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In Annual Mat saga Strongly
. . Recommend Establishing '
' : ; Cuch an Institution. ' , J; ;
i U'Mir n rn TWrt cTrtoico
TO PATROL WAGON BARN
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J. This
Additional; Room 'Could! Be
Fitted Out for Hospital-Force" In
creased for fair and Chief Says t
Cannot Be Decreased How'. "T
Acttng:Chlr or follcs, qritsmachfei1:
liChlsennuaL report to the mayor and
v. c"r council, recommends tha establish-
i ment of a receiving- and detention hoa--IlPltal,
and the enlareement .of tha city
i,. JalL and .rtioUcagiaa'e-e,uar tare by adding
W atones to tns portion of tha -central
J V police station now occupied by tha U-
f Me, tha. eetsbllshment of a substation
an tha aaat aids, and an lnejraaaa la tha
- v Balarlae of tha ihraa aarroanU of police
from 110 to ?80 a snonth. tha salary of
the matron of police to 170 and tha aa
jVaryjOf tha dark to $10 a month. --
A Accordina to tha report, the business
.of tha department ha reached enormous
I proportions ths past (year. The chief
.' r aaya, ths preaent headquarters are en
. tisrlr inadequate for (ha demands;. V'
. . ins ponce i force, aa now .constituted,
, , with full complement of officers and pa
, trolmen, numbers 1ST men. Including one
-acting chief, four captains, one matron,
-.three sergeants, one electrician, one stsn
i oirraphar, and 108 patrolmanv. There are
.five vacancies In ranks or patrolman.
Of tha patrolman, three are detailed as
; Jailers, three as patrol drivcra. three as
station officers, one . aa assistant- clerk.
six aa plaln-elothss men, leaving 87 to bef
aiviaea into three reliefs or sight hours
ijeach. Detective H. H. Hawley ia de
: ' tailed "a officer "for the Soys and Girls'
.(Aid society, and Detective Reslng as of
floor of the-humane society. Th latter
- devotes only a portion of bis time to
bis special assignment-.- -t '
HvT' ' Jrowa Zaoaaaaad for Talc.
j . At the beginning of. the year the nu
; r roerlcal strength of tha police force was
, 17. In April and May 40 additional pa
r -v trolmen were added) .bringing the force
, up to Its present standard. This was
done. In antloipatlon of the Lewie and
'; . , Clark exposition, and it proved a wise
' . and timely move. ..The police were busy
1 day and night In aa effort to preserve
V order and ksep down crime. ,
' I I - "No vacations were granted to any
' member ,of tha department this year, aa
l.e has been the custom la former years,
on account of tha busy times," saya ths
- ' chief's report; "and even now the police
' force la taxed to ita fullest capacity on
'account ot ths many new features in
' criminal matters' brought about by the
.: exposition, andla my Judgment It would
, V be unwise for ths present, at least, to
4 attemfct to make any reduction In tha
t , police" department ' -
1, "The salaries of"sptaIne and patrol
Lman were increasedT durlhg the yesr from
tsp to HOt. and from 7f "tdve a inonth;
i reapectlveJy. This wsseommendabls,
. and I would recommend that tha sals
V'rlaa ot aatgeanU .ba increased to $80 a
f month, aa they now receive tha aame
.. aalartea aa patrolmen a This .is an.ira
v portact tjranchh. of ths service.. J also
recommend that the salary of the clerk
""and the-police matron bo Increased.
.-. JJZ3& la .Too Um3L -"The
Jail Is in good condition, but is
- .itnntheii too email and on this account
the nraclfce "InTiWcadlng jreara of re-1
TOPPER, AKD
Have Majority of Stock In Big
Consolidated - Ufa - Insur-
' ; ance Companies. .
" Colonel Wilbur a Tupper. of Js An
geles, California, who waa appointed
recently an aid upon the military ataff
of Governor Pardee and who ia presf
dent of . ths Conservative Ufa Insur
ance - company. : hesdauartera' "In r tha
southern California city, and George L
Cochran, vlca-prssident of the company,
,ave acquired a controlling Intareat in
ivm. Paclfla Mutual Litre toaurance two
mjsI San Francisco, not only . for
thsmsetves but their company aa well,
by securing two thirds of the i.ooo
Shares of sto of the merged corpora
tin. Ths .remltalng stock Is held hy
the directors of JiievPaolflo Mutual com.
