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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1904)
THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FBTDAY, DECEMBEK 9, 190 PORTLAND'S LARGEST, FOREMOST STORE THE "DIFFERENT STORE" THE PIVOT AROUND WHICH PORTLAND'S GREATEST BUSINESS REVOLVES. AIT EVERYDAY "BEST" STORE, A RELIABLE STORE WITH DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE, THE "OLD HOMESTEAD" SHOP, IS SURE TO BE THE CITY'S BEST CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MART. iH 54th GRAND FRIDAY ECONOMY SALE A MILLION-DOLLAR STOCK AT THE MERCY a SHOPPING MULTITUDES 54th GRAND ' FRIDAY ECONOMY SALE The Newest Christmas Novelties and Latest Winter Goods All Included in the Carnaqel The Loss Is Awful! The Slaughter Complete! $500,000 of Surplus Merchandise, Piled High in the Warehouses, Moved to the Store and Placed Under the Guillotine!. Heads May Pall, Profits Tumble and Topple on Every Side, Costs are Ripped Open, Dismembered, Severed Limb From Limb ! THE GRANDEST MERCHANDISE EVENT EVER KNOWN TO ANY WESTERN CITY ! A PUBLIC BOON THE PEOPLE'S SAVING CHANCE! Such mercantile achievement has never happened before.. The man who fills the breach when a crisis comes is theman of the hour. The "STORE MANAGERS' SALE" steps quickly to the front on the call for volunteers to eject a half-million dollars' worth of surplus stock from this store ere New Year's. 'Tis the sale of the hour! The store managers are making their own prices the firm is backing them up. The public is buying its Christ mas qoods for less than manufacturers made them for. No wonder competing stores are desperate and deserted. No wonder our enlarged stores are packed to the doors. TODAY'S SALE WILL MARK A DISTINCT MERCANTILE TRIUMPH far away and ahead even of last Monday's the fame of which resounded over four states. NEW CHRISTMAS GOODS HERE TODAY AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES ! The greatest merchandising event ever held in the West! And remember, that distinc tion in style and splendid quality of material is not sacrificed. r- r-t rzrm THE LIMIT REACHED JTi rxuvts rV-'-& fT SMASHING! K J PROFITS GONE TO THE LAAU COSTS ROUTED AND DEMORALIZED THE MOST SENSATIONAL SUIT SALE EVER CONDUCTED BY A PORTLAND STORE ?Jlft:s, ..i-i.fkm NOT A HALF-PRICE SALE, BUT MISS L. BERNARD. HAX.F-COST SALE. WOMEN'S $22 to $25.50 fi : TAILORED STREET SUITS POR 19.95 SECOND FLOOR GRAND -SALONS. THE MOST RADICALLY RnJICULOUS SLAUGHTER OF VALUES EVER PERPETRATED IN THE ANNALS OF "WESTERN MERCHANDIZING. Miss Bernard, the woman manager and buyer of the Apparel Stores, Is going: to the extreme in her accorded privilege of price making: during: this great, sale. She is laying her department open to tho greatest bargain rush the store ever knew and it has some phenomenal records to break In her remarkable, un precedented offering for today and tomorrow. The suits com posing this splendid collection are from our own regular stock of elegantly tailored garments, of superb workmanship and au thoritative style. A generous choosing of the season's best styles, embracing blouse, Eton, Norfolk, tourist and jacket effects; the popular long-coated models. All popular materials: cheviots, broadcloths, Venetians and fancy twecdish, mannish tailor suit ings. In every wanted color, embracing black, brown, navy and novelty mixtures. Plain tailored, in the severely plain styles, or prettily trimmed with fancy braids, buttons, strappings and vel vets. The best actual $22 to $23.50. values ever offered at regular sale. For today and tomorrow only, Q your choice at ..... Extra salespeople and fitters have been engaged to serve tho hosts that will gather here. All possible will bo done to aid tho fitters, but we urge an early call today from home folk, as tomorrow will bring crowds from