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THE - MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY,. .JTUNE;' 13, 1905. LIFETERM IS kind two or three times a year... Judge Webster sayi. is a mere matter of con venience. Is perfectly legal, and the only ones' who lose by it are the brokers. APPRAISEMENT TOO LOW. NU ISAN GE CASE UP ' JUDGE, ATTORNEYS AND DEFENDANT PRESENT AT THE ARGUMENTS IN THE FEDERALOURT':YTERDAY GIVEN G OLEMAN Pleads Guilty to the Charge of Murder in the Second Degree. - HE SLEW EDNA HOFFMAN Gut Her Throat With a Razor, and When Captured Tried to Kill Himself in the Same Manner. i, John T. Coleman, who murdered Edna Hoffman two months ago by cutting: her throat with a razor, pleaded guilty to murder In the f-econd degree In Judge Sears' court yesterday, and was sen tenced to life Imprisonment, which Is the statutory penalty. The murder took place In a room over the Midway saloon, and was a coldblooded affair. Coleman followed the woman here from Spokane, and killed her In a fit of John Coleman. Murderer. Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. drunken. Jealous rage. He was Indicted for murder in the first degree, and Judge Sears accepted the plea of guilty to the lessor offense upon the recommendation of District Attorney Manning. Four of the grand jurors who indicted Coleman Penumbra Kelly. C. E. Potter, Frank Hlg glns and T. 9. Townsend signed a paper wtatlng that they believed a second-degree plea, Involving life Imprisonment, fitted the case. Mr. Manning was convinced that a trial would not result in a convic tion for any greater offense than second degree murder or manslaughter. The at torney based this opinion on the evidence which he had heard. John F. Logan and Roger Slnnott, coun sel for the defendant, also contended that the evidence would not -warrant a verdict greater than .second degree. Coleman, they alleged, was very drunk when the crime was committed, and did not know what he was doing. There was no pre meditation, but considerable provocation. Coleman stated that he knew Edna Hoffman in Spokane, and spent $1200 upon her in a short time. He nursed her when sho was sick, and when he came to Port land at her request and asked for 55 to return to Spokane, she refused to give it to him. Coleman Is 30 years old. and Is an Englishman. lie has been a logger and a miner, and owned two valuable mines in Ferguson. 13. C. in the Swede group, which he transferred to his law yers. His parents reside In Ontario, Can ada. After killing Edna Hoffman. Coleman boarded a Northern Pacific train and was recognized at Knlama by t V. Wakefield, who lives at Cliehalis. Wnkefleld told the conductor, w!h telegraphed to Sheriff Ur Quhart. at Cliehalis. but did not reach him in time, but at Chclmlls Marshal Simons was taken aboard the train and arrested Coleman at Centralla. He was returned by the officer to Chehali?. and just as he arrived at the- Courthouse Coleman drew a razor from his boot and cut his throat in an effort to take his own life. Three physician. Drs. Dow. Kcnnlcut and Dow attended him and prevented the wound proving fatal. After being returned to Portland Cole man again attempted to commit suicide, but his effort was frustrated. Careful troatment at the County Jail arid County Hospital restored him to health. Edna Hoffman, before she took to a fast life, was the wife of Harry Hoff man, a Kansas City man, who once con ducted a flouring mill nt Spraguc, Wash. Her name before marriage was Little page, and she is .said to have been born In Nevada. She was a handsome woman in her youth, and had numerous admirers. She lived for several years In Portland. COURT SAYS HE MUST PAY Jndge Webster on Treasurer's Re fusing to Cash Warrants. County Treasurer John M. Lewis lias refused to pay a county warrant drawn in favor of County Auditor Brandos, on March 13. 1905. for charity purposes. Judge "Webster says Mr. Lewis is mistaken, and will accept tho warrant and give the cash for it when he understands the situation better. Judge Webster and the charity depart ment of the county have been much both ered with the payment of small charity claims amounting to a few dollars each. Warrants are issued only on the first of each month, and claims Incurred between times have to wait until the day of set tlement arrives. If a person wants his money at once brokers are willing to dis count the claims and take the warrants when they are Issued. To avoid the dis count of charity warrants. Judge Webster decided to place a small fund in the hands of. County Auditor Brandcs. and to renew it from time to, time as necessary. Ac cordingly, the warrant in -favor of the Auditor was issued on March 13. Mr. Brandcs cashed it at a local bank, and the Treasurer declined to pay it when it was presented. Mr. Lewis says it would be taking money out of his custody and placing It in the hands of another county officer for the purpose of paying county "tollls. o. function which, belongs" exclusively to the Treasurer. Judge Webster asserts that the County Treasurer Is not supposed