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TTTE - MORXTXG OEEGOMAX. TITESDAT, OCTOBER 5, 1915. NAVY TO ASK FOR INVENTOR OF VEST POCKET WIRELESS DEVICE AND HIS MINIA TURE APPARATUS. JOIN OUR DRESS FORM CLUB Swimming Tank Suits New Styles In sizes 36 to 44. Priced $2.00, $2.50, $4.50 and $5.95 suit. In all wool, cotton and wool mixed. Fourth Floor Pictorial Review Patterns . and Fashion Sheets - For November are now- ready at the Pattern Counter on the Second Floor. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers GfV) CO J? 'O man wouc ckd vxx 'MercK.ndio of J Merit Only" Super Battle Cruisers, Cost- ing $18,000,000 Each, Are on Programme. Pacific Phone Marshall S000 Home Phone A 6691 MONSTER WARSHIPS NUMBER NOT YET DECIDED President Wilson and Secretary Daniels Outline Plans for Ves sels Mr. Daniels Insists on' Use 'of Submersibles. "Washington; Oct. 4. Super-battie-crulsers, bigger, faster and more heav ily armed than any war craft now afloat or building- and which will cost 918.000.uuu each to construct and equip, will be recommended to Congress as a part of tne Navy-building programme for next year. This decision was reached today at a conference between President Wilson. Secretary Daniels and Kepresentative J'adgett. chairman of the House naval affairs committee. I'lans for such a type of vessel aa la crntemplated already have been pre pared under the direction of Rear Admiral Uavid W. Taylor, chief con structor of the Navy, and now are be ing considered by the Secretary and members of the general board. Just how many of the new type ships will be asked for this Winter has not been determined. Secretary Daniels fiaid. Cost of construction of Navy craft has risen unce the outbreak of the European war. with the consequent enormous demand upon American re sources, some recent steel contracts for the Navy showing an increase of 30 per cent over previous prices. Dreadnoughts which also will be rec ommended for construction this Winter will cost $18,000,000 each, it is esti mated, as against $15,000,000 for those now building. Part of this incre-.se, however, is due to new hull construc tion to provide for greater protection against torpedo attack. Number to Be Fixed Soon. The number of ships of each class to be urged probably will be agreed upon within a few days. Secretary Daniels continued tonight his conference with Kepresentative Padgett, and he will'see President Wilson again probably this week. The estimates, by law, must be in the hands of tho Secretary of the Treasury by October 15. Plans for the battle cruisers, Mr. Daniels said, contemplated a speed of 35 knots an hour. They will be faster than any but the swiftest destroyers. In land terms, they will equal the speed of railway trains making more than 40 miles an hour. In size they will equal the largest American dread noughts now building and far exceed any now afloat. The armament has not been decided, but it probably will be equal or fsrreater than that of present-day dread noughts. It is understood that some officers believe each ship should carry 12 14-inch 50-callber rifles, but it is possible that a lesser number of guns may be mounted, or that the new 16 inch rifles, the largest naval gun yet developed, may be used. In that case, probably only six or eight big guns "would be mounted. All the items of the forthcoming JS'avy estimate were considered at to day's conferences. Secretary Daniels declined to disclose other details of plans. He intimated, however, that a building programme for the subma rine flotilla would be urged that would make possible an inner line of de fense alon?? the coasts to be main tained by submersibles operating from bases established at necessary inter vals on both the Atlantic and Pacific shore lines. The Secretary said that recently, when submarines were at the height of their activity in the European war, the pendulum of public opinion had swung too far in favor of submarines, and that the tendency now would be to swing too far the other way. The Navy plans, ho declared, would not make either error. He added that the value of submersibles for defense of the wide reaches of coast line on both shores could hardly be overestimated. RAIN ADDS DISCOMFORT NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS SEEK SHELTER IX HOTEL. A- -4 r V ----- I PS v 3 ,t. 1 j - o. " '3 i VW Photo Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. DR. II. BARRINGER COX AND HIS INVENTION. TINY WIRELESS USED 'Vest Pocket" Apparatus Is Carried on Person. WAR NATION TO GIVE TEST Relief on Extensive Scale Is Ranked to Districts Devastated by Hur- rlcane and llood. incvv uiu.ea.ns, Oct. 4. Extensive relief work was begun today in the section about New Orleans where Wednesday's hurricane caused the death of more than 300 persons and maae tnousanns homeless. Tons of supplies, including fresh water, food and clothing, were forwarded to the stricken districts as fast as they could be loaded on relief vessels. Iouis J. Hennessey, representing the local Association of Commerce, who returned today from an inspection of the levees, said the demage to the svs tem would exceed l, 000. 000. Mr. Hen nessey also reported immense damage to orange groves and crops. The flood waters were said to be receding in all iiffected sections. A heavy rain today seriously inter fered with the work of restoring tele phone and light service in New Or leans and downtown hotels tonight were crowded with families driven out of their damaged homes by the rains. Practically every roof in the city sus tained some damage during the hurri cane and several thousand buildings have not been repaired yet. SWEDE'S DOOM IS TOPIC li)loiiial and state Department Counsellor Confer. WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. W. A. R Kkensren. the Minister from Sweden, conferred today with Counselor Polk, of the .State department, on the case of Joseph Hillstrom, a Swede whose death sentence for murder has been Ptayed by an appeal through President "Wilson to Governor Spry, of Utah. The Minister has been instructed by government to do his utmost to :et a new trial for Hillstrom. who. the Minister felt, was convicted on in sufficient evidence. After the confer ence. Mr. Kkenpren returned to New York "to seek further legral advice at the suifiresiion of Counselor Polk. The Hillstrom case has stirred much Interest in Sweden, where the Social democrats, who compose a larpe pro portion of the electorate, have brought pressure on their government to urge interference in behalf of their accused countryman. Bedford Hills. X. Y.f Inventor, Per fects Device by Which One May Send Messages 18 Miles Away Without Oiscovery. BEDFORD HILLS. N. Sept. 28. (Special.) A compact and efficient wireless receiving and sending ap paratus, invented recently by Dr. H. Barrmger cox, or this place, is to be lent to one of the foreign powers for use in the trenches, according- to an nouncement of the inventor. The device, which may be strapped around the waist and deftly hidden by the folds of a cloak so as to be invisible to an unsuspecting- person, ts in reality a "vest-pocket" wireless apparatus, as complete as any. The sending apparatus consists of a box in which are five dry cells and a vibrator. The electric pulsations are started by tapping a telegraph key, and the current which the doctor says Is modified with a hidden transformer o his own invention, sends out its mes sages in waves, long and short. The equivalent to a half watt or one eightieth as much as is required for the ordinary electric liirht bulb Is the amount of electricity necessary. From the box projects a wire. In warfare use this wire is carried down the leg of the soldier and con nected with a metal plate or spur in the shoe. The receiving instrument con sists of a drum about which is a coil of wires.' On top of this is a fine deflector. It haa a pair of ear pieces such as is worn by telephone opera tors. Dr. Cox can send and receive mes sages by his instrument over a distance of 18 miles. When he disires to receive a message he raises his cane. BRITISH TANKER IS SUNK Steamer Kanakuk Burns and Crew Is Landed on Borneo Coast. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 4. The British tank steamer Kanakuk has been de stroyed by fire . and sunk, according to advices received here today from Borea, East Indies, under date of October 2. The crew was landed at Balikh, Pappan, Borneo. The Kanakuk. a vessel of 4000 tons gross, sailed from San Francisco. Au gust 11, arrived at Shanghai, Septem ber 14, sailing thence for Singapore, which she reached on September 26, and Balikh Pappan on September 28. She was owned in London. GREEK PROTEST IS HINTED Minister Refuses to Discuss Sugges tion of Neutrality Violation. LONDON. Oct. 4. The Greek Minister at London. J. Gennadius. declined to night either to affirm or deny the re port that the Hellenic government had protested that Greece neutrality had been violated by the landing of allied troops at Salonika. "I am not at liberty to answer that question." he paid.' w Jfl At Standard Service Stations Get the OH and Gas that Won Highest Honors, San Francisco and San Diego Expositions made from California asphalt-base crude the" oil and gas the Jury of Awards declared first in efficiency, uniformity, purity the gold medal products. And you'll find Standard Service Sta tions wherever you go on the Coast. Loot for our name. Standard Oil Company ' California ) ' -Portland New Fall House Dresses Hundreds of Them in Dozens of Styles That Sell Regularly at $1.50 to $2.50 Tuesday 98c Which is Less Than the Cost of the Materials Seldom will you find house dresses of such fine qualities and handsome neat pat terns at this price it is a splendid assort ment we are offering you Tuesday. Dresses of ginghams, chambrays and percales in all the newest Fall styles. Made with vestees. large or. small collars of pique or self materials; some show the new smock ing, others with embroidered designs on col lars, some waists with yokes, others pleated. Side front or regulation front button waists. Skirts are full and gored, some with pock ets and yoke top models, piped waist lines or new pointed girdle, others with loose belts. One model shows the new convertible collar. ' The sleeves are elbow length, three quarters and long. In all the most attractive colors, such as pink, lavender, light blue, black with white, gray nurses' stripes plain colors, checks and stripes. They come in all sixes from 34 to 44. Also in extra sixes from 48 to 52. Fourth Floor On Tuesday We Will Start A Sale of the Famous Globe Underwear For Men, Women and Children All styles i all weights and all sizes all prices. I'lrat Floor Each Week something neio in VeriBest Blouses $1 There are three very impor tant reasons why Veribest Blouses are so superior why they have become so popular. First the materials are so fine so dainty and pretty, and equal to fabrics usually put only into the better waists. Second the styles you will find to be far ahead of any $1.00 waist made. New models each week, always the very latest. Third the cut and finish will surprise you. Made large and ample, with that much desired bloused effect. Every seam finished in the best possible way. . No skimping, no raw edges. Third Floor C. B. a la Spirite Corsets Are the Last Word in Corset Elegance You'll be much interested in the new Fall models. They emphasize your best lines, and subdue your poorer ones, because they are fashioned by corset experts who make corset designing their life work. C. B. a la Spirite Corsets are the standard everywhere for the woman of fashion. May rve shorv you your onn special model today? I Fourth Floor. rmm U?'& ?M MM 13-' " i ' ' TUESDAY The Most Noteworthy Sale of MEN'S OVERCOATS ' Just in Time for These Chilly Days Ever Offered the Men of Portland INTRODUCING Our Men's New Section On the Mezzanine Floor Realizing That We Must Do Something Out of the Ordinary to attract men to this new section we searched the entire field of men's apparel to secure the things "to do the trick." We chose Overcoats as the one best item. One of the foremost clothing makers a master tailor made possible this sale by disposing to us his show room samples. Tuesday tve have the pleasure of presenting $30.00 and $35.00 Overcoats Special $17.35 These top coats are in mixtures of the most desirable mate rials; also knitted coats in green, brown and blue heather com binations. All made storm proof, with cuff sleeves, patch pockets, satin sleeve lining. The quiet, correct, individual touches are suggestive in master tailoring. Come see them. Mezzanine Floor Fashionable Tailored Skirts in Latest Models, Exceptional at $5.45 Continuing the Special Exhibit and Offering of The New Winter Footwear The great diversity of prevailing styles in footwear will cause the discriminating woman to exercise more caution than ever in making her selection. Here she may depend on the authen ticity apd good taste of our models, for in assembling our stock we have studied what styles to avoid as carefully as what to adopt The result is a satisfying va riety of authoritative models that will win the approval of critical tastes. New Chin Chin Models $7.5 0 are in button style of finest bronze kid, blue or gray kid, dull calf and soap kid. Fifteen Different Models, Special $5.00 are unusually smart and every one expresses a new idea". In plain and .combination effects. Ten New Styles at $4.00 Shoes for street and dress voear in any style you may wish, with plain toes, receding opera and high toes and full "comfort" toes. Second Floor N )r vp'g(i--ji Five New Models, Exactly as Illustrated Tailored Skirts have again come into their own, and will be worn more and more as the season advances. Tuesday we shall offer five entirely new models in the latest styles, made of very fine qualities of Corduroy in brown, tan, navy, green and gray. Of black and navy hairline serges. Of wool poplin in navy and black. Of exceptional quality of black satin. They are mostly tailored effects, with smart inside or patch pockets, and self belts held by straps. Self or bone button trimmings, and nearly all fasten in front. The black satin model is made in three ruffle-tier effect, accordion pleated, and finished with pleated self belt. Third Floor For Hosiery Knit Underwear and Corsets NO STORE IS AS SATISFACTORY AS THIS STORE Soft Shirred Brim Hats of Velvet Specially Featured at $1.95 This season the Hats with medium and large brims must be drooping and soft these Hats answer these requirements, but to make them doubly attrac tive the brims are shirred, giving a finished appearance to the Hat; therefore they require but very little trimming. In navy blue, a rich brown, cardinal and, of course, in black. OUR NO-CHARGE TRIMMING SERVICE is a special feature of our Millinery Department, and is extended to all patrons purchasing both the hat and the trimmings in the store. Third Floor .AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS FREE SEWING MACHINES.