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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1908. 16 Perrins' Glove Agents Butterick Pattern Agents Howard Mills Agents La Grecque, Nemo, Gossard and Estella Corset Agents Drapery Department Specials 100 solid oak Taucmrettes, mission finish, 12 ins. nO square, 15 and 18 ins. high; worth $2.00, each. 70V $6.50 heavy double-faced Tapestry Couch Covers, Oriental designs, fringed all around; colors are blue and red, green and red, and blue and terra cotta; the best &A OE $6.50 cover in the house, on sale at, each. rJ Regular $6.00 Ivory Cable Net Curtains, plain centers, with narrow woven inserting and edges; 50 - CO QC inches by 2V2 yards: on sale at, the pair. Regular $1.50 white Irish Point Door Panels, 40 by 50 inches, can be cut down to fit any smaller door; gQ large variety of designs to select from; at, each. vfvjv Laces and New Embroideries Which have just arrived and on sale at special prices. Note saving at the following low prices: French Val. Lace and Insertion, V2 to 1 inch wide; oq regular values to 75c dozen, at this low price, dozen. OZJC 300 yards of Swiss and Batiste Embroidery, Flouncing and Inserting, from 3 to 27 inches wide; regular values GQf tn $1 fid nn.R9.ln for this arterial low nrice. the vard. vJv7L Turkish Rugs and Carpets At a remarkable reduction. Every Rug has been carefully selected. Wonderful color tints. Shirvan and Cabistans, regular $25.00, reduced to $18.50 Kazaks and Mousools, $35.00 values, reduced to, ea.$26.00 Beloochistan, regular $25.00 value, reduced to, ea..Sj518.50 Karadjas, regular $50.00 values, reduced tr, each.. $37.50 Khivas, room size, $110.00 values, reduced to, ea. .$84.00 Saraband, Sena, Sarouk, Tabriz and Feraghan, all reduced. Our showing of Carpets, Rugs and Linoleums for the coming season comprises some of the most artistic colorings and de signs ever produced. Prices are lower than ever before. Take advantage of assortment. Carpet Dept., Third Floor. Ladies' Hosiery and Handbags Special sale of women's Hose, in black, white, red, pink, blue, gray and tan; also a few pretty patterns of lace and O embroidered lisle thread Hose; values to 65c, for, pr. Children's fine black cotton-ribbed Hose, heavy and medium weight; very good for school wear; pair. 18c A lot of fine seal leather Handbags, good quality, fitted, with coin purse; finished frame of gilt gunmetal; a t1 good regular $2.00 value, on sale for, each. . . A large assortment of elastic and tinsel Belts; a great va riety of styles and colors, including the "Merry ?Q. Widow." On sale at this special low price, each. UQ 500 yds. Swiss Embroidery, Flouncing and Inserting, 2 to 18 inches wide; value to $1.00, on sale for, yard. 39c Allover Swiss and .Batiste; dainty patterns for f 1 Q lingerie waists; regular values to $2.25, for, yd. .? The Meier Eb Frank Store An express 'shipment received yesterday of Laces and Trimmings An extremely pretty assortment in the very newest styles; the effects are stnnning. The Best Bargain News Always And the Greatest and Best Assortment of New, Seasonable Merchandise at the Lowest Prices The Meier Frank Store We are constantly receiving new, attractive models in Headgear Our display cases present an unusu al handsome appearance in very smart effects. In the Stationery Section Today's items include some very necessary articles for either desk or table at home Note the reductions Stationery Section, Main Floor. Fancy Box Paper, in white and blue; REGULAR 1Q 25c VALUES, SPECIAL 1 Ladies Correspondence Cards, in different shapes; OO REGULARLY 35c BOX, SPECIAL AiOC Steamboat Playing Cards, SPECIAL, PACK. 8$ "500" Score Cards, SPECIAL, DOZEN 8 Our whole line of fancy Tally and Place Cards, 1Q REGULAR 25c DOZEN; SPECIAL, THE DOZEN, lt. Sale on Mattresses Si i Art Eighty-five $14.00 Pelted Floss Mattresses, 1 HrVIVl fuu Bize, covered with fancy art tickings; . TTTTZT soft and luxurious; none 1 Cfi KIND spreadable, rolled edges, ea.. .S 1 X .J W $ ( Sixty-five $16.00 Felted Floss, Mattresses, 10VIVJ covered with beautiful art ticking; none spreadable; a dainty, com- (tjl O OC fortable bed; on sale at, ea P 1 -.OiJ KIND Special Sole of Spring Suits Price $18.45 An unequaled opportunity in this season's styles' Ladies' Tailored Suits at a great saving A fortunate purchase These suits just received by express and immediately placed on sale Ladies new Spring Tailored Suits in 26 inch tight and semi-fitting effects Materials are fancy striped, Panama and herringbone serge1 The colors are navy, black, brown, wine and Copenhagen jp 1 O A C $30 vals.spec'l today y 1 CJ tTJ SUIT SECTION SECO.XD FLOOR. Men's Furnishings Sharp Reductions for Quick Selling in Furnishings Dept. Men's Lisle, Silk Lisle and Gauze Lisle Half -Hose, in a large assortment of latest designs and