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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, i TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1908.
PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
(Continued from ..Pare Thirteen.)
eoneresn on tuberculosis ba made us
painfully a.war of the Inadequacy of
.Amerie&n public neaiin legislation.
: Thia nation cannot afford to lag be
hind in the world wide battle now
Iwtng waged by all civilised people
' witu 4he microscopic foes of mankind,
nor ought we longer to Ignore the re
proach that this government takes more
pains to protect the lives of hogs and
cattle than of human bpings. The first
legislative step to be taken is that for
the concentration of the proper bureaus
. Into one of existing departments. I
therefore urgently recommend the pas
sa.ee of a bill which shall authorize a
redistribution of the bureaus which I ucts us to make
shall best accomplish this end. I the land condition
put Into operation. Accordingly I urge
that the congress act promptly where
foresight already shows that action
sooner or later will be Inevitable.
Government Printing.
I recommend that legislation be en
' acted placing under the Jurisdiction of
the department of commerce and labor
the government printing office. At
present this office is under the com
bined control, supervision and adminis
trative direction of the president and
- or the joint committee on printing or
, the two houses of the congress. The
advantage of having the 4069 employes
in this office and the expenditure of
the 15,761, 377.57 appropriated therefor
supervised . by an tixecuuve department
is obvious, instead of the present com
bined supervision.
Soldiers' Home.
AH Soldiers' Homes) should be placed
under the complete jurisdiction and con
f trol of the war department
Independent Bureaus.
Economy and sound business policy
- require that all existing independent bu
reaus and commissions should be placed
tinder the Jurisdiction of appropriate
executive departments. It is unwise
from every standpoint, and results only
in mlscnier, to nave any executive work
done save by the purely executive bod
ies, under tne control or tne president
. and each such executive body -should
be under the immediate supervision of a
caDinet minister.
Statehood.
- I advocate the immediate admission
of New Mexico and Arisona as states.
This should be done at the present ses
sion or congress. J no people of tne two
; territories have made it evident by their
votes that they will not come in as one
state. The only alternative is to admit
tuem as two, and l trust that this will
oe done without delay.
Interstate Fisheries.
I call the attention of the congress
to the importance of the problem of the
risnenes in tne interstate waters. On
the Great Lakes we are now, under the
very wise treaty of April 11 of this
year, endeavoring to come to an inter-
national agreement for the preservation
nnd' -attsf artory use of tha fisheries of
these waters which cannot otherwise be
achieved.' Lake Erie, for example, has
the richest fresh water fisheries in the
world, but It is now controlled bv the
statutes of two nations, four states and
f one province, and In this province by
.different ordinances In different coun
ties. AH these political divisions work
at cross purposes, and in no case can
they achieve protection to the fisheries,
on the one hand, and justice to the lo
calities and individuals on the other.
The case la similar in Puget sound.
But the problem is quite as pressing
In the interstate waters of the United
States. Tha salmon fisheries of the Co
lumbia river are now but a fraction of
what they were 26 years ago, and what
they would be now If the United States
government had taken complete charge
Hawaii.
I call particular attention to the ter
ritory of Hawaii. , lue Importance of
those islands Is apparent, and the need
of Improving their condition and devel
ODlng their resources is uraent- In re
cent years industrial conditions upon the
Islands have radically chunked. The im
portation of coolie labor has practical
ly ceased, and there is now developing
such a diversity in agricultural prod-
sslble a change in
of the territory, so
thHt an opportunity may be given to
the small land owner similar to that on
the mainland. To aid these changes,
the national government must provide
the necessary harbor improvements on
earn island, so that the agricultural
products can be carried to the markets
of the world. The coastwise shipping
laws should be amended to meet the
special needs of the islands, and the
alien contract labor law should be so
modified in Its application to Hawaii
as to enable American and iSuropean
lanor to be brought thither.
We have begun to improve Pearl
harbor for a naval base and to provide
the necessary military fortifications
for tho protection of the islands, but
l can not too strongly emphasize the
need of appropriations for these pur
poses of such an amount as will within
the shortest possible time make those
islands practically impregnable. It is
useless to develop the industrial condi
tions of the islands and establish there
bases of supply for our naval and
merchant fleets unless we insure, as
far as human ingenuity can, their aafety
from foreign seizure.
One thins; to be remembered with nil
our fortifications Is that it is almost
useless to make- them impregnable from
the sea If they are left ooen to land
attack. This Is true even of our own
coast, but it is doublv true of our
insular Possessions. In Hawaii, for
instance, it is worse than useless to
esuiDiisn a naval station unless we es-
hip between the two peoples, because
aeh of us front on the Pacific, and
r . eruwing commercial re
lations; between this country and Asia,
takes a peculiar interest in seeing the
2 . iiiua lacceBi in very .way.
I take this opportunity publicly ta
state my aDnreciatlon n tha in
which in Japan, in Australia, in New
in ui inn aiaiea or south
AHiri, me Dame neet has been re
ceived on its Dractlce VOvmrll nrminri
the world. The American government
" i eirongiy express Its ap
preciation of the abounding and gen
erous hospitality shown our ships in
;tvi (iwu UCjr ViBlied.
The Army.
As regards the army I call attention
10 tne lact tnat while our junior of
ficers and enlisted men stand very high,
the present system of promotion by
seniority result in bringing .into the
nigner graaea many men of mediocre
capacity who have but a short time to
serve, sso man should regard it aa his
vested right to rise to the highest rank
in the army any more than in any
omer proiession. it is a curious and
by no means creditable fact that there
snould be so orten a failure on the
part of the public and its ' representa
tives to understand tne great need, rrom
the standpoint of the service -and tho
nation, of refusing to promote respect-
anie. eiaeriy incompetents, 'ine nigner
places should be given to tho most de
serving men without regard to senior
ity; at least seniority should be -treated
as only one consideration. In the stress
of modern Industrial competition no
businee firm could succeed if those re
sponsible for its management were
chosen simply on the ground that thoy
were the oldest people in its employ
ment; yet this is the course advocated
as regards the army, and required by
law for all grades except those of gen
eral officer. As a matter - of fact, all
of the best officers in the highest ranks
of the army' are those who have attained
their present position wholly or in part
oy a process oi selection.
The scope or retiring boards should
be extended so that they could con
sider general unfitness to command
for any cause, in order to secure
far more rigid enforcement than at
present In the elimination of officers
for mental, physical or temperamental
disabilities. But this plan Is recom
mended only if the congress does not
see fit to provide what in my judg
ment is far better; that is. for se
lection in promotion, and for ellmina
tion for age. Officers who fall to at
tain a certain rank by a certain age
should be retired for instance, If a
man. should not attain field rank by the
time he is 45 he should of course be
regular . army and National ; , Guard ,
when war has come. Congressional j
assistance should be given those' who I
are endeavoring to promote rifle prao-1
tine tin that nnr men. In th lnriHlM ftp1
out' of them, may know how to use theW
rifle,- While teams representing; the!
United States won the rifle and re
volver championships - of the world
against all comers in England' this
year, it Is unfortunately true that the
great body of our clticens shoot, less
and lees as time goes - on. To meet
this we should encourage rifle practice
among schoolboys, and indeed among
all classes, as well as in the military
services, by every means In our power.
Th.ua. and not otherwise. may we be
able to assist in preserving the peace
of the world. Fit to hold our own
against the strong nations of tha earth,
our voice for peace will carry -to the
ends of the -earth.;; Unprepared, and
therefore unfit.- we must sit dumb and
helpless to defend ; ourselves, protect
otners, or preserve peace. ine nr
step- In the direction of preparation
to avert war If possible, and to be fit
for war 1f t it should come is to teach
our men to shoot, .. . .,
The Navy. '' ' ;
Jablish It behind fortifications so strong I placed on the retired list General of
tftat no landing force can take them fleers should be selected as at present,
save by regular and long-contlnued siege and one third of the other promotions
operations. should be made by selection, the se-
The Philippines.
