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19 What's 400 Seeds to a Rich Guy Like Jeff By "BM" JFis2crjBelden-Waylandi UfctESC CtU OjJUliClliC THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1914. annul cbrsflk. fro comj J fi excuse M6,m, But what that PCATG Gt-Asi VJINOOW I III' 1 i J I I- ( CDWSANt) CHtt Out tm$ rs i LIFE at- V T - Umatilla Tanners Win Go to Testify on Prosecution of Two Indicted tot Alleged Fraudulent Promotlou. Pendleton. Or.; April 17. Fifteen or 20 well known farmers of the east end of Umatilla county will go to Spokane next week to appear aa wit nesses for the government In the prosecution of R. O. Belden and A. E. Wayiand under Indictment there for fraud In connection with their nro motion of alleged coal mines and other properties in British Columbia. These farmers were . all subscribers to tho stock in the companies. They were subpenaed yesterday by United States Deputy Marshal Iave Filler, of Port, land. Belden and Wayiand. It Is al leged, operated In Umatilla county sev eral years ago and sold stock among. prosperous farmers amounting to many thousand dollars. One farmerf Mil ton is said to have taken 116.000 worth of the stock. Most of the victims made cash payments, and gave their notes for the balance. More than i doaen suits were later Instituted fa the local courts by Belden In an effort j to collect. The farmers, having be , come suspicious, refused payment and beat the cases when tried. THURSDAY'S NEWS BRIEFLY SKETCHED Happenings of Human Interest Occurring Throughout the World After Yesterday' Issue Went to Press. Pacific Coast. I Ticc-all petitions have boon started out in Isu Angeles against Mayor Kpae and Councitmen Snowden anJ tonwell. The mayor Is charged with lulling to protect citizens in the nat u:ul gas campaign. Lewis ton. Idaho, ha issued Jl'3,000 in school bonds to be applied for the Improvement of the manual arts build-liiR-or the high school. Karson & Sons f Clik'UKo are taking the bonds. . The welfare which has been going on for five yiars between Jobbing in terests in Washington over railroad laten wa elided when judgment was filtered by tin public Hervice commis sion making effective the Everett com pTomisc. That .then whh a strong probability Abe KuVf would shortly be freed from Hmji yuentln was reported on good au thority at San Kranclsi-o. The state prison hoard will act Saturday on his v ;plh'atlon f -r parole. It was pre viously -j- t ! under the board's ruling-that prisoners must serve at least half thiir ierms before being elegiblc to parole. This contention was upset by the state supreme court recently. A two months' chast ended at Wise man, In the Koyukuk. at the edge of Alaska's gold camps, with the arrest of M. K. l'ondlxen on the charge of bigamy. Kondixen's recent bride is 7rt years old. He is alleged to have been married six years ugo and not divorced. The California state railway com mission authorized the transfer of the stock of the Home Telephone company In Oakland to the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph l.'o. Undeclared Jewels, valued at $16,000, were seised by Special Treasury Agent Tlrtwell and several assistants when tho liner Tahiti arrived from Sydney. The valuables were taken from 100 women passengers. No arrests were made.. 4- Kant era. An estate of 2fi,000 has bee.n left by the widow of Kdwln S. Bragg, who died at Fond du Luc, Vls Most of the estate goes to the family, some bequests being made to charity. Becker will take the stand in his own defense, in the Rosenthal murder trial in New York, It is said. District Attorney Whitman welcomes the ap pearance of the accused. Effotts will be made to find what reason there was for the eleventh hour claim that others than the four gun .men who were executed shot and killed Rosenthal, the New York gambler. It is suspected the statements were false. Owners of buildings who rent their places for Immoral uses In Chicago must evict the tenants within five dHys, according to an order of the chief of police. Norman O. (iaynor of New York, son of the late Mayor Oaynor, and Miss Betsy Pane, daughter of Dr. Frank Pago of Fairfax, Va., were married at Fairfax Courthouse. Va. The bride is a niece of Thomas Nelson Page, Amer ican ambassador to Italy. Nine persons were killed and four In jured when a fire occurred in a five story tenement building on Eighth . avenue, near Forty-seventh street. New York. Four bodies were recovered. A second suit, contesting the legality of the election in Bloomlngton, 111., lias been filed by the wets. It is claimed that girls between the ages of 18 and 21 voted at