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o TTTE MORNING OREGOXIAN. . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 19T5. 3 GROCERY CLERK 15 OPERA STAR Ifl DAY FAIR DAUGHXE& OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WHO WILL BE MAR RIED IN MISSOURI HOME TODAY. O'DONOVAN ROSSA, NOTED FENIAN, DIES June White and Clearance Sales Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers $1.00 Down and Your Old Sewing Machine Will Bring You the New Free Machine $1.00 a Week Will Pay for It Second Floor pmoitWofG (So (So. W. Ernest Crosby, Portland Boy, Taken From Counter by "Sari" Company. Uncompromising Hostility to Everything British Main tained to Last. Merchandise cft.Mcrit Onlv Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 60-WEEK CONTRACT SIGNED Toung Man, 26, Fairly Is Grabbed by -Manager for Savage to Bo Trained for Leading Role in Another Company. From grocery clerk to comic opera tenor star in a day. In brief euch was the transformation yesterday of W. Ernest Crosby, 1103 Hawthorne avenue, who affixed his name to a" contract for 60 weeks with the '"Sari" company and Vlizzl Hajos, who end their engagement t.t the Heiliff tonight. Mr. Crosby will leave Port land with the company as understudy to H. W. Marsh, who plays the artistic Laczl in "Sari," and when he has mas tered the necessary stage technic and becomes immune from any possible stage fright he will be cast as LrczI himself In one of the new companies Mr. Savage is putting out in a few months. Until last week, when he appeared at amateur night at the Empress, Mr. Crosby has never trod a professional stage in any capacity. He is only 26 years old and for the last four years or more has been studying music. Mr. Crosby, when not studying music, has been clerking in the grocery store of his father, V. A. Crosby. In this manner he has taken care of his wife and continued his music study. Mis voice has developed into a powerful, appealing tenor of unfathomed timber, according to those who have watched him, and last season he sang with the Apollo Club. Kmpreas Man la Discoverer. Last week Mr. Crosby asked Frank J. McGettigan, publicity manager of the Empress Theater, to put him on ama teur night. Mr. McGettigan "discovered" Mr. Crosby as a real find for some musical company, and began putting his ear to the ground for an auspicious opening. The opening came almost by accident yesterday, when Mr. McGettigan over m heard stage hands of the Empress and Heilig discussing the dire need of the "Sari" company of a strong tenor. Mr. Marsh, who has sung the role of Laczi almost every night since the company opened a year ago or more, was begin ning to feel the need of a rest and oc casional relief. The role played by Mr. Marsh is the leading tenor of "Sari," and as the stage hands remarked, "It's , hard to find tenors." "What's that?" interrogated Mr. Mc Gettigan into the sidewalk confab. And when he had heard the details he hurried to a telephone and sent for Mr. Crosby; in turn dispatching him to see Arthur Phinney. business manager of the "Sari" company and the Inim itable music director, Chevelier Oscar Spirescu. Fotnre la Pnnnl.iinK. A try-out, and the tricks and maneu vers of Sir Oscar to "break" Mr. Crosby without success resulted in the con tracts being signed. Yesterday Mr. Crosby went through a rehearsal and took the sontrs "Triumphant Youth." "Softly Through the Summer Night" and several others to study. He will go north with the company tonight. Mr. Crosby's selection for a Henry Savage company is- looked -upon as re markably fortunate, and inasmuch as Mr. Phinney, business manager for "Sari," is one of the chief aides of Mr. Bavage, it is taken to mean he will be given every advantage for improve ment and advancement. "I don't care if Crosby never acted a stroke." said Mr. Phinney last night. "He can sing. We can teach him to act. He has personality and great voice. " Besides his work with the Apollo Club Mr. Crosby's only other public en deavors have been with the Mount Ta bor Presbyterian Church Quartet, with which he sang last year. BERLIN TOLD OF SAILINGS United States Gives Notice of Ameri can Ships' Departures. "WASHINGTON, June 29. The United States Government has adopted the practice of notifying the German Ad miralty through Ambassador Gerard of the time of the departure of every pas senger ship under