THE MORXIXG OBEGOXIAX, FRTDAT. DECEMBER 4, 1914.
TORPEDO DEFECTS
HELD M
ISLEADING
Navy Department Charges Ex
f aggeration in Reply to Rep
;l resentative Gardner.
LONG RANGE NOT DESIRED
Only Vessel Now "Cnder Construc
tion Will Be Prepared to lse
Greater Destroying Agencies.
y ! Others Prorlded For.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3. What offi
cials regard as popular exaggeration of
admitted defects in the American
Kavy'a torpedo equipment waa the sub
ject of a statement issued tonight by
fcecretary Daniels embodying a special
report from Rear-Admiral Strauss,
chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.
Specifically the statement was pre
pared to prove misleading a declara
tion that "of long torpedoes there are
only 58 in the Navy," quoted from a
speech by Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts, who is urging the Ad
ministration to support his resolution
for an investigation of the Nation's
military preparedness.
While the recent discussion of the
subject has dealt only with the equip
ment of battleships and cruisers. Ad
miral Strauss took occasion to point
Out that long-range torpedoes are
neither required nor desired for sub
marines. He recalled that the British
armored cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and
Jiogrue were torpedoed and destroyed
by a. German submarine at a range of
500 yards.
I,ong-Ranse Torpedoes Not Needed.
"This sttement standing by itself is
calculated to leave a false impression,"
said Mr. Daniels. "In view of repeated
statements that the Navy has only 58
long-range torpedoes, the chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance has beep asked to
furnish a statement concerning the
torpedo situation and has complied as
follows:
' 'The 88 long-range torpedoes so often
referred to as the only ones the Navy
possess are of the 21-inch, 21-foot type
and there is no ship in the United
5j?tates Navy yet in commission that is
being prepared to take them. They
were- manufactured for new construc
tion, beginning with the Nevada and
the Oklahoma, and these two ships
will not go into commission until about
the end of next year. Their long range
iii obtained by an increase in length
over "existing types, and no ship prior
to the Nevada and Oklahoma is con
structed for torpedoes of this length.
So far as the bureau of ordnance can
ascertain, these torpedoes havs as high
a range or higher than any torpedoes
manufactured abroad.
Old Torpedoes Improved.
" 'Beginning with the Virginia class,
which went into commission principal
ry in 1906, and up to and including the
Texas, which went into commission
this year, all the battleships are pro
vided with 21-inch, 17-foot tubes.
Within the last two years It was found
possible so to improve the 21-inch, 17
foot torpedo as practically to double
Its range and steps were taken at once
to construct new torpedoes having the
increased range. We already have a
sufficient number of these longer range
torpedoes to outfit the eight most recent-
dreadnoughts In commission, and
that is the equipment that they will
have ou. board.
" 'lu addition to the. foregoing, there
re being manufactured at the Gov
ernment works at Newport and the
Bliss works at Brooklyn a sufficient
umber to provide all of the battle
ships of the United States Navy, be
ginning with the Virginia class, with
the long-range torpedoes. The Ohio
tlass, which was first commissioned
inbuilt 1U04. is fitted with 18-inch tubes
and torpedoes of the highest range can
not be substituted for the equipment
now furnished without serious altera
tions. Kqmipmrnt Almost t p to Date.
i "'All of the armored ' cruisers except
Sfour and all of the older destroyers are
provided with 18-inch tubes. AU of
Aha cruisers and all of the destroyers
subsequent to destroyer No. 28 are pro
vided with torpedoes that were up-to-tlate
in range and speed one year ago.
Mince that time a scheme has been de
veloped for increasing the range of
"the 18-inch torpedo and there are now
in progress of construction 18-inch tor
pedoes of the newer type, which will
outfit all destroyers from No. 28 with
tho long-range weapon.
1 " "Long-range torpedoes are neither
required nor desired for submarines.
Submarine warfare is of such character
fts to make it advisable to use short
range high-speed torpedoes, and that
gyfithe class that submarines are being
"tarnished with. The Aboukir, Cressy
nd Hogue were torpedoed recently, it
rwill be recalled, at a range of 500
lards." "
BRITISH POSITION STRONG
(Continned Vrum P'll-Mt Page.)
blows .delivered by the Germans at
Nieuport, Dixmude and Ypres, where
vat first allies wera treat1 y outnum
bered." For a whole month the British
CLrmy around Ypres succeeded in hold
ing its ground against repeated on
slaughts made by vastly superior forces.
The narrator goes into details of the
' JL.erman attacks and describes how they
were frustrated by the allies.
I Help of French Welcome.
The British force, says Colonel Swtn
ton, which consisted all along of the
tame units, had "to withstand an al
most continuous bombardment and to
meet one desperate assault after an
other, each carried out by free.h units
from the largo numbers which the Ger
mans were devoting to the operation."
3'"inally, the Krench came to their as
sistance and "never was help more wel
come, for by then our small reserves
liad again and again been thrown into
the tight in the expectation of counter
Attacks and our men were exhausted
by the incessant fighting."
The British front now has been
considerably rested and, in addition,
has been reinforced, while & lull In
ine activity Das enabled the com
manders to readjust their forces,
tstrengthen their positions and bring
up reserves.
Conditions Much Improved.
j .iiicro n;is. tneretore. been a great
general Improvement in the conditions
-under which we are carrying on the
light." Of the lighting which preceded
this reorganization, the writer says
at was u ue BQieiy to tne resource, in
itiative and endurance of the regi
mental officers and men that success
jius laid with the British. Ho con
sumed
i "As tho struggle swayed backwards
ana torwaras tiirousn wood and ham
let, the righting assumed a moat con
fused and desperate character. The
units became inextricably mixed, and
in many cases, in order to strengthen
. some threatened point or to fill a sran
in the line, the officers had to collect
and throw into the fight what men
they could, regardless of the units to
which they belonged. Our casualties
have been severe, but we have been
fighting a battle and a battle Implies
casualties, and. heavy as they have
been, it must be remembered that they
have not been suffered in vain.
Efficiency ot Impaired.
"The duty of tho French, Belgians
and British in the western theater of
operations has been to act as a con
taining force, in other words, to hold
on to and to keep occupied as many of
the enemy as possible while the Rus
sians were attacking In the east. In
this we have succeeded in playing our
part and by our resistance have con
tributed materially towards the success
of the campaign. Moreover, our losses
have not impaired our fighting ef
ficiency. The troops have required only
a slight respite in order to be able to
continue the action with as much de
termination as ever. They are physic
ally fit and well fed and have suffered
merely from the fatigue which is in
separable from a protracted struggle
such as they have been through.
"The severest handling by the enemy
has never had more than a temporary
effect on their spirits, which have soon
recovered, owing to the years of disci
pline and training to which the officers
and men have been accustomed.
Valee of Preparation Shewn.
"The value of such preparation Is
as noticeable on the side of the enemy
as on our own. The phenomenal losses
suffered by the Germans' n,ew forma
tions have been remarkable and they
were in part due to their lack of
training. Moreover, though at the first
onset these formations advanced to the
attack as bravely as their active corps.
they have not by any means shown
the same recuperative powers. The
corps for instance, which is a new
formation composed principally of men
with from only 7 to 12 weeks training,
has not yet recovered from its first
encounter with the British lnfantty
aronnd Becelaere, to the Northeast of
Ypres, a month a,go. On the other
band, the guard corps. In spite of
having suffered severely in Belgium, of
having been thrown headlong across
the Oise Kiver at Guise and having
lost large numbers on the plain of
Compiegne and on the banks of the
Aisne River, advanced against Ypres on
November 11 as bravely as they did
on August 20."
German Courage Unabated.
The allies, continues Colonel Swlnton,
have undergone great sacrifices to de
fend against tremendous odds a line
that could be maintained only by mak
ing these sacrifices, but the fact that
the situation has been rolieved is no
reason for assuming that the enemy
has abandoned his intention of pressing
through to the sea- The writer points
out that the Germans continue to at
tack with great courage, but little
abated by failure, and while they have
not succeeded in gaining the Straits of
Dover, they have been enabled to con
solidate their position on the western
frontier and retain all but a small por
tion of Belgium.
"As well as they have fought, how
ever," continues the narrative, "It is
doubtful if their achievements are com
mensurate with their losses, which re
cently have been largely due to a lack
of training and a comparative lack of
discipline of the units they put in the
field." '
Colonel Swinton concludes with the
statement that as the war is going tc
be one of exhaustion after the regular
armies of the belligerents have done
their work, it will be on the raw ma
terial of the countries concerned thaf:
final success will depend.
POSSE ROBBED
EUGENE J All, BREAKERS GET FOOD
AND CLOTHING WHILE PURSUED.
James Clera7 and Forest Dausrherrj
Said to Have Selected Spot for
Hiding: Hard to Penetrate.
EUGENE. Or., Dec 3. (Special.)
Burglarizing a farmhouse last night
within a mile of where a posse was
searching, James Clergy and Forest
Daugherty, outlaws, who broke out of
the Eugene jail Monday, are still at
large on Spencer Creek, 12 miles south
west of Eugene. From the farmhouse
they obtained a compass, clothing and
food sufficient to last them for several
days, which will enable them to remain
in hiding. The officers had counted
upon their inability to get food.
For their escape they selected per
haps the best country in Lane County,
for there are thousands of acres of
heavily wooded land in that vicinity,
which a posse of' any size could not
search completely in a week, and In
which the men could move almost with
out fear of detection.
The Sheriff returned to ISugene today
and the posse gave up the search which
continued all last night. The residence
burglarized wasthat of J. D. Huff, a
uachelor, who, whs with those huntinc
for the outlaws.
The Sheriff declares the entire sur
rounding country region has been
aroused and is keeping watch. He is
waiting in Eugene for some report.
No trace has been found of Thomas
or Allen. The boat by which they
were thought to have escaped was seen
passing Harrisburg empty.
HEAVY L0ADSARE BARRED
Washington County to Stop Damage
to Roads by Elg Trucks.
HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
The Washington County Court has
prohibited the hauling of heavy loads
on rock roads, either by automobile
trucks or wagons. The order fol
lowed the discovery of damage from
heavy traffic on newly-made macadam
roads.
For tires of less than four inches
4000 pounds was made the maximum
load, and 6000 pounds was fixed as the
maximum for tires of four inches and
larger. The county built about 17
miles of macadam in 1914. and as soon
as the rock was laid and the highway
opened to travel, auto trucks were
used in hauling. Several miles of good
road commenced to show the effects of
the traffic, and it was deemed expedi
ent to restrict the loads. The present
order ends May 1.
POLK STOCK TO BE JUDGED
Jersey Island Breeder Will Select
Exhibit for 1915 Fair.
MONMOUTH. Or.. Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) Clark V. Hembree, a prominent
breeder of Jersey Island cows in the
Luckiamute Valley, south of this ctty,
has been chosen to pick the stock for
the 1915 exhibit to be made from Polk
County at the San Francisco Exposi
tion. Breeders in all districts have
been urged to get their stock into good
condition for the fair. During the past
four years this county has imported
large numbers of fine cows, and the
breeders in the southern section of the
countv have worked constantly to im
prove the herds.
Fine sheep, goats. Jersey Island cows,
hogs and horses, besides exhibits of
grain, hops, prunes r.nd dairy products,
will be made next year.
Swan Sorderberg, Damascus, Dead.
OREGON CITT. Or., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) Swan Sorderberg, aged 71 years,
died Tuesday nisht at the home of his
son-in-law, H. J. Feathers, in tie Da
mascus district. The body will be sent
to Sturgeon Bay. Wis., the former
home of Mr. Sorderberg. He - native
of Sweden.
FRAUD PROFITS BIG
AFTER POLICE BRIBE
"Clairvoyant" Ringleader Ac
cuses Chicago Officers in
His Confessions.
$400 PAID EACH MONTH
From $3000 to $6000 Netted, Says
Frank Ryan, IVlio Gives Details
of Alleged Protection to
Escape Death in Prison.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. In spite of the
$400 monthly payment for police pro
teption, Frank Ryan, alleged head of a
"clairvoyant ring" that operated In
Chicago until recently, received from'
3O00 to J6000 a month as his share of
the swindling operations, he told
Maclay Hoyne, state's attorney, in a
written confession made public to
night. In addition to the regularly monthly
police payments. Ryan said he paid an
average of $25 to 100 weekly to help
buy flowers for some patrolman who
had lost a member of his family. He
also said it took a neat sum properly
to entertain the out-of-town policemen
who frequently came with warrants
for members of the clairvoyants.
Confessor Is Gravely III.
Ryan was captured in Detroit a few
weeks ago. He is gravely ill of tuber,
culosis and bis confession was made,
Hoyne said, on the promise that it
would keep him from dying in the
penitentiary. It was partly on the
stength of Ryan's confession, accord
ing to the state's attorney, that Hoyne
offered Captain Halpin, ex-chief of de
tectives, and a score of his men. a
chance to resign.
Ryan paid his protection money, he
said, through Barney Bertsche, a ward
politician, recently shot in a down
town revolver fight with two detec
tives. "When I first came to Chicago
in 1911, I paid 300 a month for police
protection," he said. "Ifdr my end I
usually got from $3000 to S00o month
ly. Once I cleaned up $36,000 In three
months.
"Detectives came here from New
York that year and showed me a
"phoney" warrant on which they said
they were going to take me back un
less I settled on a $2500 bond I had
Jumped. That was from a job I did in
Boston.
New York Officers Accused.
"When the detectives from Boston
came for me in New York I fixed it
so that I was arrested by the New York
police on a phoney charge, so that I
would not have to go back to Boston
and probably go to the penitentiary. I
was released on f 2500 bond and skipped
to Chicago.
'Those New York fellows knew I had
jumped a bond and knew it would be
easy to hold me up. Well, I guess it
was.
"When I refused to pay up they
threatened to tell the state's attorney
so that in the end I gave them $2500,
the $2500 they asked, and $400 for ex
penses. That bond hasn't been settled
yet.
"I can't kick on the police not giving
me the protection I paid for, though.
During the year and a half I was in
business I never had to go to a police
station. Whenever there was a com
plaint against me the police always
telephoned they were coming over with
the complainant and I would take the
afternoon off. A partner would be
shown and of course the complainant
could not identify him."
Ryan will submit the confession to
the grand jury tomorrow, according to
Hoyne. .
BLAME PUT ON AMNIONS
(Continued From First Page.)
went East and violence began at Lud
low. Of that violence I know nothing.
I do not believe that the entire tent
city was destroyed accidentally by fire.
Twelve children and some women were
burned I mean suffocated. They were
ir a pit for protection. I cannot be
lieve any militiaman was aware of
the presence of those children in that
pit. I want to exonerate absolutely
the militia and the employes of the
company who filled up the two bat
teries engaged in the incident from any
knowledge of that fact.
Both Sides In Frenzy.
"That afternoon I was called to the
headquarters of the State Federation
of Labor. I found at tile headquarters
representatives of the unions of Den
ver making speeches that showed a
frenzied state of mind.
"At the Chamber of Commerce I
found those sedate members equally
excited, but on the other side. It was
a clear exhibition of class differences."
His next meeting with Governor Am
nions was after the Governor's return,
when he called on to discuss with the
Governor the call for the extra session
of Congress. The Governor, he found,
was absorbed in the problem of getting
funds to support the militia and
measures to stop the sale of liquor in
the strike districts.
"I prepared for the Legislature either
the bill that was entered, submitting
to the people a constitutional amend
ment for compulsory arbitration, or one
similar to it." he added.
"The Legislature adjourned without
action. although the measure was
passed by the House by a large ma
jority and by a small one in the Sen
ate, i
Miners Distrustful of Plan.
"I learned afterward that a part of
the opposition to the amendment came
from the labor leaders themselves. I
suppose the miners argued that they
had the power to force their demands
and it would be unwise to trust to the
uncertainty of a compulsory arbitra
tion board or Jury. I think the great
majority of employers woul- be pleased
with compulsory arbitration, but the
great corporations represented here by
Osgood the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
pany and the Rocky Mountain Coal
Company I believe, think they could
defeat attempts to secure increases of
wages and changes of conditions by the
wearing-out process."
Many years ago in Colorado, he said,
there had been such a sooy as the ia
dustrial commission proposed yester
day by Governor-elect Carlson. It suc
ceeded in averting violence In strikes,
but gradually fell into disuse.
In the small coal mining property
in which he was interested, he said,
union men only were employed. He
had found them more satisfactory.
Owm Characterised An "Impervious."
"You have advocated compulsory ar
bitration." began Commissioner Wein
stock. "How many coal miners are
there in Colorado?"
"Taking the word of Osgood, there
are about 14.000 to 15,000."
"Suppose there Teas compulsory arbi
tration and the 15,090 Colorado miners
refused to submit to the decision of
the court. How would you penalize
them?"
"Oh. you can't penalize them." re
torted Patterson, "but this seems to me
within reach of the state."
"You believe compulsory arbitration
would be less likely to bieak town
than the mediation board created by
the Newlands act now at work npon
the Western railroad situation?"
"With any ordinary body of men.
said Mr. Patterson, "or any ordinary
corporation. I care not of what wealth
the views of the President of the United
States or. his suggestion or that of a
board of citizens would have a wonder
ful effect, but I can clearly see that
such a body of men as are represented
by the operators bere would be abso
lutely impervious to what such a board
would do."
