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THE MOKNING (XREGONIAN, FKIDAY, .APRIL 26, 1901.
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STILL THE GOOD
ODR GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON
ORIENTAL
Are helping to handsomely furnish many homes and the
best feature of it all is OUR CUSTOMERS ARE MORE
THAN SATISFIED. A feeling that can only come when
your selections are leisurely made, from a carefully chosen
stock of high-grade rugs. Oriental Rugs are one of our
specialties. Every piece in our collection must pass a rigid
inspection by our expert befcrs being accepted. AH goods
are purchased outright by us, avoiding the extra charges
necessary on consignment business, and we sell them as
other merchandise, without jugglery.or mystery. OUR FULL
ORIENTAL RUG COLLECTION INCLUDED IN THIS SALE.
CHOOSE THIS WEEK
from our best 75c plain or
twill muslin
Men's Night Shirts
Silk trimmed or
plain finish at--
45c ea
GRAND
HOSIERY CHANCE
This season's best, in staple
kinds. Ladies' fast black "O.
K," hose, strong JAc DF
40c values for-.-- " r
ALL GARDEN AND
ARTICLES
WINDOW SCREENS
18x30 inches, special, 21c ea
24x30 inches,special,25c ea
BIG REDUCTIONS IN MANUFACTURERS' SAMPLES
OF DECC RATED CHINA. Many choice, quaint pieces
among them.
OTHER BARGAIN REMINDERS
$2,25 White Marseilles Bed Spreads, full siza $1.47ea
$5.00 and $6.00 fancy ''Royal Worcester"Corsets, $2.79 ea
$2.00 Tapestry Portieres, satin derby style $1.25 pr
Tapestry Table Covers, about half price---. 27c, 60c, 98c ea
Boys' Catching Gloves, heavily padded at 17c ea
5Koz. Baseballs, horsehide covers at 15cea
$1.50 to $1.75 Ladies' Kid Gloves, black and colors, $1.12 pr
Ladies' $3.50 and $4.00 high-top Outing Boots at $2.48 pr
TO DEVELOP RESOURCES
COMEAKY FORMED TO BORE FOR
COAX AXD OIL.
Board of Trade Takes the First Steps
for Its Organization May Es
tablish Stove Factory.
The directors of the Board of Trade, at
their meeting yesterday afternoon, took
the first actual steps toward the forma
tion of a development company to bore
,for coal and oil. A special committee
rwhich has been considering the subject
reported In favor of the formation of a
company the capital stock of which shall
.be ?10,000, divided Into shares of $100. No
share Is to be assessed more than $5 in
"any one month.
The plan Is to have one of the railroad
companies whose lines run into Portland,
furnish the money for a drill or boring
machine, which will cost about $3000. The
local representatives of the Southern Pa
cific have recommended to their head of
fice that the company donate such a drill.
The company, when formed, will en
deavor to lease 300 acres of lind In "West
ern Oregon for a period of 10 years for the
purposes of drilling. After adopting the
"report of the committee, the directors ap
pointed another committee, of which Sec
retary C "W. Miller Is chairman, with
power to name his associates, to solicit
business men to purchase stock In the
new concern. The idea Is, if possible, to
limit the sale to one share per man.
President Connell wis empowered to ap
point a committee of three to look into
the advisability of securing capital where
with to back the manufacture of the
Hampden patent stove. The inventor of
this stove is a Portland man. The stove
"is practically a crematory, and consumes
almost entirely everything put in it. The
opinion was expressed by several of the
directors that were the stove to be manu
factured and advertised. It would not
only have a large sale, hut would prove
,an Important addition to Portland's in
dustries. A communication was read from the
bureau of information of the Southern
Pacific Company in San Francisco, stating
that If the Portland Board of Trade would
prepare suitable advertising matter of
this city's and state's resources, the bu
reau would gladly distribute it. The "bu
reau distributes advertising matter of all
the states and cities to which its lines ex
tend. A communication was read from the
Port of Portland Commission, similar to
that sent to the other commercial bodies
of the city, asking for suggestions from
the board relative to the 'proper place for
the location of the proposed drydock, to
gether with suggestions as to the general
form of the same and quality of material
to he used therelm The communication
was referred to a special committee, to
be appointed hereafter.
A special committee was appointed to
draft resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of the late L. B. .Cox. who was the
first president of the board.
JONATHAN CARVER'S TRAVELS
Copy of the Famous Book Secured
for Oresron Historical Society.
Assistant Secretary Himes, of the Ore
gon Historical Society, has made several
valuable additions to the society's col
lection of relics. In books he has secured
a copy of the second edition of "Jonathan
Carver's Travels," published In Philadel
phia in 1796: J. Quinn Thornton's "His
tory of Oregon and California, in 1S48,"
and Gustavus Hlnes" "History of Ore
gon." Carver's work was the first book
in which the name of Oregon was men
tioned. Mrs. Mary Richardson "Walker, of Al
bany, has presented the society a piece of j
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WORK GOES ON.
Dress Goods
Cheap in price, but not in
quality.
AOc vH for best 75c. FOU
4V yu LARD SILK3, 24
inches wide.
78c yd
for BLACK PIE
ROLAS and other
$1.25 fancy black weaves.
A()p tA for all colors in soft
i$vs yu a.wooI HENRI
ETTAS; 60c values. All new,
fresh, seasonable fabrics.
HOUSE-CLEANING
REDUCED.
3-piece Garden Sets at
8c, 12c, 17c and 20c set
Solid Steel Trowels 3c ea
rock which she chopped from Independ
ence Bock, on the ol emigrant road, on
June 15, 1S38, and a pewter baptismal font,
In which her son, Cyrus H. "Walker, was
baptized in 183& The font Is Inscribed:
"S. Y. to M. B. "W., 1838." Cyrus H.
"Walker is the oldest living white male
native of Oregon.
For the better display of its constantly
Increasing collection of relics, the society
has added to its equipment in the City
Hall two new glass showcases, each 10
feet long, 30 inches wide and 16 Inches
high.
BADLY LAID SEWER.
Bier Job of Repairs at South Port
land School.
The sewerage condition of the South
Portland school has been giving a good
deal of trouble lately, on account of the
careless manner in which it was laid
two years ago. The plumber In charge
of. the repairs -has found the connections
of the six-inch terra cotta pipe com
pletely apart in a number of places, and
as the ditch will have to be reopened for
a distance of over 500 feet, the expense
of repairs will be heavy. The soil is
light and Inclined to cave, and so the
banks, 14 feetf high, will have to -braced
up with planking to protect the workers.
The location is well adapted to good
sewerage, as It is several hundred feet
above the river, but no main has yet
been constructed on the river side, and as
the basement of the school Is lower than
the main directly opposite on Corbett
street, the six-inch connection has to be
extended northward to obtain a proper
fall.
The plumber in charge of the Repairs
said yesterday that a sewer pipe may
be laid at such a steep Incline that it
will carry off the fluids too rapidly, leav
ing tne'sollds to cling to the sides of the
pipe, and finally clog it up altogether.
STOCK IS ALL TAKEN.
Montana Millionaire Invests In Port
land "Woolen Mills.
All the stock for the Portland "Woolen
Mills has been subscribed. This statement
was given out yesterday by E. L.. Thomp
son, the secretary of the company. The
last block was one of $10,000, and was sub
scribed by B. Donnel Larrabee, a Mon
tana millionaire. Mr. Larrabee's sub
scription was made through a local agent.
As a result of the subscribing of all the
stock, several others who desired to get
in have been unable to do so. The capital
stock is $30,000.
Sellwood has been practically selected as
the location of the mills. The company Is
now negotiating for the water rights on
two creeks in that suburb, and when it
secures the rights, will connect the
streams by a ditch, or small canal, and
In this way run their mills by water
power. Surveyors will be sent out this
morning to get levels for the company
The industry Is an important one, and
the promoters, all of whom are local busi
ness men, say they will be able to follow
the establishment of hte mills with a
worsted factory which is now located in
an Eastern city.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting; Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy,
Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
Nevr Overland Ticket Office.
For all points East. Lowest rates.
Superior attractions. Excellent service.
Personally conducted excursions dally, via
Rio Grande Western Bailway, 122 A Third
street, entrance new Falling building.
If you are tired taking the large, old
fashioned griping pills, try Carter's Little
Liver Pills, and take some comfort. A
man can't stand everything.
The best that can be said about a medi
cine is said about Hood's Sarsaparllla. Jt
cures.
RUGS
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.SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD NEEDS
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Pearllne washing powder, 1-lb.
packages; special
Gold Dust washing powder, 3-lb.
packages, special
Ball blueing, in -lb. packages;
special, per package
Silver Polishes
Electro Silicon silver polish,
special, per box
Imperial llver polish, 3-ounce
bottles, special at
Imperial silver polish, -jlnt
bottles, special at
Putz Pomade brass polish, per
box, special
Peerless furniture polish, the
best in the market; special....
