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V N President of Audubon Society Gives Lecture -AMERICAN FARMER (Coatiao.d trmm pM 1.) manufacturer, why, the logic of the situation demands, has he not rwnin? Meetinsr for Salem Nature Study Club Held: Many (shared in the success and prosper!- Pictures Shown by W. A. Elliott Durinir Hia I ty of the organic chemical indus Interesting Address - ' iry ra,nenc8 ounnt mo mce lue war;, i ucro ra,r 01 coarse, many successful farmers. The Salem Nature club, one of the most significant of There- are likewise hnndreds-- !fent organizations,; held a particularly successful open hundreds- of thousands' who meeting on Friday evening, March 11, at YMCA. themseires would be the first to W. A. Elliott president of-the state Audubon society spoke admit that they are far from sue- on birds of the Pacific Ctoast. . Mr. Elhott exhibited m And it is -with these ii uuu reus 01 muuwnua m wnuen, of organic chemical manufactur ers, that this discussion -Is pri marily concerned. Ortranlc Chrmlmtrr SIncv l.fHX -Prior to 1900 there existed In America no organic chemical in dustry worthy of note. Coal tar distillates, in large rolume. were fractionated Into benzene products of approximate purity but thmr found, far the mnt part, their it market on fon soil. From thence, after 'further chemical manipulation, thev wre retnrned to ns In hfahlT dereloned form. A number of refined organ! prod ucts came slowly Into production In America In the vrs preceding the "World war. Thei manufac ture, howerer, can onlr be con- strued in the light of a gratuity 75 colored plates and 'spoke to a packed house for a period of the most part, these comnonds more than two hours on the habits of western birds. were of the sfmniest sort, wsnsiiy Mr, Elliott is one of the outstanding authorities of the of tonnage output and reouired no country on bird life. His book, entitled "Birds of the Pacific sknied technique in manufactur- Coast," is known to many people in Salem and can be secured in operations. . throueh the local book stores. ' During the w'M there Salem Nature Study club was realized as an organization I arose a rreat dearth f all chei-1 nas cnanged, and s tftf . Bluebirds, harbingers -of 'spring:, are already seen . perehiog on low boughs and fence posts. development of. an American or- the American farmer, whether he knows It or not. Is a partner. He, therefore, is vitally Interested In the continued development of the organic chemical Industry in this country as the ultimate and ONLY PERMANENTLY SATISFACTORY solution of Ills problems " Only aa the future development of this chemical . Industry makes j pos sible the Increased utilization of the products of the farm, now only partially used or discarded altogether, will agriculture throw off Its ancient and medieval stan dards. And only then will agri culture be Wble to claim its RIGHTFUL PLACE in the science of industry in this country and en titled to as full a share in indus trial prosperity as 'are other in dustries. This must be our starting point. In fact, it is or rather was our starting point. Only as the prod ucts of our farms are scientifical ly produced and Just as scientific ally used will our farmers attain the economice prominence which they have been too often told In the past they had and which they now full well know they do not have. Nor is this otherwise than as it should be. From time im memorial, of all economic pur suits, agriculture seems to have been regarded as almost the one industry open to all free men.and for which little or no training oer apprenticeship was necessary. Surely as a man soweth, so does he reap, and farmers of the twentieth century are reaping the sowings of centuries before them But the old order is changing; it it W those of through the efforts of C.A. Kells, I and George Shand. These men called a general meeting at the YMCA on February 19 at which time the club, was tormaHy organ ized. The -constitution provides for a governing hoard of teu mem bers. At the present time there are eight filling the. office. Two will be named later.' The following are the officers and chaster members of the club, which is open to those Interested: Mr. George Shand, president; Prof, M..E. Peck, vice president; Mrs. X!. A. Kells, secretary-treasurer; Robert Paulas. Miss MIrpah Blair, Mrs. H., K. Peck,;Mlss Lil lian Applegate, .Miss Cussie A. Nlles. LoyaJt; Warner, Dwlght T. Shaw,. Robert :Uann.i-airs. Robert PauluPTOfTltC. Kohler,, Miss Clara "E. Smith; ,Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. 