THE SUNDAY OBEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 6, 1906.
T
ArmyOfficers Resolve to Care
fully Husband Food
' Supplies.
NOT AN OUNCE TO SPARE
Floury on Hand,YilI Last, bnt Ten
Days, and Other Staples Kven
Less Time Authorities Now
Feeding 200, f)00.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
81B8CRIPTIOM8.
SA?." FRANCISCO. May . The fi
nance committee today reported relief
subscriptions, as follows:
Total promises confirmed. . .$4,102,016
Verbal promises unconfirmed 411.730
Total.
.4.6H.60H
SAN FRANCISCO. May 6. An impor
tant conference, devoted tp the problem
of husbanding food supplies, was held at
the Presidio tuday. Among those in at
tendance were General Greely, General
Kunston, Dr. De-vine and Allan Pollak.
Tho situation, as made public during the
committee meeting last Thursday, was
discussed In all Its details, and all pres
ent agreed that rigid economy,, should be
practiced In future distribution. At the
conclusion of the ' conference General
Greely said:
"The condition of the food supply will
render'It possible to Issue very little ex
cept flour, which will last ten days; pota
toes. cofTee and rice. Meat we are buying
In small quantities. I have been officially
notified that the appropriation of $2,500,000
has been exhausted In the purchase of
supplies, and I 'may state that the money
alloted to my use has gone for the same
purpose.
Must Be Carefully Husbanded.
"It has been agreed that the supplies
now on hand must be carefully husband
ed in order that they may be' diverted
Into the proper 'channels for as long a
period as possible. '
"We are Issuing biit two-thirds of the
quantity of food that ' was distributed
prior to -the time the regular Army took
charge qf the situation. The teams en
gaged In distributing have been reduced
from 500 to 282 in number. The last offi
cial report showed that supplies were Is
sued on Thursday to 261,000 people. I hope
that today's' report will show rations .is
sued to less than 200.000...
"The census of each district is being
carefully computed. I am convinced that
there, is repeating, and since thousands
of men are reported to have .obtained eiru-
. ploymen there should 'be, a '-irtpterial re;
duetion In the number of those entitled
to relief.
Willing to Put on Screws. ;
"I sm willing to put on the screws and
diminish the food supply at any time, but
I shall not take such a step until I am
so advised by tho committee. We have
recommended the patronage of cheap res
taurants which may be located In many
places throughout the city and are cer
tain to prosper."
"By furnishing a wholesome meal for
15 cents they will be assured of support
by the working population and will great
ly relieve the situation."
i SEIZING STOLEN SUPPLIES.
Police Ferret Out drafters on Re
- lief Fund.
PAN FRANCISCO. May 5. The police
and military authorities are slowly but
surely lenctlng out the people who have
abused the free supplies privilege.
The detectives engaged in the work are
proceeding cautiously, so that no seizures
will be made unless the officers are cer
tain that no injury to deserving persons
will be inflicted.
When It is established that supplies
have been secured by subterfuge, the
goods are Belied and turned over to the
nearest station.
The authorities are being assisted by
numerous anonymous letters telling of the
tinlawlul hoarding of stores. These let
ters e always investigated, and in al
most every Instance have been found to
state tie truth.
A letter came last night saying that
Charles B. Trlbell. living on Haight
street, a member of the relief committee,
had not neglected to look out for himself.
The detectives found at his home, so they
said, a stock of provisions, tents and
bedding sufficient ' to last for many
months. They took away from his home
supplies valued at $75, but .this amount
did not represent all that was found at
his home.
The detectives also seised at the rest
deuce of Mrs. Levltlne on Lombard
street, JM0 worth of military blankets,
bedding and clothing, but the .woman re
fused to tell where she got the goods.
