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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1916)
TIIE 3IOKMXG OREGOXIAST, AVEDXESDAT, JANUARY 19, 1916. 20 IFUR REPAIRING AND REMODELING AT SPECIAL PRICES FOURTH FLOOR: Oregon yesterday from Woodland, Wash. W. L, Sargent, of La Grande, was an arrival at the Perkins yesterday. A. Jaloff. of Astoria, an automobile man of that place, is at the Seward. Miss Josic Leanes was an arrival a the Eaton yesterday from Philadelphia. J. II. Oliver. La. Grande, was among yesterday's arrivals at the Cornelius. K. M. Bither. of Torrington. Conn., registered at the Multnomah yesterday. T GRIP Out-of-Town Patrons Mail-Shopping Is a Boon This Stormy Weather! Order Today! Continuing Our Great White Sale ...... and First Annual Sale of Odds and Ends and Surplus Stock OF ON CITY A. L. Abrams registered at the Mult- I Continued Fair Weather and Further Moderation Are , Predicted for Today. nomah yesterday from San Francisco. Jtfr. and Mrs. Jolin Sampson and two sons, of Ashland, Wis., are at the Sew ard. Professor R. R. Graves, a member of (he faculty of the Oregon Agricultural College, is at the Seward. CHICAGO. Jan. 18. Special.) Gil bert Witters and B. K. Knapp. of Port land, are registered at the La Salle. FUEL PROBLEM IS ACUTE STORM Washington High School Closes Early Because of Iack of Oil to Heat Building Night Classes to Ilesume. Ttlsins" temperatures and melting inowi indicated yesterday that the hack of the storm that has afflicted Portland has been broken, and there was a decided feelins of relief ex pressed generally. The thermometer touched 36 degrees at 3 o'clock. Last night it grew colder, but it was not believed the mercury would drop below Monday night's lowest, which w ss decrees at C A. M. yesterday. Continued fair weather and further moderation of temperatures are likely toflay. be serious when the thaw started, there being no fewer than 30 cars of i . .4 i.ah t. .. t hnvA hfn held V uai rAi'cv. ii ... - - out of the city by drifts. Trains were back on schedule yesterday in nearly all casta water pipes mat inaweu u showed they had burst during the cold snap annoyed many homeowners jes terday. tv.chlnirlnn TTicrii Sf.hnnl closed ves- terday afternoon at 1 o'clock because of a shortage of oil to neai me ouuu Ing. Deliveries have been so uncer tain during the past few days that a u.,tnimTt mnniv nnld not be obtained. Drifts raised by the east winds have blocked the roads so that motor trucks used by the oil companies nave Deen unable to get through. Seven trucks am Mid to have been stalled in on lay on the Linnton road, laden with oil from the storage tanks below the city. Last night the school authorities said the situation had been cleared up so that no further trouoie is aniicipaieu .1 it .I'tinnl. will 1 nncn to day. With the more moderate weather conditions now prevailing, it is believed th.r, will h nn further trouble. Prac tically all night schools which have been closed owing to the cold are open Ing tonight. feryon High yesterday, pieces of ice striking two gin pupus ana ckubius slight bruises. The icicles hung on the cornice of the building and fell through the skylight over the lpcker roora. Broken water pipes have caused some damage at the different schools, but plumbers were at work yesterday repairing the storm damage, so that the equipment is in practically first class order today. 