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Newspaper Page TextMIL. maOCMT THt'R8TV V StHTMRPR . PRfDAT. IKPTEM1M II, HIT Fall Wool Goods I Are Here in a Splendid Range of Colors and Weaves a Sclfool Strge green, cope , navy. red. School Plaidi, 36 to i iflcfata wide Red. bias nd brows combiaattoa J9c SOc. 85c, $1.15 Bbck and While Check Frnch Serge. 41 inches wide Scarlet, green, plum, cop e. njy. brown Wool Tafleta. J8 inches wide ... . 35c to S7.75 . $1.50 Cardinal, burgundy, green, plum, navy, cope, black Epinglei. 40 inches wide - Green, plum, navy, COpe, Iir own. bergundy Coatinga, 56 and 58 inchea wide Other Wool gooda in siripea. plaids, and plain colors at wr.cd raofs ot price FLOOD'S STORE 334 W. First Street You Are Invited to come in and hear this wonderful new machine. Let us explain to you abou; the sapphire needle that needs no changing; the violin wood sounding box that produces an unrivalled tone; and the many other features that are exclusive In this phonograph. Fortmiller Furniture Company Albany Special Pathephone 7Q OC Outfit p7.00 Thi. beaafarul PaAephooe ... $75.00 Two 10" record. 1.50 Oae 12' record U5 One M rectrd 1.50 All Pui IU b Mn - . Faaat One dusto 10 Tots! $79.35 C Down 1 " Cleanliness is Next to Godliness SO THE LEGEND ran in the old-fashioned pnners But we won.1 r if old-1 ash t net1 folks really knew what perfect cleanliness meant! In the old days of the straw bioom, or even the more modern brush carpet-sweeper, perfect clean liness was impossible. Dust removed from the floor spread in clouds over the room, settling nn the hangings and the furniture only to be toil somely removed from its new location by the 'hand" method. It Takes The Modern Vacuum Cleaner To Clean House Thoroughly Call today or phone Fifteen and we wii! have an Electric Vacuum Cleaner delivered to your home. Or call and see them demonstrated jr your dealers'. Oregon Power Co. Reliable Se rvice School Books We Bought For You Fred Dawson's Rexall Store 'The Store of Quality" $l.v $1.65 $2 75 to $3.50 COUNTY NEWS GATKS. Sept 2. (Special to the BwaOCfat) Ifitl Stella I'air ami kct bfOthtf Floyd atc visiting here from CbbtTft Oregon. Mr. R Stattori! and children re turned home from WoodbttTfl last Sa turday after spend Hig tlree week isi tin; her nnnhr. Mr. t"d Wolf The B D, Club me! at the home J of Mr. LeRo Grade last Frist ; afternoon, a very deaant afternoon ! hfinp spent r.th in tan. work, and ertcrt tinment Mtt Scott and Mrs Fd Chars were elected new niemher- ! fill the acancies left hy IOm PtofMtt Law srn and Mrs. Gene ie e late. who 1-ve moved away. Mi Helen Wolfe ot Wo,dturn i visiting her iter. Mr. R. Stafford Mra. L. E. Dike and Mn, Roht. Mnnro wotr ':op;inK in Albany last Saturday. Mis- Gray of Salem who taught here a year aco. ha taken up her work again in the Turner schools. after spending one year in the Wil i lamette College I Mr. Geneviee Gates and son re- i turned to Woodhurn !M Satnrda : after spending a ery pi ft rant vaca ' tion with their trend. I Mr. Gate is a teacher in the j Woodhurn schools. Grandpa Dike of Xiagar.1 tM ery pleasantly surprised last Sunday on , his 72d birthday by all of his children coming home to help eat Mi cake He was presented wttll beautiful I leather rocker, a gift from his sons ' and daughters. j Mrs. Grant Smith departed for , Portland last Tuesday to he with her hu-band during an operation for throat trouble. Mr. Booker, section foreman, ha, moved into the old Gates estate va c;.ted by Fred GoOCft and family, who I have moved acros- the strret. Mr. Barney and family, living near Minto, have moved into town for the winter. Both Phones 18 306 W. 2nd St ! CHINA'S UNIQUE ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD WAR By Ralph Turner, United Press Staff Correspondent TOKfO, ugiist 3D (By Mailt I Ch na smashed precedent of ooMttf in when she entered