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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1914)
TTIE MORXIXQ OKEGOXTAy, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914. CABINET PARTY TO BE DINNER GUESTS invitation of Financial and Commercial Interests of Portland Accepted. 18 AFFAIR TO BE JANUARY 30 Federal Reserve Bank Committee to Bo Kntertalned and Passage of Currency Bill to Be Cele brated by Event. TVilliain G. McAdoo, Secretary of the ireasury. and. David F. Houston. Secro tary of Agriculture, will be guests of nonor at a dinner at the Portland Com merclal Club, given under the auspices of the Commercial Club, the Chamber or commerce and the Clearing-House Association, the night of January 80. The two Cabinet members will be In Portland that day as members of the federal reserve bank organization com mittee. Their visit here is to investi gate the merits of Portland's applica tion for one of the regional reserve banks to be formed under the provi sions of the new currency law. There is a possibility that John Skelton Williams, Just nominated Con troller of the Currency by President Wilson, may be in the party, as he would be ex-officio a member of the committee if his nomination is con firmed. The banquet in honor of Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Houston is in tended to partake also of the nature of a celebration of the passage of the currency bill, Mr. McAdoo Accept Invitation. Plans for the banquet were got ac tively under way yesterday after a telegram was received from Secretary McAdoo, accepting the invitation pre viously extended by a committee com posed of A. H. Averlll, president of the Chamber of Commerce; A, L, Mills, chairman of the Portland Clearing House Association; Edgar B. Piper, president of the Portland Commercial Club, and J. N. Teal. The Secretary also had been invited by Thomas Burke, collector of customs, to be his guest at a luncheon here on the same day. In his telegram Mr. McAdoo suggested that as his stay here would be so short, the luncheon had better be cancelled in favor of the dinner. To this Collector Burke ac ceded in favor of the financial and commercial Interests to be represented at the banquet. Secretary McAdoo's message read: "Our time Is so short, we think It better not to attempt both luncheon and dinner the same day. Cut out the luncheon and we will take dinner as you propose, Friday, January 80." A. L. Mills, as president of the First National Bank and chairman of the joint committee from the Clearing House Association and the Chamber of Commerce on a Federal reserve bank, will be toastmaster at the banquet. Letter Is Sent. - . The letter sent to Secretary McAdoo follows: "On behalf of the commercial and financial interests of Portland, we cordially invite you and Secretary Houston, with your entire party, to be our guests at a dinner to be given in Portland under the joint auspices of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, the Portland Commercial Club and the Portland Clearing House Association. We have had a conference with Judge Thomas Burke, with whom you have had some communication and this plan is agreeable to him. Your .itinerary can be so changed that you may leave Portland for -an Francisco on a through train at 1:30 o'clock A. M., bringing you into San Francisco at noon of the same day as under your present arrangement. "We feel sure you will not thus In commode the people of San Francisco. "Our desire is not only to compli ment you but to honor the National Administration which has successfully placed upon the . statute books an his torical constructive measure in the cur rency act. "Five hours' additional time in Port land will make a full day here for you and will vastly please all the peo ple of Portland. "A. H. AVERILL, "President Chamber of Commerce. "A. L. MILLS. , "Chairman Portland Clearing House Association. "EDGAR B. PIPER. "President Portland Commercial Club. "J. N. TEAL." PERSONAL MENTION. C. R. Fostcr,rT'of Seattle la at the Norton la. . . O. H. Barnhill, of Ashland, Is at the Cornelius. Edward IT. Todd, of Tacoma, Is at the Imperial. . R. llann Is registered at the Imper ial, from Medford. ' ' T. L. Fountain, of Klamath Falls, Is at the Washington. J. Tury is registered at the Carlton, from San Francisco.. Dr. I Dechmann is registered at the Imperial, from Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Clark, of Detroit. Mich., are at the Carlton. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kelsey, of Joseph, Or., are at the Cornelius. Edwin A. Stratton is registered at the Perkins, from Astoria. Mr'., and Mrs. Lenn Magill, of Peck, Idaho, are at the Perkins. D. J. M. Waugh is registered at the Cornelius, from Hood River. Mrs. Jack Hamlin Is registered at the Nortonia, from San Francisco. Jacob George, a notelnran -of . St. Helens, Or., is at the Perkins. ' B. A. Baker Is registered at the .Washington, from Twin Falls. Mrs. p. W. Hyndman is registered at the Peri Ins, from Hall, Wash. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Gassette. of Des Molnes, k.re at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McDonald, of Seattle, wre at the Washington. W. G. Weigle is registered at the Carlton, from Ketchikan, Alaska. Mesdames J. R. Rhodes and C W. Frye, of Baker, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Byrne, of White Salmon, Wash., are at the Multnomah. L. Maas arrived yesterday from Oak land. Cal.. and registered at the Carl ton. A. L. Carpenter, a carpet manufac turer of San Francisco, is at the Ore gon. Dr. and Mrs. V. P. Osburn registered at the Cornelius yesterday, from Hono lulu. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hlnton and Mary Jfinton, of Shaniko, Or, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ferguson are reg istered at the Washington, from Al bany. Or. S. C Carroll and Joe A. Graham, of Rogue River, Or., are registered at the Cornelius. J. Mattey, an attorney and real es tate man of McMlnnville. is resristered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Stacy and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, of Lewiston, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hennlngsen and Mrs. Charles Schatzlein, of Butte, are at the Multnomah. - Clarence L. Jacobson has returned from a holiday visit In California, and is registered .at the Oregon. J. G. Davis and Blanche Davis and William Cannon and Corda Cannon are registered at the -Nortonia, from Seat tle. Among the Seattle people registered at the Multnomah are: G. D. Hood. F. L Burnslde, A. E. Edwards, N. F. Gay and Charles D. Tyke. A. C. Woodcock, an attorney of Eu gene; John M. Williams, an attorney of Eugene, and P. A, Flnseth, a merchant of Dallas, are among the Oregon peo ple at the Imperial. Seattle people at the Oregon are: R. M. Bondy, B. D. Smalley. William . C. Keith, J. C. Corcoran, A. F. Coats, T. 33. Maynard. Fred C Firth, S. A. King, F. K. Chambers and A.- J. Brown. Among the Oregon people at the Oregon are: W. A. HoIIIh. of Vni-fat Grove; K. C. Eldrldge. of Independ ence; u. a. Macuson. of The Dalles; F. D. Summerfield. of Albany, and J. P. Yates, of Wasco. CHICAGO, Jan. 15. (Special.) The following from Portland, Or., are reg istered at Chicago Hotels: Majestic. R. E. Farrell; Great Northern. A. C Wheeler. Police Station Thefts Grow in Number W. E. Brldgeham Lose Wallet, and Ben Trenkman Shot Kan, Then Clock and Other Valuables . Are Reported Stolen. THE most likely place to lose your valuables la the police station. This police dictum received addition al force yesterday when W. E. Bridge ham, who lives at 421 Burnslde street, left his pocketbook lying on a radiator in the station while he used a wall telephone. When he came back it was gone. He says it contained valuable papers. Ben Trenkman, less than a month ago, drove up before the police station, leaving a valuable shotgun In his auto mobile while he went Inside to report me men or electric globes from his machine; left Standing on Portland Heights. When he came out of thp station his shotgun was gone. A short time before a clock which was hanging In the reporter's room at tne station was stolen. It was not re covered. Supplies and directories have Bunerea aiso since tne police moved into their new quarters. Police guns, manuals and handcuffs are subjects of weekly thefts, some beine recovered and others permanently lost. Evidence or various kinds was stolen from the clerk's office of the Municipal Court, wnicn is in the same building. The thief who stole $40 and a gold watch from the property sack of a Mex 1 fan prisoner less than a year ago has never oeen caugnt. ST. PAUL WANTS WATER Council -Names