THREE -- M--M-4-4 M MAIL YOUR ORDERS IF YOU CAN'T COME IN WE WILL SEND YOU WHAT YOU WANT BY PARCEL POST. ENCLOSE CHECK, WE WILL RETURN MONEY IF UNSATISFACTORY. O W DED INTO USEFUL GIFTS Are the ones that are mostly appreciated E DAY, THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DEC. 21, 1915. CR THRE n 4, Iff " L 1 4 BOtJDOUR AND BREAKFAST CAPS OF ALL-OVER LACE, SILK LINED 35c to 65c LEATHER SHOPPING BAGS WITH PURSE AND MIRRORS, IN XMAS BOXES, AT . 73c SILK HOSIERY, PLAIN, STRIPES OR PLAIN WITH FANCY TOP, AT 98c and $1.35 FANCY HAND-MADE CORSET COVERS, TRIMMED WITH LACE AND RIBBONS, AT 98c LADIES' FRENCH COMFY AND BOUDOIR SLIPPERS, ALL COLORS 69c LADIES' FRENCH KID GLOVES, REGULAR $1.35 AND $1.49, XMAS SALE 98c Due to the continual down-pour of the first two days of the week Xmas business will come with a rush at the eleventh hour. We are amply prepared. Every convenience is assured those whose time is limited. Shop in the forenoon if possible. Prompt service and careful attention make OUR STORE THE IDEAL XMAS STORE LADIES' TAILORED SUITS, . AmT,,, WTNTFR POATS $5.90 and $7.90 ' g.90 LADIES' TAILORED SUITS, LADIES' WINTER COATS, lKiRT$S,BOCOAT2S5' $15-00' $9.90 $7.90 and $8.90 ONE-PIECE DRESSES, $6.00, LADIES' TAILORED SKIRTS $7.50 AND $9.00, IN TWO LOTS $3.50, $4.50 AND $6.00, IN TWO SALE LOTS, SALE $2.98 and $3.48 $1.98 and $3.90 Ladies Waists, Kimonas, Petticoats etc. $1.50 AND $2.00 LINGERIE LADIES' KIMONAS, $1.00, AND VOILE WAISTS, SALE 91.50 AND UP TO $2.50, IN -0 TWO LOTS 98c 49c and $1.35 $3.50 CREPE DE CHINE lab-IES' PETTICOATS, SILK WAISTS, EVENING SHADES AND MERCERIZED $1.98 I 98c and $2.25 Millinery Department LADIES' TRIMMED HATS. LADIES' FELT HATS, VEL REGULAR $1.50 TO $2.50, ON VET SHAPES, ETC., ON ONE ONE TABLE TABLE 69c. 89c. $1.19 98c and $1.25 TRIMMED HATS, RE!. S3.00 OSTRICH PLUMES AND TIPS, $3.50 AND $4.00, ON ONE REG. $1.50, $2.00 AND 32.50, TABLE SALE $1.35 and $1.95 $1.19 and $1.25 Dolls, Books, Games, Toys etc. Something to please every child Doll Buggies. Beds, Dishes, Can- at little expense in Toyland sec- dleB- Whistles, Horns, Color Kits, . .... , .,, n. Motors, Rocking Horses, Animals, ond floor new annex. Dolls, Qun8( Topg p8ictureg) Books, Blocks, Balls, Games, C 1A 1C F I Drums, Trains, Engines, Wagons, D"1U"1DC LOUIllCrS lie MEN'S $1.00 AND $1.25 HOUSE AND BATHROOM SLIPPERS AT 69c and 98c MEN'S TIE, SOX AND HAND KERCHIEF COMBINATION SETS, ALL COLORS, AT $1.00 MEN'S FANCY SUSPENDERS IN XMAS BOXES, ALL STYLES, SALE 49c and 65c MEN'S WOOLEN RUFFNECK SWEATERS, ALL COLORS, REGULAR $1.50 AND $2.00, AT 95c MEN'S FANCY XMAS NECK WEAR, REGULAR 50c AND fl.00, AT 39c and 48c MEN'S DRESS GLOVES, TANS, GREYS AND BROWNS, REG ULAR $1.60 AND $1.75, SALE . 98c THE GREATER CHICAGO ST0 RE MtMMMj 1 Men and Boys Are always needing articles for Dress and as they are also giv ing gifts often a matter of self denial, it is only natural for them to prefer the useful gifts, such as Gloves, Neckwear, Bathrobes, Smoking Jackets, Slippers, Sets consisting of Hos iery and Necktie, Garters, Arm Bands, Shirts, and many other useful articles too numerous to mention. Come to Us We will make suggestions to you that will help. Remember in Clothing, Hats and Shoes Our stock is complete, and we can please the most particular purchaser. Orders We sell merchandise orders covering any article in the store. Come in and ask about them. The House that guaran tees every purchase. Who will exchange, be fore or after Christmas. irick Bros. N o t ic e Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Open Evenings. City Offices Will Be In January Polities have been rather quiet late ly since the election, but as the first of the year approaches, the various candidates for city officers are coming out from under cover and are proceed ing to get up their political lightning rods. At the meeting of the city council Monday, January 3, the eouncilmen will elect city officers for the coming year. For citv engineer, three candi dates are in the field and the same number are willing to serve the city as city attorney. For street commission er, it is said that six men are willing to serve their eountrq. For sanitary in spector, four good citizens are in tiie running, and lour doctors have signi fied their wilingncss to act as city physician. For fire chief, but ono candidate Is in the field, and the po licemen elnctp.l will Ka ttin.A f,nm. mended by tho chief. Two candidates are in the field for police matron. It has been definitely decided that fo special police nintron will be elected for the Oregon p;ieetric depot. A ma tron will be put in