CHEAP RESTAURANTS NEEDED
Finance Committee Approves of
Their, Establishment In Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5. Following a
conference of eitlxens and officials prom
inent In relief work; the finance commit
tee of the general relief committee this
afternoon approved the plan of Dr. De-
. vine to encourage the establishment of
. cheap restaurants by private parties
, Whenever there is a surplus of perishable
food it will be sold to these restaurants
and the proceeds devoted to the purchase
' of Rtanle supplies.
James D. Hague, representing the New
"York Chamber of Commerce, announced
'that he would ask the body for which he
i spoke to hold the .Vn.0(X remaining of its
STSO.OOO subscription for the . use of the
citizen's' committee.
After the meeting Chairman Phelan
said that the last $700.0u0 of the Govern
ment'a appropriation of J2.500.0U0 had been
expended by the War Department, but
that the eitlxens' committee Is turning
hack tents and blankets for which there
fc no need and getting food supplies in
return.
MEXICO WILL AID HER OWN
Indignant Because Roosevelt De
clined Help of Foreigners.
KL PASO. Tex.. May B. Accordng to A.
X. Dagucrre. secretary of the Mexican
District of Riavos, Mexico Is going to
.end a commission ti San Francisco to
MUS
TIG
RIGID
ECONOMY
look into the needs of her citizens there.
He says President Roosevelt's rejection of
Mexico's proffered -aid has' caused indig
nation in Mexico and she will send a conf-
missfon to help her own people.
NOT SIRE OF EXTRA SESSION
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GOTernor Wants Business to Be Done
::'renned ICalL'V'- i :
SACRAMENTO. Cal-,' May .5. GovernerJ
Pardee la here and i-peaks -;freely of t(je
proposed extra session, -of... the &tate Leg
islature. When - asked -by": reporter !'
the Sacramento 'Union What lie propose!
to do about an extra session, ' the Gov
ernor said:.. ' ... . : . x -
"If if will be. ; calied. . wier. It - will . be
called li called,; you know- as well, as
I do, perhaps. ;; It 19 not decided. -
"You cannot' jrj the;.. . UuH you-will
call an extra -session-at ll?" the Gov
ernor was .asked-'" lie ; rili: ,- ..
"They must show me. first- What should
one be called for. Lo we know yet what
we want. I d!rj Sot '; Why, fi. bodyof usu
ally level-headed men from" the bar came
to me will a eaU prepared . wide-open
call, at that. Nevferi Never! If there
is a call mind, I s'ay,V5iP it must be for
such specific purpose and with such- limi
tations that no mistake : can! be made
that human prudence can' guard against.
But a wide-open call. Never. '.'." - -f
"I am not sure, if it. should, be. deters
mined that an extra - session 1 .needful-
in this crisis, that .before; .1 . will -surn ia
call for the Legislature io , assemble
every bill, measure .and resolution to" be
passed should, be agreed upon and "iaj.'l
eluded in the catl; .then let the Legislators
take or leave iiiti measures, . -Therer must
T. "r iriil1i ill i
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WRECKAGE CAUSED BX EARTHQUAKE OF OCTOBER 21, 1888. IN SAN FRANCISCO. FROM A PRINT OWNED BI
FRED H. BAYLOR. . -
b no mistakes in this matter. It Is one
tiling to call, a Legislature, another to
see its finish;-" But I have not determined
to call an extra session. The matter Is
one whollv of speculation. V e must
know what we want an extra session lor,
first, and on that head I am not settled-
in my. mind,, by any means."
Receives Coffee and Eggs.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. Major Feb-
iger. of the Army relief committee, to
day reported that 20 carloads of coffee
and ten carloads of eggs have just been
received, and expects that within a week
his bureau will be In a position steaany
to decrease ' the daily issue of rations.
without causing any inconvenience or suf
fering. Three Carsj on the Way.
OMAHA. May 5. General Manager Moh-
ler today issued the following statement:
Following relief supplies for San Fran
cisco are being moved over me t nion
Pacific Railroad today: One car flour. Ma
quoketa. la.; one car clothing, Denver;
one car' flour, Beloit. Kan."
