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THE 3rORXTXO OKEGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, FEBIilTATSY 13, 1918. VIOLATION OF LAW IS HELD MENACING Brotherhood Head Charges Roads Work Enginemen to , Point of Exhaustion WAGE CONDITIONS RAPPED Mlnlm-m Py of $J.3 Dally A.krd lor Ifo.tl.-rs of Frdrral Wage fommlkin Nrgro FniptVayr Are Inc-ludrd la Demand. V"A5inXGTOV. Ftb. 12. IixJlK-rtm-tnate vlolmtton of toe It-hour la. - p-illy sine the GoTromot took T.r tha roads. 'was charged to thai fHro1 manarvmfnw today by Timo thy Vhtt, acting prr'tdent of the F-othrhxxl of Locomotive Flremeta n't F:neinmn.' In jlciurtng to tha Kailrnait Waar Commlf.loo working condlftnn. arMrh. ha Mid. drm.ve thai m n tnto th.r emploiriateiit. V "If tha I nl'Ml at. Oo vara men t I fn. not r.mfdr thM condition. ha rtd. "it wiil not make a "mem of I railroad onrathti. fnr no railroad can I survive if mansard In such a fashion. .-tl Mcaar harsrd. Th m ltn said prnt condition rtnallv con.titul.d a menace to hu man t"-u man najrd In AD.rinoi of train rannt r hrld re- ...,n.ib:. for rt'avaat.r If worked to tha iwxni of nhTlral haot"on. M auot'd ncompl-t reports to show 111 violation of tha la-hour law batwwrn January t anal la. a compared with during th t 1 - v ; i i I ! SI arh.il. of I'M -It docan't am to ma that 111 viola mini are .straordlnary. con1drln tha weather of that f-rlod. ramarkad K.rr.r.rv -Lane. chatriu-M of tha com- "Toil don't Mtwtton violation of tha law. do year a.ked Mr. haa. -I don't think that qaratlon properly on ha adUraaJ to me. answered ma Mr. iin lid tx"rhapa tha naaatlon ahonld not hava been asked, but re fused to drop tha subject. Ua Icaaaad. Ma "ars- W. ra got tha law. bat It aaama tro po.l Me to act II compiled with." Shea continued. "Slnca tha Oorernment took over tha road tha law apparently la beina; disregarded Indiscriminately. and tha ttm la com In: wnen it win r..uli m wreck. I think It I tlma to call a halt. hopa tha Oovarnmen can demonatrai that tratna can an averaaa of i:s nillea an hour and avoid overtime. Tha l.ovemment will pava united co-operation of all clasaaa f employea to ccompllh that end." Ha nuoted a circular latter aant out br Oen.ral Matter luidwln to all hi uoerlntaadenta which aald traniporta tmn waa beina (lad up. fual waa be In a; deUved. factriea worklns on war ma terula wrra betna; forced to auepend. b.aue of -Indifferent and caxalaaa mpioyea- laaviaar tha road. ..... Firemen Paclina to Work. -Wa Inveatlrated. particularly around ToonfvtBVR. li." tha witpesa continne!. "and foand that tha analnamen wera pot eo nealiaant a reported. a found that Uraa nurohar of man refuaed to work under conditlona offered them, aepactaliy aaw men. Wa found that ona enmer had threa flremea on a lnla aiahi-hour ehift . "ft found that ona pe!v emploved man throw away hia novel when ha learned that hta wave would ka ti-. aaylntT ba could ftt I In tha factory. " Tha witneea aaked that a minimum wis of II a bo irivaa hoetlero to ob tain a food rlaaa of man. Tha genera Blrreaaa of la par cent and tha min imum wase of .& aehed for fireman, ha raid, should apply to net roe. in tha aoutbeaat well a to the wrtta fira- men eltawher. When ba uce'ed that the benefit of lha Adamson law ahould ba extended to the necro fire tin, t'ommleelonr t'ovtneton Inter' rupted to My that thera waa no doubt af tha application of tha Adamaoa law to all claxao af firemen. TODAY FI1.M! FEtTHtKa. Etar Harry Carey, Tha Than- lora Kid era " tSunaet Doufflaa Fairbanks. Hlfl I'lctura In the Papera." Ubcrtr Itorothy Dalton, "Flara- uo Sal " Ma)ctlc "Ylola Dana, "Hlua Jean. I r u ji i r I li VI u l vii tr V n 1 1 1 e j -rna vriaie. Columbia William 8. Hart. "Tha a ' liar k a lo. f Cloh Faullna Fredarick. "Sleep- t Ins Fire." I Charchfolk to tltf Programme. Tba vouna peopla of tha flrat Chrl tlan rhurrti will alva a literary and moetca! proaramma at the Men Kaaort toniaht at o'clock. Tha man at tha Man a Iteeort raised 1:4 i Tor tha Armenian rellaf fund and are fact Ins a little proud of thta record. St. John Slilpworkcr Dlra. TV vr. Clin, of