13 SHOES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN PRICE We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Save Them and Get a Substantial Cash Dividend on Your Purchases.. Books Redeemed in Gift Room, Fourth Floor Parcels Checked and Held Until Called for Free of Charge at Accommodation Desk, First Floor -Branch Express Office Located in Basement Underprice Store ONLY 11 DAYS Lssua Merchandise Bonds ife Sttvncforcf Store of ffje: Marityoncsi Embargo on Leather Exports Is Suggested as Only Way to Get Relief. as.wonman&iL and then Christmas. Shop in the morning and avoid the afternoon crowds. issued in any amount, redeemable at any time in any department. Is sued at booth, first floor. 'Hefiabfe Merchandise . Teliable Methods THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916. to DEALERS SEE NO HOPE Some Factories Are Closed and Sales men Quit Work Because y of Shortage Wooden Shoes Mentioned as Substitute. If "the old -woman -who lived In a shoe" had lived under stress - of war conditions she would have been stamped as a lady, of exclusive taste and unlimited means. For shoes ap pear to be slated as about the most expensive necessities, that is if.no em bargo is placed on their shipment to he war asone by United States authori ties, or unless some durable substitute, now unforeseen, is discovered. "Is there any limit to the price-to which shoes may ascend?" is the pet Ulent query of the $2.50-a-day man with five children to shoe.' "The sky," is the nonchalant answer of The shoe dealer. ' - , And the answer given by the mer chant is Just about as accurate as it is possible for any man to give. Shortage of leather is given as the explanation of the. high price of shoes. Leather Exported to Allies. As a matter of fact,' it Is said that at the most but half of the leather used in the manufacture of shoes for Bale in the United St.ates is domestic leather. The rest is imported from Russia, Germany and other countries now embroiled in the war. Were the United States manufactur ers prohibited from " exporting any of that 60 per cent to foreign markets the prices of shoes perhaps would not bid fair to eclipse all .former records. Last year alone it is estimated, that $3,000,000 worth of leather goods was exported to the allies, to be used in the manufacture of shoes, cartridge belts, revolver holsters, etc. "What are we going to do when shoes get so high we can't afford to buy them?" panic-stricken household ers have asked dealers.1 Cloth tops, they say;. 1111 Teduee the price of shoes from 50 cents to $1 a pair. , ' No Relief Is in Sight. PerhapB the answer will be wooden shoes. There is always "a demand from those Intimately interested in dairying for wooden shoes, and the wearing of them may spread beyond such confines. Wood sti'il remains cheap. The following telegram, recently sent by C. Hf Baker, operator of a string of shoe stores up and down the Coast, from New York to his store managers, suffices to indicate the gravity of the situation: f "Prices are- advancing rapidly and It Is going to be impossible for me to buy any shoes to retail at $5 a pair, unless we put cloth tops on them, which I am forced to do. We are compelled to advance prices on re-orders from 60 cents to $3, in both men's and women's- shoes. Eastern dealers ar forced to get as high as $20 to $26 tor fancy shoes. There seems to bo no relief in sight." Factory Closes, Salesmen Unit. The scarcity of leather in the United States is Indicated by the fact that the Blumenthal factory, reputed to be the largest in the world, was closed during the month of October owing to its in ability to get hides. shoe salesmen are emptying their a trunks and returning to their homes because they are unable to show de sired lines at popular prices. Many of them are quitting because they are unable to get any shoes at all to sell. Portland merchants say there is a re medial measure that would help an embargo on leather goods. But why should big manufacturers stop export ing leather goods to countries that are willing to pay almost any "price and place orders that amount to millions of dollars? REVIVAL STARTS TONIGHT Rev. Alexander Beers Secures Aid of ifbv. P. W. Cathey. Rev. Alexander Beers, pastor of the First Free Methodist Church, of Port land, corner of East Ninth and Mill streets, is to commence a special series ef revival meetings tonight. He has secured Rev. F. W. Cathey, of Snohomish. Wash., and formerly of Se attle. Rev. Mr. Beers, in speaking of Air. Cathey said: It is a great pleasure to me personally and to many others also, to have Rev. Mr. Cathey with us. He is one of the pioneers of Oregon and we joined the church and confer ence about the same time 35 years ago. Mr. Cathey has many friends here .and more especially at Gresham, where his people live. Meetings will continue until the night of the 21st. BIDDERS TO GET CHECKS City Decides on Action to Let Con' tractors Have Use of Money. " So that contractors who have sub mitted bids for building the viaducts in connection with the O.-W. R. & N. grade crossing eliminations, may get back their" certified checks, the City Counoil will award the contract some day this week instead of Ivaiting until March 1, as originally planned: This was decided yesterday. JUnder the conditions of the bids the Council would have had to hold all certified checks until March 1, but the Council will award the contract now and sign It March 1, thereby enabling the return of all checks except that furnished by the Pearson Construction Company, which is to receive the con tract. - CLUB OFFICERS CHOSEN North Portlanders Hope to Get New Shipbuilding Flant. At the last meeting of the North Portland Commercial Club the follow lng officers were unanimously chosen for the ensuing term: i-resiaenx, Alex ander Goldsteins vice-president, W. C. Elliott: secretary, O. F. T. Jonson board of governors, J. H. Nolta, W. M Killingsworth, A. F. Case, O. M. Castle man, J. G. Chambers, E. M. Orth, J. H. Bcritsmeler, J. V. Burke, C-. I Mc Kenna, C. A. Dodson and E. C. Lewie. Opening of Mpck's Bottom at the foot of Killingsworth avenue for a large shipbuilding plant that can employ several hundred men is one of the lar ger projects the club expects to bring to a successful Issue. Santa dails Is Here! The biggest, jolliest, kindliest Old Santa you have ever' seen, -with his white hair, rosy cheeks, sparkling eyes and hearty laugh. Santa invites all his little Portland friends to come and visit him in Toyland, on th fourth floor where he has assembled a -wonderful collection of toys, dolls, games and other novelties. Santa will appear every day from 10 to 12 and from 2 to 5. Now is the time to choose Xmas Gifts Regular $130 Toy Locomotive At $1.19 . . . " . Fourth Floor Made of pressed steel, beautifully enameled in bright red, trimmed with gold. Four drive wheels. 8 inchtfe high, 5 inches wide, 30 inches long. Regular $1.50 AM 1 Q toy. Priced special at PJ-.X.7 Toy Trains . We have them in all sizes and. all qualities, with or without track. Also full line hook and ladder trucjes, wagons, cabs, bicycles, etc., etc. Electric Motors Standard makes in electric motors in all sizes for running all kinds of toys.. Priced $1.00 to $2.50. Electrical trains in splendid assortment. Priced $7.50-?47.50. Meccano Outfits $1.00 to $36.00 Interesting, Amusing, Instructive Get your boy a Meccano outfit for Christmas. Here is the most wonderful toy in the world the toy that teaches .while it amuses. You'll even enjby it yourself. Vari ous sizes. Priced at $! up to $36. Xmas Sale Misses' & Children's Furs . ' $12.50 Sets $, 9.38 $47.50 Sets $35.63 Second Floor Misses' "and Children's Fur Sets in Iceland Fox, Blue Fox, Squirrel, Beaver, .Nutria, Bed Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Mole, Natural Coney, Lapin Argaut, Tiger Coney, Natural Brown and Black Opossum, Leopard, White Fox, Thibet and other furs in a special sale at greatly reduced prices. SHOP IN THE