TIIE 3IORXING OTtEGOXIAX, TnURSDAT, ArRIL 2, 1014. 13 WAR AGAINST FLY WILL BE ON TODAY Enterprising Youngsters Give Traps and Nets Finishing Touches for Contest. THOUSANDS WILL COMPETE Forest Service at Carson. Wasrv. is at the Carlton. F. M. Cohen, of Forest GroTe, Or., la at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. C. Schmidt, of Astoria, are at the Oregon. S. N. Barn hart, of Ban Francisco, is at the Washington. Mrs. M. E. CHara, of Roseburg, Or., is at the Cornelius. E. J. Hancock, of this city, is regis tered at he Nortonia. E. P. Ash, a Stevenson, Wash., bank er, is at the Imperial. JX. D. Fagan is registered at the Nortonia from Seattle. N. K. West, a merchant of La Grande, Or., is at the Imperial. George W. Moore, of North Plains, Or., is at the Carlton. Dean A. Baldwin, a Seattle insurance man. is at the Oregon. George H. Baker, ef Goldendale, Wash., is at the Imperial. L. M. Roswell, a Victoria. B. C, hotel . man, is at the Multnomah. I Thomas B- Cay, ef Salem. State Headquarters for "Flyless City" to Treasurer, is at the'lraperlal, Be Opened and Powerful Force of "Fly-Cops" Being Formed by Dr. Marcellus. Or., The war against the fly in Portland will he on officially today. All day yesterday enterprising youngsters were busy completing their fly-traps, rig ging up their nets, and practicing for skillful plying of the "swatter." The big ten. day fly-catching con test, arranged by the Parent-Teacher associations and the city bureau of health, will begin this morning and long before sun-up the juvenile armies ef the fly war were expected to be out. taking the early fly by surprise, and limbering up for action in the competitive fly-catching race for hon ors and cash prizes. Beginning with Monday's lectures by Heed College students, in all the public schools of the city, interest in the campaign against the disease-carrying fly, has been keen among the 32.000 school children of the city, many thousand of whom have gone into the contest. Superintendent of Instruction Kerohan, of the manual training schools, declared this week "fly-trap week" at all the 37 manual training centers and under hla supervision hun dreds of window traps and other in genious devices for luring the fly to imprisonment, have been turned out. These traps, and hundreds of others, will be used by the school children In catching flies in the contest. "Flylesn City Office to Open. "Flyless City" headquarters will be opened this mornins on the third floor of the Meier & frank Store, where commodious space has been partitioned off and equipped for the lantern-slide lectures that are to be given free every afternoon. Clarence Young, of Reed College, will speak this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Members of the Portland .Woman's Club, Parent-Teacher Asso ciation and Council of Jewish Women will be in attendance at headquarters to answer questions, receive reports, distribute educational literature and otherwise attend to the central man agement of the big city-wide campaign. Reports will be received daily at headquarters from each of the 67 schools, as to the record "catches" of the day. standing of contestants, etc, - Among the sections of the eity show ing lively interest in the anti-fly campaign is St. Johns and the Penin sula district. Application was made by 35 residents of St. Johns for thor ough instructions as to how to give a brief lecture, covering the menace of the fly and the best methods of fighting it, so that they could speak at gatherings and stimulate interest in their contemplated wholesale slaughter of the pests and annihilation ef their breeding places. ; - Lectures to Get Facts. These volunteer lecturers will be supplied with facts and figures for effective 30-mlnute talks such as was given by the Reed College lecturers in the public Kehools Monday. Cresta and other suburban sections have asked' for special lectures for the "grown-ups," whose interest has been aroused by the reports of the school children as to what they heard of the fly and Its perils to public health. A powerful force of "fly-oops" to po.. lice the big campaign of extermination- is being organized by Dr. M. B. Marcellus. City Health Officer; and Mrs. F. 8. Myers, chairman of the campaign committee. In addition to the force of about 100 Ad men, dep utised at yesterday's luncheon, the Ju venile government officers, boy scouts and other active workers in the cru sade will be made "fly-cops" and given the badge of office, a brilliant sliver star, lettered in black. i George H. Tinker, a Corvallls, merchant, is at the Benson. Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Hall, of Camas, Wash., are at the Multnomah. Milton Smith, a Seattle hotel man. and his wife re at the Beason. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chester, of Mis soula, Mont., are at the Cornelius. Mr, and Mrs. Ralph W. Smith, of Denver, Colo., are at the Benson. Herbert Folger. a San Francisco manufacturer, is at the Multnomah. C. S. Russell and wife, of this city. St'BTJiYSIDE PASTOR TO HEAD HAWAIIAN MISSIONS. - ESTATES TOTAL $123,105 li-auc . Van Dujit Leaves Property Valued at $81,558.4 9. Inventories of four estates, totaling uj. iti.i, 1, were filed yesterday In bounty Clerk Coffey's office. The lars:- est of the estates was that of Isaac Van Duyn. who died February 19. his estate being valued-by its appraisers at i,a.i.4;. By the terms of a will which Jie left, his brother, Frank Van Duyn. is -executor of the estate, the bulk of wnicn is left to his wife and son. The estate of Peter Haller. who died Intestate November 20. 1913, is valued at $21,S&0. according to the inventory filed yesterday. Mrs. Marie Haller and two oaugnters are the heirs. Richard Knoll's estate is-valued at $15.0u0. and Henry P. Park's at $4971.69. Knoll died at Long Beach. Wash.. February 14. and is survived by a wife-and three chil dren who will receive the bulk of the estate. VISITORS TO GET ROSES Artisans Arrange to . Give Away Flowers at Depots Festival Week. The 24 local lodges of United Arti sans have arranged with the Rose Fes tival Board of Governors to have huge un s ef rosea at all the railroad depots during the festival period and to give flowers to every incoming and out going traveler. Attractive young women and girls. dressed in picturesque garden costume, wl-.l be in charge of the big urns. Arrangements will be made, through tnu co-operation or the street car co pany, to nave an conirinuted roses taken to a central point in the down town district, and there assorted, and sent to the different railroad stations in baskets. PERS0NAL MENTION. K. L. Ritter, of Seattle, is at the Oregon. L, J. Phebus, of Seattle, is at the Nortonia. T. B. Hargood, of Spokane, is at th Washington. Kdward Hill, of Hood River, Or., is at tne Cornelius. W. L. Long, of Joplln. Mo., is at the asnington. J. A. Kitchin, of Toronto, Canada, Js l me jregon. V. T. Combs, of Los Angeles, ia at tne -Multnomah. C. I. Pendleton, of Roseburg, Or., 1 at the Carlton. C. H. Springer, of San Francisco, Is at me uarlton. C. S. Hevenden, of Peoria, 111., Is a the Washington. J. P. Hofmann. of the United States he J .d- t op Dr. William Henry Fry. Dr. William Henry Fry, pastor of the Sunnyside Methodist Church, has been selected for the Buperintendency of the Meth odist Episcopal Missions of the Hawaiian Islands, with head quarters at Honolulu. Bish Luccock, with whom rests the appointing power, came to Port land to see Dr. Fry a few days ago. Bishop Cooke, of this city, and Bishop Hughes, of San Fran cisco. Indorsed him. The an nouncement of the possibility of" Dr. Fry's leaving Portland came as a great surprise to the mem bers of his congregation. He came to the Sunnyside church three and one-half years ago at a critical time in its history and under his direction ther new church has been built and an or ganization of first rank devel oped. Dr. Fry is recognized as one of the most successful church builders . and - one of the most popular pastors of the Methodist Church. Dr. R, Elmer Smith, for several years pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Honolulu, and acting superin tendent of the mission, will suc ceed Dr. Fry to the pastorate of the Sunnyside Church. have taken an apartment at the Nor tonla. Lieutenant J. C Brown, United States Army, of San Francisco, is at the Carlton. Major H. L. Bowlby, of Salem, ef the State Highway Commission, is at the Benson. Mrs. W. C. Donovan and son and Mrs. R. I. Shontz, of Spokane, Wash., are at the Multnomah, CHICAGO, April 1. (Special.) The following from Portland, Or., are reg istered at Chicago hotels: R. Sleight, Charles Friedel, R. L Donald at the La Salle. WIDENING IS PROPOSED MAKIKO I'NIOJT AVESTCia R FEET BKOAD CLUB'S I'l.A '. Iaat BuroKlde Improvement Body Adopts Resolution and Tinmen Committee on Arrangements. A resolution declaring that Union avenue, the approach to the proposed Interstate bridge, should be made fcO feet wide from Morris street, Albina, to East Morrison street. Central East Portland, was adopted at the luncheon yesterday of the East Burnside District Improvement Association. It was stated that Union avenue is 70 and 80 feet wide north from Morris, and 60 feet wide south to the Willamette River. G. E. Welter, chairman of the lunch eon, was empowered by the resolution to appoint & committee to make ar rangementa with other clubs for meeting of Union avenue property owners in the Albina Library as soon as it can be arranged for. L. M. Lep per, representing the East Side Busi ness -Men's Club, said that this club will co-operate with the widening movement. It was reported that some progress was being made on estimates for the extension of East Burnside street to Mount Tabor. The secretary was in structed to write Commissioner