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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1912)
1 T , --t j-wv- vr,r j-k-v"T a -V TlffTlTOnlV TT TfCIT 11. 1 O 1 t?. " IJIli .HJIl. I . I UHlUU.l.At stos..: a , ......... v. ' OFFICIAL DEFENDS COMPANY'S ACTS C. M. Clark Discusses Public Utility Matters in Which P. R. L. & P. Is Interested. TOTAL TAXES ARE $450,963 Amount Held In B Larger Percent age of Grm laming Than l Tld ny Any Other Corporation. i M. I'lmk. of Philadelphia. re chairman of the executive rnmmltl'l of the Portland Railway. 1-lzht tc pow tr Compnv. who I In the city on hi annual w loll looking over the property of the company and approving the hud- et of asDendlturea for the romlm year. gave expression yesterday to the following Ideas In reference to ' of tb public utility matter In which the city la at present Interesteo. "Since I have been In Portland there has been comment upon the eland taa en by tha company In It dealings with the City Council and upon the neres alty for tha municipal authorities to protect tha Interests of the people by Insisting upon proper payment or re- titrne for franchise granted. There la no Intention on tha part of repreaenta tlvea of the P. B U P. Company to dletate condition to the municipal au thoiitle. but It mut be borne In mind that the company I operating under rlrht and franchises which It m maintain. Tha rcpreaentatlvea of the company have no power to surrender auch rights and franchisee, as they are pledged aa securities for It bond, and tha consent of trustee and pononows- er la necessary In order to surrender any of tha property of the company. Taxes) Total .a.sW "Let ua aee what the company Is paying for Its franchise rights. The taxes of the Portland Hallway. LJght Power Company for the year lll wera I40.t. In addition, tha obllgatlona of tha company for paving between Ita tracks were IS32.41. It must re re in em oared that thla paving I of no value whatever t the company and that It Is a tax for occupation of tha street. The total of the above amount la I9T3.3M. representing; over It per rent of the gross earnings of the com pany for 1)11. 1 there any other Indi vidual, firm or corporation of the Slat of Oregon which paya In taxes any thing approaching the above percent age of grosa earnings? Are not those figures a sufficient answer to the crlt Irlsm that the company does not pay enough for Ita franchise rights to oc cupy- t be streets? "I am not giving these figures to Impress tha people by their bigness. but because I am satisfied that think ing people will realise that there la no real reason why the Portland Company should pay larger taxes than any oth er property-ownera or corporations of Oregon, and the above figures surely indicate that If compared with other taxpayer, our company Is paying much mora than Ita ahare. Too much Impor tance la given to thla queatlon because ;aaatlon of a public-utility company, no matter In what form, must neces sarily b paid eventually by the people through tha rates which they pay for light and power and streetcar fares. Any regulation of auch ratea must nec taaarlly take Into account all taxes paid aa part of the expense of opera tion, and ratea must be regulated In such a way aa to cover taxes, as well a all other proper charges. Ulfftrwlt Rata !. "There la another way to look at this juration, representing, aa It does, an Important phaee of the relations of a municipality and Ita people to the pub-lc-servlc corporations serving that municipality. The problem aa It I pre vented today to the management of aubllc-servlce corporations Is much -nor difficult than It has ever been In rears past. The attitude of the people, is represented by their Legislatures tnd muntrtpai governments, has been 'oward closer control and regulation. The agitation which haa brought about :M result haa Increased greatly the lirriculty and expense of raising mon y for public utilities. "Pegulatlon by public utility com missions has added to the. expense of the management. Taxes have In creased steadily and heavily, as a re sult again of the sentiment vf the peo ple, that the public utility rompanles wore not paying properly for the privi leges received from the people. I am not dtscosalng the