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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1906)
THE MORNING OREGOyiAN, MONDAY, 0T7AIIY 15, 1906. SHERIFF WORD'S N6 NKE-OFF Grows Rich Feeding Prisoners Confined' in County . Jail. HOW HE SUPPLIES MEALS Charges Just Twice What They Cost Him and Pockets the Difference . as His Perquisites in Addi tion to His Salary.' Figures , showing Sheriff Word's rake-off In 1903, Xor feeding county prisoners: zr c rr a On - a MONTH. Br;r. s- -2 : i First 6 mos.l,t9I.7n:J;2,42-.54!?2, July I C.6.23 r.lO.tK &H.45I 376.8S)i .T75.19 :!53.G0 29.971 AUKurt ....! September . 77.1.95 October ... 772.45 November . 728.00 Totals ... ?9,41S.15J4,5Z? Salary ...r 000.00 5G7.K5 3.16.9!) 41K.80 .TOD.OO 97.20 :t74.40 S49.SS i.04 $4 CnmunnKAIInn Cnnntv .1 compensation or Go-ernor....l 5, Compensation of Mayor oft Portland 4, Compensation U. S. Senator..' 5, sno.oo ooo.oo- Sheriff Word last year showed thrift in falling: to reform the rake-off whielft lines his pockets with money grafted from the taxpayors for feeding- the county pris oners. The food for the prisoners cost more than twice as much as it .should have dpnc, and the profits were all appropriat ed by Sheriff Word. "When the County Court proposed to cut off the graft Mr. Word's friends raised the cry that the court, for partisan reasons, was trying to cutail the compensation of the Sheriff, because that office was In the hands of a Democrat. Gives Them Two. Meals Daily. The Sheriff feeds the prisoners two meals a day and collects from the county 17& cents for each meal. This is more than twice as much as the meal actually costs the Sheriff, as the County Court lias ascertained by furnlshlng'the "mid-day meal to the prisoners at the rock quarry at Kelly's Butte; In fact, the cost of that meal to the county is only 7 cents and the food Is more plentiful and better cooked than the breakfast and suppers of Sheriff "Word in the county jail. The Couhty Court is very sure that the meals of Sheriff Word can be supplied for 8. cents, which would be 1) cents a meal cheaper for the taxpayers than at pres ent. County Furnishes -Ml but Food. The county supplies Sheriff Word with fuel, cooking range and utensils, light and water, and he pays for the provisions and the wages of a cook when that function is not performed by a prisoner. The County Court finds that the same ex penses for the noon-day feed amount to 7 cents a meal. The Sheriff collects a big rake-off from the taxpayers and has never offered to surrender it. All proposals to do so cause him to bristle up for a light with the County Court. But the court at last has decided to shut off the graft after the June election by keeping the prisoners at Kelly's Butte quarry all the time and by feeding them all three meals there. While Mr. Word continues his present term of office he will keep the graft, but his successor will not do so. and will be cut down to his salarj' of $4500 a year. In this way the county will stop paying the Sheriff 25 cents a day for feeding each prisoner, and will pay out 15 cents instead, thereby saving 20 cents a day to the taxpayers, which will amount to about 55000 a year. What the Books Show. The books of the County Auditor show that Sheriff Word collected from the county last year for feeding the prison ers 59.41S.15, In monthly sums as already noted. The number of meals and the sums collected were: First C monthE 2S.H24 54,991.70 July 3,730 030.25 August 4.G54 S14 47, September 4,434 773.J3 October 4.414 772.4." November .: 4.100 728.00' December . 