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TITE STJXD AT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 1, 1918.
EARLY SHOPPING IS
DESIRED THIS YEAR
Potrand Merchants and Their
Employes Urge Haste.
LAST-DAY RUSH DREADED
Buyers Jfow HaTe Benefit of Com
plete Stocks; Forenoon Trad
, Ins -Is Encouraged.
The early Christmas shopper Is like
the early bird. ' And by an early
shopper Is meant one who shops not
only early ta the season, but early in
the day. "
This, in brief. Is the way Portland
merchants and the 'men' and women be
hind the counter sise up the situation
with Christmas only a few days away.
Early buyers, it Is pointed out. have
a larger assortment to choose from and
receive better service from the clerks.
Early-morning: shoppers have freshly
replenished stocks to select from and
set more attention from the folk be
hind the counter. Early buyers also
do a humanitarian work, the merchants
declare, in relieving clerks from the
last of the season rush when the stores
are thronged.
With the v ban on merchandising
lifted, the holiday buying reason in
Portland is wrll under way. The stores
were thronged all day yesterday, but
this coming week is expected to see the
greatest activity ameng the gift
buyers.
Seaaoa la Leairtheaea.
It is pointed out that people have
more money than usual, the necessity
for curtailing purchases due to the
war has beun removed and the stores
nave the goods. This combination is
expected to result In a record season.
"Eagerness to alleviate the burden of
(he store workers this season when
they need relief more 'than ever is
turning the calendar ahead and length
ening the holiday season by a week at
(art." said Julius U Meier, of Meier
& Krank Company, yesterday, "and
these early shoppers will have all the
beat of it."
"In my 40 year with Meier A Frank
Company I have often wondered why
the public did not shop earlier In the
d.ty and earlier in the season, said
W". L. Harmon. "The early shopper has
every advantage."
"The shoppers are earlier this year
than usual." said G. Gensler, manager
of the toy department, "and they are
finding a better assortment and get
ting better service. Joseph Heho.
buyer for five holiday departments,
who directs the work of 250 persons,
points to the advantages of early buy
ing when the stores axe not crowded.
"Tha earlier the Christmas shoppers
appear on the scene, the better the
assortment of goods they have to
choose from and the better service they
receive." said Adolphe Wolfe, of kip
man. Wolfe A Co. "As the season ad
vances the stocks are depicted and the
clerks are so busy they cannot give all
buyers the desired Individual attention."
Es Dlatrlbatloa Permitted.
"Early season shopping allows a
more even distribution of goods and
therefore more efficient merchandising
from both the standpoint of tffe 4uyer
and the selWr." said W. P.' Olds, of
Olds. Wortman King. "Materials
for our goods many times come from
across the sea and we have to buy
early to give service.
'There is no surplus merchandise
in Portland .this year, but the stocks
are ample, for the merchants- have
made early preparations for the holi
day trade. The buyers in our own
store, for instance, have made two and
three trips to the markets where they
John Collier, a Portland attorney, by
methods contrary to the requirements
of the statutes.
The defense charged that Collier and
the Fire Warden's agents subjected the
defendants and other witnesses to a
cross-examination before a court re
porter without authority.
Scoring the Fire Warden's office for
using illegal methods to secure evi
dence and for evading the statutes, and
declaring that he would not tolerate
such methods In his court. Judge Skip
worth ordered Mr. Ray to file copies of
the evidence in question with the Coun
ty Clerk for the information of the de
fendants. Upon -Mr. Ray's statement that he
would not file .the evidence as ordered.
Judge Sklpworth gave the choice of
complying with the order before
o'clock this evening, or being dealt
with for contempt of court. Mr. Ray
filed the evidence within the allotted
time limit.
IS
INSPECTOR HAWIEY RETIRES
OS HALF PAY CXDER LAW.
Career -of Almost 91 Tears-in Cni
. formed and Detective Depart
"' -- ments JTow Closed. . -
II. H. Hawley. "the policeman who
never was late for roll-calL" has taken
advantage "o the new pension law. and
retired, endina a career or almost 21
years in. the uniformed and, detective
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H. H. Ilawley, Wao Retires From
Pollre Departmeat ea Penaloa
After 31 Tears af Service.
departments of the Police Bureau. He
prides, himself on the fact that In all
his years of service he never missed a
roll-call unless he was working on a
case and could not report to head
quarters. He handled about 17,000
cases during his service.
Inspector Hawley will be 65 years old
next April. He said yesterday that he
would take a vacation until Spring, and
then hunt around for some occupation
for his old age.
For years Inspector Hawley has
made a specialty of hunting for missing
persons. In this line of work he had no
equal on the police force.
One of the cases on the solution of
which Inspector Hawley prides himself
was the finding of Jessie Jones, a 16-
year-old girl who was kidnapped In
Portland, dressed In male attire and
formerly made one."
"The flrit. buyer to come gets first
choice and that, of course, is what they
all desire." said Thomas Roberts, of
Huberts Bros. "No matter how hard
Wtry to keep our stocks fresh and
replenished the late comers cainot ex
pect to get tbe same goods and service
. thus whq took t.me,by the forelock
and did their holiday buying early.
Then there Is the human side of the
question. It means a lot to the clerks
not to have to go through the ordeal
of tbe usual eleventh-hour rush."
VILLA FORCES DEFEATED
MEXICAX BAXDIT IS REPORTED
ROTTED BT FEDERALS.
Juares Residents Cease to Worry
When Xfws or Outlaw's Re- ''
pulve Filters Into Town.
JL'AREZ.. Mexico. Not. 30. When
wire communication was restored south
of here tonight, it was learned that a
fight between Federal forces nd VHla
followers occurred Wednesday near
Villa Ahumada. in which the. Villa
forces were defeated and routed, - ac
cording to an official statement made
tonight by Colonel Mora, the new com
mander of the garrison.
Information was also brought here
late today that Villa and his band were
at a ranch 10 miles east of Villa Ahu
mada. where ranchers reported having
soen the Villa command en- route to
ward OJInaga. opposite Presidio, Tex.
All fear of an attack on Juares was
dispelled tonight when the telegraph
line was repaired and it was 'learned
that General Francisco Murguia, tbe
federal commander, who has been at
Villa Ahumada with 1000 men, was ad
vancing toward Juares repairing -the
burned bridges as he advanced. He Is
expected to reach here Monday and will
take the field against Villa along the
American border.
carried off down the Willamette Valley.
Inspector Hawley finally discovered
the missing girl working as a boy in
a -hop field near Champoeg. .
Inspector Hawley proved that the
finding of lost persons was not his only
line of endeavor by his work, on the
Cram brook diamond case, and the re
covery of $10,000 worth of stolen dia
monds. The thieves were captured and
sent to British Columbia for trial.
Inspector Ilawley was the sixth man
assigned to the case. The first five
were men from British Columbia, and
some of them were considered tbe best
the province afforded.
Inspector Hawley Is a brother of
Willard Hawley. of the Hawley Pulp
and Paper Company, In Oregon City.
He lives with his wife at 505 East
Broadway, and has one married daugh
ter and two granddaughters In Port
land. Cnder the pension law passed by
Initiative at the last election, a po
liceman may retire on half pay after
JO years' service
When Hawley was appointed patrol
man only CS men were on the police
force. Two months after he was ap
pointed, he was detailed to work for
the Boya and Glrs' Aid Society, where
he remained two years, until appointed
chief probation officer under Judge
Frazer, for the Juvenile Court. When
the Legislature ruled that no police
man under pay by the city could be em
ployed In state or county offices, Haw
ley returned to headquarters, and w-as
appointed a detective.
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COLLEGES ELECT DFflCEBS
ANNUAL SESSION' AT NEWBERCi
COMES TO CLOSE.
County Democrats, with Clarence L.
Reames, special assistant to tbe United
States Attorney-General, as their chair
man, were named on a county Demo
cratic committee today to prepare a bill
for submission to. Congress .which will
provide that aliens who renounced their
American citizenship to escape military
service, be deported.
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11 TO 11
THE
LITTLE HOUSE
WITH THE
BIG SHOWS
IM CASE ROILS JUDGE
STATE FIRE 1VARDEX OFFICE
SCORED IN CO CRT.
POLES , TO CELEBRATE
Anniversary of Attempr to Secure
Freedom to Be Observed.
Americans of Polish birth and descent
will meet In the Polish Hall on the
corner f Maryland avenue and Failing:
street, at 3 o clock tomorrow, to cele
brate the 88th anniversary of the Polish
attempt In 18(1) to regain freedom for
Poland, and to talk over the present
Polish situation.
Mayor Baker has been requested to
speak. Other speakers will be.. F.
Spitulskl. J. Hybke, Rev. F. MaMis
xeuski and J. F. Goodzki. i
The Polish organizations are making:
a demand on the. United States Gov
ernment and its allies to send a com
mission to Poland to make a thorough
investigation of the rumor, violently
denied, that the Poles were persecuting
the Jewish Inhabitants there. .
Prosecutor Ordered to Produce Evi
dence to Defence or Answer
Charge of Contempt.
EUGENE. Or. Nov. 39 (Special.)
The State Fire- Warden's office and
District Attorney L. L Ray. of Lane
County, rame In for a scorinc at the
hands of Jwtge G. F. Hklpworth in "the
Circuit Court here thia afternoon in
connection with the case of Jesse Fox,
Harry Martin and charged with arson.
The case grew out of the burning of a
warehouse at Coburg about a year ago.
The criticism came when the attor
neys for the defense asked the court
that tfB Prosecutinr Attorney be com
pelled to make available for them
copies of evidence secured by agents
of the Slate Fire Warden's office and
ROAD BUILDING MAY. GO ON
Capital Isso.es Committee, Removes
Bars on Construction.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 30. (Special.) The
capital Issues committee today virtual
ly removed all bars on highway con
struction and notified the State High
way Department that It will approve
all bond issues covering necessary
work - where labor and materials are
available.
All road work .contemplated In Ore
gon will come under this description,
it was said at -the offices of the com
mission today,
Levi T. Pennington, of Paciric Col
lege, Is Chosen Head of
Association
. KEWBERO, Or, Nov. 30. (Special)
The Association of Independent Col
leges of Oregon' has Just closed its an
nual session here, being entertained
this year by Pacific College. The next
meeting is to be held at Philomath Col
lege at the time of the Thanksgiving
recess next year, and the newly elected
officers are as follows: - !
President. Levi T. Pennington, of Pa
cific College;' vice-president, Wallace
H. Lee. of Albany College; secretary
treasurer. Franklin Q. Franklin, of
Willamette University; representative
on state standardization board, L. W.
Riley, of McMinnville College; aerre
spondent. Levi T. Pennington, of Pa
cific College.
All of the colleges. In the association
with the exception of Eugene Bible
University, were represented, the of
ficial delegates .being as follows; Mc
Minnville College, Leonard W. Riley
and Dean Nortbrup; Reed College,
Charles H. . Gray; Pacific University,
Edward' Taylorr Philomath College, L
L. Epley; Albany College,. Wallace H.
Lee, R. W. McN'eal; Willamette Url
verstty, George H; Alden, Franklin G.
Franklin;' Pacific College, L. T. Pen
nington;"R. W. Lewis.
Deportation BUI Advocated.
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YANKEES FLOCK TO LONDON
American Soldiers Spend -Leave In
Seeing Sights In Metropolis.
LONDOX. Nov. 30. American sailors
and soldiers In large numbers are on
leave and. as a consequence, they are
taxing accommodations in London.
Scores of them ' have been 'unable to
find places to .sleep...- ..
Hundreds of soldiers are arriving
from France dally for a seven-day leave
and many hundreds of sailors have
been granted their first London leave.
American uniforms predominate in tbe
streets.
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We are selling regular $25
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$35 and $37.50 Coats in great
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and colors, at
$24.50
$45 and $50 Coats of Silver
tone, Bolivia Cloth, all silk
lin,ed; also pretty Velours in
colors, are selling here at
$29.50
Grouped together in one
class and selling here now at
$39.50
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areT a - number -of beautiful
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t many of them fur trimmed
collars and cuffs and fancy
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Suit Prices
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$24.75
Suits which retailed at from
$42.50 to $47.50, in very
handsome styles, are on sale .
here at
$29.50-
We are also offering our
choicest $50 to $65 Suits, in
fine Broadcloths, fur trim
med, elegantly lined, at
$39.00
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