Real progress towards self-government
is being made in the Philippine
islands. The gathering of a Philippine
legislative body and Philippine assem
bly marks a process absolutely new In
Asia, not only as regards Asiatic col
onies of European powers, but as re
gards Asiatic possessions of other
Asiatic powers; and, indeed, always ex
cepting the Striking and wnnriorfiil
ample afforded by the great empire
of Japan, it opens an entirely new
departure when compared with anything
which has happened among Asiatic
powers which are their own masters.
Hitherto the Phillnnlnn WislattiFia ho.
acted with moderation unrl w,rair
ii "BB "eemea in practical fashion to
ryouair um eiof nai truth that there must
always be government, and that the only
way In which any body of Individuals
bui.-o mo necessity of being gov
erned by outsiders is to show that they
Hoie io govern themselves, to
S.irpXY. i wronioing and disorder,
ine ruinino neoni.. ihpAiiut, th.t.
EiH'L'J? tlfr,fora making real steps
hope and believe that these steps mark
the beginning of a course which will
naf tu! the illPlnos become fit to
decide for themselves whether they de-
m,u im mi i iniHimnnanr aa n..
it is well for hm onA u i
. W1 . . ' - i., iu L Jiut.tr
hv H auring the past decade
R132! b 'r an Immediate
Independence, for which thev were
kiihi iv rt rt , . . - . ------
of them by Intervening between Oregon ioV A?SmI..P elf-
rff.&E""-, ?!r8 Pn the Filiprnoslhtmselver YfTO
iaTiy tried to take ail the'y TouM tTdevVlop tV&3tihW"Wnii
and the two legislatures have new raZHf 2?t?'J
heen able to arree on loin rtinn t , i Vi. ,,L,"e.naa.rol.lwed the advice
kind adequate In degree for the protec- us at anv ti 5 'hed
il0"-.0' ,!h .?" At "I Anient years So?? th WHn'inS JS. ,2a?L,l
tffci'a: iTSS! UrBhtou,tdUrnhatvhee ed WtS.1
Wi'h.."?1 23 R?.8Sly duty nd tt
no one can tell what the pinrt win w h v l"B mpino peo
clde to the very statutes under which spirit We have given ythe FiPn.'
this action and nonaction result. Mean- constitutional govfrnment- iPi
while verr fe salmon ro.ph th .now-. I mn( t..j .. suvernment, a gove
ing grounds, and nrobablv fo,,r shownTi?,? "..?.U8llce- d we have
- - a wu-u vviiina siviii a BHUKPtlQ Dt I infill, AT T fltt MrPRPnr
tween the associated or rillnet fisher! the nasr io , vJS' du.rl"8
men on the one.hand and the owners of I of facts show that thli ilvlrnf
the fishing Whsalajtt-t- rir.--TwrfTmnTi -l.e iYnniiH.. Kovernment
--trerterTS?T.the Mississippi, the Ohio them. We must be wl Zila not by
and the Potomac are also iS 'a bad way we must he?p "he fT ipinos to8:
Fr.eroe.Je.mdy except, for th .he difficult Par of selPf Icon trol. "IKS?'
lection to be made by the president or
the secretary or war rrom a list of at
least Two candidates proposed for each
vacancy by a board of officers from the
arm of the service from which the pro
motion is to be made. A bin is now
before the congress having for its ob
ject to secure the promotion of officers
to various grades at reasonable ages
through a process of selection, by
boards of officers, of the least efti
cfent for retirement with a percentage
of their pay depending upon length of
service. J he bill, aitnougn not accom-
filishlng all that should be done, is a
ong step in the right direction; and I
earnestly recommend Its passage, or
that of a more completely effective
measure. '
The cavalry arm should be reorgan
ized upon modern lines. This is an arm
in which it is peculiarly necessary
that the field officers should- not be
old. The cavalry is much more diffi
cult to form than Infantry, and it
should be kept up to the maximum
both in efficiency and In strength, for
it cannot be made in a hurry. At pres
ent both infantry and artillery are too
few in number for-our -needs. Espe
cial attention should be paid to de
velopment of the machine gun. A gen
eral service corps should be established.
As things are now the average soldier
has far too much labor of a non
military character to perform.
