Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 23, 1917, Page 4, Image 4

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    THE 3IORTXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1917,
SINK N6 OF GERMAN
RAIDER IS REPORTED
Buenos Aires Hears British
Cruiser Glasgow Has De
stroyed Enemy Rover.
ANOTHER BELIEVED SEEN
Tenton Warship "VI net a Said to Be
Off Bahal Blanco Brazilian
Minister of Marine Does
Not Credit . S.torlesr
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Jan. 23.
La Prensa publishes a dispatch from
Rio Janeiro Baying that, according to
a cablegram received at Pernambuco,
the British cruiser Glasgow has sunk
a German commerce raider 120 miles
off Para. No details are given.
Unverified reports were received to
day in maritime circles at Montevideo,
Uruguay, that the German cruiser
"Vlneta had been sighted at sea off
Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Early- reports of the raid of a Ger
man commerce destroyer in the South
Atlantic Ocean said that the unidenti
fied raider might be the Vlneta. but this
has not been confirmed.
RIO JANEIRO. Brazil, Jan. 22. The
Minister of Marine said today that he
had received no confirmation of the re
port that the British cruiser Glasgow
had sunk a German commerce raider,
and that he did not credit It.
The Minister said he had reason to
believe that the two merchant vessels
and two auxiliaries reported as having
been sighted off the northern coast of
Brazil were British vessels which were
operating outside territorial waters.
Earlier press reports were to the ef
fect that these vessels, some of which
were said to be flying the American
flag, were German raiders. The Ma
rine Ministry has ordered the estab
lishment of a patrol by cruisers off the
coast between Pernambuco and Maran
hao and has detailed another warship
to assist in this work.
Referring to a rumor that the crew
of the German gunboat Eber had made
Its escape, the Minister said he regard
ed it as untrue.
EXPLOITS CAUSE JOY IX BERLIS
. Naval Critic Says British Boasts Are
Proved Unfounded.
LONDON, Jan. 22. German rejoicing
over the exploits of the commerce
raider in the South Atlantic is un
bounded, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Times. Captain Persius,
the German naval critic, writing in the
Tageblatt. . recalls that when German
destroyers "carried out attacks in the
English Channel and at the mouth of
the Thames in October and November,
Arthur Balfour, then secretary of the
navy, assured the House of Commons
that the British guard service would
be so careful In the future that the
Germans would never venture to under
take such dangerous expeditions again."
Captain Persius says that Sir Ed
ward Carson has been unable to justify
Mr. Balfour's assertion and maintains
that "German light forces have made
several attacks in British waters and
the Moewe II. a big above-water ship,
successfully passed the British advance
guard and reached the Atlantic."
The Times correspondent says that
the chief of the German Admiralty
staff, when congratulating Lieutenant
Badewitz, the prize commander of the
.Yarrowdale. asked whether it did not
seem a ticklish Job to take charge of
46'f prisoners with such a small crew.
Lieutenant Badewitz answered that he
had let his prisoners move about freely
and considered the situation safe so
long as "one had a pistol." He also
said that feeding the prisoners was
easy, considering the circumstances.
JAPANESE CREW TS MUTINY
Hudson Mam Not German Prize
but Under Own Commander. -
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 Trouble be
tween the captain and crew of the
Japanese steamer Hudson- Maru, sent
Into Pernambuco with survivors of
vessels sunk by the German raider in
the South Atlantic, has broken out, ac
cording to dispatches at the State De
partment today.
The exact cause of the trouble Is not
clear, but is so serious as to have been
referred to the owners of the vessel.
' The Hudson Maru, according to reports
here, did not enter Pernambuco un
der a German prize crew as originally
reported, but under her own officers
and men.
TAX BOARD IS VOTED OUT
(Continued From First Face.)
Pierce's assertion in the debate oa
the preliminary motion that passage
of the bill would cause a chaotic con
dition In the equalization of taxes,
drew fire from prton.
"This Is the same old story. In the
earn old way. he cried hotly. "It's
pass the buck, pass the buck. Every
time any attempt is made to abolish
a commission, or combine it with an
other commission some one always
comes along to say that Is the only effi
cient commission in the 'state govern
ment. "If Senator Pierce doesn't favor this
bill, let him vote against it. Let him
go on record against It. That's just
what we want him to do."
