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About Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1908)
if OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908 In ti LMJ6H On Dry Goods, Men's and Boys' Clotting, Hats, Caps, Shoes fo Men,' Women and Children is NOW ON and the Greatest Oppotttinity now states yo in the face. PROFITS THROWN TO THE WINDS ER to 3 Clothing for Men and Boys at Less Than Cost Read These Prices. We can prove' that nowhere else on earth can you find such bargains. Don't wait. Buy now. A line suit of Clothes, coat .vest, pants, all to match, one and two units of a kind, worth tlO. during this ten-day sale $5.95 Elegant Suits of Casslmere and cheviots, all new fabrics, latest cut and very stylish, worth $12.60. during this sale W-9S Choice new patterns In Men's Suits, double and single breaster, fancy patterns, blacks, blues and browns, worth every cent of $17, during this ten-day Bale $8.95 Men's fine Dress Suits, lined throughout with heavy serge lining, stylishly made, good enough for the best dress er, worth $20, during this sale $13.49 Men's all-wool Kersey and Oxford Overcoats In any length desired, worth $15, during this ten-day sale $ 6.95 PANTS 300 pairs of men's Pants at all prices, to be sold for less than it cost to make them. Men's $1.50 good strong working Pants, now 95c Men's $2.25 Business Pants, now $1.30 Men's $3.00 Dress Pants, now , $1.95 Men'B $3.G0 Dress Pants, now r ....$2.25 Men's $5.00 Dress Pants, now $3.25 Youth's Liong Pants for" school wear, worth $8.00, during this ten-day sale $4.25 MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS Men's 50c Working Shirts 29c Men's 75c Working Shirts, now 39c Men's C5c Dress Shirts, now 37c Men's 95c Dress Shirts, now .....49c Men's $1.60 Dress Shirts, now c 200 dozen Men's 25c Bow Ties, nice new snappy goods, during this ten-day sale, three for .50c 200 dozen Men's 25c Four-in-hand Ties, during tnis ten-aay sale 15e son flnzfin Men's Silk Four-in-hand Ties, worth 50o. now.... 29c a hlcr hnnnh nf Silk Ties, already made ud. worth to 75c, to go during this ten-day sale at 15c, 29c, 39c Men's tl.RO Wool Overshirts. now 79c and 99c Men's $2.00 Wool Overshirts, now $1.29 Men's $5.00 Silk Shirts, now $2.19 Men's Black and Fancy Silk Mufflers, worth $1.25, now 85c Men's $1.00 Overalls, during this sale 79c Levi Strauss Overalls 86c Men's 20c Socks in all colors ?c and 11c Men's $2.00 Dress Shirts, now 99c Men's $7.00 Smoking Jackets. $4.25 Children's Cotton Underwear, fleece lined, all sizes, worth 35c, now 19c Men's 10c Socks In black, during this ten-day sale 5c Men's 10c Handkerchiefs, during this ten-day sale 3c Men's 15c Handkerchiefs, during this ten-day sale ...7c and 9c Men's 25c Socks In all colors, during this ten-day sale 15c Men's 25c Suspenders, during this ten-day sale , 9c Men's 60c Suspenders, during this ten-day sale 29c 500 dozen Arrow brand Collars, all the newest shapes, all sizes, sold the world over for 16c, 2 for 25c, our price during this ten-day sale, 3 for 25c 25c Rubber Collars, during this ten-day sale 15c Men's Heavy fleece lined Underwear, worth 75c, during this ten-day sale 37e Men's heavy ribbed underwear, worth 75c, now 39 $5000 Worth of Ladies', Misses' and Childrens' Cloaks and Coats To be unmercifully priced to raise the money quickly and right now you must act to get these unusual values. These coats come in all lengths, materials, shades and can fit any one. Over 500 wraps to be sold at sacrificing prices. We have over 100 coats In all sizes, some worth up to $5.00 99c There are only one and two of a kind and we are determined to dispose of them at any price. Our regular new line has also been reduced below cost. All materials and shades. 200 Teddy Bear Coats for Children, all colors, all sizes, $5.90 values ...$2.15 Ladies' and Misses' $10.00 coats, now $5.99 Ladles' and Misses' $15.00 Coats, now $8.49 Ladles' and Misses' $20.00 coats, now .$11.29 MILLINERY DEPARTMENT 200 trimmed Hats worth up to $3.00, now 95e 160 trimmed Hats, worth up to $5.00, now $1.95 100 trimmed Hats, worth up to $7.00, now $2.95 200 fancy feathers, worth up to $2.50, now ..... 