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FIVE MORE DAYS OF UNMATCHANBLE BARGAINS, FIVE MORE DAYS OF PRICES DEFYING COMPETITION. IT IS OUR DETERMINATION TO MAKE THE LAST FEW DAYS THE BEST OF THE SALE. TO MAKE THIS POS
SIBLE WE HAVE PUT OUT MANY LINES HERETOFORE NOT SHOWN, WHILE THE PRICE CUTTING HAS BEEN MERCILESS. AMONG OTHER DAILY
EXTRA SPECIALS FOR TUESDAY
WE HAVE PLACED ON SALE ALL READY-TAILORED LADIES' HATS, VALUES UP TO $5. SPECIAL TUESDAY, $1.98. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF LACE CURTAINS, CROCHETED AND MARSEILLES QUILTS, BLANKETS OF
EVERY QUALITY AND BED COMFORTERERS AT EXACTLY MANUFACTURERS PRICES. SINCE THE RANGE IS SO GREAT WE CAN NOT QUOTE THE PRICES HERE. THE "SPECIALS" NAMED IN THIS SPACE FROM DAY
TODAY CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. TO THOSE WHO CAN DO SO, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO TRADE IN THE FORENOON IF POSSIBLE AND AVOID THE AFTERNOON RUSH. WE CAN GIVE YOU BETTER
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A Bowery
Experience
By MARTIN SHARPE
I had always had a fancy to see the
Bowery, in New York, and on my first
trip to that city took occasion to visit
it. I was strolling along it when a
wan suddenly confronted me, and by
his manner I knew that he was a
crook.
As to his appearance there was noth
ing very bad about it. Only small
thieves have a rundown, disagreeable
look. He beckoned me to follow him
and went down into a dive very near
where I had met him. I hesitated for
a moment; then my caution gave way
before what I fancied might be an
opportunity to see something of New
York crook life,-and I joined him at
a table In the saloon.
"I didn't know you were out," he
said.
The man had evidently mistaken me
for some one else. Willing to let him
talk, I feigned reticence.
"I've got a job In view and want
another man. Are you open?"
I told him that it depended on what
the" job was and led him on to devel
op his scheme. A butler to a wealthy
family was ready to act with him and
had told him that a daughter of the
house was about to be married and
valuable wedding presents were com
ing in.
The butler, whose regular duty was
to shut up the house nights, was to let
the crook in, In order that he might
have free access to the gifts. I was
wanted to help carry off the swag.
I endeavored to get the man to tell me
the location of the house, but he was
too sharp for me. He agreed to met
me at a designated place on the night
he proposed to make the haul and take
me with him. I was to keep watch
and help carry off the plunder. After
settling all details we parted, and I
went straight to police headquarters
and reported my experience.
I was told that my Information
would be worthless unless I would con
sent to go with the man to make the
robbery. We would be shadowed and
caught red handed. I didn't like the
job very well, but they told me that I
might expect a liberal reward from
the family who were to be robbed, and,
since I was not over well supplied with
funds, I consented.
I was to call every day at the saloon
where I had met the crook for notifi
cation of time and place of meeting
with him. On the third day the bar
keeper handed rae an envelope, in
which was a slip of paper advising me
to be at a certain corner on the Bow
ery at a certain hour the same night
My pal would pass me, and I was to
' follow him, but I was not to recognize
or notice him. When he neared the
house he was to slow up under a gas
light, which was to tell me that he was
within a few doors of the crib. Then I
was to draw near so that I could L?ep
' him in view. My position was to be at
the point he entered, to watch and wait
for further orders.
At tho appointed hour I was at my
post and took pains to stand directly
in the light where those who shadow
ed me could see me. My man did not
keep me waiting long and walked
straight past without looking at me.
I followed him as he had directed, and
he led me into a street where there
were several of those old fashioned
downtown residences that when built
were the finest In the city and some
still occupied by the descendants of
their Dutch builders. He stopped near
one of them, looked at his watch, then
went on slowly. It was 2 o'clock in
, the morning, and the street was de
serted. He went up onto a front bal
cony of a large house, opened a win
dow that had been left unlocked and
disappeared in the darkness.
Time was given him by the police to
get together considerable property.
Then I was relieved by a plain clothes
- man and went back on to the sidewalk,
where I saw men surrounding the
house. When my pal had filled a sack
he brought it to me and was quietly
told to throw up his hands. Then at
a signal several men ran in from the
street and the capture was made with
out disturbance.
The burglar, I was told, was very
hot against me for giving him away
and vowed that if he ever got a chance
he would kill me, though be still be
lieved I was the crook he had mistak
en me for. The police kindly went
thrQUCh the photozraDhs in tfee rogsss
gallery and found me tuat Is. my ox
act counterpart. I was not especially
pleased to find that I so nearly resem
bled a criminal, but was comforted
that the picture did not give such an
Impression. I insisted on the burglar
being informed of his mistake lest he
should carry out. his threat on t&e
wrong party.
It turned out that there were $5,000
or $6,000 worth of wedding gifts In the
house to be robbed, and the burglar
had put more than half of it in the
sack he had brought to me. Had he
been properly supported he would un
doubtedly have got away with all the
bride's property.- I received a thou
sand dollar check from her father, a
portion of which I spent in seeing New
York. The butler was arrested, and
ou my evidence and incriminating property-found
on him he was sent up with
the Turglar.
I was very much pleased with my
sight of inside life on the Bowery and
went back to my country home per
fectly satisfied. However, I agreed
with the words of the song about the
street that I would "never go there
any more."
HOT SEARCH FOR
FIRST BASEMEN
Six Big League Clubs Alter
Crack Handlers of Bag No. 1.
PITTSBURGH IS IN BAD FIX.
Manager Clarke Offered Large Sum
For Jordan of Toronto Detroit, St.
Louis Americans, Washington, Cleve
land and Boston After Men.
Good Srst basemen are at a premium
in the two big leagues. For more than
two years the managers of most of the
major league teams have been scour
ing the minoTs for material that will
fit in at first. The New York teams
are well supplied with first sackers.
Fred Merkle fills the bill for the Giants,
and Jake Daubert for Brooklyn last
season demonstrated that he is the
class of the National league- With Hal
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ABTH8 BOFMAN, WHO MAX PLAT FIBSI FOB
0UB3 NEXT SEASON.
Chase on the job, the New York Amer
ican team will be all right at the first
sack.
Both the Chicago teams have been
looking over the youngsters very care
fully for such a player. The indispo
sition of Frank Chance last spring left
the first corner of the famous old Cub
machine without a high grade man,
and the departure of Frank Isbell two
years ago left the White Sox destitute
of a seasoned man. Chance announced
recently that he would occupy his
old position next season.. But the Cub
players say . Artie Hof man. the crack
center fielder, will play the bag. Hof
man during Chance's absence last sea
son put up a creditable game at the
initial station.
The Chicago teams are not alone in
the hunt. The Pittsburgh Pirates, De
troit Tigers. St. Louis Drowns. Wash
ington Senators, Cleveland Naps aud
Boston Nationals are all seeking a first
baseman who can be depended on for
a timely wallop and a thinking part
when it comes to fielding the ball.
The Cincinnati Reds. St Louis Car
dinals, the champion Athletics and
Boston Red Sox will have men at first -base
the coming season that they can
rely on, but in the other clubs the ini
tial base will have to be looked after
by inexperienced men, with the pos
sible exceptiou of the Cubs in case
Chance returns to take care of his old
job.
The dearth of first basemen is easily
explained. It is one of the hardest po
sitions on the team to fill, for it is nec
essary to have physical qualifications
as well as mental to come up to the
standard required by most of the man
agers. Tall men, like Kouetchy of the St
Louis Cardinals. Hoblitzel of the Cin
cinnati Reds and Chase of the High
landers, are necessary in order to prop
erly handle the high and low throws
and to guard themselves ngaiust the
base runners
To find a fielding star and a man
that can hit the ball as well as act
with necessary intelligence is about as
hard a .proposition as it would be to
try to buy Christy Mathewson from
John McGraw.
Fred Clarke of the Pirates is mak
ing a strenuous effort to land a first
baseman fpr the Pirates that will make
good. His team has been weak in that
position for years because he has fail
ed to fiud a youngster that could fill
the place, although he has spent many
thousands of dollars in the quest. It
has been reported that Clarke has of
fered the Toronto International league
club $7,500 for Tim Jordan, but Man
ager Joe Kelly of the Maple Leafs
says he has never heard of the offer. .
Byrne Plays Soccer Football.
Bobby Byrne, the Pittsburgh Nation
als' third baseman, is a star soccer
football player iu St. Louis and plays
a game a week during the winter to
keep in condition.
1912 Army-Navy Game Dec. 1.
The 1912 Army versus Navy football
game will be played in Philadelphia
Dec. 1 on the University of Pennnyl
vania's gridiron, same as usual. .
