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SVijsr"f -p tr. u THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY, 13, 1902. ri H"1tVi:"' ROUTH IS A RUSTLER Public Spirit of North End Dance-Hail Boss. WANTS EVERY ONE REGISTERED Philanthropic Effort to Enable His Fellow-Citizcna to Exercise the Franchise Assisted by Disin terested Police "I shall have registered and absolutely under my control 500 voters by election day. I have already registered 1C5 men, and Special Policeman Hoarc has the list of their names. I understand an of fer of the Councllmanshlp of the Third Ward Is to be made to me. I believe I would bo able to servo the people effi ciently." These were the words of Gus Routh, proprietor of two prosperous North End dance-halls and three saloons which are also said to be sources of revenue. Mr. Routh Is a live, wide-awake business man. He avers that he has made plenty of money during the four years he has been In Portland. Judging by the extensive improvements he is making to his at tractive and tasteful hurdy-gurdy house under the Hotel Cosmopolitan, of which he is also the proprietor, he keeps within the limit of fact. Most of the gentlemen who have been registered as the result of Mr. Routh's persuasion are or have been guests at his hostelry, the entrance of which is near the corner of Third and Davis streets, in a section of the town where Good morniitp:. Have you reentered? the population is numerous. Some of the rooms given on the registration books at the Courthouse as the residence of these gentlemen are now tenanted by other peo ple, but Mr. Routh says that they will all be on hand election day. "If I don't have -room for them In my hotel," he observed, naively, "I shall quarter them with friends of mine when they come into town. They are outside, at work or on business." Few public-spirited citizens could be more attentive to the duty of preparing their fellow-electors for the franchise than Mr. Routh. He counts that day lost when he does not walk proudly up to the Courthouse with a long string of sovereign voters In tow, and stand plac idly by while they subscribe their names on the registration books. He desires to do nothing wrong. He wants the voters all ready to vote, and if in addition he desires that they vote for him and his. he certainly may be pardoned, in view of his Herculean labors in bringing them in from the marts and mills, from the high ways and byways. "There are men in the city who will all the offices on the ballot for his own use. He will run for one office, provided he gets the nomination, but it is not un likely that the 500 voters who will be ab solutely under his control will be in structed so to cast their ballots that the privileges now enjoyed may be contin ued. Perhaps Special Policeman Hoare, who has the list of voters Mr. Routh has registered, knows something about that. There ar"e other gentlemen In the North End, and In other quarters of the city, who are displaying considerable earnest ness in their endeavors to see that no one shall be denied the right to exercise the franchise because of failure to regis ter. Most of the lodging-houses about town are astonishingly full of laborers, mechanics, waiters, bartenders and other people who have a voice In the city's af fairs, and a careful Inspection of the registration books will show that few of them are not there. Peter Eals, pro prietor of the Merchant Hotel, is said to be looking hungrily forward to the time when an alleged promise to put him on the detective force shall be fulfilled. Mr. Eals has "a large caravansary, in which there are many rooms. Mr. Routh has another place at 51 North Third street, and its entire contents seem to have been registered. There are still vacant rooms in all of these houses, however, and it will be interesting to notice how soon they are filled, and how soon thereafter the names of their occupants are sub scribed at the Courthouse. Examination of other districts "shows an utter lack of the enterprise shown by Mr. Routh and his fellow lodging-house keep ers. Business men are not advising their employes to register In large numbers, and are not puffing dally up to the Court house at the head of long processions of voters. But then, business men generally are not running for Councilman, and few of them are under the necessity of keep ing matters In such shape that their places of business may be kept open in defiance of statutes and ordinances, and perhaps business men generally prefer to leave the government of the city to the leisure classes, who compose a large por tion of Mr. Routh's boarders, rather than take the burden of it. upon their own shoulders. DOUBTLESS WILL SIGN IT. So Says Mayor Howe of Hish-LIcense Ordinance. In answer to a question as to whether he had signed the liquor license measure, passed by the Common Council Monday. Mayor Rowe said yesterday that "he had not signed the ordinance, but doubtless will sign It." Without the Mayor's signa ture, the ordinance will become a. law in 10 days after passage. The saloon men, or rather the better element of the liquor business, smile grimly and say: "Let the Mayor go ahead." The dlvekeepers have nothing to nay. It was thought yesterday that the sa loon mn would meet and formulate a protest against the ordinance, but no such meeting was held, or. at least, the officers of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Union ay none was held. President Datnmasch. of the Union, said no action had been taken. Questioned further, he declared that he had nothing to say. Vice-President Theo dore Trautmann said: "I guess we'll have to stand it." Asked whether the union would, as an organized body, take up the higher license, he said the matter was for future consideration: that a meeting of the union will be held next week. An ex presldent of the union said that "If Mayor Rowe signs the ordinance, he had better retire from politics." Saloon men generally refused to discuss the license further than to venture nn opinion about its probable results. One saloon man paid it would cause the closing of 25 saloons, a loss in revenue of J10.000 a year to the city. Another predicted the closing of 50. The proprietor of one of the largest beer halls in the North End said it would not affect the dives. The owners of three of the largest dives in Whlte chapel. he said, derive a weekly revenue of from $100 to $200 from the rental of cribs, and they would have no trouble at all In paying a license, even though it were fixed at $1000 a month. In his opin ion, the way to suppress the dives was for the Council to revoke the licenses and for the police to enforce the ordinances which prohibit dance halls and women drinking at bars. To his knowledge, he said, three dives In Whltechapel had women at the bars to fleece men of their money. He also knew of combinations, which, from good information, he num bered at five. The- net profit of these houses, he said, amounted to about $20") a week. The. proprietors of these houses, he .said, may readily pay their license, but, he added, some of the smaller dives may be compelled to close. OLD LANDMARK GONE. An air of prosperity. not be able to register just now," con tinued Mr. Routh. in the course of his conversation with an Oregonlan reporter, "but I will get them up there all right. They are going to hold the books open after C o'clock in a few days, and you will see me on hand with 50 the first time they do It. Watch me. I will be there with the men." There Is l general air of prosperity por vading all of Routh's places of refresh ment in the North End. Music mingles with the sound of feminine laughter there by night, and the bright dresses of the ladies blend in perfect harmony with the handsome blue uniforms of the police men who come and go. In the dance hall under the Metropolitan yesterday a force of carpenters was at work laying a new floor, as much tripping of the light fantastic toe, and occasional unfortunate overturnlngs of amber beer glasses has put the old one rather far to the bad. Over the rear end of the hall a beautiful music stand Is in course of construction, and the broad rail that bars the way to the well-appointed barroom will bo newly varnished. It was occupied yes terday as a grandstand by several mem bers of the fair sex, and their rippling laughter at the sallies of the gentlemen whose elegant leisure permitted of their &WDRTIUH &.KING New Millinery First showing of early spring effects. The very latest New York ideas for street and semi-dress. We will be pleased to show them whether you buy or not. ' 1902 Kid Gloves Some of our reliable- makes that every woman should have, to be well gloved. Your choice of cor rect spring tints and latest style stitchings in UNDRESSED KID $1.50 GLOVES Our2-clasp "Mentone" full pique PRIX SEAM $1.50 