THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL? PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3 1808.'
THOUSANDS ARE BUYING FURNITURE NOW, DURING
A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE OF OREGON'S LARGEST
i
v 'i THIS REMARKABLE CLEARANCE
AND BEST; FURNITURE STOCKS
$60,000 Carpet Stock
Surrendered to
Our Three - Day
Yesterday, vhen $10,000 worth of Carpets came rolling in, 'even contrary to our every endeavor to cancel tjie order,
the fate of tills department was sealed, and clearance now stands in the center of ihe carpet floors, in absolute pos
session. Wet wanted to avoid the sacrifice of these large and excellent stocks, but the time is at hand when we must
face the inevitable, and for three days Carpets will be sold regardless, of cost they will be sold regardless of all else
save the one object CLEARANCE. , Be on these floors Monday you will acknowledge even more than we claim,
yr vy; You will save more than you can possibly spend, in whatever purchase you may make.;
RISi$AYS MONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY
THREE DAYS
ONLY
Finest Gathering of
Floor Coverings in All
Portland at
, Mere Nothing Prices'
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Hini ,Ky
1 8 mm-for
69c
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SEVENTY NEW PATTERNS BEST GRADE f AGRA" EXTRA SUPERIOR INGRAIN $1.10 CARPETS,
ISO FULL ROLLS ARRIVED IN YESTERDAYS SHIPMENTS OFFERED ALL AT THE ONE PRICE
This is the peer of Carpet values. This is our strongest lead our greatest sacrifice.'
The back pages of Portland's carpet history reveal no such values as this. Years.
The choicest assortment of patterns ever contained in one stock to sell at one price. The
I Carpets, present a quality unexcelled by the very finest of their kind. Roll after roll piled
intne very center ortne carpet rooms ior your unumuea . prexcrcncc ana sciccuun pat
terns that will lend exactness to your choice. Every 'Carpet a guaranteed $1.10 (!-
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great three-day clearance, yard.
20 PATTERNS, REGULAR 75c INQRAINS, ALL
2-3 WOOL AND EXTRA HEAVY GRADE
Caroets that in many stores wou& easily sell at 85c the yard. Made especially for hard
service : colors absolutely fast. Patterns that heretofore have not been shown here nor
elsewhere. Three-day clearance price, 'the yard.
may come without the opening of such an opportunity of wondrous saving.
These $1.10 Carpets at
69c
49c
49c
EXTRA WILTON VELVET IN THREE CHOICB
PATTERNS, REGULAR $1.85 .VALUES
89c
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Pay $2.00 a yard and you won't buy better Carpets. Design the patterns of your choice
and these will strongly impress that choice. Ask to see them you will be astonished OA .
at their remarkable values. The yard. OtrC
EXCELLENT GRADE $1.25 BRUSSELS OFFERED
IN THREE EXQUISITE PATTERNS
65c
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There's an increasing popular demand for these Carpets. The reason is a simple
one they offer in pattern the beauty of the high-priced velvet, and their weave is
almost everlasting. The same Carpets are selling elsewhere in Portland at
$1.50 the yard. Our remarkable three-day clearance, yard UuC
85c
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TWO PRETTY SELECTIONS IN , A HIGH-GRADE
AXMINSTER, REGULAR $1.60... i-,.
Especially designed for parlor use. Two of the richest patterns ever offered, present
ing on their surface an exquisite blend of rich colorings. Indeed most reason
able at the regular $1.60. Three-day clearance, the yard
85c
$27.50 and $18.00
GRAND THREE DAY CLEARANCE 9x12
RUGS, AXMINSTERS AND BRUSSELS, AT
Of course there are manv other grades in these 9x12 Rugs, but there are no other two so popular as these.
Carpet stores about town are selling an exceptionally fine grade Axminster Rug
at $50.00 and $52.50 the same grade that we offer at $40.00, and nn
now in three-day clearance at.. vAilOU
. . . ...
60 choice and choicest patterns, colors and designs, from the most exquisite ana
$27.50
delicate conceptions to the master pieces from the far orient
one lot, and the price ...t....
-all in
Not long ago (just at the start of the January clearance) these Brussels Rugs
arrived. In ordinary times they would have been marked $32.50, and even then.,
very low. We put $27.50 tickets upon every one, and now, in most (J O
remarkable clearance, the three-day choice vlOUlr
Note All sale carpets sold "cut off." ' ' :
Corresponding reductions on all small rugs and other 9x12 grades not mentioned
here.
