Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 29, 1915, Image 16

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Newspaper Page Text16 TITE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, JULY 29. 1915. FAIR TICKET AGENTS AID OWN SEX ONLY Wen Who Insist, However, May Buy Tickets From New O.-W. R. & N. Women. FIRST LESSON IS GIVEN Tarty Representing Innovation in Railroad Business Spends Day in Portland and Will Make Trip Over Company's System. "It will be your business to look after the women passengers exclusively," ex plained William McMurray, the general passengrer agent. He was conducting a school of In struction for the newly appointed women passenger agents, by which the O.-W. It. & N. Company is to distin guish itself from other railroads. "But if a man wants to buy a ticket?" Interrupted Miss Olive Lender, the agent at Spokane. "Never mind the men." protested Mr. McMurray. "Yes. but sometimes the men ask us " started Miss Edna Flynn, of Se attle. "Let the men in the office wait on tho men." insisted the general passen ger agent pleasantly but firmly. "Why, Mr. McMurray, I'm surprised at you," interposed A. C. Jackson, the advertising agent. "Can't you see that with young women behind the counter as er attractive as these, it will be impossible to keep the men away?" Peraiatent Men May Bay. Mr. McMurray readily accepted the truth of this statement. "Well," he agreed, "if the men Insist on buying their tickets from you it will be all right to wait on them." And so ended the first lesson. But school will begin again today and continue tomorrow and the next day and for several days next week. By the time the course Is completed the young women will have toured the entire O.-W. R. & N. system and ac quainted themselves with all the prin cipal points of interest. Yesterday was "Portland day" for tho young women. Officials of the com pany endeavored to acquaint them with everything they ought to know, and Miss Estelle Macaulay. the Portland agent, confessed last night that she learned a whole lot about Portland that she never knew before. Walla Walla Girl Well Informed. When it came to what might be .called the technical detail of the bust ness, all the others could take a few lessons from Miss Myrta Baker, of Walla Walla, who has been In the serv ice of the company 10 years, and who. at various times, dropped bits of in formation that revealed her knowledge not only of the passenger department but of the freight department as well. "The best railroad man irk Eastern Washington," is what the men around Walla Walla and Spokane call Miss Baker. She began her railroad career as a stenographer in the Walla Walla office. The second day she was there she began to sell tickets. It wasn't long until she could contract for freight movements, and now she can go out and solicit carload orders in competi tion with the best men solicitors in that territory. "I just naturally drifted Into it," She explained. Now she is chief clerk In the Walla Walla office and has a stenographer of her own. Her success was doubtless the in spiration for the company in appoint ing women to. sell tickets and solicit passenger business. The railroad of ficials knew that it required an unusual type of woman to enter this new and untried field. In only one case was it necessary to go outside its own ranks to get the right kind of woman. The exception was Miss Olive E. Lender, the agent at Spokane. Miss Lender had been conspicuously successful in her previous activities. One Is Ei-epaper Woman. More than 10 years ago she began to earn her living on the big Chicago newspapers. She worked her way through college with her pen. She was visiting in Spokane when the Coeur d'Alene land drawings took place. In a spirit of fun and adventure she took a chance. Then when she returned to Chicago she was surprised to learn that she had drawn No. 12 in the list. She returned and selected an excellent quarter section near Long Lake, where the Washington Water Power Company has its plant. She