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Great Annual Sale of Lace Trial Strips-179000 Yards at Half Price
THE -MORNING OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1908.
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IT is a commonly recognized fact that, as trial strips are the first pieces from the loom, extra care is taken with them. In fact, they are much more carefully woven than the regular goods.
For this reason they are much sought for by all good stores, and greatly favored, indeed, is the one who secures them. Our European representative fortunately purchased no less than
17,000 yards of high-grade trial strips the entire accumulation of two of the best foreign lace makers at less than half usual prices. On sale this morning at the following sale prices :
The season's newest and most desirable designs
Appliques, motifs, medallions, festoons, edges,
bands, insertions, allovers, in Net, Venise, Filet,
Baby Irish, Valenciennes, Net Top and other laces
of every description. In four lots as follows:
25c Yard for Laces, Vals. to 75c
49c Yard for Laces, Vals. to $1.50
98c Yard for Laces, Vals. to $2.50
$1.98 Yd. for Laces, Vals. to $4.00
are fully represented. Laces will be greatly in
evidence again this year for all purposes; the
demand will probably exceed the supply:
March Delineator 15c- C. B. a la Spirite Corsets for Women of Fashion Nemo Self-Reducing Corsets for Stout Women
New Goods in Every Department
Beau Brummel Lingerie Waists the fad of New York and Paris.
A new express shipment of the extremely popular "Papillon"
Wai.sts one of the swellest novelties for Spring, 1905.
New Tailored Suits for Spring, 1908, of Rajah Panama and Rajah
silks. Also Jumper Suits of Rajah silks with the new butterfly
sleeves.
Prettiest Valentines in Portland for pretty sweethearts. Also gift
hooks for Valentines in Book Department such as Riley's "An Old
Sweetheart of Mine," "Love Songs, Old and New," etc., each with
a rihbon, bearing the inscription, "To My Valentine."
Paris-American Model Suits for Spring, 1908, made by a New
Yorker who spends most of his time and gets all his inspiration among
French things. What Paquin. thinks will be good in sleeves, what
Francisvhas decreed in skirts you will see in these suits. The prices
are $50 to $75 not extravagant for finely tailored and exclusive nov
elty suits.
"College Widow" Belts
The most stylish belt of the year,
perfect fitting to the form, made
of fine novelty" belting, with pearl
buckles; blue, brown, green, tan,
red, etc. Regular $1.00 Cf)-,
values, introductory sale. "J"l
" Captain Jinks" Belts
The new "Captain Jinks" Belts
for Spring, 1908, fancy gold braid
effect; very heavy gold-plated buckles; !.1 A Q
$2.25 values, introductory sale p 1 atO
White fancy Washable Belts, strictly tailor-made, pearl
huckles, beautiful new designs; 75c val- OQ.
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Trade Sale bargains in Bags, Purses, etc.
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Books for Valentines
Books make the best Valen
tines of all, because they can be
kept and treasured and "be
cause they mean something.
Each of our gift books for Val
entine's Day is tied with a red
ribbon and a band bearing the
inscription, "To My Valen
tine." Illustrated in color by
famous artists, prices 98c to $3.
Such titles as "Old Sweetheart
of Mine," "Love Songs, Old
and New," "Our Girls," etc.
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Half-Price Picture Sale
25c, 75c, gl.OO, $1.38 Up to $10
The reason is quickly told we have decided ttTsaorifice a great part
of our superb stock of Framed Pictures at exactly half price less
than wholesale cost in order lo make room for the thousands of
- new pictures arriving for Spring display. The collection embraces
Water Colors, Carbons, Etchings. Hand-Colored Platinums. Pas
tels, Gravures, Artotypes. Sepius, etc., in great variety. Light and
dark hardwood frames; the bargain opportunity fi TliA
of the year A I lvC
$3.50 Hammered Brass Bowls, $1.95
Genuine hammered Russian Brass Bowls, very ornamental and espe
cially attractive to lovers of mission furniture and arts fc t QC
and crafts work. Regular $3.50 values jl.70
ADVISE BIG CHANGE
Reorganization of Postoffice
Department Recommended.
