Morning Oregonian., August 21, 1916, Page 14, Image 14

THE MORNTNG OREGONIAN. MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1916.
CLOTHES PRICES TO
SOAR, SAYS DEALER
VIEWS OF NEW RECRUITING OFFICE FOR OREGON MILITIA WHICH HAS BEEN OPENED AT THIRD
AND OAK STREETS.
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Midsummer Automobile Show
by Portland dealers begins today and continues
all this week-Admission FREE- Easement Balcony
4800 -MILE JAUNT
Strike of Garment Workers
and Scarcity of Dyes Com
bine to Send Up Cost.
Thrilling Tales Are Told of Ex
perience in Desert and
Along Border.
We're Disposing of
New and Fashionable
$25 & $30 Suits
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HUGHES SEES MUDDY LADS
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.XI. M. Gray Says Wholesalers Arc
Confident That, Despite Heavy
Purchases Xow, Customers
Will Have to Come Back.
"Consumers may just as well make
up their minds now that they will have
to pay at least 25 per cent more for
every garment they buy this Fall than
they paid last Fall." says R. M. Gray,
one of Portland's prominent clothiers,
who has just returned from a trip
among- the wholesalers in the East.
"A multitude of conditions have op
erated to produce this situation, one
of which was the strike of the prarment
workers in New York, which was one
of the biggest strikes that has ever
occurred in this country, involving
more than 250,000 persons. The strike
began June 1, and the settlement was
not made that brought back the op
erators into the garment shops until
August 9. The garment factories were
not actually able to operate fully until
last Monday.
Second Advance Recorded
"A year ago prices on all woolens
had advanced 25 per cent over the year
preceding, and in the year just passed
some even more striking advances have
taken place. Velour sold last Novem
ber $2.50. Bolivia cloth at $3.50. and
so on. The prices on velour now are
$3.75, and on Bolivia cloth $5,50, and
the manufacturers who have not bought
ahead are simply thrown out of the
market by the tremendous advance In
prices.
"One firm I visited in the East had
J.1S0.000 worth of silk and woolen
goods in their lofts, and last week
they were offered a profit of $15,000
on the silks if they would return them
to the mill from which they were
bought. Without making up any of
the cloth in their lofts now, they could
hfll it and make a profit of $100,000
on the purchase price a year ago.
"Labor is higher now than, a year
ago and owing to the lateness of the
season because of the recent strike, the
manufacturers will have to pay a great
amount of overtime. All of these con
ditions will react on the price of gar
ments retailed.
Cheapest Suits 16.50.
"I find manufacturers who' started
their lines of suits at $9.50 and ran up
to $25 wholesale last year, are obliged
to start them at $16.50 and run up to
$50 this year, and high grade manufac
turers who started their lines at $35
and ran to $75. are starting now at $50
and running up to $175.
"Materials will be lighter weight
this season, also, owing to the increas
ing scarcity of wool. And owing to the
lateness of the season consumers will
find themselves obliged to wait until
later' in the season before they can get
the best selections.
"I could not help but be impressed
on my trip with the faot that the busi
ness conditions in the United States
divide into three zones. From Chi
cago, East to the Atlantic Coast, where
war orders have stimulated manufac
turing, business is better than it has
been for years; from Chicago to the
Rockies, where there Is less manufac
turing it is fairly good and in the far
Western zone, we may frankly say that
business is not good.
"I was informed by one of the big
gest manufacturers in the East, how
ever, that they look for much better
business this Fall, that merchants are
placing larger orders and with better
feeling. 'No matter how much you
buy now. he said, 'you will not have
half enough to meet the demand that
will be apparent before December 1.' "
PASTOR DEFINES TRUTH
REV. J. A LORD SAYS ERROR
BRINGS MUX INTO BOXDAGE.
Clergy Charged With Debating Koran
of Worship, Instead of Pursuing
Store Vital Duty.
