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BUSINESS INCREASE
. SHOWN BY REVIEW
SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN PETS PARADE AT CENTRAL LIBRARY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Poverty Stricken Portlani
drew on its bank account yesterday
and came to Aronson's great sale
To Buy Gold and Diamonds!
October Bank Clearings Are
$6,000,000 Greater Than
for Same Month in 1914.
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GRAIN SALES ALSO HEAVIER
Export Trade Curtailed by Clos
ing or Canal and Building Actir
Ity Not Marked Decrease Is
Noted in Postal Receipts.
A statistical review of the current
month as compared with October of
last year shows bank clearings. Mer
chants Exchange sales and hog, wheat
and barley receipts on the favorable
aide of the ledger, with slight decreases
shown In postofflce receipts, building
permits, exports and receipts of flour,
oats, cattle and sheep.
For the month Just ending the bank
clearings reached a total of $59,997,497,
as compared with io,715,228 for the cor
responding month last year. '
For the first time since the season
opened in July the sales at the Mer
chants Kxchange show a substantial
increase over the same month of last
year. During the past 30 days the
sales have aggregated 140,000 bushels
of wheat and 800 tons of oats, the total
value being $153,200. Last year 45,000
bushels of wheat were sold in October,
700 tons of oats and 300 tons of mill
feed, the aggregate value being $71,250.
Grain Receipt Heavier.
The grain receipts by carloads for
October were as follows:
. . 1915. 1014.
Wheat L'5f)4 219
Barley 3ri 235
Klour 252
Oat. 140 287
Hay 288 246
During the month 6078 head of cat
tle, 27,787 head of hogs and 9779 head
of sheep were received at the stock
- yards, as contrasted with 6232 head of
cattle, 23,280 head of hogs and 27,245
head of sheep received during October
of last year.
Owing to the unexpected closing of
the Panama Canal there was a slight
falling off in exports during the month
just concluded, but November promises
to be well ahead of the same period
last year.
A total of 397 building permits have
been issued this month, authorizing the
construction of buildings worth $350,
980. Last year during October 426 per
mits were issued calling for a total
expenditure of $508,705. During the
entire year to date 4062 permits, total
ing work costing $4,398,255. have been
issued, as contrasted with 5382 calling
for $6,278,899 last year for the same
period.
I'oatal Receipt Are Less.
Postoffice receipts at Portland for
the month of October show a consider
able falling oft overthe corresponding
month of 1914. The total receipts for
the montn ending today had not been
compiled last night, but Assistant Post,
master Durand estimated that October
receipts would total $96,000. For Octo
- ber last year the receipts amounted
to $112,684.
There was a reason, however, for
October of last year making such a
big total, for the election during the
first week in November of last year
added largely to letters mailed durinir
October. It was, in fact, the biggest
montn tno Portland oince ever knew,
with the exception of December, 1913.
DEMOCRATS PLAN UNION
Jackson Club Seeks Affiliations
. Throughout State.
throughout the state Democratic clubs
luui win ue axiiiiaiea witn The JacK
on Club of Portland, a committee has
"cuii numeu 01 roruana uemocrats
The following are members of the com.
nilttee: H. M. Esterly. Samuel White
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tag. John Van Zante and Frank T.
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A meeting of the Jackson Club i
rhpd II 111 ffir imn m-.i...- . .- v. . .. . 1 1
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Central Library. Jonathan Smith will
appear as the chief speaker. The com
mittee on arrangements for tomorrow
e uieoiing consists- or John Welch
D. D. Near. W. U Page. 11. J. Latou
rette and John Manning.
PEACE MEETING THURSDAY
Public Invited to Hear Prominent
Speakers at Library.
r The constructive needs of the day
mwtl& l DL CQUCKUOn, CCODOIUlC
and preparedness for peace, will b
taken uu bv various miuiiar,
meeting to be held in Library Hall next
Mnursaay evening at Si. o clock.
Amonff the snekprs who n r n .5 ; 1
cuss different phases of the subject
are uoionei c f.. s. wood. Mrs. Millie
Trumbull. Fltirpna Smith r.. ir
Chapman, Mr. Gearlty and Miss Grace
te uratl. Mr. ueanty is a writer wh
has Just returned from the Europeai
war zone. Miss De Graff will
some human interest stories of scenes
at the front, never before given out.
The public Is invited.
EXPERIMENT STATION WINS
Noted Agricultural Explorer Latids
AVork Done by College.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLKOR
Corvallis. Oct. 30. (Special. ) David
Fairchild, famous as an agricultural
explorer in the service of the United
States Department of Agriculture, who
recently passed several days at the
Oregon Agricultural College, has writ
ten Director A. B. Cordley, of the Ex
periment Station, complimenting the
station upon the work being carried
on.
Dr. Fairchild was enthusiastic In his
commendation of the investigations
carried on at the branch station a
Talent in pear culture and the control
of pear blight.
CHECK RAISER GETS $20
Hosebure Merchants Defrauded by
Man Who First Tried for $60.
ROSEBVJRG, Or., Oct. 30. Entering
the home of Paul Cuvilller here yes
terday. a man stole a check in the sum
of $6 which was signed by A. K. Clay
ton, a wealthy rancher. The man
raised the check to $60 and presented it
for payment at & local bank.
The check was then reduced to $20
.and wa passed on Wilder & Age,
local merchants. The Sheriff's oil ice
bus been unable to locate the man.
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ry, . ,1 clared that a law forc'ne a company II f I I T I VV I I U II I I II l" I I
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For everything in this, the city's finest jewelry store has
been marked down. Cut Class is half Solid Silver is
all reduced. Even Diamonds can he bought now for less
than market value. For to tell the plain truth A.ron-
son has too much merchandise and not enough money!
COME of my wise friends up in Seattle
J told me: "Portland is in bad shape
(1) Beatrice Chilson and Her Black
Kitten. 3) June Held witn tier uoi.
3 Robert Lee Stephens and Collie.
(4) Archie Kline AYItn His Riding
Pony.
He urged that a law prohibiting mis
branding would be desirable, but de
clared that a law forcing a company
to put a special brand on its product
might work an injustice.
Charles Coopey. the speaker of the
day and one of the strongest workers
In the interests of the "Pure Fabrics"
law; Customs Collector T. C. Burke and
A. C. Callan, each took his turn in
"going after" Mr. Chapman's argument,
declaring that a pure fabric law was
as necessary as a pure food law.
Wide Variety of Treatment At
tracts Notice.'
PETS' PARADE HELD
Pageant of Youth Enjoyed as
Part of Juvenile Exhibit.
CHILDREN PROUD OWNERS
Fully 1000 Visitors Gather at Cen
tral Library to Witness Show In
Afternoon and It Will Be
Open to Public All Week.
Although it was not so long as had
been expected, the pets' parade, held
yesterday at the Central Library as a
feature of the Juvenile Exhibit now in
progress there, waa a pleasing affair
and brought out a number of children
and their most cherished little friends.
Uncertain weather of the morning
kept many children from venturing out
with their pets, but those who did
enjoyed the little pageant and there
were several hundred people assmbled
on the Library steps who watched the
kiddies on parade. .The tots gathered
at 1 o'clock and shortly thereafter
one circuit of the Library block was
made by the children and their pets.
The affair was in cnarge oi jnarry
Blough, principal of Portsmouth School;
H. M. Barr, principal of Buckman
School; D. T. Vantine, principal of Cen
tral School; A. R. Draper, principal of
Shattuck School; C. M. Boyd, principal
of Highland School, and W. A. Pettys,
principal of Peninsula ocnooi.
Two white raoDits in a dox, smiting
suspiciously at lettuce leaves as they
were carried along by two little
children, cute little kittens held by
little girls, the cats showing some
peevishness at the close proximity of a
number of dogs led by their youthful
owners, a riding pony and another
tiny horse drawing a dogcart, these
were the principal actors in the pageant
of youth and its friends.
There were a number of attractive
collie dogs led by their proud owners
and an aristocratic Boston -bull was
in lino. A plan is on foot to organize
pets' parade at a more favorable
season of the year some time in the
future when It is believed there will
be a much larger turnout.
The juvenile exhibit was visited yes
terday by a large number of people, the
afternoon showing about 1000 visitors.
while many more came at night. The
attendance is increasing, as during the
first two days of the show about 1000
people saw the display of childish
ingenuity. The exhibit will remain
open all this week.
RATE HEARING POSTPONED
Departure of Speaker Delays Cham
ber Discussion of Astoria Tariff.
The meeting for hearing the discus
sion of the issues involved in the As
toria rate question, which was to have
been held for the members of the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night.
has been postponed.
J. N. Teal, counsel for the bureau of
transportation of the Chamber, who
was scheduled to give the presentation
of the subject, has been called "out of
the city unexpectedly and informed the
Chamber last night that he would not
be able to be present on the date set.
The arrangements will be suspended
until he returns, after which a new
date for the meeting will be announced.
It is regarded of especial importance
that an attendance of the full mem
bership shall be present at the time
when the meeting is held, since there
exists some division of opinion of the
subject among the members. Mr. Teal
the only available speaker who has
gone - into the matter thoroughly . in
every detail and prepared a presenta
tion of the case in form for the mem
bers of the Chamber.
The gathering at which he is to ap
pear will be preliminary to a series or
hearings in which advocates of all
sides of the question will be asked to
present their positions for the Cham
ber.
CIVIC LEAGUE ARGUES BILL
C. C. Chapman Center of Fire
Fabric Branding; Tilt.
In
C. C. Chapman made himself the cen
ter of a heavy fire of argument at the
Civic League yesterday when he pro
tested against the "Pure Fabric" bill,
saying that the tendency of the Gov
ernment at present is toward too much
regulation of details which militates
against toe development of, industry.
Mr. Holman to Talk at Oregon City.
County Commissioner Holman will go
to Oregon City Tuesday noon to ad
dress the Commercial Club of that city
on the subject of good roads. Mr. Hol
man declared yesterday that his aim is
to see hard-surfaced roads constructed
on both sides of the Willamette con
necting Portland and Oregon City. Next
Friday Mr. Holman will speak before
the State Editorial Society at Salem.
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EXHIBIT CLOSES TONIGHT
Lillian Tingle Comments on Differ
ent Temperamental Views Ex
pressed and Good Handling
of Several Topics.
BY LILIAN TINGLE.
Wide variety In the treatment of
problems of color, space relations and
light la characteristic of the exhibit of
works by Pacific Coast artists, open to
the public today, for the last time, at
the Museum of Art.
This variety of treatment is depend
ent upon the individual temperament
of the artist, and ranges from the
broad "modern" handling inexactly
described by some observers as "post
impressionistic" shown in the works
or jarj Walters, Floyd Wilson and
Henrietta Shore to the reserved tech
mque and Quiet color of Bldiwv Roll
Perhaps the most individual temoera.
ment Is seen in the Daintinsrs of Clara
j. Biepnens. wnich. in color and desls-n
show a truly artistic enjoyment of
many aspects or life and of nature.
The variety displayed in the exhibit
as a whole is typified in the work of
H. F. Wentz. The delicate radiance of
"jariy Moon Neah-Kah-Nle." the work
a-day realism of "The Ferry Slip," and
the gay spontaniety of "The Laughing
Boy." show a quick responsiveness,
both of brush and of spirit, to vividly
felt impressions.
Three artists exhibiting for the first
time are Lesley Smith. Ruth Flsken
and Dorothy Gilbert, all of whom have
worked In the classes of the Portland
Art School.
Edna Breyman In "Holiday After
noon" and "Veranda, California" has
succeeded in giving a vivid effect of
California sunshine. In striking con
trast are the leep-toned and sympa
thetic paintings "Jeanne" and "Hose
Marie" by Althea Chase.
Agnes Jamison has a notably quiet
and complete "Landscape," and Mary
Edith Uregory shows a group of care
fully drawn life studies.
MacDonald Mayer's etchings, the
sculpture of Paula Qrum, and Ksther
Hult, water-colors by J. M. Crook, Co
lista M. Cowling. Mary Hillyer, J. W.
Lawlor and Carl A. Walters, are also
included in a collection ranking high
in the excellent series of exhibits ar
ranged by the Museum of Art.
E. H. HOLT SUED BY WIFE
Wife of Piano Man Charges Cruelty
In Divorce Action.
Viola N. Holt has started In Circuit
Court suit for a divorce from E. H.
Holt, piano man, on grounds of cruelty.
They were married at St, Charles, Mo
November 26, 1903. and have one child,
a boy of 11. Mrs. Holt alleges that
her husband frequently threatened to
end both their lives and on two oc
casions evidently started to carry out
his threats, once trying to run their
automobile into a telephone pole and
at another time maltreating her in
their home.
He is declared to have said that her
parents would be sent to the - poor
farm and that her mother was insane
and should be in the asylum. Mrs.
Holt wants 1 100 a month alimony, de
claring that her husband is making
easily fzOO to fooo a montn.
nobody has any money ; you'll not do very much
jewelry business down in Foruanai
But we decided to try.
And you should have seen the crowd that
came to buy! In twp minutes after the doors
opened, the store was jammed. And
We had to lock the doors again!
The Chief of Police very courteously sent a
uniformed officer down and a couple of plain
clothes menfor safety sake.
And everybody kept good natured.
And you should have seen folks buy!
THIS is being written at 5 o'clock, for
the newsDaDer men insist they'll not
print a line if it's not ready on the dot.
Already we have broken all records.
And we have still five hours to go.
So you can readily believe the buying has
been going on the "high gear."
We should like to make it very clear that
Aronson's sale is not for a day. But for the
entire Holiday Season.
So if those who couldn't get in today will come
Monday (and hundreds decided to do this very
wise thing) we shall be obliged and everybody
will be better pleased, for as one portly gentle
man expressed it :
"This is no place for a fat man!"
OF COURSE, no single advertisement
can possibly contain all the items in
the sale.
So I've just picked up the following from my
notebook ; some are in the windows and some in
the store :
A $10.00 Jewel Case (silver-plated) is $6.75; a
$7.00 Copper Tobacco Jar is $2.50; a $1.50 Ash
Tray is 75c; a $10.00 Smoker's Set is $3.75; a
$5.00 Brass Set is $1.50.
Valdemar Watch Chains, gold filled, are $3.73
instead of $5.00. A $7.50 Toilet Set, silver
plated, is $3.75.
A trayful of Gold-Filled Bracelets are $2.75
each instead of $5.00 and $6.50. Solid Gold Cuff
Buttons are $1.75 instead of $3.50. Gold-Filled
Watch Fobs are $2.65; they were $3.50. Solid
Gold Scarf Pins are $3.35 instead of $5.00.
1 COULD fill pages of this newspaper
with descriptions of Diamonds.
But alas! You. can't put the glory of a Dia
mond into a newspaper ad.
There's a $400.00 Diamond La Valliere for
$300.00. A $1000.00 Solitaire Ring for $675.00.
A Diamond Bracelet that was $175.00 is $131.25
and so on.
Solid Gold La Vallieres in artistic designs
each one set with semi-precious stones can be
bought for $4.85 instead of $7.50 to $10.00.
A trayful of Solid Gold Brooches, that were
$5.00 each, are marked $2.50. Solid gold, mind
you!
IN THE Cut Glass Room everything is
half price $10.00 Bowls are $5.00;
$12.50 Decanters are $6.25; $5.00 Sugar Bowl
and Creamer are $2.50; a $16 Pitcher is $8.50;
an original design is found in this Square Sugar
Bowl and Creamer, now $4.25 instead of $8.50
beautiful.
ROGERS' "1847" SILVERWARE is
selling to "beat the band."
Spoons are 95c instead of $1.75; Desserts are
$1.70 instead of $3.25; Knives are $2.75 instead
of $4.00; Forks are the same price.
HOWARD WATCHES are also re
duced. The prices are fixed by the
manufacturers and plainly printed on each box.
The $40.00 Howard Watches are now $29.50;
the $75.00 Howards are $59.50, and the $95.00
Howards are $79.50.
Elgin and Waltham Watches that were $12.00
and $15.00 are selling for $7.35.
Over a score of Ladies' Watches, up to $18.00,
are marked $9.85.
ALL the fine Stationery is half price.
It's "HURD'S," too none finer.
The Cut Glass, as stated, is also half price.
So are all the Umbrellas. All the Clocks are
reduced a fourth, a third; some that have been
here too long are cut to one-half.
"Gorham" Solid Silver is reduced a fourth.
All the Solid Silver Flatware is reduced a fifth.
And with the exception of a few contract goods,
everything in the store is marked down. Some
things only a little; some things a good deal.
BUT nobody makes any effort to create
the impression that the reductions
are bigger than they really are.
Neither in the newspapers nor in the store.
You can depend on that much!
IF YOU can arrange to come tomorrow
early we shall appreciate it.
For the nearer we get to Xmas the bigger the
crowds are sure to get.
And any selections you make now will be held
for later delivery if you desire. A small deposit
will "seal the bargain."
Doors open Monday at 9 o'clock.
P. S.
FOR the splendid response today every
body joins with the writer in a happy,
though tired and hungry, "Thank You."
GEORGE FRAXC19 KOWK,
A,iPoinisoini9s
Jewelers and Silversmiths
Broadway and Washington Sts.
JUVENILE HELP WON
"Flying Squadron" of Cham
ber Arouses Interest.
MANY REGRET ABSENCE
President Colt to Answer letters
or Youngsters, . Telling Them ot
Need for Study of Resources
and Their Duty to State.
The recent trip of the "Flying
Squadron" of the Chamber of Com
merce tnroug-n ureguu i
terest in the Manufacturers' and Land
Products Show has resulted in a wiae
interest among scnool children of the
state in the work of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. C. C. ColU
president of the Chamber, has received
many letters from school children ex
pressing their regrret that they could
not attend the land show and. their in
tention to fcive more attention in the
future to Orearon and Oregon develop
ment work.
Thirty-five Ashland High School
pupils have written President Colt and
2i letters have thus far been received
from Medford. All oi me tetters pean
of the splendid feeling aroused among
the people ot Jackson County, and ex
press the thanks of the writers for the
opportunity given them to hear and
learn something more of Oregon and
Its products. '
President Colt is sending a personal
answer to each of his student corre
spondents and is pointing out the de
pendence that the present generaton
of business men of the state feels
toward the youcg people who must
take their places before many years.
Tlie letter followa:
On rih?ilf of thA tnit1anri Phamhpr nf
Commerce I take unusual pleasure In ac
knowledging the receipt of your letter of
October 2G. expressing your Interest in the
Manufacturers' and Land Products Show,
now beinjr held in this city.
The Chamber of Commerce Is exceedingly
disappointed because of your Inability to
be present, but we feel much gratifica
tion at having aroused your Interest in the
products of the great State of Oregon, and
the educational mission of this exposi
tion,. The men who are now dolor big things
In the business world must depend upon
the schcool children of today to carry on
the work In the future.
Mav I exDress the hone that you will
continue to study and Investigate every sec
tion oi uregon :
With the assurance that the Portland
Chamber of Commerce stands ready at all
times to co-operate for the good of every
county In the state, and with our personal
best wlshces, we beg to remain.
Sincerely Yours,
c. c. corr.
President.
Following are some of the letter-
writers already heard from:
Dorothy Edwsrrds. Harold Frobach, Rnth
Daniels, Aubrey Furry. Aileen Walker, Leith
V. Abbott, LeVerne Buck, Mildred Gearhart,
Gerald Gunter Lillian A rant. Vera Mc-
Donouirh, Mae 8 keen e, Margaret be hell,
Glennellen Roberts, blade bonger, Myra
Gunter. Mary Mathes, W. Hammond, Frank;
Tinker, B E. Badger Ella Evans Char
lotte C. Chappelle. Helen Moore, Verl Rigby,
O. F. Silver, Meredith Beaver, C. M. Sum
mers, Mildred Million, veitx k. aioore. rr
nest Abbott. Mytrie V. DeCarlo, Essie tiltn
dennlng, Grace Davis, Hazel owell and
Klwood liedoer-, ox Asniana.
Wllni Harriaon, Ruby Wilcox, Dorothy
Thorne, Vera, E. Lane. Browning Purdiii
Grace Wilson. M. Id red Wlrks. Y. Yamaahlta.
Myrl Davis, , Carl Elnkorr, Frances
Greb, Mary Jackson, Carter Brandon,
Lee Bailey. Alta Steele, Helen James,
Grace FurkeypUe. Lorn Stratton. Mary
Henson. Leon D. Lawton. Hubert O,
Hchenck. Clem ma Finley, Claire Hanley.
Laura. Gates, Krele Stewart. Uarrell Mink
ler, Georgia Whillock, Janie Smith, Thorn
ton Gould, Juanlta Crawford, Vivian Stew
art, Olive Kfncheloe, Mercedes Barber, Elis
abeth Hill, Hasel Brown. Ora Wo Ham, Lor.
lug Jermsta, Francis Winn, Gerald Wollum,
Milton Lansing, Margaret English. Myrtl
Standly, John Whlonant, X. C. Barber. Mary
Holmes. Roland Parker, Anderson S. Joy.
Loral ne Cow gill, Doruthy Miller. Reginald
D. Fifer, Mildred Heine. Kerby S. Miller. Es
telle Clark. Nick Vernon. Grace Perry.
George B. Henaelman, Eitha, Payne. Verti
McCredie, L. J. Cochran, Heulah Fansher,
S. E. Rosenthal, Nellie Campbell, Frances
Bacon, Lucile Frctsche. Daisy Baine. Bern ice
Balsom. Hazel Wik--y, Victor Bell, Josephine
Clark, Raymond S. Fish. Francis H. Ben
nett Ethel Anderson, Grace Kinchelae, Vera
E. Roundtree. F. A. Given. Edna Van GOe
then, Edna. Marquis, of Medford High School.
Eunice Rush. May HeUrick, J. A, Raymond.
Dana Dixon, of Drain.
AGRICULTURIST IS ASKED
Pomona Grange Secka Official for
Douglas County.
ROSEBURO, Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
At a meeting of Pomona Grange here
today It was decided to ask the County
Court to employ a county agriculturist.
According to the grangers, an annual
appropriation of $1800 by the County
Court will be sufficient to defray the
expense of this official.
Addresses were delivered before the
grange by R. IS. Smith, editor of the
Tax Liberator, and M. O. Kvans, of
the Oregon Agricultural College. Tho
South Deer Creek Orchestra enter
tained. -
Cozy Dairy Lunch
323 Washington Street, Near Sixth Never Closed
Business is always good, because we give double value for
the money every time. Let us prove it to you.
Choice Roasts, Steaks, Etc., Only 10c
Regular 75c Chicken Dinner Today for 35c