DHL A. PIERCE
NEW PRESIDENT
State Board of Health Holds
Annual Meeting at Salem
and Elects Officers.
VITAL STATISTICS READ
Total Number of Death Reported
for Biennial Period Kndftt Sep
trmhrr SO tS.tS.
Births Number 19.161.
A quorum of the members of the
State Board of Health met yesterday
lit Salem In accnrdiiii with the pro
visions of law requirlnc that the an
nual meetlnc of the board shall be
held at the Capital.
The board adjourned to meet In
Portland anil took up several matters
for discussion. At the annual meetlnc
the follow-In were elected officers to
serve for the current year: President.
Pr. K. A. Pierce, of Portland: vice
president. Dr. V. B. Morse. Salem;
secretary. Ir. R. C. Yenney. Portland.
The other members of the board are
lr Alfred Kinney. Astoria; lr. C. J.
Smith. Pendleton: Ir. K. B. Picket.
Medford. an.l Dr. Andrew C. Smith.
Portland.
A committee consisting of Dr. C. J.
Smith and Dr. K. A. Pierce was ap
pointed to confer Willi a committee
from the National Association for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis. In an en
deavor to secure suitable state aid for
th tubercular poor.
Matters relating to the recent Paci
fic states health officers' conference
were broncl.t tip and the secretasy
was instructed to enforce such regula
tions as are recommended by the Joint
conference.
The secretary reported that in the
oiennlal period ended September 30.
190. there were reported to the board
lO.odS births In the state and 6SS3
Seaths. For the biennial period ended
September 30. 1908. there were reported
19.1S1 births and 13.1.19 deaths. This
Increase In both Instances Indicated
that physicians are exercising more
.-are In furnishing- data for vital statis
tics, and that the percentage is about
the same as for several years in the
death rate In Oregon, that Is to say.
about 10 per cent.
The next meeting of the slate Board
will be held probably In March of the
coming; year, unless something turns
up demanding Immediate attention. In
which event the board will be con
vened on call of the president
DIFFICULT TO GET WATER
NO EASY WAY TO FILL TANKS
ON DOCKS.
Shipmaster Make Complaint That
Private Owners Decline to
Run ripe Lines.
For years there has been a condition
in this harbor that continues to annoy
eallinit vessels. All the docks are owned
by private firms and corporations, and
at none of these Is there any means
provided to till water tanks with Bull
Run water.
The latest shipmaster to mak com
plaint Is the master of the Aberfoyle. a
British ship that Is In the harbor and
Is supplied with drlnklnn mater In a dif
ficult manner, the crew being sent ashore
with barrels which are filled at a hydrant
some distance from the lading place.
Just how the trouble Is to be overcome
has not been solved and probably will
not be until the Council passes an ordi
nance compelllnc dockowners to lay pipe
across for the benefit of vessels that may
need the service. Health authorities cau
tion aaainst the use of river water for
drinking purposes, and as there Is al
ways a surplus of Bull Run water there
Is said to be no good reason why vessels
in the harbor should not be privileged
to fill their tanks whenever desired.
EXTEND SCOPE OF SE15VICE
Weather Bnreau lo Have Additional
Apparatus In-tallcil.
Advices have ben received by K. A.
K?als. district forecaster, that the Chief
of the Weather Bureau has authorized
the apportionment of Jwo to this office
to be expended In installing snow gauges
and other necessary meteorological appa
ratus, and for extending observation in
mountainous districts of the state. Mr.
B-a!s said yesterday that this Informa
tion had been received with much grat
ification, as his office is called iroon fre
quently for data concerning water re
cources In different parts of the state,
and. In many instances inquiry is made
concerning places remote from civili
sation. By using part of the appropria
tion to pay small sums to men who will
make correct reports the Department wil'
.be in-a posiilon to furnish reliable data
regarding water resources, power. Irri
gation facilities, etc.. that will be of
great benefit to the public.
The first work to be inaugurated under
the authority' referred to is to be done in
the L'matilia River Basin. Fnllowing
this, the next district to be taken up will
probably be the John Day and D'schutes
drainage areas. The work will then ex
tend to the Willamette and Rogue River
Valleys.
