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THIS MONSTER CLGSINQ OUT SALE OF
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WJLJL, .BE THE BARGAIN EVENT OF THE YEAR
PER GENT; TO 35 PER CENT- LESS THAN "THE REGULAR PM
SALE BJEQ0S-TOESDAYMGRNINQ,JUNE 2
And continues until every dollar's worth of goods is disposed of. A sale that will be fast and furious from the opening until the closing.
; "X -' ; Neveif in the history of Portland has such an honest opportunity presented itself to the economical buyer. .
MR. SHANAHAN, who has had 25 years successfulmerchandising in Portland has decided to retire from the dry goods business. Reasons
for this are his own- Twenty-five years ago this store was founded with the guiding motto: 'The same goods for less money or better
goods for the same money," and it was then a very little store. y Thousands of Portlanders will remember it personally as very modest indeed.
We have now decided, to demonstrate to bur customers whoave made pos been placed
with a concern that knows how to "make good" most decidedly fin value giving. -Thousands of dollars willbe saved to our customers
' duringthis "GREAT LAST SALE."
UNDERSTAND. THE HULL OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
THE FOLLOW1NO IS A LIST OF OUR MERCHANDISE :
DRESS ' GOOlJS
SILKS " ..
VELVETS""" 1 : '
VELVETEENS w
LININGS ? i
WASH FABRICS
WHITE GOODS
PERCALES
CALICOES
DUCK SUITINGS
CHEVIOT SHIRTING
DENIM -r
CRETONNES
SILKOLINE
FLANNELS
TABLE LINENS
. NAPKINS
jSHEETING
PILLOW CASES
MUSLINS
LACE CURTAINS
TAPESTRY
BLANKETS
COMFORTS.
BED SPREADS-
WOMEN'S CLOAKS
WOMEN'S SUITS
WOMEN'S SKIRTS
WOMEN'S PETTICOATS
WOMEN'S WAISTS
WOMEN'S KIMONOS
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
KNIT UNDERWEAR
CORSETS
GIRDLES
HOSIERY
GLOVES
LACES
EMBROIDERIES
INSERTIONS
. RIBBONS
NOTIONS
CHILDREN'S DRESSES
PARASOLS .
UMBRELLAS
HOSE SUPPORTERS
BELTS
HAIR COMBS
HAIR BRUSHES
HAIR ORNAMENTS
MEN'S WORK SHIRTS
MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS
MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS
MEN'S GOLF SHIRTS
MEN'S FLANNEL SHIRTS
MEN'S 'i UNDERWEAR '
MEN'S WORK GLOVES
MEN'S 'CANVAS GLOVES
MEN'S DRESS GLOVES
MEN'S SWEATERS
MEN'S NIGHT ROBES
MEN'S WORK SOX
MEN'S FANCY HALF HOSE
MEN'S OVERALLS
MEN'S JUMPERS
MEN'S UMBRELLAS - r '
BOYS' SHIRTS ; ' '
BOYS' OVERALLS ; ;; ; ;
CHILDREN'S ROMPERS "
MEN'S AND BOYS'
CAPS AND HATS
TIES AND COLLARS '
SUSPENDERS AND
HANDKERCHIEFS ,
WAITERS APRON AND CAPS
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Between Alder & Morrison
All Cars Pass Within One Block of
1 Our Establishment
Forj This Sale We Have Secured Extra Salespeople, . So That Our Customers Will Experience no Delay in Being Waited Upon
S3BSZS
BOOK ON LAND-FRAUOS
LIKE DETECTIVE STORY
Tuter Tells Inside Ilistory of Conspiracies, and of His
' Flights From federal Officers Across the Coun- 4
try How lie Dodged Burns in Boston.
To Stephen A. TX Puter, who, . In
.collaboration with Horace Steven has
' placed .-. before t th . 'public "Looter of
. the Public Boroain'V Is 4ue oredtt, for
having produced an Intensely Interest
ing and romantic! 7 volume concerning
come' of the already written and much
of the; unwritten history of ; the Ore
gon land frauds. Barring some auperflu
j.y of detail, the exclusion of which would
have added considerably, to the wild and
picturesque recital of events still fresh
in the memory of the Oregon public,'
the- book lacks a single uninteresting
page. '.'.'.'
i Puter's ' story of : his f own " con
nection HitW.i the spoilers of Oregon's
rlmbrr lands.', involving repeated flights
from government officers, hurried trips
from oni end. of vthe country . to the
other,' escapee, recaptures and Imprison
ments and a myriad of other develop-
merits, many of which are told for the
first time,- throw Into the BOO pane
volume a flavor met with In the beat
of detective stories. The cream of the
yellow backs, however, are barren of
the realism that throws its shadow ever
the "Looters of the Public Domain."
Sidelights Sold Attentioa,
It is doubtful if the land fraud trials
already held in Portland could ' have
f riven, if occasion demanded it, atl the
nside history of some of the famous
"deals" laid bare in Puter's book. De
tails never brought out during the grind
of the courts and with which even the
principal witnesses were unfamiliar, are
given publicity for the- first time. - In
a measure, it is the Injection of these
intensely interesting sidelights that - hold
a reader's undivided attention in Puter's
story, long though it la.
- If any doubt has existed heretofore
that there are actual and well defined
methods of "lifting" . the government out
of Its publio lands, a perusal -of the
chapter dealing, with every detail . of
the notorious T'll-7'' case will set' to
rest that doubtful feeling. Again, the
story leads from - the operators them
selves into' Wither circles where a sys
tem of wholesale- bribery of public offi
cials is- found, necessary .-.to carry out
plans, .. - (;-..- . i , -.:-,. .
From western Oregon Puter takes the
reader into the central part of the state
and relates the details of a plot to ac-
quire- some IMOO-acrea of -timber in
that section through the use of
"dummy" entrymen. In connection with
this deal. Puter tells of the establish
ment of the Deschutes Echo,- a newspa-
fer at tsena, ror me purpose or pub
lshlng timber" land notices. ' '
Hewspaper on Stamp.
The history of the establishment of
the paper is both unique and interest
ing as showing the mushroom growth
of things in this western country. Tak
ing advantage of tire requirements of
the general land office that timber land
notices must be published in a newspaper-
nearest- the land affected, Kdi ror
Palmer secured a second hand printing
outfit and established himself at Bend,
Oregon, in the very heart of the for
est His plant consisted of a second
hand press and 'a few dilapidated fonts
of type. I doubt . whether the -whole
plant cost him - more than 50.
Felling a yellow pine tree, he levelid
off the stump, and after- spiking ' his
press to this improvised foundation, was
ready for business and proceeded to
grind out timber -land notices at 914
apiece. Within six weeks from the
date of the first issue, to my certain
knowledge, the paper printed no less'
than 1.660 land notices, and, nobody but
a wooden nutmeg Connecticut Yankee
would ever have devised such a money
making scheme." v,
Horace McKinleys wedding to Miss
Marie - Ware and the iwddlng supper
which the brides-room clanned and car
ried to a most successful conclusion at
Kinzle's. forms the subject of an in
teresting chapter, and while it has so
direct bearing on the real story Is an
amusing Incident occurring shortly be
fore McKlnley planned his flight ' to
China. ... -., .
-'Escapes from Boma.
Puter relates the events leading tip
to his exciting capture by Detective
Burns In Boston, and the sensational
escape from the government officer Jn
the heart of1 the Hub's business dis
trict. - For weeks afterwards, the fugi
tive remained in Boston and played tag
with federal sleuths who were hunting
every , avenue to find him.' Neither
"Nick Carter" nor "Old Sleuth" ever de
vised a better detective story than fell
to Puter's lot during-the-time he suc
cessfully evaded recapture. ..
Leaving his own personal experiences,
the author takes up the history of the
Blue Mountain case and half a dozen
others and devotes one of his la?t
chapters to a recital of the steal of
320,000 acres of Oregon's finest timber
land by the Northern Paoif io railroad
through the efforts of' Commissioner
Ballinger and the creation of the Mount
Rainier National park. Setting aaldd
the latter gave birth to a large amount
of lieu base, the latter in exchange
for the Northern Pacific's lands in the
district set. aside. Selections were made
in Oregon' without loss of . time and
under the Ballinger regime- were rushed
to patent. . - .. 1. -, . ,
Capture of Mrs. "Watson.
Still another sidelight chapter of
nereioTore unwrmen m story deals with
the capture of Mrs. Watson in Chicago
by government detectives. Puter de
tails how the clever efforts h m,i.
to get the woman out of town wr
rrustratea. juater, upon Mrs. Watson
oeing apprenenaed. vjnicnxo papers, -unable
to secure the woman's n lot urn.
Ued photos of nearly every actress in
the country to picture the alleged like
ness of the r westerner who proved a
sensation ior several oaye. .-.
The book closes with a brief his
tory of the .Hyde-Benson-Dimond con
spiracy now on trial at Washington anrl
presents some interesting features of
me memoas or wnicn tne enin
against the defendant was unearthed
by the government.
Pupils Assist at Aberdeen.
(Special Dlnpitcti to The' Jouranl.) :
) Aberdeen, Wash., May 89. An inter
esting program for Memorial Day Is
being carried out, beginning with ap
propriate exercises at the Grand the
atre. The pupils of the publio schools
are furnishing part of the music.
Ralph Callahan, a 'well known debater
and one of this year's graduating class,
recited Lincoln's address at Gettys
burg. -Unusual care had been taken
this year to have the schools take all
possible interest in the observances of
this day..
Veteran's Widow and the Flowers
She Brings Each Memorial Day
. Old and wrinkled, but with a look of
contentment on her face, and carrying
two large baskets full of jtoses and a
variety; of other flowers, a , woman
dressed in black left her little home
yesterday , and trudged slowly on her
way. There was no one to accompany
her. .The woman stood . on the street
corner waiting: for her car. Finally it
came. ' On the front end there was a
sign which read,. "To the cemetery."
It was to the two baskets of flower
that the woman gave her attention.
She was even earelesa of herself - and
of the other - passengers. ; But at . all
hazards) the roses and. otKer . blossoms
must not be disturbed. These flowers
were hers she had grown them herself
and the day Memorial daywas
hers, too. ' . ..-.
As the .car continued on . Jta way.
other persons boarded-the car, some of
tnem wnn nowers in tneir trust, and
bound on the same mission as the dear
little OJd-lasnioned woman who sat be
tween the two baskets of flowers and
watching them as tenderly, as though
they were human. - , ;
' "Can I help you carry the baskets
when wa reach the cemetery, grandma?"
a youn woman said to the old lady. . "
'Ttn obliged to you,-tnlss,", was the
ftnawAT f T ,hfnlr T rnn ...
all ' right, v I've been bringing flowers
out here on each Memorial day for 30
odd years, and always alone." - -
For whom! inquired ..the ..rouna1
woman.- - i : r- - ,- .
1 "Why, : . for1 my husband Daddy, I
used to call him of course'' the old
lady replied. " " ' -
"And you've never 'missed a Decora
tion day yctT" ' !
-Noi one,-! saia tne etaeriy .woman,
'and I don't Intend to, as long as I am
able to make the trip.. "Daddy was a
soldier Just a private and died soon
after the close of the war from a gun
shot wound. From the tfme we weri
married I was an invalid and never
able to do anything for him. But he
was good oh, so good to met And
then he went away with the boys to
fight, beforehand taking me to a sani
tarium for treatment. There my health
was restored, and while this was being
brought about Daddy sustained the
wound which brought his death." ; -
Tho old woman looged out or , tne
tinned her storv.
"When I think of those days it seems
only - yesterday that Daddy .was sent
home, a cripple, to die. And during all
his life I had never done a thing for
him. But he knew, of course he knew,
that it wasn't my fault . and , that I
was willing. . . -
1 "I hope he knows now I appreciated
him and how I shall never forget hiro.
How well I remember his last words: -""Please
don't forget me,', he said.
TTou have been so good -. to me." " -
. The speaker looked ahead of the car
and saw the large .tract of green trees
and grass, dotted here and there with
white headstones and hundreds of dec
orated mounds. .
"How could I forget !" sm sighed.1
Cemetery," shouted the conductor, as
the car stopped. ;.. .,.
The little old woman arose and care
fully lifted the two baskets by her
side. When she arrived at the grave
there were other baskets there. , She
had sent them out earlier ' in the day.
But there was no one to help her place
the flowers on the -trave no One was
wanted to assist in the honor. It was
her grave. . her day and her flowers.
snd she wanted to ' decorate with her
own nine -nanus atone.
n.'fatfd.
"Will vou SMhscrlhr si
wards our reH"f exjxrdlttou .
"What Is it?"
" rt want to Kn.t a av
plowers were heaped from one end I to try and find tnr!-g.;'
of tha.mound-f -earth-to-the oth-r.
There were flowers of every descrVl:
tlon and worlds of them. And the
Wer -mUa pla .iust flow,
SSSJZVn y othlriT th
,fo?gorttetnlVVeter,';' wMow h' -ver
S.1LEM VETBIUNS PAY .
APPEOPRIATE HONORS
(Salem Bureau of The Journal ) .
. Salem. Or May 80. Decoration day
is being appropriately observed today
in ' Salem. Ceremonies are being con-
dUCtedbOth In tnnrn . ...1 ....
enr window for a time sjidthenJiMfflJ ""fP'Cf of he Gratif
-- j ouiuciia n? nf corns 1 1
memory of those who losi theTr ilv',,
IllVl-f1 th" Overside by the Woman t
KeUef corps. George H , Williams 1 il
scheduled to deliver an address in M
Hon square this afternoon.,
Chehalls Observes the Day.
(Speelal Dispstcb to The Journal.)
Chehalls, Washington, May 30.
Decoration Day will be observed 'i
Chehalis with a program at the Grai 1
opera house this afternoon. Thers i i
not ,be so large an attendance s u
ual. owing to the fact fiiat so . .
Chehalis people are at Tai om i t .
ness the big parade an-i to t 1 - .
tleships. Hundreds have sit. .1 1
Ited Seattle and Taenma wfihin t w f
week. -'but the crowd bfimd 1 ,r ,
coma today exceeds any tij.it lut ) .
tofor gone.
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