the world w.,r She cast aside the ae-old non-rufaM Int. isolation policy of her ancestor- Moreover, although a republic sine 191 1 and hearing all thr trapping and machinery generally approved for thr conduct of a republican government. China went into the war without ;ngle nod of assent from her na tional congress The reason ;ii that there is no parliament today Iff disappearance r;ime bout tl rough efforts to coerce it in th troublous days when Ch;ing HttM and hi pig-tailed soldiers mar ! rd Oi Pekinir Then rame the "restoration" lasting just one week, the downfall Of Chang Hsun and iloBMM r.iey again Why did China decide on ff 1 because even disorder and cliao. so frequent in China, have not de stmypd the Chinaman's astntenes. hrve all thing. China nerd inon v She believe avowed deelaration or her sympathy for the allied cause will bf-lp her get the finanri;d aid nee -ary to put her house in order r. well this hope is being borm- out i ilbistratrd in reports that Knil.oi ! Japan. Russia and Franre the "Four Power Syndirat is considering ;, ioint loan. Vot only this, but OMfM bop s f,r r rtMofJ of her eti-toms dutie. pot I onrrnent of payments on th- Bokt indemnities, a voice at the peaee eouneil table wherr srtOernent of Tsingtao will he made expulsion of German interests and German intri gue from hr border and increasing friendship and aid from America. Tn- iden tally, if aid in men i de sired, "1iina has 45K.'inf) soldier un der arms, four great arsenal, a great Mpply ot irui. anttmn and ,t h i nu'tal and inexhaustible man power Some ol these coolies ate ahead) at work in France. 1 1 Freuuer Tuau-i ht, w ha la .ted war nu'e the break with Get u an. and i eug Kiut ehaiu the RMl President, h.tw rcall decided to act Mfjet er and support Ml h otlirr. i'lniu and war should get aloAfl raf) well, Tuan, the man v bo amplified ChaMf HtW and hit tm; t rial dream, began hoitly attcr hi return to o BoC to prepare his VM plan- l'hee 'minded the formation of ..t:onal Cflltrattt. which ill be the only form of popular representation to have a band in CWtMl war a.tittie Sonu officjolt proped to aw an the con vent ion ol the r.ati nal asembl . submitting t e w ar proposal to thi bt.dy. but then Tuan strongly OpptM cd thi. mtting on the necessity ot immediate action The National t'ouned. composed of minister. ice -minister, councilors of the various department, and WO rcprccntati e from each pro im . ntids it silt endttv. .(J with :he t id low ing power, tlutie and limitation 1 1 w d! take the pla. e of the pro is i.nal leitilature OTM; it session sl all not exceed one year, it will con firm the cabinet's war declaration, modi'v the parliamentary election law and aid rl the organization o 1'arlia mcnt. At the cloi of the National t'i tin c:l. Parliament will imni-diately con vene. Thus. Prrmier Tuan has pro vided some torm ot popular ftppforal ior hi iroltcies. War against German) tod iy re eeies the tttMUdMOttl support of tlie pnoinces. early at August Hth four-fifth of them had espttttet. their support Brafl the southern dis tricts, which have been t'lreatrniu revonttotl and a new government have rallied to the cause. KEEPING GRAFT OUT OF THE CANTONMENT CAMPS By George Martin. United Prs,s Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Sept 21. Major W. A. Starrett. upon Orhott shoul ders fell the burden of America's lfi draft army cantonment anip-. tO day outlined for the L'nite.l PrCM th precautions his committer took to i re vent graft or favoritism creeping into the work "On the committer," amid Major Starrett. "were C W. I.ut doff, of the Crowell. I.undoff. Little Com pany Cleveland; M C. Tuttle, gen eral manatrer of the Mberthaw Con- true tion company of host on. and Frederick Law Olmstead. "When we went into deliberation on the contracts I.undoff ami Tuttle. because thy were contractors, with drew Tuttle has withdrawn