50c 500 bunches of flowers, worth up to 60c, now 10o Big lot of buckles, worth double 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c SUITS and SKIRTS A big lot of suits for ladles and misses will throw them on one table and to be sold for less than the cost of the lining. - Values up to $10 now $2.99 Ladles $12.60 Suits, now , $5.99 Ladies' $15.00 suits now $8.49 Ladies' $18.00 Suits .now $9.89 Ladies' $20.00 Suits, now ........ ; $11.29 Ladies' $25.00 Suits, now . .$14.49 Ladies' $30.00 and $35.00 Suits, now $19.00 These Suits come In all kinds of materials and all the pop ular shades. LadleB' and Misses' $3.00 walking Skirt ..99c and $1.49 Ladles' and Misses' $4.00 walking Skirts, now $1.99 Ladies' and Misses' $5.00 walking Skirts, now $2.99 Ladies' and Misses' $0.00 and $7.00 walking Skirts, now... $3.99 Ladles' and Misses' $9.00 and $10.00 walking Skirts, now... $5.99, Ladies' and Misses' $12.00 to $15.00 walking Skirts, now... $8.99 A big lot of children's dresses to be sold for 99c, worth three times the price. SHOES I SHOESII Our immense stock priced so cheaply that com petitors are utterly incapable of meeting our prices. Thousands of pairs will be sold for less than cost to manufacture. Men's $4.00 tan low cuts $1.95 Men's $3.00 Working Shoes t $1.49 Men's $4.00 and $5.00 Patent Leather Shoes $2.65 Men's gun metal Shoes in high or low cut, $5 value $2.95 Men's Dress Oxfords, $3.00 values $1.35 Boys' $2.50 heavy school shoes $1.39 60 dozen Infants' 76c Shoes 39c Ladies' Oxfords, $2.50 value 95c Ladles' $2.60 Dress Shoes $1.49 Ladies' $3 Dress Shoes $1.99 Ladies' $1.60 Oxfords $1.19 Misses' heavy school Shies, $1.60 value 95c Rubber Boots for men, women and children at greatly reduced prices. v A Dry Goods Slaughter never before equalled in the history of merchandising. Can you afford to miss it? No! a thousand times, No! KANN BROS, Sale Mgrs., have been instructed to sell no matter what the loss. Here are some of the prices: Best Standard Prints 5c Heavy Bleached Muslin, 30 Inches wide, soft finish for the needle, 10c value the world over 62C Unbleached Muslin, 36 Inches wide, 10c value the world over 5c 45x,'iG reudy-made Pillow Cases, 18c value 13c Slx'JO ready-made double Bed Sheets, $1.25 value 89c (iO-lnch bleached Table Linen 39c 60-inch oiled boiled Turkey red Table Cloth, 60c value 42c 72-inch extra heavy Bilver bleached German Damask Table Linen, $1.35 value 69c 18-inch herrfmed loom dice Napkin, 65c value 19c Toweling, 10c value 4c 20x20 bleached Satin Damask NapkinB, $1.75 value 99c 17-inch Stevens Crash Toweling, 10c value 6c Cotton Towels, sold the world over for 8c each ,.3c 18x36 unbleached Bath Towel, 12c value 7c Union Linen Huck Towel; we have always sold them for . 20 cents, now I212C Best Apron Gingham, 10c value 5c Ladies' 15c Undervests 7c 26c Sleeveless Vests, Gigantic sale price ....13c 35c Summer long sleeve Vests, Gigantic sale price 19c $1.25 medium weight Union Suits, Gigantic sale price 69c 50 dozen ladles' Shirt Waists, worth double 69c Ladles' All Over Embroidered Front Lawn Waists. $1.50 value, Gigantic sale price 95c $2.25 Waists, Gigantic sale price $1.25 $4.00 Waists, Gigantic sale price $2.45 $7.00 Lace Waists, Gigantic sale price $3.45 OWTV PTVF? Tfc A YQ T FFT T PafticiPatc in this unusuaI BARGAIN FEAST. All efforts of previous X T Xj JxjL A kjf JLJ JLJ A. JL sajes have sunk mto insignsfican.ee compared to what is now offered at 7th and Main ROSEN STEIN'S STORE Oregon City MUNICIPAL E, Public Ownership Success Fleeting Vision. British Municipal Traction Systems Offer No Appeal or Argument to the American Workman Starvation Wages and Overcrowded Tenements Are Among the Evils Which Make Possible the So Called "Relief of the Rates." It Is a Bomewlmt puzzling problem why certain persons In the bureau of manufactures at Washington seem do llghted to pick out from the consular reports so many of (he uncritical and optimistic statements furbished up by speclul pleading in regard to the oper ation of street railways In Europe by public olllcluls. lieport No. 3,270 of Kept. 11 last, contained 110 less than three reports from England on street railway operation, besides u general article on the ninnagement of public utilities In Germany. To the uninform ed reader it inlwht appear from the leading of these reports that they showed a certain degree of success on the part of the municipal oltiVluls, who do their own booUkeeplug mid draw their own modest deductions as to what they have aceoimillshed. Tim Slightest analysis, however, puts nil those cases of municipal operation In the list of ilnaneinl or economic fail ures, and there ought to be some one In the department of state or the bu reau of manufactures who would ei ther take out the partisan color in theso documents or Insist that the cou buIs Kbould reveal the truth. Even Willi tho best light put ou theso report; it is naively admitted that the Belfast system hml broken down because of the unfortunate lim itations Imposed by the act of parlia ment In which t'10 city was empower ed to purchase end operate the system that it should be self supporting and that no money should be taken for tramway purposes from any other fund. The receipts did not meet ex penses, and li became necessary to raise fares along the lino. The com panies In lluddcrsficld mid Manchester made a Bomewlmt belter showing upon tho face of the llgmes, but examina tion showed that their financial suc cess was due to rates of wages which would not be tolerated In tills country, lu Iludd.nstleld It Is stated that "the 430 regular employees receive a week ly wage of $2,'-':!!)." This would work out at $r.20 per week per employee. This would amount to -70.4(1 per capita per year and would require an ' expenditure of $Utl,;i2S. lu the United States us far back us the census report of 1!)02 lt!.:i:i8 motoi'ineu in cities of 600,000 and over received tutnl wages) of $10,r0!Mrti. This works out at $012 per man, or about 2i0 per cent of the average wanes paid all employees In ltmldorstleld. If the Bclontlllc sound ness of dividing life average number of employees by the uinount paid Is called lu question we have the assur ance of the census report that the median rate for all motoraien In the OMtta aata 12 to S2.04 Der day. The significant fuct, from e nnau t'lal point of view, Is that if wages hi lluddersflold had been raised to the average wages of lnrge cities lu this country the surplus of $200,209 above operating cost would have been more than half wiped out and the demands for Interest, redemption of debt and depreciation account could not have been met. liven as It was, with wages ground down to the starvation mini mum, there was a surplus after charges and allowances of $31,700, which, with lino Irony, Is applied un der the English system "to the relief of the geueral rates." Evidently the motormeii who ore receiving the princely wages of-75 cents per day are dolug their Hhure toward the "relief of the general rates," but may get a part of the money back If they become charges on the city. If the advocate of municipal opera tion takes refuge behind the claim that conditions uro different 'In England from those In this country, the claim may be freely udmltted. lint in milk ing such n claim he abandons his case. The sole object In presenting alluring pictures of low fares and apparent sur plus earnings ou the English lines is to convince the American public that sim ilar results could bo obtained here. If the comparison contains no such sug gestion, then It tias no practical bear ing on the effort to secure municipal operation in this country and is of the same academic Interest as an essay on caravan routes In Mesopotamia In the time of llolshazzar. It Is quite true that conditions in England differ radi cally from those In this country and that many of tho features of English municipal operation would not be tol erated for one moment by the Ameri can public. Tho fares graded accord ing to distance make short rides cheap, but long ones dear. They tend to con gest the population In the tenement districts, whllo our system of a uni form fare tends to development of sub urban property and the distribution of the working masses where they can Hud 11 lr and sunlight. Even In mien a matter as claims for Injuries the Ilndderstleld traction sys tem protects Itself behind an Insurance company and leaves the company to fight the claims as resolutely 08 Its In teiest naturally demands. Municipal operation Is far from having proved a success abroad, and if It had attained success abroad this would be far from proving the possibility of Its success In the United States. To obtain 0 nomi nal surplus by keeping wages of oper atives down to 7." cents per day will hardly appeal to any part of tho Amer ican public.- Commercial and Finan cial Chronicle. How to Treat a Sprain. Sprains, swelling and lameness are promptly relieved b? Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment reduces ititlnnmiRtion nml soreness bo that a sprain may be cured in about ono third the time required by tho usual tieatment.. For sale by Hnutiev r! f oh. , Oregon City aud Molalla. DON'T HITCH YOUR HORSE IN THIS RAIN 1 Oct acquainted with E. W. Mmon'.& tfo- Use their free stable room. ; Story of an Islund. The recent gift to the government fcy Mrs. Russell Sage carries with it more than a bit of land surrounded by the waters of the .Hudson, for It adds to the government possessions at his toric West Point an Island with a unique history. Constitution Island has long been one of the show places of the lower Hudson. Formerly It was pointed out to the stranger as a place of Interest almost equal to that at taching to the homo of Washington Irving and tho cnstle of Edwlu For rest, the tragedian, lying farther down the river. On this island lived and died 'Susan Warner, author of "The Wide, Wide World" and "Queechy," Hie first a novel that has been called the most popular work of an American author, excepting "Uucle Tom's Cab In." Miss Warner wroto other books, sev eral In collaboration with her sister, Anna Rartlett Warner, who Is asso ciated with Mrs. Sage In the gift to the government. Rut upon her first effort, "The Wide, Wide World," the fame of Susan Warner rests. A dis tinguished French critic called atten tion (luring Its vogue to the fact that this novel was simply the history of the moral progress of a girl thirteen years old, yet Its literary art was so great that It really won the whole world for an audience. It was a mat ter of sentiment on the part of Anna Burtlett Warner that the ownership of this Island remained In tho family un til a chance offered to annex It to West Tolut. When ber sister died there In 1885 she was burled, as she had wished, In a grave near the Cadet monument In West Tolnt cemetery. There is peculiar fitness, thou, In the Island becoming a part of the West rolnt reservation. Japan and Our Merry Tars. There is probably more horse sense than moral sentiment back of that "lid" which Japan will put on in Yokohama when the Yankee tars of the battle ship fleet start lu to "do the town." What serve there tho purpose of dance house and saloon In all other ports of the world w ill be closed, strong drink will be banished, and the good time provided for the visiting bluejacketa will not be likely to stir up ugly blood in either foreigner or native. This action of the Japanese authori ties will go u long way toward remov ing Incitement to street rows, which usually occur when foreign snllors are lu port. The mass of the Japs are kuown to be very sensitive lu the mat ter of fraternisation with peopla of the west, and our suborn go fresh from our Pacific coast cities and from Australian ports, where hostility to the Asiatics Is openly avowed. Sailors are very human, and men In the nary, whether afloat or ashore, always act upon the notion that the dignity of the flag they serve uuder Is In their keeping. 