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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
Poindexter's Opportunity
Coming Soon, P. |. Thinks

SEATTLE, June 9.-Senator Miles
Poindexter of Washington will re-
main in the running for the Repub-
lican nomination for President until
the big three. Wood, Johnson and
Lowden. are hopelessly deadlocked.
when his opportunity will come. ac-
cording TO belief of the Seattle Post
Intelligencer' political correspond
ent.
If more than five ballots are ta-
ken, one delegate from Hawaii Will
vote for Poindextec. he announced
at Chicago today.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
VETS CONTINUE
DRY LAW FIGHT
Supreme Court Grants Per-
mission To File Motions
For Rehearing Cases

WASHINGTON, June 9.--Permiss
ion to file motions for rehearing of
the test cases including two filed
by the States of Rhode Island and
New Jersey, involving the constitu-
tionality of the Federal Prohibition
Amendment and the Volstead En-
forcement Act has been granted attor-
neys in the various cases by the
United States Supreme Court In
opinions handed down Monday the
court upheld both measures as CO.
stitutional
CHICAGO. June o The Supreme
Courts decision upholdng the Pro
hibition Amendment and the Volstead
Enforcement Act have killed the
liouor traffic as dead as slavery, az
carding to Wayne B. Whe ,ler, chief
counsel fer the Anti Saloon League.
In a lengthy statement issued here
today. Wheeler declared The Frohi-
bitionists must now concentrate their
forces to fight proposed amendments
to the Volstead Act permitting man
ufacture of beer and light wines.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
Candidates Continue
Battlimg for Ballots
While COmvemtIOmM On

CAGO The Republican National Convention opened its second days
for
harman, who called % order
o regne me
o
uke o CONVEX ar
nawom
of
is to ech ii is to
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
ALASKA DECISION ON
TITLE SUIT REVERSED

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-The
Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
reversed the judgement OF the Dis
trict Court of Alaska by which j. h.
Ballaine was awarded 100000 dam
ages from w. ]. Boland. w. A. STAY
ert and F. C. Jemmett for alleged
malicious prosecution of a title suit
involving the townsite of Seward.
The Appeals Court held that Bal
LANES testimony that the value OF
the property had declined fifty pei
cent as the result of the title suit
brought against him in the name oil
the Alaska Northern Railroad Com
pany was speculative and that he
must establish actual damages.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
SEATTLE COPS FINED
FOR SMUGGLING BOOZE

SEATTLE, June 9.-FCrmer Po-
lice Lieutenant Olmstead, former Po-
lice Sergeant Clark and eight other
defendants late yesterday pleaded
guilty to charges of conspiring to
transport liquor across the interna-
tional boun Iary line from Canada,
Olmstead and Clark were fined $500
each The others were let off with
fines of $5 0each. All were arrest
cd in the Meadowdale raid last
March. b
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
CONGRESS CRITICISED
FOR NAVY BILL DELAY

WASHINGTON, June e.-Criticis-
ing the new Navel appropriation bill
as as failing to meet the Nays
most vital needs, Secretary OF the
Navy Josephus Daniels today declared
that Congress had not reduced naval
expenditures but merely had post
poned them until after election az
the cost of naval progress and eff
cheney.
The Se><stary especially condemned
Congress failure to provide adequate
development for the naval establish
ment on the Pacific Coast.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
NORTH, SOUTH CHINA
WILL BURY HATCHET

SHANGHAI, June 9. - Definite
arrar cement for terms Of peace be-
tween the fighting factions OF North
ern and Southern China were reach
ed at a conference mere yesterday
between representatives of the two.
Although the conferees have been
here for nine months, yesterdays s
meeting was the first formal con-
ference held.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
N. Y. HARBOR STRIKE
VIRTUALLY SETTLED

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The De
partment of Justice takes the posi-
ton that the Adamson eight hour
law applies to workers on tugs and
car floats, Attorney General A. Nit
chell Palmer, who has been consider
ing the strike of marine workers at
New York City, announced today
Joseph Folk, counsel for the marine
workers, when told of Palmer's an
nouncemfnt, declared the Department
Of Justices construction amounted
to virtual settlement of the strike
and that freedom of commerce at
the port would soon prevail again.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09