the recent elec tion. The law which permits of the steril ization of convicts who have been twice convicted will be tested by the federal court of Iowa, despite the order of the board of control cancelling its original ruling. George Alfred Townsend, well known Journalist, who wrote for many years under the pen name of "Gath," is dead at New Ycrk. Governor Glynn says that New York now has the bfst banking law of any state In the Union. The new bill which has just been signed places private banks under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of banks. The municipal store which opened In Chicago February 1, to furnish grocery supplies to the poor at cost, will close its doors for the want of patronage. Sales have averaged only a few dollars a day, according to County Agent Myers. ' Vincent Astor, who has been serious ly ill of incipient pneumonia, at StaatsLurg. N. Y., was reported out of danger. He rested well last nlcht. It has not been decided yet whether his marriage to Miss Helen Huntington win nave to be postponed. Jeff Davis, the "King of the Hoboes,' was given a great reception when he addressed the students of the Univer sity of Nevada at Reno. The college proiessois agreed with Davis' state ir.ent that there are a lot of things to he learned outside of college, and that even a "bo' is better educated in many ways than a college graduate. 1 Robert J. Widney, former wealthy I-os Angeles real estate dealer, and Mrs. Vevien Lyons, pretty Denver di vorcee, arrested on charges of disor derly conduct, were released from cus tody. Mrs. Lyons insists that she. is Widney's wife. Patrolman Tyndall charged the couple with disorderly con duct when they refused to leave the Grand Pacific hotel at the request of the management. The Ohio militia received order3 to hold itself in readiness for a quick dispatch to Mexico. The request for it to do so was received by Governor i. ox irom tne war department. He Sandhill Crane Becomes a Pest Farmer of Grande Sonde Valley Fire Shotguns to Scare Away Big Birds That Destroy Crops. La Grande, Or., April 17. Sandhill cranes are becoming a pest to farmers of Grande Ronde valley. Although pro tected by the federal game laws, the birds are devastating acre after acre of wheat fields in this valley. Thou sands of them are often seen on one farm, and every spear of wheat they touch, is ruined, for they pull it up by ,the roots. So serious has the pest be come that farmers are compiling peti tions and memorials to congress to have the law changed. Unless the birds decide to migrate much damage will be done. Farmers, to scare the birds away, fire shotguns in close proximity to them.' Washington Bridge Kuling Good News Supreme Court Upholds Validity of In terstate Span Bends and tocal Boosters Are Pleased. The decision of the state supreme court of Washington Wednesday, up holding the validity of the interstate bridge bond Issue in that state is taken as another big step towards the termina tion of all the legal difficulties that have confronted those who are behind the movement. Frank Branch Riley, one of the mai bridge promoters on, this side of the Columbia river, said today that tho favorable ruling In the Washington court is an anticipation of the ruling that will be made in the highest court of this state. , "Legislation "to determine the valid ity of the bonds was Instituted in both states about the same time," said Mr. Riley. "Bonding companies invariably require a court ruling on the validity of bond issues, and the decision ves- LATE REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING NEWS Today's Happenings with the Builders, Architects, Contractors and Realty Brokers. Industrial School Contract Let. Contractor John Dalmeter returned from Salem yesterday with the con tracts to build the girls' industrial school and one of the outbuildings, the state board of control having accepted his bids and awarded him the general contract for this work. The third building of the Industrial school group was given to W. H. Dalrymple of Sa lem. Mr. Dalmeter will sublet some of the work, but the greater part of it he will do himself. North Portland Sale. A. R. Greenlay has sold to Amanda B. Rasmussen an undivided one half interest In lot 3, block 233, Couch ad dition, for J2500. The property is lo cated on Nineteenth street near Petty-grove. New Home in Southeast Section. Contractors Waldelee Bros, obtained a building permit yesterday for a one and one half story frame bungalow to be erected for K. S. Kery at 1415 East Thirteenth street, in City View Park. The contract cost of the building is $3000. Architectural