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G FROSTSWAYEO BY OF Elf D REAM IPIRE Alaska Promoter Denies Coal Lands Were Leading Factor .' in His Vision. FAME CHIEF TEMPTATION Defendant Tnexprctedly Takes TV ti ne Stand, to Testify Tbat .-. Prospect at Being Pioneer InrzltMl Him. CHICAGO. March 87. Albert C. Frost, with four others on trial In tne k mn llpfrl attempt at fraud to get control of many square miles of coal land In Aiasaa. umi pectedly took the witness stand in his own behalf today. ' Frost said that It was a dream of being pioneer In the development of a great agricultural and commercial territory in Interior Alaska, rather than a dream of wealth, that urged him into the pro motion of the schemes now being aired In court. The coal was the least of his in terests, he said. The chief immediate aim he had was In the development of the Alaska Central Kailroad. Canadian Otni Ways. Frost Is the most prominent of five defendants on trial here charged with Inducing more than 60 "dummies" to apply for coal locations in Alaska, which, the indictments assert, were to be turned over to FTOst and his associ ate ' Three other indictments were re turned against Canadians who are not under the jurisdiction of the United States Courts. Frost said that It was Henry C. Os borne, one of the Canadians, who in terested him In the promotion of the Alaska Central Railroad. :- Coal Not Chief Iatereat. 'I had promoted several small rail roads." said Mr. Frost, "but this was the most attractive 1 had ever heard of. The line was to run through a country teeming with agricultural, mineral and manufacturing, possibilities, "The coal was one of those possibili ties, but by no means one of the most Important. - "I didn't go Into this for money. The possibility of being known as a pioneer in opening up this great new country was mo alluring- that I could not re sist It"- "'' PHONE RATE PROBE TODAY , ."Slate Railroad Commission to Hear : Four Applications. SALEM, Or, March 87. (Special.) Hearings will be commenced tomorrow before the State Railroad Commission to determine consumers' rates of the " r"aeific Suites Telephone at Telegraph 3 Company. Four applications will be Involved and it ' Is probable that the ' hearings will consume considerable . time. ' - Among the applications will be those ', relative to rates at Milwaukle and Oak - Grove. Another hearing will be on the .' question of changing certain irregular , and obsolete charges, representing con- tract rates by the company with 'aun . dreds of individuals, these being in the ? nature of special contracts for special rates. Another application is relative to a ' lowing rates to stand and continue In effect where changes have been made since January 1, 1911. This also in ' volves hundreds of rates. versltv trf Washington contends with tko -Lelami -Stanford Ontverslty tomor row Trrgrrrt and at The University oT Oregon at Eugene In the Washington auditorium for the forensic bonors-of the Pacific Coast In a debate on the ques tion "Resolved, That the immigration to the Cnited States of all unskilled laborers of the Slavonic, Hellenic, races of Eastern and Southeastern Europe should be prohibited." The home team comprising Robin Welts and .Clifford Newton will uphold the affirmative, the team which goes to Oregon upholds the negative Is repre sented by Vincent Roberts and Arthur Younger. CNIVKRSrTY OF OREGON". Eugene. March t. (Special.) Oregon will meet Washington and Stanford In de bate tomorrow evening to determine the championship of ' the triangular league. While the affirmative team on the question, of further restriction of immigration, is defending their Institu tion against Washington at home, the negative team will oppose Stanford ta Palo Alto. This is the fourteenth annual debate between Oregon and Washington. Washington has won seven and Oregon six of the contests. Oregon wiU be represented In the