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P .jawwsn vgmfnm 12 'THE MORNING OREGONIAN, JANUARY FRIDAY, 4, 1901. Meier & Frank Co. Meier & Frank Co. Meier & Frank Co. j LBS, WDR Carpets and Lace Curtains at Wonderfully Low Prices. Men's and Boys Clothing at Clearance Sale Prices. 'Spots' Humorous Sayings by Ezra Kendall, 25o. (Book Department.) M & K NG mM0r- Twenty-Third Annua Clearance Sale We are never satisfied with past attainments always looking forward to greater achievements. The success of our .22 former Clearance Sales Is our inspiration for still greater resultsfrom our present sale of the largest and best stock we've ever shown. Our special word today is of Royal Worcester Corsets The outcome of the sharp est, keenest brains of the age and 40 years of experience, aided by the best corset fac tory in the world, made on American models to fit Amer ican women. We've ail the newest, STRAIGHT FRONT, BIAS CUT and HAND FOLDED STYLES AT CLEARANCE PRICES Sole Portland Agents for ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS. See them. 2nd floor annex. Richardson's Famous Household Linens All knew they we re the best before the "Grand Prix" at Paris Exposition was award ed them. For more than a century their superiority has been proven by use In every civilized country on the globe. RICHARDSON'S LINEN Table Sets, Table Damask, Napkins, Tea, Tray and Carving Cloths, Center Pieces and Doilies in alt sizes and Household Linens of all kinds AT REDUCED PRICES I AfllFS' Some astonishing values offered fffl rtp Tinier our stock clearing at WC pf HOUSE A co,lectlon of comfortable low heeled slippers, CI IDDEDC krd or ve,vetabout 400 pairs, sizes ranging JLlrrtuJ from 3 to 6. Display on special tables. See Our Fancy Silks at 52c yd. $1 and $1.25 values TOMORROW NIGHT CLOSES THE BABY HOME BENEFIT Remember the place. Rambler Cyclery building, Sixth Street Friday and Saturday evenings. BEGIN THE YEAR ARIGHT-Among your good resolu tions let one of them be, getthecomfort attainable by wearing NEGLIGEE SHIRTS..... The smartest and best negligee shirts that have yet been produced. Made in an irreproachable manner of fabrics as light or heavy as you may wish. The regular prices, 50c to $2.25, are NOW RADICALLY REDUCED SEE THEM IN MEN'S FURNISHING SECTION DIPHTHERIA IN SCHOOL ANSWERS TO CHARGE LESSXESS. OP OAItE- Xndiemant Parent, Evidently Jiot Fa miliar With Facta, Makes At tack, "Which la Squnrely Met. . PORTLAND, Jan. 2. CTo the Editor.) There are some things which should be handled -without gloves, and in my opin ion the criminal carelessness manifested by the authorities concerning the hygienic conditions of the Central School is one of them. Diphtheria has been epidemic in this school for months, and pupils have Indiscreetly died from the "mild form" or that disease, which is now grudgingly admitted to hare been "too prevalent ot Jato " About six -weeks ago, after a pupil, -who had been in actual attendanco at school until his case -was fully developed, died from a malignant attack of diphtheria, 1 learned to my amazement that even the classroom subjected to the deadly germs had not been closed and disinfected. I Immediately sought the City Phslclan .and put the matter before him. He said "ho had heard there -was diphtheria in the neighborhood of the school and -would look the thing up. So far as my knowl edge goes, the "looking up" has been postponed until the present wholesale ex amination of throats, which came off to day, except that one eminent physician advised the children not to drink while at school, as the germs would thus bo easily transmitted. All right, as far as It went, but there is a generally accepted belief that such germs (thus tacitly ad mitted to exist) are transmitted through the breath as well as by contact with a community drlnklng-vessel. It is now reported that a Central -School teacher Is down with the 'dread disease, but such Is the "suppresslo crt" policy pursued that the truth in all cases has bean hard to arrive at. The school should have been closed months ago, when danger signals mani. Tested themselves, as would have been done In any Eastern Institution. Instead of this, tho danger has been persistently minimized and scoffed at by the authori ties and timid pupils and parents ridi culed when withdrawals from school have been suggested. As a consequence chil dren have begged off, and parents. In fear and trembling, have allowed them to con tinue their attendance rather than have them lose class standing, which was the penalty of caution. I shall probably be characterized as a crank, in common with other parents for sending this communi cation, but one of my children attends the Central Sohool, and it seems to m that ome more radical step should be taken in tho premises than the perfunc tory examination of several hundred throats in the record-breaking period of a Slnglo