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"WEEfig"S? 12 THE MOENEs'G- OBEG02sIA3ST, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29, 1900. Tempting Price in Umbrellas FOR RAI2C OR. SCX. AH our 24-Inch Umbrellas. Mack and colored, divided Into three lots to yell at these low prices: CI C A For $225 S2-50 and J2-5 black 9 I li I or colored Umbrellas In glo V i vj v; taffeta, serge or union taffeta. Sa (( For 53.09. 53.59 and 53.75 col- till ored or black Umbrellas In t,yu serge, gloria taffeta, or silk mixture. $3.09 For $4.00. $4.50 and 55.03 Um brellas. All silk or silk and wool, with fancy or natural wood handles. SERVICE ABLE. SIGHTLT. CHEAP and convenient for change able -weather. Low Price for 91c yd For pome of our latest plain, colored or fancy taffetas, such as lace, cord or woven stripes and hgured designs. SOME OF THE NEWEST CREATIONS FOR WAISTS and regularly much more than 91c yard. Oean-Up Sale of Organdies Tour choice of all our Sl-3c and 10c Organdies; light colors, small Kn vrff figure and stripes, for...... '-"- 7a,u Fresh Additions Today To Our Excellent Line of Exposition Skirts More Popular-Priced Tailor-Made Suits Biack and colored just opened. A Smart Suit at $22.50 Is of camel's hair, brown or Oxford grav, Jacket, double breast, Eton, heavy satin ined Skirt with fancy circular flounce. Beautifully tailored. General Mark-Down in Chamber Sets SPECIAL PRICES FROM J1S0.TO $15.03 SET. Many fancy shapes and choice decora tions. STILL KEEP PROTESTING PORTLAND MANUFACTURERS TALK AGAINST THE BL.AXK.ET. But the Association Taken No Action They Think: Corporations Escape Too Ennlly. Manufacturers of Portland are not sat isfied with the distribution of tax bur dens by the blanket license ordinance. They feel that Industries which should re ceive every encouragement are dispropor tionately taxed, while other institutions enjoying privileges that should be of great value escape with less than they would get under any fair valuation of the actual amount of business done. At a recent meeting of the Manufacturers' Association this matter was discussed with much acerbity. No solution was reached afford ing relief. .No committees were appointed to confer wfth the license committee of the Council. Manufacturers, while gloomy, were not aggressive. "Jes grin and bear it." seemed to be their motto. Some Of the smaller manufacturers, like the small dealer In other branches of busi ness, carried proportionately the heavier burdens. A shirt manufacturer, while probably representing an extreme case, was ottered as an example. This man has slowly built up an ordinary business, employing about a dozen "women. Ready- made shirts from the East are in the market at cheap prices and prove hard t u'lnpetiUon. To keep his business going lie has found it necessary to drum up trade, not only in the city, but outside. "V herever his personal -vigilance and en ergy is slackened, business declines. He esterday summed up his case as follows: "My business is ruined If the taxes in dicated in the ordinance are imposed. I can pay a reasonable tax. I would gladly TJ a tax on the amount of business I do in proportion or even some higher than the large institutions of the city. But I wnnnt and will not pay the sums I un derstand will be charged to me. I will wait until my property is levied on and I am closed up, when I will litigate the matter to the extent of my moans. "Take the licence imposed on one who solicits ord-s for clothing, which I under stand covers my business. Ten dollars a day of $50 a week. That is not a tax; that 1s prohibitory. That, if it applies to me, simply means to say that I shall not do business here. My huslness is -legitimate and I want to know who has the right to say I cannot pursue It here. Then I am taxed so much for each ma chine I operate, and so much for my business. This accumulation would ag gregate as much or more than Is paid by the largest concerns in the city. If I am able to build up a substantial manufac turing business here, does It not mean em ployment of labor here to do work which Is nnw paid in other cities? That cer talnlv is to the Interests of the city, and FlimiM not te ratefl hs a species or piracy, worlhv of prohibitory measures." Another manufacturer compares the tax joued on manufacturing industries with imposed on some of the concerns ,ng public franchises. "The City of knd has granted franchises. said