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10 the 3IORNIXG OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1919. CITY GIVES SOLDIERS I JOYFUL RECEPTION Old Third Oregon Members Happy to See Portland. MR. BIGELOW LAUDS MEN A ilUoowowoooooow?o 00006 0OOO wOfst? c CHARMING dinner - dance waar rtn 1 i 1 crrh i 1 1 i ill i D tlii i ll i ; i l y f iimii 1 1 i m 1 1 i i tivu m i i i t n iTTnTrmTTnTi Companies E, F and G or 162d In fantry Get Enthusiastic Greeting as Train Arrives. Literally with open arms Portland preeted companies E, F and G of the 162d infantry, which spent yesterday afternoon and evening in Portland on their way to Camp Lewis to be mus tered out. Their arrival completes, with one exception company H, now en route from Kurope the return of the old Sd Oregon. The troop train, which arrived in Portland at 12:35 P. M., was met by hundreds of joyous parents, relatives and sweethearts. Tickets to the train shed were given out beforehand at Lib erty temple to immediate relatives only, but as the train approached the station the lines were broken and the crowd lushed throufrh the gates into the train shed. While the train was still several hundred feet away a great shout from the returning warriors rose and continued until" actually smothered by the mothers and sweet hearts flinging eager arms about their soldier boys. Welcome Is Joyous. Some of the boys were unable to wait until the train stopped for. a glimpse of Portland and leaned far out of the windows. There were tears in the eyes of the infantrymen ind their home folks, but many incidents served to keep the entire party in joyous spirits. After ten minutes the informal re ception at the union depot was broken up by the officers, who commanded the men. preceded by the Red Cross can teen band, to march up victory way to the Liberty Temple. Until the soldiers Actually arrived in sight of the temple there were no crowds on the streets. Immediately following the passing of the fire marshal's red automobile with its clanginc- bell, traffic stopped and the sidewalks became lined with cheer ing people. Waiting on the steps of Liberty Tem ple, in addition to relatives and sweet hearts, were members of the color team of the auxiliary to the United Spanish War Veterans, each waving big silk .American flags. One enterprising mem ber of company Or managed to escape from the reception crowd at the depot and hurried to Liberty Temple ten min utes before the arrival of his comrades. In a second he was surrounded by ten women, each waiting impatiently for her turn to give and receive his kiss. While waiting for the troops to arrive onlookers speculated as to which wom an was the soldier's mother, which his tweetheart, which his aunts and sisters. Mr. Bigelovr Lands Men. "America," led by Walter Jenkins of the Y. M. C. A., commenced the Liberty temple formal reception. Frank Hilton, secretary of the civic reception com mittee, introduced C. A. Bigelowj act ing mayor, for the address of welcome. "Portland knows that wherever men of her Third Oregon served each man was J 00 per cent all there," said Mr. Bige low. Lieutenant A. J. Huntington, in cora rnand of the troops, replied for the 162d men. "We are very, very glad to be home," said Lieutenant Huntington. "We have kept in close touch with Portland and Oregon Fince we left and at all times reports from home have ina'je ua extremely proud. The ap pearance of Lieutenant Huntington brought forth the only cheer from the soldiers which in lustiness resembled that given as the train drew into the union depot. Major Applewhite, med ical officer, who accompanied the hov since leaving Camp Merritt and a former resident of Portland and student at the Oregon agricultural college, gave a short address. Following the sing ing of the national hymn the soldiers entered the Portland hotel where they were given Jtincneon. "Smile"' Minn Applause. Luncheon proved to be on the cab aret plan, according to the description given by one pleased soldier. A trio composed of Walter Jenkins, Walter Hartwick and P. J. McCoy sang a number of selections, while both Mr. jcnKins ana iir. Hartwick also sang several solos. The crowning feature of the entire programme, as evidenced liy the tremendous applause which fol lowed, was the song "Smiles," sung by Mrs. Herman Politz. who walked around the tables smiling at tbte boys as she