1
tut; Monxixo otiegoxtax, ttjesdat, Amu; 2.7, iihi.
BIG TAX BULGE TO
BE INVESTIGATED
League Issues Circular Giv
ing Bare Figures in
Round Numbers.
COMMENT IS RESERVED
Advice to Voters Will Be Contained
In Pamphlet to He rrtnted Be
fore I.arjte Bond Ioe Go
Before the People.
With n Increase In the assessed val
uation of tha City of Portland of $14.
OO.00O In 1 to $301,000,000 In 191 1 and
tha amount of lairs collected In l'
of $I.0O.0O and In of $.JOO.WO. tha
Taxpayers' Lacue In a rlrcuUr assert!
that It waa lmtratlve that teia should
bo takn to atlvls tha voters a to all
pendlnr mtuurri so they could art ad
visably thereon." The rlrx-nlar la signed
hr F. W. Mullter. president, and 1 J.
Goldsmith, serretary.
It Is pointed out that the taxation for
city and school purposes has Increased
very rapidly. In lo the city required
for Its government only -:n.V)0 and tha
schoola $31.aoa. but In 1S11 the city se
cured $1.5.0K and tha schools ll.T&o.-
o. This remarkable Increase Is to bo
given careful attention by tha leaaue and
In a few days an address win be made
to the voters of the city upon the vari
ous measures which have been submitted
to the voters for consideration. The clr
cular Issued yesterday waa aa follows:
Itesult or Mass Meeting.
"la view of tha fact that at the com
In city election to be held on June ft,
111. a Iars; number of measurra In
volving the creation of additional bonded
Indebtedness. Incressed taxation, as well
aa matters of public policy of Import
snce. will be submitted to the voters
for action, a meeting of tha Taxpayers'
Iarna was called. In accordance with
Ita usual custom, to consider what action
It would taka thereon.
"After hearing the reports It was tha
unanimous conclusion of the league that
It waa Imperative that steps should be
taken to advise the voters ss to all pend
tng meaaures. so they could act ad
vlsedly thereon.
"It waa also suggested that a brief
statement of the situation aa outlined
at the meeting be printed and sent to
each member of the league.
"In connection with taxation It should
always be borne In mind that generally
spesklng the burden Is not relatively so
onerous on the large as on tha amall
taxpayer. To the form-r It may mean
1e.a net revenue, but no hardship: to tha
latter It may. and generally doi. mean
i) artu.il deprivation of some necessity
or pleasure he or his family might have
otherwise had or enjoyed.
"It should also be borne In mind that
In a rapidly growing rliy such as Port
land additional revenue, la nerted end
expenditures Increase very rapidly, hence
It Is Important they should all be close
ly scanned. In this circular we do not
comment on the figures or measures set
out. but win in our sdiiress and advice
to voters, to be Issued later. The figures.
however, are sufficiently significant to
cause every rttlien to give heed and
thought to them. Figures arc In round
numbers:
""TAXATION'.
ersl funds srs rot sufficient, a rofflrttit
sum to defrar sll rxpeoses and disburse
ments erovided for of the commission.
14. To provide for llcenalng and resu-
isilng lne erection, consirucuoo "a mainiw
sanr of billboards within the City of Port
land.
I V To provide that the title to all water
front, wharf oroDartr. land, under water an
mada land. etc.. and all landings, wharves.
hishware. bridge, streets, parks snd other
public place, is InallensM: mat in. ninii
of the city shall not be divested or vacated
tor a distance of 2"0o fei from any mean
der Una of any navlsable water or 1000 feet
from sny railroad depot or terminal yard,
etc.. sxceptsthat the ordinance of vacation
at a sreater distance mill require tor it
eaaaaea a vote of at least three-fourths o
all of tha members of the Council snd ap
oroval bv the Mayor.
14. An smeudment" statin thst th
word -brides and bridles." as used In Sec
tioa 114. sball (or tha purposes specified In
the section mean fills of earth aand. gravel
or similar materia la serosa gulches snd rs
vines, mad men fills nil be made and pa'
for out of fha same fund sublect to asm
conditions, that bridges msy be constructed
and paid for under said section.
IT. Amendment to section Svo la Con
nectioa with tba construction of sewers and
drains.
Is. To prevent overcrowding of streetcsrs
snd to provide seats la cars for every pss-
aan ear.
1'J. To provide additional revenue for the
ntr or Portland Dr levyins a llrenae or
car ent ler annum upon the cross receipt!
of snv person selling electricity or electric
current for lighting, healing, power or other
controerclsl purposes.
