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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1915)
TITE SUNDAY .OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. JANUARY 10, 1915 i - " 1 HOME USE SAVES BIG APPLE CROP Clever Advertising Creates Demand to Overcome Loss Due to War. ENGLAND STILL IS BUYER ire-Christmas Weft Kecords Sale of 59,79 f Barrels to British Isles as Against 24,674 of Same Period of Year Before. NEW TORK. Jan. 9. (Special.) The fact that over, twice aa many applea were (hipped to the Britib Isles during the week proceeding Christmas, this year, than during th same week in 1S1J would Indicate that the European war is not the direct cause of the moderate prices at which the North-Pacific fruit is selling, this Winter. Counting three boxes to a barrel, 5.74 barrels were shipped from North America to England In the week endinar December 19. 1914, while only 24.674 barrels were sent there in the same week of the preceding year. No annles were sent to Germany durina- the week proceeding Christmas from either Canada or the United states, but only 801 barrels were ahtpped to Hamburg, the port of entry to the Kaiser's Empire in the same week of the proceeding year; 168,798 barrels were shipped to Germany, according- to the Custom-House reports. dnrlm the 11 months ending- in May, 1914. This Is less than three times the amount sent to England from North America in the week preceeding the holidays. Just passed. Germany Buys Boxed Product, The fleures do not tell the whole ntnrv from the viewpoint of the North west, however, because most of the fruit sent to the German Bmpiro were boxed apples, while the large ship ments to England, both this year and . last, consisted of the barreled product L'ndoubtedlv. the war nas naa "psychological" effect upon the markets and has made the consumers less able and too conservative to pay good prices inr anriien Thu tremendous crop, now ever, that was produced in the United Mates and Canada made it necessary th. niitnet counting the war out of the consideration, greatly to in- rrMM the L'unsuniDtion of apples. 11. r , I-avidson. of the North Pacific Fruit Distributers, estimates that 60.000.000 barrels of apples were grown in. the ronnirr In 1914 as compared to 30,- 000.000 barrels In 1913, and that 13.000 cars were sent from the Northwest, this vear. as compared to 8000 cars sent durina last season. This Is an Increase of 50 per cent. Ivtwor nrices and advertising are mikimr the consumption of this enor- nn,, I'rnn TtftftXI hl The movement Is heavy." says Arthur Kule. manager of the ortn American rrun "and the consumption of apples Is un- paralelled." Advertising Creates Demand. The effect of systematic advertising of a brand of apples has been snown by Guy Carolin. of the North Ameri can Fruit Exchange. During the last two years he has plastered New York with brightly-colored cards heralding the virtues of the Skookum brand of apples, until every school child and every parent think they know what a Pkookum Is. In the subway, you read "An apple a day keeps the doctor sway." on the signboards, you aee, "Eat the right apple at the right time" and elsewhere. "Say tikookum to your procer." The result has been not only that the general demand for apples has been increased, but that the "Skookums" sell for from 1 to 2a cents a box more than the others of equal gra.le. The t'h'lda and Thompson, as well as the Independent restaurants. are featuring .the baked apple. Their cooks have learned how to bake apples. The lirh that they prepare bares but a emsll resemblance to the half cooked, half burnt (apples that are still to be i...-..,t in thu nrlvate boarding houses, The ga range, which conks from all sides. It seems, has lts share In this process that prepares a dish fit for the kchIs. Then. too. with apples to be procured more cheaply than formerly, the New York restauranters are serving a little of the scum with the milk. The result Is that baked apples have be come the most popular dish in town. The writer learned from Inquiry at a little cafeteria on Amsterdam, where they kept a pan of tempting baked ap- . k. u-mrinrtr that they sold five .. nf is anoles each, every day. Jrv.... u,j meals to 4 0 people daily A little figuring show, that nearly one out of ry four customers, buys a ..u. .ni. and that three out of four, probably have one for breakfast. I af Bin Aa-earles Advised. Vt the Columbia Restaurant on Broadwav. where no baked apples were on display the proprietor said that he was serving eight doxen. or aooui 100 apples, to his 00 or .00 patrons. Roth Arthur Rule, manager of the North American Fruit Exchange, which