TIK3 M011XIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVE3IBER 29, 1906.
Store Closed Today- Credit Purchases Made Here Tomorrow Will Be Charged on Your December Account Store Closed Today
Artistic Picture Framing Pone
to Your Order Holiday Or
ders Should Be Placed at Once
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Portland Agents for Butteric k
Patterns and the Christma sD e -lineator
Subscriptions Taken
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The
87 9 th Friday Su
Saks Tomorrow ,i
Women's
Suits
$I8-$50 Values
at Half Price
For Tomorrow's 879th Friday Surprise
Sale, Portland's leading cloak store of
fers a sensational bargain in women's
high-grade Tailored Suits 200 gar
ments to select from, this season's very
latest fashions and materials, pony
Coats, Prince Chap Suits, bolero blous
es, bloases with peplnm and tight-fitting
jacket effects, Persian and button trim
ming, velvet collar and cuffs, tailor
strapped and stitched suits; checks, mix
tures and solid colors; cheviots, broad
cloths, tweeds and serges, in all sizes;
Suits selling regularly at prices from
$18 up to $50 each, y DrirP
on sale tomorrow at 16 JT A IvC
See big Fifth-Streett Window Display
Better plan to ;ome early if you want
the best bargains Second Floor.
$5.00 Couch Covers $3.95 Ea.
Great special 'lot of Oriental t Couch Covers, blue, red, green and terra eotta; very
large assortment of patterns and color combinations, size GO inches wide by 3
yards long; the best $5.00 values on sale today at this low price, each $3.95
200 Negus Couch Covers,; reds and greens, Oriental patterns, very best styles,. 60
inches wide, 3 yards long, great special values at, each $1.65
Rope Portieres of heavy chenille cord, suitable for doorways, 4 o 6 feet wide, red
and Oriental colorings; our best $7.50 values at this low price, each $4.95
3000 PGirs Women's Hose
50c Values Tomorrow for 33c
3000 pairs of women's fine Hosiery at
a very low price tomorrow Three big
lots to select from Extra quality light
weight black cottons, allover lace and
boot effects, very best patterns, Herms
dorf dye, Hosiery we sell thousands of
pairs of every week ct 50c a pair All
sizes Buy all you want of
33c
them tomorrow at, per pair
Mail and Phone Orders will receive our
prompt and careful attention Order1
early Great special values in women's
fine Silk Hosiery All grades
Our Great Sale of Gas Ranges
In the Big Basement Store Tomorrow. Housekeepers Are Interested.
4-bumer Classic Gas Ranees. 16-inch oven, separate broiler, full fl 1 2Q
guaranteed, Regular $23.25 model on sale at this low price. ... P 0
4-burner Gas Range, with warming oven, 20-inch baking oven and COR CC
broiler. Regular $33.00 Gas Range on sale at PQ.VJJ
4-burner Gas Range, with 18-inch oveu and broiler; $14.50 value $11.19
4-bnrner Gas Range, with IS-inch oven, without broiler; $12.50 value $9.95
2-burner Gas Range, IS-inch oven and broiler; $11.25 value $9.00
2-burner Gas Range, IS-inch oven, no broiler; $9.00 value, each $7.42
Men $ lath Robes
lisp
3 0 0 of Them
T3
f Choice at $3.10
In the men's clothing store for To
morrow's 879th Friday Surprise Sale
a great special lot of men's blanket
Bath Robes at about half their value.
Opportunity to buy a pleasing holiday
gift at a big saving These Robes are
full leng h and width with large By
ron collar and trimmed with cord and
tassel Great assortment of patterns
and co orings; neat dark effects in
browns, grays, blues, greens, tans;
figures, dots and allover effects A
necessary article for men Tomor
row only your choice 5 f
at this low price, each J1V
See Morrison-Street Window Display
Mail and Phone Orders will receive
our prompt and careful attention.
