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THE MORNING OREGOMAN, SATUBDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1915. 0 PEACE IN CHURCH NO NEARER THAN HOPE Dr. F. L Loveland Says He Is Willing to Quit to Have Harmony Restored. BEST EFFORTS. PROMISED Both .Methodist Factions Agree to fccttle Differences it at All Pos- v siblc in Conferences De mands Still Insistent. COMMITTEE" CHOSEX TO HKU METHODIST CIIIRCH BHKACH. First Church Amedee M. Smith. A. Kins Wilson. ".. K. Johnson C. D. -Minton. J. K. l.ill. J. U Hanman. L)r. Theodore Ke-sler. J. I'- Kasir.usscii. Pro fessor C. A. Rice and John Corki.-h. Tavlof-Htrcet Church faction Samuel Conner. J. W. Stewart. .1. W Wiedrick. W. II. Hcharrell. . .1 M. Burroughs. H. C. Clair. Ernest Slanshery. X. C. Thome. O. I Trice and B. Iee Paget. pair of handcuffs from his pocket, he snapped one around my wrist - and locked the other, to the rail of the rack. The other man stood in the back of the room meanwhile. "The same man who locked me up went back to the safe. 'We ain't sot no valise,' I heard him mutter, as h jerked out the different compartments. Then he got a striped mailsack and threw his booty into that. The whole tiling took but a minute. "With the sack in his hands, the rob lcr walked past me to the door. 'Vou've screwed this handcuff too tight,' I protested as he passed. 'Tou won't have to stay there long,' he re plied. 'Jifst give us about 15 minutes. Men Take Time in Vctanar, "The two walked unconcernedly ou the door. From my position I saw them walk up to Grand avenue, still carrying the sack. "When they were out of Bight 1 dragged the rack across the room and telephoned the police. One hand was free, so 1 had no diffi' cu'.ty in using the telephone.'" Sergeant Bunn, Detectives Royle and John Moloney and Motorcycle Patrol men Gouldstone and Crane, were th first to reach the substation. They found Mr. Ott near the telephone, work inc on the handcuffs with a file. The Dolice say that ho had dragged the heavy rack about 20 feet, around stove, and over much debris on the floor. A red welt marks his wris where the steel cut into his flesh. The contents of the safe had been That is all we if be ad- for -We are hoping'. This fairly expresses the peace ten- - . . r hoth sides in the strife within the First Methodist-Episcopal Church in their attempts at rcconciua ,i fnllowinir Circuit Judge Oatens ..i i imrufav in ratlins? a halt to the trial in court and advising the two factions to try to come to some agree MAn mittiHe The suit is brought by the "insur gents" in an attempt to force open the doors of the old Taylor-Street Church, which was closed last Fall, following ...... nation with the U-ace Church. . Pa.Or Willing for Sacrifice. Committees of 10 were appointed by ... h of the dissenting factions yester- j... n. church's committee was named vesterday morning and the 10 members will meet for organization at JO o'clock this morning in the office of O. F. Johnson, in the Selling build ing. The "insurgents" named their t-ommittee at a meeting last night in the office of J. W. Stewart, in the Macleay building. "I am willing to go to any lengths, id Rev. F. U Loveland. pastor of the First Church, yesterday. "1 will do any thing in my power, even to the elimi nation of myself as a factor in church .ihif. in Portland. I will willingly ..crifica myself if the differences be , these good people can justed. -Th.,. i absolutely no excuse the differences." continued Dr. Love land. "It is Kplorable that the affair should have gone as far as it has. I have always observed that when peo ple argue, they argue apart: when they love, they love together." Bevond individual conferences be tween members and counsel of the dis puting fact nns. no further action to ward a se.!ement of the controversy v-as taken vesterday. It has not yet been arranged when the committees will meet together and try to come to terms. Open Clmrrn sua -Hope" was the most any of the con lenders would express yesterday. Ques tioned still further, none of them reined over-sanguine as to the results of the negotiations, but each asserted his willingness to do all in his power to settle the situation. Xarly all the "insurgents' made it clear that they