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OIL PAINTINGS
FREE-YES, FREE
"THE OAKS"
SAILOR
THE 3IOBNIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JUXE 1, 1907.
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And they are big fellows, too. You get
one with each $5.00 worth purchased and
you don't have to buy the $5.00 worth all at
one time, either. "We are not grouchy or
stingy any way to suit you. "With a fine
lady's suit you can get enough' of pictures to
cover your walls see? and save wallpaper.
Mr. Burt paints them in our window. Stroll
around and see him do one in 7 minutes. He's
the limit. J. M. A.
All Day Saturday Snap
HOSIERY And 111 indorse this, too. J. M. A.
Black lace boot Hose, elegant values at 35c; today.... 22
Saturday Evening Snap
And -when I say "Snap,M you can have my hat if it isn't
so. J. M. A.
Night Gowns, regular $1.00 garments 36
From 6 P. M. to 9:30 P. M. Only. '
HERE IS RATHER AN ODD PROPOSITION But I can't
help it. The floor room where these garments will be
shown has to be used after 6 P. M. for the great Silk Petti
coat offer, so the following can only be sold or shown until
C P. M. today. But these are birds indeed. J. M. A.
Elegant, snappy, half-fitted, satin-trimmed Short Coats;
regular $12.50; until 6 P. M. at 55.85
They have just come in; all light colors, and grand.
Standard Patterns
We have the exclusive agency for these excellent patterns
and carry a complete assortment.
TODAY, YOUR CHOICE OF
One Thousand
Skirts
When I say 1000 Skirts, I mean 1000 Skirts you can
count them.
At
$4.65
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These Skirts are all in sight, hung up on a long iron rail
100 feet long. Lots of these Skirts cost three times this
amount. I am handing out the bargains now, so pay atten
tion; no deviation will be made from printed announce
ments. J. M. A.
THE
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We Want More Competent Salespeople
I'M. A. Writes a Letter to His Employes
Some say it is not wise to write letters that is, if you are a public man. Letters will get you into trouble
that is, private letters. All I have to say about that is: It all depends on what you write. Therefore, as
I am neither a public nor a private man, suppose it don't make any difference what I say. So I want'to
write a letter. You can't guess who I want to write to you'll laugh when I tell you. I grinned when I
thought of the idea. But I am always trying to think of the easiest and most practical way of doing every
thing coming under my observatoin. So I've decided the easiest way to accomplish what I want what
all interested with me want is to write a letter. This letter is to the ladies and gentlemen in my employ. :
You -couldn't have guessed, could you? Well, it's of interest to my customers, as well. I call every person
who reads what I write in my ads., my customer. You say, that's funny. No, it ain't. Everyone who is
interested enough to read what I have to say is my customer. They can't read without absorbing something
of what they read. True, they may read from various motives, good or bad. I can't help that. So you are
all my customers, then, in that way. Then I must put forth inducements, reasons, etc., etc., to have you be
my customer in a more material way. Then, to do that, I must have help good, competent, obliging help. I
can't serve all the people who enter my store rperhaDS can't serve any I might be busy at something else
might be away be sick or for some reason incapable of waiting on my prospective customers. Then
the lady or gentleman in my employ must serve the customer. But not as they think I would serve a cus
tomer, for I might get mad act foolish inattentive unreasonable. No, but wait on a customer as you feel
sure that I would like for you to. That's the secret of successful employes. . How often it is not so. How
often the ill-tempered, forgetful disposition, imperative ways, etc., etc., of the proprietor is reflected by the
employes when serving customers. It shoud not be. But instead wait on customers the way that you feel I
want you to. You can make no mistake. For a man operating a store surely would be very unwise to want
his help to serve customers in any way but the best. So this way, then, you always reflect the best there is
to be had. You represent me at my best, and as you are representing me on the floor, you thus reflect my
best motives and your own best energies and efforts for you know, I only want you to do the best you can.
I am not much good to pound you on the back perhaps it's business to do so well, I tell you, I can't do it.
I'd rather take a little less business than to be hallooing at you most or all the time such as, "Hurry up,
there," "Go faster," "Work harder," "What was the matter you didn't close that deal," "Did you show
this; did you show that?" No, I can't do that, and I don't think it good business. But, remember, the eyes
of Portland are on us. I feel this my old help feel it and I think the recently-employed help realize it.
My old help is loyal and conscientious at least, I think so that's enough. And I am much gratified at the
strong evidence of the loyalty and honest efforts of each and every one of the more recent employes. Then
there is another thing I want your help in another way besides selling goods and treating customers as
you think I want you to it is this: I want your advice. Now, that would give some aristocratic department
store men who had been born with a diamond between their teeth the cold shivers. Not I. For there are
so many things that you know so much more about than I do you see, I give you advice about things I
think you can improve upon why shouldn't you advise me? Aren't we partners in this business? So don't
hesitate to advise me any of you. I'll like it. You see, I want my customers to know that you have these
privileges. From your actions and treatment rendered the customer feel that you are my business part
ner. I want the customer to know that there is no machine-driving in my store of help that it is no sol- -dier
brigade forward proposition. But this is the idea: At home you are a lady or gentleman. In here
you are still Miss So-and-So or Mr. So-and-So. I think our customers can understand what I mean. Again
and this is mostly for the enlightenment and guidance of recently employed and future employes forbear
ance is what you want to practice. If you are annoyed, bothered, disgusted or what-not, please do as you
think I want you to do under such circumstances. We have always been a very amiable bunch. Of course,
sometimes there is an exception. One lady or gentleman thinks they just can't stand someone else but the
virtue of forbearance has always prevailed. That is where duty is performed.
Now, my employes impress upon my friends that means customers, that I do exactly as I advertise. Be
enthusiastic about it. Praise the good qualities of my store tell me the bad points. Keep telling me until
I change. Don't be afraid to talk to me. . These are all the rules or driving there is in here. When new
employes start to work for me they will be given a copy of this letter. It's not hard to follow such rules, is
it? Don't forget to tell me the bad points. J. M. A.
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LADIES'
SUITS
TODAY
Two hundred Ladies' ' Suits, up to
$35.00 values elegant suits. We want to
clear the lot out and today these suits go
$6.75
I'll endorse these and lose a lot of
money. J. M. A.
Saturday Evening
6 to 9:30 o'Clock
An Evening Bargain Choice of
Any Silk Petticoat
on Our Rack
4.95
This includes all of them and yon
know they run to $30 values. . . Guess
things will hum here. J. M. A.
.THE LATEST YET "THE OAKS"
SAILOR JUST OUT. iWe have originated
and designed the jauntiest sailor hat of the
season. Chic, trim and trig, and have named
it the "Oaks Sailor." ,We believe it will
prove equally as popular as the noted pleasure
resort from which it derives its name. While
we predict a big demand for this smart hat,
we have been careful to vary the trimming of
each, so as not to have any two just alike. The
hat itself is a very fine grade of Java straw.
The trimming consists of a silk drape and
wing or quill on the side, bow of velvet on
bandeau. A very clever hat and a most rea
sonable price only $3.00.
WAISTS
TODAY
How does this suit you? Don't you think that you will re
member that we now have a Waist Department t
Waists up to regular $1.25 values
57c
Also a small lot, about 180, regular $3.25 Waists
$1.35
THESE WAISTS GO AT THIS ALL DAT WHILE
THEY LAST.
J.
ACHESON
COMPANY
NOTE Store Opens at 8:30 A. M.
FIFTH AND ALDER STS.
NOTE We expect and get good work from our employes and don't crowd them to the
limit all sewers and salespeople get extra pay for Saturday evening and overtime work.
PROGRESS
IDE
Mileage Book Conference Is
Barren of Results.
TRAVELING MEN ARE FIRM
Insist on Abolition of Scrip System
Now in Us on Harrtman Lines.
Railroad Officials Ask
More Time.
Yesterday' conference on the mileage
book question, between the commercial
travelers and the passenger representa
tives of the railroads operating in Ore
gon, was not productive of satisfactory
results. Members of the State Railroad
Commission attended the meeting; in the
capacity of mediators, but failed to effect
a settlement of the question. After the
traveling men had rejected the proposal
of the railway officials to furnish 1000
miles of transportation for $30, with a
rebate of $4.60. it began to look as If the
meeting would be fruitless. Finally, at
their own request, the representatives of
the railroads were given 30 days' addi
tional time In which to consider the re
Quest of the traveling men.
The meeting was held In the offices of
William McMurray. general passenger
agent for the Harrlman line In the Fa-
clflc Northwest, In the Worcester build
ing. It was attended by C. S. Fee, pas
senger traffic manager for the Southern
Pacific at San Francisco; Mr. McMurray,
John M. Scott, assistant general passen
ger agent of the Harrlman lines In the
Pacific Northwest; A. D. Charlton, gen
eral passenger agent for the Northern
Pacific; C. W. Hodson, J. "Woods Smith,
C. T. Frazer and Charles Dick, repre
senting the traveling men; and Thomas
K. Campbell and Clyde B. Aitchison,
members of the Railroad Commission.
The abolition of the scrip system, which
requires the purchase of trip tickets, was
Insisted upon by the traveling men who
asked that the train mileage book system
be substituted. Mr. Fee said his company
had found the scrip system the only cer
tain protection from abuse and consid
ered it a necessary safeguard.
It was pointed out that the Northern
Pacific and the. Great Northern both have
now in use the same system of mileage
books that the traveling men are seek
ing to require the Southern Pacific to
adopt. Finally Mr. Fee proposed to give
the commercial travelers a 1000-mile book
for $30. a rebate of $4.50 to be allowed,
but this concession was not acceptable
to the knights of the grip, who flatly re
jected it. They announced that it was
not particularly a reduction In the cost
of transportation they were seeking, but
rather a system by which they would not
be required to take their place In line
and suffer the usual delays and Incon
veniences In purchasing trip tickets.
So emphatic was the refusal of the
commercial men to consider the offer by
Mr. Fee that the railroad officials be
came somewhat ruffled, but before the
parties to the controversy could declare
an ultimatum and decline to further ne
gotiate on the subject. It was suggested
that the Harrlman officials be allowed
an additional 30 days In which to figure
out some plan respecting the mileage
book question that will be satisfactory
to the dissatisfied traveling man.
different divisions ending at Dayton,
"Wash., and Pendleton, were in the city
yesterday conferring with the local Harrl
man offices and negotiating' for a spe
cial excursion train service for both those
towns on July 4. The towns will cele
brate Independence day.
LONG SILK GLOVES.
Nw shipment of long sHk gloves on
sale today, at special, $2.25, $1.98, $1.30 and
$1.38 a pair. White parasols, $1.60 values,
97 cents each;. $1.50. $1.65 White Lawn
Waists, 97 cents. Men's $1.50 Summer
Underwear at $1.13. White Linen Suits
and Skirts at special prices; 45-cent cor
set covers, 29 cents. Summer Net Corsets,
50 cents. Great special values In Knit
Underwear, . hosiery and Men's Wear.
McAllen & McDonnell.
Ix-aves Portland Hotel.
W. C Harrington, who for the past
seven years has been associated with
the management of the Portland Hotel
In the capacity of clerk and cashier,
has tendered his resignation to take ef
fect this morning. Mr. Harrington
through his association with the lead
ing hostelrles of the Northwest for a
good many years, has become one of the
best known hotel men in this part of the
country, and he is giving up his position
in order to enjoy the luxury of a month
or six weeks resting up in various
parts of California. Mr. and Mrs. Har
rington sail for California on the Col
umbia next Wednesday morning, and
they will take in several of the lead
ing; pleasure resorts before returning
to Portland. Lewis Reynolds, now as
sistant cashier, will succeed Mr. Har
rington, and William West, now front
clerk, will be promoted to be assistant
cashier.
Request Excursion Rates.
Several railroad men employed on the
LAXE RALLY TONIGHT
Empire Theater Twelfth and Morrison.
Republican Rally Tonight. Armory,
10th and Couch.
Nfi IS STILL ACTIVE
APKEQ AD MAY PERMITS
BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Total for Two Months, $2,679,444.
Figures Show the City's Re
markable Growth.
For two consecutive months, building
permits In Portland have set records that
are without precedent in the history of
the city. For the month Just closed the
permits reached $1,152,467, and for April
the amount was 1,526,977, or a total for
the two months of $2,679,444. Not only is
this the most money that has been spent
for building In Portland during any two
months, but each month is greater than
any other preceding month.
In May of last year, building permits
were issued to a total of $1,087,769. which
was a great advance over the best month
up to that time. That each month of the
present year has been near or above the
million mark and that the past two
months have each exceeded the banner
month of last year are convincing indica
tions of the city's growth. That two such
heavy months should come together
proves that the building movement in
Portland Is not spasmodic, but a steady
and encouraging growth.
It is known that several large buildings
will be commenced during June and that
the high average will In all probability bo
maintained. Last year permits for June
were less than $400,000. and it is certain
that they will be at least doubled this
year. Although there is almost inevitably
some falling off during the Summer,
Spring being the most favorable season
for launching new building projects. It Is
believed that this Summer the decrease
will be less than heretofore, and some
prophecy that the monthly average will
be close to $1,000,000.
Realty sales are also keeping up in a
way that is very encouraging. For the
past month the official transfers show an
aggregate of $2,314,905. Last May the sales
were almost $1,000,000 less, the exact figure
being $1,369,663. Large sales have not been
so numerous during May as for several
months preceding, but the large number
of transfers resulted In a high total. Janu
ary Is the only month of the present year
when the total has been less than
$2,000,000.
NEW TRACT WILL BE PLATTED
Goldsmith Property on Cornell Road
Sold for $105,000.
An unusually large acreage sale
was negotiated yesterday when the
Colonial Investment Company pur
chased the tract owned by Louis Gold
smith and situated along the Cornell
road. There is a fraction more than
26 acres involved in the deal, and the
price was about $105,000. or an aver
age of $4038 an acre. The sale was
made through the agency of the Title,
Guarantee & Trust Company.
The Goldsmith tract adjoins Gold
smith's addition, lying southwest of
the Cornell road. The extreme north
ern part borders on the Willamette
Heights addition. It also adjoins the
land that Russell & Blyth recently
purchased from the Scottish-American
Investment Company and which is now
being improved for residence pur
poses. The Colonial Investment Company Is
a corporation whose members are
mostly Eastern capitalists, although
some local men are interested. Arthur
W. Jenks represented the buyers in
the transaction. Mr. Jenks is a mining
engineer who has recently come from
Mexico to Portland to make his home.
He was In Portland about a month
ago when he looked at various prop
erties, and after investigating con
ditions in other cities, returned to buy
here. It Is understood that the com
pany represents considerable capital
and expects to. make further Invest
ments In Portland.
The Goldsmith tract comprises an
advantageous area of high ground
which will make desirable residence
sites. Although the new owners have
not completed their plans, it Is ex
pected that the prpperty will be plat
ted. Improved and placed on the mar
ket. Considerable expense will be
necessary In laying out streets and
grading, but when this work is com
pleted the land will be a first-class
residence district.
Yi ! I Display Roses.
Because of, the lateness of the Rose
Carnival, W. A. Storey, who owns one
of the finest private collections of roses
in Portland, will be unable to display
his choicest blooms at that time. To
show what he can do. however, Mr.
Storey will exhibit some of his Frau Karl
Druschki roses in the show windows of
Woodard. Clarke & Co.'s store at Fourth
and Washington streets today. This is
a new, white rose and is now at its
best.
LANE RALLY TONIGHT
Empire Theater Twelfth and Morrison.
L. M. Davis, 39 on ballot, stands for
good morals and decency.
Hear Devlin on "Campaign . Fund."
Armory. Saturday, 8 P. M.
Granulated Eyelids Cared by
The Household Surgeon." DrugfflMs rfffund
money if Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil
Falls. 25c.
Radwmy's Ready Belief Instantly relieve
colds, sore throat, broncnitle and all inflammations.
Republican RaLLv Tonight, Armory,
10th and Couch.
DUNKARDS VISIT PORTLAND
Spend Day Here on Way East IYom
Los Angeles.
Three coaches filled with Dunkards on
their way to their Eastern homes from
Los Angeles, where they have been at
tending the annual conference of their
church, reached Portland late yesterday
afternoon over the Southern Pacific after
having been delayed more thean a day
between Hornbrook and Siskiyou by the
burning of a trestle. Immediately after
their arrival, the delegates were given a
trolly ride around the city. Today an ex
cursion, up the Columbia River to Cascade
Locks has been arranged for the visitors,
who will leave tonight for Seattle. From
the Sound city the party go East over
the Canadian Pacific.
The delegates are in charge of Gordon
G. Noble, southeastern passenger agent
for the Lehigh road and secretary of
the American Association of Traveling
Passenger agents. They are devoting
more time to Portland than to any other
Northwest city.
Vlento ' Planing Mill Burned.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 31. (Special.)
A disastrous Cre which occurred yester
day at Vlento, destroyed the sawmill and
planer of the Oregon Lumber Company,
and entailed a loss of from $5000 to $7000.
The mill was about to be abandoned and
the machinery moved to the company's
large plant at Dee. The stock of lumber
had been about shipped out, with the ex
ception of 50.000 feet which was de
stroyed. A high wind made the Are a
dangerous one and everything In the
vicinity of it was burned to the ground.
1AXE MEETING TONIGHT
Morrison and Twelfth Empire Theater.
PHOTO POST CARDS SCEN'ERT.
Kiser Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel.
Republican Rally
10th and Couch.
Tonight, Armory,