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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1904)
THE MOHNING OBEGONIAN, PKIDAT, OCTOBER 21, 190 Yr Credit Is Grf Here Opem && acoesut here at Fert laad's beet aad largest store, PT swnthly. See me abemt it. "Tie Credit Man," 3d Floor. Tie XOVEJCEEi DESIGKEJt bow ready at the center only 10, or special sabecriptie price, postpaid to any address, 80 a year. HOW TO ORDER If yon ca&'t get to the store, order by mail or 'phone Private Exchange 12. Leading mail-order house on the Coast. THE OLD HOMESTEAD STORE THE HOME OF QUALITY AND WORTH STA2TDAKD PATTESNS-Pirst Fleer Annex All Standard Patterns are now 10 and X5 none "higher. Sole Oregon Agents for the World-Famous Bonnet Silks. the DrrPEEiarr store.' 77th WEEKLY OCCURRENCE OP PORTLAND'S GRANDEST BARGAIN EVENT! TjiE OLDS, WORTMAN & KING Friday Economy Sale Today A CAREFUL PERUSAL OP THIS PAGE WILL OTSUBE YOUE PRESENCE AT THIS BIG, DEPENDABLE BARGAIN" STOEE TODAY. THERE ARE HOSTS OP MATCHLESS VALUES HERE AT PRICES THAT DOUBLE THE PURCHASING POWER OP YOUR MONEY I Our thanks are due and heartily tendered our great puhlic for their appreciation of our efforts to place before them the values of their lives. Your generous patronage, home-folk and visiting friends, dur ing the earlier part of the Autumn season, assures us that we have succeeded beyond our fondest, most sanguine, optimistic expectations, and it has made possible the offering of these surpassing bargains for. "Bargain Friday" shoppers. The yellow tickets point the way to special FRIDAY savings, while thousands of their prototypes in white serve as guidepo3ts to economy avenues open all the week. And many more there are, like golden nuggets in a bonanaa mine, that go unmarked. . 1 Another Piece of Good Millinery Fortune! Salons of Fashionable Head Dress Second Floor. We've a very discon tented manager in this branch of the Olds, Wortman Is King or ganization. He's a sleepless, restless sort of chap who's never satisfied a sort of up to - no w ' 1 Oliver Twist" who is always holding out his plate for more and better. Good sort of fellow to have 'round, don't you think? These "satisfied" fellows are not much 'count, anyhow. This millinery monarch of ours is always after something better and more of it. This time he's stretched out his tentacles and ab sorbed another manufacturer's stock of NEW, READY-TO-WEAR HATS, which he places ON SALE TODAY AT LESS THAN MAKER'S COST! Manufacturers are closing their Autumn season and going onto hats for next Spring their Winter "run" of straws. They are' through with the road salesman's and store samples lines that always embrace immense variety of choicest conceptions in headwear. Knowing our output larger than alf the other "big store" millinery departments COMBINED they come to us for a cash offer. Here's a case. Just 800 hats in the lot, exact fac similes of hats sell ing in all the local millinery shops and depart ments at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Turbans, Sailors and handsome dress shapes, in all the newest popularized colorings, including browns, champagnes, blues and grays, also white, and black. Immense, rich choosing -I AC from vast assortment at I A Supplementary Trio that Will Sing the Praises Today OP THE Great 3-Day Sale of Knitwear and Hosiery In Underwear Aisles. A timely, seasonable addition that will make buying here to day one long, sweet song." FRIDAY ECONOMY SPECIALS IN Women's and Misses' Knit Underwear 53d FOR WOMEN'S WOOL UNDERWEAR WORTH 75c Women's natural wool plated Vests and Pants; vests long sleeves, pants French bands, ankle length. Regular 75c value Special Economy Pnce, each 53 q 5B& FOR