de bate against Washington by David C Pickett. '13. of Prineville, and Vernon T. Motschenbacher, '14, of Klamath Falls. Howard Zimmerman, 'It. of Salem, and Dalsel M. King, '14, of Myrtle Point, are the men who will meet the cham pions of Stanford on the same even ing. Alii TEMPTS EXPLORES AMUNDSEN' TO BCY HYDRO AEROPLAXES FOR ARCTIC. : EDITOR'S CASE PREJUDGED tiuthrlc Admits He Wrote Decision in Advance of Hearing. KANSAS CITY. March 87. Circuit Judge Guthrie, who recently cited W. 11. Nelson, editor and owner of the . Kansas City Star, for contempt, testi , fying today before C. C. Crow. Commls- sioner for the State Supreme Court, ad ' in It ted that lie had wrlten his decision . finding Mr. Nelson guilty in advance : of the hearing at which the editor ap , peared betore hint. He said lie had written the decision '. the night before. Intending to change ( It If evidence presented to him should ' influence him to do so. Mr. Nelson was .cited for contempt and sentenced to one day in jail by , Judge Outhrle on account of articles In the Star relating to decisions in di ; orce case. He appealed to the Su- t-rcrae Court. - TONG MURDER DESCRIBED, wttlc Cliin'se Tells of E.-cac of Defendant. SEATTLE, Wash, March 27. Chin Gum Fong. a witness for the state In the trial of Chin Quonf . art alleged highbinder, vaarged with the murder of Yong Sing last December, testified to today that he saw Yong Sing a few iniDuua before the' a looting, beard ' . sots fired and witnessed the escape of the defendant and Mm Shuey Yue and tie Yung Ging. Chin vtueng Is said to be a Hip Sing, and the ' theory of the state is that he sought to avenge the death of his clansman, Seid .King, who was slain In Portland and siiipped to Seattle In a trunk. Una SHuey Yue has not been cap tured. The murdered man was a Hop Sine. The Hop Sings are alleged to Live killed ieid King. Completed' Plans Announced as Re sult or Flight as Passenger With Christofferson. SAN" rRANCISCO. March 17. Before Captain Roald Amundsen, the discov erer of the South Pole, sailed for Eu reka. Cal., toaay, be signed a contract to buy two hydro-aeroplanes, which he will take with him. into the Arctic on bis next voyage of exploration in 1914. Amundsen made his first flight as a passenger with Silas Chrlstoffersen. of Portland. Oast Tuesday, and today he was able to announce his complete plans. Before setting sail from this city for the Northwest Passage In June, 1314. he will study flying scientifically for three months from every angle, and will .go North prepared to repair any damage his planes may suffer. and Helmer Hanssen. his trusted aide. who accompanied mm on nis unai oasn to the South Pole, will be fellow pupils. Knute Sundbeck. chief engineer of the c.-m will -mnatnr th theorv of COD' struction and repair of the motors. Amundsen Deiicves ids uyurw-ttciB- 1 .111 K navtll.tlBrlv IlKffflll In th Summer months, wben there Is much onen water, for reconnaissances and ob servations - "I don't think there is mucn aanger, he said. "I consider aeroplanes thor oughly practical for the uses to which 1 intend to put them." 2 MEN HELD FOR ROBBERY Arrest Made at Hood River tar Crime Committed at Stevenson. . . tis-v-t wnnrw XTarih 27. (Spe cial.) Charged with having robbed a man near Stevenson, two men giving the names of Harry Shadrick and Lewis Tracy were arrested here today a few hours arter tne crime. when notified of the robbery, sent out an alarm to surrounding towns and Sheriff Johnson and Marshal Lewis, of this place, arrested the two men. An officer from Skamania County came here today and will return the prisoners to Stevenson. x no onicera say they have evidence of the guilt of the two suspects. STEVENSON, Wash., March 17. (Special.) Sheriff Gray today returned from Hood River with Harry Shadrick and Lewis Tracy, who are accused by William Clayton of holding him up and robhing him of 197.50. Clapton says he was making his way East from Cali fornia in a boxcar when the robbery occurred. The two pr'soners have been working near here for the Northwestern Elec tric Company. Shadrick has relatives at Hood River. They will be given a preliminary hearing before JUBtice Green on Friday. MISSION CHANGES HANDS Historic Seamen's Institute at San Francisco Under American Control. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. The Seamen's Institute, one of the historic Institutions of the San Trancisco water front for a quarter of a century, for mally passed from British to American control today, when Chaplain Ealand turned the work of the mission over to the American Episcopal Church before departing for England. Chaplain Ealand came to this city Im mediatelv after the fire of 1906 to take charge of the Institute and has been Its director ever since. A farewell pre sentation was made to him today by Plshop Nichols, of the Episcopal Church. ONE 10 GHANG IS GIVEN E MIENS Governor Refuses Clemency and Then Leaves for New Jersey. SHORT DELAY IS GRANTED PRICE OF POTATOES LOW California Sales Arc at 4 0 Cents Sack With leuiaud Slight. ' STOCKTON. Ca March 27. Sp-.-tul. Potatoes are eelilns here at the unusually low price of 40 cents a sack avid Indications ar that a !uuip will "Itkely 'ur tn ttia near future. Pro duce men say that tne low quotations are due to overproduction, thousands f acres having been pUnleu last yeax because) of previous tepnotch -prh-es. In "March. 1912. dealers were unable to apTy the deoiaud at $3 a stack. Whl! there ia mill demand, it Is bj far not proportionate to the supply. A larr "pat of the crop is in the warehouse unsold. Conditions are not likely to improve, as .there kr large crops sttll to be markets tn Or-on aoti Nevada. . COLLEGES DEBATE TONIGHT Oregon, Washington and Iceland Stanford Trams to Clash.' r.vivERsii'v ofTvashington. Se- iiUUaxca sr. ti-pacial.) Tha lnl- AUTOPSY HALTS INQUEST Prwccntor Takes "o Actk In Case or "Starvation" Doctor. EEATTT.E. "Wash., March ST. The In quest ordered by Coroner Fred R. bewis. of Kitsap Cennty. over the body of Mrs. Mary T. Bailey, who died at the Olalla Sanitarium of Mrs. Linda Burfteld Hassard. the "starvation" doctor, was postponed today until an autopsy could be performed, which probably will be tomorrow. ' John F. Murphy, prosecuting; attor ney of King County, has taken no action yet on the findings of the Se attle Coroner's jury that Mrs. Ida An derson, another of Mrs. Hazzard's pa tients, died of starvation. Junior Prona Is to Be? Grand Affair. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LFGE. Corvallis, March 27. (Special.) The annaal junior prom at Oregon Agricultural Collesre will be Riven Sat urdav nieht. and the flnal arrange ments completed Uiay will, according to report -iven out by the juniors, make it a preat event. Programmes, refreshments, music and many fruests will be imported for the occasion. Lewis County Pioneer Dies. CUEHALIS. Wash.. March S7. (Spe cial.) S. X. Spencer, a Lewis County pioneer who for 40 years past had lived nsar Ethei. died Sunday at the age of 7J years. He leaves a widow and daughter and three sons. Springfield Woniaa Badly Burned. SPRING FIKLTV Or.. March IT. (Spe cial.) Mil. IX- E. Brown lies at the Springfield Hospital In a serious con dition as a result of being badly burned. A lamp which she was extinguishing exploded. Lieutenant-Governor Ellyson to Get Opinion at Noon as to Right to Commute Sentence; Law Rales End Must Be -by Snnset. RICHMOND. Va.. March 28. After an all-ntght "conference between Lieutenant-Governor dlysoa, Attorney-General Williams and friends of Allen, It was announced at 2 o'clock this morn ing that Superintendent TYood had ajrreed to postpone the execution of Floyd Allen and Claude Swanson Allen until tomorrow afternoon. The Attorney-General has agreed to furnish Lieutenant-Governor Ellyson with a written opinion as