ROGUE RIVER WATER
RIGHTS DEGREES ARE
ANNOUNCED BY BOARD
Decisions Are Handed Down
at Semi-AnnuaF Meeting of
V the State Water Board.
GO TO CIRCUIT-COURTS
Steal KNtliif and Determination Will
B HMt la tk OonatlM Xbto1t4s
Koutin Xu3las Battled.
. Salem, Or., April 13. The state water
board held Its semi-annual meeting
Wednesday and handed down decrees
adjudicating water rights on the Rogue
river and its tributaries, including Lit
tle Butte :reek, involving 1500 claim
ants and irrigating 76,000 acres of land
In Jackson, Josephine and Curry coun
ties and the water rights on Johnson
creek, the west prong of the Little
Wallowa river and the middle branch
of Mud creek in Umatilla county.
All of the decrees will be presented
to circuit courts of the counties in
volved for final hearing and determina
tion. Routine business consisting of the
cancellation of permits, extensions of
time and issuance of water right cer
tificates was transacted.
,h Judge's Hearing is Set.
, -. Salem, Or April IS. The supreme
court naa Bet April 24. at 10 o'clock,
as the date of a hearing at which Cir
cuit Judge Galloway of Marion county,
La.ll -show cause why he has not set
sl. data4 for hearing the evidence in a
utt to foreclose a mortgage on the
tour etpry Hubbard building, corner
of State end High' streets, Salem.
r Judge Gailowoy' refused to permit
foreclosure proceedings' to be com
menced several weeks ago, asserting
that the building, which has been in
.the hands of a receiver, had been pay
ing Interest oncrh mortgage, and taxes
"and Insurance and he did not propose
.to see the owner, Mrs. Fennie F. Hub
bard, who is a widow, left With nothing.
.. The judge proposed that if the mort
gagor, a Scottish concern, would re
lease a farm, she would give them a
quit claim deed for the building, but
the attorneys for the loan company, al
though even by that deal Mrs. Hub
4ard would lose 170,000, it Is asserted,
-have refused to do this.
- The mortgage against the building
and farm amounts to about $80,000
and the building alone is worth a con
siderable sum more than that. It con
tains the Oregon Kleetric depot, Ore
sgon theatre and numerous office
i buildings.
Given Full I-ardOn.
jr. 8aleitn, Or., April IS. Restoration of
citizenship, which carries with it a full
pardon, was granted Wednesday by
Ooveraor Witiiycombe to Norman
Campbell, alias William Johnson, con
victed ; f robbery with a dangerous
weapon in 'Multnomah county; -and
committed February 28 inn ih.
Oregon yprlsoB. with a sentence , of
Anna Allen Leads
. In Queen Contest
' ',: 'J-'A; ; ; " v i-V -: r
Xetropolitaa Uf Candidate First Witn
Georgia White, of - CorraXUa, , Ooce
' Seooad; rim Count Teaterday.
Votes cast to da to for queen of the
Portland Rose Festival were totalled
yesterday afternoon for the first count
of the present campaign. Following
are the standinrs cf the several candi
dates: Anna B. Allen, Metropolitan Life In
su ranee company, S843 votes; Georgia
White. Corvallis, 6070; Jewel Carrol,
Knights and Ladies of Security. 2865;
Louise Taylor. Western Union, 1277;
Marian Anderson,, Albany. 978; Muriel
Baling, Pendleton. 901; Rose Uptegrove,
Oregon City, 8, and Edel Fraasch, Eu
gene, 4.
four and one half years. He was
given a conditional pardon October
8, 1915.
Will Do Business in Oregon.
Salem, Or., April 13. Corporation
Commissioner Schulderman Wednesday
admitted the Foster & Kleiser company,
of Reno, Nevada, theatrical and out
door advertising, and the North Pa
cific Steamship company, of California,
capital stock 81,000,000 each, to do
business in Oregon.
The Cook & QUI company increased
its capital stock from $4000 to $5000
and articles of incorporation were filed
by the American Tool Manufacturing
company, of Portland, capital - stock
$25,000, R. B. Hayden. T. . Jackson
and G. H. Benson, Incorporators, which
will manufacture all kinds of toola
Seeks Marion County Office.
Salem. Or., April 13. A. J. Ander
son, 1495 Commercial street, Salem,
has filed for the Republican nomina
tion for assessor of Marion county in
opposition to Ben F. West, incumbent.
Dr. W. C. Smith Gets Commission.
