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r i mi they were being entertained Ini
" nr. are the national winners la th Army Essay Cobwm as .7 Ealon ,
H.of OUv. Branch, Ml....
Punctured
Br ANDERSON HALEY
Chllllcolh. Mo,
Mr. Barne9, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
"Eat More
Bread
And reduce the h'gh cost of living."
Holsum Bread
IS THECHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE MOST
WHOLESOME FOOD ON THE MARKET.
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer has it
jcherry City Baking Co.
EaoQRSjRui viwxmx juv.i'.-.'m w:ojzm 1
CHANGE WOULD BE COSTLY
Why Oenenl Adoption ef the Metric
System li llktly to Bo De
layid for Some Years,
The great objection to tlio adoption
nf th metric Htfin l vell 'B(i'l by
1 E. 8. Muuimcrt In letter to Sclen
I title American. Ho
I "There m In Hie I'nltcd States and
! OrAil Britain ami other Knutlih spik
ing countries millions If not billion"
! of dollar.' worth of machine tool! and
liullt unit graduated nn
the Ini'li hal, Hnd more millions of
dollar urlh of Jlt! and I'ortul n
t;rt,i In nimJillllMoill Olid toot htllld
err furlnrlea lined to build Itnlliliird
tool, to Inch tuudrtlu These will
all wear out some duy and Imve to be
replaced; and If It were poslble to
replace them thus gradually with
metric system equipment the proponed
change would not be so bod. Hut noth
Inn of the rt In ponHlblcf yoo
cniiiiot go over to the metric ay stem
1 little at 1 time, you imrat go over all
nt once. Tula would Involve the ab-
white abandonment of all this equip
ment J It would be a Iremeadous hint
and a rnoxl Impractical thing to do."
Mr. Jlummert suggests that we
nitnnt the Inch an our standard and
decimalize It up and down. But the
editor of BclenllBc American polnta
out that It would nut bring ua newer
to International uniformity.
Summer Excursion Fares
to
Beach and Mountain
- Resorts
Commencing Saturday, May 29th
Season and mid week tickets
Go where the Ocean Roars
or
Up in the mountains where the air
is pure and the scenery inspires
Fares on Application
a For particulars Inquire of local agent
Southern Pacific Lines
JOHN M, SCOTT, General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon
How to Remove Dents.
If mifflclent cure be exercised, It l
possible to wake a good repair Job of
the denta and disfiguring depressions
which iiuir the surfaces of automobile
bodice and fender. Fill a sin mnde
of heavy ennvaa with builder' annd,
and fasten a board on one side of It,
o that one aide of the bug in soft and
one rigid. Place the anft aide against
the cavity In the hect metal, and
hummer the rl'lco which correspond
to cuvlly on the other aide of the
nietnl, Use a rubber-faced or boxwood
mallet, to avoid cracking the muterltil,
and strike light blows In circles around
the damaged purt, narrowing the clr
clea gradually until the center Is
reached. In tills way the mnterlul will
be restored to Its original Khnpe, and
If the blows be not too violent, there
Is no danger of making a btilse lu the
opposite direction, as the annd offers
sufficient resistance to keep the sur
face flat. The method of holding the
aVk In position will depeud ou the
conditions governing each case, but If
the cur Is placed neur a wall, the mat.
tor will not be dlfllcult.
Ancient Equipment
Tlllle Cllnger any that the reason
aha will have to quit her present
hoarding house Is because the dining
room choirs are bo low she sticks her
head under the table when the bless
luff la Bld. Dallas News.
Ssvages Fend ef the Banjo.
The batijo, In Its primitive form, Is
found In use today by savage tribes
In equatorial Africa. It Is a calabash,
or half a one, with strings of some
sort across It, and Is perhaps the most
Important Instrument of music at can
nibal feasts and on other Joyous social
occasion.
Profiteering Story &
Absolute Falsehood
There is a statement being circulated broadcast that the MeMinn
ville store of the Miller Mercantile Company has been brought to
, justice by a governmant official for selling a pair of shoes for $14.00 .
that cost J6.00. This statement is absolutely false in every particu- .
lar. We have never sold a pair of shoes at any such fabulous profit
and have never been interviewed by any official, government or oth
erwise, . . ' ' '
' ' Our enviable record of fair and square dealing in each of our
'saven stores should convince any of our customers that such a story
"' i3 a malicious falsehood. If there is any way of finding (out who was
the Instigator of this falsehood, that person will be brought to jus
tice and given the full extent of the law.
; (Signed) U. S. G. MILLER
General Manager
Miller Mercantile Company
Seven popular Stores!
Monmouth, Salem, Newberg, Yamhill, McMinnville, Sheridan and Dayton
iniinrfrffrrr
(OwhIiM, f i1 MoCiare Mtt
P.i-t.f.7iit !! Mil With the sick
enlng swlxh of escuplng air and the
harh grinding of brakes the gr7 M1
tier came to an abrupt aliip. Jock Itay
nor sprang out and glanced sharply at
his front tires. They were unmisiaa
rti v flnt.
"Well, of all the curaed luck !" be ex
claimed In dismay. "Both of 'em and
not ao extra tube or casing. Hoth.ng
for It but to vulcanize the holes!"
Then unaware that a nalr of startled
hrnun pvii rcirnnlfd' him Inttltly from
behind the roadside tangle of bushes, he
nroceeded to say other things, uncom
plimentary things about the roao anu
the people who frequented It, things
which It la unnecessary to repeat, but
for which he will doubtless be par
doned by the veteran motorist.
For the mercury had already climbed
to the "nlnety-ln the-sbade" mark. Pres
ents, havlni exhausted bis vocabulnry,
h fluim off his coat, collar and tie.
rolled back his sleeves end fell to work
lacking un the front wheels.
Meanwhile the owner of the brown
eve. ai nslnE the gravity of the sltuu
thm. llnrMl unobserved from her bid
Inn n'ni-e and. berry Dull In hand, sped
across the adjacent cornfield to the
small brown house beyond.
For a moment she lingered heslta
Ingly In the doorway. Then she dlsup
neared within. When she came out
Dfuln she was wearing a crisp brown
. ....... . .. n. i.
linen oress wun a ueep wuuo ni, u
nlace of the faded blue calico, and she
had on the bronze shoes and stociungs
ordinarily reserved for Sundays.
"I wonder If I dare," she whispered
to herself In suppressed excitement.
"Hut I'm going to, anyhow. It's the
li-ust I can do. He'll never guess how
It himneneil. And It Is dreadfully hot
and dusty, out there. Besides," Irrele
vantly, "he Is splendid looking even
when be s angry."
Ten minutes Inter, as Juck Itaynor
was ruefully contemplating two sharp
tacks that explained the Hut tires, nis
attention was attracted by a rustling
In tho bushea and, even as he looked, a
slender irlrl of nineteen or twenty
imieret-d. carrying a shilling tin pall
and a baRket His swift appraising
irlunce noted that she was unusually
pretty, with shy brown eyes, an abun-
iinc of soft brown hair becomingly
arranged, and cheeks that glowed pink
beneath their healthy tan.
"I thourtit vou mlcht like a fresh
drink," she began timidly, extending
the poll. "It It's so warm this morn
hie and we do have good water and
on thA wnv I nicked these peaches
they're Just ripe enough to eat," 8he
concluded setting down the basket.
To Juck Itaynor. tired and thirsty
from his strenuous work, the sight of
the murk na water was Indeed wel
come. Smiling his thanks, he accepted
the pall and drank eagerly.
"1 don't know whether you are
crond nvinnh or lust a sort of human
unei'l." he Bold returning It to her,
"but I was longing for a axinic, ana i
more than annreelnte your thoughtful-
ness. I always felt I should know a
nvmnh If I saw her that like you, she
would be all In brown, with a hint of j
wild roses In her cheeks and sunlight
In her hair. Won't you sit down, Wood
Nymph t" he added politely, spreading
out his coat by the roadside.
