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1 THE MORNING OREGONLAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903. TOWNS SCOURGED -Shaniko and Prineville Swept by Smallpox. DISEASE IS LIKE CLOCKWORK 3r. Wood Untchlnson Returns From Visit o Infected District Strin gent Measures Adopted to Pre Tent Spread of Malady. Smallpox at Shaniko and Prineville has already claimed six victims, and of the ten unfortunates suffering In the pext fcouse at the present time two are not ex pected to recover. Xr. Woods Hutchinson returned from a Visit to the infected districts yesterday, after an absence of ten days, and re jorted that the attending physicians be lieve tbey have the malady under con trol. Dr. Hutchinson states that all the patients In both towns have been removed io Isolated pesthousea and the exposed lalldlr.se thoroughly fumigated. All the jwrsons In Prineville who cave been ex posed to the epidemic have been vaccin ated, and are subjected to examination for developments of the disease every day. At the order of the Board of Health every person In Shaniko has been vaccinated. nd all tho other necessary precautions have been taken for the prevention of ny further spreading of the disease. Dr. Hutchinson said: 'The origin of the disease has been traced to a man named "William Vasvlnder, a Pennsylvania Dutch man, who. together with a party of Penn sylvania timber-hunters, had been locating timber claims in the mountains some Tniles distant from . Bend. While in the mountains Vasvlnder was taken sick, a rash breaking out upon his face. A physi cian who accompanied the party from Pennsylvania pronounced the rash to be poison oak. and as this la quite frequently contracted In the Oregon woods, it was not considered to be dangerous. The fol lowing day the party Journeyed back to Trlnevllle. where they stopped over night at the Hotel Polndexter. The same night. March 17, Vasvlnder was again taken very sick, but on the following morning nelt well enough to accompany the party on the two days stage ride to Shaniko. Vasvlnder Remained Ilehlnd. "The party arrived at Shaniko on the evening of 3Iarch IS. where they secured rooms at the Columbia Southern Hotel for the night. On the following day the party departed for Pennsylvania, but Vas- Milder was unable to accompany tnem. and. together with his uncle, whose name Is Delioss. remained at the Columbia Southern Hotel. The following day Fri day. March 30, the local doctor was called In to attend tho sick man. and continued to visit him until on Monday, three days later, he pronounced the case to be small pox and caused Uie hotel to be placed under quarantine, I'p to this time noth ing had been said about smallpox, nor had It been suspected, and the landlady, as well as the chambermaids, waitresses, porter, and. In fact, all the employes In the hotel, who had brought little delicacies and read to the sick man from time to time, had been exposed to tho disease. "On the following day a house was se cured and the patient removed In order to check as much1 as possible the con tagion that would result If he were nl lowed to remain at the hotel. A malig nant type of the disease rapidly developed In the little pesthouse. which resulted In Vasvlnder's death. "On April 3 the second cose devel oped. John Morgan, a stagedrlvcr, being stricken with the disease. Jt was sup posed that Morgan contracted the disease by sleeping In tho laprobes used by the party on their trip rfom Prineville to Etxtnlko, he having used them In making up his bed In the livery barn at Shaniko. In spite of the advice of many fl rends who urged him to be vaccinated. Morgan laughed at their fears and two weeks later paid the penalty with his life. "William Prose, another stagedrlver. contracted the disease at the same time that Morgan was stricken, but In a milder form. This was undoubtedly owing to the Jact that he had been vaccinated some years ago and he is now recovering. The following day J. Summer, a third Btagedrtver. developed a case of small pox. All these cases appear to have been contracted by either having been exposed lo Vasvlnder or by using his Blankets in the barn. Trouble Commence at lintel. "Tho trouble at the hotel commenced on the 3d. Miss Keeney. a sister of the landlady: Miss Armstrong, a chamber maid; Miss Morrison, a waitress, and -Iarry Esplnd. the porter, all developing cases of tho disease. The landlord of the Hiotel had the patients