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TITE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX. rORTXAND. JULY 11. 1915. LONDON CROWDS CHEER KITCHENER British Public Gives Ovation and Disregards Critics of Field Marshal. 'MORE MEN," HE CRIES to sales of real estate, comparing the sale prices with the assessed valua tion in an effort to show that private property Is assessed at a lower ratio than the railroad property. Tax Agent Charles A. Murray, of the Northern Pacific, sought this week to have the State Board of Equalization check these data officially, but was told that the board had no funds for this purpose, and was Invited to have the county auditors certify as to the correctness of the figures. " In 1913 a similar attempt was made to obtain reductions by the same group of railroads, and when requests were refused successively by the State Tax Commission and the Board of Equali zation, a suit was carried to the Supreme Court. The court only re cently gave a final decision, adverse to the railroads. No fight of the magnitude of that of 1913 and no suits were attempted last year. Couutry Described In Better Condi tion Sir Edward Carson Says War Minister Has Absolute , : Confidence of Colleagues. LONDON, July 10. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, whose conduct of the War Office has been criticised by certain sections of the British press, received a remarkale ovation from the public Friday on his visit to the London Guild Hall to make an appeal for recruits, and particularly for reserves for the great army he has raised since the out break of the war. From the War Office to the Guild Hall great crowds assembled to wel come the Secretary of War, and as he drove through the troop-lined streets cries of welcome and confidence were ehouted at him, while a meeting of business men in the Guild Hall unani mously voted confidence in his adminis tration. Primary Need Is Men. The great need of the moment, said Earl Kitchener, was men, material and money. Honey, being raised by loan, was a success, he said, and he assured the meeting that the question of mate rial was being dealt with in a highly satisfactory manner by the new Minis try of Munitions. But there still re mains the vital need of men, he de clared. "Men and more men," he cried, "until the enemy is crushed." The country is in a better position than it was when the war broke out, and he made his first appeal for re cruits. Lord Kitchener declared, but, he added, the position was still serious and he made an urgent call for men to fill the gaps which had been made in the ranks of the army. While at the beginning of the war the British were short of equipment. Karl Kitchener made the statement that now the War Office was able to equip ail men enlisting. Carson Answers Critics. On moving a vote of thanks to Earl Kitchener and pledging the City of London to support him. Sir Edward Car3on, the Attorney - General, an swered a sectioD of the British press which recently hd been attacking the War Minister. He said: "It is enough to say of him that he possesses the absolute confidence of every colleague In the Cabinet, and. what is more, the absolute confidence and unflinching de votion of a grateful nation. I do not know a poorer service anyone could give his country than to attempt to shake the confidence of the nation In Lord Kitchener." Sir Edward concluded: "Voluntary recruiting is now on Its trial. Does anyone doubt if it fails that we shall hesitate to apply com pulsory service?" Kitchener Predicts Lodz War. . The text of Lord Kitchener's speech follows in part: "Hitherto the remarks I have found it necessary to make on recruiting have been mainly addressed to the House of Lords, but I feel that the time has come when I may, with ad vantage, make another and larger de mand on the resources of English man hood. "Enjoying as I do the privilege of a free man of this great city. I am sure my words, uttered in the heart of Lon don, will spread broadcast throughout the nation. "When I took up the office I hold I did so as a soldier and not as a poli tician, and I warned my fellow-countrymen that the war would not be only arduous but long. "All the reasons which led me to think in August, 1914. that this war would be a prolonged one, hold good at the pres ent time. It is true that we are in an immeasurably better situation now than we were 10 months ago, but our posi tion today is at least as serious as it was then." The Field Marshal said there had been much talk about slackers that is, persons doing literally nothing to help the country but that this should not be exaggerated, for he believed the residuum of absolute "do nothings" was relatively small. MILK'S VALUE IS HIGH ftCAHT DECLARED EQI'AI. TO X1XE OIXCES OK BREAD. LINE STOCK TRANSFERRED Tnohj Bros. Get Control of Cali fornia & Oregon. Formal transfer of the stock of the California & Oregon Kailroad Company by the present owners to Twohy Bros, and their associates was arranged at a meeting in Portland Friday. The company proposes to build a railroad from Grants Pass, Or., to Crescent City, Cal., and recently Twohy Bros., of Portland, agreed to finance the project and build the road. The company is incorporated for S. 000,000. It has an authorized bond issue of $5,000,000, of which the people of Grants Pass recently purchased $200,000. This money was used in building ten miles of road westward from Grants Pass. Twohy Bros, now are engaged in extending this line five mles and probably will have this por tion of the project completed this year. Meanwhile they are running lines over the remaining distance in the hope of being able to begin actual construction work all along the line early next Spring. FIRE BLIGHT IS SERIOUS Marion County Court Aids Fruit growers Fig-tat Pest. SALEM, Or., July 10. (Special.) The Marion County Court Friday promised to co-operate with the fruitgrowers of the county in the extermination of fire blight, the most serious of all diseases which attack pears and apples, and sometimes prunes, and which has been discovered in the vicinity of Salem. Paul Wallace, William Walton. ex Mayor Lachmund. Charles L. McNary and Fruit Inspector Constable ex plained to the court the seriousness of the disease and the damage that would result should it become entrenched. Mr. McNary Is president of the Salem Fruit Union and has made a study of the blight. The county courts of Benton and Lane, counties are putting forth heroic measures to eradicate this disease. GERMAN TREHCHES TAKEN BY ALLIES Anglo-Prussian Shell ' Duel Lasts Two Days, Then Teutons Fall Back. Standard Box A Lumber Company on the East Side was occupied by Water street from East Ash street to East Ankeny street, and Ankeny street from East First street to the harbor line of the river. The streets were vacated and turned over the to abutting property owners. It la planned now to start proceedings for street extensions to reopen the street. The box and lumber company burned to the ground recently. The streets will connect with the Municipal dock. ISAN DIEGO SHOOTER BEST Charley Julian Takes Pacific Coast Trap Tournament Honor. FRENCH MAKE YARDAGE Berlin Admits Failure to Kecapturc Lost Burrows, but Announces That "Remnants or British Stores at Arras destroyed.' LON-DON, July 10. Further British gains north of Ypres. where the British on July 6 captured 200 yards of Ger man trenches, are reported In a com munication -last night from Field Mar shal Sir John French. Commander-in-Chief of the British expeditionary force in the western war theater. General French says that after a bombardinr duel lastlnir two ilavi and nights, the German fell back, enabling Tragedy Itesults From Attempt to the British to extend their gains. Ail SAN' DIEGO, CaU July 10. Charley Julian, of San Diego, won the pre liminary handicap in the Pacific Coast trapshootlng tournament today, with a score of out of 100. W. O. Warren. of Tonopah. Nev. and Milt Barber, of San Diego, J led for second place, with 7 each. Warren won to shoot-off. giving Barber third. Charley Spencer, of St. Louis, and L. Keld. of Seattle, were high profes sionals in the regular events at 100 birds. Spencer bad an unfinished run of 44 from yesterday. He ran the pro gramme straight, giving an unfinished run of 144. Held broke it In the same 100 targets. These two men arc tied for high average, each with flvs down in J50. High average is based on HO targets. TAC0MA MAN IS KILLED ff reports, says the Field Marshal. Indi cate that the German losses were se vere. The text of his statement fol lows: "Since the successful enterprise north of Ypres. reported In the communica tion of July 6. the enemy has made re peated attempts to retake his lost trenches. All his counter attacks have Been stopped by the successful co operation ot our own and the French artillery. F"reark Slake Advance. "This morning, after a bombarding duel which lasted two days and two nights, the enemy fell back along the canal, enabling us to extend our gains. In addition to the prisoners already re ported, ws captured a machine gun and three trench mortars. All reports in dicate that the enemy's losses, partic ularly In his attempted counter attacks. The French official report today de- AVIATOR'S MOTHER IS HURT Clares that an advance of 700 yards on Shoot Chicken-Stealing Cat. TACOMA. Wash, July 10. Special.) Jerking bis rifle down from a hook In the basement yesterday. Intending to shoot a cat that' had been molesting his chickens. George L. A. Forck. 20 East 1 street, was shot through the head and died a few hours later at Tacocna Gen eral Hospital. - Mr. Forck had been feeding his chickens when he saw the cat creeping around the yard. He rushed for the rifle, which was hanging loaded on a hook, and the next moment a shot rang out When Mrs. Forck reached the basement she found her husband un conscious on the" floor, blood stream ing from his head. Mr. Forck was years old. Be sides the widow, two sons survive. GRESHAM WILL ENLARGE City Council Authorizes Annexation of Adjoining District. GRESHAM, Or., July 10. (Special.) At the meeting of the Town Council last night steps were taken towards the hard-surfacing of some of Gresh am's streets. Roberts avenue, from Powell to Second, and Second street, from Roberts avenue to Main street, will be hardsurfaced. The matter of width and kind of pavement will be decided by the property owners on the streets to be Improved. A petition, largely signed, asking that property on the east, north and west boundaries of town be annexed, was granted. This will add about 80 acres to the limits of the city. An election on the annexation will be held as soon as the property owners in the new district guarantee the ex penses of the election. MAIL ON SHIP IS RIFLED Tliicf, With Key, Obtains $2000 From Registered Letters. SEWARD, Alaska. July 10. Part of tho contents of the mall pouches from Fairbanks, Chitina. Cordova. Valdes and Seward were taken, when the registered mall on the steamship Ala meda was rifled on her first trip southward in June, according to new disclosures made here today. It Is as serted that the thief had a key to the pouches. The robbery was not discovered until the ship reached Seattle, when It was found that about a dozen packages of registered mail, estimated to be worth $2000. had been stolen. The losses on the contents of the other pouches are not known here. a front of 600 yards has been made In the vosges, where the French took prisoner 19 officers, including one' bat talion commander, two doctors and 767 men, all unwounded and belonging to seven auierent battalions. The cap ture of a cannon, two machine guns, several bomb-throwers and much am munition also is reported. The bombardment of Arras by the Germans and an encounter with mines in the Champagne district also are de scribed. The Berlin official report today ad mits failure to clear the French from he trench section lost by the Germans on ednesday near Souchei, but re ports the capture by storm of several lines of French trenches extending over width of 350 yards in the forest of Le Pretre. together with 230 prisoners and four machine guns. Brrlia .Admits Evacuation. Berlin also admits that the Germans were forced to evacuate some destroyed trenches on the top of a hill near Ban- de-riap, in the Vosges. This Is presumed to be the point referred to by the r rench report recording an advance and the capture of a considerable force of men. A report from Berlin also says that he "remnants of the British army stores at Arras have been destroyed by the German bombardment and fire." and that as a consequence the British artillery has been compelled to change position. nad HUERTA DECLINES BAIL S EX-DICTATOR IS REMOVED IXDER Cl'ARD TO FORT BLISS. Consumers Told 11 Ounces of Meat, Eight Potatoes, 14 Apples Have o Greater Food Equivalents. SAX FRANCISCO, July 10. Milk con tests were advocated yesterday as being beneftcial to the trade by A. N. Hen derson, chief milk inspector for the Department of Health in Seattle and president of the Milk Inspectors' As sociation of the United States, at the second and last day of the congress held here by the International Milk Dealers' Association. A paper by Professor H. L. Russell, dean of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin, was read on the best safeguard for the milk supply of a large city. He said: "It is a Jong way from the old pour-out process of can delivery of milk to the modern method of in-bottle pasteur izing, but the price of fresh milk to the consumer has not advanced any thing like what it has for other prod ucts. "Too few consumers - ever realize how much actual food value they get in fresh milk compared with other food products. Based on actual nutritive elments, a quart of good, fresh milk equals nine ounces of bread, three fourths of a dozen eggs, 11 ounces of steak, eight average sized potatoes, 16 oranges, nine Dananas or 14 apples. ' The newspaper was characterized as the best medium for advertising the iraae in a paper written by C. E. Pot ter or ioronto. TAX FIGHT TO BE RESUMED WIFE SUED IN 2 MONTHS i Desertion After Refusal to Deed Half Property Is Alleged. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 10. (Spe cial.) Though married less than two months, since May 15. Morris R. Grif fiths is suing his wife. Alice Griffiths, for divorce. Griffiths alleges that the day after they were married his wife demanded of him that he deed her half of his property, and he refused. Then she told him she was sorry she had married him and began to nag him on every occasion, telling him she did not enjoy the. company of anyone except women While he was away she took most of the household goods away and left the home without his knowledge. PUBLIC AUCTION JULY 16 Representative Johnson to Speak at Sale at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash, July 10. (Spe cial.) Representative Albert Johnson will speak at the big monthly public auction to be held at Fifth . and B streets in this city July 16. At these auctions the public has the privilege of taking to the market any thing desired to be disposed of, and auctioneers will get the highest price the public will bio. Mr. Johnson Is coming to Vancouver to address the Clarke County Veterans' Association, wntch will Hold Us annua encampment at Orchards July IS and 16. and while here he will address the public from the auctioneers' stand. Railroads to Revive Issue Washington Board. Before OLYMPIA. Wash., July 10. (Special.) When the Washington State Board of Equalization convenes In Septem ber, the five large railroad systems operating in this state, the Northern Pacific. Great Northern, O.-W. R. & K., Milwaukee and Spokane. Portland & Seattle, will appear before It to resume their fight started In 1913 for lower valuations. Agents for these roads have been for months past in nearly every county of the state, jsecurlDLS data Jji regard NAVAL MILITIA ARRIVES Washington Contingent Readies San Francisco on Albany. SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. The nava militia of the State of Washington. 20S in number, with 16 commissioned off! cers, arrived off the Panama-Paciflo Exposition Friday on the United States training ship Albany, In command of Lieutenant George A. Alexander, United States Navy. Shortly after their arrival Lieutenant Alexander and Captain W. Andrews, of the Albany, were received by Rear Admiral Pond on board the flagship South. Dakota Couple Narrowly I'cape Death When Biplane Goes Dead. SAX FRANCISCO. July 10. Art Smith. the aviator, and his mother, Mrs. James Smith, of Fort Wayne. Ind., bad narrow escapes from death at the Panama-Pacific Exposition Friday when the engine of Smith's biplane went dead at an estimated altitude of 2000 feet. Smith Immediately began to spiral and volplane down, but when about 400 feet from the ground it became evident that he would not be able to descend to his customary landing place. . The aviator dropped to the rough ground near the waterfront. The ma chine skidded some distance into a fence. Mrs. Smith received a few minor scratches. Smith was uninjured. BURGLARS ATTEMPT ARSON Men Rifle Home in Owner's Absence and Try to Burn It. Demeanor Is tin let as lie Protests He Will -Not Waive Rights Aaaa clatca Are Released on Bead. The home of man named Dayton, t 630 Cottage Place, was entered Thursday niaht by burglars, who at tempted to burn the house after they had rifled it, according to a report d Friday night by Patrolmen iberg and Monlsch. The burglars k a quantity of glassware and strewed the fragments around the building, and tore up a number of books, the police say. A pile of papers, evidently Intended for use In starting fire, were found under a box on the back porch. Mr. Dayton Is away in the harvest fields, so thu police were unablo to learn the extent of his loss. COAST ROAD SOON ENDED EL PASO. Tex., July 10 General Vlctoriano Huerta waived preliminary hearing on charges ot conspiracy to violate the United States neutrality laws late Friday and was held under lid, 000 bonds for the Federal grand Jury at San Antonio December 20. He declined to furnish bond and was re moved to Fort Bliss, where he will be guarded by Deputy United States Marshals. Immediately Generals Ygnaclo Bravo, Eduardo Caus. Jose Delgado and En rique Corostelta and J. B. Ratner waived preliminary hearing and all ex cepting Bravo furnished bond to ap pear with Huerta at San Antonio. General Bravo, who Is 82 years old and who has served 60 years In the Mexican army, was released on his personal recognizance. The bonds of the others, which had been flxed at .15,000 each, were reduced. General Caus bond was fixed at $2500. The others were required to furnish bonds of $5000 each. Huerta explained to J. B. Oliver. I CTR I If" PR United States Commissioner, that he - declined to give bond and was willing to be confined at the fort. He pro tested, however, that he did not wish to waive any of his rights In the case and his attorney explained that by waiving his preliminary hearing he was not prejudicing his case. Huerta s manner In court was quiet. contrasting to nis demonstrative ap pearance when committed last week XemiKrrt Highway ars Completion Save Few Hundred Feet. NEWPORT. Or, July 10. (Special.) The road up the coast from Newport will soon be completed with the ex ception of a few hundred feet across the Oceanhlll or Monterey properly. mile north of Newport, which Is owned by the Fltzpalrlck estate and en which Joseph Hill, principal of Hill Military Academy. Portland, holds an option. The Fltzpalrlcks object to a road running In front of their property and have given a lease to the county for a road over their land about a quarter of mile back from the ocean. Although the county has authority to proceed. Commissioners Hunt and Wakefield have decided to do nothing until the court reconvenes In September. IS ARRESTED Brewery Worker Is Charged WlUi Selling Liquor Without License. Visit Our Gift Room S ECOMD FLOOR i i i I a MARBLEHEAD POTTERY We display a new ar rival of this really re- "Amarkable ware. Pom- peian and Aztec de signs. Dull grays, blues and browns. "ST. REGIS" SWEET fr. GRASS BASKETS in varied forms, novel p-V and useful. PLASTER ANTIQUES Reproduction of famous subjects. For your choice pic pictures, HAND-CARVED FRAMES Old Gold. Old Flemish and French designs. A visit to our Gift and Art Room will solve many an anniversary problem. Mm ELECTRIC TABLE LAMPS Quartered oak with art glass shades. Very reasonably priced $3.95 up. If you'll let us frame that picture this week, we'll give you 50 TRADING STAMPS EXTRA Bring; in this courox 30 Extra S. & II. Trading Stamps given with any cash framing order in our Art Department, amounting to 50c or over, July lZto 17. EXCLUSIVE LEATHERS Hags, Suitcasest, Travelers Sets, Roll ups. Cases, Novelties. Writing Sets, Thone Calls Woodard, Clarke & Co., Alder St, at West Park Mother, Has Jr your baby eczema ? Have you Moth your tried to free the child from such an affliction? Maybe you are seeking right now a positive re lief for the same. Look no fur ther. We are honest in our state ment when we say Dandruff and Eczema Treatment Hair Tonic is to our knowledge the best prepara tion for Eczema. It has other good qualities as well. It is invaluable for Dandruff and Hair Shampooing. It brings joy, comfort and head cleanliness into every house hold it enters. Ask your druggist for Whetzel's. One Dollar for a Large Bottle, and your money back If it does not do the work. (to m 1 V ay MaUHo a jooism DANDSUffAUDfaOCA TSSATMCNT MAIM 'TONIC M Hii J "-- m Fill For sale by all first-class druggists WILMINGTON. Del.. July 3. Dennis J. Lynch, a striking brewery worker. held for a. further hearing on charge of selling liquor without a 11- His six dayi" close confinement appears ery ,rlke haJ( been on. Lynch haa been not to have affected his health. EAGLE PASS. Tetu, July 9. Four thousand Carranxa troops are rapidly advancing toward Pledraa Nrgrraa and an attack on the Villa a-arrlson there may be expected soon, according to re ports brought to the border tonight by refugees. LABOR MEN PLAN PICNIC Annual Parade and Celebration Maj- Give Way This Tear. Instead of the annual Labor day celebration this year It is probable tjiat organized labor will center Its efforts in tho picnic to be held at Crystal Lake Park on Au trust 15. The meeting last night failed to take action on the controversy between the Musicians' Union and the theatrical managers. The musicians have com plied with the council's request to withdraw their demands for a sliding scale, and although tho musicians pro pose to present another such scale. their plans have not been presented officially to the Labor Council. taklnir orders for beer from out-of town breweries and has been collecting the money. It Is held that under the law this con stltutes a sale of liquor. The strikers will fight the case, for the reason that one of their weapons has been to get saloons to take beer from other places