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16 THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, THURSDAY, "NOVEMBER 20, 1902. I - Oft FINDS A HOME Council Passes Bill Creating a -District BLANKET FRANCHISE PUT OFF is.proposed to lay water mains" and to con struct sewers and then to Improve the streets In the, entire district. Cement sidewalks also will be laid- The streets to be improved are: East Nineteenth and Twenty-first from Multnomah to Weidler. Wasco and Clackamas from East Four teenth to East Twenty-fourth, and Mult nomah Irom the west line of Holladay Park Addition -to East Twenty-fourth street. Sewers are to be constructed in Multnomah' from Twenty-fourth to Fif teenth, and in "Wasco and Ckfckamas from Fifteenth to Twenty-fourth. Another im provement ordinance was that including portion of Portland Heights In the cement sidewalk district. This matter had been before the Council some time, Jievr Grant to OrcRon Water Poiver & Railroad Company Also Post ponedMore New Streets and Sewers. The City Council yesterday took ac tion on the following Important ordi nances: Establishing a district for the stor age of oil on the East Side; passed. Granting a blanket franchise to the Portland Railway Company in exchange for the 20 franchises it now holds and other rights hat It may have; referred to the street committee for considera tion, and to be Anally acted upon at. an adjourned meeting of the Common Council next Monday night. Granting a franchise to the Oregon "Water Power & Railway Company to operate a line on East Water street; consideration postponed until the com pany submits a written agreement that It will furnish gravel for the filling of East "Water street at the rate o 125 cents per yard. Providing for the time and manner of improving all the streets in "Wasco end Holladay. Park Additions, compris ing 4P acres, and for the laying of cement sidewalks; passed. ago, said iiayor wimams, alter a vote on the ordinance had been taken. "I own some property on the heights, and only recently I paid $100 for plank walks." 'You won't have to tear them up. said Councilman Sherrett. "This provides for the improvement only in the case of rot ten walks." Action on Ordinances. , Other ordinances Introduced were: By the ways and means committee- Transferring ?376S from the unexpended portion of the street and sewer repair fund to the general fund: passed. Transferring $2041 irom the street and bridge repair fund to the general fund; passed. Transferring $10,275 from the general fund, to the Fire Department fund; passed. Appropriating $10,0(8 from the Fire De partment fund for the general expenses of . the Fire Department; passed. By Mr. Cardwell Repealing the curfew ordinance; passed. (This ordinance was Introduced at the request of the Fire De partment officials. The curfew has not -kept boys under the age of 15 years off the streets at night, but It has caused a great deal of wear and tear in the fire engine-houses, as the horses are called out by the stroke of the bell. After the ordinance is signed "the curfew will not ring.) The blanket railway franchise which was expected to produce some excitement at the meeting of the. .Common Council yesterday afternoon met no better fate than a. reference to the street committee for further consideration, and a recom mendation that it be further acted upon at an adjourned meeting of the Council to be held Monday night. The blanket ordinance, as adopted at the joint meeting of the Council and the Board of Public Works, was not entirely satisfactory to the Council, and Mr. Bentley. who pre sented It, moved that It be referred to a special meeting of the street committee to be held Friday evening, and to be acted upon finally at an adjourned meet ing of the Council to be held Monday evening. The objections to the ordinance are that the company is exempted from certain liabilities and that the Information as to the use by the city of a portion of the company's private right of way leading to Woodlawn is indefinite. Some errors also that have been passed over at the joint meeting will be remedied. The Council men think the ordinance will be in shape Monday night so that It may be submit ted to the Board of Public works for ap proval Tuesday afternoon. Written Proposal Wanted. The ordinance granting the Oregon j iti a. wvvi uuiuimuj "li onise on East "Water street got a worse reception. After It had been called up for third reading, Mr. Bumelln stated that the company had made a verbal proposition to furnish gravel to the prop erty-owners along the street for the pur pose of fills at the rate of 12 cents per yard. A written proposition had been promisee, but It had not been submitted. "In that event," said Mr. Bentley, "the reading of the ordinance should be dis pensed with. These propositions must be submitted to us before an ordinance Is passed, for it is hard to get a proposition from a company after it has been granted a franchise." "The company," said Mr. Rumelln, "will have to fill its part of the street, and Its representatives, promised the street com mittee the gravel would be supplied the property-owners at the pric.e I named. As the company has not kept its promise, I second the motion." The motion was carried unanimously. By recommendation of the street com mittee at its meeting Friday, consldera tion of all other railway ordinances was indefinitely postponed. , Oil Ordinance Passed. In the absence ot other excitement, the favorable report of the street committee upon the oil district ordinance furnished a wee bit. When It was read Councilman Merrill demanded a vote by rollcall for its adoption. "And," he added, "I want my name spread upon the minutes as opposed to the granting of a perpetual privilege for the creation of an oil district in the center of the city. In the past a single company situated in the proposed district has been considered a menace to the safety of the city, and with 10 companies coming into the same district, how much more would the menace be Increased? The district should not be confined to a singl portion of the city. .Let them be scat terea an over wnerever tney are wanted." "I should like to ask," said Councilman Sharkey, In whose ward the district is located, and who has strenuously opposed it, "how many Councilmen attended this meeting of the committee on streets or the committee of the whole or whatever you wish to call it?" "Nine" answered Merrill. "But how many voted? I understand that there were eight members preserft and that only four voted. I also under stand that It was a meeting of the com mittee of the whole. If so the proceed ing Is Irregular. A majority did not vote for. the ordinance and I move that it be referred to the street committee." "It was not a committee of the whole, explained Mayor Williams, "for there can be no meeting of a committee of the whole except by agreement of the Coun clL This was simply a meeting of the in dividual members of the Council." The meeting of the so-called committee of the whole Tuesday had been called by the street committee, and Sharkey pon dered. "Well," he said finally, "I move that consideration of the ordinance be deferred two weeks, so that we may give the In terested property-owners a hearing." "I object to a further postponement," said Councilman Zimmerman. "The ordi nance has been before us for four months, andany one who had an objection to make had an opportunity to make it." "Some of them came before us and stat ed their objections," declared Sharkey. Sharkey's motion to postpone failed, and the report was adopted by a vote of nine to two, Merrill and Sharkey voting no. The ordinance was placed on Its final pas sage and was passed, all excepting Merrill voting aye, and, Sigler not voting. Sharkey voted in the affirmative, but he subse quently changed his vote. He had fought against the ordinance when there was no hope of success, he said, and he had voted with the majority in the end to show that he did not wish to be considered antago nistic to the wishes of nine wards of the city, as nine of the Councilmen had'-yoted ' for the ordinance. Some of the .majority had suggested that he go on record as having opposed the ordinance from begin ning to end, and he therefore changed his vote to show that he had fought even after there was no hope of winning. For Streets and Sewers. Se.ycn ordinances providing for the time and manner of Improving streets and con ' structlng sewers in Wasco and Holladay Park Additions were! passed. These ad ditions comprise an area of 40 acres. It THIEF TRIES TO ESCAPE ACROBAT FRED REED ATTEMPTS TO BREAK CITY -JAIL. Man Arrested for Stealing' Billiard Ball on Road to Freedom When , n Caught toy Jailer. j 'Professor" Fred Reed, acrobat, ar rested, for the larceny of billiard balls having. come up first In the form of a pe- valued at $75, made a daring attempt to tition, and then as a resolution. It pro- escape yesterday morning from the upper ides" for the same penalties as the other portion of the. City Jail, and nearly suc- cement walk ordinances. ceeded, owing to his surprising agiuty "I wish it had been passed some time The theft of the billiard balls was re ported to the police at 2:3o A. ai. Reed was arrested by Detectives Kerri gan and Snow at 8:45 o'clock, he broke jail at 9 o'clock, and 10 minutes later he was captured by Jailer Roberts. The larceny of the billiard balls took place from Blazler's saloon, First street, near Madison, shortly before the place closed, at 1 o clock yesterday morning, and it was reported that Reed had been seen acting suspiciously around the bil liard tables. It was only when the place was being cleaned that It was discovered that nearly all the , ivory billiard balls had vanished from the tables, word was sent