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11 CAST DODGE TAXES No One Will Be Able to Es cape Under New Law. EXEMPTION CLAUSES REPEALED Everything; From Automobiles to Ball Gowns and Dress Suits-Will Ua.ro to-Appear on tbe-Assessment Roll. ' With the taklnc effect of an act passed try the last Legislature, everybody must hereafter pay taxes, ana there wiu no longer be any such distinction as tax payers and nontaxpayers. Everybody will In future be qualified to vote at ecnooj elections, or Join the Taxpayers" league, and there -will be no such thing as a man belnr excused from Jury duty De- cause he is not a taxpayer. It will not be possible to make a charge againsi a man running for public office that his name does not appear on the tax roll. It the new law Is carried out. and there Is no reason why It will noi oe none, tho names of nil persons, except minors. paupers and Indians, must appear on the tax rolL It will he a perfect encyclopedia of Information. Under the statute concerning exemptions as amended all personal property Is sub ject to taxation. Nothing Is exempt. Even a man's dog. which, according to law. Is personal property, can be assessed. Wearing apparel, ball gowns and dress suits are no longer passed by; bicycles can be taxed as well as licensed; boot black stands can be taxed, barber shops, surgeon's Instruments, private automo biles, a horse and buggy, express wagons. books, pictures, musical instruments, watches. Jewelry, typewriters owned by individuals In fact, the new Saw does, not omit anything. This change of conditions was brought about by theipassage of & bill introduced by O. W. Phelps, a member of the Legis lature from Heppner, which cuts out the following sections from the statute con cerning tax exemptions previously In force: The personaf property of all persons, who by reason of Infirmity, are or porerty may. In the opinion of the Aeor. be unable to contribute towards the public charge. The personal property of every householder to the amount -of 130C, the article, to be select ed by the householder shall be exempt. Mr. Phelps was of the opinion that all personal property ought to be taxed, no , matter bow much or little it Is worth, and as the bill was passed, he doubtless convinced the majority of the Legislators that his plan was a good one. The exemptions from assessment and taxation in the law as amended, briefly stated, .are as follows: "The public or -corporate property. "The personal property of any literary, benevolent,, charitable and scientific in stitutions. Including real, actually used by such corporations. Houses of pub lic worship, schools, libraries and prop erty of Indians." From this it will be seen that the As sessor now has a wide scope, and can go into a workshop and assess tools. Into any office and assess a typewriter, or a desk, or the suit of clothing worn for personal adornment, or even "a police man's uniform. ' Nor Is this all. as will be observed by" o, pcnwa!ro4 the. -follojvfnccjauso whjch'j iLti uecn uieiricu la met general tax, law. Instructing the Sheriff how to proceed to collect delinquent taxes on personal prop erty: "He shall levy upon tbe personal prop erty on which such taxes .were assessed wherever tbe same may be found, and regardless of the ownership thereof at the time of the levy." Law Librarian John F. Logan, and At torneys Robert GalloWay and J. J. "Fitz gerald were discussing this amendment yesterday, when Sir. Fitzgerald remarked: That s a good one: If the Sheriff can levy on property wherever It is found, regardless of ownership thereof at tbe time of the levy. I might be wearing an overcoat purchased from some clothing merchant who railed to pay his taxes. and the Sheriff might come along and pull down the collar of tbe coat. and. finding the clothing man's tag sewed inside, take the coat from .me to help pay the other nsan s taxes. Mr. Galloway coincided with this view, and, commenting upon it, said,: "Here after we will have to be careful to tear all tags off our clothing. The libraries of attorneys will be sub ject to taxation, and it was suggested by Attorney Logan that an eery way to have me law tested regarding its constitution' allty would be for the Assessor to assess the law books first, and, as the attorneys wouia men nave a personal interest In the law, a number of them could combine and take a case to the Supreme Court. A statute passed at the recent session of the Legislature exempting personal property from execution, and somewhat similar to prior statutes of the same klndj exempts household effects to the amount of 1300, wearing apparel of the value of INA tools or the value of MOO. etc. These exemptions from execution would have the .effect of defeating the new tax law allowing no such exemptions, were It not for the fact that the Oregon Su preme Court has held that a levy for the purpose of enforcing the payment of a tax is not an execution. Buteven It the execution law did not apply, and the prop erty taxed were exempt, it would not pre vent the collection of the tax by seizure and sale of any other property of tbe person not exempt. Tbe means of escape, however, from tbe rigid enforcement of the law are not lack, ing. Public officials cannot afford to be come unpopular with the .people, and it is not probable that any Sheriff would care to spoil bis chances or re-election by selZ' ing furniture In a dwelling-house to com' pel the payment of a tax amounting to a email sum. The law, if it could be strictly enforced at the present rate of taxation, would realize about $150,000 per annum In Mult nomah county. SIES FOR. OO0 DAMAGES. C. Phillips Seek to Recover- From the Schooner Aberdeen. The suit of C Phillips, a stevedore. me; Inst the steam schooner Aberdeen for - damages for personal injuries was fied and rubmltted before Judge Bellinger in the United States District Court yes terJay The testimony of Phillips was t -t because of defects in. -a steam winch a ad of lumber attached to a block: and t.ickie. which was being lowered into the 1 of the vessel, was thrown against I 'a. knocking him down. As a result of S-.aries sustained he stated that he was " -sole to perform any work for several i nths. Tie defense was that no complaint waa e. cr made against tbe condition of the r.ch until long after the accident hap- f. -.ci. and that Phillips was guilty of contributory negligence. Decisions Today. Judge Fraxer will decide the following cases today: Marie S. Whlgham vet the Supreme Court of the Order of Foresters; motion for a new trial. John if. Sight, as receiver, vs. Slmcoe Chapman; on the merits. Court Jotcs. Judge Cleland will open court this morn ing as presiding judge. New rules, a&r be adopted. Tbe Marshall-Wells Hardware Csmjwcy commenced euitiagalnst E. W. Barnes In the State Circuit Court -yesterday for 3. The Witt of R. MeD. W. -Cowan, deceased, was admitted to probate In the County Court yesterday. -The property valued at X771 Is devised to the widow, Mary Ann Cowan, who is named as executrix. H- P. Christensen, Sheeny Bros Thomas Clark. H. SutcUffe. Henry Berger and John Blled have sued John P. Burns in the State Circuit Court for $10,050 damages. The suit Is an outcome of the painters strike. Burns Is a master painter and In speaking of Christensen and the others said there were two rings in their as sociation, and said other things which were published which: they allege are un true and libelous. Murphy & "Watts appear as attorneys for the plaintiffs. PHANTOMS FOR HEARST. His Friends Try to Stuff Membership Boll of Sun Francisco Club. San Francisco Bulletin. " The followers of William R. Hearst, In their eagerness to get him some backing for President in this community, have at tempted to stuff the membership rolls of the Iroquois Club. Recently Joseph Itothschlld, an ex-Buckley lamb, present ed 12 names that had been dug up by H. L. Blenfleld, also a graduate of the Buck ley fold, and after investigation by the committee on membership every one of the proposed names was found to be bogus, and at the meeting of the club last Friday night the whole bunch was laid over. Here are the names and alleged ad dresses of the 12 phantom supporters of Hearst for President: Nels Jackson, 1202 Mission street; Frank Burns, -1200 -Mission street; M, Bay. 1200 Mission street: "Wal ter Itapp. S3 Eighth street; John Muxnaae, 10 Garden street; Thomas Kelly, 12$ Eighth street; "W. McCarthy. 8 Langton street; James Eagan, 4 'Langton street: John Donnegan, 4 Langton street; H. Barker, lies Mission street: D. Lauders. 1120 Howard street; E. Almaa, 11 Wash ington street. If any one knows any such people living at any such addresses he will oblige the officials of the Iroquois Club greatly If he will forward his In formation at once. Despite efforts to preserve secrecy the story leaked out this morning. For some time Blenfleld and Rothschild have been scheming with a view of getting the Iro quois Club to Indorse Hearst for PresI dent, and incidentally put a shoulder to the wheel by helping along the little local band of Hearstllngs known an the Horse and Cart Club. In carrying out their plan they called on Billy Allman. partner of Fat Jack O'Connor, to furnish them with a list of names to propose for member ship. Allman In turn applied to Fat jack and got the dozen mentioned above. 'What Fat Jack Is doing In Democratic politics Is probably best known to the Horse and Cart Club,' for Fat Jack, if anything politically, la a Republican However, the list that Jack built was a wonder. The addresses of the first four represent three different entrances to Fat Jack's corner saloon at Eighth and Mis sion streets. This was learned by the Iroquois Club's committee on member ship. Investigation showed that not one of the 12 lived at the address given. Not a single one was registered. There were Kellys at 126 Eighth "street, but no Thomas Kelly; there was an Allman at 11 Washington street, but.no E. Allman. In four Instances men with similar last names but different initials,, were found, and In each instance the owner had voted the Republican ticket at the primaries. As a result of the investigation the Iro quois Club held up the names, and now Kothschlld and 'Blenfield are trying to get Allman to find real people to fit Fat Jack's list In order to make, good their bluff. That is not aTL Members claim that the rolls of tbe club have been un dergoing tbe stufflnr process for months, and that an Investigation of the orran- tzatlon's -flnancei show that CS of the re cruits have never paid either dues or Initial fees. And ' still the longest leased presidential boom stands for pure politics. Another blow to the ambition of TYlllle was dealt in Los Angeles at the Jefferson day banquet given by the Iroquois Club of that city. Although the Examiner makes no mention of such an Incident Los Angeles papers of the morning after de clare that Hearst was grilled to a- turn and that his name was hissed. Tbe grilling was done by Frank O. Flnlayson. a prominent Los Angeles Democrat, who denounced Hearst for assisting In. the de feat of Franklin K Lane for Governor, When the speaker told of Hearst's plan to force the Democracy to get behind him the crowd set up a fierce snout of "No! No!" If Jim O'Brien had been there he would have yearned for the safety of a barricade of carts. NOT BEST MANNERED. XSnsIlsh Censor So Finds. Men llleh In Power. Minneapolis Tribune. Emerson, though he admits that he him self plays the courtier very III and may be accused of talking of that which he does not understand, has written the best of all essays upon manners. He makes deference the main point of all good breed ing. He says, "I like that every chair should be a throne and hold a King. I prefer & tendency to ststellness to an ex cess of. fellowship," He does not find that men high In power, place and fortune are by any means the most skillful masters of good manners. Defect in manners, he minks, is usually the derect of fine per ceptions. R. K. Chesterton, an English writer, has Just published an essay on "The Mystery of Courtesy," In which he lays special emphasis on the bad manners of the well bred. "Politeness." he says, "is even more fantastically reverential than religion it self, for it treats a landlady's parlor as the religionist treats a temple." He divides the majority of mankind into two classes: Those who have no manners. and those who have bad manners. To the former class belongs poets, musicians, as tronomers, metaphysicians, people with a grievance or a panacea, all people who are profoundly occupied with some ab stract matter: also fanatics, philosophers, rationalists and empire-builders. While these people who have ho manners are usually innocent of any intention of rude ness, bad manners aro apt to be a sol emn, deliberate, artificial thing, the re sult of pride, vain glory, hypocrisy and blindness and hardness of heart- So Mr. Chesterton tells, us. He places in this category of the 111 mannered. Dukes, lead ers of fashion, financiers, members of Parliament, bishops and tho wives of bishops. He dwells upon the different forms of courtesy that pre van among different na tions, saying that the form does not mat ter it the spirit Is only one of chivalry and poetic humility. To him the central fact in the society manners of this decade Is that they are not Intended to express the idea of courtesy, but of utter Indiffer ence. Ridiculous and hypocritical as may have