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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1905)
- -at I it ITHJ3 HORNING OggGONIAlf, THURSDAY, MARCH 'l6, 1905. T DOOMED TO Bit Telephone franchise Has Bad Relapse. COUNCIL USES THE KNIFE Measure Is Re-Referred Street Committee. to LIQUOR LICENSE INCREASED -Mrs. Woodcock Present at Council Meeting to Encourage City Fath ers In Passing Civic Im provement Ordinances. THE COO'CIXi XESTEBDAY. TELEPHONE Re-referred Sumner Jranchlse to street committee. "CLSAJC THE CITr" Pas-td ordi nance requiring eovtiti ec&venser wagons, and prepared crematory for operation at night. Several "clean-up" ordinances "were Introduced, Including billboard measure. LIQUOR LICENSE Increased yearlr fee to $500. POLICE Authorized 40 additional pa trolmen. MRS. "WOODCOCK DUturbed peace and dignity of session. SPECIAL. MEETING March 29. 2 T. M.. to consider revocation of saloon licenses. ' "D-e-a-t-h" is the handwriting, on the vail for the automatic telephone fran chise unless a revolution takes place in the minds of a majority of the Council. "Re-referred to the street committee," was the legend Inscribed upon the Sum ner ordinance as the result of the Council meeting j'esterday. The minority openly declared that the ordinance would never live to emerge from the committee box. The majority was Bentley, Rumelin, Sher rett, "Whiting and Zimmerman. Ave; the minority, Albee, Flegel, Foeller and Sharkey, four. When City Auditor Devlin had read the report of the Executive Board placing the compensation for the franchise upon a percentage basis which is believed will net the city at least J125.000. including the free service furnished, Mr. Zimmerman at once moved that the ordinance go back to the street committee. Mr. Sharkey is the lone member of the minority upon this committee. "When the committee had the ordinance before there was no Idea that a sufficient number of Councilmen could be found to vote for it" said Mr. Zimmerman. "It now seems that if the franchise 1b drawn in the right way it may be passed." Slaps at Corporation. Mr. Sharkey declared that every member was already familiar with the franchise ordinance, and the order for re-reference came from political headquarters. "It is a well known fact that the corporations here are bound together to keep out all public utility franchises. This ordinance will not come back from the committee with a breath of life in. it." "I will vote for the ordinance if it is properly drawn; I got It out of the box," said Mr. Zimmerman. "I agree with Mr. Sharkey as to the hidden motives of certain Councilmen who have been asked to kill it." cried Mr. Al bee. "1 have it on the best of hearsay evidence that this order came from a man whose name is familiar to every one." He referred to W. F. Matthews. "If the committee paid no attention to the ordinance the first time, bow do we know that it will do it now, particularly in the face of opposition by the machine?" Ordinance Carefully Gone Over. Mr. Flegel remarked that the ordinance had been gone over section by section; that its compensation was the highest known; that one more postponement meant that the present Council could do nothing toward passing the franchise. "Because the Pacific States Company got its franchise for nothing, why should this company?" queried Mr. Zimmerman. He .asked it It was certain that automatic telephones would be used. No provision Is made for this in the ordinance. Mr. Sumnercsaylng that future Improvements might eliminate the automatic system, Mr. Foeller said he was willing to vote for the final passage of the ordinance at once. Then the five to four vote was taken, and the franchise was put up to the committee." Mrs. Woodcock Butts In. All this time Mrs. Woodcock had sat quietly within tho sacred confines of the Council chamber. Now the visit developed into a raid. Quite unannounced she arose and cried: "Mr. Mayor and Councilmen " Mayor Williams saw her coming. "You'll have to excuse