All Purchases Made on Charge Accounts" Today and for the Balance of the Month Will Go on January Bills THE DAWN OF CLEARANCE LIGHTS THE EASTERN SKY ! 27th Annual Clearance Sale The Mighty "January Clearance Sale" and Big "White Fair" Starts Today at 8am Ready! Come! 27th Annual Clearance Sale PUBLIC TEA ROOMS Second Floor. , Under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. "Grandma" Munra, Hostess. TUESDAY'S MENU December 27th. t Opening Day of the Great "1905 World s Fair Clearances Sales." Tea Coffee Chocolate Bouillon Milk in Bottle? Shrimp Salad Hot Rolls Sandwiches Bread and Butter Dessert Cakes The Different Store. Portland's Quality Shop. Absolutely Every Ar ticle in the House (Contract Goods Alone Excepted) BASEMENT TO EAVES -DRASTICALLY REDUCED The Stupendous 1905 World's Fair Clearance Sales Open at the Greater OLDS, WORTMAN C& KING Stores Tuesday, Dec. 27th For This Unprecedented Bargain Event THE RB8ULT8 OF MONTHS OF PLANNING. WE HAVE GATHERED THE MOST COLOSSAL AGGREGATION OF MATCHLESS VALUES EVER PRESENTED ITS PUBLIC BY ANY STORE ORGANIZATION. WE HONESTLY BELIEVE, ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT I Not a syllable, or the infinitesimal part of a word of exaggeration in the above statement; juat the simon-pure, unadulterated, "honest Injun" truth I No matter what, or how wide your buying experience, we cordially urge the most bigoted skeptic to teat the integrity of our claim by the moat rigid and severe investigation and comparison with values offered or ever offered- end produced by any RELIABLE house in the American states or territories 1 Our reputation hangs upon this statement, a reputation built up by more than quarter of a century of honest merchandising and confidence building with a careful and discriminating pub lic. We rest our claim upon a fair, careful and unbiased COMPARISON I Strenuous Housecleaning Commences in the Homcfitting Shops on 4th Floor Three bit pssssnger elevator run conatantly a trip a minute between the (round floor and thla scsns of earneat. busy clearance. Two of the largest and swiftest "lifta" that ever came to the coaat are at the net -vice of our patron with one entailer one. The beat elevator aervlce tn the weat makea shopping aaay on the top rioorn. Hundred of family folk In Portland, and for many miles around. watt theae yearly clearance aalea to fill their household need. Your money will go farther and do more thla week than ever before In pro viding the need you have on your memorandum. W urge, however, that you do not delay In making s lection.-an many lota are email and may be closed thla week. Come early While assortments are larger and choosing finer. Price are lower here thla week than at the mill and factories for Berne uualltles. The bargains are not only sensa- tlonal. but matchless. No such buying chance as this will offer again In a twelve-month. If ever. Housekeepers, rooming-house manag er and hotel folk are deeply Inter ested. Everything In the departments reduced. Some more than others. Among these The following list of specially re duced prices on Renaissance and Ara bltn Lace Trimmed Curtains give but a hint of the many -vasy- exceptional values to be found during the clear ance sale In the Curtain Department:' I on values, clearance price 54.50 t 7.50 values, clearance price. SB. 36 t t.l6 values, clearance price. 66. OO t 9.50 values, clearance price. 86.7 ft til. SO values, clearance price,. 8T.T8 612.10 values, clearance price. 88. BO .114. to values, clearance price. SlO.Sft 116.00 values, clearance price. HO. 75 II A. on valuee, clearance price.) Ill.