COMMITTEE ASKS
INVESTIGATION OF
LA ROCHE S CLAIM
: i
', The opinion of City Attorney La
Roche declaring that only part of
the bridge tolls can be, constitution
ally removed from the car riders,
and throwing a j shroud of doubt over
the question oj? removal of other
burdens, la to ) be reviewed.
Deputy City Attorney Torttllnson and
Latourette Thursday were -directed by
the Special coirimittee of the council
probing1 the railway case to render a
more specific and detailed opinion Mon
day.' At tbe sajnte meeting, City En
gineer Laurgaard was Instructed to
make estimates of the value of railn
and trolleys on the bridges, and thn
charges for interest, depreciation and
maintenance.
i -The special committee of the council,
after reading the; La Roche opinion, and
the conflicting opinion given by him
In the same casje three years ago, de
cided the legal jstatus of the removal
proposal wan tojo much in doubt for
comprehensive dlfccuesion. It was. how-
ever, brought out limit certain commis
sioners believe tfie public service com
mission has powfcr to remove the bur-
dene, despite their incorporation In the
franchise agreement between the city
and railway conipany. It was argued
' that the commission has power tc4?ieet
any situation tliat may arise to the
transportation syntera.
Laurgaard wa directed to go into
the finances connected with rails and
trolleys on the bridges to arrive at a
fair rental to-b charged for use of
the municipally qiwned trackage
Plan Milk Drive in
Medford to Teach
Its Value as Food
Medford. April ;!). A milk campaign
to encourage greater use of dair prod
ucts and teach food value of milk will
be put on in Meflfonl May 5 to 8 by
-Miss Florence Popl, county home dem
onstration agent. ! The Parent-Teacher
associations, the Women's clubs, the 1
Chamber of Commerce, lea'ding stores
and teachers and schools will co-operate.
Professor E. B. Kitts of the O.
A. C. : Miss Jessie; McC'omb, state home
demonstration leader ; Mrs. Edith
-Knight Holmes f the Oregon Dairy
council and otherp will give addresses.
Funeral services! will he held in Med
ford today for Mrs Ann Beall. more
than 80 years olql. and an Oregon pi
onfter. She crossed the plains in 1855
with an ox-team (of immigrants at the
age of 10 years from Champaign
county, Ohio, with her uncle. William
H. "Riddle, and family, arriving near
Riddle. Or.. In thq fall of that year. In
3860 .she located i on a donation land
clalm Jut north bf Medford, of which
Beall ' lane Is a part, where she had
since resided. Mrs; Beall is survived by
three .tons and l-o daughters, Asbury
Reall and TVson I Beall. Medford : Lee
Beau. L,aKeview ; Mrs uiara Lewis,
Ucno. Nv.. and Mrs. Lulu Stroheimer,
Central Point, Or,
Ambushed m
Ireland; English
Barracks Is Burned
London. April 9j (I. N. 8.) A Brit
ish bicycle policeman was killed and
two others were -wounded, one fatally,
when the trio were ambushed near
Nenagh, Ireland, today.
A new "cattle drive" was carried out
at Killulagh.
The Blarkbby barracks have een
burned. Four arrests were made.
Sailor Hurt in Fall
Astoria. April 9. Mike Beers, a mem
ber of the crew of the ship St. Nicholas,
now loading supplies at the port dock for
Alaska, fell JO feet from the yardarm
of the vessel, and is now at the St.
Marys hospital in a critical condition as
a result of Injuries received.
CELEBRATE-FINISHING
OF PORTLAND STOVE
WORKS' NEW PLANT
Completion of the new plant of the
Portland Stove works at Kenton will be
celebrated by officials and employes of
the concern Saturday night. The enter
tainment will take place in the bulldntg
just completed on the site of the struc
ture burned last December. Dancing and
cards will be features of the event.
The main building of the plant is of
brick and concrete construction, 150 by
600 feet in dimensions, and cost approxi
mately 1150,000. The enameling plant
is housed in a frame building separate
from the main structure. Machinery
costing over $100,000 is. being installed
and the wprka will be In full operation
in about two weeks. Operations In the
molding room began Thursday with a
full force.
The Portland Stove works manufac
tures a number of lines of ranges, heat
ers and furnaces. The plpeleas furnace
turned out at this plant is the only one
of its kind manufactured on the Pacific
coast. The plant gives employment to
about 125 operatives and its payroll
amounts to over $3500 per week. Of
ficers of the company are: John Mn
tag, president ; John Montag Jr., super
intendent, and R. T. Montag, manager.
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment Saturday night consists of E.
ARgllbers, chairman ; Ray Borgan, John
Montag Jr., George Rehbetn and John
Johnson.
Oregon Woman Is
Saved From Blaze
Medfbrd, April 9. Miss Marion B.
Towne of Phoenix, Jackson -county, tel
ephoned from Seattle that she was one
f those rescued from the Lincoln hotel
fire in that city, but had lost all her
personal effects. Since her discharge
from the naval reserve service last fall
Miss Towne has been residing p. Seattle
at the Lincoln hotel, i She is an employe
of the Seattle city health office,
Cramer Is (Elected
President! of Sigma
Tau. U. Fraternity
Willamette University, Salem, April
9. -At an election of the Sigma Tan fra
ternity, J. Francis Cramer, a senior of
La Grande, was elected president to fill
the unexpired term! of Harold Dimick
of Woodbxrrn. who was forced to resign
because of illness, j Two new pledges
have been announced by the Sigma
Taus Waldo Kelso, sophomore, of Ya
kima, Wash., and Bruce White, fresh
man, oi ruiwn, nonk
J. R Wilson, traveling secretary of
the national student volunteer move-
Ready to Shoot Oil
Well in Vale Field
' At 140d Foot Depth
Boise. Idaho. Ajjiril 9. Kasiern Ore
gon and Western Idaho anxiously await
the verdict of a charge of nitroglycerin
which will be exploded at the 1400 toot
depth in the Western Pacific Oil com
pany's well In the Vale. Or., field. C. E.
Clark. In charge of the drilling outfit,
kald that as soon an high explosives
can be brought frqm Wyoming he will
shoot the well to determine If the drills
have gone to a sufficient depth and are
in paying oil sand. Samples of these
sands have been tested and are said to
contain oil In commercial quantities.
This well Is locajted 14 miles south
west of Vale. It Us the deepest one
that has been suiikjln the Kasteru Ore
gon field. The drjillers are from the
Wyoming fields aaid experienced. If
oil is not found in commercial quanti
ties at.- the depth tt which the well is
now sunk, the drills will go deeper.
Grocery Robberies
Committed; Police
Suspect Juveniles
Boys are suspected by police as result
of several recent grocery store robberies.
A. F. Outhrown. grocer at 119 Russell
v- street, reported that while he was away
at the noon hour Thursday someone
smashed the glass in I the rear door and
stole $25 from the tlljl. This is the sec
ond robbery there, ho says, his previous
loss being $20.
Police discovered the back door broke)
at the grocery store b J. M. Pace. 649
Williams avenue, early today.
iTJ. S. Court Decides
Against Recognition
Of Russian Soviet
San Francisco. April 9. (I. N. s. -.The
Russian soviet igovernment ha
failed to obtain recognition In United
States federal court. I -
( Judge W. C. Van Klett granted an an
plication for the releasje of the Russian
steamer Rogday. held tknder a libel Dro
ceedlng , atarted by the soviet govern
ment of Russia In the name of L. c. A
;K. Martens, representative of the Lenine
government in this country.
The application for release was made
by Boris Bakmeteiff. certified as am
baasador of the recognised Russian cov
ernment by the state department, and
George Romanovsky, jocal consul-gen
erai or me anu-sovtet government o
Russia.. . I
Reclaimed Orchard
: Land Deal Closed
' Medford, April 9. Mr. and Mrs. W
"V. Dunn, who located (on; 2J acres of
bruBh .land 11 years ago near Talent,
converted - the place into a fine peach
and cherry orchard and farm, under
irrigation, ,and have sold It to E. B,
Duncan of California far $6000.
See Our Advertisement on Market Page 17 "Smoke-Up" Sale Specials in Groceries and Tobaccos
60c Heavy Bleached
Turkish Towels
Only 39c
Heavy, double thread 18x3 6 Towels,
very absorbent; ends hemmed.
Actually worth 80c! We may be
obliged to limit quantity!
Raj y ts j
First, Second and Alder Streets
Heavy Crash Towels
40c to 45c Values
Heavy, absorbent, bleached, and fin
ished with blue stripe borders. A
grand opportunity for -x splendid
saving!
mportant Specials in All Departments
In Connection With Our "Smoke-Up" Sale
Men's Munson Last
Work Shoes
$4.98
Made in Portland service
guaranteed ! Black chrome ip
pers, solid leather soles, soft
and pliable. Others in black
or tan leather. Values to $8
the pair! All sizes.
Boys' School Shoes
In black calf, Blucher-cut ;
neat, dressy last; all solid.
Sizes 9 to 13y2 for $3.25
Sizes 1 to 512 for $3.95
Women's Two-Tone
Shoes
$3.79
High shoes in black kid, with
either white kid or gray crav
cnette tops and French heels.
Stylish lasts. Worth $6.50 the
pair! All-sizes.
Money-Saving Specials From
the Dry Goods Section
Take advantage to the utmost of these sale
prices. They save you money.
Sensational Blanket Sale!
66x80 Heavy Nashua Woolnap
Blankets Only $5.48 the Pair!
In gray only, with fancy stripe borders.
50 COMFORTERS 50
REGULARLY $5.75 j395
T$ese are full-size Comforters, filled with 100 sanitary
carded cotton, and covered with a Rood quality of silkoline
"in assorted patterns. Wonderful bargain!
REGULAR $5.75 COMFORTERS
$1.29
These sheets are 72x90 in size, with welded seams; made
of a eood quality of muslin. The thrifty buyer will take
advantage. Limit 6 to a customer. No telephone or
C. O. D. orders on these!
Two Sensational Specials
WHITE INDIAN LINON
Lot 1. 19c the Yard
Lot 2. 23c the Yard
We bought these before the enormous advance, which
accounts for the low price. You save if you buy!
Broken Lots
Men's Worsted Suits
Blues, grays, etc.
Sizes 35 to 40.
Today's Value $40
AT
$29.50
Boys' Knicker Suits
A limited quantity in waistline
and belted-all-around styles ;
lined knickers with taped
seams.
Values to $11.50
$5.98
3000 Yards Fine Satin and Taffeta Ribbons
Offered at a Fraction of Regular Price
Arranged in Three Great Groups for Saturday Shoppers:
Lot 1
Nos. 5, 7, and 9
Values to 25c
lOc
Lot 2
Nos. 12, 16,
and 22
Values to 40c
15c
Lot 3
Nos. 40, 60,
and 80
Values to 50c
23c
All of the above in assorted colors of satin and taffeta.
Men's Khaki Coveralls
Well-made garments in sizes
36, 38 and 40.
Regular $4.45 Values
SPECIAL
$3.19
Children's Skuffers
$2.49
These are the real Skuffers that are
so popular for little growing feet.
We show them in black, tan, brown,
or smoke (gray) leathers; either
lace or button; footform shape and
leather soles.
Sizes 5 to 8 for $2.49
Sizes 8 Vz to 11 for $2.98
Sizes ll1 to 2 for $3.49
Women's Suits All Spring Styles
Selling Regularly $29.50 to $34.50
Special $22.50
When you consider the ftct that our regular prices are far
below the prices of uptown stores, think what a saving is
yours when we make a further reduction of 7 to $12 on
these sjnat suits!
