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OVER THE TOP FOR
PORTI-ANII, Ore, Sept. 28. Fif
teen counties nf Oregon are over the
top anil more than )'20 towns scat
tered throughout the state have
Achieved their quotas. Yamhill,
Walla Walla, Wasco, Washington,
Clackamas, Douglas, Deschutes,
Coos, Curry and Gilliam went over
the top yesterday. The state showed
u remarkable spurt yesterday and
with many of the communities still
to he heard from, the showinj; was
considered very satisfactory.
Some of tho large cities which
pnssed t,lie 1(10 per cent mark yester
day, nro Alhany, Marshficld, Nov,(h
Hend, The Dalles, and Forest drove,
and n pood many towns stand 7." per
, cent subscribed, and many will be re
ported over tho top in the early hours
of today.
Portland Cols liusy,
Portland's city campaign yester
day was feverish with its intensity,
with flying squadrons returnini;
double subscriptions from many
sources. The campaign yesterday de
volved to the point where slackers
were made luightly uncomfortable.
Special committees made it very jdain
that direction of duty lay in one way
only, to nil those whom the commit
tee felt had not done their part. Port
land is going to clean up in u hurry,
and is not going to do it ia any fal
tering manner. It is spending every
effort to put the burden where it be
longs, and the quota will be put there
by on those who should put it there.
The campaign is not without its ex
citing moments. One such being w hen
h great war balloon "lllimpf," as it
is called on the western front, broke
away and sailed west to (lie Pacific.
This balloon was preparing tit make
n surprise attack on the city and was
being filled with gas at the works of
the Portland Gas company in the
northern part of the city. When all
ready to start on its trip to points
of the city, it broke from its moor
ings nnd sailed high into the sky
bearing the query, "Are, you pledg
ed," and when last seen it was west
of southwest by west from Portland
an dstill going for the Pacific ocean.
Towns Over the Top,
. The following towns have gone
over the top:
Canyon Sity, Isee, Hitter. Jackson
ville, Lakcview, Fremont, Plush,
New Pine Creek, Silver Lake, Wn Id
port, Siletz, Elk City, Nashville, Otis.
Rose Lodge, Shcdd. Hill City. Silver
ton, Kay City. Tillamook, I'matilia.
Xortb Powder, Dufur, Hanks, Gaston,
Cornelius, Amity, Dayton, Kiddle, Al
terson, Mosier, Milwaukie. Sandy,
Rainier, lireese, llrookings, Sutherlin.
Condon, Silveics, Granite, Hood
River, Hay Creek, Paisley, Fleetwood.
Fort Rock, Goose Mike, Newport.
Toledo, Orton, lMdyville, Tail, Xor
tons, Brownsville, Ilrogan. St. Paul,
Wheeler, Clovenlale, Conklin, Sum
merville. Hot Lake, Tygh Valley. Ilca
vcrton, Forest Grove, North Plains,
Carlton, Cioble, Austin and Drcwscv.
The following towns have subscuib.
cd 7.1 percent of their quotas : Samp
ler, Oregon City, ICnappa. Wcstport.
Deer Island, Redmond, Lupine. 'Rose
burg, Prairie City, I.awen, Talent.
Central Point, Madras, Kugcnc, Cot
tage Grove, Florence, Cobcrg, Cor
vallis, Warrcnton, Wanna, Scappoose.
Held, I'cnd. Myrtle Creek, John Dav,
Rums, Fields. Ashland, Gold liill,
Mctolius, Junction. ( ily, Springfield.
Creswell, Alhany. Lebanon, llarris
burii, Nyssa, Snake River, Independ
ence, ,F.nterpri-e, Scio, llalsley, Jor
' dan Valley, Monitor and I'nion.
NETTLE FIBRE
FABRICS RESORTED
TO By GERMANS
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2 7. -Government
backed iru;uigiinda to familiar
ize the German public with the ad
vantages of nettle fibre fabrics is be
coming more intense as the father
land's remaining wool and cotton
stocks are dwindling In size.
