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Newspaper Page Textfiimn? ..... -i 1 s , 10 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913: REASONS GIVEN WHY fM DREDGERS ARE NEEDED ON COLUMBIA Chamber of Commerce in Let ter to Government Engineer ' - Shows Interests Affected. Why shoi'l1 tha Columbia district Increase facilities for commerce before tb opening of the Panama canal? Why should the bar channel be deep ' nedT Why should additional dredges be put at ork on the bar? Why should the program of north . jHy construction bp broadened 80 that the Jetty may be completed In three years instead of six? Why should all haste be madd In ' deepening the channel from Portland to the aea to 30 feet at lowest low water? , The answer to these questions Is con tained in an array of facts sent by th) ; Portland Chamber of Commerce to Ma jor James F. Mclndoe of the United States engineers. The letter is signed by President Alva IE Averlll and Seo- retary Edmuna u. umncr 01 n.o v-u"i-ber of Commerce. Vast Holding- Stated. T It points out that the government owned timber of the district la worth $760,000,000 down to $450,000,000 ac cording to varying estimates. It is property of greater value than the gov ernment elsewhere possesses in similar - area and it Is all to federal Interest to improve facilities for transportation. It is pointed out. ' - Then there are the immense produc tions of privately ownci timber, wheat, ' wool, potatoes, dairy products, apples, fish and ao on through a long list and m-hen water transportation and cheaper rate are afforded the land will be de- ' veloped and th people prosper corres pondingly. - Copies of the letter will be sent to congress of the four otatcs included in ' the , Columbia basin. It will furnish basis of a renewed campaign by the "ports of Columbia committee with Vhich the chamber of commerce is co operating in the movement to deepen the bar channel to 40 feet and the river " channel to 85 feet at low water. The communication reads as follows: ""' . Chamber of Commerce Xietter: Sept. ll", 1013. : Major X F. Mclndoe. Sngtaeer Corp, U. S. A. City. : Pear Major: The Chamber of Commerce present a few arguments tbat appeal to us aa of vital merit In determining the expenditure ot public funds a the Columbia river bar and that atream and its tributaries. Baaed upon the facta here urged, rsquwt will be made for larger im mediate outlays and faster construction. We . feel profoundly the losse possible if deeper ' : at la not had during the formative daya ' following opening of the Panama canal. W have auffered heavily from diverted traffic already, impoalng upon our ((hipping , a. heavy handicap in regaining it own. To permit the great tide probable following com- pletlon of the canal to us by, with no definite nope of a . time when we could, ac commodate it, would be a losa to the Colum- ; bia basin of incalculable moment. s ' If any ' reaeonable, possible effort can pre vent such losa, all our energies are committed r to the cause. In view of the fact that ex pert and committees have outlined a reason able course, opening to us' a fair prospect of Immediate relief through accelerated Jetty eon (traction and at least temporury aid from . dredging, we appeal t you to do all within - your power to have the engiueer corps in dorse this work. ' Government la Interested. In the three northwestern states most af fected by Columbia river navigation the fed eral government owns on the national for- ' sits 800.000.000,000 feet of commercial tlm- ' . K-r ff thin i: OOn OOO Ofm are In Oresron. ' T.OM.000,000 in Washington, and 75,tf)0.0OO,- 6U0 la Idaho. All la absolute government prop erty. Last year the approximate average - selling price for all timber -eold by the gov ernment pa these reserves waa $2.S0 a thou sand feet. ' iiivlng the same value to the total gov- - vrnment holdings In the three atates, pro duces the grand total of $750,000,000 aa the present value if this federal property. If the average atumpage value throughout la placed at $1.50, a reasonable figure, the present value : ef this federal property is $450,000,000. All of this was held unto the federal power, aa a federal asset, as a permanent federal revenue, preventing it from becoming a state asset, from which tax revenue could be raised for : improvement work. Two reasons should impel the federal gov ernment tb Improve the eotire Columbia wa terway, and particularly the bar, in the light . i of timber ownership. This enormous wealth retained by the federal power should be ample warrant for the largest river and harbor ex- . pendlture In proportion to present or proa pectlve public use ever nittde by the govern ment. The government should also realise tbat im proving the waterway is a simply federal busi ness problem, because as the market facili ties are made better, the value of the federal timber Increases. As the federal authorities bsve retained in no other navigation district urh stupendous wealth as either the $700,- ... 000,000 or the $450,000,000 estimate made here, the Columbia could properly be gif'lk most etraordlnary consideration. W . Muoh Timber Directly Affected. In Oregon there Is s stsud of 4l6,U0C'.00O. OQ0 feet of timber, perhaps more, in Wash ington, Idaho uud tbat part of Montana draln tug to the Pacific, the total atand passes 1. 000.000. 000.000 feet of timber. All of this t but a limited amount In southwestern Ore ' goo and a larger total In northwestern Waah ' lugton. Is directly affected by market Vaclli- xiss on the Columbia, v. . Idaho and westt-ni Montana last year Vent te the I'nclfle seaboard about 70,0"0.000 of ' pin for export. This Is but the beginning of a enormous movement, which will naturally tske the course "f the Columbia when the few ' remaining lmielluiciiis to navigation are ro- ; moved. The bar at the mouth of the river is first. Oregon and Washington now cut . above 8,000.000. 0(H) fet of lumber a year, two thirds in the Inst named states. There is belDg consumed In the territory - tributary to New York and Philadelphia 6,000, 1 00,000 feet of soft wood a year, supplied i largely by southern yellow pine. Oregon could , cut 4,000,000.000 feet more a year than now to Supply fills market, at far lower flgurea than yellow pine brings. Our people want to ! reach the market. Crent lumber carriers, draw i log Sift to 28 feet, is their -ope when the canal ' 1 finished. They ahould have HO feet of water or more on the bar by tbe time the rnnal is opened to the commerce of the world. Inability to reach -"tots maffcet In the mot-t eeotntmlal esrrlers, -will entail s loss of millions to the stnte an nually, and muy result in British Columbia, : With cheap foreign shls and no tariff duties, ( gaining a foothold that would keep Oregon out of the great Atlantic seaboard market for a decade or more. Montana Could Ship Wheat. 'Government figures credit In wheat produc. Hon last year, Mnno 14.090.on0 toisbels, or... gon with 21.0o0.'sj bushels. Washington with I M.00O.0OO, Montana with 19.000,000 bimhil.., ! and t'tab with O.OoO.Ooo bushels. This Is hM, . OtK),000 bushela for the three norttiweatern i atatss. Owing to the desire of the rallwav i companies to get loadings for empties from the v Bockr mountains westward, rates sre l.etur put la which, will bring much of the Montana wheat crop to this seaboard . . Asau ranee ta given by railway magnates tbst .. Montana, all of Idaho and perhaps part of i tltsh will take the western route. When the (Oilier cnal la finished, tlie Columbia liver , will b tb supreme regulating power In tbe , twrthtrn rate flelil. products grown dts .'. lantly from it will get the l-esWit of the ; water compelled rste aa soon as they reach th navigation sons of the river. F.v. rv bushel of wbsat, suore then 100,000,000 last year. ? will b affected. flier is a wheat rate of .147 centa between , Chicago and New l'ork, over sn area having , a water compelled regulation. The very bett J pressst rat In the Columbia on wheat la .75 ) centa ton mile, as against the .147 a ton ' mil where there la water competition, tho - CdiSMt rat being five times higher. Apply this saving to tbe more then 100.. OPO.OoQ bushels of wheat that might profit by j inlng down the Columbia to the sea, and ! tb retaru te the farint-r and consumer Is of 1 I lumens Imports oca. Thus figure are from jrovrumnt reporla of last rear yield. All rosevd that , wheat production in .the Co . liwibls basis will leap with cheaper tran. pxrutloa. ehsanet land and application of , lrr faming methods', aa well as extended Irrigation. , rrxer bmw, to emluent Minnesota fsrm eitrtt'now in th service of the Hill lines, has said tbat eaatern Oregon alone, when cultivated on Aresent known dry farm principles, can bevnad t yield 100,000,000 bushel jof wheat fi-ftfcout deatroyuig tbe proper balance with other evope. Tb future must bo regarded in any fair .tudr. very great. Wool Industry WVnld Benefit. Take wool. Idsbo produced Isst year 15, 000, duo pounds, Oregon 1S,000400, Waohlngtoo 3,00,iitK), Montana 1,176,000 nfi Utah 11.550. 