to his rlgrt to commute the sentence by noon. The sentence of the court provides that the prisoners must be executed between sunrise and sunset today. Just before he left the city this aft ernoon for Trenton. N. J.. Governor Mann again declined to commute the death sentence. Frlendjs of the Aliens made desperate efforts to have "the Governor extend mercy to the younger prisoner ard they even asked that a commission be appointed to determine the Justice of the plea for commutation. Under Governor Mann's orders the gold medal which had been bought for Claude Allen was cot presented to him and tonight It is locked in the prison superintendent's desk. The medal car ries the inscription: "For bravery in defending his father." The contention of the defense was that Claude Allen did not begin shoot ing In the Hillsville Courthouse until he was orced to do so in his father's defense.- TRAINMEN UNDER ARREST Electric Freight Crew Charged With Breaking Oregon City Law. OREGON CITT. Or., March 27. (Spe. clal.) Charged with operating freight trains through the city during the day In violation of a city ordinance John Erb, conductor, and Ray Relnke, Jno torman, of train No. 140S, and J. D, Hatfield, conductor, and C. W. Bur nett, xnotorman, of train No. 1402, were arrested this morning by Chief of Po lice Shaw. The ordinance provides that the Port land Railway. Light A Power Com pany shall operate freight trains through the city only from 10 o'clock at night until 6 o'clock In the morn ing unless a permit is obtained from the Mayor.t The men arrested today did not obtain permits from the Mayor. They said that they were hauling gravel for a walk between this city and Canemah, and thought the ordinance gave them a right to do so. They will have a hearing before Re corder Stipp tomorrow. FRANK E. LEWIS MARRIES Miss Dorothy J. Joy, of Los Angeles, Is Bride of Portland Man. LOS ANGELES, March 27. (Special.) Miss Dorothy J. Joy. of this city, to night became the bride of Frank E. Lewis, of Portland. The 'wedding was performed at the home of Miss Joy's parents. Only relatives and near friends were present. Rev. L. D. Day read the services. Lewis Is 48 years old and Miss Joy Is 45. Miss Joy wore a beau tiful satin dress covered with old lace. Following the wedding a supper was served and immediately following the couple left on a honeymoon, after which they will go to Portland, where they will make their home. ASTORIA STRUCK BY GALE Fifty-Mile Wind From South Accom panied by KaLn. ASTORIA. Or., March 27. (Special. After enjoying fine weather for fully two weeks Astoria, was visited by a se vere gale from the south this morning, and it continued all day. The wind at tained a SO-mile velocity and was ac companied by a heavy fall of rain. Tonight conditions are improved, the barometer Ms going up and tho wind has shifted to the northwest. Japanese Ask for Copies of Law. OL.TMPIA. Wash., March 27. (Spe cial.) That the Japanese are interested In the laws affecting the women of the Stat of Washington ia indicated by a letter received today by Secre tary f State Howell from Tsuruya TamakL chancellor of the Imperial Jap anese Consulate at Seattle. The chan cellor asks for certified copies of the laws Just passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor establishing a mother's pension and a minimum wage for women. Lister Names Commissioners. VI' 1 -lit i' am'L.. ...... -. i J" i ' ... M. Godman. of Seattle, formerly Su perior Judge of Columbia County, W asningxon, wan vppumieu uj uvier succeed George A. Lee, resigned. E. W. Olson, of Walla Walla, will suc ceed Charles F. Hubbard as State La bor Commissioner. Hubbard has been Commissioner for eight years. His term expires Apni a. uuuaiw win take -office April 10. Monmouth Scene of Celebration. MONMOUTH. Or., March 27. (Spe cial.) F. S. Powell celebrated his 83d birthday and 6?d wedding anniversary last Friday. He crossed the plains in 1851 by ox team, coming from Illinois. He first settled near Albany, and later moved to Monmouth, where he still resides. Four sons and one daughter were present: Perry O. Powell, Jay F. Powell, Dr. James M. Powell. Ira C. Powell and Mrs. A. M. Arant. Ardenwald Wants Schoolhouse. MILWAUKIE. Or, March 27. (Spe cial.) The directors of the WVlsburg. or Ardenwald. school district have called a special electloa to vote on a bond isrue of tlO.OOw to run for 20 years. This money Is wanted for erec tion of a modern schoolhouse at Arden wald. which adjoins this place, the north and east of Sellwoed. Plans for a two-story four-room modern frame schoolhouse have been drawa and it ALDER AtWestPark WOODAMCLME&CO. AMERICA'S LARGEST DRUG STORE SPECIALS Sffl WITH DOUBLE W Olive Oil and Ripe Olives Wood-Lark brand pure Califor nia Olive Oil for the table, for tho Invalid. Physicians pre scribe iu - . Gallons f 3.59 Half gallons 1-I5 Smaller sizes 23 SOC S5 Imp'd Greek Oiive3 Packed in pure oil; at S5 45 "d 75 pkg. fr'AXCY RIT-R OLIVES, packed in glass bottles, at 35 HOC and 5 the bottle. MEDIUM RTT! OLIVES at 25 the pint, -40 the quart aud SI. 50 the gallon. iiAK sirs OLIVES, S5 the pint, JO? the quart and $2.25 the gallon. At the Candy Booth Pome 1-pound boxes of Cliocolares and Bon- BoV especially Packed forour Easter w offer them now at ti) and 1Bj20c pounds Peanut Clusters, chocolate coated, itlff- special price, per half pound - Try our "Dutch Chocolatea" in and one-pound boxes at 3(C and v Jnst to acquaint you with the tinusual ex cellence of our Fountain service we will serve any of our regular 15c specials r Friday and Saturday only at XVH. Patent Medicines At Redacod Prices 25c Zemo 41.00 Lislerine 60c Sloan's Liniment ... 26c St. Jacob's OH... 50c Swamp Root .... 36c Oastoria 68c Scott's Emulsion 6vc Angler's Emulsion 19 65c ::::Mt 20e .......3S .40 Perhaps You Don't Save Trad ing Stamps but You Have a Friend Who Do es Ask for 1 hem Baseball Baseball Specials Fielders Gloves, made of the best quality napa leather. In brown and black, kid lined through out, absolutely guaranteed. Regular price fl, cut to 74 rsovs'' Flldr' Gloves, made of genuine Yucatan leather. Regular price 26c, ..cut to 19e Cl.23 OFFICIAL BALL cut to wse Free Free Free GET INTO THE GAME! Official 191S Rule Book and S-ore Cards Free Rubber Goods Each and Every Item Guaranteed $1.75 No. 3 Bed Seamless Hot Water Bottles, each $1.29 $1.25 No. 2 at "o-.8 $1.75 No. 3 Combination.... $1.19 -$1.50 Fountain Syringe 98 $1.00 Fountain Syringe 63p Ladies' Douche, red S9J Rubber Garden Gioves, pair 31 With Dooble Stamps Groan 'lee "Wo d-lark IT" BEET if I ' Medicinal Preparations of Merit Chocolate Emulsloa, Wood-Lark Per bottle 85g Three bottles for 92.25 Micro Sl.OO Beef, Wis sad Iron Per bottle SO Three bottlfs for. ... .01.2a Allen's Catarrk Balm 2a it Allen's PIUs 20 Cooper's Snrsaparilla Per bottle 75i Threo bottles for S2.00 Cooper's Antiseptic Fluid Per bottle 50 Three bottles for S1.2S Wine Ced 1.1 ver Oil. Wood-Lark Per bottle ftl.OO Three bottles for $2.50 Allen's Vegetable Compound Per bottle 85 Three bottles for S2.25 Specials in Drag Department WITH DOCBLG TRADING STAMPS Z5c qt. .Denatured Alcohol -...IS ?6c pt. Peroxide Hydrogen.. 1 25o8 oz. Bay Rum 25c 8 oz. Glycerine.... ISC 25c 8 oz. Glycerine and Rose Water.. 16e 10c 3 oz Castor Oil -: 25c Kose Water .XoC 2r.c Witch Hazel 17 1 0c Boric Acid 6tf 10c Powdered Alum gc 25c Cream Tartar .....IStf 10c Epsom Salts oC 10c Soda Bicarbonate 6c Silicate Soda Pint 2g - Quart 3rC Half gallon SO Gallon 75 Wood-Lark Bedbug Banlsher Pints. . 