to know what becomes of the money which he pays on a county warrant. If the warrant is genuine, it Is the duty of the Treasurer to pay it. and it makes no difference to him -what becomes . of the money. The issue of a email charity, warrant of Jills . . . .4 So Says Treasurer Regarding Estate of Henry Wclnhard. The appraisement of the estate of the late Hcnrj' Welnhard, as reported to the County Court and Secretary of State, is 5300.000 less than its real value, asserts Charles S. Moore State Treasurer, In a petition presented to Judge Webster yes terday, asking for a. reappralsemcnt. The reason the State Treasurer objects to the figures as originally given is that the In creased -valuation which he proposed to establish would Increase the Inheritance tax which the state will receive 53000. The total value of the property, accord ing to the appraisement filed. Is n.3SU&67 State Treasurer Moore's figures will in crease this sum to about $1,675,000. In his petition objecting to the appraise ment, the State Treasurer Bays the prop erty in Multnomah County was under valued $273,670; in Yamhill County, 510.703; Jackson County. $2000; Baker Counts-. J70O0, and Washington County. 53000, mak ing a total of $297,778. The further alle gation Is made that in Clackamas and Clatsop Counties the appraisement is a large amount,, less than the true value, the exact or reasonable amount; how much less, the petitioner is unable to tate at the present time. The total Inheritance tax which the heirs of Henry Wclnhard offered to pay to the state on the appraisement, as filed in the County Court, was as follows: Louisa Welnhard. J6079.S3; Anna Wcs slnger. Paul Wesslngcr. Henry Wagner and Louisa Wagner. $1633.95 each, and Millie Wesslngcr, $50; total. $13,317.93. The inheritance tax law provides that within 30 days after an assessment and determination by the County Court of any tax on estates, the State Treasurer, or any other person interested, may file ob jection, asking for a re-appraising of the estate and redetermination of the tax. The court shall then appoint a time for the hearing of this petition, and the per sons Interested must be notified at least ten duys before the hearing Is to take place. The inheritance tax law passed by the Oregon Legislature In 1G03 provides that i tax of 1 per cent shall be levied on all estates left to immediate relative.. and of 2 per cent to collateral relatives. On es tates left to others than relatives, the tax ranges from 2 to C per cent, depending upon the amount of the estate. Escapes Conviction on Technicality. Jim Candello. an Italian who shot and also stabbed Petro Tozzl at Third and Lincoln streets, two months ago. escaped conviction In Judge Sears' court yesterday on a technicality. The name In the in formation was Pozzi, and not Tozzl. The proof, therefore, did not conform to the Information, and In conformity with the statute the court was bound to Instruct the Jury lo return a verdict in favor of the accused. The case was, however, re ferred back to District Attorney Manning with Instructions to file a second informa tion against Candollo. Tozzl and Candello quarreled in a sa loon one Sunday, and continued the alter cation on their way home. On Trial for Robbery. Percy R. Treau. Jointly indicted with Charles Marchand for robbing Albert Hoeft, a saloonkeeper on Hood street, and also E. J. Flnley. a patron of the place, was placed on trial bofore Judge George and a Jury yesterday. The trial will be concluded today. Marchand was convicted last week. Treau was In the saloon when Marchand entered, and told him to take the money from the cash register and also .what cash Hocft and Flnley hod In their pockets. Marchand and Treau are said te have been In col lusion. Treau denies his guilt and further asserts that Marchand was not concerned In the crime. Incorporation Papers Filed. Articles of Incorporation of the Im proved Smrlter & Mining Company were filed yesterday- in the County Clerk's office, by Carl X. Jones. G. Evart Baker and Arthur Langguth; capital stock. $1,000,000. FIRST GRADUATING CLASS Columbia University Will Close With Exercises Tomorrow. Columbia College, at University Park, will close the present- year with com mencement exercises tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock In the college build ing:, when the first classes of three de partments will receive diplomas. Fol lowing are the graduates: Commer cial. Ralph D. Kirk. Joseph A. Mcln erny. Norman J. Schmltt, Frederick Z. Weber; classical. Ignatius K. McNaroee. Charles C. Roe. Henry J. Schell; scien tific, Anthony J. Weber, Francis Walsh. J. LeRoy Wrood. Archbishop Alexander Christie. D. D.. will be present at the graduating- exer cises. There will be the usual pro gramme. Attorney ICavanaugh Is ex pected to talk to the graduates. Those are the first graduates of the college. The year has been a prosperous one for the Institution. Within about a wcelc- Rev. Father M. A. Quintan, president, will leave for Notre Dame, Ind., to attend a meeting of the representatives of the