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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1908)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1908. Free Gift Sale "Nemo" Corsets, Rip-Proof Hose Supporters Free With Nos. 318, 320 Self-Reducing Models Agents Butterick Patterns reat Midwinter 14 TheM Frank of Store s Women's Suits, Coats,. Wraps, Costumes, Waists, m d Petti co&is iibiJS&&frl?&J. u C frai Hull S Tomorrow in the Big Second Floor Cloak Store continuation of the great Midwinter Sale of Women's Ready-to-Wear Apparel of every description New up-to-date garments at prices the lowest ever quoted on apparel of equal style and quality Tailored suits in all stylesTmaterials and prices Handsome and fashionable coats, costumes, opera coats, walking skirts', silk petticoats, waistsTbath robes, kimonos and furs Bargains of the greatest importance to every woman having garment needs'to supply A cordial invitationls extended holiday "visitors from out ot town to share in these remarkable offerings 1 2 5 Fancy Costumes $45 Values $ 1 9.85 A sensational half-price sale of women's fancy dresses in silks, satins, broadcloths, panama cloths, albatross and fancy wool materials made in Princess and Empire styles trimmed with Val lace yokes and fancy tucked net sleeves and yokes Others trimmed with heavy cluny lace, also round lace yokes finished with narrow braid trimming and tucked bands of self material The skirts are full flare and sheath effect A splendid assortment of styles, colors and combinations Costumes suitable for evening and afternoon wear Values in the lot up 1 Q O tf to $45.00 each, your choice at each Sr I OJ Great special reductions on all our finest evening wraps and costumes Paris and New York models Exclusive dress apparel for all occasions marked at surprisingly low prices On Second Floor $28.00 Raincoats for $9.65 Each $35.00 Raincoats at $14.45 Each Two special lots of silk, satin and alpaca rubberized raincoats; long, loose, semi-fitting ami Empire effects, in black, navy, gray, blue, -wine, brown, tan, green and large variety of stripes, checks and plaids; all sizes; entire stock divided into two lots, as follows: Regular values to $28.00, for, ea., S9.65 Regular values to $35.00, for, ea,, $14.45 mmwm (f mm 1 1 - - $ 1 6.50 Suits for $ 8.65 Great Clean-up Sale Women's Coats $16.50 Values for $ 7.85 $30.00 Values for $16.95 S22.50 SuitS for SI 2.45 for $12.85 $40:00 Values for $22.65 r A great clean-up sale of women's Coats in three-fourths and full lengths; 4 m m f w n's season's most fashionable outer gannents, at prices below actual 3 f 21 1 VOfl 1C I sOL f manufacturing cost. Semi, tight and loose-fitting coats, also Empire 9U A QlAVl V VI UUItJy styles; serges, cheviots, coverts, broadcloths, worsteds and tweeds; back, : " navy, brown, wine, Edison blue, and fancy mixtures in grays, tans, ' lsC 1 s f. browns and navy. All are this season's garments handsomely tailored & J t X uliOi vd & J J 9 throughout and perfect-fitting; four immense lots, every one guaranteed : the best values for the money ever offered. Here's your opportunity to $k f.T A A tf buy a new outer" garment at a very low price. On sale on Second Floor. 40TailoredSuitS$22.45 $35.00 Long Covert Coats $26.25 $ 81l OTff IIIT C Si 7 CM timely offering of 100 long tan Covert Coats in Empire effect; the new- Jf- JL GliUl V?J jmi3 j9 mat & est popular garment of the season; splendid style coats; button trimmed; " ' a practical and serviceable garment, well made and fin- OOI OC Great sale of women's and misses' Tailored Suits at marvelously ished; all sizes; $3.5.00 value, on sale at this low price, eaclP"" low prices. They are this season's handsomest garments in all .? fT o e f IV T XMT " a. .. e the latest fashions and materials, marked at figures that are of the alC Ol vpO.DU flCW WaiStS at Jpj.J greatest importance to economical buyers. Both fancy and strictly . tailored styles. The fancy coats are made in Empire, Directoire In the Waist Department, a grand special offering of 500 "Waists in silk and vest effects and trimmed with satin, braid and buttons. Plain and -wool batiste; tailor-made styles, in plain colorings, checks, stripes, coats are tailor-stitched; medium and long length coats. Skirts plaids and polka dots. Light and dark colorings. All new, pretty tail plain gore with flare or trimmed with folds; broadcloths, cheviots ored waists in grand assortment just the waists you want for shopping and serge; navy, black, catawba, taupe, wistaria, green and brown,, and morning wear; all sizes. An advantageous purchase enables us to also a large assortment of fancy stripes and mixtures. All sizes, offer values up to $8.50 