3Hfcertv , Miss Elaine Brown1, Leonard MoshefMr. and Mrs. Walter H. Denton, Miss Elsie 8. Devine, Miss Clara E. Stewart, Mra.; E; XL Hoflnell; Mr TL CY Batchem; Mr.. C. ?Ai,v Kells, . Mary EHxafcetb, Margareti,JLnn - and Stances Alice' Kells. Mr. and Mrs. Chinv.A. Park, Mis Louise Brown, Miss- Lola White.' Sfrv. and Mrs. "W. -'cr.TWb'fta"; Alice Fisher. JlKArthuiFlsher, Miss Gertrude Breyen, Miss" Mary J. Stone, Wil liam Mosher, Mrs. O. J. Hull, Miss Eleanor Lzicar; Mrs. K M. Hester, Mrs. S. H. fn Trump, Mr. Ben Rlckli. The first eight members comprise the board of directors. ' The speaker on Friday, Wil liam Ayrea Eliot, as president of the Oregon Audubon Society is, of course, deenlv Interested in the protection of the- birds. - The Audubon society is an or ranization of bird lovers who irork to educate public pinion to 4 proper appreciation and protec tion of bird life and to cultivate in them a love of birds,' to com muaicate, knowledge f and.- en thusiasm for them to others. - The term Audubon society was ;xlned by George Bird Grinnell in 18?- and an organization for the protection of birds at that time started by him attained a member ship of 48,868. It was later dis continued, but the name and pur pose remained in memory of John James Audubon, a distinguished American ornithologist, born in 1780 in Louisiana. John James Audubon, born of French parents, was educated in Paris. Upon leaving school in France he , returned to America where he occupied himself with his ornithological studies. He spent much time in watching the habits of birds. Often he took long walks through the forest regions of uninhabited sections of our ear ly country, sometimes being gone for months upon such Journeys, in the course of which he perfected many sketches of birds. With a mass of data on .bird life accumulated in 15 years of such excursions, he proceeded to Philadelphia to publish a work on birds of North America. While lie' was absent from the city, all his papers were destroyed by rats. and he was obliged to go back again to his ibird study and sketch ing. Four years later lie took Ills designs to England and In 1H0 appeared the first volume of "The Birds of America." Mr. Eliot says that the society Is promoted from two view-points. from the sentimental and esthetic view-point and from the economic view-point. There are a number who are in terested in birds as birds, as crea tures of beauty, whose existence calls for protection from a purely sympathetic standpoint. Others are interested In birds because of the work they dor in protecting growing thins. These fdrm perhaps the larger class,-. "It is the purpose of the state so ciety to ?work f rom- both these view-points.-, - .The program committe for the local club Includes: Mrs. C. A. Kells,' Professor M. E. Peck, and Miss MIrpah Blah. GIRLS SCHOOL IDEA GETS DEATH KNELL (Contia4 frs Vf X.) . , -;:... . 1 calling the normal. a girls' .school are numbered, "The offices of re Bponsibility now .held by the . men are justly earned; 'and with ' con tinued cooperation ' between the normal school is indeed bright, '. Among the many organizations in the school the men's club Is one of the most 'influential, and; un der the administration of the pre sent officers It has become a notle able factor in all campus activi ties. The policy of this club is tf work for the general good of the school, promote better fellowship and raise the social standards among the men; and encourage a larger enrollment of men from all parts of the state. During the past year It has been Instrumen tal in organizing the pep commit tee, athletic contests, "smokers with wrestling and ? boxing matches, and fdsterl&g the basket ball tournament. '- Outstanding among athletic events was the winning of the 1927 championship in the Willamette valley confer ence by the basketball team and much credit Is 'due the men's or ganizations for their support and encouragement.' 8 o c i a 1 1 y tbe men's club is ginvlng a banquet to the men of the football team and. a like affair for the basket ball squad. Plans are now under way for a formal dance which will be the most "prominent social event of the winter. The mesr of the school were wellirepresented on the honor roll of the fall terra. and are equally represented on the atudent council the student goT- rning body of the school. Other organizations among the nen Include the men's 'glee club. : xue Order of, th: "ft "V-and the Y. M. C. A. ,The Better O. N. S. laciuae mpotn men ana women. .uennite plans are being formu lated for the annual tennis tonrn- -nent, track meet and- baseball tsoiu The men's debating team . doing some splendid work this tests The work or the men In junior class play proved them to have tar more than the usual dra matic ability. A committee . is now working on the sale of the school annual the. Norm with gratifying success. The men grad uates are each year going ount nto the teaching, field into princl- palships and remunerative junior high school positions, and several hare been asked to return to the normal as faculty members be cause of their high grade work. Co-education - at the Monmouth school is drawing more men each year, into the teaching profession a field ia .which tbe demand tor men is constantly increasing eals ad particular thin stress felt In the omc flM. cuttlnr off of !mwrt s-ave the trreatest possible protection for which a manufaotitrr could Jk rH prodnr triAf fto fM field, hoplne the Ime war wm over tr ti)nfq.tiTiT' nrvsses mlrl reahe n wree f "''h tit he ulrt, . ! 