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THE MORKIXa OREGONUUf, MOKDAT, FEBRUARY 26, 1906;
THREE aWRS
HAH
Will Get City Moneys and Pay
Little or No Interest
. Therefor.
JOB IN THE LEGISLATURE
Scheme Fathered by A. Jj. Mills
While Ho AVas Speaker, "Which
U5huts Out All Smaller
financial Institutions,
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FlkwL Up JUkc Coriwo4.
As ts &t wlM twrnn t .the fvs ot the
city 4r tfee terms t the e4et
In twee, it state- 4HMclt t wy.
They iiy tee pile ve like cert'wseA In the
Cky Kali, ir tMi be ee. Jt will crte a
rst SJ4 Ksstess strir.cy la tfce lscsl
oey sasj-kei. Otherwise St wenld asyesr
te me tkst the fesitks ta cenersi -will rofrmla J
from klMieg fer tke.eey, fl that 1U
mately the xtty axtfcerttlet will bt tsrc4.
to 4eeait It with ae e laxRe "Hsk. or
comblBaUaa ef b&aks. that K'iU tmnt the
attitude ef AoIks a favor te the city hy taking-
the msney, aad In view of th onerous
conditions a to the deposit of beads will
either decline to pay any Interest for It or
wilt pay 9Bly a 'nominal amount. My per
haps one-half of 1 per cent per annara. As
the city last year received something over
S6OO0 In Interest, the less to the tax-payer
by virtue f the action ef the amesdjacnt
to the charter will be easily apparent.
A job perpetrated at the last session of
the legislature for control of city deposit
funds by certain big banks Is Just about
to bear fruit for Its promoters. The funds
have been distributed heretofore among
several banks, but the new system "will
concentrate them In one or two banks,
like the Security Savings & Trust Com
pany, Ladd & Tilton or the First Na
tional, which alone of all the banks in
the city arc able to comply with the act
creating the system. The bill for the
change was fathered by Speaker A. 1
Mills, president of the First National.
CltyTreasurer "Werleln has notified the
Council that In consequence of the new
plan, which is to go into effect after April
1, banks will probably be unwilling td
comply with its requirements and will
not receive deposits of city money. He
says the money may have to be stored in
tho Treasurer's vaults unless the new
law shall be liberally interpreted. This
would mean loss of Interest- to the city
and ultimate loan of the money td one
or more big banks at little or no interest.
And the big banks can bide their time,
because of being sure of the deposits in
the end, through inability of their rivals
to comply with the requirements of the
new law.
New Deposit System.
Jt i3 not easy to describe tho deposit
system for the understanding of the pub
lic, and it .was for this reason that the
new system was approved by a small ma
jority of voters In the city election last
June, along with other charter amend
ments. But Just as The Oregonlan and bankers
who wero outside the combine that se
cured passage of tho act predicted, the
deposits are now in a fair way to be
monopolized and tho city is likely to lose
interest revenue which the several banks
have been paying heretofore.
By the old system, deposits of city funds
in blanks were secured by indemnity bond
of surety companies; by the new sys
tem the security Is to bo 'bonds of the
, City of Portland, their face value being
equal to the amount of the deposit, or
bonds of any county, municipality or
school district in Oregon, or of wcll-rec-ognized
railroad or .street railways, whose
market value shall be not less than 14
times the amount of the deposit.
Three Banks Have Monopoly.
. The threo banks named have the "bonds
for securing the deposits in this manner;
the other banks have not. This does not
mean that the other banks arc less safe
than the ones named, but that their bond
assets are Tiot the kind that can be profit
ably put in the hands of the City Treas
urer in one and one-quarter times the
value of the deposit; their bonds can be
deposited as collateral on more favorable
terms than one and one-quarter, and, be
sides, they arc held at thcbond markets.
where they arc readily convertible into
cash. Instead of in Portland.
