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FROM the flower gardens of all the
world, from India and France, Guiana
and England, the Holy Land and Italy,
were gathered the fragrance! that go
into the making of Jonteel, the New
Odor of Twenty-six Flowers.
Yet never before has a talc of this
quality sold at a price so low.
Fact Pottiet
Jonteel 50c
Talc Jonteel
25c
Combination
Cream Jonteel
50c
I We have been c nt.iiuallv adding new goods to our
Toilet department, and now have on display a verv se
lect assortment of cold Creams, vanishing Creams, Tal
cum and complexion powders. If vou are not using
Jonteel Toilet articles you'are missing a luxury.
ATHENA DRUQ COMPANY
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
The total county indebtedness oi
Klamath county Ib now $132,249.76.
A large attendance of growers and
others is expected at the fourth an
nual meeting of the Western Walnut
association to be held in Portland Feb
ruary 6 and 7.
After a long vacation, occasioned by
the Influenza epidemic, the Monmouth
public schools opened again Monday,
having been closed since a week be
fore the Christmas holidays.
With practically no new "flu" cases
for several days, the Albany health
authorities have removed the ban on
that city and allowed public meetings
In churches and theatres, and schools
to reopen.
Because several small school chil
dren have boon run over and serious
ly hurt by automobiles of late, the
La Orandu Parent-Teacher association
hus launched a campaign against care
loBSid-rlving. . .
Representatives of a party of French
Canadians, who doairo to secure farm
ing land and locate In the Willamette
valley, have been In the Albany sec
tion the past few days looking for de
sirable tracts.
The Oregon Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Toacher associations will
hold a child welfare drive In Portland
Fnbr'.mrv 12 for the purpose of financ
ing the work of the parents' euuia
tional bureau.
An offer of $270,000 lias been made
by A. L. Hill and other business men
of Medford tor the purchase of the
Pacific & Eastern railroad properly.
The offer is now under consideration
by the bondholders.
One' section of the McKenzle river
wagon road, construction of which
was halted by the declaration of war,
will be built this summer, according
to word received by Clyde K. Scitz,
district foreBt supervisor.
Captain J. L. Wood, ol Albany, Is
one of 30 officers selected from the
Engineer corps of tho American F.x
pedltlonary force to appraise the prop i
erty damage caused by tho German !
army in Its operations In Belgium and j
The senate and house conferees on
the revenuo bill have been asked by
Senator McNary to place a per gallon
tax of 10 cents on loganberry and
other fruit Juices instead of the 20
per cent grnsB sales tax as approved
by tho house.
Tho taxpayers of Umatilla county
over the road will begin.
Motor vehicle registrations for Jan
uary, 1919, exceeded those of January
1918, by nearly 12,000, according to
tabulations for the month made public
at the office of Secretary of (State 01
cott. There were 49,062 motor ve
i hicle registrations for the past month.
Portland had the lowest monthly
I fire loss during January since May,
1910, with the single exception of one
month, December, 1917. The exact
fire loss has not yet been tabulated,
but Fire Marshal Grenfell estimates
the January loss at approximately
$5000.
The fruit crop in Douglas county re
turned over $1,000,000 to growers in
1918, and as labor an 1 weather condi
tions were unfavorab fruit men are
highly pleased.
Through deals closed last week at
Hood River, J. R. Nunamaker and
eons, Don, Floyd and Neal Nunamaker,
already owners of 75 acres of full
bearing orchards, have increased their
holdings by 75 acres. The aggregate
of the sums paid will reach $50,000, It
is said.
A total of $14,270.56 was collected
for tho Oregon soldiers' and sailors'
fund, raised in Portland by various
entertainments for the benefit of Ore
gon men overseas and of this amount
a total of $5425.09 has been disbursed,
leaving a balance of $8846.47 intact in
the fund.
The attendance at the public school
at Notl, 23 miles west of Eugene on
the Coos bay branch of the Southern
Pacific, is so great that one room can
not accommodate all the pupils and
another will be added. The teacher
and the larger boy pupils of the
school will do all the work.
The big sawmill of the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company at Springfield re
sumed operations Monday after hav
ing been closed for a month. During
this time repairs have been made to
various units of tho plant. The com
pany's mill at Weudling has been op
erated throughout the winter.
