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3 merits against campaign wastage. The fighting: organization is lent complete to the Government for such, time as it is needed. President "Wilson specified no time of service in his call. The law authorizes him to do so, but does not make it mandatory. The situation on the border is such that no forecast of the length of time they will be needed can be It's Impossible to Comprehend the Magnitude of BILL HOW IN SIGHT Special 2,5 c Lunch Chicken noodle soup, meat pie. or veal stew, or deviled crab, mashed po tatoes, relish, bread and butter, beverages, Buement See the New Pictorial Review Summer Fashion Book Second Floor &Y WMilTP CI made. Kliseo Arredondo, American Ambas sador designate, took to the State De Senate Will Surrender Volun teer Provision; May Get More Instruction Camps. partment today a written statement of MM JUlil 21 the information on which he bases charges that the Glenn Springs raid v.-as planned and possibly carried out from the American side of the line. Be 1 Especially the Economies Presented in Undermuslins and Wash Fabrics cause of this he presented a request that the United States take additional 9TTR MfmVTVR- OREGON1AJT, WEDNESDAY - 5fAT 10, -1916. COMPROMISE ARMY TIE NITRATE PLANT EXPECTED AKicrmcnt on Kcgular Army With lace Footing or 180,000 Men, and Senate Expansive Fea ture Likely to Result. WASHINGTON. May 9. Agreement on the Army reorganization bill was in sight tonight. Conferees of the Senate and the House, who will renew deliberations tomorrow, expect to be able to reach a compromise so that the first of the big defense measures may be on the President's desk next week. That the Senate conferees would have to surrender the volunteer army reserve of 261.000 men, which the 3 louse bo stroncrly repudiated yester day, was admitted tonight by Senate traders, but they hopo to strengthen the provision of the House bill author izing citizen instruction camps so that military training for thousands of citi zens may be nfforded and a nucleus of a volunteer army thus bxiilt up. Under the House bill as it stands, thousands of civilian training camps might be instituted under direction, of the Secretary of "War. It was predicted tonight that the conferees would a erree on a regular standing Army with a peace strength of 175,000 or 180,000 men, with the Senate expansive organization system which would make- possible recruiting to a strength of 220.000 in time of reed. The House bill provides for a peace Ftrength of 140,000. and the Sen ate bill for a peace strength of 250,000. The conferees also are expected to ngree to the main features of the House bill regarding the reorganiza lion and federalization of the National Guard, thus providing for a defense Tesrrve of approimately 400,000 men. The House amendment for a nitrate plant probably will he accepted. Under it. $15,000,000 would be appropriated tor a plant to be operated exclusively ny trie Government. Agreement on minor features of the bill, such as military training schools and colleges and organization details, is expected Without much delay. precautions on its own side of the boundary. The Ambassador wan In formed that additional troops already naa oeen sent and more would follow, should there be need. He expressed bis satisfaction at the steps taken, and formally repudiated in the name of his government alarming public statements that General Obregon had presented a demand for the immediate withdrawal r the American troops. VANCOUVER GETS GALL FIVE COMPANIES OK TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY HEADY TO ENTRAIN. POISON LAID TO WOMAN Autopsies Snid to rtoveat Jeath Home for Arp1 "ot Natural. in HARTKORD. Conn., May 9. Hartford County authorities and the state police today continued their investigation of the death of Franklin R. Andrews, of Cheshire, and other inmates of the Archer Home for KMerJy People at Windsor. Mrs. Amy Ji. Archer-Galli pan. proprietor of the home, was ar rested, charged with Andrews murder. An autopsy, it was charged, showed that poison had been administered to nun. Mrs. Galligan denied any con nection with the death. According to the authorities, secret autopsies performed on the bodies of two other inmates have indicated that other deaths there of the 48 which have occurred in the last five years may not have been due to natural causes. In two bodies, it is alleged, indications of jioisoning: were found. DYNAMITE MIXER EXPLODES Four Killed and Four Buildings De stroyed in Powder riant. NKW YORK, May 9. Five workmen were killeu in an explosion today thc plant of the Atlas Powder Com pany at the end of Lake Hopatcong, according to a statement issued by President W. J. Webster, who made no estimate of the number injured The explosion was in the dynamite mixing department. The operations are carried on in several small buildings, nd four of these were destroyed. The damage was confined entirely to i cc'ion of the plant working on regu jar domestic commercial operations. The entire loss Is covered by insurance ana replacement will be made. GUARD WILL HELP FUNST0N H'ontimien From First Pajre. present system. The full enrolled strength of each regiment called ou is liable for service under penalty o court or court-martial action. Army officers believe there will be no difficulty in getting out the ful Mrrngin. l hey expect instead a great spurt or enlistment In the National "riiara ot the three states because the chance for active service. ue resimeiiia now are at peace strength. Under the interpretation placed on the law, the states are ro quired to recruit them immediately to mil war strength and to send the re emits forward as fast as they sworn in. tiorrrnor Appoint Officer. w hile in the Federal service th guardsmen's only relation to the state from which they come Is that the Gov ornor retains the power to appoint of ficers and that the state is required i" Keep up the strength of the reg GET RiD OF Hood's Snrsaparilla Ik the Medicine to lane Makes l'ure Blood. rry, moist, scaly tetter, pimples, boils and other eruptions come from hu.mors, which may be either inherited or acquired through, defective digestion and assimilation. To treat these eruptions with, drying medicines is dangerous. Hood's Sarsaparilla. the old reliabl medicine, helps the system to discharge the humors, and Improve the digestio and assimilation. uet Hoods sarsaparilla from your druggist. It may be confidently relied upon to do its work. It purifies the blood, tones the stomach, and builds u the whole system. It goes to the roots of diseases, and its beneficial results are permanent. It sets things to right: In the syrtem. Remember to ask for Hood's Sarsaparilla, because nothin else acts like it and nothing else can take its place. ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25c at all druggists. J TEXT OK CAM, FOR MIX.ITIA TO DEFEND BORDER. WASHINGTON, May 9. The text of Secretary Baker's notifi cation to the Governors of the three states, made public late to day, follows: - "Having in view the possibil ity of further aggression upon territory of the United States from Mexico and the necessity for the proper protection of that frontier, the President has thought proper to exercise the authority vested in him by the Constitution and laws and cal I out the organized militia, neces sary for that purpose. "I am, in consequence, in structed by the President to call into the service of the United States, through you, the organ ized militia of the state of Ari zona (Texas, New Mexico), which the President directs shall be at the places designated by the commanding general. Southern Department, now at El Paso, Tex., and which he has been directed to rommunicate to you. "Upon the arrival of the or ganized militia at the designated places of rendezvous they will he mustered into the service of the United States by officers of the regular Army designated for that purpose." i .. Crepe de Chine Envelope Chemise In the White Sale Special at ' $1.79, $1.98, $2.39, $2.95 to $3.39 Regular $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50 to $4.50 A wonderful variety of chemises made of crepe de chine, society satin and Japanese silk, in white and flesh tint. Trimmed styles and French styles with band finish. Fourth Floor A Wonderful Array of Tub Fabrics Special Front Lace Modart Corset $3.35 A new model of fancy coutil in sizes 20 to 34, with the slight curve at the waistline. Fourth Floor I awaits the convenience of the shopping public Every market has been scoured every possible source investigated. Every new weave, new material, new coloring and new pattern in cotton tub fabrics will be found here. From 1-4 to 1-3 Less Regular Prices Seeoad Floor. Join the Painting Classes Instructions given by Miss Myra Helm, the well-known artist. Lessons in oils and water colors. Bring in your prints and photo graphs and color them under her directions.' Sixth Floor cJ " Merchandise.cf cAMerit.OnJy" Don't Delay t Join at Once New Dressmaking Classes Madame Richet teaches the simplified method of dressmaking and tailoring, and the alteration of patterns. Full Coure of IS Lessons for 50c i i Colonel Francis H. French Is in Com mand of Force That Is Ordrrcd to Prepare to Go to M ex ico. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash., May 9. (Special.) Orders were re ceived here today to hold five compa nies here of the Twenty-first Infantry n readiness to depart soon for the Mex ican border. Colonel Francis H. French is in command of the Twenty-first In fantry here and will accompany the troops. Major William M- Cruikshank. adju- ant of the Seventh Brigade, with head quarters here, today received notifi cation that eight companies of the Twenty-first Infantry and eight com panies of the Fourteenth Infantry will be ordered to the Mexican border. The companies of the Fourteenth Infantry are at Fort Law ton, near. Seattle, and at Fort George Wright, near Spokane. There are only five companies here, C, and E, F, G and H. However, there are three companies, A, B and D, at the ex position in San Diego, so it is believed by officers here that these three com panies. In command of Major William Brooke, will be ordered to join the five companies going from here, thus mak ing eight companies of the Twenty first Infantry. Already four companies, I. Tv. L. and M. of the Twenty-f irst Infantry, in command of J. T. Dean, are at Calexico, Cal. The Machine Gun Company has also gone to the border. 67 Tailored Suits Models Selling Regularly to $35.00 $20.00 At the Exceptional Price For the May Sale . . . . Many Suits Sample Models Many Only One of a Size But All Sizes Are Represented in the Assortment Mid-season models the last word in Summer fashions in tailored suits. Styles particularly appropriate for constant wear and traveling. Made of the best materials in the most popular colors, man tailored, and represent the best suits for satisfaction and style. No C. O. D. orders, no approvals, no exchanges. . Third Floor Smart House Dresses for Busy Housewives Are Only $ 1 .69 Styles That Sell Regularly to $2.25 Showing an unusually large and varied assortment of new styles of striped and checked ginghams, chambrays and plain percales. With trimmings of embroidery, pipings, bandings and buttons, and some with contrasting colored self materials. In every size from 36 to 46. Fourth Floor GOLFINE Reg. $1.25 Quality 95C Yard A Full Yard Wide In White Only The scarcest and the most fash ionable material of the season. Purchased especially for the May sale to sell at this exception ally low price. Of an extra fine quality for makin-j suits, skirts and sports coats. Second Floor The Silex Way Means GOOD COFFEE every ex" is an all- percolator, sim p 1 e, clean, sanitary, sci- entitle. Makes per fect coffee in three minutes. Priced according to size. $4, $5, $7.50. Sixth Floor nmth --sa f i i i i j i TROOPS CALLED OUT bal lots at the outset, even if he car ries Oregon on the 19th, for ha ex pects fcome support from amonjsr the great borly of uninstructed delegates, especially those from the Middle West. Twenty-First at Vancouver Is Ordered to Border. DESTINATION NOT REVEALED ASHLAND HOTEL REOPENS Banquet Is Attended by Xearly 200 Residents and Visitors. ASHLAND, Or.. Mav 9. (Special.) Nearly 200 gruests gathered around the banquet tables of the Hotel Oregon tonight at the reopening of the Hotel Oregon after the closing of the house for extensive alterations and repairs. Visitors from all over the valley and points as far north as Portland added to the attendance of Ashland people. The hotel as remodeled contains 67 rooms, equipped with every modern convenience, including a garage. The cost of the improvements and new an nex will be more. than $30,000, part of which was readily contributed by citizens as a bonus. Perozzi & Owens own the property and J. W. Dobbins is lessee and manager. COLUMBIA RIVER RISING Water Is at 1 8 Feet Above Zero and Ferry Landing Is Changed. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial.) The Columbia River has risen about 12 inches in the past 24 hours. and tonight is nearly 18 feet above zero. It wilT rise slowly for the next 24 hours, it is predicted by rivermen. who know the stage of the river at various points above. The river three feet above the highest mark last year. The Vancouver ferry landed several trips at the landing at the Government dock today while a number of piling were driven at the regular landing. The lower floor of the Northern Pa cific dock is several feet under water. WALA WALLA LAYS PLANS Grand Army Men to Participate In July Fourth Celebration. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. May 9. (Special.) Additional plans for Walla Walla's Fourth of July celebration were made today at the meeting of the committee in charge. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic from all over this section will be Invited to attend and will participate in the cele bration. Some new features will be arranged this year, such as pushmobile races, roller skating marathons, a spectacular fire and an endurance automobile run of 350 miles. Michigan Progressives Want T. H. JACKSON. Mich.. May 9. Theodore Koosevelt was indorsed for the Pro gresslve Presidential nomination at the state convention of the National Pro gressive party here today and the 66 delegates to the Chicago convention were instructed to support hla can didacy. Twenty-Fifth at Forts Lawton and Wright Also Told to Reinforce Funston Fourteenth Will Pass Through Portland. SUGAR PRICE PROBE ASKED Hood River Housewives Aroused as Caanning Season Approaches. HOOI RIVER. Or.. May 9. (Special.) The berry and fruit-canning season approaches, the price of sugar contin ues to soar and housewives of the Hood River Valley fear a resultant curtail ment of the family stock of pie mate rial and preserves the coming Winter. Many of the women of the valley, as well as their husbands, are members of the Hood River County Pomona Orange, which organization hss adopted OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 9. Practically all troops now remaining: at Vancouver Marracks and Forts Lawton and Wright will pro ceed by rail to the Mexican border under orlers issued by the War De partment today. The exact destination of the Twenty- first and Twenty-fifth Infantry is not known at the War Department, for de tails of the troop movement are left in the hands of the commander of the Western division at San Francisco, who is working under instructions from General Funston. The orders of today direct that head quarters and one battalion, one ma chine gun company, one extra company of the Twenty-first Infantry proceed from Vancouver