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14: THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MpNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1905. TO PROTECT GIRLS Pitfalls Will Be Exposed by Portland Women. DANGERS- COME WITH. FAIR Local Sranch of Travelers' Aid So ciety Being Formed to Look After Young Women Who Visit Exposition Unchaperoned. Through the efforts of the -women of Portland there is to be organized a local branch of the Reposition Travelers' Aid Committee to care for women and young slrls who will visit the Exposition next Summer and for those who will naturally drift to Portland In search of employ ment. This organization at St. Louis did much good and was the means of savin? many girls and women from the toils of disreputable schemers. The imperative object will be to scatter "broadcast warnings against advertise ments for employment or lodgings in Portland, either in person or by means of the papers, and to give directions for the safeguarding of young women who, eager to Improve what would be presented to them as a golden opportunity for sight-seeing and securing pleasant occu pation at high wages, might be induced to take the risk of .journeying to Portland without protection or means of escape from the dangers that menace every girl who ventures alone In a great city, especially under the inevitable conditions attending an Exposition. Large placards will be prepared, a number being In French, German and Slavic, for use "in special directions. These, with necessary explanations, will be given railway officials to be posted in depots along their operating lines. Pastors of churches are taking great In terest in the work, not hesitating to bring tho work to the notice of their people and to urge them to co-operate by personal effort or by contributions to the general fund. Good Work Is Spreading. Five cities have reported the establish ment of permanent Travelers' Aid agen cles. and in many cities and towns local committees undertook the work for last Summer. It was with the Idea of establishing a temporary home for girls and women ar riving in the city at night during the com ing Summer, and who will have to be cared lor until suitable lodging can be procured, that a meeting was held last Thursday at which representatives of many of the prominent women's organiza tions were present. Earnest women se riously discussed various plans by which traveling can be made safe for un chaperoned girls and women at the Ex position, aiid through which the safety of those who want to be protected may be assured. It was Anally decided that the movement was of such vast magnitude that every women's society or organiza tion In the city should be interested, and. after Issuing a call for next Saturday, January H. the meeting adjourned. At the next gathering all clubs, ch-rch so cieties, philanthropic and social coniza tions composed of women arc asked to fend representatives who will Interest themselves In the care and protection of their sisters who will come here from the country and small towns unconscious of the innumerable pitfalls laid for them. The Exposition Travelers' Aid committee. under the auspices of the International Board of Women's and Young "Women'3 Christian Associations, did a vast amount of good not only at St. Louis, but at Buffalo. Charleston and Chicago. For many years these branches of the Chris tian Association have affiliated with the London Travelers' Aid Society, and have made travelers' aid a special branch of their work, the object being to afford pro tection and assistance to women, especi ally young women and girls obliged to travel alone. By the plan used, namely, the identification card system of Introduc tion for the traveler (in use also by the Glrlsv Friendly Societies) and the Trav elers' Aid agent wearing a badge and sta tioned at wharf or depot to meet incom ing steamers or trains, a women may travel from one country to another, or from place to place across the continent under safe protection, although alone. "With this system already established the International board invited the various organizations doing preventive and pro tective work to Join forces and extend every effort to meet the emergency of the past Summer at St. Louis. This was promptly done and an office established In New York, from which a circular con taining full particulars about the name &nd-proposed plan of the committee was sent to the local branches of the co-operating societies, the local presidents under taking to spread the information, arouse Interest and secure helpful effort in their communities. Warn Girls of Pitfalls. The St. Louis Travelers' Aid commit tee had the same primative object, to scatter broadcast warnings against adver tisements for employment or lodgings in St. Louis, either in person or by means of local papers, and to give