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THE MORNING OREGOSriAN, WEDNESDAY, DffCgMBER MO,' 1902 THETRANSPORTBIDS Chamber of Commerce Can Do Little to Aid., 0. R. . N. IS AFTER BUSINESS Railroad Want Philippine Com- zaerce and Will Try to Bring Gov ernment Contracts to Portland Senator 3Iitcliell Will Help. The "board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce met In their office, on "Wash ington street yesterday morning and lis tened to the reading of the correspondence that had been sent to and from the Cham ber regarding the transport bids. After the members had heard their fill they de cided that there was nothing to do about the matter, and the discussion turned to other business. The first letter read was from Laldlaw & Co.. as follows: Tou -win. no doubt, have noticed that there lias been considerable discussion In Washing ton. D. C, resardlnc the proposed abandon ment of the United States "transport service as at present conducted, and the awarding of a contract to carry on similar service to private parties. Tou arc. no doubt, aware that we Siave made bids for the business. "We understand that the commercial bodies, both In Seattle and in San Francisco, are snaking most strenuous efforts to secure this business for their respective cities. Our bid does not contemplate the transportation of pas eengens at all, but we offer to carry all c'argo end freight and give the Government the op "ftion of shipping from Portland, the Sound or Ban. Francisco, as It desires. It 1s needless to enlarge upon the benefits which would accrue to this city if our offer were accepted by the Government. Our rates are identical with those offered from Facet Sound, and it seems to us that some active effort on your part, through the Oregon delegation In Washington, might secure for Portland at lea3t a part of this business. IVe have no difficulty In find ing business for the steamers we represent, outside of this, and we can assure j-ou that it 3s not as profitable as other business which Is offering. We have made our bid. however, and we ask you to use your influence to secure at least a .partial acceptance of it. As an Illustration of what such business means to this city, we would point out to you that we have already secured four transporta tion contracts from the Goi'ernment. using lour steamers, each of which disbursed In the neighborhood of $7000 In this city. We have also secured one contract for shipment from Seattle. Mitchell Will Help. A telegram to Senator Mitchell, asking him to . Intercede In the Interest of Port land, and another to President Jlohler, of the C. R. & N. Co., requesting to know If that company intended to secure any of the transportation trade, were read. In reply Senator Mitchell wired as follows: Washington. D. C, Dec. 7. I have already frequently urged upon the War Department advantages of Portland in respect to forage, lumber, hay, oats and other commodities re quired by the Government. I cannot under stand, however, why, when bids are called for, as they wore the latter part of October, but one bid came on from Portland, and that con lined to freight alone, when the department wishes to contract for both freight and soldiers, and further, why it Is, If lumber is ?1 cheaper per 1000 in Portland than on Puget Sound, And that hay Is in price $1 50 per ton cheaper In favor of Portland as against Puget Sound, that the onlv bid sent from Pnrtknil in re sponse to the department's call, fixes the price for carriage of lumber $1 per 1000 more than docs the bid from Puget Sound, and .on freight 25 cents per ton more than Puget Sound. The Waterhouse bid, of Seattle, for care of soldiers from Seattle to Manila Is ?25 per man, without subsistence, and $35 with food. Tou can rest assured that every effort in my power Is being made to aid Portland In the control for Gov ernment business. O. It. & X. iVantM the nnnlncsp. President Mohlcr replied that J. C. Stubbs had charge of the business for the .railroad, and that he was In Washington attending to the matter. A telegram re ceived from Mr. Stubbs read as follows: 0;JR. & N. is In field for the Philippine busi ness.. Will do what It can to obtain recogni tion, ince question is not one of prices for supplies?! cannot think of any assistance you could render, but I will be glad to avail my self of youx proffered co-operation if I find it will be helpfjil. A number '"of other messages were read Jind talked over, and the members of 'the board all .oldwhat should have been done. As It stood, however, they could do nothing, and the matter was dropped. A report -was received from the commit tee on flreboat. composed of E., M. Bran nlck, L. H. Ramson and J. ' Flanders, "which was adopted -as follows: An act to authorize the City of Portland to levy a special tar for the purpose of acquiring a flreboat. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: Section 1. The Council of the City; of Port land Is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion to assess, levy and collect a" Fpeclal tax not exceeding 1 mills on- each dollar of valuation, upon all property, both realN and -personal, within the City of Portland, and-not exempt from execution. Such special tax sKall only be levied for the fiscal year of said cltv ending December 31. 1903, and the proceeds of said tax shall be placed in a separate fund created therefor, to be known as the flreboat fund, and shall be expended only for the pur poses of constructing or purchasing a flreboat. under the provisions of section 1C9 of the char ter of said City of .Portland. The mining committee reported in favor of the Grosvenor bill before Congress, wiilch provided that a certain percentage of tne money received from the sale of public lands should be devoted to estab lishing mining schools throughout the TYestern States. A letter was received from the Oregon delegates to the National livestock con tention requesting that the Chamber ap point some one of the delegates to repre sent it at the convention and urge that the next meeting in 1904 be held In Port-' land. After this letter was received it was decided to comply with Its request. Then the board drifted aimlessly back into the discussion of the transport business again until .they were brought up with, a round turn by th request that they take action on the matter of the appointment of John Barrett as Minister to Japan. "I shouldn't care to make my observa tions in public," said Mr. Burns. "I move that we hold an executive session." The reporters slowly filed from the room, and after the directors had said what they thought about Mr. Barrett, they resolved that when his name was sent before Con gress the Oregon delegation be instructed to give it their hearty support. JAMES J. HILL'S LITTLE GAME.. How He Profited by the Govern ment's Vaprae Call 'for Bids. . The struggle for control of the Army transportation business across the Pa cific is Teachings Its height. J. J. Hill,: president of the Great Northern, who is managing the fight for Seattle, seems to have used his close relationship to the Government's officials In a way that may prove of great advantage to his side. The fight is generally spoken of as between Seattle and San Francisco. Portland, which possesses advantages for handling such atrade. Is left out of the question. It seems that Hill's plans have been so cunningly laid that if radical measures are not taken at once Seattle will be the only contestant. Business men here now see plainly the game he has been work . ing, and declare that the only hope is Iqr San Francisco ahd Portland to com bine and demand readvertisement of the bids. To this Seattle objects and argues that the first bide were sent to all. aria that all were given an equal chance.- So It appears to the public,- but Inquiry, among transportation companies and ' a close Investigation of the terms of the bids asked for reveals the source of- Mr. Hill's success through his Boston Steam ship Company. "Strange," says the reader, as he no tices that but two bids were' sent in for this coveted contract. "Every one is willing to fight for it, but none would make an offer.'' "Stranger yet," as he notices that but one company and Hill's Boston Steam ship Company at that sent In a bid on carrying passengers. San Francisco did not bid. Portland bid on the freight, but not on the passen gers. Seattle must be the only port that feels able to handle such a commerce. But the men who have followed the pro ceedings ask, "Why did not some of the other Seattle companies Tjld?" Examination of the terms of the con tract shows that, it Is so indefinite that no company .can make an Intelligent bid from the information contained in it. Each bidder was given less than a month In which to answer, and therefore had no time to acquire the additional Infor mation. The answer therefore comes: "Mr.. Hill either was possessed of in formation concerning the bids that was not furnished to the rest, or he made the bids blindly, being willing to lose money In order to get the contract," and the last is credited but little. The communications to the intending bidders were dated October 24, and gave until November 19 for an answer. Among the conditions given were: First Rates quoted muet cover the period from