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THE MORNING OREGON! AX, FRIDAY, JULY CO, 1920 WES MOST 1X1 OS IT JOB' WATER POWER Applications Pile Up on Fed eral Commission. FIRST MEETING IS HELD acre-feet of water, and for the appro priation of such stored wattr for the irrigation of 193 acres of land in Klamath county. John J. Kaeter, Cove, water from Duncan Creek for the irrigation of 30 acres of land In Union county. Henry B. Clement, Ontario, waste water for the irrigation of HO acres and domestic use in Malheur county. D. W. Price, Trail, water from the west branch of Elk Creek for the irrigation of 15 acres in Jackson county. Henry P. ; Hagedorn. Silver Lake, water from an unnamed spring for domestic purposes. J. M. McEwen, Riverside, water WOMAX PIONEER OF" TILLA MOOK PASSES AWAY. To Provide Places for Applicants to Obtain Information Four Dis tricts Are Apportioned. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU.Wash ington. July 29. Applications, coming In large part from tne west, for per nr. Its and licenses to develop water riower, reaching the office of the fed oral water power commission now aggregate 2.000,000 horsepower,' ac cording to O. C. Merrill, executive secretary of the commission. The commission, which was created tinder tne water power bill recently passed by congress and composed of the secretaries of war, interior and agriculture, held its first meeting to iay without waiting longer for the return of John Barton Payne, secre tary of the interior. The anxious desire of applicants for some def inite action hastened the meeting. Secretary Baker of the war depart ment and Secretary Merldith of the department of agriculture were pres ent, i District I Divided. To facilitate the reception of ap plications and to provide places where possible applicants may obtain In formation of procedure, the commis sion divided the country west of the Mississippi into four districts, with a central office in each through which Applicants may transact the prelimi nary negotiations. The law prohibits the commission maintaining a separate clerical force of Its own. Accordingly, the existing jnachinery of the present three gov ernmental departments Involved will be used. Thus the forest service offices at Ban Francisco and Denver will be the centers, respectively, of the Pacifia coast and the intermountain districts and the offrces of the army district engineers at St. Louis and St Paul respectively, will be the centers of the lower and the upper Mississippi districts. In these last two the dis trict engineer will be the officer in charge, while at San Francisco and Denver the chief forestry engineer will have the responsibility. The only other action of lmpor tance was to approve a tentative plan of organization for the commission. This involves primarily the division of the commission's activities Into four parts, namely, the division ot engineering, the division of account ing, the legal division and the divi sion of operations. Kelly to Head Engineers. lieutenant-Colonel William Kelly, an army engineer, now chairman of the California debris commission, has been selected to head the engineer ing department. It is expected that he will report in Washington about the middle of August. In the meantime the committee lieaded by Secretary Merrill, of which Major-General E. H. Crowder is member, is at work on the regula tions interpreting the new law. Inasmuch as these regulations prom' lse to be lengthy, it has been deter mined -to concentrate on that section which covers the forms and require ments to be submitted with formal application for licenses and permits. A tentative draft of this section' will be ready soon. It will not be adopted until it has been passed upon by conference to be called by Mr Merrill of all interested in water power de velopment. The National Electric light association, which is particu larly interested in the law, will be invited into the conference, so that all possible objections to the . tenta tive regulations may be threshed out before they are promulgated. As the tentative draft of each sec tion of the regulations is completed this procedure will be followed. The commission is anxious to make the law and the regulations workable in order to promote development, and it wants to give objectors every chance to make their objections known be fore a regulations is