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Report on Newlnnds' Scheme Monday
WASHINGTON. May 5. The Senate
committee.- on finance today postponed
making a report on the Newlnnds San
Francisco credit resolution until Monday.
TWENTY-ONE
INDIANA STUDENTS PUNISHED FOR
HAZING PROFESSOR.
Athletic and Social Life of Butler Col
lege Paralyzed by Action i
of. Faculty.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 5. (Special.)
Twentyone young men students of
Butler College were today suspended
for their part in an attempt to disci-:
pllne Prof essor R. .B. Moore, of the col
lege faculty, last Wednesday evening.
As the young men concerned are among
the most prominent in all college activ
ities, the life of the school is practi
cally paralyzed for the present. The
suspension was declared by the faculty
"committee on good and bad students"
after an investigation of an attempt
to duck Professor Moore with a bucket
of water and the throwing of bricks
through the windows of his apartment.
The committee issued a statement
that as the inquiry had failed to reveal
the :names of the persons' actually
guilty of the violence all would be
suspended, subject to reinstatement at
the discretion of the faculty. ;
A meeting of the committee will be
held Monday morning to hear any stu
dent who believes be has good ground
for reinstatement. After an indignation
meeting, a committee was appointed to
meet with the. faculty committee Sun
day afternoon.' Other suspensions are
expected, as it is said the faculty has
the .names of students who have not.
vet admitted their presence in the
crowd that mobbed Professor Moore.
Rut-bank Drops Divorce Suit.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. May 5. The?
suit of ex-Lieutenant Sidney S.' Burbank
against Conception Vasques. a Filipino
woman, for divorce, was dismissed in the
District Court here today for want of
prosecution. This was the episode the
publicity of which landed Burbank in the
Federal" Prison after a trial in the Philip-'
pines by court-martial. - Burbank was sen-'
tenced to 15 months' imprisonment. -
A WORD OF COUNSEL. ;
Ladles, before you buy your whiteswool.
or linen suits and -skirts It will be to your.
Interest to call at Le Palais Royal. 37d
Washington street.
FUTURE LOOKS ROSY
People of Ruined City Fast Re
:: - coveringTheir Spirits. .
ALL ARE OPTIMISTS NOW
Contractors Jleport Burned District
tan Be Cleared Lp in Six
- Months Not " Worried '
About Money. j
BAN FRANCISCO, May 5: (Special.)
The shades of night falling over the ruins
off the. City of San Francisco Saturday
evening revealed a community so far re
covered; from the calamity that had wiped
out nearly all of the business houses of.
the 'city tttat even those Who-were- com
pelled - by force of circumstances -to be
members of the camps of refugees, were
discussing their future in the most roseats
terms, and all classes and " conditions are
confident that the ultimate effect of the
i . I -- r.-Wm.',-'mMiifti--y :..
tragedy will be the creation of a new and
better city that will hold forth better
advantages for all Us citizens,
A gTcat deal of this spirit of optimism
was .due to the reports made to the mem
ber's, of the Citizens' Committee, which
has In charge the matter of rebuilding
the city, by the various contractors to
whom has been referred the task of esti
mating on the cost of clearing the ruins,
and of the various agents of the steel
manufacturers who have declared that
they will be in a position to furnish all.
the steel needed for rebuilding the city so
fast as It may be needed.
All Clear In Six Months.
The men who will clear away the ruins
are a unit in stating that, while the task
is a most stupendous one, there is no
reason why, should the authorities per
mit them the necessary leeway, they can
not clear away all of the 10,000,000 cubic
yards of ruined material that now covers
the business section in at least six
months. Since as soon as one section is
cleared, the work of rebuilding can com
mence, it will be possible to have the
destroying and constructing contractors
work together, and the result will be the
re-establishment of the "City Beautiful"
in far less time than any one ever
dreamed would be possible.
