Morning Oregonian., June 21, 1907, Page 11, Image 11

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ROSE SHOW VISITORS: MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
J. M. A. Thought It Over
THE .MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1907.
About the Corset Business
I have noma department fellows
managers, buyers or whatever you call
them. They know their business about
all kinds of stuff that a store carries,
or should carry. You -see, I am a suit,
cloak and skirt fellow, a tailor, a
practical cutter of ladles' and gentle
men's garments, and I think 1 know
my business, but maybe I don't. Some
times I make mistakes about what I
think I know, but that's all the better.
It makes me more careful. But when
it comes to safety pins (I don't carry
these yet), hairpins, laces, corsets, etc.,
etc., I don't know much more about
them than a chicken. So I have these
department or manager fellows who
do know such lines. So this last
Spring these fellows told me we must
have a corset department. Now this
Is juet what I thought when they told
me that: There you go you will have
me keep adding on, adding on, until I
"will be selling Ashing tackle and
threshing machine. But I did not
say no. I said, "I'd think It over.' I
didn't think long. I knew all, or most
all ladle wore corsets. I knew they
had to buy them. Someone had to
sell them. Then we might make a
little on corsets and accommodate our
customers. , So I said, "Get a bunch of
corsets." Now here la where the
peculiar part of my corset experience
comes in. My fellows bought a lot of
R. & G. corsets. The corsets arrived,
and about this time one of my New
York buyers arrived. I also had
discovered that R. & G. corsets were
sold by Roberts Bros., of this city.
1 thought I didn't want to Bell the
same cornet; they are good corsets.
1 knew my man would not have bought
them if they were not good corsets,
but I didn't want to sell the same cor
set. So 1 turned the R. & G. corset
over to Roberts Bros; by the way,
they play fair. I called my man re
cently from Npw York. I said. "Do
you. know anything about corsets?"
"Corsets?" he said. "Great heavens!
do you want to put in a line of cor
set?" "Yes." I ald. "Well, I wish you
had told me," he said, "for a man rep
resenting a line of corsets has just
been in town, 1 think, or is due today.
"He may have placed the line here. He
won't sell them only to one concern
are very exclusive. The line Is just
what we want. I saw them in the
Kast; I saw them in Frisco; I flaw
thorn In Seattle; and all dealers In
them tell me the ladies just pick this
line of corsets off the shelf like you
would cherries from a tree. The cor
set sells Itself because It always
please. I always thought If we ever
put In corsets this would be the line."
"Mold on," T said, "that seems to be
about the kind of a corset T want.
What's the name of this wonderful
corset?" "Why," he said. "The Hen
derson corset. Henderson form
fitting La Princess corset." That's
good," T said, "The name Henderson
Is good. I had some schoolmates
named Henderson they were . fine
singers. This corset will stng for me.
Get this Henderson corset. Wire
the traveling man. Gt him here or
go to him." I aid, "but get Hender
son corsets." Ho did.- We now have
a grand corset department stocked
with the splendid Henderson corset.
The girls and all my men say the cor
sets are A 1. t guess they are, but 1
don't know much about corsets. I can
tell you better later, when the ladle
either praise or kick about them. I
have given you as near as I can write
my thoughts and experience In In
stalling my corset department, T only
write facts. I don't want to deceive.
J. M. A.
EDUCTION 01
A few more days of this STOCK-REDUCTION SALE. During this sale we are making the most radical
price-reductions in the history of Portland. You have but to look in our windows to be convinced.'
GREAT
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Store Open 8:30 A. M.
TODAY'S REDUCTION OF STOCK SPECIALS
Store Open 8:30 A. M.
Silk Etons
As long as they last, values up .
to $15.00
You must come early only a few of them.
$1.95
Jap Silk Waists
Values up to $3.50 $1 45
Today, from 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. only.
