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3 Special Sales Today CTfJ Gloves, Millinery, Waists, Veiling, Jewelry, Stationery, Pictures, Lace Curtains, Rugs, Toilet Articles Butterick Fashion Book for Summer, 25c All the Latest Popular Music Now 15c the, Copy "Owl" Cut-Rate Drugstore r EstablUhed 1 850- FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850 W. B. CORSETS Dpnran, Which Give the Fashionable Long Back (Fitted by the ONLY Expert Corsetier in Portland) Good Merchandiie Only Quality Considered Oar Pricei Are Always the Lownt TITE MOIlNIXCx OKEUUMAX. TUESDAY, APK1L 21, liMJS. mbroideries Vals. to $2, Yd. Our New York office came across this sensational embroidery event. They bought out the entire sample showing of the finest and mpst beau tiful 1908 embroideries of a European importer who represents the lead ing manufacturers of St. Gall, Switzer?and, where the best embroideries are made. The patterns are beautiful, from 3 to 27 inches wide, made on swiss, nainsook, cambric and batiste, in edges, insertions, flounces, all overs and medallions, colored effects, Madeira, sets, etc. English eyelet, French soutache, filet and Japanese embroidered effects. All in one big lot. including values selling regularly up to $2.00 a yard. See Washington-street window. Today is positively last day of this sensational event. Yard Lace Sale, Vals. to $3.50 Yd, 89c White, cream, ecru and black Venise. Net, Baby Irish, Filet and Cluny Laces Edges, Insertions, Bands, Appliques, Galoons, Medallions and All- overs ; also Valenciennes and light net effects for waists and dresses. All widths from x to 22 inches wide, in new and pret- CJf' ty patterns. Regular values to $3.50 per yard, for J the" low price of WVW TODAY LAST DAY NEW ASSORTMENTS aND STYLES Women's Pretty Silk Dresses Vals. to $42 at $16.35 These are Two-Piece Dresses, Fancy Jumper Suits and Princess Styles of best quality taffeta silks in black, navy, brown, Copenhagen,; tan, red, green and striped silks. Some are elaborately trimmed with lace others have em broidery and braid trimmings. All the skirts are made in the newest plaited styles. This assortment is made up from silk dresses gf g tr f I that we have sold regularly up to $42.00. Today they go on sale at only. J When, the other day, we asked an importer just returned from Paris what the prospect was for future corset fashions, this was his answer: "As far as any one can tell, the same long, slender designs of corsets that we have now will be built for next Autumn and Win ter. If anything, they will be still longer and more slender. Women will be as near hipless as it is possible to make them!" That is the influence of the present great wave of Directory fashions in dress for Directory restores to the human figure the importance it had to the ancient Greeks. A woman's figure de cides her draperies. The best American corset we know, and which comes nearest to the expensive and very fine . productions of French corsetier and provides the proper basis for the perfectly fitted gown, is The Superb "W. Corset Models for stout, medium and slender figures fitted by the ONLY expert corsetier in Portland. Prices upward from $1. HEADING FDR ITU Mme. Gould and Her Prince Will Meet Again Soon. FLAN AUTOMOBILE TOUR Jlrlie Pi-oves It by His Old 'Straw Hat Goes to Naples to Await Divorcee's Arrival Denies Secret Marrlajce. NAPLES. April 2ft. Madam Anna (loulil will arrive here April 25, on the steamer Frlederich der Grosse from New York. It Is related here that she. purposes to take an automobile, trip through Italy. V'avrlin north. On May 15. according to an order of the I renrh court. Madame Gould must re turn hen children to Paris. MAKF.S BRIEF STAY IN' PARIS Trtnce de Saltan Loaves for Italy on Might Train. FARTS. April 20. -Prince Helle de Satran left for Itat.w tonlsht by the 10::tt Turin express. He was accompanied to ' tli" station by hla cousin. Count de Kie ville, and his secretary, but departed alone. Prince r S;ican informed the Associated Pre.s that he was golns to Naples for a month's pleasure trip, in proof of which lie produced a straw hat. He emphatically denied that he was alj ready married to Madame Gould, and characterized the statement to that ef fect In the Cri r Paris as absolutely untrue. He declined to say -what his matrimonial plans are beyond exclm Ins: "It Is impossible to foresee what the future will hriiiK " The friends of Madame