.THE MOUSING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APISIL 29, 1904.
M IS FRANT
Germans in Africa Cry
for Heip.
HERREROS PRESSING THEM
Commandant Cables He Has
Suffered Heavy Losses.
STARVATION IS NEW DANGER
Conservative People in Berlin, Ac
quainted With the Country,
Predict a Second Sepoy
Rebellion.
CHICAGO, April 28. (Special.) Tho
American has th efollowlns special cable
gram from Berlin:
German arms have met with fearful re
verses in South Africa, amounting prac
tically to a massacre. On top of the
slaughter of Germon afficers and men by
the rebellious Herreros comes a frantic
appeal for succor from the hard-pressed
troops.
"For God's sake send help," read the
prayers for relief.
The commandant of the Grootfonteln
district, in German Southwest Africa, to
day pleaded by cable for immediate as
sistance. "Have suffered terrible losses, and lack
the necessaries of life. I beg for imme
diate assistance."
Coming on top of the news of the defeat
in which eight German officers and 53 men
perished and 112 were wounded, this plea
for assistance leads to the belief that
the military forces have met with even
more serious reverses. It is believed the
German population of the entire district
have been driven to bay in intrenched po
sitions, and that there is intense suffer
ing for want of food.
A semi-official publication here today de
clares that no further engagements with
the Herreros are expected until the Ger
mans are strong enough to strike a deci
sive blow.
Despite the attempts of the government
organs to prove that the disasters are
due to laxity and carelessness in the face
of danger, it is believed that the situa
tion is more serious than shown even by
the wildest of rumors that have been cir
culated. Conservative Germans, who know
the situation in Southwest Africa declare
that the mutiny of Herreros is likely to
be a second Sepey rebellioa. Between the
danger of death at the hands of the can
nibals and the immediate danger of star
vation, the situation is held as appalling.
The German force in tho colony is in
adequate, and it will be weeks "before
enough troops can reach the scene to cope
with the hordes of cannibals. The latter
seem to have overrun the kraals, and
perhaps have massacred all the people
living outside the town.
Kaiser Expected to Act at Once.
BERLIN. April 28. Colonel Duerr, con
cerning whose return from German South
west Africa conflicting reasons have been
given, arrived at Hamburg today, and
made the Impression that he was a very
sick man.
The Vossische Zeltung says Emperor
"William has expressed open dissatisfac
tion with the management of affairs in
Southwest Africa.
Political circles assert that the object
of Emperor William in ordering Chancel
lor Von Bulow to Karlsruhe was to con
fer with him on the African situation. The
Chancellor takes with him an elaborate
review of the military situation, drawn
up by the general staff, which has been
busy conferring for several days with
the Colonial Office. It is expected that
the Emperor will reach a speedy decision
and order large reinforcements to Africa.
SON OF DON CARLOS TO JAIL.
For Pawning Famous Necklace He
Must Serve Ten Months.
PARIS, April 28. Ernest Deligne. for
merly secretary of Don Jaime de Bour
bon, son of Don Carlos, pretender to the
Spanish throne, was sentenced today to
ten months imprisonment for pawning
the famous jewelled necklace of Marie
Antoinette, which descended to Don
Jaime. The necklace originally belonged
to Marie Therese of Austria, later passing
to Marie Antoinette. Lately Don Jaime
had left it with his sister, Princess Alice
de Bourbon.
Deligne maintained he was carrying out
the transaction for Don Jaime, but the
jewelers contradicted him, and his con
viction followed.
Dublin Honors British Sovereigns.
DUBLIN, April 2S. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra had a great popular
ovation in the streets of Dublin today
while on their way to lay the foundation
stone of the Royal College of Science.
Troops lined the route, which was
crowded for hours before the royal cor
tege arrived.
FINDS HIS TONGUE IS TEED.
Lawson Retires From Brokerage Firm
to Meet Accusers.
