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All Charge Purchases Made Today, and Remainder of Month Go On September Accounts Payable October 1st
We Give S. &. H. Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More A Direct Cash Saving on the Money You Spend Filled Books Redeemed 3d Floor
TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY,
TARIFFS ON LUMBER
Mill Men to Meet With Rail
road Representatives.
NEW BUSINESS FALLS OFF
Adverse Influence of Increased
Freight Charges Xoted for Week
Ending August 21.
'For the purpose of taking1 up the
subject of new freight tariffs on lum
ber, possible under the recent decision
of the interstate commerce commis
sion, a conference of representatives
of the transcontinental railroads and
lumbermen and officers of the West
Coast Lumbermen's association will
be held in Portland shortly at a date
to be set within a few days, accord
ing to word received yesterday from
Robert B. Allen of Seattle, secretary
manager of the association. '
The local office of the association
had received no news of the meeting
up to last night and could not say
who would represent the lumbermen
or the railroads at the conference.
Complete details are expected soon,
however.
New Banineiis Falls Off.
Increased freights and cancellation
of orders in great volume incident
thereto comprise the big problems
now confronting the lumber industry,
says the letter from Mr. Allen. The
transcontinental roads and the West
Coast Lumbermen's association have
reached an agreement for a joint con
ference on the permanent freight
tariffs which the carriers will file
with the interstate commerce com
mission within the next two or three
months.
"The arranging of this conference
has inspired the industry with, the
hope that it may result in the re
establishing of" competitive conditions
which will permit west coast shippers
selling in long-haul markets on an
approximately equal basis with short
haul producers," he states. The letter
continues:
"Under the adverse influence of in
creased freight charges, newbusiness
at west coast mills has alien off
aharply. Reporting to the association
for the week ending A u list 21, 129
mills show a total loss c 35 per cent
In new business for rail delivery.
"Notwithstanding unfavorable ship
ping conditions, mills generally will
continue manufacturing for a time,
absorbing losses for a month or so
until they ascertain what the perma
nent rate policy of the transcon
tinental roads is to be. The 129 mills
above referred to produced 76,824.235
feet of lumber for the week ending
August 21. That production was about
15 per cent below normal.
"New business totaled 53.S37.361
feet, of which a considerable volume
is for water delivery. The total of
new business was 0 per cent below
normal. Orders for rail transporta
tion, which have been running in ex
cess of rail deliveries, dropped to 26
per cent below rail shipments. All
shipments totaled 67,539,512 feet. The
movement by rail was 1602 cars; by
domestic cargo. 9.656,409 feet: by ex
port cargo, 4,812.797 feet. Unshipped
balances total 8479 cars for transcon
tinental delivery'; domestic cargoes.
S9.175.349 feet; export, 58.367,511 feet."
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HORSE HEA VEX DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON' IS 'PROJECT.
Area Covers 370,000 Acres, of
Which 300,000 Would Be Made
to Yield Abundantly.
Charles B. Hall of Prosser. Wash.,
was a Portland visitor this week for
the purpose of bringing to the atten
tion of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce plans for development of a big
Irrigation project in the Horse Heaven
district of Washington. As repre
sentative of the Horse Heaven De
velopment company, formed by prop
erty owners to perfect preliminary
arrangements, finance and construct
the irrigation works, the interest of
Portland is invited as the city that is
nearest the lands and within the trade
territory In which the enterprise Is
located.
The Hcrse Heaven district centers
at a postofflce of that name in Benton
county, Washington, west of the big
bend of the Columbia river, and is a
plateau region, the route to which is
by steep roads from the Columbia
river at Prosser, and other points on
the northern boundary of the county
where canyons lead down to the river.
The elevation varies from 1200 to
1S00 feet, and the general slope of the
country is toward the river at the
east from the higher elevations of the
Cascades.
With a total area of 370.000 acres in
the district, of which more than 300,
000 acres would be brought under
irrigation, according to surveys of
the engineers, there are less than 50
resident farmers in the territory.
