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.'J V .! . 4s - V THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL fORTLXlD". 68EG0N. 14 MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1917. if.-- t : r , i v i - t t . - DIES A J. KIBBE ALBANY AS A RESULT OF FRACTURED SKULL ? brother In Illinois, on In Idaho and a later In Indiana. Georfe W. Richard, a wall known farmer lirla four mllea caat of Al bany, died aQddenly Saturday morning at th home of a friend. W. M. Brown, in thla city. Hla wife and alz children urvivt Two tona, William H. and Oeorg. A. Richards, are hurrying- from Loma. ont., to attend the funeral whicn ill be held Tueaday. Well Known Portland Man!21!81 ?hoV Fell Distance of 15 Feet' At 1 reewater .Burns While Installing Machinery La Grande Guard Is Drilling Regularly WILLIAM M. HILLERY DEAD Tour Death Occur In Albany During Period of 30 Eouri ; All Generally Well Xiowi la the State. T. T. Child ere' Place Destroyed and Scott Tailor Shop Adjolalng- I Ei-dang-ered but Stock Xa Saved. KrefWi(r, Or.. Aug 13. The black smith shop of T. 1-. Chlldera on Depot J to John Day. EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF PILOT ROCK-JOHN DAY ROAD IS CERTAIN United States Forest Service Expected to Furnish Great er Part of Money for Work! .7,. 5. SS, battalion adjutant. - Other officers are las follows: Company A, A. W. Nelson, John Day. Or.. Aug. 13. The early j f aptain ; Ben Oecious. first lieutenant; construction of a road from Pilot Rook i J. J. Brougrhton, second lieutenant. Busts.. XCaa and Toug Boy Ara Keady to ICaet lay Zmerg-eacy That JCay Threaten District. La Grande. Or.. Aug-. U. With 180 men and boys of all axes enrolled, the La Orande Horn Ouard Is eng-ag-ed In active drill work, preparatory to coping- with any emergency that may call for its services in the obsence of the organised militia of the state. The organisation is divided Into ' Albany. Or.. Aug. 13 A J Kibhe of 12 West Jarrett street. Portland. d:ea In St Marys hospital tiert at II . o'clock Saturday morning, as a result of injuries received in a fali a fe hours earlier. With his son. O E. Klbbe. of 113: Ilassalo street. Portland, who is super intendent of the work of Installing i rock crusher on Saddle Butte, thre miles east of .Shedd. for the I. N- Day " Interests. Mr. KlbL-e was working at the new plar.t. and l.e climbed upjti the hopper of the crustier to do so n work. He lost his bal.ig e and fell !i feet,natrlking on the back of his heaJ and shoulders. His skull was frac tured and his collar bone wan broken Xa Was S3 Tears Old Mr. Klbbe was 63 nr old. and war. born In Lodl. Wis.. .May 7. lSlt. H-i is survived by his wife, who arrive! here this afternoon, and three sons. G. E. Klbbe oT Portland. Dr. Urral A. JKibbe of Canton. Minn., and Dale F Klbbe of Chicago. One brother anJ - three sisters also live In the east. The body was taken to Portland j Monday morning for burial. Four deaths have occurred In A: pany In the last three days, the other three being William K Hickman, age i S3; William M. Hillery of Brownsvil.e. aged and George W. Kicharils. aged 9. William M. Hillery, w ho died at .SI. I Marys hospital following an uprratic.i Saturday night, wit well knowi throughout the state, having serve.! as master of the Oregon state grange, being commander of the Oregon Vr erans' association, and connected wila public affairs In Oregon for the . &t 60 years. His wife and son. l.loyd Hil lery, of Brownsville, and two grand children, Kllsworth and Dorothy Hil-' lery, of Peck, Idaho, aurvle. Kor i many years he was adjutant of the Oregon Volunteers Veterans' nsocU-1 tion. He was also a regent of trie Oregon Agricultural college. W. E. Klckman Cl.a William Kllsworth Hickman, aged (3, died at St. Marys hospital Sunda morning. He was born in Illinois Feb ruary 20, 1864, and came to Oregon 12 years ago. Four years ago he moved to Albany, where he has been follow ing the carpenter trade. Ills wife died a year ago. He leaves one son, V. B. Hickman, of Corvallls, on street was burned to the ground Wednesday niffht. together with th adJolnlnK building occupied by W. Scott, tailor. The latter saved Irs Mo'-k. but the carpenter tools of Thompson & Moon. a which were In the building, fire less will Insurance. to connect the John Dj . "''ni' rffre- ""J"','"" B. highway with the sttte road througu l'endleton. Baker and Huntington, is practically assured. Engineer C. F. Besee "of the Portland office of the Rltter, second lieutenant. Company which is composed of the younger boys has not yet elected officers. The roster of the battalion contains the names nf nromlnent men In all federal department of public roada haa ', nea ef business as well as laboring be about 11000 with no Wedding Hells King Freewater. Or., Aug. 13 Miss Ella Wehtje. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. -i. were a total loss. The ' been detailed to make a reconnaissance J men and boys in their 'teens. It Is eipected that the guard will be armed in the very near future and placed In a position to protect property In the Orande Ronde valley against any con tingency that may arise. -Four Are Sentenced And Three Paroled sur ey. It is expected that the greater por tion of the construction cost will come from the forest service. It Is planned ultimately to extend this road to Burns and thence sout.l. thus hiscctlna- the state north aril W. Wehtje, was married last weea to Harry A. Koenlg of Portland. Rev. , m Dr Warren of the Presbyterian ' . . .. .. ui church, walla Walla, officiating The Flnal Surrey Being Made bride Is a grad uate of the Milton John Day. or.. Aug. 13 County En high school. The couple will ninke Kneer Vernon D. Ulaze has si crew of their home t Turner. Wash. I men making the final survey of a roaJ up Vance creek to connect with the road through Pear valley. This new j roa'i. when completed, will shorten the distance betwe- n h re and Burns by miles, aiiu n ill l&L no "n"" liminate two very steep moun- grades, one on the Burns roaa and the other on the lree roaa, tne Ked Cross Boosted At Brownsville, Or. Brownsville, Or.. Aug;. II. A musi cal program given under the auspices of the local Red Croas netted the fund approximately 170. On the program were. Miss Georrla Starr, who has been taking; violin Instruction In Seat tie: Mra Cecil Temple. Seattle In structor in piano music and recent war bride: Harry Bowers, member o the Willamette University Glee club and male Quartet: Miss Mable Cocn ran, student of music and crt at the University of Oregon; Mrs. Fay Ded man, vocalist of Portland; Mrs. Charles Chllda. reader, formerly of Oregon City; Earl Cochran, Mrs. Marjone Furr and Miss Florence Warmoth. 3 Featuring Tomorrow a Great 50c. Sale in Grain Warehouses Erected Brownsville, Or.. Aug. 13. Within the last month Brownsville has aeon the erection of two large grain wars houses near the Southern Pacific depot. These have been built by Charles Sterling, who now owns warehouses on the railroad. four Arrests Are Mads la ZTewberg 7oUow lag a Series of Housebreaking Oc curring la That Tldnlty Kewberg. Or., Aug. 13. An epidemic of housebreaking by the Juvenile set Is increasing at an alarming rate in this city, many cases having been re ported, but only a few arrests have Grading of Colombia auver Highway 1Ucr having a present maximum j been made so far. Constable Henry Hood River County Road Work Begun ; rr:rV, . tain gi Commences; Several Kesldences Will ! grade of more than 20 per cent. Th-t new road will be constructed to me state standard and will have a mum grade of 7 per cent. Have to More Off Hlght-of-Way. Hood River, Or.. Aug. 13. Work on the grading of the Columbia river highway through Hoed River county I a been started. , Several rfsldnces and business houses In the Cascade locks will have to be moved as they are located on th rip. h t -of-wy granted the county by the Oregon-Washington Railroad com pany. The highway will pass through t-.c center of the town. It is stated by those who have in charge the work u. constructing the highway through this countv that several camrs will tie . , cated at onr-e and the work rushed t 1 early completion. mail- Forest Fire Controlled John Day, Or , Aug. IS. The forest fire which has been raging on Wil creek, -0 miles south of here, for the past 10 days is now under control. The fire burned over about 1000 acres, and did considerable damage to t.ie timber. The total damage will aggre gate perhaps $1200. Morris was called to the Swanson home on West Sheridan street on com plaint of the owner whose house had been broken Into. A cap which, waj left In the house gave the officer a clew. The officer took four suspects Into custody. Each was sentenced to