"Wonderful" is the only word that will express these values!
You will say so when you see the garments. Here are
serges, tricotines, and pplins, mostly in navy; belted, rip
ple, and tailored models; suits that came to us direct from
New York. You cannot afford to pay more than this
price, madam, as long as such suits as these are to be had.
We urge strongly that you be on hand if you would buy!
No C. O. D.'s No Phone Orders No Refunds on These
Suits.
Men's Whipcord
Trousers
Extra heavy khaki-colored
whipcord; made with flap
pockets.
Regular $4.50 Values
SPECIAL
$3.50
200 Dozen
Cups and Saucers
in Sets of Six
98c
Just think of baying six cups and
six saucers for 98c! Choose from
many assorted patterns. Price
holds as Ions; as any remain.
Paint Up
Portland!
1 m
Dress up for the thou
sands upon Xhousands
of summer visitors.
Buy paint at Simon's
prices!
Bungalow M ix d House
Pintj gal $2.75
Floor Paint; gal. .$3.25
Foundation Flat White;
tl. $3.25
China Gloss White Enamel;
-.$4.75
Oronite Turps; substitute
for turpentine; gaL 60c
Zaco; substitute for shel-
,Iac gal. $3.55
Kalsomine; lb. ...... 10c
We Deliver Paint Anywhere
in Portland
Call in or Telephone Us
Your Orders
Child's Play Suits
In khaki, trimmed in red ; also
in blue denim, trimmed in red.
For Ages 1 to 8 Years
SPECIAL
$1.15
Good Fishing
Tackle
We've got everything you need for
trout or salmon; prices, the lowest.
Pish BasheU at. . .$2.65. $2.75
Fishing Rods. . . . . . .$1.35 and up
Reels from $7 down to. . . . . .50c
Enameled lines from $3 to 15c
Salmon Spinners , only ........ 20c
Spinners only ....... .15c
42-Ib. test Cattyhunk i Lines. SO
yards for . ..; . . .!, . . .$1.25
Complete - Stocks of Rods, Reels,
Spinners, Flies, Fly Books Sainton
Tackle, Tyoe Salmon Eggs, Etc :
WE ISSUE FISHING LICENSES
meat, concluded a two aya conferenc
at - Willamette ontyeralty Thursday., ? Aa
a part of his work he held Individual
conferences with more than t$ students,
who are Interested in life service. Wil
son also conferred with the Y. M. C. A.
and T. W. C. A. cabinets, and the stu
dent volunteer band, spoke at a special
chapel and addressed the T. M. C. A.
Suffrage Hopes in
-Delaware Blasted
By Vote in House
Dover, Del.. April .(!. ' X. S.)
Hope of the suffragists that Delaware
would be the thirty-sixth stats to ratify j
the federal suffrage amendment, waa
blasted today, when II members of h
lower bouse signed a pledge to vot
1 KiLiniir ra.urina.tion annnc una uaion. '
The pledge does not extend beyond the
present session. There afe only II
members of the lower house. . $
This Trade Mark
is only on the products of
The Victor Talking Machine Co.
The VICTROLA and
VICTOR RECORDS
It guarantees the quality and protects
. you from inferior substitutes.
There are VICTOR DEALERS in this
City who believe in the high quality of
the Victor Product. Give them an
opportunity to demonstrate they will
seiye you welL
VICTROLAS from $25
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
Diswltortsse sT TkarseM and
45 Fourth S$ret, Portland.
This is one of a series of advertisements by Sherman, Gay A Gx,
Wholesale in the interests of the VICTOR DEALERS.
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the night he brings SWEETS
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Married men everywhere have
the "Sweet's habit" today a box 'I
each week for the wife and family j
two boxes in some households.
Try it yourself bring back
sweetheart days and satisfy the
youngsters healthy, growing appe
tites. Take home a box of Sweets
tonight.
Sweet's
SALT LAKE ' r:iW
W; C Allen Candy Co.
Portland Distributors
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