Hember of the association, "which r reasonable figure and on a business baste, are worth thousands of dollars. Those are favors granted to large con cerns whose purpose is merely the con- "ienUnce and accommodation of people here for which they charge the same as -we do when we sell goods. They not only use buildings for offices and stores requiring as much protection as our property, but occupy the streets without nntil or charge The city gives to them their buslne.. The mere privilege of oper ating 'n the streets means business. We hate to fight for every element of our ouslns that returns us value, fight with harp competition. The city does not In sure us bustnees -when we pay for our pi: nts, nor throw around u the exclusive conditions. After these large concerns em ploy the neeesary number of men to oper ate thJr stock, they tend in no manner to induce population Jo come. They are for the convenience of those here, which, of course is legitimate. We manufacturers, while working for our Twn bread, tend to Increase the population all the time and thus benefit everybody. When we prosper the community is advanced, absolutely and natively. If we can manufacture all I the goods mw imported, there will be a large incraiwe In the laboring people of Portland people -who patronize the shops. Ft rcs anfi -vry other business of the clt. "If tueoe points re dear, may I ask -winy -w Are burdened more xhozi theese benendRriee of the city government? Ob ere the tax on telegraph, telephone and street-car companies, and compare it und the iMn4nes they do, with the tax on our Hinait manufacturer and the vol ume of hits business. According to the amount of money actually received, the manufacturer is taxed much the heav iest The margin of profit for the big 1 ranrhlse corporation is certainly as great as it in for us. jQxamination of the bank accounts, the residences and mode of liv ing of the franohiee corporation stock holder, and that of the mall manufac turer will convince any one of this. "It has bees .suggested that the rea son the Mcenne committee did not Impose a ta. according to the amount of busi ness done was because of the difficulty of learning wht it was. They have stated that business men -will not disclose 1 correct ftewes when desired as a basis for taxation, and that it would require & long period tor the committee to gain tb knowledge. I cannot sympathize with t c excuse for the inequities. The City Councll has immense responsibilities on a Economical Chance in Ladies' Fancy Hose Begins today. 100 dozen Richelieu ribbed Lisle Hose, with black boots and fancy striped tops or striped boots and mack tops, worth 60c pair. They cost us little: they'll cost you little; only 29c pr All full finished, double heels and toes. EXTREMELY CHEAP AT 23c PAIR. For Elks' Carnival Flags and Buntings At Easy Prices Stylish Si True Elegance in New Dress Trimmings One of the finest collections we've ever owned now on 'display. These as hints: SILK APPLIQUE BANDS, black and white. FANCY APPLTQTJES, braid, lace and silk combination: black and white. HANDSOME WAIST -PIECES in yokes. fronts, Zouaves, revere, boleros, etc, In black or cream. PRICES 75c TO ?S.O0 EACH. STYLISH FALL FOOTWEAR AT A POPULAR PRICE Our "Gloria" ?& Nothing dressier than our PATENT LEATHER VAMP "GLORIAS" with dull matt tops, hand-turned soles and Boston toes. Quality and fit always de pendable In the "Gloria." ALL STYLES, $3.50 PAIR. its shoulders when handling such an im portant matter. The result, if like the ordinance passed. nieans the business lire of many concerns. If business is crowd er out of Portland it seems to me the city is Injured. I have heard it said that in Philadelphia there is a license or dinance Imposed on the amount of busi ness done. If so, they have found a means of learning what the firms do. They have by means of a penalty for refusing or giving false information arrived at fig uses which they regard sufficiently correct to work on. Before our Council should do what they have done, it seems they should find out what other cities have done and learn from them how problems now ap parently Impossible to overcome, may be solved." CONTRIBUTION FROM CHICAGO Three Men Send $25 for the Venvllle Hansom Fund. Arthur Venvllle' s fate elicits substantial sympathy from persons outside of Ore gon. Testerday Lieutenant Wood, who raised the ransom fund for the boy, re ceived a letter from Chicago containing a check for $23. This was the donation of his cousin, Charles W. Randall and two other Chicago business men, abso lutely unsolicited. No other explanation accompanied the contribution than that they were as big Oregonlans as anybody when it came to such a work as that contemplated. It was quite flattering to give "Oregonlan" as a synonym for pa triotism, as the writers used it. When Lieutenant Wood first entered upon the -work of raising the ransom fund a relative of his mailed a copy of The Oregonlan, containing an account of his purpose, to Mr. RandalL The Chicago business man was so impressed with the patriotism of such a cause that he and two of his fellow business men contrib uted the $S and mailed It to Lieutenant Wood. None of them ever lived in Ore gon, did not know young Venvllle, any of his people or jierhaps any other person in Oregon except Lieutenant Wood and family. But they did not consider such a work should be bounded by state lines. While Venvllle was an Oregon boy. he was serving his-eountry when fate placed him in the possession of the Filipinos, and these patriotic Chicago business men felt they -were bound, as Americans, to assist him as best they could. Their contribution is of the Chicago Order and llfesize. As Lieutenant Wood has mailed the money collected for the ransom, believ ing there was sufficient to effect a release if the boy still lives, he felt that all he could do with the $23, under the circum stances, was to return it to the kind donors. This he did, but expressed the thankfulness felt for the contribution and the appreciation of Oregon for the inter est manifested In one of her brave sons. It Is earnestly hoped that Mr. Randall and his two fellow patriots will appreciate the gratitude of Oregonlans, which is not less because the contribution was a little too late to form a portion of the fund sent. COMING ATTRACTIONS, The Brownie in Fnirylnnd." Of that delightful operetta, "The Brownies in Fairyland." which will be the really welcome attraction at tho Mar quam. commencing next Monday night, the Examiner, of San Francisco, said in a late issue: "It is utterly impossible to do the Brownies at the California Theater justice in one short paragraph. But it must be said that they are delightful beyond meas ure of expression. They sing with the skill of artists, they dance with a rhythm and grace that are bewitching. They are not caricatures upon the performance of grown people. In fact, those who make pretension and receive high salaries might take them as models. How natural grace can put Into the shadow those who pur port to purvey art. "What children love is sacred to my heart, says the Prince of the Brownies, and It Is true. Oh, so very true. "Mr. Friedlander has done a remark able bit of work in bringing about a per formance that gives general delight, and they deserve every encouragement at the hands of the public. The audience which was unusually large, was hearty In its appreciation of the little Fairies and Brownies." The sale of seats commences on Fri day and the advance promises to be a record-breaker for local theatricals. The prices will be: Matinees. 23 and 50 cents: and night. 23, 50 and 75 cents. -Several special matinees will be given during the . The exact daj-s will be announced later. Albtnn Men Coming: nome. The Albina men who went to 'ome City. Alaska, are coming home as fast as they can. James Langly, general foreman of the terminal shops In Lower Albina. who went with considerable ma chinery, has arrived home. He will re sume his former position at the terminal works the first of the month. The gold saving machine he ook with him was a success, and was superior to the others that were deposited along the beach. Mr. Langly reported that most of the costly gold machines, that had been left on the beach, were washed away by a storm, and not a trace of them left. O. D. Cochrane, who had been very sick. is expected home in a short time. He had intended to start home as soon as he was able to travel. Mr. Leach, an other Albina man. will come with him. i No words of ours can foretell the b?neflt you would derie from Hood's Sarsapa-rllla. MMMMtMHHtM Ht M l H t ' mtMM i " TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY liiersnaiMi A!I$1.00 Shirt Waists, at., 49C CaCh All other Shirt Waists up to $3 at 97C Cacti All Shirt Waisk muit be oiten out of the way, and they get