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THE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, ,SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER l,r 1908. Our Greatest Late Sale $10-$12 Hats at $5.95 For all next. week we hve planned the greatest Lace Sale of the year. For months we have ben , gathering merchandise for. this occasion from .the New; York and foreign markets. Everything in Laces and Trimmings is represented Valen ciennes, Tofchon, Net, Venise, Baby -Irish, Cluny, Prin!ess, Chantilltf and Novelty Laces of all descriotions. This is a .golden opportunity for you. to supply youiT wants for some J t . - . : ' . s .!.:. New and desirable tucked effects for waists and aleeves; neat Baby Irish and Venise effects; dainty Ket Top ana Cluny ',' patterns; Persian bands and trimmings for ail occasions; ' . ' ' , - colored Laces In all shades; beautiful Allovers In Net and - Venise, 18 to 45 Ins.-wide; also silk Ring Dot and Sgot Nets " In Toeca and Filet Mesh; narrow Baby Irish in edges, lnser- " tiona, medallions, etc.; wide Princess flounces; imitation -'Irish that can hardly be detected from real Applique Sets. .v'.; v-. -.'.V.v'V-'.-j.'J v,-... ..:'.."'.'VwY: v We have arranged the above, described laces into four sale lots at prices that seem ridiculously low compared to the real values. See two big display, windows on Thirfl and Washing ton streets. x ' ' ' , Lace Sale; Values Up t6 $1.25 Yard, Only 23 Yard Laces of all descriptions, from net top, edges, etc., to 18 in. allovers. Lace i Sale: Values Up to $2.25 Yard, Only 69 Yard Venise, Baby Irish, Net Top Laces, etc, Including silk dotted nets and allover nets, 18 to 45 inches 'wide. ' Lace Sale, Values Up to $3.75 Yard, Only $1.23 Yard Every variety and description of lace; black, white, cream, ecru, colors. -. '.w-. . ' - Lace Sale,' Values Up to $6.50 Yard, Only $2:45 Yard Every variety and description of lace; black, white, cream, ecru colors. ..') ' - i Lace Sale, Values Up to 25c Yard, at Only 3 Yard Imitation Torchon Laces and Insertions, frora-1 to 4 inches wide, in aariety of pretty designs. Lace Sale, Values Up to $1 Dozen Yards, ' Only 29' v A special assortment; of -French and double-thread Valenciennes lUcef and Insertions, up to 2 inches wide, ; '; j .. .. '. Lace Salef Values Up to 50c Yard, Only 5 Yard A special lot of imitation Cluny, Filet and Nat Top Laces and In sertions, in white, cream and ecru. Wool D ress Goods $1.50 Values 59c On account of i o u r enormous dress goods busi- . ness this season, .... . .. which breaks all records, we offer this, sale to close out odd pieces of this season's stock, including Tailormade Suitings, checks, stripes, plaids and mixtures, in all the best fall and win ter colors. ReBTilarly: $1.25- $1.50 the yard. While Ihey last PA Monday.. . .:. .;. .; . ... , . .... ... . . . .f;. OVC $1.25 Table Damask 89c Yd. Extra weight bleached Table Damask, 72 inches OQ wide; regularly $1.25 yard, sale price... oVfC Napkins to match above, size- 22x22 inches; regularly !$4.5U dozen. ................. $3.45 Women's Tailormade Suits Real Values $45, Sale Price S2&75 Mi On account of bef ore-election business conditions m the East, our buyer secured these handsome stunning Suits for a Mon ' day sale that no. Portland, store can equal in value or beauty ,' of style.; Tnere is a clear saving to you of $18.00 on-every ..suit."' Highest-Class .Tailormade Suits of fine' all-wool broadcloths, v in black, navy, brown, olive, wine 'and smoke. Some are made -' ' - the newest 36-inch length, plain-tailored styles ; others are . trimmed with 'satin or braid." '. 7 : The jackets are all lined with taffeta silk. The skirts are made in the , newest flareihape, plain ancTfancy' trimmed to match the ; ckets. buperoiy taitorea suits, seii- , a ing regulari y to $15.00. For 9 7 C .