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THE MOItNItfG OltEGONlAN, TIItJRSDAY, APRIE 29, 1915. MAIS LOSES $2000 TO SLEUTH Jury in 15 Minutes Finds for L. Li Levings, Detective on i ' Hill Murder Case. CONTRACT BASIS OF SUIT Action Heard at Hillsboro Hinges on Kfrort to rerret Out l-'acts in Killing of Family; Court Kef uses Instructed Verdict. niLUSBORO, Or., April 28. (Special.) Following a deliberation lasting 15 minutes, the Jury in the case ot D. I. Levings vs. Clackamas County last night returned a Verdict In favor of the plaintiff for ?2000, the amount sued for by Mr. Levings. Judge Kaltin com pleted hi3 instructions to the Jury at 8 p. M. and 16 minutes later the verdict was returned. 2Ir. Levings, who is a Portalnd de tective, brought suit against the county lor ?2000 on a contract made last July between himself and the County Court under which he was to conduct an in vestigation of the Hill murder case. Me contended that he had done everything within his power to ferret out the murderers and was entitled to his money, under the terms of his con tract. The jury sustained his conten tion in full, and by its action vindicated the efforts of District Attorney Hedges and ex-Sheriff Mass, who had urged that the county employ outside as sistance In an "effort to solve the famous Ardenwald tragedy. i Instructed Verdict Denied. The trial -lasted . two days and was bitterly contested by the attorneys on both sides. Examination of defendant's witnesses during the morning hours today, revealed the fact that con tract had been entered into, from the testimony of Judge Anderson and Com. missloner Smith who admitted that an agreement had been made. The agree, merit was that. Mr. Levings should use every means within his power to solve the mystery, and Judge Kakin held that it was the province of the Jury to de cide whether or not Mr. Levings had complied with the terms of the con tract, following a motion for an in structed verdict by the plaintiff's at torneys, which was denied. An hour's quibbling was spent over the question of ah instructed verdict and this was followed by four hours of bitter Jury argument, opened by At torney Fitzgerald for Mr. Levings, and Attorney Harry Bagley for Clacka mas County. Clackamas Official Criticised. Judge Grant B. Dimlck made the closing argument for the county, and bitterly criticised the Clackamas offi cials for not submitting to the grand Jury any evidence Mr. Levings might have obtained. He upheld the action of the court In refusing to allow the bil on t the ground that its responsibility as custodian of the public money de manded that it should know how the money had been spent. The testimony of the county judge and commissioners was to the effect that Mr. Levings had given them no information as to what Be had done. ' Judge George Bagley, of Hillsboro, rcoently appointed circuit judge for Washington County under the 1915 law closed the case for Mr. Levings in what whs probably his final appearance in tho local court as a triallawyer. He argued that the plaintiff had done all Rny human beiog could do, and that he .was .therefore enitied to his Just payment, for the services he had rendered the county, at the, request of county omctais.- The trial lasted two days and aroused tnnch Interest in the three counties in wincn the principals were interested. WALLACE SPLITS TICKETS independents "Win Mayor and CUi' 7.erts Most of Council. WALLACE, Idaho. April 28 (Spe cial.) In one of the most hotly con tested elections Wallace; has had the .independent ticket carried for Mavor, City Clerk and three Councilmen, while the Citizens' ticket won the Citv Treaa brer, City Engineer and five Council- men. Lr. J. n; Mowery won over James Taylor for Mayor by &9 votes, George- Walker over L. L, Leighty for City Clerk by 62, Charles Keating over Miss May Chenoweth for City Treas urer by 338, R. S; Merriam over S. L, fihontz for City Engineer by 142. Reg istration was heaviest In l6 years. There was some trouble at the polls and alleged attempts ,. to intimidate women voters. Deputy Sheriffs kept order. Following Councilmen Were elected: Smith and McKay, Independent, First Ward; Beamer and Reeves,. Citizens, Second Ward; Underwood, Independent, and Gilmore, Citizens, Third Ward; Jol,nron Moison, Citizens, Fourth Ward. ALL ACTS HEADLINERS -ON CLUB WOMEN'S BILL Audience