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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-18
FEW CENTS DESTROYS
YOUR DANDRUFF AND
STOPS FALLING HAIR
Save your hair Make it thick,
wavy and beautiful
try this!

Thin brittle. colorlcss ord >.rugEN
hbir is mute evidence OF u neglected
scalp of daudruff that awful sCurf
There is nothing 50 destructive To-
the hair as ddudrufT n ruh- the huir
NJ its lustrc. its strength and its very
lie eventually producing "a frvcrisn
hess ana itching of the scalp, which
it not rcmrdl-d causes tho hair roots
60 shrink loosen and DO then the
: air falls out fast \ little y Underline
tonight now 81 tim" viii surely
save YOU huii
Get a small bottle ~ Knowlton's
b1udcriu' from ANY drug store or toi-
let counter. and after the first appli-
cation your hair will take on that Itc.
lustro and luNuriancc which b. so
beautiful II will h.CoW~ waNy and
iluffy and have the appearance OF
abundance. an Incompatible gloss and
softHcss. nut what Will please you
most Will Ice after just q few W"'
use when you viii actually see "a lul
OF fine dowuy haii new hair grow
ing an over the scalp.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-18

Sew Mexico sf. ~Ponitontary, SHu-
u F'. 9
Bids Iur sIpf for the New McN
loo state p'u.f..firy for SIS months
ending Ma ". piI, are now bcins
called Ton of tens wanted,
such Js lrn. ,r.. meats, dry goods.
leather ,oaI grain and mI.
csllnncnus UrII,., will DO furnished
together VIII U.uposcd blanks, IN OPP.
%plicutiou
Bids tu h' up. a and awards made
on NuNDmu,i d. 1918
THOMAS HIGHES.
Superintendent
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-18

days but his condition was not con-
sidoIcd serious az amy time This
morning Mrs SparEo went iu to-"
physician room 10 inform. hiw 10 was
time to arise A. that time ih" dur-
tor aid not complain OF being worry ilI
Fifteen minutes later Miss Margaret
~parco went 90 her fathers room To
ask what he wanted for breakfast
and discovered Nat he was dead
Or SparGu o1uc 20 Albuquerque
eighteen Year, ago from Wheeling "
Va. hIs birthplace ne studied mrdl-
elm, 90 the Rush Medical school It
Chicago. and also ,f the COOK County
hospital
d.. l- survived hy his widow. Ms
Num,, Sp.rro, i've children Margaret
10 wears old. and Walter william.
six years uld, ot A~lhIuucrgu' by his
mother b'- Grace Spurru % brother,
vlDuHH ~parEo. and 20 sister Miss
,.ruNuc .parr1. of Who'Iiur " va.
Funeral arrangements have nut Vet
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-18
PERSH|NG REQUESTS
MINES TO INCREASE
COAL PRODUCTION
Local Fuel Administration Re
ceives Wire Sent by Commander
of America Expeditionary
Forces.

Ilninistrnt0r U,N
as sent 10y t,urtHl
fuel admins
there ne UN lui uu
\ cop, of tine
sent 10 thr various
Following the
D. shortage of ,paI
limiting uur Wli
railroads D. vu1I
wn ana the army
with means tu dv
pwa needed Zoo 81. ID
coal w shall hr
ammunition 10 use
ne man Boo the
ID on tho front line
produce the ruuurr
ENc-y soldier 90
.utiunHYy turrc- d.
up nv The miners
IN labor BOO every
at nome hJr stou
tiers knuw that
on to du yuuT pan
Ir~
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-18
~rI:NNINuNnN BIDs

Can 2Nl MrI0ns rHSL ~~- arc
night service A. Griinsl awe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

well is making 100 barrels, The sand
was found at 1870 feet
Armstrong and associates have a
zig UP for their No in sect,cn 20
21-S
Frank II Mcclure has rig M for
his No in section G-2l-S.
II V Foster Is drial.ng at 2290 fee.
n No 4 in section 4-22-9.
Kscaddon Brcl & Shea are drilling
at l110 feet in their No | in section
1S-22-9.
The Minnehoma Oil Co has com
pieted its No ii in section 13-21-S
and the we'll is good for - barrels
at sand found at 1888 feet.
Belle & Breene have completed
} barrel well in section lS-2l-S, str,k-
ing the sand at 1920 feet
The Mayfleld Oh & Refining Co i
dr..ling at 200 feet in Their No | il
| section H. 20-S ON the Mayfield farm
No is spuddlng and No is a RI
| up. The same companys No | on tn
Thurman farm in section l9-20-S !
di illng at 300 feet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

Before using this preparation for a
cough or cold you may wish to know
what it has done for others Mrs. O..
Cook, Macon, Ill., writes II have
found it gives the quickest relief Of
any cough remedy have ever used" !"
Mrs. James A. Knott, Chillicothe Mo
says Chamberlalns Cough Remedy
cannot be beat for coughi and colds .
Fl. j. Moore, Oval. Pa. says Il have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ON
several occasions when was SUFFERING
with a settled cold upon the chest
and it has always brought about t
| cure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
PERSONAL
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SALE.

sCHoLARsHiPs FOR SALE.
Southwestern Business University,
Oklahoma city. full $50 scholarships, 8
months. Price IS.
The Morse School Of Telegraphy,
Cincinnati, o. Full $40 scholarship;
Price IS.
southwestern Business University,
Oklahoma City, six months tuition; all
departments. Price S..
| Earthman Business University,
| Whltewright, Texas, $40 scholarship
for $5.
HIPS Business College, Oklahoma
City; life scholarship; commercial
shorthand; 500 scholarship for $40.
| The Earthman Business CoIIeg,
University, Whitewright, Texas, 81
scholarship for $500. Address Tn
Leader, Guthrie, Okla. m.4
Mckinney Practical Business Col
I iege, Mckinney, Texas, 40 scholar
lsiTip, fuii course, $500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
lNTERURBAN TIME TABLE

First car leaves Guthrie $50 O'Clock
a. m. and every hour thereafter up to
1890 p. m.
Cars leave Oklahoma City for
Guthrie at 500 o'clock a. m. and ev-
cry hour thereafter up to II O'Clock
p. m. The last car for Guthrie
leaves at 1l:40 p. m.
Rates One way 60 cents. Round
trip S1.10. Round trip Sunday $l00
Transfers issued for and from in
terurban cars good on Guthrie and
Oklahoma City local cars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
RANGE Of THE MARKETS
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS
by WIRE; HOME
MARKETS
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

4oGs:
Receipts 10000
Market, 10 to 15c lower
Bulk of sales $1625 to $16.60,
Top price, $1665.
cATTLE;
Receipts 1000.
Market, steady.
Price fed steers $12 Is $l4.
Dressed beef steers, $l050 to S12.9'
Cows, $675 to $1050.
SHEEP:
Receipts 5000.
Market, steady to strong.
Lambs, $15.75 to $l6.75.
Yearlings, $12.5'0 to $14.
Wethers, $1150 to $1275.
Ewes, $3.50 to $1,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT

(From the Erie, Kan, SentinelD
Notice is hereby given by me, Oliver
Ford, that myself and Rehecca Trad
way, or as she says, Rebecca Ford
are no longer together nor am ! re-
spcnsible for her acts or Indebtedness
She contracj}. We are two and sepa
rate. Oliver Ford
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
Cleveland.

Cleveland.
? Mu,lendore & Thompson are drill
ing at SO feet in No / ON the Null
lendOre farm in section 5-21-S.
w Fl MilMken has completed his
No 3 on the M.llikin farm in section
8. Ah-S, and the we'll is making 10
b3rrels at ,653 feet.
G A Steinberger has rig up for
TO in section 21-21-S ON the Shep-
ard farm.
The Prairie ON & Gas company haii &
rig up for No on the Jones farm
in section 20-21-S.
| Braden & Moore have completes
their No 80 in section G-2l-S and tn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
THE DAILY LEADER
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

In the event of delivery being i'm
perfect, or paper being rolled twisted
or mutilated subscribers are urged
to make immediate COMPLAINT to the
businejs office in person, By telephone
or mail.
Mail subscribers should eXamcn-
the address on the label CT their
paper. it shows when subscriptions
expire. When you remit the label
Is changed, If not, notify this office
II you wish your subscription discon-
tfhued write the office, otherwise the
paper will be continued In chang
ing addresses give both old and new
addresses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
WAR TIME MOTHER GOOSE

Bah, bah, black sheep. have you any
wool?
No, the Red Cross bought my three
bags full
Into helmets, sweaters, and wristlets
I've been knit,
Into socks and blankets--and so I've
done my bit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
Three Killed in Mine.

When brake broke on q shaft ele
yator at the Mahutska mine near
Pitcher, Herbert Gre T. COB Cha
ney, Perry Bruton and louis Davis
were precipitated into The mine and
dashed to death.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
WANTS
CLASSIFIED
WHOSE CHECK +?

The Leader is In recei.' of check
fer ss.25, dated Dec 81 and drawn On
Logan County bank. The check is
uns .gned and no note or letter ac-
compan.ed it. WI sub criber send
ing check please call and give name
in order that credit on subscription
may be given.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
Stamp Organization Now.

Chas Seely, county chairman, has
called meeting for Friday at 1:I30,
Chamber Of Commerce rooms, to or
ganlze the sale of thrift stamps.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
State Of Ohio. city of Toledo. ysa
Iucaa County eS'

frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Il
senior partner of the firm of L. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be curer
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE,
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day of December,
a. u. 1856.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon tho blood and mu-
co,is surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
A. CARRIER.

The Sinclair Oil and Gas company
is fishing at 1890 seet in its No on
the Crews farm in section 1922 aw.
In lection 25-22-4w the same COM
pany is underreaming at S22 feet in
ils No 10 on the Hoy farm. The
same company is running the 10-.nch
casing i'm its No | ON the Windler
farm in section 30-12 -3w, at a depth
of $40 feet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
Alfalfa Hay Brinus $40.

Alfalfa hay Is selling for $50 ton
and Is scarce at that price. One al
falfa grower has netted 500 an acre
from his land.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

WOULD YOU accept 100000 in cash
absolutely free il you knew it was
real money? That's what I am Of
fering you in the difference between
! price asked and real value of my
home. Good location East Side. II
you want home and mean business
investigate. Address Owner, care Of
Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
A TEXAS WOEOER

The Iexas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, dissoves gravel, cures
diabetes, weak and lame back, rheumatism
and Irregularities of the kidneys and blnd
der in both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not sold
by your druggist, will be sent by mail on
receipt of $1.00. One small bottle Is two
months treatment, and seldom fails to
perfect cure. Send for sworn testi
monials. DR.. T.. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St.
st. Louis. Mo. Sold by druggists.
Advert rtieement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
New Dental Examiner.
County Commissioner Named.

+ M Green Of Erick, yesterday was
named by Governor Williams as a
member of the board of county com
missioners Of the third district of Beck
ham county to succeed c Riley, re-
signed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

New Orleans, Jan 3.-Cotton opened
steady. Opening bid; January 30,34 /;
March 29.S0; May 1858; July 29.47;
October 1859, asked
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
Oil and Gas Lease Blanks

Oil and gas lease blanks for sat
It The Leader office. Conform u
III late supreme court decisions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
COTTON MARKET

New York, an 3-Cotton futures
opened steady; Januray 1850; March
5000; May, 3065; July 3035; October
1850.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
4 =! n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ % ~ u M ~ ~ 49, n
TOPICS OF THE y
TOWN AND STATE ~
s. g N W N M u 10 T~HT E A ~
Next Christmas.

Next Christmas.
Have plenty of Christmas funds
next Christmas. Join the Savings
club Of the Oklahoma State Bank.
New Dental Examiner.
DR. w Williams OF Durant was
named yesterday by Governor Will
liams to be a member of the state
beard of dental examiners, to succeed
DR. G c Wallace of Shawnee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

FOR RENT-Modern s room house
with sleeping porch. 5l7 East War-
ner or phone 3SG.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

FOR RENT-Three nice rooms, TWO
sleeping, one for light Housekeeping
31S East Cleveland.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
WANTS
CLASSIFIED
FOR RENT

FOR RENT Furnished 4 room mouse
Geo. Hopkins, Grocers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
HELP WANTED. FEMALE

WANTED - Girl at smiths Candy
store. Steady work. Smiths.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
MINE WARNING NOTICE
To Whom it May Concern:

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Illinois-Arizona Copper
Co., is the owner of the Lion" and
Seneca lode mining claims, situated
in the Cienega mining district,
county of Yuma, state of Arizona f.;
and that said claims are now in pos
session of and being worked under
leasing contract by George Killian.
The said owner. the undersigned,
hereby gives notice that neither the
above named mining claim nor the
owner thereof, will be responsible
for any debts contracted for labor,
supplies, or material, by the persons
working said leased ground.
ILLINOIS ARIZONA COPPER COM
PANY.
BY r. w. MICHAEL,
Superintendent.
Dated at Parker, Arizona, this 18th
day of April, 1918.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29