A Few Box and Fitted Coats
; . $1.75
Values up to
$12.50
suit extra special mmmm
Exclusive Garments in Voile Silk, Panama and
Fancy Mixtures, values up to $75.00
SKIRTS
Values up to $22.50, your choice, including extra
sizes '
$6.95
$20.00
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This includes extra sizes.
White Shirtwaist Suits
Regular $5 and $6.50 values. This afternoon only
$2.95
. vTmVili1'-'. ! Regular $250 values - $1.45
White Duck Skirts
Values up to $2.25
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Reducing Sale ' y
rAnother big lot of wire frames. ..-. ...... ...... . ; l
More and better Braids, at , t 10
Untrimmed shapes at ... . . . .. .. . ., , , ,25
Beautiful Flowers at 10 and 15
Large Chip and Neapolitan Flats, $2.50 values : 69
Stylish trimmed Hats, values to $5.00, at .?2.00
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Wholesale
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STDRY DENIED BY ELLIOTT
HEAD OF NORTHERN PACIFIC
XOT FIGHTING HILL.
Says Rumor That He Is Seeking Con.
trol or His Road Is
Absurd.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
strongly denies the rumor that he is
seeking: to wrest control of that prop
erty from the Hill interests. Last
night he said that the story is un
qualifiedly false, although it has been
given wide circulation. He is at a loss
to understand how the rumor origin
ated. President Elliott is the head of a
party of higrh officials of the Northern
Parlfic who arrived in a special train
from Seaside yesterday over the Astoria
& Columbia River Railroad. They
went to the mouth of the river from
Futcet Sound, after making: an inspec
tion trip over the Western Washington
lines. Vice-Presidents J. M. Hanna
ford and C. M. Levey, of the Northern
Pacific, of St. Paul; J. H. Carroll, gen
eral attorney at St. Louis for the Mis
souri division of the Burlington; H. C.
Nutt. who succeeds C. M. Levey as gen
eral manager of the West End, with
headquarters at Tacoma, while Mr.
Levey becomes manager of the whole
system, with headquarters at St. Paul,
and B. K. Palmer, assistant general
superintendent at Tacoma, make up the
party.
"We are showing Mr. Nutt over the
territory." said President Elliott. "He
ha not been over these lines before
and we want to' introduce him to his
now field. Mr. Nutt has had a wido
experience in railroading and is par
ticularly well up in terminal work. It
Is a problem In this section of the ter
ritory to discharge the freight with
tue present facilities. He will undoubt
edly prove a great help In this work
particularly.
"This trip is one of Inspection of the
country served by our lines. We are
doing a large amount of work along
the line which m:iy hinder us some
what just at present in our business,
but it will tell in time. It takes time
,and patience to get these things all
worked out.
"Work on the Portland Seattle Is
going on well and we expect to have
the road from Portland to Pasco in
operation by the end of the year. .The
remainder of the Portland & Seattle
will be completed next year.
"Our party has Just come from the
mouth of the Columbia, where we in
spected the Jetty work. We went out
nearly to the end of the breakwater.
It looks like it will do the work all
right. Tomorrow we will inspect the
bridge work and will probably leave
the next day for Seattle. We will go
river the line between Seattle and the
Canadian line at Sumas. then we will
go to Walla Walla territory and look
that over.
"Portland looks good to me. I went
over the new terminals here today and
.pent an hour and a half looking oyer
the city. Everywhere we went we
round new buildings and there is an air
of prosperity on all sides."
President Elliot did not say when
Ihe terminal differences here will be
nettled, but said negotiations are still
going on. He could not tell when they
will be brought to a successful conclu
sion. The officials are registered at the
Portland Hotel. Thry took dinner last
night at the Arlington Club with J.
Couch Flanders, legal representative of
the Hill interests here. -
TO MAKE JOINT WHEAT RATES
Oregon Railroad Men AVIH Attend
Hearing at Olympia.
