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PRESENTS ROLLING IN TO CHRISTMAS SHIP; EDITOR IS SWAMPED Gifts and Real Money Gom : ing in Rapidly and , the End of Stream Is Not Yet, mS(Bir IF it EddWit n a nn n n nzr n MONDAY IS BANNER DAY Portland's Share In Ctladdenlnt Euro pean Unfortunates to Be Fine Tes timonial of PuMio Spirit. 1 J By Vella Winner. The Christmas Ship editor wan out for several hours yesterday afternoon and when Hhe returned her desk was piled ho high with bundles and boxes for the Christmas Ship cargo that she waa an hour and a half Bortlng and entering the contributions. The stack of bundles contained ev erything from music boxes and fancy hair ribbons to shoes and clothing and there were alco numerous letters con taining checks and money orders, in fart that book. "Keeping Up With Liz zie" has "nothing on" (if you will par don the slang) a book that might be written under the title of "Keeping Up With the Christmas Khlp." Yesterday was a banner day in point of numbers and variety of articles. Packages began to arrive early and the procession of happy-faced children and grown ups increased aa the day passed. Olft Brlngr Hop. Kvery gift seems laden not only with tloth or paper or metal as the case might be, but all seemed to carry a real message of sympathy and hope, many of the packages are tied with ' fancy Christmas ribbons or gold cords and bear tags and ChriBtmas cards Just as the . Christmas packages do that we exchange with our friends. I wonder how many of us. realize the value of the lesson in thinking of others rather than ourselves, as taught in the sermon of the Christ - mas Ship. Evelyn Fredericks, Eleanor Bosser ' man, Elizabeth Rauch. Florence M-anny. Helen Bartholomew, Helen j'larr ana iieien nnerman toiisuiuie little Christmas Ship club which has been working ever since the first an nouncement of the Christmas Ship, on gifts for Its cargo and yesterday their gifts were brought to The Journal of fice, The "box contained a large num ber, of baby bootees, bibs, and other miniature garments for new born babes. Girl Make Speech, Llttfe Nlja-Katharlne Merrick, a lit tle Miss of eight years, announced at the dinner table in her home last night that she "made a speech about trte Christmas Ship" In school. Just as though eight year old children as speech makers we're the most common things in the world. Nlja-Katharine had heard the Christmas Ship dis cussed so much at home that she asked her teacher in the Hawthorne school , why ihe didn't tell the other children attout' It and the teacher at once called her to the front of the room and told her to tell the others, and the youth ful orator lost no time in telling all of her little class-mates that they ought to "take some toys right down to The Journal office to send on the Christ' mas Ship." A check for $2 came yesterday from Wallace and Myrtle Johnson of Sea side, "for the relief of orphan children . in Europe," so the accompanying note, said. The pupils of Taylor school. No. 39 - of Trputdale, toolt up a col lection at 13 and a money order for that amount was received' from them yesterday. Caen Still Comintf. Other cash contributions were re t celved yesterday from Gladys Nelson, Evelyn Sams and three individual con- j trlbutors who did not care to give their names. The Christmas Ship plan I was announced at St. James . Lutheran , church Sunday morning and a box placed at the door for contributions ( which amounted to $4.36. H. Mason brought in two 'substan tial boxes yesterday, one of which contained the sewing basket, thimble, thread, Scissors, needles, etc, that had belonged to his sister. who recently passed away. The other waa a gen erous donation of chocolate. L. Gyn ther contributed a blanket; Miss Vio lette Gynther, a coat and William Gyn ther. a coat. " 'From Alice .Nye of Baker, Oregon, r came contributions of baby clothes. v Contributors who failed to leave their " names' gave-, Sweaters hair ribbons', toy's, clothes, cash, "music box, books, , woman's suit, three dresses for chll- drenv two pairs of boys shoes, a coat Dolls Are -Donated.. Leonard- and Victor . Bloch'. Bent a , i. box 'with two " beautiful dolls labeled. YiirisuiiiLfi. .'xuese uoiis una' mree , Qthers are'belng. dressed by-a number .'.-"of the women who make their home at .-Alexandra Court Hubert Francis ' Lewis tent - in a Contribution of 10 .cents, the. first money 'he ever earned. - r'H'.' E.' Warren, a merchant of Sunny - Bide, made the substantial gift of half . a dozen pairs of new shoes: ''" Other contributors , yesterday in ' eluded: Mrs. C. Christensen, cloth for , coats; Mrs. Griffith, underwear; Mrs. A.' Cree. petticoat; Willie Griffith. ' .' books; Mrs. A. Craven, 'clothing; Dor '," othy Johnson, clothing; T. J. Elliott, . clothing; Mrs. Jean Vincent, doll; Scott Sterling, toys; Virginia Sterling, .cloth ' " Ing; 'Marlon F. Spinning, shoes and toys;- Mrs. Louis Gerlinger, four child i dresses; Mrs. A. M. Weger, hose; Mrs. C, S. Jackson, toys and dolls; Dorothy Lanyon, toys; Mrs. J. N. Coghlan, box i ' of hose.' Tomorrow at Meier & Frank's Begins Great Four-Days' Sale of Hosiery in Box Lots Decidedly the greatest Hosiery event of the year' begins tomorrow at the Meier & Frank Store and affords our thousands of patrons a very unusual opportunity to supply the needs in Hosiery of the entire family at Wholesale Prices. Extraordinary preparation has been made for this seldom-heard-of event, and an immense stock of new Hosiery of famous makes is ready for this "great four-day sale. Extra counters will be piled high with Hosiery for men, women and children, and the emphatic price reductions will bring to every home a remarkable savings in the needed Hosiery for Winter wear. Every member of the family should be outfitted during this occasion, and we're certain thrifty shoppers will throng the store daily while these Wholesale Prices are in force. Buy Hosiery tomorrow and youll enjoy decided and very unusual savings. ; No Hosiery C. O. D. i Fixing Highways For the Winter Salem, Or.. Oct. 30. State highway projects in Jackson, Columbia, Clat sop, Multnomah. Hood River and Sher man counties are being rounded into chape for the winter, according to State Highway Engineer Bowlby. Work will all cease November 1 on the roads. The state highway engineer; stated today that the roads which had j not been completed were being graded 1 ; up for winter, so that they would be .In passable condition and would be in good shape in the spring, after sct ' tltng for several months. In Jackson county, 16 miles of pav ing has been completed on the Pacific highway, and 27 miles of grading done. . ' No Hosiery ' on Approval No Telephone Orders for Hosiery No Hosiery to Dealers Such Drastic Price Reductions Are Seldom Known in the Retail World Bleed's Partner Is Dead. - New., York, Oct. 10. F. E. Vogel, partner of Henry Siegel, the bankrupt merchant and banker, and like the lat- .t ton- with-the failure, died of heart I disease . j I SIXTH STUET BTTXXiSXHO Hosiery for Women At Wholesale Prices In Box Lots Only Women's 15c Hose, Six Pairs 67c Ribbed top black cotton Hose, seamless feet, medium Cf7 p weight. No. 419. Sizes 8l3 to 106 pairs u,t Women's 25c Hose, Six Pairs 98c Black and' tan mercerized lisle, medium weight. Seamless feet, wide garter welts, double soles. Sizes 84 to 10. QQ No. 2556 pairs UUK Women's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.19 Black and tan fashioned cotton Hose, medium weight. Double soles, wide garter welts. Sizes 8x2 to 10. q1 1 Q No. 6526 pairs PAeJ- Women's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.19 Tan cotton Hose, heavy weight. Fashioned legs, double soles, garter tops. Sizes 8 to 104. No. 3381-T , jj J lfS Women's '25c Hose, ! Six Pairs $1.19 Tan cotton Hose, in medium heavy weight. Double garter welts, heavy heels and toes. Sizes 8j4 to 10. No. J" "Q 236-T 6 pairs P.-Le7 Women's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.19 Tan lisle Hose, light medium weight Fashioned legs, double soles and garter welts. Sizes 82 to 10. No. "I Q 7266 pairs . .