THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1908.
Custom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty Best Materials and Workmanship, Lowest Prices Expert Drapers at Your Service
The Meier (Bb -Frank -Store New Fa
erchandise m
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All Depts.
Beautiful New Millinery
Now Ready For Your Choosing
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New magnificent and extens
ive millinery in gorgeous
array Par Fall and Winter
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millinery showing is by far
the largest and handsomest
in the city Paris and New
York creations The best
efforts of the leading artists
at homeandabroad Attrac-
tive and pleasing headgear
for street, dress and evening
wear Hats for all occa-
r
if
sions The displayis so large
and representative that every
individual can be quickly
pleased All we ask is that
you look here before buy
ing We direct particular
attention to the grand show
ing of new headgear for
misses and children Also
new bonnets for the babies
$6.50-$7 Lace Curtains $4.65
$3.50 Couch Covers at $2.35
500 pairs of white and Arabian and clnny renaissance Lace Curtains
Made on the best French nets Handsome designs in very large
assortment Full 50 inches wide, 2 1-2 and 3 yards long Regular
$6.50 and $7 values One of the best curtain bargains
you have had the opportunity to share in, at the pair
$4.65
200 Tapestry Couch Covers, Oriental designs and colorings, 60 inches ffO . C
wide and 3 yards long; fringed all around; regular $3.50 values, each. ipsSreO J
2000 yards of "Shiki" Silks, 28 inches wide, in light and dark blue, brown, yPQ
gray and rose; $1.25 and $1.50 values, on sale at this special price, the yard.
1000 Silkoline Covered Comforters, $1.59
The Fourth Floor Blanket Store places on sale today a great special lot of
1000 full size silkoline-covered Comforters filled with white laminated cotton in one
sheet. Best patterns and colorings, and the grandest values ever p 1 KQ
offered at this low price buy all you want of them at, specialeach. 'J'
500 Prs. Blankets $5.50-$6 Vals. $4.35
500 pairs of 10-4 White Wool Blankets of exceptional quality; pink JJdi
and blue borders; regular $5.50 and $6.00 values, on sale at, the pair.-
Porcelain Dinner Sets at Very Low Prices
Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets, light green floral decoration, gold on knobs and han
dle. Great special values take advantage. On sale at the following low prices:
60-piece sets on sale at, the set, $5.49 100-piece sets, on sale at, the set, $8.49
Also pink decorated sets, spray and floral border sets, and other designs, as follows :
60-piece sets, on sale at, the set, $7.28 100-piece sets, on sale at, set, $ 9.98
60-piece sets, on sale at, the set, $6.98 100-piece sets, on sale at, set, $10.49
Women's Silk Tailored Waists
$16 Vals. at $5.45
Sale of 200 high-grade taffeta silk tailored
waists in plaids, checks, satin stripes, em
broidered silk dots, etc. All new, up-to-date
waists in tailored, gibson and blouse
effects, made with pin tucks, half and one
inch tucks to form a yoke or tucking down
the front Linen or silk collars The color
assortment includes tans, lavenders, blue,
brown, green, navy, white and black
Waists worth reg. to $ 1 6 ! C A
Your choice while they last P JitPJ
See them in Fifth-street window display
Suits and Overcoats
For Men Fall Styles
$ 1 2.50 to $40 a Garment
Men having new Fall
apparel to supply now
will do well to inves-
tigate the merits of
the superior ready-to-wear
clothing we have
to offer In gather
ing the stock for this
Fall and Winter sea
son every effort was
made to secure the
best America p'ro
duces Not alone
fashionable garments
but good materials
and above all cloth
ing that was well
made throughout and
fit well ' Suits for
business and dress
wear Patterns and
colorings to please
the reserved business
man as well as the
college chap Over
coats, topcoats and
raincoats to please
every individual fancy
We think we not
alone have the larg-
est and best assort-
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I ADLER.EROS
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ments but guarantee the values the greatest in the
city at $12.50 to $40.00 No trouble to show goods
Boys'-$9 Raincoats $6.83Boys, $5.00
Suits at $3.68 $1.50 Pants at 73c Pair
Great special lot of Priestley "Cravenette" Raincoats at an exceptionally low price;
dark tans, liglat tans and dark fancy worsteds ; one-fourth lined with Venetian satin
lining; every garment warranted a genuine Priestley "Cravenette"; CL Ri
ages 8 to 18 years; regular $8 and $9 values, on sale at, special, each.. .