Salem, Or April 13. Governor
Wlthypombe has issued a commission
as first lieutenant at the medical re
serve corps to Dr. W. Carleton Smith
of Salem.
Hershbach Wat ris Divorce.
Salem. Or.. April 13. Alleging that
the defendant deserted him in 1914,
George W. Hershback has filed a suit
for divorce against Helen Hershback.
They were married in Salem in 1911.
Wells Goes East.
Salem, Or., April 13. Commissioner
of Insurance Wells ft as gone to St.
Louis, where he will attend an ad
journed meeting of the national con
vention of insurance commissioners.
Salem Marriage Licenses.
Salem, Or., April 13. Samuel Reust,
a farmer of Frankfort, Kansas, and
Mary J. Gay of Salem, aged 71, se
cured a marriage license here Wednes
day. Claims to Be Mrs. Thaw.
St. Louis, April iZ. (I. N. S.) Al
leging she was secretly married to
Harry K. Thaw at Buffalo, October 5,
1902. but never given public recogni
tion as his wife, Mrs. Christiana Clem
mens TJlrlch Thaw today filed suit for
divorce.
The state of Pennsylvania will jlant
10,000 cherry trees this year to provide
rood for. insect killing birds.
VORRY.OVER ACTIONS
OF HOWARD CAUSE OF
SUICIDE; SAYS FATHER
Kilgallon Talked With Daugh
ter Over Telephone Day
She Took Her Life. ,
Chicago, April 18. tk.-- S.) Fu
neral arrangements for. Xrma Kilgal
lon Howard, self -slain daughter of
Michael H. Kilgallon, were completed
today. " She will be buried following
services at the Kilgallon home at 11
o'clock Friday morning, i Burial will
be In the family lot at Rose Hill.
Mr. Kilgallon told. for the first time
today of. the worry of his daughter
over the actions of her husband of a
month, "Joe" Howard.
"One of the kindest, most charitable
girls that ' ever lived lies .dead up
stairs," said Mr. Kilgallon, "acd her
greatest trouble was that she placed
confidence In too many people. She
was all this world to me, and when I
talked with her over the long distance
telephone from Omaha the day she
died she told me of her worry over the
actions of her husband.
"She was depressed and I knew it. I
told her to come home that nignt. She
said she would, and I felt at ease. I
talked to her for some time, and tried
to ease her worry. But the girl I idol
ized had been the victim of her owu
confidence and charity."
In referring to Howard, Mr. Kilgal
lon did not once mention his name. He
appeared to be anxious to forget the
name of the musical comedy actor.
Howard Goes to Funeral.
Omaha, Neb April 13. (I. N. S.)
The pressure became too strong for
Joe Howard yesterday, and last night
he left for Chicago to attend the
funeral of his wife.
Since the tragedy Monday evening,
Howard has been going on with bis
regular act at the Orpheum, singing,
dancing and telling jokes. He took
part in the performance yesterday aft
ernoon, but left the city immediately
afterward.
"I could not stand it any longer,"
he said. "I'm going to that funeral.
I don't care what the contract says."
Gen. von Schoenburg
Is Killed in Action
Amsterdam, April 13. (I. N. S.)
General von Schoenburg of the Ger
man army has been killed in action.
His brother, who commanded the
cruiser Leipzig, perished when that
ship was sunk in a battle with the
British fleet off the Falkland islands.
McLaughlin Indorsed for Honor.
Eugene, Or, April 13. A. W. Mc
Laughlin of this city, has been in
dorsed by General Lawton camp No.
10, United Spanish War Veterans of
Eugene, as a candidate for the office
of state commander of the order.
Mr. ' McLaughlin was a member of
the Second Oregon volunteers regiment
that did service in the Philippine
islands,
Contraband of War :
Lists-Are Enlarged
,
Jtoyal Proclamation mbllsned la Brit.
- ten Official Gazette Includes Money,
" Vegotiable Zastrtuneats.
r London. April 13. L If. S.) A
royal proclamation published fn the
Official Gasette last night extends the
scope of the list of, articles to Te con
sidered as absolute contraband of war
to Include all gold, silver and paper
money, negotiable Instruments and
realizable securities. '
Also Included in tha supplemental
list are all metallic chlorides, except
chloride of sodium, metalloldic com
pounds of carbon, starch, borax, boric
acid and other boric compounds, and
sabadilla.' seeds and all preparations
compounded from them, . , - .-.
Austrians Continue :
Persecution, Report
Istrlan Stableman Was Indicted and
Estate Confiscated; Confiscation of
Austrian Estates ta Italy Proposed.