sang. At her suggestion the boys sang with her through the chorus and again repeated that part of the sons while she sang and they whistled. Mrs. rolitz also sang other selections. Short informal talks embodying funny stories were told by Mr. Hilton, Mr. Bigelow, Mr. Jenkins and others. Automobiles under supervision of the War Camp Community Service were placed at the disposal of 30 men who desired to spend the afternoon in sight seeing, while tickets were given to all men wishing to visit theaters. The men returned to the Portland hotel for dinner and from there went to the city Auditorium to bo special guests of the Daddies club at its "Jazz Canyon. They left for Camp Lewis at 11 o'clock Some Mothers Disappointed. Workers at Liberty temple saw side to the reception and celebration yesterday which the majority of 162d men and their friends did not notice. A number of men who were expected by their parents did not arrive and dis appointed mothers came to the temple for news that might explain their ab sence. One mother had expected he son. a member of the 2d engineers, to arrive several days ago and has me every troop train since. She met th given last night by Miss Marian Bowles at the Waverley Country clifb, about 75 of the younger set shar ing in the delightful festivities. The big ball room of the Waverley was converted into a bower of woodland blossoms, fragrant garden flowers adorning each table. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bowles assisted their young daughter in receiving her guests. The girls were charming and dainty n their lovely semi-evening' frocks and inner dresses. Mr. and Mrs. Eric V. Hauser of -the Multnomah hotel will be hosts at a nner party this evening in the rcadian garden in honor of Miss Margaret Porter and Van Renssalaer H. Sternberg, whose engagement was formally announced Thursday. The uests will number ' 24 and dancing ill be the feature of the evening. The studios of the Portland Art as- ociation will be converted into I a ediaexal Venetian city, square for the nnuai festival of the art school to be given this evening. It will be a costume party and also will mark the pening of the exhibition of the work of the students of the art school draw ings, embroideries, .children's work, paintings, designs, weaving, pottery nd other forms of art work. The school faculty and students will be osts and they invite all their friends and members of the institution. iiiiiiitmitii, I tr r. t T 1 it B if! KID FITTING J Ciiif r.imFV 1 m J'-'W1!!',, We call our silk gloves "kid fitting" to express their Fownes quality in. texture, shapeliness and style. For men. wo men and children. Doubled tipped. st Miss Lucile Broderick of Sixteenth street is receiving flowers and mes sages of sympathy on account of a ecent accident by falling from her orse. Clive M. Eaiz spent Sunday in Astoria. isiting his father, Fred Saiz. who has een in the hospital there. Mr. Sair Sr. was able to leave for the beach the first of the week and is now at the Cannon Beach hotel. Mr. and' Mrs. Thoraai Cader Powell re being felicitated upon the arrival a son, born May 12. Mrs. J. Coulsoh Hare and Mrs. W. B. Hare entertained with a pretty bridge arty Wednesday for the benefit of the Oman's building for the University of regon. Six tables were arranged for the games and prominent members of he women's clubs were the guests. The party was given at the residence Mrs. J. Coulson Hare, In Caruthers treet. The Alpha Chi Omega fraternity will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the esidence of Mrs. R. E. Shinn, 600 East Thirty-sixth street north. Society is deeply interested in the rio chamber concerttto be given this venlng under the auspices of the Mac- Dowell tlub at the Little theater. The recital will commence at 8:30 o'clock nd the popular trio, Pipes-Konrad- Hutchison will give a most artistic pro- ramme. The many friends Of Mrs. R. W. Blackwood will be pleased to learn she now convalescent after three weeks illness. Reed college women will be hostesses his evening to the men of the college t a formal dance in the assembly. Not waitinjr for leap year as an excuse for ecoming the aggressor In issuing in tations, Reed women at this time ach year invite the men of their choice, make out their own programmes everything, perhaps, except buying flowers for their escorts. The social hall promises to be