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'3 WAR ORDERS TOTAL BILLION IN AMERICA GREEK DANCER WHO SAYS BODY JUST RESPONDS NATURALLY TO MUSIC. "YOU CAN DO BETTER FOR LESS ON THIRD STREET WHITE CANVAS SHOES For "Women C? 1 1 Q $3.50 Grades P 1 1 7 A special closinsr-out sale of our entire stock of Women's White Can vas Shoes. All sizes in styles, with Goodyear welt or .McKay soles and high or low heels. Regu- d i in lar S3 and S3. 50 values at J X 1 7 Store Opens Daily at 8:30 A. M. On Saturdays 9:00 A. M. Store Closes Daily at 5 :30 P. M. On Saturdays 6:00 P. M. Industry Is Revolutionized by Contracts Obtained From Britain and Allies. Pacific Phone Marshall 5080 Home Phone. . A 2112 I b f a n ts' and Children's 75c 59c rnmpi and Shoes at The Most in Value The Best in Quality Infanta and Children's '-nO7Q Pumps and Shoes at MANY NEW PLANTS TO RISE The Third Week of Our Great June Economy Sale Brings to You the Most Important Savings Ivusbia Buying Several Million ni cies and Hundreds of Jjocomo- tives All Articles Needed ". by Armies Are Included. TIIE SUXDAY OREGON! AN, PORTLAND, JUNE 20, 1915. NEW YORK, June 12. (Special.) Within the past few weeks grold coin to the amount of J32.500.000 has been moved from Ottawa to New York and deposited in the sub-treasury for the account of J. P. Morgan & Co. This is only a tmall installment on Great Britain's war debt, whose purchases of ammunition and other supplies in the United States already mounts into hun dreds of millions. It is estimated that American manu facturers have contracted for some thing: like 25,000,000 shrapnel shells, at a total cost of about $400,000,000. A portion of this enormous amount of shrapnel has boen delivered, and or ders are now pending: for $.100,000,000 worth of shells, both snrapnel and high explosive. Order Total $1,000,000,000. . Authorities in a position to have first-hand information say that the requirements of the allies have resulted in orders being: placed with American manufacturers for not less than $1,000, 000.000. This covers shells, rifles, car tridges, army clothing:, armored auto mobiles, automobile trucks, etc. American manufacturers have shown a. totally unsuspected capacity to pro duce articles for which their plants were never built. and another few months will find the United States able to manufacture more war material than any other country in the world. Some of the larger orders known to have been placed in the United States by the allied powers are as follows: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, $150,000. 000: Westing-house Electric & Manu facturing Company, $60,000,000: Ameri can Locomotive Company, $34,000,000; E. I. Du Pont do Nemours Powder Corn pan v. $100,000,000; Westinghous Air Brake Company. $18,000,000; New York Air Brake Company, $17,000,000; Stude baker Corporation, $17,000,000: Ameri can & British Manufacturing Company, $17,000,000. The General Electric Com pany has practically completed negotia tions for a contract of $100,000,000. in addition to an initial order of $10,000, 000. Contracts for the tter amount, ranging down to a few thousand dol lars, have been awarded to manufac turers throughout the country. Others Share Business. Other concerns known to have shared In this business to a liberal extent are ihe Aetna Explosive Company, E. W. Bliss Company, Colt Patent Fire Arms Companay, Electric Boat Company, .Arms Coniaany, Winchester Arms Com pany, Union Metallic Cartridge -Company, Allis-Chalmers Company, Ameri can Car & Foundry Company, Ameri can Can Company. American Locomo tive Company. Baldwin Locomotive Company. Crucible Steel Company of America and the Pressed Steel Car Company. Upward of $300,000,000 worth of mu nitions have been purchased in Canada by the three larger allied powers. The Canadian Car & Foundry Com pany has undertaken to deliver shrap nel of a value of $33,000,000 to Russia. In the early stages of the war the demand for shrapnel was unlimited. But as a result of the experience gained at Neuve Chapelle and else where on the fighting line, -high ex plosive shells are now at a premium. Three and four-inch shells of the high explosive variety are now being manu factured in large numbers. Many other plants have begun to-change their ma chinery to manufacture projectiles. Bcniol to Be Produced. The most important material enter ing into high explosive shells is benzol and its derivatives. Previous to the Eu ropean conflict, Germany produced the major part of crude benzol, in com mon with almost every chemical ingred ient used in the production of ammuni tion. I.ack of benzol was the most ser ious difficulty which Great Britain faced when it became apparent that shrapnel was not to be successfully matched against the explosive shells of the Germans. Prodigious efforts have been made to remedy this condition. The Lackawana Steel Company was one of the first private agents to ap preciate the part which