would insist that the doors of the church be opened for reg ular services, and that some assurance be given that the church would remain open. On the other side the disposi tion was to operate the Taylor-Street Church as a Methodist mission, under the plans originally laid by the church authorities after the consolidation. Bishop R. J. Cooke, who was on the witness-stand Thursday when Judge Catena interrupted the proceedings, had no statement to make yesterday, but was busilv engaged all day. and con ferred with several of the church lead ers. At o'clock Monday morning the two rommittees will meet with Circuit Judge tlatcns in the jury-room of his court, and then it will be learned whether an agreement can be reached. f no suitable terms are arrived at the trial, which has already occupied four full dsys. will again proceed. BIRD LECTURES CONCLUDED H. T. BohlmuiTs Series at Y. W. C. A. Ael! Attended. r I & '- : V - A. !. Ott. 511 East Ash Street. ho )VM Bound to a Table by Men Mao Robbed Substation "A" Last Mll. since it in touch with Concluding a series of four lectures en-bird--. II. T. Bohlman. Deputy Game wrAn pmva an illustrated talk on wri. of the WillameVe Valley in Auditorium of the Vouns Women's Christian Association last night. The first lecture was on Oregon birds, tlie second on Arizona birds, the third on water birds. All have been well attended. The lecture last night was one of the most interesting et given. brought those attending Willamette Valley birds. Manv varieties of the feathered fam ilv. familiar and unfamiliar, were shown and their habits and haunts ex plained. WRITING BASIS ADOPTED Clil crviec Board lo llao .Marks on Maiidard in Kach M?le. Rating of handwriting In municipal civil service examinations from now on is to be on a scientific basis. Secretary lacL.ean. of the Civil Service Board, yesterday received a copy of the hand writing chart as worked out by the Jtussell Saire Foundation. It has the various styles of handwriting shown with the proper percentage for each. fp to this time the judging of hand writing, which is a part of all munici pal examinations, has been left to the opinion of the secretary. It is said by Secretary Macl-ean that the new plan will be much more satisfactory. strewed over a table! Many of the articles had been knocked to the floor Fear of Death Told. The haste with which the robberi worked was evident. A 10 bill and several checks had ueen ieit unnoiiceu. Mr. Ott savs that a man came into the siat ion and looked ill a private mail hnv while the robbers were at work. Mr. Ott feared the robbers would Kill him if he cried out. Mr. Ott savs both the robbers were well dressed, and wore collars ana neckties. One had a light worsted overcoat while the other's was black with a velvet collar. The man who rifled the safe was light compiexioned and wore a gray felt hat. He was about S3 years old. Mr. Ott says, and hunt five feet eight inches tall, and n-eizhed about 140 oounds. Mr. Ott described the other roooer as dark, about 5 feet 10 Inches tall ana weighed about 160- pounds. He wore derby hat. Both men were amooin shaven. Same Station nobbed In 1911. Substation "A" was robbed before on necember 11. 1911. by two men. Jimmie Mitchell and "Deafie" Jack. The men dynamited the safe and made off with about S2100. iotn now are serving sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary for the crime. ott- was In charge of the station dur ing the former holdup. He has been 28 years in the Postoffice Department. He lives at 511 Kast Ash street. Postmaster Myers, with a squad of Federal officers, arrived at the substa tion a few minutes after the robbery. Thev immediately began an investiga tion to determine the exact loss, which proved to be somewhat larger than was at first thought. RETAILERS TO BE FETED OPXVOX BODY TO BEGIX 3 DAYS OF Fl'. A.D VORK MOADAV. ROBBERS LOOT STATION (vSa.T 1J.-I uioj.