f TReHeert V M of the E i - A Retail 1 Ortion Electric interurban ears from all points In toe Wil lamette Valley stop at our doors. Out-of-town folk are cordially Invited to make this store headquarters while In the city. Parcels checked free. Host rooms, retiring rooms, public telephones, eii, on toe ia iioor Special 25c Lunch Served Daily in the Basement-Shoe Shining Parlors in Basement-Furniture, Carpets, Etc., on Third Floor October Home Journal Patterns and Publications Now In-Stop at Pattern Counter and Get Your Copy of -Good Dressing" ...d,..C t : 1 French Plumes at $2.48 In the Basement . Beautiful TYillow Humes priced exception ally low for today. Special purchase of 300 high-grade plumes to be sold today at less than uaii-pr.ce. r.aira imgc, xun feather perfect dye, black J AO or white. Regular $10 grade Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Store Hours 8:30 to 8S0 Dally, Except Saturday. Saturday Honrs 9:30 A. M. to 9i30 P. M. In the Easement Phenomenal offering of beautiful French Plumes jn black, white and most stylish col ors. Extra fine quality, full, largs heads, perfectly dyed; very choice stock. The great demand for plumes makes 2J O O this an exceptional offer. P4c0 n "Jfle Heart h M of the ' B t k Retail , "Q. Shopping ? Njtrlct The two large Otis Hydraulic Elevators now being: installed will be ready for operation in a few days. This will Rive us six of these large carriers tho safest, swiftest and most satis factory on the market. Shop here for best service. Broad, roomy aisles, plenty fresh, pure air. . . or vnite. Ill'gu"" S1" t v Double 3?M: Trading Stamps With All Basement Cash Purchases Today 7 .... . w i n t x t 4- P-irtC nifl rint?i?rJ Cfitnnc f A Splendid Opportunity to Start the tall Buying ana neap ine penem i ' - " 7. ' . , . a -xi 3 i tt fn;ei'n iZnnAa TitiPA fhirtains. DraDeries. Portifirs. Table T A opienaia uppurmi m - ; - " 7. . , . -Ai j i tt fn;ei'n iZnnAa TitiPA fhirtains. DraDeries. Portifirs. Table T.infins. Totrsls. "Wash Goods. Men's, Women's and Children's Ready-toAYear Apparel of Basement Underprice Store. Thousands of Portland men and women nntin; nnnPl9 Rlankets. Bedspreads, New Fail Millinery, Shoes, Underwear nosier Biwement.Underpriced Store if you would have your dollars brinff greatest returns. who crowd this popular bargain spot every day in the year prove conclusively tnai xne vames we M. - ,V , , Costume Cordiirois $1 Grade On Sale Toda; at the Yard GJVf Basement A great special purchase of this Jri1L fashionable fabric enables us to offer our customers a rare bargain. 30 inches wide, rich, heavy cord, in splendid range of the new Fall shades. Tailors nicely. Take advantage of this special price. See window display. 56-in. Fall Suitings Special 59c a Yard 50c Tweed Suitings 33c Yard Basement Smart mixed Tweed Suitings for Suits, Dresses, Skirts, etc. Many neat patterns and good, ser viceable colorings. Basement Special sale of attractive blue and gray mixed suitings in popular diagonal weave. Full 56 inches wide. Medium r fj - I J u weight. 36 in. 50c grade, yd. 24-Inch Silk Poplins Special 43c a Yard 36-Inch Sateens at 18c a Yard Basement 24-inch Silk Pop lins, the most durable of all silken fabrics. Will not slip and will wear and wash splendidly. P lain 5Qr J for,.-., t rani XJK Basement 36-inch Lining Sateen in good heavy qual ity, with rich silky finish. Black and full range of all wanted Fall shades, "f Gf Special, the yard, " ' A Easement Sale of Women's Fall Suits Excellent $25 and $30 Grades Now BasementOnly 75 of these splendid new suits will be 6oldat this price, and it's a foregone conclusion they will be gone before 12 o clock, so it's to your interest to De nero a eaujr m uj - . ,, , von can. Novelty Mixtures and Scotch Tweeds in attractive patterns and desirable FaU cfJorings. They are all faultlessly tailored and perfect fitting, lined