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THE MOUSING OliEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBltUAltY 16, 190J. The Meier & Frank Store, Home of Butterick Patterns, Trefousse and Perrin's Gloves; Gossard, Nemo, Estelle Corsets; Infants' Goods "Knee Beep in Bargains" In All Departments; and Extraordinary Carpet Sale The Meier (Sk Frank Store Great Sale Infants' Wear Sale of Special Interest to Mothers Home-Furnishers Everywhere Will Take Notice The Meier & Frank Store Carpet Section, Linoleum Section, Rug Section and Art Square Rooms were busy from opening time until closing yesterday the immense gtocks to choose from make selections easy. The prices named are unequalled. The news should interest you 1C The Meier Frank Store Women's Hosiery 38c Values Up to $1.50 in Lisle Hose 2000 pairs secured from one of the largest importing houses in the country. Plain and gauze lisles and fancy hose in embroidered ef fects, also fancy lace in boot and allover effect, including outsizes, in an immense assortment of styles to select from; black, brown, tan, .$1.19 $1.79 $1.27 $2.47 Infants' Department, on Second Floor, Muslin Underwear Section. Inlants nainsook Dresses, with round and square yoke, skirts with ruffle of enib'd'y or wid.i hem; $1.75-$2 vals. Infants naiusouk Dresses, trimmed in tucks, embroidery, lace, insertion; regular fr"2.t) to .fl.00 values, on sale at. Infants' nainsook Skirts with wide hemstitched hem or embroidery ruffle, clusters of tucks on waists; $1.7.) val. Infants' hand-crocheted Afghans, made -of eiderdown wool in star pattern. Regular $3.00 values, on sale at.. Infants' Wrapers, made of white albatross, cassimere 1 QO and flannel, embroidered in pink or blue; .f'2.50-.f5 value. .V Crocheted Shoes in white, trimmed in pink or blue, tied with ?Q ribbon. Regular $1.00 values, on sale at this price, the pair. vliV Kid Moccasins, pink, blue or gray; trimmed in ribbon; $1 value. .69 Infants' Cassimere Sacques, embroidered in white, pink C? "1 1 Q or blue. Regular $L)D lo $"2.o0 values, special, each . . Mail orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Send orders early. $1.50 and $2.50 Handbags $1.19 Another bargain "knee deep" in our splendid Leather Goods Sec tion sale in Center Aisle. Women's Handbags in good quality of leather, fitted with combination purse and card case, leather lining and overlapping steel frame; comes in black, brown, 1 Q navy, red and tan; values from $1..")0 to .f2.o0; special at . . P lifM The Carpet Bargains Melrose Ingrain Carpet, 36 inches wide; regu- CQp lar tioe value; knee-deep bargain sale price, yd. The best all-wool Ingrain Carpet, in small as well as floral designs; selling regularly at $1 each; JfZf our knee-deep bargain sale price, the yard. . " Tapestry Brussels Carpet, floral and Oriental patterns, soft as well as bright .colorings; some with bor- QQ ders; $1.03 val.; knee-bargain sale price, yard..OV Axminster Carpet, in exquisite soft colorings, Oriental and floral designs, with borders to match; C7 reg. $1.-50 knee-deep bargain sale price, yd. .P Best quality Body Brussels' Carpeting, neat effects, suitable for offices, bedrooms and parlors; CJ1 A Q reg. $1.75 knee-deep bargain sale price, yd. .P Royal Wilton Carpet, subdued colorings, in Oriental and small figures; the best regular $2.00 fljl CQ values knee-deep bargain sale price, yd..?'' ALL CAEPETS SEWED, LAID AND LINED FREE All mail orders receive prompt and careful attention, The Big Rug Bargains f00 Axminster Rugs, beautiful colorings, Oriental and floral designs, 24 by 54 inches; $2.75 val- "1 CJ ues knee-deep bargain sale price, each. .H 500 Axminster Rugs, 27x60 inches; $3.00 ""TO value knee-deep bargain sale price, each..P O 500 Axminster Rugs, in beautiful effects, 36 by 72 inehes; the best regular $4.50 values; CJO see them; knee-deep bargain sale price, ea. . P-JJ Tapestry Brussels, 9 by 12 feet, suitable for any kind of a room; in good colorings; $20.00 