HIRE DIRECTOR OF POSTS
Commission Appointed Suggests
lx)iig-Tlme Head to Department
at High Salary and Cutting
Out of Much Red Tape.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. CongTess to
day received a preliminary report of the
joint commission appointed during the
last Congress to Investigate the business
methods of the Postoftce Department
and Postoffice service and submit recom
mendations for legislation to effect
changes In their administration. The
Commission, consisting of Senators Pen
rose, Carter and Clay, and Representa
tives Overstreet, Gardner of New Jersey,
and Moon, points out many objectionable
methods of both departments. Among the
recommendations. Is a plan to place the
actual direction of the business of the
Postoffice Department under the service
of an officer, -with necessary assistants
to be appointed by the President, "by and
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate," for long terms, so as to insure the
continuance of efficient service. Under
the plan the Postmaster-General, as a
member of the Cabinet, Is chargeable
with general supervisory control and the
determination of Questions of policy.
Stop Unnecessary Reports.
The Commission also recommends that
the business of the department be de
centralized so as to avoid the congestion
at the National Capitol which Impairs
the efficiency and Increases the cost of
the service; that the bookkeeping, audit
ing and accounting be simplified, unified
and centralized to secure greater ac
curacy, more prompt methods and ellmi-
. nation of duplication of work; and that
the practice of requiring needless detailed
reports from small postofflces be discon
tinued. The moderate application of the
non-accounting system to small offices
will eliminate about 80,000, or nearly one
half, of all the postoffice accounts from
the present complex report and book
keeping system, or would at least greatly
simplify the same. The Commission says:
It appears too obvious to require argument
that the most efficient service can never be
expected as long as the direction of the busi
ness is. as at present entrusted to a Postmaster-General
and ' certain assistants selected
without fecial reference to expedience and
qualifications and subject to frequent change.
Vndcr such a sywtcm a large railroad, con-
mercial or Industrial business would eventually
go into bankruptcy, and the Postoffice De
partment has averted that fat. only because
the United State. Treasury has been available
to meet deficiencies.
Submitted with the report of the Com
mission Is a report of considerable volume
from two New York accounting firms
who were assigned to the Investigation of
the department by the Commission last
May. The following Is a summary of the
more important suggestions made In this
I'-port:
Suggestions of Experts.
That the ofllees of the First, Second. Third
and Fourth Assistant Poetniasters-Gcneral be
ab ilislivd and that a director of posts be ap
pointed at a salary sufficient to attract the
l-s administrative talent in th. country and
that he be given sole charge of the operations
of the Keiiartment and service, subject only
to the control In matters of policy of the
Vostmaster-Ueneral as a Cabinet officer; that
assistant directors be appointed to take charge
of the niajn operating divisions of the service,
puMofnces. transportation. appointments,
finance. controller. Inspection, purchasing
agent and supplies; that th. Controller should
he In charge of the whole accounting for the
Department and Service, and that the duties
of the Auditor be limited to an auditing of all
the accounts In the proper sense of the word;
that all postofflces not doing a money-order
business be treated as "non-accounting of
fice. ' and that a fixed supply of stamps, etc.,
be supplied to them to be replenished from
neighboring accounting offices In exchange for
cash, or Us equivalent; that distrii-t officers
be created at convenient points throughout the
country, organized in miniature on the cam.
lines as tho Department In Washington, which
would supervise the whole of the work In
their districts, under tlie direction of respon
sible officials: that tho Director of Posts and
tii. Asluuit directors form au advisory board
to meet several times a week and discuss Im
portant Questions as they may arise, and that
a similar advisory board be created at each
district office; that the Postmasters' accounts
for postal and money order transactions, here
tofore kept separately, be merged; that pro
motion, be based on merit and a scheme do
vised for retiring many of the older employes;
that the liability for exceeding appropriations
be strictly defined, and limited; that a proper
accounting system be installed; that tho cent
of the several services rendered by the Post
office Department and Post Service should be
ascertained In accordance with methods herein
suggested either 'by periodical tests or con
tinuously; that the use of labor-saving ma
chines and 'devices be largely extended, par
ticularly the adaptation of mechanical sys
tems of auditing money orders; adoption of
the use of postal not.R not to exceed S10 and
elimination of all money order offices not
issuing 600 money orders per annum.
UURAIi PARCELS POST BILL
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DISPERSED BY CAVALRY
Burnham Proposes Measure to Help
Country Merchants.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.' Senator
Burnham, of New Hampshire, today in
troduced In Congress a measure of dis
tinct Importance to rural interests
throughout the United States. It is a
bill to provide a rural delivery parcels
post for merchandise and other articles
actually mailed on rural delivery routes.
The rural free delivery routes now num
ber more than 3S.000, and on them in
excess of 13,000,000 people receive a daily
postal service.
The measure has the Indorsement of the
President and Postmaster-General Meyer.
It provides, in brief, for the establishment
of a rural parcel post at special rates of
postage for the delivery of foodstuffs,
dry goods, drugs, books and other mer
chandise. The rate of postage shall be
5 cents for the first pound and 2 cents
for each additional pound op fraction
thereof, and on parcels weighing less
than one pound, as follows:
"Two ounces or less, I cent; over two
and under four ounces, 2 cents; over
four and not exceeding 12 ounces, 4 cents,
and over 12 ounces and under one pound,
5 cents."
Two important limitations are placed
on the use of, the proposed parcels post
by the following provisions:
"That nothing herein contained shall
be taken as authorizing the acceptance
or delivery at the special rates of postage
herein provided of any parcel offered by
any person acting as agent or repre-1
dciiuiuvo upuu uuiiiiiiissjuu ur vtnerwise,
or person not resident of such rural de
livery route.
"That only such parcels shall be re
ceived at the special rates of postage
herein provided as are offered by bona
fide merchants or dealers whose places
of business are on rural delivery routes
covered by this act, in the ordinary and
regular course of their business and by
.residents on such routes in their individ
ual capacity. The bill provides that the
parcels carried shall not weigh more than
eleven pounds or be more than three feet
six Inches In length. Perishable articles
will be sent at the senders' risk, and
will not be accepted at any postoffice
more than three hours before departure
of the mail."
Senator Kean, of New Jersey, today in
troduced a measure presenting Postmaster-General
Meyer's plan for reducing the
rate on parcels sent through the mails
from 16 to 12 cents a pound and increasing
the wgisht limit from four to eleven
pounds.
LEWIS DRAWS BIG CROWD
Riot Call Necessary When Bewhis
kered Colonel Makes Speech.
CHICAGO, Feb.. 10. The final pleas In
behalf of Mrs. Dora McDonald, on trial
for the murder of Webster Guering, were
delivered today by Benjamin Shaffner and
J. Hamilton Lewis. The latter"s speech
proved such an attraction to the public
that extra details of policemen, were
necessary to keep the corridors clear, and
finally a riot call was sent.
One woman who was denied admittance
to the courtroom became so excited that
she struck a policeman In the face and
was arrested.
Colonel Lewis emphasized the sex of the
defendant in his address to the jury.
"The man who makes the same rule
for a woman as for a man, or who claims
to understand her, not only shows his
inexperience, but also how unfair he Is,"
was one of his arguments.
The case is expected to go to the jury
tomorrow afternoon.
Gambler a Suicide.
RBN'O, Nev., Feb. 10. A special to the
Gazette today announces that Samuel B.
Cohen, a prominent merchant of Tonopah.
shot himself at an early hour this morn
ing at his home, after losing a fortune at
gambling.
Huge Crowd Sees King Carlos and
Crown Prince Before Bodies
Are Finally Borne to
Royal Pantheon.
When the cof finB were placed "in
tombs, the cortege separated and
Pantheon was closed.
Special newspapers today, notably the
Seculo, Independent, pleaded for the par
don of each and every man in prison for
political offense. The paper points out
that King Manuel has calmed but that
he has not disarmed the democracy, and
says:
"To conquer the democracy, the King
must win the love and confidence of the
people."
Franco Starts for Marseilles.
BORDEAUX, France. Feb. 10. Senor
Franco, the ex-Premier of Portugal,
with his wife and son, left this city
by train at 7:43 this morning for Mar
seilles. The departure was sudden, the
hotel authorities being notified of the
step at the last moment.
Senor Franco appeared rested from
his stay here. He fs less depressed and
he walked over to the train at a i nick
step. He was accompanied by French
detectives. There were no people at
the railroad tation to see him off.
Sends Troops Against Afridis.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 10. Tho Indian
Government has decided to send imme
diately two brigades of troops under
Major-Generai Sir James Willeres into
the Bazaar Valley, on the northwestern
frontier, to punish the Zakkakhels,' a
powerful tribe -of Afridis, who have
been raiding villages in that territory
and ambushing members of the mount
ed police.
At Kawal Pindi. where the troops of
the two brigades are mobilizing for the
expedition, there is great activity. It
is said tho movement will bo a surprise
to the disorderly natives.
COFFEE
Schilling's "Best, one
star two-star three-star
four-star five-star.
Your grocer returns your money if vou don't
i like it: we pay liim , .
Tour jrucw returns your money lr you
don't 11k SchUHne Bent: we Day him.
Fain Alto. Cel. Of Uie niurtrnts at Stan
ford University lust semester. men and
four v.onien flunked, tlie largest proportion
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LISBON". Feb. 10. The bodies of King
Carlos and Crown Prince Luis Philippe
were today laid away beside those of
their royal ancestors in the sacred sepul
chre in the Pantheon. A great crowd,
numbering thousands, struggled outside
the cathedral of San Vicente, seeking to
enter and view the bodies before the
doors were finally closed for the cere
mony. Brushing back the police and the
guard of Royal Archers, they poured
into the church, sweeping everything be
fore them.
A panic was threatened, and the cav
alry was called out to disptrse the push
ing thousands. Women and children were
caught in the crush and many of them
were bruised and trampled upon, but no
fatalities have been reported.
When the doors eventually were closed
to the public, the ceremony of entomb
ment was begun. All the ministers of
state were present. The patriarch of
Lisbon, wearing pontifical vestments, and
assisted by other high church officials,
blessed the sacrament, the cathedral and
palace choirs chanted the "Libera Me"
and to the intoning of "De Profundis"
the coffin of the Crown Prince was
transported between double ranks of
archers, preceded by a long procession.
In a similar manner the body of the
King was borne to tlie tomb.
After absolution had been given and
the chanting of the "Benedictus." the
Grand Chamberlain solemnly swore that
the bodies were those of "our beloved
Lord and King, His Most Faithful Maj
esty, Dom Carlos I, King of Portugal,
and our Prince, Dom Luis Philippe, Duke
of Braganza."
Official -documents were drawn up and
signed, and the key of each coffin was
given over to the patriarch of Lisbon.
IN THE GRIP
The Best Cathartic Heducea to
Minimum tbe Prostration ' and
Weakness Characteristic of
thla Prevalent Disease.
What the Attacked. Should Do,
It has been found by the experience
of a great many people that the best
cathartic to take in cases of the grip,
where there la commonly grreat weak
ness and prostration, is the tonic
cathartic, Hood's Pills, which do not
weaken but
Strengthen the System as they do
their special work. They are "easy to
take, easy to operate." If attacked by
the grip, take them at once, for a free
movement of the bowels, and begin
treatment with Hood's Sarsaparilla for
the elimination of the grip poison from
the blood and the renewal of health
and strength.
Completely Restored "I have taken
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills and be
lieve they have saved my life. I had
the grip and It left me so weak I did
not think I could live. In one week
after beginning to take these medicines
I gained wonderfully, and was soon
completely restored." Stanford C. Hor
ton, Bristol, Wis.
Xever-FaHina; Remedlea "I had the
grip and became so weak I could not
walk across the room without sweat
ing profusely. I took Hood's Sarsa
parilla and Pills and they did me so
much good I regard them as never
failing remedies." Mrs. Anna B. Cooper,
Titusville, N. J.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Is sold every
where. In the usual liquid, or in tab
let form called Snrnataba One hun
dred doses one dollar.
WORLD HERALD, OMAHA, FEB. 1, 1908
TD RUSH IflSMLfllG
OF HEW TELEPHONES
Independent Company Iaanea an Order
Putting; Tirenty-Flve More Men
t Work.
BIG CROWDS VISIT
INDEPENDENT PUNT
New 'Phone Company Kntertatna Cltl
aena at Formal Openlna; of
New Plant.
Orchestra Fnrnlahea Music and Beau
tiful Building la PrettUy
Decorated.
That the new building of the Inde
pendent Telephone Company at Twen
tieth and Harney will be packed with
sightseers this afternoon and evening
is a certainty. Judging from the crowds
and the enthusiastic approval that were
In evidence there yesterday afternoon.