1 Afar6ln to advlceaxrecelved today
enaiaaV. .
from ths south, they paid, from $180
f. to 1176 a share for the etockXJt ia said
' to be the largest life InsuranceNmerger
' ever effected in the United States, the
nii dated company, which .became
; operative today under the name of thaJ
' Mutual vxmeoiiaaiea - u in.ut.nv,
- companr. hsving insurance in foroe of
"'nearly 100.000,000 and a surplus o:
.' 11,100,000. r ;'. - "
.. .Tha. offlesrs are aa follower Prssl
dent, Wilbur S. Tupper; Vice-president
and treasurer, George I. Cochran; aeo-
' ond vice-president and actuary, John F.
"woche:" thlrdTlca-preatdeht,' -Oalt
: Johnson. Ths secretary has not aajet
, . nwii aelected. '
y-'. The salaries of tha nsW company re
f aa foljows: siaent fis,vw per an
v num; - vice-preeldent l.00s eecretary,
v ' II (00; treasurer, . 11,000. . President
; Tapper Is the authority for the atate-
inent that none of theae salaries wlU
be increased.-. . , - i f;
" FRIGHTENED BOY ALMOST
-LEAPS INTO THE RIVER
. ("peclal Dispatch to Ths loaraat.) -"
'. -. Ore von City. , Or., Jan. I. Having
''' been- chased by a band ot troublesoms
boys from his horns into ths business
district of ths elty. Johnnie Krohn, the
17-year-old son of Mra. W. Krohn of
, , tnie city, waa in tha act of leaping Into
ths Willamette v river Saturday from
ths O. ' C. ' T. company's dock, when
he was reecued by Constable Trembath
)': and Sheriff Shaver. .- . - - r -.
The ISO nu dmh rm;ii -"""ff
' ths neighbors "ehlldretKToung Krohn
X ;waa badly, frightened when restored to
his folks ana nie wrnnn nTv dui
yet bsen arrested. , ,
i ' -K
HoBlata Blsea Ofdoe. .'
At the annual .meetlhg of the eoclety
Tytvers of ion, hel yesterday after
noon in ths Hall atreet synsgogus, the
following officers" were elected for the
ensuing yesr: J. Bramnery, president;
M Ostran, vice-president; M.' Rem, seo
retarr. and J. Seveanskr, treasurer.
leaalng each morning all petty offend
ers, such ae common drunks, vagrants,
brakebeam riders, hoboa and others, has
been followed becsuse of lack of roem
to retain them la jail, with the under
standing that they leave the olty im
mediately."' - y v, " ".
The report gives in detail an account
of " the lmDrovementa oropoaed to be
made in the second story of the head
quarters and continues as folio we:
VOne- thing -mostly needed St the
preaent tlms Is a receiving hospital In
connection with the jalL jMODoay can
estimate Jhe necesaity of such aa Insti
tution unleae familiar with the work
of the, department. Every day sick and
Injured people are picked up on tha
streets and brought to the Jail. - Men
are -frequently- brought In of whom. It
Is . difficult to Judge whether they - are
dea ufchs tall
at Haass e as
been drugged or injured, but there ia no
1 P' for tfiem but a cell jn laOjre
they areToclceJ up anaTsKouTd they hwe'
been d ruined they mar ate without meo.
Icsl aid. Casea of this sort havs .hap
pened and ethers will happen if no pre
caution are - taken - and - ao . emergency
hospital established with a physlclsn.in
attendance. -., ." - r. f-
.amara-aaoy ftoapiaBL . .