neighboring cities and towns to this great sale. 922 to $2&50 Suits for two days, 90.8S. A STIRRING SALE OP GIRLS' COATS at One-third Off FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, GIRLS OF TO 14 TEAKS THIS INTERESTS YOU. The coats are just the newest, smartest little models you ver saw. All .the season's latest ideas embodied. "Peter Thompsons," Norfolks, Box Coats and Sacque styles, with capes. Materials are cheviots, coverts, kerseys and the swell mannish mixtures so popular in tailored garments this season. A wide color range: also black, reds, greens, blues, browns, tans. Scotch and Ensrllah fancy mixtures. Some -with velvet collars. Fancy braids and but ton effects mostly form the trimmings. Prices range up from $3.50 (today and tomorrow only at S2-35) to $35 (today and tomorrow only at 923.35) ALL. ONE-THIRD OFF. JH uuci milieu nuuu Upon the Strongholds of i si Silks and Dress Stuffs Fifth-Street Annex Fint Floor. II. L. SALE. Prices go tumbling like a house of cards In a cyclone. These sensational values for today only. Manager Sale advapces a notch nearer the grand prize for December selling. SWELL BLACK DRESS GOODS All this season's fabrics, includ ing novolty Turkish mohair, new silk and wool crepon, novelty eta.mln waterproof worsted and panne and broadtail zlbellne. Regular $4.25. $3.50 and $3.00 values. Special for today, $1.59 BLACK DRESS GOODS Crepe and twine" voile etamine. sangller cloths and neat figured albatross. Regular $1.75 and $1.50 values. Special for today BUc NEW SWELL SUIT SILKS In a grand assortment of colors and designs; unequaled at $1.25 per yard. Special 58c per yard 24 AND 22-INCII JAPANESE SILKS 1 fall color luwortment. Regular 50c and 40c values. Special aoc per yard REGULAR 61.50, fL35AND $1.09 Colored suitings, French Crepe Voiles, Swell Scotch Suiting; all colors in the assortment. Spe cial i .59c per yard F. M. HAMBURGER. UNPRECEDENTED VALUES IN THE MILLINERY SALONS Second Floor Nctt Annex. Stylish $3 Hat Shapes for 25c An aggregation of values that should crowd the Millinery store to its utmost capacity today. Another move toward the golden prize or $50. Mr. Hamburger Is positivo of winning. We have inaugurated for Friday Economy Sale. A grand Clearance of Untrimmed Shapes ONLY 25c FOR HATS WORTH 75c TO $3.00. In the lot are beautiful French felts, fur felts, scratch felts, etc. Colors: black, brown, blue, gray, tan, green and red. High-crown dress shapes, turbans and sailors. Your choice of nearly 50 styles, worth-from 75c up to $3.00. VSr For Economy Sale only, at, each...." fANCY FEATHERS 10c FOR FEATHER TRI3I311NGS WORTH TO 75e. 50 dozen pompons, wings, breasts, quills. bird5-.et; In every color. "Values up to 75c For Economy Sale O'lr all go at the samo price, each ACrowd-bringer to the Christmas Book Shops Main First Floor. "Book-Lovers' Lane" runs from 5th-St. Annex to the "Fair-Way" nearly front of the mammoth new elevators. Largest stock of new down-to-date books In all the Northwest. The holiday book shops are the brightest and best by far in the city. Visitors who shop round 'mong all the city stores tell us so. and then we've found it out and satisfied ourselves. For today the book stores offer these special inducements. I4c for Children's Toy Books, worth 25c These pretty books have board covers, with colored picture on front. Each has four colored plates and numerous other Illustra tions. The list of titles is as follows: LITTLE HO PEEP AND LITTLE BOY BLUE; THE OLD WOMAN THAT LIVED IN A SHOE; CINDERELLA; LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; OLD MOTHER HUBBARD; PUSS IN BOOTS; HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; JACK AND THE BEAN STALK. Oar 25c value for 14c ca. Comic Books for the Children only 41c. THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS; MR. JACK; PORE LIL