neard Mr.
Stewart will be interested to know
that he leaves the 14th of May for
an extensive tour with the Ellison
White chautauqua circuit, going
into the Canadian provinces after
-(The- flowers -inr-the- church for
the occasion,' as they were on the
night . before - the reception, were
unusually beautiful. The many
lovely baskets of blooms were 'a
gift from Mr. and Mrs. Don Up
john. Tulips In pastel shades and
lilacs were used in lavish; prof u
sion; ' ; : v-i
MITCHELL PLEADS
. - fOR AIR SERVICE
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air mechanics with adequate per
sonnel and facilities.
."With. such an organization in
existence, the coast and borders
of the United States would be
safely protected.' : The " units l of
the organization.'. he , thought,
"had been based In the 14 largest
cities and be .prepared at all times
to take the. field within two weeks
notice. " ' ' i -
"Every flrst-clasa power has
such an organization,'' he . de-.
clared. r "During the war in Eu
rope we were . fighting ground
armies. In the future, command
of .the air , will dominate. ; Loss
of the air will mean, there is no
longer "a need for ground armies.
But,lt.has been Impossible to da
anything- to- develop anr power
through the war and navy deart
ments .
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Faces Serious Charge
Lee Moore, employee of a local
manufacturing firm, was arrested
on a charge of larceny from - a
dwelling yesterday by Officer Ol
son, who was called upon to Inves
tigate the case. It Is alleged
Moore secured nearly 600 in loot,
consisting of diamond ring, a wrist
watch and other articles. He is
about 18 years of age. He is now
in the city jail.' ; -
A
"COMING
THROUGH"
With
THOMAS
MEIGHAN
Today
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You Are Assured of I ' May X.&KW
Economy;. Because ; . '-. - i . : - ' - : - :
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. ' . s Insulation . ! . ; The Trap -
raoM tcbm zes
This is a notable feature found
on the Automatic Refrigerator.
It is a feature that means much
saving for you on ice bills.
When the doors of th,e -AutCH
matic are closed the action of
the air within; Is this. , It be
gins to roiate, firsts going down
over the lee into the food cham
ber below. From there it cross
es over to the food chamber s
on the left and goes up to the
Ice again. This action is con
tinuous and automatic.
Come In and let us explain
more fully the advantages of
this feature. ... - i i
1. Outside Case. -'
2. - Specially prepared
insulation paper.
3. Air Space.- ,
4. Specially prepared
insulation paper.,
5. Mineral Wool. ?.'
6. Specially prepared
insulation paper.
7. Inside Case.
8. Metal Lining. ;
The Automatic has set a new standard for
home refrigeration. It has done away with -all
the inconveniences of the old-fashioned
aid obsolete ice box. ,
The Automatic has made possible correct
food preservation, s
The Autbmatic shown here has a 65-lb.
ice capacity. It is finished in solid ash
with Golden Oak Finish. White Porcelain
' lined. Let us demonstrate this refrig
erator to you. 1 . "
When cleaning the Automatic-Trap
no foods
need be removed. Both
food chambers may be
kept tightly closed.
This. trap, makes overr
running of the drain
pipe impossible. Come
see it. . .. ' i
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Protect Your
Baby's Milk
In the hot summer months, too
much care cannot be taken of
your baby's milk. When you
entrust your baby's health to a
refrigerator it will pay you well
to investigate the kind you buy
and assure yourself of its abil
ity to safeguard the purity of
the milk the baby has to drink.
The Automatic has been proven
the best refrigerator on the
market. Milk and in fact any
other food may be kept in it
for days without spoiling. You
cannot afford to overlook this
fact when you make your
choice of refrigerators..
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Most Refreshing
A Cool Glass
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The water cooling tank is lined
with white porcelain and ! built
into! the- inside, center wall.
Safe from damage by .the Ice j
not lessening the capacity of
the ice., ori provision chamber!.
Of solid ash, in- golden oak finishone-piece
porcelain, provi
sion chamber. .. i
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As a special offer this week only we will let you
take home your choice of the Automatic Refrige
rators on our floor for only $1.00 down. The bal
ance may then be paid in small weekly or monthly
payments. Come in and make your choice today.
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Trade in
That Old Box for
i an Automatic .
Old-fashioned ice boxes were
too wasteful that's one reason
why the Automatic has re
placed them. If your ice bills
run too high if your foods
don't keep perfectly during the
hottest weather let us show
you what an Automatic will
do, Generous size model.
A Model
to Suit
Your :
Home
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CREDIT WITHOUT INTEREST
This week is going to be your greatest opportunity
. , ,vA4CI'L CLuiiuiiiv, emu ai; (.lie; jsaiiic uiiic a&suic
4u yourself of satisfaction, in the purchase of a refrigr .
JJiClLVJl. 111C CilLllC WCCft. Will UC UCVULCU IU UCUIU11"
stratiqri of AUTOMATIC REFR1GER-. ,
ATORS in our store and you are cordially: 1
invited to come in at any time and ask for
special demonstration.
; Economy is just as important to 'every-
one as it ever was and it is being pract
ised in practically every walk of life.
.Therefore we have arranged this special
Automatic,' Food, Health, Ice and
Money-Saving Week to show you how
you can effect real savings in both ice
- ttnd food and at the same tune protect
your health.
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