with best quah y satinand finished wt Ah ex pert care. Full range of sizes. $25.00 to $30.00 Suita offered at about half-price-Can yon wonder that otr Basement Store is attracting the attention of every thoughtful woman in Portlandt See these. Women's $7.00 Wash Dresses $1.98-$4 Sweaters $2.69 . T' . ., , . .1 t v . .Mm.nf Wnmaii'i and Misses' HSSlW Sale of Beautiful New Trimmings Worth to $3 a Yard Special Basement Manufacturers' Mill Ends of Jy .jL fancy trimmings offered for one day at about half regular cost of production. Only once a year is a sale of this kind possible; 2C0O yards aU told, consisting of short lengths of rich new laces and fancy bandings. All new and made for the present season. Scores of beautiful pat terns for all purposes, in white, cream and fashionable new colorings. Richest of trimmings for Dresses, Millinery, etc., ranging in width from 2 to 12 inches. Regular CQ values np to $3.00 a vard. Special now, the yard, " Double S. & H. Green Trading Stamps "With Cash Purchases. If t 1 M if In the Basement Never has the Underprice Store offered a better dress bargain I Three hundred of these handsome garments season-end clean-np of our entire stock. Splendid new styles, made from the most popular materials. Suitable for street, afternoon or house wear. Specially attractive n.uno oni nlnrinm. Full assortment of all sizes. Regular $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 fl 1 QQ ly t Dresses. Special today for on In the Basement Women's and Misses' Heavy Wool Sweaters, in Cardigan ana rancy iuuv, styled with Ruff-neck or Byron Collars and close ribbed cuffs. Made full and long and nicely finished with pearl buttons and side pockets. Colors, cardinal, oxford, tan or white. Double s x, Tf frrppn Tradine Stamps with Basement oh purchases. $3.50 and $4.00 gO JQ Rurpftfurs. Wednesdav. special atVv', Girls' School Dresses $1.98 Ages 6 to 14 . Special sale of Girls' School Dresses. Made from heavy wool fin ished materials, in . rich shades of brown and . blue. Nicely made, with lined waist and trimmings of buttons and piping. Ages 6 to 14 years. Wednesday, special Silk Petticfts $2A8Cotton Petticfts 79c . . . . I. Basement women s line conon Petticoats in wide range of colors, also in black, with fancy flounces. New styles, excellent materials, such as Heatherbloom, hydesrrades, etc., deep flounces. teg- r7Kf Basement Petticoats to match the new Fall gowns black and all the new shades. Rich Taffeta and Messaline Silks, with tailored or accordion plaited flounces. Will give excellent wear. C $1 to $2 values. Special Fall Weiqht Union Suits 59c and 45c Basement Fine ribbed cotton with soft, warm fleece lining. High neck, long sleeves and ankle length, also low neck, elbow sleeve3 and ankle length. Good weight for Fall and Winter wear. All sizes. Special at, suit'' " Basement Girls and Misses' Fall weight Union Suits of full-ribbed cotton with soft fleece lining. High neck, long sleeves and ankle length; extra well made and nicely finished. Sizes 2 to 16 A CZ. years. Special, the suit,'-'1' Boys' $5, $6 School Suits Special $3.65 In the Basement School opens next Monday. Take advantage of this special sale of Boys' Suits. These are made from good dependable fabrics, in Nor folk or regulation styles and will give excellent wear. Good range of service able dark colors and attractive patterns. Sizes for boys 8 to 15 jf Q J 1 years. Regularly $5 and $6 UtJ In the Basement Boys' Knickerbocker Pants for school wear. Good heavy grade of materials. Tweeds, corduroys, etc. Cut pegtop, full and extra well made. Ages 5 to 15 years. Reg- 7 ular $1.00 grade. Special, a pair m J In the Basement Boys' heavy Sweater Coats, in two styles Ruffneck and high collars. Heavy Cardigan ribbed. fZCkr. Sizes 30, 32 and 34. Special, ea. vF7C Boys' and Girls' School Hose 15c Men's 75c Night Shirts 59c Basement Odd lines boys' and girls' School Hose. Me dium weight, fast black, double heels and 1 Zf x' o Basement Men's extra good quality Outing Flannel Nightshirts. Cut full and long. Neat patterns. Q- All sizes. Special -J' NotableSaleMen'sTrousers $1.95 $1 2000 Pairs of Children's School Shoes On Special Sale at the Pair Basement Parents will welcome this great Shoe.