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BALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 1918.
exam
EIGHT
Lowest Prices on
Bath
and
Inline with the good offerings throughout the
store you will find these articles to be well worth
your attention, as you cannot duplicate the mer
chandise elsewhere at the prices we offer them.
18x33-inch all white Bath Towels 2 for 25c
20x42-inch all white Bath Towels 2 for 39c
22x45-inch all white Bath Towels 2 for 49c
18x40-inch Unbleached Bath Towels 2 for 25c
Linen Crash Toweling . .10c, 122c, 15c and 17c Yd.
Huck Toweling 15c, 21c, 25c and 29c Yd.
THE CQLDEN
PERSONALS S
.
Mr. mid Mm. E. Bond, of Independ
ence wort in the city yestordny.
O. 1". Chase, of Dallas, was transact
ing business in this city yestordny.
Attorney Donald Miles baa been in
Astoria this week on a buaiuos trip.
Frnnk Manser, storekeeper at fciliaw,
was transacting business m fcSuloui to
day. . Kuight Fcnrey and wifo were shop
ping in that city today, from tlioir
iionie south of town.
Mrs. Wm. Greenwood, of Dallas, is
visiting with her slater, Mrs. C. T.
Wall, this week.
Mrs. William Kaerth left this morn-
When in SALEM, OREGON,
Stop at
BLIGH HOTE
Strictly modern, l.QO Day.
100 Rooms of solid comfort.
The only hotel ia the business
district.
--
DR. It. M. HUM
care of
TICK SO TONO
Chines MMteiiis and Tea Oo.
11 us medicine which will cure
auv known disease.-
Open Sundays from 10 a. m.
until 8 p. m.
J.'i.l South High St.
Salejii, egoo. Phone 2S3.
SACKS
WANTED
Highest price paid for
old sacks
CAPITAL JWK OO.
271 Cheaieketa St., Phone S;8
FARM LOAfft
Fi and seven yaw lxuis
with privilege to fMfay tM
or multiples oa any internet
date.
! Vermont Lean & Tnst Co.
41 14 Mtionto BI4iU Om, fUmnoUto tarrying the firun bi;m ;
5 IUss RagiMd Masssca J
M&ssag an4 Mid OymnaKie
Oraduat ef Bwm&m
Trained Kvn
Fhooa 1347 4M V. eunuDer Bt.
Hour by appousnwnt si
your koe.
Used Fcrrre Wcrtd
Hiheet CWk Cm raid tot
Te4 AaknN .
E. L. STLTf BON,
4t Ptoa Hlera
JQmil WAIU ADS PAY
I
Towel s
I oweiing
Ri&B
ing for Dallus for a visit of soveral
days.
llorman Footz, of Turner, was trans
ecting business in the city yesterday.
T. A. Livealoy and wifo left today
for Vancouver, B. C, on an extended
visit, traveling over the Urent Northern
11. K. Keif, general claim agent for
the Hill system, was in the city yester
day on businoss.
F. N. Woodry, the auctioneer, made
a business trip to Sheridan the. first
of the week.
Mrs. L. h. Hewitt and Mrs. F. O.
Hewitt, of Independence, were iu Salem
today.
0. O. Engstrom is expected to arrive
homo tomorrow from a two weeks' stay
in Marslifield.
Hubert Nicholson, of Jtlio firm of Hnl
vorson & Burns, motored to Mt. Angel
yesterday on a business trip.
Rev. H. J. Uickorsou, pastor of the
Methodist church at Bny City, arrived
in Salem yesterday and will spend the
balnnce of the week at this pluce.
F. 1). McDonald returned last even
ing from Portland, where he attended
yesterday the funeral of a cousin, Mrs.
D. J. McCullan.
1 1). Bligh and wife of Siilom, were
among the Willamette valley folk at the
Multnomah hotel in Portland Monday
uight.
Ivan Putnaiu and wifo were in the
city today from their homo at Shaw
visiting with tho former's mother, Mrs.
(. W. Putnam.
D. A. White was called to Spoknne
yesterday by tho illness of his mother
who was reported to be in a serious
condition.
