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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 1917. NINE Capital Journal Classified Column EVUBYTHING ELECTRICAL Balem Electrie Co, Masonic Temple, 127 North High TRANSFER A ND DRAYAGE Balom Truck & Dray Co., corner State and Front streets Telephone Main 1200 .. Main493 CHIB0PBACT0B3 100 PER CENT PUKE CHIKOPKAC tie bring the results in most cases. Obsolete adjuncts deceive the igno rant. Try pure unadulteratd chiro practic adjustments and be convinc ed. P. H. May, D. C-, 306 Hubbard bldg, Phone 582. ij-3 CHINESE PEYSICIAN DB. L. M. HUM CURES ANY KNO WN disease. All kinds of Chinese herbo and medicines. 153 Sputh High 8t Phone 283. DENTIST DR. F. L. UTTER, DENTIST, ROOMS 413-414 Bank of Commerce bldg. Phone 606. 11-4 FURS OLD FURS REMODELED AND made over to suit. "We carry a large MISCELLANEOUS . BEANS THRESHED See Edw. Ros tein, care Rostein & Greenbaum, 240 N. Coml St., also bean cutter for rent 1H1 TEAMSTERS LISTEN Call Silvorton phone Black 174 for wood, pole wood , hard wood, old fir, and 2d growth, in cords, you can do well by calling me. J. Zonofth, Silverton- 12-14 LATHAM'S STORAGE HOUSE Trade and Winter Sts- Storage per ton $1.75 per month. Phone 394. tf sjc (c sfc sf ifc fi sfc sc )(c sfc sjc THE MRKETS ss sc )Jc sc sjc ijc sfc sc sjc sjc j(( sfc . . Willamette Valley News . I of the wMeek for Crabtrce, where be has installed a pitch ramp. rs. J .R. Blakely and little daughters left this week for their new homo in Tacoma. They were accompanied, as far as Albany by Mrs. Willard Goodman.! Workmen are busy at the Trotter The grain market undcreoes consid erable changes today. In general the thero FINANCIAL stock of genuine furs and nvilco them up in the latest styles, at the Wert isn't any such thing as a lower price Fur Company, 217 South High. on anything made of wheat or corn, especially corn. There isn't any corn (meal to be had, even in Portland, ac cording to a commission man who was in the big city yesterday trying to On Good Real Estate Security TV; KO"ral1"- . . . . , TH08 K FORD turkeys will bring in Salem to- Oyer Ladd & iu3h bank, Salem, Oregon uuy lro,a la 10 l ccnt8' Grain Wheat, soft white ,. $1.851.87 wneat, rea ... $1.85 MONEY TO LOAN Stayton Birthday Club Has Enjoyable Meeting (Capital Journal Special Service) Stayton. Or., Nov. 23. Last week members of the Birthday club received building this week taking out partitions j.iwiunuuB jrom jura, j. v. Wilbur in-etc, getting tue building ready for the viting them to inspect city and subur- big benefit dance which is to be held ban homes at her residence on Tuesday ! there on . Thanksgiving' eve- As Statfd Nov. 20. So on that date the club ladies j before in this paper tho proceeds from gathered there and a most enjoyable j the dance will go for comforts for our time was had. . The entertaiumeut foribovs who have mined thn caW. , the afternoon was indicated by tho in-1 The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. vitations and the ladies greatly enjoyed j Gehleu has been seriously ill for the selecting and furnishing ' their homes, past week aiid the services of a trained The ladies had a huge stack of maga- nurse have been secured to help care zines and cut pictures out of these tolfor tho little fellow, fit up their homes, so bad a chance to Will Wollis who has been on the iiiitk make their selections at no cost what-! list for a week or more is now able to ever. When all the furniture had been I walk down town. gathered up and placed on large cards, The High school students went to these were collected by the hostess and Jefferson Weduesdav afternoon where the ladies were asked to vote on them. . they put on a program beore the Jof ivi rs. uaugneriy ana Mrs.iolUs tied for first place, and were each presented with a cup and saucer. Mrs. Elder re ceived the consultation, a doll. Then tho ladies were given clothespins and tissue paper to dress them, and these dolls were later used as place cards. Most excellent refreshments were serv ed, and the table decorations are des cribed as vorytfbeautif nl. Autumn leaves 1 1 il.T. . -i mi - (Capital Journal Special