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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, MAT 23, 1915. 9 JURORS CENSURED BY JUDGE .I'Glilfl Verdict of $685 in Damage Suit Against Multnomah Hotel Held Too Small. COUNTY OFFICIALS BLAMED Attack Answered by Rufus llolmnn, Who Says He Has Supervised Selection of Venires and. ' Tells of Method Pursued. Judjre McGinn again criticised the method of selecting the 1915 Jury list, when a Jury in his court yesterday morning brought In a verdict for $685 itmjce In favor of L. Jennings against the Multnomah Hotel Company. Yesterday's remarks followed a severe arraignment last week when Judge McGinn declared the entire 1915 Jury list of more than 2000 names was "hand picked. " Jennings sued the hotel company be es use he caught his foot in a broken sidewalk light, fell and strained the ligaments of one leg. He asked $8000 damage. The Jury's verdict awarded him $685. "The verdict in this case finds that the defendants were negligent and that the defendants should respond In damages,'" said Judge McGinn. "That heinar so. $685 is not enough for the injury this old man received. Think of it, to Rive an old man in this con dition, crippled for life, with no negli gence upon his part, only $685. Still, this verdict Is in keeping? with what we have been getting here and I guess we are going to get some more of it. Cooaly Commlniilonera Consured. "The men responsible for the selec tion of this Jury panel, the County Commissioners, particularly Mr. Hol man. should be held to account for turning over to T. G. Tomastni, or to any other man. the drawing of a Jury, when the law makes it the duty of the County Commissioners and of the Com missioners only, to draw the Jury list at the beginning of the year. It is a shame that one should be so derelict in the performance of duty as to turn over to another who has no public re sponsibility such an Important matter as the selection of a jury. "In this particular cose. $685 doesn't begin to measure the damage to this old man, Mr. Jennings. 1 can only repeat what I said the other day, that the "under dop:1 is not getting a fair deal with this kind of a jury and this is the '.lpha and Omega' of it." .ludse McGinn's remarks created considerable comment about the Court house. They reached the ears of Com missioner Rufus C Holman, who strongly defended the method of se lecting the jury, declaring he himself supervised the work. Mr. Holman Keplles. "I believe." said Mr. Hoimani "that one of the most sacred, if not the most sacred duty any citizen can bo called upon to perform Is the selection of the jury list. The Supreme Court of our stata has directed the Board of County Commissioners to prepare the jury list for Multnomah County. It Is a task not to be desired or sought after, but. like military duty, to be performed conscientiously and willingly by him who takes the oath of office and as sumes this labor along with all the other duties of his temporary trust. "I alone of the Commissioners have, fcinee becoming a member of the board, personally supervised and directed the drawing of the j ury list for the years 191 and 1915, after having conferred with the District Attorney as to the regularity, propriety and legality of the methods used. "This controversy Is, of course, dis tasteful to me. as the criticisms against the jurymen are from Judge McGinn, whom 1 respect and honor. Crltieinm Dcelarrd I'nfalr. "However, it Is due the public to know the facts, because, as far as I am concerned, the same methods which have been used for the past two years will be rontinucd in the futuro unless come specific fault can be pointed out and a better way substituted. The one point that is misunderstood, and on which the public is misinformed, is the fact that Mr, Tomasini did not ilraw the jury list for the last two years, but acted only as a clerk along with 10 or 14 others engaged in fol lowing the direction and doing the de tail work for the Board of County Commissioners, and that I, as chairman of the Hoard at that time, was oversee ing their work. "I cannot see the loric in Judge Mc Ginn's criticisms. It is reported that he criticises the County Commissioners for delegating this duty, and then criticises me for performing it. "Before I became a member of the Board the jury list was drawn from the personal tax rolls only, by the County Clerk's office. There was con stant criticism about professional jury men. Method Is Described. "To get, away from that criticism for the year 1914. the first 5000 names of resident male taxpayers were taken in the order in which they paid their taxes, ljter they were compared with the taxroll for the current year and after