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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1914)
13 ICEMEN MUST OBEY "Red Letter Day " Today in the Premium Parlors, 4th Floor 10 Free Stamps Given'to All Visitors Special 25c Lunch Served Daily in Basement Prompt Service Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in the Basement Campaign for Full Weight Is Started by City Sealer. - " '"V 25c Shell Hair Goods Special 10c Basement A great assortment of Shell Hair Goods Combs, Barrettes, etc, in various style. Plain W fkf and mounted. 25c qualities Sale of Shoe Trees 19c Grades IQc Basement On sale for one day only. Will keep your shoes in perfect condi tion and make them wear "f longer. 19c qualities. Spe'l - Olds, Wor t man S: King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Store Hour . 9 4- M, to 6 P. M. Every Business Day Saturday Included VIOLATORS FACE ARRESTl Consumers Asked to Xutify Official AVliew Short Measure Is Given, ' fyj-stenV to Determine Exact I Amount Is Outlined. ed Letter Daw' Sales in the IBasetnent Store TTTTC TUQTtXTNG OREGONTAN, WEDNESDAY. APTlIIi -29. 1914. The fate of the short-weight fceman Is sealed. In face of the increase in ice prices, ' City Sealer of Weights- and Measures Jones announced yesterday that he will commence at once a vigorous campaign to require every dealer to deliver full weight. Dealers will be followed from house to house and their deliveries checked and arrests will be made im mediately upon discovery of short weight. As the opening gun in his campaign -Sealer Jones has outlined for the ben efit of consumers a method of weigh ing ice by measurement and has asked that all purchasers of ice use the sys tem and report their findings if they are not absolutely correct. Here are 1r. Jones' Instructions: When the ice is delivered, measure its length, its breath and its depth. Multiply the length by the breath and the total by the depth, which will give the number of cubic inches. There are SO cubic inches of ice in & pound, go divide the total cubic inches by 30 and the result will be the number of pounds. A piece of ice 10 inches wide, 20 inches long and 14 inches deep would contain 2800 cubic inches which, divided. by 30, would give 93, the num ber of pounds. Upon discovering short weight ice the purchaser is requested to call the Sealer at the City Hall immediately. All manner of schemes have been de vised by Mr. Jones to check up on the deliveries of the ice men and arrests will be made in every instance where short-weight is found. CIVIL SERVICE TESTS SET Assistant Chemist Position, at $18-0 0 to $3000, Best Paid. i The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that on May 20 the following examination will be held in this city: Veterinarian (male), for a position as veterinary inspector in the Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart ment of Agriculture, at an entrance salary of $1400 per annum; on May 25, orchardist (male), for a position at $720 per annum, in the Bureau of Entom ology, Department of Agriculture, at "Vienna, Va,; on June I. assistant" chem ist (male), for a position in the Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior, Pitts burg, Pa., salary $1800 to $3000 per annum; on June 3, labratory aid -in seed testing (male and female), for a position in the Bureau of Plant In dustry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, salary $720 per an num. For further information apply to T. V. Hutchins, local secretary. Board of Civil Service Examiners, Postoffice building. Portland. Or. MANNIX VERDICT UPHELD Judge McGinn Refuses New Trial of $8350 Tie Case. After hearing arguments by Attor neys John M. Gearin and Dan J. Ma larkey. Circuit Judge McGinn yester day refused to grant a new trial in the case of Thomas Mannix against the Robert Wakefield Company. Ex Senator Gearin urged a new hearing on the grounds that the verdict for $8350, returned last week in favor of Mannix, was excessive and not supported by the evidence. Mannix brought suit for $13,000 due him, he charged, for legal services ren dered in the suit brought by the Wake field Company to collect