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POLICEMAN'S SLAYER
EXPECTED TO FALL IN
POSSE'S HANDS SOON
Date for a. Public"
Hearing, to Be Set
Proposed Appropriation of $13,000 for
1st Eoom TnnA oy Cooaty Own
talssloasrs ICaats Opposittoa.
Responding to several protest
.gainst the proposed appropriation of
1)2,000 towards the construction ot
the Vlst House on the Columbia river
ij highway at Crown Point, the board of
HQS , county commissioners will Jet aside a
- Been SUrrOtinded and COr-I before tbe appropriation is definitely
to whether tbe money can be diverted
f rsn the emergency fund is under con
sideration by the district attorney.
In connection with the emergency
fund it ha developed that it will prob
ably be drawn upon b. the county hos
pital for $2000 owing to the war price
of drugs. In making up tbe county
budget this condition was not provided
for.
Deducting thlc amount, together with
the proposed appropriation of $12,000
Retreat Near Fresno
don Is Closing In,
? Fresno. Cat, April 21. (P. N. S.)
Pushing its way through the brush of
the Coast range foothills, a posse of
deputy sheriffs today in closing in on
Alberto Pens, fugitive slayer of Police
. man Charles L. House of Fresno, for
whose capture, dead or alive. $500 re
ward has been offered.
At midnight the posse, 150 strong. 1 for the Vista House, there will be left
formed a cordon around the slayer's $6000 In the emergency fund,
hiding-place. Karly today they began "
cldsing in, fighting their way through
- the brush toward the object of their
; bunt.
Pena's eapture Is expected hourly.
His chance of escape is said to be
alight. He Is armed and la not expect
ed to surrender without a fight.
Since the murder of Policeman
Rouse Sunday night. Pena has
pursued constantly. The posse . has
- grown in size, ranchers and merchants
Joining the pursuers in their indigna
tion over the crime.
Early yesterday the posse reached
the place where Pena had slept the
night before. This was near the
pesthouse, two and a half miles south
of Coalinga.
Pena had left there only a short
time before. The pursuers took up
' his trail, following the fugitive Into
tbe foothills.
Pena Is thought to be nearly ex-
. hausted from his long flight.
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
STARVING IS REPORT;
BLOCKADED BY TURKS
Ten Thousand Troops, Face
Slow Starvation; Only Food
Dropped by Airships,
; Jap Fishing Village
Is Hit by Landslide
Santa Monica, Cal.. April 21. (IT. P.)
Uonv .TanonM fifihArntAn Aemfertftri
been i.i,t, hnmoa tnriav at th .TnnaneaA fish
ing village north of here, following a
Constantinople, April 21. (via Am
sterdam) (I. N. S. The 10.000 Brit-
' lsh troops under General Townsend
besieged at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopo
tamia, by the Turks, are slowly being
j starved, according to an official com
I munlcation given out here today. The
ionly food reaching the town Is dropped
j by aeroplanes.
Turkish officials expect at any mo
ment to hear of the capitulation of
this army. Tha nearest relief column,
that under General Gorrlnghe, about 2d
miles away, is almost stationary In the
face of the strong Turkish resistance.
The official communication says:
"The situation of tha enemy, at Kut-el-Amara
is growing crucial. Owing
to the difficulties in obtaining food,
the commander has ordered all civil
ians to evacuate the town.
"The commander anticipates the
aeroplones will drop bags of wheat. On
the front in the Caucasus, the battle
Is assuming a violent character. The
enemy's attempts to advance have
landslide early today which narrowly
i missed covering a number of dwellings.
Cliffs fronting the ocean at this point
are 150 feet high.
Thousands of tons of earth crashed ; been frustrated with heavy losses."
Hrtivn uhnrtltf a f tr ? A m . COV Art Tin th 1 ...
Uv " ' . -" -w " ' " I
... .. 11 1 . . . M '
state nignway ana ruuiuau uai-its ii
nearly 100 yards.
No one was injured. It was feared
that there may be more slides.