The occasion is the formal opening:
of the new plant, or rather the in
formal reception of the public in rec
ognition of it. Quite elaborate prep
arations had been made to receive the
visitors, and they came in numbers that
showed their keen interest In the work
ings of the "secret wire." Everybody
wanted to know how any Insensate
mechanism could .put up a connection
between two subscribers in any por
tion of the city at the will of either
of them, and keep on putting up and
taking: down connections without the
intervention of human hand, except
as indicated on a little dial by the
paxty at the end of the line. They
saw Just how it was done, and then
they marveled the more at the won
der of it.
Women were in the majority among
the sightseers, although several " hun
dred men mingled in the crowd of
nearly 2500 that surged through the
building; during the afternoon.
"I can"t understand it," said one
well-known society woman, "and I can't
understand Just how my. sewing ma
chine needle picks up the thread from
the shuttle, but I do know that both
of them manage to do the business,
and they don't make any mistakes. It
takes the needle Just one stab to pick
up tho thread, and the flip of the dial
la all there Is to it with this auto
matic phone, and there is no tele
phone girl to get saucy about It either."
The speaker did not understand why
IS feminine noses were tilted disap
provingly at her remark, but it was
because she did not know that a bunch
of telephone girls from the Bell plant
had Just come over in a- body to In
spect the automatic plant. During the
afternoon there were numerous other
delegations of Bell people who called
to satisfy . their curiosity, and they
asked questions to their hearts' con
tent. . They were accorded a double
welcome.
An orchestra of li pieces was sta
tioned in the lobby on the lower floor,
. and the double suite of offices as well
as the main corridors were profusely
decorated with palms and flowers.
There was a flood of electric light,
and the beauties of the handsome build
ing were set off to excellent advan
tage. The tiled floors, mahogany wood
work, shining brass and other metal
trimmings were all as spick-and-span
as any one could desire.
Luncheon was served in one of the
rooms, the tables being decorated with
lighted candelabra in colors. Waitresses
saw to the deft serving of the guests.
There was nothing wanting to make It
a decided "function," even ' to the
ebony factotum at the entrance, who
swung the long glass doors to wel
come the coming and speed the parting
guest.
Special apparatus had been set up
In the switchboard room on the second
floor. In the shape of small sample
switchboards. In order to enable the
visitors to see Just how the connec
tions were made. Attendants were
present at each to make explanations
and answer questions. Visitors were
taken everywhere, even to the base
ment, where they saw how the cables
entered the building and are distributed;
the repair shop, testing department and
all branches of the electrical depart
ment. It was the first time that the city as
a whole had been invited to intimately
Inspect the workings of a telephone
system and indications were that there
were thousands who had been pining
for just such a tour of Investigation.
The public reception continues to
day, the hours being from 2 to 7 o'clock
this afternoon and 7 to 10 o'clock this
evening. The same arrangements will
be continued for the reception of visi
tors today, .and as on yesterday flow
ers and tother souvenirs will be pre
sented to each guest who honors the
company by accepting the general Invi
tation to be present.
Will Try and Have the Kntlre IO0
Subscribed Put In by March 1.
1000 in Now.
An order was Issued yesterday put
ting 23 additional Installers at work
putting in the phones of the Independ
ent Telephone Company. Tlie work will
now proceed at the rate of over 100
phones a day.
Manager Matthews said that orders
for new phones were being received
in such numbers that little headway
was being made on the sum total of
unfilled orders, and that It had been
decided to put on all the men. who
could be used to advantage and get
the phones connected up and Into ac
tual service.
Tho company will not bgin to charge
for telephone service until March 1. At
the present time the company has about
1000 phones In operation, with total
orders for a little over 0000. It is hoped
to have the greater part of these in
stalled by March 1.
Arrangements are being made to re
ceive the general public at the com
pany's main building at Twentieth and
Harney streets at an informal opening
of the plant on Friday and Saturday of
next week, when everybody will be
shown Just how the automatic system
works, and how the secret wire makes
its own connections and gives the tele
phone girl a permanent vacation.
On the days of the opening provision '
will be made to receive visitors from 2
to 6 and from 7 to 10 o'clock, and they
will be shown through the entire plant,
and made familiar with all the work
ings of the Independent system. Oma
ha World-Herald, January 24.