directions for tho safeguarding of young women who might venture to the great city alone to see the World's Fair with the hope that they might pay their way by "answering ome of the alluring advertisements. The report of the committee for the various months of the Fair show an astonishing amount of work done and good accom plished. Numerous cases are cited where young and innocent girls were rescued from disreputable places to which they had been lured unsuspectingly, and many who were found lost in the city were brought to the temporary home by police officers. Under the working of the com mittee hundreds of women wcr enabled to visit the Exposition alone when other wise they would either have had to stay at home or run the terrible risk of be coming a -victim to the evil horde which infested St Louis last Summer. The ladles of Portland recognize the de mand for organized effort here in caring for women next Summer, and it is for this purpose that a large meeting will be hejd next Saturday night at the head quarters of the Young "Women's Chris tian Association. Sixth and Oak streets, at 7:30. All sorts of plans will be dis cussed and it Is expected that the Exposi tion Travelers' Aid committee will be asked to assist In some, manner. It has been fully determined that women and girls shall not come into this town with out some effort being made to protect them. The identification card system is much favored and will In all probability be adapted. "With placards in every rail road station, notices in all local papers, and announcements from all pulpits of the stntb. It is reasonable to believe that the rtiin will be generally spread and that all who And it necessary to travel here alone will seek the protection and assist ance of the organization to be formed here. Plans for the temporary home will not be laid until next Saturday, but It is safe to assert that one will be estab lished, for the women who are behind this movement are those who generally accomplish what they undertake. Inter est in the movement is general, and there will no doubt be a largely attended meet ing on Saturday night. dore. in the Seven Devils, will be blown in the latter part of this week. Three smelter-men from Mineral arrived in the city this afternoon and will Jeave for Landore in the morning to get everything in readiness for the smelter superintend ent, who will arrive Thursday. The com pany has a large supply of coke and ore on hand and proposes to push things when the smelter is blown in. "With the new change of management it is likely a long and successful run will be made with the newly improved plant. WILL ASK LEGISLATION. Barbers Consider Airing of Their Troubles at Salem. .Hope has not deserted the barber col leges, though the Board of Barber Ex aminers has made a ruling regarding ap prenticeship which knocks their chances- of conducting: a profitable business sky high. They are said to be getting ready to appeal to the Legislature. At present their graduates must go through a post-graduate course ol three years in a regular licensed barber shop before they become full-fledged barbers. Just as any other apprentices. In other words, the prospective barbers might as well not have gone to the barber college at all. This is a hard and unjust ruling, say the barber-college managers, and they are about to appeal to the State Legisla ture to revoke the authority of the Board of Barber Examiners which gives It power to make such rulings. They are expected to base their request on the fact that they are American citizens and that this is a free country, and that they can do what they please, barber board or no. But the Board of Barber Examiners has no fear. It has the sentiment of all the barbers but a lew with it. and believes It can exert a great enough Influence to prevent Its powers being curtailed. "We have notified the barber school on Flanders street that it must comply with the law, and we wish those it turns out as graduate barbers to understand that they have thrown away their money and must begin over again," say the members of the board. "We may even be com pelled to take some action against the school Itself, which we consider fraudu lent, but we do not fear It. There will surely be an attempt to knock the pres ent law giving us power to regulate such matters, but wc are too well established to fear anything from that source. There is likewise a movement, set afoot by some of the barbers, to have the Legislature change the present law regarding closed shops on Sunday. There are some boss barbers who wish to be allowed to keep open on the morning of that day. This same matter has come up before the boss barbers' organization, and It has voted it down. Some of the members of the organization, however, were not satis tied with the vote and they will attempt to persuade the Legislature to change the law. The