35 Quarts 0J Half gallon ... v. 81.00 Gallon SI. 7a CHAMOIS-LINED VESTS Vor Ladles and Gentlemen This Is tke month of storms lind verylntr weather. More colds In April than any month of the year. You can't miss this -chance. Regular ' retail price )C 2.6. NOW ?l--r' flrRB WATER Makes healthy people. A Wood-Lark Water Still sitting on the back of your stove "Will give you plenty of pare dis tilled water. On display on the dQ (( Fourth Floor wO.UU WOOD-LARK, WATERMAN D COKK- LIS FOUNTAIN PEN'S. 9S to 825 And every one we sell pleases the user or vour monev back. Fill your pen at our ink fountain FREE. SPAl LD1NG WONDERFUL PLASTERS Demoaatratlon on Main Floor BRASS CUSPIDORS On the Ground Floor we have a nice selection of seamless brush brass office Cuspidors. Regular price from 75c to $3.50 each. Price Friday and Saturday only at OAE-FOURTH OFF WOOD-LARK PHOTO AND LIBRARY PASTE In iec, S5c, 50c jars, or hi grallon for 90 ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING No matter how pretty the picture, it in not fair to look upon unless surrounded by an artistic frame. We have a large and choice selection of frames, and our. framing: department will bo fflad to help vou in your choice. Professional men. brine us your diploma: we will frame it as It should be framed. SURGICAL DEPARTMENT Fourth Floor Invalid Chairs, for sale or rent. Arpfe Supports, tne adjustable kind, that fits the foot. Ankle Braces, Shonlder Braces, Spiaal Braces. A great many articles that will relieve the invalid are on display In this department. POCKET KNIVES A complete line of Pocket Knives In pearl and stag handle, ranging; in price from 60c to J2.60. Any knife that bears tho ft OO0-1.AHK trademark is guaranteed to give satisfaction or money back. PLACE AND TALLY CARDS A large line of Place Cards, assorted shapes and designs. All priced at 10 the dozen. Regular price 60c dozen. ACCEPTANCE CARDS 24 gold edge Acceptance Cards, 24 envel opes; good values at 60o the package; while they last, special at 24c per box. PERFUMES At our Perfume Department we have a full and complete line of Domestic and Imported Perfumes, Toilet Waters, Toilet Powders and Toilet Requisites. Special agents for Hudnut's, having at all times a complete stock of this popular line. Just received new Importations from Coty SMELLING SALTS JARS Just received some new designs In Smell ing Salts Jars. Priced at 45 and 75 DEMONSTRATION BOOTH Oa the Mala Floor -Armour's Malted Clams at 25 and 48 the bottle. Armour's Bouillon Cubes at 19 and 37 Per package. Armour's Chicken Cubes at 19 and 37 the pack age. Stop at the booth and sample these delicacies. AT THE JEWELRY COUNTER We offer a select line of Long Chains, Brooches, Rings and Ptns, priced Friday and Saturday only at HALF OFF. PAINTS Spring tlm Is Paint time. Our stock of Sherwtn At Williams' inside or outside Paint is complete at all times. t.VJY tr SPRAY Use the Wood-Lark Lime and Sulphur Compound and the Wood-Lark Spray Pump. One gallon of the spray and the pump for 85. Friday and Saturday only with double trading stamps. Medicinal Stimulants $1.23 Chicked Cock, bond hot tied, full qt., 8 years old 98 vloc Clawood,. full Vt pint, bond bottled 23 $1 S-Star Cal. Brandy 7! Jl.60 Garn Kirk Scotch Whisky for. . $1.17 60c Cordials, all f lavors . . . 3S 60c Imported L- Roy Brandy for , 37 Full gallon California fint-st Vintage Angelica, Burgundy, Muscatel, Tokay, Port; Sherry, etc $1.50 Pure Grape Juice Vinegar, larKe bottle 20c Clawood Malt Extract, the only malt extract .ever sold on a money-back guarantee ' Per bottle . . ,..13 Per dozen ' Case of two Hozen WITH DOt'HLK GREEN THADI.V i NtSxttM G STAMPS Miniatures Beautiful Art Department In the Art department we are offering a very choice selection of miniatnre reproduc tions of famous paintings, each copy framed in an exquisite old gold frame. These min iatures are toarked to sell at $1.00 and $1.50 for Friday- and Saturday we price them all at 59f each. With double Green Trading Stamps Cameras at Popular Prices We handle no trust goods No. 2 Buster Brown, $2.00 No. 3-A Folding Buster Brown, $10.tiO Makes Postal Card size. No. 9 "Ansco," with rectilinear lens, each,- S20.00 Full and free expert