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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1901)
THE MOKNING OREGO.NIAN. WEDNESDAY, SEP.TEMBEK 11', 1901. 12 IIIliIIiilSIISC - 0 I I Artistic picture frames made to order here by expert picture framers. Attractive prices. fi TAKE NOTICE! That on Saturday next (September 14), this stora will be closed until 6 P. M., out will be open as usual in the evening. MEIER & FRANK CO. (HHiUiiJiiJ.MfcaiBg NEW THINGS TODAY Just a part of ths procession lining our sneives ana couiuerswiui muiuhiu ngsimcoai Waistings Complete Showing We make it a point to show all the new waistings early. Our patrons have learned to expect this and look to us for the newest ideas. Some of them shown in FLANNEL DEPARTMENT ARE ROMAN CLOTHS, KASGAR RAMPURS, CHUDDAS, and FRENCH and AMERICAN FLANNELS Dotted, striped, Persian and plain effects, from. 50c to $1 yd IN DRESS GOODS ANNEX Fine Wool Waistings, Roman Striped Persian Effects, and embroidered or plain. Heavy Wash Silks the right weights and colors for Autumn waists. BASKETS The new ones are here. Kinds for every possible use, and more elaborate than ever before. Baby Baskets, trimmed or un trimmed, and with or with out stands. Baby Hampers, various sizes. Fancy Clothes Hampers. Shopping Baskets. Handkerchief Baskets. Glove, Collar and Bon Bon Baskets, etc. SEE OUR WINDOW OF SCHOOL BASKETS, 15c, 25c AND 30c EACH. The New Jardinieres Are falling into the moving line rapidly. There is nothing wanting in our collection, which shows the latest shapes and colorings. Handsome styles, to $12.00 each. Cream colored, gold traced Jardinieres, from 20c up Blended colored Jardinieres, beautifully shaded, from 15c up Jardinieres, with pedestals, small, medium and large sizes. Take Elevator to Third Floor. THREAFENED TO ENJOIN SCHOOL DIRECTOR THOMPSON AND FREE KINDERGARTENS. He Declared Tliat He Could Seek an Injunction Asrainst Paying: Over Public Moneys. While little business -was transacted at fho srhool moptimr Monilav pvenlnsr there ' , c - - 1 nvas a good deal of discussion over the j T .1 j , -ir . T-i j il 1 the Portland Free Kindergarten Associa tion. Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett and Mil ton W. Smith, of the association, were present, and asked that the money col- lected by the clerk under the special levy made last Winter for kindergarten purposes be turned over to the association as was then contemplated. A resolution instructing the clerk to pay over the mon- y already collected was introduced ard 1 Snally passed by a vote of two to one, Mrs. Sitton and Mr. Wittenberg voting eye and Mr. Thompson, no. Chairman Beach refrained from voting. Director Wjilliams was not present. Director Wittenberg took the ground that the special levy of one-fifth of a mill was made by the taxpayers of the district under authority of state law, and after very general notice had been given that such action would be asked at the annual school meeting. The levy liad been made and part of the money collected. By resolution passed April 8, the school board had directed the clerk to pay over the money as it should come into his hands. That had not been done. 3Cow that there was money to pay, he "was in favor of ordering the clerk to pay St. Director Sitton agreed with the stand taken by Mr. Wittenberg. Director Thompson emphatically dis agreed and went to the extent of saying that he himself, on his own account as a taxpayer and as a representative of the Taxpayers' League, would, if necessary. Keek an Injunction against the payment of the money by the clerk as directed In the resolution. His ground was that the statute under which this authority was claimed for the board was not suf ficiently explicit to warrant the clerk in paying over the money; that If the cleric ehould do so lie would be liable on his official bond and could not plead the res olution of the board as protection from such liability. Moreover, in the absence of Clerk Allen Director Thompson per forms certain of his duties in the way of handling money, and he assured the board that he should certainly take no step toward complying with the resolu tion for the payment of the money to the Kindergarten Association. Mr. Allen Is not expected back to Portland until about the first of October. It transpires that some time ago there -was an informal meeting of the school directorr at which the question of pay ing this special tax over to the -Kindergarten Association was discussed, and Clerk Allen then told the directors that he did not feel authorized to pay the money as the board naa directed. i:s i me uoara nau uirecieu. xs idea was that the Kindergarten. Associa- 1 M, chnnW institute mnnrininiKi nrnrPPfl- ww.. " ... .. , ings 10 compel mm to pay me money, and if a writ should be ootained he would be protected. But the association is of the opinion that the statute, the special levy by the taxpayers of the dis trict and the specific instructions of the hoard are sufficient to cause the clerk to act. leaving it to others to enjoin, the payment if they should desire to do so. Director Beach takes the ground that the kindergarten fund Is In the nature of a special trust, the creation of which has been provided for, but the disposi tion of which is not yet made entirely clear. In other words, the money Is le gally in the hands of the clerk, but he has no entirely safe way to get rid of it. It is understood that the sum now in the special kindergarten fund is between. J2000 and $3000. Expenses already incurred by the Kindergarten Association, on the strength of the special levy authorized by the taxpayers at the annual school meeting, are about $1900. These are for teachers' salaries and Incidentals. The board authorized the employment of another teacher If it should be deemed advisable to open a school on Marquam of new things that are rapidly For morning waists, kimonas, and negligees. 1 Flannelines, Flannelettes and Fleece-Back Serges, from 8c to 2 5c yard. EIDERDOWN FLANNELS, Plain or ripple weave, single or double face, plain striped and figured, from 25c to 85c yard. NEW DRAPED HATS Our exclusive styles, and very pretty ones, ready to day. Also a fresh, dressy lot of "GO- BETWEEN" HATS, at our popular price, $4.98 each There's been a Rapid taking-off of SILK PETTICOATS These past two days Only FOUR DAYS MORE to profit by our great reduc tions, which include the en tire stock. Hill. This was in response to a petition from residents of that locality setting forth that 25 children -would need school accommodations there. FOR PLACES IN THE LIBRARY Nineteen Women Enter for Competi tive Examinations. Nineteen persons, all women, appeared in the lecture-room of the Library Asso ciation of Portland, on Stark street, yes terday morning: and entered the romnptl- tive examination for nlaops in tho fr nhmn- ,v, . -1.-11 u n. nuiaij .v-ii n. auci.li ue irtre. jliiu ex- miners -were Librarian Leach and the K committee. wn:cn is composed of Clilton A. Smith, Rev. T. L. Eliot and Miss Mary F. Failing. The examination I was on lines with which cataloguers and ??? 'Vtlf It1 the successful ones will be placed or how many of them will be lequired. The ob ject of the examination Is ro create a list of eligibles from which the governing 1 board of the Free Library will select its employes. The examination was conduct ed under the regulations of the Library Association, -nnich follow: In order to determine who shall be entitled Places on the said list of eligibles, cxamlna- tlons for applicants shall be held under the supervision of an examining: committee com posed of the members of tho library committee and the Librarian. All applicants desiring to take this examination must file with the Li brarian a -written application for a position upon the blanks furnished by the association, and must be between the ages of 21 and 45 years. Such examination to be conducted in writing, and to be of such nature as will fairly test the applicant's knowledge in the element ary branches of study taught In the higher grades of the grammar schools, including Ques tions on history and literature of a general nature. All who pass such examinations to the satisfaction of the examining committee shall be requried to render a probatory ser ice In the library for a period of not less than two weeks, in order that a Judgment may be formed as to their personal qualifications or adaptability for library work. Such service shall be given without remuneration and at such times and in such manner as the Ltbra rlan'may direct. At the expiration of the pro bationary period, the Librarian shall report to the examining committee on the qualifications of each applicant. The examining committee shall thereupon prepare a list of those persons who, In Its Judgment, may be eligible for ap pointment to the library service. The order of the names on this list shall be determined by the standing obtained on the written ex amination, taken in connection with the fitness of the applicant as developed during the pro bationary sen-Ice. This list shall then be filed with the Librarian. No applicant falling to render satisfactory evidence of fitness ahall be placed on the bst of eligibles. The questions given to each candidate -were not made public, but they cover a wide range. A library assistant is sup posed nowadays to know all about the books in a library, and about those that are not on the shelves. The library pat ron asks the librarian's assitants all sorts of questions, and expects prompt and correct