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4 GEORGE A.THACHER ANALYZES SLAYER Criminoloaist Who Cleared Wehrman Murder Mystery Outlines His Steps. PART OF STORY DOUBTED Export Says Confessed Assassin Is Defective Like Tronson, Having Child's Brain Imprisonment of All Such Vrged. BY GEORGE A. THACHBR. John G. I!. Sierks. 23 years old. feeble-minded man, native of Oregon, '. degenerate and dissipated, an Inmate of the State Insane Asylum at Salem for the pat two yearn, confessed yes terday that he killed Mrs. Daisy Tft ehr- man and her little 4-year-old boy In September. 1U. In her lonely cabin near Scappoose. This Is the crime for which John Arthur Pender was convicted by a Jury In Columbia County and sentenced to be hanged, and whose sentence has since been commuted to life imprison ment by Governor West. Mr. Pender has spent more than three years In Jail, has been practically under sen tence of death for a year, and his family has spent thousands of dollars in trying to clear him, and the state also has spent many thousands of dol lars In tryins; to convict him of this terrible murder. People of Xatiott Blamed. All this happened because the peo ple of Oregon, as well as the people of the rest of the United States have such a. high regard for family affection and such a maudlin tender fe sling for men tal defectives that they are unwilling to confine them in Institutions. The hairs in Mrs. Wehrman's dead hand tell the story. These hairs were brown, but of different colors, some be ing lighter than others. The testimony In the Tender trial showed that Mrs. Wehrman's fingernails had foreign mat ter under them, and the hairs were . found In her hands. A part of this evl denca was mostly the cause of Pen der's convltlon, because some of the witnesses swore that Pender's face was scratched from cheek bone to chin. With these witnesses, or rather with the prosecution, the fact that Pender had black hair was entirely overlooked. Mother Dlaeover Murder. This boy's mother, Mrs. Slerks, was the woman who first saw toe ueaa body of Mrs. Wehrman through the cabin window. She also saw blood on the outside of the house and on the silL Instead of raising trve hue and cry and telling the neighbors what she had seen sba went back home quietly with her 15-year-old daughter and her s-vear-old boy and spent the night. The next day she went to the house sain and finding it still padlocked on the outside and seeinir through the window Mrs. Wehrman's exposed body lying on the bed she decided to go to Scappoose to tell her husband, who was at work there. It is said that she met some of her neighbors on the way and talked with them about other matters, but did not mention that she had dis covered that Mrs. Wehrman had been killed in her cabin. The reason for this soon will appear. Prerace Sear Cabla Leaned. In making my study of the testi mony and all circumstances of the murder. I was Impressed by the fact that this young man. John Sierks. was not properly accounted for at the time of the murder. However, several men mho oucht to know told me that he was at Hillsboro at the time the mur der was committed. That seemed to eliminate him completely from con sideration In the case. A few days ago I saw Ueorse Schnitzer and his wife, and Mrs. Schnitzer spoke of this feeble-minded boy and of his evident Interest In Mrs. Wehrman. I said at once that 1 understood that John Klerks was at Hillsboro at the time of the murder, but Mr. Schnitzer told me that John was at work in the di rection of Hillsboro. but not more than 10 miles from the Wehrman cabin. I was Just finishing the report of the investigation for publication and asked Mr. MacLaren. Chaplain of the State Penitentiary, if he -would go to the Insane Asylum at Salem and see if John Sierka had brown hair, and If he had. If it" was of two different hades of brown. laamate's ConBdenre Won. Dr. Steiner gave Mr. MacLaren every assistance In his power and Mr. Mac 'tarere soon won the confidence of this feeble-minded boy. His first question was. "How did you land here. John?" . Because my family had It in for me. Q. What did they have it in for you for? A. They thought I had something to do with Mrs. Wehrman. q That ia an awful charge. John. What makes you think that Ic true? A. (Cunningly and in a whisper) Kerause I heard my mother and sister talk about It when they thought I waa asleep. Mother said to my sister, "John