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Newspaper Page TextTHE SIORXIKCx OKlSUOAtAJf,- MONDAY, 31 AY 7, -1906. GORKY F Hailed as "Liberator of Rus sia" He Soon Has to Con ceal His Identity. ACTRESS MADE TROUBLE When It Va Discovered She Was Not His Wife, lie Could Not Stay at Hotels and Promi nent Men Ignored Him. NEW YORK. May 5 (Special.) 'Maxim Gorky's going out West tomor row," a department man reported to the city editor of one of the big dailies the othr day. "What! , Is he still here?" replied that individual. In surprise. "You'd better write a few lines about it. But keep it under a stick." And this Is the fate of the man who was heralded as "The Liberator of Rus sia," and was given more advance write ups than any foreign visitor except Prince Henry. " Gorky had the honor of being met down the Bay, when his steam er arrived, by 42 reporters. 18 cameramen nd a tugload ot enthusiastic admirers. At the pier was a crowd of over 5000, cheering- and waving their hats in the air. When he left he skulked up to the Grand Central Depot, accompanied by "Mrs." Gorky and one faithful friend. No crowds, not even one newspaper man, was there to do him reverence. He ar rived like a hero; he departed like a drummer. ' Hidden Under Assumed Name. Gorky's life in New York lias been something to weep about. Thrown out of hotels and apartment houses, he has hidden in a West Side tenement, and under an assumed name. The Russian novelist and his personal friends never realined how bitterly the American peo ple would resent his action in bringing an actress here and passing her oft as his wife. And the result has been a shock to them. Gorky had planned a series of mass meetings and a lecture tour, which would undoubtedly have raised a large fund for the Revolutionists. Bier men like Joseph H. Choate, J. G. Phelps-Stokes, Nathan Straus, Jacob H. Srhiff, Edward M. Grout, Scth Low, John Wanamaker and others of the solid men of the city had signified an Intention of assisting, and women's meetings, under the auspices of the lead ing society and charitable organizations nf the city, were in progress of forma tion. Swift and Bitter Transportation. Gorky, snugly Installed In luxurious apartments in a fashionable hotel, was receiving promises of assistance, that far xcelled any dreams he ever naa. Ana the weather indications were for a glor ious and long-continued shower of gold. Then came the transformation scene. It was found that Mrs. Gorky was still In Russia, and that the Mrs. Gork, who appeared in the t'nited States -wit another woman altogether.- Down cam Gorkv from his pedestal, and the hotn proprietor, amid popular expressions olf approval, hurled tne ersiwiuie iaoi the streets. From that day Gorky has led the life of a narlBh. Elected from hotel alter notei. barred out of many apartment houses, he finally found shelter in two little rooms on Charleton street, where he resiaea under the name of Beniamln Slmenowsky. Could Xot Spend His Money. The rental he paid was $16 a month. In the various hotels his rooms alone had coat him from 125 a month up. He had money enough to pay his way. but every resneotable door was barred against him. and only under an alias could he obtain shelter at all. The bin men who had promised to aid in his meetings either sent in declinations or Ignored him altogether; the women who had planned to co-operate hastily aban doned their preparations. The "Russian patriot" has held exactly one meeting in New York City, and was warmly greeted hy a large number of Russians, but the American citizens who had been expected were conspicuous by their absence. In fact, the only ones on hand were the newspaper reporters, and they were not the star men either, for Gorky had become a person of little Importance. Could Not Realize Situation. After that one appearance Gorky has remained in seclusion. His compatriots visited him, but many of them advised hi in to go home. They told him his mis sion was useless, and that he could never expect to gain the attention or the money if the American people. But Gorky has been persistent, and has carried on a campaign of which little or nothing has been said. Gorky has written to millionaires and philanthropists, only to have the morttfl cation of having his letters ignored or his propositions coldly rejected. He has called at their offices or their homes, but is turned away, and outside of a few of his countrymen there are none to do him rev erence. Nobody