instructions to our cus tomers. WE SHOW YOU HOW. Bring us your films and plates. We develop and print promptly add well'. No tank work. Ground Floor. Theatrical Make-ups Hess', Meyer's, Leichner's and Stein's 'A Complete Line Mark Cross Leather Goods We are Portland's exclus ive agents for Mark Cross leather goods, and have just received ft new ship ment of Spring Gloves, showing here the same de sijrns that are shown in Mark Cross leather shops the world over. Of f ei Extraordinary For-Mol Tooth Powder is one of the Wood-Lark family of preparations of merit. It sells at 25 the can. With each can of powder sold on Friday and Saturday we will give one of our 25c Tooth Brushes free. . T V 31 ' ESlG4ko&iMuitasaiibal Whv stand over a warm stove during the warm weather? Ws hav? a great many de vices whereby you can t'Ooit BY WIRE. On display on the Main Floor. Double Stamps Friday and k Saturday On First 3 Floors GROUND-FLOOR CONVENIENCES FOR YOU Postoffice Station No. 35, stamps, money orders, registration, pay your water bills here, buy your car tickets both city and suburban, American Express money orders. Parcel post stamps. Double Stamps Friday and Saturday On First 3 Floors ...... ....t K. Inrll is eJtpeota to iei ure , f- " is The Wllleburg school distrlot lost its' schoolhouse near Sellwood by an' nexation to Portland. It was int;ed ? join Milwaukie district, but voted to stand independent, and it will erect s modern schoolhouse It the bond issae is passed at the special election. PRISONER THREATENS LIFE Man Held at Burns Ttooogbt Gsilty of Several Crimes. BURN'S, Or., March 37. (Special.) cutw-.., y Kline, who has been in Jail here for two months charged witn xn burn and horses belonging to A. C Vol Inter , U showing signs 01 ----- and threatens particularly to kill a fellow-prisoner. . . Schiebe was the name na gave when j . i-- Af the crimes srresteu t i . . " ....... charged against him intJ Sherin mcnaroron u rr-v-the Sheriff of Douglas County. V, ash ington, saying that his name Is John Kline, and that he was In Jail in that county h a charge of housebreaking, though he was not conylcted. That Sheriff also says ho is a dangerous "schiebe, dr Kline, will be kept here until the April term of Circuit Court wben toe Is to bo tried. Runaway Has Snpply of Oandy. SAX FRANCISCO, March 17. Willie . : i . .--a,-, nld. who ran away ui iuuci. . from his home In Seattle a week ago, was taken ort tne steamer tunu any. The laa bad money, but caf--i a-n rtve-nonnd boxes of candy and a package of salted almonds. ' Monroa Pioneer Dies at 40. MONROE. March 17. -(Special) Joel ii nnA nf tVi nlAnpprx of this section, passed away at his borne, four ;1 . f:in,na i n KiinHa. AT r Hurlbert Was nearly 90 years of age. He came to Oregon In 1853, and removed to his present farm In 1872. Commonwealth Conference Is Set. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Btigene March 27. (Special.) May Z and S have been fixed as tho n'ates for the fifth annual commonwealth conference at the University of Oregon. Authori ties from every part of the state will take part In the discussions He saw the Awful Kumier of Life. .VOW OH SALB EVERrWBEXK tSJt CENTS If you discovered a gold-mme You wouldn't be satisfied with mere surface indications. You would look for deeper treasure. So there are hidden "nuggets" of help and satisfaction in many practical uses of our Tomato Soup which you ought to look for and enjoy. Do you prepare this nourishing soup sometimes with milk or cream instead of hot water? Do you ever serve it with croutons or rice or noodles? Do you use it for seasoning meats, fish, omelettes and otner simple aisnesr . -i f 1 It, Write tor our Uttie ireev DooKiec which describes some of these de lightful possibilities. Get the full good of this every day gold-mine. 21 kinds 10c a can Look for the red-and-white label iiaMrtMaHaHaBariHUBbjMHaBiMatAljiisBMUrii4ttAMaBMBas A I