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RACING CAR DRIVER BLAMED FOR FATAL ACCIDENT SATURDAY Witnesses Estimate Speed- mart Going-30. to 50. Miles Other 25 to 30. , and Emerson Held, driver of raclngr car No. ,-. was blamed by tbo coroner's jury last night for the death of H. S. Miller and Theodore C, Hyde, who were killed in the automobile; smasa up at iForly-ninth and Tillamook streets Saturday afternoon. , " ' Re4 took the witness stand for a few minutes, but ex-Unitedf States Senator. C. W. Fulton. his attorney, refused to allow his client to: go into AiaMm nf tlm collision, i Elbert WestfallJ mechanic, who was riding with Reld at the time of the collls? ion., also iref used to testiry. j ! Reld was re-booked this morning- on a charge of manslaughter, and; will be Riven a preliminary, hearing by Judg Stevenson some time today. ! He has so far been unable to furnish, bail of $5000. i' p 'I - Estimates ot the' speed of the rao-. Ing car Iby witnesses varied from 30 to SO miles per hour. Miss Anna E. Easterbe. one Of the two wmen in the machine that was wrecked, said the racer was traveling at 40 to 60 miles am hour, the machine in which she was 4idlng was going 8 to 10 miles an hour. i .' . Other witnesses testified to the smaller car's speed as 25 to 30 miles an hour. I " , Mrs. E. McMillen said ' that the wrecked ) car was weaving back and forth across the street. Just before the ,accldent. as if its steering gear was defective. '. . Miller's body was shipped last night to Fort Worth, Texas, where! mother and sisters live, and Hyde's boiy is being sent today to Pennsylvania, Mrs.. Josephine Spencer, the woman most seriously Injured, has been taken from the Good Samaritan hospital to her home, 1016 Grand avenue, north. Collegians Climb Larch Mountain - A tired but happy bunch of Reed college tikers returned Sunday after noon from their second all-night trip to Larch mountain to see the sunrise. There 1st several inches of snow, they had the Ithrilling experience of water ing the last of their stock of 12 damp matches burn out before they could start the fire. , , ' The party also witnessed the splen did sunrise and could see Portland. On the) way. down, two of the women got on he wrong path, and it took about an hour 'and a half to track them upland find them. , The party was in charge of Charles S. Botsflord, head of the department of physical education at the college. The other members of the party were: .Misses Doris Foresman, Josephine Saunders, Laura Kelly. Nell Brown, Edna Jflitc&lf,, Agnes Winchell, Maude English arid' Dorothy Van Seggorn, and Geofcse Axtell, Fred Weber, Archie Clark. Frank, .Scott, Edwin Zabel, Edgar-Benhett, Robert Watson and Ed ward Hansel!. v: Eoss! Dierdorff Will Go to Naval School MAYOR ALBEE URGES PORTLAND TO OBSERVE5 . HOLIDAY THURSDAY . - i - ' To the People of Portland Ht Thursday, May,, we are to eel- Ht ebrate in- this city the opening of tse Celilo canal, one of the. most important events in tho history of the northwest and . one ; which even possesses con- siderable national significance. It seems highly fitting that ; the 5 entire city . of - Portland should then lay aside the cares of business and routine .life? and enter with the great- est enthusiasm : Into - the. cele- "bration of the opening of the mi Celilo canal. We shall be m m honored by the presence of m m 'many distinguished visitors on that day, I take pleasure in m calling upon the people to make it a hilf holiday and trust that It will go down in history as hot 'only one of the foremost m' events of the Pacific . north- wrst, but as a pleasant mem- 'or'yand a new epoch for us. : II. R. ALBEE, Mayor of-the City of Portland m BAPTIST CONVENTION. IS OPENED AT GRACE CHURCH, MONTAVILLA More Than One Third of the , Baptist Churches of Ore gon Are Represented . Ross A.' 1 Ross 4.' Dier$orff, a Jefferson High school student, residing at Llnnton, has passed the entrance examinations of the tJnlted States naval academy. Former Congressman; Lafferty was so informedj ln a letter received today from th secretary , of the navy. , Mr. Dierdorfr is directed to proceed by boat leai-ing PortlahdMay 9 and will (to to New York via Panama canal. Tliere h will await orders from the superintendent of the naval academy to reporf for physical examination. Former Engineer I1 Attempt Suicide Charles Simmons, aged 37 years, formerly! an engineer on the S., P. & R. railroad, attempted suicide yester day afternoon at his home, 238 East Fiftieth street, by taking bi-chloride of mercuryv tablets. He is at the Good Samaritan hospital, where his condi tion is Reported to be serious. Des pondency over inability to secure work .is given) as the reason for the act. Simmons! has a Wife and a seven months' told daughter. He has been without pvork for -many months. i r writing or', callfnir on bAi. ""5, yTTi win conrer a ravor t in journm. f Adv.V When fr. 5) The sixty-seventh annual session -of the Willamette Baptist association opened this morning at Grace church. Montavllla, with delegates in attend ance from the counties along the Co lumbia river from The Dalles to As CGMa," and also from Clackamas county. More than one third the Baptist churches of the state were represented. Js S. Rohrer, vice moderator, opened the session. Election of officers tonight will be followed by an address by Dr. W. B. Hlnson. .Tomorrow morning addresses will be delivered by R. P, Hutton of the Anti-Saloon league, on "What Next?" and Dr. Myron W.I'Haynes on "Christian Education." Tomorrow aft ernoon talks will be made by .Rev. W. C. Driver on "The Publication So ciety"; ,Dr. C. A. Wooddy, on "The Home i Missionary Society"; Rev. Thomas Moody, on "The Foreign Mis sionary Society," and Rev. K. A. Smith, on "Missionary Work in the Willam ette Association." . This morning's program Included ap pointment . of committees, reports and a sermon by Rev. Walter Duff. This afternoon's program included a wom en's session, lead by Mrs. W. B. Hln son; elementary work in the Sunday school, conducted by Mrs. J. W. Wil kins; an address by Miss Harriett Cooper, and reports on missions for young women, the state board, the home and foreign associations and the district meeting at Seattle. Thursday night a big rally at the White Temple will close the meetings. Payne Thinks He Can Beat Mark University of Oregon, Eujrene, Or.. May 4. "I can run it In 9:87." panted Floyd "Mose" Payne Immediately after he had finished the two-mile rac against time in the Oregon-Multnomah meet here Saturday in 9:40 4-5, which is over nine seconds faster than the Northwest Collegiate record. Payne Is after ,the Pacific coast collegiate record which is at present held by Quy-Hobgood of O. A. C who nego tiated the eight-furlong trot in 9:37 last year at the California meet. Local sports here think that Payne has the mettle of Vere Wlndnagle, the Portlander and ex-Oregon athlete who is now astonishing the east under Cornell colors. Payne ran his race Saturday practi cally against time, and ended apparent ly without overfatigue or exertion. Oh the home stretch he sprinted, cover ing ground faster than the milers did at the end of their race. He will have his chance at 'the record on May 7 and .8 at the California meet to be held In San ;Francisco. Payne comes from Athena. Kehoe May Hire or Fire." The ; county commissioners this morning delegated to Ned Kehoe, superintendent of the courthouse, full authority to employ and discharge janitors and watchmen for the build ing. The order was passed when it was found such an order had never been made. There were 51, 490 passenger cars shuttling about on the railroads of this country at the last count. CITY AUDITOR FILES NOMINATING PETITION ' TO SUCCEED HIMSELF Courtesy and Efficiency Campaign Slogan of A. L, 1 Barbur, the Incumbent . .vr A. Ij. Barbur. With the filing , of his nominating petitions today A. L Barbur, auditor, announces that he is a candidate to succeed himself. Barbur Is the last announced candidate to file for any of the positions which become vacant in June. Monroe Goldstein is his only opponent. . . In his announcement he says he has always considered a public office a public trust and that public business should be conducted as private busi ness. A statement of his candidacy by him in part follows: f ,: "During his administration the audi tor's' office his been conducted strictly along the. line of economy, , courtesy and efficiency and his administration of the office has been Buch that no criticism has ever been made of the auditor's office." ; , Philadelphia hopes to get an aero plane factory. H Woman Plaintiff to . .'..Receive $20,75Q settlement Mad 'by Charles M. ' TnDg nam, efndant" in Iivorc Salt; . Other CoBsideratloix. Isabel' S. Putnam, plaintiff in a di vorce suit against Charles R. Putnam, will receive a note" for $20,760, 280 acres .of -Morrow county land, 12.76 acres of land in Cowllts county, Wash ington, and a lot In Tabor Heights, as the result of an agreement with her husband. He is to receive a lot la Rowley's addition as his property. Mrs." Putnam alleges that Jfutnam iei her May 20, 1918. They were married in Vancouver. Wash.. Aprll 13. i9o. Each had a business and their ariairs became so ! intermingled that the set tlement was decided upon to Btraigbt- n matters nut. - r r - Other divorces filed were: Ji.iien . ' Nokes against C J. Nokes, cruelty; Louise Campbell against K. J. Camp bell,; desertion J. Elisabeth Wright against G. E. Wright, desertion; Ethel E. Thomas against O. D. Thomas, cruelty, "aith F. Tesner filed a cross complaint against Herman I Tesner, alleging cruelty. about two blocks of the St. Helens roadV which the county Is to pave un der the "road bonding act, a.r Included in the portion of the road about to be taken over as a city street' was . re ferred : to Roadmaster. Yeon. The board ordered that bids for fur nlshing and Installing steel lockers on the Armory bo called for. v.' " The board refunded $2.60 - to ' the R. R. Thompson Estate company paid to County,, Clerk Coffey for recording a chattel mortgage from the Multnomah Hotel ; company to i the estate, which was recorded by mistake as a real es tate mortgage during ex-County Clerk" F S. Fields' administration. ' A report by J. S. Hicks, foreman of Broadway ; bridge, that the steamer Saginaw struck the . bridge - April 80 without doing any damage was te ferred to Superintendent Of Bridges and Ferries Welch, t TlTTTr U Ui J JL UUO . uvr -i- Blame for Murder Unable, to , Setermine Whether driest or Peter OUanoa XUmsalT Tired Shot That SUM Latttr. ! V Banning, Col.. May 4. (U. ' P.) Without seeking to place the blame for the death of Peter Glennon. a coroner's jury has adjourned tclay after deliver ing the following verdict? "Death was due to a gunshot wound in the neck, received while trying to murder one Clara Ben err er, ana ram Reinfels, and from the evidence ad duced, the -jury is unable to determine whether the said ehot- was fired by Paul Reinfels or-the deceased." ; Glennon was shot and killed at Paltn Springs, ' Friday,- when he entered the tenthouse of th Rev. Paul Reinfels, a Catholic priest, and his nurse. Mrs. Clara Schejrrsr. j Relnf els ., Is , na. In valid. , Mrs. Scherrer fought , desperately with Glennon, who, she testified, before the jury, threw her to the ground and shot at her three times. It was while they struggled that Glennon received his fatal wound. - Th priest was shot through the arm. He was taken to Los Angeles by Mrs. Scherrer after the inquest. Mrs. Scherrer herself -was suffering greatly from her struggle with Glen non. Doctors said- that she was in ternally .injured. CARD ! LEADS TO ARREST MarysvJlie. Cal.. May , 4.-(U. P.)- District Attorney E. Ray Manwetl said today that he was almost certain Wil liam Shannon, 43, j a cobbler of II cut, could throw I some lignt on murder f Kmll Pickard and Ma who -were siailn Hr-thelr1 tavern t here last week. Shannon is, under t rest, lie protests! his innocence.. Ii capture was brought aboyt by the C povery; of one .of) his buslnewa car behind the mantel clock in Pickaru tavern. t 1 ' ) : ' , i -Legality la Investigated. The legality of the $1,200,000 ro bond lsue' voted at the" special ele tion of April 14' is being Investicat by Storey, Thorndlke. Palmer & Doiif Boston bonding attorneys. The latt wrote District Attorney Evans that u less the-24.792 voters who favored ti bonds could be' shown to be a maiorit