the American flag, and approximately the hours during which it will pass through the war zone. This precaution is being taken In or der that German submarine command ers may be on the watch for American vessels and prevent a repetition of the attack on the American tank ship Gulf light, torpedoed by a German subma rine commander, who supposed the ves sel was a British ship because it was in company with two English patrol boats. DOUBLE WEDDING IS HELD Soldier, Just Back From Hawaiian Islands, Marries One Sister. , Melvin Johnson, a Portland youth, who has just returned from the Ha waiian Islands, where he served in the United States Army, secured a license yesterday to marry Lora L. Jackson, of 242 McMillen street, a schoolday sweet heart. Lora's sister. Kay F. Jackson, yielded to the pleas of her suitor. Gordon K. Smith, and agreed to a double wed ding. Smith secured a marriage li cense yesterday in company with John son. The weddings took place last night. Miss Fay Jackson is the cashier for K. W. Woolworth & Company and her sister has been employed at the same place. WEED CUTTING DEMANDED Campaign of Arrests Started Where Vacant Property Is Overrun. If you wish to avoid arrest, get out and cut the weeds on your vacant prop erty. A campaign of arrests was launched yesterday by J. W. Lee, of the Municipal Department of Public Works, and will result in the arrest of all persons failing to cut weeds when ordered so to do. The first arrest was R. S. Leigh, of 361 Sacramento street, who was taken on a warrant signed by Mr. Lee. He was notified about 20 days ago to cut the weeds on a lot at Alberta street and Denver street. He failed to com ply. The city in years past has cut the weeds and assessed the cost to the property, but this is not being dona this year. 1 , v , , ' k i f -T - ' ' - - a i ' 1 t: , - ' , . - . - : tJ - ' : ' ; ' ?' 'si i, rryf , C . " ' - ? J ! I . W , 'K ' H. - f.-jV- ':: ' h - ' 1 r I Is.' . C - - ; ' f v ' "'V' 1 if : - t i GOESTS FLOCKING IN "All Missouri", Prepares for Genevieve Clark's Wedding. PRESENTS ARE PILED HIGH Bridegroom Arrives at Bowling Green, and Every Train Brings More Guests, While Town Dons Holiday Garb. BOWLING GREEN. Miss.. June 29. (Special.) James M. Thomson, of New Orleans, bridegroom-elect, and hi3 party and Governor Major of Mis souri and his party, headed the ar rivals for the Clark-Thomson wedding today. Both parties arrived on early morning trains and from then on every train coming in brought guests for the wedding tomorrow of Genevieve Clark, daughter of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the New Orleans publisher. The town wore holiday attire. The Speaker's general invitation to "all Missourians" to attend the wedding seems in a fair way to be taken lit erally. Those in Bowling Green who were not busy primping to attend the ceremony were entertaining friends among the visitors. Guests were ar riving from every part of the state. The only concern of the Clark family is what to do with all the presents. They have been coming in all day and there is no sign of a slackening in the flow of silver, cut glass and other luxuries. Representative Mann and Mrs. Mann, virtually every member of the Missouri and Illinois Congressional delegation and part of the Iowa delegation and many other members of Congress will attend. Colonel and Mrs. George Har vey and Colonel and Mrs. Henry Wat terson are among the distinguished guests expected. RIGHT TO RESIGN DOUBTED Legal Authorities Think Army Offi cers. May Be Held. WASHINGTON, June 29. Legal offi cers of the Government who have been consulted by Attorney-General Gregory concerning the opinion requested by the Secretary of War on the right of an Army officer to resign In time of peace are understood to be virtually unani mous in holding that the President has discretionary powers and may accept or reject resignations as he sees fit. Mr. Gregory said tonight he had not finished his opinion. He is making a thorough study of the subject and has discussed it with Solicitor-General Da vis and several of his assistants. The Judge-Advocates-General of the Army and Navy hold opposing views on this question, which has become an issue of serious moment In the War Department because of the growing tendency of private munitions estab lishments to offer attractive ' positions to expert ordnance officers. PRISON