a ter served by Its subordinates than we have been. The work done by the porters was prodigious and quite unparalleled. Thus ends the second attempt to conquer the greatest mountain In the world. From experience gained this year there is no reason to believe that a future effort will be unsuccessful, but Mount Everest has two great allies,, the extreme shortness of time in which weather is fine enough and the conditions of the mountain suit able and those terrible westerly winds. The weather has broken. South erly winds prevail and the whole condition of the north face of Ever est and glaciers at its foot are rap idly changing. Where once we walked on dry ice to camp there are now torrents of water, and" the mountain sides are in melting and unstable condition. We were lucky in completing the evacuation 'as we did. The main expedition is leaving for Kharta valley for a much-needed rest at a much lower altitude before returning to Darjeellng and break ing up the expedition. WednesdayAf ternoon Is a Half -Holiday We Will Close Our Store at 1 P. M. Each Wednesday, During July and August 1 That our employes might enjoy the benefits of a weekly half -holiday during July and August we will close our store at 1 P. M. during July and August. And we at the store, in soliciting your kind co-operation request that you do your shopping in the more cool pleasant morning hours youH also profit by the special underpriced offerings we have arranged in each department. THESE OFFERINGS WILL NOT BE ADVERTISED, FOR WE WISH TO SURPRISE YOU WHEN YOU VISIT AT OUR STORE WEDNESDAY FORENOON Expedition Given Up After Disaster. Yellow Men and Black to Outlive Whites. Mail Orders Promptly Filled iimiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiimtimiiiiii Agents for the Butter- - ick Patterns and Publics- 5 tions. All new styles now S showing. The Store That Undersells Parcel Post Packages Prepaid 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 s 1 1 1 1 1 Hemstitching promptly E and perfectly executed by E our skilled operftors. E WEST WIND IS SEVERE EXPERT MAKES STUDY Three Members of Party Narrow ly Escape Death in Moun tain Avalanche. . Professer Reads History of Fu THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. JULY 16, 1922 SLIDE ON EVEREST KILLS 7 PORTERS DOOM OF CAUCASIAN Fi ture Aeons in Femurs of Many Skeletons. j OMAHA. Neb.. July 15. (Special.) Because It Sells for Cash A part of the following story of the abandonment of the Mount Everest ex pedition was published in The Oregonlan of yesterday. Owing to the faot that the telegraph company garbled part of the story in transmission and failed to send other salient portions until too late for the final edition of The Ore gonlan, the entire story, properly assem bled, is published herewith. BY GENERAL C. Q. BRUCE, C. B. trader of Mount Everest Expedition. (Copyright, 11)22, by the Public Ledger Company. Published by Arrangement,) RONGBUK GLACIER, Base Camp, June 11. (Special cable.) June 1 saw the final try for Everest. I re gret to have to chronicle a disaster and terrible ending to what, up to the time when my last dispatch was written, had been an exceptionally successful expedition. The expedi tion has been abandoned owing to a disaster in which seven porters were killed. Three others had nar row escapes from. death in, the ava lanche. I can only say that bad as the dis aster was, It aa nearly as possible was a much greater tragedy. Mount Everest is a terrible enemy, and the chances against those attacking it are very great. It visits the small est error of judgment with the most terrible punishments. Like the rest of nature, it has no pity. Camp Are, Evacuated. The monsoon was approaching and little time was left. Unfortunately already some of the party, named Struit, Longstaff and Morshead, had been obliged to return to Darjeel lng, Morshead needing special treat ment for his frostbites, while Nor ton and Captain . Bruce were also obliged by the state of their health to go to a lower altitude in the Kharta valley, and therefore were not available. There was still, how ever, Bix men left for a final effort. Therefore the party was organized with two motives. So little time was left because of the monsoon and consequent bad weather that it was necessary to arrange to evacuate the camps on the east Rongbuk glacier and also the camps on the slopes of Mount Everest itself during the time an effort to make the climb was being made. It was quite clearly understood this effort should be undertaken only if the weather was really fine, and the party was warned to exer cise the greatest care. The party consisted of Mallory, Somervell and Finch, with their as sistants, Wakefield and Crawford, with Morris in- charge of the evacu ation. Show Storm Is Encountered. It left the main base on July 3 In threatening weather. During the night it got worse and