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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1905)
2 THE ifOKNING QREGONIAX, 'IfOMDATi JAKUART 16, 1905. ' : The "Different " Store" Portland's Largest and Throngs Are Step ping Store ward To day to Share the Opening Bargains of This fourth Week of the Year's Most Important Event in Merchandising THE GREATEST HE COED EVER MADE BY THIS OR ANY OTHER PORTLAND STORE WAS ROLLED UP LAST YEAR. That record must and shall be beaten in every respect this year. This is the task we have set ourselves, and we've made prices for this Fourth Week of the Januarv Clearance Sale that shall leave leagues of clear water gain. in our wake for the year's first month. Eemember, contract goods ailone excepted. EVJJRY ARTICLE IN" THE HOUSE IS REMARKABLY REDUCED. Read of the extra specials on this page examples of the thousands not listed in print, but awaiting your onslaught. THESE ARE THE OVERFLOW FROM YESTERDAY'S PRINTED PAGE OF REMARK ABLE VALUES. Annual January Clearance of The values have grown with the-weeks and will be greater this week than ever before an the store's history. This sale is conceded to offer the supreme buying advantages of the year. If there is one thing more than another that this great store prides itself in, it is the unapproachable values and high standard of quality represented in its several lines of merchandise designed for use of the housekeeper and hotel and restaurant folk. Goods of commendable character reduced to a mere fragment of actual worth for quick clearance to make way for goods now on the road. Of course you can understand well that this is not an ordi nary "sale," gotten up in a day or two, but a sale that required months of preparation, allowing our representatives ample time to bring together from the world's leading markets a character of offer ings that are in keeping with Olds, "Worhnan & King standards. Not all the bargains can be listed, not even all of the best, but consider these examples of two great floors full of unmatchable values, just fair examples. And the clearance sales end in three weeks, February 4. Buying time is growing short, if .you'd save by the clear ance. EXTRA SPECIALS -THIRD FLOOR. Household Findings, China, Kitchen Furnish ings, Silver and Glassware; Srtc-aVBr&c, .Stoves and Ranges, all in a mighty bargain clearance.' CROCKERY, QUADRUPLE PLATE, SILVER WARE. Three-piece Tea Set, new fancy shapes, French gray finish; regular value $8.00, clearance special $68T Regular $8.65 value, clearance special.... $6.90 Four-piece Tea Set, regular $12.25 value, clearance special $6.80 Regular $13.25 value, clearance special. .910.00 Three-piece Tea Set, fancy feet and handles, beaded top, burnished finish; regular $5.90 value, special $4.75 ! from the gaudily BOOKS FOR GIRLS. "Half a Dozen Housekeepers," u story for girls, bv Kate Douglass Wiggln, special, each 40c 30c ROOKS S7c. Laura B. Richards' books 'for girls, including "Cap tain January." "Melody," "Marie." "Rosin the Bear." "Karclssa." "Some Say." "Jim o Hellas." "Snow White." regular value 50c, special 37 c Edition of "Webster Dictionary, -worth $2.75 for $1.4 T. The new census edition of Webster's Dic tionary, printed In 1904, leather bound, indexed, 150.1 Illustrations, supplemented -with new diction aries of biography, synonyms, nom de plume, for eign phrases, .etc.; our $2.73 value, special, at each $1.47 Webster's Dictionary, -worth $3.25 for $1.79 Web ster's Unabridged Dictionary, half bound in leather, with 3000 Illustrations, appendix and sup plement of 10.090 new words, combined with Las sing's History of the United States; our $3.25 value, special, at 91.70 Man to Man, Mr. Man Where will you find values like these