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THE. OREGON. SUND ADJOURNAL. ., PpRTLAND,... SUNDAY., MORNING,. MAY '10, ,1503.
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Portland Agents Nemo, Gossard Lacs Front, La Grccqiio, Estcilo Corsets Tho Only Ccmploto Stocli Only E:mcrt Fitters In tho City
Fancy Poises at
2,000 yards of fancy stripe Pongee, beautt
vful silk material for suits, waists, 7Q
Are etc.: best $1 value, yard 7C
Entire stock fancy Silk Suitings at greatly
- reduced prices; stripes, checks and figures
in endless assortment;, grand special vaj-
lies, on sale at these low prices.' the yard;
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The - Meier KQ- Ifranlr Store
5000 Shirtwaists $1.28
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Monday and Tuesday, '5,000 cotton Shirt
waists lawns, mulls ; and " dotted Swiss;
fancy styles,-tailored and .college blouses;
square yokes, lace-trimmed and embroidery
trimmed and fine ' tucks 1 to form pointed
yoke; 3 rows of wide insertion or solid front
of tucking; long and short sleeve; ; button
front or back; al sizes; .on sale at. .f 1.2S
jJianixcts.;iJomiortcrs: c
500 pair of full size white Wool Blankets1, ";
. pinic ana xme borders; tne test CC 7C
i a 7 values.' on sale, arterial nair ID
; J00 pairs jof Oregon mottled gray. Blankets. ?
- icf xnty a 4s urns vms im jaft sate al A fast 9,
ing; fuU 11-4 size; $6.50 vaL, pr. $4.U D
m)uu wuuuiko, una siutoiinc-covcrea, iiliea
with best downaline; $444.50 TaU.f3.lS. , ?.
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5D-$3 Portlires $3.85
$?.60-$8 Curtains $4.95
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Great May Sale of 300 pairs new Portieres in-two-toned
, effects,- with heavy: fringes; heavy
v double-faced rep browns, reds, greens and
olives, also Bagdad stripes in 'red, green and
blue; 50 inches wide, 3 yards long; n flip
regular $5.50 and $6 values, pair J JOD
500 pairs of beautiful Cluny and Corded Ara
' bian Lace .Curtains, both in white and Ara
bian color; made on the best quality French'
i, nets, with linen Cluny edge and insertion; 50
"inches wide, 2y and 3 yards long; QP
$7.50 and $8 values, on sale, spL $tXVD
$4.30 Coach '2SrS:
Covers, oriental
designs and Ro-
:" ' "" man stripes; a
heavy double-faced "tapestry, with fringe all
around; 50 inches wide, 3 yards long; the best
regular $4 and $4.50 values',! on "sale idJO C
at this unusually low price, each $iU
&ifek.tf!ffi'N new Shirtwaist Boxes, on third floor.
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Cov?rt $2.65
525.00 Women's Tailored Suits 516.85
537;50 Suits 522;45
Three . great special lots' of Women's
High-Grade Tailored Suits to be placed
on sale tomorrow at remarkably low
prices This season's most attractive
garments. -, in, tight t. and semi-fitting
coats The materials ', are : Panama
cloths, fancy .worsteds, -English, serges
and wool, rajahs in navy . blue black,
Copenhagen, leather, rose, also, stripes
and checks, in grand assortment
Skirts are gored ' and pleated and
trimmed with bias folds Every gar
ment in the three lots handsomely tail
ored and finished, and the best values
the season hag of fercd All sizcia
Take your pick of them at the follow
ing special low pficcs Second Floor "
$25.00 Tailored Suits for $16.85
$37.50 Tailored its for. . . , .$22.45
$42.50 Tailored Suits for. ... .$27.45
See Big Fifth Street WindowDisplay
Another one of our famous Silk Petticoat
sales is announced for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday Entire new, line, - secured .
from the largest and best manufacturer in
the countrySuperior Equality taffeta silks,
made with the full flare 14-inch flounce,
tucked and stitched Color assortment in-
clndeav light - blue, Copenhagen, -roser- gray t 1
green, brown, tan, navy and black, and..
made full width Every underskirt in . the
lot -regular $8.50' and $9.00 lvalue Many '
stores don't sell as good a silk .petticoat'
fpr $12.50 Your -choice for S fl C
three days only, e4ch-. v. . . Vy JsOJ
See Big Display in Fifth Street " Window
Mail Orders' Promptly and Carefully Filled
SIOO Knit Goats at 52.58 Each ;
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Great special lot of women's Knit Coats in fancy weaves, made with Yrneck an
v full sleeves; pockets and pearl buttons; white, red and gray,-all sizes; 0 t?J
the best regular $4 values, on sale at this unusually low price', each... wDO
$27.50 Robes 519.75 -$35 Robes $24.75
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$1250 White Lawn Robes Only $6.79 Ea.