Mrs. T. J. Clark, who underwent a
serious operation ai mo mucin imnm
recently, ia reported to be improving iegTmtl onlv witllin the fire limits. Out
nieely. She is tho wife of T. J. C lark, . Mif t)lig district machines may be run
living just north of town. j aonK1);,ie the curb and parked paral-
Yerden Hoekett, aged 1S years, signed . . . . . T. off;,,jais state
np at the local army recruiting station ; Umt olltsUU, t,u fiA, aistri,.t it is really i
and left yesterday for 1 ortlund. Hjl)pUr t0 park machines parallel to
enters for infantry service. (he fmh et,t0t.iallv in narrow streets,
Benjamin Brick returned yesterday , . . . wllioh ie t.ar lincSi
from Tacoma where lie has been tho l'I,Mpasa, as more room is thus left for trnf- 'maintained an easy lead. '.
wecS getting things in shape for the , f.tf to pass The fir, (lis,ria extends, l)ovs ,mt up a luut.h betti
opening of his new clothing store i from Fr0Ilt atrtot to Church and from ! 0f "basketball than did the
i"",v- , t.
Mrs, J. E. Hockett, pastor or tns
Highland Friends church, has been m
Dallas the past two weeks conducting
revival meetings in the Evangelical
church or tnai cut.
Mrs. Minnie Hansen was expected to j
'arrive this afternoon from Blaine,!
sh. She is the sister of Mrs. J.j
F. Keller, wife of Fnrolo Ottieer Kel-1 Bonefit party and dance by
ler of the state penitentiary. Maccabees. Wednesday evening, Feb
I a O. Sargeut left yesterday for San , g S;30 fariis "15 conts. Dance.
1 Francisco whre ho goes to assume his j
I new position as federal reserve bank
'i examiner. Previous to his appointment
as state nana superuueuueu.
Mr. Saruent was cashier of the V. S.
. . 1..... t llr.t.Tii
National Bauk of this city.
Volunteer Firemen
Hurt In Auto List
Montesano. Wash.. Feb. . Five
uuvmbers of the volunteer fire depart-
jnieuV are simcriug ir.m
;i. t.i.Uv a, the re-sult of an accident
i hilo ji)"imr to a fire last night. An au-
suvi hilU aua crasnen iuio ir j
(esano State bank building
The injured:
Howard Wiuters, right hip and knee
crushed, internal injuries; serious,
Lloyd Pickering, hands cut and hip
bruised.
Kay Show, son of deputy county
eugitieor, lp wounds.
Jack Cross, court stenographer,
hands cut.
Hill, sdiinsleweaver, hands cut
; DIED :
SrXPBORQ. At his home 6 miles east
rtt S.tlem. Wexinesdav. February 6,
tsis Alf..rd I SuadlHre. airtd 59'
rears."
The funeral will be held from Rig
doa's ehpd at 10 oVUck Fri.lav m'
ing. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows
cemetery. Deceased is survived by a
wife and four son. The family snored
to this vicinity six years ago frora The
Palles, Oregon.
All Around Tow
cgmg Events
February 4-9. Registration of
German aliens.
February 13. "Russia As It
Is," illustrated lecture at Salem
public library by Rev. F. T. Por
ter. Febraary lT-Iinoin-Washington
Meatorlal exaatiaes at ar-
awry.
s
Dc. If. P.
ik. IT. (a.
fits eyes cor
bldg. tf
A number of local Foresters are plan-
ng to go to ron am. " f"'
to attend a rally of the Portland courts
in preparation for a coming membership
drive.
Pattoa Haiter 335 Cherrreketa
Pfaeae IM. We i rpair work. Stoves
Smoke the bestwhy pay more?
Uygrade cigars 5 cents.
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The Willamette stood at 13.3 feet at
noon today, having risen nearly four
feot since 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Nearly one inch of rain fell here
between 7 o? clock yesterday and 7 a.
m. today, tho gauge showing slightly
bettor than .98 of an inch.
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Undertakers; Webb & Clough Co.
Phone 120. tf
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Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Terwilllger, grad
uato morticians and funeral directors,
771) Clienieketa St. Phone 724.
