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tttt: morxtxo okegomax. jioxday, FERRTJART 19, 1912. " : , . 1 mm he is WCll OF AGENTS Promoter; Released on Bond. Says Arrest Brought by Unscrupulous Enemies. FRAUD INTENT IS DENIED KraltT IX-alcr Says Clause in Con tracts to Rc-tarn floury to tl aatWled Bayers Brong-tat About JU Pownfall. p. C. Larey. who waa arreated Fri day In Pan Francisco on a charira of fraudulent ua of tha mall In the pro motion of the Oreeon Land reelop mer.t Company, waa released on bond yeaterday a ahort tlma after arrlvlnc In Portland In custody of a Deputy Cnlted titatea Marshal. Lavey declares tha arrest la tha windup of It montha of business dis aster, which waa broucbt about by In trtculnsr enemies. Ha promliea to make sensational dlsclosnres when ha Is brought to trial In tha Federal courts. -The deal started." said Mr. Larey last nls-ht. -after I had six montha of ex ceptional success with tha Jacoba Ettna Company aa aaiea manaa-er. "I waa approached by certain per sons with a plan to ell 40.000 acre of Oreron lands situated In 14 differ ent countlea In Oregon. IswxaveTteawa la Factor. "I waa a young man In tha business and accepted absolutely as unqualified truth tha statements made to ma about these landa and bains; an entire stranger to Oregon I did not believe there was a poor acre of land In the state. I took for granted all that waa told me regardlna these lands. It was sucgested to ma that 1 head tha com pany with my name, which I did. Tha Oregon Valley Land Company, It was shown me, just a few weeks previous to this, bad successfully rpened about 100.000 acrea of land at Lakevtaw, Or, and wo took the aama rontracta this concern bad used, and that la tha contract that tha Oregon Land Development Company sold to tha people. 'At that tlma there waa not a doubt la my mind but that all tha contracts could be disposed of. Tha business succeeded wonderfully for a time. Then, after tha first flush of business. It waa necessary for ma to leave the office and go out Into tha field. Wherever I went I sold with my men many con tra eta. and there waa where I began to fall because I could not manage tha office bustnesa and tha field bualnesa at the same time. I knew nothing of bookkeeping, and when my bookkeeper told ma that ha had received Bva con tracts through tha mall that day and had sent out letters to tha persons from whom ha bad received them, us ing my rubber stamp algnature In acknowledgment of the same. I believed him and kept at work In tha field. -Then three or four of my salesmen formed a combination to rob me. They would aend In as many aa 10 applica tions at a tlma showing receipts for IIS having been paid by each applicant. It waa my ordera that should any per son who had purchaaed a contract at any tlma ask for their money back to glva them back their money. Tha agent received tha Ural 111 paid by tha applicant as his commission. Thesa conspirators would appear in tha office and aay that certain of these appli cants were kicking for their money back. I would then pay back lis. not a dollar of which I had aver received, the agent himself having received that 1S as his commission. Aceata Are) Caaagea. -The plot worked until I had paid out thousanda of dollars before I realised how 1 was being dona. I discharged h. man and ther bea-an to knock tha whole deal. They caused hundreds of J eontraet-holdere to demand their money back. I paid It back, and In each case where I returned tha money I returned la addition to tha money I had received tha IIS that had been paid to the agent. I saw the handwriting on tha wall, but attll believing I could get honest ealea men enough to carry ma through. I kept fighting. "I began to be pressed for payments on tha land, and I fought hard to win. Ttii began a conspiracy to taka tha landa from ma entirely and leave ma high and dry with all thesa contracts sold and not an aero of land to deliver to the people. The man around whom this conspiracy waa being worked la now dead, and ereo to save myself from the penitentiary I will not use Ms name. The deeds to the land were In escrow In a Portland bank. Through a clever ruse and smooth promise made to mo. I permitted these deeds to be removed from tr. bank, the promise being that they would only be taken for a few days, and that I would again have full and free rlghta to tha land. These promises were never kept. I then set about obtaining lands to meet my contracts. I realised what f was up against; I realised the people must either have the land or their money back. If I stopped selling con tracts tha people would be on my back In a minute: If I dared to let anyone know that there waa anything wrong with the business they would