Dieck and City Engineer Pater and urge that the estimates of the cost of the exten slon be prepared as soon as possible for submission to the property owners. A delegation will attend the next meet ing of the Center Addition Club and proeure its co-operation. It was fur ther decided to have petitions cir culated among East Burnside street property owners asking that the ex tension be made. Kdwin Ross, of St. Helens, who owns property on Kajat Burnside street, at tended the meeting and spoke of tne pressing need of the opening of East Burnside street to a connection with the Base Line road at once. Resolution was adopted asking the Board of Education to procure a alte and erect a trade school in the dis trict between East Burnside and Broadway. Mission Circle to Meet. An interesting meeting of the Flor ence Meado Mission Circle of the Unl versalist Church has been arranged for this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. K. E. Leonard. 413 East Couch street. The paper of the fft?T Trading Stamps Given on Charge Accounts if Paid in Full on or Before 10th of Each Month Headquarters for Easter Novelties of All Kinds, Main and 4th Floors Portland Agents Bur bank s Garden Seeds, 4th Floor f y. I " 40c Q. W. K. Coffee n tt ..r Our FSvmttn1" 29c ib. Olds.Wortman&Kinq r , . ... , M, , oocs S7 extrc city tfoc 4th no or No deliveries ex- Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods x extends vedes tic stab Grocer?thDept.er OrdeLl "or. Hxmr A. IX. to 6 P.M. riy Bo-to Jttf-StuTy Xcloi4 Os On CJ tour street. V ) J I Extraordinang Pre-Basier Sales of Easter Needs for the Home and Wearing Apparel Entire Stock of doves Reduced Entire Stock Neckwear Reduced AM Women's Suits A.re Reduced All "Women's Coats Are Reduced All Women's Waists Reduced All "Women's Gowns Reduced Entire Stock of Easter Hose Reduced A 11 rri 1 1 f T - T- I su aaie jinens at ieaucea lances Entire Stock Ribbons at Reduced Prices All Stationery Offered at Low Prices All Jewelry Isf oiv Greatly Reduced All Women's Handbags Are Reduced Women's New Spring Suits $24 Charming New Coats at $11.89 Dept. 2d Floor The most attractive lot of Suits we have shown this season at the price. Serges, Poplins, Diagonals, Eponge, etc., in 3plendid assortment of the new Spring shades. Coats in smart cutaway effects in short or medium lengths. Skirts in tunic, tier or peg top styles. Faultlessly tailored and perfect fitting. Suits worth up to C 1 f " $22.50. Pre-Easter Sale at ! A f-I70 Dept. 2d Floor Special line of "Women's and Misses' Coats priced for the Pre-Easter Sale at a remarkably low price. All are stylish new models, for Spring wear, with shoulder or kimono sleeves and the new loose back or belted effects. Shown in a variety of popular materials and in nearly all colors. Spring Coats worth up to " 00 $18.50. Pre-Easter Sale at D JL JL O J Women's $1 Silk Hose 79c Thursday Only Dept., 1st Floor A most extraordinary bargain is this we offer in "Women's Silk Hose. Standard make, with lisle sole and wide garter tops NOT a booted Hose. Shown in black, white, tan and colors. Hosiery worth IJCk $1.00 a pair any time. Thursday at the special price, the pair iC Our Entire Stock High-Grade Hose Reduced Entire Stock Perfumery Reduced All Afgns Clothing "Now Reduced All Boys Clothing Now Reduced All Men's Fur ni shings Reduced All Boys' Furnishings Reduced All Men's and Boys' Hats Reduced Trunks, Suit Cases, Bags, Etc, 4th Floor Women who study quality along with economy depend upon this store for their Hosiery. Thrifty ones will 6upply future needs at this sale. ?C Stamps With Purchases Always Ask for Them! .95 v -" . l- "- - A e--'-- I Wellesley Corset Cover Embroid'ry 65c Yard Main Floor Very dainty sheer quality in beautiful designs, with 2-inch ribbon eyelets. Just received. Price, yd. 65J Bargain Circle, Main Floor Corsets Worth to $7.50 TTTTA RUFFO $6 Lace Veils $1.98 Dept., First Floor this price, special -broken assortments On sale today only at lot Women's Lace Veils which sold formerly up to $6.00 CJ T QQ each. To closo them out quickly P M..JJ Embroidery Flouncing $1.25 27-Inch Embroidered Crepe Flouncing in a variety of new styles. Heavy effective Em broidery; very suitable for Minaret effects. Lace Kerchiefs, 3 for $1 Dainty all pure linen Handkerchiefs, with pretty hand-made Armenian lace edge. Priced special at 35c each, or three for one dollar. Special $1.98 Discontinued styles and sample lines high-grade cor- seta priced extremely low for quick clean up. lime. ! Marietta, Bon Ton and Bien Jolie three celebrated! makes, known everywhere. Material include coutil and fancy broche. Fitted with six pup- f QQ porters. Corsets worth up to $7.50, pJ-.SsCj Fitted Aprons for 23c Center Circle, Main Floor Women's P.ed Aprons, styled with large bibs and finished with poekets. Made from good grade percale, in light and dark colors. Priced O Or, for