Colleges of the Holy Cross throughout the United States to consider Improvements for the various Institutions. It Is con sidered possible that plans may be adopted for another building, a dormi tory, for Columbia College, at this meeting. although there Is no an nouncement to this effect. This building- has been under consideration for some time. "PARSIFAL." The Swan Song of the Greatest of All Music-Dramntihl, Richard Wag ner, Is Finally to Be Heard In Its Entirety In Portland. The Portland world of music-lovers is eager with expectancy. This won derful opera was heard for the first time outside of Beyreuth but a little over a year ago, and now Portland is to have this Intensely graphic music by one of the country's finest musical organizations. Doubtless thousands of people from out of town will take ad vantage of this opportunity and come to the city for the express purpose of hearing- the opera, played by Innes Band In its entirety at the Fair grounds next Sunday afternoon. A beautiful descriptive brochure has been issued by Ellers Piano House, and may be had by all lovers of music for the asking. The Plot of "Parsifal" has been sketched carefully, and. full explana tion is made of the wonderful tone pictures. Apply at Department "M.," 351 Washington street. Requests by mall must be accompanied by 2 cents postage to cover cost of mailing. BCSTNXSS ITEMS. If Bbr U CatUac Trrth. E sure ana tta ttut oe nd eUtrtC rejoejj. Kra. K1bi!oW Sooth trx Srrup. for ctUfirr trcihlar- It aooibc the c&Ud, aofta&a ti ruts. Jlay all pain, cur wist ooUe aad Urrboa. X Harris Xm&k Co. for truckj si btrx. BRISK SKIRMISH 8 tOnUcued From Flrtt Paae.) before the General Land Office in which we arc charged with taking compensation. One of the essential allegations of the Government is that Mitchell took a fee from Krlbs. That was not a crime, for he had a right to do it. Such an act only became a crime If It was done In violation of a Federal statute. Alone, the taking of money as a fee is not a crime unless It Is taken, for services performed before a department, while a Senator, in a case in which the Government is Interested. "Since It Is necessary for the work to be done in violation of a statute to con stitute a crime in the eye's of the law. then it is a part of "the Government's duty to point out the particular Instance in which the fee was takes. "In this Indictment it is alleged that in the case of certain claims fees were received. This is uncertain as It excludes some and includes others. It Is the same as though the Government had alleged that Kribs had been Interested In 300 claims pending, and that Mitchell had received fees for expediting some of them, certain of them. It does not point out whether it was three or 99 cases. It gives the defense no chance to find the Government in aay one case. It gives no opportunity to show that the Government was not interested in a particular case or that the defense was not. It seems to us that they have not pointed out the particular transaction, which. In a trial, is an essential part of the crime. Objects lo Abbreviations. 1t is the intention of the law that tnc Indictment shall be sufficiently plain and comprehensive so that-a man. If he were to be unable to secure counsel, could read it and understand it Therefore,' we further contend that the use of the abbreviations descriptive of the land as submitted In the Indictment is not suffi cient. They could be understood In the Land Office but not by an ordinary in dividual. This argument is supported' by a decision of Chief Justice Fields, who held that uncommon abbreviations should not be used in an Indictment to the con fusion of the mind of an ordinary Indi vidual. "In a common charge of larceny, the simple allegation of the taking of tho 1 TM-ooertv Is an essential of the offense. but the description of the property is also necessary to fix the crime and make the allegation definite. It Is not enough, therefore, to say that Mitchell took fees In certain cases: it is not enough .to say that he took the fees In matters pending before Hermann, but It is necessary for the Government to point out and to make definite and certain as to what, claims were Involved. They must make the in dictment so -certain that it is Incapable Jhof two coastructloaSj so that it is not pos HAVEN sible for two opinions to-be formed from reading it." The court interrupted Judge Bennett here to ask If there was no .allegation In the Indictment that Senator Mitchell knew of the fraud. Denies Mitchell's Knowledge. "No." answered Mr. Bennett. "There la no allegation except that there was a partnership agreement between Mitchell and Tanner, where Mitchell got a share of the. firm business. He got the proceeds of his share In the firm. There is no In dication that Senator Mitchell knew of the action of the firm or knew of the work done." Upon the conclusion of Mr. Bennett's statement. District Attorney Heney ad dressed the court In behalf of the Gov ernment. In opening his . argument he said he agreed with the counsel for the defense In