Morning Oregonian., February 26, 1915, Page 13, Image 13

THE BIOItXIXG OREGOXIAy, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915 '..is
nnrnnn mill nilin Ik r i
HEAD OF SENATE IS
PROUD OF RESULTS
Compensation, Irrigation, Tax
Laws and Call for Confer
ence of States Cited.
HOUSE DELAYS DEPLORED
3Ir. Thompson Declares Moser Bill,
Giving Appointive Agents Power
to Remove Appointees, Piece
of Constrnctlve Legislation.
Amendment of the workmen's com
pensation act. enlarging the powers of
Irrigation district, readjusting the tax
code, providing for a meeting of rep
resentatives from the Western states
to consider water power and conserva
tion legislation, and initiating a move
ment that will lead to the consolida
tion of state commissions and depart
ments are among the important re
sults obtained by the recent session of
the Legislature, says W. Lair Thomp
pon. President of the Senate, who is
In Portland on private business for a
few days before returning to his home
In Lake view.
President Thompson also regards the
Moser bill, which gives the appointive
power in all state departments the
right to remove Its appointees at pleas
ure, a piece of constructive legislation.
"The session was In many ways one
of the most successful that has been
held in the state, within my memory,"
he said. "It is exceedingly unfortunate
that the lack of teamwork or organiza
tion in the House made It Impossible
to enact into law many of the things
that were demanded by the people. But
despite this fact many good laws were
enacted and I believe there was nothing
enacted into law that was Injurious to
any class of our people.
Compensation aci appiw"".
"Prominent amongst the important
legislation was the amendment to the
compensation act. This amendment
did not go as far as It should, but is
a great Improvement over the law which
has existed for the past six months. It
waa believed by many that the continu
ation of the old law would have re
sulted in the utter failure of compen
sation in Oregon, and whether this
opinion was well founded or not, the
adoption of a scale distributing the ex
pense of state insurance with some de
gree of fairness was a good thing to
do. Of course. It must be conceded by
many who carefully Investigate the
subject that the scale adopted is not
yet fair enough.
"Another Important bill was that re
stricting the organization of Irrigation
districts to residents of the district
and making It possible for such devel
opment to do public utility work out
side of the district whero feasible.
"One of the most important acts of
the Legislature was In readjusting our
tax code. The Legislature not only di
vided the payments and removed the
penalty for a failure to pay. but placed
the tax collecting in the hands of the
Sheriff, which saves to the State of
Oregon many thousands of dollars each
year. The saving, of course, was to the
counties of the state, where It was
necessary to hire extra help In the
Treasurer's office, and there was a re
quest for an Increase in salary of near
ly every Treasurer In the state as a
result of placing the tax collecting In
that office.
Tax Legislation Cited.
"What Is known as Senate bill No.
iS. by Mr. Bingham, is an Important
measure, and, if it works out as the
aupporters of the bill think, will cer
tainly lead to further legislation on the
same line. The bill makes a high
water mark for tax levies and will
prevent an erratic County Court from
levying an exorbitant tax In any year
without first procuring the consent of
the people by vote.
Looming in importance, perhaps,
above any other measure when consid
ered in the light of the ultimate good
to be derived, is the resolution intro
duced by the public lands committee io
the Senate calling a conference of
Western states to enunciate a policy
regarding Western development. As is
well known, this memorial was brought
about by what is known as the Ferris
bill In Congress, and the Oregon memo
rial is commonly called the Ferris
memorial. Regardless of the attitude
the Western states convention may
take, it is of plain importance that
there should be a united effort by the
people of tho West to procure water
power and conservation legislation that
will accord with the Western ideas.
If this conference shall adopt the Fer
ris plan, there will be no further argu
ment as to the acceptability of that
plan in those states in the Union most
interested. If the Western states con
gress shall adopt a policy calling for
state ownership and control of water
powers and of state resources gener
ally, there can then be no further ques
tion but what the Ferris plan and the
Pinehot plan are not acceptable to the
West and tho issue will be squarely
presented In Congress. This will. I be
lieve, be an exceedingly Important
meeting, and I am glad that It was
-possible for Oregon to take the lead In
he matter and that the meeting will
fee held in the city of Portland.
House Action Deplored.