-s.Monday sale; . sDsCD I O 8?Silk!fejtticoats $10 Valnes-$55 -gB Highest-Grade Taffeta Silk Petticoats in a va riety of novelty effects, such as section flounce . style?, knife-plaited1 and strictly tailormade det signs. The ,colort are black, navy, brown, green, gray and changeable colors. All these petticoats are. made extra full, with' deep-circular flounce. r Regular, values to Ar if $10,00... Sale price. . dD4d Exquisite .Models'Never Before Shown in Portland. Only 100 hats shown in a superb assort ment just recoived from our New. York . buyer, who selected them because they embody new ideal that are here shown for . the first " time i this season; ' such hats as are alwavs sold at $8.50, $10 and $12; on sale Monday , tfC QC for only.. HO Atraats Soblsion ft Walls XrfBdoa TaUoi.d Kata tot woman ot faahloa. Brass Bats from Paris. High-Glassrancy Silks $1.25-$1.50 Values 89c Yd. 3,000 yards of High-Class Fancy Silks in all this season's best styles and colorings the famous Lipman-Wolfe patterns for waists, skirts and dress purposes. Silks we are 89c jiaspiuauioves selling every day at $15 and $1.50 yard. On sale Monday at the extremely low price of . . . . . . 1WO- Reg. $1.50-$1.75 Values for $1.18 Here's a Glove Sale that eclipses anything yet 110 dozeff Pirst-Quality Two-Clasp Overseam - Dress . Kid Gloves,; in black, whitetans, brown, mode, gray, red, navy and green. Also 50 "dozen One-Clasp Derit Style Cape Gloves, every pair of guaranteed quality not old gloves such as. some stores sell; in bargain sales. All sizes, every pair fitted to. the band. Gloves sold reertilarly at $1.50 and $1,75 pain: Extra-sales people to wait on you. The year's greatest ; glove sale . . . . . ........ .............. .........i November Bargain Sale, of Room-Size Rugs jgEffffig&S t . ,-.. . . -v . ... . " " .. : 1 : . . ; These room-size Rugs were bought especially for this November Bargain Sale, from a great New York importer, who found it imoossiblo to sell except at agreat sacrifice, on account ot the financial depression in eastern centers. .. . - . - Regular $35.00 Axminstef Rugs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, Only $23.95 Regular $32.50 Axmins,ter. Rugs, 8 1-3x10 1-2 Feet, Anniversary Sale, $21.49 . Handsome Axminster Rugs, in an unusually large assortment of welt-selected. patterns, in ori ental and floral designs, with all of : Jhose rich, soft colorings so desirable, y Regular $35.00 Body Brussels Rugs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, at $24.95 Regular $32.50 Body Brussels Rugs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, at $22.95 V You know how a good Body Brussels Rug wears and how easy t.is to keep' clean; these come in a large variety of handsome patterns; jflst the rug for the dining or living room.-:.' Regular $28.50 Velvet Wilton Rugs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, at $19.95 Regular $28.50 Tapestry Brussels Rygs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, $19.95 " - Handsome Velvet Wilton Rugs in oriental and conventional patterns, rich colorings; also 10-" wire Tapestry Brussls. Rugs in a large variety "of new patterns. Regular $18.00 Kashmir Rugs, 9x12 Feet, Anniversary Sale, Only $11.49 Regular $15.00 Kashmir Rugs, 8 11 0 l-2.Fee Anniversary Sale, $10.49 Regular $12.50 - Kashmir Rugs, 9x9 Ffeet, Anniversary Sale, Only $9.49 Kashmir Rugs are by far the most serviceable inexpensive rugs manufactured; look like a Brussels rug; sweep clean and are reversible; ram come in a large variety of pretty patterns in sof rich colorings; just the rug for the bedroom. $1.18 $2:00 Umbrellas $1,15 $2.50 ifmbrfellas $1.49 . , rj. , - : " Women's and men's1 rnercerued gloria Umbrellas,- fast colors, choice handles in great variety, best -t r frames; regular $2 values for only.........ll . Women's and men's i .union Silk Umbrellas, of tape edge silk, steel rods, paragon frames, large (M ylQ assortment of up-to-date handles; $2.50 vals. y TciJ Linen Towelsl 30c Vals. 22c . All linen Huck Towels, size 21x40 inches; regular OO.i 30c values,' big value Monday at... ............ XfciC. .; "" ' " : t ' . Panama Walking Skirts $8.50 Values at $3.98 Women's strictly tailor-made Walking Skirts, of plain and striped all-wool Panama, in black, navy and brown, madex in. the newest gored, and flare $tyle; als,d in plaited, and tunic effect; every skirt new and up-to-date; . here are skirts selling regularly up to $8.50, on sale at less than retail cost of materials - c. ; 4n QQ, alone, . nr. . ,wOVO BANK GUARANTY J . '! v " ContInuad rrdni Precdlirsc Par.) tb Muon And duoii wiwra orougni tlv United States bonds. us Into contempt England and France! u al l ,fl"e? "as- -recornlsed the, south as benigerenturf Bld I,Ma Napolson th "ttilrct menaced our Mexl . can frontier, England threatened sei urs of Mexlea and openly furnished the south with money as well as the muni tions of war.. - - . Buspsndsd srpsols Parmsnta, With no resource with which to, re plenish the national treasury, the Rov ernmant was obliged to suspend Specie payments with the banks. Almost 1m - mediately old commanded-a premium ta vanlahed from circulation, rentrict- ' rumnev to the notes of the - suspended banks and the bote Issues -of the government, m w n mnAitimm in h meantime soar In e with tha premium on gold, which advance! with every additional note Issue of the rovemment. The legal-tender act de stroyed our credit abroad and, tent all our stocks and other securities noma for fala. AM mar- Dona issues aia nui ifw m WlnA rxt mnn In which' they wire) payable, they deteriorated. In value until congress in the effort to enhance thatr value passea wnai was cji publlo credit act,' solemnly pledgta the . credit of the government to the. pay. tnent of Its bonds in coin, also declaring that the Issue of legal-tender ' notes should not at any time exceed the sum of $iiO,000,(TOO. The effect of this, Vn.f.r not annreciable and ' the government found fto market for its new bond Usues. In its extremity the a-rernment was - obliged to resort to , fcerolo measures In order to obtain money the sinews of war. This end was aocomollahed by the enactment of . the national, bank law which virtually . ..M r the banka."Vbu must close your doors unless you will come Into this na- tlonal bank system. gq-hiii im miiat flrat Invest all your- capital ' in United States, bonds. You must retire all your own circulation, under a pen alty of lu per cent upon every dollar ui 11 paid out.ny you. The government will then authorize you to issue bank notes to th extent of SO per cent of' the par value of the bonds. You will be required under this law to pay to ths suvernraeni a auty or one-naiz or one per cent semi-annually on the average amount of notes in circulation, one fourth of one per cent on the average amount of deposits and one-fourth of one per cent on the average, amount of capital in excess of the amount invested - This Advertisement Of Hocd's eareaparuia u te.remina you of its great merit as a blood purifier, appetlte-glver, and s' a nerve, stomach it. no other has so good a record.- no other will do yon so much good. It . cures. - ' . Scrofula 16 Tears "Hood' a Barsapa rtll. has rnr.il me of scrofula, with which 1 have been troubled for If year a. little daughtec had a scrofula swell- -slng on her neck and Hood's Sarsaparllla also cured-her." Mra a Morris, Annan ; dale. Minnesota. ' i . . . - months with -dyepepsla-and. -could not eat anvthlng without distress. I began taking "Hood a Sarsaporilla and was eion Improving. I took it steadily until I ( was curea. j-ijruiw jicouctwii .".-Mas- -vi- ' -,-- w" ' .- -. -v .- Xheumattam "I was severely afflicted . .ttlU . rh.inti.lllm: tin kni - badlv swollen. Hood's SarsapaTlU -helpe me after other, medicines lalled and"Nlt-has . .lensthened my JlffeTr .Jessie. Killmejc - Middle Grove. K. X. . ' Hood's Sarsapaillla ' Is ' sold eVery Vhere. In the usual liquid, or In tablet form called Sarsatans. ,100- DOnes One Dollar.. Prerr"d only by Hood CCs. Lowell. .Mas. -- ... ,. J "These duties- levied by the govern ment did not relieve the banks from local taxation,' state, oounty, municipal. In addition to these duties, the banks were reaulred to rav all the exnense in curred by the government In procuring th plates,, paper and for the printing of tuv iivivB, ivguvner wiu ui cosi ox re demption, destruction and reissue of thir currency, 'also the cost of the ex- imrawoDi proviaea, ior in the law. The ComDtrolIer of th ciirrencv was Jlven full authority to make regulations or the management of the banks, and i ms aiscretion to close, take control Of and liauldate the affairs nt knv hank which he should deem to be Insolvent or oonauctea in violation or the laws and regulations governing them. The liabil ity of shareholders was fixed at double toe amount or stock subscribed. The national hank hill fnmi h nr.. Chase, secretary of the treasury, and championed by Senator John Sherman, met with strong opposition In- the sen ate. Mr. Collamer of Vermont VSenied the right to tax the state banks eat of existence and to establish corporations in me states ana territories.! He ob jected tnaklna the government resnon- sfble for the ultimate redemption of the bill'' Its only constitutional founda tion was the power given to congress m coin money ana regulate tne value Mr. Carllla of West. Vtrc-lnt aaldr "The state banks. will be destroyed and widows and orphans whose all Is in vested In the stock will be Impover ished." j. . ' Mr. Blaine says: "The bill came to vote In the senate on. the 12th , of Feb ruary, 1883, and narrowly esained de- I'TOi. .. an, yoai wen 20 ana nay at. The senators from flr.mn Ntimlth ami Harding were the only Democrats who voted in the affirmative. Nine Ue- puDiican senators voted against if CBoth of these senators told ' the writer they' so voted. at the personal solicitation ' of Secretarv Chase, who came to their apartments at a late hour tne nignt nerore tne Din came up in tne senate and in tears lmnlored them to support tt as the only means to provide money to pay our soiniers in tne neia.j O Wnen Deposits Wre Taxed, ; "as 'heretofore" stated,' the govern ment's share of the earnings of national banks since -their organization after de ducting all the expenses, ' Including those of the Currency bureau, nets $167. 095,063.72. Of this amount,J60,940,067 is from tax pn deposits from 1S64 to 1883. when the tax' was discontinued, t7.S55.8f 7.74 from tax on capital stock from 1864 to 1883. S7.048.41S from war revenue act. of 188, 1101, 53S.S76. 3,2 from tax' on circulation 18(4 to 1907.- De duct from this the actual expenses . of the currency bureau, exclusive of- reim bursements made directly by the hanks. $10,28.!80.t0. .and we find a surplus of tax levied on 'circulation above', all Ex penses to be I9J. 250, 69S.Se, making with the otherltems as above stated tlfiJ.- 095,063,72. as the net profits to the government Nbw-t aovernmant con tributing' nothing to the cSpHaU. havlfif ! in consideration or its mnnapemenv a cured this large dividend 1 from the banks, should it hot in justice be Held responsible for Its ' losses, at least to the extent of Its profits? . Is -not .abso lute safety to depositors more import ant than increased nroflts to the gov ernment? ' The total loss to creditors of Insolvent national banks rrom tneir ere. atlon to the' present time, as shown by the comptroller's report, is 131.183,293, while the rovernment has profited from Its tax on deposits for less than, half that period. SSO.940,087. ' Now to what better Durooee could a moiety or this fund have been out than the payment Of these depositors wno, Knowing tneae banks to be -established by national au thority and to be under the management ana .nurveiuance or tne government, naa trusted them. Rut assuming these obli gations to be barred by limitation, the current tax on circulation' after pitying all expenses, including the general ex penses of the bureau now yields an an nual profit of more than twice the an nual loss to depositors and otner cred itors of the national banks, and from this source alone, the government's div idends amount to nearly three times the total of all losses to depositors and all other creditors since the national banks have teen in existence, over 43 years. Let me quote from . the comptroller or the currency, jsoo. Quotes the Comptroller. "From the establishment of the of( flee of the comptroller of the currency In 18CI to June 80, 1904. expenses of ths ' bureau - were - I10.6i8.446..