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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1931)
TUESDAY, JULY 21. 1931 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. , SALEM. OREGON PAGE NINE Complete Renovation Of Interior Wffl Establish Miller Mercantile Store Here Among Finest In State k r-.v i mi i vi i ? i :i r- t Sb71 ft? Above General view of Below Truck unloads first MEXICAN FLAYS AMERICAN YOKE Pari (IP) Just at a time when Europe was beginning to feel sorry for the United States and had quit talking about "Imperialism" and the weird workings of the Monroe Doc trine, Senor Jose Vasconeelos, min ister of public instruction m Mexico from 120 to 1929, came to Paris and Issued a proclamation calling upon all Lattn-Amerlca to "throw off the yoke of American military agents," The onslaught of the Mexican politician is the most violent antl Amerlean movement that ha ap peared In Parts since Sacra's and Vanzettrs executions caused anti American rioting and manifesta tions throughout France, Spain and Italy.. "There Is but one explanation of our hatred of the United States, for it is not a race hatred," Senor Vas coneelos said. "It is simply that we refuse to tee foreign interests constantly tied up without local governments. It is against out national Interests. Our countries have become American factories. We want to put an end to this exploitation ot our countries as American colonies. Throughout Spanish - America there Is unrest. Our youths are tired of military dictatures whkn undeni ably serve the Interests of the United States. We want civil gov ernments and will get them only by revolution. Dictator govern by force and must be overthrown by force." Senor Vasconeelos failed upon France for help, stating that French influence and prestige had suffered In Latin-America since those gov "miments were "turned over to the United States for tutelage by tht Versailles Treaty." FIRST AD FOR SILK HOSE FOUND, FRANCE Paris, U Oumuchlan, Parisian American book dealer, has lust un earthed the first silk stocking poster used hi France. It Is dated I960 and was executed for "Pierre Bau deau, a merchant." Baudeau was one of the first ilk hose makers In France. The poster Is 12 by 19 Inches and Is a finely engraved woodcut. It has an architectural border, composed ot cupids and grotesques, holding m their arms certain objects for ale. The majority ol merchandise Is silk stockings. There are some hats. In the center b an oval contain mg the tradesman's mark a mag j in a tree, sennountinc a circular dalllon on which is the lnscrip- jn "Rex et renins east legio arag ) O." proving that Bandeau was a I "Jvpyor to Phillip II of Spain. The proximate date , of the paster lnclds with the entry of Phillip A into France where he aimed the eaty of Cateau-Cambresis. Hith erto, the wearing ot silk stockings naa been a custom confined solely to the courts, and this poster prac tically dates the popularization of Ilk stockings. Jersey has prohibited the expor tation of green lizards, grass snakes antf other reptiles peculiar to the Channel Island. KL feT. ri VC'TI ; Ik:, i! Ufa. -2 wissa '-'.Jp-p , the home of the Miller Mercantile company store in Salem. consignment of late model fixtures for the renovated store. . .. . ... . improvements mmc will complete ly change the interior ot the big Salem department store of the Mil ler Mercantile company, give it ad ded convenience by more space and the latest In fixtures, and added beauty in cotorinir were announced Tuesday by B. E. Sisson, manager of the store. While the Improvements really have been In progress for some months they are just now being pushed rapidly to completion. The shifting about of the departments, which Is a matter of Interesting and intricate detail, will be done next week, and plans call for the com-; plete alteration In carpentering, painting and installation to oe finished by August 15. OKCGON LUMBER USED The firm Is spending a total of about IIS.OOO In remodeling the store, an Item ot considerable im portance lust now when men are looking for work and a few thou sand dollars thrown Into circulation mean mucb to the community. All the new fixtures being Installed are made of Oregon lumber except the oak partitions. A tuU carload of the new fixtures amvea monaay. The firm already has removed the old brick wall that cut athwart the first floor from north to south, with only an archway connecting the main section of the building with the Court street room. By this removal the first floor has gained 11 by 39 feet ot additional floor space. Also much convenience uaa been added by the removal of the old stairways and the construction ot two new ones, a main stairway tit the unoer floor and a smauer one going up from the Court street entrance. The removal of the old wall has the effect of making a Court street entrance to the main floor. Among other first floor changes the men's departmen. will be moved to the west side of the Court street room to the space wmcn is now oc cupied by the ladles' ready-to-wear department. There will be a new entrance especially for this de partment. OTHER DEPARTMENTS MOVE The art nc41e work and the gilt shop departments will be trans ferred from the second floor to the Court street room and will occupy the space now given to the lingerie and millinery departments. The shoe department will be moved to the space now occupied by the of fice, and the space now occupied by shoea. Just to the left of the Court street entrance, will be token by a modem bedding, drapery and linen department. The infant de partment of the Court street room will be enlarge. The main or first floor, which Is entered from Liberty street, will be ,a fr the silk, rayon, cotton piece goods, hosiery, bags, umbrellas, drug sundries, stationery notions and pattern displays. A big change will be woriea m mi v" - store by Installation of new shelves and other equipment and the re flnlshlns of all counters with au fixtures so arranged that much more room will be afforded In aisles and passageways. The fixtures Mi this floor win be finished In natural oak with white walls and celling. a very desirable new feature, al ready completed ana sin n"J for use. Is a mezzanine floor. This will be occupied largely by the of fice rooms and equipment, with tns Affir Wntpo on the Court street aide beside the elevator. The w reached DT ine nv t.irwv. n built that It la easy of ascent, centering in m flees Is to oe me nrsi V""""-" tube cash system to oe Installed In Salem. This device, by means oi motor controlled pneumatic tubes, will shoot cash from all depart ment to the cashier, aupplantrnf 1 l (if "T 1 1 -.w je'-u j,,'.'T,-??-!WJl LINERS REPORT BERG SHORTAGE Part (LP) Captains of trans-At lantic liner, report that there are almost no Icebergs to be sighted at sea Just now. although this is the normal tune of the year when the great bergs come floating down from Oreenland, Usually about the beginning of May the Icefields between Labra dor and Oreenland begin to break up and giant bergs float south Into the steamer lines, Lieutenant Commander S. H. Smith, of the United States coast guard service, just arrived in Eu rope, confirmed tht almost total absence of bergs In the Atlantic and believes that the huge .Ice masses have been "shipwrecked" on the Labrador and Greenland coasts. Us ually the barrier of shore Ice alor.g these coasts prevent the big bergs from grounding and they are (wept out Into the open current. French meteorologists express the belief that, while most of the bergs may have run aground, those which continue floating south do not sur vive so long as formerly because each year the warm Oulf Stream spreads farther north, melting the ice masses before they can endan ger shipping. Walking The Canary New Peiping Crime Pelptng Wl The centuries old Peiping custom of taking one pet canary for a walk In the cool of the evening has been sternly forbidden by the city authorities. A favorite form of amusement with the Manchus, former rulers of China, the practice leads to In dolent habits, says Mayor Hu Jo Yu. He has ordered the police to arrest offenders. the carrier system that ha been used for many years. The second floor, according to the advance description given by Mr. Slsson, should be a delight, particularly to the women. All present equipment on that floor will be removed, and the entire 3 by lot feet will become the ladies' ready-to-wear, lingerie and millin ery department, including a sport shop, dress and eoat section. An other space 28 feet square will be ladles' lounge room with rest rooms In connection. Especial care has been taken rn the designing of fixtures for the second floor. These will be finished m Ivory, trimmed with black and gold, and nine large fitting rooms will be done In pastel shades. The whole floor will be covered with a carpet costing $1,000, and It Is be lieved that no ready-to-wear room In the state outside of Portland will be more attractive. Alterations also extend ' to the basement where, among other things, rest rooms will be provided for both men and women, with settees and other comfort. CONCERN GROWING To tlx person woo has lived in Salem for tears, and to whom chances and growth have been so gradual that he nas scarcely oo served It, It may be surprising to know that in the 11 years since the miiict Mercantile company took over the store the number of em-- ployees has grown from 23 to an veraaa at 90. with a monthly pay roll in excess of tJ.ow. while the ..trM of the ealanilsnmmi nas considerably more than itwiMed. .With oijy a few days in which to clear away summer stocks of ready teration sale with the expectation of selling every garment before next Saturday night. And, if quality. H ! and &ce.combined are an incentiTe, we predict a full and complete ckanuictV . h Salem women are cordially invited to attend this sale with view1 to getting extra measure of Taluel B s Our entire stocks of Coats, Suits and Dresses $15.00 to $49J50. B I Alteration Sale of Dresses gvg 1 ffc 1 1 ' 21Drse. 23 Dwss. 13 Dresses cf a I Crepe Chiffons. Silk Shantungs, Ftat' PrintH Crepes. PUte )S5ISk lllhSftOl Prints, Taffeta T1"0 T ffljl WgJ She 14 and Id SUea U 1-2 U 20 1-2 V gi $(J).85 . $385 $85 ' i i J 1 30 Dresses " H, Al W 17 1 I 32 Dresses U " V VrV M 42Dresses V el ret s, Chiffons, A i - f , Al D 1 1 I Prints, Crepes, Geor- wea.es, Crepe GWea FalIle , A , TlA) A f 1 I gettes, Chiffons. P ' ' " ' Crepes. UVs. 1 Slses 14 1-2 to 44 1-2 Sizes 1G to 38 Siies 16 to 44 I J ,1 1 I Main Floor Apparel Section 1 v 1 1 Alteration Sale of Suits I 1 ILJ tnt( I I Knitted Salts, pas- Knitted Suits, light s Sjji I I Whlt dIM PUerM" I $3.65 1 1 $3.65 I $4.65 Suntans and Blondes, Pomps and Oxfords Regular $6 IB , r i jr s.r"" m Lnt iiU Alteration Sale of All Summer Styles in Blonde, Black and Brown Kid Pumps and Ties Regular $5 Alteration Sale of Coats Every Summer Coat will be sold at Half Price! $17.50 regularly, now $ 8.75 . - $25.00 regularly, now $12.50 Up to $49.50 at one-half JLnna Jettick Shoes Odd and Discontinued Knitted Suits of the better quality. Black and Brown Black Kid Pumps and Oxfords Regular $6
