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THE SUNDAY OREGOXiATi", PORTLAND, APKIIi 4, 1915. 8 RALEXANDERSAYS I HE SAVED $1,135,716 Jdaho Executive Declares He rMore Than- Fulfilled His E.r Campaign Pledges. luBLIC STATEMENT ISSUED f.oss or Right to Use Constitutional lUrerogatives Fully Blamed on I Blamed on Dereat of Budget - - Z' System by legislature. IVs tier cent per annum, and the burden of taxation increased tQ that extent tor no purpose wnate,ver mat money can be used for legally. ' - , "But even with the 11,500.000 au thorized levy for this administration, the taxpayers of the. state will realize an actual cash reduction In their tax bill of 1500.000 from the $2,000,000 au thorized two years ago. which reduc tion will be convincing argument that not only have the expenditures been reduced but the pledge to reduce taxa. tion has likewise been kept." SEWER PROJECT HELD UP Circuit Court Rules McMinnville Council Was Too Hasty. xr'XTT-WXrVTT.T.PT Dp A nrll X CnA. clal.) Circuit Judge 'Belt today re viewed me . case Ul neuif uan auu others who filed a" remonstrance with ' FIGIKES SHOW HOW IDAHO ' SAVED MOXEY. s - I ' The expenses of the state gov- ernment' for the years 1913-14, j.with the comparison as set forth fc'for the years 1915-18. are as fol- W - lows: Appropriations for 1913-1 Direct and continu- ing 13,405,286.68 -Bond issues 310.000.00 'Money used from ?- Carey act fund - 150,000.00 Total I2.865.286.6I t Appropriations for 1915-16, J T after veto of various items I -General appropriation i bill 659,448.50 Judicial appropriation -- bill 237.920.00 J: . Educational appro- priation bill JlCharitable and penal institutions 347.160.00 f Deficiency appropria- t tion 15.610.93 r;Militia continuing ap- propriation Legislature and otber t J items Additional relief fc'. items Additional rejlef " items 'Additional relief items 657,333.00 50,000.00 123.903.27 1.500.00 167.00 4,000.00 C Total 11,996,942.69 Total saved by di- r e c t appropria- 4' tions 869.348.99 f. There were vetoed special appropria te tion items passed by the 13th ses sion of the Legis lature to the amount of .... 267.372.56 4 c: Total saving for years' 191-6-16 $1,135,716.65 SSOISE. Idaho, April 3. (Special.) In a "Statement to the people of Idaho, Gov ernor Alexander today made his first public utterance since the adjournment of the recent session of the Legisla ture, on the saving he had made to the state and the fulfillment of his campaign promises. He submits evidence of saving more than the $1. M0. 000 he promised. No Governor in the history of this or probably any other Western state used the veto power as did Governor Alexander. He struck laws right and left especially those seeking to make appropriations and add to the burden of taxation. He has been praised and condemned, ridiculed and arraigned, but he asserts that he did his duty as he saw it. Only One Consolidation Made. The appropriation measures that fell before his veto power totaled $267, 372.56 while he signed special ap propriation bills carrying $129,787.47. HI statement follows In part: "Having-taken the oath of office as Governor on January 4, 1915. upon which day the Thirteenth session of the Idaho Legislature convened to nrovide appropriations for the main tenance of the various state institutions and offices, and "Legislature having adjourned March 9. 1916. and all of the bills passed by the Legislature having been acted upon by me. either having been signed or vetoed. I desire to give to" the people of the State of Idaho a brief outline of the work performed By the sesslortas well as by the Gov ernor, with a view of laying before them the actual conditions that they may be able to Judge whether their servants ra.ve acted in accoraance wnn their demands and with the pledges of the platforms upon which both parties elected their candidates. "The Legislature failed to consoli date a single office In the state gov ernment, completely disregarding the recommendations of the Governor as contained in his message and violating their party platform pledges. The abolition of useless offices, boards, and commissions resulted In the abolition of the tax commission, which operated at an expense of $20,000 for the bi ennlum. This is the only reduction of an unnecessary office that the Legis lature saw tit to -make. "In the place of this commission, there was created a new department, to be known as the farm market director, which is to be maintained at a .cost of $10,000 less for the biennial period than was the cost of the Tax Commis sion, making the entire saving in the abolition of all the various useless offices, boards and commissions the in significant sum of. $10,000. "There were passed by the Thir teenth session of the Legislature 129 House bills of a general nature of which 81 were approved and 43 vetoed; 102 Senate bills of which 82 were ap proved and iO vetoed,, and five gen eral appropriation bills which were ap proved in part and vetoed in part. Budget System Is Refused. '""The Legislature refused to adopt the budget system in the appropria tion bill, thereby depriving the Gov ernor of the right to exercise his constitutional prerogatives to the full extent. They appropriated lump sums wherever they saw fit to do so. and consequently increased the cost of the state government and put the state backward Instead of forward. "Under House bill No. 396, by the committee on state affairs. which vassed the lower house, there was levied an annual ad valorem tax upon all the property of the State of Idaho of $1,000,000 per annum, or $2,000,000 for the tw years 1915-16 against my protest on account of being too ex cessive. "When thistbill reached the Senate I again urged a reduction to $1,300, 000. The Senate partially co-operated with me on those Hhes and reduced It Irom $3,000,000 to $1,500,000 so the bill carrying $1,500,000 was passed by the Senate and afterwards accepted by the House against my solemn protest, and unless the State Board of Equaliza tion steps In and remedies the in justice, there will be levied upon the property of the people of the State of Idaho for the next two years $200,000 more taxes than are required by the appropriation bills passed by the 13th session of the Legislature, and the $200,000 so taken from the pockets of the people will remain in .the State treasury and . can only be used by Tim!ng to the various banks through duCthe state t the small interest of f . BREWSTER WOMAN DIES AFTER BIRTH OF SON. - , :: " : Mrs. Linn Wleat Clapp. . CATHLAMET, Wash., April . (Special.) Mrs. Laura Wiest Clapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wiest, of Skamokawa, died. at her home at Brewster, Wash., March 29, a few hours "after the birth of a eon. Mrs. Clapp was one of the most popular young women on the Lower Columbia. She was born at Stella, Wash., November 3, 1889. She graduated from the Skamokawa public schools and attended Pacific Uni versity at Forest Grove. She was married March 4, 1914, to Dwinell Clapp, of Washougal, as the cul mination of a college-day court ship. Besides the widower and infant son, Mrs. Clapp's parents, four sisters and one brother survive. The body was brought to Ska mokawa for interment, the fu neral services being conducted Thursday. HEALTH LAWS ARE HELD INSUFFIG1EN ComDlete Sanitary Code for Smaller Cities Arranged by . University of Oregon. IDEAS SOUGHT ELSEWHERE the City Council opposing the Council's plan to build a trunk sewer line to cost $30,000 and decided that the City Coun cil must republish the notices of the intended improvement. The Council enacted the ordinance one day before the notices had been up the time re quired by the city charter. The remon strance also was not properly acted on by the Council, the court held. It Is not expected that the improve ment, which would supply an outlet for the northern half of the city, will be attempted this year, on account of the delay. Bids had been asked for and received. The V. R Dennis Construction Com pany's bid was the lowest by $6000. The sewer eventually must be built, many persons believe. Circuit Judge Beit came here irom Dallas to hear -the case. 2 LUMBER MILLS TO OPEN Plant at Klamath Falls Will Employ 200 Men. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 3.- (Soecial.) The Algoma Lumber Com pany sawmill will open for a season's run Monday morning, according to an nouncement made from headquarters yesterday. The mill will give em ployment to about 200 men, and has a capacity' of 125.000 feet of lumber everv 10 hours. There is about 15,000, 000 feet of lumber to be cut by the plant this season. The box factory at the plant has been running to capacity all Winter. The enlarged and Improved Long Lake Lumber Company plant on Upper Klamath Lake will open April 10. Tnat plant has a capacity of 50,000 feet a day, and will employ about 25 men. " , KLAMATH FALLS TO BE GAY Old-Time Fourth of July Celebration Is Proposed. KLAMATH FALLb. Or.. April 3. (Special.) The Klamath Falls Busi ness Men's Association held a meet ing Thursday to discuss the manner in which Klamath Falls shall celebrate the coming Fourth qf July. It was de cided to employ one man who will be held responsible for the success of the event which will last July 2 and 3. The sentiment seems to be In favor of an old-time celebratioii, pyrotecnics alone being barred, with parade and speeches, dancing on the streets or in a pavilion, baseball games, barbecues each day, marine carnival and parades at night on Lake Ewauna, high dive, aeroplane thrills, horse and motor cyle races. ' HELENS rOl'PLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ASM VERS ART". Professor Sowers Declares Need Is Not for More Knowledge to Com bat Disease but Application of Known Methods. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, April i. (Special.) "After examining a large number of health ordinances of Oregon cities, I have been impressed with the" insufficiency of these to deal with health conditions. Most of them deal in an incomplete manner with communicable diseases and nuisances but none of them covers the whole field of activities of a modern health de partment. For this reason It seems that the first and most urgent neea or ore gon cities is a complete sanitary code.' This statement was made by Don C Sowers, professor of muncipalities at the University of Oregon. A sanitary code which is suitable for towns and cities outside or. Jortiana has been prepared by the municipal re search bureau of the State University. A great number of recent ordinances from American towns were used as references, and the provisions of the Oregon health laws and regulations of the State Board of Health were incor porated wherever found applicable. This code may be had free on appll cation to the extension division of the university. "The great problem in the next few years," said Professor Sowers, "Is to get officials, physicians and the public to utilize the knowledge that has Deen ac quired. With almost negligible excep tions we can stamp out disease com mon to man without knowing one more fact concerning medicine or sanitary science. . The problem is one oi dis seminating this knowledge and apply ing it to our common problems. The man who applied the law oi pnysics and produced the steam engine did as much for humanity as the man who dis covered these laws. For the next few years utilization of health knowledge already known is more Important than the discovery of facts at present, un known." There are 37 communicable diseases listed by Professor Sowers, as loiiows. Ophthalmianeunatorum, actinomycosis, anthrax, bubonic Plague, barber's itch, chicken pox, cholera, continued fever lasting seven days, dengue, diphtheria, epidemic dysentery. German measles, glanders, hookworm, leprosy, malaria, tnemhranous croup, measles, cerebro spinal meningitis, mumps, paratyphoid fever, scarlet fever, smallpox, septic sore throat, teanus, trachma, trichinl aris. tuberculosis," typhoid fever, typhus fever, whooping cougn, yenow ievei, pneumonia, poliomyletis. rashes, re- ODDFELLOWS TO GATHER DISTRICT CONVENTION TO BE AT VANCOUVER MAY 6. Officer Hlgk In Councils of Ledge to Attend nnd Elaborate Enter tainment Is Arranged. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 3. (Spe cial.) Vancouver will be filled to over flowing with Oddfellows May 6, when 13 lodges in Clarke County will be represented at a district convention. The meeting will Include all branches of Oddfellows, the first time this has been done, and the plans for their entertainment are on an elaborate Kcalf. Among the Grand Lodge officers who will be present will be Grand Master George E. Kellough. or walla wana; Fred W. Bier, a resident of this city until his election as grand secretary of the state: A. C. Green, grand pat riarch, of Centralia: E. S. Emigh, grand junior warden, of Olympia: J. J. White, of Spokane, department commander pa triarch militant, ana jNeine an. .n-non, of Seattle, president of Rebekah as sembly, and several others. The committees in charge are: General arrangements, John P. Wlne berg, J. H. Hall and Fned W. Tempes; Reception, J. N. Stewart, J. M. Conrad, W. P. Crawford. A. If. Elwell, Owen Taylor and F. W. Beatty; Refresh ments, John P. Wmeberg. William Lawrence, T. M Vessey, Harry Nel son and Harry Heller; Invitation, J. O. Blair, F. W. Tempes and C. F. Rossiter; Hall committee, decorations, tec. J. H. Hall, C. R. Eaton, George F. Johnson, W. A. Carson, L. J. Ros siter and Charles SlWerberg. In this County are 32 allied organi zations. Including 13 subordinate lodges, four encampments and 14 Re bekah lodges. Mr. and Mm. H. P. Watklna. ST. HELENS. Or., April 3. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Watkins, of this city, will celebrate their golden wed ding anniversary Saturday They were married in Clarke county, wasningiuu, nrii 3 1K85. Thev came to St. Helens October 2. 1S80. where they have resided since. Mr. and Mrs. watkins nave nao an Important part in the social and business life of Sr. Helens and Colum bia County. Mr. Watkins has served for many years as Justice of the Peace and at present is City Treasurer, Fred Wat kins and Glen Watkins, of this aity. are thb two living children of a family of six. COYOTE BOUNTY DELAYED Kanclier With Wagon Load of Pelts Forced to Wait Court Action. BAKER. Or., April 3. (Special.) Anxious to take advantage of the new statn covote bounty law. Fred Mozier, of Izee, Grant County, killed enough of the animals to fill a wagon load and hauled them 20 miles to Canyon City, the county seat. When lj9 arrived there he round that the County Court had made no appro priation for the bounty and he was forced to store the pelts until next Wednesday, when the court will meet. CORNELIUS T0 CLEAN UP Friday Set for Annual Event and School Pupils Will Participate. CORNELIUS. Or.. April 3. (Special.) Mayor Killgore has proclaimed next Friday as cleanup day for Cornelius. This movement was Instituted by the Civic Club last year. Wagon's will be provided to haul away the Winter's ac cumulation of rubbish. As it falls upon Arbor Day the publio schools will b dismissed for the afternoon and the pupils will assist In the work. TWO LAND BOARDS ON JOB Both Commissions Sit to Insure Le gality of Million-Dollar Deal. OLYMPIA, Wash.. April S. (Special.) Washington has two . State Land Boards one going and one coming. To make sure of the validity of a state land sale proposed for June, separate meetings of the two boards will be held next week, according to present plans.. The "going" board consists of Com missioner of Public Lands Savldge, Tax Commissioners Jackson and Brielawn and State Forester Ferris. The three men last named were removed as ex officio members of this board by the McArdle bill, passed by the recent Leg islature, with an emergency clause at tached, and the board reorganized,- to censist of Commissioner Savidge, Sec retary ot State Howell and, Treasurer Meath. The Supreme Court decided by a five-to-four vote, however, that the emergency clause affixed to this act was invalid and that the reorganization would not be effective until June 10, rendering invalid a land sale, which the "coming" board had ordered, im mediately after the McArdle bill was repassed over the Governor's veto. In order that Eastern:. Washington land necessary for a million-dollar water power enterprise be secured in th near future, however, it has been proposed that the two boards hold sep arate meetings to order a June land sale, so the action of one organization or the other will be sure to be valid. , 5000 ARE TO BE GUESTS CENTRALIA PLANS BIG PROGRAMME FOR. SEVEN CONVENTIONS. Entertainment in June to Be Marked by Excursions and Onen-Alr Ban. qnet for 1200. - ." CENTRALIA. Wash.. Atfril 3 (Spe cial.) At a mass meeting in Centralia Thursday night, committees were ap pointed and plans laid to raise $3000 for the entertainment of seven state con ventions here in June. The conventions are: Grand Army of the Republic, Wom en's Relief Corns. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of Veterans, United Spanish War Veterans and the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. It is estimated that about 6000 visitors will be here, and as there are approximately only 600 hotel rooms in the city, one of the committees will make a systematic canvass to induce citizens to throw open their homes. The railroad companies will also be asked to park sleepers. A tentative programme was ouuinea. Including auto and train excursions to near-by points. Each delegate will re celve an official badge. The Wenatchee drum corps will be brought here. It was announced that ail meeting places for the various orders have been arranged as follows: Grand Army of the Republic. Central Theater: Span ish veterans, auditorium; Spanish auxil iary. Commercial Club; Ladies of the Grand Army of the KepuDiic, l o. o. f. Hall; daughters of veterans. Christian Church, and Women's Relief Corps, Methodist Church. The grange will meet on June 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the other six organizations on June 22, 23, 24 and 25. An open-air banquet in the City Park for 1200 guests will be a. feature of the grange programme. HORSE INSPECTION IS OFF Scarcity of Desirable Animals Yakima Valley Noted. In NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., April 3. (Special.) Inspection of horses for purchase by the English government, which bad been . announced to take place in this city next Tuesday,' has been postponed indefinitely because there are practically no horses of the kind desired to be had in the Yakima Valley at this time. We have been buying automobiles, instead of breeding horses," said Dr. Robert Prior, of this city, who was to have -made the inspection of stock offered for sale. "There is a splendid market for an indefinite number of horses. Italy now rs in this country seeking horses, but practically every good horse in the valley is needed on the ranches, and none is for sale." Buyers of artillery and cavalry horses for the French government were here twice during the past Winter, and obtained about 200 animals. The Promise A Better Day in v AW Years ago in the dark days for tire users there loomed up in that gloom this Goodyear Fortified Tire. - Armies of motorists, in a short time, flocked to it. It soon became the largest-selling tire in the world. And ever since, amid all tire betterments, this tire has held first place. It gained in its lead, until last year we sold 1,479,883 Goodyear pleasure car tires alone. Don't Over-Expect When yoa adopt this tire as we hope yem will don't expect a masic tire. It is not trotible-proof not exempt from mishap and misuse. It won top place because countless men proved that it averaged best. It did hat be cause ia five great ways in five exclusive features it excels every other tire. Be content with the best doa't expect the impossible and you'll always be happy with Goodyear Fortified Tires, Five Protections We protect yon in five ways, used by no other maker, against these major troubles: Rim-Cuts Insecurity Blowouts Puncture LooseTread Skidding One way our "On-Air" cure -costs us $450,000 yearly. One requires us to mm I. lllil (JOODAR Fortified Tires Himut. br oar Ne-RlraCat feature. , I Blowout. br onr "On-Air' cum. Fortified JLwm Trsakby many rubber rivets. AniBst Ihmcuritr by 126 braided piano wire.. "I"-" Jruuclu-c nd SkidtW brcmrdoabto- ' thick Ail-Weather trewd. form in every tire hun dreds of laree rubber rivets. One compels us to vulcanize in each tire base 126 braided piano wires. One comes through our double-thick All Weather tread, with its sharp, tough, resistless grips. Together they mean a super-quality tire. Three Reductions In the past two years we have made three price reductions, totaling 45 percent. The last was on February 1st. Now these premier tires, despite these extra features, cost less than many others. Never has any tire given so much for the money as Fortified Tires do now. These are the best tires built. These exclusive fea tures prove it. The verdict of Tiredom proves it. We ask you now, for your own sake, to prove it to your self. Any dealer will sup ply yOU. C26 j Goodyear Service Stations Tires in Stock OEM RECITAL ARRANGED Charles E. Short to KcatI "Works of James B. Adams at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 3. (Spe cial.) The Woman's Relief Corps, of Vancouver, as a testimonial of appre ciation, will present Charles E. Short, of Portland, in a recital of poems by James Barton Adams, a well-known poet, formerly of Denver, Colo., but now a resident of Vancouver. The re eital will be held in Oddfellows" Hall Thursday at 8:15 P. M. Mr. A-dams has lived quietly here for several years, contributing- occa sionally to local and Portland papers. and It was not until recently tnat Vancouver discovered that she had resident who is famous throughout the United States. Since then his verses have been widely read here; his works are in demand, ami on a numrjer or occasions he has appeared In public. HALF OF TAXES YET UNPAID Clarke County Treasurer Gives Out Figures Vp to April 1. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 3. (Spe cial.) L. G. Conant, County Treasurer, up to April i had collected -or tne iai taxes 314,226.18. leaving an unpaid balance of $314,490.73. Of this, all but 14728.36 is for real property. The sum of 4728.3 la to De coiiectea by Sheriff Biesecker as personal taxes Washington or become aennqueni after March 15. The total personal tax evv was $98,832.15. Last year. Instead of only $4728.36 being turned over to the Sheriff for collection, there was 17,209.75 in unpaJd delinquent personal taxes. .This shows tnat tne taxpayers of this county are paying their taxes better than ever before. LANE TREES ARE BUDDING Association. Manager Find Fruit Is ' Coming Out In Good Shape. EITGENE. Or.. April 3. (Special.) With the Dossible exception of apples, all Lane County fruit Is coming out n first class shape, accoramg to J. Holt, manager of tne Eugene itrun Growers' Association, who in the past three days has made a general survey fruit conditions tnrougnout ine country about Eugene. Tne present rains are having the desired tendency of holding: back the buds and lessen ing the hazard from frost he says. "The buds on apple trees are show ing up and I believe there is a short age. Lst year was a heavy apple ear, and this will naiuraiiy. De iignior. "Cherries and prunes are DreaKing out especially strong." 108 Buildings Klse In Aberdeen. ABERDEEN. Wash., April 3. (Spe cial.) Between March. 1, 1914, and tne same date, 1915. there were oonstruciao. in Aberdeen 108 new buildings at a total value of $194,898. A large por tion nt tha new buildings were homes. ranging In value from $1004 to $2500. Belmont Garag'e, 754 E. Morrison St. R. E. Blodgett, 29 N. 14th St. Benjamin E. Boone & Co., 514 Alder. Boulevard Garage, 4 2d and Sandy Road. Braley'Auto Co., 31 N. 19th St. Fred H. Brown, 500 Williams Ave. Edwards Tin Shop, 333 Ankeny St. General Autos Co., 523 Alder St. Floyd Halliday, 429 Belmont. Chris. F. Heick, 993 Belmont Irvington Garage, East 14th and Broadway. F. P. Keenan & Cc 190 4th St. Motorcycle & Supply Co., 209 4th St. Multnomah Garage & Auto Co., 254 6th St. Nob Hill Garage, 704 Kearney St. Northwest Auto Co., Broadway and Couch. Oregon M. C Co., Chapman and Alder Sts. Oregon Sales, 434 Alder. Oregon Vulc do, 550 Wash. St. Oxman Faull Auto Co., 1100 Union Ave., N. Faquet Garage, East 8th and Hawthorne. Redman Auto Co, 1130 Albina Ave. Rose City Park Garage, 52d and Sandy Blvd. John A. Walters Co, 335 Ankeny St. Western Hdwe. & Auto Supply Co, 56 Broadway. Winton M. C. Co, 23d and AVash. St. BUENA VISTA RISING Advance in Farms, Schools and City Is Noted. HOP ACREAGE GROWS FAST Dairying Industry Increases From Almost Xothing to Most Profit able, Project In ImckiamuUs Valley Homo Credits Used. BUENA VISTA. Or., April 3. (Spe cial.) Civic improvements, progress n the larms ana new systems jii schoolrooms are no-tea accompiisnjnuui.s of Buena Vista and the surrounding country during the season. " Buena Vista is on Uhe Willamette River in tlie souCheastern part of Polk County; 22 miles from Salem.- It is the tracing center for a ncn ana exten sive farming area. While logging at times has been conducted near here, the industry has furnished employment for a limited number only. The three principal Industries are hop raising, grain farming and dairy ing. When ho-pgrowers pianxea yaruu in fh. river bottoms near Independ ence, the farmers in the regions about Buena Vista had lust louno cerium low lands unsuited to grain growing owing to the high water in Winter. Hops were set out ana eacn season since then the acreage has been in creased. The Luckiamute Kver, wnion Joins the Willamette near here, fur nishes a large area for -hopyards. Con siderable high land, too, has been pressed Into service for the crops, as the soil apparently lacked the elements necessary for successful grain grow ing. Dairying annually affords the largest profit for Luckiamute Valley farmers. In 1900 only one man had as many a six cows. a. creamery report shows, but at the present season, which is the fifteenth In the history of the industry, monthly cream checks ranging from $100 to $200 in amount are common. The Jersey lsiano cow wrnuuij hopn adopted as the most protitaDie for milking and breeding. In the Buena vista region jrrain is grown extensively. The principal Im provement in the occupation has been the adoption of new varieties. TTarmera have mastered tne rotation of crops system and in the circle, prov ing a soil builder, is clover. Land, the fxrtilitv of which shows signs of d- rutinr is remedied by this crop. Tn Buena Vista, ltseu oo -opera. nun i hv the citisens has cleaned the streets i and oared for sidewalks. Parents declare tnat a Dig step iuts been taken in the school life here. The home credit system has trans formed the activities to a practical working basis. Under the plan pupils receive credit at school for work done at homo outside of school hours. The competitive spelling plan and the study of dairying and agriculture are big features of the new regime which is showing the pupils the natural bent for their life work and thus Is aiding the "stay-on-tihe-farm" movement in Polk County. Doctors Said He Had Dropsy Some time ago I had an attack of grippe, which finally settled in my kid neys and bladder. I doctored with the doctors and they claimed I had dropsy. I tried other remedies and got no re lief from any of them. My condition was such that I was unable to work for about two months and the annoy ing symptoms caused me a great deal of trouble and pain. I was hardly able to turn over in bed. Seeing one of your Almanacs. I decided to give Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial and after taking several bottles waji able to re sume my work again. I cannot say too much in praise of your Swamp-Root, as th results In my case were truly wonderful. Tours very truly, ROBERT BALLARD. , Mansfield. Pa. Sworn and subscribed before me, this 7th day of May, 1912. RAY C. LONGBOTHUM. Rotary Public. I.rtter to Dr. Kilmer A Co. Blnghamton, N. Y. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do Kor Yon. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. for a sample Rile bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention The Portland Sunday Ore gonlan. Regular fifty-cent and one dollar slse bottles for sale at all drug stores. Adv. HOW TO GET RID OF DYSPEPSIA Don't Rely on' Mrriloinn Don't ;o on Krrnk Dlrtt Common Snftt and n Antnrld I simlly All That Are ercd. If you have dyspepsia. Indigestion, sour stomach, belching, dlstrenH aftor eating, heartburn or any other stomach trouble, due to hyperacidity (the usual cause of aloniiich troubles!, you should take no medicino to act upon the stom ach itself. Tlmt Is positively not the way to cure the trouble. Again, you should not hulf starve yoursi-lf by going without the nutritious food that vou need to rebuild waste tissues. Some foods are not good lor popl even when in perfect health very rich, sweet, highly seasoned dishes. Avoid these, but eat fairly suhstantiiil meals of plain foods. Kat slowly. Uven If vou drink nothing hut water, you should not drink 'with meals. Drink before and alter eating. Do not take pepsin or other artificiiil dlgestanls. If you follow the fori'Koitig simple In structions it is probable thnt you will not need anv medicine et nil except. Ir you want to call it medicine, a little antacid after meals. The best anta'-ld is ordinary blsurated magnesia, which can bo purchased at any drug store. This Is not to a-t upon the stomach. The antacid, as you can learn by consulting vour dictionary or encyclopedia, is merely to neutralize or counterac t the excess acid so the stoniuch can digest the food normally Take a teaspoonf ul of bisurated magnesia In a little cold or hot water after each meal. You should get Immediate relief, even if your case Is severe. Careful, moderate rating and the use of bisurated magnesia should put your stomarh in normal condition In a short time: If you have not allowed dyspepsia to advance to the extreme stage ot aeveioping eiwnmni uiin. Adv. HOMEOPATHIC PRKSCKIPTIO.XS, SPECIFICS, TRITURATES, FELLUT. A HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY I.V CHABGM OK A TRAIN fcil HOMEU PHARMACIST, SK-ND FOR CATALOG CBS. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. UiHHl-Uik Bids, Alder Street Went Park. Pvrtlaad, Or. French Remedy for Stomach Troubles The lending doctors of France bav for years used a prescription of vege table oils for chronlo stomach trouble and constipation that acts like a charsx One dose will convince. Sever cases of years' standing are often greatly benefited within 24 hours. So many people are getting surprising results that we feel all persons suflerlin 'from constipation, lower bowel, livr and stomach troubles should try Mayr"s Wonderful Remedy. It Is sold by lead ing druggists everywhere with the positive understanding that your money will be refunded without question or quibble if ONK bottle falls to give you absoiut satisfaction. Adv. Tobacco Habit Cured Not only to users of pipe and cigars, but the vicious cigarette habit ia over come by using- th "MTRITK" treat ment. Prica, complete, postage paid. II 00 Laua-Davla Drug Co, Id and Yauiblll. Portland, Or. (When writing mention Una pavw.i