did that" q. That Is a terrible thing". Why wirtn-t vmi make them tell you what reason thev had for saying- that? A (After a little hesitation and In a whisper) I waa afraid I would get pinched. Q.Ot course you did not have any thing to do with the killing of Mrs. .Wehrman, Jhn? John shook his head. q. But you knew her, didn't you, John? v A. (After a little hesitation) Tea, VUtta t Plaee Admitted. . Q. And you liked her? A. tMore hesitation.) Tes, I liked her. VJ. Tell me about It. John. Did you go to the cabin? A. Tes. some times. Mr. Wehrman was not there. He worked in Portland. Q. Dtd you have any trouble at home, John? A. Tes, there was lots of trouble at home. Q. Did the family know about some of your bad habits? A. Tes: the old man knew. Q. And you want to get out of here. John? A. Tea. I want to set away from here. This Is the substance of Mr. Mac Laren's first interview with John Slerks ia the Insane Hospital. Sierks has rather a dark brown hair, but there are many light hairs in his head and some are reddish brown. In view of these questions and an swers, it will be readily understood why Mra. Slerks did not raise the hue and cry when sho saw through the window Mrs. Wehrman's dead body lyln- on the bed. She knew and her daughter knew that John probably waa the murderer. So she went home to think it over. Wsasaa Xetlflea Rosbaad. The next day she went back again aad found that nobody had discovered tba dead body. That flecided ner- to in Scappoose, and tell him about the affair. Mr. Sierks immediately In formed Sheriff Thompson and his dep uty, and they went to the house on the same day, which was September 6. The rest of the case is public history. Dr. Steiner has courteously fur nished me all the data in the John Sierks case. The young man was committed in September, 1912. Just a year after the murder, Vaeaslneaa Ia Shewn. On the day after Mr. MacLaren talked with John Sierks. John began to talk to the attendants in the laundry, where he has worked, saying: "I might as well cut my own head off now; the detective has cut some of my hair off.'' He'said to Dr. Steiner next day when he talked to him and before the doctor said anything about Mrs. Weurman that he was 20 miles away when Mrs. Wehrman was killed. He manifested great uneasiness and evidently realized that bis guilty secret was in danger of being discovered. Dr. steiner piaceu. him In the criminal insane ward Ssat nrdav. Testerday afternoon I had a long conversation with John, and, in discuss ing what he used to do in Columbia County in the way of fishing and hunt ing. 1 askeri him about shooting witn a revolver at a mark, and he told what he used to do- with an old revolver that his father had -owned for some IB years. He said it was a bulldog and that he -used it to shoot at a mark with, but not to shoot people. Dr. Steiner asked him what caliber It waa. and he told him it was a .38. I asked him if it was a Smith & Wesson, and he said no, it was a Colts. Drinking; Boasted About. John also told me that he was at work for J. I Smith five miles from Hillsboro, in the direction of Scappoose, for a year endinsr November. 1911. ine Slerks borne was about five miles from Scappoose in the direction of Hillsboro. This shows that he was only 10 miles from Wehrman's cabin. John told me how much whisky he could drink, and said that he could take two quarts. He volunteered the information that on Labor day, when he was at work at Smith's, he was drinking all day at Smith's place with some other men, and that at night they went to bed orunn. He denied visiting at his home about this time. Just as we left the room Dr. Steiner referred to his remark to him ana also to Mr. MacLaren. about overhear ing his mother say to his sister tnat he. JoUn. probably killed Mrs. Wehr man. John repeated tne statement w me. and said that he was lying in bed. but was not asleep. He said that he thought it was best to let it go In on ear and out of the other. NEARLY 3000 REAR E KELIST SPEAK People From 11 Churches at First Union Meeting Held In New Tabernacle. SONG SERVICE CONDUCTED 'Bugs," Is Explanation. I asked him why he put up with a thine like that and he replied. "Oh. I did not want to raise any hell In the family." I told him he was the limit. and he responded. I guess i am bugs'; they say I am. At any rate. I'm in here." Karly last evening Mr. MacLaren came to the insane nospitai ana Sierks was brought