e ; -i n : r NAMIH6 "LIGKEe" IS OF HO USE HOW Bartender Likefy to Get Exas peratcd and Refuse Service if You're Too Particular. CASE GOODS ARE ALL GONE ,J4-I Mliforten Dleroerrrtl la Im arvlty or IWxtle eaS Repatabla ClUswee May IV .-ra Cad , atlloc Krf tm Way Home. tat es a 1 . 1 1 : tfrlBa." -" gwated t& 'i'4t Baa About town. T'i t tsar." rep: led th friend wfc pride b lata If feu kBOtds f I geatleraaa drtaher' what t To Ife barteader be mars-, a red. "y-ftMeford." The peraac ef t& searched Toba I, a.j pa!..! -NotSlB lis that to day he tri. "v ora t IMah aoout It. I'd prefer b!ea 1 ia sna asm Moaoe-ram Now . ' .':! dwtnf. Mister. Boiling da ." retraed fie bartender. li ! het a onpleeaaat rapv. ma a a It .ld (roar cr llermtlace. tte. joii (latent got that. -inny k ro i ac i vt looky here" eiarntated tka t"-'uMy act:4 bar keep. -What ara ! (ra cor lrl( pall aft with i' Tin I m a whoieeale liquor kooa I a ot whiwhy. tria ant baar t ra j caa take tl cr -it. ejalch"" le. It kaa euea to lata. Win prea Mtiu trtrea dare eeiey and tha B3oritloa ef ail saud exeee'iln; tka '! re!af:i kr several tttouaaad aelloaa. there a miektr 'a choir left far tba iotniiur la drtnke. Ma caa aa looser get hie sparlal brand ef llrkar" Iron Ihw mart, behind tha Bar tt kaa become a caa ef laka wnat ka tm get. end ka take It al kia ti ri. Caa .- kit (-awes. Ttrapt Id a vary fetr saloons tkat k i.i tka foraaicki la tar la extra u-p;-a weke aa. o-he have raa a lav tkat prateu-aur all tka "caea soadw." a tlx ttaa bot led kraa4a ara keoara. tji be drank . lleaeralir poi'K. aw ef tae litor aer-ved nr In kara lew I catlaJ ""whisky" r "Ha by corty "olr. Tka ait-iatloa la ena )). prekabtr tka fleaat aa tka rartfi CoaiU wall l.'ljitrttx ta atat ef affaira. A faw nmtt io tk:a ibiaa arra4 aa &i.kr tkat waa l at lat Bin yaara aid. A far aso It waa ama aii-ycar-utd Mkr wkaa no partlcu:r kr-n.l waa all. for. Soar It I aaratna any i ar tka proprietor raa l I ra tka wbol'aa'a boua to let kirn fca. "Ant Ira aol saraatalsa aer tkloc." ka apUia4 jrtardar- Til ka kari put to U t inoatl ef Bar klaf af aM.tkr to aae ma tarook tka ! rf J aa It la" rata haa tratr kaada4 ant aa Iroa- J I l aa'-kaca to I'nrtland aaloeamaa tkla J't t' to tkree or f iar waake aco. I "i..r buinaa rarallx was worae rn It ar k4 baaa." -Van aimply sra Bot drlnklnr aa th ad lo." waa the raaeral plaint. It evwa ItMkad aa If tka eatooae aroatta't ka at la to all wriat atocks tkr bal 1Smitl tka tamllr llqaer aloraa war Cain a ruakiax bu'aea aa- Data kara Plar fatraaa. But bow. wkn ana who kaa not tika a drlak la a barroom la yea re ara troopine ap to tka bara la IkroBte l dmaa4!n drink, probablr bra tnar know trier will nea.r b aMa ta do It asaia la I'ortlaRd. tka aalooaman k taaa I enoock IUuor to ic around, and tir can't a-1 ur mora. Tka weather maa la at tka on'r faraoa to sukarrtka to tkaoti sdaf. It never nine bot It poora." Tha famr. r lltor atorea and tha .!; kcoaae. thouak. fld plentr af avla.-a la tha downpour. Tker kava taaa taklnc In fcofr br tka karrL Pome of tnene kav cte:inat oat their 'kU reetocked eg raait ordr from ralifrrnia an.t r!. and out aaaln aa tur aa thr t:mea. Tka kooBkeepina ataff of ona kia Ttiuar koaa kaa been bnay from ? A. M. to I. t every day f r the paal an waeke rarordin aalee that rncd trra U K to lM la eircle ordera and a eeeeral oavaalrtna ran aa kick aa ie- to tha erdr. and etre to III Thla la to ear Bothm of a retutant atraara af d:n f!4 citn-ca with poll aaaaa wko eoot"l (malt park as a lots raacta from on