TITE MORXIXG OREGOTflAK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913.
3
iSS HOBOS FINDS
WASHINGTON SLOV
Getting Action in Federal De
partments Involves Sundry
Vexatious Delays.
OLD LAND ISSUES DRAG
Kepresentatlve of Governor of Ore'
gon Must Make Appointments
Far In Advance to Reach
j Cabinet Officers.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
In g ton, Oct. 30. First Impressions are
not always wrong, as Miss Fern Hobbs,
private secretary to Governor West,
of Oregon, Is ready to attest. Miss
Hobbs recently came to Washington as
personal representative of the Governor
to adjust several Oregon land matters
that have been long pending before the
Interior Department. She quickly dis
covered that the Government at Wash
lngton is a slow-moving machine, and
this Impression has been growing on
her.
The duties Imposed on Miss Hobbs
were many and her assignment would
nave been & good one lor a well-in
formed man. The enormity of her un
dertaklng, however, has never stag
gered Miss Hobbs In the least. Her
one complaint is at the slowness with
which the wheels of Government re
volve here In the National Capital.
Officials' Time Much In Demand.
Miss Hobbs, after reaching Washing
ton, had conferences with several mem
bers of the Oregon delegation and then
started out to visit various Depart
ment officials with whom she had bus!
ness. She found, on the occasion of
her first call, that there Is a heavy
demand on the time of the higher Gov
ernment officials and that unless Inter
views are arranged in. advance little
time can be secured, even to present
such Important questions as those she
brought with her to Washington.
Next day Miss Hobbs discovered that
Government officials In the higher of
fices are so burdened with work that
they cannot carry In their heads the de
tails of all business which passes
through their hands, but are obliged
to rely largely upon clerks and sub
ordinate officials who specialize on the
different classes of departmental work,
Before one of the high officials can
discuss a case intelligently (unless it
be one fresh in his mind) he must, of
necessity, call in his subordinates. This
means delay.
Miss Hobbs was soon convinced that
no public . business can be transacted
in Washington in a hurry. The Gov
ernment departments here do not work
as rapidly as the smaller offices, in the
field; the machinery is more cumber
some; there are more officials to con
suit, more records to pry Into, more re
ports to be searched. More than this,
Miss Hobbs has discovered, that inter
views cannot be had at any time de
sired. Frequently there are delays of
a day, two days, or even longer.
Speedy Action ImpoSMlble.
Those having business with the -e
partments, however, are treated with
courtesy, and are afforded opportunity
to present their pleas and arguments
whenever apportunlty affords, but even
the representative of a uovernor of one
of the sovereign states must compete
with Senators and Representatives
when seeking an interview with a Cab
inet officer and in Washington the
Senator and Representative has right-
of-way over everyone else.
For all the delays she has encoun
tered Miss Hobbs Is not complaining.
She came to Washington prepared to
spend several weeks in discussing Ore
gon land matters with the Depart
ments. She has been convinced that
she cannot remain in Washington for
the final adjustment of the various
questions she is presenting, for to do
so would compel her to spend the Win
ter at the National Capital, and there
is no assurance the various issues will
all be disposed of by Spring. Some
have been pending for five to 10 years,
end such old matters are always slow
of adjustment.
However, Miss Hobbs is hopeful, be
fore leaving Washington, of being able
to pave the way to adjustment of all
the affairs presented by her, and if
she can accomplish this much she will
feel well repaid for her journey.
ENLISTED MEN TO STUDY
Soldiers Ordered; to Take Course to
1 Prepare for Special Work.
OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct. 30. The following en
listed men In the Coast Artillery Corps
are ordered to go to Fort Monroe. Va.,
by or before January 2 to take courses
of instruction in the department of
enlisted specialists:
Private Solomon Etter, Ninety-third
Company, Fort Stevens, Or.; Corporal
Fred Hartman, 149th Company, Fort
fcasey. Wash., and Private Charles T.
"Waters, Sixth Band, Fort Worden,
Wash., for the mechanical course of
John H. Hunter, 108th Com
pany, Fort Worden, for instruction in
the artillery course.