notice to quit at the above keenly cut prices. SWEDiSH DOWN FLANNELS 18c Today wc show 50 pieces of this new flannel Exact copy of the best FRENCH FLANNELS. ' Colored grounds, white dots: colored grounds, black dots- colored grounds, white bow knots; colored grounds, black bow knots. Red, green, gray, blue and brown Persian effects. Suitable for dressing sacques, shirt waists, kimonas and wrappers. TAKING CARE OF VISITORS HOW PORTLAND WILIi HANDLE THE CROWDS XEXT WEEK. There Will Positively Be No Advance in Prices at Hotels, Ijodffing- Hounch and Rcvtunrnnts. A well-known merchant yesterday re ceived the following letter from "a cus tomer and personal friend: "Island City, Or., Aug. 27. It is re ported here that the hotels and lodging houses in Portland have advanced prices to $4 per day for room rent during the Carnival, and that most of all available rooms are already taken. Please report the facts, as my wife and I expect to go down about September 4, and do not care to hang up on a nail for a whole week." Wishing to be certain of his facts be fore answering, the recipient of the let ter turned it over to The Oregonlan with a request that the subject be Investi gated. When shown the communication last evening, H. C. Bowers, chairman of the accommodation committee of the Port land Street Fair and Carnival, said most decidedly that the Inquirer had been mis informed as to the conditions here, and made the following statement: "The report that hotels and lodging houses have advanced the prices for rooms to U a day has no basis in fact whatsoever. Such a plan has not been attempted, and would not be allowed by the committee. The rates for rooms and the charges at hotels and restaurant" will remain the same as they always have been, and no advance will be made during the Carnival. Instead of rooms being $4 a day, nice rooms can be ob tained for ?4 a week, and desirable ac commodations may be secured at any fig ure from $2 50 a week up. The average rate for rooms will be from 50 cents to $1 a day. All the visitors who come to Portland will be comfortably housed and well fed at reasonable rates. All the leading restaurants are arranging to ac commodate the large crowds, and each one can feed from 500 to 1000 people daily very easily. "The report that the best accommoda tions arjs already taken or engaged is not true, either. Many people haVe already engaged quarters at the hotels, and the accommodations committee is dally re ceiving requests for rooms, but we have several thousand good rooms listed at our headquarters, and will be able to furnish comfortable rooms for all appli cants. "Any person or family outside of the city desiring to secure rooms during the Carnival or for any day or number of days, should address their requests or In quiries to "Accommodation Committee, Portland Street Fair and Carnival, Head quarters Portland Hotel,' stating the prices they wish to pay, and they will receive prompt attention. "The accommodation committee has an office fitted up and conducted in the same manner as the office of a hotel. A clerk lists all the available rooms, with prices, location, etc., and assigns people to them according to the number in the party and the prices they desire to pay. We have a perfect system in working and will look after every visitor that applies to us for accommodations, as carefully as if they were guests in a large hotel. I hope that this matter is plain: That visitors will receive courteous treatment during the Carnival; that rates will be reasonable; that accommodations are not scarce, and that our committee will have no difficulty in supplying the wants of any number of people." DID NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF Why a Pasienger Wa Ejected From an O. R. & X. Trnln. In the suit of C. P. Babcock against tho O. R. & X. Co., to recover $25,000 damages for being put off a train at Troutdale, while on a return trip to Chi cago, the defendant has filed an answer stating that the plaintiff failed to com ply with the conditions of the ticket re quiring him to Identify himself. The answer states that BabcocK on July 37, 1SW, purchased In Chicago -at the office of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, what Is known as a. Special Homeseekers' Excursion Ticket from Chicago to Portland and return, to be used over the lines of the O. R. & X. Co., between Portland and Spokane. The regular fare It Is