There is one grave danger apparent at
present, and that is the lavish and waste
ful manner in which food supplies have
been disposed of in the last fortnight.
Money Plenty for Rebuilding.
After the conference of the clearing
house committee, which resulted in the
issuing of the statement that, so far as
that body could see, there was no reason
why anyone should be apprehensive over
funds for rebuilding, inasmuch as $160,-
OOO.OOOl was to be received trom tne nre
insurance companies, it was generally
admitted that there was no reason to be
disappointed at the action of the Senate
committee, which today decided to refuse
Government backing to the bonds of the
cily-
However among, some classes it is
thought that the treatment the city has
received from the Federal Government
has been hardly what was expected, at
a time of National calamity, and some of
the members of the California delegation
In Congress are being severely criticized,
inasmuch as it is intimated that, were
Mayor Schmltz a Republican, the request
that the Federal Government back the
city's bonds with its credit would have
been granted.
However, with the help that is to be
extended by Eastern capitalists, with the
insurant that is to be paid on the prop
erty destroyed and with the money that
native Californians will invest here, there
will be no scarcity of funds to pay for
building materials and the new structural
work can be done in record-breaking
time. .
With the increasing number of daily
discharges of its subcommittees, the gen
eral municipal relief committee doubtless
will soon pass out of existence and the
direction of affairs will be restored to
the regularly constituted officers. Many
of the subordinate bodies hnve reported
Needs purifying and your
Yoyir
spring, as pimples, boils, eruptions, loss of appetite and that
tired feeling annually prove.
- Mood s Sarsaparilla is the
devised for the complete' purification of the blood and the
complete renovation of the whole system. . ,
It will make you feel better, look better, eat and sleep
better1 and give you the best possible preparation for the hot
days of summer, as over 40,000 people have testified in the
last two years. Today buy and begin to take
food's Sarsaparilla
Usual form, liquid, or in new form, tablets, 100 Doses One Dollar.
their labors completed and have been
relieved from further duty. - When the
general committee finally adjourns there
will' remain- at the committees and sub
committees committed to 'cars for the
cltisens and what remained of the city,
only the finance committee and the re
cently constituted reconstruction com
mittee. Th force of state militia is being grad
ually -reduced to a minimum, and. those
of the regular soldiers who are not -engaged
in helping out. in, the .work of re
lief are- doing simple -patrol work', .
JtQALE .WORKMEN COME FIRST
Relief Committee Opposes Employ
ing Mechanics From Outside.
SAX FRANCISCO. May i-rState Labor
Commissioner. W. V. Stafford, was repre
sented at., this .morning's meeting .of the
general committee of 50 by a deputy, who
announced that a general bureau of regis
tration and -employment had been opened.
He stelt called upon to make this an
nouncement by -reason - of the circum
stance that contractors "arid' builders in
general .wore complaining, of ;the lack of
mechanics : and laborers. OBe wished to
assure the' committee that' there was no
truth in these reports. "
He said idle men were now coming into
the! city from the interior and displacing
those-who should have the first call upon
the consideration' of capital. Many such
had applied to , his bureau for . registra
tion, but had been refused, because it was
he desire of Mr. Stafford that those citi
zens of the cltv who were now dependent
upon the relief committee for subsistence
should first be provided lor.
Judge Henshaw- stated -the sense. of the
maAtlnv In o T-ccvliitlnn in he iffert that
wages should prevail as before the catas-
tropne, UILU nidi, .mo Buucicii iii wi-
astrophe be given first choice in matters
of employment.
Paul- Cowles called the attention of the
committee to the- circumstance that the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies Ivwo been rendering the city
efficient aid 'n the transmission of the
Mayor's andithe- committee's telegrams
free of charge, and he thought some rec
ognition should be made of this service.
The Mayor siid that he was cognizant i
of the service, and. if the attention of the
committee had not heretofore been called
to the fact; it was due to an oversight.