For the Children
Clear the Road; the
Coaster Is Coming.
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Courtesy of St Nicholas.
These are jolly days for the young
folks who live where Jack Frost and
the snow king hold sway. Brooks
and ponds are icebound, and the bills
and fields glisten under their covering
of snow. What sport to strap on
skates and skim like a bird over the
glassy ice or to climb the hills and
coast like a meteor to the valley be
low, like the .joyous lad in the picture.
"Clear the road: I'm coming!" he shouts,
and you may be sure his comrades
give him plenty of room. It is no joke
to be bumped by a boy laden sled
whizzing down a steep incline. Then
comes the fun of mounting up again
to repeat the exhilarating dash. . Roses
glow in cheeks, and. despite the hila
rious enjoyment dinner time seems
long a-coming. Summer sports are fine
in their season, but now they seem tame
In comparison with the glorious fun
made possible by ice and snow.
name has been called must immedi
ately run forward and catch the ball
before it reaches the ground, the other
players running away. If the ball is
caught it is thrown against the wall
by the catcher, and he, in his turn,
calls a name. When the player fails
to catch the ball he misses a point, or
an "egg," as it is called. He must
then pick up the ball and throw it at
another player. If one is hit, that
player also loses an egg and has in his
turn to throw the ball against the wall.
If, however, the player who throws the
ball at the other player falls to hit
him he must throw the ball against
the wall himself. The loss of three
"eggs" puts the player "out." The last
one having an egg left wins the game.
The Jealous Deer.
Deer are sensitive animals and capa
ble of all phases of affection, jealousy
Included. Judge Catron of Illinois has
a fine deer park, and of the drove one
named Frank is especially friendly.
He follows his keeper as a dog would
do and manifests every sign of affec
tion. One day another , deer was
brought into the park and the keeper
in a short time had made quite a pet of
it Frank immediately grew sullen
and in a few days could stand it no
longer. First he charged upon the deer,
knocking it down, and when the keeper
interfered Frank turned upon him, and
there was a lively battle for a few min
utes. The other men came to the res
cue, and Frank was beaten off and put
in a small yard by himself. In the end
the newcomer had to be sent away,
and then Frank became as amiable as
before.
PUBLICITY DOES GREAT CITY WORK
(Continued from page one.)
- Here Goes Up For Monday.
" This game requires seven players,
each choosing a name of one of .the
days of the week. The players stand
facing a high solid wall. "Sunday"
takes a rubber ball and, throwing it
high against the wall, calls out "Here
goes up for ," any day of the week
being mentioned. The player whose
Water Ball.
Water ball is the most interesting
outdoor game that you could imagine,
and it is quite exciting too. First a
washtub is placed in the center of the
lawn and filled half full of . water.
Then nine nice round potatoes are se
lected (rubber or baseballs may be used
if preferred or even croquet balls).
Then a line is marked with sticks or
little stones ten paces from the bucket.
The players stand In a row along the
line, and each one in turn tries to toss
his potato into the tub. Every potato
that falls into the water counts one
for the owner. Each one keeps his
own count. When nine potatoes have
been thrown they are fished out of the
tub, and the players line up and toss
over again. The first one who succeeds
in putting twenty-one potatoes into the
tub wins the game.
Origin of the Thimble.
' The thimble was at first worn on the
thumb and for that reason was called
a thumb bell, which later became
thumble and finally thimble. It was
Invented by the Dutch and introduced
in England In 1095. The first thimbles
were made of iron or brass. Later
Fame those "of silver, gold, steel, horn,
Ivory, pearl and glass. The Chinese
make beautiful thimbles of carved
pearl, with gold binding and ends.
One of the most gorgeous thimble!
ever seen was a bridal gift from tht.
king of Siam to bis quen. It was
made of gold, shaped like a lotus bud
and was thickly studded with dia
monds, arranged so as to spell the
queen's name.
Write Is Right.
Write, we know, is written right
When we see it written w-r-i-t-e.
But when we see it written r-l-g-h-t
We know it is not written right
But write.- to have it written right
Must not be written r-i-g-h-t or r-l-t-e.
Nor yet must it be wrltte" w-r-l-g-b-t.
But w-r-l-t-e, for so 'tis written right
Avoid the Blues.