CLOSES ON BANKER A. C. Gnnn, of Seattle, Unescorted, Begins Serving Sentence. WALLA WALLA. Wash., June 29. (Special.) A. C. Gunn, of Seattle. Is passing his first night within a pen itentiary tonight as convict 7758. He arrived without a guard, and after din ing leisurely in Walla Walla, rode to the prison, where the commitment papers had preceded him. He was in good spirits. His crime, he said, was a technical violation of the law and not a moral infraction. He declared it was com mitted with no intention to harm any one. Gunn's conviction was on a charge of issuing fraudulent paper in connection with the State . Bank of Sumas. He was sentenced to two to 15 years. RATE CUTS ARE PROTESTED Chambers Opposo New Transcontl nent Carrier Tariff Schedule. Transcontinental . carriers with Pa cific Coast terminals have arranged to make their - new westbound carload commodity tariffs to terminal and to Intermediate points effective on July 15. Under this schedule of rates, which was fixed at a recent conference of freight traffic officials at Chicago, the proportionate rates from the Atlantic seaboard and Middle West to Spokane and other points inland from the Pa cific Coast are reduced substantially. While the terminal rates also are re duced, the proportionate reduction is not as great as it is to the interior. The admitted intention of the car riers is to force heavy commodities like canned goods, iron, steel ajid their products, carpets, linoleum and the like, to move by rail to Spokane and the Interior instead of moving through the Panama Canal by water. They have made the interior rates so low that they cannot be met by a com bination of rail and water rates based on Portland. Seattle and other Pacific Coast terminals. The Chambers of Commerce of the terminal cities have protested to the Interstate Commerce Commission. BUS ABLE TO PASS CAR JURORS VIEW NARROW STREET, THEN CONVICT DRIVER. Gay Zabn Fined SIS With Costs of 0 for Traffic Violation Plea of - Guilty Would Have Cost ?5. If Guy Zahn. jitney driver, had plead ed guilty to the charge of driving his machine past a streetcar as it was dis charging and taking on passengers, he would have received a fine of $5 from Municipal Judge Stevenson, but he de manded a jury trial and received a fine of $15 and was charged with costs of $6 yesterday afternoon when found guilty. "I don't remember the alleged viola tion at all, and It would have been im possible for me to have passed between the streetcar and the curb at the place where it is charged I did. for the street is too i.arrow," defended Zahn. The police testimony was direct to the effect that the violation had oc curred and the only doubt remaining was the physical possibility of a viola tion at Monroe street and Mississippi avenue, where it was alleged to have taken place. "I want to see the place," spoke up one juryman. "I have a seven-passenger machine outside and will take the jurors to the spot." "I'm willing," said the jitney driver, "and I have my jitney outside, which will help in the transportation of the court to the scene." Headed by Municipal Judge .Steven son, the officials and jury went to the spot and investigated the possibility of a law violation there in the manner prescribed. It seemed possible and upon their return the jurymen were out but three minutes before they re turned a verdict of guilty. Zahn asked to be allowed to pay his fine in installments. "You pay the fine now or go to jail," ruled Judge Stevenson. "You have taken up the time of the court and demanded a jury trial for a petty offense of which you have been found guilty, and are not entitled to the courtesy." The money was forthcoming within 15 minutes. AUSTRIALIA" BUYS BUTTER Half Million Pounds of California Product Ordered for' Antipodes. SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. The liner Ventura will sail for the Antipodes July 10 with approximately 500.000 pounds of California butter as a portion of her cargo. This announcement, made by shipping men here today, was accompanied by the explanation that a continued drought in Australia has interfered with a con tract made by the Australian govern ment to supply dairy products to Eng land during the war in sufficient quan tities, so California has been called on to make up the deficiency. RUSSIA TO GET MUNITIONS Board of Military Supplies Is Ap pointed at Petrograd. LONDON, June 30. "An important step" toward the removal of the draw backs under which the Russian army is suffering has been taken by the formation of a special 'board of mili tary supplies," says the Petrograd cor respondent of the Dally Telegraph. "Presided over by the minister of war, it will comprise the president and four members of the duma, four mem bers of the imperial council and four representatives of Industry and com merce, all named by the emperor, to whom alone the board will be respon sible. The board has executive powers for the production of munitions." American Submarine Catches Fire. ' NEWPORT. R. I., June 29. The sub marine D-4, tied up at the torpedo station, caught Are today, but little damage resulted. All the available men In the station and the crews of four vessels nearby were called to the rescue. The submarine had 3000 gal lons of gasoline aboard. PHYSICAL FORCE ADVISED Bitterness Xot Diminished by Full Pardon Granted by Queen Vic toria After Life Sentence and Banishment to America. NEW YORK, June 29. Jeremiah O'Donovan, better known as O'Dono van Rossa, Irish patriot and revolution ist, died at St. Patrick's Hospital. Staten Island, late today. He had been ill for many months. O'Donovan Rossa, Irish patriot and revolutionist, spent the last half of his life in the United States, 20 years of which were passed under an edict of banishment from Great Britain and any of her possessions. Although Queen Victoria granted him a full pardon for his revolutionary activities in "freeing i Ireland," a quarter of a century after ! the Fenian uprising, he remained to the end an uncompromising foe to British rule. "England has proclaimed war against me," he vowed, "and so help me God, I will wage war against her until she is stricken to her knees or till I am stricken to my grave." Parliamentary Agitation Rejected. Born in County Cdrk, in 1831. as Jeremiah O'Donovan, he later took the name of Rossa, and while still a boy became interested in the Young Ire land movement. He was particularly an admirer of John Mitchel, grand father of the present Mayor Mitchel, of New York, a leader in the movement. Parliamentary agitation, as carried on by Daniel O'Connell, did not appeal to the young Cork man, who took as his standard John Mitchel's statement: "If I oould grasp the fires of hell I'd hurl them Into the face of my coun try's enemy," and up to his death he did not change this theory. When he was 27 years old Rossa and several other members of the Phoenix Literary Society were arrested on a charge of conspiracy, and after nine months" imprisonment were released on a suspended sentence in 1859. Then he became associated with James Stephens and Colonel John O'Mahony in the Fenian movement until his ar rest in Dublin, September 15, 1865. when the office of the Fenian news paper, Irish People, was raided. He was sentenced to penal servitude for life, but six years later he was released and banished to America. Use of DTnamtte Advocated. From that time Rossa was Identified with the "extremists" in this country, and he advocated the use bf dynamite, or, as he called it, "the resources of civilization." against everything Brit ish. He founded a newspaper here, the United Irishmen. The subscribers Rossa called his "tenants," and he al ways acknowledged the receipt of their subscriptions in the columns of the United Irishmen as the "rents." For nearly 40 years Rossa was identi fied with the advocates of physical force In this country, and many times was held in disfavor by members of more pacific Irish organizations, which would not tolerate violence. In Chambers street. New York, In 1885, an English nurse, Lucilla Yseulte Dudley, shot and slightly wounded Rossa. The woman was adjudged in sane. Rossa always contended she was an emissary of the British govern ment, sent here to kill him. 1000 GOING TO PICNIC VISITING NEWSPAPERMEN GATHER FOR PRESS CLl'B Ol'TIXG. Baseball Game With Admen Limited to Five Inning C. A. Johns to Be Principal Speaker of Day. Indications are that 1000 or more will attend the annual picnic of the Portland Press Club at Bonneville next Sunday. The special train will leave the Union Depot at 9 o'clock. Visiting newspapermen from all over the Pacific Northwest are planning to be here to attend the outing. Several of the advance guard have arrived; one from San Francisco, one from Minne apolis and several from other cities, who are waiting over to enjoy the an nual Portland outing. The Portland Press Club picnic has won a name for its hospitality. The programme still retains C. A. Johns, one of the most active "inac tive" members of the club, as the prin cipal speaker of the day. The Ad Club baseball team will be present and will make a show of Itself for five Innings. The Admen have caused the game to be held to five innings for two reasons, they say: one is they believe in the cardinal principles of brevity, terseness and wit, and because they say five in nings will be enough to convince the crowd. An effort is being made to Inveigle Rufus C. Holman to go on the trip and point out the splendors and beauties of the Columbia Highway section which will be visible on the trip. The Press Club officials announced yesterday that interest in the picnic Is widespread and that a cosmopolitan gathering will be there. The picnic is not confined to newspapermen alone, and as a result many men and women In other walks of life will attend. GERMAN GIVES FOE CREDIT Military Expert Thinks English Are Overcoming Defects. AMSTERDAM, v:i London. June 30. Discussing the war situation in an arti cle in the Berliner Tageblatt, Major Moraht, military expert of that paper, says: "On the tenacious maintenance of our war gains In the East depends our defensive In the West. It is not yet clear whether we ought to lay stress on England's munitions scarcity and the growing difficulty in recruiting up till now. We can only say that the waste of ammunition on the part of the enemy is still boundless and that the losses at the front all have been re placed. "We should be well advised to be lieve that England w..l succeed in re organizing the production of ammuni tion, and that the English armies in France will be able to maintain their present status." Cattle Disease Breaks Out in Lewis. OLYMPIA. Wash., June 29. (Spe cial.) Hemorrhagic septicemia, a viru lent cattle disease which heretofore has been rare In the Northwest, has broken out in the Big Bottom section of Lewis County and has caused Agri An Entire New Shipment of Dresses for Women Just Received, Includ ing Nurses' Uniforms in All White, Black Dresses for Maids, Maternity House Dresses and the New Adjustable House Dresses At Most Exceptional Sale Prices- Nurses' White Uniforms Very Special $2.49 Made of linene, a' fabric that launders beautifully, does not crush. Nicely tailored, made with Gibson pleats over the shoulders, high, standing detachable collar, with neck band so arranged to be worn low or high, long sleeves with cuffs open to the elbow to , allow ease in rolling up. Tailored pocket on the skirt. Shaped bias belt The skirt has pleated panels at back and front and is finished with deep five-inch hem. Black Dresses for Maids' Very Special $2.49 These dresses are of cotton pongee in high or low-neck style. Made with three pleats over the shoulder, long sleeves finished with cuff. Bias belt, panel back skirts, tailored pocket on skirt. High neck with standing detach able, collar and low-cut V-neck style. Both styles have white lawn hemstitched turn-over collar and cuffs. In style as illustrated. I " White Porch Dresses Very Special The dresses of madras have set-in sleeves with fancy cuffs- tucked-back skirts. When Grandmother Went a-Calling Long, Long Ago She Wore a Gown of Quaintly Flowered Material Today ive have come to appreciate the witchery of the frocks she planned tvilh such demureness. The charming frock in the picture is made in a fashion our grandmothers wore. The material is of fine striped organdie in beautifully flowered designs in pink and blue. The waist has the quaint and becoming Quaker collar, hemstitched ; with sleeves, cuffs and vestee to match. The skirt is flaring, having and each flounce is piped at A Big Four-Day Sale of Summer Toilet Necessities 25c Packer's Tar Soap 14 25c Imported Violet Soap, 2 cakes for 25 15c 4711 Soap 13 15c Pears Glycerine 130 25c Poslam Soap 19 25c Resinol Soap 190 15c Supetar Soap 90 25c Sanitol Soap 140 10c Palm Olive Soap 70 15c Verbena Soap 70 10c Assorted Toilet Soap.... 50 25c Corylopsis Talcum 100 25c Lehn & Fink's Talcum. .100 25c Eutaska Talcum 190 25c Rice Talcum 100 35c Roger & Gallet Talcum. 230 50c Roger & Gallet Face Powder 370 50c French Vanity Powders. 350 25c Almond Meal 160 25c Crown Smelling Salts.. 180 All Purchases Made Today Will Be Charged on Accounts Rendered Aug. 1 Notion Specials 10c Bias Seam Tape . . .5c All sizes in white, comes by the bolt. 10c Hook and Eyes, tube for 7c 15c Spool Holders . . . .8c Holds 6 spools, cushion and tray. 40c Silk Dress Shields 15c 15c Bone Hair Pins, 6 and 12 in a box for 8c 25c Silk Hose Supporters. . .12c 5c Silk Hair Nets, sale, 12 for 15c 10c Pearl Buttons, card 3c 12 on a card, assorted sizes, two hole style. 25c English Tapes, pkg....'. 15c 5c Safety Pins, 3 papers 5c Klmt Floor. cultural Commissioner H. T. Graves to make a hurried trip to the vicinity, accompanied by Dr. J. Schultz, a Se attle expert. The disease thus far has killed 14 calves in the district. Irrigation Project Is Approved. SALEM. Or., June 29 (Special.) State Engineer Lewis today was noti fied by the Interior Department that it had approved an application for the . t r7Q p -L Of white pique or madras. The pique model has V neck, fancy round yoke of self material, finished with embroidery edge, Gibson pleats on the shoulders bias belt, plain sk:rt, pocket on waist. fancy pointed yokes, side effect closing, wide pleats over the shoulders, elbow fronts of waists prettily trimmed with narrow embroidery, piped waistline and Fourth Floor with silk- Modestly priced . 50c Derma Viva 390 50c Santiseptic Lotion 390 75c Pompeian Cream -190 25c Aubrey's Beautifier 190 35c Hazeline Snow 270 25c Williams Shaving P'd'r.170 25c Charles Flesh Food 190 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste 330 50c Kalizon Tooth Paste 350 35c Nail Brushes 190 50c Nail Brushes with hand drawn bristles 290 20c Nail and Hand Scrub brushes 100 25c Tooth Brushes, all sizes, best bristles . 100 50c Hair Brushes, white en amel, concave backs 290 $1.00 Malted Milk O90 $1.00 Listerine 590 50c Lavoris 330 35c Cascara Tablets 230 The Beach Coat The seasons smartest and most practical coat for all sorts of wear. Here at $12.50 The beach coat is made from fine soft che viot in navy blue only. The collar, the cuffs and the tie of this particular model are of white serge. The illustration is an exact reproduction of this coat. One of the best all-around coats we have found so far it will do service for sports and outing wear, as well as being suitable for trav eling and for street use. Third Floor A Light Weight $1.50 Suit Case, Offered Here It has lock, bolts and corners, inside tapes and comes in two sizes. A $2.00 Light Weight Fiber Suit (h 1 -Q Case Can Now Be Had for . ... P 1 Cloth lined, two sizes, has lock, bolts and iron corners. An Extra Large $7.50 Trunk Is Now $5.75 Basement withdrawal of 31,000 acres, comprising the Jordan Valley Irrigation project in Malheur County. The state will be giv en one year to file final plans to se cure the contract. Confident that it would have no trouble in obtaining the land, the company already has con structed a dam. 20-cent wall paper now 3 0 cents. F. A. Taylor Co., 130 10th. st. Adv. The Newest Adjustable Dresses Introductory Price $1.39 Their regular price is $1.75. In model as illus trated. This style of dress is made to fit the woman who is extra large or extra small around the waist and hips. It can easily be made larger or smaller at the waistline and hips by simply buttoning the tabs at the back of the dress on the buttons that will fit the size of the wearer. No ripping of seams, no sew ing just buttoning. No metal devices to rust, no elastic to spoil in washing. e show two very pretty models at the above special price. Of fancy figured percale and striped gingham, trimmed with pipings or bias bandings. $2.00 Adjustable Dress $1.69 Same style as above, but made of extra heavy percale in dainty figures and colorings. Maternity Dress $1.69 Made in striped nurses' gingham of extra qual ity, with extra fullness and adjustable waistline. triple flounces. $10.45 Third Floor. 25c Gl ovine for cleaning-. .. 100 25c Peroxide 17c $1.00 Smelling or Lav ender Salts for 69c For refreshing a room, ex quisite fancy jars filled with any colored salts. 15c Wash Cloth Cases 100 35c Tourist Cases with va rious pockets 230 15c Glass Tooth Brush Holders 1O0 $1.00 Bath Sprays 90 25c Absorbent Cotton, roll. 230 $1.00 Water Bottles 470 2-quart size, heavy rubber, re inforced seams. No phone orders filled. First Floor Matting for . . . $1.25