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16 MORXIXG OREGOXLVy, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 19Q8, News at frank Store Portland for Ostermoor Mattresses, Butterick Patterns and Publications, Gossard Corsets, Nemo Corsets, La Grecque Corsets, Perrins' Gloves Agents Today's Partial List of Department Sales February Sale Dressmakers' Findings and Notions UeiisiaS M 30c Printed Batiste 1 8c Starting the Wash Goods Season Just received 10,000 yards in the very latest designs Take advantage of this exceptional offer Printed barred batiste in all the latest designs and colors These goods are fresh and clean and will be eagerly sought for, coming as they do so early in the season and with the remarkable price redaction For today only, 30c Printed Barred Batiste in ell colors, etc., at this very exceptionally low price, yd. 16c Another remarkable offering in our Wash Goods Section for'today 1 2,000 Yds. Lawns-Spec'l Printed lawns all this season's styles excellent quality of material and fast colors for today 12'2c values at 9c NONE BETTER THE WILLAMETTE SEWING MACHINE Footwear- at Remarkable Prices To dispose of the last of some Winter lines and reduce to a low figure some others, we are making these sensational price reduc tionsThese shoes taken from our regular stock perfect in every detail are new, stylish and Up-to-date Your tutnre wants can be best supplied here at the greatest saving to yon Main Floor A Department Sale of Footwear Today Regular $2 and $2.50 Values Regular $1.75 and $2 Values Special Sale of Boys Women's Kid and -Box Calf Shoe; lace and blucher styles; with heavy extension or lightweight soles, Cuban heels and patent tips. Note the price. 400 pairs of Misses' and Children's Box Calf and Vici Kid Shoes-; made with heavy extension soles, pafent or plain ... leather tips; spring heels; best for school shoes. Sizes 8V2 to .2. Note the savings. and Youths School Shoes at $1. Sale Price $1.48 Sale Price $1.35 28, $1.78 50c and 65c PERFUMES 39J Perfumes in fancy baskets and boxes. The 50c and 65c vals., special.. 39 $1.00 ATOMIZERS 69 Perfume Atomizers in plain and fancy designs; vals. to $1, at..69J FACE POWDER AT 29 Mme. Idealine Face Powder in flesh, white, pink and cream. Special 29 POMPEIIAN CREAM 33 Pompeiian Massage Cream, healing, soothing and cleansing. Sp'1..33 Rare Values in Wash Taffetas 85 Quality in Wash Taffeta Silk; the dependable wearing quality, especially suitable for waists and shirtwaist . suits We are showing a beautiful assortment of colors in cream, white, pink, light blue, navy, brown, reseda. Alice blue, Copenhagen, . maise, silver, nile, cardinal, turquoise, etc., etc. On sale at this very low price, yd. 69c H andkerchiefs, Collars, Stamped Corset Covers Do not overlook the splendid values and price reductions named below Three departments are represented and axcellent selections made for the sale for today Newest styles included in this special T-T?inrJlrVr?fc 1 Er Women's' hemstitched all-linen initial nanOKerCmerS IOC Handkerchiefs; -inch hem; the j regular 15c value ; wonderful bargains at the very low price of, each. . . . C Handkerchiefs 25c jrj5J J 1 ' J J 1 a. . i .1 .... 3 i - i eage; soiia ana eyeiet emDroiaerea aesign; zoe values; remani- able values at the wonderfully low price they are offered at, ea.... IOC Handkerchiefs, 6Sc-$l Qualities ..47c ered Handkerchiefs with initials; plain and scroll effects; broken line of initials; regular 65c to $1 values, on sale at, ea. .. 7- f"Vllaf A very exceptional bargain in a broken JC VOliars IVCU a Hne of embroidered lineu Collars; also venise and lace stock effects ; large assortment of styles and pat OC terns to selecf from. .Eemarkable values at sale price, each...... OC CHf. Stamped Corset OQ- Large assortment of stamped Corset Cover U Cover Patterns Patterns to be embroidered, in OQ eyelet, French shadow, floral and conventional designs; reg. 50c val. . 5C Sale in Curtain Section More good news from our Drapery Section See the window display Here's, the story Importer's sam-t pies of discontinued patterns and short, lengths of high-class Upholstery and Drapery Materials; 1 to 3 yards in a pattern; such as cotton and wool tapes tries, including velours, satin damask, etc. On sale today at the following prices 1 w . Divided Into Five Lots I "1 JJ1 tt( An' excellent assortment of Tapestries, liOl 1 pl.JVr Damasks and Reps; special sale OA price, for this particular sale, low price of only, per yard. OVC . O tQ Cn Contains an assortment of Damasks, - Wool Reps and Tapestries; sale price, special at this exceptionally low price, yard. Lot 3 $4.50 only at the remarkably low price, per yard Wool Reps and Tapestries; flJI QC Qualities of elegant foreign Tapestries. Silk Damasks, etc.; today flJO I A C'7 VLt Qualities of Damask, Tapestries, etc. J-iUL P.UU Qreat assortment; today d0 QC only, at the exceptionally low sale price of, per yard ,PO.OO Lot 5. From $15 to $20 "JX'" Tapestries, Metal Velours; all silk Damask Brocatelles and other varieties. Department Sale price today only at the jJ7 ?C special low price of, per yard . . . ; ? 00 Glove Sale Low Prices The kind of Gloves the Meier Sh Frank Store offers at all times are the dependable kind From a quality standpoint they are unequalled For Today at This Low Price $3.50 - $4.00 Gloves, $3. 1 9 12 or 16-button length, .Mousquetaire Cape Gloves, in beautiful tan shades, in sizes '5 to 7. The regular $3.50 and $4.00 values' at-. .-. ... r .'. . .. $3.19 Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled. " 1 c a Guestroom Totlet" Soaps, in violet, ' y ' OlgdlC S dactylis and lettuce; special, .cake. . C , Some very important Toilet Necessities on sale for to day' and tomorrow at very reduced prices: ' Belts and Handbags Reduced Very Attractive Prices for Today s Selling djl VLf UnnJknrrs' Women's Handbags and J 1 tOU nanuDagS Strap Purses; col- QO ors, black, brown, blue or red; several styles, special. OC d0 Ca D.-e Women's ' seal leather ' Handbags, pi Jcal DdgS fitted with coin purse, J?- CO lined with pigskin.; an extra value at, special. .M wO - Women's Handbag TKt Y-inrirJVto rrc Women's Handbags in a good iJC nanaOagS quality of leather, in AQn the following colors:. Black;. brown or tan; special. "SC 1J1 D 1 1 Women's. Beits' in silk, leather or. elastic, in K.X colors, black, brown, blue or wh Note the price reduction. A; great value' at. . ... 47c Merry Widow Belt Special $ 1 Value for 63c New arrivals in Novelty Belts, in which are included' a great assortment of the Merry Widow effects. Large assortment of colors and designs. ' $30.00 Ostermoors for 518.50 This value and special price will necessarily be pro ductive of many sales in our Mattress section, 4th floor We place on sale today an extra thick, 60 lbs. French edge, covered with beautiful mercerized French art ticking 'The Ostermoor needs no further explanation The soft, spring ground 'covered mat- tress Much thicker than last year's make and an exceptional value today $18.50 $ 1 .20 Brussels Carpets 88c Yard 1000 yards "of Brussels Carpets, a good wearing quality in hand some patterns, floral and Oriental effects, in a beautiful combina tion of colors. Carpet Section, on the Third. Floor. $3.00 AXMINSTER RUGS FOR. $1.98 EACH We have about 1000 Axminster Rugs in all new patterns, Oriental and floral effects; size 27x60, and a great value. Quality excellent, patterns rich. Sale Mewr Dress Falbris at $1 Ten separate lines of new, clean, crisp, up-to-date Dress Fabric, each and every line an exceptional value at $1.25 per yard-These are all new up-to-date goods that have just arrived Take advantage AH Wool Panamas $1 Per Yd. In light, medium- and chiffon weight, 44, 46 and 50 inches wide, in this season's popular shade. Seepyrin dow display. Regular $1.25 value; special Afl for today at the low price of, per yard. .. .k v'U English Peter Thompson Serge Hard finish and warranted all pure wool; 48 inches in width, in a variety of colors see window display. The usual $1.25 value. Special for today at the wonderfully low price of only, per yard. . . C-VtcTomn fr-crf Made of fine Australian vneveron jerge wool 4ul range. of col. $1.00 ors; 45 inches wide and a splendid material for dress wear. One of the new materials. See window display. The usual $1.2o values. Special for today at the' very low price of only, per yard. .