The land to be irrigated is nearly
all in Benton county, with a small
acreage in the eastern part of Klicki
tat. The project is interesting from
an engineering as well as develop
ment point of view. The appropria
tion of water for the system is from
the flow of the Klickitat river on its
headwaters near Mount Adams, and
would be conveyed to the land by a
main canal 125 miles long. The esti
mated cost for the entire project is
more than $18,000,000. which it is pio
posed to raise through the sale of
municipal irrigation district bonds.
CHILDREN TO GIVE FETE
Folk Dancing Feature of Dunlwaj
Park Programme.
Children of south Portland who fre
quent Duniway park at the end of
Fifth street will participate in a
playground pageant Monday evening
at 6:30 o'clock. This will demonstrate
In an entertaining fashion each of the
outdoor activities.
Folk dancing is to be an interesting
feature. Following this George
Hotchkiss Street will give a . pro
gramme of Italian songs. He was or
ganizer and director of mass singing
In the Italian army during the war,
and his selections will be some of the
eoiaier meioaies.
Registration at Hoqulam 3103.
HOQUIAM, Wash. Aug. 26. Regis
tration for the state wide primaries
cioted in this city late last evening
and City Clerk Esther Lundin re
routed 3103 out of the 10,065 popula
tion had registered. City officials
leel gratified at the showing.
For the Best
Lunch
in Portland
Come to Our
Tea Room
4th Floor
Clean -Up
Women's Summer Dresses
At Reduced Prices
For quick clearaway of Summer Dresses we have
grouped about 200 of them into three special lots and
offer them at greatly reduced prices. Delightful
frocks for porch and street wear; all the best styles.
Dresses at $9.95
Second Floor Women's and Misses' Tub Dresses of
dotted and figured voiles in light and dark colors.
Attractive styles with organdy collars (TQ QC
and vests. Priced special in this sale at DUUtJ
Dresses at $14.98
Second Floor Wash Dresses of Voile, Organdie and
Cotton Poplin. Plain and figured. Dainty models
trimmed with laces, ribbons, plaitings, (I"J A QQ
etc. Sizes range from 16 to 38. Special D.LI0
Dresses at $14.98
Second Floor Wash Dresses of white, blue, green
'and lavender Organdie. Styles suitable for after
noon wear. Short sleeves. Some in sur- I- Q QO
plice effects. Sizes 16 to 18. Special D.L7UO
Men's $60 and $65 Suits
Special
THB f SYSTBMdoTMre
Special Sale of
Mens Shirts
and Drawers.
53c
Main Floor Men's Balbriggan Un
derwear knee and ankle length
drawers, long sleeve shirts. Full
assortment of sizes. Regu- PQ
lar $1.00 grade; a garment
-Men's $2.50 Cotton
PAINT PpiEES STILL UP
DECLINE IX COST IX SEAR
FUTURE UNLIKELY.
Falling Orf in Flax Production
Held Largely Responsible for
Present Condition of Market. ,
Demoralization of the flax seed
pressing: of the world and loss of
millions of dollars worth of flax in
Argentina due to the lack of ship
ping facilities during the war are
responsible for the high price of
paints in this country, according te
A. H. McGhan, general secretary of
the International Association of Mas
ter House Painters and Decorators,
who was a Portland visitor this week.
Ue sees high prices an4 splendid re
The. Standard Store of the Northwest
Olds, Wortman & Kin
Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods
Sale of Women's Coats
$
High-class Coats from our own
regular stock, but owing to the
fact that lines are broken we shall
close them out, at a big reduction
from original prices. Plain colors,
plaids and checks in light and dark '
effects. Novelty belted models with
fancy collars, cuffs and pockets.
Some are embroidered. Only one
or two of a style. On C?OC f(
special sale today at 5DUU
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New Fall Suits and Coats
Special Showing 2d Floor
Visit the Garment Store and see the new Fall fashions in Women's Suits,
Coats, Dresses and Skirts now on display. New shipments are coming in
rapidly and from now on you will find here the very newest creations from
the leading style centers. See these whether you are ready to buy or not.
$41.75
Main Floor A special group of
Men's and Young Men's Novelty
Suits offered at a sacrifice price.
New "Racer" model as shown in
top sketch to left. A snappy style
very popular this season. Plain
blues, browns, greens also fancy
mixtures in various colors. Famous
"L System" Clothes. Suits for
merly priced at $60 r?f
and $65 special at w'il.lU
Men's Caps
$1.35
Main Floor Caps selling hereto
fore at $2.50. Good assortment of
styles and colorings to select from.
Fine for school wear. QK
On special sale today, at )XOu
Suspenders 89c
Main Floor Men's Silk Web Sus
penders with leather ends. The
regular $1.50 quality. On OQ
special sale today, a pair OZfky
Men's Underwear
Union Suits
Special at. ...
$1.05
Main Floor Genuine P. Q. A.
Union Suits of light weight knitted
fabric. Short sleeves and ankle
length. Sizes 36 and 38
only. $1.75 Union Suits tDi-UO
Bathing Suits at 95c
turns in prospect for flax growers of
Oregon.
"Nothing takes the place of lin
seed oil for paints," said Mr. McGhan.
"and that explains why paints cost
more than before the war. There is
a shortage of oil because flax pro
duction has fallen off. Argentina,
one of the heaviest producers, was
unable to ship its crop for two r
three years, owing to lack of ohips.
and the seed rotted in granaries and
in the fields.
"The effort of the association and
of the educational programme that
is being carried on by general ad
vertising in the 'save the surface'
campaign is aimed to preserve high
class materials. There are alleged
paints that contain no paint what
ever, mixed with oils that give no
lasting benefit to buildings. Pure
lead and linseed oil cannot be sur
passed as a paint, but for the time
being the consumer must pay a high
er price than a few years ago. Liibor
costs are higher and no great reduc
tion there may be expected. So the
only way to economize on labor cosU
is to use the
for they are
POLICE
Civil Service Board Also Makes Ex
aminations Easier.
Portland no longer has an age limit
for policemen. The municipal civil
service board yesterday adopted an
amendment to patrolman qualifica
tions dropping the former limit of 35
years, which has been maintained for
years.
The board in fixing the police ex
amination to be held next month also
made it easier sailing for applicants.
Age does not matter, and arithmetic,
spelling and penmanship no longer
count. Applicants will be examined
principally on their ability to write a
report, run and shoot.
The dropping of the age limit is
expected to bring a rush of appli
cants Including those of seven tempo
rary appointees, ranging from 36 to
4 ESS?
Lingerie Waists
2.19
Bargain Circle, Main Floor Voile and
Batiste Waists in fancy stripes, dots
and checks. Neat tailored styles for
early Fall wear. Some have novelty
vest fronts and are trimmed with
picot edge, laces, tucks, etc. CJO "I Q
Long sleeves. Special at -.
Lingerie Waists
at $4.95
Second Floor Voile Waists in a num
ber of pretty styles trimmed with
dainty laces, tucks, embroidery, etc.
Round, square or V necks, with or
without collars. Mostly in tailored
styles, with vest fronts. QC
Priced special for this sale
Lingerie Waists
at $6.95
Second Floor Voile Waists trimmed
with real filet laces and fine tucks.
Short or long sleeves, with roll, col
lars and dainty cuffs. Round, square
or V necks. Full rt-nge Qp
of sizes. Priced special at DJI7 J
Sale of
Pearl Shortening
Pearl Shortening, 2 - pound PP
tins on special sale today at, OtJ
Pearl Shortening, 4-pound 1- flfT
tins on special sale today D-LJ
Pearl Shortening, 8-pound (JJO rtrt
tins priced special today at Di"U
Wesson Oil
See demonstration at booth in the
Model Grocery on the Fourth Floor.
Wesson Oil, small size for 650
Wesson Oil, medium size for $1.23
Wesson Oil, large size for $2.50
Drapery Goods
by the Yard
.25 and $1.50 Colored Madras for
overdraperies. Rose, blue and brown.
30 to 36 inches wide. Priced QQ
very special for today, a yard fOC
$1.50 Colored Draperies, now $1.19
$2.00 Colored Draperies, now $1.63
$1.00 Satin Striped Poplins at 780
$1.50 Fancy Curtain Repps $1.19
$2.00 Figured Crash, in rose, blue
and green, 50 inches wide, now $1.75
$2.50 Figured Portier Repps $1.93
$1.25 Carona Drapery ' Cloth at 950
$3.50 Imitation Spanish Leather, 50
inches wide, priced special, yard $2.75.
$4.75 Double Faced Velour in rose,
brown, blue. Priced special (J A rtrt
for today's selling at, a yard
$2.00 Drapery and Uphol
stery Poplins, special, yard
best paints and painters
worth the price."
47 years of age, who failed in previous
examinations and who were therefore
subject to removal after the coming
examinations.
AGE LIMIT DEAD
JOKER'S WILL
City Council May Submit Employes'
Measure to Voters.
If there are no Jokers in a proposed
law prepared by the civil service em
ployes of the city amending the pro
visions of tne civil service law, the
city council may present the measure
to the voters at the election in No
vember. The council yesterday sent the
measure to City Attorney La Roche
with instructions to compare it with
the present' law and make a report on
the changes.
Spider Causes Prune Loss.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, Aug. 26.
(Special.) The prune crop of Walla
Use Home
Journal
Patterns in
Making Up
Your Fall
Wearables
100 Free Stamps
Given Each Student in Our
Knitting Class
Having secured the services of a
high-class knitting instructor to con
duct our classes this fall and winter,
we will as an opening offer give to
each student who purchases materials
and takes one FREE LESSON an
envelope containing 100 S. & H.
Green Trading Stamps. Class sessions
10 A. M. to 12 and 1 to 5 P. M. daily.
Girls' Dresses
Half
Price
Final Clean-up of
several odd lines of
Girls' Tub Dresses.
Not all sizes in each
style but all sizes
from 6 up to 14 in
the sale. Manydainty
styles made up in
plaids, checks and
plain colors. Some
of these are hand
embroidered. SALE PRICES:
$ 5.50 Dresses $2.25
$ 6.75 Dresses $3.38
$ 8.25 Dresses $4.13
$11.50 Dresses $3.75.
$16.50 Dresses $8.25
Smocks y? Price
Second Floor Many attractive styles
in Girls' Smocks offered at just half
price. Pongee and other materials.
$2.49 to $6.75 Smocks $1.25-$3.38
Women's
$9.50 Oxfords
At $4.75
Women's Kid Oxfords in the cele
brated "Grover" make. Buttoned pat
tern with "hand-made soles. Q IVl
Regular $9.50 grade pair Dx I O
$13.00 Black Vici Kid Laced Oxfords
with covered full Louis' heels and
turned soles. Very smart. fTrt
Priced snepial the nair tDUetJvF
AH Children's
Bedding at Special Prices
Supply Your Needs
$9.50 Mixed Gray &H ftC
Wool Blankets; special D I lit)
$10.00 Wool-finish flJO Df
Gray Blankets the pair OO.OLF
Comforters
$7.50 Large Size Com- AO
forters, silkoline covered DvJ-0
$8.00 Large Size Com- P2 OK
forters, silkoline covered OU.Otf
Walla valley will be cut approximate
ly 50 to 75 cars by the depredations
of the red spider, according to the
estimate of E. G. Wood, district horti
culturist, made yesterday. The ravages
of the spider have caused a very
heavy drop. Prune harvest is just
commencing.
KILL LAW
Hypnotizing - Tantalizing
Eyes !
Do You Know them?
WATCH FOB THEU TOMORROW!