the legal exemptions were elimi nated, the list was turned over to the Countv Clerk in the presence of the presiding judge, as the jury list for that year. "The same methods were used fcr 1915. except that we did not begin to take names until we had passed the first 2500 receipts. "In this way it was desired to get all degrees of wealth and distribution as to residence and occupation. In ap proximately 5000 jurymen selected in the last two years, not a man as far as I know asked to be put on the Jury list or knew in advance that he was put on the Jury list, or was either put on or taken off for any personal reason, excepting one; my own brother was eliminated. "In other words it was anything but a hand-picked jury. Although the law says that the jurymen shall bo selected from the most competent of the per manent residents of the county, I admit I have no test as to competency, but for permanency It was my desire that the jurymen should be taxpayers for at least two successive years. "I have heard no criticism from other circuit Judges, and I do not know any fairer way to select jurymen under the present law, which was only work able in a sparsely settled community, than that which has been used. In fact. I have been informed by some of th Judges that for the last two years w had chosen exceptionally intelligent and capable men as Jurors." CHURCH CONFERENCE NEAR Seventh Day Adventists Gatlier at Crestou Park Thursday. The Western Oregon conference of Seventh-Day Adventists will be held at Creston Tark beginning Thursday and continuing to June 8. Among' the sermon topics to be delivered are: "Prophecies of the Old and New Tes taments Relative to Present World Conditions." "Universal Peace." "The Coming of the Prince of Pe-ce," "The Millenium," "The Kail of Constantino ple: What Then?" "The Next World Kmpire." The daily programme will be as fol lows: Forenoon Rising bell, 5:30; gen. eral and young people's devotional meetings. 6; breakfast, 7; district meet ings. S; children's meetings. 8; con ference business meetings, 9:30; mis sionary meetings after business, 9:30; preaching, 11 o'clock; dinner, 12:30; EAST mVIXGTUM MATROX K T IS H TAINS AT SHRIKS OK PARTIES. CMS c K f .... Mrs. Harry K. Hobln. Mrs. Harry E. Hobbs, of East Irvlngton, entertained with a series of parties on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at her home. Bridge and "600" were played on two afternoons, and the other was passed in mu sical entertainment. Delicious collations were served each day and Mrs. K. Nordstrom, mother of the hostess, assisted in serv ing. An abundance of roses and sweet peas were arranged with ferns. Score cards and place cards harmonized with the color scheme of pink and red. and the place cards were tiny May bas ket.. About 67 prettily gowned women attended. Mrs. Hobbs, previous to her marriage, -was Kdith Nordstrom, a Portland girl, with a host of friends and ac quaintances and is a well-known musician. Card honors for bridge and "500" fell to Mrs. J. R. Nelson, Mrs. K. Arnold. Mrs. M. Hueon and Mrs. D. Long. preaching. 2:30: special meetings to be announced daily in large pavilion tent. io o, cnuarens meetings, 4; young people's meetings. 5: supoer. 6: sons- service. 7:45; preaching, 8; retiring Dei, :4u; silence bell. 10. OREGON GOODS FAVORED CITY A.n IOI.VTY COMMISSIONS PLEDGED CHAMBKIt SUPPORT, Mr. Brerratrr Ucrlarra Municipality Compelled by Charter to Ghe Award to I .o Treat Bidders. Believing that the Rir,him ,m which allows a 5 per cent preferential in favor of Oregon-mado goods when purchased by Hoards of County Com missioners or officials of municipali ties for public use, should be applied with judgment and for the L-nn.l nr nil concerned, the members' council of the I ortland Chamber of Commerce yes terday recommended th Ht the hnarrl nf directors support such purchasing bodies of the City oC Portland and County of Multnomah as will have charge of the purchasing of supplies. The resolution was adopted upon pre sentation of a report from the com mittee of investigation headed by A. G. Lubbe. The report said that the bill had been put through the Legisla ture by the support of the Oregon Man ufacturers' Association because of the fact that certain contracts in such sums as $30,000 had been allowed to go out side the state because the outside bid was $600 below the Oregon bid. City Commissioner Brewster sus tained the statement that the city had sent contracts outside the state where the difference in the bids amounted to only 1 per cent, but said the city had no discretion in the matter. Mr. Brewster held that the Legislature could not amend the Portland city charter and that until the charter should be