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The evening world., 1917-12-07
WOMEN AND BABIES DEAD
IN STREETS OF HALIFAX,
SAYS ONE EYEWITNESS

ST. JOHN. n. H., Dec. Eye
witnesses OF the Halifax explosion
here to-day told details of
tho horrors through which they
passed. In the party were fourteen
young women students from Mount
81. Vincents Academy.
Esmond +. Barry, St. John postal
clerk, was at Richmond during the
worst Of the catastrophe. TT was
terrible" he said. People dying in
our car like nies, Some Of them
came to the place with noses shot
on, eyes put out, faces slashed with
flying glass, limbs torn and dis
torted,
"Ou one occasion while We were
working around wrecked huildint
we could see little baby nifty fee
, or more underneath a burning mas
! CRYING for aid. We could not ge
within thirty feet OF the child an
had to watch while 1t burned L
death. Men and women and chill
drrn were lying in the streets, Hun
dredB must be burned boneat
, wrccilnBc."
T. &. Gillespie, train conductor
said that at Richmond fully 30 pc
cent OF tho buildings collapse,
Rabies were lying In the streets dca,
Ernest Cameron, Canadian pacifI
telegraph operator and all his fam
ily were killed,
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NOT HALF HORROR MADE PUBLIC,
SAYS DIRECTOR OF RELIEF TRAIN
Many of the Injured at Halifax Died During
the Night-Great Staff of Doctors
and Nurses Needed.

relief 20 that despatched by special
trains from Boston and New York
without formal call for assistance
from Canada.
John f. Moors viii be in charge OF
the Red Cross relief work IN Halifax.
All supplies will be directed TO him and
the work OF surgeons. nurses and social
workers will be under his direction
Surgeons and nurses are being rushed
TO the scene Of devastation In three
trains and more viii be sent forward
II Mr.. Moors considers them necessary
Jesse II. Jones, Director General o
Military Relief OF the Red Cross. con
tinucd his Investigations to-day OF con
ditions In order to do all his organlza'
ton can to alleviate the situation
Several carloads OF clothing. beddln'
and foodstuffs have been packed an'
| a large amount OF surgical instruments
dressings and other medical supple
have been included.
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studcnts. The convent was badly
damaged and some ~ tho sisters were
rerlously injured by broken glass.
I'VE first received word OF the dis
astcr." said Miss Taplcy, from an
engine which came hurrying up
from the city rocking from side To
side under It's terrific speed. The
engineer, the only man aboard, cried
out. 'Givc me anything you have.
blankets. food bandages. or any
thing. The whole city IL wrecked
and for the mercy Of God he qulck!'
I'VE girls Immediately rushed TO
get anything that we could lay our
hands on. Sweaters. coats and other
clothing were torn In strips for ban
dages. Everything was piled into the
locomotive, which then tore away
again AT top speed for the scene OF
the disaster
NO one at the convent was killed
hut some OF the sisters were terribly
cut by flying glass. which in our sec
tion OF the city did most OF the dam
oge. Every window OF the academy
WAS broken and somo OF the pillars
i'm tho chapel fcll"
There Is nothing to Justify IN
rumors that the collision In the har
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Tn such moments the human mind {
does not hesitate; cry went up
"A German bomb A rush for the
door, headlong down tho hallway
amid falling pictures. glass and plas-
ter, to the swinging doors OF few
seconds before, now ripped from tneir
hinges, through great projecting 'r'-
angular pieces OF glass TO the street
Hero | found myself with burden
a woman. How she had come INTO
NV arms do not know, yet here she
was, hysterically shriehng, On my
moor sister. my poor sister
"Outside overhead a giant smoke
cloud was moving northward. Dan
ger seemed over. / crossed the road
! laid nv feminine burden on a door
step and returned to the hotel, MY
aid, for / was unscalhed' was pos
sibly needed far moro there. made
my way upstairs 10 the rooms OF two
friends. The rooms were vacant, but
normal, even the glass was unbroken
and few panes Of glass remain un-
broken in thiy~0rea. once moro
was in tho street, meeting my TIVE
companions ON the threshold. They
1 too, were unscathed.
: "Our plans were quickly made w
were off to the immediate vicinity O
. tho disaster. for among many theorie
we accepted as most plausible IN
y allowing up of "a munltion ship To
!, ,.,d citadel I'm we wended our wa!
ana the further we went the NOR
!, horrtd the aftermath The impro
,tsed strctcher met us on all side
> conyerginR into the main thorough
- fores from the highways and byway
The wounded were everywhere, ht
most OF those unfortuuatcs coul
hobblc or walk. We kerr onward.
"Our hurry scurry had lod to N
nrmory, Here the khaki-clad me
= were already on parade, many ot u
n soldiers showing wounds bound wit
handkerchiefs. suggesting 10 the min
base hospitals OF overseas
rs "As we passed they were alread
=, on the march toward the mora devai
,ated area. The order had gone fort
10 Commander all vehicles, auto
nj horse" A Gordon was drawn aero
irl the streets and passengers were fore,
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PASSENGERS AND CREW
OF NIEUW AMSTERDAM SAFE
Dutch Vessel at Halifax Carrying
$50 Sends Word TO Local
Offices Of Line.

