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0 THE SDDAT OItEGOXlA PORTLAND. 3IARCIT 3, 1912. MINISTERS PLEAD FOR DECENCY TODAY Seattle Mayoralty Campaign Reaches Bitter Stage Even in Pulpit. "MORAL ISSUES" KEYNOTE fottertll. Opposing (111 fur Vlmcf. Has Slront Church Organisation, Wonwn Reing Encaged) In House-to-House CanTas. FEATTLK. Wash.. Marrh :. pe elai (torn a majority of the pu'.plis In t"- Seat!. Rvanreitrai rt-urrhes o rrnrrew minister. wt; thunder dnun-l tlin of H O. i!ll and will ,,ir t;s vwtory of 4'eorse V. I'nftrrri at T--es''.ev'B election, .rmnni irnound tn ala.i.-e indicate that the .M-K.odl.i m'ntters hav been most at;ve In the movement In close t.ie rlty rsmr-aian witi a clljr-wlde churh movement bjt tfcst th. other denominations will be weil represented In tne putplt tam- palsn nt tomftrrotr. Ail the other principles that were mntained In t'otteriirs orlalnsl plat form, a document that filled four col uxni of newspaper space when print d. hare prai-tl-a!lr been l-rnnred In tha closing week of tie campai-rn and a bitter flarht has been maie to ron vlnca tha voters that OIII represen l demoralising Influence. rrrle neeeat-r" Is t rr. In on respect trie Cotterlll flrht re semblea the rontt Mayor T'llllnc wared ti the rerail rampalfrn a year aero, Cottertll has almoet as strona; a rourrh organisation, with the church women plodding- from door to door to appeal for support and the rotterl'.l oratora approa-liina hysteria on tha 'tump In their appeala for "civic decency. The Important difference In tl;e two rampalsns Is that the business Inter ests, taken as a whole, are Icnorlna t'otterllla appeal this year, wrlle U months ao ther were bailly split. It Is a safe, assertion to make that be tween ) and 9i per cent of the busi ness houses In the retail and whole sale section of the city are opposlnc I'otterlll and the liberal element is unanimously against Mm. A year aao .he spilt In botii these factions was serious: In fscl. the real backbone of t-:e lllltna rsmpslicn was the support l:e bed from business Interests. I'otierlll haa soualit to eliminate from tl;e campaiKii all the "lams' to which l e haa been attached and to which the business men of tie city take excep tions. He baa pleaded that as two amicle tax amendments are submitted to popular rote Tuesday that issue should be eliminated, as either Candi da te for Mayor would he hound by the popular vote. tie has assured busi ness men In downtown meetings that tiie atate laws protei t ll.iuor Interests ana mat ine tneaters. lasetail aamea and similar amusements cannot be pre. vented on Mintlay. as the state law I (roao enousTti to protect them from Cotterlll even were he elected. Me has disavowed any Intention of enfonlng -blue lawa." thouali the first rampilitn aieec.i he made was filled with declara tions l.iat the executive should enfon-e ail lias aa he found them on the stat ure noons, waittna ror the peopie or the legislative bodies to change obnox ious laws. Paalaeea Mrs r ear eltrrtll. So far as Inoolry rietelop these later speeches of fntterllt. have had no ef tet t on the business mn or the liberal element. Thev are frank in their axons! that tl.ev are aftahl of lilm: that thev fear that even if Ms hands were tied on all tlie Issues that he haa represented In the past, the f.irt that he was elected would have bad a ba'l ffect throughout this state and proh ibit roia-'it be misinterpreted elsewhere ti the country. Ten ti the municipal cam paign mss anariietl.- and in downtown circles the public seemed to ercept the primarr result as f'nal. That feellna. at least, has chanced. Cotterlll forces rave be-n too bust. Hie house-to-house ran.paian of his women workers has I"" l"i general, to le the oil; sup porters the feellra of perfect ee.rrrlty that was about as dangerous to his in terests as haa been (.'ottrrlll a wcrk of a ti It v. Literature of a character that It Is not eaav to print In a newspaper has been plentifully circulated during; tie pas: week by Cotterlll workers, ti at campaign organisation even using rhll. -dren. The malls hate been resorted to ana tre ..lierl.l n:ansgrment has even nne to the ettent of maillnr some of Its most violent ar.tl-C.lll literature to the wl.'e .f that rami u'ate. and. In tact to Ma otl;rr feminine relatives' Tweaaay III Tell Tal. The effe. tivene.e of this campaian and the question as to whether or not the Cotterlll for.es have not over, reached themse.ves If the campaign scheme. In part, would have been good. an only be answered satisfactorily by Tuesday's election. The cotterlll peo ple say they wl.l win. they asserted mt ,wo week, and the claim has been repeater dai.v ever since. The mil msnagera refuse to Le alarmed and In downtown bueiress circles there aeems to be a settle I conviction that Cotterlll will be defeated. Practically no bett:r.g on the elec tion las been done. , r. - bets were posted on the aise of tiui s majority, bettors seern.i sT to prefer .'.n,io ( nic fiure for tueir waaers. Hut t betting- iiuusea th statement Is gen.-r.il that tiere have be. comparatively f,w ln uutrtee on either side regar.iing bete. and prohahlv less money m ,i:apgi. .... reewii w.an r.au iren won and lost on any other election in re. cent years. hoth Cotterill and (Jill forces haVe been bending their efforts to capture the 1I. Totera who surDorte.t ri.-. and tiie wl-n ere with Wells ! the ScKlallst candidate. Cotterlll r..r.-. I aia are making et.ipendoue efforts to bring out a part of the i;.o etay-at- ' homes of in the tre last primary. primary election Gill pol'ed vo!es and Cotterlll M.J1. To win Cotterlll must gain IO.aoa more x-otea than C.H1. a Herculean task that few politicians believe he can accom plish. It Is the seriousness of the task probably that has led to the appeal for church Influence and the house-to. house canvassing of women In Cot. term s behalf. I'nquestlonaM v. if the figl:t were more even at ti.e outset. Ctterlll would not have thrown over board so many of his former political principles to narrow down the cam paign with GUI. ere x.paor.er. Are Na oe K..wa. The managers of the Tarish campaign do not pretend to know where their aurportera ba-. one. They assert broadly that the business men witli sarlsh are eupporting tllll. and assume that the radical ihurch element that .voted for the former Tag Commissioner went over tn Cotterlll. Cotterlll haa appealed strongly to o. 'flallat leaders for help. They hav r I toned that the real Socialist will not I vote except for the four Socialist ran I dldates on the municipal ticket. They I add that they have no Influence over , their followers. ! In the various Socialist strongholds 1 the best line on sentiment among- So- elallet followers Is that they will rote for Mayoralty candldatea about. In the same proportion as their neighbors. Tlila would Ind.rate that In the final result the fo04 to OoO Hoclal'.t fol lower mill be fairly evenly divided be. tween the two candidates. It may not work out that way. but that la the fairest conclusion ti.at a canvass of tue city affords. Had the Mayoralty campaign lea of a lsterial turn, there might ba mora Interest In the fight of the two stenog raphers. Clill e. located himself aa a atenographer while In the I'nlverslty f Wisconsin, working hla war through school In that manner. He waa a stenographer In the office of Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, now of Chicago; 1. C. Oilman, now cf Ht. Paul, and Gen era! K. M. i 'err. of Seattle, during tha earlier days and when he was reading law. He still la a fair stenographer. XX tall Pleaea far falll- Miss May Krueser. the secretary of the King County Humane Society, who resigned In disgust because she could s J lr'.M IOITH OF 1 TF-I.E- BH.tTHI OM.r II IS THIRD I BIRTHDAY I a - -e : I e Hi- SALKM. Or.. March 2. (Spe cial.) With flirt, candles burn tnc at hla MrtlulAy party spread an prt-vtanta mtltall for a V year-uM boy aliowered upon him profusely. Allan -Hynon cl bratrd on February 2 what should have brn hla l'th birth day, but whlrh was Ip realltr only hla third. Ha waa the jrnput of honor at a rlhratn Riven by hla hla;h K'liool .-.atrirMim tft. You n if Bynon waa born In 1M and because of a lark of a lMtp year In 190O he ha I no birthday for elpht yaara and today only hla third. lie In pocu.Urlv altuated. Inan murh. if the technical rule wera followed, he would be unable to vote, ttrtnk, amoke. wt married, or do any of thore tlilnjfa which are Riven a young man to do when he MepM out Into hln 21t year, until such time as he Is 92 years of ate. I'nder this condition he would paxs his -lut birthday In not tft help from the present police de partment in her work, also Is a stenoa;. rapher. Nearly all the sneerh-n.ak.nff In ;fll's behalf has been done by the candliieite himself and Miss Kruearer, and the combination has drawn crowded hounen for a month. Both are decidedly orittinal and both have a fiery earnest, ne.-n that appeal to their audiences, Purine tue past week Miss Kruefrer has spi'kfii t four or more audience ri.iy. papstna her afternoons at two or more meetings ex-ltisivel v for women and speakinir at ntpht In the general meetings, i ;i 1 1 han directed the detail work of his campaign In the daytime and spoken twbe or oflener at night. The remainder of the municipal ticket hlls Interest In few contests. Fonr f the candidate arc Socialists, and even tMe party managers do not ex pect their election. The primaries prac tically drtermlned the contest for Con troller, and only the election of three rourt"lmn-at-laige la In doubt. This rntit ts uverahadowed by the Inter est In the Mavoraity contest. fn addition to the general ticket there are IT charter amendments. Including t wn stnale-tax proposal, submit led. There are alwo eight bond Issues, sub mitted by the Port Commission, three of then, involving t he Harbor Island terminal nstrm. and eight other prop ositions, ranging fnm a municipal tele, phone proposal to. tha condemnation of several M.mer sites. SMALL FARM BIG PAYER II..-ONVII.I.K J r.M-F. MARKS SI 800 Oil' TIlItr-E ACRFS. M. Kaln Hcllls Land WliU-h I'rodiKTS Onions-. Celery and Other Vfitc table for Market. WILSONV1LLK. Or.. March S. (Spe cial. ) A. McConnell .one of the promi nent farmers of this section, reports an Interesting rasa of Intensive farming by a Japanese gardener near here. "M. Kato. a native of Japan, who rents three acres of lard from the Crlssell liroa.. near Wllsonville.' said Mr. McConnell. has just shipped a car load of onions this week, for which he received li.Ji a hundred. He had planted one and one-haif acres In onions. From this he has sold l00 worth of onions. On the other acre ami a half he produced 1:0') dozen bunches of celery which netted him from 40 to 3 cents a dozen an aver age ot more man . cenia a aozen He also has several tona of ruta- bngas and parsnips which probably are worth IMO. Thus the total pro- duct of hla three-acre place brings htm more than $10 a year. He does all the work Mmse.r. and nas proved mat a man can be Independent If he haa possession of a few acres of Oregon soil and the energy to work It." Such examples as this are not un common In this section. "The average American.'- asserted Mr. McConnell, "does not engage tn thla line of In dustrr. The American Idea is to work a )t of land or do a big business at a small margin of profit and with tha least posibia labor. Instead of Inten sive enterprise. Alaska .Miner Slain. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 5. Mat! ad-x-Wes received today from Georgetown. Alaska, tell of the murder of Oust and John Nelson, wealthy miners. The men were shot l.-ist July while prospecting on the Kuskokwim Klver five miles above Tulasak Klver. An InrtMan. who witnessed the crime, reported It last Fall but waa unable to give any details. i.4 1-"U Vi Fifth and Stark CHANGES OF PLANS SEEN FOITHKRX PACIFIC MAY DELAY XATKOX CUTOFF WOHK. Fort to Be Transferred for Time and Labor on Crolna; William son Hirer Waits. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. March 2. (Special.) Orders , for the corps or Southern Pacinc engineers to remove from this city have been received. which lends emphasis to the belief that tha company does not propose to cross the Williamson River and ro north ward from here with the Natron-Klam- th Falls cutoff thla year. In view of the fact that It will take at least two year to Dinia me upper half of the unconstructed sap. which Is through rouah. rocky country, which will make a score or more tunnels necessary, the company la believed to deem It inadvisable to compieie me easv work fur the 40 miles of open country in the Klamath marsh district and have It wait Idle a year or two for the southbound construction to meet It. O. K. Mehlmann. assistant engineer for tha construction work north or here, was transferred a few days ago and now orders have come to M. K. Temple, who has had charge of the of fice force of the engineering depart ment under Chief Kngineer II. P. Hoey and Assistant J. I. Church, to report to the San Francisco office. He and hla aaslstants. Junior Uaggett and leorge B. Adams, accompanied by the wlvea of Messrs. Temple and Daggett, have departed, but as yet Sir. Church has received no orders to go elsewhere. The company ha" work out or !in Francisco on which the force will labor at present, altnougn tnr-y expect later to be put on the upper end of the Natron cutoff. Imrtng the Winter the engineering force has been quartered here in cars hich contained their offices as well as living quarters. Including a company cook and dining car. NON-UNION MEN ARE KIND Vllltuile of Generosity Shown in Kovbarr Squabble. KOSKBl'RQ. Or.. March t. (Special.) KTldencIng an attitude of kindness oward the striking Southern racl.lc hopmen, a number of non-union workmen today appeared at the city recorder's office, and Informed the po- Ice Judge that they would gladly pay he fine of 17. Imposed by the court following the conviction of Alex Aubln. a striker. In the event the money would be accepted. Aubln Was convicted yesterday on a harge of disorderly conduct. In con nection witn a receni. ciasn oeiween im trlkers and Southern Pacific em ployes, and was later fined In the sum f 117. He inrormea me cuun mat ue was a striKer anu nu no aim .i small children iependcnt upon him for support. He further admitted that he was practically penniless and would be ompelled to pasa tne alternative oi ight lays In tha city Jail. Aubln a circumsiances were discov ered by the non-union men. and tney mmediately protested against his con- ineipent In Jail, and oirerea to nqui- ate tne line. inm ftiiuuu. vibiii.jcm these workmen in tne caae at ssue has caused much favorable com ment In Roseburg. wnere me tactions ve been at war since the strike was called. BAR MURDER CASE TO WAIT une Term of Court Likely to Se Trial of Alleged Murderer. CIIEHALIS. Wash.. March 2. (!pe- ial.) It la barely possible that with ha bringing of Dr. F. D. Johnson Into tha Bar murder case, at tha late date umii'-'V -e-mr-r'.'.W-Jl -ex,l8e I1 -3 how reasonable it is in price. If you don't know this beautiful furniture, we most cordially invite you to make its acquaintance now. To that end, we shall hold , ; . An Exhibition Beginning Thursday Next All our windows and half our first floor will be filled with groupings of representative Berkey Gay pieces. We will show Bedroom Suites in plain, carved and inlaid mahoganj-, in plain and decorated enamel, and in oak; Diniug-Kooni Suites in the Colonial, Chippendale, Sheraton, Old English, Flanders and Flemish iienaissance styles; Living-Koom, Library and Hall Furniture in both mahogany and oak. The showing wilj surprise and please you. .Moreover, representatives of Berkey & Gay will be here to show you photographs of the latest things in the line, which includes 2000 pieces. Please consider this a direct, personal, urgent invitation to come. Make it a point to do so. We want you to know Berkey & Gay furniture. We won't ask you to buy it. Ilowever, if 3-011 want to buy any of it, special prices will be offered on most of the pieces during the week of the exhibition. . J. G. when lie was arrested, both lils case and that of Adelhert Clark, who is charged Jointly with him for the crime, w ill go over to the June term of the Su perior Court. In the first place an In formation was filed against Clark al leging first degree murder. To this he pleaded not guilty. Johnson was arrested February 22, charged witii complicity. Aa a result a new infor mation was filed charging the dvo with the crime jointly. Clark had been arraigned on the first charge and his trial set. After the new Information was filed charging the Joint crime. Dr. Johnson was arraigned first. Motiona for a continuance of both trials will be heard Wunday before Judge Hire, as will also one by Prosecuting Attorney Buxton to try both cajies thla term, which Is scheduled for next Monday. In anticipation that It would be hard to secure a Jury. 75 men were summoned from all parts of Lewis County. Dr. Johnson's attorney, H. K. Dt-no- hoe. and Dr. J. H. Johnson, of this city. brother of the prisoner, have materially strengthened the bond for the latter' release and expect to secure a forma hearing on Monday. A number of Che haMs most substantial business men and also several in Centralia ha signed the bond. f'ardeninx Methods Explained. KCGKXE. Or.. March 2. (Special.) Arthur Bouquet, of Oregon Agriculture College, addressed a large meeting of the Lane County Horticultural Society here this afternoon on ".Market Garden tr.g.' He talked at tlie Y. M. C. A. to night on the home garden as a source of profit and as a means for meeting the "hign cost of living. XATIYB OF VX(OIVFR IS MJW RKtilSTK.R OF I.AMJ VFFlt'K. "f"t:-W"--S"Wfl (r u sV ir 5- t X a.--t,?. - t aa i-i'aft- Cleaa X. Rasck. VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 2. (Special.) Glenn N. Ranck. who haa been appointed Register of the United States Land Office of this city. Is a native of Van couver and the son of one of the pioneers of the Pacific Coast. In 1888 Mr. Ranck Joined Com panj G. Washington Volunteers, and went to Cuba, where he aerved 18 months In the Army, retiring as color-sergeant when the war was over. He was elect ed as Representative to the State Legislature In ISO 3 and again In 1907. He established the Vancou ver Chronicle, a weekly paper. In Vancouver, which he published for several years, merging it with the Vancouver Independent in 1810. but this he sold a few months ago. Mr. Ranck Is chair man of the Republican County Central Committee and also proud of the fart that he is father of twins, a boy and a girl. Mr. Ranck. who succeeds H. C. Phillips In the Land Office, will assume his new duties as soon as the office can be checked over to him. which will require several weeks. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR OREGON" FOR BERKEY & GAY Spring Exhibition and Sale of Berkey & Gay Furniture Berkey & Gay make furniture that particular people are proud to own. If you own some of it, you know this. You know the beautiful wood and finish, the perfect cabinetwork, the style and grace and individualitv of desien of everv niece. You. know that it has been America's most famous furniture for fifty, years. You MAGK & CO. SCHOOL PLAN GAINING JCXIOIt REPUBLIC METHODS ADOPTED IX SALES!. Success. Already Shown at Cheniawa Institution and Adoption May Lead to Development. SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.) Following a conference between W1I son L. GUI, supervlsor-at-large for th Indian Service, and Superintendent Al de-rman, arrangements have been made for the Initial move of establishing Junior republics through Oregon by having the experiment started In tha schools of Salem. Superintendent J. M. Powers, at the head of the city schools, accepted tha suggestion when It was made to him by Superintendent Alderman, and Pow ers and he agreed today to have Mr. Gill begin the system In one of the rooma of the public schoola here. If the method proves a success it probably will be adopted in all the schools of the city, and In turn Super intendent Alderman will Introduce it In the other cities, towns and rural dis tricts of Oregon. Rapid advance is being made with the experiment at Chemawa. Super visor Gill, who ia doing this work espe cially among the Indian schools, finds that the pupils like the plan and show much Interest. The Junior Republic lawa which he inaugurated In the Chemawa school are as follows: Chapter I. The General Law. Do good to others whatever they do to you. This natural law, without which no popular government can aucceed. is the general law to which all other lawa and regulations must conform. Chapter II. Things Prohibited. Ar ticle 1. Do no wrong to anyone.. Article 2. Order. Anything which disturbs the order In halls, classrooms, or In any place within the Jurisdiction of this government, la prohibited. Article 3. Anything which Is pro fane, rude. Immodest, impure. Impolite or unkind to any living creature, is prohibited. Article 4. Cleanllneas. Anything which detracts from tha neat and or derly appearance of our community ia prohibited. Article 5. Health. Anything which detracts from the healthful conditions ot our community la prohibited. Article (. Public and Private Prop erty. Anything which mars or destroys property is prohibited. Chapter III. mules. Article l. Ev ery cltlsen Is In duty bound to call the attention of the authorities of this gov ernment to any violation of the laws. Chapter IV. Punishments. Article 1. Anv citizen violating any law of thie government shall ba aubject to punish ment not less than a reprimand and not greater than a withdrawal of the righta of cltlsenshlp. Article 2. No punishment shall be carried Into execution before it haa been approved by the teacher or prin cipal of the school, and then It must be put Into effect promptly. EVERETT GETSBACK CASH Bonding Firm Pays $19,789 Taken by Absconding City Treasurer. OLTMPIA. Wash- March 2. (Spe cial.) A representative of- the United States Fidelity A Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, today paid to the Attor ney-General $19.78.5I to cover the shortage found on the books of Alex Keay, the missing Treaaurer of Ever ett. The money will be forwarded to the city by the Attorney-General. The payment waa made by Marc Hub- he rt. of Tacoma, Puget Sound agent for the firm. The original ahortage waa 119.423.72. but the payment also In cluded I3SJ.SI Interest from November at the rate of per cent. In making good the discrepancy the bonding company relied entirely upon the figures obtained by examiners of Fifth the State Bureau of Inspection. Keay disappeared suddenly last Fall, when on a leave of absence, and according to Mr. Hubbert, covered his tracks in a manner that would lead to the belief that he had made a study of criminal methods of escape. CHILDREN HONOR PIONEER Seventy-Fourth Birthday of D. L. Hedges Marked by Postcards. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. March 2. D. L. Hedges, a pioneer of Oregon, and for many years a resident of this county, celebrated his 74th birthday last Sun day. Mr. Hedges is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in the morning he went aa a guest to the pri mary department of the Sunday school. Mrs. Ingram, the primary superintend ent, had arranged that the children In her department should give Mr. Hedges a postcard shower. As a result he re ceived 60 birthday cards, and his many older friends and relatives increased the number to 77. At dinner all mem bers of his family were present and en Joyed the reunion. Mr. Hedges came with bis parents to Oregon from Ohio In 1S51. In 1855-56 he served In the Yakima Indian war. He was married to Miss Amanda J. Fudge May 20, 1880, and In 1863 he took up a pre-emption claim S4 miles north of Independence. He has resided in Polk County almost continuously since. CHEHALIS MINERS STRIKE Failure to Recognise Union Cards ' Causes Walkout. CHEHALIS. Wash.. March 2. (Spe cial.) Because the owners of the Su perior coal mines will not recognize the union, the miners have gone on a strike. Charles Dunn, secretary of the union, warned non-union men from go ing to work, but in spite of the warn ing the mines resumed operations yes terday. Frank Stermsnick, a non-union man, was assaulted by Joe Lakovitch and Joe Starr, two strikers, yesterday, and severely beaten. The men are being held at the Lewis County Jail. Fur ther trouble is anticipated by Sheriff Urquhsrt. Centennial Board to Raise Fund. ASTORIA, Or., March 2. (Special.) In accordance with a resolution adopted by the board of directors of the Astoria Centennial, Chairman Hen derson has appointed Rev. John P. Waters. E. M. Cherry and .N orris Staples as a committee to take steps to collect from tne county tne re Public School Dangers Close Calls the Youngster Have When Crowded During Study- There is no doubt but what the dan ger time in the life of the child is the school time and the play-tlmei Statis tics show that the largest percentage of deaths occur among children. The reason lor tnis lies in me taci that vour child la Jostling, pushing. Jamming against children from alley ways and byways from homes where disease lurks, and the germs are traded and scattered between the youngsters. Against this you or your child have had no protection to speak of. Mumps, Infantile paralysis, diphtheria, measles. dosens of other germ diseases are brought home. I never sent my-cnuaren to scnooi but what I trembled for fear they would come home with Some disease." said Mrs. B. H. Ruchmann, of Chicago. Part of the time I sent tnem to pri vate school Just to give my over wrought nerves a rest. Many times I have had to fight sore throats. Now send them off to scnooi witn a ngnt heart, for I make them use BENETOL, and study the wonderful information in the folder in tne canon, ana i rest easy.. . we Know tnat ceneioi win ao any thing that is claimed for It. Call on us at once. Skldmore Drug Co.. 151 Third St., and get a small supply. Tou 11 never be without it tnerearter. Adv. know, too, and Stark mainder of the fund raised by the special tax' of 2Vi mills levied last year for exploiting the resources of the county. This is in the neighbor hood of $5000. The committee will hold a meeting during the coming few days and decide Just what action will be taken. Ford Gives Bond. SEATTLE, March 2. J. C. Ford, gen eral manager of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, who was Indicted by a Federal grand jury at Juneau, Alaska, on a charge of conspiring to monopolize the wharf privileges at Skagway, Alaska, In violation of the Sherman act, appeared before a United States Commissioner here today and furnished $1000 bond to guarantee his appearance at Juneau for arraignment. My Wife and I Want to Tell You ' ; How She Stopped Me From Drinking For over twenty years I was a very bard drinker. I loved liquor. I caied for noth ing else. Every cent I could get bold of I spent for beer and whiskey. My work was neglected. Our home was in sore straights. My case was about as hopeless as a man's could be. My wife was constantly beg ging and pleading with me, but I loved liquor too well. I couldn't stop. Many women would have despaired and given up all hope, but my wife didn't. She kept trying. Finally, about ten years ago, she gave me a simple remedy, hoping sgainst hope that it would have some enect upon my drinking. Much to her surprise, it Mtoppea my drinking cntirelyl It took away every desire I ever had for alcoholic liquor. I have not touched a drop since. Can yon Imagine her delight her great happl new? Really, it seemed to make a new womat of her. And what a change it made in met Out friend and neighbors hardly knew me as the tame man. To most of them it seemed miracle But it wasn't. It was simply the little homo remedy that my wife gave me. We know it waa for she later gave it to her brother and several of our neighbors who were heavy drinkers and It stopped every one of them from drinking. Thii proved that it was not mere lack fn my case And now. we want others to try it. We want every man and woman who suffers because of a dear one's intemperance to know what thii remedy is that my wife gave roe. We want you to know our story for we believe you will b helped by it. And we will be more than glad tc tell It If you will send us your name and address Wife is the letter writer of our family and aha will gladly answer every tetter that is written ta her. She will tell in her own way, much better than I can. what she used, how she happened to try it and how it worked. She will givethis infor mation with a glad heart so do not hesitate tc write. She wants you to feel that she is youi friend and that it is a pleasure to do this service In the tea years that have elapsed since I wai cured many folks have written and asked hei how it was done and she gladly answered all letters. And to show that her service has been appreciated we would like to have you read extracts from a few of the letters which she after ward received from some of these people. Dar Madaa: I fel very grateful to you for letting me knov7 bow I could cure my husband ot drunk en net. Hs was cured completely. Mr. P. YV. Cowell, Athens. Pinna. Dear Friend: I was benefitted by your letter for my hushand was a hard drinker and now he does not drink. Afra. W. D. Blue. Prry. Fla. My Dear Friend: It cured him of drunkenness. Be is in better haalth than evar before and iaa different man alto-Tether. It has saved ns many dollars and we cow live in peace and happiness. Mr. Ann Mitchell, Vattiant, Okla. Dear Madam: Your advice was taken at once and my son was Gni-sd in a short lime. Mr. Martha Jjay. Roanoke, Vo. 8uch letters as these certainly do make my wife happy for she feela that her efforts have not been in vain and she says that she wants you to address your letter to her personally so that she can answer it herselC She also wants me to say that the remedy can be given secretly if desired snd that it is very easy to use. My wife's answer will come in a scaled enve lope so there will be no publicity In your affairs. There Is one other thing. We hsve nothing to sell so please do not send money. Simply write with ell confidence to Mrs. Margaret Anderson, 215 Park Ave Hillburn, N. YH taking care to write your name and full address plainly. We would suggest that you tell others who need this Information, about my wife's offer, lor we often wish that the whole world knew it. X O TIC n