Order today Second Floor
Great China Specials in Basement
Great special lot of 400 German China Pitchers, with neat floral decorations, l.quart
size; regular 30c values on sale ait this marvelously low price, each 13
Great special loJ, 'of 400 Dainty German China Sugar Bowls and Cream Pitchers;
regular 35c and 40c values on sale at this wonderfully low price, per pair. .22
Holiday displays of Silverware, Cutglass, Copper Novelties, Nickle-Plated Ware,
Chafing Dishes, 5 o 'Clock Teas, etc., are now complete a showing second to none
in the city. Buy early. .
500 Boxes
Kerchiefs
Regular $2.25 Values
Box of Six for $1.39
Grand Friday bargain in women's fine Handker
chiefs, six in a box, a special offering that should
interest Ho iday shoppers that are economically
inclined These Handkerchiefs are all pure linen.
Pretty hemstitched and embroidered designs put
up six different patterns in a fancy box, making a
sensible as well as pleasing Holiday gift Regu-
lar value $2.25 a box Your
choice tomorrow while they
last P 1J"
Women's Ruffs, Very Low Priced
Our entire stock of Women's Neck Ruffs at exceptionally low prices tomorrow.
Novelty Chiffons, Nets and Liberty Silks. Latest styles and colors. Pink, light blue,
brown, white, black and white and black, in ruffs and cape effects. Grand bargains at
$2.75 values reduced to $2.00
$3.00 values reduced to $2.19
$ 7.50 values reduced to $5.63
$ 1 0.00 values reduced to $769
$3.50 values reduced to $2.79 $11 .00 values reduced to $8.69
$5.00 values reduced to $3.79" $1 1.50 values reduced to $8.89
$6.50 values reduced to $4.89 $16.50 vals. reduced to $12.49
1000 Renaissance Pieces
$2.50 to $4.00 Values $1.59
75c to $1.25 Values now 47c
50c to 80c Values now 23c
Three great special lots of Renaissance
pieces on sale for Tomorrow's 879:hFri
doy Surprise Sale at temptingly low prices.
Handsome pieces in large assortment and
marvelous values.
LOT 1 Choice Renaissance Dresser and
Bureau Scarfs, 18x54 and 20x54-inch
oblong, square, round and octagon me
dallion centers, $2.50 to 1 C Q
$4.00 at the low price of V ' '
LOT 2- Choice Renaissance centers, 18
inch size; round and square, good assort
ment of patterns, 75c to $1.25 A 9
values at the very low price of C C
LOT 3 Choice Renaissance pieces, 12-
inch size, round and square, all
terns, our regular 50c and 60c
values at the very low price of
new pat-
23c
See the big Fifth-Street Window Display
Toy Dept. Bargains 3d Floor
Colonial Doll House, 4 rooms, can be taken down and packed flat; regular Qft-
.$1.35 value on sale tomorrow at jr S s
"Tumble-In," a great game and evening entertainer; $1.23 value 08 C
"Ha-Ha," special hand ear, best model, latest improvements; easy run- C Q C
ning; regular $7.00 value on sale at, each ipJZP'J
Farm Wagon, with shafts and tongue; regular .$8.00 value, each 6.98
Child's Morris Chair, handsome style; $1.50 value for $1.23
Child's Red Rocker, 60c value, 49. 25c Crokinole Game for 19.
3000 Men s Shirts
$ 1 Values for 49c
3000 men's fine Golf Shirts on sale to
morrow at half value All new styles
in great assortment, Madras, Oxfords
and percales, light and dark patterns,
attached or separate cuffs, stripes, fig
ures and plain blues, tans and grays
All new Fall and Winter Shirts that we
sell thousands of at $ 1 each All s'zes
and sleeve lengths Phenom
enal values tomorrow at, ea.
See Morrison-Street Window Display.
