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14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1903. n top Portland Must Go There for Fireboats. NO STEEL SHIPYARD HERE Revelation Comes From Let ting of Contract, STEEL CHEAPER THAN WOOD Ken on Why Mo ran Outbid Portland FlrniK, and Lotrlcal Conclusions Therefrom Local Men Admit They Axe Handicapped, The letting- of the contract for building the lirobo&t to iloran Bros., of Seattle, has brought out plainly the fact that Portland cannot build a steel or "wooden boat complete in competition with her younger northern neighbor. Moran Bros. offered to build a steel boat complete for $56,609, -while the bids of both the "Willamette Iron & Stoel Works and the Phoenix Iron Works for a boat with a wooden hull were $57,OW. In other words, it costs $400 more to build and equip a wooden boat in Portland than to build and equip a steel boat in Seattle. The decision of the Fireboat Committee of the Municipal Executive Board to ac cept bids for a wooden hull was reached as a concession to the demands of the Intending Portland bldderw. Fire chiefs all over the country advised the city to build only of steel, and Fire Chief Camp bell returned from an Eastern tour of investigation with the same advice. The committee accordingly instructed Fred A. Ballin, the naal architect, to draw plans and specifications for a steel boat, not even considering wood at that time. But the question of cost then arose, and the intending local builders said they could not build a steel boat within the limit of $to.O0Q. In order to meet this objection, the Executive Board gave bid ders the privilege of bidding on a boat with a hull of either wood or steel, tho deck and deckhouse in either case to be of steel. The bids were made on this basis, and no Portland firm could come within tho figure bid by the Seattle firm for a steel hull, although they were all bidding on a wooden hull. Xo Steel Shipyard In Portland. The explanation la that there is not a shipyard in Portland which can turn out a ship complete with its own resources. There aro four builders of wooden ships, but e'ery one of them would have to sub Jet the contract for the machinery. That means that both the machinery man and the shipbuilder must have a profit on the machinery. Moran Bros, supply -both hull and machinery themselves, so they have to figure on a single profit, and they walk off with the contract. If the machinery man takes, the contract, he has to sublet tho building of the hull to the ship builder, and there, the double profit again appears. If the machinery man takes the contract for a steel boat, he has to sub Jet the building of the steel hull to Moran, the Union Iron Works or some Eastern firm, and have it shipped to Portland knocked down, even if he has the facilities to put it together, which is doubtful. One explanation of the handicap under which Portland firms thus bid is that the only plant which ever existed in Portland where a steel ship could be turned out complete was that of Wolff & Zwlcker, which was burned last year, and the other firms in the Iron and steel business have been too busy with other work since then to branch out Into ship building. There aro four or five engineer ing firms capable of turning out first class marine machinery, but none of them have yet cared to develop their plants into tho general business of building and equipping steel ships. They are inex perienced in building complete ships and have to figure high enough to make them selves safe, whne the Seattle firm, having all the facilities and knowing Just what It will cost, can figure down to the last dollur, and can sandwich in one Job with another, so as to keep all the men and machines busy all the time. The Morans have the best skilled workmen in every department right on the spot and have to waste no time, money or material in finding the right men or in trying to make men skilled in one class of work do that with which they are not familiar. Where Lumber Trot Flsmrecu But .how is it that a steel boat can ba built In Seattle cheaper than a wooden boat can be built Jn Portland? Defeated bidders deny the fact, and say that either Moran Bros, will lose money or will do an inferior Job by not conforming to the specifications. But another and more sur prising explanation is offered. That Is that the price of large ship timbers has been raised to such a figure by the local lumber trust that they are actually more expensive than .steel plates. One authority stated that six years ago Wolff & Zwlcker contracted for all the timbers for tho barge Samson, and Hale & Kern's barges at $11 a thousand feet, but that the same lumber today would cost not less than $35 a thou sand, while the cost of steel plates is about tho same as flvo years ago. It is stated with emphasis that lumber costs much more in Portland than on the Sound, all due to the local trust But one of the bidders combats this state ment by saying that there is no difference in price, and a local shipbuilder corrob orates him. Local bidders admit that they did not care to have the Job unless they could malie a comfortable profit, and that raises the Question, What is a comfortable profit? Portland enjoyed undisputed -sway in the Northwest for so many