.lAr:;::. .w . ( J c'" n, L . I'M ,v '.V.V Mr. Ptnfeather "Football's a mac flner game than baseball, don't 70a think!" ... . Mr. GroucBmore 'Wept Much liner. Hamofcm"oblt wanta kl. .on to ' rs. rinaar--Wusi is your nuNm SunDlfaee "Ccme on, old mans drop t nickel la tar and help out this charity." - , Fllntskjnner "No; that thlnf'a.out of order. I dropped a nickel In the slot and didn't eren get a atlck of rum." "They say a treat am41aa asMsaa naa a good singing YOloa." "Tba&ka, aid man. I kaw n lot much of(ja singer." - Un Annn'anl-."TTrat Hnm. WW . ,. nnAnfl -' . In VI. ' 80 CXCltCd aBOUt OTCT D4H tTOlM" Didn't you lay If X gtv you a aquara meal you'd workTH r.!l . - lltt. A A t a . a Saunter!nfsara "Well, didn't I work you, ladyT" want mlna to follow In mr-auto trie; la r t year's good resolut'.ona and fonnd The season Is so short. kl." CC-. - Pill . 'iTi 4V ay Q Til il '11 Thai- News of Tuesday Briefly Paragraphed Breezy Notes of Yesterday's Happenings Gleaned from the Morning . Papers for Journal Readers. Congressional. Tha IJemocratlo chemical tariff reAi Vision bill haa been agreed to without change In the house. Nq amendments wera put Into the bill, although tho Re publicans offered many and received Borne Democratic support, ' Ablll haa been Introduced In -the house providing thai , homesteaders on government Irrigation projects shall re ceive patents after five years' residence and compliance with the nomeatead law, their unpaid water charges to be a Hen "against the land until fully met. - Pmoeratle-membersof "the bouse committee On postoffices and postroads have agreed to Incorporate In the appro priation bill provisions for a . general parcels nost f - -Secretary MaeVeagh has sent to cor gress an estimate of the postmaster- minn AAA ' - XI.. I I BciitriTU vi fiuu,uuu 4ur opemunj 1119 postal savings , banks during the next fiscal year, in addition to the unex pended' $500,000 (appropriated last year. . Speaker Clark 1ms, become In teres td in the Borah-Jones three year home- stead bill and has given his promise to us his best efforts to have 'it favor ably reported-, by the public lands com mittee and passed by the house. Lewis Nixon, New Tork shipbuilder, appeared, before the house commlttel on merchant marine and fisheries and opposed bills that would admit free to American registry foreign built ship owned by American citizens.' . - r un esaiuraay me ways ana means committee will suggest, taking the duty off sugar and putting it on silk stock--ingB end other Imported clothing. Sugar on the free list would keep $60. 000.000 a year out of the treasury un- 1bs other provisions --are made far raising revenue. r--The rules committee has agreed .that the house shall take up for discussion Saturday the PuJo money trust investi gation report. ;; , At the Everglades lnnd . hearing, Wright, Florida drainage engineer, t"s- , tilted that he brought, the charges of financial irregularities against . sgrl- '" cultural department officials as a mat ter of" self protection. - The majority and minority reports on the Stephenson election were under con- ". sideratlon, by the -senate Tuesday, but no action was taken.: - ..Senator Lodge gave notice that he wouia speak on tne arbitration treaties on (February 29, rolitlcal. . Hiram C. Gill, elected mayor of Se attle two years ago and removed by the recall In less than a ytar, was renomi nated for that position at the primaries Tuesday. His vote is so large that Poli ticians believe there is small chance of defeating him n the final election on March 6. 1 To Mrs. Abble E, Krfsbs. president of 'the. Caspar Lumber company, one of' the most widely known society lead ers and clubwomen of San Francisco, goes the honor of organizing the first women's Taft club In California, and, so ; far as is known, in the United States. ' - -.. Mahlon D. Pitney, named for the su preme court of the United Stages by President Taft, has taken notice of op position to his confirmation by the sen ate that has come from a labor organi sation In the west He says he is no enemy of labor, and the decision- to which the labor men object was made by Ms father, who was vice chancellor of New Jersey in 1893. Three South Dakota cities, Madison, Xead and Belle Fourche, adopted the commission 'iorm of government at eleo. tlons held Tuesday. In, an address to the Kentucky legis lature Tuesday, Governor Harmon of Ohio warned all publlo office holders to analyse, their own records and see how far they were responsible for the un rest that was leading to a demand for Innovations in' government generally. He said It ought not to cost a billion dol lars a year, or over , $11 for each man, wemanyahd child in ;:- the country to malntamsh federal government with its limited functions, vWe need reforms, - and any' reduction of, the tariff taxes, with care and economy in public expen- : K 1 .' L '.'J, J .. ' . .. . ' ,' Rheumatic are quickly relieved , by antppplicatiorrof .. Sloan's Liniment. It's very penetrating, goes straight to the sore spot. . HERE'S PROOF . Miss Er.su Manthkt, 4229 Talman Ave., .Chicago, 111., writes: "About -two years agotuy mother broke down with rheumatism. The doctors didn't do any good. My mother was per suaded to try Sloan's Liniment, and in three weeks was entirely well and I believe she is cured forever." - Mrs. A.Wiidkaw, of 403 E. Thomp son St.. Maryrille, Mo., writes: "The nerve la my leg was destroyed five years afro, and left me with a jerking ai mguf so mat 1-coma not sleep. A friend told me to try your liniment and now I could not do without it I find titer Its use I can go to sleep." w 9 M1JLLMVH1&MJL-: ' is an excellent remedy for . sprains, bruises, sore throat, asthma, MuraJgiaf JumbagOriam muscles nd atiff joints. ', AtallcleaUn. Price 25c, SOc. and $1.00. . DR. EARL S, SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS. ditures, Is a ready means to secure them.. Eastern. The firm of J. P, Morgan & Co. will soon begin work on a new skyscraper office building to replace their present headquarters at the corner of Wall street and Nassau street New Tork. The new building will be 83 by 11 S feet and will be erected on the most valuable piece of ground in the world. Jts, mar ket value is HQ00 a square foot, or IV ooo.ooo for the plot Just as a birthday celebration In jier honor was about to begin, Mfs. James Fraser, 101 years old, widow of a Pres byterian minister and relative of; vil liam it Seward, secretary of state un der Xincoln, died at Jher notna in. Brook lyn, N. Y., Tuesday night v -;- Eight persons are dead and about SO Injured as the result of a tornado which swept through the western outskirts of Shreveport, La,, Tuesday. - Earl , Sandt. a lyoutbf ui; aviator. .' the first blrdman to fly over the Great Lakes from the United States to Can ada, came to grief 10 miles out on Lake Erie from Northeast, Pa,, Tuesday night, when attempting a return flight to the American shore. While high in the air and 20 miles west of his course, the engine of his biplane stopped. Suddenly the machine overturned and he was buried unconscious in the wreck age on the ice. lie was'badly injured, lurtllt ticcvr;f!lv'' ' ... . Mrs. Sarah Keene, the "mystery lady" of the Philadelphia hospital, is dead, of old age after 61 years Spent in that Institution. She was taken to the hos pital in 1861, suffering, from smallpe. She was cured, but while oonvaJeseent lost her memory and had demained .in tho hospital ever since. No one knew who she was or where she came from.- Thc will of the late Richard T. Crane was admitted to probate at Chicago Tuesday. A joint bond of $18,860,000 was filed by Richard T Crane Jf and Charles R'- Crane, 1 sons of the iron master and executors tinder the will, - The demands for a general increase In wages of 16 per, cent which the, deler gates representing ; 2000 station agents and ticket agents have formulated , at the biennial convention of the Order of Railway Station Agents, now in session at New York, will be presented April 1, The Harvard club of Boston is to have a new home which will make It one of the. most - Commbdlously quar tered organizations of Its kind In the country. Land and buildings are to eost about $600,000. racific Coast LUlla Mathews, 30 years old, a school teacher, was attacked on the San Fran cisco waterfront by half a, dosen men, carried to a vacant house and suffered many Indignities. -She was rescued un conscious by the ponce and two members of the gang were arrested. Varieties of grain and forage crops from all over the United States are be ing obtained by the O. A. C. experiment station for testing en the Harney coun ty experimental farm this year . ,.I Guy Rosencrans has been ordered to report before the United States court In Taeoma to answer a charge of having padded the census returns from Aber deen, where he was one of the enumera tors. Jesse L, Havens, of Hoquiam, haa received a similar notice, the trial being set for March 6. ; The rooming house belonging to Mrs! Mary Kamm at Nehalem has been totally destroyed by fire. It is a serious loss to the owner, as it Is one of the finest residences In the town and had just been fitted up for the summer travel. Attorneys representing ; 85 railroads agreed before the state- railroad com mission at San Francisco Tuesday to meet the demand of shippers for the Issuance of "clean bills of lading." Here tofore the railroads here refused to be accountable ,for shortages In freight where the "carriers - agents T had not checked personally the goods to be shipped. . . Caesar Latillade, age 88, one of the heirs to property valued at nearly Pains T S ft By A mi " " m"m,JC..nrir2!"mm1 -, '- A " OLD ORDER MAY CHANGE AT EUGENE Political Movement May Com bine County- Against ' County Seat. (Special te T Joernal.) Springfield. Or., Feb. 21.That a move to ."knock out the'Eugene crowd" In the coming election Is crystallising became known T here-yesterday when In formation leaked out of a meeting held Monday evening) attended by a number of Springfield, men, With representatives from near Cottage Grove, from Lowell, Fall Creek and from up -tha-McKensie valley.' '- . -; . '-t. ,-- .' "A square deal for all parts of Lane county1' is the way some of tha leadetfe put it ho aver that county offices for years have been going, for the greater part tff residents of Eugene; and that . the public ' Improvements are massed about the county seat to 'the detriment of the rest of the county. Now the smaller towns and the country dis tricts propose to have an Inning. - Residents of. the Jasper-Lowell neigh borhood are ''especially put out at the county court on Aceownt of the manner In which the Utah Construction com pany has been allowed to construct road. to tako.the place of the ono . de stroyed in the building of the Natron extension. $2,000,000, Is one of Santa Barbara's vic tims of leap year proposals. Latillade was a bachelor arid often remarked that Cupid would, never eTianare . him. but Miss Tassle Ruiz, a beautiful young woman of 26 years, has Induced him to marry her,:"., . . :', With the arrival at San, Diego of the United States revenue cotter Bear, the customs officials who have been fight ing, for months to put an end to the operations . of the Chinese smugglers, believe they will succeed. It Is estl majjfd that "'20O' Chinese contrabands have been tak&r" from Ensenada in launches bound for the United States within the past six week's. Miscellaneous. The department of commerce and la bor has ordered the deportation of thS following- aliens held at the joints Lte Bruene, Fort Ctellao'oomW, J. Bren- oeu. vvana waua, wash. v - watson Scranton, convicted last No vember of participating in the attack made trjon MlSS Marv Churnhprlnln a school teacher, has been "released on paroie irom the county jail at Lincoln Center, Kan. Judge Grover, who aen tenoed Scranton. announced th iufaIo was given because his family waa in want, miss unamoeriain, a school teach er, was lured to a lonely spot and her body coated with tar. , DALLAS BUSINESS MEN TO MEET OFFICIALS IRpeclnl to The JonrnnH ' Dallas. Or..: Feb. 21. Following p. port that the morning and evening trains or me southern Paclflo runntnt between Dallas and Portland were Et6 be eliminated, the Dallas Commroir club has taken action and will Investi gate tne truth of the report A tele gram was received from Superintendent Campbell sarin the Southern Pnrtftn officials would be glad to meet repre sentatives or tn commercial club to day. . , In addition to nrntoattnr Lchange In train service, the Commercial vyo wm aemana a new depot; that the Weight grounds be filled in, and also that the running time between here and r oriiana ds reduced. These demands wilt-be- based on promises made annu ally for five years, and if th rAmit are not granted the propositions will he taaen up witn the State railroad com mission, About 40 members of the Dal las Commercial club and Dallas business men win go to Portland to meet the railroad men. POLK COUNTY NOW HAS FIVE STANDARD SCHOOLS . - ' (Stiecial to. Tha JournaLl ' - - Falls City. Or., Feb. 21. Oakhurst school district No. 60, located one mile south or Falls City, has become the fifth standard school of Polk county This system has been in vogue for about four months. Spring Valley was the first school to ouaUfyr and since then four others have received the necessary points. This system has proved very successful in, promoting attendance, dis cipline, application and the appearance of the grounds and the interior of the school building: Mrs. J. D. -Meyer, is teacher of the school, She has taught a nuwber of years In this county. Her brother, W. C. Bryant, Is the county school superintendent of Sherman coun ty, and a member of the State board of normal regents. HUNTINGTON VOTES BONDS FOR NEW CITY HALL iSwolal to The Jnornal.) Huntington. Or., Feb, 21. Hunting-' ton Tuesday had a ' Special election to lvote $10,900 bonds for the purpose of Duuaing a cuy nail. Tne oond issue carried by. a vote -of 87 to 7. . t Is planned to have the revenues of the city meet the issue of the bonds as - they come aua v ., r- . ManjrAttend Reception. . ,. i.... mnlted Press toaand Wlr. - Washington. Feb. 21. More than 1500 army, and navy "reception at the White House last night The reception was the last Of four White House functions which punctuate a Washington" social season IVIARSHFIELD CONIES! PROCEDS VERY SLOWLY , (8pcil to T1 Joorntl) Marshfield. Or., Feb. 21. The contest of the election of Mayor E. E. Straw of Marshfield may be a long time being decided. . The contest was started by K. A. Copple, who was defeated by but eight yotes. Robert Marsden and D. L. Rood, who claim . to represent others who voted for Straw, have filed with Judge Coke In the circuit court a peti tion to intervene. They allege they want to appeal the case to the supreme court on the ground that the service In the case was not legal and that the circuit court has no right to hear the case under the charter of Marshfield, which it is alleged says that only the city council has the right to Judge of the qualifications Cf city officials. . JUNK DEALER IN JAIL FOR LIQUOR SELLING (Hoeclal to The Journal. I Eugene, Or., Feb, 21. In atf for the third time on the charge of violating the local option law, Joseph Jacobs, a local Junk dealer and keeper of 'a' sec-ond-hsnd store, is unable to furnish a $600 bond which Judge Bryson, of the justice- court, placed him under after he. was arrested yesterday. Jacobs, af ter he was released from the county Jail after serving his last sentence, faith Jully promised that he would never again - sell .liquor- while the local option inn wrb lu ciLtivb, Eugene Will Not Celebrate, (RpMal to The Journal. V' .Eugene, Or., Feb. 21. Engene merchants- have decided to not hold a Fourth of July celebration this year, and"glve the amaller communities of Lane county a chance to celebrate the natal day. The Merchants' association has decided to hold a carnival during the summer and a committee will be appointed at the next meeting to arrange for a suitable data.- GIRL TIED TO DOORKNOB WHILE MAN LOOTS HOUSE (TTnltrA Freaa Leaaed Wire.) Everett, Wash., Feb. 21. A masked robber entered 'the home of Silas Stout last night and held up; Laura Stout, 17 years old. with a gun. After Intlm- tdatinr her h.e took from his pocket' a piece of rope and tied her securely to door knob. Then ne ransacaea me house of money and Jewels and disap peared. For two hdurs the girl was heldr prisoner, and then her cries were heard by neighbors and , she was re leased. . ; ' .-..;. ',. UMATILLA PIONEER ' FARMER PASSES AWAY (Special to The Journal.) tAniiBtnnOr.. Feb. 21. Hugh Me dal n, a pioneer farmer of Umatilla county, died this morning, death being due to cancer of the stomach. He had owned and operated a big ranch near Athena since early days until recently .v. h aniA rati and invested In Port land real estate. The body will be bur led at Weston tomorrow. . . CHINAMAN SWALLOWS COIN TO AID DROWNING ' 7 (Cnltefl Preat Leaad WlreJ trh.no.htil ITnh, 21 C hail ST TaO Wen held a government post under the old ..im. t Kinc Po. The reoubllcans dismissed him from It and he resolved to drown himself. Chang cnangea I& "Mex" Into cash, very small coins, had v,.m AniivprAd in . wheelbarrow, swal lowed about $2 worth and Jumped Into the river. His body has not Deen re covered. 2j.-L-i ' Proclaim Good Roads Day. - 8peMl to The Journal.) Olvmrla. Wash., Feb, 21. In response to the demand of the state convention of the Women's Good Roads assocla. tlon, Governor Hay has named Tuesday, Anrll 12, as "Good Koaas Day." Tne qay Is to be "observed throughout the state by actual work on public highways, the organization or local gooa roaas socle ties, and In any other manner that may serve to arouse to action the spirit of progress and improvement." T An Aid fo Spotlew Bath Tub " It is easy to keep the bathtub clean and bright, when you know how. A Bolution of Gold Dust washing pow der and warm water will quickly re v move every particle of dirt If any rough places or dark spots appear, these can be easily removed by sprinkling a little Gold Dust washing powder on a cloth and tubbing briskly. The water basin and water closet can be kept perfectly, bright If thoroughly .cleansed with Gold . Dust once, a week. Gold Dust not only . cleanses but sterilizes every-r thing with which it comei la" contact Glass before Breakfast tones up the stomach, clears the head and does you good. NATURAL LAXATIVE Qnlckly Believes CONSTIPATION Ml" i - w t m 0. A. C. CAfH FILL AGRONOMY CALLS Has to Send to Middle West for Men to Run -Eastern Oregon Farms. Oregon Agricultural College, Corvai- Us, Or., Feb. 21. "The Increasing de mand for men of . expert training . (n agronomy In Oregon is indicated by the fact that the Oregon Agricultural col lege Is now being asked to supply men for six different positions on irrigated and dry farming tracts In central and eastern -Oregon at salaries from 11000 to $2500 a year, with exceptional oppor tunity : for; Investigations -and - for- ad vancement, '".;' - ''It will be necessary to write to some five or six ' different states-Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, and Montana In search of suitable men to fill roost of these positions, as every student who has 'graduated or specialised In agron omy at the college Is already engaged In Work from which they can not be part ed," said Professor H. D. Schudder, head of the agronomy department. "Although it is only in the last few years that the demand for agronomists has devel oped in Oregon, the call for them all over tha United States at largebaii al ways been heavy. Nearly -100 positions in all different phases of agronomy are brought to the attention of my office each year, but the number of students trained in this line is so small that but few of the positions can be filled from here." -- "' SNOW AT PENDLETON PLEASES ORCHARDISTS , ' (Special to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. 21. The weather turned cooler last night and A snow feflV Farmers and fruit raisers In' particular welcome the change as )t will keep back the buds for a few weeks. N Mrs. Leeds Wins Necklace Que. rnltiS Prwia Leaacd Wlrt.t Washington, Feb. 21. In accordance witht a supreme court decision the treasury department today, is,, prepared to surrender the $111,000, excess duties collected on a 1220.000 nearl necklace belonging to Mrs. William B. Leeds of New York. Catarrh Ended " , , .-.,;':'.. . ''-..'..' . . '; Money Returnee. If Hyomei Uocsn t banish Catarrh. Get rid of catarrh atari nftvmin It without pouring into your stomach a vile and. unpalatable nostrum. HYOMEI (pronounce It HIgh-o-me) cures catarrh In nose or throat, and does it by such a simple and cleanant mftthnil that thnn. sands who have been cured are glad to recommend it - -- - ----- Just breathe Hyomei, and its soothing, medicated and antiseptic properties will come in direct contact with tii infiomoH parto; stop the discharge, drive out the BnfftHM. r 4 1,.nt 11.. 1 l w....0o win uai vuv iiioiimraue. JUST BREATHE THROUGH THIS THROW mSt-WMf Hyomei is made of Euoalirntua com. blned with other antiseptics. Breathed through the Inhaler It destroys the per sistent catarrh germ, - -r-e A complete Hyomei outfit including Inhaler, bottle of Hyomei and simple in structions tor use, only eosts Jl.OO. Sin gle bottle of Hyomei costs but 60 cents at druggists everywhere. For catarrh, coughs, colds, sore throat or catarrhal deafness it will give satisfaction or money hack. -J " Curing Catarrh Accept Our- Advice and Try 1 his Remedy at Our Risk.; . Catarrh Is a disease of the mucous membrane. , The mucous membrane is, one may say, the interior lining of the body. Catarrh therefore may exist in anjwpart of the system. When the catarrhal poison attacks the mucous membrane, inflammation ,and congestion are produced and nature fails to throw off the accumulated poisons The organ which has been afflicted ceases to perform Us proper function as "nature intended it should. The re sult is, complication upon complication, which may lead to other 'even more se rious afflictions. : V...--.L.A- We honestly believe Rexall Mueu- Tone will do wonders toward overcom ing catarrh. It is made from the pre scription of an -eminent physician who made a long study of catarrh, and his great success with this remedy was an enviable one. . . , .- ' We want you if you are : Iufferer from catarrh In any form, to give Rex all Mucu-Tone a thorough trial. Use It, With regularity and persistency for a. reasonable time, then if you are not satisfied, come back and tell us, and without question or formality we will hand back, to-you every cent you paid us. This 'is certainly the fairest offer that any one could make and should at in two slsds, prices 60 cents,5and $1.00. Sold only by The Owl Drug Co. Stores In Portland, Seattle, Spokane, San Fran cisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacra mento. ' .- -I ' :--- 1 iL nV S3 II A IMMIGRATION IRK U (United Prats Lean Wire.) Tacoma. 4 Wash., Feb. 2 L Beginning with three sessions today, the Paclflo Northwest Immigration oongress has opened here. . Scores of delegates ar rived last night and this morning, prominent among them being Dana Bartlett. Los Angeles' "most useful cltl sen,M and J. K. Sprunger, state attorney of the California T. M. C. A. "What can we do for you heref InsteadTf "Where in tho old -world did you come fromT" emphasises the object of the addresses, as well as how best the Im migrant and his children can be cared for. Two sessions will be held tomor row night and the delegates will be ban queted by the local enthusiasts. Governor West of Oregon and Judge C It Carey, H, W. Stone and d.. O. Lively of Portland are oil the program for addresses.. TENIN0 WORKMAN SHOT .: . ON STREET AT MIDNIGHT (Sperlat to The Journal.) ... Centralis, Wash., Feb. 21. As a re sult of a quarrel started early in the evening. Pete Ross, an employe of the stone quarry In Tenlno, was probably fatally wounded by Tony Pastoreu. a fellow workman, -the shooting taking place on the principal corner pf Tenlno at midnight ' last' night. Ross wss hur ried to the Centralis hospital, where It was reported this morning that ha has a chance of recovery. Pastors was taken to Olympla and placed In jail. Both men are single. They came to Tenlno from Seattle Sunday. - Damaged Pianos. , Carload just received, all more or less damaged. These muBt be closed out at once. Don't fail lo call and- see them befoTe buying prices and terms to suit you. ' - . BUSH A LANF3 PIANO CO. -S55 Washington.", . , Crowds attend Oaks rink these days. RELIEVING HUNDREDS 0E PEOPLE Local Druggists Kept Busy All week No Suiferer of Stomach, Kidney or Bladder Trouble or Rheumatism. Should Leave the Simple Mixture" Untried. - That the readers of the paper appre ciate advice when given, in good faith is plainly demonstrated by the fact that one local pharmacy supplied the ingred ients for the "J. B. IL Prescription, many times within the past two weeks. The announcement of this simple, harm less mixture has certainly accomplished much in reducing the great many cases of dyspepsia, kidney complaint and rheu matism here, relieving pain and misery, especially among the older population, who are always suffering more or less with stomach, bladder and . urinary trouble, backache, and principally rheu matism. -' ..' Another well known druggist asked us to continue the announcement of the prescription. It is doing so much real good here, he continued, that It would bo a crime not to do so. It cannot be repeated too often,, and further states, many ases of remarkable cures wrought. , ;- The following Is the prescription of simple Ingredients, making a harmless, Inexpensive compound Which any person can prepare by shaking well in a bottle: Fluid totra Juniper Berries, one ounce; Compound Fluid Balmwort. one ounce; compound Syrup . of Hypophosphltes, four ounces. Any first class drug store will sell his small amount of each Ingredient,-and the dose for adults is one tenspoonful to be taken before each meal and again at bed time. There is enough here to last -for over a week If taken according to directions. Good results will be apparent from the first few doses. , y -, f ' - , is the force that keeps the nrver well poised and controls firm, strong muscles. Men and women who do the world's work can avoid Brain-fag and guard thejr health by feed ing brain and body with ScottVEmuIsion I1H50 PROB EMS TO BE SOLVED vms 2700 ACCIDENTS UPT0W19I Under New Washington Law About Half of the Claims Are Disallowed. Olympia, -Wash, Feb. IX A total of 1700 accidents have been acted upon by the state employers liability com mission during the four month the law . has been operative. Of these) claims the commission, has allowed 1B00 and thrown out or disallowed 1200. TJie claims ranged all the way from death of employes to the loss of a finger or toe. and the subsequent layoff of a few days from work on the part of the In jured. When the commission first be gan to consider claims for damages there waa an average of B00 applica tions for remuneration for Injuries sub-' mltted a month. Tha commission, real izing that tbe working force would soon be swamped with consideration of triv ial claims, adopted a ruling that no claim would be considered In which a workman had lost less than S per cent of a month's time. ;'--:.w The employing firms have paid into the liability fund a total of $428,057, out of u which' there remains a balance of $S70,72a to carry the commission through ..until the .peit, assessment Ja paid. The number of employing firms listed Is 4540, which represents jl total of 100,000 employes who oome under the state's protection. For Ironing laces and other dainty fabrics there has been Invented a highly polished steel roller, heated from within by electricity taken from a lamp socket. ' Women Appreciate the value of good looks of a fine com ' plexlon, a akin frw frtnr blemishes bright eyes and a cheerful demeanor. Many of themknow, also, what it means -to be ree from; headaches, backaches, lassitude and extreme nervousness, because many hare learned the value of GIJAD'C as the most reliable aid to better phys ical condition, Beecham'a Pills have an unequaled reputation because they act so mildly, but so certainly and so beneficially. By clearing the system, , regulating the bowels and liver,, they tone the stomach and improve the digestion. Better feellng better looks, better spirits follow the use of Beech, am's Pills so noted the world over For Their Good Meets ",. , Sold evenrwliare, 10e SSs. '". Womea especially shoald read the directions . wlta everf box. W ENDURE PIMPLES PJLLC CUTICURA Soap and Ointment Do so much lot pimples, blackheads, red, rough hands, and dry, thin and falling hair, and cost so little that it is almo t -criminal not to tr e tht i v. . Ootleara Sob sad (mutmtmt ' t ik . ! : world.- LIlMnl !'! of r - ii " , . book. Alr- (-'. .... -.. ' ,'- e!S Ti.ii i i i 1 1' in -.' ' oats So .' " -;..!.' r