TITO SUNDAY OTIFGOXTAN. " PORIXAXU. AUGUST 15, 1915.
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Shasta Limited Takes Oregon
Delegation to Exposition
. for Special Exercises. .
LOCAL MAN TO BE HONORED
Uodnl Beating of TlrM ClUsea"
Krsalts In Korprln lo JUII
way Attendant VTho Asks
HI B ulnes.
want to Gearhart yesterday for a
weeks vacation.
C. J. Mellor Is registered at the
Multnomah from Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Durand. of Walla
walla, are at the Eaton.
Dr. C. W. Hamilton la registered a
the Perkins from Oiex. Or.
Mr. and Mrs. IX B. Bassett. of ThU
adelphla. are at the Benson.
A. B. Allison Is registered at the
Multnomah from San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ellis, are at the
Eaton, registered from Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barcroft. of
New berg, are at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. Sim King, of Bryn
Mawr. Pa are at the Portland.
E. T. Hull and family are registered
at tne Cornelius from Hood River.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Xuykendall are
registered at tha Cornelius from Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. It- 8. Adams are res
Istered at the Eaton from Underwood.
Wash.
The Mtsea Margaret and Frances
Mann, of Eugene, are registered at the
Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel MacKlnlay are
registered at the Oregon from Glss
gow. Scotland.
Walter Pontln. conductor of the Ray'
mond-Whltcorob tours. Is registered at
the Multnomah with II tourists.
Rev. I. A. Walters, veteran clergy
man and former presiding elder of the
8alem district of the Methodist Church.
"Here! Are you goto on this tralnf"! WBO r,iurnwi recently from California
asked a uniformed attendant at ie
t'nlon IV pot yesterday afternoon as a
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sum gentleman in aeroy n n -
est gray suit Passed through the gate I I """snpsiTt r AaLTT
. . . Una Of I AUUS aUBUIS,
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Pullman cars composing the Shasta I
limited headed lor u rancisco.
"Why. yea, I thought I was. raltereo
the shra gentleman, hla light blue eyes
beaming kindly upon the uniformed at.
. tendant. and hla thin lips breaking Into
a pleasant smile.
The slim gentleman was without a
auttcase or grip or any of tbe other
Implements of travel. Ha looked bored
nrt omewhat confused as ha trailed
In id. ki of a irouD of laughing,
ealtti-kinv men and women, and the
rfjrvnt attendant thought that be had
aiinoad through the gate by mistake.
rom on. Mr. Benson, the train la
waiting. shouted someone la tha for
ward group, addressing tha slim sen-
tie man.
Atteadaat la Sararfaed.
"Oh. aVa you Mr. Simon Benson?
tuwd tha uniformed attendant.
litely. "I was waiting to see you. but
ion look so so different."
No. the depot man expected that Ore
gon's "first citlsen would tx a nig,
blustery. do m no us Individual. who
-would endeavor to Impresa everybody
with tha weight of hla own Importance.
He did not expect to sea a man of
modest, retiring disposition and of
anlet. friendly demeanor.
Mr. Benson, with characteristic dis
dain for public notice, remained far In
the background yesterday when be,
with members of hla family and a party
of friends, started to San Francisco for
tha "Benson-day" exercises at the
World's Fair grounds next Tuesday.
Mr. Benson bsd been selected by
committee of Oregon citlaena. appointed
by tbe Governor, aa the "moat dis
tinguished living resident" of the state.
The World's Fair directors bad desired
to honor the man worthy of su-h an
honor and notified Governor Withy
combe of their Intent. The Governor
named a rommlttee. and tha unanimous
choice fell upon Mr. Benson.
"I think the committee used mighty
poor Judgment, was Mr. Benson's com
ntent when Informed that he bad boon
elected.
Mr. Btasss la Ciaae,
""Put 1 guesa f am game." be added.
ad to demonstrate that ha Is game he
prepared to carry out his part of the
programme. He laid aside tbe white
flannel suit and donned hla "trotting
harness, as be call a It.
A large party of Oregon residents
will be at Sen Francisco to sea him
acclaimed tha "first citlsen of the
state. Governor Wltbyumba joined Mr.
nensoa ana nia party at patera yaatar
day afternoon, but tha governor Insists
tnat ba will be there only aa a private
Citlsen.
Among those who left on tha special
car tmeonta on the Shasta Limited were
Amos Benson and daughter. Miss Geor
gla: Mrs. Alice Benson Beach. John B.
Yeon. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Smith.
Vr. and Mra. Frank E. Dooley. Mr. and
Mra. W. A- Holt. George Garrett. Al
Landborg. Julius Friendly. Hay Bark-
harst. G. F. Kevins and others. Samuel
HI'I went down earlier la the week.
Many otner t'ortiand people left on
later Southern Pacific trains last night.
Others will go today. They will .be
Joined at San Francisco by hundreds of
Oregon residents, who will participate
in tbe Benson dsy exercises on Tues
day.
Bis; Oeveesooy Fli
It Js understood that Mr Benson and
lis Party will ba accorded a civic and
military escort Into tha exposition
grounds oa Tuesday morning. The
principal ceremonies will be held la
front of the Court of Abundance. Mr.
Benson will ba presented with an en
graved testimonial by President Moore,
speeches will be made by Mayor Rolph.
of San Francisco, and by Governor
Johnson, of California.
Colncldentally. . tha National Good
Roads congress will ba In session at
that time and In recognition of the
substantial aid that Mr. Benson has
glvsn to tbo good roads movement, the
delegates to this convention will take
a prominent part la the celebration.
"I guess they'll want me to make
a speech after they make all this fuss
over me." observed Mr. Benson yester
dar. "but I don't know what to say on
an ocraelnn like that.
"But when It comes to good roadt."
lie continued. "1 bet 1 can. make them
listen. They better not ask me to
make a, good roads speech,- though, for
. 1 may not know when to stop.'
It was Mr. Benson's activity for good
roads that brought him most consplc
lously before the committee as the man
worthy of the honor that has been
given him. but his selection. It Is un
derstood, was Induced also on account
of bis efforts to curb the liquor traffic,
bis Interest la trade schools and hla
substantial assistance to every move
ment that means the advancement of
the elate.
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FOREST GROVE. Or, Aug. 14.
(Special.) Mls Zelma Monroe,
of the Illinois Wealeyan Univer
sity, has been chosen to take
charge of the department of borne
economics st Pacific University, f
The president of Illinois Was-
leyan saya of her:
. "Miss Monroe waa graduated
several years ago from Wellesley
College and then took a two
yeara course In domestic science
and art. For some time she h
been at the head of o
art department. I be
sbe would be suec
bead of your domestic science de
partment and also acting aa ma
tron. You will find her Intensely
loyaL She Is not afraid of bard
ork."
GUARD TO PLAY WAR
III FED 10 MORROW
Maneuvers Wii! Be Held
Public at Clackamas
' With Troop A.
in
20,000 VISITORS EXPECTED
Special Train Senrlce Arranged and
are Reduction Is Made Oreson
City Company to Take Part
in Contests Arranged.
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time she has i
our domestic ' I
believe that
ssful at the
In poor health from heart trouble. Is
recovering his strength and Is about
town In his customary good spirits.
Allen Eaton, a merchant of Eugene,
and ia Senator from Lane County, Is
at tha Imperial.
With Mra. Hawley. City Detective
II. If. Hawley will leave thla afternoon
for Pan Francisco to attend the fair.
They will be gone 10 days.
A party of tourists of ten, under
the leadership of Miss A. R. Gilchrist,
arrived at the Portland yesterday
They are from Pennsylvania.
Wheat Yield 300.000 Bushel.
GRESHAM. Or, Aug. 14. (Special.)
Threshing crews at work In this vicin
ity report the grain yield at about 66
bushels an acre for both. wheat and
oats. Tbe total estimate ror Eastern
Multnomah la about ISO. 000 bushels.
The straw Is heavy and tough on ac
count of the Summer rains.
WHh grand meneuvers. In which
problems of attack and defense will be
worked out In the morning and with a
nroeramma of military sports In the
afternoon, the Oregon National uuara
organisations at Portland and Oregon
City will celebrate "Labor day at the
Clackamas range tomorrow, according
to an announcement made yesterday.
The maneuvers and sports will be
participated In by about 600 men. Ar
rangements have been made to accom
modate 20.000 visitors.
The organisations that will take part
are Companies B. C. U. E and F. of
Portland: Company O. of Oregon city.
and In addition the Oregon Naval Mi
litia, Troop A Cavalry, the Held artil
lery and coast artillery companies sta
tioned here, and the ambulance corps
The maneuvera will provide an op
portunity to see an "army" In oper
ation and get an Insight Into Its workings.
Special Train Service Arranged.
To accommodate the crowds expect
ed at the range the Southern Pacific is
arranging to run special trains, and
a special rate of 25 centa for the round
trip will be given.
In addition to tbe maneuvers and
sports, there will be a band concert by
the Third Infantry and Coast Artillery
bands. .A basket dinner In the grove
at noon will be a feature of the festivi
ties.
Prominent among the eventa of the
day will be tbe 600-yard rifle shoot
for the trophy cup given by Company
H. The shoot will be an elimination
affair, each marksman firing until he
misses the bullseye. The man making
the best record will hold the trophy
for one year. It must be won for three
years In succession before permanently
retained. The cup waa given by Com
pany H In 1913.
In the battery section contest, two
sections of Battery A. of two guns
each, will compete. Tha guns will be
attached to horses and. on a given sig
nal, they will be rushed to the line, un
llmbered and fired twice.
Other Contesta Are Arranged.
Other eventa will be: Wall-scaling
contest, equipment race, competitive
drill, shelter-tent pitching, blank-cartridge
race. litter-bearers' contest,
mounted orderly equipment race.
The lltter-bearera' contest will be
participated In by members of tha am
bulance corps.
Captain Schumacher, of Company E,
la chairman of the committee in charge
of the celebration, and Second Lieuten
ant A. 4- Johnson Is acting as his sec
retsry. The committee Is divided Into
the following divisions:
Transportation Captain Hockenyos,
tJeutenant Plllsbury, Lieutenant Beck-with.
Grounds Captain Daugherty. Lieu
tenant West. Lieutenant WaddelU
Concessions Lieutenant McCorralck.
Lieutenant Brumbaugh, Lieutenant
Clayton.
Advertising Captain Uotcbkls. Cap
tain Bowman, Captain .elme. Ensign
West
Military contest Captain Stewart.
Captain Llbby. Captain Wright, Captain
Porter. Lieutenant Swaru. Lieutenant
Charles Johnson. Ensign Spooner.
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Baker's. Agiis t Clearance
Sjhoo
Sale
Every clay now that you delay lessens your chances for
satisfactory selection. Unprecedented selling is rapidly
clearing our stocks. There's every good reason why you
should take advantage of this sale quality and service,
the same but prices cut, in many cases, one-half. Don't
wait longer. Come tomorrows .
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Never bought more real, genuine Shoe
Value than is offered in these Specials
About 2000 pairs Women's New Low
Shoes, values to $5, to be closed out at
$-j.95
aataJak
Men's white canvas oxfords,
Medium high toe, leather sole
and heel; regu
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Men's white buck oxfords,
English last welt soles; regu
lar $4.00 values.
at
;$2.45
uck oxfords,
It soles; regu-
$2.85
Women's button boots, short vamps,
patent and dull leathers, cloth and kid -tops,
medium toes -with caps and plain,
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Men's white canvas oxfords,
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Men's black and tan calf
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$4.00 values,!
special, at
Men's black and tan calf ox
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MANY LINES OF
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REDUCED
270 WASHINGTON
Women's military lace boots, patent
and dull, 'fawn and gray cloth tops,
short vamps, medium weight soles, com-
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values
'".$2.85
Women's patent pumps, turn soles, short
.vamps, fawn and gray doth, tops; full,
complete lines; regular
$3.50 values
.$1.95
Women's patent and ' gunmetal pumps,
turn soles, Louis-Cuban heels, fawn and
gray cloth top, all sizes;
regular $5.00 values.
::.$2 85
Women's oxfords, turn soles, patent and
dull leather vamps, black, gray and fawn
cloth tops, all sizes repre- C "fl (
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Women's Sport
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ferds, 1 e a t her
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$2.85
Women's Oxfords, tnrn
soles, patent and dull
vamp, with gray and
fawn cloth tops. All
siaes. Regular 4 vals.
$1.95
Wtac n"s Patent
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Just right for street
near. Values to 93.
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380 WASHINGTON, CORNER WEST PARK
BOYS' AND
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REDUCED
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Girl Dies, SUter Seriously III.