Notice is hereby given that Mary
e. Crowder, of Wenden, Arizona, who,
ON May Is, 1914, made Homestead
Entry No. O25167, for North Half
(Nk), Section 20, Township 6 NJ,
R. IL W., G. C S. r. B. & Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the Register & Receiver, U. S. Land
Office, at Phoenix, Arizona, on the
End day of July, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
e. G. Harrington, of Wenden, Ari-
zona; Jack Thorpe, of Phoenix, Ari-
zona; Mrs. Cora B. Harrington, j. w.
Pritchard, both of Wenden, Arizona
JOHN l.. IRWIN,
(2-7) Register.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
CEREAL OUTLOOK cALk9 FOR
DRASTIC LIMITATION, SAVE
FOOD HEAD.
URGES SAVE MORE WHEAT
LAMTY WILL RESULT IN FAR
GREATER SUFFERING ~ Al
LiEs, HIS FEAR.

Recent reports circulated In Art
9Ona and other states to the effect
that further need for wheat conssrva>
tion is unnecessary are declared erro'
neous in a special message by Her
bert Hoover to the people Of Arizona.
The message reads as follows:
Every aspect Of the wheat situa
ton both present and prospective, In
tensifies the need for the greatest
possible limitation In the American
consumption of wheat and wheat prod
ucts. II present restrictions should
be in the slightest degree relaxed It
would result in serious want for the
new crop can reach the market.
THE food administration estimates
on the first of June a total available
supply until the new harvest Of about
fifty-six million bushels. OF this. thir-
ty million bushels must be exported
before new wheat is available for sx
port. IL we are to maintain the alb
solutely necessary shipments to our
army and the Allies, that leaves about
tWenty-six million bushels for domss.
tic consumption for the next two
months Normal American consump
tion is something over forty million
bushels month, SO that the most
liberal consumption ct home should
be only one third of normal.
THE new harvest will not be gem
orally available in flour until the mid.
die Of August or early in September,
although in the extreme south 1t will
be somewhat earlier
"At meeting Of the federal food
administrators In Washington, repre-.
senting all forty-sight states. 1t was
the unanimous view that even IL the
harvest does prove abundant it will
be the first duty of the American peo
pie to place every grain they can save
into storage as against possible bad
years ahead In consequence thsrs
should be no anticipation of unlimited
wheat bread until the war 10 over.
Some of the most inconvenisnt re.
strictions can no doubt be modified
with the arrival of large harvest, but
If we are honest with ourselves We
will maintain restrictions requiring
the use Of some substitutes In both
domestic and commercial bread"
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
MOST DANGEROUS JOB
Men of Ambulance Service Work
Under Fire.
diers Wounded in Action to
the Surgeons.

Washington-Most dangerous of all
the work of the American Red Cross
is the ambulance service. The drivers
and attendants of these ambulances
are always under fire.
Lieut.. Frank Dempsey talked inter-
esttngly about the life of Red Cross
ambulance driver in the Verdun sector
where the fighting has been the hot
test. The Germans know the country
and are able to drop big shells with
great accuracy on the roads the ambu-
lanceS must travel.
Your work is never out of range of
the big guns" said he. eve go up to
the third-line trench, gather the
wounded and take them back u mile to
the dressing station. Here only the
toughest bar1aging is done and then
we start back another mile or so to an
other station where the most desperate
cases are operated upon.
"In the first week we handle the
wounded four or five times and finally
leave them in the evacuation hospitals.
From there they are carried to the
base hospitals, usually en- trains"
Thus the Red Cross ambulance driver
risks his lie to get American soldiers
to the surgeons. Lieutenant Dempsey
had his ambulance blown to pieces
while he was a short distance away
picking up a wounded man.
When the wounded soldier gets to
the dressing stations or hospitals he is
assured of the best bandages because
loving hands in America in Red Cross
chapters have prepared them. And a
CHEEKY Red Cross nurse will smooth his
pillow and make his cOnvalescence
pleasant.
The dollars given to the Red Cross
are doing more than 100 cents worth
of good.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
THE ALL-lMPoRTANT THING

The most important festurs
Of the food-saving program TO-
day 10 the ratIonlna q wheat
flour and other products o. q
basis Of elk pounds per person
per month.
In sone sections Of Arizona
the msrehants have voluntarily
lnstalied systems fer carrying
out this plan, but In most OF the
counties the matter 10 left en-
tireIy to the consumers.
Regardless Of the methed en-
ployed, 1t 10 tho duty Of every
head Of q family, to every indi-
viduai, to zee that HE wheat
consumption does not exceed
the sIx-pound allowance. Whole
hearted and rigid compliance
With the Wheat-rationine pre-
gram 10 imperative at THE time
If Arizona 40 O state 10 to do
her duty In furnishing the fight
ers for democracy with nourish-
ing food.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
STEP TO VEIL TARTAR WOMEN
kerchiefs to Hide Face Of
Wives and Daughters.

PetrOgrad.-Th Mohammedan Tar
tar men of Tchistopol district, province
Of Kavan, have ordered their wives
and daughters each to sew half
(square of extra material to the hand
kerchiefs with which they cover their
heads.
The women long ago ceased to veil !;
but when meeting unknown men they
took a tab of the bow formed by tying
handkerchiefs beneath the chin, and
held the tab before the face in place
of veil.
Unluckily, as the handkerchiefs with
the passing of time grew smaller, the
tabs ceased to cover the face, and the
act became only a symbol. To make it
again reality husbands and fathers
are insisting on bigger handkerchiefs.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
FOOD ADMINISTRATION MOVES
TO FLAGSTAFF; HAS 1852
VOLUNTEERS

With the removal of the state offi-
ces Of the Federal Food AdmintstrAt
tion for Arizona to Flagstaff for the
summer term, Samuel J. Buckingham.
prominent In the banking and farm
srs' loan business In Wichita, has
been named county food ADMINISTERS
tor for Maricopa county with head
quarters at 11S North Central avenue,
Phoenix.
James F. Mahoney of Wtnslow was
recently named county food admins.
traitor for Navajo county.
c. Louise Boehringsr of Yuma has
accepted the position of state lsader
OF college women and is planning an
active campaign for the summer
months, In conjunction with Mary
Primer Lockwood, home economics d.
rector.
The following have been appointed
deputy county food administrators for
their respective counties:
e. C. Campbell, H. B. Rice, w. q,
Brown, L. v. McCourt, John Il.
Gaines, A. G. Smith, NJ J. Gibbons
and T. G. Leeson for Cochiss county.
John M. Hines and Robert N. David.
son for Mohave county.
w. B. Woods for Navajo county.
]. w. Longstritt for Yuma county.
L. L. Lathe for Pima county.
D. D. Martin. W. H. Conklin, C. D.
Y. Hind. John Gojokovioh. c.. n.
Rucker. A. NJ. Cobb, L. B. AAgivs.
Ralph Hubert, T. p. Howard. E. o.
Bean for Gila es1Aty.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
THE FLY
BY Tn eodosia Garrison
of The Vigilantes.

OF The VigilanteS.
The bearer of fOOl-stOries, l
Would liken to the Household Fly,
Who Is, considered at its best,
A GERM -Conveyer and Pest.
"The Red Cross sells the things we
knit
"Our camps are evil-men untitm
These are the germs they bear about
To spread distrust and gloom and
doubt.
With Sense and Science let us try
Elimination Of The Fly.
The Parker post., 1918-06-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
O251 az

UAUIOI.
Department of the Interior. U. $
Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona,
May rs. 1913.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-27
WOULD UTILIZE THE RIVER.

AT the request of the government-engineers at Port
land the Public Service Commission is investigating the
amount of material transported between Salem and AS
toria with view of having the carried by river
boats There is why this should not be done,
as well that of all freight between here and Portland
The government has been generous improving the Will
amette and Columbia has made the former navigabe
far Corvallis most of the year and TO Salem all the year.
However the river boats have been properly pat
ronized and were forced to withdraw from route that
would not pay expenses. Salem businessmen were short
sighted in permitting this for while the boats helped
leve the shortage they also made large territory
tributary to Salem that without the boats trades else
where If the river is not to be used the expenditure of
further money it by the government is useless, and
the money already expended has been wasted While the
government engineers discovering how much freight
passes between Salem and Astoria it should at the same
time find out how many Salem business men and how
many in Astoria will patronze boats should they be put
the Unless good patronage can be secured inI
advance any effort to re-establish boat line even to
Portland is useless and line to Astoria still so.
There should be business enough for the former line and
is if could be secured but this is something that hereto
fore has not been done since the completion of the South
ern Pacific