'n tl work, a worV clepr'v trtW 0tmm tv r p pi" lailtn; wtlT; Trnmeflistelv o t'A War, th miV. nn cfiptntMU OTlffrtUP' In f TirT he of trff. ti aptvnber i fo iPnr Tw fV tnwvitiir fipl.ft A. vrr vt-m ffrrpwTPAT, ttt PAC'TTDTVn -A tinnTP e'rrTr TTnnrrrr nryytJCATj SFTTLY- There are many people today who look upon the tariff as a political question. If we grant this, then all political parties hence forth must epouse the tariff as the salvation of our country. Those of us of Democratic leaning as well as those 6f 'Republican leaning realize more and more fully that the Fordney-McCumber tariff is the greates tariff ever written for America. The men who sponsored and defended this bill and who secured its passage are responsible for the energies of a nation having been directed into intensive industrial activity, with the result of spurring the mental powers of the individual to higher and higher attainments in the realms of discovery and invention. Had it not been for the tariff of 1922 with its strong protection for organic chemistry, this enorm ous Industry would have been lost to America and thus the greatest industry of all time left in the control of foreign powers. As it was. Heaven smiled upon us and the manufacture of organic chemi cals has progressed by leaps and bounds to an extent little dreamed of even by the early financial pro moters.. It may not be generally known that the total annual out put of all our iron and steel plants is SCARCELY ONE-FOURTH IN VALUE compared with that of our manufactured food products which, -exclusive of all farm staples used directly as foods, amounts to $13,000. OOO.OOo annually. RESUME WHALING OFF MEXICAN COAST (Cemtla4 from para 1.) duets, up-to-date machinery for this purpose being installed along the rendering shtp. Whale oil ac cumulates in vast - tanks, and when ' thousands of barrels have been obtained It ia pumped into the tankship and sent ofWto the woTldmarketa. ; . t. Of the many varieties of whales frequenting the waters here," the California greyback la said to be the most ; numerous. , . The giant sperm - whale, the bluenose and a dozen other types are also cap tured in numbers by the whaling company. Although! the 'continual opera tion of 4he whale fleet below. San Diego is 7 expected to thin out the. mammoths along the cost, author ities making studies of the waters have found that whales are num erous at the present time. ; At cer tain -seasons: of (le year, as the temperature of the water-changes, these giant" fish-like mammals find their way Into the channels' off San Diego: and even migrate as far north as San Francisco. Steam ship captains operating along the coast v recently complained the whales are so thick as to Hinder A Brief Summary rfA A" Great War converted America into a chemical-manufacturing nation from a raw product chemical - supplying America. Had It not been for the Tariff act of 1922 this coun try would have lost its enorm ous new organic chemical in The farmer is an organic chemical manufacturer and he is out of step with industry in general. The nineteenth century age of coal-tar gives way to the -twentieth century afe of cel lulose. J. i ", : The Jtlme Is not far , away when the feeding of corn to hogs will be classed with that1 other unholy act. the feeding - of raw bituminous coal to a : furnace for beat supply. : " Thi farmer ta the great pro dncer of cellulose and his fu-f ' ture lies in Its Increased utili sation. : . ' .. ; , . . He 'Is thus a partner In the great organic chemical Indus- try of this country and It Is In its development that the only permanent- agricultural ljef is. to be found. The Tariff Of 1922 T ; But, ; it .will be asked at this point, what has all this discussion of the benefits of the Fordney McCumber tariff to the American organic . chemical industry got to do with the present state of af fairs In American agriculture. In brief, just this, which; is both! our agriculturists who do not see the change that suffer most. Ie began two or three decades ago when scientific farming was first talked of in earnest; it is now be ing completed with the scientific utilization of the products of the farm. A "rlht farmer" may be a more picturesque individual than an "organic chemist," but in the survival of the fittest, the "dirt farmer" will need more than hia picturesqueness if he Is to compete with his colleague who has seen the handwriting on the wall, and who accordingly regards his farm as a chemical plant and himself a chemist. The time Is not far away when the feeding of corn to hogs will be classed with that other unholy act, the feeding of raw bituminous coal to a furnace for heat supply A Chemical Tnffustry Staple agricultural products must not be supplied to tbe con sumer directly, but must come to him indirectly through the chemi cal manufacturer. In other words the valuable by-products and co products that lurk in grains and all other, agricultural staples must needs - be removed in order