THE MORXING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVE3IBEK 24, 190G.
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RESTQNTHEIRARMS
Mayor and Auditor Criticise
Each Other Severely.
BOTH WANT NEW INQUIRY
Lane Declares' Devlin's System of
Accounts Docs Not Safeguard
City's Funds "Politics,"
Cries the Auditor.
Mayor Lane and Auditor Devlin
rested on their arms yesterday, and
Duly a few noises of preparing strife
were echoed from the camp of the one
to that of the other.
The report of the accountants' who
experted the records of Devlin and
started the row, has set three depart
ments of the city government by the
earn the Mayor, who avers that they
Imilt their report for the benefit of
Devlin; the Auditor, who declares that
Lane "influenced" the report in order
to discredit Devlin; and the Council,
which declares a better examination
conld have been made by a $2.50-a-day
i lerk than by the $20-a-day experts,
tilin-e the report does not show whether
the-funds of the city are intact or not.
Consequently, nobody is pleased with
the report, not even the Mayor, who
rnifaged the experts. The Council and
the Auditor hold It up to the Mayor
that he is responsible for the iiasco,
if there is any, since he chose the
accountants. But His Honor responds
that the Auditor got the inside trackH
with the experts, so that they made
the' report to the suiting: of Devlin, and
' even submitted their report to Devlin,
before taking it to the Mayor.
"I haven't said that tiie Auditor's
accounts are dishonest," remarked the
Mayor yesterday, but that they are
unsafe; men could rob the city and
the records would never show It."
"Then tile city is not being: robbed?"
retorts Devlin?
"What I want," continued the Mayor,
"Is a system of records, whereby the
city can fix on somebody the responsi
bility for receiving; groods bought for
the city and for money paid out. The
vouchers should show for what pur
pose the goods are bought and by
whom they aro received. These mat
ters are not revealed in the vouchers
now.
"If the system was right, I doubt
not thnt we could fix on somebody re
sponsibility for the Tanner sewer scan
ditl and that somebody would be In
the penitentiary. The Executive Board
lias asked Mr. Devlin to change the
method, but he has not complied.
There are thousands of blank vouchers
in the city records, without a word on
them to show for what the city's
money was spent or whether the goods
purchased were received by the city.
I could go right down to the Auditor's
office this minute and point out to
him stacks of them. And he couldn't
come back, either.
"Whenever I've tried to make any
Improvement in the city's service or
its accounts, or to dislodge any hanger
on or dig out any dungworm, I have
be n comhatted with technicalities and
opposition. It's set the pot to boiling
every time. I could find things a great
deal easier if I should let things take
their own course. Old bookkeepers,
I'm told, are like cranky doctors they
resent innovation; they don't want
their accustomed methods disturbed.
( rltlcise them and you make them
your enemies. That seems to be the
trouble with the system in the Audi
tor's office."
Devun says the Mayor Is making a
political fight against him; this the
Mayor denies. Devlin declares he
wants another investigation; the Mayor
says, so bo it.
I.ETTlJt FROM MAYOR I,ANK
Sets Forth His Side of Controversy
With Auditor Pevlln.
PORTLAND. Nov. 23. (To the Brtitor.)
in my communication to the Citv Coun
oil at its last meeting, wherein I referred
to the methods in use in this city up to.
s.-iy, about ono snd a half years ago, in
relation to its records of expenditures as
shown by the "requisitions," "bills" and
"vouchers," which had been issued in
payment for the same. I seem to have
stepped on the toes of Mr. Thomas f
Devlin, our City Auditor, and from the
rsther lively interest he has evinced In
the matter I feftr that he has corns, for
which I am sorry. I wish to assure Mr.
Devlin that It was not done by me for
"political" purposes, as he suspects; also
that 1t is not a new subject. In fact it is
an old one. The Executive Board passed
a resolution lone ago requesting that
better and more specific method in the
city's accounts be adopted, merely as a
mutter of safety, and Mr. Devlin has so
far failed to furnish to tiie Executive
Board (which is responsible for most of
the purchases of the city) with the pro
, tcctton for which they have courteously
asked him.
It is not "politics." It is merely a ques
fion of the protection of the city, of the
Kxecutlve Board, of the Mayor and of
Mr. Devlin as Auditor himself as well
ami I will leave it to any fair-minded
man to say whether a carbon copy or a
duplicate of a "requisition" is not better
evidence of Its verity than is a "stub"?
I ask whether a requisition which specif!
cally states on its face for what purpose
the article was purchased and contain
lng the . signature of the person making
such 'requisition is not a safer docu
nient than one which does not contain
such information? Also whether a bill
properly certliied or "O. K.'d" as to the
receipt of the article, by the person in
the city's employ, who actually received
it, and checked it up, is not a more safe
document upon which to pay out other
people's money than one which does not
.contain such certificate of the receipt of
the goods? Whether a "voucher" which
plainly sets forth In writing on its face
the items to' be paid for, and the purpose
for which the items were purchased, is
not a more safe document on which to
draw a wrfrrant. than one which is blank
except as to the name of the person in
whoso favor It is drawn and the sura to
be paid?
How else except from memory alone ta
the responsibility for the purchase of any
article, from 1U inception upon the requi
sition to its use by the city to be traced
or fixed?
Are not the moneys of the city entitled
to every reasonable protection that can
lie give-n them? It seems to me that the
City Auditor would be glad to adopt any
method which would better safeguard him
in handling the city's affairs. It would
even seem to me to be good "politics"
for him to do so.
I did not ny that the records of Mr.
Devlin's office gave evidence of fraud.
What I did say was that from the rec
ords no one could tell whether fraud had
been practiced against the city or not; and
I repeat it. On the other hand, if fraud
was alleged, no one could prove that it
lind not been practiced, and all that could
be proved would be that It had either
been "covered up" or condoned. I do not
think this is a safe or tenable position
for the city to occupy. The methods of
keeping the city's records, hs mentioned
by me (Mr. Devlin eeems to hava misun
derstood what I said in relation to some
of them and has in consequence, I think,
disputed my statements), are admirably
adapted for practicing fraud on the city;
they almost Invite it. in fact, were any of
its officials dishonest. As I write this
there Is a "voucher" on my desk calling
for the payment of J125, which gives the
name of the person to whom it is to b
paid, but nowhere states what It is to be
paid for. What sort of a "voucher" is
that? What does it "vouch" for? Why
does it not state -what it is for, as a
voucher should?
It is not Mr. Devlin that I am after; It
Is protection for the city and myself as
well. Mr. Devlin is merely an Incident, so
far as I am concerned. i
Mr. Devlin states that I tried to in
fluence the "experts" agralnst him when
they made their first report to me, which
report, please note, he quite frankly
states had first been submitted to him,
and I will acknowledge that such action
on his part would set one to wondering
what sort of a person he was, and might
even give rise to prejudice. And I will
also acknowledge that the first report was
as highly laudatory of Mr. Devlin as the
circumstances seemed to permit. (The
City Treasurer and other officials, by the
way, did not fare to well.) All of which,
it is to be hoped, is a mere coincidence,
but at any rate, the report was not ac
cepted by me, not because it ran so much
to Mr. Devlin as it did, but for the reason
that a "charge" had been made that
everything was not as it should be in a
matter of a few thousand dollars which
bad been expended at the garbage crema
tory in the way of repairs, and upon
NEW LEADING MAN WILL MAKE BOW DECEMBER 2
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Krnst Hastings, who has been ensatied as the new leading man of th
Baker Theater and ho arrived in Portland Thursday nlRht, will make his
brut appearance December 2 In "The Social Highwayman." Hastings has
appeared in this play before, and as it is well suited to him he is pleased to
have a chance to open in it. Hastings is known as one of the beat among
the younger leading men of the stage, and since it has been known that he
bus been secured hy Manager Paker, no regret is being expressed over the
release of Kalph 8tuart, who had been previously engaged to succeed Richard-Thornton.
In recent years Hastings has been In Portland hut once, but lie
made such a marked impression at that time that he is still fondly remem
bered by the Portland public, and his initial appearance with the Baker
forces is looked forward to with much anticipation. He played the title role
in "The New Minister," which was presented in Portland three years ago.
For about lour years he was leading man at the Alcazar Theater in San
Francisco, where he has many, many admirers. For the last three years he
has been with traveling companies. He toured the country In "When Knight
hood Was in Flower," in which he acquitted himself with credit in the char
acter of Brandon.
which subject no report had been made by
the "experts."
So the "experts" were asked to look into
that matter, and did so. and found noth
ing in the "records" which would fix any
responsibility on anyone. Also t told the
"experts" that the contract called for a
report on the condition of the city's af
fairs, and not on persons, an honorable
showing of an official's affairs being the
highest compliment that could be paldi
him, and it seems to me that good taste
on the part of Mr. Devlin would have
suggested that it be confined to that
alone.
This matter of the city's records is no
theory of mine. Quite a number of ordi
nances have had to be passed by the City
Council to cure defects in them, one
"claim" of some $700 still being left dang
ling for lack of place for the City Council
to get hold of It to rescue it. I am also
of the opinion that If a system of records
had been in existence which definitely
fixed responsibility anywhere when the
Tanner Creek sewer was built some tangi
ble results might have been secured by
the city in the way of sending some de
serving persons to the penitentiary.
What a deuce of a row ensues when
ever I Innocently undertake to do any
thing which I think laSsoing to be of bene
fit to the city? What a fog of technical
ities and question of motives and methods
arise whenever I try to unload some dead
beat or dungworm from off the city's pay
roll! It is enough to "cure" a person for
life from making any further attempts In
such direction. Note the cunning and In
genious device by which was defeated the
effort to get the employes of the city out
of the clutches of the short-loan money
sharks but that is another story.
HARRY LANE, Mayor.
HE CAN FIND NO GAMES
Detective Mallett Offers Reward for
Evidence Against Chinese.
A reward of to is offered by Acting
Detective Fred Mallett for Information
as to where any one of the numerous
gambling games now running In China
town is being conducted. Mallett is at
the head of the plain-clothes squad hav
ing charge of the district. He announced
at police headquarters last night that he
had been unable to discover the slightest
evidence of gambling.
"I will pay a reward of So to any per
son who will show me a gambling game
in Portland," said Mallett to Captain of
Police Slover.
Detective Sergeant Baty is authority
for the statement that there is gambling
In the Chinese district.
There has never been a time in the
history of Portland, veteran policemen
declare, when there were no games run
ning in Chinatown except for very brief
periods of a day or two. The Chinatown
squad, with Mallett as Its leader, has
not made a raid on the Chinese gamblers
in three weeks, and practically every
raid made prior to that was led by Ser
geant Eatjr,
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REASONING
John Quinn's Philosophy Lands
Him in City Jail.
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT
Hobo Construes Order to leave City
as Joke and Finds Himself in
Error Daily Grist of the
Police Court Mill.
Forty days of hard labor without a
cent of pay that Is the programme of
John Quinn's life for a few weeks to
come and all because he is so fond of
philosophy. By nature John is a gentle
man of leisure, but he failed to inherit
the money to follow out this natural
bent successfully. Hence." a few days
ago.- he ran afoul of the law which pro-
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HASTINGS.
vides that no man shall remain for a
period of more than five days without
work or vislole means of support.
When arraigned in the Municipal Court
on Monday the young man was given Just
ten minutes In which to leave the city.
Judge Cameron proclaimed him a public
nuisance and .said if he was found on
the streets after 'the ten minutes had
gone by it would go hard with him.
Qulnn. at the time, left the courtroom
in a great hurry. Out on the street, how
ever, his philosophic tendencies got the
better of him. The judge must have been
jesting, he concluded. No man could
reach the city limits in ten minutes. It
was an impossibility. Yes. surely the
court was jesting. And with this philoso
phic assurance John remained In town.
Yesterday morning he was picked up
again by . the police while walking the
streets to keep warm. Judge Cameron
recognized him at once and recalled the
compact of Monday. Qulnn explained the
line of reasoning whereby he had reached
the conclusion that the compact was
really not binding. The court was not
moved, however, further than to sentence
John to forty days at hard labor on a
charge of contempt of court.
Blacksmith Resents Insults.
It's not the safest thing, in the world
to call a brawny blacksmith a liar or
other vile names. Mike Weiser will prob
ably never do It again, no matter how
strong the provocation. Mike is now tak
ing nourishment through a straw as a
result of indulging In this luxury.
He was having a wagon repaired In a
shop on Front and Jefferson streets. Go
ing after the vehicle, he was told to wait,
and instead he waxed abusive, claiming
the work, had been neglected. A hard
substance suddenly came in contact with
his jaw and the next Impression Mike
recalls is that of being carried out In the
cool air and fanned.
Inquiry as tq the nature of his ailment
revealed to him that he had been in con
tact with. C. Beckhart's fist. So he had
Beckhart and the whole blacksmith shop
force arrested yesterday morning. He
said several men must have struck him
from the condition of his face, but it de
veloped that it was a one-man affair.
Beckhart was fined J5.
The way of the lazy man Is hard, at least
It would seem so in the face of an ex
perience which two East Side' men under
went in the Municipal Court yesterday
forenoon. The two men were W. M.
Peterson, contractor, and C. A. Eckerson,
teamster. They had many tons of debris
and refuse building matter on their hands
which belonged at the crematory. But
the cremator" was a long way off and so
they selected the alternative of dumping
the rubbish in a vacant lot in Holllday
addition. This might have been well had
not the neighborhood become aroused,
with the result of the two men's ar
rest. So now they have got to do their
work all over again. Judge Cameron sus
pended sentence with the understanding
that they remove the rubbish, inside of
ten days.
Ex-Fireman In Trouble.
C. Evans, who resigned from the fire
department three weeks ago after ten
years of continuous service, was arrested
yesterday forenoon on a warrant Issued
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by Judge Cameron charging him with
contempt of court. Evans is accused of
having tampered with the- prosecuting
witness, Frank Lloyd, in a robbery case
against the notorious "chick" Houghton.
Lloyd claims Evans came to him and, on
behalf of Houghton, offered him $30 and
the Jewelry recently stolen from him if
he would leave the State and remain
away for a fortnight. Evans was placed
under a $200 bond, which he furnished. He
denied the accusation.
,"Dr." A. J. Topping was arrested yes
terday on a ' Municipal Court warrant
charging him with practicing medicine
without a license. The complaint was
sworn to by Dr. B. E. Miller, secretary
of the State Board of Medical Examin
ers. Dr. Miller says Topping is selling
worthless, if . not dangerous, "dope" to
ailing people who consult him. Topping
denies that he la practicing medicine.
ONE VIEW OF LA F0LLETTE
Was His Portland Audience of the
Thoughtful Kind?
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Nov. 23. (To the
Editor.) I have read with much interest,
considerable humiliation and some disgust
tne report of the political harangue of
United States Senator La Follette, and
the conduct of some of the audience at
the White Temple in Portland the other
evening, as recently published In The Ore
gonlan. It is not strange that Senator La Fol
lette should be riding his hobbies over
the country, going about abusing every
Senator who presumed to know anything
and asserted the right to act upon his
own Judgment Consequently, little less
than the unmanly assault made on Sen
ator Fulton by this self-styled "little
giant" could have been expected. That a
miscellaneous audience gathered in .a
church building to hear a lecture on
"Representative Government" by a Wis
consin politician, should, upon the bom
bastic assertion of such politician, hiss
the name or United States Senator Fulton
is not only surprising, but actually pain
ful. i 1 have known C. W. Fulton for nearly
30 years.. He has practically grown up In
Oregon. He Is an honored, faithful and
patriotic citizen, and the people of Oregon
know and respect him. There have been
In the past, and are now, many questions
of a political not partisan nature about
which I differ very widely with Senator
Fulton, but in our .differences I have al
ways found him fair, honorable and
truthful and entirely free from demagog
ism. I am Bure that I am not alone in
saying that the assault of the Wisconsin
politician who, in his "water-bound" stay
speech in Portland, took occasion to re
flect upon Senator Fulton, was not only
ungentlemanly, unwararnted and an exhi
bition of ill breeding, but was a public
outrage.
It is known to all who took the pains
to follow the rate bill through its different
stages in Congress, that the preparation
of a bill which would meet the require
ments, coincide with the views of the
President and at the same time steer
clear of all constitutional objections, was
a grave puzzle to the oldest and wisest
heads in the Senate and the best consti
tutional lawyers in our country. And yet,
a man from Wisconsin who has been in
the United States Senate scarcely long
enough thoroughly to warm the seat of
the chair assigned him, parades over the
country, under the guise of delivering lec
tures on "Representative Government,"
spits forth his' venom upon all who dare
to differ with his views on National legis
lation! While this self-styled "little giant" Wis
consin politician was in the "burning up"
business in the Portland church the other
night, of all those who voted against his
("my") amendments and who sat down
upon his pet schemes, why did "he not
"roast" the President? It was known
that while the legislation In question was
pending in the Senate certain amend
ments covering some of the most difficult
objeations to the rate bill were worked
out and prepared by Senator Fulton and
submitted to the President and by him
heartily approved. This was more than
the gentleman from Wisconsin was able
to do. And now In his jealous rage,
standing on the platform In a Christian
church in the City of Portland, "Leaning
out over the platform, his face glowing
with suppressed feeling and every muscle
tense, he uttered the name of 'Fulton,' "
(any ordinary vaudeville actor could do
the same thing), he seeks in his dema
gogical way to reek out his revenge.
It Is just as easy for a rattletrap dem
agog'jf to arrange In advance for a few
hisserB as for a few applauders. I am
unwilling to believe that the people In the
great audience referred to who were car
ried oft their feet by the claptrap tirade
of tills Wisconsin whirlwind were of the
thoughtful kind. C. A. S EH LB REDE.
AWAITS RESULT OF APPEAL
KepresenJative AVilliamson Has Xo
Idoa of Serving Sentence.
FRINEVILLE. Or.. Nov. 7. (To the
Editor.) In The Sunday Oregonian of No
vember 4, I notice a statement under the
head lines "Take His Medicine," in which
It is stated that a report Was received
from The Dalles indicating that I had
decided to commence serving sentence and
that arrangement with that object in
view are now under way.
I have thus far refrained from attempt
ing to take my case into the tribunal
of the public press, and I appreciate the
fact that this Is neither the time nor the
occasion for me to express my views as
to the attitude of the preps and Us bear
ing upon the trial of my cause. I had
assumed that when the verdict of con
viction was secured at the end fl"f the
third trial the prosecuting officers and the
press would be content to' leave the mat
ters yet to be determined by the courts to
the decision of the Appellate Courts with
out attempting further to prejudice my
rights by publication of misleading state
ments. No foundation whatever for the
alleged report from The Dalles ever ex
luted, so far as I know, and whatever
the motive for the publication of this al
leged report or rumor may be I cannot
avoid the conclusion that its publication
is harmful to me by creating an impres
sion that I did not expect a reversal. Will
you grant me this opportunity to say
that no thought ever entered my mind of
serving a sentence unless the Appellate
Courts shall decide that I did have a. fair
and impartial trial according to the es
tablished rules and pflnclplos of law. and
I trust and firmly believe that such de
cision will never be rendered.
I ask at the hands of the press that
treatment which appeals to every man's
sense of fairness and justice; from the
courts I ask only for the fair and Impar
tial trial to which every American citi
zen Is entitled. It remains for the Appel-'
late Courts to determine whether or not
this has been accorded to me.
J. M. WILLIAMSON.
(The Oregonian Is Just now in receipt of
this communication from Representative
Williamson, which it of course makes space
for. It had been somewhat delayed in
reaching this office, else it would have been
printed before.)
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At Le Palais Royal, today $7.95 kind at
$6.50; all colors. Le Palais Rdyal, 375
Washington street.
France Employs American Engineer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. The French
government has retained Charles M.
Jacobs, of this city, who designed the
Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels under
the North and East Rivers, to prepare
plans for a tunnel to be built under the
River Seine from Rouen to Havre. The
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, F0R35YEARS
Suffered Severely With Eczema All
Over Body Examined 15 Times
by Government Board Who Said
There Was No Cure An Old
Soldier Completely Cured.
A. THOUSAND 'THANKS' --
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"For over thirty-five years I was ft
severe sunererlrom eczema, me erup
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It was all over my body, "lirnba,
and even -on my head. I am sixty
vears old and art old soldier, and have
been examined by the Government
Board over fifteen times, and tbey said
there was .no cure for me. I have
taken all kinds'of medicine and have
epent large Bums of money for doctofs,
without avail. A short time ago I
decided -io try the Cuticura Remedies,
and after using two cakes of Cuticura
Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment,
and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent,
two treatments in all, I am now well
and completely cured. A thousand
thanks to Cuticura. I cannot speak
too highly of the Cuticura Remedies.
John T. Roach, Richmondale, Ross
Co., Ohio, July 17, 1905."
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soothing and healing itching, tortur
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ceded by a warm bath with Cuticura
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sleep for skin-tortured babies, and rest
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crusts and scales and soften the thick
ened cuticle; dry without hard rub
bing, and apply Cuticura Ointment
freely, to allay itching and inflamma
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CaHcnrs Sop, Ointment, mv& Pill "T old threnglKlllt
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French tunnel will have two railroad
tracks and it will be about a, mile In
lensth. The cost of construction Is es
timated at between $10,000,000 and $11,
000,000. It is to be modeled after the
North River tunnel here.
NOW IS THE TIME
To buy your furs and get the choice of a
large stock and at lower prices, qualitj'
considered, than any place in the city.
Le Palais Royal, 375 Washington street.
Nye Made State Controller.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Nov. 23. Gov
ernor Pardee today appointed A. B. Nye
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
State Controller H. H. Colgan. Nye has
filled the position of private secretary to
Governor Pardee during the past four
yearn.
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The
all-round household use. Unexcelled in light-giving
power ; absolutely safe ; an ornament to any room.
Made of brass throughout and nickel-plated. Every
lamp warranted. If not at your dealer's, write to
onr nearest agency.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
There are two classes of remedies: those of known qual
ity and which are permanently beneficial in effect, acting
gently, in harmony with nature, when nature needs assist
ance ; and another class, composed of preparations of
unknown, uncertain and inferior character, acting tempo
rarily, but injuriously, as a result of forcing the natural
functions unnecessarily. One or the most exceptional or
the remediesof known quality and excellence is the ever
pleasant Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co., which represents the active principles of
plants, known to act most beneficially, in a pleasant syrup,
in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to con
tribute their pich, yet delicate, fruity flavor. It is the remedy
of all remedies to sweeten and refresh and cleanse the system
gently and naturally, and to assist one in overcoming consti
pation and the many ills resulting therefrom. Its active princi
ples and quality are known to physicians generally, and the
rom.flir H?ie Vi r of -.r mA ,5fV tVi&lr onnrnial ae upll nxith
the favor of many millions of well informed persons who know
f&0&3$8lf of their own personal knowledge and from actufl experience
thatit is a most excellent laxative remedy, we do not claim tnat
if will -lira all manner rf ille Knt fpfnmmpnd it for ttHat it rpallv
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represents, a laxative remedy of known quality and excellence,
containinz nothin2 of an objectionable or injurious character.
There are two classes of purchasers': those who are informed
as io ine quality or wnat tney Duy ana tne reasons ior me excellence
of articles of exceptional merit, and who do not lack courage to go
elsewhere when a dealer offers an i v.Uf'on of any well known
article; but, unfortunately, there are 5 ?ri ot ople who do not know,
and who allow themselves to be impose '. v; :. n. They cannot expect
its beneficial effects -if they do not get the genuine remedy.
To the credit of the drugguts of
nearly all of them value their
integrity and the good will or their
imitations of the
Genuine Syrup of Fsgs
manufactured by the California
to buy the genuine article and
one has only to note, when
the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the
front of every package. Price, 50c per bottle. One size only. .
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C6MMEICUL ri.TElfM
Special rates nutde
to families and
ingle gentlemen.
The manag-omeni
will b plrued at
all time to show
rooms and irjve
prices. A modern
Turklfih bath es
tablishment la the
hotel.
II. C. BOIVEHS.
Manager.
Th-st-CIass Check Kmrtanraai
Connected With Hotel.
C. O. DAVIS, Sea. and Trtatt,
You Need
When
the ther-
m o me t e r
drops away
down and you just
cant keep the house
warm with the other
stoves or furnace, it need
not worry jou one bit if there's a
Perfection Oil Heater in the house.
Let the weather conditions be what
they will, there need not be one cold
room or hallway if you have a
is perfectly con
structed, and is
the best lamp for
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the United States be it said
reputation for professional
customers too nrgniy to otter
'
Fig Syrup Co., and in order
to get its beneficial effects,
purchasing, the full name of
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