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THE MORNING OKEGO&IAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 11M2. ELLIOTT UNDER FIRE Board of Public Works Ques tions City Engineer, WHY WAS MARSHALL LET OUT? Discharge of Pioneer Side-walk In spector Creates a Breezy Argn Bient New Employes Are O. C. Groce and John Rankin. The loss of a city position which had been held by one man for a number of years caused a sort of disagreement at the meeting.of the Board of Public "Worlds yesterday afternoon. Three of the board -were of the very decided opinion that City Engineer Elliott should give some reason for the discharge of Jack Marshall, a -pioneer sidewalk inspector, and also fur nish credentials for his successor, O. C. Groce, and for John Rankin, another In spector of the Seventh-street Improve ment. The other three of the board Chairman aillls, Mr. MacMaster and Mr. Elliott took no voice. In the argument, and they let the whole matter go to the engineering committee, with a request that the compensation of the newly em ployed officers be fixed. The inner mean ing of the motion to fix the compensation is that the services of the officers be dis pensed with. The Marshall case was taken up on mo tion of Mr. Breyman. "I understand," ie said, addressing Mr. Elliott, "that Mr. Marshall, an Inspector of sidewalks, has been removed, and a new man appointed. I believe that the substitute Is incom petent. And," to Chairman Mills, "I wish to ask whether we have a right to ask whom the City Engineer shall appoint." "The board." said Mr. Mills, "has the right to fix the compensation of the dep uties of the City Engineer, but it may not say whom he shall appoint." City "Work Mnst Be Improved. "There is another aspect to this ques tion." said Richard Williams. "We have to approve the work on city streets and if wc have no means of ascertaining how this work is being done how are we to accept it?" "That matter is settled by the charter," said Mr. Mills. "'Under the charter I and others felt compelled to go over the newly improved streets and make a thorough In spection, but after a few trials we found that it was impossible to perform our duties. The territory was too great and when we found that we could not cover it, we left It to the City Engineer. He Is answerable for the work and he has the right to make the appointments, and If any of his appointees should prove In efficient we might call them before us." "But," said Mr. "Williams, "the charter provides for an appeal from the decision of the City Engineer. He may accept a treet and we may reject it, and we should not wish to depend entirely upon his force or testimony." "We have had those appeals at different .times," said Mr. Mills, "and we have acted upon them. The City Engineer accepted Qulmby street and we rejected it; he accepted Savler street and we re jected it. Afi long as the work Is done well, we should not interfere with the City Engineer." "But we know nothing about this man," protested Mr. Cogswell. "The City Engineer himself Is respon sible for the work," said Mr. Elliott grimly. "But the public holds us responsible," said Mr. Cogswell. "How do we know whether this man is a competent inspector?" asked Mr. Brey man. "Any man of average intelligence can inspect a sidewalk," replied Mr. Elliott. "I do not doubt this man's intelligence, but from what I have heard I do doubt his ability," said Mr. Williams. "He has no ability," declared Mr. Brey man. , i "Here," said Mr. Cogswell, "I move that the matter of the compensation of the In spector be referred to a committee." In reply to questions Mr. Ellott said that Groce received a salary of $S2 50 a month, the same' amount paid to Marshall, and Rankin $75 a month. An amendment to the motion was made that the matter be referred to the engineer ing committee. Mr. Breyman voted for the motion and then he got warm. Why Was Marshall Removed? "Why did you remove Marshall?" he demanded of Elliott. "I removed him because I got a better man," said the City Engineer. "But Marshall was one of the best men the city ever had, and he gave the best satisfaction to the taxpayers." Mr. Elliott made no reply and then Mr. Williams asked him If there had been any complaint against Marshall's work. "No," said Mr. Elliott, "but I have found a more suitable man." "But," advised Mr. Breyman, "you must be careful to get a good, honest' man. An inspector can make from 15 to" $10 a day by passing a lot of work that the tax payer will have to stand for. Now I have a lot of cement walks to lay, and I would be willing to trust the work to Marshall, but not to the man who suc ceeded him. Nowi why did you discharge Marshall?" "Yes, we should like your reasons," said Mr. Williams. "Because I found a