represents the Northwestern Fruit As- '.,; nrl H. F. Davidson, president of the N'rth-Facif1c Fruit Distributers who is in New York supervising m marketing of the apples of his asso ciation, are in favor of the suggestion ., . v.,,. ,n made in the Northwest that the growers discard all the smaller independent co-operative nssoi and center their efforts upon the two larae organizations. "The fewer men that are handling the sales, the bet ter for the grower." says Mr. Ru i e "The shipper who sends his fruit through an organization that has no representative at the point of market ing 1- apt to be the loser.' r Davidson. "It is not always Inadvis able to sell through a private com pany, but control of such aales should remain in the hands of the repre sentative cf the grower who Is on the ground and not Si'OO miles away. KHEDIVE'S FLAG ADOPTED Personal standard, Vndor New Or der. Bi-eomes Emblem of Egypt. CAIRO. Dec. 20. Correspondence of the Associate! rress. tne new v tian flag, which was hoisted on the Bovernment building for the first time with the announcement of Egypt's di vorce from Turkish suzerainty, bears three white crescents with their backs to the staff, each with a five-pointed white star between the horns, on a red field. This flair was formerly the personal standard of the Khedive, and now takes the place of the former national flag, which was dlstlng ulshed from the Turkish fiag by a star of five Instead of six points. USE RIGHT NAME IS ASKED Divisions of City Service Xot Spoken Or Properly, Say Sir. Week. How to make city emrloyes and the public generally ca4 the various di visions of the city service by their proper names ie problem which Com missioner Dleck Is going to ask- the City Council to try to solve. He has sant a letter to Mayor Albee asking for suggestions and urging co-operation In a campaign against the misuse of names. Commissioner Dieck complains that the police bureau le called the police "department," whereas the proper of ficial name is the "bureau of police." The same applies to the fire and health bureaus. Departments, he says, are called bureaus and bureaus depart ments. The most common mistake, he complains, is in connection with the water bureau, which is called the -water department." or the "water bureau," whereas the proper name is the "bureau of waterworks." The milk inspection "department." he says, is called the "milk bureau." or the "milk department." whereas the proper name is the "milk division of the health bureau." Mr. Dieck thinks that city employes should be forced to use the proper names, not only in correspondence, but in talking, and that the public should be taught in some way to use the proper names in writing letters or transacting business with the city and also in speaking of the city service. LAWYER'S LIFE ACTIVE DEATH OF GRAXVILLE G. AMES, PIM'EER, IS Sl'DDE.V. Early Career on New England Farm Leads to Success at Bar Widow, Daughter, S Brothers Bereaved. Granvllle G. Ames, attorney, of this city, died suddenly December 31, 1914, I the Immigration Bureau, ana imu--at Emanuel Hospital, where he had S tIons BeI,i to the thousands of postmas T a f t -t-- - s axx yy -mm 4 x A if V " i 1 1 l l ' 1 r, I t v - I ln-iii iniiiii-iM iliU'esMiiMt iiWiMn'rlitMilt -ITt , Granville G. Amee, Practicing At torney In Portland Since 1880, IV ho Died Suddenly December 31, 1014. been taken Just before Christmas to prepare for an operation. Mr. Ames was born In Sheboygan, Mich., in 1852. He waa the eldest ol seven children, whose ancestors on both sides fought in the War of the Amer ican Revolution. Isaac Ames, the fath er, kept his family continually on the move to the Dorders ol civilization m the early days, and his boys helped m blaze the trail for many a pioneer less daring. Granville, the eldest, early assumed many responsibilities. Frontiersman though he was, Isaac Ames worked for the education of the youth of his settlements, ably abetted by his wife. Koana will-Ames, uraa ville, therefore, had the advantage of this environment, and later thirst for knowledge took him away to college at Northfleld. Minn., and to law school In 1879 he was graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa. In 1880 he was married to Alma Muzzy and came to Portland In 1881 to establish the practice of law. Mrs. Ames died In ltss. ne leu motherless one child. 