the reform school by Judge Nickell and paroled. Youth Is Drowned Near Columbia Beach Dallas Board Tests Four From Outside Peace Thought Wave To Be Sent Abroad : nete Illas. Or. Aug 13 Although Pol county Is not required to furnish any men for the first draft army, the local exemption board, composed of Sheriff John W. Orr, County Clerk A. B. Rob inson and Dr. B. 11. McCallon, has exsmlned four men for the national army, all at the request of other coun ties where the men resided when they registered. Dos Angeles Tolk to Try to End War hy Conceatratlng Their XUads oa European Situation. I Dos Angeles, Aug. 13. A new at I tacking wve Is to sweep the Euro I pean battlefields a bombardment of thought waves from Los Angeles, pro testing against the war. The entire membership of the city's many New Thought organizations will assemble in Symphony hall. Tuesday night, to "concentrate" hard for peace, and the thorght waves of so vast an assem blage, many members believe, will be felt around the earth. Victor Mongo of 495 Davis street. I 10 years old, was drowned Sunday rnoon at about 1 o clock, when beyond his depth In one of the sloughs near Columbia beach. He was In company with two other boys, whose cries for help at first were mistaken as meant In fun by W. A Sncdeker 633 East Sixty-seventh street north, wh3 was fishing In a boat In another part of the water. Sensing trouble, however, when the boya ran, Sncdeker gave a call for help, as he was unable to swim. Diving for the body was attempted, but. this falling, a long hook was procured and the body recovered at first search. A pulmotor was used unavalllngly. Tha body was taken to the public morgue. Six Hundred Acres Soon to Get Water Klamath Falls. Or Aug. 13. The new pumping plant for the Pine Grove irrigation project has been installed. Six hundred acres are embraced In the district, recently formed by 11 farmers of that e:tion who will pump the water from the south branch of the United States irrigation canal near the ranch of S. E. Icenblce, through a half mile ditch now completed. Thirty seven hundred gallons a minute will be delivered through an 1800-foot pipe, with a total head of 55 feet. Employe of Paper Mill Injures Hand Lebanon, Or.. Aug. 18. Frank South ard, employed at the paper mills here, met with an accident which cost him the loss of his little finger. He wan trying to press a wrinkle from the felt on which the paper Is carried. and his hand was drawn Into the press. His hand was badly smashed. This was the second accident to happen at the mill during the last week, as C. E. Ianktrce had almost the same exj perlence. Two Men Injured By a Sudden Blast Cathlamet. Wash.. Aug. 18. Adolph Clarke and Selmer Olsen. who were working on the railway of the Cathlamet Timber company, placed 20 sticks of blasting powder under a pile of dirt to blast it out The pow der failed to explode at the time ex pected and then men started to find out the reason why. when they were suddenly thrown In the air with the blast, reciving painful Injuries. 50c 5000 Yards to $2.00 Fancy Embroidered Flouncing Yard We would not advertise this offering at all, were it not for the fact that we have all of 5000 yards. For women who see this fine merchandise in our Lower Price Store at such an unparalleled price will be sure to want it as quickly as they lay eyes on it. - The demand for embroideries is growing strongly, now that women are beginning to look to their fall dress requirements. And these are fine, heavy embroideries on splen did quality voile in the favorite sports combinations, plain designs and the new Chi nese motifs that are all the rage. They are in 27 to 45-inch widths,-well finished and sure to give excellent service. Prudent shoppers will come early for these fine to $2,00 embroideries in this sal; at, yard, 50. To 18c Muslin 6 Yards 50c About 6000 yards bleached mus lin, 36 inches wide. Also wash fabrics, including ginghams, lawns, batistes and others. In lengths from 1 to 10 yards. Sold in quan tities of 6 yards only. -.1 On Your Shopping List for Tomorrow Wirthmor Waists Models as IIlu.tr. ted C l our iNew One of the most important benefits of the "Wirthmor" plan is the frequent receipt by us of the newest and most wanted waist styles to sell for the modest sum of " one dollar. "Wirthmors are always in the vj of the new styles, and, as for values, they simply tower arove an otner waists at or near the pnc Waist Shop, Fourth Floor Register Now for Madame Coates CLASSES IN DRESSMAKING AND DESIGNING Madame Coates, who originated and in structed the first department store school of dressmaking in this country, author of "American Dressmaking Step by Step," comes to Meier & Frank's to give a course of instruction in dressmaking and design ing. Madame Crates will give a FREE PRELIMINARY LECTURE SEPT. 10 at which all are invited to be present. Every woman who wishes to learn the science of dressmaking under America's foremost authority should take this course under Madame Coates. Enrollment books are now open. Membership is limited. Tickets for the complete course $1. Reg ister at Notion Shop, Main Floor. $20 Ivory Toiletware 14-Piece Set $13.98 Women's Hose 3 Pairs for 50c Boys' 75c Overalls Only 50c 49c Middy Blouses 2 for 50c 12Y2c Cotton Batts 6 for 50c Good Damask Table Cloths 50c Women's fiber boot hose in Mack, white and colors. Seconds of a quality that sells regularly at 35c. A limited quantity for quick clearaway at 3 pairs for 50c. Boys' heavy blue denim over alls in all regular sizes. Union made garments. Regularly 75c; on sale tomorrow only 50c. Women's and children's Middy Blouses in broken sizes. Previous ly sold at 49c each. About to dozen in this extra special lot at 2 for 50c. 25 bales of food quality Cotton Batts In 7-ounce size. These batts are easily worth 12j4c each. On special sale tomorrow at 6 for 50c. To $1.19 Child's Dresses A limited quantity of children's chambray Dresses in sizes up to 14 years. All the odds and ends , in stock Included. To 51.19 dresses, special at 50c. To 89c Muslin Underwear A large table of Muslin 'Un derwear, including gowns, chem ise, combinations, silk camisoles and a few skirts. Regularly to 89c each. 50 c 50c Women's Sateen Petticoats 50c Corsets Special at the Pair t A final rlScnnc! rf rAA r - -4 . Women's fine jateen Petticoats of a good heavy quality in black, white and colors. Deep flounces. All regular sizes. If bought today these would retail at 75c or more. A final disposal of odd lots and small quantities standard brands Corsets, made of heavy quality coutil. Broken sizes. While any remain, pair 50c. Children's Sweaters Only Children's sweaters in navy, Oxford and other desirable colors. Sizes up to 8 years. Mill runs of regular 75c and 1.00 grades. Dress Goods and Silks Yd. 50c The woman who appreciates the delightfulness of ivory toi letware, in addition to the joy of possession that will be a result of her purchasing in this sale, can look back with pleas ure on a handsome sum saved in its acquisition. Set consists of mirror, hair brush and comb, hair receiver, puff box, jewel box, pin cushion, clock, picture frame, perfunr bottles, buffer, hat brush, cloth brush and bonnet brush 14 pieces in all. See illustration. Save about a third tomorrow 1 Toilet Gooda Shop. Main Floor "The Wonder" Butter-Merger WILL CUT YOUR BUTTER BILL ALMOST IN HALF! This magic churn, to be purchased in Port land exclusively at Meier & Frank's, is the culinary sensation of the hour. As pictured at left. It is called a butter-merger because it Makes 2. Pounds of Merged Butter From 1 Lb. Butter and 1 Pint of Milk And any one can use this simple little device. It has a specially con structed plunger, with a valve that pumps air into the contents of milk lnd butter, causing them to "merge" in such a way that no milk remains unabsorbed. The price is only Demonstration on Our Main Fl. See It! Taste the Merged Butter 98c MEN! Silk Shirts $1.89 Tub Silk and Fiber Silk 2 for $3.60 Here are fine tub silk and fiber silk shirts qualities that will in stantly commend themselves to dis criminating dressers and costing no more in this sale than you would pay for a good cotton shirt! A beautiful assortment of patterns in self-figured, combination - and woven stripel effects. All sizes 2re included in ore or other group. Two shirts for $3.60 each $1.89. t 29c You'll want at least one to wear with the shirts. Magadores, faille and repp, silks, poplins, and other silk novelties. Plenty of plain colors as well as fancy ef fects. 