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THE MOKNIXG OKEGOXIAN, TUESDAY, 3IAT 25, 1920
FREIGHT CONGESTION
BEGINNING TO BREAK
Accumulation of Cars Is Re
ported Reduced.
ATTACK NOT DIMINISHED
JOHNSON ANSWERS
RADICALISM CHARGE
Attitude Toward Profiteering
Defined.
Terminal Committees Organized at
30 Railroad Centers to Keep
Commission Informed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 24. The
freight jam was declared tonight to
be slowly yielding- to the efforts con
centrated on the mass of cars which
was closing: the country's railroad
yards.
Reports to the American railroad
association's ear service committee
showed a reduction in car accumula
tion from 269.000 on April 24 to less
than 170,000 last Friday.
While-the battl-5 by no means has
been won, railroad officials said in
dications of improvement were strong
enough to substantiate the belief that
the peak of the congestion had passed.
Data on Cam Prepared.
The car service committee's reports
showed the number of cars accumu
lated at the important terminals on
various dates for the past 30 days to
Jiave been: April 24. 269.000; May 1,
233.000; May 8. 201.000; May 14, 184,
000. and May 21, 170,000.
The figures also disclosed that on
April 2, just prior to the unauthorized
strike of switchmen, 93,000 cars con
stituted the congestion. In 22 days it
lose to 290.000, the highest mark in
history.
Efforts of the interstate commerce
commission to speed the work were
not diminished in any manner today.
Terminal Committees Formed.
Local organizations to be known as
terminal committees were formed to
day at 30 leading railroad centers
and were instructed to keep the com
mission informed of their problems
Carrying out the commission's order
for a great exchange of equipment
coal cars east and grain cars west
is to begin tomorrow.
A. principal benefit from action of
the local groups formed today is ex
pected by road officials to result from
delaying shipments of non-essential
commodities.
. Belief was expressed that work of
tne committees would remove the
necessity of embargoes.
success. It Is a memory of a waltz
told in beautiful poetry set to good
music and Miss Wakefield gives ad
ditional values. She still sings her
famous "Kiss on the Stairs" and has
a clever new treatment of the hired
neip question. An arusim irci w
Willa Holt Wakefield, and would
there were more like her in vaude
ville. A very clever maid is Emily Wal
ters, pretty and talented, who makes
sounds in her throat so exactly like a
crying baby that the youngsters in
the audience yelled or crowed re
sponses and almost broke up the keen
ventriloquial act sponsored by the
charming Emily and her tall husband,
Walter Walters. They have departed
frnm the r'U ni;pH In vpntrllnnuinl
offerings and put across a natural "JUST TAXES" ADVOCATED
met; L1U5 111 JIUE K, . W1LI1 lUO I w l
dummy youngsters amazingly real.
not over precocious but just funny.
The baby s crying is uncanny in gen-uineness.
Carlita sings operatic arias in a big
dramatic soprano while her partner.
Dick Lewis, emphasizes the jazz in
happy contrast set to comedy.
Carlita s gowns are colorful anc
smart.
Ada Gordon is a cute little trick
who dances nicely while her partner.
Ewd of Extortionate Profits and
100 Per Cent Service From Of-
licials, Anions Demands.
ington prior to American entry into
the war, was being "joshed" when
he was told by Major General Leon
ard Wood, then commander of the
eastern department- of the army at
New Tork, that the United States
had complete plans of Von Papen's
alleged plot to attack New Tork from
U-boats.
"A canard" was General Wood's
characterization today of Von Pa
pen's story as told in Associated Press
dispatches from Berlin last night,
that he bad been called to Governor's
Island to be told about the "discov
ery" of his plot.
"I never called any attache to Gov
ernor's Island and had no authority
to do so." General Wood said. "1
don't remember the incident Von Pa
pen refers to. though it is possible
he may have been 'joshed' about the
numerous spy plot stories that were
circulating at that time."
HIGHER RATES GRANTED
RATE RISE HELD NO
LIVING COST LIFTER
Advances in Freight Argued
Before Commission.