Explains Ford Vote.
San Francisco, April 21. ( U. P.)
Analyzing the vote oast for Henry Ford
in the presidential preference prim
aries. Or. David Starr Jordan, chancel
lor of Standford university, declared
that people are for Ford because they
believed in liis peace views and because
they did not believe in the local "fa
vorite sons" who were out for the
presidency.
Burglars Hold Up Laundry.
Is Angeles, April 21. (P. N. S.)
Four masked burglars bound and
gagged one woman and ten men In a
-Japanese laundry list night and ran
sacked the place, taking money and
jewelry totalling $1000.
Italians Train Dogs
to Carry Munitions
New York. April 21. (I. N. S.)
The latest thing in the canine world
Is the powder hound, according to
Andrea Kwno, who has arrived from
Italy. The powder hounds have been
trained by the Italians to carry am
munition to tho fighting line.
The dogs are so well trained that
they can distinguished the bugle call
for powder among the many other
calls.
Prineville Shop Sold.
Prineville, Or., April 21. J. A. Gillis,
formerly with the Werner-Patterson
company, Portland, has bought out the
local shop of VV. 11. Keehn.
-YouUfficM&ivtieiiyou
see him inJfefCrowd
JVIr.
Here is good news
for every man who
values foot health.
Flat" foot can be
remedied it can
also be prevented.
The MIRACLE SHOE
works wonders with the feet
It is a stylish shoe that supports the arch, re
lieving the foot of strain and conserving the
energy of the wearer. It .keeps health in the normal foot,
as well as brings renewed strength to the flat-foot sufferer
by its distinctive feature of built-in arch support. THE
MIRACLE SHOE is good to wear and good to see.
Price $6.
THE MANSS-OTVENS CO., Mfrm., Cincinnati
The
325 Washington St.
Portland, Ore.
IE
mm
We are showing all the latest
styles in black and tan, high
and low Shoes $4.00 to
$8.00 suitable for Easter
wear.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE
BOOTERY
Washington St. Bet.; 6th and: Broadway
London Gets Report.
London, April 21. (I. N. S.) The
increasing severity of the fighting be
tween the Turks and British around
Kut-el-Amara was disclosed tonight In
a war office communication.
The Brltisa relief force is attacking
the Turks In a fight that lasted for
two days, April 16 and 17.
On the night of April 17, the Turks
made a counter attack. It was In this
latter engagement that the Turks claim
to have -Inflicted such serious losses on
the British, while tonight's official
statement shows that the Turks lost
heavily.
Two Are Pardoned
For Deportation
mil Pardon and Restoration of Citi
zenship Is Olven Graat Miner, "Who
Was Committed Irom Wallowa,
Salem, Or., April 21. Conditional
pardons were granted today to Tifine
Cantaceso and Frank Molino by Gov
ernor Withycombe, upon recommenda
tion of the parole board, in order thut
the men may be turned over to the
federal authorities for deportation.
Contaceso was committed under the
name of John Conlidge from Josephine
county, September 8, 1915, to serve
from three to 10 years for assaulting
an officer and aiding prisoners to
escape. Molino was committed May
8. 1915, from Multnomah county to
serve trom two to 20 years for forg
ery. Both men will be deported to
Italy. i
Upon recommendation of Circuit
Judge Knowles. District Attorney
Ivanhoe and others, restoration of cit
izenship, carrying with it a full par
don, was given to Grant Miner, who
was committed to the penitentiary
from Wallowa county in May 1912, to
serve six months to 10 years for as
sault with a .dangerous weapon and
was paroled in March, 1913.
Babies, 225 of Them,
Shown at Pendleton
First Annual Competition Opens Witb
Xiarffer List of Entries Than Was An
ticipated Doctors All Scoring-.
rendleton. Or., April 21. Pendle
ton's first annual baby show opened
Thursday with an eugenic test in which
225 babies, many of them from out
side points, are registered.
Every physician in the city is assist
ing in scoring, which will take all day
tomorrow. The show will end with a
baby parade on Saturday afternoon.
The Parent-Teachers' association is
sponsor for the show but Is being as
sisted by the Ladies club. Eastern Ore
son state, and Saint Anthony hospi
tals and the domestic science depart
.r.nt of the high school. The show has
assumed proportions much larger than
anticipa ted.
Chamber to Discuss
Policies for Year
General Bo-arrangement of Bureaus
Included la Program; To Explain
Constructive Work for Tear.
Policies to be followed by the Cham
ber of Commerce during the coming
year will be discussed tonight at the
annual meeting of the organization.
President C. C. Colt and Executive
Secretary George E. Hardy submitting
reports and recommendations.
It is known that this program In
cludes a general re-arrangement of bu
reaus, the consolidation - of several
Into one and the diversions of the du
ties of others into new and more com
pact avenues.
The constructive work of the cham
ber for the coming year will be ex
plained. Including the' municipally-financed
steamship Hne to Alaska, en
couragement of big payroll industries,
assistance to farmers and orchardists
In marketing, encouragemnt of irriga
tion and drainage, and the develop
ment of the Portland . hinterland by
transportation and settlement. '
Officers will be elected at a meet
ing" of the directors next Friday night.
C. C. Colt has formally declined to
stand for re-election, to the presi
dency, but' pressure is being brought
to bear upon him to reconsider.
Don't let the crowd
keep you away ,
Be sure and see it
The Studebaker
$25,000
GOLD CHASSIS
Today, Friday and Saturday
at the Salesrooms of the ,
Oregon Motor Car Co.
Local Studebaker Distributors
Phone Bdwy. 616 Park and Davis Sts.
FREE ADMISSION
DUMONT 238 in.
PEER 25g in.
BOXFORD 23 in.
YORKTOWN 2 in.
Four new LION styles, made
with the oval buttonhole;
snaps on in a second, holds
your collar and wears as
long as the collar. (It's prac
tical.) Try it.
We carry a complete line of
RED PEPS
PHILOSOPHY
Hood Registration Is Less.
Hood River. Or., April 21. The
total registration for- Hood 'River
eounty this year is 2303. being 236
less than the registration .two years
ago. This year's registration is clas
sified as' follows: Total, men, 1463;
total, women, 850. Republican,, men,
1013;' Women, 575; Democrat, men
334; women, 191; Progressive, men,
7; women, 6; Socialist, men, 44; wom
en, 20; Prohibition, men 41; women,
1 Independent men; 32; women, 22..
; It Is estimated tnat zany ZOO voters
I will be sworn In at the polls on elec
tion day that will swell the Hood
! River county vote toi approximately
j 2500. . i.- ,:.
j Prominent Mexicans Executed.
! El Paao. Texas. April 11 (I. N. a
A minlntf maim jLrrivfnr - tswfov
declared, that General Xaicio Blanco,
General - Cabral : ?and exProvisional
President Carbajal, wero executed on
General Carranza'a order at Queretaro
last week. ,.
"Some of us are not as
dumb as we thitvk we
are we are dummer!
Wise Up Let Us
Save You $10 on
Your Spring Suit.
DUNPEE
CLOTHES .
MADE TO ORDER
UNION
MADE
1
All Wool Goods of
STANDARD DYE
Hand-Tailored to Your
Measure.
What More Could You
Ask For?
Don't Let Our Price De
ceive You We "Will Sat
isfy You Regardless of the
Price You Have Been Paying.
148 FIFTH ST.
Bet. Morrison and Alder
Open Saturday Until
10 P. M. . ' .
NEW PERKINS HOTEL
. Tifth and Washing-ton St A,
'i - : VOBTJbAJTX). OSOBOOH.
- Boom with detached, bath tl.OO.
t Boom witb prlvat batb $1.50 .