adopted. if. -'A PARK QUARREL STAHETB tAX IOSLiIAHER DRAWS IRE OF CITY COMMISSIONERS. Combat Starts "When Albina Site Purchase Is Advocated Bc i fore Any Others. f - if J 1 1- i" t , 4 -l tr fJAS. - Vff --C I Lniirr nMriiiiiii-itf-rti-ii jfY ifn 1-'t i'r-" I Hn. M. A. Wheeler. J FR1C0-BRITISH OIL AGREEMENT REACHED Nations to Co-operate and Cut Out Competition. FRICTION IS ELIMINATED Provision Made for Concessions - and for Development in Near " East and Slav Territory. Mrs. M. A. Wnecler. TILLAMOOK. Or., July 28. (Special.) Mrs. M. A. Wheeler died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Carl Hunt, near here, July 24, aged 65 years. She came to Tillamook from Cali fornia, her native state, 40 years ago and had lived here until the time of her death. Her surviv ing children are: Fred Wheeler of Monmouth, Or.; Mrs. Bertha Hunt of Tillamook and Mrs. Eva Eikelman of Corvallis, Or. from Visher Creek for the irrigation of 60 acres in Malheur county. MISHAPS COST 2 MILLION AD CliCB WILL AID OREGON "SAFETY FIRST" COCXCIL. State Loses 739,581 Days Through Accidents; 2 3 Days Each Year Taken From Every Worker. The work of the National Safety council in attempting to educate the public along tho lines of "safety first" and otherwise to work for the prevention of accidents was indorsed by the Portland Ad club at its regu lar weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Benson hotel, and a motion was passed authorizing the board of di rectors of the association to aid the Oregon branch of the council in its efforts In this state. The subject of accident prevention was presented by three officers of the National Safety council B. C. Bali, president: B. T. McBain. vice- president, and Hugh H. Herdman, manager. Mr. Ball asked the co-operation ot the Ad club in the prevention of ac cidents in the state of Oregon, which. he said, cost over $2, 000, 000 per year. Mr. McBain praised the work done under the workmen's compensation act, but urged that more be done along the lines of prevention. In vestigation has shown tha.t 90 per cent of the accidents which occur would never have happened if the people had been educated along the lines of the "safety mind," he de clared. Startling figures as to the extent of accidents in the state were given by Mr. Herdman, who declared that the loss of time alone through acci dents was 739,681 days, or 2465 years, or a period of time equal to a crew of 1000 men working for 2 years. From another standpoint accidents take an average of 23 days each year for every worklngman in the state. home early Monday morning, it is al leged, called Mrs. Gardner from her bed, induced her to come out doors by threatening to shoot her husband, then seized her and slashed her coat and the night robe she was wearing, with a knife. Mrs. Gardner testified that the knife did not reach her body. Parnel released her a moment later and she fled into the house, she said. Her husband's testimony corrob orated her statement of the events preceding the alleged attack. Deputy Sheriff Anderson swore that he found a deringer and knife on Parnel when he made the arrest. Parnel will appear today to answer to the charge of carrying concealed weapons. GROCERS CLOSE Jfl PICNIC BIG SPREAD SERVED RETAIL ERS AT BOXXEVILLE. When ex-Commissioner Dan Kella her attempted to forestall any ac tion on park purchases until the council had authorized purchase of the double block bounded by Will lams avenue, Vancouver avenue Stanton and Morris streets, he drew , the Ire of both Mayor Baker and Commissioner Barbur. . "I don't like your attitude," re marked the mayor. "This council cannot be brow beaten and I don't believe it is right for people to come In here and try to tell the council what they can do and they can't do," Commissioner Barbur retorted. "With all respect to you. Commis sioner Barbur," said Mr. Kellaher. "you are no better than those who created yod." Rev. John Dawson entered Into the controversy at this point to remind the city officials of the pledges made. Mayor Baker assured Mr. Dawson that he favored the purchase of the site, but that he did not favor hold ing up every section in the city until the purchase was made. The consideration of the site was delayed until Commissioner Pier re turns from his vacation. Commis sioner Bigelow is opposed to the pur chase of the block, held at about 530, 000, while Mayor