The county court opened session to
day and will continue in session tomor
row and Friday. Judge Bushey soys
he has not yet seenN any evidence of
the reported protest to the appointment
of 8. H. Van Trump as county fruit in
spector and that if the fruit men of the
county have such protest to make they
should see the court this week.
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Confetti dance at Highland hall
Thursday evening.
Funeral
Co.
directors: Webb &
Clough
tf
Mrs. O. E. Halvorsen received a cable
gram yesterday from the New York
headquarters of the army V". M. C. A.
stating that her husband, together with
James Elvin and (ieo. J. Watson, had
"safely arrived." The message did not
state where the party had arrived but
it is taken for granted that the Salem
men hnve reached European soil. O.B.
Gingrich, of th local Y. M. C. A. is un
derstood to have received a message to
the same effect.
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"The fuaeral ljeautlfui," Webb &
dough Oo. M
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If you are interested in the war on
tuberculosis don't fail to see the mov
ing pictures at the Perbin-Lafky bldg
Feb. 7. No adiuissie.il charge.
o-
Attention is called by the Salem po
lice department to the fact that the city
traffic ordinance requires that auonio
liil. npi liia nnrkcil at an anirle of 30
officials .
eomfort 8tation
Everbearing stiawVarries $1.00
hundred. Ii. L. Warren. Rt. 3.
per
2-6
f0nt'irtmeVli 35 ,.t.nts. Dainty prizes and:
g mu
1.3
usic. Don t forget Moose nan.!
in connection with the national cm -
paign launched yesterday for the enroll-
ment of skillci workmen for possible
service in government shipyards, Sa-!a
lem's four-minute men aldssed and -
ences at the local theatres last night.
Walter A. Inton ske at the Liberty.
Frank Pavey at the Bl.gh and alter
Tooie at the Oregon. Tonight : Mr . Pt-n-
tou will speak at the Oregon, Mr. Pavey
at the uioerty ami Air i '
Bligh. Tomorrow night Mr. Penton willj
o . v . . ui;.v. fp t tli.
d Mr To0a0 Rt tho LiWrtv.
urged to register for
j public service and will be held as a ,
'Trade to venter street. iue uiini.ii5,.rs a enup. (,t wcois 8go. Lstoam ana
Rlsfl fM atteation to the fact that ma-; Gregg were high point men for Salem.
tMnM Mmiot be parkod with;n 20 feet; ,0
anJ nor(h of the railing at the in response to complaints of a con-
sort or volunteer reserve oooy ror se;saaberrv growers of the vallev who ar
in shipyard operations should occasion; mfmber8 0f the association which will
" I fill them with cheer when the envelopes
. " TIT . , ! are opened. For inside the envelopes are
Yard men wantd-We need 10 (hMk$ wMoh the b1 powers knew
fvr yard, and ear loaning work ood i Bpthinjt ,bout. 0ue rhefk was for 360
hving eoadiHoiM, steady work and a,nunllwr wore for over tl00 and
cha for Mv.nceBient agee -5, amounts from that figure down.
rr day. Married men prefer- laUs. quantity of berries
11
Sealed hida for the furnishing of
700 eords of wood U school district
number 4, Marion cMinty, Orgon,
w;ll K.. v.v...u v 1 Kv tliA Mn.lktl-Mlnf..) 11 H
v uv lAimwr
Fail. City, Oregon
iitnoer ".'SS'u ""irVl.i.iA -. '. ... ... r,Jnt
to 7:30 Vk ri m. Frbroarr 5th.i growers of the 5-year pool agreement
ISIS. A eertified check for 10 per cent oa more for their berries than
of the amount of th bid must aecom-jthey expected to receive when they
paay sani. the right bing reserved
ry tms twara to revt any ana a.i puis.
tpefvtion tor toe aetivery cr tae
wood may b had at th office of the
clerk, number 371 Stat street. Salem.
Or. IUJj t bo ojxned at the regular j
mevtic of the bird at 7:30 o'tkxki
p. nu February 5:h. 191S.
School diAnot Number Sf
Marion
26
eouBtv, Or.
W. II-
Burghardt, Jr Oerk.
