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FEBRUARY.
WORKED START
FIRST
Oil NAVAL BASE
Astoria. Pec..: 14. Thi . city. ' dam-
xed last week by fir and lefttsa ash
- heap, Wednesday showed a cheerful
ness was resemoiea hysteria. JLa ava
lanche of good '.news caused the psy
cfcolorfcal somersault. -
Hera ax fi' tooaimportaafc rock
from the avalanche:
, SnatojMIcNary Introduced Into con-
Sf eft a Itm .appropriating; $$.000,008
for Astoria's .relief and reconstruction.
v Senator StanOeld.l wired, hla -promise
. to- tight lor the measure.
. ,Th ' state- -i highway - .commission,
, noaeUnc la .Portland,, voted . to begin
. aj' once t build a'. highway through
. Astoria, if 'promts of support la given
by senators and representatives who
-win attend th legislature' In January.
Thla would relieve the city of great ex
coxsTxtrcTio?r promised
-' r Construction of the Tongue Point
, naval baa will be begun by February
L, according to announcement of Lieu
tenant unsiwuHur uurca. n&m.
- gineer la charge, following receipt of
a telegram, from Senator McNary,
Thousands of men will ba employed. "
- Ait estimate waa inada by Major
-'William . B. Gilbert, chairman - of - the
committee of 10, that tally $15,000. is on
' hand for relief work, this sum includ
ing tha general relief fund handled by
the bankers committee and also the
Bed Cross, fraternal funds, and others.
' One of the first new , permanent
' buildings to be constructed in the
burned business district will be the
horn for th. Astoria Budget, after
noon newspaper, the., first' permit - for
a permanent nuiiaing ur we aevastatea
. area having been, granted: Wednesday
by City Building Inspector Foster.
Materials for the new building are
being assembled and the contract for
'construction haa been lets ;,It will be
en of the most' modern " newspaper
'plants of Its size in the west.
LABOE HOTEL VJUKSaXMt
j .-The fire of Friday temporarily halt
ed the construction of a new $350,000
eight-story hotel at 14th and Commer
cial streets, in the heart of the burned
business district, but. it waa ' reported
Wednesday that the directors of the
Columbia Hotel company, composed
of local business men, will meet Friday
, far the purpose of discussing plana for
starting. work again ana to enlarge
the plana to provide for 150 rooms
Instead of 110. aa originally proposes
Only the foundation for the new hotel
had been completed when the destruct
ive fire came. i
Meantime .the need -of a large first
Mh la Mam wufcAaalvtv titan AWA
r.a the five-story brick Welnhard hotel,
the only first class hotel in the city,
waa destroyed, together with all room-
' ing houses, numbering scores.
HUGE AECADE PROPOSED
Lovell garage, at the, edge of the
. burned business district, now used aa
a commissary .and supply distributing
depot, aa well aa a place for feeding
persona made homeless by the fire, ia
to-be converted into a huge arcaae
system of -store and shops, according
to plans now being developed for the
owner by Charles Diamond, architect.'
This building.? with Its two floor, will
. accommodate about 40 irma, v giving
. , each, a emali apace uf relent ror ejn
tvorary uae:t)
y"tha varloua - classes -ot
bnslneaa,
Many other firm have - located
themselves in wooden structure In
the extreme west, end cl the burned
district, and 'will be open for business
on a small scale to .at day-or two. .- :
IJBCEATKE DEAL' B.EPOKTED . s S i
s a well founded rumor waa circulated
than Jensen Von Herberg, movie
house owners of Portland, are leasing
the site- fust north of -the Bpexarth
building-on Commercial street for a
huge theatre, construction to. begin
immediately. '. a '-""- .
