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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY,. JANUARY 8, 1913. BOLSHEVIKI WOULD FINISH FIGHT ALONE Aid of Allies Not Needed, Says Delegate at Recent L Conference. STRENGTH IS IN WEAKNESS Country, Stripped Bare, Not Attrac tive to Germans Government la fending; Forces to Frontier, Sajs Prlrograd Kcporl. tONDO.V. Jan. T. The Bolshevlkl are definitely strengthening the - front. Petrograd advices say. ' The corre spondent of the Dally Newa obtained this Information from M. Radek, one ef the Russian delegates who took a prominent part In the negotiations with the Austrian and Germane at retrograd. He said the Bolahevllcl were Intending to send home all who did not wish to fight, so that they would have an array which waa willing to fight for an Ideal. The correspondent asked, "What would be the attitude of the Bolshevlkl in case of actual war with regard to help from the allies?- M. Radek repUed: We do not desire their help. Our strength lies In our weakness, and If we accepted help from the allies the significance of our position would be dtroyd. The weaker we are the stroeger we' are. The Germans can drive us t c. but what good would It lio them? Ceiurry la Stripped Bus. The country behind the front has been stripped bare. There Is not enough there to feed a single horse. The Ger mans will not wish millions of starving persons on their hands. e stand for a democratic peace. So do the German working classes. If the German government attacks na It will display Itself to Its own people In Its true light.' A telegram from Breat-Litovsk to Amsterdam gives a wireless message sent to ii. Joffe. chairman of the Rui Stan delegation, by .Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann fr the German dele gatlon. Foreign Minister Cxernln for the Austrian. Foreign Minister Nes sinmy Bey for the Turks ana Minister of Justice Fopoff far the Bulgarians. It recalls that when the central powers outlined the terms on which they were willing to make peaca they stipulated that these terms would be valid only if all the belligerents bound them selves within a certain period to ob serve them- The Russians then fixed tea days as the period In which the other belligerents were to decide whether to Join In the negotiations, but although this time elapsed January 4. nothing has been heard from them. Raae sad tkralaaaa Ce)fer. Another telegram from Brest-Lltovsk atates that Informal discussions there on Friday between the Germans and the Ukratnans took a direction favor able to Germany. A Petrograd dispatch to the Dally Mall says that General Xlssel. bead of the French military mission, replied to Foreign Minister Trotsky's com plaint respecting French military propaganda by stating that certain news received from Stockholm had been issued by a young officer by mistake Tha General promised that no such mistake would be made again. M. Trotsky replied with a demand that the officer In question leave Russia. The correspondent adds that It Is a pity that same of the allied diplomats pretend to Ignore M. Trotsky while In fact they are obliged to recognise his authority. referring to the same Incident, a Renter dispatch from Petrograd ears M. Trotsky ordered the Immediate clos ing of the French bureau, the removal if the wireless apparatus and the Im mediate recall to Petrograd of French officers In the war sone. "there would have been hundreds of dumping yards after such a storm. This morning there were exactly IS. but I finally rounded up 350." Possibly half the homes In the city were without their newspapers this morning. Switchboard operators of the tele phone company, owing to the paralysis of traffic, were sheltered at hotels last nlrht and were at their posts today. Employes of the Union Etockyards battled through the greater part of Sunday getting the livestock arrivals under cover. Two deaths In Chicago have been reported so far as the result of the bllxzard. Many persons are reported Injured, mostly In collisions which re sulted from the snow. The-heavy gale and blinding snow, combined with great cakes of ice, made navigation In Lake Michigan practically impossible. The big steel plants and other fac tories Just across the state line in Indi ana are said to be seriously tampered. There are no transportation facilities between Pullman. Indiana Harbor, Gary. whiting and Hammond. the great banks of snow hsvlng Mocked all trains. In addition to the scarcity of coal the factories are handicapped by the inability of their employes to reach their working places. Fmtl Sltaatloa Grave. The fuel situation Is tnought to be the most serious throughout Central Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin points also reported serious fuel and transporta tion tie-ups as a result of the storm. A meeting of pactiista. scheduled