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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 190T. TO MATE AND NOISE Judiciary Committee Likely to Agree on Form of Ordi nance Monday. WHAT TIME TO CHANGE? Two Years Xeeessary, Says George Ei. Baker Vaughn Thinks 12 or 1 8 Months Ample Time to Get Xew Motive Power. Determination to abate the Fourth tro't railroad nuisance was marked at a ppeclal meeting of the judiciary commlt .tee of the Council yesterday when the "Vaughn ordinance to prohibit the opera tion of locomotives on the street was considered. Councilman fiaker has taken ;the decided stand that something must be Xdone. and Monday at a regular meeting f the committee It Is probable that an ordinance will be recommended to the Council which win give the Southern Pa cific either one year and a half or two iyears In which to change the motive Uower on this line. Mr. Baker and Councilman Vaughn lhave practically the same views regard ling the regulation of the operation of ithe trains on Fourth street, except that Uhey do not agree- upon the time they think should be given the railroad com Ipany in which to change. Mr. Baker thinks the company should be allowed Bwo years, and Mr. Vaughn Is holding Wut for a year or eighteen months. Coun cilman Booths, the third member of the Icnmmlttee. while apparently anxious to effect a remedy, is inclined to act more kelowly. Ordinance Prohibiting Steam. , Councilman Boothe- and City Attorney McNary will draw up an ordinance which the committee will consider Monday af ternoon. The ordinance will, if enacted. CTiake it compulsory on the part of the xailroad company to change motive power. Objection was mad to the Vaughn ordinance that It had for Its pur pose the practical revocation of the per mit or franchise of the railroad company. B.nd whether this permit or franchise Is subject to revocation Is a question that Is disputed. Councilman Vaughn is favorable to the provisions that will be embodied in the new ordinance, provided that it does riot irecogntze the privileges of the railroad fcnmpany as irrevocable. When the meas hire is drawn up no time limit will be (pet. as that Is to be determined upon (Monday. Tt is believed that sn ordinance to fcompel the railroad company to abandon llocomotives on the street has a fighting Whance to pass the Council, provided It receives the recommendation of the Judi joiary committee. There Is every reason E to believe that the members of the com mittee will come to Borne satisfactory nderstandlng on Monday. Pronertv- jowners along Fourth street have revived trtth renewed vigor the fight against the irailroad company. A petition Is now be flng circulated among them asking the Council to take some action, and it is ainderstood that it Is backed up by nearly very property owner on the street. The Ijjctltlon will be presented to the Council an a few days. Propertyownors Chance Monday. Thp meeting Monday will develop much Intrst. The members are anxious that I property owners and other citizens inter ested he present and representatives of ,the railroad company will attend. City ".Attorney MeNary will be there to un tangle any legal knots that may arise, 'and the City Engineer has been asked to express an opinion whether It ia practical to haul freight up Fourth street .by electricity or any other form of mo tive power except that provided by a lo comotive. Just an th meeting closed yesterday. Vaughn mentioned that his anti-pass ordinance would come up Monday for consideration. He proposes to prohibit city officials from receiving favors from the street railway company. "I am dead aualnst you on that, de clared Bakrr. "So am I."' was th second protest from Councilman Boothe. Passes and Passes. "I think the street railway company mould be allowed to give passes to whom soever it may desire," continued Baker. ''I don't believe a councilman could be Influenced by a package of car tickets. That's too cheap. Besides, T think the p ompany should he compelled by law to (furnish free transportation to the coun Icilmen. "I will favor an ordinance, however." laughed Mr. Baker, "prohibiting council men from receiving passes from the theatrical managers." Now that the a-ouncilmen have George I. Baker among them, tlfey think they will be fixed with passes to the shows for life. Before the committee broke tip. loth ITMr Baker and Mr. Boothe were heard ko declare they had never' been offered Basses by the street railway company. JAWFUL WRECK IN CANADA iFiftccn Perjoua Burned to Death in Canadian Pacific Train. FORT WIUJAMS. Out.. April 1 The Nrorat wreck in the history of the Can- killan Pacific Tiallroads occurred yester- Bay near Chapleau. Fifteen persons, nine fauiults and six .