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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1914)
THE MORNING OREGOXTAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1914. The Red Front Clothing Store, Over 30 Years in Business,Closes Its Doors THE BEST KNOWN STORE IN PORTLAND OoOOO 9 OF THE MOST RELIABLE MEN'S WEARING APPAREL STOCK TT TT'T" (P : TFT W W TPh V Over 30 years in business, a reputation for fair dealing, a reputation for the Best Merchandise in Portland, one of the largest stocks in the city. The wholesale depart ment and all will be sold. The big store occupies the corner of 'First and Taylor, 50 feet frontage, 100 feet deep. Basement to Balcony is packed with good staple mer chandise. All must go. Not one thing will be left over. Conditions exist whereby this $30,000 stock must be handed out to he public Goods will be sold from the main store, also from the wholesale department to the public or to merchants at wholesale and retail. Stock consists of Men's Fine Suits, values from $10 to $40. New and up-to-date styles, bought from the leading manufacturers of the East fine Rain Coats, fine Hats, fine Dress and Working Shoes. Thousands upon thousands of dollars' worth of Gentlemen's Underwear, fine Shirts, Hosiery, Neckwear, etc .JUtttur e otock Wall Cn on a ufj B ire r ti Di 1VMEM oe omu LIL aiie am What will happen tomorrow will long be remembered A few items as an idea of prices $10.00 and $12.50 Men's Suits $4,65 $15.00 Men's Suits .... $7.65 15c Sox cut to 7V2C 20c Sox cut to 10c 25c Sox cut to 13c 25c Boston Garters cut to 15c 10c Handkerchiefs cut to 32C 25c and 35c Suspenders cut to 15c 50c Suspenders cut to .19c 50c Silk Neckties cut to . 19c $1.00 Silk Neckties cut to 29c 25c Guaranteed Boys' Hose. 15c $1.50 and $2.00 Men's Hats.' 59c $3.50 Men's Hats .$2.39 $18.00 to $25.00 Men's Suits SSISSS..T. .. $9.65 $25 to $32.50 Men's Suits, Hand Tailored Garments, $12.65 12.5Q to $15.00 English Raincoats $4.65 $1.5Q Pants . . . 95c $2.5 O Pants . $1.49 $3.5Q Pants . . $2.39 $5.00 Pants . . $2.98 OU3. BIG SHOE DEPARTMENT AT THE MEN'S FINE SHOES, HEAVY WORK GREATEST REDUCTIONS SHOES. ALL MUST GO $4.QO Suitcases $1.98 $10.00 Trunks $3.89 OTHER MERCHANDISE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRICES QUOTED 50c Blue Chambray Shirts. ... 29c $1.00 Soft Shirts, Military Collar 59c $1.00 Dress Shirts.. 59c $1.50 and $2.00 Cluett Shirts 89c $2.50 and $3.00 Fine Shirts .$1.29 $1.50 Flannel Shirts 79c $3.00 Flannel Shirts. : .$1.29 25c Spring Underwear 15c 50c and 75c Underwear 35c $1.25 Underwear 79c $1.50 Union Suits 89c $1.50 and $2.00 Cooper's Silk Lisle Un derwear at only 89c The Big Wholesale Department on Taylor street will be included in this sale. Every article in this great stock represents a money value; we must sell, and sell at once. Nothing is reserved; years. of merit stand behind every article, and the old name of this firm is a guarantee of quality. Your money refunded on any purchase if not satisfactory. Store is closed. , ommencesTliMFsdlaVc Aoril 1 6 at 1 TOMORROW AT 10 O'CLOCK GOODS WILL BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TOMORROW AT 10 O'CLOCK 0A.I. Corner First and Taylor '"IFFD IF3 MOOT Corner First and Taylor NOTICE WE HAVE JUST TEN DAYS TO SELL THIS GREAT STOCK THOSE COMING EARLY WILL AVOID CROWDING DIVIDEND RATE GDT Expected Action Follows Ten tative Melon-Slicing. LITIGATION IS NOT ENDED Should Court Enjoin Distribution of Baltimore & Ohio Stock, Two Per Cent Additional Will Be Paid Later On. NEW TORK. April 14. Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the executive com mittee of the Union Pacific Railroad, announced today that the next quar terly dividend on Union Pacific com mon would be at the rate of 2 per cent instead of 2V4 per cent heretofore paid. Should the preferred stockholders suc ceed in their suit to participate in the distribution of Baltimore & Ohio stock, he said, the stockholders would receive the difference between the 8 per cent and the 10 per cent rate. In January the directors of the Union Pacific declared a special divi dend to the common stockholders of $3 cash on each share and also 112 on the preferred stock and $22.50 on the common stock of Baltimore & Ohio. This stock was obtained, for the most part, in trade with the Pennsylvania llailroad. which took over part of Union Pacific's holdings of Southern Pacific stock as a part of the Union i'aciiic and Southern Pacific dissolu tion. decreed by the court. Lovett Issues Statement. At the same time It was announced that Union Pacific's dividend would be reduced from 10 per cent to 8. Hold ers of Union Pacific preferred insti tuted suit on the ground that they should participate in this distribution, and the question is now in the