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G TUT3 SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTXAKJ. "" TUNE 2, 191S. CHARLES GREEN IS OREGON APPRAISER Portland Man Chairman of Committee to Put Value on 1918 Wool Clip. DOUBLE DUTIES ARE. FIXED structure was washed away and only one pile now remains to indicate that a bridge had once been built there. The bridge was badly needed by the Baker River Lumber Company to pack supplies to the three shingle bolt camps on the opposite side of the river and so the company, with the aid. of Forest Hanger G. C. Burch, in charge of the construction work, built a pon toon bridge in Its place. The new structure is 115 feet Ions and five feet wide. Its stcingers lie on ' large cedar logs cut In ten-foot lengths. For a distance of 20 feet in the center of the bridge it Is raised five feet from the water to allow logs and driftwood to pass under. The un usual feature of the structure is that during the flood season. It can be un fastened from one shore and allowed to swing around down stream until it is parallel with the shoreline and with the current. Creation of New Body Her Insures Pprtland's Position as Second Largest Wool Market In United States. Following the announcement from "Washington, D. C, a week ago estab lishing Portland as the Western con centration point for wools, Lewis Pen well, chairman of the war committee In charge of wool administration, yes terday announced the appointment of Charles H. Green, of this city, as chair man of the valuation committee which will appraise the 1918 clip. The crea tion of a valuation committee here strengthens and insures Portland's po sition as the second largest wool mar ket in the United States. By virtue of his appointment, Mr. Green will also act as wool admin istrator for the Quartermaster's de partment. The other two members of the valuation committee will be an nounced later. The appointment of Mr. Green will not in any way interfere with the scope of the work of John H. Burgard, of this city, who was re cently appointed wool administrator for this state. Mr. Burgard will have general supervision of the wool ad ministration. Mr. Green is a wool broker who has been located- here as representative of Eastern manufactur ers since Portland became a wool mar ket center two years ago. Double Duties Defined. News of the appointment of Mr. Green as chairman of the valuation committee, the first committee of its kind named in the United States, was received yesterday by E. W. Rumble, manager of the Columbia Basin "Wool Warehouse Company, in the following telegram from H. M. West, the com pany's Western representative, who is now in Washington assisting Mr.'Pen well: - "Green has been officially notified by Nichols, Deputy National Wool Ad ministrator, of his appointment as chairman of the valuation committee; also' to act as wool administrator for quartermaster's department. This does not affect Burgard's position, but mere ly to work in closer connection with the quartermaster's department." The Government has already an nounced that the requirements of Port land and Oregon woolen manufactur ers will be in excess of .'10,000.000 pounds. The appointment of this val uation committee assures to the grower the early appraisement of the valua tion of his wool. Portland Natural Center. Eastern dealers have been soliciting consignments of wool from the West ern growers on the representation "that a valuation committee had not and would not be appointed for Portland and therefore it was to the advantage of these growers to consign their wool to Boston and other Eastern market centers direct. The establishment of a valuation committee at Portland insures for the grower the appraisal of his clip and early settlement in this city, his nat ural point of delivery. The woolgrow ers of the Western states without ex ception prefer to market their clip In this city, but they have been induced largely by the representations of the Eastern dealers to ship their product to Boston or some other Eastern wool market center. With the creation of a valuation cotn mittee, established by direct authority of the Government, the permanency of Portland as a wool market center for the Western crop is believed by those in touch with the situation to be as sured. . Wool Crop Is Heavy, Announcement of the appointment of this committee and the stimulus it gives Portland as a wool market, experts as sert, means a wonderful development of the woolen and textile manufacturing industry in this section. , Woolen manu facturing plants operate chiefly in ter ritory contiguous to wool market cen ters. It is in recognition of this estab lished fact that Eastern dealers have ought in every way to prevent the establishment of a permanent wool market in this city. But It is believed that this opposition has virtually re ceived its death blow from the decision by the Government authorities to estab lish in this city an official valuation board. This action, aver the growers, removes the chief argument that can be raised by the Eastern dealers in their efforts to secure consignments from western wool growers. The territory naturally tributary to Portland produces about 35,000,000 pounds of wool annually, or one-seventh or the total clip of the United States. UNIQUE BRIDGE COMPLETED Pontoon Structure Spans Baker River In National Forest. A "unique pontoon bridge ' across the Bauer Klver below Baker Lake in Washington National Forest, has been completed, according to Robert Camp- Dei l, or me forestry Service, who re cently returned to Belllngham, Wash., from a weeks trip up the Baker River. vvnere me pontoon bridge now crosses the river there was construct ed last year a heavy pile bridge. This BABY VAFvlP IS LATEST FRANCES MAJiN TO BRIXG NOVEL. CHARACTER TO PORTLAND. "Upstair and Down," Booked for Ilei tis. Brilliant Comedy With Fine . Record of Successes. A surprise is in store for Portland theatergoers when Miss Frances Mann is Introduced as the "original and only baby vampire." In real life the woman vampire steals the' affections of men partly because she desires their worship, their wealth, and partly because she cannot help stealing. Frederic and Fanny Hatton RAIL RATES TO BE CUT FOR TOURISTS Summer Round Trips to Coast Arranged; McAdoo Fixes - . Schedule. NEW - PLANS GIVEN OUT .Gray's Twenty II ' ' M f-1: f Miss Frances Hub, "the Baby and Down," to Be at Helllg Next Week. in their brilliant and satirical comedy, "Upstairs and Down," have introduced a character that is new to the stage a "baby vampire." Miss Mann is very young in years but the gratification she gets out of con quering masculine hearts, makes her none the less the vampire. To make love and to be loved by men, men en tertain her and ' she knows just how far she can go. She loves to "hit the high places," and she is always doing something unusual and unexpected. She is picturesque and never without in terest. The cast which will be seen in "Up stairs and Down" is in the main the same which has been identified with its big Eastern success where for one year it ran in New York City, four months in Chicago, two months in Boston and one month in Philadelphia, and is now en route for Summer engagements In San Francisco and Los Angeles. . Oliver Morosco has made a very elab orate production for the comedy, there being two artistic settings of unusual design by Robert McQuinn for the three acts. "Upstairs and Down is to come to the Heilig Theater for three nights, beginning Thursday, June 13, with a Saturday matinee. Careless Use of Soap Spoils the Hair FUNERAL FLAG ARRIVES BANNER rSED AT TCSCANIA BtBIALS SENT TO WILSON. Handiwork of Scotch Women Will Be Put on Exhibition In Na tional Muaeunu - WASHINGTON, June 1. An 'Ameri can flag, made by four Scotch women and a Scotchman, and used at the burial at Islay, Scotland, of American soldiers who lost their lives in the torpedoing of the transport Tuscania, has been sent to President Wilson and by him deposited in the National Mu seum In this city. The flag was made in order that the Stars and Stripes might wave over the graves or the men. "Frank Mann, of the London staff of the Associated Press, who was the first American to arrive at Islay after the disaster to the Tuscania," said an an nouncement tonight by the Smithson ian Institution, "was asked by Hugh Morrison, the Scotch land owner at whose residence, Islay House, the flag was made, to send this interesting relic to President Wilson with the re quest that it be placed in some mu seum or Institution to be selected by him. "Mr. Morrison took a prominent part in - the Tuscania relief work and do nated the land for two cemeteries in which the American soldiers now lie. "The flag, 37x67 inches, shows plain ly by its workmanship that it is hand made. It was transmitted to the Presi dent by Melville E. Stone, general man ager of the Associated Press, and has been placed on exhibition in the en trance hall of the older museum build ing." Soap should be used very carefully, if you want to keep your hair looking its best. Most soaps and prepared sham poos contain too much alkali. . This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins it. The best thing for steady use is Just ordinary mulslfied cocoanut oil (which Is pure and greaseless), and is better than the most expensive soap or any thing else you can use. One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it In. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a few ounces will supply every member of the family for months. Adv. Reduced Excursion Fares Will Be in Effect During Perjod Ex tending From Jane 15 -to October 31. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 1. Tourist travel to the Pacific Coast thij Summer, : like all other travel, will feel the effect of rate advances ordered by Railway Adminis trator McAdoo. But for the period Between June IS and October 31, special Summer tourist round trip pickets will be sold at prices materially lower than the new straight passenger rates although the Summer rates will be well above excursion rates of previous Summers. The Summer rates effective on the 15th' of this month will be the same fiom points East to Portland. Seattle, ban Francisco and Spokane, save from points in the South. Schedule Given Out. Railway Director McAdoo today an nounced the new Summer round-trip rates to the Pacific Coast as follows: From New York $138.24. Detroit 103,92, Boston $143.04. Cleveland $108.12, Philadelphia J133.44. St. Louis $84.60, Washington, D. C, $130.74. Chi cago $87.60. Pittsburg $115.18. St. Paul and Minneapolis $92.94, Omaha $72.60, Kansas City $72.60. . The only rate wherein San Francisco has .an advantage over the Northern cities is that from New Orleans. . From that point the rate to Portland and Se attle is to be $105.60, and to San Fran cisco $84.60. Oae Route Prescribed. The foregoing rates apply where the traveler goes - and returns the same way. If he wishes to vary the trip and go to the Coast by a Northern route and return by way of San Fran cisco or vice versa, he must add to the fare stated the full local between Northern and Southern Coast terminals. At the time of announcing the ex cursion rates. Mr. McAdoo announced the straight one-way passenger fares from Eastern points to Pacific Coast terminals. These rates are based on a flat S-cent mileage from all points east of the Missouri River. Shortest Lines to Be Basts. From points west of that line the rate to the Pacific Coast will be com bination of state rates, some of which now exceed 2 cents. In computing mileage for fixing straight fares to the Pacific Coast, the shortest route Is taken as the basis and equal rates in the main apply to Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. with lower rates to Spokane. Where a passenger prefers to travel over . a road that . is not direct line of communication, however, that Is, where he desires to go a roundabout way. he mus pay straight mileage. Travel to Be Influenced. The object of this rule is to compel travel by the most direct route. Thus the established fare would apply from Chicago to Portland via the Union Pa clfic, the Great Northern or Northern Pacific if the passenger travels via the two latter routes and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. If he goes by way of Seattle he goes at mileage rates, aa he would also in traveling via San Francisco. The fiat straight rates established to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma and the lower flat rate to Spokane are illus trated by the following: New York to Portland. 991.02. From New York the regular one-way fare is to be $91.02 to Seattle, Tacoma and Portland and to Spokane $81.57, while to San Francisco it is to be $93.08. From Washington to Seattle. Port land and Tacoma, $87.42; Spokane, $77.97 by the Pennsylvania and $1.20 less by the Baltimore & Ohio; to San Francisco, 89.JZ. From Chicago to Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. $63.78; to Spokane, $54.33: to San Francisco, $66.56. In just a short time suit values that are now. $20.00 will have to be $30.00 or more. Suit values now $30.00 will have to be $40.00 or more. Men's Shirts, now $1.50, will be. $2, and in like proportion on finer grades. Men's Underwear, now $2 a suit, will be $4; underwear now $5 a suit will be $10. The above are sufficient reasons for a man to Hooverize through supplying his clothes needs now.. Then because of our profit-sharing cash policy no man can afford to buy his clothes elsewhere if he appreciates the purchasing power of his hard-earned money. Compare Gray's Splendid Wool Suits With Suits Sold by Other Stores for $25 and $30 Compare Gray's Fine Wool Suits With Suits Sold by Other Stores for $35 and $40 After Comparison We Will Sell the Clothes Because VALUES WILL TELL R. M. GRAY S" w'lffWS "CARnYOH"KEYHDTE 1918 Chautauqua Session Will Be Notable One. PRESIDENT'S PLEA CARRIES by two big band days. Thavlu's Ex position Band, with grand opera ar tists, heads the bill, with the New York City Marine Band also occupying a top-notch place. Other contributors will be the Old Soldier Fiddlers, the well known Apollo Concert Com pany, Moana Vterra's Royal Hawaiian Quartet, Metropolitan Artists. Mary Adel Hays, American soprana; the Eleh- horns, Schubert Serenaders, Kenwlck Newell Concert Company; Morrison Smith Company, Zedeler Symphonic Quintet and the Treble Clef Club. WOOL SALE AT ECHO BIG BUYER FOR BOSTON FIRM SECURES CLIPS TOTALING 350,000 POUNDS. MAY RAINFALL IS HEAVY Astoria Precipitation Above Normal According to Kecords. - ASTORIA, Or., June 1. (Special.) Astoria - had more- than the average amount of sain during May, according to tne records in local Weather Ob server Wither's office. The precipi tation for the month was 2.7 inches and the greatest amount of rainfall In any 24 hours . was .46 inch on May 14 On 17 days the precipitation exceeded .01 inch. There were 14 clear, nine partly cloudy and, eight cloudy days. The maximum temperature for the month was 68 degrees on May "2, while the minimum was 40 degrees above sero on May 8. Several Oarfoada a Week Being: Shipped Regularly, the Largest Consign ment Aargrea-attiia; GO ,829 Pounds. ECHO. Or., June 1. (Special.) The largest wool sale for the season In the state of Oregon was consummated in Echo today when 350,000 pounds was delivered for Crimmins & Peirce Co.. Boston, Mass., on consignment. The sale was negotiated by Thomas Ross, of Echo, Or., and consisted of the following clips: Cunha Brothers, 100, 000 pounds; Wro. V. Pedro, 70,000 pounds; Joe Monese, 65,000 pounds; An tone Vey. 60.000 pounds; Frank Pedro, 25,000 pounds; James C Hosklns, 25, 000 pounds. This, Mr. Ross says, Is only about one-half the wool he has handled at Echo this season; besides he has shipped considerable wool from other points in Eastern Oregon. Wool has been shipped regularly to Boston .several cars a week for some time past from this place. The largest carload of the season went out today. It held 151 sacks, totaling 50.83 pounds. Phone your want ads to The-Orego-nlan. Main -7070, A 6095. Jubilee Assembly at Gladstone Park ' This Tear Will Be Devoted Largely to Consideration of Nation's War Problems. OREGON CITY, Or., June 1. (Spe cial.) President Wilson's recent "carry on" message to American Chautaqua will be the keynote of the big "jubilee assembly" of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua, which convenes July 9 for a 13-day session at Gladstone Park. The session will mark a quarter of a century's Chautauqua activities at Gladstone. Following President Wil son's plea last December that Chau tauqua work be carried on throughout 1918 as never before, the directors of the assembly went vigorously to work. and Secretary Thomas A. Burke an nounced this evening that the biggest and best programme la Gladstone's Chautauqua history will mark the Jubi lee year. Fittingly, too, the big assem bly will be "at home" In Its fine new auditorium. Patriotism, war problems, home sup port of war activities, the Red Cross- in fact every phase of the one vita. problem on America s hands today, wii figure largely In the 26 big afternoon and evening programmes and the morn lng classes as well. The lecture list includes . Arthur Waldwyn Evans, nephew of England's great Lloyd George; Captain J. M. de Beaufort, Belgian army officer; Dr. Arthur Carpenter, scientist; Judge Roland W. Baggott: Lincoln D. Wirt, war correspondent; Ned Woodman, car toonist; H. V. Adams, Mildred Leo Clemens, Dr. Edna Eugenia Lowe, health lecturer; James A. Burns, presi dent Oneida Institue; Dr. C. J. Bushnell, Charles Crawford Gorst, "blrdman"; Beatrice Heskett, entertainer; Judge Burton, Josephine Beasley. reader; Dr. Elliott A. Boyl. Henry Warren Poor, war lecturer; Minosaku Toshl Tama moto, Japanese orator; Marshall Louis Mertins, humorist; Elsie Mae Gordon, character study artist. The musical programme is featured GERMAN TOWNS IN TERROR Allied Air Raids Have Demoralizing Effect on Populace. WASHINGTON. June 1. Allied air raids on GermanTowna are demoraliz ing the German people. Advices to the State Department today said that the effect upon the populations of cities bombed was far greater than hereto fore reported. PARIS. June 1. Paris is again un der German fire today. The bombard ment by long-range guns was resumed this mornlnar. Quality Footwear Well-Known Lumberman Dead. JUXEATJ. Alaska, June 1. II. S. Worthen, a well-known lumberman of the Puget Sound district and owner of the Worthen mills here, died, at a hos pital here today from injuries' received when he was caught between two logs on a slip. No one witnessed the accident. See the Eclipse of the Sim next Saturday afternoon, June 8, from the highest point in Portland or for miles around Hop a C C Car Dancing every evening except. Sunday in the big pavilion. Monte Austin sings with the famous Council Crest Orchestra. Council Crest Park Admission to Park Free. $8 DOWN and $8 a Month buys a new Style 10 a VICTROLA Mall orders given prompt attention G.FJohnsonPianoCo. 14 Sixth. Hear Alder MEHLIX PACKARD BOND PIANOS Ylctrelaa and Recarda TTOU can depend upon the quality of our shoes and -1- upon the fairness of their price. Our policy always has been, and always will be, to sell the best at the lowest price. In order to do that, we shall make wider selections, choosing: the best offerings from many lead ing factories, rather than many lines from one or two factories. America's greatest manufacturing markets are ours; we pay cash for our purchases and we discount all our bills. No one can buy footwear for less than we and no one can sell quality merchandise at lower prices. We call your attention to these splendid offerings for this week: Women's Cocoa Brown Oxfords; welt soles, military heels, $3.50. Women's Cocoa Brown Oxfords, with field mouse kid inlay the latest novelty leather French heels, $9. Men's Tony Red Russia Calf Blucher or Lace, oak soles, $9 and $10. Our Name in Your Shoes Means Quality Mail Orders Promptly Filled. 129 Tenth SU Bet. Washington and Alder. f' GENUINE f!Pj 1 COMFORT i In Summer-time most hotels lack the comfort that these big, cool verandas, overlooking; the court yard, offer to Portland guests. This famous hotel today is a center of war-time, business and social activity. Dancing in the main dining-room, 6:15 to 8:15; in the grille, 10 to 12. Special dinner, $1. Luncheon, 50c. The Portland Under the Management of Richard W. Chtlds. THROUGH TRAIN TIME CHANGES SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1918 ON SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RY. Effective Sunday, June 2, Changes in Passenger Train Schedules Between Portland and Spokane and the East Will Be Made No. 4, morning through train East, will leave 35 minutes earlier. Leave Portland 9:20 A. M. instead of 9:55; White Salmon, 11:30; Lyle, 11:50; Fallbridge, 12:30; Pasco, 4:15. Arrive Spokane (Great North ern station instead of Northern Pacific station) at 9:15 P. JL This train will be approximately 30 minutes earlier at intermediate points. No. 2, evening through train, will leave at 7:10 P. M., as now, and arrive Spokane (Northern Pacific station instead of Great Northern station) at 6:45 A. M. No. 6, local train for Lyle and intermediate points, will leave Fort land five minutes earlier, at 7:30 A. M. instead of 7:35 A. M. WESTBOUND No, I, unchanged, except to depart from N. P. station, Spokane. No. 3, leave G. N. ttation, Spokane, 8:30 P. M. instead of 9:10; Lamont, 9:55 P. M.; Pasco, 12:55 A. M.; Fallbridge, 4:15 A. M.; Whiu Salmon, 8:12; Vancouver, 7:15 A. M. Arrive Portland 7:50 A. M. instead of 8. OREGON TRUNK RAILWAY No. 103 will arrive Fallbridge 3:45 A. M. instead of 4 A. M., anl . run slightly earlier than now between Tuskan and Fallbridge. New Station Cards and Folders Issued Saturday R. H. CROZIER Assistant General Passenger Agent 1