reasons why these results have obtained, or to what ex lent the corporatlona have been respon sible therefor. I am merely stating facta. Kit; Kaleaaseaa llesaaaded. "At the same time streetcar com panies have been compelled to make extensions to outlying districts, and the length of haul haa Increased In many directions on almost every city system In thla country. Thla adds to the expense of carrying passengers. Cities have compelled electric liglit com panies to put their wires underground In the business districts. This adds enormously to the Investment and In terest charge, without resulting In additional business being secured. These conditions as I have outlined them have all contributed to Increased expense accounts, and they have been universal throughout the country. Irt us see how the rates received by the public utility companies for service rendered have been affected while these conditions of Increased expense have been effective. "Streetcar fares cannot be raised. Klectrle light and power ratea have been reduced. The only recourse and salvation of the public utility com pany la better machinery, better man agement, greater economy through etTi- r.ency. and the elimination of every I lejfn of waste and useless expenditure. Jt is not desirable or possible to reduce wages; on the contrary the tendency Is the other way. and It requires the most constant ami expert attention to every detail of the management of a public service corporation to maintain a proper relation between operating txponse and gross Income. Bridge Rewtala Asked. "In Portland a peculiar condition ex ists, due to the Willamette River and Its navigation. The company Is not only obliged to pay large amounts an nually for rental of the bridge, but Its operating expenses are necessarily largely increased on account of the In terruption to travel caused by opening the bridges. I am not aware of any other American city where comparable conditlona exist, and to the extent that the company la obliged to pay Increased rentals for the privilege of crossing the. river are Its burdens of operating ex pense Increased. In addition both labor and material for construction and op eration cost are from la to JS per refit more In Portland than In the Kaat. -The people of Portland are think ing people and good citizens, and they will know what I have above Is true and should be properly considered In discussing the relation between the city and people of Portland and the company. Those who understand this problem will. I think, give credit to the statement that all the management and omners of the Portland Railway. Light at Power Company wish to re ceive from the people of Portland Is a aquare deal, and that If the com pany does not give a square deal In re turn then, and then only, will It be time for th people of Portland to take the necessary steps to make the com pany fuini It obligations to the people, and the means to accomplish this will be at hand through the control or the Railroad Commission." AMERICAN . SHIPS NEEDED K-n sterner IMsrassc Traule W Ith Orient at Admen's I.unrhron. Thomas Leonard was chairman of the day at the Ad Club luncheon In ttio Multnomah Hotel yesterday, and tlie speakers In tli programme were: P. J. McAltney. of Ft. Louis, president of the National Poster Advertising As sociation and K. Allen Frost, of Chi cago, one of the directors of the as sociation, both of whom outlined phases of the development of poster sdrertlstng In the 1'nlted Flat and paid their respects to the enterprise of the business men of the West. Mr. Frost declsred that the Kast now looks to the West tip lead In great Industrial and commercial reforma of the future. In the course of his address he pointed nut t ho possibilities of trade development In the Orient, and de clared that "It Is a shame and a dis grace that the commerce of the I'nltod Stales must be carried on In foreign ships." Commercial superiority depends upon the control of the mediums of distribution." lie suld, "snd you sre shamefully handicapped here on the Pacific Coast because t he medium of distribution of your products to the orient Is In the hands of foreign na tion. It Is up to the busness men of the Pacific Coast to Insist and keep on Inslstng thst