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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1917)
THE MORNING OREGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917. BRING IN YOUR UMBRELLA TO BE RE-COVERED THIS WEEK ONLY 15 Off Lawn Mowers Sharpened for We have an expert lawn mower sharpener and we will call for, sharpen and deliver your lawn mower all for $1. Have your lawn mower put in readi ness for Spring do it now and have it in shape when needed. Phone us and our auto will call for your mower. . Basement, Fifth Street Now is the time to have your umbrella re-covered. . A new stock of green, purple, taupe, red, changeable and plain color re-covers to choose from. Colored silk re-covers,' $4.25 to $5.50; men's or women's black re-covers, $1 to $6.5( at 15 discount balance of this week only. Expert workmanship'. Umbrella Shop. Main Floor. The- Quality' Storj or Portland Getting-Ready-for-Easier Days Throughout the Store 22 High Time Now to Look to Your . Easter Table Linens All Portland housewives who take pride in their linen chests should take advantage of these beautiful linens offered at such moderate prices, v Buy your linens now have them for your Easter table. LUSTROUS AUSTRIAN LINENS These Austrian linens are of extra heavy weight and soft finish, assuring not only beauty of texture but durability of quality. These linens were purchased some time ago and are still marked at the "old" prices, which are full Yz less than they would have to be sold for if purchased today. Cloths, 2x2 yds., $9.00; 2x2 Vz yds.. S11.00; 2x3 yds., $13.00; 2x3 Vi yds., $16.00; 2x4 yds., $19.00. Napkins to match, 26x26 inches, dozen, $13.00. BEAUTIFUL IRISH LINENS "Shamrock" Irish table linens are sought by connoisseurs of linens because of their beautiful finish and the fact that they launder so well. We can offer you an exceptionally good line of medium-priced Irish linens now : Cloths: 2x2 yds., $5, $6, $7.50, $8; 2x2 2 yds., $6, $7.50, $9, $10; 2x3 yds., $7.50, $9, $10, $12. Napkins to match, dozen, $5.50 to $12.00. HEMSTITCHED LUNCH CLOTHS Dainty little lunch cloths nicely hemstitched, with pretty damask figures in floral, conventional and striped designs. All good quality and nice sizes for afternoon tea, evening lunches and as breakfast cloths. 45x45 inches. Priced $2.25, $2.75, $3.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $7.00. $6 CLOTHS $4 Pure linen table cloths' with full border on four sides. ' Extra heavy weight, size 68x86 inches. Special at $4. No napkins to match. TURKISH TOWELS 25 Good firm quality of Turkish bath towels. . Plain hemmed styles. Pure white, made of absorbent yarns. Extra special quality at 25c. Linen Shop, Second Floor. $4 Irish Point Curtains at $2.95 Spring is here and with it comes the time to freshen up your win dows. Here is an ideal way to do this at an exceptionally low price. These splendid Irish Point curtains are suitable for either living or dining-rooms. Extra strong nets with beautiful borders. Regular $4.00 curtains, pair Wednesday $2.95. New Cretonnes for Living; Room Draperies - The advance of Spring creates the demand for the gaiety of flowered draperies. Our artistic new patterns in Spring cretonnes are satisfying this demand. We have for your selection Wednesday a whole table full of excellent cretonnes at yard, 450. Curtain Shop, Seventh Floor. Women's and Children's Spring Underwear at "Old" Prices Good knit underwear in Spring weight and of good quality pur chased under "old" market conditions and sold bn the same basis. Women's Union Suits 50c-65c Fine light-weight Lisle Union Suits in NusHape styles, with V-neck. Made, with crocheted edge. In knee length style. Regular sizes, 500; extra sizes, 650. Women's Swiss Ribbed Vests 40c Extra quality Swiss Ribbed Vests in tailored finish. Low neck, sleeveless style; made from the best quality fine, durable cotton. Regular sizes, 400. Women's Union Suits S1.35-S1.60 "Harvard Mills" Union Suits in the standard tuck stitch; a light weight, glove-fitting garment, in all the Spring and Summer styles. Regular sizes, $1.35. Extra sizes, $1.60. ' Women's Union Suits 50c-60c Light weight, band-top Union Suits, with reinforced crotch. In low neck, no sleeve, knee-length style A fine weave, comfortable for Spring and Summer. Children's Good Knit Waists 19c "Kiddies' Friend" Knit Waists for sup porting undergarments. All have strongly taped buttons.- Sure to give the best satisfaction. . Sizes 2 to 12 year Children's Vests And Pants 35c Finely-woven, lightweight Vests and Pants for children, 2 to 12 years old. The vests in all styles; the pants in knee and ankle lengths. 3 for $1.00. Knit Underwear Shop, Main Floor. Grocery Specials Cream of Rice, something new, can be used in many different ways, makes delicious muffins, cookies, pancakes and puddings, doz. - A $1.60, pkg : XU Macaroni or Spaghetti, Porter's, one of the best, made in Port- Q land, doz. $1.05, pkg. Cream of Barley, special demon stration and free sample, 2Q(J American Barley Pancake Flour, special demonstration and " 0 free sample, pkg. Chow Chow, Cross & Black- OKp well's, qt. jar 650, pt. jar OOK Apricots, good California fruit in light sugar syrup, doz. for 1 J?p $1.T0, large can. -.. J. OK, Spaghetti, Heinz', medium, dozen, $1.90, can 170; small, dz. 11 $1.25, can J-l-K, Ripe Olives, Curtis, individual size tins, 15 to 20 olives in tin, 3Q- for 25, tin Pickled Onions or Walnuts, Cross & Blackwell's genuine im- Ofl ported, doz. $2.35, jar.. Teas, latest crop,' choice of Gun powder, Ceylon or uncolored Z(g Japan, 75c grade "UL Coffee, Mocha & Java type, freshly roasted, 2 lbs. 750; 38 C Purity Cross Chicken a la King, delicious, inexpensive chaf- O fT ing dish, can 500, and. . . . &OK Catsup, Heinz', one of the purest and best, dozen $2.90, OPp large size . . .". dOK Pure Virgin Olive Oil, Old Monk, gaL $3.25, gal. $1.75, QAp quart can ZfXJK Ninth Floor. Fifth Street. B All Charge Purchases Today Go on April Accounts and Are Made Payable May First SH8r . w Tine Spring Showing I 1917 Fashions has brought home to the women of Portland with renewed emphasis the fact that Meier & Frank's is .pre-eminently the Northwest's Fashion Center. From the best sources of fashions have come au thentic modes to compose our elaborate Spring dis plays of new Millinery, Frocks Gowns Blouses Suits Coats and Sports Apparel and the many requisites of dress, interpreting the trend of the fashions in a way which we believe has been delightful to our patrons. From the enthusiasm and interest displayed by all who have viewed this showing, we feel more than confident that our judgment has been sustained. Our exquisitely beautiful windows give a hint of what awaits you within. If you -have not yet seen our great Spring Showing 1917 Fashions plan to come today. Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. 4 1 " O" " Our Great Sale of Rugs There was enthusiastic buying in the Rug Section all day yesterday and no wonder with the present conditions of the market to consider, our prices are wonderfully low ! Come in today and see what exceptional offerings await you here. We can list but a few of them: ROOM-SIZE RUGS Seamless Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12ft. $32.50 $55 Wilton Rugs in new shades, $49.50 $18 Tapestry Brussels S'mless Rugs, $15.85 $22.50 Velvet Rugs, heavy seamless, $17.85 Axminster Rugs, 9x12 size, $22.50-$30 RAG RUGS "Hit and Miss" Fireside Rugs 40c size, 18 x 36 inches, 290 65c size, 24 x 86 inches, 530 85c size, 25 x 50 inches, 680 $1.00 size, 27 x 54 inches, 790 $1.25 size, SO x 60 inches, 980 $1.65 size, 36x72 inches, $1.28 COLONIAL RAG RUGS 90c size, 24 x 86 inches, - 730 $1.85 size, 27 x 54 inches, $1.19 $1.75 size, SO x 60 inches, $1.33 $2.25 size, 36 x 72 inches, $1.89 $4.00 size, 48 x 84 inches, $3.15 , SALE LINOLEUM Inlaid linoleum in many good designs, in cluding an effective new pattern in light gray and blue tile, special, square yard 930 CONG OLEUM RUGS We have the largest assortment in Portland of the new Congoleum Rugs in all sizes and patterns. 65c size, 3 x 3, only 490 $1.00 size, 3 x 4, only 730 $1.30 size, 3 x 6, only 980 $1.55 size, 4 x AM, only $1.15 $1.95 size, 4V6 x 6, only $1.47 $3.90 size, 6 x 9, only $2.95 CONGOLEUM ART RUGS $10.00 size, 9 x 10, only $8.95 $11.00 size, 9 x 12, only $9.95 DELTOX GRASS RUGS Portland's finest showing of these artistic yet inexpensive rugs. A good selection of patterns in all desirable colors. 18 x 36 Deltox Rugs for 380. 21 x 45 Deltox Rugs for 550 27 x 54 Deltox Rugs for 950 30 x 60 Deltox Rugs for $1.13 3 x 6 ft. Deltox Rugs, $1.45 4 x 7 ft. Deltox Rugs $2.75 6 x 9 ft. Deltox Rugs for $4.50 8 x 10 ft. Deltox Rugs for $7.50 9 x 12 ft. Deltox Rugs for $9.50 Rug; Shop, Seventh Floor. 25c Filet Laces, Yard 15c Filet lace edges and insertions, to 1 inches wide, in white only. An excel lent imitation of the real filet lace and very dainty for blouses and neckwear. On sale Wednesday at, yard, 15c. 10c-12c CLUNY LACE, 5 Cotton Cluny laces, imitation Irish edges and insertions for undennuslins the kind of laces that wear and latfnder well. Best 10c and 12c values. Wednes day at, yard, 5c. CAMISOLE EMBROIDERIES y2 PRICE Novelty camisole' embroideries flesh colored batiste with embroidery beading at top that require but little work to convert into dainty covers and camisoles. 50c values, yard, 250; 65c values, yard, 330. Lace and Embroidery Shop, Main Floor. Wednesday Is Notion Day A special display of new wash trimmings and braids especially desired at this time of year and various small wares much in demand. Romper and Wash Dress Braids, wide variety of beautiful patterns, 1P 4-yard pieces, each J-tJU Featherstitch Braid, dainty new de signs, prettijy finished, white " fg only, 4-yard pieces, each -LUlx' Stickerie Edging, mercerized, wide range of dainty colors, 3-yard i ff pieces, 2 for 150; each ...... J-UC Edge Braids; scalloped, white, red, lavender and light blue, 4-yard " f pieces, each A" Miss Muffet Trimmings, silk designed, variety of pretty combinations,"! 2 for 250, each ADC Queen City Spool Silk, black', white and variety of staple shades, four 50-yard spools, 150; spool OK All 10c Collar and Ruching Supports, wide variety in all sizes, black Q and white, card OC Kleinert's .New Waterproof Household Aprons, many pretty color com- rA binations, each . . . . wvv 10c Hump Hair Pins, assorted " 2 pkgs ADC Crimped Celluloid Hair Pins, shell J? and amber, pkg. of six OK 10c Damascus Tempered Steel Safety Pins, protected head, nickel-1 P plated and jet, all sizes, 2 cards ADL The "Heather" Tempered Brass Needle Pointed Pins, all sizes, 160 count pT paper OK Warren's Negligee Girdles, especially designed for athletic wear, Q" "1 A all sizes, each" DAAU Columbia Child's Waist and Hose Sup porter in white only, sizes 2 toQpT UV 10 years, pair -Notion Shop. Main Floor. 17c Striped Colored Domet Special at Yard 121c The Quantity is Limited at This Price An excellent quality of soft, fleecy domet in a large variety of colored stripe patterns. All full 36 inches wide. This is our most popular material for making pajamas, gowns, underwear and many other purposes. A limited quantity to go on sale Wednesday .at only, yard 12i2c Second Floor, Fifth Street4 OUR GREAT SALE OF Furniture continues today. A few items and prices selected at random from among hundreds of worthy articles reduced in this sale. $347 Ivory-Decorated Bedroom Suite, consisting of bed, dresser, chiffonier, dressing table, desk, two flCk chairs and rocker DK9U $94.50 Queen Anne Dining Table in solid mahogany; 54-inch 74 50 $100 Adam Dining Table in solid ma hogany, made by Berkey CJ'7Q Q & Gay; 54-inch top D U(DO $16.75 Simmons Brass Bed in CJO QQ full size; reduced to DO.0 $8.00 Solid Oak Wash Stand fTfT in wax finish, now ioim I O $12.50 Double Deck Steel Spring, woven-wire top, for -size Qfl OK wooden bed, only D3.AO $98 Davenport, made in our own shops. Finest workmanship and materials. Upholstered in fine quality tap- Sr7Q estry, priced at '. tDl $54 Mahogany Davenport Table, Adam design; top 66 inches long, at $1.50 Golden Maple Dining Chair QPT imitation leather seat ZJOK $5.50 Solid Oak Bedroom diA Afl Rocker in wax finish, only V Easy Payments if Desired. Furniture Shop, Eighth Floor. imutniimniiiiinuimninmtMmnrmutiiiiiumHTTunmmtttminiunintinninti About Our State Fruit-Packing Industry OREGON packed last year but I v-' E0O.000 cases of fruits and vege- etablea. Washington packed 350.- 000 cases. In the same period Call- H fornla packed about 9,000.000 cases. 1 Oregon alone could easily pack I 10,000.000 cases. (JWe have In this state the best I grade of Cuthbert red raspber- rles. Evergreen blacks, loganberries. I strawberries, cherries ana pears to I be found for the packing trade any- where in the world. We also pro- I duce one of the best strlngless beans i to be found anywhere in the world. I and many varieties of vegetables 3 that are par excellence for the pack- s ing Industry. To expand this Indus- try properly the cost of packing must be held to the minimum and ' 1 every possible encouragement glv- en to the men who engage in the business, as well as the producers of fruit. flTAt the present time the greatest I jI market the world has ever seen exists for dried and canned fruits, and very rapid progress is being made in establishing new plants and expanding those already in ex- I istence. s fTTThe moist climate and equable 1 jI temperatures west of the Cascade I Mountains are Ideal for the produc- tlon of many varieties of fruits and e vegetables that make'-the packing, business a success. Packing or dry- Ing these fruits is the only method of preparing them for the broadest possible shipment to the consumers s of the world, for which reason all 5 elements of the state must Join in H the most vigorous support of the packing and drying Industry. ntti i mi intra infiiiittifiitirni ntttn mttn nun i inttim urarm Rnnni i; O'YS' New Spring Juvenile Suits $5 Just received a new shipment of juvenile suits for boys 2 to 8 years old. All the clever new mod els, including Junior Norfolk and Billie Boy middy. All have de tachable pique collar. Fabrics are worsteds, cassimeres and serges. Colors are gray and tan mixtures, blues, and black and white checks. Sizes 2 to 8 years. Priced at $5. Boys' Clothing Shop, Third Floor. Four Good Robe Specials $5.00 and $5.50 Robes at $4.12 Good mackinaw and fringed robes for auto or steamer use. Regular good $5 and $5.50 robes for $4.12. Excellent $10.00 Robes at $7.88 A limited number of plaid steamer or auto robes. Good warm, dur able Robes. Special at $7.88. Our Best $15.00 Robes at $11.95 Fine quality closely woven steamer and auto robes in plaids. Large size, 64x78. Good $15 robes $11.95. $10 Oregon City Robes at $7.89 Our best grade Oregon City Indian robes in beautiful patterns; fast colors, large sizes. Special at $7.89. Luggage Shop, Sixth Floor. Headquarters for All Kinds Garden Tools We carry complete lines of high-grade garden implements of every description. Buy now while these specially reduced prices are in effect: Garden Hoe, riveted, special 270 Lady's small Garden Hoe, 410 Single-prong Weeding Hoe, 540 Double-prong Weeding Hoe, 770 Turf Edger, special at only 680 Onion Weeder,- special ' at 320 3-piece Floral Set, special at 980 12-tooth Steel Bow Rake for 680 14-tooth Steel Bow Rake for 770 14-tooth Steel Straight-prong Rake, 630 24-tooth Wire Lawn Rake, 450 12-th. Malleable Steel Rake, 270 14-th. Malleable Steel Rake, 320 Floral Shovel, special at only 450 Hall's Dandelion Puller each 460 Hall's 3-prong Cultivator at 680 Hall's 5-prong Cultivator at 900 Long-handle Spading Fork, 900 Long or short-handle Shovels and Spades, 790 Potato Hooks, special, each 770 Warren Hoe, special at each 770 Basement Fifth Street. I j i