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Betail Charges at Present Too High,
According to Will H. Daly; Prof
its May Be Examined.'
" One of the first things to be in
vestigated by Will H. Daly. Just ap
pointed ' fair-price commissioner for
Oregon by Attorney-General. Palmer,
will be the retail meat situation, con
cerning which Mr. Palmer has sent
out from Washington a declaration
that quotations must either fall or a
probe of profit will follow.
"It is well known," said Mr. Daly
yesterday, "that the wholesale price j
ox iresn meat is iar oeiow wnai it t
was a year ago, yet the retail charges. rj
Show no inclination 'to decline. if
Mr. Daly was to have conferred
with United States Attorney Humph
reys yesterday, but Mr. Humphreys
went to Spokane in connection with
the charges recently made there by a
federal grand jury against M. H.
Houser. vice-president of the -grain
corporation and prominent northwest
miller. As soon as he returns Mr.
Daly will tee him, take the oath of
office and arrange to proceed with
the duties of his position as price
commissioner.
Already Mr. Daly has sent out ques
tionnaires to various merchants. He
has also written to Washington to
ascertain just what he is authorised I
to do regarding field agents.
New Shipments of Community and
Rogers Bros. Silverware ,
Our Silverware Store announces new shipments of Community
Plate, 1847 Rogers Bros. Silver Plate and other new silverware in"
quadruple plate and Sheffield reproductions.
Meier ft Frank's: Main Floor.
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"Die- Quality Store, of Portland'
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Consult an Expert on Your Corset
Problems Without Charge
Mrs. A. L. Craig, authorized instructor of the NEMO Hygienic
Fashion Institute, New York, will be in our Corset Salon today and
for a limited time to assist patrons.
Meier ft Frank's: Third Floor.
More Than 500 Spring Suits for Women and Misses
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MICHIGAN ALUMNI MEET
Annnal Banquet of Association
Held at Benson Hotel.
The Michigan Agricultural College
Alumni association of Portland held
its annual banquet at the Benson ho
tel Saturday evening. J. V. Gongwer,
retiring president, was toastmaster
and nearly all of the former students
made short speeches. C. w. Bale was
elected president, Bruoe Hoffman vice
president and R. C. Scofleld secretary.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson of Toronto, Ont., Canada
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bale, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Evarts Weed of Beaverton,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. English of Camas,
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Freeman,
Major R. R. Lyon of Camp Lewis,
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Searing, Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Scofleld, Kintie B.
Stevens, Mrs. J. L. Burpee, Miss Mabel
Mosher, Mrs. Fay Wheeler Eastman
Frank E. Mangold, J. M. L. Shaw, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Stuart of Vancouver,
Wash.; Arthur R. Wilcox, Miss J. Etta
Wilcox. Mrs. W. A. Hoover and Mr.
and Mrs. J. V. Gongwer and Bruce
Hoffman.
Mr. Robinson of Toronto and his
wife were passing through on a trip
to California and timed their trip to
attend the banquet. Major Lyon came
down from Camp Lewis, where he .is
now stationed, and gave an interest
ing account of his experiences over
seas. The annual picnic will be held Labor
day at some place in or near the
city, to be determined later.
COMMUNITY WORK TOPIC
Chamber of Commerce Members"
Forum Hears Interesting Talks.
Community service was the topic
at the m embers' forum of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce yester
day noon, a group of speakers repre
senting the movement outlining to
the members present the purposes
and aims of the organization which
It has been determined will be a per
manent Portland institution.
Among the speakers were Marshall
N. Dana, president of the presidents'
council of the civic clubs; J. H. Joyce
of the Haielwood company. Miss
Kathleen Cochburn of the community
service, and Mrs. Norman F. Christie
of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation. Walter Jenkins, song
leader for the community service, led
In a group of songs, concluding with
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
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ARMY RUSSETS ON SALE
13 00 Pairs or Reclaimed Shoes to
Go at $3 a Pair.
Reclaimed army shoes of the rus
set dress type are the latest arrivals
At the army retail store in this city,
1500 pairs of the shoes going on sale
today. The price of Z a pair is de
clared to be an unusual bargain.
Other articles just received and placed
on sale are as follows:
Lye, large cans; hard bread, one
half pound packages; yellow corn
meal; canned pears, canned tomatoes,
canned roast beef, dried prunes,
string beans and fresh frozen beef.
The fresh meat will be sold by the
carload to retail dealers, to be sold
to the public by them at a price
fixed by the mayor or the fair price
commission. Already three cars of
the meat have been sold here, and
will be placed on sale as soon as they
arrive.
BUILDINGS JT0"BE TOPIC
Owners and Operators of Office
Structures to Hold Annual Meeting.
Portland's office building needs and
problems relating to the ownership
and operation of office buildings in
the citjj will be taken up for discus
sion at a meeting of owners and oper
ators of buildings at the Benson hotel
t 6:30 o'clock this evening.
t The occasion is the fourth annual
dinner and session of the Portland
Association of Building Owners and
Managers. Dinner will be served, at
6:30 o'clock, following which there
will be a. programme of talks by
numbers and general discussion..
BOY'S SKULMS CRUSHED
Heavy Timber Falling Kills Lad
, Playing Around Lumber Mill.
Octavio Borelli. aged 10, was killed
Instantly shortly before 2 o'clock yea-
terdRy afternoon, when a heavy piec
of timber fell on him and crushed his
skuil while he was playing with an
oiaer brother on the sidewalk in front
of the Xicolai-Xeppach Lumber com
pany plant at First and Davis streets.
Death was instantaneous, according
to Deputy Coroner Goetsch, who took
charge of the body.
The boy was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carlo Borelli, 5514 North First
street. The body is at the morgue,
pending funeral arrangements. Th
coroner said no inquest would be held.
Fight on Squirrels Planned.'
LEWISTO.N. Idaho. Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) The Xer Perce county farm
bureau is planning a campaign to
wipe out the ground squirrel pest
next monm. i naer tne lead of O. H. I m
Lipps of Lapwai, leader of the pesti 5
control project of the bureau, an in-iF
maue tor a series or poison-mlxine
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163 Pairs of New Spring
Shoes. Samples . ....
$4,U5 to $12.45
An Eastern manufacturer's sample line. ,
You save from $2.00 to $6.50 on high-grade shoes in new
EXCLUSIVE spring styles.
163 pairs 163 models there's individuality, for you.
High and low shoes are included. " .
Please note the. sizes which are . ' .
; 4-A, 4-B, 42-A, 4'2-B'
About every kind of leather, every color, every style both
staple and novelty. . -
Need we say: Come esirly. ' -. : ' '
Meier & Frank's: Shoe Shop, Third Floor.
Tailored and
Sports
ilATS
to Wear at the
Automobile Show
VOGUE PHIPPS . BURGESSER
HENRI BENDEL BILTMORE
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Hats in good taste no matter what the weather, what
the problems of the moment what the daytime occasion.
High-crown mannish sailors
for large women.
Motoring hats of the new
shiny visca braid.
Barnyard straw sailors with
quills and lacquered raffia embroidery.
Combination wool and visca
braid hats in jolly springtime
colors.
Roll brim sailors of apple
green or cherry straw.
Six-sided hats of hemp with
silk and wool geometrical de
signs. '
Kaleidoscope hats of lacquered
black rough straw with raffia
stitching in red, orange and
green.
Prices $4.50, $7, $9, $10, $12, $15 and to $22.50.
Meier & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)'
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'Outfit $123.50
This Brunswick outfit con
sists of the machine as illus
trated in mahogany, fumed oak
or golden oak finish, 10 ten-'
inch D. D. records (20 selec
tions) of your own choosing, 1
ten-inch ' and 1 twelve-inch rec-.
ord album and 300 steel needles.
Outfit $128.50
This Columbia outfit consists
of the grafonola as illustrated
in mahogany, English brown
mahogany, walnut, fumed oak
or golden oak finish, 10 ten
inch - D. D. records (20 selec
tions) of your own choosing and
300 assorted steel needles.
tensive drive will be launched oa.S
March 1. Arrangements have been A
MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS IN REASON
i " ' Meier Frank's: Sixth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)
Laces 25c
Pretty plat' Valen
ciennes, imitation Point de
. Paris, ' Shadow, Filet and
Cluny laces for trimming
neckwear, underclothes and
blouses. Edges and bands.
Embroideries
Bewitching new 40-inch or
gandy flouncings with narrow
ruffles are $2.50 to $4.95 yard.
New imported flouncings from
Switzerland have exquisite em
broidery at $5.50 to $10.50 yard.
Embroidered galloons to match
are used with plain materials
for the blouse.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
(Mail Orders Filled.)
New Crepe .
Kimonos .
After a" Five Thousand
, Miles Trip
are specially priced $6.95
so that they will find wel
coming owners at once.
Nearly all colors.
Embroidered in white.
Scalloped borders.
Rope girdles.
Meier ft Frank's: Third Floor.
(Mall Orders Filled.)
288 Metal Bag
Frames 59c
If previous sales are any criterion, they
should not last the day. .:
Collapsible metal bag frames with chain han
dles to be used tor velvet or ribbon bags. Very
easy to make up bags from these, they have the
eyelets stamped in the frames for sewing to the
material.
One of these frames at 59c, the materials, a
little pleasant work, and presto, you have an
individual bag at trivial cost;
Meier ft Frank's: Ribbon Shop, Main Floor.
' Sale of Gloves $2.19 .
100 pairs of women's slip-on cape, chamois and doeskin
gloves, also strap wrist mochas in sizes 5 to 7. Colors
include gray, tan, beaver and brown. Also white doeskin
and natural chamois gloves at this price.
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Some. are WASHABLE.' Broken line of sizes and colors.
Regular?3, $3.25 and $3.50 qualities at $2.19 pair while any
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Meier & Frank's: Glove Shop, Main Flodf?
New Dress Cottons . '
have arrived and women clever enough to make their own
frocks are congratulating themselves. '' " V .
They can choose the most in
teresting kinds of dress cottons,
make them up themselves and
have fascinating clothes. Con
sult the new Butterick patterns
for spring at a nearby counter;
get the yardage required of the
particular spring cotton you like
best; procure your laces, em
broideries, frillings, buttons and
notions on the Main Floor
Then take a day off and see
how easy it is to make a 'lovely
dress if you follow the pattern's
directions carefully.
Voile with satin atripes is
printed in Georgette designs,
voile does not wrinkle easily and
wears even better than Georgette,
J1.50 and 11.75 yard.
Silk and cotton "wash silks" in
pronounced patterns rather like
Victorian brocades although these
are printed, J1.75 yard.
.Voile with Georgette finish
comes la nearly all the light
shades at $1 and $1.50 yard.
Crepe de chine of silk and cot
ton is particularly attractive
with its many delicate flowered
designs, $1.50 yard.
Organdie In favorite summer
shades is $1.50 yard.
Dotted Swiss in white is 35c to
2 yard. - .
Japanese ' crepe in artistic
colors for smocks, skirts and
dresses Is used in some of the
most distinctive creations of the
season, 75c yard.
Flisse crepe is pretty for
kimonos, ? underclothes and chil
dren's dresses, 60c yard.
Pique suiting with decided
stripes in pink and white, blue
and white, and so on. Is admirable
for sports skfrts at (1 yard.
-Meier & Frank's: Second Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)
Sale of 200 Casseroles
$2.09
7 and 8-inch round and 8-inch oval cas
seroles with nickel-plated frames 'and
"Glassbak" fireproof glass lining. Black
wood handles. 2 illustrated.
Cup and Saucer
42c
Fancy decorated Nippon China cups and
tniimrs . Rtkt rtf si y fnr 12 4 A
Meier ft Frank's: Basement (MaU Orders Filled.)
Have Arrived from New York
Within the Last Fern Weeks
VISITORS to the Automobile Show and
all the rest of fashion-loving woman
hood are cordially invited to see this
early presentation of authoritative tailored
fashions for spring.
It Is Less Than Six
: Weeks Till Easter
Pacific Coast "Spring" is already here.
The robins are singing the fact to us every
morning. .
Spring Suits Are the
Topic of the Moment
The long, mild spring climate of Port
land and vicinity gives the tailored suit
especial importance.
Most Essential to a
Fashionable Suit
naturally is its fashion. This spring shoul
ders are narrow, sleeves tight, collars often
copied from men's, skirts ten , to twelve
inches off the ground.
Almost Infinite Variety
of Models Here
Many suits are unduplicated and not to
be had elsewhere in the city. A woman
may feel, therefore, that her individual
choice is quite likely to be confined to her,
just as though the suit had been made to
her particular order.
These Are Especially Interesting
Eton Coat Suits
Flaring Ripple Peplums
Many-tiered Pockets
Straight Coats
Embroidered Suits
Pin-tucked Suits
Directoire Cutaways
Joan of Arc Gilets
Chief materials are navy blue or black tricotine
or serge, the charming velour checks and the
practical "golflex" for sports clothes.
Pony Coat Suits
Plain Skirts
Accordion Pleated Skirts
Braided Suits
Satin Bound Suits
Sport Suits
Tuxedo Collars -Duvetyn
Gilets
Naturally, all the tailoring from the very first
basting stitches is of the high standard which
the public expects from "the Quality Store."
Prices Start at $3930 and Go to $125
Meier & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)
Columbia Shirts for Spring
Fine, Advertisement
for our Men's Store in that they express
through their quality of material, style and
fashioning a high standard of shirt excellence
all the more remarkable in view, of the mod
erate prices at which the shirts are marked.
$2.50 to $5
is the price range for a thousand Columbia shirts just unpacked
and on display- today in all their newness and freshness in
The Store for Men. r"
' Materials comprise woven madrases and percales of excellent
quality. "Soft cuff styles. New spring patterns and colorings.
Full-cut, well-made shirts in all sizes 14 to 17.
.' Meier Frank's: Main Floor. (Mail Orders Fflled.)
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