us; we're pressed with business," said he pacifically. "Well, rm pressed .with an Italian barn next to my place; I " But the old woman's words were lost In City Auditor Devlin's hurried reading, and she subsided. Every few moments, how ever, she made an ineffectual attempt to butt In. Finally Mayor Williams called her down sharply, and after that she con fined her attentions to hand claps. If she ever -visits the Council again a riot call will be turned in to the police station. A number of new ordinances looking toward clvlo improvement were intro duced. Must Have Covered Wagons Mayor Williams is the author of an ordinance requiring: scavengers to use covered wagons. The penalty for vio lation is a fine of G to $50, and up to 25 days' imprisonment. This was passed. "The time Is coming when the Coun cil must pass an ordinance requiring iron wagons for scavengers." said the Mayor. Several members declared their willingness to vote for such a meas ure on the spot. Robert Robinson. Jr., the new super intendent of the crematory. Intends to operate the plant at night. Arc lights were therefore ordered. This will par tially abate the present nuisance. War Declared on Weeds. Another ordinance declares property owners guilty of a misdemeanor If they allow grass or weeds to grow beyond a height of one foot upon their prop erty. Such owners shall be subject to fine. The ways and means committee in troduced a resolution authorizing the City Board of Health to spend 5250 in the purchase of receptacles for waste matter to be placed upon the streets. Objection to this was made and it was referred to the parent committee. Mr. Bentley put In a resolution re voking the special permit allowing: the Marshall-Wells Hardware Company to store pipe on the sidewalks. This was adopted. From the Mayor came a resolution alowing the temporary use of side walks for handling goods, provided the present ordinances were not Interfered with. The Civic Improvement Associa tion has ordered goods off sidewalks in certain favored localities. It seems. Mr. Flegel "cried for Are protection in the northeast part of the city when a resolution for the construction of an engine-house on the Macadam road, near the Jones mill, was presented. Messrs. Rumelin and Zimmerman ex plained that this engine-house would cost little, as all the material had been pledged by the property-owners, whose mills are constantly endangered. The engine-house will be built. An ordinance prohibiting the use of steam or gasoline woodsaws within the fire limits was introduced by Mr. Bent ley by request. Wants Street Railway Franchise. George Wallaoe Williams petitioned for a street railway franchise on the folowing streets: On Flanders from Seventh to Sixth, thence on Sixth to Irving, on Irving back to Seventh and on Seventh south to Grant, thence to the Patton road, and on Grant again from Seventh to Sixth, and thence to the Marquaxn road; on Madison from Seventh to First, and upon Columbia from Seventh to Water, and upon Water in the Portland City Homestead, and on the Marquam road north to Grover; upon Grover to the Marquam road; upon Gibbs across the Homestead Addi tion to its east side. The puzzled Councilmen referred the ordinance to the street committee. The petition for an additional deputy health officer was referred to the ways and means committee. Liquor License Increased. The liquor license was increased to 500 a year and 40 additional policemen were authorized. The Bentley billboard ordinance was referred to the license oommittee. It provides that all distributors of adver tising matter shall pay a license fee of 15 quarterly, with helpers who are to wear badges, at 5. No loose, small billboards are to be permitted nor signs upon telephone poles nor certain medi cal advertisements anywhere. The li cense per square foot for large bill boards Is left for the committee to de cide. Wil Receive Bids. Several bids have been made for the use of the foot of Stark street for wharfage purposes. This