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CORONATION ROBES
OF QUEEN CHOSEN
Eleven Maids of Honor Will Be
Gowned in Varied Hues of
Elizabethan Style.
VETERAN AIR PILOT WHO WILL FLY AT ROSE FESTIVAL, AND
HIS BALLOON. -
Charge Purchases Today and Res t of Month Go on June Accounts, Payable July 1
"Red Letter Day Next Wednesday IP Free Stamps to Visitors to Premium Parlors, 4th FI.
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TOUR FESTIVITIES PLANNED
THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1914
Tillikums "Will Tate Royal Party on
Trip Through Seattle Parks and
Boulevard and Big- Delega
tion Will Attend Festival.
The coronation robes of Tbelma I.
Queen of Rosarla, will be of blue satin,
edged with srold. end encrusted with
Jewels, according to announcement yes
terday. Around her shoulders she will
wear a bejeweled blue mantle of heavy
silk velvet. The mantle will be lined
with white satin and trimmed with
rmlne. The royal costume will be
made in the Elizabethan style. The
train will be five yards long.
The costumes of the ll maids of
honor will be of different colors, all
made In the Elizabethan style, to har
monize with Queen Thelnia's. The cor
onation robes will be purchased by the
Rose Festival Association.
Queen Thelma and her maids re
hearsed the coronation ceremony in the
Armory yesterday. Miss Holllngsworth
has devoted all her time to prepara
tions for the Festival since May 19,
when she began a vacation.
Tonight the royal party will be
guests of honor at the Baker Theater-4
at A Fool There Was."
The drill team of the Royal Rosarians,
under command of Robert Krohn, will
escort Queen Thelma and her party to
tho depot when they leave next Fri
day. The Rosarians decided yesterday
that they would appear in ordinary
evening dress at the charity ball at
the Oaks on June 11. They will be
distinguished by a rose medallion.
Governor West will proclaim Friday,
June 12, a state holiday, according to
word received yesterday by C. C. Colt,
of the Rose Festival Association. Mayor
Albee announced that he would issue
a similar proclamation In the city.
Details of the programme prepared
for Queen Thelma's reception in Seattle
have been received.
Among the features arranged is an
automobile tour of the boulevards, over
24 miles of asphalted roads, through 30
parks, along Lake Washington and
above Elliott Bay. A banquet, trip to
the top of the L. O. Smith 42-story
building and other features have also
been determined.
As the royalty will reach Seattle Me
morial day. It will be able to witness
the largest parade in Seattle's history,
w hen military organizations from the
Coast defense forts guarding the en
trance to Puge Sound, the entire Second
Infantry of the National Guards and
100 different fraternal societies will
participate.
Queen Thelma and her retinue will
participate officially in the day's pro
gramme, as Mayor Gill and Tour Man
ager Phil Bates have arranged for the
planting of a Portland rose in Pioneer
Square, near the famous totem pole.
That Seattle will be represented by
il enthusiastic delegation In the Rose
Festival oiv-lts opening day was assured
last night, when C C. Colt, president
of the Festival Association, received
notification from the Puget Sound city
that the Tilikums had appropriated suf
ficient funds to insure tho attendance
nt the Festival of the drum corps, drill
company and many Tilikums.
CITY TO RAISE SALARIES
IviMs Being Prepared by Commis
sioners for Increases.
Although all city employes who have
clear records under the city's efficiency
rating system are not to be given in
creases in salary June 1, in accordance
with the understanding which has pre
vailed among the employes, a good
many are on the list. They probably
will all be before the City Commission
at its meeting: tomorrow. Commission
ers are busy preparing the lists and
determining Increases for the fortu
nate ones.
In Commissioner Daly's department
26 men are to he Increased in amounts
ranging from $5 to $20 a month.
A .list of men and women in Com
missioner Dieck's department will be
raised, the list being in course of prep
aration. In the Health Department
there will be some Increases,. and also
in the City Hall- bureau and in the fire
and police service. It' Is estimated that
the . increases will about offset the
30.000 cut In the salary rolls made last
Fall by the Commission.
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CZcajisicfiVt. Surry's-
AIR PILOTS ENTER
Captain Honeywell to Bring
Noted Balloon to Portland.