Service) ' Fruitland, Nov. 23. . The Huns were a warlike tribe of the Mongolian race, of uncouth, and hideous aspect and chrysanthemums were used. The af-jnnl dreadful ferocity." Andersoii, rair was complementing rs. Wilbur 'si"11- Hlsl- P- 1ZA- ln the 5th century ferso nhigh. Later that school will re turn the visit. Fruitiand Items MONEY TO LOAN Eastern Money at Lowest Rates, on epproved Security. Homer H. Smith, Room -5, Mcuornack Bldg., Salem, Or- HATTERS -AND CLEANERS ELLSWORTH, THE HATTER Men's and women's hats cleaned, roblocked I ana rctrimmed. Old hats mafde to look like new. We carty a largo stock of fine ribbons, 405 uourt St. OSTEOPATH Wheat, lower grades on samnlu Oats 750 Barley, ton $ 4S iran $35.50 Shorts, per ton . $38.50 Hay, cheat, now $22 nay, daughter, Mrs. Roy Hall, who will leave soon tor lier home in eastern Oregon after having spent the summer here. G. H. M. Brewer and wife of Aums ville were visiting relatives here Thurs day. . Mrs. T. W. Creech of Linn county motored over Thursday to trade with Stayton merchants.'" Mrs. A. Kirk of Halsey and MrB. I. Van Winkle of Portland are visitintr at tno J. . Wilbur home, Loren E. Wilson who Is in the navv and has been stationed at Honolulu for some time writes to home folks that EBB- B. H. WHITE and E. W. WOL-TON- Osteopathic physicians and nerve specialists. Graduate of Amer ican school of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Post graduate and specialized in ftttrvous diseases at Los Anpeles Col. le. Offices 505-508 0. S. Nat. Bank Bldg. Phone 859. Residence 1620 Joort. Phone 2215. Buttcrfat 52c FOB BALE FOB SALE at a sacrifice. I wish to remove to my native state and must Bell my homo, one half acre of good land on ear line, good house and chicken house, plenty of fruit. Will take $1300 and give terms. See Square Deal Bealty Co. Phone 478. 855 ACRES, 120 cultivated, fair im provements, Linn county, Oregon, for Salem residence or income prop erty, not over $19,000." 25 acres, 19 acres cultivated, fair improvements, 7 miles out, for modern Salem resi dence, 10 acres well improved, i mile from car line for larger farm, . not over $15,000. 4 cows, two horses, harness, wagon, two cream separa tors for 5 passenger auto not over $500. Want 3 $1000 and 1 $5000 loan on good real estate. 158 acres, all cul tivated bottom land, close in, fair improvements, good road only $75 per acre. 150 acres river bottom, fair improvements, $G8 per acre. Socolof sky, 341 State. 12-0 Hay, clover, new ZZZ!ZZ"-Z-'.".Z $21 g e,1 more back in the "good old Mrs. A. Ruef was a Stayton caller Thursday. Several new people are moving to Stayton, among them are Edd Burnett, Miles Marshall and the George Miller family. Wednesday was Little Miss Louene Thamos' sixth birthday and she enter tained a party of little friends in honor of the occasion. . John Blnkely and wife loft Hie first Creamery butter 50c Country butter .-. .1.3. ............. 45c trots, veai ana Mutton Pork, on foot . 1415c Veal, fancy ....... 12(3) 14o Steers .., 6y27iac ows ... .... 4fa)5c Bulls . 4a)5c Spring lambs ivwes Lambs, yearlings ll12'jc 6(aie 10c Eggs and Poultry Eggs, trade tggs, casli ...50c ...48c Hens, pound . 1517e Turkeys, live .. ..... 20(522c Turkeys, live ..: 19(''21c Hens, dressed, pound 25(a)26c Frys, dressed 28030c Spring chickens lG(jl7c Vegetables . Turnips, sack $1.50 Cabbage i 2J,4c String garlic : 60 Potatoes le Sweet' potatoes:: ...i $3.503.75 Green onions 40e Onions, in sack &2(ti).i California tomatoes $1.50 Green peppers 10c Lettuce, crate $2-: the Huns, under Attilo defeated sever al Roman: armies and ravaged the east ern empire from the Euxine to the Adriatic.