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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1915)
EIGHT THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DEC. 14, 1915. SALEM'S BIG HOLIDAY STORE imnimiiitintKmttmiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii: All Around Town . Fresh Roasted , ( ----- TOYLAND is the Brighest Spot in the Big Store I Xmas Sale of Men's Fine Neckwear Don't deprive the children of a visit to the great joy land, where they can feast their eyes upon all the fine Toys, Dolls and Games that make little girls and boys happy. Scores of children visit this wonderland every day. It is the largest department of its kind in Salem and offers a varied assortment of American and for eign made Toys and Dolls. Special Sale Prices on Dolls, Mirrorscopes, Magic Lanterns, Engines, Wash Sets, Sewing Baskets and Hobby Horses. 75c and $1 Ties Extra Special . . 63c Each Some in Xmas Boxes Commencing this morning, a sale of beautiful, flowing end Four-in-Hand Ties just the right kinds for Christmas gifts, in the very newest shape and rich color effects. They are the slip-easy kind for they're made with a satin ribbon back, which makes this feature possible ; they cannot stretch and will last twice as long as the ordinary kind. Formerly priced at 75c and $1.00. Special Xmas Sale, Your Choice 63c Each I A Christmas Sale of Men9 s Handkerchief s I i Colored Initial, 3 in a box, extra special at 48c a Box Excellent Gift Handkerchiefs an article worth giving to your best friends cross bar patterns nicely hemstitched and with embroidered initial in colors three different colors to each box. These are a splendid value at 65c their former price Xmas Extra Special 4,c a gox Handkerchiefs for Gifts We've a wonderful collection of Dainty Handkerchiefs, all the newest kinds, put up in handy gift packages. Children's Novelty and Initial Hand kerchiefs; three in a box priced at" "15c, 18c, 19c and 25c a box Novelty Baskets, Telephones and Satchels, containing Handkerchiefs, three in each-priced at J5C m& 5c Ladies' Lissue Handkerchiefs, initial ed, colored borders, in pastel' shades, at ; 15c each or 2 for 25c Women's plain tailored Linen Hand kerchiefs, colored initial 25c each Same, only of fine lawn at JQg gacj Women's Spanish Hand Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs, 5()c and 65c ea. Women's Real Irish Embroidered Linc" 25c 35c or 3 for $1.00 Women's American and Venice Lace Edge Handkerchiefs, 35c Q $4 eacJ, Women's Handkerchiefs in folders of twos or threes, white and colored em broidered initials, ready for mail- in 25c and 50c Women's Embroidered Handker chiefs in boxes, white and colors, three in box priced at . . .5()c a 1)0X THE HOUSE OF QUALITY ivy va 1 X I 1 JL 1 rioon The best is none too good. No bankrupt stocks or discard ed merchandise sold over our counters. OF EUGENE LONG FIGHT CO. Oregon Power Co. Sells Dis tributing System to Munici pal Water Board Ensile, Ore.. Pee. II. The purchase ly the city of F.ugone of the electric Uniting business of it rival, the Ore gon Tower company, announced tonight by the Kugcne water bonrd, Banalized WTCli AND jewelry: Alio Nice Lint of Jewelry. EARL NXTJOF.BADER j ' Masonic Bldg. victory for municipal ownership in Ku gene lifter u four yearn ' fight for tui ireniHcy over tlio private corporation. The purchase prieo for the distribut ing system In Kugeno is iriSO.OUO, in eluding the pole, wire and substation enuipment. Of thin $5(1,01)0 in to lie paid in ennli. The linlnneo is to be paid at the rate of $1,250 n month with In terest nt five per eent. The $50,000 cush i to bo paid from tlio profits ncoumnlnted bv the pity during the past four years, the month ly payment aro to be met from the future profits of the acquired business, according to members of tlio water board. In nsorbing the business of Its com petitor, the city takes over n revenue nt present $:iti,000 your. The addi tional Cost of handling the acquired business, tho water board estimates at $5,000, and the city also agrees to pay tho corporation $100 monthly fur a protection service, under which tlio cor poration agrees to deliver tho city, lit any timo its own plant shall fail,' suf ficient electricity to supply the entire city. The wnter board figures that the Installments ou the purchase price, the standing service, tho additional costs of operation and Interest will total $24,000 yearly, leaving n net profit of $12,000 ncqulred by tne purchase, The Oregon Tower company, the city's unsuccessful competitor," Is a subsidiary of the It. M. Hyllesby com pany, of Chicago, It owns the elec trical distributing system In the Wil lamette valley, supplying practically nil tlio cities between Kugcne and Albany, including Coivnllis, from u huge steam generating plant nt Springfield, erected five years ago ut a coot of $500,000 with 5,000 horsepower. Four years ago the city completed its 2,000 horsepower hydroelectric plant upon the ilcKenio' river nt n cost of Approximately $50,000. Since entering tlio electrical fielu with its own plant, the city has re duced tho electric rate from 15 cents to nine cents a kilowntt, has paid in terest on its bonds and ucoumulutod a surplus of $00,000. Further rate re duction is promised. Lovers of good vocal Mid Instru mental imiBio will be delighted. Y, W, C. A.-V, M. P. A. concert at tiio tfraiid tomorrow night. NOTE SEN? TO FRANCE. Washington, Dec. 14. The American note regarding tho French cruiser Dei enrtes stopping American vessels and taking (lermiins therefrom was sent to l'nrls todny. , We sincerely ask. Are we deserving or your patronage! The .Midget. COMMTJNIPAW 13 BATE Washington, Dec. 13. Tho Standard Oil tanker (.'omniunlpnw, reported re cently as sunk by a submarine is safe nt Alexandria, the Mnltn consul cabled the state department today. Dr. Mendlesohn will be at his office January 1, 1918. - tf Born, Pero. to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pero on South 15th street, a son, Sun day evening, December 12, 1915. Mrs. Pero was formerly Miss Grace Lansing. o Salem people tell us we are a credit to their city. 'The Midget Market. After the business session this even ing, the iioose lodge will hold on open session W it member and friends and for their entertainment, a special pro gram has been prepared. Dr. Stone's Drug store. The Midget lard is better, will convince you. A trial O. P. Hoff, state labor commissioner, yesterday caused the arrest of Y. In- (Inye, manager of the Oriental import ing company, of Portland, on a charge of working L. O. Humsbaw after 6 o'clock. The trial was set for Thurs day. Our fourteen-inch Ideal range, $23.50. K. L. Stiff & Son. Dr. R. T. Mclntire, jmysldan and surgeon, 214 Masonic bldg. Phone 440. R. B. Houston's new position with tho S. P. company is that of commer cial agent with headquarters at Santa Rosa, California. It is a good position and in the line of promotion in recog nition of long and lailhful service with the company. o Dr. Stone's drug store. Picture frames and moulding, special prices for holiday framing. Buren & Hamilton. o West & McCulloch today filed a mo tion at the offices of the public ser vice commission ' to consolidate and hear together all of the telephone cases handled by this firm in Portland to compel the physical connection of the Pacific and Homo telephone company lines. Before placing your printing order, Phone 2179. Fuller Printing Concern. Visit our art department, special prices on ovul frames and picture moulding, liuren & Hamilton. A moot court will be held this even ing ut the court house, when the law students of the Willamette university law department will take up tiio case of the stato vs. Drown. Jn tho case to lie tried, a Mr. lirown is accused of giving liquor to a minor. New location. Dr. Mark S. Skiff,' dentist. 300 Musonic building. DocLSj Sea I!. I.. Stiff ft Son for tiSAfiil i Christmas presents. Fiber trunks, all round corners, reeu-' lar $17.00, special $12.95. Buren ! Hamilton. To claim a fortune left him by his uncle in England, James Murray, a local linotype operator, left this morning for Kugland, and will sail from New York City on January (i on the White Star liner Finland for Liverpool. Ho has al ready secured his passport from Wash ington and is prepared for a stay in England of several months. His wife accompanied him and will visit ut Strat ford, Ontario. It is understood that Mr. Murray expects to receive about $15,000 as his share of the fortune .left by his uncle. , Forty-two piece set white and gold dinnerware with each new range sold this week. E. L. Stiff & Son. Do you realize the number of fam ilies that were compelled to do with out meat, until the Midget came. The United Artisans in Portland will pass next Saturday in an all day ses sion, celebrating the founding of the order in Portland 21 years ago. Head quarters will be established at the Im perial hotel and the morning will be devoted to the registering of visitors. To take part in the celebration, the Sa lem United Artisans will attend about 100 strong, taking a special ear on the 7:15 morning Oregon Electric. Satur day afternoon the "Court of Fairies" of the homo juvenile organization will put ou their work at the Eleventh street theatre. The program for the evening will include exercises nt the theatre, to be followed by dancing at the Woodman's hall, 128 Eleventh street. Governor Withycombe and oth er prominent speakers will address the meeting in the afternoon. Attention Moose. Special entertain ment tonight... Musical program and dancing. Open meeting, bring your friends and families. James Miller, well known among band musicaiis, assisted in the playing for the musicians dance last evening at the armory. It is your duty to protect your neighbor as well as yourself, against tho high price of nient bv patronizing the Midget Market. The Salem Festival chorus, under the Mr. F. H. Reasoner, the well known coffee expert and roaster, leased his plant to us and is now con nected with our firm. Mr. Reasoner comes to us highly recommended as an expert in his line. He knows the coffee business from start to finish. FRESH ROASTED COFFEE EVERY DAY. IT SOUNDS GOOD. We are now ready to furnish ROTH'S SPECIAL BLEND at 30c lb. ROTH'S GEM BLEND at .... ; 35c lb. We invite a trial order of these coffees. Our aim is to give you a coffee that will cope with any 40c and 45c coffee at 35c a pound. Remember we have no middleman to pay. You get it fresh and from .jfirst hand. Roth Grocery Company direction of Prof. Mendcnhall, will meet this evening at the First Presby terian church. This will be the last re hearsal of the year. Attention Moose. Special entertain ment tonight... Musical program and dancing. Open meeting, bring your friends and families. The funeral service of Henry B. Brophy, who was accidentally killed early yesterday morning, will be held Wednesday afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the chapel of Went) & dough, the' Rev. F. T. Porter officiating. Burial will take place at tho City View cemetery. Decidedly the musical treat of the season. Fifty cents for the best scat in the house. Y. W. C. A.-Y. M. C. A. concert at the Grand Wednesday night. The Rev. S. C. Butler, who will ad dress the Pilgrims' club at the First Congregntionnl church this evening, was for many years a clerk in the Ray L. Farmer hardware store. For the past eight years he has been located at Hubbard ami has been successful in his work in that community. This spring he was sent to Xew Haven, Con necticut ns a delegate to the national Congregational conference. Commercial Club May Change Its Name Shall the Palcni Commercial club change its name and be known ns tho Salem Chamber of Commerce, or just hold on to its old mimef This is tho question that is exciting considerable interest among the members of tho Commercial club today. The motion for I the changing of tlio name will be mnd ny Hcnjumin erica, wno gave notice at the meeting one mouth ago that ho would bring the changing of name bo fore the meeting tomorrow night. As it will require a two-thirds volo to change the nanio of tho club, Ben jamin Brick has secured proxies of quite a .number of the leading members of the club, which will entitle him t vote their proxies in favor of tho change. Among: those who favor tho change in name and whose proxies aro held by Mr. Brick are J. L. Stockton, 11. W. Movers, C. H. Hamilton, Theo dore Roth.'H. E. Bolinger, Z. J. Biggs, P. E. Oraber, A. B. Tool, K. . Myers, J. A. I.upton, M. R. Eoff, George Bros., T. T. Lamport, F. S. Burton, T. . Bligh, Dr. H. C. Eploy, I.. M. Goer, Ivan U. Martin, E. Cooke Pntton, Roy Burton, ' George Riches, K. B. Millard, M. K. Cox, L. H. Burnett, Edward Schuuke, C. O. ITnrtmnn suid others. Besides the question of changing tho nnnie of the club, the members will bo asked to express their opinions re garding the work of the chili and to make recommendations that may be of benefit in its work the coming year. The session will begin promptly nt S o'clock Wednesday ui the Coinmerciul club rooms. Pick out your seat today. Box of fice open. i'. W. C. A.-Y. M. C. A. concert ut tlio Grand tomorrow night. Fifty cents. The Fanners' Warehouse, Paul Trag lio, manager, now boasts of having the only attrition mill of the 1!) 1 (t model, west Oi the Rocky mountains, in fact, there are but four of these mills on tho const, two older models in Portland, and two of the 1!M5 models in Stock ton. An attrition mill will grind two tons nn hour. The grinding plate makes U700 revolutions a minute nnd will grind three times ns fast as an or dinary mill. La Corona, Salem made 10 cent cigars, have no equals. o They are all eating at the White Swan Dairy Lunch. Whvl Nono better. The Pilgrim's club of the First Con gregliiionnl church will meet this ev ening at (1:30 o'clock. After tho din ner which will be served by tho ladies of the church, addresses will be made bv the Rev. (leorgo Paddock of Port hind nnd the Rev. S. C. Butler of Hub bard. Their discourses will be mostly in telling of the national conference which they recently attended at New; Haven, Conn. Hoaters. The best open front heat inir stoves, 2." per cent off. Buren & Hamilton. j o Electric baths and massage under your physician's directions. N. N. lin ns, 21 Hubbard Hldg. Phono 5oo. tf The entertainment which was to have been given by several of the boys of the Washington junior high school nt Ryan's hall has boon called off, or at least that part in which the boys were nttennipting to rniso money by scllint tickets. The selling of tickets of any kind, even tlio four cent ones, is absolutely forbidden, and action wns taken by the scnool board of directors last evening by which tho boys who sold the four cent tickets for their en tertainment will refund the money nnd discontinue selling. Hartmann's Gibralt(Mlscd trunks, regular $17.00, special $12,115. Buren & Ilniuiltoii. The Saloin Poultry and Egg Circle is grndunlly extending its membership ns the work of the Circle Is becoming bet ter known, according to tslicrrill Flem ing, who has charge of tho Circle in this city. At present the Circles from Corvnllls, Dallas ami Lebanon are send ing their eggs to Suleni for shipment. An election of tlio officers of tho 8n lent Circle for the coming year will bo held in this city tiio first week in Jan uary. The ofiicers now arc: Oeorgo M. Voris, or Morningslde, president; Frank Gibson, of Polk eouuty, vice president; Sherrill Fleming, manager and secretary. Dr. D. X. lleecher, J. W, Yates and Shcrrill Fleming consti tute the executive board. Hineo the Circle was organized last April through the efforts of Professor Lamb, of tlio O. A, C, It has been gradually growing in mem.,ership, o Eat that New England dinner at the Leslie M. K. church tonight. Every body's going, so nro yon, Hear the Hard Time program, 6:00 o'clock, liie, 23c and 3.1c. Don't miss it. AND WHY NOl NOW Did you ever notice how many people will give you advice free. One of our fellow merchants told us that a success ful sale could not be given in December because the pub lic could not be convinced that it was legitimate. Excuse the slang please, but "what do you think of that." Must we wait until our friends have bought their Winter's supplies and Christmas pres ent as well, and paid the regular prices, wait until they have already spent their money for something perhaps they didn't want? We believe in getting while the get ting is good, there's the trouble and just where so many fail in their efforts. However one does not always have to listen to free advice and the first five days of our sale has convinced us that we got in just about right. Show the majority of men that you are on the square, that the values are there and the prices are right, and the sale is made. Monday's paper was scarcely off the press when before we were entirely sold out of some of the goods adver tised so must revise the list today for there's no use disappointing people. However there is a plenty left yet. Men's suits- $10.00 ones at $6.48, $12.50 ones at $8.68, $15.00 ones at $9.88, $16.50 ones at $10.48, $18 ones at $11.98, $20.00 ones at $15.40, $22.50 ones at $14.90, and the $25.00 ones at $15.78. Ten dollar overcoats at $6.98, $12.50 ones at $7.38, $15.00 ones at $8.68, $20.00 ones at $11.48, and the twenty five dollar kind at $13.98. Men's odd trousers, the $2.50 ones are $1.98, $3.50 at $2.68, $1.00 at $2.98, $4.50 at $3.38, $5.00 at $3.73, and the $6.00 ones at $4.48. Odd coats and vests, small sizes only, at $1.40 each are surely finding ready sale. Packard Shoes at $2.40 and $3.98 will not stay with us long. They come in button and lace, black and tan, all lasts including the popular English. Three dollar shirts at $2.20, $2.50 shirts at $1.88, $2.00 shirts at $1.48, $1.50 shirts at $1.13, and $1.25 shirts at 88c and a lot of $1.00 shirts at 48c has helped swell our sales. We also have heavy tan corded shirts with military collars worth $2.50 at $1.48, and a brok en line of double and single breasted flannel shirts that were $1.50 to $3.00 at 78c to $1.98. Underwear sales are fine, thank you. The $6.00 kind silk and wool French ribbed are $1.78 the garment; $5.00 fancy ribbed athletic neck are $1.63 each, $3.00 Cooper's spring needle pink wool are $1.13, and the Cooper's Aus tralian wool are 98c each; $4.00 extra heavy all wool are $1.28, 75c Swiss rib bed cotton are 35c and the heavy derby ribbed cotton that are sold everywhere at 50c are now 35c. Gray and maroon colored wool Sweaters that were $2.50 are now $1.48, and a lot of $2.00 and $2.25 V-neck sweaters colors blue, red, gray and white for 98c; think of it. The $2.00 Hats are now $1.12 and the $3.00 kind at $1.98. Men's heavy and light weight wool sox, the 50c ones at 38c, and our reg ular two bit ones are 18c. Men's Xmas Ties and Scarf Pins put up in fancy boxes, never sold for less than 75c, are now 38c, fifty and seventy five cent neckwear, all new, nifty patterns of the latest makes go at 38c, thirty five cent ones are 21c, and you never saw such a line of regular twenty five cent Neckwear as we arc now selling at 19c, put up in fancy Xmas boxes too. Men's ties in leather collar boxes that were $1.25 are now 73c Only a few of those Oxford bags left ; they come in three sizes, 15, 16 and 17 inches, at $2.48, $2.98 and $3.48 instead of $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50. Ide collars, Holeproof and Phoenix hosiery are the only lines not reduced. G. W. Johnson & Co. MHMBBoVBHBiWUMIIIWIUM