quart to a doaeo qiarta ef wta or llqior. ttaM rtttaaaa Pkaoaalawa. P"m cltlsan kav ra ached tk point where the lack of a aaltraa or dalle err iti botkar tkem not at a!L I'm rnaa etrorfa calmly Bp fiatti street eterdr carrying a fle-cklloa k. of whlaky In both araia. II cudd!4 It aa taodarly as If It bad bee a a 1 ponnd babo. Tka rity of tha ailoatloo. it tha t aaainarioa c o r re po rvcj c t a ara so fond of remarkis. haa baea enhanced thla week by a dplorab! scarcity of Bote lea. tea!ere Bavin aoanllfiaa ef tlquor la bulk kaa ba at their wits ende ta obtain aaoack bottles to pot It op In. All Ike bottle sapply ho uvea. ean tha Jink dealers, baa yielded their laat bottle to the raaa and atltl there are not enoach. LoasT bottles, squat bottle. ea bottles and fat bottles are at a premium. Tk fiee-calloa kes;. a favored ra cepeacl for drouth i eluir. kaa also ran short. Tkie sbortsso kas keen Somewhat relieved by arrival of a shipment from a rrsactao. wber the coopers are werktR Blkl La Pa Ilea Arrtv Baa frnatlaco. thouck. ka doaa its weret and kaa that la. until tha two. q tart law take effect. Tb lt sklp inl pf tt.iiora ta reintorc tk da pered supplies la I'ortlaa.J arrived yea tertlay on the etemer tiaaver. fit kroua-at atcut II fcarrele ef wlaa Bad potent l.quor and li caa ef tviit, ct4ip4M and kranlf. Lltt a coo4 tft:a will OA koa.ver. to lt wko kav net already put In their erdere. aa ky tar tk treeitr part of na aht-tmant ka kan baapoksa. The tteaver la tka last ateamer tkat will srrtv fcera from Caiiforaia thi ar. ao tkat sourc ef supply Is dea li r pl'le4. . .me at th mors atkqalattlc pro klbieionla'a ara endeavorlac to Baake raubl for Welakard s brewery, th vera ef wfcl-a kit baea Ckeaaed le "Henry Wetnberd I'lanl." by qaeetloa' l"i Ita nckt to tnaauf actir and sell a sear-bear proi irt after tk prokibltlea Iaw bacomas affectlv. "teas- Law ta C eelrettrey, Tkey ka compUlBed t fHetrlet Attorney llvaa that a law e a ay-1 d eora year so prehikita th aal ef Mir t: la iirttoa Tkera le a qua tua wbet.".er thit law kas Baea r- aea tt by tha prohibition amendment, emeu proklhlte the aala ef boveraaea eoa!ainr mora tkaa saa-hatf of 1 par cent f aiwwkoL Th t-istrKt Attorney bee referred e ma-fer to !i Atloraer-Aieoarsl for aa tsiaio. They're All Reading This Great January the Advertisements of Clearance Sale THE THRONGS of buyers yesterday were even grreater than the great Christmas 1 crowds. Economical purchasers who desire the best have learned by past expe rience that advertised reductions at this store are genuine that price revision is al- ways aownwaru never upwaiui xma id -" stock, that I offer at generous reductions from normal prices. It is new and clean, comprising the best apparel in the city. My guarantee of satis faction protects your every purchase, no matter what the price. Store Opens 8 A. 3L Store Closes 6 r. M. - y L V ' l SC ' Mew I Maia Door I u S J V r:.A I never dote my store to prepare for a iaie; the original price tiefce. remains on every article. I never exaggerate or mis state the normal price on anything that I sell You can figure for yourself the exact saving on any article you buy. MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS Every Garment Reduced ier'a sun 00 Suits and Overcoats now S32.50 Men's $35.00 Suits and Overcoats now 528.50 Men's $30.00 Suits and Overcoats now S24.8: Men's $25.00 Suits and Overcoats now S19.85 Men's $20.00 Suits and Overcoats now Slu.So All Blues and Blacks Included Mala Floor. YOUNG MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS Every Garment Reduced Young Men's $30 Suits and Overcoats S24.S5 Young Men's $25 Suits and Overcoats 319- Young Men's $20 Suits and Overcoats 5J6.Sa Young Men's $18 Suits and Overcoats $14.8o Young Men's $15 Suits and Overcoats Sll.So Young Men's $10 Suits and Overcoats S 7.8 All Blues and Blacks Included A era ad Floor. 