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The Washington times., 1917-07-20

lily at their pOcketbooks to be toIera.
ted.
McLane Tilton, a banker of Pell
CITY, Ala, has organized the Country
bankers Association. a militant body
made up OF the country bankers
whose revenues have been curtafled
as the result OF the new amendment.
Inc association Is launching an
active propaganda throughout the
country which is highly critical of
the Treasury and the Federal Reserve
Board Politics Is being drawn into
the fight. Majority Leader Ritchin
has been enlisted by the country
bankers. and Carter Glass, chairman
OF the House Committee on Banking
ana Currency, Is the Congressional
champion OF the Reserve Board and
the Administration.
Statute Blocks COmpromIss.
The board takes the position that
the charge of IL cents an item, which
1t has authorized for the collection
Of checks, Is ample, and that country
banks should not be permitted to
prey upon the public and upon the
reserve city banks to make them
selves rich. The country bankers de-
clare that the board Is controlled by
the big city bankers, and IL careless
OF the rights and interests OF the lit
tie men. Especially since the forma-
ton OF the Country Bankers Assocla-
ton the fight has waxed bitter.
1t has been suggested that Secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoO may
step in and take some action looking
toward . compromise, but just what
action could be taken inasmiueh as
The Objectionable amendment II on the
statute books, Is not clear.
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THE LOCAL MARKET
SALES OF WASHINGTON GAS
FEATURE OF DAY
21o Shares Change Hands at TN
to 72-WashInston Railway and
Electric Preferred Sells to Ex-
tent Of ITO Shares at Level Of 70.

Washington Gas stock was the
feature OF trading at today's session
of the Washington Stock Exchange,
a total OF 2lO shares selling on a
scale upward from III to 70. More
of the stock was wanted at ~ at the
close, with none offered below TN.
This is the largest block of Washing
ton Gas stock sold in any single day
on the local exchange for several
months.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company preferred stock also was
quite active, a total of 10 shares
selling at rs. This amount was made
up OF small lots Of FIVE. ten. and if-
teen shares each. Railway common
continued weak. with the sale of
twenty-five shares at IS, the same
figures at which a quotation lot sold
yesterday.
An odd lot OF Capital Traction
stock brought T9%. Mergenthaler
Linotype stock was easier, with the
sale of sixteen shares at 145. Six
shares OF Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company stock changed
hands at par.
The first sales of the recently
listed Potomac Electric Company 8
per cent bonds were recorded on the
local exchange today when a total
of $1,000 worth sold at par. There
were no other bond sales.
Total sales for the week ended to-
day on the local exchange included
$4,000 worth Of bonds and S2S shares
OF stocks. The week ended today has
been unusual in that the quantity of
bonds traded in has been the lightest
of any week for months and the guam
tity OF stocks considerably above the
average week.
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DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK
MAY ENLARGE QUARTERS

Col. Robert N. Harper. president OF
the District National Bank. would not
confirm the rumor going the rounds
in realty circles today that his bank
had acquired the property at 14oS G
street to enlarge the present bank
building.
He admitted. however. that In the
event the property were acquired by
his bank, 1t probably would erect
building there of the same height as
the present bank building, and that
the bank would occupy the entire hrst
floor and basement OF both buildings.
The property at 14OS G street Is
one-story structure. and is now occu-
pied by a lunchroom. Rumor has II
that this property has already been
acquired from Christian Heurich Tor
a consideration OF $S5,OOO-
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FREDERICK MAN HEADS
REFORMED CHURCHMEN