The invocation was pronounced
by the Rev John Timothy Stone
of Chicago after the delegates and
others who filled the mammoth con-
vention hall to overflowing had set
tied in their seats and the chairmans s
gavel had converted the noisy buzz
of conversation and laughter into a
low hum of undertones and whisper
ing.
Permanent organization was made
effective, subject only to overturning
by the convention itself, when the
cemmittee on permaEent organizas
ton last night elected Lodge, tenn
porary chairman, to be permanent
chairman and continued the remain
der of the temporary organization
as permanent. Lodge received twenty
two votes in committee against nine
for former Senator Albert J. Bev-
eridge of Indiana and seven for Sen
ator Medill Mccormick of Illinois.
Committees Report
Edward Duffield of New Jersey,
chosen chairman of the credentials
committee, presented the committees
report to the chairman of the con-
vention this morning. The report
was accepted as was the report of
the rules committee, which increased
the membership of the executive
committee of the Republican National
Committee from ten to fifteen to pro-
vide for the women Chairman VIII
Hays of the National Committee
previously had announced that he
probably would appoint eight men
and seven women.
Urges "Heads up Policy
Senator Johnson. addressing "a mass
meeting attended by many delegates
on the eve of the National Convention
here, pleaded for what he called
a "heads-up, eyes open" policy in
dealing with the two big issues. cost
of living and the League of Nations.
The first, he declared, should be
coped with, not only by new laws,
but unshrinking administration of old
ones.
Apart from our international re-
latiOns wherein our very sovereignty
has been at stake" said Mr. Johnson,
"the burning question IS the cost of
living. Behind every man who hasn t
a plethora of this worlds goods
stalks the dread spectre of want be-
cause of those ever mounting costs.
Legitimate profits none would deny
4 more than generous return on cap
ital or investment none would ques-
ton But recent researches have
demonstrated that in some instances,
in the very necessaries OF life, ex-
orbitant and unconstitutional prof
its have been made and at this
particular time every effort of gov
ernment, every available law should
be employed to protect the general
public.
Stands Against Treaty
In taking up the second big issue
he emphasized his stand against the
Versailles treaty and asserted that
4
'The Republican Party must take a
| stand against it also.
There can be no hiding or skulk
ing on an issue of this magnitude,
he said.
| as it conceivable that all the
statesmen who have gone before
have not been equal In wisdom tt
that one man who sat in secre
conference in Paris?"
Europe" he declared, owes III
80, 900. 100000 and. owing us tina
sum, Europe offers US partnership
have heard of a man putting him
self in the hands OF his creditors
but I never heard of man who pu
himself in the hands OF his debtors
The League of Nations is trump
OF old world cynical diplomacy
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
POPE APPEALS FOR PEACE

ROME, June Pope Benedict
has addressed to the world an epis-
copal letter on Christian reconcilia-
tion and peace. He remarks that
despite the end of the war ill-feeling
still exists. He begs all Christians
to forget these ill-feelings with a
view to mutual understanding
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
TWO AVIATORS FALL
1000 FEET TO DEATH

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. June O.
Roy Wellington, of McCrey, Arkan
sas. and Harold Crowley of Mildred,
Montana, army aviation students,
were killed near Kelly Field here
yesterday when their aeroplane went
into a tail spin and crashed to the
earth from q 1000 foot height.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS

ROME. June 9.-Premier Nitti
announced in the Chamber of Depu-
ties today that the Italian Cabinet
has resigned.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-09
TRAIN IS BLOWN
FROM TRACKS BY
RAGING CYCLONE:
Electrical Storm, Accompan-
led by Fierce Winds, Sweeps
Northern Minnesota
ELEVEN DIE In WRECK
Express Cars Crash Into Pas
senger Train On New York
Central Railroad

ST. PAUL, MINI, June AT least
four persons were killed, thirty or
more injured and heavy property
damage done by a fierce electrical;
storm which swept Northern Mime
sofa early today. The full extent of
the storm is not known as yet, be
lated reports continuing to come in
from outlying districts. all telling OF
havoc and destruction.
A mighty wind, attaining virtually
the proportions of a hurricane, ac-
companied the atmospheric disturb
ance. Four cars of a westbound
train on the Northern Pacific Rail.
way, were blown from the tracks
near Fox Home and thirty or more
persons injured, several seriously.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y, June 9
Eleven persons were killed and
twenty-one injured when train of
express cars crashed into the rear
of a passenger train on the New
York Central dine rear here today.
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
Acid Stomach
Makes the Body Sour
Nine Out of Ten People
Suffer From 1t
Suffer From 1t

1t sends its harmful acids and gases all
over the body, instead of health and
strength. Day and night this ceaseless dam
age goes on. No matter how strong its
victim cannot long withstand the health,
destroying effects of an acid stomach.
Good news for millions of sufferers.
Chemists have found a sure remedy-one
that takes the acid up and carries it out
of the body; of course. when the cause is
removed, the sufferer g,ts well.
Bloating, Indigestion, sour, acid, gassy
stomach miseries all removed. This ia
proven by over half a million ailng folks
who have taken EATONIC with wonder.
full benefits. It can be obtained from any
druggist, who will cheerfully refund its
trifiing cost il not entirely satisfactory.
Everyone should enjoy its benefits. Ere
quently the first tablet gives relief.
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Guest Shoots Proprietor.

whitehall, In.--william Bowen, pro-
prietOr of the Bowen hotel, was shot
and Instantly killed while in the act OF
rescuing his daughter from nm attack
by a guest, John Caldwell, who turned
on Bowen and shot twice. Coroner
Carmody held an inquest within two
hours following the shooting. The evil
dence showed Caldwell had been pay
ing attention to Bowen's daughter and
was enforcing his attentions by enter
Ing room occupied by her. Caldwell
gave himself up TO the city marshal.
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FIVE SLAIN AND MANY INJURED
WHEN NATioNALisTs AND.
UNioNisTs CLASH.
GIRLS JOIN IN FIGHT
DESPERATE LONDONDERRY BAT.
TILE MARKED WITH MURDER
AND ARSON.
ws..ern New.paper unIon News seryIee.

Londonderry, June 2l.-F'ive persons
were killed. ten others seriously
wounded. several of them probably IA
tally, and about 100 others We're less
seriously injured during II period Of
desperate riotlng In this city. The
fighting was accompanied by several
attempts at incendiarisrn, one of which
resulted IN the burning of large
store.
The rioting was continuation Of
disorders when natiOnalists and union
lists engaged in clashes for several
hours and the military had TO be called
out.
An unrecoried number of persons
suffering from minor wounds went
home without receiving treatment.
Among the wounded are several ship
yard workers with bad gunshot
wounds.
The military, fully equipped, had
taken position at the head and foot
of Bridge street, which is the nation
nlst quarter, and on Fountain street,
the Unionist quarter An nrmored car
was drawn up at Carlisle road, be-
tween these localities.
Nevertheless another night of ter
ror followed.
In an early stage Of the battle two
men were shot dead in l.ongtower
street and number of persons, in
Guiding IL baby in arms, We're wounded.
In the midst of one melee man
who knocked down II small boy was
chased by AN angry mob of men and
women. He sought shelter in the City
Club. Insistent demands for his re-
lection being ignored, the mob stoned
the club.
A large crowd assembled in the nom
residential quarter in the center Of
the city, where fierce fighting also
occurred. Two girls We're among the
combatants here. Before the mill
tary's arrival the riot flared TO greater
intensity and the firing by uniOnists
became SO hot that people were seen
to be crawling along the ground to
places of safety.
Gradually the unionists gained con-
troll of the entire district in the GEN.
ter of the city, chasing the national
lists into their own locality. The union
lists posted small groups at vantage
points hnd kept up a continuous fire.
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Detroit Now Fourth City.

nshington.-Detroit, with numer-
ical increase and rate of growth larger
than Chicago's and second only TO New
York's during the last ten years, is now
fourth largest city Of the country, dis
placing ST. Louis and outranking Bos-
ton, Cleveland, Baltimore and Pitts
burg, all of which were larger than the
Michigan city ten years ago. Detroit's
1920 population, announced by the GEN.
sus bureau, is 993.739, an increase of
527 ,9T3, or 1874 per cent.
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EASTERN LIVE STOCK.
At Chicago,

Chicago.--cattle-Bee steers. top.
$3.50; bulk. sl2.!5 " 1900; fat cows
gaining more. with bulk $500 a 200;
Gamers. bulls and calves. little
stockers and feeders, l5G a5c higher.
Hogs-Top. s14.7O; bulk light and
light butchers. s1i.4oglt.s5:. bulk $50
pounds and over; siSi;11sg h;1 ld;so oo pig,
Sheep-Best shorn lambs. $500.
with bulk si2.oop 1850; top nativ
spring lambs. $500: bulk. s1..504
lambs mostly sl0.75412.65.
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Woman's Precious Gift

The one which she should most zeal
ously guard is her health, but she often
neglects to do so in secson until some
ailment peculiar to her sex has fastened
itself upon her. When so affected
women may rely upon Lydia E. Pink
ham s Vegetable Compound, remedy
that has been wonderfully successful in
restoring health to suffering women.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD
Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by .
woman, and held in strict confidence.
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Poliee~oman, Now Lawyer.