A Red Cross dance and oyster supper
will be given at Mack-ay on Saturday
night of this week, to which the publie
is invited. s
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James P. Feller, president of the
Butteville Insurance company, is to be
a candidate lor county commissioner.
Petitions for placing his name on the
bauot are now being circulated,
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"The best" is all you can do when
death os- Gall Wobb & CJough Co.
Phono 1UO. tt
Word has been received by Mr. and
Mrs. U. R. Pago, that their son Lyle
J., has been promoted to second lieuten
ant in the l.yth field artillery now at
tV filll nirln lis no., r . r.t a, frntn
the Salem high school with the class
m bo
' :- htB, nrinr
who went to the Mexican border, prior
! to entering the training camp at the
Presidio last May. Ho was a law student
in Willamette university.
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La Corona cigars are Salem's high
est grade 10 cent, smoke.
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The funeral of the late Herbert H.
Clark, which was to have been held
Monday morning at the Webb & Clough
chapel, will be held tomorrow morning
at that chapel at 10:30 o'clock. Services
will be conducted by Rev. F. T. Por
ter. The funeral was postponed to await
the arrival of a Bister from the east.
Tho deceased is survived by a father
living at Oregon City and a brother at
Muliuo, Ore., besides a wife and a two
year old sou, and a sister.
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You are cordially invited to a Red
Cross benefit supper to be served at
tho M. B. A. hall near Chemawa, Thurs
day evening, Feb. 7, by the ladies aux
iliary of east Kedzer. A short program
will be given after all are served.
Supper begins at (5:30. Kuin irty and
git a gude sote.
Chief of Police Al Foland says his
office is not swamped with the work of
registering aliens. Two applications
were received yesterday and only one
up to noon today. Chief Foland estim
ates there ure about 100 aliens in the
city who should register. Registration
closes Saturday aud if there are any
aliens after that time who have not
registered their ease will be taken up
by federal authorities.
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Must sell my roadster this week, go
ing away. See Cogswell at Statesman
office and make an offer. tt
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Mrs. Flora E. Johnson, of 452 north
Church street, received a letter yester
day from her son, Emert Johnson, who
is now stationed with the Second Motor
Mechanics rcgimeiit at Camp Hand
cock, Augusta. He stated the winter
weather there was a considerable change
from the climate of Oregon. He said
the regiment expected to receive orders
this mouth to sail for France. Mr. John
son, was a member of the Salem fire de
partment for several years and left here
last December. He passed the mechanics
examination with high grades aud has
made rapid progress in the short time
he has been iu the service.
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One of the finont games of basketball
played ou local floors' this season was
seen at the high svhool gym last night
when the local high school team defeat
ed Xewberg by a score of 39 to 20.
While the locals were at no time in real
danger aud led from the start, there
Wt.re timos iu the tirs
threatened to be iute
at the end of the firs'
. n . . .
rst half when things
uteresting. The score
first half was 13 to 8.
ng the iast hair tne saiem Doys
The New berg
er exhibition
Albanv play-
,,rs a eouplc of weeks ago. Latham aud
siderable amount of petty thievery and
chicken stealing which has been going
on in North Salem for the past several
weeks, tlie police officials rounded up
a group of 11 youths the first of the
week who were suspected of having
been engaged in tho mischief. The boys
ranged from 12 to 17 years of age and
? fonvsso.i , -omblieitv
iry iu pen
into two or
iines. Tuo,v ail broken it
I iuivo uiiWH ujuni irMuiutio t ---
numb6r of chk.kcns frora Xorth Salem
j roostj anJ 8ollin ,hom to UK.al dealers,
i Jn fact the a i3 ii to have had
f. r pol,UrT business worked up when
1 hf ,u, fo n ,hem Thffv Rp.
I d at Uff heaaquarters yesterdav
j wpre unu,a oy to Couutv Juve.
, nU offiotr Bushl.v v.ho gave them a
,wturl for v miwni0f and the next
, imf thev fome- u fhev doubtiesa
be committed to the reform school.
