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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1917)
WIDNEIDAY DECEMBER 19, 191? utra iiopsk si.iimm:ks ' h.ixt u wonder ml line of an.l thddtrn. I'lu- laniuiit It tivii litr Nlr .tltd tn,ibtv. (it Ki nieinbi r iMir ttenietldoill lal oii t'lein ititii li cheaper than in and tch-cl a pair luday. KODAK ALBUMS AND STUNT BOOKS. TURKS JUST FROM AT- thi: TIIK T11INQ TO HOYS IN KKF.P lIC- r i I WE CAN FOI.VE :S YOUR CHRISTMAS J PROBLEM f J If you are undecided what to give for K ft Xmas, buy a ' MERCHANDISE ORDER ' ' t m We issue them in any amount you wish. Y" jr They are redeemable, in mrechandise. u V at any time. w FLOODS STORE 1 T FRED DAWSON'S DRUG STORE THE STORE OF QUALITY j V. A. EASTBL'RN", 1 Civilian Relief Committee j "To care for the wife and children of the enlisted man during hi serv : ice. the mar insurance law comieN him to contribute up to one-.half of The Civilian Relief committee of hi ?Y for their support. The gov- ' eminent, on application, will gener- the Linn County Chapter 01 the I , . . . . . 3 ,ously add to this an allowance 01 American Ked Lros is now compil- i ;rom 55 to 5 a month. according ing a card record 01 an tannics w no ; to the size ot the tamily. .Moreover, Jiave members in the service of om j if the enlisted man will make some country who have gone from I. inn 1 further provision himself for a de county, j jendent parent, brother, sister, or This committee will supply these j grandchild, they may be included in families with information and blanks ( the government allowance, so that they may secure the benefits 1 'lf, as a result of injuries incur wbich the. government has provided 1 red or disease contracted in the lire for them. of duty, an officer or enlisted man The following letter from Secretary or an army or ravy nure should be of the Treasury MdAdoo should have j disabled, provision is made for com your careful attention. Let every cit- j pensation of from $.30 to SI) a month izen consider himself a member of to him and, should he die, compen the Civilian Relief committee to the ! ation of from SJO to $75 a montli extent of getting this information to the families of our boys in the serv ice. Have every family of a soldier or sailor whether in need of assist ance, or desiring this relief, or not, phone to Mrs. Alice Cockerline. the secretary of our committee, at the .iDany commercial duo. and give war makes the tost of lie mv:r.i..., e in pm ,iu lite insurance comp.nte I pronibitnc. It 4 th. ielV. . 1 dut and obligation dr ihc .:o 1 eminent to asim;c the itk i iuur j K hundred 01 iiiouanU ot our m ti dier and sudors who are making lie ! ui-reiue s.uri:iee. I'tnU r thi la . . exery soidier. sailor atul nure eo:u j missioned and enlisted, and 01 an i.ii;e, has the right, between now and Kebruary 1-. 11 S. to take out liie j and total-disability insurance up to '$bVVO at very low co-t. with the ! eminent without medical examination. jThi- richt i V-'rely optional. The jsohiiei and s.iilors are not compelled j to take insurance, but if they deort ' to exercise the riiht they tuusi t!o J so before the Uth of I'ebruary, WIS j The cost ranges from t5 cents a ! month, at the age of -'1. to a j monthly at the age 01 51, for each of insurance. Thi- is a small ! charge on a man's pay small in pro portion to the benefit it m.iy brin; j The premium will be deducted iron , his pay, if he desires, thus ilitnin.it- g trouble on his part. "To proxide adequate protection un til Fehruarv 1. 