Three Day Clearance of Portland's Most Select lace Curtain Stock
The Values from $7.50 to $20.00 at HALr
Strictly a sale of high-grade Curtains-many that are shown exclusively at this place Nowhere in the west is shown such a complete assortment of
these finer drapes. Included Ire all these exquisite creations in Italian Renaissance (ivory), Irish Points (white) French Lacets (white), Brussels Net (white) and
Cable Nets (ivory). Values from $7.50 to $20.00 ONE-HALF, or ?3.75 to $10.00, during this three-day Clearance.
All cheaper curtains " reduced in accordance with our rigid clearance policies. Draping materials at cost.
Mail orders given every
care and prompt
attention
PORTLAND'S
FAVORITE TRADING
PLACE
i in i j 1 1 if vv
RTZ
I SONS
FIRST
ON YAMHILL
SECOND
Monday Wash , Day
needs at actual whole
sale cost.
!5isfjii
State Evidence Witnesses
-Excuse Many Others From
y Giving Testimony.
Many ot the witnesses subpoenaed to
testify In the conspiracy case 'against
John H. Hall. F. P. Mays, E. Mays,
W. W. Steiwer, Herman Hendricks. C,
E. Watson and.C. B. Zachary are being:
dismissed by the government because
of the coming Into the federal camp
of many ot tne maiciea parties, wnen
the case was canea aoaui to wiiDe
were sunpoenaed, out , meir leaumony
will not oe needed now that Steiwer,
Franklin p. Mftvs. Hamilton Hendricks
ni C. B. Zachary have pleaded aullty
and turned their evidence into the gov
ernment cnanneis.
-This fact was made evident yester-Aa-r
when Franklin P. Mays was placed
on tne siana aiier ueuits given u
mnnltv bath on the ground that he had
already been convicted in the Blue
Mountain case in 1906 and because of
ill health.
. Bteiwer s presence on mo witness
stand also nut credence into this be
lief and it is believed that with the
testimony of Maya and Steiwer and
others indicted in the conspiracy case,
He'ney will be able to close his case
tomorrow. , y ' .y ,
The defense is not expected to spend
more than a day or two In introducing
testimony and the case will go to the
ury probably Wednesday or xnursaay.
"nlv am mure Important government
witness will be called and that Is Henry
Meldrum, formerly surveyor general of
Oregon, Who is servlnj a term in the
federal prison at McNeil's Island. Mel
drum is expected to testify to the for
gery of BrowneU's name to the field
notes in the possession of Special In
spector Greene. 7 - -
While on the stand Mays testified as
to his connection with 'the present case
as attorney for Steiwer, who was
threatened with prosecution for fencing
land.'. Mays testified to having visited
Halt who was then ' district attorney
for the United States, and interceding
in behalf of his client to the -extent
that civil action only be brought against
Rt!wr. . Mftva uM that he ursred this
because It was within the discretion of
the district attorney to bring t either
criminal or Olvil action against persons
guilty of fencing government land.
In the enursn of the trial much light
has been shed on past political deals of
the state, especially in reference to 'tne
EXPECTED HOT AND COLD WATER
TO RUN UPSTAIRS TO MEET HIM
"When I come to this here town
again I am going to stop at another
hotel," a farmer said ta one of the
hotel clerks yesterday, xnen he went
on to tell his troubles. His principal
grievance was the push button in his
room. ..
"That there gol darned button," said
the farmer to the clerk, "had a sign
over It which said one ring for Ice
water. Well, doggone my hide, I pushed
that there bell nd a bell boy appeared.
Two pushes, reads the' sign, for hot
water. I pushed. And another bell boy
hove in sight I wanted hot water, I
said, not a bell hop."
-A11 day long this farmer amused
himself by pushing the call button. He
had the clerks, the proprietor, the bell
boys, the maids, and in fact every one,
going some. Consternation reigned
throughout the hotel and all on account
of one lone rube who didn't understand
the ways of the world as tbey are
going along tooay.
The farmer rang for everything bn
the bar bill, the menu card and every-
IMn. .la. JmnfflnthlfL
"And no matter what I rung for," he
explained, "a sleepy looking bell boy
came prancing up tne stairs, x am
through with this hotel. That's all."
particularly true when Steiwer was on
.1. TjAMmw aaflrAii th. fnpfn.r
state senator if Fulton had not placed
Jl I'iiaI...'. AfV. i MW rx ttlA
niS il&(lU UO Oiciwm a buuuiuw vh wiv
1 -v. a 1kAUn an1 maiA Kat rt A ftAliM
ItlKUf. VI. ciwuvw c w
do, no whether Steiwer would vote for
him or not. ewiwer wsiiuea uv b
did not remember the occurrence, j
agent, testified that he had been In
structed Djr uau w iiirBBHB.i. uiv
ihot Dill atatati that
if the fences had been removed he would
dismiss the case against Steiwer, Ren
nick said his part was to find out
He also stated that Hall appeared angry
when he learned that ..the fences had
not been removed. ?
MAN DROWNED; WIDOW
SEEKS NEW HUSBAND
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(Tsltad Press. Leased, Wire.)
Pittsburg. Jan. 25. Coroner's deputies
searched , all yesterday and today, for
the widow of Nicholas Heed, a young
coal miner, wh was drowned in the Mo-
nongahela- several miles above- the city
last Monday, and whose body was re
covered Wednesday, iv v' ' - - '
H madly the search wag given up and
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GERfilAFJY EAGER FOR
U.S.
All
WWW
'Gosh! That Ortter Bring Up a Hull
, BarreUuI'
Reed was burled In the potter's field
late this afternoon, at the expense of
the county.
The denudes not only wished to get
trace of Mrs. Reed that she might make
the formal identification, but also were
anxious to know if she did not want to
take charge of the body. At the time of
a total of $360 in bank at Elisabeth.
They went to tne Ban to inquire ior
Mrs, Reed, the, 26-year-old widow, only
to learn that the morning following the
drowning she had appeared at the bank
and drawn the entire "roll," and then
had left town, informing ner neignttors
that she was leaving to get another
husband. .
San Francisco steam laundry workers
hav decided to discontinue oarrnent of
the usual tax to the International Union.
This win deprive tne jooai 01 interna
tional protection,- . ,
American Lecturer's Advo
cacy of Coalition Receives
Hearty Endorsement.
Berlin, Jan. 80. The public advocacy
by former Exchange Professor John W.
Burgess of Columbia, who recently com
pleted his term at Bonn university, ot
an offensive and defensive alliance be
tween Germany and the United States,
finds strong support in political and
general circles in this country. The ob
vious advantages to Germany of such
a compact are so tremendous that it is
no wonder all Germans, from the kaiser
down, eagerly welcome it
It would break the fence which King
Edward has built around the country,
and revive all the emperor's ambitious
dreams.
An eminent publicist who often re
flects the kaiser's views,, spoke enthus
iastically on the subject to the North
American correspondent today, although
he expressed doubts about the Amer
ican senate consenting to the alliance.
He said:
"The senate ought to consent to such
a treaty, owing to the entirely different
and muah closer relations existing to
day between the United States and
Europe, as compared with former times.
Accordingly, America might now make
the same proposal to Germany that she
made In 1861 to Russia- Such an alli
ance would be th beat Insurance for
peace."
Charming Musical.
A large audience attended the eighth
recital given by Filers Piano House in
their largo recital hall last Friday even
ing at which Miss Kathleen Lawler was
soloist MIsb Lawler's beautiful voice
was heard to particularly good ad
vantage in the numbers which she had
chosen. Particularly In Chaminade'a
beautiful Silver Ring and Chadwick's
Danza her Interpretation was splendid.
It Is alwars a delight to hear Miss Law
ler as she has such an easy graceful
style and the beautiful quality of her
voice goes to the heart of the listener
at once. The Orchestreile and the Pi
anola added largely to the success of
the entertainment The accompaniments
played with the Pianola leave nothing
to fie desired. The next recital will be
given Friday evening, January 81. at
which Charles Cutter, baritone,, will be
the soloist r . 1
v Perfect-fitting glasses 11 at Metsger'a. 1
SPARKLERS HOLD TO THEIR OWN
EVEN DURING PANICKY TIMES
Diamonds are, always have been, and
always will be expensive. Every time
the- ordinary owner of a diamond looks
at the stone he wonders why he paid
so much for It.
"Th rr.ent currency famine, which
has passed, thank goodness, had no ma
terial eirect in tne aiamunu uii.v
that la. the Drlce remained the Bame,
said a Portland diamond merchant last
night. "Of course I hardly believe the
people bought as many of the precious
stones during tne iam n
v. A 11.. An Aintr th. hnlldfLVII.
nic; uouwi; v." u u 1 . . o -
but the prices remained high just the
"For more thah 12 years to my knowl
edge diamonds have been the one com
modity wiat has never dropped In price
in fact, the tendency has been steadily
upward. Some people blame the dia
mond trust for this. But wouldn t the
men who control the diamond mines be
fools to allow the price lut come to
think of it. I don't know much about
that question. That Is, to talk about
"Rut T wim iriMklnr flhmit tha nrlca.
To resume; even during the panic of
1893 there was not the slightest waver
in the diamond market, the only change
being a slight advance. The diamond
Industry, during that time, was one of
the few Industries in which the fail
ures of the Importers or main handlers
or tne commodity were msig-nuicani.
both In number and amount.
"When the holidays were declared
several months ago better let us forget
aout that and even at tne present
time, merchants in other lines are cut
ting prices, though stocks are being
dumped on the market and sacrlncea ior
cash. But there Is nothing like this In
the diamond business, for which I am
duly thankful. About the only cutting
In the diamond business la when the
stones are n the rough never after
they reach the market.
And so saying,- the diamond merchant
went behind the counter to sell a large
scintillating stone to a bashful young
man.
ASLEEP, SHE TELLS OF
THEFT; SISTER IS HELD
Father Overhears Young
Dreamer Confess Taking
Eing From a Friend.
Philadelphia, Jan. 13. Having di
vulged In a dream a theft which she
later acknowledged she committed. Miss
Emma Krata, a 16-year-old girl, of 2886
Cambridge street, yesterday -caused the
arrest of her sister, Mrs. Freda Feiy, of
Warnock street, above Diamond, on the
charge of receiving and keeping a dia
mond ring, the article which had been
stolen. 1 ' ' ?
Mrs. Feiy was arraigned before Magis
trate Scott in the Central police court,
where, under oath, the girl - told her
story. She said she stole the ring from
a friend and gave It to Mrs. Feiy. Miss
Krata declared she told her sister the
ring was stolen, and", when she asked
for it again that she might return it,
Mrs. Feiy refused vlo give it to her.
The theft of the ring. Miss Krats
said, preyed upon her mind. In a dream
she talked about It and was overheard
by her father. The latter had both
daughters arrested. 1
The police say the ring was tolen
from a young woman who herself bad
stolen It from another young woman.
It was set with two diamonds and was
worth 886. .
Mrs. Feiy denied she had the ring.
She was released on her own bond.
HUNTER FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY
The body of Dr. Randolph C. Hunter,
one of the founders of the Cooper Medi
cal college, San Francisco, who died at
Lexington, was cremated yesterday aft-'
ernoon. Rev. John Dawson officiating at
the services. He leaves a widow and six
children. They are Mrs. Elisabeth
Smoother. Oakland; Harry. Hunter, St
John; Mrs. John Goodwin, St John;
Dr. Fred Hunter and Misses, Pearl and
Ruby Hunter, of Hoquiam. , .
Dr. Hunter came to this country 45
years ago from London, where he
was born in 1834. He settled In San
Francisco. At one time he was a deputy
i-nrftner of San FrtnclnfiDL Tlnrlnr th
Crimean war Dr. Hunter served three
years in tne jtungusn army as a sur
geon. United States Senator Jefferson Davis
of Arkansas, - whose maiden ' speech in
the senate a short time asro attracted
much attention, Is to be the principal
speaker next week at the meeting of the
New York State Progressive Democratic
league In Cooper union, .
I'ILL T.1AKE CAPTORED
II. S. FLAG RACE STAKE
. ss"asssMSsseBSisBBssss . i.j f r;'
Irish Yachtsmen Have Plan!
to Give Yankees Chance j
to Get Banner. r
Dublin. Jan. 10. The id v.. ...,.
started among prominent Irish yachts
men that -tha ensign of the American
warship Chesapeake. , captured 1 In the
war of 1812. which . is ehorti 1
sold at auction in London, should b
purchased by Great Britain and put up
as a sailing trophy. America being chal
lenged to sail t or It. '
It is thought that
crack bo&ta to comnAt. an
old Chesapeake's flag would become as
great a drawing card as tha America's
Tb Taehtsman. aftef
of the fata of cup chaUentera from 1887
ta RhftTnrAntr TTT '.vaa. m .
IfiJS1' tW" titry has been playing
cup?- "The" K
iiAl!!..Tn,?uf:r, been ant ut in
llaU. rnf;lan mtahv haA i . 2.....
V... 'j -1 HAtv IVUII liib CUP.
on the part of our challengers to get
on terms as to type with American 2-
ii'L i'H? was. oniy acnieved in
the case of Shamrock 1. '
it seemsaand even if any chaHntf
m i ine ' live SUpuiat.I
races it is not improbable that torn
aooii man and t m ah li .i.. ..n , . i .
pute the validity of the new dee,i t,t
gift and prevent the. club from partln
' '. B!P?ggBL.I. .. . J
, Bank r.ooliabaess.
"When attacked by a cough or a coll.
or when your throat is sore, it Is ran it
Toouabness to take any other mwtn
than nr. Kim's New DlHcovpry,"
C. O-.-EldrUlge, of Kmpire, t:. "I f v
used New Discovery mmvn yrars i t i
know it Is the best rerrudy m i t i i -coughs
and colds, crou'v and an t p
and lung' troubles. tu
sublect to croup. ut "w ..'
quickly cur-a every an K.
the world ovt r m (' t ''
and lunsp rf tncii r-,- t
tee s t Kh' iit!.'v i "
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