Baker and Com missioner Mann favor its purchase. As yet Commissioner Barbur has not decided what action he will take. . ART EXHIBIT IS SHOWN University Summer School to Close Saturday Morning. An interesting exhibition of work done by art classes in the summer school of the University of Oregon is being shown rn room 301 of Lincoln high school each afternoon this week. The exhibition will close Friday af ternoon and the school term of six weeks ends Saturday. Miss Esther Wuest, who is art director in the pub lic schools, has had charge of the summer school. There have been three 'classes, one in composition and design, on In free hand drawing and a third class in butek work. The exhibition in batek work is noteworthy and marked by originality in design and construction of articles. These comprise smocks, blouses, ties and bags of varying styles and all exceedingly handsome. Another exhibition is that of the china dye work, a remarkable collec tion of color blending on flat surfaces of china. STATE WATER WANTED Applications Filed to Cse Fluid From Oregon Streams. SALEM. Or., July 29. (Special.) The Brightwood company of Portland has filed with the state engineer up plication to appropriate wilp from the Little Sanay river for the tic-velop-mcnt of 200 horsepower in Clackamas county. Other applications filed with the ngineer follow: Gilbert C. Lapham, Visttlias, per WASHINGTON, July 29. (By . the Associated Press.) France and Great Britain, according to information last night from an authoritative source, have Concluded an agreement con cerning oil companies designed to se cure international co-operation and to eliminate competition which might give rise to friction between them. Provisions of the agreement, it is understood, extend to all countries where oil interests of the two nations can be usefully united or might be in conflict. It deals specifically with the French and British crown colonies and provides co-operation in connection with commercial concessions to de velop oil wells in Roumania, Asia Minor, Galicia and the territories of the old Russian empire. There is a proviso permitting extension to other countries by mutual consent. In connection with commercial con cessions in Roumania, the govern ments agree not to compete but to enter, into common negotiations when their nationals desire to obtain oil rights there. They also agree that in connection with oil concessions and shares belonging to former enemy subjects or bodies in Roumania and sequestrated by the Roumanian gov ernment, they yll support their re spective nationals in .common negotia tions entered into with the govern ment of Roumania for acquisition 'of such property. Exploitation In Arranged. Shares and interests belonging to former enemy companies and corpor ations that can be secured by such joint action will be divided 50 per cent each to British and French interests. In companies formed to undertake exploitation of these concessions, na tionals of the two countries will have equal voting power as well as equal portions of the capital subscribed and equal representation on the executive board. The governments also agree to sup port their respective nationals in any effort they may" make to obtain com mercial petroleum concessions and ex port facilities in Russia and in any territory which, as the result of the war, may have been detached from Russia. As to Mesopotamia, the agreement provides if the oil fields there are developed by Great Britain the Brit ish undertake to see that France or its nominees will receive 25 per cent of the net output of crude oil at cur rent prices. Should a Franco-British commercial company or corporation be used to develop the oil fields it is agreed that, while the control will be British, a share of 25 per cent in such a company will be placed at the diS' posal of the French government. IVatlve Rights Protected. Further, the British government un dertakes that any British company which may be projected to develop oi wells in Mesopotamia shall place 25 per cent of its shares at the disposal of the French government at a price not higher, than that paid by other participators in the formation of the company, To safeguard interests of the natives in Mesopotamia, the two governments agree that native inter ests shall be entitled to and may if they so desire participate to the ex tent of 20 per cent of the share