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New Goods in All Departments La Vida and W.B. Corsets Fitted by Mrs. E. D. Dean, of New York New Suits, Waists, Millinery Agency Heminway's ' Famous Sewing and Embroidery Silks RUMMAGE 15c Taffeta Ribbon Resular 25c yard, Special. All pure silk, extra grade Taffeta Ribbon. In black -white and all popular colors; 4 Inches wide. Embroideries 57c f 1.25 Mill-End Strips ' 1000 mill-end strips. 4H yards to the piece, in odds and ends of edges and Insertions. Embroid. Remnants fo For Friday Bargain Day ' All . embrsldery remnants tX ex actly one-half actual price. Allover Embroider 's 43 c Rra-nlar 91 yard, Friday Several hundred yards of nainsook and cambric, full width embroidery allovers. Ladies' Neckwear 17c1 Ladles neckwear tn many styles to select from; all new, up to date. Initial Kerchiefs 12c Reanlar 20c value. Special.. 400 dozen all pure linen hand-embroidered Initial handkerchiefs, un lauridered, any Initial In lot. Allover Embroider 's 75 C Reenter 1.50 yard, special . . New and dainty allovers, 18 Inches wide. In swiss and nainsook, many blind and open designs to select from. Edges-Insertions I5c-19c COc-TSc Sp'l Friday. V Thousands of yards of pretty edges and insertions. In widths from 3 to 12 inches. Novelty Laces 1 9c-57c Hru. T.'x--.23yrd. . " Thousands of yards of novelty lace trimmings. In Persian, Oriental, Venise. Bahv Irish, Cluny style, etc; Bands, Galloons, Festoons, Edgings, etc. Wool Dress Goods Rearalar 50c yard, Friday.. 1500 yards of new Spring suitings. In shepherd checks, tennis stripes and plaids. Colors gray, tan, brown, black and green. Framed Pictures 59c Valnes to KJM. Friday , . Large collection of framed pic tures: carbon pictures In antique frames; every Madonna In oval hard wood frames, etchings in hardwood frames, etc. Sale of Dolls 3.1c. 1. ftJM values. Friday Knnmln llav 1 X -i fit ... . Odds and ends in bisque, kid and rag dolls, dressed and undressed. Shakespeare VH il ct Rmrcratn DT... Shakespeare's works. In Temple Bar edition, with Introduction, notes. Il lustrations, etc. Neatly bound in red cloth, pocket size. Moreen Skirting Iteirnlnr 35c Tird. Special. .Moreen skirling, in light colors, slightly soiled. Scarfs and Squares 59c Recnlar I.OO. Special... Embroidered Irish Linen Scarfs and Squares size of scarfs 54x18 Inches: size of squares 30 x JO Inches. 1 . " Mail and Phone Orders Will Be Carefully and Promptly Filled Women's Outer Garments Valuesto$30 at $7.85 This final clearance lot includes all the odd sizes in women's tailor made suits, lingerie dresses and long coats that we could find around our Cloak Section. So there is quite a variety. The' dresses are in the princess style, that will be worn again this Spring. The coats are in conservative styles, that are good year after year. Jt lW Economical women will find some rare values here & 39c 79c 15 15c Spring 1909 Waists Vals. to $5 at$2.38 These Spring 1909 net and poplin Waists come in the very latest styles. These particular Waists just arrived by express from New York. The pop lin Waists are going to be the hit of the season. They are made in colors to resemble a taffeta Waist in appearance. They will wear twice as long and cost half as much four times better. They are washable, durable and extremely stylish. The net Waists are the very latest, also. Values to$5.00 $2.38 Reg. $1.50 Kid and Cape Gloves 98c Two-clasp real kid women's gloves, $1.50 values, at 9S pair One-clasp Dent style women's cape gloves, $1.50 values, at. 98 pair Six-button Biarritz women's kid gloves, $1.50 values, at 98 pair Clean-Up Sale of Muslin Underwear Owing to the many changes being made by the carpen ters in this department, we are closing out these lots: Sale of Jewelry 48c Vain, lo T-. Friday Bargain This lot includes sterling silver handle whisk brooms, gold and silver Jewel cases, nut crack sets, fancy hat pins, pearl and fancy bead necklaces, buckles, belt pins, hair barrettes, back combs, ebony clothes brushes, etc. Pearl Buttons 5 c Reicular 10c dozen Perfpct -white pearl buttons, In lines 16 to 24. Colored Sateens 7C Itesralnr 25c yard, Special... " Solid colored sateen. In broken lines and odd colors. Crochet Bedspreads Q?c Regular price S1.25, Sp'l..7- 'Full size crochet bedspreads, in assorted patterns. Drawn Linens 49c Regular S5c tbI., Special Austrian Drawn Linens, with four rows of fancy drawnwork. Colored Poplinettel Qc Regular 15c yard. Special. Poplinette In solid colors, black and standard shades. New Irish Linens 25 C Regular 35c yard, Sp'l Irish Linen In solid colors; comes 36 Inches wide. Wool Waisting 29c Regular 50c yard, Sp'l Tricot wool waisting, In brown, tan, gray, green and navy. New Elastic Belts Q8C I Regular 1.50 va!., Sp'l...'