3.SS2 079 33 Total 3r.,R24 59.41S.13 FAVORS AN OIL REFINERY Will S. Faulkner Tells How Jl Will Benefit Portland. WHlS. Faulkner, -who will lecture to night at the Marquam Grand on tho Standard Oil Company and Jts methods, isfof the opinion that an independent oil .refinery In Portland can be operated upon a paying basis. With the natural advan tages of Portland as a distributing cen ter and the ease of transporting crude oil here from California, ho thinks that there -would be no trouble in clearing a good margin. "If the Standard Oil Company should cut prices in this section," he said, "tho Independent concern would be tho means of saving the people of Oregon thousands of dollars, while the new concern could withdraw- from the local market and sll its goods in Tacoma, Seattle. Alaska and all of the California coast cities. "Think of the almost inexhaustible amount of crude oil in California that Is being piped to tide water and can be brought to Portland at a cost of less than one-fourth of a cent a gallon, yet the peo ple will allow the Standard Oil Company practically to monopolize this business, forcing them to pay Pennsylvania prices, with freight across the continent added' for California oil." WORK OF JEWISH WOMEN Annual Meeting Is Held at Neigh borhood House. The Council of Jewish Women held Its annual open meeting last night at the Neighborhood House, on First street, with a good attendance. The Neighborhood House, built by the Councjl. and the work of "Industrial education inaugurated there, were eulogized by Dr. Wllmer, Dr. S. S. Wise and Mr. Adolph Wolfe. tHe speak ers of the evening. Mrs. S. M. Blumauer. president of the Council, made an "inter esting report, on the general work of the Council. Mrs. L.. White, chairman of the Neigh borhood House committee! made her an nual report, and brought forth much com mendatlon. Short addresses were then xriaac "by Dr. ' ilmer and Dr. Wise. "The work of the Rational Council, of which this Is a anuh" sa,d Dr- vvlse' "Is lnlflcnt of the ability of woman to handle any matter of Importance which comes before the public. I can say that there has never been a finer piece of work In Port land than -what has been accomplished by the local Council of Jewish Women." An endowment fund of $5000 has been suggested, and Dr. Wise announced that Philip Selling had volunteered to give the last 51000. If the other 51000 should bo raised, after which Adolph Wolfe prompt ly offered a like sum. Mr. Wolfe was called upon for a speech, and responded by -congratulating the Council on the good It Is doing. Mr. Wolfe equipped the fine gymnasium of the House as a memorial to his son last year, and has always been one of the stanch supporters of the Coun cil's work. The B'nai B'rlth was frequently men tioned as one of the substantial contrib utors to the Council work, and 1. Leescr Cohen responded for the lodges with ap preciative remarks. One of the treats of the evening was the singing of Mrs. Walter Reed, who. ac companied by Mrs. W. E. Thomas, gave two solos, which were received with marked enthusiasm. Miss Sophia Wolfe proved herself a rare elocutionist, and was forced to respond to encores. F. B. HQLBROOK RESIGNS QUITS POSITION AS SUPERIN TENDENT OF IRRIGATION. C. C. Hutchinson Succeeds Him as Secretary and Manager of the Corporation. Frank B. Holbrook, of Portland.. has re signed as superintendent of the Oregon Land & Water Company, which has a big. irrigation project on the Umatilla River, near Irrlgon. He will be succeeded by C. C. Hutchinson, who will serve in the capacity of secretary and manager. Mr. Hutchinson organized the Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company, and his new positions will In no way conflict with his Interests which he will retain In that company. Mr. Holbrook has been connected with the Oregon Iand & Water Company ever since It was organized, about five years ago, and his resignation came as a sur prise to many of his most intimate friends. The Intentions of Mr. Holbrook for the future are not known. He Is at present at Irrlgon closing up his affairs with the company. Mr. Holbrook owns a fourth interest in the Oregon Land & Water Company, which, it Is understood, he will retain. Mr. Hutchinson stated yesterday that the associates of Mr. Holbrook were very anxious to have him remain as su perintendent of the company, but he could not be induced to change his mind once lie had announced his Intentions of leav ing the concern. The Oreg6n Land & Water Company has offices both in Portland and at Irrl gon. Mr. Hutchinson staled yesterday that about 40.000 acres of land would be reclaimed at an expenditure of approxi mately 51.OCO.000. It will be several years before the project Is completed. More or less wort; has been done, and now every thing Is In readiness to push ahead with the work. Water will be taken out of the west side of the Umatilla River, along the south bank of the Columbia River. The land to be Irrigated by tiie Govomment is on higher ground than the acreage to be re claimed by the company. The drainage of the lansd to be watered by the Govern ment will return to the river above the headgates of the Oregon Land &. Water Com pan j HEARD IN THE ROTUNDAS If. I.. IIoigBtc TcIU of Meeting of Wat miner n' Annoclatlon. HU HOLGATE,. legal representative of the United States Reclamation Service, arrived in Portland .yesterday from Echo, where he attended a meeting of the Water-Users Association. He will remain In Portland until after Tuesday night, when he delivers a lecture at the Portland Board of Trade Irrigation meet ing at the Eagles' Hall. Mr. Holgatc makes his home at Klamath Falls. While in Portland he is a guest at the Oregon Hotel. "From the very Inception, the Umatilla project has been characterized by an al most total absence of legal complications or misunderstandings between the water users and the Government," said Mr. Hol gatc lust night. "As far as the legal end of the Umatilla project Is concerned, we have had easy sailing. This Is due to the fact that most of the available lands have not yet been patented. With the Individual owners we have little trouble, as -they are anxious to secure water. Be ing unable to dispose of their homesteads because of their not being patented, the individual owners still retain the greater part of the acreage. Where companies get In control of large tracts of land arc to be found the legal complications. "The farmers and the Inhabitants of the cities that will be benefited by the project arc lending the -Government every possible aid. The meeting of the Water-Users' As sociation at Echo was a great success, and shows what confidence the people of that section of the state have In the Government." RALPH MODJESIvI. the noted engi neer, who drew the plans for the north-bank bridges to be constructed across the Columbia and Willamette Riv ers is a son of the famous actress Mod jeska, who played a brilliant engagement at the Marquam Theater last week The fact that Mr. ModJeskI spells the last let ter of his name with an "I," and his mother uses an "a," has caused no little comment amonjj those who saw the names in print and luiew of their relationship. Madame Modjeska is of Polfsh birth and in Poland many of the women end 'their names with an "a." where it Is customary for the men to use the "L" Man Mangled Ja Belt. ALBANT. Or.. Jan. 14.-Spec!al.)-George Gross, an employe of the Leba non paper mills, met with an accjdent In that city last evening which may prove ru A i ,(Uat work ear U main belt of the mill Gross's clothing was caught in the rapidly moving band, and the man was whirled round and round the ellipse formed by the belt at a frightful rate, being powerless In the hands of the ma chinery. Finally the belt loosened Its hold and Gross was thrown to the floor Both legs were broken In several places! his body was terribly bruised and lacer ated, his head laid open and Internal in juries received that makes his life de spaired of. But few words were spoken by the unfortunate man after the belt caught him, and when picked up from the floor he was unconscious. Croup, and Haw to Tnxnt It. The cold weather of the Winter is usu ally dreaded by tho parents of voung children, as. be as careful as they may. colds are liable to be contracted, croup iu '"nun nuu me nuKlum Ol tnc HOUSC- liold tested. The first requisite In the treatment of croup Is promptness. Given as" soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears. Chamberlain's Couch Remedy will pre vent the attack. When this Is not done, or when the attack appears suddenlv in the middle of the night, as It sometimes does, give this remedy freely until vomit ing is produced and a cure will be effect ed. It has been in use for more than a third of a century, and lias never been known lo fait For sale by all drugtfiu. ' MAYOR LANE ANGRY Partial