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12 TIIE MORXIXG OEEGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 3IAHCII 2G, 1919. lERIClilGElllTIS CURBING PROFITEERS Food Commissioner in Turkey Selling at Retail. CONDITION MUCH IMPROVED Koumania and Serbia Badly In ed of Supplies Mail SerTlce Is Inaugurated. - BV WILLIAM T. ELLIS. (Cup rleh?. 1!1U. by the New York Herald Company. All KubU Reserved.) CONSTANTINOPLE. (Delayed la Transmission.) Of greater Interest to tue general public here than is the presence of the troops of the entente powers, or even Turkey's future, la in war the American food commlssione Howard Heinz, is conducting; against the rjrofiteers. The arrival in Constantinople of three shiploads of Ameri.-an wheat ha enabled Mr. Heinz. Felling to retail buyers, to force the price of a bag Hour weichlne 7$ kilogrammes from 3 lire (Turkish) to 17 lire, thus greatly relieving the distress of the people, all of whom, as well as the newspapers. are praising America for this work. Knouglr grain already is in this coun try to last until within a montn or in noit harvest. Indeed. Constantinople now has more food than has London. ' Profiteering in food, however, con tinues. Sugar is selling at the equiva lent of $1.50 a pound, beans 50 cents iKiund oil S10 a gallon, coal J12S a ton, milk 75 cents a quart. Dlaarr Costa Ateat A dinner costs from f J (Turkish) t flu. the equivalent of , about 11.60 American money. The Armenian relief commission now U ooeratina- with Mr. Heinz, who 13 leaving here immediately for the In trior. Reports indicate that Roumanla Is suffering more than either Turkey or Bulsrarta- The policy of feeding- friends first 1 being- followed by Mr. Heinz and sup llies are steadily going- forward t Constant!. However, transportatio inland Is very difficult, because of the fact that the Germans stole or de stroyed 75 per cent of the railroad roll Inar stock and eauipment. Southern Serbia also is In great need f ctulck relief. "While endeavoring to handle the food situation, the Americans also are re establishing the mail service. During the last two years there has been no mail received by Americans In Turkey Now. however, they are getting in touch with the world. Aaarrlraaa Start Mall fen lee. The American government has begun a weekly courier service between con stantiuople and Paris. Letters require thrr. davs from Constantinople to Bucharest bv way of Constantia and three days from Bucharest to Paris by -war of Vienna and Budapest. At tho same time the railroad from Salonica to Bagdad is being reopened from Sofia here, coincident with tho re opening of the line from Constantniople to Cairo by way of Aleppo ana jerusa km. Ve.selsare plying frequently between the Black sea and the Mediterranean. The trade blockade having been lift ed. BritlMi. French and Italian traders nlreadv are here. American business rrnresentatives are needed In Constan tinople if trade between theso countries and tho United States is to De Devel oped. In this connection I may say that Americans are in special favor be re. As yet I am the only American news paper representative here. fV-sl ' i I i i i! ii i i I I M iBYGERTOrbE p. corBett) I ! 'Ill I lininLU1 MR& ROBIN NEI Forest. Wash., ing Mr. and M Jail-Site Option Obtained. SEATTLE. March 13. King; county has obtained an option on a new county lail site at the corner of Fourth ave nue and James street. The new site Is dlrectlv oDDOsite the city jail. The present county Jail la declared to be Insanitary and Inadequate. R HEUMATIC PAINS SWELLINGS, GOUT TVhen the agony is almost unbear able and the pains sharp and pierc ing or incessantly gnawing Begy'a Muscarine does give quick and blessed relief. One small box proves it. To etop any extreme pain use Eegy'a Mustarine once and you'll rever again waste time with lini ments, plasters or slow acting out fits of any kind. Be sure it's r.egys always In the yellow box. RS. ROBIN NELSON and baby, of are In town visit- Mrs. Homer Nelson. Mrs. Philip H. Carroll will entertain, in honor of tha visiting matron, with an Informal tea, tomorrow, at her home In North Twenty-fourth street, ilrj. Nel son is popular in this city, having hosts of friends made on her numerous visits to Portland. Several other affairs are being: planned In her honor. This evening society will turn out to hear Maud Powell, the popular and re nowned violinist at the Heilig theater. Mrs. H. Godfrey Turner, as the charm ing artist is known in private life, has a wide circle of friends in this city, by whom she will be entertained exten sively. She reached Portland yesterday and will remain until Sunday. Tomor row Mr. and Mrs. barren E. Thomas will be dinner hosts In her honor. Sev eral other prominent Portlanders will be hosts in her honor, planning motor trips. luncheons, dinners and theater parties. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will follow their dinner with a line party at the Alcazar theater. A great many out-of-town folk already have arrived in town for the concert, some coming from Pendleton, Hood River. Salem and Corvallis, as the violinist has many admirers and close friends throughout the entire north west. The Monday Musical club has arranged an elaborate and interesting programme for their next meeting Monday at the Multnomah hotel. They will meet in the grand ballroom Monday afternoon. Fifteen of the prominent Oregon wood shipbuilders met last night in the grotto of the Multnomah hotel for a dinner. During the evening brief talks were made and plans outlined for the future business. H. A. Wieneke. of the West Oregon Lumber company, left Saturday even lng with his family for a visit to n old home In Freeport. 111. They aU will visit Mrs. Wieneke's sister, Mrs. T. M. Dye, in Cleveland. They expect to be gone about six weeks. fbnging to the federation might attend. Reservations have been limited to 100 and places will be reserved In 4ho order in which they are received. Mrs. Isaac Swett. East 5816. or Mrs. J. F. Kinder, Tabor 840, will list reservations until this evening. Multnomah chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs C. S. Jackson, 610 Salmon street. Dr. George Rebec will speak on "Internationalism.1 The regular monthly meeting of the woman's society of tho First Presby terian church will be held today from 10 A. M. until 5 P. M. in the church house. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the annual business meeting will be held. Reports will be read and officers will be elected for the coming year. The Lincoln-Garfield Relief corps -will hold an all-day sewing bee and social at the courthouse Friday. A card party will be given by women of the corps In the evening, to which all friends are Invited. A charming birthday party was give last night by Mrs. Arthur ems, prominent Irvington matron, in hono of the birthday anniversary of he husband. The dining and drawin rooms were gaily decked with a pro fusion of spring blossoms and covers were placed at a daintily appointed table for 20. The rest of the evening was passed in dancing and with music. Corporal Ernest E. Amacher, 46th regiment band, C. A. C, who recently returned from France, was given welcome home" dinner, Sunday at Log La Barre hotel, by Mr. and Mrs. H. A. La Barre, with whom he has lived since small boy. Several of his friend motored out from Portland to spend the day with him and all enjoyed listening to his experience "over there.' He has two brothers, Fred who is now with the army of occupation in Ger many, and John having been wounded twice, is now on his way home. An Interesting meeting of St. Mary's Cathedral court. No. 1046, Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, was held Tuesday evening in the clubroom. Fif teenth and Davis streets. The annual election of officers resulted as follows Mrs. T. S. Hogan, chief ranger; Mrs, J. J. Murphy, vice chief ranger; Miss Mary Frances McCarthy, recording sec retary; Miss Katherine Qulnn. financia secretary; Miss Anna Kearns, treas urer; Mrs. D. Duff, Mrs. M. Morrissey and Miss Clemence Mch,ntee, trustees Miss Katherine Driscoll, senior conduc- tor; Mrs. T. Misetich. junior conduc- or: Mrs. T. Glenn, inside sentinel, and Mrs. M. Hirzsiefen, outside sentinel. Miss Marjorie MacKinnon, chief ranger for the past three years, de clined to accept tho nomination for the nsuing year. Miss MacKinnon was leading figure in Foresters' circles of he cathedral parish, as. during ner administration St. Mary's Court has doubled its membership and gained both social and financial success, though being instituted only five years ago. Among the benevolent deeds or tst- Mary's Court are the purchase of two bcrty bonds, one of which they turned over to the Cathedral parish school fund. A campaign for new members has been launched. Bright prospects for a successful future are promising through the ewly-elected chief ranger, Mrs. T. S. Hogan. The officers-elect will be in- tailed at St. Andrew's Court, April -9. A charming affair of last evening was the dinner presided over by Dr. nd Mrs. Frederick A. Kiehle, in honor f Mrs. T. M. Knappen. of Washington, C. Covers were placed at an ar tistically decked table for Sirs. Knap pen, Dr. and Mrs. Kalph t-ewan. Airs. Kelly Eces, Homer Campbell, van An- erson, and the hosts. Today Mrs. Preston W. Smith will entertain with n informal tea in honor of the visl- who is en route to her home from California. We'll Wait for Our Money bat aieeda'c trait for the it rlvthra yea nasi. CHERRY CHAT LET Cherry's do the wait ing you needn't suffer the disappointment and hu miliation of going any long er without stylish new spring apparel just because you haven't enough money to pay for them. Get all the clothes you want today at Cherry's, wear the clothes and pay for them at your convenience by the month. Cherry's makes no extra charge for credit end offers values in apparel for men and women that are hard to duplicate. 8-si Washington St.. Pittock block. Adv. Superfluous Hair. Any woman ran remove unslchtly hair without discomfort or Injury to the moot d.!trsto skin by simply applying- to the affected part a paste made by adding a t.ctlo water to Demoeanf. a perfumed powder. Upoa Its removal la two or three minutes the ekin will be found smooth and heirless. A stnjrle application usually tufftrea for the must obstinate growths. IfmftHBl' is perfumed and will not tr mate- or dlafigur. loea not atlmulete to growth or new hair. Fully gnsran teel. For 7 cents one ran obtain a getterae.us evppty by msll la p!aln wrap, per from the F.srenco't Laboratories. ForCane. Or., or an? drug or depart aient store can supply !t. Stiss Amy Olmsted Welch, of Linnton, entertained with a charming informal party Monday afternoon honoring Miss Louiso Quillian. bride-clert of Joseph Brunt, of Seattle. The affair was a mis cellaneous shower. The bride-clcot is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, of the University of Washing ton, and the guests were her sorority sisters. The wedding of the couple will take place April 5. In addition to the guest of honor there were: Misses Edith Stevenson, Elisabeth Reed. Myrtle Crowley Force. Helen McFaul, Frances Mackenzie Craig. Alberta Crowley Mann and the hostess. 0 o Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Smith and chil dren who have been making their home at the Multnomah hotel for several months, left early in the week to oc cupy their suburban home for the sum mer months. o o Among recent arrivals at the Nor tonia are: P. M. Macfarlane of Van couver. B. C: William H. Schaeffer of New York; Mr. and Mrs. George N. Schults of Deer Lodge, Mont.: Mrs. Herbert Thomson of Boise. Idaho. The ' Woman's Presbyterian society will hold "its annual meeting April 22 at the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. E. T. Allen will be the speaker. The Capitol Hill Parent-Teacher as sociation will meet Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Children of the school will furnish a musical programme and a social hour will follow, at which time refreshments will be served. All women of the district are invited. o The young people of Kenilworth Presbyterian church will give a county fair in the church parlors Friday even ing. Some of the attractions will be a museum, a fortune-telling Doom auu a "coonto-vn minstrel. A short pro gramme will be given at 7:45. a The Central Woman's Christian Tern perance union will celebrate its 28th birthday anniversary this afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. s. xownsenu. programme will be given- and refresh ments and a social hour will follow. HOUSE COMMITTEE WILL ARRIVE TODAY Location of Major Naval Base to Be Pressed. CHARTS AND' DATA READY Congresmen to Speak at Joint Luncheon of Chamber of Com merce and Ad Club. The Women's association of the First Congregational church will meet today from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. in the church parlors for Red Cross and charity worn. a hox luncheon will be served at noon, A trained kindergartner will be in charge of the children's playroom. All women of the church ana congrega tion are invited to attend. FOYS LEAVE TOWN T OUPHEl'JI ENGAGEMENT CLOSES WITH MATINEE. to iTomi nf Famous i'amiiy saia Have More Imitators Than Any Other Comedian on Stage. t.:hha Fov and tho younger Foys six of them will bid fareweu to l-ori-land today, the Orpheum show of which thev are the headliners, closing with tho matinee. All the younger Foys hava crown a bit since their Orpheum annearance here last year but they are still in the youngster "jt senior, declares he feels younger than nr and to Drove it he docs one of his old-time dances in the Foy-lamny n - r There are seven children in tha toy family, but as Eddie says, he has 'only half a dozen" with him in his Orpheum tour as Bryan Foy. the eldest boy, is in the United States navy. The two little Foy girls are prettier than evtr and they grow more expert as s'ngers and dancers every year. They are ac companied in their vaudevil! ; tour by their aunt and all the Foy children proceed with their school studies as they travel. One of the features of the Foy act is an imitation of Papa Koy by Charlie Foy after Eddie Foy gives an exhibi tion of one of the songs nnit dances that helped to make him famous as a comedian. Eddie Foy is said to have more imitators than any other comedian on the American stage and a tribute to his popularity is the fact that sev eral actresses, now famous, began with 'an imitation of Eddie Foy." These nclude Elsie Janis and Gertrude Hoff mann. Food Exports Show Increase. WASHINGTON, March 23. An In rease of 50 per cent in the exports of readstuffs In the first eight month f th efiscal year was shown in figures made public today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Th total so far this year is $577,850,285, compared with $382,190,789 last year, Meat and dairy products exported in reased from X274.SS1.044 last year to Eugene Endorses Iligliway. EUGENE, Or., March 23. The Eu gene chamber of commerce last nigh ndorsed th9 proposed 12,500,000 bond sstie for the Kooscvelt highway to be uilt aonyr the Oregon coast. Women's Activities By ITelea F. Driver. TjROMINENT among the charitable X enterprises of the season will be the annual rummage sale of the Uni tarian Woman's alliance, to be held at the church parlors, Broadway and Tarn hill street, Friday and Saturday of this week. Donations of Jams. Jellies and canned vegetables have been made from rhe stored of famous housewives of Portland and home-cooked pies and cakes and other delicacies will be of fered for sale. Clothing, books, pic tures, shoes and bric-a-brac are solicit ed by the women in charge. A general appeal for anything salable was issued several daye ago and has met with a hearty response, assuring a fine stock for the sale. Mrs. Noble Wiley Jones, Mrs. W. G. nilot and Mrs. James E. Hart are in .-barge of the sale. . The Portland Federation of Women's clubs will be entertained at dinner at the Log Cabin bakery tomorrow follow inr an inspection of the plant to be held between 4 and' 5 o'clock. This tour wjs arranged so that teachers be-1 No lover of real Oriental Hugs the kind that really and truly have a meaning should fail to attend our Reconstruction SALE now, before Mr. Atiyeh goes to the Orient. Take your choice of Any Oriental Rug 1n our entire exhibit at 20 to 30 PerXent Discount Inspect them. Investigate. Nearly every known kind, size, design and color. I.arcrst Oriental Roar Dealers 1st the Wrst, Tealh Bad Alder, Whether the entrance to the Colum bia river shall fledge a convoy of giant seaplanes, natch, out a school of mod ern submarines, become a major naval base, witn all the huge guns and de fenses that accompany such a project. or remain inadequately nrotected ainst invasion by a foreign foe. is the question that will be placed be fore visiting . members of the house r.aval affairs committee, who arrive in Portland at 7:30 this morning. The naval affairs committee will de vote four daps to the study of the Co lumbia river district, with particular attention to the need for modern coast defenses at 'its mouth, where it has been recommended that a submarine nd aviation base be established at Tongue Point. The official party will leave Portland at 1 A. M. Sunday. Major Naval Base Wanted. Eight members of the committee will be present, seven of whom are to ar rive this morning. They are Repre sentative Lemuel P. Padgett of Ten nessee, chairman, and Representatives Daniel J. Riordan, William B. Oliver, Carl Vinson, William J. Browning, Fred A. .Britten and Frederick H. Hicks. Representative C. N. McArthur of Ore gon arrived in Portland two days ago and will Join his colleagues here. By the report of the Helm commls sion, which studied the Columbia river coast defsnse project in 1917. recom mendation was made for the establish ment of a submarine and aviation bass at Tongue Point, at a cost approximat ing Jl.200,000. There is a distinct feeling that such a base, while admirable in itse:f, does not provide the protection demanded by a position of such strategic importance as the entrance to the Columbia. The task to which Pcrtland and Astoria civic organizations and citizens have committed themselves is to bring con vlction to the naval affairs committee that the Columbia river Justifies pro vision for a major naval base, where Ihe largest war vessels may be ban died. Charts and Data Prepared. Every argument at the command of the special committees of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who are pro vided with coastal charts and explicit data, will be brought to bear. It will be shown that a navyyard would be most admirably located at the entrance to the Columbia, affording protection to the vast tributary district in the event that an invasion should be at tempted. Almost midway between Po get sound and the Golden Gate, the mouth of the Columbia its at present undefended, save lor small forts which could offer but feeble resistance to a strong invading attack, it will be ar gued. Today the committeemen will be the guests of Portland. The outstanding event of the day is to be the dual unchcon of '.he Chamber of Commerce and the Ad club, announced for the non hour at the diningr hall of the chamber. The visiting congressmen will be invited to discuss the topic. 'Shall the Gateway of the Columbia Be Granted a Naval Base?" Inspection Trip Begins Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning the visiting con gressmen, accompanied by locaJ com mittees, will leave for Astoria and their tour of inspection, departing at S:10 o'clock. Two doys will be spent at the entrance to the Columbia, the Farty returning Friday night and ar riving at Portland at 10:30 o'clock. Accompanying the official party are five women, who will be entertained by a special committee of local women during their visit. They are Mrs. Dan iel J. Riordan, Mrs. William J. Brown ing, Mrs. George Thayer, Miss Jcan ettc Duncan and Miss Browning. The women's entertainment committee com prises Mrs. J. B. Montgomery. Mrs. J. N. Teal and Mrs. C. H. Carey. , Programme Is Complete. The programme for the four-day visit Id Portland and Astoria is as follows: Today. 7:30 A. M. Reception committee meets delegation at Union depot. 7:45 Delegation escorts party to rort land hotel. 8:15 A. M. House naval affairs commit tee cats breakfast. Guests may have tbeir own time and automobiles wlil be placed at their disposal until. 11 A. M. 11:30 A. M. Women of party leave for University club for luncheon. 11:30 A. M. Members of house naval af fairs committee leave for Chamber of Com merce. U M. Members of house naval affairs committpe speak: at luncheon before mem- "Yes, I tried back to it, but I Royal." went This is the experience of most women who have been tempted to try so called cheaper baking powders which almost always contain alum and often leave a bitter taste. owder Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes I Royal Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste tfyr Butters Bread Stays Sweet N ? f rvTUCQA will amaze yon. It amazes everyone. Though churned Yi fff JN from nuts and milk, it tastes like fine creamery butter. Only X U fff the one who prepares it for the table knows it 8 Nucoa. The other fff just know lt delicious. V lfc v Original, 'Nut Butter jOS. Served on thB-t Tablet Sold at tA Beit Store jdr bers of the Chamber of Commerce at joint meeting1 with Ad club. 1:30 P. M. Leave for Portland hotel. 2 P. M. Leave for Columbia river high way. Thursday. 8:10 A. M. Leave on special observation car for Astoria. 12:30 P. M. Arrive at Astoria. Delegation eats lunch at Astoria. Astoria committee to have complete charee of pro gramme. Entertainment consists of, in aft ernoon, visits to Fort Stevens, trips to beaches and dinner in the evening. Friday. On board lighthouse . tender, inspection of jetty, inspection of Tonque Point site, pro posed location for naval base. 6:15 P. M. Leave Astoria on special ob servation car, arriving in Portland at 10:30. Saturday. 9 A. M. Leave Portland hotel for trip on boulevards and to Industrial plants. 12 M. Arrive Vancouver, Vash.; lunch; visit Rtandifer yard 1:30 P. M. Board vessel at Vancouver for trip up Willamette river to Waverley Coun try club. 6 P. M. Dinner at country club. 1 A. M. (Sunday) House naval affairs committee leaves for north. Phone your want ads to the Orego yiian. Phone Main 7070, A 609.. 0 MINUTES. Z 2 0 (0 ZOfjl av I r-rt r A-VX ""M M' The poorer your eyes, the more important your glasses The greatest mistake you can make is to entrust your sight to the care of incom petents. The proper glasses can rectify almost any defect in the eye itself, but a very little error in prescribing or grinding can do a world of harm. The Columbian charges no more for workmanship that is absolutely accurafe and dependable. If you have glasses made here you will know they are right. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. Floyd F. Brower, Mgr. L : V 5Q MINUTES Phone Mar. 819 mm HE ONLY WANTED ONE CfJF COFFEE Had No Appetite, All Run Do wn, Takes Tanlac and Eats Heartily Now Gains 14 Pounds. Do You Look As Young As You Feel? MAYBE because you feel fine you fail to notice as others do the little lines stealthily forming in your face. . Take care of your skin now. Try this simple formula "A little CREME ELCAYA robbed ftcntlr into th skint tbso if yon need color. very little Elcsys rouge spresd csre fally o.sr the e becks befor. Che cream is eoits dry: end iter chst tbe film ol iaes . powder over sll. ELCAYA is a delightful, non-greasy, dis appearing toilet cream that makes the ekin like velvet. Your dealer has ELCA YA and hat told it for years. Ask him. James C. Crane, Sols Agtnt Creme Elcaya Elcsys, Kouf e Elcaya Fxce Powder 143 Madison Ave., New York "When I besran takinc Tanlar. T had about given up hope of ever finding a medicine that would do me any good, but I soon changed my mind, for since taking; a few bottles of it I feci a hun dred per cent better than I have felt for years," said Tory Peterson, a well known employe of Bessenger & Co., and who lives at 547 Kast Kighteenth street, Portland, the other day. 'My trouble started about a year ag-o," continued Mr. Peterson, "when. I lost my appetite and began to have a tired, worn-out feeling- all tho time. Ever since then and up to the day I commenced taking Tanlac a cup of cof fee was all I wanted for breakfast, and it was about the sumo way when din ner and supper came on. I didn't relish what little I did cat, and always had sour stomach after meals, and would be so bloated up with gas that I would be miserable for hours. Sometimes I would have heartburn so bad that I could hardly stand It. I continued to do my work as best I could, but could see that I was getting' weaker and go ing down hill more and more every day. I fell off In weight from one hundred and eeventy-flve down to one hundred and fifty pounds. Finally my nerves went back on me, and I would lie awake until 2 or 3 o'clock every night, and when I did get off to sleep I would wake up every once and a while. The little rest I got during the night didn't seem to do me a bit of good, and I would get up every morn ing feeling all tired out and had no energy during the day. "A friend of mine just Insisted on my taking Tanlac, so I decided to see what it would do for me. I have just finished my fourth bottle of Tanlac, and I just wan to say that I haven't felt so well In years, and I have . actually gained fourteen pounds- already I juet feel good all the time now, and I never had euch an appetite In my life, and my stomach Is in such fine condition that I can eat anything I want and it agrees with me perfectly. I have gotten rid of that nervousness, and I go to bed at my regular time and sleep the whole night through. I never have that tired, exhausted feel ing any more, and feel as full of life and energy as I did when I wa a youngster. I wouldn't take anything in the world for the good Tanlac has done me, and I am glad to have the. opportunity of recommending It to others." Tanlac is sold in Portland by the Owl Drug Co. Adv. Plion your want ads to th. Oreno- nian. Phone Main 7071), A. 60 So.