4 for $1.00. Men's-Furnishing. Shop, Main Klowr Groceries C.Lup, Snider' s, limit 12, OA. dozen $2.35 larze bottle -iVC Butter, Royal Banquet, best qual ity, freshly churned; QQ 2-pound roll VO Coffee, M. & F. Special blenJ, freshly roasted, 40 grade, QQ pound dJs Rip Olive., Curtis Jumbo, No. 1 cans, 60c grade; -45C Victor H.ni, fine quality sugar cured, put4up expressly for Meier & Frank; average 8 to 10 07g lbs. each, pound -ill Black Cooking Fife, latest 1 Ap crop California figs, lb. . . lvl California Peachet, Valley View brand, halves or slices in heavy sugar syrup; doz. $1.95. 1 H 3 for 50c; !"e " XII Instant Poatum, large size AOn ' can Broom., Gold Medal, 85c r7Pn grade, at . '. I Ol Ninth Floor. Fifth Street Good mercerized damask table cloths in a generous size. These, If bought on today's market, could not be sold for less than 85c. 75c Feather Bed Pillows 50c Feather bed pillows covered with fancy art ticking. Colors are lavender and gray. Good size. Very special tomorrow at each 50c. Men's Collars Dozen for 200 dozen men's collars sec onds of the 15c quality. All stand ard brands. Large number of styles to select from. Practically all sizes. Sold by the box only at 50c. To $1 Lace Curtains Each Manufacturer's samples of fine Nottingham lace curtails. Mostly lY yard lengths. A few matched pairs In the assortment. Values to $1.00, and even higher. To 98c Rugs Special Only 50c Dress goods and narrow mes saline silks in staple colors. Black and white checks and plain serges in desirable shades. Good widths. Worth 75c on today's market. Yard 50c. To 85c Men s Underwear 50c 50c 50c 50c 50c 50c Wallpaper at 10c Per Roll Good, serviceable wallpaper for the kitchen at this extreme low price. Attractive designs in blue and white and in tan. Single roll 10c. Plain ingrain and oatmeal paper in patterns and col orings suitable for any room in the house, priced at single roll 20c and 10c Our special dry paste ready for use, pound 15c. . - . 1 rk .. t Seventh Floor s " - . 1 j ite or- Portland; I The QjiALrrVSTo Skirts Made Ready to Finish FREE! Offer In effect for five days only an additional charge will be made for this work after 6 P. M. Saturday. All that is re quired for you to partake of this free offer is to purchase skirt materials in our Woolen Dress Goods Shop at $1.25 yard or oyer. ' W will cat, bute an4 fit mnj .tyU tailored .kirt you may deu- tfci. wek only without char! . .. Woolan Dresa Good. Shop. Second Floor Good patterns in tapestry and rag Rugs. Sizes 27x52. Regularly to ?8c. A limited quantity to close out tomorrow at each 5oc. Towels Special 6 for Only Turkish Bath Towels antf huck Towels in a generous size. Bleached and unbleached. Could not be bought on today's market to sell for less than 15c eacn. 5c Toilet Paper 15 Rolls Excellent Toilet Paper of good soluble crepe paper. Fair size rolls Regularly 5c each; extra special tomorrow at 15 rolls for 50c. 50c 50c Large quantity of men's un derwear, including athletic union suits of crossbar nainsook and balbriggan. Also separate gar ments. Nearly all sizes. Table Oil Cloth 3 Yards About 75 pieces table oil cloth in fancy patterns. Mill runs of 25c and 35c grades. The Imper fections are so slight that they do not injure the looks or wearing qualities. NU UtLl VtKIES. To 98c Women's Waists at Women's cotton Waists of voile and madras. This includes all the odds and ends and small quantities in stock. Good styles. Broken sizes. To 98c values 50c. Ribbon Remnants Each at A large table Ribbon Remnants, including plaids and plain colors. Desirable widths. Suitable for Mir bows and other purposes. Mill lengths 2j to 3 yards each. To 35c yard values. About 1000 remnants hi the lot. Each remnant will make two large hair bows. Boys' $1.50 Flannel Shirts Boys' navy blue Flannel Shirts in broken sizes. Extra well made garments. About 10 dozen in the lot. If your size is here, a won derful bargain at 50c. Cretonne Remnants Each A limited quantity of mill length Cretonnes. 2J4 yards each. Good heavy qualities In various colorings. Suitable for side drapes. 40c yard values. 50c 50c 50c 3 Sale Women's to $2.50 Silk Waists An extraordinary purchase of 50 dozen women's silk waists in plain colors as well as sports effects. Waists of Jap silk, Crepe de Chine, Georgette crepe, pon gee, etc. To this lot we have added all the odds and ends in our regular stock. Broken sizes but all regular sizes in the sale. Values to $2.50. For a great final clearaway fomorrow, $1.49. A ' r gatss)J The- Quality Storx or Portland, $ .49 t t r