-'' Elastic and leather belts. In black, brown and navy blue, with handsome buckles. Leather Belts 39c Regular 1 value, Sp'l Special lot of leather belts, in brown, black, navy and green, all fancy stitched, with back buckles. Black Silk Belts 1 5C Regular 50c value. Special Special lot of black silk belts, with neat buckles. New Seal Bags$1 4g Regular 2.30 values .V New black seal bags, leather lined and fitted with coin purse. Gunmetal Bags1 48 Value, to C3-$4, Sp'l. .H7 x v"' ;s, trimmed new styles. $2.19 500 Incandescent Gas Lights RUMMAGE Unt'd Straw Hats$9 95 Special Friday price T 75c Values Now Sell at 38c 500 complete Incandescent Gas Lights, produc ing an exceptionally bright light, of 175 candle power; latest improved burner, with patent regulator to save gas : has good, strong mantle and genuine imported Jena globe. This light is guaranteed to fit any fixture; will not sell to dealers. Sold everywhere for 75c- $1.00. Our Special Price. :38c Good Gas Mantles at 10c 5000 good, serviceable gas mantles, best qual ity, but slightly discolored; will give as bright a light and service as any mantle. Will fit any burner. Special Sale Price First shov.-lr.gr of untrimmed straw hats, in black and colored. All the very newest shapes. Ready-to-Wear Hats $4 95 Regular 6.50-S8.50 value r New ready-to-wear hats for early Spring, in black and colored straws; box turbans, horse hair and braid turbans. 48c kid 33c $ 1 .25 Women's Gowns 69c Odd lines women's muslin and cambric gowns high, circular and square necks long, elbow and puff sleeves; trimmed with lace, embroidery ftQr and hemstitched. Vals. to $1.25.. wi7 $1.75 Underwear at 98c Odd " j gowns, I lace, er y 11.75. S ines -women's corset covers. drawers, chemise and skirts mbroidery, etc Values toQOn Special $ 1 .25 Covers, Drawers 69c Odd lines women's corset covers and drawers, trimmed with lace, insertion, embroidery and tucks. Corset covers with beading and ribbon, open fZQr back and front. Values to $1.25 wow $2.25 Cambric Skirts $1.19 Women's cambric skirts, lace and In sertion or embroidery and tucked ruf fles, full dust ruffles, Vals. to 2 ruffles. O" 1 1Q Special ipl.ltJ New gunmetal In fancy leather. Suede Bags Keaular 85-S6-87 val. Real walrus, seal, buffed alli gator and suede bags, fltted-with coin purses. Calfskin Belts 4gc Regular $I-1.50 values.. New brown, green, gray and black calfskin belts, in 20 dif ferent styles, with gilt and black buckles. , AxminsterRugs $16.50 Ree. vnlue.... t Mottled Axmlnster Bugs, full room size. In pretty, soft Orien tal colorings of tan, red and green; size 9x12 feet. 10c Guaranteed Mantles 25c Incandescent Gas Mantles, guaranteed for three months; produce a brilliant white light; have protected supports; Ki Friday Bargain Day -WO-, Self-Lighting Gas Mantles, only 35c This mantle saves gas. is very durable, guaranteed for 60 days, pre vents asphyxiation and eliminates the danger of fires caused by the use of matches. Turns off and on like electricity. A 3 tp child can operate it with perfect safety kJtJK 25c Imported Jena Globes at 17c Sale of Engraved Cards With Plates Such values 'as were never offered by any Portland establishment. Now is the time to get finest engraved cards at almost the cost of printed ones. We employ the most skillful designers and engravers, the immense volume of our business enabling us to employ workmen a,t higher wages than exclusive engravers, $2.00 Engraved Script Cards at 93c 100 visiting cards and copper plate, choice of four styles of fancy script, on best vellum stock, any size; regular price everywhere $2; our sale Q3C price 100 Visiting Cards From Plate at 59c 100 visiting cards, printed from your plate, on best vellum cards, any CO. size, tl value, for only Engraved French Script Cards at $1.39 100 French script visiting cards and copper plate, engraved on best vellum stock. Regular price everywhere or more, our sale asi Q price "' $3.50 Old English EngrVd Cards at $1.89 100 solid Old English visiting cards and copper plate, on best vellum carfls, regular $3.50 or dl opj more Special Prices on All Other Styles of Engraved Cards White Kid Belts Regular $1 value. Special. Special lot of ladies' white belts, with fancy buckles. Ladies' Underwear Friday Bargain Day Odd lots of Knit corset covers In all styles, with high neck and short sleeves; shirts, and drawers ankle lengtli, in Spring weight; tights in ankle length. Ladies ' Underwear K 7c Friday BarKulu Day ladles' union suits, in liigh neck antl short sleeves, Spring weight. Men's Hosiery Regular U5e pair, Friday. 