answers. If he does not receive instantly the information he desires, he holds the assistant to be stupid, but he ncver blamos Tilmsoif fnr 1, . .,,, ,. .aT.c . ., ..X. "b ' " .. "" " luuwe.j wiiere IO nnQ lt COMING ATTRACTIONS. The Nelll Companyit the Marqunin Monday. The coming of Mr. James Nelll and his excellent company to the Marquam Grand Theater Monday night. September ,16, for one week's engagement, marks the opening of this season, at this theater. "The Case of Rebellious Susan," Henry Arthur Jones' splendid dissertation on marriage, and the equality of the sexes done up In its most palatable form, will be one of Mr. Neill's new offerings. "The Case of Re bellious Susan" is said to be a literary play, and a false move, a wrong tone would spoil it beyond reparation. In. Mr. Neill's production each player Is said to fit neatly and well into his or her respec tive part, and there is said to be nothing to mar the performance which has been quite universally claimed by the press to be individually and collectively almost perfect. 9 O i mii im , x . Return thanks for the unprecedented patronage ac corded their millinery department last season. Encouraged by this public approval Lipman, Wolfe p Co. have had two milliners in flew York attending all the French Millinery Openings, a feature no other Portland house can claim. FALL MILLINERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY September TwelftH and THirteentH Will be the occasion for exhibiting a grand collection of French Pattern -Hats Also models from our own trimming rooms. A SPECIAL FEATURE , Will be our display of Misses' and Children's Dress Hats Also our collection of Robinson 8? Wells English Tailored Hats A Superb Assortment of LOWG COATS, JACKETS AJ?D RAGLANS In the most approved materials, made in the correct fittedback styles, are now shown in our FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Wearing apparel of all descriptions, in superior quality, at most attractive prices. 0 oaa90oe9009se9e0(Boeooooooaeooooo9eeooao MEMORIAL FOR A HERO BRAVE ARTHUR VENVILLE WILL BE HONORED. Services Will Be Held in Sellvcood Late This Month Monument Erected liy His Mother. A plain but appropriate monument to the memory of D. G. A. "Venville, who was captured with Lieutenant Gilmore's party In Balen Bay April 12, 1S99, and after wards murdered, has been placed in a lot 19x20 feet In the Milwaukie Cemetery by order of his mpther, Mrs. Emily Mash, of Sellwood. The money that was sub scribed by Portland people as a reward for his recovery, or trace of his body, was used in securing the monument. It has a granite base, 2x2 feet, and a mar ble shaft about four feet high. On one side are the following inscriptions: "In Loving Remembrance. D. G. A. "Venville. Born January 8, 18S1, Who was wounded and captured with Lieutenant Gilmore, of the U. S. Navy, on April 12, 1899, at Baler Bay, and was treacherously mur dered by order of Novlclo, an insurgent general some time after Feb. 20, 1900. We know not where his body lies, but his spirits with God." Some time within the next three weeks an appropriate memorial service will be held In honor of this hero. This has been under contemplation, for some time, and as the monument has "been erected in his memory, his mother has given her con sent that the memorial be held within the next three weeks at Sellwood, where his bovhood was sDent. and where he went to school. Rev. W. S. Wright, of the 1 Sellwood Presbyterian Church, has offered the use of his church for the services, and as it is the largest, it will probably be accepted. The following committee has been asked to take charge and make the arrangements: W. S. Wright, W. J. Waltz, Professor Downs, Professor E. D.' Curtis, I. M. Donaugh, Major T. C. Bell, L. H. Wells, J. E. Reinke and J. G. Chap man. The committee will be called to gether at once to complete the arrange ments. It is probable that the memor ial may be held the last Sunday afternoon of the month, but the time and hour will be fixed at the meeting of the commit tee. There was talk of holding the me morial at Centenary Church, but the wish is that it should be held at Sellwood. Kccopniie Needl for an Engine. The Fire Commissioners understand fully the needs of the Sunnyside district in the way of fire protection. In fact they are better informed on the subject than the residents themselves, and will be glad when they have the means 'with which to give better protection. "We are doing the very best we can," said Commissioner Davey yesterday, "with the means at our hands. When it is taken nto consideration that It has been several years since there was any considerable Improvements made In Port land fire department In the way of needed apparatus and better facilities for hand ling