7.- 4.i5 3.95 Tonne ( Se-coad floor 607S Second Floor $1.25 Sweaters now only.... S1.73 Sweaters now only.... S'? r0 Su-paters nMv onlv.... SttOO Sweaters now only. .. .S2.48 $3.00 Sweaters now only S 1.25 BOYS SHIRTS AND WAISTS S 1 .5.1 fla-ments are now only.. .flSt $1.00 Ga.Tnents are now only.. .85d 75c Ga.-ments are now only.. 50c Garments are now only.. .3Dd gecsad Floor. BOYS ORCOATS AND NORFOLK SUITS Boys $15.00 Norfolk Suits.S11.85 Bovs' $12.50 Norfolk Suits. S !).85 Ikys' $10.00 Norfolk Suits. S Boys' $ 6.00 Norfolk Suits. S Boys' $ 5.00 Norfolk Suits. S BOYS' SWEATERS 9Sr SI. 48 rr Boys' $ 15.00 Overcoats .... $ 1 1 .8." Boys' $12.50 Overcoats $J.8o Boys' $10.00 Overcoats 87.83 Boys' $ 8.50 Overcoats $0.& Boys' $ 6.50 Overcoats $4.05 Boys' $ 5.00 Overcoats '...$3.05 $2.63 and $2.95 instead of $3 and $3.50 for Boys' Raincoats." 79c and 98c instead of $1 and $1.50 for Boys' Corduroy Knee Pants. 39c and 85c instead of 50c and $1.00 for Boys' Caps. All Wash Suits at half price. Women's Store Third Floor-Elevator WOMEN'S SUITS HALF PRICE The very latest models in women's and misses' fur-trimmed, " braid-trimmed and plain tailored Suits. Buy now at lowest prices. Women's $62.50 Fancy Suits only Sol. 25 Womens' $48.50 Fancy Suits only 24.25 Women's $37.50 Fancy Suits only S18.75 Women's $29.50 Fancy Suits only S14.75 Women's $24.50 Fancy Suits only 812.25 Women's $19.50 Fancy -Suits only 9.75 WOMEN'S SKIRTS REDUC'D $ 5.00 Skirts only $3.35 $ 7.50 Skirts only $5.00 8.50 Skirts only $5.65 $10.00 Skirts only $6.65 $12.50 Skirts only $8.35 CHILD'S COATS ONE-HALF Tears. 1 RAGLAN COATS REDUCED $30.00 Raglan Coats 22.50 $25.00 Raglan Coats S15.00 $20.00 Raglan Coats S13.00 $18.00 Raglan Coats S11.00 FANCY COATS Vt PRICE $45.00 Coats for only S22.50 $40.00 Coats for only 20.00 $30.00 Coats for only 15.00 $20.00 Coats for only 10.00 .S3-00 S to Vi 1 fi 00 r?oa.t-i onlv. t 7 r.O Pnala onlv n.7? S10.00 Coats only $5-0O Girls" $6.50 to 10 navy Peter Thompson Dresses $3-95 Girls' ib to is.&u wnite "eter Thompson Dresses .$2-50 MEN'S FURNISHINGS REDUCED Union Suits 1.35, 1.65, 2.55 and 4.35, instead of $1.50, $2, $3 and S3. Shirts 1.15, 1.35, 1.65 and 2.25, in stead of $1.50, $2, $2.50 and S3. Pajamas and Night Robes 79S $1.15 and 1.45, instead of $1, $1.50 and $2. BEN SELLING Morrison St. at Fourth ROAD DECISION IY1AD E State Engineer to Have Full Cha'rgc of Highway Work. POWER ALSO IS RESTORED Derision Saja Klrrtlte Official Can no lie Itrllr-rrd of Trut Im poMtl la Itlm H-cpl by Km prrssrd Will of I Jl wr makers. SALTM. Or- IVe. I i. i Special ir.Bal chapter la Iba controrerwjr wael for Ika lael el monthe over who should have supervlwlon of tha stats hlsbasy department was wrlltea today by tha Kgprtne Coort. wben la aa oplnloo by Jostleo Bean, btaie rn-ttner Lew la was declared Mate Highway Enclneer to kara chares of slats road work la ptaca of E. t. Claatlaa. cblsf deputy esrlBeer. Tha daclaloa was leo lo maadamaa proceedings Inatltatad by Peterson A J oh neon. coBtractors. la aUoln- the appllcatloa for a writ, tha Huprsmo Court conitroed ths meaeore paaasd by ths last Lec'.elature consolldatlnc tha etsts hiebway