BOSTON, April 2S. It was announced
on the Boston Exchange today that
Thomas W. Lawson has severed his con
nection with the firm of Lawson, Arnold
& Co., bankers and brokers. The firm
holds membership in both the Boston and
New Tork Stock Exchanges.
In a statement, Lawson said the rules
of the Stock Exchange, of which his firm
is a member, "forbids that degree of pub
licity" which at the present time he
deemed necessary in order to carry on his
contest "against certain interests." He
said he owed it to the public vigorously
to combat those who he thinks have done
the public wrong, and he owed the pub
lic the further duty of "telling them
what he docs, and why he does it."
No Attempt to Blow Up Ships.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 28. Regard
ing the alleged attempts to destroy the
Russian protected cruisers Isumud and
Jemtchug, now lying at the Nevsky
work, by Finns, the Ministry of the In
terior explains that a police Inquiry has
established that the report grew out of
the loss of a few barrels of government
dynamite, which were found by a Cap
tain who set it on Are in the shipyards.
No attempt was made to blow up the
ships.
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V Amazing Shoe Values
1 Slaughter Prices Today Only
I A special lot of women's $3.50
and $4.00 Dress Shoes and Ox
fords, patent or plain kid stock,
in the popular tans or "black,
in welt or soft-turned sole
styles today only 2.48
I Infants' Button or Lace Shoes,
red or black kid stock, sizes 2
to 5Yz, and best dollar values
for today only, at pair 48
"Women's very dressy hand-made
bench shoes, patent or extra
fine, handsome, plain black vici
kid stock, with Louis or mili
tary heels, plain toes or with
tips. Over 40 new styles, and
all from a famous maker. Best
$5.00 and $6.00 Shoes in any
store in America today only,
choice for 3.23
Women's $3.00 Shoes in dress
and street styles, in high style
or Oxfords, all the newest and
latest styles and lasts, flexible
hand-turned soles or welted
today only $1.68
Exceptional Value in
Dress Goods
$1.25 VALUES 69.
Friday we place on the counters
in the big dress goods annex a
lot of new Foulards, Checked,
striped and Boutonne Taffeta,
Louisines, Armures and Benga
line weaves, made specially for
shirtwaist suits, drop-skirts',
trimmings and dressy waists
and gowns our regular $1.25
and $1.00 qualities, for Friday
Economy Sale, yard 69
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Fifth and Wash
ington Streets.
52d Friday Economy
Sale Anniversary
A MONSTER CONCOURSE OF MATCHLESS
EIRST GRAND ANNIVERSARY OE THE ERIDAY
MARKS THE
ECONOMY SALE
We are in the midst of a big three days' celebration of the event. That we might the more forcibly impress upon the minds of Portland
people the importance of this great weekly economy feature, we launched today a record-breaking aggregation of such unparalleled values as
were never before gathered under any one Portland mercantile roof. Instead of a one-day sale we have planned and have in execution a grand
three-day feast of values unsurpassed in scope and magnitude by any similar event ever held in our city. Starting this morning and ending
on Saturday at closing time, a sale is in progress Jaere that fittingly celebrates the first yearly anniversary or birthday of the Friday Economy
Sale. One year ago today the infant entered the world of bargain events that fill the busy weeks of retail selling in Portland. Its growth
is now a matter of history. Week by week it grew in volume and today it stands a Colossus among its kind, its sway undisputed and wielding
a scepter of mighty bargain power. This grand three-day bargain fete is the record-breaking low-price event of the Spring season of 1904.
Thirty hours' selling of the grandest values. In bargain-giving our supremacy is unquestioned.
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IMPORTANT!
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CREDIT CUSTOMERS Those patrons
who favor us with their monthly accounts will receive full benefit of
this great sale, and all goods bought during it today and tomorrow,
April 29 and SO will go on the May accounts.
In addition to the following list, every advertised special value of
the week goes in this sale.
Bargains marked "Friday only" will only be on sale today, during
the progress of the "Friday Economy Sale" proper others are for
both today and Saturday. Read the printed list. Hundreds go
unmentioned, small lots and others.
Woman's Suits Half Price Today
Second Day of the Wonderful Sale of
Women's Dress and Street Suits.
Yesterday was a busy scene in the
Suit store; 'twas only a question of
how many our expert salespeople
with their extra helpers could wait
upon, and the suits went to new own
ers. The selection remains as fine
choosing today. Assortments are
unbroken. Too many suits for even
yesterday's tremendous selling to
deplete. In two big lots, divided as
follows, the sale goes on today:
LOT 1 includes Suits in dress
styles, materials of Etamine, Broad
cloth and handsome novelty Tweeds,
also Venetians in all the newest
styles, blouse, Eton and jacket
effects, handsomely trimmed, wth
every earmark of the high art, man
tailored garment. Values range up
from $45 to $85 the best regular
values shown this season for two
more days only at HALF PRICE.
Any Suit in the lot most of them
are far under cost of actual vmake,
many under first cost of material.
Instead of $45 to $85, for today and
Saturday S22.50 to S42.50
WALKING SUITS of Cheviots, Homespuns and swell Novelty
Tweeds, in all popular, wanted colors, jacket, eton or blouse styles;
very chic, jaunty suits; Tegular $38.50 to $65 values today and Sat
urday at ONE-HALF PRICE.
$19.25 to $32.50
LOT 2 embraces about 450 Walking Suits, all new this season,
very latest, smartest styles. Regular $18.50 to $25 values for two
more days only today and Saturday choice at half price S9.25
to 12.50. v
Every suit in this great sale is new, ultra-fashionable and would
be a bargain at regular prices.
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Friday's Silk SpecialAnnex, First Floor
In addition to the matchless values offered for the three days of this
great sale we place on sale for today only 75 pieces of Japanese
Corded Wash Silks, in all colors and combinations. They are all
this season's goods, designs are stripes and checks. Our regular
50c a yard quality Friday Economy Sale only 33
$1.00 quality of all Pure Silk Crepe de Chene, a beautiful high-finished
Silk and very soft and clingy, in all new, seasonable colors, includ
ing white, cream and black price, today only, yard Q3$
MEN'S BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR 50c VALUES FRIDAY
ONLY 29$.
Man's Shop First Floor.
A splendid 50c line of plain Egyptian Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers;
shirts have irench neck, drawers with strap and double seat
today only, per garment 29
Men's black seamless Hosiery, today only, pair Q$
Silk Petticoats
Half Price Today
The greatest Silk Petticoat bargain in town is here today. 'Tis
no new thing for this famous store to assert its authoritative leader
ship in bargain making. One might as well try to stem Niagara's
torrent as to block our path to absolute supremacy as style creators
and value-givers. Here's more proof
300 new and handsome Silk Petticoats, in black and every popular,
wanted color. The assortment is too large and varied to permit de
scription in limited space. Suffice to say these are the very latest
styles, absolutely new, and bear the hall-mark of exclusive elegance
and top-notch fashion to a remarkable degree. The regular prices in
cluded in this lot) selected from the cream of our stocks up to $35,
are extremely low as regularly marked, and yet, TODAY WE'LL
HALVE THEM.
$10.00
$12.50
$15.00
$18.50
$20.00
$22.50
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
$5.00
56.25
57.50
59,25
.0.00
511.25
$25.00
$28.50
$30.0
$32.50
$35.00
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
Petticoats
....12.50
.-.14.25
...15.00
...16.25
...17.50
Beautiful Laces Slaughtered
First Floor,
A tremendous stampede to the lace counter will follow this announce
mentbetter be early for pick. A fine, new lot of rich lierre lace
net all-overs, for fronts of waists or fancy sleeves and all lace
waists. Regular $1.50 a yard qualities Whites and creams
today only, for 75$
40c Embroideries and Insertions I2cyd
A WONDERFUL VALUE. First Floor.
Today only we will sell an immense lot of swell new Embroideries,
Insertions and Fine Embroidered Edges, Nainsooks, Cambrics and
Swisses in the lot. Not a piece under a 20c value, but more up to
a grand value at 40c choice today only at, yard 12xfa$
Grand Ribbon Bargain
40c RIBBONS 24.
