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TIIE 3IORXING OREGONIAJf,' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, -1916.
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ARMY
BILL TO BE
BEADY Ifl 3 WEEKS
Senate Is Expected to Accept
House Military Federal
ization Measure.
MANY COAST ITEMS ADDED
Only One Xation Would Be Able to
Land In America After His Plan
Is Adopted, Is Opinion or
, Rear- Admiral Grant.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. Committee
Mils to increase the regular Army to
between 160,000 and 200.000 men and
proposing a definite scheme for Fed
eralization of -the National Guard un
der a military pay act. probably -will
be before both Houses of Congress
within three weeks.
The House military ' committee will
begin work tomorrow on the military
Federalization bill and if a strong
measure is oroduced. influential mem
bers of the Senate committee say it will
be accepted by the Senate. The Sen
ate committee continued work today
on its bill for the regular Army in
crease.
It is understood a number of items.
uch as provisions for better manning
of the coast defenses upon wnicn mere
is no disagreement, have been written
into the new bill, leaving only the
points on which there is difference ol
opinion to be worked out. Major-Gen-eral
Carter, retired, and officers from
the War College are aiding in drafting
the measure.
Chairmen to Lead Fight.
It is understood that leadership in
the preparedness fight in the House
will rest with the two committee chair
men. Representative Hay, of the mili
tary committee, and Representative
Padgett, of the Navy committee. There
has been some talk since Speaker Clark
has come out strongly for prepared
ness that he would engineer the whole
matter. It was said positively tonight,
however, that while the Speaker's aid
was counted upon, the committee chiefs
would lead their own forces.
The Naval committee struggled again
today with the problem of submarines.
Roar-Admiral Grant outlined further
his plan to establish submarine shore
bases along the coasts and repeated his
statement that 183 underwater boats
with 30 reserve craft were needed. He
said American submarine builders, pub
lic and private, could produce 48 of the
Sno-ton boats he recommended within
12 months.
Representative Callaway questioned
the Admiral as to the relative strength
of the American Navy among those of
the world. Admiral Grant said he be
lieved the German, as well as the Brit
ish navv, was considerably stronger.
There is today,' he said, "one power
Jhat has enough navy to land on our
coast, even if we had the 183 sub
marines and our present fleet."
"And only one," interjected Repre
sentative Kelly.
Dottle Crnlnera Needed.
'"I think only one," agreed Admiral
Grant.
Admiral Grant declared any enemy
fleet must be considerably larger than
a defending fleet to force a landing.
"We played that very problem on the
Fame board this Summer at the War
College, and I was beaten," he said.
"The enemy landed. His fleet was
larger than ours and heavier. We lost
because he had battle cruisers which
destroyed our scouts and left us with
out information."
Kvprv maneuver or board came the
"Department had worked out. Admiral
Grant said, bad shown the need of bat
tle cruisers and scouting craft. It was
for that reason, he added, that while
1 he believed the dreadnought to be the
basic fighting unit of any fleet, atten
tion should be concentrated on building
battle cruisers and scout ships, in ad
dition to submarine, before more bat
tleships were authorized.
Representative Callaway sought to
Fhow that a battleship was a useless
element of a fleet in water where sub
marines lurked, but the witness did not
agree. In recent target practice with
submarines, the Admiral said, it had
been found difficult to sight the target
through the periscope at a greater dis
tance than a mile. The periscope of a
submarine was clearly visible at two
miles to lookouts aloft on the battle
ship, he declared, and it was not any
great task to hit it with gunfire.
LAND TRIALS ARE ORDERED
Demurrers Quaslied in Oregon Fraud
Cases at San Francisco.
PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. Demur
rers and motions to quash were over
ruled bv Judge Dooling in the United
States District Court today in the Ore
gon land fraud cases in which 19 men
were indicted last September on charges
of using the mails to defraud. The de
murrers and motions to quash were
based on technicalities.
