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TIIC OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, AUGUST L 1919.
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AUDIT OF SCHOOL
STRICTLY LEGAL
State law Provides That County
Auditor Check - Up Accounts
Once Each Year,. Says Attorney
COST ESTIMATED AT $2500
Two Members of Board Known to
Be in Favor of Ordering Work
. Completed as Soon as Possible
" Directors of the school , board are
.legally authorized to request the
' county auditor to make or cause to
be made an. audit of the books of
the school district, according: to an
opinion rendered Saturday by Dep
uty District Attorney Samuel H.
Pierce. . This Is expressly provided
for In a state statute. Pierce affirms,
which directs that the audit be made,
at least once a year by the county
auditor upon the request of the
school directors. .
County Auditor Martin was unable 'to
mate positively Saturday what the cost
of making- an audit of the books of the
.school clerk's; office for a period of
" five years would amount to, but eald
In all probability It would cost at least
$2500 for the actual checking; of the
figures. This sum might be consider
ably increased, however, he stated. If
It were necessary to employ legal ad
vice on any of tlie transactions.
i That two directors at the next meet
ing of the school board Monday evening-
will be In favor of ' having the
audit made was indicated Saturday by
the statements of George B. Thomas and
A. C. NewiU." Newtll has favored the'
proposal from the first and made .the
motion that it be done at the last meet
ing of the. board, Director Thomas fa
vored the resolution but said before
adopting It he would like to have an
opinion from the district attorney's of
fice as to the legality of the expenditure.
Speaking of the matter Saturday in
view -of Pierce's opinion, Thomas, said
he would support the' measure at the
meeting Monday and do everything in
his power to have it passed,
1-T am heartily in favor of having
this audit made," said Thomas,, "and
. from a business standpoint it seems to
-me It should have been made long ago.
The- way things are now there is abso
lutely no check on the records of the
school district outside of the school
clerk's office. The monthly audit made
now by the county auditor is only a
perfunctory checking of the balances
and does not take place until all the
transactions have been completed."
' The request for an audit was made
at the last meeting of the school board
K., T XT rrAl arxA T. C nnlriTnttVt ron
resenting the Taxpayers4 league. They
urged that the directors order it done
as a matter of common sense business
policy. The motion made by Director
N'ewill and seconded by Director Thomas
Thursday failed to pass when Director
Drton voted to refer the question to the
finance committee. Chairman Sommer
and Director Plummer were absent.
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Industrial Club of
; Cprbett Plans for
September 13 Fair
Leaders and workers of the Corbett
Industrial club and representatives from
Hurlburt, Springdale and the Pleasant
View -districts gathered at the Union
high school at Corbett Friday night and
discussed plans for the local fair to be
held in the high school September 13.
Committees were appointed- to take
charge of the fair arrangements.
i It was decided that exhibits would be
placed for. Inspection from 12 to 3 o'clock
on the 13th and then tradings would be
made and a program carried out. The
best of the exhibits will be picked out
and sent to Gresham for the county fair,
to be held the following week.
To care for expense Incurred by deco
rations, ribbon prizes and cartage, a
committee was appointed to sell ice
cream and light refreshments. This is
the first fair of its kind to be held in
Corbett.
Oaks Park Will Be
j Open Thursday to
j Portland Orphans
- The Oaks amusement park "will be
thrown open to orphan children of Port
land all day Thursday. President Frank
lin T. Griffith of the P. U & P. com-
; pany will furnish free transportation to
children of all the orphanages of the
city and the park and all its delights
will be free to ihe tots for the day.
Mrs. A. R. Mattingly. 269 Fourteenth
i street, will be in charge of the event,
; assisted by members of the Parent
Teacher association and matrons of va
rious philanthropic Institutions. Every
arrangement has been made by John F.
Cordray, manager of the Oaks, for the
, entertainment of his guests and the out-
: ing promises to surpass similar events
i of previous years. .
Children attending the Thursday pic
nic must provide their lunches but all
. other entertainment will be furnished
; fire. . - :
: Industrial Survey
For Eastern Firms
r W. IJ. Crawford, manager of the de
partment of Industries .of the Chamber
of Commerce, is completing a special
-survey covering furniture manufactur-
Ing 4n Portland, and will soon be ready
t to send these to eastern manufacturers
who may be contemplating a move to a
new location. . -
i - Fcank I Smith's good cheap meats.
228 Alder street; Frank L. Smithes
r roasts of veal, -15c ; Frank Smith's
roasts of lamb, 15c; Frank 1 Smith's
: oven, roast beef, 15c ; Frank 1 Smith's
fine beef stew. 12c; Frank L. Smith's
? niftv Tint rut 1 9 lLr UVsnir T c?
.fine boiling beef, 10c; Frank L. Smiths!
sDrinir lamb liver. ifW- S5 a Mar i.i
; Frank I Smith's. Adv.
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Prompt ; delivery on four foot preen
uabwood. cord wood, coaL Albtna, Fuel
, Going on a Vacation? ;
' Ask Mr. Foster
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for complete, reliable information regard-
ingf the details of a trip, anywhere by. auto,
rail or water .1 to nearby points of remote ',
places. No charge for this service. ;
Meier & Frank's : Sixth Floor.
i'v See?, Also
Page 6
this section J for news of our
August Sale of
Furniture, Etc.
Day
- See Also. -Page
,7
this section for more news of our
S Days' Co-operative
Cleanup Sales
Now Open A Complete
Sheet Music Shop
with all the latest popular sorrg hits at 13c,
others at 30c, 35c amWUc. Music book
,are also on sale, lixpcrt pianists here all
day tQ play requested numbers.,
Meier ft Frank's : Basement Balcony.
operative CI
1L
Sales
Bring Great Savings on Women's Apparel This Page Tells in Part of These and Autumn Fashion News
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These Surprising Shirtwaists
Will Hurry Out at $L65, $2.45
Silk shirt waists at $2.45! Imagine such a little, price; these days. Washable
silk, too. Both crepe de chine and Geor gine in white, fle$h, pale blue, yellow and
wisteria. Plain or tucked and some have new lace collars.
Some of the $1.65 Waists Are Pictured
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blue. High collars, square necks and en-
cnanting runies teagea witn creamy vaien-
i
ciennes lace.
Charming models for really particular
people. Nice fine materials such as one does
not often get in blouses twice as expensive.
Polka dot Irish dimity, semi-transparent
white batiste, fine evenly woven white voile
and cunning pin-checked voiles in pink and
Plenty of them and plenty of sizes, but
perhaps not every size in each style.
Many Smart, New Autumn Blouses Priced
Under Twenty Dollars
t Thousands of blouses are ready for the 'first
cool days of autumn and? the last warm days
of summer. Fashion is restricted only by! the
wearer's own tastes. If yon like a long Rus
sian casaque, here it is. If you wish the hew
shorter peplum blouses, herethey, are. t If you
want an unconventional blouse which ends at
the waist line, here it is. Dark colors, light
colors, pastel colors. Tailored bipusesi Hind
made blouses. Lace-trimmed blouses. Braided
blouses. Beaded blouses. Hundreds of styles !
The short peplum blouse is a joy in its vivid
burnt orange an4 contrasting turquoise and
purple, yarn stitching; there are little
weighted panels back and front with purple
stitching and" small wood ei beads. $18.
Both blouses pictured are tinder $20. One
is of beige georgette trimmed with mahog
any silk loops which look rather like ostrich
and interesting archaic patterns are done in
henna silk machine stitching. $9.50.
Other interesting autumn blouses are specialized at $8.50 and $iO,
Meier & Frank's : Blouse Shop. Fourth Floor.
Shetland Wool Sweaters
Were $5.95, Now $2.98
They are very pleasantly Hght
weight and warm. They-are long
enough to serve as Russian hlouses.
Their necks are well cut so that
they give just the right V not too
deepr With and without belts
perhaps you may want to wear one
of your own leather belts with them."
One pictured.
Lovely shades of , canary, gray,
blue, American beauty, rose, green.