"It is exceedingly unfortunate that
the House saw fit to defeat all but one
of the consolidation bills that passed
the Senate, These bills would have
resulted in a gTeat saving not only to
the extent of several thousand dollars
each year in overhead expense and
salaries, but they would have cut down
the office space demanded and used in
the State Capitol building and would
have headed off for some time to come
a demand for a new building to house
the various state commissions and de
partments in the city of Salem. That
these consolidations were demanded by
the people, who have come to realize
that we have too many commissions, is,
I think, a well-recognized fact, and it
is to be regretted that the lack of
team work In the House was such that
consolidation was rendered impossible.
It is worthy of mention here, however,
that the consolidation committee hold
over and that the Senate members of
lhat committee already have met and
arranged that during the coming Sum
mer they will develop plans and draft
bills to be submitted to the next ses
sion of the Oregon Legislature, or pos
sibly to the people direct.
"Senate bill No. 312. by Moser. Is an
Important measure, regardless of poll
tics. It Is important and proper that
the appointive power in all state insti
tutions and offices should have the
power to remove at pleasure. Every
Governor and every state board is cer
tainly entitled to have an official fam
ily composed of his or Its-friends, and
it is exceedingly Improper that a Gov
ernor should be compelled to admin
ister his office through those who are
known to be unfriendly to him. When
the members of state departments and
i ....! tmfi-tAnrilv to a Governor
spend 40 days of a legislative session
lobbying to prevent ine enacuueni ui
i . witffht relieve them of their
..i.. -hi tn accomplish their
desire' in one department of the Legis-
lature. it is mgn uma mat.
passed rendering such conduct un-
,.,,, nri fruitless in the future.
"I am exceedingly tired after the
work of thesession and will be glad
lo return to my own business, which
has been neglected for a period of more
than 70 days.
DEATH IS END0F ROMANCE
Former Portland Girl Dies Two
Months After Wedding In South.
Funeral services for Mrs. William
C. Matthews. wife of Professor
Matthews, of the University of Cali
fornia, were held In Berkeley. Cal.,
Sunday at the First Christian Church
Just two months after her marriage at
tho same place. Mrs. Matthews, who
was Miss Hazel Edgecomb. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Edgecomb, of
Berkeley, was a former resident of
Portland. She was only years oia.
She died on Friday, February 19. as
the result of an illness of eight weeks,
following an operation for appendi
citis. The death of Mrs. Matthews brought
to a trade close a romance or the
University of California campus. Mrs.
Matthews first met ner nuaoana wnen
she was attending his lectures as a
student In the department of agri
culture.
Matthews and his bride passed tneir
honeymoon in the South, returning to
Berkeley a month ago for the opening
of the Spring semester. Mrs. Matthews
was in ill health and was placed under
the care of Dr. Robert Hector, who
found it necessary to operate.
WAR BLAMED FOR ARREST
Dr. Woerner Says He Couldn't Pay
Bill When Remittance Stopped.
m
Highly indignant at his arrest, and
blaming the European war for his
troubles. Dr. Paul C. Woerner was
brought to Portland from Astoria yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff Ward on a
charge of defrauding an lnkeeper. The
charge was preferred by proprietors of
the Multnomah Hotel.
Dr. Woerner stayed at the hotel last
Summer. In 14 days, it is charged in
the complaint, his bill amounted to
143.50. H'i was still owing this when
he left. When he reached Portland yes
terday afternoon Dr. Woerner declared
that when the war broke out in August
his remittances from Germany had
ceased, and he had been unable to meet
the bill at that time.
W. P. STRANDBORG IS BACK
Cruise Made From New York on
Great Northern Through Canal.
W. P. Strandborg got back last night
from his cruise on board the steamer
Great Northern through the Panama
Canal from New York to San Francisco.
Ho had some remarkable experiences,
he reports, but the most remarkable of
all was in San Francisco, where he met
a fellow who looked, acted and talked
Just like H. L. AValter, chief clerk in
the office of the assistant general man
ager of the Southern Pacific.
"Bill" was sure at first that the man
really was Walter, but he finally be
came convinced that he had made a
mistake.
But the only mistake that "Bill" made
was In becoming convinced that ho had
made a mistake, as the fellow really
was Walter, only "Bill" doesn't know
it yet.
ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL
Car Tender Injured at fnion Depot
Dies fnder Operation.
Louis Matagrano, an employe at the
Union depot, died yesterday at tho
Good Samaritan Hospital following an
accident in the yards of the North
Pacific Terminal Company.
Matagrano. who was employed as a
railway coach Janitor, walked from be
hind a string of cars directly in front
of a Southern Pacific train drawing
Into tho station and his left foot was
caught by the tender and horribly
mangled. He was rushed to the hos
pital by the Ambulance Service Com
pany, but died while undergoing an
operation for the amputation of his
limb below the knee.
