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PAGE TEN f.I'li itol&dhfii journal SALEM, OREGON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1919.' Munir lWiltUUl BIT ABOVE PAST STANDARD l flflllllTl "f who remember the pumpkins mid -..the fodder in the. shock of the cwitral states. I i Aniiol Banhold, of Lake LabisVis re sponsible for a fine exhibit of the Vel- low Danver onions. These weigh from . to 2 pounds each" and are ;i rample ' of What the ooaver dam land of Jako Labish can produce and which is one of the reasons why this land is worth $1090 an acre. - t Jonn runi:iifl, wno lives near Jo'rir- . ' - son on the liver bottom road, is showing Although Marion ' county does not"everal waterneions just to deinmstrato compete with the other counties in ex that the vicinity near Salem night In hibits at the state fair, yet each year come a regular Georg'a watermelon there is shown the best that the eouuty patch. can produce in horticultural as well as Lloyd T. l'eynolds, living north of Bit sgricultural products. ; '" ' . " " lem ebout a luile on the J'-icu'is high- Ai iu years past, dating back to 1903, way, is exhibiting a fine lot of bimana. the Marion county exhibit is in charge apples. of W. A. Taylor of Macleay. He had S. H. Van Trump, county fir.it inspoc full charge of the exhibit in Portland in tor, is an enthusiast iu walnut raising 1905, at the Alaskan exhibit in Seattle in 1909 and again at the big exposition In Ban Francisco in 1915. Having had experience in putting 'on eouuty displays for the past 14 years, Mr. Taylor does not hesitate to say than and in half a dtzen sample exhibits in glass forms, is thowing a lfrui:quette walnut that will eventually convince doubters as to what can be done in wal nut raising. N. J. Cernick,' who live two mltej the county will show tins year the fin-. ' f t ol tile syiuin, is eiuiuitiug some est fruits and the finest grains and the leally fine apples and Mr. Taylor says finest vegetables ever grown in the they arc beard to beat. These include i.orthwest. , the King, Northern Spy, Banana ana Giw Hidei", who lives two miles south n,onB with an entire table' display is of Halom on the river road, has offered some fine specimen of quince, for exhibit some of the finest corn ever 1 Senator Alex La Follotte, known grown in the county. The ears from throughout Oregon as the "peach king" the stalk winch is ,10 feet tall, arn fully. placing display to prove his title. 14 inches' in length and show an t'von- He has contributed 12 boxes of what ne'ss" of grain that.ha.snot bcen'cxcelled Mr.'Taylor says is the finest ever grown in. any of the county exhibits. Mr. in the northwest. . Then Mr. La Fqlette Hidor also exhibits a beet weighing w is offering a fine display of apples, the pounds. " !", , ' ' - . .(.Wolf5 River, Orenco and the Twenty Mr. Gaines, who lives just eass of the Ounce, asylum,--of fens- a chmpion- pumpkin p JN. J. Jergenson, who'Iivos near the weighing between 40 and SO pounds that ..Chemnwa Indian school, has On exhibit Is guaranteed to look good to the farm- I APPLES I We are In the Market for all va rieties of Late Apples. .. Call up MANGIS BROS. Warehouse, .High and Ferry Sts. ' . . . ' Phone 717 ,, '' Offico 642 State St. Salem, Or. the famous yellow Nowton applet, known to be the highest priced apples in the, United, States, selling today at 8 a box in New York City. Some peo ple have the opinion that Marion coun ty is not'ex&etly adapted to the famous Newtowns, but Mr. Jergonson has prosit Just the other way. ' ' T. M. Scigor, who livos just north of Siilem on the Pacific highway, has of fered an exhibit of some wondercful co lors of Grayestein apples with combina tions of about all the colors of the rain bow. ; , '.; : - Mr. Taylor, is' of the opinion, basing i his experience ' with expositions .dating back- to 1900, that the Marion county "exhibit if fruit would stand a fine chance of carrying off the first prize anywhere, In the whole United States. Henry - Supginficld, who lives near Pratum, has on display several samples of rye eight feet tall. Then he is show ing oats that run from 80 to 90 bushels to the &cre and wheat that averaged 50 bushels to the acre. all. raised on bis farm m ar Pratum. -": Alfred Taylor, of Central Howell, is exhibiting white spring oats that ran 110 bushels to the acre, machine meas ure. With oats selling at from 80 to (1 a bushels, the average farmer can figure but whether Mr. Taylor has any spnro change. "Bud" Dcrsert, of Howell Prairie, lies offered for the Marion eounty ex hibit sample of Oregon white wheat that ran 56 bushels to the acre, machine measure. This is the wheat brought to Oregon by the missionaries along In 1836 and 1838 and while other kinds are being tried, Mr. Dersert sticks to the old standly. Albert Leischty, living in the Pratun neighborhood, has on display samp.es t White Eaton wheat that run 46 bushels to the acre, machine measure. This was rinsed on stubble land and Mr. Tayloi says the average farmer knows what that n ftus. Oral German, of Howell Prairie, has contributed to . the Marion county dis play vetch that stood five feet hti!i. When looking for this exhibit, look up, a it is shown from above. William DeVrees, of Howell Prairie. has an offering of Hinncy wheat thnt run 50 bushels to the acr, machine men? are, and vetch that measures five and onohalf feet. " Marion county does not compote with other counties Mr! Taylor said, for the rer.son.that having taken the prizes set oral years ago, it was thought Only a matter of courtesy to leave the field open to the counties that make speeiai efforts to ship their products to the state 'fait1. - ; . And just as a matter of courtesy to the Marion county exhibit, he suggests that on Salem day, Wednesday, the Sa lem folk bring along a number of bou quets to bo placed amidst the fruits, adding a little artistic touch; It all helps. COCHRANE DEAD NATION-WIDE STRIKE OF STEEL YVORKERS - (Continuod ob Pago Ten., . ' Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 22. The Hon Frank Cochrane, former minister of rail ways and canals, died today. ,.. BUY IN SALEM ALWAYS furnaces operated by. the United, States Steel Corporation in the district were banked today . . -";vr;:: " The situation at the various plants follows: Gary (Illinois Steel company, 12,000 employes, James Mulholland, union sec retary, claimed 11,000 eut. -Company of ficials refused a statement but newspaper- observers stationed at various gates reported less than 1000 men en tering. American Bridge company, 2000 em ployes, Mulholland: stated that only 100 were at work. -Manager F. W. Styles, said 40 percent were at their. posts and that all machinery was run ning. - American Sheet and Tin Plate com pany, 1500 employes. Mulholland stat-' ed 85 per cent were out. W. F. Lloyd, superintendent stated less than 40 per cent. - . STORES TO CLOSE AT 10 O'CLOCK SALEM DAY Salem day, Wednesday, is to be ob served as a general holiday in the city that eVeryone may have a chance to at tend the. state fair. . Stores in the business section will close at 10:30 o'clock in the morning, this hour having been: agreed upon by the Business Men's League of the -Commercial club. . County offices, with the exception of that of Sheriff Necdham will follow the Rush Of Prunes To Salem Market Taxes Capacity Of Handling Facilities Fair Week Sept - .M.J- .22 to 27th You Will Always Get the Greatest Values In Prom the J. C. Penney Co., who are well supplied with a fine stock of shoes which were contracted for before the recent big raise in price. This fact, to gether with the many other reasons why we can sell cheaper, will enable us to save you lots of money on shoes whether it be for Just note the few mentioned here as a Sample Glildren's Foot Form Shoes Women's all grey kid shoe with In black, or brown, or witch elk. Goodyear welt sole, French or mili- Sizes 5 to 8......... $2.49 and $2.98 tary heel. Here is one of the best at Sizes81-2toll....$2.98and$3.25 -1AnA Sizes 11 1-2 to 2 ... ; $3.50 pl0.90 Men's Dress Shoes . " - .,. Women's AD Black Kid We have the best of style and quality Shoe with Military or French heel, $3.98, $4.98, $5.90, $6.90, $8.90 ' plain pointed toe. It is a good one' Women's Brown Calf Shoe dressy and a bargain ..I. .......$6.90 Military heel, good shaped toe with a Girls shoe in gun metal calf, low heel, tip. A very dressy and durable shoe English last. An excellent school $4.98 shoe .. ..........