Word that the passengers and crew
q, the Holland America Limo steamer
Nieuw Amsterdam are safe in Halifax
was received at the local Offices OF
the line to-day.
The ship had $50 passengers in her
two cabins and steerage. Most OF
them were Dutch subjects who had
been In this country for weeks unable
10 e.t passage home to Holland. Some
came from as far as Java. New York.
ers ON board we're NJ. l.. Thompson a
representative Of the Texas OH Com
pany. and Gerald Van casteel' pub
lie school teacher, OF No, $50 West
l4sth street.
One fact that caused fear Tor the
Safety OF the passengers OF the liner
was that no one Is allowed to d'sem-
bark during the inspection when ~
carried on while the vessel lies az
anchor. 49,,
Two other neutral passenger liners
that sailed from here left HalitaA
only a few days ago. They were I'M
Norwegian America liner Bergens'
gjord and the scandinavian-Amer'
can liner Hellig OlaV'
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GERMANS FORMING
DEFENSE ARMY IN
j. s., SAY POLICE
CONTINUED from First PageJ

typewritten letters sent 20 the pr.s-
oner's mother in Bremcn. The letters
cover a perold antedating the en-
trance Of the United states into the
world war and were forwarded through
neutral source--a prominent Dutch
importing house In Holland.
In these letters Merkel described the
progress OF his campaign 10 foster
pro- -German sentiment through artl-
clos in newspapers and by personal
acquaintance with college students
and professors, told OF preparations
for war and the despatch of the First
Expcditionary Force TO France and
cited tn names Of German citizens
who we .ing enrolled i'm the mill
tary ora. > ion for defense.
Lettcu-- lvcd 10y Merkel from his
mother - - ID that his information
had got - to the General staff
in Berl l@-I'L : mentioned frequent
visits all w Mackensen at the
letter from MSSico which is now helhg
deciphered.
The investigating agents found to-
day that recently Merkel had slipped
out to Boston without notifying the
! United states Marshal here, as he
/ was required to do as An allen enemy
and without reporting to the marshal
| IN Boston
Mcrkel had rooms at the Madison
| Square Hotel, at the Marquise Hotel
No. IL East Thirty-nrst Street and a
the Algonquin. on West Forty-fouTt
street. In order 20 conceal his move
ments he spent his time moving iron
one address 10 another and he neve
appeared at the office Of the Germa'
University League. Instead, he mad
his headquarters in the Public Library
where no did his debating.
Another important arrest Is expecte
to-day.
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American Troops May BE sent e
Halifax From Camp Aver.