val- C1 C 97 ues knee-deep bargain sale price, each. Axminster Rugs, 9 by 12 feet, all good patterns; in Oriental as well as floral designs; $30 (?1 Q ?EJ values knee-deep bargain sale price, ea. .P Body Brussels, 9x12, neat patterns; $32 1 Q Q7 values knee-deep bargain sale price, ea. SP Wilton Rugs, 9 by 12, in rich effects, latest patterns, Oriental and conventional designs; $45 (JJOO value knee-deep bargain sale price, ea. .p-J''J green, Copenhagen, blues, gray, red, purple, hyacinth, white and others. Hosiery selling regularly at 65c to $1.50 per pair buy all OO. you want at this unusually low price, pair take advantage. Mail orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Send orders early. Desirable Dimities and White Goods New Spring and Summer materials. Our showing this season exceeds any previous display. Read the following items, and take advantage: 100 pieces new Irish Dimities, light and dark grounds and OP. the latest styles and colorings, on sale at this price, the yard. I'C 300 pieces new White Goods, fine imported Shirtings and novelties for that tailor-made waist; on sale for this price, yd., 35c to $1.00 200 pieces linen and cotton Suitings, plain and fancy, yd., 35c to 75$ Beltings in Persian Stripe 27c Yd. A large assortment of Beltings in Persian Bayadere stripe and pros grain effects; full assortment of popular shades; regular 50c O "T to $1.00 values buy all you want of it at this price, the yard. C Special: Unusually Reduced Prices on Fine Tailored Suits Women's tailored and fancy Suits at prices of unusual interest The greatest assortment at exceptional values ever offered by any suit store in Portland: Women's Suits usually $65 for $37.50 Women's Suits usually $45 for $24.85 Women's Suits usually $35 for $18.45 Women's Suits usually $25 for $14.85 Women's Suits usually $ 1 5 for $ 7.85 Cleanup, of Winter Suits in fancy and plain tailored Coats are long and short lengths Skirts are plain gored and pleated Plain colors, mixtures and fancy stripes Materials are chiffon broad cloths, serge, cheviot, fancy worsteds. Curtains aid Portieres Many exceptional values in our Curtain Dept. for your choosing today and tomorrow. The bargains are matchless Note the low prices $5 FRINGED TAPESTRY PORTIERES 53.65 f5.00 plain double-faced Tapestry Portieres,- with fringe it tiie top and bottom; also Oriental designs; GJQ fi 50 inches wide and. 3 yards long; per pair. ". pJUO $1.50 NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS 95c fl.oO white and ecru Nottingham Lace Curtains, 50 ins. xide and 3 yards long; plain and figured cen- QC, ;ers with floral border; on sale at this low price. . $2.00 DOTTED SWISS CURTAINS $1.29 2.00 Ruffled Swiss Curtains, dotted and figured centers, ivith plain 4-inch ruffles, extra good quality CJ "1 OQ 5wiss, 40 inches wide, 2 yards long; pair. . ? FIVE EXTRA GOOD PORTIERE VALUES Five patterns of Rope Portieres, 6 colors in each pattern; red, green, brown, red and green, tan and brown, brown and green; all this season's goods, at following prices: $2.00 quality, each, $1.35 $4.50 quality, each, $3.35 3.50 quality, each. $2.45 $5.50 quality, each, $3.95 Regular $0.50 quality, for the low price of, each. .$4.65 S9 Wool Blankets $7.05 500 pairs extra large white Oregon Lambswool Blankets, size 76x8(i, in pink and blue borders. Regular $9.00 values, at this low price.. $7.05 $2.75 Comforters $ 1 .98 1000 full-size Silkoline-covered Comforters, filled with white laminated cotton, all goodfl?1 QQ patterns; regular $2.75 values for..P'0 Art Goods Specials 4 Lots at Special Prices Lot'l French hand-embroidered and drawnwork effects, assorted, suitable for making neckwear. Ranging in price from $1.25 to $5.00 QO each, on sale at this special low price, ea. Lot 2 Hemstitched colored border and hand embroidered effects, in linen and mercer- OO. ized. Regular 35c values, special, each. J Lot 3 A special lot of hand-embroidered unlaun dered, hemstitched, crossbar and plain "I A effects; pretty patterns; 25c values, ea. Lot 4 A broken line of colored bordered, lace trimmed and initial Handkerchiefs; reg- Q7 ular values to 75c each, special at, each. J A Great Sale Fine Muslin Underwear Department, Second Floor Women's Combination Suits, consisting of Corset Cover and Drawers combined, trimmed in either lace or embroidery; these suits fit beautifully ovor the waist and hips; no extra full ness; in all sizes; tQ QQ $5 values, special, f J''0 Women's Drawers a new ship ment of sample drawers which enables us to offer our patrons wonderful values in this line; trimmed in either lace or em broidery ; on sale at this Cfi very low price, the pair. .- vC Women's Short Skirts, daintily trimmed with laces and em broidery; a full line to choose from; regular value fljl QO $3.00, special, each. .P S70 Have you seen "Billy Possum"? He's the Cutest Little Fellow Imaginable See him in our Toy Section, 3rd Floor, Take Elevator Sale Traveling Bags, Suitcases An excellent assortment of Suitcases and Traveling Bags at "Knee-Deep-in-Bargain" prices, as follows let us show you: 24-inch, 9-inch deep Keratol Suitcase, linen-liiied, JJQ If) with shirt fold; regular $4.25 value; special, each. " 24-inch Cowhide Suitcase, leather-lined, with shirt- tI QC fold; regular $8.25 value, on special sale at, each. ,p"30 24-inch case, elephant grain cowhide, brown moire tQ EJfl silk-lined; regular $14.00 value; special price, each. 24-inch case, linen-lined, with shirtfold and straps djfi (ZCi all around; regular $7.75 value, special at, each. .PU0 17-inch black box calf Oxford Bag, three-piece, se wed-in frame, bright brass trimmings, leather-lined; the best J "I A regular $17.00 value, on sale at, special, each. pl.T' T'O 16-inch long grain genuine seal Oxford Bag, sewed-in frame, leather-lined, brass trimming-s; the best regular C1 C (f $18.00 value, on sale at this special price, each. -JaJJ $ 1 Alcohol Lamp at 85c Alcohol Lamps, just the thing for traveling convenient, safe, clean, guaranteed not -to leak or hold bad odor; contains auto matic spring for holding curling-iron; will heat in a very OC few minutes; regular $1.00 value, special today, each. 0JC $ 1 .25 Celluloid Mirrors for 79c Exceptional values in our new line of Celluloid Mirrors; fine plate glass, with beveled edge; can be used as hand or stand mirror. Made in Germany. The best regular $1.25 val- r7Qr ues; special today at-this unusually low price, each..'' New Books on Sale at $ 1 . 1 8 Ea. Our Book Section always presents the newest and best books. The latest are "The Red Mouse" and "54-40 or - ID Fight" and "Septimus"; on sale at, the copy. .P A ! O Women's Shoes at $ 1 .98 5000 pairs ladies' button and Blucher Lace Shoes, from our regular stock, worth $3.00 and $3.50; they cqme. in patent colt, gunmetal and vici kid; extension soles, Cuban and military heels the shoe bargain of the season; they come in all fljl QQ sizes, 22 to 8, widths A to E; on sale for, the pair. .P 'fO $1.25 Sidewalk Skates for 98c A great special for the boys. Here is a saving worth your while always the best at the lowest prices here. Sidewalk QO Skates, hematite or iron wheels; regular $1.25 value, at. OC $ 1 .25 Sewing Tables 98c Each Dressmakers attention the good kind of Sewing Table at a great saving. Department, Third Floor. Sewing Tables QQ 36 inches long, with tape measure; regular $1.25 value. ?OC ur Grocery Phone Private Exchange 4 for any of the items mentioned below or for any other needs for the kitchen; Our stock of groceries is most complete and prices always the lowest. Take advantage. Hams, Eastern sugar-cured, on sale at the low price of, lb. . 