- t ,Pe7 Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.59 Wayne knit ribbed-top fashioned Cotton Hose, in black only. Medium weight. Double soles. Sizes Syi to St KQ 10. No. 5406 pairs . JJ-.J7 Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.59 Wayne knit medium heavy weight Cotton Hose, in black and tan. Fashioned leg, double soles, and garter tops. Sizes Yi to '10J4. No. 9316 pairs tpAetJ Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.59 Black mercerized lisle, in medium weight. Extra heavy ;o!es, heels and toes, seamless feet and wide garter CQ welts. Sizes 8 to 10. No. 18 6 pairs tpL-OU Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.63 Black and tan cotton Ifose, heavy weights. Fashioned gar ter tops, and double soles. Sizes 8H to lOyi. Nos. f0 143 and 1196 pairs ipleUO Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.73 Black cotton Hose, light medium weights. Fashioned legs, natural double split soles, and wide garter welts. P" rTQ Sizes 8y2 to l6y2. No. 52826 pairs V-i-e O Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.59 Wayne knit black cotton, heavy weight. Outsizes only, x2 to 10J4. Fashioned, elastic garter welts and double flT KO soles. No. 539-OS 6 pairs pXeDi7 Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.73 Black and tan fashioned cotton Hose, medium weight. Out- sizes only 8y2 to 10l2. , Wide elastic garter welts, rTQ double soles. No. 499-OS 6 pairs IXe I O v Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.59 Outsizes only. Black lxl ribbed-top cotton Hose in medium weight Double seamless soles. Sizes 8x to 10J4. J" Q , No. J-19 6 pairs pJ-eO7 Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.29 Mercerized black cotton, medium weight, with lavender banded tops. Heavy double soles and wide elastic PQ QQ garter welts. Sizes 8y2 to 10. No. 2846 pairs ... tpeal Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.49 Wayne knit black 'silk lisle Hose, in medium heavy weight. ' Fashioned, wide garter tops and extra double soles. d0 A Q Sizes 8y2 to 10H. No. 795 pairs Pe4e7 Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.29 Fashioned silk lisle Hose, medium weight, in black and tan Double garter welts and double soles. Sizes 8 to 11. J OQ No. 953 6 pairs y Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.29 Black lisle, mercerized finish, in medium weight. Fashioned, 4-inch garter welts, double soles. Sizes 8 to 10J4. O OQ No. 9426 pairs pe47 Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.29 Black .lisle .Hgse, light medium weight, with trunk tops. Fashioned, wide garter welts and double soles. Sizes OQ 8 to 0y2. No. 9406 pairs $e Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.29 Outsizes only black and , tan fashioned cotton Hose, in heavy weight. Elastic lxl ribbed topsy and heavy PO OA double soles.. Sizes 8y2 to .11. Ntf. OS-88 6 pairs Vei Women's 65c Hose, Six Pairs $2.69 Fine silk lisle, light medium weight. Lavender banded tops. Wide trunk garter welts, and ' double soles. Sizes 30 CO to 10H. No. 90136 pairs $&3V Women's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.73 Fiber silk' boot Hose, in medium weight Black and tan. Seamless feet, wide garter tops. Sizes 8j4 to 10. J1 rTO No. 4906 pairs vliO Women's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.49 All-silk fiber Hose black and tan shades medium weiehts. Seamless feet, wide garter welts. Sizes 8$i to 10. PO yfO tptdttU No. 494 6 pairs 67c Women's 15c Hose, Six Pairs 67c Light medium weight black cotton. Split soles, gar ner tops, "seamless feet. Sizes 8l2 to 10. No. 6701 6 pairs Women's 15c Hose, Six Pairs 67c Black and tan cotton Hose, medium weight Seamless H feet, elastic garter tops. Sizes 8l2 to 10. No. 244 6 prs. Mil McCallum's $1.00 Silk Hose, Three Pairs $2.59 Medium weight silk Hose, fashioned legs and soles, in black only. Wide garter welts, double soles. Sizes 8lA to KQ 10. No. C-100 Box of 3 pairs t$iOU Women's $1.00 Silk Hose, Three Pairs $2.59 Fine black silk Hose, medium weights. Full fashioned legs and soles. Wide lisle garter welts, double lisle soles. J0 (TQ Sizes 8y2 to 10. No. K-100 Box of 3 pairs, tdOV Women's $1.50 Silk Hose, Three Pairs $3.63 "Fine pure Silk Hose, medium weights, in black and tan shades. Full fashioned legs and soles, wide