of the registered voters of Multnoma county it might be necessary to slio that sufficient notice was given ti voters 20 days prior to the election. I COUNTY COURT NEWS The county commissioners set the hearing on May 10 at 10 O'clock of a claim by Gus Wilson, 925 Tacoma ave nue, for $325 Indemnity for 18 cows slaughtered because of tuberculosis. Bills for $21.60 by C. T. Myers, em ployed by J. O. Wlndle, county fruit lnaiwunr fnr unravinir and Cutting down trees condemned, were approved and the purchasing agent was directed to see tnat proper legal action is to reimburse the county. A petition by H. H. Thompson for Improvement of the Logia Trail road was referred to Roadmaster Yeon. The petition of Linnton property owners for hard surfacing of one of Ldnrkon's streets was returned with the notation that the county has no authority to act. ' A letter by George W. Gordon, com menting on hard surfacing of county roads, was referred to Roadmaster Yeon. A copy of the report of Howard Holmes of the eity engineer's office, approving East Fifty-third street as the location for a viaduct over the O-Wi R. & ; N. tracks, . was ' received from City Auditor Barbur and filed. John Denison, foreman of Multno mah farm, was directed to turn all funds received from the sale of prod ucts into the county treasurer. A request by Fred L, Olson , that signs be placed on gates of the steel bridge forbidding automobiles and mo torcycles the right to use the roadway was referred to Superintendent of Bridges and Ferries Welch. A report by City Engineer Dater that 0 The Old Reliable Union BXAD ZBXSE FXXCES feoroalain Crows. .S3 .50 Gold! rilHngs. . . . .91.00 92-k Oold Crowns. $3.50 83-k Oold Bridge. .$30 SUtst milngs. . . . .50o i Oar specialty Is Vleaslnr . Our Fatlanta Why Pay Any More? Lady Attendants Br. Whetstone The Assurance Given to the Public of tp gSffl .?&E&f5. not bs olassod with the general run of dental offices which havS Sfn in the habit of separaUng pepplo from their monly Tnd noriiving: them value received. W.B OTTABAHTXS OTJ VTOMX. and St sf more. WB MA.XH OTIB OTJAXAHTXlB OOOD? WehTv blen ein lrev.?ed?r numb ot VV; oafVthebre5uSlon ' Ton win Hot ..'' . ;. - . : ' . Oat Knit if Ton- : ; .- Tina. This ; - Iff amber. t 231, Morrison, Corner Second Entire Corni er LOOK FOR THE BIG UNION SIGN That Land Up There A PRESENT-DAY SURVEY OF ALASKA By JOHN J. UNDERWOOD ANOTHER TALE of OLD CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO vv By GRANT CARPENTER ays Th ai ire ljgly k 99 Billy Fortune AND THE GEE-WHIZZER - By WILLIAM R. LIGHTON The New Rialto HOW MOVIE STARS ARE MADE : : By RUFUS STEELE AND AN AVALANCHE OF FICTION, COMMENT and ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE , Mm Swell NOW ON SALE TWENTY GENTS CXBAH-TTP AW PAIST-TO WEEK ZS WITH US I ETEBTTTOrO TOT WAJTP IS EZBE EVERY AUTOMOBILE SHOULD HAVE AN AMERICAN FLAG IN THE PARADE THURSDAY! WE HAVE A FULL ASS OR TMEM T AT VERY MODERATE PRICES! Eye Glasses $2.50 Sea. tS. Wednssday Onlv Fitted to your eyes bv our registered optometrist. 1st Tlx 6th-st.Bldg. ian7 V m n Tm& QUALITY' Stoke- or Portland fsSlxtriorrlsocv Alder 9i& .. Bathrobe Blankets at $1.97 Bordered, with tassel: and frogs. v Our Usual Price Is $3.25 Only lO in the lot. j Small con ventional designs, grey and white and navy and white cpmbinations. Size 72x90. I Third Tloor, Bixth-St. Bldg. Look ! for the ' "Double Diamond" Signs The Store of Service Provable By the Very Great Values in Our 58th Anniversary Sales We've Never Known Such Values as These. 'V Beautiful Wirthmor" Waists at $1 t - i Buying a Dependable, Reliable, Durable, Com pletelg Satisfying Waist for $1.0 0i Instead of One That la Practically Nameless, Unknown and of Uncertain Value. -The maker of Wirthmor. Waists is proud , of his product, and so are we. '- For this reason jie sews into each waist an identifying mark, and this mark tokens good-' n ess, worth jand character. Furthermore, it is arl assurance that-the style is not only, new but right. This is what you get whenever you buy a Wirthmor Waist, and this is whatiyou get for just. $1.00. For though Wirthmor Waists, judged" by usual Waist standards, are" worth considerably more, they're always sold at this extremely modest price. :' In' Portland Wirthmor Waists cin be bought only at our store, ways sold at one.dollar, and always are worthjmore. They are al- rNew and Distinctive Appealing Styles Go on Sale Tomorrow!' r riftb rioo Buth st. sig. 69c !. Beautiful ; Imported : St. Gall Venise LACES For Trimming purposes at Anniversary Sale Prices 75c to 85c qualities, Ai yard.'.. I- , . . . 4" C $1 to $1.25 qualities, yard... ...... ... - - $1.50 to $2.25, quali- A Q ties, yard . . . . . . . . 7 U C $3.00 to $6.50 (J ( qualities, yard . . . X I Bands, Edge:; and Gal loons in heavy grades, while, cream; and ecru. Especially adapted for the favored bolero jacket trimming, waists and gar nishing the Summer cot ton crepes, vol in white and shades.!. ; -! , X-lrst rioori es; shown pongee eth-St. Bldg. Tomorrow Only! : Wash Needs Reduced Equip Your Laundry at j Anniversary Sale Prices ! $1.25 WASH BOILERS. COPPER BOT- QQ TOMES. RED. TO oou $1.25 MRS. POTTS' SAD IORNS, SET QQn OK S RED. TO... 40c 'GLASS WA SH BOARDS. R E- Q DUCED TO ..... g 25c WIRE CLOTHES LINES,: 100 FEET IQn FOR . f. ..... v I" 20c ROPK- CliOTHBS LINES. FOR . 50 FEET $3.25 WRINGER 8, GUARANTEED, Oft REDUCED TO.OU, 76c GALVANIZEDCQn WASR TUBS ATwU 41.B0 FOLDING IRON ING BOARDS. j IQ REDUCED TO 60c IRON'G BOARDS. 5 FEET LONG, JOa uw:rTTr,i4?'n to . . -rww 15c IRON HOLD VflfS RRD TO. . CLOTHES PINS. I SPECIAL. DOZEN 1 u Tmporxy Aaaox, Thira rioor. I6c 12c 'For Tomorrow We Have a Line of Women's Suits at I Smart Semi'Tailored Models j Also the Severely Plain Models jSmirt semi-tailored models or the severe styles that many women prefer for business and general wear. High-grade serges, gabardines, worsted and fancy checks, in navy, black, Belgian blue, sand and black-and-white checks. Pelted Norfolk coats, peplum and cutaway models, skirts pleated or flared. All sizes in te group. . j.; - Entering Our Anniversary Sale These ,Dix, HouseDresses 1915 Models of Dix" Dresses, perfectly made and de signed in various good and pleasing styles ; unexcelled in finish and materials Suitable for house wear of; morning street wear. A few specials are mentioned there are others I "DLX" DRESSES SPECIAL AT $3.89 Our 'Former-Price Wa $45 Of ratine and. mistral voile, made' in fashions . suited tQ street wear, good colors, variety of styles $3.89. ... "DIX" DRESSES SPECIAL AT $3.19 : Our Former Price Was $3.50-$3.75 : Of fine French ginghams, made in very attractive styles, liand embroidered collars and cuffs $3.19. ; , . "DIX" DRESSES SPECIAL AT $2.49 Our Former Price Was $2.85-$3.00 Of crenelle and giiigham, effectively made, with pique collars and vestee or self material, embroideftd $2.49. "DLX" DRESSES SPECIAL AT $1.89 Our Former Price Was $2.25-$2.50 , ' Chambray and -fine (.percales, checks, stripes, and plam yoked street or new pleated styles $1.89. . j; "DLX" DRESSES SPECIAL AT $1.39 - Our Former Fnce wis i.st-ws , t . - - Many different materials are used in tlcse dresses, all desirable models and many of them at $1.39. . t ' ' ' TUVx rjoor.Slx th-t. Bids. Women 5c Charter Oak Thread, Spool 3c 200-yard rpooIa. ! -cOrJ, beat na-' chine thread, yruaranteed. 5c HAIR, NETS, IN. ALL IfU SHADES. ; IOK. 8 IZE. DOT TAPE ! MEASURES, 60-1NCU C LENGTHS. EACH . . .... 5c CABINET HAIR PINS, Oft ASSORTED.' CABINET ....;. 10c FLORIST'S VIOLET PIN3X ASSORTED SIZl-S. PAPER.. 16c FANCY HEAD HAT PINS. EACH .......... . M AC II JNE NEEDLKS,in BO YES', IN. TUBES. FOR... WOMEN'S 25c SEW-ON IC HOSE SUPPORTERS. PAIR CHILDREN'S 10O LISLE HOSE SUPPORTERS. PA IK 6c B E 8 T ENGLISH NEE- I fm DLES, j THREE PAPERS... "A L K A H A M" GIVEN NAMKH FOR MARKING APPAREL. l()n THE DOZEN . W 5c INVISIBLE HAIR PINS, A W Ul.ll, JAftt.. 4 w . ...... 10c YEiflER HOOKS AND ICTTS, BLACK OR WHITE, THE f! PACKAGE ........., 4... 26c SHELL HAIR PINS (SECONDS), BOX ..... . . . . 10c "GLADSTONE" FLARE fT COLLAR SUPPORTERS, TZ. be NICKEL SAFETY I'fXH. ONR J) U Z, f; n AHHUU i f.U ON CARD, 'FOR 10c WHITE INSIDE BELT- f JNG. 2A-IN. WIDTH. YAUn ; Tint Tloox, BUth'&U ll: j. 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