Economy Specials
To clear our stock of winter goods, odds and
ends and short lengths of yard . goods, we
have made the prices favorable for early buy
ing. INCLUDED AT SPECIAL PRICES
Cotton and Wool lilankets,
Women's and Children's SVinter Under
wear. Women's Outing Flannel Gowns.
Short Lengths of Outing Flannel and
Remnants of all kinds.
The special prices are subject to stock on
hand, so look and buy early to insure best selections.
FLOOD'S STORE
334 W. 1st Street
LIGHT KEEPERS
WANTED SOON
Elijah Willsie, recently discharg
. ed from the Navy arrived home last
week. Litre has been across the ocean
a number of times. He reports that
he has had enough of the navy and
is content to be a land ember for
while.
Posts to be Open in Alaska;
Examinations Are
Announced
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that a noned
ucational examination wilt be held
March 15, 1920, to establish an eli
gible register from which selection
may be made to full vacancies in the
position of assistant lighthouse keep
er in Alaska.
Sa'ary ranges fram $720 to 960 per
annum; 45 cents a day is allowed for
rations at some stations and at athers
subsistence itself is furnished. At all
stations quarters, heat, light etc., are
supplied by the Government. Age
limits: 18 years or over. Both men
and women, if qualified, may enter
this examination, bit appointing of
ficers have the legal right ot specify
the sex desired in requesting crtifica
tion of eligibles.
Examination consists of filing an
application with the District Secre
tary at Seattle before the hour of
closing business on March 15,1920.
Information and application blank
can be obtained rfom the Local Sec
retary. Board of Civil Service Exam
iners, at the post office, this city, or
from the Secretary, 11th U. S. Civil
Service District, 303 Post Office Build
ing, Seattle, Washington.
One of the most important indus
trial problems of the day is that of
I obtaining coke from the so-called "non
! cokin" coals. This far the mystery
- of why certain kinds of coal yield
' coke while other, do not has never
been fully solved.
Oregon Celebrates Game
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Jan. 8 A big rally has been
planned ofr this afternoon by the Ore
gon st idents to celebrate the Harvard
game, which is generally regarded on
the campus to have been an Oregon
victory, inspite of the one-point mar
gin by which the crimson eleven won
the game.
Brownsville Items
BROWNSVILLE, Jan. 8. A num
ber of visitors were here Saturday
evening attending the Hunt Club Ban
quet, among them being Bud Bowers
and wife, of Lebanon, Miss Walgo
mot, P. Ackcrnnn and wife of Browns
villi.
Miss May Dickson and Elmer Paine
who have been visiting relatives in
this section during the holidays re
turned to school at Portland Sunday.
Mrs. Dickson is attending Gardner
College, and Mr. Paine the Adock
Automobile school.
J. A. J. Yoknin and wife of South
ern Oregon are visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. F. E. Harrison
They expect to remain here for some
time. Mr. Yokmin enjoys the dis
tinction of being the oldest living
pioneer in Douglas .County. He is
now 86 years of age is hale and hearty
and looks like a man of 60.
The Foot Fitting Shop
A pretty, Stylish Brown Kid
Boot that needs no breaking in.
Made on the new long vamp
last, plain toe, with Leather
Louis Heel and Cloth Tops.
A style that most any one can
wear with comfort.
It's in the Fitting
Sizes 4 tn 9
AAA to C. Widths
COLLEGE FRIENDS
PLAN TO RAISE
BALANCE OF FUND
FOR EXPENSES
Committee of 30 Dines at St.
Francis Hotel and Ijtys
Plans for Drive in Linn
County.
$7,000 MORE NEEDED
The committee of 30 decided to put
on drive this week and next week
for the remainder of this $15,000,
They divided themselves into pairs
and will visit those ritiiens who were,
not given a chane to uliwrilw lust
summer. The committee of 30 will
meet next Wednesday to report.
Following is a lint of the commit
tee of 30: A. M, Wlllinms, I. A.
Young, I., E. Hamilton, It. L. llurk
hart, J. C. lrwme, J. II. ltalstoii. Dr.
(!. II. Young, Win. Fortmiller, K. J.
Miller, Dr. W. P. White, II. C. Miller,
C K. Sox, Dr. W. 11. I.ee, Deo Met'luin,
C. W. lioetticher, W. L. Jackson, K.
B. Williamson, 1. A. McDowell. F.. M.
Keagan, II. N. Cookerliiie. Owen
(team, L. li. Lewelling, Sheriff ('. M.
Kendall, A. J. Van Wanning, Judge
II. II. Hewitt. 1). S. Holloway, J. M.
Hawkins, F. II. I'feiffer
Increased Growth of Institu
tion and Necessity for
Meeting Allotments of
Synod and College Hoard
Make Work Necessary.
Albany Legion
Meets Defeat at
Hands of Indians
The Citiieiu' Committee of 30
met Wedneday evening at the
St. Francis Hotel fur a luncheon
conference on the businexa mat
ters of Albany College in geenrat
and the drive for $15,000 in Al
bany and Linn county in particu
lar. The committee was appointed by a
smaller "steering committee" made
up by the trustees of the college and
the chamber of commerce.
President A. M. Williams and mem
bers of the board of trustees pre
sented facts and figures showing
that the college must have $10,000 a
year for the next three year in order
to meet the needs of the growing ins
titution and to meet the requirement
of the General Hoard of Education
in the East. $50,000 is expected as a
minimum of receipts from the prem
anent endowment; $25,000 is a con
servative estimate of tuition receipts.