Is city property, acquired when the old Stark-street ferry was pur chased. The Council committee on com merce, landings and wharves, of which H. R. Albee is chairman, will meet at 3 o'clock March 29, at which time bids for the docking privileges for this property will be officially received. HEW WING FOE RECEIVING HOME Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Will Soon Need More Room. The regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society was held yesterday afternoon in the chambers of Judge Bellinger. Following the suggestion contained In the report of Superintendent Gardner that as soon as the juvenile court law goes into effect It will be incumbent upon the society to care for juveniles pending their hearing by the court, a committee was ap pointed to prepare an estimate of the cost of a new wing to be added to the Receiving Home. This committee con sists of Messrs. I. L. Hawkins, F. E. Beach and Mrs. C. R. Templeton in con Junction with Superintendent Gardner, and It will also make some suggestion as to the manner of raising the necessary funds. A great deal of sickness was reported as existing at the Home. Superintendent Gardner was instructed to prepare for the exhibit of charitable and correctional work at the Lewis and Clark Fair, and to have necessary cabinets built. li. Lu Hawkins, treasurer, reported that he had received from the Llndsey estate $734.55, being the proportion due to the society from the final settlement of that estate. This amount was ordered placed in the irreducible fund. PLAN JOE ANNUAL MEETING Visiting Nurse Association Soon to Elect New Officers. The regular meeting of the Executive Board of the Visiting Nurse Association was held Wednesday morning at tho Y. W. C. A. rooms. Plans were formulated for the annual meeting, which will take place on Thursday, April 6, at 3 P. M., at which the election of officers for the ensuing year will be held. The work of the association touches many sides of charitable effort not included with in the province of nursing. It Is the practice of tho board to call upon other organizations for such assistance as may be necessary, but there are two cases which seem to Justify a special appeal to the public. This request Is for two go-carts, or baby carriages, which will enable two -mothers to care for their babies hi more comfortable man ner. The one mother is so weakened by disease that she cannot carry the child, and the go-cart will make sunshine and fresh air posslblo for both. Anyone having cither of these articles to contribute, as well as old linen or sheets, can send to the City Board of Char ities. 303 Jefferson street, or call up tele phone Main 3070. and they will be called for. BISHOP BREYFOGEL IS COMING He Will Preside at Oregon Evangel ical Conference In May. The Oregon conference for th Evan gelical Association will convene in the Lents Church, Mount Scott. Thursday, May 11, and will continue until Monday, May 15, when the appointments for the ensuing year will be anouncod. Bishop Breyfogel will preside. Rev. H. C Hen derson, pastor of Lents Church, has started preliminary arrangements for entertainment of delegates and minis ters. Among tho prominent men who will attend will be J. H. Mann, head of tho publishing house of the Evangeli cal Association. At the close of the Oregon conference Bishop Breyfogel will hold conferences In Washington and California and then leave for Japan and China. In China tho Evangelical Association has sent missionaries for the first time, and the bishop will go there to look over the field with a view to establishing a per manent missionary 'station. The bishop Is due at Kan da, Japan, on tho first of June. ALLEGES HE WAS SOBBED. Sensational Charges Made Against Proprietors of Orpheum Theater. C W. Pace called at Police Headquar ters at 4:50 o'clock yesterday morning and reported to Captain Bailey that he had been robbed of 120 In the Orpheum saloon. Fourth and Stark streets. He said he had a check for 110 