d 1
Classes in Hardanger Embroidery Today
CORT-HEILIG MOVE
ager of the East Hood River Fruit Com
pany. The fruit is of fine quality and is
being shipped through the Hood River
union to Portland and Spokane- The
present outlook promises a large crop of
berries from this company's fields.
AERONAUT WHO, WITH HIS COMPANION, WAS INJURED BY f
BALLOON'S FAIili.
IS SDN'S GHARGE
PRESIDENT APPROVES BILL
THE MORNING OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 191U.
BENSON
BIGAMIST
NOW BOOMERANG
Both Wives Remembered in
Will of Landgrabber Who
Died Recently.
FIGHT IS ON FOR ESTATE
California Man Resents Father's
Action In Awarding: One-Third of
Property to Spouse ?fo. 2, Once
"Wedded to Swift-water Gates.
SAN FRAXCISCO. May 11. (Special.)
It Is reported this evening that a
peculiar will made by John A. Benson,
of land-fraud notoriety, has been
found among his effects. According to
the story, it leaves one-third of the.
estate to his first wife, who Is stiH
living, and from whom it Is charged
that Benson never secured a divorce;
one-third to wife No. 2, who was once
the wife of "Swiftwater Bill" Oates,
and one-third to the son, nr. Edward
A. Benson, who has branded his dead
father as a bigamist.
The sudden death of John A- Benson
on the first day of liberty after a
year's Imprisonment In the Ingleside.
lail for land frauds has opened the
lips of the son. Dr. Edward A. Benson,
nho is president of the California Col
lege of Optometry, brands his dead
father a bigamist and says that he will
fight to establish the claims of his
mother, the first wife, over those o
Mrs. Grace Gates Benson, former wife
of "Swiftwater Bill." He says Mrs.
3ates married J. A- Benson when he
iiad no divorce from his first wife.
lr. Benson Talks.
"It was my mother's horror of pub
licity and scandal which made her en
dure silently the treatment by my
father." said Dr. Benson today. "I have
applied for letters of administration on
my father's estate and special letters
have been granted Public Administra
tor Hynes. 1 have no idea what the
value of the estate is. The home where
I live In San Francisco and the Oak
land residence occupied by my mother
belong to her. I suppose the San Ra
mon ranch belonged to my father.
"My father let It be Inferred by the
pub'ic at the time of his marriage to
this woman about seven years ago that
he had obtained a divorce from my
mother. My father and mother were
never divorced. There was no feeling
of bitterness between them, as my
father many times acknowledged his
mistake. During the past few weeks
ehe received a message from him ad
mitting the monstrous crime he had
done my mother and asking forgive
ness. Mother Has Letters.
"Mr mother has letters. Insurance
papers and documents enough to amply
support her claims. She is not, how
ever, a party to the action I am tak
ing. I am the only heir, as my sister
died some 20 years ago. Whether
there are a few dollars or a large sum,
the fact will be established that we
are the only legal heirs."
Mrs. Grace Gates Benson, who also
claims to be the widow of the late
land-grabber, and claims his estate, is
at her home on Lombard street, whera
line denies herself to all Interviewers.
Blie is said to have won the adven
turous "Swiftwater Bill" Gates when
he was in the Klondike, through her
graceful dancing. "Swiftwater Bill"
has been rather versatile as to matri
mony and his varleJ career included
the fifth honeymoon a short time ago.
Dr. Edward A. Benson is employing
attorneys in his fight to establish
claims to his father's property.
John A. Benson came Into the public
eye when he was Land Commissioner
here and was called upon to account
for misappropriation of funds. He fled
the country and was located in Copen
hagen after a 10.000-mlle flight.
NEW AIRSHIP TYPES SEEN
Falrclilld and Baldwin Already on
Ground in Mlneola.
MINEOL.A, Li. I.. May 11. If next week
brings good aeroplane weather, Clifford
B. Harmon will essay several long cross
country flights around Long Island from
his quarters at the Aero Club motordrome
here. Harmon has had a week's hard
practice with his Farman biplane, making
everal flights of a mile or more each
Say.
There) are now eeven flying machines
here, and nearly all of them are ready
for trial flights as soon as the weather
eems favorable. Among the more prom.
Ising of the new ones are a monoplane
built by Walter L,. Fatrchlld, of New
York, and a new biplane built by Captain
Thomas S. Baldwin.
Wrights Going; After- Record.