f. Johna. who waa tn- ftrad several week aco while at work In tha ahlpvarda. died last maht at Bl Incent Hoepital. from caratiral men Iraltia. Mr. uttn waa about 3S years old and waa taken to ft- Vincent's Monday. Phooa your want ad to Tha Ore Io nian Main a?a. A ' STOP DANDRUFF! HAIR GETS THICK, WAMAUTiFUL Girls ! Draw a Cloth Through Your Hair and Double IU Beauty. Spend a Few Cents! Dandruff Vanishes and Hair Stops; " Coming Out. To ho poesed of a head of heavy. beautiful hAir: eoft. luMrous. fluffy, wavv and frea from dandruff, i nieraiy a matter of uir. a little landrin. It 1 tatT and Ineapenaiv to havo alee, soft hair and lots of It. Just aet a amall bottie of knweltun'f Danderin Bow aall druat eiwree recommend It apply a little a dtr.oted. and within ten mlnutea thara will be an appear- aaca of abundance, freshne.s, flaffine and an Incomparable slosa and luster, and. try a ji will, voo cannot find a trei-e of dandruff or fallina hair: but aur real aurprtee will ba after about two weeks' ue. whan you will see new hair fine and downy at firat es but really pew hair eprouttna out all over your acalp landerlne la. we hes itate, the onlr sure hair arrowar. de tiroter of dandruff ani nro for Itchy e-a:p. and It never fails to atop falling k:r at ear If voo want to prove how pretty and oft oar hair reailv la. moisten a cloth wtta a i i o Iaader I na aad carefully draw It through your hair taklnr on amall atraad at a lima. Tour hair wtu bo eoft. arioesv and baat:ful In Juat a few moment a deltablful vurprlaa awalta everyoae who tries this. Adv. How About Ctiaplln S Charlie Chaplin. "Golden Clown of the Ace. an artist or a vulvar buf foon? Mora conversation, much of It heated, baa been distributed on this subject than almost any other theme of filmdom. Charlie has his ardent ad mirers, hla stalwart champions, and then aaraln he has hla enemtra, one of whom, durlnr Tba Orcajonlana recent popularity contest, wrote that Chaplin ahould be suppreaaed. Here's what Harvey CTHitTClna. the famous crltlo wrltea of "Chaplin's Art" In the New Krpublac: "Chaplin performs a miracle with a walking-stick. Ha will sea It out rageously aa a toothpick, but ha will use It exactly aa you ace toothpicks need at a lunch counter, looking at you with aa air of aad repletion, with a arlaird aye from which all Intelllarence haa beea withdrawn. Inwardly, to brood over the Internal satisfaction or ai restive procese absurdly, but with un- Imnaachabla realism. "Or. b la a clerk In a pawnshop, and a man brlnrs In an alarm clock to oledaa It. c'naplln haa to deride how much It la worta. Ha aeea It firat aa a patient to ba examined diacnostlcally. Ha tape It. percusses It. puis his ear to Ita chest. Ilstena to Its heart beat witn a atethescope. and. while ha listen. flare a thoughtful medical aye on pace, look Ins: Inscrutably wle and prnfeealonally lf-eonf Ident- "lla bartna to operate on It. with a can opener And Immediately the round tin clock becomea a round tin can whose contents are unuer euspi clon. Ha cuta around tha circular top of the can. bends bark tha flap of tin with a kitchen thumb gingerly, scru tinises the contenta gingerly, and than. gtnaarly approaching hla noaa to It sniffs with the melancholy expreaslon of an experienced housekeeper who be lieve tha worst of the packlng-housea. Tha Imagination la accurate. The act ing la rratralned and naturalistic. Tba result la a scrram. "There la no doubt, aa Mrs. Flake haa said, that ba la a great artist. And ha la a great leaaon and encouragement to anyone who lovea an art or prac tice it. for ha la an example of bow the beat can be the moat aucceaalul. and of bow a real talent can triumph over tha moat appalling limitations put upon Ita expreaaton. and of bow the popular eve ran recognise such a talent without the aid of tha pundits of cul ture and even la aplta of tbelr anath emas. Angeles to San Franclseo on a film making trip on the Beaver last week. e e Jack Plckford says he's going to join tha Army or Navy as soon as he makes ona mora picture. a a a Ruth Stonehouse, formerly of Uni versal and more recently