descend on mo Ilka a pack of .wolves. I kept In touch with my contract holders and began paying them back. In my Southern Pacific townslte I exchanged property for the contracts. To others 1 gave notes payable this coming May. f IS Lest an Care Contract. -Wherever there waa an urgent need T paid back the $1!S the contract holder had paid, together with the IIS tha agent had received mod 10 per cent Interest. Men haunted my office, threatened me with arrest, went to the bank and tried to file clalma ' against the small amount of funds remaining there; the mall waa filled jaT after day with threatening let ters: In many cases they not only ex torted the amount they had paid In. but demanded and received. under threat In some cases, more than twice the amount they had paid. -I waa arrested In San Francisco. " X know I waa going to ba arrested 11 hours prior to tha tlma the arrest waa made. I was thrown Into the tanks known as tha central police station In pan Francisco, taken before the Com missioner the next day when I waived all rlghta and requested to ba sent back to Portland. 1 will get a fair trial regardless of tha fact that I have beea cheated and robbed right and left, browbeaten and bulldozed for II months." CORNELL MEN FOREGATHER Organisation Is I'erlcetrd and Of ficers Are Elected. Members of the Cornell Alumni As , of Portland held t&alr annual dinner In th Ellxabethan room of th Imperial Motel last mui wim - bers present. William 8. Turner was toastmaster. and speeches were roads by Well Gilbert. Dr. Georpe N. Pease. O. B. Coldwell and Ralph R. Dunlway. Accompanied by a pianist all pres ent Joined in ln;lnj Cornell ?" There are 100 Cornell srraduates In Ore- jron. i of whom are reaim"" "trze R. Sailor wii P'"1' dent of the association and Dr. poors N Pease was elected secretary Tor tft eneuins; year. The subject of a new university club wa discussed and sup port waa subscribed to the P"0' project. Hereafter weekly uncb.on. at the CnlTerslty Club will be held by Cornell men on Friday. All Cornell itradualej are Invited to attend. Thos present were: Carl I. Wer nicke. Georite R. Sailer. G-orse N. prase. S. Evans Hodwe. A. W. Harold Wilder. H. XV. Wesslnaa. Ed mund C Kin. H. Goodwin B';kwh; O B. Cotdweil. S. XV. Balrd. William a Turner. Well Gilbert. Walter 8. Dole. ORF.OOX C1TT FIOXKF.R AXO Et - POTMATEK HIE- AT TUB AVE OF 7 1EARS. 1 I. Everlagtoa DeAraeaad Kelly. OREGON CITT. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) Th funeral of Ever Ington DeArmond Kelly, ex-postmaster and member of the City Council of Oregon City, who died suddenly at tho home of his son-in-law, Charles E. Burns, will ba held at St. John's Catholic Church at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Rev. Father Hlllebrand officiat ing. Mr. Kelly waa T years of a kx and was born In Seneca County. New Tork. coming to Oregon first In 1SSJ and again In 1S5. On the first trip across tha plains Mr. Kelly and his family had aem-eral exciting experiences with Indians. Mrs. Kelly died March 11. ln. Ha Is survived by three children Mrs. Burns, rhsrles XV. Kelly and John W. Klly. Ralph R. Dunlway. Philip H. Zlpp, L. p Rosa. John Dublne. Frank B. Storey. Lea A. Thomaa. W. R. Cornell. Miles Ptandlsh. S. H. Brlggs. IL U Powers. Merrill Moores and H. M. Tomllnson. EARTH SLIDE TROUBLES ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL IS FORCED TO 3IOVE PATIENTS. Mad and Water Press Into' Kitchen ' and Basement of Institution. No Relief Is In Sight. All patients except emergency and contract cases were refused admittance to St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday be cause of tha threatened encroachment Into tha kitchen of a portion of many tona of loose earth that broke away from a fill In tha heights sbova tha hospital last Thursday, and are pil ing against tha north end of the hos pital. Patients In three wards on tha second floor In that portion of tha boa. pltal. were also removed Saturday to tha next floor. Saturday night a large portion of the basement In the north end of tha buikllng waa covered . with mud and water as a result of the slide, and soma of the rooms sre half full of the ma terial. All night Saturday a force of men waa at work clearing out tha basement and taking measures to pre vent the Inundation from spreading to the kitchen. By means of two streama of water much of the mud and water was forced into a large sewer that was opened for the purpose. The slide against tha side of tha building has piled up to a height of more than 20 feet, and Is threatening to enter tha windows of tha second floor. There seems to be no prospect of relieving tha situation until the ralna aubsVde, and then tha removing of the earth will present a