DAYTON, Ohio, May 1L Announcement
iraa made here lost night that the Wright
Brothers will attempt to better Paulhan's
long-distance aeroplane feat by flying
from Dayton to Chicago. A date has not
been definitely set for the trial beyond
that it will be within the next few weeks.
The distance is approximately 250 miles.
FACULTY DEFENDS DIGNITY
Student- Suspended for Trying to
IMsrobe Teaclier Ballplayer.
SPOKANE, Wash., May H. Spe
slal.) School authorities today set the
cal of disapproval on the student prac
tice of attempting to disrobe faculty
members in public when they suspended
rr expelled seven students of the South
rrentral High School, two of them track
tram members and five of them players
on the baseball team.
The boys took part In a "rough
house" at the faculty senior baseball
came Monday, in the course of which
they tried to remove a pair of orange
and black socks from R Bruce Barthol
mew. of the North Central faculty,
"rung in by the South Central peda
gogues to strengthen their lineup.
M'KINLEY SEEKING LANDS
Seattle to Be Future Home of Pnbilc
I.under Frander.
SEATTLE. Wash.. 'May H (Specml.l
Horace F McKinley and 6. A. D. Puter.
recent arrivals from Portland, who were
among tire first men arrested In con
nection with the Oregon land-fraud cases,
registered at the Seattle Hotel late yes
terday afternoon.
McKinley said that the purpose of hta
visit to Seattle was to acquire timber
land In this locality and make his resi
dence be re.
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Aeronauts Drop 20,000 Feet
Escaping Death.
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President of Aero Club of America
and Companion Pass Through
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Bag- and Gas Escapes.
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noon. Those who saw it eould discern
no passengers and suspected that some
thing was wrong. It was going at the
rate of five miles an hour. As it moved
over Center and north it appeared to be
settling toward the ground, when sud
denly the bag collapsed and the dash, to
earth followed In the twinkling of an
eye.
Farmers soon reached the field in
which the balloon had fallen. They freed
the two apparently dead men and car
ried them to the Barton home, where
restoratives were administered. It was
not until several hours later that Forbes
showed signs of returning consciousness,
and remained o only for a few minutes
at a time.
Balloon Had Erratic Flight.
The balloon had a most erratlo flight.
It ascended at Quincy, 111., Monday even
ing and traveled soutward. Early yes
terday morning it was slghte dat Wentz
ville. Mo., and it passed over the Mis
sissippi river within the limits of St.
Louis. It was next reported In Southern
Illinois. At Nashville. 111., the drag rope
touched the tree tops. Ballast was thrown
out at North Prairie and the aerostat
ascended to an altitude of 3000 feet. It
then passed into Kentucky.
FORBES AERIAL ADVEXTtTRER
Has Had Many Narrow Escapes
While Up in Balloons.
NBV YORK. May 11. A. Holland
Forbes has had a long and. adventurous
career as a balloonist, and Is vice-president
of the Aero Club of America. On
October 11, 1903, while he was competing
for the James Gordon Bennett distance
trophy at Berlin, his balloon the Con
queror burst at a height of 3000 feet and
fell swiftly. The gas bag. however, spread
after Its collapse Into a parachute form
and lowered the aeronau gently to a
house top uninjured.
Forbes won the Lahm cup on October
14. 194. for the longest flight of that year.
With Max C. Flelschmann, of Cincinnati,
he started from St. Louis on October 12
and landed in Chesterfield County, Vir
ginia, after covering a distance of 731
miles in 18 hours and 16 minutes.
HOLDOVER LOSS TO FARMER
Goldendalt Wheat Brings SOc Less
Than in December.
GOLDEXDALU Wash.. May 11. Spe
clal.) The first tales of wheat, held over
by the farmers at Goldendale, were made
this week, the price paid for forty-fold
wheat being 7te per bushel, which is ex
actly SOc per btihel less than was offered
for the same wheat last December.
Most of the farmers took advantage of
the high prices offered last December and
very little wheat was held over in the
warehouses along the line of the Golden
dale branch of the 6.. P. & 9.
Light showers still continue In the
Klickitat Valley and the weather is
warm. Harvest in the valley will be at
least 10 days earlier than usual.
SPOILS SYSTEM BLAMED
Civil Service Reforms Say noose ve It
and Taft Ignore Rules.
NBNf YORK, May XL Neither Fred
dent Taft nor ex-Presldent Roosevelt es
caped criticism in the report of the exec
utive committee of the Civil Service Asso
ciation made public tonight at the annual
meeting of the association.