- "After extorting immense treasure from tho empire of the east at the price of peace Attila formed an alliance with the Franks and marched into Gaul (now France) whore he was met and defeated with terrible slaugh ter by tho united forces of the Ro mans and Goths." Anderson, pp. 125, 6. It is said he left on this field, nt Chalons 300,000 dead (Gibbon, Dee. and fall of the Rom. emp.) which was an immense slaughter for tho days be fore gun powder and modern man kill ing machinery; "Attila, king of the hideous Huns, gathering a half million of savages, set forth westward vow ing not to stop , until he reached the sa. Ho called himself the scourge of God and boasted that where his horse sot 1'oct grass never grew again." liarna history of ancient, medieval and modern peoples, p. 208. Tho historian further states that as he was about to march on the city of Romo the pope met him and persuaded him to "spare the city," p. 2(if. The modern Huns Stock Market Today More Encouraging New York, Nov. 23. The New York Evening Sun financial review today said: - Today's stock market clearly reflect ed encouragement in two directions. In FOB BENT IK)B BENT Nicely furnished house keeping rooms, reasonable. 855 N. Commercial. tf Cauliflowel :..- $ird1.40 Grapo fruit $6.75 Celery : 75c White figs Figs, 12-8 Figs, 74 3s Dromedary dates Fard dates Figs and Dates 12. 1 $2.90 $4.75 $2.25 Golden dates 15c Fruit Apples $1 fTOVB BEPAmiNG 1TOVES REBUILT AND REPAIRED 60 years experience. Depot National and American fence Sixes 2S to 58 in. high. Paints, oil and varnish, etc. Loganberry and hop hooks. Falem Fence and Stove Works, 250 Kmvrt street. Fhone 124. SCAVENGES BALEM SCAVENGER Charles Soos, nrortrietor. GarhAfrn nnrl mfnut r oil kinds removed on monthly contracts at reasonable rates. Yard and cess pools cleaned. Office phone Main 2247. Residence Main 2272. SECOND HAND GOODS BUY SELL AND EXCHANGE Men 's clothes, shoes,, hats, jewelry, watches, tools, musical instruments, bicycles, guns, rifles, revolvers, suit eases, trunks, cameras, typswriters and furniture. Capital Exchange, 337 Court street. Phone 493. WANTED WANTED Old false teeth. Don't mat ter if broken. I pay $2 to $15 per set send by parcel post and receive eheck by return mail. L. Mazer, 2007 8. Fifth street, Philadelphia. Pa. 12-1 Oranges, Valenoias Grapes Lemons, per box .. $4.50(5)4.75 ..$1.502.00 Craur ernes, barrel .. $15 .Bananas 5,c Jtetau Prices Creamery butter 55t Hour, hard wheat $2.803 riour, nam wneat $.70((a Country butter : 50c Lggs, dozen 55c Sugar, an . . $8-25 Sugar, beet $3.25 DAILY LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Receipts 74 Tone cf market higher Medium to choice steers $9.5010 Good to medium steers $8.75(a9'50 Common to good steers $7.25((?8.2 Choice cows and heifers $6-75(a7.75 Canners $4(3)5.25 -Bulls $4.50a'6.75 Calves $79.50 ' Stocker and feeder steers $l7-50 Hogs " Receipts pl6 Tone of market steady- Prime light $16.20( 16.40 Prime heavy $16(a!l6.20 Pigs $13.5014.25' Bulk $16.20 Sheep Receipts 41 Tone of market steadv Western lamb9 $13-50f.14 Valley lamls $1313.50 Yearlings $12(512.50 Wethers $11.7512.25 Ewes $8(510 Note Portland market on shorn WATER COMPANY Office sheep, 2i'2 to 3e under quotation. One Seattle Newspaper Demands Thorough Clean-Up Beginning at City Hall Seattle, Wash., Nov. 23 The Seattle Star, commenting editorially today on Major General Greene's quarantine or- lAr limlei thn Acn.fw.t . tiat-4- nl up right; start it at the city hall," saidltlie flrst place, the short interests which in part: ,. were rendered. , extremely cautious by Hor .six-weeks 'or-so Mayor Gill, recent steps taken 1 by ' the stock ex change authorities to look into short selling, are gradually getting bsck their courago and tho accession to selling for the short account bIiows some expan sion in consequence. On the other hand, news developments, as well as the psy chological element have proved propit ious in imparting impetus to investment buying and in a. more limited sense speculative as well. Stocks were not of fered freely. While there were, there fore, occasional recessions in the gen eral list, strength underlay the market I aud gains, were at times one to four points and were well sustained. WAR BULLETINS as head of the police administration, claims 110 as been XriYlJNU to clean up. Ho hnsn 't succeeded to any no ticeable extent, else tho military auth orities would not have issued their quar antine order. . " "One of two things is plain. Either Mayor Gill is incompetent absolutely unable to clean up the city, or he has not tried to clean up. "He cannot escape one or the other of these charges. "If he has been trying honestly to clean up he is incompetent because he hasn 't . succeeded. "If he hasn't been trying, then he has xlouble-crossed Seattle. " Whichever it .has been, the results to Seattle are the. same. BecaiiKe of ivij-.e conditions Seattle has baett disgraced advertised throughout ithe country-as a city unfit for soldierai"to .visit. j (Capital Journal Special Service) Rosedale, Or., Nov. 23. The -boys' Sunday school class held a social at the home of Wiuston Burns last-Thursday evening. ...... Several from hero attended the Friends quarterly meeting held iu South Salem Friday and Saturday. E. B. Stroud made a business trio to Portland Tuesday. . Mrs. tf tie Tamplin of Portland visit ed her sister Bessie Garducs Friday evening. - Claudo Barker of Seattle, Wash., preached at the Friends church Sunday morning and in the evening the pulpifri was filled - by Mr. Harris,- pastor of the Friends church at Scotts Mills. I Columbus Burns and wifo havine sold meir property nere 10 tlieir son, J. 11, Burns, expect to leave in a few days ior r omona lowa, to reside with a daughter there. Tho J. H. Burns family will move onto the place in a few davs The Bates family aro enjoying a new x ora. Mrs. Chas. Bear and small son visit ed her Bister Mrs. Cammack Tue.sdnv. Several, from here attended the funer al of Henry Slouch, which wan held from Kigdons undertaking parlors Tues day aftenoon. He formerly lived with ui msier, jvirs. Anno raimar near here. At a special election Tuesday even ing, James McGUchrist was elected to fill the vacancy on tho school board caused by the removal of W. E. Crozer llie illustrated lecture Tuesday even ing oy jur. uady and wife was well at tended and proved, very interestina They are returned missionaries from the South Sea Islands. Mrs. Ethel Sholund of Salem visited her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C Burris. the first of tho week. Mrs. Clara Neeilhura gave a dinner party Sunday in honor of the birthday ui uer sister, jyirs. iviary jviooro. Rome, Nov. 2.1. Counter attacks it the Asiago plateau region, the war of fico continued, resulted in nant'nrA nf oihcb ocaiLio: cain-uue 'iciutuig u 1 jud, I I m 'IVntnnin nriBfinpro and since Seattle.;! skiing it icleanj .up, I "Between the Brenta and Piave tne place at wninii te clwtaiup-iiaipuiu rivers," tin WATER COMPANY BALEM eorner Commercial and Trade streets. Bull payable monthly in advaace. UNDERTAKERS WEBB CLOUGH CO. C. B. Webb, A. 1. Clough morticians and fnnefral directors. Latest modern methods Extension of "Barred ; Zone" by Germany Amsterdam, Nov. 22 Extension of tho German "barred zone" for ship- known to the profession employed. PlnP' to include the Azores and Greek 499 Court St- Main 120. Main 98S8. i waters, was announced in a Berlin dis- ' patch received here today. ine statement described the Azores as "containing important hostile bases VETERINARIAN DR. W. G. MOOREHOUSE, COUNTY, v, -l.'a"'lle naygation." veterinarian, graduate Cornell Uni-I BcI?,a,rt rpJ'ef ships and nentrals yersitv. Office Cherry City Feed f, aUowed one week in which to stable's, 544 Ferry St. Phones, offiee Wlthdra"' from the new barred zone- 2199, res. and night 1510. T- , , 7T 7"v - , Inited Press dispatches received last week from Buenos Aires reported dis patches from Sjin that the United States was fortifvin? the Arjirex. Tho naiLnts, lUAts ami jt ti.ni ;iavT department, in denv nz the re WATCH REPAIRING be started is obvious. "The place to i8tartuifl at, thai ity hall." i v Gill Will! Nut Resigns I'm not going to resign, and I-!ll be right here until nay terra, of, fif ice' ex pires." - t r.i. . w . Tins was Mayor Gill's s;nswer today to demands that he step put of the of fice with his chief or be . recalled for failure to clean up Seattle to the sat isfaction of Major. General H. A. Green military commander ,at. Camp Lewis, who yesterday quarantined the eityy1': STEAMER AGROUND. ' . Hi Seattle, Wash., Nov. 23. No word had been received here at an early hour this morning as to whether or not the steamship Spokane, which was reported agroi.nd on Idol Point, B. C, last night is breaking up. , 1 Thu vessel 's owners, the Pacifie Steamship company, had not heard whe-j hour's conference with Premier lem ther the passengers were" removed safe-, enceau this afternoon. Earlier in the ly, or what damage the ship suffered. day he had conferred with American Wireless information received late j Ambassadors Willard and Whitlock. last night said a heavy fog prevailed) The members of tho American mis and that the passengers were being plac- sion began their work early this morn ed in lifeboats.- ' ' .- I ing, meeting with heads of various de- The steamship's Princess May and partmcnts of the French government. Boston are believed to have reached the ' Tomorrow Colonel House will - lunch he statement said, "follow ing violent artillerymg, the enemy at tacked in dense infantry masses at dawn. The fighting throughout the day was of the most bitter character. Several positions more than once were lost, but promptly rc-taken. "In the evening," the statement continued, "the last enemy attack was definitely stopped after heavy costs to them." Amsterdam, Nov. 23. Six British in fantry divisions and three' cavalry divisions participated in the first British attack around Cambria, semi official Berlin , advices claimed this afternoon. This would mean above 108,000 in fantry and 45,000 cavalry were includ ed in the British forces. Paris, Nov. 23. Colonel House, head of the American war mission, held an distressed vessel by this time. They were headed for the Spokane several hours ago. '. 4 , ; Ninety-Six Deaths In National Guard W( .shinrton, Nov. 23. Ninety six deaths in national guard and national finny cantonments occurred during the week ended November IB, as compar ed with 5.3 in the previous week, re ports to the snrgoon general's office showed today. Pneumonia caused a ma jority of the deaths... AMERICANS KILLED Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 23. Americans named in the la.st Canadian casualty list iK-lude: with President Poincare. Mexican Soldiers Returned to Jaurcz El Paso, Texas, Nov. 23. Guards by a detachment of United States soldiers 000 Carranzista troops, together with their commander, General Cordova, and ISt) camp followers, who surrendered to Un'ted Htatei forces aftir the cap tne of Ojinaga by Villa, were trans ferred over "the international bridge here today to Juarez. WON'T EAT FRIED CHICKEN Washington, Nov. 23. Fried chick en and other delicacies were oirered suffragettes by Oceoqnan wo.-khouxe Killed: R. H Quick, Oak Grove, t,.tA k'-trilt All r- repaired, Karl Neugebauer, Cen'ral Pharmacy. with port, said there was only the usual ac-11-;uvi-y in connection with naval onera- tions there. JOURNAL WANT ADS m&?Z'Zr-Serenl state unknown; R- R. Lloyd, Forest fllBej fhe tempting meal, suspecting a Uroe, Or "plot" in connection with tomor- Bar 1 -iL T"l x Y yt 1 1 1 w urui rat,-B DOr i-ampiM-ii, iHarjorio ft regu,t of the attitll(,e of the manufac n.. naroi.i 'owier iv.oert mnpnan, turers, the market is more or less quiet. Lleanor Smalley. Mrs. Browa who is 11, v..).,,.. t m-,.,,1 , .,,, superintendent of that, department in than a week ago, prices continue firm JOURNAL WANT ADS PAYiJOURfiAL WAtiT ADS mjTZt "' Among the wounded was B. 3. ry, I'ortland, Or. row's habeas torpus hearing in Alex andria, Va- aro trying to do the same this fall. Whether tho present Pope Benedict can persuade them to keep away remains to be seen. Some Bibl expositors believe that Attila is foretold as fulfilling tho third war trumpet of tho book'of Rev elation; that ho is tho star and worm wood of chapt. 8. "Answer not a, fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him' Solomon, Prov. 2ti:4. Tho Im it land literary society meets semi-monthly Friday evenings, at the school house. It is officered as fol lows: President, M. T. Cernik: vice president, Kenneth Runner; secretary, Mildred Donaldson; treasurer, Frank Eggles. It is suggested that the district purchase a piano for use in tho h.