ATLT OAFTT SL JBUKNAU 8AUM. OftBOON. WEDNESDAY, DBGEMIIBll 98, 1808
iuckabuck
ick Towollng, 18 inches
with DamnsKou . pat
30 cts.
if
pKNIX MUFFLERS
30c each
Intll Christmas.
UCED
until Christmas,
Ostrich Boas at cost.
Feather Boas at cost.
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Veggie?
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fill
IF WASHNGTON - .
UE 0. R .& N. ROAD
Waoh D t 23 Mem-
SES CHRONIC COUGHS,
AND BRONCHITIS
thor Eeruodioa Fail
en troubled with a chronic 'Tho rouiniiaaioa inaieiB
I many remedies without
ef Throuch tlm kind sue-
frIena 1 tried Vinol, and
io jr bottles, am entirely
Mi IlJe. 73JMh Avenua.
Minn
nald. H7 W. Congress
M'nn , writes: "I con
nrere cold last winter and
fould never gef rid of it. I
a a last resort, and it baa
fcured me "
ab'nes two rorld-famed
heallnr, medicinal proper-
er oil ana tonic iron, de-
Mtable and agreeable to tt
mafh Por this reason.
ex'elled as a strength-
o"d people, delicate chll-
uand run-down pereons. af-
aod for Chronic Coughs.
IronchlUa.
Embroidery Hoops
All sizes, 5c each.
TOWEL KINGS
Solid onk, 10c each.
HAIIt 11ARRETTS
The very now extra lnrgo plain
patterns.
K PETTICOATS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
beautiful holiday Petticoats will be reduced
;h Grade SilkWaists Reduced.
ORE OPEN NIGHTS UNTIL XMAS
Greatest Holiday Sale
Of all Our ladies' Suits, Skiits, Furs, Coais
From now until Christmas we offer bargains in ready-to-wear
goods that surpass all our former efforts to unload a
big stock
PUR COATS REDUCED
Black Fur Coat lined throughout with Skinner's Satin,
$45 value, reduced to $34
Brown Fur Coat lined throughout with satin, regular $25
value for $19
. Black Fur Coatjined with high-grade satin, $40 value
for-.'-'. $32
Very classy Black Coats,
Regular $30 values reduced to
$24.
Scarfs and Muffs Reduced
ur entire stock without reserve,
:omprising all high grade Mink,
ox, etc., as well as the moaer-
ate priced lines
L. Stockton
The White Corner
ia
:uih of the st.ite Railroad ('milium
sum hav.- .innouni'-d then liui-ntluii
it III !)-;. ill, r Jl '
onijn 1 Mh- Or
'Knit Kailioad .i nil
.iiKatiin com
1 1,1 1) til CUlllpl
with i ho laws nt
YahiUK'oa iu nsturd to an annual
report.
Sorolan ('nlderhad of the cum
'niMioB toss iturtd from Portland
nor he aaa he fftllMl In his ef
fort to havo ike coropaa make iho
i.p.n-t the i-uuiuiiaaion aaked for
tonchitls for a long tlniew iiri " "."Sr
It & S coiuiNtuy. which belong tu
i he Hurrlmsn syuin. hwi rtfMMMl to
aeKrt-Kte sUtte biwiuwrii.
o-
ED SCHWARTZ SOUGHT
BY HIS BROTHER
.
Prank ilaaa, of Ahefdea. 8"n
Dakota wo lu the city today makliu
laqnirloa for at" haK-brether. K0.
Schwaru. wfco a baa wtoaiMK fr"n
W howa la Proeaar. Wa-h . for the
jwi two nwaia.
Han.a ha b'-archesJ
ouuv la tHr - "
thlii i If. . .h (ll '
over ev
M.-Jf"-'i to
halMi.'oth r, but ( far h aa
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Linen Napkins
Fast SevedBo, 21 inch napkins,
In very desirable patterns.
Special
Dozen . .
$1.50
HAUl HULLS
All colors, In the now hair rolls.
son about ?i00 when ho loft Prosar,
and aft'-i transacting his IiubIik 'i
Mdford -'aitfd on hi. r-iiirti hin
i,ut fMn, j 0 i'.ow up there llaiiM
i, wioiiiily Inrlli. d to 1m llev.- in
Ujs half h"ilhcr ha boon put om i
iho u. ami is determined to liKfch
him, whetbei lie ia alive or dead.
EVIDENCE POINTS TO
BURKE AND HAYES
Portland. Dec. 23. All doubt as
tu the chance of tht rival on nil I -ilaiwi
for ludloimant fortbo robbing
of lite Oregon Itallroad '& Navlga
iltin tnilii near the city HiulM last
1 hllHllltlV ItlL'lll kMlilll In lialu llfiiMll
aetermlnwl In favor of IlurU and
Hayos. tho two men held at iho ftoun-
y Jail.
ThUi morning a watch ent b
lUjett Ui Mm. Ida Iluffron of ijoatlie
w rMKovocau ttv ilia anarirr ami ra -
turned
by the Seattle postal author ' ;
(jIUHjH
Itles. Although it has not yut been
identitied aa having been hUjIoii
from the axpreaa car. It la balieretl
h the otfieera that It ia rt of iho
ii t.ii-wa Mi ,. . bandit
Hayea. the ausperted leader of iho
trie ruiidi a loiix ktatomeiit i tin
ii-wi' i i mi ii 'his tiioi nlii.' i
i i I , K i. '"'! I" ' '.f fi,
r -t a, :jh i ib n ri i
t i ' i f
' t . 1 i
term in n penitentiary In n mlddlo
west state for daylight burglary.
"Tho Swede" ns tho third tuombor
of tho gang is known, is believed to
have loft tho city with n portion of
tho plunder. Tho railroad detectives
nro confident they will arrest him
Within a short time,
i What part, If any, Mrs. Heffron
plays In tho affair Is thus far a mys
tery. Sho Is supposed to havo lived
with Hayes at tho Donsmoro, 2501
First ovonuo North, cornor of Lon
ora., In Seattle. Thoy quarrolod, ac
cording to Hayus' statement and ho
struck hor. Tho pollco In Scattlo aro
said to havo had a warrant out for
his arrest on tho chargo of striking
hor slnco last Juno, when Hayes
says ho was chased by n policeman,
shot In the leg nnd slightly injured
and mado his escape by running
through the Great Northern tunnel
and beating his way to Tacomn.
increased "Expenses
demand better pay
Washington, D?c 23. -Senator
Uouruo of Oregon, who hua Intro
duced a bill to lncrcaso tho salary
of tho President from $50,000 n
year to $100,000 a year ana the sal
ary of tho vice-president from $12,
000 a year to 525.000 a year is ac
tively at work in favor of his meaB
uro and hopes to havo It pass con
gress and signed by tho I'resldont
before March 4, 1009, so that Mr.
Taft and Mr Sherman will got tho
benefit of tho lncrcaso.
t'nloPH tho bill Is passed nt this
session of congress, Tnft would not
got the bonetlt of It unless ro-oloct-cd
to tho presidency.
"It seems to mo, ' said Senator
Hourno today, "that tho argumonts
In favor of tho Increases provided
for In my olll, are unanswerable.
Tho tnuth is that tho question of
money is n mighty sorlous conoid-'
oration In connection with tho filling
of first-class positions in Washing-'
ton, which Involvo heavy social ex
penditures, ir tho tlmo hna not
como when tho president Is actually
cram pod to ltvo within his snlnry, It
Is surely near nt hand.
' People who claim to know about
tho cxporlonccH of our later-day
Presidents dcclnro that tho tlmo Is
ldout to save any money from his
past when It Is possible for n Pros
salary and poniuliiltoH. MeKlnloy
saved something and President Hnr
rlsnn Is said to have saved somo
money, but Clovolnnd Is known to
lnyro retired from tho White Houso
n comparatively poor man nnd to
hnvn been glad to wrlto for magn
zincs occasionally to oJo out his In
come. "In ailing tho vlco-prcsldency and
cabinet positions Is oven worse. Tho
vlco-presldency Iuih pretty nearly
fallen Into tho unfortunate situa
tion of tho embassies where nono but
rich iiioii dro accept positions. Tho
Inst Republican convention- wavered
between two men now senators from
Iowa Cummins nnd Dolllvor In con
nection with tho vico-prcsldency but
neither could afford tho nlnco. Bonn-
tor Upoonor would probably bo the
I next secretary of state but for tho
' fact that ho had to leave public
life to earn moro money.
1 "It Ih not too much to say thnt
Mr. Tnft's cnblnot would today bo
1 well on the way to completion If
men liable to consideration were
not stopped by llunuclnl considera
tion ' Washington gotB moro oxponalro
year by year for those to whom ho
ilal duties nro compulsory. Tlioro
has been an Influx of people or great
wealth and social ambitions of re
mit year and they havo made social
Washington
nshlngtoii almost an Impossibility
ivo for people of largo moans.
' ( OIIL'rilHH llililml r. ft in.,, nnn to
84V
Congress added 50 nor con to
Its own salary two years ugo and tho
r mtry 'lid not llnd fault. This Is
not an ausplclotiiiH tlmo for consid
eration of moro Increases, hut the
bill should pass congress shortly
ufior the holidays "
What Man Do
You Strangle ?
VMv-F-
QLmC2fJ.
Bomo itatlMtlelau figures that &So.
0O),000 every year l lelnj illiertMl
from the local inerehantM of tbla eouu
try to the mall order concerns lu the
grat cities.
How much of that MONUMENTAL
MOUptD OF MONBY goes out of tbls
communltyt
Kvery dollar bo spent helps to
"r"" "" ki m ;
has .iio use for ua except to get our
OOOD MONEY.
Kvery dollar mailed away helps to
HTltANHLK KNTKItPIUBK AND
SCDTTKK PROSPERITY right here
at home.
When you atranglo your neighbor
you strangle jouraelf
House I --Twr H?
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w n . m "vriw.
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Holiday
Is Now On
Only Three More Business Days
Before Christmas
Do Your Shopping Early in he clay if possible
You can't ifind values at "regular
stores" like we offer in every
department
OUR HOLIDAY GOODS
Are marked at the same small margin of profit as
all regular linos, There seoms to be a disposition on
the part of most customers this yoar to give practical
presents ,and wo bolleve it Is tho sensible thing to do,
In our Immense stock of
Dry floods, Clothing, Shoes and
Furnishing Goods
Of all kinds you can cortalnly find sultablo presents
for your friends,
Our storo will romain opon
Thursday evenings until
THE DAM GOOD, AND
DAM SITE BETTER
Colon, Panama Cannl .one, Dec.
2a. --To answer tho stories that so
rlous errors In tho construction of
tho Outun dnm enusod n eollnpso of
a portion of tho wall and havo
caused a serious slldo under tho
trostlo of tho rolocatod Pannina
railroad at (latun and thnt tho slto
of tho (latum dam had Imon Inad
vertently placed over a subterranean
lake, nnd olllclal statement has Just
boon Issued by the authorities In
eimrgo of tho "lllg Ditch.'
Tho eollnpso of tho dai
I ill . ' i
m wall lu
described as a minor happening,
which. Instead of ruining previous
work, only goes to ensure tho future
permanency of tho wall Inasmuch as
It manna thnt tho rock fill will keep
winking until It reaches firm bottom.
Tho slldo underneath tho trestle, it
Is said, has been expected, nnd
otherH will follow These slips also
are Interpreted us only minor hap
penings In the natural settling of
earth fills.
Tho story that an underground
THE LAST OF THE YEAR ii
SPECIAL SALE OF ii
i
PI-HAW OS!
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t
Together
with
t
lb
trade
is so large that customers
cannot be attended to.
not been a day since
started but that
pianos were sold. Your
will not be (published if you buy
here ::::::::
iGeo. C. Willi!
; Music and Sewing
Shopping
in Earnest
a
Tuesday, Wodnosday and
8o'clock,
lake lies beneath tho Uatiin dam U
pronounced abaurd, nlthotigh it H
admitted thnt In borings close to
tho dam slto water under pressure
was found In most of the holos. Tho
engineers assert that tho dam Is be
ing built on a very firm foundation
of Impervious clay and that tlioro
Is no doubt about tho satisfactory
character of tho whole task.
Will Quit Htiunlaril Oil.
Ht lentil! ,Mo., Dee. 2 . Tho
alers-Plorce Oil company an
nounces through Its general counsel,
John I). Johnson, this atteruooii mat
It would sevoro all connection with
tho Standard Oil company and con
tinue business In this state. Johnson
was delegated to speak otllolally for
tho company.
A DnngvroiiM Operation,
Is tho removal of tho nppondlx by
a Hiirgoon. No ono who tnkoa Dr.
King's New Mfo Pills Is over sub
jected to this frightful ordoal. Thoy
work so quietly you don't fool thorn
They euro constipation, hoadncho, bl!
Inusnosa mid malaria. 25c nt J. ( .
Perry's drug storo.
other Christmas
There has
this sale
one or more
name
Machine Dealer
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