-i p-nuilun. thrust a" revolver against the man's stomach. "I had nothing. What rould I do?' Mr. Ott -moaned to Postmaster Myers later. "1 opened the door and let them in. One drove me to the safe. The 'thcr snitched c!t the lights. With a gun pressing my back 1 turned the combination and threw back the door. Captor laea HaadrnBTa. "Then my captor drove ma across tne room to a mail rack. Taking- a Uotcruor Wlthjeombe to Welcome 1000 Delegates to Sessions and Series of Entertainments. Three davs of solid business and nleasure well divided, and an attend ance of more than 1000 representative men from all parts of Oregon, is the prospect for the ninth annual conven tion of the Oregon Retail Merchants' vsociation. which will begin at the Multnomah Hotel Monday morning and close w ith a banquet at the Commercial club Wednesday night. delegates from la Grande, Baker, Medford, Eugene arul Astoria will come in special cars, and will represent De-im-een "Oil and 300 firms and individuals, Governor Witbycombe will deliver he address of welcome In the assembly room of the Multnomah Hotel at 10 o'clock Monday. Frank M. Conley, Na tional president of the Retail Merchants' Association, will attend, and will ad dress the meeting on Tuesday after noon. Thomas Kinscy, president of the Washington association, also will par ticipate in the programme. The local association has made elab orate preparations for the entertain ment of the delegates. The Orpheum Theater has been bought out for Mon day night, and the Ice Hippodrome for Tuesday. At these places the visitors will be guests. The local association will be host at the banquet at the Com mercial Club Wednesday. CHANGE OF ROUTE DESIRED Milwankic Wants New Kailway to Go Further Fast. MIl.WAUKIE. Or., Feb. 12 (Special.) The Council has appointed a special committee to take up the question of changing the route of the Portland & Oregon City Railway to make it run further to "the east than is now pro posed by the company. Councilman Skulason. who is a member of the railroad committee from the Milwaukie Commercial Club, reported at the meet ing of the Council Tuesday night that Stephen Carver had promised that the lie would be located just west of the main line -of the Southern Pacific. The Council refused to change the names of the streets as requested by the Milwaukie Commercial Club. The Council passed an ordinance for bidding expectorating on the streets and in public places, and an ordinance forbidding poultry from running at large was introduced. The Council au thorized the issuance of improvement bonds to the amount of 5u00 to pay for the improvement of Harrison street. ' Hr3 brtniea sell for $-43 a tn in Ens land. CITY LABOR BILL LIKELY TO CARRY Heated Controversy Occurs in Council but Ordinance Is Passed to Third Reading. OPPONENTS GIVE VIEWS Commissioners Dieck and Brewster Comment on Unfairness to Con tractors and Increased Cost Bntailed on Realty Owners. After a heated controversy over tha proposed labor ordinance, tne my Council yesterday passed to third read ing a measure advocated by City Com missioner Daly to require all persons or firms holding municipal contracts to observe an eight-hour day, to pay no less wares for workmen than the seal maintained by the City of Portland and to give preference to local labor. Al though no vote was taken, tne um al the Commissioners was aistmct. Commissioners Dieck and Brewster were opposed to the proposed measure, while Mayor Albee and Commissioners Daly and Bigelow favored it. Mayor Albee based nis support upon the theory that .the measure was aimed tn hetter the condition of the pick-and- shovel laborer. He said that his only consideration is that a man is entitled to a fair living wage, and that tne city's acale of S3 a day for common labor is not too high. He said he con sidered any increase in paving costs, which Commissioner Dieck contended would follow if the ordinance were passed, to be a secondary consideration. Commissioner Brewster contended that the property owner and contractor are entitled to consideration. Commissioner Dieck contended that oroperty owners who have to foot the bills are entitled to get the best prices possible. "The contractor, said Commissioner D.eck, "makes a bid on the basis of what his labor will cost as well as what the cost of his material will be. At least SO day expires between the time he bids for a contract and the time the contract is let and he can start work. The labor market may change in that period. He has to deal with an uncer tain quantity in bidding for municipal contracts. He will take this into con sideration and add to his contingency fund." Commissioner Brewster contended that a $3 rate for laborers would prove a hardship for inferior men. "It would give all the work to the men best abie physically to work," said Mr. Brewster. 'A contractor is not going to pay an inferior man $3 a day when he can get the pick of the market because he la paying more than the market price. The inferior man is eliminated and he be comes a drain on charity." It was contended that the Imposition of the conditions proposed by 'Commis sioner Daly would tend to cause con tractors to put in machinery to take the place of men. Commissioner Daly declared that low wages would not cut down the amount of labor-saving machinery to be intro duced in any line of activity. ITER WASTE IS FOUND CITY SEXDS NOTICES TO ALL LEAKAGES. Water Survey Xarr Under Way .May Do Away With Need of Water Meters Through CUy. That the problem of water waste due to leaky fixtures in houses and build ings is to be solved by means of a water survey now under way, thus do ing away with the need of water meters generally throughout the city. shown by the report of the opera tions of the men conducting the sur- during January. The report was made public yesterday by City Commis sioner Daly. It is shown that of a. total of 2270 ervices inspected during the month 82 had leaking water closets and seven had leaking taucets. ah oi these have been served with notice by the water bureau to repair these leaks. If this is not done the water will be shut off. The services in pected are in Sellwood and Piedmont xnd in the business district oi tne est Side. One of the principal- reasons which Commissioner Daly advanced for the Ity needing the universal meter sys tem was that there is a vast waste of water because of leaky fixtures. He has said that if the water used by onsumers was measured, the leaks would be repaired. The survey of the water system is to extend throughout the city, covering period of many months. Before the work is completed every water service the city will have been inspected by the crews conducting the survey. Accurate tab will be kept on every place where there are leaky fixtures and these will be examined from time time. This system, it is-saia. will awav with the leaky fixture part of the water waste within the city. The cost of the water survey is about $550 a month, which amount goes to pay the salaries of the men. addition to conducting the survey the men read meters and do the reg- lar service inspection work. It i: expected that the cost of the survey will be largely offset by the discovery services not paying the full rate prescribed in the water bureau sched- le. During January lit services were found where the rate charged was not ufficient. Adjustment of these in creased the revenue of the bureau 2.70 & month. to Last Day to Choose Valentines We Show Them in Great Variety Priced From lc to $3.50 S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Given With Purchases Don't Fail to Get Yours When Buying TEA R OOM 4th Floor CANDY DAY TODAY Main Floor Special re duced prices today on delicious Candies of popular varieties. Head quarters for Fancy Boxed Candies, suitable for Valentines. Olds, Wortman & King Z Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 A quiet, restful place to meet your friends and enjoy a d o w n-t own Luncheon. Trompt and efficient service and rcasonablo prices. M en's Day for Double Stamps Double S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Will Be Given Today With All Cash Purchases of Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes Made in Departments on First Floor Today! Women's and Misses9 Coats Selling Formerly Up to $12.50Choice $ Department, Second Floor Only 65 customers may partake of this bargain for that's the exact number of Coats we have left to sell at this price. Splendid serviceable gar ments for immediate wear. All this season's styles odd lines which have sold down to one or two of each style among them are belted effects, long waist-line models, flare- skirt styles and novelty cuts of various kinds. Shownin smart tweeds, fancy stripes and plain weaves. Mostly in sizes for little women and misses, though there are a few Coats in larger sizes. All are well made. Coats selling earlier in the season up to $12.50, and many of them worth even more than this grouped for quick Clean-Up at FIVE DOLLARS Toilet Needs and Drugs Five bars Ivory Soap and t Q one bar Lurline Soap for J. Of Above Soap will not be delivered except with other purchases made in drug department. Limit 6 bars to a' customer, so come early. 