Corporal Lee Rodenhamer, Sixty-third
Company, Fort Worden, for electrical
course.
Corporal Charles H. Finch, Thirtieth
Company; Corporal Marvin E. Langford
and Private Charles F. Grow, Sixty
third Company, Fort Worden, and Pri
vate Mark J. Holmes, Ninety-second
Company, Fort Flagler, for instruction
in radio telegraphy.
HEIRS AND STATE CONTEST
Kin of Woman Wlio Died Before In
testate Ilusband Want Kstate.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 30. Whether
the state or the heirs of a wife whose
death preceded his, shall Inherit the
$70,000 estate of William Brady, who
was said to have been reared in a
foundling asylum In New York, was a
question that came up in the Superior
Court here today.
Hrady died without leaving a will
end without known heirs. For two
years his estate has been in the hands
of the public administrator, who has
I ejected many claims from various
parts of the United States and Canada.
The heirs of Mrs. Brady, who died
In 1894, at first asked for half of
Brady's estate, but now are seeking
all of it.
RASM.USSEN WANTS GUN
Deputy Game Wardens Charged With
Causing Guilty Plea.
Charges that deputy game wardens
Induced Dick Weber to plead guilty to
charge of violating the gams law.
and assured him that the plea, with the
help of a game warden, would save him
from punishment, figured In the an
swer filed in District Court to the an
swer to the original plea of Jack Ras
mussen, who asks for the return of i
shotgun confiscated by State Game
Warden Finley.
Rasmussen states in his answer that
Dick Weber, using the gun of the con
troversy, was arrested by Game Ward.
ens Ervln and Truesdale on the Barr
road. They charged him with shooting
a China pheasant from the publio high
way. According to the answer of Rasmus
sen, they then told Weber, who was
using Rasmussen's gun, that if he left
the gun with them It would serve as
ball for the appearance of the lad in
court next day at St. Johns. Rasmus
sen further contends that when Weber
appeared in court, Ervln advised him
in the presence of witnesses to plead
eruiltv. saving that if he did so, he
(Ervln) would take care that he drew
no penalty. Weber did plead gumy ana
was fined 25 and 15 costs. The gun
was confiscated and kept and is 11111
In Flnley's possession.
Judge Dayton, to whom it was as
signed, refused to decide the case on
the filed pleadings and it must go to
trial.
"FIT" MARRIAGES URGED
CHURCH HEARS FLEA FOB EC
GEXIC UNIOXS.
Congregational Convention Ends
One of Most Important Meet
ings In Its History.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Oct 30. A
plea for eugenic marriages by Gov
ernor Baldwin, of Connecticut, and an
address by Dr. Newell Dwlght Hlllls,
of Brooklyn, N. Y on the new social
obligations for the church brought to
an end tonight the fifteenth triennial
council of the Congregational churches
In the United States. The council is
regarded us one of the most import
ant in tho church's history. It adopted
a new constitution, appointed a gen
eral secretary with enlarged advisory
powers, brought the eight church so
cieties directly under the guidance of
the council and provided for biennial
meetings.
Governor Baldwin urged the pass
age of laws by State Legislatures to
enable ministers of religion to deter
mine whether parties to the marriage
contract were fit before the ministers
perform the ceremony.
"The greatest need or this nour in
American society," said Dr. Hillis, "is
the need of ministers an parents who
will teach this generation that God is
more than gold; that wealth is an ob
ligation to poverty; and that from
those who have received much, much
will be required.
There is not one industrial prob
lem that would not be solved by the
reappearance of the puritan type In
our great railways, banks and mines.
"If the republic is to prosper, once
again we must produce that splendid
type of manhood that can hold our
people back from the trampled corn
fields and from bloody streets and fill
the land not only with prosperity but
with peace."
Professor Fred B. Hill, or Northfieia.
Minn., was named chairman of the
committee on social service; Rev. Wil
liam T. McElveen, Chicago, was elected
chairman of the commission on tem
perance and Rev. Henry A. Stimson,
New York, was chosen chairman of the
commission that will have charge of
the ministerial annuity plan.