Filling Eleventh-Street Playhouse Amused and Entranced by Charming Programme for Council Fund. A BT LEON'S CASS BAKR; SD now that Mrs. Fiske and the Federated clubs of Portland h.ve gone into vodeville I shall not be the least bit surprised when the news is cabled that Queen Mary of England is going: to take a fling at the varieties. The dignified and representative women of the Federated Clubs dashed Into vaudeville yesterday on two occa sions and although, of course, they dashed right out again, they stayed long enough to prove that if the war ever cuts off our vaudeville supply as It has our fashions and cosmetics there'll be enough good talent around loose right here in Portland to manu facture a two-a-day circuit of our own. All the big clubs were represented by some act and all were headliners. George I Baker Acta. Right here it may be said 'that George L. Baker, Who donated the thea ter, the Eleventh-street playhouse, obligingly contributed several acts, ap pearing once as a piano mover, later as a furniture Juggler and anon as scene shifter. Also he made the address of welcome and was the stage director. The first act was a sketch written by Mrs. P. w. Lewis and presented by members of the Monday Musical Club. Small talk and social bird-chatter pre vailed between selections given at an At Home," with Mrs. F. J. Kupper as hostess. In the words of the society editor, "Mrs. Kupper was assisted in receiving by Mrs., E. L. Pettis and -Mrs. P. W. Lewis." At the "At Home Miss Harrietts Leach sang beautifully. Miss Margaret MoOre, all ruffly as to gown and dimply with smiles, sang cnarm- ingly something about joy, which suited her, too. All this time Miss Edith Ediclc was playing prettily the various accompani ments. A trio, composed of Mrs; Kup per, .Miss Leach and Mrs. F. L. Feemster, sang "Ol1 Marse Winter" written by Mrs. M. A. Odgen.) Mrs. E. L. Knight gave a sprightly violin solo, accompanied at the piano by Miss May Ross, and then came the huge sur- .prise of this act, a nuanty-provoKing recitative specialty with an accompani ment of snores. Spoken and snored by Mrs. G. L. Frankel. Baby Dancers Delight. As a finale, W. H. Boyer conducted the guests off the "At Home" in chorus singing.. Next came the act presented by the Shakespeare Club, with Miss Hortense Williams directing. Marjorie Leet danced the "cobweb" and that fas cinating baby, Miriam Schiller; cap tured us all with her adorable pirbut ting in a "rose-bud" dance; The music was furnished by a trio composed- of Miss Katherine Kern, pianist; Miss Florence Wagner, cellist, and Miss Marie Chapman, violinist. Next came the Woman's Press Club act, with Miss Edith Olson singing a bird ballad and an unusually novel and artistic Indian folk song and dance interpreted in native speech and cos tume by Mrs. "Virginia Ryder Miller and Miss Mabel Alice Ryder. Fallowed Hext the act sponsored by the Overlook Club, a solo and a spir ited dance specialty in colorful Mex ican atmosphere by Mrs. James Rob erte. assisted by George Denholm. Imitation Fittingly Done. Of the next act several paragraphs might be written with a lot of space for eaten detail bf the sketch, its clever writer, Mrs. Herbert. Garr Reed, and her aide and abettor, Mrs. Helen Miller Senm The Portland Woman's Club sponsored this act, a bright, pertinent little vehicle that served as a pivot on which to hang the clever and almost professional "correct Imitations" made by Mrs. Reed And Mrs. Se"hn. Next came Mrs. Herman Politz. a pink and blue and gold girl, with a bird voice imprisoned in her throat and singing most beautifully two se lections, "A Birthday." and "A Bub ble,': wltH "The Sky-Blue Water" for Jin encore. The Council of Jewish Women presented Mrs. Politz. She was accompanied by Mrs. W. E. Thotaias. Next came Gladys Morgan in inter pretative' readings from Eugene Field and representing the Grade Teachers' Association. The Cotorle . Club pre sented two little maids, Laura Shay and Winifred Evans, in a series of exquisite dances, and the MacDowell Club's burlesque number closed the big, full bill. Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke was the director of a-stageful of play ers. Merrily and . at times with acute gusto, -ot forgetting temperament and tempo, they played. Susie Fennell Pipes piped on a horn. Miss Constance Piper rolled her snare drumsticks with the skill of a profes sional, Miss Eleanor Rowland wachteled on a. wachtel, Mrs. Donald Spencer nachtigsJed on a nachtigal, Miss Edith Woodcock was a cuckoo, Mrs. Harry Beals Torrey triangled, Mrs. Charles E. Sears bass-drummed, Mrs. C. J. Mc Cracken kept the piano busy and four tired and earnest violinists were Miss Dorothy Fraser, Miss Lillian Morgan, Miss Vivien DeLory and Miss Lucia Gllhousen. Cellists were Miss Josephine Wagner and Mrs. E. E. Coovert Their act was a "Kinder Simfonie" in three movements (Romberg'), allegro maes toso, tempo di menuetto and trio, ada gio lamentabile allegretto-.' The entire proceeds will go toward entertaining the visiting clubwomen who will come to this city in June to attend the National federation coun cil meeting. GREAT CHANGE CITED Japan and America to Take Ldad, Says Nipponese. IMMENSE TRADE FORESEEN Commissioner of Commerce for Mi kudo in Portland on Tour As ' sorts- War Gives Big Oppor tunity to Two Nations. Commerce between tlie United States and Japan has Infinite possibilities for development, and undoubtedly will in crease greatly in volume in the next few years, according to the belief ex pressed Tuesday hight by Akira- Shito; Japanese Commissioner of Commerce to the United States, who is traveling in this country and investigating com mercial and industrial conditions. Mr. Shito (said that within the last ten years the commerce between the two countries had increased 100 per cent arid he was of the opinion that the next ten years would see even greater development. The Japanese official predicted that one of the results of the European war would be to place the United States and Japan in the front rank among the commercial and industrial nations of the world. Chance t Get Lead Seen. "The warring countries of Europe will be paralyzed for years," he said, "and this will give America and Japan t the chance to gain such a lead they can never be overtaken. Illustrating one way in which the war in Europe has had the effect of increasing trade betweeA th.i country and Japan, Mr. Shito said that pre viously all the wood pulp for the paper mills in ' his country had come from Germany. "Now," lie said, "we are getting It from the Pacific Coast of 'his coun try." Asked if he thought the friction be tween Japan and China would result in war, Mr. Shito said ho believed it would not. Chinese Settlement Expected. "I am of the opinion," Ue said, "that the differences between the two coun tries will all be settled in an amicable manner." Mr. Shito said that he found a change in the atlitude bf the educated classes of the United States toward the Japanese. "They are beginning to understand us," he said. The Japanese Commissioner says ha finds a steady improvement in business conditions all over the country. Mr-. Shito plans to be in Portland three days to investigate trade condi tions, with a view to increasing the commerce between this port and Japan. He visited the public market and the Oregon City paper mills. He will go from here to San Francisco. He is at the Portland Hotel. - OSWEGO STORE IS ROBBED Two .MciilSscapc With Suitcase Con taining; $230 and Watch. When Mrs. C. A. Rosentrater stepped Into tho back room ot her store in Oswego to get some gasoline, two men picked up a suitcase in the store which contained about $at0 in cash and a Watch valued at 50, and departed hurriedly. The robbery took place at il o'clock yesterday morning. The men are said , to have loafed about the store for some time and evidently knew the suit case contained the store's cash. Sheriff Hurlburt was notified by telephone, and a squad of deputies dis patched to the scene. A posse of citi xena was organized in Oswego and started th pursuit of the robbers who had disappeared in the woods north . and west of the town.' Trains to Port land were searched, all the roads were - closely watched, and members of the posse alid deputy sheriffs ScOured the - Woods during the' entire day, but to'no vail. Tho r0bbef3 are believed to be in hiding in the woods. t , KAISER WARNS HIS SISTER Message in "Plain Language' to Queen of Greece. Sent wNPU.v,- April z. a Keuter eis patch from Sofia says the German Emperor recently sent to his slater, the Queen of Greece, a telegram, in plain language, describing the Gentian successes both - on th western and eastern- fronts and affirming his con viction of - eventual - victory for Cler niany and Austria. ' i It is said he added that "this will scrVe as a warning to any countries venturing; to Join Germany's enemies." HEAT RECORDS BROKEN EAST SWELTEltSi BIT RELIEF SEEMINGLY IS IX SIGHT, TWO COURSES 0PEI1 TO GET ROAD BIDS Offers for OneTvbe Several of Hard-Surfac ing May Be invited. or for COMMISSION TO CHOOSE FOHMER POHTIiASri CHILD WOXDER PIANIST APPKAItS IX HKM'l'.IL, JIll.TM) MAH HOTEb TOJUUHK I ' V- 1 - - V ? " - x:: - i ' - i C i - - - - k n. - , - v , I V -.