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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1905. FLURRY IN COTTON broker Charges Ginners' Re port Was Held Back. PRICE BOUNDING UPWARD Great Decrease Causes Boom and New York Firm Says Delay of Bulletin Was Intentional, Which North Denies. WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. A total of 4,640,728 bales of cotton sinned In the United States up to October 18 Is the statement announced In a "bulletin Is sued by the Census Bureau today. No estimate is made of the total crop for the year, but figures are given out concerning crops of former years. These figures show that up to this date in 1904 the product of the gins had reached a total of 6,417,849 bales, out of a total of 13,693,279 bales for the year. The fact that the bulletin "was not issued until 2 o'clock, two hours after the usual time, caused some complaint from brokers in different cities, and some of these which reached the Bu reau before the document was given to the public were of a sensational char acter. These are summarized in the following from Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, dated today: Much disappointment and dissatisfaction tier at delay- In Issuing sinners report to 2 P M Bach & Co., of New York, wire Hay ward, Vlck fcClark, .of New Orleans as fol lows David Miller has Just made the state ment to the effect that the sinners report has been delayed' from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock, 3 as to allow more time to certain parties to sell couton, and says he will stand by the above." One rumor here Is that tho report tvlll show, counting round as half bales, 0,100,100. All kinds of rumors are being spread and parties are selling the market down, under sus picion of something wrong In your Bureau. I send this because 1 think it proper you should know It. The David Miller referred to was the receiver of Sully & Co. and Is "a prominent member of the New Tork Cotton Exchange To this Mr. North replied: Nobody In this office knows even aooroxl mately at the moment how many bales .ginned the report will show. The men engaged In compiling It are locked up and the door guarded on the outside. More than half the telegraphic reports from country agents were received this morning and their compila tion prior to 2 o'clock was a physical Im possibility. This telegram was forwarded be fore the bulletin was given out, and after It was issued it was stated that some of the reports from the agents were not received until 10 minutes be fore 2 o'clock. NEW TORK, Oct. 25. The report of the Census Bureau Issued today, giving the amount of cotton ginned to October IS as 4,910,728 bales, against 6,417.891 bales to tho same date last year, caused sensational fluctuations In the late session of the cotton market. Inside of 10 minutes after the figures were published. January, which had been selling as low as 10.33. shot up 37 points to 10.70. The market was feverishly' excited. On the bulge leading bears became aggressive, how ever, and the market reacted almost as rapidly as It had advanced. Before the report wag published a rumor was in cir culation saying the report would show fully 6,000,000 bales ginned. The closing was steady at a net advance of 1520 points. The sales of the day were esti mated at 1.500,000 bales. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 25. When the report of the Census Bureau was read prices in cotton shot up 44 to 63 points higher than the lowest of the day, or as much as 53.15 per bale. December at 1:10 P. M. was 10.65; January. 10.74, 44 points higher, and larch 10.93, 63 points higher. The report effectively controverted the false report sent out earlier in the day. STARTS 'REFORM WITHIN (Continued Prom Page 1.) to October 1, 1905. Cash loans for this period aggregated $117,S20,500. Of this amount five cases were foreclosed, leav ing a net profit of not quite $12,000. Of the many mortgages on property sold by the society from January 1, 1895, the controller's statement showed one foreclosure, with a loss og $1327. Receipts of the Equitable Society for the third quarter QX this year lor premiums, interest, rent, etc.. amount to 16,973,037, as compared with $17,306,314 In the same quar ter of last year. Disbursements for the third quarter of this year amount to $11, 809,483, against $11,904,535 last year. Re ceipts for the first nine months of this year amount to $55,772,176, compared with $53 718,642 for the first nine months of 1904. Disbursements thus far this year are somewhat in excess of those for 1904, amounting to $39,048,979, as against $37. 