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THE 3IORNIG OliEGO-VIAN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1016.
FREE BAKING EXHIBIT ON SIMPLEX UNIVERSAL COMBINATION RANGE, 2-5 P. M. TODAYNUT CAKE SIXTH FLOOR
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STORE NOT OPEN TONIGHT SHOP AS EARLY IN THE DAY AS IT IS POSSIBLE s
Western Union Branch Office on Mezzanine Floors Meier & Frank's Is
the Only Store Having Direct Wire Connection With the Outside "Merry
Christmas" Day and Night Letters and Packages Accepted Now for Deliv
ery Christmas Day by Uniformed Messengers Put on Charge counts if Desired.
Santa Claus Here Today, Sixth Floor, 10
12 and 2-5. Big Lower-Price Toy Store in
Basement Hundreds of Toys, Dolls and
Games at 5c, 10c, 15c
M. & F. Merchandise or Glove Orders
solve the Gift Problem. Issued for $1 or
more. Redeemable in merchandise, any
department, any time.
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Supply All Your Last-Minute Christmas Needs at Meier & Frank's
Goods Purchased Today Will Be Delivered in Tim for Christmas
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Last Minute Gifts of Silver
MARMALADE JARS, SPECIAL, S1.59 '
Pretty crystal jars with sterling silver top and spoon.
50c PICTURE FRAMES FOR 39d
Non-tarnishable picture frames. Pretty oval shapes.
$5.00 SUGAR AND CREAMERSETS S3.79.
Heavily plated sugar and creamer sets. Various designs.
$1.25 SHEFFIELD COMPORTS, 89d ,
Comports, Nappies, etc., of silver-plated Sheffield'ware.
$2.50 SET KNIVES AND FORKS $1.89
Twentieth century silver-i set of 6 knives and 6 forks.
. Silverware Shop, Main Floor.
Handkerchiefs at- Off
REGULARLY $5 TO $40
Our entire stock of real lace, Spanish
hand-embroidered, Madeira, French and
Appenzelle embroidered handkerchiefs
-. JCfrom $5 to $40 on sale Saturday at one-
Porth off!
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charm its very beauty will make it a most
:-, tKwomen.
Many of these handkerchiefs are in ex-
uusivc uraiU9 an cue vciji ucauiuui.
$ 5.00 Handkerchiefs, 3.75
$ 6.00 Handkerchiefs, S 4.50
$40.00 Handkerchiefs, 30.00
' Main Floor, Fifth Street
BASEMENT GIFT SPECIALS
$5 Cut Glass Bowls S3.43
$4.50 Carvinjr.Sets $3.50
$5.00 Inset Aluminum Tea
Kettles S2.79
$3.50 Old Hickory Smok
ing Stands 2.37
$2.25 Brass Desk Lamps
for $1.69
$3.25 Boudoir Lamps now
only $1.98
$1.25 Cut Glass 5-inch
Handled Nappies 89
$1.50 Nippon China Salad
Bowls SI. 14
$2.00 Casseroles S1.14
$3.50 Cut Glass Suerar and
Creamer, pair $2.59
$2.75 Mahogany Nut
Bowls $2.18
Basement. Fifth Street-
TAKE ESCALATOR
PURE CHRISTMAS CANDY
Christmas candy is quite as much a part of Christmas as the tree and
the hanging of the etockings at night. Is any stocking no matter what
its size or who its owner complete without the Christmas candy?
Our candies are pure and delicious made in plain view in our own
candy kitchen. They are wholesome and toothsome and are here at all
prices in fancy boxes from 65c upward, with the mixtures as low as 15c
a pound. - Main and Ninth Floors and Basement Balcony
Children's $3.95 Play Sets
Special Saturday for $2.98
Cunning little three-piece sets '
basket, hat and apron to match
made of poplin in Copen, tan or pink
and finished with two double pockets
and sash or Persian pattern. Sizes 3
to 6. -
$6.49 RAIN COATS $4.95
Sizes 6 to 16. A good, practical gift sug
gestion. Heavy rubberized tweed cloth
coats in black and brown mixtures or dark
plaids. "With hat to jmatch.
CHILDREN'S HATS AT V OFF TODAY
All our plain tailored and fancy dress
hats, made of silk, velvet and beaver. Sizes
2 to 8 years. Regularly ?3 to $12.95. To
day less one-third.
35c PLAY APRONS 290
Sizes 2 to 5 years. Coverall styles, with
sleeves and collar. White, blue and tan.
Prettily piped, with embroidered pocket.
MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES LARGE ASSORT
MENT IN ALL STYLES FOR GIRLS 6 TO 14
PRICED $6.49 TO $35.
