THE SUNDAY OTIEGOXTAX, POUTXATTO. JANUARY 11, 1914.
ABSENCE IN OFFICE
IS
HOURS
CHRONIC
Habit Growing on High Offi
cials, Increasingly Hard to
Find at Desks.
SECRETARIES SET EXAMPLE
Western Member of Congress Has
Typical Experience on Bootless
Search Road Director
Holds Absentee Record.
OREOONIAN NEWS BOTtEATJ, Wash
lngrton. Jan. 17. Absenteeism has be
come chronic In the Government de
partmental service In Washington, as
Senators and Representatives are
J earn In sr to their sorrow. . The Gov
emraent clerks, holding comparatively
unimportant positions, are at the desks
right along from 9 until 4:30 every
day, but the higher-ups. Cabinet offl
cars, assistant secretaries and bureau
chiefs are notorious for the amount of
time they spend away from their desks.
Whether the epidemic of absenteeism
Is the direct result of the example set
by Secretary Bryan when he began
deserting his office every other day
to make a little money outside, or
whether It Is the result of a laxity of
discipline permeating most of the de
partments It would be hard to say. The
condition exists, however, and few of
the higher Government officials now
running the departments are to be
found at their desks during office
boors.
A Western representative set aside
one afternoon recently to transact
business affecting his district that was
then pending before the Department of
Labor and the Navy Department. He
nailed to see the Secretary of Labor.
"The Secretary has gone for the day,"
explained the messenger at the Sec
retary's office. It was then 8 o'clock.
The member went down to the office
of the chief clerk, thinking he could
act for the Secretary. "The chief
clerk Is out of town for a couple of
day 8," was the explanation of his as
sistant. So the member gave up In
disgust.
Going over to the Navy Department,
he went to the office of Secretary Dan
iels. When he inquired for the Secre
tary, the messenger said: "The Sec
retary did not come down today; he
is preparing a speech at home." Going
then to see Assistant Secretary Roose
velt, the Represetnatlve again met
with failure. "Mr. Roosevelt is taking
a few days' holiday," explained his
secretary. The Navy Department was
thus left without a head.
Absenteeism in the State Department
has been so well advertised that no
further statement is necessary. Sec
retary Bryan is away from his office
fully one-fourth of the time, and often
In his absence his assistants cannot be
found during office hours. The same
condition prevails In the Department
of Agriculture, though it Is to be said
of Secretary Houston that he is sel
dom absent save when called away
by public business.
The record for absenteeism in the
Federal Service is held by Logan W.
Page, director of the Bureau of Public
Roads in the Department of Agricul
ture. Page is a wealthy fellow and a
popular clubman, and his fad is good
roads, but while he Is nominally the
head of that bureau, drawing a sal
ary of $4000 a year, which he does
not need, his work Is done by subor
dinates. Page is such a chronic of
fender at absenteeism that two West
ern members having considerable busi
ness at the Department of Agriculture,
have a standing bet that they will
Tiever find Mr. Page in his office when
they call. They have called upwards
of JO times, and Mr. Page has never
yet been in his office.
This condition of affairs is true
nuite generally throughout the Gov
ernmental service in Washington, and
the public Is beginning to wonder
what these officials expect to give in
return for their salaries.
HOOSIER DEAL MAY FAIL
SALE OV TXDIAJTAPOLIS CUB DE.
PKSDS OJT FEDERALS.
Blackert, a prominent, rancher of the
fertile little valley of Galls Creek, near
this city, Jackson. County and Southern
Oregon lose one of Its picturesque pi
oneers. Mr. Blackert, who was 76 years
old, was stricken with heart failure at
his home Saturday morning.
P. W. Blackert was born In Berlin,
Germany. Near the close of the Cri
mean War he enlisted in the British
army at Aldershot, England, but was
discharged without having left English
shores.
In the Spring of 1852 Mr. Blackert
came to America, with the Intention of
locating In Maine, but after a few
months In that state the lure of the
West Induced him to take passage
around the Horn for San Francisco. Ar
riving in San Francisco he enlisted In
the Regular Army, and saw much ac
tive duty against the Indians in Ore
gon and at the Walla Walla uprising.
At the close of bis enlistment Mr.
Blackert came to Jacksonville, then In
Its heyday as a mining camp. Here he
married Miss Sarah Shoemaker. Two
years later he became interested In the
once famous Alder Gulch placer mines,
and located on Galls Creek, where his
life had since been passed.
CALDWELL CLUB ELECTS
COKXERCUL BODT TO CONTOTCTK
DBTBLOPME.fT POLICY.
Organization to Try te O fetal Exten
sion ef Time ea Payments of Set
tlers on Payette-Boise Project.
CAXXW KLL, Idaho. Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) One of the most successful and
largely attended meetings in the his
tory of the Caldwell Commercial Club
was held Wednesday, when officers
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M. IT. Gibbons, Re-Elected Secre
tary of Caldwell Commercial
Club.
MR. WEST ANSWERED
Mr. Crawford Reveals Fuller
History of Watson Fee.
PAYMENT IS HELD LEGAL
MoGIII and Smith May Forfeit 10,000
Option Put tp for- Purchase of
American Association Club.
INDIANAPOLIS. JanT 17. On action
taken by the Federal League magnates
in Chicaro tnrinv win onAni -
groat extent whether the sale of the
xuaianapoiis American Association Club
to J. C. McGill, the Denver Western
League magnate, and W. C. Smith, of
New York, Is consummated or falls
through. McGill Is in Chicago watch
ing the Federal T ... it-ii m&nn-w ... v. i , -
Smith and Jack Hmflririro
manager of the Indianapolis club If the
ico.i boos mrougn, were Here awaiting
McGill and Smith have until mid
night to make the final payment to
Sol Mever. nrinclnal
Oluh. Th txL-r i ...
" .j v. i o iiavo ji til u
10,000 on the purchase price, which Is
o.iu io nave Deen in tne neighborhood
of 165,000, and stand to lose that sum
" mey u u ngi mine tne Iinal paymen
by midnight.
FIVE DIVORCES GRANTED
Saturday Cleanup Results In Default
Decrees.
Five default divorces were granted
by the Circuit Judges yesterday in
their regular Saturday cleanup, Judge
Kavanaugh signing two of the decrees,
Judge Davis two and Judge Gatens one.
Judge Kavalaush divorced Mrs. Jes
sle Anderson from Walter Anderson.
who she married In Denver in Decem
ber, 1912, and restored Mrs. Anderson'i
maiden name, Jessie Greenfield. Cruel
ty was the grounds. Mrs. Goldle Burge
was granted a decree from Peter
Burge, on grounds of gross cruelty and
non-support, the couple having been
married In Oregon City in August. 1906.
Judge Davis granted decrees to Mrs,
Lorena A, Gilbert from Clarence E.
((filbert and Mrs. Matilda Cameron from
Daniel Cameron. Both decrees were
granted on grounds of cruelty. Judge
Uatens granted a decree to Gladys
Goldblatt from Samuel Goldblatt on
grounds of cruelty.
were elected and a plan of campaign
was mapped out. During the last year,
under the presidency of Henry W. Dor
man, the club had tried to promote the
development of Caldwell and the coun
try tributary - thereto, and its funds
have been devoted to that end, rather
than to efforts to bring in new set
tlers. This policy will be continued
the coming year.
Dr. F. M. Cole, of Caldwell, was elect
ed president, and M. H. Gibbons was
re-elected secretary. J. B. Gowen was
made vice-president. Five directors
were chosen. They are: Curtis Haydon,
Frank Mumford, John Boone, Joe Kalm
and Harry Burger.
After the election, matters relating
to the problems involved in the com
pletion of the building of the Payette
Boise project were discussed, Walter
Griffiths, vice-president of the Water
Users' Association, stating that pay
ments will begin within the next two
years and will take a couple of million
dollars out of the country. Referring
to the fact that many of the settlers
will have difficulty in meeting the
demands of the Government, Mr. Grif
fiths advised that the club bend all its
energies to obtain from the Govern
ment an extension of time for the pay
ments.
A permanent committee was added to
the list of club committees, that on the
Payette-Boise project and its problems.