At Zeblendorf near Ilcrlin there is
a large nettle farm where the weeds,
planted this spring, havo grown to
man's height. This nettle-growing
business is carried on under the aus
pices of the "War Raw Materials"
section of tho war department in
Berlin, and 25,000 persons find em
ployment In collecting the young
plants in all parts of the country.
At the present time there are In
Germany about 100 nettle fibre tex
tile works, where the dried stalks are
woven Into cloth. One hundred
pounds of well-dried stalks is palu
for at the rate of 14 marks, while,
the dry leaves, which are much in de
mand as cattle fodder, fetch 10
marks for 100 pounds. The same
price Is paid for a pound of dried net
tle seeds.
To encourage prlvato enterprise,
every person who brings in any of
the above-mentioned quantities, is.
presented with a reel of "nettle cot
ton" as a bonus.
In the vicinity of Stettin and Frie
sack, in the province of Itrandenburg
other nettle farms have been laid out
on moorland, which is not suitable
fo- cereal-growing. The nettle cul
tivation, for which the state pays a
bounty of 100 marks an acre, has tho
advantage of preparing tho soil for
other crops.
It is asserted that nettle fibre Is
stronger than cotton, and that ten
pounds of dry nettle stalks yield
three yards of "cloth."
romen in
sen jp-
BE ELIGIBLE FOR
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 Physic
ally fit men between IS and 4.1 plac
ed In class one by local draft boards
or who woulrt be so placed except for
occupational deferment, cannot be
come candidates for commissions in
tho army until they have been in
ducted into service as privates, .in dor
rulings made public today.
Registrants placed in tho sub
division of class ono, reserved for
limited or special service, however,
may be commissioned direct f ''om
civil life and no barrier is interposed
to tho commissioning of men direct
from civil life, providing their boards
havo given them deferred classifica
tion on dependency grounds.
Qualified registrants who have ap
plied for commissions in army uinft
corps and who are desired by a cer
tain corps, may havo their classifica
tion and physical examinations by
local boards ul"a:. .v! u presenta
tion of a co IKiruie from a chief ot
corps or djwtniont o tli army. In
cases whore it .s desired to commis
sion a cUsi one man, hi- is.ny be in
ducted Into f-3rv"!;-3 immediately and
promoted therea!;..r.
I'rovost Marshal General Crowder
today authored loca Lords to ex
amine and rl:ns:iy out of their turm
such registrants as may lie affected
by rulings.
Local boards aro als j authorized
to examine and classify without re
gard to normal order such men as
may bo accepted by tho navy and
marine corps, in order that their Im
mediate Induction may bo arranged.
TO SUPREME COURT
SAI.KM, Ore, Sept. 'J8. Governor
Wilhycoinbe Saturday morning ap
pointed Senator Conrad 1 OImui oi
Portland, justice of the supremo court
succeeding Knmk A. Moore. It will
be neeesarv fur electors to write in
n name on the ballot at the Novem
ber elocliun. Justice Ol-un served
two terms in the houe, and one ses
sion in the senate; hi -enaturial term
expires V.V2. He tuok an active
part in those sc-ion and would
probably be president of the senate,
Itnd not hi appointment intervened.
Tho appointment of Conrad I. Ol
son will probably reult in no other
person bcnnmiir n candidate, mid
his election seems nnred.
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Notice to Retail Dealers.
Sugar customers are allowed tn
purchase the full month's allowance
of two (J) pounds per person at one
time for convenience, if desired, after
October l-t. After tlml date no
sugar should be sold for eannins:
purpose except on surrender of
special permit cf the county fond
administrator. All sales mu-t be en
tered on dealer's card.
W. A. KOUiKH.
County Chairman,
The surgical dressing department
will reopen Monday t the Ned. Cross
be;id(iiinrters ill the Spuria buililing.
Tin. allotment lor this month has been
incirusuil and all workers are asked
to report for duty.