'Great May Sale of high-class white batiste Robes,' this season's most magnificent
, styles, with trimming, of filet and VaL lace, also combinations of white and colors;
' , most exquisite and exclusive creations and marvelous values, on sale as follows:
Reg. $27 JO white batiste" Robes, f 19.75 Reg. $35.00 white batiste Robes, f 24.75
Great special sale' of 200 white lawn Robes, flounce of embroidery, insertion and
Val. lace; new,s pretty styles; selling regularly at $12 each, your choice at. .aJ6.79
5,000 yards of fancy mixed Dress Goods and Alpacas, all
the best styles; a great variety to select from and 00
Dress Goods .f p11 ck d . q.
uui.iciion a. most, uesiramc jaorjes: aij vaiucs wv
Bargains in
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PORTLAND AGENTS BUTTERICK PATTERNS and PyBLICATIONS
10,000 Yards $2.25 Embroideries 79c Strip
3000 Yards $ 1 . 25 Flouncing at 4?c Yard
$3.00 Valenciennes Laces 75c Dozen Yards
, 10,000 yards of fine Embroideries, EdgesihdTnser-
. tions, in wiss, nainsook and cambric; I to 9 inches
7 wide, Afi and 5-yard lengths; eyelet work; French
embroidery and filet effects;, beautiful arvles in im-
i. mense variety; values up to ion sale at 70.
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Come early - if you -want to secure - tne best values.
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j incnes wide, tor; lingerie, waists ana gowns; oeautitui
1 styles: best retrular. values up to $1.25 a yard,' ift.
on sale at, special, the-yardi ri wtiro v. " v C
1 5,000 dozen French and round-thread Val. Lace and
Insertion, Ji-inch' '.to & inches wide; dainty patterns
in endless Variety: regular values up to 0 W
dozen yards, on sale at, dozen yards... .1 JC
' i.1,500 yards of white, - cream 'and cro' Embroidered
ixets, ior waists ana . yoKcs; - ui new, mercnanaise;
- the very ? latest designs, 'full 18 inches-wide; QQ
regular values up to $3.50 yard, on sale at, yd. f OC
200 yards 'of Corset Cover ? Embroidery, ' Swiss . and
y nainsook;' eyelet,, filet and French .designs; the best '
' regular values " up toJlO' yard, on Uale itJO.
i'this unusually low' price, ya'rd.'.;..i..i. UJC
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Qreaf Corset Event
vgFjLTHE SEASON
"Nemo Week" Sale
Beglnnino; Monday, May 11th
We have made great preparations ' for
this important fashion .event, which
deserves the attention of every woman.
Fashion's supreme command: "Be
Slender 1" The Corset is the most im
portant garment this season, and the new
Nemos perfectly meet the demand for
slender and medium forms, at well M for
stout figures; : ; - . . '
Nemo Self-Reducing Corsets, of coarse,
for stout women; more shapely.and stylish'1
than ever with the new-Fla'tning-Back,
which makes Princess effects possible.
Nemo Willow-Shape . Corsets make the .
slender figure even more graceful and
willowy; just at comfortable when you're
seated as when you" stand don't bind or
"ride up." -'.'. . . ' ;,;v '', ,t--; . v, s .
Nemo Back-Resting Corsets, for medium end slender figures; ;
an entirely new construction; patented and exclusive. 1 Cure your
backache, and give you the slenders "new figure" io; perfection
and the back steels t imply cannot turn and dig Into 'your flesh.
7b Make Stoat Women1 Slender: '
SELF-REDUCINO COSSETS Nos.. 612 and -314, ejo -A
and Nos. 320 and" 318, with Flatning-Back....... ipO.JU
SELF-REDUCINO Nos. ' 516, 1 517 (Flatning-Back) C A A
518 (short), and 515 (bust supporters);;., .. .'. r.TT. )tl.UU
For Medium and ' Slender Figures: t ;
Back-Resting Corieti, Latest Novelty-. ' , $4.00 '
Swsa-Shtpe Corsets ; j ?. j $2.00 ,'to $4;00. ;
Military Belt Corsets, comfort and grce $3.50,
5000
Pairs
Silk Gloves 47c Pr;
$1 Hdkfe. 39c-35c Neckwear 23c
$1.75 to $ 3.50 Ribbons $U9.Yd
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Sale extraordinary of 5,000 pairs of women's 2-clasp short Silk Gloves; double finger,
; tips, all sizes; colors are black, white, tans, browns, grays, modes, pongee AH-i
" 'and navy blue; best make and sensational value; mail orders promptly filled "I C
Special lot 3,000 women's high-grade all-linen Handkerchiefs, hemstitched, 90
scalloped borders and allover patterns? manufacturers' samples; 75c-$l:Vala. JUG
Great tale of women's Ascot and Fluffy Ruffle Croats, solid white, plain and OO
figured; also colored stripes, checks and dots; all new goods; reg..35c values C,
vQreat. special sale of magnificent Novelty gibbons, 9 tO l2 inches wide; warp prints',,
Dresden,' jacqiiards, Japanese' figures', embossed velvet,' gold and silver; cp f Q
,t beautiful ribbons ior sashes, etc.; regular $175 to. $3.50 values, at, yard . $ 1 lir..
CUSTOM SHADE AND DRAPERY WORK OUR , SPECIALTY 3d Fl.
$1.50-r.50lfederwe9rX)il
Great "May Sale" of Women's Fine Undervests
All new merchandise, in lisles, silk and lisles, silk-
plaited and pure silk Low neck, sleeveless styles,
beautifully made and finished Hand-Crocheted, r
face-trimmed edgings and - insertions- All sizes
"and a very large and complete stock to i select
!fron Values ranging from $1.50 to $7.80 i a garment-Your
choice at one fourth " .
i off the regular price take advan- ff
tage of this opportunity . . . . ...... , ,
Economical buyers Will anticipate their summer
wants--Mail orders will be promptly attended to
VXf A ! Tl a4' Fn-st Complete- showing jof new; Wash Belts, plain and
V . mbroi'erd;stylet;iEngilj"eye!et and Madeira; effects
white, light) blue, pink, lavender and green;': large' variety tb select from; priced
from'ZBtt to f 2.50 each. - .: , . ; ; .. ' .
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Notes-From thet-
: Labor World
Twentr-clght labor unions r flour
libln; ta Austin, Texaa.
Labor unions are no fiew Invention.
Accural' rcoras of .their rilxtano. in
Enmai timn tiav . been dug up ' In
Tn n,mln.i .11 . .
w4 cJrrk ak,ov l( and jewing Uss
thair roo-A'reair art'otUtrt'by law to
mauro against oia ago. . .
flamual Cinmvtera' d resident of the
American Federation of Labor, ay that
or(aaliea . labor will matt iia iniiu
ence felt la th eomlna; prealdentlal
election to an extent that will make
ataUamen Ult pp and take notice.", -
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- Deputy atate mine' Inspectors' of West
Virginia- have begun a. thoroug'h inspec
tion of all the mine In the state to de
termine to -what extent - the . mining
law paesed over a year ago are being
observed. . . '
. The supreme ' court of Nevada has
handed down a decrir-.lon which render
boycotts irj all fyrma illegal. .The de-
clalon of a lower court that union,
being an unincorporated body, oould not
b sued, is reversed. - - . ..
At the preaent time the conatltntlon
Of the paving cuttera provide for the
nine hour day, but also contains a clauae
to the effect that after May l.i 10.
thet hours of labor shall not exceed
eight j
The commercial 'telegraphers are said
to be preparing for another atrlke. Ree
olutlona were adopted. at recent meet
ings of Chicago locals favoring a gen
eral atrlke. to go into effect 4 June 1,
tinleea demanda presented before the
strife of last August are : granted in
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, The. international of flee of the Hotel
end ReaUurant Employes alliance and
Bartenders' International league - of
America ha notified all the local union
that tb constitution haa been amended
so that hereafter "local union ahall not
exact a reinstatement fee In excess of
on year's dues."
A federation of all th union men em
ployed In , the shops of the Canadian
Pacific and the Canadian Northern rail
roads haa Just been completed. .They
will .fight the reduction In the new
wage schedule. Similar action, it la
said, may be taken by all of th Amer
ican railroads, and mar mark th. be
ginning ef a atruggl between th un
ions and- th rail way. : i j ,. j.'
--The Pennsylvania Clgannakers,' Blue
Label league has started a printing of-
flee for th purpose ef turning out blue
label advertising matter. All kinds of
label advertising matter will he handled
and th profit, if there are any. will
go for an organization fund to be used
among the Pennsylvania cigarmakera.
' "In San Francisco ther Is a move
ment to organise all the laborer -ef
the several department of th munici
pality Into a new union.- The men of
the fire department have, asked th labor
council ' for Information upon the sub
ject of forming a union, .to work on
lines similar to th various union af
filiated with the council.- . .-
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L'U Pirtea by the -unions in New
Tor City affiliated with th American
Federation of Labor that they have de-
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elded, at th request of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinder, to
mak a- demand on the city- officials
that th books for th ' different
branches of th New York publlo library
be bound by union men who ar Amari
can citizens. t . -v .
. The labor union movement in Canada,
where many 6f -the union are closely
allied with those In th United States,
ha gained much ground in , recent
years. In i0T there were 23J labor or
ganlsatton formed In Canada, while 69
organisation were dissolved, making; s
net Increase of 171 organization during
th year. .- .. ,. ; -' s v X. vr? J . v
' Forty ytfru ago there weroS.BOO.OOO
people, living in a territory where , the
sal of liquor 'was' prohibited.'. Now
ther ar I,000,000, under prohibitory
law. There ar 20,000,000 people in It
southern states, 17,000,000 of whom ar
under' prohibitory 'law of som form.
In 1900 there 'were 18,000,000 Under pro
hibition' In the United States! now there
are ja,000,000. - -
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' B. O. Stewart, a merchant 0f Cedar
View, Mississippi, say: "I tellvirv
customers -?when they buy a .bog, of
Dr. King' New Life Pill they get"tii
worth, of that much gold in weight. If
afflicted With constipation,- malaria? or '
bllloueness." Sold undef guarantee at
bkidmor Drug company's store. 2So,