been the bo, wing and scraping; of Beau B rummers time, the form expressed deference, and the bows and scrapes were In better taste -than that modem society manner, "which Is not courtesy at an. but a polished, deliberate and successful at tempt to Indicate that one cares for noth ing in earth or heaven." This new censor of British manners says that In the House -of Commons. It Is the Irish and labor .member who possets In the most valid degree' the 'rudiments of manners. It amuses him to hear tbe sol emn conservative Tory discussions as to whether working men can believe them selves In -Parliament when John Burns has had to interfere ta prevent noble lords and honorable Liberals from black ing each other's eyes. He concludes that to do one's best In this world is the soli tary and supreme cempltmentr and that to do one's worst elegantly Is the soli tary and supreme Insult. ' The saea of InSJao. ar UBer.ttan.tbovsot ! any other stats or nstloa Ja- tfe worM.- Tats Is shown ST ararr reeorto. SURVEYORS ARE AT WORK SOUTHERN" PACIFIC IS LATITTS OCT WEST SIDE ROAB. Suspension Brldjre Will Have to' Be Built it'Oiweio Instead of Elk Rock. A party of surveyors In the employ- of the Southern Pacific Company are at work on the " final survey or the projected branch of the West Side. Rail way across the Willamette Hirer to con nect with the East Side line into Port land, near Oswego and Milwaukie. They have been at work about a week, and have made some) material changes from the original preliminary survey, which would have brought the West Side line across the. Willamette River by a sus pension bridge at Elk Rock. Just above Milwaukie. Objections hava been urged against the erection of a bridge at Elk Rock for the reason that it would Interfere with ships reaching Oswego. A scheme is on foot to bring Iron ore to the Oswego works In ships', but It a bridge were, built at Elk Rock this could not bet done. Hence It .is stated that a suspension bridge across the Willamette River only -Is permissible, at Oswego. As the banks are high and the river comparatively narrow at this-point. a suspension bridge can be .constructed tbore easily. The present party of sur veyors has made somf material changes In the olglnal lines, and.. IX. Jhe" bridge be finally located at Oswego, as now, .sup posed, the line will touch the- Has tf Bide considerably' south of the base, of Mil waukie Heights, and then take .a northeast course to form a Junction with the East Side branch. At Milwaukie It is generally believed that a suspension bridge will be thrown across the Willamette above Mil waukie. and that the branch- from the West Side will connect with tbe East Side line In Milwaukie. WILL M013 TO NEW TORK. Well-KnrKO Express rfeadqnarters to Leave San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 14. The general offices of Welte. Fargo & Co.. which have been maintained in San Francisco- ever since the establishment of the company, over half a century ago, are to be re- mo ved to New York'next month, it is -an nounced that the'-omees" of the president; vice-president and" general manager will au be established-lb. -New Tor, ana pos sibly some of the leaser department beads. Directors' meetings, will henceforth all be held in New Tork, as wen as the annual meetings or the company, and me new ar rangement, it is said, will in' an probabil ity, necessitate some changes in me per sonnel of the board. According to the Chronicle tbe Influence oEE, H. Harrtman, who Is Interested in the affairs of the express company to the extent of the Southern Pacific's ownership of stock. In the coroporatlon. Is said to be largely responsible tor the change of head quarters, as be wishes to be In closer touch with the express company's officers than at nreaent- E. A. Stedman, manager of the Atlantic division of the express company, and R. A. Wells, of Kansas City, manager of the central division, are here assisting President Evans In adjusting; the affairs of the local offices preparatory to tbe trans f er of the -company's general office affairs. 