to the police station, and when Detectives Kerrigan and Snow came on duty they were placed on the case, re ceiving a good description of Reea. All places at which Reed might "try to dis pose of the billiard ba'lls. were watched, and Reed was trapped when he tried to sell some of his plunder to a man on Third street, near Burnslde. Several of the billiard balls were fomd in his pos. session, and he meekly accompanied the detectives to the police station. The pris oner appeared to be so much under the Influence of emotion that even the hard hearts of the police were so much touched that they placed him in an upstairs cell kept for prisoners who are dubbed "nice." "Reed didn't take kindly to his new quarters, for no sooner had the jailer By the license committee Revising the turned the key In the lock than the prls- occupation .tax ordinance so as to fix tho quarterly license of "telegraph companies doing a business of more than $5000 year at $75; less than $5000 and exceeding $2500, $50; less than $2500. $25; passed. (This Is the result of the settlement wnicn was effected with the Postal Telegraph Com pany Monday.) For a sewer In East Pine street connect ing with the sewer in East Twenty-sixth street, and appropriating $21u0 95; passed. For a sewer in Sellwood street, and ap propriating $250; passed. For the Improvement of East Sixteenth street and appropriating $1215; passed. For the improvement of East Fifteenth street, and appropriating $2100; passed. Providing for the time and manner of Improving East Oak street from East Twelfth to East Third, Denver avenue from Killlncsworth avenue to Webster street, and McMlllen street from Crosby to Margin; passed. Providing for the time and manner of constructing a sewer in East Water street from East Yamhill to East Alder; passed. Adopting the report of the City Engi neer on the opening, widening and laying out of Clinton street; passed. Bv Mr. Albee Providing for fire-escapes on certain bulldmgs; referred to the com- tmlttee on health and police. (This ordi nance follows the ruling of the Circuit Court declaring the present ordinance Ille gal.) By the license committee Amending the occupation tax ordinance so as to fix the license of mercantile agencies -charging miore tnan $b(j a year ior inrormaiion about the standing of persons engaged In mercantile pursuits at $25; under $66, $12 50. Resolutions were adopted directing the City Engineer to prepare estimates for the improvement of Monroe street from Williams to Gantenbeln avenue; Nine teenth street from Washington to Thur- man. and Twentieth street from Savler to Washington. Five petitions from property-owners on the East Side, asking that the city grant a franchise to the Portland Railway Com pany on East Salmon street, Instead of East Taylor, as requested, were referred to the street committee. To the same committee was sent the petition for the improvement of East Main street from East Thirty-fourth to East Thirty-ninth. Petitions . for the Improvement of East Morrison and East Alder streets and East Thirty-seventh and Washington streets were granted. Applications for sewers in East Ankeny street, from Buchtel to East Twenty-fourth, and In East Pine street and Goodsell avenue, were referred to the committee on sewers and drainage. oner began work to effect his escape. He tried his teeth on the iron bars guarding the front 'windows, but gave up that at tempt in despair, although a physician had previously ordered Iron to build up his constitution. He looked at the cell ing, and noticing there an aperture for a ventilator, 12 inches by 10, he quickly turned his Iron bed on end as a "bposter" and sprang from the bed to tho edge of the aperture, about two feet above him. By some method known only to himself, he squeezed through the openingr crawled through a stovepipe lying across the gar ret floor, and dropped through another ventilator leading down to a room used for storage purpqse by the matron, Mrs. Woods. The question was: 'How to get downstairs without the police knowing of it? But the prisoner suddenly found himself face to face with Mrs. Woods. "What are you doing here?" she asked suspiciously, looking at the man covered with soot. "Ma'am, I've been cleaning the roof," he replied. "I don't believe you. I think you are an escaped prisoner." "If you alarm the police, I'll finish you, said Reed, desperately. "Help," said Mrs. Woods, pushing the elevator bell. Reed saw that the game was up, and, with a parting lurid remark, he ran for a near-by ladder that is nailed to the wall and leading to the roof. Jailer Roberts heard the elevator bell ringing, and, guessing that something unusual had happened, he sprang into the elevator and caught sight of Reed as he was climbing the roof ladder. "Stop, there," cried Roberts, but Reed climbed all the faster. Roberts ran after him, and, on coming out on the roof, he saw Reed