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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1917)
13 Delegates and Visitors to the N. E. A. Convention Are Cordially Invited to Make This Store Their Headquarters Parcels Checked Free at Accommodation Desk Rest Rooms, Retiring Rooms, Public Telephones, Writing Rooms, Second Floor Soda Fountain in the Basement Store Tea Room on the Fourth Floor 5. & H. Stamps Given on Charge Accounts. if paid in full on or before the 10th of each month. Open an account here and reap the bene fit of this additional saving. Urgent News of Notable Savings for Saturday in Our Girls' Tailored Suits at V3 Off Children's Apparel Shop, Second Floor This offer includes our entire stock of Girls' Tailored Suits In sizes from 10 years to intermediate ages. Very latest full styles, with deep belts, sport col lars and fancy pockets. Made up in fancy checks and plain mate J y3 off nam. suits selling nereioipre at .bd VP vo $2,ov. Clearance at riiE jiorxing oregonian, Saturday, july 7, 1917. " i H. Girls Silk Dresses Second Floor Girls' Silk Taffeta Dresses in all the new and desirable eolors, Latest high waistline models. Sizes for girls 8 to 14 years of age. $ 8.75 Silk Dresses now at $ 5.03 $11.00 Silk Dresses now at $ 7.34 $16.00 Silk Dresses now at $10. CO Wash Dresses $1.49 Second Floor Special clearance offer ing of Girls' Tub Dresses. Various good styles. Some in sport effects with white skirt and striped middy. Plain or striped ginghams and plain chambrays. Good selection C" A f of sizes. Priced special DJ-eTx OLDS, WORTMAN & KING S5 S 10 $15 Sale of Coats Coats At $5 Coats At$10 Coats At$15 Garment Store, Second Floor WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS odd lines from our regular stock grouped for quick selling. Great many different styles, short and medium lengths with sport collars, belts, pockets, etc Ma terials include white corduroy, colored wool jerseys, velours and checks. Good range of sizes QPT lf in the assortment. Clearance Sale price 5tlvllf WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS and Capes in the season's favored styles lines which have, sold down to one or two of a kind. Splendid Coats for beach, sport and street wear, made up in gabardines, velours, bolivia, wool jersey and wool serges. Belted and novelty styles with sport collars, J-fl f (f I etc. Clearance Sale Price these Coats JJJ.vreW WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATSgarments from regular lines selling heretofore at a ' much higher price. Beautiful Coats for street and dress wear with latest large collars, deep cuffs, belts, sport pockets, eta. Materials are gabardines, serges, vel ours and fancy Jerseys. Some have C?" C fC sashes. Clearance Sale special at only DJ-tJ Millinery Glean-Up $2.50 Hats $1.50 $12 Hats $5 These are days of wonderful bar gains in the Millinery Store, for every hat now in stock must be closed out In a hurry. Sale prices in many instances are less than half the regular prices. For easy choosing we have grouped them into four great special lots. LOT 1 Hats formerly C- r f selling to $2.60 now at DJ-eJU -LOT 2 Hats formerly JQ Cfl selling to $6.00 now at DO.Of LOT 8 Hats formerly QfT f( selling to $12 now at OU.UVF LOT 4 Band-Trimmed Sailors. Regular $7.50 grades. flr ftrt Priced special now at DJvU Clearance of Fine Waists At $3.29 On Sale Saturday at Cen ter Circle, Main Floor Beautiful Waists of high-grade Georgette crepe in flesh color and white, styled with dainty 6oft ruf fles or revers down front. Also Waists of fine laces and nets in dark colors, silk voile Waists in rich new plaid effects and many other models made up in crepe de chine, pongee and Jap silks. Q OQ Saturdav snecial at onlv DO Silk Petticoats, Special at $5.00 Plain Colors, Changeables, Stripes, Etc. Second Floor Saturday we 6hall feature a special showing of Women's Silk Petticoats at $5 in all the very newest plain colors, also in change ables, fancy Dresdens, stripes and figures. Of excellent quality eilk taffeta and messaline. Some have taffeta flounce and silk jersey top. Great many different styles to eelect from. Trimmed with CJC fl( plaiting, ruffles or