-hlldren. are missing, and t.ro believed to bavo been burned to death n the coaches. The wreck was caused by a broken trail, which ditched the train, the two jtourist cars rolling down an embankment into a small lake below. Fassengers Bought their way through the flames and -.. number of people in the coaches were (pulled out badly burned but still alive. Most of the passengers received more or less serious injuries. B'NAI B'RITH HEARS HECHT I.os Angeles Man Tells of World Work-of This Order. At the union services to be held at the Temple Beth Israt-1 at S o'clock to night, to which all arc Invited, Dr. Sigmund Hcht. of T.os Angrcles. one of the most prominent clergymen among the Jewish people in this coun try, will speak on "A T'nlted Israel." Following this. Grand President George '. Black, of the B'nal B-rlth. will tell of the wrk of this lodge. A larger number of members of tiie ordey were present at the Joint gath ering of the two local lodges of the Xl'nal B'rtth than at any previous as sembling of the order in this city. After the Initiation of the candidates, Pr. Hcht delivered a stirring address to young men. wbjLJa- Grand. President BOUND SMOKE Black spoke of the far-reaching and effective work he said the order is doing around the world. He also told of the commendable work of the dole Kates from Portland, among whom he mentioned Slg Slchel, at one time grand president of this district, which includes the. states west of the Rock ies, and who instituted the lodge wherein Black became a member. Oth ers mentioned were S. Julius Mayer, Otto J. Kraemer. Isaac Swett, David X. Mobessohn and Dr. A. Tilzer. Refreshments were served to 150, District Deputy Otto J. Kraemer pre siding. The following responded with short talks: rfig Slchel. Dr. Jonah B. Wise. Dr. X. Mosessohn, Dr. J. Bloch. Alex Bernfteln, S. L. Gold- schmidt. Isaac Swett and Dr. A. Til zer. In consideration of the services ren dered by Isaac Swett. It is said to be almost certain that he will become second vice-president at the next grand lodge session, which will be held in this city next February. Dr. Hecht and Grand President Black will gc from here to Puget Sound and thence to Spokane, Boise, Butte, Helena and Salt Lake City. This is the regular yearly official visit of the grand president to the lodges under his jurisdiction, although on account of the California disaster it is the first visit to Portland for two years. A movement Is on foot to start in Portland an organization among local Jews similar to the Y. M. C. A. This will be known as the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and will cover practically the same field of work as the Y. M. C. A. This subject Is now In the hands of a committee appointed by one of the local B'nai B'rith Iodge3. The organization is being pushed for ward by some of the more prominent of the younger Jewish element of Portland. POLICE EXPOSE IN SIGHT CHIEF FILES CHARGES AGAINST GRAVES AXD FITZSIMMOXS. Former Denies Alleged Attempts at GraftLatter. Chief Says, Talks Too Much. sensational scandal in police circles is promised as the result of a recent news article In The Oregonlan to the effect that petty grafting by members of the department was being practiced. An Investigation conducted by Chief Grltz macher immediately after the article in question appeared brought forth startling charges yesterday against Patrol Driver rank A. Graves and Special Policeman J. J. Fltzslmmons. Both are accused of 'conduct unbecoming an officer" and will nave hearings tomorrow afternoon be lore the Police Commission. Patrol Driver Graves not only denies most emphatically the charges filed against him. but declares he will show he la a victim of jobbery. The charges filed against Graves go Into the details of the policeman's alleged misconduct along Xorth Fourth street, where disorderly women of foreign na tivity hold forth. The Chief charges that four of these women told him that Graves placed them under arrest late last Saturday night but In each case released them without taking them to headquarters, giving every evidence ex cept by actual words that he expected money for the release. Xone of the wom en paid anything. To each of them, the Chief states. Graves said he would call again. In one place he Is accused of remaining 40 minutes, parleying with a woman, whom he arrested but later re leased. "There is absolutely no truth in the charges." said Policeman Graves. "Ivast Saturday night I worked through the shift, as usual, until 11:43 P. M.. after which I caught a car for Vancouver, where I spent the Sunday up to time to report for duty. Xot only Is the charge false but this Is a job, put up by a Jealous policeman, the consort of one of the French women who accuses me of at tempting to graft her. I have never been in two of the cribs mentioned In the charges filed by the Chief, and was In the other two only before being assigned to drive the patrol wagon. I then wont there on orders from Captain