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PAGE SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. 1919. 13 1 1 On account of unfair competition and for the protection of our customers until further notice, we will sell you gasoline for 20c. r ItSI UB9I 219 North Commercial Let us. make your radiator freeze proof. TAXIS, RECENTLY INTRODUCED INTO JAPAN ARE HANDLED BY FAIR SEX OF NIPPON mm urges (Continued from page one) ftV i-V, 1 V4i i t .Ml It k - Wit ?. " wT- V A7 ..1 Vw.l.rn NcsMtur l-uhir CHAUFFERETTE IS GREETED IN JAPAN. Th urnmiin nf Jimfiii. nlllmiiirli the war hns matin lint littlo Inirress Into her Mini poWOI", Mils nvuiKVU mill sue Iins ucr uu 10 uo us u"i tsiatrra ui me iniiui Mllh-U I'tnmtrii'S. TIiIh wimuin luis choRen clmuflVrlng ns her pursuit Muny , t:la, which hnvo hut. recently found n pi nee In Uw everyday aftulrs of Japan, j lire hulnit lmndled hy thf fulr sox of Nippon. We recommend Goodrich 1 ires Miller Tires DATES SATIRES Cast K'z As Much 1 Phone 428 llonty's Tire Shop 154 South Cwnmercial Street Tires Service Vulcanizing ft single, responsible lieud such as a ci;h inot officer." Keep Oa''(f Politics Tlio railroadg wi..,: be kept out of politics iftfcAdou d red. I'efeniUng his rut osal for a five yoar estension ot gv.irnment control AleAdoo asserted In .1 to permit llti romls to return at the end ct 21 auontuo wouid inj.'ct polities into the operation of .them in the meantime. ." liinployos of rai.road would bo eonio oojeetH ot Miliuitution for politic ul purpisci," jIA.1oo declared. "The nulioittlg of ithe I'niled SlHtet must ba iwopt out of politics. 1 have religiously .riod to keep ihtiu out ami hnvo a iiuted officials withuut rogard to .heir poiiUcs. "if Jor puliticul roiasons there is akoly to bo a clianx of master at the end of two years, it will woik for in otneiency of operation Bnd will ba iBking riskn, not only with the lives of thu people- who travol but with tho cominerea of the country. Oiuntuins TaKea Exception Senator l.'umiuiius, iowa, republican, look exception to McAdoo's Bttement ilmt tho railroad question must not be made a political inane. "The people of the country deter mine, sooner or later all great econom ic, questions,1' Cummins declared. 'The ranroad question must be settled polit ;ul.y and it is bound to be em) of the bi at political issues.'' ' McAdoo said ho hud no suggestions ns to legislation which congress should enact in case U turned down tho fire year CKtcusion. " Tou aro apparently thoroughly con vinced ol tlio advantages of unified control," Senator Oiiiiimins said. 'Why don't yon advise congress to go on and secure it nowf" "1 don't think we have sufficient data at this time," McAdoo said. '"Indiw lust messago to congress the president said he wants immediate ac tios and you stiy you want to wait, five years," Senator Poindexter said. "Miaybo we can got along faster hy waiting five years," McAdoo answer ed laughingly. Exnliiina Reasons MoAdoo cxp.ained that under five I year eiiension of government opera j tion there would be composuro on tho part of railroad employes and ofiiciais ' as to just what lay ahead, 1 As the quia.ing of McAdoo neiaro.l the cud the republican senators ques tions became sharper than ever. Just before he loft tne stand, he launched into a final P'ea for his five year plan, la. i.iiK ii. aii people aro entiuod te thin tesi. We have spent a lot of money to win tho war and a lot of this wi.s put tu too rai.ruads, because of the inefficiencies ot private manage ment," ho said. "It seems a pity to throw away all wo have guiiud aud hit on a make-shift. Wo spent over a bil liiiu do.lnrs on the merchant fleet to give American producers and labor fair rewards for tluir toil and enterprise by. getting iu to tho markets ot he v.oild in a friendly rivalry with other nations, 'U vi o deliberately surrender our ad vjinlairu to make tho railroads func tion wUh the ships at once, we have tnken link we shou d not tako and would lose the oppor. unity for world leadership in commerce and itraile. Details Of Recent V' Tragedy Hear Silverton Mrs. Roy Hcrrick nnd two childrcs are dead es the result of a serious con flagration lsto Tucsdey afternoon which consumed their houso and con tents located about seven or eight mile? south of thig city on the Silver Creek Falls rosd. From What information ean be gained regarding the circumstance Mrs. Her- rick went to the back yard to dig some pots toes for supper, lesving the throo children in the house. The oldest is a jrirl about six years old, the next a boy between four and fie and the baby six months old. It is believed the little boy, while playing with fire at tho stove dropped live coals on the floor. The father was working in the