considerable problem. Mayor Rushlight and th City Engineer viewed the slUla yes terday. SOUTHERNERS PLAN FETE Organization Membership 6 bows Steady Growth Since Founding. Vhe Southerners' Association ap pointed a committee at its luncheon Saturday to arrange for a banquet to be held In the Multnomah Hotel some time before Lent. This will be the first large entertainment the Southerners hold, and they will take pains to make It one of the noteworthy eventa among tha entertainments that are being held from time to time In the big hotel. Although Governor West, who waa to have been the guest of honor at the luncheon yeaterday. was unable to be present and sent his regrets through Superintendent James, of th Stat Penitentiary, who waa chairman for the day, the Southerners held an enjoy able programme which consisted of southern dialect stories by J. R. Rich ardson, southern songs by J. Carter and addresses by W. A. Carter and J. L Hammersley. Th Southerners Is an Informal or gantxation which was organised aoms months ago with a small membership and which has Increased steadily until It bids fair to become an Important member in the group of organizations In Portland that meet at weekly lunch eons to exchange Ideas snd become bet ter acquainted. Steps are being taken to complete a formal organization, tha prima object of which will be to per auade Southerners to come to Oregon and to give them assistance In finding homes In this state. S4 PIANO RENT. AU money paid as rent can apply on purchase price If deetred. Ask about our drayage plan. Bush-Lane Piano Cok. H6 Washington Street. IS 5MQDGRASS WITHOUT MEANS Detectives Find No Trace of City Water Clerk Who Left Under Cloud. MAYOR IS STILL SILF.NT fx pert Who Are Checking- Accounts or AVater Department Will Today Transfer Their Work to East Side Office, Then to Alblna. All efforts of detectfves and others to find Fred R. Snodgrass. th City Water Department clerk who disappeared last Wednesday while expert were check ing his books at th City Hall, were of no avail yeaterday. Every plac th young man has been In th habit of visiting was searched by those working on the case but no one waa found who had seen the missing man sines he walked leisurely out of th City Hall office. .... VI wm Snn.4vi-.aa who live St S91 Sixty-sixth street Southeast, aays she has been left with out little money anu with three children to care for and fears she will become destituta In a short tlm. "I cannot Imagln what k. K.i'nm a nf Mr. Snod trass." ah said yesterday, after detectives and frlenda reportea tneir innuiuir m trace of him. If he has been stealing money from the offlc I can't aee what ha has don with 41. He never gav ma roor than $40 a month to keep up the house expenses and I don't know where th remainder of his salary went." Mr. Snodgrass cam to Portland sev eral years ago from Vancouver, Wash, where his parents now reside- He had been employed at th water offlc for three years. Superintendent Dodga de clared that Snodgrass had always been dependable, punctual and apparently honest. Hla books, as checked up oc casionally, never showed deficiencies, Mr. Dodge say a The work of the expert who ar checking up thoroughly all the business of the Water Department, will be trans ferred today to the East Side offlc. From there the accountants will go to the Alblna offlc. After completing th work a report will be made to th Water Board. Aa to what deficiencies have been found the accountants are re fusing to aay. except to Mayor Rush light, who In turn Is not allowing any Information be has to become public. Some sensations are looked for when th examination of the books Is com pleted and the report of the account ants Is mad to th Water Board. It Is declared there has been exceptional op portunity for extensive graft in th de partment, inasmuch as none of the em ployes have been under bond and the bookkeeping system is lax. BAGGAGE RUSH PROBLEM O.-W. R. X. Prepare to Handle v Countless Grips and Trunks. How to handle the baggage of Port- i ' - -. H- lim, nf th RllCS linui . National convention next July Is th problem now confronting William Mc Murray. general passenger agent of the O.-w. K. a n. tompanj. auuuub." . i 1 i m in that tnis-ht he con- IU1 9 UB14 - - n sldered unimportant to many, Mr. lie- Murray declares it xo do one oi mo . . , ... in .nnnarflnn with hand ling the Immense volume of travel that will move Into portiana witnin me con vention period. H haa held several conferences on this subject with P. J. Collins, general baggage agent of the O.