better man," said the perfectly calm City Engineer. "But why did you take a street-car con ductor who knew nothing at all about eldewalks and make hit a street Inspec tor?" demanded Breyman. "Marshall probably did not know any more than Groce about sidewalks when he was appointed Inspector," was Elliott's cool answer. Here the motion was amended so as to include Rankin in the list of two whose compensation shall be fixed, and the mat ter was referred to the committee on en gineering which consists of Messrs. Mills. MacMaster and Elliott. Jokes on City Salts. The suits which have been filed re cently against the city officials followed the -Marshall discussion and were brought up In a joking way. Mr. Breyman called attention to them, and Mr. Williams asked how the attorneys had come to omit the name of Mayor Williams as a party to the suit. ""Nothing strange about that," said the Mayor. "They thought you would be in trouble. Dick, and so they fixed It so that I could be employed to defend you." "The damages claimed are pretty high," said Mr. Cogswell, "but we have a chair man who can draw his check for the full amount." "I'll surrender the honors to the City Engineer," said Mr. Mills with a smile, but the City Engineer declared that he had troubles enough of his own in the bridge line. "Well, we need not worry," said Mr. Mills In reply to a question by Mr. Brey man. "Another claim was filed only half an hour ago and it calls for $GO0O. I un derstand that Hacheney, the claimant, signed the petition for the improvement of Kelly street, the grading of which caused the damage to his property. A part of his lot lies in the street." "And his barn is falling over." said Mr. Elliott. "In the grading of the street, a cut of IS feet was made In a slope of 30 degrees and the lot slipped into the street." The petition of the Wellsbach Light Company to" place 25 lishts on Twelfth street, between Washington and Jefferson, without cost to the city, was allowed. The bid of J. R. O'Neill for the Improve ment of one block on Sherman street was rejected, and -the matter ordered readver tised. O'Neill's bid was $327, while the estimate of the City Engineer was $179. One Franchise Approved. The ordinance passed by the Common Council granting a franchise to the Ore gon Water Power & Railway Company to cross streets in the mill district on the East Side was approved, while the fran chise ordinance of the Northern Pacific Terminal Company on Front street, north from the terminal grounds, was referred to the railroad committee. The ordinance provides for a sidetrack to the can fac tory, and the only objection made to It Is that cars may be left standing in the street and block team traffic. The acceptance of the Savier-street Im provement was laid over another week upon motion of the City Engineer. The improvement does not suit the property owners, and Mr. Elliott wishes .further time to examine it. COST OP HEALTH OFFICE. Commissioner Has Expended $5507 Since Beginning of 1002. The committee on health and Police of the Common Council has prepared a part of the report of the result of Its investi gations of the offices of the City Physi cian and Health Commissioner, and will have the whole ready for consideration by the Council at its meeting next Wed nesday. The report as arranged so far shows that the total expenses of the Health Commissioner for 1902 so far have been $5507 47. The amount spent for gro ceries, etc., was $1911 47; for pesthouse attendance,. $1923; for Health Commis sioner and assistant, $1673. The expense of the City Physician's office has been $3379 03. Furniture, drugs, etc., cost $910 05; City Physician and assistant, $1555, and hospital expenses, $914. ASKS $0000 DAMAGES FROM CITY. Mary Hacheney Says Street Improve ment Cause Block to Slide. A petition was filed with City Auditor by Mary Hacheney yesterday asking that the Common Council pay her the sum of $6000 for damages to her property caused by the Improving of Kelly street. The petitioner states that she is the owner of block 185, In Caruthers' Addi tion, and that the street which Is now being Improved has deprived the block of the lateral support of the soil along the east line of the property. The removal of the lateral support has caused the eastern portion of the block to slide and it will slide Indefinitely. The eastern part will be ruined entirely, and the petitioner asks damages in th6 amount mentioned. LOWER JOBBING RATES. Redaction .Nearly 10 Per Cent in Portland's Trade Field. Since early in October a reduced tariff schedule has been in effect on the O. R. & N. for distributive Jobbing trade out of Portland. Jobbers of this city had tried nearly two years to get this concession. The Chamber of Commerce, through its transportation committee, had made strong appeals to the ralfroad. Owing to increasing competition from such distrib uting points as Salt Lake, Denver and Spoltane, the circle of Portland's jobbing trade was narrowing. The recent reduc tion will help to relieve the constricting pressure. The changes apply to goods known as third and fourth classes. In these two classes are groceries, provisions and gen eral merchandise, trade In which makes up a large part of Portland's jobbing business with the interior. Op these classes the reduction is about 10 per cent. Before the O. R. & N. made these conces sions Portland jobbers were under a big handicap as compared with those of other Pacific Coast distributing cities. Outside of the field of water competition the old rates were especially severe.. These facts were brougwt formally to the notice of the trustees oi the Cham br of Commerce yesterday In a communi cation from the secretary of the transpor tation committee, W. A. Mears. Nefr members were admitted to the Chamber as follows: John E. Davis, C. Gotzian & Co., F. Born & Son, Pacific Iron Works, Advance Thresher Company, John Deere Plow Company. The trustees resolved to ro-operaie with other commercial bodies on the Coast in petitioning for an increase in the capacity of the Naval Academy, in order to in crease the number of naval officers. Eight delegates to the Irrigation convention at Portland next week were .appointed. Their names are printed in another col umn. The trustees voted to contribute $25 'to the fund for meeting the expenses of the convention. TO DISCUSS CHARITIES. Executive Board Outlines Pro Brammc of State Conference. The regular monthly meeting of the ex ecutive board of Charities and Correc tion was held In the parlors of the City Board of Charities yesterday afternoon. Dr. T. L. Eliot. Mrs. L. W. Sitton, W. R. Walpole and W. T. Gardner were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The business of this meeting principally was discussing the speakers and programme of the con ference of Charities and Corrections -which will take place fi this city during the sec ond week in January, 1903. After some discussion it was jnoved and seconded that Dr. S. S. Wise be requested to deliver the speech at the mass meeting to be held the evening prior to the regular business of the conference, and it was agreed that a theater would be the most desirable place that could be secured. It was further sug gested that the president. Dr. T. D. Eliot, act as chairman of the evening; and, fur ther, that there will be In all five sessions of the conference, one on the evening .prior to the regular business sessions, three sessions the next day, and one ses sion in the morning of the following day to conclude all business. It was then moved and carried that a committee of three be appointed by the members, with the secretary as ex-officlQ" member, to perfect arrangements for the entire programme and speakers of the con ference. The president announced that the prin cipal business of the next meeting would be to consider the different bills which will be presented to the Legislature at Its coming session. A TWO WEEKS' SALE On Men's Salts and Overcoats at the Brownsville Woolen Mill Store. For the next two weeks we will run a special sale on men's suits and over coats. Our Store Is full of the choicest lot of fine. goods we have ever made up, and as our location Is out of, the retail district it is our intention to make prices so low that both oTd and new customers will look us up. $7 50 will take any $10 suit. $10 will take any $15 suit $12 50 will take any $17 50 suit $15 will take any $20 sq.it. $17 50 will take any $25 suit. Overcoats are cut In same proportion to suits. " Brownsville Woolen Mills store, Washington and Second streets. A Sure Cure for Diarrhoea. , Coming as It does, in the busiest season .when a man can least afford to lose time a sure and quick cure for diarrhoea is very desirable. Any -one who has given it a trial will tell you that the quickest, surest and most pleasant remedy In ue for this disease Is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is no loss of time when it Is used, as 6ne or two doses of It will cure any ordinary attack. It never falls, not even In . the most severe and dangerous cases. For sale by all druggists, SHALL MUSIC BE TAUGHT? QUESTION PUZZLES MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. They Are Undecided Whether to Em ploy 'an Instructor or to Leave the DHty to the Teachers. The resignation of Miss Anna Rankin, the supervisor of musical instruction ln the Portland public schools, which oc curred last September, has left the School Board with a peck of trouble. Up to the 'present time no successor has been ap pointed, and just what