temporary ehurgo of the depot as occasion may require. Everyone Should -Drink Hot Water in the Morning Wash away all the stomach, liver, and bowel poltona before breakfast To feel your bost day in and day out, to feel clean insido; no sour bile to coat your tongue nnd sicken your breath or dull your head; no constipa tion, bilious attacks, Bick headache, colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom ach, you must hatho On the insido like you bathe outside. This is vastly more important, boeuuso the skin pores do not absorb impurities into tho blood, while the bowol pores do, says a well known physician, ' To keep those poisons and toxins well flushed from tho stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, drink before break fast each day, a glass of hot water with a tcaspoonful of limestone phos phate in it. This will cleanse, purify nnd froshen the entiro alimentary tract, before putting more food into tho stomach. Got a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from your pharmacist. It is inexpensive and almost tasteless, except a sourish twinge whifh is not unpleasant. Drink phosphatcd hot water every morning to rid yonr sys tem of these vile poisons and toxins; also the prevent thoir formation. To feel like young folks feel; like you felt before your blood, nerves and niuBclea because saturated with an ac cumulation of body poisons, begin this treatment and above all, keop it upl As soap and hot water act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and purifying, to limestone phosphate and hot water be fore breokfast, act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. PRATUMNOTES (Capitol Journal Special Service.) . Pratum, Or. Dec, 2i Miss Emmeline laid! spent the week end visiting her friends in tail neighborhood. Miss father Schaap spent the week's end at home. " -- a '- Blanche, were Salem visitors Wednesday. ntr. v,ii. Kisi ng was a ea.era vieit- or Saturday. Rev. 8. S. Baumgartner, who is at tending a conrerence in Washington, is expected home this weok. Mrs. Albert Thompson, who has been very ill is recovering slowly. Mrs. Beutler and daughter, Clara, were Capital City visitors Tuesday. Mjss Pearl Eyre spent the week end with her parents in Salem. Mrs. diaries Rice and son Edward spent Thursday shopping in Salom. The Christmas program to be given by the school will bo held the 24th of December at tho Bchool house. Several good songs and dialogues are being pre pared. They will have only one week 's vacation, school beginning January 3. Tho literary society gavo its regular program Friday evening. A large crowd was in attendance. The debate on, ' ' Resolved, that tho U. 8. should annex Mexico," was very well handled by tho following: Affirmative, Noah Lar don and Earl Tcttigrew; negntivOj El eanor Hchaap and Maurice Diuinignn. The judges chosen were: Miss Ludi, Otto Houtler and Mr. Weiss. Their decision was in favor of the negative side. Other numbers on tho program were current events by Otto Houtler, a solo by Miss Ida Mauror, reading by Frank Beutler and music by Mr. SeamBtor. Several new mem bers woro pledged in tho Boc.iety. The next program wjll be hold Docembor 31. The debate on, "Hesolvor, that we should retain the county agriculturist" will bo givon by the following: Af firmative, Earl I'ettigrow, Joo C-'rnhane nnd Maurice Dunnigan; negative, H. J. Yates, J. J. Crahnne and Otto Beutler. A program will be held at the Mcn onito church Saturday evening, Decem ber 25th. All are invited to attend. BULLETS FOB CHRISTMAS Portland, Or., Doc. 21. An unidenti fied robber was shot three times and probably fatally wounded early today by J. D. Stewart, night telegraph op erator at Multnomah Station, eight miles from Portland. Stewart 'was at work when the robber threw a brick through the station window. The op erator rushed outside and into his house nearby where he got his revolver.- Returning to the station he found the man rifling the till. Stewart fired four times. Two bullets penetrated tho robber ' lungs, one struck his arm, and the fourth missod. The highwayman is in a Portland hospital. jc 3$C S(si 31 )(t 3fl 3C )ft 3C 3(C 3ft ' 34c A Journal New Today will ijc convert waste Into wealth. Turner Couple Celebrate Anniversary of Wedding (Capital Journal Special Service.) Turner, Or., Dec. 21.,-Mr. and Mrs. Earl wero married 10 years Saturday 18th mil in honor of tho event a num ber of their friends were invited to their homo Saturday evening where all spent a very pleasant time until a Into hour, when aiier partnking of delicious refreshments, they departed, wishing Mr. anil Mrs. Enrl