from the city for the construction of two reservoirs at Mount Tabor. The verdict and in terest totaled $153,000, of which Mannix asked 10 per cent, less $2000 that he has received. SUNDAY CLOSING ACT UP Council to Vote on Whether to Put Ban on Groceries. Whether or ,-not grocery stores are to be required fa ffeWdfrf closed Sundays will be decided this morning at 10 o'clock, when the City Council at its regular meeting votes finally on the ordinance which has been pending for about a month. The measure as it stands would pro hibit stores from selling any groceries on Sundays. It does not take in ice cream, milk, confectionery, tobacco and some other articles of that sort. FEET AREN'T ACHING OR TIRED NOW "TIZ" It's grand for sore, swollen, sweaty, calloused feet and corns. . "How 'TIZ' doei help ore feet. Good-bye sore feet, burning feet, swollen feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet. urea teet. Good-bye corns, callouses, bunions and raw spots. No more shoe tight ness, no more limping with pain or drawing up your face in agonv. "TIZ" ,is magical, acts right off. "TIZ" draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up the feet. Use "TIZ" and wear smaller shoes. Use "TIZ" and forget your ioot misery, am: now comforta- . Die your feet feel. Get a :s cent, box of "TIZ now at any druggist or department store. - Don't suffer. Have good feet, glad feet, feet that- never swell, never hurt. never get tired. A year's foot comfort guaranteed or money refunded. -i.4v. Double Stamps Today Given With Basement Cash Purchases $15 Suits $6.95 Basement Just 120 Suits in this offering. Pur chased at less than half manufacturer's cost. Practical, plain-tailored models in excellent wool en materials, plain or fancy mixtures. All sizes from 34 up to 44. Tailored Suits worth $15.00 on sale for the one day only at this - O EZ very low price. Take youf "choice at J.7J Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $4.50 Silk Petticoats Special $2.39 Basement A wonderful Silk Petticoat bargain here for today's selling! Messaline and taffeta silk, of splendid quality and nice, soft finish, with deep flounce and under-ruffle. Very, latest styles. Shown in great assortment of colors; also in black. They are worth to $4.50. For today you 2J may have your choice of them at only V"'"' Double "S. & TL" Stamps With Gash Purchases $5 Dresses $1.98 Basement Special purchase of Women's Wash Dresses, consisting of over 300 garments, to be sold at less than half price. Many beautiful styles in the seasons most' desirable wash ma terials, attractively trimmed and extra well made. Regular $3.50 and $5.00 Dresses 2 T Q C for this sale only, specially priced Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Reg. 75c Middy Blouses Special 39c Basement Shown in sizes for girls and misses 8 to 18 years of age. Made of good heavy white mate rials that 'will wear and launder exceptionally welL Deep sailor collar and enffs, trimmed in contrast ing colors. A very useful, practical garment for Suinmer wear. Grade selling usually at O Qs 75c, "Bed Letter Day" sale, the garment-''' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Sale of Women's Shoes at 98c a Pair , . Basement Don't miss our great-semi-annual clean up of odd lines women's, misses ' and children's. Shoes. Several hundred -pairs Oxfords, pumps and high Shoes, in black and tan ; also velvets and suedes. Nearly every size in the lot. Shoes worth two or three times this price. For this great cleanup QQg pale they will go at the special price, only O Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $1.50 Waists 63c Basement Come early in the day and get first choice of these pretty Waists we offer today at 63c. Made of fine sheer material, lace and embroidery trimmed. Styles in great variety. High or low necks. Some a trifle soiled. Sizes 34 to 44. Regular $1.00 to $1.50 Waists f O on sale' for today, choice, at only "Ov Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $1.25 and $1.50 House Dresses at 89c : , Basement A rousing Wednesday sale of 500 beau tiful new House Dresses at a price far below actual worth. Ginghams, percales and wool-finish mate rials in attractive patterns and colorings. Well ' made and nicely trimmed. Sizes 34 up to 44. The regular $1.25 and $L50 House Dresses, for OQrt Wednesday's selling, at the low price, each Cj7 .Double "S.fc H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $2 Corsets at 98c Basement You may take, your choice of several new models and we have all sizes from 18 up to 30. Gobd grade coutil, with non-rusting steel bonings. Every pair nicely finished and guaran teed perfect fitting. Standard $1.50 and $2.00 Corsets. Excellent styles for the average Q Qf figure. Wednesday at the special price of f O C Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Child's $2 WashDresses Special 98c Basement Dainty washable Frocks for girls 6 to 14 years -of age. Choice of several very attractive styles in good, dependable materials, nicely trimmed and well made. Good assortment of patterns to select from. Dresses which would ordinarily sell at $1.25 up to $2.00. They are priced for Q Og Wednesday's selling, very special, at onlyC Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $7.50 Hats $1.98 Basement 200 beautiful new Trimmed Hats com prise this sensational one-day offering. All are new this season's very latest styles ribbon and flower trimmed in a multitude of dainty, becom ing inodels. Hats that are worth up to $7.50 in this assortment. For the one day's j? t QQ selling only they will be priced at V,I'0 Double "S.'& H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Trimmed Hats Worth to $5.00 for $1.00 Basement Of course the early comers will ge first choosing, though there 's not'a hat in the lot but what is worth far more than the sale price. Handsome new models, suitable for street or dress wear, in a full line of all colors and shapes. Hats that are worth up to $5.00. Your choice of g t ff about 200 Hats Wednesday at, special p;JJ Double "S. & H." "Stamps With Cash Purchases Flowers 1 Oc Bunch Basement 3000 bunches Millinery Trimming Flowers in almost every wanted variety, size and color, priced for quick cleanup at a sensationally low price. Many of these are worth from 75c to $1.00 a bunch. This is the sale you. have been waiting for. These beautiful Flowers t will be sold Wednesday only at, bunch Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Hat Shapes Worth Up to $3.00 for 98c Basement Every woman will be glad of this oppor tunity to share in this special offering. Hundreds of high-grade Hat Shapes in black and all the pop ular colors. Flare roll or straight brims, in a won derful assortment of styles., Shapes selling formerly up to $3.00. For Wednesday's selling QQp these beautiful shapes will be sold, special "O' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $1.25 Silks at 48c Basement Hundreds of thrifty silk buyers will be on hand today to partake of this splen did bargain. OVer 4000 yards of new fancy and plain Silks in the very latest colorings. Silks appropriate for dresses, waists, trimmings, etc. They are the regular 75c to $1.25 Silks. AQ For today only they will go at, yard''' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases 36-in. Wool Henriettas Special 49c Yard Basement Light weight, all-wool Summer r fabric for waists and dresses. Splendid line of popular shades; also in black and cream. Comes full 36 inches-wide. Don't overlook this special offering in the Basement today, for the price is far under ' what they are really worth. "Red Letter iCig Day" sale at the special price of, the yard"'-' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Sale Pongee Silks Basement Genuine imported Pongee Silks, bought for much less than their regular worth, to go on sale today at extremely low .prices. Every yard perfect. Natural color only. Reg. $1.25 Pongee, at 69J a yard ; the regular $1.00 grade at 59i a yard and the regular j Qp 85c grade at the very special price, yard" Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Long Gloves 39c " ' ' !' Basement Women's 16 -button length Gloves two-elasp style, with double tipped . fingers. Exactly 125 dozen for today's selling. Per fect new stock. Fine quality lisle. Rich shades of tan, gray, biscuit; also black and "white. Sizes 54 to 8V3. Supply your Summer needs QO today at the special price of, the pair- Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Regular SOcL Union Suits Special 37 V2C Basement Supply your Summer needs today at a substantial saving. Women's fine lisle-finish Union Suits, closely woven and nicely finished. Low neck, sleeveless, with tight or loose knee trimmed with pretty lace. Complete line of all sizes. The regular 50c Union Suits. Q7I" "Red Letter Day" sale; the garment 2 Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases 35c Plaitings 15c Basement Hundreds of yards beautiful new Plaitings at about half price. Fresh, new- stock, bought especially for ths underprice store. Shad ow lace and net Plaitings in white, cream, ecru and black. Narrow and medium widths. They are the regular 2oo and 35c qualities. t Priced for today's sale at, the yard-'-'' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Sale of Velvet Ribbons at Just 12 Price Basement Ever hear of Velvet Ribbons selling at half price before? Not often the case. However, you may buy them in the underprice store Wednes day at just one-half the regular selling price. Widths from narrow to wide. Great variety of the most wanted shades. Excellent 1 4pig quality. On sale today only at 3 Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases, $1.50 Rugs at 95c Basement Purchase that new Rug today and pay less. 54x27-inch high-grade Tapestry Rugs in good heavy quality and good selection of pat terns and richest colorings. Rugs which ordina rily sell at $L50 each. Can be used to advan tage for any room in the house. "RedO, Letter Day" sale price Wednesday Double "S. & 3L" Stamps With Cash Purchases Children's Coats Worth to $8.50 at $3.69 Basement A bargain not likely to be duplicated for some time. Only 175 Coats in the lot. Every I one new and stylish and made of extra good quality fabrics in both plain and novelty effects. Medium weights for Spring and Summer wear. Sizes 6 to 16 years. Coats worth up to $8.50 ZJO fZC) in this sale. Take your choice for only J7 Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases 25c Scrims at 1 7c Basement While you are in the underprice store don't fail to get your share of these excellent Curtain Scrims we offer "at 17c a yard. Shown in both white and ecru. Full 38 inches wide. Fine, even weave and standard 25c quality. These Scrims are for Wednesday's T 7 g selling only at the very special price, yd Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases 25c Fine Silk Ribbons Special 18c Yard Basement Great will be the demand for these pret ty Ribbons at the price we have put upon them. 5 and 6-inch, good, heavy all-silk messaline and taffetas in a variety of attractive patterns and newest colorings for trimmings, bows, sashes, etc. The regular 25c Ribbons, on sale "Red Let- t Gf ter Day" at the special low price of, yard --Ol Double "S. & II." Stamps With Cash Purchases Market Opening Day! EVERY WOMAN WILL CARRY A MARKET BASKET Portland's first Public Market, m Knott street, in Albina, will be thrown open to tho public today. Buy your basket here wc have them in all styles and sizes 3d floor, Open Baskets from 8c up to 15c Covered Baskets from 25c to $1.50 Boys' 50c to $1 Blouses Wednesday 35c Basement Boys' Shirts and Blouses an unparal leled offering irf the underprice store today. Samples and odd lines, high-grade garments, of madras, percales, chambray, soisette, etc. Some slightly soiled and mussed. All sizes for bovs up to 16 years. Waists and Blouses worth to tCZ $1.00. Take your choice for today at only55C Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases $2 Pants at $1.45 Basement Just the thing for wear about the house fishing or hunting. Made of good quality whipcWd in khaki color. Full cut styles with cuff bottoms, belt loops, French side straps and riveted buttons. All sizes from 32 to 40. Men's standard $2 Pants, priced for RedC- SZEZ Letter Day, at, special, the pair P Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Men's $1 Union Suits Special at 69c Basement A good time for men to lay in their Sum mer supply. Fine cotton ribbed Union Suits in white and natural color. Just the right weight. Long or short sleeves and ankle length. Nicely finished, well made garments. All sizes, 36 to 44. Regular $1.00 Union Suits, priced for this JQ Wednesday's sale at, special, the garment""'' Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases Underwear 37V2C Basement Men's Balbriggan Underwear, shirts and drawers in good seasonable weight. Shirts have long or short sleeves. Drawers ankle length, with reinforced seat. Natural colors. Fine Egyptian yarn. Shirts 34 to 46; drawers 30 to 44. This regular 50c Underwear 's?l5 placed on sale Wednesday at only- Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases 27-In. Dress Ginghams Special 9c Yard Basement 3600 yards new Dress Ginghams on sale today at the "underprice store" at a very low price. Beautiful " new patterns stripes, checks, plaids and plain colors. Best dependable wash colors. Full 27 inches wide. Buy all you want of it today. Priced special for "Red Let- Q ter Day" sale, while they last," at, a yard Double 'S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchases r 35c Crepes at 21c Basement Dainty Washable Crepes and Silk stripe Voiles popular materials for Snmmer dresses and lingerie. Good assortment of pat terns and most excellent qualities. Shown in all the wanted Spring colors. 30 inches wide. The regular 35c grades of Crepes on special O "f sale Wednesday only at, the yard "Iw Double "S. & H." Stamps With Cash Purchase! Home Needs at Special Prices Meat Safes, with shelf, at 99 21-inch Steel Garden Rakes 32 Turf Edgers, special, each, 48 60c Willow Clothes Baskets, 39J Assorted lot sample Clothes Bas kets now on 1 sale at just 73 . C2 li Screens Doors, $1.00 Size 2 feet 8 inches by 6 feet 6 inches. Stained. Complete with spring hinges and fasteners. Priced JJ f fC for Wednesday at vfl 12x33-inch Window Screens 18 18-33-inch Window Screens 2Tc 14-incn mgn-wneei, jjau-Bearing Lawn Mowers, special at $4.50 14-lnch "Cadet" High-Wheel Mowers, brass bushings, now at 2.93 DINNER SETS, $1.98 42-piece white semi-porcelain Din ner Sets, priced J f Qfi extra special forV ZfO 42-piece gold decorated Dinner Sets, now on sale ? ' E at the special price "Notion Day" at the Main Floor Bargain Circle Sale of KleinerVs Dress Shields $1.00 O 'CEDAR MOPS. 69c For cleaning furniture and floors and dusting. Kills all germs. 25c O 'Cedar Dust Clothes at 18. Regular $1.00 O 'Cedar fZQ Mops, specially priced at Double Stamps with purchases. John J. Clarke 's v Spool Cotton, white only, all sizes, only 2V2 10c Cube Pins, white only, at 5J 10c Shell Hair Pins, the box, 7 Regular 5o Needles, now 2 for 5 10c 100-yard Spool Silk at 5 2c Darning Cotton, spool, at 8c large sieeCurling Irons at 5J 10c Mother's Ironing Wax at 5 15e Child's Hose Supporters 10 25c to 35c Barrettes now for 10 5c White Linen Tape at, bolt, 3 15c Twilled Tape, 24-yard, at 10 10c Collar Stays, six on card, 5J 10c Hair Nets, with or without elastic, now on sale, 5 for 10 25c Sterling Skirt Markers, 19 10c Wooden Skirt Hangers at Sip 10c "Soil-Off" Dry Cleaner, 8 10c Pearl Buttons at, the card 5c Hooks and Eyes, the card 10c Bias Seam Tape, the bolt, 5 10c Wilson Dress Fasteners, 6 25c Twine Shopping Bags at 19 5e Hair Pin Cabinets now. at 4j 15c Cube Pins, all colors, at Sc 5c Bone Hair Pins, the card 22 5c Collar Buttons, the card 2 20c No. 2 Featherweight, 15 22c No. 3 Featherweight, 17 25c No. 4 Featherweight, 20 30c No. 5 Featherweight, 23 24c No. 2 D. Gem Shields 16 27c No. 3 D. Gem Shields 20 30a No. 4 D. Gem Shields 23 35c No. 5 D. Gem Shields 25C 50o Eton Garm. Shields 35 Entire Stock "Wayne' Moth Proof , Cedared Paper Wardrobes, Price "Center Circle" Specials Mala Floor Center Aisle. Children's 25c black Hose at 19 Women's 25c black Hose at 19 Women's 50c Lisle and Cotton Hose. Regular and outsizes, 39 Broken lines of Women's 35c to 50o Hose, on sale, special, pr 2S Women's 35c Gauze Lisle Sleeve less Vests, now on 6ale for 25 Women 's 50c Plain and Lace trimmed Union Suits, now at 39 Women's 65c Union Suits on spe cial sale at, a garment, only 49 1