cashed there during the evening and spent 20 for liquor, being with a woman inmate of the establishment. The rest, he says, was taken from him. He said he was purchasing drinks In the place at 4:30. and the proprietors have been arrested for violation of the 1-o'clock closing ordi nance. A larceny charge 'has also been preferred against the woman. Captain Bailey and Sergeant Slover caused the arrest of- Frank Griffith, and Al Wohler for violation of "the dosing ordinance. The Meier (& Frank Store's ?96th Friday Surprise Sale 30,000 Yds.Embroideries, Values to $7.50 Strip 4 1 -2 yd. Lengths 89c Strip-6 3-4 yd. Lengths 98c Strip Per greatest embroidery offerag is announced for tomorrow's ?96th Friday Surprise Sale. 30,000 yards of the finest Embroideries Switzerland produces will be sold at prices that are really ridicnlons Practically every yard of Embroideries sold over our co Enters comes to us direct from the St. Gall makers We go to the maker for them We are not in the mar ket for Embroideries on this side of the Atlantic more than to keep posted There are excep tions to the rule however A New York importer had a great special lot of fine embroider ies he was willing to lose money on in order to clean up his stock He offered them to us We bought them right; 30,000 yards, the greatest single purchase ever made by any con cern in the Far West Edges and Insertions in cambric, Swiss, and nainsook, 3 to 16 inches wide, 4-zA and 63-yard lengths Included will be found thousands of yards of the new French styletto and button embroideries, beautiful patterns, immense variety, values from $1.50 to $7.50 a strip You're well enough acquainted with the Meier & Frank embroidery sales to know that you will have to come early to share in the best values 30,000 yards will disappear like snow in March See Fifth-street window display Phenomenal bargains at these prices 4 89c 98c MEIER &. FRANK STORE Extra Large Oranges, Doz. 22c For Thursday, Friday and Sat urday 2500 dozen extra large Cal ifornia Navel Oranges, fine, deli cious fruit; the quality fruit stores ask 40c doz. for; dozen. .22 Wash Goods Specials for today and tomor row. Extra good bargains: Fancy figured and dotted Swiss Mulls, big line of colors, special value, yard 13 Fil de Madras, Foulard patterns, new colorings, new styles, one of the season's best wash A materials, yard IrC 25c, 35c, 40c Scotch Ginghams, mercerized novelties, fancies, etc great special value, yd. . ,15 25c fancy White "Waistings, new goods, on sale today, yard. .19 Pequot" Sheetings at Very Lowest Prices No store in Portland buys "Pequot" Sheetings on the same basis as The Meier & Frank Store, hence our price must always be right. Today's quotations are the lowest you ever bought these good cottons at The economical housewife and hotelkeeper can supply their needs at a big saving Also note the splendid bargains in Bedspreads, Pillow Cases: Pequot Sheeting "Pequot" Unbleached Sheeting 5- 4 on sale for, yard ll 6- 4 on sale for, yard 13 7- 4 on sale for, yard 15 $ 8- 4 on sale for, yard 17? 9- 4 on sale for, yard 19 10- 4 on sale for, yard 21? Buy all you want. Pequot Sheeting "Pequot" Bleached Sheeting 42-in. on sale for, yard. . .ll 45-in. on sale for, yard...l2 50-in. on sale for, yard. . .13 54-in. on sale for, yard...l5J 63-in. on sale for, yard... 17 72-in. on sale for, yard,..19 81-in. on sale for, yard... 21i 90-in. on sale for,yard. . .23? 42x36-inch hemmed Pillow Cases, good quality muslin, q best value in town, each -C 45x36-inch hemstitched Pillow Cases, the best value we have ever offered' at this low price, each IOC Marseilles pattern Bedspreads, very best designs, regu- QfLy lar $1.25 values, on sale at,- each "OC Marseilles pattern Bedspreads, $1.50 grade, each $1.12 Fringed Bedspreads, pink only, $1.50 values, for . 98 Fine quality Marseilles Spreads, great value, each $1.65 'Knit Underwear Women's fine ribbed, high-neck, long-sleeve mercerized Lisle Vest, pure white, A7f best 65c value, on sale for Women's low-neck, jno-sleeve Swiss ribbed Vest, lace or hand-crocheted yoke, A9 best 65c values, on sale at. . . . C Imported Swiss ribbed Vests, low-neck, no sleeves, white, pink or blue, all Qr sizes, best 40c values, on sale for. . .7C Children's Spring Underwear in all the correct styles and weights ; all prices. Men's Spring and Summer Underwear; complete stock of all the very best styles and weights. Handkerchiefs Women's and Children's plain all-linen Handkerchiefs, great special value, each 4 Special lot of "Women's Swiss embroidered Handkerchiefs, scalloped and hemstitched edges, regular 20c and 25o values ..t v.!5p "Women's plain Linen Handker chiefs, and -in. hems, best 15c values, on sale for, ca.9 25c Ribbons 15c 5000 yards of 4-inch satin Taf feta Ribbon, superior quality, all the leading shades, best 25c value, on sale for l c a few days at, yard I JC Men's Wear Specials Today Men's new Oxford Golf Shirts, in the very best patterns and colorings; all sizes; great variety;-Shirts other stores get $1 for, on sale at 69 Men's imported tan-colored Sox, all sizes, best 25c values, on sale for 15 $ Men's best quality Pepperel Twill Night Shirts, plain white and fancy trimmed; also plain muslin styles, $1 values, on sale for 83 Men's colored-border" Japonet Handkerchiefs, the best 10c values, on sale for, each..7 Boys' and Girls new Madras and Oxfords Overshirts, new styles and colors, great values at 69 Spring Hats Spring models in "Hawes" and "Stetson" Hats for men and young men ; black, pearl, tan; Derbys and boft styles; eacn, $3.00, $4.00 and , $5.00 Willamette Machines $19.25 We offer for a few days 40 of our No. 24 ""Willamette" Sew ing Machines at the extremely low price of $19.25 each. Drop head, full ball-bearing, handsome swell front wood work; plain finish in oak or walnut, best head, full set of attachments, guaran teed for 10 years; a machine the equal of any $50 agency Machine on the market. Free instruction on how to operate the Machine and use the attachments. Parties of good credit can make ar rangements for. the payment of $5.00 dorn and $1.00 weekly. Second Floor. Basement x Specials for Today 1-pint cans Family Paints, all col ors, 25c value, for 19 Floor Paints, 6 colors, quart cans, 40c value 33 2-quart cans, 75c value 64 Gallon cans, $1.40 value.. $1.22 Garden Rakes, Hoes, Spades. Shovels, each, 75c to 25 "Lindsay" Incandescent Gas. Lights, white opal globes, man tle, etc., complete light 79p Complete Light with by-pass. 99c Portable Gas Lamps, $3.25 to $7.75 Portieres $2.1 5 Pr. Tapestry Portieres, 50 inches wide 3 yardsUong, fringed top and bot tom, floral designs, 20 colorings to select from, all this season's, best styles, great e values at, pair Portieres $1.60 Pr. Tapestry Portieres, 45 inches wide, 3 yards long, fringed top and bottom, floral designs, five colors only, great tf 1 Lf special value, pr. . . . Trimmings 39c yd. 1000 yards of Dress Trimmings, Persian Bands and Medallions, latest Oriental colorings in blue, brown and green, values np to $1.75 yard for, yard 39 More Shoe Bargains Today Many rare bargain opportunities in women's and chil dren's Shoes The woman having footwear needs for her self and family to supply can't afford to miss our offerings $3 TAN OXFORDS $1,98 $3 SHOES $1.98 Women's tan lace and Blu- cner uxtoras, an sizes; Shoes that bring $3.50 a pair at other stores; sale price, pair $1.98 $3.00 vici Md Oxfords, kid or patent tip, ribbon lace, at, pair $1.98 $3.00 vici kid Oxfords, pat ent leather tip, pr. .