R. B. Miller, general freight agent for
the Harriman North Pacific Coast lines,
left last night for Olympia. together with
Zera Snow and J: G. Wilson. Harriman
attorneys, to appear before the Washing
ton Railroad Commission today in a hear
ing on the establishment of a Joint wheat
rate from O. R. & N. stations to Pugct
Sound. This, hearing will be similar to
one had last year on the same subject.
As a result of the former session, the
Commission issued an order establishing
through rates on wheat from O. R. & N.
points to Puget Sound. The O. R. & N.,
Northern Pacific and" Great Northern took
the matter into the courts and secured an
Injunction from Judge Hanaford restrain
ing the Commission from putting the or
der into effect. Since then a new eomis
slon law has been enacted, giving that
body additional powers In Washington,
and the present hearing is on as a result
of a complaint made on the Commission's
own motion.
In addition to the joint wheat rate, the
Commission will take up the question of
making trackage connection at all Inter
sections of the O. R. &' N., Spokane &
Inland, Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Washington & Columbia River, with the
purpose of compelling the Interchange of
freight a), all points of contact.
FORMER RULE IS RESTORED
Railroads Will Carry Bulky Ship,
merits on Former Terms.
Shippers will be glad to learn that the
former rule of the railroads In regard
to the shipment of light and bulky arti
cles to the North Pacific Coast from the
East has been restored, whereby roads
will furnish two cars without extra
charge when o"e ear large enough to hold
the entire shromcnt cannot be furnished.
This concession was In effect prior to
May 29 and applied to such light and
bulky freight as furniture, vehicles, etc.
On that date the minimum rates on such
freight were reduced to figures which
shippers understood could be loaded In
the usual 40-foot cars and these mlnl
mums were increased in proportion to
longer oars. There was some dissatis
faction over the change and It has been
decided by the northern transcontinental
lines to restore the former minimum
weights and furnish two small cars in
place of one when the latter cannot be
furnished. This will avoid any incon
venience or higher freight charges for
shippers.
At the Theaters
Wfcat tb PreM Aremta Say.
"FORTOTE TELLER" TONIGHT
Don't Miss the Fine Musical Offering
at Marquara.
Everybody axres that the present offering
f the San Fmnclsco Opera company is on of
the beat that haa been riven since the sea
son opened. Thera Is so much pretty music,
so much attractive work for the chorus, and
such a liberal supply of comedy In the llnea
that there Is no resistlnc It.
Farce Matinee Tomorrow.
Fun. roaring, rollick Ins; fun is found at the
Star Theater this week in the farce "Confu
sion." This X. C. Goodwin amcceea la twins;
splendidly presented by the capable company
and the comedy work la developed to the.
hifheat stase of hilarity. Raymond Whi ta
ker, Frank - DeCamp, Margaret Pitt and.
Lillian C. Fields are all In their element.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
The moat pretentious military comic opera
of the time and the only one ever written
around the Civil War, will be offered by the
San Francisco Opera Company as the, closing
attraction of the engagement. No organization
ever made more friends In the same length,
of time than this one.
"The Telephone Exchange" Next.
Hello, Central, give the public "The Tele
phone Exchange." This rusin frolic of
fun and muMc will be next week's attraction
at the Baker, when ZInn's Musical Comedy
Company presents Its second and last bill.
The big feature in "The Telephone Exchange"
ia the upside-down dance by the chorus and
the people of this city know that In dancing
the Zinn girls do not have to take a back
seat. The comedians will be turned loose
antz .told to do their best and the singing
principals will, have some of the latest East
ern song hits. "The Telephone Exchange"
starts Sunday matinee.
Seat Sale "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
The sale of seats for "Little Lord Faunt
leroy," which will be played at the Empire
for two performances only by little Ollle
Cooper and the Baker players, opens today
at 10 o'clock. The engagement is for Sat
urday matinee and night of this week, and
it is expected that the house will be taxed,
to - Its utmost capacity at both performances.
Fulgora Next.
Considered one of the cleverest imperson
ators In vaudeville. Fulgora tomes to the
Grand next week as the headllner. He Is a
lightning change artist, making- a dozen
changes with remarkable rapidity and por
traying all sorts of people, from an apple
woman to George 'Washington.
"The Charity Nurse."
Touching love, which overcomes all obsta
cles. Is the basis of the plot of "The Charity
Nurse." This play, which has Just been re
leased for stock, haa been secured by Sullivan
A Con si dine and- played by the company at the
Ptar Theater the coming week. The first per
formance will be Monday night.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Instructive Vaudeville.
The public Hires a ohange and this why
the scientific headline act at the Grand this
week attracts so much attention. The wire
less telegraph experiments which are g!ven
and explained by Captain Henry are attended
by the thinking people of Portland. There
are half a dozen singers, dancers and comedians.
Fiesta Week at Pantages.
Fiesta week at Pant ages is being observed
with the best show of the season. Swan's
educated alligators and the professor's
wrestling bout with a huge crocodile form
a thrilling feature. Grace Court land,
psychic wonder, is another big drawing
card, and every act la good In proportion.
There is no better place to round off the
day's festivities than at this popular family
theater.
ROYAL OWNERS UNLUCKY
Yachts Trail Behind Ten Leaders in
Special Race.
KIEL, June 20. Royal personages
were unlucky today in the special
class yacht races. Neither the King of
Spain's Morescot, the Crown Prince ot
Belgium's Flandria, th. Crown Prince
of Germany's Angela III or Angela IV
or Prince Eitel's Elizabeth were among
the first 10 boats.
The winner of the first race over a
4?4-mile course was the Tilly X owned
by Messrs . Dollman and Krogmann.
Time 2 hours, 37 minutes, 20 seconds.
The Wanzee Club's Wanzea - was. sec
ond. 2 hours, 39 minutes, 58 seconds.
Andrew Carnegie met Emperor Wil
liam today and talked with him' for
half an hour.
MAN WHO DR1IXKD CHILDREN
AND ORGANIZED FABADE.
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Frofessor Kobert Krohn.
To Robert Krohn, Instructor - of
physical culture In the public schools
and. physical director of the Mult
nomah Club, credit for the success of .
the children's parade yesterday is
largely due. Yesterday's remarka
ble showing waa the result of but
two weeks preparation. - Professor
Krohn prepared the drills, issued In
structions for dally drills, organised
the parade and worked day and
night In perfecting the details of his
big task. A feature of the column .
that elicited general comment was
. the excellent physical bearing of
the 2000 children. . They walked
erect and completed the long march
without evidences of fatigue. Each
appeared to be of the perfect type
of healthy boy or girt The value
of physical culture exercises in the
public schools was demonstrated
most forcibly to the public Profes
sor Krohn has been directing physi
cal culture exercises in the Portland
schools for several years past.
DISCUSS MANY PROBLEMS
MULTNOMAH GRANGERS HOLD
IMPORTANT MEETING.
who attended that the session was the
most important and enjoyable ever held
in the county.
Torrens Land System, Anti-Trust
Law and Co-operative Buying Are
Among Questions Considered.
At the session of Multnomah County
Pomona Grange Wednesday In the hall
of Columbia Grange, east of the Sandy
River,, a number of Important matters
were considered, including the Torrens
land system, a plan for the purchase of
goods for grange members by wholesale
and the enactment of a local anticombi
natlon or trust law. J. J. Johnson pre
sided, and the visitors were welcomed by
Mrs. Rose Littlepage, master of Colum
bia Grange. Reports of granges were
read in the forenoon. These showed all
granges prosperous.
Russellville will build a hall costing
$3000. Grounds have been secured. Mult
nomah and Pleasant Valley Granges have
secured grounds for halls. Lents also
will build in the near future. It was
voted to give KO to the grange entertain
ing Pomona, and an invitation to meet
at Rockwood September 18 was accepted.