In Chicago to discuss terms of peace, was called off because only one delegate braved tha storm and appeared at the meeting place. HI PLAN Farmers and Shipbuilders' Are to Be Mobilized. NEW SERVICE IS ARRANGED are fighting for an ideal and not for conquest? "The Bolshevlkl, like the German working classes," added M. Radek. "stand for a democratic peace, and if the German government attacks the Russians It will display Itself- to its own people in its true light." Recruiting of Men Necessary to Car ry on Economic Work in Support of War Forces Provided " For Ty V. S. "Bureau. Meantime the Social Democratic party has come out strongly against the Ger man plans of annexation, aa set forth at the Brest-Lltovsk conference, and In a resolution has declared that a lasting peace Is possible only if the democratic principle of self-determination is hon estly carried out. The resolution added that the party Is resolved resolutely to combat, the misuse of the right of self-determlna- ; tion ror tne purpose or disguising an negations. .. If "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells For Cash" I L' Tuesday the Last Day of Our Annual January Another American steamship, the Harry Luckenbach, has been sunk by an enemy- subnfarine somewhere in the war sone. Eight members of the crew of the steamer are reported missing. NEW TORE. Jan. 7. A glaze storm held New York in Its power today. Moisture which fell throughout the night as rain froze Instantly upon touching the ground and the city was covered with thin Ice before dawn Elevated and surface traffic was virtually suspended for many hours and telephone and telegraph comraunl- atlon was Interrupted seriously. Frozen leet snapped many overhead wires. . Many Ilart lee. One death and Injury to many per sons were reported. Scores of men and women fell on icy pavements and broke anklee or arms. Fnel administrators admitted the coal hortaga was still scute, and likely to continue for weeks. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 7. A light anow storm which started In this vicinity late yesterday had abated today, but Incoming trains from the West were delayed. WASHINGTON", Jan. 7. Mobilization of three million workers for agricul ture, shipbuilding and war contract plants was entrusted today to the United States employment service by the Department of Lsbor. John B. Densmore, of Montana, solic- itor for the Department of Labor, will be National director of the employment service by appointment of Secretary Wilson. He will have as his assistants Robert 'Watson, of Massachusetts, and Charles T. Clayton, of Maryland. Sam uel J. Gompers, . of New York, son of the labor leader, will succeed Mr. Wat son as the department chief clerk. Tremendous expansion of the serv ice Is in progress in preparation for recruiting men necessary to carry on the economic work in support of the military forces in the war. Solution of the labor shortage problem by this means is confidently pr-. posed by the Department and the co-operating labor organizations In answer to suggestions tnat conscription of labor is necessary. Earl Reading has been appointed British high commissioner in the United States. In addition to being an able Jurist he is one of Great Britain's best known financiers. IS WAR EMERGENCY COCXCIX DIS CUSSES PROPOSED RCXIXG. Sags; est ed Ordinance to Require Those Raising Patriotic Funds to Est Permit la Topic. NAPA1E M IS SLAIN FRED WAYXE BRUTALLY DERED IX HIS STORE. MIR- Threw AaatrUas Held at Ckcball Cesaeettsa With Trsaewy Vle- ttssa Head Crashed. CHEH1US, Wash, Jan. 7. Fred Swayne. a merchant of Napavlne, sev en mile south of here, waa murdered hile he waa at work in his store last night when, according to the police, he was struck over the head with a box opener. No motive for the murder could be found, as the cash register and safe were untouched. Police today arrested three men. said to be Austrian In connection with the murder of Mr. Swayne. The scene of the crime waa the rear of the store, which was used for stor age, investigation developed that a errlble struggle bad taken place. Swayne finally succumbed to the deadly blows of his murderer, who beat his victim's brains out with a hatchet or some blunt weapon, no trace of which CM Fl T RUM IN millMRIA has been found. The floor and wails I ... www...win Mechanics to Be Placed. One early result Is expected to be the Placing of 400.000 mechanics in ship building plants to aid in hurrying to completion the merchant marine pro gramme. Organisation plans of the new se Ice were described in an official state ment, which said: "The United States employment service has been divorced from the Bureau of Immigration, under whose control it has been since Its establish ment made a separate arm of the de partment and one of the largest and most important war-prosecuting