BULK GRAIN ELEVATOR Any Size. None Too Small; None Too Large. “ALL OUGHT TO BE SCOUTS” WOOD “ I " would If I had my wuy," i t y a E d w ard B<>k, have every boy on h is tw elfth (( 'u n d o c ta d by N a tio n a l C ouncil o f Uta Hoy Hcouta o f A m erica.) OR CONCRETE. UwH** ( ■■Hi—■■ t l«a. On m i M m . On. FRANK C. BURRELL CO. U w k H a lU la i PORTLAND, OREGON r -”v New Houston Hotel Hath and K m rll St*.. I'ortUnd. Ora. Four block* from Union Douot. Two blockt troni Now I’uatofllca. Mudarti and Arovroof O var IU0 ou la Id . tourna. H ata, ¡be Ut K . (JO. CHAS. C. HOPKINS. H u i m 200 R . am« 100 B alb. Naar Holh D .p u i. A bw .lul.lr Pir.proat | H otel H oyt Carwar Stalk and H art Sla., Portland, Ora. LOU HIM KM. M anana. KATKH Tte U> K. tU'KCIAL Waak or Month Earn More Young Women and Men llu .ln o M c ria s for traln w l ml m l.. U rsa p your <>l>|H,rtunltr. Knurl) now In N u r th w a a l'. M u r a t l i i a l t i M e o llw r . Ila h n k a -W slk a r. I'u rtla m l. P roa C sta lo a . R eady and W illing. T h e villag e Idiot lisp ed so loni; a t th e village g ro c e r th a t th e w orthy m an becam e Irrita te d . “ Look h e re , w hat you s ta r in ' a t? If you c a n find a m an h o m elier th a n your- •4 if. kill h im ! '1 T h e v illag e Idiot w e n t In s e a rc h of a m an u g lie r th a n h im self, an d one day h<> found one. He tap p ed him on th e sho u ld er. " I ’ve K«t to kill you.” he said, sm ll lug am iably. “ Y ou're h o m e lie r th a n in*- " T h e s tra n g e r tu rn e d an d looked a t th e o th e r for a full m inute. "Am 17" he said "T h e n for good ness sak e, kill m e !" —N ew Idea. To keen clean and h ealth v ta k e D r. P ie rc e ’a P le a sa n t P ellets. T hey r e g u ­ la te liver, bow els sn d stom ach. A F atal M iataks. "I w as once a su ccessfu l p h y sician ." re m a rk e d a seedy looking Individual In a railw ay c a rria g e to a fellow tr a v ­ ele r, “ w ith a larg e p ra c tic e ; b u t ow ­ ing to one little slip, m y p a tie n ts le ft m e, an d now I live from h and to m outh." “ W h at w as th e slip?'* "W all, air," rep lied th e ex physician, "In filling a d e a th c e rtific a te for a pa tle n t who bail died I a b s e n t m lndedly sig n ed my nam e In th e sp ace h eaded. C a u s e of d e a t h ! '" — E xchange. Mrl Inlay hecotnn a hoy sciiut. I know of no Mingle Idcu In o u r m odern life th a t haa In It so m any |M>sHlbllltlea fo r the developm ent of the best q u alities In a hoy a s the scout Idea. " It h as been th e milking o f several hoys th a t 1 k n o w ; It h as aw akened even u la rg e r num ber. My own hoy Is a scout, and so I «peak from personal experience. "T h e scout Idea Ills Into th ese busy days fo r fa th e rs w ith p a rtic u la r forre, since w here the fa th e r cannot give as m uch a tte n tio n to his hoy us In norm al lim es, o r Is aw ay from home on serv­ ire, th e scout m aster com es In w ith his stead y in g Influence lit a peculiarly hup- P9 "T h e e n tire fu n d am en tal stru c tu re o f good citizenship lies In the Idea; obedience, u respect for au th o rity and him self, consideration for th e o th e r fid- low, honor, courtesy, und a love of country. W here Is th e re a b e tte r secu ­ la r code th an th is to Instill Into n boy of th irte e n ? " SCOUTS IN REAL WAR W ORK. H andicapped. Mr. B acon—W h a t’s th e bab y crying a b o u t now ? Mrs. B acon—W hy, th e poor little th in g h as both hands In h e r m outh an d sh e h a s n ’t any place to p u t h e r to e s.—Y onkers S tatesm an . No Paragon. " Is yo u r new office boy w ell be­ haved?" “G en erally .” “ W h at do you m ean by 'g e n e ra lly '? ” i "N o t p a rtic u la rly .”— B oston T ra n ­ sc rip t. Be R eady W hen C hance Com es. T h e re Is scope for c h an ce e v e ry ­ w h e re ; le t y our hook ho alw ay s h a n g ­ ing ready. In th e eddies w h ere you le a s t ex p ect It will be a fish.—Ovid. HOW THIS NEBVOUS WOMAN GOT WELL Your B est A sset ----A Clear Skin — ----Cared for B y ----- Cuticura Soap Told by Herself. H er Sin­ cerity Should Con­ vince Others. Hides, Pells, c B u t ‘ Wool & Mohair ci» n n v*,|> Por|,> ^ r - I I K * P o ul t r y , Rutter, E g g * A A A and p arm P ro d u c e , to th o Old IlHittblt' K vfnlinir H our « w ith n rteord of 46 yemm of Squftre I tailing*, und b* ARAur.si of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M. CRONKH1TE, 45-47 Front Street, Portland, Oregon FRED DUNDEE M OTOR CA R-REPA IRIN G MACHINE WORK M AGNETO SERVICE STA TIO N ALL KINDS OF WELDING CYLINDER GRINDING PR O M PT ATTENTION TO ALL ORDERS B roadw ays! F lan d ers,P o rtlan d ,O r. P. N. U. No. 27, 1918 A T he Hoy S m u ts o f Am erica Is grow ing at th e ra le of 1,200 a day. A regim ent of youngsters Is being re­ corded each 24 hours ut the nutlonul h e a d q u a rte rs In New York city. T h ere a re now 853,048 of th ese scouts tw elve y ears old aud over. T he reason Is th u t th e governm ent has glvi-n the hoys who a re scouts m any real things to do to help win the w ar, and they huve found o u t th u t us scouts th*-y can have u definite and A ny corn, w h eth er d e a r ly recognized p a rt to play In th e i No hum bug! h ard , so ft o r b etw een the toea, will w inning o f 1L loosen rig h t up a n d lift o u t w ithout W hile o th e r boys a re sim ply to ssing a p a rtic le of pain o r aorenesa. th e ir h a ls up o r cheering from th e T h is d ru g la c a lle d freezone and la "side lines," th e Boy SmutM of Amer* a com pound of e th e r discovered by a lea Is being called upon by th e p re si­ C in cin n ati m an. Ask a t an y d ru g s to re for s sm all d ent, th e se c re ta ry o f th e tre a su ry , th e w a r d ep artm en t, th e fixai ad m in is­ b o ttle of freezo n e, w hich will c o st but tra tio n am i o th e r b ran ch es of th e g o v -, a trifle , b u t Is su ffic ie n t to rid one's e m in e n t, th e Red C ross, th e L ib erty ; feet of ev ery c o rn o r callous. P u t a few d ro p s d irectly upon any loan co m m ittees and ull fa c to rs In | te n d e r, ach in g co rn o r callous. In w inning th e w ar. s ta n tly th e so re n e ss d isa p p e a rs and [ sh o rtly th e corn o r callo u s w ill loosen and ca n be lifted off w ith th e fingers. ASSEM BLY IN T H E CAMP. T h is d ru g freezone d o e sn ’t e a t out th e c o rn s o r callo u ses b u t sh riv els them w ith o u t even Irrita tin g th e but ro u n d in g skin. J u s t th in k ! No pain a t a ll; no so re ­ n ess o r s m a rtin g w hen ap p ly in g It or a fte rw a rd s. If your d ru g g ist d o n ’t h av e freezo n e have him o rd e r It for you.—Adv. P re s id e n t'! P ow er Suprem e. . In tim e of w ar th e p re s id e n t of th e l'lilte d S la te s la co m m an d er In chief o f th e arm y and navy T h e ntem bera of hla c a b in e t a re resp o n sib le to him p erso n ally , n o t to co n g ress. N one of th em m ay be rem oved w ith o u t hla co n ­ se n t, e x c e p t by Im peachm ent. V* «Ml .1 tm haw. Wrkt lot Prim mi Skpaa* Tip. T H E H . F. N O R T O N C O M P A N T , Portland. Ora., Saattlr. Wn„ Ib-lllnsham. Wn. AS A SU P P O R T for exhausted, nerv- ous, overw orked wo­ m en. nothing can do an m uch as Doctor P 1 e f C e'a F avorite P rescrip tio n , It reg itlalea and a ssists all M en th e n atu ral func­ tions, n ev er conflicts who wear w ith them , and It this stre n g th e n s and emblem APPLY A T A N Y I builds up th>- fem ale aro syatom In a way of U S | Its own. SMOCH M O S C A IO (OMS CO. M ARINES fo r - N u rsin g m o th e rs and women gen­ erally , will find It exactly fitted to SERVICE UNDER THIS EMBLEM th e ir neods. It le sse n s the pains and b urdens, and e n su re s healthy, vigorous offspring. You will escap e m any Ills and clear No R everence. D andruff and Itching. up th e coated tongue, the sallow com ­ T o re sto re dry, falling h a ir and get rid "O urs Is a tru ly g re a t c o u n try ,” said plexion, th e dull h eadache, the lazy liver, If you w ill ta k e a pleasan t laxa N ovelist R o b ert H errick of Chicago. of d a n d n f f . rub C u ticu ra O intm ent liv e m ade up of th e May apple, Juice "H ut we h av e no g re a t re v e re n ce for Into scalp. N ext m o rn lrg sham poo w ith C u ticu ra Soap aud h o t w ater. F o r of th e leav es of aloes, root of Jalap, th e a r ts here. “I know an a u th o r w hose wife waa fre e sam ples ad d ress, “C u ticu ra, D ept. and called “ P le a s a n t P ellets.” You can o b tain a t a lm o st any drug sto re In once aaked a t a te a : X, B oston.” A t d ru g g ists and by mall. " ‘Y our husb an d Is a w rite r, la he th la co u n try th eso vegetable pelleta In Soap 25, O in tm en t 25 an d 50.—Adv. vials for tw en ty five c e n ts—sim ply ask n o t? ’ " ‘Yes, he Is,’ aald th e lady. for D octor P ie rc e ’a P le a sa n t Pelleta. T he Lim it. ’ W hat does he w rite fo r? ’ Bold for fifty y e a rs.—Adv. “ ‘G oodness know s! I guess It’s a T w o colored m en w ere o v erh eard d ise a se .’ ”— Exchange. deep in a d isc u sa io r of v ario u s ph ases New T re a tm e n t fo r Seed Oats. of dum bness. F in ally , a fte r a n u m b er U n d er a new sy stem of tre a tin g F astin g to Induce D ream a. of Illu stra tio n s had been cited, one seed oata to p re v e n t sm ut, which Is F astin g for th e purpose of Inducing capped th e clim ax by o b serving w ith recom m ended as a g re a t labor sav er by e x p e rts a t P e rd u e university, a so­ d ream s m ay be traced back to a very g re a t serio u sn ess, “ Yes, sub, d a t nig­ lution of one p in t of form aldehyde early period. And th e fo rem o st be­ g er wuz d a t d u mb d a t w hen he died w ith one p in t of w ater. Is mixed, lievers In d ream s w ere our own pic­ and dey opened h is haid a t de m orgue tu resq u e Indians. H isto ry te lls us of dey found h is b rain h a d n 't n ev er been w hich la enough to tre a t seed for 20 acres. T h is Is ap plied with an ato m ­ c e rta in trib e s who enjoined rigorous u sed .” fastin g am ong ch ild ren from a very izer sp ra y e r. T h e aeed may he sown early age, d u rin g w hich tim e special O p tim istic T hought. w ithin five h o u rs o r It may he stored a tte n tio n w as paid to th e ir dream s. and k ep t u n til sow ing tim e. T his T he o ffen d er fe a re th retrib u tio n , b u t sm u t tre a tm e n t m ay be m ade now aa th e in n o cen t fe a re th fortune. Sim ple But Good Advice. th e aeed w ill n o t g e t dam p enough to freeze and spoil. A fter tre a tm e n t it “ D on't b o th e r too m uch,” said U ncle should be co v ered w ith disinfected E ben, “ 'b o u t p u ttin ’ yoh b e s’ foot fo r -1 Granulated Eyelids* sack s or ta rp a u lin to keep the fum es w ard. J e s ’ keep both feet m ovin' till Eye* inflamed by expo­ you g its w h ar you’s g'ine to." a t w ork.— F arm L ife. sure to S aa, Dasland V M quickly relieved by Martas H ap p in ess In Love of Books. EyeBeaiedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort. At No m a tte r w h at h is ra n k o r position m ay be. th e lo v er of books is th e rich Draggixt* or by mail 50c per Bottle. Marias e st and h a p p ie st of th e ch ild ren of Eys Salve in Tube* 25c. For Bask si the Eye ’SEE atk Marias Eye Remedy C s.. Ckk i gs m en.—L angford. S cout R outine Is R igidly O bserved at th e Sum m er G atherings. W HAT T H E BOY SCOUTS DO. T he worltl In terest In th e boy sco u t m ovem ent challenges th e in tellig en t u n d erstan d in g of every one, and yet m any people still nsk “ W lint is sco u t­ ing?” and "W h a t do hoy sco u ts do?” T he hoy sco u t Idea Is a m ovem ent ra th e r th a n an o rg anization. I t alius to su pplem ent ex istin g o rg an izatio n s such ns th e home, church and school by engaging th e boys' leisu re energies In outdoor gam es and a c tiv itie s o f c u ltu ra l and p ractical vuluc. T he aim o f th e scout m ovem ent Is to In cu lcate c h a ra c te r, w hich, th o u g h essen tial to success In life, Is n o t ta u g h t w ithin th e school, and being largely a m n lte r of environm ent Is too gen erally le ft to chance, o ften w ith deplorable resu lts. T h e scout m ove­ m ent endeavors to supply th e req u ired environm ent nml am bitions th ro u g h gam es and outdoor activ ities, w hich lend a hoy to becom e a b e tte r mnn, a good citizen. C hristopher, III. — " F or fo u r y e a rs I su tiered from irreg u larities, w eakness, nervousness, a n d w as in a run down condition. Tw o of our l>est. d o c t o r s failed to do me any good. I heard so much a b o u t w h a t i I .y dia E. Pink h am 's V e g e t a b l e Com­ pound had done for j o th ers, I trie d it ‘ and w as cured. I am no longer n e r­ vous, am reg u lar, : a n d in excellent health. I believe the Compound will cure any fem ale tro u b le.” —M rs. A l ic e i H e l l e r , C hristopher, 111. N ervousness is o ften a sym ptom of w eakness o r som e functional d eran g e­ m ent, w hich m ay be overcom e bv th is fam ous ro o t and herb rem edy, Lydia E. P in k h am ’s V egetable Compound, as thousands o f w om en have found by experience. i f com plications exist, w rite Lydia E. Pinkham M edicine Co., I.ynn, M ass., fo r sug g estio n s in reg ard to yo u r ailm ent. The re s u lt o f its long experience is a t your service. Sapolio doing its work. Scouring for U.S.Marine Corps recruits. Join Now! POST OFFICE Sore BILLS The Packer’s Bill for Live Stock For the first six months of our operations under the Food Administration, ending April 30, 1918, Swift & Company paid for DRESSED WEIGHT LBS. live stock - 1,558,600,000 For the same period in 1917 1,338300,000 Increase in Weight 16l/2% 220300,000 Increase in cost 54% $323,800,000 $210,400,000 $113,400,000 The Consumer’s Bill for Meat m u s t n e c e s s a r i l y h a v e in c r e a s e d c o r r e s p o n d in g ly , a s L iv e S t o c k p r ic e s a n d m e a t p r ic e s f lu c t u a t e to g e th e r . W h e n t h e p r o d u c e r g e t s h ig h o r ic e s for h i s liv e s t o c k , t h e c o n ­ s u m e r ’s m e a t b ill m u s t n e c e s ­ s a r ily b e la r g e r . Year Book of interesting and instructive facts sent on request. Address Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Illinois Swift & Company, U.S. A.