Material for the new allotment for
the eoniin- month has been received
:m.l tlw. work trill be started next
week. It will be impossible to git this
allotment out on time unless there is
an increase in nttenilance, which has
fallen off verv considerably this past
six weeks. The refugee work is as
much a part of I ho lied Cross work
as the sui-fiical dressings and hos
pital pmni'tils, and while they miiv
.,..1 iw. i ii . . ii i I I and easy to
make they are very badly needed of
wc would not he asked to snppn
them. Tlic.-c orders come from na
tional headquarters at Washington
and each chanter is supposed to fill
each allotaicnt sent them.
i A receinl lor war cake is on sale
at hcailiiiaiicrs. The rule has been
found to be excellent and very econ
omical and only costs ten cents. It
cannot he given away but must al
ways be sold.
The linen shower for hospitals in
France will be made next week at
the same time the drive lor clothing
lor the Medians is made. Chapters
all over the Cniled States are ex
pected to assist in this work, and each
family in the urisdiction of this chap
ter who can, is.aked to contribute
one or more of the much needed arti
cles. This chapter is asked to contrib
ute if possible: 47.) bath towels, ll.'ili
hand towels, (ili.'i handkerchiefs, -li
napkins, 2,"i0 sheets.
These articles should be new or
substantialy new and of strong rutlny
than fine texture.
The store room formerly occupied
by the surgical dresinir department
will be used as the depot lor these
drives. Collection of articles begins
Tuesday, (Holier 1-1, under the di
rection of rs. .lap Andrews,
Kvrry one is nkrd to keep on col
lerting tin foil ami boxes will soon be
placed at various places in the bu-i-ness
district.
AIICIIAXCIKI., Tuesday, Sepl. 21.
(Hy the Associated Press.)- Amer
ican troops who are taking part in
the operations in virtually all sectors
on the northern Uussian front, have
captured several villages in recent
I'ighling. The net result of the light
ing in which the Americans co-operated
with the Ifritisb and Bussinns
in taking many more places in the
last 10 days along the Dvina, is an
advance of more than 50 miles.
TO STATE BOARD
because of the epidemic ol" Span
ish iuthicn.a at the army camps the
government has cancelled the calls
for cntraiiiment of M"J,tM)0 draft reg
istrants which were sehcduclcd for
Ortobcr 7th and 11th, and the sur
ycoii oenenil of the Cniled States
lus requested everv state to rcmni
all eases of influenza immediatelv.
County Physician Malgren issues the
following" notice to the physicians of
.Mckson county:
"The surgeon geucral retpiires the
slale board of health to wire reports
of nil cases of iulluena. The state
hoard requests thee reports from the
county physicians. I therefore upje
all physicians of Jackson county to
report to me at once anv ease of
Spanish influenza, in order that step-.
may be taken to prevent an epi -demic.'
The Jackson coimtv draft board
has received no orders In call off the
cntrniiinicnt of Hi men scheduled for
October Hlh.
I
PEACE HAS MEANT
.COU MBIA, S. C, Kc.t. '2S.--T.k-n-lenant
(jodman of Oregon, pilot, was
fatally injured, and Lieutenant
Thomas, an observer, injured in the
fall today 'f airplane from whi-h
they were dropping liberty loan lit
erature on crowds viewing a military
parade. A second observer escap
ed unhurt, (ioilrniiri died on the op
erating table a lew minutes aftr-v Hie
accident. Thomas suffered sev?nil
broken ribs, hut his injuries hps not
considered fatal. ,
The fall of the m:n hiiu, whi it bc
cniie uiniiauai.'eable, was witn- ss d
by ih.nisnlids of persons view ini a
jeirrde of 1 .000 troops from Camp
.Ii'ckson as the tfipenin event the
i libcity loan campai-ju.