GLOVES Of heavy skin famous wearers. '$2.50 EVENING GLOVES Undressed kid, black, white and evening shades, 16-button length. Big Stir in White Goods A small lot of pretty Lace-stripe Lawns, Organdies, Batistes, Jones Cambric, Mulls, Long Cloths and Persian Lawns, slightly mussed or soiled during our clearance sale, go on sale today at EXACTLY HALF PRICE Goods that are wanted at all sea sons. Buy them now and double your money. TOMORROW FRIDAY We have a treat in store for small and medium -sized women $1.50 Silk Vests at 69c Pure silk, Richelieu ribbed with low necks and short sleeves; colors black, cream, blue, pink and lavender; sizes 3, 4 and 5. NOT MANY OF THEM, SO COME EARLY. UP'TO.BJITE VALENTINES 1c to $2.50 each jc Two Great Offerings in Rainy-day SKirts Blue Oxford and Brown Rainy-day Skirts $0.00 Made in the newest flounce style with 17 rows of stitching Great Value Black and Navy oluck ana iavy - Rainy-day SKirts $0.50 Made of fine Thibet cloth, newest flounce style, 20 rows of stitching Great Value Manufacturer's Sample Curtain 3,5 Cts. T Pnofh Newest designs, JLt? 11. $11.1.0, Serviceable stan dard quality, ample length and width Length Jin enormous shipment of DERBY" and RENOWN Cotton Shirtwaists Some of the "500." frequenting the place during working hours nearly drowned the sound of the carpenters' hammers. Mr. Routh has evidently been allowed to conduct his business as he chooses. It Is understood that certain ordinances con flict with dance-halls and the presence of ladles In liquor emporiums, but he seems to feel that a plain, straightfor ward business man can go ahead and do business In his own plain, straightforward way, so long as he goes forth dally and gets votes. Of course he will not need Hninlfsome New Four-Story Ruilrtinfc on First Street. Yesterday a gang of men commenced the work of tearing down the old one Ftory brick warehouse at the southeast corner of First and Oak streets, and three old wooden structures, which with It have occupied the quarter-block since a time when the raemory of man runneth not to the contrary. The demolishing of those old buildings took most people by surprise, and the general remark of pass ers was that "more old landmarks are gone." All who took a look Into the rear of the property and saw the rotten, dilap idated condition of the limbers and the vast accumulation of rubbish being burned there, added, "And it Is time they were gone." The little brick warehouse was built some 40 years ago by the pioneer firm of Corbett, Falling & Co.. to hold their overplus of goods. The nen em ployed In tearing It down had a story to the effect that it was used as a shelter for women and children at the time of a battle with the Indians, but as there were never many Indians about Portland, and never any fighting between them and the whites, this story was probably intended as a hoax. The property was purchased by George Lawrence, saddler, last Fall, for $17,000. It was a great snap, as It could not be purchased now for twice that sum. There were nine heirs interested in the property, and, as it had been lying idle and unim proved for a long time, it was disposed of in short order. Mr. Lawrence has had plans prepared by "Whidden & Lewis for a handsome four story brick building, which will be erected on the property at once. It will be nearly a facsimile of the Neustadter Bros. btore, with pressed brick front, and will cost upward of JjO.OuO. The ground floor will be used as a saddlery store, and the upper stories as a harness and saddlery factory. As showing that there is a demand for good buildings on First stret for rent. It may be stated that Mr. Lawrence was offered $200 per month for half the build ing on a 10 years lease; but he will need it all for his own business. The new building will make a great change In the eppearance of First street, and is the finest improvement on that street for a long time. PERSONAL MENTION. f M. J. Kinney, of Astoria, a" prominent canneryman 'and timber-owner, is at the Portland. Alex Gilbert, of Astoria, French Vice Consul at that port, Is In the city on offi cial business. A. J. Burrus, a well-known business man of Chicago, who has many friends in Portland, is in the city. E. Z. Ferguson, of Astoria, who is prominent in Clatsop County politics, Is In the city on a business trip. Ex-Judge M. C. Munly will leave short ly for Alaska on a business trip and ex pects to