THE 3I0RXIXG OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, 3IARCIT 26. 1019. 13 SPRUCE CORPORATION POLICIES DEFENDED Bids Rejected to Prevent Busr ness Disruption. PROPERTY WELL GUARDED Brokerage Pian Applied to Grocery Stock to STe Expense of Devel oping Bis Sale Force. An outline of the activities and poli cies of the spruce production corpora tion, since the sliming; of the armistice, is found In a statement Issued yester day by Lieutenant-Colonel C P. Stearns. . who ucceeds Brigadier-General Brice !. ni.que as head of the big govern ment project. lWlnln the policy of the epruce production corporation with respect to he sale of the ilrt.v00.00. equipment property, used by the spruce division In the production of airplane stocK. the statement covers present and ruture of the divines of the .l board and the disposition of the immense property. Colonel Stearns- statement Is as fol lows: rrvperty 'Well Protected. I pon the .nlne of the arml.tlc. ord lmm.J..t.ly Issued to the property ..Ifirem In our various dl-lrlrta to Inventor, j t;,r'T ti re.pomible to Vancouver Bar ArranmntJ were made en a laree scale to nrt.rt this property at ancouver. to jnloaJ. to sort out. and to put In salablo .ndttl..n br such cl-anin. olllns. paintins and rcpXr.m as mlsht be Justified lit each - A catalorue board was appointed to make careful inventory of tlie property re-,-irt.i at Vancouver and prepare catalogue for this properly. Kor ralvae pnrpes It vw necessary ... rt.ln flrld activities of the llvlinn. m from auch activities it was poM.ble that the property could be turned to Vancouver at once, and prot . k nnAr.tmni Is still arrivini r,.rftrkR. Since the airnlnr of the armistice 13-Jt carloads of property be loncinc to the corporaUon have been nhipped inf. Vancouver Barracks. In round num ber, the value of property at that place is st iioo.ono. who in unfamiliar with our operations and methods have referred to this enormous accumulation of properly a-i a "lunk pile." Nothlns; could be, further from l he Irulh. The enaineers In chare of re ceiving this equipment are to be com mended for their accomplishment. Ap proxtraMtely 1 different vla5ses of itetne. from canned salmon to mill machinery, ire placed In an orderly array, cleaned, oiled i.e painted, as the case may require, and except for certain articles auch aa locomo tive?, donkey ensines and motor trucks, too bulky for under-cover-atorare. all have been placed under suitable abetter and catalogued. All have been completely inspected as to condition and auch condition has been re corded. In fact, so well taken care of Is this equipment that on' recent visit and iiupevtion of the secretary of war and the chief of staff they made repeated com ment upon the splendid condition and care laken of the property, flmilar comment lias been made aUo by numerous technical etuerta and men of affairs who have visited the plant. Bids Rejected Beeaase Too Low. Tn addition to the catalogue board, a rales board was organised. Immediately after the signing of the armistice, to rttpose of th property. In order to give the widest oublicity. and gte persona Interested an equal chant to purchase at least the more Important Items, as enon as these Items could be catalogued, bids were called for and a month's notice given for prospective yers to look, over the Items upon which thi-y desired to make bids. Tneso bids were publicly opened on February IS. lftlll. but in spite of the fact that publicity hail called attention to the fact that bids far beneath the value of the equipment would not be accepted, it wa-i found tliat most of th bids wrre too low even to be considered consequently, of over loHI bids received, comparatively few were accepted There were many disappointed bidders consequently, much criticism was directed le sales board, but when the corporation undertook the liquidation of its a'faira rested at Marsh field. Or., on advices from the sheriff's office here on charge of Jumping his bail bond, was brought to this city last week by Dep uty Sheriff Stevens. Cooper was ax rested in Raymond last fall, charged with bringing in ten cases of whisky on the steamer Avalon. Associated with him was a man named Johnson. Johnson also Jumped his bail, but was apprehended. At his trial he was ac quitted, though he was sent to McNeils island later on a government charge. SCHOOL BULLETIN POPULAR Requests Received From All Parts of Country for Copies. SALEir. Or.. March 23. (Special.) That the bulletin on rural school arch itecture prepared by J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public Instruction, for the use of the boards of directors in rural school districts of this state is attracting attention in all parts or the United states Is shown by requests being received by the department for cODles of this bulletin. Walter Burr, head of the rural organization of the Kansas State agricultural college. writes: "I wish to make special acknowl edgement of your bulletin, entitled School Architecture.' received some time ago in response to my request for literature that would be heipiui in the work of this department I wish to compliment you on this pub lication, which Is very attractively gotten up and contains ezecdingly use ful Information." BURIAL TO BE AT ST. LOUIS Funeral of Charles Crcspcau, Resi dent Priest, to Bo Held Tomorrow. OERVAIS. Or., March 25. (.-special. The funeral services of the Rev, Charles Crespeau. resident priest, who died Monday, will be held at St. Louis Or.. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Interment will be in St. Louis ceme tery. The Dalles Foultrvincn Organize. THE DALLES. Or., March 25. (Spe cial. ) At a meeting held Saturday local pouHrymen perfected a co-operative organization, adopting a constitution and by-laws. V. I Upson, poultry ex pert from O. A. C. explained the htate Poultrymen's association and the local body will affiliate. Plans also were made by the local poultrymcn for grading their product. High School Students Aid Drive. VMAT1LLA. Or., March 25. (Spe cial.) The high school civics class has taken the initiative to make a grea drive for memberships in the Oregon chamber of commerce, with the result that the city's quota was oversub scribed the first day. Essays have been written by the class and sent to the local papers showing' the stronfr fea ture of the rhamDer. The Best Cough Syrup 1$ Home-made t iiM.ie public the fact that It would do so "ith as little disturbance to business con litii.na as possible, and It his endeavored l carry cut this policy. Had this equip ment been dumped on the market far be- I'.iv the market price the result upon tl bjMnrjs of the northwest would have been s. disastrous that it would have taken ears for recovery, and alo the government iiid. consequently, the taxpayer would Lave loot millions of dollars tbat they are properly entitled to nave returned. to the interest of the government and thia co-iimunity that hls corporation close out irs affairs slowly and roceive the best price possible for the property It has --11. In short, if tho corporation failed to do what It has been criticised for doinr namely, holding its property for the best prices obtainable. It would be subject condemnation, and properly so. by not only trie erilire northwest but the country which it represents. Brokerage FaUcy Defended. The sales board gradually gave war lo a sales department of tbis corporation, and ull purchases are now being bandied by that department. Purchasers who desire an. of the salable equipment, except groc eries and clothing, do not need to deal with brokers but may deal directly with re pre sentatttes of al-s department at Vancouver Karrackswor Teon building. Portland, rotate meats which have been made to the effect i hat property could be obtained only through brokers are Incorrect thta has never been trie ease, with the single exception above Muted, and this exception was made because tt waa found that the expense of handling o-cent and $1 grocery and clothing items ailed for by the public were making the handling of these articles In this manner unprofitable, due to the necessity of build m? up a large sales organisation for a cayi stuntly diminishing stock. It was also necessary, tn view of the perishable nature of theee groceries, to move them rapidly. It was very necessary, however, to bring our property to the attention of prospective buyers. Kor this reason brokers were em ployed on a commission basis. It should be born in mind, however, that the principal object of such brokers Is to help move tli.s vast amount of property through the established channels of trade, and it Is rot necessary for any man who knows what he wants, and desires to make a purchase, to make racn purchase through a bro a-r. A price will be quoted to him at any ti.ne. in any article he may desire. Recent sales have emphasised the fact that much of this property Is wanted and buyers are tiling to pay fair prices far In excess of prtces received from sealed bids on February I s. The total ssles of our property to date total over K.OiM.OOO. Business IMstarbaaee Precluded. JJvery Justifiable means Is being used to -.ifeguard government property at Van- .niter. Military guards are thickly scat red around and through the property; prospective purchaser are attended and given assistance and information concerning what , . v, . ,1 1 ,1 g ta aiioweo to leave the enclosure without the proper signed release by a corporation representa tive who Is familiar with the facts. Tb United estates Spruce Production cor relation is the same organisation that car ried on the war-time production activities of th spruce production division. Since the armistice It has been possible to cut down day by day this force, and this has Ven done, but the men who remain in im ortant positions in the corporation are u.en who took part in Its activities during ar-l;m and ar proud of its accomplisb-nents- Some are still in the service, some are remaining tn a civil capacity. It Is ?u war department's desire Mat" the cor WTatioo liquidate Its own affairs, and I: ui the fixed policy of the officers of the .-ornoration to go out of bnsiness with'ss i.;it disruption as possible for the In dustries and businesses la the northwest, with the hope that when the corporation and It activities have paased entirely into WL-tory It may be said of it that it helped -tlier than hindered the community in 'i men it operated. otit h Bend Defendant Held. tOLTH r.EXD. Wash.. March 21. tais asss I J Jaataya Cqmij. tsho w a ar- H ore's an easy way to ears f. and yes hare the beat eoogh remedy yon ever tried. You've probablv heard of this well known plan of making couch syrup at home. But have von ever used it? When vou do. tou will understand whv thou sands of families, the world over, feel that they could hardly keep house with out it. It's simple and chcao. but the way it takes hold of a cough, will quickly earn it a permanent place in jour home. Into a Pint bottle, pour Z'.i ounces of Pinex; then ana plain granulated sucar STTUD to fili no the nint. Or. if desired, use clarified molasses, honey, nr corn syrup, instead ot sucar syrup. r.ither way, it tastes gooa, never snails, and cives you a full Dint of K-tter couch remedy than you could buy ready-made for three times its cost. it is really wonderful how quickly thia home-made remedy conquers a coach usually in 24 hours or lees, it seems to penetrate through every air passatre, loosens a dry. hoarse or tight couch, lifts the phlerrm, heals the membranes, and fives almost immediate relief. Splen did for throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Xorwav pine extract, and has been used for generations for throat and chest ailments. Avoid disappointment by asking your druggist for "2o ounces of Pinex" with full directions, and don't accept any thing else. Guarnteed-to give absolute satisfaction or money prompt Iv refunded The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. "BAYER CROSS" ON ASPIRIN Always Ask for Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Only Aspirin Tablets with the safety "Bayer Cross" on them are genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." owned and made by Americans and proved safe by millions of neoDle. unknown quanti ties of fraudulent Aspirin Tablets were sold recently by a Brooklyn dealer which proved to be composed mostly of Talcum Powder. "Bayer Tablets of Aapirin" should always be asked for. Then look for the safety "Bayer Cross" on the package and on each tablet. Accept nothing else! Proper directions and dosage in : each Bayer nackage. Aspirin is the trade mark or tsayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. Adv. i n wi ii ii ismj eiMsusu-am '. I It tastes good, aids digestion and bpilds up the system. We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Stamp Books Redeemed in Cash on Fourth Floor Portland .Women's Research Club and Ladies of Eastern Star Will Meet Today for Red Cross Work, in the Auditorium, Fourth Floor Glenwood Butter 2 lbs. $1.25 Fourth Floor No delivery of butter except with other pur chases made in the Grocery Dept. Best Butter, 2 lbs. $1.25 The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods ' Canned Goods Reduced Monopole Tomatoes, can 18rJ Preferred Stock or Monopole Peas, priced special, a can l!2c Preferred Stock Corn at 24 BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE WEDNESDAY SAVING SALES Women's $1.25 Silk Hose Special $1.00 a Pair Basement Women's Pure Thread Silk Hose with lisle top, rein forced heels and toes. Shown in black, white and brown. Q" fi( $1.25 grade Hose, pair Dl.lU W0MEN' fine Cotton Hose in black, white, brown and OfT, gray. Priced special, pair ' WOMEN'S Fiber Silk Hose in WOMEN'S FULL FASHIONED white, black and brown. Beauti ful in appearance. Good CQf wearing special, the pair Jt UNION SUITS with bodice tops; shown in white and a few pink. Special, 90c1 and $1.00 SLEEVELESS VESTS in sev eral neat styles. Full range OP of sizes. Wednesday, only SILK LISLE HOSE, 59f PAIR. Coverall Aprons at $1 Basement Women's Coverall Aprons in good full styles with belt and pockets. Excellent qual ity percales, in pink, ff blue and other colors 3X.UU WE GIVE S. & H. TRADING COVERALL APRONS in light and dark colored percales. Large full styles with all around belt and pocket. Several pat terns. Basement sale STAMPS WITH PURCHASES. S1.29 Hat Shapes $2.69 On Sale Wednesday in Basement Basement Extraordinary val ues at the above low price. Smart new spring styles tur bans, colonials, sailors, droops and many other shapes. Milan hemps, 1 i s 2 r e, chip, novelty braids and rough straws in black and a good selection of the most desirable colors. Spe-QO ?Q cial in Basement sale 3aW.U SPECIAL SHOWING OF NEW MILLINERY TRIMMING 81 -In. Sheeting 50c Yd. Basement 81-INCH BLEACHED SHEETING of good quality; 800 yards in this special one-day sale. Limit 15 yards to a customer. No telephone or mail orders filled. Basement Underprice Sale of 185 Women's Spring Coats $15 $19.50 $23-50 WEDNESDAY the Basement Store will feature a sale of Vfomen's and misses' new Spring Coats at the above special prices. All are new all are stylish and well made in every particular and not one of them but what is a real bargain. Coats of silvertone, velour, poplin, jersey, serge and other desirable fabrics. Excellent assortment of colors also several handsome models in checks 3 GREAT LOTS SPECIAL, $15.00, $19.50, $23.50 Women's Suits at $23.50 Extra Special for Wednesday Only Basement See the suits other stores show at $27.50 to $30.00, and then come to our Basement and inspect these at $23.50! We are confident you will look no farther. Very smartest spring models all just in by express. Novelty mixtures, poplins, serges and other material. Braid and buttoned j?OQ CfJ trimmed. Specially priced in our Basement Sale Wednesday, at 0wO.JU Women's Spring Dresses At $17.50 Basement Women's and Misses' Dresses in charming new spring styles. Plain and striped messalines, crepe de chine and wool jersey. Braided and tucked effects. Light and (PI rj fT n dark colors. Special at S. & H. Stamps with purchases. Women's New Dress Skirts At $3.98 Basement Women's Dress Skirts in many smart styles for street, sport and dress wear. Novelty plaids and various plain colors. Messalines, taf fetas, poplins and serges. Wide belts, fancy pockets, etc. Priced PQ QQ special for Wednesday, only 0J.iO 81x90-Inch Bleached Sheets At $1.25 Basement 81x90-INCH FULL BLEACHED SHEETS of splen did quality. Limit 6 to a cus tomer, and positively no tele phone or mail orders accepted. Beautiful Wash Voiles Values to 65c Special at Basement Sheer materials are certain to be in great demand the coming season, so don't overlook this great opportunity to buy high-grade Voiles at about half price. Very pretty and effective for summer dresses and waists. Widths 36 to 44 inches. We also include in this sale several hundred yards of Rat.ist.es and Orcrandies. Some nieces have slight imperfections. See display of these fabrics on Main Aisle Tables in Basement Underprice Store. SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION. For Spring Suitings Linen-Finish Suitings that launder so well and give such good wear. Ideal fabric for middies, skirts, pillow cases and children's needs. Full 36 inches wide. Wednesday in Basement, 25 a yard. 2000 Yards New Curtain Goods Wednesday Special, Yard Basement What a surprising difference fresh new draperies make in the appear ance of a room! Every woman will be anxious to share in this sale of curtain goods for the values are exceptional. Pretty figured nets plain and bordered marquis ettes, some with hemstitched and lace edge figured madras imported Swiss voiles, etc. PRICED SPECIAL AT 3o A YARD. Hundreds of Remnants AT HALF PRICE Basement Remnants and Mill-End Pieces in a great one-day clear away at just half regular prices. Ginghams, Percales, Madras, Voiles, Batistes, Organdies, Table Damask, Drapery Goods HALF PRICE. Men's Spring Shirts Special $1.19 Basement Men, here's your chance to lay in a good supply of fresh new spring Shirts at a substantial saving! 1200 of them in this new shipment choice assortment of patterns. Stiff cuffs. fl- 1Q Wednesday in Basement v)l..V $1.50 Work Shirts At $1.00 Basement Limit 4 Shirts to a cus tomer. Made from good heavy ma terial Full range of g- (f sizes. $1.50 Shirts at D -L.vU Men's Sox Basement Men's Black Cotton Socks of good quality. Easily worth 25c a pair. On sale Wednes- ftfin day in Basement, 3 pairs ""v Men's Overalls at $1.89 Men's Khaki Pants $2.39 Basement Men's Overalls of splendid heavy quality blue denim. Cut in full standard sizes and well made. All sizes. fl- QQ Priced special, a pair Dl.OU Men's Khaki Pants a small lot of 85 pairs on sale Wednesday. Fine for garden, farm or shop. Made with belt loops, (go OQ Priced special, a pair DiQU Boys' Overalls At 89c Basemen t Good heavy quality Blue Denim Overalls of standard make. Sizes 4, 5 and 6 only. Just the thing for knock -about QQ wear. Basement sale, pair 0Js BOYS' WAISTS of good depend able wash materials, neat patterns and good colors." Basement OPT Underprice Store special at Ok Dainty Undermuslins Special $1.39 Basement Garments in this sale worth fully double the above price. Envelope Chemise, Night Gowns and Skirts in a great assortment of styles, trimmed with laces and em broideries. Made of extra good grade mate- (J" OQ rial. Special, yard 3X.O Camisoles $1.29 BasementOf white or pink silk trimmed with dainty laces and ribbons. Choice of several pretty styles. Full range of sizes. In (j- JQ Basement sale, at DX.jI Women's Corsets at $1.98 Basement Corsets of fine grade coutil. Low or medium bust, long skirt. A few front-laced models in this sale. Sizes 19 up to 30. BRASSIERES trimmed with heavy lace, front fastening or bandeau styles. Sizes 34 HfT to 44. Special Wednesday OK Embroideries, 12 Yds. for Neat Embroidery Edges and Insertions of fine cam bric and nainsook special Wednesday, 12 yards $1.00 Embroidery Flouncings, priced special at 19( a yard. $1 Easter Ribbons at 25c Yd. Chiffon Veils at 50c Basement Fancy wide Dresden Ribbons in a large assort- OF ment of patterns the yard CiJC WOMEN'S NECKWEAR odds and ends of various kinds remain ing from previous sales. Somewhat soiled and mussed. Principal- ly collars. Priced special only Jv WARDROBE BAGS moth and dust-proof priced very special for Wednesday's Basement (PI nfl Three for only wx.ww Sale VEILINGS a great Wednesday offering in the Basement Under price Store. Fancy mesh effects in black, taupe, brown, navy; good quality. Priced for Wednes- OP day's Basement sale; yard JKs MALINE in a good assortment of the wanted colors for millinery and other uses. On sale in Basement Store, the yard CHIFFON AUTO VEILS VZJTin in all colors priced special JUi Boudoir Caps, Special 50c Basement Women's Boudoir Caps 200 of the prettiest ones we have seen this season on sale Wednesday in the Basement Store. Made up in dainty silks trimmed with laces, ribbons, etc. Remarkable values at 50 Dinnerware Specials Basement High-grade Ameri can Semi-Porcelain Dinnerware at special low prices to close out odd lines. Gold band decoration. DINNER PLATES, OA large size; priced special Coffee Cups and Sau- Off cers, priced special at &J Oatmeal Bowls with 1 gold edge and flower; at Xt)v Tea Plates with gold 10 edge and flower; special -i-OC Cream Pitchers at 20 and 230 42-Piece Dinner (P? QQ Sets, gold and white 30.0 42-Piece Dinner flP7 Q Sets, pink and gold 5 vJO j CENTER CIRCLE SPECIAL I Coverall Aprons Special $1.39 lr OI O D o Center Circle, First Floor A special assortment of Aprons taken from our Second Floor and underpriced for Wednesday. Women will find this a good opportunity to buy aprons for the spring housercleaning. Good full styles, made of excellent quality per cales in assorted light and dark patterns fancy plaids, checks and figures. Round, scalloped or V necks. Belts and pockets. Q- OQ Priced very special for Wednesday's selling at only DX IOE iohoi noi Notions and Small Wares ' At Special Low Prices do - Kid Curlers priced special 170 Phoenix Hair Pin Cabinets on sale Wednesday, special, at 70 3Qi ipnoi iQi Bargain Circle, First Floor Kleinert's Justrite Lace Edge Dress Shields, special today 590 Silko Mending Cotton, regular 8c kind, box of 12 650, spool 0 Tolson's Dress Binding on sale Wednesday at special, a yard 20 Stickerie Edging priced at 190 Sterling Skirt Markers at 330 Itsoeze Trouser Hangers 120 Bachelor Buttons, per box 80 Pearl Buttons priced, card 70 Art Gum, special, the cake 80 Ribbon Wire, black, white 40 Children's loc Hose Supporters priced for Wednesday, pair 100 AT NOTION COUNTER R. M. C. Crochet Cotton 100 Clark's Crochet Cotton 12'j0 Clark's 0. N. T. Crochet at 50 Tarine Garment Bags priced special Wednesday, 750 to $1.25 01 110001 o a o 0 o a OE30 I 5