Thu General Board of Education has
promised $15,000 on condition the col
lege secure $30,000 in Oregon, one
half of which it is planned to get in
Albany and Linn county and the bal
ance from over the state. Of Albany's
fla.OOO a little more than $H,000 is
subscribed.
The American Legion basket ball
team returned from Chrmawa last
evening where they met the fast team
1 from the U. S. Indian Training School
The locals were defeated by the score
of 30 to 0.
Seth French was the only member
of the regil.ir team to make the trip
i Moors plays on the high aehool team
and did not rarr to play two games
so close together, the high school
meeting Silverton here this week,
Brumbaugh, who coaches the high
school, was unnblo to grt away, as
was Archibald, Kuck, regulur forward,
missed the train and was left behind.
Without practise together or tram-
Iwork the local bam took the floor
and played to the best of their aliil
; ity.
Albiny's lineup was French, center;
I Jay Willard and R. eves, forwards;
Mailer and Kampf, guards. All Were
high school players exet French
itmlKampf, the latter being fram Al
bany College.
The ivme attended by a large
crowd of Indians who gave their war
whoop when their te.im came out vie.
tor.
Shoes for Young
Folks
The J. C. Penney Co., has an rire-itlonally good stock of Shoes
for the women folk.
Our tremendous busing power fur our 197 llu Stores, rumliin
ed with our modern stay uf lining business, means s saving of 60c lo
$1.50 on any pair of these Shoe.
Kr member we bought these shoes at old price and the J. ('.
I'KNNKV STOKF.S ALWAYS SF.I.I. IN F.X.UT I'KOI-Old ION TO
W HAT WK PAY.
Misses Dress Shoes
Hoys Dress Shoes
Hoy's English Dress Shoes
Child's Dress Shoes
Misses Heavy Shoes
Hoys Heavy Shoes
Child's Scoffer Shoes
Child's Heavy Shoes
, .. $I.9K. $2.VA to S.I.UK
.. $2.23, I2.9K t $JDH
IJ.9H lo $4.H
.13. $1.49, II. VK lo $3.49
$3.30
$2.49 to $3.98
. $2.69, $2.9M and $3.30
. . $2.49, $2.69 arj J2.98
WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW
ed Under the Richards Primary law tu
Come to South Dakota and debate the
I issues of the coming campaign wii'i
' Ji.mes C. Monroe, of Chicago, who rv.
cently filed at an independent can It
late in the Much I'riniu'.
President Wilson
Challenged to
Debate in S. D.
PIERRE. S. D.. Jan. 8.-A. P.
r -.Uim Wilson was today r.-alleng-
First Varsity Debate
In Oregon Friday
O. A. C, COKVAI.LIS. Special -('olleire
debaters are working overtime
for the first varsity donate of the
year Friday evening when teams of
( A. C. will e'lsnh with Kerd College
and the U. of (., on the question of
immigrutK-n exelusion. Tl.lee de
butes will be held simultaneously.
The alVirn:.itive team which will
meet Heed on the Ik!1 campus is
composed of W. P. Illuek of Corvalli
and Harold Keadcn of Ontario, andj
the negative tem which will go to
Eugene u made up of Paul Kmmetr
of Corvallis and "Ted" l.andes of
Mossy rock. Wash,
Pheasants Were Absent
SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. The annual
dinner ilunre givrn by the S ilrin t'hi r
naij Tuesday night was the largest
and most brilliant event held under
heir direction for many year. Plates
were laid for 27ft persons, Including
NO Prunariniis of Vancouver, Wash.,
50 Radiators from Eugene, and .o
Rusarians from Portland.
MADAME EUGENE
Scientific palmist, can read your
life from the cradle to the grave.
Your destany is written in your hand.
Advice given in business, love and
fumi)y affairs, consultations dsily and
Sunday, hours U.'IO to 5 evenings 6 to
9. Room 4 DaveiiMrt rooming house
4J3 West ir'rsl Street. fijl:l
Some Albany College Facts
Dr. Chas. F. Wishart of Chicago, said in Albany last year to a few leading citizens:
"Boys, if you really intend to go on making n gilt-ede college I am with you." He is
President of the Presbyterian General Boa-d of EC. ..cation.
Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of New York, said last summer: "Albany College must have
more money for current expenses." He is Secretary of the same Board. Then he pro
posed to'give us $13,000 if we rahe $15 000 in Albany and $15,000 over the State, to be
paid in three years.
Source of Inccms
ess
M
GLQBEHS
TODAY AND TOMORROW
DUSTIN FARNUM
A MAN'S FIGHT
CENTURY COMEDY BRAY PICTO
ROLFE
THEATRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW
LILA LEE
ROSE OF THE RIVER
BENNETT COMEDY
Last
Summer
$8,000
of Linn
County's
Part )Was
Pledged
ALBANY"
IAN
iCOUEGE
S7"
$7,000 more needed in Albany
$15,000 from over the state
The
Synod
of Oregon
Said Last
Summer:
Elect a
President
First
Then Raise
Your
$15,000
In Oregon
ALBANY AND LINN COUNTY MOVE NEXT
Clearly it is our next move. We should subscribe $7,000 to be paid in three years,
one third each year, to complete our $15,000. The Commercial Club has endorsed this
and appointed a committee to co-operate with the trustees.
This week and next the time for this.
-STEERING COMMITTEE A. M. Williams, Sec.