THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENINQ, JULY 18. 1008.
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Prohibitionist Committee
Again Decides Not to In
vite Her to Convention
Woman. Delegate Says,
"Glad of It.'
UnlU4 Praas LsatMl Wlrs.)
Columbus, Ohio, July 1. Another
affront was offered Mr. AUoe Roose-
velt Long worth by the Kentucky dele
nation to the national convention of
Prohibitionists hers today, when an ef-
ion wan maae to lane irom ins mdi
an Invitation for her to attend the con
vention. Colonel Damafoe Drtslded over the
meeting of the delegation and after the
routine business had been completed, he
took up the tattered Invitation and
aid:
"Let's send It."
A. T. Orear of Covlnrton said:
"I move that the Invitation be taken
from thu tahla."
, Mrs. Frances Beauchamp, president of
the Lexington W. c X. u., arose ana
declared:
"Oh. what's the uev. Let'e quit this
foolishness. Mrs. LonVworth Is out in
Yellowstone park, and I am Kiad or it
She couldn't get here even If we did
ask her. and I am glsd of that. too.
Demarea then put the motion to a
vote. Those opposed to extending the
Invitation received 15 votes, six more
than on the first occasion when It waa
tabled.
MOUSTER PARADE
OF "BEST PEOPLE"
Elks Celebrate Day at Dallas
With Large Proces
sion of Jfembers.
(United Pres. Leased Wire.)
Dallas. Texas. July 16. Over 75,000
people watched the monster parade of
the Elks today. The streets were
thronired with people long before the
parade of the '"best people on earth
was schoduled to begin and the spec
tacle Ws one of the finest ever seen
here.
The visiting delegations In their pur
ple and white cosiumes and carrying
tanners of their respective lodges, marie
a. line over three miles long. Floats
.nd plenty of funny stunts marked the
parade at Intervals.
The members "of the Los Angeles
delegation today reported to the police
that a thief had looted their apartments
last night. He had paired access to
their suits during the night and when
they awakened today they found their
spare cash and, three gold watches,
valued at $206 apiece, missing.
HEAVY STAKES Oil
ROSEBURG RACES
Purses Approximating Just
$2,800 Are Put Up at Dis
trict Fair Track.
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lC-Year-01d Ben Swindle
Turns' Detective Lor
cates Stolen Wheel.
Ben Swindler has don Ma first piece
Of detective work, has been paid for. his
uocessful efforts and now wants to be
a sure-enough detective when he gets
nine oiaer
Ben la IS vun r.A II. Ilvaa at 7ftt
Qulmby street with his widowed mother
ana wants a Job. Monday he was scour
ing in country on lua bicycle in pursuit
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Ben Swindler, Whose First Detective
Case Was Successful.
of the Job he felt must be awaiting him
somewhere. Near Oresham he met A.
Dowsett, the Oresham telephone agent,
whose bicycle had just been stolen.
"I'll alve vou 15 if vou find that
wheel, vouni man." said Mr. Dowsett.
Ben took the job. The bjcycle he sought
nad one tire with peculiar lumps upon
It. so with this clue In his possession
Bent went to work. He soon found the
track of the tire In the dusty road. As
the bicycle thief was evidently headed
for the city and Its ready money pawn
shops. Ben lost no time In pedaling
Portlandward with every ounce of speed
at his command.
Before the Morrison street bridge was
reached the multitude of wheels of
every kind had wiped out all traces of
the lumpv tire. Bent went from one
bridge to another over and over again,
but still not a sign of the bicycle he
sought could be found. Finally he gave
It up and crossed the river. There on
Front street was the mark of the tire.
Then the boy began his search of the
pawnshops, asking each broker to see
the bicycles In stock, as though he were
a prospective buyer.
At last Ben's patience was rewarded,
for in a shop on Front street near Mor
rison wa the stolen bicycle.
"I wish I could buy a good pair of
bloodhounds," said ,.Ben yesterday.
"Then I could do reil work as a de
tective." "
(Special DLpateb to Tha Journal.)
Roseburg, Or July 16. Two horse
races on which . 12.800 was staked by
the owners, were pulled off at tho
district fair track near this city yes
terday. The horses which are well
known in Oregon wie "Oregon Frank."
owned by C. II. Brown, Oakland, "Prin
cess." ownei by Dr. J. R. Chapman,
Roseburg, "King Knly," owned by W.
W. Cardwe!!, Roseburg, and "Lady
Beach." owned by 8. T. Smith. Rose
burg. Winners, OregAa Frank over
Princess, King Kohr over Lady Bench.
The first race was a fiye-etghths
mile dash between Oregon Frank and
Princess, the former proving an easy
winner: time 1:06. This race was for
a purse of 11,000 with numerous side
bets. The second race was a mile dash
between King Kohr and Lady Beach,
King Kohr proving the winner with
the time 1:544. with his opponent Just
turning Into the home stretch. Ptirse
Jl.fOO. Tlit-re were aisu numerous side
bets on this race.
An exhibition trot between F. E. Al
ley's blooded stallion, Sonoma Boy, and
Xajor B, another fine stallion owned
bv J. H. Cousino of Crescent City, Cal..
resulted In Major B winning by a
length. Time 1:12 for the half mile.
Attendance, 1,000.
At present fine horses are train
ing on the track with expert trainers.
vttb the mild climate the horses can
develop both speed and lung power to
the greatest advantage and many out
side horsemen are bringing their horses
here, even irom (jaairornia.
ANOTHER POWER SITE
FOR S. R RAILROAD
P0RTIJ1 ROSES
FOR REAL MIPIIIS
Detective Arrests Man Steal
ing. Volumes Prom Port
land Public Library.
Despite his denials the police feel
confident of fastening upon the shoul
ders of Douglas McDonald the theft of
100 books from the publlo library. Good
work on the nart- of Acting Detective
Tennant resulted Jn his' arrest at t
o'clock yesterday afternoon. j
Tennant watche "McDonald make two
trips from the library to bis room at
the Aopleton. North Sixth street. He
carried a book under his coat on each
trip. After the second . Journey Mo-
Donald was arrested. '
The strangest Dart of It cams when
the young man (he Is but 22) was
searched at the police station. A
monster paekv, of greenbacks totaling
1660 was found In his clothing, and as
nearly every piece of currency was of
the 15 denomination the roll was the
largest seen at nolle headauartera for
a long urn McDonald declared n naa
earned every cent of the money.
The thefts from the publlo library
have been going on for the past six
weeks. According to McDonalefs state
ment ne has been in the cltr lust that
length of time. No search of the Dawn-
shops has yet been made, but It Is be
lieved th books will be recovered and
it Is also expected that the description
of the man who sold them will tally
with that of th young man with th
1660 roll.
PIIIL0 H0LBR00K SR.
LEAVES BIG ESTATE
Phllo Holbrook, Sr., formr county
commissioner, who died on July 8, left
property worth more than $80,000. This
s me valuation rixea on the real estate
n an fiDDllcation for nrohate of the will
this morning, and it is stated that there
personal property worth 11, 000."
Mm Hnnnah t In 1 K -., I, K n,lnw
cetves all of the real estate under the
will. Five surviving children Phllo
Holbrook, Jr., Mildred C. Holbrook.
Emily H. Holbrook. Samuel C. Holbrook
and Helen Holbrook are each given
1600. The bequests to the children are
to be paid by the widow within two
years from the time of the teatator'a
death If convenient, and must be naid
within four years, but do not become a
lien on the real entata. The will was
executed In February, 1906, and wit
nessed by Harry H. Northrup and H. H.
Northrup. Judge Webster In the onuntv
court today admitted the will to probate
and named the widow as executrix.
NEWSPAPER MEN
GO TO CONVENTION
The Hotel Portland wan well filled
this morning with Washington news
paper men and politicians on their way
to Vancouver, Wash., to attend the an
nual convention of the State FYlltm-lnl
association.
Among the arrivals were Lieutenant-
Governor Charles E Coon of Port Town-
sena, j. w. lyons, secretary of the Re
publican state central committee; W. A.
Steele of Seattle, treasurer of the Na
tional Editorial association: Eugere
Lorton. editor of the Walla Walla Bul
letin; Henry McBrlde. frirmer governor,
nd who la this year a candidate for the
same office, and WeJIord Beaton, a well
known Seattle newspaper man.
PIECE OF MIND
. COST PIECE OF COIN
(ffpeclat PltpAteh to The Joarnal.
Eugene. Or., July 16. S. W. Curtis,
who has ben filing on water power sites
along the route of th proposed new
railroad from Natron, near Eugene,
across the Cascades into eastern. Ore
gon, for the past two years for th
Southern Taclflo company, this week
filed upon the waters of Lake Odell. at
the summit of the mountains. 100 miles
east of Eugene, and Just beyond the
Ine county line in Klamath county.
Cur-flu apprepriated 12.000 miners'
Inches of the waters of the lake and hi
proposed cansl will be on mile long,
extending from the Uke to the head
waters of fait creek. In Lane county.
These filing have ben made with
the view of utilising the power for the
generation of electricity with which to
operate' th trains over the mountains
on the proposed railroad. The Odell
lake Sling is the farthest link in a
rhaln or Tilings expending from only a
few miles east of Eugene to the sum
mit of the mountains.
BRAKEMAN EXONERAT
ED' FR03I ALL BLAME
. peial Diapatrk to The loeneLt
Ontario. Or., July it lb -woner'a
Jury returned a verdict at . o'clock
fact avfnlr( that Jfrrm earn te kt
teeth bv fullirg Binder th rli. Feg-4
man Nichols, who Jt !!: ktrk4
fclm off th mfH, was exonerated from
all hjam mm ther was eorroborfi to
t the r1ng man's statement. Th
funeral took flmrm frmw the Ftaatiat
Church at ! Oclk-thl "ftorTtBg. A
'pat!fiil Ooral offering by the ladle
. Ontario was placed m Ut caaket.
The Delamothe Distributing company
of Spokane, which Is the company that
is putting on the market the real rose
hatpins which have lately attracted a
good deal of attention, has a represen
tative in Portland looking for foruana
roses, N. Blackman Walton Offers to
buy roses from all who will sell and
praises highly the roses he hae seen
A.hnnt the citv.
"I took an automobile ride about the
city yesterday," he said, "and there Is
no question that you have Deautirul
rosea here and manv that we could use.
We wish only buds or half blown roses,
for we do not use the full blown blos
soms. We prefer trie K.aiserins,
Niphetos, Killarnevs. Rlchmonds and
Liberties. A local representative will
call at the home of anyone who wishes
to sell roses and the people wno nave
them should write to the company at
Spokane. The representative will call
daily or weekly and will attend to the
shipping.
The roses ar sold under the name of
Oregon roses for, Mr. Walton says,
these roses are Justly famous as the
most beautiful In the world and this in
dustry will help spread their fame. The
metalistng process was discovered by
L. Q. Delamothe of Spokane and can be
applied to any non-metallic substance
but Is being directed primarily at this
time to roses. The company uses from
200 to 600 roses a day. Those who can
supply any roses, even If only a dozen
at a time, ar asked to writ to the
rvolnmnthe Distributing comDanv. Ex
change National bank building, Spokane,
Wash.
LINN COUNTY SUED
BY EVENING HERALD
(Special DUpatrh to Th Journal. '
Albanv. Or., July 1. The Evening
Herald has brought suit agnlnM Linn
county to recover a bill of 1261.70, said
to be due it ror election supplies, print
inr of ballots and other material fur
nished County Clerk J. W. Miller and
slleaed to have been accepted by him.
The Items of the bill rejected by the
court and for the collection of which
suit has been Instituted are itemised as
follows: Eighteen thousand ballots at
$13 per thousand, 239.20; blotting pa
per, $8.60: warrant book, $20; making
tne total or llf'.iu. I. . rreeman nnq
M. H. Qlbbon ar th plaintiff. Th
bill has been twlc rejected by th
county court.
AIRSHIP STARTS ON
TRIP TO CLEVELAND
Andrew Myers was fined $20 In the i
municipal court today for giving Fran-1
cis l. jvicH.enna a piece or nis mma.
terms that were considered too strong
by the Judge. Myers alleged that mo
Kenna had moved the Northern Hill sta
tion on the St. Johns line that It
would better suit his own convenience,
and that he had simply told McKenna
what he thought of him.
McKenna testified that the depot was
his own property, that Myers had prev
iously abused him, and when he repeated
the language used in tnis instance tne
fine was Imposed.
COST MONEY TO
LEAVE TEAM TIED
Anton Burkhardt. the scavenger who
has been in the police court times out i
of number, was fined $10 today for
leaving his horses out all night at tie
city crematory.
Burkhardt declared that he was afraid
to untie his horses because they were
acting viciously, but Superintendent
Daggett had a different story and BurK-
narflt s record was mucn against mm.
(PalteS Preae Leaead Wra.
Toledo, July 16. Rot ICnabenshue
on of the most succenful operators of
dirigible balloons America Ms pro
duced, started from this city at 11 19
today In an effort to fly to Cleveland
In his new passenger ship, which be be
lieves will mark the beginning of suc
cessful air transports lion.
Hn. Soon Geta the Farm.
Jnda-e Webster In the county court
has confirmed the sale of the Colombia
county farm belonging to the etat of
the la W. C. Noon to Efhlly J. Noon.
e widow. The price r-aid la !2a,.
this being th only offer reeelved for
tbe tract as whole. Mr Noon spent
a targe sum of money o th farm, but
It has never beta a revenue producer,
and tfV sale was hatnd In order that
creditor of th estate may be paid tt.
IVt rayed DHerUm.
Pecans b una lie a r.aWt nf "ftpping
off lt prnc - ef detactr to
crook In ta rtortti nt, Frank Dfil
aon, aa "'4 crippled train, was entered
out of th rlty Imaaedtetely by t -n
klp I rt tcday. He was flret given
a rocs pil entenr f erne yr. tut
thi was oepended sad aa wt tonight
ur order ubruttt4.
' Nervous women should profit
by Mrs. Barton's experience with
Lydla E. Pinkham's Compound.
Mrs. Helen Barton, of 27 Pear
son Street, Chicago, 111, writes to
Mrs. Pint ham
1 was all run-down, and on the verja.
of nervofcs prostration from overwork
and worry, and ill in bed, when I be 4-an
taking Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Componnd. After I had taken it a week
I eommenoed to ret better. I continued
its use, my nervous trouble disappeared,
and I am completely restored to health.
I hope Lydia E. Hnkham's Vegetable
Compound will be neat other women,
aa It baa ma." a '
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirtr rears Ltdia E. Pink-
ham 's Vegetable Compound, made
from roota and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ill,
and has positively cored thousands of
women who hare been troubled with
displacements, jnflam maUon. nlcera
Uon, fibroid tumors, inerularitiea.
periodic pain, backache that bear-
inff-devm feeling; flatulency, indijrrs
t on,dizzireA,or nerrouj prostration.
Yihj doh you try it ?
Mrs. Flakham Invite all sick
rMBen to write ber for ad rice
Fbe baa folded thousands to
bealtQ Address, Lynn, Mata.
The Hoot
In
ValulV
Mail Orders Carefully Filled
The Best
In
Quality
TdmoOTo w Will Be ulf
(&ieat' Bargain Firidlay Sale
No Careiul - Buying Person Can Afford to Bliss
Thio Sale Friday Is Always a Lively Day Here
From the viewpoint of genuine value-giving, this will be without doubt the most Interesting Bargain Fri
day sale we have ever held. Stocks are larger, assortments are larger and values are larger than ever be
fore. Here are a few of the specials:
Two Special Offerings in
Women's SiLimiiier Underw'r
Note these genuine savings for tomorrow, as we have made prices much under the usual, thus affording our pa
trons an unusual economy event Get your share of these splendid bargains in our Knit Underwear Section. This
is the time to supply your summer wants. v
Union Suits 05o Values at 39o
On special sale tomorrow a fine line of Women's Union
Suits, in white, fine jersey fibbed, correct summer weight.
made with, high neck, long sleeves, ankle length. Kegu
lar 65c garments. Priced for this sale, Bargain
Friday, at
39c
Sleeveless Vests 40o Values at 25o
A most unusual offering of Women's Fine Swiss Ribbed
Sleeveless Vests, with fancy yokes, trimmed with fine
Valenciennes lace and crochet applique in a number of
pleasing designs, bxtra good values at 40c eai.
On sale Bargain Friday at .
25c
Now Is the
lime to Buy
PARASOLS
,lflW ?.a -
styles are belt and pricei
are fully at low ai they
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f win w a iiivin. . . .
to- tent thi ""le t0m0rrOW
5?lain and Fancy Parasols
81.60 and $2 Values at 69c
Price reductions like these generally come
at the end of the season, but a very for
tunate purchase, enables us to offer most
extraordinary bargains at a time when Par
asols are in greatest demand. For this
sale you have unlimited choice of this sea
son's most popular styles in both plain
and fancy colors, as well as white; parasols
that would sell in the regular way at $1.50
and $2.00 each, are in this sale at a ridic
ulous low price YOUR CHOICE
VP
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GREAT CLEAN-UP SALE OP
Summer Silks
75c, 85o and $1.00 Silks
All to Go at One Price 39c
A most interesting clearance of beautiful
new silks.
Two large ccntertables devoted to this
great display and sale of summer silks,
without doubt this is the best silk sale of
the season, all short lengths, broken lines
and ends of bolts to be closed out regard
less of worth or former selling prices. The
assortment includes plain taffetas, messa
lines, Liberty satins, peau de cygnes, corded
bengalines, fancy suit add waisting silks
in checks, stripes and neat designs, rough
pongees, all silk foulards, plain and fancy
wash silks, black taffetas, etc. It is a sale
that you cannot afford to miss; an extra
ordinary opportunity to secure beautiful,
new, stylish and( thoroughly dependable
silks at a ridiculously low price; regular
values from 75c to $1 a yard, ycijir OQ
choice while they last Bargain Friday I7C
TWO SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN
Seasonable
Dress Goods
Those who take advantage of this sale
Friday will find the assortments particu
larly complete as to colors and patterns,
while prices will range from one-third to
one-half our regular low selling prices.
New Novelties
AT 69e Regular $1 and $1.25 grades A
great special sale of woolen Dress Goods
in both plain shades and fancy patterns;
voiles, batistes, shadow striped Panamas,
wool taffetas, silk eolienes, serges, etc., in
a full line of the newest shades and color
ings; regular $1 and $1.25 values, on EQ
sale at UafC
Cream Mohairs
A very special sale of cream colored Eng
lish Mohairs, the correct fabric for summer
wear,' nothing washes so well, wears better
or is more stylish; these three values to
choose from, all uhderpriced:
38-inch Mohair, 50c grade, at S8e
44-inch Mohair, 85c grade at 57e
46-inch Mohair, $1.25 grade at... 1&f
TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
Women's & Children's
Fine Hose
Perhaps you will recall the special values
we offered last week in our Hosiery section
reason was, we bought several hundred
doaen stockings from an overstocked manu
facturer at extraordinary price reductions.
Tomorrow we shall place on sale two lines
of this purchase and precisely the same
savings will prevail. . .
Children's Hose 25c Vals.
at 17c
Splendid Wearing Quality.
A sale of children's fine rib, fast black
Stockings, made from extra strong sta
cotton of unusually durable quality, all
sizes for boys and girls; 25c values, t "7
on tale Bargain Friday at II C
Women's Hose 25o Vals.
at 17o
The Celebrated Burson Hose
A sale of the celebrated Burson Hose for
women, made with full fashioned leg and
foot, with outseams, guaranteed fast black;
unequaled values at 25c a pair, priced t "T
for this sale, Bargain Friday at. . . . . I C
ANOTHER GREAT SALE OF
Sweater Coats
$3.00 and 93.50 Values
1.98
Just Received by Express
A large invoice of the popular new styles
of women's Sweater Coats; they come in
a large variety of plain and fancy weaves
in colors, white, gray, cardinal and Ox
ford and in all sizes; no woman should be
without one of these nobby garments, espe
cially when they can be bought at such
temptingly low price; regular $3 and $3.50
values, on sale, Bargain Friday
at
$1.98
Grand-Clean Up Sale
of
Summer Silks
36 Inch Black Taffeta
$1.25 Quality' at 8T
Yard-wide black Taffeta Silk of guaranteed
quality, extra heavy, closely woven, spot
proof and free from dressing, a deep rich
black; regular $1.25 grade, on sale C7
Bargain Friday at.... jOIC
Corded Wash Silks
50c Quality at 25
Corded Wash Silks of good durable qual
ity, comes in cream, lavender, green, pink
and black and white stripes and checks in
a full assortment; best 50c grade, on OP
sale Bargain Friday at iwC
Four Bargains Domestic Section Friday
If you want your money to go as fir as it can be made to go, you want to be on hand Friday It's money-saving day here.
A Special Bargain Sale 1000 Wash Goods Remnants
AT ONE HALF REMNANT PRICES A very important sale tomorrow hundre4 and hundreds of Remnants of this season's Wash
Goods on sale at one half the usual remnant prices. The assortment consists of Batlites, Lawns, Organdies, Percales, Zephyrs, Mulls,
Voiles. Swisses. Dress Linen. Duck Suitings. Wool Finished Suitincs. etc: in lengths from 2 to 12 yards each and in every wanted color in
hnth nlain and finrv nattrni: crooH that ar in create demand riiirht now for suits, skirts, waists. wraDDers. dresses, auilt covering cur. I
taining, etc.; all are special values at the regular remnant prices. On sale Bargain Friday U rm 1 Pyi4 ara gy .
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at
Scotch Lace Curtains Worth
81.30 a Pr. Friday 81.18
Pillow Muslin 10c
Instead of 15o
Bath Towels 25o Values
at 18c
Curtains; they come 31
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& ror tomorrows sale we otter a special line ot Motel, rooming ana nouseneepers win uu wiu
ards long and full, splendid quality full bleached Pillow Muslin, to lay in a liberal supply at tins low price.
A sDecial Friday sale of White Scotch Lace. For tomorrow s sale we offer
virni Inns' anrl till
54 inches wide: bneht. fresh and clean: a at one third ess than real worth: it comet About ZOO doxen in the lot. UnDieacnea jjata
full assortment of neat and attractive designs full 42 inches wide and is made of fine evn. Towels of good large site, 22 by 45 inches, fin-
to choose from; curtains that are fully worth round thread muslin of exceptional wearing ished witn well hemmed enos. tpisnoia wear
jl.50 a pair; on sale tomorrow, while 1Q quality; best 15c grade, on sale Bar- A ing quality; always told at 25c cc--1Qm
.dl.lU gain i-nday at a ww on sale Bargain rnaay at wi
the y last, at per pair.
gain Friday at
Friday's Special
Offering in Our Excellent
Muslin Underwear
Hera la aa event which oresenta verv unusual bargain features the chance
aa two where well made, nicely trimmed garments are offered at less than half price.
VOU DONT OVERLOOK THIS WONDERFUL SALE.
to make every dollar go as far
SEE TO IT THAT
25c
Corset Covers
Specially Priced
A fine assortment of Corset Corera, made of fine nain
sook; aid daintily trimmed with embroidery and lace in-
Isertioa aad baby ribbon. All the best sizes. Regular
y)C and 65c values. All these dainty garments will
be sold for leae thin half price Bargain Fri- OP
dy... aWC
350
Muslin Drawers
Specially Priced
A line of Drawers, made of fine quality cambric with
cambric flounce, trimmed with s row of fine lace in
sertion and lace raffle to match. Another line made ;
cf same quality cambric, but Hh dee? embroidery 'A
s. - at.. . it ts a A f J
tlounce. iftete garments are aa wen raaae ana arc,, t. . .
of good generous siae. Be ft 50c and 65c value-. OrVy : ' f ' ' i I 1 V
Social for this sale-Bargain Friday 0 DC v V
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if