TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1S21.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON.
HIESECAIIII
AFFORD TO REFUSE,
STEED
! BJ WlfkMa Btees "
r Efitor o tt fcontkm Tim. ,
- MComifbt. ltzl! sr Cattad News)
. Wasnfhgtoti. IJec.?. While Mr. Bat-
fouf 1 shaking at New Tor and
Japanese government is deciding wh
er or-motTto sanction the ; provisional
arrangements made by the Japanese det
h . egatlon. mu&h orosalc but Important
work Is beln quieUy here in dra
" Ing the text of , the various agreements
and declarations that will. 'if aU goes
' well, embody the results oT the confer-
ence. . COO -jC '', '"1 ' f
The impatience shown by eome dele
gates at what they, appear to regard ias
unwarranted delay naa therefore no real
justification. None Of the work, of an
, international conference la more weighty,
or lea showy, than the, accurate draft-
. In of its decisions. -r
Aa tbe .imperfections of the Versailles
treaty rove hasty drafting may cause
' endless- friction when the exact meaning
of loosely worded clauses has subse-
' quer.tly to be divined under the stress
, of circumstances. The , time spent on
, the essential business of making the con-
' ference say exactly what it Intended to
ay. no more, and . no less, is time well
spent, especially when minds as acute
' that of Mr. Root are engaged on the
. work. . .
S-v SVECTJXATfOX KIFE
' The American public at large cannot
be expected to take a passionate inter
est in these operations. It. is, nowevi
, so reasonable in ita bearing toward the
- conference that it may be trusted hot
to lose patience unless the announce-
ment of results is unduly . postponed.
Speculation whether the Japanese gov
ernment will say "yes at once, or
whether it will procrastinate, is already
lively among the delegates and outside.
If Japan wanted to wreck the con
. ference, she could have done so ere this.
; Consideration" of all easential factors
encourages, belief that she does not want
. to wreck it, but to emerge from It with
as much prestige as possible. The tac
tics of the Japanese delegation last week
" did not i enhance the excellent reputa
tlon It had previously earned. 'jy -'
The Tokio government probably n
derstands that useless delay at this
stage might ' cause an irritation which
Japan can have no interest to set tup.
In estimating the probabilities of a given
situation. It is nwle to predicate short
sightedness in any direction. At (the
. conference table the Japanese delegates
, are surrounded- by representatives of
j , the countries mat are japan s best cus
tomers, countries whose economic good
- , will is Indispensable to Japanese pros-
Pcrltjr.
, HO DELAY EXPECTED
,J " ' Therefore, quite apart from the obvl
. ous sincerity of important sections of
: . Japanese opinion, .which favor the cause
that the conference represents, there is
no reason to assume that the ' Japanese
.government will withhold, or will seri
I ouely delay, assent to the decisions pro-
- . .. vulonally taken at Washington.
' ' -' As tljft work of the conference
- proaches Its climax,' the value of
-initial momentum imparted to It by
- Hughes' opening statement is more fully
ar predated. The powerful Interests that
tust be affected by the limitation of
y armament would . undoubtedly have
. . taken advantage of a slow beginning, or
-.: of protracted discussions, to, organ fie
'.:isisMneeJ Vsf-.ri 3 W'i ";;'r? r;
' J fWhlla the attitude of the largest Amer
, (caa steel magnates' has been In every
' respect v admirable. It would be , asking
-". too muoh of -human, nature to expect
, ''all armament firms m all countries to
. - welcome the prospect of a diminution
. of their dividends. Moreover, the issues
at stake in the Washington conference
. , were greater than even some govern
. menu perceived.
FAILURE ME Alts BANKRUPTCY
The -failure of the American effort to
limit naval armaments would have been
. tantamount to the bankruDtcv of inter.