Barracks as speedily as possible. Three companies of this regiment are now at San Diego, and four com panies at Calexico. It is likely the entire regiment will be assembled at some point designated by General Fun ston. The Fourteenth Infantry, now divided between Fort Lawton and For Wright, will pass through Portland on its way south by rail. MR. CUMMINS PLEASED SENATOR COMES "WEST IV BELIEF HE MAY CARRY OREGON. a resolution asking Oregon's Congres sional representatives to request a probe of the causes of the present high price of sugar. PSI U'S ENTER WASHINGTON Invitations Kent Out for Installa tion of New Chapter Next June. HHOD RIVER, Or.. May 9. (Special.) Letters to friends of the local boys who will be Initiated into the National Greek-letter fraternity, announce that the Phi Kappas, a local society of the University of Washington, have been granted a charter in Psi Upsilon fra ternity. Invitations have been sent to all Pacific Coast members of the National fraternity to attend the Installation of the new chapter, June 10, 11 and 12. The following five local boys, members of Phi Kappa, will become Psi Up silons: John W. Allen. John Sutthoff. Harry Butterfied. John Copper and Herbert Phillips. ASTORIA LETS 2 CONTRACTS Paving and Construction of Viaduct Are Proposed. ASTORIA. Or.. May 9. (Special.) Approximately 1-i blocks of the streets in the business section of Astoria will be improved Immediately by the con struction of a reinforced concrete via duct. Seven blocks on Commercial, four blocks of Eleventh and two blocks on Dunne street are included In the total cost of $161,390.81. The contract for the viaduct has been swarded to the Washington Patinc Company for J147.7ST. while the pavlne contract was awarded to the Western Paving Company, its bid being $13.-663.81. ITALIANS LOSE HEAVLY Austrians Destroy Kneiny Position With Powerful Mine. BERLIN. May 9. (By wireless to Sayville. Jf. Y.) A statement issued by Austro-Hungarlan headquarters at Vienna under data of May 8 says, an enemy position in the district of Sin Martino was destroyed by powerful mine explosions. In consequence of which the Italian suffered heavy losses. Austro-Hungarian troops captured a small point of support on the northern lore of Monten Mlchele. 1.M 1 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! II 1 1 1 II 'II III 1 1 1 II, II III III III II 1 1 II 'I II 1 1 1 II III II ,1 '""V1iViiiiiii,1y llllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllltllllllllllillllllllllllllilltllllllllalllll lllllllllllllllllllltllll llllltlllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllltlllllttllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I NEVER MIND THE WEATHER I! No. 800 This is a particularly well-finished and conven ient Range at a very reasonable price. It has large baking and broiling ovens, with out side lighter, ample cooking surface with a giant burner, three standard burners and simmering burn ers, automatic lighting feature requiring no matches, white enameled trays, splashers and door panels. Usual price, $37.00. Special Gas Range Week Price, $33.30 Payable $7.00 Cash, $2.50 Per Month Other Models, $13.95 Upwards Hard Fight. However. Expected Vote of State Would Place Him In Lead of Avowed Candidates. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 9. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, who is to spend a week cam paigning through Oregon, goes into the state with the conviction that he has a splendid chance of getting the support and backing of the Oregon delegation to the Chicago convention. He left Washington reasonably con fident of victory, but he also believed that he has a hard fight ahead, as indicated by his statement that be was Planning "no pink tea, but a real campaign." The Iowa Senator is in the presiden tial contest to the end. and now has behind him the 26 delegates from hi own state. 24 from Minnesota, eigh from Montana and 16 from Nebraska, If he can add to these 74 delegate the ten from Oregon, he will show up on the first ballot better than any of the other avowed candidates, for it Is vnlikely that any other of the de clared candidates will develop 84 votes on the first ballot. I z: In fact. It is not to be assumed tb&t I ;i1TI111I1 lllllllllf 111 f I11T1II If II f IITM 1 1 1 HI III 1 1 1 1 Ml II f ! 1 1 1 f II I " " . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 II 1 1 M 1 1 1 M " M ! I !!!! MI!1' I ! ! ! ! ! !' ',' ' 1 ' M M ' ' ! ' ' ' ' 1 ' '! !ITIITT T ,T ' I11 T ' ?ITT" Senator Cummin. wlU recelv only 84 1 5ulllil!liill!lill!lllllim Summer will really be here in a few days and you will then need that new Gas Range more than ever. Our new line of 1916 model ranges is at least worth inspection, so why not come down to our salesroom some aft ernoon or evening this week National Gas Range Week For just four more days can you ob tain these ranges at the specially re duced prices in effect during this one week in the year. Isn't it worth while ? There are interesting demonstra tions every afternoon from 2 to 4 P. M. and every evening from 7 to 9 P. M., and salesroom is open every night until 9 P. M. for your convenience. Main 6500 PORTLAND GAS & COKE CO. Salesroom Fifth and Yamhill Streets. A 6274