Club's New Quarters. . The local architectural club has fitted up commodious quarters In the Worcester building, Third and Oak streets. The club was formerly located on "Stark street between Second and Third, but Its new quarters are larger and better suited to club purposes. terday was thj favorable termination said eight regiments could be mobiliz-d I of tne lss"e In that state. I have no In short order. Executive. The public lands committee reported to the house the bill providing for the openins to homesteaders the stock grazing raising lands in the public domain.. The tracts would btf limited to 640 acres. Prohibition advocates told the sen ate committee that the business men Of the country are in favor of a dry iianun. mate laws are lPi-larH tn he Insufficient to meet the situation. Letters have been sent tn hnmirig of school heads in the country bv the committee named by President Wilson io learn their attitude on the voca tional training plan. Labor and com mercial bodies have also been asked to Kive tneir views. Southern Democrats filibustered in the senate for several hours against the confirmation of Robert H. Terrell regro, as municipal judge of the Dis trict of Columbia Corns Go, Sure Pop, Ii You Use "Gels-It" Simple as A B C. It's the New Way of Curing; Corns and Calluses. If you have corns now. the chances re you have never used "GETS-IT the biuuest seller among corn cures ever known. It is the new wav. does away, with all trouble, pain and fussing Foreign. The Bourse at Berlin wnnM .i,,io the Canadians from listiner stock nf the Canadian Pacific road, on the ground that no mentTon had hn made of the pending reductions of western freights. The United States and Ge striving to gain the lead in the trade of Argentine Republic. German prince una oeen sent to tne scene to boost interests of the Fatherland. James K. Hackett, the actor, wants tr. be a peer, and has filed a claim for the right to the title of baron. A new Invasion of British Columbia by 400 Hindus is said to be on foot, the newcomers having sailed for this side from Shanghai. A large residence at Londonberry has been burned by the suffragette arson squad. Placard left behind read: "Aply for damages to Sir Edward Car son. doubt but that the same ruling will be made on the Soppenbach case in this state." Coxey Eats Well, Followers Hungry Canton, Ohio, April 17. "General" Jacob S. Coxey professed to be undis turbed today by desertions from his army, whirti started from Massilon with 200 men on a march to Wash ington. When the hike was resumed this morning not more than 150 were In line. The "army" spent last night in the Socialist hall here. The "soldiers" were discontented and demanded food, but many of them went hungry to bed. It was reported that "General" Coxey. his wife and son dined at a good notel. Prayer was offered by the Rev Harry Wilson, the army chaplain, be fore the march was resumed today. North Irvington Sale. Mrs. Marie Gerritz has purchased from Ferdinand Oswald the residence property described as lot 8, block 23, North Irvington, and located on East Fourteenth street near Skidmore, con sideration $2500. Fred J. ' Moffett and wife to V. J. Grubba et al, lot 12, block 1, : Blck ford Park i J. F. Shea and wife to Fred 3. Matblss, lt 5, 8, block 2, Crystal Spring Park Ewe City Park Association to Marr DeYoung", lot 6, block HO, Rose Cllr Park Etist St. Johns Land Co. to William Bergmann. lots is, 19, 20, 21, bkx-k 27, East St. Johns (assigned to Theo. Bergman) A. A. Diel to John W. Leitzel. 6Sx 100 feet, beginning southwest corner lot S, block S, Cherine Floyd A. Burroughs and wife to James K. Hall, lots 18. 18, block 4. Orchard Place sub. of lot 11. Glenwoed Park. Corporation of the Sisters of Mer-v to Owen tkmuelly, lot 8, block 1. Kinzel Park , Owen Ionnelly and wife to P. H. Donnelly, lota 7, S, block 1, Kinzel Park Mark E. Carter and wife to National Surety Co., Tr., lot 6, block 8, Menifee addition, surety boud Ida Bri and husband to G. L. Webb, lot 14. bloek 4, liazeldell C. J. Hooghkirk and wife to Martin Caliill, part lot 5. block 29.- Alblna.. 