7 years old, and to this daughter Mr. Ames struggled to perform the office of father and mother for 11 years. In 1904 Mr. Ames married Minnie B. Robb. also of Port land, by whom he is survived. Mr. Ames also is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Dagmar Hamilton, oi Centralia, Wash.: by nis oio. mouw, who lies paralyzed at the home of a son In isortn iaaui. . Mrs. Luella Hopkins, or i uawna. Wash., and five brothers, who are: Herschel H. Ames, manager or a runner plantation in the inuippine isianus. Ir. E. W. Ames, also of the Islands; Frank Ames, or canton, inn, r Ames, civil engineer, of Southern Cal- rornla. and Julian Ames, a pnnjisrvu. farmer of Oakes. N. P. YAMHILL PIONEER PASSES John CalTln I,andingham Is Sur vived by Six Children. SHERIDAN. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) John Calvin Landlngham. pioneer of Yamhill County, passed away here yes terday. Mr. Landingham was born In Little Oregon. Mo.. November 28. 1841 Mr. Landlngham has lived In Sheridan for the last 22 years. Formerly he had charge of the tollgate at Salmon River Mr. Landlngham is survived by five sons. Llnd R. Landingham and Olin Landlngham. of Portland; Arlle Lan iCham. of Moro. Or : Clinton Lan dinBham. of McMlnnville. and Elvin Landlngham. of Deschutes, Or . and one daughter. Mrs. Frank Barber, of Mc Mlnnville. Funeral services will be held at the Landlngham home tomor row at 1 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Gwlnn offi ciating. VICTIM OF ROW IS SILENT Man round at Albany Reticent Con cerning Injuries. ALBANY. Or, Jan. 9. (Special.) Neal Harrigan. who was found early todav near death as a result of the loss of blood from a gash inflicted in his neck by a broken bottle, refuses to dis close the identity of his assailant or aSTheapolice believe he is the victim of a row in a notorious rooming-house. Harrigan said that two men attacked him on the street. Harrigan was found on the street by Officer Marshall. He was bleeding- profusely. Harrigan wants the aftalr dropped. GRANTS PASS MEN SIGN Oregon Hopgrowers' Association In creases Membership. GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 9. (Spe cial.) O. R- Cart wright. of Harris burg, and M. L. Jones, of Brooks, met the hopgrowers of Grants Pass and vicinity here today to enlist their co operation ana to secure their member ship in the Oregon Hopgrowers' Asso ciation. The three hundred acres represented signed stock. The association expects to have the required $150,000 capital subscribed before February. 1. when the organization will be completed. uiTiniiii niinrm HAIIUHAL DUntAU . TO HELP JOBLESS Department of Labor to Put Employment Scheme in Op " eration on Big Scale. POSTOFFICE TO BE USED Field Agents of Department of In terior and Immigration Officers by Thousands to Aid in Distribution of Men. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. A National employment bureau reaching Into every section of the United States wil be put in operation by the Department of La bor next week, carrying out the sug gestion of President Wilson in the In dianapolis speech for "a systematic method of helping the working men of America." Preliminary work for the bureau has been completed, it was announced to- nlglit by commissioner i.i.". ters and, rural mailcarners wiisu"j the country and to nearly 200,000 field agents of the Departmnt of Agricul ture, who will co-operate with the De partment of Labor to bring the Jobless man and the manless Job together. Immigration Bureau to Help. All agents of the Immigration! Bu reau also will participate- in the huge task. Mr. Caminettl said, and the blanks and reports lor tneir ust, ready, have been printed and will De forwarded without delay. The general plan of the employment bureau was outlined by Mr. Camlnetti as follows: "Notices will be posted in all post offices announcing that applications for work or workers will be received by the postmaster, who will be supplied with forms to be filled out and for warded to the Department of Labor agent In charge of the zone In which the office is situated. The distribu tion branch of the immigration service will handle this part ol tne wor to it also will go the reports of the Department of Agriculture agents as to sections where help Is needed in Harvesting or other work. Postal Service Employed. "Applicants will then be informed of the place where they can obtain work of the kind they seek and at the nearest point to them the postal service Jcting as the distributing and coBec tion agency for applications and replies throughout the transactions. In announcing the readiness i of the system Commissioner Caminettl said the plan was not a mushroom growth, but the products of months of labor over details. Already, he said. It had been tried out In a small way and the results had been most satisfactory. After the fire at Salem. Mass.. last June when nearly 4000 factory opera tives were thrown out of employment, the