All Pure Silk Taffeta Ribbons, in 6 and 6-inch widths, all popular,
wanted colors, also black, white and creams; much in demand for
Spring neckwear, belts, sashes and hat trimmings regular 35c and
40c values, today only at, the yard 24
An Amazing Sale of Millinery
Second Floor Salons The Biggest Values Ever Offered in Portland
in Superb, Fashionable and Exclusive Headwear at 98.
The great sale embraces Ready-to-wear
Hats, Trimmed Hats, Untrimmed Hats,
Hats for Women, Hats for Misses, Hats
for Children. Values up from $1.25 to
$2.60. All combined in one gigantic sale
for Today Only.
The Street and Ready-to-Wear Hats are
all of the newest and very latest styles, in
a nice variety of colors, very smart and
dressy. Values to $2.50.
The Trimmed Hats are very swell,
charming creations of the milliner's art,
adapted to popular prices. Trimmings con
sist of flower, foliage, ribbon or feather
trimmings. Splendid regular value at $2.00.
The Untrimmed Hats include many of
the most popular, wanted and newest shapes. Some are the $1.25
values, but most are better, up to $2.50.
The Misses' and Children's Hats are the popular reigning styles
of the season, very smartest and sweliest creations shown for young
folk this month. All splendid values.
CHOICE OF ANY OF ABOVE HATS, TODAY ONLY, FOR 98$.
Richardson's $2.25 Damask $ 1 .45 yd. I st Floor
FOR TODAY ONLY-IN THAT FAMOUS LINEN SHOP.
Handsome all-linen, satin-faced Double Damasks, woven by slow and
tedious but painstaking process on a hand loom by expert weavers
at the "Home of Best Irish Linens" Richardsons, of Belfast,
Ireland. In two-yard width, all new designs, and our own special
$2.25 quality a surpassing value today only at.the yard... 1.48
Among the Wash Stuffs
Domestic Aisle First Floor.
For today only we place on sale 2000 yards of handsome novelties in
Wash Fabrics. Among them are new Jacquards, Madras and
Karnack Suitings. The best 20c values anywhere shown today
only, at, the yard 12Yo$
SPECIAL SALE
American White, Semi-Porcelain, Fancy
Shape, Thin Cups
Third
50-piece Dinner Sets $2.93
60-pIece Dinner Sets $3.85
100-piece Dinner Sets $5.95
DECORATED AMERICAN PORCE
LAIN BROWN FLOWER, FANCT
SHAPES.
50plece Set $3.60
60-piece Set j $4.60
100-piece Set $7.13
DO YOU WANT A LAWN MOWER?
One made to cut. Not a cheap machine
one that will last.
12-Inch $2.20
14-inch $2.45
16-inch $2.70
Floor.
SUMMER WILL SOON BE HERE
HARDWOOD WINDOW SCREENS.
1Sx33 i0c
24x37 25c
30x37 33c
30x42 38c
HEAVY STEEL COOK STOVE
SHAKE AND DUMP GRATE FOR
WOOD OR COAL.
16-lnch oven, $21 special $15.25
18-inch oven, $23 special $17.25
FOR HOT WEATHER OR SEASIDE
Two-burner blue flamo Cook Stove.$3.95
GREAT SALE 1S47 ROGERS BROS.'
SILVERWARE.
Underwear and Hosiery
A Matchless Price Concession For Today Only.
Women's silk and cotton mixed Vests, Pants and
Tights. Vests are sleeveless, short sleeves or long
sleeves, pants and tights either knee or ankle length,
and. all are of the famous "Merode" make nothing
higher could be said in their favor. The regular
$1.25 quality, today only at, garment G9$
Women's lace-trimmed cotton Vests, low neck and
sleeveless best 25c quality, today only, at 17$
Ii.i$ 'jjnfwfify
4$g0
SPLENDID HOSIERY SPECIALS.
For today only we offer ladies' black imported "O. K." Cotton Hosiery
of finest, softest gauze, absolutely the best 50c hosiery value in the
city, every pair having our guarantee of satisfactory wear. A rare
hosiery bargain at a Friday price of, per pair 33d
Misses' fine-ribbed black lisle Hosiery, seamless, double heels and toes,
a splendid dress stocking. In sizes 6 to Sy2. Our grand 25c
value, today only at, the pair 17
LADIES' 35c COLLARS 19 Neckwear Counter First Floor.
A swell new lot of Persian embroidered turnover Collars for wear
the coming warm days. Of linen scrim prettily embroidered in
fancy colors good value at 35c, today special at 19$
LADIES' 4.00 SILK GLOVES 2.48.
xasnions newest iancy. lasnion
writers are telling of them in all the
glove lore of leading fashion publi
cations 27-inch long, silk creations,
with dainty lace work running the
length of the arm. Some are all
silk, others of silk net in open
mesh effect, all daintily trimmed in
lace from shoulder to wrist. In
black or white grand values at 4
the pair. Very fashionable and
dressy today only, pair... 2.48
rl$vHOPUl
FRIDAY PICK-UPS Friday Only
Bargains from here and there about the store, among the small wares
First Floor.
Box Witch Hazel Toilet Soap, three cakes to box, today only 10
Hairpins, in pretty shell colors, plain or crimped, 1 dozen on each card,
in medium size, regular value 20c card, today only 12
Ladies' Leather Belts in black, brown, tan and gray, all sizes, a fine
assortment, containing values from 60c to 85c each, today only,
choice for 9
65c Shirtwaist Sets, in gilt, French gray, pearl and jeweled, in assorted
fancy styles; values in the lot up to 65c special on Friday only
at, the set 15
Sterling Silver Hat Pins, latest and newest styles, 15c values 10
RARE VALUES EVERYDAY NEEDFULS 1st Fi.
Hard-Water Castile Soap, in long bars, special, bar 5
Purest quality White Spanish Castile Soap, value 10c cake, special.. 5
Wrist Bags, in black, brown and tan, in real seal and walrus leathers,
value 1.25, special, each . 75
Finest quality real seal and walrus leather Wrist Bags, large size,
value $2.50, special, each 1.50
Scissors, fine nickel-plated, in 4, 5 and 6-inch, pointed or round ends,
special, each .x. 25p
Coin Purses, in seal leather, metal frames, black, value 25c each, special,
each 12$
Curling Irons, medium size, value 5c each, special, each 3
Hair Pin Cabinet, containing 200 assorted sizes mixed Wire Hair Pins,
values 9c box, special, box 5
Dress Shields, fluted, ventilating hubber
Size No. 2, value 17c pair, special, pair 11
Size No. 3, value 18c pair, special, pair 12
Size No. 4, value 20c pair, special pair 14
Fine Rhinestone Brooch Pins, all new and fancy designs, value 35c.
each, special, each 20
Beauty Pins, gold-plated, 1 dozen on card, special, card 10$
Belt Pins, new, oxide and gilt, fancy patterns, value 35c each, special,
each '. 20
Beaded Lorgnette Chains, square, Indian braided, assorted colors, value
$1.65, special, each 85
chines at Special
Prices Today Only
A boon to those who have the
buying of a machine for the home
in view. These famous Sewing
Machines, made by the leading
makers in this country and guaran
teed by us for ten years, regularly
sold at about half the agency price
for the same machines, today as a
surpassing special at these nrices:
3-drawer, box top, $21.00 machine, today S16.75
5-drawer, box top, $22.65 machine, today $17.85
,5-drawer, drophead, $24.90 machine, today 20.50
1 .50 Black Sateen
Petticoats 93c
Annex Second Floor.
Ladies' black mercerized Sateen Petticoats, deep
flounce, with a cluster of three rows of stitching
and two rows of 2V-inch ruffles regular price
$1.50, special at 98