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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1917)
THE 3IORNING OKEGOXIAN. THURSDAY JUNE 2S. 1917. ip1'1 Victor Records on Sale Here Today Sixth Floor rA . : ; : 1 , , if "60 Years in Portland" 1 8 5 7 Sixtieth Anniversary Year 1917 A6 1ft57 Sixtieth Anniversary Year 1917 "60 Years in Portland" 77? Call for Vacation and Warm Weather Needs Finds Us Prepared Silk Shirts Are in Demand They'll Be More So at These Prices Hundreds of Shirts Reduced in This Sale The Qualities and Styles Most in Favor Now TUB SILK Shirts $Q.65 WHITE SILK Shirts FINE SILK Shirts ?5 J BROADCLOTH SILK Shirts i i Made of fine quality firm domestic tub silk in neat pin stripe patterns and fancy multi-color de signs combined with satin stripes. Fine work manship and finish. White silk shirts of such quality as these rep resent most unusual val ues at the price. They are made of fine import ed China silk. In white only. All sizes. These are splendid heavy quality China tub silk interwoven with satin stripes in beautiful wide effects and hand some plain stripes. Black and colors. $0.95 All Sizes Are Here to Fit Men of Every Build New Silk Front Shirts $1.50 Bosoms and cuffs are of fine tub silk, body of mer cerized American pongee. Perfectly matched colors, giving the effect of an all-silk shirt. Extra heavy quality broadcloth and crepe de chine silk shirts in ex quisite designs and col ors. The price is phe nomenal for the quality of silk and fine tailoring. CREPEDeCHINE Shirts The very finest satin stripe crepe de chine silks and beautiful Jac quard self-figured de signs, patterns and color ings that will appeal to FIBER SILK Shirts To say that these shirts are of fiber silk and marked at $1.95 is in itself the surest evidence that this is a wonderful sale. Very desirable the most discriminating. J shirts for Summer wear. We've Arranged to Have You Waited onPromptly Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor. Navy Blue Taffeta Dresses In New Styles That Are ' Typical of the Summer The very dresses particular women, those who keep abreast of the fash ions, want for Summer wear, make their first appearance in this exhibi tion and sale. Modes that have been recently de signed showing the new coated effect, the surplice waist, the Empire and the long-waisted models. They are made from a very supple and soft quality of taffeta, the kind that is always so cool and yet attrac tive for Summer street wear. The woman who objects to appearing on the street without some sort of a wrap will welcome these new comers with delight. Priced at $12 5 to $35J00 Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor. Cretonnes 45c A gay cretonne dress for your windows will give any room a more summery and cool appearance. And 45c is a modest price to pay for such delightfully patterned cre tonnes as these. They are not alone useful for window hangings but for upholstering the wicker furniture and for pillows as well. Curtain Specials Scrim grounds of substantial qualities go into the making of these always-in-demand curtains. They are finished with Cluny edges, others with filet edgings and inser tions. $1.95 Curtains, pr. $1.45 $1.55 Curtains, pr. $1.15 Drapery Shop, Seventh Floor. 95 MorePeopleAre Buying "Munsing Underwear Than Ever Before Men, women and children can find any desired style and their exact size in this perfect fitting, comfort giving, long wearing underwear. We alone of Port land stores have complete new stocks of Munsingwear and are selling it At "Old" Prices which means a considerable sav ing on what we should charge according to present-day stand ards and a still greater saving if we were to base our calculations on heavy price advances that are sure to come soon. Buy Mun singwear now. Main Floor. Table Cloths $4.00 Regularly $5.00 These cloths are of pure Scotch linen and are shown in size 67 by 67 inches, which is a convenient size for any ordinary round table. In artistic designs and of a good wearing quality. 35c Turkish Towels 25c Turkish bath towels, of a good, firm heavy weight, generous size. The kind that quickly and easily absorbs the water. For Thursday's selling only 25c. Linen Shop, Second Floor. Charge . Purchases Today and Balance of Month Go on the July Accounts Made PayableAug.l $2 Welworth Blouses at The reason for the wonderful popularity of Welworth Blouses may be summed up in a few words as Newer Blouse Styles Better Blouse Values The new models, of which one is il lustrated, possess rare charm, char acter and refinement a unique com bination in a two dollar blouse. Blouse Shop, Fourth Floor. Universal CombinationRange Means Comfort, Convenience Economy of Food and Fuel This Universal Combination is really two ranges in one burns gas and wood or coal, separately or together, and has no part3 to change. When you want gas for the oven just turn the key a reverse turn and the oven is ready for coal or wood. Can you imagine anything more convenient than this in your kitchen a complete gas range and a complete wood or coal range in the space usually occupied by one range. Use gas for warm days and for cool days you have the delightful warmth of a coal or wood range. The Universal Combination is the all-the-year-round range and with it your bake day troubles vanish. $85 $90 $95 The Universal Combination in three styles in stalled complete at the above prices. Get this dur able, trouble-proof, absolutely safe combination range now. We will arrange to take your old range as part payment on a new Universal and extend you EASY PAYMENTS IF DESIRED Sixth Floor. Fifth Street UJ MtliUUlUfclillll'Mlt1 . 7 tion, because they are so carefully I made from thick, hard, sheet aluminum. Fill out the coupon ( given below and bring it. to us, as there will be No Phone Orders taken on this extra special offer. We carry at all times a most com-1 plete line of the famous Wear-Ever aluminum ware. Fine $1.85 "Wear-Ever" Aluminum Kettle $1.15 There are only three days more in which to take advantage of this special "Wear Ever" offer. After this time has passed the regular price of $1.85 will be in effect. Get this splendid aluminum six-quart ket tle today and save money. May be used for preserving, pot roasting, stewing, etc Please note new adjustable bail. 47c aluminum cover, for kettle, special at 3of. Wear-Ever utensils give enduring satisfac- ,;3 Uf V It We -will accept this coupon and $1.15 in payment for one "Wear-Ever" alx quart Aluminum Kettle, which Bella regularly for $1.85, provided you pre sent thla coupon In person at our store on or before June 80, 1917, and write on the coupon your name, ad dress and date of purchase. Name .............................. Address City Date MEIER 4t FRANK' -Basement. Fifth Street. Save 10 on ' Community 9 Silver Plate by buying this week after July 1 all Community silver plate advances approximately 10 per cent. We are principal agents for this famous tableware and our stocks are most complete. IN SETS OF SIX Teaspoons Jj!3.7o. Dessert Spoons Sj?5.00.,' Table Spoons $5.50. Medium Forks $5.50. Dessert Forks $5.00. Dessert Knives $4.15. Medium Knives $4.25. FANCY PIECES Sugar Shells $1.00. Butter Knives $1.00. Cream Ladles $1.25. Gravy Ladles $1.75. Berry Spoons $2.25. Pie Servers $2.75. Silverware Shop, Main Floor. New Sports Corsets 98c This model will prove to be the ideal corset for Summer wear. It is made of coutil that is both cool and yet firm enough to hold the figure in place. Very low bust style with wide elastic top, free hips, hooks at the bot tom of the front and has two' pairs of garters attached. For slight and medium figures. In the popular flesh color. House Sacques 59c This is a very special lot of house sacques of light and dark colored percales. Made with turn-over col lars, square Dutch neck style with peplums. Cool comfortable sacques for Summer wear. Third Floor. Sixth Street. 4. 95c "Delineator" FOR ONE YEAR Offer continues three days only. Until Satur day night we will accept yearly subscriptions to the Delineator at 95c, a saving of almost half on the regular price of 15c copy. Renewals at the same rate. Call at our Pattern Shop. Second Floor, Fifth Street. Moths Take No Vacation They will stay at home and give their undivided attention to work on your furs and fur garments that you may forget to put into a safe place. The lateness of the season has made many forget their duty to their furs. Further delay means danger. Telephone or send us a postal today and our auto will call. Furs Received. Fourth Floor. Tmc- Quax.ttY Store or Portland Children's Haircutting Is a feature of our Beauty Parlors on which we particularly pride ourselves. We give facial treatments and massages that women tell us are more resultful of benefit than they receive in other shops. Women's hairdressing and shampoo ing, manicuring, etc Expert chiropodist in at tendance all day. Beauty Shop. Fifth Floor. Skirts Cut TO MEASURE Free If materials purchased in our Silk or Wool Dress Goods Shop. Skirts accordion, box or knife pleated for $1. We baste, fit and make skirts ready to finish for a small charge. .In spect our fine new stocks of Summer silks and dress goods. Second Floor. Fifth Street. $1040,000 IS EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR. RED CROSS NOW AT 1.016,730. Veils Worn by Nurses In Campaign to Become Dresses for Soldlera' Bablea. Cash Brought In Automobile. Probably a total of $1,040,000 will be Oregon's contribution to the Red Cross funds, collected from the recent drive. This figure is tentative and is esti mated upon the basis of funds already in hand and the fact that some dis tricts up the state are yet to report. The actual total reached yesterday was 1.016.730 for the whole state. Loose ends of the recent campaign are being gathered up and within a day or two the whole drive will have ended officially. All that remains to be transacted Is the completion of details and making: a proper account ing: for contributions. Tillamook County's contributions, amounting; to $5041.32, a sum greater than the quota assigrned to that dis trict, were brought In personally yes terday by Rollie "Walker, campaign leader for Tillamook, after an all night auto trip over the mountains. He de livered the cash and pledges he car ried to Henry L. Corbett personally. - Coos and Curry counties reported ad ditional contributions of $5028, Harney County. $500, and Rainier sent In $2200. " The Portland offices of the Red Cross In the Morgan building will not be dosed for a week or more. - In the effort to turn to good account everything that remains after the cam paign, the white veils worn by ,the volunteer Red Cross nurses In the street meetings were yesterday turned over to the civilian department of the Red Cross and . will be made into dresses for babies of soldiers' families. SIGNS TO BE REGULATED New Ordinance to Control Electric Displays Is Proposed. A committee representing various civic organizations and firms interest ed in electric display signs will be ap pointed by Mayor-elect Baker to con sider a proposed new ordinance regulat ing the construction of signs in the business district. Action along this line was decided on by the City Council yesterday. City Commissioner Dieck has made a survey showing that there are many unsightly signs In the business district. How to get rid of these and how to regulate sign construction so as to maintain a good standard for the city will be considered by the committee. ALL GLASSES TO ATTEND AIDIEXCES AT MUSICAL FESTIVAL, WILL BE DEMOCRATIC. advertising the festival In connection with general publicity appearing in daily papers along their lines. Seats are now selling at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. and the 'brisk demand in dicates a capacity audience for each of the three evenings. Grants Pass Girls Active. GRANTS PASS. Or.. June 27. (Spe cial.) The numerous compliments re ceived by the local Girls' Honor Guard upon the British and French flags, which they recently made for the Chamber of Commerce and which swing across the main street of the city on either side of the Stars and Stripes. have led) them to offer to make dupli cates for patriotic or civic bodies in Southern Oregon which will furnish ULfem. with the materials. Three Days' Event Seems Destined to Hark Decided Advance in City's Musical Development. That the audiences for the coming musical festival which is to be held next week, July 5, 6 and 7, will be democratic in the broadest sense is clearly Indicated by the ready demand for all classes of seats. The pur chaser of a 25-cent ticket is entitled to make his selection and have his reservation the same as purchasers of the highest priced seat at $1.50. At yesterday's sale fully 30 workmen, evidently from one of the shipyards, called in a body to purchase the less expensive balcony seats. This is a re sponse that is exactly in line with the wishes of the festival management. It has been the effort to place the seat prices low enough so that every music lover in Portland and the Northwest can hear the entire festival without hardship. All in all. the coming festival Is destined to mark a decided advance in Portland's musical development, and. granting that the forthcoming event is financially successful, there is no