tastefully decorated nd the women are making especial ef forts for a successful frolic. Miss Sybil Brown, who has been in government work in Washington, D. C, ince last September, has returned to bo with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert M. Brown, for the summer months. She expects to return to the capital at the close of the vacation season. nrnnnnniTin uu Women's Activities By Helen F. Driver. M1 RS. FRAXCIS MARION WILKINS of Eugene, state regent of the Daughters- of the American Revolution, has called a meeting of the state execu tive board for this morning at 10:30 in Salem. Members of the state or ganization going from Portland will take the Oregon Electric leaving at 8:15. A large attendance is requested by the president as important business will come before the session. Chemeketa chapter of Salem will en tertain the visiting women at luncheon and in the afternoon will be hostesses at a handsome reception honoring Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, newly - elected vice-president general. Among those who will attend from Portland are Mrs. William F. Burrell, state vice-regent: Mrs. John A. Keat ing, regent of Multnomah chapter; Mrs. Esther Allen Jones, regent of Wil lamette chapter; Mrs. William W. Evans, Mrs. R. S. Farrell. Mrs. W. C. Witzel and Mrs. Mary Barlow Wilkins. ' The Sunnyside Parent-Teacher circle held a well-attended meeting: Thursday afternoon in the school assembly room. Mr. Kirkpatrick spoke in the interests of the industrial clubs and Miss Har riet Wood gave a talk on educational problems of the hour. Music for the afternoon was fur nished by Margaret Hyatt. France Hare, Vivian Eicker and Jean Halton. Mrs. William Fehrenbaker was re elected to the presidency for the com ing year. Other officers are Mrs. Wil liam C. Josse, vice-president; Miss Anne Neickcn. secretary; and Miss Hall, treasurer. Mrs. W. W. McCredie was hostess for Willamette chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at her home last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mur ray Manville presided and Mrs. tstner Allen Jobes, chapter regent, gave an extensive report of the national con gress held last month in Washing ton, D. C. The chapter voted to indorse the na tional movement to rechickenize France and it was planned to present a flag to one of the branch libraries on Ilag day, June 14. Magazines will be sent to the army tubercular hospital at Fort Bayard, N. M. The chapter will hold an apron and food sale June 13 at the "own your own home" bungalow, and it was voted to hold the annual meeting the second Wednesday in May instead of January. Five new members were received into the chapter and a victory bond has been purchased. Subscriptions for the last loan amounting to iuo were taKen through the chapter with Mrs. Murray Manville as chairman. Mrs. Gallagher opened the programme with a group of songs to piano accom paniment played by Mrs. Chester Rob- bins, Mrs. Jobes wll be hostess to the chapter at the Laurelhurst club June 14. The current literature department of the Woman's club held its last meeting of the year Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett. Luncheon was served at noon and the tables were prettily decorated with spring blossoms. A victory-day pro gramme was given, including a review of William Allen White's "In the Heart of a Fool" by Mrs. Eldon J. Steele, original poems read by Mrs. Starrett, Mrs. U. G. Smith and Mrs. Lucy Waters. Mrs. Eva Wells Annett sang a group of patriotic songs which were greatly en joyed. Miss Mae Ross accompanied her at the piano. Mrs. Albert M. Brown, chairman, presided. CHEHALIS, Wash., May 16. (Spe cial.) The last meeting for the year by the St. Helens club of this city, Chchalis' women's culture organization, was held at Gordonway, the country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bush, Wednesday afternoon. Miss Anna Koontz, city librarian of Chehalla, was presented with the dub's distinguished rervice pin as a. mark of the appre ciation of the members for her assist ance in their work. Mrs. W. W. Rob ertson of Yakima, who was one of the founders of the St. Helens club, is the only other person to whom this dis tinction has been awarded. Tho pin presented to Miss Koontz was a four leaf clover set with a diamond and a pearl. The meeting Wednesday marked the close of the 21th year of the St. Helens club. nnin in fllMAIIU HUW li) STIRRED BY MORROW State Chairman Refuses to Call Conference. DOCTOR POINTS OUT .WAY ViumrHrurNimiiiUiiUHtmimnuniimiimiininuiiUHnmuumttinumiiiuiiuiuttauttmr S zmHiumwiiMmiiiNmimMiHtiimimmHiMimi I i MHiMMtuliiimwinuroiilimwnmiuuiironiiuimnmHniMiHlimiMtum niiMimmitiiMMmtiiwmiHtmmmminMHnMMiirotmiimmmtnmmimi:imMm I 5 i I S ,1111"' Siasonnble jkades. Atlhopt, eve ry-whert. li train yesterday noon, came to tne tem ple to make sure she had not missed her" son and upon learning 56 casuals were due at 3:30 o'clock in tho after noon, returnea again io me aejjui.. Serjeant R. F. Cousins of company L was another rortlander who failed to arrive. He is detained at Camp Mer ritt in the base hospital. It was Ser jeant Cousins who was shot in the shoulder in May, 1917, when doing guard duty at Linnton. One of the many women maae nappy by the arrival or yesterdays troops was the wife of Lieutenant Hunting ton. Her son, Frank Buckler, second lieutenant in company B, 116th engi neers, has also just returned from over seas service. The three companies which arrived vesterdav have served as military po lice in Winchester. Eng., during most of the time overseas. Although the roster for members or companies E, F and G failed to give the address of its 13a members, tne great majority of the men are said to claim Portland as their- .nome town, ino roster includes tne toiiovting men. Regimental supply scrseant Davis. Jack E. First sergeant Busch, Richard H. Sergeant Seabrook, Dean B. Sless sergeants Smith, Tom; Vriteos, Anton. Sergeants Cousins. Roy F. ' Doeneka. Jo seph K. ; Kxton, Oeorite fc..: uornam. Annur B. ; Gray. Thomas; Hallan. Arthur C; Gris chaw. George; Johnson. Thomas W.; Jones. Edward C: Kreorsky, fcmll w.; t-yiie, urvu Merrlficld, Max: Miiier. uoy .-. Morn- son. Klctlara t.. roller, vawaue wbo, Reuben E.; Williamson, Paul F. ; Cain, Ar thur A. Corporal? Alexander. Rolland E.; Ander son, Roy E. ; Angle. Frank C: Bemis. Rus sell A.: Brock, Harland G. : Burroughs. tousrlas E.: Burton, Earl W. ; Busch. Louis P.; Butler. CIco T. : carder, uranc c : con lee. W?rd W. : Conlcy, William: Couch. Jo seph: Crum, Penn C; Cunningham, Arthur w.: Curtis. Wheaton T. ; uavis. trans: ;.; F.rickson, Edwin O. : FarreM. Douglas T. ; Fletcher. Orris O.: Fox. Huch L.; Friedman, John J.: Gagnon, Le Roy: Geil, David: Gllt ner. Clar'on A.: Hadley. Harold: Hardte. William D.; Hood. Kenneth T. : Humason, Raymond C: Huntress. Robert D.; Huson, John W. : Jenson, Peter: Johnson. Arthur Kelsey, Raymond C; Kennedy, Vernon R. Kiser. Howard J.: McCluskey. l.aon O. Mears. John R.; Nicholas. Joseph E.; O'Connor, Ronald C. : Ophelm, Einer A. Palmer. Frederick D. : Parker, Floyd O. (MC) Rullman, Charles: Haling, James M. J-hea, John. L.: (MC) Shinn, Clifford H Simmons. Hanry A.: Soden. Wlllard R, Ptono. Paul D. -, Trotter. Horace; Weger, Wallace D. ; w tlliams, Thomas; i ost, Andy F Cooks Pierce, - James C. ; Johnson, C'arl- E. : Rose. Howard; Yandle, Lexie E. Mechanics Atkins, Henry A.: Burke, Enos L. : Freburg. Joe. Buglers Brown, Victor; Smith, Edward D Privates, first class Bowe, David E. Bowman, Marlon F.: Brown. Homer J.; Buck. William B. ; Burnworth. Wiliiam J.; Chadwlck. Fred D. ; Corrallo, Angelo: Don aldson, Murrne S.; Ekstrom. Charles M. Groce. Ernest R. : Harper. Walter W. Heady, Hazel; Hughes. James R.: Johnson Ernest C. : Kium. William F.: Malre, Arthur ti.: Aicivie. Aitan; ieaiey. veil a.; Meyer, Armln; O'Connor. Raymond M. : Porter, James E.: Roth. Conrad E. ; Runyan. Glenn A.: haulcer. Cecil G. : Slvcnius, Einard; Si venlus. Nestor L. : Hken. Charles L. : Smith Edward M.; Stevenson. Knowlan; Thicker, William: Thorn. Herbert L..; Townsend, Frank W. ; Welch. Earl: Williams, Clifton E. : Wilson, Henry; west. Luther. Privates Armstrong. Fred: Bacon, Ernei R.; Bailey, George H. : Harris. Oris C. Hjmmmser, . Cecil;. Johmon, Edgar A Keating, Fred K.: Mullen, Forest M.; Owen, Guy E.; Owen, Lorin R. ; Patrle. Martin S.; Paul, Harold A.; Pernlconi, Anselmo; Schir mer. Leo w. ; Shinn, Lester; Viar, Jesse E.; Eastman, Walter n. ALL CROOKS, SAYS WITNESS WOMAX TESTIFIES AGAINST CENTRALIA BUSINESS 31AN". Four .AVcII-Known Citizens Charged With Conspiracy Bring Liquor -Into State. Are to TACOMA, May 16. "I told them they were all a gang of crooks and ought to be in jaiPwith Piatt," said Mrs. Jos. Lucas this