20. To provide a license of 3 per cent on
tn. gross receipts or every person or cor
porsitoo selling or furnishing gas tor ugni
In s. heating, fuel or other commercial pur
tMsa.
21. Referendum on Ordinance No. 2194.
prohibiting the carrying or maintaining of
banners on ine sirevis-
rz. Referendum The Antl-Bocott Ordl
nan.-e No. l:i. passed August S, 1011. to
orvnt nlcketlns. ett.
2.1. Ordinance No, 2O07 Referendum on
ordlnsnce vacating Adams street and Ore
gon street.
FENTON SAYS LAND POOR
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ATTORNEY
BISCVSSES DECISION.
Tevr
1' ..
1U
Assssel
valuation
.$ 14l.OO.tS
. 2:i.l.4-M.WMi
302.OIIO.ISIO
T-vy Total
tmillsl collected
J'.H .;.M.4ion)
I 1.3 -.'. '"0
H C.1UU.0O0
Taxation for city and school purnoeei
Amount raised
Amount retard! by by special lav for
TMf tarnation f.rctty. School IMst. I.
1VH S Kn-..s. S
H Svl.ss K..7.IMI
lJMI l.S0O.ONI .7;,0.N.S
Aa Illustrative of the actual Increase
In taxes, one piece of property on which
no change In improvements has been
made la cited: ltS tax. $!'.::; 1911
tax. $;'710.4: Increase. Iljt.i;.
"This shows an Increaee of over SO
per cent. We suggest all taxpayers
make like comparisons.'
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
City of Portland
'Outstsndlng and sold f T1-I.3O0
Authorised and unsold .......
I'ort of Tort land
Outstanding . .
Authorised and unsold ......
fchool ftstrlct No, 1
Outstanding
Authorised and unsold .......
'rand totalw-
rxustandlns and eM II.NVono
Authorised snd unsold ......... 3.h.oo
aoonoo
SjO.OOO
TIS.onO
lio.wu
Total f l;M.Y.04
Of these bonds, lj.linnoo are sater
bonds, the Interest on which Is largely
paid by wster mtes. There la also soma
revenue derive from charges for the
use of some of the bridges, the drydoctc
and for towage. However, met of main
tenance, depreciation, etc.. as well as
Interest not paid bv direct revenue from
the use of these utilities, haa to be. pro
vided for by direct taxation.
"Of tha bonds Issued, about $.135,009
ara In sinking funds and for other pur
poses. "No account la taken bf Improvement
bonds, of which there Is outstanding
over M.OOn.eoo. The following measures
will be submitted to the voters:
ORDINANCES.
I. Respecting improvement of streets snd
providing for tut construction and operation
of a municipal paving plant, and a bond is
sue of I l.o-O.Of.
X for constructing a high bridge acrnsa
the Tl'lllamette Rlv.r from Woodward ave
nue te Meade street; bond Issue tl.4O0.0oo.
X. Far municipal garhsse system, snd
authorising the sale of lTi.OOO In bonds ta
purchase the plant.
4. Kftf purchase of Council reet, and a
bond Issue of 4 J3".iwH therefor.
X. r constructing an auditorium, and
to provide for the Issue of boade to the
s mount of $io.Oio.
a For building a municipal Jail, court,
headquarter for pollro department and
eniergenc-v riospltaL and authorising the la
sue of J2mVOo in bonds.
T. To create a firemen's pension and re
lief fund. In addition to certain other pay
ments tt le made hy the beneficiaries, a
s Is provided of one-twentieth of one mill
en each dollar It prnvlflee that when the
fund reaches a.:oo.Oisl no levy snail be msde.
but when it ses below that amount the
i y shell arsin be made.
a. lo provide a policemen's pension and
rief fund. This Is on the same basis as
the firemen's relief fund.
. To etsbllh street cleaning employes'
pension sad relief fund, and providing for
a tax of one-twentieth of a mill on each
dollar of assessed valuation,
lo. Tn authorise the city to lew snd col
lect a tax not exceeding oue mill on the
dollar, to provide for the maintenance of
the street cleaning and sprinkling depart
menr. II. Fixing the compensation of the city
attorney st fKio a year, the number and
compensation of deputies to be fixed by
the Council.
IS. Fixing the sslsry of the city engi
neer. The salary shall be determined by the
t'ouncll. and sbsll not be leca than 13000
per annum.
13. To create a puMIe service commis
sion. Thl commission 10 hart chars snd
control of sll the public service corporations
doing business within the city of Portland.