Boys' $12.50 to $17.50 Suits
School Sale--$9.85
Main Floor 150 Boys' High-class Suits in
a special sale at a big cut from former
prices. These are odd lines from our regu
lar stock and the only reason we are sell
ing them so low is that the sizes are some
what broken. Blue Serges, Fancy Mix
tures and plain brown and gray materials.
Full lined pants. Sizes from 8 fl?Q QPI
to 18 in the sale. $12.50 to $17.50 t.OD
$20, $25 Suits
$13.85
Main Floor Suits for school and dress
wear. Styled with loose or stitched belts.
Pants full lined and reinforced in seat and
at seams. Brown, gray and mixtures. A
few 2-pant suits included. Reg- (J- 9 CK
ular $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 Suits DJ-0.0J
Boys' $3.50 Pants
At $2.98
Main Floor Boys' Knicker Pants made up
in good serviceable mixtures, full cut and
full lined. Sizes from 8 up to 16. (JJO QQ
to 18 in the sale. Priced special 30
Women's Neckwear at 39c
Odd Lines Formerly Priced to $1.00
Main Floor Dainty Organdie Vestces with Collars, edged with Val lace
French Organdie Roll Collars in pink, blue, tan and lavender Lace
and Net Vests made of tucked net and narrow laces Organdie Roll Col
lars trimmed with laces and tucks. Odd lines formerly priced OQ
up to $1.00 scores of pretty styles Priced for quick selling at
Neckwear at Half Price
Main Floor Large assortment of Women's Novelty Neckwear reduced
a full half. Colored Organdie Guimps, some with Dutch collar, finished
with ruffle and hemstitching, others with rows of Val lace. Many styles.
$1.25 Neckwear, special at C30
$2.75 Neckwear, special at $1.38
$3.25 Neckwear, special at $1.63
Low Shoes
$10.50 Pumps
At $5.25
Women's Tongue Pumps of patent
or Vici Kid. Neat pointed toe last
with' covered full Louis OP
heels. $10.50 grade, at oOtO
Black Kid "Plug" Pumps with
plain toe, welt sole and leather Louis
heel. Regular $9.50 grade.
Priced special the pair
S4.75
White Shoes and Slippers
Now and Save!
The August Sale of Bedding will
end Saturday. Take advantage of
the 2 remaining days and eave on
BLANKETS AND COMFORTERS.
Blankets
$7.00
Gray Woolnap ffr QP
, full size pair Dt.7J
Blankets,
$8,00 Fancy Plaid P? QQ
Woolnap Blankets only DUI
$16.00 Gray Wool O Of)
Blankets, special, pair JJlOtOU
$17.50 Fine White f? Tf
Wool Blankets, special wlJtOU
Reduced
$10.00 Large Size Com- J0 rj r
forters, silkoline covered UO J
$11.00 Comforters cov- 2Q Qfk
ered with crepe silkoline 0V
Your taste is the
only test we want
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Eat
SteriJixed U
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$3.75 Neckwear, special at $1.88
$5.00 Neckwear, special at $2.50
$6.50 Neckwear, special at $3.25
Half Price
$12.50 EyeletTies
At $6.25
Women's One-eyelet Ties of patent
colt. Pointed toe last, without tip.
Hand-turned sole and half &f OfT
Louis heel. $12.50 grade at DJD
White Canvas Laced Sport Shoes
with vulcanized rubber sole and mili
tary heel. This is the regu- J0
lar $5.50 grade. Special at
Now Half Price
Demonstration of
Electric Cleaners
House cleaning time will soon be
here. Right now is the time to look
around and decide
on your Electric
Cleaner. We sell the
Hoover and Sweeper
Vac makes and can
make immediate de
livery if desired.
See special dem
onstration in Rug
Dept. on Third Floor.
Sold on the Easy
Payment Plan.
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If you don't like Golden Age when you try it
what difference does it make how good we think
it is? Talk isn't cheap because these adver
tisements cost money but one good test beats
all the talk in the world.
Try Golden Age first then talk about it.
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