benzol was to play in the world war. Immediately Ktpps were taken to enlarge its already extensive plant for the production of crude benzol, which is made from coal smoke. As a result the company will soon have the largest benzol manufac tory in existence. Announcement was made a day or two ago of the approaching completion of three large plants in the Pittsburg district, for the manufacture of chem icals to be used in explosive shells. Almost every day brings forth the announcement of manufacturing estab lishments completed or projected for the production of war materials. The E. I. D'jPont de Nemurs Powder Com pany will .put into operation in the next few days a new plant at Carney's Point, N. J., where 2000 men are to be employed in the manufacture of powder. The works of the Interna tional Praeposit Company at Metuchen. N. J., has just been, taken over by Lewis Nixon, well known shipbuilder and manufacturer. The plant consists of 11 one-story buildings of corru gated iron, which will serve as the nucleus of a larger establishment. The mechanical equipment is being altered to manufacture high explosives. Cotton Plants Purchased Another transaction in which the Du Pont Company figured recently, was the purchase of the Ettrick and Mat oara cotton mills at City Point, Va., where gun cotton will be manufactured. Numerous companies which have not 3et entered the field are being incor porated and organized. A typical in stance is that of the Miller Centrifugal Motor Company, incorporated at Albany, N. V.. last week, for the purpose of "manufacturing submarines and air craft. Many manuufacturers of ammunition are shipping their product to Canada, where it is loaded on steamers for Europe. Almost every vessel leaving ISew lork and Boston carries quantities of supplies. The Union. Metallic Cart ridge Company is supplying 3.500.000 cartridges a week to the allies, and this will soon be increased to 7.000.000. -The American Steel Sc. Wire Company has delivered an enormous quantity of Darbea wire to tne allies. Many other manufacturers are similarly engaged. An order for 2,500.000 rifles was se cured from the Russian government by the Westlnghouse Electric & Manufac turing Co., at $26.50 each. Both the Ttemington and Winchester companies cave similarly neavy orders. QM7 iSfttfy l f -- .wv-"!. ..V ,-... i - - - j i I " A " 'ivs:ii:;i!;;.s;,:.:.::-:f--V V Jt f - 'u Rn "r"li i rim 1 1 p " -ii HEI.EX C. HOLLER. GIRL HAS TO DANCE Miss Moller Hears Music and Steps Just Happen. ' NEWPORT RECITALS SET They are reported to be from 90 to 95 fathoms deep. A small vessel fishing out of Puget Sound caught 18,000 pounds of halibut on these grounds in one day, the largest single day's take this vessel ever had made. In the three weeks ended June 2. more than 200,000 pounds of halibut were brought in from these grounds. Greek Dancer AVlio 'Will Appear on lawns Says She Can't Make Mo tions, but Body Responds Xaturally to Notes. NEWPORT. R. I.. June 19. (Special.) Helen C. Moller. of the Gainsborough Studios, the Greek dancer, has given several private recitals at her studio and will dance this Summer at New port on the lawns of the- beautiful estates of the elite. Miss Moller arranged and produced with her dancers "Orpheus," which was shown, at the Brookside open-air Greek Theater, at Mount Kisco, N. Y., May 31. As a child. Miss Moller, unrestricted by the laws of society, danced and played bare-footed with her dogs on the prairie. She was free, natural. simple and beautiful in that which now has caused complete harmony. Miss Moller says she can't make mo tions, she can't do things: they just happen. Not acting, or seeming to be, but being the thing itself, is her secret, she says. She glistens to music; un consciously It hits the center or ab dominal brain and flows through the body in natural movements, she as serts. This sympathetic center is the seat of all emotions. Miss Moller feels the Grecian spirit; she does not imitate the Greeks, but simply goes back to the principles that made them a free nation, the freest that ever was, she explains. Her work, says Miss Moller, requires the smallest amount of intellect, but one must have the rarest imagination. She teaches little children to listen to music to arouse the emotions within them. This has a purpose, for uncon sciously they respond to rhythm, says she. NEW HALIBUT BANK FOUND Government to Survey Grounds. Due West of Mouth of Columbia. ORKGONl AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ngton. June 19. The bureau of fish eries has been advised of the dis covery of halibut grounds lying from 27 to 35 miles due west of Northhead at the mouth of the Columbia River. These grounds were not investigated by the Government steamer last Summer, but arrangements will be made to have the steamer Albatross survey the bank this season and determine its exact limits and fishery possibilities. Advices received by the fisheries