Bruin, in company with Policeman Sher wood. We were instructed to see that the rules and regulations were obeyed among those women." The sensational declaration by Police man Graves that a brother officer Is at the bottom of the charges against him, and that the officer is a consort of one of the French women Involved In the scandal, furnishes the basis for further Investigation, and it is expected a con dition of affairs most shocking will be revealed. It Is alleged that several police men are too friendly with disorderly women on their beats and a complete exposure is predicted in police circles. Policeman Graves has been a member of the department since February 16, 1907, and worked in plain clothes until the suspension of ex-Patrol Driver Isaacs on a charge of grafting from Chinese, at which time he was assigned to drive the patrol wagon on the first relief. He Is an expert driver, having been in the artillery branch of the United States Army in that capacity. There was a rumor at headquarters yesterday that Graves was soon to be appointed 'to the detective bureau, by order of Captain Bruin. Special Policeman Fitzsimmons is charged with conduct unbecoming an of ficer because he spread the report that a policeman in full uniform recently "held up" & citizen for $3 on a public street one night. Chief Grltzmacher declares the report to have been entirely without foundation In the charges filed yester day. Fltzslmmons. who Is characterized by Chief Grltzmacher as "a half wit," is accused of spreading a false report, of talking publicly of the alleged grafting policeman ard with falling to make good the charge or to show that he had Just cause to speak of the case In public. FOR GOOD OF THEIR CITY Ea?t Side Business Men Show Get Together Spirit. Over 100 East Side husiness men came together last night In the Oddfellows' Hall, on Grand avenue and East Oak street, under the auspices of the E utt Side Business Men's Club, to get acquainted with each other and promote a progre stve spirit. In every' way the gathering accomplished its purpose. H. A. Calef. president of the Business Men's Club, welcomed fhe representatives from Al bina. Sunnyidc. East Twenty-eighth street district. Mount Tabor and else where with a few appropriate remarks. It was the first time that such a gath ering had been held for such a purpose. Miio was furnished by the Oregon Male Quartet. Short talks were made by H. H. Xewhall. W. H. Markell. Councilman Dan Kellaher. F. S. Bennett. H. H. Prouty, D. H. Strowbridge. George W. Staplefon and others, all breathing a pro gressive and optimistic spirit. Much praise was given the East Side Business Men's Club for its work in behalf oX the business and material Interests of that section of the city. Several speakers freely predicted that Important bu&lnet centers would be de veloped on the East Side. Toward the close there was a friendly boxing match between the Saxe brothers. The Craw Orchestra rendered music during the eve ning. Kodak Developing and Printing JLlU 6th si- jiw SVasawuctoo, J, 1 Cnher. PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM HIGH BRIDGEITaIE THEATERS By Arthur A. Greene. i' Mrs. Ignatz Lowengart Takes Own Life During Mental Aberration. POLICEMEN SEE TRAGEDY Arrive Just Too Liate to Save Her. Woman, Who Has Been 111 of Nervous Disorder, Leaves Her Home in the Xight. Mrs. Leah Lowengart," wife of Ignatz Lowengart. prominent wholesale mer chant, committed suicide at daybreak yes terday morning by dropping from the Ford-street bridge into the deep gorge below. Her plunge to death was seen by two police officers, who were running toward the bridge at the time in the hope of saving her life. Mcntai aberration, following prolonged nervous disorder, is assigned as the cause of the tragedy. Mrs. Lowengart arose yesterday 'morn ing before the household was awake and left her home on Irving street un observed. At 4 o'clock her absence was discovered by the husband. Knowing of her condition, he was alarmed and. fail ing to loeate her In a hurried search of the premises, called a carriage, drove to the police station and asked that the po lice assist in finding her. At tills very time Mrs. Ijowengart was clinging to the Ford-street bridge from the narrow ledge outside the gimrd-rall. She may have been there for hours, hesi tating in the face of death. There is no way of knowing the hour she left her home, which Is about a mile from the gorge. A few minutes after 5 o'clock a streetcar man named Robinson, on his way to the carbarn, saw her dangerous plight as he passed the bridge. She had removed her shoes, climbed the railing and was crouched on a perilous space outside the rail, dinging to a rail for support. Robinson did not essay to assist her. Nor did he stop for Inquiry, hut continued on his war. A full third of a mile dis tant, at Twenty-third