Cares for Gorky. Now Gorky, the novelist, the patriot and i he Improperly designated man of the hour, has gone away, and nobody cares where he has gone, or whether he ever returns. Probably when he reaches Rus sia again, he will bitterly flay New York and New Yorkers for the way he has been treated, but it is doubtful whether he will he accorded the dignity of a spreadhead in the newspapers. Poor Gorky! His fame lasted but a lit tle time. This requiem was tittered today by Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan, the philosopher of he Bowery: "Gorky got In wrong: that was all. He could have come over here and drank and had a good time, and no one would have cared. They might have called him eccentric (down here we'd say bughouse) but It would have all come out in the wash. "But he tried to ring in a cold deck on us on the wife question, and It was '23' for him. There are some things the Amer ican people can't stand, and that Is one of them." TRAINS ARE SOON TO RUN Within Eighteen Months, Says Pres ident of the St. Paul. TAtTOMA. Wash.. May S. (Special.) President Burling, of the .Milwaukee Sr. Paul Railway Company, accompanied bv President Williams, arrived In Tacoma from Seattle yesterday., in an interview Mr. Rarllng said: "I have no announcement to make which will particularly startle residents ROM ROSY DREAM of Tacoma. but I feel nafe In saying that within 18 months the people of this city will see the Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul trains running in and out of Tacoma. "Of course, the through line to the East will not be completed for probably two fcnd a half or three years. However, there will be several hundred miles of track laid out of Tacoma before that time. The most difficult pieces of engi neering are beginning on this side of the Cascades. 'Crossing the Cascades will require more ' time than any piece of work on the new line, and while it is in progress work will also be under way on the other side of the mountains. By the time the line from Tacoma is completed across the Cascades there will be 300 or 400 miles of track extending east which will be ready for connection with It. The work, of construction in the Missouri vai- 1 .. .. ...... ..... ..-til lu nnmmAnA at rtth IT J klfUIHIJ nil! U . V Vl.ll II I V ..V . H - ww i ends and in the middle. I can say nothing at the present time , In regard to the depot site in Tacoma. Bosclike in Charge of Survey. ' TACOMA. Wash.. . May 6. (Special.) George W. Boschke, of Portland, chief engineer of the O. R. & N. came to Ta coma yesterday to take cnarge or tne Union Pacific survey of Jefferson avenue. Mr. Boschke will divide his time now between Portland and Tacoma. Though he will superintend the construction work here and of the Puget Sound extension, he will be guided by the advice and in structions of Willam Hood, of San Fran cisco, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific. The Union Pacific is about ready to throw off all secrecy and work in the open. The road's plans are nearly ma tured and an announcement of the priv ileges desired in Tacoma will shortly be made. - STRIKE SURELY AVERTED OPERATORS EXPECTED TO PRO MISE NO DISCRIMINATION. Agreement for Three Years Will Be Accepted hy the Miners If Insisted Vpon. SCRANTON", Pa., May 6. Nothing de veloped today to disturb the general be lief that a strike of the anthracite mine workers had been averted. There seems to be every assurance that. the sub-scale committee of the organization, which will go to New York early tomorrow morning for a conference tomorrow af ternoon with the operators, will be as sured by the latter that there will be no discrimination shown in case the men are ordered back to work and that the term of the agreement will be agreed upon. The sub-scale committee is composed of President Mitchell, the three district presidents, and the three district-secretaries. They will return to this city from New York after the conference to morrow afternoon, and will report to the convention Tuesday morning at a special session to be held In Music Hall. It is expected that the convention will ratify their report and vote for a re sumption of work on Monday, May 14, under the award of the anthracite strike commission. While Presldont Mitchell would prefer an agreement for two years, both he and the other members of the commit tee, it Is understood, will bow to the wishes of the operators and accept an agreement for three years, if the lat