Barbers" Union was sponsor for the law in the first place, and for merly all the boss barbers were with them on it, but some are not now." WILL EEAST AND TALK. WILL HIT THE TRAIL The Meier 2i Frank Store Democrats to Observe Jackson Day With Banquet Tonight. A Democratic love feast to celebrate Jackson day. January & anniversary of ihe Battle or New Orleans, will be held tonight at 8:30 in Watson's restaurant, on Fourth street. The dinner was deferred from last night, as it was Sunday. These feasts have occurred before here, and have been noted for the oratory and fer vent democracy that prevailed. The success of the dinner lies wholly with the speakers, and one man who has always made the greatest speech on these occasions, C. E. S. Wood, will deliver the principal address tonight. As usual, he will go deep into the subject. "Democ racy." and it Is expected that on this oc casion he will deliver an even more pow erful address than usual. Other leading speakers will be F. V. Holman. H. C Harcourt. Oglcsby Young and W. A. Mun ly. G. W. Alleh will preside. Governor Chamberlain will probably not be present on account of the opening of the Legislature, and Samuel White, of Baker City, who was counted on as one of the principal speakers, has sent a pre pared speech with a letter expressing his regret at not being able to join his fellow-Democrats at their love feast- The Man That Was A Later Chapter In Life of John Mitchell, Derelict. Landore Smelter to Be Blown In. WEISER. Idaho, Jan. 8. (Special.) The Liidd Metals Company's smelter at Lan- HIS name was John Mitchell, but ho was not the great labor leader. He was no leader at all. He was simply an old. worn-out miner, who had seen better and more prosperous days, old, worn-out miner, who had seen better and more prosperous days. He wandered in the vicinity of Pied mont until he came to' an old hut far from other habitation. There he lingered. The old huf reminded him of younger days, when he was a stalwart miner, when his .back was not bent with age, and there were no white hairs on his head. He sought out the owner of-tno property and asked permission to live in the hut. and he got It, Then he moved therein his few effects, two grips filled with all he possessed, and took up his dally life. He worked a little now and then, received money oc casionally from a son in Idaho, a son who was- following In the father's foot steps and working a mine, and took things easy. That was before the police found him. Then things changed. He was taken from the little hut. the man who told it was Informed that Mitchell was perhaps a fugitive from justice, and the old miner was taken to the police station to be incarcerated in a cell charged with being a-vagrant. The next day he stood before Judge Hogue. T didn't mean any harm, Jedgc." ho said. "I've never harmed anybody. I always divided grub and never jumped a claim. I've got a little money. I never begged, you c'n ask all th people that knows me. Please let me go. jedge, an I'll get out of town. I don't want to stay if I'm botherln anybody. Til go into Washington an' see if 1 c'n get work. I'm pretty old to work, and can manage to live without working much, but . guess I'll have to. or els go to Jail. There ain't no place in this world for old folks any more." Judge Hogue looked at the man who was pleading with tears in bis eyes, and ordered the police to let him go, on con dition that he got out of the city. Withered with age, the snows of Life's Winter about his temples, stooped be neath his burden of sorrow. John Mitchell thanked the judge and walked from the room to go to the humble dwelling and pack his things. He will take up the trail again, seeking not for gold, but for a spot where men will be kind. Portland Is the Mecca of Concessionaires. J. A. - WAKEFIELD RETURNS Aged Watchman Dies of Beating. WEISER. Idaho. Jan. S. (Special.) John Winters, the old man who was so brutally beaten at Mineral Christmas night by James O'Brien, died last night at the Huntington Hospital, where he had been taken for treatment. Winters was a watchman at the smelter at Mineral, and O'Brien was a foreman In the mines, who had been discharged. He went to the smelter and picked a quarrel with Winters, who was 78 years old. He beat the old man's head into a Jelly. O'Brien skipped out and Is sow said to be In the eastern part of the state. A warrant will be sworn out for his arrest. An inquest will be held tomorrow at Huntington on the body of Winters Director' of Concessions Says He Has Thousands of Applications to Choose Trail Shows From, and Will Have Best. John A. Wakefield, director of conces sions of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, arrived in Portland from St. Louis yes terday, accompanied by his wife and daughter. He reported a pleasant time in the East and predicted that the Exposi tion would be a