The kind of bonds which will "be used
for the new system are chiefly those of
the street railways In Portland and city
improvement bonds, which are held in
large quantity by the Security Savings
it Trust Company and Ladd & Tilton.
Such bonds arc not quoted in bond mar
kets, and have not a recognized trade
value, though they arc good securities
And sinco they might just as well lie in
the vaults of the City Treasurer as in
those of any bank, thus obtaining for the
bank tho use of city moneys, the change
Is a "good thing" for the banks in the
deal.
Is a Hoggish Scheme.
"It's a hoggish scheme of certain
banks to monopolize city deposits:
said J. Frank Watson yesterday, pres
ident of the Merchants' National Bank.
"Mr. Mills went to tho Legislature for
no other purpose than to put it
through. He tried to put through the
same kind of scheme for control of
state deposits, but we succeeded in
blocking his game in that respect. For
20 years Mr. Mills' achievement has
been the object of the First National
Bank. The peoplo "will now see the city
deprived of interest on its deposits, by
the banks which have secured the
means of monopolizing- the deposits."
Benjamin J. Cohen's Opinion.
The new method was scored In the
same vigorous manner by Benjamin I
Cohen, president of the Portland Trust
Company of Oregon.
"We fought it as hard as "we could.'
he said, "but Mr. Mills' influence was
too much for us."
City Treasurer TTcrlein was not
ready to ?wiy yesterday how "liberally'
he thought the new act should "be in
terpretcd so as to ward off the trouble
The interest earnings which accrued
to the city last year from deposits in
banks amounted to $9011.16. The max
itnum amount on deposit was 5730.600
in October distributed among the
"United States National, the Portland
Trust Company of Oregon, the Bank of
California, the Merchants National And
Iadd & Tilton The interest rate has
ranged trom 2 to 4 per cent per annum
The banks. have been bidding in com
petition for the funds and the sue
ccssful bidders have entered into con
tract to pay stipulated interest.
But now Jt seems likely that there
will be no bids under the new plan and
that the city will cither havo to keep
its money in its own vaults or aeBOsIt
it for little or no interest, because there
will be no competition for it Such
-will be Hie effect of Speaker Mills' bill
which he put through the Legislature
against protest of a gTOup of Portland
bankers who "went to Salem to ngrit its
passage, and who would have succeed
ed but for Mr. Mills' unswerving pr
pose. Already ono bank, tho Portland
Trust Company f Oregon has ntleI
the City Treasurer that it wishes to
surrender SSO.tOO of city money, and
says it -will give up SjD.SGO were "bef ere
August,
Explanation el the Iact.
Mr. Cohen,. pre4det ef tic feank, ex
plained Ute matter thus:
Portland bonds are Ml avaUable to the
bathes for tW reason tat they are not
listed M6a she sleek exchanges sf the eeun
try., and -eensesinently ean enJy be t4d ny
private Kegstla-tte. Hence "we do not care
to Invest in tfeesn fer the ere purpose of
secnrbc in dspssit of taty 'weney.
The other bonds, sweh as we already fc&v
on hand tor the protection ef all eur de
posRore. are . available at any thsto ts the
New Tork market as eaHatwal for the bsr
rowing of monsy at JM e the $1.
In other (word,- sbowW we wtoh a deposit
of trosn the city o 7ortUd -we
boM bft teoI' ts-pwt ss fMt araott
PRIZES FOR BIRD-HOUSES
Audubon Society Will Encourage
Schoolboys In Good Workv
The end of the present month will see
several thousand children in the Portland
public schools busily at work construct
ing bark birdhousea for the swallows,
bluebirds and wrens, in competition for
the J1W in cash prizes offered by a citizen
of Portland, a member of the Oregon Au
dubon Society, well known for his public
spirit. The boys of the sixth, seventh,
eighth and ninth grades will immediately
begin work on these bird-boxes in their
manual-training classes, tinder tne guia
anco of IV'. J. Standley and his five as
sistants, who arc deeply interested in the
new project.
The committee of the Oregon Auautxm
Society that has the disposition of this
5100 has Just finished arranging the de
tails of the competition, and this informa
tion is now published for the first time
for the benefit of the Portland school cmi
dren.
There will be five cash prires. The first
is for 550. to be awarded to the boy be
longing to any man.ua! training class of
the Portland public schools wuo maxes
alone, without the aid of any one else.
the most suitable and attractive bird
house meeting all the requirements out
lined by the committee. Skillful work
manship, as well as u til Its", beauty and
originality of design, will be the prime
factors in deciding who. shall be the win
ner of this prise.
There will be a second prize of 520 and a
third prize of 510. for the second and third
best bird-boxes made at the manual train
Ing class of the Portland public schools;
also two more cash prizes of 510 each for
the best free-hand drawing of a bird
house, and the best working drawing of
the same.
The blrdhouses must be finished by April
20. Those that win prizes will be placed
in the City Park. Bvcry boy who takes
part In the competition must first make a
free-hand drawing of the box he proposes
to have. A working drawing must next
be made; and If these two drawings' are
entirely satisfactory, the boy will be al
lowed to begin work on his box without
delay.
The bird houses must not be made of
new, light-colored wood; nor should they
have on them any paint or varnish or
strong-smelling mucilage.
in "Bird-Lore" for February. 19x will
be found many useful hints as to bird
boxes, and this magazine should -be re
ferred to by all engaged in this competi
uon. it wm oe round at the Public
library, together with other reading mat.
ter on the same subject, pictures Hlus
tratlng various kinds of blrdhouses, etc
RAILROAD TO MOUNT HOOD
Anollicr Argument Made Tliat a Sub
sidy Be liaised.
PORTLAND. Feb. 25. (To the Editor.)
L Permit me to express approval of the
suggestion of Simon Harris to ralte a sub
sidy to Induce some line to build to
Mount Hood.
A side trip into the heart of the Cas'
cade Bange, Winter or Summer, would
prove an additional factor in inducing the
tourists who Winter In Southern Callforr
nla to return to the East by way of Port
land and see the Mount Hood country.
feucn a road should be built one mile
north of the Base Line road. to the vicln
ity of Fairview; thenco southeasterly via
Grcsham to Sandy; thence up the valley
of the Sandy River to Salmon'RIver. and
up the latter stream to the base of Mount
Hood, near Government Camp. This is
a routo of easy grades, and through a
country rich In agricultural and timber
resources. Napoleon Davis, of Palrview
and Seneca Smith have heretofore been
promised subscriptions toward, this pro!
cct from property-owners along this route
as far as Fairview. But the people of
I'oruana, ic tney desire the thousand of
tourists who Winter in California to re
turn this way, should contribute llberallv
to.sucn an attraction as this, new road
would prove.
In addition to the magnificent scencrv.
no section has finer trout streams or more
big game for the hunter. Will The Ore
gonian not asK for subscriptions for urh
a subsidy? I will subscribe 51W for an
electric line on the" route mentioned, an
Mr. Harris has pledged 55. Many others
win suDscnoc wnen Uie matter Is nmn-
crly presented. Such a road cm carrv
w.tw summer visitors to Mount Hood th
nrst season. GEORGE w. M'COT.
TOTTER", IN SERVICE.
Qseea ef Rlror Beats Is New on Ute AMerla
Knioy a trip to Astoria cm the Pottsr.
Tou will always rcsnomfeer it. Leaves
Ash-street dock every Ktofct at o'claev.
except Sunday. (Saturday night. P. if.)
nouns irjp. . f-aruciuani at. xsara aad
Washington streets. i"rLjfi.
very small and their action no perfect
Only .one pill a dose. Carter's Little Llrer
T(llc. Trv them.
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MERCHANDISE. PURCHASED ON CIUDWT - TOPAY, TOMOHHOW AND WEDNESDAY GOES ON YOUR. MARCH ACCOUNT.