capital. Before the war rights of develop ment of Mesopotamia oil fields were held by the Turkish Petroleum com pany under concessions from Turkey. The British and French governments have agreed, as part payment .of repa ration, to assign to France the Ger man shares of the company, which thus becomes an Anglo-French cor poration. According to Information here, the J agreement does not affect interests of other governments or of their nation als and it reserves no exclusive rights to France or to Great Britain, not even in Mesopotamia. Its effect, it is said, is merely to guarantee to France a share in the output of Mesopotamian oils at ordinary commercial prices and to permit France and Great Britain to share on fair terms oil at the dis posal of either. , Foil Reciprocity Aim. The agreement extends on similar lines to the French, colonies and the British crown colonies. Any Franco- British group of good standing, it is explained, will be given facilities sub ject to the new guarantees, for the acquisition of oil concessions in the French colonies and protectorates and zones of influence. It is necessary, under French law, that groups so formed contain French interests of at least 67 per cent. French subjects wishing to prospect and exploit petroleum lands in Brit ish colonies would be given advan tages under the agreement similar to those enjoyed by British subjects in the French colonies. Prizes Amounting to $1500 Award ed to Winners of Various Con tests During Day. Practically every groceryman in the city closed up shop Wednesday and went on a pilgrimage to Bonneville, the occasion being the 20th annual picnic of the Portland Grocers" & Merchants' association. The picnic feast that was spread under the trees was perfection, as the experienced caterers in the organization had un limited supplies of dainties and deli cacies to draw upon. The day was not entirely given over to feasting for the events of a lengthy programme were interspersed between periods of eating. Dancing, band con certs and sports of all kinds were the features provided for the excursion ists and keen competition was shown in a baseball game between the sales men s team and the grocer s team which resulted in a score of 6 to 0 favoring the salesmen. The three-legged race was presented with a slight variation, for in place of two men each couple consisted of a man and woman. Great hilarity re sulted from this race. Prizes amount ing to more than $1500 were awarded winners of the various contests. Two trains and hundreds of auto mobiles carried the merry crowd which was estimated at between 3000 and 4000. Mr. Norton, secretary of the association, declared it to be the most successful holiday in the history of the association. BUTTER RECORD NEARED Marion Cow Within One Pound of Equaling World's Marls. SALEM, Or.. July 29. (Special.) Vive La France, celebrated Jersey cow owned by Pickard Bros, of Ma rion. Marion county, came within a pound of setting a new world's rec ord for the production bf butterfat during the year ended July 16, 1920, according to a telegram received by the owners of the animal. During the year Vive La France produced 15,271.7 pounds of milk and 1039.28 pounds of butterfat. Plain Mary, owned in the state of Maine, holds the record with a production of 1040 pounds of butterfat. A telegram to Pickard Bros, from the American Jersey Cattle club, under New York date line, said: "Vive La France greatest cow for consistent production over all' breeds, exceeding Tilly Alcartras first full record by 577 pounds butterfat." KIDDIES HAVE BIG TIME WARDS . OF CITY FROLIC AT COLUMBIA BEACH. 150 Youngsters Have Outing Long to Be Remembered at Big Park Playground. About 150 children, unfortunate boys and girls wno are wards of Port land while their parents are unable to care for them, were taken on an out ing to Columbia beach Wednesday. On two special street cars the little fel lows from the Children's Home and the Boys' and Girls' Aid society left Second and Washington streets at 10 o'clock in the morninz. Disappointment to a number of others who were have been taken on the nicnic resulted when the superin tendent of the Frazer Home found it r.ecessfiry, at the last minute, to call off the- plans becauaecasef sickness among the children. As soon as the-children reached the park they made one grand dash for the miniature railway and