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THE MORNING OREGON-IAN. WEDNESDAY. SEPTE31BER 2. 1914. 18 L MEIER & FRANK'S Portland's Quality Store Since 1857 MEIER & FRANK'S lUfl Foremost! Shopping News From Meier & Frank's Tariff Reduction Threatens to Cause Closing of Factory in Portland. And Daily the Advance Arrivals of New Fall Apparel Proclaim This the Authoritative Fashion Center of Portland mmm UMBER NDUSTRY NJURED JAPANESE ENTER MARKET Modern Machinery and Labor at 30 to 40 Cents a Day Unable Ori entals to Undersell Ameri can Operated Plants. Another Pacific Coast Industry that Is feellns the crippling effects of a Democratic free trade policy is the manufacture of hardwood lumber prod ucts. Prior to the enactment of the Underwood tariff bill, which makes an average reduction in duty of from $6 to J per 1000 feet, the importation of manufactured hardwood lumber on the Pacific Coast was almost negligible: But with 33 1-3 per cent reduction in the duty these product are being entered from Japan in quantities that seriously threaten to throttle this in dustry in Oregon and consequently throw out of employment several bun dled skilled workmen. Before the Underwood schedules went into effect on October 3, 1913, the tariff on these products was 15 per cent ad valorem, but the Democrats reduced this tax to 10 per cent ad valorem. The result has been remark able activity on the part of Japanese manufacturers in shipping these prod ucts into this country through Pacific Coast ports. I 'i:rr Company Affected. Most concerned in this foreign com petition is tli e management of the Em erson Hardwood Company, which is operating a large plant at the foot of North Twentietli street, representing an investment uf $650,000. The- Port land company employs 100 men at an average wage of ?3 a day, the annual payroll aggregating 100,000. Before the Democratic Congress en acted the Underwood bill ttie Emerson Hardwoo'l Company bought its oak logs Hi Japan, the raw material being brought into this country duty free. Delivered in Portland, the local com pany with its plant and the employ ment of white labor converted the logs into manufactured lumber. But with the reduction that has been made in the duty on the manufactured lumber from abroad, the local plant finds that In order to meet this competition it will be necessary either to cut wages, transfer its operations to Japan or ac cept the only remaining course and purchase the manufactured product from the Japanese manufacturer and become merely distributing brokers of the finished product. Either of the latter two courses would entail closing down the Portland plant and discharg ing the 100 experienced workmen. "Japanese Are Imitators." "In the manufacture of hardwood lumber products, as well as in other manufacturing enterprises, the Ameri cans have been pioneers," said C. B. Stetson, manager of the Emerson Hardwood Company, yesterday, "'while the Japanese have been imttators. When the success of the hardwood in dustry was established in the United States the Japanese, encouraged by a Democratic reduction of the tariff, launched into the manufacturing busi ness. 'They have installed plants having the sam modern machinery and equipment that is used in this country mid With an abundance of labor avail able ;it from 30 to 40 cents a day and by working longer hours are enabled iu deliver the manufactured product in this country at prices with which the home manufacturer cannot compete and at the same time maintain the pre vailing wage scale. Competition Held Impolble. "In other words, with the Japanese manufacturer using the same machin ery, cheap labor and a longer work day, nnd aided still further by a reduction in tariff that amounts to about J4 a thousand feet on an average, it is im possible for the American manufac turer to continue to import the raw material and manufacture it with American labor and compete with the prices quoted by his alien competitor. "Of course, we should like to con tinue the operation of our plant and retain on our payroll the competent and experienced laboring men we have, but the situation presents a purely business consideration. It is already apparent, based on foreign Importa tions of these products which probably will aggregate 4,000.000 feet on the Pa cific Coast this year, that the manufac turer here will be obliged to close his plant and buy the finished products direct from the Japanese manufacturer." THREE CHARTERS ASKED .Lodge. Coal Company and Jewelry Concern Are Incorporated. Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday with County Clerk Coffey by the Rose City Coal & Supply Company. whicli proposes to carry on a general fuel business at r orty-iourtn and nil. sev streets. Capital stock is given as $10,000, and Incorporators are P. E. Sullivan, P. J. Llchtenberger and James W, Mackay. Articles were filed yesterday by Lelu Tribe, No. 62, Improved Order of Ked Men. The value of the property of the organization is placed at $1200. In corporators are J. Dannells, John Kock ami J. M.' Kreillnger. The Berger Diamond Palace filed ar ticles to conduct a general Jewelry business, with a capital of $5000. Incor porators are H. V. Abramson. James licrger and Alex Bernstein. MILWAUKIEJ.CH00L READY Portland May Lose Tuition Pupils Unless Kale Is Reduced. Unless Portland reduces its tuition of $S0 a year for outside high school nudents Milwaukie high school will have students from Wichita. Oak Grove and Oswego, who had been attending the. Portland high schools. Principal Kobert Goeetz estimates from the let ters of inquiry he has received that the Milwaukie high school will have between 46 and 50 high school stu dents. Those coming from Oswego will be brought across Willamette River to Milwaukie at the old Palatine Hill pumping station in a motorboat. J. W. Grasle, president of the Mil waukie School Board, said today that space is being prepared at the main building to take care of all the high school pupils who come. The Milwaukie Board charges $20 for high school pupils from the outside the district and Is. making an effort develop a union Vfc Mkool. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING Sheer New Waists at $4.98 Usually $6.50 to $7.50 We've made a fortunate special purchase of lovely new model Waists, in a diversity of up-to-the-minute styles, and this enables us to place at your disposal Waists that would ordinarily be from $6.50 to $7.50 each for $4.98. Included in this group are Voiles, Fancy Crepes and Combinations of plain and fancy materials; many with the fashionable vest effect, Calla Lily collar and cuffs of organdy or lace. Choice of kimono or set-in sleeves, either short or long. One popular model has the bodice effect and is worn outside of skirt. In white and colors. All sizes. When you see these dainty Waists you'll want sev eral, at the decidedly reduced price of $4.98. Fifth Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING Tremendous Sale of Albatross and Challie Kimonos Every woman will enjoy having one of these soft, warm Kimonos tvear on chilly mornings and this exceptional event means economy to you. We're offering these fine Albatross and Challie Kimonos nearly all last season's gar mentsat these decisive reductions for quick clearance. $8.00 to $12.00 Kimonos special, each, $5.50 $6.00 to $ 7.50 Kimonos special, each, $4.50 New Flannelette Kimonos, each r $1.10 Flannelette Dressing Sacques, each 98? Challie Dressing Sacques, each $2.95 Albatross Dressing Sacques, each $1.59 Crepe Kimonos, special, each $1.69 Fifth Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg, SIXTH-STREET BUILDING Phenomenal Sale of Neckwear Usually 50c to $1.25 Special 38c To effectually "clean-up" our stocks of broken lines in sizes and styles of dainty fashionable Neckwear we're making this splendid offering. Your choice of Lace Fichus, Calla Lily Collars of Lace, Colored Embroidered and Batiste Dutch Collars, Net and Shadow Lace Guimpes in white, cream, ecru and black, lovely pieces that would ordinarily sell from 50c to $1.25 only 38d 25c TO 50c NECKWEAR, 18c "Clean-up" of Fancy Fichus, Dutch Collars, Calla Lily Collars of Lace, Fancy Lace Guimpes and Windsor Ties usually selling from 2oc to 50c special 18 50c TO 75c PLAUEN LACE COLLARS, 25c 25 different styles in exquisite Plauen Lace Collars and Collar and Cuff Sets Collars in sailor, round and V shapes. White and cream. Of fine Plauen Venise Lace. Your choice, 25. $1.25 TO $1.75 aUTMPES, 89c Broken lines in sizes and styles of Fancy Guimpes. They're of fine Shadow Lace and hand-embroidered Net in white, cream and ecru. Made with Calla Lily Collar and Lace frillings, trimmed with buttons. For qttick "clean-up," we 're offering you your choice for only 89t. First Floor, sixth-st. Bids. TEMPORARY ANNEX Heed This Notable Event! fFamous "White Mountain" Refrigerators and Ice Boxes 25 Off! This sale of the renowned ' ' White Mountain Refrigerators and Ice Boxes will be velconied by those who do not already own one for this is an eco nomical event which will mean a saving to you of 25 ! Ice Boxes, No. 1, special, each $5.25 Ice Boxes, No. 3, special, each $7.50 Ice Boxes, No. 4, special, each $9.00 Refrigerators, galvanized, No. 331, special, $7.50 Refrigerators, galvanized, No. 332, special, $9.00 Refrigerators, galvanized. No. 332y2, sp'l $10.12 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 631, special, $ 9.37 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 632y2. sp'l, $12.75 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 633, spec'l $13.86 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 203, spec'l $15.75 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 648, spec'l, $16.12 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 262, spec'l, $18.75 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 263, spec'l, $20.62 Refrigerators, enameled, No. 265, spec'l $26.25 Refrigerators, stone, No. 903, special, ea. $24.38 Refrigerators, stone, No. 904, special, ea. $26.25 Refrigerators, stone, No. 907, special, ea. $33.75 Refrigerators, stone, No. 949, special, ea. $24.38 Refrigerators, stone, No. 950, special, ea. $28.12 Refrigerators, stone, No. 963, special, ea. $33.75 Refrigerators, stone, No. 964, special ea. $37.50 Fifth Floor, Temporary Annex $ 7.00 "White Mountain' $10.00 "White Mountain' $12.00 "White Mountain' $10.00 "White Mountain' $12.00 "White Mountain' $13.50 "White Mountain' $12.50 "White Mountain' $17.00 "White Mountain' $18.50 "White Mountain' $21.00 "White Mountain' $21.50 "White Mountain' White Mountain 'White Mountain' 'White Mountain' 'White Mountain' 'White Mountain' $45.00 "White Mountain S32.50 "White Mountain' $37.50 "White Mountain' $45.00 "White Mountain' $50.00 "White Mountain' $25.00 $27.50 $35.00 $32.50 $35.00 The Children's Delight ! "The man with the magic scis sors" is as busy as can be these days making ' ' shadow pictures ' ' of the little children and babes who come to see him at Meier & Frank's. This silhouette artist will be here everv day this week from 10 A. M. to l'P. M. and 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. and the lifelike profile pictures he gives FREE to the children under 12 years of age when accompanied by adult. Second Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. TEMPORARY ANNEX Odd Lengths in Scrims Yard 25c Usually 40c to 75c Yard This is a " Clean-up ' ' Sale of checked and crossbar Scrims, in lengths of from 5 to 30 yards each. Make an early selection from this excellent quality Scrim, usually priced from 40c to 75c the yard at the special price of, yard, 25tt. Ninth Floor, Temporary Annex STXTH-STREET BUILDING They're Here! The New Fall Coats FOR CHILDREN and a more attractive and mod ish group of Garments 'twould be hard to find. Mothers will find this a splendid opportunity to outfit their girls for school while this splendid assortment is complete. And the prices are moderate. GIRLS' ALL-WOOL COATS $5.98 Very smart are these All Wool Cheviot Coats and most serviceable for school wear. They're made with belted back, or half-belted style and all the popular t new colors are shown. In sizes for girls from 6 to 14 years of age. GIRLS' CRAVENETTED COATS, $5.75 Made in the popular Balmacaan style in sizes for girls from 6 to 14 years. Ideal for "rainy weather" wear. CHILDREN'S SILK PLUSH COATS, $5.95 In sizes for children from 2 to 6 years. Beautiful Silk Plush Coats, lined with serge and sateen in double-breasted style. Very modish and warm. OTHER STYLISH COATS FROM $4.25 TO $35 A splendid line of popular priced and high-grade Coats is here. Included are the new plaid "Cabby" Coats, Military Coats, Cape Coats made with detachable cape, and regulation Box and Belted-style Coats. Don't Delay Inspecting These Excellent Garments Fifth Floor, Mxth-St. Bids;. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING Inspect Our "Notion" Bargain Table on Wednesday! In order to "clean up" the many odds and ends that accumulate in the Notion Department we 're placing a spe cial bargain table of notions at your disposal on Wednes day at emphatic price reductions. A few specials are noted : 10c Collar Supporters, oddments, black and white, card It 15c Black Shoe Laces, dozen 10 10c to 25c "Sewing Boxes" for children, each 10c "Universal" Button Fasteners, envelope 1 10c Skirt Belting, white only, yard 5 5c Package Wire Hairpins, odds and ends 1 5c Hooks and Eyes, black and white, two cards 5 2y2c "Dragoon" Basting Thread, three spools 5 White Corset Laces, pair lC- 15c Horn Hairpins, assorted, box 10J "Supreme" Sanitary Napkins, six for 25 3c "Ideal" Darning Cotton, white, four spools 5 25c Kleinert's Sanitary Aprons, each 19 10c "Tip-Top" Heaters for Curling Iron, each 5 25c Alco Self -Heating Curling Iron.r. 19 25c Ribbon Runners, three in box 15 4 JUST OPPOSITE NOTION COUNTER First Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING 50c to $1.00 Moire and Fancy Ribbons Special, Yard 38c This is a special purchase of 100 pieces of fancy Ribbon, including fancy Dresden, print warps, brocades, Roman stripes and plaids and moires, in white, pink, sky blue, French blue, black, Copenhagen, prunella and many other leading shades. Beautiful all-silk Ribbons, ranging in width from 6 to 8 inches, suitable for the popular girdles, sashes, hat and dress trimmings. Usually selling from 50c to $1 the yard. Extra special, yard, 3Sc First Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg. Free Discount Tickets to the Empress Theater are giver away In every department of this store 10 any mart or woman, or child when accompanied by parent or guardian, anil nu obligation whatever Is incurred. These tickets are good until September ISth, Sundays. Saturday nights and Holidays alone excepted. Amount of dis count printed on back of Discount Tickets. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING A Timely Sale of Tub Silks and Challies 59c TUB SILKS, YARD, 38 Attractive and serviceable are these Tub Silks, in 32-inch width. In the popular striped effects, with wide, narrow or medium stripes of white, black, blue or brown. Ordinarily you'd pay 59c the yard for the dainty Tub Silks so socially priced at, yard, 38. 25c HALF-WOOL CHALLIES, YARD, 12Vi6 An odd lot of colors and patterns in Half-Wool Cballies. This in cludes a variety of colors and designs. The usual price is 'Joe the vard. ' ' Clearaway ' ' price, yard, lZVis. Third Floor. Mxth-Mt. Bid. PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM SIXTH-STREET BUILDING The Last Word in Veilings ln this season of "the fanciful" in Face as Veilings 'twill be interesting to know that we've a vast array of all the newest ef- fects and colors in high-grade Veilings. The 5 new "Do-Do" Veils, Van Raalte Filadora Veils, Beaumou Veilings of the famous Van 3 Raalte make, Silk-Knit, Wash-Motor Veil- lngs, Strong-flair V eiimgs, fancy veilings made in France, the Florine Veils with mnnv different desierns. some plain mesh and some with borders, all at popular ZZ tiripoc. nrp hpre for vour selection. r " - . .,... Flrt it' (Wfl illlllllllllillliHIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllNIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SIXTH-STREET BUILDING 15 Discount On Umbrella Repairing During Remainder of This Week Prepare for the rainy season by having your Umbrella re-covered or repaired. All kinds of re pairing and rainproof re-covering done by an expert. All work guaranteed. Men's and women's Umbrellas re-covered usuially $1 to $4.50 Women's Colored Silk Umbrella Covers usually $3. Special for the remaining four days of this week 15 per cent discount. First Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING Wednesday Grocery Specials SUPREME MILK Made in the best dairy district of Oregon. Very satisfactory brand. Special, the dozen cans, 90; tf0 CC can, 7 the case 0.00 Butternut Butter Established brand. Roll 7 Iowa Corn Sweet, tender Corn. Doz. cans, 95C: 3 turn 25' Shoulder Hams Sugar cured. Carefully smoked. Pound l.V0 Graham Flour Best milled. No. 9 sack 29c Roiled Oats Fresh white Oats. No. 9 sack 3M White Asparagus "Peak" brand. Round cans, the dozen, 91. 10 the can Victor Peas Dozen cans, 91.10, can 1C Cider Vinegar Best for pickling. Oallon jug 36C 50c Victor Japan Tea Pound PEACH SALE CONTINUES NO PHONE ORDERS Several hundred boxes of the fancy Yakima Elberta Penchev Known everywhere as the best canning peach grown. While any IP"4Qc main, special, the box .pure Food Urocery Basement. Mmh-S. Bldg. "No Bobbins to Wind that's one of the superior features of the Eldredge Two-Spool Rotary Sewing Machine, for which we are exclusive agents. Seventh Floor, Slxh-. Bids;. SIXTH-STREET BUILDING. Just Received! Artistic and appropriate Jewish New Year Cards complete assortment. Price 1 to 50?. Bookstore Sixth Floor, Slxth-St. Bids;.