amended by vote of the peo ple the Commission would be com pelled to continue letting contracts to tne lowest ciancr. "PROHIBITION" IS EXCUSE Divoreed Brewer Declares He Is Un able to Pay Alimony. Albeit Mittlehner pleaded "prohibi tion" when he was haled before Cir cuit Judge McGinn yesterday morning because he hnd not paid $1800 alimony - I - 1 .. . . trtt. .r. a Ali.H.linnr when she divorced him a year ago. The judge oroeren ninuenncr to pay nis former wife $25 a month. Mittlehner is a brewer. A year ago he was getting $175 a month. Since the passage of the prohibition amendment, however, he says his salary has been cut to $125. When the brewery shuts down January 1, 1916. he wil be out of a job. In court yesterday he de clared he had been "legislated out of a Job" and could not pay the alimony. Mother Seeks Damages. As a result of a streetcar accident at Kast Thirty-fourth and Belmont streets, April 1. when Arthur Kngh, 3 years old. was struck by a car. his mother, Helen Engh. is suing the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for $25,000. The child's leg was ampu tated after the accident. LENIENCY IS URGED FOB MRS. TAGKELS Woman Convicted of Crime Told to Go Home and Come for Sentence Next Week. MENTAL CONDITION TESTED Shots Fired at Husband in Conrt Declared Due to Lies Told by Him About Wife Trial Be fore Judge Gatens Brief. "Come back next week when you have lots of time, Mrs. Tackels. and I'll sentence you," said Circuit Judge Ga tens smilingly to Mrs. Hazel Tackels. whom a jury had Just convicted of as sault with a dangerous weapon. "The greatest leniency" was recommended in the verdict. Mrs. Tackels shot twice at her hus band during a hearing' before Munic ipal Judge Stevenson in Morals Court on April 29. On the witness stand yes terday she said she shot because her husband lied about her in court Judge Gatens called three physicians into the courtroom after the trial was over and had them examine Mrs. Tack el for her mental condition to see "if she is a fit person to be at large." Drs. J. F. Calbreath, David H. Rand and George B. Storey pronounced her sane. It was then that Judge Gatens said he would release her on her own re cognizance. He patted her little 6-year-old daughter on the head. 'Ts this your girl?" inquired the Judge. "Yes," said Mrs. Tackels. "My, she's a fine girl." said the Judge as he stroked her yellow curls. "I certainly think so, your honor," responded Mrs. Tackels. The judge fished a dime out of his pocket and handed It to the child. "There, now." he said. "You buy yourself, an automobile and a new dress and a load of candy and any thing 'else you want, and keep the change." Judge Gatens Instructed W. A. Leet, Mrs. Tackels' attorney, to bring her back to court "some time next week when we're not too busy." The trial of Mrs. Tackels did not last long. A jury was quickly selected and the state called four witnesses. With a bullet hole through his coat tail Municipal Judge Stevenson took the witness chair and told the story of the shooting. The first shot passed over his head and buried itself in the wall. Judge Stevenson said. When the second was fired he and Miss Willa metta McElroy, the stenographer, were grappling with Mrs. Tackels. This bul let punctured Judge Stevenson's coat and struck Miss McKlroy in the leg. It didn't exactly go through the coat tail, either. Judge Stevenson explained to the Jury as he exhibited the mark. Police Sergeant Thatcher. Patrolman Johnson and Deputy City Attorney Stadter were the other witnesses for the state. Their stories of the shooting coincided with that of Judge Stevenson. When he charged the jury Judge Gatens asked that they make a sug gestion as to the punishment that should be meted out if they found -Mrs. Tackels guilty. In 20 minutes-the jury returned with a verdict that she was guilty as charged in the indictment. In addition, "the greatest possible len iency" was recommended. NOTABLES OH JURY LIST ATTOn.KY ItKGARDS THEM AS "HIGHBROW BlCH." .Nearly One-Third of Men Drafted for June Term of Circuit Court -tre Moat Prominent Men. Attorneys who specialize in damage suits made wry faces when they looked over the jury list for the June term of Circuit Court yesterday. "This is a highbrow bunch for fair," said one lawyer. Others caught up the expression and repeated it. Before long the 160 men named on the list had been dubbed "the highbrow jury." Nearly one-third of the names on the list are those of prominent men. One attorney looked over the list and checked oft 52 men whom he declared qualified as "recognized highbrows." Here is the "highbrow" list: W. C. Alvord, A. H. Birrell. Edward. Boyce, John 11. Burgard. K. W. Ca.pen. f. C. Catching. A. D. Charlton. William Clark. C. V. Cooper. C. J. Cook, R. P. Cox. K. A. Crossfleld, E. J. DeHart. F. Kggert, John C. Failing. C. J. Franklin. A. K. Gantenbcin, It. S. Greenleaf, David Goodsell. Jr., Simon Harris, James D. Hart. A. Heitkemper. G. F. Heusner. Thomas Hislop, L. E. Justin. Julius Kraemor. Charles K. Ladd, William M. Iadd. E. B. Matthews. A. L. Mills. C. R. Miller, Adam Mueller. Donald McKay, H. E. Noble, J. B. Pilkington, George W. Priest, J. It. Rogers. J. M. Russell, M. Ruby, M. Senosky, aT. Shemanski, Frank W. Smith, M. C. Smith. Alfred J. Stout. Thomas A. Sutherland. Alfred Tucker. K. Versteeg. Robert Wakefield. 