53,233 ARE IN SCHOOLS PORTLAND HAS 49,927, AD BE- CEIVES S124.S17.50. LOSS IN FIRE $75,000 Fairbanks-morse: blaze laid to over heated pipe. Diaw Suffered by Adjolalaa" Firms Ala Fna Water Mat Dasa j age Met by Imraaee. Following an examination made yes terday into the cause of the fire which destroyed the Fairbanks-Morse & Co. establishment In the old Union building early yesterday morning, the belief was expressed by fire bureau heads that It started from an overheated pipe. After a complete checking up of all losses yesterday the total reached approxi mately $75,000. Of this amount Fairbanks-Morse & Co. b loss Is about $50,000. The loss to the building, which is owned by the Failing estate, also was heavy, reach ing nearly $23,000. Adjoining firms suf fered slight damage, principally from water. These Include the P. D. Cunning ham establishment, to the west, and the saw firm of Henry Disston & Sons .to the north. The frame building burned like tin drr and In an incredibly short time after the alarm was sent in the 1laze had swept from the basement to the roof. Several explosions occurred, pre sumably from gaa. Practically aU of the West Side fire apparatus was called out. The floors of the bid building, badly burned, were sagging under the weight of machinery yesterday, and all Persons were for bidden to enter the structure for fear of an accident. The root had partially fallen in and the entire structure was badly gutted. PERSONAL MENTION. G. Allen is at the Eaton from Seattle. A. L. Clark, of Rainier, is at the Cor nelius. T. W. Robinson, of Olney, Is at the Perkins. C. A. Rexrood, of Corvallis. is at the Perkins. Ed E. Kiddle, of Island City. Is at the Imperial. F. A. Manning, of Chehalis, Is at the Cornelius. S. B. Couture, of Condon, Is at the Imperial. Bert Wiggin. of San Francisco, is at the Eaton. E. V. Cobby, of San Francisco, is at the Multnomah. L. J. rhebus. of Seattle, is registered at the Nortonia. F. H. Woesner, of San Francisco, is at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Babson. of Seattle, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. H. Pink, of Seattle, are at the Multnomah. M. Gorman, of Cathlamct. Is regis tered at the Imperial. II. B. Olds, of Seattle, registered at the Cornelius yesterday. G. W. Stalker, of Seattle, arrived at the Portland yesterday. It. W. Rose registered at the Nortonia yesterday from Molalla, R. R. Beddle. of Eugene, registered at the Perkins yesterday. L, D. Summcrfleld. of Tacoma. is registered at the Oregon. K. M. Cox. an automobile dealer of Seattle, is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. C Z. Seelig. of Kellogg. Idaho, are at the Portland. Mrs. W. A. Sherman, of Astoria. Is registered at the Portlcnd. Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Jones, of Wallace, Idaho, are at the Portland. Nace Grant registered at the Impe rial yesterday from Astosla. M. Stewart registered at the Eaton yesterday from Oil City. Pa. Claude Maury, a merchant of Lewis town. Mont., is at the Oregon. Peter Weber, of Harley. Idaho. rtf iMered at the Seward yesterday. Jut-o J. Oreiicn registered at. the Cenaty Funds Are Apportioned en Ba sis ef Attendance at Rate ef 2.50 tor Each Student. There are 53.239 school children In Multnomah County, according to fig ures prepared, by County Superintend ent of Schools Armstrong, of which Portland has 49,927. The apportion ment of school fund3 for the county amounts to $2.5u per capita, or a total of $133,097.50, as assigned on Janu ary 15. Next to Portland In' number of chil dren enrolled in the schools is Gresham with 377. and next in line is Gilbert with 228. The apportionment of school funds follows: District 1. Portland Park Rose Oreahain Wilkes Torry Ocrmaotown Cedar Gllllhsn West Portland ... Farvale Lusted Fairview Kir loar Troutdalo ........ Munaon redarville Brooks Government Island Sprlngdale ....... Powell Valley Rockwood ........ Lynch ........... Buckler Alto Park Hillsdale Columbia ......... ReeoV-r Hurlburt Latourell ......... Holbrook ......... Corbrtt Russel!ville Springfield Brldul Veil Mountain Kolkenberg ....... Gilbert Warrendale Pleasant View .... Victory Brower ........... Riverdale . ... Maplewood ........ Joint districts . Orient Srappoose Pleanant Valley ... Sylvan Ames Cedar Mills Sweedvllle - Mlllsvlew SI. Mason Hill 3. 4. ''. s. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 23. 3"2. .".4.' jr.. 3. 3S. 39. to. 41. 44. 45. 4. 4S. 49. 50. .".1. 9. 15. 4;. ."3. -'. Children. ...49,927 1 . .. i77 t3 61 9S 34 13 116 & 54 103 228 37 .".J 33 17 5 10 S 10 Amount. $124,817.50 415.00 942.50 ir.7.50 152.50 105.00 90.00 20.00 315.00 215.00 145.00 230.00 72.50 r.5.00 24 5.00 35.00 75.00 142.50 30.00 in; 257.50 290.00 130.00 116.00 S7.50 260.00 50.00 22.50 97.50 67.30 147.50 140.00 257.50 SO.OO 217.50 117. 82. SO 570.00 92.50 145.00 S2...0 42.50 17.50 210.00 420.O0 10.00 140.00 27O.O0 12.50 12.50 25.00 15.00 25.00 HYGIENE TALKS ARE HEARD At Pendleton 500 Women and 600 Men Attend Addresses. PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The greatest meetings of their kind ever conducted in Eastern Oregon were held in Pendleton Saturday and Sunday under the auspices of the Ore gon Social Hygiene Society. At the women's meeting Saturday more than 500 assembled to listen to Dr. w. D. McNary, head of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital, and Dr. J. E. Snyder, of the Presbyterian Church. Although the temperature stood at 2 degrees below sero Sunday, 600 at tended at the men s meeting. IDAHO PIONEER, 74, DIES William Coram, Wealthy Mining Man, Drops Dead at Grangcvillc. GRANGEVIULE, Idaho. Jan. 18. (Special.) William Coram, a wealthy pioneer mining man of this section. aged 74, and a bachelor, dropped dead from heart disease in the lobby of the Imperial Hotel Saturday night. Mr. Coram came to Idaho county about 45 years ago, and was one of the early explorers of the Buffalo Hump and Ten-Mile mining districts, finally locating at Buck Meadows, 20 miles south of here. He was a brother of John Coram, one of Idaho County's wealthy citizens. Lebanon Coaster Injured. LEBANON. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Ike Samuels, a Lebanon High School boy. was seriously hurt Saturday night by hl sled running into another while coasting on Peterson's Butte, near this city. A big sled was ahead of him breaking the course tor tne coasting dnd was stalled in a drift and his sled ran into It. He was carried to a farm house nearby, where he was kept for a day, until he could be brought to town. lovely neoltliy SKMoiitads KejtSoByDally Useof Cutlcura Soap and occasional light toadies of CuacuTt Ointment. Nothing better tk&n these super-creamy emollient. Sample Each Free by Mail With r1r ftlrtn Rtmlr W mQeit Ad 04nA rpT)rj kW WUlJssW Marquisette and Nets, Yd. 49c 85c to $1.50 Grades For blouses and frocks an accumula tion of desirable materials, deeply re duced to close. Marquisette black and white effects, 40-inch. Filet and Cra tiuelle Nets, 40-inch width. Embroidered Cotton Net, colored effects, 36-inch. 75c to $1.25 Shadow Allovers, 49c White and cream, pretty patterns, 36 inches wide. 75c-$1.25 Net Tops & Shadow, 49c Sixty patterns, 3 to 18 inches wide. $4.50 Bordered, Striped Chiffon, $1.98 Grey,- maise and white, satin striped, 40-inch width bordered chiffon. 