"In this connection I would recom
mend that the suggestion of Councilman
Beldlng be followed. . lis hss suggested
that If sn emergency hospltsl is eetab
llahed there is staple room for it dn
the lot occupied by the city Jail and
police, atatlon. He -suggeaU that the
part now occupied as the patrol . wagon
barn have two stories added to It to
make fit in conformity with the re
mainder of ths building. " This would
afford ample room for all necessary
apartmenta. - If would alsO furnish ad
ditional .room for Jail purposes and for
off! cere" quarters. : . '
"A room could also be flttsd vp for
a detention hospital. Frequently people
afflicted with oontagtona diseases call
orfare brought to the Jail, but there Is
1 1. aAu mm ka eaaaalsasal am.
fw place where they can be retained un-
til turned over to tha proper authorities,
except - to keep them standing around
ths building or on tha sidewalk, where
tbey expose thS officers snd ths public"
- Ths chief further recommends tha es
tablishment of a substation on ths seat
side. That district is now patrolled by
80 men.- He ssys much tlms la loat
by the men In coming and going back
and forth to their beats, and also that
the dlstsnos Is too great for a patrol
war on to answer .calls. . He further
ssys thst-drsw bridges frequently Inter-1
rere with quick servioe ot ine paxroi
wagon.. ! f.v.. :. i- f :', I:--. i
t. '; iy Watti, .' '
' In Conclusion ' the ' chief thanks , ths
mayor and the police committee for the
wise counsel given In the management
of the department.
' Following la a luminary of tha work
of the department for - the past year
compared with that, of 1904i
v . ,. ., . ; V,. .. i04, ; 101.
Total number of arrssts.: . 1,047 0,049
Arrests , for violation ' of . ,
saloon ordinance. ...-11 117
LArreata.of soliciting pros-v .
tltutes , II . 121
Arrests for lewd oobabita-. ' .
tloa .......w., ' T l
Minora arrested.. ...1,101 T J.tSS
Vagranta arrested. .. rl 11 It 7
Following, are the eatlma ted axpenses
for loos: - - . v- .-. v.t... ,
Salarlea ...r.4.i;......;,'-..f 41I4.020.00
Mtsoellaneoua expensso ,...v. 4.400.00
Stationery .V..,....,...Ui' ; lf.00
City Jail "..'. MO-00
City electrician, maintenance , ' ft
and Improvement . alarnr'. v ' I, " .
system 1.100.00
Stable s-.n .v. . . . .". 1.(30.10
Inoresse In salarlea.,, ....... 100.00
East side station..,,....... ; 1.080.00
s e ee a aa
Total
HULL ' Alio
RACE TO EAST
Supposed That Theatrical Man
wagers Are After Independent
Coast' Contract. 5
v:
v
" "Top" Russell left town last night
Hs came here to stay for one week and
suddenly, terminated ills "business en.
gsgement" at the end of the aecond day.
-.. Ths supposition Is that Mr. Russell Is
on his way to New Tork with the ob
ject -of procuring a contract -with the
leaders of the Independents Flake, Be
Tasoo ' and Schubert to present all of
their attractions in this city aad Seattle.
Meaawblle John F. Cord ray la racing in
the asms etrection on a similar errand.
If either should succeed It Is probable!
that eriorta would os made to secure
the Belaeco theatre, although Considlns
snd Sullivan, whom Mr. Cord ray repre
sents, might take it Into their minds to
devote the Grand theatre to the attrac
tions of the truat fighters and use only
the Star as a vaudeville house.
M. R Mayer of Belaeco Mayer said
today that ha had heard nothing further
from any of the parties who want the
property.
Alia, f ui.mw m mm uvm .ii
I "gsmest" managers in business Is denv
onstrated by the fact that although they
have lost many thousands of dollars In
their Ideal theatrical 'venture theywlll
tonight, aKthe conclusion of ths per
formanoe ofXThe XaUe Mr. Tompkins."
tender a banquet at the theatre as their
farewell to the members or the stock
company. ,-, .
PUTER AND M'KI
'V ELUDE FEDERAL A
State ' Land v agent West passed
through Portland today , an route to
Salem.. He la preparing for the famous
Kelllhsr ' lsnd fraud caae.' which com
mences In Salem tomorrow? ' ' ",, "
VMr. .West denied emphatically the
statements that have been made to the
effect that the government knew - the
whereabouts of Putsr snd McKlnley. It
haa been stated that government agent a
knew where the two lsnd swindlers are
located and 'could apprehend them at
sny time. ' It waa ilao atated That both
McKlnley and Puter would appear In
Washington to tsstlfy against Congress
men Hermann.
They - will' not testify, aocordlng to
Mr. West. - even if they are . located.
Their testimony In the Hermann caae Is
uaeleaS, he declares, and such statements
srs entirely erroneous. -
T I - i i 1 i rn rtf , -.T" t "
ALBERT MILLSAP FlftST '
- GROOM OF NEW YEAR
-" .t : :" v-'
The first 'marriage" license to be
Issued Ih . Multnomah county in 1901
was seoured this morning by Albert P.
MtllKsp, tA Alder atreet, this city, who
la to wed Miss Halite U. Wstson. The
license was laaued by Deputy County
Uaerk W. 0i Kerns, v. :. ,
NtEY
GENTS
.1
Detectivee In C:arch of Curiir
at Wtdhams ft Ktrr Crothera '
'Rnd Only Pelf. ' J
OTHER THIEVEO GST ",
- ' LOT OF SILVERWARE
T - v .... ,
These ' Oot in by . e Window, and,
Walked Out With Load Through
Back DoowMan Scares Burglar
-.-Out of Baaenent. '; r-srV .4'
Surprised by a , nlghtwatehman. ' Who
discovered them looting the property of
the radhsms eV Kerr Broe.' company.
Front and Oak streets, at an early hour
this morning, two thieves made-their
escape' 'through a "chute used for dls
poslng of bundles ready to be delivered.
The polios searched for. them for two
hours In vain, though tha gooda they had
packed to carry away were - recovered
from where the thieves had placed them
in the rear of the building.
. When the nlghtwatchman saw ths
men at work he slipped quietly , awsy
and had another watchman in the vi
cinity stand guard while he himself
notified the police. Detectives Hawley,
Mears and Murphy hurried to the scene,
only to And that tha burglars, had
taken the alarm and fled. f
Mors successful waa - tha - work of
burglars last night st tha resldenoe Of
Mrs. W. James 4ti Montgomery street
They entered the house through a rear
window and carried their plunder out A
kitchen door. ' The property stolen In
cludes t4, a gold watch aad ohain. II
largs sliver spoons, II silver teaspoons,
a silver thimble, a woman's eape, eight
souvenir spoons, a gravy spoon, a berry
spoon., two plain gold rings. a marquolse
ring and a silver-backed hairbrush,
Tha burglary was committed between
7:10 and 1:10 o'clock. The only clue
left' by the perpetrators waa an Iron
spring, of ths kind used to hold brake
shoes on streetcars. - It waa found by
Mrs. Jamas where It. had been thrown
on a bed. - '.''.'
'Vp. R.Mayhaa of 470 Hoyt street sur-
prraea iwpimeves in n DUfmni iui
night. "They ran on his making - an
appearance. He fired shot sifter them,
but felled to hit ' '
Thieves also broke Into ths house of
H. Schink, 1011 Bast Salmon street, and
ransacked It -thoroughly. That Mr.
Schink waa eeen by the thieves on his
return and they made their escape In
a hurry la evidenced Jy tha chimney
on a lamp lighted by them being hot
when .the , lamp was -lighted - bf ths
owner,":. :v, -.
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
TO HOLD JOINT MEETING
Members of ths Young Womsn's Chris-
t'an aseoclatlofl are entertaining" their
frtends-thls afternoon st ihe assoolaUoa
bulldlpg. Sixth snd Osk streets. A num
bar of members of the T. M. C. A. are
visiting ths T, W. C. A, rooms.
A.t ths Tr.lw & A. tonight the two or
ganisations ' will unite la t spending
evening ot fun." Five separate programs
have been arranged. , An orchestra will
bs plaoed in the general reception room
and a musical and literary program will
be carried out.
Basketbsll and gymnasium drills will
be the order In the athletic department.
There will be a fancy swimming and
polo contest between teams from the Tr
M. C. A. and the Multnomah club.
Secretary . Stone ' returned . Saturday
from a trip to San Francisco and Los
Angeles. In San Franolaco the organ!
satlon haa IMS members, hs says, and
though It haa a half-million dollar build
Ing. It has been' found necessary to add
two' more itorlea, . .
