T3TE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, JULY 18, 1909.
The Most in Value, The Best in Quality
Bel ding's Yard -Wide
Satins at $1.00
Belding Bros.' popular-priced Satins, the best to be had for the
money; every yard warranted to -wear satisfactorily, perfect in
both weave and color, shown in all the new shades and cream
and black.
Skinner's Yard -Wide
Satins at $1.50
A complete showing of these celebrated Satins; absolutely the
best satins made, guaranteed to wear two season?; shown in all
wanted shades and cream and black. '
NEW IDEA
MAGAZINE
NEW IDEA
PATTERNS
10c
All Styles, All Sizes
5 c
August Number
Our Great Annual MidSiimmer -Clearance
Sale
Three Qualities of
Plain
Messaline Silks
Very Much
UNDERPKICED
A sale of beautiful Messaline Silks, suitable for waists, dresses
and suits. Be sure you don't overlook the splendid savings thus
made possible. Here are values that are not met with every day:
75c MESSALINES AT 59
W inch Swiss Messaline Silk of soft, clingiug weave that drapes
very gracefully; conips with a beautiful, rich finih, very lus
trous and p.xecedintrly durable; shown in over 40 shades, in
cluding cream ami black. Our regular 7oc quality KQq
rp.lnreil for this f-alo to w
$1.00 MESSALINES 75
CO-inch French Mescaline Silk of double warp and weight:
bf-antifiil yarn-dyed silks of permanent finish, hown in all
the popular new shades and cream and black. Our Yy Cp
retrular $1.00 quality reduced to CJ w
$1.25 ME S SALINES $1.00
r.'7-ineb, donble-warp, extra fine and heavy Messaline Silks, ab
solutely perfect in weave and finish; extremely desirable for
Summer wear; shown in all the new shades and cream and
black. Our regular f 1.25 quality reduced forQl ft ft
this sale to...- 3X.VFV
This Interesting1 Event Is Now in Full Swing
This sale this season is by far the most important sale to economical buyers that this store has ever organized. And the indica
tions show that the public appreciates its importance and is making the best of such a great opportunity. Since the opening hour
this store has entertained a record crowd. If you have not attended this sale as yet, do so at the very earliest opportunity, for
you will surely do yourself a great injustice if you do not at least investigate the values we offer during this great sale. To
morrow and Tuesday are going to be great days here. We're going to ad.d a great number of new offerings. HERE ARE BAB
GAINS TOO GOOD TO OVERLOOK:
Sweater Coats
$5 Values $3.90 $6 Values
Biggest Bargains v We Have Offered This Season.
This offering consists of a very special purchase of women's all
wool Sweater Coats; they are shown in plain and fancy
weaves in the most popular new styles, semi and fitted waists,
also full-box styles; they are well made and neatly finished
and trimmed, and come in all sizes, in colors brown, navy, ox
ford, white, cardinal, tan, green, etc There is nothing more
suitable for beach or mountain wear. Regular C O Oft
$5.00 and $6.00 values, for this sale at tpJ J J
Women's Hose
Don't miss this wonderful
opportunity. Remember, you
can buy the latest novelty
Stockings at one-fourth to
one-half less, than regular.
The assortment includes silk
and French lisle Stockings in
neat lace patterns, attractive
embroidered designs in small
figures and floral effects,
also plain shades and pretty
stripes in all the new color
ings. Not a pair in the lot
worth less than 75c, most all
are $1.00 value your choice
at this sale ftsr
for.
k -&w
Women's Fine Wash Suits About
Half Price For This Sale
$5.50
VALUES UP TO $12.50,
YOUR CHOICE
Remarkable Purchase and Sale Shirt"
waist Suits, Jumper Suits and Princess
Dresses, Decidedly Great Bargains.