that the main products can be sup plied at lower costs. The extent to which this is being done and can be done can best be brought out by a discussion of the accom plishments and possibilities in con nection with a few leading agri cultural products. Oats is used primarily as a feed for livestock and for the manu facture of cereals. From the hulls about 10 per cent by weight of furfural is easily obtainable through a simple steam distilla tion process. This furfural is al ready finding a market. From the furfural we Bhall derive a large number of chemical compounds of considerable value. Though the hulls constitute but 30 per cent of the weight of the oats the chemical compounds derivable from this fraction will certainly approach a VALUE EQUAL TO THAT OF THE REMAINING" 70 PER CENT of the oat kernels. Sugar cane has been cultivated primarily for its sugar content but one-fourth of the total weight of the sugar cane consists of the tops, and these may serve admir ably for silage. One-fourth of all the sugar cane and sorghum stalks grown in our southern states is now furnishing a by product for further manufacture. In Louisiana we note the average yield per acre of 20 tons of sugar cane stalks, which, after extrac tion of the 10 per cent sugar con tent, yield a bagasse capable of giving another 10 per cent of the original weight of cane, In the form of dry fiber, even stronger than weed fiber. ;Frora this fiber is now' manufactured celeotex, a kind of board of non-heat con ducting properties, especially suited for the lining of refrigera tor cars and Interior walls of buildings, in this connection, we may assume that the stalks of wheat and corn will come into use in the preparation of similar but coarser, wood substitutes. Of greatest interest in the last few years is the derelopmet of the soya bean industry. This bean Is distinctly rich in nitrogen. Soya bean oil Is used for making lard and butter substitutes, for soaps and for edible oil. It is also used in the making of water-proofing materials, enamels, varnishes, and printing inks. The oil cake Is an excellent stock food and finds use further in the manufacture Of ft man's consumption and for special food for Invalids and Infanta Corn gives a great number of prod nets. The germ yields a fine cooking oil Cone pound per bush. el) and paragol, a substitute for rubber. The germ residue is an excellent cattle food. Th' starch granules of the corn are conTsrt ible to alundry starch f 3 S pounds per busel) and already 50.000.QOO bushels of corn are diverted Into this, channel."" From this corn starch we derive corn syrup, dex trose and crystalline maltase. premise and conclusion of this dls-t I This latter . Is a .recent develop cusslon: The Tariff law of lilt I ment-ot the bureau of chemistry with malt and allowing the mix ture to hydrolize for . a . week. About 25 pounds of sugars' can' be made from a bushel of 66 pounds of corn and a residue, of about 15 pounds of molasses collected. From the corn hulls we obtain gluten (14.5 pounds from each bushel). This is a valuable tissue building food for livestock. From this same source we also obtain phytln, a food containing 21 per cent assimilable organic, phos phorus, especially valuable for those suffering from nervous dis orders. . The cods of the corn. which "amounts, all told, to 20,- 000,000 tons of our total crop of 3,000,000,000 bushels, may be made to yield, by simple steam distillation, an adhesive substance valuable as briguetting material and also an appreciable quantity of furfural, previously mentioned In connection with oat hulls. From the corn which enters the butyl alcohol Industry; we obtain per bushel about ten to eleven pounds of solvents made up of about 3 per cent aceton. 60 per cent normal butyl alcohol, and 10 per cent ethyl alcohol and cer tain high boiling acids, all of which are meeting with increasing demands In the industries. .In this fermentation', of starch, pre sent In corn to 60 oer cent by weight, a large quantity of car bon dioxide and hydrogen in equal volume is simultaneously evolved. These gases constitute a weight almost twice that of the combined solvents, me remaining 40 per cent, or non starchy materials of the corn left after fermentation, contains 10 per cent of protein and considerable fiber and pen tosans. This residual mixture when carefully dried is well adopted as food stock and will be returned to the farm in ever in creasing proportions. The gase ous hydrogen evolved in these fer mentation processes is soon to be employed for the synthesis of am monia by combination with atmos pheric nitrogen and thus is in sured of low priced ammonia. The ammonia in turn may then be made to react with the waste car bon dioxide under pressure to yield urea, one of the most desir able forms of fixed nitrogen for When we reflect upon the great waste in our corn today some 40 per cent for swine, 20 per cent for horses and mules, 15 per cent for. cattle, and only 10 per cent for man and 15 per cent for manu facture, we know full well that the chemical utilization of this crop is Inefficent. More of the corn must ome Into fermentation processes and more soya beans must be raised to furnish greater and greater amounts of food for livestock. These vitamines which are present in the corn and have such beneficial influence upon hogs must be .isolated and, sup plied to the hogs through some other medium than raw corn. The coming utilization of corn stalks In chemical processes -will natur ally lower the price of the corn grains and it mat' still be possible to feed livestock with appreciable quantities of corn without en cou raging chemical waste. Worthy of particular attention on the part of southern land own ers is the assuredly growing Im portance of peanut oil. From this oil, hydrogenation, an excellent substitute for lard is obtainable. Hogs take particular delight in rooting out the . ungarnered pea nuts left in the ground.. Each acre can thus afford nutriment to fatten 30 hogs up to within three weeks of sale when corn, for th present, must be used to brirrf the hogs into first class condition Moreover, we must introgage. new crops into various ftgrts o,f the country for enjtyattan. Chinese see, aleuritis fordjf fea recently neen piantOO IB Central Florida. From this ased wt shall obtain tung oil, especially adapt ed to high grade varnishes, paints and linoleums. Upon poor southern land we shall grow dasheens and yams which yield such large sfch crops, particularly adapted for fermentation. The longeaf pfaa fs destinfid to come into prominence by rea? sea of the new developments in the chemistry of turpentine. From the pinene fraction of turpentine synthetic - camphor Is now pro duced abroad at such prices as to make it highly competitive with natural camphor. Whereas tbg remaining portion of the tureen- tine by careful halogeRftiiea and. oxidation yields an excellent snfe? stitute for the best quality of lin seed olL '- - .- ; "Upon poor northern lands, not ably In Michigan, Norway sprue will be planted. In 28 yeara, the spruce will be ready , for 'cutting and shipment to artificial silk plants. With the repjaeaaent of young trees icr i&a cut each. year, tftis WiU give the Michigan farmers something to secure them against failure la other crops. A new wast product in the artificial silk industry Is found to possess qualities approaching these , of wool; though not so soft to the touch, nor of the same , warmth, la garment form, these desirable properties will soon be annulled either : by admixture with other organic ehemteal products or with wool lUelf. . : , .- - .i.-iJ ' When we consider the mounting cpsta attach to the -cultivation of such, well known crops as cot- tea. w cannot overlook the pos sible introduction of the culture ofwtds or such mterial Inherent ly resistant to all ravages of dis ease and insects. It is not beyond hope thst common milkweed will more than likely claim the atten tion of our organic chemical man ufacturers., And certainly the ex pen se of Its cultivation can not be grown primarily for their, plant juices and secondarily for Unters and cellulose.- , The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). or the sunt lower that grows wild on western lands, will soon be do mesticated and diverted into chemical manufacture. The war food committee of the Royal Soci ety of Great Britain reported this plant capable of producing the greatest amount of food per acre! It can be grown on waste land and without cultivation. The av erage yield per acre may be made to approach 20 tons, whereas tbe Irish potato yields not more than 3 tons per acre. Freezing does not affect the tubers; hence they may be left in the ground until needed. These tubers contain a carbohydrate known as inulin, a product hydrolyzable into levulose or fructose, with a yield amount ing to 10 or 12 per cent of the weight of the tuber. This fruc tose is 50 per cent sweeter than ordinary sugar and its prepara tion in pure crystalline form has just been completed by investiga tors at the bureau of standards. Although this sugar is somewhat deliquescent, this need for inter fere with many of its possible uses. When tormented the carbo hydrates of the artichoke yield alcholol and acetone but this fer menting proceeds somewhat more slowly than in tbe ordinary fer mentation of gluccose. The arti choke may also be used as food in the same manner as potatoes and the seeds undoubtedly will find a market for the production of oils and meal. There thus appears no end of possibilities for farm lands and likewise it la evident that the adaption of all sorts of agricul tural wastses to a multiplicity of uses has only Just begun. There are as many possibilities ahead of this enterprise as there were a century ago for the utilization of coal tar. This statement may seem utterly absurd to the layman but TO THE CHEMIST IT IS A CERTAINTY. Coming Age of Cellulose Just as the nineteenth century from one chemical standpoint may be regarded as the coal tar age, so will the chemical progress of the twentieth century center around the chemical adaption of cellulose. It is this that brings us directly to the crux of the entire priblem of agriculture and it ia this also which ought to make the analogy between the farm and the organic chemical plant perfectly obvious. The predictions made presage the continuation of pros perity in the modern chemical in dustry. The , manufacturers in this industry, as indicated above have prospered greatly through our protective tariff policy. The same tariff that has protected the the industries manufacturing ofz. ganlc chemicals extend -their re searches and increase their devel opments," MORE AND MORE Will agricultural products ner vinto these Industries and hence more, and more will, the farmers emerge from their complete and total de pendence upon ' consumers mar kets. This" development is surely coming, although its progress ap pears not so rapid ad the agricul turist may desire. Those who. talk of solving the- farmers' troubles simply by marketing surplus farm products live only for today, even aa they see it. WE SHALL BE IMPORTING LARGE QUANTI TIES OF GRAIN WITHIN TEN YEARS. ; In this connection we must not belittle the efforts already put forth by agriculturists and manu facturers to bring agriculture into better economic position. Our agricultural colleges , and farm bureaus have. everywhere outdone themselves in the dissemination of scientific methods making for Increased production on our lands. The farmers have applied well these teachings, but have they not overlooked the first and foremost point in an business tne creating of an Increased demand before building up an increased supply? .now this is all changed. The de mand is increasing enormously from year to year." Our farm pro ducts are becoming , increasingly the greatest source of raw mater ial for manufacturing plants second only, for the time being, to coal tar in importance. Our farm ers therefore must cooperate with American industrialists and. in close association with, them work for their own good and the good ol alL '.. .. - The Tariff Problem There Is thus, as .we must see It, no tariff problem between the industrial east and the agricul tural west. There hare been signs In the past which, made it look as though this were so. but they are passing or already gone. Every force and Influence which aids ra the increased chemical utilization and adaptation of cellulose bene fits the organic chemical producer, whether he operates a farm or 'a factory. At the present time an adequate protective tariff which will foster the growth and devel opment of the organic-chemical Industry benefits the " chemical plant In New Jersey and in Michi gan, and the farmers In Iowa and Indiana. ' Acclimated ornamental nursery stock, evergreens, rose bushes, fruit and shade trees at Pearcy Bros. In season. We have our own nurseries. 178 S. ComU. ( Eiker'Auto Co., Ferry at Lib erty St. Autos stored and bought and sold. Cars washed day and night. Low prices and service will make long friends. () Mrs. H. P. stith, millinery. Most beautiful hats in Salem; all shapes and colors; fall stock from which to make fine - selections. i Best quality. 333 State St. (). The Dixie Bakery leads on high, class breads, pies, cookies and fancy baked supplies of every kind. Best by test. Ask old cus tomers. 4 39 Court St. ( SEE ' r J. Wilson's Fashion Shop Style and Quality, Without Extravagance Latest Styles for Women in " Coats, Dresses - and Millinery organic chemical industry in tne past few k years and .whJtV has brought success to bq, Kany manu facturing industries is . the same tariff at whose doors the unscien tific mind would lay the farmers' troubles. As rough -as has been the farmers' road during the last several years, had It not been for the protection afforded the organ ic chemical manufacturers by the tariff act of 1922, not only woul& the farmers present plight fee in finitely worse but there v?0uld be no signs of a brighter dawn. As Those new Sport Coats so much In demand atel;. L now on display m.our store. Come, in and see . these smart coats. A Small Deposit Will Hold Any Garment - Wilson's Fashion Shop Oregon Building State Street and High . ,.yc"-T...9 nmtTtv j 1 and U TT.tSi ty mashiBT tt urcS appreciable. Cuch weeds will be Use Your Credit at Kaf oury Bros. Springtime' Atmosphere Is Evident Spring Merchandise Is Ready and Awaiting You Coa Ore j In selecting the new assortments we have carefully chosen only tfiose styles, fabrics and colors that will be correct and in qualities that can be depended upon to give satisfaction; . ' --' . That's 'One of the Reasons for onr Growth- " , :. Dependable Goods Fair Prices . - - Another Charge Accounts . Charming Silk Dresses, New Prints . and Colorings - V 511.48 up to $49.50 : Stylish New Coats $15.00 urV to $59.50 Cunning Suits $11.48 up to $39.50 We are specializing in large sizes , in - both dresses and coats-izes up to r : c Easter Is Only Four Weelis A wa ' :, . V Salcn Store . 4$ State U f a ' ' " t ? C i f