shirring. Unusually good values. Special DJvf 1 Men's $6.50 Low Shoes $4.48 Men's Low Shoes at a sub stantial price reduction for Sat urday's selling. Strictly high grade footwear from the best makers. Popular English last with leather or Neolin 6oles. Tan or black calkskin. Sizes 6 to 11. Regular $6 to &A A Q $6.50 Shoes priced at 0iiO Barefoot Sandals Misses' and Children's Bare foot Sandals, $1.10, $1.35 and $1.60 a pair, according to size wanted. Youths' and Boys' Out door Moccasins of heavy tan leather, $1.75, $2 and $2.25 pair, priced according to the 6ize. Dept., Main Floor Women's Silk Hosiery $1.25 Grade Special at 95c $1.75 to $2.25 Grade $1.45 . Main Floor Women's high-grade Silk Hosiery in the celebrated Gordon make. About 300 pairs In this special lot. Black with white clocking. Shown in all Bizes. Silk Hose of stand- QC ard $1.25 quality. Pair JOV Main Floor Odd lines Women's Silk Hose in Kayser and Wayne knit makes. Shown in black and tan only. Broken assortment of outsizes. Silk Hose of excellent $1.75 and $2.25 quali- - A J? ties. Special, the pair D-i-efrJ Women's White Boots $3.85 Women's High Boots of white calf, with pointed toe, without tip, welt soles and enameled half Louis heels. Easily worth $6.50. Priced special for the (J0 OC Clearance Sale, pair vO.Ot) Women's Patent Colt and Brown Vici Kid Pumps with turn or welt soles. Plain or with buckle. Louis Cuban heels. Reg ular $6.00 Pumps. On fl0 A Q special sale at, the pair EOTtO Women's Sport Girdles $1.50 Grade 98c Second Floor At this Bpecial low price for Satur day only. Women's Sport Girdles, made just like this illustration. Ideal for beach wear and for all outdoor sports, as they afford ease, comfort and freedom. Made of Grecian Treco fabric, pliable, yet firm. Good quality hose supporters attached. QQ Shown in all sizes. $1.50 Girdles. Special JOj MANY ODD LINES CORSETS discontinued models in the Clearance Sale at sacrifice prices. Clearance of Undermuslins $1.25 Combinations at 48c $1.25 Corset Covers at 59c pipit li Second Floor Women's Combina tion Suits in open-drawer style. Of good quality cotton crepe and mus lin. Nicely trimmed. Garments formerly selling at $1.25. AQn Priced for Clearance Sale r0 Second Floor Special assortment of Women's Corset Covers lines which have become .a trifle soiled and mussed from handling lace and embroidery trimmed. FIQ Values to $1.25. Priced at JVC Women's $1.00 Drawers 48c Second Floor Odd lot of Women's Muslin Drawers priced for quick sell ing. Made up in good quality material and nicely trimmed with laces, embroidery tucks. Flat leg and knickerbocker styles. Drawers JQ formerly selling to $1.00. Priced special for the Clearance Sale at O' Many Other Special Lots Undermuslins at Sale Prices Hammocks and Swings 4th Floor . . Couch Hammocks, Lawn Swings, Porch Seats, Camp Cots, Camp Chairs, Fishing Tackle, Golf and Tennis Goods, Duxbak Outing Clothing for men and women. Let this store supply your outing needs now. $3.00 (gl K( a for tD-LetlU Quality Clothes For Men Main Floor We are Portland agents for several of America's best makes in Men's and Young Men's Clothes and can show you fabrics, and styles that are sure to please. Saturday we shall feature a spe cial showing of light and medium weight Suits, ranging in price from $15 to 7.50 Men's Underwear Clearance Men's Porosknit Union Suits manufac turer's "seconds" with imper. CS) g. fections. $1.25 grade special 2 Manufacturer's "seconds" Lisle Union Suits on eale for Odd lines Men's Athletic Shirts and Drawers linen, silk and silk mixtures. Gar ments formerly selling to $2.00, spe- 7Qtf cially priced for this sale at only 25c Neckwear 19c Main Floor Odd lines Men's Four-in-hand Ties of silk or wash materials. Great as sortment of patterns and colors. 1Q 25c Ties specially priced now at only Clearance Sale Men's Hats All Straws and Felts Greatly Reduced All Men's $5.00 Straw gQ fJK Hats, Clearance Price 0O 4 J All Men's $6.50 Straw Ql OP Hats, Clearance Price Mree.tJ All Men's $7.50 Straw OP Pft Hats, Clearance Price SOUJ All Men's $1.75 to Q- PA $2.50 Hats, Clearance 0-LJVJ All Men's $3.00 Felts' (PO OP and Straws, Clearance OsiissWeJ All Men's $4.00 Straw (JO (7r Hats, Clearance - Price J Boys' $4 Outing Suits $2.89 Sale of Boys' Hats and Caps Main Floor Boys' Outing Suits in the Clearance Sale at big reduc tion. Khaki, Cotton Coverts and Duck materials. Military or Nor folk styles with bloomers or laced knee" trousers. Tan, white and olive. Sizes 6 to 18. For- QO QQ merly selling to $4.00 at Oe-.OU Main Floor Boys' Silk Hats and Caps in latest styles. Reg- 'TQ ular $1.00 grade. Special ' 7C Boys' 65c and 75c Silk ACkn Hats and Caps priced at Our entire stock of Boys' and Children's Wash and Outing Hats at reduced prices. Sizes 6 to TVs. Bathing Suits $1.00 to $2.50 Main Floor Boys' Bathing Suits of wool and cotton. Shown in all the new color combinations. One-piece style with drop skirt and without sleeves. Sizes 26 to 36. Prices range from $1.00 up to $2.50. 1st Floor. Stationery Clearance Berlin's White Linen Cambric Writing Papers 24 sheets and 24 envelopes. Regular 60c OQf boxes. Priced special at aWli Hurd's Finest Grade Lawn Cor respondence Cards, gold beveled. 24 cards and 24 envelopes P.l"lf to the box. $1 values, only JvJC 5e and 10c dozen Westlin Doilies, Dennison Booth Specials, 2d FT. 75c and $1 Flower Outfits 49 50c Transparencies, just the thing for children's amusement during vacation. Special at 39 15c Paper Doll outfits for 10 White Crepe Paper Napkins, folded, 40 in a package, at 10f Clearance Special, 2 dozen for 5 Window Screens In All Wanted Sizes Third Floor Headquarters for hardwood Window Screens adjustable kind note the prices today: I2x83-inch Screens SO I5x33-inch Screens 350 I8x33-inch Screens 400 24x33-inch Screens 450 24x37-inch Screens 5O0 24x41-inch Screens 600 L illil)pM ill. .M ' iyyiy.yy yfyyCy-'. :y-yj?:Cy -.-i .- - " OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF REFRIGERATORS AT REDUCED PRICES. Toilet Needs & Drugs Main Floor We reserve the right to limit quantity of any article in this list sold to a customer. Ivory Soap C'y. 5 Cakes forOC Limit, 5 cakes to a customer and no deliveries except with other pur chases made in the Drug Dept. Toilet and Bath Soaps 3 Cakes for 25c Buy Toilet and Bath Soaps now, for prices are almost certain to ad vance in the very near future. Odors: Violet, Geranium, Cory lopsis, Peroxide, Palm, Oatmeal-Glycerine-Honey, Elder Flower, Creme Oil, Wood Violet, Rose and others. Priced at 100 a OP. cake or special, three cakes J Orchard 'White, the bottle 23e Moth Balls, 1 pound package 19c On Rlah Hair Remover at 33J Ricksecker's Complex. Soap HSc Boric Add. -lb. package 11 Mennen's Sen Yengr Talcum 10 Rarus Theatrical Cream for S9 Pasteurine Tooth Paste for Oakley's Corylopsls Talcum 13d Colders Saponaceous Dentine 15 Prophylactic Tooth Brushes, fac tory seconds Special at. each 15 Peroxide, -lb. bottle for 11 Hair Brushes, assorted styles 39 Talc Can Holders, special 39 Epsom Salts 7 15 lbs. Sl.OO Witch Hazel. 16-ounce bot l)o Rubber Ciloves, all sizes, at 39 Bathing Caps. special at 19 Petroleum Jelly , special at 8 Packer's Tar Soap, a cake 20 Cuticura Soap, the cake 18 Woodbury's Facial Soap now 22 Kolynos Dental Cream at 20 Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream on sale Saturday at special... 20 Pebeco Tooth Paste now at 39e 43dorona tor excessive perspira tion 8 sizes. 25. 45. 5 Rublfoam Llauld Dentriflce 18 Lyons Tooth Powder at only 17 Sempre Giovine. sale price 43 Espey's Fragrant Cream at 20 D. & R. Cold Cream, small SO Mentholatum priced 17 and 33 Pluto Water, the bottle for 35 Canthrox for the hair only 39 Ungentine an effective remedy for burns Special at only 19 Squlbb's Boric Acid, pound SO Squibb'a Milk Sugar, per lb. SO Bay Rum 8-ounce bottle, at 19 Sal Hepatlca 19. 43. 85 Physicians' and Surgeons' Soap, lO the cake, or 3 for 25 .Squlbb's Talcum, all odors, at 19 Euthymol Tooth Paste only 19 Creme Elcaya Preparations 45 La Blache Face Powder at 39 Java Rice Face Powder at 39 Jergens' Benzoin and Almond Lotion Saturday special at 19 Baradent Tooth Paste, tube 25 Stearns Freckle Cream, only 33 Palmollve Cream, Vanishing Cream. Shampoo and "aC8C, Powders. Saturday special xOC Groceries Saturday Specials Fourth Floor Sliced Bacon A O Saturday, special, the pound tK Queen Olives, bulk, quart, 350 Ripe Olives, bulk, quart, at 5O0 Frankfurters, the pound, at 190 California Walnuts, pound, 200 Camp and Beach Orders given prompt attention. All or ders are packed by experts. Stamps given with purchases. BELGIAN DAY FULL Programme for Entertainment of Visitors Announced. HIGHWAY TRIP TO BE MADE First Sight Will Be Cutting of Big Logs Hauled From Klver. Reception and Dinner Will Be for Public. Entertainment for the Belgian com missioners who will visit Portland next Tuesday will Include a series of public receptions, a trip to one of the big lumber mills, a tour of the Columbia River Highway and presentation to the N. E. A. convention at the Audi torium. The programme was completed yes terday by Mayor Baker and members of the local committee. The visitors will arrive over the Northern Pacifto from Seattle early in the morning and will be ready to re ceive the local reception committee at 9 o'clock. The committee will Include Governor "Withycombe, Mayor Baker, the City Commissioners and a number of prominent Oregon residents. The party will go direct from the Union station to the plant of the East- 1 em & Western Lumber Company, where the Belgian visitors will be treated to the rare sight of huge logs pulled up out of the water and cut up into boards in a few moments. The processes of procuring the logs and cutting them up into timbers of various sizes will be explained, inas much as one of the prime objects of the commissioners' tour is to become acquainted with the resources and the industries of the country. Following the lumber mill visit the party will go out the Columbia River Highway, stopping at Forest Hall for lunch. They will return to Portland at 8 in the afternoon and will be pre sented to the teachers attending the N. E. A. convention at the Audito rium. Public Reception In Afternoon. Thence they will go to the Park blocks, ppposlte the Ladd School, where an open-air reception and band concert will be given in their honor. The general public is expected to at tend. An Informal dinner will be served at the Benson at 6 o'clock. This din ner, too, will be open to the general public at the rate of J1.60 a plate. Space in the dining-room Is limited, however, so reservations will have to be made early. Women, as well as men, are urged to be present. The dinner will be under the auspices of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. To emphasize the spirit of democracy that prevails in Belgium, all functions Incidental to the entertainment of the commission will be informal. Plug Hats Xot Itr-Qolrrd. Some members of the local commit tee were more or less disturbed a few days ago when they read in the news dispatches from Bt raal that u w, Hill had been unable to join in the re ception because be did sot possess, a plug hat. However, plug hats will not be required, not desired, at any time while the party is here. Members of the party Include the following: Baron Moncheur, chief of the Belgian special mission; Lieuten-ant-General LeClerq, chief of the Bel gian military mission to the United States; Major OBterrieth, battalion com mander of the First Regiment of Guides In the Belgian army; Hugh Grlbson, representing Robert Lansing, Secretary of State; Captain T. C. Cook. Lnlted States Army, military aide to General LeClerq, and James G. "Whlte- ly. of the Belgian legation in the United States. GOT CONTROL MINE COAL OUTFIT OFFERED PORTLAND AT ITS 0 ' PRICE. SEVERAL DIVORCES SOUGHT James Edwards Accused of Pawn ing Wife's Jewelry. James Edwards would take his wife's Jewelry and pawn It. she charges in a suit for divorce filed' yesterday. She alleges that he left her in March of this year. Cora Potter wants a divorce from Clarence Potter. (40 monthly alimony and the custody of their two children. She alleges desertion. Frances Hag- gerty says Edward Haggerty deserted her in 1815 after living with her for four years. Mayme Robison says that Daniel Robison deserted her thre years ago, after living with her for 17 years.' Ktta Keller alleges that Ben Keller deserted her a few months after their marriage in 1911, while Edith Holmes in Tier divorce complaint de clares that Lew Holmes deserted ber a year after their marriage in 1913. Phone your want ads to The Orego ntao. Mala 7070, A 6095. Proposal From ChehaUa, Wash., Is Re sult of Price laveatls-atlon Started by Mayor Baker. Portland now has a coal mine at Its command to combat attempts at fuel speculation or unreasonable boosting of prices. The Superior Coal Company sent a letter yesterday to Mayor Baker and the City Council offering the city the control of the output of a mine at Chehalis, Wash. The offer came as a result of the Mayor's probe of fuel conditions which was started several days ago and is now under way by ' a special detail from the police bureau. Mayor Baker has taken the coal company's letter under advisement and will investigate. The letter from the company, signed by Thomas K- CompbeU. Oswald West and Claude McCulloch, reads in part: In view of the war situation and the growing- hlsb. cost of living, we teel that the pub lic has a rleht to demand tbat it not be midi the orv of those who control the fuel supply and wish to advise you that the con trol of the output of our mine Is at your disposal, also the fixlna- of the price thereof. You are at liberty to avail yourselves of this offer at any time conditions may war rant such action. Douglas County Resident Dies. ROSEBGRO. Or.. July . (Special.) Jess McCulloch, life-long resident of riousrlas County, died at his home near Kellogg Wednesday. He is survived by his widow and child, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCulloch, and several brothers and sisters. Mr. Mc Culloch was employed as fireman by the Southern Pacific Company for many years and was aboard the loco motive when train No. 16 was held up in Cow Creek Canyon a few years ago. GIRLS TO RAJSE FUNDS Woman's Memorial Building at Uni versity to Benefit. Thousands of postcards bearing a picture of the proposed Woman's In dustrial building at the TJntversity of Oregon will.be sold during the National Education Association week, here to raise funds for the erection of the building. The eost of the structure is estimated at 1100,000 and the contribu tions to the fund thus far have been $15,1)00. The sale will begin today. Mrs. George T. Gerllnger is behind the movement. The young women who will assist in the work of selling the cards are: Esther Maegley, Monta Maegley, Mary Dunn, Dorothy Bennett. Elizabeth Bruere, Reba Macklln, Lucile Davis, Cecil Miller, Sybil Brown, Bea trice Locke, Ada Otten, Marion Grebel and Lillian Bohnsen. FIGHT ON DIVORCE DROPPED Alimony of $100' to Be Awarded Ruth Sichcl Schweitzer. That Albert M. Schweitzer will not eontest the divorce action brought by his wife. Ruth Sichel Schweitser, was assured yesterday when the defendant declined to argue a demurrer which he had filed on the same day the suit was started and made no objection to the entering of an order for default, which was signed by Presiding Judge Kavanaugh. Mrs. Schweitzer may now obtain her divorce during the coming week. In view of Mr. Schweitzer's failure further to contest the action, Mrs. Schweitzer will be granted her alimony of $100 a month, aa asked. Car of Cherries Brings $4 3 0 0. SPOKANE. July 8. What Is believed to be a record price for a car of North western cherries, $4300, was paid yes terday by a Philadelphia firm for m car of Bings and Royal Annes from Kennewlck, L. J. Blot, manager of the Spokane Fruitgrowers' Company, an nounced. Another car was sold to a New York firm for 3500. S. I. Nixon Burled at Saginaw. COTTAGE GROVE, Or, July . (Spe cial.) The funeral of S. D. Nixon, who died July 4. was held yesterday at Saginaw. Rev. Joseph Knotta. of this city, officiating. Mr. Nixon was 89 years old and was a native of Ireland. He came to America In 1S37. Three children, eight grandchildren and ten KTeat-lcramiehildren survive. SHOE STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAYS AT 6 P. RL During the Months of July and August Help Us Do Your Shopping Early Kniht Shoe Co. Walk-Over Boot Shop Protzman Shoe Co. C. H. Baker (Stores) Staiger Shoe Co. Boston Sample Shoe Co. Phillips Shoe Co. (Stores) Florsheim Shoe Shop Model Boot Shop Deller's Baron's Shoe Store Eggert-Young Co. Rosenthal Ground Gripper Shoe Co.