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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1908)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, lua. 9 BANDIT COUCHES HOLDUP VICTIMS .Self-Confessed Train Robber Forces Crew to Iden tify Him. CASE IS EXTRAORDINARY After Positively Identifying Others as Highwaymen. Engineer and Firemen Cnder Burke's Assur ances Oianpe Opinions. Strnager and more novel perhaps than any previous effort to detect criminals was that at the County Jail last night, when William Burke, the confessed train robher. sat for hours conversing with members of the crew, offering sug gestions and Incidents to refreshen and revive their memories so that they might Identify him and his alleged confederates as, the daring trio who held up tTie Portland-Chicago special. O. R. & N. train No. 1. last Thursday night. By his aid Kngineer Donlon. Fireman Fnn. Messenger Huff and Purser En dings, of the steamer Bailey Uatzert, Identified him and also Jack Ifayes. the alleged leader of the gang. However. It was only with the aid of the con fessed robber himself, by hours of ques tioning and suggestion, that members of the crew were able to identify either him or his alleged confederate. Members of the crew had previously Identified the three men In the City Jail, who were arrested by Sergeants Keller and Klenlan for many holdups In Portland. Five Men Xow Held. Another strange feature of the case la the fact that five men are held and efforts are being made to have them In dicted by the grand Jury for the holdup of the train that waa committed by only three. But the strangest, perhaps, of all the strange features of the case is that Sheriff Stevens and Special Agent Fitz gerald, of the O. R. & X.. claim to be able to establish a clear case of guilt against Burke. Hayes and the third man. who has not been arrested, even If Burke had never confessed and none of tne train crew was able to Identify a single one of the men. And If circumstantial evidence may be regarded as convincing or convicting, they certainly have exoellent gTounds for their claims. As a result of the claims of the police and the Sheriff, with the railroad company's special'1 agents, the case has developed Into one where cir cumstantial evidence, strengthened by second-hand or rather a second-thought Identification. Is pitted against actual and positive visual identification, aided Is 'by clrcumstnces. So closely has the net of evidence been woven around Burke, Hayese and the man still at large, aside from the previous Identification by the train crew of the cen in the City Jail, there could be little doubt of their guilt. The strongest and most binding mesh perhaps In the net Ifl the "slicker." or rubler coat, that was found by Engineer Donlan near the scene of the crime. Positive evidence has been secured that the coat wav bor rowed by Hayes and worn on the night of the crime, when It was found. Other Scraps of Evidence. ' Many other incriminating pieces of evidence and circumstances were brought out last night. There were present at this second examination of Burke Sher iff Stevens, Deputies Beatty and Leon ard. J. "IV". Rogers, of Salt I-ke City, division superintendent of the Pacific Express Company, an employe of the company from St. Louis and other offi cers. Fireman Bon, who first attempted to Identify Burke, failed. Then he and Burke talked and Bon was quickly re minded of incidents and circumstances that he had told no one and had almost forgotten himself. He was at last con vinced that Burke was one of the three men who held up the train. One spe cial Incident to which his attention was called by the confessed ribber was his request for a match.' This. Bon said, he had never told any one and had prac tically forgotten himself until It had ben recalled to his mind. Engineer Donlan was also reminded of Instance of Burke's memory of details was his telling the engineer Ills residence address. The engineer had suggested to the masked figure beside him tn the cab that If the robbers got a big haul they send him a Chiistmast present. And last night Burke told him where he lived, the address to which the engineer had asked the present to he sent, an incident lie also had practically forgotten. H. Eddings. purser ou the steamer Bailey Gatirt. on which the