200 boys' School Suits in double-breasted styles,. 'knickerbocker or straight knee
pants; made of wool; fancy cheviots, tweeds and-cassimeres, in grays, tans, browns,
stripes, plaids and checks; all good school suits,1', selling regularly at Cl Q
$5.00; age 6 to 16 years, on sale at this special low price, each'. ...... pseOO
1000 pairs of boys' all-wool Knee Pants in serges, cheviots, tweeds and f TLf
eassimeres; ages 4 to 16 years; stripes and plaids ; $1.25 and $1.50 values. . . 3C
1000 boys' Blouse Waists, ages 5 to 16 years; soft attached collar; cham
brays, oxfords, percales; best colors; regular 75c values; each JVC
Buy Your Groceries Here, Ex. 4 or A610 1
100,000 pounds of our celebrated Mocha and Java Coffee; a grade of coffee Olr
other stores ask 40c for; buy all you want of it at this special price,' lb. .. 3C
Maconochies' Kippered Herring, three tins at this special low price. ... . 50
Soda Crackers, fresh and crisp, ys wooden boxes at only, the box 40
Pure Leaf Lard; 3-.pound tins, 49 5-pound tins,-74 10-pound tins, $1.46
Sliced Singapore Pineapples ; large tins ; 20c values, at this low price ...... 14
All lines of groceries' and provisions sold at proportionately low. prices. We deliver
tp all parts of the city and suburbs. Give us a trial order. Basement Department.
$8.00 Linen Table Sets $4.50
$9 Linen Table Sets $5
$10 Table Sets at $5.50
A special offering of 100 linen damask
Table Sets Good patterns Best qual
ityThree lots are to be cleaned up
Lot 1 Linen Damask Table Sets; cloth 2 yards
by 2 yards and 22-inch napkins to tiJ C
match; regular $8.00 values, at, set. .V'''
Lot 2 Linen Damask Table Sets; cloth 2x2V2
yards and 22-inch napkins to match; C v ft ft
regular $9.00 values, on sale at, set. . VJv
Lot 3 Linen Damask Table Sets; cloth 2x3 yds.
and 22-inch napkins to match; reg- (C ft
ular $10 00 values, on sale at, set. .
We are Portland agents for John S. Brown &
Son's fine table linens in all grades and styles;
damasks, napkins, sets, cloths, etc. The largest
and handsomest stock of linens in the city.
Sale of Women's Fine Umbrellas
$7.50-$ 10 Values $2.98 Each
A sensational offering of 400 women 's' fine Umbrellas, the best bargain Portland
has ever seenin high-grade umbrellas; gold and silver handles in beautiful styles;
piece-dyed taffeta covering on the best paragon frame, steel rod; close roller, and
your initials engraved on the handle free of charge. Umbrellas in the OA
lot other stores would call $7.50 and $10 values; your choice at, each.
$ 14.50 Ostrich Plumes at $7.35
In the Millinery Department a very unusual offering of 500 beauti
ful quality and style Ostrich Plumes in black, white, brown, light
blue, green, etc. Finest imported feathers Ostrich Plumes will be
in greater favor than ever this
season -There's no hat trimming
quite as rich and attractive A special purchase enables d 9 OP
us to offer our $ 1 4.50 values at the low price, each j C iJ J
1000 Women's Nightgowns
$2.00-$ 1 8.00 Values Vz Price
$ 2.50 to $ 5 Drawers, V2 Price
Great manufacturers' sale of women's
fine cambric and nainsook Night
gowns A large lot of 1000 samples
Values ranging from $2.00 to $18
at 1-2 price All new, beautiful styles
trimmed in fine laces, embroidery,
tucks, insertion, beading and ribbon
Made low, round and square neck,
fancy flowing short sleeves and high
neck long sleeves Splendid up-to-date
gownsofthelateststyle and
finest materials; Values are
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from $2 to $ 1 8, your choice
See the Fifth-Street Window Display.