many of his statements as to the facts Involved, and the principles cited, but he differed very widely as to the application of them to the case In point. He agreed that the contention was largely upon elementary grounds and he admitted that the elementary principles as slated were correct, but he did not concede that they applied to the partic ular document before the court. "The law and the courts," said Mr. Hehey, "have always been, and are now, very tender of the rights of accused per sons. It Is now held, both by, the spirit of the law and by statute, that no sub stantial right of a ' defendant shall be Jeopardized. Did Work While Senator, Says Heney "It is said that the indictment Is not definite and certain, that It does not set out that John H. Mitchell was a United States Senator at the time of the alleged unlawful practices mentioned In the In dictment. It is not stated that he was a Senator, but it is alleged that he was. by his agreement with Kribs, to do the work after he was elected Senator, and that he did do it while he waa a Senator. It may also be argued and supported by law that' the court could take Judicial knowl edge of the fact that the defendant was a Senator." Judge DeHaven interposed here. "The court might take Judicial knowledge of the fact." he said, "that the defendant was a United States Senator, but that would-not help the indiotment." "But," countered Mr. Heney, "In view of the fact that It Is set out and recited as it is in the indictment, then the court could take knowledge. It recites that Kribs was engaged 1a the business of ac quiring timber land by, which business he would defraud the United States of gov ernment land. It tells of a contract be tween Kribs and Mitchell and Tanner by which work was to be done and services to be rendered after the election of Sena tor Mitchell as United States Senator, and during his continuance in that office. "It Is argued that the Indictment is not certain as to the claim- mentioned: that it is not alleged as to the particular claims In which he Is charged with hav ing received fees. If that Is so. the in dictment should fall. If Kribs had an in-, tcrest In certain applications pending, and Mitchell helped to expedite them and received fees unlawfully for; any of them, then be is guilty under the statute. But the indictment does more than .this: it gives gratultuous Information to the de fendant and seta out that. Mitchell and Tanner, after the election of Mitchell to the Senate, did unlawfully receive torn-pe&saUc-Bt &ub1b( tfee amounts, for the service rendered by them' to Kribs before Hermann, as shown by the list of claims given. "The indictment does- not give the name of Judge Tanner for the purpose alone of bringing- him Into the cose. According- to the statute, even If Tan ner did service for Mitchell,' though not as a partner, the crime Is complete. Identity or Claims Fixed. Tho allegation of the indictment is that Senator Mitchell agreed to per form the services for Kribs. knowing that the United States was interested: that he did it while he was United States Senator, and that he received money for what he did. It Is not neces sary to bring- Tanner Into it at alL It Is alleged that the money was re ceived by Mitchell and Tanner. As to the description, it Is the claim that Is up for consideration, not the land. So if the claims, the orgllnal entries, were brought up. It would not be argued that they could not be admit ted because the description was in ab breviations. It Is alleged that the lands were timber lands, that they were in the Oregon land district. It Is against the law for any one to have more than one timber claim in his possession. So, if In the Indictment the. claim of S. A. D. Puter. or of any one else, was set out. It would hot need further description. If the name of the man taking; the claim, and the date of entry, is given, it fixes the Identity of the claim and makes It certain. It seems to me that there can be no ques tion that the indictment is certain when all these statements aro set out. "In the first count it Is specifically stated that the money. J?S00, was re ceived for services rendered In per forming work in relation to the list of claims set forth. Thin list Is called forth in every other count." Ex-Senator "Thurston's Argument. Following- Mr. Heney. ex-Senator Thurston closed the argument on Athe part of the defense. In presenting- his contentions, he said: 'It is a regret to the defendant and his counsel to meet an Indictment so loosely drawn. We cannot permit our client to go to trial on such an indict ment and yet carry out our duties as counsel. We do not seek to interpose technicalities in this case. The com mon law Is so wise that It provides a man shall not be tried either for his liberty or his life unless on a. specific charge, whereby the defendant is fully advised of the accusation against him. Not only that, but the purpose of the defendant's acquittal or conviction on this charge ought to stand as- a record of the case and guard against further Indictments, such as