a heavy snow storm continued for 36 hours. Most unluckily. Finch was feeling the re sults of his great exertions In the attack on Everest. On arriving at camp one he was unable to continue and returned to the base camp to join the first party . returning to uarjeeung. The remainder of the party arrived at camp three June 6. On June 6, the weather cleared and the party had a day of rest in the glorious sunshine. Up to this time monsoon condi tions were prevalent; that ia to say, it was warm, with a comparatively warm south wind accompanied by snow, but that day a freezing north wester again set In. There are no better conditions for getting fresh fallen snow in trustworthy condition than first a good melting in the hot sun, .then at night a tremendous drop in temperature, especially if . assisted, by such a dry and incon ceivably cold wind as a northwester on Mount Everest. Party Gets Confidence. This was the condition that gave the party confidence next morning after a night .during which the ther mometer registered 10 degrees be low zero, that the slopes leading up to North Col and Changla were in trustworthy condition. So confident were they of this that they not only determined not to evaluate the Col, but planned further to try for the mountain. The caravan left camp at 3 and at 8 o'clock Mallory, Som ervell and Crawford were helping with path-making to North Col, thus hoping to relieve the others and save them for still greater exertions on the upper part of the mountain. There followed 14 coolies laden with oxygen apparatus. This time the oxygen was to be used only at the latest stages of the climb, as it was thought better to climb as far as possible without it and then before distress overcame them to continue from the highest camps already established, using oxygen. The" lower slopes leading to North Col were in good condition, the snow adhering to the ice beneath in the firmest way. This gave every hope that this condition would be main tained right up to the Col itself. Climbers Swept Into Crevasse, However, while they were travers ing the slopes half way up to North Col at a rather gentler angle, sud denly an ominous crack was heard and running right across the face o the Col immediately the snow began to slip. The leading party on one rope, Mallory, Somervell, Craw ford and one porter were carried down, sliding about 150 feet. . By the greatest luck the slide was checked and all four were able to extricate themselves unhurt at the edge of the main slip. Looking around for the rest of the caravan, they saw some of the men on the snow still further below. They got down as quickly as possible and found that the second rope party, consisting of porters, had also stopped, but on the edge of a small Ico cliff some 6U feet high, with a great crevasse at its foot. It was evident that the other two rope loads had been swept over the cliff into the crevasse. Three Men Rescued. Getting down as quickly as possi ble, they were able to rescue three men. two of whom were buried deep in the snow and were dug out just in tim. The remainder of the sor ters were buried alive beyond hope of recovery deep In the crevasse, with the main fall of the avalanche on top. All hands worked for some nours, uut were unt&iijr uuiigeu 10 relinquish their efforts after recov ering all but one man of the six. Those recovered were all dead. It is terrible fb think that no fewer than seven splendid porters lost their lives in this tragedy. No expedition which ever traveled In the Himalayas or, for that matter, jatV-4i& Korldr xa8ts FORD'S OFFER REJECTED . SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES 9 TO 7 OJf PLAN. Proposal for Muscle Shoals to Go Before Upper House Despite Adverse Action. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 15. Henry Ford's offer for purchase and lease of the government's projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was rejected by the senate agriculture committee to day by a vote of 9 to 7. Those voting tor rejection were Senators Norris, Page (by proxy), McNary, Keyes, Gooding, Norbeck, Harreld, McKinley, republicans, and Senator Kendrick, democrat, - Wyo ming. Those voting for a favorable report were Senators Capper and Ladd, republicans, and Smith, Rans dell, Harrison, Heflin and Caraway, democrats. Despite the adverse votes-, the Ford proposal will be presented to the senate for final decision through minority reports, it was explained by Chairman Norris. The resolution introduced by Chairman Norris calling for opera tion of the- projects by a government-owned and controlled corpora tion also was rejected, the vote be ing 9 to 5. Voting for rejection were Senators Capper, Keyes, Ladd, Smith, Ransdell, Kendrick, Harrison, Heflin and Caraway and for acceptance were Norris, McNary, Gooding, Nor beck and McKinley. Senator Ladd, republican,- North Dakota, who introduced the Wright bill calling for unconditional accept ance of the Ford offer, was author ized by th'e committee to submit one minority report urging the senate's acceptance of the Ford proposal. The second minority report will be drafted for the senate by Senator Norris, proposing his bill for devel opment of the shoals properties by a government-owned and controlled corporation. The other offers, including those of the Alabama-Power company, Frederick E. Engstrum and Charles L. Engstrum and Charles L. Par sons, also were rejected without a record vote. The committee also voted down without record the bill introduced by Senator Norris at re quest of ex-Representative Lloyd of Missouri, proposing a semi-governmental corporation. JAPAN EXPECTS JUSTICE SETTLEMENT OP OLD RUS SIAN SCORE COUNTED ON. For Present Government's Pur pose Is to Hold Only Northern Part of Saghalien Island. WASHINGTON. D. C, July IB. The text of the foreign office state ment in Tokio yesterday announcing Japan's purpose to "withdraw her troops from the mainland portion of the province ot Saghalien, Siberia, shows that; coupled with previous announcements on the intended withdrawal by October from the Vladivostok region, it is Japan's purpose to hold only the northern or Russian end of the island of Sag halien pending adjustment , with some Russian government of Japa nese claims arising out of the mas sacre of Japanese trojps at Niko lievsk. The text of . the Japanese an nouncement as received today at the state department follows: "The Japanese government, con sidering it expedient to reduce the extent of territory occupied by Its troops in the province of Saghalien, has decided to withdraw by the end of September of the present year all Its troops from the districts op posite the island of Saghalien. "As for the northern or Russian part of the island of Saghalien, it is the intention to terminate the occu pation as soon as a satisfactory set tlement for the Nikolievsk massacre Is reached." - Japan has alwttyg drawn a distinc tion between her forces in the o catled maritime province of Siberia, the region about Vladivostok, and those In the province or old Russian administrative district of Saghalien. Dr. J. S. Foote of Omaha, professor in Creighton university, has star tled the scientific world by reading .the wonderful story of past -ages of man from the femur bone. Dr. Foote sees the white race on its death bed with the yellow and black races in a contest' for supremacy during future ages. The scientist does not pretend to say how many years, or thousands of years, may paSB before the white man falls to a mediocre position in the world, but, pointing to his star tling discovery that senility has overtaken a majority of whites, while the percentage of senility among both yellows and blacks is not nearly so large. Dr. Foote reads a solemn warning to the white race to prepare for Its end. Dr. Foote Studies Bones. - For 29 years Dr. Foote has studied bone structure. With painstaking care he has made studies of 1300 Individual cases. The Smithsonian institution some time ago published a volume concerning Dr. Foote's discoveries and deductions after he had examined 600 specimens. Since that vnlnma wan issued Dr. Foote has more than doubled the number of cases examined. The Smithsonian volume was edited by Dr. Hrdlicka of Washington. Dr. Foote is now working under grant of the national dental re search' commission, studying devel opment of the jaws and teeth from the lowest type of animal up to man, hoping to find the deep underlying causes of disease in the human mouth and teeth. The scientist has not confined his studies to man, but has investigated reptiles, birds and mammals as well. Incidentally he finds man more nearly related, through his bones, to a fish than to an ape or monkey. Femur Is "KTey"' Bone. ' The femur was selected as the bone to be examined because of Its large size and for the further rea son that It is the sole bone of an important segment of the body of every animal. One of the startling discoveries of Dr. Foote is that some Individual animals have bone structure of the type peculiar to the bones of men. He has also found men possessing. in part, types of bone structure pe culiar to animals. Three types of bone have been definitely established by Dr. Foote as being in existence. The earliest form of bone he has called the first type. But a higher type of creature appeared on the earth and the sec ond type of bone came into being. From this second type the structure slowly changed to the highest type. The first and second type preaomi- nates In amphibians, reptiles and birds; the third in mammals and man. But the third type first ap peared among amphibians. Human Race Given Longer Life. Dr. Foote's discoveries give man kind a far longer period on the earth than science has yet given. By computing the relative time when various animals recorded their existence In geological strata, scien tists have heretofore credited man with having appeared about 600,000 years ago. But the bone structure of man, compared with that of ani mals, has revealed to Dr. Foote that the computation of man's life should run into' seven figures at least. He believes, from his discoveries, that the yellow races are a million years ahead of the black races and that both are in the ascendency. But the big surprise of the studies and discoveries was that the white race is in its senility. 'Senility was actually found in a majority of the bones of the white human race which Dr. Foote examined. WIFE READY TO FORGIVE DESERTER OF FAMILY W OULD , BE WELCOMED BACK. The prestige of Oregonlan want ads has been attained not merely by The Oregonian's large circulation, but by the fact that all its. readers are interested in Oregonlan want-ads. Pastor Who Eloped With Girl Says He'd Rather Remain In Prison Than Return., XBNIA, O., July - 15. Although Rev. W. W. Culp, temporary pastor of the Spring Valley Mttho'dist Epis copal church, deserted his wife and nine children and eloped with Miss Esther Hughes, 19-year-old music teacher and boarder at the Culp home, and now is under arrest at Port Huron, Mich., Mrs. Culp will receive him with open arms If he will come back. In the midst of packing the mea ger family belongings preparatory to a return to her home in Indiana, Mrs. Culp paused to affirm that she'd stay in Spring Valley and take her husband back if he'd "give up the girl and act as a father should." Meanwhile local authorities were preparing to go to Port Huron and bring Mr. CUlp back to Xenia to answer a charge of desertion and from the jail at Port Huron the eloping pastor was quoted as saying he'd rather remain behind the prison bars than "return to my. wife." He was tired of supporting a "large family on 31200 a year," he said. Mr. Culp and Miss Hughes were arrested near the Michigan city after a search which started Immediately, after the- elopement of iJuna-44. . ' . Time to Think of your Heating Problem ,for next winter. . . s ' Gasco Furnaces Chores Which shall it be? DANCING TAUGHT Luxurious Economy THE first cost of the Oriental Rug, like the first cost of all products of true quality, is but a trifle higher than an ordi nary rug. Disregarding the harmonious, restful beauty, the rich color- -ing and the wonderful silky texture which has made the Oriental Rug the standard of the ages, it is a positive econ omy a lifetime floor covering. ATIYEH BROS., the largest Oriental Rug dealers of the West and among the great dealers of the country, offer for your selection their Unsur passed collection at prices that are daily convincing many that the Oriental Rug is truly an economy a luxurious econ omy. AVivjcVi Bros, ( Oriental Rugs Alder at Tenth Come! Prof it By This Special Purchase and Sale of ScotchGinghams 3 E GREAT HUMAN EXPERIMENT IN HAWAII APPROVED. Dr. Elwood Mead Thinks Move ment to Rehabilitate Natives Will Prove Great Success. HONOLULU,. T. H., June 20. Ha waii's great human experiment colonization of lands on the Island of Molokai by Hawaiians and part Hawaiians in an endeavor to re habilitate the dying race has every chance of success, in the opinion of Br. Elwood Mead, dean of .the col lege of agriculture of the Univer sity of California and head of the California state land development board, expressed after Dr. Mead had made . a survey of the lands avail able. Dr. Mead was brought to Hawaii by the homes commission, which Is charged with carrying on the proj ect under the congressional act pro viding for the experiment, in order that the committee might have the benefit of his advice and experience gained from colonization projects in California Dr. Mead's main criticism of the plans of the commission was that the land allotted to each settler 20 acres would be too large, as It has been ascertained in California that a family without capital re sources could not cultivate success fully more than from tlfree to', 11 acres of irrigated land. Governor Parrington, ex-officio chairman of the homes commission, pointed out that the rehabilitation law provides a minimum of 20 acres for each homesteader and that an amendment by congress would be necessary before farms of lesser area could be allotted. $105,000 DAMAGES ASKED Pretty Teacher Says She Is Inno- cent Victim'of Auto Chase. SAN JOSE, Cal., July 15. (Spe cial.) Miss Miriam Defald, pretty school teacher of this ctty, and an innocent victim of one of the most sensational automobile chases in this county; filed suit here today for $105,000 damages against Philip Val entine, said to the son of the late president of the Wells Fargo company, the one responsible for the injuries which have made Miss De fald a cripple for life. She alleges that due to Valentine's reckless, negligent and careless driv ing of his high-powered automobile through the streets of San Jose, she is suffering severe internal and ex ternal injuries and the loss of her left leg below the hip. She further alleges that the in juries are the result of a collision caused by Valentine's efforts to es cape arrest while being pursued by a traffic officer. Young Valentine is said to be connected with an Oak land publicity concern. 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What could be more important then, than this opportunity to purchase these standard wash goods at such a great saving? It is a special purchase and sale of more than 200 dif ferent styles in plaids, checks and plain colors. All crisp, new goods desirable in every way from which you have selection at this sale at 50 A YARD. No Samples Cut at This Sale, but All . Mail Orders Will Receive Our Best At tention. None Will Be Sold to Dealers. SPECIAL I $2.95 f Fine Wool-Mixed Camping Blankets and Auto Robes "j Government goods secured at an extraordinary price concession they come in regulation sale and are shown in plain colors in neat plaid styles. f " Phone your want ads to The Ore gonlan. Main 7070, Automatic 580-95. ALL NEW STEPS AND POPULAR D A NCKS GUARANTEED IN 8 4-HOUR LESSONS, Ladles .... 82.00 Gentlemen ... $5.00 ' DOWNEY'S BEAUTIFUL ACADEMIES (Formerly DeHoney's) . MTJRLARK HALL 23d and Washington St. Main S527 COTILLION HALL 14ta and Bnrnslde. 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SAVE YOUR EYES Thompson Optical Institute Eyesight Specialists Portland's Largest, Most Modern, Best Equipped, Exclusive Optical Establishment 201-211 Corbett Bldg., Fifth and Morrison Since 1908 , Chas. A. Rusco, President and General Manager. ' it II Great Half-price Sales Women's Ready-to-Wear Section Fortunate indeed will be those prudent women who attend this unusual sale event, for you have selection from many fashionable garments at exactly one-half regular selling prices it is midseason stock adjustment time with us and we wish to immediately dispose of surplus lots and broken lines and the quickest way to do so that we know about is to sacrifice all profits and a generous proportion of the cost, and that is what we have done at this .sale. Here are two of the offerings: Just 48 Capes and Wraps Selling Regularly From $15.00 Up to $50.00 Choice This Sale at One-Half These Figures Space does not permit of detail description. Suffice it to say that all are from regular stock lines desirable in both style and quality. Materials are fine Velours, Tricotines and Nor mandy in various good colors. All are well tailored and full silk lined. Many different models to select from in both Wraps and Capes. ' Just 20 Suits to Close at Half Regular Values From $30.00 Up to $65.00 Included in this assortment are many pleasing styles especially becoming to women of good taste beautifully tailored suits in Tweeds, Tricotines, Twill Cords and other materials but mostly small sizes. Come in and look them over there's a wonderful saving here for you. A Special Underpricing of Summer UNDERWEAR and HOSIERY Women's Cotton Union Suits at 75c Fine fitting, seasonable weight cotton Union Suits shown in styles with regulation and bodice top, shell, or lace knee. 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Also 17-inch Flouncing Embroideries in an extensive showing of pretty patterns. ' 5-in. Ribbons on Sale at 25c Yd. Summer Sash and Hairbow Ribbons in 5-inch width in all wanted plain colors. Check, plaids, stripes and novel ties; both Taffetas and Moires of exceptionally fine quality. MEN'S SOCKS 25c Pair 6 Pairs $1.40 The celebrated Beacon Cotton Socks made without seam on toe. All sizes in black with white foot. Argonaut Soiesette Shirts at '$3.00 Shirts of the better sort made of standard quality Soiesette that never disappoints styles with flat or mili tary collar, coat effects. All sizes 14 to 17 in tan or colors. A imion-made shirt at a fair price. Boys' Outing Shoes at $225 Regulation styles in tan and pearl gray leathers and made with standard screw sole. Children's Play Oxfords at $1.65 Patent leather Play Oxfords with stitched-down soles. All sizes from 5 for child to size 2 for misses. Three CORSET Specials . At $1.79 at $2.45 at $2.95 r The Best of Makes R. & G., Lady Ruth, Rengo Belt, Betsy Ross, Treo, .Thompson, Lady Louise and Rivoli v . Eight guaranteed makes as listed above and others equally as well known all in this sale at three especially underpriced quotations 52 styles in all, with 19 models to select from at $1.79. Both front and back lace, sport models, all elastic models, semi-elastic styles and others in fancy brocades, batistes, fine' coutils, etc. Also 8 and 10-inch all-elastic sport girdles; all sizes. Extraordinary values in guaranteed Corsets at $J,79, $2.45 and $2.95. OllimHUlMIUMlMUIIimUlWIlMIlIll c c T v