The temptation to yield to the blues
often assails people when they are
weak in bodily health. Often - it at
tacks them when they are Incumbered
by mental troubles. A wise elderly
woman once said to a young girl: "Any
body can cope with real trouble. It is
the vague, intangible trouble that gets
the better of .one and clouds the gay
spirits until one walk in the blackness
of a fog." Whether trials are real or
simply imaginary, a good rule for ev
ery one is to seek the sunshine. If
there Is the; least derangement of
health trust in God with all your might
and apply to the best physcian within
reach. Christian Herald.
Borrowed Books.
Whenever you lend a book jot down
in a small blank book kept In a con
venient place for that purpose the
date, the name of the person to whom
the book is lent and the title of the
book. This will prove a safeguard
against losing books or forgetting
where they are to the person who al
lows many books to be taken from
his library.
and established on May 15 and thous
ands of cards describing and adver
tising Oregon City left the local post
office on this date and it 13 the sug
gestion of the committee that Postal
Card Day be observed each year.
During the Portland Apple Show in
December, Clackamas county was rep
resented with a good display of fine
red apples. These apples were not
sold to the Portland merchants who
sought them, but were returned to
Oregon City, exhibited in .the local
groceries and sold to our home peo
ple. One of the more recent steps of
the -committee has been to publish a
regular newspaper which has proven
to be the best plan for advertising
our county that has been adopted.
The people in the East are anxious
to get the facta of our great oppor
tunities written up in newspaper style,
and not written by some mechanical
magazine writer who is generally em
ployed to "write the colored booklets
sent out by the various Commercial
Clubs and Railroad companies. The
new paper is "Oregon City Publicity,"
and speaks mainly of the pro
gress and merits of Clackamas coun
ty. In this paper the actual farmers
of our county are given the opportun
ity to tell of their success and pros
perity. The results of this venture
will prove more gratifying . as the
paper continues to gain in circula
tion .
The Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany deserves special mention for
contributing several hundred dollars
worth of advertising in various pub
lications in addition to their regular
monthly subscriptions. This company
has stood back of the Publcity De
partment in different ways and should
be given credit to a great part for the
success of the department.
The department now has in charge
a Poultry Show to be held in this city
on the second and third of February.
At this time hundreds of visitors as
well as exhibits from all parts of the
state will be in our city. This kind
of advertising pays us well for at
the present time we are receiving fav
orable mention by the press of the
state of Oregon and Washington. We
ask the co-operation of all the club
members to make this show a suc
cess and no doubt it can be made
an annual affair.
The Commercial Club owns the Pro
motion Office fully equipped with ex
hibits, desks, chairs, typewriters, files,
etc., free from all incumbrances. The
building is worth. $1,000 and in fact
is carrying fire insurance policy for
that amount. The subscribers to the
advertising fund are well satisfied
with the results as far as we can
! learn, every , dollar of the gubscrip-
tions has been paid -freely and all ac
counts are collected up to date with
the exception of one instance and the
failure of one subscriber to fulfill
his part of the contract will not keep
the Oregon City Commercial Club
from prospering and carrying out its
work and Clackamas county from be
ing the most prosperous county in the
state.
The following will show the financ
! ial condition of the Publicity Depart
I ment. We also report as to the at
I tendance of the committee to show
i that your committee is actually giv
j ing their valuable time to advance
j the interests of our city and county,
j Financial report of the Publicity
! Department of the Commercial Club
of Oregon City:
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1911....$ 389.14
1911 ....
3,017.47
Total receipts during year
$3,406.61
Disbursements for Year 1911.
Advertising $ 125.00
Salaries 1,027.00
Printing, O. C. Courier 35.76
Printing, O. C. Enterprise 24.00
Printing O. C. Publicity No. 1
and No. 2 by Enterprise... 45.50
Epecial Edition, Enterprise. . 150.00
Office rent to Commercial lub 55.00
Rose Show 10.00
Mrs. George Carley, lecturer
at State Fair 15.00
Capital Hihgway 10.00
Commercial Club Band 19.50
Stamps 145.00
O. R. & N. Company pay
ments on literature 550.00
Promotion Office 635.00
Promotion Office Equipment 115.38
Miscellaneous 185.68
$3,147.82
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1912.. $258.79
RED MEN TO DANCE.
Members of Wacheno Tribe, Im
proved Order of Red Men, met at
Knapp's Hall, Sunday evening and ar
ranged for the war dance to be given
at Busch's Hall Saturday night, Feb
ruary 10. The team was selected to
take part in this impressive dance,
and the first rehearsal took place
shortly after business was transacted.
The dance will be in charge of Charles
W. Kelly, who has had much exper
ience in this line. There will be about
fifty Red Men take part in the dance
and the parade. The latter will pre
cede the grand ball.
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