depart ment with tha office of the Ptats F.nsl near. deflartnc ths prols:oo which parsa ths ttata klchwty work la charge of a chief deputy engineer In. valid. .Tha court held that this provi sion conflicted with tha litis of the act. I'ader ths consolidation law. ths Oo. ernor Is given ths appointment of ths chief deputy engineer. Today's dacl aloa does aot remove 1Mb power from ths eteco'lve. though ths right of ap BolatlBs deputies la tha highway de part meat, hitherto accorded tha chief deputv. le declared to batons; right fully to ths stats engineer. After declaring that tha consolida tion staaauro Imposes upon th. stats escineer cartala cutlea. Justice Bean ContlaaaSI "That official Is respoaslblo to th tats and the parti. s coming within th terms of tha act. Th chief deputy state engineer la answerable ta bis su ae nor. No man caa servo two meat era Any other arrangement la th promises would lead to chaos and produca confu sion. Tha slat engineer cannot bo re lieved of the trust Imposed ta Blra by th statuta except by tha expressed will ef th lawmaker, sad th order of t Highway ?omrolaa(oa of August IT. did not havs thai effect." Th diaput over who should b coatrol of tha state highway dap-vrt-raest begat abortry after th 1w went into e3ect last Way. atala Engineer Lew la attempted to take charge of th work, against th wtshee of Oovertvpr vvithycooseo and atata Treasurer Kay. who construed the tvew law 'to give control of state road work to C L Caotlaa. Chief Deputy Cglaer. Mr. Caaiine was appointed chief deputy by tha Oovarnor. finally, air. Law la receded from bis stand. Bad th com miMioa. by resoiutioa adopted August jT. attempted to rellev Mr. Lewis ef his dvities and reepooel BUI ties lo coaaecttoa with highway work. Mr. Cantino stnc then has boon la active rharg of tha work. A dectaloa as to who wss legallr highway i winter u forced whea Petersoa A Johnson ro- fueed to a'-cept Mr. Csntine's ostlmats an work dona by them, and applied for a writ of ovandamue ta tb J pram Court to compel Mr. Lewis to supply the estimate. Fie. Inlflatlnc Officer- Xaroecl. In """! aVfJitaXB foe l&B ZUsA' OU Timers Blht. which la to b held Thursday at th lodgsrooros in tho Elks bull-line, wsr announced yesterday. Tbsy will bs: P. bolls Cohen, eialted ruler: Qua C. Moeer. leading knight; John B. Coffey, loyal knight: C E. llc lonelU lecturing knight; Henry V Uriffin, eiuire: M. IC bpauUllng. secre tary: C. V. Cornelius, treasurer; T. B McDevltt. chaplain; W. A. Hart, Inner guard; T. E. Dowlmg. tylr. RUBBER SUBSTITUTE MADE Austrian InrcnU w Tire for XTne on Antomobllea. VfL-vv'l Tnilnn IVtf. 21. Th announcement that a German profes sor has succeeded In making synthetic rubber from chemicals has brought to ii. k h.r. ike .-t that an Austrian en gineer named Von Dunlkowakl two months ago applied lor a patent, od lira consuls of wood flbar and cer tain blndsrs. Th specification show that In tlr .-it . w n 1 .1 n.iimnnli nrlncltil In very detail, ther being- an Inner tub and aa outer tlr. Th main maienat uecd Is willow and birch fiber. nat th blndr consists of ha not been r ee.i.d hut eznectatlon Is that no rub ber whatever Is used. It was announced today that a motor ear fitted with new tlrea ran ill miles undsr advars conditions ana in tire showed no sign of undu wear. It Is said that th Invention Is such a suc cess that a Jars Vienna bank la fi nancing; It- SAN FRANCISCO IS FIRST More 8 pent for School Iinroe utrnts Than In Other Cltlra. SAX rRANCISCO. Dee, SI. 8n Fran cisco wss