000. The clip of Oregon, Waahington. Jdabo and most of Montana are tributary to the Pa cific. Committees are now working amooff tbe growers to hsve them drive their nerds sa far toward the navigable rivera as poflelhle. Such benefit csnnot be bsd, unless the Colum bia is oien to the sea. The rail rate on wool Portland to Boston la today $1. Ibis rate grades up for a distance to inv Interior to $1.6 a hundred. It seems certain that a rate of 40 cents a hundred will bo given on wnnl from Portlsnd to Boston on atesmshlps, through tbe Psnama canal. If the large vessels can come here conveniently. When the Celllo cansl is finished, the wool rat on the river back to Ijewiston Is expected to drop to 40 cents or less to Portland, maybe 30 cents. Tbe old railway rste from lwiston was 81 cents, which wss cut In the bsck haul case before the Interstate commerce to 62 centa a hundred. The Anierlran-Hawailn hauling acroas the lsthnma at Tehuantenec and transferring twice, now charges 80 per cent of the rsllwsy rste from Portland to Boston. Australia get a rate of $1.50 and less to Boston. This river haul back of Portland, and a great open chan nel to the sea, will be the controlling factor In northwestern wools reaching the east, and may determine whether they can compete at all with Australia. Hay is a great and growing crop in he Borthweat. Lest venr Idaho produced 1,938,000 tons, Oregon 1,7.'IS,000, Washington 1.707,000, a total of 6,883,000 tons. Montana produced 1.210.000 and Itah 1,0211,000 tons. Fully , 000,000 tons of this total Is affected In farm value by facilities for reaching the market at the Pacific aeaboard. If It la not all shipped, the demand of the outside market controls any how. The natural and perpetunl rout la along the Columbia, and ail this hay moving or consumed on the farm benefits by every re duction In transportation chargca to the Pacific. Market for Potatoes Offered. Commercial figurea of the potato crop of the three northwestern atates laat yar, near ly 30.0ti0.0o0 bushela. A considerable percent ile rotted In the ground or wer fed to the hogs. At tbe ssme time the Atlsntlc seaboard Iruivorted heavily. Railway ratea to tb At lantic were practically prohibitive. By open iug the Columbia route, a market for pota toes or their products could be made because of the lower cost of haul, and then these three atates could produce two or three hundred million bushels without seriously interfering with other irops. Dairy products are fast becoming a specialty in the nortbwest. Oregon's yield alone tbia year reached. 417,000,000, and Washington's more. Competent experts have aald Oregon could turn out $50,000,000 in dairy product an nually, at remaikably low figures, because of the perenlal green feed. A market for this product must be had by water if the Industry develops, Alaska, Hawaii and the orient al ready being on the list of bidders. Speedy work in opening tbe Columbia means speedy dairy development. Livestock must become an enormous export here. Since the Swift packing plant opened in Portland, the sales of animals In the stock yards haa reached mora than $13,000,000 a year, and Is growing very fast. Livestock, men de clare that in one year Oregon has nearly doubled her hog stock, increasing the swine herds from something more than 1.1100,000 to 2,000,000. This region of the Columbia bsslu has every favor nature can give for an im mense livestock Industry, and should surpass Fort Worth's record of growth from $10, 000.000 to $73,000,000 in a lo year period. All the future of this export trad 1 by tb water route. Apple Yield la Great. Applea are shipped from the northwest to tbe world. Last year 16,000 carloads of ap plea were marketed. Next year there ahould be 80,000. Trees are planted wbicb If kept to maturity and properly fostered would ' yield ftiO.000 to 70,000 carloads of applea a year. Tbeae trees will be kept If the product can be sold at a fair profit, and will bs cut down if th market doe not open. The world market for Pacific northwest fancy applea depends upon the cost of delivery to tbe distant consumer. Tte rsllwsy snd water haul to Europe, In ventilated cars and twists, with out refrigeration, la now about 70 centa a box. Direct steamship service is needed to cut ma terially under this, and to make the market what the, present planted orchards demand. When tbe minimum cost of marketing is com puted fur most all ot the apple orchards of the three states, the Columbia route becomes su preme. . British Columbia and a part of the prairie wheat district of Canada can reach the sea on the lino of tbe. Columbia at tho loweat cost of all transportation route. Revelstoke's board of trade estimates that the cost of deliver ing wheat from much ot the great Canadian northwest to Portland will not In coming years be moge than 5 cents a buahel, as against 9 centa placed as tbe figure for delivery st Vancouver, B. C. Hevelstoke la committed to the Columbia route. Unless the greatest vessels carrying tbe cereal can enter here at will, the Comdlan friends of this route will become discouraged. Hydro-Else trio Energy Immans. In the potential hydro-electric energy of the Columbia basin and territory dependent, upon the Columbian port. port, there la peerless asset. ' i laces the com-, Htute Engineer Lewis or Oregon merclal energy available In tbia stats at 3.- i 2&2.000 horsepower, and private engineers have : put It above 6.000.000. In tb three states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and tbat part ; of Montana tributary to the Pacific, the total , when fullv measured will certainly go to ' 10,000,000 or 12,000,000 horsepower. ! This energy as s rule may be ntlllsed at verv ! low cost. Industries are now atudyiog It with ' profound gravity. When low traniportatlon charges on all the great boats of the Pacific ; are to be bsd from tbe mouth of the Co lumbia, this ptuuerdous asset will be brought , nearer realization -for materiel gsln. Nitrate I msnufacturers snd Iron ore experts hsve the : psst year been gathering careful data on tbia energy and the transportation charge for prod ucts shipped out. In all the general fruit products, this entire northwest is without a suiierlor. Berries will multiply as fant as a market la eelabllshed for tbem or any of their products. Logsnberrles, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and oth- ; era grow perfectly. Tbey need alone a market. Pears, peaches and apricots slso abound. Only , such as commands high figures may he ahlpped abroad. By development of the Columbls route, i giving access here to tbe great ships of the I'm- , clfic, and lu no other Way may the full, fair j market for these products be won. In the Columbia bnaln are 234,388 square , miles of territory. Oregon has of this 06,824, , Washington 4f.ou6, Idaho 77.640, Montana 20. 800, Nevada 6280, Wyoming S184 and Utah 700. : In h11 of New York, New Hampshire, Uasss- '. chusetts, Connecticut, Khode Island, New Jer-, sey, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland. Vir ginia, North Carollns, snd Houth Csrollna Is there but 254,360 nqusre miles. This basin, de pendent In Its full hopes upon the port of tbe Columbia, is truly an empire yet barely touched. , Small Fart of Land Used. In Oregon slone sbout 4,000.000 acres of land sre actually cultivated, whereas there are , 10,400.000 seres pronounced tlllsHle but not cul tivated. Tbe percentage in Idaho Is equally I great, and somenbst less In Washington. There I is room be re for the American emigration to Canada for years to come, the 185,000 farmers I going north last year being but a trifle of b hat this land will accommodate under proper i dry farm method of cultivation, full irriga- tion, and reclamation ot logged timber lamia. I Only by making these lands profitable to the 1 farmer, can the cultivator be drawn here. To mako them profitable, the lowest posalble charge for transportation must bs bad. All know that ! the Columbia is tbe line sffordlng this, which i must be sccepted and developed. On the Co- ; lumbla and tributaries there are 1664 miles ; which could be navigated by freight carrying craft. Of this total, 12U4 miles are nsvlgHhle for limited reaches, because of inland harriers, i When the Celilo canal is finished, the first ! great work of water competition to the very T heart of the Columbia basin Is taken. Every year thereafter will see the continuous reach , of navigable water lengthened from the sea. 1 It is this line of Improvement which will give transportation rates to the farmers settling ! the now vacant land of th northwest, and : mn lie swift snd sure agricultural development pwwlhle. Water la all powerful. Today the first class rste from Portland to Tb Italics, a distance ot 88 miles. Is 25 cents s hundred. Awsy from navigable water, tbe fixed first class rate by the distance tariff of thu state is 60 rent hundred for 100 miles, I or nearly double. But this inland work Is of no nvsll unless tbe great ship of the s. s can enter and depart th Colombia without let or hindrance. Steamers Must Have Water. Vessels drawing 23 to 85 feet of water en ter the river now, the latter with risk of delay In stormy weather. The coast management of tbe Hoyal Mail frankly declares that tbe type of bout that lino will put on the coast run through the Tanam canal will not b per mitted to come here, unless much mar wstsr Is secured on th Columbls bar. The Holland-American line will not consider tbe port, until moro water is bsd. Th Amerl can llawstlun has until tb present refused to send here Its large vessels on th North Pa cific run, borauHp of the Columbia bar. Tb Hamburg-American and the Royal Mall, in giv ing the port a regular European and oriental aervlce, will not finish csrg bar with any thing except small vessels. They return to Pugt Sound for th fin. lining land, thus depriving th Columbia of di rect service, causing longer time in trans port, greater Insurance and other ill. It 1 of the utmost importance to this port,,, already suffering from insufficient water, to nav the oil remedied st the earliest date that rational penditur of money will permit. If tb great line seeking North Pacific connection fol lowing completion of the canal one pas th (iolumbia, tb struggle to regain tb business is sorely burdensome. ' If may get a fair chine to bid for th business at th inception, w suffer from ne artificial handicap in tb bitter struggle wltn powerful rlvala. It ta conceded possible to get uieuuia svsuii very soon, vur vast luwrww, the vsst we lth retainer! br th federal arov emment in this basin, and every argument of equity insists tbst tb expenditure be made. We most earnestly org yon to do all within your power to bar th engineer oorps ae tb situation a w bare present it, ana give tneir Influence to tb cause of tb speediest practi cable work by accelerated Jetty construction ana the as or powerful dredges. we tsk tnis opportunity or expressing oar profound gratitude to yon ror tne rsirness with which yon and your eolleacues of the engineer corns have viewed tb work of tb Columbia, and beg to remain, Sincerely yours, A. H. AVERILL. President E. C. GILTNKK. Secretary. ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT MEN INCORPORATED The newly organized Portland Asso ciation of Credit Men has been incor porated and articles filed with Coun ty Clerk Coffey. The incorporators are F. C. Wassernian, K. M. Underwood, W. J. Henderson, E. G. Leighy, B. M. Deni. son, W. W. Downard arid Edward Drake. The capital is placed at $1000 and no dividends are to be declared, as the as sociation Is not to be a money-making affair. It is Intended to make the as sociation a clearing house for improve ment and proteotlon against imposition, fraud and injustice. A collection bu reau on a commission basis will be maintained. Funds ef tbe association will be used for furthering the Interests of the members. Paper ddlls Invented by a Maryland woman are printed on arummed paper so that the backs and fronts can be pasted together, while the feet are arranged to fold out to support the figures. EXTRA! Monday Only, 500 Sacks Dry Granulated Sugar, 100 Next Wednesday Is Red Letter Great Mill End $5 Handbags $2.98 A special purchase of 1200 new handbags, in the latest and most popular styles. Walrus, seal, crepe seal and morocco, con- Art q taining Parisian ivory sets; $5 vals. 4)&UO Smartest Fall Garments T VERY I Ci have New Fall Suits, $15 Qi .-14 ,A new lot models in .otu-,i.ti, v cheviots, I - . i ir. mixtures. vvunuciiui vaiucs in this showing at A Marvelous Sale New Fall Laces Importers' Surplus, 40c on Dollar SUCH a Sale of Laces as Portland has not wit nessed in many a day! All the popular Laces so much in vogue for Fall. Thousands of yards go on sale tomorrow at astounding savings. See the window dis play today. Be on hand early. $3 REAL LACES ON SALE AT T9tf. Beautiful real Princess and Lierre Laces Edges and Bands in handsomest patterns. Widths to 12 inches. Laces that sell in regular way for $2 to $3. HQkn Sale price 50c LACES AT 10tYARD Over 3000 yards of dainty Laces new Linen Cluny Bands and Edges, Cotton Bands, Oriental and Shadow Edges, etc. Prettiest patterns for trimmings; " widths to 6 inches. To 50c grades, sale price, yd AvFC $5 LACES GO AT ?1.50 Think of itl 1500 yards of fine Venise and Oriental Allovers, 18 inihes wide, in exquisite patterns of white and cream. The Allovers so desirable for making waists. $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 o $5 grades on PA sale at tPl.tlU 50c and 75c Shadow Laces, yard 25 15c to 35c Val Laces, yard, 10J; dozen yards, $ 1.00 10c Linen Torchon Laces, yard 5f $1 to $1.50 Allover Laces, yard 49) 50c Point de Esprit Nets, yard 25 500 New New Sailors New Plush Sailors in 3 Different Blocks, special at $3.75 Untrimmed Felts 12 Different Shapes, all Colors, rich Satin,, Felt, values to $3.98 " THE INNOCENTS HAVE THOR WINGS SINGED IN THE LIGHTS OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY . - .1- .. How the Horse-Drawn Vehicle . Is the5 Agent of the Under world in Separating the Fools From Their Money in the Metropolis of Uncle Sam's Domain, By Carlton, Ten Eyck. , j (IJaUfd Tress Leased Wire. New oTrk, 4 rTept; 20. The horse is coming back. In all sections of New York, especially on Broadway and Fifth avenue, the horse drawn vehicle, public and private, Is coming into its own again. The novelty of the automobile is wearing off along with the price and people who ride for pleasure are turn ing back to man's tried and true equine friend. With the horse the hansom cab Is coming into favor again, and they may be seen now in large numbers before all the big hotels and at the public hack stands. Five times as many horse cabs are in evidence now in New York as were used even such a short time as a year ago. Women shoppers es pecially seem to prefei- them to auto mobiles, and pleasure drivers in Central Park and on Riverside Drive now use horse vehicles more than formerly. There are not so many horses to be seen as before the days of the motor, of course, and there never will be again, but the automobile as a recreation ve Sale, 5th Floor-Wash Suits, Coats, Dresses and new style feature, every beautiful fabric and coloring on which New York and Paris fashion creators stamned their annroval are represented in our immense shnwinp-l Come in nnd spp. hnw mnHprntr are the nrices. We delieht in showing, Pretty Street Dresses, $10 just arrived. Splendid Frocks for street and general utility, made of wool and silk poplins, eponges and batistes. One special model of mahogany wool poplin, with kimono sleeve. On sale tomorrow plain-tailored and ..J.N..., v,. ...... fV-U.V., brocades and fancy nr ir..l l New Fall Hats hicle is steadily giving ground to the horse. v Th Innocent Xow Hacks. " Along that part of Broadway known as the "Upper Tenderloin" may be seen a great many one horse victorias of the type colloquially known as "low neck" and "sea going" hacks, most of them driven by negroes. They are lnnocenw enough in appearance, as they stand in vitingly near the hotels or pass slowly up and down the street, close to - the curb, seeking fares, but nearly all of them are in the employ of the "half world." Their drivers are in league with women of the street, pickpockets and keepers of Tenderloin resorts. Of course if these hack drivers pick up men or women living in New York who merely want to be driven home from the theatre or to some restaurant, they are decorous enough, but usually the jehus angle for strangers. A little story from life will illustrate the "ways that are dark and tricks that are vain" in which these predatory night hacks have the "heathen Chinee" backed off the boards and gasping' for air. A young man from somewhere "out I Day-10 Gold Bond Stamps Free-Bring Books Goods, Linens, Sheetings, ia r ' m w i ; i whether vou're readv to purchase New Dancing Frocks, $15 Charming little Frocks of shad ow laces and crepe de chines. One has a three-tier skirt, slightly draped, with normal waistline. Very specially priced tomorrow 10 Mme. Lyra American Lady. Corsets TT HE season's models in Madame Lyra Corsets represent phenom enal values in "exclusive corsetry." As exclusive agents for Madame Lyra and American Lady Corsets, we are showing a full line of superb new Fall models. Madame Lyra, No. 4514, is one of the beautiful new models designed for slender and medium figures. Made of fine broche, with low bust and long, straight, unboned hips. Ex tremely snug-fitting the en- flQ A tire length of the corset . . . POtlvl Madame Lyra, No. 3650, for medium full figures, is of coutiV beautifully trimmed at top with lace and satin. Heavily bound at back to insure the flat-back effect. Priced (jg QQ American Lady Corsets in all the new Fall stylesa perfect fit for every woman a price to suit every circum stance qualities that will d"j to (PC please and satisfy. at Extra west" stood at the corner of Forty-third street Idly watching the sights ef the Great .White Way and wishing wistfully that he were part of the gay and k-ol-licklng night life swirling past him, yet not knowing exactly how to go about It Along came one of the inviting vic torias, with Its low wide seat, rolling slowly.. alluringly close to the curb, its rubber tires silent and soothing. "Keb, sun?" drawled the negro respectfully, touching his top hat of straw. . The .youth thought that a hack ride would surely give him a little taste of the excitement he craved, and he climbed into the' vehicle. "Where to, euhr queried the negro, and "To the Park" ordered the stranger airily, -They drove up Broadway and in the glaring white lights before several cafes saw numerous young women wear ing slit, diaphanous and X-ray gowns with sheer gray .hose. "Wouldn't you like a lively companion for your rider' asked the black man in gratiatingly, and the Joy rider believed he would. The negro explained that the women on the street were suspicious and not to be relied urin but he knew several nice young girts, any-one of whom would be glad to ride with tho young man. Thev drove into a side street and white man hopped familiarly into the hack wtthout waiting for it to stop and explained that he was the employer of the negro driver, that he owned a bunch of hacks and was always on the Jqb to see that his patrons had a good time and were respectfully treated. "No rough stuff goes In my carriages, he declared affably. The stranger thought It a compliment that the owner of all the hacks should single him out for attention and to gether they visited several bouses, where the youth bought drinks at one at Big Savings ! Waists - - 2d or not. Stunning Coats, $17.50 The03 section is brimming with handsome models I New Boucles in black, brown and navy. One is beautiful two-tone, full lined, with plush color and cuffs. Many other styles. $15 $17.50 and $1.25 New Fall Dress Goods TTOMORROW, in our big Dress Goods section, Day light Balcony, we offer a great array of handsome new weaves and patterns in Fall Suitings. Fine, soft tone Tweeds and Diagpnals, 50 inches wide, $1.25 QQ grades tOC NEW BROCADE WASH SILKS. 35 Just received, 100 pieces new Fall Wash Silks, in newest brocaded effects and colorings, such as Nell Rose, Terra Cotta, Coral, Copenhagen, Mahogany, Wisteria, QK, etc. Special, yard ODC REMNANTS AT ONE-HALF PRICE 1 Thousands of choice Remnants, in all 2 wanted lengths, on saleMonday in spa- ' cious Wash Goods Dent.. Baleonv. Outing Flannels, Kimono Flannels, Crepes, Ginghams, Percales, Chambrays,, Sheetings, White Goods, Calicoes, Towelings, etc. 5000 Yards Curtain Voile 25c and 30c Grades for 10c i . .., -'I . , L TOMORROW, on the 4th Floor, this crowd-bringing offer of pretty Curtain Voiles, Marquisettes, Scrims, in white, cream and ecru. Regular 25c and 30c grades. Yard 1UC Low Price dollar for each person and . Inspected various women whom his companion called. Of course none' of them were young and the man from the west re fused to drive in the park with any of t them.." - ' ' 'V '' i The Wallet Disappears. At the man's suggestion they started off down Broadway for a place, farther away ,and the "owner" suggested that the Joy rider pay him then for the hack, his charge being only one dollar. That struck the westerner as reasonable enough and again he felt complimented. He produced the dollar and tipped his companion off as to the place where he carried his wallet Harf a block farther his wallet waa in the man's possession and he "sees a friend." He left the young man but assured him that the negro would take him to the right place. Soon they stopped at a house and the negro reported that no body was at home. He demanded - his money and the stranger told him that he had paid the "owner." The driver said that he did not know the white man, that he thought' he was a friend of the youth. The rider then discovered -his pocketbook gone. The driver became loud In his demand for money, purposely attracting a crowd and a convenient po liceman appeared. The negro explained volubly to the policeman who told the young 'man he was in the wrong. Thjey started to the police station and on the way the policeman asked the young man to see if he did not have some change. The bewildered Joy rid er dug up two dollars in small coins and on the advice of the friendly po liceman, gave it to the negro, who agreed ; to "take his note for the balance and call it square." Such things happen on Broadway i every night Pounds, $5.25 Etc., Very Low $2 Mesh Bags $1.21 Guaranteed unbreakable German silver mesh bags, in large assortment of sizes and designs. The value of the mesh bags regu-rf larly is $2.00. Special for tomorrow D 1 1 Fl. for Only 98c V2 Monday 1 F,l ilpr Plush Shapes All Colors, 8 Different Shapes to Choose from, values to $5.00 $2.48 Trimmed Hats Plush, Velvet and Felt, Numerous! 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