Committee on exchange, or plan to pur
chase by wholesale for cash, reported fa
vorably, which brought the question up
for discussion. It was brought out that
farmers of the county were paying high
prices through using the credit system
and purchasing singly, and it was argued
that by combining and purchasing by
wholesale for casli a large saving could
be made to the farmers. It also was
urged that the same system would work
well in selling farm produce.
J. J. Johnson, who has for several years
urged farmers to purchase by wholesale
and for cash, made a forcible talk on this
subject, pointing out what the saving
-would be both in purchasing by wholesale
and by selling. He urged that farmers
should transact their business on a cash
basis as far as possible. The old com
mittee, with A. F. Miller as chairman,
was continued with Instructions to make
exhaustive investigations and report at
next meeting.
J. J. Johnson explained the TorrenB
land system, showing the cumbersome
and costly character of the present
method of transacting land business. He
showed that in the transfer of a piece
of property worth WOO or J500 the cost
for abstracts and other costs sometimes
amounted to J60, which the Torrens sys
tem would do away with.
"It would cut off the revenues of some
of us lawyers," he said, "but the public
would be the gainer."
, J. W. Shattuck, R. C. Wright and Mrs.
Rose Littlepage were appointed to ex
amine the present law and the Torrens
system and report in detail at next meet
ing of Pomona Grange.
In the matter of a local anti-combination
or trust law there was extensive dis
cussion. It was the consensus of opin
ion that such a law should be enacted,
but not with a view to injuring business.
J. J. Johnson, John Slaret and J. W.
Shattuck were appointed to make care
ful examination of the present laws In
this and in other states and submit re
ports. All these measures are in the nature of
education, and the reports that will be
made will go to the Pomona and then to
the subordinate granges.
Talks were made by Mrs. Chrlstensen.
master of Washington County Pomona,
J. W. Shattuck, A. F. Miller. J. J. John
son and others. The banquet spread was
the finest the grangers have ever enjoyed.
The tables were a bower of bloom. Royal
Chinook salmon, fresh from the Columbia
River, was a feature. In the evening an
entertainment was given by the young
people, and a large class was given the
tifth degree. It was the verdict of all
RAILROADS ARE ACTIVE
Making Large Investments for Ter
minal Grounds.
The activity 'of the railroads in procur
ing terminal grounds and rights of way
around Portland shows that big capital
Is looking to a great future for this city.
The Portland & Seattle railroad has in
vested upwards of $2,000,000 In lands in
the city and oh the Peninsula.- The Ore
gon and Washington railroad was given
a franchise at the last meeting of the
Council to tunnel under the Peninsula at
University Park and have Invested
heavily In Peninsula real estate. It has
purchased a town site of 700 lots from
the University Land Company at Uni
versity Park where it will deveiop a
manufacturing district. It has purchased
extensively of the lands along the Colum
bia slough where shops and' factories
will be established'. All this looks well
for the future of Portland.
Northwestern People In New York.
NEW YORK, June 30. (Special.)
Northwestern people at New York ho
tels: -
From Portland J. Harkins, D. F.
Knapp. Mrs S. T. Knapp, at the Marl
borough. .
From' Seattle George H. ' P. Fisher
and wife. Miss G. Gandolf. E. P. Wells,
at the Prince; C. L. Longeweli, at the
Park Avenue; W. T. Mulholland and
wife, at the Churchill; R. H. Smith, at
the Fifth Avenue.
From Salem, Or. G. Stolz, at the
Broadway Central.
DEATH OF DR. 0. B. BIRD
Former Portland Man Dies at Santa
Barbara, Cal.
Dr. S. A. Brown of this city received
news yesterday of the death of Dr. O.
B. Bird, in Santa Barbara, on June 3.
Dr. Bird lived in Portland for several
years previous to 1S83. He enjoyed a
largo family practice while he was here,
and. was' a man of some prominence In
the city's affairs. He left Portland in
18S3, and with his wife has since that
time made his home in Southern Cali
fornia. 1
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