colorings; REGTJ- OO. LAB 50c VALUE, SPECIAL AT, THE PAIR Men's medium and light-weight Dress Gloves, cape or pique sewn, in all brown and tan shades; REGULAR d"l 1 $1:50 VALUES, SPECIAL AT, THE PAIR p WX iJ Men's white pure Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 1 SPECIAL VALUE, ON SALE AT, EACH XUC Today's Shoe Specials Exceptional price reductions in women's foot wearall of this season's style Quality is ex cellent The description and prices follow; 4000 pairs of ladies' fine $3.50 C shoes reduced to low price, pair p&JJ Included in this lot are ladies' patent colt shoes in lace, button and blucher styles with plain or tipped toes, welt-sewed soles and "Cuban heels Ladies' fine vici kid, lace, Tutton or blucher styles, with welt or hand-turn soles and Cuban heels, patent or plain leather tips. All are good styles, all the popular shaped CiO CC lasts; $3.50 values, on sale at, the pair, only. .pyJ Plaid Moreens New colorings 25 in- Lining Dep'm't. Specials 38c 31c 43c 42c finish ches wide, regular 50c, special, yard Bengaiine Moreens All shades, 25 in ches wide, regular 40c value, special yd. Venetians for coat and jacket linings All shades and black reg. 50c, special Black linen Moreen Regular 75c val ues, special price, the yard, reduced to Fine line colored Sateens, mercerized 36 inches Regular 40c values on sale today at the low price, per yard, only 33c Sale of Infants' Wear Mothers should look upon this sale with great interest. This department of Baby Jhings needs no introduction to Port land shoppers. We have provided abundantly in every way for the little ones. We call your special attention to the infants' complete outfits, which are so daintily selected, and include everything one could possibly want. A list of special prices for this week which mean a great saving: Infants' open-front outing flannel Wrappers; regu- A 7 lar 6Uc values, on sale at the low price of, each T f C Infants' open-front nainsook Gowns, hemstitched A "I ruffle in neci and sleeves; 50c values, special price. . Celluloid Talcum Boxes, regular 35c values, on sale OQ at this extraordinarily low special price, each tJC Infants' Coat Hangers, in pink, blue or white; regu- QQ lar $1.25 values, on special sale at, each ZtO Infants' Flannel Shawls, regular 60c vals., sale price, ea.47 Teddy Bears, regular $1.50 values, special price, each. $1.22 Pillow Slips, regular $1.25 values, special, 98c; (J OO and regular $1.50 values, on sale at, each '.- . Infants' Nainsook Dresses, trimmed in lace, insertion, em broidery, beading and tucks, round or square d1 Cy yokes, regular $2 values, on sale at, garment pXJJ Infants' hand-crocheted Sacques, round yoke, J1 AJ white, trimmed in pink or blue; regular $2 vals.. .P X Infants' Crocheted Bootees, in long lengths; regu- 27f lar 35c values, on sale at this very low price Children's Crocheted Sweater Jackets, regular J1 CO $2.25 values, at this extraordinarily low price, ea. .P X JJ Infants' Veils, regular 75c values, on sale at, each 67c1 Infants' Nainsook Skirts, on waists, with wide hand-hemstitched hem, or embroidery ruffle with clusters djl JQ of tucks; regular $1.75 values, on 6ale at, each...r Gloves Low Priced Special introductory sale on Suede Lisle Gloves with two ,pearl clasps and Paris point stitching, in black, white, tan, champagne, nile and hunter's green; all sizes. Regu- QC. lar $1.25 values, on sale at this special price, pair V 16-button double-tipped Milanese Silk Gloves, Mousquetaire style, in black and white only; all sizes; regular l QQ $1.75 values, at this remarkably low price, pair. . .r. Spring Styles Are Now Being Shown in Every Department While in the Store Visit the Various Sections and See the Beautiful Displays LIKE THE DECISION Independent Wheat Buyers Are Rejoicing. COURT REMOVES HANDICAP Assrrt Tliat Judge Wolverton's De cision in 3lamlamus Suit Will Increase Portland's Prestige as a Grain-Shipping rort. That the decision of Judge Wolverton In the suit of the Northwestern Ware house Company apainst the O. R. & N. Co., wherein discrimination was charged against the defendant corporation in not supplying cars needed for shipment of grain from interior warehouses, is an im portant one and means much to inde pendent grain exporters, is- the view of those directly interested. That the out come of the case is of great value to this city as- a shipping port is regarded as certain. Independent buyers intthe interior are in the habit of having their purchases de livered to the grain-exporting firms which have line -warehouses; that is, ele vators on the lines of the O. R. & N. or Northern Pacilic. The warehousemen receipt for the grain and hold it until de livery. Independent dealers alllege that there Is a great deal of trouble in getting the grain from the warehouses and shipped to Portland for export, the