-W. R. V N. Company, and expects . i . .t.m wh.rchv the batr- Kage will be bandied without unneces sary dlfncuity ana wnnum uou. f My experience at other big conven tlona baa taught me that travelers don't wsnt any delays or trouble In getting their baggage." said Mr. Mc Murray. "Nothing peeves a traveler mor than b compelled to fuss around about bla grip or trunk. Wo don't want any troubl of that kind when the Elks come, and I am aure that we won't hav any. Thta Is th first time that we have been required to take these precautions In advance, but In view of the unusually heavy traf flo this Is a necessary step.'' WHAT ROADJJILLS MEAN Mr. Prall Argues That "One-Man-Power" I Not Conferred. PORTLAND. Feb. 18. (To tha Edi tor ) Much haa been printed recently In regard to tha control of highway funda under the plan proposed by the state-wide committee' bills. It has been stated that the expenditure of funda derived from th proposed bond Issue will be entirely In the hands of th Governor or his political appoin tees. It has been Intimated that these funds would be used for th building of a political machine and other ne farloua purposes. Let us examlns th provisions of th bills: Section S of th stat aid bill pro vides briefly that "whenever. In th opinion of th County Court of any county In thla atate. any road or pub llo highway In this stat needs con struction. Improvement. maintenance or repair. It may. by a resolution duly signed by said County Court, notify the State Highway Commissioner thereof, etc Her w hav th Initiation of any stats-alded road construction entirely in th hands of tha County Court. Th bill further provide that "upon re ceiving aald resolution so signed sajd State Highway Commissioner shall ex amine Into the use. location and situa tion of said road or highway, and If said State Highway Commissioner shall approve th earn, he shall pre pare plans," etc. . . . "and certify th same to the said County Court, and thereupon said County Court, may. by resolution, determine that said con struction." etc. .... "shall be accomplished In accordance with th certificate of said Highway Commis sioner and thereupon said State High way Commissioner shall proceed." eta The method of procedure Is here .i .1., .,.t-H- The Countv Court de cides upon the location and other fea tures of the proposed road and sub mits Its findings to ths State Highway Commissioner. It is manifestly tha Highway Commissioner's duty to pass upon the matter, as state funda are to be used, but the work cannot be start ed until th County Court "by resolu tion, determines" that construction shall be accomplished. Not until this resolution has been duly slimed by the County Court can the work proceed. Pection 3 of this bill further provides that thereupon said State Highway t h. it nroceed In accord- laace witi tha lilraoUon of Lb act to establish a stat highway department. . . . t- !,.. 7 rtf the rieierrmg ouw iv crLi-m . - - stat highway bill we find that It shall be the duty of th State Highway Com missioner to advertise for bids, to re ceive, open and reject bids, "if a good cause exists therefor" and to award contracts to the lowest responsible bid der. Following this the bill provides that contracts "must b made In the name of the State of Oregon, approved by th Governor, signed by the State Highway Commissioner and approved as to form and legality by the Attorney-General or his deputy." This par ticular provision haa been cited to prove the contention that "one-man power" is the Intent and purpose of these measures. Assuming, for the pur pose of argument, that the Highway Commissioner will be a creature of the Governor and bound to obey his be hests, the Attorney-General is still In a position to save the country. " a contend that the power to expend state highway funds Is not vested in on man. on th contrary It lies with thre stat officers, any one of whom may stop tha proceedings. -Th framers of those bills do not . i i . i i.f.niknu. ap nmnlsrlence. claim minor iiiiAiAif.'iw - but they do claim that the expenditure Of botn county ana been properly safeguarded. C. T. PRALL, President Oregon Association for High way Improvement. EMPLOYERS ARE TARGET PROFESSOR FORESEES GRIM WAR WHEN' LABOR IS ROUSED Cause of Textile Workers Basis of Sermon Delivered Before Union , Organizations of City. A eulogy of organised labor, and a oriHMum of emslovers' associations was given at 6t Mary's Catholic Cathedral by Rev. John C McGinn, proressor oi nriiiif tM. economics In Columbia University, last night. The speaker ... .... j 1 1 n kinr said that wnne tne oemamjo i today ar met with bayonet charges such as confront the textile workers at Lawrence. Mass.. the day is coming when the toller will not plead with ...... fn. r-v but will demand, per haps with the bayonet that i now thrust againsL nis ortwn, a toller and useful member of society. II. oLrf nrcranlarl labor hftS nOthiDg in common with Socialism, that "the paid agitators, who say socialism is -MAnAmi ..nr.RRinn nf the laborer's needs. Insult ordinary Intelligence." The sermon on "ine munui u Toller," waa preached at the request of th local labor unions, who attended In a body. It was, in pan as Mrfw. '..lino, nf unrest and dlssatls ..n. that ran throuarh the industrial body a few years ago has given rise to a spirit of revolution inai ii uc naked In every corner of th civilized world. It is th spirit of unrequited .