Among the more prominent of those
arrested at the time were Franklin
Bull, Norman D. Cook. John W. Logan
jind W. A. S. Nicholson, all of San
Francisco.
The indictments alleged that the de
fendants used the mails to induce per
sons to file on railroad lands in Oregon
on the assertion that the railroad could
bp forced to sell at "$2.60 an acre.
The cases will now be put on the
calendar for trial.
NEW YORK HITS KEYNOTE
Continued 1'rom First race
ester, "as one of the big four." The
Barne's faction declared themselves
opposed to Dr. Hill and presented in
stead the name of William Berri, of
Brooklyn. After a fight which lasted
four hours, the committee on delegates
finally agreed on United States Senator
Wadsworth, Charles S. Whitman, 1-red-
erick C. Tanner and Elon B. Brown,
Republican leader in the State Senate.
As Wadworth. Tanner anji Brown are
reputed anti-Whitman men. the com
mittee's decision was accepted as a. de
feat for Governor Whitman.
The committee further announced
that no recommendation would be made
as to chairman of the Big Four, in
spite of Governor Whitman's public
declaration that he expected to be
named as head of the National dele
gation. To add point to the announce
ment. Senator Wadsworth's name
headed the list given out by the com
mittee and was the first in nominat
ing at the convention.
According to custom, the first dele
gate nominated acts as chairman, al
though the matter of leader is left
for tfinal decision to the delegates
themselves.
LEPROSY HEARINGS END
NATIONAL REFUGE URGED IN LET
TER FROM SUFFERER.
their strength in an effort to nomi
nate Dr. David Jayne Hill, of Roch-
Use Cocoanut Oil
for Washing Hair
If you want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash It
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very
harmful. Just plain mulsifled cocoanut
oil (which is pure and entirely grease
less), is much better than the most ex
pensive soap or anything else you can
use for shampooing, as this can't pos
sibly injure the hair. '.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuls
will make an abundance of rich, creamy
lather, and. cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily,
and removes every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
.lries quickly and evenly, and it leaves
it fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy
to manage.
Tou can get mulsifled cocoanut oil at
most any drug store. It is very cheap,
and a few ounces is enough to last
everyone in the family for months. Adv.
Senators Handle Missive Gingerly;
Physician Says Manner of Germ
Transmission Not Known.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Hearings
before the Senate health committee on
the bill to establish a National refuge
for lepers were concluded today with
further testimony by physicians and
others in favor of the measure. Among
those who appeared were Dr. R, C.
Ruckcr. assistant surgeon-general of
the public health service, and George
W. McCoy, cx-director of tne uovern
ment leper asylum at Molokai. John
Karly, a leper now in isolation near
Washington, advocated the bill in a
letter which the Senators handled gin
gerly enough though it had been well
disinfected.
Dr. McCoy reviewing his extensive
research work on the subject, told the
committee that not more than b per
cent of the people generally were sus
ceptible to leprosy.
"It is a disease of young persons," he
continued, "developing chiefly between
the ages of 15 and 30 years, and an in
explicable feature is that wherever it
has been found It exists exactly In the
ratio of two males to one female. The
neriod of development after exposure
ranges from two to 30 years, and liv
ing in a community of lepers is often
sufficient exposure."
Dr. McCoy said his Investigation had
demonstrated that leprosy was not a
blood disease and was not hereditary,
but that no one ever had established
definitely how the germ was trans
mitted. Food and climate, he said,
never had been shown to play any part
in its prevalence.
PENSION BILLS PASSED
HOUSE1 MEASURES ADD MORE THAN
,500,000 annually.
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Widows and Minors of Spanish and
Philippine Campaign Veterans and
Indian Fighters Provided For.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Two pen
sion bills passed the House today, pro
posing in all the addition of more than
J2.500.000 annually to pension expenditures.