15c Pears' Unscented Soap at 12 15c 4711 White Eose Soap at 12? $1.00 Imported Bocabella Castile Soap, priced special, the bar, 65J 10c Monkey Scouring Soap at 5i 10c Hand or Kitchen Sapolio 25c Massatla Talc. Powder at 11 Williams 15c Talc. Powder at 10t 25c Imperial Talc. Powder at 12 50c Dora Bourjois Powder at 39 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste now 28 25c Petro 1-lb. jar, special 10 50c Bay Rum, 6-ounce bottle 3o $1.00 Fitch's Haii; Tonic, at 69 $1.00 Listerine, Sale Price is 650 50c Lavoris Mouth Wash at 40 25c Antiphlogistine, now for 19 25c Denver Mud, special at 150 50c size 300 $1-00 size now 600 25c Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder 150 25c Colgate's Tooth Paste at 200 25e Pasteurine Tooth Paste 150 50c Cold Cream, in jars, now 280 50c Household Rubber Gloves 390 25c Kolynos Tooth Paste at 160 $1.40 size Hedden's Toilet Water on sale Saturday, at bottle $1.00 50c Pompeian Massage Cre'm 390 25c Ricksecker's Cold Cream 150 50c Hind'3 Honey and Almond Cream priced special now at 280 50c Hand Mirrors, special at 390 50c Swamp Root, sale Price 390 10c Fluffs Moquet, for the hair, 50 50c Bottle Pure Olive Oil at 380 lA Price Sale FREE OFFER 25c bottle Maurine Hand Lotion Free for every empty Maurine Cream jar returned to Drug Department, on First Floor, or Rest Rooms, 2d floor, Saturday. Borden's Malted Milk Demonstration Drug Department, First Floor A healthful, delicious, appetizing beyerage for old or young. A jar of Borden's Milk should be in every home. Try a glass here FREE. Regular 50c size now at 400 Regular $1.00 size now at 800 Regular $3.98 size now at $2.98 Ostrich and Maribou SjmfsMuffs Department, Main Floor Today we offer our entire line of Women's Fancy Ostrich and Mari bou Scarfs, Boas and Muffs at just one-half usual prices. Shown in black, natural and various color combinations also combinations of ostrich and maribou in muffs. An excellent opportunity to save. Prices range from $3.50 up to $37.50. All on U frif sale now at 35cLinenKerchiefs At 23c Main Floor Women's pure Linen Handkerchiefs with Ji-inch hem, also white Handkerchiefs with 2 inch colored hems. Reg- Q ular 35c grade on sale at Crepe de Chine Kerchiefs In pink, blue, lavender and white. Very neat and dainty. See these. O Priced now at 250 and -'-'' $1.25, $1.50 Girdles At 89c Main Floor Special purchase of 200 new Spring Girdles in novelty stripes, black and colors. QOf $1.25 and $1.50 grades atO7W $1 Silk Hosiery At 79c Main Floor Women's puse-thread Silk Hose in black, white and col ors. Some are slightly soiled. All silk or silk with lisle top and soles. Regular $1.00 Hose. Spe- 7Ckf cial today at, the pair Women's $1.50 Silk Hose $1.19 Pair Dept. on Main Floor Standard makes in black, white, pink, tan and blue. All silk or silk with lisle, top and sole. Regular "J 1Q $1.50 grade. The pair P - Stationery Bargains Department, First Floor Hurd's finest grade Novelty Stationery, with fancy borders. Put up in handsome boxes. Regu- QQ. lar $1.25 grade on sale at0 75c Poker Chips, clover design, 100 in a box, on sale at only 500 50c Dutch Playing Cards in two designs, on special sale at 390 15c Hard Rubber Pen Holders 100 Place Cards, odds and ends, in a great variety, 100 dozen and up Girls' 9.75 Dresses At $3.98 ' Department, Second Floor For immediate disposal of odd lines of Girls' Dresses we offer them t ex tremely low prices. Only one or two of a stylo. Shown in plaids, stripes, serges, silks, etc. A few in "Dorothy" styles, in small sizes, in hand-embroidered serges and velvets. Ages for girls 10, 12 and 14 years. Three special lines. Dresses worth to $ 9.73 at Dresses worth to J16..10 at $5.98 Dresses worth to $21.00 at $8.75 Clean-Upf Sale Girls' Wash Dresses . Second Floor Dainty styles In ginghams, chambrays, crepes and linens. Only a few of a siic. Dresses worth to $ 5.00 at $1.98 Dresses worth to $ 7.00 at $2.98 Dresses worth to $10.00 at $3.98 Spec'l Sale Girls' Coats At $4.98 Second Floor Girls' Coats in Bal macaans and cape effects. With or without belts. Odd CA QO lines. Special, each paO Saturday SPECIALS For Men and Boys Double Trading Stamps will be given today with all cash purchases of Men's and Boys' Apparel made in these departments on the First Floor. This includes Men's and Boys' Suits, Overcoats, Kaincoats,Hats,Caps, Furnishings of all kinds" and Shoes. Take Advantage. All Men's Raincoats Half Price Sale Men's Fancy Trousers Main Floor Our entire line of Men's Rainproof Balmacaans and Rubberized Raincoats on sale today at just half regular selling prices. Don't miss this opportunity to buy a Raincoat. Prices range from $10 up to $30. fyU D.;-, Choose now at ftW-tS Main Floor Our Annual Sale of Men's Fancy Trousers continues. Good assortments to select from. Regular $3.50 Trousers at $2.5 Regular $4.00 Trousers at $2.9. Regular $5.00 Trousers at $3.75 Regular $6.00 Trousers at $-1.-15 Regular $6.50 Trousers at $1.85 Men's $3.50 Pajamas at $1.98 Men's $1.00 Nightshirts at 59c Main Floor Men's medium-weight Pajamas. Frog-trimmed and V neck. Made from good quality crepe, madras and soisette. Cut in full standard sizes and extra well made. Grades worth J f QO up to $3.50. Special CO Main Floor Clean-Up Sale of spe cial line of Men's White Muslin Nightshirts. Some of these are a trifle soiled, but otherwise perfect. Good full styles, nicely finished. Grade usually selling at CJQ $1.00. Special today at JiVC Men's $4.25 Underwear at $2.95 Men's 50c. Cashmere Hose 39c SHOE fivMliMfVl f f SALE MJjJMi wJwiiy Men's and Women's New Spring Shoes Worth Up to $6 for $3.85 Shoe Department, Main Floor Very latest styles m Women s Shoes in patents, suede, dull calf and calf leathers, with cloth and kid top pings. Also new coffee brown kid, with Louis XV heels and new lace boots, with gray and fawn tops. Great variety of models m all style heels and toes. This assortment also includes the very smart, new lace "Military" Boots. The Men'sShoes are shown in excellent as sortment of the new Spring lasts, in button or blucher effects. Gun metal tan Russia and velour calf leathers. All new stock direct from the maker. Men's and Women's Shoes in this CO Off lot worth up to $6.00 a pair. Special today at.lhe pair e Double Stamps on Men' and Boys' Shoes Main Fl'r Men's imported "Stutt garter" natural sanitary wool fleeced Underwear shirts and drawers in heavy Winter weight. Special lot to be closed out at once. We have nearly all sizes in the as sortment. Grades selling in the usual way at $3.50 to PO Q Jmm . S ar Main Floor It will pay you to supply your hosiery needs for many months to come at this big saving. Men's heavy and medium weight cashmere Hose in black and natural sizes, ranging from SOi up to 111-2. Splendid 50c Hose at any time. On sale today OQn at special price of, pair- $4.25 a garment, now Bow' $5 to $7.50 Suits at $3.48 Boys' $5 Russian Style Suits $3.95 Alain Floor We are anxious to close out this line of boys' Russian Suits to make room for the new Spring stock arriving daily. All are made of dependable materials and shown in good range of colors. Sizes 2Vi to 7. (JO QCJ Suits on sale now at apt-JaCaJ Just Received New Spring Models in Boys Two-rant .Nortolks at New Spring Styles in Boys' Balmacaans, 2'yi to 8 Years now at $5 Boys' Corduroy Pnts in Dark Colors Prices range from $1.25 to $2 Main Floor If your boy's size is in this lot you-will certainly get a splendid bargain. Excellent woolen fabrics in good patterns and col ors. Standard make in smart Nor folk models. Sizes 6, 16 and 17 only. Regular $5.00 JQ AG to $7.50 Suits now at V'Ut'iO ALSE TELEGRAM ALLEGED . II. De Grace Bound Over on Charge of Misrepresentation. G. If. DeGrace was bound over to the grand jury by Municipal Judge Steven son yesterday atternoon on tne cnarge of sending a" fraudulent telegram. By eans ct alleged misrepresentations in he telegram De Grace is said to have efrauded J. I. Estes, of Portland, out of several sums of money. In connection with a trading stamp scheme, Pe Grace left Portland for Cm- nnati last Oecember with aivo lent - Estes. Later he is said to have eent message to Estes saying that busi- ess was in a flourishing condition and that he needed a backer with $5000 and some ready money from Kstes to estab- sh a chain of stores. Estes says that e obtained the backer and telegraphed Pe GracevJIOO more, leaving January 1 for Cincinnati to see for himself. Ar riving there he says he found things ere not as represented ana caused tne rrest of Pe Grace. De trace is out on 00 bail. ... REALTY HEN TOLD WHY JITXEVS CAIXEU BAD INVESTMENT THAT CANT BE BEGILATED. Pane of California Expositions Her alded by Member of Rosarlan Party. All Join in 'a of Day. After M. C. Booth, organizer of the first jitney company that appeared in Portland, finished explaining to the members of the Portland Realty Board at their luncheon at the Commercial Club yesterday why the jitneys were -bad investments from a business stand point and why they couldn t be regu lated, .King Fun took charge of the meeting with E. J. Daly as ringmaster. The entertainment yesterday was sprinkled with Irisn, Scotch and Ger man wit and music as interpreted by both professional and amateur enter tainers. In heralding the fame of the San Francisco and Pan Diego exposi tions. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe also caused considerable merriment by explaining that many of the courtesies extended to him on his recent trip with the Rosa rians were traceable to the fact that he wore the white suit of Dean Vincent, president of the Realty Board. George P. Henry. Charles Ringler and Jack Cather joined Chairman Duly in presiding over " the vaudeville pro gramme. Among the guests were- City School Superintendent Alderman and G. M. Miller, of Eugene, a brother of the "Poet of the Sierras. CITIZENSHIP SOUGHT AGAIN Uvnispel, Socialist and Agitator, bays He Has Reformed. Julius Knispel, former Socialist street speaker and secretary of the anti-capital punishment league, who was denied citizenship in 1913 by f ederal Judge Wolverton, yesterday filed new decla rations of intentions in County Clerk Coffey's office. In denying him citizenship two years ago. Judge Wolverton stipulated that Knispel could not become eligible again until five years from the date his first wife was granted a divorce in 1911. Since then he bad trouble with the po lice as a result of street agitation. Knispel declares he has reformed. AGGIE ORATOR IS CHOSEN Frank J. Dietscli, of Days Wins in Trjouts. Creek, C-r.EGON' AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Frank J. Dietsch, of Pays Creek, a senior, at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. Wis selected last night as the rep resentative of the college in the Mate oratorical contest, to be held at -uc-Minnvifle March 12. His oration was entitled 'The Now Diplomacy." Second place in the tryout was won by Zane I.ansdale, of Weston, with an oration entitled "America and the urea! War.'-' and third place by Phillip r risli. of Corvs portunity." Ills, with "America's Op- Most Old People Are Constipated The wear of years Impairs the action of the bowels. With ad vancing age people are disposed to restricted activity and exer cise, which is responsible for the eonstipated condition of most old folks. The digestive organs are more sensitive to the demands made upon them and rebelimore quickly. A mild, effective remedy for constipation, and one that is espe cilly suited to tlic needs of elderly people, women and chil dren, is tile combination of sim ple laxative herbs wish pepsin that is sold In drug stores under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. A free trial bottle can he obtained by writing to Dr. W. Ti. Caldwell. 402 Washingtun St., Monticello. 111. Till with era IN rallroBUA nf India re rperlnirniln nh-rtfi-l rain, ax tak.llit oil .i ,,.,,.,1. ht H'ivHtu-.,) ruplfllv In r-rl.-. . 11 for Pains I in the Back Put a steaming hot towel over th painful Foot for a few moments t opn the pores ; then ruh with Omegt Oil. Quick relief oua!!y follows thi simple treatment. Trial bottle IOC fV"""!''! PARKER'S r 1 HAIR BALsAI 2'- yliS A toilet prPa,'"t'',a rt( int. V 1 r.,.rrtt.-iif-fianlriff. I'-VY- I Fo Rrlii Color anil S-S, - Beauty toC.ray or Faded Half