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18 THE MORNING OREGOXIAJf, SATURDAT, SEFTE3IBER 29, 1917. PETTY GRIME WAVE SWEEPS PORTLAND Reports of Small Thefts and Minor Burglaries Multiply at Police Headquarters. MOTOR CAR IS STRIPPED '!XSPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FITTING MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S CORSETS TOD A Y IN OUR CORSET SHOP, THIRD FLOOR Jforman Simmons, Under Arrest, Admits Taking $70 From Woman and Suitcase- With Clothing. From North End Hostelry. Portland la in the throes of a wave of petty crime; and night prowlers have been extremely busy during the past 36 hours. Reports received at the de tective bureau show nearly a dozen house burglaries during the past few nights, while many thefts of a minor nature have been reported. The heaviest loss was sustained by B. Codekas, 34 4 East Thirty-third street, who reported yesterday that his house had been entered" some time dur ing the night and a quantity of Jewelry, valued at $1500, taken. -About' $50 In money was also taken, he reported. Detectives Tichenor and Mallett yes- terrlav- arrested Norman Simmons, who admitted two thefts. He told the de tectives that he had stolen about $70 from a Mrs. Grace Brock at the Audi torium Hotel, and had also stolen a suitcase from the Muller Hotel, Sixth and Burnside streets.'. The suitcase con tained a quantity of men's clothing. He had the suitcase in his possession when arrested. He is suspected of other bur Claries. , . . -Burjelar Visits Pantry. Mrs. P. P.'Kelly's home at 1103 East Nineteenth street, was visited by a hungry- prowler,- she reported to the de tective bureau. After stealing a wom an's watch, the thief ate a generous lunch in the pantry. Entrance to the house -was gained through a pantry I window. Mrs. S. E. Johnston, 693 East Madison street, frightened off a. burglar who was ransacking a room when she arose at 3 o'clock in the morning to take some medicine. She reported the theft of $30. V. Mes? ino, 529 East Fifteenth street, said that his room had been entered and a gold watch and charm taken. A pho tograph of himself and his sweetheart -was enclosed in the charm, he said. The thief also made away with postal savings checks amounting to $1000. The postal authorities were notified yester day morning of this theft. Mrs. A. H. Andras, 736 Forty-fifth street. North, reported the theft of a $300 ring and $25 In cash br night prowlers, who gained entrance to her home during the night. Motor Car Stripped. The tent home of Robert Gibson at Oak Grove was entered while the occu pants were away and a qur.ntity of camp articles was taken. A watch stolen from H. E. Anderson, 370 Sixth streets, was recovered later in a pawn shop by Detectives Hellyer and Tacka berry. An automobile stolen several nights aco from B. F. Cassell, 332 North Twenty-third street, was found by De tectives Craddock and Smith at the end of a road on Arlington Heights. The car had 'been stripped of its tires and the rear cushion. Paul Sauer, a tailor of 105 West Park, reported the theft of a woman's jacket and man's blue serge suit. Detectives are investigating a clew which was offered by Sauer. The automobile of Rev. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, was stolen from in front of the church. Twelfth and Alder streets, Thursday evening while he was attending prayer meeting. The machine was recovered yesterday morning by E. V. Knight, an automobile salesman, at Eleventh and Jefferson streets. It had not been dam aged. ROAD DISTRICTS SEPARATE ! feix Divisions of County Made " Commissioners. by Th Board of County Commissioners, complying with the law enacted at the last session of the Legislature, yester day divided Multnomah County in seven separate road districts. All of the territory embraced in the City of Portland was designated as one dis trict and will be known as Road Dis trict No. 1. The remainder of the county Is di vided into six districts, defined as fol lows: District No. 2, that portion of the.county lying west of the Willamette River, outside, the City t of Portland and excepting a small portion of Sau vies Island; District. No. 3, that portion lying between' the Willamette Slough ana the Columbia Slough and the Wil lamette River and the Columbia River, commonly Known as Sauvles Island District No. 4. Gresham; District No. 5, r airview; . jjistrict . No. 6. Troutdale District No. 7, the remainder of the ter ritory in the county lying east of the Willamette River not Included in the otner cistricts; TEXAS MAN IS SUICIDE HERE Shotgun Wound Found In Head of Fireman Dead for Three Weeks. . f ic it This Splendid Sheffield Sandwich Tray at $2.69 Apollo Sheffield silver sandwich trays in several attractive pierced designs, one as illustrated.' Choice of bright or gray finish. An exceptional value at $2.69. . . Silverware Shop. Main Floor. turn Tut QyALrrf Stow of pototlamd All Charge Purchases today go on October ac counts and are made pay able November 1. 