'There Is no politics in this." ex
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STOPS 1
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tap without feeling sudden pains, sharp
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You simply rub it on and put comes
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Limber up!- Don't suffer! Get a
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therefore cannot cause fain. Adv.
UMBAGO
claimed Dimlck. "It cut3 off Charlie
Galloway, a Democrat and Eaton, a
Republican. We are not discriminating
in favor of any Republican. The ap
propriation asked by the Tax Commis
sion for the next biennium is SoO.000.
This bill confers its duties on the Public-Service
Commission, the members
of which have said they can handle
the work, and without additional com
pensation. Democrat Against Delay, Too.
. "Here's a chance for some real econ
omy. If you want economy vote for
this bill. If you want to fidget and
sidestep and do nothing, vote against
La Follette. a rigid economy advo
cate, was another who argued for the
bill.
"I am strongly In favor -of It," said
ne-' "As for the men who vote against
it, when we have this opportunity to
accomplish some real economy. I doubt
if they will be back here again."
Garland, Democrat, said he favored
the bill. ,
"It may not be the most scientific
measure In the world, but it's a start,"
be asserted. "I'll vote for any consol
idation measure, even If it isn't scien
tific before I'll vote for a scientific
delay. I want economy. Let personal
preferences and personal politics die."
Work of Commission Praised.
Pierce made his main attack against
the proposed . consolidation after the
motion to recommit has lost and the
measure was up for passage. He reviewed
the work of the Tax Commission in
the past eight years and declared that
in that time it had cost an average of
only $11,600 a year.
"I know of no commission that has
so nearly earned Its appropriation." he
said, "and I want to call your atten
tion to the very important fact that
taxes are based on income and not on
replacement value, two things diametri
cally opposed. The Tax Commission
bases its valuations on income and the
Public Service Commission bases its
valuations on ' replacement value, on
which it bases rates."
He said he favored the Governor's
recommendation, made in his message
to the Legislature, to combine the Tax
Commission with the State Board of
Control, with one Tax Commissioner to
be retained as a tax expert.
$10,000 Saving Foreseen.
Eddy of Douglas summed np suc
cintly his viewpoint of the issue when
he said in reply to Pierce:
"If every Senator would vote against
every bill that did not meet his ap
proval as to details, we should never
get any consolidation done."
In bis closing argument Dlmick said:
"The Public Service Commission has
shown us in the past what It could do,
and It has just as good a record behind
It as the Tax Commission has. The
bill hasn't transferred the work of the
Tax Commission to $75-a-month clerks,
but to three trained $4000-a-year men
on the Public Service Commission.
"If it should take just as much clerk
hire under the Public Service Commis
sion as under the Tax Commission, we
would, still save $10,000 in Tax Commis
sioners' salaries, at the least."
TWO AD BILLS RIVALS
PORTLAND AD CLUB OPPOSES NEW
PROPOSED MEASURE.
One Now Pending at Salem la Backed
by Organization Other Is Held
Difficult to Enforce.
Rival bills to govern the reliability
of advertising soon may be before the
Oregon Legislature. One masure Is, now
pending at Salem. Introduced through
the efforts1 of the better business
bureau of the Portland Ad Club. Peti
tions Indorsing a second bill were cir
culated yesterday among local business
men. This second bLu will meet with
the opposition of the Ad Club, whose
representatives maintain that it would
not be effective.
The bill that 'the better business
bureau is advocating is listed as Senate
bill 116, introduced by Senator Orton
and modeled on the New York truthful
advertising law, which is in force suc
cessfully in 13 states. It is very similar
to a city ordinance now effective in
Portland.
The new bill for which petitions were
circulated yesterday follows closely the
California law. It is objected to by
the Ad Club on the ground that It
would be very difficult to secure con
victions under it because of a provision
that guilty intent to defraud on the
part of the advertiser must be proved.
"The fact that there are two bills
affecting advertising has led to con
fusion." said w. B. Shively yesterday.
Mr. Shlvely is the attorney for the Ad
Club who drew up the bill for the Ore
gon Legislature to conform to the New
York law. "The Ad Club has no peti
tions out and we desire to caution mer
chants who desire to 'support the Ad
Club measure that they should not sign
the petitions now being circulated."
OIL TRADING FRENZIED
LOS A.VCF.LES STOCK EXCHANGE
HAS RECORD SESSION.
Buyers In Majority of Ten to One and
Trading Floor Is Packed From
Opening Until Close.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. Z (Special.)
The most exciting session in the his
tory of the Los Angeles Stock Ex
change, from the 'standpoint of value
of shares traded In, was held today.
From the opening of the morning call
until the doors were closed in the aft
ernoon the exchange room was packed
with an eager crowd of buyers and
sellers, but the former appeared to be
In a majority of about ten to one.
Higher priced oil stocks were again
the center of attention and the activity
of this class of securities was little
short" of frenzied. Union led the ad
vances when the sensational market
favorite touched SI 43. 5, with sales of
approximately 1500 shares. It ad
vanced eight points in ten minutes, but
holders were not slow to take their
profits and toward the end of the meet
ing considerable stock was offered for
sale, although the quotation had
dropped to $143,--
Associated behaved somewhat like
Union, climbing to JS1 shortly alter the
opening, then swinslng down to $78.60.
F. S. MYERS LEAVES TODAY
Portland Postmaster to Attend Ses
sion of Chamber at Washington.
Frank S. Myers, Portland postmaster,
will leave this morning for Washing
ton, D. C, to attend the, session of the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
January 31 and February 1 and 2, and
to take up important' matters con
cerning the administration of his of
fice with Washington officials.
Mr. Myers expects to return the mid
dle of February.
Among the postal problems he will
discuss will be the matter of securing
for the Lents territory city delivery,
the designation of Linnton as a branch
of the Portland office, and the ques
tion sof securing for local bidders the
chance to bid on supplies for the
Quartermaster's Department, f. o. b.
Portland Instead of f. o. b. Seattle.
Read The OrfcgoaXan classified ads.
COURT HOLDS BLUE
SKY LAW IS VALID
Burden on Business Admitted,
but "It Costs Something
to Be Governed."
STATES' POWER IS UPHELD
legitimate Industry Declared Xot
Paramount and Authorities
May Prohibit Sales Where
They Suspect Fraud.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. So-called
blue-sky . laws of Ohio, Michigan and
South Dakota, regulating the sale of
securities and designed to bar get-rich-quick
schemes, were upheld as
constitutional by the Supreme Court in
far-reaching decisions affecting simi
lar laws In 26 states.
Justice McKenna handed down the
opinions of the court, to which Justice
McReynolds alone dissented. They ad
mit that such statutes may curb and
burden legitimate business, but hold
the Interests of legitimate business are
not paramount o police powers of
states to protect their citizens from
fraud. Federal court injunctions sus
pending enforcement of the laws are
dissolved.
. Sale May Be Forbidden.
The laws do not attempt to prohibit
unwise investments, but give state au
thorities, through security commissions
or banking superintendents, authority
to forbid sale within state borders of
securities which officials believe would
result in fraud upon investors. The
Michigan 'and South Dakota statutes
were patterned upon the "model" blue-
sky hill drafted by the National Asso
ciation of Attorneys-General, which is
the model for the laws of several other
states.
That securities are Instrumentalities
of commerce and, as such, exempt from
state regulation and subject only to
National supervision, was the principal
contention of bankers, stock salesmen
and corporations attacking the laws.
The Investment Bankers' Association
of America, through ex-Attorney-General
Wickersham, appeared in the liti
gation attacking the statutes.
Requirement Not Inappropriate.
"Prevention of deception Is within
the competency of government." said.
Justice McKenna. "The Intangibility
of securities, being representatives of
property in distant -states, and the in
tegrity of them can only be assured by
the probity of the dealers in them and
the information they are required to
give. This assurance the states deemed
necessary for their welfare to requfre.
and that requirement is not unreason
able or inappropriate.
"We cannot stay the hands of gov
ernment upon a consideration of the im
policy of its legislation. Every new
regulation of business meets challenge.
But the policy of a state and its ex
pression in laws must vary with cir
cumstances. Government Costs Something.
"The statutes burden honest business,
it Is true, but burden it only that under
Its forms dishonest business may not
be done. Expense may thereby be
caused and inconvenience, but to ar
rest the power of the state by such
consideration would mke it impotent
to discharge its functions.
"It costs something to be governed."
FOOD SCARCE IN BERLIN
LONDON HEARS BREAD LINE IS I!f,
CREASED TO 22,000.
Eating Houses Offer to Cook Potatoes
for Customers Relief From Coal
Shortage Is Promised.
LONDON, Jan. 22 The scarcity of
foodstuffs in Germany; especially in
Berlin, is increasing, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to Renter's, quot
ing Berlin newspapers. Ji'rom Decem
ber 23 to December 28. according to the
dispatch, the maximum supply per
head was three pounds of potatoes and
four pounds of kohlrabi. From Decem
ber 24 to December 27 rations of seven
ounces of flour were available, but for
an entire week the consumer could get
only three ounces of butter and no
margarine.
The dispatch says that people apply
ing for public feeding in Berlin in
creased last week to 22,000 and restaur
ant keepers informed their customers
that they may bring potatoes to the
eating houses, where they will be
cooked for them.
Vorwaerts says that General Groener,
head of the department of munitions,
told the auxiliary civil service commit
tee on January 20 that the difficulties
in railroad transportation, which had
created a serious situation, would Boon
be overcome, and that he hoped that
the coal supply would soon be- normal
again. General Groener denied that
lack of meat' was due to faulty trans
portation, but attributed It to Inade
quate methods of distribution.
IDEA TO BE KEPT ALIVE
f Continued From Firat Page.)
ered. . Naturally, they refused in any
way to discuss it.
While Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, declined tonight
to comment for publication upon ;the
address, the German view generally
was that the address will (strike a re
sponsive chord among the peoplef of
Germany.
. President Wilson and Secretary Lan
sing believe the present move will pro
voke indignation in the foreign press,
much as was the case with the Presi
dent's original note of December 18.
They feel that In a statement of posi
tion as full as the President's both
sides, may feel they have been unjustly
attacked and as a result they look for
a bitter outburst in the more violent
press. No attempt Is made to conceal
the fact that statements that may be
interpreted aa critical or unfriendly
may come from both sides.
Peoples Thonght to Want Peace.
The greatest confidence Is, felt here
that the belligerent peoples want
peace and that the chief obstacle to
an early peace is inv uuteriaiui txa
to whether that peace will be perma
nent. It is believed' that as soon aa
neonle abroad see in the American ac
tion a possible means of making that
peace permanent, any nrsi reaction to
the address will disappear, and as seri
ous and as friendly discussion of it
will follow as followed the original
peace note. ,
Officials also expect antagonism In
this country to any abandonment of
the traditional policy of American iso
lation. It hu boon felt la high official quar-
ters for some time that no" such f unda
mental change In American foreign
policy could be taken witwout a decided
change in the basic attitude of public
opinion and that & wide campaign must
be undertaken by the President if his
programme were to be carried through. ,
The present opportunity was seen, 4
therefore, as offering' a very decided,
incidental impetus to that end.
The strength of this internal Amer
ican opposition is said not to be under- '
estimated by the President, as it has j
already been foreshadowed In the re- j
cent opposition by Senators Lodge,
Borah and others to an indorsement of
the President's original note. With a
policy that Is recognized as more revo- !
lutionary than any In foreign affairs '
since President Monroe enunciated his
famous doctrine, and indeed with wider
possibilities than profcaply any other
step in American history, the Admin
istration is preparing for a formidable
ad a conscientious struggle transcend
ing ordinary political bounds.
Opposition in the entente countries
Is expected to center on the proposition I
that'fchis should be a war without vie- I
tory. Both the entente reply to the
President's note andt the supplementary
statement emphasized the belief that
an allied victory over so-called Ger
man militarism and lust for conquest
was essential to any kind of world
well-being. The allies have Indicated
that they believe the greatest moral
value that will corae from the war
would be that of a victory over force
and disregard of international treaties.
British Resentment Expected.
The demand for the freedom of the
seas, while indefinite. Is expected to
cause resentment in England, where it
will be nointeH nut t V. u f tdnf Vis's h,.n
I Germany's chffef rallying cry since Eng-
itiiio euierea ine war. 1 nrougnouw
England has maintained that the seas
are indeed free, that her navy does
not contain the menace of a vast land
military system, and that It Is essen
tial to her far-flung empire. It Is as
sumed that freedom of the seas would
be worked, out by exempting private
property from seizure, as on land, and
by limiting the rights of blockade.
The central Dowers are unectMl to
find an indirect criticism in the con
trast of their offer of a conference
with their enemies In their reply to
the President's note with his statement
that "thei entente powers have replied
much more definitely" to his sugges
tion. Nevertheless, It is taken to give
them a further opportunity for a dis
cussion of peace which officials here
had every reason to believe they would
welcome.
There Is an absolute refusal here,
however, to enter Into any discussion
of the details of the address on the
ground that the big principle involved
should be left as clear as possible with
out confusing it in side issues.
Phrases Purposely Flexible.
Its phrases are understood to have
been left rather purposely Indefinite in
some sections in order to be as flexible
to different shades of opinion and de
sire as was the entente statement of
terms in the note to the President.
"A free, independent and autonono
mous Poland," for example. Is calculat
ed to give pause to both Germany and
Russia and to be a recognition of the
right of nationality, which both na
tions have upheld, that may cause each
embarrassment, though eventually
leading to a solution. The mention of
"freedom of worship" also Is an equiv
ocal statement, which might b taken
to refer to Jews in Russia, as easily as
to Armenians and Syrians in Turkey.
The natural right of nations to an outlet
to the sea applies equally to Poland.
Austria, Russia and Serbia, and In some
cases cuts across nationalistic or ter
ritorial rights which could only be
squared by the neutralization of the
disputed section, as. say, the Darda
nelles for Russia, Triest for Austria.
East Prussia for Poland or Montenegro
for Serbia.
Double Interpretations Probable.
The most of the argument is expected
abroad, with all kinds of double inter
pretations on that section dealing with
the necessity of governments resting
on the consent of the governed and the
Immorality of passing peoples back and
forth from one sovereignty to the
other. Whether this contemplates a
criticism of certain claims for territory,
as that of France for Alsace-Lorraine,
of Italy for the Trentino, Roumanla for
Transylvania, or Austria for parts of
Serbia, Bulgaria for parts of Roumanla
and so forth, is unknown, but is certain
to be widely discussed.
Mention of disarmament as "the most
immediate and intensely practical ques
tion connected with the future fortunes
of nations and of. mankind, caused
surprise in some quarters, as President
Wilson was not known to have had
such decided views on that subject. It
also recalls the fact that the first
Hague conference In 1899 was called
for that distinct purpose and failed,
with the second conference, because
Germany gave word that she would
withdraw if the subject were generally
debated. Despite that, the British.
French and American delegates all in
dorsed the plan warmly. It has been
felt in Germany that such a plan is im
practicable, as there is no common de
nominator by which armament can be
reduced proportionately, all over the
world at the same time.
Force Distinctly In Bacltgronnd.
The world federation contemplated
by the President is explained as not
being based primarily on force, but as
Bavins lorce oistlnctiy In the back
ground. The speech speaks of "the
common strength" opposed to the "in
dividual strength" of nations, and no
fewer than 13 times he mentions the
word "guarantee," or a cognate. This
Implication of some kind ot force be
hind his proposal, whether physical or
economic, is expected to bring about
deep opposition on the part of many
peace organizations, such as the Amer
ican Peace Society, the World Court
League and others that are already
committed to a world reorganization
based only on International law and
good faith.
Burned Man Known in Eugene.
EUGENE. Or, Jan. 22 (Special.)
Taylor Washburn, ot. Kelso, Wash., who
was burned to death In a lodging-House
fire in Portland Saturday, was an ex
resident of Eugene, and was the step
father of Mrs. Gladys Shelley Smith, a
teacher of the Springfield public
schools. v '
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i
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Hyacinths, any color, each 5
Fine mixed Tulips, dozen 15
Crocus, mixed colors, dozen .10
Daffodils, single trumpet, each. . -4
Toilet Paper
Special Good-size roll of good Crepe Paper
regular $1.00, special, by the dozen, 79
Bath-Room
Mirror
One of the prettiest numbers we
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16x20 $6.50
12x20 .$5.50
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INVESTIGATION OF
FIRE RATES URGED
State Insurance Commissioner
Wells Asks Chaii men of
Committees to Act.
ARRANGED CODE DEFENDED
Opposition Declared Slow In Appear
ing, as Requirements Have Been
in Print for Some Time.
Full Publicity Courted.
SALEM, Or., Jan. .22. (Special)
Harvey Wells, Insurance Commissioner,
today directed a letter to A- W. Orton
and L. C. Mackey, chairmen of the Sen
ate and House insurance committees,
respectively, asking that an Investiga
tion be instituted by those committees
Into the present system of promulgat
ing fire insurance rates. He declares
that certain companies and agents are
opposed to the state having supervision
over rates, and desires the fullest sort
of a probe so that the committee may
ascertain definitely the situation as to
fire rates.
"When I was in Portland on Satur
day. I understood that certain Insur
ance companies, agents and individuals
were opposed to the section relating- to
the maklngv of rates by fire insurance
companies and it appeared to me that
it was somewhat strange that oppo
sition should spring up at this late
date, for the Code Commission has held
public hearings, the code has -been
printed since October, and If there had
been any objections, why should not
these people file their objections .with
the Governor, who appointed this coma,
mission, with the insurance Depart
ment or with the chairman of the Code
Commission. On making inquiry of
the insurance committees of the House
and Senate, I fail to find any objections
tild with them." saii Insurance Com
One-Way to
Judge a Bank
In a way we are performing; a pub
lic duty by urging habits of thrift, .
for a thrifty community is a pros
perous and happy one.
Why don't you come into the
"Thrift Circle"?
1.umbermens
National, bank
Fifth and Stark
3o on savings.
TAKE A GLASS OF
THE KIDNEYS
Advises Folks to Overcome Kid
ney and Bladder Trouble
While It Is Only Trouble.
Eating meat regularly eventually pro
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, saye a well-known authority, be
cause the uric acid in meat excites the
kidneys, they become overworked: ret
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of
distress, particularly backache and mis
ery In the kidney region; rheumatic
twinges, severe headaches, acid stom
ach, constipation, torpid liver, deep
lessness. bladder and urinary lrritaUon.
The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or If -bladder
All-Steel White Enameled Medicine Chest
two shelves and mirror in door $5.00
This Universal
Hot and Cold Quart
Bottle, with four Nickel
Cups and heavy protec
tive case; will last for
years. Itticq
Tooth Savers at
Saving Prices
50c Pebeco 390
$1.00 Pyorrhocide Powder. .870
25cKolynos 200
25c Lyon's Tooth Paste or
Powder 170
25c Sanitol Tooth Paste or
Powder 2O0
missioner Wells, In a statement issued
today. .
Commissioner Is Powerless.
"From an opinion rendered by Attorney-General
Brown under the pres
ent law the Insurance Commissioner
has no authority whatever to repre
sent the citizens in Investigating the
rates made by companies or ratine bu
reaus, and I will use every effort to
see that the state, through its Insur
ance Commissioner, shall represent the
citizens whenever they have a com
plaint against the system of rating. If
these recommendations are wrong, as
they say, now is the time to find out.
"The recommendation of the Code
Commission is that the Insurance Com
missioner may address inquiries to any
insurance company or rating bureau
to ascertain how the'r rates are pro
mulgated and any other matter upon
which he thinks the public should be
informed; also that any rating bureau
shall be open at all times for the In
formation of the citizens of this state.
"Now, it is said that this code would
Increase rates. ,
"That Is lust wtiat we want to know
How will it increase rates? If these
recommendations go through, insurance
companies cannot increase their rates
unless they can show the Commissioner
a reason for same. In fact, I see signs
of a reduction, and I certainly would
like to see the Legislature find time to
Investigate the fire situation in Port
land. It had to come, and probably
now Is the logical time."
PUBLIC WARNED OF AGENT
Mr. Wells Says S. A. Croncy la Xot
Authorized to Sell Policies.
r
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) j
Harvey Wells, Insurance Commissioner.;
today issued a warning to the people of!
Portland that S. A. Croney is not li
censed to transact accident and health
business. The Commissioner says he
would appreciate receiving information
on the whereabouts of Mr. Croney.
"S. A. Croney bas represented to peo
ple that he was an agent for an insur
ance company and collected insurance
premiums, failing to deliver the poli
cies," says the Commissioner in a state
ment today. The Commissioner says
there is too much of this going on now
and Just as soon as he finds time he is
going to make an investigation to as
certain the truth of a report that many
persons in Portland are soliciting in
surance without a license. Whan a per
son solicits business without a license,
the Commissioner cannot hold the com
pany responsible, but when the airent
SALTS TO FLUSH
IF YOUR BACK HURTS
bothers you. get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy:
take a tablesoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act flue. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon Juice, combined with
lithla. arfd has been used for Fenera
tion! to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to normal activity; also
to neutralise the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad
der disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithla
water drink, which millions, of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
1 AUJTB .afEEETAJ WEST BHEK MABSHALL 7CO -HOME A 61 71 J
BRING THIS COUPON
50 EXTRA STA1NIPS
With every cash framing or
der of $1 or more, in ur Art
Department, Second Floor,
until February 1, 1917.
. ..4.
Face Creams
$1.50 Oriental Cream $1.10
50cMalvina Cream T..39
SOcStillman Freckle Cream 390
50c Daggett & Ramsdell Cream 430
50c Ingram's Milk Weed Cream 390
50c Pcmpeian Massage Cream'. 890
50c Sempre Giovine ' ..390
50c Creme Elcaya 450
ooap
25c Cashmere Bouquet Soap .
three for G90
25c Packer's Tar 180
25c Woodbury's 2O0
25cCiiticura 180
25(4711 White Rose Glyc
erine 180, three for. ... .500
,25c Bar Floating Castile. . .11)0
has & license the company is responsi
ble for the acts of its agent.
Political Study League to Meet.
The Woman's Political Study League
will hold its regular meeting- at the
Public Library, today at 2 o'cloclc. Pro
fessor Peterson will "speak on "The In
itiative and Reterendum." The club
extends an invitation to anyone inter
ested Miss Eleanor Baldwin will give
the fourth lesson on "Money."
DON'T SUFFER
WITH NEURALGIA
Musterole Gives Delicious Comfort
When those sharp pains go shooting
through your head, "when .your skull
seems as if it would split, just rub a
little Musterole on the temples and
neck. It draws out the inflammation,
soothes away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole is a dean, white oint
ment, made with oil of mustard.
Better than a mustard plaster and
does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses frankly
recommend Musterole for sore throat,
bronchitis, Croup, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheu
matism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore mus
cles, bruises, chilblains, frosted' feet
co ds of the chest (it often prevents
pc Aimonia). Tt i always dependable.
Various Forms
Of Headache
"It Is necessary in order to treat hesd
aches properly to understand the causes
which produce the affection" says Dr. J. W.
Kav. ol Blockton, Ala. Continuing, he says.
Physicians cannot even begin the treat
ment ot a disease without knowing what
causes give rl&e to It, and we must remem
ber that headache is to be treated accord
ing to the same rule. We must not only be
particular to grve a remedy intended to
counteract the cause which produces the
headache, but we must also give a remedy
to relieve the pain until the cause of tbe
trouble nas been removed. To anrwerthM
purpose antl-kamnla tablets will be found
a moat convenient and satisfactory remedy.
One tablet every one to three hours give
comfort arxl rest in the most severe casna
of headache, nenralgla, and particularly the
headaches of women. .
"When we have a patient subject to reprv
lar attacks ol sick headache and when he
feels tbe least slra ot an oncoming attack,
be should take two A-K Tablets. Obtaln
M t druggists la any quantity deriredr
For Itching Scalp
You do not want a slow treatment
for itching scalp when hair is falling
and the dandruff germ is killing: the
hair roots. Delay means no hair.
Get, at any druij store, a bottle of
zemo for 25c or $1.00 for extra large
aize. Use as directed, for it does the
work quickly. It kills the dandruff
germ, nourishes the hair roots and im
mediately stops itching scalp.. It is
a pure, reliable, antiseptic liquid, is not
greasy, is easy to use and-will not stain.
Soaps and shampoos are harmful, as
they contain alkali. The best thing to
use for scalp irritations is zemo, for it
i safe and also inexpensive-.
The E. W. Ross Co.. Cleveland, O,
LIGHT-HEARTED WOMEN.
A cheerful, light-hearted woman Is
the Joy of a man's life. Beauty will
fade, a goo,d figure will change, but
the charm of health and cheerfulnesH
will endure to the end. But hpw can
a woman be cheerful and happy when
dragged down by some female de
rangement, with a backache, headache,
and often on the verge of a nervous
breakdown.
Lydia E. Plnkhara's Vegetable Com
pound Is the standard remedy for suoh
ailments. During the last 40 years
thousands of homes have been made
happy by this woman's great remedy
for woman's ills. Adv. ."
BORADENT
THE MILK OF MAGNESIA
Tooth Paste
CORRECTS ACIDITY
For SINGERS and SPEAKERS
TIIK 'KW lOo IlOX UTS THE FOCIvET
Xrrlar Sim SS. He, tU. At Drareitt.
EROVVfi'S u.TR0CHZS
JOHN I. BKOWN at Sl-TM, BosAta, Mas.
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