fires, then it will be better under stood what the difficulties are that have to be met. We are repairing the buildings and have Just finished one house on the West Side and one on the East Side. Soon we will have the new and improved en gine. Then we shall have an extra en gine. I well know that the facilities at Sunnyside for fighting fire are almost nothing. One can stop the flow of the water from the nozzle of a fire-hose by placing his hand over the vent. The de partment has not the means to place an engine there." Mr. Davey and Chief Campbell went over the Sunnyside district yesterday for personal inspection. The Commissioners Intimated that if the Council will provide the funds the Commissioners would sta tion an engine at Sunnyside, believing' that it is needed, and would afford protection to a wide field. The petition from Sunny side, asking for an engine, has reached the Commissioners, but whether It can be granted rests with the City Council. Chiltl Bitten by a. Vicious Dog. "Willie Kerns was severely bitten by a vicious dog on Powell street Monday. He had been sent to the Italian gardens for vegetables, when he was attacked and bitten on the arm and leg. The lacera tions were deep and severe. He was taken to the office of a physician, where the wounds were cauterized and dressed. Yesterday there were no unfavorable con ditions. Told Hotv Craig: Met Death. John Robinson, at whose home at Lents, B. W. Craig was killed Monday, yester day made the following statement: "I was working with Craig at the time, having hired him to deepen a well. About lour feet of the bottom of the well had Cloak Department. been left, uncurbed by the man who dug it. Craig found the measurements he wanted. He tied four boards together and sent them up, shouting, "Look out for the knot." as he had tried several knots and was not sure 'they would hold. The boards came up, but one of them caught on a board that was laid over the well, and before I could catch the boards they slipped out of the knot and shot downward. We all yelled out to him, and I leaned over the well and called down to him, but received no reply." The funeral will be held at 2 P. M. to day at the church at Lents, under the auspices of Mount Scott Tent, No. 47, O. T. M. Death of Former Portland Girl. News has been received of the death of Esther Peterson in Muskegum, Mich., on August 31, from typhoid fever. She was the daughter of Eugene Peterson, a former resident of Albina, and for sev eral years chief engineer of tle North west Cold Storage Company. The young girl when in Portland attended the Cen tral Albina school. Eat Side Notes. Tho Merchants' Express Company has finished a new frelghthouse at the north end of the Columbia River trestle. It is 16x24. The old building will be torn down. Mrs. V. C. Dunning, who had been con fined to her home at 414 East Alder street, for several weeks with severe illness, was able to be out driving yesterday for the first time. Mrs. F. S. Dunning will leave for the East next week, where she will remain two months. She will attend the con vocation of the General Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, which will be held at Detroit, Mich., September 23. Professor Downs, who has been trans ferred to the Sellwood schools, looked over his new field yesterday. He may move to that portion of the city. Pro fessor Curtis, who goes to the Sunny side school, will retain his home for the present. Queen Elizabeth Hive, No. 24, Ladles of the Maccabees, will give the first social hop of the season at Burkhard Hall to night. The Lady Maccabees are noted for their entertaining-, qualities. The pa ronesses are: Mrs. L. Mutch, Mrs. J. Smith. Miss D. Little, Miss B. Brown and Miss M. Jaggar. Pleasant Home Xotes. Tho telephone line is now extended through Pleasant Home, and will snortly be completed to Sandy. Communication is now had with Portland, and some of the residents have experienced the novel sen sation of talking to friends In Portland. 'Phones have been placed at A. B. El liot's, Powell Valley; W. E. Markell's, Pleasant Home, and at Proctor & Beer's sawmill. Rev. X. X.. Hardingham will preach his farewell sermon at Pleasant Home Sun day. He has been on this charge for the past four years, and he has many friends, who will regret should he be sent else where, which is considered probable. An extension will be built to the "car barn at Woodlawn for the Portland Rail way Company, to make more room for cars. vIt will be finished in about three weeks, and will furnish room for 10 ad ditional cars. The Company will also erect a new sandhouse, larger than the one now in use. Wise Bros., dentists, both 'phones. The Failing. MR. WEIDLER'S FRANCHISE. Street Committee Will Pass On His Petition This Afternoon. The Street Committee of the Council will meet at 1:30 this afternoon, to pass on George W. Weidler's petition for a franchise for a railroad on North Front street and Sherlock avenue. If the com mittee agrees in time -a report will be made to the Council which will meet at 2 o'clock. "Ex-Councilman J. A Martin, who op posed the grant of the franchise. Is not fighting so hard now that he has been as sured that he wIUnot be hurt. ' He told the Street Committee when the WIedler petition was up for consideration, that he feared the Terminal Company's tracks would be shut off from his mill property, and that the danger of fire from1 switch engines would be great. He withdrew part of his objection when he was told that there would be no interference with the Terminal switch to his mill, and Mayor Rowe nullified the rest of it by pointing out that there would be no more danger from fire from Northern Pacific locomotives than from those operated by the Terminal Company. "Webfoot" Hard-Wheat Flonr Is made to be superior. Before warm weather prostrate you, take Hood's Sarsaparilla. It will do you trood. New Arrivals Yesterday of Magnificent Evening Costumes. New Silk Petticoats of Exclusive Designs Have Just Come to Hand, iSuitsC ifck LACES--TR1MMINGS The lace and trimming section is filled to over flowing with everything new and pretty in their respective lines. Lace Bands, All-overs and Edg ings of every description. New Fillet de Guipere Nets and Motiffa, Bands in black and white effects, Fancy Buttons, etc. We are dress trimming headquarters. New Dress Fabrics, new Black Goods, new Silks. Are your children prepared? This weeK we are outnttmg them at prices consid- 3 erably lower than you are Shoes for Boy or Girl Children's Dresses Children's Millinery Children's Underwear Boys' Waists n IaaBasis! EDUCATING THE HANDS WHAT THE PRATT INSTITUTE IS ACCOMPLISHING. Frederick B. Pratt, Its Secretary, Tells of the Practical Worlc It Is Doing iov Men and Women. Helpful ideas in regard to the spread of technical education among young men ....,,,., nmi icn tiio nopf of more kindergarten work, as applied to tho training of young children, were given yesterday by Frederick a. .rraii, sec retary and treasurer of the Pratt Insti tute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Pratt is the son-in-law of the late W. S. Ladd, and Is in the city on a short visit. In conversa tion, he Impresses one as being an ear nest, purposeful young man, glad to be in a work which has for its chief object the unllfting of the worker in Industrial, domestic, and educative pursuits. "At the outset I may frankly stato that I am in the work because I want to be," said Mr. Pratt, in his clear-cut sentences. "The Pratt Institute was organized about 12 years ago by my lather, as an indus trial school, and he endowed it with $2,500,000. The work has got to be a hobby of mine, and it has grown to be one of the serious affairs of my life. Our main purpose is the development of secondary techincal education, by which term I mean that training in skill and science which is midway between the pure trade school on the one hand, and the engineer ing school on the other. There are six buildings in the institute: The main building, libary, high school, electrical, science and gymnasium. There are 150 instructors and lecturers, men and wom en, and about 3000 students. The lattor are about equally divided between men and women, though the men predomi nate in the evening classes and the women in the day. "It would be impossible in such a brief interview to given even an outline of our many courses of study. Broadly speak ing, the industrial arts, mechanic arts and sciences and the domestic arts rep resent our lines of effort. In the first, we include such courses as architecture, design, free-hand drawing, wood-carving, modeling, metal chasing and engraving. All the subjects of domestic value, such as sewing, millinery, dressmaking, cos tume design, cookery, laundry and dom estic economy are covered in the second division. Such work Is, of course, mainly for women, though we have had one chef taking fancy cookery and two men have studied millinery for professional uses. "The mechanic arts and sciences in clude not only all the shop work, such as carpentry, machine shop, foundry and forging, but the applied sciences chemis try, physics and electricity, and mechani cal drawing and machine design. The evening chemistry course, for example, is three years In length and covers as much ground as is usually given in the college course. It is university extension carried out in its best form. In this de partment we also Include our purely trade classes, such as plumbing, painting and machine-shop practice, all of them being conducted by skilled foremen. Over 150 men were enrolled this year in our machine-shop class and 50 in the plumbing. It may interest you to know that the plumbing classes are conducted with the sanction of the Plumbers' Union and are examined by them at the close of the session. Successful students receive not only a certificate signed by both the union and the Institute, but have a year cut off from their apprenticeship. "In addition to these departments just outlined. It was felt that Pratt .Institute had a public and local mission to fulfil, j in developing three other Ideas, viz: man ual training, free public libraries and kindergartens. The first is represented by our manual training high school, giv ing a four years' course of study to boys and girls and flitting directly for our technical classes. Our library was for &iJS&Jwrf i& M xtVW X$ V " , : , qp stttmes Waists I During" the past week the cloak department has burst into full Autumn bloom. The best American and French makers are represented. The French jjome again to the fore with mar vels of art in high-class dressmaking, but the 'Yankee" is running him a close second for honors. Never before has Portland seen such an international display o? evening and street costumes and only half the showing has as yet arrived. What are here we are pleased to show you. Exclusive styles in Silk Waists, Silk Petticoats. The latest in man Tailored Suits, Walking and Rainy-day Suits, Separate Skirts, Raglans. High-c.ass garments for children. New Waistings - i1.7-IiIT i r i, ..... fancy. Plain colors, dots, stripes, figures and Persian effects, ranging in price from 45c to $1.00 yard. "Viyella," the new unshrinkable flannel, in nobby stripe effects for waists, dressing jackets, etc., $1.00 yard. For sale in Portland at our store Schools Reopen Monday usually asKed to pay on the IOIlowIng,, lines: Boys' Caps Aprons Boys' Shoes Hosiery for Boy or Girl School Supplies Hose Supporters MEIER & FRANK COMPANY many years the only large public one Ifi the city, averaging in circulation 250,000 volumes per year. This work has since been, organized in the city as a public Institution and, our object having been se cured, we have turned our attention to special art and science reference work and to a library training school. You may know that Mr. Bursch, former lib rarian of the Portland Library Associa tion, and Miss Isham, now employed in the" library, are both graduates of our school. "When I tell you that about 75 per cent of children who graduate from Brooklyn Grammar Schools do not pursue higher training, but go out into the world and start to make their living the necessity for a secondary technical training such as is given at the Pratt Institute is ap parent. What is true of Brooklyn in this regard is also true of most of our large cities. In consequence, there is a great rush of young unskilled workers to offices and stores, where the demand is much less than the supply, and the market in that department becomes overstocked. Why then, not give boys and girls, youths and maidens the benefit of educative, in dustrial .training that will enable them to take their places In industrial pursuits? Why not teach them to make something with tools so that in time they can go out first as skilled mechanics and arti sans, and then as foremen and superin tendents? That Is the central Idea in a nutshell. We have no purely commercial work in our methods that part of one's education is best procured at a commer cial college." "How about kindergarten work?" "This Is a subject which interests me much. We have worked for 12 years now to get the city to undertake this work as a part of public education. To do this we have conducted for many years from 18 to 20 kindergartens at private ex pense. The city has since adopted kinder gartens officially as part of its course of study and Is now carrying on 15 public kindergartens. Our kindergarten department has a training class of 50 students, taking- a two-years' course, and they have had no difficulty in securing positions upon graduation. I am sur prised that kindergarten Idea has made such little progress here and that It ha3 not been generally recognized as part or the regular educational scheme. The ex perience in all the cities with which I am familiar has demonstrated clalrly the value of kindergarten training upon the formative period of a child's life. The years from four to 10 of a child are con sidered more critical than .any others in his life and it is said on good authority that they are worth twice the number of years at any other period of his life." "Have you endeavored to extend your ideas to others places?" "Yes; In our Neighborhood Associa tion, an organization of our graduates and. students, we conduct a Settlement House in Green Point, a manufacturing section of our city, where the students put Into practice the training they have received with us. It was this Idea of extension that led to my affiliation' with the International committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. As chair man of the sub-committee on education. I have been trying to stimulate and ele vate the educational work of the associa tion throughout the country. The oppor tunity is a large one, there being en rolled In this country alone 25.000 men in association classes. I am glad to say that the Portland Association stands high in the country and is considered by all as doing exceptionally strong educational work." "Tell me something about the methods you use In your domestic classes." "I -have already referred to the fact tha't a few men attend some of these classes. In our millinery, for example, girls art taught to plait straws for hats, and then decorate the hats. Students furnish the material for decorating hats at first. They bring muslin and Canton flannel for practice, and when they can tie bows skilfully they are given the proper material, and the hats are dis posed of at cost to buyers. The' also learn how to make wlce frame-work for hats. We have a class In dressmaking and the students worl; with simple ma terial, learning how to cut. etc., and they m jK (17 fl VI m M S3 s ii j ! m I 1-1 i m 9 Thousands and thousands of yards of new French flannels and new waist fabrics. We an ticipated an extraordinary demand and prepared accord ingly, with the result we are showing the most extensive variety of new waist fabrics ever shown in Portland. Color ings and styles to please everv m only. Underwaists Boys' Furnishings Boys' Clothing Children's Umbrellas, etc. J work up until they reach the dignity o making tailor-made dresses. They aro Instructed in figure drawing and in eoa tume designing. "One of our most Interesting ckutses is the one In cookery. Not only in the I student Instructed in proper methods of preparing food, but she Is made acquainted with Its component pans, the effect of certain IngredUmts, and as to chemical qualities. We have combined the best of two meth ods of teaching cooking, and we h&va been surprisingly successful. We train green domestics for employers, and w have a course for waitresses, giving train ing In best methods of serving the table. Cooks take a special course." INYITED TO WALLA WALLA Portland BuslnenM Men Will Arranso for a Iiiirj;e Excursion. The managers of the Walla Walte. "Val ley Fruit Fair are 'anxious for a larsto attendance from Portland September 28, and have sent the following invitation to the Chamber of Commerce: The Walla Walla Fruit Fair extend your organization an Invitation to visit us Saturdny, September 2S. and I can assure you that w will do everything- possible to make your stay a pleasant one. The relations existing be tween your wholesalers and our local mer chants are such that a visit such aa you paid us last year will result in bringing im all closer together and give our merchants a. chance to make the acquaintance of the peo ple they buy their goods from. WouW be fcd to hear from you on this subject at yaw con venience. It Is the intention to make the 28th the Commercial Organisation day. and we have Invited the various commercial organizations from Spokane. Seattle and Tacoma to meet here that day. C. F VAN xe WATKR. Secretary. Trustees Batcholder and Devors sold the visit of Portland business men to Walla Walla last Fall had resulted In closer re lations between the metropolis and the Inland Empire. President Hahn compli mented the Walla Walla people for their progressive spirit and the scope of their fairs. It was decided to Indorse the fair in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, and to make a con.vass among business men with a view to arranging a large ex cursion to Walla Walla on the 28th. ST0LxE A LIGHTED LAMP. Frank Cornwell Admltv He Deserves to Be In Jail. Frank Cornwell was arrested yester day as he was staggering along In Whfs chapel and carrying a lighted lamp. He was escorted to the police station by Policeman Barter, and when he was sober he was taken before Acting Judge JIc Devitt, charged with the larceny of the lamp. "I don't know where I got the lamp. I must have been full. I supposed said Cornwell.. scratching his head. "Ten days In jail." said the acting judge. "Thank you. Judge. I ought to have got more than that for goin on fcfcat toot." remarked the defendant. The acting- judge hinted that he could increase the penalty. . Spokane Indnitrlnl Knlr. The O. R. & N. round-trip rate to Spo kane on September 13 Is only $9 50. which includes one admission to the fair. Limit for return trip, September IT. Ticket! of fice Third and Washington. pZsSJap"