or ganizations of the .National Govern ment. "In the utilization of ealsting and projected Federal, state and municipal employment offices and the labor sup plying facilities of the Various State Councils of Defense, the Federal em ployment service will cover the entire continent with a network of lnter-re-lated labor exchanges. These will 're cruit' and transfer workers from one section to another and limlnate the present chaotio situation of a surplus of workers in one region and a short age in another. Desaaada WIU Be Supplied. Supplementing this labor distribu tion work, the expanded Federal ierv loe will create a vast reservoir of labor to meet the increasing demands of the various war Industries by means of Its two auxiliary bodies, the United States Public Service and the United States Boys Working Reserve. The creation of this labor surplus already is under y. 'The Public Service Reserve is ex pected by the Department of Labor and the beads of organized labor to solve the labor shortage problem and to prove conscription of labor to be un necessary. "The making of the- United States employment service the instrument for the handling of the National labor question meets with the approval - of botn employes and employers. Portland's- War Emergency Council, created as Multnomah County's unit of the State Council of Defense, finds It self confronted with, a complicated and difficult undertaking in attempting' to censor public soliciting of funds car ried on in the name of patriotism. Much criticism, even opposition. was directed last night at the Emer gency Council's meeting against the provisions and Intent of the proposed city ordinance, framed by a specially appointed committee and presented as solution of fund-soliciting evils. By this measure it was proposed that or ganlzations and individuals wishing to solicit funds for supposed patriotic causes be required to obtain a permit from the City Auditor, this to be grant ed only after the Auditor had been con vinced by proper and adequate evi dence that the cause was a worthy one and that the funds gathered in would be properly handled. As a result of the discussion, during which even the sponsors of the pro posed ordinance acknowledged the un covering of weak points. Mayor George L Baker, presiding officer of the coun cil, referred the whole matter back to the committee In charge for further investigation and report at the next meeting. Judge J. P. Kavanaugh. City Attorney W. P. LaRoche and A. W. Often comprise the committee. - At the opening of the session Mayor Baker presented a carefully prepared and detailed exposition of the duties each of the eight standing committees of the council will be expected to perform. A council executive committee meet ing will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the office of the Mayor The next regular meeting of the gen eral body will be held January 21. ale of Silks jg, It is a great cleanup of all broken llnfc nrlrl r!prrc anrl sn f - t lots of high-grade trademarked silks in both plain and novelty weaves. The choicest patterns and colorings, without reserve, are here for your selection at the lowest price ever quoted on silks of equal quality and worth. ' The Most Sought After Silk . Creations On Sale THE YARD One-fourth to One-half Less Than Their Usual Prices EARL READING NAMED TITLE IS BRITISH HIGH COMMIS SIOXER IJf.OITED STATES. CHICAGO UNDER BLIZZARD "(tr?ooe-1 Frem First Pare. congested thoroughfares In the world, the center of the cltv's wholesale prod uce business, waa all but deserted. The one really serious aspect of the situation the delay In hauling fuel to factories, which have ln lead ing a .hand-to-mouth existence In the matter of coal. There were supplies enough In the corner groceries and markets to supply ail real needs for fond. Where milk de liveries fmlled. condensed milk could be bad. No milk trains arrived today and the best the railroads could prom le the redistributing companies was de liveries tonight. I'oth of th Borden Otmpanys trains from the Klein dairy district were stalled, one at West Chi caato and the other at Woodstock. Drivers attempted to deliver the sur plus left over from Saturday, but. ow ing to drifts, they were confined to paths made by the streetcars. User Hard tm Ce. Wt!am Ci. Conrath. superintendent ef streets for the First Ward, which Includes the business district, said he rpuld use 200 men In removing snow, "'t nth.- Tjr- Mr rVvn-e'h ssld. were spattered with pools of blood. The crime must have been committed between 4 and o'clock last night, but wsa not discovered until about . Mrs. Swayne and her t-year-old daughter paased the store door at l.ii o'clock rapping, as they paased. Mr. Swayne waved for tnem to come Inside but instead they went on home to prepare dinner. About ( airs. Swayne telephoned the store and again re peatedly, finally calling tha clerk. Mr. Mover, who discovered the trsgedy about t o clock. Mr. Ewayne's funeral will be held here tomorrow from the Episcopal Church under Masonic auspices. The parents of the deceased. Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Swayne. reside four miles north of here: a brother, Frank. In Portland, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Shorey, south of Cbehalls. Qpmblnatlon ef Three Separate Func tions, Including' Embassy, Made to Facilitate Work. Schools Not Large Enough to Attract Fishermen. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 7. (Spe cial.) Smelt are running in small schools In the Columbia River past this point, but not in large enough quantities to entice ma fishermen to get tbem. The big run will follow In about a month, so fishermen say. The smelt now on the market are being caught near Eagle Cliff. lbs big run always goes Into the Cowlitz River at Kelso, for six years continuously, and on the seventh goes Into the Lewis River. It has been three seasons now since they went into the Lewis River. BRITISH CASUALTIES GROW Losses for Wek Almost Double Those of Previous Week. HATUM DEFENSES LEVELED Brltl.-h Forces Pnnlsh Kncray Southern Arabia. In Save 9 He. By Buying Ever Reliable CASCARA Yl QUININE No lm ia erica for this to-year-ed ii i ir - tic tr 2 to is Sin erj uut! M joc far 31 tobtets Firured ea propoetioMte cost per tabaee. yoe save Wc yoa by KJl Cvrea CoM ; SB dew Mossy esck if t fals 24 TUms le Me, ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c RantJeptJc Roon to Mother. Wa s-d relu-Mrbrd. frrtfstsd same of ts faot. Km Mta frh ssd st. lis f t's imir ana. sue. Ai am, ,.. sti. LONDON. Jan. 7. British casualties reported during the week ending today totaled 1S.S$. The losses were divided as follows: Officers killed or died of wounds. 111 men. nix. Officers wonrnted or missing, US men. 14.05. For the virtual doubling of British casualties over the previous week when the total waa IJ1. the sbsrp fighting Just before New Year's day In the vicin ity of Welsh Ridge, on the Cambral front, south of Marcolng. may have been largely responsible. It Is possible also that belated reports on casualties on the Palestine. Italian and other war theaters may have gone to swell the total considerably. 36 MILLION COURT AWARD Only dS Minutes Required for Suit Involving Hnjre Judgment. PF.NTER. Jan. 7. A Judgment for llt.SI5.01S to enforce a Judgment for a similar amount awarded In Lnlted States) court for the Southern dlatrict of New York was returned la Federal Dlatrict Court here today against the Denver A Rio Grande Railroad Com pany In favor of the Equitable Trust Company, of New York- It waa the largest Judgment ever returned In the local court. It took less thsn i minutes to empanel )ary. present evidence and obtain a verdict. Motion for a grant of 43 days In which ta file motion for a new trial denied, pending bearing of argu ments. LONDON. Jan. 7. An official I port received today from Aden, a Brit ish port on the southern coast of Arabia, says that the British destroyed the defenses of Hatum on Saturday. severe casualties were inflicted on the enemy. Progress of the War. Although Infantry operations in the major war theatera are of minor character, signs are not wanting that big battles are In the process of making In Flanders. France and Italy. At various points in tnese three war sones intensive artillery duels are going on day and night. They are particularly severe in the region of Ypres snd the Cambral sector, where the British are facing the Ger mans along the Aisne. and on f e Ver dun sector and along the Moselle River. where the forces of the German Crown Prince and Grand Duke Albrecht of Wurttemberg are opposing the French. and In the Italian highlands from the region of Lake Garda eastward to the Piave River, where the Austro-German troops are aligned against the Italians. French and British. Seattle Attorney Gets Place. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 7. -George A. Lea. of Se attle, on recommendation of Commis sioner Aitchlson. today was appointed valuation attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Lee is well known In Portland. Southwest of Ypres. in Flanders, the Germsns have made an attempt to en ter British positions, but met with re pulse and heavy losses under the fire of the British Infantry and machine guns. Likewise an attempted raid against the French positions on the historic hill S04. In the Verdun sector, waa stopped with sanguinary losses to the Germane. These two maneuvers constitute the only activity by infantry forces at any point, except that small British patrols at several places forced crossings of the Piave River against the Teutonic alllea. Austrian Soctali.it Leader DeadV AMSTERDAM. Jan. 7. The death of Enaelbert Perneratorfer, the Austrian Socialist leader, la announced la a dis patch front Vienna. Be had been vice president of the lower House of the AnatrUn Diet since ltd), The situation arising in the disagree ment between the Teutonlo allies and the Bolshevlkl leaders in Russia still remains clouded, owing to lack of def inite Information concerning the trend the negotiations are taking, or whether they have entirely ceased. An unof ficial dispatch from Petrograd quotes M. Radek, one of the Bolshevlkl dele gates. - ho has been treating with the Austrlans and Germans in Petrograd, aa declaring that the Bolshevlkl Is def initely strengthening the fighting front, but that" the Russians will a.cept no help from the entente allies if they are forced, to. fight again.. tha Russians LONDON. Jan. 7. Earl Reading, lord chief justice, has been appointed British High Commissioner in the United States. Besides taking over the work of the British Embassy in Wash ington, he will have charge of the work of the British war mission and its establishments In New York and Washington. Combination . of the three separate funotidns which have been exercised by as many different agencies, diplo matic, financial and war supplies, is the purpose of the appointment of Earl Reading as British Ambassador in Washington to succeed Sir Cecil Spring- Rice as the situation is understood by government officials here. Some confusion followed the inde pendent operators . of the Northcliffe war mission; the technical military! and naval attaches bureau and the diplomatic bureaus of the embassy proper. It has been found difficult for these separate commissions and agen cies to transact their business with the State Department, the War and Navy DeDartmenta and the Treasury Depart ment here without overlapping and confualon. . The announcement of Earl Reading's appointment says that Lord North cliffe will remain head of the British mission to the United States in Lon don. . It Is understood that Earl Reading will retain his position as Lord Chief Justice. An Opportunity We Believe Youll Not Let Pass Without Profiting to the Fullest Extent You Have Choice From Thousands of Yards, Includfar.i', 40-Inch Silk Poplins, Solid Colors :;. 36-Inch Lining Satins, Novelty Patterns 36-Inch Cheney Bros.' Satins, Solid Colors . 36-Inch Chiffon Failles, Plain Colors 36-Inch Chiffon Failles,' Stripe Patterns 36-Inch Japanese Satins, Solid Colors . . . . . 36-Inch Light Messalines, Plain Colors 36-Inch Dark Messalines, Plain Colors 34-Inch Shan Tung Pongees, Natural Color ' . 32-Inch Stripe Tub Silks, All Colors Selling Starts Promptly at 8:30 A. M. It isn't often that you have the chance to purchase the very finest of high-grade Silks so milch under-priced. We intend to make this an '. event that will long be remembered by the patrons of this storeas a sale that will overreach any former attempt at value-giving by this 'a or any other concern in this city. Come and Gome Early There'll srrrt T's St ? ' I V a ft -or -v-- a Tarn 11 Itr iro fi-cf r It a TfAtYl 1 he Entire Assortment at Voc Y ard ids Store Opens -at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. Store Closes' at 5:30 P.M. Saturdays at 6 P.M. : LUCKENBACH ISSUNK American Steamship Torpe doed in English Charfhel. i SHOE PRICE DISCUSSED Dealers in Chicago Propose to Cut Height of Women's Footwear. CHICAGO. Jan. 7. The National Re tail Shoe Dealers' Association, attended by 2000 members, met in convention here today and some of them were kept busy establishing alibis for high prices. John O'Connor, general cnairman or the convention, said that he did not really consider that there was a leather shortage except in graaes usea ror tne military and then he ana nia associ ates explained the why of the 15 and $20 shoe for women and the ana in ditto for men. A proposal to regulate the height of woman s shoes waa said to do unaer consideration at an executive session of a committee of the dealers. In Eng land the women ara allowed a ahoe height of C4a Inches and it was sug gested that 8 Inches would be about right for American women. EIGHT OF CREW MISSING Vessel Recently Requisitioned by General Pershing for Supply Pur . poses Ship Fourth of Lino Loot by Submarine Attack. ' enbach fleet sunk by submarines with in a year, the other being the D. N Luckenbach, torpedoed and sunk with a loss of five members of her crew on October 27 last. The Harry Luckenbach is the fourth ship of the Luckenbach line lost through submarine attack since the war began. The others were the Jacob Luckenbach. sunk July 7. 1916: the Lewis Luckenbach, October 14, and the D. N. Luckenbach, October Z7 last year. Five members of the crew of the latter were killed. Another ship of the same line, the J. L. Luckenbach, had a four hour running fight with a submarine the same month, but escaped, although a number of her crew were killed by shellfire. The total gross tonnage of the four ships sunk is 12,508. CONCESSION MADE IN TEST John Clark May Answer Civil Serv ice Questions by Dictation. CAPTURES EXCEED LOSSES British War Office Issues Prisoners Summary for Tear. LONDON, Jan. 7. The War Office has Issued a summary of the Britlsn cap tures and losses in the war during 1917. The total captures on all fronts numbered 114.544 prisoners and 7S1 guns. The losses numbered 28.379 pris oners and 166 guns. The items Include: Western theater. 73.121 prisoners. 631 guns captured, and 27,200 prisoners and 166 guns lost. Palestine, 17,646 prisoners and 103 guns captured. Mesopotamia, 15,944 prisoners and 124 guns captured. No guns were lost in any theater ex cept the western. I- . Read The Oregonian cUaslfled Ada. I NEW YORK, Jan. 7. The American steamship Harry Luckenbach has been torpedoed and sunk, .with loss of life, according to word received by the owners of the vessel today. Eight of the crew are missing, the owners were informed. The crew con sisted of 30 men, not Including the naval guard. When last heard from by the owners.' the Harry Luckenbach was In France, having been requisitioned at a French port October 15 by General Pershing for use as a supply vessel under the general requisition order of the United States- Shipping Board. It is believed she was sunk in the English Channel. The vessel was in command of Cap tain F. S. Jones. No information as to the identity of the eight men reported missing has been received. The Harry Luckenbach was built in 1881 at West Hartlepool. England, un der the name of the Surrey, and was also known as the Michigan before her purchase by the Luckenbach Steamship line. She was registered at 2798 tons gross. ' I The vessel Is the second of the Luck- ' Because Police; Inspector Clark has rheumatism in his right hand he will be permitted to dictate through a sten ographer his answers to questions to be eiven in a civil service examination which he must take to hold his present position. The examination will be held January 11 and will be open to all men who have had 10 years or longer ex perience as executive in charge or detective force or police department. This is the first time dictated answers In an examination have. been allowed by the Civil Service Board. RAILROADS MAKE REPAIRS Traffic Between Seattle and East to Bo Resumed This Week. SEATTLE, Jan. 7. Trains between Seattle and the East across the Cascade Mountains probably will operate this week for the first time since the lines were cut by storms and floods 10 days & Puget Sound Railway announced to day -they expected to send their first train across the mountains tomorrow. Great Northern Railway Company re pair gangs will have the company's Cascade line open Thursday, but pas senger trains probably will not run until Friday. The Northern Pacific Rallrray ex pects to resume service not later than Friday. .... To Core a Color ra One Day ' Take .LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab lets, brueslst refund loney If It tails te cura E. t. GROVE'S signature is on sach h. . -1 Artv SALTS FINE FOR ACHING K DNEYS We Eat f Too Much Meat Which Clogs Kidneys, Then the Back Hurts. ago. Officials or tne cnicago. Milwaukee It Only Costs a Quarter Chamberlain's Cough Remedy only Costs a quarter (large size 50c). There is none better for a cough or a cold. Most folks forget' that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish- and clogged and need a flushing -occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply, must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain - in - the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of wa ter before breakfast' for ' a. few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com bined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neu tralizes the acids, in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts Is harmless; inexpensive: makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink, which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad -Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only trouble. Adv. Tobacco Habit Easily Overcome A New Yorker, of wide experience, nan written a book telliriff how the tobacco or snaff habit may be eaauy and quickly ban ished with dMfrhtful benefit. The author, Edward J. Woods, 1S21 A. Station E, New York City, will mail his book free on request. The health improves wonderfully after tobacco craving is conquered. Calmness, tranquil sleep, clear' eyes, normal appetite, food digestion, maniy vigor, strong memory and a general gain In efficiency are amonp the many benefits reported. Get rid of that nervous. Irritable feeling: no more need of pipe, cigar, cigarette, snuff or chewing to bacco to pacify morbid desire. Adv.