On motion ef Garrett McEnerny, a vote
of thanks- was extended to these compa
nies and to the Associated Press.
CAN HANDLE ORIENTAL TRADE
Pacific Mail Denies Seattle Stories
of Damage ' by Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO.' May- 5. The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company,, having received
advices that an attempt is being made to
divert Oriental traffic to Seattle on the
plea that San Francisco lines cannot han
dle it. is sending out word that its ter
minal, the Mail dock, was In no way in
jured by fire, and that the trackage -lead
ing to that dock is Intact, thereby en
abling it to handle business as rapidly as
before the disaster, iuib also applies to
the Toyo Kaisen Kaisha and the Occi
dental & Oriental lines, . which Use the
same dock.
Agents of the Pacific Mail in the East
and in the Orient are being notified that
they can contract for freight, with tne as
surance that it- will be handled promptly
in San Francisco. These agents are also
advised that- passengers for the Orient
who experience difficulty in finding hotel
accommodations In San Francisco win be
cared for bv the company. If necessary,
they will be put aboard ship and lodged
and fed without expense until the steam
er sails. Passengers coming from the
Orient will also be looked after. i they
have any difficulty in making connections
with their trains.
The steamship China, of the Pacific
Mail line, sailed today for China with a
full cargo and a full passenger list. The
Nippon, of the Toyo Kaisen Kaisha, is to
sail on May 10, and her engagements in
dicate a big cargo and normal passenger
list. Assurance is given that all Oriental
steamers from this port will from now
on run according to schedule.
PLENTY OF STEEL AND CREDIT
San Francisco Has Preference In
surance Money Is Coming.
SAN FRANICSCO. May 5. That every
facility will be afforded the builders of
new San Francisco by the manufacturing
interests of the East Is apparent Dy tne
promise of representatives of steel com
nanies. Officials of the Santa Fe, Pacific Mail
BBood
whole system renovating in the
- .
most effective medicine ever
and American-Hawaiian Steamship com
panies have stated that no scarcity . of
structural steel will delay tne reDuumng
of the city.
Structural steel Is to be furnished Ban
Francisco for the next three years as
fast as it is needed, faster than It can
be riveted together in the frames of build
ings that are already being- planned.
More than that, the promise is given
that credits on past business will be ex
tended ana "payments' on new orders may
be deferred to :the longest -limit to which
individual builders can- legitimately be
entitled..: :.".' ..'.' ' ". " '"
Money will not be wanting to back up
the building- operations now about to be
energetically taken up,: and the insurance,
money. xceeding S50.000.000, soon to be
released in ' the community, will . go a
Jong way in helping the good work along.
A large amount of money is already be
ing forwarded here by the insurance com
panies of the United States and Kurope
to meet the-immense losses they will have
to pay.
Many of the companies have, it is said.
decided to-relmburse their clients with
spot cash at their offices, or with drafts
as good as -coin Here, and thus avoid the
delay that would' ensne if bills of ex
change were issued on Eastern or foreign
money centers. - -
COXRIED - LOSES HEAVILY.
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Operatic Manager's Burned Equip
ment Alone Was Worth 9250,000. -
9.AN FRANCISCO. May 5. Ernest Goer-
lltz, general manager of the Conried Met
ropolitan Opera Company, returned to this
city last night. He was met at the Oak
land pier by Charles W. Strine,. 9an Fran
cisco manager of the most promising
operatic engagement in the musical his
tory of California, which was so abruptly
ended by the catastrophe which over
whelmed San Francisco. In the interim
between Mr. Goerlitz's departure-for New
York in charge of the company and the
time of his return, the Conried interests
here have been guarded by Mr. Strine.
Mr. Goerlitz stated that every member
of the company. 250 strong, had been safe
ly returned to New York. None of the
telegrams sent to Mr. Conried from San
Francisco and Oakland, on tne lay or tne
disaster, ever reached their . destination,
and the suspense of the New York home
office was not relieved . until Mr. Conried
received a message from Mr. Goerlitz from
Cheyenne.
Mr. Conried joined the first contingent
of the company, which left San Francisco
Friday, April 20. at. Albany. - N. X.. ana
later on, with Mr. Goerlitz and a number
of relatives and friends of the returning
members, boarded the special train bear
ing the main body of the company at
Philadelphia. This part of the organiza
tion traveled east by way of New Orleans;
Mr. Goerlitz said tonight: -
While- the safe return of the company was
matter of general congratulation, the ma
terial locses to the organisation by the burn-
New York Under
Assets $18,061,926.87
Pacific Department, 464 Tenth St., Oakland, Cal.
MANN & WILSON,
MANAGERS
All losses incurred by the NEW
will be honorably adjusted and promptly paid, and the record established at
Chicago, Boston and Baltimore wl
TELEGRAM FROM
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MAJiN 4t WILSON, Managers,
Oakland, Cal.
Every legitimate claim against the
will be raid promptly and la full as at
JAMES LAIDLAW & CO.
AUKnm
Ainsworth Bldg., Portland, Or.
AETNA INSURANCE CO.
Cash Capital $4,000,000
Cash Assets,
Available for Policyholders $11,036,011
After paying ail San Francisco losses la full, based upon liberal esti
mate of our total liability In that city, this Company will atlll nave Its
capital unimpaired and a large surplus.
The Company has agents In every city and town on the Pacific Coast,
vt-berr nevr Insurance-a may be effected and Information obtained coneern
lag policies of the Aetna Company.
General Agency for Pacific Coast Is now located at
458 Ninth Street
Near Broadway
BOARDMAN & SPENCER, General Agents
THE WEEKLY EXAMINER
' OF '
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Weekly Examiner is being published temporarily in Los
Angeles, Cal., and is going ahead as though there had been neither
earthquake or fire.
. We respectfully ask each and all of our subscribers to send us
either an old wrapper showing their name and address, or a copy of
their receipt, giving the number, date and name of person who signed
it. Address
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LOS ANGELES, . . . . CAL.
ing of the Grand Opera-House were not short
of 250.000. The . equipment - Of the full tour,
repertoire of 19 .operas with their scenery,
costumes, properties, electrical apparatus and
all the music, which of itself Is an almost
Invaluable Item, was totally destroyed and
will have to be replaced at an estimated cost
of over S230.0C0.
- The insurance of this entire outfit, owing
to the peculiarity of its construction, was only
about J50.000. In addition to this there it
the loss of the- preliminary local expenses,
the "enormous cost of transporting the com
pany to and from the coast and the financial
settlements - with . the artists, chorus, ballet,
orchestra and staff, which was effected by
Mr. Conried In a, moat liberal spirit, regard
less, of the fact that all contracts were ren
dered Invalid by the act of God.
Mr. Conried sailed for Europe last Satur
day to make necessary preparations for the
coming season . of grand opera. In Xew- York,
but. before sailing .he conferred upon Mr.
Goerlitz full power to act as the representa
tive of the Conried Metropolitan -Opera Com
pany. The purpose of ' Mr. Goerlitz return to San
Francisco at this time la to arrange the re
funding of the advance sale of the unfilled
portion of the company's engagement In Pan
Francisco to the subscribers and purchasers
of tickets.
The legal question of such obligation has
not been considered, but it was decided by
Mr. Conried' without a moment's hesitation
that every dollar rightfully belonging , to the
most generous opera-going publlo of San Frau-cisco-should
be returned.
It has therefore been decided to open an
office at a convenient location In the un-
burned district of the city, where all tickets
presented or properly vouched for by their
rightful, owners will . be redeemed In full.
FOUND 3iO. KILLED LOOTERS
Coroner Discredits Stories That Sol
diers Shot Many.
