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20 THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 191&. SCHOOL GIRLTHEFTS CHARGED TO WOMEN I entitled "Commercial Banking Prac tice Under the Federal Reserve Act." I Complied to meet the needs of practical business men and bankers, it Is of great tlue In an educational way with refer ence to new methods developed In com mercial banking-. Bank acceptances are defined according to Mrs. Hazel Wright and Mother Are Under Arrest. STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED I the rulings of the 0 t ederal Keserve Boar a, ana me manner In which they may be employed. The general statutory provisions are also In cluded. Rediscounts with reserve DanKS Is another subject considered. "Ad vances by Federal Reserve Banks" con stitutes a third division and "Open Market Transactions" the fourth. Army subscriptions to liberty bonds totaled $7.000.000. Of this amount less than 130,000.000 was subscribed on the monthly allotment plan. Discharged soldiers wishing to discontinue pay ments may have the amounts paid re turned and bonds canceled. k::::::;J4 Wonderful lz Price Sale Will Be Held Today in Our Lower Price Downstairs Store Interest rates continue firm at 8 per .x. I cent in Industrial and 7 per cent In ag- I our teen-1 car-Old GIr! Confesses to I rlcultural centers, sr.ys the-Federal Ke- I serve Bullein of January 1 JIaring Sold Loot to the Two Prisoners. the arrest late yesterday of a charge of receiving November bank clearings for 18 prin cipal cities of this district totaled !.- IT7.aS3.O0O, an Increase of 13 per cent over the corresponding momn a jear ago. Seattle showing ire greatest Bm with 47 per cent, Xo. lowed by 1'oruana with 40 per cent and Tacoma with 38 per cent. ( 4 MAIL ORDERS Promptly and Carefully Filled From This and All Our Advertisements Trie QUALTTY STORP 4 New Models in Women's Wirthmor Waists $1.50 NEW in every sense of the word, CORRECTLY and prettily STYLED, WELL and dependably MADE, cut on lines that in sure PERFECT FITTING these new Wirthmor waists are the equal of waists sold elsewhere at an appreciably higher price. Limited number in this new allotment. Sold here only in Port land. Fourth Floor. The 117 crop of hops on the Pacific Coast totaled approximately lsu.uuu h.l while that of 191S will amount to only about 90.000 bales. This fall-ljrf in. nff 4. Hit t n rierreased acreage and rj to the fact that earlier In the season - With two women on stolen goods from high school girl shoplifters, police believe they have broken up a ring which was rapidly undermining the morals of Portland -students. Police say the girls had been -ijught to steal expensive garments In dam-mown denmrrment Inr. . mnA wer selling thera for one-fifth of the retail Imany growers abandoned their yards in orl. e I the belief that the product would be The women arrested were: Mra. of little or no value. At that time !!ael Wright. 27. landlady of the lodg- prices for the 1918 crop were as low as Jng at 223 West Park street and her 9 cents per pound: on December 15 they mother. Mrs. Hannah Wright. Police ranged as high as 28 cents. A large took up the trail of the alleged arch-1 proportion of the 1918 yield has been criminals after a schoolgirl bad told of bought by English buyers and Is being elltng them her loot. I held with' the hope that the English - The authorities refuse to divulge the embargo against lmport-tlon of Amer Dames or the schoolgirls implicated. I lean hops may do raisea. but say that at least four, all students at the same high school, and none of them more than It years old. have been stealing either directly or Indirectly through the Influence of the women under arrest. The prisoners stoutly deny the charges, however, and aay that the only property they took from any of the girls was given them as Christmas, present, and that they had ma knowledge that It had been stolen. The police firm Iwrned of the case through the detention of a schoolgirl several days ago on a charge of shop lifting. The child said she had been taught to steal by a girl friend, who Ik turn said sh had learned it from another. Yesterday the women police found the one who was said to have originated the idea, and she In turn Is alleged to have confessed that she had sold the property to the two Mrs. Wrichts. The women were arrested by Inspec tor Hyde and Mrs. Elisabeth Moorad, of the