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TIIE 3IOHNIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917. CANADATQ ACQUIRE RAILROAD SYSTEftlS Dominion. Will Operate .Lines end All Subsidiaries From Atlantic to Pacific. : LINE COVERS 9000 MILES First Plans Contemplate Taking v Over Canadian. 'Northern, Withr Later Acquisition of Grand Trunk Pacific System. OTTAWA. Ont-, Aug. 2. Plans of the Canadian government for nationaliza tion for railways in the dominion 'On a larger scale were announced in Parlia. ment yesterday by Sir Thomas White, finance minister. He declared that in addition to the government-owned Inter-Colonial Railway in Kastern Canada, it is proposed to acquire the entire Canadian Northern railway sys-t-m of over 9000 mil?9, of which 6000 miles are situated in . the Western wheat belt. The finance minster stated the Cana dian Northern had a common share capital of 1100,000,000, of which the government already owned $40,000,000 and it was proposed now to purchase the remaining $60,000,000 of common stock from the private owners. A board of arbitration would be appointed to determine the value, he declared, and afterwards the government would create a new company, appointing: its entire board of director? to operate the system. This would mean that with the Inter-Colonial and the Canadian Northern railways, the people of Canada would own a system of rail ways from the Atlantic to the Pacific The finance minister said the gov ernment favored retaining as many as possible of the operating heads of the Canadian Northern, especially D. B. llanna, vice-president and operating head, and General Manager McLeod, of the Western lines. The transaction Involved also, he said, government ownership of the sub sidiaries, including steamship lines, telegraph companies, express depart ment, hotels and prain elevator sys tems in Western Canada - well as the Mount Royal tunnel by which the road is about to gain access to Montreal and the terminal docks at Vancouver. The finance minister stated rnat the government contemplated the eventual acquislt'on of the Grand Trunk Pa cific Railway which is built from Win nipeg to Prince Rupert on the Pacific Coast. The government did not announce the details of the plan for the opera tion of thef road acquired, but stated that It would , do so after It had con cluded the transfer to the government of the outstanding stock oT the Cana'-" dian Northern Railway. The stock of the Canadian Northern outstanding is held to- the extent of 6-6 hy Sir William MacKenzie. Roderick MacKenzie and Sir Donald Mann. It is estimated that the potential value of the stock will result in the owner? re ceiving from $25,000,000 to J40,00u,000 In the settlenent. '".-.. ' Bros. Welfare Association will hold its first 'Mid-Summer Outing" at Co lumbia Beach next Wednesday after noon and evening. The Welfare Association Is made up of 135 employes of the store and their families, and for seasons past one aft ernoon and evening each week during August has been devoted to recreation and diversion in which not only all the employes and their families, but the proprietors of the mercantile es tablishment and heads of departments. have closed up shop and gone along. . The association is busily engaged preparing an informal programme of entertainment, amusement and sports which will be held on the bis athletic field at Columbia Beach. In addition to the Roberts Bros.' out ing at Columbia Beach next Wednes day, the Retail Grocers' Association and Meat Dealers' Association will take an afternoon off and take a Joint "dip" in the Columbia River at this resort. . LABOR CURB LIKELY RAID HALTED BY STRIKE GREAT NORTHERS CREW QUITS AS OFFICERS BOARD SHIP. " iTWO MERCHANTS ENLIST Carlton Brothers Dispose of Business to Enter Xavy. CARLTON. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Two of Carlton's most popular young business men, Wilbur A. and William L. Wills, jvent to Portland yesterday to enlist in the Navy. Both are musi cians and' expected to' be assigned , to the band. Wilbur was with the Oregon National Guard on the Mexican border last year and received an honorable discharge when the troop3 returned. The brothers have been engaged in the grocery business here, but disposed of their business and have been busy since 'gettinr their affairs In shape to enlist. With the enlistment of these- broth ers, 40 have joined the American forces from this district. TRAVELING JEN TO PICNIC Outing to Be Taken at Council Crest v Park August 18. The Traveling Men's Association Is to hold a big picnic at Council Crest Park Saturday, August 18. A band concert, dancing, special games and tunts are among the features planned. The Oregon division lias nearly 80G members and most of the traveling salesmen spend Saturdays at home. STORES TO CLOSE HALF DAY Itoberts Bros, and Iietail Grocers to Picnic at Columbia Beach. Following a custom which has been the practice for several years, Roberts i i FOR MEN WHO CHAFE To relieve chafing, to stop the Irritating burn thousands tise Mennen's Kora Konia every day. Use it too every day. Let it heal the ekin, stop chafing anywhere, and pro tect wounds from . im'ection. Ji large box at the druggist's- costs a Quarter, 3eRH4Rb ClCTiYrcrt O-tenrcai. o Newark. N. J. Searek for Liquor Called Off When Tie up of Vessel la Threatened -Sack of Whisky ! Found, i ' ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) There was a near strike on board the steamship (Great Northern this morn ing and all on account of the efforts of the officers to prevent the bringing of contraband lTquor Into the state. When the steamship landed at her wharf in Klavel. at 11:45 o'clock last night, she was boarded by State Spe cial Agent Reichard, Deputy Sheriff Spicer, Constable Nelson and a force of ten deputies. Captain Ahmen welcomed the offi cers on board and said he was glad to have the vessel searched for liquors, but asked that care be taken not to disturb the passengers. The officers agreed to this and accordingly decided to wait until morning, but as they were leaving the vessel some members of the crew remarked that if the offi cers came aboard the crew would leave. At 5:40 o'clock this morning the search was commenced and immediate ly virtually every member of the deck and engine-rooms crews packed his be longings and walked aslrbre. The offi cers had proceeded but a short distance when they found a gunny sack filled with whisky stowed in a barrel of hot water . standing in a gangway. leading to the crew s quarters. This was seized and then the search was stopped and the peace officers with drew, as they did not care to tie up the vessel. As soon as the officers left the crew returned to duty and the discharging of the cargo was resumed. GOLOHEL'S PUNS WAIT JUDGE CAMEXBEIS COMES HOME FOR "WIFE'S FUNERAL, Five Motherless Little Ones Mar Result la Surrender of Army Commis sion and Return to Bench. - Because of his bereavement, due to the unexpected death of his wife from heart trouble Monday morning, Calvin U. Gantenbein, Circuit Judge, who has been at the Officers' Reserve Corps at the Presidio, has made no decision as to his future plans. He would . see only close friends of the family after his return to Portland yesterday. Close friends of Judge Gantenbein believe he -will give up his commission as Colonel in the Re serve in order " to remain' in Port land with his five children, who have been left1 motherless. The funeral of Mrs. Gantenbein will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Portland crematorium, where serv ices will be conducted by Rev. Thomas L. iJliot, pastor emeritus of - the ' First Unitarian Church, and his son, ' Rev. William . G. Eliot, pastor of the same church. The body will lie in state at the Holman. Undertaking Company par lors until 1 o'clock. Judge Ganterbein returned to Portland two weeks ago 'to confer " with Iris 'wife as . 'to whether or not he would accept the offered -post of Judge-Advocate -General of the Philippines, and it was due largely to her wishes that he had de cided o decline the Philippine post. Only a few days after he had returned to the Presidio he received word of Mrs. Ganterbein's death. LIQUOR CACHE IS FOUND Two Arrests at Roseburgr and War rants' Held for Two 3Iore. ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) As the result of an early morning raid on a dwelling owned by Thomas Cannon, in this city, and the discovery of a cache of liquor beside the county road about two miles south of Rose berg, Sheriff Qulne today got warrants for Cannon, Jess Baldwin and Gale Hamilton, a man whose identity the officers refuse to reveal. Cannon is accused of conducting a nuisance, while the other men are charged with transporting liquor into a dry state. Hamilton and the uniden tified man have left Roseburg, accord ing to the Sheriff, but will probably be arrested in Portland. AIRMEN DASH NEAR EARTH (Continued From Ftrt Pare.) chivalry, deliberately stopped his ma chine gun when a German officer drew his pistol and began shooting at him and engaged the enemy with his pistol, apparently feeling that he had no right to take an unfair advantage of his opponent. The aviator's pistol, how ever, was sufficient. 3IcMInnville Pcsires Grant lands. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 2. At th'e request of the Mayor of McMinnville. Senator McNary and Representative Hawley will intro duce bills authorizing the sale to the city of McJTinnville of 17C0 acre of Oregon & California land on the south fork of North Yamhill River, to pro tect the ci-y's water supply. Under the law this land cannot be donated to the city, but must be transferred under special act of Congress. Fund Given. Earthquake Victims. SAN FRA." CISCO, Aug. 2. Sub scriptions totalling $15,200 for the relief of earthquake stricken Salvador were collected by the San Francsco Chamber of Commerce 1n 24 hours, it was announced late today. One-third of the subscriptions was telegraphed to Salvador for Immediate use. There were two $2500 donations. Scandinavian Lawn Party Set. The young people of the First Norwegian-Danish Methodist Episcopal Church will give a lawn party at the parsonage lawn, 687 Hoyt street. Sat urday night, August-4, Hnd they extend a cordial invitation to all Scandinavian young people to .attend. Disturbances Thought Due to German Propaganda. FEDERAL INQUIRY IS ON Secretary of United Mine Workers' Association Denies Iteport of . General Strike to Back Vp Demands of I. AV. AV. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Drastic ac tion by the Government to meet the la bor disturbances in the West and Southwest, which officials are sure have been stirred up by German propa ganda, will be taken if the situation shows any growth. Intimations of an attempt to call out the United Mine Workers, should the Government not intervene on behalf of the Industrial Workers of the World in labor disputes In certain sections of the West, have resulted in the Department of Justice undertaking a broad general Inquiry. The inquiry has not yet reached the stage where definite action has been formulated, but officials assert that nothing possible will be left undone to prevent the tie-up of Industries deemed vital in the conduct of the war. BELEN. N. M.. Aug. 2. The guard placed over the 34 men whom the Coun cil of Defense of McKinley County de ported was raised last night and the men were told that they were free to go. Their departure probably will be gin tomorrow,, the majority going to Trinidad, Colo., according to state ments of members of the band. None announced an intention of returning to Gallup, although three said they had families and homes there. One said he had lived there 20 years. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2. The Idea of Intimations of attempts to call out the United Mine Workers of America, should the -Government not intervene In behalf of Industrial-Workers of the World in labor disputes in certain sec tions of the West, was ridiculed and branded as misleading and incorrect today by William Green, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of the World. Mr. Green last night made public telegrams he sent to President Wilson and others protesting against the de portation of members of the United Mine Workers. At the same time he specifically stated his protest was not because of any action taken regarding the Industrial Workers, but because of alleged deportation of United Mine Workers from a tent colony at Gallup, N. M. II O L, . I S T E rT"" CaU Aug. 2. About 150 miners in the- New Idia quicksilver mines near here are on strike, demanding an Increase of 50 cents a day. The men, mostly Spaniards from the Kingdom of Aragon, left work Tuesday while a detachment of troops guarding the mines was absent. GLOBE, Ariz., Aug. 2. Lieutenant Colonel George P. White, commanding the United States Cavalry in the Globe-Miami district, issued a procla mation last night stating tnat all min ers and other workers desiring to re tJrn to work would have the protec tion of the armed forces at hl3 command. MRS. CLARK HELD INSANE