One would grant pensions to the wid
ows and minor children of officers and
enlisted men who served 90 days or
more in the Army. Navy or Marine
Corps of the United States, either as
regulars or volunteers, during the war
with Spain or the Philippine insurrec
tion between April 21, 1898. and July 4,
1902. According to the House pension
committee, the prospect is that there
will be 10,000 claims under this meas
ure, requiring $1,500,000 the first year,
with a slight increase each year for
some years.
The other bill would give 120 a
month to survivors of Indian wars
from 1865 to January, 1891, who served
90 days or more in an actual campaign,
and who are 62 years old or over, and
would pay $12 a month to the widows
of such soldiers.
ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 16. The Indjan war pen
sion bill which passed the House today
will be of no benefit to veterans in the
Northwest, for it applies only to those
who served 90 days or more. Repre
sentative Hawley offered an amend
ment to give pensions to those who
served 30 days in Indian campaigns,
but his amendment was rejected.
CADET FLOORS TEACHER
ANNAPOLIS INSTRUCTOR GETS THE
WORST OF FIGHT.
One of Midshipmen Forced to Resign
Is Victor of Battle Which Is
Stopped by Friends.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 16. T. W.
Harrison, Jr., of Virginia, one of tho
82 midshipmen who recently were
forced to resign from the Naval Aca
demy because of deficiency in studies,
today knocked down Instructor Julian
M. Lavallc, of the academy, when the
two men came to blows after an angry
conversation on the street. Friends
quickly separated them and neither
was badly hurt. .
Harrison was one of the youths in
volved in the "gouging" scandal at
the academy last Summer, being one
of the seven original defendants be
fore the courtmartial, all but one of
whom were acquitted. He was a foot
ball player and all-around athlete of
note.
Instructor Lavalle teaches in the
department of modern languages, from
which department examination papers
were alleged to have been stolen and
circulated among the midshipmen just
prior to the final examinations last
year.
LIQUOR ARREST IS BALKED
Captain Won't Ict Bootlegger Sus
pect Be Taken From Ship.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Feb. 16. (Spe
cial.) E. Edison, who in an affidavit
made by Mode T. Burwell, of this city,
is charged with being a go-between
in obtaining liquor for Burwell, will
be arrested at Astoria when the steam
ship F. A. Kilburn docks during the
night and returned here as principal or
witness in a liquor case which District
Attorney I A Laljeqvist is investigat
ing, f
Burwell declared in his affidavit that
Edison obtained for him $10 or $12
worth of whisky on Monday and one
bottle yesterday, for which he charged
him $5. Today District Attorney jLilje
qvist sent an officer down the bay with
a warrant to take Edison from tho Kil
burn. but Captain T. H. McLellan re
fused to allow the arrest and Edison
continued with the ship, which sailed
for Portland at 11 o'clock.
cf Merchandise of O Merit Only
Beginning Today Continuing for Three Days
The Widely-Known and Eagerly Awaited
MEN'S SHIRT SALE
Shirts With Silk Fronts and. Silk Cuffs '
and Bodies of Perfectly Matched Madras-
Surmounting the difficulties which the scarcity
of raw silk and dyes now imposes upon the manu
facturers, we have been enabled to secure this spe
cial shipment of over 1200 silk-front and silk-cuff
shirts. In a splendid assortment of
New Spring 1916
Patterns
and colors, which will meet the
desires of all who seek refine
ment in the shirts they wear.
Tailored especially to our
own instructions with' French
turn-back cuffs, coat style and
full size.
No Phone Orders Filled
On Sale, First Floor, Washington-Street
Entrance.
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See Window
Display
ALLIES GIVE PLEDGE
War Not to End Until Nation
Is Fully Restored.
SOLEMN PACT RENEWED
Russian Minister Acts as Spokesman
at Conference Italy, Though
Not Among Guarantors, As
sents to Declaration..
HAVRE, France, Feb. 16. The allied
powers signatory to the treaty guar
anteeing the independence and neu
trality of Belgium have decided to re
new the agreement not to end hostili
ties until the political and economic
independence of Belgium is re-established
and tho nation is indemnified
for the damages suffered.