15 Victor Baking Powder, 1-lb. tins, none better, at, the lb..33 Spider Leg Japan Tea, regular 60c quality, on sale at, lb. .42 Peaches, extra large Jumbo, worth 20c, on sale at, the lb. .12 Sardines, Smoked, in oil, on sale at low price of 3 tins.. 25 Corn, best Western new crop, on sale at this low price, tin. .O Roquefort Cheese, the best imported, on sale for, the lb.. 45 Raisins, Raisins, Raisins, the Best Seeded Kind, 1-lb. Package 8c E NO 01 Mayor Says Park Board Not to Secure Prices. HUNT LOCATIONS' MERELY Committee for Kacli Piece of Prop erty Wanted, and Then Council Is to Make orfer, After AVhich Condemnation Proceedings. Mayor Lane lias decided that the Park Board should not attempt to se cure any prices on property sought for parks, boulevards and playgrounds, but It should put this burden upon the City Council, and he so declared be fore the meeting- of tho Council com mittee on parks and public properties, which met in the City Hall yesterday afternoon. The committee, therefore, voted a recommendation that the Coun cil authorize the Mayor to name a board of three for each piece of land want ed, and that, after the values have been fixed by the board, to make an offer to the owner or owners. If the offer Is refused a suit in condemnation Is contemplated in each case. The Mayor thinks this is the only fair and equitable procedure. The recommendation of the Park Board in the matter of the proposed purchase of certain ground in Sell wood caused the Mayor to make this decision. . In that case, the board rec ommended to the Council that the ground be purchased at a price not to exceed $4000 an acre, and the total sum aggregated $62,500 An investi gation was started and it was found, after appraisers were appointed, that the property was transferred by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany to TV. H. Moorehouse" for SI, and that he was given a certain period of time In which to dispose of It. Offered to City Before. The valuation placed upon it prior to his taking it over was J33.000; In fact, it W3s offered to the city for that sum, and the offer was rejected, or neglected, and now, if the Council wants to complete the purchase. It will have to condemn, in .order to get a rate per acre that is equitable. In view of the fact that this trou ble was encountered in the Sellwood tract deal Mayor Lane decided the best way to proceed is for the Park Board to recommend such plots of ground as -Nthe members deemed best adapted fot the purpose and then to put the rest of the responsibility upon the members of the Council. This leaves the pur chasing power with the Council, and the price also must be fixed by the Council in each instance. Some offer must be made to the property-owners before condemnation proceedings can be started in any case, and it is for the Council to make the offer, accord ing to the Mayor. Board of Appraisers AVanted. The committee on parks and public property, at its meeting yesterday af ternoon, recommended to the Council tliat the Mayor be authorized to ap point a board of appraisers for each piece of property that is recommended by the Park Board. This Includes several tracts, among them the Smith property in North Albina; the Mount Tabor district. Montgomery site Just north of the Steel bridge on the East Side, and the Ladd tract, north of the Base Line road in Sunnyside. City Auditor Barbur. Councilman Wallace and Park Commissioner Lewis were named as a committee to see W. M. Ladd as to the valuation of the prop erty. 20 acres of which are wanted for the Sunnyside park. Under the city charter, the City Council has power to assess benefited property along a boulevard or near a park, and it is probable that prop erty-owners will be assessed to a con siderable extent, so that the SI, 000,000 available for the purchase of land will be virtually doubled. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dr. H'jrn. the optician. Jd floor Swet land blng.. guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. No fancy prices. No really young and attractive woman ever gets off a streetcar backwards. CHILD IS KIDNAPED Little Beile Hurlbert Taken From Couch School. . GRANDFATHER SEEKS HELP AV. H. Hurlbert Asks Police to Trace His Stepdaughter and Strange Man AVho, He Says, Took Child ; Department Lacks Authority. Charging his stepdaughter with kid naping her own child, his granddaugh ter, W. H. Hurlbert, 529 Northup street, called at police headquarters last night and engaged in an animated discussion with Captain Moore as to whether the police should take action or whether he .should seek legal assistance. W. H. Hurlbert is proprietor of a moving-picture show on Fourth street. His son, J. H. Hurlbert, father of the child, is employed by him in the management of the show. ' The alleged kidnaping occurred at the Couch school. Kearney and. Lovejoy streets, yesterday morning. Pretty little' Belle Hurlbes-t. granddaughter of the irate citizen, was the victim of the al leged plot and was surreptitiously carried away. Whither she was taken Is not known.' Her mother and an unknown man are charged with the conspiracy of kidnaping and its execution. The child Is 10 years of age and is Said to be remarkably Interesting and pretty. She went to school yesterday as usual. Soon after 10 o'clock a woman and man appeared at the school building and asked to see the child. She presented herself and from that time no trace of her has been found. With the strange man end woman she disappeared and efforts to lo cate her have been futile. The elder Hurlbert, the child's grand father, went to police headquarters last night and sought to cause the arrest of the child. He made sensational charges against the woman, the girl's mother, but Police Captain Moore insisted that he secure an order of court for possession of the child. In such cases the police are powerless to render assistance, explained Captain Moore, except possibly to locate the child. The courts must decide as to the proper custodianship. Hurlbert was quite indignant, but an nounced his intention of securing the services of private detectives to aid him. Captain Moore assigned Detective Hawley to the case. FLOOD COUNTRY WITH ADS Commercial Club to Send Folders in Letters Broadcast. To attract widespread attention to Oregon and to secure as large a portion as possible of the colonist travel during the next two months, the Portland Com mercial Club will issue today 600,000 copies of a unique folder intended for general circulation throughout the coun trv HdverHsfnc thla stnte. The folders Vill fit in business letters and large num bers of the first issue will be distributed to business houses throughout the city. It Is expected that the circulation of FAKMEKS AXn COUNTRY 3IF.lt t'HASTS. Ship us all the good fat chickens you can get hold of. We will pay as fol lows: Hen and SprinfTM, alive, 14c x llenit nnd SprlnK", drntiied. 10c We want turkeys, too. We will pay: Live Turkey a, 17c. l)rrHil Turkeys. 20c. I'"or ducks we will pay: I.le Duckn, 15c Drrsxcd Ducks, 18c. For dressed meats we pay: Veal, under 130 pounds, l)c. Pork, any nice, 8c Jjiire Veal, 7c to S4c. For Kkit we pay the market price. All produce must be good, fat quality, and it must reach us in sweet, fresh shape. We will send check the next day. No commission charged on anything. FRANK I,. SMITH MEAT CO, "Fighting; the Beef Trust." Portland, Oregon. these pamphlets will reach 1,000,000, for subsequent issues are planned. Beside containing a large amount of valuable information about this state, the folders give the colonist rates from leading Eastern and Middle Western points and help to advertise the colonist season, from March 1 to April 30. These folders will be distributed at the lunch hour at the club today. Surveying Line for Trolley. CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 13. (Special.) Surveyors headed by W. G. Fleisch- hauer and J. E. Tate are at work be tween Chehalis and Centralia running the lines tor the route of the electric rail way line that is to connect the two cities. The Twin City Company expects to (lie its bond tomorrow night with the Cen tralia City Council. Judge Rice Candidate. CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 15. (Special.) A. E. Rice, of the Superior Court of Lewis, Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties, has announced that he will be candidate for an appointment as one of the two new Supreme Court Judges, provided for by the bill of Senator Graves, which passed the Senate a few days ago. Judge Rice has recently completed his 'second term as Superior Judge of this district. Quarrel Over Chicken Costly. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) M. C. Charlcbols was sentenced In the Superior Court this morning by Judge McCredie to pay a fine of $5 and costs of $99.95. in all $104.95, for killing a chicken that belonged to Ed Milrvin. The case had been appealed from Justice Court. TO THE PUBLIC: In the Fall of last year we went to the retail butchers of Portland and of fered to supply them with meat at a much lower price than the Trust was nsKing. we progressed iavoraDiy, which was a bitter pill and costly dose for our opponents. What happened? The Trust sent its agent among the market men and used this argument: "If Smith is going- to sell meat whole sale, let him take his retail ad. out of the newspapers. it would oe worm a few millions to the Beef Trust if it could double the retail price of meat in Portland; the exact thing that wouia happen if Smith could be muzzled. Then from all over the city came th cry: "If you want to supply our mar kets with meat, take that ad. out of The Oregonian." We refused. Some butchers stayed with us; others went back to the Trust. To those who hung to us the Trust sent an agent only last week with the threat, "If you don't buy our nieut wc will put a market rlKht aloneoide of yr.n and drive you out." Sorry to say, more butchers went over to the Trust. Can you, in the 20th century, find a' more man degradinar. puppet-making and odious policy than that of the Beef Trust? Wo will now open up markets throughout the city and suburbs. We are determined to have what is right fully ours a big share of the meat trade of the town. In business there is no standstill: it is either advance or dry-rot. Wherever we can get a suit able building and be assured of the patronage of the people there we will open a market. Nobody will be obliged to eat eei xrust meat n smitn can help it. Mr. Frank L. Smith will be glad to meet patrons who are interest ed In having him start markets in their localities. Call at Alder street any day between 11 and 12 o'clock. Let it be known we do not do this to vent spite on any particular marketman in the cltv. uur campaign is xor uusiness ana patronage. Our fight lies with the genuine Chicago Beef Trust, with whom wo will never stand in, to whom we will never sell out and whom we will continue to fight forever and a day' FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO. "RANK L. SMITH MEAT CO. "Fighting the Beef Trust 226 Alder Street (be sure to pass up the Beef Trust Markets). Albina 512 Williams Avenue and 791 Mississippi Avenue. Astoria Twelfth Street, between Commercial and Bond, and 253 Taylor St When you come to our Alder-street market be sure you get in the right place. See that Smith's name and "Fighting the Beef Trust" are over the door and then come in. Our opponents have started markets around about us to trap you and they are charging much moi-e for meat than we do and they are dealing out ice-car meats Sirloin Eoast Beef 10 Sirloin Steak 10 $ Prime Rib Boast' Beef . .10-12 Beef Oven Boasts 8-10 Hamburg Steak, fresh every hour 10 $ Bound Steak 10 Tenderloin Steak 12V2fi Porterhouse Steak 12y2S15 Beef to Boil .5M-7 Boasts of Veal 8M0-12y2 Veal Cutlets 12y2-15 Smith's pure Pig Pork Sausage, fresh" every hour 12y Boasts of Pork...lO-12y-15 Pork Chops 12y2-15 Boasts of Lamb...l0-12'2-lo Lamb Chops l212-l5 Fresh dressed Oregon Chickens 18-20 Fresh dressed Oregon Turkeys.. 25 Smith's pure Lard, 5-lb. pail..S5 Smith's Hams or Half Ham...l5J Smith's Breakfast . Bacon 16-17'2 Smith's Creamery Butter, roll 65-75tf Fresh Oregon Eggs, dozen. . .35 c