He resided at 160 Mill street. He was
about 45 years old and single.
WIDOW IS LEFT DESTITUTE
Japanese Woman Whose Husband
Was Mnrdered AVould Jlcturn.
T.eft destitute since the murder of
her husband by two unidentified robbers
on the night of January 20, Mrs. 1.
Matsunaga, with her three little chil
dren, has appealed to District Attorney
Evans to be sent back to her old home
in Japan. Her case has been taken up
by the Japanese Aid Society.
Matsunaga was shot In the head by
one of two men who tried to enter his
home on the Base Line road. Fred
Crosby is under arrest charged with
the murder, and his case Is before the
grand Jury. Since the death of the hus
band and father friends have cared for
Mrs. Matsunaga and her children.
DEFORMITY J3IV0RCE CAUSE
Wife Who Deserted on Finding That
Husband Was Hunchback Freed.
Marie Krok. who alleged that she did
not find out that John Krok was a
hunchback until after she married him.
received a divorce yesterday by Circuit
Judge Gatens after conflicting testi
mony had been Introduced by both sides.
Krok's physical fitness was testified to
by a doctor who said his deformity was
only a growth on one shoulder, and did
not Incapacitate him as an artisan or
a husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Krok were married in
Vancouver. Twelve "hours later, it Is
alleged, she deserted him. The exact
hour and the cause of the desertion
were disputed by the various witnesses.
BONDING PLUMBER URGED
Mr. Daly Has Plan to Prevent In
fetallatlon of Leaky Fixtures.
City Commissioner Daly has pre
sented an ordinance to tho City Coun
cil to require that plumbers who do
work that affects tho water system fur
nish a surety bond of $500 to the
city. The bond Is proposed as a
means of Qanmstneing proper work.
Mr. Daly avers that many leaky fix
tures are due to the fact that incom
petent plumbers did the work.
Water inspectors are at work check
ing up leaky services and it has been
found that much of the trouble is due
to improper workmanship. It Is said
that persons knowing nothing of the
plumbing business often attempt to do
work.
La Peronse Reaches River.
Ending a voyage from Antofogasta
the French ship La Perouse was taken
in tow off the river last evening by
the Port of Portland tug Oneonta, and
will be inside this morning. The ves
sel Is under charter to Hind, Rolph A
Co. to load cereal for the United King
dom. Her cargo will be furnished by
the Portland Flouring Mills Company.
AMAZES VISITORS
J :
"Different" Is Expression Used
by Those Who See Fine
Exhibit Structure.
DISPLAYS WELL ARRANGED
Natives of Beaver State Boast of It
When They See Magniricent Home
at San Francisco Fair Prunes
From Willamette Enjoyed.
BV ANNE SHANNON MONROE.
OREGONIAN BUILDING. Exposition
Grounds, Feb. 20. (Special.) Califor
nia, on her great opening day of the
exposition, surprised even herself.
IT.. tn flerurlnir things iarge, taking
for granted success, counting on all
things coming off as scheduled and a lit
tle bit better still sne nauiuB'i'''"
. iv..Ant at hAr own biff opening
day, not merely as she hoped it would
be, but as it really was. xveai.y, "
(.n hnnaaf f thOUSfht hCT Offi
cials migST. be whistling Just a bit to
keep their courage up; but this even
ing, as the day closes aown ana wo
begin to breathe, we realize that some
.,.1 ,t-niorfii 1 baa hardened.
The gates of the greatest exposition
of all time have Deen openeu,
...i.y. v...iifiino-a stnmnlpteri. in the face
Willi U 1 lUIHD" .
- . V- - e-lcrnnrin obstacles: OD-
U L L ii c muofc Tr. -r.
stacles which I believe only the West,
with its line sporting spirit, wuu.v.
ever have undertaken to overcome. A
war involving a great part of the
world which was expected to come and
to exhibit has not dimmed me giur
of the Panama-Pacific international
Exposition.
a ra w a art A ftneeehes the
crowds still stood, while the telegram
from President Wilson was read; then
h fnrml oneninE. when the
water was turned on In all the foun
tains, the doors of all the ounaings
swung open and the great exposition
araa thpAU'Tl HtlPtl tft the nUbllC Th
multiplied and intense satisfaction was
something positively magnetic. Every
one was shaking hands with everyone
.1... i rA lanerhinir and talking all at
once; it was as though each spectator
had naa a nana in il auciw
cheers from the crowd for man after
man connected with the great enter
prise.