scboolday. PARENT. "When shewn the foregoing- communica tion, Principal Gregg, of the Central School, made the following statement: "The facts In the article are overdrawn and the writer Is not properly Informed. In the first place, so far as wo are con cerned, no parent was advised to keep his children in school, nor has the danger been 'minimized and scoffed at.' Many parents have taken their children out, and we have not discouraged them. "When ever asked as to my views on the matter, I said it was a matter for the parents themselves to decide, as I did not care to take the responsibility. Personally, however, I considered that the danger from contagion was no greater If the children were in school ttym if they were running about the streets. "When chil dren were taken out of school, I ad vised parents to keep them in the house. ""We have taken every precaution to prevent the spread of the disease. When ever a child showed the slightest indis position, complained of sore throat, or seemed dull or stupid or In any way out of spirits, he or she was sent home. The teachers were all careful, and exceeding ly cautious and watchful. The rooms in which cases were discovered were Im mediately fumigated, and the room in which the most serious case to which the writer refers was discovered has been fumigated three times. The whole school building was thoroughly fumigated during vacation, and all tho rooms where cases were reported were disinfected several times. The City Physician has made re peated visits other than the one when ho examined the children's throats, and Health Officer Menefee and the Plumbing Inspector have also inspected the build ing several times. "There was no attempt made to sup press the truth as to the epidemic. Over a month ago The Oregonlan announced the fact. The proper authorities were notified and the question of closing the SChOOl discussed. ThA CAtv SrArIntnrinnf j and members of the board and health oinciais discussed the matter and con cluded that the closing of the school would not check the epidemic" City Physician Statement. "When City Physician Zan was Inter viewed on the subject he expressed the same view of the matter, saying: "I would like to deny the writer's state ment that the authorities have been care less In handling the epidemic We have exercised every -precaution to check the spread of the disease. After each case was reported the rooms were carerully fumigated, and the whole school has been disinfected for the second time. When I examined the throats of the school chil dren it was not my first official notice of the epidemic I had made repeated visits to the school, and so had the Health Officer and tho Plumbing Inspector. I had discussed the whole matter of closing the school with the Health Board and the school authorities, and it was deemed that the danger of contagion would be worse If the schools were closed and the i ciuiuron were running aoout, exposing every ooay ese. we nave Deen Handi capped in the whole affair by the parents falling to call in physicians when their children were sick and the anxiety of the children themselves not to be kept out of ,o e e o e o o o e o e GREAT SALE llOlS&2lds of useful articles vare . of fered at LOWER PRICES now than at any other time in the year. Dress Goods Silks Underwear Hosiery In fact, all our stock of ftrstclass wearing ap parel at lowest prices. For the Household Linens, Sheets, Pillow Cases,' Towels, Towel' ing, etc. Lace Curtains, Portiers( Tapestry, Couch Covers, Draperies, Etc. All at reduced prices. Every Article Reduced Jill the multitude of fabrics and articles re quired for wear in the household at reduced prices. oietiooteeooitoote(t90etttiittcitee Crowded to the Doors Our Great Annual Clearance Sale IS A SUCCESS Greatest Collection of Real Bargains In town. Unprecedented value in g FURS, CLOAKS AND SUITS Every Article Reduced Send for Catalogue SltVERFIElD The Largest and Leading Furrier of the West 283283 Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon tmsmut: J. O. GILL-EN & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF STEK7UT PIPE KND BOILER COMERINCS HOT AND COLDWATER gr . 7? , ASBESTOS MATERIA! PIPE COVERINGS. EWPtfiPKl'fflUiSsia OF AM KINDS. ttttm .EHliJflGiumc&sPsssBHMi HPLK BKapipBpoflKwA -Wg .IssssssssssssssssmMMIBMsssssj 220-231 SECOND STREET, 'Phone Clay 042. PORTLAND, OREGON. school. The Central School Is old and poorly ventilated, but most of the cases have been found In tho new building:. When I examined the children's throats It was not perfunctorily done. As a re sult I sent home a number of children with Inflamed throats, more subject to the dangers of Infection, and one case of suspected diphtheria." BABY HOME BENEFIT. New Attractions Added for Tonight's Programme. The entertainments at the Rambler Cyclery for the benefit of the Baby Homo continue to be of Interest to charitably in