Irish, a well-known resident of this
city. Several muntha ago Mr. Irish ac
companied his daughter, who was Buf
fering with tuberculosis, to Southern
California. A sister, Mrs.. Leslie Wll
lard. whose home is In Centralis, ia also
reported seriously 11 L
Camps ' Near Kelso Resuming.
KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
Several camps on the Lower Columbi
west of Kelso have resumed operations
this week, among them being tha Ham
mond Lumber Company camp at Oak
Point and tha Wisconsin Lumber Com
psny camp at tha same place. Both
employ a large number of men and are
putting on full forces to run full time
next week. The Catblamet Timber
Company camp ia running full capacity
with 10 men.
CHEHAXJS. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe-
halls of the death of Miss Ethel Irish. I jVpi-oxitnaieiy equal to four times around
HI oan I'lrao, . m anuanier oc lere tne worio.
I Purine tha war members ef the English
TRoval KlTlns Corps have flown a distance
OREGON'S "FIRST CITIZEN" AND MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHED AS THEY STARTED
FOR "BENSON DAY" EXERCISES AT SAN FRANCISCO. '
PERSONALMENTION.
of Seattle. Is at
Baker.
the
R. P.
Seward.
Ol H. Breen, of Spokane, la at the
Benson.
H. C. Ewlng. of Seattle. Is at the
Portland.
P. H. Arena, of Hood River, la at
the Oregon.
M. W. Kiddle, of Istaad City, la at
the Imperial.
C A. Larson, of The Dalles. Is at
tbe Perkins.
John A. Dltter. of Sublimity. Is at
the Perkins.
Anabel Moxley. of North Taklma, Is
at tha Eaton.
Frank Peak, of Pratt. Kan, la at
the Cornelius. .
William Foster Burns, of Chicago. Is
at the Portlsad.
Miss Anna Edmonds, ef Honolulu.
Is at the Seward.
tr. J. B. Calloway, of Ortley. Or,
la at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mra A. J. Baker, ef Eugene,
are at the Seward. 9
J. A. Carson, an attorney of Salem,
Is at tha Imperial.
' 8. O. Hay la registered at tha Im
parls I from Spokane.
W. J. Fortmaan. of San Francisco,
la at the Multnomah.
Wlllden Pyle Is registered at. the
Benson from New fork-
Harry O. Dursnd. assistant Post-1
aaaster of Portland, and Mra, Dursnd
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"BILLY" TRAPS PAIR
Auto Theft Laid to Claude
Smith and Belle Makin.
MACHINE GONE FOR YEAR
Connie Arrested at Timber After
Stolen Car, Left With Farmer, Is
Found and Weapon in It
Gives Clue to Officers.
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Though the slim evidence of a loaded
leather "billy." . which ' Scott Stevens
used to carry when ne was a Deputy
Sheriff, Claude Smitn and. Belle Makin.
each of whom is said to have several
aliases, are in the County Jail charged
with tha theft of an automobile, which
was stolen August 6, 1914, and re
covered August 6, 1915.
They were arrested early yesterday
t Timber, Or on the summit of the
Coast Range of mountains, by Bob
Phillips and C. A. Beck man, deputy
sheriffs, after a chase of more than
100 miles.
The automobile they are accused of
stealing belonged to Roy P. Read, 249
East Kifty-second street. It was taken
together with some household goods.
About the same time somebody entered
the home of Scott Stevens and took
away two suitcases of Mr. Stevens'
personal effects.
Mr. Stevens Starts Pursuit.
Mr. Stevens secured an appointment
as a special deputy from Tom M. Word.
ho was then Sheriff, and started in
pursuit of the marauder.
His trail led to Brighton Beach. Or.,
where, after some, difficulty, he ar
rested Claude Smith and recovered hla
stolen effects. Smith was brought back
and Judge McGinn sentenced him to
six months in jail and paroled him.
That was last October.
Two weeks ago Sheriff Hurlburt re
ceived a letter from G, H. Benson, a
farmer of Garibaldi, Or., who said a
man and a woman left an automobile
n his barn last Summer saying they
were going camping.
Man Senda Letters.
Since then Mr. Benson said he had
received several letters from the man
The writer said in one he was in a
hospital and could not get his ma
chine for several weeks.
Deputy Sheriffs Phillips and Beckman
investigated and found that the ma
chine belonged to Roy P. Read. Shortly
after Mr. Read recovered his machine
he called at the Sheriff's office one day.
This was In the car when I got It,"
Ha n iA thrnvlnir on thA t n h 1 a wnrn
I leather' "billy." of the type used by
officers. "It might help you in your
search."
' Deputy Beckman called Scott Stevens
who identified the, weapon.
Deputies Phillips'and Beckman traced
Smith from Brighton Beach to Timber.
Or., where he was found with Belle
Makin. , -
to coma to Wahkiakum County, and
was the second in the Elochoman Val
ley, where for SI years she has made
her home.
She was corn in Ireland in 1839, and
when a young woman went to Aus
tralia, where, in 1S57, she was married
to John J. Foster, a native or ivortn
Carolina. In 1S60 they came to Oregon,
and in 1864 to Washington, where Mr.
Foster located. Eleven children were
born to Air. and Mrs. Foster, and seven
sons, 31 grandchildren and three great
grandchildren are living. Mr. Foster,
who had played a prominent part in
the early history of the county, passed
away 11 years ago. Mra. Foster, con
tinues to live at the old home.
LEBANON GETS MINT STILL
Oil Plant Second Established In Unn
County.
ATBANT. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.)
Linn County soon will have two stills
for the distilling of mint oil. In ad
dition to a still east of Albany, which
has been operated the past three years,
a new one is being established at
Lebanon.
The new one Is being erected by D.
D. Follett. It hss been operated-at
West Stayton by Alfred "Todd, and has
been taken down and moved to Leb
anon. There it win distill aDout tnree
acres of mint grown by Follett. five
acres owned by A. W. Blackburn and
one acre grown by R. M. Goodrich.
KELSO TEACHERS NAMED
September 6 Announced as Date for
Opening School Term.
KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Special.)
The complete list of 20 teachers who
will compose the Kelso public school
force lias been announced by the Board
of Education. Schools will open here
Monday. September 6.
The list is as follows: Superintend
ent. Lea F. Jones.
High School Mlsa Mattie Murphy
(principal). Miss Anne Cameron, Miss
Sarah Waldrip, II. H. Irwin (manual
training), J. F. Lutes (science).
Catlin School Aiiss uertrude bears
(principal). Miss Dean Vance, Miss
Helen Boucher. Miss Mildred Brous.
Miss Myrtle Boyer, Miss Eveline Dob-
ler. Miss Ruth Nelson and Miss Nettie
Hargrave.
Wallace School Miss Ethel Goeflg
(principal). Miss Millie Alexander, Miss
Nettie Moe and Miss Bessie Beall.
Washington School Miss Lillian
Stewart and Miss Bertha Klmmel.
Wab-klakum Surveying Road.
KELSO. Wash., Aug. 14. (Special.)
Wahkiakum County has a surveying
crew busy laying out the highway sur
vey from Cathlamet eastward to the
Cowlits County line. As soon as the
roadway is fixed the right-of-way will
be cleared and construction work
started. Cowlits County next year will
build the connecting link to meet the
road to Cathlamet. and Wahkiakum
County ! spending a large sum of
money on the road from Cathlamet to
Skamokawa and westward to the Pa
clfic County line.
NEW MILL TAKES CONTRACT
Three Billion Feet to Bo Used at
Albany Paper Plant.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.)
Three billion feet of timber hss been
contracted for by the ThomaS Pulp &
Paper Company for use In the manu
facture of paper in the proposed paper
mill in this city.
Mr. Thomas is obtaining these con
tracts so that plenty of timber will bo
assured at a definite price before work
begins. Plans for the first unit of the
plant are partially developed also.
The first unit will cover approxi
mately 25 acres and the buildings and
machinery will cost about 1650.000. The
site selected for the big mill is Just
north of this city.
A metsl clmp to hold two
together at right anftles has
pleees ef wood
been patented.
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BEXSO. BELOW MRS. ALICE BE.VtOX BKACH, MR.
GEORGIA BGAIVSi
BE.VSO.V. AMOS S. BEXSOX AD MISS
CATHLAMET PIONEER IS 76
Many Old Friends Gather to Pay
Tribute to Mrs. J. J. Foster.
CATHLAMET. Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe
clal.) Mrs. J. J. Foster, one of the best
known pioneer women in this part of
the state, celebrated her 76th birthday
Thursday, when many old friends and
neighbors gave a surprise party. Mrs.
Foster was on of the first white women
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