In Los Angeles the T. M. C. A. owns a
1300,000 lot and la planning the erection
of a 1360.000 buUding. - , , . '
NEW YEAR'S DAY BUSY '
n ' " 0NE AT HALL
, Al thou h a legal holiday, many of ths
elty officials cams to the elty hall early
this morning and behind cloaed doors
worked hard, finishing ap the buslnsss
of ths old year.' Mayor Lane arrived
at 10:10 o'clock and spent several hours
signing olslms and salary warrants. Hs
also devoted - considerable time to his
annual messsgs to ths - city : council.
which mar be read Wednesdsy.
peputy City Auditor Grutse, assisted
by several clerks, waa engaged in com
piling the annual statsment . of the
finances of ths city to be Incorporated
in the mayor's message. Among others
who were busy in the ban all day were
City Treasurer -Werleln snd Oscar Ml
ler. his chief deputy, city Engineer Tay
lor and aaslstsats aad Superintendent
podge of the municipal water depart
ment.''' - ' i . : I'.l . "
FIVE BUSINESS HOUSES :
IN SEATTLE ARE BURNED
? HnalaI IHaMteh s At lnml.1
Seattle, Wsah... Jan. 1 Five business
conosrns were put out of business this
morning DT nra or incenaiary origin
starting to a two-story frame building
on First avenae between Stewart, and
Virginia etreetei -Tha lire started l
millinery store, st o'clock this mem
Ing. The. second floor of ths building
occupied aa -a lodging-nouse ana
about 7s , lodgers narrowly , eaoaped
death.
It was with difficulty that they were
en from the building and theyj all
lostShetr personal eftecta Ths namea
were rdarjftg through ths holes in. the
roof of thehulldtng when the firemen
arrived and 1t several mmutea
ora thav could enter tha building.
Besides -ths muuneryvstore ins ouiia-
Inr contained a tailoring
Ing snop, oakery,
a harttar ahoo aad a lodglng-h
as. t The
loss is approximately f 1,000.
WIFE OF BORAX KING,
EXPIRES AT OAKLAND
' (loarul Special Service. V ."'"
Oakland. CalV Jan. ' l.Mra 9. V.
Smith, wife Of the borax-king dlsd at
her homo In East Oakland early this
morning of heraorrnege of the brain.
She had been - in Ill-health for some
time and intended leavtng this sfter
noon with her husband on. a. trip for
her health. .. ': ',. , .' . . ., . .... :
W. . lVaehaeg U
W. 3. Lachner of Bakes City, candi
date for the Repablloan nomlnatlpa for
congrssamsn from the second district. Is
In the city today.; lis nss oesn in con
ference with a number of political
friends la Portland and Is said tO. have
i raa
Tremendous Growth Shown by
'. Remarkable V Increase in
. Number of Telephones. -
. S "' '-'h wsaaameaBaBaigBI--;
THREE THOUSAND NEW 'V
SUBSCRIBERS IN YEAR
Btujncaa of East Portland Exchange
' Growing Rapidly and In Short Time
' There Will Be as Many Telephones
,..oo..,lUt..idiM-WeaUiir.i.l:.;V
r jjfinggujLjrfgwth In. thei
i tm it anuwn oy me immenee in
ereaae in permanent telephone Installa
tions. The Paolflo 8 tates Telephone
oompany's-Portland exchange today has
over , t.000. . more aubacribera . than
a- year ago, and beglna the new year
with' a Hat of 100 spplicants who havs
to wait ' until ths necessary materials
eaa be secured from the overcrowded
factories of ths east .
"The -Portland exchange has grown
during . thOr-year from about 11,000 to
more than 1 I.OOO.", aald Manager 4. H.
Thatcher. ."When the applicants aow
bavsng requests for 'pnonep on file are
aerved the Portland exchange will have
considerably more than 11.000 subscrib
ers. We are lust now reoelvtng ' the
neoeesary equipment and wire for ln
atalllng theae 'phones, after waiting a
long time for our ordera to be filled
by the factoriea - Ws havs installed
'phonea during the year aa fast aa could
be -dons with ths equipment, 'received
from the factoriee. A great many more
'phones eould have been put in if the
factories eould have supplied the materials.-
-
. MrvT.hatcher said Portland haa had
aa largs a ratio of increase aa any large
city in the country. Excepting the email
eltlee where exchange were put In dur
ing the present or preceding year, Port
land la among the foremoet ettlea of
America for telephone patronage.. Los
Angeles haa a ratio of 11.71 telephones
to each 100 persona tf the total popu
lation. Portland's ratio js 11.71.