Truth as the companion and cham
pion of the church, was marshaled by
Rev. J. A. Lord in an excellent ser
mon yesterday morning, delivered be
fore the congregation of the First
Christian church
Taking as his text the New Testa
ment quotation, "Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall make ye
free," Rev. Mr. Lord declared that
truth is the natural environment of
the human soul.
"The soul of man, the Inner spirit,
has its realm." said Rev. Mr. Lord. "As
the fish is In the sea, as the bird is
in the air, aa the mole is in the ground.
so the mind of man is in the truth. It
is not free unless it is in the truth.
It is invidious to talk of divine truth,
for all truth is divine. Men must be
free to enter Into the truth, otherwise
they are In bondage.
"It is an intermingling of truth and
error that brings men into bondage.
A human creed is man's conception of
the truth. Yet no man's conception is
ever as big as the truth. If I am
bound to any man's conception of the
truth, even my own, I am in bondage."
The church, said Rev. Mr. Lord, had
long struggled against involution,
which he defined as "ignorance bow
ing down to artificial authority," but
was steadily winning to the freedom
of truth and broader views. Church
men spend their lives, he charged, in
debating whether an organ is permis
sible in a house of worship, or upon
forms of baptism, when the vital duty
is the quest for truth.
"The genius of the Protestant church
is liberty!" declared Rev. Lord.
STORE AND CONTENTS BURN
Falling-Street Structure Destroyed,
But Family Escapes.
An early morning fire yesterday
caused an almost total loss of the store
building and contents, at 543 Failing
street,, owned by Emil Gehrlng. The
blaze is believed to have had Its ori
gin from a stove In the rear of the
store.
The family, who roomed upstairs,
were awakened by smoke, and made a
timely escape from the building. R.
G. Ireland, of 831 East Thirteenth street
North, telephoned the alarm to the Fire
Bureau.
A quantity of stored kerosene added
to the intensity of tht flames. Mr.
Gehring carried a total of $2400 in
surance on the building, stock and fix
tures. .
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ARMS ARE OH VIEW j I 1 fSifll j
New Recruiting Office Display
Attracts Portlanders.
THREE RECRUITS ACCEPTED
Captain Hlbbiird Say a Several
Would-Be Soldiers Failed to
Ins Examination?
Men Are Needed
The now recruiting office for the
Oregon Militia which has been opened
at Third and Oak streets by Captain
John B. Hibbard. recruiting officer, is
proving an attractive spot, and many
visitors and some would - be recruits
called yesterday to view the display of
arms and equipment. The office was
opened Saturday, but already a. number
of men have applied. In case they can
pass the required examinations they
will soon be available for duty on the
border with the Oregon Militia.
Three men who have completed the
formalities of recruiting will be sent
out to Clackamas camp today, and It is
anticipated that many others will be
sent out within the next few days as a
result of the activities of Captain Hib
bard and his helpers.
Among those who are assisting Cap
tain Hibbard in the work are Sergeant
James Q. Adams, Corporal Leland S.
Beveridge and Private Fred H. Andrus.
Captain Hibbard reported yesterday
that a number of would - be recruits
were unable to pass the examinations
required. Otherwise the showing
made in the recruiting work would have
been much better. A total of 750 men
are now needed to recruit the different
companies of the Oregon Militia up to
fighting strength.
The display of arms and equipment
at the recruiting office is one of educa
tional value and, as Captain Hibbard
said yesterday, should be seen by Port
landers even though they do not intend
to enlist. It includes some of the latest
Army rifles, bayonets and other arms, a
"pup" tent, such as is being used by
the members of the militia on the
border at the present time, and the
complete outfit of clothing which Is
given each recruit-
This latter Includes shoes.- socks,
underclothing, trousers, leggings, shirts,
sweaters, overcoat, hat, poncho, blan
ket, soldiers' kit containing a complete
outfit of toilet articles, comfort kit
containing needles, thread and similar
articles, and towels. In addition there
WAR'S TOLL WILL KEEP
SHIPYARDS BUSY YEARS
Nils Kleppe, of Bergen, Norway, Foresees Opportunity for United States
to Lead England in Manufacture of Vessels.
