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PAGE TWO. DAILY EAST OREflOYIAN. PKNDLETON. ORRftON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28. tail. EIGHT PAGES. I CI Sal nua earance e 24 th An LACES 2c YAKR To rloan up our lace tlcpart mcnt In form opt-ninj; our sprin st.nk wo of for you a bit; lot of totvlion, val. and Gorman val. laces and insertions, soil ins rotr ularlv for of. Si4, IOC and 12 1 2( for the oxtrtnioly low Cloaranco price of yard 2 15 WOMK.VK HOSE 9 Women's: Mack or tan seam less hose and women's black fleece lined lioso, rocular 15t. Clearance price . 9 33 CMLPIiKX'S WOOL GLOVES 15c Children's wool golf gloves, all colors soiling regularly at 25f and 33f, Clearance prico 15f HEX'S HATS CUT TO THE liOXE. Wo very seldom cut the price of hats because wc sell them at such a close niargiu we can not afford t cut the prico much. Wc sell the best hats for the money in America, barr ing none our j3.50 hats positively can not be equaled, thev are as good as von can buy elsewhere for $4 or even 4.50. l)urinr this 24th Clear ance sale we will sell any of our 93.50 hat for...... $2.37 Our $4.00 hats will go for $2.64 Our $4.50 hats will ero for $3.89 Our $5.00 hats will en for $4.2S All caps are cut 25 per cent and we show the snappiest line in Pendleton. WOMEN'S UXPEU WEAK. rxiox suits. Women's $5.00 silk and wool union suits. Clear ance price $3.73 Women's $3.75 silk and wool union suits $2. S3 w omens jpi.vv non- shrinking wool union suits $2.75 Women's $3.50 and $3.75 wool union suits at $2.19 Women's fine mercerized lislo union suits, regu lar $3.00 for...... $2.25 Women's white fleeced union suits: $1.00 Quality... 79f $1.23 Quality ... S9f This sale is positively one of the greatest bargain events ever held in Pendleton, We are sacrificing winter goods of all kinds to effect an immediate and radical clearance. Dimes new do the work of . quarters. It is an unequaled opportun ity to benefit your pocket book CLEARANCE HERE means sacrifice, an upheaval of values with out precedent. All goods not going are given deeper price reductions. Value is not the consideration now our one thought being to namo I riees so low that goods will sell quickly and surely. Why say more when these prices tell so decisively and emphatically of the surprising vjilucs now offered. AND REMEMBER This is a sale of new QUALITY MERCH ANDISE, not JUNK. OUTING FLANNEL GOWNS FOU COLD NIGHTS ' Uluo and pink stripe, made with or without col lars, best qualitv of outing flannel, good full cut. 98f Gowns, Clearance price 69f $1.15 Gowns, Clearance price 90f $2.00 Gowns, Clearance price $159 $3.00 Gowns, Clearance price $1.78 WOMEN'S DRESSES AT BARGAINS. $12.00 Dresses. Clear ance price $15.00 Dresses, a nee price..- $25.00 Dresses. anco price. $15.98 $32.00 Dresses, Clear ance price $18.95 $7.50 Clear $8.98 Clear- CHI LD REN'S MUFFS 19 $1.00 values in brown and grey with pocket look. $1.25 PETTICOATS 73 Ginuham petticoats in bine and white stripe. $1.25 val ues 73f $2.50 PETTICOATS $1.79 Black and navy sateen, mado with corded and pleated ruffles. $2.50 values $1.79 $75 FUR COATS $25 Black Poney, lined with fine silk in fancy colors. $75.00 values $25.00 $1.98 MIDDIE BLOUSES 98 White and blue, white and ml;, sizes 8 to 1; values up to $1.98 for 98f ORDER THOSE TABLE DELICACIES FOR YOUR NEW YEAR'S DINNER FROM Pendleton's Cleanest and Best Grocery Store Phone Main 17. All Other Departments Main 22. New Fancy Dates, lb. , 15t Extract Honey, pints 30f ; qts. Extra Fancy Walnuts, lb 30t 60J 1-2 Ral $1.00 Grape Fruit Marmalade, jars 35 Huntley & Palmer Fancy Waif- . . o. i . . -r. , rr an(l Biscuits. Pickles Stuffed With Relish o-r Choice Mince Meat, 3 lbs.... 50 4 tor -v t u i i o , n r ancy Pumpkin and Squash, 3 New Pack Shrimp, can 15 can9 50t Dozen $1.65 .:verytilinir in veertable Choice Ripe Navel Oranges, per Fancy Ripe Olives, bulk, pint dozen 40t to 60t 25 ; cans 25 Fancy Figs, imptd. lb 30 Fancy Dill Pickles, jars 25 and Siocial Mixed Nuts, lb , 25 50. ; India Relish, pint 25 Pendleton's best Crockery store Melon Mangoes, each 5 in connection with our model base Pure Candies, lb. 15t to $1.00 mcnt grocery. w Any Man's SUIT or OVERCOAT OUTING FLANNEL DRESSING SACQUES 59 Made in Persian de signs, very pretty, all col- nr n vni-v li:milv mid Her- viceablo garment. Value!? up to $1.15. Your choice. Clearance Sale j prico 59 , OUTING FLANNEL SKIRTS. These skirts come in white and blue and pink and white stripes. 38 inches long, good heavy quality, just the thing for cold weather. 87 Quality, Clearance price 68t . 75t Ouality, Clearance price 59 ALL NEW QUALITY GOODS AT CLEARANC E PR ICES. The Peoples Warehouse Where It Pay To Trade Save Your Trading Stamps WE DON'T HANDLE .IITXK OUR GOODS ARE NEW AND THE QUALITY IS BIGHT. AT THE PICTURE SHOWS Orpheuni. Vitagraph feature film for Friday and Saturday. 1. "An Aeroplane Elopement. Vit agraph. The start of the lovers in the aeroplane; the race with the father's automobile. The young folks win the race and father's bles-ing. 2. "The Coward." American Pa the. A good war drama. A younger son is summoned by his brother to Join the army. The boy proves to be a coward and runs. Later, in a charge he loses his life. J. "The Fishermaid of Bally Da vid." Ka'.em. An Irish feature film made on two continents and on board steamer In mid-ocean. 4 "Dad's Boy." Pathe. John Chester is a country storekeeper. He put his son through college by mort gag ng the store. The son prefers law and goes to the city. The mortgage ftll due and Mr. Chester has no mon ey to meet it. An old friend has tel egraphed the boy of his father's plight an the son hastens to the sale, buys the fctore and returns the property free to his dad. The Pa.-tin The home of good pictures. A classy program for Friday's change. "Who's Who." Vitagraph. The people of this town like a good com edy, and they are no different from the re.it of fo ks. "Who's Who." shows us "What's What." This re fined V.tagraph comedy is It. "Wh"n California Was Won." Ka lem. The story of a great day in California history. This production was made on Dead Man'.-' island, where part of the action originally took place. "Old Bilpe." Felig. The story of a veteran fire horse. Another great fire subject. Billie was sold and doomed to do duty on a milk wagon. But when the fire engine , goes tear ing past him he cannot resist the old impulse and starts after It. "The Heiress." Eclipse. She has many suitors. .She pretends to be fi nancially ruined. All deert her and she wins another love. "Lyons." The second city of France. ed; after being saved from a pot of boiling tar, Claude Is put in a big safe and thrown overboard but lands on ;he back of a big turtle, who kindly puts him ashore. By means of wire less he calls a battleship to his aid, and Bosamond is saved. "Lucky Bob." Bison. Bob got the Job of Farrel who was discharged and also won Nell, the Superintendent's daughter. Incurring the enmity of Jack, the foreman. Jack bribed Far rel to tamper with the hoisting ma chinery, causing a serious accident and bob was blamed. Nell clears him and the plotters were pursued and lassoed in a sensational manner. "The Last Friend." Ambrosia. Beautiful story of a child's love for her little pet. "Molly of the Regiment." Ambro sia. Stirring story of war time. "Was it Worth While." Nestor. It's a worth while picture of great dramatic strength. At the Grand. Tonight the Austin musical com edy company presents the sidesplit ting farce comedy. "The Good ship Nancy Lee." This bill h n always been a hig succss. Kv-ry th'ng has been done to make it a success. New fjfr al scenery has been painted Two feature ree of motion pictures wl'l be shown. The management of the Grand has arranged with K. Fisher the book ing agent of Seattle, for a change of musical comedy companies every two j weeks of 12 people in each company a!ior January ,m. Amateur night Friday night and speo'al holiday matinee Saturday and Sunday. receive nearly $20,000,000 les per an num for space used in mail service in comparison with the revenue receiv ed from other space used on passen ger trains. The post office, depart ment, on the other hand, through al teration of the statistics has come to the conclusion that they are over paid $9,000,000 per annum, or a dif ference of $23,000,000. Just how to account for this difference is proving a pretty puzzle and many officials have already called attention to cer tain changes which they claim the statisticians of the department have taken the liberty of making In the cer tified statements made by the railroads. POSTAL DEPARTMENT MAY CONTROL WIKELKKS The rosy. Wednesday and Thursday an extra ord nary feature comedy, totally un like anything you ever saw or imag ine! before, full of wonderful Illu sions mid surprlw-H. Absolutely the best comedies ever made. "Desperate Desmond Foiled by Claude i;.;lair." Nestor. These won derful comedy pictures nre taken from the series of