National Guard.
which
twjwui--ma legislate uupiy another name fop !
for the interstate fisheries as part of eminent. But we oaniot iiv. h
the business of interstate commerce In sov-rnment saVe in the sense o VnS'
this case the machinery for scientific eng- thpm so that ?S-iilf S?
iiivMuganon ana tor control alreadv ex- " they are able fMrn t .7
ists in the United States bureau of fish- themselves. Under the J?
fri-eB-wi.n..t.hl"?'..ln ?llnlI- Problem. ?f Just laws and sympathetic VKffi
ma ouviiiui na iiranie rule houid be I we nave everv i., '
the
self-
followed of having those matters which they are gradually acauirinT
no particular state can manage taken 'Rrac,er which Ues at the basis VnF .
In tiunt hn I'n lul CI.,... tOVIHminl D n '".""'"IIS OI S
mhifh In tha n..air ni).ll.. lacltlnr. Tn' ,.,. . C". if It be
legislatures, are absolutely unsolvable. S!lUllon wiU "V wise serVI
re uv enouch ft.r thA nnn-aa. tr. ' I Substitute. Our i- " ,8"ry. M a
Fur Seal.. In glvmrtc Tthem "
The federal statute regulating inter-1 both thnVi5.?"E5. ' iho"e In authoritv
state traffic in game should be ex-1 people and the n.erstandln of the
tended to include fish. New federal serve them dlinnf.ssf,rjr Purpose to
Tlsh hatcheries should be established. I faith. 1 trust Vh.t J. Yiti Bna ,n 8"ood
The administration of the Alaskan fur- the time Win on.w"h.,n a generation
Foreign Affairs.
al aervli xhriiilrt ti vflH In tha hn. I r,n.. 1 . , ' 'e when the Ph11ln
reau of fisheries. ft is will 7 iSl?"?1 whether
This nation's foreign nollcv is based Power. able to guarant .unc?reate.d
on i.he theory that right must be done I "raer. at ""ms and protection VT- ", 8
between canons precisely as between """'- no one tail nMnii.
Individuals, and in our actions for the th ?act date when le "jiilia2-P?Phey
n i i - I Consider i. - ue wise to
proven our faith hy our deeds. We have iX''6 Pcy. It would be wo?r? t?nd
behaved, and are behaving. towards h 'L l!iy to st down "such Ti.ti18"
other nations, as In private !lfe an hon- "I. 'or it must denend nHte..1
orable man would behave towards his I w'Ljn which th
fellows.
Latin-American a.
The commercial and material urnu-.
ress -of the 20 Latin-American republics
themselves dev-lnn ..V1,JPPln people
mastery. " luc power of self,
Porto Rico.
is worthy of the careful attention of tha citizenship be conferp.i 1 Amerlcan
congress. No other section of the world I pie of Porto Rico ed upon the peo-
has shown a greater proportionate de
velopment of Its foreign trade during
the last 10 years and none other has
more special claims on the Interest of
, the United States. It offers todav Drob-
ably larger opportunities for the legitt-
mate expansion oi our commerce than
any other group of countries. These
countries will want our products In
neatly- increased quantities, and. we
shall correspondingly need theirs. The
international bureau or American Re
publics is doing a useful work In mak-
Cuba.
.In.Cuba our occupanev win
about two monthKH.' 1
cease In
have in orderlv ..ei..th Cubans
own governmental :,h'i.7M,M JLhKlr
island will be tJSed i.2r,V".-u"" ihe
thr u-.n j " Jars, and Cuba. k..
anV Jopee&. 6?
ing these, nations and their resources govern fVem.0 the Island shall now
better known io us. and in acquainting fece no- m,lves wlth Justice, so thaT
them not only with us as a people and wmCe,, 9J?,lr .may be "ecur"
I would .olemnry wa'rn V?iU..b".
. rA'ltrm truth tnt the only wav
they both can and f wtl govern them'
selves from within. vern them-
wlth our. purposes towards thorn, but
with, what we have to exchange for
their goods, it is an international in
stltution supported by all the govern
ments of the two Americas.
1'anama Canal. .
The. work on tha Panami canal is I Jananeso Pvnui,
be in Uhne with a speed, efficiency and 1 " " .
entire aevouon to ouiy, wnicn
a model for all work of the k
task or vuen magnnuae nas ever before nternational exDosltfon thl .ViTB
been undertaken by anv nation: anrt nn in. IJVL- e5poUpn, the action bo-
: task-of the kind has ever been fcnter n which i n."?"' ! t,m
performed. The men on the . Isthmn.. I t.n.nn. . rr".? Y
miosri- notthali aiul M. e.iin I frl 11 wouia - M tnade.
commissioners through the entlr li.i .V.t"" comnilsslonera have
f emMoves who are friithfullv doin nZrlu, . "a,lne Potponment will
their-duty, have won their right to the I to J .f JlTinll? ,or
Now that the organized militia, the
National Guard, has been Incorporated
with the army as a part of the national
forces, It behooves the government to
do every reasonable thing in its power
to neriect its eniciency. it should be
assisted in its instruction and other
wise aided more liberally than hereto
fore. The continuous services of many
w'ell trained regular officers will be
essential in this connection. Such of
ficers must be specially trained at
AiviiM aphnnli hnat tn mifllifv Ilium
I as instructors of the National Guard.
Hut the detailing or officers for train
ing at the service schools and for duty
with the National Guard entails de
taching them from their regiments,
which are already greatly depleted by
detachment of officers for assignment
to duties prescribed by acts of the con
gress. J
A bill Is now pending before the
congress creating a number of extra
officers in the army, which if passed,
an it ought to be, will enable more
officers to be trained as instructors of
National Guard and assigned to that
duty. In case of war it will be of the
utmost importance to have a large
number of trained officers to use for
turning raw levies into good troops.
There should be legislation to pro
vide a complete plan for organizing the
great body of volunteers behind the
I annrnve the recommendations of
the general board for the Increase of
the tiavv. ml lino- esneelal attention to
the need of additional destroyera and
colliers, and above all, of the four
battleships. It is desirable to com
nlete aa soon as possible a squadron
of eight battleships of the best exist
ing tvne The North Dakota. Delaware,
Florida and Utah will form the first
division of this squadron. The four
vessels proposed will form the , sec
ond division. It will be an Improve
ment on the first, the ships being of
the heavier, single caliber, all big gun
tvna ah thn veKRels should have the
same tactieal .qualities; that is, speed
and turning circle, and as near as pos
sible these tactical qualities should be
the same as in the four vessels before
named now being built. -
t mniit nrnKtlv recommend that the
general board be by few turned into a
general staff. There Is literally no ex
cuse whatever for continuing the pres
ent bureau organisation of the navy.
The navy should be treated aa a purely
military organisation, and everything
should be subordinated to the one object
of securine military efficiency. Such
military efficiency can only ne guaran
teed in time of war if tnere Is the most
thorough previous preparation in time
of peace a preparation, v may add.
which will In all probability prevent
any need of war. The secretary must
be stmreme. and he should have as his
official advisers a body of line officers
who should themselves have the power
to nass unon and coordinate all the
work and all the DroDOsals of the several
hureaus. A syBtem of promotion by
merit, either rv selection or ny exclu
sion, or by both processes, should be In
troduced. It is out or tne question, u
he nresent nrincinle of promotion by
mere seniority is Kepi,, to expect io
the best results from- the higher offi
cers, out men come too id, ana- stay
for too short time, m the high com
mand positions.
Turn hnxnltul shins should be DrO-
vlded. The actual experience of the
hospital ship with the neet in tne pa
cific has shown the invaluable work
which such a ship does, and has also
proved that it is well to have it kept
under the command of a medical officer.
An was to he ex Dec ted. all of the anticl-
nations of trouble worn sucn a com
mand have proved completely baseless.
It Is as. absurd to put a hospital ship
under a line offieer as It would be to
nut. a hosnltal on shore under such a
eommand.'-Thia -ought-- ta-have. ben
realised before, and there Is no excuse
for failure to reallxe It now.
Nothinar better for the nvv from
every standpoint has ever occurred than
the cruise -of the battle fleet around
the world. The Improvement of the
ships in every way has been extraordi
nary, and they have gained far more
experience In batfle tactics than they
would have gained If thev had stayed
in the Atlantic waters. The American
people have cause for profound grati
fication, both in view of the excellent
condition of the fleet as shown by this
cruise, and in view of the Improvement
the cruise has worked in this already
high condition. ' I do not believe that
there is any other service In the world
in which the average of character and
efficiency in the enlisted men is as high
as is now the case In our own. I be
lieve that the same statement can be
made as to our orricers, taken as a
whole; but there must bj$ a reservation
made in regard to those in the highest
ranks ras to which I have already spok
en and in regard to those who have
Just entered the service: because we do
not "how get full benefit from our ex
cellent naval school at Annapolis. It
is absurd not to graduate the midship
men as ensigns; to keep them for two
years in such an anomalous nositlon as
at present the law requires Is detrimen
tal to them and to the service. In the
academy itself, everv first rlauBmnn
should he required in turn to serve as
petty officer and officer; his ability to
discharge his duties as such should ha
a prerequisite to his going into the line,
and his success In commanding should
laiRciv uiriuiiie jus standing at grad
uation. The board of visitors ahnnM
be appointed in Januarv, and each
member should be required to give at
least six days' service, only from one
to three days to be nerformeH A
June week, which Is the least desirable
time for the board to be at Annapolis
so far as benefiting the navy by their
observations is concerned.
THEODORE ROORRVWT.T
The White House, Tuesday, December 8,
ungrudging reFpect and gratitude of (lie
Xrcn Mail Lines.
I am In recommend the extension of
n o. .-an man act or l3l so that sat
lof.-ictoiy American ocean mail lines
to tM'uth. America. Asia, the PhilloDlnea
ml AuiiraiAata may be established. The
!-buwii or sura steamship lines snould
t 1 1! natijral teorollai v of the vovit-
f hf t ul fleet It should precede I ress that has been lokUvat'
i c i -ni- vf iu Panama canal. Even I first exposition of in kinH CHZ
u"lul 1 verm ycer i ever pe.en . peidlii.. Asia, . The ITnlted
i fcUles, , because of the ancient friend.
Pri!0nJi?.t. "inc. -th. L sterna-
A - . , " " trou (J 1 C
...oiy, importance is an .this will
be, marking as it does the fiftieth an-
or the emperor of Japan. -The extra
ordinary leap to a foremost place among
the nations or the " il!
Japan during this half century Is some
hin u"Pr"eled in all preVloua his
tory. This exposition will filly com
memorate and slgnallxe the giant prog-
it is the
- . - . A t l.l.
fcj'.U ;..;. tall Lei
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gnus.'"
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Our $75,000 worth dependable merchandise will be offered at the bare cost of man
ufacture, and many at ONE HALF AND ONE THIRD OF ACTUAL COST.
The stockholders cannot agree and decided to close out the entire stock with a
view to ultimately dissolving the corporation.
SALE.iS NOW ON.
"And will continue until the entire stock is sold.
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AVAIL YOURSELF OF .THIS OPPORTUNITY AND SAVE MONEY.
MEN'S SUITS
$12.50 men's fine Scotch tweed Suits, in black,' arrays
, blues, browns and mixtures, single or. d QC
double breasted )
$15.00 men's fine all-wool cassimere Suits, in all the
latest coloring effects, padded shoulders CO QC
and self-retaining fronts... ,wOVO
$20 men's worsted Suits in brown, mode, olive, gray,
also black and blue serges, hand-felled (IO QC
collars $litD
$25.00 men's extra fine worsted and Thibet tweed
buits, in very latest styles and VI A IC
shades Dl't.'lV
$35.0O-$4O.0O men's Suits, the highest production of
tailoring art; nothing better can " CiC QC
found for the money .. 1U'?
SHOES
Regular $1 children's Shoes, the pair..... B8
Regular $2 children's and boys' Shoes, pair.. f 1.23
$3.00 men's Shoes, all styles 2.15
$4.50 mens ghos, patent or gunmetal..... .
$2.00 ladies' Shoes, pair , .fl.2
$2.50 ladies' Shoes, pair. $1.59
$3.0O-$3.5O ladies' Shoes, pair f 1.08
FURS One-Third Off and Less
AH our. Fur Goods will go at one-third off the
regular prices, and many at much less.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
Regular 25c men's Boston Garters for 15
20c men's Half Hose, double heel and -toe, black
or tan 9
25c men's heavy wool Sox..... Il4
25c youths' and boys' Suspenders, pair ...5
50c men's Suspenders, in all styles and colors.. 23
25c Shield Bows in silk and satin, black, colors.. 5
10c men's full-size turkey red Handkerchiefs. .. .3
10c men's white cambric Handkerchiefs.... 2
15c men's white Handkerchiefs, hemmed ...5
75c men's heavy blue knit Underwear 43
Regular $2.50 men's wool Sweaters, good assortment.
to choose from.. , $1.38
$1.25 men's blue chambray, percale ahfd madras
Shirts . 591
$1.50 men's Golf and Negligee Shirts, in neat ef
fects 98f
$1.50 men's Overshirts, slightly soiled, good assort
ment 294
$1.50 men's derby ribbed natural wool Underwear
at ..,..79
$1.00 men's derby ribbed Underwear, natural wool
or camelshair 48f
$2.50 men's black all-wool cassimere Pants. . .f 1.35
$3.00 men's worsted Pants, black, brown and gray
pair 81.69
$4.00 men's all-wool Pants in neat stripes and
checks 82.49
$2.00 men's corduroy Pants, good weight. .98
$3.00 men's corduroy Pants, silk cords ...fl.48
$1.00 value men's pleated bosom white Shirts. 155f
Boys', Youths' Suits and O'Coats
Boys' Suits in Buster Brown, Knickerbocker, -Sailor
Blouse and Norfolk styles, single or double
breasted effects, sizes to 16 years.,. ... 82.60 up
$10.00 young men's Suits, latest styles, tlack and
brown , 83.95
'Notions, Curtain Rods
5c Paper Pins... 1
5c Needles, per-paper. 2
5c-10c Hooks and Eyes ...,2
10c nickel Safety Pins 3k
8c brass Curtain Rods Sf
15c brass Curtain Rods.................. ..8
25c brass Curtain Rods... 16
10c-15c Knitting Yarns, all kinds and colors, per
skein ,...6j4
10c. ladies' hemstitched Handkerchiefs.... ,24
5c horn Hair Pins , 2
5c Crochet Cotton, spool ........................ .3
30c Spanish Yarn, skein.. fc .23
5c Skirt Braids ......, .... ,. L. 3
10c small Coin Purses A$
25c silk elastic Arm Bands .12
10c linen Thread, spool........
25c Dressing Combs . . . . 18
TOYS TOYS TOYS
Dressed and Undressed Dolls, Mechanical
Toys AH do At Closing-Out Prices
$20 Ladies' Tailored Suits $9.85
These Suits were ordered for our holiday trade, but
since the order was placed we have decided to go
out of business, and they are now going at less
than one-half the regular price; every suit in this
lot is fully up to date as to style, material and
workmanship;' regularly sold for $30.00, Q Of
now ... . . . . yJaOtf
All other Suits reduced nearly one-half.
Regular $15.00 Suits now 87.45
Regular $25.00 Suits now 813.65
Regular $30.00 Suits now 816.95
Regular $40.09 Suits now---'; f 22.40
DRY GOODS
7c American and Simpson print Calicoes, yard.3j
50c Table Damask, the yard. 29
75c Dress Goods, the yard 39
85c all-wool Serges, the yard. 47
75c Wash Silks, the yard 39
75c Lace Curtains, the pair 42
$1.25 Lace Curtains, pair 73
10c Dress Trimming Braids, the yard...... 1
15c Dress Trimming Braids, the yard-.3 '
10c Laces and Embroideries, the vard ...2
20c-25c Embroideries, the yard ....s.O
75c Embroideries, the yard... 19
- KLAPPER COMPANY
CORINER THIRD AND YAMHILL STREETS
INO MAIL, OR PHONE ORDERS
Stylish Raincoats
Just received express shipment of the new Mili
tary Collar "Style."
Benjamin Raincoats
, $20 to $40
fin
311 MORRISON STREET
Opposite Postoffice
1 AMI