Tha buslaess of ths Portland exchange
Is growing most rapidly on the east
side, The bulk Of 'phones there are in
residences. ) The company in a short
time will have as many telephones in
Bast Portland as on ths sreat aids, al
though In ths latter district ths business
snd office -buildings require a. vast num
ber of telephones, many Single buildings'
requiring aa many "phones aa blocks of
residence territory. The exchange Is
rapidly extending its wires into the sub
urbs. . At the rate ' of growth shown
during tbs-isst year, ..Portland by Jan
uarys U07, will have more than 11,000
telephones, --..-v i... - . ',
DR. HILL SAYS CHURCH '
- IS FRIEND OF LABOR
I - Dr. Edgar T. Hill of the Firat Prsaby
tertaa churnh preanhed ai aermoa toUhe
laboring .men yesterday. The church
wsa orowdsd with men who toll. Several
unions sttsndlng ths services in a body,
- Though, the sermon wsa directed par.
ticularly to working man aad announce
ment to that effect had been made
there were many In the audience who
were not connected la any way with
labor- unions. . . ,
Dr. Hill's remarka created a deep im
pression on the union representatives
who were preaent. He explained thor
oughly tha rslatlonshlp of ths church
and labor nnlewi ana told what labor
Ing men should expect at the hands of
ths ehuroh. . ' ,
- Labor and religion wore ao-closely
related, he said, that one would be use
less without ths other. -Religion Is
Ubor, he aald. oMove end a eervloe f or
the Master. . . - ,
Dr. Hill explained the attitude of the
church with reference to anions in tlmss
of labor troubles. . The church should
refrain from sctlve participation, he de
clared, but ahould eympethlse with both
sides, endeavoring to effect harmonious
relatione. , ... y.,
TAKE M0NEY.7THEN WISH
VICTIMS HAPPY NEW YEAR
Two masked men held up and robbed
August - Eschel. - proprietor of - the
Canteen saloon. Tenth and Couch street.
end three other men last night and
wished their victlme a Tlappy New
Tear" aa they departed. : t
Eschel was behind the bar and his son
and two othsra were In the saloon. Ths
highwaymen, -masked and each carrying
revolvers, antsreo suaasniy and ordered
all to throw up their banda " -;
From the reglstarthey aeoured til la
money and from the son of ths proprie
tor- tney-secured six. jonn - Erickaon.
one 01 toe patrons, -wsa rtiievea of l.
- By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. V ')
New Tear, I look straight in your ayes.
Our wsys ana our interests bisnd:
Tou may be a foe la dleguiae, 4
But I Shall believe you a Mend. , .
We get What we give, in our measure.
We cannot. glvs pain and get pleasure
I aive you gooa win ana gooa eneer.
And you must return It, New Tear.
We get what we give in this life.
Tho Often, the giver Indeed
Walts long upon doubting and strife
Ere proving ths truth of bis creed;
But somswhere, soma way, and forevei;
Reward is tns meed or endeavor;.
And If I am really worth while. ... -
New Tear, yon will give m -your smile.
Tou hide In your mystical hand .
No "luck" that I cannot control v
If I trust my own courses and stand
On ths Infinite strength or my souL
Man hioss in nis orain ana nis spirit
A power that la godlike, or near it; '.
And ha who haa meaaursd his force "
Caa govern 'events In thefr 'course.
Ton come with -a crown on your brow,
New Tear witaout niemven or spot;.
Tst you, and not L sir. must bow.
FOr tlms is tns servant or tnougnt.
atever you bring me of trouble '
Shall turn Into good, and then double.
If my spirit looks, up without fear
To tho source that you came from. New
Tsar. , ( ,.. .',,.! . .-. . ' , ;
CURK ENGAGED FOR
PROF. WATSON'S PLACE
Profsssor James Watson,' who for II
yssre has ocoupisa tne . position of
aunerlntendent Of the sohool for the
deaf and blind at Vancouver, Washing
ton, has been removed by the board of
control aad Professor Thomea P. Clark
of the state school for ths deaf at
Salem has been . engaged to take his
plnoe.
