ffHB HORNINg DBEGOINIXN, WBDNESD'AY, SEPTEMBER 21, 190.
GOLD COINS ON SALE
Lewfs and Clark Souvenirs
Ready for Distribution.
PRICE FIXED BY COMMITTEE
First National Bank Orders 500 of
the Dollars and Covers the Pre
mium Into the Exposition
Company Treasury.
Souvenir gold dollars of the ILewis
md Clark Centennial Exposition -will
be placed on sale at Exposition head
quarters in the Stearns building at
X0:&0 o'clock this morning:. Arrange
ments for the distribution and sale of
the gold pieces -were made at the meet
ing of th,o Souvenir Coin Committee
pester day afternoon.. Chairman Fleisch
ner presided. The following schedule
of prices was agreed upon:
One coin for $ 2.00
!Two coins for 4.00
Three coins for 6.00
Four coins for 8.00
31x coins for 10.00
The sixth dollar Is allowed as a pre
mium on purchases of live coins. Coins
must be paid for before delivery.
The committee laid plans to have the
coins handled by banks at all points
In the Pacific Coast states. An effort
will be made, "also, to Interest school
children. Every fifth coin disposed of
will net the seller $2. A large number
of coins will be sold by the young
ladies who are taking part In the move
ment inaugurated by the Portland
Commercial Club.
Orders lor the coins have been re
ceived from a number of Eastern
points, notably New Tork, Chicago,
Philadelphia and St. Louis. At home
the demand Is strong, as has been evi
denced by the large number of Inquiries
made the past few dys at the banks.
The largest one received so far from
local sources was placed with the Ex
position Company by tho First National
Bank yesterday. It was for 500 coins.
For these the bank paid $1000. Under
the regulations adopted the bank was
entitled to 600 coins, but it waived the
extra 100, and these, with their pre
mium, will o into the Exposition
treasury. This is a clear gift to the
Exposition company of $200. President
Jklills placed the order In behalf of the
First National Bank at the meeting of
the co'in committee, and was thanked
by President Goode, of the Exposition.
All the Portland banks will handle the
coins. They will pay for them $2 each
and sell them at the same prices. The
Exposition Company's office will be tho
only place Jn Portland where coins will
be sold at the rate of six for $10.
Chairman Fleischner, of the souvenir
coin committee, said last night that
the sale of the gold dollars will be
pushed and an effort will be made to
got the first lot of 25,000 Into circu
lation as rapidly as possible. "Portland
people should popularize the Lewis and
Clark gold dollar," said Mr. Fleischner.
"The way to do it is to buy the dol
lars. Every cent of premium earned
goes Into the treasury and helps to
make the Exposition so much stronger
and better. Congress gave us these
coins in lieu of a direct appropriation,
and we must make the test of them."
GIVEN TO LOCAL COMPANY.
Contract for Water Pipe and Fit
tings to Be Filled In "Oregon.
The Oregon Iron and Steel Company has
bean awarded the contract for pipe and
fittings to be furnished the "Water Board
for $25,737.50. This is the contract awarded
the "United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Company of Chicago last week
for $25,650. At tho time the contract was
awarded tho question of Inspection arose
as a matter which would add greatly to
the cost of the pipe required and In the
Ions run cost the city more than would
be the case if the contract was given to
the local firm.
Iuring the argument over the matter
It was claimed that Inasmuch as the call
for bids did not specify that the pipe
would have to be Inspected if constructed
outside of Portland the board" could not
legally reject the lowest bid and accept
a higher one, even though It would be of
great benefit to the city to have the work
done here. The representative of the
Chicago firm agreed to stand the expense
of inspection and the board awarded the
contract.
Mayor "Williams was opposed to giving
an outside company the contract when
the local firm's figures were very little
higher and, after looking Into the matter
thoroughly, refused to sign the contract.
The board was called together In special
session and after an explanation by the
Mayor tho former action was reconsid
ered and the contract awarded to the
Portland firm, of which "W. M. Ladd Is
president.
. SH0ETE0RN HERD WINS.
Charles E. Ladd's Cattle Capture
Prize at St. Louis.
