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THE MORNING OREGONTAN. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915. 13 BILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT PROBABLE United States -Expected to Have 385,000,000 Bushels or More for Export. ACREAGE IS NEW RECORD Conditions Beet In Northern, and Western States Oats and Barley Promise Second Largest Crops In Country's History. WASHINGTON, June 8. A billion bushel wheat crop, the greatest ever jrown in the world'B history Is in dicated for the coming harvest in to day's forecast by the Federal crop re porting board on the growing Winter and Spring wheat crops. Should that enormous quantity be harvested, the United States would have upwards of 385.000.000 bushels of wheat during- the coming year to supply the demands of the warring European nations, which are expected to increase rather than diminish. Domestic con- MumDtion this year probably will reach Ea5,000,000 bushels for food purposes and about 80.000,000 bushels for seed ing. Conditions May Improve Further. Basing its forecast on the condi tion of the growing crops on June l the crop reporting board today esti mated the final production of Winter and Spring wheat combined would be 950.000.000 bushels. The actual produc tion, however, will be greater or leas than the figures stated, in proportion as conditions from June 1 to harvest time are better or worse than usual. A billion bushels harvest with good grow ing conditions is not improbable. In. view of the fact that In the, record crop year of 1912 the prospects In creased 87,000,000 bushels from June 1 to harvest. Influenced by the p'rospective heavy European demands for grain, American farmers last Fall sowed the largest area ever planted in this country to Winter wheat 40,169,000 acres and this Spring 19,248,000 acres were sown to Spring wheat, exceeding last year's area by almost 2,000,000 acres. Average Increased 11 Per Cent. Winter and Spring wheat areas com bined show an increase of 11 per cent over last year's acreage. The wheat sown last Fall came through the Winter In splendid condition, but de teriorated during May. Spring wheat was somewhat hindered by cool and wet weather, but on June 1 showed a condition 1 per cent better than the average for the last ten years. In a statement on June 1 crop condi tions the crop reporting board says: "The high condition of Winter wheat on May 1, 92.9 per cent, had dropped to 86.S per cent on June 1, the deteriorat ing being due mostly to damage from the hessian fly. The heavy rains over most of the Winter wheat belt have limited the harm from the chinch bug, which threatened to be serious. Red rust has appeared and done some slight damage in a. few sections of Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas. California and Texas and quite generally in Oklahoma. Conditions Best In North and West. "Wheat conditions are best In the Northern and Western states and poor est in Southern Indiana, Southern Illi nois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ken tucky and Tennessee. "The oats acreage shows an increase of 4.6 per cent and. with the high con dition of 92.2 per cent, gives promise of a yield of 1.288.000.000 bushels, which, if realized, will be the second largest yield in our history. "Barley, with a slight decrease in acreage. 2.46 per cent, shows a condi tion of 94.6 per cent and gives promise of a yield of 197.000.000 bushels, which would be, with one exception, the hlgn Csst of record." ner given at the Commercial Club by the managing committees of the trade and commerce bureau, and of the man ufactories and Industries bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Many problems that are constantly arising in the work of these commit tees with th Federal Government were-discussed. Among the matters brought up were such problems as those bearing on Government bids, supplies and transportation, in which Portland and Oregon are affected. They were discussed with especial refer ence to bringing about a thorough un derstanding with members of the Ore gon delegation so that they will have a first-hand knowledge of the situa tion in cases where their aid should be asked at Washington. Those present besides the members Of the Oregon delegation In