1'MS. during the ne- noil uiien the sol. tiers anil -tailor; ire learning the detail- of this law. he government automatically insure each man and woman, commissioned or enlisted, in the military service o: the I'nited tates. It pay, the man ?J5 a month during total permanent disability: if he dies within 2 years, it pays the rest of monthly in stallments of J5 ea.h to hi wiiV. chiM. or widowed mother. TOP U ..iul THL'KSIUV VJ. KO t C M' III I Miriam Cooper AS LAUY LOU ' ' in "The Silent Lie" Hy I.AUkV l.AS A Mory of t!'r l ii'" Norlli, Northern P.nue IlalU, a lite, atu! timl-.uaF cliinaxc. anollicr " I'l. M V. Till' HIS TICKLISH JOB" Fox Comedy ROLKE WORLD LIBRARY I'KU I" S 5-15 l ent. light fi I'kOV will be jraid his wife, his child, or his widowed mother. "In order, however, to fully pro tect each person and family, congress has made it possible for every sol dier, sailor and nurse to obtain life and total-disability insurance. This in-urance applies to injuries received her the information she will request, j while he or she is in the service or (Signed) W. V. MERRILL, atVr he or she shall have left it. M. H ELLIS, 1 "Exposure to the extra dangers of THIRD ORDNANCE CLASS WILL TAKE 75 MEN UNIVERSITY OP OREGON', Eu gene, Iec. 1. More than J" tagi-r ) young men from various part of t' r J West and Northwest have applied u- Uie L niversity school ot colnmec for admission to the third ordnance class which will open early in Janu ary. Professor C. C. Jeremiah, in charge of the course, has been authorie l to recruit 75 men and has hopes that ! the government will raie this mini- ber to 10. He proposes to make his selections carefully from those men I who have had previous experience in acccairting or office management, or 1 w,ho possess the educational fjualifi cations that will permit them readily 1 to grasp these essentials. ! Men who are accepted for the or 1 nance classes will not be subject to : draft into the national army. If thr are drafted after entering the clashes they will be inducted into the ord nance department. OREGON ORDNANCE GRADS HAVE DISHWASHING SIEGE UNIVERSITY tE OREGON. Eu gene. IVc. Gradual, s ot the first lass in ordi ance accounting -in tlie choid of cuinnierce are washing the r iwn dishes .it the oveirment ars n.l at San Anttnio. w litre V'.vy are n w statt.tned. This lPurc-ting item of ini'Tina t:oll ha, come t" tueiu'trrs I t'e ckool 01 commerce taculty trom some oi the men thenisthes. and 1 i canscd many nietubt rs oi t!i clu now taktig the ordinance coii'e s-'ii: apprthension. but i: i ntid. r -.t". A that the dishw iMiin; experience ts to be limited to a peiiod ot a t'e.. weeks so th.it tin- m- n w ill knotv how t" do it in ea 0! emergency. ( M.herwi-e the ordnance men .it .in titin;o arc farinif ex ere din .1 . well and enjoying life. Thry ex;-.t to be sent to 1'rance soon at'tr t' ftrt of the year. that the house threatened ' Muiise on tire the street, the r engines and hot and its iumato aie WHOSE HOUSE IS BURNING? By Meredith Nicholson Civilization may be likened to a housr where a tamily live in comfort and car and the enjoyment of t! r privib ges th1 security th.it represent thon-attd of years of labor. W.hen a house i on fire it become the in-tant duty of the neighbors an! of the gov t-rnnient immediately r spoil siblr tor the protection of th hous-holdrr t render aid not t-d.y or tomorrnw but the moment tk flarius become visible and it is knun w. 31 l&mmRMSESm&JEEiaES&L f! FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF EVENING SHOPPERS, our two stores, M. Sternberg and The Toggery willremain open evenings until Christmas. Gift Suggestions FROM THE SHOP OF PRACTICAL GIFTS Gift Suggestions Skating sets ,in lancy com binations ..- $1.39 to $2.49 Women's initi.il h'ikts. l-tixitu I:ilrc llosc I.tixitt Silk I It.se, 15c 75c all shades $ 1.C5 Boudoir Cajis 39c to $1.49 Holeproof Hose 5Qc and 55c Holeproof Silk Hose .... $1.15 Child's rrminr si'ts $2.25 & $3 Women', neckwear 39c to 1.98 Mannel middies $3.49 to $4.95 Women'i ilk j It ioo.its ?.C8 to $6 Queen Quality Shoei Knit T.vi s .. 49c to $1.00 CHRISTMAS Women's felt slippers with leather soles Kray,. black, brown .... $1.50 Women's felt 'dippers, soft soles, all fancy, liifht shades $1.75 GIFT SLIPPERS I: ! an Mo- caiins made of Indian tanned colored leat.her $1.35 and up CIi::.!reti'. felt slipper in bright colors 65c to $1 WOMEN'S JMOP. I1 V JXKJ V I W SLs 14 Gift Suucstions Wo: tien's crfpe fie ebine rnihrr.idcred l.dkfs. 25 & 35c Women' I in n. pi on and eiiibroid- red hdkw. 25 & 35c Wome ii'h robes . . Women's Wmen': corduroy bath $6.95 blanket bath $3.95 to $6.50 fur scarfs , $4.50 to $50.00 Women's rolon-d silk um brellas $6.00 to $9.00 VM wai-ts $2.43 to $7.50 !-;:nry e'dor-'d v ed handkeri hi- nbroidfr- 2 for 15c Women gloves w;tdi;ih1c ' anp . . $2.00 and $2.25 Cotton and silk crepe ki monos $1.39 to $ 2 c hrar eies in nttle and )-T d Lhe e catts a thev hurry to the steettf f euiitlaration. The rrc i -presiding. "t one but a hun dred liotin i are threatened When the Kairr b -gan hi, war for world domin.ttion be applied a torch to that Hour f t'i iliation I have isiiali.-cd a hotiir. the rrpmitorv of ev cry gn and per see t gift tha? ha- been won for huuianitv. tlie very free loin that is its foundation .ui.l the p .tec th.it i it corner tone. The Kaiser i a mad :ncendur He 't U- upon the Motive of Civilization i:i the night and tos-ed a bnrnitu brand throuuli an open window. I - k :t thief w bo applies a inati h t t!u nar oi a Iiotwe to -tampcite Mr in- tr..iten .md dis'liet the r .-.tention while he plunder, thr K.tier expect e l to atiofy a long pondered sebcm of robbery and compicst. Civiliatio- sltpt the sleep (if peae to aw.ike in terror. The Kaiser's army, jn-rfrr trd tlirti year of tern training to aid thr pvro- m tniae bird of the llidienolb-rn in h inaltk'n purjiotes, ha rrsorted to e try eumci able a true it y to terror ize ci iliation not merely to destroy its hou-.e but ti murder the inmates or resii vc them for a more hideous utc tii.iii deatlj. U hen wc ;ay that this is war t make the w or Id a safe place for democracy, w e mean alko that it to preserve that House of Civilization in which lemocracy is the altar a sanctuary. Iloue on fire! It is not for and me to stand oiit-idc and say that it is only a neighbor's house that i menaced. The first ( ierman soldier who set foot on Belgian soil thre.it encd your home and mine. He Hour-ihe-1 his brand at the Hoiisr of Civ ilization in which you and I live. He atu ked law, liberty, men y, justice evervthiug that strengthen' and auorns that proud house in which we of Atuerira have lived in contentment and peace. There are thing in thr hmnhlrtt home that the owner would not lo-e without a .struggle. When the house v ts afire the inmates spring to pro tect ami save those things, j We of America are in this war to i protect and save the House of Civil ization and the proud trophies rli.it ( represent not only our own strMg:lcs ;tnj sacrifices but those we inherited , from sire who shed their blood foi them. Tut out the fire! The more iii My we realize that it is our house that is burning, the more (iiiekly we shall be free in cut away the black enefl walU ;md make the house habitable and secure. We want to see the fire men disperse, the police hustle thr incendiary to (be lockup, and the ad justers tome in and settlr the dam ages! The way to hasten this consumma tion i. bv ading our firemen our arm y and navy in evrry po-sibb way. I f wr can't carry water or wield the nx on burning timbers. -run stand back of the men who are doing the work our work, yours and mine. Wr ran pour out our dollars to help them. We can ec that thr tinen s hon--e l pprt s in all ,id.s flttc, $1.15, $1.25, l.t4 Men's hoiiM sbppcls Urtc, $1.25 $1.49. t bilth t n's tippets . . 5c I ,.!K JSc. 4'lc, Mf, "Hi Hath lobes $1.9. $.'.49. $.9l), I'm. 10s-. lit, :Si. 49c Me, I, Jin, ., I liaius 79c, 9Hc, $l.?5 $1.49. $l.9. Imlise slipper, (or turn, women .line 1 (iiieiir linv known the umbl tc HIM ir III K a pail for ma i:e blivint. power rnaldet in to .ill ion can bnv llicin rlscwhcie iimie Men', die.i .hilts (i9c, 79c, 9Hc $1.25, $1.1.9. $I.9H. Men's di. -s pant. $l.(9, $1 9H, $..49. $.' 9H, $.1,49. Men', du .nils $12.50, $14.75, $16.50, $18.50. Hois' .oil. $2 49, $2.9tt, $.1.49, $.I 'M, $5.9. ( i. ii neialls $1.9 llol s' oieiall. . , . 49c, o9c Men'. ,I.iiui,I ,!n, I, $I,M, f.M $2.49. $J 4S. Fverl1iin Alnayt (or I i iii i ii ii hi I'.vcrflhi Alwayt for l eu AT TIIK SAVII'I.K STOKK uill ttnd inanv sensi'de an.l piaihi.it Kills lot any member tlie I i in ' I p;u.d at out usual bo puce. NKCKWKAR lie csill t.ir Ole tic olt .elect t f . o 1 1 our ne stiii's, just in 19c. 25c, 3V. 4Kc. tS5 lnic!.in.u will be applcciateil vie base a lare caruts of fail, I pi. iids. noMolk., belteil no i !i!s $', 5. $7.50 to i 50. i oat .wralel s, Inediiiitl or hi as V weo;lits $2 .15, $.1. $J.t0 to $4.50 l e!l slipper., all stl, 75c. $1.10 $1.39 to $11. LADIES' KICLT SI.II'PKKS I 'la in ot f.iucv tiiui 65c, 98c, $1.10 to $1.49 I'KTTICOATS I'l... I. nr .....i, 4Hc. BV. $1 19 $125. Siitpmenl oi .hoi . lor I. id r.. just atrue.l. I'.I.iiV camp ssit!: k'ia I'M', l.i. t lout, or itie-iiuiit b. el. ..iiii tor . $4 65 ' . it II Itli l.if or kid, hikh 1 $4 45. $4 65 Ml.se,' and clilbllrtl. Irlt -ll. per. . . 65c to $1.29 ."suitable Wiit, I IK i k YOU'LL I INI) MANY MOKK SUITA1ILK OUTS IIKKK 26 Store C. J. Hrcicr Company YOU DO BETTER II EKE FOR LESS M. STOR Sill '1 TJ 11 m You'll DECIDE nt the last minute that, after all. JEWELRY Is the real, appropriate thinu; to Hive. COM I: TO US and let us help you in your se lection. T h c Ki ft of Jewelry carries with it the true spirit of iv inn. DIAMONDS-- in rins, L(1 Val licrcs and Brooches, arc just the thing. FRANK C. WILL Jeweler i m tirefinhlerH arc feil and clothed while they ;tre on the job; wr can take care of them when they fall injured hi our i-amir. House- on fire! Civilization on fire! The man who ay thi is not America' war in asleep in a burnin bonne and doe. not deserve to be sa.td by the splendid valorous fire men who are fihtim; to rescue hitn. OREGON FARMS URGI'.D TO INSTALL BEE HIVES UVIVI-.KSITY OF OKKGON', l-n- Kcnr, ler. I'. - Kvery Oreiion farm should have it. colony of bee. av ltidrtil in Ihp nrhool of commerce, who air making a sludy of the honey producing possibilities of the Male in eonnet lion with their survey of (rc k'ou iudii.trteti. The alialia di-lii. ts oi I-. isiem 'Irioti arc pailiciilarly adapted to lue riilliirr. yet sl.il.sh. . .how that only one farm in lte ha. brrs. With the p resent necessity of roit servini! I.he nation's siiyar supply, honey can be sin ressfully substituted in scores of pi. ice. Ins.id of a lux ury it will become a household ne cessity in the opinion of many Mu-denlH. ) ft) it) r.) () ii) (,) ft) r.) ti (j) Ho Your Christ Hilt SlwiDtditir T'nrl,