THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND." FRIDAY EVLN1NU, SLFTtMK j, ivu.
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FIFTEEN CHICAGO
GIRLS MISSING
rolice Authorities Organize
Squad of Detectives to
' ftun Down Kidnapers. .
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, Chicago, Sept X The "kWrup
quad of detective. oranled yeeter
dey under special ordere from Chief of
rolloaehlpp to aearch for mteetnl
glrln. today began ' active k work In . the
running down of the cluea that might
Iced to the arreet of the gang of kid-
jieptra that hagbeen forking In thle
city for the paet 'month. '
. Fifteen glrla hnv been oat n 0
days, and It la bllevM that all wrj
kidnaped. The glrla all rang
to 19 yeare In a. and all were at
tractive and of good Jemlllea. .
Chief Bhlppy aald today 'that a , ane
cial aquad of detecttvee would be wain
talned until the glrla re H
determined to put a atop to the kidnap-
' tng that haa berg going on here, 'terror,
lain the realdenta for the paet two
, montha. : r ' n ' "',. ,
Xi fiT 1I1?T 1 1 T I? I VI'. -.- .
J . . : DIES A DRUNKARD
(United Pr3e Leaere Wli. ' ;
Loa Anrolee. Cel., Sept. 18. Charlee
O. Van Fleet. - former euperior court
judge in Colorado, and t time a
cindl.tite for conpreee, la Jd'yJ
having commute! aulclda yeeterdaf
after receiving a leter frn hie
and that tl.rlr -Vr-old -" ";
go t.i -ho-t berauee he had ro m'
Vim HHft. who atiidl! mlnarolony
after lnvl..g the ber.ru. had I y,u,h?1I1V;
lmivfr-1 to e-onre fund- ,w'u'
in develop tnma Nnvadu mining proi-er i y
ha 0nJ When he filed In that l-rol-ot
he enught employment but Could
n0I,J.f;uodr'c.yU.Lnt" h.?wnf.n of
habit but waa unaticooaaf uL , . ,
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' Famous Author 81 Vears Old.
Boeton. Maaa.. 8pt At his borne
'In Arlington. John T, Trowbridge, tne
only living member of New Engienn -famous
group of authors and poets,
which - Included Iowell. .Whittle',
Molinee Longfellow and Ernereon. qui
etly ohJerved tortar the elghty.fjrat en
nlveraary of Lie birth. :nJoylnar tli
pree-nce of eevereJ member, of hie
family he received congratulations and
good wlehea from many 'rlernls. The
author la atlll In the enjoyment of good
health, which he attribute In largj e part
to hla constant exerclae In the open aJr.
First Annuel ! Pacing National l!
atock 8how and rypee. Sept. 1. X.
J4, ii. it, at the Portland Country ciud
grounds. . ' ' -
'j ,1. O. 0. P. of Texas.
Beaumont, Texsa. Sept !. Elaborate
preparation are belna- made
Urtalnment Of the state encampment or
Odd Fellowa which la to eemble In
thla city early neat month. t The growth
In membership and t ha Institution f a
number of new lodg urtnvP".? fiJI
will combine to make the -gathering; the
largeat In point of attendance that tne
order has ever held In Teas.
f Tomorrow and Monday positively 1 at
aaya lor ai" Km " w m
Don t rail to reaa gas np
JOIIIIS IIOPKIIIS
LOSES BY FIRE
Valuable Manuscripts and
. Archaelogical Treasures .
i - ! Arc Destroyed.
(lilted Prete Ueesd Wire.) ; .
. Baltimore, Mr., Kept II Preeldent
Remsen of Johns Hopkins university to
day etited that the Inatltutlon Is loser
by thousands of dollars on account of a
firs last night that destroyed valuable
papers and documents that .can not ,be
replaced.
The firs started to MoCoy hall, con
taining a part of the university library,
from croaaed wires on the fourth floor
where -15.000 unbound magaslnea and
other publications were stored. The
loee to the building was email, but a
number of documents, priceless, arohae
logloal treaaurea and ancient manu
acrlpts were deatroyed. One of them
waa a Roman and Hallenlo collection
that had been " brought to the uni
versity laat year. Another collection
constated of paprl and ajpeclmenta from
Thebes and Memphis. Documents that
were not damaged by firs were ruined
by water. . ' ' ;
Firemen put the fire out before the
Sargent palntlnga wars destroysd .
, Good Fishing at Newport: ;
" Ad vies has lust been received thst
silverslde and Chinook aalmon are being
caught on trolls in I equina Day,
CRAVE EOGIHEER
PRE1IEIITS DEATHS
Berkeley Man Turns Off
. Steam and Banks Fire, A1-:
1 though Ug Is Broken. '
(Called Preee Uued Wlre.
Berkeley. Cal... Bept As the re
sult of his efforts to averjt a boiler
eaploalon which threatened the Uvea of
employee of the Paraffin Paint com
pany, W, Tv lwla Is suffering from a
broken leg todsy. After his leg was
broken Lewis ora"11,,!.0. la t!5
opened the exhauatlva valve ana
"Thlnie'ctor'Vh.ch feed, wafer Into
the bollr failed to work PrP"'y
terdiv afternoon, and when Lewis flia
covered the fact Ih. wat.r w.a very low
In theboller. In his ssra to bank the
fires he stumbled over a rile f rt's
snd his right leg nanpedT
of the pain he waa euterlng, Lew la ex
tlngulahed th fires and Wnl2?JZd
hauat valve, avertlns the threatanso
implosion. He waa later found uncon
scious by ths slds of ths boiler. ; , ,
Big Garner for Athletes. 4 ;
.New Tork. Bent. Jl.Ausplcloua con
ditions marked the opening of the) an
ouil national junior and "lomi
and field champlonehlpa of the Amateur
Athletlo union at Travere Island today.
The nroaram today conelsted of the pre
Hmarv svents. . Tha flnsls will ba .con
teeted, tomorrow. .
The meeting promiae w y
teat ever held In the east. The program
provides for. the ueual llat of staiidnid
heal
fTVIIII WHH llin TRl'n'lllll IH.I
(Ireek style of discus throwing has been
omitted. " - f
The leading athletlo clubs throughout
the country have entered tlielr bent
men, and tne eonteat for nonora proni
laea to he a hot fight between the rep
reaentatjves Of the Irish-American A
ChUago A. A, Boaton A. A. and. New
fork A. C ' - . , .
. . To Dla oa Scaffold. ' '
Ksnors. Ont. Sept. 14. The eaecutlop
of .William Paul, the condemned mur
derer who attempted suicide a month
ago. takes place today. Paul waa con-1
vie ted vt the murder of Henri Bi-helllng,
whose dead body waa found In the
Halny Klver district on December .
07. st a point near ths village of
plnewood. Both men, who appeared to
enjoy friendly relatione, had ekated up
the river to cut timber, and when near
the bush the evidence Indicated that Paul
had made his skatea the chief Instru
ment In the horrible murder, that waa
dlacovered a few daya later. When Paul a
akatea were found near the body. '
Thi Swim or thi Flowir?
. -i t mmm a ham and loathsoma StT.
Wherein a drove oT wallowing twine ,
, were Darrea,
Wboaa banquet shocked the nostril ana
- the eye; '
Then spoke a yoke, "Behold the source
X fled, and saw a field that seemed at first
One glistening mas ot rosea pure anu
Xfth dewj budt 'mid dark green foliage
And?aa I lingered o'er the lovely sight.
The eummer breeee, thst cooled that
Southern scene, ; '
TjOTjispered, Behold the source of
OOTTOXeENBI'V
People
at
Sixth andOak
Streets
Directly Across
from the : :
WelU Forgo
, The slaughtering of pric.; gs merrily o; the WdS fighting for tec great bargains in clothing, hats, sho. underwear, shirts, bed-
- - - ... , - ' . ' Tieu.e Ri'ri' at 9rramehto on 'sale Saturday at from 10c to 57c of actual value
Entire $40,000.00 stock from the 'recent fire sale in the Pisher Bldg. at Sacramento. on saie oatur y
read the: prices.
Men's Suits v
$3.70 for choice of 50 Suits; sizes 84 to 42;
some slightly, soiled, brown and gray
mixed; worth to $10.0-U:, '1 ; -$5.79
fakes good quality Saits, hew, nobby
colorsrnd well' worth to $1500.
1?8.70 for Business or Dress Suits, single
' or double-breasted styles ; worth, to $20.
812.70 buys finest hand-tailored Suits, all
the new shades and styles; worth to $30.
' Men's Pants
800 pair's,-all shades, weights, styles,, from
the hard-service to the professional class. '
85s? for men's Work Pants, worth' to $2.00.
81.20 for corudroy and "other Pants, worth
to $2.50. ...
S2.45 for fine Dress Pants, worth to $4.00.
83.35 for best tailored Pants, worth to $7.
Boys' Suits
School time is here, and of course you
wantyour boy to look nice. This Is the
oportunity to do it at a big saving.
81.35 for boys' School Suits; worth to $3.
81.85 for boys' fine School Suits,-worth to
82.35 for boys' best - School" Suits, worth
to $6.00. ; , AV- . '
L Msiiftots, ,v .
8115 for choice of 200 soft or stiff, worth
to $2.0.
81.85 f or Stetson 'and other styles, worth
to $4.00. ::7 -:i -'r-
5 for cotton Hose, worth 15c V4
lOf? for black wool Hose, worth 25c
19vfor heavy wool Hose, worth 85c .
0e for men's balbriggan Underwear, soiled,
v jworth to 50c ' " i . ' J '
33 for Deisher knit Underwear, worth to
', $loo., '-: '- '
69 for natural' wool Underwear, worth to
$1.25. '-:
39 for Work Shirts, all kinds, worth to
T5c - ' - - V
59 for. Dress Shirts,. Monarch and others,
. worth to $1.50. .' . ;.
