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THE MOKJtfLNGr OKEGONIAN,-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, ; 1902. . PLAY NOW FORTRADE Money Slot Machines Again in Business. BUT THEY PAY ONLY IN CHECKS could be traced indirectly to the new case that .had come In. "In those cases," said Dr. Blersdorf yes terday, "it was impossible for us to trace them from their arrival in the city until we found them, but we disinfected every where that we knew they had been. It is poreible that we missed many places and germs may have been lodged which may cause more ex less disease during the Winter. The safest way for every one would be. if they think there Is a chance that a smallpox patient could have been in their house at any time, to have it fum igated. I am inclined to think that the present cases have been, contracted from some one who has recently come in with the disease without our knowledge. I think that if the germs had been left from last Summer they would have asserted themselves before now." Mayor Williams Rules That There Shoald Be Xo Discrimination ia Favor of Cigar machines. The city officials have ceased to wage war against the elot machines. These at tractive gambling devices will be "allowed to run openly, provided they are deco rated with the all-concealing label, 'These machines can be played for merchandise only." Mayor Williams has declared that there is no city ordinance agaalnst the operation of machines that do not pay money, and Chief of Police McLauchlan has said that no arrests will be made in cases where . the machines are being played for trade only. The workshops of the various elot machine companies about the city were busy yesterday getting their devices in shape, and the express wagons were taking them around to their old stands with all possible speed. The assurance from the Mayor that the machines may run for trade has inspired the operators with new hope, and they do not look for trouble. Deputy Prose cuting Attorney Gatens, however, regards the matter in a different light. "There ia a state law against the operation of such machines," he said, "and if any one will make a complaint I will do my best to prosecute the case. There Is some ques tion as to the conviction of the offenders in a trial before a jury, but I will do all in my power. I have had two cases. One I convicted and the other was acquitted." The machines being put out at this time pro in some respects different from the ones that were running a short time ago. An attachment has been added to the mechanism that prevents them from pay ing out money. The player only gets checks, which, according to the notice on the machine, are good for drinks or cigars, but cannot be exchanged for money. It Is the argument of the machine men that these are the same as the card machines allowed to run in the cigar stores, and should be regarded in the same way. When asked why it is that the, saloon keepers -would not, then, as soon have a card machine, which costs very little as compared to a large and elaborate slot machine, they argue that they want them for convenience. "The saloon-keeper could own his own card machines and have all of the profit." saida reporter to one of these men. "Is the profit on the slot machine so much greater that he can clear more than twice as much as on the other machines?" "It is not that," he replied promptly. "These machines are automatic. With the ( rard mach'-es. the bartender has to watch ' them and pay the player when he wins. Our muchincs pay him In checks, which he can spend at the bar the same as if they were money." The fact that the machines were being, distributed so generally yesterday caused much inquiry as what special provision had been made regarding them. When asked for an explanation, Chief of Police j McLauchlan replied: "I have had orders not to arrest any one for having strictly trade machlrfes. But I will arrest and vigorously prosecute any one operating any of these machines for money, or for checks redeemable in money. A short time ago we arrested a man for having one of these machines that only played for trade and e was convicted, but we have orders now to let them alone. The Mayor has said that there is no ordinance against their run ning." "Yes," said Mayor Williams, "I say now and have said ail of the time that i there is no ordinance against trade ma chines running. All machines that play for money will be stopped, but. the otners will not." He said, however, that there had been no change made by him, and that his stand was no different in the matter from what it Tiad been. S. Morton Cohen, of the Transconti