Sheriffs to Meet In Spokane.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 17. At the
closing session of the semi-annual
meeting of the Washington State Sher
iffs Association, Spokane was chosen
today as the next meeting place.
WOMAN WITH 84 LIVING
DESCENDANTS DIES.
PICTURESQUE PIONEER DIES
Towles "W. Blackert, of Jackson
County Succumbs at 7 6.
GOLD HILL, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
With the death, of Powlea William
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Blrs. EUxabeth Morgan.
FLORENCE. Or., Jan. 17.
(Special.) Mrs. Elizabeth Mor
gan, one of the pioneer settlers
of the Sluslaw Valley, died on
January 11 at the home of her
son, Marion Morris, In Florence.
Bhe has been ill for some time,
having suffered a stroke of
paralysis several months ago.
Elizabeth Holverstott was born
In Ohio May 4, 1836, and was
married In Iowa in 1852 to Jo
seph E. Morris, a native of Ken
tucky. The following Spring
they crossed the plains to Cali
fornia. In 1880 they moved to
Oregon, locating on a homestead
on the north Fork of the Siu
slaw, about eight miles from
Florence. About five years later
Mrs. Morris moved to Florence
and engaged in the hotel busi
ness and has since lived In this
vicinity. Twenty-one years, ago
she was married to C. B. Mor
gan. Mrs. Morgan was an ex
cellent,' kind-hearted woman, al
ways ready to help anyone In
trouble or nurse anyone in sick
ness. Mr. and Mrs. Morris had nine
children, all of whom are living.
She is also survived by 66 grand
children, 27 great-grandchildren
and two great-great-grand-children.
Attorney-General Says George Cham
berlain When Govenor Was Re
sponsible for Employment
of Special Counsel.
ROSEBUEG, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
That United States Senator Chamber
lain, while Governor of Oregon, was re
sponsible for the employment of Judge
Watson to assist In recovering state
funds from the Title Guarantee & Trust
Company, following Its failure In Port
land, was the statement of Attorney
General Crawford when told of Gover
nor West's charges that he had paid
Attorney Watson J500 In fees without
authority.
"The facts relative to the employ
ment of Judge Watson at the time of
the Title Guarantee & Trust Comnany
failure are not quoted by Governor
West, although he could easily ascer
tain them by consulting the records at
the Capitol.
Chamberlain's Idea Followed.
"At the time of the failure Treasurer
Steel had on deposit In the Title Guar
antee & Trust Company Bank about
$400,000 of state money, and having ex
plicit faith In the solvency of the In
stitution he neglected to demand se
curity for the same. As soon as the
failure was known Governor Chamber
lain, Secretary of State Benson and
myself held a conference. On account
of the large amount Involved, and there
being a question as to whether the
Treasurer's official bonds were sufficient
to secure the deposit. Governor Cham
berlain said he thought the Attorney-
General should have assistance. Judge
Watson, who was later called Into fche
case, was proposed among others, and
was satisfactory to Chamberlain.
"The American Surety Company. In
which concern Treasurer Steel was
bonded, at first denied liability on
losses to exceed $112,000. Judge Wat
son and myself Insisted that the Ameri
can Surety Company was liable, how
ever, and after many conferences with
their New Tork attorney and local rep
resentatives we secured a settlement
by which the surety comnanv aruaran
teed to repay the whole sum -with 5
per cent Interest- The settlement was
made in the offices of Governor Cham
berlain, and in his presence. The money
was all repaid as agreed, and Mr. Cham
berlain said he considered Attorney
Watson a ree or i 500 reasonable.
Mr. Crawford Has No Doubt.
"There is no doubt but what the Gov
ernor has a legal right to employ soe
cial counsel In cases of emergency, and
such counsel is entitled to Just com
pensation. Should the state funds again
be placed In jeopardy during my term
of office I would request the present
Governor to employ special counsel, and
believe he would have the good Judg
ment to grant the request.
"How Governor West can charge the
state officers with paying Attorney
Watson with more than he deserved Is
more than I can determine."
Attorney-General and Mrs. Crawford
arrived here today. They called at the
Courthouse this afternoon and regis
tered for the primary election. Both are
Republicans.