Gould in this city understand that after landing from the sieamcr at Naples she will not come direct to Paris hut will spend a month traveling in Italy. DENIES HE IS PLUTOCRAT (Conilnufd FT-otii Ftrnt Pjte. questioned concerning the publish! report that Oiairman Conner, of tho Temocratlc state committee. wanted Mr. Pryan to meet Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall. Mr. Bryan said ho had no reason to believe the re port. Not Trem M I life for 1 I II nois. Mr. Bryan has engagements which will krpp iijni busy the greater part of tomorrow in New Jersey. At Tren ton li will have a conference with t lie TVmocra tic editors of the state. Following this conference. Governor Fort will entertain a number of guests at luncheon in Mr. Bryan's honor. A mom? Mr. Bryan's callers at the Hofntnn House today were Urey WoM-s-n. of Kentucky, secretary of the 1 democratic National Committee. and Norman K. Muk. of Buffalo. National ornmf tteeman from this vtate. Mr. Woodson discussed with Mr. Bryan the 1 emoranc situntion in Kemucky and Mr. Mack talked over with Mm Demo cratic conditions in New York. Mr. Woodson said be did not think Mr. Bryan was "shtverins over tho results expected in Illinois." so far as an un Jnstructcd delegation from that state to the National convention was concerned. Mr. Bry;m was met at tho hotel by his daughter. Urace. who came up from her s hool in Virginia. Mi.-s Bryan will re main here long enough to welcome her mother home from Europe tomorrow. Mr. Bryan had breakfast with Henry Wat teron. Mr. Watterson said there was nothing in hi- conversation with Mr. Bryan at breakfast that he cared to make public. Personally. I have no doubt that Mr. Bi van w-ill be nominated at Denver." snid the Colonel, "and I think that we have h Rood chance to elect him. The niovenirnt in the interest of Governor Johnson comes too late and from Ui wrong quarter. If the interests that are now urging his nomination had backed me up when 1 advocated his candidacy ten months ago. he might have had a chance of the nomination. But the Dem ocrats of New York in the present con ditio;!' cannot dictate to the majority of the party. Colonel Watterson. discussing the Re publican situation, said that Taft would he "nominated. Concerning President Roosevelt, he said: "I left Washington a few weeks ago. convinced that the President will not ac cept the renomination. I believe that if the convention should be stampeded to ,him. he would Insist that it be called to gether again to nominate another man. I'nder the general situation. I would say the Republicans are just as badly off as we are. We are both trading our eggs and some of the eggs ay bad." IlEFVSES TAFtT INTKKSEMET Old-liners in Nevada State Conven tion Deroat Resolution. RENO. TS'ev., April 20. A . special to the Nevada State Journal from Wrtnnc mucca says: The Republican convention turned down resolutions instructing delegates for Taft for President today by a vote of 84 to 20. The platform adopted indorses the administration of Roc - rt and praises the work of Senator Nixon, and demands the election of a Republican in the place of Senator Newlands. . The fight for Taft was led by More house, of Goldfield. and was waged in committee and on the floor of the con vention, but the old liners . were too strong for the Taft followers. The following were elected delegates to Chicago: P. I Flanagan, Reno; J. & Douglas. Goldfield; Hujjh Brown, Tono pah: George Russell, Blko; General G. Kaston, Austin. t Nominate Bryan in Alabama. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 20. In com pliance with the primary plan that 200 or more qualified Democratic voters may place the name of any Democrat on the ticket for nominee for President of the United States, to be voted for direct. John "W. Tomlinson, president of the Bryan State Democratic Club, today filed with the chairman of the state Demo cratic committee, a petition signed by the Governor and every state official and over 2000 Democrats of the state for the name of William J. Bryan to $e placed on the ticket, the delegates to the Democratic state convention, being instructed under the ilan to vote as a unit for the man re ceiving the largest vote, which gives Ala bama's 22 to William J. Bryan. Corlelyou Makes a Speech. UTKW. N. Y.. April 20. The annual banquet of the Ctica Chamber of Com merce tonight was largely attended by the business men of the city and vicin