field some distance from the house at the time of the ceddont. By the time the lady had finished her work aad entered the room it was almost entirely enveloped in flamej. She ran in to stv the children and sustained burns from which she died ten hours later. . The little boy died soon after he wag removed from tho building, End the bnbr girl passed away at the SiWertoa hosp'ital about midnight Tuesday. Mrs, liuiitiCK's condition wug such that her removal to tho hospital was not ad vised by tho attending physician, Dr. Keene, who reached there soou iier the accident. She was taken to the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Me. Mulkey, near by, where she suffered intensely until relieved by deatn snortly before 2 o'clowk on New Year's day. Mrs. Herrick's injuries seemed to be more serious than the children's. Her anus, hands, face and breast were buu ed to such an extent that the elothing uuii the bed where she died were cov ered with blood and pieces of burned flesh. The suffering she endured for 10 hours or mora was something terri ble, and dentil was a relief to the un fortunate lady and her friends. Tri bune. ;- State Reconstruction Convention Is Planned Portland, Or., Jan. 4.-0 -3,1-1 'j re construction convention, to lo hold 111 Portland, January 9, 10 and 11, will re sult in very definite p'auu to become effective immediately in connection ith Oregon readjustment from a war to u peace basis. Tho convention will not bo a general talk-fest, thoso iu charge of the mooting having msdo care ful selections o&tho speakers-, -i j Subjects assigned to the speakers nm lead to concroli plans nnd .programs i various lines of industry, which will be submitted to tho delegates in attend ance from e.ory section of tho stato for approval. With tho announcement that the old. Third Oregon unit is about to bo mcj bilized in France for its roturn to the states and thence to Oregon, for dome bilization comes the need for quick ac tion on the part, of Oregon in framing lau nud enrrv-ng these into ex- RURAL MOTORTRUCK ROUTES Bureau of Markets of Department 0 Agriculture Offers Co-operation to Operators. The bureau of markets of the. Unit ed States department of agriculture has announced-Its readiness to enter Into co-operatlfe agreement with op erators of rural motortruck routes who desire to work more Closely with the government In developing, stabiliz ing nnd standardizing this business. Operators who agree to work accord ing to most approved practices, and to conform to the general requirements of the bureau of markets are to be giv en tha advantuge of receipt of advice and information developed through the bureau Investigations. Large metal signs for display on trurks will bo furnished to operators meeting the requirements. These slgus will rind, "Tho Owner of This Truck Is Co-operntlng with the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture." The operator also will be privileged to use this sentence on his stationery and In advertising. Requests for application blanks, to be used In obtaining the signs, should ge Brothers Farmers Car Dodge Brothers Farmers backed up by actual exper- .V Car saves money for the far mer by saving time. It saves money by helping him to get things done and done quickly. It saves money by crowd ing more work into a given time with less effort It saves money because the operating cost is low, wheth er it is running empty or loaded. It saves money because it costs next to nothing to keep in repair. These facts about Dodge Brothers Farmer's Car are lence. Here is a little casein point. Fred Sellen is a butter and egg buyer of Saline, Mich. He fromerly used three rigs collecting this produce from farmersshipping by Interurban from Saline to Detroit. Now he uses Dodge Broth ers Farmers Car, covers more territory than ever be fore, uses two less men and hauls his butter and eggs to Detroit instead of shipping them. It will pay you to vis it us and examine this car The haulage cos t is unusually low H. F.BON ESTEELE Corner Ferry an d Commercial Sts. !' Mmiw nun jnl ijuuw I CAPITAL JOURNAL WANT ADS vn" DEATH OF ICRS. TOFT. Mrs L. A. Toft, a highly esteemed lady of Silverton, died at the family home near the city Tuesday. Pneumon la following an attack of Influenza U v been the cause of her deth. Hor son and daughter, Walter and Laura, aro also very ill. Mrs. Toft was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Larson, pioneer residents of Silverton. She was 48 years of age "d had lived in Silverton and vicinity fur msny years The funeral was held in Trinity Lu-h-'-fn puuwh vesterd'f afternoon. Kov 0mi Uenriksen officiating. SUrer iS,SV J. t iWi3 j k if shoud not tako and , It , .' - - I n oppor. unity for world mii ' ' -. I - , mmerce and itrade." Mi .tfA "f t J OF MRS. TOFT. . fV ;V'W. M oft, a highly esteemed J T j v'3?J 1 Po-t'and Or, Jan. S. There is o a vn"" pe'ie cantain on the job in i''-,.,.?. All of them are ill with the inflnesaa. 1 1 Loading Calf Into Motor Express for Market be made to the Chief of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. O. Through Its co-operation with motor truck operators the bureau of markets hopes to make It easy to place In prop er hands such advice and Information as it may secure; to act as a medium for distribution of Information among operator ; to stabilise the rural motor business by requiring adherence to cer tain business practices, and to give to reliable operators the business advan tage of working cooperatively with the bureau of markets. ecution. Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, who heads 'the committee handling tlio dctai's of tho meeting, is of the opinion thr.t everything should be ready for Oregon's warriors upon their return. "Wo must be uady to give our boys a rousing welcome," ho' says, but wo must do even rr.ore than that. Wo must tuko such uction now as will guarantee conditions to absorb our boys back into civilian life, and at the same timo caro for thousands who may soon becomo un employed through the cancellation of war contracts. "Oregon has not timo to waste every minute counts and the recon struction convention is tho means of bringing together the thought of the slate to ontlino a big comprehensive plan, which will solve tho biggest prob lem of the age thr.t of reconstruction and readjustment." Christmas Fanily Rtnnian Held At Silverton . One of tho most htvppy Christmas events that Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kobin 8011 have ever enjoyed occurred at theii home in this city lust Christmas when for tho first timo in nine years tho en tiro family united to celebrate the Christinas day. There were 'iH members of tho family and friends present at the Christmas dinner end the uiternoon and evening were spent in a real old-fashioned Christmas spirit-like m.iniiw. ,,e. Robinson had nil, lined on making the tspeech of his life at the dinner table, I but he was so overcome with joy that j ho niado a complete failure, u.siiig hie 'own expression. ) Among thoso present from nbrond woro John W. Bobinson and wif 0 and daughter, Marian, of Oregon City; Cha Robinson, wife and daughter, Luciuo, of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Mct'askel of San Antoine, Texrs; B. F. Scroffrin and wife of Portland; C. F. Seruffnn and wifo nnd daughter of Portland, Mr. aud Mrs. B. L. Howard of Salem, Miss Alta Newkirk of Montana, Mr. and Mrs. Bobert L. Gourlie c-nd Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edison and son, Lon of Silverton were alst prosent. Silverton Tribune. DEATHS NEAB JEFFEESw. "f e-i (? with a patience that was won derful. The writer has risitsd his home many times snd his choorfulnoss despite ..u. -i-fferiujf, was ever a Mar vel t0 us. With ever cordial greeting to all, his sufferings socmed to ondear him to his many frionds. All knew ho could never regain his health, yot the news of his death was received with sorrow by a host of friends. Tho re mains were laid in the Jefforson ceme tery Sunday afternoon. His suffcrin2 ended, ho sleeps peacefully, with noiB ing to fear when awakened on the great resurrection morn. Review. OTiAL WAT ADS PAY AW i.ws. - Wfldpgliftati If You Built a Battery You wouldn't spend money for plates and acid battery jars and then fail to protect your job with good insulation. Then why neglect, when you BUY a battery, tb make sure that it's a Bone Dry Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation. We carry a full stock of Bone Dry Batteries --and every one of them is as brand new as the dav it left the factory. You den't take any risk either of delay or of getting a battery not in every sense brand new. .nrJIfe1?'8 J"1 interesting story in the booklet "196,000 Little Threads." Ask for a copy. No extra charge for Service Car. We call and deliver your battery. A son wai borr ,o Mr. kX Mrs. H. C. Shields at theii farm home Friday 1 morning. The mother was unable ta :, survive the oneal and died it 6 t m. Friday. She wns aged 32 years and was a daughter of William Wells, a pioneer of this section, who died a few years r.go. Mrs. Shields was held in high es teem by all. Interment was in a pri vate eemcter on the old homestead Sunday. Mark Watkins died Friday night, De cember 87tb, t th home of his par ents, D. Watkins and wife, three miles southeast of Jefferson, at the sge nf 46 years. Mark had beea an invalid for more than 0 years, bat bore his Auto Electric Shop ,j ii Dcfge & BurreJl 410 r m. no, mine. Phone 203