The homelike stopping place for
those appreciating -the dollar's full
worth. Most centrally located. - Larg
est department stores Just across tho
street. Theatres nearby. ,
FREE Band Concert
and Green Trading Stamps
at the
Yamhill St. Public Market
TOMORROW
Corner Second and Yamhill
Specials for Saturday Only
Special Picnic Hams 1 9 V
at Stall 22-24, lb 12
Special Leg of Veal 1 Cr
at Stall 22-24, lb . .
Special Pork Roast 1 ?V
at Stall 30, lb 2
Special Corn Beef 1 fr
at Stall 23, lb : VC
Special Pickled Pork Hocks Or
at Stall 23, lb . 0t
Special on Vegetables
at stall 17 Double-Stamps
Special 4 Loaves of Bread 1 (ir
I Fresh Baked Stall 26
Special RnHpr
Fresh from ChurnStall 11 UUUCI
Special Blk. Walnut Taffy OAr
at the Candy Kitchen vt
Spec'l Fruits, Vegetables
at Stall s. . . . . Double Stamps
Special Ginger Snaps 1 (r
atStall4,lb . . . .1Ut
Special Graham Crackers
at Stall 42 lbs for
20th Century Grocers
and Coffee Roasters
Offer Special at the Roaster Saturday
14 Pounds Fine Granulated Sugar. . . .$1.00
- 7 Pounds Fine Granulated Sugar .50
- One Dollar to Each Customer No Stamps
Hershey's 25c Cocoa, special. .15
Swift's Soaps Either White, Yellow or Wool 3 bars 10
5 Extra S. & H. Stamps with each half pound.
10 Extra toith each pound purchase of Tea..
All Coffees and Teas sold at Wholesale Prices. ,
'lOffi
Oldest Brand
(toilers
fcj'i 7T psfl
in America
Lion Clothing Co.
Morrison at Fourth Street
Portland, Oregon
if ml wl
Government Inspectio n
Means Your Protection
Our meat products are government inspected. This,
together with care in their selection, means that you
get the HIGHEST IN QUALITY when buying here,
and at LOWEST PRICES. All we ask is-that you
give us a trial. Below we list
A Few of Our Saturday Specials
Steer
BOILING
BEEF
Pound
Steer
POT
ROASTS
Pound
121c
sasMBMsy
Shoulder
PORK
SPARE
RIBS
Pound
5e
TEMPTING
BARGAINS
Offered Every
Day of the
Week at Our
BARGAIN
MEAT
COUNTER
Valuable PREMIUMS
MEATY
PORK
BACK
BONES
Pound
3c
SUGAR
CURED
BACON
Pound
125c
We GIVE Them HERE
3
hold
KARO,"
SYRUP
Blue Labi
the house
for every" purpose
10-Pound Pail, ij- .
very Special at.ffOC
One to EachCustomer
Fancy
KIPPERED
SALMON
2 POUNDS, OC
SPECIAL. Ot)C
Cascade Fish Store
"OREGON MIST,"
the Best BUTTER
we know of Danish
made and pas- C
teurized, 2 Lbs. DOC
Cascade Butter Store
9 LOAVES
FRESH BREAD
Cascade Bakery
LEASTER LILIES and other Seasonable FLOWERS
ana lUUiiiJ u uic voovauc iiunsi wwifc
Mother Hubbard Butter
Made From Sweet,,
Pasteurized Cream
Per Roll--Full
2 Lbs.
-as
Wa , Mlava-'
Hr, prloa aad aarr
tom baa Ttumgbt
our suceaM. -
We have had difficulty in getting enough
Butter to supply our trade. But the make
is now increasing, so we will have enough
to supply extra trade Saturday. ,
Strictly Fresh PoultryN Ranch
Eggs, 2 Dozen for 45c .
(Saturday Only)
Shipment FRESH FULL CREAM Tilla
mook Cheese just received-2 lbs. 45c
(Saturday Only) ;
"Soda Fountain Now in Operation"
J. I. Johnson & Co.
y "Now in Our New Store".
266 ALDER STREET
, "Next Door Jones' Market" ' :
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