racked first among II lead ing rltlea of th United States In ex penditures for school Improvements and equipments and 13th la tb amount pent on operation for each pupil, ac cordior to figures announced today by persons Interested In a aJrvey of th city schools to b undertaken soon by I'bllsnder O. Ciaxton. United Slates Commissioner of Education. Th sta- - . .nmnll 4 hv ths llUSSSl! hag Foundation during a survey of schools In t .eveiana. Los Angeles wss accorded th dis tinction of first place In having tb smallest number of pupils la Bach class of !ementary and secondsry schools, tian Francisco was put on ths other end of tha tsbl in secondary schools, with th largest number of popKs to a class, snd wss blgb In th number ef elemen tary school classes. SPAN PLANSSORTED TO 5 Of It Submitted for Salem Bridge, Only 1'ew Are Considered. BALXM. Or. Dec SI. (."pedal.) All except flv of th 1 Plans submlttsd for th proposed Marlon-Polk County Willamette Klver brldg at aalstn were eliminated from consideration today by tho board ef viewers and tb fetate Highway Department, because they did not conform to th specifications Im posed by tb State Highway Depart ment. From th flv plans left th viewers will recommend tb two deemed bt. Th court ef the two counties will then select th typo dea I red. Registrar In Lewis la Named. CENTRAL! A. Wih, Pee. II. pa claLI Under th new four-year regis tration law Frank Ip has bean ap pointed registrar by ths Lwls County Commissioners for the Fknokumchuck pracaBct. Jus, asst. of Ccalf aii. LOG LACK HELD AID Shortage Helps Prosperity in Northwest, Is Declaration. ACTIVITIES ARE REGULATED Ifoqulam Lumberman Saya That If Plenty of Cars and Ship Tonnage Were Available Mills Might Overdo Opportunities. Lor shortage, car shortages and "bottom" shortages, generally consid ered th Jinx of all lumbermen, are now the godsend to th mills of the Pacific Northwest, according lo A. U Paine, of Hoqulam. Wash., who waa In Portland yesterday. U Is head of the National Lumber ai Manufacturing Company, at that place, and says the thrae-cornered shortage is holding the hungry lumbermen down n th ground at a time when their hopes for an In creasing trad are apt to soar above conservative judgment. In other words, says Mr. Paine, there Is a marked Improvement In the lum ber situation In th Northwest. Starved mill owners, fighting for rays of hope during th past year or more, believa tha tlm haa come, and the general up ward trend of prices and big orders from the actlv East- hav promised much. Several Northwest mills plan to start up about th first of th year or soon afterward, and will give em ployment to many men. We're, up against a log shortage.' he says, "but Its fortunate that we are. for th mills would be apt to overdo th situation if there Is not something to hold them. back. "Logging la always low at thla time of year tb short dsys. th muddy roads and th unexpected demand at thla tlm leaves us short, -We are also short of cars and bot toms. W. C Albe. auperlntendent of the Northern Pacific at Tacoma. told me on the train today that cars are short because business is springing up so rapidly everywhere. In the east building hsa Increased 70 per cent." W. M. COOKJCOMING HERE San 1'ranclsco Agent Is to Become General Agent In Portland. W. M. Cook, representing the West ern Pacific Railway at San Francisco, has been appointed general agent for the passenger and freight departments of the Missouri Pacific Iron iaountain system at Portland. Th appo.ntment. It Is