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Great special lot of fine cambric and nainsook
Drawers, lace and .embroidery-trimmed; " all
new, pretty styles;. regular $2.50 to $5.00 1 A
values; your choice at half regular prices. 2
Special lot of Combination Undermuslins and Chemise finest cambric and nain
sook materials, trimmed in laces,' embroideries,' tucks and inser- 1A Dpiro
tion; regular $3.00 to $12.00 values, on sale at one-half price... Z rriCB
$2.50 Figured Nets at 98c Yard
$3.50 Waist Fronts $ 1 .49 Yard
1500 yards of white and cream figured and "dotted Nets for waists, sleeves, yokes,
etc.; 45 inches wide; all new, beautiful styles; values up to $2.50 a yard, at..98f
Great special lot of 27-inch Waist Front Embroidery, colored effects, T ACL
on fine batiste; beautiful styles;' values up to $3.50 yard, on sale at.V
2000 yards of white, cream and ecru Venise and Baby Irish Insertion and Galloons,
IY2 to 4 inches wide, for trimming net waists and gowns; regular $1.25 i4Q
values; buy all "you want of it at this wonderfully low price, the yard.'C
TUFT CLUBS IN SESSION
ORGANIZE STATE LEAGUE AND
NAME DELEGATES.
Eight Counties Are Represented at
- Initial Sleeting Held In Selling
- Hirscb Hall.
Delegates from 35 clubs, numbering
less than 100 and representing about
eight counties, met in the. Selling
Htrsch building yesterday and effected
the organization of the Oregon ' State
League of Republican Clubs. The fol
lowing officers were elected:. President,
J. Frank Slnnott, of Multnomah -County;
vlce-presldent-at-large, W. J. Snod
fcraes. of Union County; secretary, K.
K. Kubli, of Multnomah County: treas
urer, C B. Herrtck, of 'Multnomah
County. 'Each county In the state is
expected to select-a vice-president and
a member of the executive committee.
John C. Young called the convention
to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and temporary organization was
effected by the election of J. H. Peare,
of Union County., chairman, and K. K.
Kubli, of Multnomah County, secre
tary. The permanent officers were:
Chairman, Professor R. F. Robinson,
of Multnomah County; secretary, C. E.
Lockwood, of Multnomah County. The
details of the work of the convention
were transacted by the following com
mittees: Credentials. A. W. Orton. of
Multnomah: W. J. Snodgraes. of Union;
and O W. Riddle, of Douglas: perma
nent organization. E. W. Haines, of
.Washington; Dr. W. I. Cottel of 'Mult
nomah, and a B. Merrick of Mu tno
puUi; resolutions. H. Daniel, of Multno
mah; W. A. Williams, of Washington,
-andW. G. Freeman, of Linn; constitu
tion" and by-laws, H. D. Patton, of
Marlon; -J. Frank Slnnott, of Multno
mah, and O. Swackhamer, of Union.
G. M. Orton. John C. Young and J. W.
Sherwood, of Multnomah County; Louis
C. Stringer, of Marlon, and Ed Kiddle,
of Union, were named as delegates to
attend the National convention of Taft
clubs, to be held in Cincinnati, O., Sep
tember 22. This state is entitled to 17
delegates at the Cincinnati convention,
and the quota will be filled out by
President Slnnott and Secretary Kubli
am ' soon as others can be found who
care to make the trip at their own
expense.
Eight t counties yesterday selected
their choice for vice-president and
-member of the executive committee, re
spectively, in the state organization, as
follows: Multnomah, Dr H. W. Coe and
F. E. Beach: Marion, T. B. Kay and E.
Hofer; Clackamas, J. R. Latourette and
W. A. Dimlck; Linn, E P. Rhodes and
P. R. Kelly; Washington, W. N. Barrett
and E. W. Haine.: Douglas, J. B. Ford
end George W. Riddle; Union, Louis
Wright and F. S. Bramwell; Columbia,
E. W. Conyers and N. Newell.'
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
Taft and Sherman and pledging the Re
publican nominees the support of each
and every member of every club affili
ated with the state organization of
clubs in Oregon. The following resolu
tion also was adopted in the convention
and forwarded to Secretary Taft as a
telegram:
"Resolved, That the- Oregon State
League of Republican Clubs, In conven
tion assembled, on this its natal day,
sends greetings to William Howard
Taft upon the celebration of his 61st
birthday, and takes this opportunity to
express its confident belief that he will
celebrate his next birthday in the
White House as the Chief Magistrate of
the Nation."