ST. LOUIS BAG WILL FLY
Kansas City Aero Club Also Will Try
for $3000 Prises in Race 9
Part of Programme of
Rose festival.
Uncle Sam, a big balloon famous on
two continents, and which with a 1200
mile flight from Stuttgart. Germany, to
Moscow, Russia, won third priae in a
field of 22 entries in the Stuttgart In
ternational races in 192, will be
brought to Portland by its owner and
pilot, Captain H. E. Honeywell, who
will enter in the meet which is to be
a part of the Rose Festival programme
Thursday afternoon, June 11, under the
auspices of the Aero Club of America.
Uncle Sam was built by Captain
Honeywell, who has been making
flights for the past 13 years. Captain
Honeywell has won a large number of
trophies and prizes with this big bag.
He has made ITS trips in all. Besides
his victory at Stuttgart, Captain Hon
eywell has won long distance and en
durance trophies at Chicago, in 1909;
at Peoria, 111., in 1909; St. Louis, in
1909; Indianapolis, in 1909; Kansas
City;in 1911 and. 1912, and Colorado
Springs, In 1912.
' Notable Fllc-ht Is Made.
Among his notable American flights
was one from Kansas City, July 27,
1912. in the National races. He had
eight competitors and in his TJncle Sam
beat his nearest rival more than S00
miles, and covered a total airline dis
tance of 930 miles, landing in Manassas,
Va.
Joseph M.Rieg. in charge of ar
rangements for the event, yesterday
received a telegram from Captain John
Berry, another noted air pilot, who
will come from St. Louis with the St.
Louis Million Population balloon, enr
tered by the St. Louts Million Popula
tion Club. Captain Berry telegraphed
that he will arrive with the monster
gas bag on June 6 and expects to "go
MEAT LAW UP TOMORROW
Proposed Inspection Ordinance Will
Be Made .Heady to Pass.
With amendments concurred in by
the City Commission, the proposed new
meat inspection ordinance, which has
been under consideration by the Coun
cil for about three months, will come
before tha body tomorrow for the
first and second reading. It will then
go over for two weeks for final passage.
Jf passed, it will go into effect in 30
days after that date.
At four public hearings the measure
has been discussed from all sides.
While all Commissioners have not In
dicated their attlude, it is thought the
measure will have sufficient support
to pass it. It may receive a unani
mous vote.
It is understood that steps will be
taken by small packers to contest it.
if passed. Whether the contest will
be in the courts or In the formof a
referendum is uncertain.
WIDOW BKUEVES HUSBAND
VICTIM OF FOIL PLAY.
POLICE DISAGREE.
STOP-OVER RIGHT ASKED
Ka.-t Side Business Men's Club Dis
ctisses Xew Market.
At the luncheon of the Kast Side
Business Men's Club yesterday at the
Iio(tel Bdwards. Grand avenue, L. M.
Lepper, Dan Kellaher, W. H. Markell,
Ben A. Bellamy and John R. Whldmer
were appointed to take up the matter
of stop-over transfers on streetcar
lines.
J. D. Sherman. C. C. Hall. Dan Kella
her, F. B. Eagan, M. O. Collins, A. A
Kadderly and 'J. O. Wilson were ap
pointed to take care of the Rosa Fes
tival ball to be held on the ast Side
on the night of June . The club de
cided to look Into the matter of a
local market in Central East Portland
and investigate the general market In
operation on Union avenue and East
Main street, conducted by Italian
caixieners.
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( Uaa Santlseptie Lotion. Instant relief.
Druggists refund money if It falls. oOo.
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after the big money" In the race. The
caBh prizes offered aggregate $3000 and
are attracting entries from cities all
over the country.
Kansaa CUr Baa- Koteretl.
The Kansas City III has been en
tered by the Kansas City Aero Club,
with Captain John Watts as pilot.
Captain Watts has 137 trips to hiB
credit, and has been sent abroad twice
with entries for the Stuttgart and
Paris International races.
By the end of the week Mr. Rieg. in
charge of arrangements, hopes to have
at least eight, perhaps ten or 12, big
balloons from different cities all over
the country formally entered for the
meet. The start will be made from the
old circus grounds at 25th and Qulmby
streets, Thursday, June 11, at 3 P. M.