removed to a pri vate house, where they were isolated from every one, and secured nurses to attend and give every possible comfort to the unfortunate subjects. "On April 6 a little girl, the daughter of one of the waitresses in the hotel. Mrs. Bond by name, was also taken to the privato pesthouse with a case of smallpox. A rtrange coincidence in connection with this is the fact that Mr. Bond, tho child's father. Is ono of the dead at Prineville as o. result of the disease, while Mrs. Bond's sister is an inmate of tho Portland pest house. a subject of the same disease. "Wednesday. April S, two more cases developed. Two children, a boy and a girl, aged 10 and 11. respectively, developed cases. The boy's name was Moore and he was an employe about the livery stable. The little girl, the boy sister, was ac customed to playing about tho barn with her brother, and climbing In and out of the stages, and both cases are thought to have been contracted from the robea .of the stage In which Vasvlnder came to Shaniko. "All of these cases undoubtedly orig inated directly from Vasvlnder, all having developed shortly after he reached Shan iko" Entire Town Quarantined. Under the direction of Dr. Hutchinson, "who was in constant communication with Shaniko by telephone. Dr. Alfred King, of Antelope, and Dr. Homer Keeney, of this city, who has gone to Shaniko to attend his sister, have caused the entire town to be placed under quarantine. "I started for Shaniko on Saturday, April 11," said Dr. Hutchinson, "and while on the Columbia Southern train en route to Shaniko discovered a case of smallpox In the person of one of the broken on the train, and immediately upon my arrival In Shaniko had the man sent to the pest house. Fortunately, the man had been I) raking on the freight division of the mixed train, and none of the passengers. caa oeen expoeea. "The day following my arrival In Shaniko I was In attendance at a meet ing of the City Board of Health, at which It wan decided to compel the entire com munity to be vaccinated. When the peo ple reallxed what actual danger they had been sbjected to. they were only too will ing to be vaccinated and over 159 present ed themselves for vaccination, not one person In the city being allowed to. escape the order of the Board of Health. "On Sunday. March 12. I went to Prme vHle. and here I learned that the disease had been as accurate as clockwork. Just 22 days after Vasvlnder had passed through Prinerille the first case had de veloped. He had stopped in Prineville two nights before he bad cone to Shaniko and the first Prinerille case had developed Just two days before the first case had evidenced itself at Shaniko. "Howard Dillon, who had slept In the Polntdexter Hotel In the hall, on the night that Vasvlnder stopped there, was the first to be stricken with the disease, which resulted In his death on Wednes day night. April IS. "On April 6, tho little Boyd girl devel oped a case of the disease, while Miss Honda Claypool, a waitress, and Mr. Bond developed cases on April 8 and 9. re spectively. "On April 17. Mr. Bond died. While Dr. J. H. Rosenberg bad attended the man immediately after he developed the case and pronounced It to be smallpox from the first, nothing could be done to check the death-dealing work of the disease. More Cases at Prinerille. "On April 15 three more cases developed at Prineville. Lawrence Dillon, a brother to the stagedrlver who died of the disease. Clark Ewlng and Frank Crane, the night clerk at the hotel, being the victims. They were removed to the pesthouse at once, and put under careful treatment, as well as being provide with skilled nurses. "We have been very fortunate In se curing parties to care for the afflicted since the disease broke out. Several skilled nurses have been secured, aa well as several persons who had suffered from the - disease previously, who have volun teered their services. "Altogether there have been seven cases at Prineville. and as eight other persons have been exposed to the disease several of them will probably be added to the list. As near as we can ascertain, everyone who has been exposed has either been Isolated, vaccinated or has already died. Of the 16 cases, six have died and two more are in a very critical condition, and will very likely die. "Of the ten persons who were vac cinated, not one has died, while all those suffering with the disease, who have been vaccinated.