clined and amusement-loving people. The programme consists of musical numbers, solos and quartettes, besides specialties of unusual excellence. Frank Chamber lain Is delighting the spectators nightly with his clever exhibition of rope Juggling and lariat throwing. E. J. Blalsden does some exceedingly clever and difficult ma neuvers on his bicycle, having It well un der control and making It take seemingly Impossible positions. The electric piano and the musical features are popular. The performance is continuous. The pat ronage has been fairly liberal, but not what was expected for such a worthy ob ject. The purpose of the evening enter tainments is to draw attention to the ob jects of the Baby Home, and establish a headquarters In the central part of the city where the friends of the Institution may gather and leave donations, every cent of which goes into the treasury. This evening. In addition to the other attractions, Alfredo Garrado, the Hun garian violinist, and Madame Luclle D'Albert. the dramatic soprano, will take places on the programme. The entertain ments will close Saturday evening. LIVELY FARCE-COMEDY. 'A Stranger In a Strange Land" nt Cordraj-'s Theater. "A Stranger in "a Strange Iand," the lively farce-comedy which has been play ing to excellent business at Cordray's Theater all the week, will close its en gagement there Saturday night, so that there will be but three m6re performances. For all of these, and particularly for the Saturday matinee, there have been large advance sales, and the indications are that those who are to see this genuinely funny comedy at all will have to secure their seats at ohce. The comedy Is of the clean and wholesome variety, but brimful of fun, and it has more than delighted those who have seen it through the week. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures rheumatism, dyspepsia and catarrh, because they axe blood diseases. BILL FOR BICYCLE PATHS THIS ONE PUTS THE MATTER WITH THE COUNTY COURTS. For Multnomah County It Provides Compulsory Path Construction, the Same as County Roads, Walter W. Bretherton, living at 465 East Twenty-sixth street, is engaged In the preparation of a bill to be presented at the coming session of the Legislature providing for the construction of cycle paths in tljls and other oountles in the statu He has given the subject much thought and Investigation, and corre sponded with some Eastern men and gatn. ered much valuable information. While the bill is not yet complete, Mr. Brether ton said yesterday its general features had been settled on. His object, he says, Is to provide for the further construction of paths, so that the law which failed may be supplanted by another and the work go on. One of the main features is to place the building and repairing of cycle paths In the hands of the County Court, the same as road building. It provides that for all counties in the state with a popu lation of 60,000 and over, the County Courts shall build paths on all county roads the same as they do county roads. For counties with a. population under 50, 000, the paths may be built under a pe tition from the residents along a road if the petition be granted, but where the population Is 50,000 and above, under this bill the building o? paths Is made a part of the duty of the County"Court, the same as road building. Provision also Is made for a license of 25 cents on all wheels using the paths. Mr. Bretherton said that Commissioners Steele and Mack had approved the gen eral plan of the bill. They seem to think it will about fit the conditions and do away with friction. In reality It costs little more to build a cycle path when a road Is being built or repaired than to leave It out. Under the proposed bill it Is con templated that all county roads shall be supplied with cycle paths, not, of course, at once, but -as fast as .-the judgment of the -County Court approves their building. This provision of the bill will apply to Multnomah, as it is the only county in the state which has 50,000 inhabitants, but the bill itself applies to the entire state. It practically leaves it optional with the other counties whether they will build paths or not, but places them, with the county roads, in the hands of the County Courts, Mr. Bretherton said yesterday The Great Annual Clearance Sale The premier bargain event of iqoi. Planned as never before. The matchless annual bargain offering awaited by thousands of buyers. Surely not in Portland has such a large and selected stock of high-grade merchandise ever been offered at such low prices. Every article in this mammoth establishment, with the exception of lines upon which the manufacturers control the price, has been greatly reduced. The sale is intensely interesting to economical housewives. Look for the "green ticket." Wherever you see one there's something unusual doing. EVERYTHING REDUCED- Dress Goods Underwear