E. L. Coblentz, Frederick, Nd. was
elected president Of the Reunion As
ISOLATION OF the Reformed Church OF
Maryland. southern Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia, and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, which closed Its an
nuaI meeting at Pen Mar Park, Nd,
last night.
Other officers elected are: Samuel
s. Bremen, Mechanicsburg, Pa. treas
urer; Ephriam Cornman. Washington:
Howard f. Bair. Hanover. Pa: NJ. c.
Gibson, York. Pa: H. T. Weaver. Get
tysburg. Pa: George A. Hollinger,
Harrisburg, Pa; Harry Brindle and
David NJ. Hurley. Hagerstown; the
Rev. Thomas X. Cromer, Winchester.
Va: the Rev. ]. L. Bernhart. Balti-
more: w. c. Birely, Frederick. Nd.
directors.
More than 1000 people attended the
reunion. II was decided to hold the
next reunion at Pen Mar in July. 1918.
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OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION
OF SINKING OF MORENI

An official description OF the figh;
in which the American oil steamer
MorenI was sunk by q U-boat off the
coast Of Spain July IL has been made
public by Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels.
During the fight, which lasted a
little over two hours" said the state
ment, I'VE fred about $50 shots, but
as the steering gear was shot away,
and the ship was going around in
circles we could get no range.
The submarine fired about 200
shots while We were on the Moreni,
OF which about forty-fve found their
mark"
A gasoline tank aft on the Moreni
was hit after the night had been in
progress about half an hour. This
caused q fire that drove the merchant
and gun crews into the small boats.
AS the men made away the sub
marine captain called :ne boats along
side and congratulated the men on
the fght they had put up. He then
inquired whether there were any
English aboard. He received a mega
tive answer.
Two Of the merchant crew were lost
and two were wounded. The wounded
were treated by the men aboard the
afterward returning to
the boats.
Finally the two crews were picked
up by the Spanish ship Valbanera
The Moreni was bound from New
York for Serena ItaIy"
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
PUBS OF ENGLAND
BEING TAKEN OVER
BY GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK, July 2o.-A Londo
dispatch to the Sun says that :
various parts OF England and Scot
land. in the munition producing an
shiDbuilding areas. the government
enforcing a control Of the hquo
traffic much more rigorous than is In
posed in other parts OF the country.
The liquor traffic control board Ia
taken possession of all but four o
the licensed saloons in one OF the BIZ
cities OF northern England which I
adjacent to q great munition produt
ing area and Is putting on some re
markable experiments in the stat
conduct OF liquor business. Tn
board has acquired not only the pub
lie houses. but also the licenses Of tn
wine and spirit merchants In tn
town. and conducts the sale OF rt
Treatments in the railway stationA
The other day Lord d'Abernon. pres
ident OF the board. with a good dea
Of ceremony, officially opened ant
dedicated a model public house which
his organization Is going to conduct
1t Is to be a workman's club in tn
full sense.
or course, II will not have q bras
rail. that most aIluring device to In,
duce dalliance at the bar. simply be.
cause there are no brass rails in Eng
land 1t Is quite unaccountable ths
England could have got so far OF
the way to alcoholic ruin without ths
brass rail. but II did.
This model public house win be
sort Of combination saloon and res
taurant in which good meals will b.
supplied at the lowest possible prices
reading rooms will receive person
desiring to sit over their drinks, ant
In general everything possible will b.
done to induce patrons to take Al
interest In other things than merelI
drinking to excess.
In another munition town q famou
old tavern has been purchased by tn
board and Is being entirely reorgan
lied along similar lines. 1t Is nov
pretty firmly believed that the gov
eminent has determined on state pun
chase and conduct OF the liquor buBI
ness. Part OF the plan looks to
reduction In the alcoholic contents o
all liquors. putting beer on the bast
OF about per cent alcohol, and thu
saving an immense amount OF cereal
which would be necessary to make
stronger brew.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE. July 20.-WHEAT-
Firmer. No. 2 soft red and No. red
winter. 225. nominal; receipts, s6.455
bushels; shipments. S1l.
CORN-Firmer. Spot mixed, 2O1h; ;
receipts. 65.24S; shipments, sl,24I.
OATS-Firmer. No. white. s2h;
receipts, 1885; shipments. lO,264.
RYE-Sominal. No. Western ex-
port. old. 40; receipts, $3.50.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
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64s-John c. Ashton
126-Marion S. Grim
1679-Opie Gray.
123I-John L. Moriarty.
7sLcurtis J. Taylor.
1T32-Paul Anderson.
755-Charles W. Kinh.
10T-William Alton Perkins
1546-William Hyman.
1563-wilIiam Rollins.
1S47-Oswald A. Simons.
797-John Henry Sibley.
140-Thomas B. Hayden
1536-James L. Ouden. 2
1o22-John J. Butler.
1T23-Henry H Coffelt-
17Te-Daniel Hall.
1236-Carroll d. Moore.
224T-Arthur Dee.
2011-William E .Evert.
432-Ernest Mccarthy.
1S-Thomas H. Ballenger.
652-King W. Dudley.
927-Moses Jones.
14S4-Charles R Sanford.
T39-Luther B. Jones.
1751-Morris Levy.
601-Raymond B. Cats.
1322-Charles U. Smith.
1146-George NJ. Woolf.
1103-Frank Brown.
2319-Burris NJ. Dixon.
1395-Willlam Burrell.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
WALL ST. MARKET
ISSUE STRONG AT CLOSING,
AND GAINS REGISTERED
United States Steel Common Closed
at rim, Up 2H PoInts-soms
Railroad Shares Showed Weak
ness.

NEW YORK, July 2o.-The stock
market was strong at the close today,
gains ranging from fractions to over
3 points. The railroad shares, and
some of the industrial showed weak
ness.
American Smslters closed at 1929,
up IN. Inspiration Copper advanced
q, to 53R; Utah Copper at 10Sb, was
up u; Anaconda was on quarter, clos
ing 7sk.
United States Steel common closed
at 121H up az.
TOday'H Quotations.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20

25S--Alexander Sheppard.
45sSThomas Roberts.
1436-Henry W. Armstrong.
s5HGeorge z. Padgett.
1seHStanton c. Moore.
1S7s-Tench T. Marye.
1095-Ernest T. Bumpass.
2O22-CIeorge c. Milstead.
1456-Sidney c. Cross.
1s13-Guy V. Lucas.
TS3-Frederick H. Taylor.
1S5S-William Churchmer.
23s0-George Hoon.
1762-Willlam P. Richards.
111T-Ernest w. Bettis.
15I2-Clarence ]. Winston.
174S-William c. Ashford.
2195-Robert W. Phillip.
S37-John B. Posey.
2036-Frank N. Byrd.
337-Frank Philpott.
676-Grasami Di Guisseppi.
276-Roger T. Sullivan.
5Oe-James A. WEIGH.
11S5-William ]. Greenman.
664-William H. Beander.
2166-Charles Kuttner.
e45-William L. Sardella.
1e13-F. A. Lynn.
596-WIlliam W. Campbell.
1267-Harry L. Penn, jr.
214S-James J. Matter.
636-George c. Anderson.
Hollywood z. Todd.
2403-charles McCllntock Smarr.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
ToDAYs SALES.

Potomac Elec. Power SIS, $1,000
100, S1,OOOGlOO, $l,OOOaIOO, $1,000
100. S1,OOOdlOO.
Cap. Traction. 1GT9%, 6a79%.
Wash. Ry. & Elec., com, 25dG5.
Washington Ry. & Elec.. pfd., lOR
IS. 1OQ7S. 1Od7s, 15a7s. lOd7s, IOa
as, Bars. lOa7s, IOa7s. 1Oa7s, IOa7s.
Washington Gas, 1OqTIh, 100
M, 1OQ71h. 5q7lh, 25G7I%, ESQ
TN, 25971&. 25Q71%, 25Q71%,
25G71&, 25972.
Mergenthaler. 49145. 1oGI45, 20
AS.
Merchants Transfer and Storage,
6@1OO.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
153 Men Called in Draft
From Alexandria County

total of 153 called from Alexandria county,
Va today This number includes Alexandria city, Rossyn
other small towns and the entire county The total number
of men registering in Alexandria county 2S6 The 153
whose names drawn today include:
The Washington times., 1917-07-20