in town outside this store? Men think and plan for you here who know what men ' must wear to be rightly dressed., and men who know how and where to buy that they may Have money in your buying. The wives, sis ters and sweethearts ret .you good example in making this reliable down-to-date store their shopping depot. Follow their good example and youll dress better and pay less than formerly provided, of course you are not -already a regular patron of our MEN'S TOGGERY SHOP. Sixth-8treet Annex, First Floor. Men Union Suits worth $3.00 and $5.50 for. ... $2.48 Men's Jaros "Hygienic fine wool fleeced combination Suirs a splendid wearing garment, and our $5 and $5.50 value, special clearance sale price, the suit 92.4a KEN'S CASHMERE SHIRTS. Bro.ken lines of men's Cashmere Shirts with soft collar all of them are great bargains, so It will be well to lay in a good supply of them for future needs, $1.03 value, special clearance JSB $1.25 value, special clearance ... .79 $1.50 value, special clearance a .88 $1.75 value, special clearance..' Sl.se $2 00 value, special clearance .....9l.3f $2.25 value, special clearance I.4 $2.50 value, special clearance ft.ee Foremost Store, 5th, Four-piece Tea cial Set; regular value $9.00, spe- 97.10 $10.65 COFFEE SET $8.45. Four-piece Coffee Set, embossed and engraved, regular value $10 65, clearance speqial 98.45 $3.00 CHOCOLATE POT $2.35. Fluted burnished shield Chocolate Pot; regular value $3.00, special 92.35 $3.35 BRUAD TRAY $2.90. Burnished and engraved Bread Tray; regular value $3.35, clearance special 92.90 $1.85 SPOON TRAY $1.45. Spoon Tray, fancy edge, burnished; regular value $1.85, special, each 9145 $3.00 CRUMB PAN AND SCRAPER $2.36. Fancy embossed, Butler finish Crumb Pan and Scraper; regular value $3.00, spe., each 92.36 &JICK WEAL- v STEEL RANGES $34.75. ' Quick Meal" steel ranges; regular value $43.00, special 934.75 GOING OUT OF THE BOOK BUSINESS Book Stocks Mercilessly Sacrificed. Room Must Be Hod at Once for Year 'Round Lines "We've done an immense holiday book business for years in room borrowed from othef departments, but the time has come when we must listen to the protests of those mauagers who have heretofore given up needed and valuable space for two months of a year for the book store. We've decided to sell th. stocks, clean and clear to the bare shelves. "Sell at once, no matter what the loss," comes the order from the office up aloft where the officers plan things. And so we've moved all the books to the second floor, directly in front of the Washington-street elevator and marked 'em at slaughter prices. Xone reserved. All must be sold in 30 days, at some price, no matter how small. Churches, schools, institutions, libraries and home folk will do well to choose from this great stock of splendid books while the mighty reduction closing out sale is on. All the new copyrights, all included in the clean-up. Books of every good sort. Classics, Novels, Histories, Bibles, Dictionaries, Biographies, Poems, etc. . Books for every age colored picture books for tots along through the the study books tor the staid professor. A great chance to buy J Webster's Unabridged' Dictionary 1903 edition with I aouu auaeu woras ana userui appendix taDJes, population statistics. 