-tO tit. 10 value, clearance price.) I1S.T5 $21 00 value, clearance price. 116.80 137.00 values, clearance price. j 119. BO 136.0 valuea, clearance price. 664. 60 Value 16.50. clearance special . . $6.76 Value 511.00. clearance special . 67.85 Value 112.60. clearance special 68.75 Special clearance prices on 5-4 Tapestry Table Covers Regular H 00 value, clearance price 85 e Regular 51.60 value, clearance price 61. OO Regular 11.71 value, clearance price 81.16 Regular 12.00 value, elearanc price 81.35 Regular (MI value, clearance price .4 -81 .50 Regular tt. 60 value, clearance price , ...81.65 Regular. tl.lt value, clearance price 62.15 , , 1-4 Tapestry Table Covers fl.SO valuta, clearance price 81.65 t 3. 75 values, clearance price. .61.86 5 5.00 value, clearance price. 81.95 f 1 35 values, clearance price. -33.15 I 3 60 value, clearance price. .63.86 t 4.00 values, clearance price. .68.66 I 4.50 value, area ranee price. 82.95 5 5.00 value, clearance price. .83.86 S 7.00 value, clearance price. .64.68 I 5.00 values, clearance price. 85.35 115.00 values, elearanc price 69.76 Or eat elearanc special on Figured Tapestry Portieres, value 14.00; special 83.66 Plain allk flnlahed Tapestry Portieres. value Id 50. speclsl for 86.35 Heavy krlnkled silk Portieres, double faced, value 116 00. clearance Pec 1.1 83S.OO 4T t lu 1 1 jvQt mutant t( avt Jen vkSvQy 8 I 'gatanH T avLa 687a 1 gdSJ gflraj Great .1 e sSle wn corded Ara bian Lace Curtains Value 6 J 76. clearance apecial. 83.66 Value 5i.no. clearance apectal. .1 13.86 Value tt.tt. clearance special. .( 13.46 Value 14.00, clearance special . . 1 13. OB Valus $4.10. clearance special. .1 13.40 Value If. Or), clearance special. 1.1.75 Value If.ttO, clearance special ..j 14.60 Value 57.00. clearance apsolal . . I IB. 35 Valtia tt.00, clearance speclsl . . 66. OO Special clearance ssle on Bed Seta, Irish Point and Spaehtel t s so values, clearance price.. 84.66 clearance price. SS.IO clearance price.. 87.86 clearance price . . 86.66 clearance price. 810.46 clearance price. 311.78 11.00 values, clearance price. 618.76 : no values, clearance price. 816.38 100 all-wool, double faced Smyrna Rugs, fringed ends In four slsea llxtt Inch, value 1 1 00 ; special ev 664 ltx.ll inches, valus tt.00; spsclal 61.17 10x50 Inches, valus 63 60. special ., 81.46 6ta7t laches, value 11.11; speeial 81. OB Clearance peclaf on whits enameled Iron Bods Value t.00. clearance special. .88.6O Value tf tO. clearance .peclal 84.35 lin so valuea, tlS.50 values. tlt.it values, tit. 00 value. 615.60 values. 81 734 46 Clearance ssls Carpets, beat body Brussels, regular price 1 1 a 5 . clearance 81.48 Axmlnster. vslu II. tt; clear ance 81.44 Best all wool velvet value 11. tO; elearanc price 81.35 Beat Wilton velvet, value $1 so. elearanc price 81.62 Bent Ten Wire Tapestry, value 11.16; clearance price 31.04 A nice Tapestry. 51.00 value; spsolal clearance price 90e A good Tapsstry, 56c valus 77 Best extra auper Ingrain, all wool. 10c value, for Best extra, super C-C. It vslus, for Union Ingrain, too value, for.. Linoleum, value 76c. clearance special 67H Linoleum, value 90c. olearance special 81 Inlaid Linoleum, value Il.tO, elear anc apectal 6144 Inlaid Linoleum, value 61.75. special clearance pries 81.58 Blanket Bargains We carry the largest and beat stock of blankets In Portland, and have for many years been leaders tn this Ha. Our blanket buyer Is an expert, and our regular price are about What moat dealers pay for their blankets. Nevertheless, to make our sals com plete w even cut this staple line and offer our entire blanket stock at great