THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1908.
Portland Agents for "Nemo" Corsets, Gossard Lace Front Corsets, "La Grecque" Corsets, Estelle Corsets, "Vudor" Porch Shades
rank Store July Clean-Up Sales I
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All
Tailored Suits Reduced
All of Our Wash Skirts Reduced
$10 Walking Skirts $3.85 Each
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Our Summer stock of women's Tailored Suits
on sale at greatly reduced prices. Five great
lots, all new, up-to-date styles and materials;
serges, Panama cloths, worsteds and fancy
tweejds, in black, brown, navy, tan, Copenhagen
and fancies, in large assortment. The greatest
suit bargains in the city await the economical
buyer. On sale at the following low prices:
Vals. to $20 at $ 9.45
Vals. to $30 at $14.45
Vals. to $35 at $16.85
Vals. to $40 at $ 1 8.45
Vals. to $48 at $24.45
Women's white Dress and Walking Skirts, in
linen, duck, P. K.' and rep all the season's
very best white wash skirts; splendid styles
and materials, in all grades, at these prices:
$2.00yals$ .98
$3.50vals. $ JL85
$5.00 vals. $2.48
Special lot of 200 women's Walking Skirts in
gray," black and white, blue and white checks
and invisible plaids; full pleated and trimmed
with bias folds; also plain gored skirts with
narrow strap trimming; regular values up to
$10.00 each; on sale at this mar- CTI
velously low price, the garment. VOJ
$10 Duck Suits $5.85
$7.50vals. $3.98
$12 values $6.85
Take advantage
Special line of women's white Duck Tailored
Suits; semi-fitting double-breasted coats, well
made and finished throughout ; all fi? C Q C?
sizes; best $10.00 values, the suit. J
$16.00 Princess Dresses at $7.85 Each
$15.00 Summer Coats Reduced to $6.55
A groat special line of women's Silk Princess Dresses, with lace yoke and sleeves
and full pleated skirt with bias folds; black, navy, brown and a large assortment
of stripes and checks; well made and finished; come in all sizes;
best regular $16.00 values, on sale at this special low price, each.P .V
Great special lot of women's Summer Coats in a variety of styles; short, tight-fitting
garments, semi-fitting and loose effects, in tan coverts, black broadcloth, lace
coats, fancy checks and striped tweeds; just the coats you want for
coast and mountain wear; values up to $15.00, at this low price, ea. JvJ.J
Great Lace
Special
1000 yards of magnificent Venise and Filet Bands in
white and cream; regular values up to $6
the yard, on sale at this very low price, yd. .P
Round Thread and French Val. Laces and Insertions in
dainty designs; to 2 inches wide; values up CQ.
to $3.00 per dozen yards, at this low price, doz. VI 1
Closing out small lots of Batiste Embroidered Robes in
new, handsome styles: great values, at these low prices:
Reg. $20.00 values $9.00 Reg. $27.50 vals. S14.00
Cleanup of Undermiislms
Women 's fine cambric and nainsook
Clowns, made low round and square
neck, with long and short sleeves; large
assortment of styles, trimmed in bead
ing, ribbon, tucks, lace, embroidery, edg
ings and insertion ; all new, high-class
gowns, at these remarkably low prices:
$1.00 Gowns on sale at, special, ea 69
$1.75 and $2.00 Gowns at, each. $1.27
$3.00 and $3.50 Gowns at, each. $2.69
$5.00 and $6.50 Gowns at, each. $3.90
$1.25 and $1.50 Gowns at, special. 9Sc
$2.50 Gowns, on sale, special, ea.S1.73
$4.00 and $4.50 Gowns at, each. $2.98
$7.50 to $10.00 Gowns, at, each. $5.98
Women's very fine cambric and nainsook
Drawers in umbrella and short garter
styles, trimmed in dainty laces, embroi
deries, tucks, insertion, beading and rib
bon; great assortment, at these prices:
Regular 65c Drawers, at, the pair..39t
$1.25 and $1.50 Drawers, the pair. 98
Regular $1.75 Drawers, at, pair. $1.22
$2.00 and $2.60 Drawers, pair.. $1.49
All our high-class novelty Drawers at
greatly reduced prices; grand assortm't.