The ordinance provides for a license or 3
per cent upon the gross receipts of eiactrto
snd gas companies-. This commlssnvn con
sists of three members. Kach commissioner
reo'lves a salary of $.Vsio year. They
have power 10 name a secretsry and fix hi
compensation, and to emplov each other
clerks, inspectors, esperts. attorneys and
ether-assistants ss they mav dewna neces
sary. The Council la required to Include
Is .annual tax levy, whenever the gsa-
Timhered Portion Only la Worth
lighting for. He hays In Dis
cussing Jnetlon.
Two-thirds of the 1.300.000 acres In
rolved Iff the Government's suit to can
cel patent are rocky and not fit for cul
tlvatlon. and the other third la timber
land, according to W. IX Fenton, coun
sel for the Southern Pacific Company.
Mr. Fenton said last night that about
10.000 persons from Maine to Calif or
nla claim they have a right to become
actual settlers on this land, and to ac
quire title upon payment of :.6 an
acre.
"The idea Is broadcast. he continued,
"that the land Is valuable for homes
and that the railroad company Is ob
structing the development of the state.
Aa a matter of fact the largest part of
the land la not valuable for homei
Two-thirds of It could not be sold for
f 2.50 an acre, because there Is nothing
on It except rocks and chapparal.
"In Jackson County alone, of the S000
acres probably a third la not fit for set
tlemeaU.
"For the first 20 years after the land
waa granted to the railroad company It
waa offered to the public at less than
12.60 an acre. It could not be sold even
at that low figure. Nobody wanted It.
Those who did buy were timber spec
ulators and they don't want anything;
except land which will run aeveral mil
lion feet to the acre. All this talk
about 'homes' and 'actual settlers' Is the
merest pretext. Two-thirds of the land
could not be sold for $2.50 an acre to
day. The rest of It is valuable for the
timber.
"The only question there la for adju
dicatlorr Is whether the amendment of
Congress to the original Land grant Is a
condition subsequent or a covenant. We
have eliminated the so-called settlers,
which removes a good deal of rubbish
from the case.
"We have taken 90 days in which to
file our answer to the Government's
suit, but we have not yet decided
whether to go to the United States Clr
cult Court of Appeala on the demurrer
to the complaint or to answer. If we
file an answer we will take testimony
in the rase before an examiner and the
transcript will go to the higher court.
We have no testimony which would
change the opinion of Judge Wolverton.
Of course we are disappointed because
of the decision. But there are 12 men
who are yet to pass upon the law ques.
tion involved the three Judgea of the
Apellate Court and the nine Justices of
the Supreme Court.
Arthur I. Uoulton. associated with A.
W. Latterly as counsel for the cross-
complainants, said last night: "We 1
tend to keep our record clear In the
rase and to appeal It, We will delay
our appeal, however, until the whole
case goes to the higher court. We feel
hat the decision Is really a victory for
our side, for 11 tne oovernment ever ac
quires legal title to the land again, the
rights of actual settlers, we are sure,
will be protected, if not by the courts,
bv Congress Itself. The o actual set
tlers we represent ought not to be
ousted, and we do not think they will
be. We do not represent any of those
wha have filed their intention to settle,
but who have not done so. Our suit
was on file before the Government
brought Its suit against the railroad
company, and we feel that our action
waa one of the causes leading the Gov
ernment to file suit to cancel the patent
of the railroad company for non-com
pliance with the provisions of the law
granting the land.
MR- TOWNSEND IS sTUBiliAXT
Attorney-General' Aiolstant Contra
dicts Penton'a Statement.
WThen shown W. D. Fenton'n state
ment last night that a large percentage
of the railroad company's land is unfit
for settlement. B. D. Townsend. repre
sentative of the Attorney -General, said:
"The even-numbered sections of land
between Portland and the Oregon-Cali
fornia line, which were oietposed of to
homesteaders by the Government, are
supporting settlers, and there ia no rea
son why the odd-numbered sections
ahould not also support settlers.
'It la ridiculous to assert that half
the land In Western Oregon Is unfit
for human habitation. It haa been a
well-known fact that for many years the
policy of the railroad company has re
tarded the development of the Industrial
and commercial resources of both the
even and odd-numbered sections con
tributory to the line of the railroad.
'In any event the question Involved
In this case Is a legal and not an In
dustrial one. If these lands are not sus
ceptible to settlement, that was no rea
son why tne railroad company should
assume unto Itself the right to violate
the law simply because It waa profitable
to do so.