'FRISCO DEAL OFFV But Projectors Deny Merger Decision Influenced Them. NEW TORK. April iLX leading Inter- est in the Rock Island Company announced today that the proposed purchase -of the St. Louis & San -Francisco road had been abandoned for the present. Negotiations may be resumed later. ' Tola same authority declares that the failure of the plan has nothing to do with tbe recent decision In the Northern Se curities case. It was simply a question of price and the parties concerned failed to come to terms. Gossip in Wall street has It that those In control of the road asked more cash than the other side saw fit to give. Officials of the 'Frisco In this city decline ,to discuss the matter, II. S. Rovre Goes East. H. S Rowe. general freight and passen ger agent for the Milwaukee at Portland. has gone East for a -three weeks' visit and during his absence It Is the intention of the road to make extensive improve ments In the local quarters of the com pany. These Improvements have beea de cided upon and yesterday arrangements were made for beginning the work. The order authorizing the changes is regarded by representatives of the company as a recognition or Portland's importance aa a shipping point, and the Milwaukee In tends to equip an office In this city be fitting the agency. Not only Is the entire front of the build ing at Third and Washington, occupied by the Milwaukee, to be -changed, but the company will refit the offices with new furniture throughout. The front of the building is to be of glass in tbe future and other conveniences wlU be arranged. Showing: of Panhandle Road. PITTSBURG. April 14. The annual stockholders' meeting- of the Plttsburr. Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis Railway. company was neia cere today. The annual report for 1932 showed the following: Gross earnings CS,QtS37: operatlnr expenses, SU.eeo.tS2; net income, JaXa.SS3.6i. Divi dends of 4 per cent on preferred stock and. z per cent on common stock, were paid. ;ine. tonnage increased over is. per cent and the passenger traffio Increased over 14 per cent. Four directors were elected as follows: A. J. Cassatt, J. P. Green. cnanes el rogn and r-i. p. ShortridKe. The board will meet In Philadelphia next wees to elect officers. F. C. Donaldson Goes to Taconta F. G. Donaldson, formerly rate clerk for the Northern PadflCL left yesterday for Tacoma where he Is to take charge of the Burlington's agency. Mr. Donaldson la one of the best-known railroad men In the city ana was coosen ior us Tacoma post by the BurUncton on the ground of personal fitness. He will succeed F. H Madison- who has gone from the Burlington to the Empire line, becoming the Pacific Coast representative of that company. Railroad Notes. Superintendent Fields, of the Southern Pacific is out of the. city on an inspection tour of his road. David Brown. Jr of St. PauL traveling passenger agent, for. the Grand Trunk, was in Portland yesterday. M. J. Roche general freight and passenger agent for the Denver & Rio Grande, has returned to Portland after a weeas inp inrougn me Northwest. Unanswerable. Cnlcagti Tribune. "The evidence, as you will remember-. gentlemen of the Jury," said the attorney for the plaintiff, "shows that my client, who unfortunately weighs nearly 600 pounds I say unfortunately, gentlemen, because it is something he cannot heln. and for which he Is not to blame was traveling in a street-car. belonging- to a rich corporation, the defendant la this case. He tendered to the conductor the customary -5-cent coin. The conductor-re fused It. and told, him he would have to pay more, jts be, was as. large as five or dinary passengers, and It he did not. he would nave to get off. This la not denied: My client refused, to pay any more, in sisting that mere size made no difference. Whereupon the conductor, with the as sistance of .the niotorman, and by the dis play of weapons, compelled him to get off. the car. Tate allegation It csot denied: Kher. It is adcaKted that -sty client tend. ered .full lase for one passenger, and that t conductor refssed to take it. oa the gxeoad that lour o tier "passengers were wTsppea op a bis one sun. It is admit ted that the cenOoeter ejected bisa from the car after he had made his tender. Now. mark youi gentlemen I GnmUssT. for xne sake or argument, that the coaductor had a right to demand fare for' the 'four alleged passengers" here he raised his voice, brought his Tight fist down 'on the palm of his left hand, and his whole frame, trembled with iBdlgaattofl "had he rlcht. gentlemen of the Jary. In putting' off the extra four men: to eject at the same time the one man for whom my client bad tendered the fun fare? By every principle of Justice and -fair play, gentlemen, "never never rr "Without leaving the box; the Jury brought In a verdict awarding heavy damages against the company , BEST SELLING NOVELS. Writers Quick ,to Print Events of Present Aire. Kansas City Star. A few years ago some of the new novels suddenly became astonlshly popu lar. The publishers began to give out bewildering announcements of sales leap ing Into the hundreds of thousand.- Such books as "David Hsrum" and "Rl-hard Carver were advertised as the "great sellers" of the year. But the publlo soon became accustomed to the Idea of the sale of novels by the halt million copies and the records then made have been hard to equal. Bo of late not so, muchr naa oeen neard or me -circulation. ngures of recent books. One. may look through the advertising pages of current Issues of the magazines without comlnglupon star ing type announcing, the extent of the sales of popular volumes. - Occsetonany, the -ftgureo are given. pu.t -hey' are less prominent than formerly. k The casual reader might easily -infer that novel reading suddenly became a fad. which Is now waning; that devotion to the romance of the day was-as fickle as the affection which the bicycle once claimed. This opinion, however. Is Incor rect. The Bookman has taken pains to get the figures on sales of the books which have appeared on Its monthly lists as In greatest demand during the last rear. No statistics could be secured on a -few of the volumes, but the -sales of 24 were reported to have "reached the enormous total or 2,73r,O0O copies an average of 110.000 for each volume. Eight of the 84 -have -a record" -of -100,000 or more. These are "The Cavalier." with' 100.000 copies so!d;fDorothy Vernon." -with -lAOOO; "The Man From Glengarry." with -160,000; "Audrey."- with 170.000; 'The Virginian." with 190.000; "Mra. Wlggs." with more than 200,000; "The Eternal City,! with 223.000; and "The Crisis." with 406.000. While these have not vet broken some of the eatller records the size of -the figures shows that the American people did not neglect the modern novel last year. Tbe list of the 24 books of which figures art given shows a decline In the extreme popularity vwhich attended the historical riovel;-srfewrears ago. Three of these volumes deal i with the times of the Civil war, but only Ix go back to a period that is now completely past and forgot ten. The majority of the 24 are distinc tively of the present age "Tbe Hound of the BaskervMesr "Mrs: "Wlggs," "Han son's Folly." "Donovan -Pasha" and the like. The charm of -norelty that belonged to the earlier stories of Revolutionary and medieval times has. been lost and s'uih fctlon writers as talcs pains to cater to the popular taste seem to be reaching out for new fields. But 'while the liking for historical ro mance was a fad. the Interest taken 1n novels generally Is as permanent as hu man nature Itself. And however trashy some of the popular books may be. they have undoubtedly aroused an Interest ta fiction where none was felt before and so have widened the market for books to lto present enormous dimensions. CASTELL A NES ITf THE PARK' Kerr York, Gets an. Idea of How the French NobllUr Take the Air. New Tork Press. One recent sunny afternoon a lumbering CabHolet wmf ,m . V. . i . . . . . rearing; wax most Interesting couple, the Count and " .- oicuaue. At me teet qt the Count and Countess and huddled in several thicknesses of furs, were tho two little sons. Although the carriage be longed to. George Gould, and the driver mo.jowm.vuc ul me. vouia men. a footman with "Francals;' written . w.c iiu iice, mi Desiae. me Gould driver. Caatellane, who Is better looking than ever, attracted attention, and so did the former Miss Gould. The funny little children playing amid the furs caused everyone who saw them to smile they were so riml! Tntn . v. . Castellane cabriolet, and when it reached me. Days naited. "Frenehy" leaped from the. box and the generous CajttellenA nm fk. VM-p . TV- -' -' vta. puouc aa Idea Of how the French noblUty take the "- -""-. xwiu ana nis wire, with the tWO llttlA 1-MVI- fnm - . i . ; - - - luuasiuu, ana with the groom behind bearing- the mink uira. iuvy toto juo yards along the MalL The cabriolet followed at snail's " - v . UK) CUD Ul the Man was reached, the Castellanes pueu in ana were anven home. This per formance was watched by hundreds of -.."J, uw ncvcf saw bo queer a show by such distinguished actors. If Countess Anna's domestic promenade in the Mall astounded the public, iher at tire did more so. The salient feature of her costume was. the gigantic ostrich plume that curled about her flat black bat. ' I ' h M nliiTfi waa Ar9 - - - . - uum tuiora blue, yellow" and pink. This was the only cuiur, ner isiior suit, being- en tirely black, with a long- coat that hung tn her Vneaa it th. . . . - v iwiwi U1Q Countess was a great deal of lace, and Tiucaur sue nas Discarded her furs. Mme. de Caatel lane's coiffure was gro- tesrnik VM tfea-a am . .1 - - - v. u iu..o ju ciwer side that Indicated an exaggerated pom- pauuur. -was noucea mat me Countess has adopted the fashion set by Lady Bache Cunard. who wore her furs In Mrs. Gerrr'a hallnvim. Pv r .mj uun uiq Countess sits In the George Gould box at - a,, u.u, .ic auouiaers in a sable stole. Sable la becoming-to her type. women uiese sort rurs har monize well with evening gowns. i "Monday Moralnjt" Clears. New Tork Sun. another as they stood on the' Police Court steps the other dir. fiuni wnat u itr Monday morning cinri reiriuiM inA nrnr. rtATrtiMa- . - weed to Ms nose. The brand or cigars known as the "Vnnil.a mjsmlna In .11 It.- -n-,f- "-... U1V fOUCQ r"Vl I rf a la mnta rtmirkihU fA. ! -).. teousness than for its good quality. The Etui ei suauy excise arrests brings many- saloon-keepers and bartenders to wnrf fn thalr- etiha. .tAth. itrrA a.tt pockets bulging with cigars. ney Degin passing xneir cigirs out when they nod recognition to the police man at the court entrance and they keep it up until every man with a shadow of official authority- has one. It Is gtner. r -.n nnMf. K. lh, l V 1 . Alt- court corridors all of Monday has caused a cynical bjasibitoic 10 reoura uxat. me saloon men were out for revemre. and got it. 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We have gained practical experience by' over twenty-one years as a specialist in men's diseasas. ' All these years have been years of study, observation and research. We have had every opportunity to acquire a thorough .knowledge of men's ailments. We have cast theories aside, and have stepped out upon the truths that we have for ourselves ascer tained. We have replaced inade "Weakness 95 Our success In permanently curing that condlUon com monly known as "weakness" fully demonstrates the absolute correctness of our method of treatment, which Is a method employed by ourselves alone. We do not sUmulate tho funo-r tlonsto temporary' activity by the use of strong Internal tonics. This Is the course commonly pursued by both general prac titioners and specialists, and Is a treatment that cannot possi bly result In a permanent cure. "Weakness" Is merely a symp tom of "chronic Inflammation In the prostate gland, brought on by excesses, early dissipation or by the improper treatment of some contracted, disease. A, complete and radical cure la, therefore, a question of restor ing tho prostate gland, to its normal state, and this we ac complish promptly and com pletely, mainly by the use of lo cal remedies. Our treatment is original and scientific, and has been proven absolutely effective by thousands of tests. We are convinced that by no other methods can full and permanent . restoration of strength and vigor be accomplished. Stricture Our treatment for this disease removes tbe necessity for sur gical operations, even In severe -cases of .long standing. We do no cutting or dilating. No other physician employs our methods of overcoming this disorder, so the service we offer, you Is orig inal and distinctive. Do not give up hope because others have failed. We will cure you and the cure will be a prompt and painless one. Our treatment: dissolves and permanently re moves every obstruction from the urinary passage, subdues- all Inflammation, relieves all irrita tion or congestion that may. ex ist in tbe kidneys or bladder, reduces enlargement in the pros tate gland, and restores health and tone to all the organs affect ed by the disease. WE ARE ALWAYS Why Our Cures Are Lasting Because the methods we employ meet even the most minute details of those ailments to which they apply, and are readily modified to meet the requirements of Individual cases. Because, our treatment Is ample, scien tific and thorough, our cures aro complete and lasting, and our patients have no relapses. For tbe same reason we are usually able to cure in much less time than is commonly required In obtaining but partial results. Every afflicted man Is Invited to write us a description of his case. Our system of treating by correspondence is so complete that we can make a correct diagnosis and treat patients at' a distance almost as weU as If we could see them personally. Upon request we send sealed and In a plain wrapper our Interesting and instructive book, describing the male anatomy and our method of treatment. Office hours 9 to 5 and 7 to S. Sundays. 10 to 12. DR. W. MORTON DAVIS & CO. 145 SIXTH STREET, CORNER ALDER, PORTLAND, OREGON are to be signed. Among the musicians already secured ire: Victor Herbert and his orchestra i taigo von Gulaits. Aus trian TloHnJet: Henri Therek. Belgian are sot patent quate and inaccurate treatment with methods and remedies of our own devising that are accur ate, scientific and thorough. We have developed a system of"prac tice as broad and comprehensive as the entire range of men's ail ments. DR. W. NORTON DAVIS Specific Blood Poison This most hideous of all venereal dts- eases can no" longer be clasaedras In curable. Tbe idea that -tbe- Umlb of medical aid Is to keep the dlc'ease dor mant by persistently dosing the sys tem with mineral poisons Is. as. Incor rect as many other ancient theories to which the profession cling. Such treat ment not infrequently results in the1 virus being driven deeper Into the sys tem, where It attacks and destroys even the very bones of" the "sufferer. We positively drive the very last taint of poison from the system. In sixty days. The cure is thorough and per manent, and every symptom of tbe dis ease vanishes forever. We employ no dangerous drugs or mineral, poisons but use harmless blood-cleansing reme dies heretofore unknown In the treat ment of this disease. We regard our success In overcoming this frightful leprosy as the crowning triumph of our professional carev. WILLING TO WAIT FOR OUR FEE UNTIL CURE IS EFFECTED. 'celllstr Madame Grave-Jones, plan late; Anna B assert. lyric soprano; Mary His sem de ISota. dramatic soprano; Sue Har rington Fur-beck, dramatic contralto; Ed Hut Tut arms Dun Storc Pmicc 25c. Contracted Disorders To but partially cure a con tracted disease Is almost as dangerous as io allow It to go untreated. Unless every partl-v. -de of infection and Inflammation Is removed 'the probability ex ists that ths disease will grad ually work its way into the gen eral system- Still greater Is the danger of tbe prostate- gland be coming chronically Inflamed, which always brings on partial or complete' loss of power, Kx amlratlon shows a very large prporUon of cases of "weak ness" to be due to this very cause. We have treated thousands of cases of contracted disorders without a single failure. There have-hoes, na'-.relapscs. or unde sirable developments whatever, arid our patients have been cured in less" time than other and less' thorougti forms of treatment require In producing even doubtful results. Varicocele Many men afflicted with vari cocele are endangering thelr general health, their ,manly power and even life itself, by al lowing the disorder to remain uncured. Varicocele results from partial paralysis of the delicate nervo fibers that have apart in controlling local circulation of the blood. The muscular coating of the veins; being." deprived of nervous communication and con trol, becomes inactive,- weakens and relaxes. The blood vessels expand from the pressure within, the circulation in the parts be comes sluggish, and frequently stagnant pools form in little nooks and pockets- that con stantly enlarge as the relaxation continues. The possibility exists that clots may form in these stagnant pools and then pass out Into -the general circulation. Should one find lodgment In a valve of the heart, the"result mlghrbe instant death", br'should J It be carried to the brain general paralysis would follow. We guarantee to cure varico cele by a method that Involves no cutting, no ligature, no caus tic No other physician employs the same method, and so thor ough is our work that there need not be the-slightest fear of "a re lapse into the old condition. Those who- have" been long "af flicted with varicocele will never realize the injury' it has caused until they feel the vim, energy and buoyancy of spirits that a complete cure'wlll bring. No Surgery for Pile Though we have seldom made mention of this distressing 'all' ment In our announcements, new cases come to us every day for treatmenr as" a result of recom mendations from those we have cured. -We positively cure all cases of plles'by use' of sooth ing and healing remedies. We can guarantee a complete cure in every Instance. ward C. Towhe. tenor' robuitaj ipd Bt. Cart- E. IhjJt, basso-baritone. The mer chants' guarantee: fund of $3000 tor, the festival has been raised! ' v