- have it in a very mild form Mrs. X. J. Whlteaker. as compared with the others, and will very likely recover. "Upon examining DeMoss. after the death of Vasvlnder, his nephew, we dis covered a new vaccination mark on his arm. He then admitted that both ha and Vasvlnder has been exposed In Penn sylvania before coming West, and that wnne vasvlnder has laughed at the Idea of being vaccinated, he. DeMoss, had lost no time in securing a doctor to perform the operation, which has undoubtedly saved him his life. "I am in constant communication with the doctors at Shaniko, who will keep me posted on the developments of the dis ease, but I think that the precautions we have taken will have a marked effect In checking any further spreading of the disease." Dr. S. L. Perkins writes the following letter, which Is published exactly as re ceived: His Vindication. Shaniko, Wasco County, Oregon. ft n 41 ITtl. ,WI To tho Editor of The Morning Oregonlan uci a lias iwq notorious, viillanous, false rennrtjc rn in n i f th. xr.-i st - - w WH ... -uuiltiufc ji c- gonlan of tha 10 & 13th Inst, slandering in j ecu specially ac tne authorities of this town. In r--c-n ti tr Rmnlltwiv -..1.1 1 - - - - - m CHtUIUUU now raging. The reports In articles re- ic uicny x&ise ce ample evi dence of the same is furnished in list of citizens of this town &Dr. King of Ante lope, who Is & was one of the attending The a rt 1 Mp. 1 l.n -t- . w . - - - - I'uiiu, ins email. pox occurred In Shaniko hotel, which is . uwuuc a uc emaupox was in the Columbia Kmithom hao - - case In the Hotel Shaniko. J.ne case was never announced poison oak nor treated as such by myself. The authorities, took instant steps, as soon as notified, to prevent the spread and stamp out the malady & not a case has broken out. extent n-hnt - - 1 null. A.UIU the first exposure. The case was In tho hotel & I iras not call till the 3rd day. after tho man was wmiui uiiu we uoici. Please ntlhlbth hl 1 . & the city Authorities. ' eu DR. S. Lw PERKINS- "DOWN EAST." The Beantlful Xw Bneland Comedy ura ma to Be Presented Tonight. The St. Lawrpnm DraTnAMi. f 1..V. tit --.. .... v.uw Mill present this evening that charming New England comedy drama. "Down East." In the. snacioua AmMv ii-n ,. , , . j ...... imucr Third and Sherman streets. Of the many fuiuuu yiajo prcscmea oy mis club this uiiuyuuKuij- win oe me most successful. The demand for seats has been very heavr. and it is of tn -- -,. .vl curtain rises tonight the largest crowd eier gawerea in tne hall will be there to greet the performers. For In tense dramatic actlnr. thrilling- ah-. uproarious comedy and a story of ab- Burning rumanuc interest, "IJown East" has few equals. Active rehearsals under the direction of Mrs. Kt. ,.- been la process for several weeks, and me penormers, wno are all artists In their respective hiIm hir. v. - , , .vawicu K very high degree of proficiency. r uuutwii& 13 ine casi: ExsIcIaI Fletrfir Ta.i. twi Chirles Desmond Edward Murphr DeACnn TVrWIn n-1rf t--. - -- " Miuiuugo Ralph Thorne Charles Alphonse Jonas Desmond. Andrew Cain Will White Ed Brennan Bets Fletcher. Lottie Underwood Hanna Fletcher. Kate Schneider Myra Blgelow. Flora Jessop THE NEW STOCK. Spring Suits Galore From Brovrns- TlUe Woolen Mills. Almost the full stock of new suits for Spring and Summer are now belns- shown at the Woolen Mill Store on Washing ton street, between First and Second. Jne mtu has without doubt made the most attractive patterns this year that it has ever shown, and the prices are no higher than formerly. UM, nzJO and flLSO dresses a man up as well as It he went to a 8.00 tailor. An AKKraratlnic Couch Cored. A customer of ours who' had been suffer. Inr from a severe couch for six month bought two bottles of Chamberlain's Cough xvemeuy irom us ana was entirely cured by one and a half bottles of it. It gives perfect satisfaction with our trade. Haynes. Parker & Co- Linevtlle. Als For sale by all druggtsta. SHORTAGE OF GARS Lumber Industry in Search of Markets Is Handicapped. SHINGLES PILED UP IN EAST Chamber of Commerce Is Asked by Mill-Owners to Advise That AH Freight Be .Sent by Rail, to Oct the Cars West. The lumber and shingle Industries of the Northwest are handicapped In their quest for markets by- lack of railroad cars. The shingle Industry Is especially depressed. It labors under such an overplus of prod uct that In Washington mill-owners are prone to shut down their plants and many have already done