CITY MACHINES LAID UP
Anto and Truck Fare Badly In
Smash-up and Humaway.
As a result of a series of accidents
In the last few days, two of the city's
automobiles and one of the trucks
of the fire department are in the city
shops demolished.
While running down a steep grade
In Portland Heights Assistant Health
Officer Wolfe in a runabout was
struck by a big car and serious dam
age done.' The city machine got much
the worst of the collision. Mo one
was hurt.
A runaway team smashed into one
of the trucks of the water depart
ment, and broke the radiator and did
considerable other damage. The truck
will be laid up for a long time. The
fire department truck, which waa hit
by a streetcar several days ago, has
been gone over, and found to be In
bad shape. It will cost about SS00 to
repair It.
R. l.yna TovnueBd,
No . further light was thrown
on the . mysterious death of It
Lynn Townend yesterday. Town
send'a body, which was found in
the Willamette River near the
North Pacific Lumber Mills dock.
Is still at the morgue of Dunning
& McEntee. but no one who saw
htm after he left his partner, C.
Hammond, at First and Madison
streets. Friday night a week ago,
has appeared.
Detectives Coleman and Snow
were assigned, at the finding of
the body, to establish the Identity
and possible cause of death. They
do not hold a murder theory.
They say that death waa probably.
a case of suicide or accident.
Mrs. Townsend. however still
holds, to the murder theory. When
her father, J. K. Walling, of .
'Marshfield. arrives today, funeral
arrangements will be made.
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BONDSMEN MUST QUALIFY
Jndge Cleeton Rules ProspectlTes
Shall Answer Detailed Questions.
Bondsmen in probate matters must
qualify in the future. Circuit Judge
Cleeton has ruled, thesame as bonds
men in criminal or civil prooeedlngs.
and to put this new ruling Into effect
Probate Clerk De Martini is preparing
a list of Interrogatories which must be
answered by all bondsmen before any
letters of administration will Issue.
In the past prospective bondsmen
have only been required to swear that
they are worth a specifio amount -over
and above all debts and liabilities and
exempted property, according to the
amount of the bond required. Each
prospective bondsman will be required
to answer detailed questions regard
ing his qualifications, and it these an
swers are not satisfactory to Judg
Cleeton the bondsmen will be refused.
TAX REFUND DEMANDED
Amount of City Assessment Paid by
Sylvan Residents Not Known.
Refund of city taxes paid by resi
dents of Sylvan district before the de
cision of the Supreme Court declaring
the annexation proceedings void, was
demanded of the County Commission
ers yesterday by T. C Humphrey, who
advised the board that County Treas
urer Lewis had refused Jo make any
refund. All of the taxes in question
were paid without protest, the board
ruled, and have been distributed to
the various funds.
The exact amount involved cannot
be determined without a large amount
of work that lias not been done yet.
Before any refund could be made, it
would be necessary to determine the
exact property Included in the Sylvan
district, and the assessments -levied
against it. and then refund the proper
amount from each of the funds.
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Six Special Lines Decidedly Under priced
Mb ft mjrjsAK su'r
Daintiest, Prettiest Styles Shown This Season!
. Dept., Second. "Floor With the Summer season scarcely begun, thia extraordinary sale
of waists will create -widespread interest and active buying. Many women will take advan
tage of the special reduced prices and buy their warm weather waists for the entire
season. The assortments are most complete, embracing every popular style and material
from the dainty sheer lawns and batistes to taffetas and messalines. Exceptional offerings.
$8.5Q Waists $4.49
Second Floor In this special line . we in-
lZ&fA ie ofaine, taffeta and messaline. Styled with
f ynign or low neegs ana long or snort sleeves.
yy Handsomely trimmed with fine laces, nets,
ruffles, buttons, etc Waists G3 gLM
worth up to $8.50, now at p
$1 6.5Q Wais ts$8.9S
Second FloorBeautiful waists for evening
and party wear. Made of fine quality chif
fons, shadow laces and erepe de chine.
Many attractive styles with low necks and
short sleeves, other with high neck and
long sleeveg. ..Waists worth" CJ O Q O
up f0 $16.50, now on sale at ePOaaVO
Special $1.29
Lot 3 These pretty waists are
made of sheer marquisettes, plain,
figured and striped crepes, ba
tistes and mercerized fabrics.
Latest drop shoulder effects with
high or low necks. C f OQ
Extra special, now P --
Speciat $2.69
Lot 6 Many attractive waists in
this assortment. Very newest
sleeve and collar effects. Mate
rials are plain and figured mar
quisettes, brocaded and plain
crepes, batiste and 0
linen. ' Priced spo'l pfV9I
Special $2.89
Lot 4 Crepe de chine, Jap and
tub silks and chiffon are the ma
terials. Silks in striped and flow
ered effects. New collars, finished
with hemstitching. Several very
pretty styles in this
lot.
v styles in this flJO HQ
Priced special p&0&
Special $6.49
Lot 5 Over a score of styles in
this special lot. Shadow laces,
nets, chiffons, taffeta and crepe
de chine, trimmed with frills and
fancy embroidery and finished
with soft silk folds.
Priced extra Bpc
5- $6.49
Double Stamps
- ' With Cash Purchases .
In the Grocery Department
All Day Today .
Basement Bargain Center
85c Plain and Fancy Silks 39c
Tuesday Only at This Price '
Over 3000 yards tf these splendid silks for today's selling at the
Basement Bargain Center. Plain and fancy Weaves in great Variety
of patterns and colorings. 24-inch 6ilk poplins, 26-inch pongee, 36-incii
pongoro silks fancy messalines and many other novelty weaves.
Very desirable for dresses, waists, petticoats, linings, fancy OQr
work, etc. 18 to 36-inoh silks,, worth up to 85c, on sale at OJtrC
Apron Day
At the Center Circle
-Main Floor
Bungalow Aprons, 67o Wom
en's percale bungalow aprons in
light and dark colors, trimmed
with . bias bands. On i7f
sale today, at, each "
Bungalow Aprons, 59(! Attract
ive etylefe, with large pocket "and
belt across back. Priced EZQf
today, extra special at
Fitted Aprons, 24 Styled
with large bib and pockets,
trimmed with rio-rac.O J3f
braid. Reg. 35c grade '
Glass Cutting
Demonstrated
Third Floor At considerable
expense we have brought an
expert glass cutter direct from
the factory that our customers
may see how the rich, spar
kling cut glass is produced.
vTisit this novel exhibition.
Lace Curtains and Draperies
at Special Low Prices
Dept., Third Floor This popular section of the store is most attractive
with a beautiful line of the newest in draperies, curtains, portieres, etc.
You will always find just what you want here. Prices always the lowest:
$6.75 Irish Point Lace Cur fains $4.45
Plain Scrim Curtains 98c Pr.
Irish point and point de Milan Lace
Curtains with pretty open lace bor
ders, plain net and fancy scroll
centers. Reg. $6.00, Z5 Ji Cf
', $7.50 grades, P
$6.50,
Plam eoriru curtains with 2-inch
hemstitched border and .neat lace
edging. Shown in ecru and whife.
Priced extra special for Q C
Tuesday's selling at, pair'O'
$3. 5Q White Scrim Curtains at $2.25
$2.00 Scrim Curtains $1.45
Extra good quality white scrim
curtains with 2-inch insertion and
edging to match. Regular $3.50
grade, are now on
$2.25
Dainty-marquisette scrim curtains
with 2-iuch hem-stitched border. .
Neat, attractive Curtains for bed
room or cottage. C?T - CT
Priced special, pair -'
Sale Nottingham Lace Curtaiits
Regular $2.00 grades, pair $1,48
Regular $2.25 Grades, pair 1.69
Regular $3.00 Grades, pair $1.98
Regular $3.25 Grades, pair $2.15
Regular $4.75 Grades, pair $2.98
Other special lines at sale prices.