'Judge Wolverton'g decision Is sweep
ing In it character and epparently will
be conclusive of the light of the Gov-
crnment to enforce forfeiture of the un
sold lands of the grant. As to the
statement that the lands Involved are
not susceptible to settlement, those best
acquainted with the lands assert that
some of The best Domes upon the Pacific
Coast have been denied to American
citizens by the policy which has been
enforced by the railroad company for the
past seven or eight years.
"It Is all very well to say that for
0 years the railroad company offered
these lands to settlers. But the fact
remains that for more than eight years
they have denied them to settlers.
The litigation in this case will take
Ita uaual course and proceed to a full
enforcement of ail the right of the Government."
RAILROAD LOSES
FIGHT FOR LUND
Federal Land Grant in Oregon
Imperiled and Southern
Pacific Hard Hit.
INTENT OF LAW CONTESTED
Judge Wolverton Bases Decision
Upon Amendment to Original
Statute and Gives Govern
ment Clean Victory.
t Continued From First Psge. )
on the part of the Government of the
right to Insist upon the condition sub
sequent, nor as adjudication conclusive
against the Government's Insistence up
on the performance of such a condition.
The Government has not waived it
right to maintain this suit for any of
the reasons assigned, nor is it barred
of Its remedy by virtue of the statutes
of limitation relied upon by counsel.
Government Changes Policy.
n the early annals of the United
States the public lands ywere regarded
largely as an asset out of which to do
rive revenue for the needs of the Gov
eminent. At one time the domain was
pledged to the payment of the public
debt. The earlier policy was to dls
pose of these lands to private purchas
era. both at public and private sale.
fcvsn settlement upon the public do
main waa discouraged. Congress bellev
lng satisfactory disposition might oth
erwlse be more readily and expeditious
ly accomplished. It was not until early
in the 19th century that Congress be
gan the appropriation of public lands
in aid of Internal Improvements.
Judge Wolverton continued along this
line, giving an -exhaustive history of
Congress disposition of public lands.
and continued:
"Looking at the matter In all Its
phases, the act lacks the element of a
trust whereby the railroad company Is
constituted a trustee for the adminis
tration of the granted lands, In any
specific quantities, for the benefit or
use of any definite or certain benefi
claries.
Tills brings us to the contention
made on the part of the Intervenors
that the grant Is both a law and a con
tract, that there Is a standing and con
tlnulng offer, to which the grantee .a
a party, to whomsoever may desire to
become an actual settler and to pur
chase a tract of the granted lands not
exceeding ItQ acres, and that any such
person, by a declaration of his purpose
a tender of the purchase price.
nd
namely. $2.i0 an acre, brings himself
Into relation to the contract, thus mak
ing himself a party thereto and Is en
titled to the rights of a contracting
party to enforce a conveyance to blm
from the grantee.
Contention of Intervenors Outlined
'It Is urged that by declaring his
purpose to become an actual settler
and tendering the purchase price, the
intending purchaser acquires a vested
right In the property, which not only
tne grantee out tne Government also
Is bound to regard, and of which he
cannot be divested without his consent-
thus entitling him in due course to a
proper conveyance. The position la
based upon a supposed analogy to the
acqu'rement of vested rights against
the Government by pursuing the acts
and regulations established for the ac
qulrement of pre-emption and home
stead claims to tracts of the public do
main.
" henever It occurs that there haa
been an entry of a homestead, or a
proper notation In the land office of a
pre-emption application, so that there
appears a record of the Initiatory 'steps
to obtain a claim. It may properly be
said that the claimant acquires a vested
right as against the person or corpora
tion claiming under such grants, but
not till then.
Offer to Sell Must Be Shown.
There must be an offer to sell on
some terms, and there must be an ac
ceptance of the offer on the terms pro
posed, before there can be a meeting
of minds, or any contractual relations
can arise. The Government haa granted
certain lands to the railroad company
under a provision thst the grantee shall
sell to actual settlers. The grant, how
ever. Is not accompanied by an offer to
soil. Surely the Government makes no
such offer.
Being a law as well as a grant, the
act directs that the grantee shall sell.
But suppose the grantee rrfuses to obey
he law. Is there, notwithstanding, an
offer on its part to sell? Does the law
make the offer for It? There might
perhaps have been some grounds for so
holding If the railroad company had been
accorded no discretion in the matter,
nd was simply required to perform a
mere ministerial service in executing
deeds to such actual settlers as should
come and pay It the maximum price of
SS.SO an acre. Bnit It has discretion. It
my sell In lees than 160-acre tracts, and
for less than C: an acre. So who shall
say that, by reason of the law alone. It
as offered to sell In tracts of 19 acres.
and for K.M per acre, so that any actual
settler may purchase upon those terms.
It has the right to sell upon those terms.
but the law does not make such offer
for It. The act Is a law to the grantee
but binds no one else. It is not an offer
to sell to actual settlers. A breach of
ARE YOU FREE
FROM
Headaches, Colds, " - Indigestion,
ains. Constipation, Sour Stomach,
Dizziness? If you are not, the most
effective, prompt and pleasant
method of getting rid of them is to
take, now and then, a desertspoon-
ul of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is
well known throughout the world
as the best of family laxative reme
dies, because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without irri
tating the system m any way.
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu
ine, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co., bearing the name
of the Company, plainly printed on
the front of every package
the law would entail Its penalties as
per the Intendment of the law or con
tract, but the grantee would Incur no
liability to a person not a party to the
compact.
"Third Party Has Xo Rights."
"It has been held that where one
party has paid money to another for
the benefit of a third, or has paid a
consideration for which a third party
was to receive some benefit, the third
party has a right of action . directly
against the party receiving the money
or consideration. That rule can have
no application here.
"Nor Is the person claiming to be a
settler, who has gone upon the land
and is in occupancy or the tract se
lected. In any better position."
Judge Wolverton held that Congress
had a right to change by amendment
the intent of the law. It being the
contention of counsel for the defend
ants that the amendment relating to
actual settlers, changed the entire pur
pose of the law.
"The Government was to receive a
consideration for Its grant, namely, the
transportation of its troops, munitions
of war, malls, etc. This In a purely
private grant, where technical words
appropriate to the creation or a con
dition aubsequent are wanting, would
evidence an intendment not to create
such a condition. But where technical
words are in fact employed, and the
grant is by the Government, being pub
lic tn nature, other considerations ap
ply, and these facts should be taken
into account.
ProviM' Is for Protection.-
"If it were' the Intent of Congress
that the Government should be left
remediless, no matter how flagrant the
violation of the terms of the actual
settler provision, that provision might
Just as well have been omitted In toto.
Congress Intended no such Idle cere
money. The proviso was designed to
be a positive, efficient, and living -condition,
to be punctiliously observed,
with substantial and remedial conse
quences to follow a deliberate and will
ful infraction thereof.
"Congress did not by its resolution
directing the Attorney-General to com
mence suit against the railroad com
pany, declare any of the lands In suit
forfeited. Whether a forfeiture had
occurred Is a question that necessarily
would have to be litigated in an ap
propriate proceeding In any event,
whether Congress declared a forfeit
ure In the first instance or not, the rail
road company resisting. The real ques
tion Is whether any forfeiture has been
Incurred for breach of condition sub
sequent, and that is for Judicial cog
nizance. Inquiry and determination.
Kurther disposition of the property
will follow the adjudication.
In view of these considerations, the
demurrer to the bill of complaint must
be overruled, and the demurrers to the
cross-complaint and bills of Interven
tion will be sustained, and it Is so or
dered."
Two Other Suits Pending.
It will be seen that Judge Wolver-
ton's decision Is against both the 65
cross-complainants and the 500 or more
Intervenors.
B. D. Townsend. who has worked
upon the big case for the Government
for several years and who Instituted
the suit, was much pleased with the
decision. He pronounced it a master
piece, saying the Judge had gone ex
haustively into all points urged by
both parties to the controversy. He
is confident It will be sustained by
both the Appellate Court and the Su
preme Court,
Two other suits are pending, one
by the Government against 45 pur
chasers of parts of the big gTant. They
hold about 400.000 acres, and purchased
more than 1000 acres each.- These
might urge that they purchased in
good faith without notice of the condi
tions of the grant, but even this posi
tion Is open to question. The court s
decision yesterday covers all other
points. Some of the richest timber
land In the Willamette Valley Is em
braced In this suit, part of it being
held by the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company.
The other suit is that or tne uov-
ernment against the Southern Oregon
Company to cancel patent to 9000 acres
of land, the most of which is in uoos
County. The land was granted by Con
gress or a wagon road, but the grant
contained the settler clause, and it
Is believed the decision in this case
will hinge on the. same points as de
cided by Judge Wolverton yesterday.
Ninety days were allowed Attorney
W. D. Fenton in which to file an an
swer, but he has not yet decided
whether to flle It or sro to the Appellate
I
WOMEN 9fek
The great ' Italian historian, Ferrero,
who, has made ancient Rome live again
in his books, begins in this May Century
a wonderfully illuminating series of six
articles on Roman women. . Did you
know that they enjoyed the greatest
social and legal liberty of all women of
the ancient world? They could even
retain their own property on marriage
if they wished to do so, and they had a
conventus matronarum which was
Latin for "woman's club!"
"Women and Marriage in Ancient
Rome" is the title of this opening
article in the May number.
"THE CLANDON LETTERS," something more than an unusually good novelette
by Baroness von Hutten (author of P am), and "The AB Cof the Tariff Question"
by Andrew Carnegie, are among other good features of a wonderfully good May number.
CENTURY
MAGAZINE
5 cents a copy. $4. M a year. At all book stores, or The Century Cs, Union Square, New York
rrmr
Court on the demurrer. Attorney A.
I. Moulton representing the cross-complainants,
was also allowed 90 days
in which to take further action In his
case.
SECOND DAILY TO APPEAR
Eugene Lorton to Publish News
paper at Vancouver Soon.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 24.
(Special.) This city is to have a sec
ond dally newspaper, the first issue to
appear Monday afternoon. May 8.
Eugene Lorton, formerly publisher of
the Evening Bulletin, at Walla Walla,
and more recently member of the State
Board of Control under the late Gov
ernor Cosgrove, will be editor and
publisher.
Mr. sLorton, who has been In Van
couver for aeveral days conferring
with political leaders and business
men, announced tonight that he had
made all preliminary arrangements.
Two linotypes have been ordered and
a telegraph service secured.
The new evening paper will be
known as the Vancouver Spokesman,
and will have a Sunday morning issue.
Oyster-Spawn Season Is On.
SOUTH BEND. Wash.. April 14.
'Special. The open season for taking
young-growth oysters from the state
reserve beds Is now on in this bay and
the vinicity of these reserves presents
a sight well worth seeing. There is a
great fleet of bateaux, scows and house
boats anchored at the state beds and
another fleet of launches and sloops
busily engaged in towing the scows and
bateaux from the reserves to the pri
vate beds, where they are emptied. The
oyster business is growing so rapidly
that oystermen predict that there will
not be nearly enough young growth this
year to satisfy the demand.
Keep
Your
Own
InKredlents of Ayer'a Hair Visor
Sulphur. Destroys germs that cause dandruff and falling
hair. Cures rashes and eruptions of scalp.
Glycerin. Soothing, healing. Food to the hair-bulbs. f
Quinin. A strong tonic, antiseptic, stimulant. 'fk,
Sodium Chlorid. Cleansing, quiets irritation of scalp. V
Capsicum. Increases activity of glands.
Sage. Stimulant, tonic Domestic remedy of high merit.
Alcohol. Stimulant, antiseptic Water. Perfume.
Show this to your doctor. Ask him if there
is a single injurious ingredient. Ask him if 4
he thinks Ayers Hair Vigor, as made from
this formula, is not the best preparation
H i you could possibly use for falling hair, or
I H CI B 1 or dandruff. Then do as he says. .
Does not Color the Biiair
J. C Aver Company, Lowell, Mass.
. !Tr-XL P
lw-
Don't Grow Old Too Fast
, si
"A man. is as old as his arteries." Old age is merely,
a hardening of the arteries and hardening of the
' arteries comes from excessive eating of high-protein
food such as meat and eggs. Cut down the high
protein diet for awhile and eat Shredded Wheat. It
supplies all the body-building material in the whole
wheat prepared in a digestible form. Of course
SHREDDED WHEAT BISCUIT
will not "cure" appendicitis nor will any other cereal food." The
excessive eating of indigestible foods, however, gradually brings on
stomach and bowel disorders and these can be prevented by a
daily diet of thoroughly cooked cereals. Shredded Wheat is best
for this purpose because it is steam-cooked, shredded and twice
baked, retaining the bran coat, which is so valuable in keeping
the bowels healthy and active.
Heat the Biscuit in the oven to restore crispness and serve with'hot or cold milk and a little cream,
adding salt or sugar to suit the taste. It also makes delicious combinations with stewed or preserved
fruits. Two Shredded Wheat biscuits with stewed fruit makes a wholesome nourishing meal.
The Only Cereal Breakfast Food Made in Biscuit Form
, Made only by
The Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
frag.aj- Aa S&M
I