bureau are that these grounds, whose area and exact situation are unknown, probably constitute a veritable bank lying immediately between, the two areas surveyed by Albatross last year. Uosebnrg Has Rationalist League. ROSEBURG, Or., June 19. (Special.) A branch of the Oregon Rational Tax Reform League was organized last night under the direction of R. E. Smith. Officers will be elected at an other meeting of the league to be held next month. Roscburg Elks to Celebrate. ROSEBURG, Or., June 19. (Special.) The Roseburg lodge of Elks will cel ebrate its 19th anniversary July 8. Elks from all sections of Oregon will be invited to attend the festivities. YOUR TEETH -J nic iiiii.ii.icu 7 1 to the Best Possible Treatment. Don't Take Chances With DR. B. E. WRIGHT ao year,' practice UllknO WU Meil Don't trust your work to strange dentists. Fly-by-night dentists, moving from place to place, have little skill and no reputation to up hold. My 20 years' active practice in Portland insures you skill and reputable work. Don't experi ment; secure the best. ' Most Reasonable Prices. DR. B. E. WRIGHT N. AV. Corner Utli and Washington Northwest Hide. Phmrii Mats 110. -V 119 Office Hanm. H A. M. to 6 P. SI. Consultation Fr. Fourth of July EXCURSION to BONNEVILLE Under auspices of Portland Press Club. Old Fashioned Celebration - of glorious Fourth. ORATORY, MUSIC. SPORTING EVENTS AM REFRESH MENTS. Pine opportunity to rr Columbia River Highway. Round trip tickets Adults SI, minors 50 cents. , Tickets on sale at O.-W. R. &. N. ticket office and at Press Club. Perry, Okalahoma, April 29, 1914. Bankers Life Insurance Company, Lincoln, Nebraska. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your let ter of the 27th inclosing check for $780.29 in payment of my policy maturing on the 21st instant. 1 am very much pleased with the settle ment made under this policy and it is quite a contrast to the one made last year by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York, a copy of which settlement I sent you some time ago. The Equitable policy was for $2000 and their settlement was over $500 less than yours would have been based on a $2000 policy. Very truly yours. CDJ-NH 2S1 C. D. JENSEN. Twenty Payment Life Policy Matured in the Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Company of Lincoln, Nebraska Name Christopher D. Jensen Residence Perry, Okla. Amount of policy $1000.00 Total premiums paid company 542.09 SETTLEMENT Total Cash paid Mr. Jensen $ 780.29 And 20 Years Insurance for Nothing Thousands of Yards of Embroideries Reduced! 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'-3 Beautiful Patterns in Values to 48c on Sale at See Our Double Window Display 0 Thousands of Yards to Select From All- crisp, new and beautiful the most desirable Embroideries for infants' and children's dresses, underwear trim mings, etc., underpriced in a most unusual manner because we are overstocked in these goods. You have choice from 27-inch Batiste and Swiss Flouncings, 18-inch Corset Cover Embroideries in Swiss, batiste and crepe Flouncings in large and small patterns Swiss, Nainsook and Organdie Edges, Bands and Galloons in elegant patterns; qualities regularly sold up to 48c a yard, i e This sale only at, yard : AOC 4 5 -Inch. Voile and Crepe Flouncings 18 to 27-Inch Swiss Voile and Organdie Em- AQ broideries in $1.00 and $1.25 Qualities at, Yard OC Hundreds of, beautiful new floral and conventional designs to select from. Neat small effects and large bold patterns embroideries suitable for most every purpose. . They come in the finest Voiles, Crepes, Swisses and Organdie and in 18 to 45-inch widths. Regular $1.00 and yjQ $1.25' qualities at, yard .xOG Dainty Swiss Edges and Insertions in values to 10c a yard at 5 Galloons, Basting and Band Edges in values to 20c a yard at 100 ; Matched Baby Sets and Edges in values to 20c a yard at 1O0 Organdie and Chiffon Edges in values to 48c a yard at 2o0 Fine Swiss Edges, 12-inch, in values to 50c a yard at 290 Corset Cover Embroidery, 18-inch, in values to 48c a yard at Corset Cover Embroidery, 18-inch, in values to 20c a yard at 100 Flouncings and C. C. Embroidery, 18-inch, in values to 59c a yard 350 Fine Flouncings, 27-inch, in values to $2.00 a yard at 890 Emb. Flouncings, 45-inch, in values to $2.00 a yard at 890' F V Five Underpriced Lots of Ik's A special import order just received Real Hand Loom Natural Colored Shan Tung Pongee Silks in the most desired widths and weights. A most oppor tune sale of these exceedingly durable and ever fashionable Silks. The time to buy is NOW. Lotl at 29d Yard . For 50c to 75c Qualities 25-inch ' natural colored Shan Tung Pongees, firmly woven and of splendid finish; qualities for merly sold at 50c to 75c HQ a yard. This sale at. ... . .IC Lot 2 at 49 Yard For 83c to $1.00 Qualities 34 and 36-itich natural colored Shan Tung Pongees and Cloth-of-Gold. Silks of unusual durabil ity. Regular 85c to $1.00 ACie qualities.. This sale at. . 