ter go desire It. Holding Strikers in Line. - DETROIT, May 6. President D. J. Keefe, of the International Longshore men, Marine and Transport Workers' Assciation, who is directing- the marine strike on the Great Lakes, left to night supposedly for Cleveland. It is presumed that his hurried trip is be cause the strikers were BhOwing an in clination to return to work and leave the union mates, over whom the sym pathetic strike was declared, to shift for themselves. President Joyce, of the Grainscoopers" Union, visited this city today and to night held a conference -with Mr. Keefe and Secretary-Treasurer Barter, of 'the longshoremen. President Keefe re fused to discuss the situation at Buf falo, except to say briefly that "things looked all right." LINE CUT TO MAZATLAN Mexican National Railway Engineers Succeed After Year's Work. MEXICO CITY, May . Engineers of the Mexican National Railway thave succeeded in cutting- a line from Dur ango to Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast. The locating work las been going on for a year. It is prebable that the in teroceanic rail-way will build an ex tension to the oil fields from Tezlutlan. President's Wife a Patroness. MEXICO CITY. May 6. The law students and theatrical people of this city are organizing fetes, the proceeds of which will be forwarded to San Francisco for the relief of the earth quake and fire sufferers there. Mme. Diaz, wife of the president of the re public, will act as patroness of these entertainments. SHOWED ROLL OF BILLS Body of Young Japanese Is Found Afterward In Creek. NEW YORK, May 6. The body of Eijiro Nahano, the 23-year-old son of a wealthy Japanese banker, who dis nppeared from a hotel in this city April 28, was found tonight in a creek run ning between Bergen and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. A reward of J2500 had been offered for Information as to Nahano's where abouts. He was supposed to have had J5000 in cash with him. Tonsjtht only $1.36 was found in his clothing. His gold watch was missing. Nahano was seen near Falrvlew. N. J., the night of April 28, when he displayed a roll of bills. MISREAD HIS ORDERS. Engineer Held Responsible for Fatal Pennsylvania Wreck. ALTOONA. Pa.. May . The official re port of the collision Friday night between the east-bound Chicago mail train and the west-bound Chicago and St. Louis ex press on the Petersburg cut-off of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which caused the death of ten persons and the Injury of many others, lays the blame on Engineer J. T. Dougherty, who was . hauling the westbound train, and wno, it is claimed. misunderstood his orders. Gultean Juror Ig Dying. WASHINGTON. May S. (Special.) Wil-t Ham Bright one of the two surviving Ju-i rorg who tried Guiteau, and upon whom, with the others, was put a spectacular) curse bv Garfield's assassin, is nean death's door from a waaing disease. County Fair Building Burned. SPOKANE. May . Fire at Davenport. Wash., todav destroyed one of the county- fair buildings, in which was stored a steam merry-go-round. The total loss ts HOC. VOTERS ARE QUIET French Parliament Elections - Held Without Riots. RECORD POLL IS CAST Returns From the Provinces Show That the Government Supporters Have Succeeded in Capturing Large Number of Seats. PARIS, May 6. The results thus far announced in the general parliamentary elections, which were held today, show, few changes in the Chamber, most of the former Deputies being: re-elected, but an, extraordinary number of second ballots will be necessary in Paris. The present ballot gives the opposition a majority, but the second ballot, which will be taken. May 20, is expected to reproduce the re sults of the 1902. election, when the repre sentation of the capital was equally di vided. Nevertheless the government haa gained one- seat. It is estimated that there was a record poll of votes. Owing to the excitement caused by the recent strike and the dis orders occasioned by the taking of inven tories of church property, the polling! booths were guarded by military and po lice, but -the day passed practically with out Incident, and intervention by the au thorities was unnecessary. Great crowds this evening surrounded the Hotel de Ville, the Ministry of tho Interior and the newspaper offices, wheret results of voting were posted, cheering on hooting when the return of popular can didates was announced. The success of prominent men, such as MM. Brlandj Pressense, Millerand. Lockroy