now until tho close of tha present fiscal year, ending June 30, 1903 (less than a year). Second Bids are desired for the transporta tion of passengers, animals and freight to and from San Francisco, Cal.; Portland. Or., Seat tle. Wash.; Tacoma, Wash., and Manila, P. 1. Bids will bej received for transportation from one or more or all of the ports of deoarture mentioned. Bidders to submit schedules show ing the proposed sailing of ships. This is the only suggestion that was made to the bidders as to how great the traffic was to be or as to what might be expected. They were then -confronted with a proposition that none wanted to meet. No Idea was given them as to how many ships would be required, how often the trips would have to be made, or what loads wbuld have to be taken. With a one year's contract they would have to lay out sufficient money to carry on an unknown amount of business. What the investment would be none could tell, and the short time left before the bids had to go in gave no time to find out. . "A man would be a fool that would bid on- carrying passengers with no other specifications than those," is the general expression of Portland men from whom bids were expected. There are just enough snips on hand here to carry on the amount of traffic under present trade conditions, and none knew where they would cet the additional ships. About a mouth ago Hill's ships Korea and Siberia were launched. They are described as being admirably adapted to such work as will be called for In the transport service, but, under the pressnt trade conditions, most of the com panies would consider them nothing less than white elephants on their hands. It was generally wondered why they were coming out at this time. It was not long, however, until the matter of the bids for the transport service came up. "Who was prepared like Hill to make proposals? It must have been. something more than luck that these conditions came up at the same time. In conditions 5 and 6 are requirements that could not "be answered If the ships were not waiting for just such a proposi tion. They are: Fifth Bidders should state the sen-Ice to be cupplled, tho capacity for passengers and freight of each vessel, the facilities for venti lation, refrigerating, cold storage, distilling, hospital accommodations, etc, all .to be sub ject to the inspection, approval and accept ance of a duly authorized agent of the Quar-, termasters Department of the Army, In event of the acceptance of bid. Sixth Bidders should understand that the Government shall have preference over tha general public in the transportation of passen gers and freight, where. In the opinion of the officer or agent of the Quartermaster's De partment, a military exigency exists therefor requiring such preference in the interests and economy of the service. It Is generally considered among men who were expected to bid as an impossi ble requirement for them to secure the use of shlpn If they did not already have them on hand, in time to answer this description within the 25 days that were given. Or, if they were companies already running ships across the Pacific, It was considered as un reasonable that they should be expected to give to the Government the' preference over customers to whom they had already contracted when It should suit an officer or agent of the Quartermaster's Depart ment to say that a military exigency existed. G. E. "WAGGONER RESIGNS s Chief Cleric of Surveyor-General to Enter BaKlncnn Life. Mr. George E. Waggoner, chief clerk of the Surveyor-General's office, has re signed his position to enter Into business with a land and mining investment com pany soon to be organized In this city. As chief clerk of the Surveyor-General's office for six years. Mr. Waggoner has made a large acquaintance with the busi ness men and public men of. the state. Patrons of the office regard him as one of the most obliging and efficient men in" that department of the Government serv ice. r The vacancy will be filled from the classified service, recommendations for ap pointment coming, from the Civil Service Commission. It is likely that preference will be given to some Oregon man already In that branch of the service. The salary ls 11800 per annum, with an annual leave of SO days on pay. This Is one of the best clerical positions in the state. Were the appointment to come from political ma neuvering, Mr. Waggoner's resignation would give rise to a lively contest. But as the appointment comes from competi tive examination and proved ability, the struggle for preferment will not come be fore the public. HENRY YOST MISSINQ. XIneteen-Year-Old Boy; .Wanders