be absent a fortnight. Dr. W. T. Williamson, of Salem, who is at the Imperial Is head physician at the State Asylum for the Insane. Mrs. Frank Strong, of Eugene, wife of President Strong, of the University of Oregon, is in the city on a short visit. O. F. Paxton left lost night Xor San Latest styles and designs not to be found elsewhere Z Just received entirety new Oregon Souvenirs o z -- Gilded Rimmed Ptacaues, with -J Vm views of Mt. Hood, Oneonta Gorge, Bridal Veil and Multnomah Falls. NOVELTIES IN PONGEE SILK W JUSTS . NEW JIRRIVJILS IN MEN'S SOFT SHIRTS 0 Estnbllsbcd 1870. Incorporated 1800. G. P. Rummelin & Sons 126 SECOND ST., NEAR WASHINGTON Mnnufncturers of Alaska .Sealskin Oft") Garments & Fine Furs FUR MUFFS, FUR CAPES, FUR GLOVES, FUR ROBES, FUR RUGS, ALASKA. INDIAN BASKETS. OSTRICH FEATHER BOAS. Hlchest Cat Prlw raid for Raw Furs. Francisco, on legal busines. accompanied by his wife. They will be gone about a week. Wilson R. Gay. of Seattle, who Is at tho Imperial, accompanied by Mrs. Gay, is United States District Attorney of Washington,- and prominent In politics In that state. R. J. Hendricks ind wife, of Salem, ar rived In the city last night from Salem. Mr. Hendricks Is editor of the Salem Statesman, and has other Interests In the Capital City. Mr. and Mrs. George McL. Brown, of Vancouver. B. C. are at the Portland, en route to San Francisco. Mr. Brown Is executive agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, with headquarters at Vancou ver. The friends of Dr. W. L. Wood will be pleased to hear that he has fully recov ered his health, having gained IS pounds since leaving Portland. The doctor Is now in Arizona, and will return to Port land earljvin the Spring. W. H. Hobson. of Stayton. was In the city yesterday on. his way to Sumpter.. Mr. Hobson was State Senator from Marlon County in 1SD5 and 1S97. He is a merchant at Sumpter, but still has large property Interests at Stayton. G. R. ChrLsman, Mayor of Eugene and chairman of the Republican central com mittee of Lane County, is at the Perkins. He came to Portland for the purpose of attending the Lincoln's birthday banquet of the Young Men's Republican Club. A party of prominent Seattle people at the Portland Includes W. A. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Preston. Mr. and Mrs. Al fred Battle and Mrs. E. L. Martin. The men of the party are prominent attor neys of the Washington metropolis and are prominent professionally and so cially. Harry Hamblet, of Astoria, president of the Toke Point Oyster Company, is at tho Imperial. Mr. Hamblet has recently arranged his affairs in Astoria so that ho can move the headquarters of the com pany, of which he Is the head, to this city, from which point the business of the corporation will be operated In the future. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland E. T. Harmon, at the Imperial. From Seattle H. Smith, at the Grand Union; C. H. Wilbur, at the Grand. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. Attorney-General D. R. X. Blackburn Is slowly recovering from his attack of typhoid fever. It will be several weeks yet before he can re sume his official duties. iT'53&r,533Ui 4 4 Crfcnrl Coif" The Food Fair is now in ful1 Dlast- Twenty-five demonstra FUUCl lclll tions of all the well-known foods, cereals and delicacies. A (On the Third Floor) pleasant hour can he spent on the third floor today. We're still selling 20 Ids. of Sugar for $1.00. tg&r-3nvb. tfigfr3H4o By express Novelty Golf Vests, three superb styles (Cloak Dept.). By express Gibson Waists in black and white, moire velour (Second Floor). New Flannelettes, Persian borders, latest designs, 15c yard. Tomorrow, 653d Friday Surprise Sale" 2000 Wrappers 98 Each 44 Gendron $1.50 to $2.00 Values Tomorrow the greatest Wrapper Sale ever inaugurated in Portland. A sweeping purchase of 2000 handsome flannel ette Wrappers In a dozen styles, and an immense variety of colorings and designs. Better values we mever bought you never bought. They come from a manufacturer whose goods have the very best reputation. All are prettily trimmed with braid or ribbon, big full skirt, wide flounce and all sizes values range from $1.50 to $2.00; your q O n choice tomorrow 70t CdLll See Window Display. znzzm Carriages and Go Carts are not equaled by any other make 40 new styles now ready, and prices include parasor and up holstering. In many stores. extra eharge is made for upholster ing and parasol (Third Floor) Groceries 200 great bargains in fine Groceries during the Food Fair a saving on every art iclestock up the larder. 100-lb. .sack of Western Dry Granulated Sugar, at $475 20 pounds of granulated Su gar ...$1.00 M. &F. celebrated Mocha and Java Coffee, at 25c lb. (Phone private exchange 4.) Special values in Dinner Sets and Chamber Sets. . (Basement.) See the New Wash Fabrics They're the talk of the town magnificent styles French novelties and exclu sive waist patterns French Madras in plain colors or dotted Ginghams, Swisses, etc. Just received by express, new Hair Ornaments, and high-class Neckwear for ladies. See the advanced Spring styles of Phipps and Atchia son's Walking Hats. New Carpets and Curtains Now being shown in the third-floor carpet store all the newest colorings and de signs in Brussels, Axminsters and Velvets all the newest things in Novelty Curtains. Draping of 'every-descript tiom carried out artistically and at a right price, by the best draper in town. (Third Floor.) MEIER & FRANK COMPANY MEIER & FRANK COMPANY lr$-2 ffrratsJS!(0(rj) TO DISCUSS CHARITIES. Ited the opportunity for general discus sions. The session was opened bv resI" dent W. R. Stewart, of the State Board of Charities, ana wno aacu " " " of the provisional committee of 50. lo ernor Roosevelt. John M. Glenn, presi dent of the conference for the coming year, and W. P. Letchworth were among the speakers at tho opening session. The programme was one of great interest con sisting in part of tho following: Insti tutional Care of Adults." by Byron M. Chllds. superintendent of state and alien poor; "Care of .Defective. Dependent Abused and Delinquent Children,' by Rev T. X,. Klncald; "The Mentally Defec tive " by Dr. W. P. Spalding; "Treat " '. . .,.- -.iii hv Thomas ment 01 me iminw". j : Sturgis. chairman of the board of mana- gers of tne tiimira. jwiui .." j, many other interesting subjects. GROCERS WILL SOON ACT. AVhen Committee Decides, TUcy "Will Move on. "WholeKulera. mi jin.,to hntu-opn tho retail trrocers and the wholesale produce merchants was at status quo yesterday. A meeting of the retailers will be held a week from Monday night. Then a course of action will be outlined. A committee of tnreo members will report on the best mode of procedure to meet the requirements of wholesalers. This committee will ad vise on the practicability of a boycott on the three officers of the Produce Mer chants' Association. At the meeting Monday night several, courses of pro cedure were discussed. All of these will be considered by the committee. A prominent wholesaler yesterday de nied that his association was withhold ing any Information about its rules or or ganization. "Everything we have dono and are going to do is open to the pub lic." he said. "We have held three meet ings. There Is no secret about that. Wo have adopted a. constitution and by-laws. There is no secret about that. We have pledged faith to each other. There is no secret about that. We will Inform the retailers about anything they desire to i .,. -iv-o tnic t retailors will make the request in kindly spirit, for we want no friction. "As to the complaint that we sell to restaurants, hotels, railroads and steam boatsin a small measure this Is true. But we also have a grievance. Retailers go Into the country and buy produce direct, thus encroaching upon our realm of busi ness. They buy at prices slightly In ad vance of what we pay. and sell at re tall prices, thus securing a big profit. They do as much of this trade as they can. Therefore we do not see how, by Ignoring us. they could do more. "They complain they have to carry con sumers a month, whereas we Insist on weekly payments. It is not their money that carries consumers, but ours. We have grown tired of this, and will make a change In a business like ours, where goods are quickly perishable, prompt payments are necessary. "The retailers say they will put up $20,000 for a wholesale market of their own. I have only to say that If they have that much- money they can pay their bills. For my part, I should llko to eee such an enterprise. It would open the eyes of retailers very wide." A QUESTION FOR ECONOMISTS 'CAN YOU AFFORD TO OVERLOOK THESE BARGAINS? L THESE descriptions give but a faint idea of the ex cellence of material, style and quality of the suits now on sale. The prices speak for themselves. Examination, investigation and comparison solicited. BROWN DOUBLE-BREASTED BLOUSE SUIT of fine all-wool English cheviot, elegantly stitched, the jacket is silk lined. Ci Q OC Regular value, $35.00. Now on sale at OlUiOu TAILOR SUIT OF BASKET WEAVE, made in the long -coat effect with peau-de-soie revers, skirt elegantly stitched. 