Millinery Muslin Underwear Cut Glass Toilet Goods Stationery Groceries Books Handkerchiefs Etc., Etc. Petticoats Ribbons Linens Blankets Comfortables Corsets Carpets Draperies Cottons Kitchen Goods Crockery, Etc;, Etc. Men's Clothing Boys Clothing Men's Furnishings Men's Hats Trunks, Traveling Bags Neckwear Notions Silks Pictures Etc., Etc. Silverware Rugs Shoes Art Goods Cloaks Suits Furs Umbrellas Trimmings Laces Etc., Etc. Muslin Underwear Choosing remains as good as the first week of the sale. Thousands of pieces of dainty lingerie at prices considerably cheaper than you could make them for yourself. All styles. All sizes. There's a great saving if you buy during this sale. (Second Floor.) EIER & FRANK CO. VtVVVV1ViVV&V&'VVi.' M There was just One thousand suits ? direct from a big New York manufacturer to .be closed out within thirty days at about half their real value. But they won't last 'the time out, at the rate -they're going now. The big, high stacks, on our front tables are melting away, and every suit that goes out makes awell-pleased1customer. Purse-wise buy ers are 'finding. this the greatest dollar-saving oppor tunity of the season. sBliil IB THREE GREAT SUIT VALUES The first lot consists of Men's Suits, made up to sell . at $io and $12. Fine all-wool cassimeres and cheviots of ' the very latest weaves, in stripes, checks and mixtures. Silk sewed seams, good lining, and well made in every detail, at $6.95 The second lot consists of Men's Fine Suits, made up to sell at $15 and $18. Pure Scotch cheviots and fancy worsteds; stylishly tailored, and just the suit for business wear. Not a poorly made suit nor an unreliable color in the entire lot You can buy them with a "Moyer" guarantee at The third lot consists of Men's very finest tailor-made Suits, that we -can't say too much about They are the best products of a representative manufac turer, and perfectly fashioned. Fine cheviots, worsteds and cassimeres, and worth regular from $20 to $25 $14.85 WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IPS SO. Moyer Clothing Co. POPULAR-PRICE CLOTHIERS BEN SELLING, Manager. COR. THIRD AND OAK STS. i that his bill will soon be completed and open to suggestions and criUclsm. He Is not favorable to building cycle, paths on the streets of the city, but believes they should be built on every road In the county. . England And Belgians. FortnighUy Review One's own observaUon showed that the English had lost In many ways the popu larity they once possessed In Belgium, and ImparUallty demandB the admission that it was very much their own fault. "Our dear countrymen" are not seen at their best on thevConUnent, ancCthe self-saUs-fled English colony in Belgium presents sharp contrasts with that Belgian .society which Ignores its existence. The typical Englishman does not adapt himself well to his surroundings, especially when the vehicle of communication Is the French language. Ho Is arbitrary, exaotlng, and a grumbler, and In the Belgium of former days he could live better than In England at a very'cheap rate. The wealth of Bel glum of late has much increased, and with it the cost of living. It Is a rich, pros perous community, spending a larger rela tive proporUon of Income on good living than is the case with us, and those who go to Brussels for economy And not only that It Is difficult to practice, but that on that very account the English are of less importance In the eyes of Belgian shopkeepers than formerly. In old days the great majority, too, of visitors In Bel gian hotels were English and Americans, who drink beer or water, but nowadays there are more Belgians, Germans and French, and these are far more profitable customers, because they drink wine. The value of the English visitor and tourist to Belgium has declined, while at the same time there has been no decline in their belief that they are indispensable to the prosperity of that country. Hence- their comments at the expense of Its peo ple are vulgar and free, and as the major, ity of Belgians understand English, al though they 'profess an Inability to speak It. these comments, loudly expressed In public places, are often understood, and naturally resented. More serious cause of offense has been given by the accusation, believed by 99 Englishmen out of 100 td ba true until quite recently, that "the Bel gians ran away at "Waterloo," and by the conversion in that connection Into a phrase of contempt of the epithet "lea braves Beiges," which was first used by Prince Blucher as a tlUe of praise and honor, and which raises a memory of Caesar. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Bnoy I Cnttlnc Teeth, Be snre and use that old and well-tried remedr. Mrs. Wlnslow Soothing: 8jrrup. for children teething:. It soothes the child, softens the rums, allaya'all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. t i rittffii TiiTirtirn'i rnrr 4LasVStL