Failure 'of Richards Raid 'a Cause. SOME ESCAPED THE POLICE It Was the Intention to Take Every Frequenter of the Establish ment Caught There Into Custody. The Richards hotel raid, which has caused more ado than a sewing-circle scandal, although partially successful, was a bungling proposition, and was not con ducted according to an ethical standard set by Mayor Lane, who Is much per turbed because the trimmings to the affair did not have as many fringes as his honor had desired. Detectives Kay and Jones, whose reputations as forcible-entry sleuths has not at all diminished because of the heavy parts they took in the true-to-llfe melodrama, also feci peevish and despondent because 12 members of the show out of the 16 who the police were sure were In the hotel made a "get-away" through rear windows. The Mayor is not turning gray over this particular affair, but If the crusade could have been carried out in the good old style where the limbs of the law swoop down on their unsuspecting victims and capture all, it would at least have pleased the Rajah of Portland, and would have relieved his Chief of Police from the hu mility of having to explain to him the reason why the deeply laid plan for the raid had hit a snag. Deny It Is Their Fault. Kay and Jones deny that It was their fault that 12 refugees in the Castle Rich ards escaped at midnight downropc lad ders, and eluded the walling grip of ten policemen and detectives who had stood shivering for four hours on guard to pre vent such a catastrophe. And now It has been narrowed down until the blame rests on some poor sergeant of police who had not been commanded to take charge of the foraging party. Captain Slover Is also mentioned among those who let the prey slip from the net. It is said at the Rajah's temple on Fifth street that tho captain should have had a sergeant of police there to take command of the dis organlzed troop of policemen and de tectives. So experienced, however, hud Kay and Jones become in conducting midnight skirmishes that those who were only In the squad thought they could depend on the two invinclbles to capture the whole "bunch" double-handed. To satisfy His Honor because the af fair did not take place with the greatest eclat, the redoubtable Kay and Jones have set to work getting lists of all those who arc known to have frequented this hostelry and cuisine establishment. More than four-score names are Jotted down In tho black books of the detectives, and subpenas will be issued for the doomed onjs Wednesday. Some people predict a second exodus unless an Aaron's rod waved over the head of Richards can compel him to go before the prophet Cam eron and confess that he Is guilty of ruu nlng an unseemly establishment. Have Long List of Names. Kay and Jones are Inexorable In their demands that all whose names they hav procured shall appear before Judge Cam eron to testify to the goings-on at the hotel. Several sworn statements from women and girls have been turned over to the District Attorney, and many names have been given him. who. according to a prophecy delivered by Jones, will have to present themselves before the bar of Justice. In this case the detectives will not be called off. because the doctor of civic government must be appeased. Oth ers are Interested, and It Is rumored that invitations, marked private, will be ex tended to those who wish to attend the trial when It comes before Cadi Cameron. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DAY Anniversary or Statesman's Birth Will Be Celebrated. Hamilton's birthday was most appro priately honored by the Patriotic Club Thursday night, and now th'e Oregon So ciety of the Sons of the American Revo lution propose to celebrate the bl-centen-nlal of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, who was born January 17. 1705. next Wed nesday night at a banquet to be given at the Hotel Portland. At the banquet General T. M. Anderson, the "president of the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, will preside. Dr. A. A .Morrison will speak upon "Na tional Stability," and Dr. Stephen S. Wise will have full freedom of speech and will speak of Franklin as a distinc tive American. C. E. S. Wood will give Impressions of "Poor Richard's Philoso phy." Wallace McCamant will refer to Franklin as a Pennsylvanlan. and Willis S. Dunlway will have something to say of the "Art Preservative of Arts." The Society fc only taking the Initia tive in honoring the groat American patriot, as they invite all. without distinc tion of nationality, to Join In the banquet. DKMCHTFUI, XEWrOKT. Splendid Weather at ThU ropular Iaclnc Con st Roort. Delightful in every particular Is the weather at Newport, and the Southern Pacific and the Corvallls & Eastern rail roads have resumed their cheap rates to tills place for the Winter. Particulars by asking at Third and Washington streets, Portland. The Paritr of Borsett Vanilla 1 never aurfftlonrd by nr pure food" commlwton 25! WASHINGTON ST; PORTLAND " ORStON. MAKER OF MENS CLOTHES We're sole Portland agents for the "Qstermoor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses in all sizes and at factory prices. Artistic Picture Framing to your order., Best materials and workmanship. Bis variety of the newest moldings. The Meier Frank Stored Great Clearance Sale Offering A Great Sale of Silks and Dress Goods Special lot of 44-Inch Silk Grenadines for waist, skirts and dresses, black, pink, light blue and white; regular $1.30 value for.SBc Special lot of about 3000 yards Taffeta Silks In a broken line of colors: best S3c and $1 qualities on sale at this low price, yard.OUc Four great special lots or fancy Waist and Suiting Silks, very best styles and color ings: remarkable values at 30c, Ic, 70c, 07c Special lot or Taney Black Goods; values being cleaned up at this low price -10c All-wool colored Dress Goods. 23 patterns for costumes and skirts; best 50c values. yd.2Sc 2000 yards cr colored Dress Goods In desirable patterns and color combinations: regular SI nnd 51.25 values on sale at the low clearance price of, yard jrZri All our white Wool Dress Goods at clear ance saU prices Alt Black and Colored Vel vets at clearance sale prices All Black and Colored Dress Goods at clearancesale prices- $6.50 Pettic'ts $2.98 $5 Nightgowns $2.87 Special let of 103 women's hand-embroidered Underskirts of the finest quality and style, white Petticoats we have been selling reg ularly it 56 nnJ S5.5J each; your choice. S2.9S Special lot of women's hand embroidered and nand-madf French Gowns, made of French percale, low neck, drawn with linen tape, beautiful styles: best $3.00 values . 0!O on sale at the low price of qCrUL Women's cambric and nainsook Gowns, trim med in laces and embroidery, tucks and beadinsr: regular $1.50 value, for S3c 30.000 pieces of dainty new muslin Underwear on 3alc at clearance prices Third Floor. $2.50,$5Corsets$1.97 Broken lots of high-grade Corsets in black, drab, white ar.J fancies: all tne newest models In nearly all sizes; $2.50 CI ny to 53 valued on sale for p i Madras Curtains 48c Great lot of sample Madras Curtains, only one curtain ot a kiiid. light and dark grounds, colored cross-stripes, size 40 inches wide by three yai;ds long, the entire sample line f a well-known Eastern manufac turer Only 220 curtains in the lot. so bet ter plan to come early if you want to share in this uniwual bargain Values up ylQ to $4 pair at, each .UfcH a Cro.-s-.stripe Madras Curtains by the pair: light and dark grounds with colored cross stripe; size 10 Inches wide by 5 yards long. $1.23 Curtains. px pair $ .OS 51.75 Curtains, per pair ?t.4 $2.25 Curtains, per pair l.SO $3.00 Curtains, per pair. ?2.to Golden oals and mahogany Indian Stools: about 50 of them: regular $1.75 values on sale at tnis low price. 9S cents each....n.Se Fancy oak frame Screens: 3 folds: co rr sllkoliue filled, each ipO.UW St. S5 tapestry Tablecovers ." fiSSi $3.00 Cable net Curtain. 