J national endeavor to strengthen security
. '". among civil fated .'peoples. The success
? of" the American Initiation, on the other
. . hand, must encourage further attempts
' to solve hard problems, bx International
t gatherings, convened for precise objects
! and of presumably short duration.'
e A ' cause .working vigorously from the ;
: set... . j
. Some.'-pf the' shrewdest' American
" .minds connected with the conference
, ' are. and have been from the beginning,
I C convinced that it ajone stood between
the world, and the precipitation o an
economlo catastrophe. However small
the immediate financial saving mayl ap
pear when the prospective reductions of
" outlay on naval armaments are summed
y"V up in the light of the decisions of! the
' V conference, it. should not be forgotten
. that thse reductions, are . only germ
fronl which much greater things jmay
. grow- in . more directions than visionless
'! folk are yet able even dimly to. perceive.
. . "'. ' -
U. S. Shipping Board
c Owed $292,155,843
1 apeptemBBr 30, 1921
f:: ' , ; f '
r - i Washington, Dec .(!. N. a-LTB
sniping board had outstanding against
If on September 30. 1921. a total of claims
- presented and unpaid which represented
an argfes-ate 0f $292,155,8iJ. it was! dis
' closed today by a statement submitted
to the senate by the board. . I
; The statement- also showed that
this amount a total of (522,571 has
been" allowed. - -
The total of , the Indebtedness to the
board as of - September SO, was
J68,T41.087. it was stated, and the amount
of money on hand $46,S5t,009.' j
There is still a- vast amount of unrecorded-
liabilities to be determined, it
explained. M
ap
the Mr.
Stove Pound No ...
-Safety Box for;
, Dynamite Caps
Forest Grove Dec - Friend Mc
Duffy of Thatcher had 'original
ideas of a safety deposit box for
dynamite caps and as a result Is out
one beating stove while the Interior
of his home bears the appearance of
the landscape following a silver thaw
McDuffy purchased the stows and
half & hundred of the explosive caps,
putting the latter in the stove to keep
them dry. Arrived at home he set up
the stove, scattered ashes in the bot
tom and lighted a fire. While he was
momentarily absent from the room
an upheaval reminded him of the
dynamite caps. No one was injured.
Unmarried Women
Can Thank Hays in
This Postal Ruling
Washington,; Dec .(WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
The 'popularity of Postmaster General
Hays with unmarried -women -postmasters
should be enhanced consider
ably as the result of. a decision by the
department that they need not be re
appointed in case, they jnary, nor lose
any rights In the service. '
Heretofore it had ben held that when
a woman changed her name by mar
riage a vacancy was created and she
must be reappointed. While It has been
possible to waive the examination for
such "vacancies," the postmaster who
married was in each' case exposed to
the possibility that she might lose the
office by falling behind in an examina
tion. This has also multiplied the
routine, work of the poatof flee depart-
Portland ; Legion Post's; New Officers
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Ttvee of the officers elected by Portland post, American Legion, last night. At the left, Commander J. J. Cross
ley; center, James Douglas McKay, adjutant; right, E. V. Stretcher, vice commander.
ment, 1 for the number of postmaLSters
who marry is many. '
The solicitor of the department ren
dered an opinion In which he found
that the matter could be controlled by
regulation, as there is. no law on the
subject. He Incidentally held the old
rule contrary to public policy as a re
striction " upon mariage. the implication
being that; postmasters who might wish
to marry would refrain from fear that
they would place their jobs in jeopardy.
The new rule also does away with the
necessity for securing a new bond. ..
. BOOZE PENALTIES HEATT
Montesano, Wash., Dec 6. G. W. and
Jack Schroeder' pleaded guilty to liquor
manufacturing charges,' the former be
ing given 60 days, and $250 fine, while
the latter. Who confessed ownership of
the stills, received , four months and a
$1000 fine. Charles Dahlatrom, con
victed of liquor , possession, was fined
$250 and given 60 days. :
M05TE8ANO HCFASTT BIES
Montesano, Wash.. Dec. 6. Roy Nell
Phillips, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Phillips, died Monday. '
FOR LEGION POST
y James J. Crossley.: wast elected com
mander of Portland post of the Ameri
can Lesion at the post's annual election
I at tthe armory last night. Crossley re
ceived S42 votes to 137 lor bis opponent.
James W. Morris. .
. E. V. Stretchy was elected vice" com
mander. He received 861 votes, .Ben &
Morrow 15 and A. D. Montelth S9.