MAIL EFFICIENCY IS AIM
BTJRLESOX ' WILIi STANDARDIZE
ENTIRE POSTAL SERVICE.
Postmaster-General Divides Country
Into Three Groups for Reorgan
ization Under Experts.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30. Postmaster'
General Burleson has decided to
standardize the entire postal service.
so far as possible, with a view to
greater efficiency. To this end the
department will operate several model
offices, "dynamos from which to
charge the entire system of offices
throughout the country." These offices
will be used to discover the best prac
tical way of administering the postal
facilities and to test out devices and
methods that may prove of value.
In reoiganizing the field service for
this work, the country has been dl
vided into three groups, the Atlantic
States, the Middle West and the Pa
cific Coast It Is proposed to send im
mediately two postal experts from
Washington to each of these divisions,
who will co-operate with postoffice
inspectors in a study of conditions at
designated offices with a view to re
organizing the clerical forces on an
efficient basis.
The Investigations will cover every
phase of the service, Including collec
tion of mall, methods of handling In
postofflces and on trains and final deliver'.
In this way, the Postmaster-Gen
eral said today, "postmasters of all
classes will have the benefit of the
discoveries at the more Important of
fices and a material betterment of the
postal service throughout the country
must result."
PLAGUE KILLS 2 IN MANILA
Editor of Daily Bulletin Is One of
Victims Infected .Rats Founa.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 30. Corre
spondence from Manila reports two
deaths there from bubonic plague, one
of them being that of William Crozier,
managing editor of the Daily Bulletin.
number of infected rats have been
found and every effort is being! made
to rid the city of them.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30. Surgeon-
General Blue, of the Public Health
Service, sees no great danger In the
sporadic cases of bubonic plague re
ported from Manila. The situation
there is in the hands of Surgeon Victor
Helser, an experienced onicer.
Trip to Annapolis Saved.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash-
ngton, Oct 30. Aspirants for appoint
ment to the Annapolis Naval Academy
will be enabled to undergo physical
tests at near-by recruiting stations, ac
cording to an order Just Issued by Sec
retary Daniels. This will save a trip
to Annapolis and will be an especial
saving to those who would otherwise
take the examinations, although phys
ically unfit Pacific Coast stations at
which these examinations may be
taken are Portland. Bremerton, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Rich Recluse Starves to Death.
SALINA, Kan, Oct 30. Dan Kllla-
hane. who since his wife left him 20
ears ago had lived as a recluse on
his farm near here, was found dead
of starvation in his home today. Killa
hane owned one of the richest farms
in the neighborhood and large heTds
of livestock and had a substantial bank
account He was 75 years old.
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Jewelry
and Watch
Repairing
cT Merchandise of J Merit Qny
Picture
Framing
Lowest
Prices
An Unusual Purchase MaKes Possible THis
RemarKable Offering of New $35 Epong'e Dresses
Friday $23.75
The most charming assortment of dresses conceivable, and ex
pressing the very latest features of the moment, developed in
finest all-wool eponge, employing the newest trimming whims.
In the new tango shade in navy blue,
a rich b r o w n , black and white.
They are fashioned in the fancy Eaton effect, being an exact
copy of an imported model. The waist blouses over the belt in
the back and is finished at the waist with a crushed girdle. The
revers and cuffs are of black satin, and a fancy vest and jabot
of cream-colored lace greatly enhance their becomingness. The
skirts are draped and tiimmed to correspond with the waist.
Dresses on Sale Exactly as Illustrated. Third Floor.
British Ivory
At Prices That Will
Establish a New Selling
Record for Fine
Toilet Ware
$3.50 Mirrors, $2.59
With extra heavy bevel plate,
ll inches in diameter, long handle.
$2.75 Mirror $1.98
$2.50 Mirror : $1.59
75c Child's Mirror 49c
$3.25 Hair Brush . . . .$2.48
Eleven rows best English bristles.
$4.75 Hair Brush, $3.48
Eleven rows extra long bristles
$2.75 Hair Brush, $1.98
Concave back, good bristles.