Committee to Inves tigate Plant Installation. ST. PAUL, Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council this week, a committee was appointed to Investigate the advisability of putting in a plant to supply the city with water. An up-to-date lighting and power system was installed recently by the Yamhill Electric Company, of New berg, and this Improvement has encour aged the citizens to advocate the fur ther advantages that might be enjoyed by the installation of city water. The city now has access to a well that will furnish an Inexhaustible sup ply of pure water, but members of the Council have expressed themselves as In favor of sinking a well in the City Park, which would be the most prac ticable source of supply. TEMPERANCE WOMEN PRAY All-Day Services Held In Churches of City and State. In keeping with the concerted action of the Women's Christian Temperance Union work in all the states of the Union, .the local organization held ah all-day prayer service yesterday in several of the churches of the state. The largest meeting was that which took place in the First Congregational Church, Portland. A large number of prominent speakers, ministers of the gospel and temperance workers gave addresses. Mrs. Hattie Wilson, presi dent of the Central Union, presided. She spoke hopefully of the outlook for the next election. In the Sunnyside Methodist Episco pal Church and the Friends Church In Lents, similar gatherings were held and were well attended. CLASSES TO MEET TONIGHT University of Oregon Extension Work Announced. The University of Oregon extension classes will be held at the Central library tonight. Included In these will be: Dr. J. H: Gilbert's first lecture In the "New Democracy", series. In Library hall at 7:30; subject, "The Unearned Increment, Its Taxation and Treat ment." Dr. Sowers' new class in accounting, room E, 7:30. Dr. Rebec's new class In psychology, room B, 7:45. . Miss Perkins" :- class In elementary English, room F, 6. Classes in mathematics and elec tricity as usual. Your Day At Home1 Are you planning "at home" days or some dinners or some dances this month? Perhaps you are going to have a wedding in the family or some very Important function. When you begin m a k 1 n g your plans, remember that the first im pressions your- prospective guests have about your "party," of what ever kind it may be, are gathered from the form of the invitations. It is impossible to lay too much stress upon what may seem a detail. The stationery, the w o r d i n g, the writing or engraving used in your Invitations has more effect on the minds of your friends than you know. There are a number of shops In this city that carry good stationery and are ready to have engraving done for you. If you have any doubts as to the proper form in which your invitations should go out, you will be advised Intelligently in these shops. That is part of their business. . If you do not know Just where to go' read the advertisements In the leading newspapers and the ques tions will soon be settled for you. Adv. Free Classes in the Art of Making Paper Flowers. Dinner Favors. Etc.. Under the Direction of Mrs. C. H. Vilson-2d Floor Children's Free Classes in Embroidering and Crocheting. Evzry Saturday, 9:30 to 12-Art Department, Second Floor Don't Fail to Ask -for "S. & H." Green Trading Stamps ' Olds 9 Worttnan r K Reliable Merchandise Reliable Store Hours 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Every Business Day Saturday Included. tug ', llii We Are Portland Agents for Ladies' Home Journal Patterns AnnualClearamceSaleNw inProaress Every Article Reduced Except Groceries and Restricted Lines Share in These Splendid Offerinas $7 Brocade Plushes ClearancePrice Main Floor 50-rnch Brocade Plushes, in colors brown, white, purple, castor, rose and gold; rich est of fabrics for coats and wraps. Regular selling price OQ CT $7.00 yard. Friday O 65o Ribbons. 2KS Yard R-innV oil e5iv xr. , v ' '.uuua uu JlltTO- salines and Taffetas; also 2V-inch velvet rib bons, in splendid assortment of wanted shades. Ribbons selling in the regular way up O C to 65c, Clearance Sale price only C $1.25 Embroideries. 01 az ;i. -p - J ' V v j( 11 I , III broidery Flouncmgs, of fine quality Swiss and Voile, with daintiest of patterns. "We also include in this line 22-inch Allover i C Embroideries worth to $1.25 for onlyOC Women.9 $1.25-$1.50 Fancy Silks Clearance 89c Mala Floor, Center Circle Silts suitable for dresses, waists, petticoats, linings, trimmings and various other uses. Broken lines, high-grade silks in plain and novelty effects ; 24-inch Crepe de Chine, Pointelle Poplins, Fancy Taffetas, Crepes, etc. Excellent assortment of designs and colorings; regu tar $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 grades, selling Friday, yd. 0?C s Suits at 1-2 Price $2.50 Flouncings, 9S Voile Swiss Crepe and Batiste, with beautiful patterns; slightly soiled and mussed from handling. Widths from 27 to 45 inches. Selling former- Q ly up to $2.50, Clearance Sale, yard oC Suit Salons Second Floor Hundreds of women have already taken advantage of this , Great Half-Price bale, and many more will be here today. Remember, these suits are all taken from our regular lines and are tailored from splendid materials. All this season's smartest styles are represented and there are all sizes m the collection for Women, Misses and Juniors. Early choosing is, of course, most desirable Sale Royal Worcester Corsets Regular $2 Grade $lol9 On Sale Friday Only Sizes 18 to 3Q Second Floor In order that all women may have the opportunity to test the exceptional wearing qualities of Royal Worcester Cor sets today we offer a popular model at a special low price. Medium or low bust style, with 6 hose supporters attached; made from extra quality coutil or batiste. Standard $2.00 corsets in 3J Tf t(J sizes 13 to 30. Friday only P X X J $18.50 $22.50 $25.00 $30.00 $32.50 $35.00 $38.50 $42.50 $45.00 Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Suits Suits Suits Suitsa Suits' Suits Suits Suits Suits at $ 9.25 at $11.25 at $12.50 at $15.00 at $16.25 at $17.50 at $19.25 at $21.25 at $22.50 $47.50 $50.00 $52.50 $55.00 $62.00 $65.00 $63.50 $72.50 $75.00 Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits at $23.75 at $25.00 at $26.25 at $27.50 at $31.0O at $32.50 at $34.25 at $36.25 at $37.50 $22.50 Coats Now $12.98 $35.00 Coats $15.98 Second Floor Women's and Misses' Winter Coats, in and full length styles; some plain tai lored, others in the smart cutaway effect, with fancy collars ' and cuffs. Good range of materials and sizes. Coats fO Q C worth to $22.50 pJL0 of Second Floor Special group Women's Coats for immediate clearance at ajbout half price. Cut away and plain tailored effects in every wanted material and colors. Coats selling up to $35.00 will go at the Clearance G?1T Q O Sale Friday, for W'J.Q.JO Saleof Sports Coats,Fridaui$7.98 Garment Department Second Floor For out-of-door wear,, riding, driv ing, motoring, golfing, etc., these popular short coats are much in demand. We show them in a great number of smart styles, some witfx belt, others in loose, box back effect; plain colors, novelty. C?y CkO checks and stripes. For Friday your choice for only P 50 Women's Blanket Bathrobes at $2.98 Lingerie' Waists, Special, $2.29 Second Floor Clearance of Wo men's Blanket Bathrobes in many attractive patterns. Styled with or without collars, paten pockets, cord girdle. Light JO QO or dark colors, at P W ixO 2d Floor Lingerie Waists, with high or low necks, with new drop shoulder and kimono sleeves, trimmed with laces embroidery, plaitiners. fancv vests ?" and yokes ; all sizes Women's $8.50 Blanket Bathrobes, Clearance Sale price only $5.69 Women's Flannelette Gowns Regular $1 Grade, Friday, at Bargain Circle First Floor Neat blue and pink stripe patterns. Every garment cut in good, generous sizes, from splendid heavy fleeced flannelettes. Several different styles - ' with high or low necks and long sleeves, trimmed with fancy braids or plain hemstitchings. Ordinarily garments of this quality ' sell at $1.00. Full assortment of all sizes included in this sale. r 1 Sale Women's Fancy Neckwear Up to $3.00 Grades, Choice at pzz Department Main Floor Venice Collar and r jf VyZ a Coat Sets, Dutch Collars, Chiffon and Crepe Imperials and hundreds of other fancy effects. Beautiful high-grade neck-pieces that have ' become somewhat soiled and mussed from being on display. Grouped for quick clearance at an irresistibly low price. Come early, before the best are picked out. Neckwear worth to $3.00 ; choice, each, 78 Men's Pajamas Worth to $3.50 Clearance $1.4:5 See Morrison Street Window Men's