This decision was communicated to
the Belgium Foreign Office on Mon
day by the ministers representing the
entente allies.
By the treaty of London, signed No
vember 15, 1831, the neutrality of Bel
gium was guaranteed by Austria, Rus
sia, Great Britain and Prussia.
The Russian Minister acted as
spokesman, addressing the Belgian
Minister for Foreign Affairs as fol
lows: 'The allied powers signatory to the
treaties guaranteeing the independence
and neutrality of Belgium have decided
to renew tday by solemn ' act the
agreements made regarding your coun
try, which has been heroically faith
ful to its international obligations.
Consequently we, the ministers of
France, Great Britain and Russia, duly
authorized by our governments, have
the honor to make the following dec
laration: "The allied and guaranteeing pow
ers declare that when the moment
comes the Belgian government will be
called on to take part in peace nego
tiations and they will not put an end
to hostilities without Belgium's having
re-established its political and eco
nomic independence, and having been
indemnified for damages suffered.
They will. lend their aid to Belgium in
order to assure its financial and com
mercial restoration.' "
Th'e Belgian Foreign Minister, Baron
Beyens, replied, expressing the grati
tude of the government and people of
Belgium.
The Italian Minister told Baron
Beyens that, although Italy was not
among the powers which guaranteed
the independence and neutrality of
Belgium, he had no objection to the
declaration. A similar announcement
was made on behalf of the Japanese
government.
AMERICAN TRADE IS HIT
BRITISH EMBARGO AFFECTS SEV
ERAL. PRODUCTS.
Shipments May Be Made, However, Voi
der License of London Board of
Trade; Luxuries to Be Controlled.
LONDON, Feb. 16. In the opinion of
American importers here the royal
proclamation of yesterday forbidding
importation after March 31 of certain
commodities, including tobacco, furni
ture woods, wall paper and wood pulp.
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YOURS FOR SKIN -HEALTH
"-P0SLAM
Quick Healing Remedy Drives Away
Eczema; Stops Itching.
Poslam, the remedy for ailing skin,
was made efficient for YOUR use. Its
concentrated healing power was .put
there to serve" YOU, to keep you free
from itching aggravation, from every
affection that might render your skin
unsightly.
It has helped others to attain per
fect skin health and is available to you
handilv and inexpensively. Try it over
night tn clear awav redness. Apply It
to any raw, abraised or eruptional sur
face and note improved results.
As to soaps for the skin if ordinary
kinds irritate, try Poslam Soap, medi
cated with Poslam.
For samples, send 4C stamps to emer
gency Laboratories, fJ west join ei..
incw iorK city, ooiu an iiu66iota.
would prove disastrous to American
traders were it not for the saving
clause which permits the bringing in
of these articles under licenses from
the board of trade. American impor
ters do a large business in these com
modities. Owing to the provision for trading
under licenses it is believed the chief
effect of the order will be to give the
British government greater control
over free tonnage. A British ship in an
American port which is ready for load
ing and is wanted at a home port will
have no difficulty in obtaining a li
cense to load any available cargo of
commodities on the prohibited list.
Control of free tonnage and better
regulations of the trade in what
is considered luxuries in war time are
the ends sought by the government.
American magazines will be greatly
afected by the order which prohib
its their import except to individual
subscribers. Heavy shipments of these
magazines have been made in bulk for
distribution on news stands.
BRITON DEFENDS WILSON
Humorous Publication Is Scored for
Cartoon on America.
LONDON, Feb. 16. The Chronicle to
day takes Punch to task for disrespect
to President Wilson. Punch this week,
in its chief cartoon, represents Uncle
Sam addressing the prophet Job on the
subject of President "Wilson's attitude
toward Germany and boasting that
America possesses in Wilson a man
able to knock the spots off Job's rec
ord for patience.