MORNING IF POSSIBLE. $1230 Fur Sets Now Priced at $ 938 $14j00 Fur Sets Now Priced at $1030 $14.75 Fur Sets Now Priced at $1038 $1830 Fur Sets Now Priced at $13 7 $20.00 Fur Sets. Now Priced at $15.00 $2130 Fur Sets Now Priced at $16.13' $25J00 Fur Sets Now Priced at $18.75 $2730 Fur Sets Now Priced at $20.63 $3230 Fur Sets Now Priced, at $2437 $35.00 Fur Sets Now Priced at $2625 $4230 Fur Sets Now Priced at $3137 $4730 Fur Sets Now Priced at $35.63 . vC Furs the Gift Ideal If you are undecided what to give daughter or sister, let us suggest a beautiful set ef rich, luxurious furs. The Christmas sale now in. progress affords very unusual savings. Dept. Second Floor $2.50 Dolls $1.79 " ' 24 Inches Long Toyland, Fourth Floor Full jointed doll, pirn? ilar to this illustration. Parted, "sewed wig, moving eyes, eyelashes, shoes, Stockings and chemise. An attractive, large-size (1 7Q doll, such as usually sells at $2.50 Pi.' Dressed Dolls 50c Up to $12.50 Quaint' little Dolls from over-seas and Dolls made in America a veritable multitude of them here for your choosing at economical prices. Now is the best time to make selec tions, while the stocks are complete. Purchases will be. stored free and delivered later if desired. Headquarters for Xmas Tree Ornaments Child's Fur Sets At $2.48 Second Floor Special lot of Chil dren's Fur Sets .priced for quick clearaway. Angora and Lamb Angora and Coney Tiger. Only a limited number of PO AQ sets. Priced special at P .TO Child's Fur Sets At $3.38 Second Floor- In ihih lot we show a number of attractive Fur Sets for children in the popular tarf. or white furs, such as Thibet, Coney, Imitation Ermine. Priced C"2 "JO special at low price of H'J.iDO Child's Fur Sets At $4.95 Second Floor Children's Fur Seta Iceland . Fox, Muskrat, Tiger Coney, Squirrel ahd Coney. Latest round muffs and collar pieces with bead trimming. Priced special now at, the eet P','J Xmas Handkerchiefs iri Yast Assortment 'V rsM m. .r jr i 1Hra'i' ,y ShoJ) in hS. ha AT yO - ing if , Possible. Box of three Linen Initial AQ Kerchiefs. Priced special at Special lines Women's Fine Ker chiefs. White and colored novel ties. Shamrock cloth and linen. Priced, each, 20, or 3 for 500 No Advance in Prices at This Store! WOMEN'S Block Initial Hand kerchiefs of all linen; 20c "I Cp grade. Priced -special at.J-JV WOMEN'S ' Japanese Silk Hand kerchiefs in various designs . 1 fi. and colors. Priced special at . J-VC Sheer Linen Handkerchiefs withi script and floral '.effects. CI 00 New designs. 3o, 3 for PA '.V Linen Kerchiefs with neat block colored initial, hand eAbroid- TC-. ery. Hand-drawn hems. At WOMEN'S all-linen Kerchiefs in dozens of dainty -pattel-ns. Neatly hemstitched. Priced Irish Hand-embroidery Handker chiefs in white and colored. Very effective designs. Well 1 Ol nrS worth 20c. Priced, each Box of six one-corner Em- CAp broidery Handkerchiefs now Women's Kerchiefs ' with white and colored designs. Hemstitched and roll edges. Copies of 1 A better goods. Priced special J-UC Box of three Imitation Appen zelle on fine sheer cloth. At 500 Box of -six Women's White and Colored Kerchiefs, put up in a neat lithograph " box. .Priced- at 650 CHILDREN'S Handkerchiefs in a magnificent showing. Put up in neat "picture boxes, autos, arks, purses, cash register. 3 in box1, 250 .-Other Boxed Kerchiefs for chil dren at 100, 150 te 200 the box. -INITIAL Handkerchiefs, tied in neat package of dozen. OQ- While they last, the package Box of six Women's Initial Iinen Handkerchiefs. Colored or P 1 Aft white. Special, the box P A-VJU PORTLAND AGENTS FOR LACKAWANNA TWINS UNDERWEAR. - Tuesday Butter Day Model Grocery Fourth Floor Telephone your orders if you cannot come to the store in per son. Main 4800, A 6231. Glen wood Butter 2. Lbs. 83c Fourth Floor Put up for and on sale only at this store. Always uniform jn quality. Re- Q"2 ceived fresh daily. lbs. OWK SPECIAL Butter, HQr Tuesday special, 2 lbs. for ' OL. Extra Fancy Apples For Mailing Fourth Floor Extra fancy Hood River Apples, put up 24 to the box a splendid gift for the folks back home. Ready for D"I 00 mailing, the box at only P J-.viV Other Apples $1.25, $1.50 $1.75, $2 the box. Large-size Oranges, doz. 350 Fancy Baskets V2 Price Third Floor 500 Fancy Straw Baskets in various sizes, styles and shapes priced for quick clearaway at just JA PRICE. 