Although it isn't exactly Christmas,
nevertheless Manager Robert C, Paulns
i of the Salem Fruit Union, sent out this
at-ternooa , number of envelopes to lo-
last season to fill a contract and then
bought back and dried. The price of
dried fruit has risen until through a
deal just closed by Manager Paulus this
week he is able to turn over to tne
nrougui tne perries to rne piant.
Chairman Bobert C Paulus, of the
Marion county committee appointed to
ascertain the amount of nitrate of soda
which could be used by the farmers ef
LEGAL NOTICE
To the footbail players, kindly keep
off mr lawn and pon-h.
MR- S. BSOOKS.
AMERICAN IS KILLED
EIGHT ARE WOUNDED
IN ACTION SUNDAY
General Pershing Reports
Casualty List From
France Today
Washington, Feb. 6. One American
soldier was killed and eight were
slightly wounded in action February
3, General Pershing cabled the war
department today.
Two other soldiers were slightly
wounded in action February 2. and one
on February 4.
Private Bufus Atkins, Winston Sa-j
lam, N. C, was killed. j
Those wounded February 3 were:
Privates Walter L. Beach, Eastwood, t
v.
Baymond Cesak, Chicago. '
Karnest E. Allen, mnsing, Mich.
Max Gantman, Russ, Iowa
James . Lee, Barysburg, N. C.
Roseoe Taylor, Woodbine, Ky.
Pavid Snyder, farnegic, Pa.
George H. Yarborough. Diekey, Ga.
Private Henry J. Richards, Elm
Grove, W. Va-. and Corporal Luther
L, Burnett, Sprinarille, Tenn., were
wounded Februarv 2.
Corporal George R. Mitchell. Hola
rege, Neb., was wounded on Feb. 4.
General Pershing also reported three
accidental deaths and two fram natur
al causes, as follows:
Private Willie Browning, DeWalt,
Texas.
Civilian Manuel Rodriguez. Argen
tine, died from fractured skull.
Corporal Lawson G. Williams, San
Antonio, Texas, was killed in a rail
road accident.
Sergeant Ralph E. Robertson, Ash
ville, Maine, and Private Vern T. Betz,
Main street, Charlotte, Mich., died
from natural causes.
Packing Investigation
Awaits Courts Decision
r'i.;atrr, TVh Thn fntiirp course
of the federal trade commission's pack
ing investigation wa9 to be determin
ed late today in Federal .Judge Lan
nnrf here. His rulin? on the Ques
tion of further seizures of packers'
. , ... tt XT
papers, raised oy Attorney nenry .se
der's success in temporarily halting
S.u inl (VmiiseS flnncis J. HV?nev 's
search for evidence, will be a decisive
tactor.
Tlio (TAi-ornnipnt'a nrosecntion of the
I. W. W. is at stake, also, according to
neney, who ueciures uio st-urcii i
rant on which the I. W. W. seizures
n-dra nmila i Tl rn.C t.i CJ1 1 lv illeiltical with
that which forced open Yeeder's vaults
for a tew hours yesieraay. - i
Heney seeks to obtain further evi
itiu tn suimort. his charcre that the
leading packers conspired to defraud
tho war government in army meat,
and food contracts. He said:
"We got what we were after," in a
swift perusal of the papers taken from
Veeder 's office before Lnudia ordered
them turned over to the court's keep-,
. i
The hearing was scheduled to begin
at 2 -p. m. today. Aiding Veeder are j
Attorney John J- Henley and Former!
District' Attorney Elwood Goodman,
while arrayed on Heney 's side arei
United States District Attorneys Civile
qh.I Flniiiic Attorney Kpan of Wash
ington. I). C., and Basil Manly, special
luvesugaior.
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State House News
Tl,n mil.!,. oervief, rr.fnTTii-winn toduv
set February 20 as the time for hear
ing the application oi the l'aeitie tele
phone & Telegraph company and the
Northwestern Long Distance Telephone
eonuwny for a change in long distance
rates according to tariffs filed with
the commission. The hearing will be
held at Portland. '
These tariffs, which are supposed to
be based en air line distances, have
been suspended by the commission ;
.,, lin ,r rViA inv4T iintion. Thev make
many changes in the rates, some in
creases ana some ueuiietions.
Robert E. Strnhcrn has applied to
the iHiblic service commission for au
thority to establish a grade crossing
over the Klamath Falls Municipal rail
road, near Clone post cfi'ice- The com
n.t.:iin n!ren,v hn nr.lprc. an under
grade crossing near that point, but the
iira.le crossing is also ue&irea in orner
to keep the Olene postoffice on the
main eountv road-
Articles of incorporation were filed
todav bv Plvndenstein & Comwinv, In
corporated, of Pendleton. The company
has a capital stock of suuW. ine in
corporator are it- . Blyndenstem.
George A. Feebler and Frank A. Mich
ael. Attornev General Brown has advis
ed the desert land board, in a written
opinion, that the board would be with
in its authority to cancel tne J.w.wu
bond put up by the Portland Irriga
tion company as a gnsrantee of the
completion of the Paisley irrigation
project and allow the tompanv to sub-
s'ltute for tie bond acceptable securi
ties.
The company, bo.-ause of litigation
this county this year through purchas
ing from the government, telephoned to
headquarters at Corvallis this afternoon
that 6 tons was the amount Marion
county farmers had placed orders for.
The fertilizer will be purchased from
the government tor s.o.oO per ton at
seaboard point. Mr. Paulas stated that
this was a small amount of fertilizer
for the acreage of the county compared
to the amount used over the south and
east where this fertilizer has been an
use longer and the farmers know more
about the results it brings. Nitrate of
soda is comparatively a new fertilizer
ia this section of the country.
Ladies' New
Spring Hats
and Coats
Arriving Daily
A splendid assortment
just received by today's
express.
OUR PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST
Gale & Co.
Commercial and Court Streets .
Formerly Chicago Store Phone 1072
Is the Index to your entire body and your health.. Chiropractic is
successfully removing the cause of stomach, bowel, liver and kidney
troubles. Troubles of the head, throat, lungs and other organs. Both
acute and chronic cases yield readily to Chiropractic,
DR. PAUL H. MAY, D. C.
Rooms 306-307 Hubbard Building.
over water rights, i;as been relieved
by tho board of the necessity to com
plete the project, but the securities
will be deposited as a guarantee that
the company will make satisfactory
settlement with its stockholders who
purchased laud in the project.
Dr. A. Lucille Hart
Wore -Male
Attire
Albanv, Or., Feb. 6. Admission that
Dr. A. Lucille Hart ha9 been wearing
male attire in her work as an interne
in the San Francisco hospital was
made today by her relatives here. Fur
thermore, they state she has done so
for several months, and that she al
ways dons male attire to do work
around the house whenever she comes
to her home here.
The relatives contend she has as
much right to dress in convenient at
tire as any woman engaged in factory
or shop work.
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Optometry Means Eye Service
Which of Your Eyes Is the Strongest,?
Many people permit the strong eye to do the work nature intend
ed should be done by the pair.
Do you know if your eyes are equal in strength or is one limping
along and lotting the other bear the strain f
A thorough examination will remove that doubt and correct lenses
in a Shur-On mounting will remedy the trouble.
Better have your eyes examined.
snss a. Mcculloch, optometrist,
208-9 Hubbard Building Salem, Oregon
Come in and see what we
are doing. 60 first class
quality boys' long pants
suits (all we have left) at
less than half price. 8 boys'
overcoats almost given
away.
It will pay you to come
and see.
FARMERS CASH STORE
Opposite Court House
Your Spine
Major General March
Will Return Home
Washington, Feb. C. Secretary of
War Baker announced this afternoon
that Major General Peyton A. March
will return from France aud will be
acting chief of staff for the time be
ing. Baker said he did not know wheth
er or not General Bliss, present cliiet
of staff, will continue as such on leave.
Ho said Bliss will remain in France
for the time beaing and that March
will have several assistants chief of
staff. Baker also announced that plans '
for the general staff reorganiatien
will be announced within a couple of
days.
Patents have been issued for a sleep
ing car which provides room at each
end of the berth for the occupant to
stand erect while dressing. Now if
some- one will perfect a berth in which
one may stretch out to full length