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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917.
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BIG GO TR BUT 0 S
PUZZLE TO GAP1TAL
Baruch and Dodge Generous
to Democratic Party, but
Motive Is Unsolved.
LEAK INQUIRY WILL FAIL
Congress, However, Continues to
Wonder Why Professional Deal
er In Stocks Was Selected
for Defense Board Place.
Is concerned, it is groins to develop
nothing- of substantial value. Congres
sional Investigations invariably fail to
disclose salient facts. A committee
of Congress Is never able to dig so
deep as a grand Jury, and it is never
able to find anything against a man
who has been generous to the party in
power. Even the men who most loudly
clamored for an investigation into the
note leak were about ready to concede
that they would get nowhere.
Ammunition Inquiry Walts.
If the "leak" inquiry is permitted to
peter out, without results, there is lit
tle prospect that any progress can be
made with the proposed Congressional
Investigation Into the shipment of
arms and ammunition to Mexico. On
the other hand, if something substan
tial should be disclosed in connection
with the "leak," the Democrats of the
House will hardly dare stifle an in-
uiry into the ammunition charges.
Public opinion has undoubtedly been
ostile to the Democratic majority of
the House, not because the public knew
what was what with regard to the
leak or with regard to the shipment
f munitions into Mexico, but because
the men responsible for the House
action sought to stifle an investigation.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 14. Why should Barney
Baruch, a Wall - street stockbroker,
contribute $35,000 to the Woodrow Wil
son campaign fund in 1916? Why
should Cleveland H. Dodge, vice-president
of Phelps, Dodge & Co., make an
individual contribution of $79,000 to
the same fund in the same year? Both
are wealthy New Yorkers, but both
contributed far more than wealthier
men contributed to either fund, and
Dodge achieved the distinction of mak
ing the largest individual contribution
ever made, save that which he hifself
made to the Woodrow Wilson fund of
1912, when he gave a grand total of
JS5.000.
Baruch, though a much smaller con
tributor than Dodge, stands second on
the Democratic list for 1916, and his
contribution of the past season exceeds
radically the largest contribution to
the .Republican fund.
Question Asked Repeatedly.
Why?
That question has been asked many
times In Congress and out. No satis
factory answer has been given. Dodge
will go down in history as the most
liberal contributor to campaign funds
in this country, especially if Congress
passes the pending corrupt practices
act, which makes it unlawful for any
man to contribute more than $5000 in
future. Dodge, according to Demo
cratic standards, was about 16 times
as generous as a man should be, while
Baruch was seven times as liberal as
be should have been.
But for the circulation of ugly re
ports, the excessive generosity of
Messrs. Dodge and Baruch might be
attributed to an excess of enthusiasm,
but there seems to be an unquenchable
curiosity among Republicans in Con
gress to know all about Mr. Dodge and
Mr. Baruch, and especially about their
relations with the Wilson Administra
tion. Baruch loomed on the horizon sud
denly. Until he was reputed to be one
of the principal beneficiaries from the
"leak" he was little known outside of
New Tork City, but the prying off of
the lid has disclosed some interesting
facts.
The son of a dramatic and literary
critic on one of the New Tork dailies.
Barney Baruch is a striking example
of the self-made man. He started his
career as a messenger in a New York
broker's office, and has become the
lipad of one of the successful brokerage
ortices in New York City. He has made
his fortune largely by Wall street
speculation. He is a millionaire.
In the old days Baruch was a stand
pat Republican, and numbers among
bis old friends and former associates
such Republicans as Murray Crane, of
Massachusetts, and Boies Penrose, of
Pennsylvania. In 1912 he abandoned
the Republican party ana went over
to the Wilson camp, contributing $10.-
000 to the Democratic campaign fund
of that year.
Cash Not Limit of Affection.
When the campaign of 1916 opened
Jr9aruch made three contributions, the
first of $10,000, then $15,000, and finally
another $10,000. But his cash contrl
buttons did not mark the limit of his
affection for the Democratic cause. All
through the last Presidential campaign
he was a daily visitor at Democratic
National headquarters in New York.