so. From the railroad point of view there would be enough cars but for the over supply of product, which ties up cars In the East. Both the Northern Pacific and Great Northern have ceased to receive shingles, except when the shipments are billed through to a consumer, and when the cars are to be released as soon as they arrive at their destination. The lines have many cars loaded with shin gles on foreign lines In the East. Until WIDOW OF AN EX-GOVERNOR VISITS PORTLAND. Mrs. N. J. Whlteaker, widow of the late Ex-Governor John Whlteaker, who Is now visiting her daughter. Mrs. D. H. Jar vis, at 455 Hall street, was born in Adams. III., in IKS- She was married to Hon. John Whlteaker In 1M7. and crossed the plains with an ox team In 1S52. She came with her husband to Port land In 1ES2. and the next year moved to Lane County, where she has lived for SO years. these cars are released and returned, ship ments will be, greatly curtailed. But in order to get things moving again, consumption of shingles In the East must Increase. The lessening of produc tion by the closing down of mills will tend to ease the situation. If the mills naa stopped last Winter for their usual rest, the Industry would probably not oe in us present dilemma. The Portland Chamber of Commerce has been asked to cc-oixrate In an effort to get more cars. The secretary of the u.iiiu wui uimDo- ianuxaciurers As sociation, in a letter to the Chamber, sug- eosis inai I'oniana merchants import from the East as much as possible by rail Instead of by water. In order to bring mora cars to this Coast. The trustees of the Chamber will discuss the matter this morning. The adequacy of the proposed remedy Is doubted because even now nearly everything that comes to this Coast from the Atlantic seaboard is shipped by rail. A cargo, or a part cargo, by water Is rare. The oveMupply Is caused by several large new mills which have been put at work recently and, by the steady run of the Industry during the late Winter months, when It has been customary to be idle. But mlllowners were so hopeful of a heavy demand for shingles' this Spring that they kept working their plants. The Spring has been very slow in opening in the East and the surplus has been piling up. All this has caused a very weak market at a time of the year when the market usually has been strong. The letter from Victor H.' Beckman. secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association, headquarters at Seattle. Is as follows: In behalf of the raclnc Coast Lumber Manu facturers Association and the Washington Bed Cedar Shingle Manufacturers' Association, rep resenting a yearly output of 2.100,000.000 feet of lumber and 5,000.000.000 shinties and 95 per cent of the rail and cargo production of Washington. Oregon and British Colombia. I solicit the co-operation of your members in a matter that vitally concerns the lumber In dustry ef the Paelfle Northwest, and In the welfare of which you are vitally Interested. Tha east-bound shlnxle and lumber trafne of tho State of Washington last year amounted to eo.COO carloads. This trade is Increasing so rapidly that tha transcontinental lines are at all times handicapped by lack of rolling stock. Our shippers lost the sala of upwards of 10.000 carloads of lumber and shingles through car shortage. This year tha lumber and shingle manufacturers are. If anything, worse off. and it Is freely predicted that we are to hare the worst car shortage In the history of the lum ber business. This will prove disastrous to tha lumber Industry because of the fact that there were erected la this state alona no less than IIS new lumber mills and 111 new shin gle mills, whose product must find a market tn the East or they will be forced Into bank ruptcy. Many of these plants have not yet commenced operations. The blame for this ear shortage cannot be laid to the transcontinental lines. It Is our experience that tbey are doing and have done everything possible to relieve tha situation and to move our stock. But tha entire Question rests solely with the amount of westbound trade given them by the importers of mer chandise of the Pacific Northwest- Erery car load cf merchandise, machinery supplies, etc. coming from the East gives our lumber and shingle shippers an extra car. and tha mora westbound business there Is, tha more cars become available for tha lumbermen. The transcontinental lines say they cannot afford to ship empty cars to