down Into Dr. Steiner's office. Mr. MacLaren began to talk to him in kindly fashion and tnlri him that he was suspected of k miner Mrs. Wehrman and urged him to tell the truth. - Slercks sat there I on 1; In ir at Mr. MacLaren like frightened and grieved child, and after various denials and remarks that ho didn't do it. he finally whimpered: "Why if I tell you I killed that woman they 11 put me In tne i-eniienuary right away. AMiatanre la Offered. Mr. MacLaren promised John to be his friend and stand by him always. Here Dr. Steiner suggested that he and Dr. Evans and I withdraw from the room, and we did so. In about five minutes Mr. MacLaren opened the door and called us in, say-ina-. "Gentlemen. I'm terribly sorry. hut it's true this boy killed Mrs. Wehrman." Then in the presence of all of us John told In a broken voice and with tears in his eyes the motive and facts of the killing. It was a solemn gathering of men that listened to his story. It was taken down by a stenographer and typed and then it was read to him in the nresence of all of us. and he made one or two corrections and then said it was true. He then stood up and raised his hand while W. H. Mulvey solemnly administered the oath and John Eizned his name. John Sierks Is a typically feeble minded young man. He is not imbecile by any means, but he has the mind of a boy of about. 10 years. i Memory In Faulty. His memory is fair, but it has breaks in it I cannot prove this in a lew words, but after several hours' talk with him t am satisfied that it is true. rersonally. I am satisfied that his confession, as he gave it, while true in it. main features. Is not true in all it. details. From what Dr. Steiner tills me and . what the attendants in the hospital suii as well as from what he said to imoj 1 am certain tnat no has been rehearsing to himseir over nn1 over anain the story of Pender s conviction and the grounds or evidence on which it rested. He tried to ten Mr. MacLaren before he broke down about Pender's getting the mail at ScaDDOOse and it was an awkward ef fort. The story or tne revolver ana Pender's getting it out of Riley and Hassen's cabin he had also got Iixed as part of his mental furniture to save him from getting "pinched," as he put It i doubt very mucn it jsieras got tne revolver out of Kuey and Hasten s cabin. He had told me earlier In the dav of Ms own or his father's .38-cali ber Colts revolver, but in making nis confession I think he substituted his lone - planned -and often - reahearsed story of Pender for the actual facts. only putting in himself instead of Pender. Of course. I can't prove this, but Slercks' memory is undoubtedly de fective. His mind, when it faces the problem of life that an adult must meet, works like an imperfect or slightly broken machine. John Siercks is not Insane in the usual sense of the word. He is weak minded, as Dr. Steiner and alk the at tendants agree. There are quite a number of these feeble-minded people in the asylum and they are more un certain in their conduct than the in sane. There is no power f inhibition apparently and so, in practical con duct, they show no morality or sense of right. At the same time, in their placid quiet moments, they know right from wrong ana are religious and good. Sierks is of the same type as Tron son. only Sierks is more vicious and uncertain in his conduct. The asylum records describe him as -a moral im becile and he is such an unfortunte because his mind is lacking, is weak and broken and always will be. The only hope of society is to con tine all these feeble-minded persona who show any tendencies toward crim inality. They should be confined for the additional reason that they may not leave children, who are certain to be like their parents. Rev. Mr. Bulgin Outlines Campaign for Month and Says He Will Hew to Lino and Intends to Preach Long Sermons. ( to her husband, who waa at work her before It could be stopped. AUTO KNOCKS GIRL DOWN Six-Year-Old Bruised Badly by Car Priven by II. C. Ewing. The 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Kane. SOS Sheridan street, was braised severely about-the face and body late Sunday when she was knocked down by an automobile driven by If. C. Ewing, 60 Knott street. Mr. Ewing took the child to the County Hospital, whence she later was removed to her home. Witnesses said that the child tried to run across -the street In front of the automobile. The machine