10 10 10 1.400 10 223 225 1 10 10 Bids Wanted for Astoria School. Architects Whitehouse and Fouil houx have completed plans and speci fications for the proposed annex to-the Astoria high school, and will be ready to receive bids from contractors about April 20. It is estimated that the im provements will cost $20,000. Purchase on Floral Avenue. E. G. Gill has purchased a residence lot on Floral avenue near East Flan ders street, on which he proposes to build his home. He paid $1800 for the property. Gt th Coras Off Tour Fact, and the Cora JsTrlnkUa Off Tour rsc. Hotb . lnr Caa So Xt 1.1k "GETS - IT." In treating corns. Thousands who have puttered with old corns for years, have ' gotten lid of them right off, with a Tfw drons of "GETS-IT," applied as quick ss you can spell your name. Corns Just love to be cut. picked, filed, gouged and pulled. Quit it. You've tried cotton rings that cause shooting corn pains, greasy salves that spread over the toe and make It raw and tape that sticks to the stocking now try "Gt-TS-IT." It has none of the draw bucks of the old style corn cures, eases cam and never falls on any corn or callous. "GETS-IT" Is sold by all druggists, ar.o a bottle, or sent direct, by E. Law rence Co., Chicago. -GifTS-IT" Is sold In Portland by . Tn T)wl Drag Co. Oregon. Duncan McKinnon came all the way from Michigan to troll for salmon, in the Willamette river at Oregon Cltv He had enjoyed the sport before, The river is too high and he will have to wait. The Corvallls Commercial club will hold an election of officers lh October. ine membership fees have been re duced from $10 to $5. Results in the eugenics babv contest at Seaside will not be known for sev eral days because of the large num ber or entries in the contest. Seaside Improvement club is holding the con test. August Elmlund of Carlton, native or Sweden, aged 60, committed suicide by snooting, at his home. No motive ior tne oeea was known. Heavy shipments of early fruits and vegetables are being sent from Ash land to Portland markets. The. fruits are being sent from the vicinity of f resno, cal. Luncheon was served visitors in at tendance at the Polk county principals' meeting at Monmouth, 'by the faculty or tne normal school. The Portland Ad club will be en tertained by the Corvallis citizens at luncheon. May 1. Cadet regiment will appear in drill. An absorbent pad to hold water for moistening postage stamps or envelope flaps that Is fastened to the back of a person s hand has been patented. BOY STARTS CORN PATCH At least one Portland lad is con vinced that he wants to be a farmor and raise corn. -He is Georee Wasr- non, 9. -years old, who yesterday se cured enough seed corn from the agri cultural department of the O.-W. R & XV. company to plant a plot 35x25 feet on his father's place, at 1038 Ea.?t Tenth" street North. After the coin gets fairly started, one of the agricul turists or the company will visit Mm and show how to keep the soil in prop er suttj'e. of a man whose Republlcanismcannot De questionea, so i aecunea to com plete my filing ir order that Ralph E. Williams, the present Republican com mitteeman, ; might, have a clear field. Mr. Ackerson during the last year has been a most persistent vlllfier of the Republican party, and his change of faith as late as March 14 and Immedi ate filing :o'f his candidacy for Re publican national committeeman shows conclusively that he and his coworkers want this office to further vilify and disrupt the Republican party. "I sincerely hope that all good Re publicans in Oregon will look into this matter and support Ralph E. Williams, as there is no doubt of his Republi canism. W. L. ROBB." George S. Shepherd, candidate for the Republican nomination for con gress, will speak at the -Sellwood Com mercial club tonight. . The Lincoln Republican club will hold a series of rallies extending up to the day of the primary election May 15. Meetings thus far arranged are: Central library Wednesday, April 22; Wednesday, May 6. ' Lents school Monday, April 20; Thursday, April 23; Monday, April 27; Thursday, April 30; Monday, May 4; Thursday, May 7; Monday, May 11; Thursday, May 14. St. Johns city hall Monday, April 20; Friday. April 24; Monday, April 27; Friday. May 1, Monday, May 4; Fri day. May 8; Monday, May 11. Sunnyside school Thursday, April 16; Thursday, April 23; Thursday, April 30; Thursday, May 7; Thursday. May 14. Albina library Saturday, April 25; Saturday, May 2; Saturday, May 9. East Side library Wednesday, April 29; Wednesday, May' 13. North Portland library Tuesday, April 21; Tuesday, April 28; Tuesday, May 5; Tuesday, May 12. Sellwood school Tuesday, April zi; Friday. May 1; Friday, May 8. Montavilla school Tuesday, April 21; Tuesday. April 2S; Tuesday, May 5; Tuesday, May 12. Candidates as Guests. The Tillamook club meeting at the club, presided, while a platform full of candidates made five minute talks. Among those who spoke were Dr. Elof T. Hedlund, A. L. Van Dresar and A. F. Flegel, candidates for the congres- Santa Clara Asks Electric Railroad Citisans Mt and Decide to Petition County Court to Grant Franchise Should One Be Requested. Eugene. Or., April 17. Several hun dred citizens of the. country surround ing the village of Santa Clara attended a meeting in the school house there sional nomination from the Third Ore- i Wednesday night for the purpose of gon district; Colonel Robert A. Mil ler, John Manning and G. A. Cobb, gu bernatorial aspirants; H. M. Esterly. out for national committeeman; John Jeffrey, candidate for attorney gen eral; T. O. Hague and Alva McDonald, candidates for the legislature, and Mrs. inviting the Portland, Eugene & East ern railway company to build an elec tric line from Eugene down the river road to that point and on to Junction City. The P.. E. & K. two years ago de livered ties for the construction of the line, but recently took them up and Nellie C. Hughes, who aspires to be i stored them in Euaene. coroner of Multnomah county. The 8- I Minor officials of the P., E. A E. and year-old daughter of Benjamin Brick, 1 Oregon Electric railway were present candidate for the Democratic nomina- , at the meeting. Several citizens of tion ror county commissioner, read a Eugene were also present. The result Antidote for a girl's pride er brother. -a young. CATARRH TROUBLE ENDED BY HYOMEI You Breathe It No Stomach Dosing Clears the Head Surely try Hyomei nature's rernedv for catarrh, head cods, sniffles, or croup of infants a treatment that not only Instantly clears the head and gives prompt and lasting benefit in all cases of catarrhal troubles, but is ner. fectly harmless and pleasant to use. wnen using Hyomei you are treating you? catarrh troubles with the natural remedy no roundabout method, but a direct-to-the-point way. It's folly to doctor catarrh of the breathing oreans with stomach medicine; instead, breathe Hyomei. Its curative and antiseptic medication will Immediately reach the most remote air cells In the nose, throat and lungs; quickly heal and soothe the raw and inflamed mem brane. You feel better at once. Hyomei Was benefited so many suf ferers of the worst case3 of catarrh, cold in the head, bronchitis, and weak or husky voice, that it is always sold under an absolute guarantee to refund the money if it does not do all that la claimed. Ask any druggist for a com plete Hyomei outfit, $1.00 size. It con tains inhaler and bottle of liquid. Real Estate Transfers. G. U Webb and wife to W. H. fiorra ly. lots 18 and 16, block 2, Hael dell 10 J.. D. McKennon and wife to E. J. Brown, lota 10 and 11. block 44, Sellwood 1 Mount Hood Valley company to O. P. Hedge, lots 8 and 9, block 10, Sag inaw Heights 685 F.llu llimnpn tn Anna Belle Fariman. lot 23. block 104, Fulton Park 2,300 HihprnU Savinss bank to Alfred V. Jacob, lot 8. block 1, Lenox 450 W. K. Douglaiw and wife to Era B. Doiielasg- lot 4. block 8. Sweeney's addition 10 J v ;nri to Jossp O. Jones, lot 12. block 2. Terminus addition 10 Eva E. Douglass to W. E. Douglass nl lot 4. block 8. Sweeney's ad dition 10 Elmira Pngh et al to Lulu M. Noblet, lot r, block 1. Bayard addition 10 P. S. Wilhelm and wife to N. Olness, north 40 feet, lot 'C," East Port land Heights, lot 2, block 58, Waver ly 1 William B. Axel son and wife to Emll I.. Axelson, lot 13, block 1. High land Park 1 Emil L. Axelson to William B. Axelson et al lot 13, block 1, Highland Park. 1 i'lederlck A. Mosely and wife to H. A. Vorpahl, lot 8, bloc 0, Moseiey addition 10 O. E. Sbolders to Ada F. Morden, lot 5, block 65, Irrlngton 100 Francis E. Curtis to W. H. Elliott, lots 12 13, block 8, Erelyn 275 Edward G. Gordon and wife to George W. Gordon, lota 19, 20, 21. block 6, lrylnrwood; 1 Mary' D. Pugh to Bussell Chase, lot n hlork 5. Williams addition No. ' 10 Northwestern Trust Co. to G. D. Mullon, into 7 8. 9. blocs 7. rorwam Heights 1.875 C L. Douglass and wife to Ylola G. ri-1(1nn. lot 7. diock zi. Saginaw Holfhfn 10 Viola G. Dayldson and husband to C. r. riAiiirUu it u in. iktc k. Hern Park 1.000 Cbr.rlet H. Davidson and wife to C. T rimmlflM lrtt 11 ftllck X KfTD Park '. ' ' 350 S. Tomllnson to George F. Zlpsy. west 117 u. f t int 12 ttinrk i. ttawtnorae Terrace 600 t. l ino I unit Ca to E. H. Gooner. lot 27. block 3. Lnion sauare ,t ' Tj.nrolhnnt Ca. tn .. a. Hill, lot 12. block 78. Laurelhurst 1,800 Mary Keidy to James F. Keldy, lot 17, block 32. Multnomah addition 8. F. Ball and wife to H. Lee Ball, 39x40 rods beginning . loi rocs wesi and 40 rods routh of southeast cor ner section 11, township 1 south, range 3 east Heseklub Look and wife to H. Lee Ball et al. east 150 feet, lot 1, block 1, Faxon Park '. H E. Noble and wife tq -Milton 8. Saunders et al, lot 2, block 3. Hoy Alma Rasmussen Greenlaw and husband to Amanda D. Rasmussen et al, un MriAcA 1L luterMt .in lot 3. block 233. Couch's addition 2,600 John W. Dodge and wife to D. E. Keasey et al, I acre beginning at southeast corner Thomas Carter D. T. r. In soctlon 4. townshlo H-souta. ra'na-e 1 east i 10 Hattie F. Works, Execx, to William D.m.nl, at al 1 UfT In 4Otk)n IS. townsntn 1 south, ranee 2 east 167 Ferdinand Oswald and wife to Marl irritm. lot A block 23. North Irr lngton 2.500 Fnin w kvim ta a. F Hlecenthaler. lota 3. 4. block 11. Wellington 650 Kllna Stout to Jean Edna Dow. lot 14, block 44. Rose City Park 10 Building Permits. Fred Davis repair one story frame dwellijig, Siity-bixtli street, southeast, between Thirty i '.nth and Fortieth avenue; builder, H. McLin; $150. Mrs. Mary Friedhoff repair one and one half story aweiiing. : Kust Klsntn sireet. be tween Carl and Rhine; builder. Andrew Fried hoff: 150. R. C. Bankmsn repair one story frame dwelling, 4243 Thirty-first avenue, between Thirty-eighth and Thirtv-ninth streets; build er, A. N. Bankman: $700. Guiseppi Gattarccio erect one stors frame earn, Seventeenth street, between Ellsworth anc Brooklyn; builder, same; $150. C. B. Lawrence erect one story frame dwell ing, 1340 Boston avenue, between Alnsworth and Jessub: builder. C. C. Relsner: $12O0. William Brady erect one story frame ware house, Twenty-second street, between Tork and Keed: builder, K. c Hayes; i:ion. R. E. Gehr erect two story frame dwelling Brasee street, between Fortv-third and Farty fourth: builder, SRnie; $3000. Jacob Smith repair one story frame barn, 834 Vancouver avenue, uetwecn Failing and Shaver; builder, same; $25. R. L. Glisan wreck one story frame factory, 289 Couch street, between Couch and Da vis; builder, Jams I. Marshall; $10O. Jospoh Sut)Dle reoalr two story frame build ing. Belmont street, corner East Water; build- I Jonesmore school Wednesday had a er'"m'.:,.10?' -.in.,., number of candidates for. office as F,t Vnrrlsnn trnt hot.-wn t.-lrhtv-.(,rhth KUeStS. Those Who Spoke Were E. I. and Eighty-ninth; builder, same; $1500. Van Dresar. candidate for the Demo McManus Keuue erect two story frame I cratic congressional nomination from ??J11i5?- .."lr ,Ylea.I?ntIIenth th Multnomah county district; J. J. D. B. Fleck repair one story frame build- Johnson and John Jefrrey, out for at- ing. Sixtieth avenue, between Forty-sixth and torney-general ; Adolph M. Brunswick, Forty-fifth; builder, same; $100. candidate for the Republican nomina- Mrs. U. ott repair one story-frame Rtore, , ' 1 , ,. , . , ,,.,, Foster road and Main street; builder V. L. tion for circuit Judge from department IrUh: $600. No. 6 of the Fourth district, and R. W. C. Graxranlus repair one story frame gar- Qi and Harry A. Darnall, legislative HgP, 1F1TIHOD Sired, UEIWLTU 1 IICltTIl I II 1 -....,. and Twentieth; builder, W. U. Gordon; $150. I aspirants Theodore Decker erect one story frame I dwelling, McClelland, between Brandos and I "r found that my stand taken on the WH?:iSwlUlger""ereerne story fram. reduction of commissions by cutting dwelling, Sixtieth street, between Fifty-sec- off some of the superfluous ones, was ond and Fiftieth avennes; builder, same; $15oo very popular at Astoria," says Wil- Waldemar Seton erect frame garage. Mil. A QartfT, Republican candidate City of Portland erect retaining wall. Eaat for governor, who returned Wednesday Water street, between East Washington and afternoon: from lower Columbia river East Oak: builder, same; $.tk0. points. While in Astoria Mr. Carter John Johnson repair one story garage, 707 rtraa.-i iHr Catherine of the Front street, between Meade and Hooker; addressed a large gaxnering ot inc builder, same; $130. Moose order which held an Installation J. Lelsa repair one story frame dwelling. nf officers there Tuesday nitcht. Mr. 4536 Fiftieth street and Forty-fifth avenue; Carter pay8 that the Astoria people note In the absence of her father. Let ters were also read from Senator George K. Chamberlain and Governor West. Fifty Thousand Signatures Sought. Workers in the "out to win" temper ance movement have 6000 petitions in the hands of circulators throughout the state in an effort to get 50,000 sig natures to the state prohibition peti tion they seek to put before the people next fall. The number of names nec essary to put the measure on the ballot is 10,200. but 50,000 is set as a goal to arouse enthusiasm and make certain If possible that the measure will pass be fore it comes to a vote. The petitions must be filed by July 3. of the meeting was a petition to tn county court to grant to any railway a franchise for an electric line along the road. Br. 'Wit by combe oa Trip. Dr. James Wlthycombe, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, left Portland this morning , down the Columbia. He will visit: Rainier, Clatskanle, Astoria and beach j resorts in the interests of his candi dacy. Dr. Wlthycombe will return Mon day and leave shortly thereafter for I central Oregon, visiting Bend and j Prlneville. He will spend three aaya campaigning Crook county. Prohibition V-wrn Service. As a news getting feature of the Prohibition party's campaign in Ore gon this year Karl Albert Rowell. publicity agent of the party, has- es tablished a Prohibition News service which will seek to serve, gratis, papers of the state with news of the cam Ear-Trumpet Taken, by Cruel Spouse Mrs. Douglas Oata Divorce Wlm She Tells Court She Couldn't Hear a Thing After Husband Took Xt. I.os Angeles, April 17. "He stole ! my ear trumpet, judge, and 1 couldn't hear a sound . without It," complained Mrs. A. It. Douglas, seeking a divorce. She got it the divorce ad $1?.S0 alimony, with the custody of her child. WHYNOTHM ACLEARSRTN POLITICAL NOTES 1,950 Walter lu Robb Gives Reason for Withdrawal From Race. are evincing a great deal of interest in the coming primary election and he is well satisfied with the interest that they are taking in his campaign. On his arrival here Wednesday Mr. Carter found that lie had a nurrber of reouests to speak at different places. but as it was impossible to fill them WhT H-obb Withdrew. all he snake before a large audience at Those who have perhaps wondered the Richmond school His.talk related tit i . t t- . v.v. j. j . s i cnieuy io ins uc " v-- wny waiiej . nuuu uiu i.ui imam 1 ,.,,. i ffi, url w- the race for Republican national com- weU recelved by his auditors. He also mttteeman, will find Mr. Robb's ex- expialne(J some of the more prominent plantation of his withdrawal in the nlank8 lrt his platform. He later at- following statement: ten.irt the meeting of the Fhrlne. of foruana, April to, i taae mis h,r.h ia . member. Later in the means of explaining to my friends and week ne :wm make a visit to Salem. rtepuDiican voters oi uregon wny, after filing my declaration to be a nr campaigners on Tour, candidate for the nomination of na-1 vinril r. Hinshaw. national chair- tional committeeman, I withdrew, or, man of tne prohibition party, and E. K. rather, declined to complete my filing. Taylor, state secretary, are making a "When I filed I was sincere In my 10 ay' campaign tour of the southern desire io secure tne nomination, as i nart of the state, The deaths of about 1.000,000 per- B in the Punlab region of rndia are Charged to the plague elnce it began 11 years ago. THY THIS IF YOU HAVE DANDRUFF Or Are Bothered With Fall ' ing Hair or Itching Scalp thought It would be a contest between Republicans but when I learned that Charles W. Ackerson, who, on January 8. registered as a member of the Pro gressive party, and on March 14 changed his registration to Republican, had filed his declaration for the noml nation for national committeeman deemed it my duty as a loyal Republi can, to withdraw my filing in favor Democrats Held Bally. Jackson clubbers held an enthusias tic r-oliv at the central library last night. K. C. 'Vvhltten, president of the PUTS AN END TO BACKACHE ! MAKES WEAK KIDNEYS STRONG A Few Help Lifeless Organs Re gain Health, Strength ! and Activity. 1 Owes His Life to This Lung Remedy A lingering cough or cold which does not yield to ordinary treatment, should be a warn ing. Preventive measures should he taken at once. In many cases, Eckman'a Alterative has brough about recovery. Bead this: Gentlemen: In the' year of 1908 i' via I essarv to be tortured with the digging, tket with a heavy cold and a ntoty short twist'ng: pains of backache and rheu-we:ton?11d,nseed- -atism, or suffer with agreeable htt. bnt toe eouzh still keot n. I sta?ed kidney and bladder disorders any there lor one year, ana tnen went to a farm l longer. The new discovery, Croxone, provides a remedy wnicb every suiierer-can now depend upon to promptly and I am now well, and I dare say that 1 would I surely relieve all auch misery and It is useless, dangerous and unnec- near Jersey City, a very sick maa. About the time of my return, my brother recom mended Eckman'a Alterative very highly. It Is now nearly two yeara since i rirat took it have been buried long ago if it had- not been I brine- abont a SDeedv core for Eckman'a Alt-rntive. (Abbreviated) I bring -DOUt a spceoy care. (Affidavit) JOSEPH J. TKOESCHEH. Erkman'a Alterative is most efficacious In ! Croxone cures these troubles because it quickly