nental Machine Company, said: "The ma chines I have now are entirely different from the old machines, and cannot pay out .anything but checks. I have given orders in every saloon where I have placed them that the checks are not to be exchanged for money. I will not leave them in a saloon where that is done." The other machine men say that there is no present difference between Mr. Co hen's machines and theirs; but that the difference between these machines and the old ones is that the magazines are loaded -with checks Instead of nickels, and that an attachment Is added so that the machines have to be loaded by hand, and the nickels that are played in cannot get Into them. They are all united in their protestation that there is but little profit In the machines, but the terms upon which they put them In the saloons is alone argu ment as to how much or a sure-thing game they are. The saloon-keeper is given half of the profit made on the ma chine. The owner, however, makes a con tract that in case the machine should lose he will stand all of the loss. The players are told that the machines are so arranged that they have an equal chance to win or lose. The owner, however, is willing to pay a big license, pay a large price for his machine, and yet stand all of the chance of loss for a chance at one-half of the -winnings. ENDS A CRAZED LIFE. Gottfried Amsinz Fire Tvro Bullets lu His Brain. Brooding over three or four disap pointments in love, Gottfreld Amsluz, 35 years old, and otherwise known as Gott freld Amschudtz, committed suicide yes terday morning. About 6 o'clock he fired two bullets Into his right temple at the room he occupied in Mrs. Hermann's apartment-house, 293 Front street. Near him were 30 empty wine and whisky bottles. In about one hour after the shooting occurred Amsluz died at St. Vin cent's Hospital, on the operating table, after he had fought against the surgeons who tried to save his life. The name of the particular girl who drove Amsluz to drink is not positively known, as he kept his own counsel In the matter. But within the past few days he told his men friends that he knew a girl In California HEALTH OFFICERS WORRIED Five Cases of Smallpox Discovered Within the "Week. A week ago the health officers were con gratulating themselves upon their success in stamping out the smallpox that has been clvlne so much trouble. Yesterday they were regarding the matter in an en tirely different light and openly expressed ' the fear that there might yet be a small pox epidemic during the Winter. Five cases havo broken out within thepastweek and no one can tell from where they have come. There are two probable sources. Either the germs from some of the cases that gave so much trouble during the Summer lodged where they were not bothered and recently have found victims upon which to work; or, without the knowledge of the health officers, a caae has come into the city from some outside place and the dreaded disease germs have been scattered about. If the former theory is true, there is danger of an epidemic, for there may be many cases of similar nature. The germs may be but lying In wait for their victim, and now that the cold Winter weather has sat in, may as sert themselves in large numbers. If, however, according to the latter suppo sition, -which Health Officer Blersdorff Is disposed to favor, these cases have all sprung from some etray case that came in from the outside, the diligence of the health department may prevent a further spreading of the disease, and theee Ave cases may be the last. The health officers were much concerned yesterday when the subject was spoken of. There was a great deal of trouble during the Summer. Every case in Port land was promptly quarantined or taken to the pesthouse, and every precaution taken an to disinfecting the places where the patients had been. This prevented the spreading of the disease In Portland, but no sooner would the health officers think they had It under control than some case would come in from Woodland or some other district where no sanitary pre cautions were taken, and the germs would be scattered broadcast. It would then be but a short time until a large number of cases would be heard from, all of which CANNOT DEPOSE HIM Gottfried Amsinz, ttIio committed snlclde. who had driven him crazy, as she has re fused to return his love. It Is thought that Amsluz was not quite in his right senses for the past two weeks. The Cor oner's Inquest will be held today. Amsluz came to this country about seven years ago from Switzerland, where he was born, and settled in California. Here he met a girl with whom he vio