years that it was the custom to charge all that the traffic would bear. Engineering firms used to have a combination similar to that of the lumbermen, by which they ran up the cost of repairing ships to exorbi tant figures and made the city notorious among shipowners. They have not yet realized that they have strong competitors north and south of them, and that the days of "cood things" and high profits have gone by. This was made plain when The Government was calling for bids for the Philippine transport business, for the Portland bids were either so high or ham pered with such impossible conditions that they were not considered, and Portland got 'eft again. May Have to Repair in Seattle. If Portland has no plant which can build a steel ship, is it any more likely that she can repair one? It la highly probable that in her hunt for Are among the wharves, the -fireboat may dent some of hr plates, knock out some bolts and spring a leak. Then the citizens of this proud metropolis of the Northwest may be treated to the proud spectacle of her fireboat being towed to Seattle for repairs and then towed back again. While the llrebnat is thus pursuing her toilsome way to the Sound metropolis and paying toll to its shipbuilders, where will be the flro protection which she is to give the Portland water front? What comforting news It would be to send out to the -world that a big- dock or warehouse had burned because the fireboat was in Seattle for re pairs! Would not such news make the Seattle boomer snort with pride! Calls for bids for the erection of the Lewis and Clark Fair buildings will soon be made. That will give Portland another opportunity to show Seattle's superior fa cilities. What a glorious thing It would be ior Portland to hold an exposition in buildings erected by Seattle contractors with Seattle labor! Then, just to show that Portland has no petty local preju dice in such matters, a Seattle man might be appointed director-general of the Fain That would cap the climax. Of course the shipbuilders have their explanations. William H. Corbett, man ager of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, said: Criticism on Flans. 'The steel hull designed by Mr. Ballin is very fralL Any man who examines the plans will see that it is merely skinned down to the last notch to keep inside the appropriation. Portland has no plant to build a steel boat, and we. and, I believe, all the other local bidders, figured on o. very rugged wooden boat, for the fireboat will have to go into all sorts of places and bump against logs and driftwood. The cornparison with torpedo boats as to the thickness of the plates is not pertinent, for torpedo boats are not designed to be a commercial success, but aro only a mill tary expedient. The Government spends a million dollars on lour or five such boats on the chance of their sinking a battle ship which costs four or five millions. They are trimmed down to the last notch and, while they stand a high speed test, they frequently break their backs and go to pieces. A fireboat which has to stand all sorts of bard knocks should be an entirely different type. "I do not believe Moran Bros, can prof itably build the boat at the price they have bid. No fireboat of that capacity was ever built for less than $0S,O30, and that was in the East, where both labor and material are cheaper. Let Seattle Have the Job. "Of course, if the Executive Board got a chance to have a good, steel boat built at the price the Morans bid. it showed good sense in taking it. It is no business of the boards whether tife Morans lose Robert Moran, Hcnil of Seattle Shipbuilding Firm Which Will Build the I'orUnnd Fire boat. money. The price is good for the city and they have tho Job. The city will probably be disappointed in the matter of delivery, for Morans are noted for being away be hind with delivery. There ought to be a penalty for delay, for It Is most Important to have prompt delivery. There should be no sentiment at all about where the con tract goes. It Is the duty of the city to get the boat for the lowest price. If local concerns cannot make their bids right. It is their funeraL But Portland concerns never get a chance to bid on similar work for other cities. We never had It from Se attle, Tacoma or San Francisco." "But how is it that Seattle can build a steel boat cheaper than Portland can build a wooden one?" Steel Not Cheaper Than Wood. "I do not think Moran can build a steel boat cheaper than we can build one of wood. Local concerns are extremely busy and do not care to attempt work which would be subject to so much criticism, un less there is a reasonable profit In view. No plant in this city has such facilities for the work as Moran has. He could build a steel boat very much cheaper than wo could, but he could not build a steel boat cheaper than a wooden one could be built. It is very likely that, with the tremendous plant He has, it is necessary to have a large number of contracts on hand to keep it going and .people are frequently willing to take chances on profits In order to keep their plant running full-handed. I think that undoubtedly Moran's bid is too low for a comfortable profit, provided the specifications are rigidly adhered to." "Why should not a steel shipbuilding plant pay here as well as In Seattle?" "I have no definite knowledge that the Seattle.plant is paying or that steel ship building in this part of the country ever paid. A ship is different from any other product in the fact that It can take a cargo and pay expenses in getting to its destination from the shipyard. The Un ion Iron Works and Morans have made enormous profits on transforming trans ports and on general repair work. Mo ran's plant being the only one north of San Francisco able to do such work. Having facilities for building steel ships means a tremendous outlay and a man has cot to have business in sight in or der to make it safe to start It, In the nature of things there must be at least one such plant on each coast, and the Government allows a differential to those on this coast In order to keep them going. Portland Is Catchinp Up. "So far there is no shipbuilding plant in Portland which could build all the machinery of even a wooden boat. The engineering facilities of Portland have been extremoly antiquated for years, and only recently have been building up and shown a progressive spirit. In the short time that they have been advancing they have improved fully 1W per cent, but they have not yet reached the point where they could consistently bid on such work. "Steel shipbuilding is a contingent line of our business. As the commerce of the port increases there Is a tendency to wards it We had one here, but it at tempted to grow too rapidly and railed. That showed that an appearance of a great amount of business is not always indicative of financial success." Snpplc'a Offer Ignored. Joseph Supple, the boatbullder. said that none of the builders of wooden -boats had bid because they wore given to un derstand that no bids for a wooden hull would be considered if any of those for a steel hull came within the appropria tion and because Robert Moran gave out an intimation that he would bid within the limit. As to the letting of the con tract to Moran Bros., he said: "If they give us a first-class steel boar, all right, but a first-class wooden boat is better than a third-class steel boar, which would be a continual source of expense and would cost more than a wooden boat would have cost at the start. If Seattle can build a steel boat first-class and guarantee it for two years, then by all means let us have it. "I did not 'bid because I had sent a written offer to the Mayor to build a wooden boat according to my own plans and guarantee to keep it in repair for two years. If the city had accepted ray of fer I Intended to bid $55,000, which would have been much less than Moran's hid, but the Mayor did not even answer my letter. If my offer had "been accepted I should have been responsible for the whole thing, but as It Is. If anything goes wrong nobody will be responsible. The committee instructed Mr. Ballin. and he draws up plans and specifications, the bidders bid on them and the contractor builds according to them. Suppose the boat breaks down, the builder says he built according to the plans and specifi cations, the naval ardtect says he fol lowed Instructions In drawing them and the committee blames them, but nobody is responsible. "We have had experience at having boats built in Seattle. Look at the tender McCraken; she was built in Seattle, and they have done nothing but repair her ever since. They will find there will "be repairs on the fireboat all the time." "Can you build .wooden boats as cheaply as they can in Seattle?" 'STes, but we cannot build steel boats because we have not the facilities." Itf SUITS OF MAIL. Invulnerable to Ballets, Guards Might March Upon Convicts. ATHENA, On. Aug. 4. (To the Editor.) Why not protect the convict hunters? Again we hear of three innocent lives having been sacrificed in the pursuit of the Folsom convicts, and unless the pur suers are given some protection against the leaden missiles of those men who have the advantage in a battle In all probability the last tribute of respect will have been paid to many more before those desperate fellows aro brought to Justice. It seems to me that prison authorities are remiss in their duty in not providing protection for those who are delegated on such hazardous business, when pro tection might be afforded in a very sim ple manner. Why not employ a light-steel armor of sufficient strength to deflect a rifle bul let? This would be a matter of insignifi cant cost as compared with the amount the state of Califronla will expend in apprehending these desperadoes, to say nothing of the cost of valuable lives that are put In Jeopardy -whenever men are detailed on such desperate duty. Were each of our penitentiaries and Jails provided with three- or more such suits of armor it would be a much easier and safer procedure to capture such men and would act to deter them from re sisting, knowing that it would be un availing to resist. A, W. B. TWO SUSPECTS RELEASED Xot EnoDKh Evidence to Hold Two of Accused HiKhvraymen. Insufficient evidence to warrant the for mal finding of charges necessitated tho release from the County Jail yesterday of Ira Lauders and Arthur Hicks, two of the four suspected hold-ups arrested by Sheriff Storey and Deputy Sheriff Mat thews. The evidence consisted princi pally in the fact of their presence on terra firm a. The other two suspects. Earl Mcintosh and David Simmons, are yet in Jail, the Sheriff believing that cases can be made out against them, an opinion that is not shared by the police. Says He Was Robbed. A rather incoherent account of a hold up Monday night is given by V. O. Hickle, who says that he was robbed by two masked men at the corner of Sec ond and Main streets. According to his statement ho was touched for $175. He can give no definite description of the highwaymen and the police look upon the report with considerable doubt. To Await Oklahoma Sheriff. An Oklahoma man named Brock is sojourning at the County Jail awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Stump, of Wood ward. Okla., upon whose advice he was arrested by the local authorities several "venings since. Brock is said to have sold property that did not belong to him, skipping out with the proceeds. AERONAUT IS FINED. J. C. Mars Fistic Argument With J. Kllcn Costs Him $10. Because he disappeared into the clouds with more than $100 advanced to him by J. KUen, the proprietor of the Jefferson gardens, J. C. Mars, an aeronaut who has given several exhibitions lately, got into trouble yesterday with the man who ran the show. Mars says that he was to get $123 for his performance. Kllen advanced about that sum to him before the exhibition, ex pecting that It would be repaid by the gate receipts of Sunday before last But the crowd didn't materialize, so the en trance money fell away below expecta tions. Klien alleges that Mars took the money he had advanced and went up in the balloon with it in his possession. He says that the performer on the giddy trapeze had arranged for his balloon to be taken away as soon as it fell. So Mars disappeared and Kllen was out Klien attached a ladder from which Mars made a 100-foot jump. Yesterday Mars appeared to claim his property and got into a dispute with an employe of Kllen. There were bad words and blows, and Mars was arrested on a charge of assault and battery. He says that the other had grossly Insulted him. Muni cipal Judge Hogue fined Mars $10 yes terday morning. CALLS FOR HER RESCUER In Her Delirium Mrs. E. 3L Rowley Will Xot Be Comforted. Delirious from the effects of the injuries she sustained in tho accident on the Morrison-street bridge last Friday, Mrs. B. M. Rowley lies at her home in Sunnyslde crying for her rescuer from the sinking sidewalk. Her family Is making- every effort to find this man who pulled her from tho mass of debris which was fast going down with the weight upon It and then cared for her until she was in the hands of friends. Apparently there Is nothing that will soothe the mind of Mrs. Rowley like a visit from this man. She feels that he was never thanked for his attention and now that her mind is wandering she will not be comforted until sho can see her rescuer and thank him for what he did. Mrs. Rowley sustained very severe In juries from which there is danger that she will not recover. Fined for Gambling at Eugene. -EUGENE. On, Aug. 4. (Special.) The movement to suppress gambling In this city ha3 had the effect of closing every public game. Two proprietors of saloons were fined yesterday by the Recorder for allowing gambling. Those who have been conducting games are now idle, and it Is said they will not attempt to violate the law. On the other hand, those who have brought charges and information to the officers say that games must not run and that every time one opens up there will be an arrest VISITORS TO PORTLAND. Should Not Miss the Trips Up anj Sown the Columbia River. The beauties of the upper Columbia are best enjoyed from the O. R. & N. Com pany's "Portland-Chicago Special." -which leaves the Union Station at 9:3) every forenoon, arriving at The Dalles at iZ-Ja (noon). Reluming the train leaves The Dalles at 1 P. M., arrivlnc at Portland at 40 P. M. If desired, return can be made tram the Dalles by boat The T. J. Potter queen of river boats leaves Portland dally texcept Sunday and Monday) for Astoria and North Beach the popular recort of the North Pacific Coast For particulars about delightful side trips out of Portland ask at O. R. & N. city ticket office. Third and Washington. TO ADVERTISE STATE State .Commission to Work With Railroads. CONFERENCE CALLED SATURDAY la Connection With the State Exhibit at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Vigorous Publicity Cam paigm Is Planned. A conference wll be held Saturday af ternoon between the Lewis and Clark State Commission and the general pas senger agents of the lines represented at Portland. The conference Is expected to hit upon an advantageous plan for ad vertising the resources of the state of Oregon and to determine the proportion of expense that should be "borne by the commission and the railroads. The work of advertising Oregon will be undertaken by the commission in con nection with its display at the Louisiana Purchase exposition: This is regarded aa one of the best opportunities that will be presented and the state commission has. in a general way, outlined plans for a big display at St Louis and a strong campaign of advertising. It is felt by members of the state com mission that the railroads should co-operate with. them and that much of the ex pense should be borne by the lines that will receive the benefit from an Increase in the settlement of this state. The rail roads are now working hard to put for ward the resources of Oregon, but it is believed more could be accomplished through a concerted effort made by all those Interested In the movement The state commission is to take up the question of the display at St Louis in detail Saturday. Two assistant superin tendents have been in the field for nearly a month looking after tho interests of the agricultural and mining displays, and the work has been under the direction of a general superintendent for that time. President Myers, of the state commission, has urged each committee and all the em ployes to be prepared to make a detailed report of progress and. If possible, to out line the scope of the work for the future. The election of Superintendents Miller and Fisk was a temporary expedient made last month. While it is likely that thqy wlll be placed at the head of their two departments this week, the question will come up again. In addition, authority for the employment of six dther men will probably be granted. Committees were Instructed last month to recommend superintendents for the different depart ments and should be prepared. The question of a state building at St Louis will come up again In a new form. A suggestion that one of Oregon's historic forts be reproduced at St Louis for the purpose of illustrating early Oregon con ditions and serving as a state building bos been made. The cost N is estimated to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $50CO or $6000, or an amount that the state could spend If deemed necessary. Op position to the plan has been manifested on the ground that the state should de vote whatever money is available to the direct purpose of advertising its re sources. Commissioners Flanders and Albert will make a report to the state commis sion Saturday of their work at'St Louis. The two commissioners went over tho ground, thoroughly and are familiar with the scope of the Louisiana Purchase Ex position and the work that is being done by similar boards of other states. In addition they looked over the grounds set aside for state buildings and will be able to report upon the advisability of Ore gon's erecting a state home. President Myers has returned from a thorough trip of investigation through Southern Oregon and is convinced that the people of that section will co-operate heartily with the state commission in preparing an exhibit for tho St Louis fair. He is soon to make a trip through the counties on the Coast and to urge co operation in that direction. This trip is to be taken for the purpose of demon strating to the people of the isolated dis tricts that tho work of the state commis sion is intended to benefit every section of the state. Moreover it is expected to set at rest any idea that the movement is of a purely local origin and that it is intended principally for Portland's bene fit Mr. Myers will probably take this trip after the monthly meeting of the state commission. UNIQUE HANDICRAFT Made in Mexico and Seen at the B. B. Rich Curio Store. The B. B. Rich curio store has just received some Mexican silver filigree work In stick pins, brooches, bracelets, hat pins, watch fobs, spoons and salad forks. It is almost beyond reason that articles of this character can be sold at the figures made by the B. B. Rich Curio store, the prices ranging from 23 cents up. These goods have been Imported di rect from the City of Mexico accounts for the low prices. They should be seen to be appreciated. The entrance is on Sixth street near Washington. OLD STORE TO MOVE Into New Uuarters. While so many merchants are planning on getting locations further up town The Brownsville Woolen Mills have shown their confidence in a downtown lo cation by taking a long lease on the corner store, northeast corner of Third and Stark streets. The property Is now occupied by Buffum & Pendleton, who In a few weeks are to move Into the new Stearns building on Sixth and Morrison streets. The Brownsville Woolen Mills for a number of years has been one of Port land's leading clothing establishments, and their taking their large trade with them into this location will help Third street to hold its prestige as the center of the business district The present quarters of the woolen mill store on Washington street will be retained by them, the lower store rooms being used as a wholesale selling room for their product, and the rooms above will be fitted up as an up-to-date clothing fac tory, which will have electric power ma chines and all the late Improvements for making high-grade clothing. EXCURSION RATES EAST. The Canadian Pacific will again place on sale round-trip tickets to all points East at vers low rates, giving long limit Dates of sale August IS, 19, 25 and 28. For full particulars call at 142 Third street Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver Pills on hand to prevent bilious attacks, sick headache, dizziness, and find them Just what they need. Meier d& Frank Another big shipment of White Silk Gloves arrived yesterday All sizes Best styles. Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses All sizes Best kind Any quantity Lowest Price Basement. Picture Framing to your order, 2d floor Custom Shade Work a specialty, 3d floor. First showing of new Fall Derbys for men The famous "Stetson" brand. GREAT SHOE SAL Ladles' $3.00 Shoes $ 1 .65 850 of ladies' Lace Shoes in six styles, stock or patent tip, "vici," kid and patent leather, heavy and light soles, all sizes, the regular $3.00 values at the remarkably low price of, pair Ladies5 $2,50 and $3.00 Shoes $1.85 pr. 350 pairs of ladies' Lace Shoes, black and tan, many styles, a great .odd lot of $2.50 and $3.00 values to close out at low price of, pair Ladies8 $5.00 Shoes $3.65 Thousands of pairs of ladies' $5.00 Shoes in patent leather, "vici" kid, box calf, light or heavv soles. latest and best stvles from the well-known firms of French, ner and J. & 1. Cousin, $5.00 styles, pair La'dies' $3.50 Shoes $2.85 All the best styles in ladies' $3.50 Shoes are offered during this week at $2.65 pair All leathers Best style toe and heels. All Odd s' I Ladie i August Linen Sale The results of the "August Linen Sale" thus far have been far beyond all expectation and show a splendid increase on the corresponding days of a year ago. That's the substantial kind of appreciation of values, merchan dise and methods that counts. John S. Brown & Sons' fine Table Linens are all reduced, as well as bed linens of every description. The sale continues through the month and is of interest to every thrifty housewife. Table Damask Qualities and values the very best, an immense variety of new patterns Big reductions on the entire line. 64-inch now, yard $ .58 64-inch at, yard 66 66-inch Safin Damask, yd .68 72-inch Satin Damask, yd .78 72-inch Satin Damask, yd 1.15 72-inch Satin Damask, yd 1.32 72-inch finest quality, yd 1.54 Full-sized white fringed Bed- spreads a great bargain. for this j 10 dozen full-size White Mar seilles Bedspreads, best pat terns, great f& value 1 v Extra quality white Marseilles Bedspreads, $3.50 value tpfef.aJfir Table Sets Our entire stock of John S. Brown & Sons' fine Table Sets greatly reduced. Meier &. Frank Company Company Meier There's a feast of Shoe Bargains here this week Styles and leather assort ment represent about everything in shoedom Without exaggeration the values offered are the greatest Portland has ever known Footwear of men, women and children, the product of the best factories in America, at a small fraction, of their real worth. Every person, whether economically inclined or not, can't resist these low prices on desirable shoes. Men's the Shriner &Ur- patent and styles at the best $1.50 to $2.50 values, to clean up at, pair Lots qf Shoes Marked Oat at Ridiculously Low Prices. Suits, Fall Styles A Superb The Fall Suit Display is already reaching great proportions Nearly two hundred suits for your choosing at this early day Men's mixtures in long-coat styles Pleated and kilt skirts inwalking lengthsDress skirts in many styles The variety of materials is immense: Invisible plaids, snowflake effects, striped novelties, mixtures in almost every conceivable combination. Coats are plain or strapped seams with belts The long tan covert coat, strapped seams with walking skirt to match, is also destined to great popularity. Coats are all taf feta silk lined. Single Corset Coats, short, medium or long length, strapped seams A stylish as well as serviceable coat. No Trouble to Show You Second Floor. Napkins 22x22 all-linen Napkins, hem med ready for use, big varie ty of striking pat terns, doz 22x22 all-linen Napkins, all hemmed ready for use, best patterns, special, i dozen pmr & 24x24-inch all-linen Napkins, big .array of handsome pat terns, special at, e dozen p. J6 Towels 50 Dozen Union Huck Tow els, 17x32 inch, at 50 dozen hemstitched Huck Towels, colored border, size 18x36 inches, at, : each 3G Hemstitched all-linen Huck Towels, 22x40 inches, 5 for, each 100 dozen 17x36-inch white Turkish Bath Towels, Q each 50 dozen 18x41 handsome large-size Turkish Bath Towels, 25c value lU MeSer & Frank Company Frank Company $5.00 Shoes S3 65 Men's patent kid, patent colt, yici and velour Shoes, the $5.00 styles in the famous French, Shriner & Urner make, very best styles and leathers on the market, every rf3 C pair $5 value, for this sale, pr.. . &0JJ Men's $ 5.00 Oxfords $363 French, Shriner & Urner Oxfords for men, patent calf, patent colt and mirror calf, best styles of the season, all $5.00 C!! LC values at, pair pO'0j Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes in patent colt, Blucher Oxfords, corona calf Oxfords, velour call, best $1.50 to $2.50 Shoes $1.00 Pair 500 pairs of misses' and children's Shoes in styles, black and tan, all sizes, $1.00 Showing Tray Cloths Hemstitched Tray Cloths, best values ever offered 20x22-in. at, each 21c 20x28, extra fine, each 52c 22x32 beauties, each 67c Hemstitched Tea Cloths, all linen, great values 36x36 at. each 67c 5-4x5-4 at, each $1-54 J "fr!nge'.at.'.$3.10 18-inch White Huck Towel ing for this sale, yard All linen White Twilled Crash, 20-inch, for this sale, yard & The chance of the year to buy Pillow Cases'and Sheets. 100 dozen hemmed Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, good cotton 100 dozen hemstitched Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, great bargain at iy Meier &. Frank Company jlf