the Government take steps to make it possible for you to ship your produce, in American ships and nut to be obliged to depend on foreign vessels." $15,000 ASKED IN SUITS Klectrle Railway Defendants In Ac tions for Damages. Three damage suits against railway rompanles. aggregating 115.000, are on trial before three Juries In the Circuit Court. Two. brought by Max Awer hach and Una Segal, are against the Portland Railway. Light at Power Company, and one. brought by Mrs. Jennie lenley. Is against the Oregon Klectrle Railway Company. The latter is on trial before a Jury In Judge Mc Ginn's d-partment. Mrs. Denley complains of being thrown violently to the ground August last while trying to alight at Ful ton citation. Her teeth, she says, were knocked loose, and sn epileptic ten dency was aggravated. The Segal case Is on trial before a Jury In Judge Morrow's department. The plaintiff Is a salesgirl In a local department store. While she mas slighting at First and Meade streets last July the car started and she was knocked unconscious. It Is said. Max Awerbach makes Daniel W. Moorehouse a Joint defendant with the street railway company. Moorehouse's automobile striking the car last Sep tember and knocking It from the track. Awerbach was passing through the car to alight. He was cut by fly ing glass and suffered a dislocated ankle. Celebrated Knox Hats for Women-Stetson Hats for Men-Cheshire S3 Hats for Men Roval Worcester Bon Ton Cnrsets-Mariette-Helene-Rengo Belt Marquise Corsets PERSONALMENTION. II L. Bowlby. of Seattle, Is at the Oregon. J. H. Haner, of Prlneville, Is at the Terklns. A. F. Sadler, of Locke, Wash.. Is at the Carlton. A. C. Crosby, of Dundee, Is registered at the Bowers. Dr. B. C. Oltnger of The Dalles. Is at the Imperial. P. Connarher, a lumberman of Tacolt, Is at the Oregon. W. E. Sheridan, a Sheridan merchant. Is at the Cornelius. F. C Leggett. of Vancouver, B. C. Is at the Cornelius. O. A. Kempf, of llillsboro. Is regis tered at the Perkins. I. W. Anderson of Tacoma. Is regis tered at the Multnomah. D. B. Rose, a I-o Angeles automobile agent, la at the Bowers. ti. Y. Canterburn. an Aberdeen lum berman. Is at the Perkins. F. I- Waters, a Salem theatrical man. la registered at the Carlton. G. II. Powers, a Seaside business man Is registered at the Carlton. Frank A. Tamblin. a hntetman of Grangevllle, Is at the Carlton. V. M. Nayberger. a merchant of Mc- MlnnvlLle. la at the Oregon. A. Bodmer. a merchant of Joseph. Is registered at the Imperial. O. J. Buckle), of San Francisco, is registered at the Portland. Burd Rose, a Harrlsburg merchant. Is registered at the Perkins John Arthur, a business man of Baker, la registered at the Oregon. J. G. Megler. a Brook field cannery- man Is registered at the Portland. D. - Holland, an Astoria Council man, la registered at the Imperial. Samuel K. Ilartaock. a Corvallia druggist. Is registered st the Oregon. Dr. W. C. Logsn and Mrs. Logan, of Astoria, are registered at the Multno mah. De Lancey Stone, wholesale grocer of Nw York. Is registered at the Port land. W. It. Wlison. a business man of Newberg. Is registered at the Cor nelius. John O. Wyers. a fruitgrower of White Salmon, Is registered at the Bowers. A. G. Mapper, of Wsshington. D. C. and I. U Watson, of Pittsburg, mere at the Multnomah yesterday. Kmanuel Mar. Miss Fannie May and Miss Salana Fox arrived in Portland yesterday from an European trip. E. C. Russell, editor of the Alaska Dally Dispatch, of Juneau, left for Juneau last night, accompanied by Mrs. Russell. l Remenspetger. president, and P. Wlndeler. secretary, of the Enterprise Brewing Company of San Francisco, are at the Oregon. W. K. Tallant. president of the Tal-lant-Orant Parking Company of Astoria, la at the Portland accom panied by Mrs. Tallant. Mrs. -Ben Selling left for Gearhart yesterdsy for an outing of several days at the Oearhart Hotel. She was accompanied by bar daughter, Mrs. A. C. t". Berry, and her two children. Rev. and Mrs. Frank D. Find ley. of 2 Sixth street, are receiving the con gratulations of their friends on the birth of a daughter yesterday. Mr. Flndley la pastor of the First 1'nlted Presbyterlsn Church at Sixth and Mont gomery streets. CHICAGO. Msrch 10. Special.) Kmery Olmatead. of Portland. Is regis tered at the Congress Hotel here. v-w?S lO.leHs, Worfn-a. in H i n. 1 $1NSMpm?nPjortn73 Portland Authoritative Fashion Store-In the Heart of the Rail District asaassssssssBsasBSaa-.sBaas. a as AW Bargain Circle Main Floor Boys Wash Suits SI Grades at 69c. $2.50 Suits $1.39 On the Barcain Circle, between the elevators, tomorrow only, 200 littlo boys' Suits. Sizes 21- to 7 years. Made of pood material, in pood patterns. Well lined snd trimmed. CO. Our regular $ 1.00 grades. Special, only vlal LOT 2 300 boys' wnsh Suits, of stronp, serv iceable materials, such as guaranteed galateas, pinghams, percales and linens, nicely trimmed in attractive contrasting colors. Buster and military styles." Regular f2.00 and 1 OQ Fi-'O grades. Special at only, suit, V x J' Food Specials In lb mnrlel Oroeerv Store. 4th floor, we cnrw-inlivo for todav only the following reliable Pure Foods take early advantage: Corn meal, in 10-pound sacks, at only 25 20c package Imported Macaroni for 14 can Pimentos, special at only 10 2."c"can Pimentos, special price only 20 ;"c Eastern Buckwheat Flour, at only 45 Seeded Raisins, 3 packages for only 252 Iloiled Shrimps, small cans, selling for 10 Boiled Shrimps, large cans, on sale at 20 Otter Clams, now being demonstrat- - ed in Grocery Dept.. special, the can 1 1 C Otter Clauis. special, the doz. cans, S1.30 Pry "Whole -Milk, the can 25d and 45? Ilrindy to have in the house; will not spoil. It's pure and good. Better buy a few cans. Sperry Cereals and Breakfast Foods now being demonstrated on the Fourth Floor. The New Easter Apparel Now Ready for Your Critical Inspection Every woman who has not settled the question of, her Easter Gown and Hat should come to this store right now, and view the splendid new fashions before tht-y have been picked over. In the Suits and Coats we have many new models in advance styles and materials, newest colors and trimming effects. And the new, high waist line effects. And the Dresses are exceptionally "attractive. No woman can well afford to buy with out seeing them. Price are extremely low and the qualities of materials very high. Riding' Suits $25.00 to $58.50 Via bills! The season for horseback ridine is on and we are ready with the splendid new ideas in Women's Riding Suits, made of such good mate rials as English broadcloths and coverts with long coats and brcechei The English Paddock Suits in black and white cheeks; also a new style "Meadowbrook " Suit for side saddle, the skirt being safer than the regulation skirt on account of being so de signed as to give perfect freedom of the limbs. It's a great favorite. O Cfl Ask to see it. The Suit prices range from as low as $25.00 up tosJjOOesJv Women's Waists $4 Grades $2.19 Garment Store, Third. Floor. A special sale of women's Waists in lingerie and tailored styles, with high or Dutch necks, long or short sleeves; trimmed with dainty Valenciennes and linen laces and insertions. All fO 1 Q sizes in the lot ; good values to $4.00 each. Special, only V"-' A ' Women's Swim'ing Suits $1.25 and &1.35 Multnomah Club members, take notice: We have the proper swim ming Suits for ladies' swimming class. They are made of fine swiss rib black lisle thread, styled with low neck, no sleeves and knee length. Sizes 4, 5, 6. Priced at only $1.25. And 1 OC sizes 7, 8 and 9 are specially priced at only, the suit pAeJJ Women's Bloomers 65c Here's a new garment for swimming and gymnasium use. Fine ribbed, black lisle thread, elastic around the waist and CC. knee. These garments are very reasonably priced at only -JV Equestrian Tights and Underwear Ladies' black Equestrian Tights. Fine swiss ribbed lisle thread, ankle or knee lengths, open or closed, sizes 4, 5, 6, at vJl Women's black Union Suits. Fine swiss ribbed lisle thread, low neck, no sleeves and knee length. They come in sizes d1 4, 5 and 6. These garments are specially priced at only P eaSsJ Women's Black Vests. Fine swiss ribbed lisle thread, with low neck and no sleeves, silk tape all around neck and arms. Cflf Sizes 4, 5 and 6. Priced very reasonably at only, each'"' Children's BlacK Knit Pantalets 25c to 50c Here's two new lines of children's black Pantalets; knee length, with gusset in seat and sateen waistbands. Sizes to fit children from 2 to 10 years of age. Those made of cotton are CA priced at 25c and 35c. The lisle threads are from 35c to" Child's Handkerchiefs Box of 6 for 55c Buy these good Handkerchiefs for the children. rjJ Have fancy hemstitched hems; b in tancy box lor SPECIAL I. INCH Srrvrd from It A.M. until 2 P. M. In the Itasemenl. NUMBER ON'K 25c Creamed Clums on Toast Kreml Hnfl Riittrr Pio or lM'une S.iur'1 Tea, Coffee. Milk or Hntlormilk XniBKH TWO 20c Cream of Celery Soup or Bilker Beans Breurl Hint Butter Apple Sauce Tea. Coffee.. Milk or Buttermilk Riding SKiris S8.50 to $15 A complete stock of women's Rid ing Skirts; made of broadcloth, co vert, cheviot and serge materials. These Skirts :iro fashioned to please the most particular and fashionable ?qucstrian. Prices Cjl C f( range from S.50 to ? 1 J m Children's Dresses 151 Grades for 60 On the Center Circle, Main Floor fn fhn Pnnter Circle, main floor, t nifa v only. A sale of children's Presses in light and dark percales, JPV, ginghams and ehambrays. The new trench styles with set-in kimono sleeves, low or high neck and long sleeves. Sizes from 2 to 6 years. Our regular $1.00 CQ grades. These garments are specialized for only vi7t 60c Bunny Blankets 35c Infants' Bunny Blankets, in pink or blue. Very at tractive patterns, nice, soft finish and such OC. as sell regularly at GO eents each. Special at Are Yovir Hose Insured? We Have 11 Different Kinds of Guaranteed Hose Xo darning. No worry. Don't spoil a good disposition hunting for a pair of hose without holes. Buy only one of these guaranteed lines and you'll be happy. Out-of-town mail orders filled promptly with caro Men's Wayne Knit indestructible black Hose, silk lisle, light weight, with fashioned feet; are put up three t 1 AA pair in box, guarant'd P Shaw-Knit Hose The old standby; guaranteed; black silk lisles, in the fine light or medium weight; black cotton, with unbleached soles or tan, navy and gray silk lisle. T"1 A f Box of six pairs only ? Men's Everlasting Hose 25c Pair A, guaranteed Hose in silk lisle, light weight with linen soles, heels and toes. All sizes, fijl A f Box of six pairs only K " Women's "Hole-Proot" Hose Six pairs of these Hose are guar anteed to last six months without being darned. Seamless cotton, medium weight; all sizes; black or tan colors. A box CO flil of six pairs at only Pa.VV Men's Guaranteed "Hole-Proof" Hose The Original Guaranteed Hose, in black cotton; six pairs of "Hole proof" Hose are guaranteed to wear six months without darninsr. Black cotton, in two JJ1 Cf weights. Box 6 pairs pll Black silk lisle, in two fcO ff weights. Box six pairs PaCrVV7 Men's Interwoven Hose 25c Pair Black silk Lisles, in light or me dium weights; interwoven toe and heel. All sizes. A box CM Cf of six pairs for only P !' Boys and Girls' "Hole-Proof" Hose Fine ribbed, fast black, seamless, medium or heavy weight. Sizes 6 to 10. A box of fl0 (( six pairs special at PaCi.Vv "Wayne Knit" guaranteed Hose. Black cotton ; two weights, for bovs or eirls. Sizes Cj" ff to10. 3 pairs in box P U vf unny Days-Baby Days $7 Go-Carts for $5.45 Pioneer Coasters for $2.69 Thes r the days when baby should be out in the fresh air. One of these Carts will make the task easy for mother as well as for the little one. Here's a folding (.io-cart, steel frame, adjustable back, nicely finished, black, green or tan colors. Kegular $7.00 J!C irrade. Specinl at this sale for only ?' The children will get a world of fun out of one of these Pioneer Coasters. 32 inches long, with 12-inch front wheels and 14-inch rear wheels; good break; can be guided by foot or handle. Iron axles. Very strong and well finished. Our regular $3.25 sellers. We are tO CQ nffering them special at this sale at PaWaOi7 Trimmed fiats $4 Grades $1.89 On the Basement Bargain Circle, today, a sale of beau tiful Sample Hats, which we picked up at a trifle of the regular selling prices. Not. enough to cover cost of material. Tailored Street Hats and Dress Shapes in the season's very best styles, hardly two of a kind in the lot; small, medium and large shapes in styles and colors to please most every taste. Hats which if bought in the regular (t - QQ way would sell up to $'4.00 each. We specially price them at only ) XOo? ( IN THE V umsementJ at roar of JV FRAUD STATUTE ARCHAIC 1MIKSKXT LAWS KAII- TO .M KKT .MOUKKX KKQIIRKMEXTS. Judgft Cintenhrln l"res Credit Men to AIM Courts lo nrliiR.Ahout llcllrr Condition. -Join hanilK with the other businena mn and the honeat clement of the com munity to have our fraud atatutes amritded. ao that fraud may bo prope cuted In Orepon without the written token aa eentlal proof," aaid Judge C. V. Oantenbeln laot evenins at the Commercial Club, whrn addressing the Credit Men's Association "Our statute Is archaic It wholly falls to meet modern requirements. A multitude of frauds can bo perpetrated In the slate with perfect safety, so far aa the law la concerned! Only recent ly a case cam before me In the Cir cuit Court where the charge against the accused was clear but In which the court was compelled to see Justice fail because the statute require writ ten proof and the rascal pronllngr in this Instance had been shrewd enough to put nothing In writing. "You credit men are Interested more deeply than other men In the busl oesa Integrity of the state. Fraud Is abhorrent to you as It should be to all men walking the paths of honesty. Vet a statute enacted In 1864 by the Oregon legislature and then thought to have good warrant for Its existence has been for two or three decades abso lutely shackling prosecution for a large number of frauds. Defenseless and eonndlng people are wronged. Every loss they sustain adds to tha social discontent. It should be the part of each of us to demand remedial legis lation and see that It la quickly en acted. I would urfe you to do all In your powe-r to co-operato with the Chamber of Commerce and other bodies that are now studying the Kansas 'sky blue law" and hare this or a more effective measure put on our books to restrain the criminal promoter and also to repeal section 1541 of the code or in other manner suppress the grow ing practice of fraud In a number of lines of bubiness." Judge Gantenbeln was the principal speaker of the- evening before the Credit Men who were in regular month ly seaslon. His general topic was "Com mercial Law." I'nder this head he rovered a number of subjects which had ben suggested by members of the ahsociatlon, among them bank ruptcy. Most of the evening was given to discussing the workings of Fed eral and state laws In bankruptcy mat ters. A general review of bankruptcy measures from the dawn of history to the present time was furnished. "I desire to compliment the Tort land Association of Credit Men for an Important work which they have in stituted here." said the speaker In closing. "That is. the reducing of losses from preventable fires. I have noted with deep interest that the an nual property loss In America from fire reaction the appalling total of $250. 000.000. of which your experts declare one-half might be prevented if the peo ple were fully educated in fire pre ventives. If the saving of 125. 000,000 a year of hard-earned wealth and human labor la not worth the effort, I fall to discern properly among the causes which should engage man's en ergies. By sarlng Oregon and Port lands share of thla loss, you add so much to the comfort and happiness of our people. "When the time comes, 1 trust that you will press your work to the ut most and will appeal to all good busi ness men and the people aa a whole to sustain you. Legislation of a help ful order could be adopted. "The education you have started should extend to every school and home. Conservation has greatest meaning when It la applied to the things near est at hand and which might the most easily be saved from destruction." J. W. Kpangler, vice-president of the Seattle National Bank and one of the executive committeemen of the Na tional Association of Credit Men. was Introduced by President Henderson, of the local association, and rave the Portland workers several interesting detalla on the scope of the work which Is being undertaken In other states. He also complimented tne Portland branch for Its rapid growtn and the prospects for becoming one of the most Influential bodies In the National association. CITY RAPS LOAN SHARKS KM PIX YKS TO UK PROHIBITED FROM ASSIGXIXG SAIjAKIKS. Dog Show office (21 Ablngton Bids. Clly Attorney Grant AuthoriiK-d