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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOnM.Ml OKEUOMAi TUESDAY. IKMKUAKr 14. 1011. " j - ; GOODROADS'FOES WEAKEN IfJ HOUSE Highway - Board Measure Passes, With Vote Also for State Commissioner. CONVICT LABOR ROUTED IWnre Two Hills Ar Art-fried Inrinrr OppunrnK ; Assocla I to friend lo Afree lo lrl Mate-Aid I'Un. I...l.Tt C TO AIMH tM MT- . I KU4T o. riTt ri-TTrt s:nv fr . II .pi-lL Fin Al adj-xirmm-nt br " I-"1'" J J k Katardar. rrwf is. a nt r-4ita fisiss thta tma ft cwanlm ma l-'aitta Immkr aa aa -piwl swa ho Klr.t f lha ai(hl KMWni f lha tia:al' am. kul li BlabL ahan Itn Dtt J-r."..J la oa1 ! antng la ctaaataa up baalavaa. T"i Hmtaa adjaraa4 aa aaaal. botr. -TTE C.VI'iT''l. Palrm. Or.. Feb. II. ... I Spar B L p.t,nent of tha tt ll.nir !rl mn- lllfthway Commls lonar inrirBdrr'd to-lay. but until thrjr had icatoS aoma concessions. ln la-l't an amendment to lha . ill bill presvribtnic a rorihod by hlrh rounli shall 1m bond f-r lmroT inx ruj and aa araamnl by friends ft lha Roads Association not to In.l.l on tha ( of lha ssts!4 biiU ajpru.rlat'r IJ'.00. or tha iwiur providing; for tha wnrklns; cf tata and county prisoners oo tha pub l.c ra 1 . In pur.aanra of tha compromise, tha lloua this aftrroxn i'l tha bill rraatlnc a Plata lHahway Hoard and provtdlnc fr tha election of a Slate lli-rway fommlssloner. and alo OM's hM!rc bilL Manner's bill appropriat ing IJiO.SH t aid tha ssvrral counties In road-butldina: wit put on tha labia, ahlla tha moaaara for working prls ners on tha roads ramalna on tha desk with fjvormMs report from tha com miltaa on roada and hltrhways. It will .Khar ba postponed la.leflnliely or It mill ba tared on tha table with Mar Inar'a atata-ald bUL Hard llrht Kooitil. II waa noi until lata today, attar bav ins a lone ana determined fight - lha hlchway plan, that oppo nents of tha bills of tha Aod Koads Association capitulated. At tha "renin- of the day's sssloo Carter waa sue rssaful In a motion bavin atl road bltia rareferrad to lha special eommll taa of fta member, of which Mv.-Kln-nr. of Piker, waa chairman. Representatives or tha titata Grange asd tha Farmers' t'nlon want before tha committee and ranaared thalr ra qml that lha Highway Commliilan bill ba chanced to dispense wlta tha pmrxj.ed lommlnlon. Thay wcra will Ins Ij ar.art tha Hlshway CommH- lonar. but objected lo tha creation of wbat they termed another useless corn mUaton. Hut lha committee would not yield another Inch. Inatstln: thai It bad ranted every concession It could con sistently and atlll ueelre lha enact n-.ent of tha bill. Pratcc IKe Alljhla. After further discussion before tha cootmlttea the supporters of the Sub s' It ule bill pro-tdlnar for the commla aon asrread not to urge tha enactment of tha stato-ald bill and tha bill work ins! prisoners on tha road. At the same time botrt aide acreed to tha amendment of the GUI bond Irs; bill so as to make II optional with the people petitioning for a bond Issue aa to whether or not the bailote In the spe cial election snould specify a ha I road or roads were to be Improved and at the same time Indicate the beginning and tie terminus of such roade to b l-iiproved with tha money produced from the Issue of bonde. TMa arrange ment mat with tvor ua both sldea and . t: e hatchet waj burled. Sixteen Affalnat Board. T'm Stat Hlghay Board bill and tha (MI bonding b:u both pawed without any deNate. Tnera vera 1 votes agatr.at t: a former, a Mia the latter asa oppoaed bv ontv a m ilrprearntallvea. Tose toting aaain-t the rommiaaion pan were: Amme. Ilroaohiil. farter. Chambers. -.apman. 