65c to $1 Embroideries, Yard 49c Lawn and Voile dress flouncing, 40 inch. Lawn and Batiste dress flouncing, 25 inch. Embroidery flouncing, some Venise edged, 18-inch. Main Floor, 5th. St. Women's Middy Dresses 69c Usually Priced 98c to $10 The neatest house or morning dresses you could find! Two-piece middy suits, of light and dark percales, with skirt- gathered to elastic waist. Trimmed with touches of embroidery or braid. . Sample Corsets, 98c Regularly $4 to $6 A large sample line of famous front-lace corsets, slightly soiled from display. Sizes and styles for every figure but not complete line in any one model. , Silk Petticoats, $2.57 The Prettiest $310 Kind An opportunity to buy a splendid skirt for very little! Plain taffeta top, with Dresden flounce. Colors navy, ' wistaria and green. Third Floor, 6th St. j j J Extra heavy. For cold Unbleached ll v- eing- I etc. 32-inch. Regularly yard 14c. Second Floor Outing, Yd. Girls' All Wool Dresses $2.95 Regularly $3.75 Practical little school dresses of all wool serge in navy, brown, Copen, and black and white check. Two pretty mod els with white or colored collars and cuffs. Sizes 6 to 14 years. Bathrobes for Little Folk $1.69 Regularly $2.25 to $3.50 Eiderdown and heavy blanket robes in Copen., rose, blue and navy, well made, and with cord at waist. Sizes 2 to 14. Children's $3.75 to $i.50 Bathrobes, $1.95 Children's $1.25 to $1.50 Stveaters, 98c Second Floor, Sixth Street. New Silk Scarf Sets $4.98 Lovely and long soft and warm new scarfs for milady to flaunt in the breeze as she walks or skates with button trimmed toque to match! Soft knitted fibre silk, pure white or white with stripes of gold, emerald, navy, delft, black, orange or rose. Separate Scarfs and Sets of Angora, Fibre or Silk 75c to $7.50 10c and 12c 'Kerchiefs 7c Women's fine linen lawn and Shamrock cloth handker chiefs. With initials in wreaths or fancy corner de sign. Many with colored bor ders. Dozen, 70 7c, 8c and 10c 'Kerchiefs, 4c Fine, sheer lawn "kerchiefs, with plain or embroidered corners. White and colored borders. Dozen 450 or each Main Floor, Fifth Street. Women's and Children's . Hosiery and Underwear Women's 35c Cotton Hose, Pair 23c Guaranteed fast dyes, black and tans. Medium weight, hemmed or ribbed tops, dou ble fashioned sole, high spliced heels. Regular and outsizes, lines nearly com plete; 3 pairs 650. Children's 20c "Dick" and "Dot" Hose, 15c 2 Pairs 250. Heavy black cotton, I X I ribbed legs, seamless feet, 6 to 9. Women's 50c-75c Cotton Vests, 35c Good medium weight cot ton, high neck, long sleeves. Sizes 4, 6, 8, 9. Main Floor, Sixth Street. If If f f I i fit I I HI III Mi-w- I 1: , 1 1 m w In the Furniture Store! $7.49 Oak Rockers Reg. $10.00 Oak Rockers Reg. $15.50 $11.49 fc We bought up the entire stock of these rockers from a local manufacturer and be cause we did obtained a price that warrants these extremely low figures. Note the graceful, up-to-date designs in the accom panying illustrations. Solid Oak Rockers Waxed or Fumed Finish Auto Spring Seats Brown Leather Uphol stered Two Handsome Models. Splendidly constructed strong and sightly. The $10.00 Model Reduced to $ 7.49 The $15.50 Model Reduced to $11.49 Eighth Floor. $17.50 for Our $20 Axminsters, 9x12 Desirable colorings, splendid patterns, medallion centers, floral and Oriental effects. Big assortment and every rug a desirable one. Come early ! $22.50 Axmin-d1 O TC I $25.00 Axmin-d1fi OC $28.50 Seamless i sters, 9x12.. sters, 9x12. sters, 9x12. Axmins., 9x12. $22.50 Best 9x12 Wilton Velvet Rugs Reduced Handsome rose, brown, green and blue shades large, effective and small neat patterns. Especially desirable for living, dining or bedroom floor coverings. $32.50 Wilton Velvets, I $35.00 Wilton Velvets, I $40-$45 Wilton Vel- I $50.00 Wilton Velvets, 9x12, $26.50. . I 9x12, $29.50. vets, 9x12, $33.00. 