S. & H. Green Trading Stamps given with purchases. Ask for them.
Underwear
Specials
At the Bargain Circle
Main Floor
25a Sleeveless Vests, 3, 50
35o Sleeveless Vests for 25
50c and 65c Vests now 3J
35c Lace Knee Un. Huits 25
Reg. 50o Union -Suits at 39
Reg. 65o Union Suits at 4?d
Reg. $1.25 Union Suits 95
Carter's Lisle Knickerbockers,
regular size, special for 55
Carter's outsize Knickerbock
ers, special, a garment, 651?
Kayser's Lisle Knickerbock
ers, reg. sizes special 85
Kayser's outsize Knickerbock
ers, special, a garment, 955
Womeris 50c Hose
3 Pair $1.00
Great one-day sale of women's
50c hose at 3 pairs $1.00. Silk
lisle and cotton hose in regular
and outsizes. Also silk boot
effects in white, black and tan.
All sizes. 50a 3J f ff
grade, 3 pairs
Annual Sale Cut Glass Our Entire Stock Now on Sale at A Oft
CHARGES ARE ASSIGNED
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stories and news calculated to interest
all telegraphers In the country, and
from, the admirable, bright and often
humorous quality of the stories and
news in the initial number, this bright
little magazine has come to stay. There
is a place for it. The May number
consists of 40 pages.
Three Graduate! at Woodland.
VOJODLAND, -Wash.. May 28. (Spe
cial.) (graduating exercises were held
Friday night, at which time Pink
Swart, Ruth Conrad and Earl Bennet
received' their diplomas. As Woodland
Is an accredited school, these pupils
are thus eligible to eollega without ad
ditional examination.
YV. H. Boody Beeomea fSrassciMt ana
Will Remain With Reed College
. as Instructor la English.
The stationing committee of the Free
Methodist conference, with Bishop R.
B. Jones yesterday made the following
appointments at the close of the ses
sion held in Central Church, Center
Addition:
Portland district. F. D. Burns, dis
trict elder; Portland First Church, E.
J. HarrinfTton; Portland Second, S. G.
Roper; Portland Central. J. G. Hes
sler; Houlton, J. - N. Wood; Bethany,
E. D. Blackburn: Gresham. W. K.
Plumly; Damascus and Sunnyslde, J.
O. Hopper; evangelists, B. E. Dewey.
R. h. Clark. W. J. Bowerman. E. W.
Killis. W. H. Boody. J. F. Ward; su
perannuated, E. I Smith, H. V. Has
slam. J. F. Leise, W. Barrett; super
numerary.' L. F. Potts; evangelists. A.
8. Wright, J. N. wood.
The Dalles District, W. N. Coffee, dla.
trlct elder: The Dalles, G. R. Ellis
Madras. X. Welter and Mrs. Elizabeth
Welter; Powell Butte and Red Rock,
VT M Baker.
Balem District, XV. K. Coffee, district
elder: Salem. J. F. Lewis; Falls City
H. A. Walter; Albany and Lakeview.
C. H. Carlson and Mrs. Elizabeth carl
son: Peora and Ingram Island, William
Anderson; Lacomb and Waterloo, to be
suDDlied: Hubbard. J. II- 2-urceu;
Woodburn and Aumsville, E. W. Hight;
Newberg. S. w. Upton and Clara J.
ITnton: Beaver. T. O. Allison; Forest
Grove and Hlllsboro, W. J. Johnson;
Orenco, G. W. Bondurant; supernum
erary, B. L. Knowl. F. D. Helm, R. E.
Nichols; superannuated. D. W. Cook,
Cyrus Cook and J. D. Clark.
XV. 11. Boody pastor -of Central
Church. Portland, was given evange
llstto relations, and will remain with
Reed College as Instructor in English.
It' Bows to Telegraphers.
" American Telegrapher, with Jeff XV.
Hayes as editor and P. G. Tompkins as
business manager and calling los An
geles, Cal.. its home, is a new monthly
magazine to make its bow for public
favor. It carries a perfect budget of
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Portland, Oregon, March 25, 1914
" We have made a complete analysis of
the contents of a can of Rumford Baking
Powder purchased of a Portland grocer,
and found it to be worthy of the highest
commendation as a healthful, efficient
and economical leavening agent"
v Gilbert-Hall Co., Chemists,
By .WW??res
THE WHOLESOME
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