1'lyda. CVttei. iuahman. raveo. Ubhy. Ili(a. Miller, ltlumbta, Mtwer. I. en. t'elrca. Ktiaw and Tlgand. Tr.iaai vol ng agonal GUI bill, ware: tlupaitn. i'uahman. ill.ler. Unn, rclrca, ti. aar ard Ttgard. rVien.l. of tne state-aid bill were wtll Irg to abandon tUo measure after It bad Teea amerced In tha llouea artd tha amount of trie appropriation for tMs purpoae reluced front MluO to CV)KX Aa amended the bill provided that oniy iMS annually ahould ta available to the several counties and thla amount. It was argued, waa not sufficient to act-ompllsh muco In the aay of road building. Cmitm! Hoada Men ricaacd. Advocatea of good road leg'.alatlon ara eattnfled vilih hat haa bean accom plished at t! :s sesaion. feeling aatlatled t'at lha IIoum amendments to the te mewuree (ukaaed by thai body today v;;i b concurred In by the Senate. "A foundation has) been laid for In troducing a practical and systematic plan of road-build. ng In tha state, directed and 'iporvld by an Intelligent bureau eatab 1 and maintained by the state." sa d Chairman Mchllnr.ey. of tha special committee. hl-h conAderad tha good roada bills ard affected tha comproinl. Tt.e queation of state aid la one that ran valt tao years until lha efTlcary ot the p.an, as It s.'.all be carried out In the aeveral countie-a through fundo raised et'luslveay by the counties themselves haa been demonstrated. ABIIAIIAM AND MlUJIl Jn WIIUmrlM alley' Quit 1altn IUU l-tsoera AflaT TUU STATE CAPfTI I?.ilm. Or, Feb. 11. iSpecUI.) Senator Abraham and Mil ter again engaged In Senatorial repartee lvlsv an Injected pollthw Into the pro ceedings for two rr three urtnutea when tl.e Smata u considering lha Judiciary r-ommltree bill to tjultclalrn deeds to tha Willamette Vallv and Cascade Wagon Read Company. IToteat from many paria of taa -aate vera beard when tha bill came op. It being halted as a bad pre cedent. HaUrkey e-plalned that tha bill wia merely for the purpose of placing tha entire question In the hands of the State I-und lioard lo Inveatigata and If Iho Hoard seea fit empowering the members lo qultrUlm- Miller eire-se,l hlmx-lf as opnosed lo tha general provlalona o. tha bill. "Why la tha gentleman from Un op posed when II pluses the whole matter In tha hands of the new administration lnwh!eh we are called noon to pla-a the moat sound confidence" asked Ab raham. "Why haa tha gentleman from Iu lia been connlWng day and night to in jure the new Hoard and plate difficul ties in Its wsvr re-ponded Miller. has been an obatructa-nist from the start and hjs no right lo ask me tli question be has." The Judiciary committee bill paaed with 17 favoring It and 11 opposed. IUSTHICT ATTOKNET MAY i Hoom? ra-a Hill Protlulnr Offlc of Coanly lrt--culir. STATE CAPITOU Salem. r . Feb. 1J. (Special. With only a few dissenting voles, the bill b Miller, of Columbia, cresting tha ofnce of County ITose cutlng Attorneys. In lieu of District Attorneys, passed tha House today. In evplanailon of tha bill. Mr. Miller said the proposed change would not entail any great Increase In expenses of auy of Ihe counties and at tha same time would assure a more satisfactory administration of duties now performed by the Idstrlct Attorneva. He called attention lo tha fact that Multnomah County, paying J per cent of the total state las. waa contributing about Slft-on of tha total cost of theso otni-ea. which Is t;a.noa annually. A tha same lime tha salary of Ihe Illrlct Attorney and his deputies In Multnomah County aggre gated only about 1 10.00. so that In reality the rountv was paying on thla account about 009 more each year than was received. There waa no de bate on tha bill. SCHOOL CHANGE LIKED MIXTNOMAII DtlKiaTIOV A VOKS HKY.VNT HILL. Pica la Slade for I -aw rrmldlng An hltert and teoernln; Port land Class Itulc. STATE CATITOI Salsm. OrFeh. 1J. Special.) I. E. Latouretta, J. 1L Haak and others tonight appeared be fore Ijie Multnomah County delegation lo exploit the hill of Representative Kryant. who makes a general revision of tha laws governing Ihe administra tion of Ihe Portland public schools through tha Hoard of Education. Ihrlnclpal among the changes pro posed In the b'll Is a requirement that all school funds shall be deposited In tha hank offering tlia highest rata of Interest, providing It haa a capital stock of not less than 1:50.000 and at the same time offers adequate security for such deposits. The powers of tha City Superintend ent of Schools, who Is to ba elected for a term of sis years, subject to the pleasure of tha Hoard, shall have full responsibility for all teachers and as. slstanta. No Instructor shall ha elected by tl.e Isoard except on tha recommendation of tha City Superin tendent, who la held personally re sponsible for Ihe work of the schools. New buildings and alterations of ex isting structure are lo be let by con tract lo Ihe lowest responsible bidder. lo addressing the delegutlon tonight. Attorney Latourette made tha asser tion tliat-.ne architect now employed by the district, receiving t per cent I commission on au sucu iuiio.i -making more money In a year than anv state official. The bill la generally favored hy tha membera of the delegation and will probably pass both houses. f0. 000 ITHl PIIILIC1TY VOTEI IIouso Pasaea Mraoore Pcaplte Pre diction of Over-Appropriation. STATE CAPIT"I. Salem. Or- Feb. IS. (Special.) "When the approprla tlona of this Legislature ara an nounced tha state will get all of tha advertising that la necessary." aald l-haw of Una today In opposing Ab bott's bill creating the office of State Insurance Agent and appropriating 1.10.040 for publicity work In behalf ot tlie stale. Tha bill passed tha House, however, with the following voting aaalnst It: Krownhlll. Chambers, Chapman. Huntington. Miller of Linn. Neuner. Pierce. Peterson. Rackleff. Shaw. Fteelhammer and Tig ard. Huntington objected to the MIU which, he aald. would only amount to creating real estate bureau. He ar gued that the state waa alreaJy being adequately advertised through other agnorlea. Clyde. Ilrooke. Thompson and Wetterlund spoke strongly In fa vor of the bill and tha need for aome official and systematic direction of publicity rk If Oregon la to get Its l roper quota of the Influx of home sVekera to lha faclflo Northwest. Singe Tai ICeaoluUon Walla. c-e rr r- & I'lTf I- Salem. Or- Feb. IS. iSpecfal.l Not desiring to lake op tha time of the House necessary for their consideration, the House today tabled t:.a three resolutions relating to assessment and taxation sent over from tha Senate. One of these resolutions ...i a constitutional amendment repealing the t'ngle-tax amendment adopted ty the people last .ovemoer. The resolutions were reported back from tha resolutions committee with two reports, a majority of tha mem bers favoring ineir aaopuon. i h.j will be taken up for further considera tion probably tomorrow. WRECKED SCHOONER V Y . i The SIX PERISH WHEN -OSIOSH STRIKES Schooner Wrecked by Gale Off Oregon Shore, only One Surviving. WAVES ARE MOUNTAIN HIGH C'rari. lloIniiRlns; to Elmore Elect, and Valued al O5.000, ! Hc-lirtr-d to ftc TiHal Ufc-Satcrt Seek Ilodies. irnntlnu'd from Flrel Tsrei the schooner washed aaiiure about 4 o'clock this afternoon. t'aplain Horn In Wales. Captain Thomas Latham, master of the OahkojtJi. was a native of Wales. G3 years of age. and had been engaged In the coaat alilpplng for many years. Ha came to the Columbia ftlvt-T aa an ap prentice boy In 1T2 and waa employed by tha lale Captain George Flavt-I aa deckhand on the Columbia River bar tugs. In lSTS. lie became mate of the tug B. J. Brenliain and one year later, waa appointed aa a pilot serving In that rapacity for 11 years. Ho also ran on tha steamer ileneral Miles, plying be tween the Columbia River and Grays Harbor. In ! Captain J-athom went lo Alas-ka as master of the steamer Colomun. which was on Hie mail ruuia between Juneau and Mkagway. Returning to Astoria about ten year ago lie entered the employ of the KM mo re Company ,ln the Oregon (oast trad. taking command of tha Osiiknsh when alio waa built. Ha leave a widow. W. R. Ieana, who waa one of tha ownera of the craft, came here a 'few years ago from Cooa Ray and since the onlikosh waa built has been running on her as an engineer. He waa about 4i years of age and leavea a widow and two ions The Onhkoih was one of tlie Elmore fleet and waa built at North Bend In 1909. She waa. of 13 tons net. waa equipped with luu-horscpewrr engines and waa valued at about t3&.Q"0. She Is thought to be practically a total I new. Itace for Port Too Eate. When th craft left Tillamook and progress had been made Into the sea a short distance it was discovered that the crew lacked sufficient drinking water. They did not Jurn about, however, but the captain noticed that his glass wrts falling and that the beat thing to do waa to get tnto aome port. When tha vessel was about three or four miles from shore lha wind rhanged from a southeastern to a northwestern, whl.-h caused the craft to bounce In the raging swells, and while all the power of tha 100-horse engine was tested she could not withstand the gnle and turned tur tle. The men hung to the ahrnls of tha vesael but the sea. as It wanhed over the craft, waa too heavy to withstand, tha hatches of the boat being torn away and the crew, but one, perlnhed. The Oahkosh formerly ran between Portland and Tillamook. She waa built Iwo years ago at North Rend on Coos Hay and waa V feet long, Zi 3 feet beam and seven feet deep. MOTIIEJl IIIUU1ES TO SEE SON Survivor Has Been Engineer of Ill fated Oslikoah Over Year. George W. May. engineer, tha lone survivor of the wrecked schoonec Oah kosh, has been engineer of the'Osh kosh for the past year and a half. He Is 14 years old and Is a member of a pioneer Astoria family. William and Charlea Iean. owners of the schooner, were rousliM of Mr. May. His mother, Mrs. Frank Mudd. of Astoria, went to Fort Stevens, on learning ot the wreck. In order to be near the scene. Mr. May has a brother, Harry May. an employe ot the Oregon Transfer Company here. -fr:ii HEED INSIDE BAR BE. Many Boats -IH-lajed by Gale Off Coaat of Oregon. For tha first time In Iwo years, a vessel of tha San Franclaco A Portland Steamship Company haa been delayed more than 14 hours Inside the mouth of the Columbia and tliat notoriety Is credited to the big steamer Beaver, which aallod from here Saturday after noon, but waa reported lat night to ba riding at anchor In tha lower harbor. A dtspatrh from Astoria lust nlRht said the gale that commenced Sunday morning Is apparently at an end, but the bar Is still breaking clear serosa The wind has moderated to K miles an hour but had shifted to the northwest, but the sea remained rough and tha weather cloudy. Conditions were such during tha day .that vessels arriving off tha river could not seek refuge from the blow, tha steamers Geo. W. Elder and Falcon, both from San Francisco, being sighted by the lookout at Cape Disappointment. The Oriental line( Herculee. which sailed from tha other side via the Golden Gate, waa also In the fleet. Another steamer, supposed to ba tha Strahnesa, waa also atghted. Tha Merchants Kxchsnge reported about noon that breakers could be dls- AND LONE SURVIVOR OF DISAST Oekkeab. p. V.. DISORDERED DIGESTION If Neglected May Develop Into a Severe Form of Stomach Trouble. The Beat Safeguard Is to Keep the Stotaack Tonrd Up and tha Treatment Should Be Begun When the Fir Symptom b Noted. "A tew Tears ajro," eays Sirs. Georjr. Failn, of Finlnyson, Minn., "I began to suffer from stomach trouble. It came on me gradually and I do not know what caused it. I gave little heed to it t the time thinking that it waa merely slight attack of indijrestion. It finally drvel ope1 into s severe form of ftomaca trouble and I suffered terribly for months. "At the beginning; of my sickness I had fainting spells and became uncon ciaj. There was gas on my stomach, my appetite was very poor and what little 1 ate did not seem to be digested. I wag sick at my stomach great deal and had severe dizzy attacks. I had hot flashes when it would seem as though I was burning up. I could not sleep night or day during these spells unless I took something to ease the pain. I was very weak and was in this condition for six months. I could not do any work and waa confined to bed for two or three davs at a time. "A dor-tor at Dultith said I had gas tric fever. He did not give nie much help so I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills upon my mother's advice. I gave the Pills a thorough trial and unlike the doctor's medicine, they agreed with me. I took several boxes of the pills and was entirely cured. I think so much of the pills 'that I always keep them in the house." The tonic treatment with Pr. Wil liams' link lills by building up the blood so that it can nourish and strengthen the weakened digestive sys U'ui has mailt- hundreds of cures in the nioat severe stomach disorders. This record of cures should merit a trial for the remedy which is guaranteed free I A new edition of the booklet, "What to F-at and How to Eat," is free on re quest. Bend a portal for it today and begin to cure yourself by following the directions it contains. Dr. Williams' link Pills are on sale at all dnigsrists, or they will te sent to any address by mail, postpaid, ou re ceipt of price, 60 renui per 1ot; six boxes for 12.50, by the. Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, X. Y. cerned for two miles off the entrance and a wireless message from the steam er Admiral Sampson was to the effevt that the storm raging off the coast woa one of the worst ever known. Fortun ately, the smaller vessels plying between tho river and Oregon porta were Inside, some of them "being in coast harbors and others here, while the fleet of light house tenders waa In shelter and no fenrs were entertained for the largur carriers that were unable to cross In. It Is not doubted but that today, ship ping In the lower harbor will move free ly as there were Indications of a break In tha storm and the fact the gale had decreased Is taken as favorable. On account of the wind auddenly shift ing to the northwest yesterday morning and thus kicking up a nasty swell in the buy. the tide in the afternoon was the h'gt-et In months. Conrlderable damage wns done In As toria by th flooding of basements, and a portion of the railroad grade between Hammond and Havel was washed out, so thst no trains were able to. rearh Kort Stevens at points along the dike. Uu the west side of Yourgs Bay some water washed over, but not sufficient to do any damage of note. MOCL1PS 1IOTKL HIT BV WAVE Ioss to Hostelry by Gale Xets Xear to $20,000. HOQl'IASf, Wash, Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) With a high tide and a 60-mile Tale blowing In an unprecedentedly high surf, the Pacific Ocean battered through the sea wall at Mocllps Sun day and swept away the North wing of the huge Moclips Hotel, entailing a loss estimated between $15,000 and ll'O.OOO. Cottagea belonging to Henry Levi, C. E. Troutman and others are also re ported swept away by the angry seas. I)etalls are larking, owing to the fact that the telegraph wlrea between Ho qulam and Mocllps are .down. News of the disaster reached Hoqulam today In a letter from Dr. Lycan. manager of the Mocllps Hotel, to A. & Hogdon. one of the directors of the hotel com pany. The letter wss written at 8 o'clock this morning. Dr. Lycan ex pressed anxiety lest the south wing; of the hotel be swept out today. Appeals for aid for Moclips residents whose property was In danger were also contained In the letter and Mayor 11 on rant endeavored to secure a spe cial train to carry a donkey engine, timbers, cables and other equipment that might be used In staving oft the ravaging waters. The order for the special came ao late, however, that the cars, loaded with equipment, were attached to the regular afternoon pas senRer train, which had special orders to hurry through to the stricken city by the sea. On board the train were a Iarse number of Hoqulam citizens, many of them cottage-ownera along the beach, and others moved by curiosity went to gase ta)on the wreck and raging seas. Many of the latter carried cameras, hoping to secure pictures of the scenes. Sunday's storm Is a repetition ot several weeks ago which swept out part of tha bulkheadlng in front of the hotel and also undermined the front porch of the north wing. Though no damage to shipping haa ER OFF OREGON SHORE. ''4 i-a v v:- George W. May. Leading Furnishers) of the Home and Office Agents for Modart Improved Front-Laced Corsets Lily of France and Madeleine Corsets Reynier, Fowne's and Dent s Gloves Lowest Prices Yet on Women's and Misses Winter Suits Final Clearance Reductions and Our Entire Stock - SUITS AT S10.75 SUITS AT 14.75 SUITS JAT 19.75 Suits that were $50 $"5 00 $7 50 and $30, $32.50, $35 and $40, $45, $47.50 and $95 now at . IhoO were their $37.50 were their $49.5Q were their -j , p; former prices. former prices. former prices. 113.11 rrlCc " Tl I ' 1 Fioe Waists are selling for less. $15, $13.60, $12.95, $12.50, $10.50 and $9.50 Waists at S7.45 $17.50 to $47.50 Waists at HALF PEICE Chiffon Waists -with yoke and collar of Jrish crochet. Persian Chiffon Waists of plain chiffon over Persian silk and allover lace. Braided Net Waists and Waists of plain Marquisette over Persian silk. Tucked Jersey-silk Waists, beautifully braided. Waists of braided chiffon over white silk. Women in search of a new Waist for early Spring wear must surely recognize in this sale their opportunity. Specials, Veils and Neckwear 25c and 35c Neckwear at 19 Plain and fancy embroidered Linen Collars and Dutch Collars in sizes 12 to 16 and widths of 1, IVi, l3i, 2 and 2'x ins., 19.' 79 yard for French Face Veilings worth $1.00 and $1.75 yard. In black and in black and white. 79. 95 for Lace Vails, the repular prices of which are ns high as $2.50. New effects, too, plain meshes with fancy borders and allover floral patterns, in black, white, purple, brown, green, navy, champagne and mode, 95S Women's and Misses' $1.25 and $1.50 Gloves 79c A broken line of colors in la dies' Glace Kid. Suede and Cape Gloves sizes 512 to Ti. New stock and exceptionally good values, at 79 pair. In Bedroom Fornafcuire K5l55. $17 Chiffonier at $9.25 In golden oak, with 5 drawers and hat box. No mirror. $21 Chiffonier at $12.50 In golden jak, a straight front pattern with 6 drawers with oak knobs. $23.50 Dresser at $17.75 Of all quarter-sawed oak, in the Early English finish. Plain, straight front with oak drawer knobs. $34 Bed at $17.75 In selected stock golden oak. Three-quarter size. $31.50 Chiffonier at $18.25 Of mahog any, with large mirror and 5 drawers with serpentine-pattern fronts. been reported, fears are felt for vessels that may be ofT the harbor enlnnoe thte morning. High tide Is backed br th, wind blowing in through tfne harbor entrance direct from the ocean. It rose to such a height that it reached the wtreet level over a large part of both Aberdeen and Hoqulam. UMATILLA IS SNOWBOUND, TOO Heaviest Downpour of Kain Accom panies Damaiflng Light Wind. PENDLETON'. Or.. Fb. 13. (Spe cial.) The most disastrous wind storm of the season, accompanied In some sec tions by snow and followed In all by the heaviest downpour of rain wit nessed this Winter, struct Umatilla County yesterday afternoon and even ing. The old two-story O. K. & N. passen ger depot, which was removed recently to make way for the new structure, was toprled from its new foundation and converted Into kindling wood. Tha top was blown from a boxcar In a train coming down the river near Cay use. while wires, signs, billboards, outhouses and old shacks of various descriptions were overturned In nearly every section of the county. At Athena the wind was accompanied by a blinding snow storm, and tonight the road from that city to Weston Is still blocked with snow. SKASIDE FEELS STORM'S FCKY Boardwalk Is Afloat at High Tide. Warcenton Dike Broken. SEASIDE, Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) The worst storm in the history of this place Is now raging. Tremendous breakers are dashing against the bulk heads along the beach. The boardwalk Is awash In many places and huge logs were floating upon it during the Ligh tide this noon. The walk Is consider ably damaged. Part of the walk in front of the Hotel Moore has been washed 'away and pieces of driftwood have been cast upon the lawn. The Necanicum River is higher than it has been In many years, and is do ing considerable damage to the side walks on tho West Side. The local base Tull GSfefos, fae Morrison at Seventh Repeating That Extraordinary Event Announced for Yesterday The Special Sale of Draperies and Up holstery Materials miwM lip IN THE SPECIAL 25c YARD LOT ire materials that sold heretofore at 60c yard to $1.50 jrard and the lengths vary from 2 yards to 40 j-ards and included fabrics that are suitable for drapery and uphol stery purposes to conform with modern schemes in home interior decoration. Grouped at this remarkably attrac tive price are reps and armures, monk's clotli and witches' cloth, craftsman canvas and art crash, cotton tapestries and corduroys. 25c yard should mean quick selling of the entire lot. IN THE SPECIAL 75c YARD LOT are materials worth up to $3.50 yard. Equally interest ing are the values and the variety in this group of uphol stery and drapery fabrics desirable effects in armures, velours, jasper cloth and striped materials, in all colors. The lengths here range up to 25 yards and they, too, should be disposed of quickly at the special price at which they will be offered today. IN THE SPECIAL $1.25 YARD LOT are materials that sell regularly at $3.75 yard to $6.50 yard. From 1 yard to 10 yards is the range of lengths that make up this collection of fine fabrics for drapery and upholstery purposes silk velours, cotton and wool tapestries, krinkled tapestries and wool damasks, silk armures, double-faced velours, haircloth. All colors. $40 Bed at $21.50 Full-sizo pattern of selected stock of quarter-sawed golden oak. $38 Dresser at $29.75 Is of quarter sawed golden oak and has large mirror and Dak drawer knobs. $73 Bed at $42.50 Napoleon style bed in mahogany three-quarter size. $92 Chiffonier at $59.75 A large Colo nial piece that matches the above bed. In finest mahogany, with 22x28-inch. mirror, i large and 2 small drawers. I Convenient Payment Terms ball ground, is completely covered with water and the fences nave been washed out in many places. The strong south winds last night short-circuited the electric light plant and disabled the telegraph and telephone service between here and Astoria. The dike at Warrenton has been broken by the high water and the track at that place is completely submerged. The storm has also caused damage at Elk Creek. The Elk Hotel bulkhead has been partially . washed away. The Elk Creek River has overflown its banks and is doing much damage to the build ings and fences nearby. t c i Woodland White With Snow. WOODLAND, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) The past two days have been the stormiest of the season and thi pre cipitation has been heavier than for A. Pleasing Sense ot. Health and Strength Renewed and of Ease and Comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as it acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleans ing the system effectually, when con stipated, "or bilious, and dispels colds and headaches. To get its beneficial effects, always buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Liberal Credit Term to Homefurnishers cf Them Included. Dis- Although many were on hand early yesterday to take advantage, yet we know that many were un able to participate in the offerings on account of the inclemency of the iveather. The result is that the variety and the oppor tunity for selection are aa good as yesterday. There fore, yesterday's offerings are repeated today, as fol lows: any like period during the past Win ter. Rain fell almost in torrents all day yesterday. HONEST DRUGGIST GIVES GOOD MICE Having suffered for some time with backache and after being treated by many physicians for bladder trouble without aify good results I was induced by my druggist to try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. From the first I was sur prised, as all pain disappeared. Have since continued the treatment and am satisfied I am cured. Yours truly. FRED FLTNN. 8 So. Tuxedo St., Indianapolis, Ind. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blngbaniton, N. Y. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do ForYou Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham- ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, tell ing all about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention The Portland Daily Oregonian. For sale at all drug stores, trice iiity-cenis ana one-dollar. 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