13 PRINCIPAL PORTLAND AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED NEMO CORSETS A MODEL FOR EVERY FIGURE CORSET DEPARTMENT ON SECOND FLOOR THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1917. ANNUAL INVENTORY SALES-pll Double S. & H. Trading Stamps Will Be Given With All Charge or Cash Purchases Made Today Extra Special! $2.50 Corsets At $1.69 One Style as Shown to Left Full Range of Sizes Corset Department, Second Floor Made tip in splendid quality coutil. Styled with elastic sections in skirt to allow of ample freedom in sitting or stooping. Three large skirt hooks attached below front clasp and six good hose supporters. Designed to meet the requirements of the average figure. Correct lines, beautifully finished and thoroughly desirable in every way. CI CQ Standard $2.50 Corsets, special P -1- B Our Entire Stock of oys' Overcoats At Reduced Prices Boys Store, Main Floor Beginning Tuesday morning we offer our entire stock of Boys' Winter Overcoats at greatly reduced prices. If your boy needs a new coat don't miss this splendid chance to choose from high-grade garments in the season's best styles and fabrics at big savings. Belted and pinch-babk models. ' Materials include I cheviots, coverts, homespuns and cravenette cloth. Beautiful new patterns and colors. Sizes for boys from 6 to 18 years of age. Boys' $ 5j00 Overcoats, Now $ 3.75 Boys' $ 650 Overcoats, Now $ 438 Boys' $ 750 Overcoats, Now $ 5.63 Boys' $ 850 Overcoats, Now $ 638 Boys' $10.00 Overcoats, Now $ 750 Boys' $1250 Overcoats, Now $ 938 Boys' $1350 Overcoats, Now $1025 Boys' $15J00 Overcoats, Now $1125 Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise TELEPHONES MARSHALL 4800 A 6231 The Standard Store of the Northwest Reliable Methods Special at the Bargain Circle $1.50 Muslin wear 98c Gowns, Chemise, Skirts, Etc. Bargain Circle, First Floor Women's Night Gowns, Combinations, En velope Chemise, Straight Chemise and Skirts in attractive new styles. Lace and embroidery trimmed. Garments well worth $1.35 and QQ $1.60 priced very special in the Bargain Circle, First Floor atoC Inventory Sale of Ru Silk Petticoats Only $3.69 Garment Salons ' On Second Floor By purchasing an immense let of these Petticoats we are in a position to give our customers a very remark able bargain. There are several pret ty styles in the assortment some have deep full flounces trimmed with neat ruffles, others are trimmed with plaiting and shirring. Made up of ex cellent grade taffeta or messaline silks. Complete assortment of the wanted plain shades, also in change able effects and fancy stripes. All sizes in the assortment, and C"2 Q priced special for today at '-' Women's Bath Robes $3.49 Dept. Second Floor Women's Blanket Bath Robes in medium weight, suitable for wear the year round. Large and small patterns. 'Some in flowered effects, others in con ventional designs. Patch pockets and gir- All die. Priced special for this sale at only PJts High -Class Waists Special at $3.69 Second Floor A dozen or more pretty styles shown in this lot. Models suitable for street and evening wear. Fancy and tailored effects. Various materials chiffons, nets, crepe de chine, Georgette crepe, silk marquisette, taffeta, messalines, tub C"2 TQ silks. Sale price for these fine Waists only POvJ' Double Stamps in All Departments Third Floor gs Discontinued Patterns in Whittal Rugs at Special Prices 5.75 Whittall Rug, size 22x36 inches, special $4.50 8.50 Whittall Rug, size 27x54 inches, special $G.80 ?13.75 Whittall Rug, size 36x36 inches, now at $11.00 $28.25 Whittall Rug, size 4:6x7:6 special now $22.55 $50.75 Whittall Rug, size 6x9 feet, sale price $40.0o $74.75 Whittall Rug, size 8:3x10:6, special now $59.70 $82.60 Whittall Rug, size 9x12 feet, special for $05.75 $75.00 High-grade Rug, size 9x12 feet, special $49.50 $22.50 High-grade Rug, size 9x12 feet, special $17.45 $27.50 High-grade Rug, size 9x12 feet, special $19.60 $35.00 High-grade Rug, size 9x12 feet, special $27.85 $55.00 High-grade Rug, size 9x12 feet, special $35.50 Inventory Sale Rag Rugs Third Floor 50c Rugs, size 18x36 inches 38 75c Rugs, size 24x36 inches 58 90c Rugs, size 24x48 inches 69c $1.25 Rugs, size 27x54 ins. 89 $1.50 Rugs, size 30x30 ins. $1.19 $2.00 Rugs, size 36x72 ins. $1.48 $4.00 Rugs, size 4x7 ft. $2.98 Inventory Sale Millinery 2 Lots $3 and $5 A special shipment of 100 new midwinter Hats in conjunction with a number of our Pattern Hats go on sale today and tomorrow at above prices. .Smart sailor shapes, tricornes and turbans, trimmed with the very latest novelties. Hats in these lots worth 2 or 3 times the price. LOT 1 Trimmed Hats at $3.00. LOT 2 Trimmed