Marine News of Tacoma.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dee. IS. The
American-Hawaiian liner Alaskan Is In
port loading tlour and lumber for the
Hawaiian Islands.
The steam schooner Tiverton arrived
In port today to load lumber.
The steam schooner Phnayak arrived
in port with a cargo from San Fran
cisco. The Blue Funnel liner Teucer re
turned from her Itinerary of Sound
ports to finish her cargo for the Orient
and Ijiverpool. She leaves December
S.
The German bark Magdalene Is due
in port tonight from Port los Angeles.
She loads wheat for Balfour, Guthrie-&
Co.
The steamer Watson is In port for
general cargo. She mill return to Seattle
tomorrow night.
Seattle Shipping: Notes.
SEATTl.R Wash.. Dec. lfi. The tank
steamer Whittler sailed for San Fran
cisco today after- discharging a cargo of
' oil.
The steamer Yucatan sailed for Valdex
and Seward this morning with 41 pas
sengers and a larjie consignment of
Christmas freight.
The steamer Cottage City has com
pleted repairs and Is making ready ,to
resume her run to Skagway, leaving out
Saturday night.
The steamer Tampico sails on Friday
with powder and general cargo for
Southeastern Alaska.
The American ship E. M. Phelps la
loading canned salmon for New York
and Norfolk. She will sail January 1.
after completing cargo at Bellingham.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND. Dec. Arrived French
hark Artnen. from Hobart: Am. '"rn"h
Soi:lh Bay. from San Fr.ncU'-o. sallea
tank steamer Atlas, for Kan l.uls Obl.po.
Astoria. Dee ! Condition of 'he bar
at r. V V . smooth, wind east. 8 miles.
"Vainer cie.r. Sailed .t S A. M -Steamer
Svl.M MiT'tcn. for Snn rianclseo. Ar
rived al 1 P M. and left up t 4 P. M
Stra.ni r Alliance, from Coos Bay. Arrived
;l P M steamer Eureka, from Eureka.
Arrived down at a P. M. -Steamer Argo.
San Krmclsco. Dec 16 Sailed al
M veaienlav Sloamer Yellowstone, for
Portland. Arrived at 11 A. M Steamer
lit r V Elder, from Portland.
Yokohama. Pec. 16. Arrived previously
Shlnano Maru. from Seattle for Hong
Nifples. Dec. 16 Arrived Queen Amelie,
from Portland, via I'oror.el
Volt. hama. Pec. 16 Arrived previously
Minnesota, from Seattle for Hong Kong.
t'allao. Dec. 14. Sailed Princess Char
lotte, for Vancouver.
Sun Franclco. Dec. 16 Arrived Steamer
Dr. TU A. Pierce. Elected Preal-
dent State Board of Health.
eo. W. Elder. Portland; steamer Washte
.naw. Seattle; sleamer Rainier, from Bal
lard. Sailed Steamer Nsnn Smith, t'ooa
Bay: bark John and Wlnthrop. nhillng
cruise; steamer Taurus. Gray'a Harbor.
Tide at Astoria Thuradnj-.
Hlh. . Low.
7:4 A. M T.5 fectjl :13 P. M 2. feet
8.2 P M S.g feet 2:33 P. M ... .2.6 feet
RELEASE OF UMPQUA LAND
JSoseburg Receiver Says IJeserve
Tracts Are Not Highly Desirable.
ROSFBURG. Or.. Dec. 15. (To the Edi
tor.) The news recently pubshed about
a tract of land to be released from the
Vmpqna National forest was bo mislead
ing that correction seems due to the
land-hungry public.
It is true that some 91.00ft acres are to
be eliminated from the forest reserve,
but more than 90 per cent of that area
was in private ownership before the lands
were withdrawn from entry, March 2.
ISO;. The less than 10 per cent remaining
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Due to Anire.
Name. From. Date.