REVENUES ARE CRITICISED
Request for Billion-Iollar In
crease In Income Declared Xot
for Likely Pay Rises.
NEW YORK, May 24.
Senator I
4 ELECTRIC COMPANY "WIMj GET
INCREASED REVEXCE.
Laanes Nevlns, chats or sines. 1 heir I Johnson of California- rrmihilun
act is novel in its scenic arrangement, presidential candidate, in an address I Corporation Famishes Power
u. ft;.i-i.,ii& a., wiu niBii'i's cu vui. vi nere lonignr. aennea nis attituae 10-
wnicn rxevins draws tne acroDatic j ward profiteering, urged that wealthy
Miss Gordon, who proceeds immedl- I corporations be subjected to "just
ately to demonstrate her genius. I taxes" in proportion to those of small
William R. Abram and Agnes John merchants, and replied to the charge
return with their dramatic comedy I that he is a radical.
eDisode. "The TJnexnectpd Witness." I "Had T the nnwfr T wmilH nilHVAr
which Is int(rifttintF nnH wll art(d I tc nrpvpnt Mtnrtinngfft nY-nfit in t h I The Oregon public service COmmis
as originally. They are both clever necessaries of life, and I would search in an oraer issued loaay, gramea
enough, however, and the lines of suf- for means to subject to just taxation ,n Part the application of the Eastern
ficient interest to eliminate a display the immensely wealthy corporations Oregon Power company for the estab-
of vulgarity when Miss Abrams takes which by means of stock dividends di- lishment of a new rate schedule for
off her shoe and puts her foot in the I viae nan a billion untaxed as in- I el"r" current, witn cmceuauoo oi
lawver's faco while h fio-hts nr. come," he declared. "This is a part I aU contracts not now conforming to
sumably for air. The event is dis-1 "t my radicalism. I tnese cnarges. ana reaucea tne prompt
gusting and won applause only from " ' De radical to demand 100 per payment uiscount on ugnting dujs
people who would do the same thing. cent service from public officials," fro" to 6 Der cent.
The sketch is good on its own merits. he sala- "an to insist on justice and This rate says the older, will
The closing act is so good that the decency and righteousness in govern- cause but little change for the gen
audience remained seated through the ment if " be-radical to preach that eral power custom rs. Those of long
final curtain. Usually the audience is humanity should have equal consid- hour use will obtain a lesser average
half way up the aisles in the middle of "a"" .w"n Property and demand ie per Kllow" nour- T"'le lnoB
the last act, especially if it's one of ju"y proiecieo. " ,7" " -
those drearv riri comedies. conserved: " radical not only than the average wiU pay correspond-
devoid of eirls music or enmedv. f ?uaro w"at man has acquired, but ingiy increased rates.
In
Three Counties, Serving Cities
ot La Grande and Baker.
SALEM. Or, May 24. (Special.)
This act is a' satire on the movies , r'n.f whe.never. Possible a
in, , ii ,.ji... Di,, I of Gods sunlight into the lii
with two excellent comedians, Billy
little I A special irrigation rate is provided
lives of I lower than the industrial power rate.
men. women and children; if it be I upon the basis that irrigation service.
ZZa t.n th. .n;rnVi-;i i ,1 radical to demand that rich and poor, as long as It does not require plant
t.n If i i ,.h. hih and low- b'S and I'"1. aHke. capacity in excess of that required by
nil. 2L - . ii . .If .'. obey the law; if it be radical to insist 1 the normal winter load for industrial
nr. ii t ZrZ L l""T! that great corporations pay the same
film life of Jack Dempsey the pugilist tax as small merchants; if it be radl-
o vu. leal to ficht with all that Is in vn
tnat common folks may have
service, is a by-product service,
The new rates will return the cor
poration only a slight increase in its
the I revenues. The corporation furnishes
blessing of democracy as well as pow- I electric power in Baker, Grant and
nui privilege; if it be radical to I Union counties, serving among others
scourge the invisible government I the cities cf La Grande and Baker.
from government's temple and to
make the state.. A California, war I
made, a state for ail its neoDle: if it PRIPF
rvAf n ccrnvi'it insane nsTP. Uo . . .- i ! 1 iiiw
I Ot legitimate free sneerh and nAAC-
COMMITTEE. ful. lawful assembiv. and to unhoM Sew Tort Banker Says Rapid Drop
witn ail your strength the constitu
tion and bill of rights; if it be radical
MR. BUCHTEL APPOINTED ;
WARNING ISSUED
May Prove "Painful.'
Complete.
FRANK C. BELL DROWNED
Accident Happens at Horseshoe
Falls on Lewis River.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 24.
(Special.) Frank C. Beli, 25 years
old. was drowning when fishing at
Horseshoe Falls on the north fork of
Lewis river, yesterday. It is thought
he started to walk across the crest of
the falls and lost his footing on the
slippery rocks and was carried into
the whirlpool below.
A party composed of Bell, his
brother-in-law, C. E. Stirton, and R. C.
Wilson, left here Saturday and
camped all night at the falls. The
latter two started back about noon
and called to Bell, who had crossed to
the other side to fish. He did not
answer but in a short time they saw
his hat floating on the water. Wilson
got a glimpse of the body in the
water and dived in to recover it, but
had difficulty himself in getting out.
The body was recovered about 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Bell was a driver of a truck for
the Central planing mill, and was
born in Hurton, Kan. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell, reside here;
his brother, Ben D. Bell, in Sharon
Springs. Kan., and two listers. Mrs.
C. E. Stirton and Mrs. T. A. Raffcrty,
In Roseburg. Or.
CLEVELAND, O., May 24. Current
price reductions are not due to over
production, in the opinion of F. H.
Sisson, vice-president of the Guaranty
Trust company of New Tork. who
warned against too rapid deflation of
i credits in an address, " before the
eighth annual ' convention of the
Purpose of Body Is to Relieve Car I to preserve this great nation from
. i I tne wiles and pitfalls of European
shortage; personnel is and Asiatic diplomacy; .f it be radical
to resist with all your power the im
pairment of the republic's sovereign
ty, the destruction of its national pol
SALEM. Or.. May 24. (Special.) finally, it be radical to be AnVer I
Fred G. Buchtel. chairman of the can then I admit the charge and ac- ,S'ntl annual convention or tne
Droo-nn nnhlin unrlxa onmm isoion to- cent the challenge " m ' v-.ijr uun.;i
night was named representative of
that body on what will be known as
the Portland gateway committee.
authorized by the interstate com
merce commission.
The interstate commerce commis
sion is clothed with emergency COtSTl OTES AUAIA ST BILL
powers under the car service section
of the transportation act, and the
Portland gateway committee will act
in an advisory capacity for this dis
trict.
An informal conference of the com
mittee was held in Portland late this
afternoon, and it is expected that
other similar meetings of the body
will be held frequently in the future.
A telegram authorizing the appoint
ment of a member of the Oregon pub
SALEM, Or., May 24. (Special.)-
Marion country, true to form andcon-
lic service commission on the gateway sistent witn its vote at previous eiec-
committee was received from the s on measures carrying financial
nterstate commerce commission by appropriations or taxes, is Deuevea to
GUESTS BREAK FURNITURE
Bestanrant Proprietor Estimates
Damages at $1000.
Jack Kapich and Dan Kirgo were
arrested last night and charged with
being drunk and disorderly on com
plaint of Amet Beco, proprietor of a
restaurant at 265 Couch street. Beco
eays the pair got into a fight in his
restaurant and broke up $1000 worth
cf furniture.
The ngnt, according to Beco, was
begun because he told the two cus
tomers to make less noise. He says
tney cnasea mm out or the room and
then smashed 15 chairs, the coffee
urn, the gas plate and a lot of dishes.
The police say $1000 is a very high
valuation on tne damage. Kapich ob
tained his release on bail, and later
was rearrested and accused of return
lng to the restaurant andi starting an
other row. His bail on the second
charge was fixed at $5000.
At the Theaters.
Pantages.
riLLA HOLT WAKEFIELD tow
VV era at the top of a sparkling
new bill at Pantages. Long a favorite
' in eastern vaudeville circles. Miss
Wakefield has come occasionally to
Portland and invariably she leaves
happy memories. She is a wholesome,
charminsr woman who puts meaning
into songs. Seated at the piano Miss
Wakefield ripples melodies along the
keys while she interprets the song
words. One of her best is a darky
song, a quaint human mother note ex
pressed in fond questionings of
darky youngster. One almost visual
ixes the ebon mite as Miss Wakefield
portrays the mother singing. Another
eong has a local value, inasmucn as
Portland boy, unknown to Miss
Wakefield, composed it. She has sun
it widely for four years with grea
For joy
relish
irmgoration
MARION DDIS MILLSGEI
today,
Those who are clamoring for
rapid fall in prices," he said, "should
bear in mind that drastic deflation
will mean painful economic adjust
ment, of which widespread unem
ployment and business distress would
be features.
'The average man should remember
that there is not much advantage in
being able to buy twice as much for
a dollar if he does not have the
4ffBCiir PrnTltlinm Ai1 fnr ITr.r dollar.
FOB HIGHER EDTJCATIOX.
Service Men Defeated; Other
. Proposals Carry.
JOHNSON IS IN LEAD
1 (Continued From First Pafre.)
HotehkIM ; 39.TT5
Lock wood S7.635
Robb oD.b7
Kendee 30.0M
Ivanhoe 28.670
i
Mr. Buchtel today.
Gateway committees have
be the only county in the entire state
that went on record at Friday s spe- I Baker
been I cial election against the
authorized in all large cities of the I measure for the support and main
ommtrv bv. the interstate commerce tenance of the higher educational in-
commission." In Portland the com- sti unions. The vote on this measure
mittee is now complete, consisting of I WEB or- Jba: against, ouzo.
Mr. Buchtel, representing the public
service commission: A. Winters, the
nterstate commerce commission;
H. M. Huston, of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle railway, the railroads
Incomplete Figures on President.
Counties Johnson, wood.
millage I Benton Sua
Clatsop 1,843
Columbia 700
Coos'
Crook 8
Deschutes ................. 518
The measure providing financial aid I nnniliu '. 8S0
for the soldiers, sailors and marines I Gilliam s
also went down to defeat in Marion I Grant 0
county by a voce of 4859 to 4267. MRVeY 201
The 2-miil tax measure for the sup- I Jackson 891
by the railroad labor board on the
employes' demands for increased
wages be compelled to furnish em
ployes with copies- of all statistics
presented was made today by the em
ployes- representatives.
The demand was made, it was said,
"to prevent Inaccuracies concerning
the wages now received from creep
ing Into the minutes." E. T. Whiter.
chairman of the committee represent
ing tne Association of Railway Execu
tives, which is presenting a reply to
the demands of increased wages.
agreed "to furnish the employes' rep
resentatives with copies of all testi
mony presented and to inform' them
of the source of such information."
The demand came after Mr. Whiter
had attacked demands of the railroad
clerks for higher wages on the ground
It would be unjust to many men and
to the roads to grant a blanket in
crease. "While many of these men merit
consideration, it would be unfair to
grant a geenral increase affecting all
of them." he said. "Fully one-half of
these clerks are from 18 to 23 years of
age and receive good pay considering
their age and experience."
Mr. Whiter said the average pay for
junior clerks was $87.50 a month, that
the proposed wage increase would
bring their pay to an- average of
$128.30 a month. During f.ie past five
years they have received increases of
from 74 to 130 per cent, he said.
Mr. Whiter also raised the question
of the board's authority to grant in
creases retroactive to any date prior
to March 1, when the transportation
act creating the board was effective.
CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED
Collision Occurs Because Driver
Turns Car Wrong Waj.
EUGENE. Or., May 24. (Special.)
Eleanor, the 2-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hayes, living on
a farm west of this city, was badly
injured in an automobile collision on
the highway just out of Eugene Sun
day and Charles Lubbe of San Fran
cisco, whose automobile collided with
the one being driven by Mr. Hayes,
was today sued for $10,000 damages
on iccount of the child's Injury
WASHINGTON. May 24. Belief that
advances in freight rates to provide
tne more than a billion dollars add!
tional revenue asked by the railroads
would not increase the cost of living
was expressed by spokesmen for the
earners in opening their case today
oeiore tne interstate commerce com
mission.
Nothing I know of." xald Daniel
Willard, president of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, "would reduce, the cost
of living so much as the prompt and
speedy transportation of goods." He
added that the revenues asked as nec
essary to provide the 6 per cent re
turn guaranteed by the government in
the transportation act would enable
the carriers to purchase sufficient
equipment to move commodities now
unable to reach a market.
Wage Rises Hot Considered.
Frederick Strauss. New York, de
clared a 50 or 60 per cent increase in
freight rates would have no appre
ciable effect on the movement to
bring down living costs.
vfuesiioning oi .Howard EJlllott on n-h. n,.i- i. k-
lUD C"caai J CLLW COmmiliee Ot lOB I tt nnnt ,4 on f V. -f iha -Morf-v hM,
Association of Railway Executives. pital nere. It ls aneged that as Mr.
wno presented tne introductory testl- and Mrs. Hayes and their children
monyior tne carriers, developed that were driving to Eugene. Mr. Lubbe
the additional billion dollars requested ln meeting- them turned to the left.
. CH..ucu uy un raiiroaas as while they turned to the right and the
covering wage increases estimated at ears came together with great force,
more than a billion dollars annually. Both cars wer4s put out of commls
lncluded in demands presented to the and wile Mr. Lubbe was here
railroad labor board. I e-ettinz- his car repaired summons in
au.1. Yvuia.ru maue ins initial TJres-i.w- i. t nn t,im
group of railroads, which are asking
ronDrnocducebou """ HIGHWAY ENGINEER TALKS
Wk SnIHl. A -w I
Mr. Strausa contended for higher Commission WIU Refuse to Lay
..;;.;.Jle;V0 .. UD th Pavement on Xew Grades,
weakened market for railroad securi-l
ties. I SALEM. Or.. March 24. (Special.)
cross-examination of the carriers' I Hereafter the rtate highway com
witnesses was conducted by renre-1 mission will refuse to lay pavement
sentatives of trie shippers. I on new grades, according to a state
Asked regarding the advisability of I ment made by Herbert Nunn. state
raising passenger rates, Mr. Willard I highway engineer, in the course of an
declared it his opinion that the public address at a luncheon of Salem busi-
wouia ratner nave the Increase in I ness men here tonight.
freight. I Mr. Nunn reviewed the road pro
Opposition to any rate Increases I gramme In Oregon from its Inception
was expressed by C H. Cowan, rep- I and deplored the fact that many truck
resenting tne Texas Cattle Growers I owners were attempting to conduct a
association. 'Cattlemen are against I railroad business on paved highways.
any rise in rates for profits, he de-This, he said, should be prohibited by
clared. I legislation.
.Revenues ot the eastern railroads
m 1 1 M t hfl InrrPH SPli hv a nnfnvima t .1 v
$550,000,000 annually as a minimum PLANE PICKED UP AT SEA
11 int j aic vv ac viacnu vn any
thing like a sound financial basis,
Mr. Willard told the commission. He
argued that the commission should
consider the property invesement ac
counts of the railroads as the basis
for determining the valuations of the
roads to authorize rates' to yield 6
Air and Sea Boat Found Upside
Down Oft Scotland Lightship.
NEW YORK, May 24. A hydro
airplane marked" "Number 826" was
nfclf pH tin fit roa. tndav off Slnntland
per cent- He declared that even with lightship by the" steam pilot boat
iacrc aa.LCB i-xi io - tiuuiHr; wuuiu i Xtw York
"Tom says he doesn't knoi
TOcn ns imes oest- me,or
ia candy I make with
tillP llAMRl Pit
L 1 1. ;
2 it tiiJII
You save sugar and invariably improve your recipe
by substituting Melomar
you'll be surprised!