standing near the edge, apparently unde cided whether to jump or not. "Come here, or Til fire," said Roberts, and, sheepishly enough, "Professor" Reed, acrobat, came back. He was placed this time in a downstairs cell, and heavy Irons were placed on his feet. Afterwards, he was taken before Municipal Judge Hogue, charged with the larceny of the billiard balls, and he said: "I don't want to be examined. I'm guilty." "I'll hold you in $1000 bail for the grand jury," remarked the Judge. "It's up to me, said Reed, gloomily. Then he was hurried away to the County Jail. MORE STRICT ACCOUNTING BLANKET FRANCHISE READY. Committee Finds It Necessary In City Health Department. The committee on health and police of the Common Council, which had been authorized to investigate the Health De- Terms on Which Portland Railway, partment of the city and the expenses In- N pnrrpri hv that denartment. made the fol- Company May Extend Lines. Copies of the blanket franchise ordinance which will come up for final consideration at the meeting of the street committee to morrow night are now in the hands of all the members of the Common Council and the Board of Public Works. The ordl nance provides for the revocation of 26 franchises which had been granted by the City of Portland and the old cltie3 of East Portland and Alh.lna, and In exchange the Portland Railway Company Is to be grant ed all the franchises on East and West Side streets which It has asked for during the past few months. Most of these fran chises provided only for extensions of toe present Hnee, but a few arc additions to the system.. The company Is also permit ted to build upon First street from Couch to Jefferson, but the privilege shall not take effect until the expiration of the rights granted to Charles E. Smith, G. Glass and Adolph A. Dek-um to maintain a railway on that portion of the street. Meantime, the company may continue to enjoy the rights' obtained by It from Smith, Glass and Dekum. In the construction of lines authorized by the franchise the company must use steel rails weighing not less than 50 pounds to the yard and of a pattern to be approved by the city authorities. In the outlying districts It may use any rails which It now owns, It said rails weigh not les3 than 40 pounds to the yard. Upon all streets hereafter paved, where a concrete foundation to the pavement Is to be laid. a rail weighing at least 60 pounds to the yard must be laid. On streets where concrete foundation is now laid, where the present tracks of the company are con structed of light "T" rails, such rails must be removed and be replaced with other rails of approved pattern within three years after the ordinance takes effect. All construction and reconstruction of the lines shall be upon plans approved by the city authorities. Any avoidable delay In the operation of cars shall subject the company to a fine of $25, In the way of street repairs the com pany will be required to do a great deal more than under the present ordinances. As the municipal authorities may direct. It must keep all that portion within the tracks and for the width of one foot On the outside of the outer rails In repair. In the construction of bridges over which the railway may pass the company will have to pay one-fourth of the cost, excepting the superstructure, and will have to bear the entire cost of the construction of the superstructure between the rails and one foot outside the rails. If any other com panyshould be granted a franchise on such bridges, then the cost Is to be equally dl vlded. In event of a fill, the company's share shall be such section as is Included between vertical lines situated 15 feet apart and parallel with the center 'lino of the street. If a bridge should become worn out, the company may repair It and curred by that department, made the fol lowing 'report to the Council yesterday afternoon: 'After careful consideration of the mat ter and a minute examination of the ex penses, we find that patients afflicted with contagious or Infectious diseases have been treated in a satisfactory nanner, as there has never been a death at the hos pital for contagious and infectious dis eases, and so far as you committee has been able to learn, there has never been complaint from any patient treated therein as to , the care he received; that the numerous articles purchased for said department were of a character neces sary, and the quantities do not seem to be excessive, but we find that In the pur chase of said supplies both the Health Commissioner and the City Physician have almost wholly disregarded the law In the manner of Issuing requisitions. It has evidently been the custom of each of those officers to get goods on a running account from several business houses, and at the end of the month, when they received their bills, to Issue all requisi tions for the several dates upon which purchases