01C QC Regular value $30.00. Now on sale at OlUiOu ODDS AND ENDS IN SUITS in very many neat styles, some silk lined throughout. Regardless of cost. Now on OQ OK sale at $Ui0J OTHER SUITS GREATLY REDUCED. Highest price paid for raw furs. Send for price list. MW LARGEST AMD TADTN'O FURRIERS OP THE WEST. 283-285 MORRISON STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. Executive Committee Will UaTt n Meeting: Today. The executive committee of the State Conference of Charities and Corrections will have a regular meeting today at the parlors of the City Board of Charities, when all arrangements for the confer ence will be completed, and the committee trusts that all persons Interested In char itable work, as well as those who wish to know something of what Is going: on In that line throughout the state, will be In attendance. Judging from the success of these conferences in other cities, this will be the commencement of a new era In charitable and correctional work. The first State Conference of Chari ties held In the City of New York on November 20-22. 1900, exhibited an un usual degreo of interested enthusiasm. The opening meeting filled the Senate chamber of the Capitol, and the only possible ground for criticism lay In the I overfull programme, which closely Urn- INORDICA Those who were fortunate to secure a ticket at the Mar n,.oTn T.-4M v.o..a o Hnnhio niensiirA this evening tnat ot hearing Nordica and her famous piano, the Eerett. This piano Is used exclusively by Nordica. wnicn is a safe guarantee that it meets every requirement of the artist. The Musical Age of February 6 has this to sa of the Everett: "That the Everett Concert Grand is pop ular with the artist is attested by the fact that it has been used at over a score of orchestral concerts in the East during the present season, as well as at several in the West-" . Carnival Riot nt Cnntnnia. HOME, Feb. 12. During the carnival celebrations at Cantania yesterday a body of maskers resisted the police in the lat ters' efforts to make an arrest. This led to a general riot which lasted six hours. The mob smashed shop-windows and burned a carnival" car and the stands which had been erected for the accommo dation of spectators. .After many per sons had been Injured the troops eventu ally restored order. The Xew Yellowstone Geyser. BUTTE. Mont.. Feb. 12. A special to the Miner from Cinnabar gives further partic ulars of the breaking out of the new gey ser In the Yellowstone National Park. Soldiers yesterday carried news to Mam moth Hot Springs of a. rumbling resem bUng distant thunder, a quivering of the earth as though by an earthquake, and the mighty leaping of a gigantic column Nordica and the Everett Piano We keep an eye on all the best things pertaining to the piano business, and were fortunate in being able to add the Everett to our list of high-art Pianos such as the Knabe. Steck. Hardman. Fischer. Packard and LuiljUg. all of which have a National 1 reputation e so d by us ana our auieu micirau u u. ...... ; - ; .. - " want the best the market produces, you will find it at our warerooms. ALLEN & GILBERT CO. 209-211 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. of seething, surging hot water, high In the air, which killed the vegetation sur rounding the formation, ae It came in con tact with the scalding water from the bowels of the earth. The new geyser Is situated in the vicinity of Norris Basin, high up in the timber, about 45 yards from the Constant geyser. The geyser, which has been-named "The Twentieth Century," plays In a manner similar to the Constant, but of many times greater volume. It also erupts more frequently thanthe Con stant, spouting at intervals of one and a quarter to two hours. Recommends Chamberlain's Coagh Remedy. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy for a number of years, and have no hesitancy In saying that It Is the best remedy for cougns. colds and croup I have ever used In my fa-mlly. I have not words to express my confidence In this remedy." Mrs. J. A. Moore, North Star, Mich. For said by all druggists.