-IkioI house, and that tho money for tho in strument be raised by private dona tions and by sociols and entertain ments. A good piano has boon offered at a very reasonable price aud it is possible it may bo secured- Posters are out offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of tho person -or persons who stole . . F. M. Mitchell's 14" inch plow. The reward is $25. It may be a hallowe'en prank. Ono could safely bet the thief is not an I. W. W. That symbol of homely in dustry would be entirely out of place in the possession of mich a hater of work. . . . .. Rov. tucket's siueing class meets Wednesday, eveahiaa at the school house. - . - - - -1 . "Answer n fool n-enrdinir tn hi folly, lest he be viso in his own con ceit." Solomon Prov 21:5. Poor Petrojrrad, besides boincr the theater of civil war it is made the teter board of tho Boshskurvy or some thing that way. They aro one day up then down. No wondor with such a name. - - A fine tribute that paid to our young proto-martyr dead tho first fruits on the altar of world liberty paid by that French officor at their interment "So rest the bravo who lie at rest with all thuir country's heroes blert." Tho family of H. T. Koff is moving to Portland. That takes ono pupil out of our school. , . The Capital Journal is not a slop bucket ready for any old kind of ill nature that might bo emptied into it-' Jf you don't believe it ask the editor Otherwise a mu1 full or so might have vanished from this neighborhood. North Howell Notes (Capital Journal Special Service) North Howell, Or., Nov. 23. Many farmers have stopped plowing, saying it is too dry. A very unusual condition at this season of the year. Earl Jefferso has purchased a wood- sawing outfit and is sawing wood for his neighbors. Miss Maud Beer who has been at Sa lem under the care of a throatspecial- 1st nas returned nome. Mrs. Lewis Sawyer of Silverton is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Beer this week. I. Stevens Jeft Sunday for Oreeon City to visit his daughter from there. He will go to Tho Dalles for a visit after which ho may spend the winter in California. The young friends of Nettie Dunn gave her a surprise party ono evening last week. Miss Wells has issued invitations to the patrons of her room to visit the school Friday. She will serve punch and cookies and have a special program. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baugman of Wood ! burn spent last week, visiting at the home of Mrs. Geo. Viuton and Winter Baughman. City of Salem Must Build Adequate Wharf If the city really wants any more money spent on the Willamette river in order that Salem might be granted water rates, tho city itself must get busy and provide au adequate wharf, according to a communication to the Commercial elub from the war depart ment. In other words, the war depart ment puts it up to Salem to build a municipal dock aud then take the chances of securing greater river traf fic and then after the river traffic and wharf are in evidence, there might be an appropriation for deepening tho river Instead 01 deepening river to bring about river traffic aud doing what it can to bring about this business, whore by a municipal dock might be neces sary, the war department intimates there should be a dock first even if: business docs not justify it. F. G. Deck-' ebach is chairman of a committee ap pointed several mouths ago to take up the municipal dock proposition, but it was dropped as the city seemed to have plenty of trouble on its hands solving the Willamette bridge proposition. t - CITY NEWS ! 0 The county teachers' Institute will be held in Salem three days beginning next Monday with sessions in the assembly room of the high school. Among the state instructors who will deliver ad dresses are J. A. Churchill, President Ackerman of the Monmouth Normal school and President Campbell of the University of Oregon. Professors Beck, Matthews and LIson of Willamette Uni versity are . on the program for ad dresses. Monday evening Justice Wal lace McCamant of the Supreme Court will deliver an address on Abraham Lincoln. The Hafem grade and high school teachers will conduct various de partmcnts of the institute. "Watch Your Btep" on at tho opera house this evening is undoubted ly oue of the biggest shows that has come to the city ior several years. It is a show billed at tho Helig for four days and at the Metropolitan iu beattlo for a week. Manager liligh says that he can bring good shows to tho city if there is the patronage and the one this evening will demonstrate whether the people in balem reuily want first class entertainments. If the patronage this evening seems to indicate good shows are wanted, Air. Bligh will arrange to bill others. But if first Class entertain ments like "Watch Your btep" are not appreciated, the chances for good plays in tho future will bo pretty slim, Tonight the show is a really New York Brodway musical entertainment. o ...Saturday is tag day for the Red Cross The selling of thu tags will be ill the hands of tho Honor Guard girls under tho direction of Mrs. August Hucke- stein, Jr. The tags aro of a buff color with the printing in red. The money re ceived from the tag. day contributions is to be used entirely ju purchasing pre sents for soldiers in tho northwest. All letters received from Red Cross head quarters in Seattle tell of the need of more Christinas packets for the soldiers as so far the chances are that hundreds of soldiers will be without a Christmas remembrance unless the Red Cross can arrange to send them In greater num bers. The tags are ten cents each, DENVER HIGHWAYMEN Denver, Colo., Nov. 23. Two high waymen at noon utered tne Ituuau American bank hero, covered the cui.li- ier with revolvers, took $1700 in cash, overlooking $5000 nioro and cscapod in au automobile. Government Insurance To Take Place of Pension TELEPIIOM STRIKE APPARENTLY SETTLED Operators Secure Recognition of Union and Some Ad vance In Wages Portland, Or., Nov. 23. Striking- operators, linemen and repairmen of the Pacifie Telephone- and Telegraph company will probably return to work by the first of next week, following announcement of the agreement reach ed in San Francisco last night Strike leaders here today declared they wcro much pleased with the agree ment, recognition (of i(he operator's union being their one particular cause for joy. Bol'ore they can return to work, how ever, a referendum vote must bo tak en. The strikers will meet tonight to discuss the situation and will probably vote tomorrow night to return to work Following are the six vital features of the settlement as communicated by becretary of Labor Wilson, head of the mediation commission, to President Wilson yesterday at San Francisco: 1. Recognition of operators' unions and treating them as pnrt cf the In ternational Brotherhood of Electrical AVorkers. . 2. Wage increase for operators. 3. Wage increase for men employes. 4. Provision for negotiations upon any further increases between company and employes and arbitration by a rep resentative to .bo appointed by the sec rotary of labor as a last resort. 5. Provision for machinery to dis pose of all grievances peacefully with tlie federal mediator as the court of last resort. . : fl.i That the president's mediation uom'imsswn 1a a party to the agree ment, which is tri-parti. An advance of 12 Vi Pr for men employes becomes effective as from November 1, 1917. Tho minimum wage for operators in the large cities of tho Pacific coast is set at $9 a week, an increase of $1.40 for day work and a similnr increaso for evening and night. Proportionate- increases art provided for workers in all other cities ani towns, with a minimum wage set in all eases. Tho lowest minimum fixed is 8 a week. Special Bowling Match Class B Last night In a special match for class B bowl ers rolled on tho Club alleys last night, Lyman Sundin carried off high hon ors with a total of 458 pins for throo games. (1) Sundin 143 Newberry .... 