-saving right when they expect n nnir ,,11 nrldA TTllTl ,1 Tti ftf Flfl 1 T"S H. OT fl. Odd lines of high-grade footwear, of various styles and in nearly all sizes up to 1. On sale in the Basement Store. Children's Boots at $1.69 Misses' School Shoes $1.98 Basement Misses' and growing girls' high -top Jockey 'Boots. Also low tops in patent or gunmetal. Sizes 1 to 6. CI QC Double JWf Trading Stamps Basement Girls' and boys' high-top Jockey Boots, in patent or gunmetal leathers. Good serviceable Shoes for school wear, fl? "I fZCh Sizes 812-H P X UZF Reg. $3-$3.50 Basement Notion Specials For Wednesday Beauty Pins, 10 Special sale of Beauty Pins in many attractive patterns. Come 12 and 6 on a card. Regular price 19c. "I fs Special today, the card, 20c Pictures for 5 Great va riety of different subjects in this lot for your choosing. Will frame beautifully. Regular 10c, f 15q and 20c grades for only-" 5c Spool Silk, 2 "1-2 Excellent quality Spool Silk for hand or ma chine use. Black and full ranga of colors. Special to2I?C dav at only, the spool, 15c Shopping Bags, 9 Twine Shopping Bags; light, though extra strong. Very convenient toQ carrv and roomy. Special at'' 10c 'Toilet Paper, 5S-Full 1000 sheets to the roll and fine grade tissue. Limit, 20 rolls to sCp customer. Ko phone orders-'' 25c Baskets, 15 Special sale of good quality Rush Shopping Bas kets. Good large size, strong and very durable. Regular 25 f CZf grade. Special today at-1--'' 6c Pencil Boxes, 3 for 5 Chil dren's Pencil Boxes. Made from fine polished wood. Strong and durable. Special for one EZf day only (Wednesday), 3 for-'' Safety Eazors, 5C Complete with blade. A sensational one-day sale in the Basement. Will give CZf good shave. Priced, each, at-" Reg. $1.50 Motor Scarfs 98c Fancy Ribbons, Worth 65c at 25c Basement Hundreds of these beautiful scarfs will be sold at this extraordinary low price. Extra large sizes, full heavy French chiffon. Neatly hem stitched and fancy borders. Splendid line of colors, black anA whit. Standard $1.50 CTade. Double S. & H. Trading Stamps with cash pur chases. Wednesday rt98c Basement 500 pieces Fancy Ribbons for a sensational Wednesday sale in the Base ment today; five and six-inch all pure silk ribbons, in new Fall patterns and colorings. Best bargain of the year. Rib bons for all purposes trim mings, fancy work, millinery in richest colors. Double S. & H. Stamps with cashQI Women's CotVnHose WcaPair A Splendid Bargain! Basement 100 dozen women's fast black cotton hose at a bar gain price today. Fine lisle finish, with seamless feet. A splendid stocking for general wear. -Warranted fast, stain less black. All sizes. T ff Special at, the pair,-1-'' $2.50 Grade at 'Raeftment S n ft e i al Wednesday offering of Men's Pants that will surely crowd the store today. High-grade corduroy the most durable of all materials for working pants. Ex tra heavy quality, in good serviceable shade of brown. Cut in full standard sizes, with belt loops and hand-sewn but tons. You pay $2.50 a pair for these at any other store in town. Here's a clear saving to you of 65c a pair. We have them in a full range of all sizes for men and young men. Regular fl "I QJ $2.50 grade, special, pair P - $1.50 Flannel Shirts $1.19 In the Basement An attractive special for men! Heavy, warm, woolen flannel shirts in full-width and full-length sizes. Extra well 6titched and nicely finished. Colors gray, brown, navy and olive and in all sizes. Mil- 4TJ f TO itary or flat collars.. Each Vlti-i7 Basement Full double-bed size white crochet bedspreads, in good heavy weight and fine Marseilles Cf J fk patterns. Each S v Women's Shoes $1.98 In the Basement Thousands of pairs of Women's high-grade Shoes, in scores of different styles pat ent, gunmetal, vici, suedes, tans, etc., in button or lace styles. All good lasts and perfect fl? "1 QO fitting. Regular grades worth up to $5 Pi'c, Men'sto $4 Shoes $1.98 In the Basement Another big lot of Men's Shoes to go at lowest prices. Patent and gunmetal, in lace or button styles. Full-toe lasts. Mostly all Goodvear welt soles. Excellent $3.00 P 1 QQ and $4.00 Shoes. Special, the pair pJ-SJ Double S. & H. Green Trading Stamps given with all cash purchases amounting to 10c or more made in the Basement Wednesday. Stamp Booth on Main Fl. Guaranteed Wringers at $2.75 In the Basement Store I -X Double S. & n. Green Trading Stamps with all cash purchases in the Basement Store today. Wash Boards of good quality. Special at 17 Triple Roasters. A special sale today, only 50 Japan Table Mats, set of 6. Special at only 13 Automatic DishWashers Special$2.50 The Automatic Dishwasher requires no elbow grease. Simply turn on the faucet and it does the rest. On sale in Basement Wednesday. Sure-Seal Glass-Top Sanitary Fruit Jars, complete, pints, doz., 65 Mason extra wide top Fruit Jars. Special, dozen, pints, only 65? Jelly Strainers for canning time. Priced special today at 25 Regular 60c Aluminum Sauce Pans. Special today, at only 50 Regular 50c Aluminum Sauce Pans. Special today at only 40 Regular 35c Aluminum Sauce Pans. Special today at only 28ifc Regular $1.25 Universal Food Choppers. Special today, each, 98 Regular 50c Silver-Plated Pie Servers. Sale price today at 25 Regular 50c Silver-Plated Berry Spoons. Sale price today at 25 Regular 50c Silver-Plated Gravy Ladles, bale price today at Basement Sale of Wash Goods, Draperies and Domestics Double Green Trading Stamps With Cash Purchases of 10c or Over 15x22-in. Huck Towels 48c Dozen 36-in. Cotton Challies at 9c a Yard Double Width Dress Goods 11c Yd. Basement Special Wednes day sale fine Challies full 36-inch, in neat Oriental pat terns and richest of col-Q Basement Double-width col ored dress goods in neat plaids, checks and stripes. Medium or dark col- "Iff ors. Special, a yard, ---"-' FulUSize Bedspreads on Sale $1.1Q Mill-Ends Outing Flannel 9c Yard Basement Mill Ends Outing Flannels extra heavy soft finish, in attractive stripe and check patterns. On Gf sale, special, the yard 36-Inch Burlap, Special, 15c Yd. Basement A special one-day sale of splendid quality huck Towels. Colored borders. For hotel use. PricediJ8 oww . , - , Basement 36-inch heavy grade Burlap, in rich shades of brown, gray, red and tan. Very fine finish. On tt tZg sale special, the yard, --' Mill-Ends Fine Drapery Goods 8'3C Tapestry Portieres at $1.59 a Pair Basement Hundreds of yards drapery materials, 36 to 40 inches wide, Madras, Scrims, etc. Regular 12o.01- 15c grades. YardO Basement Tapestry Portieres in full-size and splendid quality. Plain and Oriental patterns. Extra 7 special at, a pair V"7 12c Embroidery 5c Center Circle, First Floor Odds and ends of Cambria Insertions and Edgings, in a great many at tractive patterns and in various widths. Selling formerly g to 12c. Special, the yard 65c Embroideries, 25 Swiss nainsook and cambric Embroid eries, in widths up to 17 inches. Edges, bands, corset-cover O EZg effects. Up to 65c grades"'-'' $2.00 Embroideries, 98 27-inch Swiss Flouncings in a fine assort ment of dainty designs. QQ Selling up to $2. Now, yd.-'-' At, G8S $1.25 and $1.98 Immense showing of 45-inch Crepe and Voile Flouncings, in a great variety of patterns. Priced JOn at $1.98, $1.25 MdOOt EXTRA SPECIAL Regular $2.00 Corsets $1.29 Basement Four splendid new model Corsets for the average figure. Extra good grade coutil, trimmed with lace or embroidery; six hose supporters attached. Me dium hip and bust. Sizes np to 30. Regular $2.00 Cl OQ Corsets. Special at - 75c Baby Bunting Garments, 33 Fine knit Sleeping Garments for infants. Warm fleece lining. Regular 75c grade. Spe- O O, eial today at only, each,-'-'' 85c Gowns, 59 Women's Mus lin Gowns and Combinations drawers and corset cover.- Full cut and nicely trimmed. Qs Special today at only-''' Notions and Small Wares Priced Low At the Main Floor Bargain Circle Between Elevators 10o But. Hooks 5 Bone Hair Pins, 5 on a card, for 5J 5-yarf pieces Skirt Braid, special, 10 Mother'3 Ironing Wax. Special at 5 5c Wire or Wooden Coat Hangers, 3 Women's Sew-on Hose Supporters, 12i Cube Pins, black, white and colors, 4$ Fish-eye Pearl Buttons, all sizes, doz. 5 lOo See-It .Spring Fasteners, card, 6 Darning Cotton, 45-yJ. spools, blk., 1 White Bias Folds, all widths, bolt, 5 Shoe Laces, asstd. lengths, 3 pairs, 5? Folding Wooden Trouser Hangers, 10 Unbreakable Pearl-Headed Pins, 10, 8 25c Twine Shopping Bags. Special, 15 Bone Collar Buttons, 12 on a card, 1 10c English Pin Books. Speeial, book. 7 35c Dressmakers' Pins, i2lb. boxes, 25 Seam Binding, assorted colors, bolt, 15c Gold-Filled Brooch Pins for 5J Full pound Parawax. Special at 10 10c Combination Clothes Hangers at 6J 200-yd. Spool Cotton, blk. and white, 4fi 100-yd. Spool Silk, black and colors, 5J 500-yd. Basting Cotton, 45c doz., ea., 4 50c Naiad Bolero Dress Shields, 35 65c Lace Trimmed Dress Shields, 49 Naiad, Regular Nainsook, pair, 19 65c, 75c Naiad Sanitary Aprons, 50 5c Wire Hair Pins, all lengths, 2 for 5 5c Common Pins, 400 on paper, 2 for 5 5c Safety Pins, all sizes, white, 2V2 5c Linen Tape, asstd. widths, bolt, 3 10c Hair Pin Cabinets. Special, ea., 8 10c Wire Collar Supports, 6 on card, 7t 5o Removable Collar Supports, 2 for Hair Nets, with or without elastic, on special sale Wednesday at 5 for 10 35c Stirling Skirt Markers, now 21 35c Sewing Machine Darners for 10 Fancy Elberta Freestone Peaches from the Famous Holt Orchards Fine Firm Pack High Color Special, a Crate, 65c . ' T ' " 1 -I I PORTLAND GROWTH NOTED Bnslness Conditions Improving, Says Eastern Kallroad Official. That' business conditions In and about Portland have been Improving In the last few months, was the opinion expressed by G. t Estabrook. of Phila delphia, secretary and assistant treas urer of the Portland Railway. Light Power Company, who has been in the city for two weeks, making an inspec tion of the property of the company. Mr. Estabrook Is one of the chief as sistants of C. XI. Clark, chairman of the executive board of the company, and has a reputation as a keen ob server as well as an able financier. XIr. Clark is in Europe, and Mr. Esta brook's trip to Portland is for the pur pose of securing a personal view of conditions here. "After being In Portland for two rks." said Mr. Estabrook, "I am agreeably surprised to find that busi ness here is showing a marjcea im provement. I must say that there has been no apparent let-up In the build ing In Portland of skyscrapers and structures of a metropolitan nature. All this is pleasing, and goes to show that Portland people have faith in their convictions of the city becoming a me tropolis. I am convinced that Portland has got to grow up to its present di mensions, but that is only natural and is more or less a condition which con fronts all of the cities which have shown such marvelous strides during the past decade." Mr. Estabrook left for Philadelphia yesterday. WEEK-END OUTING. At Gearhart "By-the-Sea," Saturday Sunday, only JS.50, including Tall road fare, room and meals, also natatorlum and golf links. Information at 100 H Fourth street. Phones A 726S, Main 1293. Adv. NEW CARLINE IS SOUGHT East Halsey-Street Residents Raise Fund to Help In Construction. The Portland Railway, Light & Powm er Company has been asked by tho East HaJsey. Street Improvement Association to build an electric railway on East Halsey street from the Sandy boulevard and East Thirty-seventh street to East Eighty-second street. Property owners and residents of ' that district have raised and offered a cash bonus of JI8, 500 as part of the cost of construction of this line. The extension will be nearly two miles long, and the cost is estimated at about 137,000. According to the statistics there are now 850 families immediately tributary to the proposed extension, or between 3000 and 4000 people, who most walk an average of one mile to reach either the Montavllla or the Rose City car lines. Offer of the money was made to the street railway company several day ago, but no answer has yet been received. BOOSTERS TO VISIT YAKIMA Development Association Delegates Also Plan Trip to Roundup. NORTH TAKIM"aT Wash., Sept. 9. (Special.) Deleg-ates returning from the Southwest Washington Develop ment Association meeting held at Goldendale Wednesday and.Thursdaj will reach North Yakima Sunday morn ing at 7 o'clock, and their schedule gives them two hours at this place. The delegation is composed of busi ness men from Centralis, Chehalis, Hoquiam, South Bend, Tacoma, Monte sano and .Aberdeen. . The party has a special tran of six or eight Pullmans. The meeting at Goldendale will occupy two days and Iho special will go to Pendleton for one day at the Roundup before starting home. PARK COMMITTEE NAMED 6t. Johns Officials to Select Sites for Public Playgrounds. ST. JOHN'S, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Mayor Charles Bredeson, City Attorney O. J. Gatzmyer, representing the city, and D. C Lewis, representing St. Johns Commercial Club, are the committee which will select the four tracts for parks and playgrounds from the ten ders which are being made by property owners. Sealed tenders will be re ceived till next Tuesday, September 15, when they will be opened at the city hall. These tenders must show number of acres, location and price. From these the committee will select four tracts. When cost and location of the selected parks are known a special election will be called. Under the charter a two thirds majority is required to author ize a bond issue, but it Is thought a bond issue for playgrounds will carry. "I am much in favor of four play grounds," said Mayor Bredeson today, "and favor selecting four tracts, which will supply all sections of St. Johns. I am hopeful that a playground bond issue will carry. Of course there will be some opposition, but I am sure that the people of St. Johns, who realize the need of these four playgrounds, or parks, will give the measure their sup port. Schools will reopen next Monday. Pupils attending the grado schools will be supplied with books. However, pupils attending the high grade schools must furnish their own books. Clerk Tanch said today he looked for an enrollment of from 800 to 900 pupils. There are 30 teachers. A gra native to India has proved so good for paper pulp that 50.0ml tons of It are being used annually for that purpose. Susan Eaton, aged 83, ot Madison. Me., boasts of having made more tuan 50O. bed quilta by hand in her lUetime. 0SLARF .UHLIG IS DEAD Old Resident of Greshara Passes Away at Home of Daughter. Oslarf Uhlig, a resident of Gresham, died last Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Otto Ruedy, 142 Royal Court, after an illness of about six weeks. He was a native of Germany and when a young man came to Amer ica, locating in Iowa. About SO years ago he settled at Grants Pass and 14 years later went to Gresham, where ha successfully conducted a farm upon which he resided until ha was stricken with his final sickness. He was 63 years old. Mr. Uhlig is survived by his widow and five children, Mrs. Otto Ruedy, Mrs. Charles Husman, Mrs. Lawrence Therkelsen, Herman Uhlig and Paul Uhlig, all of Portland.