1 1. 1 Walter, A. D. Willoughby, A. R. Wright, J. B. Yeon. VETERANS ARE CALLED OUT Clarke County Kncampment to Be Meld July 15 and 16. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 24. (Spe cial.) A. J. Mills, president of the Clarke County Veterans' Association, has issued an order for the observance of the annual encampment to be held at Orchards July 15 and 16. A Joint encampment will be held with the United Spanish War Veterans. The women's auxiliary organizations will serve meals both days. A large- num ber of the Grand Army men will go from Vancouver. MOTHER AND BOY OF 10 SEE THEIR FIRST CIRCUS Povcrty-Stricken Woman Won From State of Grudge Against World by Sight of Undreamed, Of Splendor in Big Tent. BY ADUISON B1SNNETT. SOME kind friend wrote me a note saying that if I would go to a certain house in South Portland I would find a 10-year-old boy who had never been to a circus. While It seemed certain to me that the infor mation was not correct, I concluded to go to the place mentioned and see what had caused such a letter to be written. The place mentioned is not really a house. It is simply a shack and is habitable only in the sense that It gives partial protection from the weather. I found it occupied by a woman who at first sight seemed to be well past the half-century mark, and her little son. who is an infant in in tellect, a man In facial expression and a child of 6 or 7 years in size. No matter now about the story of the mother and child save in brief. They are from the South, evidently be longed there to what is called the "poor white trash," being socially and intellectually below the common ne groes. They had come here in search of the husband and father, who had de serted them in the Southland, only to find upon their arrival that he had died a few weeks before. Left penni less, the woman showed a remarkable trait of Independence and industry and Decoration Day, May 3Q Complete Stock of Flags in All Sizes at Lowest Prices, 4th Floor Appetizing Luncheon Served in the Tea Room from 11:3Q to 2:30 Daily, Prompt Service Red Letter Day Next Wednesday 10 STAMPS FREE To All Visitors to Premium Parlors. OldSyWortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 Red Letter Day Next Wednesday 10 STAMPS FREE To All Visitors to Premium Parlors. Department Managers9 ConupeiiHroe Sale 9 AND JUNE, WHITE SALE! Only a Few Restricted Lines in White Goods Excepted Ss Union Suits at 79c Men's Department, Main Floor Here's a rousing special for Men! 300 fine quality lisle Union Suits made by the world-renoWned Corwith Mills. Light weight, elastic ribbed and shown in pure white. .Short sleeves, knee or three-quarter length, also sleeveless and knee length. Perfect fit ting and finished with covered seams. Closed Crotch. Sizes range from 34 up to 50. Standard $1.25 Suits at fv 36-in. Percales at 9c Yd $1.25 Swiss Curtains 59c Main Floor You are asked to pay 12 Vac for Percales of this quality at other stores. Very fine count and beautiful finish. Shown in great variety of light and dark patterns. . Priced special, the yard at only 7C Third Floor Dainty white Swiss Curtains for bedrooms and Sum mer cottage. Shown in effective patterns with pretty floral bor ders in colors. Regular $1.25 Curtains on sale Tues- CQg day at low price of, pair' 34.95 Hat Shapes $1.95 Millinery Salons, Second Floor 400 high-grade Hat Shapes to be disposed of today at half price and less! All the very smartest new shapes sailors, turbans, pokes, etc., are included in this offering. Remember these are all from our regular stock. In the lot are Milans, Milan Hemps, Bel gium Straws, Etc., in black, white and all the wanted fi? f O colors. Grades selling heretofore to $4.95 on sale at S'XitO 75c Pillow Slips at 39c . Wax Paper, 24 Sheets 3c Second Floor Beautiful Stamped Pillow Slips of 42 and 45-inch tubing. Excellent quality.. Va riety of pretty designs. Regular 65c and 75c grades. On 00 sale today, special price, Jt Main Floor 1000 rolls Wax Pa per on sale today at about half price. Better lay in a supply for the