Ware housemen taking all available cars for their own shipments and neglecting the grain owned by the independent shippers. Try at they might, say independent dcalor, they have been unable to secure cars for their grain shipments, particular ly in times of car shortage. Cars "spot ted" at the warehouses for the independ ent dealers would be taken by the ware housemen for their own wheat. Mean while tedious and expensive delays would enfue for the independent wheat ship pers Will Help Independents. "This decision is one that the Interstate- Commerce Commission has been watching for with considerable interest." said C. E. Curry, manager of the North western "Warehouse Company, which brought the suit, "and I believe it Is one of the most important decisions rendered tiere in years. Ite value to the port is unquestioned, for it means much to the independent dealers. We can go in now end buy grain with some assurance that we will get it out. 'Heretofore we have been between the devil and the deep sea. Our grain has been held back by the warehousemen, who had grain of their own to ship. When we asked the warehouseman to or der cars for us they would refer us to the railroads. The railroads, in turn, told us to order through the warehousemen. We have been at the mercy of the rail roads and also of the warehousemen. We had no way. of compelling the ware housemen to move our grain, so suit was brought, ' alleging discrimination on the part of the railroads to favor the Hne houses. "This resulted in a combination to stifle competition and the evil effects are ap parent. Left iu practical control of the territory, the warehouse-owners could pay any price for wheat that they chose, could pay for it when they liked and do as they pleased in all their dealings. Asked Writ Iiast March. "Suit was brought last March and we asked for a writ of mandamus to com pel the railroads to give us cars when notified that we needed them, for grain shipments. The motion to quash the writ of mandamus, brought by the railroads, was dismissed and Judge Wolverton held in our favor." The-case was argued last April by "W. W. Cotton, chief counsel for the Harri man interests, for the railroads, and the firm of Teal & Minor for the Northwest ern Warehouse Company. Judge Wolver ton held that while warehouses may be owned by private interests, they are nevertheless public depositories for the storage of grain and cannot be discrim inated against by railroads In supplying car?. Officials of the O. R. & N. Co., while de clining to discuss the matter at -any length, since they have not been advised of the status of the case by the legal de partment. Mr. Cotton being In the Bast, say no discrimination against Independ ent dealers was Intended. Says All Look Alike. "We are in the business of carrying wheat," said one official, "and the money of the independent dealer looks just as good to us as that of a warehouseman. All wheat looks alike to us, and we will haul for one just as soon as for another." "The policy of having cars ordered through the warehouse company," said another official, "was in order to avoid complications. The warehousemen often carry grain for several firms. This puts the warehouses in charge of the grain and they should order cars when they want It shipped away." Saunders Denies Charges. PORTLAND. Feb. 2S.-(To the Editor. I enclose a clipping from The Oregoniaif of February 21 under the caption "Kiss Costs Saunders J35," and desire to make the following correction: The girl mcm tioned in the account was not a customer but an employe, who became angry, when I felt obliged to correct her, and preferred charges against me. which I most em phatically declare are false In every par ticular. C. H. SAUNDERS. Fail to ConTict Saloonman. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 23. tSpecial.) A jury in the case of John Kalilc, a sa loonkeeper, charged with violation of the Sunday law. failed to agree today. This is the second failure to convict in the saloon cases now being tried. SUSPECT UNE-WDHD PLOT POLITICIAN'S - SCENT CONSPIR ACY AGAINST THOMAS. Think Mayor and Friends Are Plan ning to Unseat Democratic County Chairman. 'Political prophets profess to see in the simultaneous filing Monday of the decla rations of intention of 30 worfld-be Demo cratic precinct committeemen a step on the part of Mayor Lane and Tom word preliminary to gaining control of the Democratic County Central Committe.and to displace George H. Thomas as chair man of the organization. An inspection of the list of prospective committeemen discloses that a large majority of them are intimate friends and political asso ciates of the Mayor and the Democratic aspirant for the shrievalty. Chairman Thomas has for some time been in dis favor both with Lane and Word, although, he has firmly advocated harmony within the ranks of the faithful and has at all times labored to that end. But the present chairman has apparent ly failed to come up to the requirements of. the Lane-Word faction and the candi dacy of -these 30 committeemen is gener ally believed to portend a move-for elect ing his successor. With but few exceptions, the aspirants for places on the central committee are known as Lane-Word men. A number of them have been more than friendly with the faction that would effect the removal of. Chairman Thomas. Included in the list are Herbert . Marx, wno shares the office of Tom Greene, an active member of Mayor Lane's executive board; J. S. Downey, who was Deputy Sheriff under Word, and N. H. Grafton, who was jailer under Word. Many of the others are close friends either of Lane or Word, or both. "So far as I can see,' the list includes the names only of good Democrats," said Chairman Thomas yesterday. "I am sat isfied that they are men who have at heart the real interests of the party and I cannot see that there is anything in their candidacy for committeemen that should be construed as hostile to me. The average Democrat, I am confident, agrees, with me In wishing to see harmony pre vail In the ranks of the party, and I am convinced these aspirants for places on the central committee ars as good friends of Chamberlain and Manning as they are of Lane and Word. In fact, I have des ignated many of the 30 as members of the election board. "There is no reason to suspect that other than harmony prevails in the Dem ocratic party. We will soon be prepared to announce plans for expediting the nam ing of a ticket. The details are being worked out and we will be ready to make an announcement of our plans within -a few days." Railway Company. Fortlner alleged that he was employed by the company as a civil engineer. The salary, he earned was $1321.30, he said, and his expenses $32.90. He alleged the com pany had paid him $872.45. The case hinged on the testimony of the defend ant's officers to the effect that Fortiner had had a final accounting with an agent, of the company. OUT FOR THE LEGISLATURE Fortiner Loses His Suit. Judge O'Day. of the Circuit Court, decided yesterday that Walter S. Forti ner was not entitled to recover $481.75 wages -from the Mount Hood Electric C. N McArthur Candidate From the Seventeenth District. C. iN. McArthur, a young attorney of this city, yesterday announced his can didacy for the Republican nomination for Representative from the Seventeenth Dis trict, consisting of Clackamas and Mult nomah Counties. He pledges himself to work faithfully and industriously for the people of his district and to oppose all ex travagant legislation, graft, humbug and aemagoglsm. He believes In an econom ical administration of public affairs and asserts that he will take dictation from no man or set of men. In the matter of the election of a United States Senator, Mr. McArthur agrees to vote for the man who receives the highest number of the people's votes, provided he be a Republican. Mr. McArthur was a candidate for the Legislature two years ago, but was de feated in the primaries because of the alphabetical arrangement of the ballot. He was then, as he Is at present, opposed to Statement No. 1. Mr. -icArthur is a son of the late Judge L. L. McArthur, of -this city. He is a native of Weseo County and a graduate of the University of Ore gon. Prior to his admission to the bar, he resided In Polk County, where he has extensive farming interests. Dr. W. C. Belt, of Sellwood, Is also a candidate for the position to which Mr. McArthur aspires and is running on a Statement No. 1 platform. Inasmuch as Clackamas County had 'the joint repre sentative two years ago, there will prob ably be no candidates from there this year, so Multnomah County will be per mitted to fill the office. It is said that there will be no other candidates for the Republican nomination besides Dr. Belt and Mr. McArthur. In that event, the principal issue between these men will, no doubt, toe Statement No. 1. FARMERS ARE VICTIMIZED REQUEST ARREST OF R. M. WRIGHT, LATE OF BOISE. TWO GREATSPECIALS. Ladies' new Spring suits, rqual in finish and style to suits costing from $20 to $25 colors navy, brown and mixed stripes on sale today at $13.7.. Silk taffeta petticoats, deep ruffle flounce, black and colors, on sale to day at $3.98. The material Is worth more. See show windows. McAllen & McDonnell. Olson Still in Jail. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) Otto F. Olson, the defaulting ex-school clerk of Willamette, may be released from jail in a few days, as his friends are still continuing to procure bail for" him and Mrs. Olson's brother will arrive 'here to morrow from California and may lend his aid to get Olson out of jail. Allege That . Haytmyer Decamped Without Paying for Numerous Purchases Civil Suit Filed. Frank Taylor, of Meridan. Idaho, is In the city and would like some one to tell him where he can place his hands on R. M. Wright, who, until a few days ago, was a well-known grain and hay-broker of Boise. Wright had been doing busi ness in the Idaho capital for a number of years, but suddenly disappeared on Feb ruary IS, and according to Mr. Taylor owes between $50,000 and $75,000 to farmers and business men of the Boise Val ley, Emmett and Long Valley. He was traced, as far as this city, where he registered at the Imperial Hotel last Tuesday. Then all trace of him was lost. Mr. Taylor has a claim against the broker for $8u0, a balance of several car loads of hay bought and not paid for, and numerous other farmers of that sec tion are sufferers, some of them for larger amounts. The Taylor hay was located yesterday at the terminal yards,- and the owner, by legal steps, regained possession of It. The Portland police hold a warrant for Wright's arrest, but the man is believed to have gone to California. For the purpose of securing attachment writs Mr. Taylor yesterday filed two suits in the State Circuit Court against Wright on behalf of himself and other victims of misplaced confidence. Judgment for $4250 is asked. TESTIMONY IS VERY WEAK Dr. Eisen Fails to Slake Good His Charges. A conference was held in the office of District Attorney Manning last night be tween Mr. Manning and a delegation from the medical and ministerial associations as a result of which it was expected that evidence would be presented sufficient to enable tho prosecutor to take action against several local medical Institutions of ill repute. However, after Dr. William Eisen, the principal witness, had appeared and undergone an examination, nothing in his testimony was found to be cause for action on the part of the authorities. The witness was expected to give ew dence of such nature that the authorities would be enabled to proceed against sev eral physicians who are alleged to per form criminal operations as a business. Instead, he failed miserably to . sub stantiate any of the charges that he had hinted that he would prefer hefore the District Attorney, and Mr. Manning took him severely to task for his pre sumption in appearing under the cir cumstances. City Health Officer . Esther Pohl, Dr. Alan Welch Smith and Rev. Luther Dyott were present at the Investigation, at the conclusion of which they expressed them selves as satisfied that there was no statute under which proceedings could be begun at present. Mr. Manning has agreed to attend a session of the Med ical Association next Friday night, when plans will be discussed for ridding the city of certain so-called medical institu tions, x Millwright Asks Damages. W. H. Emrick has filed suit against the Portland Lumber Company in the Circuit Court. He demands $21,000 damages for Injuries to his left leg. He says he was working as a millwright in September, 1907, repairing a pulley, when his clothing was caught by a bolt and his leg drawn into the ma chinery and crushed. He asks $20,000 for his injuries, $500 for physicians' fee and $600 for the wages he lost. HOTELS ANDJESTAURANTS You are Invited to the special sale already advertised of table linens, nap kins, towels, curtains, blankets, quilts, hemmed shcct3 and pillow cases, cur tain materials, tray, bureau and stand cloths, towelings and pillows. Extra ppecial, double-warp linens for hard wear. McAllen & McDonnell, noted for good goods. Olvmpta Malt Extract, good for grand ma or baby. Only 15-100 of 1 per cent alcohol. Phones: Main S71. A 2467. Yesterday we sold tons of our sugar-cured Breakfast Bacon at 15. We have tons of it for today, and we will continue selling it for this price right along. It is the cheapest Bacon ever sold in the city, and at the same time the very best. HAMS Hams 12V Sliced Ham, from the center of the ham 25 Half a Ham .. 12V2 Picnic Hams 11 Sliced Smoked Shlders 15? 5-lb. Pail of Smith's Pure Lard .60 PORK Don't eat Eastern Pork nor cold-storage Pork when Smith can give you the very tip-top quality of Oregon grain-fed Pork. Smith's Pork Sausage is made fresh every hour. . .122 Delicious, Meaty Roasts of Pork 10 Extra choice cuts of Shoulder Roast Pork. 12's Shoulder Pork Chops, very fine flavor 12,2 Fresh Side Pork 12V2 Drv Salt Pork 12V2 Leaf Lard 126$ Sweet Pickle Pork. . .12V'o Pork Loin Chops . 15 Pork Loin Roast 15 BEEF The best meat on earth is Oregon's Prime Beef at Smith's. Prime Rib Roast Beef 10 Best Round Steak. . . 10$ Small Port 'house Stk.l2y2 Sirloin Steak 11 Tenderloin Steak 12Vi$ Small "T"-Bone Stk. 12V2 The markets on both sides of Smith's are in no way connected with the firm. RANK L SMITH MEAT CO. "FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST." 226 Alder Street, Between First and Second Streets.