lently fell In love, and who would not accept his addresses. He told his friends at the time that he had had other girls, and hinted at having experienced similar disappointments. Nearly two years ago he came to this city, hoping that the change of scene would help him to for. get the California girl, and he impressed those who met him In the local Swiss colony as a man who was too sentimental for the rush of every-day,' practical life, as he made it a practice to talk about women to any one who would listen to him. He secured employment at a milk ranch along the Sandy River, and spent his scanty leisure drinking. Last October Amsluz left the milk ranch and took a room at the Front street apartment-house, and became a regular customer at various saloons in the neighborhood. He was known as a heavy drinker, and invariably mixed his drinks, by taking whisky and wine at intervals. One of his favorite customs was to take a bottle of liquor to bed with him and empty it before morning. All the time he talked In a maudlin way of his girl In California, and It was noticed that he really grew eloquent about her when he was under the influence of liquor. His landlady, Mrs. Hermann, grew afraid of the man with his drinking habits. He passed a great deal of his time in his room, alone, doing nothing except to stare into vacancy and drown his sorrows In wine. At one time a strong hint was give him that he would better get a room elsewhere, as the people in the house were afraid that he might do harm to him self. Other Swiss people, however. In terceded with the landlady, and he re mained on probation. With evidences of his dissipation around him in the shape of empty bottles and spilled liquor, Amsluz fired twice Into his brain yesterday morning. One bullet glanced and struck the opposite wall, where it was a'fterward found. The noise of the shooting awoke the people of the house, and they broke open the door of the room where Amsluz lay In bed bleed ing. He was first taken to the police sta tion, and thence to St. Vincent's Hos pital, where he died. A search of the dead man's effects by Coroner Flnley revealed that Amsluz was a man of culture, considering his habits. His trunk contained a motley collection of books printed In German, photographs, art curios, etc. His name is stamped on most of his books. GREAT SALE, MEN'S SUITS At ?lli.50. Commencing today and running until the holidays we shall sell all our $13, $16 50 and $18 suits and overcoats at $12 30. Every suit is this Fall's goods, made from the finest materials and hand tailored through out. Our store is out of the retail dis trict on Washington, between First and Second streets. We arc aware of the fact that people do not go out of the way to look up a store and for this reason .we have cut the prices to this low figure to bring trade to our store. Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, manufacturers of fine clothins:. J, M. Moore Proposes to Be Secretary Still. HAVE TWO BOARDS OF TRADE the river, as the sands drift Into the chan nel, which dredges have to pump out again. Several hundred seines are in op eration above .Astoria. Their continuous agitation of the sands and spawning beds Is costing commerce and the salmon In dustry dearly. "Not many years ago the Sacramento River became unnavlgable from mining debris and seining. The Legislature stopped both evils, and now the river is open, and a great destroyer of salmon has been removed. In Summer seines cannot do so much damage as m Autumn, be cause salmon are not spawning, and deep water keeps seines from the channels. ALBEE STILL IN THE FIGHT Officer of Commercial Body Who Was Forced -to Reslsrn Threatens to Form Another Organiza tion of Hi Ovrn. , A new Board of Trade will be Incor porated within a few days, with James M. Moore, the recently deposed secretary' of the original organization, as controll ing factor. Just who the other members of the opposition board will be Mr. Moore will not say. It will be legally incorpo rated, he says, some time this week, and will remain in the present offices of the board in the Mining Exchange room in the Chamber of Commerce building. The offices have always been rented In Mr. Moore's name, and he has taken the pre caution of leasing them for another month. The original board will occupy offices in the same large room, and the unusual spectacle will be presented of two Boards of Trade side by side, bitterly antagoniz ing each other, while working disinterest edly for the city's welfare. The Moore or ganization, its promoter says, will be a closer body than the original board. "The new board will be incorporated some time this week," said Mr. Moore yesterday afternoon. "It will be formed so that some care will be exercised In ad mitting members, and we shall be care ful that no grafters butt in from the out side and disrupt It. Of course, the mem bership will be open, but as I say, more care will be exercised as to who shall be come members. No, I cannot say who will be the incorporators, but that will, of course, be soon announced. The large ma jority of the old members stand by me. My reason for getting up a new board Is that several large affairs which are about to culminate would be lost sight of under the new order of things, and I do not con sider this fair, either to myself or to the other parties in the transaction. The new body will probably be called the Oregon Board of Trade." President Beach has not been able to ob tain any Information from the ex-secretary as to the new project. "I heard of Moore's attempt to organize a new board, and I went to talk to him about it, but be refused to discuss the subject. The board will go right ahead, regardless of what Moore may do Indi vidually. The executive committee will meet Saturday afternoon to discuss the general plan of work to be taken up, and this new subject will doubtless be taken up at the same time. Secretary Shlllock Is sending out notices to that effect. The Board of Trade will secure offices In the same room that It has used heretofore, for I find that Moore has rented the present offices for another month In his own name. He may have done this all along for all I know. I have been favorable to Moore all the way through until the pres ent trouble, and I think that he is acting yery Inadvisedly In holding- on In this way." President Beach and Max M. Shlllock, the new secretary, called upon Mr. Moore yesterday afternoon and had a very chilly reception. They called to make arrange ments for the meeting of the executive committee, and Incidentally to hear what Mr. Moore would say of his new board. What they heard was very little Indeed. Mr. Beach asked for some .board notice cards which Mr. Shlllock wished to use, and when they were produced Mr. Moore was asked as to the disposal of the office. He told the two officers that he had per sonally rented the space In the big ex change,' and that he was going to stay there. He would, however, allow the ex ecutive committee to meet there, If they wished, until affairs were straightened up. "Well. I wish we could straighten things up a little, and not leave them the way they are any longer," said Moore's suc cessor, as he took his departure. President Beach then Indirectly broached the subject of the new board, but Mr. Moore was not inclined to talk, and a long pause ensued. The silence was final ly broken by Mr. Beach's moving his foot. Another pause. The temperature in the room had dropped perceptibly when the president of the board first entered, and was now quite at the bottom of the tube. "Well, I guess there's no use. in my staying, as I see you don't want to talk to me," said Mr. Beach, finally, in a tone of disgust. "Under the circumstances, I do not," replied the ex-secretary, firmly, with a decided emphasis on the final word. Then Mr. Beach slowly moved toward the door, whllo Mr. Moore watched his retreating form with a smile and the room grew warmer. "Beach has played me double," said Mr. Moore to a person who had stood aside during the interview. A canvass among the members of the board failed to reveal any one who ad mitted he would join the Moore organ ization. President Beach was asked if he thought Thomas Guinan would side with the deposed secretary In his new move ment. "I hope so," replIedMr. Beach, In a tone that spoke volumes. Mr. Gulnean, however, emphatically de nied such a suggestion, and- had difficulty In understanding the situation, as he had not heard of the Moore board. "Why, I am most certainly not in the movement. If Mr. Moore had properly attended to his duties as secretary he would not have been deposed." Other members of the Board of Trade declared that It was almost Impossible that such a movement could succeed, and doubted if Mr. Moore could find enough supporters legally to Incorporate the body. Three persons are necessary by law. Attorney C. M. Idleman, who led the faction that deposed the secretary at the recent election, returned to the city yes terday, and has not had time to grasp the new situation. Whether a pitched battle will be waged on the marble floor of the Mining Ex change for the supremacy of the situa tion cannot be foretold. Such a contest between the members of the Portland Board -of Trade and those carrying the banner of Moore's Oregon Board of Trade would be an interesting and highly edi fying sight. The advancement of the In terests of the state and the city would be lost sight of In the endeavor to be the one and only Board of Trade. LADIES' COATS At the Popnlnr Coat Honse. Monte Carlo coats In Tipple back, box plait back and front, plain front, single, double and triple capes, shoulders and no capes, slashed capes, striped capes, storm collars, rever collars, tailors' collars. In black, tan and castor and the popular Ox ford, very dark; ready to wear. Don't think of purchasing a wrap until you see what the only concern of the kind has for you. We tailors make them, the very latest styles: they are ready for you to wear. THE J. M. ACHESON CO., Fifth and Alder. He Stronffly Urges Passngre, of nfi Snloon Box Ordinance. Councilman Albee, the framer of the anti-saloon-box ordinance, said yesterday that he had hopes that his measure would receive the approval of the liquor license committee at its meeting Monday after noon. In speaking of the ordinance he said: "I was pleased to see in this morning's Oregonlan that only one objection had been urged against my ordinance 'refusing licenses to saloons having private boxes, booths', etc. I have contended from the 'first that no valid objection could be raised to the wiping out of this most per nicious feature of the saloon business. 'The only objection' strengthens my argu ment In that it says 'some of the decently conducted saloons have boxes and they would be the ones that would suffer from If (the ordinance). Now as a matter of fact every thinking person knows that as a good physician first ascertains the cause of trouble and treats accordingly, so must we treat the questions of every day life, striking at the source or cause of the difficulty. Along this line "I would state emphatically that the places referred to In the article quoted 'the decently con ducted saloona' act as the. feeders of the North End resorts. Does any one think for a moment that In the beginning our young girls would enter the latter places? Certainly not. The place "selected, and without any great evil Intent, Is the 'de cently conducted saloon,' but the grade ia steep and the start once made, few turn back. At least seven of my assdeiates In the Council have heretofore most em phatically stated that they were opposed tc the private rooms, and I cannot believe that all will turn back when the oppor tunity arrives for the wiping out of this debasing entrance to an immoral and criminal career. There is no question raised in this matter In reference to the liquor business, but is confined to the one point shall we, by our votes, be the means of saving probably hundreds of young girls yearly from lives of evil, or shall we close our eyes to the whole question as long as our own family does not suffer from the contamination more than Indirectly?" Distress after eating, indigestion, sick headache, heartburn, etc. are cureH by Hood's Sarsaparilla WHY THE RIVER SHOALS I. H. Taffe Blames Practice of Scin ' lnjr for Many Evils. No wonder salmon are diminishing and ship channels are shoaling in the Columbia River." says I. H. Taffe, proprietor of the "Celllo salmon fishery, of Celo. He de clares that the trouble comes from sejn ing. F. E. Beach has received a letter from him which attacks this practice warmly. Mr. Taffe writes: "Our Legislature ought, by all means, to prevent seining on any part of this river or Its tributaries from September until May of each year, x have just learned that the Astoria push Is standing in with the upper river seiners against any bill to this end. Seines are costing the Port of Portland hundreds of thou sands of dollars for dredging. They also destroy more salmon spawn an would supply more than half the canneries on this river with salmon. The seines can be used only on the highest places' or bars, where the fish spawn, and they keep the sands on the move. This continuous agitation of the sands causes shoaling of BIG TIMBER DEAL MADE. Portland Firm Buys 100,000,000 Feet for 9115,000. The Eastern & Western Lumber Com pany, of Portland, has purchased the B. F. Brock logging camps and over 100,000,000 feet of standing timber in Cowlitz County, Washington, the price being $115,000. The lumber company has already in operation two camps on the Cowlitz, and one on the Coweman River, but these could not sup ply the two big mills with enough logs, and as rafts had to be bought from other com panies It was decided to purchase the timbered tracts themselves. Two more logging camps will at once be established on Coal Creek. The Eastern & Western Lumber Company Is one of the largest ex porters of lumber In the state, while train loads are also frequently shipped from the mills to Eastern point. The price of logs has advanced 40 per cent within the past two months, and is now $8 per 1000 feet, and this, with the cost of towage, 50 cents per thousand, from the (Jowlltz to Portland, makes the price of such lumber very high, though no desirable timber can be obtained from any point much nearer the city. INTELLECTUAL TREAT. Mr. Bartlett'ti Lecture "To Hell In a Pullman" at the Mnrquam. The bill at the Marquam Grand Theater tonight is Norman Howard Bartletfs powerful lecture upon the shams of so ciety, entitled. "To Hell In a Pullman." He speaks under the auspices of the Elks. Press and pulpit are united in their un stinted praise of this masterpiece of the lecture world, and doubtless Portland's lovers of Intellectual treats will be out In full force tonight. As a public speaker, Mr. Bartlett stands pre-eminent. He is a "natural born" or ator, has easy command of the choicest English, and moreover is a scholar and thinker. Mr. Bartlett will be introduced to the Portland audience this evening by Governor-elect George E. Chamberlain. HORSE KILLED BY TRAIN Xorth-western Meat Company Loses a Valuable Animal. The Incoming morning train on the Yamhill branch ol the Southern Pacific collided with a wagon of the Northwest ern Meat Company, driven by John Wood, who lives at 1032 Macadam road. The one horse attached to the wagon was killed, and Wood was thrown to the ground and severely bruised and badly shaken up, ne cessitating his removal to the hospital. He says that no warning from either bell or whistle was given as the train ap proached the crossing near the meat com pany's office, and that he drove upon the track without seelng the train. The horse, which was a valuable one, was killed out right. FAIR BOARD TO MEET. Lewis anil Clark: Directors Will Dls enss Railroad Donntlon. The donation of th railroads will be the most Important subject before the Lewis and Clark Fair Board at their meet ing this afternoon. The superintendent of the fair has not yet been selected and this matter may also come before the board. Special Commissioner Knapp is on his way to Reno, New, and will Interview the Governor of that state today or tomorrow. A detailed report Is expected from the commissioner within a few days. The re port of the Legislative committee is not yet ready. IT WAS BURNT But what a beautiful work of art it was. All the shapes In wood. New line white wood panels. Large ai3sortment of sheep skins. Japanese and plain nut bowls, bread boards, steins, pipe racks, trays, book racks, paper knives, tabouret, many other novelties and all to burn. Artists' material department. SANBORN, VAIL & CO., 170 1st St. WRAPPER SALE. Entire stock heavy fleece-lined flannelette wrappers, $L 50 grades, reduced to 95 cents to close. Sizes 34 to 46. Other grades In flannelette wrappers, special 50 and 65 cents. McAllen & McDonnell, Corner Third and Morrison the store noted for good goods at lowest prices. BUSINESS ITB3IS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be sure and us that old and well-tried remedr. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the chUd. "softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind eolte and diarrhoea. Portland-St. Lonls-Mernphln. If you are thinking of going to Ht. Louis. Memphis and other. Southeastern points, call up O. R. &N.. Third and Washington, and learn about the new tourist car. service. Route takes you via Denver and Kansas City. Meier & Frank Company I Meier Frank Company A hundred styles in men's and boys' Slippers at prices ranging from 50c to $5.00 pair ' Our entire stock of lace and spangled Robes at exceptionally low prices Ladies' Silk Hosiery Our entire stock is being -offered at greatly reduced prices- 13 ir 61 M Wjm v n Fresh and bright in full holiday trim, the big Third-floor Toy Store invites an early purchase of the Christmas things. If we could only v. impress upon friends the advantage P rsf oar1r chrmrvinQ- thP. Second We6K before Christmas would be a busier time than the week just preceeding the gift-giving day. This is the very best time to look around anyway to bring the little folks in and learn their whims and fancies. You find tiere the only complete toy store in the city. Others have a few odds and ends Jhat comprise purchases made from job bers late in the season and limited in variety and extent to a quantity that will clean up in a few weeks business previous to Xmas. Our toy depart ment is an all-year-round business, healthy and prosperous. Toys from every trade center on the map. Toys of every kind and description ranging in price from Purchases made now will be care fully packed away and delivered at any time you may desire. "Hawes" Hat Orders sold at the men's hat department $3.00 each If you're looking for sensible holiday gifts visit the basement silverware store Traveling Bags and Suit Cases Hundreds of styles and leathers All prices Headquarters for holiday leather nov eltiesAll that is best and newest in toilet cases, traveling sets, music rolls, collar and cuff boxes, burnt leather novelties, shav ing sets, shaving pads, card cases, chate laines, purses and hundreds of other useful and desirable -gifts at prices to fit every purse. 5-piece black seal dressing case unusual value at 81 Black seal dressing case, mirror, soap box, comb, hair, tooth and nail brush . .$2.00 7-piece black seal dressing case, special $2.00 10-piece seal case for S2.50 10-piece black seal case 83.00 Red walrus dressing case 83.25 Combination purses in all the newest leathers and styles at 50c, 75c, $1, 81.25, 81.50, 81.75 Prices up to, each 810.00 Cigar cases in seal, alligator, walrus, at 50c 75c, SI, S1.25, SI 50, S1.75 up to, each 58.00 Wrist bags and chatelaines in all the new leathers and colors, mammoth variety at, 35c to 812.00 ea. Black seal shaving set, 2 razors, strop, brush. .81.50 Alligator dressing case, 8 pieces, best quality. .85.00 12-piece black seal case 85.0 Leather covered shaving pads at 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.25 Leather collar and cuff boxes, red, tan, black, brown, seal, at 81, $1.50, $2, $2.50 up to . . $6.00 Combination pocket books in many colors, metal trimmed. exceptional values. S .48 Men's wallets in seal, alligator and walrus, im mense variety at 50c, 90c, 81, $1.50 up to. $5.00 Music rolls in seal, alligator, walrus, also burnt leather at 35c to , . 83.50 Finger purses in seal, brown, tan, black, new things at 25c, 50c, 75c and 81.00 Coin purses in seal, alligator, walrus, undressed , kid. at 25c to . .. S2.00 Playing card cases, seal and walrus, best colors, 81, 81.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 Men's bath robe blankets in handsome patterns and colorings Third Floor. Pendleton Indian robes in new designs and colorings Used for many purposes Third Floor. 1 9k ? u I -w- 7 H S $9.00 $10.00 $29.50 sets from $5.00 $1.85 to $5.50 2.00 to 5.50 3.50 to 6.75 6.50 to 10.00 uu 4-piece silver 3-piece tea Butter dishes . . Cake baskets . . Pudding dishes Soup tureens Marm'lade dishes 3.50 to 5 Water sets 7.75 to 10.00 Coffee sets 10.00 to 19.00 Bread trays 1.85 to 4.50 Syrup pitchers. . 2.00 to 4.50 Gravy boats 4.00 to 4.75 Candlesticks 1.85 to 3.50 Nut bowls 3.50 to 10.00 Spoon trays 1.85 to 3.50 Children's mugs $ .40 to 1.00 Suitable Holiday sifts bv the thousands in the big Basement Store Fancy china, cut glass, cutlery, silverware, kayzerzinn, lamps, dinner sets, carving sets, cloisonne ware, apd novelty pieces by the score. German china salad and fruit sets, 1 large dish, 6 small, dishes, set from $1.50 to Haviland fruit and salad sets, $3.50 to Fish and game sets, per set, $7.50 to tea -set from $7.00 to $30.00 set. to $15.00 set. Shaving mugs and brush es, of silver-plated ware $1.85 Pickle castors ... 2.00 to 3.25 5 o'clock teas . . . 9.00 to 10.00 5 o'clock teas, nickel, all prices Smoking sets $4.00 to $4.50 Fern dishes 2.10 to 4.00 Chafing dishes.. 4.50 to 16.50 Bowls, each 6.75, 8.00 to 15.00 Sterling silverware in immense variety. Hundreds new pieces of fine . cut glass. Golf No hand-covering is quite so popular as golf gloves when Jack Frost compels you to doff your kids No place quite so competent to provide them as this glove store They are here in plain and fancy colors, pair 25c to $1.50. Bookstore Holiday Book Store com plete in every detail Books for young and old in mam moth variety The largest and best bookstore in town 1903 Calendars at all prices Thousands of new subjects Christmas Cards from lc up. ! Meier & Frank Company J J Friday Surprise Sale Today, the 694th Friday Surprise Sale A great offer ing of Junior Tool Chests that will interest " every parent in search of a pleasing gift for the boy Just 125 all told Heavy' wood box, painted and varnished Heavy drop iron handles. Box contains saw, hatchet, hammer, vise, brace, mallet, pinchers, rule, bit, compass. whetstone, screwdriver, nails, every tool good for prac- ticai use. rtemcinucr uiny lzd of them all told, so come early if you wish to avoid disap pointment. Reg. $2.50 val., ea Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company jj Meier & Frank Company