Charles E. Ladd yesterday received a.
telegram from the manager of his
Shorthorn cattle on exhibition at the
St. Louis "World's Fair, which stated
that the Ladd aged herd of Short
horns had taken tho first prize yes
terday. The Ladd young herd of Shorthorns
also received the ninth prize. Throe
of the cattle which received the first
prize were raised in this state, the
others being brought from the East.
Few of the herds at the Fair were
all bom in the same state, but were
made up by cattleralsers who bought
wherever they found a likely animal.
All but one animal In the young herd
were born in Oregon.
Five years and younger ore the
ages of the cattle In the aged herd.
There Is a bull and cow three years
old, one cow two years old, another
one year old, and a yearling heifer.
REGISTRATION IS COMMENCED
First Eight Voters Declare Their In
tentions of Voting for Roosevelt.
Registration of voters for the Presiden
tial election was commenced yesterday In
the County Clerk's office and will con
tinue lor one month. "Wilbur G. Kerns
has charge of the work, and says the
eight men who were registered yesterday
all told Mm they intended voting for
.Roosevelt. Electors who registered for
he June election are not required to reg
ister again, but If they have moved their
residence In the meantime they must give
notice of the change and have the same
certified to by three freeholders. The of
fice Is open from 8 o'clock until 5, and is
also open during the noon hour.
"NOTICE" OHIO SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting win be
held at K. of P. BJall, Marquam Building,
next Friday evening, September 23. A full
attendance Is requested. Refreshments."
50c Hosiery 33c
A great special sale of women's Hosiery
for today and tomorrow A new import
ation and matchless value 3 OOP pairs
fine quality plain and lace lisle, perfect fit
ting and superior finish, "Hermsdorf" dye
insuring absolutely fast color, all sizes.
every pair standard 50c value,
your choice at the low price of
Women's Knit Underwear
33c
Time to give thought to heavier Underwear;
a little foresight -may save a doctor's hill; the
Fall stock is complete with all weights, grades
and styles. Unequaled values for your money.
Women's fine ribbed "Wool Vests and Pants, natural color, well made
and finished, all sizes, regular $1.25 and $L50 values
93c
.Women's white ribbed cotton, fleece-lined Union Smts heavy
weight, all sizes ; best 75c values, on sale at '.
47c
Children's fleece-lined swiss ribbed Cotton Vests and Pants, gray-or
white, all ages ; regular 35c values for &jQ
Women's imported swiss ribbed vests and tights, in. pink,blue, black and
white, best qualities.
"Munsing" Plated Underwear, in union suits, vests and pants, in light,
medium or heavy weight, a full assortment of new styles at all prices.
"Harvard Mills" fine ribbed, hand finished Underwear, light, medium
and heavy weights, gray and white vests, pants or tights,; prices up-to $4.00
a suit. Must be seen to be appreciated.
Novelties in Women's Vests, silk, wool and mixed.
The Meier Sb Frank Store
An Apology
Is due to the thousand of women who were
unable to secure their share of the great bar
gain in Embroideries we offered yesterday. The
entire lot was practically sold out at 10 A. M.
Four times the amount we had would have
come nearer to supplying the demand We 're
doing our best to duplicate the bargain with
good chances of success. Keep your eyes on the
Meier & Frank store news.
An apology is also due for our inability to
supply yesterday three advertised items in the
drug sundry line. In our anxiety to always offer
equal or better merchandise for less money than
any other store, the advertising manager took
the authority of duplicating a list of about '20
items at lower prices than advertised elsewhere
Monday evening, for Tuesday's sale, being posi
tive at the time that the goods were in stock.
The store being closed, he was unable to get
into communication with the department buyer,.
For two of the items we were compelled to offer
a different article from that advertised The
other we were able to supply after 11 A. M.,
through the courtesy of a local retail store.
Custom Shade and Drapery Work a Specialty.
Best Materials, Workmanship, Lowest Prices
Guaranteed All Orders Promptly Executed
15c Flannelettes for 8c Yard
We continue on sale for today and to
morrow the great offering of new 34
inch Flannelettes, Persian effects, stripes
and dots Thousands of yards of pret
tiest styles for wrappers, dressing jack
ets, etc. An immense variety for yon
to select from and every yard the best
15c valueBuy all yon want
at the low price of, per yard O
36-inoh Scotch Flannels in the best colors
and designs, big assortment of styles, reg
ular 40c values; on sale at e
the low price of, yard ,OC
Linen Bargains
Bleached Satin Damask Table Lin
ens, 72 inches wide, very best de
signs, great value, today, yd. .78
Silver. Bleached Satin Damask Table
Linen, 72 inches wide, marvelous
value for today, yard 89
White Marseilles Bedspreads, best
patterns, regular $2.50 value, on
sale for today at 1.98.
Hemstitched Damask Teacloths, 36x
36 inches, value never before
equaled at .... $1.33
Pure Linen Roller Toweling, washed
ready for use, today, yard. . . .13
Portieres $4.38
Tapestry Portieres, solid colors, and
two-tone effects, 50 inches wide by
three yards long; fringed top aid
bottom; handsome styles in big va
riety; most stores would ask $6.00
to $6.50 a pair for
them; today's price, pr. h&0
$3.00 COUCH COVERS $1.95
60-inch Reversible Bagdad Stripe
Couch Covers, fringed all around';
handsome colorings ; the g qp
reg. $3 values, today, pr
Tapestry Table Covers, solid colors,
fringed all around; two yards
square ; today only at fl 1 "5 0
this low price
The Meier Frank Store
Principal Portland Agency Butterick Patterns,
Publications October Delineator Now on Sale
Sole Portland Agents for the Famons "Oster
moor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses, All Sizes
Portland Agents "Perrins" Real French Kid
Gloves New Fall Styles $1.50 to $3.00 Pair
(6
Basefelt" Shoes
For Misses and Children
$3.00 Values at $1.95 Pair
$2.50 Values at $1.65 Pair
A marvelous offering of J. & T. Cousins ' famous
"Easefelt" Shoes for Misses and Children, 1500
pairs all told, box calf, welt sole, lace style, the
best $3 school shoes money can buy, mi Q C
sizes 11 to 2, wonderful value at,.pr... v
Children's "Easefelt" Shoes, in box zC
calf, sizes 8 to 11, best $2.50 vals, pr. ? I 0
Women's $5 Slippers $135
350 pairs of Women's Fine Shoes, a great odd lot in
vici kid, velvet and patent leather, rt j t
$2.50 to $5.00 values at, pair S I mOJ
Children's Sleeping Garments
Children's Knit Sleeping Garments with feet; Dr.
Denton's famous make, ages 4 to 10 yrs. ; e
regular 75c values ; for this sale at ?C
We are Portland agents for the well-known "Ar
nold" Knit Goods for infants and children.
Our New Fall and Winter Catalogue Sent Free
to Any Out-of-Town Address Largest and
Handsomest Mail-Order Catalogue on Coast
Portland's Largest and Best Store
Sensational Millinery Sale
French Model Hats Reduced Today
Remarkable selling of high-class Millinery oH day yesterday We have sold more
fine Millinery so far this month than any two previous seasons put together The
reason for which is not hard to comprehend Handsomest creations, the largest va
riety, exclusive styles, the best efforts of the leading French makers The price
concessions we have made are of important interest to every intending purchaser
$40 French Model Hats, 25; $30 French Model Hats,
$19.50; $25 French Model Hats, $17.50; $20 French
Model Hats, $14.50; $15 French Model Hats, $13-Come
early to get nrst choice.
200 Velvet Dress Hats at $4.75
200 beautiful Velvet Dress Hats and .Turbans in all colors,
trimmed in the latest fashions, big assortments and values
never before equaled in the history of ai
Portland retailing atthe very low price of ?tp. O
Shirred and tucked Silk and "Velvet Turbans, all shapes, im
mense variety ; marvelous values for today a q
and tomorrow at, each p 1
400 Ready -to -Wear and Street
Hats at $1.95 Each
400-Eeady-to-Wear and Street Hats, great special purchase of new styles to go on sale for
today and Thursday; all the latest novelties; made to sell at $3.00 and $3.50 gt
each; latest Bhapes and trimmings; at, each 3 I
Misses' fine Fur Beavers,. new bell orown, best $2.95 values," on sale today and " o i ff-
Thursday at the wonderfully low price of, each a 9J $
New. arrivals in "Phipps & Aichinson," "Gage" and "Bendel" Tailored Hate
5000 Perry Pictures,
Two for 3c,
Colored Two for 5c
We place on sale today 5000 Perry Pictures, large
size, hundreds of subjects, unmounted, value extra
ordinary at 2 for 3.
Colored subjects, 2 for 5.
Entire Stock of Framed Pic
tnres at 33 Off
We are offering choice from our entire stock of
Framed and Unframed Pictures at a discount of
33 1-3 per cent from the regular selling prices
need for the space they now occupy for displaying
the new Holiday Goods now en route is the reason
for this radical reduction. The greatest Picture
bargains ever offered is the result f
Second Floor 73 VII
Silks and Dress Goods
1000 yards of plain and figured Silk Shirtwaist Suit
ing, all new, pretty effects in superior quality silks,
the very best 85c and $1 values in a big variety
are yours today and Thursday at, per yd 63 p
Great special purchase of 100 pieces of new Dress
Materials mixed suitings and tailored, effects all
are desirable styles for suits and separate skirts.
Three grades
$1.00 grade at, the yard 79
$1.25 grade at, the yard $1.07
$1.50 grade at, the yard. $1.29
Silk finished Corduroy Waistings, new, pretty ef
fects ; great special value for today,
yard
$3.50 and $3.75 Night Gowns for $2.75 Each
Another important sale of women's high-grade Nightgowns for today and tomorrow-200
beautiful nainsook and cambric robes attractively trimmed in dainty embroidery, insertion
and tucks, Vol. laces, edgings and insertions, headings and ribbons,
round and square-cut necks, Mother Hubbard, Bishop, Empire and
slip styles, all sizes, pleasing variety, the best $3.50 J yp
and $3.75 valnes for this sale only, each Jp C D
Women's Fine Cambric Drawers, with wide umbrella flounce, trimmed in fine
embroidery, laces, cluster of tucks, and insertions, all sizes, best a j
75o values, for this sale only, your choice, pair tt C
INFANTS' WEAR
The great September Sale of In
fants' Wear continues through the
month. All the necessary things to
make little tots comfortable are
marked at low prices.
Women's Outing Flannel Night
robes, made of the best quality out
ing flannel, stripes and plain col
ors; trimmed in fancy braids and
edgings ; $1.50 values, t m
at the low price of p 1 1
"Peninsular" Stoves and Ranges
"Peninsular" Steel Ranges, Cook Stoves and Heaters at special low prices. The greatest and
best line of stoves on the market A bond guarantee for ten years with every one, and easy payments
for parties of crood credit. We invite comnariKon with othpr lrinr?
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jTwunsuiar pianisnea oteei itange, Deauttiully
constructed and finished 50 per cent more
heating and cooking capacity than f
any other make; great val., 2 days 90UU
A 13-mch Coal Heater, elegantly nick
eled, guaranteed a perfect heater. . .