To furnish employment to returning
soldiers and stimulate activity along
constructive plans extensive improve
ment of tho docks and streets of the
city of North Bend is being advocated,
and indications are that there will
probably be a large amount of work
done there during the summer if ma
terial can be secured at satisfactory
prices.
It will not be long before the prune
crop of the northwest will be 100,000,
000 pounds, according to estimates
made by Robert C. Paulus, manager of
the Salem Fruit union. The total acre
age in prunes in this state is estim
ated at 30,182, of which 16,016 "are
bearing and 14,166 acres not yet in
bearing but due to bear within the
next five years.
Ranchers living on the branches of
Coob river, the cast Bide of Coos bay,
There Is nlore Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup
Dosed to be Incurable. Doctor ni-cscrfheit
are getting behind tho movement to local remedies, and by constantly falling
Induce the county court to call for a
special election for submitting to the
voters the plan of Issuing serial bonds
providing for permanent road con
struction In tho county.
Construction on the depots for the
Prlneville railroad, one at tho Junc
tion and the other at the terminus in
tho city of Prlneville, has been start
ed, and on the completion of theso
strictures, regular passenger traffic
to cure with locr.l treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine, manufactured by P J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, la a constitutional
remedy, Is taken Internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re
ward Is offered for any case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine fulls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Foui by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Just About Rugs
Buying for 187 Stores, enables us to give you
some wonderful bargains in Rugs, just at this time.
Beautiful paterns, small Axministers, $2.49, 3.98, 6.50
Willow Grass Rugs, 9x12 size - - 14.75
Ingrain Rugs, 9x12 size - - - 18.50
Brussels Rugs, 8-3x10-6 size - - 16.50
Rag Rugs pink and blue - - 1.23 to 1.98
Special value in "Delf Blue" Axminister, 9x12 at 45.00
Here nowa, shipment of Silk and Jersey Petticoats,
in the newest shades and styles, $2 25 to $7 90
it
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on Catching inlet anu Daniels creek,
aod In small community villages, In-
:. X.v. Coostou, Sumner and Allo
'' a movement for
" '"i access to tho
Oitios .a .u. bay. The construction
of these highways would necessitate
about 25 mile's of new road.
I Lumber shipments by water from
the Columbia river during the month
of January were exceptionally light.
Records compiled show that 18 vessels
loaded at lower river mills in that
1 ;ntb, their cargoes totaling 13,318,-
8 feet. Duties the same period
seven vessels leaded 4,390,735 feet of
lumber at upriver mills, making a
grand total of 17,709,361 feet shipped.
A bonding election for the now
Sparta irrigation project near Baker
took place Monday and carried by a
large majority. This election marks
the transition, of a one time famous
mining camp from a region of desert
hills to a promising agricultural com
munity. The plan is to reclaim 12,000
acres by bringing water from Eagle
creek through the Sparta mining
ditch.
All restrictions, save those on prof
iteering, have been removed by the
Oregon food administration and' tho
suite of offices formerly occupied by
the administration in Portland have
been closed. W K. Newell, "fede
food administrator for Oregon, will
hold his office until the signing of
peace, when the United States food
administration automatically loses all
power.
Charles L. Houston, of Astoria, well
known contracting builder of the low
er Columbia river district, was almost
instantly killed near Clatsop station.
He was directing the construction of
a new piledrlver and had climbed into
the donkey engine to examine it. As
he grasped a pipe to balance himself,
it gave way and he fell to the ground,
a distance of about 15 feet, striking
his head oil a railroad tie and frac
turing his skull.
A perceptible impetus was .given to
Marion county's ever-growing fruit in
dustry when the machinery of the new
$1001000 plant of the Northwest Fruit
Products company was set in motion
for the manufacture of jellies, jams
and preserves from the fruits and bor
rles of the Willamette valley. The
management of the new plant hopes
to manufacture 115,000 cases of jol
lies, jams and preserves within the
next 60 to 90 days.
That the proposed great loop high
way around Mount Hood may become
an accomplished fact as soon as pos
sible, Rufus C. Holman, president of
the Oregon Association of County
Judges and Commissioners, has called
a meeting to be held in Portland Sat
urday, February 8. To this meeting
Lave been invited the county courts of
Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Clacka
mas and Multnomah counties,' United
States forestry officials and Interested
citizens. f
In a report made, by the chief of
engineers to the ssoate committee on
commerce, the following available bal
ances for Ojfgon river and harbor
improvemdjpl on December 31, 1918,
are shown: Columbia river at the
mouth) $94,642; Columbia river and
lower Willamette below Vancouver,
Wash., and Portland, $218,071; Clat
skauie river, $880; Willamette river
above Portland and the Yamhill river,
$7461; Willamette river at Willam
ette falls, $11,821.
According to orders from Receiver
W. F. Turner, operation on the Pacific
& Eastern, which extends 33 miles
from Butte Falls to Medford, owned
by the Hill Interests, ceased Friday,
and the railroad will be sold within a
fortnight. Receiver Turner offered to
keep the railroad in operation for sev
eral months longer provided Medford
citizens and Butte Falls timber own
ers put up a $25,000 cash bond to in
sure against loss in operation, but the
offer was refused.
Approximately 40,000 out of 54,000
acres Of tbc lower Klamath lake
marsh lands, which are being reclaim
ed by the installation cf gates at the
Southern Pacific crossing of tho Klam
ath strait, have been drained, wild a
total lowering of the water of two
feet in the 15 months since the gales
were installed, according to officers
of tho Klamath drainage district. Al
though tho water is off the land, it is
not yet sufficient!! drained for cul
tivation, and it is not expected that
I he land will he ready for use for a
year.
FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY.
This co-operntlon and service
I ask of nil In full confidence
that America will render more
for ling anil freedom than king
ridden people surrender at com-
pulsion. Herbert Hoover, Au-
gust 10, 11)17.
A year ago voluntary food control
was a during adventure In democracy ;
during tho year an established proof
of democratic efficient;'.
The announcement that flying the
Atlantic bus been postponed until
nxt summer will tnke n heavy strain
off credulity nnd curiosity at a time
when they need all their resources at
other points.
I CHAPLAINS TELL OF FRONT
i
Moral and Religious Situation There
Declared to Be Excellent, and
Will Stay That Way.
Chaplains Francis B. Doherty and
Lyman Rollins have Just returned
from France on n military mission to
the United States.
Chaplain Doherty Is attached to gen
eral heudqunrters In France, being as
sociated with Bishop Charles H. Brent
and Chaplain Paul Dwlght Moody (son
of the well-known evangelist of that
name) in the general headquarters
chaplains' office. The function of this
office Is, declares the religious public
ity committee, the direction and dis
tribution of chaplains' activities in
France to the end of the attainment of
the best nnd special Interests of all
concerned, under General Pershing.
This work carries with It considerable
travel and gives an Intimate knowledge
of the situation from a religious and
moral point of view.
From this broad knowledge Chap
lain Doherty says: "Everywhere we
find the same situation, here the same
story; the condition and the spirit of
the men are excellent." When leaving
France on his present mission the
chaplain asked General Pershing:
"May we not tell our people In Amer
ica that the moral and religious situa
tion here Is eminently high and very
satisfactory?" The reply was: "Yes,
and you may say furthermore, that it
Is going to be kept up to that."
Chaplains Doherty and Rollins spoke
enthusiastically of the altogether ad
mirable 'spirit of fraternity existing
between those who are ministering to
our soldiers. The Catholic chaplains,
they say, are not merely looking to
the good of the Catholic boys nor the
Protestant to that of the Protestant
boys ; each Is working for the best In
terest of every man.
TURNING PESTS INTO PROFITS
United States Department of Agricul
ture Has Plans for Dealing With
the Rabbit Problem.
Fully 200,000,000 wild rabbits are
killed In the United States every year
according to estimates made by the
biological survey of the United States
department of agriculture. Many of
them are jack rabbits, the majority of
which have not been utilized In the
past. If all the rabbits killed were
consumed, they would represent be
tween 200,000 and 300.000 tons of val
uable food, and If proper measures
were taken to Insure the collection of
skins, these alone would have a value
of $20,000,000. The biological survey
has frequently been called upon to help
western farmers In coping wlth,s;he
rabbit pest. In view of the probame,
economic value of rabbit meat and fir
in the coming few years, the energl
of the farmers and ranchmen will be
directed to trte conservation of this Im
portant resource. Already a numtfer
of establishments for collecting, dress
ing, canning, and shipping rabbit meat
are In operation In western centers. As
In Australia the transition of the wild
rabbit in this country from Its status
as a pest to source of profit Is assured,
It la believed.
"Cellulon," New Wood Pulp Fiber.
There has, says the Board of Trade
Journal, been much discussion In the
German press during recent weeks con
cerning n wood pulp fiber named "Cel
lulon," for which large claims are
made as nn efficient substitute for Jute,
cotton and other fibers, tt appears to
be certain that the fiber is not made
by spinning long strips of paper run
off reels through water In the manner
which Gorman paper textile substi
tutes have mode familiar. The ac
counts agree In describing the proc
ess, or processes, as a direct manu
facture from wood pulp. The con
sul general at Zurich, who has pre
sented a report to the foreign office,
states that the method employed op
erates on the same general lines as
that. used for artificial silk manufac
ture that is, by squeezing pulp un
der high pressure through small boles
In plates. Engineer.
Wooden Shoes Classy.
If It were not for the pioneers hu
manity would be helpless. The wife
of Lieut. A. J. Huntington of the One
Hundred Sixty-Second Infantry, resi
dent in Portland, Ore., has long been
of the opinion that shoes are too high
In price, and, having the courage of
her convictions and possessing also a
desire to save leather for the army, she
occasionally wears n pair of neat
wooden low shoes. These are painted
black, with a patent leather effect,
and are really very convenient and
classy In still life, though the rigidity
of the sole Is some backset. The lieu
tenant sent the shoes from France,
where that style of shoes Is much u
use. With rubber tires aRpense
with the staccato rattle on cement
walks, mother and the girls might
save pin money and get along, and
with a few old pairs around the house
would never be out of kindling wood.
A 72-Year-Old Messenger Boy.
Auburn, N. Y., has a seventy-two-year-old
messenger boy. Although re
tired from active work, he decided he
could do some war service by taking
some young man's place with the tele,
graph company.
"I have had some amusing experi
ences," he remarked recently. "I an
swered one call, and the man said:
'Are you from the Western Union?' I
replied that I was. 'Well,' he said, 1
wanted a boy. not the president of the
company." There was another call to
tho St. Cloud and I went. The man
aid: 'Are you a boy?' But before I
could answer another man remarked
facetiously, He wa when yoa
cnueo.'
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f H Facts ;
Facts are more convincing than
argument. So instead of lauding
ourselves and making big prom
ises we simply ask you to come If
ana examine our groceries and to
compare our prices. Those wilj
be facts to surprise and convince
you. We don t promise, we per
form. Come and convince your
self of the fact today.
Peanut Butter, per lb '. 20c
Sauer Kraut per qt 15c, per gal 80c
P & G Naptha Soajf l2 bars ..... 90c
Blue Karo Syrup, S ib pai 60a; 10 lb $1.15
Sweet Corn 2 cans(85c; Tomatos 2 cans 35c
Small White Beans 8 lb, ... : $1.00
Larae White Beans 10 lbs $1.00
Mexican Red Beans 10 lbs $1.00
Pink Beans 8 lbs . '. $1.00
Larrow's Pure Buckwheat 8 Ib s ck $1.00
Larrow's Pure Buck wheat 10 lb sack $1.15
Cracked Hominy 9lb sack 85c
White Corn FlouHO lb sack 50c
The Economy Cash Grocery
Phone 561
and your Orders will be filled.
Service First
Quality Always
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Nails
For the want of a nail
the shoe, horse, rider and
war was lost.
Whether for Male shoes, Female shoes, Horse shoes or Cow shoes We've
Got 'em.
Whether the kind your Grandfather used or,
The kind Mother used to fix the hen coop or.
The kind little brother is using to make a gun boat We've Got 'em.
Whether for planking a county bridge or,
Laying Miller's choice linoleum or.
What Bridget used to spoil a rival's face We've Got 'em.
The real old cut. 10-penny, 40-penny spikes
The B-penny finish or the 8-penny wrought We've Got 'em.
Take your choice at half the regular price. 1 keg of choice mixed wire
nails for H cents straight. The whole batch totaling 8 or.i kegs for
1 cents straight. All regular, wire stock 8 cents.
We are nailed to the cross; We haye.nailed a lie.
The "Flu" puts a nail in your coffin, tlie devil a nail in your tire.
Come and see our Harness made to order for you.
Look over the Plows, Wapofts, Engines and Electric Washers.
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It's time to consider your
Plow Requirements
We have the Oliver Chilled Bases, with Cast or
Steel Shares. Also repairs for Canton and cTVfoline
Plows.-