81.29 for finest' Dress Shirts, worth to
$2.50. .. " " V .
V Cravenettcs '
895 for choice of 38 Priestley Crave-
nettes, worth to $30.00.
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Ladies' Cloaks
81.95 for ladies' black broadcloth Coats,
worth $7.50.
83.89 for velvet-trimmed Coats worth $10.
Fine models and children's Coats at like
prices. ': -"
Skirts and Waists
69ft for black sateen Skirts, worth $1.25.
95f for kce-effect Waists, worth to $3.00.
82.25 for Dress Skirts, worth to $6.00.
-84.65 for ! voiles, panamas, etc., worth' to
$12.00.
Lace Curtains 7
69ft for ecrlu or white Curtains, worth $1.50.
95 for fine imported Curtains, worth $2.
81.69 for?-exclusive pattern Curtains,
worth $4.00.
Ladies' Fixin's
7y3$ for black Hose, worth to 20c.
llf for' Hermsdorf Hose, worth to 25c.
22ft for ladies Underwear, worth to 40c.
39ft for flannelette Gowns; worth to 75c.
43ft for Neister Underwear, worth to $1.
59ft for knit Underskirts, worth to $1.25, .
, Blankets
59ft buys 10-4 double Blankets, worth $1.
89ft buys 11-4 double Blankets worth $1.50.
81.29 buys. 11-4 heavy double Blankets,
worth $2.00. . ' .
82.39 buys fine white and gray Blankets,
worth $4.00. '
81.10 lb. for best California wool Blankets,
always sold at $1.50 lb.
Umbrellas
45 for ladies or men's serge Umbrellas,
worth $1.00.
75ft for fancy trimmed Umbrellas, worth
$L50.
for silkoiine Umbrellas, worth $3,
Shoes for Everybody
81.29 for ladies' vici kid Shoes, worth to
$2.50.
81.45 for boys fine 'School Shoes, worth
to $2.75. . . ' .
81.85 for ladies' and men's Dress Shoes,
. worth to $3.00. . '
82.45 for Goodyear and other styles of
Shoes, worth to $4.00.
83.35 for fine riscolixed Shoes worth to $5.
These prices no matter how ridiculomiy'low thV may
even lower, for these goods must be sold at once; so put everything else aside and come at once to the greatest bona fide, legrumate sacnf.ee
of fine merchandise ever held in Oregon. '. " C. C.' SHAFER., RcprCCCntill tllO Firo'AdjUlCr:
, 388-390 East Morrison St., Near Grand Ave.
THE ERST, SIDE PEOPLES' STORE
All Morrison Bridge Cars Stop in Front of Store.
il!
WATCH THIS SPACE EVERY FRIDAY
FOR OUR. SATURDAY BARGAINS. IT'S
LIKE FINDING MONEY. . '
Here is that long-Iooked-for
opportunity that hundreds
of. Portland's Housewives
have been vvaiting for.
Another shipment just received of 2,000 Full-hr't-A
Sized Bleached : -r yt
;.r- ".:', -i
ON SALE -TOMORROW AT, EACH .
LIMIT
OF
FOUR.
See
Window
Same qualities as those sold at our sale of a few
weeks ago. 200 dozen Bleached t Sheets, double
width, 72x90 inches, full finished' 3-mch hem, of
excellent quality muslin. ; Three sheets for the
price oi one.. nmc wui.,;
sheet contains 5 yards of standard muslin, 'you
know the price of muslin, the matenal'.alone fig
ures a great deal more , than) ouf tpt ice for. the
tinisnea proaucc. ; .
Our Sheet Sale of a few weeks ago. was a
stampede. It worried a few of the boys in the
sheet business; in fact,; some of them Stocked up
very liberally. ' ; ' r
it ' . a. J ... ... rJll Ua rt-rr hl1V PTTPrifl-
ing to our regular customers" and must positively
refuse to supply -dealers under, any, pretext; we..
will however, gladly , furnish information as to
our source of supply and the price they cost us,
upon request. ' ' . 'i "
We -will devote 50 feet of
Counter Space to the selling
of these Sheets and, promise
you the best possible service
rrvc nPT TVTTRttn-i-NO PHONE -ORDERS
bale starts saiuraay ..uiuiiuug n. . w vwv.v,...
continues as long as the quantity lasts.:
Special r Saturday
Bargains Throughout
the Enure Store
Blanket and Comfort
. Special '
All-Wool Blankets,
best $5.75. quality,
$3.25 Pair
Silkoiine Covered Com-
forts, figured on both
sides; best $1.50 grade,
special tornor-
iOO Dozen Hew Fall
Shirtwaisfs .
Dark and Light Colors,
all sizes, $1.25-1.50
values
Taffeta SilkVetti
coats ,
Besf $6.95 Quality
Positively the best Skirt
bargain ever offered in
black, blue and brown,
tomorrow , - .
Kitchen Aprons
100 dozen Best Quality
Gingham Aprons, b!::e
and white checks 23c
quality, tonrrn-.v
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