9x12, $42.50. $57.50-$65 Wilton Velvets, 9x12, $49.50. Seventh Floor, Fifth Street. Wednesday Specials From Curtain Store New Filet Nets, Yard 23c A Regular 30c Grade A durable, gracefully hang ing net, very desirable for curtains. Small,, pretty de signs in a number of effects. Scrim Curtains, Pair, $2 The $2.75 Quality Fine, clear scrim, in white and ecru, Cluny lace edged and motif corners. 36 pairs of each color for this sale. Cable Net Curtains, $1.85 $3 to $3.75 Regularly Very desirable patterns in both cable net and Notting ham lace at this price. Very excellent quality. Seventh Floor, Sixth Street. Our $5 Wool Blankets $4.15 Light gray, in full-bed size, with colored border. 6" Blankets $5.15 White wool, large size, pink and blue border. $1.75 Comforts $1.35 Large size. Filled with pure white cotton. $3 Pillows $245 Soft feather bed pillows. Covered with fancy art tick ing. -Second Floor. Fifth Street. Sharp Reductions on Notions 50c Eton Adjustable Garment Shields, sizes 3, 4 and 5, the pair, 39. 5c Conqueror 200-yd. Hand or Machine White Thread, 3 for 10. 25c Treo Sanitary Napkins, box of 6 for 19C 4c Washington Pins, 400 count, 2 papers for 5. 10c "Queen's Own" K. B. Pins, 360 count, paper 7. 10c Tourist Folding Curling Irons, each, 60. 75c Shawl Straps with han dle, set 250. 5c Donnybrook Linen Finish . White Basting Thread, 2 Spools 50. 5c La Parisienne White Bast ing Thread, 500 yards, 3 spools 100. 10c Silko Cordinette Crochet Cotton, all colors, 3 spools 250. 15c Set-Well Folding Skirt Markers, each 100. 20c White Nainsook Shields, sizes 2, 3, 4, pair 100. 25c Elastic Sanitary Belts, each 150. 10c DeLong Snap Fasteners, black or white, 3 cards 250 10c Yeiser Hooks and Eyes, black or white, 2 envel opes, 50. Rarus Spool Silk, black or colors, 100-yard spools, 50. 10c Damascus Safety Pins, non-rust, black or white, card 70. Main Floor, Sixth Street Women Who Appreciate Values Will Marvel at These Fine Tailored Suits $19S Our $27.50 to $35.00 Models As a "leader" in our great Suit Sale now in progress we are specialing this particular line of tailored suits today! Broadcloth, Whip cord, Velvet, Serge and Corduroy The styles are unus ually attractive some plain tailored with the notched collar; but most ly they're fur, velvet or braid trimmed. In black, navy, green and fashion able browns. About 75 suits sizes 16 to 44. V High - Grade Street Suit Sale continues today. Immense variety and latest style Suits. Regularly $45 to $110 This Sale $24.85 to $55.00 B'ourth Floor, Fifth Street. Mount Vernon Milk QEtr 1 Dozen Cans for Only OJL -All milks have advanced known brand at, dozen cans Table Apricots, California pack, No. 2 cans, dozen 1C $1.65; can IOC Solid Tomatoes, No. IVi 7&c cans, doz., 850; can Black Figs, California 7l r cooking variety, lb..' Sliced Peaches, solid filling; No. 2 cans, doz., $1.65; Dried Apples, fresh- cut rings, lb. recently. Today this well 85c, case 3.29. White Lily Butter, freshly made Oregon quality, 71 roll UC Oregon Loganberries, OA , fancy dried, lb AJC Table Salt, best quality, fl No. 5 sacks JC Ceylon Tea, Victor 50c HQ grade, pound OJC Pure Buckwheat, R. R., the old fashioned kind, No. 9C sacks. . xOC Ninth Floor. Fifth Street. r 1857 Th e- Qual it V Sto R.E- of Portland Fift) 3bcUv"Morrisotv Alder Sta. MEN Warm $18 and $20 (iBal-Mar" Overcoats $13 .50 Styled to suit the most exacting from the best, most service able overc o a ti n g s many of Priestley cravenette cloth. Gray, blue and brown mix tures. 46-inch single or double-breasted coats, collars of velvet and to match, patch pockets or regular. Three - quarter lining with satin piped seams and full, lined. Note illustration. Sizes 33 to 46. Third Floor, Fifth Street. SKIRTS CUI TO MEASURE FREE SKIRTS ACCORDION PLEATED. $1