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THE HOOD KIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913
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Of our Annual Clearance and Stock Reducing Sale8 Days of Greater Reductions Than Ever.
This Sale has brought better results than we expected, due in part at least to the fact that we are making good. We do not advertise unreasonable re
ductions nor impossible conditions. Half Price on Ladies Suits and Coats is going strong, but when we are overstocked at this season of the year, we feel that
it is the only thing to do. And for the Last 8 days of this sale, or until February 1 st, we are going to cut still deeper and make every effort to
reduce the stock on hand as much as possible before inventory. Prices given here should convince you that we mean business, as well as make good our
every claim that we can save you money. We can quote but a few prices here Every item in Dry Goods, Furnishings, Shoes and Ready-to-Wear Greatly Reduced
Read This Last 8-Day Price List Carefully-lt Will Pay You Well for Your Time
LADIES' SUITS AND COATS
LAST 8 DAY PRICES LESS THAN HALF
$30 TO $35, LONG COATS AND TAIL
OR SUITS. THE CHOICE OF THEaii 35
SEASON'S OFFERINGS, FOR
$25 TO $28.50 TAILORED SUITS AND
LONG COATS, CONSERVATIVE
PATTERN, STAPLE MATERIAL ft 45
AND COLORS 0 I
$17.50 AND $18.50 LONG COATS ANDAQ pr
TAILORED SUITS gUlDd
$13.50 TO $15 LONG COATS, SIZESaa pr
UP TO 44 oblDU
ONE LOT OF MISSES' AND SMALLaa IP
SIZE LADIES' COATS OOlT"0
LADIES' FUR SCARFS, BROWN. ANDAl nr
BLACK, $2.15 to 04l JJ
ONE LOT OF LADIES' HOUSE
DRESSES, MEDIUM AND DARK 7Qn
COLORS. REGULAR SIZES Qu
75c LADIES' SHORT FLEECE LINED
KIMONAS jQQ
ALL SILK WAISTS AND SHIRT
WAISTS
AT HALF PRICE
LAST 8 DAY SPECIALS
AT STILL GREATER REDUCTIONS
ALL OUR 1913 12J2c OUTINGS, PER ft J n
YARD 03C
MILL ENDS 10c AND 12'2c OUTINGS J PriC6
BEDDING
$10 PENDLETON FANCY ALL-WOOLa-j mp
BLANKETS 0ll4j
$8 PENDLETON FANCY ALL-WOOLrtr ft p
BLANKETS OOlOO
$6.50 OREGON ALL-WOOL PLAIDAfl ftp
BLANKETS CrTljO
$2.50 LARGE, SOFT COMFORTS.A ftQ
GOOD COLORS OllUJ
$1.35 GOOD SIZED, MEDIUM COLOR Qft
COMFORTS 30(J
?4 SIZE COLORED COTTON BLAN- pft
KETS
REMNANTS---HALFJRICE
A NEW LOT OF SILK AND DRESS
GOODS REMNANTS NEW GOODS
AND GOOD LENGTHS AT HALF PRICE
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MERCANTILE
COMPANY
Hood River Oregon
MEN'S CLOTHING
LAST 8 DAY PRICES MUCH LOWER
MEN'S $12.50 CORDUROY, 3-PIECEaa ftp
SUITS ODlZO
MEN'S $4 WOOL-LINED CORDUROYAA fir
C0ATS OZlbO
MEN'S $3 BLANKET-LINED C0RDU-A4 ftp
ROY COATS OllbO
MEN'S $3.50 BLANKET-LINEDAA IP
COVERT COATS
MEN'S $1.75 BLANKETJ-LIN ED A ftp
COVERT COATS wlljj
MEN'S $3 GUARANTEED CORDU-aa ftp
ROY PANTS OLiLJ
MEN'S $2.50 SWEET ORR WORKaj ftp
PANTS OlljO
BOYS' 75c CORD AND CLOTH KNEE p
PANTS 4)C
BOYS' 50c MEDIUM COLOR KNEE ftp
PANTS )()
MENS' OVERCOATS $12.50 TO $20
BOYS' OVERCOATS $6.50 TO $12.50
ALL GO AT HALF PRICE NOW!