Milan, April 13. (I. N. S.) Austrian
persecution of Italians in Trieste and
Istria continues with great violence,
according to news received here. Mar
quis Girolamo Gravis! Barbabianca, the
noted Jstrian nobleman, has been in
dicted for high treason by a military
court as an Italian sympathizer, and
all his possessions confiscated.
Rome newspapers declare that in
view of the fact that large " estates
are held by Austrians in Italy, steps
should be taken to confiscate these
in retaliation.
Stoops to Pick Up
Shoe, Find Murder
Weed. Cal.. April 13. (U. P.) A six
months old murder was unearthed
yestenday with the finding of a corpse
buried three feet deep in the under
growth near town.
The grewsome discovery was made
by a tramp. He saw a shoe sticking
out of a sandbank and attempted to
pick it up'. As he hauled on it a leg
appeared out of the ground, then a
hand.
The tramp fled and notified officers,
who came with spades and dug up the
body of a man, fully dressed, who had
evidently been dead six months. There
was a bullet hole in his forehead.
Officers believe the man was mur
dered and buried by robbers last Oc
tober. They have no means of identi
fying him.
Albany Buys Flags
To Help Belgians
Albany, Or., April 13. Five hundred
and sixty Belgian flags were sold in
Albany during the recent campaign
under the auspices of Linn Chapter,
D. A. R. of this city, netting a sum
of $40.25. which the treasurer of the
chapter has forwarded to New York
to be placed in the fund to buy food
for the Belgian orphans.
The committee in charge of the cam
paign was composed"" of Mesdames P.
A. Young and H. B. Cusick and Misses
BAKER PREPARING FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE CATTLE RAISERS
Three Hundred Members of
Association Are Scheduled
to Meet Next May.
Baker, Or., April 13. At least 300
members of the Oregon Cattle ' and
Horse Raisers' association are expected
in Baker for the annual convention,
which take place here on the first and
second days of May, This number is
being provided for at the annual ban
quet, which closes the two day session.
Among the speakers who will be here
are Governor Withycombe, T. W. Tom
linson of Denver, secretary of the
American National Livestock associa
tion; Dwight jB. Heard of Phoenix,
Ariz., president of the same organiza
tion; Honorable Walter Pierce of La
Grande, Dr. S. B. Nelson of the Wash
ington State college and Dr. W. H.
Lytle, state veterinary.
Consolidation Is Flannea.
Local sheepmen have started a move
ment among the members of the Ore
gon W7eolgrowers association for con
solidation of the woolgrowers organi
zation with the cattlemen, and a large
number 4iave expressed themselves as
favoring the plan, believing that, with
interests mutual, a union of the two
bodies will benefit both. The sheep
men expect a large delegation here on
the second day of the convention to put
the matter before the. Stockmen's asso
ciation. Some of the latter favor con
solidation, while some are opposed.
The second day of the convention a
joint session will be held wich the
members of group six of the Oregon
Bankers' association, who hold their
serai-annual meeting in Baker on that
day. The most Important business the
bankers have scheduled is the admis
sion of, Umatilla county banking in
stitutions into membership of group
six, which action is authorized by a
resolution by the executive committee
of the Oregon Bankers' association,
passed at the last meeting, allowing
the withdrawal of Umatilla county
from group five, which is unorganized.
At present, 35 banks are included in
the membership of group six, and the
admission of Umatilla county will add
14 more banking houses to the roster.
Will Sentember Shakespeare.
One of the features of the two days'
meetings of the stockmen and bankers
will be a Shakespearean pageant, in
which the public schools, lodges and
other organizations will take part in
commemoration of the tercentenary
of the ' death of Shakespeare. The
pageant will consist of numerous
floats, showing tableaux and scenes
from Shakespearean plays, to be fol
lowed by an open air production of
several Shakespearean scenes.
The women's entertainment commit
tee is informed that many of the dele
gates' will be accompanied by their
wives and lady members of their fami
lies andjeeveral social events in their
honor are being arranged.
Marion Anderson. Lora Haylor. Zona
Haight, Beatrice Sanders, Janette Daw
son, and Nelson McDonald. Mrs.
Mason was chairman of the committee.
Bates --Reduced by
Santa Fe and S. P.
Tariff on Vlckel to Go Sown la Expec
tation of Shipments Trom Austria;
Cattle Bates Lowered, v
San Francisco, April 13. (U. P.)
Transcontinental roads - have an
nounced several freight rate reduc
tions, ; caused by increased : business
through this city.
The Southern Pacific opened negotia
tions for a new rate of 80 cents a hun
dred pounds on nickel from San Fran
cisco to New York, as it is. expected
large quantities of nickel will, be
shipped from Australia via this port.
The Southern Pacific also announced
a reduction of the tariff on cattle
shipments Inside the " state, ' and the
Santa Fe said it would generally re
duce cattle rates In the San Joaquin
valley, lowering them, to a class B
basis. ; : '- . . ' -
The rate on picked foods from Cal
ifornia point's to Arizona and New
Mexico lias been cut by the Santa Fe.
This road reduced the price of scrap
iron shipments from San Diego to San
Francisco. ,;)
British Aviator Wed
To Belgian Baroness
i i i
Untenant Marburg, Boa of former V.
8. Minister, X,ost Keg in Service, but
Will Beturn to Profession.
London. April 13. (LN, S.) -It is
just announced that Lieutenant Theo
dore Marburg, son of the former Uni
ted States minister at Brnssels. was
married, at Netley, England, on Mon
day to the Baroness Gissele De VI
varce of Liege.
The bridegroom, who Is an officer of
the British flying corps, lost his left
leg in an aviation accident in France
last December; His bride is a refugee
from Liege.
The bride and bridegroom will sail
for America on Saturday. Lieutenant
Marburg expects to be provided with
an artificial leg on his return and to
resume his duties as a pilot,
Elamath Falls Man
Has Luck in Atlanta
' Atlanta, Ga.. Aprilhs. (I. N. S.)
R. Claud Spink of Klamath Falls,' Or.,
lost his purse containing over 9300 in
money, and 11 hours later found it on
the running board of a Jitney in which
he had ridden. The wallet bad fallen
between the tool box and the body of
the car.
MY NEW LOCATION
Safe Home Treatment
for Objectionable Hairs
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. Z BSUZYX this store a good and
reliable place to trade. - '
Ux siiiiiKTB you win get tne nest
rvlce possible from my helpers and
myself.- - ' .: .
X BEXJETB if you "trade with us
once you will remain a customer.
X BBXZBTB in looking after your
little wants with the same courtesy
and thoroughness as greater ones.
Some of Our Optical Frloes i
Lenses Sphero in your own frame $1XX)
Lenses Sphero in Aluminum
frame . ..1L50
1 i
In
gold- tttled
T .Aeiksi ' Bnhar-A :
frame .... ..............
Lenses Sphero (curved) In G. :h-m . .
Glass Mounting 'ifS'?.
Bryptok XBases . . . . . . .3.00 to $16.00
Staples, the Jeweler
266 MORRISON ST., Bet 3d and 4th ''
(Boudoir Secrets.)
The electric needle is not required
for- the removal of hair or fuzz, for
with the use of plain delatone the most
stubborn growth can be quickly ban
ished. A paste Is made with water
and a little of the powder then spread
over the hairy surface. . In about 2
minutes it is rubbed off and the akin
washed. This simple treatment' not
only removes the hair, but leaves the
akin free from blemishes. Be sure you
get genuine delatone. Adv.
We Want YOUR SUPPORT This Season
And every season hereafter that we maintain
THE MAYER STANDARD OF QUALITY
'THE STORE OF QUALITY'
L MAYER CO.
148 THIRD STREET V A-4432, MAIN 9432
For Thursday,' Friday and Saturday, '
We offer REGULAR STOCKED GROCERIES, reduced
for these THREE DAYS ONLY
C & B. Malt Vinegar,
quarts, rcg. 35c,
per bottle . ... .
25c
IvorySoap, regularly
8 l-3c per cake, J I
special .......... f 2C
Mclllheny's Tobasco
Sauce, reg. 45c At
per bottle.. .4UC
Kitchen Bouquet, regular
35c per bottle,
2 bottles, for.
Kingsford's Gloss Starch,
6-lb. boxes, reg. A
65c, per box. . . ... . OUC
Magdeburg Dill
regular 25c per
dozen, special . .
Pickles,
20c
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
Santa Clara Prunes, 20-30's, $1.10 box.
C & B. Walnut Catsup, 35c bottle.
Pulled Figs (for table use), 30c pound.
Stuffed Dates, 25c per glass jar.
Maillard's Caramels and Gum Drops.
Our Fruit and Vegetable Department
Offers the Season's Best. 7 Inspect 'our Display.
Extra Special Strawberries, 15c basket. ,
PROMPT SERVICE
PERSONAL ATTENTION
.v.; v.- . ',- -.1. V
THE
STREET
EASTERN HAT FACTORY, 64-66 THIRD
CLOTHING BUSINESS
$30,000 Worth of High Grade Dependable Merchandise of the Best Kind for Men in
S
HE
FO R GOOD!
Sale
STOP! Do not buy another dollar's worth of goods until this mighty closing-out sale opens. The money saving is simply astonishing. And do not lose sight of the fact that the entire-;
stock goes on public sale regardless of cost and profits. You must bear in mind that this is no bankrupt stock or old merchandise bought for special sale purposes, but our stocks of.
;worthy . merchandise are now at their best, goods that are clean and dependable. Think what it means when the already low prices of this store are CUT AND SLASHED in every instance with absolutely NO RESERVE.
Store Closed to Give Prices the Hardest Bump They Ever Received
NOTE THE PRICES!
Never Before and Never Again Such1 Bargains
$5 JOHN B.
STETSON
HATS for
$1J8
MEN'S 25c
COTTON
UNDERWEAR
lie
75c MEN'S
UNION
SUITS for .
3
3
c
$1.50 MEN'S
WORK
PANTS at . .
Wm)C
$1 MEN'S
DRESS
SHIRTS at
4?
SALE STARTS TOMORROW AT 9:30 A. M., and Will Continue Until Everything Is Sold
MEN'S CLOTHING
Prices Cut to the Bone
$10 MEN'S SUITS ' frC OC
Good Patterns .tbd.Od
SIS MEN'S SUITS o CC
Latest Styles . . OO.Dd
$20 MEN'S SUITS, Including rt nr
Blue Serges, Hand Tailored v. .Sf.oD
MEN'S PANTS Sacrificed
$1.50 MEN'S WORK AO
PANTS ....... . . . . . . ...... SfOC
$2.00 GOOD SERVICEABLE
PANTS ..
$3.00 DRESS PANTS
on sale at
$4.00 and $5.00 DRESS
PANTS
$1.29
$1;89
..$2.98
25c COTTON UNDER
WEAR .. ,
75c UNION SUITS
on salet . . ,
1 $1.50 UNION SUITS
on sale at . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
- MEN'S UNDERWEAR
lie
33c
89c
$1.00 B. V. D. UNION
SUITS
$1.00 WOOL
UNDERWEAR ......
$1.00 POROSKNIT
UNION SUITS ......
79c
59c
79c
Men's Hats Sacrificed
81.89
MM
$2.00 MEIfSAff
HATS on sale!OflT
at . . .
$2.50 MEN'S
HATS o
sale at
ONE BROKEN LOT HATS
VALUES TO $2.00 ......
"$1.29
$3.00 MEN'S
HATS priced
at ... .
$5.00 JOHN
B. STET
SON .....
MEN'S SHIRTS
$1.00 DRESS SHIRTS
for :
$1.50 NEGLIGEE
SHIRTS ...... ....
$2 WOOL FLANNEL
SHIRTS
$5.00 LOGGERS'
WOOL SHIRTS
Prices Cut
49c
...79c
$1.19
$3.98
$3.00 MEN'S SHOES
reduced to
r
MEN'S SHOES
......$1.98
$3.50 MEN'S SHOES . CO 1 Q
reduced to ............... '. . 1 U
$4.00 MEN'S SHOES C9 CO
in lace or button . ." .'. .!). D!
$l0-$5.00 SHOES, o aq
best makes . . . .v. . ....... .3)7
Extra Special! $15 Gabardines,
rain proof, at . . . . .
m
SOcPRESIDENT
SUSPENDERS
25c GARTERS
priced at ......
15c SOCKS
for ............
...... i
19c
....;.:...9c
.7c
SPECIALS -
25c TIES
- for .
18c
10c
J. ......................... j
15c WOOL
SOCKS v...:
10c HANDKERCHIEFS
on sale at
SPECIAL NOTICE' RememDer this sale is being conducted for a legitimate purpose and reason. For many years this firm has 'established- an honorable- reputation : for
. Z square dealing with every customer, and mispolicywiU be lived up to. Every article is marked in plai
We want you to come feeling assured that this salt is -different from most of the sales you ever see and attend. Good values, extra help and SATISFACTION will be the main
points of the sale. - ' : ; ; 4 - . - f . - .
Let Nothing Keep You TIJ
pm cetwccnualc
Away: tome to the
Uo and Pine