uuderstood locally, will oe effect ive January 1. There Is to be a complete divorce be tween the Missouri Pacific on the one hand and the Denver & Rio Grande and Western Pacific on the other. The for mer is now establishing agencies of Its own. separate Irom tho Denver & Rio Orange, la various sections of the coun try. Appointments of representatives of the newly separated rail line are now being made. SECOND ACADEMY OPPOSED Daniels to Stand on Enlargement of School at Annapolis. ORBGONIAU SEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec 28. Secretary Daniels let It be known today that he will report adversely on the bill which Senator Phelan Intends to Introduce, authorix Ing the establishment of a naval acad-s-mv on the Pacific Coast, The Secretary aleady has recom mended the enlargement of the Annap olis Naval Academy to accommodate 300 additional midshipmen and beyond thla he la not prepared to go. He in timated, however, that if after the close of the European war the great nationa of Europe did not aubscribe to a plan of disarmament It then would V., Ini,mhen. An tha ITnited States' to (have a second naval academy, in which event he would favor a. secona uavai academy on the Pacific Coast. First Druggist Flies Required Bond. Edwin A. Robison. druggist at Twenty-third and Washington streets, was 'the first to file a bond of 1210. required of those who will dispose of liquor for THE NEW YEAR comes on apace, and with it resolutions and actions which will more or less govern your welfare throughout the year. let leaet la year alaaa sbeald be a baa kia a eeetlee with Ita atteadaat aid aad sirateetlaa la flaaaclal affairs. The baainees aaea wb. ferae the directorate and management of thla a tleaal bank will actively M operate with yea go:, Northwestern K:: ; I Bank Building ftorrisorv SELLING OUT To Close Out the Doolittle Studios Objects of art, pottery, etchings, tapestries, frame pic tures, piece goods of silks and velvets, damasks, cretonnes, statuettes, curtains, draperies, etc., etc. Everything at Less Than Actual Cost Fourth Floor, Eilers Building medicinal purposes after January 1. His filing with Deputy County Cleric James Gleason Monday was followed by six others. They were G. H. Ray, Tom Gra ham, Roy D. Armstrong, S. A. Matthieu, C. F. Gray and Peter Livingston. State Sues Logging Company. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 2S. (Special.) Th State Industrial Accident Insurance Commission today filed suit against the Alsea Logging- Company, of Philo math, to collect amounts due as the company's contribution to the accident fund. According to the members of the Commission, although the company is under the act, it has failed to pay its assessments, at the same time re ceiving the benefits of accident insur ance for workmen injured while in the employ of the company. Woodland Man Stricken. WOODLAND. Wash.. Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) W. J. Robbine, a -liveryman ot this place! was stricken with paxalyhia Friday night. Dr. Hoffmann ia at tending him and says that with care he may soon have the patient out of 3anger! fs Not Necessary to Be Dry After New Year s SPRING VALLEY WINE COMPANY stands . ready to furnish you with any order, within the legal quantity, of any brand of liquors you may desire, by merely addressing them at their new home as follows: Spring Valley Wine Company SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. And the order will be delivered to you Express Prepaid WRITE FOR PRICE LIST