heavy-weight Oxford Cloth Pajamas, in plain white and colors. Styled with military or sailor collars, frog trimmed. This special assortment is composed of various broken lines from our regular stock, which must be closed out at once. Nearly all sizes in the lot. Grades selling in C1 yj the regular way at $1.75 up to $3.50. Clearance price p0 Men's Heavy Union Suits 79c & Main Floor Men 's heavv-weisht Cotton Rihhpd TTninr, Rn;fe ; j only. Famous "Norfolk" and " New ' Brunswick" make Styled i ouumucr ecaius, ciose-iiiung cutis and anklets. Splendid serviceable earments for Winter and earlv See special display in Morrison street window. Suit, each All Men's Suits Reduced Men's Store Main Floor Our entire stock Men's and Young Men's Fancy Suits and Overcoats in the Clearance at special reduced prices. Such well-known makes as Brandegee, Kincaid & Co., Brokaw Bros, and Michaels-Stern. Smart, snappy styles for the young fellows, or more conservative models for business and professional men. We have sizes to fit the tall, slim, stout, short or regular. Perfect fit guaranteed. All Men's $10.00 Si?it3 and Overcoats at Clearance Price for S 7.45 All Men's $15.00 Suits and Overcoats at Clearance Price for $11.25 All Men's $20.00 Suits and Overcoats at Clearance Price for $14.95 All Men's $25.00 Suits and Overcoats at Clearance Price for $18.75 All Men's $30.00 Suits and Overcoats at Clearance Price for $22.5Q All Men's $35.00 Suits and Overcoats at Clearance Price for $26.25 Men's Blue and Black Suits and Overcoats now selling at XO off. Clearance Prices on Men's Hats, Sweaters, Neckwear, Hose, etc., etc. W omen's Up-to-$5 Shoes l Elastic Belts Reduced Main Floor Special line of Women's Elastic Belts, in plain and fancy colors. All widths. Novelty buckles. 50c to 75c Grades now go at 25 $1.00 to $1.50 Grades now go at 505 $2.00 to $3.50 Grades now at $1.00 50c Mufflers for 10c Main Floor All Bradley and Phoenix Mufflers, in black and colors. T Regular 50c grades, now at--- IO Shoe Department Main Floor Here's a Friday Shoe special that will be of interest to every woman in Portland! Hundreds of pairs included in this lot. Button ind lace styles in nearly all leathers. Patent, gunmetal, black Russia, mat kid ; also satins, suedes and velvets. Shoes worth up jPO QT to $5.00 in the lot. Clearance, the pair Boys' $8.50NorfolkSuits$4.98 Extra Pair Pants FREE With Each Suit, Making a Total Valueof$10Allfor$4.98 Juvenile Dept., Main Floor Step in today and let us show you these splendid Suits. . Nothing. like them ever offered heretofore in Portland at the price. Strictly first-class tailoring and extra good grade -wool materials. Pants lined throughout with double taped seams. New, up-to-date Norfolk models in many handsome patterns and colorings. Sizes 6 to 17 years. Selling formerly up to $8 50 FREE Extra Pair Boys' Corduroy, Cheviot or Cas- CT jh rfVo simere Pants with each Suit, making $10.00 values for 2)4r5'0 DOUBLE ZVC Trading Stamps With Cash Purchases in Bakery Department, Fourth Floor Good things to eat from, our Model Grocery on the 4th Floor. Eastern Sugar-Cured Hams (10 to 12 lbs.) at, a pound, 19 Sunkist Oranges (sweet and juicy) 2.75 case; dozen, 25 Choice California Grapefruit (seedless) priced at, each, 5 New shipment Florida Grapefruit priced 10S 124, 15 Pork Tenderloin for breakfast very choice the pound, 40 Entire Stock Boys' Furnishings Reduced Main Floor Special Clearance Sale prices on all Boys ' Furnishings Hats, Caps, etc. Parents will do well to sup ply the boys' needs now, .while the spe cial reductions are in force. Closing out many broken lines of. hats, caps, blouses, etc., at less than cost of production. Don't Fail to Ask. for Trading Stamps Folding Clothes Racks Third Floor Well and substan tially made. Has over 35 feet clothes line space. J M O Clearance price at P O 75c Galvanized Washtubs 59 $1.75 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers. Clearance price $1.39 $2.50 Clothes Wringers $1.80 Potts9 Sad Irons Set 9Qc $1.35 Wil. Clothes Basket 98 50c Wall Match Safes at 15 $1.20 Food Choppers at 95 $1.15 Covered Roasters at 75 $ 43o Enameled Tea Pots 35 40c Enam. Muffin Pans 32 18c Enameled Ladles at 13 25c Whisk Brooms now at 19 15c Paring Knives now at 10 Special Clearance Bargains in Silverware, Cut Glass, Dinner ware, Brasses and other lines. V