Mail and Phone Orders carefully filled
49c
Women's, Childn's Flannel Gowns
Our entire stock of Women's and Children's Flannelette Gowns on sale at special
prices. You'll appreciate one of these warm night dresses these cold nights. Styles
are the very best. Fancy stripes and all white trimmed in fancy silk and cotton
braids. High neck, Mother Hubbard and round-neck Kimono styles. All sizes.
Grand bargains.
$1.25 values each at 98c $2.00 values each at $1.59
$ 1 .50 values each at .... $1.29 $2.50 values each at . . . $ 1 .98
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LIXTIRK BY JOHN" KENDRICK
BANGS AT WHITE TEMPLE.
Large Audience Kept in Roars of
Laughter by Author's Headings
iVom Own .Books.
The lecture, or reading, of John Kenu
rtck Bang's at the White Temple last
night under the auspices of the Y. M.
c. A. proved one of the most entertain
ing events given so far this season in
the Star Lecture Course and was thor
uushly appreciated by the large audi
ence. While Mr. Eangs did not deliver
u lecture in any sense of the word, his
t'Pn-mimite introduction to his readings
from his own books was a delightful bit
of badinage and witticism which put his
listeners into smiling good humor and
prepared their literary appetites for the
treat which followed.
As a rule men who write funny things
are most funtreal of all individuals, but
Mr. Bangs is a distinct exception. While
lie is not hilarious, his mirth is always
eyident beneath his unsmiling counte
nance, and he interprets the writings of
Hangs as no one on earth but Bangs
could do. In telling a story about a
Portland man who once wrote him a
letter asking a price on three after-dinner
speeches, tho lecturer put everyone to
guessing who it might be or whether it
was a stock story put up to fit the case.
The story, however, was interesting and
to the effect that the Portland man stated
he was so frequently called upon to speak
nt banquets and dinners that he would
like to supply himself with three master
pieces on the subjects of "Oregon." "The
Flag" and "The ladies." Mr. Bangs de
clared that he wrotein reply that hi6
price for the three speeches would be
JlOov, which was a cheap rate given on
bulk quantities, and asked the Portlander
not to let Chauncey Depew or others of
his reputation know that he had been
cutting rates, whereupon the Portland
man wired him: "If you write Chauncey
Depew's after-dinner speeches I don't
want one at any price."
Mr. Bangs further stated that he had
ceased to be a native of New York, but
was not identified with the N. P. R. K..
upon -which he had been living for
three weeks and which he figured out
as meaning a "not particularly rapid
route." In explanation of reading from
his own writings he said he had been
accused of not being able to read even
his own books, and wished to challenge
the statement. He began w-ith excerpts
from that favorite, "Coffee and Re
partee." giving such an exquisitely
witty interpretation to the breakfast
tablo conversation of the familiar
characters of the Idiot. Biblomaniac,
Schoolteacher and Mr. Brief, that it put
the audience in an uproar of laughter.
This lie followed with the story of "A
Glance Ahead" from "Over the Plumb
Pudding,' and made himself quite solid
with lovers of children and Christmas.
Tho selection from "The Houseboat
oh the Styx" was perhaps the most en
joyable, and the chats enjoyed by the
Associated Shades' Club were excru
ciatingly funny. An unpublished work,
entitled "A Strenuous Day at Oyster
Bay," was a delightfully unique take
off on the exercise habit of the Presi
dent, and his description of aday which
began at 10:30 o'clock the night before
was clever and refreshingly witty.
Mr. Bangs was given a hearty recep
tion and every minute of his talk and
readings was thoroughly enjoyed. If
all of the Star Course features turn out
as well it will be much appreciated in
Portland.
All forms of scrofula, salt rheum and
eczema are cured by Hood s Sarsaparilla,
the blood purifiar.
Inventor o! B. P. 0. E.
.Ditties in Town
C. F. Van de Water, of Walla WoIIa,
oted hk t'ODNlructor of Fun
makinfp LJogyerel.
THE prince of fun-makers at the last
convention of the Elks' grand lodge
at Denver last Summer was in town the
other day on one of his occasional visits.
