THE; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUYrwA Y MORNING. NOVEMBER 15, ' 1908.
illlltlTO
AID GREAT
WORK
Technical School Where
Young Men Can Be Edu-
. catcd to Develop Ke-
': sources of Northwest Ob
ject of Congress.
I (Special Dltpateii to The JoorssD
' Walla walla, WMh Nv. H. For the
purpose of. exploiting the educational
needs and advantage f the.. Pacific
northwest, an educational congress,
Unique In Itm Inception, Is to be held at
Waila Wall Tuesday and Wednesday ot
next week. At this congress men of
national Importance, including repre
sentatives ot an f the larger schools
f the United Slates, will speak. Hun
dreds ot rlsltors from all part of ths
northwest will be present, and the meet
ing will be one which will attract wide
spread attention.
' From Portland three' Pullmans will
tring the delegates to the congress.
. Two special cars from Spokane, one
from Yakima and a special Jraln of
five Pullmans and a diner will bring
the guests from Seattle. Kvery du"-.
tonal institution in the northwest will
represented by Its president, or. a
taember of Its faculty.
J Iks Oreatet Whitman Kan.
1 The educational 'congress Is a step' In
the plan, for a greater Whitman, begun
several months ago. It is the Intention
.f the college to raise IJ.000,000, and
for this purpose ths campaign was In
augurated. Walla -Wal to subscribed
SiOO.OOO, and an additional $300,000 was
'wanted In the. northwest. With this
the plan ia to Interest . eastern, bensf
factors of amall college and raise the
remsinder. The plans are -to make
Whitman a great technical school, thus
putting her In a position to educate
young men to develop the resources of
the orthwsst. They have attracted at
tention everywhere, and much Interest
has been shown. . '
in order to more thoroughly show the
- people - of the northwest ths possibil
ities of a ' great technical school lo
cated here, to show that It would not
Interfere but would rather help the
state Institutions, and to show what a
- iirreat field la -here, the. educational con
gress was planned, . .
; ; . Bspxstwntatlv X to Talk. -
Representative men1 - from eastern
schools will show the need of the tech
nical school, how It can be developed
'and other - points on Which questions
Jiavs. been rained. Dr.P. K. Pearsons,
la a sliest of honor at the congress.
More than 0 years of age, be has made
a trip from Chicago to attend the ban
iquet given In his honor. He will be
the principal speaker and is expected to
J give utterance to the most Important
1 speech he has ever made.
Dr. Pearsons has given much to the
colleges of the country and Whitman
was the first one he helped. He has
given more to Whitman than to any
. other college, except Belolt. In view
of this and his Interest in the new move
ment for a greater college, his words at
'the banquet are expected to materially
aid in the movement. - It is intimated he
will be liberal in his donation. to the
cause. .-.
Sr. Pearsons at Walla Wan... '
" tr. Pearsons arrived In the city yes
terday, suffering from a flight cold and
lie is under the care of a physician. He
carries his age welt, appearing more
-like a man of (0 than 90. He is reti
cent, especially toward newspaper men.
He says he -Is much Interested In the
greater Whitman and In college work.
, lie will not say if he Intends to make
a donation.
i The sneakers at ths ble- banauet.
I which is f 10 a plate, are Dr. Pearsons,
In honor of whom the banquet Is being
'clven: Dean Burton. Massachusetts-In
stitute ot Technology, representing the
i lecnnicat scnoois or ine united stetes;
(Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes ot Yale,
, representing the great private educa-
. Iional - Institutions; President Cyrus
' Northrop, university of Minnesota, rep
. resenting stats universities A. U Hills
!of Portland, repersenting Harvard; Sam
; tiel Hill, Seattle, will, speak probably
rn the relation of education to good
i roads; Ex-Governor Morrison of Idaho,
j representing that state, W. B. . Ayer,
Portland, representing Oregon.
: The sessions of the congress will be
; beld Tuesday and Wednesday, all day.
Part of the aesslon will be public, but
j the meetings of the board of overseers
( "will be secret The congress will be
held In Whitman college chapeL On
'.Tuesday night four big receptions will
' be held for the guests at ths bomes of
i ins zacuiiy ana cilisens.
j Eys glasses, ft at Metsger'a
ALASKA GOVERNOR HAS
FAITH IN PLACERS
, "The greatest placer gold bearing
gravel bed In the world, the develop
ment of which is only in Its Infancy.
,1s that which lies between the Yukon
river and the Tanana In the northern
' parrot Alaska." said W. B. Hoggatt,
t'-rrltorlal governor of Alaska at the
Jtotel Portland last night. Governor
iiussau accompanied oy Mrs. Hogicatt
la rn hla ...... ... x I" 1. 1 .
, suit with President Roosevelt on Alas
kan matters.
.l'Th'", 'Old basin is something like
(OS miles long and from 60 to 200
niiivs wrae, me governor continued
"and Its prospects for turning out Im
mense quantities of gold in the future
sre unequalled anywhere else in the
world. To a certain extent develop
ment work has been going on this great
gravel bed for several years. In most
Instances shafts are put down from 100
to 200 feet, or until bed rock is struck.
wubii lunncunjr m toe ouiertni Olrec
- tions begin. The cold is usuallv founri
at bedrock. In the gravel It is in the
form of dust and small nuggets.
"The gravel is covered with moss
no a lew omer low rorms or vers
. tat Ion and underneath this covering the
earth Is perpetually fro en, due to the
ever present moisture and the severs
I coid ot ms winters. "
; Ths prospects for ins continued pros
perity of Alaska are better than eve
before, Governor Hoggatt -said, and It
, win noc-De great wniie, be thinks,
until another record in the arold out.
rut will be broken. Something like
t ,irvv,vw worm pi ni precious metal
is the Algn water mark of ths Alaskan
mines. Last year the total output of
the ; territory amounted to 118,500,000
and - it was about , the same the year
. " ctjvbb. ' . . J-
Governor "Hoggatt was formerly a
..... m.u H i nt ii, o .lug own. ap
pointed achlef executive of ths ter
ror two years and a half ago by
itiutoi nooMveii xierore going to
Alaska Governor Hoggatt was I In ths
I n,tH 8'ates avy. tWginall he Is
,i mi,i iiuiiMia..' .. T
...Oo,vf rnor "d Mrs. Hoggatt leays for
aahlngtoa this morning. . , y
,". Eat B 'a plum puddings. 400 H Third.
t.Ti,rT"p,T,,u!:,, the rnlted
, u.101' ,l4'but ,w0 localities.
- Vf ?hf.' !ri,ncl P'X'lll. K. T. Most
f Jl. "'. tn th country was im
IV? .frT---", mno and the Greek!
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AGAIN MONDAY MORNING we place on sale over two hundred choice pieces of Parlor Furniture,; consisting of Par-
.lor Suits, Couches, Lounges, Davenports, Easy Chairs, Rocking Chairs, Settees, Divans, - C
Sofas and Reception Chairs, all at 50c on the dollar, for cash
n-. This 'Great Sale All Values Elsewhere Have
etely and Emphatically Eclipsed
Beeii
Com-
Such a sale as this in its immensity has never been held in Portland before. Every piece of Parlor Furniture in our
vast stock at a price thafs lower than wholesale manufacturer's cost , v
PARLOR SUIT BARGAIN
Mahogany finish on birch, up- tJC nA C.Af fhJ r KA
, holstercd in reen 2-tone verona, f ;Uif ? MU A A SI I
1 spring seats; sold by others at Half PriCC P J"
COUGH BARGAIN, $7.50
Our Great Special Sale
. of
Special Notice
FineMorris. Carpet Bargains
Chairs
$12.50 ,
reduced
$14.00
reduced
$18.00
reduced
$20.00
, reduced
$25.00
reduced
Morris
to ..
Morris
to .....
Morris
to ....
Morris
to ....
Morris
to ....
Chairs
..f7.T5
Chairs
$12.00
Chairs
fl5.00
- Chairs
f 16.00
Chairs
f20.00
Wilton Velvet, regular AA
$1.60; sale price sDUU
Axminsters, reg. $1.60; A A
sale price OleUv
Sa-xony Axminsters, reg, QA
$1.50; sale price JlUC
Extra Tapestry ussels, Q
reg. $1.35; sale price OuC
Tapestry Brussels, Smith s, regu
lar $1.25 ; sale
price
75c
NO RENT TO PAY THAT'S . WHY WE
SELL FOR LESS
I ' " " '
Mottled Brusselette, reg. Jf
65c ; sale price ft uC
Taoanese Mattintr Remnants, ree-
uiar joc; sale
price ....... r.
15c
Get Our Prices t?eSreYo It Pays
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This fine couch, full roll edge, up-
hobtered in veronas; regularly
sofd at 515.UO
lA Price $7.50
n Wl 1 E2a M
This Elegant (TA AA
Dining Table vpJ.UU
You will be asked a' third more at other
stores. It is made of selected oak, golden
finish; the 6-fr. size is marked Q QQ
Design is just like the picture.
Don't do yourself the injus
tice of buying without getting
our prices. We offer you
the advantage of better val
ues and an assortment that
is not excelled on the coast.
We mention two of the
many tempting, bargains you
will find on our floors.
$1.00 forThis Golden
Oak Dining Chair
You will find it elsewhere
marked at $1.50 or higher.
It is made of selected oak,
golden finish, with cane seat;
the picture shows the exact
design. There are scores of
dining-chair bargains in all
' grades and finishes.
RUGS FOR THE DINING-ROOM
We have a mighty interesting stock of Rugs that
are particularly suited for the dining-room.
Prices are temptingly low.
Kitchen Treasure Bargain
ssssW
' Agents for
Hoosier Kitchen Cab
inets, Majestic
Ranges
$50 PARLOR SUIT
Parlor Suit, five pieces., bautl
fully finished, rich dark mahog
any, upholstered in verona; regu
lar pries S0. Sale price
$27.00
Rockers Reduced
Regular $3.50 Rockers
reduced to ... $ 2.25
Regular $5.00 Rockers .
reduced to f 3.75
Regular $7.00 Rockers
reduced to f 5.75
Regular $8.00 Rockers
reduced to f 6.50
Regular $9.00 Rockers
reduced to . . . 7.00
Regular $25 Rockers
GET OUR
PRICES ON
Heating
Stoves
BEFORE
YOU BUY.
IT PAYS
THIS
HEATER
$35.00 Range for
$27.50
All; are guaranteed for ten years.
Leader Range, with high closet and
duplex-grsfte, spring-balanced oven
door.' This is a heavy, substantial and
.durable range, made of the best qual
ity cold-rolled steel; adapted for coal
or wood; oven thoroughly braced and
bolted; sbestos-lined throughout;
: nickd-trimmed. section plate top; ,
Oausbys -
price ... .i i-. .
reduced to
f 20.00
This Large Arm
Rocker $2.25
Large Arm Rocker, with leather
cobbler seat; regular $3.50 values,
special this week $2.25
ji
$7.65 f w y
.. .'V' ' "
RUG BARGAINS
ROOM SIZE RUGS.
9x12 Brussels Rugs, 12 patterns to 'select .
from ...'. ,f 7.85
9x12 all-wool lngrain Rugs .r.f 7.89
9x12 Pro-Brussels all-wool Rugs...... .f8. 85
Small Velvet Rugs, 27x54 inches..'. ....f 1.15
Special Couch Sale
9
m X. .
This Couch, upholstered, :tmita- CIO CA
tion leather, ;full spring, special.... .01 aC.OU
Buy Now-Iroh Beds
Regular $3.50 Beds reduced to .... . .-, .'-.92.65
Regular $4.50 Beds reduced to...'.. ...f 3. SO
Regular $5.00 Beds reduced to ...f4.00
Regular $7.00 Beds reduced to ...f5.75
Regular $9.00 Beds reduced to......... 97.50
$40.00. Brass Beds reduced to. $29.50
$37.00 Brass Beds. reduced to....... . 925.00
Dresser Bargain $9.50
$27.50
This Dresser, finishejTn a rich golden
oak color, with French beveled plate
mirror; regular retail value, if A PA
$12.50; . Gadsbys price..... Os7jU
Handsome $19 Prin
cess Dresser J
$11.50
Princess Dresser, with oval, or shaped
French bevel mirror; finished golden;
regular $19 value.- Soc'l thiitM 1 rn
week, Gadsbys' price...... vll)U
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