ALL SHOES
AT LAST 8 DAY SAVING PRICES
Every pair of Shoes in our
Shoe Department, all the
well known makes, will be
greatly reduced. Broken lines
AT HALF PRICE AND LESS
LADIES' HIGH TOP, GUN METALaj ftp
BUTTON SHOES Oil jO
BOYS' HIGH TOP TAN SHOES S2l45
MENS' $3.50 WORK SHOES Sll95
BOYS' AND GIRLS' $2.50 SCHOOL A ftp
AND DRESS SHOES f OllOO
$1.75 CHILD'S SHOES, 5 TO 8 98C
ONE LOT OF CHILDREN'S $1 AND p
$1.25 DRESS SHOES Jjj(J
Hypocrisy In America
Less Than In Europe
By Mn. ETHEL WATTS-MUM FORD GRANT. Author
1H AVE LIVED IN MANY COUNTRIES, BUT I HAVE YET TO
FIND A SOCIETY IN WHICH THERE IS SO LITTLE HYPOC
RISY, SO LITTLE WILLFUL BLINDNESS TO SOCIAL EVILS
AND SO GREAT AN INSISTENCE ON THE SINGLE STANDARD
OF MORALITY AS' IN AMERICA.
Consider U10 rescue work undertaken bv women's organization.
Consider the social purity movement being launched in our schools.
Consider even the common topics of conversation ut our dinner tables
and among our young daughters. This conversation may bo unchild
like, vulgar, indecent, but at least it's FRANK.
Of course one sees women of all sorts in Fifth avenue, but so one
does in the main thoroughfares of the big continental cities. The
PARISIAN COCOTTE IS QUITE AS MUCH IX EVIDENCE
in the streets of Paris as is her American protootypo in New York.
Just because the latter cannot immediately be distinguished in the
crowd bv a foreigner who has spent a few week with us is no sign
of an inherent resemblance between her and the woman of fashion.
ADMIRED HIS BRAVERY.
WOMEN IN "CAGES."
A Reminder of the Days When Crino
line Wat the Vogue.
Fifty -one private letters of Dr. E.
Mart hex, phynUla 11 to the prince Ira
IHTiiil. have Ix'on translated by Her
mini Mlnll to form "The F.mprcss K11
genle and Her Circle." A letter from
Biarritz (IS'itii describes tlio empress
personally and discusses the fabulous
amplitude, of t lie dresses (die wore:
"All tliis stuff Is supported by a
sort of skeleton of flexible Iron. The
empress Is greatly attached to this
cane, which to us hcciiim very ungrace
ful and Inconvenient. Sho sticks to It
In spite of the quips of tho emperor, to
whom she Hlinply replies that she does
not know how she lived so many years
without a cage.
"I can only find two excuses for this
fashion. One Is Hint women who wenr
it have their logs free In walking and
are not haniered by Bklrts and petti
coats hanging on their calves and
thighs and Impeding their movements;
the oilier, In her case. Is that there Is a
sort of harmony between the ampli
tude of the woman and the size of the
apartments in which she lives.
Here a doz.wi women adorn the salon
admirably and are In harmony with
tho wide spaces, the ample seats, the
width and height of tho doors. I
knew nothing of this effect, which I
now understand, and I now see why
this taste-false In itself-hns never
theless a certain Justness la Its appli
cation." Jam Is now cheaper than butter as
a spread fin bread.
STAGE HANDS.
From the Important Carpenter Down
to the Lowly "Grip.
To the outsider tho term stage hand
is applied to every one that works be
hind the footlights except tho players,
but there la quite an aristocratic line of
demarcation.
There nre tho stage carpenter and the
assistant stage carpenter, who build
scenery; there nre the property man and
the assistant property man, who make
and shape all kinds of things out of
papier niaclio for properties and look
after the furniture and decorations of
the stage; there aro the fly men, who
manipulate the ropes at the top of tho
theater, hoisting and lowering scenery
and also raising and dropping the cur
tain. The natural habitat of these fly
men is on platforms up In the flies,
many feet above the stage, and when
not otherwise employed they have the
disconcerting habit of audibly gossip
ing and playing cards. .Then there ore
the electrician and his assistants, whose
business It Is to operate tho lights.
Tho humblest of tho regular staff is
tho "grip." Tills man handles scenery
and does general utility work about the
stage. When exigency demands tho
force Is added to from the roustabouts
who usually Infest the stage cntrnnc .,
eking out a miserable existence througr
casual Jolts and "sponging" upon the
members of the regular staff. Mary
8haw In London Strand Magazine.
A Nervy Brit h Eu and His Recep
tion by tin Eumy.
Mere boys have ofieu shown the
greatest 1ii-;o;m.i Id tl.o face of peril,
both on and off the battlefield. How
many know the story of the little Brit
lsh bugler who accompanied Colonel
Ronnie's column in I lie disastrous ad
vance against General Jackson's lu
trem hineiils at New Orleans a linn
dred years ago?
A witherii;g tire of cannon and mus
ketry greeted the Hritish troops ns
they charged the American redoubt a
fire that for deadly accuracy has rare
ly lieen ispialed.
The young bugler at once climbed
into a small tree and straddled a limb.
From tliis conspicuous position he con.
tinned to sound t lie vibrant call to the
charge. Cannon balls and bullets killed
scores of men beneath him and even
tore away branches of the tree in
which ho sat. Hut above the thunder
of the artillery, the rattling of mus
ketry and all the din of strife the shrill
music, blown with all the power of the
Httle fellow's lungs, rose unceasing.
Colonel Kennie and most of the regi
mental cllh ers fell, mortally wounded;
the shattered ranks began to fall back.
Hut the bugler still blew the charge
with undiminished vigor.
At last, when the Hritish had en
tirely abandoned the field, one of tho
American soldiers ran out from the
lilies, took the youngster prisoner and
brought him Into camp. Great was the
boy's astonishment when. Instead of
treating hi in roughly, according to his
expectations, the warm hearted south
ern soldiers, who had observed his gal
lantry with admiration, actually em
braced him. OHlccrs and men vied
with each other in acts of kindness to
ward this brave young lirllou. Youth's
Companion.
The ark wasn't much to brag on in
other respects, hut Noah's wife had
the satisfaction of knowing there were
only two cockroaches In tho house.
The Inevitable Comment.
A committee of Investigating scien
tists approached a lady.
"Madam," said Professor Prewins,
the spokesman, offering her a magnltl
cent chrysanthemum of rare and lovely
hue "madam, permit us to present this
flower to you as a token of our high re
gard. "
She clasped the splendid blossom lu
her Illy hand.
Hreathlessly the committee awaited
her response.
"How beautiful It Is!" she answered.
"What an exquisite shade of purple! I
should lovo to have a dress of that
color."
Pr. I'rcwins nodded knowingly to tho
committee, as If to say, "I told you so."
The committee winked at the pro
fessor and whispered, "You win."
Newark News.
One swallow doesn't make a summer
hut It breaks a New Year's resolution.
TURKISH TITLES.
They Are Added to Pereons' Name
Instead of Being Prefixed.
Turkish names and titles are some
times confusing to the ordinary reader,
ami tliis explanation from the Turkish
embassy at Washington may be of In
terest, lu the first place, our Ameri
can prefixes "Mr." or "General" be
come sutlixes tu Turkish. The mayor
of a Turkish city adds to his name Bo
ledie Ralsi. Therefore It would not be
Mayor John Smith, but Smith Holed le
Ralsi
A caliph Is a prince of the royal
line and "Mohammed's representative,"
ranking next to the sultan himself in
importance. The next title of Impor
tance is sheik ill Islam, or bead of the
Mohammedan faltb. Imam Is the title
by which a priest is originally ad
dressed. Pasha Is the highest title within the
gift of the sultan. It is conferred chief
ly on men who achieve distinction in
arts and letters or lu commerce and Is
more or less common among the great
merchants of Turkey or those who un
der the old regime had a hand In the
collection of taxes The word "bey"
attached to the name of a person Indi
cates that the bearer is distinguished
for service of the country. The term
"effendi" indicates that the man so ad
dressed Is higher In birth, breeding or
education than the man speaking and
is a va iable title, depending on the
rank of those carry in 5 on a conversa
tion. The grand vizier, or sadoraz.im, is
the premier of the cabinet and Is the
highest of government civil officials,
i lie governor of a province is known
as vali. This term Is added to the
name Instead of being prefixed. Indi
anapolis News.