40c English Toff ee 29c 40c Chocolate Mint Squares 290. 30c Peanut Bar, pound only 23. 25c Burnt Peanuts, pound at 190. Spiced Jelly Gum Drops, lb. 200. Ice Cream, full brick, 35 Ice Cream, half brick; 20 Slain, Ninth Floor, Basement Balcony. Men! Gome to Style Headquarters for Society Brand Clothes These Garments for Young Men.&'Mcn Who Stay Young With a gaping shotgun wound In the head, the body of Frank B. Ratisseau, agea . a nreman of Galveston. Tex., was found in a-little gully, at the tool or Front street yesterday by Thomas Jones. 358 Fourth street. The man ap parently had committed suicide, decided Acting Coroner Smith. He had been dead for about three weeks. From papers found on the body he had been In Portland for at least four months, as he had registered in this city under the selective draft. - He had claimed no exemption, nor did he have any dependent relatives. Letters, evidently from his sweetheart, named Bess, living at Seattle, were also found on the body. The body is now at the morgue, while an effort is being made to locate relatives. FORESTER GOING TO FAIR A. G. Jackson Will Visit Puyallup and Pullman. A. G. Jackson, in charge of the edu cational department of the local For est Service, will leave tonight to at tend the Western Washington Fair at Puyallup. He will co-operate with the Washington State Forester and F. ' E. 1'ape, Of the Washington Fire Associa tion, in the forest exhibit at the fair. Mr. Jackson will return by way of Pullman, where -he will address the state convention of county school su perintendents on forest work. He ex pects to be gone about ten days. I ! WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A - Series of 'Musical Talks' to be given every Saturday until further notice in our Music Hall, Sixth Floor, at 3 P. M. The thousands who attended similar lectures in previous seasons need not be reminded of the highly instructive and entertaining qualities of these musical talks. EVERYBODY INVITED THERE IS NO CHARGE The lectures will be given by Mr. F. W. Goodrich with phono graphic illustrations. The first of the series, Saturday at 3 P. M., will be on . "The Coming Musical Season." . Recordings by Matzen auer, Ysaye, Frieda Hempel, Reinald Werrenrath, etc. Neckwear Has a Definite .Purpose Nothing- adds more to the effectiveness of one's costume than a piece of becoming neckwear. Neckwear wisely chosen makes a charming frame for the face and furnishes the right kind of background for the delicate tones of the skin. But the neckwear must be fresh and immaculate. It must be fine in texture and cleverly designed. Our showing of the new neckwear for Fall is especially attractive. Here are a few suggestions : Attractive net -jabots, plain or combined with Val. and net top laces.- In white and cream. 950. New satin collars in flat and roll styles, sailor backs and point ed fronts. $1. Crepe collars embroidered col lars with scalloped edges, neat and washable. Imported organdy neck pieces in medium sizes, lace trimmed and embroidered. Net collars, lace trimmed. Regular 50c values, a limited quantity to day at 250. Plush scarfs, satin lined. 194 yards long. Regularly $4.95, spe cial today $3.89. Wool Angora scarfs, especially desirable for misses' and chil dren's wear. 1 yards long. In white, rose, blue, green, cardinal. Fringed ends. Contrasting bor ders. $1.25 and $1.50. New novelty satin collars $1.50 to $4.00. Real filet models, roll and square collars and sets, $5.50 to $15. . . Neckwear Shop, Main Floor. ARE SOLD AT THIS STORE ONLY IN PORTLAND Every man has at some time or other READ of Society Brand clothes. If he has gone further and investigated, he KNOWS that they stand for all that is worth while in GOOD ready-for-service clothing. If he hasn't worn Society Brand, he has missed something in clothes value that he should have had something that rightfully belongs to him. 1 Never before have standard merchandise values been so important never have men needed to give greater thought to clothes buy ing than at this time. It is a fine thing for us and for you that this store has ready today great new, carefully chosen stocks of standard cloth ing at prices that certainly are NOT prohibitive; at prices that every man can afford. In fact, we' have Better Stocks Than Ever The indisputable evidence is here today in the form of new Fall and Winter stocks of Society Brand clothes. We invite your inspection of our splendid assortments. There is a tendency towards little longer . coats of suits. Lapels are a trifle wider and slightly soft rolled. Shoulders are a little wider and "worked up" to suggest a "military" effect. The waists are high enough to give graceful, stylisll lines. We have ready today a complete showing of models for men of all ages and proportions. Popular suit fab rics are Tiltens, Spartan Stripes (and Plaids) and Clydes. Leading colors are Shadow Lawn Greens, Co coanut Browns, Coffee Browns, Flash Blues and Plum Shades. ALL WOOL. $25 to $50. At . I ' til? I -Men's Clothing Shop, Third Floor. Today in Our Girls9 Shop Many interesting new arrivals for your inspection and a number of special offerings that enable you to effect hand some savings on wanted clothing for girls. . Misses' $10.95 to $25.00 Serge Dresses $7.95 Excellent dresses, but a broken assort ment, hence the big reduction in price. Navy, brown and checked serge dresses in middy and straight line styles, with braid, contrasting color and white collar trim. A -" 1 'rl ZEm Children's New Coats Good Fall and Winter weights. Heavy woql checked coats in strictly tailored styles. Some double - breasted with belted backs, others loose belted Norfolk styles. Fancy button trim. J5izes 1 to 7 years. $4.50, $6.50, $7. - Party Frocks and Lingerie Dresses $9.98 Children's party frocks and fancy white lingerie dresses our en tire stocks included at this one price $9.98! Formerly priced $11.50 to $22.50. A broken assortment of sizes 6 to 14 years. Only one of a kind. Extraordinary values! NONE ON APPROVAL. All Our Children's Raincoats for $2.98 Every raincoat in stock for children 2 to 14 years today $2.98 regular prices range from $3.79 to $8.50. Made of good quality rub berized poplins, mixed tweeds and plaid mixtures. Full and half belted styles with pockets. Some have hats to match. Children's Shop, Second Floor. There Isn't a Man in Portland Who Wouldn't Buy at Least One of These Tie; at 65c if he could but glimpse the superb array that is before us at the moment we write this. We cannot recall having seen or sold any better ties at this, price. Certainly they represent a value that cannot be surpassed today.' It is not a bit too early to purchase beautiful neckwear like this to be laid aside now and given later as Christmas gifts to one's mascu line friends. As you step inside our Morrison entrance today, take, just a few moments to look these scarfs over. You'll enjoy seeing them and we'll enjoy showing them to you whether you wish to pufchase or not. And you will not be importuned to buy, other than that strongest of importunings that comes rrom the close association of a discriminating man and a piece of beautiful neckwear. There's a pattern and color for every taste. And if you should decide to buy, it may add to your enjoyment to know that you've got something more than value received for 65c. . Our Sale of Cloth Hats at $1.65 continues today. Checks, plaids, mixtures and solid colors to choose from. All sizes. New felt hats for Fall, $2 to $5. All styles and colors. Knox, Stetson, Mallory, M. & F. and other famous makes. Main Floor. Fifth Street. lip -fBsfr Women's, Misses' New Trimmed ats'JS Whether you are looking for a close-fitting turban or small hat, a mushroom or sailor, you will find just what you want in this new assortment. Attract ively trimmed with ribbons, feather fancies, and ornaments. A good selection of colors awaits your inspection today. $5. Millinery Shop. Fourth Floor. Veilings! VEILING, YARD 35 New veilings in plain hexagon and novelty meshes. Chenille and velvet dotted and border ef fects in black, brown, plum and taupe. VEILS 98, $1.39 Drape veils in circular and flowing styles. Imitation hand run scroll designs and borders in purple, taupe and brown. VEILING, YARD 65 . New' mesh veiling- in fancy 6croll designs, beauty spots and neat borders. Black, brown, plum, purple, taupe and white. Veiling Shop, Main Floor. Satin Taffeta Ribbon Excellent quality satin taf feta ribbons in assorted widths that range from very narrow to wide ribbons. Remnants and short lengths. A great assort ment of staple, shades for you to select from. The regular low prices are exactly halved for this special sale today. Beautiful Sports Ribbon 15c .Sports ribbons for hat bands and trimming.