Breakwater. .Coos Bay In port
Rore City... San Francisco. -In port
Roanoke Los Angeles... In port
S. H. Elmore. Tillamook Dec.
Alliance Coos Bay Dee.
Nebraskan. . . Sallnaa frux. . . Dec.
Argo....- .Tillamook Iwc.
Senatcr Pan Francisco. Dec.
Nome City... San Francisco. Dec.
Ceo. W. EltierSan Pedro Dec.
Netadan Salinas I'rus. . . Dec.
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Numantia. . . .Hongkong.
Mcomedlt. . . Hongkong.
Alesta Honskong.
Arabia Hongkong.
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Feb
Mar.
Scheduled to Depart.
Neme.
Roanoke . . . .
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Alliance. . . .
For.
.Lob Angelea... Dec.
San Francisco. .Dec.
i'oor Bay Deo.
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NebraFkan . . .
.Sallnaa 'rux...Dec.
Ara-o.
Tillamook Dec.
.t'ooa Bay Dec.
Breakwater.
H. Elmore. Tillamook Dec.
Oeo. W. ElderSan Pedro Dc.
Nevadan Puget Sound... Dec.
Alesia Hongkong Dec.
Senator San Franciaco. Dec.
Nome City... San Francisco. Dee.
Numantia. .. .Hongkong Jan.
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Entered Wednesday.
Asuncion. Am. atetmship (McKel
lar). fuel oil. from Fan Francisco.
Atlas. Am. ateamahlp iBadgerl.
fuel oil. from Richmond.
South Bay. Am. steamship iHal
vorsenl. In ballast, ftom 8an Fran
cisco. Breakwater, Am. steamship iMsc
genn). with general cargo from
Coos Bay.
Armen. French bark i Revel , In
ballast, from Hobart Town.
Cleared Wednesday.
Asuncion. Am. steamship tMcKel
lar), tn water ballast, for San Luis
Obispo.
Atlas. Am. steamship' (Badger). In
water ballast, for San Luis Obispo.
Breakwater. Am. steamship (Mac
genn). general cargo, for Coos Bay.
vacant are, of course, the less desirable
lands. "We have no reason to suppose
that there are any "'choice dairy-, fruit
and timber tracts" in the area to be
opened, though tastes differ and it may
be that somebody would regard some of
hose lands as choice.
It Is not a peculiar feature of this
opening tnat settlers are to hive prefer
ence. This lias been the Invariable rule
for years. Settlers are permitted to go
upon the vacant lands on or after Decem
ber 21. but not before that date, while
entries at the land office are not per
mitted until January 20 following. Since
entries other than homestead must .be
accompanied by. showing that the land
Is unoccupied. It 'follows thnt occupancy,
settlement, before January 20 will defeat
adverse application for the land oo or
after January 20. The presence of the
settler upon the land will prevent the
non-occupancy showing necessary for
entry by one who Is not a settler.
There is no more reason to expect a
"rt'sli" tn get tliese lands than there was
for a rush a year ago "last August, when
40 times as much land was eliminated
from forest reserves in this district under
the same conditions. First erroneous re
ports drove the public crazy, but prior to
date for entry people learned the truth
and few cared for the land.
J. M. LAWRENCE receiver.
OCEAN I NMID WINTER.
Christmas eve. December 24. and New
Year's eve. December 31 the 6 P. M. train
of the Astoria & Columbia River Rail
road will run through to "Seaside. This
will accommodate those wishing- to
spend the holidays at their Summer
homes. Sfpecial dinner served at hotels.
For tickets and parlor, car reservations
call on city offices. Third and Morrison
streets and 12J Third street-
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ad.ii ar a, --,-W;g-.,i..ail
Abstract Company Copyists
to Leave Building.
NO ROOM IN COURTHOUSE
Permission Formerly Given Stenog
raphers From Outside Firms to
I se County Clerk's Office Re
voked to Make More Room.
The eight or nine abstract compa
nies, whose stenographers have been
permitted to have desk room at the
novtli end of the County Clerk's office,
must seek quarters elsewhere. This
was the order issued yesterday by
County Clerk Fields, upon the instruc
tion of the County Commissioners.