Girls' Shop, Second Floor TAKE ESCALATOR
Better Prepared to Serve Today Than Ever Over 2000
Willing Salespeople to Help You The Store That Closes
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where Buy Here,and Save Time and Last-Minute Annoy
ances Please Take All Small Parcels With You Today
Choose Silk Shirts in This Xmas S ale
"OLD PRICES" STILL FURTHER REDUCED FOR THIS SALE. Choose
liberally today for personal wear and for gifts. f
$5.00 SHIRTS $3.65
Neat stripes of black,
blue, lavender, gold, green,
two-tone and multi-color ef
fects. All sizes. .
$6.00 SHIRTS $4.65
Plain and fancy striped
effects in the season's fa-
vorite designs and satin
stripes. All sizes.
$6.00 SHIRTS $4.05
Crepe de ' chine in rich
patterns of many hues, in
cluding wanted stripe ef
fects, $6.00 values $4.95.
. $6.50 SHIRTS $5.35
Rich Pussy Willow taf
feta silk in plain blue, lav
ender, etc., stripes and multi-color
effects.
$7.50 SHIRTS $6.85
Satin striped crepe de
chine shirts of finest quality
in a dazzling array of beau
tiful patterns.
$8.50 SHIRTS $7.49
Exclusive broadcloth and
peau de crepe silks in satin
stripe effects. Custom tai
lored to fit.
Many Extra Salesmen in This Section
Silk
Maid
SOX
50c
The best silk
hose for men
ever made to
sell at the price.
Choose for gifts
today.
$1.50 Men's Shirts 95c
Soft and laundered cuff styles in the most ap
proved new materials. Striped designs, in blue, lav
ender, combinations and a multitude of black and
white effects.
50c Silk Ties at 25c
Four-in-hand silk knitted scarfs in accordion ef
fects many smart designs two-tone combinations
in plain colors and mixtures, stripes, etc.
$2.50-$3.50 Ties $1.65
Rich heavy silks, finest imported and domestic
weaves, in brocade and scroll effects, Persians and
every other good new pattern. Made with slip-easy
band.
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ew
HAT
makes an acceptable Christmas
gift. Buy "his" in our Men's Hat
Shop. - Experts to wait on you,
an,d prices to suit every purse.
M. & F. Special $2 and $3.
Mallory Cravenette Proofed Hats
$3.50.
Stetson Soft and Stiff Hats $4
and $5.
Knox Soft and Stiff Hats $5.
Mosfants (imported) Soft Hats
priced at $5.
Main Floor
$20-$22.50 "CHASE"
Robes $15.20
Famous Chase, highest qual
ity, plush robes in 60x72-inch
size. Will not lose hair.
$10 "OREGON CITY"
Rohps $7.75
Best grade Oregon City In
dian robes in beautiful new pat
terns and fast colors. Size
64x76.
$15, $16.50 AUTO
Robes $11.85
Heavy-weight wool 'auto and
steamer robes in big sizes.
Closely woven. Fine variety of
patterns.
Excellent gift suggestions.
Luggage ShoD. Sixth Floor.
TOYTOWN
The Home of a Hundred
Thousand Dolls and Toys
has plenty of worthy gifts for
last-minute choosing.
Fifth Floor, Sixth Street.
BUY FOR SELF AND GIFTS
Eyeglasses $5
Anyone in need of glasses wjjl
appreciate today's special offer
ing of deep curved toric lenses
that eliminate all side reflec
tions and give an enlarged field
of vision, in gold-filled lenses,
for $5. Fitted to the eyes by
our graduate optometrists.
Optical Shop, Balcony, Sixth Street
Sale Xmas Clocks
Always a useful article a clock
is sure to be an acceptable holiday
gift. See these at special prices
today.
$4.50 Mantel
Clocks, $1.98"
Mission mantel clocks that keep
good time and are very attractive.
Special $1.98. '
$3.50 Desk
Clocks, $1.-98
Mahogany desk clocks in many
different shapes and sizes. A lim
ited number today at $1.98. '
$7.00 to $12
Clocks at Yi
Fancy gold inlaid clocks in a
number of attractive shapes and
sizes for desk or mantel use. Spe
cial for last-minute gift choosing .
at HALF PRICE.
ALL CLOCKS GUARANTEED
FOR ONE YEAR
Jewelry Shop, Main Floor.
Xmas Groceries
Butter Victor, fine brand;
freshly churned; 2-pound roll
for 790.
Coffee Freshly roasted; our
"Superior" 35c blend; 2 lbs,
, 550; lb., 280.
Plum Pudding Richardson &
Robbins; large, 5O0; medium,
250; small cans, 100.
Mince Meat Crown; 2 -pound
jars, 550.
Cluster Table Raisins Extra
large; new crop; Imperial 6-
crown, 5-lb. cartons, 050.
Cluster Table Raisins New
crop; No. 1 cartons, 1250.
Cluster Table Raisins Sun
Maid; new cop, lb., 00.