75c Fancy Baskets at S80 $1.00 Fancy Baskets at 5O0 $1.25 Fancy Baskets .at 630 $1.50 Fancy Baskets at 750 $1.75 Fancy Baskets at 880 $2.00 Fancy Baskets $1.00 $2.25 Fancy-Baskets $1.13 Shop Early CHEAP GUTS SHOWN man, from the Bay City Market, the establishment that lent the beef and equipment with whleh to handle It. Women to Learn Today How to Order NLeats. BLOW AIMED AT HIGH COST Mrs. J, D. Spencer to Cnt Up Side of Beef, Explaining; Value and Rel . ative Cost of Each Slice In a Lecture at library Hall. "What Is considered one of the most practical steps that could- bo taken to loosen the hold of the high cost of living: on Portland Is the demonstra tion of meat-cutting and the explana tion of relative values of meat outs to be held today In Library Hall at 2:30 o'clock. 'The meeting: Js to be held un der the direction of the Portland Wom an's Club and will be presided over by Mrs. p. B. Simmons, vice-president of the organization, who acts in the ab sence of Mrs. J. A. Pettit, who Is 111. At the meeting today a whole side of beef, a meat block, a butcher and all his Implements will be on hand. Mrs. J. D. Spencer will tell the women how to order meat that will best suit the In dividual need. It is the assertion of some that' not one woman out of more than IS knows the meat cuts. If they hit upon a piece of meat they like they do not know how tc duplicate the order. ( Kconomy of Fats Presented. Th economy of fats will be a sub ject that Mrs. Spencer will treat .at length. She points to the German household economy and says that only a small minority of American women know what to do to conserve fats. While clubs of the city are planning recipes and menus for households that wish to live on cheap though substan tial meals, Mrs. Spencer is of the be lief that no menus may be given out that will grive satisfaction to the ma jority bl housewives. She says It is best for the woman to study the in dividual tastes of those for whom she cooks, prepare her meals accordin'gly and buy and cook those things that bring the most satisfaction at a nom inal figure. Meat Substitutes More Expensive. Mrs. Spencer has been asked why she does not give talks first on meat substitutes, so that the housewife nay not nave xo Duy meat. . Meat substitutes I find even more expensive than meats," she said. "If a woman knows what part of the animal to buy, the comparative cost of other parts, and the best methods to pursu in preparing her meat cuts, there should be no reason why she should rely on meat substitutes." , At the demonstration today the but cher in charge will be Frank Chris- LATE SOLDIERS' KIN HERE Otbo S. Brandenburg Uncle of lies!- dents of Portland. Otho S. Brandenburg, for many years a resident of HarrisBurg, Or., and for the past 17 yea re an Inmate of the Sol diers' JHome at Roseburg, who passed away at that institution Thursday, De cember 6, after a prolonged illness, was 77 -years ld. Mr. Brandenburg was a native of Ohio, but spent much of his life In Iowa, where he Joined Company K, of the Fifteenth Iowa Infantry, and ob tained the rank of corporal.' He en tered, the Soldiers' Home October 4, 1899, and was the second oldest inmate In number of years spent there. He was one of the most popular members there. He was an uncle of Mrs. Q. Heitkem per, Jr.. and. George O. Brandenburg, bpth Of this city. Preparedness at Home. Puck. -Uncle Hiram "If the. kin send sub marines over, nothing Kin prevent a Zeppelin-oAmlng next. Perhaps, after all, 'twouldn't pay to shingle the house this an." PROXY FOR JAIL AIM Parental School in Multnomah County Advocated. PRESENT SYSTEM DISLIKED PORTLAM) RESIDENT OF18ST , PASSES AWAY. 3 J "X, r j. o c jk. . " ' John Slclgrht. John Sleight, resident of Port land since 1887, died at his home "at S88 Third street yesterday at the age of 74. . He had worked at the Union Meat Company's plant for the past 25 years. One son, Robert Sleight, two sisters and one brother, who is .in England, survive him. Mr. Sleight was a reliable employe pf the Portland' firm. Object .Is to Provide Delinquent - Youths With Decent Homo Sur roundings on Broad Acres He moved From City's Center. A campaign to get a Parental School for Multnomah County will be the im mediate result of the admissions re cently made by the- Sheriff and District Attorney that this county has u" suit able place to detain delinquent or In corrigible boys. The Tact that offend ing youths, many of them In trouble for the first time, must be litterally thrown into Jail alongside criminals of varying degrees of depravity has been taken up by those behind the Parental School plan, and renewed effort will be made to get the authorities to act this coming year.- - Mrs. R. E. Bondurant, . who Is an ardent advocate of the parental school has already called attention, of others with acting authority and t taxpayers to the lack of facilities at the County Jail, She has prepared information which will be laid before the County Commissioners with recommendations and comment by almost every scnool principal In Portland and others -who deal with children. She has cited that Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Seattle, Watertown, Butte, Chicago, Cleveland, Spokane. San Francisco, Kansas City, Newark, New fork and Tacoma have Parental Schools directly under the public school system. These schools. she points out. are located on the edge of the cities, where land could be bbt talned reasonably cheap. "The idaaof a Parental School "Is to give these homeless and offending children the best possible substitute for family life , that can be found," said Mrs. Bondurant "The modern tendency is to get away from Institutional lift for correcting the youth of the coun try. For that reason many of the parental sciiools now being built are arranged oh the cottage plin. Each cottage will accommodate 10 to 20 children and avmaster and matron or nouse tatner ana House motner. Among others who have indorsed the parental school idea of this type are Bishop W. T. Sumner, W. S. Hale, superintendent of the Oregon Training School; Judge Cleeton, Judge Gatens, District Attor ney Evans, Superintendent Alderman, at least 48 school principals and many others' Mrs. Bondurant says that a large acreage tract on or near pne of the rivers would be desirable for a Port land school, and that Investigation has shown that a tract could be obtained at reasonable cost. "Chicago has a Parental School on about 100 acres and takes care of 300 to 400 children all the time," said Mrs.. Bondurant. "Spokane has a school about five miles out of the city on 40 acres along Latah Creek. Seattle has a school on Mercer Island, Lake Wash ington, containing 16 acres. They have an appropriation for a larger site a soon as it is needed. Tacoma has a school on a reasonably large site, and Butte has such a school within the city limits. - Certainly Portland can afford one and needs one." " ' MR. REAMES IS HOME FEDERAL JURT DISAGREES LAND GRANT CASES. IX KLAMATH FALLS IS BACKER 1 . t v Business Men Strong for . Oregon, California Eastern. Road, -'. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., . Dec, 11, (Specfal.-The Klamath Falls Business Men's Association Is solidly " behind '.the movement for early construction or tne Oregon, California & "Eastern Railroad from this city to Bend. Thjs was de cided at a special meeting of the asso-. elation Saturday night, at which W, Paul Johnson, S. O. Johnson and Charles W. Eberleln had been invited to speak to the members of the association and explain the situation as it existed at that time. ' " - After these ' gentlemen had spoken and left the association adopted, by a unanimous vote, a resolution declaring that it would "do everything" it could financially and otherwise to help get the railroad and get It soon, r1- ,- United States District Attorney Will Go to Sait Frasclsee in March v for New Trials. Clarence S.. Reames, United States District Attorney, returned here yes terday from San Francisco, where he had been handling the cases of Frank lin T. Bull, Norman D. Cook and oth- J ers on charges of the fraudulent use or the mails in tha location 01 settlers en the, Oregon and California land grant. Most of the cases were retrials. The extensive fraud is said to have victimised 21,000 persons from all over the country of approximately $2,000, 000. - The greater number of the deals were made with the understanding that the locations would give them the privi lege of the ownership of the lands. In the eases of Bull, Cook and A. J. Reetz, the. juries disagreed and the cases will come up for trial again in March. Mr. Reames. as in the other $10,000 AWARDER' WOMAN Ethel Waldon "Wins" Breach of Prom ise Suit In Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash-. Dec. 11. (Special.) Four women and eight men. the Jury which heard the testimony in the breach of promise suit of Ethel I.. Waldron against Glenn Orr, of Steilacoom, re turned a sealed verdict for 10.000 damages in favor of Miss Waldron today. Neither of the parties to the action was present, but their attorneys and a large crowd which attended the sen sational trial last week were, on hand. The suit was for $50,000; Miss Jose phine Hummon was "foreman" of the. jury, and she hanqed' the verdict to Judge Card.' ' x t:, . Washington .Postmasters Appointed, OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Deo. '11. Fourth-class postr masters have been appointed in Wash ington as follows: Harry B. Martin, Doty, vice R. W. Mersereau resigned; Dan E. Shearer, Forks, vice Carl E, Koenig, resigned: Albert E. Majors, Hartland, vice William Bridgerarmer, resigned; Herbert O. Canedy, Kulshan, Whatcom Company, 'new office; Mrs. Lillian M. Case, Pacific, vice A. R. Weaver, resigned. Manning H. Haley, Silver Creek, vice I. E. Tucker, resigned. cases, will handle the . prosecution. These hearings when concluded in March will mark the completion of the cases that have aroused Nation-wide interest. John W. Logan.. Dan Connors, Fred Branther and John. Cogburn were sen tenced in Oregon and served short terms. " W. R. DeGarmo was convicted In California; W. A. S. Nicholson and . Sidney ' Sperry were acquitted In the early hearings in that state. Many of the men involved in the prosecutions have not been apprehended. Dozen Klamath Coyotes Trapped. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec 11. (Special.) Twelve coyote hides of high quality were brought to County Clerk De Lap here Saturday by Louis A. Sterzl and J. A. Sterzl to collect the bounty. The coyotes were trapped during the past .month in the hills north of Dairy and about 20 miles east of here. A bounty of H was collected on each hide. The state pays $1.50 and the county $2.50 more. In addition to this the hides will bring from about $3.25 to $3.50 each when shipped J furriers. ; King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, pos sesses a collection of 20,000 cotns, which is said to be the finest in Europe. : Children Cry for Fletcher's v v r rv j . ii is is r 1 The Kind You ITave Always Boueht lias borne the signa ture of Chas. 11. Fletcher, and. has been made tinder his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to 'deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations ajnd ' 'Just-as-g-ood" are but experiments, and endanger the . health of Children experience against experiment. What is CASTOR I A Castorla Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing' Syrups. It contains neither . Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. 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