Each piece of . : new ' circulating
through 'the city, like quicksilver, aa
news doe ; at such time, had the.
effect of a drink, of wine. - Neighbor
slapped neighbor on the- back ana
laughed, or maybe lt v stranger on
the -back, with aa exclamation juoe
What do vou think of that Bill" And
the Jolly laugh went round, f ' A
- Out in th ruined area group of safe
experts "were ousy .jopexung saxes, ana
Commercial ? street: running uwvasa
the i heart i of "the H area, --Wv betng
cleared by" crew of 55 laborer, work-
lng-voader the ? direction i os - m
street department. I Its wa estimated
that the debris could be thrown aside
and a temporary plank roadway-laid
within a week or two. : Physician,
surgeons and shop keepers were open
ing for business u nou
edge of the- area I Bough sign were
prepared' and hung out.- , ' . . s
OAIX8 BESPECTABlITfT t
. tw?haA'?landB.,ttbat district on
West Commercial street that, ha been
iVia huinmt -of ramDier. women
the preet and "their camp follower
Aatnria.'a aj-lv davs. era ac-
Mnirins- a. ton o.? resoectablllty with
the ahinglea of respectable men ahow-
tng la thewinoowa - Tne juuut ciu
rented the; 'entire ;top , floor of the
Louvre building Seventh ' and "Aster
street. In former years uu rumum
was Gus Crickson's gambling: house
the same Eirickson known ia Portland.
The Elk will sublease space to the oth
er fraternal organizations. -
Tha Rotarv dub- With St per cent of
members present, held its weekly lunch
eon, as usual at the port docks weunes
day noon, when it was ascertained that
40 out or 63 memnera or tne ciuo wcrv
burned out in the'ifire. The'KlWanl
dub will meet a maual Thursday. The
sounds of the hammers and the saw
are becomlnr more (general. The four
Astoria bank are fitting up Quarters
In the courthouse. As soon as they
have prepared their counters and safe
boxes they will have their safe and
vaults in . th ruined - district opened
and will move to their new quartera
All tha bank win, have their vaults
opened on the same day, it t saia.
M ATOB BAKEB PBA1SED
The committee of 10 received notice
of the 'favorable action of the state
highway commission,' when it waa in
session in the courthouse. Notice came
in a telegram from Frank Parker,
member of the committee who went to
Portland .to appear before the commis
sion with Mayor Baker.- Parker's tele-
la-ram read "Mayor Baker, in a mat
ter of fact way - peculiar - to mm.
vleaded our cause beiore the state
highway commission. The result was
favorable beyond any dream or ex
pectation. State ' Highway Commis
sioner Nunn Is instructed to get on the
Job immediately and prepare estimates
for opening the highway from the east
ern city limits to Toungs Bay bridge,
and he goes down by automobile this
afternoon. The commission will with
draw its request to the county court In
connection with the east approach and
will .take care of the new Lewis and
Clark bridge, except for the $20,000 on
-our budget. The senators and repre
sentatives to sit in January are to be
interviewed as to legislation permit
ting, this Astoria relief and If favor
able the commission will go right to it.
Portland is with us to a man.", -
State Engineer : Nunn,' accompanied
by r w; IX Clarke, district engineer,
reached the city late In the afternoon.
Ho went on to Seaside to find quarters
for the night, -but will return early in
tne morning to begin making estimates.
WOSK FOB THOUSANDS
Lieutenant Commander Church, in
announcing the telegram from Senator
McNary, which assured that work, at
Tongue Point will start by February J,
said he could - not make an estimate
as to how many; men : would be em
ployed, that depending on the way in
which,. It was let out- to oontractora
-But altogether there Will be thou
sands he said. -.
JSngmeera have: been,, at work on
plan and specifications and they now
near tne end" or tneir labors. ' '
Astoria Is crowded with representa
tive of business firms from dties in
all parts of the Northwest. Including
Seattle, Portland, Tacoma. San Fran
cisco and other large centers. Many
large orders for mercnanensa .are being
placed,
afSTABT AXJ PBEStDEXT y, -
- ' ' C03nrEBaB0TC ASTORIA
Washington. DecC "l4.-fWASHTNG-
TON BUREAU OF THE JOTJBNAI.)
Shortly after Introducing the - resolu
tion asking $5,000,000 aid for Astoria,
Senator McNary was called to confer
with the president, who expreased deep
interest .and sympathy and s said he
would call upon . army I .engineer . to
make full survey of the situation and
report to him. - ..-. .-- ,1 ,
When this report is received Senator
McNary will confer ' further with' the
president as to measure that may be
recommended. -? His resolution '.follows
the Galveston and San Francisco pre-
cedenta . Congress lacks power to ap
propriate, for rebuilding a city or -to
replace - municipal - improvement but
Senator McNary believe ' substantial
assistance may foe 'given through r ap
propriation , for-, hrtor -improvement,
earth-removed by dredging to the use
of filling new foundation t or city res
toration. - j s . , .
State Senator Norblad of Astoria Is
here and has-approved this Idea -as
probably, the most effective method of
procedure, ; To this end Senator Mc-4
Nary ha! asked Mayor Bremner of
Astoria to procure data showing what
dredging, fsi needed and quantities of
material-required' for fOlty need.,
I McNary reaolnon"'i a follow :
That In order to relieve suffering and
the condition resulting' from the recent
fire In the city of Astoria. Or., the sec
retary of "war Is authorised : and di
rected in cooperation with the authori
ties of the state of Oregon and the dry
of Astoria, or otherwise to relieve - the
sufferers,- to Issue subsistence and aup
plie belonging to the -military eetab-
liehment or procured by him. ht open
market or otherwise, to persona in As
toria who are inl- needy circumstances ;
and to take such temporary -sanitary
measures as he may deem necessary
and there ia hereby appropriated the
sum of $3,000,000 or so much thereof as
may bo necessary to be expended under
the direction and In the discretion of
the secretary of war in carrying out
the provisions of this resolution. ' .;,
Admiral Gregory, chief of the bureau
of yards and dock of th navy, has
Informed.'- Senator - McNary - specifica
tions are ''practically,;' completed for
Tongue Point submarine base and- bids
are expected to be opened about Janu
ary 15w He promised to expedite work
so far as possible with view to pro
viding work for those thrown out of
employment by the Astoria ' disaster
COTEBVOB OtCOTT - TO, BEIP
I .;: ; WITH FEDEBAX, ASSISTANCE
Waahlngton. Pec t4-fWASHING
BtgBfMBgl . 11,1 I1 I ) III II lg
TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL)
Governor; " Oloott i just i before 1 leaving
Wednesday for Wnite Sulphur Springs
to attend ; the. gevernors conference,
received a message from his secretary
at Salem. V apprising him 'of Astoria's
appeal for federal assistance. He an
nounced that be would keep In touch
with the Oregon delegation and render
aU assistance possible to secure ap
propriate legislation.
BE3TD TO HATE BEKEFIT DAKCB
1 . TO ; EEU, AST.O&IA TICTpfS
Bend, Dec 14, Step toward , the
relief of Astoria and the' vicUms; of
last Friday disastrous fire, were, tak
en Wednesday by the commercial 'club
and tit Bend Voltiire of La Socle te' dee
40 Homme et t Chevaux. The com
mercial club voted Its Indorsement for
Astoria's appeal for - a congressional
was wired to Oregon's representative
at Washington , j jfe" ; '. N;- U-..:
? To JSLSsistv in Immediate- relief wofla
the et rs have taken the Had,
with, the result that this evening a ben
efit dance will be .held at th Americatt
Legion building, i Tickets are Jbein?
purchased rapidly and, a large fond is
expected, t ' ' t
Cooperation with .the ex-service men
wa arranged by the. commercial dub
appropriation, and this indorsement- in the appointment of a committee.
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A IRpal alip ttt $mB Apparel .
-: LOUNGING
: ROBES
A S S' TXJf aT . J V VI VV I
Regularly
Priced
$27.50 to $35
Regularly
, Priced
$37.50 to $50
95
$19.85 $29.85
jBATH robes
Regularly Priced
. $12.50 to $15
$8.85
Whether your selection be a jlath .
Robe or Lounging Robeit ;'is a- -gift
that is looked upon by the -male
recipient" as . conducive to '
home r and com fort. r.My values
dominate I An inspection alone ?
will convince I '
J- Silk Shits4
$7.50 - - - ;- I -
. Why, spend time and more . money . than
necessary in selecting your gift for "him" ?
No gift will be more appreciated than a
N selection of these beautiful silk shirts.
$350and$00
: This is the f'surprise package in this' real sale. Sold three in. a box only.
although you have your choice of patterns. Fiber silk stripes in" woven madras
and Russian cords. . ? ' '
Merchandise" Gift Orders Issued in Any Amount
'BEN i-;i5ELLIH'G
Portland's Leading Clothier for Over Half a Century
The Name of This Store on' the Package"
Will Make the Gifts Welcome Certain
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This ELEGANT BOUDOIR LAMP GIVEN
FREE at Our Store, with Merchandise Purchase "
of $10;00Up to arid Including December 23d
OpS:vBIA$ uGIFT SUGGESTIONS
Nickel plated- Hat -Flash-
lights, complete with: jf 5
- battery, extra globe fJv
Black Tubular 2 Cell Flashlights, com-;
plete with battery and ertra jrQ
globe : . .....w . " OO C
- American Beauty - JJK QK
Toasters tD909
.:r ; universal- v GZz r7CZ
r:r, rToasters r..vr. tPUi D
Universal ? v"- - V'.
Special 6 lb. Iron fl0 - rTCT
standard V.. tPO I -J
Universal Iron- pf ( (
Thermox . . tDeJ.viU
American Beauty 0
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OPEN
EVENINGS
UNTIL
-9 P.M.
Universal ;
Percolators ' W."
IrT CTAand
4) I .uu
Up
Curling Irons will not I0 OCT
overheat . . tPii.siD
Westinghouse - Toaster C "I A 41 A
Stoves :.;..ar.:$XUUlf
' Assf d Vase . Lamps, rare patterns,
complete with t - Q 'T K A
shade . tD I OU Up
Assortmnt of Shades1 (JJIfjA and
for lamps ";. tpXiU 1 Up
9 Lt. Xnm .TreevandC ,)A
Lights, complete
9 Lt. Xmas; Tree and SQ rtrt
Mazda set, complete.... v 00 U
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Immense Stock of fS.
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Fruits, Rowers
and Lantern Lamps
Then Our Great
vICitchenHelp
DIPORTED POT SCOURERS
will not scratch aluntinum.
.v.. 25c
ew
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15 each.
See f Our Windows
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1S4 Fourth Street, Just North of Morrison
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PRICEand
QUALITY
Established:
: 1867
mndAefejiefcP
fiS"i x 'rromjbwttzerland: "-..trom France
At No Other Store in Portland Siich Vast Assortments t
and Such Econonucal Pricing as to Be Found Here in j
Portland (jfteatesi Handkerchief Store
OFOR MEN-
Mens . pure linen handkerchiefs; v
all neatly hemmed,', all. m - full - S '.r
inchsize. And -at - 25c they're ''
specially priced :";.'". x - '
25
MenVim'tialedjhanAerrfs--;'; ' ? ' .
all white wrthUrjed;bordersr Finev viOC 'J
lawn" handkerchiefs. and a complete' :r T , v1
group of initials. . ' " ' ;
--Mens ' hemstitched .-linen' , hand' ; "
? kerchiefs all -madei of j fine's 22 00 '"rf I V AA
" ' xount linen. all-in' -fulUaize Re- ? V"""
s Variable values-i-3for - '.O.r', v ','. lA"
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. -Men a haniwlravim.rTnneva .hanri ' V'
kerchiefsreal 'silk' kerchief s i withr't k A A
lored thread . borden, airhandA? -W
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drawn. Aneciall - --
Men's hand-spoked t linen hand '
kerchiefs, with - narrow : or wider t I
P.I.aV
hems. : Very -; beautiful
chiefs for men. ,
handk
er-
,MenV-initialed linen' 1 handker-';
chiefs: in; full 1 8-mch sixe. All V?-initials-and
at ";39c these' Kandker- s
chief s'a'rV special Iv -
glen's, hand-embroidered initialed j
' handkerctuets, all- made ot ' pure
linen over. 6000 handkerchiefs -all
initials.
Mens hand-made Initialed hand
kerchiefs, beautifully finished.
Priced at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00
Many of them are priced -
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39c'
50c
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75.
FOR WOMEN
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"Full size pure . linen - handker-.
chiefs, shire hemstitched. Beauti
ful handkerchiefs for women - to '
embroider for gifts..
-t Pure1 hnen handkerchiefs, some '
with hand-spoked hems, others shire
hemstitched. Beautiful gift . 'ker
chiefs real values. . ,
-Hand-embroidered initialeid hand
kerchiefs for . women imported -
' 1 from France all widi hand-rolled
hems. All pastel shades. : -
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Women's pongee; handkerchiefs
with hand-drawn threads--beauti-'
ful gift handkerchief s that are very
. remarkable Talues, too. ' ' .
. Hemstitched linen handkerchiefs
, made of fine. 2300 count linen. .
Ideal gifts, and at 50e remarkable
'values. " - - j.
Hand-made initialed' handker
, chiefs for women with initials hand-
- made i All initials, all pastel shades
and white. .
,T Hand-rolled hem. French j linen .
handkerchiefs made of fine taped
border French ; linen real Values'' -at
this price. -' "
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' Women's linen initialed handker- -chiefs
- with' initials hand-embroid-.
ered. many with embroidery around
initials.- '"" v -
5 Pure ' linen . hand-hemstitched j
- handkerchiefs of , fine count linen.
Eirllent gifts -a-Ttal'Tahjes- at -
this.price. , ,' . .;cJ -Vv .
Imported French Cnen handl(eit
20c
39c
45.
50c
50c
65c
. ' Imported hand-embroidered Irish
t jlawn handkerchiefs for women,
..-"white and colored -with white and
colored embroidery.
Imported hand-printed handker- .
. chiefs for women French ' novelty
, handkerchiefs with very attractive
allover designs.
Hand-embroidered " linen 1 2 hand
kerchiefs imported from Ireland and
made of fine Irish linen. All ,enWv
- broidered and hemstitched.
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Imported i h a h d -.embroidered
. handkerchiefs.: made of fine Irish
linen, beautiful, finish. 69c is less ;
, than import cost, j , t
Irish linen hand-embroidered "
handkerchiefs, with two-tone colored-,
hand-embroidery and pastel shade
-:'ii taped borders. , - '
; Women's new. .
25c
39(
50
69c
85c;
65c
75.
85c
chiefs, made with hand-rolled hems f A A
aP I .UU
of. fine 2400 count linen,
.'--lent values., .
Excels'
novelty Irish -
.. batiste handkerchiefs-pretty jpat- &1 A A
terns malft thee unusually welcome. '
gif t Tcerchiefs. 3 for '
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Novel . imported - French - Jinen . . , . .
: handkerchiefs hand-printed de- 'fA .
"signl rand : hand-embroidered hand- P yvl :
kerchiefs. ; Pastel shades. j. '
4 7-Lace-edge linen handkerchiefs for - " ' ?
women-edges jot net and Venetian d 1 AA'
.lace, hand-made. At $1, very V ViU .
pecially priced. . T
J Linen' hand-hemstitched,1 hand- ; ' -spoked,
hand-embroidered handker- f' OC'
chiefs r with ctrtoutsl Hundreds ?of
designs; Colors. -
Finest French . linen handker- .
chiets cutout patterns.' patchwork. f CA
hand-roUed
scalloped
hems.-. i
edges.-
Imported French cutout initial . V
handkerchiefs made of . fine linen d1 OC
handr V
with ; taped borders
rolled hems' -
and
Womens finer handkerchiefs in
designs that represent the supreme '
r achievements ' in ?kerchief ' making. '
priced 3 to
$35
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