Selling ex-dividend-Brown Shoe,
pfd, TX; Burns Bros, pfd, TX; WHY'S
Overland, q; Louisville & Nashville
81; Rubber, LIST pfd, 2; Midvae Steel
liz; Anaconda, 2: BALTIC. & Ohio, "a
Cluett, Peabody, III.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
Country Bankers Organize
To Fight Federal Reserve

The country bankers of the United States dissatisfied
with the amendments to the Federal adopted
spring. and organizing nationwide fight the Admin
israon What the effect of this facona struggle will be on
the forthcoming Liberty loan matter which is causing
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
COTTON MARKET.

Furnished the Washington Times by N
L. Carpenter & Co. New York. Branch
office, woodward building, Herbert II.
Brown, manager
New York PRIV.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PRODUCE MARKET.

The following prices prevailed At the
Municipal Farmers Produce Market this
according to the Department Of
Weights, Measures and Markets Of the Dis
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
Important Change In Schedule,
Southern Railway System,

Train No. % leaving WaBhington
1890 q. m. daily for Strasburg and
way stations will be changed to leave
1880 a. m. On Sundays only this
train will be operated through to
Harrisonburg. making all stops. Con-
suit AGOnts-AdVt
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
cuRR Markell.

caostnR prices furnished By W. b. HIobs
q c., membeI New Iork STOCK ~
ehanEa. Hibba Building.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.

Furnished The wAshinEton Times By n.
[. Carpenter Co., New York. Branch 50Ica.
Woodward building. H. H. Brown, manager.
Opan. High. Low, Clos q
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THE BOND MARKET.

Prices furnished by W. HIbbs q c.
members Of New York Stock EEehGnEo
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
MIRAGE INTERPRETERS
WITH BRITISH ARMY

Cairo correspondence of the As
sociatcd Press. had to
be temporarily suspended owing to II
mirage" Says an official communica-
ton from the Diala front. describing
a minor strategic movement there. II
is Il reminder that, despite modern war
inventions, there is at least one front
where world-old conditions still play
dominating part. Thirst, heat. and
factors to be considered in far eastern
campaigning, just as they We're 20 CEN
turtles and more ago.
Although the why and wherefore of
the mirage is better understood now
than then, the British troops in Sinai
and Mcsopotamia have frequently
been held up ana mystficd by the
vision of lakes and trees, Just as were
the soldiers of Joshua or Alexander
On the occasion referred to in the
commun ication, the mirage was of
minor character. preventing reliable
reconnaissance. ON a similar oc
casion some time ago. it produced tho
effect of Nc appearance of big Turkish
reinfOrccnCntS which neceSsltatcd
caution until their phantom character
had been established,
Mirages seriously intcrfcrcd will
Napoleons Egyptian campaign, and i
was due to the Investigations of J;
French scientist who accompanied thai
expedition that they were first trace
to tricks of atmospheric refraction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
ACTION OF AMERICA
LAUDED BY MINISTER
England and Civilization
Benefited.

Sydney. Australia, May l9.--tcorre-
spondcnce of the Associated Press y
1T rs n good thing for the British ON
pire and glorious thing for civilza.
ton that America has thrown her
sword In the scales" declared the prime
minister. William NJ. Hughes. In ad-
dressing a crowded parliamentary cam.
paign meeting IN the sydney town hall.
Though she cannot coniurc by d
wave Of the hand. by no effort can she
create that great array necessary to
protect herself. let alone aid us and by
u" tour-de- force can she provide an
all-powcrful navy. her influence
throws into the scales the weight OF
O0oOo,'o0 people of 4 great civilian
ton. Tho entry Of America into the
war arms rs with new weapon which
will find its way straight into the heart
Of Germany before many months have
passed come to you tonight ur-
lifted by the tidings which have been
waited across the world. 1t IS a great
thing that America has at length seen
what her duty was and determined to
do It,"
In an interview, Mr.. Hughes added:
with America definitely ranged
against Germany 'Dcutschlapd uber
Allies becomes a vanished dream. But
we should he wrong to ina CINE that
Armagcddon does not still stand be-
tween us and that decisive victory
through which alone can lasting peace
be secured. Internal troubles may
weaken Germany. but unless rcvolu
tiOn ovcrturns the Hohenzollcrn dy-
nasty nothing short Of complete de-
| struc,ion of Prussian military power
will justify the empire and its allies
abating one jot or little of that rcsolute
determination to strike home with
every ounce Of energy at their COM
mand"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20

strain arising from protracted micro
scopical research work. BOn-Opto used
a s,c;., to directions rendered sur
markably strengthened. SO much so I
have put aside my glasses without dis
s1 ,In several RAJ OF my colleagues nay y,
it's results. In ,cw days. under my
observation, the eyes Of an astigmati:
Scen Sy the
Eye. troubles OF many descriptions
may be wonderfully benefited by the
use of Ron-opto and II you wan. tn
store and get Il bottle Of Bon-Optn
tablets, Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in
,i fourth Of sI"Is of waisr and let !.
eyes two to four times daily. You
should notice your eyes clear up per-
Geptibly right from the start, and in
even a little it is your duty to take
steps to save them now before il il
too late. Many hopelessly blind might
have saved their sight IL they had cared
for their eyes in time.
Note: city physician to whom the above
article was submitted said: yes Ron Onto il
a remarkable eye remedy. Its constituent in
gradients are we'll known to eminent eve ape
cialists and widely prescribed by. them. have
used 1t very successfully In my own practice on
patients whose eyes were strained through over
work or misht glasses. can highly rcrommr end
1t in case Of weak, watory, achiu;. smariinS,
itching, burning eyes, red lids blurred vision or
for eyes ineamed frhm exposure 80 smot, sun,
dust or wind 1t is one OF the very few prcpa.a-
tions feel shnsli he kept on hand for regular
use In almost every family" Bon Optic Is not 4
patent medicine secret remedy. II Is an
ethical prepare ion, the formula being printed on
tie package. The manufacturers guarantee. il 70
strengthen eyesight 10 per cent In weeks time
in many Instances, nr refund tn" money n is dis
pensed BY all good druggists in this city. including
II. II. Bateman and other druggists
Adv
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
PASSPORT REGULATION
CHANGED BY CHINESE

peking.-Thc ministry of foreign az
fairs has revised the regulations gov
crning the issue Of passports to Chs
nese merchants going abroad. Under
the revised regulations. any merchant
going to Europe is required to make Il
deposit of 5000 and merchants going
to the United States and other coun-
tries in America are required to make
deposits of $500. ShouM merchant
get into financial straits while abroad,
his deposit will DO used to pay his re-
turn passage home. Upon his return
TO China. any balance remaining in the
bank will be refunded to him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
City Eye Specialists Tell How To
Strengthen Eyesight 500 In a
Weeks Time In Many Instances

junctivitis and crhiphora; Her eyes
fused expression common to such cases.
friend suggested Ron-Opto. She used
her distressing condition. but strange
strensthencd her eyesisht that she was as
able to dispense with her distance
glasses and her headache and ncuralgla
left her. IL this instance | should say
her eycsight was improved l0nao. I
have since verified the efficacy of this
treatment in number of cases and
- to ., per cent In "A remarkably short
time. ! can say it works more quickly
than any other remedy l have pre-
scribed for the eyes
Dr. Smith. an oculist of wide experi-
ence. says: Il have treated in privat g
practice number OF serious opthalmic
diseases with Bon-Opto and am able tn
report ultimate recovery in both acute
and chronic cases MIR. b. came to my
Office suffering with an infected eye.
Tho condition was SO serious that an
operative treatment ] prescribed Bon.
Optic and in "A hours the secretion had
gan to subsde, and in seven days the
eye was cured and retained it's nor.
NAL vision. Another case Of extreme
timely use of your eellyrium. The
frightened external muscles yielded to
The soothing and anodyne effects Of
Bon-Opto. | always insti. Ron-Opto
after removal of foreign bodies and
apply it locally to all burns. ulcers
and spots on the eyeball or tho lids
for its therapeutic effect. BY cleanse
ing the lids Of secretions and acting
as n tonic for the eyeball itself the
vision is rendered more acute. hence
the number OF cases OF discarde Z
glasses
pr. Conner says: Ny eyes were in
bad coalition owing To the severe
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
MAY ELECT GOVERNORS.

sydney, Standardization of the
present system Of state .oVcrnorshipS
appointments by the British govern
mcnt for each of the six Australian
siates-arc likely to be initiated by
the present national or coalition gov
eminent Of New South Wales. 1t is
thought that with the retirement Of
the present incumbent in this state.
Sir Gerald strickland, the time will be
opportunc for moving against a system
which has been growing in unpupu-
larity for some years past throughout
the commonwealth. Should New South
Wales. the oldest state. succeed in rep
reservations to the colonial office to
this end it is considered that the nbo-
lition of the post would be extended
to tho other StatcS without auestiO ion.
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Continued From Page Onc)
crs, but the necessity of war times may
place women III the New York whole
sale houses as it is placing them in
other points of service.
The models walk by the open
booths. back and forth, as they may
be requested, clothed in garments Of
moderate styles and medium prices.
There are certain houses that cater to
cxtravagant demands with dresses
costing many thousands of dollars. We
average buyers go in to see their dis
play, but we do not indulge. unless
some wealthy customer at home may
have sent special personal order by
us.
I'VE find that the outline OF "A gar
mcnt. and its general color harmony.
are usually Just as beautiful in the
material of reasonable price as in one
of extreme expense. A buyer who is
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use at Home.

A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use at Home.
Boston. Mass.--Victims Of eye strain
and other eye weaknesses, and those
who wear glasses. viii b: glad to know
them. Many whose eyes were failing
cay they have had their eyes restored
they have thrown them away. One
man says. after using it: Il was al
most blind; Could not see to read at
all: Now | can read everything with
out my glasses, and my eyes do not
nart sny mrs N a. nf IHt they oud
A lady who used it says: THE atmos-
pherc' seemed hazy with or without
glasses. hut after using this, prescrip-
ton for fifteen days everything seems
out glasses Another who used it
says: Il vas bothered with eve strain
induced fierce headaches. ] have worn
glasses for several years. both for dis
tance and work. and without them I
Envelope or the typewriting on the
machine he fore me. / can do both now,
and have discarded my long distance
hutterins leaves on the trees across the
street now. which for several years
haze looked like a dim green blur to
me; ! cannot oApr"Ss my joy a. what
IT is believed that thousands who
wear glasses can now discard them in
a reasonable time. and multitudes more
will be able to strengthen their eyes
so as to be spared the trouble and ex-
pcnse of ever getting glasses.
DR.. Beck. an eye specialist Of nearly
twenty years practice. says: "a patient
came to me who was SUFFERING: from,
Marginalis with al the
concomitant symptoms, as mornia :
aGSlutinatioa VI Lac lids. chrou.c eva.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
HE ALMOST FELL DOWN

A. NJ. lIunsuckcr. Bosuc Chitto.
Mass. writes: Il suffered from rhcu-
matism, kidney and bladder trouble,
also dizziness; would almost fall down
at times. Foley Kidney Pills gave me
entire relief" Disordcrcd kidneys give
warning by pains in side ana back
sore muscles, SWOLLEN joints. tired and
laueuid feeling. Missoula Drug Co.
Adv