the Coast for return freight, and It Is not for us to tike Issue with them on this point. Tbey aver that they are making erery effort to obtain westbound business, but say that It the merchants who supply the mlllmen. and the population di rectly dependent thereon, with provisions, sup plies and all the necessaries of life would ship tbelr consignments from the East by the transcontinental lines Instead of by vessel, they would nave a sufficient amount of west bound business to care for the eastbound lum ber and shingle shipments. It is, therefore, to the merchants and the other westbound shippers that wa most look for relief. In this state are 74S sawmills and shlngle mllls and 461 logging and bolt campa. These employ 31.3T3 men to whom Is paid annually the sum of 119.000.000. The value of tha prot ect is not far from X3S.OOO,ooo annually. The lumber Industry of Oregon Is but slightly amaller than this, and that of British Colum bia is about one-fifth that of Washington. The total value of the output of tha Padae North west Is not far from I75.00Q.00O annually. All this is dependent, to a great extent, upon the Eastern market, because the foreign trade amounts to less than S59.0OO.O0O feet anaually. In order to preserve this great Industry ws most hare I he assistance of the shippers of the Northwest, and wa request you to take up with your members this matter of co-operation. Undoubtedly in many instances vessel rates are lower than rail rate and under or dinary circumstances your business Judgment would favor the former, but in this case tha routing of your shipments Tls tha trassooa- tinental lines will help tha largest Industry tn tha Northwest and the 'mainstay of tha mer chants, shippers and manufacturers. WHY DRAKE RESIGNED. Lack at Harmony Rimored In In formation Bureau. It Is whispered that Colonel Ft V. Drake's resignation aa superintendent of tho Oregon Information Bureau had Im pelling motives. Lack of sympathy, or rather surplus, of cross-purposes between him and certain of the trustees Is said to be the cause of the Colonel's resigna tion. Colonel Drake, however; vigorously denies anything of the kind. "I wasn't forced out." .he said yester day. "I simply resigned so aa to be able to devote my attention to other things. No. there wasn't any friction: none what ever. Why should there be? There never has been a greater work . under taken In this country for the money the bureau has at its -disposal, and there have never been results so cheaply at tained as will be attained by this en terprise. If there have been any mis tikes In the administration of the bureau thus far. they have not been In too lavish expenditure of money, but In too close economy." The trustees also deny that there was any. lack of cordiality between them and their' superintendent. But beneath all this composure are evidences that some body's fur has been rubbed the wrong way. Rumor has It that the trouble grew out of the purchase of furniture for the rooms of the bureau at the Depot. This fur niture was made by the Ira F. Powers Manufacturing Company. Drake thought that It didn't meet tho terms of tha contract and that the manufacturers should be compelled to live up to their agreement. Mr. BeharreH, one of the trustees, however, approved the fur niture. The story goes that Drake delivered himself In strong Eng lish and thit word of It went to the trustees. Drake's friends allege that he found bis position uncomfortable for this and other petty reasons. On the other hand, talk Is heard that Drake was not liked from the first: that he forced him self on the bureau through Influences not In harmony with an the trustees, and that many citizens refused to subscribe money to the bureau fund because they .foresaw that Drake was working up sub scriptions In order to secure a Job. Drake's successor Is W. H. Leroy. Leroy's assistant Is' George BIrrell. The active management of the bureau has been delegated to W. H. BeharrelL T. D. Honeyman and R. C Judson. Mr. "Beharrell Is now the real director since Colonel Drake resigned. Heretofore the trustees do not believe they were boss ing the bureau as ,they were entitled to do. THE PRICE OF THINGS. Spokane Newspaper Asks How Much It Costs to Live Here. Tho Spokesman-Review, a Spokane newspaper, asks The Oregonlan to furnish a list of prices of the following-named articles In this city, to be laid before an arbitration board appointed for the pur pose of settling differences that exist be tween that paper and the printers em ployed on It. The object is probably to show the difference In the cost of living In .e two cities. It Is rather difficult to name a flat price for "the best" of some commodities, as there are differences of opinion In regard to which is the best, but the following list of prices will be found to be nearly correct, having been made up after conference with several dealers In each line: Best grade of flour, per cwt, $2.70. Pounds of granulated sugar for 11. IS. Best grade of bacon, per pound 20 cents, but for fancy Eastern brands, close trimmed, some dealers ask 5 cents. Best grade of cured hams, per pound, 17 cents. Seedless raisins and English currants, per pound 12V4 cents. Blue label catsup, per pint. 25 cents. - Best grade of lard, per pound, IS cents; extra.' 17 cents. Best grade creamery butter, 30 cents. The price has been fluctuating and Is now declining. Mocha and Java coffee, roasted, per pound, -W cents. English- breakfast tea is found In many grades from good at SO cents'" to extra fine at n. Splder-leg tea. same. Best apples, per box Good, sound apples can be had for 1L0. but very choicest, which are very scarce at this season, sell for 12.50. Best potatoes are worth 73 cents per cental. Strictly fresh ranch eggs cost 20 cents per doxen, but the price fluctuates. How many quarts of milk for 117 Milk is supplied by milkmen at C per month for a quart per cay. or 11X0 for a pint per day. delivered. At creameries It can be bought at C 2-3 cents per quart. Best porterhouse steak costs 18 to 20 cents per pound. Lamb chops, 15 cents per pound. Round steak. iVn cents per pound. Salmon cutlets, 12H cents per pound. Best grade soft coal. Rock Springs. In sacks, delivered In basement, 13.50 ton; good coal, t&CO. For wood, short haul, L2S per cord; long haul. 11.30 per cord; oak wood, L50 per cord. STUDENTS NOT TO BLAME President Qulnlan Investigates the University Park Fight. President Qulnlan. of Columbia Uni versity, last evening made the following statement, regarding the fight that took place Sunday between two university students and University Park boys: ."I have investigated the affair, and I find that Dan Carmody was In no way con nected with It: nor was it true that the University Park boys were outnumbered twelve to three. Only two university stu dents were Involved In the difficulty. It happened In this way: The students were on the sidewalk, and were run Into from the rear by a motorcycle. Three students and the riders were thrown. Following an exchange of compliments, the boys be gan to fight. Aa I said only two uni versity boys took part, and these I sus pended until they could show by outside testimony that they were not entirely to blame. An outside witness today fur nished me the written testimony: "I be lieve your boys did not start the disturb ance. whereupon I removed the suspen sion. There have been no former difficulties between the students and the .University Park boys. The relations between the two are not unfriendly. The University Park boys have the privilege of using the gymnasium, of playing football and base ball with the students, and many of the outside boys are planning to enter the university. They have called upon me In numbers. Including the boys hurt, to ex press this feeling." TO SELL TAX TITLES. Multnomah County Officials Prepare- to Cnforce State Law, County Clerk Fields Is sending notices to all delinquent taxpayers. If the address of the person Is known, as follows: Dear Sir Below find atatement of amount of delinquent taxra .due on your property. Multnomah County Is considering the ques tion of disposing of all its Interest In It to lndlrlduala. When the county does so, you will be at their mercy. The rolls have been thoroughly checked. and there can be no question in regard to the correctness of them. The year referred to below is data of sale and county taxes, not city. Remit by express or postoface money or ders. Checks on banks outside of city not ac cepted. The contemplated sala will bo b4d un- Meier (& Frank Company Call Private Exchange 4 and let us supply your grocery needs. Lessons free In Embroidery All the newest designs and patterns In stamped work 2d Floor. Our Trunks, Valises, Traveling Bags and Suit Case assortments are the largest in the city! Black Taffeta Silk Sale Cloak Dept. (First Floor) SPECIALS-2d Floor Special reductions in Black Taffeta