MISSES' UNION SUITS WORTH 75c, 80c AND 85c Misses Winter-weight, fine white Jersey ribbed cotton Union Suits; long sleeves, ankle length; sizes 2 to 8. Regular prices 75c, 80c, 85c, ac cording to size Special Economy Sale Price, each, only 59 Women's Hosiery 19 FOR WOMEN'S 25c HOSE. Women's black cotton Hose, full finished, high spliced heels, double soles. The greatest 25c value in town special, pair 19 You Know "We're Going; to Give $25 in Cash Absolutely free TO FOUR PUPILS IN OUR CITY SCHOOLS for the best four compositions submitted to us on or before Saturday, November IB, next. The subject of composition, THE PANAMA. CANAL, not over 500 -words in the entire composition. Writer must be a pupil of some Portland school public, private or parochial. Each composition sub mitted must bear the certification of either the pupil's teacher, parent, guardian or some re sponsible adult person that it is the pupil's original product, and it must bear the full name and home address of writer, name of school he or she attends, name of teacher and pupil's age. The award will be made as above, the matter to be decided by a committee of prominent news paper men, announcement of result in Thanks giving, day papers. Address all compositions to Olds. Wortman & King. Adv. Office. The malt of the Caaal Model Vote at 6 P. 31. Yesterday. High School 60.782 St. Mary's Academy 60,639 Harrison School 58,104 Portland Academy 56,604 Park School 29.043 Atkinson School 27,258 Williams Avenue School 23.095 Failing School 18.610 Sunnyside School 15.441 Highland School 15.020 Total Votes '. .460.398 Victorious Onslaught ot Money-bavers on the Silk Dress Goods Citadel! BARGAIN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE TO DAY, REGULAR PRICES FALL BAOK1 Scene of Carnage Annex, First Floor. You've read of the values that go to make up the great three-day "EXPANSION AND BET TERMENT SALE "bargains that will enthuse multitudes until the economy scene draws to a close and the curtain falls Saturday night at 6. We offer, in addition to this list now in force, the three following extra special values for today. We'll be glad to have you share: New Metallic Printed Velvets, for waists and suits. Splendid value at 85c special for to day 49 54-inch all-wool Black Melton, 14-ounce goods; excellent for walking skirts and suits. Regular $1.50 value special for today only 79 $3.50 and $3.00 56-inch Priestley's Oravenettes, 'Rainproof, ln good assortment of dark col ors. Special for today only, per yard $2.00 A splendid chance to buy a raincoat or street suit at a great savins. IN PORTLAND'S LARGEST, FOREMOST AP PAREL SHOP FOR DRESSY WOMEN. -Grand Salons of Dress Second Floor. "The Fashion Center of the Western Garment World." A Grand Combination Economy bale Today on Autumn and Winter Waists and Furs Women's Handsome Autumn Shirtwaists At $2. 1 9 They sell readily every day at $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 each. Splendid values at these regular, fair prices. Materials of granite cloths and alpacas, in plain and fancy weaves. Color line embraces grays, blues, creams and whites. These attractive shirtwaists are in both plain and plaited effects, with trimmings of fancy stitch ing and novelty metal buttons. The fancy col lars are edged in peau de soie silk of contrast ing colors. Best $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 values in the city special for today iO I Q only at a choice for J Rare Fur Values $10 and $12.50 Boas and Neck pieces at $6.95 TODAY ONLY. THIS IS PORTLAND'S BEST FUR STORE. Today we offer as a special inducement to our patrons some remarkable bargains in Fur Boas and Neck Pieces. JuSt the needed sort for opera or theater wear or street dress. Any woman may afford a handsome new fur neck wran at today's prices. They are in Both brown and black marten and electric seaL Best $10.00 and $12.60 values in town C today only choice at pvW Art and Comfort Vie FOR FAVOR AT FRIDAY'S "ECONOMY SALE. Second Floor Annex and Thoroughfare Aisle. 40c Cushion Tops 17 50c Cushion Tops 27 $3.00 Icewool Shawls $2.29 Lithograph Cushion Tops in & great variety' of designs Regular 40c at 17 Regular 50c at ....27 Icewool Shawls, in large square 6r circular style, with fancy borders, black or white; regular price $3.00. Special at ?2.29 1 ftnti Economy LE THE 77th A "Timely 99 Reminder BETTER BE ON TIME FOR THE CLOCK SALE TODAY. You'll get time for less price than usual by giving us a bit of your time today for a run up-to third floor". Three re markable special sales are on of CIocks-ChinaLomps Nickel Alarm Clocks, value 85c; special at, each 62e Tattoo Alarm Clocks, value $1.50; special at each $1.19 Tattoo Junior Alarm Clocks, value $L75; special at, each $1.39 Gold Finish Clocks, Value $LS5; special at each $1.09 Black Enamel Mantel Clocks, value $5.00; Special at, each $3.98 A large and varied assortment of Fancy Clocks, all at Special Economy Sale Prices. DISHES OPEN STOCK PATTERNS AT HALF PRICE. 8- inch Vegetable Dishes, value 26c; special at, each 13 9- inch Vegetable Dishes, value 40c; special at, each 20 7- inch Plates, value $1.18 dozen; special at, dozen ...59 8- inch Plates, value $1.44 dozen; special at, dozen r. 72.. 11-inch Meat Dishes, value 26c each; special at, each 13 13-inch Meat Dishes, value 40c each; special at, each 20 16-inch Meat Dishes, value 66c each; special at, each 33 5-inch Fruit Dishes, value 78c dozen; special at, dozen 39 Covered Vegetable Dishes, value 92c each; special each 46 Tea Cups and Saucers, value $2.10 dozen; special at, dozen .....$1.05 Coffee Cups and Saucers, value $2.46 dozen; special at, dozen $1.23 Special Sale of Electric and Gas Reading Lamps at Special Reduced Prices. sieep on a Fat Pocketbook Doctors tell us never to try sleeping on a full stomach. Good advice; but here's better: Sleep on a full pocketbook. Greatest sedative ever known. We'll help fill the pocketbooks with "change back" and furnish the sleep-easys at re duced prices Fridays. Coinfprters Blankets Pillows take elevator to Fourth Floor. $1.18 FOR SDLKOLINE COMFORTERS WORTH $1.50. Comforters, covered with sOkoline and filled with white cotton light and warm. Regular $1.50 value. Economy Sale Price, each $1.18 98 FOR COTTON BLANKETS WORTH $L25. Cotton Fleece Blankets, with fancy stripes; colors blue, pink and tan; good $1.25 value. . Special Economy Price, pair 98 $5.50 FOR FEATHER PILLOWS WORTH $7.00. Feather Pillows filled with beet live goose feath ers; our best $7.00 grade. For Friday Econ omy Sale only, the pair $5.50 Sturdy, Stylish Shoes Go Tramping to Bargain Music Friday Let these items send your feet fleeting to this store today to be shod remembering, always, that Olds, Wortman & King are purveyors of GOOD SHOES only. First Floor Rear Next to Sixth-Street Annex. $3.29 for Women's $5.00 and - $6.00 Shoes A choice line of women's Fine Dress Shoes, in all the late patterns. These shoes have patent kid or vici kid vamps, dull kid or matt tops, hand turned soles, medium high Louis heels, medium round toes. Regular $5.00 and $6.00 shoes special for Friday Economy Sale, pair.. $3.29 $2.95 for Women's $4.00 Shoes Women's Shoes for street wear, of vici kid or box calf, with good heavy soles, new, stylish toes, military heels, Blucher or Ball style; good, solid shoes throughout. Regular $4.00 value Special Economy Price, pair $2.98 $1.59 for Women's $3.00 Shoes Women's Shoes, of vici kid, with patent tip, mili tary heels, heavy or light soles, medium round toes; good, plump uppers; made in the newest fall styles. Regular $3.00 values Special Economy Sale Price, pair $1.89 $2.77 for Women's Shoes Worth $3.50 Women's Shoes, with matt tops, patent tips, round toes, turn or welt soles, Cuban heels; very fine grade of upper stock. Regular $3.50 value Special Economy Price, pair $2.77 Winter Shoes for Boys Boys'" Shoes for Winter wear, made of heavy box calf, extra heavy soles, full round toe lasts; good, stout shoes Little gents', sizes 11 to 13, price, pair.Sl.50 Youths', sizes IW2 to 2, price, pair $1.75 Boys', sizes 2y2 to 5y2, price, pair. $2.00 Nuggets For Friday prospectors la. the field of numberless bargains In small ware's realm First Floor. As is Usual on Friday, Economy Reigns Supreme at the Notion Counter Read the list. Notions ot the beat quality at Little Bits of Prices. 5c KOR TAPE 3EELASURE, WORTH 8c 60-lnch best Sateen Tailors' Tape Measure; value Sc; special at, each 5c 10c FOR FIX BOOKS, WORTH 15c. Large-size pin books, containing' 144 jet, white or assorted headed Toilet Fins, large and small size; value 15c; special at, book 10c Tc FOR WHITE SILK COVERED COLLAR FOUND ATIONS. Pointed fronts, all sizes, only, each 7c 2C FOR LARGE-SIZE SPOOLS WHITE BASTING - COTTON. 200 yards on spool No. 40 and 50; special, each... 2c 15c EACH FOR POMP AD OUR C03IBS, WORTH 25c Shell Pompadour Combs, full size; value 25c; spe cial at, each 15c 13c FOR WHITE CASTILE SOAP, WORTH 35c Large 2-pound bars of White Castile Soap; value 25c; special bar ....13c Sc FOR GREEN CASTILE SOAP, WORTH 5c Large-size cakes Green Olive Oil Castile Soap; value 5c; special, each 3e 10c FOR WHISK BROOMS, WORTH 15c Large-size "Whisk Brooms; value 15c; special, each 10c 35c FOR CLOTHES BRUSHES,- WORTH 60c. Clothes Brushes, with "best quality black bristles; value 60c; special, each S5o Sc FOR TOOTHPICKS, WORTH 5c Fine, smooth-finish flat Toothpicks of hardwood; value 5c; special, bos So Sc FOR WRITING TABLETS, WORTH 5c Ink Writing Tablets, ruled smooth paper, note size; value 5c; special, each 3a 85e FOR MUSIC ROLLS, WORTH SX35. Black Lizard Grain Leather Music Rolls; value $1.25; special, each S5c 20c FOR WRITING PAPER, WORTH 35c Cabinet box Writing Paper, 48 sheets of paper, 48 envelopes, 3 tints of paper; white, light, blue or gray; value 35c; special -at, bor 2c Jewelry Specials 99c FOR BROOCH PINS, WORTH 83c Fancy cut Brilliant Brooch Pins; value 65c; special at, each 3 15c FOR CUFF LINKS, WORTH 35c A large assortment of Fancy Cult Links, gold plate, enamel and oxide; value 25c; special, pair. ....15c 48c FOR BACK COMBS, WORTH 5c Fancy Jeweled and mounted Back Combs; value 65o; special at, each 4e Get "Your Man" to Read This! Two Bargain Snares Set For Prudent Men-Polks Set in the "Toggery" Shop Main Floor. MEN'S 35c FANCY HOSE 19. A line of men's Imported O. K. Hoae-jblack, "with embroidered dots and figures new' goods just received, for Fall and Winter "wear, can't be equaled "anywhere in town for lees than 35c Special Economy Sale Price, pair 19 f 1.30 FOE MEN'S "WOOL SWEATEES WOBrTH $2.50. Men's fine Wool Sweaters, in honeycomb and dia mond patterns, in black and green, emerald and pink, etc. Begular $2J0 vahte. Special Econ omy Sale Price only, each $1.39 Littie-But Oh My! HOW IMPORTANT are the Sparkling glints in dress such as beautiful ribbons, perfect-fitting gloves, stylish neckwear, dainty laces, chic veil ings, pretty, serviceable 'kerchiefs and um brellas to protect them all from wet. We've chances to save on all these today main floor aisles -Washington-street side. Radiantly Beautiful Ribbons 19 FOR FANOY RIBBONS, WORTH 35c AND 40c. A line of swell novelty fancy Ribbons, in Per sians, Dolly Vardens, Dresdens, variegated, Ro man stripes, plaids, fancy taffetas with dotted centers and shaded rainbow effects. They are beautiful and not one is worth less than 25c, and most of them are worth 35c and 40c the yard. For Friday Economy Sale, yard...l9 Economy Sale of Fabric Gloves 39 FOR SILK AND LISLE GLOVES. All of our fine silk and lisle Gloves, in black, modes and gray some white one3 in the lot; regular 65c, 75c and 85c qualities. For Econ special for today only, each..T 89 Umbrellas for the Children 89 FOR UMBRELLAS WORTH $1.50. A lot of Umbrellas, 24-inch size, in black gloria, with natural wood handles, paragon frames and steel rods. These are just the Umbrellas for misses and children to carry to school, as they are very serviceable. Regular 1.50 value. Special for Friday only, each 89 Dainty Creations in Neckwear A lot of new fine white Embroidered Collars some with one tab, some with two tabs, some with three tabs, some with the fine Teneriffe work, others with embroidered grommets all the way around. These collars were bought at a ridiculously low price and are elegant goods. The manufacturer is the loser, and it will be to your advantage not to miss this sale. Every one of these collars is worth 50c, 75c or $1.00. For Friday Economy Sale only, .each.. 37 A. suggestion It will show good judgment on your part if you buy one each of the different styles. Every one is a perfect little gem. Lovely Laces 25 FOR VENISE LACES WORTH TO 76c Venise Laces in bands, galloons and net tops some white, some cream, some ecru in wide, medium and narrow widths suitable for trim ming fancy waists and coats and making ber thas; others especially adapted for trimming children's dresses. The regular prices run to 75c the yard. For Economy Sale only, the yard 25 Linen Handkerchiefs 8 FOR LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS WORTH 12V2 AND 15c. We have two hundred dozen ladies' pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs, manufactured by the famous Richardson Linen Manufacturing Co. and imported especially for Portland people by Olds, Wortman & King. These Handkerchiefs are half-laundered, and will be as soft and sheer after washing as a 25c Handkerchief. They are unusually good value at '12 and 15c, and you won't regret it if you buy them by the dozen. For Friday Economy Sale only, special at, each ..8 Veilings All our swell new Veilings by the yard, in black, white and colors, at special prices for Fri day Economy Sale and for 'Saturday Value 50c; special at, yard 33 Value 60c; special at, yard 40 Value 75c; special at,, yard 48 Value 90c; special at, yard. . . . , 60 Value $1.00; special at, yard 67 Value $1.50; special at, yard 98 Damask, Toweiings, Cashmeres DOMESTIC ECONOMY Domestic Aisle First Fleer. "Women who practice domestic economy never fail to patronize this store on Fridays. They know that when we advertise bargains they are here real ones. Here -arc a few Friday Economy Specials that will make the eyes of thrifty housewives shlne with. pleasure at the savings: ONLY 5c FOR. TABLE DAMASK", WORTH 99c All-linen Table Damask, bleached. 72 inches wide; regular 90c value, and big value at that price; special for Friday Economy Sale, the yard .6c lee FOR MJTEX CRASH TOWELING, "WORTH 15c Splendid heavy twilled Irish Linen Crash Toweling, all white, with red and blue borders; regular 15c value; special for Friday Economy Sale, only, yard i...iee Colored Cashmeres 96e FOR CASHMERES, WORTH 49e. Cashmeres, suitable for "Wrappers or Children's . School Dresses, 38 inches wide; a good assort ment of colore; regular 40c value; special for Friday Economy Sale, only, yard ase