and Mille voys and Admiral Bienaime, was greeted with enthusiasm. Marcel Habert. director of the League of Patriots, was defeated. Police and cav alry patrols prevented demonstrations by tne disorderly element, and good humor was generally prevalent. Provincial re turns display an unexpectedly favorable tendency toward the government, whose supporters have captured no fewer than 18 seats, against a loss of only two. In cluding Paris, 411 results are known. Of these the government captured 188 seats and the opposition 112. while 111 will re quire second ballots. The net gain to tha government is 18 seats. MM. Doumer, President of the Chamber of Deputies; Clementel, ex-Minlster of tne colonies; Leygues. Minister of tha Colonies in the Sarrien Cabinet; Lasles. the anti-Semite leader; Doumergue, Min ister of Commerce; Pelletan. ex-Ministen of Marine; Brisson, ex-President of the Chamber, and the Duke de Broglie, were all re-elected. SUSPECTS ARE SET FREE. Prominent Persons Alleged to Have Been Involved In Royalist Plot. ' PARIS. MSV A All tha norenno ,-.t j recently for connection with the alleged iu. aii.-i. piol against tne security of the republic have been provisionally released. Among those taken Into custody as a re sult of a series of wholesale searches designed to unearth an extensive plot against the security of the republic were M. Grteffuelhes. the virtual head of the Confederation of Labor: Leon Robert, secretary of a branch of the confedera tion: 1'nHTlt nA T-?.1Q liroi.u wVin 1 leged to be at the head of the plot against wic suveiuuieiii, major r eumant, former ly commander of the Imperial Guard, and M. Gilbert, editor of the imperial Journal L'Autorite. Sultan Seeks to Reopen Case. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 6. The Sul tan has attempted to reopen discus sion regarding the Tabah affair, but the British Ambassador has declined to do so. It is reported that the Sul tan wishes to submit the question to The Hague. Owing to the intervention of the feast of Mulud, no reply to the note presented to the Porte last Thursday by Sir Nicholas O'Connor, the British Ambassador, is expected before Wed nesday. Royalty Dines Postal Delegates. ROME. May . King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena tonight gave a dinner in honor of the delegates to the Interna tional Postal Congress. Edward Rose water, of Omaha, and Captain N. B. Brooks. Superintendent of the United States Postoffice. attended. British Fleet in Phaleron Bay. . LONDON. May 6.A dispatch to a news agency says that the British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. has arrived in Phaleron Bay. Band of Bulgarians Wiped Out. SALONICA. European Turkey. May 6. Turkish troops on Saturday exterminated a band of 14 Bulgarians at Loyodja. near Kluprill. The Turks had two men killed. THE DAY'S DEATH ROLL Mother ot Mrs. Potter Palmer. . CHICAGO. May . Mrs. Henry K. Hon oro. mother of Mrs. Potter Palmer, and a pioneer resident of Chicago, died at her home here today as the result of a fall last Wednesday. She was 80 years old. Armstrong Bust Is Unveiled. HAMPTON, Va., May 6. (Special.)H With spectacular ceremony and in the presence of a great multitude of people from many parts of the country, thet Hampton Normal and Agricultural Insti-t tute began today the celebration of It 38th anniversary by the unveiling of at bust of General Armstrong, founder oft Hampton. Theological Commencement. PRINCETON. X. J.. May 6. The Mth annual commencement of Princeton Then ologk-al Seminary started today, and will last"through Tuesday. There are 61 grad-( uates. while the degree of bachelor of diH vtnliy will be conferred upon 30 who havei qualified for the extra course. i Valuable By-Product Lost. JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. May . Fire in the storage yards of the Wenrick-Mariner Chemical Company in the western suburb of this city tonight destroyed 15.000 tons of batting draught, a - rosin waste used by the company in making oil. valued at 130,000. The retorts and buildings of the company were in great danger, but were saved by hard work. Ogden Warehouses Burned. . OGDKX, May . A fire in the wholesale district today destroyed the warehouses of the Boyle Furniture Company, and Runyon Hyde Company and damaged the warehouse of George A. Lowe Hardware Company. The loss Is 35,00O- nartly cov ered by insurance. "made in Oregon" MAY 19-26 A BIG FAIR Store Opens at 8 A. M. "The Different Store" Extra! I read an old proverb the other day: "The test of gold fire. The test of woman gold. The test of man 'woman.' ' The test of general store adver tising1 is woman the CONFI DENCE of the woman-reading public. Back again to the people, you see! Once advertising loses the CON FIDENCE of the people it's going downhill, pushing its store ahead. We're mighty careful to test every statement this store makes before we print it. One reason why our every "ad" brings quick and gen erous response; one reason for the crowds you'll see in the store to day; one reason why this store is building faster and better than any other in Portland. Add these re liable items of store news to those on yesterday's full page, you'll find proof of every one at the store today. Art Needlecraft Shops REMARKABLE MONDAY SPE CIALS. Annex, Second Floor. German Applique Squares and Scarfs for 19c German Ap plique pieces, with plain hem3 or scalloped borders and fancy centers; Scarfs are 18 by 50 inches and Squares are 32-inch size. Our 40c and 50c values. Special at, each 19i $2.25 Shirt Waist Patterns for ?1.49 Shirt Waist Patterns, consisting of three yards of 36 inch Persian lawn, stamped in English eyelet, Venetian and French embroidery designs, and with enough floss for working same. Our $2.25 value. Special at, each $1.49 $1.00 Cushion Tops for 39c Tint ed Cushion Tops, in three differ ent designs; plain tack; full size diagram, showing how the colors are to be used, and enough material for - working same. Our $1.00 value. Spe cial at, each. ......30$ Women 's Summer Furnishings Rate Bargains First Floor. Ladies' Fine Taffeta Belts, with Suspenders Our $2.00; $2.25 and $2.50 values. Special at, each . 98 48c for Silk IJelts worth from 75c to $3.00 Aji assortment of Belts, consisting of moire taf feta, in colors; aTso-Wack taf feta Belts, shirred in baek, with gold buckle. In the selection are some pretty stitched Belts, shirred in back. Onr 75c to $3.00 values. Special at. each 48 Pretty Mull Ties for 19c Ladies' Mull Ties; some in white and others white with colored bor ders. Our 25c, 35c and 40c val ues. Special at, each 10 Fashionable Footwear! A Few Words From the Shoe Store the Garden Ties, Gibson Ties, Pumps and regular Oxfords; any weight sole $1.50 to $6.00. FIRES ON HOUSE TEXXESSEAN A XT) HIS YOCXG DAUGHTER WOCXDED. Dead Body of Man Found Xear House When Attackers Are Driven Away. NASHVILLE. Term.. May 8. Marvin Winters was jshot and killed and Thomas Stewart and hL young daughter severely wounded during an attack by a mob on Stewart's home near Pleasant" View, Cheatham County, last night. N'o reason for the attack Is known. A few days ago Stewart received a letter warning him that If he and his family did not leave the neighborhood within ten days tbey would all be killed. About 10 o'clock Saturday night a mob surrounded Stewart's house and opened fire on it and Stewart and his daughter were wounded. Stewart returned the shots and the mob scattered. This morning the body of Marvin winters was found about Monday Women9 s Muslin Underclothes GREAT VALUES: Annex Salons Second Floor. New Arrivals-in Pretty Shirt Waist Extenders Made of tine lawn, with two, three or four ruf fles, plain or edged with Yalencienues lace or all lace or embroidery ruffles. Prices from .". . ..25 to S2.00 Women's $3.75 and $4.00 . Night Gowns $2.98 Women's Gowns of fine nainsook, French hand embroidered at neck, in front and on sleeves: come in both slip-over and hieli-neck styles. Our $3.75 and $4.00 values. Special at.. $2. OS $2.00 and $2.25 Chemise for $1.19 Women's French hand-embi-oidered Chemise, of fine nainsook, em broidered in dainty little edgings or in more elab orate st3'les. Our $2.00 and $2.25 values. Special at $1.19 83c for Women's $1.25 Drawers Women's Drawers of fine cambric or muslin and trimmed with Valenciennes lace or embroidery insertions and edgings and fine tucks. Our $1.25 value. Special at, the pair. 83 Women's $2.25 and $2.50 Corset Co7ers $1.73 Women's Corset Covers cf line nainsook and cambric, full-front style, yoke and arm-holes brimmed in fine Torchon and Valenciennes lace or Swiss embroidery . and insertions; also some with allovev lace insertion, beading and draw-ribbon. Our $2.25 and $2.50 values. Special at $1.73 Today! ALL PATTERN HATS HALF-PRICE 19c for 25c and 35c Turnover Col lars Ladies' fine turnover top Collars; some of linen and some of embroidered Swiss. Our 25c and 35c values. Special at, each 19 Dainty Collar and Cuff Sets for half A good selection of hand embroidered Collar and Cuff Sets. Some of the Collars have long stole ends, while others are plain; some are of linen and all are fine hand-embroidered : $3.00 value. Special at, set. $1.50 $3.25 value. Special at, set. $1.63 $3.50 value. Special at, set. $1.75 $4.00 value. Special at, set. $2.00 $5.00 value. Special at, set. $2.50 Gibson Ties still stand high in Fashion's favor and "Garden Ties. And how pret ty the foot really correctly shod. Our Garden Ties are really correctness itself. As the cut shows, style -is apparent in. every line. You gain comfort as well as . style in selecting your shoes from . this store. With the largest ontput in the city, you may feel sure price is lowest here. Our expert fitters add another ad vantage to shoe buying at our shoe shops. All the newest lasts and favorite leathers are embraced in the stocks. Cboose from 60 yards from Stewart's home. The shot that killed Winters came from a gun of larger caliber than Stewart'.s, and today Jim Hunt, Eph Boyle and Newton Win ters were arrested, charged with com plicity In the murdr of Winters. No light has been thrown on the man ner of Winters' death. Families Taken to Kraals. PIETERMARITZBURG. - May 7. The Zulu revolt is spreading hurriedly, and so serious are the conditions In and about the frontier of Zululand that all of the white settlers have been compelled to abandon their homes and retreat to the kraals under military supervision. Colonel Mansell's forces axe in a serious position, and their very existence is threatened, although they have been suc cessful In a number of minor reconnals ances In force. Housing: the Poorly Faid. Hartford (Conn.) Courant. While the New York Charity Organiza tion Society, aided by Mrs. Florence Kel ley, who is one of the most accomplished and practical students of social conditions. Is trying to solve the problem of housing Gotham working girls who do not earn more than a week. Consul Dunning writes from Milan of what is being done In that citi- to crevice the very poor with Bargains Millinery Salons Annex, Second Floor. Entire balance of our stock of magnificent and exquisite Pattern Hats today in a sweeping slaugh ter sale at exactly half their orig inal modest prices. The season is yet young; wearing time is all ahead; but the hats have served their mission for the store and go out today to complete their useful ness with new owners. Over 50 in the choosing, all genuine imported Parisian t beauties, all from the master designers of the French capital. All their brightest ideas are embodied in the grand conven tion shown today and offered with out reserve at Half Price! 35c Crystal-Top Hat Pins 19c An assortment of crystal-top Hat Pins, in various colors; ex tra long pin steams. Our 35c values. Special at, each.. 19 Scarf Pins worth to 85c for 25c -A big showing of pretty Scarf Pins, in gold-filled and best rolled gold plate ; a lot of catchy designs, as heads, scrolls, floral designs, etc., stone set, enamel set, etc. Values to 85c in cluded in the sale. Special at, each 25 Children's 15c Metal Purses 9c A line of metal ring mesh Purses, in gilt, for use of small girls. Our 15c value. Special at, each. 9 Bargains Baby-to-Miss Salons Second Floor. Children's $1.00 Dresses for 83c Children's Dresses of cheeked gingham, in blue or red and white check; made full front, French style, and trimmed with linen iaee at neck and sleeves; ages 2 to 5 ... years. Our $1.00 value. Special at, each'. .83 Children's 75c Dresses for 59c Children's Dresses of plain blue or tan chambray; made Russian style and trimmed in white pique in front and on collar, cuffs and belt; sizes from 2 to 4 years. Our 75c value. Special at, each 59 Children's $2.25 and $2.40 Dresses for $1.78 Chil dren's Dresses of fine ginghams, in light blue or red and white check; full-front waist, trimmed in plain material at neck and sleeves; ages from 4 to 14 years. Our $2.25 and $2.40 suitable places in which- to live. The two problems are not the same, that under consideration in New York relating to girls who have no homes of their own, and Milan's difficulty having to do with families living in one room each. Of the two problems, that in Milan seems to have beett rather the more serious, though that of the poorly paid working girl In the me tropolis is very perplexing. Investigation shows that many girls who work In de partment stores aro not worth more than f3 a week to their employers. They are too Ill-nourished and too ill-taught to earn more. They will not be worth more until they have been properly fed and properly taught, and so the situation is serious, both from their standpoint and from that of those trying to devise ways and means to help them. N As to conditions in Milan, Mr. Dunning says that a commission found 38.000 fami lies living In one room each, and that 830. 000 persons, comprising 70 per cent of the population, were living in 172.417 rooms. Many of these rooms had no light except what came through the door. Last year Milan voted on the question of municipal participation In plans for providing better homes for working people. The majority In favor was very large, and many mod em tenements will be built at once, and 48 of these new buildings will contain 500 rooms each, which will be divided Into one, two and three-room apartments. These buildings wUl u far in suonluncntins- th Store Closes at 6 P.M. 5th, 6th and Washi'gton Streets "Made in Oregon" MAY 19-26 Everybody is Coming to Portland that week Extra! Savings for Men IN THE MONDAY SPECIALS. First Floor Annex. Men's 50c Underwear 37y2c A line of Derby-ribbed Balbnggan Underwear, shirts with French neck and ribbon front, satin faced drawers, strap back and double seat; medium weight; blue and ecru. Regular value 50c. Special, garment. 37 Vi$ Men's $1.50 Golf Shirts 99c Men's gray, blue and tan Golf Shirts, in stripe and plaid ef fects. Regular ' value $1.50. Special, each 99 Men's 25c Hosiery 19c A line of ' men's silk clocked Hose, plain grounds, in wine, tan, black and gray. Regular value 25c. Spe cial, pair 19 Men's 50c Neckwear 35c Silk four-in-hands in a great variety of patterns. Regular value 50c. Special, each .35 Men's 75c Satine Shirts 49c Men's satine Shirts, black with white dots and plain tan. Regular value 75c. Special, each 49S The Realm of Beauty SUMMER Wash Goods SHOPS First Floor. Fresh pretty Swisses and Mnlls St. Gall, dotte dand embroid ered Swisses for confirmation, graduation and other functions, weddings and receptions, arc a . great feature of the May show ings. The way this store hunts for and finds the pretty "tub" fabrics at modest prices is re freshing to all who love healthy economies. Yard.25J to 75 India Mulls, conjured from finest of Egyptian yarns. ' A profuse showing at, yard. .50 to 75 Silk-finish Mulls for dainty gradu ation dresses, yd..40 to 60 Real Silk Mulls.. 85 to $1.50 Pretty Lawns, Dimities, Pcrca lines, Linen Lawns, Cambrics and Nainsooks a monster show of beauty in Summer fabrics for fem inine wear all modestly priced. Don't miss them as you roam through thS store avenues today. INEXPENSIVE II Jewelry! Annex, First Floor. Effective bits of jewelry that add an undeniable finish to house or street costume. The "jewels" are pretty imitations; the rhinestones are real. Pretty novelties, gold-filled and gold-plated, in many fancy designs. And sterling silver, set with rhine stones. SPECIAL TODAY: 25c Oxidized Belt Buckles 19c A line of oxidized Belt Buckles; 2-piece style, with stone set in center; medium size; buckles are strong and durable. Our 25c value. Special at, each... 19 for Juniors values. Special at, each .$1.78 recently constructed lodging-houses which were built under the supervision of compe tent sanitary engineers and provide good quarters at a cost of 60 cents a week. An other step In behalf of Milan's poor has been taken by the Humanitarian Society which appropriated $400,000 for the con struction of model apartment houses. Chances of Living in Battle. Scientific Ameriran. In Homeric days a battle was conflict of armed mobs. The nearer you got to your assailant the better was your chance of killing or being killed. The bigger the man the better were hi chances in the strife. In these piping times of mechanical warfare the situation is reversed. Battles are fought at ranges of a mile or . so. The smaller the man the less are his chances of being hit. An Ingenious mathematician has figured out that perhaps the casualties on the Jap anese side must have been considerable less than those of the Russians in tha recent war. if It be assumed that the marksmanship of each was equally good. The advantage of the Japanese was In versely as the cubes of their height and breadth. The average targets offered by each to the ensmy are as the cubes of 1585 and 1842. or a 10 to IIS. an advan tage in favor of he Japanese of about U per cent.