Thursday's selling, special at, each OL Women's Kimono Aprons Thursday 59c Women's large Kimono Aprons, with strap across back and pockets. Plain chambrays, light CTChf and dark percales in stripes, dots, checks, etc. Coverall Aprons Now at 73c Women's Coverall Aprons, button down side-front. Styled with pockets and strap back. Light 7 0 or dark colors. Special for Thursday, each S. & H. Green Trading Stamps given with purchases. Special Sale of Lawn Mowers and Garden Hose Garden Tools Reduced Screen Doors and Window Screens Reduced Now Is the Time to Supply Your Many Needs at Special how Prices Titta Ruffo Delighted With His ' Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks During the past year the greatest baritone ii. the world has successfully carried his elabor ate operatic costumes to France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Germany, England, and many other countries in Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks. Travel with a Hartmann - The "padded" &J?o j JLLTQ hinged top found only twlk in the Hartmann holds the clothes securely and presents wrink-" ling. The absence of all straps or tapes in sures ease in packing. Smaller in size than most wardrobe trunks yet far greater in ca pacity than any other. Prices $25.00 and up. Men's, women's and combination styles. You must see the Hartmann Rite-Hite to appreciate its su periority. Descriptive booklet on request. Patented TJ. S. and Canada and othar for is a countries. THE HARTMANN TRUNK CO. Chicago A I, monmfactmrm f tlf Hartwnanm Brh-Hith. th. oml practical .t.mm.r mmrar... inu. Racine New York Paint Specials From Third Floor Guaranteed EZftr. Sneeial. ot. JLl Regular 65c Floor Paint. Regular 85c Guaranteed Z7 Floor Varnish, the quart Regular 85e Guaranteed 7 f Linoleum Varnish. Quart " Regular 40c Guaranteed 00-r Furniture Polish. Pint --- 50c Old English Floor Aflp wax. Special for today . Reg. $2 Old English JJ f Of Floor Polinhers, at pXOVT Reg, 15c Brilliantshine" T t m Metal Polish. Special at " 5-lb. pkg. Alabastine on 2CZf sale today. Special, at"-" Rgular 50c Can Liquid OQ- Vnner- Sneeial tftdav t- today, special Reg. 50c Carpet Cleaner ESf fin nlp t a v nnpcis.1 Thursday Millinery Special $5 100 Trimmed Hats g Worth Up to $10.00 Your Choice Thursday 5 Millinery Dept., Second Floor. OnlylOO women will have the privilege of sharing in this unusual bargain, so its to your interest to come in the morn ing if possible. Very latest flower and ribbon-trimmed models in the most wanted straws and shapes. You will agree when we say these 'are most ex traordinary hats at the price. Manv of them are really worth C ff $8 and $10. While this lot of 100 Hats lasts take your choice at JJ Choose Your Easter Hat Today and Save afternoon will bo len by Mr. N. J. Ixttritz on the topic. "Soma Amende for Making the 'World Better." Inter, eat'ns reports will be Riven and all in terested will be welcome. ALBINA MARKET FORGES April S Is Iate Set for Formal Opening of Project. A committee of women composed ef Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, Mrs. Curtis Ho1 comb. Mrs. A. R. Zeller. Mrs. J. Randall and Mrs. C R. Miller, will meet ton'.jfht with the committee from the -AJbln Business Men's Club. T. J. Mur. phy. T- tt. Adams. Henry Eriekson and M. H. Calef. at the Albina Library, to complete final arrangements for the openlns" of the Albina market, April 28. A public market meeting; will be beld next Tuesday nlsht In the Albina Li brary, Knott street, at which time all de tails of the plana for the opening- of the Alb'na market will be explained. Sam uel Hill, rood roads advocate. John C. Carroll and Marshal N. Dana will speak en the advantages of public markets. A. Matthews. N. C Merges, A R. Zel ler. E. K. Schroeder. and T. L. Adams, comprise the finance committee to raise funds to finance the project. Band to Build Public Hall. MOLAtU. Or., AprU 1. (Special.) Molalla has a remarkably auccessful band organisation. The members hare , raised money and purchased a lot near the center of the town and will com mence at once the erection of a publio hall. 0 by 120 feet. There will be a etatre 2S feet deep. The auditorium will be 90 by SO feet and will seat 1000 persona, NEW PAVING PLANS ARE UP 1 Tea ring on Propose Revision to Be Held Tomorrow. Contractors, property owners and others interested in the paving busi ness will be Riven an opportunity to explain their views on the subject to morrow morning at 10 o'clock when, the City Council will hold a public session to consider a revision of the city's paving plans and specifications. It has been contended for many months that the old specifications are unfair and do not permit real com petition in paving. Accordingly Com missioner Dieck has worked out a set of new specifications which were sub mitted to the Council yenterday. 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