morning, testifying for th3 government in the federal court in the conspiracy charge against August Oefs, I. P. bymons, Bruce Richards and W. F. Toles, all Centralia business men harged with conspiracy to bring liquor into this elate from California. Jack Piatt is serving an 18-months' sentence as the shipper, bringing the liquor in as "dry cells." George W. Bertr, secret service oper ative for the department of Justice, identified one of these "dry cells" to day, the interior of which held a pint bottle of whisky. John Berry, sheriff of Chehalis coun ty; Miles McGrail, former Centralia no lice chief, and P. N. Clayward, freight agent for the Pacific Steamship com pany, occupied the stand today. Joseph Lucas, whose wife testified today, was also indicted, but the charge was dropped upon his becoming the government's chief witness. He said he had gone to California to buy a new pipe organ for one of the motion pic ture houses he owns. Piatt, who testified that he went to San Francisco with Lucas to "have a rood time" anu ' shipped the trunk as an accommodation, is now in Jail for being a crood fellow. " The case is expected to go to the Jury tomorrow. STOLEN RIDE COSTLY ONE Boy in Hospital With Broken Leg, Result of Adventure. A-stolen ride on an auto truck while going home from school yesterday noon sent James Demster, 9 years old, to Sellwood hospital with a broken right leg and severe bruises. The boy's home is at 836 East Twenty-seventh street. The boy, with companions, was rid ing on the truck. As it neared his home he sprang to .the street, directly in front of a passing automobilo driven by Lionel Beaudette, 16 years old, of 6115 East Fifty-fourth avenue. He was knocked down, the wheels passing over his leg. Beaudette, who-told the traf fic department that his father had given him permission to. drive the ma chine, took the boy to Sellwood hospital. Election of National Committeeman to Attend Chicago Convention Purpose of Meeting. Inasmuch as H. G. 'Starkweather, democratic state chairman, has refused to call a meeting of the committee to settle the deadlock over tho. vacancy of national committeeman. Dr. J. W. Morrow, member of the state committee from Multnomah, has issued a call, thereby stirring up excitement among the brethren. "Irregular and presumptuous," is the way the Starkweather backers refer to the call. "Perfectly legal," replies "Dr. Mor row. Thus is another chapter written in the row in the executive committee of the party In Oregon. Will H. Horna brook resigned as national committee man and the executive committee of five, with the state chairman, making six, have been voting sporadically for a month or so without agreeing on a new committeeman. They have been standing three to three, Messrs. Mor row, McKenna and Lovejoy voting steadily for Morrow, while Chairman Starkweather. Colonel Miller and Mrs. Alexander Thompson have been voting steadily against him. Dr. Morrow Calls Meeting;. It is the contention of Dr. Morrow that the vacancy should be filled b the state committee rather' than the executive committee and that, anyway. the state chairman shouldn't vote with the executive committee because com mittees to decide anything should have an odd and not an even number. The evils of even numbers is pointed out by Dr. Morrow in the three-to-three deadlock. So a motion was made to have the 6. ate chairman''eall a spe cial meeting of the state committee to elect someone to Mr. Hornabrook'a place. Chairman Starkweather de clined. Now conies Dr. Morrow with a personally conducted call to the faith ful. "I have consulted the best lawyers in the state," explains Dr. Morrow," and they tell me that If the chairman refuses to call a meeting 1 can do so as a member of the committee a sort of appeal from the decision of the chair. I have called the members of the state committee to meet at the Portland hotel Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock." Chicago Convention Looms. Opponents of Dr. Morrow contend that he is trying to jamb through a pro gramme; that the notice is so short that only a few committeemen are likely to attend and that Dr. llorrow prob ably knows who will attend and that they will be friendly to his plan. To this insinuation the doctor retorts in this manner: 'Every member of the state commit tee has received notice of the meeting. The usual five days' notice has been given. There