Summer 45c per ream (equal to 20 rolls) or by the roll of 24 sheets at 3C Picture Frames $1.35 Jewelry Dept., Main Floor The manager of the Jewelry Department offers 100 of these Ster ling Silver Picture Frames for Tuesday at a reduction of nearly half. Latest shapes with ball feet and silk-plush covered remov able back. Made to hold picture size 5x inches. On account of limited number in this lot it's advisable to come early J f Q P? in the day. Regular $2.50 Sterling Picture Frames 7-I.O0 $5.00 Shoes at $2.95 Shoe Dept., Main Floor Smart "Peggy" Pumps of patent and dull calf, Military Pumps in lace effects with kid toppings, "Troy" Pumps of .patent leather, "Lena" Pumps with black cloth quarter and concave heels, new "Castle" and "Turco" Pumps and many others. Season's latest styles. g ET Regular $5.00 shoes, at this sale v) 0 $1.25 Gloves 75c Pair Table Morrison Street Way A timely sale of women's silk Gloves at a price which practically gives you two pair for the usual cost of one. Splendid quality all silk Milanese, 16-button length and fully guaranteed finger tips. Shown in a complete line of all sizes in both white and black. Don't overlook this extraordinary bargain offering. Reg- TE? ular $1.25 long silk Gloves on sale for today at, the pair m OC $6.75 Silk Skirts $4.85 One Style Just Like This Illus tration Dept., 2nd Floor Garment Salons, Second Floor Women's and misses' silk Skirts on sale today at a splendid saving. A half dozen or more effective new styles. Some with corded flounces, others in shirred hip and waist effects, tailored, kilted and triple flounce models. All are new and right up to the minute in style. Shown in taf feta and pcau de soie in plaids, shepherd checks, black-and-white stripes also in black and navy. Some trimmed with jet buttons, belts. $6.75 Skirts $4.85 WE GIVE S. & H. GREEN STAMPS $11.50 16 Bags at $8.45 Childs' $4 Coasters $2.98 Fourth Floor Extra good quality cowhide Traveling Bags in regula tion shape. Shown in black or tan. Finished with sewed frames and corners. Regular $11.50 Bags on sale today for the j O SiCZ low price of, each CJ xr J Fourth Floor Here's a special that will interest the children! "American" Coaster Wagons with steering gear, brakes, -etc. Nicely painted and stenciled. Regular $5 Coasters on sale CPO QO for today at only PWi0 Women's $1.50 Waists 49 c Basement Underprlce Store Sensational underprice offering of 1500 women's Waists at an ex tremely low price. The basement manager says he will sell every one of these today at price quoted. Materials include voiles, pongee, fancy crepe, lawns, etc. Scores of pretty styles. Four of our largest display tables will be used for this special offering. Regular Q $1.00 and $1.25 and $1.50 Waists on sale today at low price rivC $1.25 ZovPE Chemise at 79c Girls' $2.85 Dresses $1.89 Second Floor For one day only we will sell Women's popular En velope Chemise at this price. Em pire effects in French lingerie cloth. Beautifully trimmed 7Q9 regular $1.25 grade for Second Floor Wash Dresses for girls of intermediate ages. Good quality ginghams and chambrays trimmed with "contrasting colors. Size for girls 12-15. (T 1 QO $2.85 Dresses f or 5 J- O M.J. B.Coffee, cYij $1.00 Grocery Dept., Fourth Floor This price will be in effect for one day only and we reserve the right to limit quantities sold to a customer. M. J. B. Coffee is of known quality, the regular selling price is 40c by the pound. If you have never tried M. J. B. do so today at the demonstration booth in the Grocery Department. Shop early in the day and don't (J? 1 ff forget to order a 3-lb. can of this Fplendid Coffee for pJLll $4.98Trimm'dHats$2.95 Bjasement Millinery These are all new models, just received. Fash ionable large sailors and shepherdess effects; also black-and-white effects and all white with trimmings of flowers, buckles, velvet ribbons, fancy stick-ups, ribbon streamers and other novelties. Attractive mid-season Hats easily worth $4.08. On sale today JJO OCT at the special price of only 3 $2, $2.50 Dress Goods $1.69 Sale Ilich-Grade Wool Dress Goods Gabardine, Bedford Cords, Persian Cords, Whipcords, Hairlines, Vigeroux. Crepe and staple weaves in all the wanted colors. $2.69 has since made a sort of living by tak ing in plain washing. UreetlnK la ingrarlous. "What does you-uns want to bother we-uns about this 'ere circus for? What good would it do me fur the brat to be tooken to the circus? I never went to no circus, my father and mother never lyent to no circus and I guess we-uns can get along without seeing a circus." That was about the reply I received when I told the mother I wanted to take her boy, Ned, to see the show. That I overcame her objections by the offer of free rides to and from the grounds and free admission to the big tent for both of them goes without saying. As we gathered in the crowd before the ticket wagon the mother ana "brat" were so bewildered that they had to be herded almost like sheep. They had never been in such a crowd before. Once inside the tent, I secured front seats for them opposite the cen ter ring and excused myself on the plea of business in the padding tent and went across the ring and gathered up a half dozen specimens of Young America and sent one of them to the peanut butcher for as many bags of peanuts; then the seven of us fore gathered on the sward by the side of the ring seven small boys out for a day's sport! Attention la Won, Having the mother and "brat" right before me, where I could watch them. I paid the most of my- attention to them. Upon the mother's face I had seen no sign of an expression of love, intelligence or happiness. Indeed, It seemed that she would break her face if she attempted to smile. she had shown by her talk with me and by her looks and treatment of the "brat" that she had a terrible grudge against the Almighty for three offenses al lowing her to be born, allowing her departed husband to be born and allow ing the "brat" to be born. It is sure fche imagined she would be money ahead If this trio of "accidents" had not been started by her advent into the world Watching her and the boy closely it soon became apparent that they were becoming interested In what to them must have seemed a series of scenes taken from another world. As the riders cavorted and the clowns cut up with their alleged witticisms they stared in amazement and bewilder ment. I staked my Young Americans to more peanuts and a glass of pink lemonade to each and moved over close to my proteges. They did not see me, they did not see, anything save the per formers. They were endeavoring 'to take in every act of the three rings, paying no attention to each other or to any of the audience. Soon there seemed to come over the face of the mother a peculiar expres sion of lntlligence and youthf ulness. iShe grew younger. I had taken her to be 50 I soon saw she could not be 30, was perhaps about 25 or 2(5. And the boy, the "brat," seemed to look young er than the 10 his mother had told me his age was, and his eyes were wide open and in them a gleam of a pecu liar intelligence. Affection la Manlfeated. As the show went on the wrinkles on the mother's face softened, unwound, almost disappeared. In her eyes the gleams of intelligence increased and then she turned to her boy with almost a look of love, certainly a look of in terest and yearning, and her hand crept around and slowly enclosed his and the two of them seemed to blend together in a mutual understanding thac certainly almost meant love. Not once during the show did either of them smile. To them the perform ance was a sort of reverential service in which laughter would be out of place. As the last event took place and we wended our way out and caught a Jitney for their section of the city the mother's hand sought mine and held it. while Ned nestled ciosc down be tween us. Thus we rode In silence. Others were talking about the circus, about this and that, were comparing it with other performances silently, reverently, the mother and child sat until near their home we alighted. As the Jitney drew away she clasped my hand again, looked into my eyes and said in a choking voice, as a tear trickled out of each eye, "We-uns didn't know, we never did know, my father and mother didn't knov. that there was anything In the world so beautiful as a circus. We have always been so poor, so very poor, that there has never before been a single day of pleasure in my life nor in that of dear little Ned." So "the brat" is "the brat" no lona er. and the mother that a day ago was scarcely human ees now that there Is something in life worth living for. And all because of the circus. I 601 (Bfity-Kia-tity-Fncht) im wvrvd. If ft fail to relMv your Khumusnt or t prov beneficial io cum of chronic citin eruption. biiiounea or indif eition, your aaooc? will retarnod to you by your - own drurffikt. mlmmarm "J11 Khenmatir.ni nmm. Imkm V Ac mm erordin(;toiirec-tinn0;ltia harm fUKMftMti) im. inntaina no ninn form in; ssnrc ruira Valuable book Kre. Writ Matt. J. Johwaoo Go,, I. tL Pari. Wmm MANY RED CROSS HOSPITALS In the war xone have ordered Allen's l'oot-Kase, the antiseptic powder, lor use among the eonvalescent troop. Shaken into the Shoes or dinfolved in the footbath, it gives refreshing rext and prevents the fe,-l cvttintf tired or foot sore It iiif find department Stores Kverv where sell it. Don't accept Bay substitute.