-i . .nniiiHnii th.t he con- inuur, I wi"6 - . elders no better than slavery. Isolated and defenseless, the toller now realizes that ha stands on the confines of so . .ni-.-ahl- vlntlm to the un scrupulous speculator in souls; to th avaricious and unrestrained greed of competing classes. "Not much longer will bayonet charges meet the men and woman who ... ...Ivlnr una half S llVlnBT Wage and who on the verge of an unhallowed and untimely grave, pieaa ior me wim government-protected and souless cor porations. "If a man has been created to the Image and likeness of Goa; if God has stripped Himself of Divinity, as it were; if He has. suffered and died an Ignominious death to elevate human .,...- (- .nnhlM man - to fight -the battles' of life, then it Is blasphemy to think even lor an jnsiani mm. vruu Almighty intended such a creature to be brayed and bruised and sacrificed under the wheels of any Industrial Jug gernaut; to live under such diabolical -itir- the attainment of his .i . .... i. a fnnpktns' imnosslbillty, "There Is something wrong with th th-t the erreat elements oi'L'u'; - . - - . of Justice and common sense out of Its solutions or laDor ana morn pruu- . Tti.r. i. unniptnlni? defective. unsound in the society that separates husband and wife and allows one man to desecrate another's home with lm- ... Th.- i nmnthlnr treacher- - . .nrnint with the society that will snatch women and children from their homes and force tnem inio ioain some and foul dungeons to work out the best years of their life, and ther Is something putrid and rotton with the Industrial system imi win ..i .ll.n-- nn thn Una of mai- denhood and manhood aspirations for pure, proper and noble lives. "Under the present Industrial system 1.1s wage Is the only means by which the toller can develop and enjoy life, consequently he has a right to a wage sufficiently large to eniore mm w o velop his physical. Intellectual and moral faculties in a nrisnan manner, ii . v. - -i-ht tn . waare that will en able him to keep a wife and raise a family." REST ROOM' IS, PLANNED O.-W. R. & X- and Southern Pacific to Provide for Employes Comfort. To provide employes of the O.-W. R. 4 N. Company ana tne soutnern r. cine with a lunch room and rest quar tera In the Wella-Fargo building, so that they will not be required to loiter on the streets during the noon nour, is th plan of J. D. Farrell. president of th 0.-W. H. H. company, nas in mind. Mr. ,Farrell has not worked out th details of his scheme, but It provides for convenient quarters where those who carry their lunches may eat In comfort and with pleasant and restful surroundings. It Is aimed particularly to benefit the large staff of women em ployes of th two railroads. Whether food will be sold In the lunch room has not been determined. A cafeteria plan on a limited scale has been suggested. However. It Is not Intended to go Into th restaurant business' so much aa It Is to provide those facllltlea to thoss who desire thorn. Th 0.-W. R. i N. Company em ploys approximately 600 officials and clerks In Its general offices In the Wells-Fargo building. The Southern Pacific employs approximately 200. Both stafta ar growing constantly. They occupy all but the first and fourth floors of the building. It Is believed that If such service were made avail able many employea would find ' It greatly beneficial. . s Raymond Elks Want Lodge. - . RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Raymond Elks, met Thursday . . . .... .-. for tha comlnsr session mgai iw 1" tl'-' - - , . . of th grand lodg in Portland, when an effort will be made to win a char ter for an Elks' Lodge here. Business and professional men braved on of th worst wind and rain storms of th Win ter to attend the meeting, which gath ered 125 charter-seekers. C. F. Cath cart was chairman. Fifty signified their Intention to accompany the Cen tralia Lodge, to which almost all th itaymuiiu iwa. . . . - . . 