100 dozen pairs of men's black cashmere hose, with gray heels and toes; guaranteed fast black and per fei t fitting. Long Kimonos Values to $3.00, Special. A large assortment of long kimonos, trimmed with Persian or plain bandings, in striped, flowered and dotted effects; colors, navy, red, light blue, pink and gray. Dressing Sacques Keg. 1.50 values, Speclnl. Ladles' short dressing sacques. with long sleeves and turnover col lars, in belted effects; a large va riety of colorings and patterns. Curtain Swiss tegular price lSe yard. 5000 yards of figured and dotted curtain swiss for sash and bedroom curtains, large selection of patterns. Ax. Sample, Rugs $13 9 Regular price 93.50. Sp'l. . T " v 500 Axmlnster crpot rug samples, in beautiful Oriental and floral de signs, all bound ready for use. Lace Curtains Values to 1.50 pair 200 pairs of lace curtains 19c $1.39 89c !2V2 .98c In white Nottlng- and Arabian colors, with ham effects. Curtain Samples 59c Values to 93, Special rarli ... 200 Irish Point manufacturers curtain samples, 50 Indies wide and 1 ',4 yards long; just the curtain for a small window. Lace Curtains S3 15 Values to $3.00 pair 500 pairs of Bobbinet laco cur tains, in Arabian and white colors; 2 V. yards long and 40-45 inches wide; large variety to select from. White Wash Goods 1 5C Resulur 2r,c yard, Special. . . x White wa.sh goods In mull checks, mull stripes, mercerized madras and KultHsU figured madras, all new goods. II . V GROWTH OF TRUST Second Report by Commis sioner Smith on Tobacco. STILL FIGHTING RIVALS Thll Concern ilas Obtained Con trol of Many Smaller Plants, Big Outside Firms Are Tet Making Hard Fight. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corpor ations, today made public subdivisions II and III of part 1 of his report on the tobacco Industry. They deal with the present organization of the to bacco combination, so-called, its de gree of control in that industry and the development of that control. These divisions of the report, re sulting from a thorough investigation into the business operations of the to bacco combination, contain an elab orate discussion of the methods by -which the manufacture of tobacco, ex cept cigars, has come under the con ' trol of a comparatively few capitalists. Commissioner Smith says: "In the tobacco combination are the American Tobacco Company and its three great subsidiary combinations, the American Snuff Company, the American Cigar Company and the British-American Company, Eesides 82 oth er subsidiary concerns doing business in the United States, Porto Rico and Cuba. The combination represents a total net capitalization of over $316, 000.000. A very small group of ten stockholders controls 60 per cent of the outstanding voting stock of the American Tobacco Company, through which company the entire combination Is controlled." A list of the subsidiary companies controlled, "including over 20 hither to secretly controlled, so-called "bo gus independent concerns," is given in tlie report. It is shown also that the combination is practically the only im portant exporter of tobacco manufac tures from this country. Astonishing figures are given in respect to the de velopment of the combination. In 1891 it controlled 89 per cent of the busi ness of cigarette manufacture, and thii, proportion practically is main tained today. In cigars its output in creased from 4 per cent of the busi ness in 187 to 14.7 per cent in 1906; while !n manufactured tobacco (chew ing, smoking, fine cut and snuff) the combination's output increased from 7 per cent of the total in 1891 to 77 per cent In 1906. Finally, in 1906, the combination controlled of these separ ate products, respectively, plug 82 per cent, smoking 71 