courts. To clear up this situation. Judge Lovett, after a meeting of the execu tive committee, issued this statement: "There seems to persist some mis understanding respecting the dividend , policy of this company. When the. ex tra dividend was declared last Janu ary, it was distinctly stated that as the stockholders would receive a re turn of 2.01 per cent per annum from the Baltimore & Ohio stock and cash distributed the regular dividend would be reduced to 8 per cent per annum. While actual payment of the extra dividend has been postponed on ac count of litigation, the condition re mains the same, that when the extra dividend is paid it will be to stock holders of record March 1. It will carry with it all dividends paid on Baltimore & Ohio stock after April 1 and interest from that date on the cash part of the dividend. As the stock holders will thus eventually receive these accretions, it is manifestly proper that the next regular dividend on the common stock of this company should be at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. Difference Would Be Paid. "The next semi-annual dividend of the Baltimore & Ohio will be payable September 1 and will cover the period from March 1. It is hoped that Before that date pending litigation will be disposed or. "Of course, if the payment of th extra dividend should be permanently enjoined, I should expect the Union Pacific to pay Its stockholders the difference between the 8 per cent and 10 per cent, since in that case it would retain the cash and Baltimore & Ohio stock, which through its extra divi dend it has undertaken to distribute." In accordance with this decision, it is understood the full board of Union Pacific directors will later in the week declare a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent BOND ISSUE IS TESTED Snit Against School District Xo. 2 at Skipanon Is Heard. ASTORIA. Or, April 14 (Special.) The case of Casper Drilling and Frank Dally against the directors of School District No. 2 at Skipanon was heard by Judge Eakin. of the Circuit Court, this morning. The action was brought to restrain the defendants from Issuing bonds for $2500 to erect a new school. The complaint charged that the elec tion at which the bond issue was au thorized was void and that the school district is not legally organized. The election was upheld and the legality of the organization of the dis trict was taken under advisement. At torneys will submit briefs. LICENSE IS GRANTED Supreme Court Orders Permit - Given Insurance Firm. OFFICIAL FIGHTS ACTION There are 10 varieties of maple tre In the United States, most of them being Eastern species. Commissioner Who Demands Port land Company Change Rates Overruled Rehearing to Be Asked Other Iecisions. SALEM. Or., April 14. (Special.) The Supreme Court today directed In surance Commissioner Ferguson to is sue a license to Guy I "Wallace & Com pany, of Portland, to do business in this state. So confident is the Com missioner that he was justified In declining-''to issue the license, he said to night, that he will apply for a re hearing, declaring that the act under which the company is operating is unconstitutional. Mr. Ferguson demanded that the company modify its contract regarding board rates, which it refused to do. Then he declined to grant the license and the company filed a suit for man damus against him. Holding that the demands made by Mr. Ferguson came within rules of his own making, the court said: "The Commissioner being a creature of the statute and not a common law officer, must find his authority in the statute establishing his office and pre scribing his duties. It is the law of his official being and the boundary of his official activities- The enactment states explicitly that insurance of the kind mentioned therein shall not be subject to the laws of this state relat ing to insurance corporations or asso ciations, as provided in this act." Other opinions today were as fol lows: America Ann Catherine Leonard et al against John P. Leonard et al, appellants; appealed from Multnomah County; to parti tion real estate, reversed. .William jwuckeabers; vs, TV lima W. D ur ic ee. et al. appellants; appealed from Mult nomah County : suit to cancel contract for sale of "real property, affirmed. n. wolf, et al. vs. A. r. Eopensteln et al. appellants; appealed from Multnomah County; suit to recover money, affirmed. IS. McMlllian. appellant, vs. County Court of Tillamook. Involving; location of county road, reversed. Albertina H. Ruicensteln. vs. Henry J. Ot- tenheimer, appellant; appealed from Mult nomah County, suit for damages for per sonal Injuries, reversed. R. Thurman. et al. vs. Citv of St. John, et al, appellants, appealed from Mult nomah county; suit to quiet title to prop erty, affirmed. 1. A. Williamson, et a!. vs. A, O. Roberts. appellant; appealed from Marlon County; petition for re-hearing, denied. carious, A. O Connor, appellant, vs. Mary Towey. et al. annealed from Multnomah County, motion to dismiss appeal denied. COURT REVERSES DECREE Highest State Tribunal Overrules Ac tion of Multnomah Body. SALEM. Or., April 14. (Special.) The Supreme Court today reversed the decree of the Multnomah Circuit Court In the case of J. Jensen, convicted of statutory crime. The reason given is that the lower, court directed the de fendant to glve""testimony in Telatlon to his conduct which was not revealed in his direct testimony. The defendant upon cross-examina tion was asked questions regarding al leged trouble with a woman in Bel lingham. His lawyers declared it had not been brought out in direct exam lnatlon and objected, but the court al lowed the testimony. T. A. R. Chapter Organized. CHEHALIS. Wash.. AdHI 14. (SDe- ciaL) Merrewether Lewis Chapter of ine uaugnterg of the American Revo lution has been organized in Chehalls at ine Dome of Mrs. A. L. Coffman. Of ficers selected are: Mrs. A. L. Coff man. repent; Mrs. Mary Pavts, first vice-regent; Mrs. Kate C. Millett. sec ond vice-regent; Mrs. C. H. Forney, registrar; Mrs. Bertha Qare. record ing secretary; Mrs. F. M. Power, cor responding secretary; Mrs. Bessie Mar tin, treasurer: Mrs. E. A. Frost, his torian; Mrs. J. J. Banks, chaplain. POLAR TRIP POSTPONED AMU.VDSEX KINDS INTEREST EXPLORATION ON WA5E. I.N Alsatian Exile Dies at 104. MINTREUX, Switzerland. April 14. Baron Ferdinande Turckheim. a French Alsatian exile since the Prussian con quest, died here today, aged 104. The Baroness, who was born, in Il, is atiU 11 v ins. Vnleae Norwea-tam Parliament Makes Appropriation. Fnn'i Expedition Will Be Given I' p.' CHRISTIAXIA, Norway, . April 14. Official annonucement was made to- dav of the nostnonement for a vear of Captain Amundsen's expedition lb the North Polar regions. This confirms Washington reports to that effect. The Fram lias been recalled to Chrlstiania and explorers are inclined to believe that the plans for the expeditions will never be carried out. because of the Impossibility of raising the extra 1200,000 necessitated by the delay. Since Peary reached the North Pole and Amundsen the South Pole, public interest In polar explorations appears to have cooled considerably. Captain Amundsen ,1s bitterly disap pointed at the delay, as he had made careful arrangements for the expedi tion, bath materially and as regards personnel. He will ask the Norwegian parliament. In view of the extraordin ary predicament of the expedition, to make a grant of the necessary money to keep it alive, but on account of the heavy state budget, it is doubtful whether he can get an appropriation. If this appeal to the Government fails, the captain said that the expedi tion on would be given up. performances are necessary to accom modate the more than 1500 who want to see the play, as the theater's capacity ia limited to 800. Cullop's Opponent Nominated. MARTINSVILLE. Ind., April 14. Oscar E. Bland, of Clinton, was nomi nated by the Republicans of the Second District today to oppose Representa tive Cullop, Democrat, for re-election. $250,000 Summer Home Burns. SEA CLIFF, N. Y April 14. The Summer home here of Paul D. Cravath. a New York lawyer, was destroyed by lire toaay. The loss is estimated at $260,000. PEOPLES THEATER Thousands Have Enjoyed MART PICKFORD In "A Good Little Devil" YOU SHOl'LD SEE IT Runs Balance of the Week Brlnjc the Children to Matlne ELK PLAN 'JONES' WEDDING' Two-Act Musical Comedy Set for Vancouver Slay 4 and 5. VANCOUVER. Wash, April 14. (Special.) "The Weddings of Jones," a two-act musical comedy, will be per formed by the Elks. Vancouver Lodge No. 823, on Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 6. at the U. S. A. Theater In this city. The comedy was written by M. S. Cohen, the first honorary life mem ber of the local lodge, who has written a cumber of plays for the Elks in past years. There are 36 persons in the cast, the music is catchy and there are many local hits and lust enough plot to make the whole thing stick together. Two SHRINERS . TAKE NOTICE! Tlje Oregon-Washington Railroad 8 Navigation Co. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM has been selected by the Illustrious Potentate, Harvey Beckwith, as the OFFICIAL ROUTE of the Delegates and ARAB PATROL of Al Kader Temple to the IMPERIAL COUNCIL A. A. O. N. M. S. Atlanta, Georgia, May 10-14 Confer with him at once and MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW Secure all information relative to tickets and other arrange ments through CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington Street Both Phones Round Trip Fare $91.40