is to be a meeting of the national committeemen in Chicago on May 28. Do the objectors want us to wait until May 27 to elect a man to attend the Chicago meeting the fol lowing day? I don't know who will be elected by the committee, and I don't care. I personally don't want the job if I can't accomplish something. What's the use of electing a national committeeman if he only gets to the meeting a day or two before? He can line up the boys and do anything. Senator Chamberlain Tairset. If I had been elected earlier I in tended sending a democrat to Chicago as my secretary to open headquarters, and I would have telegraphed all the western committeemen to make it their headquarters. It was my intention to get Portland designated as tho western headquarters for the democratic party. This can he done as easy as rolling off a long, if it is gone about in the right manner." Back of the attitude of Chairman Starkweather, the colonel and Mrs. Thompson is said to be a determina tion not to elect anyone as national committeeman, with their vote, who is considered as & Chamberlain man. As between the administration and Mr. Chamberlain, they are for the admin istration, and it is pretty well under stood in democratic circles that all democrats will be compelled to make choice by the time the next demo cratic senatorial primary rolls around. Doctor Denies Charges. Dr. Morrow is catalogued as a Cham berlain man. This the doctor denies, saying that he will support the primary nominee, but thi't he believes in the party threshing out its difference in its own primary. If Chamberlain is nominated, the doctor is for him; if someone else is nominated, the doctor is for that some one else. If the state committee should elect him national committeeman he would not use tne lnnuence or mat po sition to further Chamberlain's cause. Notwithstanding these assurances of the doctor, the Starkweather-Miller- Thompson trio are not changing- their attitude nor their votes. If enough committeemen drift into town Monday to make a quorum and they should elect Dr. Morrow, it would not surprise the opponents of the doctor. It prob ably wouldn't surprise the doctor him self; in truth, he may have a speech of acceptance already committed to mem ory. But and this is a prediction if the doctor puts across his meeting and is elected, then then well, someone said "he who laughs last laughs best." And some anti-Chamberlain democrats are rehearsing a horse laugh. Liebes' Mid-Month Selling Event 1 1 Continues Today fThis event is planned -vvith a single purpose in mind the rapid! removal of all incomplete stocks to accommodate the new Receiving constantly, as we do, the new things from the various style centers, we have inaugurated this monthly low-priced selling event to surely and quickly move all Incomplete size, price and color assortments odd lots and all stocks where the choice is limited because of past month's regular selling. Yesterday's selling was most enthusias tic, but offerings are still so plentiful as to warrant an early attendance today 9t itmtaiuriituiiiiiu)HmimiiimiiiniMmnifimni X s I No exchanges, credits, approvals or merchandise laid aside. fiinmnmmimimtnitnimniMiHmniHntnimunnniiiiii Established 1864- Ifrnc VinuraimtuunnnnmuiintimtiniiuiuiHiHiuiuiinruiiiu 3 The period for sell' I ing at the advertised prices is limite'd to I I closing time tonight. s initinimniiiiimiinimwiiiBiininiimimnMinHniiiiiHc KtnnniinimitniimniNl f.iilnHtiimMiiininminiiMiii wmiiMntnimntmmmnimimniniu(itimnrmiHtiHmnimititiatHHMiHmiiimMnmmniiiniiinnimfiifiMiii(HC MiimuHmmmMinmni MMfimmnnMiMiMmiiMimimmiMiHtmiinniiiiumiiiummiiniiiiuimitim Norwegian auxiliary schooner Mount Shasta, a recent product of the Mat thews yards here, the vessel is to be to Aberdeen today to load at three different mills for .ngiana. rn will carrv 1.500.000 feet, tho largest cargo shipped from the harbor in sev eral years. Obituary. Ship to Load Lumber for England HOQUIAM, Wash., May 17. (Special.) A charter having been secured for thu CHICAGO, May 16. Will J. Davis. Chicago's best-known theatrical manager prior to his retirement in 1914. died at his home tonight, aged 75 years, after a long period of ill health. He was one of the owners and managers of the Iriquois. theater, which burned De cember 30. 1903, with the loss of 573 lives resultant, of the fire and panic He was prosecuted for that disaster, but was acquitted. He was widely known throughout the country. Mrs. Nellie Gary Carner, 773 Mult nomah street, died Wednesday night of heart trouble superinduced by a throat offrintinn. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of Holman Under taking parlors at 1:J0 P. M. today. Mrs. Carner was born at Hamdcn, O.. February 25. 1S5S. vs ltn ncr nusosno nd familv she lived Jl years at Castle lock. Wash. They also maintaineu home here and for the past live je.ira have resided here permanently. -ira. Carrier is survived by tier nusDanu -i- V earner, a son Hal . -aincr, an offcer in the navy, and by a daugnter. Mrs. W. C. Saunders. vr-nv.sv.. Or.. May 16. (Special.) virFurland. a resident of Eugene n..rlv all his life, died at iticnoaic, al.. Wednesday nlgni. accorains i elegrain received Here vesieruay u. his guardian. Dr. i. . t rentice anu he body is being brought to Eugene for burial. He was aged ol years ana was born in lowe. but came to this ity with his parents. i .m r. ani .'if!. Mr-fc-arland. when a child, ins iainT w a nrnminent contractor of this city. - MrFar anrt was OUlte weaiui) , uui pome time before ne leu uerc ir Cali fornia about two years ago no -wna .niirril hr the court to De incom- f in manace nis own duiiis affairs and a guardian was appointed for him. WOODLAND Wash., May 16. (Spe cial) William Englcrt ot Krewsicr. Wash.i died there this week, and word of the death reached his brother. John Unglert of Woodland yesterday. The .i wan aired 69 years and leaves a wife and three children. - News has been received of the death of Mrs. Ida Hulery Fletcher, founder f the Portland school oi asiroios, . ns.ik mn as the result oi pamijaie, at the home of her sister. Mrs. E. J. Bray, ot Oakland, tai. m v .trh.r was corn avih ' . .. near Eugene. Or. Her tamer locaica soon after in Portland and her child v. a ..-o nnt in this city. In 1900 she founded the Portland school of astrology and it was under her direc tion that Llewellyn George, now a lec ,.,r.r .turiieri and became half owner in the school and compiled a number of astrology books, sue marrieu a-n Fletcher, and a son, luarie mm t cr, survives ntr. porary restraining order was granted in superior court today to local No. 40, Steam and Operating Engineers; to prevent the international organization from revoking the local's charter be cause it had refused to suspend A. K. Miller, chairman of Seattle's general strike committee. The local union was given until May 15 to suspend Miller, who is also a member of the state leg islature's house of representatives. Hearing on the order was set for June 6. PORTLAND FIRM WINS SUIT. Judgment for S8190 Awarded to F. Y. Jenkins Company. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May IS. (Spe cial! Judgment for was awarded to the T. W. Jenkins company, grocery brokerage firm ot Portland, today is. the United States district court, in a compromise verdict against the Ana heim Sugar company of Anaheim, Cul.a for alleged breach of contract. A contract was made between the parties in June. 1914. by which the Ana heim company asreed to deliver to th Jenkins concern all the sugar it would require during the following Ausrust at $4.U0 a sack. An order for 4800 baps was given but only- fiOO bags were sent, and it was charged the defendant re fused to send more. Sugar prices rofs at this time and to fulfill orders it had n contracted, tho Jenkins company was forced to buy In tho open market at $7.u0 a bag. The flrrt Now York motor car show was licit! in 1900. Rend Thf (lrrconiitn clnsificd ads. Thi .-4 4 I is new metnoa prevents faded lifeless hair WILDROOT is a preparation that is guar antccd to remove dandruff your money back if it fails ! You can apply it yourself, or your hairdrcsser will do it for you. A week's trial of WILDROOT will work wonders. XPildroot is for sale by ail good drug states, wd all good barber $hop. Applications may also be had at any first-class hair dressing parlor. Alwrys sold un der our unamdmonal guarantee that it uiU do as vr say or your money wtll be refunded TWO AUSTRIANS ARRESTED Robbery Charge from Tillamook Al leges $1160 Stolen. ASTORIA. Or., May 16. (Special.) Antcnlo Savon and Joe euscn. io Austrians who are wanted at Tillamook on a charge of robbery, were arrested ,.- is eveninc: by Sheriff Nelson. 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