$1.00 Made of fine selected wool and most desirable for stylish street French Voile or nouse gowns; either m shadow stripe or t aa plain weaves; 42-46-in. wide ; reg. $1.25 val. . P 1 UU Panama Self Checked it the right weight for utility skirts, shirtwaist suits, etc. ; all the. new shades. See window display. The regular $1.25 values; special for today at the Ji ff wonderfully low price of only per jrard. . .P 1UU Cream Serge All-wool, perfect finish, in a medium - weierht oualitv. suit able for coats, skirts or suits; 46 inches in width and a very 'desirable fabric. Usual $1.25 value ; special today at low price of, vard. '. .P 1 .UU Fno-llcKMnriaif Self-striped cream mate- r,ngusn monair rial; newe8t n0veit.ies for shirtwaists, shirtwaist suits, etc. ; beautiful material. February Sale of Dressmakers' Findings and Notions continues during the remainder of this week Hundreds of little items at a great saving in prices Prudent women will anticipate their future needs Buy New Dress Fabrics at Sale Prices cooSs gSg Women's Hosiery NeW A.rn Vflll In' sPrm8 Hosiery in new arrivals all the latest and besl qualities of the season ; fancy lace boots, allover em broidery instep, fancy check- stripes, polka dots aud a great many other styles in all the new shades; also a very, select line of new silk effects, including em broidery and lace styles in all shades. 65c Hosiery Qn Sale at 27c Fine line of Women's Hose in colors blacks, white, red, pink blue, gray or tan, also a great many hand some patterns jn lace and embroidered ef- Qpy fects; all in lisle. Reg. 65c, sale price. . C 25c Hosiery One Half Price A special bargain. in women's fast black cotton seamless Hose, either medium or light weight; an ex cellent value ; all the 25c kind. For lyL. T today V2 JTriCe Sale Children's School Hose In black cotton ' ribbed Ho$e,; seamless, with double knees, heels and toes"; just the thing for school wear. For today and tomorrow, 15c and 17c kin,d for q the special low sale price ..of, per pair, onlyiC Reg. 25c -30c Ribbons, 17c Our ribbon section will contribute to our de- partment sales today 25,000 yards plain taf feta Ribbon in 3-inch and 4-inch widths, in the best quality of silk Our usual 25c and 30c quality, per yard, m this department sale for today The assortment of colors include black, white, brown, old rose, ; red, navy, green, light blue, pink, lavender, 1 9 yellow 25c and 30c kind at yard 1 C C Sale Vests and Corset Covers 75c 40c 75c "Values in women's fine ribbed Vssts, pure white, all lisle, high neck, long sleeve "OC "Values in women 's . Swiss-ribbed, low O ? neck, no sleeves, white,- fancy lace yoke. OC Values in ladies' fine ribbed white cotton OO. Corset- Covers, high neck, long sleeves. OOC MILL. OUTLOOK BRIGHTER ORDtKS FOll LUMBER COMING IX FROM THE EAST. Cirajs Harbor Concerns Expect- to Be Shipping by JSail This Week. More Saws at Work. ABERDEEN', Wash.. Feb. 18. (Special.) The planing mill of the Western Lum ber Company has been running for near ly two weeks. Scott Wcatherwax, of the company, says: "We are having inquiries about lum ber, the first since the panic, which Is an assuring sign. When inquiries brRiii , to come, aftor a quiet period, we make up our minds that the prospects of busl nefg are on the mend. If we could have railroad rates adjusted, the lumber out look for Gray's Harbor would be much better, even though It Is dull In the cargo line." W. B. Mack, of the Slade Mill Com pany, tallted optimistically today. He says that Inquiries for lumber are com ing In and that they have received orders for carload lots from the East and will te shipping aeainby rail this week. In SO days, judging from present Indications, he says he expects to see mills starting ell over the harbor. The Aubo logging camps were started Monday. The camps are on -the St. John River and cedar is cut altogether. The starting of the shingle mills on the har bor have created a demand for cedar logs. About -30 men are employed. FLEECES CHEHALIS CITIZEN'S Smooth Stranger Works Confidence Game to Tune of $300. CHEHALIS, Wa3h.. Feb.' 18. (Special.) A number of Chchalis business men are out of pocket owing to the visit to this city Friday and Saturday of a smooth stranger who gave the name of J. R. Hartman. He was accompanied by an attractive looking woman. Hartma made a small deposit with a local bank. He gave It ouf that he intended to buy a saloon here and while about town made some small purchases for which he drew checks against his bank account. Inves tigation in almost every case developed the fact that tho, checks were good, tout they were written for sums ranging from $3 to $10. After being about town for a day or more Hartman did business on a more extensive scale, presenting checks for such sums of S25 to $40. These latter checks were found to be worthless. It is stated that the. smooth individual cleaned up about $300. Hartman Is about 30 years old. He has light colored hair and Is of medium height. An effort is being made to locate him. Tomorrow, Thursday, will positively be the last day for discount on East Side gaa billa. Portland Gaa Company. ASLEEP FOR TEN DAYS LOS AXGELES WOMAN'S RARE " FORM OF CATALEPSY. Gives No Sign of Lire. Except Flut ter of Eyelids Once Slept for 40 Days. LOS ANGELES. Cal Feb. 1!. In a' cell In the insane ward of the County Hospi tal Mrs. Beulah W. Hawkins, a resident of this city, the woman who startled -local physicians two years ago by sleeping 40 days, has again lapsed into a period of unconsciousness. , . She has now been sleeping for nine days, during which time she has not once opened her eyes or given a sign that she Is still alive other than a nervous flutter of her eyelids and an occasional sigh. The woman Is afflicted with a rare form of catalepsy. ' Two years a,go, when she was unconscious 40 days, she could hear the conversation of those about her, but was unable to give them any sign that she knew or understood. Says Americans Blew I'p the Maine. "HAVANA, Feb. 18, The Diario Espanol, organ of. the ultra-Spanish ele ment, In a leading editorial yesterday! re ferring to the special celebration by local Americans of .the tenth anniversary of the blowing up of the battleship Maine, sas: "To commemorate the blackest blot on American history, the world, including honest Americans, . believing the ship was blown up by direct orders from the War Department for the purpose of jus tification in the plan to despoil Spain-of Cuba," says the paper, "adduces convinc ing proof, that the officers of the Maine attended the funeral of the victims in full-dress uniform, which . showed that they must, have sent their . uniforms' ashore in anticipation of an explosion." and alleges that the reason the wreck has not been raised is that it would con clusively demonstrate that the explosion, was in the magazine. Vote Again on Water-Bonds. ' EUGENE, Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) On Saturday, April 18'. a special election will be held in Eugene to vote on a. proposed issue of $300,000 water bonds and $50,000 sewer bonds submitted by initiative. At the same time an ordinance prohibiting! extension of the Oddfellows cemetery will be voted upon. The water and aewer bonds have been voted at a former elec tion but under the eland decision these matters must be brought to the people through .petitions. Tax Money Comes Easily. EUGENE. ' Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) An index to Lane County prosperity is fur nished by the record rate at which the people are paying taxes. The books were opened Saturday, and fn the two first days over- $0000 was paid - in. Sheriff Flake ' says - the people have neve paid their taxes more willingly. Raise Your Family on Smith's Fresh Oregon Meats I L 1ITH MEAT CO, "FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST." 226 Alder Street, Between First and Second. FA The ONLY MARKET in the City That Sells ALL OREGON MEATS. PORK Pork Loin Roasts. .15 Pork Loin Chops..... .15r Spare Ribs . ..... . . ..... 12' Sausage, pure and made fresh every hour .' Sweet' Pickle Pork. .v. .12Voi Leaf Lard . ... . . . , . 12" Dry Salt Pork..... 12V2 Fresh Side Pork .12V- Shoulder Pork Chops... 12Vs Center Cuts of Shoulder Roast Park 12Va Cottage Hams 1212 Earns or Half Hams ....121 Smith's Pure Lard ........ . 12 Picnic Hams ..11 Shoulder Roast Pork 10 Pigs' Hocks Pigs' Feet ,5 , Pigs' Heads ............. . .5 BEEF Sirloin Steak . . . . . .1". .lie Prime Rib Roast Beef at ,..10r Best Round Steak. . . . ,10c Hamburg Steak, fresh ' every hour and absolutely pure . . v.. .;. .....10 Shoulder Beef Steak 8 Shoulder Roasts ....... 8 Short Ribs, to bake. 6? Beef for Stewing 5 Beef for Boiling. 5 Soup Meat .... . . . ,3c,