LONDON, Sept. 28. In eastern Si
beriu, Japanese mounted troops
marebiiio; eastward from Chita and
northwest from lilayiovestsclieitsk
have effected a junction al Kufiilov,
miles northwest of lilayiovest
schensk, according lo a Japanese of
ficial di-pntch received here.
WASHINGTON,! Sept. 28. Clin-
vres tod ay appropriated a million
dollars to he used by the public
health M'rvice, in fihtiu Spanish
int lucn.u and other communicative
diseases, and directed the secretaries
of war, the navy and the trea-ury to
use their medical forces of the army,
navy and Public health service in
aidimr the work of local authorities.
The Itching and Sting 1
of Blazing, Fiery Eczema
booms Like the Skin is on r ire.
LONDON, Sept. 28. (Hy the
Associated Dress.) "What German
lVa-e is Like," is the headini; on an
article written for the Weekly Dis
patch by Annie Parr, who has just
arrived in Loudon from Ducharest.
1 was in Ducharest, when the Ger- i
mans entered the Kumauian capital, i
he writes. "They had evidently de-!
ided that il would not he wise to.
hock the world with another Del-1
Liiuin, and I hey were very careful to
keep their I ruops under control, hut j
they were the masters. remember
a male friend of mine who was re
turnini; home from dinner in evening
clot lies bein; stopped in the streets
in the middle of winter and compell
ed to sweep away the sow for hours ia
the bitter cold.
"Many a beautiful home was
wrecked. The Germans had no scru
ples about converting drawing rooms
into stables for their horses, and
front gardens into cemeteries fur
their dead.
"Terrible atrocities were committed
by the Dulyariaus, and the sufferings
of the prisoners they took were un
speakable. Of ;HUHMt liumaninns
taken prisoners only 8000 returned,
and they were in an appalling condi
tion. They were skeletons, scarcely
able to walk. At the station they
seemed too weak to eat or drink. When
we nffeied them food they simply
-ank down .onto a bench and hur-l
ii.to tears."
"It was a mosj tragic homecoming
(or the Itumauinn soldiers, following
upon the crushing peace terms. II
has left on my mind an tin forget table
impression of what a German pca"e
is like. Those soldiers came hack in
i-ml's and half starved to homes that
had been reduced to poverty. They
had to witness in silence the insolent
hearing of the German soldiers in
their streets. The officers were told
tl ey would have to salute the Ger- '
man officers or take uff their nni-
forms. They preferred to take uff
their uniforms. i
'There are slill plenly of German
soldiers (here looking fat and well
and ai no pains to conceal their sal
isfaelion nt the conclusion of a peace !
which lias put a crushing economic
burden unfo Itumania and Ifo'md the
eoiiulry inid its trade hand and foot j
to III.1 Germans. The one hope of (be
people is an allied victory." j
Card of Thanks 1
Wo wish to thank our ,mnt.y
friends and nelghbora for their sym
pathy and kindness to us during our
bereavement for our beloved wife
and sister, Kvelyn Lano Walker. Also
for the beautiful floral offerings and
to tho I. O. O. F. lode, KiiIkIiIh or
PythlaH, Pythian Slitters and Dutle
Kalla pchool.
CLAY WALK till,
i MKH. ADA HAYKS.
.M US. .M Alt Y DAVIS.
There is n h arras sine discomfort
caused by Eczema that almost be
comes a torture. The itching is al
most unbearable, and the skin seems
on fire with the burning irritation.
A euro from local applications of
pnlvcs and ointments is impossible,
because such treatment can only al
lay the pain temporarily. The disease
can only be reached by going deep
down to its source.
Tho sourco of Eczema is in the
blood, the disease being caused by an
infection which breaks out througn
the skin. That is why the most satis
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. S., for this rem
edy so thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain, uet a
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
you will see results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director,
21 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
Cash and Carry from the Truax Store
Nexti Saturday, Sept ;28, These Specials
Snyder s Catsup . . . 24c
Peanut Butter, lb . . 25c
Raisins,, lb . . . 12c
Bulk Coffee, lb . 18c
Tapioca, pk ... 9c
Cocoanut, pk . . . 9c
Laundry Soap, bar . 5e
Brooms . . ' . . , . 85C
Fair Dealing and Courteous Treatment Always
THE TRUAX CO.