funny pictures that have been running Tor some time in the dal'y papers. While Rosamond and Claude are boating on the lake they sre en by Desperate De-mond. By the aid of some wild tn jn on a moving island the lovers ar eaptur- IIKWKTT'S IMPROVE. The Hewe'.t company played to an other good house last night at the Oregon theater. The magic and il lusions by Mr. Hewett were even bet ter than the opening night and were enjoyed by every one. A laughable negro farce will be presented tonight. Tomorrow night another change of program. RAILROAD EXPERTS M POSTAL AITHORITIES DIFFER New York. That local railroad of ficials Hie considerahl surprised over the illustration which they have Just received that In the hands of expert statisticians figures m'ay develop sur prising elasticity is putting the matter mildly. The illustration Is furnished by the report of the postmaster gener al giving the results of the Inquiry into the operation receipts and ex penditures of railroad companies for transporting malU and recommending legislation on the subject. Figures ci.refully prepared by railway satistl- latis from exactly the same Inform ation U.at was supplied to the de partment showed that the railroads Washington What may prove to be the entering wedge for control of all wire communications in the coun try by the postoffice department is found in the proposition to transfer all the duties of the signal corps- of the army in Alaska to the postmaster gen eral's department. In Alaska the signal corps maintains and operates an elaborate system of telephone, telegraph and wireless communications. There are about 75 stations, cables, land wires and wire less, with a mileage of 1,125 on land and 2,633 by cable. There arc nine wireless stations. These stations handle not only the government traf fic but the commercial and press as well. The receipts of the Alaskan stations amounted during the last year to more than $218,000. The en listed men of the signal corps handle all this money without the loss of a cent, according to Brigadier Gener al James Allen, who describes the system In his annual report. Owing to the shortage of men In the signal corps. It is proposed to turn this entire business over to the post office department. Congress will be asked to authorize the change. six years previous to his sickness and for many years was a successful far mer. He leaves a wife who has been h i sole nurse during his long sick ness. He was a member of the Wood men of the World and will be burled by the order at the Monroe cemetery. TOP OK MOl'XTAIV FALLS TO BOTTOM Lizard Peak, in Rockies, Shorn or 1, 000 Foot Crest in a Strangu con vulsion. Tellurlde, Colo With a crash like the discharge of a battlesh'p's broad side, followed by a prolonged roar, the crest of Lizard Peak, one of the high est mountains In Colorado, tumbled Into the canyons at its base. The few residents of that locality did not discover what had happened, until some one n"t'ced a queer change in formation and nn npparent lower ing of the crest ef L'zard Peak, which was over 14.000 feet high. , Advices from points surrounding the peak, which is eighteen miles from here. Indici'f that 1000 feet of the crest has crifibled away. L'zard Peak wa.s one of the sharp est pointed of the many slender tipped monarchs of the San Juan range. It was difficult of ascension and the fewj who have tried to scale It have re-1 ported large caves and fi ures near the summit. ' Locol geologists cannot offer any explanation for the collapse. descended, the hounds closing in on it. After the bear had killed two val uable dogs with strokes of its paw." Smith, according to h s story, put on a pair of brass knuckles and swung on the bear's Jaw knocking him out. Then, he said, he Jumped upon the animal and beat him about the head and spine until the bear was dead later dragging the animal through the snow to the camp, two miles distant Smith said he would take the pelt back to New York to show his friends there that the day of giants had not passed, INDEPENDENCE MAN DIES IN FALL FROM lUllIMlE Independence. Or. Matthew Cas sidy of this city, was found dead on the bank of the slough In the north part of this cl y. He had been drink ing, and at a late hour the preceding n'ght started home, and the supposi tion is that he fell from the bridge which crosses the slough and was kill by thev fall. He leaves a largo fam ily, the members of which were de pendent upon him. (iARRISON SENTENCED AT COQl'ILI.E TO MANU .H'NCTION CITY MAN KILLED IJY A TRAIN Junction City, Ore. John A. Law rence, of this place, was struck by southbound train No. 19, at a street crossing on Tenth street hore and killed. Mr. Lawrence, who was 64 years old, has been In bad health for the past year that had weakened his mind, and it was necessary to watch h'm to keep him from leaving home. He could walk with difficulty as he could not' valance himself, and stag gered like a blind man. He left the house In his stocking feet and walk ed one block to the railroad crossing and was trying to cross the track It Is thought he saw the train coming but h's mind being weakened he did not realize the danger In time to get out of the way of the train, which was going at a speed of 15 miles an hour. He was struck by the buffer on the side of the engine's rront and hurled shout 60 feet, and Instantly killed. Mr. Lawrence was road supervisor for I'Ihm from Di-fld Barber. New York. George Hutchenhelm-' er of Rrooklyn was badly frightened when a barber who was shaving him died suddenly beside him with the ra zor In Ilia hand. With one side of his face shaved and the other lathered he Jumped nut of the chair and ran from the shop without stopping to get his coat and hat hanking on a hook. His prop erty was identified by cards the police found later, as nothing could move him to return to the shop and claim !. himself. The dead man was Jesse Commera tano, sixty-five years old, who kept a shop in Nassau street. He was pro nounced dead from apoplexy by Dr. Towell, who found him lying besldo the chair with the razor still clasped In his- hand. Marshfleld, Or. Frank Garrison, found guilty of the murder of Roy Perkins, was sentenced to hang by Judge Coke In the c rcti't court. Gar rison made a statement protesting his Innocence. SeliooN Get More Room. Freewater, Or. Owing to the crowded condition of tho primary grade of the Freewater public schools it has been found necessary to pro vide another room and the building formerly occupied by the Freewater Tunes has been fitted up by the school directors and the present pri mary grade In the public building di vided. Mrs. F. Noordhoff has been engaged as teacher in the new room. SLAVERS KIDNAP CHILD ON STREET San Francisco. Kidnaped by six men from her home in Oakland, brought to a Bar nary Coast dive in an automobile and held prisoner there it" I her escape by means of a fire Udder, Ilda 1 Tevre, 14, has return ed to her home with ono of the strange.-t stories ever brought to the attention of the San Francisco police. While waiting for a car at a busy corner in Oakland, she wild, an au tomobile stopped near her six men enveloped her in a great cloth, threw her Into the machine and then she lost consciousness Next she remembers Is toeing locked In a room, devoid of furniture. Finally she picked a win dow fastening, climbed many stories down u fire escape and dropped from the second story to tho ground, Into the arms of a policeman. TRIANGLE SHOP OWNERS ARE SET FREE BY .IIRY New York. -"Not guilty," was the verdict of a Jury here In tho cases of Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, owners of the burned Triangle shirt waist factory, In which more than 100 employes met death by fire here last summer. Harris and Ulanck were charged with contributory negligence in not having provided fire appli ances. RAYS HE KILLED BEAR WITH BIX)W FROM FIST END GROCERY The place where they drees the poultry for your table. Are now agents for the Celebrated Seal-Shipt Oysters. You will also find them right there with a complete line of. Groceries and everything in season. Phone Main 536 John Dyer, Prop. Smith Broke .law With Brans "Knueko;" Heat Beast to Death. Boulder, Colo. What Is claimed to be the champ'on bear story of tho season was told today by William Smith of Syracuse, N. Y., who return ed hero after a hunting tip of two weeks In the mountains. Smith claims to hoye killed a 250- pound black bear with a blow from his fist. He said ho and his compan ions left camp without the'r guns to gather firewood, when their hunting dops treed a big bear. The men honi parded the animal with stones and it A SNAP FOR $2500.00 7 room modern house, stone collar, barn, wood shed, bath, toilet, shade and fruit trees, 1-2 block ground. ' Call at once as bargains of this character can't last. Must see It to appreciate It. MARK MOORHOUSE CO. 117 E. Court Street Other Property of Every Description. Money to Loan on City and County Realty. Phone Main 83.