$1.98 Women '8 $3.00 patent leath er Oxfords and Bluchers at, pair $1.98 Women's Spring Shoes, in patent leather, vici kid, pat ent tip, lace and Blucher cut, heavy and light soles; Johnson Bros.' "best $&00 make; equal to the $3.50 values offered elsewhere ; all sizes and widths, at low price of, pair $1.98 $3 to $5 Shoes, Slippers $1.69 Pr. A great odd lot of 500 pairs of "Women's Shoes and fancy Slippers, broken sizes, patent leather, vici kid, box calf, all desirable mod els, Shoes and Slippers selling regularly at $3, $4 and $5 a pair; on sale at the low price of, pair V OJ 200 pairs of Misses' Lace Shoes in vici kid and box A calf, sizes 12 to 2; $2.00 values, pair V n 110 pairs Chidren's-vici kid and box calf Shoes, 8V& QAi to 11; best $1.50 values, on sale for, pair ,PC 400 pairs Children's spring-heel Shoes, hand-turned lace or but ton styles; black, blue, red and patent leather, qo sizes 5 to 8, best $1.50 values, on sale for, pair .-JOG Infants "Fancy Shoes in black and colors, hand-turned, button or lace; sizes 2 to 5; best $1.25 values, on sale at, pair 78 Special Sale $2.00 Hand Bags for 89c Great special purchase of Hand Bags for a three days' sale 3 OO of them in black seal, walrus, morocco, and alligator stocks, braided handles in brown and tan Vienna handles in black, brown and tan, all sizes, a big variety of new styles They go on sale at promptly 8 o'clock this morning and re main on sale until all are sold The best Hand-Bag bargain Portland women ever shared in Center aisle, 5th-St. entrance Values Up to $2.00 for 89c Each Beds, Comforters, Pillows, Curtains, Etc. Continuation of the great sale "of white Enameled Beds. Great special values; 300 handsome Comforters, full size, l&nated cotton filled; best patterns ..... $1.09 Full-size Comforters, best patterns, great variety; regular $2.00 values for .$1.57 BARGAINS IN PILLOWS COTTON BLANKET SPECIALS 75.C gray Cotton Blankets on sale. for. ..-.-59 75c whi1 Cotton Blankets on sale for... ..59 11-4 gray Blankets, great value, pair $1.07 Special values in Wool Blankets and better grades of Comforters. Third Floors. White and gray goose feathers, "full-size Pillows, heavy tick covering, $1.75 values, 20 great bargains at V Duck and goose feather Pillows, full size, Q j best covering, $1.25 value Ruffled Muslin Curtains, fancy striped effects, hemstitched ruffles, colored border effects, dotted and striped; regular $1.25 values; for this sale at low price of, pair. . 300 pairs of cross-stripe Madras Curtains, ecru and colored ground; handsome style in a big rtQ variety of colors, new $1.25 Curtains, on sale for, pair , . ..,.y. . . VOC Ruffled Swiss Bed Sets, cover and shams; great value at this low price, set $2.98 Custom Shade and Drapery "Work our specialty. Best materials and workmanship. Lowest prices guaranteed. All orders promptly executed. Third Floor. Stationery Just received, a new shipment of Eaton-Hurlburt's latest Pa pers, cloth-finish, " newest shapes, colors and tints, att box, 25c, 35c, 40c and...50 Royal Coronation Silk ' Bond Paper, excellent quality, 120 sheets to the pound ; extra spe cial value at, pound 28 Lewis and Clark Envelopes, in all colors and sizes, pkg. -S Lewis and Clark and Oregon Souvenir Tablets, in note and letter size; special values at each, 12c and 18 Juvenile Box Papers, complete line, box, 10c, 15c and. .20 Souvenir Postal Cards, in im mense assortment; Lewis and Clark, Oregon, Comics, North west views, etc., 1c, 2 for 5c and 55 Women's Neckwear Spec'Is Women's long Taffeta Silk Windsors, white, black, sky and brown, best $1 values, on sale today at 73 "White Pique, embroidery and light blue Galatea Sailor Col lars, 50c and 65c values, for, cacn 23 Venise Lace Stocks, white, cream and ecru; .great special value today at, each. Large variety of new polka dot, plaid and fleur de lis "Wind sors, special value, each.25J New Spring Neckwear arriv ing daily by express. Hosiery Today's Specials 25 dozen pairs "Women's Lisle Hose, double sole, white- heel and toe, the regular 40c values in all sizes ; on sale at the low price of, pair 27$ Women's fine French Gauze Lisle Hosiery, double sole, gar tertop, regular 50c values, in all 'sizes, at, pair 33 600 pairs of Children's German Lisle Hose, medium weight, 1-and-1 rib, double sole and knee, sizes 5 to 9, 35e values at, pair 23 Boys' Athletic Hose, 2-and-l rib, heavy weight, triple knee double solet all sizes, great spe cial value at, pair l&ap i 1!