$6.75
A 17-inch Wood Heater -writh ninVol fr-in
swing top and front feed door, m ff
unequaled value for this sale V UU
A handsome six-hole Cast Range, nicely nickeled,,
a great baker, guaranteed by bond f(
for ten years; great special value ,$O.UU
September House-Furnishing Goods Sale
Grandest values of year in staple, everyday household articles no housewife should miss
Gas Xilgbters for. each 10c
Gas Tapers for, "box 5c
4- hook Hall Hack for 5c
5- hook Hall Rack for 5c
Fancy wood Salt Box 28c
Large assortment Match. Safes. 4c
Currycombs for, each 8c
Eggbeaters for, each 6c
Potato Mashers for, each 4c
Nickel Strainers, each 11c
S-qL Nickel Coffee Pot :...63c
Nickel-Plated Cuspidors 10c
Granite Cuspidors for 27o
7-ln. round yellow Baking Dish. So
Good Mop Sticks for, each 12c
Wood Ax, good mako 63c
50c White Enamel Pot, 2-qt. S4c
60o White Enamel Pot. S-qt 42c
75c White Enamel Pot, 4-qt .52c
90c "White Enamel Pot, 6-qt 63c
51.00 White Enamel Pot, 8-qt....69c
tL20 White Enamel Pot, 10-qt....82c
Imperial Family Paint, can 19c
Nickel Lamps, complete with "
chimney and white dome shade,
for only $1.29
13-ln. Chop Bowls for J5c
15c Chop Knife for, each lie
100-ft. Clothes Line for J9c
Clothes Pins for. dozen lc
jOc Wall Coffee Mill for 34c
Nickel-Plated Pokers fox. 8c
1-gaL galvanized Oil Cans JL6o
All Fancy Cookie Cutters 2c
Japanese Pot Brushes lc
15c Japanese Dustpans lie
25c Crumb Tray and Brush 15c
EO-ft Fall Rakes for, each ,37c
9x71 Toasters and Broiler 9c
10c Wood Spoons for 7c
10c Towel Rollers for 8c
Asbestos Mats for. each 8c
25c Ceiling Hooks for, dozen ....16c
12c Coat and Hat Hooks, dozen.. 9c
15c Claw Hatchet for 11c
Ladles' Nail Hammer So
Medium Nail Hammer Jlc
Combination Stove-Lifter 2c
No. 2 Universal Food Chopper.. JL1S
15c assortment Tea and Coffee
Cans for 41c
15c Carpet and Rug Beaters.... 10c
No. 8 Cast Skillet for 36c
10-ln. round Hot-Cake Griddle,. 36c
15c Stove Polish Mitt for 10c
15c Flour Sifters for, each 9c
Great September Carpet Sale
No let-up in the great September Carpet selling No getting away from the fact that we are
offering the best Carpet values in town Competitors know it, customers know it And the more you
look around the easier it is for us to sell you. "We've done some shopping ourselves, so know what
we are talking about Easy payments for people of good credit.
70c Melrose Ingrain 52c a Yard
20 rolls of Melrose Ingrains in pretty wood effects Big variety of the best patterns and colors. The
regular 75o grade, sewed, laid and lined, at the extremely low price of, the yard 52tf
100 rolls of Royal Axmlnsters, in the
new two-tone and floral effects
and Orientals, very large variety
to select from; price quoted In
cludes sewing, laying: and lin
ing:; best JLS0 quality, fci -
at, yd -......v.PAD3
100 rolls of the celebrated Windsor
Brussels, moBtly Oriental and
two-toned effects, carpet guaran
teed fast color, and can be washed
with soap and water; includes
sewing-, laying; lining jjj
75 rolls of Tapestry Brussels, floral
' and Oriental effects, carpet of
beauty and durability; the grade
sold everywhere at $1.10 the yard:
you can buy here, sewed laid and
lined at the low price of 87c
90c Grade 55c Square Yard 75c Grade 45c Square Yard
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English
Price.
Portland's Leading Cloak Store
Is showing mammoth varieties in all lines of women's ready-to-wear
apparel A showing of new earments that would do credit
to any New York, Philadelphia or Chicago establishment Ask any
woman in tne rcortnwest "Where's the best place in Portland to buy
a new suit or coat?" and the reply will quickly be, The Meier &
Frank Store For 10 years we have made specialty of women's and
children's ready-to-wear garments Recognized its importance by
increased stocks and space long before other stores awoke to the
situation We have remained the leading cloak store ever since and
always will if energy, merchandise and prices count for anything
le us snow you the new Suits, Coats, Skirts and Cravenettes The
extent of the display will really surprise you
In Evening Costumes, Wraps and Waists
The showing represents the highest type of positively swell gar
mentsImported models and adaptations in far greater assortment
than any similar display in the city The most reasonable prices
prevail throughout this superb gathering It is no trouble to show
you today or anytime
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vvau wji.tiAfl, secretary.