elastic silk garter welts, lisle lined. Double lisle soles. Sizes 8 to (J0 (tO I0y2. No. K-150 Box of 3 pairs 4OeUO McCallum's $1.50 Silk Hose, Three Pairs $3.63 Black fashioned, all pure Silk Hose, medium weight. Wide elastic silk garter tops, silk double soles. Sizes 8 to JQ Q 10y2. No. C-150 Box of 3 pairs pOeUO Hosiery for Children At Wholesale Prices Hosiery for Men At Wholesale Prices Mens Store First Floor Temporary Annex In Box Lots Only Men's "Marathon" Hose, Six Pairs 55c Famous "Marathon" Cotton Hose, in black, CECr In Box Lots Only 75c tan, grey, navy. Boxes, 12 pairs S1.10 6 pairs Men's 25c Hose, Six Pairs 75c Cashmere Wool Hose (seconds), come in black, Oxford and natural. All sizes. Box 6 pairs Men's 25c "Onyx" Hose, Six Pairs 89c "Onyx" Silk Lisle Socks, in black, tan, grey and blue. Fine gauge lisle double heels and toes. QQ Box of 6 pairs 07U Men's 25c "Ajax" Hose, Six Pairs 90c Heavy Cotton Hose, well-known "Ajax" brand. Black, tan, grey and blue. Doable heels and Qff blue. Doable Box of 6 pairs Children's 12c Hose, Six Pairs 67c Black lxl elastic ribbed Hose, in heavy weights, with seam less feet Satisfaction guaranteed. Sizes 6 to 10. No. rw 446 pairs Dl C Misses' 17c Hose, Six Pairs 73c Extra soft finish Sea Island cotton, medium weight, in black and tan shades. Elastic lxl ribbed, and heavy seamless Q feet. Sizes Sy2 to 9y2. No. 1106 pairs (Ot Children's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.19 Black and tan English Lisle Hose with elastic lxl ribbed legs, and linen-finished heels and toes. Medium I"j "I A weight. Sizes 5l2 to 10. No. 222 6 pairs tJJLeXi Misses' 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.19 Fine, soft silk lisle, in a medium weight. Black and tan shades, lxl invisible ribbed legs, seamless feet. Q Sizes 5 to 9V2. No. 333 6 pairs pJLeX7 Infants' 2Vzc Hose, Six Pairs 63c Medium weight cotton Hose, black, white and tan, with seamless feet. Sizes 4 to 6l2, inclusive. No. 55 CO 6 pairs for OOl Infants' 20c Hose, Six Pairs 89c Mercerized lisle, medium weight Colors black, white, tan, pink, red and sky. Seamless feet Sizes 4 to 6y2, inclu- QA VUK, Tint Floor 6th St. Bldr- sive. No. lOO--e pairs $1.15 heels and toes. All sizes. Men's Fiber Silk Hose, Six Pairs $1.15 Medium weight, black, tan, grey, blue and whit Double heels and toes, and lisle tops. All " J sizes. Box ol 6 pairs J)AeA Men's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.15 Imported split foot Cotton Hose, Double heels and toes. For this sale, Box of 6 pairs Men's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.25 Cashmere Wool Hose, in light and heavy weights, with white feet. Come in black, tan, Oxford (OK and natural. Box of 6 pairs tpi Men's 25c Hose, Six Pairs $1.25 Imported Silk Lisle Hose, in black, tan, grey, navy, cadet and burgundy. Box of 12 pairs, $2.50 OpT box of 6 pairs tpJL.J Men's Imported Hose, Six Pairs $1.25 Imported Cotton Hose in black and tan shades. Double heels and toes. Box of 12 ffl OP pairs, $2.50 box of 6 pairs ; tJJ-LeitJ Men's 35c Hose, Six Pairs $1.45 Cashmere Wool Hose in black, natural and Oxford, in a good, medium weight All sizes. Box A fT of 6 pairs f.. tpl.e'J Men's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $1.50 Black Silk Hose regularly SOcXIste. I- CA tops and double heels and toes. Box 6 pairs vAeilvr Men's $1.50 Box Hose, Six Pairi $1.25 Famous "Onyx1' Fiber Silk Hose, in all the wanted colors black, tan, grey, navy, heliotrope, burgundy and white. Never before sold for less than $1.50 OC box now, box of 6 pairs ePX(fJ Men's 75c Silk Hose, Three Pairs $1.65 ( Fine gauge silk, with self-clocking, in shades an grey, navy, black and white. Lisle soles, (fipt V double heels and toes. Box of 3 pairs.. .. . V-L VJ Men's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2.25 Imported' Silk Lisle Hose, full fashioned, double heels and toes. Black, tan, grey, navy and fl0 Off white. All sizes. Box of 6 pairs ., tPefU Men's 50c Hose, Six Pairs $2f39 Cashmere Wool Hose, with , "Qxfor split feet. Come in black, tan, natural. AH sizei COQQ Box of 6 pairs i?j VOe7 Men' $1 Silk Hose, Three Pairs $2.45 Pure Silk Hose, of fine quality. Black, tan, grey, blue, champagne and white. Double heSjs. soles and toes, and fine lisle tops. All sizes. Box of I0 A T 3 pairs . tyA-HtO Men's 50c Silk Hose, Six Pairs $2.50 Extra heavy quality. Come in black, tan, grey, blue and white. Double heels, soles and toes arid PO pTA fine lisle tops. Box of 6 pairs V P&0J Tomorrow From 9 to 12 o'Clock These "Extra Morning Specials" Special 9 to 13 o'clock Tomorrow Only. Ribbon Remnants, Each 7c 3 Remnants, 20c All colors, all kinds of Ribbons, assorted lengths. Zfo PhOM Ordara. First Tloor, Sixth-at. Bldff. Spaclal 9 to 13 o'clock Tomorrow Only. $3.00 to $6.00 Trimmed Hats, $1.75 Smart styles. In all leading colors. Stylishly trimmed. Wo FIiobo Ordarm. Seoond rioor, Sixtk-at. Bid. Spodal 9 to 12 'Clock Tomorrow Only. 25c Worth Notions, 15c Assorted Notions, everything included, excepting only Silk Thread. Ho Phona Orders. First Floor. Slxth-st. Bldg. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. Women's $4.00 Colored Umbrellas, $2.89 Silk and linen, fast color, waterproof material, in black and six colors. Detachable handles. Ho Phona Orders. First Floor. Slxth-st. ffdff. Spocial 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. 35c and 50c Fall Gloves, Pair; 23c Cashmere, lisle, chamolsette and Golf Gloves, in all colors. Samples of imported Gloves. All sizes. Ho Phono Orders. ' First Floor. Slxtn-st. Bid. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. ' 40c Camisole Lace, Yard 15c Dainty designs. Ideal Christmas gifts. 18 inches wide. Ho Phona Orders. First Floor, Sixtb-st. Bide. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. 85c Shadow Lace Flouncing, Yard 38c White and ecru, different designs. 18 and 25-ln. widths. Ho Phono Orders. First Floor. Sixth -et. Bids;. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. 5c and 8c Val. Laces, Yard 3c French Val. and round mesh Vat. V- to 1 inch, widths. Ho Phone Orders, First Floor, Slxth-st. Bldg. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. Scrim Curtains Reduced! J1.50 Lace Trimmed Scrim Curtains, pair.... 98 $2.00 Lace Trimmed Scrim Curtains, pair. ... 81.35 $3.00 Lace Trimmed Scrim Curtains, pair. .. .SI. 89 Ho Phone Orders. Hlnth Floor. Temporary Annex Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. Children's Sweaters, 66c Sixes 2. Z and 4 years only. Good, heavy worsted Sweat ers. Ruffneck style. Open front. In white, Oxford, tan and cardinal, with pockets. Ho Flume Orders. Seoond Floor, Sixth-st. Bldf. Special 9 to 13 o'Clock Tomorrow Only. Women's $1.25 Flannelette Gowns, 85c Fine quality Flannelette Gowns in slip-over style. In pink and blue striped effects. Finished with silk scallop. All siz3S Ho Phone Orders. Seoond Floor. Slxth-st. Bldg. Special 9 to 12 o'Clock Tomorrow Only A Wonderful Doll Fullg Jointed Sleeping Eyes At 43c Delight the children with one of these Dolls that you may purchase tomorrow, for three hours only, at the remarkably low price of 43. Fully jointed, 14 inches long, with pretty curly parted wig, tied with ribbon. Sleeping eyes, shoes and stockings, and dressed in chemise with ribbon bows is this attractive little Doll that will please any small girl Priced for 3 Hours Tomorrow ' ax (k&?. . . Sixth Floor Ho Phone Orders - Temporary Annex THEr QjLXALlTy: STORE- OF PORTLAND V FsftK. .SUtfe.T4brax Alder St. SIXTR ITBEET BT7XUXHO ' i Wonderful All-Day Sale Jewelry Novelties, Ea. 25c Immense assortment of Jewelry enters this sale, every article priced at 25c, regardless of original pricing. Sale continues all day Wednesday. BEADS Every color, style and length included. Colored effects, pretty combinations, and fancy jet bead chains. Each 25. EARRINGS The new Pearl Earrings in 5 different sizes and styles are offered at this time at, the pair 25f. LOOP PINS the newest hair ornament. Shown in the large sizes now so fashionable. Each 25e. . PICTURE FRAMES of platinoid, with ball' feet and easel back. Oval shape, of good size. For this sale, each 25. See the Window. Display of Jewelry Included in This All-Day Sale First Floor Sixth St. Bldr. - jj . -I" ..... v- t: