TTTE 5rORSTG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY. 7, 1911.
WEATHER
VMS
CONTINUE TO-DIE
Long Strain Is Still Felt,
Though Temporary Relief
Is Experienced.
ICE AND MILK ARE SCARCE
tooling Rain In Vef. Northwest
and Southwest At Poly Xold
oa Board of Trade. hre
Pr1c-of Corn Drop. .
HEAT rr-Tl IX VAKJOrft CITrE.
Although rains and cootr waath.r
r-as broushc relief to almost all of
the swettrln country, victim of tho
t.rrlble fw-1ay are still tfrlc
Fhrslrlaaa ay a majority of Uioee
prtrar.l will rueeumb within a fe
diM or a we.. Toalsht'e returns
Ih. following 4alhs for today:
r"h-ai 5t"f.owelL Xw
To-lt . .
14 VVorrotr. Kama..!
1 l.vnn. Uui I
SW.k.rWld. Haas.. I
V Perta. Ill 4
1 Ko.-k t.land. 111. .1
1 lanport. Iowa. I
7 rnwn Point. lad.t
Philadelphia
Rnetnn . . . . .
Detroit .....
Paltlmora ..
St. l.oua. .. .
Ftttehurj .
Kiiiui Ity
'maha. N.b 1
Mammond. Ind tir ad Ulaod. Neb.l
Toledo. O .
CHICAGO. July . Speclal.) Al
'thouith the fierce heat wave which has
deirastatlns: the country like a
acnurra for the last live dare was tem
porarily broken today, victim weak
ened by the lonir strain continued to fall
and when the count wa taken at S
o'clock tonIht It waa found that 3
adulta had died In ChlcaKO. The death
rf 30 bable. directly due to the heat,
were aluo chronicled.
lishty dere wa about the maxi
mum In Chicago today. Thla was a
f--o from 108. and It meant life for
thousands who were at the point of col
lapsing after the five days' siege, the
worst In the history of Chicago. The
temperature dropped tonight to 72. with
the promise of being much cooler.
"While the atmosphere In the streets
and open plares was delightful, the
srae bulldtners remained like hake
or.nf. It will require several days of
ool weather to take the Intense heat
out of the vast piles of stone, brick and
Iron.
Chicago is now faring a milk and Ice
famine. Only one-fourth of the or
der could be fl!!ed tortay. and especial
frorta were made to distribute the sup
ply over as large a territory aa possi
ble. Cooling rains throughout the est.
Northwest and Southwest received
prompt attention of the Board of
Trade. These showers gave a new
lease of life to the vast corn belt, mhere
the crop m' Uherlng. and the good
rows promptl. melted the stiffening up
of com pri.-e. whl.-h yesterday Jumped
b cent- July corn. which closed
AVednes.iax at 4' cents, opened at
t2Wt?i cepta. September corn,
which stod at the high mark of
rente yesterday, slumped off to 4
and J today. The cool wave la trav
eling eastward and to the south rap
Idly. New York eperlenred a drop of
II degrees in ST minutes, but reports of
IS deaths.
Predictions tonight are for two or
three days of cool weather. Interspersed
with light showers and followed by very
heavy rains, which will have the effect
f cooling the entire country.
ROBBER SUSPECT IS HELD
Benton Sheriff Arrest Man I .ooz
ing I. ike Mia-ta Outlaw.
CORVALL1S. Or.. July . Special.
A man suspected aa one of the robbers
of the Shasta Limited. June It. Is In the
Kenton County Jail, awaiting arrival of
Rosermrs officer. He was arrested to
day bv Si.erlff Gellatly In Alsea Val
ley, where he has been working for a
week.
We answers closely the description
pnhllshed of the robber, who did the
talking during the holdup, emcept his
voire is not low and weak. Byes. nose,
thin face, prominent Adam's apple,
drooping upper Hp. age and height an
swer the description exactly. None of
the stolen mall and little money wera
on his person. He would talk but little
to the Sheriff, but said that he came to
Alaea from Florence, where he had lost
his partner.
r.OPKRlT.G. Or.. Jnly f Special.)
Sheriff (Jeorge Qulne received a tele
gram from the Sheriff of Benton County
late today saying that a man answering
the description of one of the bandits
who stopped and) robbed the mail car of
the Shasta Limited near Yoncalla on
the night of June 1 la In Jail at Cor
vaJlis. Mail Clerk t'lmstead. who ha
been assisting the office r In searching
for the outlaws, will leave for Cor
vallle tonight. He save he will be able
to identify the man If he is on of the
men who entered the car.
LAPIDARY HURT BY BLAST
Mght May Be Lot as Result of Gas
oline Tank KxploMon.
NEWPORT. Or.. July . Charles
Eaunders. lapidary, engaged in busi
ness in Newport, this afternoon- met
with an accident which may result in
the total loss of sight of both ayes.
He was soldering a flve-gallon gaso
line tank, which was thought to be en
tirely empty. A drop of hot solder
dropped into the Interior of the tank,
which Instantly exploded, frightfully
burning and lacerating hi face and
hands.
Saunders is on of Newport most
r-rom'nent cltlxen and a member of the
City Council.
BIG CONVENTION IS WON
. hri.tlan ClUxenshlp Congre lo
Mvet Here In 113.
-Portland will be the civic center of
tho world during the convention of the
World Christian Cltixenshlp Congress,
which will assemble here from June U
to July In 191J." say Clement H.
Concdon. executive agent for the Na
tional Reform Association, of nttsburg.
Pa., yesterdar.
r. Congdon definitely selected Tort
land yes'erday as the rtty In which the
convention Is to be held. Hefore mak
ing his final selection he visited Lo
Angele. T acorn a. Pan Francisco and
-eeaiUo aa prospective m e alio g places.
having already made a tentative visit
to Portland. He returned to thl city
yesterday at the solicitation of R. W.
Raymond, manager of the Commercial
Club convention bureau, and presented
bis plan before a commitee of repre
sentative cltlsens at a luncheon called
by Mr. Raymond.
After hearing: Mr. Congdon' plan. J.
C. Ainsworth. president of the l"n1ted
States National Bank, moved that a
fund of IIS. Ooo be pledged toward the
enterprise and that a committee be ap
pointed to raise it. Hi motion waa
carried unanimously.
-Thl offer," Mr. Congdon said, -was
not so large aa had been made by other
cities, but because Portland is able to
offer something more than money the
Ideal place for a convention and plenty
of strong, earnest men who are willing
to give all their aid to th movement I
chose Portland."
Those who were present In the com
mute from the Commercial Club In the
meeting yesterday, when the convention
vii finally settled for Portland, were:
G. F. Johnson, chairman of the Com
mercial Club promotion bureau; Will
iam M. I-add. of the Ladd Tllton
Bank; Phil Metschan. Jr.. of the im
perial Hotel; W. J. Hofmann. secretary
of the Commerclsl Club; H. Beckwlth.
president or the Commercial Club; Dr.
John Bovd. pastor of the First Presby
terian Church: Tr. William Parsons,
of the Third Presbyterian Church: Rev.
Henry Marcotte. of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church: Dr. nenjamln
Young, of the First Methodist Church;
O. W. Taylor, M. C. Dickinson, of the
Oregon Hotel; J. C Alnsworth. William
McMurray. general passenger agent of
th Harriman line of Oregon: Walter
F. Burrell. C. 8. Jackson and B. 8.
Josselyn.
CRACKER COSTS SIGHT
Ln AT TOLT, WASH.. SCFFEUS
LACERATION' OK FOREHEAD.
Everett and Walla Walla Report Many
Injured aa Result of Fourth of
July Celebration.
EVERETT, Wash, July aWSpecial.)
The small son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Cowlea, residing in the Cherry Valley,
at Tolt, lost his sight and had his
forehead fearfully lacerated when a
cannon cracker exploded.
E. K. Bloomer, 113 Hoyt avenue,
Everett, had his hand torn to piece
by a giant cracker while the Fourth
waa being celebrated at a camp near
Skykoraish. rhyslclana hope to save
the member, and lockjaw la the prin
cipal thing feared.
Julia Carlsen. of Nineteenth street.
Everett, had her face burned close to
one eye, but the Bight will be saved.
Heveral minor casualties occurred, but
th total Hat 1 not a large as usual.
THREE niRT AT WALLA WALLA
Deepile "Safe and Sane Fourth,- Trio
Meet With Injuries.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July .
Special. Despite the fact that the
Fourth of July waa celebrated here In
a safe and sane manner, three injuries
have been reported, although none ap
pear to be aerloua.
James Bighton, -ear-old son of
Mr. and Mr. R. J. Bighton. placed a
giant cracker under a pall. He thought
the fuse had gono out and looked to
ee. Th explosion followed and he
may lose the sight of hi left eye,
which we badly burned.
Mrs. W. Q. Hopper, standing on the
sidewalk, waa struck In the back by a
falling rocket nearly three Inrhe in
diameter. Her dress burned and
she la partially paralysed. Fhe will
recover. W. J. - Bemus was riding
with two friends and a small boy threw
a firecracker under the horse. It kicked
until the buagy was badly demolished
and one young woman'a leg had a hoof
print upon it. The singletree broke
and Bemus led the horse seven miles
to the city, while an automobile picked
up the women.