MOSE; HAPPY .HOOLIGAN; LULU AND LEANDER; ALPHONSE AND GASTON; TIGERS. For Economy Sale only at 41c each. Standard Works of Poets 69c for Poems worth $1.50 These poems are padded leather bound, red under gold edged pages, round corners, title on cover in gold: MRS. BROWNING; ALICE AND PHOEBE CARY; ROBERT BROWNING; COURT SHIP OF MILES. STANDISH; BRYANT; DANTE; BURNS; EVAN GELINE; BYRON; H I AWATH A ; HOLMES; KIPLING; LONGFEL LOW; LOWELL; MILTON; LUCILLE; MOORE; FAVORITE POEMS; GOETHE; SCHILLER; POPE; EDGAR ALLEN POE; WHITTIER, and many others, are Included in this list. The pub lisher's price of these poems is $1.50 each. For fiOr this one day only we will sell them at, the volume Uv. P. H. EVANS. M. HANSEN. A Grist of ROUSING SPECIALS for the Store Managers' Sale TODAY. From Sd-Floor Annex Shops. Mr. Hansen offers an attractive list of very special values, selected from the Christmas Art Shop. The "Baby-to-Mlss Store" and "Petticoat Lane" all 2d floor shops. Spanish and Mexican Drawn Work at Half Price SPANISH AND MEXICAN DRAWN WORK, In all sizes of doylies, centerpieces, scarfs, tray and tea cloths; hemstitched or with Taora wheel edging. They were slightly soiled in using them for displays, but.one washing will make them white and fresh. Prices from 23c to 915.00 CHILDREN'S KNIT PETTICOATS, with or without waists or shoulder straps. In plain pink, white, bluo or red, with fancy bor ders. Regular prices, -40c, COc and 75c. Special prices. 20c, 34c and 53c LADIES' FINE ALL-WOOL KNIT PETTICOATS, In plain black, white, sky. pink, red and navy; or same colors with fancy striped borders. Regular price, $2.00; special price 51.13 CHILDREN'S ALL-WOOL SWEATERS, in plain white, red or navy, or same colors, colored trimmings: for ages from 1 to 12 years. Regular prices. $1.25, $1.50, $2.25, $2.50; special 63c, 75c, $1.13, $1.75 CHILD REN'S COATS, in line wool materials; colors, tan green, blue, rod and brown; trimmed In fancy braids and brass buttons; all with large capes; ages 2 to a years. Regular price, $4.50; spe cial price $2.69 Grand Opening of the New Public Tea-Boom, on Second Floor, under the management and aus pices of the Y. W. C. A. occurs tomorrow at 11 A. M. lei, Chocolate, Sandwiches, Cakes, Wafers, Gingerbread, Scones, and Hot Rolls will be served, the menu varying each day. The public is cordially urged to attend the opening a 5 These Are $La...S? 1 "Villi V - s&w?" gam uaya vra i ivyovUvvpvi u Hotel and Restaurant Men Are Profiting, Too! Third Floor. We are In the midst of the busiest sale this store ever neia on 3d floor In the hou3efurnlshIng snops. ECONOMY SALE PRICES ON ODD PIECES OF HAVILAND DEC ORATED CHINA. PLATES Havlland decorated china dinner plates, value $4.S0, spe. 93.00 doz Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $5, .spe. 94.00 doz Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $9, spe.9&50 doz Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $12.50, spe.S9.50 doz Many Bargains in Cups and Saucers Choice Decorated China Cup and Saucer at Half Price. Our $1.25 value at 63c eack Our $L00 value at BOc eack Our 75c value at 3Sc eack Our 60c value at 30c eack 25c for Decorated China Sugars and Creams Worth 50c. 38c for Child's Bread and Milk Sets Wortk 75c. Haviland China at Half Price Sugars and creams, valuo $1.40, special at 70c Fruit comports, value 85c. special at 43c Salad or berry bowls, value $1.00. special at 30c Old Blue plates, value $1.50. special at, dozen 00c Old Bluo cups and saucers, value $1.80, special at, dozen 91.10 White plates 0) inches), value $1.00, special at. dozen 60c White teacups and saucers (with handles), value $1.25, special at, dozen 70c Decorated Lamps with Shades t6 Match Out 90c value for I... .50c eack Our $1.25 value for ....75c eack Our $1.50 value X6r 81.00 eack Our $2.00 value for 9L25 eack Some Great