overcomes the very cause of the disease. It soaks right into the affection and upbuilding the system. Con- f topped, up, inactive kidneys through . h.,mfj r h.Mi.rnrmi.. m the membranes and linings; cleans out cept n substitutes. Sold by The Owl Drug 1 h filtering glands; neutralizes r. Write Bckman Laboratory. Pmladelnhla 1 and dissolves the poisonous uric acid Pa., tor booklet ot recoveries. land makes the kidneys filter and sift CUTICURA SOAP Used exclusively and . Curicura Ointment occasionally will pro mote and maintain a clear skin, free from pimples, blackheads, redness, roughness and other unsightly eruptions. A Samples Free by Mall Cutieura Soap and Ointment sold tb roue bout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed fras, wit 3-p. book. Address "Cutlours," Dept. 1HH, IMlUra. - ACID STOMACHS ARE DANGEROUS JTlae-tentha nf All Stomach Trouble Said to Be Due to Acidity. A Physician's Advice oa Cans and Cora A famous physician whose successful rtsearclic inn. tne cause and cure oi stomach and intestinal diseases have earned for him an international repute tion, said in tho course of a recent lnc ture that nearly all intestinal tro-ublecj a well as many diseases of the vital organ, were d' recti y traceable to a dt ranged condition of the etornacn whlnl in turn was due nine times out of ten to excessive acidity, commonly termed sour stomach or heartburn, which not only irritated and inflamed the delicate lining of the fctomach. but also set U9 gastritis and stomach ulcers. It la In erestlng to note that be condemns the use of patent medicines as well as ot medical treatment for the stomacn, stating that he and his colleagues jave secured remarkable results by the use but slight symptoms or the most r oranrT,,b,"uJa2e?..m?1n w V ,,,.-( ,X ,, , j . ... ; by neutralizing the acidity of the food, chronic, aggravated case of kidney remove8 the 80urce of the trouble. II. bladder trouble, or rheumatism that contends that It ia as foolish to treat it is possible to imagine, for the very the stomach itself as it would be for a principle of Croxone is such that it is ! man who stepped on a tack to rub linl practically impossible to take It lntoiment on the foot without first removing th human svatem without reanlta ! the tCk. Remove the tack and th" tne unman system witnout results. j foot w,u heal ,t8elfaeutraiie the You will find It different from all ! acid and the stomach troablea will dl- other remedies. There la nothing else apPr' .ll1?. "f. il'JyJZ ..,,., ,,, 4t t. . . . cal treatments are useless), so long on earth, like It. It etarts to work , the contents of the stomach remain the minute you take It, and relieves acid ; remove the acidity, and there will you the first time you use It, and all ' be no need for medicine the inflamed the misery and suffering that go with 1 lining of the stomach will then heal such troubles end. lttelf. 8uffertrs from acidity, sour stomach or heartburn aliould get A You can secure an original package small bottle of blaurated magnesia of Croxdne from any first claaa drug- 1 from their druggist, and take a tea gist. All druggiats are authorised to I spoonful in a qtiarter of a glasa of personally return the purchase price Vnt5erl?f S-aVy ' UbeVrlg if it fails to give the desired reaulta tne doe which the doctor has found the very first time you use it. (Adv.) I most efficacious tn all cases. (Adv.). There la one sure way that never falls to remove dandruff completely and that is to dissolve it. This de stroys it entirely. To do this. Just rrat ahnul frtllT nilTlCeH Of Tllaln. OT"dl- ' ' " ' " , It 1.4 .. - ar.nl.. It at T I ft Vl fl nary injun -, vt"y v ...n..v when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it In gently with the finger tips. By morning most. If not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it,, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find, too, that all Itching and digging of the scalp will atop In stantly, and your hair will be tluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft and look and feel a hundred times better If you want to keep your hair look ing rich, do by all means get rid Of dandruff, for nothing destroys the hair so quickly. It not only starves the hair and makes It fall out. but it rackee It stringy, straggly, dull, dry, brittle and lifeless, and everybody notices it. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive, and four ounces is all you will need. ' This simple rem edy has never been known to fail. Adv. r. 1 flivra Relief from thai blood all the waste and and cause auch troubles. It does not matter whether you have