71 C Lot 3 at 69 Yard Regular $1.25 Quality 33 and 34-inch real Shan Tung Pongees of fine firm weave a quality formerly sold at rr $1.25 a yard. This sale at OiC Lot 4 at 98 Yard Regular $1.50 Quality 34-inch natural colored Shan Tung Pongees of superior finish and quality a grade formerly sold at $1.50 a yard. This QO sale at IOC Regular $2.50 Coating Pongees at $1.39 Yard 34-inch and loom natural colored Pongees of extra weight and quality. A matchless coating Pongee in a quality formerly sold tj "I 9Q at $2.50, priced this sale at ipl.OJ Consider Yourself Lucky to Be Able to Profit by This Sale of Silk Dresses Most Popular Styles in Taffetas, Crepe ?C de Chines, Poplins, Etc. Vals. to $19.50 ptz.OO For afternoon, street or evening wear these fine dresses will be in quick demand hence this foreword of caution to the woman who considers "there is always plenty of time." You may consider your self lucky if you can arrange to attend this sale. Included are the latest and best styles in taffeta, crepe de chine and poplins the ma terials, the trimmings and the making are of the highest quality. The colors and styles the very best, you have choice from silk JJQ lCC dresses regularly sold up to $19.50. This sale at pI.03 New Style Bathing Suits at $1.50 to $5.00 Don't make a purchase elsewhere before you have examined our splendid stock of Bathing Suits for women and young ladies. Here you'll find the best style's and values at all prices from Jj1.50 to Jj5 Bathing Caps and Slippers From 25d Up to 95 Extra! Women's New Novelty Two-Tone Hose The Most Fashionable Color Combinations, Cri This Sale at, a Pair OUC Up-to-the minute Hosiery fashion's latest decree fine lisle finished, full-fashioned stockings made with double heel and toe and high spliced heel all sizes in two-tone effects in the most desirable color combinations; black and white, pink and white, gray and white, CO etc. good, durable stockings at a popular price .OUC is n Great TJnderpricing of the Most Popular Well-Known Makes of Fine 98c R. & G., Merito, Henderson, La Grecque Desir able models in Sizes 18 to 30 $1.50 to $3 Lines at No Phone Orders None Sent C. O. P., and None Fitted at This Sale Fortunate, indeed, will be the woman who can arrange to attend this great clean-up sale of Corsets. It is an extraordinary opportunity to secure a fashionable high-grade Corset at a ridiculously low price. The assortment includes such well-known makes as the R. & G. Merito Henderson and La Grecque in brocades, coutil, fancy batiste, Pekin striped and plain batiste. They come with rustproof steels and dainty embroidery and lace trimming. You have choice from front lace, back lace, medium and low-bust -models, with medium or long skirt. All sizes from 18 to 30, but not all sizes QQ in each model. Regular $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 lines, all to go at, the pair 2OC 75c Great June Sale Und errnu slins Daintily Trimmed Combination Suits in Fine Nain sook or Crepe The Popular New Envelope Chemise and Gowns in Various Styles Regular $1.00 to $1.50 Values Priced for This Sale at Only A very important and timely sale of billowy heaps of snowy lingerie Combination Suits, Chemise and Gowns the sort that particular women delight in buying. Garments made of such qualities of mus lins, nainsook or crepe and finished in such a perfect manner that they will prove a comfort and satisfaction to every wearer. A matchless array of most elaborate trimming styles to choose from; beautiful qualities of lace and embroideries have been selected for this purpose; The Gowns come in V-shaped, low neck and in slip over styles, with long, short or half-length sleeves. The Combination Suits are cut in the latest styles and are elegantly trimmed with laces, embroideries and ribbons, and the Chemise are shown in the popu lar new envelope style. All are crisp, new garments, made to sell regularly at $1.00 to $1.50, and all on sale tomorrow at , . . . OC Ghambray Shirts For IVXen at 55c A standard make and quality of Men's Blue Chambray Shirts in coat style, with military collar and faced sleeves; all sizes; a Ferguson & Mc Kinney guaranteed Shirt; best 75c grade, ee This sale at OOC Men's Socks 25c Grade 19c Fine Silk Lisle Hose, made seamless and with fine ribbed top. They come with double sole and with high-spliced heel and toe. All sizes in tan, gray and black; best 25c -i q grade at X JC WASH COTTONS at 25c Yard Thirty-six to Forty-inch Widths. Over 500 Pieces to Select From. From the best mills we have, select ed an unsurpassed assortment of beautiful new Wash Cottons the latest and most pleasing styles in all colors and weaves particularly attractive are the fashionable Re ception, Dolly Varden and Chiffon Voiles and the new Cot Challies de Laine. It is a shov so large and so varied that ev isle may be suited. 36 to 'i:-h widths priced for this sale at, the OJ yard mOC