FATE OF OLD BOOTY.
Beware of the Dog I
In Jersey they bine an Interesting
device for keeping 01T tramps and bur
glars. A watchdog, loo ferocious and
too valuable to lie allowed to run loose,
is tied to n rope about four feet long,
and this rope Is tied t a ring that runs
loosely over a long wire alsiut four feet
from the ground. The wire stretches
from the back porch to a pole at the
end of tho yard, and ns the ring slips
easily over It the dog has tho full run
of the yard without being ablo to bite
visitors or Innocent passersby. The
wire Is practically Invisible by night,
and many a prowler has gone on his
way a sadder but a wiser man after
assuming from the looks of things In
the front of tho house t lint there wasn't
any dog. New York Mall.
Hertie -What makes you think I've
got no sense of humor?
Gertie Your self appreciation.
Representative Schuebol would have
the farmers use nothing stronger than
Gosh."
The Only Judicially Accepted Ghoet
Story on Record.
Stromboli, the islaud volcano, known
as the lighthouse of the Mediterranean,
which Is in violent eruption, once fig
ured In a court of law In connection
with one of the most circumstantial
ghost stories on record. In 1CS8 a Mrs.
Hooty brought an action of Blander
against a certain Captain Barnaby for
saying that be had seen old Booty run
ning into the flames of hell, pursued by
the devil.
The words were admitted, but for
the defense It was proved that May 15,
liS7. the day of old Booty's death, the
captain, with a large party of friends,
went ashore at Stromboli to shoot rab
bits. At about 3:30 In the afternoon
two men were seen running toward the
volcano. Captain Barnaby exclaimed,
"Lord bless me, the foremost Is old
Hooty. my next door neighbor!" They
then vanished In the flames, a fact of
which every one took note.
In addition to the testimony of Cap
tain Barnaby and his friends, old Boo
ty's clothes were brought Into court
and Identified by several witnesses as
being similar to those worn by the fore
most man who ran Into the cratet.
The Judge, Chief Justice Sir Robert
Wright, was so impressed by this evi
dence that he said: "Lord have mercy
upon me and grant that I may never
see what you have seen. One, two or
three may be mistaken, but not thirty."
Mrs. Booty lost the day, and the case
still remains the only Judicially ac
cepted ghost story on record. London
Chronicle.
Family Complications.
Many ingenious complications In gen
ealogy have been compiled, but the fol
lowing one has the merit of being defi
nite as to time, dace and people. It
concerns a family living at Faversham,
In Kent, in February. 1700. Old Ha
wood had two daughters by his first
wife, of whom the elder was married
to John Cashick, the son, and the
younger to John Cashick, the father.
Cashick senior had a daughter by his
first wife. This daughter old Hawood
married and by her had a son, which
led to the complication summed up in
tho following distich, supposed to be
spoken by Cashlck's secoud wife:
My father Is my eon, and I am my moth
er's mother.
My sister Is my tlainchter. and I'm grand
mother to my brother.
London Tatler.
' DEALING WITH A THIEF.
It Was an Unusual Method, but It
Proved Effective.
Governor Thomas Chittenden of Ver
mont Is remembered for his great kind
ness of heart ns well as for bis ability
and force of character. He was the
first governor of the state and lived in
the liberal manner that befitted his
office. His cellar, as was the custom of
those days, was well stocked every fall
with provisions.
One winter night the governor's rest
was broken by sounds comlug from his
cellar. He left his bed quietly and,
with a candle ready to light, made his
way in the direction of the noise. As
he reached the cellar he struck a light
and saw a man taking great pieces of
pork out of his meat barrel and stow
ing them away in a bag.
The governor approached the intrud
er and In a commanding voice said:
"Go on. sir! Fill up that bag and be
off. Y"ou ought to be ashamed of your
self to disturb honest people at this
time of night!"
The thief shrauk back, evidently
much frightened.
"He quick!"' continued the governor.
"It is no fit time to keep me shivering
here!"
So stern was the governor's manner
that the man was compelled to obey.
"Now. begone!" went on Governor
Chittenden. "When you are again In
need of food come to me and say so.
and I will give you more. Io not pil
lage my house at night. If 1 ever have
the smallest reason to suspect you of
another such act you shall be punished
for this offense as the law provides."
It Is pleasant to know that the man
came to the governor the next day to
ask for employment, lu order that ho
might pay for what he had taken, and
that work was found for him, which
he performed steadily and well.
Youth's Companion.
CIRCUIT COURT SIDELIGHTS
August Guignard, one of the Jurors
now serving in Judge W. L. Brad
shaw's court in Hood River, sprung a
sensation on the court and his fellow
jurors Saturday when he came into
court with a sofa pillow tucked under
his arm and which he Is using to soft
en his seat while deliberating with his
11 associates.
When the Judge's attention was call
ed to the matter and the fact that it
was made up on the crazy quilt order,
with such brilliant colors, he ruled
that it was wholly within the statutes
to permit the juror to use his own sofa
pillow if his wife did not object
However, when one of the Jurors
undertook to crack peanuts during the
session of the court he was promptly
overruled in his conduct and during
the court's recess paid his fine by di
viding the peanuts with the Judge.
The climax was reached when the
judge inquired if the jury could stand
for an evening session of the court,
and one responded that he could If per
mitted to get another bottle of medi
cine. From the Journal.
OBITUARY
Mn. Henrietta Davis Phillips
A gentleman who was asked t illus
t.v.te the difference between "sit" and
"set" recently answered, "The United
States Is a country on which the sun
never sets and the rest of the world
never sits."
Bachelors are out after Representa
tive Nolta's scalp.
Had No Fault to Find.
"Look here," he said to the groom,
"are you the man who put the saddle
on Miss Jennie's horse?"
"Yes, sir. Anything wrong, sir?"
"It was loose, very loose. She had no
sooner mounted thau tho saddle slip
ped, and If I hadn't caught her she
would have been thrown to the
ground."
"I'm very sorry, sir."
"Hut I did catch her," went on tho
young man meditatively. "I caught
her In my arms, and here's half a
crown for you, John. Ho you suppose
you could leave the girth loose when
we go riding again tomorrow?" Lon
don Telegraph.
Potior You'll have to cut out some
of this wine, woman and song busi
ness; it's killing you.
Patient -All right, doc; I'll nev. r
sing again.
The News for fine printing.
Mrs. Henrietta Pavis Phillips, wife
of Zachariah C. Phillips, died Sunday
evening about six o'clock. Mrs. Phil
lips had been in failing health for som8
time. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at Asbury M. E. church, of
which .Mrs. Phillips had been a mem
ber. The pastor. Rev. v. H. Young,
conducted the services.
Mrs. Phillips' maiden name was Miss
Henrietta Julia Pavis. She was born
in Canada, May V', IS IS. In her child
hood the family moved to Illinois,
where she remained unMI her marriage
to Mr. Phillips at Litchfield. III., in
October. 1 S i 4 . To them 11 children
were born. Of these nine remain to
mourn the loss of a devoted mother.
These are F. P. Phillips, Charles phil
ips and Mrs. W. K. Jones, all of Soutn
Pakota, Mrs Albert Tyrese of North
Pakotu. Mrs Charles Mallory of Idaho,
Miss Gertrude Phillips of Los Angeles
and L. K Herbert and Ruth Phillips
of this city.
Wanted Men and women to learn
watchmaking and engraving, few
months only learning;. Practical
work from start. Position tweured
(or graduates. Practical trudo tint
overdone. Write for particular.
Watchmaking; School, 1 1 I, lot
Building. Portland. Ore. I ltfc
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