Instead of from the breweries of the city, where the places of the strikers have been filled CROP COST INVESTIGATED Agricultural department Paj MoM Attention U Col tun Groulns. ATLANTA. July 3. For the firt time n accurate report upon the cost of crop production In the Hotith Is being compiled. I-ast Fall when the crisis oc curred In the cotton mirkrt President Wilson sent to tho United States Ie partmrnt of Agriculture for Informa tion as to the actual cost of the tiro- durtjon of cotton. ")ona ine genorai figures of a farm survey made In Sumter County and a similar survey made In the Mississippi delis, both surveys having- tx-en made last year, there were no risrurea avail able upon which an estimate of the cost of the production of tho cotton rrop might be based. The result of this was a systematic plan to obtain figures showing Ihe eost of the produc tion of the South'a greatest rrop. The In vest igation to obtain the nec essary -data had proceeded but a short way when It was discovered that the production of cotton and other crops are so closely Interrelated that to get figures upon cotton it was also neces sary to compile a detailed report upon the cost of production of all other farm crops. Therefore there are now trained men working In certain areas In th tfouth collecting and compiling data upon all crops raised In the ttouth. The work was begun lust February InKouth Carolina, and It was thus the discovery was made that a report upon all crops waa necessary. P.epresentatlve areas have been selected In the various rot- ton states for the purpose of gathering the Information. The plan of arriving at the cost of cotton production Is to take 100 farms typical of a certain area for Invest! gallon. The expenses, receipts and In ventory of tho farm business for the previous year are taken as a basis for tho Investigation. The daya of mule and man labor, ail the various and spe cial costs are Itemized and distributed among tho products of the farm. In the various surveys made In the STREET EXTENSION IS PLAN Cite- to Attempt to Obtain Burnt- Over Factory Site. An effort will be made by the city to obtain for streets the area which until the time ot tbo construction ot the Southern Train Held Up. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. July 11. The Louisiana & Nashville's New Tork and New Orleans limited train was held up nd robbed shortly before 2 o'clock this morning by four mssked men south of Greenville, Ala., 0 miles south of Montgomery. Conductor Phil Menu, of Montgem ery, waa Kinea oy one oi me pandits. Industrial School Girl Escape. SALEM. Or.. July 10. (Special.) Lois Wilson. 1 years old. committed from Portland three months ago, today es caped from the State Industrial School for Girls. The girl waa sent to the garden about 1:30 o clock to gather vegetables, and was missed about half an hour later. She Is believed to have gone to Portland. W. K. Kellogg Better. TAh'ANA, Alaska. July 10. W. K. Kellogg, a well-known breakfast food manufacturer of Detroit. Mich, who was taken 111 on his arrival at Fair banks, two days ago, waa feeling much better when be arrived hero today bound lor Ctwioa City. . U was out different sections of the South It has been fully established that 100 farms win provide a record which will give a fair average estimate. It takes, as a rule, ope day for an Investigator to obtain the record of one farm. Keieral of the invrstigators mill have their reports made In Washington about October I. and the publication of this x sluaMe record should be made by tho first of the year. Several of these Invest igators re cently met with Investigator liaxkrll. Of Georgia. In Hrooks County, where he Is conducting the major portion of bis Investigation. Hrooks County. Georgia, which has a hustling Industrial club, probably followed rrop diversification to a wider degree than any other coun ty In the South. An Interesting lde Itrht on diversified farming was pro vided In the comment of Mr. Haskell that It usually take several days In Hrooks I'ounty to obtain tbe r-cord of a farm, bevause of the greater number of cropa raised. Kite Arrested In Gambling; Kald. Five men were arreted Friday night In a raid on an alleged gamMIng gam in the Foster Hotel. Third and Iavls streets. by Sergeant lUnr. with Patrolmen Anundon and Joi.nston. A quantity of poker chips, cards, a table, and :l In ruth were selted by the police as evl.ience. Those arrested were Fred Schults. Fred Conrad. J. G. Loi-kaard. 11. Itle- and Martin Fay. A ehi:d is hern erery IS seconds la Oer- Cocoanut Oil Makes a Splendid Shampoo If you want to keep your hair in good condition, the less soap you us the better. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle and Is very harmful. Just plain mulslfled cocoanut oil (which Is pure and entirely grease less) Is much better than soap or any thing else you can us for shampooing, as this can't possibly Injure tho hair. Simply moisten your hair wlih water and rub It In. One or two teaapoonfula will make an abundance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses tho hair and scalp thoroughly. Tho lather rinses out eas ily and removes every particle ot dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive olL The hair dries quickly and evenly, and It leaves It fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get mulslfled cocoanut oil at most any drug store. It Is very cheap, and a few ounces Is enoug't to last everyone la tho family for months. ACT, "Vain" asks: "How may I cure mv scalp of a very disagreeable Itrhlrvg and scaly condition and at the same time not endanger the growth of my hair? I have tried many so-called dandruff lo tions, but they have been more harm ful than helrfuL" Answer: The liquids you have used to cure dandruff have, no doubt, con tained alcohol and cheap perfume. I would suegest the Immediate use of plain yellow mm vol to remove dan druff and make the scalp alive and healthy. Three or four treatments should correct your scalp and beautify wur hair. "Too Fat" writes: "Since I have got ten so stout. I don't feel well and I tire easily. 1 want to reduce safely but surely." Answer: Five-grain arbolone tablets are highly endorsed as safe and sure flesh reducers. 1 have recommended them In many cases of obesity and they bavo given perfect satisfaction. e "Worried" writes: "My condition Is worrying me. I am only thirty, and up until a few months ago never knew what It was to feel tired or worn out. Now the feeling of fatigue never leaves mo. I ve lost my backbone, have a shortness of breath and feel almost ex hausted and wholly without ambition. Feel grouchy and have pains In the back of my head and spine. What will liven me up and make me strong, so that I can meet social and business re quirements T" Answer: Tou need a good tonic to build tp your blood and soothe and strengthen your nerves; something to restore your energv and overcome the , weariness and make you a baa aala. The questiona answered below ae general in character, the aympiome or cli-eaee are given and the answers Mill apply in any case of similar natuie. Those vkiehing further advice, free, may aMrf.a 1 r lev 1. Haker. 4'ollege liUit. Cullrge-Kllwood Sis.. l)lon, M enciostng self - addressed stamped en velope for reply. Pull name and ad dress must be given. Put only Initials or fictitious name will be used in mv answers. The prescriptions can be filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist ran order vf wholesaler. Three-grain cadomene tablets are most effective and highly recommended. Start using them now. and In a short time you should feel fine and belter than ou ever did. s "Mary G." asks: "How may I In crease my weiKln? I am very bony and anirular looking. I eat plenty but It does not seem to nourish my system." Answer: The most satisfactory and healthful treatment, to Increase your weight, you will find In tbe use of three-grain hy po-nuclane tablets. Taken Ith lour meals they caue proper as similation of the food, and In this way nourish and tone the tissue and nerve reiia of the body. They should be taken for several months. . "Worried" writes: "I have constant headache and backache, my feet smell and I am tired all the time. My eves look puffed and appear yellow. The urine Is very little and of bad odor. My blood seems to be turning to water. I am quite worried, as 1 seem to get worse all the time." Answer: You have a bad case of kid ney trouble and you should be very careful. lHn'l work too hard and avoid taking cold. If you will begin at once taking balmwort tablets, you will get almost Immediate relief and continued treatment should greatly relieve you. These tablets come In sealed lubes w tin full directions. "Mrs. W. J. T." writes: "You helped a cousin of mine when she had dis eased blood. I think now my blood Is Impure and I want a good blood medi cine. I am very much constipated." Answer: If your blood la impure you would know from some of these symp toms: Constipation, headache, coated tongue, sallow complexion, breaking out of the skin tired feeling and possi. My indigestion and some lever. Take three-grain eulrherh tablets tnot sul phur). They are splendid to clean the system and put your blood right. Adv.