lived on the place until she secured her title. Since then the has acquired other property and has engaged extensively in the cattle business. A few years a fire destroyed most of her buildings and she returned to the newspaper office to recoup her losses. For nearly three years before receiving her recent appointment she was society editor of the Spokane Spokesman-Review and of the Spokane Chronicle. Tart Attracts Officials. In Miss Flynn at Seattle the company likewise found a girl who had dis played unusual resourcefulness and self-dependence. For more than two years before beginning her present work she was chief clerk in the O.-W. It. & N. offices in the Seattle passen ger station. Her duties there brought her into constant contact with the public and her tact in handling every day business problems brought her to the attention of her superior officials. Miss Macaulay, of the Portland office, is another who has acquired property of her own. Six years ago she went with her father into northern Lake County and located on a homestead and she secured a patent. Now she derives a substantial income from it. She entered the legal department of the O.-W. R. & X. Company and now is studying law. She expects soon to take the bar examinations. '1 guess we have enough talent among our young women to get our idea started right," commented Mr. Mc Murray. But he did not hesitate to put them through a severe course of training yestarday. They heard short talks from Frank W. Robinson, as sistant traffic manager; H. M. Watkins, president of the O.-W. R. & N. Em ployes' Club; Blaine Hallock, presi dent oC the Transportation Club, and John Scott Mills, editor of the Pacific Semaphore. They were luncheon guests of Captain Nopander on the steamer Bear at noon, and in the afternoon vis ited the various railroad ticket offices and the newspaper offices. They will leave today or tomorrow for Spokane, Seattle and other points with stops at various places of Interest along the line. Then they will begin their new work in earnest. St. Helens Steam Laundry Burns. ST. HELENS. Or.. July 28. (Special.) Fire, believed to have originated in the boiler-room, early this morning destroyed the plant of the St. Helens team laundry. The loss is placed at $3000. There was no Insurance. George Watkins, owner of the plant, believes dropping coal from the firebox of the boiler was responsible for the fire. The St. Helens fire department saved some of the goods in the building. i Charge Purchases Made Today and This Week Will Be Charged on Bill Rendered Sept. 1st f: OUR REMOVAL SALE Is Rapidly Coming to a Close and on Next Saturday Night All Departments In Their Permanent Quarters Will Discontinue Having Every Article Reduced This ruling, of course, does not apply to such departments as have not moved, and we shall continue to have "every article reduced" except contract goods, "Silk Maid" hose, new Fall suits and groceries. Buy now! Establish USS7 The- Quality" St6r& of- Portland riftX Sixi. "Morrison. Alder Sta. Women's Tailored Suits $20 Embracing All Our Remain ing $42.50 to $55.00 Models We're moving! New goods are also coming in. nence tnis siasmng 01 iormer figures. styles, This season's styles, and the best ones! Fashionable fabrics and color effects! Suits for "dress and business wear! Limited in quantity, but many styles! Kwrth Floor. Stxth-9t. Bids. And Here's Your Semi-Yearly Disposal: Men's Manhattan Shirts Reduced We carry the largest and most complete stocks of "Manhattan" shirts in the City of Portland, and it is these stocks you have to "pick from" in this sale. Examine our stocks first, and note the signal savings. For instance: "MANHATTAN" I "MANHATTAN" I "MANHATTAN" I "MANHATTAN" SHIRTS, KEG. I OC I SHIRTS, REG. M CC SHIRTS, RKG. QC I SHIRTS, REG. fO DC 11.60. NOW pliZU 12.00. NOW $I03 12.50-13. NOW..li33 13.50-14, NOW...ti03 The fabrics are the newest and best. The styles are the latest and most desired in French or stiff cuff models. The fit is the standard always observed by the makers of "Manhattan" Shirts perfect because cut On correct lines. Temporary Annex. I-'Irat Floor Ostrich Neck Ruffs Our Price Today, $1.19 Those wanted kinds bought underprice otherwise they'd sell for $2 and $2.50. Included are all black, all white, black and white combinations, plain blues, greens, browns, wistaria, and lovely color combinations. Both ribbon and tassel trimmings Fit Floor. sixth-M. nid. Silk and Cotton Wash Crepes, VS.