- Assortedjlain and combination colors. These are odds and ends taken from our regular stock. Sold regu larly as high as 50c . per yard. Widths range from 1 to 3 inches. These are extremely good bar gains today at, yard 15c. Ribbon Shop, Main Floor. Sampeclk Clothes for Alert American Boys In bovs' cfothes as in everything else "class always tells." Sam peck clothes are the product of an organization that has concentrated for nearly two. score years on the business of mak ing apparel of merit for boys of taste. Sampeck clothes are standardized for dependability. They show the same high marks of distinctiveness and quality that ordinarily are to be found only in higher-priced clothes for men. , Give your boy the advantage of individuality in dress. Don't buy him "just clothes." Sampeck fabrics are uniformly good and the stylings are invariably distinctive. . The fine little finish ing touches, bespeak superiority in designing and in tailoring. And Sampeck clothes wear as only clothes of quality will wear. Prices fit as well as thie clothing. Sampeck :suits and overcoats for boys 22 to 18 years. The best boys' clothing made at $8.50 to $25. - - tt at 1 : l l t, l i. : , , , -w--wr A' ur cue nine icuuwa piuou, vwvet, jueiustiiiB, coruuroy, worsteu y "' "' HflT an( n 6mart new styles and colorings. Sizes 64 to 7M. -.. t-s Pric Prices 50c to $6. For bigger boys hats of felt, worsted and velour in colors to match the new suits and overcoats. Sizes to 74. Prices 50c to $3. . Caps in all colors and styles for boys of all ages, to 714. Prices 50c, $1, $150. All sizes from 6 -Boys' Clothing Shop. Third Floor. Ko daker s ! Attention ! We now have the new Eexo Telegauge, which enables you to tell the distance you are from the object instantly and accurately no more guessing at distances, no more pictures blurred by being out of focus. Come in today and let us show it to you. Moderately priced at $3.00. $3.25 brown suede leather albums, loose-leaf style, 50 (JJO HQ leaves, 7x10 size...... $1.50 developing and; printing outfits, for 3-A cam- P"J 1Q eras, . specially priced f J- J-i Kodak Shop. Main Floor. In Our Toilet Goods Shop Mary Garden Face Powder $1. SempTe Giovine 430. Creme de Meridor 450 and 250. Parker Pray's Rosaline 230. Purola Bandoline, light and dark, 150. Synol Soap 600 and 300. Cocoa Butter Sticks 100. Holmes' Frostilla 250. Babcock's Corylopsis Talcum 150. Mennen's Cream Dentifrice 250. Senreco Tooth Paste 250. Forhan Pyorrhea Paste 450 and 250. Physicians and Surgeons Soap 100. Empress Pine Shampoo Soap 150. Drugr Lux Soap Flakes, won't shrink woolens, won't turn 6ilk yel low, 2 for 250, each 150. Fancy Wood Tooth Picks, 3 boxes special 1O0. : " 50c ' Women's ' Dressing Combs 190. Good. Detachable Handle Bath Brush, special 390. Limited number Hughes' Ideal Hair Brushes, special $1.19. Boston Wire Cloth Brushes, good stiff bristles, special 190. Mercks Sodium Phosphate, one lb., special 290. , Steero Bouillon Cubes, special at 230. and Toilet Goods Shop, Main Floor. Sale of Wash Day Needs $3.50 Wooden Frame Clothes Wringers at $2.99 sz. P3 $6 All Copper Wash Boilers, k No. 8 Size, $4.69 40c Galvanized Wash Boards Special at 25c : - --1- $2.00 Springer Large Folding Ironing Board : $1.79 $3.75 Copper Rim Wash Boilers, No. 8 $2.98 $4.20 Copper Rim Wash Boilers, No. IQ OQ 9 size ...... DOAV $6.75 All Copper Wash Boilers, No. QKQ 9 size DOHtU Housewares Section, Basement. Hosiery & Underwear CHILD'S LISLE HOSE, PAIR 300 Fine gauge lisle hose in black only. Reinforced heels and toes. Sizes '6 to 10. Six pairs $1.C5 WAYNE KNIT HOSE, PAIR 250 Wayne knit heavy cotton .hose two thread stockings with re inforced heels and toes. Black and white. Sizes 6 to 10. CADET HOSE Reinforced stockings knit in a scientific ' way with reinforcing where needed. Fully elastic. Medium weight, pair 30c, six pairs $1.65, and pair 35c, six pairs $1.90. Heavy weight, pr. 35c, six pairs $1.90. FINE CASHMERE HOSE, PAIR 350 : Infants' cashmere hose in black and white. Silk heels and toes. Three pairs $1.00., WOMEN'S COTTON HOSE, PAIR 350 i Women's fine gauge cotton hose famous Burson make. In black and white. Three pairs $1. SILK AND FIBER HOSE 850 Women's Burson fashioned silk and fiber hose with all the beau ty of silk and the service of fiber. Black only. CHILD'S VESTS AND PANTS 350 Fleeced cotton vests and pants in white and gray. Vests high neck, long sleeved. . Ankle length pants. 2 to 7 years. . Sizes 8. to 15 years, 450. CHILD'S UNION ; SUITS AT G50 Fleeced cotton union suits, bleached fabric. High neck, long sleeved, ankle length, drop-seat style. 2 to 6 years, 8 to 12 years, 750. 14 to 16 years, 850. CHILD'S UNION . SUITS AT 850 Fine - medium weight cotton union suits in high neck, long sleeved, ankle length style. 2 to 15 years. WOMEN'S UNION SUITS AT 890 Fine gauge, . medium weight cotton union suits in Dutch neck, elbow sleeve and low neck, sleeve less, ankle length style. . Regular and extra sizes. WOMEN'S MUNSING UNION SUITS $1.35 Fleeced cotton -union suits in white and cream. ' White in high and Dutch neck styles. Cream in high neck style. Extra sizes, $1.G5. Main Floor, Sixth Street. I I ! i