struck Union evangelistic meetings opened Sunday night at the tabernacle. East Eleventh and Belmont streets, with, an attendance of nearly 3000, mostly from the congregations of the 11 churches back of the campaign. An inspiring song service, lasting SO minutes, waa conducted by Professor George L. Rose with a choir of about 250 voices. It ia planned to make the music a feature of all the meetings. Mr. and airs, xiuae snnsr a. duet with fine effect. Words of welcome were spoken by Rev. W. O. Shank, who also Introduced Rev. E. J. Bule-in. who will lead the meetings, and his assistants. Rev. Mr. Shank asked the co-ooeration of all the churches during the campaign. "I am not here to find fault nor scare people." said Rev. M. Bulgin, as he began his address. "I am here to present the plain gospel of Jesus Christ in direct words. No Stories to Be Told. "I don't expect to tell any death-bed stories to scare people into the king dom, for that class don't last. I expect to hew to the line and the chips may fall where they may, and If some of you brethren get hit I can't help that You will hear no stories, and I expect to use language that will offend no one." "I eTneet to nrpach lone sermons. It anybody gets filled before I am through, they can leave, as that is evidence thaUthey have all their In tellectual capacity can contain. Again, I want to get acquainted, and If any body wants me to dinner. Just Invite me and see if 1 11 come. After a duet from Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Rev. Mr. Bulgin spoke from the text. "What Think Ye of Christ?" which, he id, was addressed to those who had come to ask him questions. Tne ser mon was a discussion ot the resurrec tion and reality of Jesus Christ, wheth er he was a mere man or God. Rev. Mr. Bulgin told of his own con version after having been an agnostic and lecturer for Infidelity, which he attributed to the prayers of his mother. His sermon abounded in sharp epi grams. The sermon, he said, was the foundation of those which will follow. The subject of his sermon tonight will be "Unreasonable Demands of Infi delity." Final Plans Are Made. At a meeting of all committees in the afternoon final arrangements were made for -the evangelistic campaign for the month. Rev. Mr. Bulgin out lined the campaign. "I work by .faith," he said. "We have problems. We have to face Portland wrapped up in its commercialism, and the women tied up by society and fads, but God is on our side and we will not get discouraged. We shall win out." He announced that during the week there will be afternoon meetings Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 2 o'clock. Mrs. George L. Rose will meet .the women of the churches Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock in the taber nacle to arrange for prayer meet ings, of which she will be in charge. There will be no services Saturday night It was voted to begin the meet ings in the evening at 7:30 with a song service by the choir. Rev. Mr. Bulgin announced that 'the meetings will close promptly at 9:30 o'clock. . Meetings Not Dress Affairs. "I want it understood that this is not a dress affair," said Rev. Mr. Bulgin. "Women,an come dressed in their common apparel and men may come in overalls and gumboots. The Lord don't care about your dress. He w-ants your souls. We want the women to take their hats off. lA restroom has been provided tor mothers with babies where they can be taken if they cry. Arrangements will be made for special nights for the schools, for the Masonic order, the Elks and the different business houses of Portland, and we want a personal workers class of from 20 to 50 from each church." Rev. Mr. Bulgin announced that tne collections will be to meet the current expenses and pay lor erection oi me tabernacle and not for the evange list or his assistants. The taber nacle was warm and comfortable and well lighted. The stoves will be kept going night and day to remove the dampness In the lumber. ORPHEUM BILL CLEVER ALICE! EIS ASO BERT FRENCH DO NOVEL ACT IN SOAP BUBBLES. Eleanor Ha ber In The Office Lady" Tickles Fancy of Audience and Several Others Are Good. BY LEON'S CASS BABR, Right out of the heart of high bil lowed soap bubbles, glistening like sea foam .and as luclous-looklng a. cake frosting, dances fascinating Alice Eis In the role of a temptress. Straight Into the arms of the walting- to-be-tempted Bert French she dances In a aeries of whirls, catches, swings and twlrln in mid-air. - From a bank she plucks a nodding crimson poppy and crushes it against the nostrils of her unwilling captive hen he resists her dancing wiles and witcherv of smiles. Then, with his senses lulled by the poppy bloom, she hiri him leaD Into the billowy loam and sends her own lovely spirited self after him. Oh. such a Monday wasn dav suds! Over Its snowy, sparkling bubbles rainbow lights dance, the spray clings to the unbound tresses of the slender little Els girl and floats on the air. No wonder the babbles are copy righted. They're a.