Chicago.--Mlss Marie Crot, police
woman, has received her diploma for
the De Pauw Law School. She does
not intend to leave the force, which
she Joined. six years ago. Her motive
for spending three years of evenings
studying law was to help girls get
back to where they belong" she said.
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vii, Fly to Alaska.

Mineola, n. Y.-Five army aviatOrs
will leave July 10 on flight for Nome,
Alaska, to reconnoiter IL proposed COM
II ercial route. The route will cover
4,S71 miles, including 800 square miles
of unexplored territory. 1t is estimat-
ed that with ordinary delays the slow
est machine will require fOrty-five
days for the round trip.
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Dublin. - During the first four
months of this year, says an official
statement, 1,231 offenses charged to
the Sim Fein We're committed in Ire
land. These include murders, assaults
and incendiarism. The total of such
outrages for last year was 500.
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THE MISERY OF
BACkACHE.
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Muskegon, Mich.-'For six years I
was SO weak in my back at times that 1

could narQly Walk
Lydia E. Pinkhan's
&c ta BILE Com
pound was recon-
mended to me and
it made me good and
strong again so that
! am able to do all
my work. l highly
recommend ur
medicine and tell
everyone I m e e t
what it did for me. !"
Mrs. G. SCHoON-
70 Muskepon. Mich.
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Eleetroeuted by Toy Phone.

Fairmont, w. Va.-Martin Deboskey
and his two children were electrocuted
and Mrs. Deboskey was injured near
their home at Monongah. w. Va, when
wires leading from toy telephont
which the children werep laying with
came into contact with high tension
traction wire.
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
Chicago Dairy.

Chicago. = Butter = Creamery, $40
55rc.
firsts, 80 q 34c: at mark. cases included.
36@3sc: storage packed extras. 41hc;
storage packed firsts. 40hc.
Poultry-Unchanged.
Potatoes = southern TT iumph >.
sacked. 5000 $50: white. ss.25 IS.75;
CAf,lina Cohblers, Sl4.25 o 1900.
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Chicago Grains.

Chicago.-wheat-N 3 hard. sass.
Corn-No. 2 mixed. Sissy q 1.91; No.
yellow. Sl.S6 a 1.91.
Oats-No. white. $l.1Sis G1.21; No.
3 white. S1.13A G1.l7.
Rye-Eot quoted.
Barley-s1.50
Timothy Seed-$10.00 0G 1900.
Clover Seed-$25.00G q $500.
Pork-Eominal.
l.ard-$20.42.
Ribs-$17.50G1S.62.
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METAL. MAI,xr.rs.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver. 99hc.
Coppcr. pound. 100 zoe.
Lead, $3.50.
Spelter. $3.50.
Tungsten. per unit. $6.5o9l5.oo.
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GENERAL

