Morning Oregonian., April 13, 1904, Page 14, Image 14

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TH MOtolNGOREGOXIAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1904.
IFHARRIMANWiN
His Control of Northern
Pacific Beneficial.
P0RTLANDW0UU3BECAINER
isolation of Hill and Great
Northern One Result.
NEW ROADS WOULD BE BUILT
Traffic That Naturally Belongs to
Portland Would pome Down the
Columbia Instead of Being
Diverted to Puget Sound.
What would be the effect If Harriman
should -win his point as to the Interpre
tation of the merger decision and should
gain control of the Northern Pacific?
What would be the effect on Hill and the
Great Northern? What would be the ef
fect on the business Interests of Port
land and Puget Sound? These are the
questions which business men are asking
one another and, while they speculate as
to the answers, they wait anxiously for
events to furnish it definitely.
The first effect would be practically to
Isolate Hill and the Great Northern. Hold
ing the controlling Interest In the North
ern Pacific, Harriman would dictate a pol
icy In harmony with the Interests of the
Union Pacific system. He has the strong
est body of financial allies In the United
States, Including James Stlllman, the
Rockefellers and the Goulds. Hill and
Morgan cannot hope to make headway
against them again, for they are both to
a large extent discredited. Hill by the fail
ure of his merger plan to stand fire In the
courts, Morgan by the passing of divi
dends by the Steel Trust and by the
shadow which the Shipbuilding Trust
swindle has cast on all who were even In
directly connected with It The time was
when the stocks and bonds of any enter
prise which had the names of either or
both of these men attached to them were
eagerly snapped up by the investing pub
lic, but now they have no followers out
side of the few whose Interests are in
extricably bound up with theirs. Against
them Is arrayed a body of financial giants
with any one of whom they could hardly
cope and whose interests are so Intermin
gled that self-interest would seem to force
them to stand together.
With Hill and the Great Northern cut
adrift from the Northern, they are In a
poor position to fight for traffic Imme
diately after the completion of the exten
sion to the Pacific Coast, the panic came
and Hill had to devote his entire energies
to keeping out of the hands ,of a re
ceiver. He had no money to spend on
feeders for his main trunk, which for S00
miles ran through a new, undeveloped
country, and could not even spend enough
to put his green roadbed In good condi
tion. His idea was to keep out of a re
ceiver's hands, pay dividends and drive
the Northern Pacific Into bankruptcy with
a view to buying it In cheap. He suc
ceeded In all except the Jast of these pur
poses, but tried to capture the rival line
too cheap. He offered to lease it and
guarantee 56,000,000 net earnings over In
terest, but this offer was rejected and the
road was reorganized without him. It was
soon earning five or six times as much
net as he had offered and he only gained
control after the fiercest battle Wall street
has seen In many a year.
Wakness of Hill's Position.
All this taxed his financial resources and
prevented him from fortifying his line
with the feeders which should have given
It life-blood. West of the Montana Cen
tral he has built a line Into the Crows
Nest coal field, which was necessary to
bring him a fuel supply; he has acquired
the Spokane Falls & Northern, which taps
theh British Columbia mining country: he
has built a branch into Republic, Wash.,
where he gets some mineral traffic; and
he has extended his coast line into Van
couver, B. C. He has made no progress
in tapping the wheat belt of the Inland
Empire except to build a cut-off from
Adrian to Coulee and use It to drain away
from the Northern Pacific the wheat of
the Big Bend by way of the Central
Washington line. As the latter road be
longs to the Northern Pacific, Its business
would naturally revert to that road, if
Harriman should gain control, and Hill
would be left without a feeder through
the whole territory between Spokane and
the Coast line along the Sound, a dis
tance of 350 miles. He has not touched
the Palouse country, the grain belt, the
Okanogan country or any of the mining
districts either east or west of the Cas
cade summit. He has not only neglected
this requisite of good railroading, but has
not brought up his roadbed to the accept
ed standard for safe and economical op
eration, and his Improvements in equip
ment have not nearly kept pace with
those of the Northern Pacific. If ho were
again thrown on his own resources, he
would have to begin where he ought to
have begun ten years ago, to bring his
newly finished road up to the standard set
by its competitors and to extend feeders
north and south In order to develop local
traffic He has developed a great through
traffic, but the local traffic, which Is al
ways the most lucrative, has been neg
lected. Will Sell if He Loses.