- sensation all ,by themselves. The bubbles and the Els- French dancing act topllne the excellent bill at the Orpheum. There's a young actress on tne Dili who Is -related to Portland. Sshe is Eleanor Haber and. although she is a San Franciscan, her family affiliations and her various starring tours on the Pacific Coast have made her well known in Portland. She is a delightful comedienne and her art is inspirational rather than the usual follow-the-direc-tlons sort. Miss Haber with her own little . company, has a sketch called "The Office Lady." In the role of a pert, novel-reading, romantic little stenographer she prat tles to a flossy clerk about "noblesse oblige." A real tragedy happens and the girl has a chance to put her the ories into practice and save the name of her employer's wife. There's plenty of comedy in the little sketch and Miss Haber puts over keen little slangy epi grams that keep the laughs rippling. In point of artistry Elsa Ruegger Is one of the most important names in the realm of music in vaudeville. She is a 'cellist of distinction and. rare ability. Invariably her programmes are delightful. The trio of selections, Lalo's "Reverie," "Ave Maria" from Bach-Gounod, and Popper's airy fairy "Butterfly." brought storms of applause, to which she generously responded with "I hear You Calling Me." Madame Ruegger's husband, Edmund Lichen stein, a director of note, plays violin accompaniments and directs the or chestra for her act. Gay Anna Chandler, with a wealth 6f nriHnsl fun which she puts into her songs and a penchant for war ballads j and topical verse, manes iieraeii a prime favorite. Anna's songs and her chatter have the punch of personality plus. A novel act Is offered W Jack E. Gardner in a motion pictured trav esty. "Curse You, Jack Dalton," with Gardner playing all the roles. Lots of mirth to this, and it's new. Truly a dare-devil is a slim, black haired one of the four Danubes, who are casting marvels. All four are wiz ards in their art, but to this one Dan ube goes the cream of the applause, for his-whirls and mad, twistings while flying from one to another pair of out stretched hands. Opening the bill Is Mortimer McRae. a "narrer feller" of the bike, with Gertrude Clegg billed as "the periect gin. cum we iowh. of the cycle and are posi-Knwu its tricks. - BQYS IldIF- GIRL VICTIM HELD UP AT TWEXTY SECOXD AXD OVERTOX. Vnntii .Tnmns From Car, Snatches I Bag Holding $10, Gets Aboard Again and Car Races Off. Two youthful automobile robbers hfld up Miss Rose Paukner Sunday night near Twenty-second and Overton streets and escaped with a silver mesh puree containing $10. The robbery took place Just after Miss Paukner had left a streetcar to go to her home at Twenty-first and Overton streets. Miss Paukner got off a Twenty-taird street car at Overton street about 11 o'clock and walked along Overton street to Twenty-second street As she neared the corner, a small automobile approached in Twenty.-sec-ond street It stopped at the curb. A well-dressed boy was driving the ma chine and another, about 16 years old. Jumped from it and accosted Miss Paukner. "I'll shoot if you scream," he said. Miss Paukner screamed, anyway. The bnv snatched her purse and Jumped back into the car, which sped off down Twenty-second street. Miss Paukner ran to a nearby house From there she telephoned the police. Detectives Hellyer and Tackaberry a short time later arrested two boys rid ing in a small car after an exciting chase for several miles, but Miss Pauk ner failed to identify them, and they explained their flight satislactoriiy. They were released. A fez MO d is- iA Double S. " H. Stamps Today on Our First 3 Floors rnrnm WHITE. 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PRESS CLUB PLAN DARK SURPRISE IX STORE FOR JINKS TVKXT . FRIDAY SIGHT. Huslc. Vaudeville and Startler not Yet Announced to Slake Things Hum Meeting; Today. An executive session of the enter tainment committee having been called for today. It is believed that a big sui-Drise for the links to be held next Friday night is contemplated. Music a-plenty will be provided, stellar and home vaudeville will be presented and the usual al fresco refreshments will be served. Detailed announcement of the big act of the jinks will not be announced until tomorrow. As in the December jinks all mem bers of the Press Club will be per mitted to bring several friends to the entertainment Friday night. Every member of the club, who comes unac comDanted by a man friend, will be obliged to enter the clubrooms by the side- door. Enforcement of this rule will be left to the reception commit tee- It has been announced by the enter tainment committee that all enter tainers in the next jinks will be new headliners and that pretty girl sing ers, musicians and dancers will pre dominate as heretofore. Frank Coffinberry made such a hit as announcer In the pre-holiday jinks he will be called upon to preside again Friday night. There will be no speechmaking and an innovation will be the assembling of all the enter tainers at 8:30 o'clock that they may share in the good time before the vaudeville part of the programme begins. HYPNOTIST'S ACT SCREAM Barnum Slakes Subjects Do Ridicu lous Stunts at Heilis Theater. Barnum. the hypnotist, demon strated last night at the Heilig Thea ter that he is a worthy namesaKe oi the -showman. The audience divided Its time between laughing to exhaus tion and applauding. With the exception or two tests. when one subject drove a spike throuErh a two-inch plank with nis hand and when another subject with just his heels and shoulders toucning held up four men. tne periormance was extremely humorous. While there was plenty to embar rass the subjects, there was nothing to offend the most sensitive of tne spectators. A cake walk scene with subjects in ridiculous costumes taking the parts of women and men closed the demon utratlon. One subject was trying to kiss his partner, who had been awak ened by Barnum, and the embarrass ment of the latter, who could not es cape, may be imagined. There were 15 numbers on the pro gramme, all Interesting. Barnum will return-' January 31, to remain for a week's t engagement. BANK CURB IS ADVOCATED Right of . Superintendent to Refuse Charters Proposed. ST. PACI Dec. 31. Six hundred rep resentatives of Minnesota state banks in convention here went on record, with but one dissenting vote, in favor of the enactment by the Legislature of a law giving to some board of commis sion the power to refuse bank charters when in its opinion the organization of such bank or banks would be detri mental to the best interests of the people. The vote was taken at the request of Albert H. Turrittln. State Superin tendent of Banks. Norway Is a large Importer of rye and rye VERA CRUZ, Jan. 4. General Jesus Carranza. brother of Venustiano Car runii i9 helnsr held a -prisoner by General Santibanez on the isthmus of Tehuantepec. General Santibanez snot Carranza's entire staff, except his son, Abelardo Carranza, and Ignaclo Per aldl. They also are held' captives. The executions of the members or the staff took place after Geners.1 Al fonso Santibanez had failed to Induce Venustiano Carranza to make terms for their release. Jesus Carranza was returning from a visit to Pacific ports to report to General Venustiano Carranza here when he was ma'de the victim of the treachery of subordinates. The greater part of his force had been sent for ward from Santa Cruz over the Te huantepec Railway. Carranza and his staff, who were traveling in the rear, were overpowered at San Geronimo. A series of telegrams purporting to have been signed by Jesus Carranza, but which. It has since developed, were sent by Santibanez, were received by General Venustiano' Carranza. The majority Of these urged General Car ranza not to move forces against the captors of Jesus Carranza and sug gested that arrangements be made for his release. Only vague terms were specified by the senders of the mes sages, but apparently the condition most determinedly sought was that Santibanez be pardoned for his Insub ordination and be allowed to retain his old position. General Venustiano Carranza de clared that not even for the sake of his brother could he countenance any arrangements that any military man acting on his own initiative might make, and after a day of receiving messages, signed in the name of Jesus Purranza. but apparently sent by tne .one who was holding him prisoner, he ordered a movement of troops that re sulted in a sharp engagement at Che vela station, on the Tehhantepec Railway. Little difficulty was encountered Dy the loval troops in defeating the reb els under Santibanez. but later it was learned that Santibanez had shot all those whom he had arrested, with the exception of Carranza and his son and Peraldl. These he carried away with him to some place In the mountains of the isthmus. Orders have been Issued to pursue k t.kn hrfore Junta aiains. the band as far as possible, regardless Kt of consequences tor tne prisoners. Santibanez was chief of the army In the Isthmus. ' ROBBERS LET WOMAN GO Poverty Touches Ul;hwaynien, Who Refuse to Take Last Quarter. Two highwaymen who held up Mrs. Cora Zimmerman and Mrs. Hattle Wil son at Milwaukie and Reynolds streets Sunday night permitted both women to go unmolested wnen wej n only 25 cents. The women had been to visit a neigh bor and were returning to their home at 466 East Flanders street when the robbers accosted them. One of the men carried a gun. Both were unmasked. "Here's all we have," said Mrs. Zim merman, extending 25 cents In response to their demand. "Thank you, madam," responded one of the robbers gallantly, "if that's your financial condition we wouldn't take a cent. Good-by." The men disappeared In the gather ing darkness. The women notified the police. 700 MEN TO RESUME WORK Sawmills Reopen at Everett to Fill Foreign Orders. EVERETT, Wash., Jan Two lum ber mills, employing a total of 700 men. will resume work tomorrow, and a third, employing 200 more, will start up January 13, It was announced to day. Large foreign orders and Improve ment in the Eastern market are given as the reason. Seven Hunters Arrested. Seven hunters were taken In custody c.-j,,. and eaiuruay "i""J Game Wardens Larson Lonkey, oi sauvie itiiauu. " b oil were confiscated. The defend ants will be arraigned for trial today or later In the week. W. E. Downs, of Vancouver, Wash., was' arrested on Sauvie Island on a charge of shooting without a license. He will have a hearing at St. Helens this morning before Judge Watkins. r. Smith was charged with the same offense and will be tried at St. Johns before Judge Williams today. F. J. Cook and W. E. Arnold are charged with shooting ducks after sun. set and they will be arraigned before Judge Williams, of St. Johns. Harry E Day and Charles Dudley, charged with shooting ducks after sunset, will On a charce of hunting fur-bearing- animals without a license, E. F. Crlgure must come before Juds-e Wllllnma, of St. Johns. He was arrested on Sauvie Island and his trial will come up later In the week. Clark, of Portland; "of Astoria,- and Special Deputy MEAT TO URIOUS THE KIDNEYS Take a TaUespoonful of Salts I f Back Hurts or Bladder Bothers. We are a Nation of meat eaters and our blood is niled with uric acid, asys a well-known authority, who warns uh to be constantly on guard against kidney trouble. The kidneys do their utmost to free the blood of this Irritating acid, but become weak from the overwork; they get sluggish; the ellmlnatlve tissue clog and thus the waste Is retalnef In the blood to poison the entire system. When your kidneys- ache and fl like lumps of lead, and you have stinging pains In the back or the urlun Is cloudy, full of sediment, or the bladder Is irritable, obliging you to seek relief during the night; when you have severe headaches, nervous and dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid atomncli or rheumatism in dm weamer. in from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a table spoonful In a glass of water before breakfast each morning and In a few days your kidneys will act rtne. Thin famous salts js maoe iruni m iiu grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for genera tions to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neutralise the acids In urine so It Is no longer a source of Irritation, thus ending urinary and bladder disorders. Jad Silts Is Inexpensive and cannot Injure; makes a deiignuui enerw cent lithla-walcr drink, and nobody can make a mistake by taking a little occasionally to keep the kidneys clean and active. Adv. 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