ity. The guest of honor was George B. I'ortelyou. Secretary of the Treasury. He was greeted with cheers when he rose to speak on "Business and Cltisenship. The other speakers included J. E. Hedges, of New York, and Representative J. Hamp ton Moore, of Philadelphia. Taft Visit His Brother. NEW YORK. April 20. Secretary Taft was the guest of his brother, Henry W. Taft. last night, and re mained at his brother's house this fore noon, endeavoring to prepare the speech which he is to deliver before the Laymen? Missionary Movement in Carnegie Hall tonight. TURKEY EATS HUMBLE PIE (Continued Prom Plmt Page. the two countries fen many differences which heretofore have been the cause of not a little friction. Tb Turkish government has given Us permission to Italy to establish postof fices in the Turkish cities where the other powers may have like institutions, and in like manner has met the Italian demands with regard to other questions that have been subjects of dispute. Especially is this the case with regard to Tripoli, which Italy does not wish to occupy but merely wishes to be open to peaceful settlement by Italians. The fleet will now remain In Italian waters and the Incident practically is re garded here as closed. Boston. Patrtofs day ai generally ob served in Massachusetts and Maine Monday with th customary meetings At Lexington. Concord nd other towni famous in Revo lutionary history and - by porlg and p ttm and a suspension of business in other Dlacea. ADDS TO NAVY BILL Senate Committee Only Al lows Two Battleships. INCREASED PAY FOR ALL Provides for Building and Purchase of Colliers Larger Sums for Navy-Yards Increase in Marine Corps. WASHINGTON. April 20. After con sideration of less than two hours the Senate committee on naval affairs to day reported the naval appropriation bill to the S.-nate. It carries $111, .46.549, an increase of $7,579,031 over the amount passed by the House. On the battleship construction pro gramme the Senate committee adopted the policy of the House, making no change in the provision for two ves sels. The President's message advo cating the construction of four battle ships was not -ronsldered, as it was known that the committee was unani mously opposed to that programme. Concerning the construction of col Tiers, the provision was Incorporated fn the bill that one should be built on the Pacific Coast, which means Mare Island Navy-yard. An appropriation of JU,S'0.00 was made for the pur chase of three colliers constructed by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company. Other Important amendments were made as follows: Increase of Pay Proposed. Increase of 20 per cent In the pay of the officers of the Navy and civilian professors and instructors at the Naval Academy, and of 10 per cent in the pay of the enlisted force. $3,5.3.969; in crease of the pay of professors of mathematics. Constructors' Corps and Civil Engineers Corps to equal that of officers of the same rank in the Medical end Pay Corps. $16,450. For public works additional appro priations were made as follows: Nor folk. Va.. $10,000: Puget Sound. $140, 0001; Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian Islands, for naval station and drydock, $1,000, 000. The appropriation for the Marine Corps, exclusive of public works, ag gregates $621,148. Several matters of general legislation were recommended by the committee as follows: Giving the Staff Corps the rank and title as now established for the Staff Corps of the Army, but providing that in no case shall thin carry command. Providing for the establishment of a woman's nurse corps in the Navy. Increase In Marine Corps. Providing that Naval bands shall not receive remuneration for music furnished in competition with civilian bands. The provision for increase of the Ma rine Corps is as follows: One Major-Genera I Commandant in place of present "Brigadier-General Com mandant; one JJeutenant-Colonel. two Majors, 1 Captains, seven First Lieuten ants and 14 . Second-Ijieutenants of the line: one lJeutenant-Co!onel Assistant Adjutant Inspector and one Lieutenant olonel Aistant Quartermaster; one Major Assistant Quartermaster and three Captain's Assistant Quartermasters; one Major and two Captain's Assistant Pay masters, two Sergeant-Majors, 15 Quartermaster-Sergeants. 20 First Sergeants. 50 Sergeants, 125 Corporals, ten drum mers, ten trumpeters ano 618 privates. The bill also provides that the limit of cost for the dry-dock at the New York Navy-yard shall be $1,500,000. STUDY CROPS FOR IRRIGATION Senate Committee Recommends More Experiment. WASHINGTON, April 20. The agricul tural appropriation bill, which was re ported to the Senate today by the com mittee, on agriculture, carries a sum not so large as has been voted in previous I years $11,642,146, an Increase of $133,340 over the amount passed by the Houe. The Senate committee recommended an appropriation of $10,000 for co-operation between the Department of Agriculture and the Reclamation Service in demon strating the feasibility of crop production on land under the latter service. Another Item of $10,000 was recommended for the purpose of securing hardy forage plants from Siberia for, use on the northern por tion of the great plains. The report says: "The great need in all these regions is for leguminous forage crops, which will serve not only to maintain normal hus bandry, but build up the soil which will otherwise be utterly depleted by the one crop system now in, vogue. An amendment was made by the com mittee to the provision in regard to the fixing of definite grades of grain, so that such grades when fixed shall become the official standards. Another amendment appropriates $30,000 to create a National bison range on the Flathead Indian res ervation, Montana, as provided by a bill which passed the Senate. IXQCIRY INTO PAPER TlirST Cannon Gets Resolution Parsed to Learn Why Paper Is Cosily. WASHINGTON. April 30. A definite step was taken today toward a solution of the wood pulp and newspaper cost question in the introduction by Speaker Cannon of a resolution for the appoint ment of a select committee of six mem bers to investigate and obtain all possible information as .to the reasons for the Increased price of white paper "to the end that needful legislation may be en acted." The resolution, which was referred to the oommitte on rules,- of which the Speaker is chairman, empowers the com mittee to ait in Washington "or else where during sessions of the House and the recess of Congress and confers the usual authority of subpena, the adminis tration of oaths etc. ITXDS.FOR DRAINING SWAMPS Senate Cuts Out Provision for Loans by Govornnirnt. WASHINGTON. April 20. The Senate gave further consideration to the bill de voting about $5,600,000 received from the sale of public lands in Alabama. Arkan sas. Florida. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa. Lou isiana, Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, to the con struction of drainage works in those states. The section of the bill authorizing the loaning, of this fund to states, corpora tions. etc., for the drainage of state and private land was stricken out. During the day the naval and agricul tural appropriation bills were reported to the Senate. INCREASES PENSION EXPENSE Senate Committee Provides for Wid ows Would Continue Agencies. WASHINGTON, April 20. The Senate committee on pensions today practically completed consideration of the pension appropriation bill. It will carrv about $lti2. 000,000, an increase of $12,000,000 over the House bill, having been made to carry outhe provisions of the widows pension bill, which has been enacted. The House bill was amended so as to eliminate the provision for abolishing pension agencies throughout the country and consolidating the work of the agencies under the bureau in this city. Pensions Tor Texas Volunteers. WASHINGTON. April 20. The Senate today passed a bill pensioning the sur ivors of the' widows of Texas volunteers wno defended the frontier of Texas against Mexican marauders and Indian depredations from 1S55 to 1860, inclusive. TRAFFIC IN GIRLS Arbitration With Spain. WASHINGTON. April 30. A general ar bitration treaty between the United States and Spain was signed today. It is understood that tho treaty tollows the lines of the general arbitration treaties already signed between this and several of the European governments. Cook Asks New Trial. IX3 ANGELES. April 20. Sentence of Fred D. Cook, convicted of killing Uis wife in August last, was today continued until Wednesday. Motion for a new trial has been filed by Cook's attorneys. Metzfer fits classes tor J1.00. Alaska Mothers Sell Daugh ters Into Lives ot Shame. NO LAW TO REACH THEM Mrs, C. K. Reynolds Comes to the States to Work for Passage of 'Federal Act to Prohibit Slave Trade. SBATTL.K. April 20. (Special.) Selling girls into an existence worse than slavery before they are fairly in their teens ia the hideous traffic engaged in by Indian mothers In Alaska, and the laws of that territory arc powerless to stop the in famous custom, or punish the depraved creatures engaged In the business. So says Mrs. C. R. Reynolds, who has, spent many years in Juneau. Sitka and Doug las. She even says the unnatural mothers are not invariably Indians, but are of all nationalities. So alarming has this condition become, according to Mrs. Reynolds, that she has decided to consult the oflicials of Wash ington Children's Home Society with a view to getting the Congressional dele gation from Washington to work .for a drastic measure for the protection of young girls in Alaska. ''Conditions are simply horrible in the parts of Alaska which I visited said Mrs. Reynolds. "Women unhlushlngly sell their daughters just as they would a nugget of gold- or a team of dogs, and the traffic has reached such proportions, and has been engaged in to such an ex tent that the moral phase of it is lot sight of. The bargains are made openly and under the very noses of the terri torial officers. . "Occasionally a girl whose nature re volts! against such a bargain resists. 1 have in mind one, who In spite of the wicked life led by her mother, got 'some- Loss of Appetite Is common when the blood needs purifying and enriching, for then the blood fails to give the digestive organs the stimulus necessary for the proper performance of their functions. Hood's Sarsaparilla is pre-eminently the medicine to take. It sharpens the appetite, makes the blood pure and rich, and strengthens all the digestive organs. "I was all run down and had no appetite. After taking one bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla I could eat anything I wished." Mrs. Amanda Kenner, Oneco, Conn. Accept no substitute for Hood's Sarsaparilla In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 doses $1. WEDDING AM TISITIKG CARDS. W. G. SMITH 8 CO. W ASHINGTON BUILDING, Cor. Fourth mad WaahlatOB Sta. thing of an education. When she was 15 years old she rebelled when her mother told her that she was offered a big sum for her and that she would have to leave home. "This disobedience infuriated the woman and she tried to force the girl to yield. The child was rescued, how ever, and i.s now filling an honorable position in an Eastern state. Club women at Sitka. Juneau and in other parts of Alaska are taking this matter up and we hope to put a bill through Congress that will remedy the terrible conditions. Kills Rival in Love. FRESNO. Cal.. April 2f Word reached here today that Joe Gilliam ehot and killed Carl Paceo, his rival fn love at Glenville. Kern County, yesterday after noon. Both men had been paying at tention to a young Glenville woman. It is stated that' Paceo had made threats that if the other suitor did not eea.e peying attention to the girl he would kill h-m. Gillam heard of this and armed himself. Sunday he went to see the girl as usual and was met by Paceo. Gilliam asserts that Pa ceo made a move for his gun. Gilliam drew a revolver and shot the other mRn. He hajs been taken into custody Blinded in Runaway Areldent. NEW VORK. April 20.-R. M. McCor mlck. general superintendent of electrical equipment for the New York Central Railroad, was badly injured in a runaway accident at White Plains today. He was thrown from a stase in' which he was rid ing. His right shoulder was broken and a splinter was driven into his right eye, probably destroying it. Spectacles J1.00 at Metsger. TEA Moncyback says: Schil ling's Best is as safe as the bank for your money. Tour grocer return your money If you don't l!ke Schilling's Beet; w pay him. This is 1m? LUSITANIA f V V "S. ----- LAR ITS, AN ARROW COL 15 cents each, 2 for 25 cents. CLLETli peabody & COMPANY, Troy, N. T. To The Beef-Eaters, How much meat you ought to eat de pends upon your daily employment If you are not shoveling dirt, better eat sparingly of the flesh foods. You can get more muscle-making nutri ment out of Shredded Wheat with less tax upon the diges tive organs. And the differ ence in cost will also add to your comfort. Try it. For breakfast heat the Biscuit in oven, pour milk over it (hot milk in winter) and a little cream. If you like the Biscuit for breakfast you will like toasted TRISCUIT (the Shredded Wheat wafer) for luncheon or any meal with butter, cheese or marma lade. At your grocers.