pos sible reason why an annual festival may not become an assured fact. All of the main railroad and river lines are co-operating fully to encour age the out-of-town patrons, and are BUILDING CODE HEARD Little Interest Taken in Proposed Changes in New Measure. Public hearings by the City Council on the proposed new building code will be held after July 1. All persons in terested in the various provisions of i moaunr. will h I-IVPTl an OttDOrtlin- ity to be heard prior to the enactment of the measure. City Commissioner Dieck. who has been holding hearings on the measure for a month past, reported to the Coun cil that there seemed to be but little interest in the measure, even though it made many important changes in build ing conditions. Idaho Guardsman Dies. GRAKGEVILLE, Idaho. June 27. (Special.) Word was received here vesterday of the death of Frank Vaughan, a Grangevllle boy who was a member of Company E, Idaho National Guard, now stationed at Garfield. Utah. Vaughan died Monday In a hospital near Salt Lake City. Death was due to heart trouble. The body will be sent here for Interment, the date of the fu neral to be announced later. This is the first death in Company B since its formation nearly three years ago. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. NAVAL MILITIA GALLED MOBILIZATION OF TWO STATES WILL BE ABOUT AUGUST 1. as the guest of Commander Freeman and Adjutant-General Thompson, of Washington, and will probably make the trip Saturday. Golf Coarse on University of Wash ington Campus to Be Turned Into Camp for 80O Bluejackets. Announcement has been made by the Division of Naval Militia Affairs. Washington. D. C. that the Oregon Naval Militia will be mobilized at Seattle for intensive training about August 1. A model camp has been authorized upon the golf course on the University of Washington campus. The ground lies high, making sanitation comparatively simple, and the view across Lake Washington is wonderful. Provision will be made for 800 blue jackets, the Naval Militias of both Ore gon and Washington mobilizing at the same camp. Work started Monday morning. Lieutenant Harold C. Jones and Ensign Robert Munly were present as the guests of Commander Miller Freeman, of the Naval Militia of Wash ington. Munly has been organizing a division of naval militiamen in Portland. Jones is acting commanding officer. It is hoped to have 300 men to take north when the call comes. Coos Bay. Astoria and St. Helens will be asked to raise divisions immediately. Adjutant-General White will an nounce plans after a survey of possible naval militia towns throughout the state. He has been Invited to visit Seattle and the Puget Sound Navy-yard "SLEEP IS DISTURBED" Workingmen at Kenton Slake Com plaint at Apostolic Campmeetlng. Kenton is up in arms against the Apostolic Faith camp meeting now in progress on Lombard street, between Patton avenue and Minnesota avenue. A petition of protest signed by 200 persona was presented to the Council yesterday and a committee from the district attended the Council meeting, asking that the noise of the meetings be stopped. It Is declared "shouting, screaming, groaning and other disturbances" are continued until late at night and that working people of the neighborhood cannot sleep. The Council members agreed to Investigate. CITY PROBLEMS GO OVER New Legislation Passed Along to In coming Commissioners. The new City Council, taking office July 1, falls heir to a lot of big prob lems. At the meeting of the old Coun cil yesterday several important issues were passed along. Among them is the ordinance regu lating signs to be allowed in the business district: a new building code embracing many Important changes; salary increases for city employes, and repairing of defective sidewalks. UNION DENTISTS Palnleaa operational on the teeth. as perhaps yon will know from your own experience, depend largely on the man who r the Instrument. If he Is fare, leas. Irritable or unsympathetic, he will Inflict pain. Yon Will Not Get Hurt If Yon Find Thla Number. The Union Painless Dentists are In corporated under the laws of Oregon, and the company Is responsible for the guarantee that goes with all the work that leaves their office. P'j.iv.i.i-'l PLATES $5 Porcelain Crowns S3.50 to 5 Por-rlaln Killing;..... 1 Z2-K (-old Crowns 83.50 to . SZ-K .old Bridge S3.50 to ." fclxtraetlns; 50c 231V4 Morrison, Cor. 2d Entire Corner. Look for the Bis Inion Sign.