and Washington streets, he met Patrolmen leisey and Sherwood and told them of what he had seen. The officers had just been notified by telephone from the police station to keep a lookout for Mrs. Ijowengart. They at once broke into run and went up the grade to the bridge at their best gait, it was quite light and as they drew near the bridge they saw the hapless woman outside the rail. They say that s. they approached she made a feeble effort as if to draw herself back onto the bridge. Seemingly she had been hesitat ing at death. Recovering somewhat from her mental depression, it is possible she was determined to avoid the terrific fall. Either her strength was not sufficient, as she was exhausted by exposure and the tax on her nervous system, or else the approach of the officers made her realize that she must act quickly or not at all. When the policemen were about ten feet away she released her hold. Her body shot backward into the gulch. She struck on a knoll, 15 feet from the bottom of the srjleh, where the brush held her for a brief time. Before the officers could scramble down she had fallen again to the roadway. Strangely enough no bones were broken, but the shock or the fall was fearful and she was Injured internally. She fell at a point about 15 feet distant from where Dr. P. E. Johnson jumped or was thrown to his death last January. Mrs. Lowengart was alive but uncon scious when picked up. The patrol wagon was sent for and. at the direction of Dr. Gustav Baar. she was sent to the Xorth Pacific Sanatorium. She died at 9 o'clock without having recovered consciousness. Mr. Lowengart was notified as soon as the injured woman reached the hospital. He remained at the hospital until the end and was Inconsolable at her death. Word of the tragedy was carefully withheld from Mrs. ,Lowengarfs nine-year-old daughter, Ruth. Mrs. Lowengart had a large circle of friends, who were inexpressibly shocked at her sad death. She had been prominent in social circles for several years, her domestic relations having been pleasant, ' ann tne izinetiKHri noma nas Deen the scene of numerous bright social gather ings during the present season. Mrs. Lowengart formerly was Miss Leah Gerst. daughter of Harrrison Gerst. of San Francisco. Her marriage occurred at that place ten years ago. The be reaved husband Is senior member of the firm of I-owengart & Co. Mrs. Lowen gart's mother is nbw in Europe visiting a son who is studying music there. A sis ter. Mrs. Naphthaly. resides at San Fran cisco. Funeral services will be held today at j : : Mrs. Ignatz Lowengart. . j?. p. M, at the iasuihe homt oiS lrvingJLaiid delijthted. street. The services will be conducted bv Rabbi Wise. Dr. Baar made a statement last night denying the published reports that Mrs. Ijowengart was a patient under his care. "The I-Tee I.ane." Megmund Lump. .. .Joseph Cawthorn Duke of Gryfttana Albert Hart Emperor of Braggadocia.Geo. Schiller Pertinax Sim Pullen Prince Florlan George Tallman Dagonet W. J. Smith Herald William Myers Princess Yolande Xella Bergen Grlselda Jeannette Lowrie Mops Harriet Marlotto Lrandre Monte Elmo Sllvandre Gladys Coleman Jacqueline Lou Garrett Diane Helen Southern IT'S nere. It's a genuine comic op pera. And it's good. At Intervals of a few years John Philip Sousa jomes to, and throws off a musical score, mostly six-eight time, and the show going public prepares for a whoop hurrah. The March King has set his enthusiasm to music, or what passes for music among those who like two steps. "The Free Lance" opened an engage ment at the Hcilig last night, and en tertained a big audience to its fullest satisfaction. Harry B. Smith, immortalized by "Robin Hood." wrote the book and lyrics, and hasn't done anything so well for a long time. Sousa and V.v were feeling fine and dandy when they wrote this latest effort. They framed up a piece that couldn't fail. With such an organization as at the present time interprets It. there is only one word in its lexicon, and that word is suc cess. There Is a swing and dash to the tunes that nobody can resist'. There is almost a plot, and the lines are so funny that they tickle the funny-bone of every well-organized anatomy. The costumes are gorgeous, and the scenery a veritable dream of splendor land. Then there Is Joe Cawthorn and Jean nette Lowrie and Jsella Bergen. What more could you ask? The combina tion goes clear across the board, and you can't lose. There have been many promises made for "The Free Lance." and strangelv enough, they are all fulfilled, except as to the number actually engaged. There aren't 70 people, as the bills say. but there are more than 50. including an augmented orchestra, ana they are quite enough. Cawthorn is just about the top limit for funny musical comedians. He has been known to make a clothing store dummy laugh, and he does It with less horseplay than almost any man in the business. He never was better in his life than last night, and that is going some for Joseph. Jeannetto Lowrie is cuter than ever. It doesn't matter that she can't sing very much, and It doesn't matter that she has that fatal huskiness that used to belong to poor Delia Fox. She is irresistible as Grls tlda, the cunning little goose girl, who masquerades as a very classy Prin cess and burlesque Joan d'Arc. Nella Bergen's singing revived memories of "El Capltan." She has the larger share of responsibili ties In the matter of song numbers. George Schiller, who looks enough like Mayor Lane to call Paddy Bruin by his first name. Is capital as the Emperor of Braggadocla while Albert Hart works out the part of the Duke of Graftlana as well as circumstances will permit. The chorus numbers 35 and sings well enough for Class A. The new Sousa march "On to Victory" which closes the first act is a big, swing ing air that starts the pulses and the feet going. It is my gues that it will be the joy of bandmasters when the Sum mer park season opens. It Is like "The Stars and Stripes Forever,'1 "Washington Post" and Sousa's earlier marches, rem iniscent of them perhaps but none the less Inspiring for that. The other songs that caught the crowd last night were "The Goose Girl," sung by Miss Lowrie and the chorus, "Come My Dear." the most musi cal of all. by Cowthorn. Nella Bergen, George Tallman and Jeannette Lowrie. Miss Bersen's song "The Carrier Pigeon" and Cawthorn's two topical numbers, "Hair" and "I Never Was Right In My Life." There is no question about "The Free Lance." It is an attraction de luxe and well worth the advanced prices. It will be repeated tonight and twice tomorrow. Go see it and thank me for telling you. ELECT CHURCH OFFICERS Congregation of First Presbyterian Holds Annual Meeting. At the annual meeting' of the First Presbyterian Church, held last night, the elders, deacons, trustees and Sunday School superintendent were elected for the year. The reports from the various societies of the church showed that every branch of the work is in a flourishing condition. The treasurer's report shows that the total spent during the year for congregational expenses, including re pairs to the manse and church, was tl6. 123; for special, benevolent and mission ary purposes J41T2 was expended, while S967 was raised to wipe out an old defi cit. This brings the total amount for the year up to K7.W3. and does not in clude amounts raised by the Bible classes. Sunday School, Women's Mission ary Society or Young People's Society or individual gifts. The elders of the church are now as follows: F. E. Cooper, S. R. Johnston. Ph. D. : S. P. Lee. 6. T. Lockwood, G. M. Wells. M. D.: J. T. Ross. B. A. Thaxter, Dr. C. R. Templeton. Prof. J. F. Ewing, Robert Livingstone, William M. Idd. R. K. Warren, E. Quackenbush. Miller Mur dock and A. S. Pattullo. clerk of the session. Of tbeso the first five were elected to succeed themselves, and Mr. Ross and Mr. Thaxter succeed Dr. Moss man and Mr. Dalzell, who are not now residents of Portland. Of the deacons. W. r. FValey and Dr. A. S. Nichols were elected to succeed themselves, and L. H. Lamberson and J. S. Meek to succeed others. The other deacons are still in office. Of the truafees. the following were elected: Jacob Kamm. H. C. Campbell. W. R McKenzle. Frank Robertson. W. A. MacP.ae, Wallace McCamant and W. W. Cotton. J. F. Ewing was elected Sun day School superintendent for the year. The Sunday School enrollment Is now nearly 1000. while the enrollment of the first church is about 1200. Docket Contains 69 Divorce Cases. OREGON CITT. Or.. April 11 (Special.) County Clerk F. W. Greenman today completed the docket for the regular April term of the Clackamas County Circuit Court, which convenes next Monday. There Is only one criminal charge, that of the State vs James T. Dillon and W. H. Roberts, who are accused of robbing Wilson & Cooke's hardware store. Rob erts has confessed to the crime. There are 6S law cases on the docket and f! equity cases, of which 69 are divorces. In addition to the divorce suits on the docket, however, there are more than 30 pending in which summonses have not vet been filed rahills "Washinsr Fluid will produce re sults so ea-sily tuat you will be surprised TO ELECT Year's Club Officers Will Be Chosen This Afternoon. SEVERAL FOR PRESIDENT Mrs. A. C. Xewill and Mrs. Freder ick Eggert Among the Candi dates Mentioned Ten Of ficers to Be Selected. Today is the big day of the year with the members of the Women's Club, as this afternoon the annual election of officers will be hold and all who are acquainted with the members of the club know what that means. The members have one chance a year to dabble in the political spirit and the election this year is heralded with more than ordinary interest. Officers will be elected this after noon at 2:30 .o'clock at the Women of Woodcraft building. Tenth and Taylor streets. About all of the members, nearly 300, will attend. The election promises to be very close and exciting. Several candidates have been men tioned prominently, and no one appears to be in a position to know who will win. Many refused to express their choice and it is always possible that a "dark horse" will appear at the last moment. The names of Mrs. A. C. Newill and Mrs. Frederick Kgfgert have both been mentioned, and it is declared by some that the principal contest will be wapred by the friends of these two candidates. Both are popular in club circles and it is generally agreed that either would make an excellent presi dent. Mrs. W. Wynn Johnson, the incum bent, is taking no part in the cam paign. She has held office for the past year and the constitution provides that the president is ineligible for re election. Eight officers and two new directors will be elected this afternoon. There are five members of the board of directors but only two new members will be elected this year. The in stallation of the new officers will be held the last Friday in June. The fol lowing are the outgoing officers: President, Mrs. W. Wynn Johnson; first vice-president. Mrs. G. M. Glines; second vice-president. Mrs. H. M. Ogden; recording secretary, Mrs. J. C. Pritchard: corresponding secretary, Mrs. Merwin Pugh; financial secretary. Mrs. W. H. Fear; treasurer, Mrs. CL N. Rankin ; auditor, Mrs. C. E. Runyon. The two outgoing directors are: Mrs. F. W. Brooke and Mrs. Philip Lawton. LOVE FEAST REPUBLICANS WILL MEET TO RATIFY UNION" OF CLUBS. Members of Three Organizations and of the Party in General to Take Part in Rally Monday Night. There will be a big love feast of Port land Republicans at SJelling-Hirsch Hall Monday night and the staunch party lead ers who have been busily engaged in con solidating the Portland Republican Club and the Braver Republican Club are es pecially anxious for all good Republicans, both of the city and county to turn out Monday rfight. The meeting will be a ratification of the consolidation of these clubs Into what will hereafter be known as the Union Republican Club. For some time past Republican leaders have been hard at work forming this union of Republican clubs, and at the meeting the committee which had the work in charge will make its report, and then will follow the ratification. All the stumhllng blocks to the completion of this consolidation have been overcome and there remains nothing more than to cele brate the union of all the Republican clubs. Another important feature of the meet ing will be the report of the platform committee. This committee has had in charge the work of drawing up a platform and if the report is accepted, the Re publican candidates before the coming primaries will be asked to subscribe and pledge themselves to this platform. It is not the intention of the officers of the Union Club to Indorse any of the various candidates for municipal office. They hope by adopting this course to avoid all controversy and strife, but the club will insist upon the candidates standing pat upon the platform in case it is adopted at the meeting. The plat form committee consists of W. M. Cake, chairman of the city central committee; W. M. Davis, F. E. Beach and Dr. Bm mett Drake. J. K. Gill, president of the club and Secretary Max G. Cohen, are especially anxious to have a big turn out of Republicans and an invitation is ex tended to every Republican club in the city or county. Millworker Loses Damage Suit. Suing for $5000 for alleged injuries re ceived while in the employ of the North Pacific Lumber Company. Antti Brrkila will get nothing, as the jury in the Cir cuit Court yesterday rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant. Brrkila al leged that he was injured while working in th company's mill in North Portland In February. 1906. and that the mill peo ple were careless as to the manner In which they left their machinery, which caused the accident. Trial Postponed for 3 0 Tays. Judge Sears yesterday extended the time 30 days for trying the Adams-Went-worth case. A. B. Adams purchased a The Reason Why We endorse VTN0L : Because Vinol is a real cod liver preparation containing all the medicinal elements of cod liver oil, with the useless oil omitted, tonic iron added. Because Vinol creates strength for old people, for the run-down, tired, debili tated; for weak, sickly women and children. Because Vinol is unequalled 1 for all pulmonary troubles. Woodard. Clarke & Co.. Druggists. , WOMEN THE CHICKERING Oldest in America, best in the world. THE WEBER With its wonderful and incompar able tone. THE KIMBALL The most popular piano on the market today. The Hazelton, Steck, Hobart M. 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