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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 1917. BIG SHOW FOR OREGON BOYS' EMERGENCY FUND AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM OCTOBER 21-27 TICKETS 25c MAIN FLOOR Buy a Liberty Bond Applications for the purchase of Liberty Bonds may be made at Meier & Frank's. Liberty Bonds pur chased through this store will be accepted at any time in payment of merchandise, the same as cash. Apply at Office, Sixth Floor. PRICE REGULATION "Martex" Turkish Towels to y3 off the regular prices. Subject to slight imperfections, but Martex towels are so closely graded that the "seconds" are as good as some mills "firsts." Today and tomorrow are your last chances to buy at above discounts. ' Every size of towels from small baby size to the largest bath towels. White and colored fancy towels. Plain and hemstitched. Some highly mercerized qualities. Also bath mats. This year's groods and styles. Referendum of National Or ganization Voted on Favorably Here. Tut Quality Store or Pokjlano riftN.-Skctlv'hVicT toy . T J ' 25c to $1.50 qualities on sale at 150 to 75. Second Floor. Fifth Street. People Who Study Economy Are Close Readers of This Weekly Surprise Page These Savings for Our 1445th FRIDAY ALE PETITION IS INDORSED CHAMBER FAVORS SURPRISE Directors Advocate Passage of Meas ure for Punishment of Persons Making Seditious or Pro German Utterances. Directors of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, in session yesterday, voted an unqualified and broad in dorsement of legislation for the regu lating of prices during the war, when referendum 22, of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, came up for consideration. Irrespective of their personal views, the directors, who represent practical ly every business and industry in Port land, voted that Congress be urged to enact such legislation. "Whatever the Government wants at this time, is right," is a brief of the sentiment ex pressed. In addition the directors indorsed a petition drawn by the American De fense Society, incorporated, advocating the passage of a measure by Congress Imposing punishment upon all persons or organizations responsible for pro liermaa or seditious activities. It aw Materials Included. Referendum 22, comprises the follow ing sections: 1. Recommending" additional legislation o create authority to control pricts tiuring tli o war, J. Recommending that authority to con trol prices should extend to all articles which have importance in basic industries as well aa in war, and which enter into the neces saries of e very-day life. :i. Recommending that authority to con trol prices should extend, to raw materials ud finished products. 4. Recommending that authority to con trol prices snould extend to the prices the public pays as well as those paid, by the Government. 5. Recommending that authority to con trol prices should be administered by a small executive board apointed by the Presi dent. tJ. Recommending- that an agency work ing in harmony with the board controlling prices should have aut hority to distribute available supplies to thoe purchasers whose needs are most directly related to the public welfare. 7. Recommending that each leading in dustry and trade should create a representa tive committee to represent it in conference and to advise with agencies that control prices and distribution. Federal Incorporation Advocated. An affirmative vote was taken on referendum 21, concerning railroads and the need for a general railroad in corporation law. It follows: 1. Recommending that provision be made for Federal regulation of the issuance of railroad securities. 'J. Recommending that Congress pass a reneral railroad incorporation law under which all railroad carriers subject to the Jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce O-' m mission may organ ize. o. Recommending that if Congress passes a railroad incorporation law. all railroad carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, both those now existing and those hereafter to be cre ated, be required to organize under this law. 4. In view of the fact that conflict has arisen with respect to the jurisdiction at The Interstate Commerce Commission over Intrastate rates, even though such rates af Xev.t interstate commerce. It Is recommended that the Commission be given authority by statute to regulate intrastate rates when those rates affect interstate commerce. The indorsement of section 3 was made subject to several qualifications. HEW TARIFFS SOUGHT AMEM)MET OK LIMBER RATES EAST HELD E C K S S A 1 1 Y. A ice at of Transcontinental Krelarht It urea u Forwards Application to L Interstate Commerce Body Teletrraphic advices were received yesterday by V. L. Skinner, traffic jnunager of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, that, as the result of a conference at Chicago. R. H. Counties, agent of the Transcontinental Freight Bureau, has forwarded to the Interstate Commerce Commission an ap plication to amend lumber tariffs from this territory to the East on short notice, changing the minimum weight rules as recently recommended by the Const ropresentati ves of terminal lines. "These changes were urgently re el u est ed ly representatives of the vari ous lumber interests at a number of conferences between them and repre sentatives of the carriers during the latter part of September," said Mr. Skinner. 'While it is understood that the new rules will eliminate the undertaking on the part of the carriers to furnish cars of a capacity under 2400 cubic feet. fucIi cars, if furnished, will be subject the minimum weights heretofore in effect, and otherwise the new- rules will remove all of the objections offered by the- lumbermen to the amended rules, which went into effect on Septem ber 2 4. EXTENSION CLASSES MEET Announcement. .Made or Several Ses sions Tonight. Persons who expect to enroll in the Vniversit y of Oregon extension class in advanced Spanish should attend the meeting of the class tonight pt 7 o'clock in the auditorium of the Uni versity Club. Extension classes which will meet at the Central I-ihrary tonight are de scriptive poometry at ti;15, biolopry of the bird and harmony at 7. beginning graphic statics at 7:30. advanced graph ics a.t S :,10. ch ild development. h iloso phy of history and musical analysis at tt and drawing- from life at :30. The class in foreign trade will meet at S o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce anil the class in law of contracts will meet in room 40 at the Courthouse at 7:30. Sheridan AVoman Buried. PTIKIUDAN'. Or.. Oct. 18. (Special. frs. Henrietta Cox. a pioneer resident of Sheridan, was buried Wednesday, fehe died Monday. She was 72 years of ege. coming to Sheridan in 1877. She Is survived by four children, two sons. Norris, of Sheridan, and tf. B., of Seattle, and two daughters. Miss Stella and Mrs. J. 11. Huston, of Sheri dan. Her husband, a pioneer doctor of fcheridan. died several years apw Interment was in the Sherman, ila eonic Cemetery. I MEIER fc FRANK'S 1445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES A Sale of Corsets at $1.75 brings splendid choosing in fine corsets of a well-known make. Models for medium and slight figures and growing girls. Made of batiste, white ground with pink stripe. Low bust. Medium hips. Elastic top. Two pairs hose support ers. Sizes 20 to 28. Excellent values in this surprise sale of corsets at $1.7o. Women's$6.50-$7.50 Sweaters $4.95 Sweaters like these will be in demand all Fall and Winter. They are finely service able garments of wool and wool plated materials. Assorted colors with large white sailor collars, turn-back cuffs edged with white and white belt with tasseled ends. Two pockets. Well made and well finished. One as illustrated. For Friday Surprise $.4.yo instead Ot $b.50-$7.50. Third Floor. Sixth ! X445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fib er SUlc Hose Pr. 47c Women's fiber silk hose in colors and white. Colors are slightly im perfect qualities of a 65c grade. Whites are perfect. All sizes. Main Floor. 1445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fine Union Suits 59c Fleeced cotton union suits in me dium weight. Low neck, sleeveless, ankle length, band top style. Reg ular and extra sizes. Friday 59c Main Floor. 1445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Ourl5cOuting Yard Special 12y2e 27-inch outing in stripes pinks, blues, tans. Good heavy weight, well fleeced. Mill lengths. Regu larly 15c, sale Friday, yard 12c. Second Floor. 1-445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Good Curtain Marquisette 17c First quality curtain marquis ette in short lengths that range from ten to twenty yards. Special ly priced for Friday only, yd. 17c. Seventh Floor. Two Days' Sale Fine 12c to 20c LACES 10c a ill Value-giving extraor dinary! An immense quantity of the most de sirable laces for trimming neckwear, blouses, cami soles, petticoats, art work. , 5000 yards of domestic and imported laces. Shadow edges, 4 to 9 inches wide. Filet edges and insertions in white and ecru. Point de Paris edges and insertions in white. Cotton Cluny edges in white and ecru. Maltese laces and Piatt Val. edges in white. This is truly a sale out of the ordinary and you should by all means take advantage of the savings. 12c to 20c Values on Sale at, Yard 10c Lace Shop, Main Floor. MEIER & FRANK'S 14-45TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES MEN! Shirts Like These at $1.15 will surprise you if you know anything at all about shirt values and the present condition of the shirt market. And the more you know, the more surprised you'll be. And that goes for the most confirmed bargain-hunter, as well as the man who takes a more casual interest in sales. It's an opportunity that no man should miss who appreciates the acquisition of one or more good shirts at handsome savings. Fashioned of Durable, Rep cloth a material that yields to none in service quali ties and makes up as well into fine looking shirts. And the possibilities of this fabric have been utilized to the utmost in these excellent shirts. Properly cut, well-made, perfect fitting shirts. Neat designs for conservative dressers and nifty new patterns for those who want a little more dash. Striped effects without number. Fast colors. Made with unshrinkable neckbands. Shirtings are soaring. They'll be much higher before they'll be any lower. It will be humanly im possible to duplicate this shirt value after these are gone. Stock up liberally today at $1.15. Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor. 1115TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $1.75-$4.95 Childs' Dresses $1.29 Broken assortment of colors and sizes, 2 to 5 years. Checked and dark colored serges. High and low waistline and middy styles. Our $17.50 Serge Dresses$12.95 Good quality dark colored wool serge dresses in one-piece style. Made with yokes, belts, pockets, colored piping trim. Sizes 12 to 16 years. Children's Shop, Second Floor. MEIER &. FRANK'S 1445TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Women's Shoes Pair 7.85 J. ? T. Cousins and Other Famous Makes A Friday Surprise Sale of discon tinued lines of women's shoes. A big assortment of styles in finest kid leathers. Solid colors. Colored com binations or black with colored tops. Lace or button styles with good welt sewed soles, leather or covered Louis Cuban heels. Nearly all sizes in the lot, but not all sizes in each style. This is an exceedingly low price for shoes of such quality. Take advantage today! Shoe Shop, Third Floor. 9IEIER A FRANK'S 1-145TII FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Women's Hand Embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs at 5 c This is an exceedingly good sale of women's hand-embroidered initial kerchiefs every one MADE IN IRELAND. Embroidered on fine sheer material with hemstitched edges. Good, generous size. Unlaundered kerchiefs, but all are uncommonly good values at this Friday Surprise price limited quantity at 5C each. Handkerchief Shop, Main Floor. MEIER & FRANK'S 1445TU FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Fine Ribbon Remnants All kinds of desirable ribbons in short lengths included in this mighty Friday Surprise Sale at exactly half the regular selling prices. Remnants accumulated from regular stock selling included are taffetas, satin taffetas, fancy ribbons of all kinds, Dresdens, etc. Narrow and wide widths. All the popular colors. Ribbon Shop, Main Floor. y MEIER FRANK'S 111 5'IH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Women's Good 25c to 50c Neckwear Today for 15c Included in the lot are colored crepe, lace-trimmed neck pieces. Colored voile neckwear in large and medium size sailor models. Organdy collars, embroidery and lace trimmed. Medium and small sizes for women's and chil dren's wear. Also smart Windsor ties in sports colors. TWO pieces, 25. Neckwear Shop, Main Floor. 1 115TH FRIDAY SURPRISE J S2.75-S4.25 Hats $1.95 W o m e n's and misses' ready- to wear styles in hat- , ter's plush, velvet and' combinations of these materials. Sail ors and mushroom shapes. Black only. Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor. 1U3TH FRIDAY SURPRISE 12 Seven-Inch Double Emerson Records $1 Patriotic selections, popular song and dance selec tions, humorous monologues, standard selections, etc. Will play on any machine (attachment required on Edison only). While any of a limited quantity re main, we will t sell these splendid double-faced 25c Emerson records today at 12 for $1 or each 10c. No exchanges, none on approval. Phonograph Shop. Sixth Floor. 14-15TH FRIDAY SURPRISE P5 Marblite Statues in a Friday Sale Suitable for Gifts $1.25 Marblite statue of Presi- QQ dent Wilson, 10s inches high 40c Marblite bust of President Q A n Wilson, 6 inches high Orrl One of the statues as pictured at left. These are ideal for gifts. Lim ited quantity. Basement. Fifth Street. MEIER A FRANK'S 1-4 151' II FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES 185 1J Just Received in Time for Friday Surprise jj 100 New Satin Dresses FOR STREET AND AFTERNOON WEAR EVERY ONE A REMARKABLE VALUE It will be the greatest sale our Apparel Shop has known in a long time. We have exactly 100 dresses to begin the sale at 9 A. M. Friday. And it's only fair to our patrons to say that we cannot guarantee the lot to last all day. There should not be a single dress left by 6 P. M. We've sketched four of the models. They are representative of the assortment. And what a wonderful assortment it is ! A special purchase how "special" we leave you to be the judges accounts for the price. Please don't appraise the dresses by the price it does not begin to express their worth and desirability. We noted full flare, draped, pleated, tunic, panel effect and surplice dresses. Beautifully developed of satin and satin and Georgette combinations. With long panel collars of white satin and rever effects. White Georgette collars, lace edged or embroidered. Self colored collars of Georgette. Embroidery, fancy pockets and novelty button trimming. All shades of brown, taupe, green, plum,-navy and black. Come early! Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. 11 15 Til FRIDAY SURPRISE Fine Lace & Georgette Waists $245 Combinations of lace and Georgette and lace and chiffon in light and dark shades. Also crepes de chine in flesh and white. Large or small collars. All have long sleeves. Many of these are one-of-a-kind. Splendid surprise values! Waist Shop. Fourth Floor. 1 4 15 Til FRIDAY SURPRISE Folding Card Tables For Friday Surprise At $1.98 Less than present cost! We bought these card tables nearly a year ago and offer 120 today at $1.98 while any remain. Light weight, easily folding card tables in mahog any finish with reinforced metaf corners and leather ette top. One illustrated. Come early! I $1.93 -. -Fifth Floor. Sixth Street.