the nn.Y CAriTA.. intnam; naajg fripay. may
TWO.
How Those Awa? Frnm
Home Mast Register
IV.
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MEN
You Will Have to Hurry
The Suit Bargains Wont Last Forever at
the Following Prsces
Here Are Some Prices
LOT 1 MEN'S SUITS
$6.95
This lot of suits are
just the thing for
knockabout work suit;
in light and dark
shades; casluiiere aud
tweeds: sold originally
at $12 to $15.
LOT 2 MEN'S SUITS
$9.85
This lot of suits is
specially well made; for
style and durability they
compare favorably with
the regular $15 to $18
suits; the quantity is
limited; sizes 34 to 40-
LOT 3 Men's SUITS
$12.45
This lot includes the
latest style and mater
ials, fancy cashmeres,
worsted and serges;
well tailored in new
and ccaservative style;
marked to sell regularly
at $13 to $20.
LOT i MEN'S SUITS
$17.85
Now is the time to se
lect a suit at the above
price; our patterns and
styles are the latest! ma
terials and workmanship
the best; serges, wost
eds, cassinieres; guaran
teed all wool.
G. W. JOHNSON
OQMMHY
SATURDAY SPECIAL
In our Men's Furnishing Goods Section we have cut the price of Under
wear, Ties, Shirts, Shoes, Hats, etc., even below present selling price for
SATURDAY ONLY
Men's Sport Shirts, values to $1.75,
Saturday $1.21
Men's Cloth Caps, late styles, values
up to $1.25, Saturday 64c
Men's $6.00 Dress Shoe (not ad
vanced price) the latest styles and
best makes, Saturday $4.72
A lot of Men's Golf Shirts, soft and
pleated bosoms, plain and fancy
colors; values to $2, Saturday 78c
Men's Fiber Silk Lightweight Hats, '
values to $1.00, Saturday 38c
Men's Hats, regular $3.00 kind, all
this season's styles, Saturday $1.80
President Suspenders, Saturday 18c
Men's Good Heavy Work Shirts,
worth 65c, Saturday 46c
Men's Black Sox, worth 20c, Satur
day 11c
Men's Olus One-piece Pajamas, reg
ular $2.00 value, Saturday . . $1.19
Men's Neckties, 50c shape, good ma
terials and swell shades, Satur
day 18c
Men's Porosknit Shirts and Drawers
going Saturday at 32c
Men's Pants, for dress, fine worsteds
and tweeds, values to $5.00, Satur
day .. ; $3.89
A lot of about 75 pairs Men's Over
alls, worth $1.00 of any man's
money, and Saturday 59c
Men's $4.00 Chippewa Work Shoes,
good and solid built, Saturday S3.19
Men's $4.50 Dress Shoe (not ad
vanced price) will sell Saturday
at $3.39
Men's $5.00 Dress Shoe (not ad
vanced price) will .sell. Saturday
at $3.89
Men's Soft Collar Shirts, values to
$1.25, Saturday v. 83c
Men's
day
25c Paris
Garters, Satur-
16c
BACKWARD SEASON
I.W7MI Wil.
LORD CECIL'S SPEECH
Answers Russia No Annex
ation or Indemnity for
Political Aggrandizement
dom of peoples held in bondage by the
central powers nnd to atone for such
acts as the invasion of Belgium, France,
herbia and Poland.
The opinion expressed by press and
public alike today was that Lord Ce
cils speech had given the most ef
fective answer possible to the angling
bait extended by the German imperial
By Lowell Mellett
(United Press staff correspondent.)
j-onuon, .May it. uood results
chancellor.
OUT Of THE ORDINARY
By ALINE THOMPSON
To:
?
OMOltROW mint iTtifvwor Helm in at the home of her brother is law
..... . .i it' ll ....l-.. i It. i ii , .i .
Miller JV'Br el "iiinmnn-i riKK-r, t'r. nun .irrn, .lll.'kfv OI
niverw'f l ul'it. i',kin' depart I Highland venue.