$4.50 Do Not Overlook READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT It is becoming more popular all the time due to the wonderful values we give. We continue to get new arrivals in this department each day, which are style's latest creations. " ' 'Si COME AND LOOK THEM OVER us 7 ' Incorporated nun K NOTE: We have engaged Mrs. Lester, who is an expert fitter of 20 years experience, to take charge of our fitting department. You can be assured of every attention and the first class service of the J. C. Penney Company pany, 2000 employes. Union officials stated 1800 were out; company otti cials admitted that operations were hampered. " ' Hammond -standard Steel Car com pany, where a strike has been in pro gress for several weeks was tied up. About 2000 men are employed. JMMt cnicago Interstate 'Steel com pany, employing 1000, reported toy po lice operating as usual, with only 10 per cent. ' Several small plants, employing from 100 to 800 were reported'operating with 7 per cent of their usual forces. In Gary, pickets were on duty at all principal gates. Wives of workers join ed the regular pickets in efforts to keep workers from entering. . The situation , in the various steel centers this morning was as follows: f lttsourg-r-'i'ue police said that ibut few workers struck. . Union officials claimed that most of the men went out Clairton, Pa. Homestead, Pa.. Brad dock,; Pa. and Duquesne, Pa., same sit uation as in Pittsburg. McKeesport. Pa. Mills continued in operation; 3000 civilians sworn in as deputies. nharon, a All nlants closed. ; Cleveland, Ohio Union officials claimed 19,000 men strucv and expect ed 25,000 out bv night. Two plants closed at midnight. .' ioungstown, Ohio i lve .thousand quit Sunday. Mills still operating. ' : liar- Ind. yvork apparently sus pended in practically all plants. .No es timate of men out. Chicago Six of Illinois Steel com pany s e'Cven furnaces "cold.". , . ooliet, Ill.-rMosti of the workers re ported out. 'Warren, Ohio iStecl officials said willinz to treat with unions at any time. . , . lilyria, Ohio Both plants operating. Martins Ferry.-, Ohio All mills clos ed, 5000 reported out. i Lorain, Ohio ?jTost of 3000 workers reported at work,. Buffalo, 'N. Y. Unions claim 20,000 out; atoel officials say not more tbnn 12,000. . , . , Monessen, Pa. 'sr All ' plants closed; 10,000 reportod on strike. Birmingham, 4'a---AU four plants operating. , Milwaukee, Wis. All 1800 workers out, according to unions; company of ficials claim less than one fitiu'struck. Atlanta, Ga AH workers remained on job, union officials saying received no, instructions to striKc. Strolton, Pa. 'Ejvciry employe of Bethlehem plant reported for work, ac cording to officials of company. Wheeling, W.. V. Estimated 15,000 men idle; all plants closed. Philadelphia, Pa. Union officials said they would call strike September -9 at nlants unless conference demands granted. r ' ' ' " At this hour the city vof Salem is about as "full of prunes" as it ean be without a strain upon its powers of as similation. There is practically a dupli cation of the grand rush of the logan berry crop for the percentage of rain cracked fruit has caused the growers to rush their fruit into market as fast as it can be gotten off the trees. Conse quently there is a deluge of prunes through every outlet of the uiarket in addition to the hundreds of tons that are going into the dryers. At the Orington jam plant and at the Phez plant the entire force of employes same general closing hours and the same ' has been called off from the fruit juice production to give all attention to the handling of prunes. ' Hundreds Of tons will be handled by each of tho canner ies. The jam plant would use as high as 800 tons if they.cpuld get them, tho Salem Kings company are utilizing an may be said of the city hall, with the exception of police headquarters, which, like the sheriff's office, is always open for business. Indiana Harbor-Inland Steel com- !'" "X.T.r" l"",ce! u"uunfmenl iiinl ' mat me cny wiu-nave xne usual 1800 OUT AT BATVIEW PLANT OF ILLINOIS STEEL COMPANY Milwaukee,1 Wis.'," Sept. 22. A strike of employes of the Bnyview plant of the Illinois Stel company went into ef feet this morning. Union officials claim cd all of tho 1800 men were out. Plant officials say only a fifth of tho men aled to appear for work, j morning delivery only. Those living on the nine rural routes will receive mail as usual, only, an hour or two earlier tlian the regular hour.. Bureau Of Eugenics Is Leader In Educational Exhibits Being Shown Among the educational features at the fair none will be of more import ance to young parents and couples con templating marriage, than the bureau of eugenics with its lectures and baby tests. This will ibe $pen during the last three days of the fair and is intended for the. mothers especially. The object of the Oregon Mothers Congress in con ducting the bureau is to give young wives and husbands a better under standing vof sex hygiene, the care of balbes, proper food, dressing, and oth er matters connected with the house hold. Young mothers wishing to take advantage of the bureau may obtain an official score card that covers all data with regard to the physical con dition of the chifd together with a statoment as to its food and home sur roundings. From thiw statement the bu reau will be able to make a correct es timate of the child and point out the proper method of correcting defects. ; Monmouth Cow Valued At $10,000 Dies ; Held Record Monmoirt hr Or.r Sept.-22. Fochette 's Bonnie, record making Jersey cow, own ed by John B. Stump & Son, died Wed-1 nesday night. The imported cow is said to have held the American record for milk and butter production. She was bought in 1912 of W. B. Spann of Shel bytown, Ky., as a 2-year-old for $550. At the time of her death she is said to have been valued at $10,000. Her year's record consisted of 17,382 pound of milk, or 1109 pounds of butter. , - Use The Journal Want Ads Butte Woman, Accused Of Murder Of Betrayer, Now Denies First : Confession Butte, Mont., Sept. 22. Bessie Clark," 29, is in jail here, awaiting trial on the charge of having niurdered Grover O." Burns, who was alleged to have '' stol en" the young woman- from her hus band, later forcing her into an immoral career, - 1 The police claim Bessie Clarke admit- ted visiting the rooms of Burns early on the morning of September 15 and killing him; that she Inter denied tho alleged confession, claiming Burns stab bed himself with a butcher knife. Police court records show that Burns had been -frequently in court on chnig 'es of 'beating the 'larke woman St. Mary's academy began its thirty fourth year as an educational institution at Albany this woek, The enrollment is 7 larger than at the opening any previous yew. - - --tpsilWBBKSBa - immense quantity, and the big Kurtz evaporator in North Salem is putting them through the dryer- at the rate of several hundred bushels a day. . .LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS Now York, Sept. 22. Liberty bonds quotations: 3's, 99.96; first 4's, 96; second 4 Js, 93.94; first 4's, 95.16; second 4'4's, 94,20; third 4Yi'a, , 95.76; fourth' A 's, 93.98; victory 3'js, 99.95 victy i 99.92. L.M.HUM ! care of . YickSoTong Chinese Medicine and Tea On. Has medicine which win cure any known disease. Open Sundays from 10 A. M. nntil 8 P. M. , 153 South. High St ' Salem, Oregon Phone 232 4 f For Long Distance Auto Trucking Willamette Valley Transfer Co. NO W Is the Time to DI TV llVf Yf FAIR WPFIf SPFPIAI DU I FAIR WEEK SPECIAL RANGES $42.50 to $75.00 HEATERS $1.75 to $30.00 , BOILERS : ... $2.25 to $7.50 MATTRESSES $5.00 to $24.00 DINING TABLES $17.00 to $43.50 LIBRARY TABLES $9.00 to $30.00 PROFITS DIVIDED Peoples Furniture Store New and Second Hand Goods Bought, Sold -'-:-and Exchanged f til jn. commercial St. Salem. Phone 734 ' '"' H STRIKE TAKES 60 PER CENT OF MEN FROM PUEBLO PLANT Pneblo, Colo., Sept. 22. The strike n the Colorado Fuol &-Iron company plant here today, was estimated to be over all per cent effective" among em ployes of the early shifts.' The eompanv will ntt-nipt to continno operations with reduced forces. Despite preseneo of more thtn 1000 strikers . oppose n plant, several hundred loyal employes entered tho gates this morning. There was no disorder. Bcv. A. M. Spaneler, pastor of the First Congregational church of, Eugene lias been appointed secretary of the Uni versity Y. M. C. A. The exceptional qual ity of our profession al conduct matches the up to. dateness of our eouipment. We serve with an ex perienced dSreetion. 0 READY Ladies Coats uaBuuniaumnmg and Suits The biggest "and best assort ment in town at popular prices. Never did we make such prep arations as this season and never was our showing so immense. In spite of the reported high prices we are showing remark , able values in our entire line as our garments are bought direct from the manufacturers at New York and Philadelphiain many cases personally selected by our representative in New York. x This saves you all the middle man's profit. - - - - - -Ladies' Coats....l$14.75 to $50.00 Ladies Suits $22.50 to $55.00 Children's Coats ....$&45 to $12.50 "Our Prices Always the Lowest" Gale & Co. Commercial and Court Sts. Formerly Chicago Store i s j -r j I 'ft jr4 M B