- Yard at 19c Excellent quality in colorings of gray, tan, lavender, white, rose, light blue and yellow. ser..d Kioor. w nmidt. Out-of-Town Mail Orders Filled From This and All Our 'Ads If Received Within Three Days ' of date. Telephone us where Quanti ties are limited or you are in a hurry. Should you come in person, ask any floorman to call personal shopper, who will conduct you to as many of the 75 departments as you choose. There is no charge for this service. Blouses Today at $2 Our W ell-Known "Welworth" Brand Blouses, like other articles of apparel, should be ex pressive of the wearer's per sonality. These Blouses have the virtues of dig nity, charm, simplic ity and refinement. They are entirely different from and much better than the kind of a Blouse $2 will ordinarily buy. "Welworths" are sold in Portland exclusively at Meier & Frank's! Fifth Floor, sixt.-st. Bids. r mm wuMijirriTiiim. r I . mmM You Are Cordially Invited to An Exhibit and Sale of Baskets and Curios Direct from the Philippine Islands' Exhibit at the Panama International Exposition . At the request of the Government officials, we will for a limited time display this wonderful collection of baskets and other articles made by the school children of the Islands. You Will Marvel at the Exquisite Baskets in This Collection The articles are all sold at moderate prices, as fixed by the Government. Take the escalator to Main Aisle, Second Floor, New Bldg. A few of the articles are noted below. Draperies or Couch Covers Made of native grasses, highly colored, red predominating. Native Brooms Made of la a, with nhort handles. Very desirable aa den decorations. Slippers and Sandals Made of various grasses, some crocheted, others woven. Cushions or Pillows Made of burl and abaca, some em broidered in native dexiKns. Filled with soft grasses or fiber. Fish Scale Lamp Shades Very beautifully etched In what we would call conventional designs. Look like pearl. Hand-Made Native Baskets Made of native grasses, split bamboo, buri. abaca and other materials. All sorts of shapes, ceremonial, work, waste, collar, button and dozens of quaint ef fects. All made by hand in beautiful natural color combinations. War Implements Have Seen Service. Spears, bolos. dagfrers, krls. kampllan. shields, many mounted with native sil ver. A very interesting collection. Odd Metal Pieces Bugo boxes, made like our Jewel cases, some with compartments. Gongs of old brass and copper, some hundreds of years old. Old brass cooking pots, quaint bowls and boxes In profusion. New California Small White Beans, 5 lb. Sack 29c 8ALT PORK. THOROUGH-I Cm I.Y CURED, THE POUND I 31 MOLASSES. AUNT DINAH CO r PR AND. NO. 10 CANS 3 0l HEP SALMON. NO. 1 TALL I fl i CANS: DOZ Sl.lO, CAN IUl rKIKD APPLKS. FRESHLY CUT RINGS. THREE 1UUNDS FOR :25c PEAS. VICTOR BRAND, NO. J CANS; DOZEN. "I.IO, THEJQq KENTON "BACON." "suWaR-CURED RACKS. HALF STRIPS, I 01 n THE POUND I02U S.i;0 OR TAPIOCA. BEST Ql'AI. ITY. K1VK-IHH X1) CLOTH OQo SACKS. PRICED Z3l Ilurmril, Mith-at. Mulleins A Nest of All Aluminum Sauce Pans VsA$if 80c Made 1, 1 and 2 -quart-size Pans. of pure aluminum, seamless and with out a blemish. We have exactly 66 nests of them in stock, therefore "come early." Nest of 3 Aluminum Pans. Regu larly $3.00, now at $1.50; 3, 4 and 5-Quart-Size Pans. Temporary Annex, Third Floor 48 of These Electric Bread Toasters, Each 59c Originally $2.50 If you get down early this morn ing, you may be among: the 4S fortu nate purchasers of these Electric Bread Toasters that are to be on sale today. The illustration is exactly