The Oregon daily journal., July 29, 1920, Page 7, Image 7

THURSDAY, JULY 23, WZ'J.
THE OREGON DAILY JOU RNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
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Chicago, July 2 9. Your fall and
winter , clothing' may be- Kfcwer in
price- at least the prospects are
'firoeci
60 declared retail merchants from
the Mlddl H-Vfcst, Northwest and
Southwest, herfe Wednesday ; attend
: ins the "eixth-annual business bulld
; erV conference." More than 400
merchants present v ; I -
-Clothlnjr Is Jpiely to decline In price
in spite of tfie enormous demand. W. J.
Culnan. superintendent of tanerman
s Brothers company, Marinette, Wis., told
. the conference
"Wool Is na longer scarce:1 in fact
i farmers in the! Northwest are storing
1 1 their tvool.for higher prices." -
CuSiiin said that with crops heavy, crr.-
ployment for everybody and good wages
aesured, general conditions for success
: ful fall trade are excellent
Linens will continue high and the
strong demand wll undoubtedly keep
silks up. he declared. ,
Otto Baavasch of McOaab, Baarasch,
.' Ware company. Clark, S. D., predicted
? that the decline In dry goods will come
"very slowly," , ...
' Worker Survives
. Fall of 42 Feet in
4 E. & E. Mine Shaft
Baker, July, 29. Charles Hyde, while
working a night shift at the B. A
mine, fell from the opening of the mine
tunnel to an ore dump 42 feet below. In
the fall flesh was torn from his body,
one leg was broken in two places and
ligaments were torn loose in the other
leg. , - - - v -: j
The accident happened . when Hyde
came up from the mine "with a carload
of ore. The car failed to stop at the
end of the run, throwing him to the
rocks below.7 No one witnessed the acci
dent and how long- Hyde lay uncon
scious la unknown.
He crawled 300 yards to cabins where
the other miners were sleeping and
aroused his comrades. His condition Is
not serious.
Syrus Sheridan lost his life In Snake
river Sunday 'afternoon whllp swimming,
evidently due to heart trouble. As Sher
idan was a good swimmer, no one real
ized that anything was wrong until he
sank from sight.. Sheridan was a busi
ness man of Homestead. He is survived
by his wife, who was visiting in Boise.
Joseph Webb, former real estate man
of Baker, died Monday in Medford, fol
lowing a paralytic stroke. He was 73
years old. He is survived by his wife,
three sons, William Webb of Baker, P.
A. Webb of San Tapala, Cat.; and Albert
C. Webb of Los Angeles, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. John Busby of Medford.
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Dry Law Violations
Get Mielke in Jail;
: Woman Witness Held
f' J"MlelkeV,-wK6se'' 68 ' years have not
yet taught him the persistence with
which police sometimes operate, is to
spend the next 10 days In the city jail
and. in addition, will pay a $50 fine
if he. has th money for violation of
the prohibition law. ,
Mielke was arrested in his room at
First nd Salmon streets Tuesday night
by Sergeant Bruening and Patrolman
Hay, snd Wednesday, morning Judge
Kossman ordered htm incarcerated.'
Trixie Walker, . a waitress, found In
company with Mielke, was held as a
witness. Mielke. has recently been
sought in connection with the investi
gation of Patrolman Ralph S perry, who
was found" intoxicated in Mlelke's room
several days ago.
Surgical Dressings .
Of Sphagnum Moss
; Made in Portland
World , demand Sot sphagnum moss
surgical dressings and sanitary napkins
will be met through home Industry in
Portland. The Sphagnum Moss Prod
ucts company- opened Tuesday a" tem
porary factory at 125 North Fifth street
and will produce millions of the dress
ings and napkins annually through a
patented process which restricts the in
dustry to this city. Sphagnum moss
came Into prominence for .hospital use
during the world war because it was four
or five times as absorbent as cotton.
There is said to be an unlimited supply
of the moss.3
The directors of the company, consist
ing of Linn E. Jones. Oregon City ; C
B. Russell and F". P. Drinker of the
Peninsula National bank, St. Johns : W.
R. Drummond, St. Johns. W. S. Stock
and Emll Waldman, met Tuesday eve
ning and elected W. S. Stock, who for
20 years has been, associated with the
Blumauer-Frank company of Portland,
as . president, and- Kmil Waldman as
sales manager.
;Miss Ransom First "
i Woman Whose Auto
License Suspended
r Helen Ransom, daughter of F. H.
Ransom of the Eastern A. Western Lum
ber company, is the first woman in the
state whose driver's license has been
; suspended. Appearing In the municipal
t court Wednesday morning. Miss Ransom
; pleaded guilty to a charge of driving
'down Mllwaukie avenue between 25 and
- SO miles an hour, t She promised j Judge
Rossman that she would not. drive for
" the next 20 days. Judge Rossman has
; advised the secretary of state that her
- driver's , license be revoked for 3tf
days as a penalty for speeding. Krfa
was arrested Monday by Motorcycle Pa-
;, trolman Levlaon. : .
For Icing railroad refrigerator cars a
; motor truck has been designed with a
: body that can be elevated to the level of
a car roof for unloading Ice.
Miller & Tracey
Credit If You Wish
Portland-to-Astoria '
Road Routing Urged
; Forming an organisation to urge rout
ing of the main highway from Portland
td Astoria, through Forest Grove. Sco
field and other nearby cities and towns,
members of the. Forest drove. Bank.'
Manning, Buxton, Scofield and Vernonla
Highway association met Monday eve
ning at Scofield and accepted 12 new
members. Sign boards were ordered
for the highway ano committeemen were
appointed to visit ' Portland. The next
meeting of the association will be held
at Vernonla. Monday evening.
Clock's Second j
Vacation in 35
Years Is Ended
Baker. July 29. Vacation, at least
for the time being, is over for the big
clock in Cpunty Clerk Coombs' office.
Several days ago the clock stopped
ticking, after more than 35 years with
but a single breaks
Ndw the old time teller has rested
its weary works and is again count! ngH
off the hours for the county clerk; and
his office force.
Seize Wine as Woman
Entertains Friends
A gallon and a half of wine waa seised,
part of which was taken tor evidence,
when the police made au excursion Into
the home of Mrs. Bessie Mackey at 392
Columbia strMt. Tuesday night, while a
party of friends were being entertained.
The raidina party, consisting of Patrol
man Willard. Powell. Fair and Smith of
the liquor squad, arrested Mrs. Mackey on
a charge of violating the prohibition
law.: -v . - ...
sT A H. "Green Stamps for cash. HaN
man Fuel Co.. Main 353. SsO-SL Adv.
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OQjC Morrison Street, Bet. Fourth and HQC
OU Fifth Next to Corbett Building iOVJ
Don't Be Misled. Beware of Imitation Sample Shops and Sale Imitators. Look ""J
.; for the Big Sign with Hand Pointing to 286 Morrison St., Factory Sample Shop 0ST
2
Just arrived; a big stock of Samples and Regular Size garments, all sum
mer and spring styles. Our instructions are to SELL, SELL, SELL at
any price. Our store was crowded during last week's sale, but this week's
event will be the greatest clean-up sale of the season..
Polo Coats $
1 .: and ; .
!
Jersey Dresses
Most all sizes. Values
to $35. Clean-up price
at only $8.95.
1670dds
and Ends
In beautiful long coats
and wrap. Values to
$65. . Clean-up price
$10.95 and $3.95. .
Accordion Pleated Dress Skirts
$.95 - v
In white and all new
plaid shades. Values
to $20. Clean-up price
i ricotme am
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I Values to S37.SO
j .To clean up at only
Presses
units
In serges, tricotines and silver
tones. Mostly all sizes. Values
to $48.00. Clean-up price at only
Beautiful Sweaters and Slip over
. Sweaters $cn). 95
Values to $ 1 2. -Cleanup
price. - $4.95 and.
Tricolette Waists and
Georgette Crepe Waists
:
Hundreds? to choose from
Values to $8.00. Clean
up ipr i c e $3.95 and
Money's Worth or Money Back
M .'Mil
Only Three Days More of
Powers' July Clearance
The days of ihis sale are numbered only three
more days and the oppgrtunity to buy at a saving
of from 1 5 t6 40 will be passed. Thousands
have benefited by the imderpricings since the be
ginning of this event. Now for the wind-up. In
spite of the tremendous selling of the past few
weeks, there is still the greatest variety of mer
chandise from which to "choose because we have
thrown shipment after shipment of incoming goods
into the sale. "There is still time to buy, but you
must hurry. Do not put it off another .day or you
will miss this remarkable opportunity to save. Come
tomorrow if possible. '
159&:-t6-40
ions
Think of being able to buy beautiful
pieces for the home at from 15 ta
40 . reduction from the regular
marked "price it means actual dollars
saved on your purchase it means
more and .better furniture than you
will be- able to buy again ' for th
amount you have to spend. Further
delay means advanced costs. Buy now
and save from 15 to 40.
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Buy at Simon's Simon's Saves You "Money Buy at Simon's Simon's Saves You Money
raroitt's Sramy SmnpiniisS" Speck
Good Fortune for Those Who - Stay in Town
Money! Shop Here Tomorrow fan Bargains!
-Real Buying Opportunities, for All Who Would Save
Mats
Dress Voiles
"We show these in 40-inch width; there is a
large assortment of figured and floral patterns.
Beautiful Cretonnes
39c to 79c Yard
In 27-inch and 36-inch widths; both light and
dark colors.
to
Either plain or dravn borders' in 3"G-inch and
40-inch widths. .
it
The Overall Special
Blue and White Stripe Steifel
Overalls or Jumpers
in sizes 32 to 44" -
$2.25 the Garment
for Men and Young Men
'Twas alucky purchase by, our buyer,' Mr. Ed. ForemasT, who
:is now in New York, that brought us these suits, last week! Here
are the latest models for young; men who know; cash-pocket,
single and-double breasted and belted-all-around -types; con
servalives for the elderly man o? the young man who wants an
easy-fitting suit; silk and alpaca lined;' just the sort of suits
ithat uptown stores sell at $55 to $65.; The suits were made by
people who deal only in quality garments, Our prices are lessl
Come in and lt us show you these suits; they will surprise youl
$39.5(D);to$44
Let 'em be kids-barefoot kids!
Let 'em be happy and healthy!
We've made a good, big buy, and
as usual, pass it on to our customers!
The Best " Barefoot Sandal
on the Market
.50
and they wear, and wear, and wear! Most stores ask $2
-and up. We have three groups:
5 to 8
$1.39
8f to 11
$1.59
Hi to 2
$1.69.
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