Douglas McKay was unopposed for ad
jutant. EL (X Mears was chosen finance
officer, getlng Z56 Voteft to ; W. D.
jQuinn's S21. : .,'-.-".
' Henry 3oyd John Beckwlth,' Jerrold
f Owen, Kenneth Cooper. W, N'. Beveridge,
I Byron J. Meattie and W. ft. Bald were
elected to the executive committee. The
'.vote on ' committeemen u as as follows:
I Henry Boyd, 14 ; John Beckwlth. Jt2;
' Jerrold Owen, Sll ; Kenneth Cooper.
J317; W. ;N, j Beveridge. ., 257 ; Arthur
Murphy. 154; Eugene Rockey, 12Z; Mike
Brennan, 9t ; Archie Van Cleve, ' 94 ;
Mis MSriorie MacEwan. 88; Glenn
Tlcer, 83 ; Rex Parelius, 83; WUltaiHj
Murray, 60 ; EL W. Jorgenson, 61 ; iiari
C. Chausse, 35; Martha Randall. 88;
Joseph Rowley, 88 1 S..R. Payne. 24;
Joseph Devine. 20; Howard Haines, 19;
Leo Edwards, 16.
; Three nominees for the executive com
mittee, Claude M. Bristol. Earl R. Good
win and Milton R.' Klepper, withdrew
their names before balloting began.
DREDGE FILLS tSi STREET -i
Cathlamet, Waslu, Dec. . Dredging
of the Cathlamet channel has made pos
sible the filling of the River street ra
vine, giving the street a solid founda
tion. '
be-
out
of
since
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Conspicuous Shoe Sale for Many
THE 6LE) RELIABLE
262
Washington
Street
0AEC-TAN
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ANNOUNCES AN
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262
Washington
' Street
Great Purchase Brings This
Sale to the Oak-Tan Shoe Store
How It Happened!
For the last year or more we have been selling
and not buying. We. felt sure that shoes must
drop and we therefore withheld buying. We low
ered our stock to the extreme limit.
Then our opportunity came. We ware offered a large stock
of Ladies', Men's and Children's Shoes at prices that we could
not turn down. , Wo are in position now to sett the public
(ho greatest bargain in many years. And the shoes are quality
shoes, and the old Reliable Oak-Tan Shoo Store, stands back
of every pair. The lines are -practically all' complete ell sixes,
not broken lines. Where lines are broken, we mention it.
In the olden days we have offered some great values, - but
not like this. i .t
ALL. DAY TODAY
We are getting the stock and store ready
for tomorrow. , i n '
The Great Sale Begins Wednesday
(Tomorrow) 9:30 A. M.
PLENTY. OF EXTRA EXPERIENCED SALESMEN
We now . call your attention "strongly' to our prices. We have more shoes than we can
put into' our store. We will have to sell them fast and the prices will do it. We have
! every good style, every size for men, women and children.
Ladies
Shoes
Sixes ZM to 6. Fine, de
sirable . shoes in . actual
values running up to $6.
Many styles in the differ
nt .leathers shoes that
will five satisfaction in
both style and service.
$
at
.88
Ladies
Shoes
Sine from 3 to 7. Fine
quality ldd and ' calf to
choose from." Medium or
high heels. Dressy shoes
for street wear.- ' Good
fitters and good looking.
These values will run aa
kith as $7.50.
$g)'88
Ladies9 SKbes sit
All are good shoes. The lines are
broken, but the styles are good and
the sizes are 2V2, 3, 3 V2 and 4. Dif
ferent widths. Lace or button shoes.
Kid or calf, or patent leather. This
is an unparalleled offer. Come and'
see for yourself.
Men's Sh
Men, here is just what you
have been waiting for. A &
tood shoe at small price. V
Dress or work shoes, act
ual $5.00 values. Broken
lines, but sixes: 6 to 11. in
the lot.
oes at
Pumps at $
Ladies' pumps in black or brown ldd. Sixes 3 to 7. This is a won
derful opportunity to actually save big" money.
Ladies
Oxfords
The new. wanted oxfords i
in brown or black. ' High A
class footwear. Sixes 3 S
to 7. Dressy, comfortable "
street oxfords' In the new
medium heel.- . Corns and
see this for yourself. The
values re up to $7.00.
Choice $3.8. ;.
- - ; v".
Ladies' Shoes at $ y3 .88
High er low shoes made et choice Kid or Calf stock. Latest styles la H--
Black or Brown asd sixes IV4 to 8 to fit most aay foot. . Shoes lor dress
or street wear. Talses 1M to f aUk
Fel t viSli p p e r s a t O QP
Ladles' fine felt sBppers with comfy soles. Sixes 3 to 8. All the
loading shades. : ' ' ,; . , . . Jf J - :
Child's Shoes at oo.
Slses Stea. Geed aallty xid. Real leatker soles, fie xlbie. Tals - fiU 4Tu
as heard et la reeeat years. T Sasw eW
Men's Shoes at
in regu
brown. actual V
High grade shoes in regu
lar lines. Black or 1
Sixes 6 to 11. A i
$6.50 to $7.00 shoes.
Come and ee for your
self. 'This takes in dress
shoes or work shoes.
3;88
Boys' and Girls! Shoes at $
Far seys ef sJH sixes and tka saase fer gtrls.' Brakes Uaes, sat an good
.aauues. ne est-ei-eaie aaees. veme aaa see una great eiienag.
1
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HOE
Men's Shoes at
$n .88
Kid or calf. Brows mad
black. Many styles' and
regular fines. Sixes 6 to
11. High class shoes that
you will enjoy wearing.
Actual values from $7.50
to $8.50. This is a won
derful offering. .
STORE:
. 262 WASHINGTON ST., NEAR THIRD
Opposite Ladd & Til ton Bank "
'The Largest Chain Department
Stare Organization in the Wjtrld 1 1 "
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A NATtOH-irtP r
312 DEPARTMENT STORES '
411 Fourth Street Just North of Washington
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AND REMEMBER 1
Evcry shoe in a j. C Penney Store is warranted solid
leather. - Doing an annual shoe business of Ten Million, ,
Dollars enables, ns. to. give you good shoes for about what
the average shoe merchant has to pay for them at whole
sale! We- pass this saving on to you. '". '
, , Wdmen's
Black Kid Shoe
Sizes 2V to 8
$449
Cuban Heels
V Rubber Lift
A new last with medium
vamp and toe. Stitched and
perforated tip and eyelet
stay. A dressy and service
able'shoe ! ' "
, . , - - -
Women's
Brown Kid Shoe
Sizes 2 Vi to 8
$4.1
Cuban Heels
Rubber Lift
This is a sister shoe to
the one opposite. The only
difference being In the color.
This one is brown.
Mens HeavylVork Shoes
SiZ r-1 6 11
Made from plump brown calfskin with heavy double sole.
Stitched' and naHed. Blucher Style, broad toe. -
Boy
s
i
10 to 12
Heavy Blucher Shoe
12V2 to 2
2Vz to'SVt
$1.98 $2.49 $2.69
r .' , .
This shoe is Just like the man's shoe directly above.: Made
from the same sturdy leather. r
mien
Extraordinary V alue
9
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Four Leading Styles
Dress Shoes
Black calf, Blucher, double sole, wide to
' Black calf, Blucher. singla sole, medium to
Brown catf, Blucher, sing 1 sole, medium to
Brown calf, Bat, singl sol, English to
Every" shoe a genuine Goodyear welt, with solid leather box
ings, counters and; insoles, rubber heets. AH sizes..
Misss ;Csilf Shoes
"'. KY.-.8"W'kiJt"';".'': 12 to 2
A remarkable calf shoe of solid leather, made on the popular
Orthopedic or Foot-form last. " '
Children
s ocurrers
J 5Vg to 8 , 8V to 11 12 to 2
$1.79 $1.98 $2.49
$1.98-$2.23-$2.69
Real shoes for real kids. .They will stand' the knocks and
they look good. , ;
Black and
Brown i
Calf
312 DEPARTMENT STORES
111 Fourth StreetJust North of Washington
We Never Hold a Sale '"