Stylish Suits of linen and several other materials in plain colors
end 6tripes; Shirtwaist Suits and Princess Dresses of white
lawn, and others in neat polkadots; also some very beautiful
effects, with yokes of insertionand prettily embroidered,
finished with very deep flounce, with insertion, cluster tucks
and dainty fold. Regular values up to $12.50, Cj K K "
your choice, while they last, at p VT
Chance to Save on
Wearing Apparel
Finely Tailored Suits J-fl Q
Values Up to $32.50 vPlO.OU
You should not lose a moment in getting to this section, for
this is news of the latest-style Suits at a phenomenally low
price. It is an unusual opportunity worthy of your prompt
investigation. A great sale of plainly tailored Suits' of
highest quality serges, plain and fancy weaves, good, sub
stantial Suits, in colors black, blue, brown, gray, old rose
and tan; long-coat styles, elegantly tailored and lined with
fine satin, gored and pleated skirt, with or without the
fold. Values up to $32.50, priced for $2.8.50
tills 836 ftt 1
Bathing Suits in Many Styles
That trip to the beach will not be half enjoyedwitho.ut a Bath
ing Suit. We have them in all the newest styles and at most
reasonable prices. Bathing Suits of serge and mohair in
black, blue and red; combination suit of blouse, bloomers and
skirt; many pretty styles and some entirely new, including
sailor and princess effect; nicely finished garments and pret
tily trimmed with braid or taffeta. Most reasonably priced
S..,....$1.66 to $5.50
A Petticoat Bargain for 98c
Petticoats of heavy sateen and imitation heatherbloom; made in
about three different styles; deep flounces with straps and
ruffle; another with embroidered flounce and two rows of
shirring ; underlay of same materials. $1.25 Petti- Q Q
coat values at
A Special Showing of
New
Cream Serges
At
POPULAR PRICES
We have just received a large invoice of Win. F. Read's Cele
brated Cream-Colored Serges; absolutely free from imperfec
tions so common in the ordinary fabrics; they are of highest
qualities, made from fine selected yarns, thoroughly scoured and
perfect in weave. Three weights and widths to choose from :
45-inch Storm Serges at , $1.00
48-inch Ocean Serges at .......$1.25
54-inch Yachting Serges at ..$1.50
" Fancy Silk Crepe
Best 50c Quality 35c
SEE OUR MORRISON-STREET WINDOW
A most important sale of beautiful Silk Crepe, shown in a full
assortment of new plain shades and attractive printed styles
in striped figures and flowers, in the new sha'des of cham
pagne, Copenhagen, sky blue, pink, old rose, wistaria, lavender,
cream, white, etc.; one of the most popular new fabrics for
Summer, suitable for both street and evening wear. O K
Regular 50c quality, priced for this sale at v
Oxfords at Sweeping Reductions
Women's, Child's Oxfords
in All Styles and Leathers
1.69
Best $2.50-3.00 Grades
All of Guaranteed Quality
Women's Oxfords, $3.00 Values II Boys' Oxfords, $2.50 Values
Great Summer reduction sale of women's Oxfords in all fash
ionable styles in vici kid, patent colt and tan leathers, made
with light, medium and heavy soles and low and high heels;
all sizes and widths. Our regular $3.00 lines, P "1 3 Q
on sale tomorrow at p X V U
Good, strong, well-made Oxfords for boys in all the best styles
in black and tan leathers and patent colt, made with heavy
extension, solid leather soles; every pair built to stand hard
wear; all sizes. Our regular $2.50 line, on J" AO
sale tomorrow at the low price of r "
EXTRA Orfotoof &fTadtf fbS EXTRA
A delayed shipment just received and placed on sale tomorrow at less than actual factory cost. A lot of new-style Oxfords for
women, boys and girls, made of fine undressed calfskin in tan color; they come in all sizes and widths for children Q Qf
and women. Regular $2.00 values, on sale tomorrow J J Ks
SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN
Muslin Underwear
Fine Corset Covers,
Specially Priced at
75c
An extra fine showing of Corset Covers, made of extra good
quality nainsook or cross-bar lawn, trimmed with embroid
eries, laces and ribbons. An extra fine value, rJ K
specially priced at l
65o CHILD'S ROMPERS 39c
A sale of children's Rompers, made of
heavy quality chambray in colors "dark
blue or tan ; another style made of fine
quality gingham in the neat striped ef
fect in pink or light blue. All these.
Rompers have pocket, collar and waist
band, are neatly trimmed and finished
with felled seams; they come 'in sizes
from 2 to 6 years. Regular 50c and 65o
values, specially priced for O Q f
this sale at- V
Muslin Gowns $1.50
A fine showing of women's Night Gowns,
made of fine quality cambric or nain
sook, in all styles high, square, V
shaped'or low-neck slipover style; all
daintily trimmed with fine embroider
ies, laces and ribbons. C "I ' C A
Special at X.OU
HANKSARE CLOSED
TELLER 11 SUICIDE
Two 'Small Concerns in San
Francisco Found in Bad
Muddle.
EXAMINER BEGINS INQUIRY
On Krr of Catastrophe William von
Mejerlink Sends Bullet Through
Brain, Leaving Xo Kxplana
tion of Rash Act.
BAN FRANCISCO. July 17. Pending
an Investigation of their affairs, the
doors of the Union State Bank and the
State Saving; &. Commercial Bank, of
this cHy. two small institutions which
have been dolus business together for
some time, though not legally merged,
were ordered closed by State Super
intendent of Banks Aldcn Anderson to
day. Coincident with the making of this
order word was received from Lark
spur that 'William von Meyerlinck. act
ing paying teller of the combined
banks, committed suicide In his home
last night by shooting himself through
the hettd. Mr. Anderson states, how
ever, that the death of von Meyerlinck
bad nothing to do with the closing of
the banks.
The affairs of tbe banks, he said,
were apparently so baHly tangled that
he deemed tt unwise to allow them to
continue business until an investiga
tion had been made.
"There are several discrepancies
which were, revealed by our hasty ex
amination."' said Mr. Anderson. "We
have no official knowledge of the merg
ing of the two Institutions and we
found that there are only copies of
notes covering large loans on real es
tate. L'ntil we find out where the notes
are and what they represent, we will
h unable to say what the condition
of the banks really is."
PAVIXG TELLER TAKES LIFE
Sends Bullet Into Braiu AVhen Bank
Examiner Steps In.
SAX RAFAEL. Cal., July 17. Wil
liam von Meyerlinck, paying teller of
the State Savings and Commercial Bank ;
of Saa Francisco, committed suicide in
his home at Larkspur last night by
tiring a bullet into his brain. '
While there is no apparent reason for
the suicide, and Von Meyerlinck left
no letter explaining his deed, it is
thought he was in some difficulty with
the bank over his accounts. The bank
officials have declined to make any
statement in this regard, but it is
understood that Von Meyerlinck's books
were under examination the last day or
so, though this may have been In
connection with the statement asked
for by the bank examiner.
Von Meyerlinck was a member of an
old German family and leaves a wife
and son IS years of age.
ELKS GOING HOME
CHINA MAKING PROGRESS
rtockhlll Says Boycott on American
Products lias Ceased.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. William W.
Rockhill. recently American minister to
China, who has been promoted to the
position of Ambassador to Russia, ar
rived here today on the steamer Tenyo
Maru. accompanied by Mrs. Rockhill.
After a short stay in Washington he will
proceed to his new post of duty at St.
Petersburg.
Referring to present conditions in the
Orient, Mr. Rockhill said that China was
making great progress in every direction.
Political quiet prevailed, and the indus
tries of the country were flourishing.
There was no longer any boycott or preju
dice against American prodocts. and trade
relations with this country were of the
most satisfactory character.
Other passengers on the Tenyo Maru
were Rear-Admiral Theodore F. Jewell,
retired, who is returning home from a
visit to the Far East. -and several promi
nent Japanese business men. who will
make a tour of the principal cities of the
Vnlted States.
Bell f Phones Grasping.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17. In pursu
ance of a policy of acquiring absolute
ownership of controlled telephone lines,
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Company made an offer to take over all
the capital stock of the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania. The American
Company already controls the Pennsylva
nia corporation throuph the ownership of
about S! per cent of its stock.
Posse Seeks Murderer.
STEEL, Mo., July 17. Posses are
following bloodhounds through the woods
In the vicinity of Steel in a search for
Ritchie Williams, a white man, who yes
terday shot and killed a well-known
farmer named Brown. The shooting
was the sequel to a previous shoo this af
fray. Brown firing on Williams in a
trivial quarrel over the rental of land.
Lynching is feared.
Sleep-Walker Drops S Stories.
CHICAGO, July 17. Joseph Donovan,
while walking In his sleep plunged from a
fifth-story window of the Ironside Hotel
last night alighting on the pavement be
low, but escaped injury aside from a
elifht fracture of the left ankle.
Final Day of Frolic Winds Up
Reunion in South.
HUGE BARBECUE IS SERVED
Thirty Thousand People Dine at
Ranch of Late Lucky Baldwin.
Crowds Swamp Railroad
Service.
LOS ANGELES, July 17. After a day
of fun and frolic, the visitors to the
annual reunion of Elks, which closed
tonight, are leaving the city in great
numbers and tomorrow will see almost
the last of them gone.
Grand lodge members and their ladies
went to Catalina Island, 24 miles from
the mainland today, and were enter
tained by the people. .of Avalon, with
sports and a big fish barbecue.
Thousands put in the greater part of
the day at Arcadia and the nearby
ranch f the late "Lucky" Baldwin,
where the largest barbecue ever held
in the United States had been pre
pared. Ten thousand pounds of the
choicest beefsteaks were barbecued, to
gether with much pork and mutton.
Thirty thousand people were served.
Cowboys from the ranches around gave
exhibitions of riding, roping and bron
cho-busting.
Later in the day crowds gathered at
Venice, 'where there was another big
fish barbecue and at night a display of
fireworks.
In Los Angeles tonight the final par
ade of the electrical circus drew great
throngs.
Three sections of the Southern Paci
fic's northbound Limited to San Fran
cisco were necessary to care for the
outgoing crowds, and every other
northbound train on both the Coast and
Valley lines has been run two sections
today. Three sections also will be
necessary for the 8 o'clock Coast train
tomorrow morning.
lieutenant challenging him to fight.
Later Sutton's foe wrote: "Let's cut out
the gun play," and it is believed a fist fight
was substituted for the pistol duel. It
was soon after this fistic encounter that
Sutton's friends claim there was a pitched
battle with revolvers. Two prominent cit
izens of Annapolle say they have seen the
letter making the challenge to light, nut
cannot recall who signed it.
SEES NO TROUBLE
PUBLIC INQUIRY TO BE HELD
Xavy Department Believes Evidence
Will Show Officer Suicide.
WASHINGTON. July 17. In order that
the public shall have full knowledge of
all the facts relating to the death of
Lieutenant James Sutton, the inquiry
which opens Monday at Annapolis will be
conducted with open doors.
It is the belief of the Navy Depart
ment that the public will conclude when
all the testimony in the case is pre
sented that Sutton was responsible for
his own death, either by deliberate sui
cide or by a shot from his own weapon,
intended to kill one of his fellow-officers.
Since the announcement of the
rehearing numerous sensational and al
most maudlin stories have been pub
lished, which Navy Department officials
believe will be discredited by the sworn
testimony.
SUTTON WAS CHALLENGED
Oregon Marine Asked to Defend Self
in Pistol Duel.
ANNAPOLIS. Md July 17. Lieutenant
of Marines James R. Sutton, who was
shot and baled while in company with
other officials of the Naval Academy, is
said to have been challenged to a duel
with revolvers. The sister of the lieuten
ant, Mrs. Rose Sutton-Parker, says she
found a letter among the effects of the
RECTOR MUST FACE COURT
Minister Supposed to Be Nervous
Wreck Turns TTp as Tourist.
- CHICAGO, July 17. Rev. Robert
Morris Kemp, former rector of St.
Chrysostom's Episcopal Church, has en
Joyed all the leniency to be extended
to him by the State's Attorney's office.
On Monday his case will be called for
hearing in the Criminal Court, and he
will be put on trial in connection with
charges preferred by choir boys of St.
Chrysostom's parish.
Kemp's attorney informed Judge
Kersten several weeks ago, when
the case should have gone to trial,
that Mr. Kemp was in a sani
tarium, a nervous wreck, and was in
no condition to come to Chicago. On
these representations a continuance
was granted, and it was supposed he
was still in a sanitarium, until the dis
patches from New York told of the ar
rest of a Rev. Robert Morris Kemp in
the home of William Detschel, a former
choir boy.
Collier Has Rough Trip.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. The
United States collier Iris, Captain
Whitten, arrived here today from Guam
with 46 members of the crew of the
gunboat Concord. Severe weather was
encountered on tfie trip, and two .life
boats were washed overboard during a
gale in midocean.
Death Ends Xaval Festivities,
NAPLES. July 17. The American cruis
ers North Carolina, New Tork and Mon
tana, left here today. The recent death
of Ensign H. K. Aikem of the North
Carolina, put a stop to the festivities ar
ranged in honor of the warships.
Wickersham Answers Critic of
Corporation Tax.
ACCOUNTS EASY TO KEEP
Explains to Protesting Accountant
That Tax Is Not on Profits, but
on Net Income No Diffi
culty to Report.
WASHINGTON, July 17. Declaring
that any corporation which "keeps just
and true books of account" can make up
the return required by the proposed cor
poration tax law, Attorney-General Wick
ersham today made public a letter he has
written to a firm of Wall-street account
ants, who challenged some provisions of
the proposed law as "absolutely impos
sible of application" and others as vio
lative of all the accepted principles of
sound accounting.
Mr. Wickersham points out that the
proposed law does not impose a tax on
profits, but on "the entire net income
over and above $5000 received by the cor
poration, joint stock company or asso
ciation subject to the law from all sources
during such year.
"It may be inconvenient, but is cer
tainly not impossible for any corporation,
which keeps just and true books of ac
count to make up a return such as that
required by the proposed law, particularly
as the return requires a statement of
actual receipts and payments, and not.
as you recommend in your communica
tion, of expenses 'incurred,' interest 'ac
crued' and losses 'ascertained.' "
Trust Goods Barred In Army.
WASHINGTON, July 17. Neither trust
fed, trust clothed nor trust armed will
the American regular soldier be. if Sec-
Those Corpuscles
In your blood, red and white,
keep you well If they are healthy,
cause you sickness if diseased.
To make and keep them abundant
and healthy, is to have pure blood, free
dom from disease and vigorous health.
The chief purpose of Hood's Sarsa
parilla is to do this, and its succees is
attended by thousands of wonderful
cures. Cures of all blood diseases,
scrofula, eczema, rheumatism, catarrh.
Get tt today In the usnal liquid form or ia
chocolated tablet form eaUd Sanatab.
retary of War Dickinson can prevent
The Secretary has Just issued a new rule
for the purchase of supplies for the
Army. He directed Brigadier-General
Henry G. Sharpe, Commissary-General,
to enter Into no direct contract with any
corporation which is a party to a trust
or combination in restraint of trade.'
He has also directed that no deal
ings be had by the department with
any agent or middleman who may be
a representative of such a concern.
NAVT OFFICERS. SENT HOME
Four More Retired Men Relieved
From Active Service.
WASHINGTON, July 17. Four more
retired naval officers were relieved to
day from duty on the active list and
ordered to their homes. They are Cap
tain H, George, commanding the auxil
iary cruiser Dixie; Commander T. G.
Dewey, Commander W. C. P. Mulr and
Lieutenant H. W. Faust, all of whom
are on duty at the Naval Academy.
This action is in accordance wXh
the new policy against the assignment
of retired officers to active duty. The
command of the Dixie has been given
to Lieutenant W. Phaley, now attached
to the cruiser Tankee.
NEW SALT LAKE TRAIN
Short Line Arranging to Improve
Service to Portland.
i
OGDBN, July 17. Superintendent A.
Br Stevenson, of the Utah division o
the Oregon Short Line, says a new pas
senger train 'hill De put on the latter
part of the month between Salt Lake,
Ogden and Portland The schedule has
not been completed, but it Is thought the
new train will leave Ogden for the North
between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening'
and will run through to the Coast in very
fast time.
This is looked upon as a movement on
the part of the Harriman roads to play
a more important part in the passenger
traffic to the Northwest.
The head of every family having no
piano, who sees one of the pianos ad
vertised on the eighth page, first sec
tion of today's Oregonian will be surej
to buy one. y
BUTLER HOTEL ANNEX
4th Ave. and Marion St., SEATTLE '
Accommodation for 1000 Guests
SPECIAL RATES TOR PORTLAND DAY f
$1.50 per day and up; two in room, $2.50 and up; room with
bath, $3.00 and up; two in room, $5.00.
OUR REPRESENTATIVES MEET ALL TRAINS
Portland representative, D. E. Powers. Phone him for reserva
tions. Main 1444;, A 1444 .
Tomorrow Is Washday, Avoid Its Troubles by
Sending to the
UNION LAUNDRY COMPANY
Where Linen Lasts.
FAMILY WASHING
Rough dry 5c a pound, rough dry by the piece lc up
Lace Curtains 30c Per Pair
Call Main 398 or A 1123