The Meier (ft Frank Store
New $1.75 VoUes at $1.47 Yard
For toUyy Titeisiay an W4iy w !act on ik 40 pieces
ltUs44voc new voilt irm goods for
wakts. skr. costorot, skirts, fall 46
lack, M I 4m stunts. wMtt, Mate,
xriy, u, brown, grcto, Bgkt Muc and
. "
oihf dtsHraMa coloriass
Bt $1.75 oTnality.
$1.47
100 pieces of Crepe de Chine, the popular suiting ma
terial, brown, blue, grays, champagne and other
good shapes, full 44 inches wide; the tf
best $1-50 quality for, the yard I astV
2500 yards of new pean d .cygn sSks,
the satisfactory silk material for waists,
epitomes, and shirtwaist suits, a variety
.of 20 leading shades to select from
Regular $1 grade on sale' a
few days at, yard -.
79c
The new 1906 "Rajah" Silks in a complcte""assort-
mfcnt of shades, beautiful material for waists and
shirtwaist suits buy now while., the
stock is at its best, the yard. ..... .".S?
1125
22c
The Meier 2b Frank Store
50c Embroideries for 22c Yard
Two grajfcd special values in Embroi
deries for today Lot 1 2500
yards Swiss and cambric Edgings and
InsMrtiAas 2 tA 12 inrhs wid vrv
best desina in cood assortment, val- V
pea up to 50c yard on sole
at this tnmaally low price
Lot 22000 yards of Swiss Embroi
deries and fauertronc, IV2 to 5 inches
wide, very best patterns, 1 C
value ap to 35c yard, at
Btby Irish and Cluny
A llalC Special lot of beautiful Baby Irish and vCIuny Allover Laces for
waists," costumes and trimmings purposes; values Ot
up to $2.25 yard on sale at this wonderfully low price P wW
White Baby Irish Bands and Edges, 1 to 3 inches wide; values up to Soc a yf
yard on sale at this exceptionally low price of, yard TswC
White Point de Paris Laces and Insertions, V2 to 5 iuches wide; values 1
up to 25c a yard, on sale for the very Iqw price of, yard I. VIC
Bound-thread Valenciennes Laces and" Insertions, to Pt inches wide; CTAf
values up to 90c dozen yards, for this low price, dozen ,J VFC
Bound-thread Valenciennes Laces and Insertions, to 14 inches wide; 'tQ
values up to 60c dozen fyards on sale at the low price of s7C
f Mr 1
Annual Sale of Kitchen Goods, China, Etc.
Catleryand
Silverware
6-inch Pastry Knives. .... .24?
50c Pastry Knives ....39
75c Pastry Knives 59
25c Ghristy Bread Knives.. 16
$1.50 Carving Set, 3 pes. $1.19
Carving Set, 2 pieces 92
30c Christy Steels 24
20c Bread Knives 16
30c Butcher Knives. .. ... .. .24
50c Butcher Knives 39
Silver-plated Knives and Forks,
set of 6; $1.75 value.... $1.39
Cocobola Handle Knives and
Forks, ?ct of 6 99
Tin Tablespoons, 6 for 16
Tin Teaspoons, 6 for 8p
Apple Corers, each 4s
15c Oyster Knives, each.... 12
25c Nut Crackers 19
15c Feather Dusters 12
35c Feather Dusters 28p
10c Metal Towel Kings 8
15c Metal Towel Racks 12
Glass Holders, each - 8?
15c Paper Holders, each.... 12
Extension Dusters, each 8p
45c Alcohol Stoves 35
25c Alcohol Stoves 19
50c Bathroom Mirror 39
"Penfasular"
Stoves, Ranges
"Peninsular" Planished Steel
Bange, 6 hole, asbestos lined, burn
wood or coal; handsome nickel
trimmed, fully guaranteed for ten
years. Regular
$30.50 VALUE $27.50
4-hole Steel Range, asbestos
lined, burn wood or coal, 10 years
guarantee.
SUPERB VALUE $23.00
"Peninsular Cook Siove, 4-hole,
nickel trimmed, burn wood or
coal, steel base, 19-inch square
oven, perfect baker. ..$16.00
' White Enamel
Kitchen Goods
50o Covered Kettles 37
60c Covered Kettles 45
75c Covered Kettles 57
60c Lipped Saucepan 45
90c Lipped Saucepan .6T'
$L00 Lipped Saucepan 75
"ELITE" WARE
75c Covered Kettles 57
80c Covered Kettles 59
35c Lipped Kettle 26
40c Lipped Kettles 30d
50c Lipped Kettles.. 37
40c Saucepans, sale price. . .30J
35c Bowls for, sale price.... 26
40c Bowls for, sale price 30
60c Bowls for, sale price.... 45p
30c Pudding Pans 23
45c Pudding Pans ,..33
60c Pudding Pans 45
35c Pudding Pans 26
VENET1AN,, WARE
Best Grade Enamel Ware.
$1.40 Teakettles $1.13
35c Lipped Kettles 26
40c Lipped Kettles 30
45c Lipped Kettles 1 .33 &
50c Lipped Kettles 37
60c Lipped Kettles. 45
40c Saucepans, sale price.... 30p
45c Saucepans, sale price. . . .33j
50c Saucepans,sale price... 37s
65c Berlin Kettles 48
75c Berlin Kettles 57
SOc Berlin Kettles 59
75c Dishpans, sale price.... 57J
90c Dishpans, sale price 67
$1.15 Dishpans, sale price... 84p
65c Coffee Pots, sale price... 48p
S5c Coffee Pots 64c
$1.15 Rice Boilers 84t
$L50 Rice Boilers $1.13
60c Teapots, sate price 45
70c Teapots, sale price 53
Soc Teapots, sale price 64cj?
45c Washbowls 83 p
Counter Dusters 40
Bottle Brushes, sale price... 8
Hand House Brush 6?
Glassware
Woodenware
35c Glass Tumblers, dozen.. '28
60c Glass Tumblers, dozen.. 48
4-piece Glass Sets, Sugar, Creamer,
Spoon Tray and Covered Butter
Dish, sale price 48
10c Spoon Trays,each ,8
Hand Jellies, each, sale price 8
Glass Finger Bowls, doz. $1.70
30c Fruit Dishes, sale price 24
60c Fruit Dishes, sale price 48
75c Hand Lemonades, dozen 60p
Salt, Pepper Shakers 8fc
Syrup Jugs, sale price, each 16
50c Water Pitchers 40
20c Berry Bowls 16
Pickle Dishes, each ..12o
Celery Dishes, each 24
Table Mats, set, sale price.,. 34
8-bar Clothes Rack 12
Large 8-bar Rack 19
4-hook Clothes Rack o
Towel Rollers, each 8
Leather Dust Beaters 23
Butter Paddles, . each 4
Rollinjr Pins 8S 12
Potato Sliccrs, .each 8
SOc Spice Cabinet.... 39
Glass Washboards 36
Daisv Washboards 16
Chop Bowls 15, 24
$1.50 Breadboards $1.19
Clothespins, dozen 1
Nickel Trays, each 16
Mousetraps, each 4c
Gas Tapers, pkg 4
Cuspidors, each 8
Floor Paints, big can 36
N1CKELWARE
Nickel-Plated Coffee Pots.
3- pin t, $1.35 value $1,07
4- pint, $1.50 value $1.19
5- pint, $1.75 value $1.39
3- pint Teapots, $1.35 value $1.07
4- pint Teapots. $1.50 value $1.19
$1.10 Teakettles 87c
$1.25 Teakettles 99
"Lindsay Gas Mantles.... 22
"Lindsay" Globes 22
Jap Pot Brushes, each 1
Household
Necessities
$2.50 Clotheswringers ..1.S2.19
$2.00 Clotheswringers $1.79
50c Coffee Mills 39
$1J5 IroningBoards 99
75c Ironing Boarcls 600
Sleeve-Bosom Boards 32
Mopsticks, each 12
Wire Carpet Beaters 120
Wire Toasters, each 80
Wire Soap Shakers 200
Tack Hammers 40
Mrs, Potts Sad Irons, $1.25
'value, set, sale price 990
Sensible Sleeve Irons 280.
Family Saw, each 160.
Universal Food Chopper, $1.25
value for, sale price 990
35c Hand Ax, each-. 280
Acme Firing Pans. . . .120, 190
Drip Pans 80, 150, 160
Wire Dish Mop 80
Fanoy Match Safe 80
iveiua xwnoos, a xor.
Mincing Knives .120
Galvanized Tubs 520, 720
Wire Egg Whips, each 40
Potato Mashers, each 80
25c Sponge Basket 190
Wire Soap Dishes, each. . . . . 80
Wire Tea Stands, each 80
Improved Egg Beater 120
Pancake Turner, each 80
Mixing Spoons, each 80
Potscrapers, each ..... 80
Cooks' Forks, each 40, 160
Tin Match Safes, each 6
Asbestos Mats, each.... 80, 120
14-quart Galvanized Bucket.. 240
12-qt. Tin Bucket 200
50-foot Clothesline 190
50-foot Clothesline 120
40c Floor Mops 320
Can Openers,. each 80
Juice Extractors, each 40
25c Soup Strainers 190
Granite Tea Strainers 80
"Lindsa3'" Incandescent Gas
Lights, complete 680
Mail and phone orders will be
promptly and carefully filled.
Tiiiware
Dinner Sets
6-hole Gem Pan, salorprice.. 80
9-hole Gem Pan, sale price.. 120
12-hoIe Gem Pau, sale price. .190
85c Breadraiser, sale price. .680
Cooking Spoons, sale price.. 60
Dippers, each, sale price.... 80
35c Steamers, sale price.... 270
Loaf Breadpans, sale price.. 70
Jelly Cake Tins, each 60
35c Egg Poachers, sale price 280
15c Flour Sifters, sale price. .120
15c Wash Basins, sale price. .120
15c Teakettles, sale price.... 120
60c Coffee Boiler, sale price. .480
Gallon Oilcans, sale price.... 160
5-gallon Oilcans, sale pricc.790
Tin Dishpans, sale price.... 40
Tin Pudding Pans, sale price 80
Lipped Saucepans, sale price 100
Lipped Kettles, each 110
Tira Steepers, sale price, each 80
Coffee Fots, sale 'price, each 120
Ode Teakettles, sale price, s-,480
Milk Pans 70, 100
Turkev Dusters 400
Ostrich Dusters $1.10
Dinner Sets
60-picce Plymouth .White Dinner
Set, special $3.88
100-Diece set as above $6.25
60-piccc Decorated Dinner Sets,
great value at 55.75
100-piece Dinner bets. . . .$0.00
100-piccc Decorated Dinner Set,
$15.00 value for $12.50
100-piece set, $15 value $11.35
60-picce German China Set, beau
tiful decoration J5X7.UU
100-piccc set as above. .825.00
$32.75 Haviland set $29.50
548.00 Haviland Set S43.25
Odds and ends in semi-porcelam
and fancy china on sale at greatly
reduced prices special values in
silverware and cut jrlass.
Great special values in Bric-a-Brae,
Lamps. Vases, etc. Basement
Misses', Suits at $14.00
Great special .sale of misses' new Spring Suits, 50 of
tbem in fancy Tweeds, shepherd plaids, pin stripes and
cashmeres, eton jacket styles, finished at the neck
with plain material trimmed with fancy braid and but
tons, short sleeves, skirts in circular or pleated effects,
all the newest and most approved styles for the coming
season, suits other stores ask you to pay SIS. OQ to
$22.00 for Choice of this lot of' 50
while they last at the low price of..