... .. I . I I I ' L . . t ... .
I nr 'riy in minor or Ino inn!
ni.nl will hrrrnt VI " l';ie Hfl'n and
Mim Margaret tinman in recital at
Waller hall.
Tli following i the progrenimo:
; Piano koIu Xtiigu- Kire" (Wag
ner), Mill l.ncile Kmmotis.
I Reading The (Ml 1". S. (Train) Miss
;Faye Bolin.
Heading Pauline Pavloviia, Thomas
,11. Al.lri. h.
I Whistling olo S-lected, .Mrs. Ui
iMoine ( lark.
J Heading A Sivteiiy Sheme (lm
ner i'aye Bolin.
Vocal noei When Spring Awakes
('lou;:h-Lciglitcr) Mi- l-ta r.elle Me-
( addHin.
Heading The Traveling Man (Lady
Gregory) Margaret (Harrison.
A group of the married coitingent
who are members of the i herrv City
club will gather at the K. K. lowning
home tonight to he guests at tin infor
mal evening of ".'mil" for which Mr.
and .Mrs. Jlnwnitig and Mr. and Mrs.
Kdgar Hartley; will be hosts.
Mrs. W. T. Neill had several inn
t rous at her home for an informal af
ternoon yesterday.
Her guests inelude l the members of
the Puldie Servirc Commission club.
After o few weeks visit with rela
tives, Mrs. I'taey II. Kcevos ami small
son, left today for their home in As
toria. Mrs. W. II. lb i t ', entertained in
formally Wednesday fur Mrs. N. H.
Norton of Sun Krnio im-o who is visit-
I,' ,0 ;r"""l"f' f taking ,hf
will fmni ik.... l . "u
nni mar rei .).
he ar
veranrr of the visitor 'a birthday aud
the alteruoon waa Htaei reading tnra
ngo from home anil New York. Ijiter
a dinner wai aervej covert beina plac
ed for the honor guest. Or. anil Mra.
Maekev, .Mrs. Hiet and Misa Marion
Hret.
Mra. L. A. Ityrd has had visiting
her Miss Nettie Olier of Indiana, who
is passing several months in Oregon
with friends and relativea.
Mra. I. W. Salter of Berkeley. Cali
fornia, arrived in Snlein yesterday for
a visit to her parents, Sir. and '.Mrs.
I- C. Klwell, of J'.0 Leslie street.
She was accompanied by her sister-in-law.
Miss Cora Walter, of Trout
Creek, Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. .Nun Wright of I IttO
r'errv street were hosts for an infor
mnl evening Thursday. Their guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Kred tiuhlson and
Mr. ami Mrs II. Itentlev,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Underbill have
gone to Newport for a brief sojourn.
Mrs. W. Carlton Smith and Mrs.
George G. Ilinghum wont to Woodburn
today to speak before the member of
the Kustern Star on Keil Cross work.
Mrs. P. W. Settlemeir returned to her
home in Woodburn yesterday, after a
few days visit with Miss Klleii Ilodson.
Mrs. Settlenieir was here In the inter
ests ef the Ked Cross.
"i ini-ir roiiveiiiem-e
partnient has provided
...i i i ... '
. .. ..... ,rv lav -
a s-evial nietk
w uiniw- init iiriti-.i.l..- i :. "
!w,u8 in,a,n.;v rZ i , '
lusiratinn: - "
Wnppos thai John Urn.. . .
of 1,IU.., .-.. "''"? ""'leal
from ,1 ,.
el.ng on the. ro.)t and wi h,
from In, home tow,, ,le day of
war census. '
About the fifth ., sixth H,, nfln
the president procl.mati,,,,. Z?
imarir, aay , ,!, I0wn f K
His procedure .lioiitd then be as f'..;
.... ... ... .,n,r ot liKm
which is in Kiigene. and hav, hi,
istration card filled and eertitu-,1 T,n
eard will be giv, ,0 h,m ami h,',,,,,,
then mail it to the regintrar
finet, - are of shentf, r.imtill, ro1r
hhould he live in 1'oitlaud, a ritv ,',f
more than llii.imn. instead of Vnlle
ton, he should mail the intd to (he
registrar pre, i,t, ,-arc of may
or. Tort land.