other rin ing devices, which were theirs for the rest of the day. The whole park was turned over to the little visitors, who spent much of their time in the water. wading or BWimining. With the two cub bears, the young sters had playmates that provided them with plenty of amusement. In and out of the water the cubs and the children chased each other and be came the greatest of friends. Late in the afternoon a lunch was served, followed by ice cream, all donated by business men of Portland At 4 o'clock the tired but happy juveniles boarded the cars reluctantly for home. The transportation was donated, as in former years, by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company. SCHOOL FUNDS ALLOTTED Total of $132,267.88 Apportioned ' by State Treasurer. SALEM, Or., July 29. (Special.) School funds of the state aggregating J43J.267.88. based on a per capita of $2.02 for the 213,994 persons of schoo age in Oregon, have been appor ticned among the various counties by O. P. Hoff, state treasurer. The total apportioned for 1920 shows an in crease of $23,522.53 over that of 1919 In 1919 the per capita was $1.95, while at the time of making the apportion ment in 1918 the per capita was $1.83 There is now in the irreducible school fund of the state a total o $6,656,974.40, which includes loans, certificates of sale and cash on hand. The number of persons of school age in the state increased 4381 during the year, according to' the state treas urer's report. TWO HURT IN RUNAWAY Farmer in Critical Condition as Result of Injuries. LEBANON, Or., July 29. (Special.) IX. E. King, farmer, residing on Mc Dowell creek, 12 miles east of Leba non, was brought to the Lebanon hos pital Wednesday in a serious condi tion from injuries received in a run away by a team of horses on his farm yesterday afternoon. He was hauling hay and in going down a steep grade the neckyoke to the wagon broke and the team ran away. overturning the wagon on him, badly crushing one of his hips and break ing several ribs. He is in a critical condition. He is a married man and has five small children. James Mcuaniel, teamster, was severely hurt by being dragged for a considerable distance by a run away horse. He was hitching up a team of horses when one of them be came entangled in a long rope used in hoisting hay. The '. orse started to run and Mr. McDaniel was caught in the rope and dragged for several hundred feet and badly bruised. Sew Hatchery Planned. ROSEBURG. Or.. July 29. (Spe cial.) Matt L Ryckman, superin tendent of hatcheries, left the city Wednesday for Rock creek, where a site will bo selected for a trout hatchery. Actual construction work on the new hatchery will begin at once. -'. S. &. H. green stamps for cash. ll"lmin Fuel Co. Ma ni 353. 560-21. PARNEL HELD FOR JURY Bend Laborer Alleged to Have Slashed Woman's Clothes. BE.N'D, Or., July 9. (Special.) Xerxes Parnel, laborer, was bound over to the Brand jury by Justice of tne t'eace J. A. Pastes Wednesday on a charge ot attacking Mrs. J. J. Gardner of Bend with a dangerous weapon. Parnel was released on J500 bonds. Parnel came J-O the Gardner Woodard, Clarke & Co Woodlark Building Alder at West Park Drug Department Bed Bug Poison pts. 45, qts. 75, -gal. $1.25, gal 92.25 Wood-Lark Fly Repellant pts. 40, qt. 60, -gal. $1.00, gal.. ... .$1.75 Campho Cedar Chips, package. . .15 Crude Carbolic Acid, 1 pt 306 CLA-WOOD Moth Povder, pkg...25 Glycerine, 1 pt. 906 Witch Hazel, Double Distilled, pt..4o I Rose Water, 1 pt( ; 500 . Dandy Roach Powder, 12-oz .506 . r l i I i Present this COUPON Friday or Sat urday, July 30 or 31, and secure 20 Extra S. & H. Green Trading Stamps with the first fl of your A"- 1 J TATT T T T7 ( ' .- " ' purcnase ana uuudliii pofc STAMPS with remainder of purchase I I ml V I 3 1 Perfume Department Freckle Cream Othine Sl.lO Kremola 81.25 Stearns ")Or Anita SOc Malvina -48 c4 Kintho 60C and Sl.ZO Velvetina 50 Stillman's 504 and 90d Dr. C. H. Berry's, 60c and S1.20 Fletchers 65 and Sl.lO Miolena Sl.OO Nikk Marr Toilet Articles Nikk Marr Velvet Cream 50 and 91. OO Nikk Marr Velvet Balm SOC and ml. OO Nikk Marr Face Dressing 50 and Hl.OO Nikk Marr Wonder Freckle Cream $1.25 Nikk Marr Depilatory 7fc Nikk Marr Shampoo oO Nikk Marr Neo-Plastique S2.SO Leather Department Genuine Cowhide Leather SUIT CASES Regular MS.0O Special S14.00 Regular $16.00 Special '. 