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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POR TLAND, " THURSDAY, AUGUST " 8, 1918. COMMERCIAL AGENT t FOR WELLS FARGO . FOR 27 YEARS DIES peorge M, Armstrong Known to Practically Every Business : Wan i!n Portland. t". ' ; t. i r George M, ArmBtronip. for 27 years commercia.1 agent her of Wells Fargo A C., exprean, did Wednesday nifcht i t his home. 895 East Thirty-second i treat, after an illness of two days. Mr. , irrrwtrong waa made superlntejident of i freet equipment upon consolidation of h .express companies July 1. He waa rntmbrr of Portland lodge No. BR. Ma oni Hope lodge No. 1, A. O. U. W.. ihd th Transportation club. He was orn In St. Johins. N. B.. but nearly all (f bis life was spent In Oregon. His Brents Settled In Albany when he was n Infant, He was known throughout he business section of the city. - Mr. Armstrong leave a widow, Mrs. -lyrtle Armstrong; a son. S years of tge; a brother and two sisters. The Mineral will be held Friday at 1 p. m. ft the chapel of J. P. Flnley at 8on. r Mrs. Anna Prevost fj'As the last servlco which thoughtful affection could suggeul, Mrs. Anna Tre FTosfs daughter have taken her back uo the scenes of her earlier years. She MiedT Tuesday night at. the home of her 'filster. Mrs. K. u. Campbell, at E;ugene. Her; funeral will be hJd Friday morn ing, at 10 :S0 o'clock at the old home- etead at Woodburn- Mrs. Prevost was i native of Oregon, a daughter of "Grandfather" Caaey, on of Oregon's !ost widely known pioneer citizens. iOne daughter Is Miss Florence Prevost, toead of the Prevost Advertising agency t( Portland ; the other is Mrs. John Hagen of Seattle. Many relatives in Portland, which had been her home for many -years, and in the southern part tat the state mourn her death. , , Mrs. Laura A. I'adgham i Mrs. Laura A. Padgham, 79, died eonesday at the home of her daugh r, Mrs. J. A. Stalb, 1356 East Seven tenth street. She had lived in Port nd for 11 years and for more than five ears was kept to her bed. She is sur- lved by her daughter and two sons. he funeral will be held at the Wilson Rosa establishment at East Seventh nd Multnomah streets, Friday at m. WELt KNOWN EXPRESS OFFICIAL GOES TO REST I- i l George M. Armstrong 2S3fl Fish Hatcherymen To Hold Convention The second annual convention of the Pacific Coast Fish Hateherytnen'a as sociation will open Friday morning in the Chamber of Commerce for a two days' session. Between 50 and! 75 hatch erymen from Oregon, Washington. Cali fornia and British Cblnmbiai are ex pected to attend. j j Italian City Honors President Wilson Rome. Aug. 8. (TJ P.) The; munici pal council of Arezzo has conferred hon orary citizenship upon President Wil son. The announcement waf deceived with enthusiasm by' the population. Arezfto is one of the provincial capi tals of Italy, situated about; 50 mlle3 southeast of Florence. It has a popu lation of 20,000. It la the birthplace of Petrarch. j i- YOUNG MEN URGED TP A Mi iQT im rni i m LMLIUI 111 UULLLUL T. RAINING CORPS NOW fofrowing Passage of New Draft I Act Boys May Have Trouble Enlisting in Corps. ; Young men between the ages of It and 21 years who have completed their high school courses are definitely urged by the war department to enlist 'at once in the students' army training corps at some college or university, be fore the draft age ia lowered by con gress. News has come to President Fos ter of Reed college, where a unit of the corps is to be established this fall, that it may be difficult after the new draft law has been passed, to enlist in the corps and thus take the nearest way to the earning of an officer's commission. Enlistment in the corps does not prom ise commissions to all, but it is now the plainest road leading in that direc tion. When the day arrives on which, ac cording to his order number, the stu dent would have been drafted, had he not already enlisted, the fact is report ed to the president of his college, who in turn reports it to the commanding officer and thence to the adjutant gen eral. The president of the college and the commanding officer will then re port to the chairman of the committee on education and special training of the war department, for what frn-T;serv-ice the individual is in their opinion best qualified. They will recommend that the student should continue his studies to prepare for the woi in medi dine, engineering, chemistry, psychol ogy, economics; etc., or that he should go to an officers' training camp at once to prepare for an officer's commission in the infantry, artillery, etc., or that he should be assigned to work in the ordnance, quartermaster or other staff corps or sent Immediately to a division at one of the camps. Opportunity will be given for the en listed student, who so elects, to transfer :.'- ' I 1 . I I .ewis W. Heppner The funeral Of Lewis W. Heppner, who fed Wednesday at his home, 313 San Rafael street, at the age of 63. will held from the J. P. Finley chapel, ifth and Montgomery streets, Friday t,l:30 and filnal services will be held tri.Rose Cfty I cemetery. Mr. Heppner i a member of the firm of H. A. leppner ft Co., iron and steel dealers, Lnd came from New York in 1884. He survived by his widow ; a son, Charles tV. Heppner ; aj daughter, Mrs. Eva Har- ler; two brothers, H. A. and H. E. Heppner. and two sisters. Flyer Hurt in Fall, ' Death Is- Probable Ban Antonlo.i Texas. Aug. 8. (U. P.) leutenant Martin H. Knox. Redwood. 71., was probably fatally injured this afternoon when lis ait plane fell while baking a crosa country flight. No one iaw the accident. Knox waa found un- onscious in a field near the road by a aeroy. New Allied Tonnaee Is 1,243,275 Gross London. Aui. 8. ftT. TM Orom hin ting, tonnage constructed by allies and fceutrala during the three months end hg June 30 totaled 1,243,275, according to the admiralty. Of this amount Brit- tin tonnage was 442.968. y TBS output exceeded losses by 236,696 'Cross tons. , Ferdinand Reported IWith German Chiefs Paris, Aug- 8. (V. P.) King Ferdi nand of Bulgaria ia reported at German ea.do.ua rters.i according to a Rome dis- fatch today. ! ' IT'S DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET When You Buy My SUITS at $20 $25 $30 My story is the second story one flight up low rent low expense no expensive fixtures and good clothes at a small margin of profit. Come up and hold your clothing expense down. from army to navy and vice versa, and to be assigned to active aervica in one of the various corps of the army upon the recommendation of the president of the college and the proper military au thority. -; , ' x ' y. 1 " 1 . ii i i Next Army Bill Not To. Equal Last' One Washington. 8 L N. S.) Despite Jhe constant expansion of Amer ica's war program, the next army ap propriation bill, while heavy, wil) not be as large aa the $14,000.000,000, measure recently passed by congress, Secretary of War Baker allowed It to become known this afternoon, upon his return from a western trip. Alleged Organizer Is Under Investigation Fred Zimmer, alleged to be an I. W. W. organizer, is being held by Assist ant United States Attorney Veatch for investigation. Zlmmer's personal be longings are in the hands f the federal authorities and letters seised show him to be active in the cause of the I. W. W. in Idaho. LAD DRIVES STOLEN AUTO INTO FREIGHT ; TRAIN; IS ARRESTED Percy Lute, Aged 15, After Tak ing Car, Sp&eds Across Bridge ' and Jumps When in Danger. Percy Lute, 15, waa arrested at 3 o'clock this morning by Motorcycle Of ficers Coulter and Rekdahl after driving a stolen automobile into a Southern Pa cific freight train at East First street and Hawthorne avenue. The boy had fled after the crash. The automobile was practically demolished. In the cMy jail this morning Bute ad mitted that he had stolen the car some where on the east side. He said he drove the machine to the west side and then crossed the Hawthorne bridge. He was going so fast, he said that he could not stop. When he saw the accident could not be avoided he jumped from the machine and was not Injured. The machine was reduced to wreckage when it struck; a fiat car loaded with logs. Lute said ha was going to ride to Dallas, where ha expected to meet his father Saturday. Ha said his father lived somewhere In Larrabee street. The ma chine has license 27171 and Is registered aa belonging to Leslie K. Riley of (41 Bast Madison street. Up to noon the owner had not reported the theft of the machine to the police. Lute now faces several charges as follows : Larceny of an -automobile, driving a ma chine under age. reckless driving, and minor out after hours. The- police have surrendered him to the Juvenile court officials, who questioned him during the day. Alma Voedfsch Is Portland Visitor Alma Voedisch, manager of musical artists. Is in Portland today on a tour of the coast. Miss Voedisch, whose headquarters are jn Kew Tork, repre sented the Boston Opera company and Pavlowa when these attractions were last in Portland. The coming season. Miss Voedisch will - represent, among others, such artists are Marie Morrisaey. contralto ; Theodore Spiertng, violinist ; Yvonne Treville, coloratura soprano, and Florence Bodinoff. famous Danish soprano. Miss Voedisch is at the Ben son, j- From here she will go to Ban Francisco. Staff Officers for ; 0-W.R. & N; Lines Named by O'Brien Federal Manager J. P. O'Brien has announced the following appointments, effective August 1 for the O-W. R. N lines: M. J. Buckley, general superintend ent: F. W. Robinson, traffic- manager ; A. C Spencer, general solicitor ; 8. Mur ray, chief engineer: R. Blaledell. fed eral auditor ; J. F. Meyer, federal treas urer. All these officials were In charge tinder ther "corporate management. Mr. O'Brien will later announee officials to assist him in managing other lines under hU control. Circular announcement from Mr. Atth ton extejida Mr. O'Brien's authority to the Pacific & Eastern railway, a line SI miles long between Medford and Butte Falls. Or. Offices of the Southern Pacific are being moved today from the Yeon build ing to the Wells-Fartfo building. The general passenger office will share the quarters of William McMurray, general passenger agent- of the O-W. R. aV N and the freight department will be quar tered in the offices of Traffic Manager Robinson. i Offices Of the ' claim agent, tax de I partment, legal department and the of- Candidate for U . ; Mayor to Fight 6 Cent Car Fare Detroit. Aug. 8. (L N. '8.) Mil lionaire Jas. Cousens. former police commissioner and now candidate for mayor of Detroit, was ejected, from a Fort street line car today for refus ing to pay more than five cents fare. The Detroit i street railway com pany at mldnlgh advanced fares from S to cents aftd Cousens says he will contest their right to make , the raise in price in the courts and has employed counsel to fight the case. flee of the aaslstant general manager are also feeing moved. The Portland district freight traffic committee, now occupying offices in the Wells-Fargo building, will be moved to the Yeon building. Emmaline White Sues Oregon City. Aug. S. Emmaline Jane White charges her husband; Alexander W. White with desertion" in her com plaint filed in the circuit court today, for a divorce. The couple were mar ried In Ashland county, Wisconsin, July 2, 1894. ' r.ijuii if ww. n i f f Jr i A Great CI SALE STARTS FRIDAY, 8 A M. BUILDING BOMWAY&ALDe RGINAL Trade Udtaidc Save Your Dollars wpn oarurcJau Until SPm A-head in Value MY $3 HATS Si Si CLOTMH 7 r7y it l Ju it Ml OF MEN'S SUITS AND FURNISHINGS Gentlemen: This is an unparalleled opportunity to purchase your summer and early fall needs in men's clothing and furnishings at about one-half the prices you will pay later. Abundance of reliable merchandise here for your selection. IT IS THE UNWAVERING POLICY OF THIS OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE to carry no gar ments over from one season to another. With shipments of fall and winter clothing on the way, WE FACE THE NECESSITY OF CLEARIN OUR STOCKS immediately, REGARDLESS OF COST OR PROFIT. The stupendousness of this opportunity must be apparent to you. With the market constantly advancing, we offer our entire'stock of Men's Clothing and Furnishings to the public AT LESS THAN PRESENT WHOLE- earaice I --.... i Does not harden Even with the screw cap left off, Colgate's! "comes out a ribbon lies flat on the brush" in all climates. Keep your teeth attractive by using Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream twice ajday and visiting your dentist twice a year. Look fcc m In year dealers window 500 men's and young men's fine tailored r Suits. Don't judge the val ues by the price, but see the Suits. Try them on many are heavy enough for Winter. Clearance Sale Price Your Che 1385 SALE PRICES. Biggest Variety of Box Back Suits in ' Portland Biggest Variety of Box Back Suits in Portland 500 men's nd young men's fine tailored Suits. Special models for men of every build and every age. All good col ors and all good patterns. Extraordinary values. In this lot of men's and young men's fine tail ored Suits you will find a special assortment of high-grade suit ings, extremely well tailored in . the rl newest styles and colors. n Clearance Sale Price Your Choice Clearance Sale Price Your Choice - 117 :hoice Jl (j 85 Men's Hats and Furnishings At Special Clearance Sale Prices All our 4.00 Hats cut to $3.15 All our $5.00 Hats cut to. $3.85 Men's $2.00 and $2.50 Dress Shirts cut to $1.15 Athletic and. Spring Needle Ribbed .Union Suits, all sizes values to $2.50, cut to. . .$1.15 65c Silk Fiber Socks cut to 35c 3 pairs for $1.00 Til above prices will giwm you aa Mas of th raneral 'reductions that wa're maais en all our fumiatiiar' T A choice lot of men's and young men's fine tailored Suits equal to any custom tailored gar ment, strictly hand tai lored and will stand up for two or three seasons. Clearance Sale Price Your Choice Every Garment in the House Marked in Plain Figures With the Original Price Tag Sale Starts Tomorrow, Friday Morning, 8 O'clock Store Open 8 A. M. to 6; P. M. Weekdays, 8 A. M.-to 8 P. M. on Saturday (rl Portland's Foremost Clothiers and Furnishers r rn rrrA k tit it FULbP BROS.. props; 104-106 THIRD STi .. Between Wahington and Stark . : : . 100 UNION if -M: r" VS. 'iv-y-