were made, said requisitions being strictly In accordance with the statement of the dealer. "We also find that the City Physician frequently Issues duplicate requisitions and attaches them to duplicate statements from dealers. This custom destroys the whole purpose for which the law was Intended, It leaves the city at the mercy of the dealer, and It makes any careful checking of accounts impossible. Your committee recommends that, in compliance with the law, each of those officers be required to Issue an Item ized requisition prior to each purchase. that duplicates of said requisitions be filed with the Auditor weekly, and that the dealers submit their statements, with requisitions attached, directly to the Au ditor, as the bills of other departments are submitted." The report, which was signed by Chair man B. D. Sigler and Councilmen H. R. Albee and B. P. Cardwell, was adopted as read. Meier Frank Company Meier i& Frank Company " " " Free instructions in art embroidery by an expert,- Mrs. A. Porcher Class daily 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Second floor. 100 new designs and colorings in Silkolines just received The largest and best variety ever shown. Don't buy a sewing machine until you haye carefully examined our "Willamette" A $50 machine for $25 Ribbon it 99 All-silk, satin and grosgrain Ribbons Thousands of yards in 1-yard, 1-J-yard, li-yard, H-yard, 2-yard and 2-Jyard lengths. All the most desirable shades, just tfce lengths you have splendid use for in planning holiday gifts. Widths, 1 to 24 inches. Loom-ends from one of the largest silk ribbon mills in the land. J oc Strip MR. TANNER IS MISSING. Faithfnl Servant of Police Breaks Away From Seclusion. The state of Dr. Tanner's health re cently worried the police department so much that they sent him to eat grass and otherwise haye a gay old time on Ross Island, but somehow Mr. Tanner yearned for the society of policemen again and tho perfume of the City Jail, and early yes terday morning he swam the Willamette River, gained the mainland, and at last accounts was seen galloping for the Police Station. Up to a late hour last night he had not arrived. Mr. Tanner Few more pairs of "Perrin's" Gloves remaining Not all sizes but good shades in what does remain Our Fall clean-up, $1.50 to $2.00 values at 95c Pair If you wear a SlA you can buy "Per rin's" best $1.50 to $2.00 Gloves in good shades at 69c Pair Unusual . price concessions on every quality, Here! Some splendid news for the correct dresser right at the beginning of the Winter season. We are disappointed in the sale of heavy white cotton Waist Fabrics for Winter wear. In the East women have gone wild over them. Here the demand has been very moderate. Ve bought liberally expecting a heavy sale. No fault to find with the patterns. They are beautiful. Nothing more to be desired as to quality. Store policy is to move them The first loss is always best. About 3000 yards of magnificent solid white cheviots, piques and madras, in plain or fleeced back Dots, stripes, checks and fancy figured The pret tiest and most stylish cotton fabrics, ever shown for Winter wear. AI! the 60c line at 45c yard AH the 75c Hue at 58c yard AH the 50c line All the $1.00 All the $1,501 at 37c yard Hue at 78c yard fate. To avoid disappointment bring in your Christmas picture framing orders at the earliest possible moment. Second Hoor. Special sale of dinner sets, cutlery, cut glass, carving sets, silverware, etc., now in progress. Basement. Order your Thanksgiving groceries and provisions from us Our foods are the best and prices very lowest. Friday Sur . Tomorrow 691st Friday Surprise Sale An other oneof our periodical Shoe sales that always .finds favor with hundreds of eco nomical buyers 1000 pairs of ladies "vici" kid shoes from a maker whose shoes you have been buying from us twenty years with entire satisfaction. There's kid or pat ent leather tips, best style toe, heavy ex tension sole, all sizes and widths, regular $3.00 shoe, marvel ous value for "Friday only at, pair See Fifth-Street Window Display. Valenc. Laces 1 Mechlin Laces 1 And Footing for those who are making pretty handkerchiefs for Christmas gifts A special sale in which our entire stock is included Hundreds have bo'ht the past 3 days Sale continues through the week. 5c line. . . 3c yd 6c line 4c yd ?c line 5c yd 8c line ... 6c yd 10c line , 71c yd 12c line. 9c yd 1 5c line -1 He yd 18ciine. . 34c yd 20c line . . 1 5c yd 25c line . . 20c yd 30c line . . 25c yd all footingredue'd Special Thanksgiving bargains in every department of the store Bargain advantages at. every turn. Thanksgiving linen sale offers our entire high-class stock of John S. Brown & Son's fine linens at reduced prices. A great sale of men's cape mackintoshes in good materials Half-price prevails on every grade. (Second floor.) Cloak Store Great reductions on all our best suits, costumes and wraps Better styles and larger saving than are offered anywhere else about town. $20.00 and $22.50 Suits $16.85 $24.00 and $26.00 Suits $19.85 $28.00 and $30.00 Suits $22.85 Dress skirts at $3.98 Ladies' waists . .