Silks and those con- LadfpO 9n;te t-:i, - : templatlng the purchase of this fabric should do so now and bioU7c aSd iKcK effects col avail themselves of the lowest prices. The facts are- OTs blwSSASrSioVl 85c qual., 20 ins. wide, 69c $1.25 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.07. regular values, "JaC A r 90c qual., 22 Ins. wide, 76c $1.30 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.19. $32.00, $34.00 ..tpaSO.'iO $1 quality 24 ins. wide, 87c $1.50 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.29. Ladies' Skirts Dress Skirts made in latest styles, cheviots, on .i i r broadcloths, etamines, gran 5 plena Ed Values in ,tes colors bla and une" regular$l 1.00 and gtj Wash Goods Department i$12,5. "t Flemish lace striped materials in stripes only, 'light y Children S Wear and medium colorings, special, at, yard 4tQ For either the boys Qr grIs White Wais tings This material Is 34 inches wide and one our departments are complete of the most desirable weaves be- ia cverY detail AH that's new, ing shown this season for shirtwaists, special, yard 3sC pretty and up to date to be nx j m i t u . . t seen at Meier & Frank's We Printed Mnslms Both materials are new and the patterns, are always happy to show yotf iWntnri fw,r,ri ; Iae floral digns, are consid-our assqrtments None better. Printed Organdies cred very stylish; special, yard OC Roth departments on 2d Floor. Printed Batiste at 12, c and 15c yd Point de Paris, 20c yard -' Windsor Pappilon Cloth, 25c yard See display window MIRRORS Entire stock Re Colored Linen Etamine in all leading shades, 50c yard gent Mirrors being sold at Excellent assortment of Madras Cloths, Oxfords, Cheviots, prices far below their cost val- Ginghams, all grades; prices to meet demands of everyone ues Jewelry Dept., 1st Floor. "Selvyt" LACE SPECIALS Linen machine-made Jorchon Lace, four inches wide e yard Imitation Torchon Laces and Insertions to match, 14 to 4 Inches wide, special, tr yard Jc EMBROIDERY SPECIAL Nainsook, Swiss, Cambric, Edges and Insertions; also Beadings, 3 to 9 ins. i 7 wide, yard I C BAG SPECIAL Large assortment of 4 and 5-in frame chamois lined, inside pocket, steel Bead Bags, reg ular $1.50, $1.75 O 1 f"? values, each pl.V4 RIBBON SPECIAL 4-inch dotted Satin Taffeta and striped Corded Satin Ribbon at the special y re price, yard vJC HOSIERY SPECIAL , Ladies' Onyx fast black Lace Hose, also lace ankle, nn. at special price, pair.--'C MEMORANDA Window Screens--Basement Linoleum Sale.. Third Floor Lace Curtain Sale-3d Floor Lawn Mowers Basement Hammocks . . . Third Floor Stoves, Ranges ...Basement Groceries . . Coll Exchange 4 Meier &. Frank Company der a law enacted by the Legislature In 1301. Trtilch provides: "On the first Monday alter July 1, 1301. the Sheriff of every county in this state in -which lands have been heretofore bid In for taxes by such county or any public corporation therein, and to which they have acquired title, as hereinbefore pro vided. Shall proceed to .sell such lands to the highest bidder for cash." etc "On the first Monday in July of each year.the Sheriff of every county In this state" shall offer for sale In like manner all lands to which the county or any pub lic corporation shall have acquired title during the preceding year by virtue of a purchase at tax sales, upon which the period of redempUon has expired, and all provisions of this act shall apply In such cases." The statute provides for the making of deeds to purchasers which shall convey tttl'e. This law, although passed In 1901. has not heretofore been enforced in Multnomah County. One reason for the non-enforcement of the statute was that the books showed such a large accumulation of de linquent taxes. Including the mortgage taxes, which had been litigated for nearly ten years, that it was thought better to try and collect the taxes, and the offi cials succeeded In collecting a large sum of money. In numerous cases compro mises were effected, and there are about 3000 petitions of that kind on file which were acted upon and reductions were made for one reason and another, and some times refused. Many small taxpayers paid In full. less penalties, while the law pro vides could for a certain period be de ducted. There is a case commenced In Clackamas County now before the Supreme Court wherein the constitutionality of this law will be determined, and If it is held to be good, Multnomah County will sell all the property