success greater than any of the directors dared hope. "Great interest In the Exposition has been built up In the East," said Director Wakefield. "One of the great helps has been that every one who has visited Portland, and has learned of the scope of the Exposition, has. upon his return to the East, acted as a booster of the best type. I met numbers of men who have been West and who were telling their acquaintances to go to the Expo sition. Fair Is Well Advertised. The Exposition Is well advertised throughout the country. Where a few months ago people did not know that Portland was to have a Fair, all are now acquainted with the project, have learned a great deal of the reason for giving the Exposition, Its scope and what It will offer In the way of entertainment and instruction. I find that a great num ber of people who had not even thought of making a trip to the St, Louis Ex po tion, are arranging to visit the Portland Fair. People who have been studying the great Northwest for years, and have been talking for years of- making the trip, are now to make it. The low railroad rates will bring thousands of people to Ore gon who never journeyed to St. Louis, and hundreds of these thousands will never return East, or. If they do, will return to arrange their affairs and then come to Oregon to make their home. "From what I have gathered. I do not believe I am exaggerating when I say that It .will be a question next Summer, of the capacity of the railroads. I mean that the railroads will have all they 'can do to handle the crowds who are com ing to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. People in the East who have never been AVcst. have an idea that their life is not complete until they have seen Greater America. When people In the East talk of a Summer trip they generally talk about going West, and there are thou sands who would go but for the exces sive railroad rates. Now that the rail roads arc to make special rates, these people will pour Into Oregon, for they will have a chance to make a Western trip, see tho country through to the Coast, and be present at the Exposition for less money than they could before have gone to Colorado for, or to states in the country west of the Rockies. "I honestly believe that the railroads will have all they can do to properly care for the crowds which will come to the Exposition. For the reason that it has for Its setting a country famous through history and because of its na tural resources, the Lewis and Clark Ex position will draw hundreds who did not visit the exposition at St. Louis. They will have a two-fold object In making the trip. They will see the Exposition and they will see country they have never before seen. Will Work on Concessions. "I will be a busy man the next few months. I shall go to work Immediately deciding upon concessions. Applications are stacked up for mo. and as soon as they can be considered the applicants will be advised of the decision of the depart ment. I have not had time to visit the grounds yet. but I understand that they are beginning to assume a finished as pect. I am glad that exhibitors through out the country are taking such great interest. It is much better to have appli cations for more space than we can give than to have space uncalled for, or going to waste. ' During the week Director Wakefield will hold Important meetings with Presi dent Goode and with the executive com mittee. The number of applicants for concessions have been patiently awaiting the director's coming, and now that he Is here, the work will be rushed, that de cisions may be rendered, and the lucky applicants given time to prepare for the opening day of the Exposition. WILL ACT ON CHARTER. People of St. Johns to Pass on New Document This Evening. Mayor C. A, Cook, of St. Johns, has called a meeting of the people of that city for this evening In Blckner Hall at 7:30 for the purpose of considering and adopting the new city charter. The Com mercial Club win recommend some changes. It suggests that the tax levy be limited to 10 mills and that the bonded indebtedness shall not exceed 8 per cent of valuation. The Commercial Club also urges that the Civil Service provisions and the primary election clause be eliminated entirely. The charter is the work of T. C. Dev Hn and a number of prominent residents of St, Johns. The Council charter com mittee is T. J. Monahan, C. D. Hughes and W. H. Hurlburt. Under the new charter the first city election will be tho first Monday in April, when a full set of municipal officers will be elected. If the meeting adopts the charter It will then be put In form for presentation to the Legislature. MAKER OF , KENS 231 WASHINGTON ST PORTLAND OKSOrL CLOTHES Portland's Largest and Best Store Entire Stock of Table Linens, Sktetags, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bedsyeads. Towels. Toweling. Bath Towek, Etc, Wash Goods, White Goods, Fkgaefc, Etc.. at the Very Lowest Clearance Sale Prices; Take Advantage Bny Yonr Carpets, Rgs and Lined com During the Clearance Sde and Save Money Clearance Sale Silks, Dress Goods, Ribbons, Gloves, Hosiery, Laces, Art Goods, Etc. Every Article Greatly Redaced Great Clearance Sale Suits, Coats, Cravenettes,tc. Portland women are showing their appreciation of oar efforts to always snpply them with metropolitan assortments of Ready-to-Wear Garments Never before have we enjoyed such phenomenal January cloak bsiness, the natural result of having the largest display of desirable apparel at 'right prices Portland's Leading Cloak Store in every sense of the word Magnificent Evening Costumes and "Wraps, im ported and domestic creations in Lace, Silk, Broad cloth, Etamines, Chiffons, Voiles, etc.; the largest and handsomest showing to he found, west of Chi cago. Prices range from $20.00 to $300.00. Every one marked at unusually low Clearance Sale prices. Women's Suits Reduced Our entire .stuck of Dress and "Walking Suits in Cashmeres, Tweeds, Cheviots and Broadcloths; all colors; this season's very hest styles and materials. Note the great reductions : '$16.50 Suits, 8.95; $25-$27 Suits, $17.45; $36.00-$37.00 Suits, $22.85 ;'$40i)0 to $44.00 Suits, $29.85; $30 to $32 Suits marked at $19.45. All Suits up to $75.00 at greatly reduced prices. Silk Shirtwaist Suits at clearance prices. mwm. "Women's Tourist Coats, the most practical gar ment produced in many years; three-quarter length, tan Coverts, Kerseys and mixtures; belted hack, fancy trimmed, all sizes, "big variety $12 values $ 8.25 $15 values.... $ 9.90 $21 values. . . m 13.85 $26 values. . . 16.55 $30 values. . . 21.45 Coats to $75 reduced. Cravenettes at bow Prices A handsome display of Women's Baincoats? in all this season's very hest styles and materials; tans, Oxfords and olives $12.50 value.. $ 8.98 $18.00 value.. $11.25 22.50 value.. 14.25 25.00 value.. 16.85 2L00 value.. 13.50 Values io $45 reduced. Entire stock of "Walking and Dress Skirls at ex ceptionally low prices during the Clearance Sale. Entire stock of Silk, Alpaca, Moreen and Sateen Petticoats at greatly reduced prices. All our exclusive novelties in Duress and Evening "Waists Lace, Crepe de Chine, Taffetas, Peau de Cygne, Chiffon, Messaline and Plaids $12.50 value. .$ 9.25 $18.00 value.-..S13.25 20.00 value.. 14.55 24.00 value.. 16.50 g2.0Q value. 30.00 14.00 value... 10.25 15.00 value.- 10.55 32.00 value. 21.85 45.00 value.. 32.00 All "Wool "Waists reduced. &11 Fnrs-st low prices. All Tea Gowns reduced. AU Children's Gar ments reduced. Second Floor. TRUNKS AND TRAVEL ING BAGS 32-ln. heavy duck-covered Trunk, waterproof, painted, hard wood trips, steel clamps. Excelsior lock, heavy straps, set-up tray; $8.50 value t0 34-Inch Steamer Trunk, basswood box, canvas-covered, hard wood strips, extra heavy bolts, cloth lined: Excelsior lock; 39.50 value for the low price of $7.83 13-ln. full stock Club Bag-, leather lined with pocket; brass lock and catches 1S lS-Inch high Oxford full grain Bag. linen lined;- brass lock and catches 33.83 24-Inch leather-covered Suit Case, linen lined, best $3.50 value.. S2.77 24-lnch full Cowhide Suit Case, brown, canvas lined with shirt folds; brass lock and bolts; best $8.00 value f&37 Portiers and Couch Covers Beautiful velour. damask and tap estry Portiers. handsome styles In immense assortment $1.25 values l,eX $2.00 values 81.60 $1.50 values SISZi $2.25 values 91.75 $1.75 values 91AB $2.50 values $2.15 $3.50 values Oriental Striped Couch Covers.. 8Se Fringe all around. $1.75 values. S3.00 Couch Covers tSJSS $3.75 Couch Covers .....S&40 SS.00 Couch Covers 942S $6.00 Couch Covers..... 93.10 $6.50 Couch Covers 95.45 $7.50 Couch Covers f&35 Tables Covers. Oriental Patterns, two yards square, fringed $3.50 values $3.75 values 93.00 $4.50 values 93.60 $5.00 values 94.00 Entire stock of Lace Curtains at clearance prices Beds. Beddings, Blankets, Comforters at clearance prices. The Great "White Fair" 6500 PETTICOATS Cambric. Nainsook and Mus lin Lone- Skirts, with full flounces, trimmed in clusters of tucks. Insertion, lace and embroidery, also plain hemstitched flounces; big. full sizes; all have separate dust ruffles; an immense variety of new styles 60c, 87c, 83c, 91.38, $14S, 91-52, up to 935.00. "Women's long-skirt Petticoats of Nainsook, Cambric and Lawns, dainty lace and embroidery trimmings, also plain hemstitched 7c, ec, 7&e, 85c, 91.29, Bp to $23JJ9. NIGHT GOWN? "Women's "Gowns, made of fine Cam wnno Mualln and Nain80ok. trimmed in dainty lace, embroidery, insertion, tucks, hemstitching, headings and ribbons; high, V, square and round necks Great "Values at 39c, 08c, S7c, 8Sc, 91-30, 91-49, 91.9S, 92.12, 9239, 92.69. 9288, up to 930.00. I Complete line of extra size Gowns. Drawers, Chemise and Corset 'Covers: hand-embroidered French Lingerie at sale prices. PODCi?T CrtVTTII! "Women's fine Nainsook, Cambric VsUVlLKd nnd Lawn Corset, Covers, trimmed in clusters of tucks, lace and embroidery edgings, insertions, headings, ribbons, blouse fronts, trimmed and plain backs, round, square, V and high necks; an immense display at the following low prices: 22c, 28c, 43c, 48c, 72c, Bp to 915-69 each. HANDSOME CHEMISE Cambric and Lawns, trimmed with dainty embroidery, laces, beading, ribbon and tucks; great special values at the ex tremely low prices of 23c, 39c, 47c, 68c, 83c, Bp to 915.00 each. Nainsook and Muslin Drawers, trimmed in fine laces, tucks, insertions, headings and ribbons; full flounce and plain hemstitched; grand values 22c, 43a, 49c, 83c, 79c, Bp to 912.96 eacfe. WOMEN'S DRAWERS nlc.. Clearance Sale of Handkerchiefs Women's iinlaundered Linen Handkerchiefs, hand-embroidered initials, 20c and 25c values, at, & 2& "Women's plain hemstitched Handkerchiefs, two and three rows of hemstitching; few are slightly soiled ; 20c values VJC "Women's Linen and Swiss Handkerchiefs, including plain hemstitched colored borders, hemstitched, embroidered and scalloped edges, marvelous values, slightly 1 Q mussed each C Children's School Handker chiefs, --inch 5 hem, 10c value All Handkerchiefs at clear ance prices. Splendid values. Clearance Sale of Knit Underwear "Women's nonshrinkable heavy ribbed natural "Wool Vests and Pants, best $1 grade, for 83c "Women's ribbed -wool and cot ton Vests and Pants, L1 f great value at 03C "Women's ribbed wool and cot ton Union Suits, button across the chest, $1.50 grade $1.23 "Women's fine ribbed "Wool Vests and Pants, light gray; best $L50 qual ity, for , "Women's imported Swiss rib bed "Wool Vests, pink, blue. black and "white, $1.75 grade .... $1.23 $1.39 Clearance Sale of Ribbons Gloves AllEeranants of Bib- Half bons on sale at Price Handsome 2-Toned Eibbons, 4 inches wide, all Q shades, great value, yd. 2500 yards of All-Silk Taffeta Kibbons, 4 inches 1 wide, all colors, yd.... C Si. 25 GLOVES 85c PAIR T Misses' Gloves in white, tan gray, red and modes, P. K. and overseam, 2-claspx sizes 4 to 6y2,$i.oo-$i.25 egr values, pair V' Entire stock of "Perrins" real French Kid Gloves for "Women and Itfen at clearance prices. Take advantage. Clearance Sale of Wash Goods 13c 5000 yards of fancy " Dotted Swisses for, yd Plain Colored Silk Organdies, all the leading shades, A great special value, yd. C 500 dozen Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, extra good quality, marvelous value, e each vC 10,000 yards of Bleached Sheet ing, marvelous value, J 36-inch "White Cambric, yd. 7p Entire stock of Calicos, Per cales, Ginghams, "Wash mater ials, "White Goods, Swiss, Nain sook, India Linon, Sheets, Pil low Cases, Sheeting, etc.,. at clearance prices. Great Basement Specials 5 . The Big Basement Store is filled to overflowing with bargains of impor- mnce to uib economical nousewue Silverware. Cut Glass. Cntlerv. China. . - - . v - . y- fancy rotiery, luectrouers, snoring Dishes, Etc. will be fonnd included Nickel Coffee Machines, 2-pint size; regular n. St. id values lor ao.u iNlCKei tjonee iuacnines, oyo-pim size; reguiar V y $S rirt x'aIiipc nn kaIp for Sfi.Rrt v-j ' i. iu.uu snaring uisnes on. saie iur. go.uxf 5. .fo.o inanng .uisnes on saie xor o.tu Handsome .Nickel -Baking Uisnes qjiS.trU marKea way oeiow cost. Gas Mantels 8c, 12c, 16c, 20c end 24c each. Bronze Statuary and Electroliers at One-Third off regular prices. $1.50 Japanese Umbrella Stands SL20; $2.00 values $1.40 Glazed Jardiniere, 5-in. 20c; 6-in. 24c; 7-in. 40c each. All Dinner Sets at greatly reduced prices. Nickel-plated Coffee and Teapots greatly reduced; 1-quart 72c; 1-quart SSc; 2-quart $1.00 each. No. 8 Nickel-plated Teakettles for, each 91.00 Entire stock of Lamps at exceptionally low prices. Carving Sets at low clearance sale prices. 5 o'clock Teas at low prices Basement. 1 Laces and Embroideries Our entire high-class stock of Laces and Embroideries is being offered at Clearance Sale prices Here are a few of- the extra special bargains Swiss, Nainsook and Cambric Em broideries, also French and English Embroideries ; great bargains Values up to 30c for, yd 15 Values up to 60c for, yd 25 Values up to 65c for, yd. 33 Values up to $1.25 for, yd 69 J Allover Embroideries for shirt waists, best styles, qq values up to $2.00, yard "OC Venise and Cluny Laces in black, cream and white; four great special lots $ .75 values, yd .29 $1.00 values, yd 49$ 2.00 values, yd 69? 2.50 values, yd 98 Point Paris and imitation Cluny Laces, values up to 18c a yard, for, yard .vv All Lace and Spangled Kobes at very low prices. Entire stock of Dress Trimmings reduced. Silks and "Wool Dress Goods both stocks are greatly re duced in prices during the Annual Clearance Sale. Plain and Fancy Velvets at very low prices.