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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1916)
Jt ... -: - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL i 20 - " THURSDAY, DECEMBER ' 7. 7 1916. PORTLAND. OREGON. EXPERT PICTURE FRAMING AT LOWEST PRICES FINE SELECTION NEW MOUIXHNGS iaUmmiiiumu""'"'" Fi Oregdn State Highway Com " mittee Considers Program Acceptable to All. HIGHER AUTO TAX AND NDEPENDENT ROADS COMMISSION ve An Independent etate highway com t mission and an Increase In atate auto .'tax will probably be the feature of the -recommendations to be made to the coming legislature by the Oregon " good roads committee, a state wide ' Organization which has under consld- eratlon the formulation of a state . highway program which will be accept able to all Interests. , A . meetlnar of the executive commit tee consisting of J. C. Alnsworth, B. " : O. I-eedy, J. F. Daly, E. K- Brodle, , J. f IV Brown, R. E. Smith. C. E. Spence and O. W. Taylor will be held (n Port land nxt Saturday to receive and con sider the reports of the seven sub committees. Out of these reports the executive committee will draw up Us recom - mendatlons to the committee at large which is to meet in this city next Mon day. December 11, to outline and adopt a complete highway program for the v ' atate which the committee hopes will receive general- support. Two Complete Work. "The Oregon good roads committee la actually at work and ahowlng pro ' tress," said O. W. Taylor, chairman of the general committee and a member of the executive committee today. ; : "Two of the sub committees, one on highway tax and one on highway com mission and engineer, havs completed their work and filed their reports with the general committee. While their ' findings can not be made public until passed upon by the e"secutlve commtt i tee. It Is known that the committee has been much Impressed with atate y raents made by members of the hlgh- " way commission aa at present organ " lied. At a meeting held with the board by the committee a week ago every member of the board stated emphat . Ically there should be an Independent - - highway commission as the state of ficials were overburdened without as suming the details of highway work. Will Aid legislature. "As aoon as the general committee has formulated a program it will be taken up with the state highway of ficials and members of the coming legislature through the state-wide ' v membership of the committee for con- aultatlon and advice. By this means It Is hoped to re Have the legislature of much of the difficulties the last session encount- ered over highway legislation. "This will leave , more time for the careful consideration of other legisla tive matters, something that will no . ' doubt be most welcome to all legisla- tors. "The present high cost of living in the cities, only a part of which in creased prices fall to the farmers, has emphasised the great need of rural - roads leading Into the cities, over which auto trucks can bring produce direct from the farm to the doors of - the city consumer. This greatly strengthens the position of the Ore gon good roads committee which Is In sympathy with the farming and labor . , Interests." Beginning a New Century of Surprises With Phenomenal Sales All Over the Store Save on Useful Gifts! hAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA , 3 Meier & Frank s Lower Price nn JIOV Store Is the only store of its kind given over exclusively to Toys Dolls A and Games Of every good kind hundreds to choose from at 3 prices: 5 c, 10c and 15c ' Nothing here over i 5c, Select lower price gifts ' now. Take Sixth and Alder or Alder street entrance to basement, 'Sixth street. i4ootx fbxday stnunosB $1.50 to $1.75 Hat Shapes, Friday, 95c A lot of untrimmed silk velvet and other hat shapes in many smart styles and sizes. Fourth Floor. 