which it has "bid In at tax sales. PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Man Wbo Shot at Policeman Barnes la on Trial. Charles Palmer appeared yesterday be fore Municipal Judge Hogue charged with shooting at Policeman Barnes. Fifth and Everett streets, early Sunday morning, and entered a plea of not guilty. He will have, a hearing tomorrow. As told In The Sunday Oregonlan. Barnes wa shot at by Palmer, after the latter bad raised a disturbance on Everett street, near Fourth. The lnvesUgatlon now reveals that Palmer entered a house occupied by Therese Dupont and Marie Dupont. and held them up at the point of a revolver, A cloth for polishing silver, plate glass, furniture, etc., Indispensable to the household Can be washed AH bright instruments and silver ware wrapped in "Selvyt" Cloth will never tarnish Price 30 to 40c, according to size Basement. Men's, Boys' Boys' blue flannel sailor Suits, neat braid trim- 3 o tr ming, sizes 3 to 9 years, special" this week P OJ Boys' two-piece Suits, double-breasted coat, fl r pants double seated, double knees, sizes 8 to 15 h V Young men's Suits, in all-wool, dark mixtures, d e A sizes from 12 to 20 years, special this week... Special Items In Men's Furnishings UNDERWEAR. French balbriggan Underwear, fancy striped, reduced from $2.00 per garment, j 1 giQ special at 1 ipl.OO GOLF SHIRTS Silk bosom Golf Shirts, full sizes, qo well made, patterns good, $1.25 value, special at "OC HANDKERCHIEFS Men's white hemstitched Hand- Q kerchiefs, large size, regular value 15c, special at HOSE Fancy Half Hose, vertical striped and fig- r ured, to close out 50c values for wJC TIES Excellent assortment of fancy Bow Ties, patterns are good, regular 25-cent values, special y 4V O at 11 Meier & Frank Company It Store Torn Down We must sell our enUre stock within the next two weeks, as building is to be removed. Get an umbrella now at Z your own price. You always need an extra one In Oregon, r ...JOHN TWO 2S6 Washington St.. Near Woodard. Clarke & 'Co. demanding money. On their refusing he nearly beat on of the women Into In sensibility, and the other woman's cries brought Policeman Barnes to the rescue. Palmer was captured after a hard fight and the police are now looking up his record. Policeman Barnes la now on duty, as the bullet just scarred hie face in passing. j , TORNADO IN KANSAS. Five Persons Fatally Injured and Two Towns. Wrecked. TOPEKA. Kan.. April 30. Word has reached hen. of a tornado at St- Paul. Voifv rVii'-itv" Rfttuniav nlzht. which destroyed a great amount of property and Injured nve people, tour oi wnom raouui twt fr Chamberlain and three members of a family named Longham win die. it Is thought, uavia t,-nsraDeriain has bruises of a severe character, and several persons sustained minor Injuries. T-v-. thM.,tnrv hrfclr school hulldln? was entirely destroyed, and the homes of David Chamberlain, Mr. langatm ana Department Men's all-wool Oregon Cassi mere Suits, in brown and grayish mixtures, ti 9 qo at the special price JpO Men's strictly all-wool, fast color navy blue serge sack Suits, in single or double breasted,' special ( o oe for this week ipOaOJ Men's extra grade and make in fine fancy worsted Suits This is our regular $25 line, special for this j 1 e week pe&I 1J aw xvii yw Meier &. Frank Company WEDDING AND VISITING CARD ENGRAVERS AND STATIONERS W. G. SMITH & CO. WASHINGTON BUILDING Corner Fourth and Washington Sts.. ALLESINA... STORES: 209 Morrison EL. Near Meier & Frank Co. Mrs. Melluse were blown away. Many houses were unroofed. The depot plat form was carried from the townslte. The tornado Jumped a building occasionally, taking a house here and a barn there. The storm lasted five minutes. r.a rh,rrwillfcii!l tho V-i-tlf!...... nn ,a 1 wu 111(3 farm of Stanley Foster were demolished. .u r. aiiu jh ruai iftere mjureu Daaly and their I-year-old child was fatally hurt. The latter suffered a fractured skull. PacUlnK-House WU1 Be Ileballt. TACOMA. April 20. Colonel C. W Griggs, president of the Pacific Meat Company, announces that the packing house burned In Tacoma yesterday will be rebuilt as soon as the Insurance Is adjusted. The Insurance on the plant amounted to 1123.000. No route across the xonUnent offers so many attractions as does the Denver & R o Qfand- Write the Portland Agency. 124 Third street, for Illustrated booSotv 10c worth oi satisfaction for Co ,i ILt cigars. J. D. Meyer, wholesale distributer.