He is C. F. Van De Water, traveling
freight agent of the Harriiflan lines,
with headquarters at Walla Walla. Wash.
He did more to impress Elkdom that the
antlered herd of the Northwest really
belonged to the "Best People on Earth"
than any other rnan there. How he did
it every wearer of the tooth and antlers
knows.
"Van" went down to Denver loaded for
bear, and he carried off the honors with
a number of ditties 'which he irocorked
on the unsuspecting brothers. Among his
most telling efforts was the following,
to the tune of "John Brown":
"Denver, Denver, how we love you.
Denver, Denver, how we love you.
Denver, Denver, how we love you
But, we are going home!"
Then with "Walla Walla" instead of
"Denver, Denver," and with the last line
changed to "We are not going home,"
together with about 20 other verses, he
and his fellow lodgemen, backed by all
the Northwestern cohorts, swept the
delegates off their feet, and they marched
through the streets singing these songs
with band accompaniments, receiving
ovations wherever they went.
Then to wind up the songfest which he
had turned loose he gathered the "gang"
together and perpetrated the following to
the tune of "Auld Lang Syne":
"W'i iire because we're here.
Because we're here, because we're here,"
ad libitum et ad infinitum.
"We don't feel the fuel shortage so
much over in our country," said Mr. Van
De Water at the Oregon Hotel. - "We
get all the wood fuel we need for local
and shipping purposes in the Blue Moun
tains and I can't say that any famine
exists. The coal shortage is perhaps a
little more stringent, but we are getting
along nicely. As far as the shipping
business is concerned, the universal cry
for more cars is heard more or less in
the Walla Walla country, though we have
been more fortunate than a good many
other cities Portland, for instance.
"The output of wheat in the Palouse,
and in fact the whole Inland Empire,
this past year has been considerably un
der what it was last year. This can be
directly accounted for because of the
tierce havoc wrought by the exceedingly
hot winds which prevailed7 for about five
days beginning about July 1. These
sirocco-like blasts did an inestimable
amount of damage to the ripening grain
and made the crop short, quite a bit
below what we had every reason to ex
pect early in the season, but even at
that I guess we fared no worse than
other grain districts where late Spring
season, frosts and floods played hob with
the crop."
Murderer Blodg'ett Is
Thankful j
Mrs. Britton Davis Divorced.
EL. PASO, Tex., Nov. 2S. A divorce was
granted today to Mrs. Britton Davis.
Her1 husband was son of ex-Governor Da
vis, of Texas, and formerly a Lieutenant
in the Army. Mrs. Davis was a New
York girl, and Davis is now living there.
He attempted to get a divorce in New
York about a year ago and failed. He
was manager of the Oandelaria and Cor
rollton Mining & Cattle Companies, of
Mexico, of which E. B. Morgan, of ' New
York, is president.
Headache and Neuralgia From Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the- world-wi.le cold
and crip remedy, removes cause. Call for full
came. Look for signature . W. Grove, 20c.
Glarl That He Han Lived 148 Days
Since Date First Set for Execu
tion Murra- and 1'uter Thankful,
Too.
GEORGE S. BLODGETT. sentenced to
be banged for murder, and held in
the County Jail pending his appeal, has
something to be thankful for.
"In the first place." said Blodgett
through the bars last night. "I am thank
ful for 1-18 days that I will have lived on
Thanksgiving morning, over and above
the time I would have been . allowed to
live had my first sentence been executed.
I was sentenced to be hanged on June 29.
but here I am yet, and tomorrow I will be
148 days to the good, considering that
they might have hanged me last June.
Now. Isn't that something to be thank
ful for? It has meant a lot to me. for In
that time I have become prepared to die.
Before I was shut up here I didn't have
time to read the Bible or go to church,
and nc- one troubled himself to help me
find out I had a soul. But here, in that
extra time I have been allowed to live.