1 1. . -sm f!ntrlla- Abnrdaen. I lion. iiia." . . Olymple, Xaooma and SaaUl. aXtaadad. I . . A t j-. aisvfiai r. J i I I in ti i II I I I I i - i II n i ill i m IIUHIVALIU Roosevelt Circulators Must Do Work Over Again. PRECINCTS NOT SEPARATE Taft Signatures Come In Rapidly. Managers Say AH Will Bo Ready for Filing by End of Week. Final Rush Is Xow On. Although O. M. Hickey. who, with I ex-Councilman Ellis, has been clrculat- lng petitions to have the name of Theo dbre Roosevelt placed on the official ballot at the April primary election as Republican candidate for President, discovered Friday that his petitions, which were nearly completed, were not In proper form, he declares he will have new petitions fully signed by the end of the present week. Circulators began work on the new forms Satur day. The petitions for Taft, Roosevelt snd La Follette probably will be filed sim ultaneously, the circulators for each petition declaring that their work is progressing even mors rapidly than had been expected. The Taft petitions probably will con tain many more signatures than the others, the circulators reporting ex ceptional success In their work. "In four days last week more than 1600 names were obtained," says Pub licity Manager Williams, of th Taft campaign committee. "We have en deavored to get names from all classes snd have found everyone willing and anxious to sign." "I would be ready to file the Roose velt petitions now," said Mr. Hickey, "If it had not been for tha mlxup In the form. The circulators proceeded to place all names on the sheets regard less of the precinct in which the sign ers resided. Last Friday ws learned that the law requires ths precincts to be segregated, and. all our work up to that time had to be thrown away. We got S00 names on Saturday after arranging new petitions." Thomas McCusker who is circulating the La Follette petitions says he will finish the work In time to file the pa pers aa soon as the others. He re ports that he has the required number of signatures now but desires to keep the petitions In circulation for another week. " EARLY CASE DEPLORED PHTSICIAJT SATS DANGER OP SPREAD OF LEPROSY SLIGHT. Studies In South Seas, Where Dis ease Is Prevalent, Made by Dr. Holllster, of Portland. "The treatment of John Ruskin Early, the so-called leper, is inhuman," said Dr. O. C Holllster, of Portland, yesterday. Dr. Holllster has made two trips to the tropics where the dreaded disease Is prevalent, to study its treat ment. "In Tahiti several lepers are selling wares In the' public market," said Dr. Holllster. "The man who washed tha dishes where I lived suffered from leprosy. When a member of a family contracts leprosy no effort Is made to separate him from his family, for the disease is not infectious and his family would justly protest a separation. There are eight lepers In the leper colony in the Canal Zone, where I was recently. The leper colonies of Hawaii and the Philippine Islands are large, but my study was made in the Solomon and Society Islands on two different trips. "Leprosy appears in adult life and Is fatal In two to 15 years. I observed two forms: squamas, or scally (ele phantisls) anethenic, and the tubercu lar1. I operated on patients In the Colonial Hospital In Tahiti who were suffering from the squamas variety. "In the study of over 200 case3 of leprosy south of the equator, the white or scally form was found to predomi nate. Dr. Hebra, a leading authority on the disease, kept two cases of squamas in his hospital for years, and found them to be not infectious. Not all of the bacllls lepra are known. "Contagion, according to all authori ties. Is very rare. I think that ther la absolutely no danger. Ignorant French policemen sent to Tahiti are so afraid of the disease that at. first they refuse to arrest lepers who break the laws. Later they change their policy, for all offenders claim to be lepers when a newly-arrived officer at tempts to arrest them and spit on tha officers of the law. "One student of leprosy. Dr. Hutch inson, says that without a hot climate and much fish-eating there Is no lep rosy. Of course, the natives In the South Sea Islands eat their fish raw. "Attention to hygienic conditions has been found to prolong life, but no specific medication has been of any known value. I hope that something will be done to Inform the kindly but unnecessarily frightened people near Tacoma that they could not contract the disease from Mr. Early even If they were anxious to do so." SWITCHMA!rSFALL FATAL Darkness Hides Tragedy in Railroad Tarda at "ampa. NA3IPA. Idaho, Feb. 18. (Special.) V E Ballow, a switchman on the Ore gon Short Line, waa Instantly killed In the railway yards here at 3:80 this morning. Ballow was riding on a box car which was being switched to a siding when he foil from the ladder on th side of the car. alighting either on tha rail, ties or a plank platform. His skull was fractured, his face crushed and several ribs over his heart were broken. Ballow was born in Iowa, and was 40 years old. He was married, but had no children, and his home was In Boise. STRAW VOTE FAVORS TAFT Roosevelt Second In Ballot at Peo ple's Theater. By a majority of nearly one-third mor votes than were received by any other candidate. President Taft lead as th choice of the patrons of the Peo ple's Theater for President of the United States, at the conclusion of the straw voting contest that has been running there since Thursday. He had a lead of 1159 votes over the next highest candidate. Theodore Roosevelt. 1 Th votes reoeivBu uj IprsaidenXial aspirants, aa aULOuaoed. at MEN'S BY A TRUE SPECIALIST IN ONE TREATMENT StTfJf eahe-SlT "IfX"1 mt 'everTsVtom of auTai dlUpear. and the trouble never returns. LOWEST CHARGES " QUICKEST CURES OF ANY SPECIALIST. A CERTAIN CURE . t .kt i will rive too If your case is curable; If not. I will Honest Treatnt. ??Z?A,Tom W 'Mfc Don't waste time "try ing" otner aocwra. V,- fit-Mr dollar if your irouoio ever km mva uava. v ' r.mvr-. the only specialist, who charges nothing if I fail. WEAKXF.8S m Falling Health. Nervousness. Weakness. Poor Memory, Loss of Energy. Drain on the Ambition. Wornout reeling. Tim 1. Headache. Backache. Melancholy. Easily Excited. Restless at Night are some of the symptoms that destroy manhood. A safe, rapid and permanent cure ror Weakness is found by men from the ani mal extracts treatment 1 give mem. All svmptoms are soon gone. Strength, v m. vitality and a robust feeling are quickly restored- BLOOD roisox v fc Skin Disease. Rash, Sore Mouth or Throat. Swollen Glands. Mucous patches. Copper-colored 6pots, Rheumatic Pains, Eciema. Burning. Nervousness. My treatment often cures the above symptoms in 15 to 80 days so you nor anyone would know you ever had the 'CURES AFTER HOT SPRIN03 FAIL. It creates fresh, pure blood, cleanses and builds up the system so there Is no come-back to the disease. lour ad vantage In treatment with me Is.tnat when you are curea you win iuv mv after - , OFFER A FREE CONSULT ATIOJf AND EXAMTVATIOX. j ft r tn ft p. M and Sunday from 10 to 1 advice befuJe beginning treatment elsewhere. nppmN MEDICAL INSTITUTE x-'frjrrT Lrii'T' i." v m.RTll AND FIFTH. POKTLAXD, OR. 201V4 MOttttv- i., . . , . .v,. Hnnlnn of the last performance last night, were as follows: Taft ;i?7I!??eaI?i. ?ni Roosevelt iiV, , Ta Wilson 16M;Clark I U Follette 407Cummlng Bryan BOYS BEGIN GARDEN WORK Early Start In School Contests Mado at Mount Tabor. Mount Tabor School Is one of the first schools to organize for the garden contest under the direction of Principal Miller. Some of the boys have already started spading up ground on East Six tieth street, across the street from the new Mount Tabor schoolhouse, where there is a vacant block. At the Arleta School Principal Ball has organized the school for the con test, and here a total of 400 will enter, including about 272 boys. Principal 6tanley, of the Highland School, gave a talk to the pupils on the garden contest Friday at the meet ing of the Mothers-Teachers' Associa tion, and urged that they take part in the contest. Principal Newbill, of Woodlawn School, spoke of the garden contest at the meeting of the Wood- Every woman's heart responds to the charm and sweetness of a baby's voice, because nature in tended her for motherhood. But even the loving nature of a mother shrinks from the ordeal because such a time is usually a perjod o suffering and danger. Women who use Mother's Friend are saved much discomfort and suf- i fcring, and their systems, being i.t a i . t.: . muruugiiiy picpaicu uy mis gicai. remedy, are in a healthy condition to meet the time with the least possible suffering and danger. Mother's Friend is recommended only for the relief and comfort oS expectant mothers; it is in nq sense a remedy for various ills, but its many years of success, and the thousands of endorsements re ceived from women who have used at are a guarantee of the benefit tq be derived from its use. This remedy does not accomplish won ders but simply assists nature to perfect its work. Mother's Friend allays nausea, prevents caking of S''wayHJstljSa iSStaaJy Friend motherhood. Mother's Friend is sold at drug stores. Write for our; free book for expectant mothers BRAD FIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. CURES I publl'sh my own photograph, per sonally conduct my own office, have no connection with any "medical company," "Institute" or "museum," but am a thoroughly reliable, ut-to-date scientific specialist In all ail ments of men. No hired substitutes to treat you. If I accept your case for treatment, and do not effect a quick and lasting cure, you need not pay on cent of my small fee. BLOOD POISON 121" t 0, T to 8 Pally Sunday, It to L ExaaalnatloBt Advice Free. J.J.Keefe,Ph.G.,M.D. Rooms 11-14 Lafayett Bids, glSVi WASHINGTON ST., COR. ata, rORTJLAND, OR. DR. KEEFE DISEASES CURED H??e the manicured satis fied. patent. I dismiss, which prov that my 'treatment cures when others fall to even """Twill treat you FREE OF CHARGE until you see that I can cure you. If you doubt It. and I have permission to refer to men who Will tell you I curd them of a trouble like yours. YOUO A 7 TAKE MY TREATMENT WITHOUT A CENT AND PAT ME AFTER I CURE YOL. 1 want a chance to prove I can cure afflicted, skeptical men. Remember my treatment is different and better ana COSTS YOU NOTHING unless you are willing, glad and sat- l"tlei personsTly conduct my own office, see my patients and treat them personally from the time they come to m until I discharge them as cured. I GIVE YOU A WRITTEN GUARANTEE to refund every VARICOSE VEENS Symptoms Aching or Pain In Groin er Back, Nervousness, W eakness, lack of Ambition. I cure Varicose Enlargement by one treatment In one visit, without a severe surgical operation or suffering or keep ing you away from business. BLADDER AM) KIDNEY DISEASES Obstruction, Straining. Pain In Back. Enlarged elands, nervousness, Swelling, Vric Acid. 1 can stop these symptoms right away and they won't come back, because the cause of them is done away-with by a cure being affected. I don't use strong, painful, injurious injections that do great harm. My method cures without pain; gives Immediate benefits and a lasting cure. I CURE safely and thoroughly WEAK NESS. NERVOUS and TT.L DECIJNE, Rheumatism, and all Diseases of Men. I CURE VOC. lawn Parents-Teachers' Circle Friday afternoon, and pointed out the advan tages of the contest. 1 il. jr-Su. 3-.ai mti DR. A. G. SMITH, The Leading illat. 1 am a -eartatcred aad 1 "' . I. relet an, conflnln- T '?lMi "ractlee to the ailment- o have more money inveate d establishment than all other fori land apeclallata combined. 1 see and treat my patients per sonally. All men should know who the doctor is they consult. 1 use my pnotograpn so iimv """ to see m personally you will recog nize me. Investigate my personal standing before accepting treatment from a doctor of unknuwn identic) or reputation. Are You .elng featcU lu a kiiuit.ory ma?" ncr by your present doctor? Is he carrying out his promises? Has he cured you in a reasonable time, ana .ived up to his guarantee? Ar you paying him exorbitant prices tor medicine? Does he employ thorough ly up-to-date and scientific metnous. which would be approved by the reg ular family doctor? If you cannot answer these questions favorably to ourself, come and have a confiden tial talk with me about your case, it will cost you nothing. Cured in S Days . .t.v u..Oti . IUIU Uctoua, i ainily or Home. NO SBVUliHOrtK AT 1 ON 3, MANX CASKS l-iirt-UANi-ML. CUKEU IN UN IS TKtATMENI. iduaX TlJaB - t "-V1NU, UUaf NAT UKaL MUil SAr'K. A KAJJ1CAL A.N UP KM A N K NT CO K U . 1 tilVE Mi" WOKU AND Wli.L, ClTli lOU 1 XO OIHKK MEDIC Al. AU 'illORmUS THAT XHlo lb A FACT. 1 Ail CKKTA1N1.K PUBi PAKED TO CUKE B EXPERI ENCE AND EQblPAlENT, vvaicii AKE THE K.E STONES TO aOC AEriri 1 HAVE THE UE3T EtblVPED MEDlCAE o'l-lCE ON iilE COAST. KKEE COMSULTATIOS. 1 Invite you to come to my office. I will explain to you my treatment for Varicose Veins. Hernia, Nervous Debility. Blood Ailments, Piles, Ms tula, Bladder, Kidney and all Jden s Ailments, and give you FREE a ohyslcal examination; If necessary a microscopical and chemical analysis of secretions, to determine patho logical and bacterioluBical o o n d 1 tions Every person snould take ad vantage of this opportunity to Uara their true condition. A permanent cure Is what you want. My offices are open all day from a X. M. to P. and Sundays from A.G. Smith, M.D. .UHVi Mori-mo i Sfi-y comer 21, PrtlAti OrtKua. PON'T BE DISCOURAGED DON'T GIVK UP HOPK. THERE 15 UKLP FOB OV. I will treat ioim of your llrant for as low a tf ft 5 and $10. I will maki you an ex ceptionally low foe on any ailment you may b aufferlng frcm. With tbla low fee and my lone and uccenaful experience In treating- ailment f men. vou need not 3 iulfer another day. sf triA tn mi re vou. and has failed I will give you a sure cure and a uaU fee. Don't give up be- 'By VuatSt" method- known to MEI if'AI science 1 occefuIJy treat VAK1 Ae VEINS, FILES. NERVOUS A1L ilFNTS KIDNEY. BLAODEK. LINO ANO BLOOD AILMENTS. KHEl.VIA TlSVI LIVER AILMENTS AND ALL CHRONIC AILMENTS OF MEN. Come in and see me.. Have a confi dential talk and be examined without cost or obligation. I will cure you. DR. LINDSAY The Old Reliable tipedalliit. Corner Alder and Second itreets. En irance 128 Second sweet, Portland. Or. Office hours. A M. to B P. M. Bundays, 10 A. M. to 1 P. M.