$1.35 Dressing Combs. .95c
75c Dressing Combs . . . .49c
35c Dressing Combs . . . .25c
$4.00 Powder Boxes . . $2.95
Extra heavy, dome shape.
50c Nov. Vanity Mirrors 39c
With sliding cover.
$1 Nov. Vanity Mirrors, 69c
Parisian Ivory
Picture Frames
Here's Your Opportunity
Here are frames at very special
prices which will fit most any pic
ture from card to cabinet size. Oval
and square in shape, having easel
backs.
VERY SPECIAL 25c, 39c,
49c and 69c. First Floor
New Blouses
Of Novelty Crepe
Special $1.98
Crepe possesses a very soft and
clinging quality which adapts itself
readily to the present waist fash
ions, for both the semi-tailored and
the dressy styles.
We are introducing here an en
tirely new model made of a novelty
white crepe, which launders perfect
ly. It is made with the low turn
back collar, which can be buttoned
close to the neck or" left open to
form a V. Yoke in the front and
back and has the elongated arm
holes with turnback pointed cuffs.
Fastens with novelty buttons. It also
possesses the attractive feature of
blousing over the belt in both the
front and back. Waist exactly
as illustrated. Third Floor
Latest Fashions
White ChinchiJa
"Coats
Novelty Broadcloth
Fur Trimmed f uits
are displayed now in
our Garment Salon, on
third floor.
Filet, Scrim and Net Curtain
Especially Arranged to Form a Most Important Sale
This great assortment of curtains includes all this sea
son's newest patterns in scrim, filet with pretty edges and
insertion effects. Also net curtains with Irish point and Bat
tenberg designs. In white and Arabian color. 24 yards
long.
$4.00 and $4.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $2.95
$5.00 and $5.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $3.45
$6.00 and $6.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $4.45
$7.00 and $7.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $4.95
$8.00 and $8.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $5.85
$9.00 and $9.50 Scrim and Net Curtains, $6.85
$10.00 Scrim and Net Curtains, Special, $7.45
Fifth. Floor.
Five Thousand Yards of Drapery Materials
At Greatly Reduced Prices
18c Curtain Swisses 12c 40c Cretonnes 31c
25c Curtain Swisses. . ,19c 50c Cretonnes 43c
40c Curtain Nets 29c $1.00 Sun fast Madras 79c
50c Curtain Scrims. . .39c 50c Scotch Madras. . .39c
60c Curtain Nets 43c Fifth Floor.
Beautiful Novelty Coats
of Mole Plush $35
In Paris today the best dressed
Parisiennes are wearing coats of
mole colored plush. This most be
coming fashion has been keenly
appreciated by the Portland wom
en, and in order to supply the un
usual demand for these coats we
have ordered by express a goodly
number, which go on sale Friday.
These coats are made in a style
as shown in the illustration. They
are of a fine imported mole col-,
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fully draped and made with a
flounce or wide band effect
around the bottom. Lined through
out with the very finest Skinner's
satin and trimmed with handsome
mole colored crochet buttons and
loops of the plush.
Muffs of Mole Plush
which match the coats at $5.00
Third Floor.
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NEW FASHIONS FOR JUNIORS AND MISSES
In suits, coats and dresses have just arrived by express, and are
now being displayed in the specialty shop for girls. Fourth Floor
"My Dearie" Dolls, Special $1.29
Beautiful and winsome dolls that will bring joy to
the heart of every little girl.
They were made in Germany, the real home of all dolls, and are
26 inches high. They have papier mache bodies, with gracefully mold
ed hands and feet, full jointed. Have bisque head, large eyes that
open and close, long real eyelashes and soft, lovely hair that curls in
the most natural manner. They are dressed in little simple white
slips. Mezzanine Floor
Aoron Sa'e Aprons of Every Description
25c Work Aprons 19c
Aprons made of light and
dark percales. They are made
with a bib, which forms a col
lar at the neck and bound with
a white bias banding.
85c Serving Aprons
With Cap to Match 69c
This very attractive little set
is made of an excellent quality
percale and tiimmed with red
vick rack braid. The apron has
the pointed effect skirt and bib,
which forms a collar at the
neck. The cap is Dutch in style.
Nurses, Maids and Sewing Aprons at Half Price
Selling regularly from 35c to $1.00
Very Special 15c to 50c Each
This great half price sale embraces aprons for most every pur
pose imaginable. There are tiny tea aprons of dotted swiss to
generous aprons that cover the entire front of the dress.
Some are fetchingly trimmed with lace and embroidery and have
wee pockets ; others are severely plain. Some are made of checked
ginghams, but mostly white aprons of fine lawns, dimities, Swisses
and heavy white materials, such as are used for making nurses'
aprons. Fourth Floor.
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Insurance Against Winter's Blasts
MEN'S UNION SUITS, $2.00, SPECIAL, $1.35
- Men's cotton Fall weight union suits in finest quality ribbed and
finished in the best style. An excellent weight for the present time.
MEN'S. WOOL MIXED UNDERWEAR, SPECIAL, 59c
Selling regularly at 75c to $1.00
Men's wool mixed shirts and drawers. This lot includes sev
eral excellent brands, but as our line of sizes is broken, we are
desirous of closing them out Made in best style, and garments
that will give excellent service.
For the Chil'y Nights
MEN'S $2.00 PAJAMAS, SPECIAL, $1.35
An assortment of 30 dozen pajamas, comprising a fine quality
of flannelette, neatly trimmed with silk frogs, made with military
collar and heavy Fall weight, wash cheviot pajamas in light effects
in neat patterns. Both of these pajamas are exceptionally desir
able for Winter wear.
MEN'S NIGHT SHIRTS, SPECIAL, 63c
Made of good quality flannelette in a variety of patterns in
pink and light blue. Made in both military collar and turndown
collar styles. Cut full and long. An excellent nightgown for
Fall nights.
MEN'S $3.50 SWEATERS, SPECIAL, $2.95
Made from worsted yarns, closely knitted in "V" or ruff neck
styles. Colors are gray, red or cardinal. Excellent sweaters for
general wear, as they are warm, elastic and neat in appearance.
Full range of sizes.
Men's Vassar Union Suits
Swiss ribbed union suits, tailored and finished in the most ap
proved style, very elastic, soft and pliable. Fashioned to give the
best fit and service.
Medium weight natural gray Vassar Union Suits, full
swiss ribbed, $4.00 each.
Natural gray Vassar union suits, heavy weight, $5.00 each.
Fall weight cotton union suits, Vassar brand, $3.00 each.
Light blue silk and wool union suits, Vassar make, hand'
somely finished throughout, medium weight, $6.00 each.
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A RemarKable
Achievement
Tlie Debut of
S15.00 to $18.00
Fur and Ostricli
Trimmed Oats
of Velvet
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Probably it is and you don't know it. But it will be very easy
to discover whether it is, for there is a corsetiere in the corset salon
who has specialized and knows this corset in every particular,
and she will tell you without hesitation if this corset does not meet
your requirements.
The Etoile de France, in all of its models for slender, medium
and stout women, is flexible, yet it gives the necessary support
to the body.
The ven; lon bust styles with long hips give the superb natural
lines that women non desire. However, all the models are de-i
signed to give Fashions ideal silhouette for Winter, at $3.50,
$5.00, $7.50 up to $15.00.
Kourlh Klo'tfr.
All Silk and Silk Mixed Union Suits for Women
In Weights Particularly Suitable for Winter
All made in the excellent Lipman, Wolfe way, well fit
ting garments that fit the figure as though they were made to
order. Woven of soft, beautiful silk yarns and come in all
sizes.
Heavy spun silk suits in
white, low neck sleeveless,
ankle length, $3.75.
High neck, long sleeves,
ankle length, $5.00.
Heavy or medium w'ght
silk mixed union suits with
spliced crotch, low neck,
sleeveless, knee nr ankle
length, $2.50.
Heavy weight, all silk
union suits in white, high
neck, long sleeves, ankle
length, $6.00.
High neck, elbow sleeve
in knee length, $3.25.
Dutch neck, elbow
sleeve, ankle length, or
high neck, long sleeves,
$3.50.
Fourth Floor.
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