812.00 New Suede Handbass Regular $12.00 special ,.89.75 Party t'aan Regular $10.00 special S8.50 Oenulne Cowhide Leather Bap extra special 87.oO If STATIONERY EXTRA SPECIAL All colors Fine Linen Paper Box G8 "Slightly soiled boxed paper," very fine to take on your vacation all colors, ONE-HALF PRICE. Take advantage, of this wonderful opportunity. We have a very fine ' assortment of framed and unframed mottoes. Also carry a big variety of Buzza's Mottoes painted on very fine parchment. Don't fail to pay us a visit and look our assortment over. Pens Does your pen talk on paper or do you have to talk to it? WATERMAN'S, MOORE'S, CONKLIN'S and SHEAFFER'S are unfailing in their service. A great variety of points to choose from at our FOUNTAIN PEN DEPARTMENT. Priced $2.50 and Up 24-Hour REPAIR SERVICE and FREE Ink Filling Station. "Eversharp" Pencil The last word in convenience and economy. Its pocket-clip or chain-ring adds to its permanent point, just as its point adds to the -ease and neatness of writing. In fancy designs Gold-filled, Sterling silver and Plated silver. Priced $1.00 and Up. Bathing Necessities Men's and Ladies' Cotton Bathing Suits; values to $3.00 extra special 98 $9.00 to $10.00 Ladies' All-Wool Bathing Suits. Sizes - to suit. Special $5.49 $7.00 to $9.00 Men's Wool Bathing Suits special $5.49 JANTZEN ALL WOOL BATHINXJ SUITS Men's $7.50 Ladies' $8.00 to $11.50 Large Assortment of BATHING CAPS 25 to $1.50 Patent Medicine Department Liquid Arvon 98. Nestles Food $2.89 Eau de Quinine 500 Wine Cardui 90 Angiers' Emulsion. . . .$l.lO Lyko $1.50 Shoop's Restorative . . .$ 1 .00 Mentholatum 23 Analgesic Baume 70 Green Mountain Asthma Remedy 906 Steam's Tonic Wine.... 956 Cla-Wood Iron Tonic. .$1.00 Cooper's Antiseptic Fluid 450 Red Blood Pills. : 500 C L A-W OOD Aspirin Tablets; dozen 150 Basement A Pedometer Measure the Miles you Walk. Carry in pocket. Neat, com pact, accurate. Price $2.00 Departments Save Your Eyes! Sunbeam Mazda Lamps More Light Better Light for less 15, 25, 40 and 50-Watt, each 400 Box of 5 $2.00 It's a pleasure to have a light exactly where you want it, when reading, writing, dressing, sewing, Ehaving a lamp that hangs stands or clamps ANY WHERE at ANY ANGLE. Priced $3.50 Candy Extra Special Fresh Salted Peanuts, lb 250 Honey Nut Nougats, lb...... 490 Marshmallow Peanuts, lb 590 We Sharpen Razors, Safety Blades, Scissors and Knives WE REPAIR and Have Complete Line of PARTS for UNIVERSAL THERMOS HOTAKOLD VACUUM BOTTLES LOST IN FUMES ALBANY PLANT IS DESTROYED. EXPLOSION STARTS FIRE. $10,000 Machinery Installed Last Week; Stockholder Three Days Ago lioug-lit. Interest. ALBANY. Or.. July 29. (Special.) The entire plant of the Aico Wood Products company here was destroyed by fire last night, causing a loss of between 55,00 and $60,000. The in surance is $25,000. The plant was one of Albany's lead ing industries. The fire started short ly after 7 o'clock. Xhe building was filled with inflammable material and the fire spread so rapidly that there was no chance to save the plant. It is believed that a barrel of oil ex ploded soon after the blaze started, throwing the flames all over the building. The firemen saved some of the lumber in the yards. The building: was owned by C. C. Cameron and his loss is estimated at $10,000. Mr. Cameron is out of town and no statement of his insurance coulr"be obtained last night. The ma chinery, equipment and stock were owned by the Alco Wood Products company, a local corporation. Its loss is between $45,000 and $50,000 and it carried $25,000 insurance. The com pany installed $10,000 worth of new machinery only last week. How the fire started 4s unknown. When the watchman discovered It flamea were coming from under the floor of the boiler room. This floor was several feet above the ground and fire may have started in shavings on the ground and run, up the sup porting parts to the floor. There practically was no wind and this fact aided the good work of the fire department in saving other buildings. The destroyed plant was formerly the Cameron planing mill. The Alco Wood Products company bought the plant a few months ago and had enlarged the business. Silos and wood en articles of various kinds were manufactured In addition to general planing mill business. The stockhold ers in the corporation are Homer A. Dowd, D. S. Holloway, C. R. Hoevet and Homer Moore. Moore bought an