per cent, fine cut 81 per cent and snuff 96 per cent- In ttie year 1906 the combination used in the manufacture of its various prod ucts nearly 300,000,000 pounds of leaf tobacco. ' "An idea of the absorption of compet ing plants." says Commissioner Smith, "and of the changes through combination wit hlu the last decade, may be had from the fact that In 1S97 the combination had ten plants, each producing over 50,000 pounds of manufactured tobacco or snuff per year, while there were 343 independent plants of the same class. In 1906. on the other hand, the combination had 45 plants of this class and independent manufactu rers 140. Especially conspicuous has been the absorption of the large plants. In 1897 the combination had eight plants, each producing over 1,000.000 pounds of these products per year, while its com petitors had 46 such plants. In 1906 the combination had 34 plants of this-size and independent concerns only 17. "Despite the combination's enormous expenditures for advertising and in "schemes," and despite frequent price cutting by means of its so-called "fighting brands,", there has been, in several branches of the industry, a constant ten dency for competitors to gatn business more rapidly than the combination, and thus to reduce its proportion of the out put. This tendency has been overcome only by continued buying up of competi tive concerns. Many weaker concerns have been virtually arlven out of busi ness or forced to sell out to the combina tion, either by reason of the direct com petition of the latter or as an indirect re sult of the vigorous competition between the combination and larger independent concerns. In the case of the larger and more powerful concerns which It ac quired, how'ever, the combination has usually secured control only by paying a high price. The immense profits of the combination have enabled it to keep up this policy." Fl TD BE READY MAY 1 MANAGERS MEET WITH ACTING GOVERNOR HAY. Lack of Cash Ha Handicapped Commission, bnt This Has Now Been Overcome. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 25. (Spe cial.) In response to a summons from Acting Governor M. E. Hay. the mem bers of the A-T-P Exposition Commis sion met in his office today and went over the present status of the build ings and exhibits. The assurance was given the Governor that, the state's buildings will be ready for occupancy and exhibits by May 1, and that the exhibits will have been installed be fore the opening day, June 1. They reported the Washington state building as ibeing about 75 per cent com pleted and the forestry -building about 45 per cent complete. 'The foundation of the woman's building is laid and the high way building is about 15 per cent done. The contract for a dairy building to cost $3700 has been let. This Is the last build ing that "will be erected by the commis sion. Members of the commission assert that they have been handicapped In their work by a lack of ready cash, but that this difficulty has been obviated by the recent act of the Legislature, which guarantees interest at 6 per cent on the warrants on the general fund, there now being a large number of applicants to purchase the interest-bearing warrants. Thirty-five out of 37 counties have made appropriations for representation at the fair. With few exceptions each county is now actively at work collecting Its ex hibits, and In many cases have arranged for an expert to prepare their displays. Harmony and unity of purpose cow pre vail in the commission. ED JOINT BOARD Special Naval Commission Makes Report. ADVISERS FOR SECRETARY President Appoints Four Nary Men and Three . From Army to Form Plan of Con stant Defense. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The Pres ident submitted to Congress today a message transmitting two preliminary reports of the commission he appointed to consider the needs of the Navy. The commission recommends an advisory body for the Secretary, declaring that what the Secretary needs above all else is a clear understanding and firm grasp of military conditions. The commission is unable to report' on the subject of navy-yards required by strategic consideration In war time, and for maintenance of a fleet in con stant readiness for war during peace, owing to the limited time it has avail able. It recommends that the subject be referred to a Joint Army and Navy com mission, and accordingly the President has appointed Rear-Admiral Mahan, Admiral Sperry and Rear-Admiral Wainwright and Captain Wlnslow, of the Navy, and Major-General Bell and Brigadier-Generals Witherspoon and Marshall of the Army to report on the subject. Secretary to Pick Aids. As regards individual responsibility for .advice, it is suggested that the Sec retary of the Navy nominate to the Presi dent of the officer he deems best fitted to guide the great fleet In case of war and that this officer, irrespective of his sen iority, should be head of the advisory body. The essential principle In the construCT Hon of such an advisory body is that the majority should be on the active list, and should go afloat at not Infrequent In tervals; and, specifically the head of the body, the prospective Commander-in-Chief, should, during the Summer months, command the concentrated battleship force for maneuvers, and target prac tice. In these two principal classes Into which the duties of the Secretary of the Navy divides, civil and military, the word "civil" corresponds largely to the activities known as technical; and the report states there is no apparent reason why the same principle of undivided Im mediate responsibility should not be real ized in the department by having two chief subordinates, responsible, the one for military, the other for technical su pervision. The selection of the chief technical as sistant to the Secretary might be made from the recognized technical experts in the Navy in the bureaus of construction, ordnance or steam engineering, or a com petent civilian engineer or naval archi tect may be appointed as Second Assist ant Secretary of the Navy, under whom the four technical bureaus may be co ordinated. No Change in Wartime. "There should be no check or change of method In expanding from a state of peace to a state of war," concludes the commission. "This is not militarism: It is a simple business principle, based on the fact that success in. war Is the only return the people and the Nation can get from the Investment of many millions in a great navy." In asking Congress earnestly to consider the report the President says these prin ciples amount to a declaration that the Navy should be treated from the stand point of the whole country, and that all other considerations should be subordi nated to keeping it in the highest condi tion of military efficiency, for it must be prepared for war or else it is useless, and it cannot be prepared for war unless always in the highest etate of military efficiency. The commission will submit a final re port to supplement and define the general principles laid down. This the President probably will submit to Congress. SPERRY' SOON 'WILti RETIRE Roosevelt Expected to Name Suc cessor Before March 4. FORT MONROE, Va.. Feb. 25. Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry left tonight for Washington. The Impression grows that Admiral Sperry will soon haul down his flag. It Is common gossip in the fleet that President Roosevelt intends to name Ihe next commander-in-chief before lie retires from office next Thursday. Admiral Sperry would have little to gain from continuing in command, for the ships are to remain at the Navy yards until May 47. They will then rendezvous here to remain probably until July 1. before proceeding to the northern drillgrounds off Cape Cod for record target practice in still water. Admiral Sperry retires in September, so there is little In the programme of the next few months that would cause him to wish to remain. .The storms seem tonight to have" abated. Reports of disasters to par ties on board the little boats were un founded. DISAGREE OX PACIFIC "FTLEET Conferees Decide to Keep Marines on Board Ship. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. A partial re port of the conference on the naval ap propriation bill was made today, but there remain in disagreement the provisions to keep half the Navy on the Pacific, and the amendment fixing the price that may be paid for colliers. Th Senate amendment providing for i an investigation of the advisability and necessity of establishing a naval base on -the Southern California coast was elim inated. The House accepted the Senate provision requiring the assignment of the Marine Corps to service on battleships. A compromise was made on the provi sion that no part of the appropriation for the purchase of powder shall be paid to any trust or combination in restraint of trade so as to make the provision ap ply except In cases of "'extraordinary emergency - Nebraska to Try Primary.; LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 25. By a vote of 20 to 13, the . State Senate passed the Humphrey bill, providing for the election of United States Senators on the Oregon plan. The measure has already passed the House and Governor Shallenberger will approve it. SPREAD THEIR IDEA Dry Farmers Vote to Have Denver Headquarters. STATES TO EXPERIMENT Methods of Ivand-Boomers De nounced and Government Aid Asked Name Changed and Billings Gets Next Sleeting. CHEYENNE, Feb. 25. The last hours of the Dry Farming Congress were given over to the consideration of resolutions and the delegates were unanimous in their support of measures tending to en hance the scope of the congress and aid the development of arid land. The delegates unanimously adopted a resolu tion declining to advocate any special method of dry farming and favoring the investigation of all methods. After a struggle. In which the name "International Dry Farming Congress" was advocated by many delegates, the name of tae organization was changed to the "Dry Farming Congress" and reso lutions were adopted providing for permanent headquarters at Denver, the spread of dry farming information and the gathering of dry farming informa tion throughout the world. In this latter project. Government assistance Is asked. Ask States to Experiment. The Legislatures of the Western States now in session will be urged to pass law? The proprietor of a Portland, Ore. dry cleaiikig establishment writes: I have used Ivory Soap for over two years, for all kinds of cleaning and dyeing, with the most perfect results. As a dry-cleaning soap, it acts like magic and is far superior to any of the benzine soaps sup plied to the trade. It removes dirt, without injuring the most deli cate color or fabric. Ivory Soap 994jHoo Per Cent. Pure. alowlng the expenditure of funds for dry farming experiments and develop ment by the County Commissioners of each county throughout the arid belt and the Government will be asked to inves tigate and. if possible, prevent the dam age in Colorado and Kansas by the floods of the Arkansas River. The methods of unscrupulous land deal ers that have tended to bring dry farm ing districts' into disrepute among the home-seeking .public were denounced and steps will be taken to counteract the effect of misleading advertisements. Meet Next at Billings. Billings, Mont., was selected as the place of the next meeting, which will be held In November. The dates will be fixed by the executive committee. Addresses were made by Profef.-or H. W. Campbell, the father of dry farming; John Henry Smith, of Salt Tike; Georga I Farrell. of Utah; E. J. Boll, of Lara mie. Wyo and Trofcssor B. C. Buttum. of Werlanrt. Playwright Is Married. PACIFIC GROVE, ' Cal., Feb. 25. Carlton Russell Foster, the playwright, was married today to Miss Ivy Ander son, of this place. Her father was for merly president of the Theosophical So ciety of the Paciilc Coast. The wed dlnc took place at St. Marys-hy-tho-Sca. PIANOS The wonderful regard that the whole musical world has for the Chickering Piano is the best proof of the excellence of the Chickering tone. This marvelous instrument is not only the oldest established American make, but it has a beauty of tone that is found in no other piano. There is a sweetness and purity in the tone of the Chickering that no one else has been able to duplicate; there is a never-ending fascination for the player that seems to increase as time goes on. No discerning musical person can fail to rccojyiize the reason for the reverence and esteem in which this world-famous instrument is every where held. A Chickering costs a little more than the best ordinary piano, but by the expense of that additional little, you secure, beyond all ques tion, the best and the most exquisite piano that the musical industries of the globe can show. In buying a Chickering you secure to yourself the best it is possible to purchase you will own an instrument that is most truly a thing of beauty and a joy. Chickering Pianos exclusively represented in the West by dlspta of pianoreliabilitj' 3S3 WASHINGTON STREET