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CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
SECTION TWO
Pages 1 to 12
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY T MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1909.
NO. 9.
VOL. XXVIII.
New Spring Mer
chandise Here in
AH Departments
7?. Quality considered, our prices are always the lowest, both on regular and sale merchandise. As comparabve prices Po dand
KiTTlFl tay are general exaggerated, and therefore misleading, they have been purpose y omitted in this advertisement. On comparison
&J2. 11 CB. our ;aluetBwill be found to be equal or better than those asked for the same articles represented elsewhere as worth considerable
more. -The values quoted in this advertisement are extraordinary. We ask you to inspect the merchandise. -
Entirely Exclusive Lipman-Wolfe Novelties for Spring, 1909
In garments and dress fabrics of all kinds we show all the recent Paris color tones catawba,
taupe, smoke gray, castor, wistaria, Italian blue, peacock, camel tan, wood brown, amethyst,
chamois, olive green, laurel, vieux rose, loutre, ashes of rose, Rouen blue, bordeaux. As usual,
many of the great makers confine their exclusive novelties to Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Nearly every new silk pattern is exclusive 'here. Here you will find exclusively the high novelties in Pel
lard Tailor-Made Suits. Cheney's Foulards, Castleton Waists, Wolington Neckwear, Onyx Hosiery, La
Vida, C B. and W. B. Corsets, Etc.. Etc. We call especial attention to a full showing: of the exquisite
Tailored Suits of PELLARD, of New York and Paris. In these suits are seen the novel ideas of the
leading- dressmakers of Paris. The colors are exclusive, the styles, are entirely different from the lower
priced suits. Every day we open more new goods in each department. New neckwear in great variety.
pring Lace and
Embroidery Sale
If we followed our usual policy of giving the former selling prices of these items, you could hardly believe them. We simply
in Portland. Hundreds of oatterns in everv style of embroidery.
assert UJal U1CSC vuu nave . ... - . . - -
Embroideries at 23c the Yard
Thousands of yards of extra grade Swiss, Nairiteook and Cambric
Embroideries, in edges, insertions, double-edge bands, galloons
and corset-cover embroideries, in a large variety of pat- 23c
terns; special value, per yard...
Embroideries at 17c the Yard
Many dainty styles of new Embroideries in blind and open
designs; widths to 15 inches; edges and insertions on 1 7C
sheer or heavy cloth, at the exceptional low price, yard..
Nainsook Baby Patterns 15c
Special lot of new designs in baby patterns in swiss and nain
sook materials! open and blind designs; many patterns 1
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10 Select irom; uuuautu raiucs, ovuu
Allover Embroideries 67c Yd
Several hundred yards of full 18-inch width allover embriid-'
eries in many pretty styles, swiss and nainsook ma- Cl7
terials; special sale price "
Valenc'nnes Wash Laces 2Vic
Large variety of Plat Val. Wash Laces, with Edges and Inser
tions to match. Many pretty patterns, at the very 1 2 V2C
low price of
Clean-Up of Laces at 19c Yard
We offer some extraordinary special values at a general clean
up price; many beautiful patterns in this lot, at the
low price of
Philadelphia Picture
Sale Sensation at $1.00
In response to hundreds
of Inquiries concerning a
r e p e t i tion of our great
" P h i 1 a d e lphia Picture
Sale," which aroused the
interest of all Portland
picture lovers, we notify
the Dublic that we have
purchased 1000 framed
of those in our former
!sale the greatest values
ever known in Portland at
anv sale. All kinds of
sizes and' subjects, treated in various styles, artistically,
framed in fine quality hardwood frames. You owe it to
yourself not to miss the extraordinary val- j- rr
ues in this sale of pictures for ?l.vlV
Women's Gloves, $1.15
One-clasp, extra grade Mocha Gloves in gray, brown and
tan, every pair fitted by expert fitters. Mon- i - -
day sale price
1-clasp, Dent style Cape Gloves, all sizes, in as- fc1 1C
sortment of tans; most popular glove; Monday. .H
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Portland's Earliest complete Showing Popular Hats
The display includes Black and Colored Hats,
Russian and Spanish Turbans, Toques, Round
Hats and Broad Brim Hats. "The extremely
popular Spangled Hats are shown in a great va
riety of styles. For the past three , years our
Millinery Department has been without any com
petition .in popular-priced hats. This Spring we
have token another step forward, increasing the
size of the department and placing Mr. McKim,
of Marshall Field & Company, at the head. His
experience in popular-priced hats and the won
derful variety of his ideas will make this depart
ment very interesting to foruaixi women.
An Extraordinary Sale of New Jet and Spangled Turbans
When the hand of fashion in Paris was seen to run strongly to jet and spangled turbans, our representative
conceived the idea that it would be profitable to buy up the overstocks for our milliners to make up after Pans
4 wm models. It was in this way that Lipman-Wolfe's have been able to secure a large AjfK
4pXy O assortment of pretty new models to sell Monday at the low sale prices of $1.95 and pw.Zd
Moire Taffeta Ribbon
The new Moire Taffeta Ribbon, soft and lustrous,
now popular for millinery, neckwear and trimming,
the 4-inch width at the Lipman-Wolfe 25C
busy Ribbon Section; extra special.....--4''
New Tailored Suits $27.50
Out of many hundreds of new suits we have selected this lot to sell as
extra values at $27.50. They are smartest 1909 suits in black, navy,
reseda, rose, olive, smoke and gray. Made of finest all-wool serges and
fancy prunella cloths, in plain tailored and fancy trimmed styles. Every
garment linen with peau de cygne or taffeta silk. Every GJ'j f5fj
suit extraordinary value M. CVr
Taffeta Silk Petticoats at $4.97
When Ton try to buy silk of equal quality by the yard you will understand what an ex
traordinary value we give in these black and colored taffeta Silk Petticoats at $4.97.
The idea of this sale is to demonstrate the worth of our policy of not quot- g4.9 7
inj the original selling price
White Lawns 12 V2C Yd.
New Spring Dress Goods
New fabrics for Spring Suits in all the. leading and popular
shades in materials suitable for Spring wear; all the staple
colors in everything, as well as the recent Paris color tones.
The new all-wool material for dressy costumes, in high silky
luster; drapes perfectly; colors, black, navy, brown, canard,
reseda, bid rose, stone green, tan, gray, etc., in stripes and plain
weaves; 46-50 inches wide, at reduced prices $1.75, $1.50, $1.35
44-inch all-wool Panamas, in hairline stripes j, all colors; GQ
best quality, at, per yard
New Tailor Suiting in herringbone stripes, black and white
stripes and checks, fancy stripes, in new shades of tan, gray,
mode, canard, smoke, blue, etc.; priced at $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.75.
New pastel colors in broadcloth, Venetian and CO ff
French serges. Prices, $2.00 and pJ.VJJ
Our Silks Are Exclusive
A very' special Monday sale of 6000 yards now
White Lawn Checks and Stripes. Ex- 1212C
traordlnary special value, a yard '
White Madras Waistlng and Suiting In more than
100 designs, specially priced for Monday's 25C
Handkerchiefs, 12c
All pure linen hand-embroidered Handker
chiefs, convent-made, unlaundered, 1 Op
any initial, very special at X
Spring '09 Neckwear
Stiff Embroidered Collars, novelty veniso and
lawn Tab3, Collarettes, real and imitation baby
Irish; Dutch collars in laces, 1'awn, stiff linen,
chemisettes. Our Neckwear Section is now
ready for Spring, 1909. . .. . .
Pyrography Pens
Pyrography Fire Pens for burning
wood; can be attached to gas jet; to
gether with instructions com- 1
plete. Sale
Panels, stamped, all shapes 14
Glove-Handk'f Boxes, stamped.. 14
Watch Safes, specially redu. to..l9
Pillow Tops, 25c
One of the best values in recent
months is this superb assortment of
Pillow Tops to be embroid- Otin
ered. AH reduced to SiJy
Newest Veilings
We receive dally express shipments
of new veiling's Novelty Two-Toned
Veilings. Russians in a complete as
sortment of seasonable colorings. Fancy
and Plain Mesh Effects. Dotted Crea
tions In fact everything that is new,..
We are now showing the largest and best assortment of Foulard
Silks in exclusive styles. Many dress patterns in no two tyles
alike, per yard $1.00, 91.25, $1.50
The greatest novelty of the season is the new Salome Silk, shown
In all the new shades, 27 inches wide, on sale, per yard... SI. 3o
Another novelty to be used extensively for two-piece suits is the
new Pando Silk, a satin finish pongee and comes in all the new
colors, 27 inches wide, at 81.25
To the Ladies of Portland: We solicit an inspection of our
many silk novelties before making any silk purchases..
Sale Engrv'd Cards With Plates
Such values as were never offered by any Portland
establishment. Now is the time to get finest engraved
cards at almost the cost of printed ones. We employ the
most skillful designers and engravers, the immense vol
ume of our business enabling us to employ workmen at
higher wages than exclusive engravers.
100 Engraved Script
Cards at 93c
100 visiting cards and copper
plate, choice of four styles of
fancy script, on best vellum
tock, any size; sale price 93
100 Visiting Car ds
.From Plate at 59c
100 visiting cards, printed from
your plate, on best vellum
cards, any size, for only.. 69
100 Engraved French
Script Cards at $1.39
100 French script visiting cards
and copper plate, engraved on
best vellum stock, our sale
.$1.39
price
100 Old English En
graved Cards $1.89
J 00 solid Old English visiting
cards and copper plate, on best
vellum cards 81.89
Spec'l Prices on All Other Styles Engrvd Cards
ACCIDENTS CLOSE
BR DO
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Steamer Olson & Mahony
Rams Pier and Section
Falls Out of Line.
ST. HELENS STRIKES PILING
Second Vessel Ads to Sftmage and
Structure Will Be Closed for Sev
eral Weeks Steel Bridge
13 Also Struck.
Three serious accidents occurred yes
terday afternoon on the Willamette
River, one of which resulted in wreck
ing the eastern part of the Burnside
street bridge where It Joins the draw
and closing the structure to all wagon
and streetcar traffic.
The first accident occurred soon after
4 o'clock when the- steamer Olson &
Mahony, lumber and wheat laden,
broke loose from the river towboat M.
F. Henderson and rammed the pier at
the east side of the draw, driving it
three and one-half feet out of its posi
tion and letting down the southern cor
ner of the west span at least 14 inches
and rendering it impossible tor traffic
other than people on foot.
The second accident occurred two
hours later, when the schooner St. Hel
ens, In charge of the towboat Sarah
Dixon, attempted to pass through the
draw of the same bridge. The St. Hel
ens rammed the nose of the draw rest,
crushing the piling on the point of
the bulkhead and damaging It consid
erably. The third accident occurred a
few minutes after the second one, when
the St. Helens and the Sarah Dixon
virtually duplicated this performance at
the Steel bridge, the damage to this
latter structure being of little conse
quence. Damage Runs Into Thousands.
The damage to the Burnside bridge
will run into the thousands, and will
probably not be accurately estimated
until engineers have had an oppor
tunity to examine the structure thor
oughly. It is said, however, that it
will be several weeks before the re
pairs can be made which will enable
the bridge again to accommodate wag
ons and streetcar traffic. In the mean
time, with the Madison-street bridge
closed forever, the traffic between the
two sides c the river will be greatly
crippled, the Steel and Morrison-street
bridges being already badly crowded
in rush hours.
The wrecking of the Burnside-street
bridge occurred at a time when traffic
was very heavy. Fully 20 cars at
either end of the bridge
were caught and obliged to turn about
and seek outlet from the blockade by
round-about courses. Several thousand
people were delayed and large numbers
of people saw the maneuvering of the
towboat M. Henderson with the steam
er Olson & Mahony. which ended in the
crash into the bridge. Many witnesses
blame the towboat captain, J. L. Smith,
with carelessness.
Tries to Alter Course.
The towboat and her charge left the
docks of the Portland Mill, where the
steamer had been loading lumber, and
passed through the Morrison-street draw
without mishap. As the Morrison-street
draw was opened the towboat whistled
for the Burnside draw. This opened
promptly. All witnesses agree that the
towboat came down the river too slowly
to have steerage way. The craft tried
to go through the west side of the draw.
When they got even with the draw rest,
the towboat captain saw that the passage
could not be made without bumping into
the bridge and he started up stream
again. He then tried to get to the east
side of the draw, but losing control of
the big steamer, it broke away and
crashed into the pier.
The collision shook the eastern part of
the bridge and caused a small panic
among the people who were crossing.
The pier which is composed of 21 piles
surmounted by solid concrete and capped
with a caisson of steel was moved three
and one-half feet by the Impact. " The
supports of the bridge span which rested
on the top of this pier, having no sup
port, sagged down until the entire span
was twisted out of shape. Rods and
framework running back as far as the
center of the span were contorted and
some broken In two.
- H. Stutsman, foreman of the bridge,
made an examination of the damages
almost immediately after the accident
and gave out the opinion that It would
take many thousands of dollars to make
repairs. He said:
"I believe that the structure has been
weakened irreparably by this collision.
Repairs, of course, can be made, but it
will never be as strong as It was unless
an entire new span and pier are built."
Statement of Bridge Engineer.
Bridge Engineer McDonald, who was on
duty at the time of the accident, said:
"We had opened the draw long before
the boats got near us, and It does seem
that with 165 feet In the clear on either
side of the draw a pilot ought to be able
to get an ordinarywslzed boat through. I
watched them closely, and it was un
doubtedly the foolhardlness of the man
in charge. The tug backed down stream
towing the boat. They did not have
enough headway to steer against the cur
rent. When they neared the approach to
the draw the current swung the bow of
the steamer about, and they couldn't get
her back into her course on their speed.
They tried the east side of the draw un
der the same speed, with the result that
the eteamer got entirely away from
them."
County Commissioner W. I LIghtner
was astonished at the news 'of the acci
dent. He tried to find District Attorney
Cameron, with a view to having im
mediate steps taken toward having the
responsible persons prosecuted for the
damages.
"I am investigating the matter," said
he, "to learn upon whom the responsi
bility rests, and if I find that the people
in charge of the eteamer are responsible
I will have steps taken, if possible, to
have her stopped before she clears the
Columbia bar. We can always get at
the captain and owner of a river tow
boat." The river at the present time is pnly
three feet above the low water mark
and the current la not strong. It is
estimated to be between three and four
river regulations say that until recently
nearly all large steamers were escorted
through the bridge draws with two tow
boats when not under way on their own
steam and it is not understood why the
attempt was made with only one in this
Instance. It is pointed out that under
their own steam," 'the passage through
the draw Is more safe with a pilot
aboard. Aboard the Olson & Mahoney
was Captain Al Betts, a Columbia River
pilot
Captain J. W. Shaver, of the Shaver
Transportation Company, owners of the
M. P. Henderson, said last night that his
company was not responsible for the
accident. He said that Cnptaln Smith
was acting under the orders of the
steamer's pilot. Captain Betts, and that
If any mistakes were mads it was for
Captain Betts to explain.
The Burnslde-strcet bridge was thrown
open to the public 15 years ago. It cost
$285,000. The present mishap, in view
of the already conKested condition of
traffic and the unsatisfactory means of
passage between the two halves of tha
city, will be received by many thousands
of Portland's residents as an affliction.
Experlence-of Sarah Dixon.
The towboat Sarah Dixon, In charge of
Captain George M. Shaver, is also owned
by the Shaver Transportation Company,
and is the same boat which a few days
ago rammed the steamer Elmore, seri
ously damaging her stem, necessitating
her being taken into drydock for repairs.
Her tow, the St. Helens, was in charga
of Captain Joseph Turner, also a Colum
bia River pilot.
The St. Helens broke away a llttla
farther up the river than had the Olson
& Mahony and struck the drawrest
squarely broadside. Balanced on the
point of the drawrest, with the current
pressing evenly on both sides, the St.
Helens hung there. While the captain of
the towbott was trying to And some expe
dient to release the steamer, the river
itself solved the problem and the St.
Helens, carried by the current, swung
off and drifted through the eastern side
of the draw. The towboat then raced
through the western side and intercepted
the big boat before it had floated down
to crash into the Steel bridge. Had the
position of the two boats been a little
farther east, the St. Helens might have,
completely wrecked the already crippled
eastern half of the bridge.
Having caught the runaway, the tow
boat Dixon started for the Steel bridge
where the same trouble was encountered.
The bridge was held open 18 minutes
while the towboat captain and the pilot
on the steamer maneuvered to get
through the draw.
Official inquiry Into these- accidents will
be instituted, it is said, and some effort
made to instill more care into the work
of the river boatmen. Complaints have
been frequently heard from several of
the bridges against the captain of the
Sarah Dixon.
MAKE ROADS ALONG HILLS
CITY PARTY TO STJIT TO GET
BACK VACATED STREETS.
Design Is to Replat Ortaln Heights
Property That Grades May
Be Made Better.
Property-owners on Portland Heights
petitioned the Council about a year ago .
to vacate a certain district, that had
originally been platted with streets run
ning at right angles. It was found that
these proposed streets could not be cut
through with any certainty of giving
proper ingress and egress to the lands
platted, and a petition was then sent
to the Council to have the old plat nulli
fied and a new plat substituted. In favor
of this proposal, practically all owners
interested Joined.
It now develops that two or three land
owners have decided to oppose the re
platting of the section referred to, and
an action has been instituted to compel
them to hold to their signed agreement.
Under the new plat building lots and
improved sites, it Is said, will have road
ways following the contour of the hills,
making grades easy and furnshing better
facility for the construction of streetcar
lines, an extension of which Is projected
through the district. Owners of property
interested in the change in street plat
secured the services of Attorney H. K.
Sargent to look after their interests and
D. E. Keasey, the principal owner of
lands affected, has strongly advocated the
change proposed. It was concluded fhat
as the city 'government would be in
terested In having the change In plat ear
rled Into effect, a letter was ssnt to City
Attorney Kavanaugh, and yesterday a
reply was received informing Mr. Sargent
that the Council had authorized the City
Attorney to become a party defendent
in the suit threatened by the two or
three owners opposing the improvement.
The letter sent to the City Attorney
follows:
J. P. Kavanaugh, City Attorney Dear
Sir: On October 24. 19)7. the City Council
passed ordinance No. 1715S, vacating cer
tain designated lots and blocks and por
tions of streets In the City of Portland,
upon the petition of D. E. Keasey, which
petition had attached thereto, and made
part thereof, the consent of the various
owners of the property affected. The pe
tition expressly states that a modifica
tion of the portion of the city sought to
be vacated is made desirable by reason
of the declivitous and steep nature of the
same: and that the cost of improving the
same as originally laid out would be very
great, and, if improved, would be prac
tically valueless as thoroughfares, by
reason of the extremely heavy gradients;
that the object of the petitioners in va
cating the same was to file immediately
upon such varation a new and amended
plat of the portion of the city embracing
the lots and blocks and portions off
streets proposed to be vacated, and a
copy of the proposed amended plat, to
gether with a copy of the existing plat
of said portions of the city,, was appended
to the petition and made a part thereof.
Acting upon this petition, which in
cluded the consent of ttie owners and
the proposed plat, the city passed said
ordinance vacating the premises, In ac
cordance with the prayer of the petition.
Under section 363 of the charter of the
City of Portland, the owners of all lots
bordering upon vacated streets became
the owners of the portions of streets va-
Drf Arthur W. Chance and perhaps one
or two others who signed their consent to
the petition and thereby became parties
thereto now refuse to execute the new
plat rededicatlng said vacated portion, In
accordance with the terms of the peti
tion, and I am directed by D. E. Keasey
ri th.n who are Interested In the
matter to Institute appropriate proceed
ings to compel tnose reiusmK so iu
cate, to execute the amended plat which
has been prepared, pursuant to the terms
of the ordinance of vacation.
I deem the city a necessary party to
tM nlt and resnectfully request that
you secure permission from the proper
autnoniy io jmvc mt w.ij r ...
plaintiff to the proceedings to enforce
said dedication. Yous very respectfully,
H. K. SARGENT.
Ranchman Shot From Ambush.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 27.
While on his way from Ada, Okla., to
his ranch tonight A. A. Bobbitt. a
wealthy ranchman and ex-United States
Marshal in Indian Territory, was shot
from ambush and killed. Bobbitt was
miles an hour. Men conversant with the ja prominent Democratic politician.