each at this exceptionally low price by far the A grand assortment to select from. Eight immense lots. Extraor- best bargain of its kind you have shared in this season; in 10 ACt dinary values at these low prices. Don't fail to see them 2d floor, the Waist Department, on the Second Floor; choice, each. .PJ'"ti9 $40 Opera Coats at $ 1 9.85 $25 Fancy Dresses $ 1 2.85 Sale extraordinary of Women's Opera and Evening Coats in broadcloth, satin and chiffon broadcloth All new up-to-date evening wraps, made in full, loose back effect or Mandarin cape style white, black, light blue, green, garnet, taupe, catawba and apricot and trimmed with flat silk braid, satin, velvet or gold soutache braid A splendid assortment to select from Evening apparel sold regularly at $40.00 a garment Your choice of this special lot at the low price f( $ 1 9.85 WW Great Sale of Women's Fancy Dresses in broadcloths, satins and albatross Made in Princess and Empire effect, trimmed with lace yokes and fancy tucked net sleeves of full length The skirts are full flare and sheath effect A very pleasing assortment to select from-Costumes regularly at $25.00 each Your choice while they last at this wonderfullyowprice each rf Q C Our Cloak Department is on the SecondFloor p 1 Oj Regular $40 Fur Coats $29.50 Regular $35 Pony Coats $22.50 Special lot of women's Astrachan Fur Coats, made with high storm collar and large revere; close fitting; black satin lined; well made and fin- tOQ Ef ished. Regular $40 coats on sale at this exceptionally low price Women's 24-inch black Russian I'ony Coats, double-breasted style; low collar; finished with braid and fancy buttons; best Skinner's satin lining; dQO CZ( all new this season's garments; best $35.00 values. On sale at, ea.. HOw Our entire stock of Furs on sale at greatly reduced prices. Call and inspect them. $7.50WalkingSkirts $3.55 $8.50 Walking Skirts $4.85 LOT 1 Women's Walking Skirts, in striped Panamas and tweeds, cut in plain flare effects, with bias, folds and button-trimmed; navy blue, brown, gray and fancy mixtures; regular $7.50 values, on sale at this low price, ea. .P' LOT 2 Women's high-grade Walking Skirts in worsteds and herringbone serge; navy blue, black and brown only; cut in plain flare style with bias folds around the bottom; also row of buttons on each side, giving sheath effect; QC regular $8.50 and $9.00 values, on sale at this special low price, each. T"OiJ BOXES WERE FIXED Executive Board to Investi gate Fire Alarm Test. MAYOR IS VERY ANGRY 6-ays Apparently All Officials Pres ent at TceU of Star and Gamcwell Boxes AVcre "Jobbed" and Censures City Klectrician. That the Executive Board intends to probe another branch of the ?ire De partment is evident Irora a report that was submitted to the committee on tiro at its regular meeting yesterday after noon by P. E. Sullivan, one of the mem bers. It was in regard to the tests of the Gamewell and Star alarm boxes, held lasl October at the City Hall. The re port is very plain, implying that fraud was perpetrated, ar.d as City L3eetrlcian bavarian was present at the tests It seems that the Mayor and members of th committee seek to charge him with gross ignorance or complicity. An investi gation was asked by the officials of the Star Electric Company, who alleged that they were, absolutely buncoed, with the Mayor, members of the fire eomnilttee, tire Chief Campbell and City Electrician bavarian at the tests. At tho.ot'ficiiil teMs, when the Mayor and all tliei ethers' were present, the Star boxes did not work at all with the Oamewells. but "irterfered," and George E. Morley, representative of the Star Company, after examining the apparatus and making a test to satisfy his curios ity, declared to thoso assembled that the Gamewell box was "hxed.,, The Mayor and members of the com mittee weie difcatished with tiie action of the Star box .ls. ud later, when the bios were opened, it was found that the Gamewell Company was the lowest bid der, anyway, and to It was awarded the contract. However, the Star officials were an.iy ar.d humili:itl. and declared they had been "jobbed." They demanded an unofficial test, which was conducted at the City Hall Saturday, October 17, at which Mayor Lane. P. E. Sullivan, City Electrician bavarian and George E. !o" ie were present. Mr. Morley, acting for the company, set off both GMinewell and Star boxes simultaneously, and both worked perfectly, there being no "Inter ference." He then turned a certain small screw in the Gamewell box. ac-. I cording to the report, again set both boxes in motion and they acted Just as they did on the offirial test refused to work together. Mr. Morley said that this demonstrated beyond doubt that