HEALTH BILL ATTACKED
California Senator Telle or Conver
sion to Christian Science.
WASHINGTON. July . A remark
able defense of Chrtstisn Science and a
personal history of his family's experi
ences in that faith. Including the story
of hi own transition from scoffer to
devout believer, was made In the Sen
ate today by Senator Works, of Cali
fornia. His speech was In reply to one by
Senator Owen, whose bill for a depart
ment of public health has met opposi
tion from many Christian Scientists and
supporters of vsrlous schools of medi
cine. Work denounced the movement for a
National Department of Health as an
attempt by the American Medical As
sociation to control medical activities.
Works said Christian Science had
rescued him from death and had saved
his wife from suffering.
MURRAY TO TAKE CHARGE
Disbanding of Maneuvers Advances
Arrival at Presidio.
SAN FRANCIgCO. July . Special.)
Major-General Arthur Murray, re
cently appointed commanding General
of the Western Division of the Army,
wss not expected to arrive in San
Francisco to assume command until
late in the Summer, but owing to the
order which disbanded the maneuver
division in Texas, will probably report
earlier.
Cpon the arrival of General Murray
in San Francisco to command the
Western Division.- Brigadier-General
Tasker H. Bliss will be relieved and
will then be free to take charge of the
Department of the East. to which
command he has been appointed.
LONG" TERM IS IMPOSED
Fraudulent Obtaining; of $720,000
' PunUlicd by Term In Prison.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, July t.
Judge William J. Stuart, of the Su
perior Court, today sentenced Frank
O. Jones, president of the bankrupt
American Electric Fuse Company, of
Muskegon, to Ionia prison on an in
determinate sentence of from four to
14 year with a recommendation of 10
year.
Jonea confessed to the director that
he had secured between 3500.000 and
1720.000 on fraudulent paper and was
arrested on complaint of the Old Na
tional Bank, of this city, for forging a
check for SB4S1. purporting to have
been signed by R. W. Williamson, of
Chicago.. t
Boy Blinded by Firecracker.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. July . (Special.)
That he will lose the uso of both of
Ms eyes is the belief of physicians
who attended .lames Collier. 12 years
old. who was Injured by the explosion
of a slant firecracker at Beaver today.
AC
AL
MEN'S SUITS
.Every Suit this season's make. The
best clothing it is possible to make.
$35.00 Suits now $24.85
$30.00 Suits now ....$21.85
$25.00 Suits now ....$17.85 .
$20.00 Suits now $14.85
$15.00 Suits now $11.85
This includes every Man's Spring
Suit in the house. ,
IRJFW
PACT IS CEMENTED
Knox and Bryce Agree on Pe
cuniary Claims.
PEACE CAUSE ADVANCES
Conference Then Takes Vp Question
of Broadening Scope of Treaty,
Vnder Which Original Con
tention Waa Slade.
WASHINGTON. July . The princi
ple of arbitration of International dis
putes. Insofar as its application to the
United States and Great Britain Is con
cerned, received a pronounced impetus
today. Secretary Knox and Ambassa
dor Hryce 1ned the first schedule of
rertaln pecuniary claims existing be
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain and the terras of their submission
to arbitration in accordance with the
special agreement signed August 18
last.
Not satisfied with this accomplish
ment for one day. the Secretary and
Ambassador Bryce then conferred on
the proposed general arbitration treaty,
which is to supplant, by broadening- Its
scope, the very convention under which
the pecuniary claims will be arbitrated.
The treaty Is all but completed and
the Administration la confident that it
will be finished In time for submission
to the Senate for ratification at the
present session.
The pecuniary claims to be arbitrated
agrres;ate several million dollars.
Both the special agreement and the
schedule of claims now will be submit
ted to the Senate for ratification. The
special agreement commits the two
governments to arbitration of the
claims and provides the machinery of
the arbitral tribunal, while the sched
ule is a list of claims believed to be
legitimate and worthy of consideration.
It Is understood the question will be ar
bitrated by a commission composed -of
representatives of the United States
and Great Britain and a disinterested
umpire.
L
MAYOK URGES ATTENDANCE AT
ASTORIA CENTENNIAL.
Oregon I Congratulated and Hope
Expressed Thnt rnnama-Paclf lo
Day Will Be Remembered.
SAN FRANCISCO. July . (Special.)
By formal proclamation Issued by
Mayor McCarthy, the citizens of San
Francisco are reminded of the Astoria
centennial celebration, commemorating
the first white settlement In the North
west, and are urged to accept Oregon's
Invitation to attend the celebration.
August 15 has been set aside as Panama-Pacific
Fair day. and will he given
over to the Interests of the 115 fair.
On this day it Is desired that 8sn Fran
cisco he well represented at Astoria.
In hfs proclanistlon Msyor McCarthy
also congratulates the people of Oregon
upon commemorating the great histor
NOTE: Our Blue Serge and Black Suits are on sale at the SAME REDUCTIONS as our other
' Men's Suits. .. . . .
Every
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
$ 6.00
$ 3.00
NO EXAGGERATIONS PERMITTED IN ANY OF MY ADS
ical event of the Northwest. The
Mayor's proclamation In part follows:
"On Auarust 10. 111. the g-ood people
of the Stste of Oregon will open an his
torical celebration which will continue
until September . and which will com
memorate the arrival of the trading
ship Tonquln. sent by John Jacob Aator
100 years ago to the mouth of the Co
lumbia River. The people of Oregon
have requested the Mayor of San Fran
cisco to convey a cordial Invitation to
all of our citizens to attend this great
celebration In the north, and In the dis
charge of such a pleasant duty this
proclamation is cheerfully issued. San
Francisco, as a community, will surely
appreciate the fact that a day has been
set aside In honor of our approaching
exposition, and It Is earnestly to be
hoped that this city will be largely rep
resented during the Important event in
our sister state of the north.
"In issuing this proclamation I wish,
as Mayor, to congratulate the people of
Oregon upon their resolution to com
memorate the great historical event
above referred to. and wish them every
success and happiness in their under
taking. P- H. M'CARTHT.
Mayor of the City and County of San
Francisco."
mbs-yIotilTiietire
EDUCATOR IS NOT CANDIDATE
FOR RE-ELECTION.
Effort. In Coming Convention Will
lie Devoted to Securing Better
Pay for Teachers.
SAN FRANCISCO. July . Positive
announcement that she would not be
a candidate for re-election was made
tonight by Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
president of the National Education
Association, who arrived today for the
convention which opens here tomor
row nltcht. An unwritten law of the
Association Is said to prohibit second
terms, but frl6nds of the incumbent,
representing what Is termed the pro
gressive element of the organixatlon,
have been urging Mrs. Young to stand
for re-election.
James W. Crabtree. of Nebraska, who
Is said to oppose the propaganda of
Mrs. Younsr's followers, is prominently
mentioned as a candidate for the presi
dency. '
Mrs. Young Intimated In a statement
today that her efforts at the forthcom
ing convention would be directed main
ly toward afrltatlna: and furthering the
movement for better compensation for
teachers.
Interesting features of the meeting
will be commercial exhibits by the
school book and supply firms and by
the educational bureau of the Philip
pine Islands.
The City and County School Superin
tendents of the state are meeting here
this week. Their main business relates
to the legislative subjects, particularly
the school laws . passed by the last
Legislature. '
SHEEP FATTEN ON RESERVE
60,000 Head Move Into Columbia
Forest Near Mount Adams.
WHITE SALMON. -Wash., July 6.
(Special.) Sixty thousand head of sheep
from the eastern part of Klickitat Coun
ty and from near Toppenish moved onto
the Columbia Forest Reserve In the foot
hills of Mount Adams today.
Harry Devoe. chief forest ranger, says
there were bands, and that they will
go out tr.ls Fall, as they have done
every year, the fattest lot of sheep from
any reserve In the Northwest. A
charge of seven cents a. heau is made
for feeding on Government land.
ICE
LADIES' TAILORED
SUITS
at a tremendous sacrifice. Every
Lady's Fancy Man-tailored Suit in
stock
AT EXACTLY ONE -HALF PRICE
Ladies' $60 Tailored Suits $30.00
Ladies' $50 Tailored Suits $25.00
Ladies' $40 Tailored Suits $20.00
Ladies' $35 Tailored Suits $17.50
Ladies' $25 Tailored Suits $12.50
LADIES' TAILORED SUITS
BLACKS, WHITES, BLUES
Ladies' $60 Suits now.
Ladies' $50 Suits now.
Ladies' $40 Suits now.
Ladies' $30 Suits now.
Ladies' $25 Suits now:
. .$45.00
..$37.50
. .$30.00
..$22.50
..$18.75
LADIES' AND MISSES'
TUB DRESSES
Wash Suit in the house $r5.00
marked down. $ 6.00
Dresses now $13.65 $ 7.50
Dresses now. ....... $9.85 $10.00
Dresses now $6.85 $15.00
Dresses now $4.35 $18.00
Dresses now.. $1.95 $20.00
E
TELEGRAPHIC ERRORS NOT
WITHIN" JURISDICTION.
Long and Short Haul Provision Not
Applicable to Business or
Foreign Origin.
WASHINGTON. July . Important
informal rulings announced today by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Included the following:
"The Commission has no jurisdiction
over claims for damages due to al
leged errors in the transmission of
telegraphic messages. .
"The long and short haul provision
of the law does not apply when the
more distant point and the intermedi
ate point are in a foreign country,
nor when the point of origin and point
of destination both are in the United
States and the intermediate point la
in a foreign country.
"A carrier may not lawfully Issue
free Interstate transportation to one
BALANCE OF STOCKS TO GO AT
33 Vies Dollar
The New York office has in
structed us to sell balance of stock
at once regardless of cost. Unre
stricted slaughter in prices of up-to-date
merchandise results In the
following reductions:
$15 English Slip-ons $4.95
These Raincoats are everywhere
sold for $15.00 to $18.00. We have
them for men and women. Special
Friday and Saturday.
Men's Clothing
At 33 l-3c on the Dollar
J r f Men's All-Wool Suits;
DD.i7U worth $15.00 to $20.00.
q "TCS Men's elegantly tailored
4 3 Suits; worth $22.50 to
$25.C0.
1 1 AC Men's High - C
9l 143 Suits: worth $37.
Grade
60 to
$32.50.
Extra Special Sale of Dresses
Foulards, Voiles, Broadcloths and
Panama Dresses, special tfT QC
Friday and Saturday. . J
worth $18.60 to $27.60.
Women's TDT Suits
AT 331-3 ON THE DOLLAR.
AT It CX 7C Women's $22.50 and
Ml 9i7 I O $25.00 Suits; gar
ments of merit and quality.
IT i o AC L'b. dies' Tailor
nl 9l40 Made Suits: regu
lar $25.00 and $30.00 grades; ail
new Spring styles.
WE ARE SEILIVC OCT TO HVTT
BLSI.VKSS.
kcgk
145 Morrison St, Bet. 2d and SI
Our great SPECIAL, the CLOTHING EVENT of midsummer,
is now attracting hundreds of people. They know that a BEN
SELLING SALE is always GENUINE. We do not use the
term "VALUES," because stores of a certain class have used it
to deceive. Our regular goods are on sale at these REDUCED
PRICES the lowest for such goods as can be bought.
BOYS' WASH SUITS
Sailor and Russian Styles
Sizes V2 to 10 Years.
Every Boys' .Wash Suit in the
house is marked down. Our stock
was" clean at the opening of the sea
son, and all we now have is fresh,
new, clean stock absolutely dif
ferent from the sale goods pf other
stores.
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
Boys'
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
Wash
Wash
Wash
Wash
Wash
Wash
Wash
Wash
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Su.its
Suits
Suits
BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER
SUITS
Every Boy's Knickerbocker Suit in
the house marked down.
not otherwise entitled to It In order
to enable him as a witness to attend
a proceeding In court unless the car
rier is a party thereto or has a direct
legal interest in the result.
"Mileage books Issued for intrastate
A -a.
Specials
Wash Dresses
All New and Fresh; No
Last Season's Goods
They Would Ordi-CQ p
narily Sell at $5, fj
Special Price . . .
The daintiest lot of Summer
Dresses you have ever beheld;
charming styles in fine ginghams
and chambrays. A splendid vari
ety to select from., All sizes for
misses and women. t o
You will like these JpO.OO
WAISTS
Lingerie $1.25
Regular $2.00 Waists.
our price q -i Q C
only tPX
Pongee $3.75
Usual price of these
5X821 $3.75 M
MILLl.VERY SALE
. . 9S?
$1.35
$1.65
$1.98
$2.35
$2.65
$3.25
$3.98
LEADING
CLOTHIER
use in exchange for advertising may
not be used upon any part of an inter
state journey,
"Interstate lines may carry free or
at reduced rates property for county
authorities."
For Friday I
and Saturday
now
now
now
now
now
now
now
now
New Tailored
Linen Suits
That Regularly dC AC
Sell at $10 . .yd'Vd
What is more useful than one of these
Suits for travel, seashore, outing and
even dress wear? They are splendidly
tailored, cut in the very latest mod
els; jaunty 26-inch coats. Skirts with
panel front and back. Pure Irish
linen. At $10.00 you would not hes
itate to buy them. 1 a? O
Snecial price ....... TP---
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