551,504. Thus the report shows that the Eqult able's receipts for the nine months of this year exceed the expenditures by $16, 723.197, an increase -of $556,059 as compared with last year. Receipts from premiums on policies for the third quarter of 1903. however, show a falling off of $1,007,413 as compared with 1904. The statement shows that during the third quarter of this yrar "current ex penses" were reduced $839,913. but during the first six months there -was an in crease on this account of $424,943,. leaving a net reduction for nine months of $414, 970. The reduction for the third .quarter was said at the .Society's offices to be due to "the Tact that less business was' written, during the period this year than last and therefore fewer commissions were paid and also to .the fact that sal aries had been reduced and other econo mies effected. A credit of $881,519 to the profit and loss account for nine months represented profits on securities sold." The amount of the falling off. In new business is not given In the report. BAR TO FEDERAL CONTROL Connecticut Underwriters Say Law Would Be Unconstitutional. HARTFORD, Conn.. Oct. 25. At a meeting of the State Board of Trade held here today the report of the committee of underwriters on the proposed Federal supervision of insurance was presented. The report says the occasion for, presen tation of the matter is a letter upon the subject from Senator Dryden, asking for expressions of opinion and an swers to his inquiries. v The report says that it Is conceded that Federal supervision of insurance can be accomplished in tout one way. namely, by a constitutional law declaring Insurance ,to be commerce, and also that. If Insur ance is not commerce, Congress has no power to regulate it. Tho whole theory of the proposed centralization of power rests on these propositions. The report continues: It Is sought tb establish Federal control of insurance and. to take the chances on the Constitutional questions, through a bill in the next Congress, modeled On the Dryden bill of the last session, with slight modifications; 'that Is, through an amendment of an act to establish the Department of Commerce and XAbor, adding to the Bureau of Corporation an office called the Superintendent of Insur ance, Jn charge of a division to be called the Division of Insurance, and following In gen eral lines the powers and duties that already obtain la the legislation of various etatce aa to supervision of insurance. Jn our belief, all these propositions are theo retical; they rest on Inference and conjecture, not on precedent, and facta, and all await demonstration. They are all confronted by serious obstacles. Chief among them Is the controlling fact that In a series; of decisions the Supreme Court of the United States has declared and affirmed that insurance Is not commerce. Not Guilty of Contempt. CHICAGO, Oct 25. General Manager M. I. Rosenfeld, President George M; Moul ton and EL D. Moore, members of the board of directors of the Western Lite Indemnity Company, were today dis charged by Federal Judge C. C. Kohlsaat from ' a rule to 'show causa why they should not be held In contempt of court. Judge Kohlsaat intimated that he was not entirely satisfied with the explana tion concerning the Western Life Com pany's purchase of stock in the Security Life & Annuity Company, but added that there was no showing of intentional dis regard of court orders. L SUITS AGAINST WRECKERS Otf ENTERPRISE BANK. Xcarly All Money Gone and All Col lateral Pcnnypuckcr Asks Roosevelt to Investigate.. PITTSBURG. Pa., Oct. 25. (Special.) Suits both' criminal and civil will be brought in connection with the Enter prise National Bank failure as soon as the papers can be prepared. Charles Barron has been investigating the condi tion of the bank and the causes that led to Its closing, and says he .has discovered a remarkable state of affairs. He said: "At the time Its doors were closed the Enterprise "Bank had total resources in deposits, capital, surplus and undivided profits of about $2,250,000. The actual amount of cash found in the bank was $40,000. All the balance was loaned' out. Investigation will further show that near ly every bit of negotiable collateral placed with the bank on loans had been re-hypothecated with other institutions. What became of the money? There is not a single bit of evidence to show that Clark profited from It himself." PRACTICALLY AN" ENDLESS CHAIN REDUCED PIANOS MEAN BIG SALES, AND BIG SALES PER MIT REDUCED PRICES. CLARKE LEFT CONFESSION Criminal Proceedings Against the Wreckers of Enterprise Bank. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 25. A new force of employes was at work today with the books of the Enterprise Na tional Bank. All the old employes ex cept the bank messengers were noti fied by Receiver Cunningham that their services were no longer neede'd. Mr. Cunningham refused to assign his reasons for making the change. Controller of the Currency Bldgely, who It was said yesterday was in Pittsburg or coming to this city to take personal charge of the affairs of the bank, has not yet been located. John Marron, a prominent Pittsburg attorney. Is authority for the statement that legal proceedings, both criminal and civil, are to be brought In connection with the Enterprise Bank failure. Mr. Marron says he has been retained by a person whose name for the present he will with hold. Mr. Marron asserted that he has positive information of the existence of a complete confession written by Clarke before he committed suicide. This confes sion, according to Mr. Marron, gives In formation as to Clarke's operations nnd his associates. WASHINGTON, Oct- 25. The Con troller of the Currency has been called upon by the Department of Justice to send a special examiner to Pittsburg to make an investigation of the af fairs of the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny, Pa., recently closed by order of the Controller. The examiner will make his report directly to the United States District Attorney of Pittsburg. Edward P. Moxey, Nation al Bank Examiner of the Pittsburg district, will make the investigation. ASKS FOR THOROUGH PROBING Pennypncker Writes to Roosevelt About Enterprise -Bank. HARRISBCRG, Pa., Oct 25. Governor Pennypacker this .evening made public the following copy of a letter which he sent today to President Roosevelt ask ing for a general investigation into the affairs of the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny: The Enterprise National Bank, doing business In Allegheny, has recently failed, having at the time among Its deposits $1.030,OU0 of the moneys of this commonwealth.. These moneys were deposited upon the faith of the stability of the Institution arising through Its organisation us a National batlx and. be cause of thene deposits, the commonwealth is much interested In the ascertainment of the condition oZ its financial affairs. Our Com missioner of Banking has no control over It and no power to make such lnvemlgatlon. Since It was organised under Federal laws and subject to your superviaion, I write to. ask that a full, complete and careful In vestigation may be made, so that everything connected with "the condition of affairs and the causes which have led to such condUon may be fully disclosed. I am ready to render all the assistance In my power to fiecure a thorough ascertainment of the facts. TRY MITCHELL AS HERETIC Methodist Bishops Consider Case of Higher Critic of Bible. WASHINGTON. Oct. 2G. The College of Bishops of the Methodist. Episcopal Church, comprising the governing body of that denomination, met in semi-annual conference here today. The disposition of the case of Profes sor Hinkley G. Mitchell, elected by the board of trustees of the Boston Uni versity to fill the chair of Hebrew, Is perhaps the question of most popular interest before the bishops, six months ago the bishops refused to confirm the selection of Professor Mitchell, on the ground that his interest in the "high er criticism" of the Bible unfitted him to teach the fundamentals of Meth odism. The trustees of the university have refused to concur in this decision, and have reappointed the professor. Five years ago Professor Mitchell was be fore the bishops, and explained his be liefs to their satisfaction. Since that time he has published a book called "The Words Before Abraham," in which it is alleged by many church men he has made heretical statements concerning the Old Testament. It was this work which wns thn hnsta of tVin adverse action six months ago. when.! th A VtlRhnnR m.rn nasrlu ann.11,, JllVTN ed on the question. The sessions of the conference are held. behind closed doors, that there may be the greatest freedom in the presentation and discussion