$14.00
New Coats for misses just received by Express New
Wash Suits and Kilts for littfe boys Every new, pretty,
serviceable style and material at prices ranging from
50c to $7.50 Second JTloor
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$2.50-$3 Handbags $ 1 .89
A special lot of women's high-grade
Handbags ki seal and walrus leathers,
gilt or gun-metal trimmings, black,
brown and tan, fitted with card case
and coin purse Very pretty styles sell
ing regularly at $2.50, $3.75 and $3
each Your choice at 1 OA
the unusually low price Zf
63c
Special lot of Burnt Leather Music Rolls
regular 75c values. for this low price.
Burnt Leather Handbags, with chain ; great special value at low price of . .. . ..210
Trunks and Traveling Bags on the third floor The largest and best sclectc'd
stock, on the Coast every good size and style in all grades Third Floor.
New -Spring Hosiery for women, misses and children New Spring Veilings and
Neckwear in great variety New Spring Footwear forewomen, men and children. ,
Spring Sale of Small Wares
Hook-on Hose Supporters 210
Fkxo Grasp Silk Hose Support
ers in .all colors, pair 410
Handy Needle Books, each 40;
'Asfeestes Iron Holders, each 40
C&shasere Mending Wool, ccL 30
Howard's Mending Cotton 40
Empire Rubber Cuffs, pair 210
Ironing Wax, each 20
Gold Invisible Hairpins on sale
at this low price, box 40, 60
Kirby Beard Hairpins,
sale price, hex .80, 100
Bom Hairpias, 12 for. ...210
Boe Hairpins, 3 on a card 80
Fast black Dress Shields, sizes
2, 3, 4, 25c to 35c values 210
Crescent Half Shields for waists
and dresses, 2, 3, 4, pair 15c,
ISc and 200
New -Ball and Socket Clasp,
round edge 10c doz, 2 doz 150
25c, 30c Half Shields, pr. 200
Mercerized cotton ' thread, all
colors on sale at, spool.... 50,
Curvctte Braid, fits the skirt,
black and colors, yard.... 50
Nottahook Garment Fasteners,
yard, sale price 430
15c to 25c Drees Linings, yd. 7 0
40c 1UBBON
25c Yard
4000 yards of extra
heavy all-silk Rib
bons; full 5 inches
wide in a complete
line of colors, white,
pink, green, black,
lavcndcc cardinal,
light blue, mais, Alice
blue,- etc.; a quality
of ribbon alwa3's sold
at 40e a yard ; buy all
you -want, yd, ..250
New importation of
Print Warp and Dolly
Varden all-silk Rib
bons; 3 to 8 incites
wide at prices from,
yd.. 350 to $1.50
Floss Pillows Reduced
5000 Silk Floss Pillows in all sizes to be sold this
week at greatly reduced prices
16-inch, each 220 18-inch, each 300
20-ineh, each 360 22-inch, each 440
24-inch, each 550 26-inch, each .630
Special lot of 100 pairs all-wool mottled gray Blan
kets, full Tis-lb. weight; regular . J-fff CC
$6.50 values on sale 'for, pair. P
Special lot of Down Bed "Pillows, covered with.
fancy lirien tickbest $3.50 values CO Q1R
on sale for the wonderfully low price. P"
n WTAIN 5000 yards Scotch Lappet for sash
vav-ai Curtain's:' wears better than Swiss,
MATEJUALS Jii&Tt? &Ae??. .8c
1 20c quality Sateen. Hjfht grounds
witk floral patterns, tor comforts, curtains, 1 J.
etc, etc Great special value
CiuteiB Shade and. Drapery work pur specialty. Best
materials and workmanship; lowest prices guaran
teed. All orders rpromptly executed. Third floor.
Artistic Picture Framing: to your order. Lowest
prices. - - -
Women's Spring Suits in Immense Atsortment Prices Range From $18.00 to $75.00
New Waists, Millinery, Undermoslins, Silks, Dress Goods, Etc., Etc.