33.t.1 $6.30 Marie Antoinette .Lace Cur- QC tains, on sate at. the pair i.p.J $3.00 double-faced .tapestry covers on sale for. each. Great $ 1 .00 Shoe Sale We place on sale promptly at S o'cIock this morning a great special lot of women's foot wear in all styles of leathers Johnson Bro.O shoes. J. T. Cousins celebrated shoes. About 1000 pairs all told, values rang ing from $2.50 to $1 a pair, ir you want to share in this sen sational . offering you will do well to plan to be here as early as poesilile. Bargain like these don"t last all day. Q 1 nfl $2.30 to ?4 values VWU 300 pairs women's leather strap Slippers, tel? Slippers and knit Slippers: all sizes; wonderful values tomorrow at. pair. . . .ST.c Misses' spring-heel lace Shoes in slzrs 11 to 2; regular $2 to ?3 values on :ale at the very QCr low price of, the pair... Children's spring-heel Shoos: lace and button styles: -sizes S'i to 10A; regular $2.2f values on sale at the very low price of.0."c Groat special lot of misses and chlldr-'n." Shos: laee or but ton; sizes I io S; 2 to 5; $1.30 and $1."5 values for. pair. ..7.1c nnt.ro stock or Footwear on sale at low clearance sale prices. Sensational Bargains in Fine Ribbons Six great extra special clearance bargains Gs3 in fine all-silk ribbons, values we know po s itiveiy you cannot equal anywhere about town- Anticipate your ribbon needs for many months at these prices 3000 yards of all-silk Dresden Ribbons in beautiful styles and crreat assortment, 7 to S inches wide; regular $1.00. $1.25 and $1.30 values for, yard 69 Immense lot of Satin Mcrveillieux. Roman striped Satin Brocades, Moires, pin stripes and small checked ribbons: 3oc to Soc values on sale 1 at the low price of, yard . Uw oOOO yards of Print-Warp Ribbons and Dolly Vardcn Ribbons. 5 to 7 inches wide, all silk: values from oOe to 7oc yard on sale at the ridiculously low price of, yard 33 10.000 yards of all-silk Taffeta nnd Satin TalTcta Ribbons, full o inches wide, extra heavy qua-fity, all the newest and most popular shades; best 3oc values, yard 21 2500 yards of hand-embroidered Ribbons, polka dots on all-silk satin, chiffon and taffeta Ribbons. Red, pink, blue, white, green, brown, and navy: large and small dots; regular 50c and Goc values on sale at the "low price of. yard...... 25c Special lot of all-silk Tab Ribbons, hand embroidered designs, Roman stripes, plaids. Drcsdens. polka dots and shaded effects; Xos. fl and 12, 33e and 40c values for, yard 12 Mail orders promptly filled. Kntirc stock of staple and fancy Ribbons at clearance sale prices Velvet Ribbons low priced Laces Embroideries Great new lot or S000 yards or Swiss, nain sook and cnmorlc embroideries, edgings and insertions, dainty patterns in 1 Or great assortment; valncs to 36c yard New Corset Cover Embroideries at clear ance sale prices AH grades. Handsome Black Dress Nets in plain and fig ured effects. 45 Inches wide; grand values at $1.G9 yard and 6bc yard grand vaL.OOc New lot of white and cream dotted and fig ured Nets at clearance sale price: se to Stjn the yard. Best values ever offered at the Piicc. t French Valenciennes Laces and Insertions all new patterns. Vnlur to tWJr cI07.cn jrnnln for, iloxrn ZZlc VnlarM to STJr for dozen j'xirtl .3-"ic Whit". iTPKm and ecru Venlse. Appliques and Bands, very best designs- values up to $1.50 yard. :n s.ile Xor the low price, yard X)c 3010 yards or Swlsn. nainsook and cambric Kdulngs and Insertions; values up to TOc the yard on sale for the low price. yard.lOe Entire stpek of I.ace and Spangled Robes at low prices New White Embrlodorcd Robes on sale at clearance prices, very latest styles, all grades. Allovcr gold embroidered Chiffon; a? J -q $5 and $'J values at, yard S Oi7 15-Inch Swiss Flouncing; the best $1.50 values on sale at, yard .OiJC Fancy tucked black Chiffon; values ja up to $2 yard at. yard &3'C Handsome allover Swiss Embroid- c q o cries; values to $5 yard at, yard...H ."O Great Clearance Sale of FineNeckwear Hand-mnie Stocks. Linen Fagotting and Battenberg with ecru and cream Medallions, bow and stole effects. Immense variety grand special values at iO Neckwear. .$t.CO Z217i Neckwear. 3J;0 Neckwear.. ?20 Real lace, Stocks and Ciiff Sets, point applique and Duchess lace, straight or pointed ef fects: $3.30 values at this low price. .. .?UO Maline Boas with taffeta silk ribbon stream ers, light pink. lavender, light blue, black and white: $4 values at this low price. S1.0S Entire Mock of French embroidered sets at ."p?cial low price". Linen scrim. Cuff and Collar Sets, hand-made Hardanger work, i'lsn machine Hardanger sts. white, navy, light blm ai..l brown: $1.50. $1.75 val...05c "Byron" Collars In large variety of styles, linen embroidered Hardanger. Venlse lace and pique. 