reductions. There will be blan ket bargains svsry davy, and spsclal blanket days from time to time Watch the papers. To start off we offer three special lota ss follows: Lot 140 -tl.lt whits wool Blanket. at. Plr 84.36 Lot 1941 17.50 white or gray wool Blanket, at. pair 66.19 Lot 1541 I ate wait or gray wool Blankets, at, pair 66.66 Toy and Doll Sale Extraordinary The boldest, most daring offer ever made by any house in America! In order to dispose of our entire remaining stock of TOTS AND DOLLS this week, we started thla morn ing at 8 a. m . and will continue until closed out, and plan on aal A MONSTER STOCK OP TOTS AND DOLLS Placed on tt long tables, extending over 416 feet In length, comprising all our Immense stook of the following AT ABSOLUTS LT ONE HALT PRICK: Dolls. Doll Head, Doll Clothing, Printing Pre. Animals, Swings, Msrry-Oo-Rounds. Mechanical Toys, Juggler Dan oars. Acrobats, Clowns. Me Lai optionee, Accordions, Boat. Toolehests. Drums, Trumpet. Trombones, Railroads and trains. Savings Bank. Iron Fir A ATJcm r Terror xr nMC Engines. Hooks and Ladder. Police Patrols. Coaches. AT ABSOLUTELY Owls- Jockey. Coal Carts. Hos Carts, Wood Saws. Stove. UAt P typ Tfi? Rang, Kitchen Outfits. Violins, Banjos, etc.. An SawllissT muxCt .aggs-ssratlon of Immsns magnitude to select from. A toy-selling event never before attempted In Port land. ' Full and Free Choice at Half Price all this week SrB L 1 awgfT Wonderful Values in Men's Toggery The Clearance Sale of Shoes is Vitally Important to Buyers 1 j4l 8 B8 gaawwertfl B" WOMEN'S 51 10 EMPRESS SHOES tl 75 PAIR. Woman's It. to Emprees Shoes, In pstsnt colt, vlcl kid, patent leather, turn or welt sole, full round or me dium toes military. Cuban or opera heela; special half pries, or -pair 3175 WOMEN'S 54 00 SHOES FOR 52.00. Woman'a 64 00 vlcl kid Street Shoes, very choice kid upper stock, patent tip. military or Cuban heel, good wide extension solas; spsclal half price, or pair 83. OO An awful assault en prices in the Footwear Aisle along the "Fair Way" BUT "ONLY GOOD SHOES" IN THE SALE. Attention la called to the unmatchable value Important to every member of the family. 'Twill pay to buy foot war now far a year ahead. Styles tn shoes change but little Read the lint Don't miss an Item: Misses' and ChlMrsn'a good heavy box calf- Shoes, double sole, finest winter weight upper. SiSSS I to t. valus 6160: special, pair. 98 Itt to 11. value tl.Tt; .peclal. Pair .. 31. OS 115ft to 1. value tt.Ot; special, Plr 81.38 Ladies' common sense Comforts, good, broad, toe, fun, round and flat heel, oongrra or lsce, for tra der feet, value 11 76: special. Pair 3108 Little boy.' box calf Shoes. Just Ilk dads, sixes 11 to II, valus 116ft; special pair 68 Women' tt.00 Winter Shoe, vlcl kid, heavy or light sols, patent tips, military heela. finest kid upper, neweat lasts: special, pair . 61. 88 Infants' and children's rsd and black button and lace Shoes, values 11 00: special half price, or pir . . . .&04 Man's Putt Russian calf Riding Laggings, In light or dull shsds of brown, vslu tt.00: special, pgif 66.48 MEN'S tt.10 AND t4.00 SHOES tt.tt PAIR. Men 12 SO and t4 Khoe. oak leather soled, Goodyear welt. Blucher or In box calf, velour calf, vlcl kid. storm calf, patent colt, or patent leather, double or single sole. It choice styles snd lasts, the very beet winter shoee ever shown: special at pair 63.68 WOMEN'S tt.00 PATTERN SHOES tt.tt PAIR. Woman's 56.00 Pattern Shoes, with full Louts or military heels, neat dressy toes, dull or matt kid tops, wait or turn sols, plain or tipped to; special half price, or pair 82. SO Boys' box calf