Frank NJ. Silva OF San Francisco has
been given recess appointment by
President Wilson TO be United States
attorney for tie northern district OF
California.
Canada, like Ireland. is going to
declare herself independent of Great
Britain within a measurable period Of
time" according to Lindsay Crawford,
editor of the Toronto New Statesman,
who spoke mt the banquet in commem-
orati0n of the battle of Bunker Hill ut
the jefferson Club in Boston.
The second largest bridge span ever
produced at Gary, Ind, requiring
score of cars 10 transport. weighing
thousands of tons and 564 feet in
length, has been shipped by the Amer
lean Bridge Company to Fairmont,
Alaska. 1t will he reussembled there
to bridge the Susitna river. connecting
FairmOnt and Seward.
With the city councils 1920 budget
already overapprOpriated by $780,
600, new wage schedules of members
of union crafts employed by the city
have been presented to the finance
committee of Chicago. Increases asked
average 20 per cent above the present
pay, and il granted would add nearly
100000 to the budget. The commit
tee also considered the report OF the
city wage arbitration commission rec
ommending wage increases totaling
S500,000 for city employees.
Three national political conventions
will be held in Chicago the week of
July 10. The Single Tax party, through
Robert c. MacHuley of Pennsylvania,
has issued call for its convention.
The committee of Forty-eight and Na-
tional Labor party have already issued
their calls.
The Public utilities Commission at
Chicago has granted the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke Company an increase
to $l15 per 1000 cubic feet for gas,
with minimum charge of 80 cents.
The present rate is 81 cents. The Or
der of the commission says 1t costs the
company 96.5 cents to make each 1000
feet of gas, and that the loss of 11.5
per 1000 under the present rate
amounts TO $4,000 per day.
Election of officers. approval of con-
ditions of gift of S2,OOO.O00 to the
Lutheran synod for the care of in
capacitated pastors and teachers and
plans for reorganizcd synOdical finan-
ces wound up the convention of the
Lutheran Laymen's League at Detroit.
The league also approved proposal
to raise an additional S1,000,000 this
year. Theodore ii. Lamprecht Of New
York was elected president.
The largest class that ever gradu-
ated from the University of Pennsyl-
vania received degrees at the 184th an
nuai commencement. There were S63
| who received degrees In course. Count
ing those who received honorary de-
grecs and certificates of proficiency
awards We're made TO more than 1000
students.
Samuel Gompers, veteran leader of
organized labor. was reelected presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor ut its annual convention at Mon
treal. No one ran against him and
there was only one Dissenting vote.
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FOREIGN

The forces of General wrangel. anti.
BoI.Levlst leader, on the Crimean
front, are moving northward from the
Crimea and Sea OF Azov, In three col
uinns.
The Polish army has evacuated Kiev
owing to the continued menncing nd-
vance of the Bolshevist army which
threatened to cut off the Polish line of
retreat.
Two hundred miners have been
killed by an explosion of fire damp in
the Yubari coal mines at Sappero, on
the island of Yezo. according to dis
patches received ut Toxic, Japan.
A has relief in memory of Edith Ca
veil, the English nurse who was exc
cuted by the Germans during their oc-
cupatlon OF Belgium, was unveiled Mt
Paris in the Tnllleries gardens. The
simple ceremony was presided over by
Andre Magnet. minister of pensions.
Losses estimated at S1,2OO,OOO were
caused by n fire which destroyed the
plant of The Santiago Electric Light,
Railway and Power Company at Ha-
vana, according to dispatch from
that city Virtually all the rolling
stock and electrical supplies of the
company were burned.
w. A. Reimert, American missionary
of the Reformed church at Yo Chow,
Human province, was shot and killed
when forces under Gen. Chang Chin
Yao, governor of Human province, at
tackled the mission. according TO relia-
BILE information reaching the American
consulate at Hankow, China.
An attempt TO nssassinate Arturo
Alcssnndri, presidential candidate of
the liberal alliance, occurred at Santi-
ago, Chile. Three shots were fired nt
him but he was uninjured. He was
speaking from the balcony of his house
when the shots We're fired. His son,
rushing at the assailunt, disturbed the
would-be assassin's aim.
Alarming confidential reports of an
intended uprising in India in the au-
tumn are reaching the government,
according TO the Star, in London.
which says that Bolshevist literature
is known 10 he behind the movement
The India office when questioned with
regard 10 the Star reports declared
that ii had received no such informa-
tlon.
Heroic work by the officers and
crew OF the American steamer West
Jester outside YokohoIna harbor re-
suited in saving the Japanese steamer
Klyo Maru, with seventy passengers
from South America on board, from
possible total destruction by fire, ii
is announced in advices received from
Kobe, whittier the Kiyo Maru was
bound
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25

We always feel sorry for man who
is taking care Of baby in dry goods
store.
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
why DRyeeiSIS RECOMMEnO
SWAMP-RoOT

For many yeas drugEists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintainsd by d.. Kilmsr's swapp-Root.
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is . pbysieian's prescription
Swamp Root 10 . Strengthening medi'
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp.Roo has stood the test Of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and II should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 20 many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and stars
treatment st once.
However, IL you wish Rrst to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
kilmer 4 Co.. Binshamton, N. T., for .
sample bottle. When writing Be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" is genu.
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
Slayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Heada che, Tooth
ache. Earacle. Neuralgia. Rheumatism.
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of u
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
,aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
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The Distinction.

The Distinction.
Have you n good cook, Mr..
Japps?"
"Oh. yes. the cooks very religious.
out her cooking's diabolicnl."