Tne exeat nature 01 ine irouoie wnicn
led up to tha change Is. not explained
b M, ai Klncald, chairman of the board
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Nothing in the
' offered that buyers can not afford "to neglect.
We have had a most generous patronage at this store during the year that closed at midnight.
It has been a brilliantly prosperous year , with us, and now we are about to reciprocate in a
substantial manner the favors so liberally showered upon us. ' ,v"' ? ' v - ; ; " ' '
4VE-DAVE-r.MDivr.iiGni7-REBUGnorjS;irj-pniES
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The cuts have beerr-eomething-amaxing--absolutely stupendous f ' We have "thrown the har
poon into everything we sell, and the quality of bur merchandise is so well known. that our
friends will readily understand the meaning of it all that they are ; offered somethhig of
superlative worth at the infilnitesimal prices at which we areeelling now, 7! :' ''. Mu'-i
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At ' this time because the public has been so liberal with us during all . the departed., year,
therefore we shall, for a month or so, divide profits onevery sale with the paUorts of our
f stjore. THE READING OP THE 'FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS Vnii GIVE; A; BET
TER UNDERSTANDING OF . WHAT WE MEAN SAYING THAT "OUR PRICES
HAVE BEEN REDUCED. The story will broaden the comprehension of every patron or
ourgreat clrygoodr concern.
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Men's Shirts and Drawers
winter weight, gray only,
heavy fleeced, just the thing
for. hard wear. ........ 25
Ladies' and Children's "Black
Cat" Stockings All sixes, in
winter weight. While they
last, per pair.,.,...... 11
Boys' Shirts---In soft golf,'
white unlaundered and stiff
oosoms ; regular 60c values.
Sizes . 12 , to 1 13.: Your
choice for ............ 25
Handkerchiefs
For Ladies and Children--
Mussed during the holidays.
Specials at 15f, 10, 5,
3, 2,if.' i?. ,
"CcnTfir Third
'trJ tlorrison
O. I-tets-
UtOp3 (
of oontrol fo the
Mhft'on school,
t la urnlnratood
difficulties be
who la In the city. I
that there were ssrl
twaea the Superlntenv
Qd tae board
EXmASPECIALS
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Here's Something
to Bellnd
Every Day
We have just secured manu
facturer's samples of Ladies'
Shower-Proof Coats, Suits,
Skirts, - Wrappers, Muslin
and Knit Underwear, SHk
and Lawn .: Shirt-Waists
1&C3 styles for spring, at
The garmentau-thousands of
themvin be placed oh sala
Clearance Sale Prices
ON TABLE LINENS,
BLANKETS. COMFOR
TABLES. LACE, BOBBI
NET AND SWISS CUR
TAINS, PORTIERES,'
COUCH, COVERS, DRAP
ERIES, CURTAIN
S W 1 S SES,JP L A I N
WHITE - AND " FANCY ;
HEMMED SHEETS AND
PILLOW , v CASES,
FEATHER PILLOWS ;
TOWELS, NAPKINS and
. TOWELINGS.
ComeTuesdayMornlng
There is no jugglery or flim
flam methods everything
as stated. Mail orders filled
at ruling prices. Please make
first and second choice,' in
order to insure getting your
v i order filled, - "
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rOODARD. tLARKB CO. AND & Q. gTDZZOTiZ
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I sale
Alt X have to aay in the matter.''
Id Mr. Klneald this moraine, "la that
Professor Clar will succeed Prof ir
atsoa and that tha auoaesaor coa- t
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V :; : ALL , COLOZ3 - rj' "':
Children's Muslin Drai
and Skirts Hemstitched
and ruffled and lace trim
med, and Jean Waists' with
buttons on tape band, and
Waist and Skirt combina
tions.. How does it strike
you?. Well, it don't pay to
make 'em, does it?
At 35c and 50c
I Men'srench-percale and
Soft Golf ; Mount : Hood
Shirts Thousands of them ;
yalues ranging from 75c up
to $1.50. - While they
last., ..351 and CO
Kid Gloves 50c
We have leftover, as ausual
after the great holiday trade,
several odd lots of fine Kid
Gloves, .values" up-to $2.00.
We'll fit and warranter, per
pair ; ; . . . ; , I . . . . ,.w . .50
WE SELL KID GLOVE3
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