-' .-. ImmitiniiiinrTii-i J i iTi!wmrrriiirtimwi1iibi-iiwitriwMi J Dent MonrelT. Dent Mowrey, a gifted young ' American pianist-composer, will make his first Portland recital appearance this season at the Multnomah Hotel auditorium to morrow night at 8:16. It is "Interesting to note that Mr. Mowrey as a small child re ceived his first musical training in this city. Since that time most ot his activities have been abroad, this being his first American season since he ap peared in this country as a child wonder pianist. His playing then created a sensation. He later studied at the Koyal Conserva tory of Music, Leipzig, under Hobert Leichmuljer, and graduat ed with highest hohors. He en joys the distinction of being One of the first American musicians to be honored by the University of Paris, where his musle to George Ki lot's "Spanish Gypsy" was presented last March and ; created a furore. Street Thermometers in New York Attain 9 7 Degrees and Several Citizens Are Prostrated. WASHINGTON, April 28. The heat wave of the last few uays. which broke April high temperature records in many cities irom the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast, had moderated tonight, and .the weather bureau an nounced that it would be cooler tomor row throughout thie Middle Atlantic states, with conditions unsettled and probably local showers. Reports to the bureau said today s temperatures remained above the sea Sonable average in practically all parts of the country. Temperatures exceed ing the highest ever recorded during the month of April were reported as follows: Richmond, Va., i6 degrees; Washington, t. C, 95; Hartford, Conn, Albanjr, N. T., and New York City, 90; Wytheville, ., 88 1 and Asheville. N. C, 86. Previous high records for April were equaled In Philadelphia 'with 92 degrees, and Atlantic City, N. J., 84. PITTSBURG, April 28. According to the Weather bureau's records, today was the hottest April 87 In the history ,ot Pittsburg. The thermometer reached 84 degrees at noonj and touched the same mark again at 4 o'clock. The previous hight mark Was tz degrees TWo deaths due to the heat were reported. NEW TORK, April 28. Weather street thermometers in New Tork today climbed to 97. The official thermome ter of the weather bureau attained 90.9 degrees at 3:3 P. M., a new high rec ord ror April temperature in this vicin ity. The previous maximum was estab lished April 18, 1896, at 89.9 degrees There were several heat prostrations. Contractot-s May Submit Proposi tions of Their Own la Addition to Those Asked Ftor; Wide Competition is Likely; It is probable thai the County Com missioners, when they advertise for bids on the road Improvement work authorized by the people at the recent special election, will not limit their In vitations to any one type or style of pavingr, but that they -will enable eon tractors for various classes of road im provements to compete for the work. During the recent campaign preced ing the special election at which $i,250, 000 in bonds were authorized, the ad vocates Of the roaa Improvements em phasized, the fact that the county au thorities would maintain, open specifica tions in asking for bids on the work; Since the election the Commissioners frequently have reiterated these decla rations, and now that the time for ask ing for bids is approaching, It is evi dent that the Commissioners are pre paring to follow out this plan. Tito Connm Open. However, two courses are open to them. One will enable Ihem to pre pare specifications for a certain type of paving and Invite bids on this type, at the same time Inviting contractors to submit bids on specifications bf their own. Another plan Is similar to that In vogue in the city, which would require the Commissioners to prepare specifi cations for several different types of standard paving and Invite bids on each-. The contracts, in either case. It is presumed, would be let In accordance with the judgment of the Commission ers as to the best type bf pavihg con sistent with economy. Roadmaster Yeon is preparing speci fications for one or more types, which he will submit to the Commissioners in a few days. While Mr. Yeon already has expressed himself favorable to bit ulithlc pavement for the main high ways, exclusive of the steep grades and sharp curves, he says that bids on va rious other types should be received and considered. Patents Relng Investigated. District Attorney Evans Is Investi gating the validity of the patents held by Warren Bros., of Boston, on war renlte, or bitulithic, favored by S. Ben son, the well-known good roads advo cate, and pending his investigations it is consldered. probable that some delay may be occasioned in proceeding with the work. J. M. Head, of Boston, at torriey for Warren Bros., arrived here yesterday, and with R. W. Montague, their local attorney, conferred with Mr. Evans. It is pointed out that the War. ren patents have been upheld by th .f ederal courts. It is understood that' Warren Broa charge a royalty for their' patents, which necessarily must be added to the price of the paving. Mr; Evans be lieves that if the patents can be invali dated the county can lay warrenite at a greatly reduced cost. , Illds for Bonds Invited. The Cdmmissloners are eager to pro ceed with the least possible delay with the preliminaries hecessary to the ac tual conclusion of Contracts. They now are advertising for bids for the bonds. These bids will be opened on May 12. Meanwhile it will be possible to pro ceed with bids for the road 'work. These bids must be advertised for at least three weeks before they are opened. Within the last few days the Com missioners have been in Kiilg County, Washington, where they investigated the various kinds of concrete paving in use there. They also have informed themselves on brick, asphaltlc and other hard-surface materials, and now are considering the pleas of the wood Block interests, who contend tJTat their type of paving not only would prove satisfactory, but would aid an impor tant local industry as well. wnue the bonding law of 1913 would enable the Commissioners to limit their specifications to any particular type of paving that they might designate, it says t,hat they "may also receive and consider any and all bids in conformity to any plans and specifications fur nished by any individual, firm or cor poration offering to bid on such road." Although this does not comoel the Commissioners to maintain open speci fications, it appears certain that they win oner tne widest kind of competi tion for the contractors, so that the most satisfactory results may be ob- lainea. JEWELER HURT IN CRASH Isaac E. Staples' Children Also In. jured 'When Car Hits Auto. Isaao E. Staples, a prominent Port land jeweler, who resides at 187 East Thirtieth street, and his two children were thrown from their automobile and Injured in a collision with a Rose City Park streetcar at East Twentieth North and Kandy boulevard at 6:1& o'clock Tuesday night. Mr. Staples' arm was broken at the elbow. Isaac. Jr., 6 years old, - was bruised severely about the head and body. Pearl, a daughter. 10 years oll was thrown directly In front of the streetcar and shaken badly. An Ambulance Service Company am btllance t6ok Mr. staples and the chil dren to their home, where Dr. A. W Moore dressed their injuries. fpt mm jfitf ICE CREAM DELICACIES All Charge Purchases Today and Friday tjo on May Acct. Use This Coupon Ten extra "P. If." Green Trading Htamps plven tods v with any ic-e cream or nofln service in our Ten-Room ISoda Fountain in the la?enient, be tween 1 'P. M. and 9 P. M. Present this coupon when pay ing the cashier. BRING IS YOUR PICTURES FOR OUR APRIL CONTEST. 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Bath Slippers, 25 to 350 each A FEW EXTRA SPECIALS IN MEDICINAL WINES AND LIQUORS: ?1.75 Gilko Itummell $1.27 $1.25 Pebbleford $1.05 $1.25 Guckenheimer Rye 98 $1.00 Invalid Port Wine 790 Bargain Prices 8 bars Ivory Soap 250 8 bars Lurline Soap .. . . .250 (No deliveries no phone orders.) 25c Rubif oam 140 60c Pozzoni's Face Powder 2(J0 50c Steams' Suprema Cream 280 25cSpiro : 140 Bed Bug Banisher, bottle 15 and (O0 Pacific Insect Powder for poultry, 150, 25 Denatured Alcohol, quart 2O0 Moth Balls, 2 lbs... 250 Lister's Antiseptic Fluid 250 Fellow's Compound S yrup $1.17 Pinaud's Hair Tonic... ;j;J Choice Nutmegs, imported, dozen 50 Woodard, Clarke & Co., Alder at West Park WOiffiPUTlGSEX FIRST, URGE PEACE Audience Thrilled With Sympa thy by tales of Sorrow at the Hague. NATIONALITY IS WAIVED Oljra Misar. paraded race POSTAL FORGER IS HELD PASSING OF rORtLAKD MOW BY ORDERS 19 ADMITTED. C. Clarke' ntu If HI tm Xame IVrre Kmki It AVvuld Cauae Widenprrad Sensation. DBTUOIT, Mich!. April 28. (Spe cial.) Dapper and smiling as he chatted wilh detectives. "J. C. Clarke" alias Carroll P; Mack, waived exam in ation in Federal Court Tuesday on the charge of forglnft and uttering money oroeri stolen Irom a .Portland eubsta tion and -was bound over by United States Commissioner Hurd to await the action of the Federal Brand Jury in default of J15.000 bail he raa re manded to Jail. Pinkerton detectives were present at the arraignment to try to identify Clarke. It ia thought he ik wanted in other eltlea. "I passed about f800 Worth of the money orders," said Clarke to Secret Service Inspector Hloan, "but I ewe a debt to the newspapers. Thsy have spread the information acrotsB the country of rny arreet. thereby warn lug live other men who have been pass ing stolen orders. Now I won't have to warn them to iie low." The prisoner told the officers that his name was not Clarke tior Mack and that if his name Were known it would cause a wide rensation. Mrs. Clarke ia still held in the Re tention Home, the Federal authorities doubtihK- her stories of her innocence. C. X. MoArthur Talks' on Tariff. C. N. McArthur. Ropresentative, ad dressed the Oregon Civic Lracue at the WeeKly luncneon ot mat cooy yester day, at the HnKelwood, on the subject "The ITesent Tariff Law From a Re publican Standpoint.". H made a vie; oroua attack upon the present Vnder wood lariflaw and predicted liepub lican victories in next year's elections, the paramount Issue of which, ho de clared, wui be tne tariii. One Ielegate Says German Women Stretch Out Hands for Interna tional love; English Woman Says All Want Peace. THE ItAGUE, via London, April 28. Forty-two delegates from the United States to the International "Women's Peace Congress, who had been held up of the steamer Noordam because of Great Britain's order stopping traffic to Holland, arrived here, Tuesday. The delegates reached The Hague in time for the opening meeting of the congress tonight, at which an earnest desire to bring the world's war to a conclusion and insure a durable peace was strongly expressed by delegates belonging to both beUlgerent and neu tral nations. " 14 Nation Represented. Besides the 886 Dutch delegates, the gathering, Which was presided over by Aletta Jacobs, comprised 51 women from America, three from Austria, nine from Denmark, five from Belgium (who arrived by speeiai permission of the German military authorities), nine from Hungary, 12 from Sweden, 15 from Norway, 12 from Germany, two from Great Britain and one each from Chile, Armenia, Italy and Canada. Stirring addresses of greeting were delivered by Anita Augspurg, of Mu nich; Madame Tubjerg, of Denmark: Katherine Courtney, of London: Olga Misar, Of Vienna; Anna Kleman, of Stockholm: Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, of Boston; Vilma Glueckllch, of Buda pest; Rosa Genoll, of Milan; Dr. Keil kau, of Norway, and Mia Boissevain, of Amsterdam. Audience la Thrilled. A thrill seemed to stir the audience i the women of the various nations uttered sympathetic references to the sorrows and hardships of their sisters. Anita Augspurg aroused the enthusi asm of the delegates when she declared that womanly feelings were above all race hatred and that the German women stretched out their hands for friendship and International love. Miss Courtney reciprocated with the assurance that English women recog nized that women of other nations, as sisters, were heartily thankful to the neutral nations for calling the gath ering, declaring that all women In their hearts wished for peace. This was the' first time when the women of the world, as an organized body, h id been in a position to make themselves heard In an effort to bring the great war to an end. Miss Courtney rontinied, nd the Women were now going to say what they thought of the world, not as nationals, but as women. of Vienna, also dis hatred. saying the women should help each other with sympathy and endeavor to end the war a war which the women had not sought, but which had caused them great suffering. Miss Andrews said never before had she such faith in the power of women to effect a great purpose. Every woman in the United States, she de clared, sympathized with the objects of the congress. Vilma Glnecklich, one of the Hun garian delegates, argued that women would not be -worthy of "their com ing franchise" unless they proved that they were doing something to abolish the war. Italian Woman Predlrta War. An address which held her audi ence spellbound was delivered by. Signorina Genoli. the sole Italian del egate. Speaking in French and with great earnestness, she said she saw the horrors of war impending in Italy. The men, who were starving because of the stoppage ot trade, demanded to be sent to the front lo "fight, where they would be certain to obtain food, she said. Even the Italian peace so ciety had declared in favor of war. But the women of Italy were praying against such a calamity befalling them. Doiens of messages from every coun try, except Belgium, were read by Dr. Boissevain; shooting was an accident or not waa not established, as no one else was nenr when the shot was fired, it is presumed, by himself. The bullet went througn his neck. The victim has been a resident of Ihis section many years, and is a brother of John F. Hall, County Judge for several years. J. Tom Hall was the Democratia candidate for Representative from Coos County at the last election, and was de feated by C. R. Burrow. SUNSET TO VARY BILLS Arrangements Made io Secure Hcbt I'llms on lilcndcd Programme. The Sunset Theater has perfected ar rangements whereby it will be able to present the best to be had In a blended programme of one and two-act pic tures on the last three days of eali week, beginning every Thursday. Un der the new arrangement the Sunset will have a choice of 30 to 35 one and two-act pictures each week from which to select. The many "movie" fans who like a mixed show as well or better than one In which there is a feature picture thus will be able to enjoy a programme of the best attractions. One of the Mutual Master-picture features, with the Mutual Weekly and a Keystone comedy, will continue tr be run for the first four days of the week, beginning Sundays. The Kunset Theater also has first choice of all Keystone comedies, fea turing such stars as "Fatty" Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Ford Stirling and Syd ney Conklin. Marshfield Lawyer Shot. MARSHFIELD, Or., April 28. (Spe cial.) J. 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Every ingredient in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription iaprint ed along with the direclions. Every ailing: woman should write to day for confidential advice to a spe cialist who has had years of experience in treating diseases peculiar to women. Mis advice is given without charge, and writing places you under no obligation whatever. Simply address Or. Pierce. Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.. and wrlie: "Dear Uoetor: Please eenrl nie, wlthont charge, further information." !X-pa book on 'Wo'im and Her Die eases' sent free." Adv. Will you Spend One Cent and 10 minutes daily on music? fe.il II J Mr. Business Man, you go home tired and some times worried what you need is relaxation and in spiration why not turn to music? You will find in making: music the,most wholesome, inspiring, and vital izinrr relaxation. Bear in mind, we suggested making; music you can make it all music is available to you with the wonderful PIANOLA. At first you will spend ten minutes every evening playing your favor ites you will soon become so absorbed and so entertained that the ten minutes will stretch to an hour, and you will prefer to play master pieces; not only you but all your family will play and enjoy music. As to the cost the price of a pianola and sufficient player music, if spread over the busiest portion of your life, would hardly amount to a cent a day. 1 Mr. Business Man, isn't your health, your efr fiency, your happiness, and the happiness of those dependent upon you, worth a cent a day? rTS. &Go. STEINWAV, WKBKIl AND OTIIKI! PIANOS. PIANOLAS, VIOTItOLAS AND Abl, THE KKCOI1DS Sixth and Morrison Streets, Opposite Postoffice PAINT-UP, CLEAN-UP WEEK, MAY 4-11