stated was $110, and this ticket was sold at a reducea rate, $63. A copy of the ticket Is set out In the answer, and among the various conditions Imposed are the following: Paragraph 4, "It will not be good for return passage, unless the holder iden tifies himself as the original purchaser to the satisfaction of the ticket agent at destination point, by signature, or otherwise, on any date within 21 days from the date of sale." "Xotice to purchaser This ticket will not be valid for return passage unless presented by original purchaser to ticket agent at destination point as prescribed In paragraph 4. of contract." "CautionThe original purchaser of this ticket having agreed that is Is nor transferrable, all persons are hereby not- irt-Wais yard ified that any one attempting Jto use this ticket by imitating the signature of the original purchaser, will render himself or herself, liable for prosecution for for gery." ' Notwithstanding the conditions in the contract, the defendant avers that Bab cock wholly failed and neglected to iden tify himself as the original purchaser ot the ticket to the satisfaction of the ticket agent ;of the defendant at Portland, Or., the destination point of the ticket, or to identify himself to the satisfaction of any ticket agent or to identify himself at all by signature or otherwise, and wholly failed to present the ticket to the agent at Portland, Or. Without having done this, and without having signed his name on the back of tho ticket as required, it is alleged the ticket became void and the conductor of the train refused the ticket, and when plaintiff declined to pay his fare, notiflea him to leave the train. It is stated that Babcock left the train at Troutdile when requested so to do, and was not assaulted or ejected. The plaintiff in his complaint alleges that he did go to the defendant's office at Portland, and the agent refused to allow him to identify himself, telling him he had a scalper's ticket. DO NOT FEAR THE CAMPAIGN Eautern Theatrical Managers Ig nore It This Yenr". , Eastern theatrical managers have no fear of politics adversely affecting their business during the present campaign, although Presidential years are generally disastrous to ventures until after the elec tion. Charles Astor Parker, manager of the James Nelll Company, which played so successful an engagement in Portland last January, was here yesterday on his return from New York to Los Anceles, where the company Is now playing. "I am not a politician," said Mr. Par ker, "but I do know- that the present Republican Administration has greatly assisted in bringing remarkable prosper ity to the entire country, or that the en tire country has greatly assisted In bringing prosperity (as well as popular ity) to the present Republican party. I may be viewing the situation through smoked glasses of the really wonderful prosperity of thm Neill Company, but since the Presidential nominations have been made I have traveled from' Honolulu to New York and from New York to Port land, and I have failed to observe where William Jennings Bryan has any possible chance ot being elected. "A quite significant thing to my mind, also, is the fact that more theatrical or ganizations are starttntr out early this Presidential year than ever before. These theatrical managers are always in close touch with the conditions in every sec tion of the country, and heretofore dur ing Presidential election years they have held off in large numbers until after elec tion. Now, In New York they will (ell you that the election is going all one way, and there is no need for hesitation on their part. Last season, even, your local theatrical season did not begin until the middle of October. This season the Nelll Company will begin your regular season the 3.7th of September at the Mar quam. This early movement on the part of theatrical managers and play-producers indicates that they believe there is no uncertainty as to the results of election that the present Administration and condition of political affairs in Wash ington Is to remain unchanged. Theatrical interests in this country doubtless repre sents in weekly salaries alone a sum ex ceeding $10 000,000. This vast sum Is han- died by shrewd and thoughtful men, and j when they elect their big enterprises this i Fall, contrary to past customs, and just as though there was no Presidential elec tion in sight, it means something." ON A SLIDING SCALE. Committee Xow Worklnp on a Grntl ed System of License. Mayor Rowe signed the vehicle license ordinance, yesterday, so owners of vehi cles may aft well prepare to take out their licenses? September 1. The license committee is considering the preparation of a. blanket license or dinance providing for a sliding scale of license for all kinds of business, propor tioned to the amount of business done. It will involve much labor to ascertain the volume of business done by some of the busln&ss men, but as there were so many complaints (about the first license ordinance passed, the committee is figur ing on another style of accomplishing the end in view. Nothing definite has been arrived at, but half, a dozen people or more are figuring on scales for the new license. The prospect is that a new ordinance on the sliding scale plan -will be prepared, and If 1t Is ever completed and passed it will please everybody. Heretofore the only thing ever done in regard to taxation was the paying back of the 3-mill special tax, by which the city was crippled financially, and the do ing of which was one of the things which made a blanket license ordinance a neces sity. A vigorous growth and the oririnal color given to thr fealr by Pukfr's Hair T$a'nin. Gree"s Olntrr.cn: makes a healthy ikin. "Mc. 15 BIG BARGAINS In Cloak and Suit Dcpt. BARGAIN NO. 1 Ladles' Tailor-Made Suits, gray home spun, double-breasted, tight-fitting, silk lined Jackets, skirts wfth kilted flounces and Inverted 7 nr pleats; regular $12.60 Suits; J)(.7J each BARGAIN NO. 2 Ladles' Tailor-Made Suits, homespuns and coverts, single and double-Dreasted, tight fitting, silk lined f - i AT jackets; regular $20 Suits; J) l.fj each , " BARGAIN NO. 3 Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, cheviots, "Vene tians and broadcloths, silk tf 1 ft Q r lined throughout; regular j I V.Oj $30.00 Suits; each ' BARGAIN NO. 4 Ladles' Jackets, gray and tan -coverts, Eton and reefer effects, r fm silk serge linings; regular J).Vj $5.00 Jackets; each fy BARGAIN NO. 5 Ladies' Jackets, cheviots, coverts, Vene tians and serges, Eton and reefer effects; silk and sat- t ftp? in lined; regular 510.00 Jjh.Vj Jackets; each BARGAIN NO. O All our high-priced Ladles' Jackets, high roll collar Etons and single and double breasted reefers; all silk d i f r C lined; prices up to $20.00; A IN. J J each ' BARGAIN NO. 7 Ladles' Dress Skirts, black and blue serges, percaline lined, well rf - i r made and perfect fitting; j i." regular $5.00 Skirts; each.. ? - - BARGAIN NO. S Ladles' Dress Skirts, blnck and blue chev iots, brilllantines and "Venetians, plain or fancy applique trimmed; a r percallne lined; regular .nr-li J $7.00 Skirts; each ty-T.V-- BARGAIN NO. 9 Ladles' Wash Silk Waists, pink, blue and brown and white stripes; rt- ftr all sizes: regular $4.50 nl.Vj Waists; each px- BARGAIN NO. lO Ladies' Shirt Waists, pink, blue and black and white percale ftO-i and white lawn; a nice as- VrSC sortment; each BARGAIN NO. 11 Ladies' Percale Wrappers, in a great va riety of styles and colors; - 1 r regular $2 Wrappers; each. ?" 1 BARGAIN NO. 12 Lidies' Black Sateen Petticoats, good quality, extra full width, separate knife pleated flounce; regular c 1 "37 $1.75 Skirts; each ,. M.ZC BARGAIN NO. IS Children's Dresses, extra fine quality per calr, neatly made and ni-je- ftn lv trimmed and piped; reg- VrtL ular 51.50 Dresses; each BARGAIN NO. 34 Children's Jacket. rcls. blues ani fancy mixtures. bra d-trimmed tf -j q sailor collars; regular $2.25 .jl. SfS Jackets: each ifn.o BARGAIN NO. 15 Children's Capes, navy blue serge, mili tary style, lined through- rt') r out: regular J3.50 Capes; J), j each t DAY'S CRIMINAL RECORD FORMER CHURCH SEXTON ARREST ED FOR BURGLARY. Chicago Croolis Arrested Here Rolibed a Store at Astoria and Have Been Taken There. Detectives Kerrigan and Snow arrested Jacob Towne yesterday afternoon for burglary. Last Thursday evening the resi dence of T. A. Olsen, 25G Fourteenth street, was broken into and clothing. Jew elry, and miscellaneous articles to the value of $100 were stolen. The detec tives were put on the case, and after four days' work located the stolen prop erty, every article of which was recov ered, cind arrested Towne. after a desper ate resistance, in a Seventh-street lodging-house. Towne came to Portland from Denver. He is a man about 50 years old. five feet eight inches tall, blonde