- This arifbunt does not Include contingent ex penses of the bureau, as sucn expenses are not paia oy tne comptroller, out from the general appropriation tor con tin rent sinenses of the treasury de partment no separate account thereof being kept some. years since, now- ever, a carerui estimate was maas ana It was ascertained that such contingent expenses amount, approximately, to the sum appropriated for the operation of the bureau.- On the assumption that the estimate was practically correct tha total exntmaaa connected with the operation of the bureau during the life of the national banking- system have been about (20,000,000, an average of nearly $600,000 per year. Tne average annual tax collected on circulation, ap proximately $2,240,000, la thus seen to te over lour times tne Tornse anmiu operating expenses of the bureau' - Now the aversge annual net earnings from this fund as shown above $1,740. 000 and the average annual losses to creditors $771,7 0 5 or less than half the profits or the government, wny not. as a matter of Justice to depositors, amend the banking law so as to aulres the comptroller of the- ctirrencife after final settlement of the affairs of an Insolvent bank, to draw upon this fund for the payment in full of bal ances, if any, due to Its creditors T ' No other -legislation is necessary to guar antee full payment to every depositor. It Is not a 'question of how much tax to -levy on the basks, but one of how-best to dlaDOse of a' portion of tha current- tax already levied and being collected semi-annually from the banks oy tne. government. - . T . PORTLAND 'WILL SEND . RELEGATES TO ALBANY There will be several i hundred Port land visitors In Albany, on November 10 as a result of the visit of tha enthusias tic Albany boo ters who ewsrraed down UDon Portland Frtdav. The Alhanv delegation visited many of. the big busi ness houses of the city and had them slen up a promise to be represented In Albany upon the occasion of, the opening of the new' rHPwi jtatloni there and tha Albany fair. The Albany aelezatkra i returned homailast nltfht- a ENDS HER WOES WITH A BULLET Mrs. Helen Douglas Wills Her Remains to a Med . ical Cbllege. (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, Oct $1. After trying to sell her cadaver to Dr. George "W. Kress, secretary of tha medical colleke of tha University of Southern California. Mrs. Helen Sutherland Douglas, the beauti ful young wife of Jack Douglas, a travv ellng man for a wholesale a-rocerv firm of 6an Francisco, committed suicide by shooting herself through the neck, with a .32-caliber revolver. Her body was' found.today in a room. lnJthe. Hotel Acacia, on West Sixtieth street, and It Is believed she killed herself last night Mr Douglas Was separated from her nuahand aavantl Mnnfh. mm. . . been living at the home of her mother. " jo. Druwning, at rasaaena. A week ago she came- to Los Angeles seeking employment She was unsuc cessful in her search and last Wednes day went to Dr. Kress and offered to sell him her hodv fn. n. in tt, , college after her death. The doctor refused -to consider the offer and she departed after telling him she wished her body to be sed In sclentifro work and promising that she would will It to mo wcunar college. f " - av pioca V 1 narer revaalina- ha Mantit. mnA the address of her -mother was discov- oitru, iuguw wun a seaiea note ad dressed to Dr. Kres This note will Dm sent to ur. ivrees late this afternoon. DISAPPOINTMENT -" FOR THE FAT Reallxtns; the danger and dlaaa-ree. ableness of their condition, many fat leopie rush orr and bay a sweater, la ending to exercise it off. Alas for the frailty of human intentions. Few survive the first-hour's exertTfen. Oth ers prefer dieting, but are made to look roollsn .t the first savour whirl of broiled steak they run into. . How much easier It Is to get a large 75c case of Martnola Tablets either di rect from the maker the Marmola Col. Detroit Mich., or. better still, of your local druggist and take one of the gen erous -supply of -pleasant tablets It will contain, after 'each meal and at bed time. Forget exercising and dieting and do tht . . ' - It is not only easier, but surer and safer, Being made partiouiarly and strictly In accordance with the famous Mamsola prescription, these tablets hurt no one don't affect the stomach in the sllEhtest or croduce even one wrinkle. and yet a single case of them will give a person most acceptable service. In ract, scores or people nave taaen orr thirty pounds of" fat In as many days, usry tkana l it tie tablet four times a day as described. . . , ROCKEFELLER HAS BEEII TME Always a Loyal.Supporter of Republican Principles and Candidates. (United Press leased Wire.) Cleveland. '.Ohio, Oct 31. Relatives and close associates of- John D. Rocke feller in" Cleveland declared today that his announcement that he would, vote for Taft was simply the logical out come of statements he made even be fore he left Cleveland earlier in the fall. f While he did not make his statement as a direct answer to the accusation of President Roosevelt that the indorse ment -a--John IX was a. trick to hurt Taft W. C. Rudd. brother-in-law of the oil king and a prominent business man, today said that John D. had been for Taft from the beginning of the eam- He said it was "foolish to suppose" that John D. made his announcement for the purpose of hurting Taft "It Is not the habit of Mr. Rockefel ler to htirt a man or a plan he indorse He Is slow to Indorse anyone publicly, said Rudd. " We want- to line- up for Taft were Mr. Rockefeller's words to me before he left Cleveland this fall." he said. "From the beginning of the campaign Rockefeller had approved Taft's candi dacy. I thought nothing of it. He has always been a Republican, and his sup port of Taft is that of a lifelong party" man. not as the head of the Standard OIL "Rockefeller's position was never a se cret to his friends. " Hs told them freely that he would vote for Taft "It is foolish to suppose the purpose of the announcement being made so late In the campaign was for the purpose of hurting Tart Nor do I think he desired to injure Bryan by his announcement." Dr. H. F. Blggur, John D.'s physician, said: -"John D. Rockefeller's announcement that he would support Taft was no sur prise to his Cleveland friend - . "He had never made any secret of the fact that he would support Taft As soon as Taft was mentioned as a presidential possibility, , Rockefeller seemed pleased." . Metifter's Jeweler and Opticians, 143 Washington St.. bet 7th and Park. . . 30 III JAIL FOR ITCALFSIIII e -- - ..... San Jose Judge Decides to Revoke His License . to 'Runnier People.' (United Press Leased Wire. Ban Jose, CaL; Oct $1- Without tha alternative of paying fine, Peyton W. Metcalf. a nephew of Seoetary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf, was sentenced to 0 days In the county Jail today by Judge Brown. " The charge against young Metcalf was battery on a youth named Aylesworth, who was struck by the automobile which Metcalf was driv ing when Intoxicated, - - Metcalf had been arrested several times and paid fines for his misde meanors. . . . j...-;-.ia,. A similar charge la pending against him for running down a boy two week ago.1:.- $50 ' rr iiitv r-fis- a tiai .: . aa .... 0 1 ft li GET INTO THE MOTION PICTURE THEATRE BUSINESS " . ' -'v. ..... - Cl&i-L&ki v! Shrf a Thpalrp in Vnur Hnmo Tnivn t . , , - ' AW, , ..se. ...vMW ... .VMS IIUIIIU luirii j We will equip you vyith a theatre complete and let you paj for it on easy installments and will send out . a man ta instruct iJte JfS . ! vvilhtake city realty, acreage or, farm property in exchange. WE SELL MOTION PICTURE MACHINES; FILMS, SONQ- SLIDES, PHONOGRAPHS, STEREO PTICON 3, yot fulryjntoe buness, "an ready cash j V.-J7 j eti, CHEAPER than, any HOUSE in the UNJTED STATU ; I f: 293 B.urasid.St-Btween PourtK and Fifth Sts. 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