I have become converted, and I have
made my peace with God. so that I am
not afraid to die. I have learned, too,
that there arc some splendid square peo
ple in the world, for I have found here
the squarest treatment I ever had in my
life: the jailer, and the Sheriff, and all
the people around this place have treated
me with kindness and justice, and I have
the best cell in the best jail In the coun
try. That's a few of the things I'm
thankful for. and then. I've learned a
trade since I've been in lure. Another
prisoner taught me how to make shawls
of knotted wool, and I have been earning
S10 a week by making these shawls and
selling them while I am held here. It
may seem strange, but I don't believe
there will be a man. woman or child in
Portland next Thursday who has a
deeper or more sincere thankfulness in
his heart than I will have."
Orlando S. Murray, the youth of 2-1 who
killed Lincoln C. Whitney on November
12. for dishonoring his pister, spoke of his
reasons to be thankful in a few simple
words, but with much feeling.
"Yes." said ho, "I have much reason
to be thankful. I have many good friends
and have been treated very considerately
where people might not have understood.
I am thankful that I am a Christian.
That is the greatest thing to be thankful
for when one is in great trouble. I thank
God that I'm a Christian. I believe I
shall got justice, which is all I ask, and
which is a great thing to be thankful
for. Were I le.s fortunate. I would not
have a dear old mother who, loves me and
understands just how everything was.
and is. with me. She is going to send
up my Thanksgiving dinner here, cooked
by herself, just as all my other Thanks
giving dinners have been cooked, and
while I cannot sit with my brothers and
sisters, and my father and mother,
around the table tomorrow. I am sure of
their affection and know that they un
derstand. No matter what happens to
me. they will stand by me, and that is
something to bo thankful for all the
year round not . only on Thanksgiving
days."
S. A. D. Puter. the land fraud king, was
interviewed through the bars of his cell
at the County Jail last night. "Yes."
said he. I have things to he thankful for,
but they are not for publication."
Will Take 'p Tax Matter.
NKW YORK. Nov. 28. The directors
of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany met here today. After a recess.
Governor Dineen announced that a
committee consisting of Directors
Auchineloss. Astor. Vamlerbilt. llarri
nian and President Marahan. ex-officio.
had been appointed to take up the mat
ter up taxc-3 of J,000,00 due the State
of Illinois. The Governor stated that
satisfactory progress was being mod.-,
and that he looked for an early ad
justment of the state's claims.
Carnegie Loses Patent Suit.
DENVER. Nov. 2S. After a hard fousht
legal battle. Judge R. 10. Iewi-i in the
Federal Court today sustained the demur
rer of. the Colorado Fuel & Iron Cnmuany
to the bill of complaint filed by the Car
negie Steel Company, charging infringe
ment of the William R. Jones patented
process of mixing molten pig iron and
seeking an injunction to restrain the
Colorado corporation from further u.-o
of the process. The demurrer set out
that at the time of the tiling of the suit
no decree was obtainable, as the life of
the patent had expired. The case in
volved several million dollar.-'.
Big Trust Company Formed.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 2S. It was an
nounced here last night that the organi
zation of the Carnegie Trust Company,
which is to be located in this city. had
been completed. The board of directors
includes Charles M. Schwab, former pres
ident of the United States Stee Corpor
ation. The capital and surplus of t:
company is $1,5uo,0n0. The total subscrip
tion for the stock, when offered, was
more than $"000,ti00.
A Certain Cure for Croup I'wd for Ten
Year Without a Failure.'
Mr. W. C. Bott, a Star City. Ind.. hard
ware merchant, is enthusiastic in his
praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedv.
Ilis children have all been subject to
CDjup and lie has usd tnis remedy for the
past ten years, and though they much
feared the croup, his wife and he alwavs
felt safe upon retiring when a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was in the
house. His oldest child was subject to
severe attacks of croup, hut this remedy
never failed to effect a speedy cure. He
has recommended it to friends and neigh
bors and an who have used It say that it
1m uneqjialed for croup and whooping
cough. For sale by all druggists.