Newlands Act Viewed An Failure.
"You believe the Newlands act would
fall here?"
"Certaintly. It Is not compulsory.
These operators believe in the divine
right of legal rights. They are not
going to be swayed from their asset-ration
of their legal rights."
"You think, a strike is a mstake?"
he was asked.
"No. I believe it is the only means
labor has to get improved conditions.
"The mistake of the operators was In
refusing to confer with the men se
lected by their employes to represent
them. Osgood nuts labor on ns r
with dead goods, a matter of purchase
and sale. He probably justifies him- I
self. I see no excuse. ,
"I think the Governor made a mistake
In the nse nf that mfittto t
, . wiua me
President saw the point In refusing to
nAV-mi. .K T7- I 1 . .
.-v.. Kuts -l tuci ti iroops to taae sides
and refusing- to permit them to escort
strikebreakers."
Workmen's MmTU)nilnn Tlx t . .
" to oe an economy, besides
an act of justice.
SCHOOL CHANGES ASKED
TAX EQUALITY AND LONGER. TERMS
IRGED BY SUPERINTENDENT.
I Ednesttlea. Esneclaiw l-
Rural Districts, Reviewed in
Biennial Revert.
SALEM, Or, Dec. S. (Special.) In
his biennial report to the Legislature,
made mi h 1 f p tnriav ct.it u 3
ent of Public Instruction Churchill rec-
uminenaa mat the minimum length of
the school term be increased from six
to eight months and that the plan of
raising the common school fund be
changed so as to equalize the burden of
taxation.
"TOO Brreat A nrnnnrtinn f , ; a
is now raised by the special district
af.ya me superintendent. "This
means that a district with a low valua
tion must r.ftan law fMn. .ili . -,
- . j . ... 5Ul J
mills tax, while a more fortunate school
"'"""i "my not nave to levy more
than a one-mill tax. A slight increase
in thf Mllntv 1aw n.ill .wt 1 --
equality without increasing the burden
of taxation.
In conformity with this change I
Would Nimm.iii1 ,n . v. 1
. u fcuo.. . tj uivucy uts
distributed according to the number of
" fwviujcu . jtiiu toe average
daily attendance."
Superintendent Churchill calls atten
tion to the general progress In the pub
lic school system during the past two
years. There has been an increase of
more than half a month in the school
terms and the average length now Is
". wan uiuuma. Airi cnurcniu re
ports that the mlnimnm Inmrth
is changing from six months to eight
months. There has been an increase
in the number of high schools through
out the state.
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the addition of playground apparatus
to the equipment of most of the school
grounds in Oregon.
Superintendent Churchill also . has
encouraged the organization. , of parent-teacher
associations. More than 300
were organized in school districts dur
ing the past year.
The forminc tf hnvn :
dustrial clubs, the establishing of a
standard for the rural schools by the
county school superintendents, the
closer supervision of the rural schools.
me noiaing or scnool board conven
tions Bhow the great Interst that has
been taken ttirniichniit th. ntat in ;
proving and bettering the conditions of
The last Legislature made it pos
sible fOr thn Ktatn Kllnarinf.nJ...
place In the field two agricultural as
sistants. These men have visited
every county in the state and encour
aged industrial work. Under the direc-
"" mo atie uepariment, iz.uuo
boys and girls enrolled in industrial
clubs during the. past year.
The Standard Rl'hnnl nlnn hoo-ti. In
Polk County ahout four years ago, has'
been adopted by the state. Through
this plan an appeal is made to local I
pnue, aim tne results are modern school
buildings and a demand for trained
teachers in the rural districts. .
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IX STATUTES OF STATES.
Hedford Conference Dtocnses All
Phases of Industry, Including
Value of Wnsted By-Products.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
An effort will be made by the members
of the State Horticultural Society, now
in session here, to secure uniform hor
ticultural laws for every state west
of the Rocky Mountains.
This was announced tonight at the
completion of the day's programme.
These laws will refer to spraying, ship,
pingr quality of nursery stock and other
important subjects. A committee was
appointed to confer witn the standing
committee on uniform legislation, which
will make its report tomorrow morning-.
Today's session closed with a
novel feature, when more than 200 del
egates watched an open-air tree-pruning
demonstration by Professor Gard
ner, of Oregcn Agricultural College,
at the Gottlieb orchard south of the
city, which was preceded by a luncheon
served by Medford women and fol
lowed by an automobile tour of the en
tire valley.
Professor Gardner made the point in
his pruning demonstt tion that the
best-pruned tree not only would pro
duce the most fruit, but also would be
the most beautiful tree from' an es
thetic standpoint.
A paper on by-products, written by
A. Rupert, manager of the Pacific Coast
Products Company of Portland, was
read in the morning. Mr. Rupert said
the development of this department of
the fruit industry is important In that
eventually orchardists would have to
utilize the by-products of the business.
Just as the by-products of a manufac
turing business are utilized A warn
ing was given against expecting too
high prices for by-products and against
starting factories until an adequate
supply was assured.
Oregon city Maccabees Kiect.
OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) F. H. McAnulty was elected
commander of the Oregon City lode
of Maccabees at the semi-annual elec
tion Tuesday night. The other offi
cers are: Lieutenant-commander, Lewis
Conklin; record keeper. Irving T. Rau;
chaplin. Charles H. Carlton; master-at-arms.
Henry Waldberg; sergeant, C.
W. Duncan; first master of guards,
Albert Keil; second master of guards,
B. E. Dunn: sentinel. Ray Parker:
picket, W. J. Riberts, and musician.
Frank BetzeL
- Natural tras has bsen discovered in Manitoba.
ROGUE RIVER PLANT AIM
Steps for Beet Sugar Factory in
Time for 1915 Crop Taken.
MEDFORD. Or.. .Dec 3. (Snecial 1
Steps toward securing the installation
or a beet sugar factory in the Rogue
River Valley in time to handle the
1915 crop were taken this morning by
Manager J. T. Sullivan, of the Rogue
River Canal Company, who agrees to
supply irrigation upon' contracts
revocable with the passage of the dis
trict irrigation. This means that from
nine months to a year will be gained
in securing the factory and establish
ing a payroll in the valley.
Outside capitalists whose names are
withheld by Mr. Sullivan, but who are
believed to be connected with the
Southern- Pacific, desire to build a beet
sugar factory In this valley, provided
acreage can be secured and irrigation
guaranteed. They will be In this city
next Monday and Tuesday and a mass
meeting or the land owners and
farmers of the valley will be called
for Tuesday to consider the matter.
The company desires an acreage of 6000
acres, accepting less than this for the
first year, though desiring an assur
ance of 5000 acres or more after the
nrst year.
KEEP WHAT YOU GAIN
Most people who have but a small re
serve of strength feel better in Summer
than In Winter. The vitality gained
during the ut-of-door season carries
them through the trying weather of
Winter and early Spring until there
comes a time when the stored-up re
serve strength Is not sufficient.
How, then, shall we keep and add i
the reserve of strength that means so
much? By taking Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills, the blood and nerve tonic, to
strengthen " suetain the system so
that it can keep all the strength that
it has gained and gain more. Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills build up the oiuuu
and enable It to carry nourishment to
every part of the body. M-ny disorr'-?rs
that have proved stubborn, for years
have been reached by this tonic treat
ment. Try these pills for debility,
nervousness, headache, loss of appetit a,
sleeplessness, rheumatism, anaemia or
any other condition, caused or aggra
vated by thin blood and weak nerves.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain no
harmful ingredients of any kind. ' Two
pamphlets describing the action of
this remedy on the blood and nerves
will be sent free on request by
the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company,
Schenectady. N. Y"., IX you mention this
paper
Your own druggist sella Dr. William.
Pink PlUs.
SALES!!
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The ground floor clothiers are now holding their
January clearance sales in December. THE SALE
BANNER IS LURING YOU to help pay for high
ground floor rent, huge electric signs and the big
overhead expenses.
But Say,
does the landlord
reduce the rent
any to make up for
the big reduction
in prices? You bet
he doesn't. .
SALE OR NO SAI J7.
You can just reckon that $5.00 of your money goes into the landlord's
pocket when you buy a suit or overcoat.
ave You TIia.t
To meet the present competition I am going to sell every garment in my
upouuia oja up m less man me maricea price.
REMEMBER THIS, my usual prices are away below those of the
ground floor stores all the time. I am not paying $500.00 to $1500.00 a
month rent. $2 A DAY PAYS MINE.
For the Men's Suits, Overcoats and For the Men's Suits, Overcoats and
Raincoats Marked 14.75 Raincoats Marked $18.75
Pay Me $2 Less Pay Me $2 Less
I Stand and Defy With These Prices
JIMMY DUNN
315-16-17 Oregonian Building. Elevator to Third Floor
OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL lO P. M.
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