He called, usually, in company with
Thomas L. Chadburn, Jr., one of the
most successful attorneys with offices
in the Wall-street district, and the two
soon became boon companions of Vance
McCormick, the Democratic National
chairman. The three conferred daily.
Baruch. notwithstanding his means.
Bas never evinced any desire to repre
cent the United States at any foreign
court, and he has not asked for any
Cabinet Job at Washington. But he
was chosen by the President to be a
member of the Council of National De
fense, and he is the only member of
that council whose presence cannot be
explained. On that council are men
who are military and naval experts
men versed in commercial activity; men
whose training has equipped them to
contribute valuable information to a
body appointed to work out problems
bearing on preparedness, both military
and Industrial. But why Baruch? What
does a Wall-street broker a lifelong
Etock dealer know about prepared
cess? In what way has his calling
fitted him to be ot service on such
board?
About $00,000 Cleaned TTp.
It seems to have been established
that Baruch did profit at the time of
the "leak" which brought about the
rending Congressional inquiry; it ap
pears that he did sell short, and clean
up some $60,000, more or less, abou
double what he contributed to the cam
paign fund, but. of course, he did not
pet a tip from Washington. How could
lie, or why should Tie be singled out
Certainly not. Mr. Baruch is merely a
wise stock broker, and exercising again
that instinct, or whatever it may be
that enabled him in times past to ac
cumulate a fortune, he merely applied
bis common sense and made a clean-up.
So far as the Congressional inquiry
EHNY-POST ELIMINATED
ZONE SYSTE3I ON PUBLICATION S
ALSO STRICKEN FROM BILL. '
Another Vote Expected to Be Demanded
In Boon and Provisions May Bo
Introduced In Ne-w Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Postoffice
Department recommendations for a
zone system, increasing postal rates on
ewspapers and magazines; for penny
postage on local deliveries, and for
urtailment of th pneumatic tube mail
service in cities were stricken out of the
nnual postoffice bill Saturday by the
House, sitting as a committee of the
hole. It is expected another vote on
the provisions will be demanded when
the measure comes up for passage next
week and If they are again rejected
they will be reintroduced in the form
f separate bills.
The postoffice bill, carrying appro
priations of $322,000,000, was completed
today in the committee of the whole
and House leaders expect to pass it
uesday. Other provisions stricken out
included a $100,000 appropriation for an
experimental airplane mail service and
proposal for a bonding guaranty sys
tem for postal employes. Repeated ef
forts to put into the bill a section
authorizing Government ownership of
telegraph and telephone lines were
blocked by points of order.
Debate on the pneumatic tube provi
lon developed a bitter fight between
members of the postoffice committee
and representatives from the cities
where tube services now are in opera
tion. An amendment restoring author
ity to continue such services in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston
and St. Louis, finally was adopted by a
vote of 152 to 104.
SHRINE TO ATTRACT 1000
FOUR. TEMPLES TO JOIN AL KADER
JANUARY 27.
' BL000 AS A NERVE T0K1G
"If people would only attend to their
blood, instead of worrying themselves
ill, said an eminent nerve specialist,
we doctors should not see our consult
ins rooms crowded with nervous wrecks
More people sufl'er from worry than
from anything else."
The sort of thing which the epecialist
epoke of is the nervous run-down con
dition caused by overwork and the
many anxieties of today. Sufferers
find themselves tired, morose, low
spirited, unable to keep their mind on
anything. Any sudden noise hurts
like a blow. They are lull or ground'
less fears and cannot sleep at nieht.
Doctoring the nerves with poisonous
sedatives is a terrible mistake. Tha
only real nerve tonic is a Rood supply
of rich blood. Therefore the treatment
for neurasthenia, nervousness, and run
down health is the new rich blood which
Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills are able to
make. The revived appetite, improved
.spirits and new strength which come
Vter a lew days' use or the puis will
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Initiation of 100 Novices Into Mystic
Circle, Banquet and Parade to Be
Blgr Featnres.
Nile. El Katif. Aflfl and Hillah Tem
ples of the Mystic Shrine, are coming
to Portland. January 27, to Join Al
Kader in the annual Northwest Shrine
ceremonial, which will be held at the
Eleventh-street Theater, and the great
annual banquet, at which they will as
semble 1000 strong, will be at the Mult'
nomah Hotel.
This year the Shriners are to In
augurate the campaign to bring the
1819 National convention to Portland,
and they think that there is every
chance of success. Besides this they
will listen to the moans of some 100
novices toddling across the hot sands
and will participate in a huge Shrine
parade at night.
The morning will be devoted to en
tertainment, and the ceremonial will
begin at 3 o'clock, interrupted for the
banquet and resumed in the evening,
The committee in charge consists of
J. B. Buckingham. William Davis, F.
A. van h-lrk, H. Dammasch. J. P.
Moffett, A. W. Orton. H. T. Hutchinson,
J. A. Dilg, V. H. Jorgensen, !. G. Car
penter, H. von Borstel, W. J. Hofmann,
liugh J. Boyd and J. I Bailey.
All of the temples expect to bring
their bands and patrols, and the street
parades will be affairs of great bril
liancy and uproar.
tion has Introduced two of these bills,
one fixing the salaries for the county
officers of Deschutes County and an
other fixing the salaries of the county
officers of Jefferson County. The De
schutes County bill would make the
salaries as follows: Judge, $800; Clerk.
$1600: Sheriff, J2000: Assessor, J1300;
School Superintendent; J1200; Treas
urer. $400; Commissioners, $5 per day
and expenses. For Jefferson County
the bill fixes the salaries as follows:
Judge, $600; Clerk, J1200; Sheriff, 11500;
Assessor, $1000; Superintendent, $900:
Treasurer, $600; Commissioners, $1 a
day and expenses.
C. C. Clark has Introduced a bill
providing for a salary of $1500 a year,
and $300 expenses for the, County Su
perintendent of Sherman County; Brow
nell has introduced a bill providing for
similar salary and expenses for the
Clackamas School Superintendent, and
Stafrin introduced a bill increasing the
salary of the District Attorney of Polk
County from $900 a year to $1200, but
the bill was killed in the House. The
alary of tha District Attorney of
Deschutes County is fixed at $800 a
year in a bill introduced by the Des
chutes County delegation.
Many Measures Embryonic
General appropriation bills are in a
ecidedly embryonic form and probably
one will appear for a week or two.
at the very least. But it is believed
the general amount of appropriations
asked for in bills so far presented Is
much, smaller that the average grist
urned into the legislative mill the first
week of past sessions, and there seems
to be no indication of any greater num-
er being introduced during the coming
week.
Some fear was expressed in the Leg
islative session that numerous bills
might be introduced which, while car
rying no appropriations in themselves.
would call for expenditures on the part
of counties or other political divisions
which would materially increase the
necessary demands upon the finances
of such political divisions.
There is little indication thus far that
many such bills will be Introduced.
Only two of such bills came in during
the first week. Should an avalanche ot
such bills be launched and passed it is
tated considerable difficulty would be
found by the levying bodies next year
in meeting the expenses under the llmi
tation amendment.
Two Bill Might Canw Tangle.
The two bills, which might indirectly
raise expenses in political divisions
which come under the amendment re
late to county and school district ex
penditures.
under Senate bill o. 3, By smitn or
Coos and Curry, a District Attorney
may investigate the conduct of any at
orney upon the order of the Supreme
Court, and in so doing raay'subpena
witnesses, administer oaths and pro
cure the taking and transcribing of
testimony, the expense of which, ln
eluding compensation of reporters, wit
ness fees and other costs shall be paid
by the county where such investiga
tion is to be held.
Under Senate bill No. 2, by Olson.
the board of directors of any school
district having 20.000 or more children
of school age shall, upon petition of
the parents or guardians of 2a or more
such school children, establish and
maintain kindergartens, provided that
not less than three nor more than five
kindergartens shall be established and
maintained the first year when so re
quested.
ROAD
BOND
MOVE On
$500,000 Issue Proposed in
Klickitat County.