McDonald's chocolates . at Eyssell'a. 1
CARS ORDERED OFF BRIDGE!
FOUR LIXES MUST LEAVE THE
STEEL STRUCTURE.
As Traffic Has Trebled Within
Three Months Railroad Company
' Wants to Relieve Span.
Four streetcar lines, the Woodlawn, Al
berta. Vancouver and Broadway, will
hereafter be routed across the Burnside
bridge instead of the steel bridge, the O.
R. & N. Company having objected to the
further overloading of the latter struc
ture by the streetcar corporation. When
permission was given the traction com
pany to run streetcars across the Steel
bridge, only three linea were operated
over it. Since then, the traffic has in
creased enormously until it is so congest
ed as to endanger the safety of the struc
ture. "Streetcar traffic across the Steel
bridge has been practically tripled dur
ing the past three months," said General
Manager O'Brien of the O. R. & N.
"This Is due to the building of the new
bridge across Sullivan's Gulch by the
streetcar company, and the routing of
cars across the Steel bridge that would
otherwise use the Burnside bridge. We
asked that the streetcar company lighten
the loads on the Steel bridge and this has
accordingly been accomplished. Hereafter
four lines will use the Burnside bridge
instead of the Steel."
The Steel bridge Is not considered un
safe by the railroad company but It is
recognized that it will be some time be
fore & new bridge can be built even after
the work is authorized, which has not
been accomplished yet, and it is desired
to maintain the present structure in good .
shape until the new bridge is ' ready to
take Its place. At present, streetcar traf
fic is badly congested on the Steel bridge.
When the draw is open long lines of cars
line up on both tracks and add a heavy
burden to the hridg. It is said that the
weight on the upper deck of the structure
is more damaging than that carried by
the lower deck, which Is used exclusively
by trains of the Harriman lines.
TRIPS FOR RAILROAD ; MEX
Arrangements ' Made to Entertain
Traveling Passenger Agents.
Entertainment of the traveling. pass
enger agents by the Portland commer
cial bodies and the local -transportation
companies, upon their arrival in
the city tomorrow morning .from - the
Seattle convention, has been arranged.
The traffic men will be escorted to
Portland from Seattle by the Portland
delegation, headed by President M. J.
Roche. t They - will come by special
train, arriving at the Union Depot at
7:15 o'clock, where they will be met
and escorted to the Cornelius Hotel,
which has been designated as official
headquarters.
At 10 o'clock in the morning a trol
ley ride will be given the visitors,
stops to be made at the Forestry build
ing. Council Crest and other points of
interest. At .2 o'clock in the afternoon
a - special committee of the Women's
Club will meet the ladies of the party
and will take them for a trip to The
Oaks as guests of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company. They
will return in time for the reception to
be given the visitors at the Commer
cial Club rooms .between 8 and 11
o'clock tonight. This will be the first
reception given at the new club' in
which ladies iave been asked to par
ticipate.! - .
Friday will be spent on the Willam
ette and Columbia Rivers, .the party
leaving on ne steamer tsailey uatzert
for the round trip to Cascade locks.
During the day they will be the guests
of the transportation companies of this
city.
The local commercial organizations
feel indebted to the traveling pass
enger agents for their good work in
bringing people here during the Lewis
and Clark Fair, and they want to show
their good will. Local railroad men
are eager to aid in the entertainment
of their visiting brothers and met yes
terday afternoon at the Commercial
Club to .arrange details of the recep
tion to be given them while here. Ore
gon roses will be showered upon the
visitors by Portland people.
ACQUAINTANCE OF PROFIT
If you are not acquainted with the
business methods pursued by the Browns
ville Woolen Mill Store, Third and Stark
streets, it's hig'h time that you are. Your
purse demands it strenuously. They are
selling suits at $15 that were J15, J17.50,
J18.50, 20, $22.60, $25, $27.50 and $30. The
assortment is immense, over 6000 suits,
and broad enough to suit any and all
tastes.
SAMPLE GARMENTS.
Thousands of handsome lawn and net
waists, muslin skirts, gowns, drawers,
chemise and corset covers, all garments
are highly finished and trimmed in (em
broideries and laces; 60c on the $1
Closing out the stock. McAllen & McDonnell.
Believe Three Men Are Drowned.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Sept. 15. Sher
iff's officers who have been searching
the shores of Bellingham Bay and the
San Juan Islands have given up all hope
of finding James Staples, Frank O'Neil
UUU &U uuhjivvij valli)Ja.lluu UUVC fill U I
are convinced that they are drowned in I
the waters of the? bay. I
PRESIDENT WRITES REFUSAL
EXECUTIVE BOARD RECEIVES
LETTER FROM RAILWAY.
Objections to Negotiations for Sew
Franchise on the Proposed
Madison Bridge.
That the City Executive Board has
no alternative in. the matter of de
manding not less than $15,000 a year
from the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, for annual toll for
use of the proposed Madison-street
bridge, is the contention of President
B. S. Josselyn, of the company. He
reviewed the case in a communication
to the Board, filed at the City. Hall
yesterday, and declined to enter into
any negotiations with the municipality,
looking toward the acceptance o,f a
new franchise because he has an
nounced that the corporation will not
pay so high a rate, as it now pays but
$1200 annually for its use of the pres
ent structure.
It is probable that the Executive
Board will discuss the matter at the
special meetllng, to be held Saturday
morning at 8:30 o'clock, for the pur
pose of considering bids for electrlci
lighting, submitted by the Portland'
Railway, Light & Power Company.
President Josselyn's letter is In re
ply to a resolution, adopted by the
Executive Board last week, requesting
the company to furnifch proposals for
entering into an agreement for a new
franchise, as called for in the act au
thorizing the. Madison-street bridge.
Following is the text:
The Portland Railway. Light A Power
Company haa received a copy of the resolu
tion paeeed at ' your regular meeting held
September "11. 1908, inviting said company to
submit to you a propoaal or proposals, in
Writing, for the surrender of thl company's
present. lease, franchise and other rights and
privileges it has or claims to have in, to and
upon what la now known aa the Madlson
atreet bridge, and approaches thereto, and
for a lease to operate cars over and acre!
a new bridge to be constructed across said
river from Madison street on the West Side
to Hawthorne avenue on the East Side there
of, for a term expiring the 81st day of De
cember, -A. D.' 1932, eaid proposal or pro
posals to Include at least all. of tbe terms,
conditions, provisions1, stipulations and agree
ments mentioned or referred to in said sec
tion 118 of the Portland charter as amended
June 8, 190T.
The Portland Railway. Light Power Com
pany would be willing to surrender It pres
ent .unexpired franchise on said bridge and
accept a new franchise or lease to exolr
December 31, 1832, increasing to a reasonable
extent the yearly rental to be paid under
such franchise; but as the power of the Ex
ecutive Board of the City of Portland was
expreesly limited by said section 118 as
amended June 3, 1907, to a contract set forth
therein, the minimum yearly payment of
which wa $15,000, this company is com
pelled most respectfully to decline to enter
into negotiations for the surrender of its
present franchise and for the granting of
new .lease and franchise, as provided in said
amendment of section 118 of the Portland
charter as amended June 8, 190T.
Very truly yours,
- B. S. JOSSELYN. President.
MANl'FRS' MISTAKE) PEOPLE'S GAIN
(25,000 Stock Mew Fall 8tyU Shoes Labeled
' incorrectly. . .
Bannister, Kneeland, Slater and Moral,
16 and $7 grades. $3.85; $4 and $5 grades,
12.85; women's $3.60 and $4 grades, $2.4a.
Dollar, 291 Morrison, bet. 4th and 6th.
Great sacrifice in trunks, suit cases
and bags of the bankrupt stock of Pa
cific Coast Trunk & Bag Co.. at Harris
Trunk Co., 132 Sixth, opp. Qregontan.