Bising Sun stove polish, special,
per box
Enameline, small
size, special
Bath brick, special
per bar
Superior laundry soap, regular
5c; special, per cake
Clothespins, special
per dozen
5-inch feather duster
6-inch feather duster ?....
S-inch feather duster ...-
a-lnch feather duster
10-inch feather duster
11-inch feather duster
14-inch feather duster
18-lnch feather duster
Japanese dusters,
special
"Witch cloth polish
ing cloths
Le Page's
liquid glue
Machine oil,
per bottle
8c
15c
5c
7c
12c
19c
5c
19c
5c
3c
5c
3c
1c
.. .15
.. .25
.. .35
.. .45
.. .50
.. 1.00
.. 1.50
5c
13c
9c
5c
Sale of Black
-in. to &Mn. Black Valenciennes Lace reg. 25c doz. yds. at 10c doz. yds.
i-in. BlacK Valenciennes Lace reg. 50c doz. yds. at 25c doz. yds.
j-in. White Valenciennes Lace reg. 30c doz. yds. at 20c doz. yds.
i-in. White Valenciennes Lace reg. 60c doz. yds. at 35c doz. yds.
i-in. White Valenciennes Lace reg. 75c doz. yds. at 50c doz. yds.
See display in Washingtonstreef window.
Sale of Hair Brushes
A sample line of Hair Brushes,v35o in all All solid back in box and olive
wood and ebony. Regular price, 75c to $3.50. Will be closed out today
at, special, 45c to $2.40 each.
ale of Tooth Brushes
A sample line of Tooth Brushes for ladies, men and children. Large variety
to select from. Regular 6; to 40c will be closed out today at, special,
4c to 25c each.
iSList
Mennen's celebrated BoratedTal-1 0p
cum Powder, special, box I JL
47iiLaBaronessSoap,peaud'Espagne,
violet, carnation, heliotrope,
iilac, rose regular price 25c, 1 C
at, special, box IJl
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MONEY MAY COME WEST
PLAN T.O DIVIDE THE GOVERN
MENT TREASURY SURPLUS.
Banks in Reserve Cities Would Get
Share of Deposits Now Be-
' yond Their Reach.
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Secretary Gage, of the Treasury De
partment, is reported to be considering
a plan to reduce to a minimum the In
conveniences and dangers of the country's
Independent treasury system by letting
the Government deposit Its revenues with
groups of banks strong enough to insure
it against loss without the' intervention of
bond collateral. Existing methods of get
ting rid of a treasury surplus are:
First By depositing It in National
banks and requiring security from them
In the shapeof United States bonds.
Second By 'purchasing such-bonds with
the surplus money of the treasury.
Third By anticipating payments of in
terest on the public debt.
The first of these methods is the one
bftenest resorted to. All of them are,
however, unsatisfactory to the - Secre
tary. Mr. Gage's Idea Is that the Gov
ernment really needs In hand only about
550,000,000 working capital, If It has other
resources upon which it can draw In any
emergency. If all the rest of the money
which it now puts in the treasury vaults
could be deposited with National banks in
reserve cities, so apportioned as to give
each city a share corresponding to the
ratio Its reserve bears to the total re
serve of the system, and to each bank a
share corresponding to the ratio of Its
reserve to the tota,l reserve of the banks
In Its city, the Government's lien being,
first upon all the assets of each depository
bank, and the. banks paying 2 per cent
upon the Government deposits, Secre
tary Gage believes the results would be
highly salutary. He made a careful com
putation some time ago, and found that
if this plan had been carried out during
tho 3(5 years since the Civil "War, the Gov
ernment not only would have come out
without the loss of a dollar, but with
?32.000.000 profit besides.
There are 31 reserve cities, representing
about 330 banks. In the country. The re
serve cities of the Pacific Coast are Port
land, San Francisco and Los Angeles, each
of which has four National banks. Other
distinctly "Western reserve cities are
Houston, Tex.; Des Moines, St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lin
coln, Neb.: Omaha and Denver. All of
these would come in for a share of the
surplus if the Gage plan Is put In opera
tion. As It Is now, only the banks of
enormous capital are able to put ud the
Government bonds as collateral, and the
others must go without a share of the de
posits. The Atlantic cities get the lion's
share of the money. Chicago comes In
for a small portion, but the great "West
gets nothing.
J. Frank "Watson, president of the Mer
chants National "Bank, said yesterday
that he considered the plan a good one.
"The effect, of It," he said, "would be
to add $300,000,000 to the circulating me
dium. This money is now locked up in
the treasury at Washington and is not
doing any good to any one. If It is
put out In the way suggested, it would
earn $6,000,000 a year In Interest for the
Government. The Government would get
its Interest, and the "banks and the peo
ple would have the use of the .money.
Of course, the big reserve cities would
get the bulk of the treasury surplus, but
every reserve city would be benefited
In the proportion which Its reserve bears
to the total reserve. The only drawback
I see to the proposed system is that
with the surplus distributed over the
country, the Government might not, in
time of acute crisis, be able to lend a
helping hand. Still, this might not be so.
It Is argued at the East that the plan
would have the obvious advantage of
practically putting in the hands of the
people, for use in Industry and com
merce, the money taken in taxes, which
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Superior wax tapers, c
per box JO
Fine gas torch IE. f
lighters IOC
1000 incandescent gas light man- Q o
ties, a big bargain Cl 0
Paraffin wax 9 f nr cr
candles IUI Jl o
Electric tallow f)n 0
candles, each c.j q
Hotel tallow 1
candles, each I u
OH float night c
lights OC
Lace-edge Q n 9
ehelf paper Ol e
Fine hard-wood A n
toothpicks T"L
Superior, camphor balls, special, A n 0
per box ..... T"L . e
Superior camphor balls, large Qp
per box Ol e
Cedar and camphor mixed, Very Qn
desirable for clothing, special.. VVj
Lavender flowers, genuine Eng- c e
llsh, perjiox, special Jj q
Cresofer, a good disinfectant, 1 n
special, per box 1 9
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House Paints I
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We carry the best paints only. 9
-pint cans, all colors 15c
1-pint cans, all colors, 25c
1-xjuart cans, all colors 38c a
Floor paint, 1 quart 3Sc Z
Floor paint, -gallon 60c 1
Enamel, all colors -pint 20c -
Varnishes, all colors, -pint 30c 9
9
Bird seed, with bone, special, C e
box OU 0
Fancy Japanese napkins, per Un o
package Jt
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and White
Sundries
Hind's Honey and Almond 03p
Cream, special, bottle J Jt
Large-size bottles Dickinson's extra
strength Witch Hazel, regu-
lar 23c, at, special, . -j hn
bottle . IJt
Is now idle in the treasury vaults. It is
said, 'also, that It would do away with
the incentive to treasury interference in
the operations of the money market un
der the stress of crises, abolish all fa
voritism, real or imagined", between
banks, and enable the small banks to
get their share of Government deposits
so long as they were above suspicion as
to solvency. Only banks of undoubted
solvency would share in the division of
the surplus. This might reauire the
Government to pay closer attention to the
condition of National banks, a thing that
would be for the best all round."
TELLS OF BILL DALTON.
Ohio Drummer Borrowed Six Bits
From the Noted Highwayman.
I. J. Anderson, an Ohio commercial
traveler,- who is stopping :at the St.
Charles, has the honor of having bor
rowed 75 cents from the notorious Bill
Dalton, who terrorized Oklahoma about
six years ago. "J was driving along a
road In "that territory," he said yester
day, "when a man rode up in front of
my horse and took hold of the bridle,
stopping the animal. An Instant later I
was looking Into the muzzle of a big re
volver held to my face by Bill Dalton,
who had ridden up behind. 'I want your
money, and be quick, about it,' he
said, and I handed him my purse, con
taining $17.
" Is this all you've got?' Bill demanded.
" 'I have 75 cents more In my trousers
pocket,' I said, handing it tohlm, 'but I
would like to borrow it to pay for my
supper tonight.'
"Bill dropped the silver back Into my
hand and asked: '"Where's your watch?'
" 'I was lucky this time and left It at
home,' I replied, though it was lying un
der the seat cushion, where I had laid
it some time before, having been pre
viously warried to look out for the Dalton
brothers. The man at the horse's head
sald:l've a notion to swap horses with
you, old Grayback,' and I replied: 'If you
do, don't give me a horse that stumbles,
for heaven's sake.' I don't know what
made me say this, as my horse was a
thoroughbred, and. very sure-footed, but
It had a good effect on them, and Bill
said: 'Let the old chap keep his horse.
You don't want to monkey with one that
might fall and break your neck,' and
they left me.
"Bill was killed by United States mar
shals a few months after, and I was not
sorry to hear it. He was in the act of
crawling on his hands and knees, from
his house to his stable, at early dawn. A
posse had surrounded the premises the
night before, and were on the watch for
him. The United States marshals In that
region were, as a rule, good shots, and
Bill fell flat, with a bullet through his
heart."
WHAT A RUMMAGE SALE IS
Opportunity to Buy Household Ar
ticles for a Songr.
Announcement is made of a rummage
sale beginning tomorrow at 113 and 115
Third street (next door to Feldenhelm
er's) under direction of the women of
the First Unitarian Church. Answering
continued Inquiries, be it stated that a
rummage sale Is one where cast-off house
hold articles are given by people who
have no longer any use for them and
are bought by people who need them.
It gives opportunity for those with slen
der means to buy necessities which to
others of larger means Is old lumber.
Almost every home with an attic has
articles too good to throw away which
have been supplanted by something new.
These discarded articles find ready pur
chasers In every city where a rummage
sale has been Introduced. Such a sale
serves a triple purpose: First, It enables
the well-to-do to get rid of that which
Is useless to them; second, it enables poor
folk to buy what they need for a trifle:
third, the proceeds of an aggregate of
trifles adds considerably to the fund of
the society or association which under
takes such a sale. This is not profit, for
the reason that no expense Is attached.
All our Silk Eton Jackets. Magnificent styles. All greatly reduced.
Free instructions in Apt Needle York today. Expert instructor. (Third floor.)
Golden Roses. Regular SI. 25 and $1.50 values at 98c. (Second floor.)
Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be "Children's Day" at this store. A world of bargains in wearing
onnanol a-nrl nlaocuna anMnlac ixill VlO llcfort in tmnniiTintir mntni,Tin',c noriOP TVa flt0
making unusual preparations to make this a Saturday the
and girls to interest every
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Two Days flore
OF THE
Third Floor Sale
No let up in. the Curtain
and Upholstery business.
We're fitting up scores of
homes during this sale which
offers Curtains, Carpets,
Rugs, Curtain Materials and
Upholstery Goods at remark
ably low prices. Here's a few:
12c Extension Rods at 7c.
. Denims at lie yard.
Silkolines at 9c yard.
Brussels Carpets at 59c yd.
$2.75 Curtains at $1.97 pr.
$2.50 Curtains at $1.98 pr.
$2.00 Curtains at $1.63 pr.
All odd pairs of curtains at
very low prices.
Men's Shoe Sale
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For Today and Tomorrow
$5 ' Shoes $3,62
French, Shriner & Urner's
famous five dollar shoes, in
tan box calf bal and tan
bluchers, also dark tans, lat
est toes, medium weight,
all sizes. $5 values at $3.62
pair.
$3jg Shoes $2.73
Men's chocolate tan shoes,
vici kid, vesting tops, also
black Russia calf bals, me
dium weight, all sizes. Regu
vs
lar $3.50 values at $2.73.
riBIER
GREAT
OF
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NEVER was such" an opportunity offered in
Portland. We doubt if ever there will be
again. Regular prices will be resumed
Monday.
Reliable Clothier
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"Children's Day"
economical parent.
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Today Our 617th
Tailor Made
Regular $12
ay
$7.50 to $8
Saturd
Saturday special in ready-to-wear
hats. 50 high-class hats in
new dress shapes, rine
turbans and medium sized.
niflcently trimmed with ch'ffon,
quills, buckles, goid net and flow
ers. All the best color combina
tions. Every hat a superb crea
tion from our own workrooms.
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from $7.50 to $8.50. Your
Saturday only, $4.95.
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SPECIAL SAL
BOYS' CLOT
only we offer
Vestee Suit
School Suit
in the house at the uniform
& ms&3 n (MlMdlM hi &$ ffl M ffl M Mm! m 7a v
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S. E. Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sts.
children as well as the J
Surprise Sale
Suits
Valuer.
79 handsome man-tailored
suits in black and
blue serge; blue, gray
and brown homespun;
gray, brovn and blue
Venetians ; black and
blue cheviots. All Eton
jackets, all silk lined,
flaring skirt, all sizes.
The best suit values ever
offered. Everyone low
priced at $12.00. Your
choice while they last
$7.85.
All our Silk Eton Jack
ets and hioh-class Silk
Waists greatly reduced
in price. (2d floor.)
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