of Triangle, la Dow "at leisure" and in New York. a Frank T.loyd. the Fox director who made "A Tale of Two Cltlra" and other film successes. Is working on a tensa tlonal divorce photoplay. a e The Fox publicity man has Theda Para writing to the Secretary of tha Treasury asking that the re-mlntlng Of I-cent pieces be hurried. Theda ex plains, via Press Agent, that the coin will greatly "aid ua during the busy days when so many thousanda of workers are hurrying for trains and the newspapers are 1 cents each or more." a a a Edward Earle. now making "polite" comedies for Vltagraph. waa Mary Plckford' first leading man. She waa . Gladys Smith by name, the town was Toronto. - and the play was that old melodrama. "Tha Silver King." POLES' FIGHT FATAL . John Ceislock, Struck on Head by Leonard Toczek, Dies. PET DOG CAUSES QUARREL "Cleopatra" Breaks Record. A new record for receipts at a mo tion picture exhibition waa hung up on tha two opening days oi tne en gagement of "C'eopatra." tha William ox spectacle-story, at tha Majestic Theater last week. Not only were the results bigger than anything In Port lands histury. but In competition with New York. Boston and other large Kastern cities, the picture's opening at the Majestic tapped tha country. The Portland "Cleopatra advertising campaign not only attracted local at tention because or tne artistry ana lllng power of display ad, but Charles K. Courhe. the Majestic adver lining expert, haa received telegraphic requests for plates of all the newspaper ada he ued In rortiana ana iney win be utilised In varloua publicity cam palgna throughout the country. fscreen Gossip. The latest la that Myrt'e Ptedman la going to appear In musical comedy for a time tefore going back to plcturea. . Jan Novak, former Universal player and on of the etars of "The Eyes of he World," Is now UiU Hart s leading oman. a e e Norma Talmadge haa been working so hard of late that she haa been forced to take a rest of a month. Palm Beach la now her address. e The wer hss forced English recogni tion of tha value of motion pictures, see "Doug" Fairbanks la going to make several propaganda pirtures for the (invemmen t His pesaonahry la con sidered more valuable In the stucHo than on the firing dine. "Doug" haa loat two cameramen via tha draft. Victor Flemaur and Harry Thorp. Ln Powera. a former Port land boy. la on tha Kairbanka camera ... Gloria Swanon haa returned to Key atone comedlea. a . Jack Plckford and Louis Huff, with a Lasky company. Journeyed from Loe Captain Robert Warwick, ready for aervlce "over there," la singularly mod est for an actor about his services for hla country. He entered the Platts burg camp without the blare of trum pets, and when hla former press agent asked htm to have a photograph made In uniform he declared that he would not capitalise patriotism for publicity. "This uniform means more to me than anything elaa I aver owned," he aald. "and I m not going to. go braeglng about It until I have done aomethlng In It to brag about." e e Edward Thanhouser haa turned from film work, although his companv I still llve. Pop Lubln. who went from Jewelry ln,o plcturea, haa gone back to hla Iirat love. a a e Anita Stewart. Involved In a legal struggle with Itagraph over her con tract, and apparently losing out In he fight to secure release from her tract, la In Hot Springs, Virginia, and la said to be on the verire t a complete collapse. She waa weddV not so long ago to Donald Cameron, a former lead Ing man. ... Another story aa to how Jewel Car men. ex-Vlnle Quick, of Montarilla, oroKe into pictures. Hera It Is: Because she ate a plate of Ice cream so toothsomely Is the reason this diminutive miss from Kentucky broke Into the pictures. So she says, at any rate, aa a director's first peep at her waa In a candy store. Jewel Carmen herself la far from being a frozen dainty. Agile aa a squirrel, blonde as Valkyrie, sure of herself aa a Brown ing machine gun. she has pl.iyed with honor opposite such distinguished actora aa Douglas Fairbanks. DeWolf Hopper and "Bill Farnum. Their bulk did not quite extinguish the