hit cor. 1 ern aboluteIy. He won't touch a ; government contract. "OlmsNad and I called in Leonard Mot calf of Boston and George W. Fuller of New York, not to be con- fused with the George Fuller with the George A. Fuller 'on -t ruction company. We were the Committee that made these decision and re I k ' tin- lit of contractors, With regard to his personal part In the work Mayor Starrett said 'Th' re i. too much misunderstanding about thr name of Starrett flyintr around the country I was educate at the L'niversity of Mi higan and v- hen I eaine out I was employed by the George A. Fuller company and - orked along w ith them for sevrral years. "In 1900 with my brother and a j rr.an named Tbompon we founded j thr Thompson Starrett company. In ; IMJ I miit the I ompany. a had my I brother, sold all my iMtCfCftl in it and reified my brother in the prac I tire of architecture That i my bus ines. A hith government official sat't today that irresponsible and di- ' gruntb'd persons seem to have been r-ponihle for rumors of ijraft and crookednes in the building of thr camps "I will discuss that in a very i familiar way." said the official, "us mg as an instance the work of the 'lumber conn nit tee. w hich deter v es J the highest praise I omc othciaU thought the com luitlec "as pOJTMU too mm u lot linn l ei 1 lit talk got to thi point when one ol out national comiiu tcial oi (MintkMU tOOh ftlltfftlrfj m it. 1 he Fusidcnt wiotc a letter to the goViinuicut in Which he mention id a certain man who puii'otlcd to bora Hgaroa lower thoo thoM tM thi v omiiiittee. H was to and tiiat the man tor w ct e Jtoin blowers ! odd ill g oil ot thin ait w ho had no more OM ceptton ot this thing than " here hi Officlol threw up hi hands Thfe man with the uiihelievahh bw prt e said he would set the prut tor the whole territory involved at $- ""Poti't do that.' sai l the reptccu tative of the territory, 'vou will rum ur people In that otif disctition thr low priced man h -wrd how fooBih hi was When it catm to QOMthj pro duction he blew up He was dealing with brokers who t 'ought thrv ntld maie a trike with tbr goAcrnmni. "The average price of the (our btl lion iVet ot lumber ued m the can tonment was DO W l our bdlioti irel represents the country 'i output for a hole vrar " Toroloi " the matter of U.nnsr. and penalties or the contractor. Ma jor Starrett said "Thi i one of thi great boneg ot contention in the contracting bfool FtOOM We drtldei) IgtUaMI it "Suppop we had given one man a contract and agrred that if he his work done at a certain time we would pa htm tc much extra, m if he did not finih at a certain nine we Mould deduct so niu. . dav from his earned percentage "If wr had had such $ )stem bi these cantonments see what would have happened Wr would have bod oi appeal to the man money maV log imtiiut. nt to hia patn..tiiu VOOakJ have hern working (or a bonus on an arbitrary contract to which we could not ha.r added building Of subtracted them "We ha'-e had to ,-hangc contra ts and plan all the way long It we had had the bonus system thr coii tia. tor would have said, thai it i,nl the worl, I contrartrd to d, o ou must extend my time ' We could not shorten the time under any cir cuitiMancrt. Vou see how the gov eminent s hand would have been th d under that svstrm SWEET CIDER Will make nrril cider fr)r the pub In on my place every Tue.dtv. r .m nencing September 1R, untd further notice. C R Widmer. Mbany Routr 4 Home phone, ? tg Q W . S (WO tf AMERICAN ARE 'IOHTERS GOOD SPENDERS (Continued from Page I) w thotit fir- asking the prii i im lud ing light and service. nd don't thin' that your hot bath is gratis "Don't order a meal in a retauran without fits consulting thi MiOfl au see that the prirrs are plainly writ ten otherwise y,m ntj he surprise, when yon get your hill "Don't ntnit to count your bange "Don't give all your spare hang to the waiter He dOiift'l rxprct more than ten percent of the bill p to 90 'rani anl then five per rent after that " on't aeeepyt Mtlhfi rate in rx - hangr for pounds and dollars. G to a bank where vou will gfj the riihf and law ful chantrr . 'TMn't ak advif e from tranger Go to people in authority or rr og vpi assoriatirms of your own roun try. "Wbenrver vou tro info a ihOQ 0 buy anything always ask thr price first. "Whenever you order a drink no tire that the price marked on the saucer upon which it is served When you stop am! think that we arc operating 175 Ibiiv Stoics under our head that we pay cash and aril for cash lio dchv. no high tents, lb.it wr tin n ONI entite stock iVff) U io 70 davs a i dthat out ham will sell lint ar ovri lQOOy0QUj00 "thu s tt itol seem reasonable that we tM ave you money Curtain MriMl U 1 fci tit, l'- Mitl wool uuderweai Wlc. $1.25 1 ifi ui tains 69c, He, $1 ' $1 BttOtio cuitams $1 AI HOOV) dtOtiaj plaid erV I leav v coating plain $2 MS Dt. fOOdl Iti, MO, 4c 6c, t M-la silks, all ihoora $1.4$ ,1rt in wide stripe $1.A9 Ne vollt wi 1 1 0$c, $i $1 'JH New tub silk waists $1.90 New .upede chlllAi WaJitl I'ine slnpr toJtotti waists Men s ll.unicl shuts $1 hJ Sl 'iS double I Mm wotk shut alt leee Men s (vrialts. bib Men's ovrialls wais Bora' ov 1 1 .ill BoVl' blotiae Boj i1 kfi 3 i" $ v inaw s $j 4') llov . mi I, $J.H. $.1 VH. AMH it,., s panti 4$c rWe. No, $i M $0) s' i rsev sweater $1 ntt I 9Hc $1 19 'JHi 49c. ft9i 25.. R wry l ti i 1 1 it . V I i : ' s for I t's a 1 J I i I 1 1 i i al I'.vurylliint A I for l.raa It AN THRESHER At our Warehouse. FOOT OF JACKSON STREET e arc now instilling .i new md modem bean thresher in addition t our other equipment f clay crushinfl rolls, graders and polishei and arc now prepared to handle betna From vlnt to sack NX j 1 1 be ready ruesdsy morning, Septemfc ir 25th. Load your BetUt on a hsjmcV and liritiK them in. I'hcv will he threshed while you wait. CHARGES T.v to $1.00 per hundred MURPHY'S SEED STORE The Sample Store's TKI WEEKLY REMINDER SsplfiriMf 71, 1017 inns SUITS Ninlulk., V in, (.rrbui'kn i'jntv W HS. t W up S6 ) BOYS' KNKK PANTS In n'ry., Mripas .nil inai:v prrtiy mitturra . . . Sc. 7c, bSv. up f 1 70 HOYS' UNION SUITS CotOfl liWMhl rn 4a. $')(, AS. BOYS' SIIOKS Qm asstaL buttoa atta, $7 4s. u n up ii7s Gm bMb1 Haiaai S2.as. : MKNS SUITS Bht airgi $us. $u.o3 0i vorMtoa liooo. 4 so Bvoara atiatars aofstsdi VI Jl l V). $V00 M.ikI lailofcl in pUin anil flt cy wor.li-tlt J i $14 H V $17 SI). $IH SO DRESS PANTS Hi ,wn., gftyt .nil Um Mf aa $.'iis. J4S. jo MEN'S MAIKINAWS $s r,s i. h $: so ttf $ so BOYS' MACK1NAWS ti')S $S'. up $oo 36 STOKf J C. J. Breier ( ompnoy You DO BETTER HERB POR LESS n1 This Jatitzen sweater is de signed espec ially forroung tellotv's dt school or college. vl-..:( Sffi r.rft. .tl, iwt'tm n trlr fulur i iirava yuut ilsaler - li.rs o . . . hhiin Clothint! Co. PERSONAL y i j , liiltliatirl .i. 'ti 1 s iimI i!i I'.sjirtisrs sr m to hi ,h; ' We'll liae tn be Mori Can inl On tVCrylhlltl wr liny. Me ifoo aid: "I'm ffoitlfl to CU1 Mv linoluM tiilt in two! m yon must sIkiw t1f liter Whrrr ynu hav ft I e l a few," She said tn him: M'II do RI well. nA I will save mHfti more Po? Ill bay my ifat from MRS i.i I T WORTH'S DftPAH r t I i STORI," Reserve your tents now for Kolh A Dill. Fall Fashions id Feminine Footweiir I'rrtty Poolwaaf i. llic nota in Woimn'. ,s)i,.,-- ihli Pad, sad ihtrs ia aonr prciti lian tlii. Ii.in,l.nmr Bool ihown lini' Bombinalloi ill MOHN Bri. is ii Kill ';inii 111)1 Khakl-rolortd Broadcloth Top, wiih im h Loali LaMici hsat, afrvlaaaMc Itrcal .i.lr Wiitlh. AAA to C. Pries 18.09 'ur entire I ill line is mcitt rinnj.lete in handsome Modtfl an. I alterns and yu will he will repaid to ay a visit o oiir MOff lirfiire teleriiiiK voitr h'onlwrar fnr street r party wear. S'p'are rhrt.at palti rn, arr nhl McDowell Shoe Co.