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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER 20. lOva.
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Br Jim now.
Governor Chamberlain , probably i h
nor callsra than my other paraon la
Portland whan he ' U In town. 1 The
othar Iv a mm who l known eoma
wht for what , ho do.an't do, or you
mlcht ay, on who Jlvaa by bis wHa,
walked tnto tha govarnor'a of flea and
aid ha wanted to aea Mr. Chamberlain.
Tha aovamor wn buay at tha tlma and
tha t lrat opportunity etappad out Into
" .'tha waiting-room to aaa thla particular
person. - '
Tha caller only needed a moment. Ha
', told tha roveroor of hla rreatneaa and
of hla chanoea to win out In-tha en.
' 1 tA m whole Int of met
tblnsa like that And then ha aak4
the nvtrnar for a loan Of SI
Just aa tha blow fell the eovarnor
.waa celled tntortila office. tie excueea
hlroaelf and aald ha would return In
unnii. Mr. Chamberlain waa detained
oma tlma attending to legal mattera
-wbloh needed Immediate attention. Whoa
ha bad flnlehed ha tnousni 01 nia irienu
la tha waiting-room. ; .
Tha governor hurried out to tha maa
amd apologised' for. having kept him
waiting. -
-Oh. that' all right." -aid the man.
but don't format about that little, loan
Z aooke about. Tou know, Juet IS for
fat few dayr wvarnor." , ' i
Tlra Collars l exoiaamea nm a"'"'
r, "why a few minute ago you aaked
a for but s." ' .-i 'v ,, .
"WelL govarnor." tha man replied.
you know very well my time la vai.
liable. That extra 12 la for waiting."
e e e e ...
i Colonel W. H. Holablrd, tha man who
.linduoed E. H. Harrlman to build a lodge
ta fauoaji ay ana woo ie now m ru. .
mrA mm that next Tear Mr. Herri-
'man la coming out vrepared to hunt
lur and bear. Mr. Harrlman.'
'haen't killed a deer ainoo ho waa a boy
but tha woodo and the mountains have
Sad tha effect of bringing back that
hunHnr ttvmr that ha knew of Old.
Mr. Harrlman la aomewhat of a shot,
'too. During tha target practice at Pel
loan Bar thla summer Mr. Harrlman
kit tha ball' a eva twlca to where the
.Aihara lilt it nnce. Anions the railroad
men Colonel Holablrd Is known aa tha
dleeoTeser" of Pelican Bay..
'. a, e ,e e
- Danger signs attract crowds as read
tly as sugar draws flies. Put up a dan.
are card and there are numerous per
sons there almost before the Ink or
paint is dry. Tack up a "Fresh painf
lm and soma one immediately comes
along and touches tha paint. They Just
that they should never be locked Just
but your grlD key away. - forget all
about it and when you travel be careful
where you leave your valloe.
the safest way."
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Tha dear old . village noatmaaterl
Haven't you often visited In orae small
town during your career rhd always
had certain amount of admiration for
the man who looked after the mallsT
Ana haven't you gone to the station
time and again to wait for the train
That III "-Ce. S I I
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want to aa If tha calnt Is really fresh.
The danger signs are the same the
loafers and others iuftt want to get
Beep to see what the danger Is, anyway.
' Around one of the big buildings go
ing up danger cards have been placed
rather prominently all along the sides
facing the streets. Around each end of
these signs there Is always a crowd.
The lookers-on lean ' against the pole
holding up the danger elrn. sit upon -It
If they can, hang on it if possible and
tnat swarm about It generally. At
each danger sign It Is the same. Each
man tries to get as near the danger
sign as is possiDie, it seems.
The words, "Danger, keep away,"
earns to have become so attractive that
: a Portland contractor who has several
; contracts on hand Is thinking of putting
' tip a sign reading something like this
When he begins excavating and the
iron work:. - Wanted crowd." This,
f-e figures, mignt keep tne people away.
a see
"If ron hare a
tou iixe
1 the key
itlve the other flav. "and I'll tell you
the reason why. It is the easiest thing
1 In the world for a thief to get into any
i traveling bag ever made, whether It la
looked. All he needs Is a knife,
lit take him but a second. And the
(grip Is mined. I have seen so many
, grips of all descriptions that have been
: eut open on the cars and In hotels and
various other places that my advice Is
and then followed . the postmaster along
tne atreets to tne orrice, patiently, await
ing and anticipating what the mall
would bring? Of course you have. We
all have been there, to be aurs.
