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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1911)
3 Friday Bargain Day Friday Bargain Day . . : The Last Sale of the Season r Special Offering of New House Dresses Embroideries TTTT! irOT?VTXO OTCFOOXTAN'. FRIDAY, FFTBHTTATIY 24, 1911. Tailored Suits $12.50 Selling at $40.00, $42.50, $45.00 and $50.00 ONLY 30 LEFT n ALr XKP Mvl n .; H i Mi- lN i WW i 0 Friday $279 Selling Normally at $3.50 The smartest of house-dresses that are delightfully new and different. Made in a style that can be worn any place at any time. It is different. It is new. ; Of light colored percale, in blue, pink or black hair line checks; blue and white medium and wide stripes. Made with a small round yoke and side piece of fine white pique trimmed with braid and buttons. The main dress is trim med with plain colored pipings. The skirts have a box pleat in the front, with a deep side pleated Bounce finished with a band of plain material. Buttoned. in the back, has round neck finish and short sleeves. These dresses are perfectly cut and finished and will appeal to the most particular women. Sizes 34 to 40 only. $2.25-$2.50 House Dresses $1.98 An assortment of ladies house dresses of percale or chambray, also nurses' gingham, the best quality. Made with high neck and turn-over collar or band finish, or square Dutch neck. Side button effect. Trimmings of pipings or fancy bandings. Made with pleats over the shoulder, long or short sleeves. Light and dark colors. You'll Be Delighted With These New Spring Hats Friday at $4.45 No Two Alike in This Exhibit and Sale Beautifully made and finished hats, in all the new models not shown before this season. By a stroke of good luck our millinery buyer secured this show room sample line of smart trimmed hats. Hats of real hair braid, satin braid, nacre braids and ramie braid. Smartly trimmed with satin ribbons, stick feathers and small bunches of French flowers. Hats that would readily bring from $6 to $10 apiece. See Window Exhibit A Petticoat Sale That Rings True Black Moire Hydegrade Tailored Petticoats for 9S Deep Embroidered Heatherbloom Petticoats for : $2.95 . , . . tt.i.v,i j ;.. ColoredChiffonTaffeta, plain or Dresden trim- CiaCK ana Oiorcu j r mo act v. t.7.-Jt Petticoats for SI .45 Black Taffeta, pleated flounce.for $3.98 Heatherbloom Petticoats, plain or embroidered All Shades Silk Taffeta Accordion, pleated flounce, for $1.95 flounce, for $4.75 If PRICE That Sell Normally From 1 5c to 90c Yard- Slightly mussed from handling Edgings, Insertions and Bands We are confident that you have never bought embroider ies of such quality and beauty as these at such a low figure. They range in width from one to twelve inches. Floral and conventional pat terns, eyelet and blind work. Many matched sets. 30c Embroideries for 15c 40c Embroideries fot 20c 50c Embroideries tor 25c 60c Embroideries for 30c 75c Embroideries for 37c 80c Embroideries for 40c 90c Embroideries for 45c See Window Exhibit. GARDNER IS FREED Effort to Convict for Bribery Fails in New York. JURY STAYS OUT AN HOUR State's i:rfort to Make Criminal Caw- Out or Alleged Activities In Jjcg. Islatore of Turf Inter est, Collapses. NEW YORK. Feb. IJ. In a verdict of not guilty, the state's endeavor to make a criminal case out of the alieg-ed corruption bjr the attempted purchase of legislators' votes to defeat the anti racetrack betting bills three years ago collapsed late today. After an hour's deliberation, a Jury In the criminal branch of the Supreme Court this afternoon acquitted ex-State Senator Frank J. Gardner, who was charged with offering a fl6.00 bribe to ex-State Fenator Otto B. Foelker, now a Representative. In the interest of the racetrack Interests. Justice Seabury. In his charge, told the Jury they should not consider any references to the lioo.uutf "boodle fund" which It had been alleged was raised at a dinner of the racetrack In terests, but confine themselves to the question of whether Foelker was of fered a bribe by Gardner. Gardner was put on the stand for cross-examination as the first witness ef the day. Mr. Kngeman. a relative of City Chamberlain Hyde. Gardner said, had aked Mm to use his influ ence with his personal friends In the Legislature to bring about the defeat of the anti-racetrack betting bill. Gard ner said he was to receive $.i000 for his services and 1-000 for disburse ments and expenses in arousing senti ment acalnst racing legislation. "Mr. Engrman toid me." said, Gard ner, "poolroom Interests had urced the reformers to have the anti-racing bills Introduced and passed. Me also wanted me to find out If the poolroom Interests were expending any money at Albany to have the bill put through." Gardner admitted he had not regis tered as a lobbyist. the well-known hop firm of Isaac Pln cus A Sons, who died in Portland Tues day after a brief Illness, was held this afternoon. It was one of the largest ever held In this city. Friends from Seattle. Portland and Balem attended. The floral offerings were profuse and magnificent. Oregon hop men sent magnificent tribute. The funeral serv Ires were under the joint auspices of the Tacoma Elks and the Congregation Itrth Israel. The active pallbearers were: Arthur Maglll and George a. Williamson, of the Klks: Louis Lachmund and Harry L Hart, of the hop dealer, and E. Hene man and J. Rnchrarh. of Congregation Beth Israel. The honorary pallbearers were: L. J. Williams and W. C. Broen kow. of the Elks: C. C. Sweeney and John McXeff. of the hop dealers: H. A. Kaufman and S. A. Andrews, of Con greg.ition Beth Israel. The following Washington and Oregon hop dealers at tended: J. R. Linn, Joseph Harris, O, E. Stevenson. Hal V. Bolan. H. A. Kauf man. C. C. Sweeney. John McXeff. C. II Irwin. Ross H. Wood. Joseph McXeff, Conrad Krebs, Louis Larhmund. Fred E. Alter. Guy N. Grafton. T. L. McXeff, H.irold W. Kay, Harry L. Hart. George E. Dorcas. SECRECY INSISTED UPON SENATE PASSES IULI; AIMED AT NEWSPAPER MEN. EXPOSITION WORK STARTS .Directors Call In First Installment Of $7,500,000 Bonds. SAX FRAXCISCO. Feb..; J The di rectors of the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion Company called In today the first 1 per cent Installment of the I7.500.0n0 bond Issue subscribed by the cltixens of San Francisco. The 'money Is for the purpose of starting the active work of prepara tion for the world's fair In 1915. HOPMEN ATTEND FUNERAL r-ervlces for Harry II. Plncns Held in Tacoma. Are TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. IJ. Special.) The funeral of Harry H. Plncns. of Imprisonment and Fines Provided for Those Who Disclose Proceed ings of Grand Juries. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 3. The Senate passed a bill today Intended to make the secrecy of grand Jury proceed ings Inviolable. By Its provisions, any reporter who reports or any editor who publishes or allows to be published any proceedings or alleged proceedings of a grand Jury which are not a matter of record is liable to Imprisonment for two years and a fine of not more than IjOUO. Under the bill the same penal ties aould be visited upon the cepyreader. proof reader and perhaps the linotype operator, the provisions of the bill running against any person whosoever engaged or em ployed In the printing and publishing of any newspsper. periodical, pamphlet or circular, who shall knowingly permit or assist In the publication of any Infor mation or purported Information about anything said or done before a grand Jury which has not become a publlo record." Identical penalties are provided for di vulging such Information. Other bills along the same line passed by the Senate provide that the subject to be discussed shall be announced to the grand Jury and that thereupon anyone directly In terested may withdraw. It also Is pro vided that habeas corpus proceedings may be Instituted by a person Indicted as soon as he receives a copy of the ln tMcUnent. F'rench Minister Drops Dead. PARIS. Feb. 13. General Brun. Min ister of War in the Cabinet or Premier Brland. dropped dead from a paralytic stroke at the office of the Ministry to day. General Brun was stricken a few moments after he had received the members of the staff In his private office. Drug Drives Man Insane. LA GRAN DR. Or.. Feb. Si (Special.) TVmporary insanity brought on by 'use of a drug, was even here today when a stranger named Jones had to be bound hand and foot to keep him from Injuring himself in his cell In the nty JalL After three l ours of terrible suffering the man recovered. COFFEE TRUST BIG Morgan Alleged to Be in $75, 000,000 Brazil Monopoly. HOUSE GETS RESOLUTIONS Nebraska Representative Asserts Existence of Giant Combine, Which lias Monopolistic Con trol of the Market. WASHINGTON. Feb. a-Two resolu tlons asserting the existence of monopo listic control of the coffee market by Brazilian producing Interest and Amerl cans and European Interested with them, and calling respectively upon the Presi dent and the Attorney-General of the United States to report whether any In vestlgatlon of the matter has been In stltuted by the Government, were dropped In the "hopper" of the House this after noon by Representative Norris, of N bra-tka. It was done without remark, nd the resolutions went automatically to committees!. Report Not Looked For. It Is hardly likely that either committee will report the resolutions at this late day In the session. Mr. Norris said he had the names of those who he ssld had entered into the arrangement with Brazil for the coffee control. J. P. Morgan & Co. and the City N's tlonal and First National Banks of New York City, he said, constituted the Ameri can end of the "great scheme that has financed the deal." $73,000,000 in Scheme. This Interest, Mr. Norris mid. Involved STS.000,000 of capital, of which fc5.000.00e each was subscribed In London and France. $10.0CO,0u0 each in America and Germany, and tS.O0O.O0O in Holland. The scheme, as Mr. Norris outlined It, was that the state of Sao Paulo Issued t75.O00.O0O of S per cent bonds which this foreign syndicate took up. Brazil guar anteed mese Donda ana provided a surtax of five francs a bag, which the agree ment provided was to be remitted to these Interests in the bond syndicate and provided for a committee of seven men, s!x of whom were t.o be selected by the financiers In the syndicate and one by the Brazilian government Itself, the committee to control the sale and dis position of the coffee from Brazil. Independent Line Cuts Rate. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 23. As a develop ment of the rate cutting by rival steam- hip companies, the Independent steam hip line operating the steamer Hanalel has reduced Its first-class passenger rate between Los Angeles and San Francisco from tS.SS to 17.35, . berth and meals in cluded. Constitution Plan Balked. DENVER. Feb. 23. The Senate today killed Senator Barieaq's bill to submit proposition to the people at the next general election to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting new constitution for Colorado. Bo and Girl Federal Prisoners. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Feb. 23. The local authorities are holding two Federal prisoners. Clayton Anderson, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of the Langell Valley, has been arrested for robbing the postof fice and store at Lorella. After steal ing a small sum of money, a number of rabbit scalps and a few articles from the store, the lad came to Klamath Falls, where he was arrested and con fessed. The other prisoner is Grace Allen, a 15-year-old halfbreed girl, ar rested a week ago for stealing mail out of the boxes In the local postoffice. Both young prisoners are held await ing orders from the Federal authori ties at Portland.' Fire Loss Is $200,000. WHITE PLAINS; N. T., Feb. 23. Fire starting in a chop miey restaurant on Lexington avenue here today destroyed a number of valuable business buildings. The loss is estimated at more than tMO,- vnt. ho iar as Known mere was no loss of life. One volunteer fireman was badly Injured through the explosion of a gas tank. So ecia, O pemng Suit S ale Ill QS2 It is an advance sale of advance Spring models. Just at the moment wlien you'd expect to find the clean-up of the "Winter season's Suits at a price we step into the breach with an advance sale of new Spring models at $19.50. That comes from planning far in advance. x $25 to $30 Regular Prices Special Opening Sale Price . . . One of Xew York's most prominent manufacturers of suits sold our East ern buyer the over cuttings of his advance Spring models in the styles" that will be found in the best stores throughout the country during the coming Spring season. The popular 2i and 28-inch coat lengths. Skirts K are plain gored and the new pleated effects. Cloths are fine imported t v; woolens and serges. They 're lined with guaranteed satin and peau de ' u eygne. iiiack and all the prevailing shades. These garments were in tended to sell from $25 to $30, and you'll pay these prices in most stores later on in the season. Of course, the quantity is limited just 75 of them. We picture two "of the styles in this ad. There are many others. All sizes, from misses' sizes up. SOLD FOR CASH OR ON EASY TERMS You are cordially invited to open a charge account here, or adopt our system of easy payments. LET TJS SHOW YOU THESE WONDERFUL. BARGAINS. Men's New Spring Suits , Now on Display ft W -5 j Li iiiW: m m ulL You're invited to in spect our new arrivals in Men's Spring Suits. Quality and style equal to the best and Sold on Easy Terms fjiJSgCyfcjkj in hnmetue Quajititier&Jlup inTuU CarJcil loUi FIRST and YAMHILL SECOND and YAMHILL Our prices on Men's Spring Suits will be found less than those of the exclusive dealers of the city, and, remember Your Credit Is Good