Economy Specials in Silverware Guaranteed StaHdard A No. 1 Plate Wild Rose DcsIgB. Teaspoons, value $2.00, special at 91.25 dozes Dessert spoons, valuo $3.50, special at $2.25 dezea Table spoons, value $4.0), special at 92JS0 dozes Forks, value $4.00. special at $2.50 dozeB Sugar shells, value 30c, special at 20c eack Butter knives, value 40c. special at 25c each Cold meat forks, value 75c, special at 50e each Gravy ladle, value 75c, special at 50c each Berry spoons, value $1.00, special at 80c eack Rogers Bros'. "1547" A-No. I Silverware Teaspoons, set of 6, special at 86c set Dessert spoons, set of 6, special at $1.50 set Table spoons, set of 6, special at $1.72 set Economy Sale of Steel Ranges These ranges are quick bakers and perfect In every -way. Value $32.00, special at, each 92&20 Value $35.00, special at, each $23.00 Valuo $33.00, special at, each $31.75 HELLO, CENTRAL! Give Me Exchange 1 2. Oh, Hello, We want to talk to LIr. Frank P. Young, manager of the Ladles' Furnishing Stores. All right. Is this Mr. Young? Yes? Well, this Is a lot of Portland women, who want to know what you've got on Special Sale for today. Yes, we'll hold the line all right go ahead. Everything advertised during the week except tho glovep, they're all gone sold out. And these are special for today only. Write the list down and use It. The values are remarkable. Hat Drapes, 50c. A fine new line of elegant chiffon hat drapes. In black, white, dots and black .and white: some plain; hemstitched; worth $1.00. Special today only 50c eack Ladies' Handkerchiefs 9c each A lot of ladies' fine hemstitched and embroidered initial handker chiefs. -Inch hem; worth 15c Spe cial 1 9c eack Also another lot of all linen plain hemstitched, best Richardson's make: and ii-Inch hem: special today only 9c eack F. P. YOUNG. Ribbons, 10c per yd. A lot of best quality nll-3llk. silk and gros-grain ribbons; all colors, black and white; 1& to 3 inches wide; worth. 14c, 18c, 23c and 32c- yard. Special 10c yard Ladies' fancy Belts, 45c each An assortment of ladles" fancy belts to be found at the neckwear counter; worth up to $2.00. Special 4Sc eack Ladies' Golf Gloves, 50c per pair A fine line of golf gloves, in black and colors; worth 75c Special today only 50c pair A. J. L.ILBURN. Special Today in the Home ftting Stores Fonrtk Floor. DOLLS FOR THE YOUNG FOLK CURTAINS AND BLANKETS TO IN TEREST THE ELDERS ALL AT PRICES TO INTEREST ALL. LACE CURTAINS 1000 pairs lace curtains. Renaissance effect, 35 yards long and 66 inches wide: value, $2.75; special $1.68 pair 78 pairs lace curtains, Brussels effect, very dainty, 3 yards long and 52 inches wide: value, $3.75; special $2.45 $7.00 Blankets, $4.75 Extra large white wool blankets, pink and white borders: valup. $7.00; special $4.75 DOLLS Bisque moveable heads, jointed bodies, dressed in chemise, trimmed in lace, length 24 Inches; value. $2.50; special $1.30 Same-dolls, with shoes and stockings; value. $2.75; special. ..91.05 Doll' Wardrobe nt Half Pric. W. W. ZOLLERS. An Aggressive Array of Knitwear and Hosiery Bargains Will attract hundreds of prudent women to the store Today First Floor. M'j Cuts are cut deeper and reductions reduced. Mr. Zollers Is bound to forge ahead In his race for leadership In the Managers' Sale. The proofs are abundant. Read a few: WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR 04c for women's white a"nd silver gray, fine ribbed Cashmere Vests and Pants. Our $1.50 value for, each . 04c $2.59 for women's white and blue, full-fashioned Union Suits, of fine, soft wojol. Our $4.00 value for, suit 3.59 47c for women's white jersey ribbed, fleece-lined Cotton Vest3 and Pants. Our 75c value, for, eacli 47c 64c for women's cream-tinted Cotton Union Suits, half-open front. Our $1.00 value for, suit , 64c 24c for women's medium-weight cotton long-sleeve Vests. Our 50c value, each 24c 58c for women's flat-woven natural wool Vests and Pants. Our $1.00 value for, each .