Congress were P. E. Smith, general secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; Nathan Strauss, chairman, and F C. Knapp, H. B. Miller and O. H. Fithian of the trade and commerce bureau; W. D. B. Dodeon. secretary of the trade and commerce bureau, and A. J. Kingsley, chairman, and J. S. Hamilton and O. E. Heints of the manufactories and In dustries bureau. VISITING GOVERNOR ILL MR. BKECKMA, OF RHODE ISLAND, SPENDS DAY IX CITY. CONGRESSMEN TRY TO SHIELD CADET Naval Academy Superintend ent Objects to Interference, as Danger to Discipline. OFFICER MAY BE INVOLVED RATE PETITION IS GRANTED North Bank and Steamship Com panies "Win Before Commerce Body. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 8. The Interstate Com merce Commission today authorized the North Bank road and Great North ern Pacific Steamship Company to es tablish class and commodity rates from J'ortland, Linnton, Willbridge, East St. Johns. North Portland and Astoria to J4an Francisco via Flavel, in aceord nce with an application filed with the Commission, and to maintain higher rates from intermediate points on the line of the North Bank Rail road, provided rates from intermediate points do not exceed the lowest com bination. All rates filed under this order, however, are subject to revision by the Commission. WOMEN PROTEST SILENTLY College Garb Worn to Court Givin Votes to Aliens. NEW TORK. June 8. Thirty women, dressed in collegiate cap and gown and yellow sashes, bearing the inscription "Votes for Women," appeared in the Trnited States District Court, where Judge Hand was administering the oath of allegiance to newly-naturalized citizens today, and watched the pro ceeding in purposed silence. Their action was announced as con stituting a silent protest against be ing deprived of the rights of citizen ship granted to foreigners of the male sex but denied to both foreign and native-born women. The delegation was led by Mrs. Catherine Ely Tif fany, president of the College Equal Suffrage League. PORTLAND AS PORT TOPIC Senator Harry Lane to Address Pro gressive Business Men's CInb. As a special Rose Festival feature, the Progressive Business Men's Club will listen Thursday noon at the Multno mah Hotel to an address by Senator Harry Lane on a live topic of the day, "Portland as a Port." Walter S. Asher will act as chairman of the day. "An Open Secret" and "The Whole World Knows the Portland Rose" will be sung by Miss M. L. Ash. soprano, accompanied by Miss Hazel Mills. CONGRESSMEN ARE GUESTS Chamber Of Commerce Men Hosts to Senators and Mr. McArthnr. United States Senators Chamberlain and Lane and Representative McAr thur were guests last night at a din- Sllght Indisposition Prevents Touring Official From Leaving Private Car for Sightseeing Trip. R. Livingstone Beeckman, Governor of Rhode Island, and Mrs.' Beeckman were in Portland yesterday In their private car "Boston." They arrived from San Francisco early in the morn ing over the Southern Pacific, and de parted last night over the Northern Pacific for Seattle, whence they will return East by way of Vancouver and uanaaa. Governor Beeckman was so indis posed that he remained in bed until evening. His condition was not seri ous, however; he expects to be fully nimseir by today. Mrs. Beeckman re mained in their private car most of the day. Soon after the arrival of Governor and Mrs. Beeckman, Mark Woodruff, in behalf of Manager Smith, of the Cham ber of Commerce, called on the Gov ernor and Mrs. Beeckman to welcome them to the city and arrange to take them sightseeing, if they desired. Gov ernor Beeckman was not feeling well enough to go, but Mr. Woodruff pre sented Mrs. Beeckman for the Chamber of Commerce six dozen of the choicest rosebuds to be obtained in the city. She was much delighted with them. The Governor and Mrs. Beeckman left New York May 22 In their private car for a pleasure tour through the West. They visited both the San Diego and San Francisco Expositions. Amos T. French, director of the Northern Pacific Railway, and Mrs. French were guests of Governor and Mrs. Beeckman on the trip from New York to- Portland. Governor Beeckman was formerly United States. Senator from Rhode Island. SIX MORE ARE INDICTED FEDERAL GRAND JURY BRINGS IN THREE SECRET BILLS. Tiro Not . Tme Findings Returned. Meeting; to Conclude Work Will Be Held June 28. Six more indictments, three of which were secret, and two not true bills were returned by the Federal grand Jury in a report to Judge Bean yesterday. An other report is to be made this morn ing, after which the grand jury will be discharged until June 28, when it will meet to conclude its work. Not true bills were found in the cases of J. J. Keefe and of W. B. Braden and W. L. Baxter, all three being doctors accused by tho Government of misus ing the mails. Of the three indictments made public, one was against Lyman u. McKee, as sistant postmaster of the postofflce at Ashland, Or., charging him with em bezzlement of $10 in postal funds. Mc Kee is serving a sentence of 60 days in the County Jail on a similar charge, his sentence dating from May 19. John A. Morris, postmaster at Adel, Lake County, Or., also was indicted on a charge of the embezzlement of postal funds, the amount charged by the Government in his case being 11650.45. The third open Indictment was that of George W. Keebaugh, alias G. W. Day. alias "Sawtooth Casey." for having opium in his possession. This Is one of the first Indictments brought hero un der the new Federal law making pos session of habit-forming drugs a, felony. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. K1RTLAKD To Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Klrtland. 411 Fourth street. May 7, a daugh ter. HIGG1NS To Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hlggins. 1!0SS East Taylor street. May 29, a son. "WRIGHT To Mr. and Mrs. Krnest A. Wright. 1016 Ellsworth street. Msy 28, a son. LORENZ To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander I.urenz. 745 Missouri avenue. May 29, a daughter. KATSHEX To Mr. and Mrs. Caslmir Katshen. Holgate street. May B, a son. WHITE To. Mr. ana Mrs. Charley White, 121 t-i Russell street. May 5. a daughter. MOL1S -To Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Molls. 492 Roes street. May 2. a daughter. RCHULZ To Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Schulz, 497 Clatsop avenue. May 21, a daughter. O'KELLET To Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. O'Kelley. 1724 East Eleventh street. May 31, a son. UL''CAN' To Mr. and Mrs. E. Roy Dun can. 5S3 East Ninth street. May 28, a Son. H1RSCH To Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Hirseh, 1273 Villard avenue, April ( 29, a aaugnitr. 1 GOLDTHWAITE To Mr. and Mrs. John O. Goldthwalte, 278 Ainsworth street, My 21. a son. I ..AM PERT To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lampert. Barnes, Or.. May 22, a daughter. BALL To Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ball. 1323 East Gllsan street. May 28, a daughter. PARROTT To Mr. and Mrs. Herman E. Parrott, 44 East Thirty-ninth street. May 30, a son. STEWART To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stewart. 745 East Ash Street, May 28, a daughter. ALLEN' -To Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Allen, 721) East Yamhill street. May 28, a daugh ter. LEGG To Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy L. Legs". 1457 Union avenue Korth, May 27. a daughter. Marriage Licenses. OLSEN-IVERSEN Hans Olsen, legal. 7314 Washington street, and Marie Iversen, legal, 715 Washington street. HOWS-CULLEN-George E. Hows. Su, 01 East Emerson, and L Zanna Cullen, 30, same address. HULSE'TAYLOR Roy Paul Hulse. 154. Moro, Or., and Mary Jane Taylor, 31, 11C i-ast Kigntieth street jsortn. ROBERTSON'-LOVELL Ray R. Robert son, l3al. 70 East Sixth street Korth, and Alice C. Lovell. legal, same address. MO R RENO-PINT A John Morreno. 58, 414 East r orty-eigntn street, ana Mrla Gul seppa Pinta, 40, 414 East Forty-eighth street. Canadian Casualties Total 800S. OTTAWA. Ortt.. June The Cana dian casualty list to date totals 8008 men. consisting of 1213 killed. 5230 wounded and 1365 missing, according to the records of .the militia depart ment ' Rear-Admiral Full-am Testifies Xame of Surgeon McDowell Was Given Zlim in Connection With Examination Scandal. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. June 8. Rear-Admiral William F. Fullam, superintend ent of the Naval Academy, who re sumed his testimony today before the Naval court of Inquiry appointed by Secretary Daniels to investigate charges of irregularities in examinations at the academy, declared to the court that Midshipman James E. Moss, of Annap oils, was the man primarily responsible for the whole scandal of irregularities In connection with the last annual ex amination. V Midshipman Moss, the Admiral as serted, was being supported in his plea for clemency by two United States Senators, a Representative in Congress and two lawyers. If such forces, said the superintendent, were permitted to control in such a case. It would not be possible to maintain a standard of discipline in the Naval Academy. Surgeon's Name Mentioned. The Admiral said that he regretted to have to testify concerning a con versation with Robert Moss, father of Midshipman Moss, and a member of counsel for the accused midshipman, which compelled him to mention the name of a naval officer. "Mr. Moss told me," said Admiral Fullam, "that Surgeon McDowell, whom Moss defended in a civil case, had as sured Mr. Mesa that he would look out for his son." Moss bad told the Ad miral he did not wish to make charges against McDowell or any one else, but he expressed the belief that the papers said to have been received by Mid shipman Moss from an anonymous source were sent to his son by some officer. Surgeon McDowell, the Ad miral said, was mentioned in that con nection. Identification Mark Missing. " On crosB-exaraination by Representa tive Hay. of midshipmen's counsel, concerning the issuance of "dope," or information about studies. Admiral Fullam said it was customary for in structors to direct the special atten tion of midshipmen to certain parts of the subject they were studying with a view to the result that their time should be devoted to the most import ant parts. It was legitimate to make use of copies of former examinations, which could be distinguished from informa tion about fresh examinations by rea son of the fact, that the papers con tained their headings intact. The fact that the papers that came into Moss' possession had the top cut off should have been sufficient proof to any one that they were not old examination papers. rJJLElSE OI'' CADETS DENIED Secretary Daniels Orders Cadets Be Allowed to Consult Counsel. WASHINGTON, June 8. Secretary Daniels today declined to grant the re quest of the counsel for the midship men on trial at the Naval Academy that they be released from arrest while the court of inquiry is in progress. Mr. Daniels said he was following precedent. He Instructed Rear-Admiral Fullam, superintendent of the academy, to see that the midshipmen have every opportunity to confer with counsel. T DAILY METKOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, June 8. Maximum tempera ture, 62.2 degrees; minimum, 4S.S degrees. River reading, s A. M.. 10. feet; change In last 24 hours, 0.5 foot full. Total rainfall P. M. to 5 P. M.). none: total rainfall sines September 1, i14. 28.C8 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 42.64 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1. 11)14, la.'jd Inches, 'total sunshine, 4 hours 5 minutes; possible sunshine, 15 hours EJ min utes. Barometei; (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. BO. 11) Inches. THE WEATHER. TAT IONS. Stat o v. ,.ha Bker Botee Boston ......... Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver ......... Des M oines . . lluluth Eureka Galveston Helena ......... Jacksonville Kansas City Los Angeles .... Marshfield Medford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans .... New York ...... North Head North Yakima . . Pendleton phoenix Pocatello ....... J'ortland Roseburg ....... Cacramento .... Ct. Louis Salt Lake Han Francisco . . Seattle Spokane Tacwtia Tatoosh Island.. Walla Walla Washington .... "Winnipeg 8'0. 7Slo. 70). 6 0. 6SIU. 7 0. 7so. 6SD, 44 0. f'0. Stf u. 72 0. 04 13. 74 0. Ml). CS 0. 7SI0. 50jc. 7l'0. !H O. 7 0. S4 0. BS'0. HI 0. 10210. 7.V0. Nll. so o. 74 O. M'0. I6 ft. 10. S',(. t'2U. Sti o. 74 0. 78 (. 510. 14;nwipl ciouay HN ICloudy 4'N Pt. cluudv 14iN"vV"!Pt. cloudy 10 SW Cloudy sis ciouay 4'NW Pi. cloudy lOiN'W Clear 0 NWiCloudy 20IN. Clear SW Clear 8 W Cloudy lOiSE Pt. Cloudy U'lN Pt. cloudy lOIPW (Clear I2NW Clear lis NW Clear IS NW Cloudy 12iW Clear 4'NWjpt. cloudy 12 S IClear S6,NH' Pi. cloudy 20iNWiClar Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt. Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear 12SW 4 NW 10; W 10 w 12'N 12 S 10!W 4 NW 22: W 6 NW 14 S 4:N 14W 4;sw 4'N 4lN WEATHER CONDITIONS. A disturbance of considerable energy is moving southward over Aiberta and the pressure is moderately low over the Basin States and Interior of California. High pres. sure obtains on the North Pacific Coast and over the Mississippi and Lower Missouri 'Val leys. Light rains have fallen in Western Canada. Colorado, North Dakota. Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, and mod erately heavy rains 'in Florida. Thunder storms were reported from Denver and Tampa. The weather Is cooler in the Pacific Northwest, the eastern portion of the a kotas, Mlnneasota, Lake Region and St. Lawrence Valley. It Is correspondingly warmer In Utah, the Rocky Mountain States. Saskatchewan, the Southern Plains titates and on the North Atlantic Coast. The conditions are favorable for gener ally fair weather Wednesday in Oregon and Western "Washington and for showers in Eastern Washington and Idaho. It will be cooler In Idaho Wednesday. Northwest winds will continue. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: Wednesday fair, northwest winds. Oregon: Wednesday fair, northwest winds. Washington : Wednesday fair west, prob ably showers east portion; northwest winds. Idaho: Wsdneaday probably ehowers and cooler. THEODORE i DRAKE, Acting District Forecaster. On the flat top of Table Mountain, near Cape Town, a strong southwest wind pro duces a horizontal sheet of cloud known as the "tablecloth." Try Our Special 25c Luncheon Served in the Basement From 11:30 A. M. to 2j30 P. M. Daily! Headquarters for Flags, Bunting, Rose Festival Post Cards, Portland Views, Souvenirs, Etc. Rose Festival visitors are cordially Invited to make this Store their Headquarters while in the city. Olds, Worttnan Sc King Reliable MerchandiseReliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in the Basement. Shoe Shining Par lors in Basement Annual n White Every White Article Reduced Except Restricted Lines This Big, Cool, Inviting Store Will Be the Center of Unusual Economy Offerings Every Day This Week Come Often and Stay as Long as You Like Meet Your Friends and Acquaintances HereWalk Through the Various Departments and Note the Way We Have Priced Seasonable Merchandise for Personal and Home Needs Make Use of Our Rest Rooms, Retiring Rooms, Public Phone, Etc., on Second Floor. Today's Specials in the IBasement . Double Stamps With All Basement Cash Purchases Women's and Misses' Shoes, worth up to $4.00, for S1.98 Suits, Coats, Dresses, Raincoats, worth to $15, for 2 .69 Women's Fancy Neckwear, regular 25c grades, at only 1Q Women's 16-button length Lisle Gloves, 65c grade, at 29c $1.50 Royal Worcester Corsets, new model, at, pair 793 Women's 50c Sleeveless Union Suits, both styles, now 3Q(& Women's 25c Silk Lisle Hose in black at only, the pair 15j Women's $3.50 Crepe de Chine or Jap Silk Waists, 248 5000 yards 50c to 75c Silks priced special at, tne yard, 253 Beautiful Embroidery Edges and Insertions, 35c grades, 9fr Men's $1.25 Gauze or Balbriggan Union Suits, special, 893 Men's 50c Balbriggan or Gauze Shirts and Drawers for 33c Boys' 50c Balbriggan Union Suits, sizes 6 to 14, gar. 37Vo 5 Boys' 50c Blouse Waists, tapeless style, special, each, 29c 5000 yards Dainty Wash Goods, worth to 18c, at, yard, IQq . $1 Cotton Blankets, size 50x72, white, fancy border, 69c 63x90 Heavy Bleached Sheets, hemmed, special at only 49c 38x45 or 38x42-in. Bleached Pillow Cases, special, each 93 $1.25 Bed Spreads, full double bed size, special at only 95c 64-inch Bleached Mercerized Table Damask at, yard 27f3 Festival Program for TODAY Official Rose Festival pro gramme for Wednesday, June 9, follows : Children's Parade, on East Side. Crowning of Queen Sybil at Festival Center on Park Blocks. Formal Opening of displays at the Festival Center. Rose Festival Shoot. Children's Festival Concert. Opening of Rose Show. Official programme for each day will be . published in our ads. Save them for reference. Sale Undertnuslins Entire Stock Now Reduced $1.69 Drawers 69c 2d Floor Special lot of Women's Drawers in open style, with cir cular flounces and bloomer styles of silk mull. Selling formerly at $1.50 and $1.69. In the JQ June White Sale, special JZ $1 Princess Slips 49c Second Floor Women's Princess Slips, in full-length styles, with emb'dy and lace flounces. Some are slightly soiled. Reg- dClf ular $1 grades, Sale"-' $1.65 Slips for 79c 2d Floor Special line of Wom en's Ami-French Princess Slips, embr'd in floral designs. Grades selling formerly up to 7Ch $1.65, June White Sale $1.5Q Skirts for 89c Second Floor Women's Skirts, of muslin, pique, crepe and pop lin. Good styles, lace and em broidery trimmed and scalloped. Skirts worth up to vlOQQp in the June Sale atOiVi June Sale of Silverware, Nickelware Ideal Gifts for the June Bride Buy Now and Save! 3d Floor Hundreds of gift pieces for weddings, anniversaries and like occasions. Lasting gifts and quite unexpensive during June Sale. $5.50 Baking Dish $4.23 $3.50 Nickel-Plated Bon Bon Dishes now $2.79 $3.75 Cream Bowl and Ladle, special today $2.9S $4.00 Nickel-Plated Sandwich Tray, special $3.15 $5.75 Almond Set of seven pieces, special $4.59 $12.35 Nickel Auto Chafing Dish Set for $9.50 $22.00 A. D. Coffee Set, special now at $15.50 $3.60 Silver Sandwich Tray, special now at $2.75 4.00 Sugar and Creamer $3.15 $4.85 Bread Tray $3.75 75c Silver Mustard Jar and Spoon, special G0 75c Silver Candle Stick, special each, now (iO 75c Silver Bud Vase, priced special at only iO0 75c Silver 3-Bottle Castor Set, priced special 600 $1.50 Silver Sugar and Creamer, special at $1.20 $1.50 Silver Jam Jar, special each, at only $1.20 $1.75 Silver 3-compartment Relish Dish $1.40 Sale of Wm Roger's Guaranteed Silverware Fancy Shape Attractive French Gray Finish Wm. Rogers Tea Spoons, set 6 for only G0 Wm. Rogers Dessert Spoons, set of 6 for $1.00 Wm. Rogers Table Spoons, set of 6 for $1.20 Wm. Rogers Dessert Forks, set of 6 for $1.00 Wm. Rogers Table Forks, set of 6 for only $1.20 Wm. Rogers Oyster Forks, set of 6 for only 950 Wm. Rogers Individual Salads 6 for only $1.40 Wm. Rogers Table Knives, set of 6 for $1.50 Wm. Rogers Silverware is guaranteed in every respect. Many other articles at Sale prices. Portland Agents for Bachelor's F riend Sox It i. ... V f , ?.:";'" ftSV j mm$msmh nt smforri xjf i '- . " . " Aii I "Notion Day "at the Bargain Circle S Sewing Needs and Small Wares Greatly Reduced 10c Mother's Ironing Wax 50 5c Collar Supports, special 20 10c Hair Pin Cabinets for 70 30c Shopping Bags, special 180 Children's 15c Stocking Support ers, special today at, pair 100 Women's 25c Sew-On Hose Sup porters on sale at, the pair 180 15c Dressmakers' Pins put up in -lb. Boxes, special now at 90 10c Folding Coat Hangers at 70 10c Cube Pins, special today 50 5c Common Pins 360 Pins to the paper special, two for 50 10c Bias Seam Tape, the bolt 50 5c Hooks and Eyes, now 2V40 5c Safety Pins, special at 20 5c Hair Pins, all lengths 2 V0 20c Hair Curlers, special atl30 15c Scissors, priced special 100 Reg. 25c Sleeve Protectors 150 Women's Round Garters 190 Regular 25c Ventilating Hair Curlers, on sale today forl90 10c Bone Hair Pins, special 70 25c and 35c Barrettes and Combs in assorted styles and izes 1O0 5c Wire or Wood Hangers at 30 25c Bottle Machine Oil now 150 25c Trouser Hangers for 180 25c. Pin Holder and Cushion 150 Regular 25c Silk Elastic Web bing on sale at, the yard 190 10c Curling Irons, special 70 Women's regular 15c Sanitary Aprons, special at this sale 100 Women's regular 15c Sanitary Belts on sale today, each 100 Dress Shields some in silk in sizes 3 and 4, special, pair 100 2Vz Darning Cotton, spool 10 10c Featherstitch Braids at 70 25c Spool Holders, special 190 65c Combination Coat and Trouser Hangers, special 250 10c Shoe Trees, special, pr. 80 25c Towel Ring, leather strap, on special sale today at 180 Cuff and Collar Buttons put up in set of 4 special today 1O0 Regular 5c Needles, special 2140 rHiva filir if a. C4 quality Bachelor' H Friend HrwtrrV- ' h m a wonderful price for a wonderful sock. It makes possible, at little $ cent, what men have Ions paid more for silky softness, dressy ap- j (-i wm " . .iiumjuojHj. are made m all leading colon .j sizes 9's to 1 2's. 3. Made m Four Grades. Any Quality, $1.00 a box Men's Store IV i lis l J Main Floor IS PRINCIPAL GOETZ SAYS , IIE BID NOT SLIGHT VETEHASS. Chairman of Mllvrnukl Board Asserts Chars; of Mead Post Warrant In quiry and Matter Is Serlons. Principal Robert Goetz. of the Mll waukle High Bchol. who has been se verely criticised by the Mead Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and Mead Women's Relief Corps, of Ofe gron City, denied yesterday that there was any disrespect shown or Intended to te shown the Grand Army of the Republic representatives on Decora tion day. He asserted they were af forded every opportunity of address ins the pupils . in the several rooms. He said that the high ' school pupils had been dismissed before the Grand Army men arrived and the pupils were not assembled in one room, as the vis itors wanted, but were held In the rooms for the talks. Mr. Goetz said there is no assembly hall Sufficiently large for all the children to assemble In. He said he did not consider the matter of much importance. ' Chairman Grasle, of the Mllwaukie Board of Directors, said that the charjres, to him. looked serious and warranted careful investigation. Mr. Grasle declared that if Principal Goets showed the slightest disrespect for the old soldiers the matter could not be passed over lightly. . "If Mr. Goetz knew tie Grand Army men were coming he should not have dismissed the high school students," said Mr. Grasle. "The matter will come before the annual taxpayers' meeting June 21." SAN D1EG0 SHOWS PROFIT More Than $28,000 Cleared by Ex position Last Month. SAN DIEGO. June 8. The auditing department of the Panama-California Exposition today issued an official state ment showing; that the exposition made $i8.31.24 On operation during May. This figure is tho greatest for any month since the opening. From January 1 to May 31. inclusive, the operating- profit at the exposition totals more than $74, 000. according to the statement. Each month has given a larger profit than the previous One, according to the auditor's books. In computing the profit on operation, gate and all other receipts go into income, and all sorts of expense, standing and for special events, comprise the liabilities. Xoted Writer Goes to Front. SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. The San Francisco Chronicle today announces editorially the retirement from daily journalism of George Hamlin Fitch, for S5 years a member of Its staff and a writer of International reputation. Fitch, it is announced, has left New To Make Eyebrows and Lashes Long, Thick, Silky (Stage Secrets) Nothing can give more cnaracter and form to the face than fine, well-shaped eyebrows and long, dark, curling lashes. By gently rubbing plain pyrox in into the eyebrows every day and applying a little to the lash roots with the finger tip. wonderful improvement is soon noted as to length, thickness and silklhess of these features. An ounce of pyroxin, which any druggist can supply, lasts a long time, and its persistent use cannot Injure the eyes. Adv. York for London, whence he proposes to proceed to the front in France or Belgium if permission can be obtained from the military authorities. He is the author of two volumes of literary essays and two of travel sketches. He has long been news and literary editor of the Chronicle. Doctor Tells How to Shed Bad Complexion We cannot restore degenerated facial tis sue any .more tlian we can restore a lost limb. It is useless to attempt to convert a worn-out complexion into a new one. The rational procedure is to remove the com plexion instead remove the devitalized Cuti cle. Not by surslcal means, however, as the underlying cutis Is too thin, too tender, to withstand immediate exposure. Applying- ordinary meroolized wax will gradually absorb the offending cuticle. By degrees, a new, youthful skin appears; soft and deli cately tinted as a rose petal. No lady need hesitate to try this. Pro cure an ounce of mercollzed wax of the drusgist. Hprpad on a thin layer before relirins, removing- this In the morning with aop and water. In Irnm one to two weeks the complexion is completely transformed. An approved treatment for wrinkles Is provided by diFSolvine an ounce of pow dered B&xolite in a half pint of witch hecel. Bathing the tace In the solution brinue Dromut and .remarkable results tr. K. Mackenzie in Popular Medicine. Ad.