to Uraft an Ordinance to Put Stop to Ruinous Practice. Members of the ways and means com mittee of the City Council yesterday af ternoon adopted a resolution Instruct ing City Attorney Grant to draft an ordinance the terms of which shall pro hibit any city employe from assigning salary to "loan sharks." City Auditor Barhur sent to the com mittee, through the Council, an opinion from City Attorney Grant holding that employes of the city have no legal right to assign their salaries before they are earned, but that they may, under the law. assign them by power of attorney when they are earned. Councilman Wallace, Maguire and Menefee, the only members of the com mittee present, expressed themselves as favoring complete abolition of the "loan shark" game from city employes, and they referred the subject to Mr. Grant, who Is to draft any kind of a measure he deems will put a stop to the ruinous practice prevailing among certain of the city employes of selling at a great discount their salary warrants every month. The committee also voted unanimous ly to recommend an additional deputy and an additional stenographer in the Building Inspector's office. The work has Increased so rapidly, it waa pointed out. that the exte-help la essential. Building Inspector Plummer will de tail an Inspector at once, whose duty shall be exclusively to investigate con ditions with regard to fire escapea. He will ascertain whether the law is be ing violated and report his findings. Artificial Limbs Fitted and constructed by experts, give com fort and satisfaction to the wearer. Oregon Artificial Limb Co., 21U Yarn, hill St., Portland, Or. A WOMAN'S GOOD LOOKS Depend on ber general health and freedom from pain. Many a woman look old before her time because of those irregularities which are essentially feminine. Starting from early womanhood, she suffers from frequently recurring derangements that upset her womanly health. If she be beautiful she grows into that mellow age without wrinkles and crowfeet about the eyes or the blue circles underneath. It is invariably the rule that such women suffer little, or not at all, from womanly derangements which sap the health and leave in the face the tell-tale story of pain and suffering. Dr.R. V. Pierce, the famous specialist in the diseases of women, found prescription in his early practice that soothed the organism peculiar to woman hood oiled the machinery, as it were, of the human system and helped the woman to pass those painful periods that scar-lined and aged her face. This remedy became .1 (I I I : ' T7.rA,. PM:MMninn that ha. benefited thousands of women and saved them from misery and suffering at different periods in life. Mas. Haxicelt E. Prince, of 244 Bright Street, Sarnia, Ont, writes t " I em now a well woman after suffering- for three years and doctonng with several different doctors, each one saying- it was something differ ent, and the last one. after putting me through a thorough examination, said I was suffering from a growth, which, in time, would result in cancer, and said I would not live more than two years if not oper ated upon right away. I became hopelessly discouraged but would not consent to the operation aa I waa too weak and too much afraid, but at last, through the advice of a friend. I tried Dr. Pierce's meriiefnw, and after using two bottles of the ' Favorite Prescription " I immediately felt a change. I also used two boxes of 'Healing Suppositories' and eight boxes of ' Lotion Tablets," and can safely praise the name of Dr. Pierce's medicines to all who suffer from any female disease, for these medicines are all they are claimed to be, and I hops will help others aa Haa. PlEKCa. they have helped me. CROSS, IRRITABLE, SICK CHILDREN NEED GENTLE GASCARETS AT ONCE Any child will gladly take Cascarets Candy Cathartic which act ccntly never gripe or produce the slightest uneasiness though cleanses the little one's system, sweetens the stomach and puts the liver and bowels in a pure, healthy condition. Pull directions for children and grown-ups in each pavkage. Mothers can rest easy after giving this gentle, thorough laxative to children. 10 CCniSa Newer gripe or sicken. "CASCARETS WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP." I 4