STATE HIGHWAY WANTED
BIG CONTRIBUTIONS PUZZLE
(Continued From First Paffe.)
the Industrial Accident Commission.
A hint has been dropped by one or
two of the members that an effort will
be made for legislation generally relat
ing to the State Penitentiary, but this
probably wil await the filing of the re
port of the prison survey committee,
Institatlonal Measure Awaited.
Numerous recommendations have
been offered by heads of the various
state institutions coming under the
Board of Control as to amendments swnd
new laws concerning the administra
tion of such Institutions and none of
these so tar has appeared.
State banking laws, including the
trust company act. are expected in the
nrst or the coming week. A bill pro
viding for a non-salaried Highway
commission is expected soon, with
other proposed legislation along the
line of prescribing the duties of the
emergency Board under the 6 nr
cent limitation amendment
Fish and game bills are still to b
neara rrom; the proposed new military
tjuuc na.s iiul appeared; some attention
may oe paid to mining laws. whil
amendments relating to the mothers'
pension act, laws affecting assessrr.m
and taxation, amendments to the elec
lion jaws, including Dronosala tr,r
snorter Dailot. abolition of the candi
dates' pamphlets, and similar measures
ior economy sua are to come.
Pew Appropriations Appear.
Appropriations aggregating- $186,000
are included in bills which have been
introduced thus far at this session. On
of these, carrying $15,000, is a measure
proposed by Senator Smith, of Jose
phine, and perhaps cannot be classe
exactly as an appropriation, as it is to
be paid out of the state highway fund
ror tne improvement of a road in Jose
phine County.
Other appropriations include $5000 in
a Dill by bnanks. for carrying out oro
visions of the rural credits amendment
$2u,000 in a bill by Anderson, for as
slstlng in publicity work for the Pa
cific Northwest; $5000 a year, for an
experiment station in Hood River Coun
ty, in a bill by Anderson; $106,000 to
Monmouth Normal School, in a bill by
the Polk County delegation, and $25,000
by the joint ways and means commit
tee, for payment of current legislative
expenses.
The appropriation included In ' th
Shanks bill, should that bill be passed,
would be repaid to the general fund
from the rural credits reserve fund,
Salary Measure Limited.
County salary bills are rather limited
so far. The Deschutes County delega
Goldendale Banker Named to Inves
tigate Ways and Means of Open
ing Campaign 100 Attend
White Salmon Sleeting.
BILLS MAY BE SCANNED
SENATOR. STRXTER HAS PLAN
PREVENT DUPLICATIONS.
TO
Proposal In for Joint Committee to Pass
Upon All Measures and Prevent
Absurdities.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
To avoid duplications and absurdities
In bills coming before the present Leg
islative Assembly, Senator Strayer stat
ed today be will ask that a Joint com
mittee be named to pass upon all bill
in search of such duplications before
they finally are passed.
In annotation of the codes and ses
sion laws it has been discovered that
number of duplications exist in stat
utes, some of them being nearly du
plications but sufficiently different to
bring about legal complications.
Absurdities are round, such as amend
ments to statutes which have long been
repealed, repealing acts for bills which
have already been repealed by previous
sessions, and numerous similar condi
tlons which make examination of th
statutes difficult in many Instances, the
Senator said.
As an instance. Senator Strayer state
ed today, two statutes are found in th
general laws of 1913 relating to road
districts. One practically repeals th
other and the complication between the
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I Minneapolis Adopts the Automatic 1
Wherever the public has given the Automatic a real trial it has be-
come the dominate telephone service. Like Wireless Telegraphy,
the Wireless Telephone and other great inventions, the public has
been slow to see its superiority. Minneapolis, one of the great
progressive cities of the Northwest, has adopted the Automatic as
the leading telephone system.
Portland's Opportunity to Test
Automatic 1
WITHOUT COST i
Like Minneapolis, Portland will see the superior-
ity of the Automatic. I am giving 1000 homes the
use of this modern, secret service WITHOUT A
CENT OF PAY, until July 1. The only conditions
are that you do not have an Automatic now and
that this will be the only phone used during
this time. Call A 6121 TODAY. Just tell them
you want Auto
matic service at
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WHITE SALMON. Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) A movement for a $500,000 bond
issue for road improvement in Klicki
tat County was launched Saturday
night at a meeting held here and at
tended by about 100 delegates from
every section of the eastern part of
the country, the County Commission
ers and a score of citizens of Golden
dale, the county seat, and several per
sons from other towns in the western
part of the county.
A banquet in connection with the
meeting was served by the women of
this city under the auspices of the
Commercial Club, Edward E. Mills be
ing toastmaster.
The proposal for the bond issue was
made by Mr. Mills and met with hearty
approval among a good proportion of
the delegates. Ralph W. Kenton, a
grower of wheat on a large scale, led
the indorsers.
N. B. Brooks, a Goldendale banker.
was appointed to form a committee to
investigate the feasibility of the prop
osition and start a campaign further
ing the movement.
The convention was held primarily
to promote harmony in Klickitat Coun
ty in an effort to push to completion
Washington State Highway, No. 8,
from Vancouver to Spokane.
Skamania County, represented at the
meeting by J, W. Shipley, chairman
of the board of County Commission
ers, has already spent $278,000 on
roads, $210,000 having been a bond
issue voted by taxpayers, and is ex
pected to have its portion of the state
highway completed this year.
v. fecott Coe. a member of the
Klickitat County commissioners from
Western Klickitat, made a speech in
which he urged that Klickitat County
have as large a delegation as possible
present at the meeting of the Inland
Empire Highway Association and
Montana Trail Builders' Association at
fasco, February 2.
A Joint committee comnosed of V.
is. Flynn and E. E. Mills, of Whit
feaimon. and A. J. Ahola. of Goldendale
was appointed to send resolution to
the Washington Legislature urging the
completion or estate Road. No. 8.
MORE EGG BOOKS WANTED
Igin Records Slay Tlirow Light on
Operations vln Chicago.
tniUAfjU, Jan. 14 SDeelal nu
of the Department of Justice today ex
amined tne records ot the Chicago But
ter and hgj Board, seized yesterday
in an attempt to determine whether the
organization had violated an injunction
issued by Federal Judge Landis in
1914, preventing the fixing of prices.
It was intimated that seizure of tha
books and records of Elgin, 111., but
ter and egg dealers was contemplated,
it being believed they would throw
light on the operations of the Chicago
Doara.
began arriving here today to attend a
meeting of the National committee to
morrow. Several informal preliminary
conferences were held, one of them at
the home of Oscar S. Straus, former
Progressive candidate for Governor of
New York. Those who met with Mr.
Straus Included William R. Willcox,
National chairman; Governor Whitman,
Governor Beekman, of Rhode Island,
and James A. Hemenway. No announce
ment was made of the subjects dis
cussed. It was learned one of the questions to
be considered at the meeting tomorrow
will be the appointment of former Pro
gressives on the executive committee.
Chairman Willcox has Indorsed this
plan on the. ground that Progressives
should see that "the open door" policy
of the Republicans was not merely for
campaign purposes.
DUAL RULE IS SUBJECT
COUPLE FOUND DEAD
CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTY
CITV DISCUSSED.
JOHN W. CARROLL DIES
Body or Colfax Farmer Will
Sent Home for Bnrial.
Be
John W. Carroll, formerly a resident
of Colfax. Wash., died at 169 East
Twenty-sixth street yesterday at the
age of 64 years. He had come to this
city two years ago for his health. Mr.
Carroll was a well-known farmer of
Colfax, where most of his children re
side.
No funeral arrangements have been
made, but his body will be sent to Col
fax for burial.
Besides his wife he is survived by
five sons and three daughters. They
are: M. W. Carroll. M. A. Carroll
Kneale Carroll. Roy Carroll, Mrs. Maisel
Odell, Ruth Carroll and" Luella Carroll
all of Colfax, and Fabe Carroll, of Cher
two was sucn mat it required a su- rywood, Idaho,
preme Court decision, at considerable!
expense, to ascertain just the effect of
the statutes. Senator Strayer has in
troduced a bill to repeal one of the
acts to entirely clarify the situation.