Mr. Hill has intimated In an interview
that, if he should lose the fight, he will
sell. Taking his word for it, though this
is not always wise, to whom would he
sell? If to Harriman, that magnate would
then control all the roads between the
Missouri River and the Pacific Coast, with
the exception of the Santa Fe and some
of the Texas lines, Morgan being still the
strongest interest in Santa Fe. The
transportation of one-half the breadth of
the United States would then be controlled
by one group of financiers. The only
other parallel line to which he might sell
is the Canadian Pacific, which has al
ready dipped into New England and the
wheat belt of the Middle West and would
then be the happy possessor of parallel
lines, one on each side of the boundary.
A new point would then arise under the
merger decision.
Would Benefit Portland.
Even should the Northern Pacific fall
under the control of Harriman, it could
not but redound to the benefit of Portland
and of the whole of Oregon. The first
consequence would be the opening of the
Wallula gateway, which was closed by the
Northern Pacific when that road fell un
der the control of Hill. The wheat of the
Inland Empire would then follow Its nat
ural channel down the water grade of the
O. R. & N. to Portland. Rates to Port
land and the Puget Sound cities would be
the same, but there would be more profit
for Harriman In hauling it by the O. R. &
N. to Portland, for the distance is about
the same as by the Northern Pacific to
Tacoma, and he would avoid splitting his
trains Into three or four parts and hauling
them over the Cascade Mountains. The
only advantage the Northern Pacific has
1 that Its coal supply is on Its heaviest
grades, and is itself a source of profit, as
the company owns the Roslyn mines under
another name. It naturally follows that
the Interests of Harriman and Portland
-would be Identical, and therefore Harri
man would favor Portland.
The same reasons why the wheat traf
fic of the Palouse and Walla Walla coun
tries along the Northern Pacific and O.
R. & N. branches would be diverted to
Portland apply also to the traffic tribu
tary to the Washington & Columbia River
road, formerly called the Hunt system.
It would come here because It would be
cheaper to haul it this way, and the Puget
Sound cities would get only such as was.
bought for their mills.. Harriman would
be pulling for the Portland mills and ex
porters, because in doing so ho would be
pulling for Harriman. j
Lewiston Road Would Come.
The same motives which would cause
the elimination of the mountain haul over
the Northern Pacific would also cause
the early building of the projected road
from Huntington down the Snake River
to Lewiston and Rlparla. This would
complete the water grade to the point
where the road strikes the Snake on its
way westward and eliminate the haul bver
the Blue Mountains. The distance would
be somewhat Increased, but the saving
would more than compensate for this and
the mountain road would then be cut out
of the main line and be used for purely
local traffic
This would leave the Portland-Seattle
line as the most valuable part of the
Northern Pacific system in the West. O.
R. & N. trains would run through over
this line to Puget Sound, and Northern
Pacific trains would split at Pasco, those
for Portland coming down the O. R. & N.
and those for Puget Sound going ever the
Stampede Pass.
One contingency which might tempt
Hanrlman to favor Seattle and Tacoma Is
the opportunity which might be afforded
for large and profitable investments there,
such as were seized by the Northern Pa
cific during its construction days. He
would fall heir to immense terminal
grounds on the Seattle and Tacoma tide
fiats, and, as these areas are being rap
idly nlled, he could profit by the large
increment in value which would follow
the development of those cities and their
tributary country under his fostering care.
His policy so far has shown that he does
not favor one city at the expense of an
other, but gives each rates which secure
to it the trade of the country naturally
tributary to it. The Puget Sound cities
would get what nature has given them,
and their growth would not be hampered
by the rearrangement he would make.