may follow If the steps of the case are not carefully taken and the law fully compiled with. What vre urge against this Indictment Is not a matter of form, but of sub stance. The first thing- necessary to show a crime has been committed Is to prove that he was An official of the Government. The- fact of John H. Mitchell being a Senator from this state appears not as an allegation Jn this indictment, but In a merely re citative way. Not: only "must the in dictment assert It. but it must be proved that. Senator Mitchell was. duly elected and that he qualified for that position, and 'was oecupying'UuLt office yfcaa. tfea -effesJHt Is said, ts kaya-feeta. committed. An indictment not charg ing the election and the taking of his seat by Senator 'Mitchell would not stand. "I bellevc.lt Is not merely a techni cality, but a defect in the indictment, which would make it Impossible to base a conviction upon it, if a trial were held. Therefore It Is my duty as counsel for the defense to demur. "I challenge the court and I chal lenge the counsel to show that one of these claims set out were pending be fore the Land Office at the time alleged. It Is a very remarkable Indictment, as the counsel for the Government admits. The opening chapter deals with thing not relating to the case. All the care ful work, done on the Indictment is that which shows the fraud of Krlbs. I do not know what it was put In for, then, if- not to throw suspicion upon Sena tor Mitchell as having perhaps been in volved in the fraud and in collusion with Krlbs to defraud the Government and thus make him face that cloud when he Is tried for a simple statutory offense. Lists Thrown in Haphazard. I challenge the court and the gen tlemen to show that out of these many any of the claims 'were on file before Hermann in the General Land Office at the time charged. And how much better does it make the indictment when this list is Interposed? I wish to be charitable, but it appears to me that the list has been thrown into the document haphazard and without re gard to connection. It may be that the descriptions In the indictment could be understood by the experts of the Land Office, but they could not by the lay man. "I insist that the indictment as It stands throws the defendant into great danger, as It proves no bar to further proceedings. If he were acquitted, It would give no surety that he could not be Indicted for the same offense by an other Jury. It Is not an Indictment charging in any way the commission of acts necessary to constitute the crime alleged. T do not ask more than I would for the humblest citizen of the land, but I want simply to have Justice done." At the conclusion of Senator Thurs ton's arguments. Judge De Haven ad journed the court until 10 o'clock this morning, after stating that he would consider both the arguments made and the- written briefs that had been submitted. 2icw England Society. More than 125 members of the New England. Society held1 an enthusiastic meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Hall' last night, with Judge H. H. Northrup as presiding officer. The so ciety voted to entertain the New Eng land teachera who will Arrive on July 13, and also secured handsome badges of membership. Commissioner W. H. Fairbanks, of the Massachusetts building at the Exposi tion, was- present and1' explained the programme for Massachusetts day, Saturday. June 17, Cares In4IrtIeii HOKS FORD'S ACID .PHOSPHATE - Nature's remedy for obstinate Indigestion, Karroos dyspepsia, headache asd depresses. Contention of Slaughter-House in Municipal Court. IF CLOSED CITY MUST PAY Private Agreement Hinted at by At torney Who Declares He Will Tell It in Confidence, but Xot for Publication. Portland must tolerate the slaughter house of the Pacific States Packing Com pany, situated on the Macadam road, or compensate the proprietors In case it is closed. If the contention of counsel for the defense is upheld by Municipal Judse Hogue. Such was the argument of S. B'. Linthi cum. counsel for James M. Neal. T. W. Bigger and J. H. Cook, charged with maintains a slaughter-house In the city limits and with conducting a public nui sance. Special Prosecutor Smith, while having little to say. appeared to hold opposite views. Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald was outspoken. He declared that the slaughter-house has been shown to be a great menace to public health and an, annoyance to residents, and as such should be Immediately abated. It Is believed that the defendants', who. with the Ladd & Tlltoa people, own the objectionable -slaughter-house, wish to ar range for a settlement out of court. Al though neither Attorney Llnthlcum. for the defense, nor Mr. Smith; who ha3 apparently represented the public inter ests?, will talk for publication, it Is be lieved the scheme Is to permit the concern to run until tho present lease expires. That will be many months yet.. At the conclusion of a long discus sion of the cases, Attorney Llnthlcum drew up to Judge Hogue with a very confidential alr and said In a low tone of