Page Two I I A MIA I i c I I i i Without s High : Prices Are being offered daily at this Great Store. You cannot afford to overlook the many Savings we are always giving each day through out the entire Store. Groceries, Shoes, Suits, Underwear, Hoiserv, Overalls, Corsets, Dress Goods, Watch this page next week's issue. THE I f jpptwMnKNCE ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR LEGIONMKKliNU Astoria, Ore.-To mkc the wt-ond minuul convention of mo " Ugion for the department i i. north. the greatest event m v.v west for ex-service men inrt mr th fummit- war, is n' m'v. tee on arrangements which in busily engage! in outlining the pivgran, for the important event. Astoria i the city winch Mfurvu the honor of entertaining the dele gates iind their friends and the date are Friday, Suturdiiy and Sunday. July 80. 31 nnd August 1. H.Usop Tost No. which on aceouni i n.-tivilv in connection with combating bolshevism has become widely known through the country. hue proclaimed that the "buddies" will 1 entertuin- ed us thev have "never ieen enier- taiiicd before." The committee on arrangement i as follows: Jesse K. ilinman, chair man: S. A. Wold, secretary, Astoria; Good.-ll am! Arthur Murphy. GLASSES Are Not Expensive Many nooplc put off having tlicir ey.. amined on account of the cost of havL glasses made. Almost every day we $ someone express their surprise, that t2 can secure such a thorough examination a3 and such high grade glasses at .such rea.J able prices as wo charge. Further tfo that, we guarantee our work. "You Get The Beit At HartmtnV hi art man Bros. Co, JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS Etc. July Banner Days Two Stores 254 State si 186-194 N. Commercial CASH Groceries if a (SLA V JUsr KemEmisfiifwa TTiePreEim Store hatwtSwes i " ..lotions . storeSALEM PHOME 453 GOVERNMENT IS DRIVING FOR MORE REVENUE FUNDS. "In this, as in every other sec tion of the country, there will be conducted durine next two months an extensive tax drive for the collec tion of delinquent sales and other miscellaneous taxes, such as the so called luxury tax, the soft drink tax, the admission tax, the manufactur er's tax, the tax on jewelry and works of art, and the tax on toilet articles and proprietary medicines. Reports of laxity on the part of .dealers and other persons responsible for the re turn and collection of these taxes have reached the Bureau of Internal Revenue from many sources "To remedy this condition, a large or fraction thereof of the amount force of revenue officers will be put in the field, and it is expected to re sult in the collection of millions of dollars in delinquent taxes "Information from the sales tax unit of the Bureau of Internal Rev enue is that many dealers in soft drinks and ice cream either are keep ing no record of the amount of tax collections from such sales, or that the record is insufficient or incor rect. Special attention will be directed to the collection of this tax as well as to the tax on toilet articles and nrnnrietarv medicines Through the x J - failure of retailers to collect in full the tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents The for which toilet articles and pro prietary medicines are sold, it iB es timated the government is losing sev eral million dollars annually The tax is collected by means of stamps ranging from 1 cent to 40 cents, which the law provides shall be affixed by the dealer and cancelled "It is the intention to conduct as thorough and effective a campaign as possible in such a way as to bring to justke willful violators, and cause no embarrassment to merchants and business men who honestly are en deavoring to comply with the reven ue laws" Enterprise is 3E still $1.50 a year . iwiiiv viwwt - v Ti.rtlaml, Pat IHIiun, Seaside; K. U.J Hoskins, l.oland l Gilbert, K T, ...it- i w GiHH-h. Harry Fuller and r n mcii. Astoria According to the pre-ent arnmg.- ments that are being mai!.-, the e- servue men and their menus win gather in Portland on Thurlay, July 2'.th and board a special tmin thn will leave in the afternoon for A- ! toria The train will arrive in the ' convention city abount " oVIin-k ' where the visitors will be rveivett and assigned to quarters The enter- , tninment featuivs will stiirt the same j evening, among which will v a big i free dance on the streets, music to i be furnished by a 20-piece concert band The convention will open on Kri- ;liiy morning with an adilress by (lov- lernor Ben W Olcott. It is expected that the national commander, Frank -1 lin l Uher, will also be present to address the ex-service men. The largest place in teh city, the Astoria Theatre, has been secured in which to hold the convention. One of the entertoinment features of the three days' Catherine will be the biir salmon ! barbecue and arrangements are being 0 made to seat at least 1,000 ex-service ' '0!mpn nt one ms tnhlo V T chairman of the committee having , this affair in charge, has adopted ' U-v -.1 . I.TIli .11 i me BiuKtui. mi inai oiu mess line, Buddy," and will blow mess call and the long line of American Ieian members will wind through the street to the scene of the banquet. Friday evening, July 30, has been set aside for the annual American Legion convention ball, which prom ises to be one of the most brilliant I affairs of the kind ever staged in the ! city. i The convention will adjourn long enough on Saturday afternoon for i the delegates and visitors to parti-! cipate in the big historical and pa- triotic parafle. Prizes will bp offf r. ed for the post in the state having the largest number of members in line in proportion to memhprmn Many floats and interesting features are planned for the n,wint Sunday, August 1. will be snpnt nt Seaside where the citizens of that progressive beach resort will serve a i feed to the delegates and visi tors. . In the evenintr will I.p ctni the spectacular pyrotechnical depicting the "Battle of th gonne." SALEM, OREGON Wells' Universal Grinde) For Grinding Pistons, Piston Rfc! Wrist Pins, etc., on Automobiles, Trucks and Tract: has been added to our equipment WOOD & COZINE, Independe I mm THE REASON Money it More Sift aj NATIONAL BANE "OVER 21 BILLIC RESOURCES" (Each Under Suptrj ion of U. 5 Cots Of U the plc thn n Drposit, Hide, twi Iawt i MoneY-hrr U ti M Ntlonal Many. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK ThU Bank it Under Supervision of United SK Government. is pi ay ne Ar- "Even apjossot can learn ROUNDUP STAGE COACH FOR ASTORIA MKKTING. Dont ask for. Long Distance Northwestern operators are well versed in long distance systems and carefully trained. When you use Northwestern you get an efficient, accurate service. The committee on arrangements for the state convention of the American Legion, department of Oregon, was more than pleased when news was re- ceived from Pendleton Post that the post in the round-up city would he represented in the convention parade wnn a nig delegation and one of the round-up rtage coaches. The dates of the convention which is to be held in Astoria are July 30, 3 Und Aug ust 1st. I he parade which is to he one of the big attractions will be held Saturday afternoon, July 31st. Invi tations are being sent out to all posts the state to he renreitenti i what is expected to be the hirw ex-service men's parade since the ces sation of hostilities. Prizes 9 be offered for the best float or other representation and for the largest number of members any post has in line, in proportion to its memberfihip ty0 PEAfl THE PROFESSOR dropped In. LAST NIGHT and eald. HE HAD a puzzle. YOU KNOW he nanks, FIFTY 8EVEN kinds. OF HIGHBROW talk. BUT HE'D Just" heard, TWO FELLOWS talking. SOMETHING LIKE this. "HERE'8f THE real checiu.. ON THE kind of butt, FOR STEADY stuff." "SPILL n,"'mui the other. t 60 THE first one Kald, "IT'S GOT the 'goods, . AND PEP an.l all. JUST TOUCH 'one off. AND YOU'LL be llvlnj. THE LIFE of Rotlly. I FELL for It, and I'M JAKE for keep. AND 8ITTIN' on tb " AND THE second one "JUST SLIP us one. FOR THE double-O." AND THAT wan sH. I LAUGHED end polotei OUT THE window. AND THE prof read. THE ELECTRIC el AND HE wae on. THE SIGN JustMl -THEY SATISFY." 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