little Ken- tucktan. for now she la a Fox star, twinkling in her own special film lirmament. Po Ell Neighbor Objects to Canine's Presence on Place and, Following Controversy, Dog's Owner Hits Objector With Stick of Wood. CHEHALIS. Wash, Feb. (Spe cial.) John Ceislock died today in a local hospital from a fractured skull. the result of an attack by his neighbor. Leonard Toczek. at Pe Ell. 27 milea west of here, early today. The attack followed a quarrel over a dog and took place on the lumber docks at the saw mill or the Teomans Lumber company, where both men were employed. Ceislock waa struck over the head with a heavy stick by Tocxek and never regained consciousness. According to the story told by Toc xek. Ceislock owned a quarter-section farm adjoining Pe Ell. Ceislock had a dog which annoyed Tocxek by forag ing on the refuse at hia home. Tocxek asserts that be bad warned his neigh bor to keep hia dog away and finally gave it out that he would shoot the dog if this was not done. This angered Ceislock and this morn ing as Tocxek passed him with a truck on the sawmill dock. Toczek says that Ceislock stopped htm and started a quarrel, telling him that if he expected to shoot his dog he - would better do so at once, following this up with threatening language. Toczek says that he protested against a quarrel there, as they were at work. but that he picked up a stick of wood from the truck which he later threw back, however. Ceislock. he declares, almost imme dlately renewed the quarrel and made a threatening advance on Toczek, curs Ing him and threatening to shoot him. Toczek slezed the stick of wood again and hit Ceislock a heavy blow so tha death resulted later. Late today Toczek had not been apprised that he bad killed Ceislock. Toczek was arrested by a Pe Ell Deputy Sheriff and brought to the Lewis County Jail at Chehalis, where a charge of murder will be lodged against htm. Ceislock was BO, years of age. and Toczek is 42. Both have fsmilies and were born in Poland. This Is the first time for many years that the otherwise peaceable Polish settlement at Pe Ell has had any affray or thl kind, these people having established a most enviable reputation as law-abid ing citizens. Van Dnser. of Portland, will serve with H. Bloedel. of Bellingham. as ad visors to Colonel Disque in the matter of directing production of fir in Oregon and Washington, both for Government ships and for airplanes. This commit tee corresponds with a committee previ ously appointed to supervise spruce production. . -. Colonel Disque, who. is placed at the head of the fir and spruce committees, is the officer in command of tha spruce production division of the Signal Corps, with headquarters in Portland. Hia power and authority over tha work is very large and will enable him to direct every mover from now on. Mr. Van. Duser is manager of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, of Portland; J. H. Bluodel is the Washing ton state representative on the fir com mittee; Amos Benson and W. 51.' Ladd are prominent business men of this city, who were named as members of- the spruce committee originally and their appointments stand under the new announcement. GO! LAST DAY REED TO SEND SENIORS HOSPITAL WORKERS MAT BE TAKES FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS. "RecoaatrwetioaUats Seat Fraaace WtU. Handle Shell Shock Ci aad Vadvru Form of Paralyala. NEGLECT IS REGRETTED H. KOEPP, 48 REGISTERS YEARS IJT AS ALIEN. V. S, The Sidney Drews are going on the stage, but tiiey ara expected to remain laitnrul to the studios. a a Beaale Barrlacale has a boy 11 years old who la attending a military school. An envious one asserts that Bessie pays tha modest sum of 1175 a month rent for her furnished house In Los Angeles. However. Hubby Howard Hlcatmaa goes 60-50 on the rent. e e Percy Marmonl, sn English actor, who played with Elsie Ferguson 10 "Rose of the World" and who is now appearing with Ethel Barrymore In "Cam i lie." on the speaking stage, also haa ben engaged for the new Elsie Ferguson picture. J. Searle Dawley will direct the production. a St. Valentine's day will mark the completion of Mary Plckford's first "solid" year at tha Lasky. studio. In Hollywood. CaL She arrived In Califor nia from New Tork February 14. 1917. after finishing 'The Poor Little Rich Girl." and in the Hollywood year Juat ending haa dona six photoplays for Art craft release In tha Lasky studios, sig nalising her most perfect work and adding to her well-deserved reputation as perhaps tha most famous screen per sonality in the world today. e Elsie Ferguson la atartlng on a new production for Art era ft release, from a scenario by Charles Malgne. In which Betty Howe has been engaged to play the chief supporting role to the popu lar star. Mis Howe has won renown on the I stage and screen aa a beautiful and ac complished young woman and Is noted for her athletic procllvt'es. She is an accomplished horsewomen and a tennis enthusiast, awlma. shoots and can sail boat in any kind of a wind from a Spring zephyr to a sou'wester. She also clever with brush and palette and la an ardent motor enthusiast. e Mlsa Blllle Burke's next Paramount picture will ba a comedy satire on in compatibility, entitled. "Let's net a Di vorce. Additional Interest Is given this photoplay by reason of the fact that the atory waa written by Anita, Loos snd John Emerson expressly for Miss Burke. Eugene Man Baa Son In Service aad Is Much Chagrined to Find Registration Necessary. EUGENE. Or, Feb. 12. (Special.) Albert Herman Koepp, on hia sick bed at the Mercy Hospital, where he is re covering from an operation Friday received two letters from his son, Guy Koepp, announcing his safe arrival with General Perahing'a forces in France. Koepp. from the same cot, today gave Chief of Police C. B. Chrlstensen prints of the fingers with which he had opened hla son's letters as a part of his registration aa an alien enemy. "i hated to register more than any thing I aver did in my life." Koepp stated tonight. "I cam to this country when I waa 3 years old. I am now 61. I have lived all my life here and my heart and soul are with America. I am not a citizen because of my neglect. It waa with much chagrin that I found that it waa necessary for me to register aa an alien enemy, but I did so cheer fully, realising the necessity for such precaution." Koepp was proud of the answer he could give two questions. They were whether he bad any relatives In the war and on which side they are serv ing. His are on the side of America a son. Guy Koepp, and a nephew, Ray Koepp. Guy la with the 12th Aeroplane Squadron, A. 8. 8. C A. X. F. Ray is with the Oregon Coast Artillery at Fort Btevens. OFFICERS' SALARIES LOW Tacoma Commercial Club Indorses Bill to Provide Quarters. Some of the'seniors at Reed College. who are majoring in physical educa tion, will be recommended for and prob ably sent to work in the hospitals in France this coming Summer as a result of the reconstruction education train- ng course that is to be established at Reed College under tha direction of the War Department, starting March 1, President Foster announced yesterday. The Government has need of 1000, trained workers. Women, . apparently are wanted for the work. Reed Col lege expects to be able to turn over to the Government the first contingent to go from any college in the WesL Fol lowing the first course which is to last three months and to be of a general corrective nature, other regular courses will be provided, amplifying and in tensifying the work as the need de velops. The first trained "reconstructionlsts" to be aent to France will handle shell shock cases, various forms of paralysis and lost functioning. The course is not far different from that now given at the college and several major students are doing work of Just that nature at the hospitals and private sanitariums in the city. Definite instructions for the special three months course have arrived at the college. The class will be open to the public but applicants of college education will be preferred. President Foster, as a result of his recent visit East, told the men now en rolled at the college that the Govern ment Intends further to encourage young men to remain in the colleges, especially where they were preparing themselves for special work in the sciences. . . tsV' n if gfTf HTkcv. rlTrwai ' ' 1 ; CEaJHSlSSffllBl DCBOTHY CuUJ0flS in 'Flare-Up Sal' You11 Find Wild Romance Hold-Ups Adventures Thrills Suspense If there was any more in it, it wouldn't be a feature; it'd be a crime. "V: - Tomorrow "FIGHTING BLOOD" with : , Francis X. Bushman ALL' WOMEHi : WHO ARE ILL Tliis Woman - Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege ' table Compound Her Personal Experience. . ' McLean, Neb. "I want to recom mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable jompouna to an women who suffer from any functional disturbance, aa it has done ma more good than all the doctor's medicine. Since taking it I have a fine healthy baby frirl and have trained in health and strength. My hus band and I both praise your med icine to all suffering women." Mrs. John KoppfXMura, R Ho. 1, McLean, Nebraska. This famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, haa been restoring women of America to neaia ior more tnan torty years and ic will well pay any woman who suffers from displacemsnts, in flammation, ulceration, irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or "the blues" to give this successful remedy a trial. For special suggestions in regard to your ailment write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of its long experience is at your service. PI Pi NEGRO SLAYER LYNCHED Mob Wrings Ante-Mortera Confes sion From Victim by Branding. ESTILL SPRINGS, Tenn, Feb. 12. Jim Mcllherron, a negro, who shot and killed two whits men here last Friday, was burned at the stake here tonight after a confession had been forced from him by application of red-hot Irons. The man was brought here tonight by posse, which captured him after wounding him in a battle near McMln yille early today. A mob estimated at upward of 1000 persons met the tram which brought the negro here. Leaders of the posse urged the crowd to let the law take Its course, but no effort was made to prevent the lynching. A sister of one of the men Mcllher ron shot addressed the crowd, denounc ing her brother's slayer. The prisoner then was taken out of town, chained to a tree, tortured until he confessed. Implicating another negro, and then was burned. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Army officers are. finding that they cannot stretch their salaries as far in war times as when stationed at posts when the country Is at peace. In behalf of the officers the Tacoma Commercial Club today took the first official action on the matter and in dorsed a bill now before Congress to provide quarters for officers' families or dependents wherever they may be or to compensate The military men for the money expended for quarters. All officers are forced to buy added and costly equipment in war time, and living prices have advanced so rap idly that many of them find themselves n a tight financial hole. They say their salaries measure only CO per cent of those in war time when buying power is considered. BANK PLANS SUPERVISED Committee Chosen to Pass on Profits in 10 th Reserve District. KANSAS CITY". Mo., Feb. 12. The personnel of the committee which will pass upon all large financial projects, corporate or otherwise, in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, was an nounced today. Asa . Ramsay, Federal reserve agent for the Tenth District, will be chairman, and J. Z. Miller, Jr., governor of 'the Kansas City Federal reserve bank, vice-chairman. P. W..Goebel. F. P. Neal and H. P. Wright are the other members. An auxiliary committee to co-operate with the main committee Includes A. H. Mar ble, of Cheyenne, for the state of Wyo ming. Harrisburg, were married at Harris burg today by Rev. Dan Kropf. Both are deaf and dumb. When the couple applied for a license in the County Clerk's office, they were accompanied by the bride's father, mother and sister,, all of whom were deaf and dumb. HIGH RANK GIVEN MAJOR Xew York Man to Serve as Assistant Provost Marshal-General. ATER. Mass., Feb. 12. The appoint ment of Major Rhineiander Waldo, former Police Commissioner of New Tork, as Assistant Provost Marshal General In France, was announced in dispatches received here today at di visional headquarters at Camp Devens. "The "appointment was made by Gen eral Pershing. Hsr Grandma Used SageTea To Darken ,SSW,l hi Ha r Publisher Is Candidate. SAN JOSE, Cal., Feb. 12.-J. O. Hayes, publisher of tho San Jose Mercury Herald and brother of E. A. Hayes, who represents the Eighth California Dis trict in the House of Representatives, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor. iraadmotner Kept her nair oeaim fully darkened, glossy and attractive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. w iioiievtfr net 11a.11 iuvk uh turn. ui. faded, or streaked appearance,- this simple mixture was applied with won derful effect, ay asKing at any arug--store for VWyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound," you will get a large-bottle of this old-time recipe, improved by the addition, of other ingredients,' ill ready to use, at very little cost. This simple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to tne nair. A well-known downtown druggist says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound now because it arlrona an natnrnllv a r,H AVAnlv' that nobody can tell it has been applied ' it s so. easy lo use, loo. zou simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw. it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By mornmg the gray hair disappears; after another application or two, It is restored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and beau tiful. This preparation is a delightful toilet requisite.. It is not intended for-; the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. Adv. . . 5YTJ3HATEAC0LB E'MLAGRiPf Thl. r dw wM nCfl rvtWr. armmwtir. QIj E E K S' Phone your wan ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070, A 095. DOUGLAS COURT ABSOLVED Investigation Committee Finds Re call Move ot Jnstifled.r ROSEBURG. Or- Feb. 12. (Special.) The committee of seven representa- ive taxpayers appointed by B. W. Strong, president of the local Taxpay- rs' League to Investigate charges made against the Douglas County Court, with a view of invoking the re- all, submitted Its report tonight to President Strong. The report shows that the County Court had committed no act that would ubject them to a recall, but the com mittee made several recommendations regard to the conduct of the coun ty's affairs. The committee consisted of W. C. Edwards, Drain; J. W. Wise, Yonralla: A. F. Stearns, Oakland; H. F. Wells, Riddle; Rem Fate. Myrtle Creek: B. R. Banning. Deer Creek, and S. D. Evans. Roseburg. NORTH BEND DOCTOR DEAD Captain F. S. Pratt Succumbs to Pneumonia la Wyoming. NORTH BEND, Or, Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) News was received here today of the death of Captain F. S. Pratt at Fort Russell, Wyo. Death was due. to pneumonia. He was 54 years of age. He was born at Puyailup, Wash., but had practiced medicine for many years at Florence, Gardiner and in this city. He enlisted last Fall, and was only recently advanced to the rank of Cap tain. He was a prominent Elk, Mason and Oddfellow. He leaves a widow and two young children, now living with his mother at Puyailup. H. B. VAN DUSER IS ADVISOR Weil-Known Mil Una n Will Aid Colo nel Dl.ine In Fir Production. OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 12 The Aircraft Produc tion Board today announced that H. B. Elderly Man Struck by; Auto. -v: A man believed to be P. B. VanNice. 55 years old, who lives at 527 East Fourteenth street North, was run down by an automobile driven by Harley Blade. 848 East Ninth street North, at East Ninth and Brazee streets last night at 8 o'clock. He sustained injuries to his head which lett him delirious and bruises about the hands and arms. His Identification was made through papers found in bis pocket. He was unable to talk coherently last night. Bend Switchman Injured. BEND. Or," Feb. 12. (Special.) P. F. 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