The order Is to take effect January 1.
The order to vacate is the direct re
sult of the cramped quarters afforded
by the ancient County Courthouse. Mr.
Fields went to the commissioners yes
terday with the plea that he needed
room In which to extend the tax. rolls.
Kather than rent rooms for this pur
pose, the commissioners decided as
abo-e.
Heretofore the. work of extending
the tax rolls has been done In the
rooms at the north end of the build
ing, opposite the Sheriffs office; but
the grand jury is now occupying this
space, and there is no other room in
the Courthouse available.
For years local abstract companies
have been permitted to use county
tables and county chairs, the commis
sioners realizing that if they are not
provided for. no abstracts can be made.
But the County Clerk has allowed
them only to take the data needed,
not to use the Courthouse as an office
for the drawing up of documents. At
present 25 clerks are employed by
three large companies and five or six
individual concerns.
It has been rumored that County
Clerk Fields was receiving an annual
rental from the companies, but he de
nies it. and no suggestion of such a
thing has been incorporated into any
grand jury report. Mr. Fields said
last night that lately, for .he purpose
of accomodation, he has kept a deputy
at the Courthouse for half an hour
after the closing hour. 5 o'clock. In
return the abstract companies so ac
comodated give Assesor Sigler a copy
of all current business, for which the
county was formerly obliged to pay
HO a month.
FINCH NOW CLAIMS STRUGGLE
Self-Defense Will Be Made In Mur
der Case.
Could persons standing on Morrison
street below the window to Ralph B.
Fisher's law office have seen a struggle
taking place there? This will be left
for decision to the Jury which tries
James A. Finch for murder in the first
degree' for shooting Mr. Fisher.
Despairing of being able to set up an
insanity plea for Finch, bis attorneys.
C. H. Plggott. W. W. Holcomb and
Charles F. Lord, have now determined
to urge that he shot in self-defense. An
affidavit and motion for the subpenaing
of two witnesses from Eugene, liled In
the Circuit Court yesterday, show that
counsel intend to cheat the gallows !f
possible.
C. H. Plggott. who signed the affi
davit, asserts that B. J. Walls and C.
M. Kissinger were standing on the side
walk at the northeast corner of Third
and Morrison streets on November 2",
the day of the murder. Piggott says
they will testify that they happened to
glance up at Fisher's window and saw
a struggle going on in his office, and
the murderer standing with his back to
the window with his hands In the air.
Thev will testify they heard the shots
in the Mohawk building a moment later,
and that having known Finch for many
years they could recognize him. "There
was some scuffling, for he moved about
int a lively manner while within our
view." continues Piggott in the affi
davit. A number of other witnesses for the
defense were included in the motion aa
it was originally drafted, but the attor
neys for Finch evidently decided they
did not want them, so they crossed out
their names. These others were: G. B.
Malley. Scappoose; Dr. B. F. Martin and
Annie" Martin Grosswoll. Or.; Rev. D. H.
Iach and M. E. Mlnnter. Corvallls:
Percy R. Kelly. George Gilchrist and D.
H. Clevenger. of Albany; Dr. J. L. Hill
and (Sale 8. Hill, of Eugene.
If the witnesses testify according to
riggotfs affidavit It will be in the face
of Miss Verna Burckhart's testimony
that Fisher was shot down In cold blood
by Finch from behind, before he had
even had the opportunity of greeting his
assailant.
Spilled Too Much Liquor.
Martin McLaughlin objects to the man
ner in which the employes of the As
toria & Columbia River Railroad Com
pany throw freight off the cars at Ham
mond, Or. In a suit against the com
pany, filed in the Circuit Court yester
dav! he said that there Is no platform
at Hammond, and that those who handle
the freight are rough with it. In support
of his contention he says that on August
26. 1906. W. J. Van Schuyver shipped him
a barrel of whisky containing 66 gallons.
The barrel burst wlien it was dumped off
the car. and J127.S1 worth of firewater
ran out instead of being dispensed over
the bar. Now McLaughlin wants dam
ages. School Case Xear End.
Decisions in three cases will be ren
dered bv Presiding Judge Gantenbeln tn
the Circuit Court today. The most im
portant of' these is the demurrer of
School District No. 1 to the suit brought
against it by Ksble & Kable. architects.
Thev demand Jl 2.500 because the board
failed to award them a contract on
which they had submitted a bid.
The court will also pass upon the de
murrer of the city to the complaint of
Joseph Day and others, who demand
$3998 In salary for the time they were
out of office for alleged incompetence.
The demurrer to the plea in abatement
In the matter of M. C. Harrison against
A. H. Btrrell will also be decided.
Administrators Appointed.
Mary MacLachlan. daughter of Donald
Maclchlan. who died intestate Novem
ber 2k. was appointed by Judge Webster
vesterday administratrix of his estate.
He left property worth J2000. A. F. Fle
ge). John W. Reynolds and Ralph E.
Yenney were appointed appraisers.
John Olson was appointed yesterday
administrator of the John Erlckson es
tate. He died October 1, being 60 years
old. and a native of Sweden. The only
property is a claim against the Chap
man Lumber Company for $7500. Two
sisters and a brother in Sweden are the
heirs.-
Elegant stork of fitted bags and
tilt cases at Harris' Trunk Co. Note
window display.
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DOCTOR IS GRILLED
Merciless Attack Made on
Whitney by State.'
JURY TO GET CASE TODAY
Prosecution Spares No Effort to
Paint Character of Man Charged
With Death of Miss Wirt.
Characterized as Depraved.
Whether or not G. B. Whitney must
go to the penitentiary for manslaugh
ter In connection with the death of
his fiancee. Mabel Wirtz. will be de
termined today by the Circuit Court
jury which" has been hearing 'the case.
One hour's time will suffice to com
plete the case, as all is finished ex
cept the climax of final argument for
the state. Both sides have made open
ing statements.
The effort of the defense was di
rected largely to an attempt to estab
lish that the girl's, death was due en
tirely to the improper treatment given
her by the attending; physician. J. Al
len Gilbert It was brought out that
the doctor treated her for ptomaine
poisoning and diphtheria, before final
ly discovering that she was a sufferer
from mercurial poisoning.
The state, on the other hand, pro
ceeded with the Idea of showing Whitr
ney to the jury as a blackened se
ducer, who used his knowledge of
chemistry and medicine to pernicious
purpose. At the hour of adjournment
he was being treated to a stinging de
nunciation by Chief Deputy District
Attorney Fitzgerald, who declared un
equivocally that the penitentiary was
even too good for such as he.
Whitney on Stand.
Two witnesses only were called by
tho defense, and one of these was
Whitney, who spoke in his own be
half, attempting to make out that it
was Miss Wirtz who sent him after
the fatal medicine and without tell
ing him what she wanted it for. He
denied that he had ever been guilty of
any misconduct in connection with the
case, and denied in a general way the
statements of several of the state's
important witnesses.
The other witness for the defendant
was Dr. W. O. Manlon. who was asked
a hypothetical question as regards the
effects of medicines given the sufferer
by Dr. Gilbert, who had failed to make
a proper diagnosis of the case. Dr. Man
lon said that the result would be to
aggravate the condition of the sufferer,
especially when mercury and anti-toxin
were given to, a patient already suf
fering from mercurial poisoning.
Eight witnesses were called by the
State In concluding its case. The first
of the day was Constable Lou Wagner,
who arrested Whitney a few nights after
the death of Miss Wirtz. He said Whit
ney confessed to him. while they were
en route to the County Jail, that he gave
Don't Pay Doctors
To Keep You Sick
The Chinese pay their doctors to
keep them healthy: when a man
gets sick the doctor's pay stops.
You pay your oliysiclan to keep
vou sick. The longer you are sick
the better lor the doctor. That s
the oid drug system.
When I take, your case my aim
is to cure. You pay one price for
mv treutment arid that is all you
pay. If I know that I can't cure
you. I'll tell you so in the begin
ning. 1 don't want money that I
don't earn.
Drugs don't restore health.' be
cause thev contain nothing that
builds health. Nature wants nour
ishment, not poison. My way of
curing ia to help Nature cure. 1
do this bv Driving her the power to
combat disease and drive it out of
your system. This power is elec
tricity. It givea strength to every
vital organ. It vitalizes the blood
and increases the circulation. It
is food to weak nerves.
Electro-Vigor is the only suc
cessful appliance for infusing elec
tricity Into the body. It does this
while you fcleop. Its Influence is
powerful, yet soothing and pleas
ar.t 10 the nerves. All night long
it sends a volume of electric life
into the ailing part.
It is curing people every day
whom drugs had failed to benefit.
Miss Wirtz a mercurial prescription for
use as an antiseptic.
Claude Smith, a -clerk, said Whitney
called on him some time previous to the
tragedy, and after inquiring as to the
character' of Miss Wirtz. boasted of his
relations with her. This testimony was
ruled out by the court.
Father Tells Sad Story.
J. H. Wirtz. a tinner, the father of
Miss Wirtz, told of her fatal illness. Dr.
W. Pollock, a dentist who attended the
Northwest Dental College at the time
Whitney was there, testified that the
prisoner took a full course at the insti
tution and was graduated. This testi
mony, while seemingly of little impor
tance, was intended to overthrow any
claims Whitney might make of ignor
ance as to the nature of the poison he
was buying for Miss Wirtz.
Eugene Hanna said he met Whitney
at Forest Grove previous to the death
of the young woman, and that Whitney,
on being asked why he was looking so
glum, said he had just gotten one girl
out of trouble and now had another one
in. This testimony was objected to and
ruled out by the court.
Says Whitney Confessed.
Mrs. Lizzie Wirtz. aunt of the vic
tim, described the girl's fatal Illness.
JuBt before the end Whitney called at
the Wirtz home and told her freely of
his part in the affair, she said. Among
other things, the dentist told her he had
been to the Forest Grove drugstore
where the medicine had been purchased
to demand of Watson, the man who put
it up, what the ingredients were. She
said that Whitney told her there was
enough mercury in thS medicine to kill
eight horses.
Dr. J.--Allen Gilbert was recalled for a
few minutes and questioned again as
to his treatment of Miss Wirtz during
her illness. He said he called at the
home and was told she was suffering
from ptomaine poisoning, the effect of
eating tamales. He said be treated her
for some time, and then noticing that
her mouth and throat were ulcerated,
concluded she had symptoms of diph
theria and gave her anti-toxin.
Asks an Acquittal.
Dr. Ray Matson. who performed a
post-mortem examination on the victim,
said death was attributable to mercurial
poisoning in a virulent form.' He de
scribed the awful havoc of the poison.
The state then rested, and Attorney Jeff
rev, on behalf of Whitney, asked Circuit
Judge Cleland to direct the jury to
return a verdict of acquittal for the rea
son that the state had failed to make
nut a case. After this motion had been
argued it was overruled, and the opening j
statements were made.
Mr. Jeffrey spoke for nearly two
hours. He contended that there was
nothing to show death to have been
caused by Whitney, but that, to ' the
contrary, every vestige of evidence re
vealed that the tragedy was in the
ignorant medical treatment given the
girl during her illness. He was most
uncomplimentary in his remarks con
cerning Dr. Gilbert.
Roast for Gilbert.
"The death of this girl was due to
the malpractice and criminal ignorance
of the doctor, as has been most clear
ly shown here." said Whitney's law
yer. "He is called to the house to at
tend Miss Wirtz and is told she has
ptomaine poisoning. Without making
a diagnosis to verify this he proceeds
to treat her. and after six or seven
days go by and she keeps getting
worse he. concludes she must have
anti-toxin and gives her anti-toxin.
This is what caused her death."
Mr. Fitzgerald said It was useless
Tion't snenrt another cent on doc
tors and their worthless medicines.
Nature's remedy cures to stay
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I have an Illustrated book of 100
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Weak
$1
Is MY FEE in
Any Uncompli
cated Disorders
rMfferent doctors have different ideas in
regard to cures. Some call a suppression of
symptoms a cure. They d;so for druj? ef
fects and claim that nothing: more can
done. But the real ailment remains, and
will brine the real symptoms back again,
perhaps the same as before, hut vfi y like
,lv leave the patient in a much worse i-on-ditiun.
I claim that nothing -lens thnn com
plete eradication of disease oflti he a real
cure. I treat to remove tlu disease, and not
merely the symptoms. J search out every root
and fiber of an ailment, and I cure to stay
cured.
WEAKNESS
T not only cure -'weakness" promptly, but
I employ the only treatment that can possi
bly cure this disorder permanently. It is a
system of local treatment eotlri-l.v original
with me. and is employed by no physician
otlier than myself. This may seern a broad
assertion, but it is just as substantial as it
is broad. So-called "weakness" is bill a
8vmptom of local inflammation or conges
tion, and a radical cure is merely a matter
of restoring normal conditions throughout
the organic system, and this I accomplish
thoroughly and wilh absolute certainty.
Stricture
My treatment is absolutely
painless, and perfect results can
be depended upon In every in
stance. I do no cutting or dilat
ing whatever.
Contracted Disorders
Be sure your cure is thorough.
Not one of my patients lias ever
had a relapse after being dis
charged as cured, and I cure in
less time than the ordinary forms
of treatment require.
Examination Free
I offer not onlv FRKK Consultation and Advice, but of every case
that comes to me I will make a careful Kxar.ilnatlon and IiiaRnoMs
without charge. No ailing man should neglect this opportunity to txrl
expert opinion about his trouble.
Jf you cannot call, write for Diagnosis Chart.
HOI KS t. TO 9 P. M. SlDAYS 10 TO 1.
The DR. TAYLOR Co.
334H Morrison Street.
CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON STREETS. rORTT.AND. OHECiON.
to try to shift the blame of the black
deed to Dr. Gilbert. He went in de
tail over the evidence in the case, and
urged that it left no room for doubt,
not only as to Whitney's culpability
in this 'case, but as to his depraved
character and lecherous cunning. Mr.
Fitzgerald was just getting warmed
up in his word picture of the prisoner
when court adjourned until this morn
ing at 9:30 o'clock.
"I'll finish painting a correct pic
ture of that creature in the morning."
said the state's attorney.
Steamer Sights Wreckage.
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. 16. A Quan
tity of wreckage lias been sighted off
the west coast of Vancouver Island.
We Give Away
Absolutely tree
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ical Institute at nunaio, - .-- .
over 700 illustrations, in strong paper cover., to any one sending 21 one-cent
stamps to cover cost of mailing only, or in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps
Over 680,000 copies of this complete Famdy Doctor Book were sold .n cloth
binding a regular price of $1.50. Afterwards, one and a half m.ll.on copies
were give- avray as above. A new, up-to-date rev.scd edition is now ready
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Age Looks Backward
There is no man so old that he
may not live another year, and
none so young but he may die
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scars of youth? If not, have you
done everything you know to
efface them?
Impoverished health and age
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Punishment from neglect of
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-No dangerous minerals to drive
the virus to the Interior, but
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Varicocele
A b s o 1 utely painless treatment
th.it cures completely In ore
week. In veM ia:Hto my method. It
Is the only thoroughly scientific
treatment for this disease being
employed.
The steamer Makura. which arrived
last night, reported passing some lum
ber and spars near Capo Flattery.
OCEAN IN MIDWINTER.
Christmas eve, December 21. and New
Tear's eve. December 31 the 6 P. M. train
of the Astoria & Columbia River Rail
road will run through to Seaside. This
will accommodate those wishing to
spend the holidays at their Summer
homes. Special dinner served at hotels.
For tickets and parlor car reservations
call on city offices. Thitd and Morrison
streets ami 122 Third street.
Vebfoot Oil Blacking keeps reet dry.
Makes shoes last. All dealers.
of Cost
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