SAN FRANCISCO,. May 5. The records
of Coroner Walsh disprove the widely
circulated stories that large numbers of
people were shot and killed by the sol
diers during the great fire that followed
the earthquake. Of all the cases handled
by this official and his. deputies, in only
one was it found that death was due to
gunshot-' wounds. . The exception was
Heber Tilden, killed by a civic guardsman,
who -had the-mistaken idea that the au
tomobile in which Tilden was riding was
being used for looting purposes. The
military authorities have records of two
caaes of killings for disobedience of mili
tary orders, but there is not a single rec
ord, of any person being shot to death for
looting. - t , -
, "My office- has' reports showing 358
deaths." said the Coroner today. "In the
time of great excitement we heard of
many: cases of shooting, but the fact that
we never got the bodieB convinces me that
the stories were." false. In all our 368
cases, .with the exception mentioned,
death was due to one of three causes
fractured skull, crushing of the body or
asphyxiation." - .
writers' Agency
YORK UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY
remain unbroken,
HOME OFFICE.
Hartford, Com., April 81, l&OS.
NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS AGENCY
Baltimore and Chicago.
PARRISH, WATKINS & CO.
AGENTS
250 Alder Street. Portland. Or
$16,815,297
Net Surplus $7,036,011
OAKLAND, CAL.
AS TO ADVERTISING
The Merchant Who Builds Up HIS
Business Through Publicity and
the Doctor Who Does
the Same.
The most peculiar ftilng in life is hu
man nature and its contradictions. What
is right for one man or woman to do is
quite wrong for another. Ask those who
approve the one and condemn the other
why and they will not be ablo to give a
reasonable answer. It is all right for
one "man, for instance, to advertise his
business, but it is equally wrong for an
other man to do so. It is all right for tho
merchant to inform the public that he lias
some $1 silks which he is selling for M
cents and a package of toothpicks thrown
in, but let a doctor advertise that ; he has
a particular remedy for a particular form
of trouble and see what a howl will go
up from the other doctors. And yet all
doctors advertise when they get a chance.
The only difference between doctors In
this matter is that some of them pay for
their advertisements and the others do
not. But in both cases the value of the
advertising is recognized
One of the greatest advertisers in this
country is Dr. Ray V. Pierce, of Buf
falo, N. Y.. head of the famous V. oria s
Dispensary Medical Association, which
manufacture "those widely and favorably
known remedies, the "Favorite Prescrip
tion" and the "Golden Medical Discov
ery." Dr. Pierce, like . other men who
have dealings with the public, knows that
the only way to sell goods Is to let the
people know that you have them to sell.
A merchant might have the finest line of
goods in the world and at the right
prices, but if he did not let the people
know about them those goods would stay
right on his shelves. And it is so with
the patent medicine business. The pro
prietor must let the people know that he
has a remedy which will accomplish cer
tain results, that he is prepared to give
them careful and scientific treatment by
mail and the terms on which he will do
so. Then those who need his services will
go to him. They can't be reached any
other way. Then why condemn the man
who advertises a cure any more than the
man who advertises a necktie?
But there is another point about this
business of advertising. Fake advertise
ments may carry a business for a time,
but not for long. Lincoln used to say
that you conld not fool all the people all
the time. That has been proved many
times. A business which, like Dr. Pierce-?,
has stood the test of nearly 40 years,
which has borne the brunt of many an
attack directed by ignorance or malice,
could not "lave reached its present mam
moth proportions on misrepresentations
or fake advertisements. There must ho
something more than that as its founda
tion. There must be honor and honesty
In dealing with the public; else there will
be failure.
The Pierce Remedies were anions those)
which a certain prominent journal recent
ly charged not to be what they were ad
vertised to lie. But-- an immediate llhol
suit for $200,000 brought by Dr. Pierce led
to a speedy retraction of the charge.
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DISEASES OF MEN
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Office Hours: Daily, 9 to 5 and 7 to
S P. M. Sunday, 1 A. M. to 12 M.
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