Women's white. Cambric Underskirts,
trimmed in wide embroidery and tucks
and separate dust ruffle of embroidery;
$3.50 and $4.00 values, on A
sale at this special price, ea.P-"vJ
Special lot of women's combination Cor
set Cover, Drawers and -Short Skirt
made of fine nainsook material, trimmed
in lace and embroidery; very pretty un
derwear; three pieces in one; the best
regular $3.50 and $4.50 val- 2 Qft
ues, at this special price. . P.0
SALE FRENCH UNDERWEAR
Special lot of 300 women's fine French
hand-embroidered Chemise, made of fine
French percale; hand-embroidered front
and hand-embroidered eyelets, drawn
with ribbon; $2.50 to $3.00 I 7
values, special, the garment..?
All lines of fine French Undermuslins at
exceptionally low prices. Second Floor.
3000 FLANNEL GOWNS
$ 1 .25 VALUES AT 69c EACH
$1.75 VALUES $1.22 EACH
Two immense special lots of women's
Outing Flannel Nightgowns, made of
good quality outing flannel in fancy
stripes, trimmed in fancy braids and
stitching; all sizes, great sp'l. bargains:
Regular $1.25 values, on sale at, ea.69
$1.60 and $1.75 values, at, each. .$1.22
SALE CHILDREN'S DRESSES
800 Beautiful Dress Waists
Values to $ 1 6 at $5.25 Ea.
For today, a sensational offering of women's fine
Dress and Tailored Waists at a marvelonsly low price
each. An advantageous purchase from New York's
.leading manufacturer. Included will be found plain
and figured nets, chiffon cloths, messaline and t&f-
feta silks, trimmed in fine or coarse laces, round or
plat Val. laces, Pinny, filet, Hardanger, silk cord
silk embroidered and silk braid; all new, high-class
waists, for every occasion. The largest and hand
somest assortment of fine waists ever placed on sale
at this low price. Values up to $16;
take your pick today at, special, each.
$5.25
See fifth-Street Window Display. Best plan to
come early. No mail or phone orders will be filled.
$5-$6 Parasols $2.53 Special in Kerchiefs
Great special offering of 200 high-grade parasols in silk and embroidered linen all
this season's prettiest novelties, in the most desirable colorings and tfO
combinations; regular $5.00 and $6.00 values, at this special price, ea.PJ
Regular $7.50 to $9.00 Parasols $4.89 Regular $10.00 to $15.00 Parasols $7.78
Women's fine French hand-embroidered linen Initialed Handkerchiefs; reg- TLfTf
ular values ranging from 65c -to $1.00 each; your choice at this low price. J V
Women's Lace Corner Swiss Handkerchiefs, in assorted patterns; the best Q
regular 15c values; buy all you want of them at this very low price, each.
Women's and children's Swiss Embroidered" Handkerchief s ; hemstitched or I A.fs
scalloped edges, assorted patterns; best regular 25c values, on sale at, ea. "V
Great special lot of children's colored
Dresses in fancy striped and checked
gala tea cloths and ginghams, trimmed in
braids and buttons; ages 1' to 3 years;
grand values, at these very low prices:
Regular $1.25 Dresses, on sale at. 98
Regular $1.75 values, special, ea.$1.19
$2.00 to $2.50 values, special, ea.Sj51.39
Special lot of children's Cambric Draw
ers, made with tucked ruffle and edging;
ages 1 to 7 years; regular 35c O
values, on sale at, special, pair. "J'
Portland Agents for ' 'Ostermoor" Mattresses
1,75 Long Silk Gloves at 6Tc Per Pair
$3.00 Long Chamois Gloves $2.39 Pair
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Complete assortment of 16-button length Silk Gloves
"Kayser," "Fownes," "Gloversville" and "Niagara"
makes; double finger tips, full length; best
$1.75 values, in black, white and all colors, pair. V
Special lot of 16-button length, all-silk mesh Gloves
mousquetaire style; black and white only, all QD.
sizes; best $2.25 values, on sale at, special, pair. 'WL
1000 pairs of women's best quality 16-button length
Chamois Gloves, mousquetaire style; white and nat
ural; sizes 5y2 to 7; $3.00 values, at, the pair. .$2.39
Sale of Women's Neckwear
Special lot of Fluffy Ruffle Stocks, in white
and colors; best regular 35c values, on sale at.J
Special lot of Jabot Bows and Stocks, in pret-
ty stj'les; 50c and 60c values, on sale at, each.
Special lot of Lace and Net Bows, in assorted Af
Etyles; 75c and 85c values, on sale at, each.
Women's white embroidered Collars, large va- O 1 r
riety of pretty styles; regular 35c values, each.'
Great Special Sale of Ribbon Bargains
10,000 yards of extra quality all-silk Taffeta Ribbons, 3 and 4 inches wide: black,
red, white, light blue, pink, lavender, reseda, brown and navy; regular 25c, 1 ?
3(1. anA 3Sn riHinre -nn cala at tVlia lnw TiriPB- the Vrd take, advantage. A "V
Great special, sale of fancy Print Warp, Moire and Plain Taffeta Ribbons, 5 and 6
inches wide;-all handsome new ribbons, for dress trimming, bows, fancy Ol
work, etc.; the best regular 35c to 50c value, on sale at, special, the yard.."-1''
GIG
E
SYSTEM
Pacific Telephone Lines to Be
Redistricted.
BETTER SERVICE IS" AIM
Oregon, Washington unci Idaho Will
Be Included in Northern Division,
With Superintendent. Prob- ,
, ably Stationed in Portland.
Extensions and betterment of the serv
ice are the purposes behind the plan of
reorganization that has been adopted-by
the directors of the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company. The new system
, will become effective about August 1. It
Includes the redisricting of the com
pany's telephone system into three dis
tricts. The southern division will extend
from the Mexican line to San Luis Obis
po, the central division from San Luis
Obispo to the Oregon line, while the
third, or northern district, will embrace
the States of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
L'nder the plan of reorganization each
of the three districts will have practical
ly a system of its own. with its own re
spective corps of officers. W. -J. Phil
lips, who for years has been superintend
ent of the home or central division, with
headquarters at San Francisco, has been
-transferred and will be the superintend
ent of the northern division. He will
have his headquarters either In Portland
and. although the local representatives of
the company have not been advised, it
is understood from San Francisco head
Quarters that this city will be chosen as
the most advantageous point from which
to direct the business in this territory.
"Details of the reorganization of our
11 company's system, as announced in the
press dispatches from San Francisco this
morning, are only in accordance with the
plans adopted for the improvement of the
service some time ago." said a local of
ficial of the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph Company yesterday. "The com
pany will retain Its headquarters at San
Francisco, but each of the three districts
will have a general superintendent and a
separate complement of officers, better
to facilitate the enormous business of tne
concern.
"The affairs of the company will be
administered through three departments
plant, operating and business or com
mercial branches. Each of the three di
visions, while under the management of
a set of officers, will in a general way be
under the direction of the head office at
San Francisco.
"An improved service is the real pur
pose of the reorganization. Particular
attention will be given the constructive
and. operating departments. Extensive
improvements have been in progress dur
ing the last three or four years, and un
der the new administration of the com
pany's affairs this work will be carried
forward more vigorously than ever."
It cannot be learned that the reorganiza
tion plans contemplate any changes in the
personnel of the company's officers in
this city. So far as known the arrange
ment includes merely the assignment of
a superintendent to this division and a
more systematic management of the com
pany's business in this territory. "
PLANS FOR HIGH BRIDGE
Many Petitioners Favor Site South ol
Madison Street.
A. Von Hoomissen. who has been cir
culating a petition for a bridge across the
Willamette River, several blocks south of
the present Madison bridge, has prepared
outline plana for a bridge at that loca
tion. These plans are for a bridge high
enough above high-water mark to per
mit all river steamers, except sailing
vessels, ' to pass under. For. the sailing
vessels a draw is provided. Mr. Von
Hoomissen submitted the sketcb to the
United States engineers who assured him
that, so far as the draw was concerned,
he had selected the right place and that
on the whole the bridge seemed properly
located.
Mr; Von Hoomissen places the West
Side landing on Clay street and the East
Side at East Mill street. This would
carry the bridge above all tracks of the
Southern Pacific and O. W. P. branch of
the Portland Railway. Light & Power
Company. Mr. Von Hoomissen has been
engaged in circulating his petition for
this bridge in the new location for the
past year, and has now more than enough
signatures to entitle the project to a vote.
In view of the decision of the Supreme
Court affirming the legality of the J4S0,
000 bond issue for a bridge at the present
location, his work has apparently gone
for nothing.
However. Mr. Von Hoomissen insists
that the present measure to build at
Hawthorne avenue and Madison street
ought to be repealed by the people, and
provision made for a high bridge at the
location hev has selected.
Northwestern People In Xew York,
NEW YORK. Julv 26. fSDecial.V Peo
ple from the Northwest registered at Xew
xork hotels today as follows:
From Portland R. L. MacCoy, Albert
H. uvere. at the Plaza.
From Seattle A. Star, at the Breslin:
V. M. Carkeek, Miss M. J. Carkeek, Miss
G. Carkeek. at the St. Denis.
From Spokane W. Blum and wife, at
me Atanneitan.
From Baker City, Or. I. B. Murphy,
at the Cadillac.
From Pinchers, Wash. Mr. and Mrs.
Pinchers, at the Broadway Central.
TO PAY PROMPTLY!
Urged That Paving Bills Be
Met When Work Is Done.
WOULD REDUCE EXPENSE
Starting or Street Work by Council
Resolution Also Thought to Be
Step In Advance Over
Present Methods.
As the movement for better-paved
streets and more of them grows in
volume, it is said, there are two mat
ters of legislation which, when in
force, will mean money In the pockets
of the property-owners, who pay for
the improvements, and also far less
delay in beginning betterments whose
Imperative need is recognized by the
most casual eye.
"If the contractor who lays the pave
ment could get his money when his
work is finished and accepted, there is
no doubt that the cost of paving would
be materially reduced," said City
Treasurer Werlein emphatically.
Contractors Wait for Money.
This statement shows how the ne
cessity of the first piece oT legislation
is regarded by the officials of the city.
The present system results in pay
ments being made three, four and even
elx weeks after the work has been ac
cepted by the City Engineer, this ac
ceptance sometimes taking place many
weeks and even months after the en
tire work has been completed. . N.
business man, of course, could ignore
this deferred-payment system in mak
ing estimates.
The city officials unite in saying that
a change in the state law covering the
bonding of property would reduce the
eost of paving, now laid as low as prof
itable under the circumstances, and
save the property-owners many thou
sands. .of dollars.
This change was referred to by R, A.
Thomson. City Engineer of Seattle, in
his address to the business men of the
city here last month. He told how the
Washington law had been so amended
that the city automatically bonds the
property for the amount of the assess
ment no application for the privilege
of the bonding act being needed there,
as in Oregon at present. If a property-
owner neglects to care for his own in
terests, the payment is not deferred on
that account, the assessment being
placed on the property in the form of
a Hen, without any application being
necessary.
; "Pay Money When Earned."
Mr. Thomson, at the meeting in the
Empire Cheater, declared the Portland
method of paying contractors to be a
rank injustice to them. "I don't see
how it is that you have a single honest
contractor in this town," he declared,
with emphasis. "When a man has
earned his money, pay it to him. That's
our system."
While various changes in the city
charter are under discussion, the offi
cials are calling attention to the sec
tion which was supposed to place in
the hands of the Council the power to
start an improvement by resolution. So
many legal complications have repeat
edly arisen' when this method has been
tried, however, that now practically ay
Improvements are begun only after a
petition bearing the signatures of a
majority of the property-owners has
been filed.
This results in many improvements
being effectually blocked by one or two
owners of property, who place their
private and temporary interests sev
eral miles , in advance of their civic
pride. The appearance of the city suf
fers in consequence, and public-spirited
property-owners are kept from mak
ing the improvements which the in
evitable big increase in the value df
their ground fully warrants.
City to Take Initiative.
It has been proposed so to change
the charter that all street improve
ments be begun through a resolution
adopted by the Council. When this has
been done, a remonstrance signed by
the owners of two-thirds of the prop
erty affected will be required to defeat
the improvement.
The plain English of this is that the
city goes ahead and orders the im
provement made. Then it is up to the
property-owners to do what they see
fit, but the initiative power does not
rest with them, but with the city gov
ernment. It is generally being realizeu
that in scarcely another city in the
United States has the individual property-owner
the supreme right regard
less of the best interests of the city as
a whole that he can exercise in ort-land.
Ridgefield Farmhouse Burns.
RIDGEFIBLD, Wash.. July 28. (Spe
cial.) iFire from a defective flue destroyed
the $300 farmhouse of K. T. Hatch, five
miles from town. Saturday noon. No
water was available to fight the flames
and very little was saved. Mr. Hatch car
ried $1600 insurance.
The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold
beer is unexcelled in all respects and is
highly recommended for its strength and
health-giving qualities. Orders for bot
tled beer receive prompt attention. Phone
East 46. Home phone B 114C.
WILL ACT AS UNIT
Club to Control Great Paving
Project.
BAN PLACED ON PETITIONS
Residents of Holladay-Irvingtori Dis
trict Plan to Investigate Vari
ous Kinds of Improve
ments Before Deciding.
Under the auspices of the Holladay-Ir-vington
Improvement Association prop
erty, owners on Hancock street, between.
East Fourteenth and East Twenty-fourth
streets, discussed pavements until nearly
12 o'clock Saturday ndght. Representa
tives of the bltulithic, asphalt and Hassam
paving companies were present to give in
formation as to cost and other matters.
J. Reese, representing a California pav
ing company, was also present. His com
pany lays a bituminous improvement,
which he said was used ui Pasadena and
other cities in California. Owing to the
uncertainty as to whether the : street
Should be parked or not, the matter of
pavements was referred to Assistant Sec
retary Gambell,
W. C. Bristol made a vigorous talk, in
the course of which he said the paving
companies were on one side and the City
Council on the other side, but he de
clared that the property owners on any
street were strong enough to get what
they want and what they ask for, regard
less of either side. Mr. Bristol pointed
out that if the property owners could not
get what they want, regardless of the
Council or paving companies, they had a
provision for relief in the recall.
The association, adopted a resolution to
the effect that the property owners of
the district should refrain from signing
any petition from any paving company
until the petition is indorsed by the Hol-
laday-Irvington Improvement Associa
tion. It was set forth that a paving
company might tie up most of the district
by securing signatures of 20 per cent of
the property owners and then holding up
the Improvements. It would then take 80
per cent of the property owners to get
another improvement. It was urged that
if property owners signed petitions pre
sented to them by paving companies, it
would defeat the purpose of the association.
As soon as Hancock street pavement Is
adopted, Schuyler street will be taken uo
and so through the entire district. For
the information of property owners in
the district the following open letter has I
been prepared and will be mailed today
to every property owner between Union
avenue and East Twenty-eighth street,
Holladay avenue and Thompson street:
This association has been formed for the
purpose of making a united effort to sys
tematically Improve and beautify the dis
trict in which our homes are located. Ex
perience has demonstrated that the only
way to. properly accomplish this end is to
work together.
If you have not alreafly done eo. you
are most cordially invited to join our as
sociation and lend your lnfluenoe and ap
proval to the objects we have in view. Our
section can be made one of the most beau
tiful residence districts of a beautiful city.
To accomplish this we believe that hard
surface streets, cement sidewalks and curbs
and all wires placed underground are the
first requisites.
We beg to say that this association has
met with the most courteous treatment
from our public service corporations, who
express themselves as -willing to do all
they consistently can do to aid us.
Before the hard surface pavements can
be laid. It necessary that all water, gas
and sewer pipes should be permanently
placed and the connections made by the
corporations to the curb line.
Therefor, in order that we may work
Intelligently along these lines we ask. your
co-operation, and, to enable us to get some
idea as to the prevailing sentiment in ref
erence to street improvements, we would
thank you to answer the following ques
tions: First Do you wish the street in front of
your property Improved with a hard sur
face pavement?
Second Do you prefer Bltulithic, As
phalt or Hassam?
Third If you are not ready to join In
laying hard surface pavement will you
agree that when the street in front of your
property shall be improved, that you will
insist upon a hard surface pavement being
laid? It. goes without saying that every
foot of hard pavement in your neighborhood
Increases the value of your property from
five to ten times the cost of the pavement.
Fourth In the event of our success in
causing the wires to be placed underground
will you, if necessary, consent to the use
of your lot line for the purpose ? As the
conduit containing the wires would be out
of sight, a foot or two underground, this
would not in any way interfere with either
lawn, shrubbery or garden.
Fifth Will you accept our Invitation and
Join our association, thus helping the good
work along?
For specimens of streets already com
pleted in our district and so that you can
see for yourself Just how each, pavement
appears, we refer you to the following
streets:
For asphalt On East Sixteenth. East
Seventeenth and East Eighteenth, , between
Tillamook and Thompson streets.
For bltulithic On Thompson, between
East Fourteenth and East Twenty-fourth
streets.
For Hassam On Hancock, between East
Twenty-fourth and East Twenty-seventh
streets, and on Clackamas, Halsey and
Weldler west of East Nineteenth. In regard
to the cost of hard surface pavement, we
give the following maximum approximate
figures. The exact figures can only be ob
tained when the City Engineer's estimates
have been made.
For street 60 feet wide with 25-foot
roadway Corner lot, $240; SO-foot lot next
to corner, $225; inside lot, $157.
For 60-foot street with 26-foot roadway
Corner lot. $2."Hr 50-foot lot next to cor
ner, $233; Inside lot, $162.50.
For 60-foot street with 28-foot roadway
Corner lot, $296; 50-foot lot next to cor
ner, $249; Inside lot, $175.
Under the charter you can either pay
for this improvement in cash, or take ad- (
vantage of the improvement bond law, ,
which will give you ten years in which to j
pay the, same. We might also add for
your information that it is from 10 to 15
months from the time the work is com-1
pleted before the first payment is due. A j
It is of very great Importance that we hear .
from you promptly, we respectfully urge
that you answer the above questions, which 1
you will find duplicated on enclosed postal
card. Please place the same In the mall
without delay. Such action on your part
is simply an expression of your opinion, and -does
not bind you in any way. On receipt j
of all replies the proper petitions will be ;
prepared and circulated for signatures.
HOLLADAT-IRVINOTON IMPROVE
MENT ASSOCIATION.
C. V. Cooper, Secretary.
David L. Povey, Shalrman..
Stubborn Stubble Fire.
WESTON, Or., July 26. (Special.) Fire
started in a setting of grain recently
threshed at J. A. Baddeley's place, two.
miles north of town, yesterday afternoon,
and caused general alarm. Two hundred
men were soon on the scene fighting the
flames, which burned over 30 acres of
stubble. By prompt' work hundreds of '
acres of standing grain near by was saved 1
from destruction, and only a small loss '
of wheat in the sack resulted.
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PORTLAND,
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