1400TZ 11IDAT luwun Women's 35c to 75c Neckwear Only 19c Final cleanup of a large sample line of fancy neckwear. Collars, sets, vestees and guimpes at 19c. Main Floor. 1400TK niDAT STTJUraiSB 75c to $3.50 Fancy Wings, Etc., at j Off All sorts of novelties wings, fancy feathers, stickups. etc. to trim a smart hat Friday at Fourth Flooi moots rmxDAT inmn 75c to $1.00 Warm Winter Gloves 50c A large sample line of women's warm wool gloves. Wrist and cuff lengths. White and colors. Main Floor 140OTX rXTDAT Reg. 50c to 75c Veils Friday at Only 25c Flowing Veils lA yards' long. Novefty meshes In black, white, brown and navy. For Friday 25c Main Floor 1400TX ntSAT 3 Women's Holiday Handkerchiefs at 25c Pretty handkerch'fs with taped borders, new rolled hems and fan cy corners, packed in gift boxes. Main Floor 1400TK FBXDAY inniBI 40c Grade Bleached Sheeting, Special 35c Short lengths of best quality 9-4 bleached sheetings. Lengths 7 54 to 30 yds. Sold in piece only. Second Floor. 140ots noiT iranin Wide Ribbons Are Special, at Yard, 15c Plain colors and fancy stripes. Hairbow and sash ribbons with moire centers and satin border. Main Floor moots fbxday stjbfbisb 60c-$l Gift Books Friday, Special, 39c Novelty books poetry, essays, etc., 39c. 3 5c Calendars and "Blue Ribbon" Cook Books, a Sc. Basement Balcony 25c Samurai Talcum Powder, Tin at 15c The dellctously fragrant Sam urai Cory lop sis Talcum powder. 1-lb. tin, Friday special,. iSc. Main Floor MOOTS TODAY IDinOI Cocoa Door Mats Reduced For Friday A special sale of cocoa door mats. Best quale 79c; Size 16x27 mats. Best quality, 14x24 inches, inches, 98c. Seventh Floor. MOOTS at mvmrmma Dennison's Crepe Paper Dec'rat'ns 83c Dennlson's crepe paper poin settlas, with lpng stems and large red flowers. Special, dor. 83c. Main Floor EBB 1400TB FBEDAT sTUBFBXUi IAUS Special Sale Serge Dresses $11.45 One Sketched Pretty little street or busi ness frocks, made on the new, long-pleated lines. Very becoming and youthful styles in belted and basque effects, with smart touches of wool embroidery in bright col ors. Good quality of serge is used in these frocks and colors are navy blue, black, brown and green. All sizes here Friday for an extra special sale, $11.45. Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor ft, mm i4oorm nuBAT arumrmm saxxs $2.00 Nickel Casseroles $1 Only 100 of these Casseroles with nickle-plated frame and 7-inch brown and white fireproof pottery lining as Illus trated, rnaay just half price 1 $2 Mahogany ServingTray$l,48 Splendid mahogany aerving trays, as illustrated. Handles are of mahog any. Well made -and-finished in I9x 13-inch size. : r" BamW MOOTS TODAY STTBPsUKE $3.00 and $4.50 SILK WAISTS $1.95 Exceptionally good values in these waists Friday! Crepe de chines In fiesh and white and a few striped and plain linens and Georgette crepes. Odds and ends of good styles Fridav 11.95. Blouse Shop. Fourth Floor. 1400TB TODAY 8UBFBXSB $1.50-$2 Corsets FRIDAY Special AT 95c Broken lots and odds and ends of good corsets. Quite a num ber of our standard makes In cluded! Medium and low bust styles, with long hips and some front lace models included. Flesh and white in many styles. All sizes in the lot, but not in every style. Porset Shoo ThiM floor 14O0TK TODAY SUmFXXBB $1.00 Striped Silk Taffeta, at Yard, 79c 24 Inches wide. Silks in the best colorings. Pretty for waists and dresses special Friday 79c. Second Floor 1400TX TODAY BUXTOSB $1.00-$1.50 Fancy Brooches, Spec! 69c A big assortment of barpins, brooches, etc., set with rhine stones and yari-colored stones. Main Floor 1400TX TODAY IUWXXBB 25c Stamped Guest Towels, Special, 15c Pretty little towels, stamped to embroider on huck toweling. Sim ple cross-stitch design. Good gifts Socond Floor. 14O0TK TODAY BTTBTOBXI ' $1.50 -$1.75 Glove Silk Under wear $1 Glove silk underwear vests and knickerbockers, in white and pink. Sizes up to 42. Main Floor 1400TX TODAY 8WXZSS 50c-85c Yard Laces at 25c All desirable new patterns. Lace bands and edges in white and ecru shadowlaces, imitation Duchesse, filet and novelty meshes. Widths from 7 to 12 inches in demand for camisoles, blouses, caps, etc. The yard, 25c. 25c TO 40c EDGES AND BANDS 15c Laces, radium edges and bands, shadow laces and edges, galloons, ate, in white and ecru. For holi day sewing. Yard 15 c. $1.78 DOTTED NETS YARD FRIDAY $1.19 40-ln. silk nets In pretty dotted fesigns. The season's new fabric or party frocks. Friday yd. $ i . 1 9. Lace Shop, Main Floor Friday and Saturday Surprises $1.50 No-FadeShirts 95c Guaranteed Not to Fade or a New Shirt Free Famous No Fade Shirts that are practically wear-proof and laundry-proof. Good quality percales, crepe and crystal cloths in the most desirable new patterns Soft and laundered cuff styles. Fri day and Saturday only 95c 50c SHAPE TIES AT 35c 3 for $1. Large; generously cut Ties in a wide range of pat terns including stripes, dots, bro cades, Persian iigured and plaid effects. All made with slip-easy bands. An excellent gift suggestion. 25c Sillc Plaited Fancy Sox 17c Dotted, striped and clocked effects. Black, white, navy, gray and Palm Beach. All sizes but not all sizes in every color and pattern. 3 pairs 50c J Men'a Furalahlnga Shop. Main Floor 1400TX nUDAY STTKTOffB 20c Stamped Pin Cushion Covers- 10c Stamped to embroider on white linon in many dainty designs. Both round and oblong shapes. Second Floor. 1400TK TODAY UWKin Women's $6.50 Silk Petticoats for $4.95 Fine taffeta skirts, made with full flounces. Good assortmeM of light and dark shades. Third Floor 1400TK TODAY SVBPBXKB 65c to 85c Stamped Bath Towels for 49c A large assortment of bath towels, stamped to embroider, in many pretty designs. At 49c. Second Floor. 14O0TK TODAY innitB $6.50 to $9.00 Fine Hair Switches $5.00 All the natural shades of hair in these fine imported cut-hair switches. Fifth Floor, 1400TM TODAY STTJtTOBB 25c-60c Curtain Scrim 2000 Yards Friday 15c 5 to 10-yard lengths of excellent quality scrims at this phenomenally reduced price, because some have Slight imperfections, which do not, however, impair the looks or wearing quality. Seventh Floor, Sixth St. 1400TK TODAY STTSP: 1000 Pairs Women's Silk Hose of Famous Makes, Pair for 69c These are second selections direct from the mill of a celebrated manufacturer of women's silk stock ings. Broken lines of sizes and colors. Black and white included. Friday 69c. Hosieiy Shop, M. FI. 1400TK TODAY BVKTMXBX $5.00 Fluffy Wool Blankets Only $3.98 Handsome big, fluffy blankets, full 5 pounds in weight. With pretty pink and blue borders. Second Floor, 1400TX today artnurBxu $2.25 Adjustable Silk Flounces $1.49 Taffeta or messaline silk flounces ready made to sew on petticoats. Colors. Second Floor nooTx today iranin Pictures in Dull Gold Frames, Special 59c A large assortment of subjects beautiful pictures in dull gold frames. Copies of masterpieces. Fifth Flooi, 1400TK TODAY SUmrXISX Leather and Wilton Foot Rests for $1.47 Friday only, leather or Wilton carpet foot rests, serviceable for home or auto use, special 51.47. Seventh Floor Every Piece of Fur Trimming Reduced Nearly Every Piece at Wholesale Price Fur trimming no fashionable gown, coat or suit this season is quite cpmplete without a touch of it! Here is a wonderful opportunity to hjuy fine, reliable fur bands, strip rs, etc. at about present WHOLESALE PRICE. BXTSmSZBZdB COKEY White, Black and Brown 86c Fur, one - Inch, at, CQn the yard $1.50 Fur. two-Inch, I Ol at, tha yard l iU 12.25 Fur, three-Inch. ( I CQ at. tha yard liU3 13.25 Fur, four-Inch, at, the yard HxAAXGtXT CUT OOHXY 45c Fur, on-inch, at QCn the yard Owb 76o Fur, two-Inch, at, CQn the yard 11.25 Fur, three-Inch, OQm at, the yard 03U 11.75 Fur, nve-incn, t i nn at, the yard IA0 $5.95 Fur, eight-Inch, Q J C $2.23 at, he yard. fci sxmrx oposanrBc Black. Sable Dyed. Brown, Natural. Blue Fox Dyed and Fitch Opossum. $1.85 Fur, one-inch, I nn at. the yard v 1 13 $4.00 Fur, two-Inch, 1) 17 at, the yard $ZiH $1.50 Fur, thrce-fQ QQ Inch, at. the yard.. 000 $7.50 Fur. four-inch, M OC at, the yard $7 Ermine, one-incn, (1 JQ at, the yard ti"tll tll.uu W nite Fox, fc-ij iii one-inch, the yara. . ipuitu lucii, ine yara tiTU Civet vl, luuj - inch, Ui yai-U ti'rU 4 natural bquiriei uue-ineii. the yaru. t .Natural sqaiiic. v v iwo-lncn, the yara..vivO t.60 u ii I n c ii i i ii aj bqulrrei, two-ln., yu. Vti0 i.uu white f olai vk ii Bear, one-lncn, yd. . wiH0 $li.o0 Brown i'oiar Bear, two-Inch, yd. . $4 Taupe Woir, one- ri uQ Inch, at, the yard...V"3n $4.7t a k u n k, one- Inch, at, the yard.. $8.50 Skunk, two Inch. at. the vard.. $12.50 Skunk, three- inch, at. the yard $3 Mole; one-Inch, at the yard $6 Mole, two - inch, tM QQ at, the yard OHiOO $12 Mole, four-inch. at, tne yard . . 1 .3d $3.48 $6.98 $9.98 $2.48 $8.98! XXXTATXOX rUXB 85c hj-uiut, ooe-mcu, CQit au the yard 03U $1.76 Ermine, iwo-f I in inch, at, the yaru...li $2.25 Ermine. three-l QQ inch, at, the yard...l3 $1.25 Mole, one-inch, QQn at. the yard 00U $2.50 Mole, two-inch,! QQ at, the yard li00 $5 Mole. four-Inch, Q JQ at, the yard U.0 $7 Mole, six-inch, at, QQ the yard fi00 VATimAZ. BAOCOOV $3.50 Fur, one-inch, 0 OQ at, the yard 4iAg $7 Fur, two-Inch, at, J JQ the vard fTttQ $8.50 Fur, three. Inch, at, the yard vatttxaii irtrsxmAT $1.35 Fur, one-inch, at, QQn the vard wOW $2.50 Fur. two-inch. at the vard ... . $5.50 ur, iour-incn, 5-3 id at, the yard U.'rO $10 Scalloped Bor-CQQ ipviww $6.48 $1.89 der. eight-Inch, yard rssirox 8SAZ. $1.25 Fur, one-inch, at, OQm the yard 03U $2.50 Fur. two-Inch. I QQ at, the yard l i5 $5 Fur, four - Inch, , CQ at, the yard U.05 XTD TO COVZY $1.25 Fur, one-inch, at, QQn the yard 03 $2.25 Fur, two-Inch, I OQ at. the yard I iWU $3.26 Fur, tnree-in., n nn at, the yard KXTDSOIV SKAZi $2 Fur, one-Inch, at, I JQ the yard 'tw $4 Fur, two-inch, at, QQ tha yard ti30 $8 Fur, four - Inch, fC QQ at, the yard JiOQ $18.60 Fur. eight- I I QQ Inch, at, the yard.lliwO OSAY mXTSK$OXX.a OOXXT $1.25 Fur, one-inch, at, QQn the yard 03w $2.25 Fur, two-Inch, I CQ at. the yard W 1 103 $3.25 Fur. three-OOQ inch, the yard ftttO Trlmmlny Shop, Main Floor uxtbm at raAifjrs 14ootk nxsAY snrmFrnzsu saxes Men's Blanket Bath ROBES $2.49 SOLD ELSEWHERE AT $3.50 This surprise sale of men's handsome blanket robes comes just in time for holiday choosing. Good-looking, comfortable Bath Robes In a splendid selection of desirable colors and com binations. Made with sailor collar, large patch pockets, cord tie at neck and heavy rope girdia at waist. All seams welted. All size. Other Bath and Lounging Robae, $3.98 to $30 Smoking Jackets in velvet, silk and broad cloth $5 to $20 Boys' Raincoats Only $2.98 Celebrated "Goodyear" Raincoats that are absolutely guaranteed. Serviceable, roomy coats In raglan style, full cut and in good length Convertible collar and two big patch pockets. These are tan raincoats with black rubber lining. Sizes 10 to 18 years, but limited number in some sizes. Worth at least $4 if sold regularly. For Friday, $2.98. Boys' Clothing Shop. Third Floor Friday and Saturday CANDIES Made by artist confectioners from fmrest ingredients in our own spot ess candy kitchen on the ninth floor. 60c sugar-coated Almonds, QQrt pound at Oi7v 40c Chocolate Mint Squares, OA. pound at ................ aC 40c Peanut Butter, Chips, at QQn pound, only aa7l 40c Delicious Satin Mix, the OA pound at . Is 30c Peanut Bar,. 2 days at, OQ the pound dL 2ic. Fancy Cream Mix, pound, t Q special . 1 ;......:..... ,: Xa1 Main. . Ninth Floors, Basement Balcony BCEZEK tt XTB 1400TK nusiT SAXJSS Great Grocery Surprises Bacon, Swift's Premium, finest Eastern sugar cured, whole or half strips, lb. 32c Coffe. Our Victor 30c quality, pound 25c. Peanut Batter, pure, best quality, none delivered, lb." He. Hoar, graham or whole wheat, fresh stock, one of the best brands, 9-lb. sacks 43c Cat Macaroni, Portland made, 5- lb. pkg., 29c 2-lb. Pkg., 12c Corn, Country Gentlemen, new s pack, dozen $1.40. can 12 He Kippered Herring, MacConachle Scotch, genuine imported, doz., $2.60; can, 22c Prunes, new Italian, 1 5c grade, lb. 11c Apricots, new fancy . quality, ape- eW, ib.f 19c Sardines, imported, large 25c cans, 20c Salmon Steaks, Chinook, No. t flat cans, doz. $2.60, large can 22c Tea, basket-fired Japan, 40c grade, b. Z9c FREE White Figs, new, extra fancy qual ity, large size, lb. 14c With each 3-ib can Royal Club Coffee at $1.10 Full 2-oz. bottle Royal Club .pure Vanilla Extract. . Ninth Floor, fifth Street FOB TWO DAYS I 4 Oregon City" Indian Pillow Tops 69c Another big $hlpment of those wonder ful Oregon City cushion covers that have created such a furore every time we have placed them on sale. Beautiful, durable, In many , different and authentic Indian d- lrnhm41 trtn in rnntrastin? color land countless other handsome effect. All j strong sateen back, ready to put piuw m. J Guaranteed fast colors. Buy for telf and Ji gifts today and tomorrow, when the price t 69c Instead of 1.25. . Center Aisle. Main Floor, - . ' -Lusaa;e Shop,, tiixih Floor msnt0utoamu sniriT i i I f f TTTTTTywTTTTTWT