Shoss. double sols, full, round. eay lasts, best oak leath er soles, plump uppers and snappy, stylish lasts, six 11 to II. ValU' tl.Tt; apecial. pair 51. OS 11 to 1. value 12 00. special. pair 61-38 2 4 to I, value tt.10; apse is 1. pair 61.66 Millions of Money Savings in the Small Wares Aisles A Sweeping Clearance of These Everyday Needs and Luxuries V WRITING PAPER. Box Writing Paper in plain whit linen flnlah. on quire paper and en velopes In box, value tie; special, hox . . . . .....16) Box Writing Paper, In assorted tints, blue, pink and white, value Ito: sps clal. box .4. 94 One pound package Ruled Writing Paper, value Me; special, lb 163 HAIR BRUSHES. Solid Rack All Brian Hair Brush, value tic; speclsl. each 331 TOILET SUNDRIES. Petroleum, In glass jar, largs slse: spsclal, lr 15e Fine quality Talcum Powder, largs sis, valus 26c; spsclal, hox lOd) violet Perfumafi Talcum Powder. In wooden boxes, value lte; apecial. box 44 1 I 1 1 ' SKIRT BIMDINO. Black Brush Skirt Binding, valus tc; special, yard ,. 2H LADIES' SCISSORS AND SHEARS Ladtss' Scissors, full nickel plated, siss t and 7 Inchss. value Itc; sps clal, pair 364 Nickel Bant Shears, full nickel plated, siss t, T or 1-Inch, vslu 75c; sps clal, pair 65c BUTTONS. Fancy Dress Buttons, In all oolors to match any drs. .' do, card, valus Ito: speclsl. card lOc TOOTH BRUSHES. Best Imported French Tooth Brushes, value 10c; special, each 94 Imported French Toothbrush, value 10c: spsolsl, each 6r LADIES' SHOPPING P, AOS Tiidtstf Boston Shopping Bags, cloth aids snd leather handles, sis II Inches, value II so, special, ea. 494 TOILET SOAP, ('hole Toilet Soap, fancy perfume. I calms In box. value fc; special, box . . 13 Large Bar Whits Castile Soap, value lie; spsclal. bar 12 He Fins Imported White Spanish Castlls Soap valus lte; special, rake . 54 DRESS SHIELDS. Fin Nainsook Covered Dress Shields, wbapsd to fit drees, medium sum, value tOe: speclsl. pair 16) Larg six, valus Itc; special, pr. SO) Nalnaook Covered Dress Shields, rub ber lined, medium siss. No. t, value lte: -pedal pair 94 THREAD. Brat American Spool Cotton, 10 yards on spool, black or white, all num- bers. for hand or machine special, T spools for NEW SIXTH-STREET ANNEX First Floor. No need to pay elothlng-stor prices for your "tlxln't," Mr. Man, whan a list of special vara Ilk this eon fronts you. Clearance specials from the Men's Shop ALL FANCY SUSPENDERS AT HALF PRICE. Fancy Suspenders, our regular tl.Ot, 51 50. tt.tt and tl.lt, during Clear ance Sale, speclsl at just half price. FANCT OOLF SHIRTS WORTH 61.60 FOR Itc-,... Fancy Colored Oolf Shirts, raft bosom, our tl.lt valus; clearance prices, sack. 88 FLANNELETTE NIOHT SHIRTS. Our 11.00 value, clearance price seven 736 Our Tie valus; clearance price. each , MEN'S FLEECE UNDERWEAR In strips and natural gray, our 80c value; clearance price, garment 364 MEN'S NATURAL WOOL UNDER WEAR. Our Tic value; elearanc price.. ftft MEN'S CAMEL8HAIR WOOL UN DERWEAR. Our 11.00 value; elearanc price, the garmsnt 69 MEN'S FANCT BOSOM SHIRTS. Colored, atrip and figured pattern, our 61 00 value: clearance price 994 MEN'S EXTRA SIZE NATURAL ORAT UNDERSHIRTS. Largs extra slsss. 7tc values ; spsclal elearanc price 994 MEN'S 6tC IMPERIAL NECK SCARFS In fancy colors snd plain black; clear ance price, sach 994 Wonderful Clearance Sale Bar gains to the Third Floor Housefurnishing Store E If we were disposed to speculate, as some stores believe legitimate, on fu ture prices, marking on the teg at tn usual price what the goods will later, the reduction would ap much larger. But It would be only juggling with figure and a saving on paper we prerer to state the actual saving now, and leave the whole mat ter to the common sans of the people. CHIN AWARE AND KITCHEN NEEDS AT EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES. Whit Handled Cup and Saucers, full la, fancy snaps; rat t cups) and saucer , t-lnch Plates, fancy shape. t SIX . . .