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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1925)
PAGE EIGHT THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 102T wire for aerial over 67,000-voli line, burning aerial wire In two and causing ' kick out" on line. Had one end attached to tree and string with weight tied to It at tached to end being pulled over line. The dry string alone pre vented personal injury. Warning was leaned yesterday by W, M. Hamilton, head of the local branch of the Portland Elec tric Power company, against tin "extreme danger encountered by careless radio fans in attach lug ntena to poloa carrying power lines. "As evidence of the risk," he aaid, ' that Is to be taken when proper precaution Is Ignored, five cases of personal injury or proper. ty damage have been furnished by our engineering department In Portland. The five cascB men tloned by Mr. Hamilton were as follows: 1 Fiftieth and Columbia boule vard, January 3, 1824, 5:30 p. m (dark): Young man climbed on to pole structure carrying bank of transformers and 67, 000-volt, 11 000-volt and 23 00-volt lines with aerial wire trailing on ground and held in left hand. Shoulder came In contact with 11, 000-volt fuse with fatal result. 2 Fifty-seventh and Powell Road, June 14, 1925: Aerial found attached to short strip of wood sailed to pole and extending up between legs o 11,000-vok line with aerial wire crossing over ami within few inches of two legs of this line. Experienced lineman found it necosimry to kilF 11,000 volt line and c;imb through 2300 volt circuit to remove eamo. Aerial ran to corner of house with light porcelain insulators at ends. 3 East .Nineteenth and Uybee avenue, on or about May 1, 1925: Aerial wire found attached to sec ondary arm on pole run up be tween legs of 2300-volt primaries over arm and attached to house. Party erecting same had left pliers hanging on primary wire and mado the reniarn. that lineman could havo them as wire was too hot for him. 4 Eighty-fourth and Powell Valley road: Father and son erect ing aerial seen by service man in aet of pulling aerial wire over 2300-volt lines. Had string at tached to end of wire to pull it over whlio one held wire on ground. If they had not been stopped before aorml wire reached I live wire, probably would havo re sulted in serious accident or fatal ity. 5 Van Hon ten street, near Peninsula: Father and on pulled Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 6. Lay ing 30,000 brlcl: a day or approxi mately three and one-half car loads, James Brown, an Indian and former Curlyle, Pa., football player, has gained a reputation among the construction workers on a highway near here as being the champion bricklayer of the world. So fast docs be work that five men are kept busy keeping him supplied with brick and two oth ers keep the face of the road even ahead of him. H. M. Stacker, In charge of th? instruction vork said Brown was the highest pnid street bricklayer the middle veet. He receives $2 an hour or $1(5 a day. 700 FIGHT FIRE S Missoula, Mont., Aug. 5. More than 700 men are now engaged in fighting fires In the Kanlksu, Jlearwater and Coeur d Alene for sts In northern Idaho and western Montana. A labor shortage in this region Is proving an obstacle to Who recruiting of more fighters High winds also are hampering the work of those who are fight ing. Some of the fires have been checked but others have spread in the last 24 hours so that the sit uation is virtually unchanged from yesterday. Forty more men were sent to the fire at Tamarack creek near St. Regis, Mont., where the tire broke through the lines yesterday. The Falcon fire, one of the worst. is expected now to be checked at the Idaho-Montana line with crews rushing to that section from three directions. tl " GREAT ENGLISH BEAUTY SECRET 'HOWARD'S BUTTERMILK CREAM' Druggists told not to take any- ijic n iiiuiicy uiucas una uc- liffhtful new vanishing cream quickly shows a decided improvement BIG DEMAND, SAYS DRUGGIST Buttermilk Cream creates beau ty almost like magic. The most wonderful thing about It Is the fact that wnile u turns the dull ct, most lifeless complexion to radiant beauty and makes red or rough band or arms snowy white, yet there is not