ORCHARDS' PETITION 0. K.
Xez Perce County Commissioners
Set Election Date February 18.
LEWISTON. Idaho. Jan. 17. CSn
cial.) TheBoard of County Commis
sioners of Nez Perce County yesterday
granted the petition of residents of
Lewlston orchards asking that an elec-
liuh ue autnorizea tnere to create a
good highway district under the state
law. Upon approving the petition. Feb
ruary 18 was selected for the date of
the election.
The total area embraced In the pro
posed district is nearly 11,600 acres,
and the plan is to provide a hard-sur
face roadway through the dlstVlct,
which would be a link in fife north and
south state highway.
JUDGE' GALLOWAY SPEAKS
Oddfellows' Lodge at Carlton In
nourishing Condition.
CARLTON, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
Judge William Galloway, deputy srrand
master of tne Independent Order of
Oddfellows, addressed a joint meeting
of the Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodges
here last night. There were 112 mem
bers and invited guests present. Re
freshments were served.
Both orders are in a flourishing con
dition and gaining in membership
rapidly. The KeDeKaha number 61, and
the Oddfellows have a membership of
76. Plans are being made for a build
ing.
Kelso Loses Prominent Resident.
KELSO, Wash., Jan. 17. (Special.)
The death of Robert Miller Thursday
has removed one who had been active in
Christian effort here the past three or
four years. Mr. Miller was born in
New York City In 1847, passed his ear
lier life in Ontario, Canada, and after
wards moved to Kelso. Besides his
wife he leaves several children, grand
children and one great-grandchild,
Among the children are Mrs. J. A.
Audinet and Miss Ellen Miller, of this
place, and Mrs. F. P. Kunkle and George
P. Miller, of Portland. An only sister,
Mrs. J. C. Walker, of Oakland, CaL, was
witn mm tne last few days.
White Salmon Paper Sold.
WHITE SALMON. Wash., Jan. 17.
(Special.) The White Salmon Enter
prise, the largest newspaper in the
west end of Klickitat County, has
changed hands, and the new editor as
sumes control this week. George H.
Baxter, who has owned the paper for
the past year, will remove with his
family to the Coos Bay country, there
to enter the mercantile business. The
new editor, A. Meresse. is from For
est Grove, Or., a graduate of Pacific
University, and has done considerable
newspaper work there and at Oregon
Gold Saving Machine Invented.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) Richard Williams, who is lden
tided with a new gold-saving machine,
has acquired land on the Upper Snake
River and will establish one of the big
machines there this Spring. It is said
for this invention that the problem of
catching the flour gold carried in the
black sand of the Snake River has
been solved.
"Bob" Hodge Fails Again.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. 17. Robert
Hc-dge, Progressive candidate for Gov
ernor, in 1912, failed to pass the bar
examination today, this being his third
unsuccessful attempt. He announced
before returning to Seattle that he
wouia u-y again next uxay.
J. G. Mack & Co.
Fifth v
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This Store Maintains
Its Prestige
in Furniture
f Real Worth
Material Reductions
Prevail During the
January Sale
Ther is an interesting history attaching itself to every style of furniture. In the purchase of furniture if the design
is pure then the piece, if made only yesterday, faithfully portrays all the history and the sentiment associated with the
original. When purchasing here the customer is assured of the purity of the design, is protected in the solidity of the
construction and the honesty of the workmanship and excellence of finish. True is this of the productions of the famous
shops of Berkey & Gay, of Grand Rapids, and Cowan, of Chicago, shown in Portland on the floors of this store ex
clusively. And bear in mind this fact: that ours is a complete new gathering of "Furniture of Real Worth," represent
ing every acknowledged worthy style of furniture Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Adam, Chippendale, Queen Anne, Eliza
bethan, Jacobean, Charles I., and. Charles II., James I. and James II., Stuart, Tudor, Colonial and others. Such reproduc
tions recommend their intrinsic merit to those seeking Furniture of character. Every piece and suite in this complete
new stock, selected last Fall, shows a material reduction during the January Sale.
For Special Sizes
and Special
Designs in
Rugs
We suggest the Ginzkey
( Austrian) and the Kildare
(Irish) Hand-tufted Seam
leas Rugs and the Imported
and Domestio Chenille. These
can ba produced in any size
and combination of colors or
design to conform to any in
terior decorative scheme.
Original color sketches, show
ing the effect when com
pleted, prepared and sub
mitted by ns.
A Word or Two Regarding
Interior
Decoration
The Decorative Department of this store
rightfully prides itself for its origination
and execution of the correct interior decora
tion and furnishing, of a great many of
the finest homes as well as many of modest
character in Portland and throughout the
Northwest. A complete new showing of
fabrics, both from at home and abroad, to
gether with greatly increased facilities for
caring for all interior decorative and drap
ery work, places at your disposal a service
that is unsurpassed. Original color
sketches submitted.
This Solid Mahogany Co
lonial Library toq Tr
Table, special $OO.IO
That this is a splendid value in a
Library Table is conceded when these
facts are taken into consideration. It
is of solid mahogany, even to the inter
ior; workmanship and finish are tho
best; design purely Colonial; proportions
excellent. Top measures 30x50 inches.
Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark
LEWIS GAINS SEEN
1914 Promises to Be Banner,
Year for Progress.
NEW RAILROADS PLANNED
Chcbalis and Centralla to Bpend
Many Thousands on Water Sys
tems and County and State to
Join In Road-Building- Work.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 11. The year
1914 promises to be one of the most
active In- the history of Lewis County,
from the standpoint of Industrial d
velopment. More big projects will bo
carried out than In any previous year.
Already active construction work Is
under way on the branch lines of the
Milwaukee road, which will give the
cities of Chehalls and Centralla con
nection with a fourth great transcon
tinental railroad. The Milwaukee is
spending- thousands of dollars already
on Its work, and from Chehalis west
to the county line will he obllKed to
spend hundreds of thousands of dollars
more, as this will call for some heavy
construction, and the mileage is greater
than from the nortn at Maytown to tnis
city.
In addition to the Milwaukee branch
to Willana Harbor through this section,
the announcement recently was made,
although unofficially, that the same
company plans this year to extend its
Tacoma Eastern branch to the Big
Bottom country in Eastern Lewis Coun
ty, and to build a line down Tilton
River, which will connect with an ex
tension of the local railroad line out
of the City of Chehalis and give the
people of that section rail connection
with the cities of their county. An ex;
tension or tnis wouig pui wie na.iiwa.u
kee into Portland. Completion of such a
line would lead to Immediate develop
ment of timber resources and other in
dustrial propositions would be put on
foot
Water System Planned.
Locally the cities of Chehalis and
Centralla each have let contracts to
build gravity water systems from the
headwaters of the NewauKum ttiver
Into the twin' cities of Lewis County.
The Chehalis Commission plans to build
also a local new distributing system,
and its contract calls for an expendi
ture of 1147.000. Centralla will ex
pend almost as much, but the city there
owns the local system.
The City Commission of Chehalis also
has its plans laid for the further ex
tension of the street paving of the
city. A municipally-owned plant has
reduced the cost or paving to a mini
mum. It Is estimated ' that $100,000
worth of caving will be done In 1914.
Flans are In shape for two or three
new brick blocks and others are con
templated. Numerous residences are
also being planned Dy some oi me citi
zens. . .
In addition to these Improvements, an
important item Industrially In Lewis
County will be the road work. The
State of Washington win spend about
$37,000 on the Pacific Highway in this
county, one big contract for extensive
work on the worst portion of that road
in this county having been let recently
for a stretch near Toledo. Forty thou
sand dollars is to be spent between
Morton and Mineral In the eastern part
of the county on the National Park
Highway.
930,000 Bridge Planned.
At Nestka nearly $30,000 is being
spent building a bridge across the
Cowlitz River, the county and, state
sharing the expense. Completion of
this bridge and extensive road improve
ment leading to it will result in auto
mobile state lines being put into opera
tion daily from Chehalis to Randle and
the Big Bottom country, 65 miles dis
tant. On the National Park Highway,
west of Ceres and connecting with the
Pacific County road, the state has plans
to spend several thousand dollars.