Women's Protective Bureau. Among the articles seised by the police were a $i sweater, alleged to have been old them for 0 cents; S earrings, said to have sold for SO cents; a silk com bination undergarment, hand embroid ered, alleged to have been sold them for fl. and a silk vest said to have brought 1j cents. The girl who is alleged to have con resaed jUJ also that she had given the women a purse and a bracelet as pres ents, and trat she had sold a IS. SO um brella for J-. The bracelet and purse re recovered, but the umbrella could or, I be found. The tables In the wom en's protective division are covered with articles which the girls are said to have stolen. - Police doubt their ability to prove that the women really taught the girls to steal, although the informant la al leged to have charged Mrs. Hasel Wright with accompanying her on one of her early shoplifting expeditions. Oregon banks subscribed more than t2.S00.000 to the series 5-C of U. b. 4Vi per cent Treasury certificates, aaiea January 2 and maturing June a. ior which subscription books will close January 7. Banks of this State are represented to the extent of fully 85 per cent in taking this issue. ... Volume 1, Number 1 of The North- westerner, bearing date of January. 1919. haa Just been issued by the em ployes of the Northwestern National Bank. Myron K. Myers and A. 41. Sher wood, editors, and Robert Downing. Warde Robinson and Louis Camplan. associate editors, will conduct the pub lication for the staff of the banking house. "Portland as a Port. Is the leading article, from the pen of Walter H. Brown. All of the departments are well represented in the news para? graphs. The publication reflects the co-operative spirit that brings results In efficient teamwork. 4 4 f 4 i Reconstruction 3110. Readjustment ScLiGS "Lo, I Am With You Even Unto the End" A Painting by Adelora Archibald Lowden, based upon a reputed incident of the Argonne battle, and dedi cated to the mothers of soldiers, on exhibition in our Sixth Floor Auditorium, 10-6 today. Special feature at 12:30 when the artist interprets the message of the picture. FREE. Practically " all Portland has shared and continues to share in the won derful values these sales have brought to pass. This great MEIER & FRANK store-wide Reconstruction and Readjustment Sales-Celebration is original, ep ochal, unique people appreciate it as such and . accord it their patronage in fullest measure. "Keep the wheels of industry turning." Always a first principle with this store, toward that end we address ourselves henceforth with redoubled efforts. We will use our vast outlet, we will enlarge it by every legitimate means, to keep manufacturers busy, to help avert any tendency to industrial depression so far as in us lies. Here Are 46 Memorable Offerings Scores of Unadvertised Bargains SALE MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN SUITS $18.75 Many $25.00 values. Worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres, ALL WOOL blue serges. Third Floor. MEN'S 50c MOIRE POPLIN 4 -IN -HANDS 25c Handsome two-tone effects in pleasing shades. - Wide flowing end styles. Main Floor. IDAHO SPEAKER CHOSEN sr. A. KIGEK, OF KOOTENAI . COCXTV, TO -RECEIVE 1IOXOK. W. V. Cuddy, of BoUc, Mentioned as Next Warden of Slate. Penitentiary. MEN'S $4-$5 FLANNELETTE PAJAMAS $3.65 5 Neat striped flannelette pajamas with military or. low necks. All sizes. -Main Floor. 5 I MEN'S $5 BLUE FLANNEL SHIRTS ONLY $3.50 '"Oregon City" Woolen Mills make. Large button-down collars. 16, 17, 17. Main Floor. MEN'S $2 SHIRTS AND DRAWERS EACH $1.29 Gray ribbed wool and cotton garments. Shirts 34 to 42. Drawers 30, 32, 42. Main Floor. AGGREGATE Of DEPOSITS RE PORTED 923,3S1,703. Darns and Condon Latent to Be Ad mitted to Million Dollar Bank Clas in State. Oregon banks, according; to a state ment fro ml he superintendent of banks at Sl'm. hold aggregate deposits of .':.58l.;o3. Banks In : cities and towns hold S19!.21S.S2. or US per cent of In total. There are 22 banking; Institutions in the state. Salem holds second place, with Pendleton third and Astoria fourth, both close to their nearest ranking financial leader. Since Aucust 31 Burns and Condon have en lrd the list of Oregon towns having bdnk deposits In excess of f 1.000,000. The National Bank of Commerce. New Trk. Iim tued a hook of 130 pages BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 5. (Special.) The Speaker of the next House of Rep resentatives in the 15th Idaho Legisla ture, which convenes Monday at high noon, will be Representative-elect M. A. Kiger. of Harrison. Kootenai County. This was conceded here tonight prior to the Republican members-elect going Into a caucus that will last for several hours. Klgcr gained strength after his ar rival from the north and his election tonight la but a matter of form. David Burrell. of American Falls, will be the chief clerk of the House. Kiger's main opponent was Charles D. Storey, of Ada County. The Senate organised when the Re publican majority decided upon Sena tor K W. Whitcomb. of Lemhi County, for President pro-tern. Paul Davis, of Boise, was named secretary. It is reported on excellent authority that Oovernor-elect Davis will appoint Jay Cibson. of Kootenai County, Bank Commissioner; W. I. Cuddy, of Boise, warden of the penitentiary; C. U. Elmer. register of the Land Board: Dr. S. M. C Reynolds, of Meridian, commandant of the Soldiers Home. i MEN'S HIGH-GRADE CLOTH HATS ONLY 95c MEN'S LEATHER GLOVES, PAIR ONLY $1.45 Gauntlet style. Black, with wrist fastener. For driving and outdoor work. Main Floor. Newest shapes and colorings checks, plaids, mixtures; broken lines; all sizes. Main Floor. WOMEN'S DRESSES AT $22.50, $39;50 AND $49.25 Women's chiffon velvet and velveteen one-piece dresses. ?35-$98.50 values. Fourth Floor. . , WOMEN'S SUITS AT $27.45, $34.85 AND ,$57.50 - Every favored material and style for street and dress. S45-S98.50 values. Fourth Floor. . WOMEN'S COATS, SPECIAL AT $26.85 AND $28 Formerly priced from $35.00 to $45.00. Ideal Winter weights and styles. Fourth Floor. WOMEN'S $15.00-$18.00 WAISTS PRICED $12.50 Excellent quality materials many exclusive French models included. Fourth Floor. Former Prince Gels Job. PARIS. Jan. . The fourth son of William Hohenxollern. the former Prince August William, ' has taken a situation with a German automobile firm, according to a Berlin dispatch. '4 J, WOMEN'S FURS AT $11.45, $15.00 AND $29.75 m inree special lots 01 lur neckpieces reeularlv Dnced from SlJj.OO to 330.UU. Fourth f loor, WOMEN'S FINE MODEL HATS Vx TO V2 OFF Smart model hats in the very best styles. A most exclusive assortment. Fourth Floor. i I $1.75 PLAID DRESS GOODS, YARD ONLY 98c g Most wanted color combinations. For skirts and dresses. 42 inches wide. Second Floor. "1 "t "T t A SALE ALL-WOOL GRANITE CLOTH, YD. $1.49 i -asrio i . . . . . . . A 1 Made from hard twisted serge yarn. Good assortment colors. 41 inches wide. Second Floor. SALE ALL-WOOL FRENCH SERGE, YD. $1.69 For women's, misses' and children's wear. GDod colors. 42 inches wide. Second Floor. SALE $1.00-$2.49 BROOCHES, BAR PINS AT 49c Good looking pins with hand-carved gold-filled and enamel mountings. Main Floor. I and $5.00-$28.50 LEATHER HANDBAGS AT 13 OFF i A good assortment of styles and sizes in these women's handbags at off. Main Floor. & SALE NET FLOUNCINGS, YARD ONLY $1.39 Beaded and embroidered net flouncings, 18-36 inches. Jet bandings, 3-8 inches. Main Floor. 4 i Sfc -Is 9 SALE OF METAL FLOUNCINGS, YARD AT 69c Metal flouncings in gold and silver- IS to 36 inches wide. Yard only 69c. Main Floor. K $r !H SALE 40c WHITE "DAISY" OUTING, YARD 29c Twilled in the weave. For niht wear, hahv sHds. etc. 27 inches wide. Second Floor. 5 slips, etc. DOMESTIC, IMPORTED EMBROIDERIES 69c i materials many exclusive French Announcing a New Meier & Frank pjp 5i WOMEN'S STYLISH OSTRICH-TRIM'D HATS $5 "Welcome Home" Service for the Boys By Arrangement With Our New York Office As a special extension of our Reconstruction activities we have established through our New York representatives a Welcome Home Service for Oregon and Northwest boys designed to be of help to the men from overseas as soon as they reach New York. The following are some of the features of this new MEIER 4 FRANK Service other ways in which we can be helpful will readily uggest themselves: , Relatives or friends of the boys residing in these parts who wish to send letters or packages for delivery to the boys in New York can send same care of our New York office, 212 Fifth avenue. People going from this locality to meet the boys in New York can make our conveniently located New York office their headquarters. Our office will arrange shopping, sightseeing trips and the like will execute any special commissions with which it may be en trusted will act as a Bureau of Information and otherwise make itself of real assistance. This service is of course free and entails no obligation of any kind. It is another instance of MEIER & FRANK'S service and accommoda tion and we count ourselves fortunate in being able to help in this way. Mra. Alice Benson Beach, chairman of the National League for Woman's Service, will leave Friday evening for New York City and will personally supervise, in con junction with tmr New York organization, the carrying out of all commissions entrusted to her by relatives or friends of the boys belonging to Northwest units ex pected back soon. Office hours from 10 to 4 Tuesday to Friday, both days inclusive. Sixth Floor. For further information apply at our Welcome-Home-the-Boys-Bureau, Sixth Floor. A Special line women's dressy hats, artistically ostrich aud flower trimmed. Fourth Floor. WOMEN'S GOOD READY-TO-WEAR HATS $1.45 Women's good looking velvet hats in 6m art banded sailor styles, etc. Fourth Floor, t hats 6m art banded 2 t WOMEN'S $4.00-$8.50 SHOES, PAIR ONLY $2.69 kinds aid styles. Third Floor. J. & T. Cousins and many other good makes. . . Various WOMEN'S FRENCH KID, CAPE GLOVES $1.73 Worth $2.50 to ?2.75 today. All colors. 1 and 2 - clasp styles. All sizes. Main Floor. CORSETS AT ONLY 89c, $1.49, $1.95, $2.59, $2.95 SAMPLES, odds and ends from regular stock, discontinued models, etc. Third Floor. 4 'A 5 I SALE OF BOYS' TWO-PANTS SUITS FOR $9.85 V. Splendid materials, 5 Well tailored suits. Many patterns and colors. 6 to 18. Third Floor. MISSES' $23.50-$42.50 "SILK DRESSES AT $15-$30 Newest and most desirable styles for street, afternoon, evening wear. 14-18. Second Floor. CHILDREN'S. $6.95-$12.00 DRESSES $4.93-$6.93 White dresses. Another special lot at $9.93. Broken lines. Second Floor. SALE CHILDREN'S $3.5O-$7.50 DRESSES $2.69 Broken lots. Second Floor. White lawn, dimity and poplin dresses in sizes 2 to 6 years. SALE "DUPLEX" UNIVERSAL HEATERS $28.50 Burn wood, coal, bark and briquets. Limited number. Terms in reason. Sixth Floor. A great variety of designs and widths in domestic and imported embroideries.- sc r -Main Floor. EMBROIDERY EDGINGS, FLOUNCINGS 25c A' varied assortment for women's and children's undermuslins, etc. Main Floor. ! 'i v SALE EMBROIDERIES, SPECIAL, YARD AT 98c Allovers, flouncings, edges and metal laces for blouses, caps, gowns, etc. Main Floor. r4 I SPECIAL SALE GEORGETTE CREPE, $1.69 i At i r i cr i i i jt t i . t i in i i i l ' nf Tnt A 40 inches wide. 20 light and dark shades. For blouses, street, evening wear. Main Floor. T4 SALE OF TABLE CLOTHS AT $5, $6 AND $7.50 Extra heavy(patern table cloths that will launder splendidly. -Three sizes. Second Floor. -J -p 5I; t $2 MERCERIZED TABLE CLOTHS FOR $1.50 Woven in regular patterns. Hemstitched or scalloped edges. 64-inch size. Second Floor. OUR 60c BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS 50c i Full bleached Turkish bath towels with hemmed ends. Dozen, $5.75. Second Floor. A . SALE $1.50 TURKISH BATH MATS, ONLY $1.00 0 Plain shades of pink, blue, green, yellow, tan and white. 22x36 inches. Second Floor. 4 The ?5 quality at $4. Good weight bed spreads. Limited number. Second Floor. The 8-4 bleached sheeting, yard, 60c. The 9-4 sheeting, yard, 65c Second Floor. s SALE MUSLIN SHEETING, YARD 60c AND 65c g I ANTIQUE GOLD AND SILVER FRAMES AT 29c Complete with glass and back. Cabinet, 4x6, 5x7, 5x8, 6x8, 6x9 and larger sizes. 5th Floor. 'r CURTAINS, PAIR AT $1.95, $2.15, $2.85 AND $3.45 Scrim and marquisette curtains with neat trimming effects. ?3-$5.50 values. 7th Floor. ;Jc $p SALE CRETONNES, YARD 28c, 49c AND 65c i All desirable patterns and colors. 35c to $1.10 yard values. Seventh Floor. 5 :fc !; afc sfc s1 $14.50 "COAL-WOOD" HEATERS FOR $11.90 f iiiiMiiniiiiiMiimiiiiiiiimiuMiiMiiMiiiiinmiiiiHiimmiiiimmiiiiiim Steel body, heavy cast iron top and bottom, cast lined, hinged top cover. Sixth Floor. ( J ij FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES, SPECIAL f5 OFF A broken assortment of andirons, fire sets and fire screens at one-fifth off. 6th Floor. J f 4 I The January White Sales March Triumphantly on- Great Saving's' Abound in it S 5 Hi 1 ' 3 Th QtZTrrSTOft'e tm Fosoxams V J Undermuslins, Corsets, Laces, Embroideries, Etc. af iiHiiiiiMiiiiMimiiiiiimimiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiitiiiiimiiiiiiiiinn A