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HUNDREDS OF
VISITORS IN THE
CITY TQOAT
C'lTV OP EUGENK, WHICH KXTKKTAIXS TODAY SKVKHAL IIIXDHK ) "IHK)STKKS" l ltOM ItOKIOlU IKi, COTTAK (JltOVK, KfltlXOKIKM), H XCi'lOX (MTV, ( KKKWKIX, CO.
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STANDARD PATTERNS ALWAYS RELIABLE
1908
Shirt
Waists
The best values we ever secured
are now on sale In the shirt
waist section; values fully 25
per cent better than is
usually sold for a given
price.
We have stylUh waists for,
each 1 I"
A $2.00 Viilui', fine dainty em
broidery, sheer lawn, weli
made, each $1.30
$2.25 Waist, worth the money,
circular yoke of lace inser
tion, material is flue Per
sian lawn; each $1.00
$3.00 Quality; very elaborately
trimmed waist of sheer Per
sian lawn with iauels over
shoulder, with lace edi?o,
lace and embroidery In front
and back; each $2.50
Chiffon
Panama
Suiting
36-inch clipeked chiffon Pan
ama suiting, nw spring
shades; small check3, the
rsrd 2.-.C
Hosiery
Section
20c Heavy Uihlied Hose
made for the active, tearing,
romping youngster; the pair,
150
GlrlV 20c fine ribbed lisle pf
wt dressy hose; the pair,
w 10(. i,,ark hose
colo. the pair
I'lKS' Seamless Hose,
wlors; the pair
fast
. 8c
fast
15c
Hats
you
Appreciate
. """n n.it: u 1K
" " I f-1 blSK..r: th.-y
Spring Smts
We have new snappy spring
suits read' for you Those
exclusive styles which are
always in demand and hard
to secure are here.
An Attractive Suit, is one of
black and white check suit
ing, with satin lined jacket,
collar and cuffs of black
broadcloth edged with gilt
soutache braid, nine gored
skirt with black broadcloth
fold in bottom,
the suit . $24.00
An Exceptianally Dressy Tailored Garment.
is one of light tan suiting, taffetta lined jacket,'
collar and cuffs, the two folds on the nine
pleated skirt are piped with brown, making a
very up-to-date stylish suit.
The suit $35.00
New Spring Suits By Express
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Copyright 190
Hart ScharTrcr Mtrr
This Spring we're
going to show you
;a stock of Hart,
Shalfner &. Marx
Clothes chat will
surpass anything
we've had.
You'll see ready
uiade clothes that
fit perfectly; that
are correct in style;
honestly tailored;
with the substan
tial all-wool qual
ity in them.
These things are
not new in Hart,
ShafTner & Marx
Clothes, but they
are uncommon in
ready-mack- goods.
We'll show you
any day suits that
that arc worth
$15 to $30
Hampton Bros.
Wbere Cr.h Beats Credit
SPECIALS
In Coat
and Suit
Department
(S10 to $20 Suits for l.osx
Broken line of suits, bin",
black and mixed colors; sill;
or satin, lined jackets; plant
ed skirts; to cloe, the stii
. $5.00
Crnve'iH'tte Coats
Good colors, good styles, s-iit-ahl?
to wear anytime; wort'i
one-third more than wo are
selling them; each, $0..Vt
to 20l(t
Loiir Coats AlMiut Tlnlf Prici1
$1, $S aiul $9 coats of gray or
black cloaking; your choice,
each 5.(l
Air Prices
!(-
I.onsdnle muslin, yard . . .
SVfec Gingham, yard
Twilled Toweling, yard . .
Craah Toweling, yard....
Durable Lares, ynrd....
$1.25 Shopping Hags, ea. . 75i
l.lc Dress Ginghams, yard . 12
$1.25 Slightly Soiled Shlrt
walsts; each G2$c
. 1 Of!
Bull
Dog
Suspenders
Made In light, mo. limn and
heavy weights; will outwear
three pair of the other kind.
Next time, yours glvea out,
try a pair. The experiment
will cost you only 5e
Linen
Pongee
One of the best and mot. prac
tical wash fabrics for spring
Is our "Lliif-n I'urigee."
MBde of pure lim n in I'oiiki''
etfert. all ffilor:J.; It
the yard
lis for
4.V
FLOODS CAUSE PITTSBURG
BUILDINGS TO FALL
Pittsburg, Feb. 17. With a great
roar two brick dwelling houses on
1 1'enn avenue collapsed today as a
result of the flood waters weakening
their foundations. A Bcore of occu-
pants were warned by cracking walls
1 barely In time to escape from the
buildings before they fell. One man
was Injured.
Other buildings are being examin
ed by the authorities to determine
their safety.
The rivers are receding slowly, tin t
! are expected to be below the danger
I mark this nfternooiK Tho suffering
' of the victims is int"nse, owing to tho
cold weather and tho damage is wide-'
spread. . I
Over twenty thousand men are
temporarily out. of employment, ow
ing to the flood in addition to the nr-'
i;osi:i!t i:j amixk si-: mm 011:1c
IT.! AM) COT(;.: ;i:oVli ti
Muni;
I
1:1 ;i:m: ().mmi:i:i iai, i.lii am
tiTi.i-:s ix ;i;m:iiai. ik
with i:. 11 oiin;it ix JHH
j ix; Tin-: visitoks htjuu av
j IIOMK A IIAV Kl'MiOV URKAT
AITIVITV
I Today Is Eugene's big boost day.
I Visitors from Kosebiirg. tttar
.Grove, Junction ('ity and Soriusliekl
' are here and all have been tnade
! feel nt home by the niemtiCT of tiitf
I Commercial (Mub nuil II10 citii:s
In general.' The day has liee idk-jtU.
tho gnn shining brightly and the air
cool nnd brueing. The vlsitons. Jt3
and all, have expressed tUciiwelves
as well-pleased with their entertain
ment here and those who havw uOTer-
my out of employment owing to the
depression of business, and there is before visited Kugeno are dellKhted
great surierlng among them. Thous- w 1 1 ti the queen city of tho Willainatt
ands of people aro llring in second I those who have been hero hafura
storloa. j )mve aiWnyg been from tho finA tlmo-
A conservative, estimate of the thnv vHnwml tlm eltv'a Imnutenuia ir-
damago Is $2,000,000.
roundlngs and many attractions.
Tho citizens In general havo done
themselves proud 111 welcoming the
visitors and each has vied with the
of the streams.
SUICIDE OF
TREASURER OF
EDISON CONCERN
West Ornnge, IS'. J,, Feb. 17. John
F. Randolph, treasurer of the Tllson
Manufacturing Oompany, of which
Thomas Alva Edison Ih president.,
' committed suicide in the cellar of his
residence today by shooting himself
through the head. That the net was
deliberate wbh evidenced by letters
left by Randolph, and he Is believed
to have been temporarily insane.
Thomas Kdlson won one of the first
1o arrive nt the houso and prevented
Mrs. Randolph from killing herself.
She attempted to jump from a win
dow, but aff r a hard struggle Kdl
son succeeded in pulling her buck to
safMy.
In West Virginia.
Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 17. Con
ditions In th'3 flooded district were 1 other in trying to make tho ejeeur-
inane worse loony oy a socmen nrop slonlsts reel ut home, all of wliirti.
In the temperature and the board of , Koes a long way toward cementing
trade la caring ror hundreds of fam- iho ties of friendship between KuKe
llles. Many trolley lines and steuni I and the cities represented here today
railroads are out of commission. ,y those who huve madii tlio Ulo, u.
; I uecept of tho city's hospitality.
floods lii Iiidliiiiu. This day will long be i-niiiemtNtreA'
Indianapolis. Fob. 17. Floods con-as one of the grealist. bo;sl. riayncvct
tlnue in Southern Indiana today, but held bv anv (!ltv In Oregon, and not
uie coin weni ner is cneeuing 1 110 rise Only will ICugeiie lieneflt by tho jtib
I lylclty derived tlierefrom, but lu
; oilier cities from which the ctxivrtlsr-
have come will lie counted aiimtn; the-
state's most progressive commuuttjii.
HoNeliurg SK-cial Arrivtift
The first delegation, that fi-rmu
Sprlngrield, ciinio over on the Hu
gene-Springfield local af ll:ll
o'clock, nnd ten iiiimiteH aflnmisnll.
the sieclal train cai rytiig 175. Uuv
l,i,,.,r l,w,tt,.a l.llll.wi kn ' Hfli, rilMJ..
! burg people came.-fop the porpoao oV
I Inspecting Kugene's tatreet pnvtuR.
land among, the crowd were ton t
. Liie i:ny i:oiiiiciiiiieu, niuyui niMjti.
BANKER MORSE
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
ON TWO CHARGES
'New York, Feb. 17. Chan.
W. Morse, former banker and
promoter, was arraigned by
Justice Uowlliig today on two
charges of grand larceny and
misappropriation of funds of
the Mercantile National Hank.
He pleaded not guilty nnd
asked 11 postponement, with
permlHslon to change Ills plea
If desired. The court fixed Ills
hearing for next Monday.
and other city officials. Tli paver
nient had been swept clean anil pur-
tlnna of it wushed off with tho tlrt
hose, and when the visitors from, tfu?.'
. south arrived It. was In excellent
addition and showed off to splendid ad
. ; vanlago to tile exponent ot mumlcj
. j pal improvement from tho wmlb.
T The Kugeno Military Huluf. Mayor
T Matlock, other city ofricialM, niuuilwra
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MORE SURVIVORS
OF EMILY REIOl
NEGRO CONFESSES
TO MURDER CHARGE
I In general were at the depot. t wet
come the excursionists. Tho l-i- .
motive was decorated wfth flam and:
limiting, itud 011 the aide of tbe ten- -iler
was tills banner:. 'i'Ciifburr
paved street apeelaL" As tho crowd? .
emerged from the. cars, tho Hiictsut
hCoiniiiercial Club, niembeia. KriwWtl 1
I Com 1 11 lied from- Pago One. I ,
Tneoma, Feb. 17. A dlHKitch to
the News from Taatosh light reports
that a boat was beached 1 h Ih aiornlng
comjilning the first, mate and two
salltn-s of the Kmily Hf?ed, wr:ked nt
, I'illl.Tiiook Friday inorning. They
brought the body of tho cook,, who
died yesterday morning.
Tk.e names of the roamed, wlio are
at Noah Hay, are First Mute Fred
Ztihe. Seamen Arthur Jantiikn and
F.atild Alielstedt. Tho name at tho
00k H- not known.
The Kinlly Keed was wrecked off
the Tillamook coust almost two hun
dred injli-s from where th-y landed
today. Th'-y rowed along the coast In
an open lifeboat and at one place off
the Washington coat were nearly
blown axhore. Tho unrvivors vero
wflhoiit. water or proviKloni. The
-ook died from exposure.
A revenue culler will leave here
for Ni-ah Bay this afternoon and re
turn with the aiirvlvora and the body
ot the cook.
Tacoinn. Fi-.h. 17. lluvden Peo
ples, oolored, arreeted several days
ago for the murder of Menry Bey
frld, a siiloiiDkee'per, ut St. Joseph,
Mo.. May 3, I!MI4, has broken down
and ronPKsed I.isl, night when con
fronted with HI. Joseph officers. Hob
bery was tiio motive of 1 he murder.
;uaxkii:i,i x mki
VOK riltST ASSIST A XT
Wnnhlnglon, Fell. 17. Tho presi
dent bus sent to the Hcnalo the nom
ination of Charles I', (iranfleld to be
first n-sHistunl postmaster.
I
Ol IK IAI, I'tlltlK AStP. ;
l-lllt XOIITnWKST
I'orllund, Or.,. Feb. IT.
Western Oregon, nnd West
ern WnshlngtoiD-OenernHy
fair tonight and.Tuo.-uJayj
westerly wlnda.
Kastern Oregon, Krnrtt
Wnshlnglon and Id olio !ra
ernlly fair tonight nnd Tues
day; colder tonight.,
STREET SCENE IN EUGENE
STAMlAltK OllS
ISI AI. IMVIIlF.MiS
New York, Fell. 17. The
directors of the Standard Oil
Company declared a quarterly
dividend of $"0 per share to
day. This Is the same amount
paid during the corresponding
quarter of last year.
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IV W. Merriii. ei Albany, In III I.'n-i
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