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'J THUIUDAY, 0CT03EU H, 11 2D. :IID OlU-GOII DAILY, ,JOU llllAV. IQiaLAIIP. -PISOU. IMPROVEMENT OF WARNING SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS URGED Salem, Oct 14. County courts and the sheriffs of the various coun ties throughout the state are urged to look to te condition of advance warn In f signs along public highways, in a letter being sent out by Fred , O. Buchtel, chairman of the' public service commission. Buchtel calls attention to the fact that many of these signs have becom displaced or theis visabillty obscured by brush and In Other cases roads nave been changed with no provision for -new warning signs. The Increaslnn use of the automobile, Buchtel declares, makes it imperative that every precaution be taken , In-order to reduce grade cross . ing accidents to a minimum. The irovemor's crmmlttee for the pres ervation of forests along public high ways will meet in the office of George H. Cecil, district forester. In Portland, Sunday afternoon, to consider the re port recently made by the committee of foresters, who Investigated conditions obtaining on the Cannon Beach-Seaside highway. The Miami corporation has only partly compiled with the recent order of the public ai-vica commission requiring them to plank the staU highway' along which they have constructed their rail road near WUlamlna, According to Her bert 8.. Nunn. state highway engineer. The " company appropriated approxi mately 4000 feet of state highway for railroad purposes, destroying the high way to such aa extent that it was neces sary to plank it that it may be used for traffic Ncnn suys. Salem Schools Are Filled to Capacity Salem, Oct. 14 A total of S1S3 chil dren are enrolled in the schools of Salem this year, according to figures mads public Wednesday by Superintendent Hug. This Is an increase of 17 per cent over the 1919 enrollment All schools in the city are crowded to capacity and the condition at the Lincoln school in South Salem is so critical that steps have been taken toward providing emer gency quarters for immediate relief of the crowded condition. i . Corvallia Schools Crowded Corvallis, Oct 14. The Corvallis schools have become to crowded that the board of education is considering plans to care for new pupils. The grade enrollment to date is 824 and the high school 460, with additions daily. An or chestra has been organized in each school. ' THREE MILL TAX LI EVY S INDORSED BY CLUB COUNCIL Drag Thief Sentenced Salem, Oct 14. Clyde McDonald was sentenced to 90 days in - the Marion county jail by Judge Unruh, Wednesday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny. McDonald was arrested in Dal las charged with the theft of quantities of drugs from physicians' offices in Salem. The Presidents' Council, composed of the heads of Portland's business and civic clubs, unanimously recom mended to the organizations repre sented support of the proposed ad ditional S-mill tax for support of city government. The action was taken at the monthly dinner of the council in the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday evening, The measure is the same as the S-mill tax measure approved by the voters last year and the extra allowance over the S-mlll charter limitation is still as neces sary now as then. , said Mayor Baker, City Commissioners Barbur, Bigelow and Pier, Sigel Grutae, Clerk, of the council, and Hal M. White, secretary to the mayor, all of whom appeared before the presidents' council. The heads of the clubs deferred recom mendation on the Swan Island or port and dock merger measure until a special meeting, which, will be held in the near future. In the meantime the presidents will attend the City club's discussion of the port measures Friday noon at the Benson. Frank M. Warren and J. B. Kerr, members of the Committee of 15, Warren also being chairman of the port commission, urged necessity and sound ness of the port project and the port WU. After heartasr an argument by Frank lin T Griffith, president of the Portland Railway. XJght A Power: company, ? in behalf of the one-man cars in use on the depot, lines, the club presidents ap pointed a committee to try to persoaae the company to . establish a depot loop upon which, large cars will be operated, ScHool Children of Oak Point Win $30 And Ribbon Prizes Oregon Normal School, Monmouth, Oct 14. Ch!ldren of Oak Point rural center, supervised by the Normal school, wnn tin in nrizea. four blue ribbons and one red ribbon, at the Polk county fair- three ribbons for chickens, one for ine booth. a.nd a red ribbon for canning. Mra. Gertrlude F. Collins is critic teacher. rtfriMra rhown bv the dormitory or ganisations were : President Ellen Mad sen ; vice-president, Alice Lake ; secre tary, Marian Baker; treasurer, May Benedict; song leader, Mary Wilson, and reporter, Florence Cameron. m G. O. P. Campaign to Open Corvallia. Oct. 14. The Republicans will open the campaign for Senator Harding at the courthouse in Corvallis with a speech by Montavllle Flowers on October 21. Mountains Turn White Sheridan, Or., Oct. 14. The first snow of the season fell on the highest moun tains of the Coast range west of here. Monday night Just enough to, show white on the tree tops. yf ' POSITIVELY ONLY ONE EACH v SOLD TO ANY ONE PURCHASER ll 1 1 The raincoats are the new snappy imitation buckskin that I Ik If J f all the young fellows want this season. The overcoats I . ' are stylish, practical and long wearing. J . . , gams, too rO mm m wzrs avi l sr s i i ST mummw my These few lower-than-pre-war bargains will be snapped up early. If you can't come in time to get one, come any way. This is just one item of our big EiOVAL There are hundreds of other bargains almost as good our entire stock of high-grade men's clothing and furnish ings is being offered - nvn3 a TT af iy Allen A Cooperts-Benkington Underwear AT 257(0)1? SUITS There) are no better styles, colors or ma terials ob tainable) any where than we aye offer ng d wring this sale) at $18.75 $47.50 "House of Personal Service" 148 Fourth St., BetweenAlder andMorrison Overcoats Our present 25 reduc t i o n enables us to offer you the fin est of styles and mate rials in over coats at $18.75u $47.50 5y.r ME ft - IER & FRANK COMPANY Giving Portland Lower Prices ' in This Unexpected SALE of FUKklTWE - L t Suites and Odd Pieces Reduced S A RESULT of the recent fire in our Furniture Warehouse there are many odd sample suites and pieces of furniture in the Furniture Store. Of these suites and pieces we had formerly a large reserve assort ment in the warehouse. N j Now that only single pieces remaiq and because we cannot match them or duplicate these pieces at the prices, we have decided to make a radical clearaway of all suqh oddments at reductions of a fourth to a half from our own conservative regular rates. Orders Telegraphed to Our Regular Makers in the East Are in Process of Being Filled Many cars of furniture are on the way. Many cars of furniture have already arrived. To make room for these new, pieces we must get rid of the odd ments on our floors at once. Therefore, this sale will be of mutual benefit to the people of Portland and to ourselves. Furniture for Every Room in the House For living rooms there are davenports, easy chairs, easy rockers,' desks, library tables, davenport tables, odd tables and bookcases. ' For dining rooms there are dining tables, dining chairs, buffets, serving tables and china cabinets. For bedrooms there are dressers, chiffoniers, toi let tables, beds, chairs arid rockers. The Very Finest Pieces as Well as Moderately Priced Qualities Portland people know the quality of Meier & Frank furniture. They know the beautiful woods and Workmanship used and the splendid reproduc tions! of Period styles to be found here. Some of the Choicest of this furniture is included in this sale as well as the more moderately priced kinds. Usually only one iece of a kind. All Deliveries in This Sale to Be Made at Our Convenience Because of the crowded condition of our present delivery service, we must ask that all deliveries be madjt at our own convenience. . While all the pieces are in desirable condition, yet, being floor samples, they will be sold "as is" in whatever condition they happen to be. Please examine before b.uying. Every piece Is ticketed with a yellow special tile tat and ivery bit of yellow means so much fold saved td your , household budget. Look for the bit of yellow In all parts of the Furniture Store. Meier & Frank's: Furniture Store, Eighth Floor. Giving Portland Lower Prices on Draperies Net, marquisette and scrim curtains, col ored madras, rep, armure and .damask, couch covers, so-called sunfast draperies and hun dreds of yards of cretonnes all are away be low our standard prices righto NOW. Scores of clever Portland home owners have shared in them. Have you? x Sales continues all this week. j Meier &. Frank's : Seventh Floor. Average Vi Less for Hundreds of Fine Rugs i Standard Wilton rues in beautiful oriental pjatterns average fourth less. j Distinguished plain-colored chenille rugs in 9jcl2-ft. size average fourth less. Standard axminster, velvet, wool and fiber rugs average fourth less. ! Fascinating rag rugs average fourth less. Rugs for every roonvm th,e houseor club. Sale continue all this week. Meier Frank's ; Seventh rioor. Meier & Frank's The Store for Homes ; ( " Tm&Qjjality'Storp or foftrtAMD. . rswwsnstntejiifoiswsn . : - i . - : -J. ? - V 1 - "1, " v i