- Old Blue Cups and Saucers, full alas. fancy shape; per rat of six, a. 44)) Old Blue s-inch Plate, full else, fancy soap; rat or six . English Porcelain Decorated Dinner Sets oft-piece Sets, clearance. 50 -piece Sets, clsarance. 100-plece Sets, clearance 66.61 English Porcelain Knameled Dinner Sets so-ptec Dinner set, el K 64.56 10-plece Dinner Set, clear- 66.86 100-plece Dinner Set, clear- 68.OI t-lnch Decorated Jardiniere. clearance 166 Quick Baker steel Cook Stove 16-lnch oven 11-Inch oven Quick Baker steel Range, closet 14-Inch oven, elearanc. . . . 18-Inch oven, elearanc. . . . Coal Oil Heater 54 00 valu; pe- cM 83.60 819.85 -86.66 with high 836.66 631 T6 Women's Furnishings and Dainty Garniture for Gowns xi ... ' SWEPT INTO THE BARGAIN BASKET. The Clearance Sales C rests Bargains That Will Maks tke Stor Famous for Bring Crowds Here This Week. FIRST FLOOR SECTIONS BIO BARGAINS IN LACES AND TRIM MINOS FOR 4tc lte, tic, I14S AND 11. II. Elegant Laces and Trimmings at startling reduction Galloons Em broidered, Medallion on Chiffon ele gant Spangled Gslloons and Bands, varus 11.00. tl.St and 11 60. 13.60. 11.00. 53 60. I4.lt and tt.Ot; pclal at.484 994 8661.48 81.66 2tc TORCHON LACES 4c YARD. Thousands of yards Torchon Pattern Laces. t to 4 inchss wide, all pret ty patterns, valued up to 20c: spe cial, yard 5 c EMBROIDERIES HALF PRICE. 4,000 yards Embroider! and Inser tions to be sold for half price and lass. Some are Nainsook, soms Swi. some Cambric, all wlda and medium widths, worth Itc, Itc, Itc, 40, Itc. Tfc. IOC, 90c. 11 on. $t ;-, and 11.06, special HALF PRICE. lie. 50c AND lie RIBBONS lie TD. A lot of N'w Bright Ribbons, all allk. satin and taffste, 4 and 4ty Inch wide, all color, sowi strips, soms Dresden and sosn soft Malineas: Just th thing for tl sad neck rib bons; values lie, 10c and tic; sps clal for. yard 186 VEILINGS AND HAT DRAPES 41c. A fine line of Elegant Vailing and Hat Drape. In chiffon snd lac. blaok, white and colors, values 7Sc i and 51.00; special Il.lt KID GLOVES tl.ll. Our elegant real kid three-clasp Kskay Olovs, perfect fitting, fin Pari point buck, wears wall, valus 11 .60: P 61.36, OSTRICH BOAS. Our elegant Ostrich Boas. 1 H and 1 yarda long. In black, white, brown. gray, shaded snd black and whits combined, value tlS.Ot, special for Ill tp, special for l:o 00. special for 12500. special for 130.00, special for ttl.tt, special for I .ooo. epeclet for 20c FOR HALF DOZEN HANDKERCHIEFS. A great bargain st ths Handkerchief counter thousands of Fin Plain - Cambric HemstltohcV! Handker chief, slightly mossed by using for our Christ ma display ; while they I last, H dosen for IO.OO 18.66 -818. iir.1 aw LADI rrOR FULL LIST OF CLEARANCE SALE EXTRA SPECIALS SEE SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY PAPERS " A FULL PAGE IN EACH ISSUE OF ALL LOCAL DAILY PAPERS. Dress Goods, Silks and Millinery in Sunday pa pers; The big "White Fair" sale of Uhdermuslins, Domestics, Suits, Wraps and other outer apparel, Knit Underwear and Hosiery in Monday s morning and evening papers; other departments tell their tale today, and still others will follow each day of the week Watch for this RELIABLE store s daily announcements. We put pennies in your purse that grow to dollars at the magic of economy's wand.