fhe filight- et sign of Its use after applica tion. It actually vanishes from sight and the most heated atmos phere will not produce the lease hininefis or g reachless of the akin. No matter wnether you arc troubled with a poor complexion, wrinkles, puff in ess around the eyee, freckles, crow6 feet or lines around the mouth, ugly finger nails, or just a simple roughness f the face, hands or arms caused by wind or sun, you will find that any or all of these troubles will quickly disappear with the use or llowa rd h u u t te nn 1 1 n Cream. To prove this to your complete satisfaction, get a small quantity today at your favorlto toilet goods counter with the under standing that they will freely re turn the purchase money should you be dissatisfied. Beautiful actresses say, "A short massage with Howard s Buttermilk Cream at night be foro retiring Is all that is nec essary. Adv. Another Real Bargain 1 m m 1 .... m it V.V. V.V. a a 'i I V''-'.' PART WOOL FANCY Single Blankets SIZE 72x84 Beautiful Patterns Splendid Weight FOR THE BEACH OR THE AUT6 OR A COUCH COVER OR A BATH ROBE These are seconds from a very fine mill. The defects you can hardly notice. We bought them right, almost at half price. If perfect they should sell for $5.00. FRIDAY and SATURDAY YOUR CHOICE m QJfJ'i IN OUR BASEMENT STORE Good Goods. ::: : m v..-. i i V.W.VW.VW.V.V.VV.VV.V.VAVV. M Featured Ii Birthday mficent Floor Lamps i ' JISk Burnett's tiw The Lamp pictured is finished in the richest Polychrome colors (black and blue and gold) and the shade is of the richest georgette in a deep shade of blue over orange. As shown in the sketch there are lace panels at the sides. The Lamp stands over five feet in height and the shade measures twenty-four inches by sixteen. The fringe is of blue silk over an orange valance. There are two pull chain sockets and a silk cord with plug all ready to connect. In a word a lamp fine enough for the finest home in the city. BIRTHDAY DIAMOND SPECIAL Friday and Saturday Twenty- eight rings in this group the finest diamonds we have ever mounted and the biggest money's worth you ever had. Blue-white-selected stones and engraved mountings of 18 karat white gold. Featured at $88.50. Delivered for a $1 Paid for $1.50 a Week Newest Style Bracelet Watch As shown in the Bketch, this dain ty bracelet watch has the new flex ible bracelet of 14-karat white gold (filled). The watch has 16 jewels and is guaranteed. Nothing more accurate made that we know of. Featured at $29.50. Delivered for a dollar. Paid for $1 Weekly Salts & Peppers 95c pair As shown in the sketch a popular colonial style in heavy silver plate on white metal. Featured for the "Birthday I'arty" at 95c a pair. ! ii II i !i I! 5 II v !i "i Ii m The purpose of this offering is not to make money, but to make friends for the Burnett Store. The lamp will be delivered to any one of the readers of this newspaper for a fifty cent piece. And the balance may be paid at the rate of say a dollar or so a week. There are no extras. In this way, we hope to make many hundreds of people acquainted with the Burnett Budget Plan We believe that you will find it to be the simplest, easiest, happiest, and most economical yet devised. The store will be open Saturday night till nine o'clock so that all may share in this extra ordinary offering. We suggest however that it will be well to come early if you would be certain of securing one of the lamps pictured. . Men's Watches Birthday Special A Group of the finer watches for men are to be featured Friday and S a t u r d ay. E 1 g i ns. Illinois, Walihams all are thin models and have 15 jew els. Priced at $29.75 for choice. The best and big- gest value of the year without doubt! Delivered for a dollar. Paid for $1 Weekly BIRTHDAY SPECIAL Friday and Saturday A selected group of blue white diamonds in the newer white gold mount ings are to be featured tomorrow and Saturday at $47.50. Incomparable v a 1 u e unconditionally guaranteed. Delivered for 50c Paid for $1 "Weekly Cups & Saucers 95c a Set Decorated China Cups and Saucers of excellent quality ware with colored decorations. We are obliged to limit sale six to a customer to make them go round Set of six cups and six saucers for 95c 457 STATE STREET SALEM