Portland would, however, secure the
benefit of her unmatched position at the
head of deep-sea navigation on the only
water grade from the base of the most
westerly spur of the Rocky Mountains to
the ocean. She already has an open river
to the sea, and the Government work now
In hand assures Its permanent mainte
nance, with a deeper channel over the
bar. The Government is also committed
to the construction of The Dallcs-Celllo
Canal, which will open the navigable
channel of the Columbia and Snake to
Lewiston. Whatever delays there may be
In the completion of this work will be
prevented from aiding In the maintenance
of exorbitant rates by the construction of
the portage road by the State of Oregon,
If only as a temporary relief. The con
trol of all the railroads of the West by
one man would only add force to the
arguments in favor of an open river from
Lewiston to the sea and hasten the re
moval of all obstructions.
Never at Mercy of One Man.
This done, Portland and the Columbia
watershed could never be at the mercy of
one man. The construction of such small
Independent roads as the Columbia South
ern and the Columbia River & Northern
has shown that the people have an easy
way of carrying their products from the
Interior to this great waterway. The
early construction of another such feeder
from Arlington to Condon Is promised
and another is projected from The Dalles
to Dufur. Other like roads can be built
into the interior on both the Oregon and
Washington banks, and, where the grades
in the canyon are too steep, electric power
can be used or aerial gravity tramways
can be built from the edge of tho bluffs,
as is already done at several points along
the Snake Thus, even should a disposi
tion be shown to charge all that the traf
fic will bear, that "all" will be no more
than the cost of transportation by such
short lines to the river and by steamer to
market at Portland, whence ships sail on
the free ocean, which no man can monopolize.
ELECT THE SAME B0AEJ).
Stockholders of Oregon & California
Road MeetRumor Is Denied.
The stockholders of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad held their annual meeting
in the office of Manager R. Koehler In
this city yesterday. The meeting was for
the purpose of electing a board of direc
tors and the vote resulted in the selection
of the same board that has been in office.
The directors are as follows: E. H. Har
riman, H. E.' Huntington, R. Koehler, W.
D. Fenton, John McCraken, Julius
Kruttschnltt, N. T. Smith, George H. An
drews, W. W. Bretherton, W. E. Coman
and L. R. Fields. The officers will be
elected at another meeting to be held in
the near future. '
The meeting attended only to routine
business and Manager Koehler stated
after the session that nothing of impor
tance besides the election of directors was
done.
The Oregon ,& California road comprises
the line from Portland to Ashland, Or.,
which is now operated by the Southern
Pacific under a 40-year lease.
At the time that the changes were being
made on the Harriman lines It was ru
mored that Mr. Harriman had secured the
bonds of the Dutch holders, but this is
denied.
PIEA FOB ANNEXATION.
Council Committee Will Hear Mount
Tabor and Montavilla People.
Arguments for and against the annexa
tion of Mount Tabor and Montavilla will
be heard by the special committee ap
pointed by the Council Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The committee of citizens in
the district proposed for annexation will
present their claims, and all others in
terested in the proposal are Invited to
attend.
Councilman Zimmerman, the chairman
of the committee of CouncJlmen, says he
does not favor annexation at this time.
The other four members of the committee
declare they are open to conviction.
City water and police protecton are the
objects for which the Mount Tabor and
Montavilla people are striving. But mem
bers of the Council say the cost of ex
tending these advantages so far beyond
the present city limits will be excessive At
any rate, the official start for an
nexation will be Saturday afternoon.
Weeks will probably transpire before any
definite decision Is reached.
GEEAT SALE.
Samples muslin underwear, gowns,
drawers, skirts, corset covers and light
weight knit Summer vests and pants as
low as 5c each. Summer corsets. 50c and
25c Best bargains on earth. McAllen &
McDonnell, the store noted for best goods
at lowest prices. Take corner entrance.
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TOE JEABBIED MEN.
Everyone interested in good cookery is
invited to partake of those delicious
cakes and biscuits made with Diamond
"W" Baking Powder, baked while you
wait, at F. Dresser & Co.'s today. ,
One taken every night stimulates the
liver, carries off the bile and Improves tho
digestion and appetite. Carter's Little
Liver Pills. Don't forget this.
MERCURY CLIMBS TO 87
NEW MARK SET FOR EARLY
PART OF APRIL.
Once in April, 1897, the Thermome
ter Registered 89--Sun's Heat
Brings Out Summer Garb.
For three hours yesterday afternoon
the thermometer recored a temperature
of S7 degrees, the highest it has ever
gone at this time of year since the es
tablishment of the Weather Bureau hero.
One other time in April it went to 89
but that was at the end of the month.
Yesterday was the record up to April 12.
Straw hats, sailor and Panama, of the
vintage of this year as well as of last,
came out, regardless of tho dictates of
fashion prevailing In more conventional
communities that the first of May Is the
earliest period for straws. Waistcoats
went to the winds and the saloons all
opened their doors and put up the Sum
mer screens. In less favored portions
of the earth if it had rained as much as
It did here in March it would steam all
April, but here It Is different and tho
alrwas free from humidity.
The heat during the day was hourly
as follows: 8 fV. M., 68; 9 A. M., 74; 10
A. M., 79; 11 A. M., 81; 12 M., 82; 1 P.
M.. Si; 2 P. M., 86; 3, 4 and 5 P. M., 87;
6 P. M.. 85.
The other April when things got hot
was in 1897. The spell lasted six days
at that time and then there was a
marked change much as may be expected
here shortfy. That time it was at tho
very end of the month. The tempera
ture for the six days was 74, 78, 78, S3,
87 and 89. The temperatures leading
up to yesterday were 72, 78, 81, 84 and
87.
The effect of the sudden heat is start
ling in the country. AH the early fruits
have suddenly burst into full bloom and
the air will soon be full of pollen. Grass
is growing at a rate soon to make up
for the time lost in March and all forms
of livestock are showing Improvement
from green feed.
District Forecaster Beals reported last
night that the hot weather would break
today, that tho taste of Summer would
be only a taste and the Panamas would
have to give way to derbys again. But
wet weather that comes now will only
be In tho form of showers. The time for
steady downpour Is past.
AGED AN TIRES OF LIFE.
William King Attempts Suicide, but
His Nerve Falls Him.
William King, 5 years old and a
wealthy property-owner, tried to kill
himself with a razor at his home on Third
and Woods streets yesterday forenoon. In
a moment of mental irresponsibility he
withdrew from the presence of his aged
wife to the basement of his home.
He seated himself, took the razor and
drew It heavily across his throat On the
Instant his nerve failed him when the
keen razor burled Itself In his flesh. This
Is Indicated by the fact that the wound
on his neck ended in a mere, scratch.
Mrs. King, the partner of his life, who
helped him fight his successful battle for
wealth, was a witness to the unhappy
scene. She had thought he had acted
queerly, and had heard him moan as he
left her presence. .She stepped to the
basement Just In time to see him slash
himself and drop the razor with a cry of
pain.
Mrs. King did not waste any time on
hysterics, as many women would have
done under the circumstances. She hur
ried for help, and fund B. F. Jones, a
near-by druggist Jones stopped the flow
of blood and carried the old man Into
his home, where he was put to bed.
The aged man made no explanation of
his rash act He was very weak from
loss of blood, and lay silent In his room
until late In the afternoon, when he was
taken in an ambulance to the North Pa
cific Sanatorium. His wound was found
to bo painful, but hardly dangerous.
King is a Portland pioneer, and his life
has been an unusual one. When he came
here he was very poor, and worked on
the streets. He saved his money and ac
quired property which has since become
very valuable He Is now rated at $500,000.
To ill health Is attributed his attempt
upon his health, for, so far as can be
learned, there Is no other reason. He
has been subject to epileptic fits, and has
been in bad health of late years. This
seemed to weigh upon his mind heavily.
Six months ago, while he was In bed
with an attack of sickness, King said ho
did not Intend to get up again. He said
he would not eat anything, with the hope
that he would starve to death, but after
several days of fasting he was dissuaded
from his purpose.
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DEATH OF GEORGE A. SHEPPARD
Well-Known Traveling Man Passes
Away in Seattle.
The business community of the North
west will be painfully surprised to hear
of the death of that wholesouled. genial
traveling man, George A. Sheppard.
Mr. Sheppard. died last Saturday, April
9, at Seattle, of pneumonia, after a short
illness, and his body has been brought to
this city. The funeral will take place Fri
day from Holman's Chapel and the Inter
ment will be In Rlvervlew Cemetery.
Mr. Sheppard was for many years in
the employ of Murphy, Grant & Co., of
San Francisco, as general manager of
their business In the Northwest and has
a large number of friends who will sin
cerely mourn the loss of a true friend.
The retailers will especially remember
him as an earnest adviser as to the best
business course to pursue, and also as a
man possessing a genial and charitable
disposition, which manifested itself at all
opportunities.
Mr. Sheppard had not attained the age
of the proverbial three score and ten, be?
lng only about 62 years old at the time
of his death. His death will be sincerely
regretted and deeply mourned by his
friends in the West
Mr. Sheppard was born in Illinois, May
21. 1842. He crossed the plains to Oregon
Territory with his mother, afterward the
wife of S. K. Baelon, Clackamas County,
and his sister, the late Mrs. George Je
rome. In 1S52, and settled with them at
Canemah, where the later yearsNf his
boyhood and the early years of his man
hood were spent He leaves," besides his
wife, two daughters by a former mar
riage, Mrs. Ralph Clark, of Spokane, and
Miss Bessie Sheppard, of Barlo,w.
DAVENPORT TOMORROW.
The Great Cartoonist Will Talk of
the Power of His Art.
There may be a. few good seats left
at tho Marauam tomorrow night but not
many, because wherever ho goes. Homer
Davenport draws crowded houses. Port
land is not likely to prove an exception.
Answering Inquiries which have come
to tne box office, it should be stated that
Davenport draws cartoons on the stage
where every one In the house may see
his work, and this Is by no means the
least Interesting feature of a unique and
fascinating entertainment
Davenport will be hero only one night
tomorrow at 8:30.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Babj Is CuttlnK Teeth.
Be cure and uso that old and well-tried
remedy, lira. Wlaslow Soothing Syrup, ror
children teething. It soothes the child,
softens the Rtuns. alloys all pain, cores -wind
colic and djarrboefc.
The Meier & Frank Store
The Meier & Frank Store
Butterick Patterns and Fashion Sheets for May Now Ready The May Delineator also Ready, only 15c a Copy; get one
Entire Score of Mam'selle Napoleon and all the hits New Supply Just Received at Music Department on Second Floor
Great Special Sale of Black Taffeta Silks, 75c grade 59c yard, 89c grade 69c yard, $1.00 grade 79c yard
The Leading Cloak and Suit House
The big Second-Floor Garment Store is splendidly ready to sup
ply your hot-weather needs August temperature in April has
created a remarkable demand for light, cool apparel of every de
scriptionWe are prepared to furnish just the styles you want in
the most extensive varieties and at the most reasonable prices
Such days as yesterday strongly emphasize the need of a hand
some shirtwaist suit, or a cool shirtwaist, or a lightweight walking
skirt, or a lawn dressing sacque, or a silk petticoat The evening
requires one of our jaunty little covert coats like the illustration.
You'll find just what you want here and rightly priced 2d Floor
The Silk Shirtwaist Suit is to "be in favor this Summer, and we've pre
pared in a most liberal manner over 700 suits for you to select from
taffeta silks, foulards, Louisine pongees, in tans, browns, light blue,
-navy, blue and white, black and white, plain black pin checks all made
up in new, attractive styles, at prices ranging from tf f c S(
$16.00 up to... $ 3.UU
"Wool Shirtwaist Suits, in etamines and alpacas, tans, white and navy,
fancy stitched, tucking and lace trimmed effects, $11 tfx -2 ffc
Cotton Shirtwaist Suits, in linens, crash, etamines, chambray, all the new
est styles and trimmings, and priced all the way from rf 9 er tfv
$5.00 up to V& J.U
Thousands and thousands of Shirtwaists in all the newest styles and materials White Cotton
Waists, hundreds of new styles; New Pongee "Waists, New Silk "Waists, New Lace "Waists, New
Jap Silk "Waists, New Lawn Dressing Sacques and Gowns.
BEDSPREADS, SHEETS AND
PILLOW CASES.
300 White Hemmed Bedspreads,
large size, Marseilles patterns
spreads' sold everywhere at $1;
at the special low price Q1
of only 0C
200 White Hemmed Bedspreads
handsome Marseilles patterns,
large size, spreads that always
' sold at $1.50, can ti
now be had for only. . P &
Two great lots of -White Hemmed
Spreads, very best Marseilles
patterns, large size, $1.75 and .$2
values, at 1.36, $1.55
Two great lots of White Fringed
Bedspreads in Marseilles pat
terns and full size, $1.75 and
$2.50 values, ..$1.52, $2.10
Pink and pale blue Fringed Bed
spreads, in full size and ver- best
patterns, $1.50 and $1.75 values,
each $1.12, $1.3S
,200 dozen 45x36 in. Pillow Cases,
hemstitched, splendid quality
cotton and marvelous v a
value at & iQ
200.0 81x90 Hemmed Sheets, you
can't buy them wholesale at the
price we offer them at, .
each 3vC
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Undermusllns
Special bargains in the best TJn
dermuslins this week Muslin
Underwear of full size, abund
ance of lace or embroidery trim
jning, no skimping of sizes. These
offerings are worthy of your at
tention 2d floor.
$1.75, $2 White Petticoats. . .$1.37
$4, $4.50 White Petticoats. .$2.98
Corset Cover specials, 25c, 54c
and ".. $1.22
Special in Drawers, pair 54c
Special in Gowns at, each 62c
Sole Portland agents for La
Grecque Tailored TJndermuslins
see them 2d floor.
Women's $3 Oxfords $ 1.95
Warm-weather Footwear for women at less than manufacturing
cost 500 pairs Oxford Ties, all new, this season's Shoes in a va
riety of the best styles, patent colt oxfords in heavy or light
soles, patent colt Bluchers in light or heavy soles, vici kid ox
fords and Bluchers in light or heavy soles, newest lasts, all sizes
aiwwhere about town Todav is vour last rhanre at P o
Tan Shoes and Oxfords for men and women, best styles, golf
shoes and oxfords, riding boots, athletic footwear of every de
scription, sandals for little boys and girls.
Boys5 Wash Suits and Kilts Greatly Reduced
If your boy needs a wash suit for school or dress wear you will find it here and unus
ually low priced if you buy this week Ten great bargains in boys' wash suits and
kilts All new, this season's styles, pretty -materials and patterns
Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, in tan and blue striped percales, very
best styles and colorings, ages 3 to 10 years; for this Al
sale, remarkable values at the low price of, suit tOC
Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, in tan, blue and pink stripes, com
bination collars, ages 3 to 10 years exceptional val- &.
ues, at, each OC
Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, in blue stripes and crash, nicely
made and trimmed, ages 3 to 10 years; extraordinary Q5
values at, suit 0C
Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, in blue, pink and tan striped duck,
splendid styles, all sizes, greatest values ever offered, qq
per suit 7uC
Boys' Washable Sailor Suits, in heavy crash arid blue and light
striped duck; combination collar and shield, ages tf y$
2 1-2 to 10 years, suit .$ m0
Little Boys' Washable Kilts, in blue and pink striped percales,
with white P. K. collar, ages 2 to 5 years; great QLf
special values at OOC
Little Boys' White P. K Washable Kilts, sailor collar, Russian style, all ages, ex- g p
ceptional bargain at p 1 &
White Russian Blouse Suits for Little Boys, 2 1-2 to 6 years, pretty styles, well rf Qr
made and trimmed ; great special bargain at H5 -
Washable Kilts, in crash, with red or blue trimming, Russian style, blue striped per
cales, with sailor or Eton collar, embroidery trimmed, value extraordinary at
YliPllf- j
95 tsm$ ! I
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Panama Hats I
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For Me
The New Genuine Panama Hats
are ready for your choosing
new shapes, finest quality, light
weight, the largest display in the
city, and at prices ranging from
$7.50 to $10.00, which is
fully 25 per cent less than you
are asked to pay for equal grades
in the exclusive store.
Straw Hats for Men and Boys, all
the new shapes. .25p to $3.00
Golf Shirts for Men and Boys,
thousands of them, all the best
styles and patterns
35 to $2.50
Men's Hosiery, new effects in fan
cies and drop stitch.
Medium and Light Underwear.
New Neckwear New Belts.
Men's Wash Vests, new styles.
Men's Outing Suits. $10 to $25
Men's Alpaca Coats, all grades.
AROUND THE STORE
Great sale of Muslin Curtains,
Matting, Rugs, Footstools, Cribs,
Portieres, Curtain Swiss, etc.
Sole agents for "Yudor" Porch
Shades.
Great sale of Trunks and Suit
Cases.
Great sale of Laces, Embroideries.
Great Notion Sale all this week.
5000 yards of handsome new 25c
Cotton Wash Suitings, all the lat
est patterns and colors the most
desirable styles for shirt- q
waist suits, yard -C
Our entire stock of beautiful 50c
White Waistings at a saving of
8c on every yard you buy; sheer
and medium-weight materials,
immense assortment of styles
all 50c fabrics, at yard 42
2500 yards of Figured Cotton Eta
mines, very best colorings and
styles, all 25c values, at 20
Fifty Refrigerators at $8,50 Each
Tlie Basement store lends a helping hand to the housewife during warm weather the
same as at all seasons of the year Here is a Refrigerator bargain you can't afforS to
pass by if you want comfort at little cost Basement ,
50 handsome "La Belle" Refrigerators, like cut, made by the
Gurney Mfg. Co., which fact guarantees their being equal to
the best zinc lined, adjustable shelf, removable ice compart
ment, handsome oak woodwork, brass handle and hinges, alto
gether the best bargain you ever
had the opportunity to buy only 50
of them, remember no telling how
long they last, so come early, at,
each
Gas 'Plates at 15c, 25c, 35c each; Gas Tubing, 40c, 50c, 60c, 6, 8
and 10-f eet lengths ; Adjustable Window Screens, all sizes, 18c,
22c, 24c, 29c and 35c ; Screen Doors, complete with hinges, knobs
and hooks, all sizes, $1.10, $1.20, $1.30; Philadelphia Lawn Mow
ers, standard of the world, all sizes, $2.75 to $9.00 each ; Garden
Hose, 50-foot lengths, nozzle and couplings, $4.50 to $8.00;
"Gurney" Refrigerators, all sizes, up to $50.00 each; Floor and
Family Paints Basement.
$6.50
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$ 15.00 Rugs, this sale 5 H.00
17.50 Ruffs, this sale 13.00
2L00 Rugs, this sale 16.00
25.00 Rugs, this sale 18.75
2S.00 Rugs this sale 21,00
A Most Important Sale of Oriental Rugs
Dpn't be hasty in the buying of Oriental Rugs It is a question not to be decided in a
moment--Time for the consideration of quality, the colors and the design is absolutely
essential An Oriental Rug is an article of value because of its durability; not necessar
ily expensive but the expenditure required is frequently large and considering the ques
tion from a purely commercial point of view, the selection should not be made hastily
Hasty selection is .oftentimes responsible for repenting at leisure Our own superb gath
ering includes Khivas, Shiraz, Kazaks, Mossouls, Daghestans, Shirvans. Bokharas, Kir
minshahs and other magnificent specimens All sizes from the Prayer Rugto the largest
carpet and hall runner The prices offer exceptional opportunity forjmying a rug or two
at a big saving At any rate let us show 'em to you before .making a purchase Elsewhere
..$ 37.50 $ 90.00 Rugs, this sale $ 67 30
.. 45.00 . ICO.00 Rugs, this sale 73 W
.. 52.00 125.00 Rugs, this sale 93.00
.. 57.50 150.00 Rugs, this sale 110.00
.. 60.00 175.00 Rugs, this sale l0rt
5 30.00 Rugs, this sale 23.50
35.00 Rugs, this sale 26.00
37.50 Rugs, this sale .... 29.00
40.00 Rugs, this sale 31.00
45.00 Rugs, this-sale 36.00
$ 50.00 Rugs, this sale $ 37.50
60.00 Rugs, tnls sale
70.00 Rugs, this sale
75.00 Rugs, this sale
S0.00 Rugs, this sale
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fc sizes 7 feet 6 in. by10 feet 6iin., 9 feet 3 in. by 12 feet 1 in., 10 feet 6 in. by 13
. feet 6 in., 10 feet 3 in. by 13 feet 7 in
$125 to $24Z
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