Many men. however, do nut remem
ber the number of their home orcein,-!
In such case, addresM the card to the
sheriff, and fill out also on the envel
ope so addressed, the following iufr.
mation:
GERMANS ARE PUTTING
(Continued from page one.)
trian general tat'f.
Take 4,021 Prisouers.
Rome, Mav 1. Italian forces have
t State House News t
Members of the stnte lime board
taken 4.021 prisoners In date in their j were appointed yesterday by Govern
offensive against the Austrian lines. j or Withyeombe, nnd are ns follows:
The official statement in reporting i "enton Howers, Ashlnnd; 11. (i. Leedy,
these capturej to.lav stated that enemv r''.rvnllis, and .lohn ShimaneU The ap-
. , . ,, ... ' , , . ., ', I'ointinents are made under the provi.s-
attacks in the (arso region had tailed , i()llH of ..h.ter :t!7 of the laws passed
with heavy, losses. These assaults were, by the 1!U" legislature, which says that
directed against Mounts Vugogmiceo ! "' warden of the penitentiary shall
and Faiti. be an ex ottn io member ot the board,
Kast of Goriia the Italians occupied i 1,1111 ''IH' li,,,r "h"11 choose a
the height of Grnzigim. tilth niemher. 1 ho noiuimitions tor the
I places on me noarii were piacen neiore
Crern:ans Taken Back. 'lu' governor by the Farmer's Vnion
rnris, Mnv lv-Persistent C.ennan at-" laxpayera league.
The annual report of the Lebanon
Fleet ric Light and Power company was
filed yesterday with the public service
Registration caid of
Street and number
l'o-t office or If. p. 1)
If you desire a rogi.-tratimi certifi
cate, inclose a self addressed ntiiniicil
envelope with y our Registration eard.
These instructions are of the utiuont
importance and should be followed ex
actly, for if the registration card of
the absentee tails to reach the regis
trar ol uiH Home precim't nv war ceil
sua day, the absentee is considered an
not hav ing registered mid is subject U 1 . .....i,,,;, ,4'' """
of having his ea'rd reach the regi.tr.,
s on him. Th,t
.... , . . , . , I I Hat w msai mtki
If the absentee comes from outside u,i ,:,,, ... " ,
this state, lie reeirtters muler tlie Hriuin ...... . . , -l
procedure as out lined above
lines make no difl'ereiice.
tacks 011 the northeastern slope of
Craonne were repulsed by French gren
ade fire, today s otlicial stntenieut re-
Ti,.. ...ix.rt ut.i.,. ii... tltA
In Chnmpacne, the war office said,! .V 1 j,,., 1
... in id ru 1 1 11 tr fiivii 11 mi. u-iit-.t A "11 II. ' liltil
e artillery uctiv-. ' :.,.''," .
there was consblerabli
ity. In Lorraiie, French reconmiissances
penetrated German lines.
Try to Arrange Peace.
London, May 18 The Kxchauge Tele
graph company today printed an Am
sterdam report Hint it was rumored
there a truce was being arranged be
tween Russia and Germany, to permit
Russia s pohticul reorganization.
There was no conf lrniatiou elsewhere
of the report and it was discredited
here as be ing of Germnu origin.
SAYS WAR WILL
(Continued from page one.)
the operating expenses l,Hii.;P.l. The
iiin ollectible revenue niui taxes amount
ed to $1,017.1)1), which left a net rov
enue of ftijIUXui!.
Deputy Sealer of Weigfit and Meas
ures Wormian is in eastern Oregon for
a short time. This is his first official
business visit to the counties east of
the mountaiis.
tollMWOft I, '
to tow public
E7uli,t
idvii- l L IL.' m
wiles
Moniin? Start
Pretests fee j
Bf it rrjolvW i, 1, :
Grunse 311, Timil,
Tliat wc affirm ,., .
to out country ib tli.H:
SAYS CONSPIRACY
(Continued from page one.)
tnhniiHl milt nf
StiltO ,i ,,i..: .7
tlu-ir represeutalives isji
asinp, and mat (Wtr
the rt uf otfitiali !' 1.
freedom of the pmn ti 1 ;
free sptHfch ;
That euiiseriution of n,' '
1. 1 1 it.. '. . . .... ! . l J.i.in Aft, . .
UHOiiiiiig 111 poinioes, nun ."e,uu i0r tlie protection nt te 1
worth involved. J the periK'tuity of the jptn
Fanners, it is said, lire forced to sell der whine prottctkm it n
for $2 a barrel. latctl ii w jut is J
Definite chinges ngaiuat a New Or- eitim-m to dig Irrattenii i
leans speculalor say he has cornered 5110 tic fifhls; j
tons of rice lit one cent a pound ami is That e note with jrwi
doling it out for eight cents a pound. of swiftly following ts,i
tional Hiril the departnr ! i
' Must Control Prices. eminent from tbe iJw if ,
Wnshingtoti, Miiv 18. A social audi tun, that "enlanlmf iU .
political upheaval will sweep the conn- foreign ualiuM ;
rv milesa congress laV" imuisjiliiite aiu( frotest with ill ,
sieps iu r ..- - '..;,;: ,! t ,,,, m ihttafiiK .
It. ell0Tgg, 01 i.ei.ui'1,"" 1- " I
fail to inspiie the Russian people.
Its Moral Effect.
'There's another phrase of this ques-
The Southern Pacific, company win
ordered yesterday to maintain an elec
tric crossing bell with swinging arms
and nil electric flash light at the
i crossing on Main street in Aurora, by
j the public service commission. Other
improvements to the crossing in the
way of catch Imsins fur draiuing water
were ordered put in.
K. I!. MacNaugli'ou of Portland, was
tion of moral effect about which lit- appointed yesterday bv Governor
tie has been said and that, is the ef-1 Wit hyeombe to be a member of the
feet 011 the German people when Am- stato- industrial welfare commission to
erica actually takes the field. Think j succeed K. V. O'llara, Catholic priset,
what it means! Many Germans have : who lias resigned.
limliivl In .noiIiirt na n unrf if lipnviMl ' '
Many have been struggling for yenrs
in the hope of emigrating there. Now
it will seem that the gates are closed.
This effect on. the German people may
Russia Has No Symbol,
No Flag, No Anthem
By William G. Shepherd
(Tnited Press staff correspondent)
Pelrograd, May 17. Tlussia "hasn't
anv symbol of her new estate. She
hasn't any flag; there is 110 national
anthem. The present national inertia
may be due to this very lack of some
national syiuooi.
r.very American Knows the American
flag stands for something; that the
tar pnngiea Manner means a very
definite thing.
Hut in Kussia the eagles of autocracy
possibly be ijie most important single
proof that tlnry are the worst victims ot
the system for which thev' are being
slaughtered to, defend.
-o one r-:in question the tremendous
effect of the, first appearance of an
American army however small 111 the
fighting line.
But after all, that's not the main
thing. That won't end the war.
"Not until America begins' making
wa as though she alone faced Germany
will there iie a posisbilitv of predict
ing when the end will come and I
know that is the spirit in which the
American nation is taking up the con
flict. "
An annual and very enjoyable pro-
gram will be presented at the First Con
jgrogational church on Friday evening of
! this week, to which the people of Salem
in and surrounding country have a general have been barred as a symbol. The tins
Kussia were looked for today as the re- invitation and no entrance fees to nav 'sia" "as 'H,'n discarded. The red
; suit of Lord Robert Cecil's clarifying ' j,, G. McDonald, a former inmate of the! Tf- r?,a,'e,,1 re,l1 was,
allies' aim- to mmey-tinm. 5n.iureS011 8tate Ptentiary, will deliver tion. it accoundished its nurnnso. Now
deninities. It was stated on authority;3" aillll'ess tlie conditions to be 'the revolution is over the flag has lost
that the speech, mado by Lord Robert ; found iu that institution, presenting ' i,s "waning- Peace really seems to bo
. in lis capacity as actinsr minister of : views ot various existniL' featuren as he " "i'" syiuuoi not revolution.
The New Baby
1 1$ 1 y
foreign affairs' and endorsed by former
i-renuer Asquitn, woulU undoubtedly re
sult in a freih interchango of views be
tween all tlie allies.
proceeds with the lecture. He ha snnk-
f 11 iu Portland, Oregon City, Woodburn,
Mlverton nnd several places over th
The new symbol of "pence" is to be
found in. the question wh'h is on the
hps of the entire proletariat "what
state, receiving the highest praise for!"0 WC figllti"K for?"
MOORE RE-ELECTED
Summed up, tho allies' views ag ex- his able manner of headline? the suhiect
pressed by the British acting minister j end there is no doubt that those who
wom. 1.., 1.:.., .... iu: ,, 1
ji.iai nun mi t ii in ui-i-Hsion win lie well
All previous aims of the allies stand, pleased
the allies favor the
"no annexations nni
ou the understanding
or tne allies Stana. pieaseu. i-ustor r.ivin ami the trustees ..., of fll(1 ;, i , ' V u
lie Russian plan of 'have kindly donated the use of the v 1 I f? , ( "'"'ty, bl'm-
1 no indemnitiea",! church and moving picture machi e and I ? Jl 1 ,Ti F TTl7 aftei'-
! this means no an-' Mr. McDonald is donatW hi. t mo in ", l".', IT6'?0: -1 1(,yd,P- 0,,rc as
-ll.-r!.tin,w nn.l i,n inrl,..n,,iti tnr t!H. ! ri-,1,.r W h. n,l " l.i: u-r-... Biiau visor, j lie OOam 18
, ' " " r"" ir i . " "."i"' ""lain ursi- composed of C. L. llawlev of McCnv
cal agRniid.zement hand information on a very important j Thomas Rn.nk, of Kola; Ira MchrlinK
Annexations and indemnities may be; subject. It is expected there will be a! of Falls City Georee W Mver of ni
necessary, howtfvor, to assure tho i'ree-j largo attendance.: ja8) anj g,, Crowley." ,
Tim senate bill that passed the legis
iture closing the Willamette river to
oiiiinercial fishing south of Oswego
is to bo referred to the people, accord-
ni'f to a petition circulated by tlie
Clackamas County Fisherman's Union
and tiled yesterday by Andrew J. JSa-
terline, secretary ot the union. Al
though it requires only 14.0SJ signa
tures to refer, it is claimed the petition
has Hi, Kit).
country. Jaincs
Stanford university, told the house n
riculturnl committee, considering the
Lever food control bill today.
"Something must be done lit once.
Kellogg said. "You must (jive the
president power In control price or you
will leave the public at the mercy of
speculators. " ,
The California!) advocated wnr nveaii
ns a substitute for white flour bread in
conserving the food supply.
Unless wide food control powers arc
vested in the president, food ruds will
result V S. Attorney Anderson, Boston,
said. Speculators, lie said.luiv already
caused unrest and continued operations
will cause violence. ,r,.
heriaru, .'
roue:
That lijiainst Ihispri);;'
ing truois to Kwpf, " !
eitinea to voice an W
to iw ever; moral m i
eonimaml to imvnl hi f )
an unjustifiable annmi-t
of our I'itiwiw in ll t
Kesolved that the wrU; '
iintriii'toil to fead i tW
olutions to our rqwi";
atu ami toJP .!