"11 mustn't." she replied, In the
same soft voice, "because you see I
don't know you and"
"Oh, If that s all I can soon set you
right," he responded gnyly. "I'm Jack
linynor of the state highway depart
ment. I m looking up the route for
the 'new state road, and I was getting
on pretty well until the Greyhound,"
Indicating the car with a nod of his
head, "picked up a couple f tacks, I
was Just cursing my luck when you
came along to prove the truth of the
old adage about the 'silver lining.' And
Fd much prefer to have company while
I repair damages."
The girl seated herself gracefully
and watched him with Interest as he
took out his vulcanizing outfit, affixed
a rubber patch, clamped It Into place,
ond lighted the gasoline In the con
tainer. While he was waiting for It
to burn out he sat down beside her.
. "Now suppose you tell me about
vnuraeif. Of course I know you are a
wood nymph, but even they must have
nntnes otherwise there would be no
end of confusion."
"There's nothing very Interesting to
tell." she renlled ouietly, her eyes fixed
nn the flume. "I'm Hose Carey, and
father and I live In the Drown house
over there. He cnrrles the mall, so I'm
alone all day. He used to be a school
nrlnclnal. and then he developed tu
berculosls and was ordered to stay out
of doors, so we bought this little place
nml enme here to live. ' With the mall
route and the garden we get along, I
had to give up high school, but he has
tnussht me evenings. Mother died when
I was a baby there are Just two of
us and I wouldn't for anything have
him suspect I m dissatisfied, in sum
mer, with the flowers and berries and
chickens, It's not so bad. But winters
are lonesome sometimes I Just long
to see the real world.
For a moment Jack Raynor.was
silent Then, to hide the di'pth of his
avmnathv. he sprang up quickly and
busied himself with the vulcanlzer.
"Wood Nvmnh." he Inuulred present
y, "couldn't you be persuaded to have
lunch with me? I brought a substan
tial one along, and It's only tolr to
It wltb you. nme you've o
,.iit,l ih drinks and dessert."
Then, taking her acccpianre iw
nn,nl,A ha flslnrt Out Id TCP bOX frotO
the rear of the car and deposited It
hrslile her with the comment:
tf vnn like you mar set the table
while I finish Dumping up tnese urea.
t 11,-m Kr,ti, Hi ttflvs Me meal was
itelluhiful adventure, entered Into
wholeheartedly and In the spirit of
comradeship. Jack Itaynor louna nim
eir more end more Impressed Jjy the
churra of his companion and she her-
u.ir imiW h a anorovlng guze grew
n,mi.niiirllv more radiant. Uef fact
lost It's wilfulness and her brown eyee
oarkled with fun. He was aorry
ben. the lunch hour over, she rose
In an.
"1i' t,n a wonderful party, Wood
Vvmiih " he snld smiling down at her.
"I have you to Hunk for turning my
hnd luck Into fortune now that I
where vou live perhaps you'll
permit me to atop without the excuse
of repairs. Meanwhile nere are ui
fateful tack te remember me ny
iini ven i he laughingly extended
them a change came over the girt
rirew back with a little shudder
and turned her head away. But the
gesture waa not quick nougn to niae
the tears In her brown eyes.
Vhv. Wood Kimnh." he cried in
genuine concern, "what's the matter?
lluve I offended you? Surely you
ki.ow that 1 didn't mean to l
it tf not vou. It's oh, yon'Il net-
.r unni to. see me again when I tell
you I put those tacks Id the road
myself."
"You put them there?" he repeated
tt-onilprlnsrlv.
"Yea, be-because I I wanted some
ii inn in himncn. because I was tired
of seeing Just the dust of the cars and
never any of the people i put me
tneka thr this morning when I came
out after berries then behind the
bushea I waited when your car came
alnnr I heard what you said and real
ized the damage I'd caused. I wat
frightened. First I thought Td run
unit, hut I wanted to make up a little
tor what I'd done-ab I brought the
uiiti-r and the neaches. When you
tientrd me so like a real friend I
I couldn't bear to explain and spoil It
all. but now," she added, mtsernoiy,
"1 can't let you go without confessing.
I'm sorry about the tires, and," fnm-
1,11,1? in her Docket. Td like to pay
for them with my berry money, then
I wouldn't feel quite so so like a a
bandit," she finished, neiptessiy.
"Yon noor little girl." he saw genuy,
"Don't vou realize I'm grateful to those
very tacks for helping me to nna you
and of course I can't accept your berry
money. But m tell you wnat, you can
n-ake It up to the Greyhound, If yoo
like, with your own society, say twenty
miles rier tack."
With relief he observed mat tne
brown eves were smiling again.
"You see," he went on, "there'a a
prospect of running the road through
vour father's land naturally tnat
would considerably Increase Its value.
I'll be over to talk to him about it some
..venintf soon, and we can arrange
about the ride then. Ia It a bargain V
Rrlef aa tt was. the handclasp sent a
thrill through his veins. With reluc
tance be released her slim brown fln-
irers.
"Except that It wouldn t be playing
fnlr I'm mlirhtllv temnted to turn ban
dit myself and carry you off; but I
warn you It will take more man tacss
tn keen me off this road In the future,
nml lust hv wav of farewell." he said,
climbing Into the car he anew ne
should kiss her In another moment u
he didn't "let me say that you've
achieved your wish, Wood Nymph,
something has happened, sure enough,
but I'm afraid this time It's a puncture
that can t be vulcanized.
llnse Carev wa tched the gray car
until It waa lost b the white dust of
the road. Then, womanlike, because
In her heart she knew the answer per
fectly well, she said aloud : t
"I wonder what tie meant by a -punc
ture that can't be -vulcaniztd?' "
Suffering Caused by War.
The name "btirhed-wire disease" la
found by Bln and Vischer to have
probuDiy originated in ewiuera,
and It aonlles to a very marked func
tional mental disorder. The symp
toms, recognizable In most men con
fined more than stx months behind
barbed-wire fencing, sre severe in
ubout 10 per cent of all prisoners, in
creased IrritabCltv noneara first, fol
lowed by diminished power of con
centration, and. there is - mucn com
nlnlnt of loss nf memory of persons
and places. Insomnia Is a secondary
symptom. Some prisoners nave ai
mlnlshed eywdght, many grow sus
picious, all tend to pessimism, some
reaching an extreme in several ub.vb
nt n time of sneuehless tort'or. For-
getfulness of wonts is very striking
Oct the Drop.
A certain stlncv sou of Erin, upon
seeing anot'aer Irishman Just going to
diink a gtrss of whisky, exclaimed :
"Hould on Put; let an onia menu
have a f'rop, the iast tasts In -the
wnrrld" ' 1
His friend passed the glass, and
the stl'jgy one emptied it. Pat was
naturally annoyed, aud said':
"Bodad'I thomtht you said 'you
only wan'ted a droi2" - ,
We m ay guess I Ms feelings when
he received the reidy:
"The drop I wnnti id was at un uv
torn." ' . ,
Canadian FarnVLIve Stock.
1 Tim estimated total value of farm
live Mock in Canada in WIS was $1,-
326,706,000; horses, S l59,15ri,0W ; mua
cows, $SOT,244.000 ; of, her cattle, $39.-
814.000; total cuttt. s, $7O6.O;i8,000 ;
sheep, $43,802,000; aw Ine, ?112,751,0(K.
SALVATION ARMY TO
MAKE BOYSFAR!ERS
Neglected Youngsters to Be
Given Thorough Training In
Mechanics of farming.
with ihnrnurh DDrecltlon of the
value td the state of trained agricul
turists, versed In modern methods and
with a knowledge of applied mschanlca
necessary to modern tanning,. me
Salvation Army In Ita Home Service
Program for Oregon, plana to make
useful farm bands, If not rarm experie,
of many neglected and dependent
youngsters. Throughout the state
there are always lads wnoee
m unn ud eight to fifteen
years, who will have no future apart
from poverty and comparative lgnui
ance and probable criminality. Op
portunities such as thoie to be offered
by the Industrial ana Agricuuu
...hnj ih Kltinn Armr plant to
establish at North TamhUl, on the 100
acre farm on which now stand tna
buildings of the Bishop Scott school,
win open before these tods a useful
life.
Brought up to manhood In clean
lurroundlngs, with daily Instruction in
ordinary schooling and practical In
imMUn un! nineties in farming, the
youngsters will not only be saved from
bad citizenship but given an aoaonio
profession or trade with which to earn
their own way aa men
At the Yamhill school, to be pattern
ed after the famous Lytton school con
ducted by the Saltation Army In Call
.. knih kin and Eirla will find
,vi uw, - - J -
all the essentials of preparation for
life's battle. The girls wui oe taugni
sewing, household duties, cooking etc
The boys will be trained In several
trades and In farming, horticultural
and animal husbandry pursuiti and
modern farm mechanics.
i.j Mia their bodies and minds
are being trained their responsibilities
as citizens and members oi boqwu
will not be neglected In fact, one of
the strongest teachings of the Salva
tion Army la Americanism. im
school Is non-sectarlaa
Through the efforts of the BaivKm
Army in Portland, several boys have
been taken from np state Oregon
towns and placed at the California
(arm school temporarily unui ui
im. mHa available bv the financial
campaign, May 1 to May 10, provide
for the opening of the yammu acnooi.
County advisory boards to every coun
ty tn Oregon are helping the Salvation
Army in this great wort wiin cuiiareu.
SALVATION ARMY TO
SERVEALL OREGON
Business Men of Every County
Join With Corps Officers to
Extend Helping Hand.
A service born of service by men
and women whoBe lives are dedicated
.hot aorvtm. a service not for gain,
tor It pays its workers poorly, is to
k ni.n.ut at the dlsnosal of even the
UTJ BJitavu m
smaUest community In Oregon through
the expansion of the Salvation Army
Home Service Program for 1920.
Since its splendid service among the
American troops abroad brought to the
attention of the home folks the kind
of work the army has been doing
quietly In the slums of tne larger
cities, demands from aU quarters have ,
flooded in upon the army until it has
been forced to double and treoie kb
efforts.
It has been compelled to expand oe
yond city lines and extend its service
to the remotest districts of the state.
And In these out of the way places
the army is solving one of the greatest
.nnnmin nmblemB. handling at their
source and preventing many of the
Dl8 that result from poverty ana wrong
teaching.
In every county of Oregon one and
sometimes two advisory boards have
hoen formed of business men' and
citizens of those counties. These men
are constantly in touch with weir
nn,m,intHa and iudge when and how
best the Salvation Army can be utilis
ed to serve the citizens oi that com
munity. A word to headquarters
brings the Salvation Army worker to
take care of the man or woman, ooy
or girl whose misfortunes have over ,
whelmed them.
in the rescue and maternity noma
in Portland the unfortunate girl
mothers of Oregon find a refuge and
sanctuary.
In the boys and girls home to be
established at Yamhill the life of the
neglected child is shaped ana tne noy
or girl prepared to go out Into the
world and win his or her own way.
In the industrial home in Portland
mm derelicts are made over into
self supporting men and women who
are no longer a charge upon weir
county but an asset to tneir com
munity.
In the relief branches oi we worn .
done by the army many cases of pov
erty and sickness are handled an
nually, when we cau ror neip wum
there Is no investigation oi we word
iness of the subject Help Is given
and Investigation made afterwardB.
Free employment bureaua which ex
. membership fee, find work for
hundreds of idle hands and while work
Is being found see to it wat ueserv
Ing men seeking honest employment
lo not starve. ...a.. .