The Chronicle says that such attacks
are neither good form nor good policy
and that Punch makes, exactly the
same mistake by which German propa
gandists made themselves so much dis-'
liked.
Patient "I get lumbago awfully
badly, doctor. Do you think you can
do anything for me?" Doctor "Well.
I ought to know something about it.
I've been a martyr to it all my life."
Punch.
LYMAN DEALS MULTIPLY
PROMOTER SAID TO HATE MADE
11700,000 AS BROKER.
Man Accused as Co-consplratov Testi
fies Employer Had Promlaed to
Teach Him Methods.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Additional de
tails regarding the operation of J.
Grant Lyman, sought by the Federal
authorities for stock swindling by use
of the mails, were disclosed today at a
hearing in the involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings against John D. Putnam &
Co., the firm name under which Lyman
conducted a brokerage business in this
city.
Louis B. Thornet, charged with be
ing a co-conspirator with Lyman, testi
fied that his employer had informed
him he had "cleaned up" $700,000 as a
broker and promised to teach him "the
methods of the street."
Another witness, an employe of a
brokerage house, said he had heard
reports that Lyman bad a contract for
supplying the United States Army with
woolen socks, and that he intended to
engage in tho munitions business on a
large scale.
C-Mercrianciiso of J Merit Only"
Prices Speak Louder Than W ords
In This Unrivaled
SILK SALE
Of the Newest 1916 Spring Patterns
The weaves are new the patterns are new the colorings arc
new those that Fashion has designed for the coming season.
Prices average less than the present wholesale cost think of the
increase since these silks were purchased and the still higher prices pre
dicted, and you will then realize what a rare opportunity this sale
affordsfor the purchase of dependable, guaranteed, fashionable silks.
But Three More Days Left or Buying
These Silks at Present Wholesale Prices
So don't procrastinate come at once while buying has been
the heaviest within the history of our silk selling, there are sufficient
quantities left, as we prepared for this sale with the intention ot
providing for a one-week sale.
1
59c J
Yard
69c
Yard
For Gros de Londre, in pastel shades Small Jac--
quard patterns Print Warp Taffetas New Brocaded
Taffetas Fancy Stripe Messalines and Taffetas, and Pcr
sin designs, 22 and 24 inches wide.
For Cheney Bros.' Showerproof Spring F oulards,
in a wide variety of newest patterns ind colors. 1 hesc
identical silks sell always at $1.00 the yard.
75
I For Heavv Duchess Satin, which is the best oualilv
J nf all-silk Duchess Satin on the market todav. In black
Yard j anj al staple colors, 20 inches wide.
For Novelty Silks, such as stripes, print warp taffetas,
Q8c . black and white plaids, jacquard messalines and stripes, in
Yard every color and two-tone combination imaginable. Also
some 40-inch chiffon crepes in Persian designs.
$1.75
Yard
Black
Silks
For Thistledown Taffetas, 40 inches wide. In
black, navy blue and colors. Soft, serviceable and
washable. Suitable for underwear as well as for waisls
and linings.
The most fashionable weaves, such as Taffetas, Duch
ess Satin, Messaline and Grosgrain Silks.
From 79c to $1.98 the Yard
cconJ Floor
its softer forms. It is expected, Mr.
Fahrenwald said, that experiments now
being made with these alloys will revo
lutionize the work of the dental pro
fession in platinum.
WORD -HOSPITAL' STARTED
Oregon Students Who Use I5ad
Grammar to Get Special Treatment.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Feb. 16. (Special.) A war on Incor
rect grammar has been opened by the
University of Oregon. Every student
who shows defects in written work
will hereafter be assigned to sn Kng-
llsh "hospital" under the direction of
W. G. Thatcher, head of the Knglixli
department. Already 21 students liavo
been notified of poor usage of word.
Tho students are to reinnin under
treatment for their defects, until they
aro released by the head of the depart
ment under which they urc carrlng
work.
t'liantlier's Ac-lion llcfore Houston.
OREGONIAX NEWS lU.'Kl'At", Wash
ington, Feb. 16. Representative Haw
ley has laid before Secretary of .
riculture Houston, with his Indorse
ment, resolutions of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, urging that horti
cultural experiment stations be estab
lished on various Government Irriga
tion projects, to aid the farmers In de
veloping their faring
SUBSTITUTE METAL FOUND
Necessity for Platinum Leads
Important Discovery.
to
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Substitutes
for platinum which will materially re.
Iieve the scarcity of that metal in this
country because of the war have been
discovered by American chemists, F. A
Fahrenwald, o Cleveland, announced
today in an address before the Amer
ican Institute of Mining Engineers.
He asserted that gold and silver
alloys of palladium have been found to
be excellent substitutes for platinum in
C Merchandise of cJ Merit Only"
This Is the Sale of Sales
For the Seeker of
The Newest Wash Fabrics
xxon ants WLi$im Wlzabts
The actual market value of colored wash goods today is on a
higher basis than for some time past.
It is certain that such prices as we are now asking for wash fabrics
of this" standard cannot be duplicated for months to come, so we
advise prompt selection during this week's Exhibition and Sale.
Wash Fabrics in virtually every weave brought out for the new
1916 season in designs that are entirely new.
35c Figured Voiles 25c 60c Silk-Mix Waistings 49c
Finely woven white or col- Beautifully colored striped
- ored grounds with new pat- effecU m crepe weayes
terns.
50c Rice Cloth 35c SOc Silk-Mixed Crepe 39c
Effective stripes and floral In Pink, blue, lavender, maize,
designs for waists and dresses. the scarcest of colors.
60c Silk-Mix Materials 49c 7sc Novelty Silk-Mixed
Colored grounds with new- Waistings for 59c
est stripes and figures. With large cluster striped
50c White Fabrics 39c m combination colors.
Entirely new weaves in
voiles, with lacy stripes. Imported Novelty Voiles,
40c Striped Organdie 29c the arJ- ' '5?c t0 125
Colored stripes on white Wonderful Organdies, the
and solid colored grounds. yard 50c to $1.25
75c Voile for 59c White Gabardine at, the
Woven stnpes and pla.d ef- , fo fl QQ
fects, full 40 inches wide.
SOc' Striped Skirtings 35c White Golfine the yard
Cluster and smart wide from 75c to $1.25
stripes, in newest effects. Second Floor
"Merchandise ofCNcnt KJniy
V- "
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3? C$ Pi
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Introducing at Two Sale Prices
. The New "Every Girl's" Dress
Made of Plaited Embroidery Dress Flouncings
$2.25 Flouncings $1.69 Yard
A most extraordinary offering is this, for it includes the finest
lingerie embroideries in widths suitable for making skirts for girls
frpm 2. 4, 6 and 8 years. Showing beautiful embroidery designs in
both solid and blind effects, with heavy scalloped edges.
A Free pattern goes with each dress, and any size requires but a
yard of the embroidered plaiting for both body and sleeves. To be
made with round, square or V necks. In styles as shown in illus
tration. ' FirU Floor
J" Merchandise of CS Merit Only
The Charm and Beauty of Your Gowns Your Figure
Your Entire Appearance, Depend on Your Corset
The Wise Woman Will Buy
Her New Spring Corset During
CORSET WEEK
A sale that blends the new silhouette,
excellent materials and perfect fit
With Unexampled Economies
Whatever your figure slender, medium, stout, short, tall there
is a Nadia corset here for you.
$3.50 Corsets $2.65
Of flesh-tinted broche or soft,
white coutil.
$3.00 Corsets $2.35
Of heavy coutil, or flesh-colored
broche.
$2.25 Corsets $1.75
Of striped poplin of excellent
quality.
$2.50 Corsets $1.95
Of double batiste, trimmed
with lace and ribbon.
Fourth Floor