Away From His Home. Henry Yost, 19 years old. a son of Peter Yost, S27 Union avenue, left his home Sat urday morning at 7 o'clock and has not been -seen or heard of since. His parents are much alarmed and worried over the occurrence, and are using every effort to ascertain what has become nf thir mm They etate that he has always been treated weu at nome, ana naa no occasion to run away. He lS not as hritrht- n enma -i-nnnrr tnen, and it la thought that he may have wanaerea away wnile his mind was In an unbalanced state. The matter has been reported at the police station, and Chief McLauchlan has notified the officers to be on the lookout. The young man was employed last post ing bills, and worked the day previous to his disappearance. He is 6 feet in height, slender build, llcht conmlexlon. blue overalls and a rain coat. Any Infor mation regarding him will be thankfully received by "his parents. BIG SALE, MEN'S SOCKS At Half the Regular Price. Those 300 dozen wool- socks knit from pure wool yarn which we have been tell ing our customers about are now In our store. They are too late for the regular trade, so we are going to surprise our selves and sell them In three days' time, at the following prices: All 50-cent socks now 25 cents. , AH 35-cent socks not 20 cents. All 25-cent socks now two for 25 cents. All la-cent socks now three for 2o cents. Wool underwear, blankets, woolen shirts. and In fact all kinds of wool goods cheap er and better at the Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, Washington, between First ana Beconn, AMEND NEW ERANCHISF OREGON WATER POWER fc RAIL WAY ORDINANCE MEETS A SNAG. Board- of Public Works Sosgeits ' Chasgea' Before Grant Will -Be Approved. The Board of Public Works yesterday approved the report of Chairman Mills and Richard Williams, to whom had been referred the question of the -Investigation of the ordinance granting the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company a franchise on East Water street from Hawthorne avenue to East Burnslde. The commltt.ee, which had given a great deal of attention to the subject, made a re port recommending the following amend ments: Sec. 3. Said railway track shall bp so con structed as to present the least practical ob strvction to the ordinary public use" of the streets, and that it shall, when required, con form to the established grades of the streets as now or hereafter to be established when such streets are brought to grade; and, further, said railway company shall be subject to all reasonable regulations in construction and use of said railway which may be imposed by ordi nance. In the opinion of your committee, the loca tion of this road upon TVater street, along the wharves on the east bank of the river, across the streets reaching the river, and at the en trance to the bridges now crossing the river at Morrison and Madison streets should at all times bo subject to control of the Common Council In Its construction, maintenance and use. Section 5 Is indefinite In providing that the cars used shall be of approved construction for comfort, convenience and safety, In- that It does not provide any one to approve of these mat ters. It should be definitely stated who should approve of the cars. If It is intended to re serve the right to control the company In this matter. Section 12 contains a provision, after stating what the company Is required to do concerning the improving and maintaining of the streets, that it shall also pay Its proportionate share of the repair or reconstruction of any bridges or any elevated roadways, without defining what that share shall be. This section should be amended bo as to fix the share of the com pany at one-fourth of tho expense of such work. Section 13 should be so amended as to work a forfeiture for failure to perform the spec ified requirements and' impose the duty of so declaring upon the Common Council Section 18 should be so amended as to require Se company to fill to the established grade at portion of the street 15 feet In width oc cupied by Its tracks. Section 19 should be amended so as to read as follows: "Sec. 10. That the said The Ore gon Water Power & Railway Company shall In no event charge a greater sum than $2 ."50 for the switching of each car for which appli cation is made; and upon application of any one and tender of said charge, said company, its successors and assigns, are hereby required to do said switching without delay, preference or discrimination." It has been urged that any amendment sug gested by this board will occasion delay In the final adoption of this ordinance; but your com mittee Is of the opinion that such objection should not be. allowed to Influence the action of the board in the discharge of any obvious duty. Too much care cannot be bestowed upon laws granting important rights to private corpora tions in the public streets of the city. On motion a copy of the report was ordered sent to the Common Council. James Rellly, contractor for the Im provement of East Sixteenth street, 'from Belmont to Taylor, demanded the ac ceptance of the Improvement, which he apparently thought was being held up. "Are you going to hold this up all year1?" he asked the board. "If you are 1 will block up the street until I get something out of it. There Is traffic on the street, and. I do not want to see it worn out. I'll : block it up "tomorrow." "We will lay the matter over for an other week," said Chairman Mills. "I'll block the street tomorrow." de clared Rellly. "You may do It." said Mills. "I'll do It." said Rellly determinedly. "If the city doesn't want the street It can't use It." 1 The matter was laid over, and if the contractor keeps his word one block on 'East Sixteenth street will not be open for tramc today. Contracts for street and sewer Improve ments which were opened at the last meeting were let to the lowest bidder, ex cepting as to the award on Denver ave nue. The bid for this Improvement ex ceeded by 30 per cent the estimate of the City Engineer, and it was rejected and the Improvement ordered re-advertised. Henry Welnhard, through Attorney Henry Wagner, asked for an extension of time In which to construct a cement side walk on the Fifth-street side of the building which he Is now constructing on Oak street, running from Fourth to Fifth. The contractors were agreeable to the de lay, and the request was granted. A complaint was received from the Al blna Improvement Association about the arc electric lights in that section of the city. The lights seldom burned, and "when they did burn they were behind time In other words. West Portland received the benefit of the electric current before the East Side. The association declared that on the East Side the lights were not turned on until an hour or an hour and a half after the West Side had been il luminated. The complaint was referred to the light committee. A report was expected from the city market committee, consisting of J. P. Mann, I. Therkclson and Thomas Rich ardson, but none was presented. This committee, which was appointed by Chair man Aims, has been inspecting the old Mechanics' Pavilion, with a view to Its adaptability for market purposes, and It will probably have a report ready by next week. CHANCE FOR OREGON GIRL FnntidlooN Brooklyn Yonne Man Wants to' Wed. Governor-elect Chamberlain thinks that the duties of his position are more than he bargained for. He is, hpwevcr, willing to undertake them and do the best that he can. The request In a letter received from a young man In Brooklyn, N. Y., imposes upon him a duty that he did not know was Incumbent upon the Governor. He would like to please the young man, however, and says that If there are any ladles who think they can answer the qualifications stated, that they call at his office. The following letter was directed to him as Governor of the State of Ore gon: Dear Sir: 1 am a young man, 25 years of age, of good character, education and appear ance. Not finding among my limited acquaint ance of the fair sex In this city one who suits my- taste, I thought perhaps you might know of some comely young lady, under 25, of good character and education, who would be willing to correspond wlthrme, and thus become ac quainted. BEAUTIFUL BREAD. Lecture at the Cooking School Makes People Hnngry. The rich, warm fragrance of baking bread filled the cooking school yesterday during Miss Voorhees demonstration lec-. ture. The subject of the afternoon Includ ed the baking of "white and whole-wheat bread, rolls and delicious crisp "sticks," to be served with soups and salads. Miss Voorhees laid much stress on tho Importance of testing the yeast In bread making. "Yeast is a plant," she said, "and should be treated just as you treat your house plants. You must neither freeze It nor scald It. The simplest test Is to drop a little on your hand. If the yeast Is of the right temperature It will be as warm as your hand. Few people realize what 'lukewarm' means, and al mpst Invariably make nukewarm' . ho; . ,"T. here .are. several ways of testing the yeastcake before mixing. If the foil fits closely nd tfto cake Is brittle and breaks- .easily, tho'yeast la fresh. Inithe final,-tcst -& ajwumui ui gujjur. is ,auui-u iu me caat, which. If It. Is- fresn' then becomes Uquo-fied.-',. ' . , , - Miss" Voorhees mixes her. bread." with a free, easy shoulder movement which she says is of -great physical benefit, and It not at "ail tiring. It really seems as. If- the making, of sweet, wholesome breads is "the noblest part of housekeeping. The sunny spirit of one home breadmaker was beautifully shown In a letter from Mrs. Garfield to her husband. President Garfield, in which she wrote: "I read something like this the other day: 'There is' no healthy "thought with out labor, and thought makes the labor happy.' Perhaps this is the "way I have been able to .climb up higher. It came to me one morning- when I was making bread. I said to .myself: 'Here I am com pelled by inevitable necessity td make our bread this Summer. Why not consider it a pleasant occupation, and make it .so by trying to see what perfect bread I can make?' It seemed like an Inspiration, and the whole of life- grew brighter. The yery sunshine seemed flowing down through my spirit Into the white loaves; and now! believe my table Is furnished with better bread than ever before. And this truth, old as creation, has Just now become fuily mine, that I need not be the shirking slave of toll, but Its '.regal master, making what ever I do yield me Its best fruits." TO HELP OPPRESSED JEWS Order of B'nal B'rlth Makes' Radical Change In Policy. "A complete change is being made In the policy of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rlth," said J. J. .Alscheim.. of San Fran cisco, secretary of the grand lodge, when seen last night. "Instead of making the Idea of Insurance and sick benefits .the leading principles of the' order we. intend to return to the original Ideas upon which the lodge was founded, that of trying to help the oppressed Jews of other parts of tho woTld." The B'nal JB'rlth is ,a Jewish fraternal order, and the grand officers of the Pa cific Coast jurisdiction, known as district No. 4, are making their annual official visits. A joint meeting of the four lodges of the city was held at the Selling-Hlrsch building last night for the purpose of re celvlng them, and this Is the Idea that the grand lodge officers are trying to Instill Into the members. The grand officers who were present at the meeting were: J. "J. Aschelm, of San Francisco, grand secre tary; Rev. M. S. Levy, of San Francisco, grand orator; and S. Julius Meier, of Portland, second grand vice-president Marcus Rosenthall, grand president of the order, was unavoidably absent. The past grand orator, Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, who by chance was In the city at the time of the meeting, was present and delivered an address: The main point that w'as spoken of by all was the new turn that the order Is taking. In past years the in surance part of the order has been the primary principle. It Is the Intention of the members, however, to make this a secondary consideration In the future, and provisions have been made of late to re ceive nonbeneflclary members. The lodge now .wishes to make, a vigorous protest against the persecution of the Jews in certain sections of the world, and to this end they wish to enlist the support of the Israelites generally. The insurance phase of the lodge has kept many out who either did not wish to carry the insurance or could not come up to the requirements as to age and health. The offer of nonbene flclary membership will act as a stimulus to Increase the membership to a great ex tent. Already there has been more or less work done along the lines that the lodge wishes to take up. "The note from Secretary Hay, protest ing against the persecution of the Rou manian Jews, that, was sent to the sig natory powers of, the Berlin Council, was Instigated by the leaders ot this order," said Mr. Aschelm, last night, as he was speaking of the work that has been done. "Not only do we use our influence to have the persecution stopped." he continued, "but we take the unfortunate members of our race in charge when they come to this country, and help them along. We find them employment, help them tb educate their children, or help them to get home steads and become good citizens. Al though this is a new work of the lodge It has a good record as far as beneficiary work Is concerned. The .Old Folks' Home in New York, the Orphans' Home In Cleveland, O., and Savannah, Ga.; the Jewish Hospital In New Orleans, the Hos pital for Consumptives at-Denver, Colo.; the Technical Free School at Philadelphia, the Jewish Night School at Chicago, the Mai Moniades Library at New York, and the B'nal B'rith Library at San Fran cisco are all kept up by this order. "The lodge also indirectly supports tho free religious schools In San Francisco and gave the impetus to the movement which started the Orphans' Asylum and the Old Folks' Home In, San Francisco." LABOR MOVEMENT GROWS Membership of Oregon Unions Shown Marvellous Increase. An official report of the progress of the labor movement In the State of Oregon from January 1 to November 1 was re cently sent to President Gompero, of the American Federation of Labor. President G. X. Harry, of the State Federation of Labor, was careful In hl3 figures and re ports that there has been an Increase of at least 10,000 members In that time. His report was as follows: "On January 1 there were unions In six towns, outside of Portlandt having an aggregate membership of 950. Portland unions had an aggregate membership of .5000. "On November there were unions In 23 towns outside of Portland having an ag gregate membership of 5875. Portland unions had an aggregate membership of 9S00." This makes an aggregate membership of the Oregon unions something over 15,000, and President Harry In his report did not Include some 4000 members of Railway Em ployes' "Unions In the state. "There has also been a marked Increase In the membership ot the unions since November 1," said Mr. Harry, In speak ing of the report. "I think It Is safe to say that there "are 20,000 union men In the state." When asked for an explanation for this sudden advance in the movement he did not hesitate to say that it was due to the influence of the State Federation of Labor. "Until the formation of the State Federa tion of Labor, there was little or no effort outside of Portland to. organize unions. In Portland the work -was conducted In a disconnected way, and the results were not good. The organization of the State Federation gave .a system to the Tvork. and the figures show what the result has been." The reason of the estimate that Presi dent Harry has made was a letter from President tSompere, of the American Fed eration of Labor; President Gompers is the editor of. the official paper of the American Federation and In his next Issue wants to publish-an account taken from the various states In the Union, showing what the growth has been- Portland unionists are proud of the growth that has been made In Oregon and feel that there are few if any states that, will be able to boast of as large a. comparative growth. Italian's Money Saved. With $2G0 in money In his inside pocket, D' Costano, an Italian, was found in a Meier 8b Frank Company Meier 8fe Frank Company 1 1 Holiday purchases made now will be carefully packed away and delivered any time. Free engraving'oHnitials on umbrellas, suspender buckles, sterling novelties, etc. Useful things for holiday gifts in the basement-Dinner Sets, Lamps, Cutlery, etc. Just received, a.full liner of boys' Bicycle Capes in new styles. The Cloak a Si , 1 I ST m. IE IKi&K' A ii Mm$rMk 11 - HE 1 if am is 1 1 iSs Monte Carlo $6.85 All our fine flannel, prunella and bedford cord waists in the leading . styles Best pat terns and colorings at a big reduction. All $4.50 Waists now, each $3.85 AH $5.00 Waists now, each $4.15 All $5.50 Waists now, each $4.45 All $6.00 Waists now, each $4.75 All $6.50 Waists now, each $5.15 All $7.00 Waists now. each. $5.45 Children's Department Children's Long Coats, red, blue, tan,' cas tor, in Monte Carlo and box styles, made in good quality kersey and cheviots, ages 2 to 14 years, $12.50 and $14.00 values (Second Floor.) Fur Bar; Exceptional low prices on many Fur Scarfs and Boas Second floor. Near-seal Cluster Scarf with 6 opos1 sum tails, regular $1.50 Near-seal and new blink Scarfs, 6 tails, regular $2.50 value for French coney and stone marten Scarfs, tails and heads, $3.00 values for only Stone marten opossum and sable Scarfs. 6 nice tails. &4.00 and $4.50 values for Sable opossum and marten Scarfs with handsome tails, $5.00 values Stone marten opossum Scarfs, 6 tails, and American opossum, 8 tails, long boa effect, $6.50 val . . Isabella Fox Boa, 2 large tails, opossum "Boa, 2 yards long. $10.00 values lines of $1.65 opossum opossum wolverine Pretty white Aprons for Christmas gifts Dainty styles from 25c to $5.00 Second floor. "Perrins", "Fownes" and "Dents" Kid Gloves for ladies and men Glove order sold $1 to$3pr Our holiday stock of men's, ladies' and children's Slippers is very large Newest styles. Toy Land On the Third Floor The most complete gathering of toys, games, dolls, and Holiday wares ever assembled in the far'West Nine months back we commenced to prepare for this eventful day Not a thing worth buying was overlooked Such an extensive stock you never before selected from and we are safe in saying that your choosing ground is sec ond to none in the land Toys purchased now will be care fully packed away and deliv ered at any time you may de sireElevatorsThird Floor. Lace and spangled robes in magnificent styles greatly reduced in price. Christmas Cards and 1903 Calendars' Thousands of them at very low prices. 1 . ' UA 1 "ST". 3 ' 1 Holiday boxes of Handkerchiefs at r.o:nt i,t., :nar. A it vn. j: li rrrrA c in n n nrlcrm a nmroUif knva -"IT. J 111 iJUllU JUIUW IIUVL1IV UUACA There's Handkerchiefs for ladies and j A f ;.: Ti ... . , ., . i VThj I i l-auies fancy swiss cinoroiuerea Kercniers, o in dox, neatly l S -j : 1 .i L. "jt iiSV- A uuiic up, buci'iai vaiuc ai, ua. rNv Ladies' fancy box handkerchiefs, fold- ffey X ing 'an D0Xj 800(1 sty and Quallty Kercniers, t in dox, s? j f i t.- apciicw, uua - W flPj: " Ladies' all-linenjnitialed handkerchiefs 6 in box. excellent val.. $ a mrkp. n snlpnriirl trifr. hv. & j Ladies' fine thistle lawn handkerchiefs, soft bleach, initialed, all initials, excellent val., bx, Ladies' all-linen initialed handkerchiefs, 3 in box, y e neatly put up, special value, box Children's colored initial handkerchiefs, box 25c Children's white initial handkerchiefs, fancy box 25c Remarkable dressgoods and silk sell ing "going on here for middle December Entire stock of plain and fancy colored fabrics at these reductions: $ 1 .00 grade, yard $ .87 1 .25 grade, yard , ". 1 .09 1 .50 grade, yard . . , 1 .33 1.75 grade, yard - 1.47 2.00 grade, yard 1.67 2.25 grade, yard . . . 1 .93 2.50 grade, yard 2.19 3,00 grade, yard 2.53 Great bargains in black silks, fancy .silks, 49c, 61c, 79c, 97c. Challies reduced Plain black or colored dress fabrics, including all our hand soriie "Priestley" black goods, very desirable for giving elderly ladies for Christmas Newest weaves Best qualities Every thing included. $ 1 .00 qualities, yard $ .87 1 .25 qualities, yard 1 .09 1 .50 qualities, yard 1 .33 1.75 qualities, yard ' 1.53 2.00 qualities, yard 1 .67 2.25 qualities, yardv 1.93 2.50 qualities, yard .2.19 3.00 qualities, yard 2.53 Christmas Rugs Are here in endless variety Axminster rugs, Moquette rugs, Smyrna rugs, Orient al rugs, magnificent designs and colorings in all sizes r . t c specials in omyrna rugs t?i i i .-1 J r norai anu wucuiai ucsigns. 26x54 at $1.35 each 30x60 at $1.65 each 36x72 at $2.17 each Lace points, and Point De Luxe. l. 2, 3 pair lots at 25 to 50 per cent, below regular prices,. Bamboo portieres at 73c ea! "Bissell" carpet sweepers in all voods, many grades. Third Floor. Meier &. Frank Company Meier & Frank Company j j Meier & Frank Company kJ was a busy place all day yesterday and we expect to be .7vr:- i jri37 i i i r .1 t- . (ffefryj LiJtSfT more rusneu touay anu iqinurrow, arier me rortiand 5 women have learned from friends facts regarding has nervaded everv" nook and corner of the Hnnk xpntinn irmti V4 Pt a tew ot tne offerings are mi'WJSmSmek J-aaies- Diue ana DiacK neviot, Venetian and tfroadcloth mymmM&-KW2 Skirts, tai or-made. best stvles. all thf MM 7' -nd $7'5 values are offered at the frA pp f ft piiwvi w ow tiiir itM Ladies' black and blue Cheviot and Broadcloth Skirts. ,VVA' H.kcXL(a2Try cilt onH KmiH trimmp1 uprv Koc ctSrlnc ..T from .WV.WPSi'' .Vf VI-.. v fikwsl W' All th rfoii1ir SMfl AO onH ftin sfT .Qlrirfe ot the - VY WWWU t.5J5aiS-w? N t - j.- j r j o: 1 t-o.. cm. oi.i i. -r J-uuicb rcau uc ouic anu xaiicia OMris, DeautllUIiy i $11.00 values Just received New line of Monte Carlo Coats in tan and castor New est styles at , and $u.yu eacn $4w2 I and sable S $6.85 helpless state of intoxication in the gut ter at First and Burnside streets, early yesterday morning, and was taken to the police station, where his" money was taken care of by Jailer Johnson, who searched him. Four hours-afterward, Costano gay.e a piercing howl' in "his ceil, arid called put: "I don't know where I am, and I'Ve been robbed' of bver '200. Eo- Hce! Pol Thinking the man was ill, Johnson hurried to his cell, and when the Italian knew that his money was safe his gratitude knew no bounds. He depos ited $5 later In the day for his flne( at tho Municipal Court, and went off blessing the police. Portlnml-St. Lonls. To you know about - the new tourist service between Portland and St. Louis and Memphis? Call tip O. R. & N. Ucket officei Third and Washington. IT WAS BURNT Lhaia,"tlf"LYor Ft It was? . h r ' "5W- Ilne white- -csunment of eheeD klns. Japanese and plain nut bowls bread boards, steins, pipe racks t?S5 book racks, paper knives. . tabouret' many other novelties and all to burn j Artiste material department; "SANBORN, VAIL & CO." i70 3U