like the Toaster offered at this remarkable price as long as any of the 43 remain. T r m x rry Annex, Third Floor TOD A Y WE C E LEER ATE EVENT NO. 6 IN OUR GREAT etore Anee -Vacating - x-Sale at R the -Temporary- emoval Prices Special items gathered from three floors in our Annex and so strong as to compel your attention and enthusiasm. Some of them are of limited quantity and demand immediate buying. Read: Our Entire Stock of Hammocks at Less 25 For Today Only at This Reduction ' Such well-known makes as Vudor, Hohlfeld, etc-, in knit and woven patterns, dozens of designs and colors. With and without pillows, spreaders and deep valances. The best Hammocks to be found all at FOURTH OFF. Temporary Annex, Eighth Floor. Children's Sulkies for $1.39 Regularly $2 to $3.25 Sidewalk Sulkies for small boys and girls. Your choice of plain or rever sible backs. Made with good springs, 10-inch wheels, with 4-inch tires. A one-day bargain in Sulkies. -Temporary Annex. Eighth Floor. New "Littb Wonder" Records 10c Over 4000 to Select From Such favorites as "Pigeon Walk," "Little Gray Home in the West," "Kentucky Home," "On the 5:15," "Some Baby," "Beverley Hunt," dance, vocal and band selections. Temporary Annex, Fifth Floor A Famous Fulton Go-Cart at $8.98 Reduced From $12.00 Our No. 418 R. A. F. model. Closes with one motion. Nickel fenders, runabout hood, reclining back, equipped with fine grade springs. Very attractively finished. Spells comfort for baby, and easy to handle for mother. FULTON GO-CARTS, $13.49 Reduced From $18.00 High-grade, full collapsible, the very latest model. All steel frame, nickel-trimmed tubular pushers, back adjustable to three positions, auto hood, rear windshield, fine springs, 12-inch spoke wheels, -inch tires and nickel fenders. Tempor ' - 1 This Cabinet Gas Range $24.85 Includes Installing In Y our II o m e The convenient side-oven style, with warming shelf. All enamel finish; may be washed as easily as any dish in your pantry. This is . one of the best Gas Range specials we have ever been able to offer you. Investigate it! Tempornry Annex. Fifth Floor Children's High Chairs. Special 98c Reduced From $1.50 Well-made High Chair of selected elm wood, firmly put together. Has saddle seat and large trays. Backs are prettily carved. Temporary Annex. F-lahth Floor. Willamette Coaster Wagons $2.49 Regularly at $3.50 Very strongly ' constructed, just like illustration. Heavy board bed with brake attachment and .strong steel-tired wheels. Every boy wants one now for only $2.49. Temporary Annex, Sixth Floor. Refrigerators Priced Today at Only $8.65 A Popular Model That Has Sold at $10.00 REFRIGERATORS RE GULA RLY $12, REMOVAL SALE (T r Q r PRICE CDc oD REFRIGERATORS REGULARLY J13.50, REMOVAL(T-f- fVf SALE PRICE v-pJLJL.DD REFRIGERATORS REG U L A RLY $15.00, REMOVA LfJ i Q nr SALE PRICE OJ-O UJ REFRIGERATORS RE GULA RLY $18.50, REMOVALrj- p Q p SALE PRICE JD1D.OJ Tempornry Annex, Fifth Floor Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases, Steamer Rugs 14 Wardrobe Trunks, fiber covered and lined, over 500 rivets in each trunk. gy Were $35.00, $37.50 and $40.00; now tJ)jQ 20 Fiber Covered Trunks, hardwood, cloth lined, two trays, solid steel pro tec- T - -v tions. Very special at tjJLv 15 Fitted Bags and Suit Cases, the finest made, assorted fittings. Every one 1 now at 2 50 Bags and Suit Cases, black and brown cowhide. Were $7.50 and $S.25; spe- C fT cial now at 18 Walrus Bags, Kauffman make, sizes 16, 17 and 18. Were $18.00; Q- -j fTf special now at O Walrus and Cowhide Bags, leather lined, with polished brass trimmings. rT f Were $10.00; now JJ) QJ 20 Rattan Suit Cases, well made, good looking. Were $4.50 to $6.00; (JQ f now at t-JO All New "Hartman" and "Inde- -f COl tructo" Wardrobe Trunks less JLv lO 18 Indian Rugs, heavy weight, three good patterns. Were $4.50 and ft f ?7 $5.00; now fO 4 O Tempornry Annex, Fifth Floor USE THE ESCALATORS THEY ARE EASY TO RIDE UPON AND AS SAFE AS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR!