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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1915)
THE SrORXTXG OKEGONTAN. SATTJHDAT. SEPTEMBER 11, 1915. The Prices Tell the Story ' $40,000 of Furniture for $17,000. Read the Details in Sunday Papers. A Furniture Sale Without Precedent Butterick Patterns" Best by Any Test" Awarded Grand Prize at Panama Ex BOYS! Gymnasium Suit Shirt, Run ning Pants and Bike Supporters 95c. All Tennis Shoes Less 10 Per Cent. Delegates to the American Bankers' Convention, Their Wives and Families Are Invited to Visit Our New Store. position. We Are Exclusive Agents TMe quality-s-roTe poktlakb. ' Tli . , Trie QuM-rrf Sto.b PoirruAxa 16 "Nothing More Complete in America," Say Visitors! (feu The New Coiffire . is low at the back of the neck, calling for soft, fluffy, wavy hair and quite a bit of it! We carry Hair Goods of highest recognized quality only. Your own hair matched by ex perts! If you need hair, profit by this Saturday Special on Switches $ 7.50 Switch. Cut French hair, 22 inches $5.49. $15.00 French Switch, naturally wavy hair, 26 inches. $12.49. $ 6.50 German Switch, wavy, on 3 stems, 36 inches. .$3.98. $ 4.00 German Switch, naturally wavy, 24 inches, $1.69. Kifth Floor, Kiftl-St. Bide. DROBABLY more Eastern people have visited Portland- this L year than any in its history. The construction and equipping of our great new store have been viewed with astonishment by people from everywhere. One of America's most successful merchandising men the head of a famous New York store addressed a National gathering of merchants and merchandising men in Chicago this Summer. - He spoke of Meier & Frank's as being a 'unique store one of the few big stores'which preserve personal service to the customer. The Vogue for Ostrich Grows $1.19 for New Auto Veils! Selling From $1.50 to $2.25 -OOD quality heavy chiffon J Veils, some with fancy borders, others hemstitched. In brown, green, blue and white. Our regular $1.50 to $2.25 Veils! New -Mesh Veilings 45c A wide assortment of novelty meshes, honeycomb and Shetland Veiling. The kind selling? regularly for 65c and 75c a yard. Special at 43. Rainproof M alines 15c Just received in all the new shades! Pop ular for pompons, hat trimming, scarfs, neckwear, etc. Selling regularly at 25c. Specially priced at lot. FJrat Floor, Flfth-St. BIdz. New "Ireland" Mocha Gloves Just in! Soft grays, pretty browns and black. Many with new fancy em broidery. One and two clasp styles at $1.00, $1.50 to $2.O0. these "between-season" days. Comfortably light and warm, an ostrich ruff adds tone to the cos tume. A particularly large and pleasing assort ment just received in our Neckwear Shop! Charming Ostrich Ruffs at $3.50 Made of exceptionally long flues, white with black, black with white, pure white or black, full and fluffy, 27 inches long, finished with silk tassels. Priced $3.50. Others $1.98, $5 to. $29.50. Windsor Silk Ties at 48c One-third of a yard longer than usual. Soft ' messaline in all colors. Regularly 75c, for Sat urday 48. New Silk Collars at $3.50 For Coats. Woven of heavy silk in blue, green, gold or Allies' shade, with white pleated crepe side frills. $3.50. An exquisite assortment of lace scarfa for evening. Imported models embroidered in gold and silver at $24. 50. Others, beaded and spangled, from $12.50 to $19.50. Long Silk Gloves special 79. Heavy Mi lanese and Tricot silk in all sizes. In full elbow length. Lambskin Gloves specially priced, $1.25. Excellent quality, 1-clasp style. White, black, colors. First Floor. Our Range on Junior Suits and Coats Truly Remarkable! TXT" HETHER you intend to pay less than twenty or more V than sixty dollars for the younger girls' apparel, you will find it at Meier & Frank's ! Jaunty, youthful models, fur and velvet trimmed. Four Exactly as Illustrated a Navy Blue Coat of pebble cheviot. Belted, velvet and braid trimmed. With large pockets. At $15;00. b Suit of Blue Gabardine with coat flaring just enough to be smart. Collar of melon-colored velvet. Skirt with belt and pockets. At $22.50. c Coat of Mixture in brown and blue. Large and roomy, with collar of natural raccoon. Half lined. At $34.50. ' d Krimmer Trimmed Suit of navy gabardine. Coat with scallops bound, trimmed with fancy stitching. Belted. Flaring skirt with pockets. At $34.50. FourtK Floor, Flfth-St. Bids. A REAL Camera! The Brownie Delights Children because of its simplicity of operation and perfect work. $1.25 to $12. Today's Specials 50c 5x7 Porcelain Enamel Trays special today at 39. $1.50 Developing and Printing Outfits SI. IS. 1.50 Print Trimming Boards reduced to SI. 12. Kodak. Shop, Kirt Floor, .cw Bids;. Fitted to Your Eyes! Eyeglasses Today $2.50 YES expertly tested and lenses ground to your individual requirements. Gold-filled mountings. Glasses fitted by our reg istered optometrist and of quality for which we regularly charge $5. Today's special offering will prove a veritable blessing to those whose eyes are at all defective. First Floor, Slxth-St. BldR. Baby's High Chair, Today $1.33 Style as Sketched p ARENTS Here's JL something of un usual interest! For that "hard-to-look-after" baby, a good, sturdy high chair that sells regularly at $1.75 to day $1.33. Well made, of elm wood, with spindle back, cane seat and tray depend able workmanship throughout. $1.33 Temporary Annex. Eighth Floor. Timely News, Women's Underwear! With Fall days here, every woman will be interested in these rousing Saturday sav ings on best grades underwear. These 'standard makes of underwear are here exclu sively MUNSING, HARVARD MILLS, ATHENA, STERLING, KAYSER! Children's Underwear, 50c boys' and girls' fleece-lined cotton Union Suits in white and gray. In high neck, long sleeve, ankle length, drop seat. At 50c Children's Underwear, 25c separate Vests and Pants high neck, long sleeve, ankle length. White and gray all sizes. Just rightfor school wear. Today At 25c Rubens Vests, 48c mothers know the regular price of this silk - and - lisle quality is $1. Soft, light, comfortable and warm Rubens Vests. Sizes 1 to 4. At4$c - Women's Union Suits, 75c Fall weight, fleece - lined gar ments high neck, long sleeve and ankle length. All regular and extra sizes. Today At 75c Second Floor, Flfth-St. Bids. Vests To day, 37c fleece lined, in assorted styles regular and extra sizes. An excellent 65c quality. Good Fall weight for present wear. At 37c New Corsets for Misses The older girls these days are not satisfied with "any corset in a smaller size': they want corsets especially designed for them, on lines between the corset waist and the heavier corset. We specialize . in just such models. Many new cor sets just received. Among them A merican Girl Corsets $1.50 Made of good coutil, lightly boned. With medium bust and free hip. The same model in lighter weight, with girdle top, at $1.00. La Filette Corset, $2.00 Lightly boned with whalon. Low bust and medium hip. Especially comfortable and graceful. La Filette, in a slightly heavier quality and a little longer, at $2.50. Third Floor, Slxth-St. Bide. Read This Guarantee: I A MX A N e w "Samson" Suit . Free for Every One That Does Not Give Full Service That's why "Samson" is the favorite with mothers and boys- alike ! Made of the sturdiest all-wool fabric, in the snappiest new patterns and colors. Norfolk style, with two pair, knicke rbockers, full lined, with taped seams patented no-tear buckles At $6.50 Boys' Two-Pant Suits, also at $5. "Sampeck," the boys' clothes of individuality, $7.50 to $16.50. -Second Floor. Temporary Annex. Fifth and Alder, From 1 to 16 Everything for Girls! T rfAS BEEN interesting to watch many of Port land's young "buds" blossom forth. Many of our saleswomen have helped to. select clothes for them from infancy to young womanhood. That's the idea back of our Young Girls' Shop. Our little White Baby Shop takes care of them from their first day up to the firsl year and the general department from that day to their sixteenth birthday. Under wear, Dresses, Coats, Capes, Skirts and now Millinery. Everything se lected with utmost care and personal attention given every child. Millinery for Little Folks For the little tots from two to eight years we are showing some especially attractive little hats and bonnets poke and plain Crushers in plush at $1.50. Others in velvet and cloth, from $1 to $3.50. Charming little "dress hats" from $3 to $15. The Navy Blue Serge Dress Sketched at the right is especially becom ing to girls from 6 to 16. It is made on straight lines with reg ulation waist. The collar is em broidered batiste. Made of blue serge also black and white checks. Priced at $5.95. Sealette Coat sketched at left priced $4.95. Second Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. $5.85 Sweetly Youthful Hats for Younger Folks GRACEFUL models in youth ful effects drooping brims and rolling sailors. Some of plush or vel vet, others of felt. Simple and smart a wide variety at prices from 65c to $15. Hats for girls from six to twenty. Come in and try them on! At $2 The Hat Sketched above is of black plush in the serviceable "crusher" style. With band of gros grain ribbon. The same style in brown or blue. At $3.50 77j? Sailor Shown is especially youthful, with soft, droop ing brim, band of gros grain riDDon through pearl buckles. In navy, red, brown, black or Belgian blue. A good-looking sailor is of soft velours, in navy or black with band of corded ribbon. Priced at $4.50. $3.50 Fonrth Floor. Slxth-St. BldST. Grocery Specials Cross & Blackwell's Chow Chow, Bottle 39c Sugar Cured Hams, superior quality, lb. 17 Royal Banquet Butter, fancy Oregon make, the roll CS. Victor Coffee, popular 35c blend, pound 29. Fine Bacon, 10 to 12-lb. strips, strip, lb. 20 California Lemons, 360 size, dozen 19. Pure Laxd, No. 10 pails, $1.15; No. 5 pails 59 Oregon Cheese, fancyTillamook make, lb. 17 Queen Olives, large fruit in qt. Mason jars 45 Boiled Ham, surplus fat removed, sliced, lb. Jio Frankfurters or Weinerwursts, fresh daily, the lb. 17?. Holly Milk, Oregon make, dozen SOc, can 7?. Minced Clams, Elmore pack, No. 1 size, doz., $1.15; can, 10?. Cove Oysters, No. 1 cans, containing 4 ounces, 3 cans 25. Cottage Hams, nearly boneless, medium weights, lb. IS?. From the Candy Department 75c Victoria Chocolates, box 50c. 40c Assorted Cream Wafers 29?. 35c Iced Figs, special, lb. 25?. 25c Large 'Gum Drops, lb. 20?. BuniKit, Slxth-St. Bide. Aluminum Kettles 89c 89c j Full 'Two-Gallon Size rUST 200 at this reduced price J these kettles ,were formerly marked at $1.60. Made of heavy metal that will not easily dent a positive ne cessity to housewives who look for best results in their canning. Be on hand early to share in this seasonable offering! Nickel Towel Bars, Each 39c 18 inches long. v Extra heavy grade. Regularly priced at 85c, special today 39?. Nickel-Plated Soap Dish 37c Bath Tub Soap Dish. Sells regu larly 50c. Reduced to 37?. ' Glass Shelves, Special at 89c Wih nickel brackets. Were $1.25. Today for 89?. Temporary Aanex, Third Floor Silk and Leather Bags, $1.98 Regularly $3.50 and $5.00 rg HIS is a real opportun-J- ity to buy a new hand bag at a great, saving! This department is to be moved and broken lines will be closed out at lowest p1 rices! Two styles illustrated. vl'' EstaJlisfe4l m 1637 The- Quality Store- of Portland Fifths, .Si jcUv TTorrisory Alder Sta. Every bag good style silk lined, some fitted with toilet articles, others with mirror and .coin purse. Oval, melon, square and en velope. Soft leathers and fine moires. Scores of bags, but not many of a style so be here early for first choice! Klrjit Flour. Slxth-St. Bids. Substantial Savings on School Supplies TUST a few items that suggest the J worthwhile reductions in this department. 5c Lead Pencils at 3? 3c Lead Pencils at 12? 10c Castell Indelible Pencils today at 7? 10c Drawing Pencils 7? 2c Slate Pencils at 1? 5c Pencil and Pen com bined on sale at 4? 5c Pencil Lengtheners on sale now at 4? 10c Pencil Sharpeners on sale now at 7? 5c Pen Holders at 4 3c Pen Holders at 2? 5c Pencil Boxes at 3? 10c Pencil Boxes at 7? 25c Pencil Boxes 21? 50c Pencil Boxes 44? 5c Ink or Pencil Erasers on sale now at 4? 10c Ink or Pencil Erasers at only 7? 10c small Slates at 8? 10c boxes of White 10c boxes of Colored Chalk on sale at 6? 5c Blackboard Erasers on sale now at 4? 10c Wax Crayons ? 5c Wax Crayons at 3? 5c Book Straps at 4? 25c Book Straps at 15? 9x12 Drawing Pads 8? 8x10 Scratch Pads 4? 6x9 Scratch Pads at 4? 5c Ink Tablets now 3? 10c Ink Tablets at 7? 5c Composition Books on sale now at 3? 10c Composition Books on sale now at 7? 10c Legal Cap Pads, re duced to, each, 8? 5c small Note Books 3? $1.25 Self-Filling Foun tain Pens, 14-carat gold, guaranteed, onQO sale todav at. . . vOt Chalk on sale at 4? imt Floor, Firth-st. Bidu. PERSEVERANCE WINS OUT Laborer Spends Pays Correcting Et-, ror in Four Hours' Pay, For several days past a worklripmnn hs been try In ff to get to talk to Com missioner Baker at the City Hall. Each day he has found a long: waiting list ahead of him, and before his turn has come Mr. Baker has been called to other duties. Yesterday the persistent visitor ap peared with a determination. There was the usual list ahead of him. When it came noon and there were still some people waiting, he retired to the cor ridor and fished his lunch from his pocket. After eating1 he resumed his post, and finally was admitted into the Commissioner's presence. He had a complaint about having been underpaid for four hours work. Mr. Baker obtained more pay for him. "Kid" is rrpsy for term kidnaping. child." - Hence the JITNEY POST TO BE FILLED Examinations for Inspectorship Will Be Held September 2 1. - To get eligible for the position of municipal jitney inspector a civil serv ice examination is to be held September 1 at the City Hall. The examination will be open to all persons having re sided in the city for one year or more. The position pays $100 a month. In the test 25 points out of 100 will be given for experience and references, 25 points for knowledge of city ordi nances. 20 points for knowledge of motors and 30 points for mechanical ability. The position is held now on temporary appointment by Inspector Gallup. Two Automobiles Stolen. Thefts of two automobiles were re ported to the police Thursday. George Grumell, 367 Chapman street, reported that his machine had been taken frum Portland boulevard and Vancouver ave nue. H. C Huntinston said his auto mobile had been stolen from Fifth and Oak streets. The total production of whale oil tn lyij was 1.0O.OO barrels, more than half of which came from Norway Ten years agro the cost of producing a ton of he oil aa less than bait what it is now.