TODAY WE WIND UP THE FISCAL BUSINESS YEAR
Big Demands Are More People
and Cash, Says A. L. Mills.
OF 1914-1915 IN A BLAZE OF ULUK Y I
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REALTY BOARD HEARS TALK
Aicld Initiative Willi Care, AVarns
Speaker, Wlio Also Advises Good
Koud-t and Protection, for
Farmers and Land Buyers.
That Oregon needs more population
and more capital above everything else
was the contention of A. U Mills, pres
ident of the First National Bank, in
his address at the weekly luncheon of
the Portland Realty Board at the Com
mercial Club yesterday.'
He heralded good roads as the best
mans of yetting people on the land.
After denouncing certain unwhole
some uses of the initiative, he sarcas
tically referred to one Portland news
paper which insisted that the initia
tive was not dangerous by saying that
everybody with any sense knows It is.
O. k. Peak was chairman of the day.
"We all live off the farmer. Few
of us in the city produce anything of
value." said Mr. Mills. '"The wealth
of the state is in the fields, forests
and streams, and we owe It to the
country people upon whom we live to
see that they have every advantage
possible to make life attractive.
1.1st Cheap Lama's la Advice.
-We should have the cheap lands of
our state listed by the commercial
clubs of each county and these lists
should be kept on file In Portland.
"When a newcomer reaches Portland
he should be met at the station by a
reputable agent and aided In choosing
his land. When he makes bis selec
tion the newcomer should be billed
through to the commercial club near
est the land he has chosen. That com
mercial club then should see that the
land he has selected is what was rep
resented. All this should be done with
out expense to the settler.
"One satisfied settler is a better ad
vertisement than 10.000 highly col
ored descriptive pamphlets. A new
comer who has been induced to visit
Oregon and who finds that the returns
are not as represented is apt to re
turn east spreading poison wherever
he goes.
"After the newcomer has been well
located, the commercial organizations
should furnish him with the means, if
necessary, to equip his place properly.
"As everyone knows, capital Is timid,
but capital flows In wherever there is
opportunity for good returns and
where it is not harassed, hampered and
possibly confiscated by unwise legis
lation. Capital Jieeds Favorable Law.
In other words, to get capital to
come to our state we must rid Oregon
of the reputation of being the fool
state of the Union, where every polit
ical quack tries out his experiments
in government. To bring capital here
we must make our laws favorable to
Investors. To that end we must sup
port every movement that has ror its
purpose the curtailment of vicious or
freak legislation. The Initiative is a
measure that everyone recognizes to be
dangerous in its present form. e
should support a movement to restrict
its operations. '
"The initiative is not all bad, but
nearlv so. and should be only used
on great questions, those, for instance,
on which he Legislature has failed
to act and the merits of which easily
are understood by the people.
"Then again, we should have a defi
nite and fixed system of taxation that
is stable, a system that does not
change with the whim of every the
orist. Capitalists fear to make fixed
Investments where they may be taxed
to the point of confiscation.
FOUR VISITORS PLAN STAY
Body for Advancement or Science
May Stop Over in Portland.
i
Mrmiipr of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science are con
templating not only visiting Portland
"on their wav from the East to the con
vention, which they will hold in San
Francisco in August, but hope to make
a stay of several days in Portland and
to take several side trips to points of
interest, according to a letter sent to
the Chamber of Commerce by Secretary
A L. Banons, of the association.
Mr. Banons asks the chamber to send
htm at once all available literature con
cerning the points of especial interest
in Oregon and the most popular side
trips that can be made out from Port
land by tourists. -
LIQUOR COMPANY FORMED
Articles Filed to Do Business Until
Oregon Goes Dry.
The Temporary Liquor. Company, with
a duration until January 1. 1916, when
Oregon will go dry, filed articles of In
corporation in County Clerk Coffey"s
office yesterday.
The incorporators are George C Conn,
Philip Jaco and William Blair. The
company is capitalized at $2000 and un
dertakes a wholesale and retail liquor
business at 12 Second street.
The incorporators said yesterday that
the company was organized to use up
the unexpired portion of the license of
the Commercial Wine Company, former
ly held by A. Margulis, of South Port
land. GOPHERS PICK COMMITTEE
Membership Body of Minnesota So
ciety Is Appointed.
Dr. A. XL 'Webster, president of the
Minnesota Society, lias appointed to the
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meniocrsiiip commuico 'aa - w.
. :.,wun Miss Kleanor Scully. Mrs.
Krank McKay. Mrs. X. J. Sykes. Mrs.
Klizabeth Merrill. Mr. Swenson and
Ueorge W. Kodgers.
The society meets every second
tvrin(v(RV at Cotillion Hall as a social
center, with card playing, dancing and
a programme. loiiowea oy '
hnv nanv. The next meeting will be
February 10. The committee In charge
of the nrocramme is rrana jiin-aj.
Mrs. A. M. Webster and Isaac Staples.
CHAMBER ACTS ON JITNEY
Commerce Body in Resolution Sug
gests Taxes and Regulation.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
floes not indorse the Jitney bus as It Is.
Yesterday the board of trustees voiced
its disapproval in the following resolu
tion, which was adopted and ordered
tent to the Major:
That it is the ?ene of the board of trus
tee of the Portland Chamber of Commerct
that It la to the. -best Interests of the City
of Portland that alt vehicles operated on In
atreets for the purpose of conveying pas
fencers for pay ahall be aubjeet to u.:l
!!. , license, etc.. and ahall be subject tc
uch resulettona as ahall protei-t the boa'
lntereis ami eafety ot its cltlens and re
compense the city lor the use of lt atreeta
The Last Day of the
January White Sales!
The Last Day of the
January Clearances!
The Last Day of the
Pre-Inventory Sales!
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The Quality Stoke of Portland
' nftK. SicU. "Morrison, Alder Sta.
Today, the last of the special "DELINEATOR" subscrip
tion offer. Act quickly!
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All Our Children's
Fine Dresses in 3 Lots
4.95 to 6.75
Dresses, Now
3.50
7.95 to 10.95
Dresses, Now
11.50tol6.50
Dresses, Now
7.50
ah vti. vom!jim"ncy sfnrics nf Childrens Winter
Dresses, regularly priced $495 to $16.50, are included.
Made of fine, imported serges, velvets, challies, black and white checks
and novelty materials. All this Winter's newest and most attractive
models. Ranee of sizes 6 to 14 years.
$5
CHILDREN'S $5.95 TO $9.75
COATS, corduroy and novelty ma
terials in a great assortment of
colors and styles. Sizes O QO
2 to 6 years
CHILDREN'S $12.50 TO $15.75
COATS Fine zibeline, French
broadcloth and Balmacaan cloth.
Sizes 10, 12 and 14 f QC
Fifth Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg.
years.
Last Day of the
Women's Kid
Glove Sale
Every pair of Kid Gloves in our big stocks reduced.
$2.50 Long White Gloves, pair v . -?1;50
$1.25-$1.50 Doeskin and Chamois Gloves, pair. . . .7og
$4 and $5 Perrin's and Trefousse Long Gloves, $1-98
75c Silk-lined Cashmere Gloves, pair o5
$1.25-$1.50 Silk-lined Gloves, pair . . . . . 95
$1.50 to $2.50 Heavy Kid Gloves, all lined, pair. . . .95
50c and 65c English Knit Gloves, pair. o9?
. First Floor, Slxth-St. Bids.
Today The Last Day
Muslinwear
White Sale
Opportunities are flashing by take advantage of
them while you may.
wnwwa i Avn SI 25 NAINSOOK GOWNS Ex-
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actly 120 in the lot. Several styles included, one as il
lustrated. Either high or low necks. A variety of
trimmings, including Swiss embroidery and ?Q-
pretty laces. Sale price - VJCfK,
$1.00 AND $1.25 WHITE APRONS, made of fine
materials, with and without bibs. Prettily Q
.trimmed with lace or embroidery .JJ
7sn Tn tin fin WHITE PETTICOATS Made of the
very finest materials. All new models, perfectly made.
Trimmed with handsome embroideries and 3 98
fine laces .' ! ,
50c DRAWERS AND CORSET COVERS, made of good
materials. Drawers in Knickerbocker style, embroid
ery trimmed; Corset Covers lace or embroidery OO.
awL 1 li l'I'l IV
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trimmed.
1 aid fl.39 Bodices, silently
soiled. 9C
Women' l ana 91JSO "La
Greque Drawers 69f
120 in the lot at.
Women's 59c and 75c Corset
Covers 3IC
Women's ).."! Shirtwaist Slips. oC
tSMt Shirtwaist Silk Slips. . .1.8
Second Floor, Slxth-St. Building.
All Charge
Purchases
made today will go on Feb
ruary accounts, payable
March 1,1915.
These three great events all combined into one for
today bring unlimited numbers of remarkable bar
gains in goods that we would rather sell quickly than
carry over another single day. This ad is only a partial
list. You'll find scores of others not advertised.
"HURT"
Book Sale
I P TO EOe JiOVElS and -I J f.
Gift Books, now. each X
VV TO ai.50 KDITIONS Fiction
and Juvenile Books, now. qCp
each ir
UP TO as TOT BOOKS, beau-l
tifully illustrated, now lessyg
IP TO io BIBLES now I
less..;.... y4
Sixth Floor, Slxth-St. Bids-'
Children s
Hosiery
Reduced
CHILDREN'S 20c BLACK
COTTON HOSE Ribbed, with
seamless feet. Spe- "I O Ay '
cial, the pair
CHILDREN'S 23c ENGLISH
LISLE HOSE Black and tan,
with linen heels and toes.OO
3 pairs 65S pair -GaSiC
BOYS AND GIRLS' 25c
"BLACK CAT School Hose, in
medium and heavy weights.
Special, two pairs for OO.
45S pair 6J1,
CHILDREN'S 25c FLEECE
LINED COTTON HOSE Black,
with seamless feet. 1Q.
Pair Xi7l
INFANTS' 23c MERINO
HOSE In black and white. In
sizes 4 to' 6. Special, 0
the pair. aStiw
INFANTS' SILK AND WOOL
HOSE Of finec quality. All
colors. Sizes 4 to 6.OC
3 pairs 1, pair. . JJL
I I rat Floor, Slxth-St. Bldtc.
Children s
2.50 to 5.00
Bathrobes
for 98c
Made of splendid grade all
wool eiderdown, in attractive
shades of pink and blue. All
edges bound with satin in self
color, trimmed with silk orna
ments and some embroidered
down the front in dainty de
signs. Made with pocket, square
neck. These Robes are finished
at waistline with silk cord and
tassel. . Sizes 6 months to 4
years. Sale price 9S.
$1 AND $1.25 WOOL BODY
LEGGINGS, machine or hand
nit- White, navy, Oxford and
cardinal shades. Some slightly
soiled from display. Sizes 6
months to 4 years. He- CQ.
duced price, pair .J7V
59c WHITE WOOL CAPS 29
$2.9S AND $3.50 SWEATER
SUITS, hand and machine knit,
in basket weave. A broken as
sortment of three-piece suits, in
white, tan, Oxford and cardinal.
Six months to 5-yr. 1 CO
sizes. ' Reduced to.'. ...
Second Floor, Slxth-St. Bids.
Candies
Coff man's Mlllc Mallows, tl
box ' 4e
Colfman'a Society Choco-
lates, box 3SC
Coff man's Buttermilk Choco
lates, box 4f
Toasted Marshmalloivs. Ib...yc
Jelly Henna and tinm Drops,
pound. lor
Candy Store. Basement,
Slxth-St. Bide.
While They Last Today
Men's $15 to $25 Suits
and Overcoats at 7.50
One grand clean-up at such a ridiculously low price as to set every man
in Portland a-talking.
$15 TO 20 SACK SUITS FOR $7.50
Made of all-wool materials. A splendid assort
ment of ' patterns , for selection, consisting of
brown,' gray and green mixtures, plaids, Tartan
checks, pin, regimental and Roman stripes. Suits
made in the favored English style or regulation
models. Range of sizes 30 to 48. Sixty-four
Suits in the lot.
$20 TO $23 FINE OVERCOATS, S7.50
Made of all-wool chinchilla, cashmere- and
tweeds. Full-length coats, with convertible or
shawl collars. This is the balance of our stocks
of Winter Overcoats, selling originally between
$20 and $25. There are 80 in the lot, in ixes S2
to S8 inclusive, only. To close out the lot before
stock-taking the price has been reduced to $7.50.
Suits in tne ioi. u "!, i
Also Men's S15 to S18 Norfolk Style Suits 7.50
Made of good materials, well tailored and in attractive shades of blue, gray and tans. Norfolk
style suits are especially pleasing to young men, and we're offering 39 of them, in sizes 36 to
40, at $7.50. Temporary Annex. Second Kloor.
Today Our Entire Stock
Men's Famous "Gotham
1.50 Shirts Selling for 95c
Five hundred Shirts of the popular "Gotham" make priced right down
to a quick-selling point.
Your choice of such materials as madras, percales, Oxfords and cham
brays' a very comprehensive assortment of patterns to choose from. Plain
or pleated bosoms, stiff or soft cuffs. Also included in this lot are a great
variety ot tne new ana popular musmuum pieatcu aim to.
Entire Stock of $5 "Gotham" U
Silk Shirts, Special Today at
This is the first time these Shirts have ever been sold at
HALF PRICE. Every silk shirt in our huge stocks of "Gotham"
make selling at $5 is included, so you may judge of the immense
variety you'll have for selection. Good and desirable colors and
combinations, in broad stripes,, medium stripes and multi-color
effects. '
Men's $3.50 to $7 Odd
Sweaters for
1.98
Fine wool and worsted
plaited, ruffneck or V-neck
styles. Plain or combina
tion colors. Sizes 34 to 46.
Men's $2 and $3, Fine
Soft Felt Hats for
50c
Fedora .and telescope
shapes, in gray, brown, and
tan mixtures. Broken lines
and sizes. Choice. 50.
Temporary Annex, JPT
First Floor.
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Specials in
Toilet
Needs
Hedden's Toilet Water 49
Massatta Talcum 11
Woodbury's Facial Cream 16
Egyptian Face Powder. . . .33?
50c Hard Rubber Combs, 9
inches long 27
Pebeco Tooth Paste 28tf
Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder.. 13?
Euthymol Tooth Paste, 2 25
Pear's Glycerine Soap 13
Armour's Oatmeal or But
termilk Soap 3
Jergen's Benzoin and Al
mond Soap 7
Riker's Tooth Powder 15J
T7. A Good Tooth
J7 fCC Brush with every
package of Riker's Tooth Pwd.
Flrsl Floor, Slxtn-St. Bids.
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Final Clean-uo of Suits and Coats
For Women
and Misses!
12.50 to 27.50
Suits and
7.50 to 15.00
Coats, Choice Now
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in
$5
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' $12.50 TO
$27.50 TAILORED SUITS, fashioned of
serge, cheviot, gabardine and worsteds.
The color . range includes navy, black,
brown, green, checks and mixtures. Every
suit one of this season's desirable models.
Both long and short-length coats, yoke
or tunic skirts. Plain, severely tailored
styles, or "dressy" models. About 145
of them at So.
MISSES' AND WOMEN'S $7.50 TO
$15 COATS, made of good serviceable
materials like zibeline, tweeds, serges,
etc. Many are just suited to early
Spring wear. Long Coats or the popu
lar three-quarter length. 125 in the lot
at Floor- "!--- "
-Temporary Annex.
Second Floor.
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Orange Sale! Doz. 12 V2C
Fine grade Cal
ifornia Navels,
250 size to case,
at $2.25 dozen
12'2.
Oranges, medium size
200 to case, doz. 15
Oranges, large size. 12b
to case, dozen.'. . . 2."(k
35c C o f f e e, "Victor,"
the pound 29
Butter, Jersey brand.
roll 630 n
Kenton Bacon, sugar-cured backs, half strips, lo..
Pork Sausage, small links, lb
1 nrvil 1. mbn 1 Vl . -
Uneese, ncn iimnmun """i . , .
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Butter, noyai dwuci u. .,., -- ....
Sliced Pineapple, Victor brand. No. 2 cans, dozen S1""
t r-i..,- No Q snrks C
jTBawjf ' ' - . .. . no
Olives, in quart mason jars '
Carefully- selected. clo.ely candled. Khort
storafce Oregon Kggs. Fully guaranteed. No
pre Koorf iroeer. Hnfmrit. Mxtn-l. mo
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Odds and Ends Sale of
Boys' Clothes
An annual event that brings us one of the big
gest days' business of the year.
The prices tell the story.
Rovs $5.00 to $8.50 0crcoat.. 7 to
16-year sizes, 75 in lot $2.i
Boys' $3.50 to $3.00 Overcoats. 5 to
8-year sizes, 50 in lot $1.S5
Boys' $3.50 to $6.00 Reefer OvercoatH,
fancy grays, tans and reds, 3 to 10-
year sizes. 150 in lot $J .?!)
Boys $7.50 to $13.00 BIu! Serge Suit,
double-breasted style. Sizes 6 to lb
years. 100 Suits in lot J3.S.1
Boys' $7.50 to $12.50 Suits, in double,
breasted and Norfolk stout models.
Sizes 14 to 18 years. 50 in lot, J?.'..S5
Boys' $7.50 to $10.00 Fancy -.Sam-peck"
Suits, every suit with two pairs
of pants. Sizes 7 to 18 years. 100 in
lot $ri.sr
Boys' $12.50 to $18.00 fancy "Sam
peck" Suits, with two pairs of pant.
Sizes 7 to 18 years. 150 Suits in lot.
Now s?o.sr
Boys $2.00 Telescope Hats, high or
diamond crowns, sizes 6'i t T'i- 200
to be sold at S1.35
Boys' $1.50 Telescope Hats, with high
crowns. Sizes 6'i to 7',. 200 on
sale at S 1 .1 1
Children's $1.50 to $3 Middy Hats in
sizes 6'i to ?t 150 in lot, reduced
to 1S
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