1W1 narrowly escaped war with Cbilt In 1S00 as the sequel to a street row between our sailors and some Chileans In Valparaiso. Acute International feeling was behind that Incident It is calculated that a comet now ap proaching the naked vision of the In habitants of the enrth will be Identi fied as the celebrated comet of 1682, which bears the name of the eminent English astronomer Edmund Halley, who correctly predicted Its return In 1788 and 1835. There are eighteen comets whose periodicity la establish ed by the fact that their return has been actually observed, and Halley's la one of these. He identified the com et of 1082 with that of 1456, 1531 and 1C07, and it has since been identified as a periodical visitor from the begin ning of our era. The Thaw case Is not likely to dis appear from the courts until It rests upon Its legal status. Thaw was ac quitted of crime and adjudged Insane; hence his proper place seems to be an institution for the Insane and not one for the detention and disciplining of criminals. In an asylum be will be allowed to enjoy whatever privileges his conduct under such confinement seems to warrant .- ' Families having $3,000 to "put up" for one year's rent of six to twelve rooms can now Indulge their New yorkltls to their hearts' content in Manhattan's newest apartment house. The fact that 172 families will find shelter under one roof Is not calculated to check the disease at all, for In New York It's "the more the merrier." Uncle Sam doesn't hesitate nowa days to be an Iconoclast and has just declared that all whiskies are not good, a blow between the eyes of a time hon ored tradition. From the way Wright's aeroplanes stick to traveling in a circle it looks as though the getting there "across lots" has no chance in aerial navigations. FflEIf 1M Cures all Kidney and Bladder Diseases Guaranteed JONES DRUG COMPANY Noise, is sometimes discounted by the still hunt as a ringer in of sur prises In a political campaign. Politics and early Christmas shop ping will surely be trying to pass on a single track this year. What Would Yoa Do? In man nf a imril or scald What would yon do to relieve the pain? oucli injuries are naoie 10 occur iu any family and everyoue should be preiwed for them. Chamberlain's Halve applied ou a soft cloth will re lieve the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury is a very severe one, will cause the parts to heal without leaving a scar. For sale by Hontley Bros. , Oregon City and Molalla. All trimmed hats at reduced prioes. MiM C. Goldsmith. , A $ 1 2,000 Check D O YOU THINK the postman will leave at your door, next" New Year's Morning, a $12,000 check? iThat very thing would happen every year of your life had yon invested $1,000 in Mun sey's Magazine when that enterprise was young. But of the thousands who listened to the Munsey Idea, few had faith in it. These few are the ones who every year, receive twelve times their original investment in div idends. Perhaps you would have passed up the Munsey Idea. Perhaps you will pasi up the Bonville Idea. You will also, some day, look back to the neglected opportunity of in vesting $100 wheje it would have yielded you a comfortable living for the remainder of your life. You may also be one of the few who will grasp the idea that will yield such reward as befell the Munsey faithful. Back of the Bonville Idea is a half-million dollar guarantee, subscribed by substantial business men. The great work that guarantees great success is accomplished. The few dollars that are required to perfect the undertaking will be furnished by those who dare to be leaders not by those who pursue a lifelong journey in beaten paths. You may be such an one. If so you are invited to investigate, f)ossibly you may go away convinced that the Bonville dea, in the magazine world, is greater thanlhe Mun sey Idea. Perhaps you may return to back your con viction with an investment of $100, $200, or even $1000 aVery person without a single exception who reads this should resolve to give a single hour to looking into a proposition such as presents itself but once in a life time. - t i T.BonvHIePublishingCo.$.?'! S ; CAU, OR WRITS fit