The committee believes responsibility
for the customs frauds here rests upon
the executive officers of the customs de
partment, who unde Roosevelt, it
charged were products of the spoils sys
tem. Instances cited are the appointments of
Siarveyors Clarkson (now resigned) and of
Deputy Surveyors Vail and Bishop, both
of who. It said, were appointed by Gen
eral CI ark son through waiver by Presi
dent Roosevelt of civil service rules and
both of whom have since been dismissed
by Collector Ioeb.
Taft appointments, of which the asso
ciation complains, ar those of Edmund
Vorhies as postmaster at Brooklyn, Dr.
Nathan A. Warren as postmaster at
Yonkers, N. T., and "William J. Maxwell
aa collector of internal revenue.
TEST CASE TO BE MADE
LOCAL OPTION ORDER IX MOR
ROW IS OPPOSED.
Indicted Men. Admit Sale of In
toxicating Liquor, but Insist No
Law Was Violated.
HBPPXBR, Or., May 11. (Special.)
The regular May term of the Circuit
Court for thia county convened Monday
and adjourned Tuesday. This short aes
sion was a surprise, because of the large
docket of criminal cases.
There were 30 indictments against pro
prietors of near-beer dispensaries for
selling lntexlcatlng liquors in violation
of the local option law of this county.
Of these. Old Hart and Dave Pressley
pleaded guilty and were fined $50 each,
while 13 others charged with from one
to three indictments entered pleas of
not guilty and waived Jury triaL
Stipulations were entered Into, by their
counsel, Sam B. "Van Vactor, and G. W.
Phelps, District Attorney, admitting that
each of the defendants did sell near
beer, which they admitted to be intoxi
cating, to C. "VV. Demarfrt, a detective
employed by the authorities- during the
week preceding and following the cele
bration last Fourth of July. They also
admitted the facts alleged in the indict
ments to be true except that in selling
Intoxicating liquors they were violating
no statute, for the reason that the County
Court never made any valid order pro
hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor,
and the counsel for the defendants avers
that there is no provision made in the
statute'for the holding of a special session
when the regular session has been ad
journed for the term.
The case of IS. C. Maddock was taken
as a test case, stipulations being made
that in case the defendant iwas found
guilty and an appeal from the decision of
this court is taken to the Supreme Court
of the State of Oregon, the execution of
sentence in each of the other cases shall
be suspended and held In abeyance until
the case against Maddock is finally de
cided, and - that the other cases shall
abide by the decision rendered In the case
appealed.
After long argument by both sides.
Judge Bean assessed the fine of Maddock
at J100, rendered his decision sustaining
the law and allowed 30 days in which to
file a bill of exceptions and at the same
time ordered a stay of execution.
TAC0MA ASKS THIRD TRIAL
Commercial Club Seeks Mrs. Kval
sliaug's Conviction or Acquittal.
TACOMA, May 11. The trustees of
the Commercial Club today adopted a
resolution urging that Mrs. Martina
Kvalshaug, charged with the murder of
her husband, be trie4 a third time, the
Jury having twice disagreed.
The resolution also recommended the
expenditure of any money that may be
necessary to employ additional counsel
for the state. Prosecuting Attorney
McMurray said the third trial probably
will be held some time in June.
Lewis County Crop to Be Bumper.
CHEHA1JS. Wash., May 11. (Special.)
The crop conditions In Lewis. County
are most favorable and it is expected
that the fruit crop will be a record
breaker. Astoria Ships First Fish Oar.
ASTORIA. Or., May 11. (Special.) The
Union Fishermen's Co-operative Company
today shipped the first carload of this
season's catch to New York. It contained
U00 cases.
Klaw & Erlanger Reply to,
Seattle Man's Organization,
in Theater War. v
SHUBERTS' SHOWS COMING
Helllg Theater Probably Will Play
Independent Attractions if Port
land Theater Lessees Acqui
esce Speculation On.
NEW YORK, May 11. An alliance
has Just been formed by producing
managers In the United States, who to
gether own and control 200' of the
leading traveling combinations in this
country. They have placed the book
ing of their various interests In the
hands of Klaw & Erlanger, with In
structions to play only In such terri
tory and in such theaters as will give
the producing managers the support to
which they consider themselves en
titled. The managers of the new alliance
are Charles Frohman, David Belasco,
Henry W. Savage, Henry B. Harris, Jo
seph Brooks, Cohan & Harris. Klaw
& Erlanger, Florenz Ziegfeld. Augustus
Pitou, Charles B. Dillingham. James
M. Caits, Wagenhals & Kemper, Fred
eric Thompson, Al H. Woods. Joseph
Weber, Henry ''Miller, Daniel Frohman,
William Harris and others.
That the theater war, started by
Calvin Helllg, of Portland, and John
Cort, of Seattle, a week ago, which has
since spread until it embraces 400 the
ater managers of the same way of
thinking as themselves, is but In its
infancy, was Indicated by a New York
dispatch last night.
Threatened with the downfall of
their supremacy by the rival booking
agency, what the independent theaters
proposed to form, Klaw & Erlanger
have drawn their forces together and
are making a grandstand fight. The
renowned K. & B. have bound to
gether managers representing over 200
leading attractions, who have consented
to an agreement that they will sign
no contracts otherwise than through
K. & E. What country shall be played
Is to be left entirely in the hands of
the booking agency.
Thus a prompt checkmate has been
called to the plan fostered by the
Northwest Theatrical Association that
the middleman be eliminated. K. & E.
have not taken kindly to the proposal
for their elimination and have come
back with an answer, i
It was but Saturday John Cort tele
graphed to Portland and Seattle: "The
battle Is . over. The game is in ' our
bag."
The prompt resumption of hostilities
by Klaw & Erlanger would lead to the
belief the announcement was prema
ture. ' As to how the great war started
there are varying statements. Calvin
Hellig says it was because Klaw &
Erlanger told him they could only sup
ply 14 attractions for the following sea
son, while on the other hand K. & E.
charge bad faith by Heilig and Cort.
Hellig says he withdrew his theaters
in the Northwest, and the other inde
pendent theaters followed suit; K. &
E. assert they declined to book fur
ther for Cort, Hellig & Co.
Heillg has an iron-clad agreement
that the Shubert shows shall play in
the Hellig Theater next season so
that Portland will not be without ade
quate theatrical entertainment, yet
both Heilig and Cort were confident
that they would be able to book the
other shows previously handled by K.
& E. by arranging independently with
each manager. This appeared more
than feasible, as the new booking
agency, formed by Mr. Hellig and his
associates, could take care of a show
from coast to coast.
Now Klaw & Erlanger come back'
with their old standby producers more
firmly than ever their adherents. Those
who had announced their defection
from the K. & E. standard appear to
be still without the fold. These In
clude William A. Brady,' Llebler & Co,
and a number of others.
Locally the situation appears as It
was prior to the arrival of Mr. Heillg.
The Heilig Theater probably will play
the Shubert and allied attractions and
the understanding Russell & Drew as
sert they have with the Shuberts prob
ably will be settled by the Shuberts
buying out the half interest Russell Sc
Drew have in the Portland Theater and
the Alhambra at Seattle.
LAND FRAUD CASES DEAD
Several Idaho Prosecutions Dropped,
Venue Changed in Others.
MOSCOW. Idaho, May 11. (Special.)
Special Assistant Attorney-KJeraeral Pey
ton Gordon dismissed several of the
North Idaho land-fraud cases in the
Federal Court today.
William F. Kettenbach, ex-president.
and George H. Kester, ex-cashier, of the
Lewlston National Bank, who were in-J
dieted several years ago with William
Dwyer, C. W. Colby, Fred Emery and
Clarence W. Robnett numerous times at
Moscow and Boise, each have been dis
charged from all but two important
cases. The cases against William B.
Benton, C. W. Colby, Fred Emery,
George H. Kester and William F. Ket
tenbach. who were jointly indicted, were
dismissed.
In the two subornation cases against
George H. Kester and William Dwyer,
Judge Dietrich granted a motion for
change of venue to Boise.
The only conspiracy case now remain
ing is against J. E. Steffy. who has since
turned state's evidence: William F. Ket
tenbach, George H. Kester and William
Dwyer, a timber-cruiser.
EXPLORERS' ROUTE CLEAR
Mount McKinley Parties Will Find
' Susitna Navigable.
SEATTLE, May 11. The steamer Ber
tha, from Northern Alaska ports, brings
news that Cook Inlet and a part of the
Susitna River was navigable when she
left and that the whole of the Susitna
must be clear of ice now. This is im
portant for the two Mount McKinley ex
peditions, which had feared they might
be delayed a long time by Ice.
A fur trader who returned from the In
let reports a disastrous season. The na
tives have obtained catalogues of Eastern
fur houses and have increased prices un
reasonably. " ,
First Shipment of Strawberries Out.