Interest in the business three days ago. Percy Cupper, state engineer, left last night for Deschutes county, where he will make an effort to bring about a peaceful settlement of the water rights on Squaw creek. This stream now provides water for the Squaw creek Irrigation districts and the Cloverdalo. Plainview and McAllis ter ditches. An attempt will be made to have the entire territory served by Squaw creek organized into one irri gation district. z LICENSE IS SUSPENDED First Anulincnt Under New Motor Vehicle Law Is Made. SALEM. Or., July 29. (Special.) The chauffeur's license issued to Al bert Kunz of Portland has been revoked by Sam A. Kozer. secretary of state, at the request of Chief ot Police Jenkins. This Is the first suspension of a chauffeur's license under the motor vehicle law. Under the provision of the law authorizing suspension of his :iceus3. Kunz has 30 days within which to apply for a hearing before the secre tary of state. Unless the accused at his hearing can show conclusively that the suspension of his license is without warrant, the license shall re main revoked for one year from the date of its suspension. Wire Shortage Develops. ROSEBURG, Or.. July 29. (Spe cial.) Farmers of this section are ex periencing a shortage of baling wire Much hay remains in stack and balers report they have made several at tempts to secure sufficient wire to carry on their work, but have been unsuccessful. Districts May Be Merged. SALEM. Or., July 29. (Special.) SLAYER BEGINS SENTENCE V. E. Butler of Jackson County Now in Penitentiary. SALEM, Or., July 29. (Special.) W. E. Butler, under indeterminate sentence of from one to 15 years for slaying McDonald Stewart of Jackson county three years ago. was brought to Salem Wednesday and committed to the penitentiary to begin serving his term. Butler was accompanied here by the sheriff of Jackson county. Butler is alleged to have killed Stewart following an altercation over some land. At the trial the prisoner .pleaded self-defense. Governor Olcott recently has received scores of letters from prominent southern Oregon peo ple asking that Butler be pardoned. This was refused by the governor, however, and last Saturday a tele gram was sent to Medford asking the sheriff to deliver Butler at the peni tentiary. ASSAULT BRINGS $40 FINE Mrs. Phillip Wlnfree Flies Suit for Divorce Against Husband. OREGON CITY, July 29. (Special.) Phillip Winfree, who was arrested last week on charges of his wife for assault and battery, was tried in Jus tice of the Peace Stipp's court Wednesday and found guilty. He was fined $40 and costs, but signified his intention of appealing the case. Mrs. Wlnfree filed suit for divorce at the same time she filed the assault and baitery charge. .The couple were divorced before, and have been re married only a short time. During the separation from her husband Mrs. Winfree robbed the Aurora bank and gave the money to her husband' in hopes of a recouciliaiion. I There Is One Electric Store Where Prices are Lower Electric Irons (complete with cord and stand) . .S3. 50 No. 14 House Wire (Saturday special) per foot.. 2 'id Ke'y Sockets (Saturday special) 50c V2 lb. Friction Tape '. 45d Electric Light Globes, 10, 15, 25, 40-watt. 35 Hot Shot Batteries So. 50 Dry Cell Batteries (for door bells, gas engines) 45d Double Sockets (for lamp and electric iron) SI. 20 Electric Light Extension (8-ft. cord and plug) . -S1.25 Flashlights (largest display in Portland) . . .95 to S4 We Repair Your Flashlight Free of Charge We Guarantee Our Batteries Strictly Fresh Gas Mantles, Burners and Globes We Repair Electric Irons and Electric Appliances Special Equipment for Re-charging Magnetos APPAREL SHOP 264 ALDER STREET, Opposite Gill's Book Store ost Unload All summer garments to be closed out. Just look at our windows during this sale. Get the biggest bargains of the season. M SUITS Reduced to S23.95 and Fishing Tackle Motor-Boat Engines EVINRUDE ELECTRIC STORE Evinrude Motors Electrical Supplies Phone Marshall 1765 211 Morrison, Near First. Look for the Sign, Electric. Values to $60. Broken sizes only. BEAUTIFUL COATS Reduced to Values to $35 Accordion Pleated Dresses $14.95 ffivt In Serges only Reduced to Values to $33 Waists Reduced to ... . Skirts Reduced to Values to $18 $2.95 $6.95 SILK, SERGE, TRICOTINE AND TRICOLETTE DRESSES Values to $55. Re duced toS18.95and $14 r, 33