of "busl ness and other matters. It is understood that the first three days of the conference will be devoted to hearing repor.ts from the superin tendents on the work in -their partic ular fields. Each bishop has prac tically absolute authority in his bish opric, and an effort is ss&de at the Sales of Exposition Pianos Oontinnt. Reduction of From 30 to 60 Per Cent From Last Cash Retail Price. Used Pianos Greatly Reduced. Sale of Used Pianos and Organs. After a foundation of quality, economy u ine ursi. rung in mo laaacr Oi success. The Eilers Piano House havo appreciated this and have furthered every end to economize, adopting all methods that would enable them to sell the best pianos at the lowest prices. To accomplish this, the Eilers Piano House buys pianos in quantities amounting to train loads, not car loads, dealing with the manufacturer direct on a monthly shipment and a cash basis, thereby receiving the greatest dis counts. In shipping' these pianos by the special harness -system, originated by Eilers Piano House, instead of In a weighty box, another savlng of several hundred dollars on every car is effected. Numerous other unique and money-saving facilities aro thus employed by Eilers Piano House. Coupled with the above advantages. Is the policy of Eilers Piano House of small profits and quick sales. The advantages secured In buying in the Eilers way are given to tho retail buyer, resulting in much lower prices on reliable, standard pianos than can be obtained elsewhere. This in turn brings about a great volume of business, which in Itself .makes it possible for Eilers Piano House to sell to each Individual buyer at a very slight advance over Iho cost to the manufacturer. These then, are the reasons we are able to carry so many choice and popular makes and find customers for all of them. Boston's Best. The Chlckerlng. that glorious old make with an irreproachable record of Over 82 years, of faultless construction and with a tone that has stamped it the WORLD'S BEST. Manv choice speci mens are Included In this sale, particu larly Grands. Quarter Grands, Baby Grands, and Parlor Grands. New York's Best. The Weber, the favorite of musicians, made by the strongest and most wealthy concern In the world, and used exclusive ly by such organizations as The Metro politan Opera Company, of New York City, the greatest aggregation of the world's most famous artists. Chicago's Best. The Kimball, made in the largest and most up-to-date establishment in the world, and heartily endorsed by scores and hundreds of great musicians; also by musical schools and colleges who have used it. Kimball nlanos in eleeant art styles, are noveau. Gothic Renaissance. Colonials, etc, etc. are Included In this exposition sale and come under special decree We have eulogized our great trio, but we sell here also the Steck, an old time favorite. Justly classed with the world's best; the Lester, whose tone quality and high construction casts a luster over the entire piano Industry; the Hazel ton. the old New York aristocrat, also the Had dorff, Hobart M. Cable. Shumann, Claren don. Milton, and many others of high merit. The Pianola Piano. The Pianola Piano, as Its name Indi cates. Is a combination of a piano and a Pianola In one complete, compact Instru ment. The Pianola Piano has been aptly styled "The First Complete Piano,' for the reason that it Is the first piano ever produced which can be played with ar tistic effect by everybody. Irrespective of any previous study or knowledge of mu sic In the light of this Twentieth Cen tury creation, all previous pianos, requir ing a long and tedious period of. practice before their owners could make use of them seem Incomplete. Several Pianola Pianos were used at the Exposition In the various State buildings, but all good as new and they will also go In this All Must Go. In used pianos we have a wonderfully large assortment Just now. .Most of these were received la part payment of costly Grands and Exposition style Uprights, and Pianola Pianos. All of these instru ments are in thoroughly first-class con dition, and backed by the guarantee .of idlers Piano House Largest walnut cased, latest style Fisher, 5215. A beautiful Behr Brothers' Cabinet Grand, nearly new, $475.00 style, now 5210.00. Fanciest Vose made. 5403.00 style, now 5198.00. practically new. Ele gant, largest sized mehogany Knabe, usual price. 5500.00, now 52S5.00. Beautiful Omaha Exposition-style mottled walnut 5575.00 Kimball, shows but Httlo use. 5318; splendid little 5300 Emerson, 5143; largest size Whitney, like new, 5400 style, now 5235. Another very showv brand new walnut Starr, 5215; three 'Hamilton Pianos that were once so popular, every one like new. 5155, 5165 and 5172 respec tively; splendid largo walnut cased Hard man, -5236; beautiful little Victor 5133; largest-sized, nearly new mahogany Kingsbury, 5137; largest-sized elegant mahogany Bally. 155; good fancy mahog any Jacob Doll Upright. 5210; another beautiful Jacob Doll mahogany, J1S5, like new; Wing & Son. new 5145; another Knabe. rosewood case. 5235; great big oak-cased Ludwlg, 5163; splendid English mottled walnut case Kimball, colonial, equal to new, 52C4; splendid mahogany cased exhibition-sized Lester, case some what marred, the 5575 style, for 5325; oth er uprights in good shape of more or less musical value at brices ranging from 5135 down to 565. Wc want all of them out of the way. Pay as best suits your convenience. Organs Also to Go. Excellent used Parlor and Chapel Or gans are being sold at less than half price now: An Estey, 52S.$0; Scars-Roebuck, 523.00: splendid Kimball 54S.O0; Mason & Hamlin 543.00; Newman Bros., 53S.O0; solid oak-cased Kimball Cabinet style. 564.00: and others too numerous to mention, all on payments of 52.00, 53.00 or 54.00 per. month. Remember, there's no time to lose. The Pianos are here, the reductions gen uine, and there will be hundreds of homes "-anxious to secure one fit them. If you're coming, don't delay. Come, write or telephone at once Eilers Piano House. Retail Department. 351 Washing ton street. "A Quarter Block of Fine Pianos." semi-annual' conferences to make their work and decisions harmonious. Of tho total of 28 bishops cqmpris ing the college, about 20 are present BAD INDIAN TURNS GOOD Cavalry Appear to Thwart His Friends of Vengeance. BALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 25. Report was received here today of a killing at the village of Myton, Wasatch County. Utah, on Saturday last, which came near resulting in trouble between the villag ers and Indians camping In that region. A drunken Indian, who was going about the village with a cocked revolver, threat ening the villagers, menaced a whlto man named W. T. Muse and was shot and killed. Other Indians came into town threat ening vengeance and were making an ugly demonstration, when a troop of cav alry came upon the scene from Fort Du chesne. Citizens had telephoned to the fort that "the postoff Ice was In danger." The cavalrymen took charge of Muse and turned him over to the Sheriff of Wasatch County. He is In Jail at Heber. Car Lines Win Point Against Dunne. CHICAGO, Oct. 25. The first clash be tween the street railway companies and the city In the quo warranto proceedings brought against the Chicago City Rail way Company and the "Union Traction Company and their -subsidiary companies resulted today in a victory for the street railways, when Judge Dupuy, of the Su perior Court, upheld the right of , the railway companies to contest the validity of the tiling of the quo warranto proceed Why pay agency price far your Sewing Machines When you can select an "O. W. & K." Machine here gu&rantead for ten years at less than HALF what agent charge for same machine? lie WFfiia & Kim $ITfi DfffrRt Sio?9s,s Fifth, SIxfh and Washington Sirasls StF OpMt at S A H. THE FOREMOST DEPARTMENT HOUSE WEST OF OHIOAQO OCT. 2630 SHOPPING- DAYS TO THANKSGIVING. at 6 P. M. AN ATTRACTIVE DEMONSTRATION, First Floor Dr. Alice Goodwin's Demon stration of ""Wisdom's Violet Cream" for the toilet. Watches cleaned sad -vrarraated for 1 Tear for 75c. JTov laalasprlaRH, 75c. All other repairing? of Je-rrelrjr and Clock at prepertleaatelr raederit prlwu. KIrt Floor Bear lance elevator. CARPETS CARPETS Best and largest stock of new and down-to-date CARPETS in the Northwest. Today's Tempting Offers for Thrifty Stoppers Today is the second day of the last week of Olds, Wortman & Kind's great October sales. We have every reason to expect each day. to be greater in volume of sales than the one preceding. Figures on the daily sales sheets show not that the values grow better day by day, but that knowledge" of what is going on spreads farther day by day. The October Harvest Sale is a grand feast of extraordinary values great special lots of new, seasonable and desirable merchandise to be distributed among our patrons just in need-time. The specials have been selected with utmost care for their timeliness. A part of the good news the store has to tell its Thursday patrons is printed below. Jack o'Lanterns $ 25C F" Hollw..n 25C Fourth Floor. Next Tuesday night, October 31. is Hal loween, when departed spirits are supposed to walk and young', live spirits are full of pranks. Ixok out for your .gates they're liable to walk, too and become "departeJ." unless closely watched by the family bulldog: But, we've a better way to suggest for amusement oi the ycunpr on Halloween. We've secured a lot of asbestos-lined Jack-o'-Lanterns, with eight pictures, each on automatic rollers. A catchy novelty, complete with candle and a big- heap ' fun. for 23c Another Lively Sale of Beautiful Ribbons Special in "The Itlbbon Shop." Flrwt Floor. 35e AND 45c TAFFETA RIBHON'S, 25c A gTeat lot of tine all-silk, satin Taf feta Ribbons. -i and -1 lnc.es wlJc, in all tho best colors nnd shades. Our 35c and -10c value special for today and balance of week at, the yard. 25c Thousands of Mil's of Dainty New Laces and Embroideries in & Special Sale Today First Floor. 5000 yards of Swiss and Cambric Em broidery 'and Insert! in, 2 to 9 Inches wide, SEc values on Hale for. yd. 12c 35c to 25c Net Top Lace, ecru. at.. lZc $2.00 to 51.50 Allover Lace, ecru, at. 95c $3.00 to $2.50 Allover Lace, ecru ..81.8,; 65c to 50c Allover Lace, white and ecru - lSc 35c to20c Piatt YaL. Lace, at 15c 25c to Sc Torchon Lace at .-Vic $1.53 . and $1.25 Chiffon and Liberty Silk P: 05c $1.00 Dress Net, white and ecru, at..8Sc 20c to 15c Venlse Galoon, ecru 7c 35c to 25c Vcnise Galoon, ecru 9c 75c to 50c Venlse Galoon. ecru 25c 50c to 25c Silk Braid Trimming.... 13c Store -Cleaning Sale Is On in Women's Knit UnderwearShops Flint Floor. Radical reductions to clean up alb ends of lines and those discontinued. Timely opportunity for thrifty women to provide for the Winter's Under wear needs at less than mill prices. Special values. All arranged for quick selling' on one long- special table in knitwear aisles First floor. Some of them are IVOMGX'S 2 VESTS XSO PANTS ?1.39. White, sllk-plalted "Merode" Vests and Pants Regular value $2.00; special at, each 81.36 "WOMEN'S f2.W VESTS 91.23. White, fine wool. "ZlmmerH Vests: high neck, short sleeves Regular value $r.00; special, each 81.23 "WOMEN'S PANTS $1.25. Extra fine -white Swiss-ribbed Wool Pants Regular .value $3.25; special at, the pair 81.23 "WOMEN'S 31.75 UNION SUITS SI,25. "MunsIngV -natural Merino Union Suits Regular value $1.75; special, suit J51.25 WOMEN'S 3Je UNION SUITS 3. "Munslng's" natural all-wool, heavy weight Union Suits: half-open front and open across bust Regular value $3.50; special at, the suit 82.25 WOMEN'S 56c VESTS 42c. Winter-weight. Maco cotton Vests, In cream-tinted and blue-gray Regu lar value 50c: special, each 42c "WOMEN'S 23c VESTS AND PANTS lSe. Gray cotton Vesta and Pants Regular value 25c; special, each IOc MISSES' Mc AND 66c UNION SUITS 39c. Misses' v gray cotton Union Suits; In large sires Regular value C3c and 65c: special at, the suit 30c Special Sale of Indian Blankets Heme-FarBljiklBK' Stores Faar(h Fleer INDIAN BLANKETS. Regular $5.50 value: special, each. 4.50 Regular $6.50 value; special. ench.$.oo Regular $7.30 value; special, eacli.96.ee 97J5 NAVAJO BLANKETS f4J5. All-wool Navajo Blankets. In pretty Y light colorings Regular value $7.50; j cotu ................. .to Special Sale of Ladies' Collar a9 Cuff Sets Firt Fleer. Dalntv Collar and Cuff Sets, some em broidered on ecru and white scrim, some of linen embroidered in colors and some of pique embroidered in colors. Values to 75c special sale, price, the set 37c CLEVER CREATIONS of Smart Man Tailors TEMPTINGLY PRICED Is the attraction that draws throngs daily to the Grand Salons of Dress that occupy the entire main second floor. Snappy new styles greet the eye whichever way it roves. Every express brings us a host of new arrivals, sent on by our Miss -Bernard, now in New York, selected from the leading American makers of women's correct and smartly stylish attire. Here, now, is the season's most, brilliant showing of Women's Outer Garments A Display That Is Positively Unrivaled, That Includes the Smartest and Choicest Desjgns in Ex pertly Tailored Coats and Suits. Exquisite Skirts, Waists, and Magnificent Gowns. In value-giving we are outdoing all previous efforts, and never before in all the history of the store have" we been able to provide our clientele with equally handsome and stylish garments for so little to pay. A walk through the big second-floor salons will convince the most skeptical that nowhere else can the new "Winter coat or suit be selected from equal variety, fashion or at so slight a cost. There's a reason for it all. This Store Sells More Garments for Women's Wear ihan Any Two Portland Stores Combined. Naturally has fuller mastery of the markets. Among the new arrivals are hundreds of swagger Tailored Suits for Women A little newer and much prettier than you'll imd elsewhere. The special attraction we invite you to is The Unusual Sale of Bran,d New Coats Unusual because of the fetching- new styles at the modest prices. Coats at $12.'50, 15.00, $16.50, $18.50 and along up to $6000. Suits in the lot of swell arrivals ranging up from $15.00 to $75.00. Prices that make for mutual helpfulness. You are always served best here, even at the "me dium prices," else this -store would fail in its time-proven purpose of progressiveness. Handsome, swagger -Coats, in loose, boxy effect; Scotch mixtures, tweedish and cheviot fabrics; sturdy, natty, roughish goods in invisible plaids, stripes and mixtures. Some with Velvet collars edged with broadcloth, with gilt ornaments at lapel. Cut-steel buttons seem favored by the makers. Broad cloths also figure in the materials. Of course, there are other coats than these we tell of hun dreds. But perhaps the few will interest the economical to come and see the monster display. $ 1 2.?0, $15 $16.50, $15.50 $22.50, $25 The Great Silk Sale Continues New Lines are Brought Forward for First Showing Annex Fifth Street. Silks galore Silks for street orevening wear at prices that must send hundreds hurrying here today. Read: f Portland's Greatest and Best Silk Store offers for today and the balance of October our entire line of Novelty, Figured Suit Silks; every yard new Fall designs and 'colors; hot a lot of old styles, but new, crisp, pretty silks. Our regular $2.00 grades, in light and dark j g CQk grounds, all new styles and color combinations. Special, only, yard , .4 tjJ Our regular $1.75 grades, in light and dark grounds, all new styles and color com- A-l JLX binations special, only, yard Our regular $1.50 grade of Novelty Crepe de Chine, Novelty Chiffon Moire, etc., I 0 T Special, only, yard I 9xJ Our regular $1.25 grades of Novelty Crepe de Chine, Novelty Chiffon Moire, etc., OS Special, only, yard :.- 1 Also ten exclusive Silk Suit Patterns very swell imported goods for evening wear, Jj-"72. regular $S5.00 patterns special, only, .the pattern ; Beauty Gleams Through the Jewelry Shop Sixth-Street Annex First Floor. OCTOBER'S GEM, THE OPAL: "HOPE 59 COLLAR BUTTON SETS 10c Four Collar Buttons on -card one front, one back and two buttons for sleeve. Buttons are made with good rolled gold-plate fronts and celluloid backs. A good 15c value special at, the card 10 59c POE JEWELED COLLARS WORTH 75c. Jeweled Collars, with cut amethyst sets, on metal links; regular length. Our 75c value special at, each 59 35c DRESS PINS FOR 22c. A line of Pretty Dress Pins, gold filled, with rich, rose gold finish; well made, and a good value at 35c for se'e of three pins special sale price, the set 22 Great Slaughter Sale of the Famous Wellpr Exhibit of High Art Pottery From the Exposition. Regular Values From 75c to $20.0Q Now One-Half Price-Third Floor. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION OF UNIVERSAL FOOD CHOPPERS-THIRD FLOOR. October's child is born for woe, And life's vicissitudes must know; . . But lay an opal on her breast, ' Hope will lull those woes to rest. ... Who (hat was. born in October will be without an opal after reading above lines?' A great display this week of these "fetich" stones among the Jewelry shows. Lots of charming gift suggestions for October birihdays and coming holidays' at inexpensive prices. SPECIAL TODAY : JEWELED COLLARS, Same as above, but wider; our regular $1 valne special at, each 79 35c COLLAR SUPPORTERS FOR 25c. We are showing a large variety of styles in Col lar Supporters the newest and most practical contrivance for holding ladies' lace collars in place. Some very pretty ones, made of mother of pearl, on sale today; a good 3oc value, special sale price 25 25c PEARL BEAD NECK CHAINS 15c. Pearl Bead Neck Chains, suitable for little girls round and corn-shaped beads, strung on strong linen thread, with metal catch. Out 25c value special at, each 15d m I