3000 illustration and in dexed; bound in leather; our $4.00 value, speolal at, each r f2J3 25c BOOKS 18c. Dainty little classics' in beautiful bindings, -white and gold, white and silver, and some In darker bindings, the list, of titles includes prose and poetry by tine most popular of the world's best writers; regular value 23c, special 16c ROYS' 50c BOpivS 37c. Boys' books, handsomely bound with painted edges, many copyrighted, all good moral books fdr boys, full of thrilling Interest, list includes books by Alger. Otis. Mayne Reed. Bonehull and Wlnfiel J, regular value 50c special, each S7c 30c BOOKS IDe. Gilt top'llbrary of standard authors, bound in ribbed Milk cloth with gilt top. this library contains the best work of the masters of- English literature: regular 30c, special, each lOe MEN'S STIFF BOSOM SHIRTS. Both white and colored the very best value for the price our $1.50 values, special clearance price, at, each 91.25 Our $1.00 vulue. special clearance price, at each.. 85c MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS, Men's Kerchiefs worth 20c for two for 23c Men's hemstitched Handkerchiefs of very soft fine material, look like Japanese silk. Our 20c value, special clearance sale price, 2 for.33c MEN'S TIES. 59c for English Squares worth S1.00 Men's English Square Ties In both light and dark silks all new and attractive "patterns and a very popular style. Our $1.00" value, special clearance sale price, each.58e MEN'S SOX. 37c for Hose worth 50c Men's fine black cashmere Hose, seamless., good heavy weight, our 60c value, special clearance price at, the pair S7c MEN'S NIGHT ROBES. Men's sateen Night Gowns a good heavy qual ity sateen In pink. tan. blue and fancy effects: $1.25 value, special clearance 9 JS9 $1.50 value. -special clearanoe 9 .99 $1.76 valve, special clearance 91-99 MISSES' $2.25 CAMBRIC PETTICOATS $1.67. Vndermuslln Annex. Second Floor. Misses Petticoats of fine cambric, extra, full, double Spanish flounce. - clusters of 3 tucks each, 2-Inch torchon lace insertion and 3-Inch lace edging, regular price 52.2a. ijveial at ,LB7 Portland's 1 Quality Shop 6th and Washington Streets Housekeeping and "QUICK BAKER" RANGES $26.50. "Quick Baker" steel range; regular values $32.00, special v-v $26.50 PRINCESS RANGE $25.00. Princess steel range,; regular value $30.00, spe cial 925.00 COOK STOVES. . Cast Cook Stoves; regular $22.50 values, special clearance 918.00 Regular $12.00 values, special 99.50 OAK HEATERS $5.75. Our regular $7.50 Oak Heaters, special at 95.75 $5.00 WOOD HEATERS $3.00 Wood Heaters, cast top; regular value $5.00, special '.93.00 OIL HEATERS. Latest improved Oil Heaters; regular $6.00 values. special at S4.95 Regular $5.00 value, special at 94.15 HOUSEKEEPERS' NEEDS IN TEE FOURTH FLOOR CLEARANCE. CLEARANCE SALE OF IRON BEDS. Fourth Floor. These- beds are white enameled with brass trimmings and are very handsome, in .two sizes, three-fourth and full sif.e. $ 6.50 value, special clearance 9 4.25 7.50 value, special 'clearance.... 5.00 8.50 value, special clearance 5.75 10.5Q value, special clearance..., 7.50 12.00 value, special clearance 8.65 13.50 value, special clearance ... . 9.75 15.00 value, special clearance 11.00 16.00 value, special clearance ' 11.75 18.00 value, special clearance 13.00 22.50 value, special clearance 16.00 25.00 value, special clearance 17.50 PILLOWS WORTH $3.75 FOR $2.85. All feather filled pillows with fancy sateen tick; our $3.75 value, special clearance price, the pair , 92.85 books of love and adventure for youth and up to and save. BOOKS OK HUMOR 38c. Library of Wit and Humor from the writings of the world's best humorists, including: Mark Twain, Ell Perkins. Ople Read. Bill Nye. Artemas Ward and many others. All books cloth bound. f tainted edge, with over 400 pages, and numerous (lustrations, regular value 60c, special, each... 33c BILL NYE'S REMARKS 3c Bill Nye's Remarks, over 500 pages, numerous il lustrations; regular value 60c, special, each.... 39c 1 CLOTH BOUND BOOKS 8c. Handy little volumes, bound In linen cloth, the world's standard classics, both In prose and poetry, included In the list; regular value 13c, special. each Oc ISc AND 22c BOOKS 12c. Bocks bound in linen cloth with ornamented designs In colored inks, good paper and clear type, list of the titles includes many of the best works of the most famous authors; regular value ISc and 23c, special, each 12c Distinguished Bargains in Wom en's Fancies and Fixin's Women's Furnishing Shops, First Floor. Yes, that explains the case to perfection. Two girls playing tennis honors arc "easy." Suppose as mark or special favor a Supreme Court Judge takes one of the rackets that's distinguished con sideration. Catch the Idea? All stores find some lit tle bargains, but to offer such elegant and beauti ful dainty pieces at such lessened prices as are quoted this -week on the magnificent garmentSj that women love so well Is to offer -Distinguished .Bar gains." Our stocks are the largest and choicest among all the city stores. CLEARANCE SALE ON TORCHON LACES. Laces worth Cc to 18c for 5c Hundreds of yards of pretty cotton Torchon Laces, with edges and Insertion, in narrow, medium and wide, ?4 to W inches in width, some very fine In tex ture, and many different patterns from which to choose. Values In the lot worth from 6c to 18c, special for today at, the yard 5c LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS. First Floor. A line of pure sheer linen Handkerchiefs, with initial, six in a "box. Our 20c value, special clearance price, the box...77e EMBROIDERIES AND INSERTIONS. Beautiful Embroideries and Insertions. In cambric Swiss and Nainsook, splendid -variety of patterns very fine qualities. 25c values, special, at the yard 9 .12 Si 40c values, special, at the yard x .30 50c values, special, at tho yard 9 .23 We Want to Be Rid of the Women's Underwear and Hosiery Stocks m XtfTTWEAR AISLES FIRST FLOOR. Savings here that are direct and important. Every body in Portland who ought tor know, does know, that the" Olds, Wortman & King. store is rich in these stocks and yet not a quarter of the city and suburbs realizes that this store is so strong in these lines that it deserves all of the business. But "W-inter stocks must go out now. Only best makes from the world's leading mills are represented, and yet the regular fair prices were no higher than average stores ask for the inferior grades they buy through jobbers or middlemen's hands at a double profit that they ask you to refund them when you buy. This is a mill store underwear and hosiery come direct from the looms and needles to you at only one fair profit. Yon can wear these garments the balance of this season and then lay 'em away for the next and well afford it, at such prices as these on such worthy merchandise. Children's fine ribbed black cotton Hose, double knee, heel, toe, 6 to 7 c pair; S to 914. pair lftc Children's fine ribbed black-cotton Hose, well reinforced knee, heel, toe, 17c to 20c qual ities for. pair I4c Boys' heavyweight black cotton Hose, seam less, 20c and 25c qualities, pair.. lBc Infants black cotton Hose, sizes 4 to 6. fine ribbed, 20c qualities for, pair, 14c Infants black wool Hose, seamless, sizes 4 to 6, 16c qualities for. pair 9c Children's worsted Hose, seamless, fine double ribbed, values to 45c, special, pair ............. .............. .18c "Women's black cotton Hose, seamless, 12c qualUlcs for. pair 8c Same ad above In 17c grade; pair... 18c Women's black wool Hose, ribbed and plain, seamless. 25c , qualities, pair .....18c "Women's 25c black cotton Hose, double sole, spliced heel, special .pair ...lTc "Women's 50c fine ribbed black casnmere Hose, seamless, special, pair: ..36c Women's ecru cotton. Jersey ribbed, lor.? and short sleeve Vests, medium weight. 25c qualities for. each 13c "Women's medium weight cotton Vests, etra size, 7. S, 9, long sleeves. 35c" quality, spe cial, each .3c "Women's Winter weight white fine ribbed, fleece lined pants, 60c quality, pair.... 35c Hotel and Restaurant Supplies EIDERDOWN COMFORTERS. Real Eiderdown Comforters, silk covered, fancy center, with plain border, in red, pink and green,. very handsome; our $25.00 value, special clearance sale price at, each 93.cS.50 BLANKETS. Thesfc Blankets are of Oregon make, all wool and are warm and heavy; in silver and mottled gray, our $4.00 value for, the pair ... 32.50 Our $3.75 special at, the pair ..$2.50 In Vicuna Brown, our $4.50 value special at, the pair 93.15 Our $6.00 value, special at, the pair $4.25 PORTIERES AT CLEARANCE SALE PRICES. Heavy Figured Tapestry Portiers, fringed at both ends;, our $2.50 value, special clearance price, the pair .. -91.95 Our $4.00 value, special clearance price, the pair .92.95 Our $4.50 value, special clearance price, the pair 93.35 Our $5.00 value, special clearance price, the pair ....93.75 HEAVY TAPESTRY PORTIERES. In Plain Colors Fringed and Corded. Our $5.50 value, special clearance price, the pair S4.00 flc SAFETY PINS 3c. Best quality nickel pluted Safety Pins", card, regular value 6c, special, card . . 15c DRESS SHIELDS Oc. Whit nainsook-covered Dress Shields, regular value 15c. special, pair dozen on 3c size -No. 3, Oc 18c DRESS SHIELDS 10c. White rubber-lined Dress Shields, size No. 3; regu lar value ISc, special, pair 10c 20c DRESS SHIELDS 12c. White rubber-lined Dress Shields, size No. 4, regu lar valuo 20c, special, pair 12c 7c "WIRE HAIR PINS 4c. Assorted wire Hair Pins In box. heavy and Invisible: regular value 7c, special, box 4ft 20c PEARL BUTTONS 12c. White Pearl Buttons, bell shape, medium size, regu lar value 20c, special, dozen 12c 6c HAIR CURLERS 4c. ' Kid Hair Curlers, size 4 Inches. 1 dozen in package, regular value 6c, special, package 4c 10c IRONING WAX 5c. Ironing Wax. three sticks in box. regular value 10c. special, box 5c 5c STARCH GLOSS 3c Chinese Starch Gloss In cakes, regular value 5c, special, box , ' 3c TOILET SUNDRIES. 15c SPONGES Oc. Toilet Sponges, medium size, regular value 15c, spe cial, each 9c 2 PACKAGES TOILET PAPER 5c. Toilet Paper in 5 or. rolls, regular value 4c roll. special 2 forSc or 1 dozen rolls ...... S6c 10c TOILET PAPER Sc. Flat package. line tissue Toilet Paper, regular value 13c. special, package 6c 5c TOILET PAPER 3c. Flat package Toilet Paper, regular value 3c, spe cial, package 3c AT THE NECKWEAR COUNTER. Turnover Collars, worth 50c to 75c for 3 for 91.06 Dainty bits of embroidered turnover Collars, some In Point Venlse, some St. Gaul. t Our 50c 60c and 75c values, special clearance price at 2 for $1.09 GOLF GLOVES. Ladies' Golf Glove3 in black, white or colors. Our $ .75 value, special, at pair S .63 Our $1.25 value, special, at pair 91.93 SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE ON UMBRELLAS Umbrellas for both men and women, covered with fine American taffeta. Special clearance sale price v (L3S LADIES' COLORED SILK UMBRELLAS. Special clearance sale price 9248 Ladles' tape edge Taffeta Umbrellas, our $3.53 value. special clearance price at. each r 9&8S arid Children's Knit Women's white and silver gray cotton Union' Suits, modi urn weight. 50c. now 32c Same as abovo in heavy weight and a 7oc quality now, suit..;.., ..3c Women's silver gray, wool plntcd Vests and Pants, all sizes, i5c quality, now 30c Women's good weight silver gray wool "Union Suits. J2.50 quality, spec, suit.91.5Q Women's extra' heavy fine Jersey ribbed, sil ver gray Union Suits, $3.50 quality. suit , , $i23 Women's gray cotton Vests and Pants, fleece lined. 50c quality, now, each 33c Women's white nonshrinkabln Swiss ribbed Pants, three-quarters wool, $1.00 value. now. eacn .......................83c Children's white merino Pants, values from 45c to 85c, special, all sizes, pair 33c Chlldr3n3 gray, flat woven wool Vests and Pants, splendid winter weights, soft and fine, prices and sizes as follows: Sizes ...13 20 22 24 26 28 20 32 34 Regular .40c 43c 50c 55c 60c 65c 70c 75c SOc Special .33c 28c 33c 38c 43c 48c 33c 5Sc 83c Infant open-down-front white cotton fleece lined Vests. 20c quality now I2c Boys' fleece lined Shirts and Drawers, ecru, 35c quality now. each 23c Children's 'Merode" wnite cotton Union Suits, Winter weight, slightly fleece lined. splendid 75c- and 85c qualities, special 58c Our $7.50 value, special clearance price, the pair $5.65 Our $6.50 value, special clearance price, the pair 96.35 Our $11.00 value, special" clearance price, the pair . 98.25 Our $13.50 value, special clearance price, the pair . 910.25 LACE CURTAINS. Seven hundred pairs of Irish Point Lace Curtains in a great variety of styles and patterns. Our $4.50 value, special clearance price, the, pair . 93.25 Our $6.50 value, special clearance price, the pair , -. 94.75 SMYRNA RUGS Double-faced Smyrna Rugs, all wool, with fringed ends Our $1.00 value, special at, each .....59d Our $2.00 value, special at, each .'..81.17 Our $2.50 value, special at, each $1.48 Our $3.25 value, special at, each $1.95 Clearance Sale Extraordinary of Small Wares First Fl'jor. TOILET SUNDRIES, LEATHER GOODS, STATIONERY, JEWELRY PIECES AND NOTIONS AT INFINITESIMAL PRICES. These busy sectionsAre teeming with bargains Of amazing propor tions on mites of articles. Clearance Sale in the small wares sections demonstratestheprice-maklng power of this organization. Thousands of Inducements remain untold on thid page. Come to the store and 'fill your year 'round needs while prices are tumbling recklessly like these. 23c SPONGES 15c. Bath Sponges, regular value 25c, special 15c each; regular 20c values, each 12c 35c TALCUM POWDER 10c. Fine household Talcum Powder, extra large size, regular value 23c. special, box 10c 10c SHOE PASTE 6c. Ladies black Shoe Paste in Jars, docs not soil hands, regular value 10c, special, Jar ;6c 75c C03IDS 45c. Black bard rubber Dressing Combs, extra heavy, large size, regular value 75c, special 45c 35c CHAMOIS SKIN 20c. Fine quality Chamois Skin, large sizes, regular value 35c, special, each 20c STATIONERY'. 18c WRITING PAPER 12c Box Writing Paper. 24 sheets and envelopes, in pink, gray and blue tint, regular value ISc. special a . box - . 12c Box fine white, smooth finish Writing Paper, reg ular value 19c, special, box.... 12c 10c SHELF PAPER 7e. Fine lace edge Shelf Paper, assorted colors, 10" yards in piece, regular values 10c, special, piece 7c 5 YARDS SHELF PAPER 2c Lace edge Shelf Paper, colors.- only 5 yards In piece, special, the price , 2c 25c PAPER LUNCH SET 15c. Paper Lunch. Sets with table cloth, one dozen nap kins and one dozen doilies, assorted designs, reg ular value 23c, special, set. 15c WAX PAPER 5c. 24 sheet Wax Paper in pink, white or yellow, spe cial at 4c LADIES' 75c SHOPPING BAGS 29c AND 39c Ladies' Boston ShODPincr Bars. leather handles. cloth sizes, regular 75c value, special 20c each; regular 90c values, special, each Sflo VENISE BANDS. Very handsome in cream and white, our 50c value, special, at .-r S5c EMBROIDERED CHIFFON MEDALLIONS. Very new, worth 50c, special at, each 25c ORIENTAL LAOES AT HALF PRICE. Fine Oriental Lacs. from 4 to 6& Inches wide. $ .25 value, special, at the yard 9 .12 $ .85 value, special, atthe yard 9 .17 $ .50 value, special, at the yard... 9 .25 $ .75 value, special, at the 3'ard 9 -38 $J.0d value, special, at the yard 9 .48 $1.50 value, special, at the yard 9 .75 An almost endless variety of Spangled and Braid Trimmings, all at special clearance sale prices.