Oregon uuiiaing ,iurcn.
t ii..rPini tn thn Orpfl-nn building;
Kn. Ath.ra hail llA the SaUlO ldCa. A
mob of people blocked my way. I
couldn't hurry, even wnen wiuuu
feet of the entrance.
r,n onmmoutn of the crowd were
most gratifying to an Oregonian. "Now,
that s wnai i can a. uuuuum,
with nrirte "Gee. but Oregon's a
nn.. 4mn frnm another "The only
one that's different." said still another.
and I said to myself, tney u an oe can
ing this the building mai s auwrein
K.f,,0 ib week 1 out. A man who
didn't look Western ran his hand over
the bark of one of the great pillars.
tv. .. . v, . , v d Hmip nwfnllv well." he
said, thinking evidently that like so
many things it was an "imitation."
"Sir," said a big burly giant whose na
tivity one could not doubt, "that bark's
made by the greatest master at the
trade!" "Ah, and who is he?" "The
Lord 'A'mighty!" blurted out the West
erner and with reverence. Another
mAawA whv it couldn't be re
produced at Coney Island. He said it
would be a winner, an nsnt. i
in Oregon 24 years ago," a dear old
mdy confided, proundly, to an elbow
neighbor. "And I'm going to register."
I wrote on The Oregonian tnat many
oo" cnM smother. I think Bhe
said her name waa Mrs. Belle Cook.
Anyway, she had all a native's pride in
the beautiful building.
Apology Brings Smiles.
t ns.ni TZfafhv was still turning
somersaults with an aeroplane in the
ir and many eyes were lunieu
k-ard. but most of them followed the
,,o-& "niiimna of the. Oreiron building
and her floating banners and flags.
Just inside the ooor or ine uu.iums
some one had posted a card:
"We apologize
Call again."
This card, hastily tacked up, brought
i, rrrxA nohirri romments and
iwi ...
."V. .1 an., nniBlhla frnwrrn tn smiles.
The magnificent building with its huge
columns ot native uregon nmueis, pic-
sentlng suen a iinisnea npcciatm
outside, had still a little finishing to
e done within, in me way oi inin
ng exhibits. Exhibitors had worked
ii ,iA-h hut- manv hnvAA had been
rielaved and several booths were only
partially filled. This frank apology
was all that was needed and struck the
right note with the callers.
The Willamette valley booths, in
uding eight counties, in charge of W.
. Groves, presented a splendid spec-
cle andjbrougnt iorrn many lavor
able comments. I believe the exhibit
of home-canned fruits and vegetables
was Just as exciting to housekeepers
aa ever the old cellar shelf of Jellies
and Jams waa to our grandmothers.
These fruits have kept their colors and
form beautifully and truly look "good
enough to eat." Small sample boxes of
Oregon prunes, dried, were exceedingly
popular, and many people learnea, iur
the first time, that a dried prune is
quite as tasty as a dried grape, pro-
. . 1 .1 . I - nn.,.a tf. an n,lTin nrilTlA
VIUCU Ul ii p m o - -
and dried in the Oregon way. Nothing
will be more popular than these dainty
little girt ooxes. n was a a wie
They have used the slogan originated
k -vA-iii T? T.oi(vhtnn the masrazine
writer, for Willamette' Valley "Where
lire is large to gooa eneci in mo
and placards.
Dry Farming Exhibit Pleases.
Tillman Reuter, from Crook County,
has a most convincing dry farming ex-
kihl, r.t Drain, crannon And foraSTVl
crops, all arranged in most attractive
form. Just across irom me lyuuuiniw
exhibit, while Eastern Oregon is well
AnKnBAn,a w 1 U ilu nnm iTrflin, fllld
ICCIDOC1IIW ii-. i -J vu..., "
apples. The Mazama picture exhibit is
in place ana makes a nanasome wan.
The large reception room on the
ground floor was a busy place all day
and a merry place as well. Mrs.
Thomas G. Hailey, official hostess for
Oregon, had not expected such a crowd
on this the first day, but she was equal
to the demands on her time and atten
tion and kept a pleasantly changing
group about her continually. Assisting
her were Senator Booth, President O. M.
Clark, George Hyland: and Mrs. Elmer
Martin, who is notably connected with
California events, spent some time
with her.
Dean Calvin with her corps of Agri
cultural College girls from Corvallis
had the dining-room in readiness to
begin serving meals Monday.
C. W. Spires Is Buried at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of C. W. Spires, 48
years old, who committed suicide at his
farm Monday by shooting himself In
the head, will be held at 12 o'clock at
the Fourth Plain Cemetery. Rev. J. E.
Maley. of Vancouver, officiating. Spires
was released on J10.000 bonds Saturday,
charged with killing P. A Larson, his
neighbor, on January 6. by shooting
him. Spires said that he shot In self-defense.
MEN'S SPRING SUITS
That Are the
Springiest, Snappiest,
Neatiest, Nattiest,
Stylishest Suits
in the State
$14.75 and $18.75
Guaranteed by renowned makers of men's READY-TO-WEAR
CLOTHES.
My low upstairs rent saves you $5.00 to $10.00.
Trousers that talk values at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50.
JIMMY DUNN
Portland's Original Upstairs Clothier.
315-16-17 Oregonian Bldg. Elevator to Third Floor.
AUCTION IS TRAIL
Sale of Theater Tickets Swells
Fund for Larch Road.
MANY BOXES ARE TAKEN
Progressive Business Men's Club Bid
High for Seats at "The Whirl of
the World," Having Taken
Over Hellig Tuesday Night.
The. Larch fountain trail fund re
ceived a great big boost yesterday when
Jacob Kanzler auctioned on in inree
inutna nitrht boxes for the rieing'
Theater performance of "The Whirl of
the World" next Tuesday night, the
theater having been bought over for
that particular night by the Progres
sive Business Men's Club, one of the
prime movers in the plan to build a
trail up Larch Mountain. The auction
took place during the luncheon yes
terday of the club at the Multnomah
Hotel.
That the tickets, the best, that is.
are going fast was evidenced yesterday
morninz when, at 8 o clock, mere was
a long line of "watchful waiters" at
the office of Sherman. Clay c o.,
where exchange tickets procured fav
orable seats.
Amonc those who took boxes were
Julius L. Meier, two boxes by the Rose
Festival committee. Jaeger Bros., Ad
Club. Progressive Business Men's Club,
Toledo Scale Company and Dr. Henry
Waldo Coe.
At the luncheon yesterday the busi
ness men listened to a discussion by
Senator Arthur Langguth and Repre
sentative S. B. Huston on the construc
tive legislation of the recent session
of the State Legislature.
Among the constructive legislation
cited were the following measures:
Closing the Willamette River to com
mercial fishing, textbook law, rural
credits, workingmen's compensation act.
prohibition law, pawnbrokers' law, per
manent registration law, killing annual
school meeting, tax law. equal pay to
teachers, high school law, blue sky law
and others.
Representative Huston advised the
business men that they would be on the
safe side if they pay half their taxes
now and the other half In the second
annual period.
The club expects to realize at least
$1000 from this production at the
Hellig from the one night's perfor
mance, and this will represent a large
proportion of the sum needed to con
struct the trail.
Other clubs are expected to make
arrangements soon for raising money
to be contributed to the fund.
IDLE TO START CLEANUP
FAMILY MB.V TO BEGI.V WOHK IA"
GULCHES TOMORROW.
rark Itnreau Arranging to Hire Many
on City Properties Civil Service
Elxeeptlon Made.
Cleaning up of gulches in Portland
is tn ha started by unemployed mar
ried men tomorrow. Following the ap
propriation by the Council weanesaay
. .OKAA n nav WO PPII Cni mlSfilOner
Daly made plans to put the men to
work. It is expectea tnai xne cny
be able to give temporary relief to
many families.
The men will be set to work dragging
rubbish from the sides to the bottoms
of the 30 gulches In the city, where the
STOP THE DRAIN
' OipsrnniariH cannot successf nllv compete for trade if they fail to control
v.,,in thefr own state with their own people. The Governor of Oregon,
thl Mayor of f ortnd aSd H other loyal Oregonians advise citizens to keep
Oregon money in Oregon. For example: Think of the drain on Oregon dollars
In insurTncVremiums alone that are sent out o the state every .month.
Therefore, patronize Oregon lnausiry
concerns wno nave suoscrmeu w mia
BANKS.
The United States National Bank.
75 Third SU Portland. Or.
BISCUITS AND CRACKERS
"SWASTIKA" BRAND,
Pacific Coast Biscuit Co., Portland.
it
,- r - WOOLEN MILL
CANDY "HAZBLWOOD,"
s Hazel woo Confectionery and-Restaurant,
Washington, near Tenth.
CANDY VOGAN'S CHOCOLATES.
Modern Confectionery Co.
Portland. Oregon.
CEREALS GOLDEN ROD
Golden Rod Milling Co '
Portland, Oregon.
CRACKERS "SUPREME BRAND,
F. F. Haradon & Son.
Portland. Oregon.
ELECTRICITY Made lm Oregon.
Portland Railway, Light A Power
Co. Portland. Oregon.
FIXTURES ELECTRICAL AND CIAS,
J. c. tngnsn jo.
ISi Union ave. N Portland. Or.
$Sr
stuff will be covered with dirt. It is
expected that the campaign will result
in the city becoming much cleaner.
At a meeting yesterday of the Coun
cil and the Municipal Civil Service
Bbard, arrangements were made so that
men not on the civil service eligible
lists might be engaged. The same plan
of paying the men will be carried out
as was used when relief labor was
employed breaking rock on Terwilliger
boulevard In South Portland a year ago.
It has not been fully settled yet what
the rate of pay for the men will be,
but it probably will be the city's regu
lar scale of $3 a day.
Arrangements are being made by the
park bureau for the hiring of a num
ber of men for work in cleaning up the
parks and city property. It Is probable
that a large part of the needy married
men on the civil service eligible list
will be cared for in this way.
At a meeting of the Council today
representatives of the railroad com
panies will be asked to co-operate with
the city in cleaning up. The companies
will be asked. In addition to cleaning
all their property, to clean up their
rights of way so that they will present
a good appearance to persons coming
to the city this Spring and Summer.
BANCROFT ACT AMENDMENTS TO
BE SUBMITTED IN JUNE.
Election Vote Is to Deride On Liens
To Pay For Street Aataessments
Interest to Be Fixed.
Amendments to the Bancroft bonding
act under the provisions of which all
street and sewer work in Portland is
financed, are to be submitted to the
voters at tho city election in June. An
nouncement to this effect has been
made by City Auditor Barbur who has
completed the drafting of the changes
he says are necessary.
It was proposed at first to submit
the amendments to the State Legisla
ture at its recent session but this plan
was given up.
Under the bonding act as It stand3.
now, a property owner cannot give a
lien on his property to pay for a street
assessment unless the assessment
amounts to $25 or more. It is proposed
to lower this to $10. The law now re
quires the issuance and salo of 6 per
cent 10-year bonds to raise money for
payment, of the property liens. It is
proposed to change this so that the
interest on the bonds may be fixed at
any figure not more than 6 per cent.
The law at present requires the pay
ment of Interest on bonds semi-annually
by the city while property owners
on the strength of whose liens the
bonds are issued pay Interest annual
ly. The city in consequence keeps six
months ahead of the property owners in
the payment of Interest. This amounts
to a large figure which the city has to
keep for the financing of the street im
provements. The amendments ar& pro
posed to change the system so that the
city will have to pay Interest on the
same basis as the property owner.
POTATO PRESTIGE SHOWN
Oregon Treat trlven at Traveling
Jlen's Banquet In Xcw York.
Oregon's supremacy as a potato pro
ducing state was demonstrated . in a
unique and effective way at the ban
quet of the Far Western Traveling
Men's Association recently held at the
Hotel Astor in New York.
The guests nearly 1500 In number
were surprised in the middle of their
meal by being served with a course
that was not on the regular bill of
fare. This course consisted ot noth
ing more nor less than one of the
familiar "great big baked potatoes"
served at each plate. This service was
furnished with the compliments of the
Northern Pacific dining car department
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These potatoes also served to
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ana ipouiij - "
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The many testimonial letters that we are continually pub
lishing in the newspapers hundreds of them are all rrcnu
ine, true and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
for the freedom from suffering that has come to these
women solely through the use of Lydia 0. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
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Read this one from Mrs. Waters:
Camdett, N.J. "I waa sick for two years with nervous spells, ani
my kidneys were affected. I had a doctor all the time and used a
galvanic battery, but nothing did me any good. I was not able to go
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became almost a skeleton. Finally my doctor went away for his
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Waters, C30 Mechanic Street, Camden, N.J.
From Hanover, Penn.
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proved an excellent remedy for it made me a well woman. .M'ter
taking a few bottles my pains disappeared, and we now have one of
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Ko. 0, Hanover, I'a.
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A CHILD DOESN'T
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IF CONSTIPATED
If Peevish, Feverish and Sick,
Give "California Syrup
of Figs."
Mother! Your child Isn't naturally
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When listless, pale, feverish, full of
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- . nf tVla AVRtjm. And VOU hlVfl
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