VALUABLE PAPERS STOLEN
Suitcase Taken From Auto Has
Lumber Company Documents.
Valuable private papers belonging to
the Menefee Lumber Company were lost
yesterday noon when the suitcase containing-
them was stolen from an auto,
parked before the Seward Hotel.
At 12 o'clock the car was driven to
the hotel by Mayfield Standlfer, who
Intended to deliver the suitcase to his
brother, Thomas, who is employed by
the Menefee Lumber Company. At 12:30
Mr. Standlfer came out from the hotel,
The suitcase had been stolen.
City Detectives Coleman and Snow
are Investigating. The papers, it is
said, are of no value to anyone save
the company, and a reward will be paid
for information leading to their re
covery.
PARTY LEADERS GATHER
Republican National Committee to
Hold Meeting Today.
NEW TORK. Jan. 14. Republican
1 eadTs from all parts of the country
AND
Body of Maid Lying Across
That of Man; Both Shot.
CHUM RECALLS THREAT
Proponents of Single Administration
Lay Stress on F.couomy and Avoid
ance of . Duplication.
i
Proponents and opponents of the
plan to consolidate the city and coun.y
governments held an interesting dis
cussion at the Church of Our Father
ast night. Hudson B. Hastings, head
of the department ot, applied economics
at Reed College, presided.
E. B. MacNaughtcn opened the dls-
sion. laying down several reasons why
he believed that there should be a
consolidation.
Mr. MacNaughton said that the
county form was antiquated and th-t
the commission form would be good to
extend to the county. He said that the
county was somewhat lax in policing
its parks and highways.
He said that sanitation of the entire
city and those populous parts of the
county contiguous to large cities might
b- much better carried on were the
city and county governments com
bined. The facility of construction oi
bridges and the assessment of property
contiguous to abutments would be a
result of combination.
Mr. MacNaugh ton's chief argument
against the present county govern
ment was the lack or civil service that
meant depreciated efficiency with the
advent of each new administration.
He cited San Francisco, Denver and
other cities as shining examples of
the efficiency of the combination of
city and county government.
Richard W. Montague was against
the combination of the two govern
ments because he thought there would
be a serious tangle in tax assessments.
H also said that there would be some
difficulty in determining what would
be the Judicial unit. lie admitted
thre mitrht be elimination of some
Huniication in administrative work
no much. A suggestion was maae
thut the two governments oe united
and Portland be changed to aiuupomau
v.a ritv and county.
It was also brougni out mi in
almost all departments tne county
underpaid the city in salaries.
Girl Said to Have Told Friends
Young Kansan Never Would
Live to Marry Another to
AVhom He AVaS Engaged.
BURLINGTON. Kan.. Jan. 14. Clar
ence M. Wood, county surveyor of Cof
fey County, and a former student ot
Kansas University, was shot and killed
last night. Across his body lay that
of Miss Josephine Holmes, a maid at
his home, who also was killed by a bul
let from the same weapon.
At the Coroner's inquest today. Miss
Alice Fisher, chum of the dead girl,
testified that when the engagement of
Wood to an Atchison, Kan., girl was
announced. Miss Holmes told her
friends: "Clarence Wood will never live
to be married to her."
Wood, who lived at the home of his
stepfather. E. W. Barker, president, of
the Farmers' State Bank, left his work
at the courthouse about 5 o'clock and
went to the Barker home.
Virgil Wood, a brother, found the
bodies in Miss Holmes' room when he
came home 20 minutes later.
Wood, 28 years old. was the son of a
former Baker University professor.
Miss Holmes, the daughter of a retired
farmer, of Hartford, Kan., was 18 years
old.
be considered is an amendment to tha
present code allowing a person who
has been given judgment in a damage
suit, some relief pending appeal.
ine ramous and and or case
that has twice found its way from tha
local Circuit Courts to the Supreme
Court is the inspiration for this piece
of proposed revision in legislative procedure.
The "and" and "or" case Is that In
which the East Side Mill & Lumber
Company was sued for damages by
Mrs. Lula White, wife of a patrolman
who was killed by one of the com
pany's trucks more than a year ago.
She twice got a Judgment, but the
first time the case was appealed, the
evidence was annulled and the case
was remanded to the lower courts be
cause of grammatical error in the
transcript.
The bar association legislative com
mittee is headed by George S. Shep
herd. The other members are Judge
Stevenson, Maurice E. Crumpacker,
Jack Latourette and W. M. Davis.
NEW CHURCH IS DEDICATED
Rct. J. Bowersox Delivers sermon
at Salem Ceremonies.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) The
Memorial Church of the
United Evangelical denomination, w
riii-9td here today. Rev. J. Bower-
nx nf Portland, in whose honor the
church is named, preached the dedi
nntnrv sermon, the services being in
charge of Rev. S. S. Mumsey, presiding
I n the morning a sermon was de
livered by Rev. C. C. Poling, of Cor-
vallls. and in the evening Rev. C. P.
r,tp of Davton. delivered a sermon.
Rev. G. L. Lovcll is pastor of the new
church.
Italian Genernl Lost Wltu Ship.
ROME, via Paris. Jan.' 14. Lieuten
ant-Ceneral Bandani. commander ot
the Italian Albanian expeditionary
corns, was among thoee lost aboard
the Italian battleship Regina Marg
herlta, th sinking of which by a mine
on December 11 was recently officially
confirmed.
BAR MEETING TONIGHT
BILLS TO CORRECT STATUTORY DE
FECTS TO BE COXSIDERED.
Famous "And" and "Or" Caae la In
spiration of Proposed Law Revision
In One Instance.
Between eight and ten proposed bills
prepared by the legislative committee
will be brought to the attention of
members of the Multnomah County Bar
Association at a special meeting to be
held tonight in Judge Gantenbein s
court at 8 o'clock.
There are a number of statutory
changes that the bar association thinks
could be made to facilitate court pro
cedure, and it is with that intention
that the meeting has been called by
the president. L. L. Langley.
One of the lee-islativ? proposals to
PROPOSED ACT TO BE TOPIC
Women's Organizations to Discuss
Laws for Illegitimate Children.
A mass meeting under the Joint
auspices of several of the women's
organizations of Portland will be held
tonight at the Public Library, when
the proposed illegitimate child legis
lation will be discussed and the merits
of the two bills now before the Legis
lature argued.
Judge W. N. Gatens will be one of the
speakers. Judge Gatens, because of
his experience during his Jurisdiction
over the Juvenile Court, is expected to
tell some of the needs of such a law
as shown in the courts. Dr. C. H.
Cbspmsn will also speak.
500,000 BATHE
INTERNALLY
The marvelous growth of Internal
Bathing since the advent of "J. B. L.
Cascade" is accounted for not only by
the enthusiastic praiso of its users to
others, but also by the physicians in
sisting more and more that the Lower
Intestine must be kept free from waste
to insure perfect health and efficiency.
Mary L. J. Wadker, M. L. D., Olcan,
N. Y.. writes:
I must tell you of a case of Consti
pation lasting for twenty years that
was cured by your Cascade treatment.
"The physician in charge said the pa
tient had a tumor between the stomach
and intestines. The patient being 68
years old. he claimed no help could be
given except the knife: but finding the
intestines in a very bad state, I advised
the 'J. B. L. Cascade," which resulted in
a complete recovery. When I took the
case she was taking a laxative three
times a day and had been for three
weeks: couldn't get along without it.
Now she never takes any laxative."
Call at Woodard. Clarke & Co.'s Drug
Stores in Portland and ask for free
booklet on the subject, called "Why
Man of Today Is Only 60 Per Cent Effi
cient." Adv.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
Horace Mecklem, General Agent,
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.
Northwestern Bank BIdg., Portland, Oregon
Please send me data in regard to your ENDOW
MENT SAVINGS POLICY.
Name.
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