voice that there had been some talks between himself and Mr. Smith. "I would be perfectly willing to tell Tour Honor what was said, but not for publication." stated Mr. Llnthlcum. Broad smiles passed over the counten ance of Mr. Smith. "Yes. as I Just said. I would not mind giving to the court the gist of the private conversations between Mr. Smith and my self, but n for publication," continued Attorney Llnilcum. The defense bases Its case upon the vested right claim: that the City Council, after once granting to L. Zimmerman, one of Its members, a franchise to operate a slaughter-house, cannot revoke such franchise without compensation. "The Legislature, the highest authority we have, has given the City Council the right to revoke such an ordinance when it deems it necessary for the benefit o the public health, and the law upon the sub ject Is perfectly plain." said Deputy City Attornely Fitzgerald. "The city lias power to suppress "any public nuisance. Fol lowing out thfr argument of counsel for the defense the city, should It desire to revoke the licenses of the saloons , here, could not do so until It paid the proprietors for the fixtures' Judge Hogue took the matter under ad visement. If he finds against the slaughter-house the case will be appealed to the Circuit Court. Alumni Elect Officers. Members of the Portland Academy Alumni Association met at the academy last night, and elected the following of ficers: President, Robert H.. Strong: vice-presidents. L. T. Hazen and Miss VIda Nichols: treasurer. John C. Fall ing: secretary. Miss Stella Frohman. A committee- was appointed to make ar rangements for the annual promenade, to be "held on Friday evening June 30. "Pursifal" Programme at Fair. Exposition authorities have an nounced that the "Parsifal" pro gramme, which was to havo been played on Sunday afternoon, June 1?. will be given on the evening of the same, day Instead. THE BIGGEST SIGX IX NEW YORK Is at Twenty-third Street aad Fourth Avenue. (From the New York Evening Sun.) Does anybody know the size of the big gest sign In New York? It's at the cor ner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, and la 175 feet long. It Is the sign of the J. Walter Thompson Adver tising Agency. On inquiry, it turned out that the size of the sign was practically an accident. Moving from the old Times building to new offices at the corner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, an order was given for a sign. "How big a sign do you nint?" was the signmaker's query. "Big enough," he was told, "to run the full length of the office front." "You'll have the biggest sign In New York," he replied; "a sign 175 feet long." Even this measurement of frontage can convey no- adequate Idea of the office space behind It. 13.CG0 square feet upon one floor, and every foot of space a business necessity. It has taken 40 years of steady growth for the business of the J. Walter Thomp son Company to reach Its present prestige and prominence, when it counts over 800 active customers as Its clients, and among them many whose names are known to every reader In the land the representa tive advertisers of the country There may be some yet who doubt If advertising pays, but there can be no doubt that advertising pays If Thompson does it. The best proof of this is that every step of the growth of the J. Walter Thompson Agency has depended on the , profit made for customers by the Thomp son plan of publicity. So that the big advertising-sign of the big advertising busi ness points a moral to advertisers: Ad vertising pays when Thompson does It. FEED YOU MONEY Teed Your Brain aad It Will Teed You Mosey aad fame. , "Ever since boyhood I have been espe cially fond of meats, and am convinced I ate too rapidly, and failed to masti cate my food properly. "The result was that I found myself, a few years ago, afflicted with ailments of the stomach, and kidneys, which inter fered seriously with" my business. "At last I took the advice of friends and began to cat Grape-Nuts instead of the heavy meats, "etc., that had constitut ed nay former diet. "I found that I was at once benefited by the change, that I was soon relieved from the heart-burn and the Indigestion that used to follow my meals, that the pains in my back from my kidney affec tion had ceased, showing that those or gans had been healed, and that my nerves, which used to be unsteady, and my brain, which was slow and lethargic from a heavy diet of meats and greasy foods, had, not In a moment, but gradual ly, and none the less surely, been restored to normal efficiency. Now every nerve Is steady and my brain and thinking facul ties are quicker and more acute than for years past. "After my old style breakfasts I used to suffer during the forenoon from a Reel ing of weakness which, hindered me seri ously In my work, but since I have be gun to use Grape-Nuts food I can work till dinner time with all ease and com fort." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. " There's a reason. . Read the little book, 'The Road to WellviUe' in each package. X