Hats $5.00 Special sale of Rainy-day Hats at 75 some worth up to $3.50 Millinery Trimming Flowers, Corsage Bouquets 50fS $1, $1.50 " $1.25 Table Linen 98c Yard Main Floor Splendid heavy qual ity Table Damask, full bleached and 54 inches wide. Just the thing for breakfast cloths. Shown in dfee patterns only. Grade usual ly selling at $1.25. Special QQ the yard at low price of ' OC Odd lines fancy Tea Cloths, Scarfs, JJquares, etc., at' Price. Butter Day 83c Model Grocery Fourth Floor GLENWOOD Butter, spe cial 2-lb. square now only Picnic Shoulder Hams, lb. 1 4 f J txittage "Boneless" Hams 17c Creole Dinner, 3 cans for 25 Snider's Tomato Soup, 3 large cans now priced only "' California Figs, 3 pkgs. at 25 15c Pimentos, special, can 10 Tomato Hot Sauce, 6 cans 25 Women's and Children's Winter Underwear HALF PRICE Center Circle, First Floor Women's and Children's Knit Underwear broken lines from our regular stock garments which have become mussed, but otherwise perfect. As we cannot have these in regular stock we shall dispose of them at JUST HALF PRICE. 38c Broken lines of 75c Knit Underwear now priced on Broken lines of $1 Knit Cf),-. Underwear now priced only 3vt Broken lines $1.25 Knit fZ Underwear now priced only UJL. Broken lines $1.50 Knit 7r Underwear now priced only Jt Broken lines of $2.00 CM CC Knit Underwear priced P-LvyVJ Broken lines of $2.50 CM Knit Underwear priced PA'? Broken lines of $3.00 CI Crt Knit Underwear priced "P--. )U Broken lines of $3.50 CM 'JT Knit Underwear priced P CHILDREN'S All-wool Pants and Vests in Stuttgarter make. fr $1.25 to $2.25 grades special for Tuesday selling at low price of OL CHILDREN'S All-wool Union Suits in Stuttgarter make QC $2.25 and $3.00 grades on special sale for Tuesday at only 5v Double "S. & H." Stamps Given Witn All Purchases Inventory Sale of Embroideries and Laces Main Floor 15c to 18c Embroidery Beadings, Edges and Insertions. Various designs. Inventory "1 r sale, the yard, for only -LUC $1.25 Embroidery Floun- '7Qr. cings, special, the yard at ' 17-inch Cambric Embroid ery skirting, usual 35c grade 17-jnch Flouncings, worth "20- to 75c, specially priced, yd. ' 19c $8.50 Silver Set Special $5.95 Third Floor 26 pieces 6 each of knives, forks, teaspoons and table spoons one each butter knife and sugar shell. $8.50 Set ff" Q with chest, now priced at P J'J ' $5.50 Egg Caster for 4 S2.05 $12.60 Tea Set, 4 pieces $9.95 $17.50 Tea Set, 4 pieces $l;i.95 $31.00 Tea Set, 4 pieces $24.80 OLD SUIT REOPENED Baldwin Sheep & Land Com pany Defendant in Case. since the commission took office a year ago. At that time the warrants bore S per cent interest. The difference between the oldest and newest rates means an annual saving- of $800. Mayor Galvin said this morning that the de mand lor the warrants increases with every cut In interest. It is expected that the current expense fund will be on a cash basis by the end of 1917. ROBBER SUSPECTS CAUGHT FRAUD IN ENTRY CHARGED Six Hundred Acres In Crook County Said to Have Been Obtained by Employing Men to File Un der Timber and Stone Act. A suit In equity, begrun five years ago In the Federal Court, and charging fraudulent entry In Eastern Oregon lands, was reopened yesterday in Judge IJean's court. The Baldwin Sheep & Land Company, the defendant, is alleged to have in duced three men to file on certain lands In Crook County under the Federal tim ber and stone entry act of 1878, prove up their claims and transfer their titles to the sheep company for a good con sideration. The lands involved comprise approxl mately 600 acres In Crook County. It is alleged that the filing was begun on the parcels of land June 28, 1902, and that patents to the land were Issued the patentees, who were also made de fendants In the suit, in 1908. The three entrymen were Edwin C. Flnnell Gerald B. Heath and Lewis Tomlinson. It is alleged that the Baldwin Sheep Land Company paid all the expenses connected with entry and securing of patents, and that in addition Finnell was paid $250, Heath $125 and Tomlin son $100. The original complaint was drawn by Robert F. Maguire, then Assistant United States Attorney. The members of the firm comprising the Baldwin Sheep & Land Company .who are the defendants are J. W. Rob inson. J. C. Edwards and Judd Van Houten. The defendants were represented by Dan J. Malarkey and E. B. Seabrook, Assistant United States Attorney Beck rfian appeared for the Government. Ten days was given for the plaintiff to file a brief, 15 more days for the defendants' answer and five more days for the plaintiff to file an answer. Persons Believed to Have Robbed Colored Club Are in Jail. Advices received from Seattle and Tacoma by the Portland Detective Bureau, announce the arrest In those cities of Jesse Jarvis'and another col ored man, named Gorman, who are be lieved by the local officers to have Centralia Cuts Warrant Interest. CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) The city commission tomorrow will pass an ordinance reducing the in terest rate on the city's current ex Dense warrants from 5 to 4 per cent, making the fourth reduction made been the pair who attacked W. B. Max well, proprietor of a colored clubroom in this city on the morning of De cember 31, choking him with ammonia and severely beating him. The place was then looted of $500 and .some Jew elry. The case was investigated by De tectives Hellyer. Tackaberry, L,mard and LaSalle. Fred Taylor, who is in custody here, suspected of complicity In the crime, was a prison-mate of Jarvis and Gorman, the police say. Inangnration Part Planned. CENTRALIA, Wash, Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) Centralia will be well repre sented in the programme rendered at Governor Lister's Inauguration. N. C. Davis, custodian of the local lodge of Elks, has charge of the musical pro gramme while Dr. C. O. Nelson, an accomplished violinist, has been chosen as concert violinist and concert master. LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" WILL BE GIVEN AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. I i ' p V fetilMliiililliil iii iHli'll MISS ALVEJTA HOWARD AND THATXE LITESAY, PACIFIC TJNIVERSITT, Forest Grove. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) "Lady Winder mere's Fan," the comedy produced some years ago by the Irish dramatist, Oscar Wilde, and which has recently been staged with so much success among amateur clubs and 'colleges, will be given by the senior class of Paclflo Uni versity in Marsh Hall. January 12. Miss Alvena Howard, who Is registered from Portland, and Thayne Live say, both of whom have figured successfully in dramatic productions here, will carry the leading parts as "Mrs. Erlynne" and "Lord Windermere." Miss Bagstad, head of the drama department, says that she has the best material for this cast of any that she has coached. ZONE CARDS READY Commissioner Dieck Stand ardizes System. OPTION IS GIVEN DRIVERS Fare May Be on Hourly Basis or by Five-Minute Periods for Taxi cabs and Charges Must lie Posted So AH Can See. To treat with Jitneys on the basis of taxicabs, which is now their proper name by reason of the ordinance under which they are operating. City Com missioner Dleck will Issue a standard set of sone and rate cards, which will nave w oe used by all taxlcaba, for hire cars and jitneys. The cards will ha submitted to the Council tomorrow for approval. There are three cards to be issued. one covering operation on a sone basis, another on the distance basis and an other on the hourly basis. The hourly oasis cara, wnicn is the one bv which Jitneys are evading the Council's litnev regulations, will be so arranged that the driver will charge on the actual time consumed in a trip. . He will fill out the card so as to show his actual charge for a given number of minutes and for an hour. If he wishes to charge by five-minute periods he will have to Indicate on the card the actual charge for one. two, three or four or more passengers for that five minutes. He will be obliged to charge on the basis Indicated by the card. The card regulates only the maximum rate per hour to be charged and al lows the driver to fix ta minimum at whatever he wishes, but requires that he charge thp rates indicated on the card, a duplicate of which must be filed with the city. The cards will be the same for all cars. They will do away with the pres ent cards issued by the Jitney Drivers' Union, which do not display any rates. The new cards will display the rates conspicuously. Commissioner Dleek has been work ing on the standard cards for some time and in the meantime has been allowing the use of the old cards, which he approved temporarily. "Just for Today" and "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." Pallbearers were A. F. Towner, A. B. Brown, A. Berg and Dr. John Talbot. Interment was made at Mount Scott Park Cemetery. L W. PAGET WEDS NURSE Newspaper Employe and Mary Pitts Married at Ilillsboro. L. W. Paget, an employe of the Oregon Journal, and Miss Mary C. Pitts, a trained nurse, were married yesterday at noon at Hlllsboro by Rev. Walter Sklpworth, pastor of the Meth odist Church and an old friend of Mies Pitts' father. Mr. Paget is a brother of Axa Genevieve Paget, the talented Portland dancer. Miss Pitts and - Mr. Paget became acquainted about three years ago while Miss Pitts was in training. Miss Paget attended Miss Pitts and Michael Kyne attended the bridegroom. The young couple will make their home in Portland after a brief honey moon. ' Sirs. Montgomery Bnrled. The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Z. Montgomery was held yesterday at Finley's chapel. Rev, T. Wilson offi ciating. Mrs. Theodora Bushnell sang STREET RAILWAY ABSOLVED Hawthorne-Avenuo Crash Laid to Driver of Auto. ; The Portland Railway, Light A Power Company was held blameless for the accident In which Patrolman J. J. McCarthy was killed and Frank McClelland received injuries which were a cause of resultant insanity by a Jury in the court of Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday. A verdict for the defense was brought In the suit of Eva McClelland, as guardian for Frank McClelland, to collect damages of $20,- 300 from the railway company. The accident was a collision between an automobile and a streetcar at East Eighth street and Hawthorne avenue, Those injured were in the auto. The defease held, that the automobile driver- had been drinking. J. P. JAEGER WON'T .RUN Karl A. Clark May Be President of Progressive Club. Joseph P. Jaeger, Portland Jeweler, has declined to be a candidate again for the presidency of the Progressive Business Men a Club. The nomination for the next year's officers will be In order at the meeting at the Multnomah Hotel Thursday. It is probable that Earl A. Clark. chairman of the industrial improve ment committee of the club, and one of the charter members of the organize tlon, will be chosen for president. He is being urged to permit the use of his name. E EXPERTS ARE TO DISCrSS PROB- LESS FACING DEALERS. Tbree Hundred Are to Be Entertained t Banquet at Close of Conference. Some Fun to Mix In With Business. The 11th annual convention of the Oregon Retail Hardware and Imple ment Dealers' Association has been scheduled to' take place in Portland January 24, 25 and 26. with headquar ters at the Hotel Imperial. A number of Important affairs are to be brought before the members of the organisation, which Includes a large number of the most prominent business men of the state, and the three days', programme will Include addresses by hardware specialists. Among the prominent advertising men who will appear Is Edwin A. Wal ton, of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company of Detroit, who will discuss "A Better Day'a Profits." Mr. Walton has been engaged In the hardware business and Is alive to some of the problems that hardware men are now facing. Preparations for the reception of the visiting hardware men are now actively under way. local dealers having agreed to .make exceptional efforts for their entertainment. The number expected to attend will be large, and at the ban quet which is to terminate the session of the convention arrangements will be made to serve at least 300. MORGUE TO BE URGED Coroner to Talk to Commission To day About Xeeds. The urgent need of a public morgue under the direct control of the county. instead or one supported oy Portland undertakers as in the past, will be put before the County Commissioners 10 o'clock this morning by Coroner Dammasch. He. will appear before the Commis sioners, at their request, to outline his plans for a self-supporting morgue, one which will require no more than the original outlay of approximately $5000. With Dr. Dammasch will be business men of the city who have been in touch with the situation and appre elate the necessity of a change from present conditions. Hobert L. Young at Rest. The funeral of Robert Lyle Toung was held at the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son yesterday. Rev. W. C. Kan tier officiating. Pallbearers were Vern Wlrtx. H. P. Collins. A. E. Brown. H Krause, Paul O. Gresek and Sig. Erick son. Interment waa at Rivervie? Cemetery. Special Agents to Meet. The Special Agents' Association of the underwriters of tha Pacific North west will hold a meeting at the Ore gon Hotel Saturday morning at 11:45 that will be followed by a luncheon. The meeting Is called to elect a pres ident and transact such other busi ness as is likely to come un for con sideration. Grade Teachers Meet Tomorrow. The Portland Grade Teachers' Asso ciation will meet tomorrow at 4:30 in Library Hall. Preliminary reports and plans for the co-operation luncheon to be held next Saturday will be dis cussed, and there will also be impor tant business matters of interest to nil tarhprs. Serve it hot! -Yoult like this new juice ofOreotVs famous Logan berries as a Winter drink -At your dealer's 10 -up fttip Book fr ml Ml Ik 'ganbeft'j