mustache and slight build. In appearance he Is minis terial and his history Is connected with various churches. He was at one time sexton of a St. Paul. Minn., church, and in Portland was known to hang around the churches and keep up his religious connections. Among the things in his possession were several pieces of church , paraphernalia, supposedly acquired in his ministrations as church sexton. He has also a trunk full of clothes and miscellaneous articles, the ownership of which is not known. When Towne fell from grace, and whether forced to com mit burglary through poverty and hard luck, the police officers have not yet been able to ascertain. STOLE IN ASTORIA. Chicago Crooks Captured in Portland H.ol1etl it Store Doirn tlie Rlycr. Budd Davis and John Sullivan, two Chi cago crooks, arrested Sunday night by De tectives Kerrigan and Snow, on suspicion of burglary, were taken to Astoria last evening by Sheriff Linvllle to appear In the Justice Court there on a charge of burglary. One week ago the Beehive store In Astoria was broken into and J numerous articles of wearing apparel, silks, satins, and dress goods were taken, and the till robbed of several dollars In pennies. Through the list of articles found in the possession of Davis and Sullivan when arrested, which was published In The Oregonlan. Monday, Mrs. Castello, proprietor of the store, became confident that the goods recovered were those tak en from her store. Yesterday she came to Portland with Sheriff Dlnvllle, Identi fied all the goods, and the prisoners were transferred to the Sheriff's charge. Detectives Kerrigan and Snow will go as witnesses to Astoria, Thursday, when the case comes up for trial. After their arrest Sullivan and Davis confessed that r the goods "had been stolen, but refused to tell from what place. The Identifica tion of the goods by Mrs. Costello com pletes the case against them. Attorney Walter Wolf, of Portland, will defend the prisoners. Why He Drew Worthless Drnfts. R. Ransom, arrested last Thursday evening on the charge of obtaining money on false pretenses by drawing and ob taining money on worthless drafts, was given his preliminary examination in the Municipal Court yesterday. Henry H. Newhall. of the East Side bank, testified that the draft's were drawn by Ransom on Louis D. Boyd, of Fall River, Mass.. through various Eastern banks and that they were never sent East for collection, for the reason that when Questioned In the rnatten Ransom con fessed that the drafts were worthless. The reason . he gave for drawing them was, ,to obtain money to tide him over a crisis, and with the hope of paying back the money later. Ransom, when called to the stand, stated that Louis D. Boyd, on whom he had djawn tbe drafts, was a casual ac quaintance hehad met 10 months ago In Portland, and he had often borrowed from Boyd and also had loaned him money.j He drew the drafts because he 1 needed the money and Intended to pay it back la'ter. SAt that time he did not know the whereabouts of Boyd and was not certain that Boyd was then In Fall River, Mass., nor was he certain that Boyd would honor the drafts when pre sented for collection. He was poritlve, however, that such a person as Louis D. Boyd really existed. .Twice GamerdiC continued the case until rriday. RED yj SOAP Por cleaning, scouring and polishing ev erything. It will remove grease stains from the finest black fabrics without In jury to the goods. It will remove stains and tarnishes from metal, stone or crock- l ery, and adds a beautiful luster to all finished surfaces. It will remove all man- 1 ner of stains from the hands, is antisep tic, ana nas wonaeriui curative properties for the skin. REGULARLY SOLD AT 10c A CAKE Qur Price, 2 cakes for 5c Basement Specials Wire Dish Drainers, An Each tU Heavy Retinned Saucepan, "7 Or S-quart size 0U Heavy Planished Tin Tea O,- Pot, 4-quart size Jw Shoe Set, consisting of brush, dauber and box of i Qf blacking, each ls Ladles' Tan Shoes We haven't a great many, but while they last you can have Ht-Kulnr $S.OO Hboe.i for. . $4.00 Regular 92.50 .ibcex for. ...... .91.S3 KcKiilar $2.00 shoes for $1.07 Muslin Underwear Ladles' Muslin Gowns, fancy yokes, lace and embroider v trimmed; cl "J" full width and length; each P l ---J Ladles' Muslin Skirts, lace and embroid ery trimmed: extra full width; stparate dust tf-) f flounce: regular, $2.50 and J) .I $3.C0; each p Infants' Short Dresses Fine nainsook and lawn, fancy yokes, handsomely trimmed with Val. Lace, In sertion and embroidery.. ReRulnr $t.UO drenes, each. . . .3f2.40 Regular $2.50 ureHses, each. .. .