. , " ' jiii :
Former Governor
sofa, asked the coiuinitteo to tisj
school
V 1 . ... . ...I. ll.ibnOl.
lands in North Dakota. ."""-
Montana and nHiB ''S
the country's food supply. Uo in Mm
acres, he said, could he put under culti
vation, . '
TRY JOURNAl WAN! ADS
receive more
Five dozen J-M fire 'extinguishers
have been placed in the offices at the
the state house in addition to other
fire extinguishing apparatus already in
stalled. The extinguishers cost $3(i0
and were provided for by the last ses
sion of the legislature, which appropri
ated the money for their purchase.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
applied to the public, service commis
sion for permission to reduce tho rate
of carload lots of Bheep from Htnnfiidd
to liend from $7."i a car to $04.50 a car.
lime board yesteriTny,'
No one tanner m... ' ,., ,n
than one car of 4iiwo e.u "
the fertilizer is to be ns d hy can
or owners on r Un
state of Oregon, It i 0 to-
that two or moW"
aether and order: more ha",?tX.tcd
lot but the lime is to he dmtnbau
Ht destination. ,, pir.
ti.1. limn is tn be Hold to tup i
ii in - t r
miti-u nt nrices which
plant for maiiufactminK
will main am
c the nine
to meet the diM.recintioii i it
I- T loi-rt a til I M! ,ltivi"
(iiiui'rv. i in i v
Washington, ft!"!
two iounnlfWe":; ;
day adopted a "'' :
ft selection of .
,anv miilfo" !
many hasto' '
The Wyofa'liil
liroA vi'stcruay. n
1 . ,t
eoat ton i' .-on V.el. o
,IH n fund for the pnr.-h.iw oi .
tional lime beds. The ( sum of M.
to be expended in sott.u P fc
appropi mi
To the expectant mother the comin)
of the new baby should be an even
of great joy. She should be bright
and happy. A cheerful frame of mint'
will influence her coming baby's entirt
future life.
Thousands of mothers for the past
fifty years have used "Mother':;
Friend. ' This preparation has a soft
ening, penetrating effect on the at.
dominal muscles. The period before
childbirth is made much easier. Much1
af the pain is avoided at the crisis
Mother's Friend" is a safe prep-i
-ration. It has won the highest re
gard of all mothers who have used H
nd is a prescription of a noted doo
tor. Get a bottle from your druggist
today. Apply it night and morninff.
A valuable book containing some
thing every mother should know has
been prepared for users of "Mother's;
friend." It is free. Write Bradfielii
Regulator Company, Dept. N,84)
fta vx,da.v fw thin book. r
Sixty thousand dollars is the capital
ization of the Pacific Potato Starch '
company, which filed articles of incor-,
oration with the corporation commis
sioner mis morning, ino on oer. or mo
company is to deal in potato starch
and by-products of the potato. The of
fice of the concern is in Portland ami
the incorporators are .1. I' Griffith, Al
bert Muesig and .1. A.. Turner.
forty thousand dollars is the capital
of the Oregon Dredging company which
proposes to dredge mineral land for
gold, silver, or copper. Tho home ol'
fico is at Halter and tho incorporators
nre J. fci. Kimball, C. K. Kimball and
I. Hnupc.
The Duncan Cash Store has filed
supplementary articles changing its
name to the J. M. Hart Mercantile
company, and increasing its capital
from lour thousand to five thousand
dollars.
A,k
Handrefe 0,
blood tonic bealtM-
Him ii i r. .,.; B. u. , )h4 gii
During u l,.". C eansu -; .
for millcns',..r;. .ml
A
i for mil
heony-Mr
better KVEOn6'" J.
V
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II f It.
uranaiaiuci
1 U.'ll V 11 l"'
I Tell You Zf
E. F. Corleton, assistant stnte super
intciident of public instruction, leaves
today for Scappoose where he will at
tend the graduating exercises of tlie
Scappoose high schoul this evening,,
Convicts at the state penitentiary
nre to bo used as far as possible m do
veloping the lime deposits of the stato
and putting the product into shape for
agricultural purposes, according to the
provisions of the bill under which Gov
ernor Withyeombe appointed tho stato
to fee. J
Yuan1''
' It's an awim - .
has been uwd IlJUP
baldness and nt ''(,.. Ask ?Lericaii 0 ,
strong. Try one lol'i w our An