In the Immediate Bectlon about Che
halis plans are laid for the connection
of the main public road, which is also a
part of the Pacific Highway, between
Chehalis and Centralla. About $30,000
will be spent on this work.
A mile of 16-foot concrete roadway
is also to be built this Summer lead
ing from Toledo toward Chehalis on the
Pacific Highway.
BALLOT 0FJ44 INTERESTS
George Stroud, of Polk County, Pos
sesses Early-Iay Document.
RICKREALL. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
A Democratic ballot of 1844, with
James K. Polk and George M. Dallas
heading it for President and Vice-Presl.
dent, respectively, is In the possession
of George Stroud, a well-known farmer
of Polk County.
The ballot was issued in Missouri in
1844 and the symbol near the top is an
arm and hammer. Since Polk County
was named for the Presidential candi
date and Dallas for the Vice-Presidential
candidate, the old ballot has proved
of unusual interest to county folk and
especially to the early pioneers who
remember the Presidential contest. Ore
gon became a territory during the last
years of President Polk's administration.
TROOP MAY BE FORMED
Pendleton Considers Cavalry Com
pany Similar to One In Portland.
PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
The question of forming a local cav
alry troop, similar to the one recently
organized In Portland, Is receiving fa
vorable consideration by Pendleton peo
ple. The matter was brought to the
attention of Sheriff Taylor, president
of the Round-Up Association, by the
Army officer who organized the Port
land troop. While Sheriff Taylor says
he will be unable to take the lead in
the movement, he has already discov
ered enough Interest to make the pro
posal appear practical.
The troop would require a minimum
of 75 men. The Government will fur
nish all equipment except horses.
Cottage Gmvo Resident Dies.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. 17.
(Special.) Mrs. Mary E. Morris, mother
of Mrs. A. L. Zacharlaa, died Monday
night at the home of her daughter after
an Illness of about a month. Mrs.
Morris was 66 years old. The body will
be taken to the old home in Wetmore,
Kan., for burial.
C. E. H0LL1DAV CO.
355 ALDER ST., COR. PARK
FINAL CLEARANCE
Winter Suits and Coats "of the Better Class"
Less Than Vz Price
$35.00 Garmenta now $16.25
$40.00 Garments now 19.50
$45.00 Garments now $21.50
$50.00 Suits now. at S23.75
$55.00 Suits now at S2G.50
$60.00 Suits now at $28.50
Also a special assortment of Suits and Coats,
mostly plain tailored; formerly C7 Crt
$22.50 to $35.00. Final Clearance P
Dresses and Waists
Greatly Reduced
A RARE
OPPORTUNITY
For the next -30 days we will
make a special reduction to
purchasers of tracts in our
BEAVERTON - EEEDVTLLE
ACREAGE who contemplate
substantial improvements
thereon.
Electric Steel Trains as fine as
those anywhere are now run
ning through our lands. A de
lightful ride of 30 minutes and
you are there. Four stations on
tract. Fine Homes, Graded
Streets, Sidewalks, Piped-in
Water under pressure, Wells at
small cost, Mail, Telephone,
Electric Lights, Stores, Graded
Schools, Etc.
Let us show you these proper
ties. Advise when you can go.
The Shaw-Fear Company
102 Fourth Street
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for
lore Throat
and
lold incites!
Firrt rub the chest or throat with
Omega Oil ; then soak a piece of flan
nel with the Oil and put it around the
neck or throat, and cover with a piece
of dry flannel. Thia simple treatment
usually gives relief. Trial bottle ice
W FOR
Canoera and Tnmori
removed by tha
LATEST APPROVED
METHODS.
OFFICE
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Time necesswry
usually 14 days.
m
n,f"rncL Dfliv Ann
We treat cancers, tumors and all lumps
In the breast. - We firmly beltev our
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and Quickest method of treatment.
C. H. Barnes. M. D., Specialist.
Edith Marian Keith. Manager.
Address all communications to tha
Ocean I'nrlc Sanatorium Co
703 South Sprinir St.
l.om AuKelea, C'al.
Opposite First National Bank.