2 to 3i laches wide: reg- OQ uler 35c; 30c and 75t. values for Brok'-n lines f washable stocks, plain linen and lawn trimmed with Mechlin and Valen ciennes laces; 5fc to $1.50 values for. ...10c Black taffeta Stoles, trimmed In Juby ruchlng and plaited .chifion ends four styles; $3.50 to $5.00 values on sale for 71.08 All our ostrich feather Bons on sale at low clearance sale prices All Boa and Muff Sets on sale at grently reduced prices All our fine Neckwear below cost. Great Sale Women's neck and Idncp sleeves: the best $1.23 vn on salo at the unusually low price of. Knit Underwear Woman's fine ribbed cashmere Union Suit.-, high neck, long sleeves, ankle lengtn. natu ral color, well-maue and finished CI IQ throughout; S1.73 values for ....PJ-7 Women's Swiss ribbed Union Suits, knee length, high nck. long sleeves.- all sizes: $2.00 values on sale at the low price of .J51.4S Woman's Swiss ribbed white wool Vests, high aiucs OSc "Harvard Mills' 'Vests for women, silk and" cotton mixed, high neck.-and long sleeves; $1.23 values for the special low price of. OSc Women's 'fine ribbed Corset Covers in white only, high nck and long sleeves; all sizes; best $1.00 valuac for the special low LQ price jf OVC Women's black wool Tights, fine ribbed, ankh length or knee length; all sizes: bott $1.5 values for the spebial low price of ?l.in Women's Swiss ribbed Vests, high neck and long- sieoves.'creaxn. pink or blue In all sizes; best $l.,i.i values on sale for this low price Entire stock of children's Underwear at clearance sale prices Entire stock of Wom en's Underwear at clearance sale prices En tire stock of boys' Underwear, at clearance saie prices. Entire stock of men's Underwear at clearance sale prices. ..$1.19 Clearance Sale of 1 00 Men's Fine Suits $20 to $25 Values for $14.65 Extra special clearance sale offerings of 100 men's high-grade Suits the' "best product of such celebrated manufacturers as Stein-Bloch Co., Hart, Schaffner & Marx and the "Washing- .$14.65 ton Company. All desirable styles and materials in single and aoiioie-Dreastea uoaxs suits Ave nave been selling regularly at $20, $22J)0 and $25 each ; choice today Special lot of 25 men 's tair covert Top Coats : . well made arid finished ; 'very flj; O 1 f hest cut; all sizes; $15 values at. .pO 1 "Priestley's genuine cravenette Raincoats in tans and oxfords at clearance sale prices. Second Floor. $12.50 Raincoats $ 9.65 $15.00 H&incoats $10.85 $18.00 Raincoats S14.15 $20.00 Raincoats $14.69 $22.50 Raincoats $16.15 $25.00 Raincoats $18.85 $30.00 Raincoats.... $24.15 $35.00 Raincoats. .. .$26.15 Great clearance sale reductions Tjn all our Suits, Overcoats Trousers, Fancy Tests, Smoking Jackets, Bath and Lounging Robes; boys' and young men's Clothing Second Floor. Great Clearance Sale of Fine Rugs All Sizes All Grades Largest Variety AU-wooi reversible Smyrna Rugs in the best design's and color combinations. 18x36 inches 62q 21x45 inches .83? 30x60 inches $1.47 36x72 inches $2.10 Fiber Rugs in all sizes; ar tistic designs; a most satis factory rug for bedrooms. 36x72 inches. . .$1.85 7xl0 feet.. $8.45 36x60 inches... $1.35 6x9 feet $5.95 9x12 feet. $10.65 Third Floor Austrian Wilton Rugs, S feet 3 inches by II feet 6 inches; high-class designs and 1 kf colorings, on sale at low price of wVI Empire. Brussels Rugs, 9 x 12 feet; Oriental and floral designs; the best mexpen- f sive rug on the market; reg. $20 scls Rugs, 9x12 feet; neat allover designs in Oriental colorings; special value.. $30 Body Brussels Rugs, 9x12 feet; neat allover CO .$40 Bigelow Axmmster Kugs, vxiz leet; oeaim- fl? 5 1 C ful Oriental color combinations; grand value. vw $33.50 high-art Axmmster Rugs, 9x12 feet; Orientals in ex quisite colorings; exact copips of real Turkish rugs...$27.15 Entire stock of Carpets, Rugs and Linoleums on sale at spe cial low clearance sale prices. Largest display in the city.