NILS KLEPPE, of Bergen. Norway,
a cousin of Peter Kleppe. for
whom the Northwest Steel Com
pany is building two ships, is in Fort
land looking after his cousin's Interests
for a few days. - Mr. Kleppe is a ship
captain In the employ of Henrek Oster-
vold, another large Norwegian ship
owner. He Is at the Portland Hotel.
Mr. Kleppe says the Norwegian gov
ernment has placed orders with United
States ship owners for the construc
tion of vessels aggregating1 in value
approximately 130.000.000. most of
which ships are now under construc
tion. He says that the shipbuilding In
dustry In the United States is safe for
the next five years at least.
"I do not look for this war to be
concluded inside of a year," said Mr.
Kleppe yesterday. "After Its conclu
sion England will be so taken up with
reconstruction that she will, perhaps, not
be able to go into the competitive field
until at least four or five years have
elapsed. Then America will have a
hard time to retain her shipbuilding
Industry. Since the plants in America
have spent a great deal in equipment,
and since the steel and coal are here.
the question of which country shall win
out will hinge on the price of labor.
"Shipbuilding plants have sprung up
all along the coasts of the United
States, and there seems to be no diffi
culty to get orders. Norwegian capital
has money Invested for the construction
of eight vessels by the Northwest Steel
Company."
Mr. Kleppe was master of a neutral
vessel that was held up by the Germans
In the North Sea shortly after war' had
been declared. He said the German
system of espionage was marvelous in
that the captain who held up his ship
told him what his cargo comprised, the
port from which he cleared and his
destination.
He will become master of one of the
big vessels now under construction at
one of the Philadelphia yards. It will
ply between New York, France and
Englaiid.
He has been traveling in England
and France for the last few months.
He left France but seven weeks ago.
He expects to be In this city for sev
eral days. He will then go to Seattle
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Ton Corner of the Re-rultinic Of fife, Hhowlnit sergeant James 4. Adama
Weighing AVonld-Be Remit. . Bel ow SignlnK Recruit Who Has
Successfully Panned the Kxamtnatlo n.
Is a display of cooking and eating
utensils.
The place is decorated with flags
which were donated by the Chamber of
Commerce. Pictures of life on the
border are also a part of the display.
BIBLE LECTURES ARE SET
Dr. Julian Morgenstern Due in Port
land Tomorrow.
Dr. Julian Morgenstern. of Clncinanti,
will axaive in Portland and deliver the
first of a series of lectures on the
study of the historical books of the
Bible at the Library tomorrow evening.
He will lecture on August 22. 23 and
24, his series bein a preliminary to the
Sunday schoolteachers' institute, which
is to be held here. His first lecture will
deal with the Jewish interpretation of
the first three chapters of Genesis.
Dr. Morgenstern is one of the leading
instructors in the Hebrew L'nion Col
lege, in Cincinnati, of which he is a
graduate. He is also a graduate of
Heidelburg.
and from there East. It is his first visit
on the Pacific Coast.
J. S. Woretington. a representative
of the Dunlop Rubber Company, Limited,
of London, arrived at the Benson Hotel
yesterday afternoon. He came from
California and will go from here to
Seattle and thence East.
Mr. Woretington said that he was In
the United States making arrange
ments for the purchase of vulcanizing
machinery to equip a new plant that is
being erected at the present time a
short distance outside of Birmingham.
England. He said that because so many
manufacturers in England were manu
facturing munitions, vulcanizing ma
chinery had to be purchased in the
United States. The new plant is to
cover 72 acres, to be of coarse con
struction so that it may be put into
operation as soon as possible.
Mr. Woretington said that, besides the
thousands of pneumatic and solid rub
ber tires his firm was making for the
war zone, it was engaged in the manu
facture of thousands of shells every
week. The Dunlop people also manu
facture the Dunlop golf ball.
The Western trip of Mr. Woretington
is purely for pleasure. He came to the
Coast while the machinery is. being
made In New York and elsewhere. The
shipment will be ready about Septem
ber 1. and he has been touring the
country, visiting and playing upon the
different golf courses. He is a great
golf enthusiast and holds a few records
won in open matches.
He won the Irish open championship
at Newcastle, County Down; won the
third qualifying competition on the
Minikhada links, near Minneapolis, and
has played on many other links In the
United States.
This is the first trip Mr. Woretington
has made, to .America.
' One of the parties of tourists passing
through the city registered yesterday
at the Portland. In the party were
Rev. M. T. Ahern, of Boston; the Misses
Lydia and Marian Gove, of Salem, Mass.;
Miss Elizabeth Fisher, of Wellesley.
Mass.; Mrs. Wilbut Hyde, of Cleveland;
Mrs. E. F. Whitcomb and Miss Esther
Cushing, of Brookline, Mass.
Members of the party are on their
return from Alaska, and will visit the
National parks of the West before re
turning to their Eastern homes.
MURDER TRIAL SET
Bennett Thompson to Face
Jury September 5.
HILLSB0R0 WILL BE SCENE
Portland ex-Convict Accused of
Slaying Mrs. Helen Jennings and
Fred Ristman JJear Sherwood.
Evidence Is Circumstantial.
Bennet Thompson, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Helen Jennings and of
Fred Ristman. a Portland chauffeur.
on the night of May 15. will be tried at
Hillsboro, seat of Washington County,
on SeDtetnber 6.
In the months that" have elapsed since
the double crime was committed,
Thompson has remained In Jail un
waveringly , protesting his innocence.
but failing to produce the perfect ablll
which he told , the officers was his
when he was arrested.
On the evening of the murders Rist
man was engaged by some man, name
unknown, to drive from this city. The
following day, in the farm house near
Sherwood, where Mrs. Jennings lived
alone, the body of the murdered woman
was found. She had been beaten to
death. Near the house stood the Rist
man automobile.
Search for Body Lengthy.
For days searching parties scoure.
the woods and brush in quest of Rlst-
man's body, for the circumstantial evl
dence of a double murder was consid
ered when Ristman failed to return. At
length Ristman's body was found in a
patch of brush not distant from a road
in the vicinity of the Jennings' home
stead. He had died as Mrs. Jennings
died, from blows administered by a
murderer.
The facts that Bennett Thompson
had been a frequent caller at the Jen
nings homestead, that his description
tallied in a general way with that of
the man who hired Ristman's car. and
that he was an ex-convict, all com
bined to direct suspicion toward him.
He was arrested.
Chain of Evidence Gathered.
Then, the officers maintain, the evi
dence against Bennett Thompson be
gan to accumulate. He was unable to
establish his alibi. Alleged bloodstains
on his undershirt corresponded with
the bloodstains on the torn fragment of
shirt, believed to have been worn by
the murderer, found near the scene of
the crime. From the standpoint of the
state, the case against Bennett Thomp
son is considered to be circumstantially
complete both In motive and evi
dence. Roscoe P. Hurst. attorney for
Thompson, has refused steadily .to ad
mit any doubt of Thompson's ultimate
freedom and vindication. Mr. Hurst s
apparent satisfaction has led many to
the assumption that the defense is re
lying upon a trump card of such sig
nificance that the claims of the state
will be swept away.
"I haven't any comment to malce,"
said Attorney Hurst yesterday, "other
than that I firmly believe we will win
the case."
A typesetting machine for oriental lan
guages has been devised, but tbe keyboard la
mo extensive that the operator must bo pro
vided with a sliding seat toy which he move
up and down in. roni X Um mflMn
Nominee Sliakes Hands In Spite of
Fact That Dan Malarkey, Jr.,
' and Edmund Shea Had Just
Come in From Storm.
A 4S00-mile automobile trip came
to an end Saturday with the return
of Dan Malarkey. Jr.. and Edmund
Hill Shea, two 17-year-old Portland
boys who left the city July 6, bound
for Yellowstone Park and the Mexi
can border. Although four punctures
were the only mechanical difficulties
experienced on the trip, the incidental
happenings would fill an octavo vol
ume. The last important encounter, after
having visited the bears in Yellow
stone and the choloes along the Mex
ican border, was with Governor
Hughes, who happened Into Mon
tague. Cal.. Just at the moment that
the pair had finished drying , out
after a rs.'n6torm.
"He had been driving through a
heavy shower," said young Malarkey,
and had been pretty well soaked and
chilled. We were covered with mud
and water and had been drying out by
fire when we heard that Governor
Hughes was coming. We went out
with the crowd and heard Mr. Hughes
make a rear-platform speech. We were
among the first to go up to shake hands
with turn.
Party Fonnd In Desert.
"People will be surprised to hear
that the trip through Yellowstone
Park by automobile is an easy mat
ter." said the boys. "The stage peo
pie are spreading the report to the
contrary to promote their own busi
ness. When we arrived at leilow
stone we found that 90 cars a day
were going into the park."
Good roads were met by the pair on
most of their Journey. The chief dis
comfort of the trip was met crossisg
the American Desert. A party of
stranded automobl lists was encoun
tered in the desert. A woman was
waiting with her two small children
until her husband could return with a
new axle for their car. They were 60
miles from running water, and had
to depend on passing travelers for food
and water.
Mexicans Cause Tronble.
Some trouble was experienced on the
Mexican border when the pair began
negotiations for passage through to
Tia Juana. The customs officials were
suspicious, and insisted on searching
through the entire car.
The only real accident of the trip
occurred when the boys were nearly
home, for somewhere between Oregon
City and Portland a tire rack contain
lng two new tires dropped off the car
and had disappeared before its ab
sence was noticed. A search has been
instituted in the hope of finding it.
WEATHER MAN TO ALIBI
Mr.
Heals to Be Rotarlans Honor
Gnest Tomorrow.
Forecaster Beals will have an oppor
tunity to enter a plea in his own de
fense for the sort of Summer weather
he has been furnishing us. at the
luncheon of the Rotary Club at the
Benson Hotel tomorrow noon, where
he is to be the guest of honor and the
chief speaker.
The "secretary of the club, preparing
the programme, bursts into song about
thn coming event in the following
parody;
It halnt no um to irrumbl and complain;
It's Jest as cheap and eaiiy to rejoice.
When Beals sorts uut the weather, and
end a rain
Why rain's my choice. .
And raaybe, whilst you're s-wonderin who
You, fool-like, lent your umbrella to.
And want It out'U pop the sun.
And you'll be glad you halnt sot none.
(iasoline Blaze Envelops Man.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) While he was generating a gaso
line burner on a brazing machine here,
Martin Enschede accidently turned the
wrong valve and the gasoline, which
was under high pressure, was thrown
over the young man's body, flames at
once enveloping him. He was badly
burned about the arms and body before
the fire could be extinguished. He is
recovering.
A swimming apparatus made of rubber
cushions that - can Inflated through an
air valve and so compact It can be car
ried In a pocket has been Invented.
KRYPI0K
lens
(ryptoks
made by' us cost no more
than Kryptoks made by
other opticians, but the
Kryptoks supplied by us
are better, being finished
on specially made machines
and in the finest, most
completely equipped retail
p optical factory in Portland, p
Besides, we do all the g
work under one roof, from
the examination of - your
eyes to the accurate fitting
of the finished glasses.
THOMPSON
OPTICAL INSTITUTE
209-10-11 Corbett Bldg.
Fifth and Morrison
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jL!Ls fi J
This Season 's
Newest and
Best Models
Suits that any man would be proud to wear.
Smart; up-to-date garments, suitable for men of
all ages, including the popular "Pinch Backs.''
Sizes for all men long, short, stout, slim and reg
ular. Adler-Rochester, Hickey-Freeman, Rogers
Peet and "Society Brand" Clothes.
