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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Featured Ii
Birthday
mficent Floor Lamps
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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.
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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