AVER. Mass, Dec. 7.-FTepAraIIohH
were made at Camp Devens to-day to
send a completely equipped field hos
pltal unit. including army surgeons
and Red Cross nurses from the base
hospital TO Halifax II its services
we're -equired. Plans were perfected
for a special train and officials stated
that the company could start at short
Ice
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ABOARD MASSACHUSETTS RE
ILHF TRAIN (vla ST. John. y. b.
Dec. 7.--"Exact conditions in stricken
Halifax are more appalling than was
Indicated by last nights reports"
This Is a message that was de-
spatch to Gov. Mccall this morn
ing by A. c. Ratshcsky. manager of
the Massachusetts special relief train.
The dead are everywhere, said re-
ports made to him during the night.
There Is Immediate need OF a great
staff OF surgeons and scores OF nurses.
by o'clock tonight the Mnssa-
chusetts unit should be in Halifax at
the immediate disposal Of the chief
surgeon who is directing the relief
work--the most stur endous task that
has confronted the people OF Nova
Scotia.
When the BAY State special reached
st. John additional hospital supplies
were taken aboard TO meet pressing
demands pending the arrival at Hall
fax Of shipment due to leave Boston
at noon to- day.
During the brief stop Mr.. Ratshesky
got into communication with the Hal
ifaX authorities over the railroad tele-
graph wire and learned that supplies
and help OF every kind would be
most welcome. II had not been ham
anly possible, the authorities said
to take care OF the hundreds OF in
jured, many OF whom had perishct
during the night.
In improvised morgues the dead arr
piled high and unidentified. Score
OF these bodies will never be claimed
Because OF inability to get int
communication with Halifax yester
. day the relief train was despatche
without waiting 10 know whether II
aid and comfort would be useful an
to-day tho party was gratifled I
learn that the decision 10 start las
) night proved wise,
-Four hours to-day the relief trpl
ran through a country buried 'oC
n deep in snow. that was whirled ov'
4 the fields by cutting north wind
v Railroad men said II was cold ar
n raw at Halifax and that the sufferir
II was intense. The special had Il
right OF way and made d record n
Al on it's mission OF mercy,
,e ABOARD MASSACHUSETTS, RI
,s IIDF TRAIN, via st. John, ~. B., Dc
in 7-"Gov. Mccall has given me orde
m to 20 the limit in rendering aid. al
Of / shalt" said Mr.. Ratshesky. "Ju
IN as soon as | can get first-hand 7
s. ports 1 will wire him fully, because
appears now that tremendous assi'
re ance will be needed,
lg arrangements were made ID
ct night with James Jackson, head
IS the New England Division OF
et American Red Cross, to forward
nd large equipment needed TO supp
TO mont what we have aboard. The
H. slgnment OF our stan and nurses '
n be determined after arrival at HJ
ta--, DuN lut NIoit t'AN' " iAA 40 pa
or, as a unit under the direction OF
ler Surgeon General,
co There Is much to he done,
fIc reports show that not one-half of
m terrible story has been given
world VIII you please have the
, soclatcd Press say 10 the people
Halifax that everything that can
m done In a great affIctlon has h
FE ordered by Massachusetts and tht
not the last relief corps that the s.
is prepared to send We shall be
''I- me scene tonight and our doc
en- and our nurses will stay on the
afe. with those from nearby Canat
In cities until the homeless and hurt
-. see daylight ahead"
HlH ----
was Red Cross Preparing 20 Se"u
and -. ~..d
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TWO AMERICAN AIRMEN
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
War Department Announcement
Puts Corporal and Private on
Casualty List.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Two Amer
ican alrmen were wounded "Wednesday
In France. tho War Department an
nounced to-day. They are;
Corp. Walter a. Warren, slight,
wounded ; address. Dublin, Ca.
Private Edward +. Ebsen, severely
wounded Buffalo,
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AMERICAN CONSUL SAFE
ACCORDING TO DISPATCH
RECEIVED BY HIS WIFE

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. Ethel
bert Watts, American Consul Gen
eral, and his aides at Halifax are safe,
This information was contained in
a telegram from Mr. watts to his
wife in this city Mrs. Watts was
overjoyed to learn that her husband
Was safe,
why the state Department in
Washington did not receive a mes
sage from Mr., Watts is not explained.
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SHOCK OF EXPLOSION AND PANIC
DESCRIBED BY A SURVIVOR
First Thought After Tremendous Conclusion
Was That German Bomb Had
Been Exploded.

HALIFAX travelling auditor for the Canadian
to-day his experiences during
following explosion In the habor yesterday lie
was at breakf Halifax Hotel
Barton said "A low rumpIhS d
ouao shock everything ndescrbabe noise fol-
low cd by tho fall of plaster and glass
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DEAD In THE HALIFAX STREETS
LOOK AS If WOUNDED In BATTLE

was destroyed ana s-nc Hoidiers
killed, Tho academy was converted
into a hospital 70 which As many as
could 10 found place FOR were brought
ana cared for by the sisters and girl
The evening world., 1917-12-07
s,.cIoI Tr.Iu Of Doctors aud Nurses
Leaves Boston.

BOSTON. Dec. "A special train
carrying a Red Cross unit. consisting OF
fifteen physicians and thirty nurses ana
a quantity Of medical and other supplies
start for Halifax this afternoon III
charge Of S. Huntington Wolcott.
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v roas and friends another until they
na oao they seek the search until more bodies arc
brought in. -- .. u..
pocted prison the main building but no one wa
.orouy injured other miraculous escapes OF A'
,...,.,
Every available to-day heiorhouso or ho0pa'
d Music was one buildings post the notice Free
S Tho beadouaers Terminals Construction company
d c b sheds on piers been hastily equipped lot h
- ,.o ,,,ao, a,o shetcrInr those
- arc ropc Hundreds bodies lie temporary morsue
Whole families "ipeu ouN
- ,or ohIdirss end children have made orphans
for the missing
their experiences fouseS !"
, oiod down everything within IL WIS
necessary TO remove wcckagc layer by layer 10 rescue e
Ono nrv of soldiers superhuman strength ana energy
hour pinned under dopr
effort Just as hey heu ~o '
the wreckage her she expired -, ,.,, ,no ann
passengers on aeyboat tho Dartmouth shore iet e con
= - tho vae even before the air Glass craSh''
in and passengers cut and bruised -, no.,,o,. A
Five little children borne tenaerN INTO one VI "' '
chart time later i've borne tendery out
woman wandered he dead She peeeu NJ 'n'o " ~,
WHOM she found the she lay down beside inc O' " ~
wanted and die beside her lo'eu on' ~ , %
Government employee named Macdonald VINO m'uo All SP "
hou his WHO ana iou
had persisted daughter mad been Killed "hho SS "
OF her home -, nj. r.,o.,r,oD,.
Condor Chief or the FIRE
~ prup Depuy Fire Chief Frederick OF the FIRE de-
~ , vi,o and son of the Rev. OF tho Kaye Street
Motbod Church andDr Murdoch Chisholm
children In the puohc
limbs and rescued
teachers escaped INJURY
,,,v aave the lives their charge
Ia Baro Coleman Canadian Express Company W"
killed whe collapsed
In less than half disaster 5000 had gathered
~ the had sought refuge fields ou
The evening world., 1917-12-07
MAYOR WIRES SYMPATHY.
Bowling Offers Any Service New
York city Can Give.

Acting Mayor Dowling to-day sent
the following telegram to the Lord
Mayor Of IlalifaN:
"In common with all residents OF our
nation. the people OF the city OF New
York extend to you their most sincere
sympathy IN the disaster that has be-
fallen your city. IL New YORK can be
OF any service 10 your stricken COM
n.unity. do not fail to command ne.
FRANK l.. DOWLIEG,
Acting Mavor.
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ST. JOHN. \. B., Dec, IA mes
ssge from Truro brings the story Or
Eleanor Tapley OF 81. John, O rtudent
at NJ. Vincent'z Academy at Halifax,
Miss Taploy SAYS that the nrmory
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OLE .
EoNp.--ALBERr KoMr.

KOMP.--ALBEKT hUMFs
s.rvic.. ct CAMPBELL FUNERAL
CHURCH, Broadway. ssth st.. TridAy.
IL o'clock.
rPJOHS.--Funerni services FOR Mr. v. L.
UPJOHN will DO held at his residence
Huntington. l., l., on sunday at 7. NJ
Train leaves Penn, station, 53d st.. ~
10 A. NJ. Fia,busSS av. Brooklyn, a.
1908 A. NJ,
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Red Cross Preparing 20 send All
Ala Needed.

WASHINGTON, Dsc 7-Amsrtcan
ned Cross officials here to-day we're
rrepared 20 send to Haitian additional
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TO alight and resume their journeys
afoot. There was grim work ahead"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
OUCH! BACkACHt!
RUB lUMBAG0 OR
STIFFNESS AWAY
RUB PAIN FROM RACK WITH
SMALL TRIAL BOTTLE OF Old,
PENETRATING "ST. JACOBS
OIL"

When your back Is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get
4 small trial bottle Of old. honest st.
,arob's Oil" at any drug store. pour a
li!t,e in your haEi and rub 1t right
on your aching bach. nd by the tine
yor count lif'i. 'o' soreness sI.'
iImeness is gone
ont stay Ell pied. This soothing.
p,actrating oil II eds 10 be used o..y
me. 1t takes the pain right out iad
snl- the miser", II is magical. ..et
,tsolutely harmless ana doesn't buru
the skin.
Nothing else s."pj .UTbago. sciati'a.
hcckache or rheumatism SO promptly
1t never disappoints!-Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25

flying the entire alimcntary canal
before putting more food into
the stomach. The action of hot
water and limestone phosphate
on m empty stomach is wonder
fully invigoIting. 1t cleans out
all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one
n splendid appetite for breakfast.
While YOU arc enjoying your
breakfast the water and phos-
phatc is quietly extracting n large
volume of water from the blood
and getting ready for a thorough
flushing of all the inside organs.
The millions of pcopc who
are bothered with constipation,
bilious spells. stomach trouble,
rheumatism: others who have
sallow skins. blood disorders and
sickly complcxions are urged to
gel Il quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from the drug store.
which viii cost bnt little. but is
sufficient 10 make anyone n pro-
nounccd crank ON the subject Of
internal sanitation.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
Amateur Rules Put Out
America S Best Golfer

"nd the raj" stood just hE /, alwn)h
had. aud the hoy wonder of i.ruokliuu
~aa branded u professional
The feat of puime' will go dow u
In sporting nnhhiH parallel Ia that Uf
Maurice Mri.nughiin. also barred Ia
recent rulings of III. United H,nira
National Lawn Tennis Association
Mclaughlin went out aud In nin-
Gle afternoon ranauinhri Broot. &.
End Wlldihg the two gtra,ant trnh,t
players England had produced iio
placed American tennis on the map.
just at Ouimrt later did golf.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
BIG EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLES
TAKE SALTS At FIRST SION o.
BLADDER IRRITATION on SACK.
ACHE

The American men and women must
guard constantly against kidney tsoo.
bic. because We eat too much and al
our food Is rich. Our blood u nl1ed
uric acid which the kidneys strive 70
clier out, they weaken from overWoek,
become sluggish: the eliminativs tis'
S les clog and the result 10 kidney trou-
5.-. bladder weakness and . general
dec line in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps q
lead: your back hurts or the urine b
cloudy. full Of sediment or you afs
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night: II you su0sf
with sick headache or dizzy. nssvo9s
spells. acid stomach. or you have rAss-
maticm when the weather is bad, ges
from your pharmacist about toar
ounces Of Jad Salts: take . table
spoonful in . glass Of water beoosO
breakfast for few days and your III
news will then act fine. This famoas
salts is made from the acid a sTaDes
and lemon juice. combined with Mthia.
and has been used for generations 70
flush and stimulate clogged kidnsys:
to neutralize the acids In the urine - q
no longer Is . source of irSitatioa. thus
ending bladder troubles.
lad Salts is inexpensive: cannot IN
lure. makes q deliRhtful O6ogyoo0ont
lithia water beverage, and beloass IN
every home. because nobody can make
mistage BY having . good kidney
flushing any time.-Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25

Life is not merely to live, but
to live we'll, eat well, digest well,
work well. sleep well, look well.
What n glorious condition to
attain, and yet how very easy it is
IL one will only adopt the morning
inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when they
arise, splitting headache. stutfy
from n cold, foul tongue, nasty
breath, acid stomach, can. instead,
feel as fresh as daisy by open
ing the sluiccs of the system each
morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous
stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing. sick
or well. should, each morning,
before break fast. drink u glass
Of real hot water with Il teaspoon
ful of limestone phosphate in it
to wash from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels the previous
days indigestiblc waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus
cleansing, swcctcning and puri-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
n, u. 4, HAMILTON

Ir,,,d rrrsn stan Correspondent
xrw YORK. Ian 81 when the
,t,,, stai-a Golf Association voted
I, -. Ian, meeting Ia upheld ita dch'
t.I,, of an amateur. aud by ~ doing
=, rf,n,ia ouimr, on the f"otine al
,,ofrss sionai golfer. II robbed ANA
,,f roif of one II the most scnsa.
,,oai arnrcs II over possessed IN 'h'u
boun,ry,
IN snitr of the fact that III. position
|, , tho golf association "aa commend.
k,t, ,r tha, Il made no distinction be-
yr,p Ouimc, ~ some lessor playcrA.
|. tf,,. ,h. nation oy~r never will
ma, from th-'r mrmof'e, tho spcc'
Il. %, a slight youth. evenly playitG
\ way around : Eoif course md do.
| a,ins Ray and retdon. England +
80 yfra,-a, golfers
rtsrcls Du'r~i MS bstciy ~ whom
.rcnmri sized ,hp, feat Ito spfank
.,m, tn n bi-ro pf xiory IN = day,
h., uiscrd Amrrlcan am-'~uf eo's IN
\ nar with that played III foreign
ultirs lie became n hero
I,uNu. often have their bad TEA.
, zee Tho glare - the spo,iish, s"ni'
,uos blinds sn that II rus-fs defects
lt ~ 4. so 10 the easo of Ouim-,. NC,
,,fns hiina~if inn f cen, of any wfohs
.,uius. he bccsin- m',-i up IN an a..
,ctrr, ,n establish n sporting goods
house. committing himself IN such a
manner tha, HIS connection Vas easily
established lila violation of the ruic
v as apparent. and there WAS nothing
Tor tho aasoclat'cn to do but bar him
~ ctr veto erotts 10 brihs oulmot
ou, Of the grasp Of parh legislation by
Offering amendments. The struggle
was long and hard fought. bu, In tho
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
CHANCE TO TRADE

The owner Of . :oaere we'll improved
tact. with hns buildings. near Ashland.
'sfe Tor Klamath county stock
Ashland place cost $4,000 90,
:. -
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-25
JUMP FROM BED
IN MORNING AND
DRINK HOT WATER
Open sluices of system each morning and
wash away the poisonous stagnant
matter. says authority.

A glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of
limestone phosphate in it, drank each
morning before breakfast, keeps
US looking and feeling fit.