NE WFALL S UITS
We've a "great assortment of splendid new suits at this
very moderate price. They're just in, the tor
"advance guard" of the new styles for Fall t
See them! pJ
Men's Clothing Shop. Third Floor.
15c Cans of
Pineapple
Rich, firm fruit in delicious syrup. No. 2y2 cans.
ijimit, b cans to a
Crab Meat, imported, exception
ally grood, large cans, or
specially priced, only. . ..OOC
Shredded Cocoanut, the very
best quality, freshlyOP-
shredded, pound awOC
Sago or Tapioca, splendid gtade,
5-pound cloth sacks, spe-OQ-cial
this sale, only .02C
Tea, Golden Tip. 60c yfQ
Ceylon variety, pound.. T'iC
Olive Oil, Old Mission CQ-,
large 85c bottle, only... 0C
Catsup, Del Monte brand, per
bottle, specially priced
10c
at only 20f and.
Kitchen and Laundry Supplies
Naptha Soap, Victor brand.well-
!
aged washing, 6 bars
25c
for only
White Soap. Premium OC
brand, 7 bars for only...OC
Citrus, Pearline or Gold Dust
Cleaning Powder, at this O
special sale for .sJC
In Our Daylight Bakery
French Pastry, delicious and
flaky, priced, per dozen
at 75 and JJC
Petite Fours, for teas y A
and parties, per dozen.. r"C
English Pound Cake, fruit, cher
ry, citron and plain,4
priced at, pound ""C
Andirons
Our Once - a
of Special
20 per cent off Andirons
a splendid assortment, but
only a few of each style. Re
duced to make room for in
coming goods. It's a good
time to buy, for not one but
several lines are included in
this sale. We quote just a
few of the "bargains":
$2.50
$3.75
$4.50
$5.00
$6.00
$7.50
Andirons
Andirons
Andirons
Andirons
Andirons
Andirons
S2.00
$3.00
$4.00
S4.80
$G.OO
SEVERAL DIFFERENT FINISHES AND
STYLES ANDIRONS
'
Tub- Quality" Sto of poktlamd
VIA
MILWAUKEE
Every day until September 30.
Through car Portland to Chicago leaves Union Depot
7 P. M. daily via Spokane, Butte, Aberdeen, S. D.;
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee. Take the all-steel .'
"Olympia" or "Columbian" trains over this newly
electrified Mountain Route. No cinders, no dust, so
smoke to obscure the view. Electrification and other
literature gladly furnished upon request.
Portland Office, cor. 3d and Stark SU. . Phones: Main 8413. A 2601, j'
E. K. Garrison, District Freight and Passenger Agent. v
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person, while lot lasts.
Pastry Flour, makes fine cake,
No. 9 sacks, specially Ar
priced for this sale at..TVC
Tea-Room'C o f f e e, our Of
popular 40c blend, lb.... OOC
Tuna fish, new pack.
15c
can only 12o and. . ,
Olives, stuffed or plain, "I fi
bottle, only 23 and....A"C
Sliced Peaches, fine grade, No.
. .cans, dozen, $1.65, 1 CS
special per can only AOC
Tomatoes, solid pack, "Carna
tion," No. 2 cans, dozen Q
2?1.03, Per can IC
Gloss Starch, Kingsford's, 6 - lb.
boxes, specially pricedPQ
for this sale at, box OJG
Ball Blueing, German 1 C
style, ',2-lb. boxes at....OC
Brooms, "Little Beauty," . good
weight, at this special
l49c
sale for only
Fancy Cakes, variety of PA
flavors, lb. 60c and OUC
Pattie Shells, crisp and
:M0c
rich, dozen 60 and.
Coffee Cakes, assorted " f"
fillings, 40c, 30c, 23c and A UC
Layer Cakes, fresh every Af-
morning, 60c. 50c xvlC
N'inth Floor. Fifth Street.
Reduced
- Year Sale
Patterns
Sixth Floor. Fifth Street.
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