labor department succeeded In rind ing work for many of them. Approval Is Coincidence. "By a curious coincidence Secretary Wilson, of the Department of Labor, approved only yesterday, the date of the President s speech, the final report made to him by Mr. Caminettl an nouncing the completion of the plans. In this report Commissioner Cami nettl said: ,h "I am pleased to report that the plan of organization for furnishing laborers to farmers and other employ ers is now complete and ready for op eration throughout the United States. The officers at their respective sta tions have been instructed in the meth ods that have been in use under the auspices of the division of information In the work of distribution hitherto in force. . Farmers to Be Kotlned. .1,1 ti uYiuatnn. Secretary of Ag riculture, yesterday addressed a letter ii nt that department to , with the scheme for the em ployment and distribution of laborers -v. n.i states. He said that .... .-i instructions would be printed in the weekly news letter of the department. "The employes of the Department of Agriculture are requesiea 10 pon i necessity for workers In the locality where they reside, and also to notify farmers of the scheme. Application blanks delivered to them are to be re turned to the postmaster of the nearest office." SECRETARY OF WAR BACKER Tm inrrpiap Strenzth of Coast Artillery Corps Is Indorsed. OREGONIAK NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 9.-Unquallfled indorse-f- .v,. rh.mberlaln bill to ln- crease the authorized strength of the Coast Artillery Corps nas ueeu B..w. v, soi-roturv Garrison In a report asked for by the Senate military coirf- The measure would add to the corps 12 Colonels, 12 Lieutenant-coioneis, u Majors. 174 Captains. 1S7 First-Lieutenants. 187 Second Lieutenants, a cor-...nnnina- nnnta. of non-commlssloned officers and 7672 privates, making the total authorized limit' du.aus. Secretary Garrison reiterated his as sertion In his annual report that the toast defense could not be regarded as efficient without a force to furnish at least one relief for the guns, mortars and mines. JAIL TERM FIVE MINUTES Seattle -Woman Fined $C00 Also for Asking Pay for Getting Jobs. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 9. Five min utes in jail and J200 fine was the sen tence Imposed upon Mrs. Beatrice A. Levy by Police Judge Gordon yester day on her conviction on a charge of violating the so-called anti-employment agency law adopted by the voters of the state at the November election. Mrs. Levy, to whom time was given to raise money to pay her fine, said she would serve her brief Jail sen tence today. She was accused of so liciting payment for obtaining positions by representing that the money was for subscriptions to a publication she Intended to issue. This is the first conviction in the state under the law, which became effective a month ago. School for Deaf May Get $40,000. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 9. (Spe cial.) That the Washington State School for the Deaf will secure an appropriation of 40.000 for the con struction of a much-needed building nvf seems assured, as the State Board of Control has made this recommenda tion It is understood that Governor Lister is in favor of expending this money. The location of the building has not been fixed yet , Copyright Hart tx-huf t nrr &Mrx Sam! Rosenblatt; & Co. Northwest Corner Third and Morrison CANAL TO SEE BiG FLEET 57 WARSHIPS TO MAKE TRIP AT FORMAL OPEKIXG. Oreson and Olympla to Be on Hand for Reception President to Take . Passage on New York. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Fifty-seven naval vessels will make up the fleet which will go to San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal next March, according to announcement today by Secretary Daniels. There will be 21 battleships, headed by the dreadnought Wyoming, Rear-Admiral Fletcher's flagship; 23 torpedo boat destroyers and 13 auxiliaries, including colliers and supply vessels. At Cristobal, on the Atlantic side of the canal, the fleet will be joined by the famous old Oregon, and the Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manila, both of which are being fitted out for the cruise, the former on the Pacific Coast and the latter at Charles ton, S. C. President Wilson will sail from Hampton Roads on the battle ship New York March 5, 6 and 7, the exact date remaining to be fixed. If plans for the naval cruise are not amended by Congress so as to have the rendezvous at Cristobal instead of Hampton Roads, as suggested by sec retary Daniels, the fleet will be dis patched from Hampton Roads several days In advance of the President's sailing in order to make sure that all shall have reached the isthmus and Derhans have been locked in the canal, in readiness to be reviewed by him there. "If Secretary Daniels goes with the fleet from Hampton Hoaaa ne win take passage on the battleship Texas. Senator Chamberlain has been ad vised bv the Secretary of the Navy that all fresh provisions for the fleet, while in Pacific waters, will be bought from merchants on the Pacific Coast and distributed from the supply ship Celtic The first loading of the Celtic will Drobably be on April 1, at San Franci sco. KALAMA WOMAN IS BURIED F-nnpral Services for Mrs. Anton Anderson Largely Attended. K-AT.AMA. Wash.. Jan. 9. (Special.) The funeral service of Mrs. Edna Ruth Anderson was held in the Carlson Opera-house yesterday by Rev. E. B. nnr of the ConEresrational Church, under the auspices of various fraternal orders, of which Mr. and Mrs. Ander- embers. Mrs. Anderson died Wednesday of heart disease, aggravated by pneu. monia. She is survived by her hus band, one daughter, Ruth, and son. Clarence, her father, three brothers and three sisters, who live in Oregon. Edna Ruth Miller was born in Penn sylvania in 1866 and came to Oregon In her childhood. In 1884 she was mar ried to Anton Anderson in Portland. The funeral was one of the most largely attended in the history of the town. - FAIR GR0UNDS ARE SOLD The Dalles Park Association Makes Deal With County for $10,000. THE DALLES. Or, Jan. 9. (Special.) The Dalles City Park Association has no f nirrrnnnds. just west of the city, to Wasco County for 111.000. The property will be usea oy me for a poor farm, but will be maintained in such a way that the grounds will be available every Fall for the Wasco County Fair. - The big exhibit pavilion will be re modeled and will be used as a poor houee. in conjunction with which a county hospital wu oe raunuuueu. Without a plant of its own. this county has found the problem of caring for patients expensive. It is believed that two now nvstem will provide better care for county charges and cost less. The grounds Just acquireo oy tne coun ty comprise 40 acres. . NEWBERG COLLEGE JOYOUS Celebration in Honor of $100,00 Endowment' Carried Out Fully. NEWBERG, Or, Jan. 9. (Special.) This city and the surrounding country turned out en masse last night for the celebration of the successful termina tion of the campaign for an addition of 1100,000 to the endowment of Pacific College. The opening event of the evening was a game of basketball between the Quakers and Mount Angel, which was won by the Catholics by a score of IS to 8, in one of the fastest and hard- est fought contests ever seen on the local floor. ' A programme followed in m ood-Mar January Clearance Sale Hart Schaffner Suits and Overcoats at This is an opportunity that every man in Portland who wants absolutely the best in clothes should take advantage of it's a time wheu you pet a big dividend on the money invested. Before making your purchase elsewhere be sure to give us the opportunity of showing these clothes- Many weights will a-ive vou Spring and Summer service see them today. A large and pleasing assortment of styles and fabrics to choose from at the followmg prices: 320 Suits and Overcoats, now $15.00 $25 Suits and Overcoats, now $18.75 $30 Suits and Overcoats, now $22.50 $35 Suits and Overcoats, now $26.25 Manhattan and Arrow Shirts . at Clearance Prices. $1.50 Shirts $1.15 $2.00 Shirts S1.3i $3.00 Shirts $2.35 Hall, with E. H. Woodward, president of the board of managers of the col lege, in the chair. Professor M. D. Hawkins, of the pub lic speaking department of the college read "It Couldn't Be Done," apropos of the seeming impossibility of completing the campaign in these unsettled times. President Pennington expressed the ap preciation and gratitude felt toward all who have helped in any way toward the success of the enterprise, and read the names of the donors to the endowment fund, of whom there were more than 400. , . Mfs. Evangeline Martin spoke on be half of the college board. Professor Russell W. Lewis for the faculty. Paul H. Lewis for the student body and JJ. D. Coulson for the alumni. irs. . ri-tnT, srwikB for the Woman s Woman's Auxiliary to the college, Rev. Charles O. Whitely on behalf of the Friends Church, Mayor J. J. coicora iur city officially and Clarence Butt for the business and professional men. Music was furnisneo oy ;.nr.,,nr Alexander Hull, 01 jn uii aim . the school of music faculty, assisted by Miss Lyra B. Miles, at the piano. The evening's exercises closed with a big bonfire on the campus, and short speeches by Mead G. Elliott, Coach Mc Minn and Delbert Replogle. FEELING H1GHJN ALSACE Speaking French Made Crime, In harmonious Couples Divorced. BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 9. via Paris. German martial law is de scribed . by Alsatians in Basel as "weighing heavily" on their country riien at home. They declare that the speaking ot French is classified as an offense under the orders issued by the commanding Generals ot the Fourteenth. Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty-first German Army Corps, who cite the Imperial laws of 1878 and 1882 to support their contention. The testimony of the children and servants is taken before court-martial as proof of guilt ol talking French. Personal feeling between pro-French and pro-German Alsatians is running high, visiting Alsatians declare. The local courts have granted divorces recently to husbands and wives unable to live harmoniously because of their opposing national sympathies. Drinker Mixes Alcohol With Coffee. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 9. (Special.) That he consumed pure grain alcohol, mixing it with his coffee in order o drink it. was an admission of Ira Nate in the Police Court here yesterday. He intimated that ordinary Intoxicants were not strong enough for him Nate who says his home Is in Seattle, but who has been working here recently, was arrested Thursday night for being drunk and disorderly. City Recorder Van Tassel gave mm nve oajs i" City Jail. Cornelius Lodge to Give Plays. T3ivrTi-T.TTTS Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) -A Kentucky Belle". Is the title of a comedy drama to De given ne ne.j Saturday night by tne women oi Woodcraft. The renearsais are uur the direction of Mrs. C. C. Hancock. t,o tairtnir a nart are: Anne Mor- rissey. Marguerite Morrissey, Iva Chap man, Alice .Bali, .airs. vnntm m.. Miller. Carl and nenry os. Albert Schwall. uiauae ana uunu im- Curdy and George ana i,net nsuuoi son. Boxcar Robbers Grow Bolder. srRT.AND. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) With the advent of the Winter season, pilfering from boxcars on the Southern Pacific, between ner has been a matter oi rarapia.ni i such an extent that the railroad com pany is taking repressive measures. The same trouble existed last Winter, but work of the thieves has become bolder than ever this season. Special detectives are watcning ireiem ments throughout mis itrruun. Los Angeles Cuts Down loaf. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9. Loaves of bread selling here at 5 and 10 cents have been reduced three ounces in weight, and master DaKers aimuuureu today that ir nour prn e they would be compelled to increase the price of - the loares instead of i further curtailing weight. I CHEAPEST FIRST-CLASS EATING-HOUSE ON THE COAST. Lozy uairy LADIES WELCOMED. 323 WiSHUUiw A FEW SPECIALS FROM OCR LARGE BILL OF FAREl Delicious Coffee and Hot Cakes. lORoast Beef with Mashed Po tatoes and Gravy, IOC ChTcken and Noodles lOdfamall birloin Keak. IOC Regular BOc Tenderloin Steak, 250. SPECIAL 35c, Chicken Dinner, Sundays of the world's renowned Shaker -Knit Sweaters at Clearance Prices. $5.00 and $7.00 grades $3.25 2-Piece Underwear G. & M., silk lisle and Iron Crown im ported wool. Kegular $3.00, now, garment 5.. Half Price $2.50 Silk and wool Underwear reduced to, garment . . . $1.23 BOTTOMS WHICH WERE TO HAVE BEEN LAID IP..ARE BUSY. Loin of Many Merchantmen "nd Ex traordinary Demand for Grain. Sends Rates to Hliih Level. LONDON, Deo. 30. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Never be fore in the history of shipping has a year brought aDout sucn rem.i changes, due almost soieiy to mo Eu ropean war. Early in the year there was much talk in shipping circles as to the advisability of a concerted plan to lay up vessels, particularly in the Baltic and White Sea trade, owing to low freights. Now owners are reaping a rich harvest from the Bteamers they wanted to retire a few months ago on account of the bottling up, capture or sinking of some millions of tons of shipping. This removal of tonnage from the high seas was reflected in a sharp rise in freights, which has been further accentuated by increased transport fa cilities with the capture or sinking of German raiding cruisers in. the At lantic, pacific and Indians oceans. The enormous and suddenly lncreasea daman for strain from North and South America gave owners of avalla. ble vessels an opportunity they were nni oinw to seize, and against one chiiiiTiir and six nonce a ton from the United States to the United Kingdom the rate rose to eight and nine shillings. There have been corresponding- advances in rates on nAr o.lasses of freight. The prohibition of the use of codes In cable messages on account ot the nnrshln cost the shipping commu nity many thousands of pounds. This has been only partly alleviated recently by the use of a limited number of code books, which are hardly a substitute for private codes. II II I let to Burn Zeppelins. TMttshurir Disnatclu Dr Charles Dawson, who discovered th famous Piltdown skull, has of fered to the British War Office a new bullet for protection against Zeppelins. The head of the bullet has a cavity which .Contains phosphorus, somei of which is allowed to project beyond the She Stopped Her Son From Drinking A St. Loots Woman Stopped Her Son From Drinking With Simple Home Recipe That She Gave Secretly. She Tell What She Gave. A well-known resident of St. Louis, whose son had used liquor to excess for years, broke him of the habit by using a simple home recipe which she gave secretly. In reply to the ques tion as to what she used she made the following statement: "I used a simple prescription which I mixed at home and it is as follows: To S oz. of water add 20 grains of muriate of ammonia, a small box of Varlex Compound and 10 grains of pepsin. I gave a teaspoonful three times a day in his coffee. Any druggist can mix it for you, or supply these Ingredients at very little cost. This recipe can be given secretly in coffee, tea or milk, or in the food, as it has no taste, cdlor or smell and Is per fectly harmless. I believe any mother or. wife can do as I have and r4d their dear ones of this awful habit." Adv. CEXTl'RV DICTIONARY 10 VoU- $10 WASHINGTOX IRVING, 14 Vols., 87.75 HYLAXD BROS .70 5th Two Stores 211 S Lunch am .-W7- tlTTII Marx Off Our Regular Prices Union Suits At Clearance Prices. The world's best brands White Cat, Globe arid Superior mnkes, as fol lows : $1.50 Unions $2.00 Unions. $2.50 Unions. .91.70 .S2.ir $3.00 Unions $4.00 Unions $4.50 Unions $5.00 Unions $6.00 Unions .S3.S0 .iM.2r .$5.10 apex of the bullet. When the rifle is fired the phOBphorus is Irnlted by the discharge. As soon as the bullet hits the envelope or gas hag of a Zeppelin the gas Is lgnitod and the contain! explodes. Knitlneers havi pronounced prarllcsl th prheme ot hulldlni bitils .nnne.Mlns tli Island of Ceylon wish Ins mslnlsn.l. Tli dlatanre l 21 mrm and tli foundation lll h n rocky rf known a. Artnm l.rldr. EAT LESS MEAT IF BACK HURTS Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kidneys If Bladder Bothers You. Ratine meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble In some form or other, says a well-known authority, because the rlc acid in meat excites the kidneys, tney become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly bach ache and misery in the kidney reiilon: rheumatic twinges, severe headsrhes, acid stomach. constipation. torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irritation. Jhe moment your buck hurts or kidneys aren't acting right, or If bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of Jad Sails from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act line. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com bined with llthia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kid neys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralise the acids In the urine so It no longer ..Irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts cannot Injure anyone: makes a delightful effervescent llthla water drink welch millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. Adv. THE OLD ESTRELIABLE DENTAL CO. THAT WT U; PLATES WITH KI.EXIBUt Bt'CTIOJI. Ths very but and lateat In modarn :enttatry. No mora falllns platas. Our b r I d a work has ban brousht to tha hlsnaat atata of parfactlon Tha taeth on this b r I d I era Inter chancaabla el will with out ramovlns from tha mouth. 1-K GIVE A 15-YEAB liUlMJlia AOOtI)CKOW f A WHITE CROWN V Mil A BBUMiE TOOTH Y We Extract Any Numhar of Toath Without Caualn tha bluntest rain. Wise Dental Co. FALLING BI.IXJ.. THIRD AJiD WASH Boutbeaat C'eraer. Entrance an Third St. Pnoneai Main tOSB, A tots. , KXrtXI.ENT TOMC I'OR LADIES' AND Ol-.TI.Iv.vltV HAIIt BALDPATE Rlitered In IT. S. and caned HAIR TONIC Kourlihes and atrnitihera tha fnlllrlea and tliua prnmotwa tha growth f( tha hair. Kellevaa the a alp of unh.althr scrutmilatlona and bp-i tona. ;iv a rich gloaa, la hlahly rrfiiind and Iran Iron oil. Trial will convince Tou. ritKE i.oe Baldpate Co, New York Sold fcjr All Drurslata. TRUSSES should be fitted by an expert who un derstands the Technique. Anyone can sell a truss but It takes an expert to fit one. lue-Davis Drug Co., at" 3d and Yamhill streets are truss experts. V