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ft THE OREGON DAILY JOUniJAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, ' 1D07. V ,; r ; x j ll(B . KL(D)iL i II n from the Oregohlan of August I.) BIG DEPARTMENT.STORC . CHANGES HANDS GOLDEN EAGLE ; UNDER NEW ' ' ? MANAGtMEffT " ; C. V. Jackson; Seattle Cplt allsC iUll W vvmu vi va uv -V. Golden Eagle 7 A controlling interest in the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company was yesterday pur chased bt' V. lapkson, a battle capitalist, from G. A. Lowit. the principal stock- holder. The latter, still ttr tains an interest in the com pany and - will continue as manager. .C ' ; ! t ' Mr; Jackson will not ac tively participate in the busk ness, du nis interests wiu oe looked after by G. H. Mayes, formerly with Lowengart & Co., who will hereafter take control of the financial end of the business, . which it is planned to . enlarge. Harry C. Whittier, for merly for several years with Olds, Wortman & King, has been engaged to assist Mr. Lowit as sales, merchandise and advertising manager. mmmm, otto m ... j . f .'', Onslriday; PORTLANDS NEWEST and BEST DEPARTMENT STORE "' rv " ' ' '." - f1 ...... i . Vsite ! Ever Knova in Oregon DOORS SWING OPEN At 8 A. M; Friday EITT121 CLOCK OH YAMHILL FROM 2K TO XX '. J The ':, Same Goods cfeir a Little Less - Money Thaii1 Elsewhere t (i V 1 DURING THE PROGRESS OF AH si In addition to the. wholesale, sweeping reductions which affect every article in the store without reservation or exception during this sale, we shall round up every odd lot, "every surplus and overstock, every endment and oddment in both seasonable and staple lines of merchandise. Thousands upon thousands of things every one needs for every day use and wear, 'and place them upon our counters at such ridiculous prices as will sweep them out among the people of Portland and surrounding towns upon a gigantic tidal bargain, wave. Neither cost or loss will be considered for one moment! One purposeand one only, we have in mind he Complete and Utter Annihilation of All Preset Stocks of the Golden Eagle The new and reorganized management of this well known big Department Store has decided upon many changes which must be made be fore the fall season sets in. First of all, every dollar's worth of merchandise in the store today must be moved out at sohie price, be that price ever so little. Buyers now in New York and others en route have instructions to purchase complete new stocks for every department for autumn trade. No bid stock will be offered no matter how good it may be to patrons of 200 EXTRA SALESPEOPLE Wantled: Helpers in every department. Apply to" Superintendent Fri ; dayjmorning. THE NEW GOLDEN EAGLE STORE " THE COMING FALL. NOT A DOLLAR'S WORTH WILL BE CARRIED OVER, BUT EVERYTHING WILL BE A ; Slaughtered on the Altar of Merciless Sacrifice Everv table, shelf and counter will be cleared adean sweeps-thorough. and searching. We realize this will cost us thousands of dollars, but reorganization demands it. The new organization is , determined .to start upoti the,coming new season. with bright, new, fresh goods from basement to roof-tree no matter what the sacrifice. And the great bargain feast opens Friday at 8 a. m. sharp. ' ' ' l- ' ' A People's Shopping Carnival? A Chance of a Lifetime to Supply Your Many Wants V Ihe Mosi Sensational Chapter of Bargain-Civing in Portland's 50 Years of Retailing? Watch Tfiurs day's Papers for Full Particulars of the Slaughter The Greatest, Grandest, lost Astounding CaraSwaill nnfl iariaiiMS PdDgfllMi Ewr Skew Opens Friday Morning at 8 a. m. at' Third and Yamhill Streets in the See Tomorrow's Papers For detail news of unpar alleled bargains in this , GREAl SALE JpF Sale fiflle GoMen Eagle iepiStee Look for the Green and Red; Signs '111 c A reckless, fearless sacrifice to accomplish a purpose! Immediate drastic clearance. Absolutely Everything In the House Reduced During This Sale Read All About It In Thursday's Papers TO PROVE INNOCENCE OF THE AUTOMOBILE Members of Portland Auto lub Will Invite Councilmen for Ride to Give Demonstration of Fact That Provi sions of Baker" Ordinance Are Too Severe. " The complete Innocencp and trac " tftbUlty of that latest popular playthlnf. tha automobile, la to b "ahown" to tht member of the city council upon rhom falli the reaponatbllity of weighing and " bonder! n the Baker ordinance which comea up ior n iri nwim .ui iiw 'council chamber today. ' i ' ; ' . -,The Baker ordinance, be It known, la a 21 page document which propose tfl take all the ioy and abandon and apeed andother nice thing out of every I mnhll rtriK nulled off within the Huttta Of the municipality of Portland. A week aao last night the Baker or- dlnance wae submitted In abbreviated form to a Blender meeting of the board of dlreetora of , th-Portland Auto olub The director expreaaed - themeelva as favoring tha ordinance aa a whole, but as soon aa It became generally known what soma of the provisions were there wae a loud protest from numerous mem bers of tbe dub, , ; Last night du,b meeting waa held and It was decided that, -though wise In part, at least half of the .Baker ordinance Is wholly un dealrabla mnd impracticable. ' Oppose Upeases for Owner, .The clause most strenuously objected to la the one requiring all person drlv In automobile to go armed with cer tificate showing that they hare passed an examination aa to their fit-ness'to-do the -motor act While gen erally favoring the , examining and 11 eenalng of proreaslohal chauffeurs, the members are strongly opposed to com pelling tha private. owner to pass an, ex amination. As far aa known, this l not required by any other etty In the United States, v It would be an unfair dlscrimU nation, say the motorist, r Moreover It would nave m decidedly depressing ef fect upon the market for car. v Another provision strongly oblected to 1 one which require automobile to stop when eomlnar abreast of a street car which Is ' taking on or- letting ff pasaangert, .-; The club member are la 1 favoring a provision prohibiting autos from passing on the. right side of a standing car, but they believe they should be allowed to pass On tha left aide and not be com pelled to atop still and watt the pleasure X wio cor uunuuuvor. peed Until Sow Enough, A majority of the member are also opposed to reducing the speed limit. For a time it waa said that Mr. Bkker would ask that tha soeed limit be reduced to the ridiculously low figure of two miles an hour. But, aa submitted to tne auto club, the ordinance proposes to restrict the speed of eight miles an hour and four miles at turns. The present law limits the speed to 10 miles an hour within the fire limits and 15 miles an hour In other parte of town. Most of the elub members believe that the present speed ordinance Is perfectly satisfactory, .mere is too mucn rasi driving, not tor the want of an ordl- Always Bay &j&&r Collars JTWt gkraaa. .- -' "THIV DON'T eAOR SO UIOK" ;, Bav"LlNOCOB2)r syalet bsttonkolaa, Xaar lo bntuo. .. - . gaeag (e heM. 10, p, H CO Meaar IOV, Sj, T. nance, but because the present ordi nance is not eniorcea A final oblection to tha Baker ordl nance, aa voiced at the meeting last nignt was tnat it is so long ana so run of unnecessary details that there Is not a Dollceman in town with the capacity to memorise It, or a motorist In town wun the patience to master ic Club Appoint Two Committees. In order to prevent the passage of Mr. natter's production in its present form, the club appointed a committee to wait upon the councilmen who are given cnarge or tne matter, ana to rea son with them with words. Another committee was appointed to Invite the coudcII committee out for a spin. Four bljr autos equipped with speedometers will be used, and the machines will be sent over the streets at various clip The councilmen will be ahown how quickly an expert motorist can make a top, what it is to wait for a car to move on and how much easier it Is to chase around the left aide. The committee which will entertain the oouncilment In this wis consists .of J. B. Kelly, Hi M. Covey, ueorge itlels er and J. B. Teon. The committee which will discuss the ordinance In detail with the city fathers Is made un of R. D. inman. ur. A. k, McKay, Dr. A. J. Olesy and George KJeiser. ' Lightning) Kills Forty Sheep. (BpecUf Dispatch to The JoaneM ; Echo. Or.. Aug. 14. Robert Stanfield, a weu-Known catueman orcnis -section, had 40 head of sheep killed by the heavy electric storm on the rang a few days arc Thev were rrasing on the reserve near Btarkey. A nerder barely escaped aeata. - h was leeomg on er in lamoa soms salt from hia hands, when a sud den flash of lightning came, knocking him down. It killed the lamb instantly. It i said to have been on of the most sever - el act no storms -ever anown u that region, , v,.-, iV, SALEf.lDEr.1K A HEW DEPOT Resolution Passed by City Council Is Filed With Commission. (Bpedal Dlspateh e Ttie Jeaisatl Balem, Or., Aug. 14. A copy of a resolution passed by the city council of Salem on Inadequate accommodations at tha depot baa been placed In the hand of the atate railway commission. It state that while mora business Is transacted at Salem than at any other station In the state outaide of Portland tha denot la very Door in aauloment for the accommodation of freight and passengers and that the building is un sanitary. The commission la asked to sea that a new bulldln la provided. Tha commission replied by asking If tha resolution wa Intended aa a for mal complaint or for Information. i ii ml m ij NORTH POWDER AS - A LUMBER SHIPPER (SDdtl Otspates t Tbe JovrasL) ' Nortn Powder. Or.. Aug. 14. J. Heg Sted and! E. J. Metiler of Meacham, who hav Just put up a new sawmill on Clear creek near her, oar lust made their first run, 10,000 feet. The capac ity or tne mm is ia,ouo to id.vuu xeet per day. This is the second new sawmill put Into-operation this month, which makes North Powder a shipping point for the output of four sawmills. The North Powder Lumber Company, w. R. Klv ett, president, has one In town of 40,000 to 60.000 capacity. Thla mill hauls it logs in In part by means of two traction englnea, one a 80- and the other a 40 horsepower, drawing each a string of trucKs. JLast weea. tne company bought at Baker City two teams of Percheron horses for (1.000 to add to their al ready large stable or valuable era ft horses. The Dalton & Robinson mill, which was moved from Shaw mountain to Clover creek, makes a 12,000 to 15,- ooo-root run per day. F0RY-0NE MINING CLAIMS PATENTED (Special DMDitch to The Journal.) ' Enterprise. Or.. Ausv 14. The United States has Issued a patent to the Fargo Gold A Cooper Mining company, a cor poration or norm xmaota, ior i quarts mining claims, all situated la the north eastern portion of Wallowa county. This patent was recorded August and on the sam da the title to IS of th claims was conveyed to the Eureka Min ing, Smelting A Power company, a cor poration of Washington. . '.. Two other mining companie are hav ing their claim surveyed In this por tion of the county for the purpose of ... -Teacher ,t Monument; ' Monument.. Or - Au. 14. Th Iumh f director of the Monument school hav ! employed Professor A. Boohs to take charze of the tdvueM dmtrt. ment. Hit sister. Mis Carlo tta Bocha, Mexican Mustang Liniment 8o,alokry tth ' - vary Mr of tha dls ami atopa : th mst dMp-Mt, ' xoruolatlng palas alHMst Instantly. '-' Mexican , Mustang Liniment. r 'I rf " :' !V!;.'.i,.V r . i, Oaraa vry allmsaJ ,'.', af Maa ar Beast "V'n"'' '''" . that a good, haat . Llalmaataaai - '.' , .' Nonaaattar, i ' 1 " Ma aa 0od. CHICHESTER'S PILL wyfN. Tn lI4MOJI BRi. t4ll Ak fmr 1 .i I M km tmr laJ bo.ft, tmimtl wiik h J'mk tw. 1 -rf. . ' 1Aj. 1111 i whn tuttrht a ' f- last winter hf '-H-'J' the primary icj)!i i . : i, 4. I I