- 58c 74c for women's natural wool, flat-woven Vests and Pants. Our $1.25 value, each 74a Only 32c for women's white and gray Jersey ribbed Union Suits. Our 50c value for, suit t 32c 89c for women's natural wool, fine ribbed Vests and Pants extra sizes. 7, S and 9. Our $1.50 value for, each S9c $2.19 for women's Munslng Union Suits, natural color, good weight. Qur $3.50 value for, the suit $2.19 38c for women's white and silver gray cotton Union Suits, "Winter weight. Our 75c value for, the suit 3Sc $1.18 for women's white jersey ribbed wool Vests and Tights the Merode. Our $1.75 value for, each '. 91.1S WOMEN'S HOSE 29c for women's imported black cdtton full-finished Hose, with double white sole. Our 50c value, for. the pair 20c 27c for women's "Winter weight black lisle Hose, with spliced heel, double sole. Our 50c value for. the pair 27c 26c for women's black, fine ribbed cashmere Hose, seamless. Our 45c value for, the pair , 2Cc 19c for women's black O. K. cotton Hose, spliced heel, double sole. Our 35c value for, the pair ioc 9c for women's black cotton Hose, good weight, double sole. Our 17c value for, the pair 0c $1.1S for women's black silk Hose, light, medium and heavy weight. Our $1.75 value for, the pair 91.18 17c for Infants' cashmere Hose, In black, blue, pink or white. Our 23c value for. the pair i7C ISc for children's fine and double-ribbed black cashmere Hose, sizes 6 to 10. Our 25c, 30c. 35c and 40c values for, the pair 18c 17c for misses' bluck cotton Hose, full finished foot, sizes 6 to 9. Our 25c value for, the pair i7c 25c for Women's Tights, worth 50c. Women's white Winter weight closed Tights, bur 50c value for 25c the pair 25c for Women's Cotton Hose, worth 50c Women's black cotton Hose, full finished, embroidered Boots, a fine assortment. Our 50c value for sc pair Greatest Sale of mmmtM Christmas Kra'-. m phhtwfad mm. 2 ,ir i i w i--rk mK&&: ,lm. x-:zt 1 IIVl 111 w E. J. YOUNG. Shoe Store In New Anaex First Floor. Shoes for all the family here, but only good shoes. We have built every pair of these shoes to meet climatic conditions In Oregon. We exclude everything detrimental to wear. The array of Christ mas slippers Is matchless and theso are bargain days. The great est bargains are here we ever offered or you ever knew. You save Xmas money by spending It here. Shoes FIER.S OR R03XEOS t WORTH 52.00 J -Jv- Men's Bomeos, In eitheil JA" UW tan or black leather, with' A) turn soles, good broad toes, choice kid uppers. Our $2.00 value for 91.10 the pair. NURSES' HOSPITAL SHOES FOR 1.25. Shoes for house or nurses hospital wear, with rubber heels, full round toes, patent or stock tis, heavy flexible soles and soft kid uppers. For Economy Sale, our $2.00 value for, the pair 1.25 CHILDREN'S SHOES For Winter, here In box calf, with heavy soles, full round toes, extra plump uppers: Slze3 6 to 8, our $1.50 value, for 91.00 pair SIzc3 82 to 11, our $1.75 value, for $1.25 pair Sizes 11 to 2, our $2.00 value, for $1.50 pair OLD LADIES' COMFORT SHOES, WORTH 91.75, FOR 91.15. Common-sense comfort shoes, just the shoes that will suit "grand ma" in either lace or congress style, hand-turned soles, full broad toes, and common-sense heels. Our $1.75 value for. . .9L15 the pair WOSIEN'S SHOES THE "EMPRESS" SHOES, WORTH FOR 91.75. Women's shoes, in all styles, with matt tops and patent tips, welt or turn soles, military, uuDan or opera iircih. ine popular Em nress" shoe for women, at one-half price for Economy Sale onlv. Our $3.50 value at 91.75 the pair WOMEN'S 93.00 SHOES FOR 91.60. Women's fine kid Shoes, with heavy or light sole3, patent tins, and military or Cuban heels. Our $3.00 valuu for, 9L60 the pair SEE OLDS, WORTM AN & KING SUPPLEMENT ON PAGE 4 l J A m 1