The postmaster is the same In every
village In the country. He has a little
bunch of whiskers and boots and glasses
and always meets every day train that
carries malL He throws the sack over
his shoulder and trudges toward the
little old dinky poatorflce today in the
mail towns Just as he did a thousand
years ago. - And Isn't It fascinating to
follow him and to wait? It beats the
fascination of coins -to the general de
livery window in the city or waiting for
the -carrier. There Is nothing like it.
And in spite of all the modern Inven
tions and things, the village postmaster
Is sure of , his Job for some years to
come, ; ,. v.;
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"Diamond Jim" Brady, race horse
man, yuuuuiwi. iiiBiiuiw-.u.c. -'
I cars and one of the best-known charac
ters in New YorK, wno was in -oniana
during the week, once gave a banquet
for H. C. Bowers, manager or the Hotel
Portland. Mr. Brady, 62 years old, has
never smoked, chewed or lasted liquor.
He Is rather flenhv. however, and owing
to the fact that he ia a great' sport
many Imagine that he la a drinking
'nurlnv tha dinner I noticed that Mr.
Brady had one champagne bottle after
another removed from in front of his
place." Mr. Bowers saia yesteraay, -ana
the fact rather astonished me, because
I had thought that Mr. iraay was
t.mnant. man. I Investigated.
found that he had - made arrangements
In advance. All those champagne bot
tles had been filled with mineral water.
Few others, however, ever . knew the
secret." . , -
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T remember a time when the round
trlns on Portland day to the state fair
was W said a Portland man the other
day,' "and we were all contented and
happy, i After a while there was talk of
another railroad ' to Salem. Then we
were all lust tickled hair to- death, we
figured that nerhaps by competition the
rate wouia he cut aown to six ran or
half a dollar. . Well, eventually . that
other line was built.' And now. and
now I hate to think about ' It the
round trip the fair on Portland day is
tl.ZS. I hope they don't build another
line." - . i . t .
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"Are times becoming better, the men
lasler, or what?" asked a man the other
day. Then he rambled on something
Ilka thla: "Last fall in Portland at this
time aa now there were nunareas 01
40c
ON THE DOLLAR
$50000 job lot purchase New fall OoikB, Suits, Skirts, Waista, Petticoats. Fun, Underwear, Hosiery HALF PfclCE AND LESS. The panicky east
ern manufacturers unload their stocks to us.. Gigantic bargains In every line of women's Ready-to-wear. Apparel . Th greatest money saving you've
rer known. 'No sacrifice too great to raise ready money.: That's the cry of tha eastern makers and we've scooped in lot after lot of new fall goods at
from 20c to 50c on tha dlla under regular wholesale prices. Bargains that are real surprises. - Tremendous price-cutting makes this at once the most
pronounced money-saving event of years, i You cant get here too early. It's the chance of a lifetime an-opportunity you can't afford to miss. ;
Read
Every pW:
It Means a Big Saving to You
500MSTS
. " . . banker. During me
u have a grip of any kind that ally works for the (
i particularly you had best throw company. He is In
away," said a Portland detec- deal of the time. N
wagons going In every direction loaded
with wood being bought for winter pur
poses. And not.rar irom every wagon
load of fuel there generally trudged a
laborer or two. He would- follow the
tn Its destination. The wood un
loaded he would apply for the Job of
putting It away in the cellar. But there
are scarcely none of these wagon fol
lowers this year. How do you account
for it? Are the men all at work or
han thv discovered some way of get
ting along without all this bother V
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rrn rvtmm nt Medford takes hunting
parties to Crater lake and places In the
irummer time. Among others of Port
land he has had out U A. U Mills, the
banker. During the winter Corum usu-
i the woods a great
Naturally he has bad
many wonderful experiencea. . i
One of Tom Corum's favorite stories
i. .imit Vi dron-tall lizard. It beats
hm nM .tnrv about the hooD snake and
that about tne joint snaxe ana omw i eP
AT HALF PRICE
AND LESS
(6.50 Net Waists, fan
cy trimtned with me-
. dallions and sateen
piping ..... . .J2.95
17.50 Net Waists for
93.95
Very exclusive de
signs, handsomely
trimmed, no two
alike, sale pr,$3.95
200 Sample Waists
20O sample Waist,
. m values up to t.ov,
y some slightly soiled,
uui new an eiyics,
sale prfce ...... 89e
250 Sample Waists i
250 sample Waists at
half their value," all
colors . and stylesr
every site, every style, but not two tne same;
Values up to $3.50; sale price .fl.49
f Hi Li
: Ready Money Sale of Skirts
Sample Skirts, no two alike; every style; three
factories entire output gives a selection second
, to none, -v ' . ,
$6.00 Walking Skirts ?3.95
$8.00 Walking, Skirts ;..... i M.05
$12.00 Walking Skirts ................. ..f-95
Ready Money Sale of Ladies' Coats
300 Coats, . all new arrivals, Just from New
, York,. brought in trunks as baggage to be sure
we would have them here in time. Every style,
every cloth at half price and less. No two alike.
Now is thrtimej 430 .Washington is the place.
$25 Coats $12.5
$7.50 Coats i..., YV... .........$2.95,
$5.00 Coats . .' ... v. ........... ... : . . . ..f 1.98
, Ready Money Sale of Hosiory I
25c fast black Hqse.f double heels and toes, extra
heavy gauge; two pairs to a customer, pair. .Tf
35c fast black Hermsdorf, extra good value at 35c:
two pairs to a customeri sale price. 19f
75C Black Hose for 39
Very fine gauge, sijk plaited, look as good as silk
and wear better; sale price. 39
25c Hose Suporters, black only. 9e
50c Princess Chic Hose Supporters 39e
The greatest, best and most popular supporter
made; sale price 39
Ready Money Sale of Kimonos
$1.00 short Kimonos .I29
$2.50 long Kimonos fl.49
$22.50 Women'sTaflorMadeSuits $9.95
At less than half price. All new chic styles, long
and short coats, greens, browns, blues and fancy
mixtures 1 ?9.9S
$30 Women's Tailor Made Suits $14.95
Very exclusive, new, up-to-data1 cloths no two
alike unloaded to us by one of New York's best
makers for half price r Ready, Money Sale price,
suit ...iy..... .;...,. 14.95
Ready Money Sale of, Handkerchiefs t
Extra good quality fancy Handkerchiefs, only five
to a customer, each... iTl. ........ .!
10c Handkerchiefs, plain hemstitched....... .5
25c Handkerchiefs, face and embroidered edges,
each . ..... . ......... . . ,9e
Ready Money Sale of Silk. Petticoats
Here are real bargains that will ' make you
catch the early car to get the real rustle guaran
teed Simon silk taffeta, shirred and cord trimmed,
flounce. ,1 J
$5.00 silk Petticoats- 2.98
$6.50 silk Petticoats .....'................$3.89
Ready Money Sale Knit Underwear
$1 Ribbed Vests and Drawers, fleece lined, regu
lar full weight for winter, gray and white. ,39
This is undoubtedly one of the best values ever
offered; while they last 98
We Guarantee every item in this Advertisement absolutely as advertised
va UTH
JlITD 18TK
8TSEETS
when scared: He runs . few feet and
then drops half an Inch of his tall. If
person continues alter, mm. ne wm
mnnn rtrnn &nather section. It is an un
usually Ions' tall, because it has to be.
Tr vmi mfarm tha llKArd asraln. off Will
oome another part, and so on until there
is none leic xnen 'jur. uura , ju
keeps rolnir.
But If you hide and watoh and keep
still the lizard will come back pretty
soon and sort of loaf around- a while.
Finally, every last one of those tail
pieces will suddenly Jump back Into
their respective places. Then the lliard
Is as rood and as happy as ever. Now,
mind you, Tom Corum of Medford says
he has seen the lizard do this many
times. In faof, it is rather a common
occurrence. But Tom was always aione
when it happened.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, ar
rived In Portland a week ago Saturday
evening, Early Sunday mornlna- there
was an electrical storm. It was the
first one In this viclnit ' in a s;ood long
while. The same thins; happened in Se
attle. There was llehtning- and other
funny stunts In the heavens.
The day after Mr. Edison arrived tn
Salt Lake on his way to the coast there
waa a thunder storm If rain storms
continue to follow the electrical wizard
abdut the country, some one will be of-
reringr mm a Dig-, xai salary to locate in
western Kansas or some of the other
dry parts of the west and to lust stay
there as long as the crops need rain. ,.
"If you are looklnr for real bargains
In the fruit line," said a bargain himt-
the other day. "just stay down-town
:11 after 9 oolock In the
evening-.
mir-w taiAa all hollow. Tom says he I .li a
nas seen tne arvj-iii i Every rrult vendor along tne business
times. But It always happened wnen ne
waa alone.
a- tt
streets Is selling out what Is left of his
stock at real rock-bottom prices. Of
Here's what Tom says the llsard doea cpur,,, the fruit might not be of the
H''"'1 I: a Selz
Irisides" of
Royal ,
very best, but it is good, ana mat whicn
lis left may be purchased for such a
Ismail amount that it is well worth the
difference. For instance, I bourn t a
dosen pears the other eventna for a
nickel. During the day those same
pears sold for a dime. That's the way
Russell Sage got his start In life. I'm
etronv for all these Russell Saca
stunts!
Portland Has Real Philanthropist ,
Who Cares for Wounded Canines
- Portland probably has a unique phil
anthropist If he: has any . rivals any
where else. on the globe they have never
been heard from In this part of the
country. The name of this man Is H.
Hansen. He Is a bachelor who lives at
177 Cheater street.
Pittsburg has her Carnegie, New
Tork has her Stokes and Chicago her
Rockefeller, and other big villages
have their own particular dispenser of
charities, but Portland leads them all
for genuine out and out philanthropy.
The others all get your returns. If
Rockefeller gives away a million dol
lars to the oil 'varsity his name is em
blazoned on stone or colored glass and
his soul if he has any drinks in the
adulation of a grateful student body,
and alumni; If Carnegie establishes a
libraryhe has the satisfaction of know
ing . that generations to come will see
his name sunk imperlshably in the
granite corner stones of a thousand
buildings; If W. Phelps Stokes dlstrlb
utes millions anjong the poor In the
slums of ' Gotham - he derives no little
Joy from the grateful - denizens of the
tenement and rrom seeing nis name in
a score . of magaslnes in which he is
heralded as a Denefactor of mankind
and a philanthropist of the first water.
Mr. Hansen has none of these re
wards to look forward to for his hobby
is tne oerrienamg or homeless and in-
lured dogs. Tne dogs he provides
home for have not even the saving
grace or pedigree. They are air mon
greia ana curs 0( tne typical "yellow
variety.
One of these luckless or lucky-
creatures naa been run over bv
streetcar and was minus three legs, but
the license was not reduced on that ac
count. - Another had one ear miasms-. A
third had no tall and hadhad the tip of
nis nose out oir Dy a wooacnopper.
All of the' dogs bore scare of the
The parts you
can't see in a
shoe , are just
as important
as any parts
of it; the in
ner soles, the
counters, the parts that help or lessen the wear.
v - It's an easy way for makers to cheat in shoes, and
even experts can't see the fraud after the shoe is made.
vYou never have any doubt about a Selz Royal Blue
Shoe; they're not cheapened by poor materials in any
way. '-. - , . ' . --
Selz Royal Blue-$3.50, $4, $5
' CONDITIONS HERE
BETTER THAN EAST
L. x. Steele of the Brong-Steele com
pany, has returned from the east after
Ian ebsvice of-hree months. Hr was ac
companied by Mrs. Steele and son. Mr.
Steele found Conditions much Improved
in Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri, but
he Says the local conditions are far bet
ter than he found In his travels, laclud-
ing California. He round that the Pa
cific northwest Is In the eyes of thou
sands of people in the. middle west who
are looking towards the time when they
will be able to come this way to see for
themselves the great possibilities of the
country tney near so murn about.
Mr. Steele, needless to ear. d M soma
effective mlsslonsrv work Is exploiting
Oregon, and especially Portland. Very
few cash sales are belnar made la Kan.
sas City, nearly aji u.e property chang
ing hands is exchanged. The returned
travelers saw no place te compare with
Portland, and the eight of the roses
araia made tnera mis
back te the most
union. I
made there mlrhty rlad to be
te the most, favored slate la the
Seventh and
BUY TRACT NEXT.
TO ROSE CITY PARK
(i. K. Wstlln aaut Oeom Teesev. the
latter of Boalon, hare just purrhased
a tract of about It mar, er lit lots
adjoining Rnee City Park te tie ortti
front Kale Ward for 111 see. They will
held H till it year, wbea they will
plat tt ana put la all Impr mnls en 4
save restrictions
class district.
te assure tt a high
Tke Caaedtaa Pacille Is making eheaa
I colonist rates from the east te Paeifte
mast peista. Tickets eaus be mvm44.
Far rete and fa'l particulars, apply at
looaj enc, ji i tire street.
Wa.hingtc
Tsweme Ofendsy) ro)tlvey !.
ll-A Week Will Do$l
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silverware Sold on
Easy Payments, a'nd You Wear the Goods
While Paying for Them.
SPECIAL WATCH SALE THIS MONTH
See Our Window for Prices
We sell cheaper on credit than others do for cash.
Standard Jewelry Store
189 Third Street, Between Yamhill and Taylor
California Excursion
SAN FRANCISCO
AND RETURN
October S and 4 Special Excursion Tickets to San Francisco
and return will be sold for $25 from Portland, with corrtM
s ponding' low rates from all other points on the
Sontfiern Pacific Co.'s lines in Oregon
LIMIT OP TICKETS, TWENTY-NINE DAYS
This excursion, which was made on account of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial CongTess, is open to the public
For particulars, sleeping-car reservations and tickets, call at
Gty Ticket Office, Third and Washington streef? Portland, or
any S. P. Agency elsewhere. .
Wm. McMurray, Gen. Pass. AgU Portland, Or.
battle on one or several' portions of
their anatomies.
The Hose City's dog lover makes It
his especial care to pick up dogs that
have been run over by streetcars and
injured In other ways. He now has, no
one knows "Sow many, unfortunates of
tne canine family at his Home. Me can
be seen any day going down the street
with a half dozen or more chlppled and
ragged canines following devotedly af
ter him, wagging tails those .who have
them to wag and barking joyously
when he stoops to pet. aa earless head
or an almost legless body.
Mr. Hansen holds the odd record of
having paid out the largest sum In one
day for dog licenses of - any man in
Portland. He called at the city treas
urer's office Thursday and took out
eight at a cost of 128.
ACHE AGE NEAK
REEDYILLE SOLD
The Pine Tree Land company reports
the sale of 18 acres near Reedvllle for
O. S. Cobb, who took In exchange a oot- ;
tage In Woodlawn to the value of tS.000.
Mr. Cobb purchased ths acreage only
shout a week ago. and realised .a nice,
profit In the deal.
Good Fishing at Newport.
'Advice has lust been received that
silverslde and chlnook salmon are beinc
caught on trolls In Y equina bay.
A slanee la the slass sires tor sftet astes
Satin skin cream and face powder.
To
Save on Talldng
Machines
The Answer Is to Buy Now at These Special Prices,
When You May Save From $10.00 to $45.00 on a
Machine, According to Selection. This Is a General
Clearance of About 110 Machines.
SEE DISPLAY IN WASHINGTON ST. WINDOW
Sale Begins Monday Morning Terms Cash or Small
.Monthly Payments to Reliable People.
$7.50 for $17.50 Machines. 912.50 to $19.40 for $25 and $30 Machines.
$8.50 for $20.00 Machines, $65 and $155 for $100 and $200 Machines.
The lone fall and winter evenings are coming when a Talking Machine
will give the whole family and your friends pleasure.
Talking Machine Cabinets
To owners of Talking Marhines and to
those who buy machines at this Clearance Sale
we will close out over 50 Cabinets disk and
ylinders some at a third and a half regular
prices.
8.70 rUK $Z5.0U tAuincis
f 9.50 FOR $27.00 CABINETS
f 26.00 FOR $38.00 CABINETS J
f 47.50 FOR $7000 CABINETS
f 53.50 FOR $85-00 CABINETS
Others at equally reduced prices. See win
dow display. Tha above prices on Talking Ma
chines and Cabinets will positively not be dup
licated after this lot is sold out. Customers cao
buy a Talking Machine at this sale, with a fine
Cabinet price for both only $1&25; tha cost at
any other time would be $42.50. Yon actually
save $26.25 by attending this sale. Other com
binations at equally attractive prices. Yon need
not take a Cabinet with your Talking Machine
unless jxr preier 10 uo kwj ucrcij oner jua - j
the opportunity to buy both at less than the' jL
nrira nl lm. at if vrvn have e Tallrio. Machine. V i
we offer the oportunity-tt place an attractive
and useful piece of furniture ia your home at 1 "
very small cost xl
EILERS PIANO KOU:
353 Voshlnfjton St.. Cor. Prr!;
THE LARGEST DEALEFS IV ALL T? A " T 'T n
l v
1 1 '
r for 4Val e east elds gas b .
UmI fsil te read gas tire.
RECORDS AND CAEINLIS I N Zl:.Z :