$1.32 $14.00. Jackets at $7.85 $8.00 Fur boas at $6.95' All high-class evening costumes and wraps at special low prices. Bargains in silk skirts, walking skirts, etc. (Second Flo'or.) SL New Peninsular Stoves u PSMNSULAR Our showing of "Peninsular" stoves and ranges has been recruited by new models that are as fine specimens of stove craft as ever left a foundry One is the highest " Peninsular" grade, heavy and handsome, embodying all the latest devices and improvements Large fire-box. sec tional ventilating, handsomely carved and heavily nickeled Another valuable feature is the gas attachment, adding to the wood or coal range the convenience of gas It will bake biscuit in four minutes For this " Peninsular" we ask $40.00 We have 40 other models for heating or cookA ing ranging in price from $7.50 to $65.00 With every "Pe ninsular " goes our guarantee as well as the manufacturer's It's no trouble whatever to show them to you even if you have no intention of buying immediately. (Basement.) Meier & Frank' Company jj Meier &. Frank Company , Meier & Frank Company jj Meier &. Frank Company Is the leading horse attached to the patrol wagon, and ha! worked in the depart- nav three-fourths of the cost. -excentinE ment for 13 years, mere have been sev for the "superstructure, for which the city eral changes of administration since that shall pay The city reserves the right, which It now holds, to grant a franchise to any other. company to run cars over the Burnslde- street Ijrldge from Union avenue to First street. The remainder of the ordinance is the same as the sections which were time, but Mr. Tanner had so much of a "pull" -with different shades of politicians, that he has held his job, so far. He has even given, a horse laugh rhen people wondered If he is to be kept In office, under the new city charter. Mr. Tanner has been dean of the police threshed over by the street committee horse corps ior so many years, ana nas during the past two months. trained so many other horses to run with him, taking prisoners to and from jail, that he has been feeling somewhat poorly lately, and his. sight failed so rapidly that policemen talked of providing him with a pair, of spectacles. "Why not give the poor old horse a rest, and send him for a week or two to Ross Inland?" was suggested by Patrol Driver Johnson. Mr. Tanner was interviewed and had no objection, so he was placed on half-pay, and trotted to the maipland opposite Koss Island. He swam across to the island, and his police guard saw that the home, shorn of his official position, seemed lonely and broken-spirited when good-bye was said. Yesterday .morning Mr. Tanner could bear the separation from his official duties no longer, so he neighed and jumped into the river bound for the Police Station. A few hours afterward, the patrol' . driver having several hours to spare before he resumed work, went to pay Mr. Tanner a Ytelt and was surprised to find that the horse had vanished from the island. Mr. Tanner Is a light bay hor3e, weighs 1000 pounds, has two white hoofs, a white star on his forehead, a white streak tapering from the etar to his nose; his mane is clipped about six Inches from his can?, and he travels what the police call "tenderly" on a hard road. Tidings of the absent Mr. Tanner are anxiously awaited by the entire police department. THREE DAYS MORE Of the Brownsville Woolen Mills Clothing: Sale, i . 1 Better hurry up if you intend to get one of those new, stylish and durable suits now being advertised by the woolen mills at one-third less regular price. It will surprise you to see what a fine suit can be had for $10, $12 50 or $15. They are just $5 under the regular prices, and leaves no profit on selling them, but" it does get people acquainted with the best place in Portland to buy pure wool goods of every description, and also impresses them with the fact that the Brownsville Woolen Mill Store has moved from Third and Alder to Washington and Secondstreets. BRINGS CHICAGO REARER. Seventy Honrs I the Time East Via "Cnicngo-Portlnnd Speclnl." .The time between Portland and Chicago via the "Chicago-Portland Special" now is 70 hours, or two hours, less . than three days. Train leaves every morning at 9 o'clock. Inquire O. H. & N. ticket office, Thrd Bnd Washington. TO CAPTURE STOCKMEN OREGON DELEGATES "WILL GO TO KANSAS CITY. , , Determined to- Hnve National Live stock Convention In Portland nnd Room the Fnir. A special meeting of the Oregon Live stock Breeders' Association will be held today in the office of M. D. Wisdom, in the Hamilton building. The main pur pose of the meeting is to elect delegates to the National Livestock Convention, to be held in Kansas. City in January, and to sur up enthusiasm In regard to this con- i vention. The members of the association i here. He .has agreed to it, if he can get oft from the court, which meetr. at that time. We will try to get his partner to take charge of the court and let him off." "That is agreed to now." said Judge P. G. Hailey, his partner, who bat among the Baker delegates. "Then, after the convention is over," continued Mr. Beach, "wo want to go on to Washington and pay a visit to the Proctilent nrl lnv nnr interests before t him. From there we will go to New I York." I At the close of his address, Mr. Beach .was greeted with hearty cheers, and even those who do not hope to be members of the party are In hearty accord wiUi the movement. From the present outlook, there will be a full attendance at the meeting today. A large number of the members of the Live stock Association' are delegates to the Ir rigation Congress, and will stay over for the meeting. Other matters which will be taken up at propose to make a great showing for Ore gon at this time, and say that they ex-1 pect to take many beside the delegates. "Enough to fill a train of Pullman cars," -was the expression that was used by one of the enthusiasts in regard to the dele gation. There is more than one purpose to be accomplished at this time. Not only the livestock interests will be looked out for, but the general welfare of Oregon. An effort will be made to secure the next con vention for Portland, and to advertise Oregon arid the 1005 'Fair generally. The plans were well defined by F; E. Beach yesterday In a talk before the Irrigation Congress. "ft l? nnw hIrifr s.nfrJ thnt Ortrnn I wnWni nn " naifl Tin "mil w want tn ' national JjlV.eSlOCK. unuorm premium ruiii a.i vunuus county fairs; the petitioning of -railroad pompanies to grant a special rate on pure bred stock shipped through Oregon". Washington or Idaho in less than carload lots: making preparations for an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair. ing of the National Livestock Association in 19C4 for Portland, and they have no idea that anything can prevent them -from cirrying out the scheme. An exhibit of Oregon products will be displayed at the headquarters of the dele gation in Kansas City, and on Oregon day the entire association will be treated to a dinner the menu of which will con slct principally of products of Oregon, In cluding Columbia River salmon, Oregon roast beef and ducks, clam chowder, Ore gon prunes and apples; the best bread in the world, made of Oregon flour, and lots of other Oregon products. Those who are planning the expedition are fully aware of the short cut to man's heart, through his stomach, and are making their calculations accordingly, and it may be looked upon as settled tht the Na tional Livestock Association will hold Its annual meeting for 1W1 !n Fortland. OREGON IS AFTER THEM. Will Win Livestock Men's Hearts ly Short Cnt. LADIES, ATTENTION. "Wool Battlnff nt 5 Cents Per Ponnd. The Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, on Washington street, near Second, have cut the price on wool carded wool batting from $1 to 65 cents per pound. A lim ited supply can only be sold at this price. Send orders in early to Insure prompt delivery. Arrangements have been about com- is gateo attend the . annual- meeting of the ' National Livestock Association, which ! show the people of the East that this Is a i will meet In Kansas City. Jn""y " ' 1 .-- .1.1 ir. lrir a trnln nf Pullmans will be sup- iuci. vjiii; oi uic uiiiigH uiui we warn is , - , ,, . puuu?, . ! the next National Livestock Convention, P e delegates and special rates I v.'ashlngt : and. if we can g8 there with a large reo- ! made for the round trip. The object of , tourist co ' rpsMUntinn. ran est It. T woniri uvo the delegates will be to secure tne meet , to see every member of this convention a member of the party that will go to the convention at Kansas City. We want to have our own train, decked' In colors 'that will show that we have come from Ore gon. When we get there we want to have an Oregon dinner, in which the spread will be of Oregon products. We. can have Oregon fish, Oregon fruit, and the table can be decorated with Oregon roses. "In January?" said a delegate from .Eastern Oregon. . "Yes," he replied; "in January." "And we want Judge S. A. Lowell to make the speech and Invite them to come The Hot Springs of Arkansas. The MIssour 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 agent, San Francisco. Portland-St. Louis-Memphis. If you are thinking of going to St. Louis. Memphis and other Southeastern points, call up O. R. &. N.. Third and on. ana learn ahout the nw car service. Route takes vou vin. Denver and Kansas City.-. 7IQlTTMr: n A RHQ i W. G. SMITH & CO. WEDDltfG AND VISITING CARD ENGRAVERS THIRD FLOOR, "WASHINGTON BUILDING. 9VER LITTTS.