he was right when he said he was "Jobbed rignt In the presence of all the officials named at the first tests. Mayor Lane and the members of the Are committee were greatly Humiliated, and resented the matter strongly, accord ing to the report. They were placed in the position of being innocent parties to an apparent job. And now mat an or flcial report has been made to the Ex ecutive Board, it is said "hat a run in vestigation may be made, even though it ia late in the day. At any rate, the facts are to be made known to the Ex ecutlve Board and to the public, and copv of tiie report by Mr. .Sullivan will be forwarded at once to the Star Electric Company, so that that company may be fortified with proof in future that its boxes did not have a fair test in Port land. It is said Mayor Lane and the mem bers of the committee hold Electricisn bavarian responsible, contending that he Is either guilty of gross ignorance of electrical apparatus or that he is culpa ble. "There Is nothing true in the statement of Mr. Morley that his company did not have fair treatment in Portland." de clared Electrician Savarian. "If the Gamewell box was 'fixed' I was as much deceived as the Mayor and the members of the committee. In the unofficial test the Gamewell representative was- absent, and Mr. Morley adjusted the tests to suit himself, doing just as he pleased. In the first test his boxes failed to make good, and I consider they will not work with the others." DECISION TO APPLY TO ALL Judge AVoIverton Consolidates Cases Against O. & C. Judge Charles E. Wolverton. presiding over the United States Circuit .Court, vesterdav. morning, upon motion of at torneys acting for C7 complainants, who are seeking to force the Oregon & Cali fornia Railway Company to sell for J2.50 an acre, lands granted to the company something like 40 years ago. consolidated the cases with the suit against the rail way company brought by the Govern ment. This means that when the case is tried the decision in one case will go as the decision in all of the cases. In addition to entering this order, the pplication of HO new intervenors to en ter the case was granted, bringing the total of home-seekers who are after the railroad' company up to about 4000. The suit of the Government is being looked after by B. D. Townsend. special assist ant to the Attorney-General, and United States Attorney John McCourt. The suit s brought to cancel the grant given the railroad company because ' it has not lived up to the terms of the grant, in that it had refused to sell the lands and has actually withdrawn thera from the market. ELEVEN FIRMS JOIN Chamber, of Commerce Holds Interesting Meeting. BULL RUN FOR VESSELS Move Begun- to Have Good AVater Furnished Boats at the Docks. Protest ' Against Increased Lumber Rates Is Ordered. The Portland Chamber of Com merce held a meeting at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon and admitted 11 new members, as follows: M. H. Hou ser. Dean Land & Improvement Com pany; Hassalo Engineering Company; J. S. Hamilton Lumber Company; the Josiah C. Moore Company; B. S. Cook & Co.: Graham Motor-Car Company; Portland Lime & Lumber Company; May-Holland Company; A. C. McDon ald, and the Northwestern Long-Dis-tance Telephone Company. It was ordered that the officers take such steps as seem proper to under take to get the Water Committee of the City of Portland to have water pipes so laid at the principal docks that Bull Run water shall be sup plied to ships for their water supply instead of Willamette River water. It is .thought there could be no better advertisement for the city, besides taking into consideration the health of the sailors. It was also ordered that a resolution prepared by the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce asking Congress to make the appropriation recommended by the Board of Engineers for Improving the depth of water at the entrance of Hubmoldt Bay be indorsed and for warded as requested. The municipal affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce made a re port regarding the condition of affairs at the city crematory. The-committee has gone into the matter very careful ly. This report was read at the meet ing of the trustees, was unanimously indorsed, and the committee directed to take such steps as would be neces sary to bring about their recommen dation in regard to the handling of garbage. The reonest or the American consul- General, Charles Denby, of Shanghai, China. that Portland present the American company of the Volunteer Corps with an Oregon state flag, was read and It was ordered that proper stepe be taken to comply with the re quest. This American company is l body of 60 American citizens