327. East Main
High School Books
Wo carry a comploto line of all WkU School Books required In tho'
Mciirord llliih School. t
Tito ffiottdCiL Store
HAM'li Vt)OIl''mi, Trop.
Men I'wl Tired, Too
While much Is eald about tired
women It must be remembered that
men also pay tho penally of over
work. When tho kidneys aro weak
Inactive or sluggish, when one feels
tired out and miserable, lacks energy
and ambition. Koley Kidney Pills
are tonic and strengthening Wm.
II. Clark, Springfield, Ohio, writes:
"I found no relief from kidney trou
ble until I discovered Koley Kidney
lll. Now I am In A 1 shape." They
act quickly and surely. For sale by
the Med ford Pharmacy. Adv
w
ool! Wool!
I h.V. .M'S YOU TO i.nl,ltu luu
uj ucrf cio.nea Ai iho advance '
nuvo buiiM, urun.ii'h, nniito, ilc, In your trunkR or closota that can be
mnde practically u good as now by having thorn dry cleaned and
pressed.
l'WU, IX LINK Al HUM I'Xri.K SAM VIX TIMS WAR, UY
Hi:(l..IMI; YOt It Ol.l) ( l.dl'IIINtJ. SIASTKIl SKIIVICK OOKS
WITH KVUItY (JAItMKXT YK IIAXIHJ:.
GASOLINE FOR. SALE
6 a. m. to 6 p. m. Only
Beginning October lsb
The Pacific Coast director of the oil division
of the fuel administration has requested that the
sale of gosoline and engine distillate be limited to
the hours between 6 a. m. and 6 p. m.
The Standard Oil Company is glad to comply
with this request, and beginning October 1st all of
our stations and delivery facilities will serve the
public between those hours only.
This request is made for the purpose of con
serving man power, and we know that our patrons
will patriotically co-operate with the fuel adminis
tration in carrying out this important war measuse.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(CALIFORNIA)
Save the Freight and
Help Win the War
USE
t. Pitt Flour
A HOME PRODUCT
It 's CliPiipfr iiik! Heller tlnin niosl, and tin Equal
of any.
Every barrel nf flour we sell means a market for
five more liusliels of our farmers' wheat.
Tlicy need I lie money, and feed, and we need tho
business. We maintain a pay roll, and support .Jaek
hoii county institutions. What do Portland or Seat
tle Mills do for Jackson county ,'
Mo voii appreciate factories here? Then purchase
Ml. I'itt Kloiir.
The Central Pointi Mills
MAKERS OF QUALITY PRODUCTS
f
Summon t all the fmrei nJ resources of the Republic to
t lie (kfensc of Freedom
THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
tvhirh ilic I'niti d S'.Hri ,nitliorifii:i have ranked ni one of the
it f recti t!!tin::iii'iiif il iiiMinniotn i t he country for excellence in
military training, lm r-ipondrd tn the call. The College it
diitinnuislic i ii''i only for us military iiutruction, but
DlSriNGUIftllt.D AISO fOR
III ttroiiif in(i"tri.il coururt for men tul for womeot
In Airii iti'irr, lof.-in, K'if inctin. Y'Mtf
l- .nr.-.'uii i, Mitnu(, I'hannAtf, oi
Vui'nAl li'liKitkm.
Iti wliolrvmie, urifefiil student life.
hi democratic College spirit.
Iti tucieif.il fr.iluatei.
StudmtK etm.Ilid lat year, 43; stsrii on hi icrvice fligi, 1158,
over forty percent representing otliceri.
College opens September 23, 1918
For citklog, n HluitiattJ Bklci,anJutlit iifriniioo wriit lolht KcQiitrtCorvtlUi, Orttoft