MOSTER, Or.. May 11. (Special.) The
first shipment of Mosler strawberries
was made today by A. P. Bate ham, man-
Postal Bank Bonds in Multiples of
$24 Pass Muster.
WASHINGTON; May ll. President
Taft virtually approved of the postal sav
ings bank bill as presented to him in ten
tative form last night by Chairman
Weeks and other members of the House
committee on postofnees and post roads.
After the bill emerges from committee It
will be submitted to a Republican cau
cus for final changes.
It is understood that the President ap
proved the idea of issuing United States
bonds in $24 denominations and multiples
thereof, bearing per cent interest, to
be sold to postal savings depositors. A
postal bank bill already has passed the
Senate.
RECEPTION TO BE IXFORMAL
Thousand . Invitations Issued ' to
Roosevelt Lancheon in London.
LONDON. May 11. After communi
cating with Mr. Roosevelt, the commit
tee of the corporation decided today to
present the ex-President with the honor
ary freedom of the City of London on
May SI, the date originally chosen.
Instead of the formal luncheon planned,
however, there will be an informal recep
tion, for which. 1000 Invitations will be
issued.
WOMAN BURNS HER BABY
BODY RECOVERED FROM BAY
SHOWS CAUSE OF DEATH,
Mother. Now in Hospital in Critical
Wtih Murder.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 11. (Special.)
With blood on her clothes and hands,
and her naked baby "dead by her own
hand in her arms, Hilda Schlnke, 19
year old, threw the body into tl.e bay
and staggered to her home, three
blocks away, in agony. Neighbors
called Dr. F. A. Booth, who sent her
to the city hospital, where she is in
a critical condition. Coroner Snyder
is investigating.
The girl rented a room in an apart
ment house at Inter Bay several months
ago. She has been working in a
laundry until last week, when her
condition made It Imperative that she
quit. Mrs. P. H. Reilly, who "lives
in the same house, saw the girl leave
Monday with the naked baby, badly
burned. The mother took the child
to the foot of Smith street, where she
threw It into the bay.
She stoid she was married, but
would not talk to any extent. Ser
geant Dagner recovered fche Ibaby's
the little one had been burned to death,
its head, back and arms being charred.
An Alaskan stove was mound In the
room occupied by the girl.
If she ltves, the mother may be
made to answer toa .charge of mur
der. Residence District Paved.
MEDFORD, Or.. May 11. (Special.)
Grading and paving on East Main stre'et
and Queen Anne avenue are practically
completed and the people on these streets
are using the dirt thrown out by the ex
cavating to level up their property and
will soon plant lawns. The work is under
contract to the Clark-Henry Company.
Dancehall Plans Made.
SEASIDE, Or., May 11. (Special.)
Plans and specifications for a large dance
hall have been accepted, and Monroe
Grimes has the contract for the con
struction of the building. Percy A.
Campbell and William Byers of Portland
are financing the scheme.
Reaching Seattle, Man Hangs Self.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 11. L. B.
Frost, 37 years old, who came here
from Theresa, N. Y., was found dead
in his room In a hotel today, having
committed suicide by hanging with
a sheet. He had been sick and de
spondent. Chippewa Lands Are Restored.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Lands aggre
gating 233,294 acres, located in the Chip
pewa Indian Reservations, In Minnesota,
which were withdrawn from settlement a
little more than a year ago, have been
restored to the public domain by the In
terior Department. They will be subject
to homestead entry on June 20.
Rules Committee Delays Action.
WASHINGTON, May' 1L The rules
committee, which was to have acted to
day on a rule designed to expedite the
consideration of the anti-options bill in
the House, postponed its meeting until
later in the week, possibly Friday.
Lecture at Oxford Put Off.
LONDON. May 11. It was definitely
announced last night that Mr. Roose
velt's lecture at Oxford University
scheduled for May 18 has been post
poned. Trading Stamps Under Law's Ran.
WASHINGTON. May TL The issue of
Roots
Barks Herbs
That have great medicinal power, are
raised to their highest efficiency, for
purifying and enriching the blood, as
they are combined in Hood's Sarsa
parilla, which is Peculiar to Itself.
40,366 testimonials received by actual
count in two years a record unparal
leled in the history of medicine. Be
sure to take Hood's Sarsaparilla this
Spring.
"I was badlv used up, so tired and
weak it was hard for me to be about.
I took Hood's Sarsaparilla, and it gave
me an appetite and Improved my whole
system." Frank Carlson, Box 10, Stark,
Minn.
There is no real substitute for .
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Get it today. Tn liquid form or choc
olated tablets called Sarsatabs.
AND CALLING CARDS
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French Serge Dresses at $12.50
Regular Pripe $20.00
Women's one-piece dresses of finest
quality all-wool imported French
serge, in black, nary, white, cham
pagne, reseda, smoke and gray.
$12.50
These dresses are made In the new
one-piece model, showing the new
belted waistline effect. Some are.
elaborately braided, others are tailor-made
with button trimmings.
Summer Coats and Jackets
Silk Pongee Cloth
and Covert Cloth
Regular $12.50
Thursday $6.75
Women's Jackets in 32 to 36
inch lengths, made of all wool tan
covert cloth, black taffeta silk in
plain and braided styles, also of
natural colors. Cloth of srold in
braided and trimmed styles and of fine all-wool
broadcloth. These jackets are all this season's
newest styles. .Lined with either satin or silk.
II
Bungalow Curtain Nets, Special 43c Yd
2000 yards of fancy Curtain Nets in mission and leaded
glass patterns, in large variety of pretty patterns.
White or Arabian color; 45 to 50 inches wide; values
to 60c yard, special, yard 43
$1 Curtain Nets, Special 79c Yd.
500 yards of fancy Curtain Net, especially suitable for
bungalow windows ; 50 inches wide ; white or Arabian
color; regular $1.00 value, special, yard 79e
25c Swisses and Scrims Sp'l 19c
3000 yards of Curtain Swisses and plain Scrims, in a
large variety of patterns ; reg. 25c value, sp'l., yd., 10c
Extension Rod Sale for Thursday
5000 Brass Extension Rods of superior quality and fin
ish, both for sash and full-length curtains. All brack
ets and screws complete with rods.
Regular 10c Rods, Special at 7c Each
Regular 15c Rods, Special at 9c Each
Regular 20c Rods, Special at 122c Ea
Regular 25 c Rods, Special at 19c Eacn
Classes Today in Hardanger Embroidery
nounced unlawful by the District ol
Columbia Court of Appeals in a divided
decision rendered yesterday. The trading
stamp companies will appeal to the Su
preme Court of the United States.
NEW EARTHQUAKES ARE FELT
All Americans, at First Thought
Killed at Cartago, Are Found.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. May 11.
Heavy earthquakes were felt here to
day. Thousands of persons are leaving?
the city in alarm. A series of severe
shocks were experienced yesterday.
Congrress has practically declared
martial law In the province of Cartago
to prevent robbery and disturbances.
The American Consul has succeeded
in finding all the Americans, some of
whom were thought to have been
killed. All the Injured are now1 re
ceiving proper care.
Methodists Would Block Fight.
IjODI. Cal.. May XL A resolution asking-
Governor Gillett to stop the Jeffries
Johnson fight was adopted by the Sacra-
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The engineer who wears them
can keep a sharp lookout ahead
and at the same tlm read his
train orders.
The church-groer can watch the
minister and read the prayer book,
at the same time.
The traveler can watch passlnjr
scenery or read his newspaper with
equal comfort.
Beware of Substitutes and Imitation Kryptoks. It is
Safer to Come Direct to Headquarters.
Columbian Optical Company
133 Sixth Street
mento District Methodist Ministerial As
sociation, which closed its session here
today.
Oleomargarine Tax Opposed.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Legislative
restrictions good for oleomargarine are
good for butter, to precisely the same
extent, according to John F. Jelke, of
Chicago, who advocated the former
product as the poor man's food before the
House committee on agriculture today.
Jelke said he was against any tax or any
arbitrary discrimination against oleomar
garine. Severe Shock Felt in, San Domingo.
SAN DOMINGO, May 11. A severe
earthquake shock was felt here at 3
o'clock this morning. There was no
loss of life nor damage to property in
the city, but reports from the interior
have not been received.
A model electric engine, built by Thomas
rtavenport. a poor blacksmith of Brandon.
Vt., and operated' on a small circular track
in 1S34, probably was the first electric rali
way In the world.
The attorney cant address the
jury, examine witnesses and refer
to his precedents or evidence
without changing glasses.
There have been many bifocals
upon the market. Most of them
of the cemented, unsightly sort;
some of them fused, like Kryptoks,
but none of them satisfactory.
Until the coming of the Kryptok
there was no perfect bifocal. The
genuine Kryptok is wonderfully
satisfactory.
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