Cluster Table Raisins 5 -crown;
new crop; pound, 150.
Sun Maid Raisins New crop;
dozen, $1.10; package, 100.
Stuffed Dates No. 1, wood
boxes; while any remain at,
each, 350.
Dromedary Dates New; best
quality; package, 140.
Golden Dates New crop just
''arrived; pound, 17!40.
Fard Dates Fine for stuffing;
pound, 22V2 0.
Cranberries Finest Cape Cod;
pound, 12Vi0.
Oyster Cocktails Fresh; dozen,
$1.10; jar, 100.
Layer Figs Best California;
pound, 150.
Navel Oranges Thin skinned
and juicy; dozen, 200, '250
and 150.
Walnuts, soft shell, lb. 200.
Ninth Floor, Fifth Street.
The Vest Pocket 4 'Autographic '
Kodak for Xmas
The autographic
feature enables you to date and title vour negative I?
at the time picture is taken. Priced $6 with anas- Is f',
tigmat lens $10. Other kodaks 75c to $125. fjljj
SPECIAL TODAY: $1.50 Developing and Print- V
ing Outfits $1.10; $2.00 Photo Albums, size 7x10, J
with 50 leaves, in holly boxes, $1.50.
Kodak Shop, Main Floor.
Boys' Holler Skates $1.75
Roller skates that we have marked "very special" at $2 a limited
quantity on sale today, while any remain, at $1.75. Extension ball-bearing
roller skates with under bar. Here is a gift that will please any
boy or girl, and the price is greatly reduced for today.
- SporMng- Goods. Basement Balcony TAKE ESCALATOR
Bakery Specials for Xmas
Everything pare and delicious, made by our expert bakers in our own
Daylight Bakery. All made according to special recipes, from ingredients
of pure, fine quality.
Old-fashioned English Fruit Cake,
pound, 500.
Plum Pudding Delicious each
800 and 400.
Mince Pies Made from an old
New England recipe, each, 300.
Genuine Nurnberg Lebkuchen, the
package, 250.
Bakery, Ninth Floor.
Silk Hose The Gift That
Will Please
A simple, but sure solution
to the "last minute" problem !
Special Saturday service Our
Buyer will be glad to help any
men who consult him, in the
selection of women's hosiery.
QUALITY SILK HOSE
6O0-$7.5O
Every desirable variety of 6ilk hose in plain and fancy colors. Special
prices on boxes of three pairs in all qualities.
INFANTS PURE SILK HOSE 600-750
Infants' pure thread silk hose in white and colors.
MISSES' PURE THREAD SILK HOSE $l-$l.oO
White and colored hose of fine quality pure thread silk. 1
New Shipment "Silk Maid" Hose 2000 pairs black "Silk Maid" hose
just received. All sizes. Hosiery Shop, Main Floor
Men's and Boys' Gift Apparel
A few suggestions from which last-minute shoppers may
profit if they have gifts to buy for a man gifts that he is sure
to appreciate.
BATH ROBES in all colors and combinations, with rope tie at neck
and heavy rope girdle at waist, two large patch"" pockets, satin yoke at
neck, all seams welted and piped. $2.98 and $3.98.
BATH ROBES in heavy eiderdown material, a multitude of effects and
colors. Convertible collar, patch pockets, heavy silk mixed rope girdle
at waist, satin-piped seams and satin yoke at neck, all edges bound with
silk cord, $4.85, $5.85, $6.85, $7.50 to $15.
Other Bath Robes. Including: famous "Oregon City" Indian blanket all
wool Robes in all KizeH, 91 .., 15, US.
LOUNGING ROBES in soft wool fleeced imported garments fancy
back broadcloth, silk and velvet $15, $16.50, $18, $20, $25, $30.
SMOKING JACKETS in two-tone effects with plaid collar, cuffs and
back, three big patch pockets, silk frog fasteners, all edges bound with
silk cord, shawl and notch collar, all sizes 34 to 50 at $5.
Other Smoking Jackets In broadcloth, silk and velvet at f04SO, S7.SO, SIO,
1 1 50, S13.S4 to tS&.
Men's $20.00 Overcoats $14.85
Just 32 of these smart black Cravenette overcoats in 52-inch length
with convertible collar, half satin lined, regular flap pockets, all sizes
35 to 44. Special today $14.85.
BOYS SAMPECK CLOTHES best for Christmas and all-the-year-round
wear. Suits and overcoats made from finest materials procurable by
master craftsmen, perfectly styled and finished. All new and up-to-date
models, including Pinch-Backs. Dozens of good smart patterns. Every
fancy suit with two pairs pants. All sizes for boys 6 to 18 years. Prices
$10 to $20.
Year's subscription to "The American Boy" FREE with
every purchase of aSampeck suit or overcoat in our bovs'
shop today. Third Floor TAKE ESCALATOR
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FRANK AMATO IS FREED
GRAND JURY ABSOLVES SLAYER OB"
-. BROTHER. S.UVATORE AMATO.
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Brtdence Is That Deed Was Jastlflable
- Homicide Finding; Same As' That
f Coroner's Jury.
"Frank Amato was absolved of the
murder of his brother, Salvatore, by
the Multnomah County grand Jury,
which returned a not true bill against
him yesterday.
Amato was held in the County Jail
pending grand jury Investigation of the
Ebooting of Salvatore Amato at the
-frome of Frank Amato, 289 Sheridan
etreet, December 10. He was released
immediately upon the report of the
Jury yesterday.
Evidence coming before the grand
Jury was similar to that which was
presented-to the Coroner's jury which
held the death to be justifiable homi-(
clde and exonerated Frank Amato. Sal
vatore Amato visited his brother the
day of the kijlins and stayed for din
ner. He was critical and uncompanion
able, said Mrs. Amato. He complained
because his brother could afford
chicken for dinner, have carpets on
his floors and use electric lights, be
cause he was not fortunate enough to
have these things. He cut himself with
his knife and accused Frank Amato of
cutting him. was testimony. Finally
he went home. '
There his wife saw him take an
object from his trunk. He kept his
revolver in the trunk. He left for his
brother's bouse again and when out
side the door began abusing Frank
Amato. Witnesses say he fired the
first shot. Frank Amato emptied his
revolver at his assailant, one shot
taking fatal effect. He gave himself
up to the police after the duel.
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It cost the-state of Illinois $53,000
in round numbers to maintain Its em
ployment offices In six cities at an
average cost of 73 cents for each ap
plication for employment.
SECOND FINE DECLINED
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COURT REFUSES TO FTJXISH MAN
TWICE FOR. SAME OFFENSE.
Heated Exchange Follows Between
Judge and Deputy District Attorney '
Ryan In Marter't Case.
The case of Gus Vondiskis, freed on
the payment of a $15 fine Thursday
for disorderly conduct and rearrested
at once on a. charge of assault and
battery,- the complainant being Mrs.
Bessie Hill, who testified that he had
insulted her, blazed Into open battle
between Municipal Judge Langguth
and Deputy District Attorney Ryan
yesterday. , t
Vondiskis accosted Mrs. Hill on the
Burnside bridge and seized her arm.
Attaches of the court and the young
Woman's husband believed that the
sentence was not sufficiently severe
and Vondiskis was rearrested.
Judge Langguth announced that he
did not feel warranted in Imposing
further punishment on Vondiskis. Judge
Langguth questioned Mrs." Hill as to
her prompting in the second complaint
against Vondiskis, and the tinder was
fired. ,
"You have no right . to insult 'this
woman," flared Deputy Ryan. "She Is
not on trial."
Judge Langguth retorted that he had
no sudh thought, but that the attitude
of Deputy Ryan bordered so closely
on contempt that he was tempted so to
consider it.
"Go ahead." chanted the deputy
prosecutor.
Deputy Ryan charged that there was
increasing difficulty in getting con
victions against men who insult .women
and that it was futile to bring such
cases to the Municipal Court.
A new device adopted to Indicate the
presence of fire-damp, in coal mines is
based on the well-known principle of
catalytic combustion resulting from
placing platinum black In certain explosive-gaees.
TROOP'S RETURN URGED
REPRESENTATIVE C. N. M'ARTHCR
WRITES OF MAKING PLEA.
Early Wihdrawal Hoped for la Senti
ment Expressed In Letter to
Commissioner Baiter.
Representative C. 'N. McArthur still
has hope of getting Troop A and Bat
tery A back home from the Mexican
border at an early date. In a letter
received yesterday by City Commis
sioner Baker, Mr. McArthur said he
believes the War, Department sees the
injustice of keeping the men on the
border any longer than is necessary.
In his letter written in Washington.
December' IS, Mr. McArthur said:
"t nare urged upon the officiate or the
War Department the matter of parmlttinc
the soldiers in Troop A and Battery A to
return to their homes and their several -vo
cations, but the department advises me that
the State Department still feels considerable
apprehension about the Mexican situation,
and prefers that no troops be withdraws,
from the border for the present.
The War Department, however, sees the
injustice of keeplns the Oreiron men on ths
border any longer than is absolutely neces
sary, and I feel that they will be sent home
Just as soon as possible. You may rest as
sured of my .lntereet in this matter, and
that T fhall continue to -rye tipon the War
Department the matter of having our boys
sent home.
Texas Judge Found Dacil.
EL PASO. Tex.. Dec. 22. The body
of Judge A. G. Foster, a wealthy pio
neer of El Paso, was found beside a
railroad track eight miles east of here
today. Apparently be bad been struck
by a train.
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