trio rode to Hood River from Portland the day before the -holdup, was also unable to Identify Burke until various Incidents liad been cited to refresh his memory. Then, like the others, he was convinced that Burke had made the trip with him on the Wednesday preceding the holdup, Just as he had said in his confession. Purser Is Convinced. "There was a circumstance." said Kurke. after the purser and he had talked for several moments, "that I thought was unusual on the trip and one that I remembered. The Gatxert ran alongside a steamer In distress and pumped water out of her for an hour or more." Then Purser Eddings remembered the fact that the Gatiert had aided the steamer Dalles City, which had sunk In shallow water and the Gatzert had pumped the water out of her for an hour or more. XunSerous other incidents such an these suggested by Burke convinced the purser. Xor was Vanderhoof, who was riding as a tramp on the engine, when the hold . up occurred, able to Identify Burke, until the latter suggested numerous incidents and circumstances In connection with the wait for the train at Hood River and the trip towards Portland. Messenger Hun was also able to Identify the confessed robber after numerous incidents had been cited. Hayes was also Interrogated again last night. He was shown a brown coat, pair of corduroy trousers, blue sweater and negligee shirt, the kind of garments he said he wore Thursday night. He readily identified . the coat and trousers as bis own. but dented ownership of teh other articles. The garments were found near the scene of the hold-up soon after the crime and. according to Burwe's con fession, were discarded by Hayes. Believe Hays ex-Convict, Efforts were made to induce him to attire himself In these garments, so the train crew could see him in them, but this he flatly refused to do. Hayes Is a close reader of the newspapers and says The Oregonlan made a mistake In Tues day morning's issue when It said he had served time In Folsom. He says he never served In Folsom. but officers who are trying to get his record say he served both In the Oregon and Montana, i.cnltentlarle under a different name. The officers yesterday failed to find the revolvers, garments and other arti cles which Burke, in his confession, said had been hidden near the tracks as the robbers approached the city. It Is be lieved that the suspect still at large vis ited the "plant" after the arrest of the other two and removed the articles. FALSE COLON CAUSES FALL Demented Centralla Youth Opens Vp Recruiting Station. ( EXTRAMA. Wash.. Dec. 22. (Special.) Harry Gibson, a cook at the Woshington Hotel, of this city, a few days ago ar rayed himself In the uniform of an artil lery offirer and hung from the window of "his room a United States flag, adver tising himself as a recruiting officer for the Government. Lieutenant J. M. Kelso, recruiting of ficer, stationed at Portland, hearing of the newly established office here, came up on a totirf Investigation. Obtaining the reinforcement of a member of the police force, he visited the hotel. The result was that Gibson and his flag went to the police station In company with Lieu tenant Kelso. Marshal Clark. In the ab sence of the Police Judge, held a court of Inquiry. Gibson had letters from various officers and presented his side of the case In good form. Kelso was not in uni form and had failed to bring papers to show his authority, so Marshal Clark was puzzled for a while as to w.ilch man was the real officer. However. Kelso re membered that he had a few acquaint ances here, and hustled them up to the police office. The assertions of these men gave Marshal Clark a bias In favor of Kelso. Upon Investigation it was found that Gibson could not name any of the .mem bers, of the company to which he claimed to belong which was the same on that Kelso had commanded in the Philippines. Jt developed that Gibson i.ad received three wounds while in service which had affected his mind. He had several letters from offlc-ers and imagined that he had authority to recruit for Uncle Sam. He was not found guilty of any Intentional wrong and allowed to fold up his flag and depart In peace. He has a mother In Tacoma. SUE 'BENEDICTINE SISTERS Sum of $150,000, Due on Notes, Is Basis of Complaint. SPRIXGFIELD, 111., Dec. 22. Allan P. Hallett, through his attorneys, brought suit tonight in the I'nited Slates Circuit Court against St. Man's Academy of Benedictine Sisters, at Xauvoo, 111., for M50.0O0 on notes given by Sister Mary to the Fidelity Funding Company of Xew York. The Xational Copper Bank of New York is the plaintiff in two suits on notes aggregating $.500. which it holds against St. Mary's Academy, and on which it brought suit In the United States Cir cuit Court today. The notes had been made to the Fidelity Funding Company and then In dorsed to the Xational Copper Bank. WARSHIPS LEAVE PANAMA Pacific Fleet Sails for Chile on Reg ular Cruise. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Pacific fleet, which has been at Panama for several days, sailed today for Talca huano, Chile. The Colorado remained at Panama In older to enable her to take on board Captain C. B. Moore, who will succeed Captain 'Edmund B. Underwood, who is ill at Mare Island. She will sail December 29. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thompson Is an optician with an In ternational reputation. Second floor Corbett building, Fifth and Morrison. Expert eye examination free. Glasses fl. 30 and up. Dr. George Rubensteln, op tician, 1S9 3d St., opposite Baker Theater." F. E. Beach Co., pioneer Paint Co., 135 First st. Phones Main 1334, A 1334. D. Chamber & Son, opticians, 321 Morrison, cor. Sixth, are the best. TXI.AXD EMPIRE'S FIRST TRIP Captain Riggs Takes Out Xew Ves sel for Pasco. On her first trip from Celilo to Pasco, the new steamboat Inland Empire will be in command of Captain Arthur Riggs, master of the J. X. Teal. Captain Riggs left last night for Celilo by rail and will take the boat out this morning. During his absence Pilot Herman Frese will he In command of the Teal. Inspectors Edwards and Fuller gave the Inland Empire a certificate yester day and that vessel will have about capacity cargo on her maiden trip up the Columbia. The boat is about the same type as the Teal though she has more cargo room. The little steamer Relief will be laid off as her capacity Is too limited to be of much use in the up-river trade. C D. Kellogg, who Is to have charge of the engine-room of the Em pire, is the ranking engineer of the Open River Transportation Company and has been engaged In superintending the con struction of the new boat. SHIP IS BADLY BATTERED Gnlf Stream Ixises Stores and Cabin Is Flooded. SAX FRAXCISCO. Dec. 22. The Mer chant's Exchange today received a dis patch from Port Stanley, Falkland Is lands, stating that the British ship Gulf Stream, which has arrived from "Antwerp, for Oregon, reports having sustained much damage In gales off Cape Horn. The ship's cabins were flooded and all of their contents destroyed. Most of the vessel's stores were ruined by salt water. Several satis were blown away. Marine News of Tacoma. TACOMA. Dec. 22. The British ship Agnes Oswald has cleared with 79.6SS bushels of wheat, valued at $71,971. She will leave port soon for the United Kingdom. The steamer Buckman arrived Ithls evening to discharge Inward cargo and take on freight for the next trip south. The German bark Magdalene will be gin loading grain tomorrow for . tho I'nited Kingdom. The British steamer Carlton began loading wheat toUay for Europe. She will take about 6300 tons. The titihlng steamer Zapora U expected In port during the night from the fish ing banks. At the Crawford Reid yards this af ternoon the new fishing' steamer for Weeding Brothers, of Seattle, was suc cessfully launched. The craft' will en ter the halibut fishing trade. San Pedro Shipping. SAX PEDRO. Cat.. Dec. 22. The steamer Winnebago cleared today for Coos Bay. The steamer Santa Barbara arrived from Grays Harbor. Webfoot Oil Blacking; Keeps feet flry. Hakes shoe last. All dealers. rif the i47.ooo.ooo of Russia's population 100.u00.ooo ars peuanti. ARRESTED AFTER BEING ANGRY 1 4 3-- DUTY ON SQUIBED TIIWIBER SIBERIAN OAK DUTIABLE WHEN TREATED ABROAD. Furniture-Makers Affected by De cision to Extent of 1 Cent Per Cubic Foot. When the Japanese steamship Fukul Maru arrived in this port from Vladi vostok, in October, part of her cargo was Siberian oak timber consigned to Ban-field- Veysey Fuel Company. The timber was "squared" and the receiving com pany was required to pas' duty on the shipment at the rate fixed for manufac tured lumber. The matter was taken up to the general appraisers, at New York and the decision nas just been handed down that the local office had made the proper classification. While the duly amounts to only 1 cent a cubic foot, the tax is regarded as a hardship by Pacific Coast furniture STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. ' Due to Arrive. Nam. From. Breakwater. . Coos Bay Oeo. W. ElderSon Pedro. . . . Senntr.r Pan Francisco, Yosemlte. . . . San Francisco. Nome City. ..San Francisco. Alliance Coos Ray Nehraskan . . . Salinas Cruz.. Date. Tn port In port 1 n port In port Dec. Dec. L'3 J 4 2tf .Dec S. H. Elmore. Tillamook Dec. Dec. Argo Tillamook Nevadan Salinas Crux.. Rose City... Pan Francisco Roanoke I.os Angeles.. Numantia. . . .Hongkong Xicomedta. . . Hutiskong. . . . Aiesia Honpkong. . . . Arabia Hongkong. . . . . Dec. Dec. 2S 211 Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. 13 t 10 Mar. 1 Scheduled to Depart. Nsme. Breakwater. . For. Date. . Dec. 2S . Dec. 24 Dec. 24 Coos Bay San Pedro Hongkong Geo. W. Elder Alesia Kebraskan. . . Senator Alliance S. H. Elmore. Fallnas Cruz. . San Francisco. Cons Bay Tillamook . Dec. ITS Dec. .Dec. Dec. Dec. . Dec. . Dec. , Dec. ..Ian. Jan. 25 2 2 20 27 28 31 I :s Nome City... San Francisco. Tillamook Argo Nevudan Roanoke Rose City... Puget Sound. . I.os Angeles. . . San Francisco. Hongkong Numantla. . . Entered Taesday. Vosemite. Am. steamship (.Tolin sont, with passengers and ballast, from San Francisco. R. D. Inman. Am. steamship 1 Lan caster l. ballast, from San Francisco. Breakwater, Am. steamship Mac genni. with general cargo, from Coos Bay. Cleared Tuesday. Breakwater. Am. steamship (Mac genni, with general cargo, for Coos Bay. R. D. Inman. Am. steamship IT.an casler), with lumber, for San Fran cisco. manufacturers, who must depend on foreign hard woods if they are to com pete with Bastern manufacturers, as the freight tariffs from the East are so high on this class of shipments as to be prac tically prohibitive. The duty assessed on this class of ma terial is not a new point, according to the customs officers, but as the furniture business of this Coast is becoming an im portant factor tho question of duty is of particular Interest. Local manufacturers say that Eastern manufacturers are en deavoring to retain all the hardwood In It ESSE C3 I Cot gh m WILL CURE Your. Cold. Try It The uniform success that has attended the use of this remedy in the cure of bad colds has made it one of the most popular medicines in use. It can always be depended upon to effect a quick cure and is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or oiher narcotic, and may be given, as confidently to a child as to an adult. Price 25 cents. Large size 50 cents. MOBBED BY ONE HUNDRED WOMEN. k f that "part of the country as the supply js rapidly getting aepieiea. Seattle Marine Notes. SEATTLE, Dec. 22. The Japanese steamer Aki Maru sailed for Japan this morning with a large cargo, mostly cot ton and flour, in addition to 125 passen gers from here. The steamer Jeanie sailed this evening for Valdez. with gen eral cargo and passengers. The steamer Pennsylvania returned from Belllngham and Is making ready to leave out for Val dez Thursday morning. The steamer Tal lac arrived from San Francisco with gen eral cargo, as did the City of Puebla and Buckman. The 6teamer Queen sailed for California this morning. JIarlne Notes. The French bark Rene Keryiler arrived at Astoria yesterday and will await orders. The steamship R. D. Inman cleared yesterday with a cargo of 2.'XiO feet of fir for San Francisco. The Portland and Asiatic steamship Numantla sailed yesterday from Sin Francisco and should, be at her dock here Thursday. Advices note the departure yesterday afternoon from Astoria of the steamship Geo. W. Elder for this port. ?he was due to' arrive about 10 o'clock last night. Docking at Couch street the North land arrived yesterday at 6 P. M. After discharging, , the vessel will load fur "a return trip, and probably will be ready early next week. Taking a cargo of about 2.J000 feet of Oregon fir the -Norwegian steamship Elsa will sail from this port early in Jan uary for New Zealand, under charter to the Pacific Export Lumber Company. Inspector Pond probably will be given a commission as Captain In the naval service In a short time. Commander Pond has been in charge of this light house district for several months. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND. Dec. 22. Arrived Geo. W. Elder, from San Pedro and way; YosemSte, from San Francisco. Sailed R. D. Inman, for Pan Francisco. Astoria, Dec. 22. Condition of the bar at .- P. M.. moderate; wind, east 10 miles: weather, rain. Left up at 0 A. M. French bark Cillon. ' Arrived down at 6 and sailed at A. M. Steamer Argo. for Tillamook. Sailed at 7:50 A. M. Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. Arrived at 7:4.1 and left up at A. M. Steamer NortManrt. from San Francisco. Left up at 0 A. M. Schooner Endeavor. Sailed at 10:30 A. M. Tug Navi gator and schooner Monterey, for Monterey. Arrived at 11:45 A. M. Steamer Roma, from San Pedro. Asrived at noon Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived at 10:30 A. M. French bark Rene Kerl!er, from Hobart. San Francisco. Dec. 22. Arrived at noon Steamer Rose City, from Portland. Sailed at 3:30 P. M. Steamer Numantla, for Poit lai.d. Coos Bay. Dec. 22. Arrived yesterday Steamer Alliance, from Portland. Hongkong. Dec. U2. Sailed Steamer Nlcomedla. for Portland. Eureka, Dec. 22. Arrived . and sailed Steamer Roanoke, for San Francisco. Copenhagen. Dec. 22. Arrived December 20 'British steamer llford. from Portland. San Francisco. Dec. 22. Arrived Steamer Arlzonan, from Honolulu; steamer Ashtabula, from Yokohama; steamer Rose City. from Portland. Sailed Steamer Alaskan, for "Honolulu; steamer Korea, for Hongkong; steamer Numantla, for Port land. Port Pirle, D?c. 22. Arrived previously Bessie Dollar, from Everett, via Sydney and Adelaide. Auckland. Dec. 2?. Arrived previously Forertc. from Seattle and San Francisco. St. Vincent. C. V , Dec. 21. Arrived previously Rydga. from Tacoma. Algiers. Dec. -1. Arrived Fernden. from Tacoma. etc.. via Montevideo and St. Vln vent, C. V.. for Naples. Copenhagen, Dee. 22. Arrived llford, from Portland, Or., etc.. via Natal. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High. Low. 7:05 A. M 7.2 fetfi:3. A. M 3.2 fet 12:23 P. M....H.5 feet!":23 P. M ... 1 5 feet ffv MANY STAMPS SOLD Business Men's Day Highly Successful for Nurses. PLAGUE FUND INCREASED Requests for Little Merey Messen- . gers Come Prom Outside Points. J Thousands Are Purchased During the Day. Tuesday, which was designated as Business Men's Stamp day. witnessed great inroads in the consignment of 300, 0C0 stickers which were recently received by the Visiting Nurses Association. The '. committees In charge made record work, ; and were untiring in their efforts to make the day a financial success. iMany re- quests for consignments of stamps came ; from out-of-town merchants, two large j orders being sent to Kelso, Wash., and one to Shaniko. Or. The public and private schools in the ' city have done much to promote the sales j of the stamps. In each instance, teach ers and pupils have co-operated in the work, and a goodly sum has been real ized in this way. At the Sellwood school the first consignment of OoO was quickly disposed of. and a second order for 1000 stamps sent In. Today a booth has been installed In the Wells-Fargo building and a uniformed nurse Is stationed at the booth In the Chamb-r of Commerce, where the public will bs given an oppor tunity to make purchases of stamps. ' Any number of these stickers will be senJ by messanger if the phone number of the Visiting Nurses' Association Is called. Main 4087. The campaign will continue, with redoubled energy, until the New Year. CARNIVAL DRAWS TOURISTS HALF-DOZEN EASTERN' PARTIES COMING TO HOSE FESTIVAL. Bodon Party Scheduled for Next June Will Include 300 Resi dents of Hub. In a communication received yesterday from the directors of one of the largest tourists agencies tn the East, the Port land Rose Festival Association was as sured that from four to six tourist parties from the East would be here during the week of the celebration next June. One of the parties scheduled for the Pacific Northwest trip will come from Boston, another from Xew York, a third from Brooklyn, while the fourth will be made up of pleasure seekers from Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania points. : Requests were made for detailed liter ature as to the plans and programme for the week of festivities in this city. It was also asked as to what connections there were between Portland and Seattle with a list of the dales and attractions for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacifle Exposition which will open at Seattle the week be fore the festival begins here. Particular interest centers in the crowd of 300 which will be gathered together for the Far Western trip from Boston, as It is intended to Include In the personnel a coterie of wealthy capitalists who have been out to this country before and who have important industrial interests In this part of the country. This excursion out fit will embrace not only the moneyed men of the New England "Hub," but others who are looking for attractive schemes of investment. The New York crowd, which is being made up, even at this early date. It ap pears, are pure pleasure seekers who de sire to interest themselves in a propo sition on the Pacific Slope where they may be able to Invest in beach resorts that will bring in oomfortable incomes. It has developed that the Hill lines, which have shown great activity in boom ing the festival, have undertaken nego tiations with Eastern capitalists for the opening of a series of Summer hotels on the Oregon Coast, and that the rail roads will play a prominent part in the boosting of the plans of the tourist companies. Within the last few days requests have been received by the general passenger departments of both the Hill and Harri man lines In this territory, from the At lantic seaboard, for an outline of the best itinerary for pleasure seekers who are destined for the Pacific Northwest during the coming Summer. The importance of this exploitation work as a help for this territorjr has been recognized by the transcontinental railroads centering here and within a few days all the literature that is available will be supplied the tourist promoters. At the 'meeting of the North Albina Rose Culture Club, held Monday night, plans were devised for a systematic cru sade throughout the entire district, Vhich has for its object the planting of roses in every dooryard in that region. The women, who have shown more Interest than the men In this movement, will make personal canvass among the residents with a view of making the official "Rose planting Day." next February 22, the oc casion for the setting out of roses in that portion of the city. They are even advocating the proposition of giving up n p 9 I flams For Coughs Never hesitate to ask yur doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It is a regular medi cine, a strong medicinet a doctor's medicine. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral REVISED FORMULA saBBBBBBBBBBBlBsBBBBBBBBasaW sHHllMMMilllllllllHMiMi It would" be very interesting to know how many years your family physician has prescribed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs, colds, and all forms of lung troubles. Ask him the next time you see him. We know physicians who have used it for over half a century. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of alt our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. the whole day Washington's birthday to this feature of enhancing the beauty of their district.' Champion Seeks Laurels. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. The first of two matches which Petr Talham, racquet champion of England, will play in this country will be held at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club Saturday next, when he will meet George Standing, the former English champion. I-athnm will play a second match with Jay Gould, who Is the American amateur champion, on January 9. Gladstone Plans to Incorporate. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 22. (Spe Our Our f-peeialtv is to build up beaKh io a per manent and perfect standard, and we believe in our ability to pet results. We believe honest statements can be passed out to honest men by honest methods and that men have confidence enough in their fellow-men now to shy at every giiidepost without investigating a little on their account. We believe in working, not weeping, and in the pleasure of our work. We believe that a man gets what he goes after; that one deed done todav is wortli two deeds tomorrow, and that X0 MAX IS DOWN AND OUT UNTIL HE HAS LOST FAITH IN HIMSELF. We believe in todav and the the work we hope to do and the sine reward which the in .... ...lis. We believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and honest competition. We believe there is something doing somewhere for every man ready to do it. and we are ready right now. t Our experience and facilities arc unequalled in Portland, .mil we have the largest referred practice in the city. We mean by 'referred practice", patients referred to us by others who previously t rented with us and voluntarily recommend their friends to us for similar treatment. Expert Medical Examination FREE Our treatments are mild our results are quick. We successfully treat Acute. Chronic and Nervous Diseases, Blond l'oismi. Varicose Veins, Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Stomach and Bowel Troubles. Biles, Fistula, Kidney and Bladder Ailments, Nervous Debility, and many other diseases of men not mentioned here. No business address or street number on our envelopes or packages. Consultation and advice free. If yon cannot call at office, write for self-examination blank many cases cured at home. Medicines $1.50 to .$6.50 per course. Hcmrs 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 10 A. M. to 12. ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL, PORTLAND, OREGON. VARICOCELE Saps the Vital An average of one man in five coeele. Most men that have tins nraKKHiK. draining weakness are not aware of it until it has wrecked their lives. Varicocele causes congestion Df the blood in some of the most vital blood vessels of man. It causes a dull, heavy listless feeling which Is often mis taken for nervous debility or genera 1 decline of power. , Varicocele ' results from partial paralv sis of the delicate nerve fibers that have a part in controlling local circulation of the blood. The muscular, coatings of the veins, being deprived of " nervous communication and control, become inactive, weakened snd relax.- The blood vessels expand from the pressure within. the circulation becomes sluggish, and frequent stagnant pools form in little nooks and pockets that constantly enlarge as the relaxation ron llnues. The possibilitv exists that clois may form in these stagnant pools and then pass out into the general circulation. Should one find lodgment in a valve of the heart the result might be instant death, or should it be car ried to the brain, general paralysis would follow. GET CURED NOW N It Is not a question of whether you can be cured but whether you will be cured, non't " wait until It Is too lite. My method for the treatment of Varicoce.e is perfect and quick. The cure U absolutely certain. I iise NO KNIFE, cause no pain, and yon need not be detained from your work for one nay. I especially solicit those ca:ies In which tne manv so-called treatments have failed or where money has been wasted on electric belts and other appliances. Hon t experi ment, when my direct Met hod( offers a cer tain means of a cure. EXAMINATION FREE I offer not onlv FRKK consultation and advice, but of every case that comes to me I will make a careful examination and diag nosis without charge. No ailing man should neglect this opportunity to get expert opinion about his trouble. It you cannot call, write for luagnosis Chart. My offices are open all day frrfn 9 a m o t At and Sundays from 10 to 1 only. the DR. TAYLOR co. 2344 MOHIUSON STREET, CORNER SEl'OM). PORTL.VM. OREGON. cial.) The people of Gladstone. growing suburb just north of Oregon City, are seriously contemplating in corporation, and will hold a meeting next Mondav night In the hnsement of the Christian Church to discuss the proposition. Gladstone has no water or sewerage system .it the present time. The residents seem to bo a ma jority for incorporation. Court Completes Rig Grist. L1,YMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 22.-fSprcia1.) The State Supreme Court today fin ished tho October term, during which 243 cases were submit ted. the largest lisl of any term in the history of the court. The next term will begin Jan- uarv 11. , eeiaity work we are doing; in t. Any Uncomplicated Spe cial Disease Cured for DISPENSARY Power From Men has "Brl-- MV KKE O.M.Y Any I'neonipll- cated i'aftc. IJH. TA1I.OII, The Lending Specialist. My Fair Offer Is Pay Me When I've Cured You