many more years of wedded happiness. Those present were: Miss Julia Ad ams, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a very dear friend of Mrs. Earl, and has been visiting with Mrs. Earl since Oc tober; Archie Earl, a Bon; Dr. and Mrs. (1. A. iuassey, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Thomas, O. F. Booth, II. R. Crawford, I. II. Putnam. Vrnnlt Unit U A TKio. sen, Rev. Bickncll, P. H. Wold, Mrs. Crane, MrB. William Smith and Mrs. E. C. Baker. oilowing are the Masonic officers elect for 1916: Bert Wagoner, W. M.s 8. F. -ale, S. W.; P. 8. Wold, J. W.; J. Bones, treasurer; A. Simcral, secre tary; R. O. Thomas, superintendent of Twin Oaks cemetery. Epidemic of Grippe Closes Public Schools Portland, Ot., Dec. 21. Because of an epidemic of la grippe which is sweeping over western Oregon, the Oregon Agricultural College at Corval lis will close for the holidays tonight, two days earlier than scheduled. From the same cause public schools in En gene were closed yesterday. City physicians in the Portland schools in Eugene were closed yester day. City physicians In the Portland schools are conducting an anti-grip campaign, but have been unable to atop the docreaso in school attendance. Unseasonably wet weathef without Bunsbine is the cause, the doctors sayi SNOW 8LIDJE8 BLOCK TRAXNB La Grande, Or., Dec. 20. Four snow slides on the Oregon-Washington Rail road and Navigation company 's line. near Bacon have blocked traffic since early last evening. Five transcontin ental trains are - stalled. Passengers spent the night on the mountain side, in their coaches. Students Prepare In High Schools To Be Teachers In Schools According to Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction J. A. Churchill, thcro are now over BOO students in the high schools of tho state who expect to teach in the elementary schools next year without being requirod to puss the state examinations. The girls number 8.'U and the boys 82. Thoso students are tailing tho teachers' training course, wnicn is given in the fourth year of tho larger high schools. They are required to take at leaBt three years of work in English beyond the eighth grndo and to mako a thorough review of arithmetic, grammar, Ameri can history and civics. They are also required to complete a courso in meth ods of teaching,' which includes the study of a number of books on educa tion, a study of tho Oregon school laws, school blanks, etc. Accrding to Mr. Churchill, ono of tho most vnlimblo fea tures of tho course 1b tho observation and teachin" practice work, which is required during tho last yonr of the high school course. Each of tho pros pective teachers is required to spend one year in observation and teaching practice, ja weeRs or which 'for 40 minutes each day must be actual tench- ( ing practico under tho direction of tho regular teachers. Every Btudent who completes tho course successfully will ! bo given a one-year stato certificate, which may bo renewed once if tho hold- ! er has taught successfully. Thifl course ' is being given in 58 of tho standard high schools of the state. ! WAS NEWS OF ONE YEAE AOO TODAY Gormany's "crushing Rus sian victory" claim was ex ploded. Tho allies' western drive was checked by tho kais er's men. Tho French chamber of deputies met in Paris for the first time since last August. Admiral von Tirpitz said Ger man submarines might block ade England and starve her in - to submission. Ton get a paper full of read- ing, no contest dope. See Our Xmas Specials ii, ':l '. ; j WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL XMAS PRICES ON THE FOLLOWING ARTI CLES. XMAS PRICES REIGN THROUGHOUT THE STORE. 4-in-One solid aluminum Steamer a s illustrated, regular $1.75, special for Friday 1 flQ Mahogany Tray. 12xl8-in.. regular $2.50, special Xmas price $1.25 Solid copper Chafing Dish, regular $17.50, special Xmas Pri $9.50 M .... -V. Mahogany Sewing Cabinet, a thing of beauty and will A tl w iy-- i sj. u ....... fMy4JLIJJ ue a priue iu ine uuuie. iviguiur $i.uu vaiuc, special Xmas price $9.50 Gentleman's smoking set, regular $9.50, special Xmas tf P"ce $5.75 20 Per Cent Off on all Cedar Chests, priced from ).00 to $40.00 " 0 MAKE THE CHILD HAPPY GET A CHILD'S ROCKER GREAT REDUC TIONS ON ALL CHILDREN'S ROCKERS. EVERY FRAMED PICTURE IN TIIE STORE AT ONE-HALF PRICE WILL MAKE ACCEPTABLE GIFTS. 20 off on all JARDINERES in Store One-Fifth of on all FRUIT and FLOWER BASKETS Big Reductions on all ELECTRIC PORTABLES w'M"M'MMIMMMMMllll'llM"M''"MssTspsjs ELECTRIC PERCOLATOR, REGULAR $9.75, SPECIAL XMAS PRICE $6.85 Save Xmas Money Now Our Specials Are Good