Smart Silky Fiber
Sweaters $6.95
Originally they were $10 and 15.
Now, what is left of the lot, $6.95.
A few tricolcttes " amonft them. AH
heavy and long enough for real autumn
comfort. Blue, raspberry; gold. red. With
sashes and belts. .
-Meier & Frank's: Sweater Shop. Third Floor.
Fascinating New Furs
At Low August Prices
.. It is very heartening'when hardly a day passes but cus
tomers come back and say that the furs here are the best
they can find anywhere at the prices. .
Everything points to a great fur year and especially to
a season of short fur coats and cape-like coatees. .
Among the Newest Arrivals in the
August Exposition and Sale:
Coarof Hudson sea! (dyed muskrat), 30 inches long, with belt,
pocketf and large, high rolling collar. S3 75. '
Hudson seal coat with beautiful Kolinsky dyed squirrel collar and,
cuffs belted, 1475.'
Moleskin coat with the skins worked Into a border below the hips,
has Siberian gray squirrel collar, large pockets. S5 50. v
Japanese mink coat of unusual elegance because of its huge collar
and ilaruig sieeves, S475. v ,
, Japanese mink capercoatee with large sleeve draperies and belt, 5225.
i - ; Meier & Frank's : Fur Shop, Fourth Floor.'
Sale of
Corsets
98c
American Lady corsets at 98c.
Astonishing quality at the price.
Both white and pink, coutil in
long and medium models with
medium and low busts. A few
elastic-top sport corsets Included.
Sizes are broken mostly 24 to
36 but the qualify is so ex
ceptional that you will want to
look for yours.
All sales final. No exchanges.
no credits, none C. O. D.
At $2.98
-Madame Lvra and Frrfat
makes in this lot. Front and back
lacle corsets of plain coutil and
fancy, pink brocade. Low and "me
dium busts, long hips. Nearly all
sizes among them; but not. in
each style.. ;
. Meier & Frank's : Third Floor.
Flowered Crepe
. ; Kimonos .
Are to Be Hurried Out
LS2.98-$3.95
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Daisy covered or printed with
large flowers, the crepe kimonos
at; $2.98. are as pretty as one
could wish. - , , .
( v ' $st!
v 3.95 kimonos comprise both
plain and printed crepes in blu.
rose pink and other colors.
All - are substantially reduced
because there are only a few of
a kind or size. . ,
Meier ft Frank's : Third Floor.
Beautiful Silk
Handbags V2
Were $8 to $28
Now $4 to $14
Just 40 interesting. Individual
hand bags left over from summer
purchases are to go at half price.
: Made of fine moire and- taffeta
jwith lovely frames of metal, compo
sition' shell or covered with silk.
Many are in brown shades to go
with autumn brown costumes; oth
ers in dark navy blue, taupe and
white. Some have coin, purse and
mirror. ! -
Meier & Frank's : Main Floor.
Little Boys' Wash
Suits S1.27 '
I Were $2.50 to $3. So. Two-piece
jsults for boys 2 to ,8 years. Mostly
ihambray and gingham, plain, striped
or checked. Wide assortment of
styles and colors. Not all sizes in
each style.
Meier & Frank's : Second Floor.
Rhinestone Shoe
Buckles 95c 1
Half and two-thirls less for a lim-'
ited collection of small slipper buck
les for evening wear. We have only
.72 pairs.
Meier A Frank's : ' Main Floor.
Infants' Lawn
Bonnets 39c
Half price and less , for adorable
Kttle tub bonnets of many kinds.
.Lawn, organdie and batiste with lace,
'featherstitching and tucks. Not all
sizes in any one style. Some show
marks of handling.
Children's Straw
Hats 49c
Away below half price for quiet,
good-looking .straws with contrast
ing ribbon bands. White, navy and
brown., Sizes up to 4 years. Good
for' another month's wear at the
beach or in town.
Meier A Frank's : Second Floor.
Women From Near and Far Will Want to
Share in This Sale x
High-Grade Suits $19.65
Tricolette
Tricotine
Paulette
Kumsi-Kumsa
Wool Poplin
Silk Jersey
Wool Jersey
Silk Crepe
Fan-ta-si
- No need to quote values these materials speak for themselves. They are all broken lines
and sizes and that usually there is only "one suit of a kind explains why they are $19.65.
Practically air of the fine models are in lovely colors for summer: White,
tan, blue, pink and gray. Belted suits of wool jersey .and checks are in Copen
hagen blue, rose gray and Other tolors. One-of-a-kind uits in tricotine and
serge are in dark navy blue, tan and gray.
More than a hundred suits in the lot. Sizes
for women and "misses among them, but not
in each style.
Regardless" of former prices every one is
$19.65 in this radical clearaway. Will you
please come early?
Frocks of Wonderful Distinction
Half Price
$12.50 to $32.50 for our own standard $25 to $65 frocks
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Delightful things of white or flesh pink georgette, ready for any dance or informal dinner.
More substantial affairs of printed silks in a vafiety of colors. . A few; taffeta frocks are in
cluded. Many were made by bur best dressmakers. .They are practically a$ fresh as when
they first came, but we have only one or. two of a kind. If you can find your size you can
save as much as you spend. ' 1
;: Meier & Frank's: Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor.
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Underclothes Reduced
All sorts of odd one and two-of-a-kind styles have been
culled from our regular stocks and will be offered at away
below usuaUprices. .
Silk Envelope Chemise
$2.98
Were marked special at 3.59. Tub satin and crepe de chine, some
with ribbon or lace shoulder straps. Many have yoke's of dainty laces
and ribbons, others simple and fine.
Envelope Chemise
$1.29
Were Priced at $1.98
"Step-in" styles of pink batiste,
lace trimmed, or of nainsook, with
ribbon shoulder-straps.
Billie Burke Pajamas
$1.6941.98
Were $2.29 to $3.98
One-piece pajamas of pink ba
tiste in pretty empire effects, em-f
broidered with French knots, or f
cotton crepe or silky soisette. ,
Corset Covers
93c
l Were $1.25 to $1.98 ,
Nainsook ones with lace, em
broidery and ribbons, a few have
small cap sleeves. .
Boudoir Caps .
98c
A Limited Number .
Washable satin.; crepe de chine
and net in pink, blue, lavender, old
rose and yellow, trimmed with
rows of ribbon and rosettes.
-Meier & Frank't r Undermuslln Shop, Third Floor.
The New Turn-Up Hats
Latest Word of Fashion
"Hats turn up from the face and are wofn not so far over
the eyes as we have been doing,", says Paris. Many inter
esting variations of these turn-up hats are already in the Meier
& Frank millinery salons.
The soft shirred black velvet hat pictured has a eolden'wineed creature
embroidered in the front and H turned up decidedly. Particularly becom
ing for slender oval faces. 114.75.
Little round hats which turn up ail around but more so in front are
of blue velvet delicately stitched with cold thread, trimmed in front with
two square "package" hatpins In beaten gold effect. This hat looks well
- on women with rounder faces. 28.So. ,
A boat-shaped bat turned up squarely in front and back has bandeau
- of little brown wood beads to match the brown velvet and satin of the
hat 118.50, . - '
There are many others.
-Meier A Frank's : Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor.
General Clearaway of Summer House Dresses
$4.50 to $6.50 Grades
$2.98
$7.50 to $10 Grades
$4.95 ;
Sizes 34 to 46 in "DIX" dresses of organdie, lawn and voile, at the new
lov price of $2.98. r. . - f
Sizes ,54 to 46 in more elaborate porch dresses of printed voile with"and
without ruffles and lace, at the new low price of $4.95.
Any woman would like some one or another of these sheer, pretty clothes
for mornings. Plenty of black and white and white and black combinations.
Ever so many attractive designs in-blue and white and rose and white. Polka
dots, pin dots and alloypr patterns. "
' "Just about. two hundred dresses in the lot
" N6t every size in every model, but all sizes in the collection.
. ' . Meier 4b Frank's t Houee Dreaa Shop, Third Floor.
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