The Oregon daily journal., October 13, 1922, Page 4, Image 4

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THE OHEG0X DAILY JOURNAL, rOIITLAND, UKEGON.
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LUCiLErFAWIQUS
DRESS
DESIGNER
GOES
BANKRUPT
- IdOttAon, Oct. 13. Lady Duff-Gordon,
founder of "Lucile's. Ltd.,"f famous in
ternationally as . modiste end fashion
designer has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy and claims sh is penniless.
Beginning as a seamstress In' a bare
little workroom, she built, up a busi
ness: with exclusive shopsf in London,
"Parts. NeW York. Chicago and other
fsrge "cities, which brought nearly a
million dollars a year. But she aays
she has been discharged from the busi
' ass she created and is how thrown
on the wocld without a cent.
' - In 1S1 she merged her business,
which had already grown to large
ioroDOrtions. with that of Otto Bernard
Schuloff. a : big American wholesale
T wilUner, Lady Dbff -Gordon receiving
'. a salary of $30,000 a year as dress
..designer and a share ot the pronts
. - "I'll never forget our meeting at the
.fPIasa hotel in New York,"? she told the
; United iCews. describing her first meet-
sing with Schuloff. i
t' '""Girlie, I'm right glad to meet you,
be said, seising me by the arm.
i "I was immediately amused and in-
m tereeted.. Now look what's happened.
." I'm penniless. Nothing to' live on. My
7 entire Income gone. I have nothing.
' i I have been fired. It makes me laugh.
" Ifs bo incredible. To be dismissed I,
'.who founded the business of Lucille.
'Ltd. and was Lucille."
. The firm not only summarily dis-
f- missed Lady Duff -Gordon a fortnight
t ago from her Job as dress designer.
. h but Is suing her for money-which it
- is claimed she owed the firm, she said
V The firm declined to make a state
smen t, but officials' indicate that dif
ferences and complications arose which
Lady Duff-Go rfl on baa not yet tfis-
closed. (
The famous rftodiste : Is the wife of
. 8ir Cosmo iMiff-Gordorj and the "sister
" ;,f Elinor Glynn, the novelist. She
began designing dresses when a child
.and eventually created 'a masterpiece
known as the "emotional gown," be-'
. cause of its exquisitely expressive
' lines. She is also credited with or
. tginating the' idea of using mannequins'
fto display dress models.
- Her first husband left her penniless
in 1893 with .her little daughter, now
' the Countess of Halsbury.
i .-Lucille, working in "one room, be (fan
cutting out frocks. . She worked on the
floor because she had no -.table. I Hr
rise to international fame began at
once, i She started making tea gowns
for her friends and the models were
so unique that he reputation spread
rapidly. She went to the TJnlted States
In 1910. .and in few years - reached
the point where she. designed the
dresses for the Ziegfetd foil lea.
"Life was a golden dream," she said,
"but since I have been a perfect fool,
."it Is my own fault that things turned
.out differently from my dreams."
OLDER BOTS TO MEET
" s Eugene. Oct. 13. Prominent 1 civic
-organizations, with several University
t of. Oregon and Eugene high school
. groups, will furnish a committee to
. . direct the Western Oregon Older Boy3'
conference here December 1-3.
Detectives Arrest:
Suspect as Passer
Of Bogus j Checks
Accused of Issuing - 26 - worthless
check, totaling 1300 X. t. Xaaeith.
Duiuth. Mina was arrested Thursday
by the Burn detective agency ana
turned over to Inspector Tom pwennes,
bad, check Investigator 1 ot the polios
department. Kenneth was arrested la
a downtown pool ball. ' jr ;
The checks are said f to have been
oassed mostly on large department
stores where Kenneth ; Is alleged to
have bought candy, clothing and toilet
articles. -'. " !-sr- '
They were drawn, on local bank and
were matte out to the ."MeDougai Ad
vertising company. They were signed
"F. W. Shaf t er" and i indorsed , with:
the name of the advertising company
underwritten by Kunelth. It IS said.
According to the Burns detectives,
they have been informed that Kunelth
issued a number ef worthless checks
in Duiuth Minneapolis and Fargo.
North Dakota. . ; V),
Start Appraisals
Of Deschutes Land
For Soldier Loans
Bend, Oct. 13. Bringing with them
70 amplications for .soldier- bonus loans.
Lvman G. Rice and CotoneL George
White of the bonus commission, ar
rived in Bend Thursday. to . commence
speedy action toward approval of loans
for Deschutes county ex-service men
whose requests for the loan have een
held up, they explained, since August
15. whefrtlii Investigation, was started
which resulted in the removal of H-
J. Overturf land O. B. Hardy as ap
praisers. v
The two members of the commission
hfgan personal appraisal of the proper
ties on which loans are asked, visiting
each in turn. They also will make an
investigation with a view to recom
nnHner annolntment of a new board
t.f appraisers to take the places of
Overturf and Hardy, ana ot rea jn.
Wallace, who recently resigned. ;
Two Charged With
Looting! of Store
Roseburg, Oct. 13. Robert McDon
ald, of St. Louis and Jack Redwin of
New York City, were apprehended here
Wednesday night, charged with rob
bing the C. 3. Brefer store of this city
of goods valued at $250. The robbery
was discovered shortly .. after ' it . bad
been committed. The two boys were
arrested as they were leaving town en
a freight train, with, it is aUeged, the
stolen goods In their possession. Mc
Donald confessed that he committed
the burglary and said Redwin was not
implicated. Suit cases, shirts, suits.
underwear, 30 pairs of silk hese and
other articles were taken. They will
be arraigned here today.
TEAPPED BOO FOrjfl BEAD
Lebanon. Oct. 13. W. S. Koonts, llv
ing near Lebanon, found a dead dog
hanging in a barbed wire fence. The
dog had been caught by one foot in
the fence about two -weeks previous
and had been unable to extricateltaelf.
The animal was an Airedale and bore
license No. 2380. .
Holatein-Fresian -
Association .Gives
Extra Prize Offer
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An appropr'laUott ' of (1500, in addi
tion to $2000 already on hand for cash
premiums, was made by the Katkmal
Holstein-Freeiaa ' association ; towards
the pacific International. Livestock ex
position: at Portland! next month. Sue-
cording to -fa -telegram from- General
Manager O. M. Plummer. at St. PgnL
The 11500 is to be used: for an exten
sive booth display la the exhibits an-
Chairman E. E. Faville and Secre
tary E. . N.. Welnbaum ef -the agricul
tural committee, of the Portlapd.. Cham
ber of Commerce,' have i completed the
committee's plans for a city-wide campaign.-
the objective ' of which will be
to secure the-' attendance of every
school boy and girl ;in the city at the
Pacific International on Saturday,
November t, .when, admission will be
free te school children. The committee
will offer eSO-aa prise for rthe school
showing the largest at tendznce, :. and
the stockyards manigeroeht will Award
25 each for the. two best essays on the
stock shew lom ehildrenr In the city
schools and from schools" outside the
rv-.
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Japanese-Journalist
Hiker Is ;at Eugene
Vi ;--r j ' :
Eugene, OcC !. Toshitaro Okada,
Japanese Journalist, who vhas hiked
13,000 rhilea, through western Europe.
North Americ sd parts of (South
America - since 1903.,. when he started
from Japan, vlaitad Engtnt, Wdau
day night . on his ;trek to northern
Mexico from British Columbia, j "He
writes . his impressions tor a Japanese
publications, and thereby -makes ex
penses, Okada,. who plans to keep Wk-.
ing for 31-more years. beasts that be
never yet has accepted a' rids, except,
ever bodies of water. He travels with
out a rasor. and lets bis beard grow
long.-,.-. ... ' ". - .
BtBGLABJUSUCKS HOUSE
The hom if R. C . Cory.' .No. 71
Glisan street, was entered-ednesdsy
night and ransacked from top to bot
tom, according; to X report made ' to
the police I i An ; accordion, several
articles of men's and women's eloth
tnc. tl-TS in cash, Jewelry and a black
leather bag 'Were included in the loot.
Entrance was gained by means of pass
key through the basement door. -
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-1 There are. a Iozen
.! Good Reasons for
t SAVING
-4
At is wise to lay by enough money
to protect you against misfortune. "
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Then 11 sicliness comes, you will
havb all that nursing and medicine
can do to keep! you comfortable and
make you well. Incase of unemploy
ment, or a financial setback of any
kind, you will have enough money to
tide you over.- j
You nover know when misfortune
may overtake you. Start
saving today.
$1
or more opens a savings
account in this bants
Vi
Oldest in the Northwest
Washington
nt Third
a spsoial eenvealeaoe the
avtags 3eparssemts epen
SatarSay eeeedags tea
Steele I
eterson
Newe
st
Uiresss
' To Go For.
Fourteen Eighty Five
Waists up to $5 to go for $1.35 Coats up to $75 for $38.85
Tailored Suits for $19.85 instead of ' $50 to $75 the en
tire stock to be closed out as quickly as possible.
THE Dresses at Fourteen-eighty-five
are all of this season's newest and
most charming styles. Some are
5f silk, some of lace, and some of wool
fabrics. There are all colors and all sizes
in the.group. Most good stores
get twenty to thirty-five dol-
4 lars for such dresses as jthese.
Because the Peterson Store
'can't be made to pay, the en
tire collection of Twenty-five
to Thirty-five Dollar Dresses
are to be closed out at Four-teen-eighty-five.
THE riew Coats are reduced
in like fashion. They are
. shown in groups at Four
teen - eighty five, Eighteen-
eighty-five, and at Twenty-four-eighty-five.
At Thirty-eighty-five
one can buy mag
nificent Coats of plush -and
of bolivialoth with fur col
lars and cuff s4 Coats that sell
in nearly all good ; stores for
double the price. - ' . . j
npAILORED Suits are sell
- i ing'for-Nineteen-ighty-
v.ivc?uu vfncniijrigiiv''.':'' - ;
cighty-fiye. Some are plainly tailored, :
of the finest Ppiret Twill, and some are 4
trimmed .with costly fur. ; All are this ;'
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season's finest styles and are selling
for less than half price. The waists men-
tioned fa the headlines are of wash fab
rics and include all the cotton waists In
the Peterson Store up to $5 (for $1.35).
The Silk Blouses--up'to Eigh
teen Dollars are to be sold
at $4JB5 for any blouse in the
store..,' ' ., :s,
TRIMMED i Hats in the
j season's richest velvets
H -beautifully fashioned
are to go at $2.85, which,
is less than half the former
price. Other groups are offered
at ;Three-eighty-f ive, at Five
4 eighty-five an go on. All are
reduced to about one half the,
former prices.
E PETERSON SHOP
. ior women is located
,on the Second Floor of
J fht Pjttock Block: It has no
- connection with the store on
V ' the. ground floor at all that,
: : as Kipling would say, is
V M'QUite;another story.'
i. The Peterson Store opens" at
iNme ana doses at Six each
day un tu the stock ..is disposed of.
4l-Thahk You,. 1 . .
GEORGE y FRANCIS vR0WE. :: ,
SATURDAY: ONUY!
" SBBBBBBB !
Men's Suife
or
Overcoats
PAY; ONLY
t DOWN
BALANCE A
LITTtE EACH
iPAY DAY
This is iruly a Won
derful Offer. Just
think of it ! Extraor
dinary reductions in
prices fand
SPECIAL CREDIT
TERMS .J.
FOR SATURPAY
: BUYERS
Include ire soft and
hard finished Wo r
steds. inj solids colors,
pin stripes and checks.
Open Saturday Evening Till 8 p'Clock
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3-dyu n;ast; ziomson,xit urana Avcv
All Cars Cros3Lig Morrison Street Bridge Stop in Front of Our Store.
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T is indeed a reat pleasure
to present a picture dealing
fith life in the ideal Arner
fc 1 Jean home not a distorted
far-fetched conception
but the home that you and t
I know 1
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Tells of ,Iove of a wife for
her husband and a mother
for her childrenr-a love '
that will not deny even if it
' calls for the sacrifice of all.
else she holds dear.
HAVE watched the devel
opment of the picture with
deep feeling rand believe
that in it I have realized my
great ambition to provide
clean, upbuilding enter-;
tainment " for every Amer- ;
ican family, I wish to ac
knowledge my apprecia
tion of
MARY. CAM
As the Mother, which in my
opinion is the supreme por
trayal in Cinema emotion.
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. has a message for every one
has ; laughs, ' thrills, and
' many heart-throbs that re
, fresh the soul; .; If it is as in
- spiring to you as it is . to me
it will do the world much
good.
WILLIAM FOX
WENGS9'
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