Ton can get the Crimson Ram
bler Recipe Cabinet hj sending
us a Crimson Rambler Label
and 10c
down and there were no traces of
any occupants.
lana c oeaitio railway, me ra.11rua.as, , 7 " .
J. H. Lathrop. of the Portland Traffic Prt and maintenance of . ele- Jefferson j r
and Transportation association, the lT 8Choo,B, of the state carried KTamSln ..::::::::..:::;::: 550
general business interests. in Marion county by a vote of 581 1alte 10
The committee will consider means
of relieving- the car shortage.
SHOE RETAILERS ELECT
to 3843. The success of this bill. It is I Lana
believed, was due to the efforts of I Lincoln
W. M. Smith, county school superin
tendent. and J. A. Churchill, state su
pertntendent of schools. These men
visited practically every voting pre
cinct in the county and the latter offi
Annual Sleeting and Dance Is Held I c'al made as many as 40 addresses in
ravor or tne measure.
at Benson Hotel.
The annual meeting of the Oregon
Retail Shoe Dealers' association was
held yesterday at the Benson hotel
and was followed by a dance for all
Linn
Malheur ...
Marion ...
Morrow . . .
Multnomah
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook .
UmnllU" .
Union . . . .
Wallowa .
Waiwro
2,004
305
l.l-'4
7
3.102
1 nti
1.570
1.758
90S
47
677
155
449
987
85
51
691
1,380
90
4-J.-I
173
:to
2.S5B
5r,
1,350
218
3,148
..18.922 15.8IK1
558 1,050
In Salem a slight majority was
crtven the hierher educational tax
measure, but this lead was wiped out I Washington
in the rural districts.
The blind school tax measure, capi-
Wheeler
Yamhill
152
615
878
701
452
830
1.521
150
839
2S3
6115
1,342
474
393
777
1,240
158
1.435
have the lowest rater in the world.
Rise In Income Held deeded.
Gross earnings of the railroads in
the eastern group for the year end
ing October 31. 1919, were in excess
ot 2, 575. 000. 000, he said, but it cost
the roads about 88 per cent of the
gross earnings for operation, which
left a net income of $220,000,000. But,
he said, if the roads had been obliged
to pay during the entire year the
wages and prices now in effect they
would have had a net income of only
118,000,000, or barely more than ex
penses on properties representing an
Investment of over 89,368,000,000.
"If we may assume that the rail
roads ought to operate on a basis not
higher than 75 per cent," he con
tinued, "if they ought as sound bust
ness concerns to have a net income
equal to 25 per cent of the gross
earnings, to apply for capital pur
poses and other corporate obligations.
then on the basis of last year's kusi
ness and operating with the same
measure of efficiency, the eastern
roads would require an increase in
income, to be derived from higher
rates, of about $544,000,000, and that
is the amount the eastern carriers
have asked the commission to grant
in the shape of increased rates.
Contract Let for School. .
THE DALLES, Or.. May 24. CSpe-
The hydro-airplane was upside I cial.) Contract for a $19,800 modern
school building for Mosier has been
let to the Baldwin-Swope Construc
tion company of Hood River. The
new school building will be one story
with basement. -It will have six
rooms and will be equipped with the
most up-to-date fixtures.
u x.w , tal punishment, limitation road meas
lerks of Portland stores and their I V.i, ,,, x I
act, and the bill giving the state emi-
Total 42,864 41,011
families.
E. Alclllheny; first vice-president. H. "f "J ;, "VI "TT ' J "
Complete unofficial; "official.
Brock: second vice-president, F. Bra-
zelton; secretary-treasurer. J. t. Cald
well; directors. John Zingelman, J. B.
Littler,
Will A. Knight, retiring president, will j ji.. ..:!
Refinery Plant .Damaged.
rT!RH!NT. Olcla.. Hit 24. Damara
institutions are locaiea in saiem, cou- estimated at $200,000 was caused by
carried in Marlon county.
Because practically all of the state I
LABOR DEMANDS
ALIi
v
DATA I
Copies of Statistics Presented tol
Commission "Wanted.
CHICAGO, May 24. A demand that
s,u,. t r nnnn. Mrsh. I Ped wtth th fact that, W illamette ,-. today at the plant of the Inland , the committee representing the rail
id Charles V. Brown. Astoria. 1 university is located here, friends of Refinery company here. roads in the hearing being conducted
be chairman of the board of directors.
DITCH MAID HAS ACT WITH
SIEVES LAID IN NATIVE! LA.VD.
v.sor
KIIKHAN
t o .
InMrlbiitnr!
I'lH-tland. -
i
i1 De-alcoholized
Gives
Lasting
Satisfaction
at ' ' 1
ft r&'Ps
and state normal are disappointed
over the vot on the measure provid-
I ing: more funds for these institutions.
GYMNASIUM BIDS OPENED
Astoria School Board to Report to
Taxpayers Tonight
ASTORIA, Or, May 24. (Special.)
The building committee of the school
board today opened bids for erection
of the proposed new high school gym
nasium. The lowest - bids received
on construction, heating and plumbing
show that the structure will cost o4
562. aside from the equipment, which
will cost approximately $10,000. The
bids were taken under advisement by
the board, which will submit its re
port with recommendations to the
meeting of taxpayers to be held to
morrow night.
Five bids were received on eon
struction, that of C. G. Palmberg, $45,
231, being the lowest. The other bids
were: Roy O. rowers, fortland, o4,-
Every Woman
Be she working in factory, shop,
office or at home, is often a sufferer
from pains here or there, from
worry, despondency, and frequently
Buffers from backache. Very often
the trouble is in the organs essen
tially feminine. Worry, sleepless
nights, headaches, pains, disor
ders, irregularities and weaknesses
of a distinctly feminine character
in a Ehort time bring the dull eye,
the "crow's feet," the haggard look,
drooDinir shoulders and the faltering step. To retain the appearance
25i: kohoui & cook.. '$58.ooo: o'strom0f youth, a woman must retain health. Instead of lotions, pow-
i'nnetrTicHnii .nmnnnv IS1 IIH (1 " K ln TV I ... . . - , ,
ders and paints ask your druggist for JJr. .Fierce s x avonte .prescrip
tion. This is the woman's temperance tonic and nervine which has
HOTEL ADDITION READYl had the approval of thousands of women for tJie past 50 years. It I
Housing Problem at Rideefieid is comes in liquid or tablet form, or send ten one-cent stamps to the J
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Rendered Less Acute.
Ada Gordon.
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for trial package of the tablets. The
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RinCEKIELD. Wash.. Mar 24 fSoe- DaVOITCe rrescnpuon IS luaue nnuuuu wuui, "u nui v-j-i mo
ciai.) The $10,000 addition to the . . weaknesses common to most women in flifferent
Hotel Ridgefieid is completed. This I ""- .
I makes the hotel a modern structure I penOOS OI 1116.
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With her auburn hair, her quaint o( lt Thja ho"teI has 'been needed for
some time past as the housing prob-
little accent and her odd personality. I
rpron looks "u.ite the ..p.ar "' lem here has been acute. Carpenters
the Dutch miss she plays in "A Hoi
land HMalloween" at Pantages this
week.
Miss Gordon is really a Netherlands
maid and the name Gordon is one
she has assumed since coming to the
United States, where her own might
be considered too clumsy for press
agent's billing. It was Miss Gordon's
idea to use the land of dykes and
windmills for the act, and her art is
shown in the success of the produc
tion. '
and workmen are coming into the
town in swarms and heretofore there
has been no place for them to stay.
WOOD 'JOSHES' VON PAPEN
General Says Story Told by Former
Attache Is "Canard."
CHICAGO, May 24. Captain Fran
von Fapen, military attache at Wash-
Anacortes, Wash. I had organic trouble
for a long; time. I suffered from backache and
those heavy bearing pains, and my blood was in
bad condition. I had no appetite and was gen
erally run-down. I used Doctor Pierce's Favorite
Prescription in connection with the.' Golden Medical
Discovery' and Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
and was completely cured. I always recommend Dr.
Pierce's medicines to all my friends." Mas. A. Keese, General Deliver -
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