$1.03 At Lace Counter Cambric and Nainsook Embroidery- and insertion, 2 to Q 5 Inches wide, per yard 7- Note Paner Hurlburt's Dorchester Bond, white, hello-violet, azure Oz- and Dresden; per qutre u Envelopes to match; per Of package u For the Elks' Carnival For Decorating Tissue Paper, 10 yard roll 19c Tissue Paper Garlands, 15 feet long; each - 15c liuiillns? for both invlde and out side clecorutiiiff. ' Neckwear CORRECT OFFICIAL SHADES IN TECKS. FOUR-IN-HANDS, ENGLISH SQUARES. BOWS AND STRING TIES FRH Wc Invite your Inspection of our Tall Stock. NOW !S THE TIME TO HAVEYOUR FURS REMODELED THE SILVERFIELD FUR MANUFACTURING CO. LEADING FURRIERS OF THE WEST. Highest Price Paid for Raw Fur. Send For Trice List. 283-285 Morrison St. S 144 Yamhill Street j IliP '"IrliiiiPiSt-1''' IIP? You feel Detter wnen you attend a vfir' fewlisiE'-Vi"' i$l large, enthusiastic school; there Is fit ii5r'i r l something to talk about a good refer- , ijL fftPOi?i" ence when you want a position. ISl 'SiI&ijl English. commercial. shorthand. P11? 2 -lxi typewriting and penmanship depart- JPM- ' l!Etje I1P111 SEXD FOIt CATALOGUE Conducted by the Benedictine Fathers The Ideal Place for Your Boys A Western editor has received the following unique letter: "Send jntf a. fei- copies of the paper which had the obituary and verses about the death of my child a week or two ago. Tou will publish the Inclosed clipping- about my niece's marriage. And I wish you would men tion in your local columns, if It don't cost mo. that I am going to have a few extra bull calves to sell. Send me a couple of extra, copies of the papr this week, but as my time Is out you can stop my paper, as tlmei aro too hanl to waste money on a newspaper." Men's and Boys' Clothing "We carry none but the best makes, andl our prices are much lower yian the sara quality of goods can be sold for by anj exclusive clothier. The latest styles In Men's Suits for th coming Fall are the Raglan Sack Suits, the Military Sack Suits and the Pooli Sack Suits.; in Overcoats, the Broadway Box Coat, the Bradford Top Coat and tin Raglan Overcoat. We carry complete stocks of all th above styles, and call particular attention to the following: Men's Ail-Wool Gray Oxford n Cfl Cheviot Suits, at )IZjU Men's All-Wool "Poole'" Double-Breasted Sack Suits. M r rh extra fine cheviot, latest JJlC.! colorings, at .- Men's All-Wool "Military" Sack Suits. unfinished worsted, new gray, with iT"j rft neat small blue and white . Ill stripes, at p&JU Boys' Vestee Suits New patterns and style. rfp aa sizes 3 to 9 years, at $3.50. ,7jS I IN $1.00, $i.50 and p.uu Boys' Double-Breasted Two-Piece Suits All-Wool Tweeds. Cheviots and Casslraeres; sizes S to IS years, from $3.75 to... $4.85 Young Wen's All-Wool Sui's Single or Double-Breasted "Vests, Oxford Gray Chev iots and Gray Mixed Cassl- -i r ft meres and Tweeds, sizes 14 ,B I i. Ml to 20 years, from $7.50 to.... v w'w - A complete stoelc ot Boys nnd Younjy Me'n'a Reefers, Topcoats ami Overcoats in all the latest styles. Men's Umbrellas - Gloria Silks nt $1.0O and $1.50. Taffeta and Twilled SHIc from :j.M to ?10.0O. The handles of our fine Umbrellas an the newest shapes and the best make3. Just Received Rnfns Waterhonse nnd Aucrbncli- new Autumn Neckwear. Oh Third Floor Comforters Our new stock of Comforters has be-n carefully selected, and particular att n tion has been devoted to procuring choicest materials for both coverings an I fillings. If you buy now. you have an o -portunity to select from stocks of 1mm c ulate cleanness, the goods having ju .t -rived. You will also enjoy a ram-e choice such aB later In the season will b3 Impossible. c OUR GARMENTS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR QUALSTY AND STYLE This year our designer hns outdone himself. For style and beanty yon will And our garments to be abso lutely correct. New Novelties THE LONG ANIMAL SCARF (as -illni- trated) Bound to he a popular pnr- ment. THE NEW ETON Made up in all furs. It will surely be the niost popular garment this season. PORTLAND, OR. ;ept. 5, 19 ..OF.. TURKISH PERSIAN Cornmencfng THURSDAY, AUG. 30, 2:00 and 8:00 PJ1. 352 MORRISON STREET Goods on View Today. Sate AbjoIut-....No Reserve No Limit A. W. LOUDERBACK. Auctioneer.