the board proposes to do about teaching music this year Js not known. It ia the general impression among the members that the whole diffi culty will be settled at the next meeting, on November 24, at which all the questions of musical instruction, pro and con, will be argued. As It stands now. the teaching of music has been suspended for a few months, until the board can settle on a plan of action. The trouble arises out of the fact that one teacher cannot instruct music as It should be taught. Considering that there are about 300 schoolrooms in the city, the instructor cannot be expected to be in the all, and the best that can be done Is to gather the several teachexs and In struct them. This was the system in vogue under Miss Rankin, and It was the only feasible method. When the question of who should succeed Miss Rankin came up, the whole matter of music was opened up and a general debate followed. Under Miss Rankin's regime large charts manufactured by the American Book Com pany were in use. and It is now thought by some that books in the hands of each individual student will' secure far better results. Several years ago music was in troduced only In the four lower grades. Later on It was extended to the six lower grades, and now It has been suggested that the whole nine grades In the public school system should have musical In struction. It Is argued by some that the musical instruction should be carried on by the teachers In each class, and by oth ers that the supervisor should have enough assistants to visit all the schools and carry on the Instruction. These and many other questions, are up to the School Board for answers. Most of the members are of the opinion that they would better discuss the subject at the next meeting, and then vote on all the propositions as they come up. In the meantime, most of them either profess Ig norance on the subject or unwillingness to be quoted. The various members were in terviewed yesterday, with the following result: Superintendent Frank Rlgler The mat ter of musical Instruction will be settled as soon as practicable, probably at the next meeting, to be held on. November 24. I do not know just how the board stands about the question, and nothing definite will be known till they meet and discuss It. Chairman Richard Williams, of the School Board I have not yet made up my mind as to what should be done re garding the teaching of music In the schools, as I want to .hear what the other members have to say at the next meeting. The matter will probably be settled then, though there Is no hurry, for we have till the next term, which opens In February, to make arrangements. There are several questions to be settled, among them how many classes shall be taught, who shall teach them, and what method shall be used. I don't know what the other mem bers think, and don't care to express an opinion until we meet and discuss the various phases of the question in full. J. V-. Beach If we can afford to spend enough to Becure the services of a good, competent instructor who-wlll teach music as it should be taught, I think we would better do It; but if we have not the money to spend, the musical instruction should be dispensed with. There are many mat ters connected with the whole subject of musical Instruction, and only a board meeting will bring out enough debate to enable use to decide many of the ques tions that are before us. Herman Wittenberg I am In favor of a good, thorough musical Instruction If It can be taught, but I do not think that the system In vogue In the past has been of any practical use. If nothing better can be done, the teachers of the first few grades can teach a little singing, but after that I don't yet see what can be done re garding the matter. It is a question that will have to be settled at the various meet ings of the School Board. R. K. Warren I think that music Is a fine thing If it can be properly taught, and I think that the board on the whole has the same oplnoin about It; but If the in struction can't be done rlght, there is ho use doing it at all. The members are puz zled as to what is the proper course to take, but I think that all will be settled without any trouble In time. PERSONAL MENTION. Joseph D. Peters, a leading citizen of The Dalles, Is at the Perkins. 'Howard D. Thomas, Jr., of Seattle, was among yesterday's arrivals at the Port land. George R. Hammersly, a well-known cit izen of Gold Hill, was at the Perkins yes terday. State Senator J.' G. Megier, of Brookfleld, and Mrs. Megier were at the Portland yesterday. M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, State Senator for Linn County, is in town, a guest at the Perkins. Mrs. Adah Wallace Unruh, who has'been very ill. Is still confined to her home, SSO East Yamhill. S. S. Barnes and wife, of Hillsboro, are visiting their son. Deputy Collector of Customs, R. F. Barnes. Congressman Thomas H. Tongue was at the Perkins yesterday, and returned to Hillsboro In the evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Culbertson and son, of Spokane, are spending a few days In the city, and are at the Portland. C. B. Blethen, managing news editor of the Seattle Times, accompanied by his wife, passed through Portland last even ing, en route to Denver. A. W. Cheney, formerly proprietor of tlje Oregon City Courier-Herald, accompanied by his wife and son, left today for a two months' visit at Denver and Los Angeles. E. F. Chase, proprietor, and Curtis D. Stratton, managing editor of the' Seattle Star, were at the Portland yesterday, at tending a conference of evening newspaper men. Chlvf of Police McLauchlan leaves to morrow for av short vacation trip to San Francisco. This is tho first vacation the chief has had since he became head of the Police Department. Hon. J. W. Virtue, once owner of the great Virtue mine near Baker City, is in the city as a delegate from Josephine County to the irrigation congress. He is now mining near Leland. He expresses a hope that when the permanent exhibit and bureau of information Is established In Portland the mining industry be not dis regarded. It is one of the great resources of the state, and Its promotion, he says, is of Importance equal to that of any of the Industries tributary to Portland. He says that the mines and miners ought to be regarded as Important factors in the fu ture of the state. Heretofore they have been practically overlooked and neglected. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 11. Among the de grees distributed by Yale yesterday was that of doctor of philosophy, to Joseph A. Hill, Portland. Or. (Joseph A. Hill is the eldest son of Dr. J. W. Hill, principal of the Hill Military Academy. He was graduated from the Bishop Scott Academy, in 1S9S; and last year received his B.S. degree from the Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven, Conn.) NEW YORK, Nov. 11. (Special.) North- Meier (b Frank Company r ii Misses' and children's footwear Closing out odd lines in the very best styles and makes at low prices. N A great offering of $1.25 and $1.50 fancy silk waistings in desirable patterns and colorings at 79c yard. Special Thanksgiving sale of kitchen goods, cutlery, glassware, dinner sets in the Basement. " New Books Pleasure and profit for long evenings are accumulating rap idly these days en the new book table We can only print a list of the new volumes now and thefh Just take a moment or two when you are in the store to jveep up your ac quaintance with book news Ask what's new We'll keep you posted. Maid at Arms Chambers. Tom Moore Sayre Two Van revels Tarking ton. Hearts Courageous. Intrusions of Peggy Hope. Speckled Bird Wilson? Vultures Merriman. ' Temporal Power Corelli. Confession of a Wife. And Numerous Others. New Aprons The new Christmas aprons are here Beauty styles in short aprons, lace, embroid ery, hemstitched, tucks, and silk-ribbed trimmed Also new long aprons with bibs in white Immense variety to choose Those Who Embroider 66 ranging in price from $4.50 to Baby Feeders 50 dozen all linen, fringed baby feeders Good size and just the thing to keep baby's clean dress immaculate While they last only eacn Quadruple Quadruple-plated Cake Baskets in exceedingly low priced at Nickel-plated Pudding Dishes, special $3.88 Nickel-trimmed Mustard Dishes, each- C3c Nickel-trimmed Toothpick Holders, each 39c Nickel Carving Rests, special, each 83c A 1 Silver-plated Teaspoons, set of 6 G9c A 1 Silver-plated Dessert -Spoons, set of G $1.29 A 1 Silver-plated Table Spoons, set of 6 $1.19 Meier & Frank Company western people registered at New York ho tels today as follows: From Portland-J. T. Moyland and wife, at the Imperial. From Astoria, Or. W. J. Cook, at the Manhattan. From Tacoma F. A. Stern, at the Gll sey. ' From Spokane R. Shea and wife, at the Grand; Mrs. A. J. Shaw, at the Manhat tan; G. D. Nelly, at the "Union Square. From Seattle A. S. Berwlll. at the Mur ray Hill; Dr. E. Maurer, at the Park-Avenue. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. General Bragg, Consul-General at Havana, who has exchanged positions with Consul General Rublee at Hong Kong, has ar rived in Washington, and called at the State Department today to consult the of ficials In regard to his new duties. Before going to China General Bragg will visit his home in Wisconsin. To Stop Fondling on Game Preserves Some six or eight clubs of sportsmen of this city, wh6 ha.ve leased shooting grounds and lakes over on Columbia Slough and .on the Columbia bottom above the railway" to Vancouver, have been much annoyed and Injured by poachers and gangs, of hoodlums who invade their pre serves during the week. These clubs pay liberal rent for their preserve's and go shooting there only one day day of the week, Sunday generally, and they leave the ducks unmolested during the rest of the week. There are two large lakes, one above and one below the trestle of the Vancouver Railway, where the ducks go to rest and loaf and then return to the feeding lakes where the shooting is done. Damask Thousands of yards of the finest damask, in magnificent designs Huge variety All greatly reduced. 64-inch bleached satin dam ask for this sale 79c yard. 72-in. satin Damask, yd 88c 72-ln. satin Damask, yd 96c 72-in satinDamask,yd $ 1 .24 Tray Cloths Hemstitched damask tray cloths, beauty designs, unus ual values. 1 7x23-inch at, each 20c 20x2Mnch at, each 29c 1 8x2 7-inch at, each . ... 38c 22x32-inch at, each 64c The long evenings of Fall and Winter afford splendid opportunities for those who delight in embroidering pretty things The Art Store is rich in suggestions for you to work upon It's quite marvelous what beau tiful handiwork an artistic mind seconded by facile fingers can create at trifling cost It gives such an aesthetic touch to a room Mrs. Porcher, the expert, gives free in struction daily No charge whatever She is here to tell you all she knows and give practical demonstration of new methods, etc Second Floor. sv99 Stoves, ranges and wood heaters; we're sole agents for Oregon: best models $65.00. Another great lot of 500 dozen Ladies' Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, good size Strictly all linen The best bargain you ever bought, at , All Linen Handkerchiefs Silverware Sale Thanksgiving Silverware at tempting prices Included will be found a list of useful as well as ornamental things for the Thanksgiving table. AX Sterling Silver gold bowl Cream Ladles ijonoon spoons, sugar spoons, , Olive Spoons, Sugar Lifters, Sardine "FYirVs Nmvflst; rlnsicm.Q. nvrrmf innnl value.. - plated Sot Sugar, creamer and spoon holder Very attractive designs, great value this week at, set very attractive styles and Meier & Frank Company The poachers sneak onto the preserves and cjiase the ducks on the rest lakes in boats and rhoot at them with black powder which scares them away, as it makes much more noise and smoke than the smokeleM powder which the sports men use. Some of the hoodlums also go out on the railway" bridge armed with rille.s and shoot bullets over the preserves, not with any idea of killing any game, but just for malicious deviltry. The clubs have at last united and secured, the serv ices of a special Deputy Sheriff to guard their preserves. 'This special will be con stantly on duty, and will arrest all per sons caught poaching or shooting from boats or from the trestle or In any other way violating the law. They are deter mined to put a stop to poaching on their preserves. How School "Was Made Attractive. . Superintendent. Rlgler is very anxious that all schoolrooms be made as at tractive as poiplble. In this endeavor he always takes particular pains to com mend teachers who lead their children to a realization of what beauty may be at tained by small effort. He recently vis ited the" choolrjoom of Miss E and was delighted '' t6 discover that a very tasteful .wall decoration had been made with pictures framed in passe,-partout. After-admiring this he turned to the class and said: "Can, any bright little child tell me In a few words just how this was done?" An eager girl held up her hand. "Well, how was it done?" said Mr. Rlg ler. "Miss !E took our rubbers to a -second-hand man and had them" turned Into pictures'," was the .excited response. The Superintendent was mystified. Again the little girl's hand went up. "She took 'em down and he made the frames out of Meier (Mb Frank Company bout Table Linens There are few store movements and methods which do not per mit of personality Some admit of a great deal This is what makes one store different from another, better We flatter our selves that we do the linen business different than most stores, stores outside the metropolis at least Over in Ireland, Austria and Germany where they manufacture the best linens, we have our representatives selecting patterns and qualities just to. our lik ing, and yours We know our linens through and through We know they're good linens The best that can be bought on this side of the Atlantic at prices asked The annual Thanksgiving sale is resplendent with great values and pretty styles We're in teresting scores of housekeepers every day Here's a few of the special offerings: Bleached satin damask hem stitched tea cloths, one yard square, handsome quality and patterns Three very special priees : 83c, $1.12, $1.42 each Tea cloths, li yards square, grand values .at x $1.21, $1.49, $1.84, each Round and oblong damask tray cloths, sewed fringe: 9x9-inch at, each 8c 12x1 2-inch at, each 12c 12x1 6-inch at, each i 8c 50c Table ring rong balls, wood net supporters, white net. We don't do things in a half-hearted way here We had to or der 5000 sets of this Table Tennis in order to" sell them at this ridiculously low price. (Third floor.) LsiC6S Thousands of yards of batiste and venise appliques w in white, cream and Arabian, 75c to 90c values at only 57c per yard. Silk and wool figured Poplin in the very best colorings and good . patterns for suit or skirt at the lowest price ever quoted on dress, fabrics of 'this quality oiue, green, Drown, red ana wine com binations in a variety of 15 patterns Extra special at 49cts the Yard Cloak Department Meier &. Frank Company our rubbers." Explanations showed that the teacher had gathered up all the out worn overshoes of her children and car ried tljem to a junkman, who paid enough to pay for the expense of framing the pictures. AVhioh Way Malneat4 Lies. London Telegraph. From the report of the commissioners in lunacy the deduction has been drawn in certain quarters that celibacy favors and marriage tends to prevent Insanity. The Inference Is unwarranted. At ages over 20 lunacy Is full four times as preva lent in those who are single as compared with the married. The correct conclu sion is the same though to a less degree as in regard to consumption; the presence of the infirmity, incipient or developed, prevented matrimony. Another erroneous conclusion was that lunacy lsnuch more prevalent among clergy of the Church of England than among dissenting minis ters. The clergy are classed by them selves, whereas the dissenting preachers are classed- with Roman Catholic priests, missionaries. Scripture-readers; nuns and Sisters of Charity. Consequently no com parison "Is possible. A further falsa corol lary Is that actresses are largely sub ject to alienation. The figures given com prise In one group actors, conjurers, per formers and others engaged in theaters, exhibitions and shows, and therefore defy distinct classification. So far aa conditions In life and occupation go, easy circum stances, moderate activity, aneKllfe in the open air favor mind as they do body. Per haps the most remarkable exception Is the high rate of mental disease among huck sters, costermongers. hawkers and ped $Hcre. Notwithstanding theljr open-air call ings, the rates arc 26.9 for males and 36.9 Bleached satin damask table sets, cloths 2x2 yards, f dozen napkins to match, 24x24 .ins. prettiest patterns ever shown, exceptional values at $4.25, $4.85, $5.45 Set Napkins Bleached satin damask nap kins in beautiful designs, val ues that will delight you. 22x22-in. size, dozen $ 1 .87 22x22-!n. size, dozen $2.12 24x24-in. size, dozen $3.24 25x25-in. size, dozen $4.30 Look to your wants today. Tennis 50c "Ping Pong" is the most fascinating of pastimes,- a game or two will make you a most ardent enthusiasm we have planned to equip everj one for the game at trifling cost. 50 cents is all we ask for a complete set It consists of two double headed" ve! lum racquets, two Halex 1 ami-rr- A busy place this, week Unprecedented values in stylish wearing apparel for Fall and Winter. Economical buyers will take advantage of these extraordinary values, $28.00 and $30.00 suits for $23.85. All high-class costumes and wraps, ranging in price from $40.00 to $200.00 at special re duced prices. Jacket bargains $5.25 and $9.45. Skirt Bargains at $8.65, $11.25, $14.85. Specials in Waists and Petticoats. Specials in Dressing Sacques and Wrappers Special values in Fur Scarfs and Jackets. ii H il Meier & Frank Company for females, practically three and. four times more than the average for most workers. Some other cause than occupa tion probably must be sought. In all Jus tice the phrase "mad as a hatter" must cease. Hatters and hatmakers, male and female, are less afflicted than the average of. traders, much less than shoemakers, tailors, carpenters, bookbinders and glove makers, for instance. Buys Interest in Minneapolis Times. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11. Pershall V. Jones, editor of the Commercial "West, announced today that he has purchased a controlling interest la the Minneapolis Times from W. E. Haskell and Charles M. Palmer. There will be no changes In the policy or conduct of the paper, he says. The Hot Springs of Arkansas. The Missouri Pacific has the shortest route .from the Pacific Northwest to the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas. For in formation as to rates and service ad dress L. M. Fletcher, Pacific Coast a'gent, San Francisco.