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aha wrota.eftrbavlnr worked for ao "many years in tha atate : of New Tork for our enfranchisement, to qual If r aa rotters in on, of tha auff rag states In th west." - t;v i'4 41 Th Nw Tork .women will bs In formed b Governor Capper that -It la not necessary to remain actually In th stat If or six month preceding an election, if A- they tat their- Intention os? establishing legal residence here six month before election time. neia next luinuicr. - . 1 200 GRANGERS TO ! ATTEND CONFERENCB pec ted from Phillips I-ieU r, X. Andover, at. Paul'a and Lawrt -Details hare not been made-tu-.. ; t New Roast for Czvss.. New? Tork. Febf lS-The boii 1 health baa Just Issued a strong v Ing to smokers against utlng cou cigar cutt era They otun eonvey v barmful germs, for some men wet t tip of the cigar before Inserting It tha cutter.. ; ' -. : ' Screens v hich ffectually ke?p r from entering buildings by way electric ventilating fans have t BUSINESS LEADERS MEET FOR WASHINGTON CONFERENGE Eegistervin-Kansas . t i., .i ... i. i .. - - Bntbnslsstlo Baffraglata Piupuaa to ot Tisgal.i Boa Aotaal : Beeiaeaoe, AH Weoeaaary, eaya Oovemor.. Topeka, Kan.. Feb. 12. .Tha potsl lityl of New Tork women coming to ankda - to 7 recister as . voters tbls ; year Iwaa conveyed In ' a letter made Instruction Cuod for Boys. ; New Tirk. Feb. 12. Army officers T aland are working out Meeting to Be In Interests of -Farmers of the Willamette puoiia oy uovernor upjwr irom utp riot Stanton Blatch, president of the Woman's- Political Union. at Governor's plans for for boys a. milltarv. Instruction camD It la the Intention of aorae of us." (of high school grade, to be perfected In England. - Valley.. LECTURES TO ; BE GIVEN rrofMsor Shaw of 8V JP1 to Dallvax :- AAarass oa -OommaaltT IsaxMt-ia- MA Ooat of Frodaettoa." 1 -j New York Women to' ON HOG PRODUCTION Pullr 200 "Willaraetts valley grang : ara ars expected In Portland tomorrow to attend- aa all-day conference on " bog-a at the -Portland Union stock yards. Tha conference has been called by 1 the ? Portland ': Union Stockyard's com ' pany, ; the" Oregon Electric" company cooperating, to interest Willamette ( waller fannera In the raisins of bora. By demonstrations and lectures the -visitors will toe thown -what happens to Mr. J log from the time he leaver - the farm, through "hla reception at the stockyards, until, he becomes the fin ished packer"a . product- t The granger are due to arrive In Portland at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning' In a special train over the Oregon Electric They will leave the cars at Broadway and Salmon street to board special trolleys for the atock- yards. - : The program will begin at lla'clock with a demonstration of a car of bogs. : At 1 the visitors will be entertained at luncheon toy the stockyards officials. ' Several selections will be sting during the repast by the Transportation dub quartet composed of R. W. Plckard. of the 8. P. & S. company, T. TV. Wil liams of the Southern Pacific. H. H. Griffin of the Northern Pacific and ; W. A- Barrett of the O-W. R. & N. The feature of the day's visit, how ever, will be an address on . "Com munity Marketing and Cost Production of Hogs,'' by Professor Thomas Shaw of St. Paul, the well known agricul tural expert of the Great Northern railroad. Others ' who will , address the grang ers will be P. A. Favllle, a writer on . livestock; C. C. Colt, president of the Union Meat company; O. M. Plummer. aecretary of the Portland Union Stock- , yards company; W. C. Wilkes, assist ant general freight and passenger agent at tbe stockyards, and D. C. : Frteman, representative of the North Bank system. ' r . "Diamoud Jim" Tries Out New Sjomach Kew Tork Man , Becalves 90 pound r Ostrich Squab Prom' Friend and Xas Chef Prepare Xt Tor Him. Kew Tjbrk,- Peb. 12. Since TMamond Jim" Brady had -a new stomach built Into him at. .John Hopkins hospital. In .Baltimore, he feels equal to any kind of food. At a dinner In the Ho tel Vanderbilt he tackled a braised ostrich, a -bird that eata tlncans and atones with immunity. .Recently "Diamond Jim" received from a friend In California a to pound ostrich squab. Brady was doubtful eoout tni' purpose ror wmch it was sent. He had no place to keep it. and -decided to turn It over to Manager Marshall of the Vanderbilt. Marshall hit upon the idea of test ing Brady's new stomch so he sum moned a ' French chef, , Jean Riroche. who had often remarked fcow be used to relish ostrich when be worked In Europe. . .. 'i ' The . chef said that ostrich was de llclous If properly prepared. ' He ex plained If it is boiled It taates like inuskox meat, but that If cooked over live coals It waa pleasant to the palate. . .t 1 . Socialist Predicts ? A Eeal devolution , 7ames p. Thompson, XTatlonai organ tier, Addresses Bead College Branch of Socialist Body. i James P. Thompson, I,. W. W. lead er, spoke to the Reed college branch of the Intercollegiate Socialist society Wednesday evening, prophesying an Industrial revolution In the near fu ture. i The speaker said the object of the T. . W. -W. la to keep up with the I world wide ; organisation of capital Th purpose, of the revolution which be 'predicts will be to overthrow the present class system in the United Statea. i He described the organization of ". the Lawrence strike, and showed the value of organisation by quoting figures to show the relative sueces.i Vof organised , and unorganised strikes. In regard to the unemployment rroblem,, Mr. Thompson aald that tha best solution would be to shorten tha working hours int 11 the world's work ! distributed among all of the la wm-m.-i'-: ill w" ' m . W:' " ' V-jjlll ' rassissiiisisssiaaareAMsi TbotDgnpk by tnteroattooei FTljo Secj j. pnrMmtAtlrM hnrineM men from all narta of the country assembled In Washlxurton for the annual meeting of the Chamber of O n- mrci of flin TJnlted States. In this stood are: liower row. left to rieht R. Q. Rbett, of Charleston, 8. Cj A- B Farqnhar, Pa.; John H. Fahey, I. 8 GlUette, of Minneapolis. Minn.; Joseph H. Dnfrees. of Cblcaffo; John Joy Edaon of Washington; Tf BtMMMnii nf PlttibnnFi Jamna Tt McCUlL of ProTidence. It. L k Upper row, left to right D. A. Skinner, of Washington, D C; Elliott H. Goodwin, of Washington; L..H. Ferguson, of Newport I r. Va; W. SL McCormack, of ltaltimore; A. I. Esberg, of San Francisco; B. J. CrLaninghain, of West Virginia; WillUm Butterw;- jO. of Illinois ; Frederick E. Boothby, of Portland. Me. - . BELGIAN YOUTH GOES THROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN 15 MONTHS Lad Is Norma!, Likes Out door Sports and Fancies Stories of Wild West. nmphrcys' Seventy-seven J For Colds. Influenza, jo) 3 rip is known by Influenza, k owing Eyes and Nose, Coryza; ."neeztng. Cough ; Feverishness, Restlessness, Irritability ; Heat or. Dryness of -Throat, . Thirst i Pain and 3 Soreness In " Head, Back and Chest;.: General" Pros tration and Despondency. ; 1 To get the best results, the f Seventy-seven at the first feel ing of the Grip or a Cold. . : If you wait until your bones begin to ache, have sore '.throat and influenza,' it may take longer. t - . ' 25 n3 11.00 at I1 drartiBts sr asaflsd. Kumphrer' Homeo. MadieiiM CK, 1SS W1U w Lret. New Xork. i Cblcag-o, Feb, 12. Hera Is Chicago's newest prodigy. Hs Is a boy. His story Is a reg ular boy story without a "problem." His name Is Edward Aerts. Re came to. America from his home in Belgium is months aso and entered the Darwin school. Ha could not apeak or write English. Now he baa graduated from the eighth grade. His tecord In English, spelling, in arithmetic and in drawing was the highest In the class. He la 14 years old. This Is the log of his Journey through the Chicago public schools: Entered first, grade In September. 1914. Finished In one week; Jumped the second grade; spent a month each In the third and fourth; skipped the fifth; remained six months in the sixth; leaped to the eighth, and fin ished In six months ' more. Has Daily Schedule. Despite his unusual feat, Edward la pot a book-worm. Ha has time for things other than Ms studies. Hera is hla dally schedule: 6 o'clock Rises. 7 o'clock Breakfast. 7:30 o'clock Gets breakfast for Janitor at Darwin school. For this ha la paid five cents a day. to S o'clock-School. s to 4:30 o'clock Sweeps second floor rooms at school. Earns 75 cents a week for this. 4:30 to l:S0 o'clock Studies. :45 o'clock Supper. 7:80 to 11 o'clock Studies. Edward is a normal boy. His hob by is manual training; his favorite pastimes swimming, skating and read ing; his favorite books, wild west stories; his favorite diversion, "stick ing up" for. Belgium. . "Most of .the boys at my school are Germans," the boy aald yesterday. "They and I don't agree very of ttn. Sometimes we fight. , Believe ma or not, Belgium's delegate . hasn't been licked' yet." Speaks Tare Xaaroacaa. Soon "Belgium's delegate" will be an American citizen.-. Hla faUier, Henry Aerts of S024 Darwin, terrace, has, received, his first and applied for bis . second .citizenship papers, - . Among tha - things thia 1 4-year-old boy treasures la. an engraved diploma aigned by Cardinal Mercler.. It. was given him by- the cardinal in person for unusual knowledge . of bis cate chism and of the Bible. V Among Bdward'a accomplishments are. the ability to apeak and write French and Flemish. He la especially proricient. tn drawing. Some of his mechanical drawings will be placed on exhibition in Chicago schools. His plans for the future include course at Lane Technical high school and at the Armour Institute of Tech nology. 'He says he is going to be a civil engineer, study Spanish and work for- some American firm In - 6outb America. - lowanees paid them by tha government because of the service of their hus band or sons la tha army. This drink ing produced an intolerable situation. "British worker are not slackers, but they feel they will lose their la bor union rights if they enlist, re membering the experience of the French railway workers, whose strike a few years ago was broken when Premier Brland mobilised them Into the army. Wife Chosa Divorce Eather Than Death Chicago, Feb. 12. Of two evils Mrs. Selma Delia Norberg says sho chose the lesser when her husband. William A Norberg;, proposed either that they turn on the gas .together or that she procure a divorce. She filed suit. u Movie" Thieves Take Everything Pretense of Wasting to Use Xoaseaold ffect of Theatrical aXaa Works With Servant. Monessen, Pa.. Feb. 12. While Charles Freeman, a wealthy theatrical man, with a chain of ahow houses In the valley towns, was away from borne his house was plundered under the guise of a "movie house burglary." , In the abaenca of Freeman and bis family, only one servant remained at the house. Just at daylight - a - bdg van was driven up to tha house and three men alighted, one carrying with him a movie camera. Presenting an order purporting to be signed fey Mr. Freeman to the servant tbe pseudo movie men began work. Everything of valua excepting the furniture i. car pets was taken. t All the plunder, was "to be H nrneA Inside of an hour." The loss ,i close Husband Says Lofe Potions Made Him 111 Chicago, Feb. lt-Adolpb W Kau sel brought suit for divorce a rains t Mrs. j Florence Rausel charging! that "love potlona" she had put in hie food had made him violently ill at vfrioua times j His bill charges that hla wife Imagined he, was untrue to he and that she admitted trying the' ffec tlonregalnlng system" which haslck ened him. " ' . Wtien writing or celling aientlon Tim JoarneL pin savetttMre. A4v.) Drinking by,V7omen IcGalusecl DriiikWave Member of Parliament Bays Spldsaile of latoxlcatioa la Zagland Artec War Broke Out JTot Xros to Workers. Philadelphia, Feb. if. -The wave of Intoxication that swept over England following tne outbreak of war. ac cording to Francis Nellson, a mem' ber of the British, parliament, was due in a large extent to the increase of drinking among women. He Is in this country on a lecture - tour , and came her to speak on the siglo' tax before the Philadelphia. Bingie Tax society at lt banquet at Blank's restaurant. . "Investigations havs ? shown.- lis said, "that the munitions workers were not incapacitated by intoxication. The drinkers were composed principally of women, who spent their separation al- Announcing TTM.ILJ-1BIL.ILJ BISCUIT Since purchasing the business of F. F. Hara don & Son, Inc., we have turned the whole build ing over to the carpenters, machinists, painters, plumpers and cleaners so that when the time comes for reopening our daylight factory, we may begin the production of fine crackers and cakes under ideal conditions. mm ' t, . READY soo!m Sunlight construction, white enameled walls. hardwood floors, perfect sanitation and the 'very latest biscuit-making equipment will combine make our new factory and its product worthy your confidence and patronage. A to of II k This will be YOUR factory the Home of Tru-Blu Biscuit where every attention will be given to the manufacture of uniformly satisfac tory and dependable crackers and calces. Tru-Blu Biscuits will bm placed on sale vry soon. We'll- let ' you know when. " Tru-Blu Biscuit Go. Succeaaors to F. F. HARADON & SON, Inc. . PORTLAND ram , i Lite'AssdDoaiffei OMAHA, NEBRASKA : Organized December, 1901 ive Statement ASSETS Farm Loans (first mortgages) Municipal Bonds ........... Cash In Banks and Treasury ............... Agents "Balances Secured Bills Receivable Call No. 52, due Dec. 24, 1914.... Call No. 56, due Dec 24, 1915 Accrued Interest .......... .. . . . . , Jan. t, 1915.1 f 918,751.31 .... 25,000.00 ;35,691.10 17,587.02 3,970.34 175,336.38 i V,S87 6 4 Jan. 1, 1916. 1,157,371.31 . 66,000.00 41,809.85 24,022.62 1,967.23 234 025. 10 20,864.27 Total; . .. ......... .i V. ...1,192,423.79 1 1,646,060.38 Qntrantee Notes to araoiint of 584,178.15 of members In good standing, are not Included as assets. V ; . i i i i ,. i - LIABILITIES Death Losses Reported (proofs not filed) - 3 2,000.00 Liability under annual installment policies terminated by death ... 47,627.81 Taxes on premiums, accrued (estimated) .................... 20,000.00 Miscellaneous office expense (estimated) ........ .i ........ 5,000.00 Total 104,627,81 Reserve Fund .'. .1,076.121.94 Surplus Fund 246,177.37 Mortuary Fund ............................,.. 199,088.20 Mortuary Trust Fund .... , ............................. .. . 56,242.00 Expense Fund 68,430.87 Total ..........................1,646,060.38 RESULTS YEAR 1915 First Mortgage Farm Loans, due and unpaid ................ , None Interest on loans, due and unpaid None Deatn tosses, due and unpaid .......... ................. - None Average rtte of interest earned on Invested funds. . 6.31 Mortality cost for each 1,000 Insurance ........ 4.42 Percentage of actual to expected mortality . ................ . 3 8.5 Annual rate for each 1,000 Insurance, age 35.. ............ 13.30 STATES GUARANTEED BY ASSETS for other ages, 21 to . 55 years, '.n same proportion - Total loses-paid since organization ................... 821,974.25 New Insurance gained during year ....................... 9,360,000.00 ' Insurance in force end of year ....... .. ...... .69,390,000.00 We will sinvest in Oregon securities in 1916 an amount ex : ceeding our net premium receipts from the state. . . "A Dollars9 'W.6ieH&. "for a Oollair9' is our slogan there's no better Insurance-way for you. to . .. Iceep Oregon money here. ; More .high - grade city and country agents wanted for choice . territory in Oregon and Washington. George A.- t-ovej oy " 1 - Western lVlajjcr 727-89 Pittock Block, Portland , '--I-, Phone Broadway 2478