resident in Shanghai, constituting the unit in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, a mili tary organization got together for the protection of the foreign settlement. In response to a letter from the sec retary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast th trustees unanimously protested against the reduction or removal of the pres ent duty on lumber. The Associated Chambers of Commerce is an organl zation of the Chambers of Commerce of all the Coast cities, and when there is no dissenting voice their recommen dation of any proposition is sent to all the proper officials and Congressmen in Washington as representing Coast sentiment of commercial organizations. The question of the amendment to the present compulsory pilotage act was taken up at this meeting and each one of the trustees was asked to be sure and be present at a meeting to be held Monday evening at the Commer clal Club, with the delegation to thi State Legislature. The amendment to the present law was prepared by the rivers and harbors navigation com mittee, of which Mr. Flanders is chair man, and this amendment or . some similar one is positively necessary, it is said, in order to reap the full value of the additional powers that have been given to the Port of Portland to handle the towage from the mouth of the Columbia River to Portland.' At the same meeting with the delegation the subject of amendments to the in surance laws and other matters of general interest will be taken up and disposed of. Spend Your Vacation at Paso Robles If complete rest and the most perfect conditions imaginable for Nature cure are what you need, spend your holidays at Paso Robles Hot Springs, California. A week or two. or even a few days there, will accomplish more in the way of restored energy than a much longer period and more expensive treatment elsewhere, because good old Mother Nature is nurse and physician. Paso Robles is taking the same rank in America and enjoying the same fame for wonderful cures that Carlsbad and Baden Baden do in Europe. The hotel Is a marvel of comfort and luxury, and the bathhouse built by the city, free to all, is said to be one of the best in the world. It is a stubborn ailment and a hopeless condition of physical, break down that the mineral waters and hot mud baths of Paso Robles will not heal in a short time. Call on City Ticket Agent Stinger. Third and Washington streets, for de scriptive booklets of Paso Robles, and he will also tell you all about rates. Only One "BKOMO QUININE" That 1 LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Look for tne signature ot 3. W. GROVE. Used the worm over to cure a Cold in One Day. 21c. Olvmpla Beer. "ir the water. Brew ery's own bottling. Phoneu Main 671, Fitted suit cases. Harris Trunk Co. ROADS WILL HELP Hill Lines to Issue Million Festival Ads. GIVE OUT DETAILS OF PLAN does not include the advertisements which will be placed in the daily news papers, the weekly publications and the magazines. "This will mean the reaching of no fewer than 15.000.000 readers between now and the time the Festival will open. Summarized, the special advertising which the Hill lines in the Northwes will give the big show isas follows: No. oer No. of Classification. Month. Months. Total Buffet and cafe bills.. 1.000 6 6.000 Letterheads 8.000 6 48.0H0 Bills of fare lfi.OOO 90.000 Folders S0.000 6 480. 000 Schedules 60,000 8 aiio.000 Folders, Schedules, Menu Cards and Letterheads Will Cull Attention to Big Celebration to Be Held Here Next June. Nine hundred and eighty-four thousand pieces of literature, advertising the third annual Rose Festival to be held the week of June 7-12, 1909, will be distributed by the affiliated H1U lines. Most of it will be sent out by the Northern Pa cific under the direction of Assistant General Passenger Agent A. D. Charl ton. This volume of exploitation, embrac ing as it does almost 1.000,000 pieces of literature, is the largest single bulk of advertising that has ever been gotten out in the Northwest by any railroad. The manner in which this "boosting' will be taken care of is explained in a letter from Mr. Charlton to President Ralph W. Hoyt, of the Rose Festival Association, which was received lajt night. In this letter, which has the personal indorsement of President Howard Elliott, Mr. Charlton says: In this connection (referring to the general publicity campaign of the Fes tival) and in line with our conversation. the Northern Pacific will give full pub licity all over the United States, Canada and Europe, covering the Rose Festival in 1909. The Rose Festival dates will be shown on all of our passenger de partment letter-heads. These include outside agencies and will amount to 8000 a month from now until the open ing of the Festival. An ad of the Port land Rose Festival will be carried on all bills of fare on the dining-cars of the system, which will mean a total of 15, 000 a month. In addition to this there will be mention in conspicuous place of the Festival on all of our buffet and cafe bills of fare, of which about 1000 a month are issued. All folders ar.d schedules will carry an ad of the Fes tival, and this will mean something like 50,000 folders each month and 60,000 sche dules each month fronr now until the (Jpening of the great celebration. This Total 984.000 In addition to this the Hill lines carry advertising in something like 500 daily newspapers with a combined daily cir culation of close to 15.000.000. These wil all carry mention of the Festival. Among the magazines the total circulation reached by the Northern Pacific in this class of publicity Is very close to 5,- 000.000. All will advertise the Festival. For this reason, the mas'nitude of the scope of publicity which will be accorded Portland's great exposition next June may be understood. It is to be ex ploited in connection with the A.-Y.-P. Exposition at Seattle and It Is figured that every person who is attracted to the one celebration will patronize the other. EXCURSION. The Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail way, "The North Bank Road, has authorized the sale of round trip tickets at a very low rate during the holidays. The tickets are sold on basis of one and one-third of tne one-way fare for the round trip. Sale dates are December 23, 24, 25 and 31 and January 1. The return limit Is January 4, 1909, suf ficient to give patrons along the line of the North Bank Road an opportunity to visit Summer homes and families over the holidays. Concession Is made between all points 200 miles or less apart. For tickets and parlor car reservations call at city ticket offices. Third and Mor rison streets, and 122 Third street. Trains leave Portland, Eleventh and Hoyt-street station. Take "S" car. Sues Husband for Maintenance. The afternoon session of Judge Ice land's court was devoted to a hearing of the case of Luella C. Parrish against Edward E. Parrish, for maintenance. Mr. Parrish is a farmer of Linn County. Mrs. Parrish has resided in Portland for the past four years. Testimony of witnesses was presented for the purpose of show ing that Mrs. Parrish was responsible for the separation and therefore not en titled to support. The case will be re sumed at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Elegant stock of fitted bags and 'suit cases at Harris Trunk Co. Note window display. Webfoot Oil Blacking keeps feet dry. Makes shoes last. All dealers. ONE is Young Wife of B. F. Germain Sees Husband Handcuffed. FEARS FOR HIS SAFETY When Taken to Court Corridors Are Cleared of Angry Women and Girls Who Are Said to Have Sworn Vengeance. This Christmas Day is one of tears and sorrow instead of gladness for at least one woman in Portland. And the Christmas Eve was especially cruel to her, for it was yesterday afternoon that, even before her eyes, her husband of only a year, Benjamin Franklin Germain, charged with defrauding scores of per sons, chiefly women, was manacled and removed to a cell in the County Jail, awaiting a hearing in Justice Olson's court next Tuesday. Since the arrest of her husband Tues day. Mrs. Germain has visited the Jail daily, remaining there as long as she was permitted. I esterday she went to the jail shortly after noon, for it had been announced that Germain would lie given a hearing In the Justice Court at 1:30 o'clock. And when the officers came they handcuffed him. She watched the ordeal with tearful eyes, but braving the stares of a curious crowd, she walked bravely at his side through the streets from the Jail to the Justice Court. The halls and corridors about the courtroom were packed with crowds of women and men who said they had suf fered as a result of Germain's opera tions. They threatened violence and by orders of Deputy Constable Klernan the hallways were cleared as the prisoner emerged from the courtroom to be re turned to the jail. His wife also accom panied the prisoner on his return trip. The woman declares that she had no Idea that he wa3 an ex-oonvict when she married him a year ago. She is said to be almost penniless, though she was at tired in the costliest and most rasnionabie clothing, and on her fingers were a group of glittering jewels. Detectives and other officers wno nave been endeavoring to learn Germain's rec- ird. declare that he served time In San Quentin prison for swindling operations n California, lie nimseu says ne was sentenced for bigamy.