Continued From First Paire. made a wide search, but has been un able to find any trace of them. Drs. K. A. J. MacKenzie, E. W. Morse and R. C McDanlels comprised the in sanity board which heard all the evi dence and made Its findings within a few minutes after the hearing had con cluded. They held that she is afflicted with paranoia. v The hearing, which started at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and con tinued until nearly 4 o'clock, was not without its dramatic features. Time after time Mrs. Clark would burst into fits of sobbing. When court took a re cess at noon she suffered a complete collapse and became hysterical. It was several minutes before she became sub dued. Mrs. Clark was on the stand for more than two hours, during which time she told and re-told the story of her life. Contradictory statements followed each other in "rapid' succession. Youths' Sympathy Galaed. During the early part of the hearing Mrs. Clark . sought to convey the im pression that Glen Kielneau had taken the leading part in .the attempted ab duction last Sunday of her divorced husband which included a horse-whipping and then a forced re-marriage at Vancouver Sunday evening. Later, however, after both of the Kleineau boys had appeared before the board, Mrs. Clark began sobbing again and shouldered the entire blame for the attack on Mr. Clark. She said that the elder brother. Glen, had been so affected by her repeated recounting of her domestic unhappiness that he willingly entered into any plan which she suggested. What appeared to the physicians and court as postive evidence of her unbalanced mental condition was, a weird tale of how Mr. Clark one night had plastered the entire side of their home with blood and had placed a large pool of blood on the door step where she and the servants would fall into it when they entered the house. Wedding; March Played. During her long and rambling state ment she told of how she had so fixed a music box at her home that it would play nothing but the wedding march which was played at her wedding to Mr. Clark. It was after rhe and Glen Kleineau had agreed to force an in terview with Mr. Clark she said, that she got out this music box and played the wedding march because she be lieved that she would force her divorced husband to re-marry her. "It was the happiest moment of my life," she said. A rigid examination was made as to why she told the Kleineau boys to take guns with them Sunday morning when they started to carry out their abduc tion plot, but she denied, as did the boys, that there was ever any plan mentioned to shoot or injure him. "When we started out I said to the boy. 'Shoot me full of holes if you must, but harm not a hair of his head,' she told the board with a laugh. Threatening- Letter Admitted. She denied that the horse-whipping of Mr. Clark was included in the ab duction plans, but after a letter which she had written to Mr. Clark, July 14, had been read "to her, in which she threatened a public ' horse-whipping, she admitted that she had written the letter and had meant everything she said In it. "I am proud of that letter," she said. "Now if that bo insanity make the most of it." "I did want to see Max Kleineau strike Mr. Clark." she admitted later. "I said to Glen. 'Wouldn't it be a fine thing to see that manly, soldier brother of yours slap that coward in the face?' " An excerpt from the vituperative let ter which was introduced in evidence reads as follows: "You have dragged my good name In the dirt Just as long as I will per mit and I will do as I have told you and others horsewhip you in public and bring you into public contempt and ridicule in different ways if you do not change your attitude towarde me." Threat Is Made. Another paragraph reads: "Multnomah county is rather tired of you and your cowardice,, and when the question at my sanity next is dis cussed, as it-scon will be, yours will also come in question, as there are some physicians in particular who hold such revolting crueltyas you have shown a faithful wife can only be classed as Insanity. "Vou have vainly thought that brib ing courts and employing unscrupulous tricksters would obtain your ends, but I will bring you face to face with a supremer court than one that can be bought, and men will see whether Just ice is an empty name." Arer the letter had been read to the end. Dr. Mackenzie- inquired: "After admitting- you wrote this let ter containing all these threats, do you still say that you love your former hus band, Mrs. Clark?" "I do love him: most emphatically yes," was her reply. Time after time she insisted that the divorce granted to Mr. Clark was ob tained through fraudulent methods, and she would not admit that they are now divorced. She kept referring to him as her husband. When asked In what way fraud had been committed, she replied: . "Mr. Clark .controls the courts; he controls the newspapers and it is im possible for me to get Justice." Mr. Clark's Aid Sought. During Mrs. Clark's' examination the Kleineau boys were kept from the room and every few minutes she would cry out that she wanted them by her side. Twice she begged that tile court send for Mr. Clark, saying that she knew he would help her. - "Judge," she addressed Judge Ta well, "it seems very unfair that my hus band isn't present. Shouldn't he be here? Isn't it right that I should have him? I know he would be of assistance and my one desire is to ses- him." At the afternoon session,- however, she felt differently toward Mr. Clark. After repeating several times during the morning that she still desired to re marry Mr. Clark she declared during the afternoon that sua did not want to marry him now. "After this affair Sunda.- I have seen a new light," she said. "My viewpoiut has been changed.' At another time during her examina tion she snatched a weeding ring from her finger and burst Into a wild fit of sobbing. She ttren told of an un happy marriage before her marriage to Mr. Clark in 1906. She was examined at length concerning her first marriage, and said that she became unhappy a month after her first marriage when she learned that her former husband had been playing a game of billiards when he told ..er he was attending a board meeting. Common Law Marriage Alleged. She said that the father of her first husband died leaving an estate of $1, 000,000, of which she was to receive $100,000. She said that Mr. Clark in duced her-to enter into a common-law marriage some time before they were legally married, but had her keep it quiet in order that she might not jeopardize her chances of getting the 1100,000 from her father-in-law's estate. She said that she was still the wife of her first husband and the mother of three children when she entered into the common-law marriage with Mr. Clark. This statement was hotly denied by Mr. Clark last night, who said that Mrs. Clark's own sister would verify his assertions. In support of her charges of her common-law marriage. Mrs. Clark pro duced two wedding rings. One; she -aid. was given to her at her common law marriage and the other when she was legally married to him in 1906. She said that when she and Glen Kleineau had made their plans to abduct Mr. Clark last Sunday and force him into a remarriage, she debated on what ring to use for the ceremony and had finally chosen tbe one which was used at her commOn-law marriage. , Mr. Clark Belittled. She said that every time she made a new friend in Portland Mr. Clark caused anonymous letters to be circu lated in an effort to break such friend ships, and when she wrote letters to Mr. Clark telling of her love for hiin he would laugh and show thcin to everybody. ' But in spite of It I still love him,' she said. "That is my insanity." Mrs. Clark denied having any knowl edge of how her husband received a mysterious bullet wound in the arm at Salem five years ago, bu; declared that the wound, which sue saw the next day, indicated that bo had dono it himself. She said she still had the shirt he wore on which powder burns still show, indicating that the shot was fired at an extremely close range. Glen - Kleineau testified briefly and showed a desire to protect Mrs. Cla.rU in every possbile way with refereo.ee to the proposed abduction of .Sunday. He finally admitted that he and Mrs. Clark had' planned the Vancouver mar riage. He also admitted that be had pulled his gun on Mr. Clark when they were scuffling in the machine, but de nied that he had intended using it. Alleged Theft AVIns Sympathy. The younger Kleineau, Max, talked freely of the affair. He said that Mrs. Clark had told him to get a gun and take it with him, and it was because of her statements concerning Mr. Clark that he consented to take part in the proposed abduction. He said that Mrs. Clark told him that she wanted to force her divorced husband into remarriage in order to get $70,000 which she de clared he had stolen from her. He said he understood that ho would be well paid for his part. Mrs. Clark's nervous and mental con dition was noticeable throughout the hearing. She said that she had not slept more than two hours at any one time since Mr. Clark had obtained the divorce, and also said that she had not eaten a bite since Sunday. Court at taches had a lunch brought to her In Judge Taxwell.'s chambers during the noon hour, where she ate witn Mrs. m. I. T. Hidden, , who was a her side throughout the hearing. Judge Tazwell said after the hearing that immediate arrangements would be made for Mrs. Clark's removal to the state hospital. W if Ol '1 xk ML 1 3 II EVS 11 J Ffef """IF II "r 1 1 a 1 4 s & EXTRA Z&C STAMPS WITH YOUR PURCHASES TODAY AND SATURDAY IF YOU BRING COUPON Toilet Paper Sp'l "Snow White" Crepe Toilet Paper, five-ounce roll, Q7 dozen - V Case of 10O, S6.75 the Auto Duster $2 Large Size Washable Wool Duster will not scratch or mar the finish, spe-J 1 AO cial now at Jl4iO BRING THIS COUPON AND GET 20-EXTRA-20 "S. & H." Trading Stamps on your first 1 cash pur- jPA.Sf a chase and double L.---. - on the balance. Good on first floor and in basement today and Satur day, August 3 and 4. Hi mm MILITARY "FIT ALLS 8 3L-ni GUNFIRE SINKS SCHOONER Ail Members of Crew of John Hays Hammond Are Saved. LONDON. Aug. 2. Th American schooner John Hays Hammond has been sunk by the gunfire of a German sul marine. All the members of the schoon er's crew were saved. The John Hays- Hammond ' was a schooner of 132 tons gross and was built at Essex, Mass., in 1907. CASTORIA For Infants and Children En Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of 131 ' Complete the officers' kit curry Just the needed requisites. Each "KIT- A ll" is a a j u s t a oie will take all or any Item. Supplied completely fitted or empty. Khaki cloth finish. Prices from $225 to $6 " Housewives " $125 Single and Double, Card inet sizes, on sale from.. Com plete with needles, b u 1 1 o ns. pins, thimble, thread; Well made, pon ular, useful, light. Khaki Photo Frames "d..c."b:50cup Trench Mirrors From $1W to $10 - , Cannot Break or Rust. Drinking Cups in Khaki Cases at 50c -0 Your Choice of Our En tire Stock of BATHING CAPS 39c r.adies Wool CM QQ Bathing Suits Men's Wool QQ Bathing Suits'! 57c Frank EarOC. Stoppers at. . . . OuU Bathing Suit Cases at " t JT J yMarshmiillows (bulk OOn L11LX only) at, the pound... 4ub Sun beaiuOQ. " WooU-Lark" Choco-'JOn twU lute (bulk), pound. .VOu Kisses, lb.. - f- 0s- Eveready ' Daylo Q Nickel - Plated Cases That Do Not Rust From 75 to 93. OO -a Kt IS OLD ENGLISH WAX Vor Kloor, Knrnlture and An to. e30c 50c 2":95c fS3.50 Boyle's Brightener, pt. 45c Weighted Floor Brushes 15-potTnd size CJO Cfl 25-pound size CJ Q flfi on sale at. . . . Jii3U on sale at . . . . OOiUU E lOc Ptrrv KMl'K with any pur Mri(5 p chase of 60c or more at our Paint .Department. 'TIS THE LITTLE SAVINGS THAT COUNT! 39c 60c Pebeco now at 2 ocCol gate s Den tal Klbbon OAp now at.... Jy r0c K o r h a it's Toot hICjp Paste at.. . Ou EOc P e p s o dent Toot hlfV Paste at. . 'iun 50c Came- Afn line at Jv 60c Dickey Creme ae lis onA. sale at 4Uli tl Hinds' Honey Almond 90c Cream at... 35c Too thrPTn Brush at. . u S2 Hughes' Ideal Hair BruHh. proof.. S1.59 $1.25 H u g h e s' Ideal No. 1 Hair Brush, spe-7( cial at iifU 151 O t h ine nn. now at.... w u $1.00 Mloiena Freckle Cream, double Qg. strength... OiJ'J J1.00 Wood-Lark Freckle C r e am. d o u b 1 e Q Co strength.. OOu J1.50 Oriental Cream di O C now at 0 X Wood - Lark Cu cumber and Ei derflower Cream 25c, 50c, 75c j-s. o s e aiea zft Cream at. Orchard Og. W hite at. . OOu 50c P o m p e I an M a s s a ge A fn Cream at. . Uu $1.00 Ingram's Milk weed Q C Cream at... OOU One pound I m- Serial Lem on u g a r on 7e sale at ... . OOu $3.75 Horll ck's Malted 0 ff Milk atOO.UU $1.00 Horll ck's Malted nn. Milk at... OUti One doz. Aspirin Tablets nn. now at.... VFu Two doz. Aspirin Tablets OCJp now at.. . . OOu $1 Angar's QOfi Emulsion... UCfu 50c Angar'siep Emulsion... Ou $1 Wyeth Sag and Sul- phur at. $1 Dander- Cfn Ine now at OUb 50cDander-y fn Ine now atvu Dandy Roach Powder. 12-oz. can.. 83c 50c One pound Senna Leaves, on Crtn sale at OUu $1,00 Lydia Pink ham's Coni-7Q, pound at. . Pure Grape Vine gar, the pint now at 1UC quart. . . , $1.00 Bene- tol now 50c Bene tol at 20c .V80C 40c 25c Perox- Q ide now at X7U Ten - pound sack of Gluten Flour on sa at. leS3.25 Talbot'sogn AntTowderOu 25c Camphor Chalk on 1 Qp Rale at. 1 7u 10c So Bark at. .p7c H MAB3KAU. 4-700 -HOME a !7f J AUJTS STREET AT WEST PBK Alwavs "S. & FL", Stamps First Three Floors ' 1 W aaai is ii I I i msss - CHICAGO IS COOLER Heavy Mortality Among Ba bies Is Decreased. NEW YORK STILL SIZZLES Sixty-seven Deaths Reported lor Day, While 3 0 Additional Fa talftlcs Occur in Philadelphia. Exchange Closes Saturday. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (Special.) The return of cool weather was the means of saving the lives of hundreds of ba bies, according to Health Commission er Robertson yesterday. Twenty-three babies less than one year old'died as compared with 27 last year. There were 25 who died yesterday under the age of 2, as compared to 33 for the three hottest days In 1916. The death rate among infants under 2 years was 152, while for the same period this year the number was 111. The breaking of the extreme heat was a blessing to the babies, said Dr. Robertson. If the hot weather had continued the infant mortality would have increased.' It was the continued heat last year that made the number of deaths higher. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Thunder show ers and cooling breezes -. late today brought relief -from the paralyzing heat which has tortured New York for the last four days. The lower temper ature came too late, however, to avert another long list of deaths. The Board of Health announced that. 67 persons had been killed by the heat today and there were hundreds of prostrations. Dr. Charles K. Bolduan, director of the public health education, declared that- most of the 878 deaths which have occurred in the city since Sunday were caused by the high temperature. Philadelphia reported 30 additional deaths, making 105 In the past three days due to the heat. The New York Stock Exchange will be closed Saturday because of the heat. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. The heat wave in the East, broken tonight by scattered showers, shows slight prob ability of an Imminent recurrence, ac cording to experts of weather bureau. No immediate relief Is promlsel, how ever for the West, while a climb n the mercury Is expected in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. High temperatures continued until late today throughout the East. Boston and Baltimore re ported 98 and New York, Philadelphia, and Washington 9t. HOSPITAL COST IS $500,000 Plans for American Lake Unit Call for 59 JJuiUlinss. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 2 (Special. 1 Plans for the $500,000 hospital unit at American Lake have reached Major David L. Stone, quartermaster's depart ment, in charge of construction at famp Lewis. The plans call for 5:) buildings, on the northwest corner of the grounds. It will be one of the most complete hospitals in the country, having all the latest improvements known to medical science. When the 16.000 men are mo bilized at the cantonment the hospitaL will be one of the busiest units in the great army city. Mineral Lands May Be Leased. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Senator Plttman's bill to open 200,000 acres of Government land for lease in Western states, believed to contain sodium and potassium, was reported favorably to day by the Senate public lands committee. YOUNG MEN ATTENTION! In placing our suit orders for Spring delivery we did not figure on war, on conscription or even upon a cold, back ward Spring. Consequently we have 78 Young Men's Suits in excess of our requirements, and heije's the result: S Suits were $30 32 Suits were $25 3S Suits were $20 These 78 suits go on sale today at 6 Suits are of size 31 18 Suits are of size 3.x 13 Suits are of size 36, 15 Suits are of size 37 13 Suits are of size 38, 7 Suits are of size 39. 6 Suits are of size 40. 31. These garments are all of this season's make, cut and made with the "kink" and style that the young fellow, enjoys wearing. Our policy of absolute clearance is force fully illustrated in this greatly reduced price. BUFFUM & PENDLETON CO. Clothiers, Hatters and Haberdashers, 127 Sixth St., SO Steps from Wash. St. F. N. PENDLETOK WINTHROP HAMMOND