108 Ingold 152 - Hagodorn .... Ill Littlo 13-) Holder Ill Merle Hagedorn (2) 151 102 114 120 127 104 (3) 164 162 158 175 13,1 115 To. 458 432 422 412 3S7 330 Av. 153 141 141 137 120 110 rolled high gamo To avoid paying pensions for tho next two or three generations the govern ment has gone into tho insurance busi ness. All enlisted men who are married or who pay alimony or have a child to support, are compelled to make nn al lotment of not more than half of their monthly pay and not less than 15 a month, A soldier who is, say 21 years old, can take out a maximum policy of $10,000 for $(5.50 a month or $78 a year. If the soldier will make his wife or any other dependent au allotment of half his pay, tho government will give the same amount. It is a 50-50 game. The amount the government will pay is fixed by law $15 for a wife, $25 for a wife and child, $32 for a wifo and two children and $5 for each additional child. For one parent the amount is flu, tor two parents $2u and $5 for each brother or sister. The soldier of course must give the same except that he need not give more than half his pay and no cannot give less than $15. More information as to the insurance features of the army and navy may be had at the local recruiting office for the army on State street, or tho navy lecriuting station at the postofficc. Wool Market Awaits Arrival of Foreign Clip with 175, Sundin high averago with 153 Another class B special niatea will bo held next Friday niijht, Nov. 30. All bowlers averaging 130 or less aro eligible to eutor the contest. State Hesse News 4c ' ' Tho tuberculosis hospital has been having considerable trouble with its water supply which is, and has been for some time, insufficient. Work of briucrinor in a Bupply begun some time ago has been delayed by inability to got pipe connections wtiicn were or dered from Portland. These are now available- and a crew from the state hospital will rush the work, so thnt in a week or two the trouble will be over. Article of incorporation were filo.l today as follows: P. K- Alvord com pany of Portland, capital stock $1000 and object to deal in uuimproved real estate and to subdivide and place sucn properties on sale. Wushougal Woolen Mills, increasing capital stock from 500 shares of" tho par value of $50 each to 1000 shares of the par value of $100 each. , CRALLE ROLL PARTY. The cradle roll department of 'the Rosodale Sunday school held a party for its small members on Wednesday afternoon at the home of . one of the babies, Miss Jean Gardner. The babies were all weighed during the afternoon while the mothers guessed the weight of each one. Animal crackers were ser ved to the small guests. Those present were: Jean Gardner, Ruth Pemberton,' Sherman and Allen Had ley. Zona Wilbur Pearson, Ruth Pearson Portland, Or., Nov. 22. Rather quiet tone is shown at the moment in prac tically all world.' centers for wool. Arrival of cargoes of Australian wool is being generally awaited by the trade of tho I nited htates. While some bus iness was reported recently in tho At lantic coast markets at previous prie es, the tendency of mill interests bas been to hold back to see what effect the foreign offerings would have upon the market. Tho Philadelphia Public Ledger says that pending arrival of Australian wools in the United States is acting as a drag on the local market. This rirst shipment from the 45,000 bales of released wools is due at Vancouver, ,'B. C, some time this week, and those .'.mill men not holding off entirely are .yU endeavoring to make use of the event . ?"ias a means of beating down prices. Ai Broadway Hazel wood,' of Portland, capital stock $40,000 and object to carry on the occupation of caterers, or hotel keepers. E. D. Cooper, who recently came here from Burns to accept a position in the office of the state engineer has ac cepted a position as assistant engineer of the Talent Irrigation project near Ashland. Attorney General Brown is in Port land attending to matters in connec tion with the conscription (advisory boards of which he is chairman. Assistmut Attorney General Van Wiukle arrived home from California last, night. He accompanied Mrs. Van Winklo to southern California where ho will remain for the winter k t DUD J HERDLEIN. At " the l. me of h' daughter, Mrs. F. A. Theur, of 447 North Liberty street, Nov. 22, 1917, - John Herdleiu, at the' age of 74 years The funeral services will be held Sus- dav afternoou at 2 o'clock at the chapel of Webb & Clough under the auspices of Sedgwick Post No. 10, G. A. R. Burial will bo Monday morning in the G-. A. R. Circle. uviui METZGER. Nov. 20. 1917. to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Metier, of 375 Div ision street, a daughter to be named Frances Gertrude.