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THE HORNING- OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1902.
Tjtirnw
H0TSH0TATBOSSES
tDrv Wise Lashes Political
Corruptionisfs.
TRUTHS ARE ELOQUENTLY TOLD
3r Strong; Language, the Rablit
Speaks for Public Parity, aad
Denounces Dcbanckery
in. Ui&U Places.
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In vigorous and forcible language, Dr.
Stephen S. Wise lashed and scourged po
litical corruptionists and debauchery of
civic affairs by machines controlled by
unscrupulous and dishonest politicians, be-
Dr. Stephen 9. Wise.
fore a large and enthusiastic meeting of
the Economic League last night. Dr.
Wise was in no mood for temporizing
or for excusing conditions which have per
mitted protectors of thugs and dives to
direct the destinies of municipal and state
administrations. Tersely and to the point,
illustrations of abuse of power by men
who were selected by the suffrages of
REGISTER TODAY.
The total number of voters registered
at the Courthouse yesterday -was 343.
Of tntb number, 287 had registered at
5 P. M., and the remaining CI between
that hour and 0 o'clock, when the of
fice closed. Tills Is lees than one-half
of the number that can be accommo
dated by the extension of hours, and
unless more citizens show a desire that
the registration books be kept open at
night County Clerk Swetland -will re
scind the extension of time and close
the office at 5 o'clock, as previously.
Voters -who want to register in time to
vote at the primaries -Hill have to
hurry, or the rush in the last few dajs
Rill overtax the force, and many will
be disappointed.
Register todayl
with the resolutions passed at the Expo
sition building," said Dr. Wise, "resolu
tions passed by men who would denounce
anything for a few votes." Dr. Wise also
denounced crimping of sailors, and said
that It was not permitted to thrive "by
the thugs and dives, but by some of Port
land's best citizens, who derive some mea
sure of profit from the practice."
Dr. Wtee was Introduced by Judge Bel
linger, of the Federal Court, and among
the prominent Portlanders in the audience
were J. N. Teal. Judge C. H. Carey, Dis
trict Attorney Chamberlain and others.
FEWER HOURS MORE PAY
Portland Street Railway Employes
Petition for Change ia Wage.
The conductors and motormen In the
employ of the Portland Street Railway
Company have petitioned F. I. Fuller,
general manager of the company, for a
change in the schedule of their wages.
The men are now paid 20 cents per hour
and work 12 hours a day, making a day's
wages $2 40.
The petitioners ask to havo 10 hours
made a day's work, and to be paid 22
cents per hour, or making a day's wages
$2 25, which, of course, reduces the work
ing time 2 hours, and the day's wages
15 cents. As everybody understands the
cars run 18 hours or more per day, and
two shifts of men are employed.
By reducing the number of hours In
a day's work, one shift will lose two
hours work, and the other will work two
hours longer, so, if the petition is grant
ed, the company will have to pay 22
cents per hour for all the time the men
work, which would amount to 45 cents
per day Increase to each shift of con
ductors and motormen, or an Increase of
90 cents per day on the operation of each
car. The petition Is not signed by all
the men, a considerable number prefer
ring that the present system remiin In
force. No action has been taken in the
matter by Manager Fuller.
BIG STORM BLOWS IN.
Barometer Goes 'Way Down, and the
Wind Blows Hard.
X storm of considerable magnitude,
which has been loafing around on the Pa
cific of the Oregon and Washington
coasts, blow inland yesterday morning,
and from reports received by the Weather
Bureau last night covers an area ex.
tending from territory north of British
Columbia to San Francisco, and from the
"Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast.
Heavy winds and copious rains followed
In the wake of the storm, and Portland
received Its share of both. Storm warn
ings were ordered hoisted early yester
day morning, and will be continued to
day. The maximum wind velocity at.
tained In Portland was 3G miles from the
south, and indications point to the gales
shifting today to southwesterly. No re
ports were received yesterday from points
south of Roseburg, and It Is presumed
that the high winds blew down the wires
from that point to San Francisco. At Se
attle yesterday the barometer registered
29.84 at 10 A. M., the lowest point reached
there In 10 years past. Forecast Official
Beals predicts occasional rain for today
with brisk to high squally southwesterly
winds.
ONLY TWO PARTIES.
electors to fill honored positions were
given by Dr. Wise. The value of purity
In politics was set forth, not alone in
strong and stirring sentences and con
vincing oratory, but in examples taken
from records of shameful malfeasance
and corruption which have been laid bare
in fitful efforts to break the power of
bosses.
It was a representative audience that
listened to Dr. Wise's impassioned appeal
for release from the slavery of political
bosses. Moreover, It was an audience in
sympathy with the truths plainly told.
Applause was frequent, and throughout
the entire discourse the utmost attention
was given to every statement made Dr.
Wise was at his best, and his splendid
oratory was the sort that brings to men
a realization of the lengths to which po
litical manipulators will go to perpetuate
their control of the administration of gov
erning bodies of city, state and Nation.
iJr. Wise laid particular stress upon the
necessity for forever putting down the
machine in politics. Ho pleaded for the
right of conscience to prevail In making
jlaws and administering the affairs of the
"people. He told his hearers that the rem
edy lay with them; that by their efforts,
,and their efforts alone, could that revo
lution be successful which had for its
;purpose tho dethronement of political cor
iruption. He argued that purity in politics
meant triumph of the right, and main
tained that a minister had as much reason
jfor going into politics as for teaching re
ligion. "And as no man will sit Idly by and
jwatch his home being Invaded and de
stroyed, his wife and daughters ravished,
his sons corrupted," declared Dr. Wsle,
'"so no man should watch unmoved and
lunaroused the spectacle of his country
(assaulted, its resources plundered, Its
jreii-Deing imperniea. its honor sullied,
jits name trodden under foot. The more
revolting does the crime become, and the
Severer the punishment to be visited upon
the. transgressor, if the marauders and
tdespollers prove to be fellow-citizens and
neighbors, wliose sacred task with us Is
ito guard and defend. Political corrup
tion, such as is largely prevalent In our
day, is a foe attacking the-National ark
of safety from within, and can be re
pelled and crushed only through the com
bined and determined efforts of those who
love their country enough to loathe Its
ehame. Will you not be such defenders
of your Nation's security and honor?
"This must be admitted: That politics
embraces countless opportunities for gain",
of which scores of men are determined to
take every advantage, whether rightful
or wrongful. Wherefore It becomes the
highest duty of the patriotic citizen to ex
ercise every thinkable precaution In or
der that government may not become the
unresisting prey of the plunderer and the
epollsman. Among sucl. precautions are
unquestionably the primary election, the
secret ballot, the divorce of National and
municipal elections, and civil service re
form. ... If there is to be a better
ment of political conditions, citizens must
realize the sacredness of voting only for
such a man for any office, high or low, as
measures up to accepted standards of
honesty and worth. Worth, character
and fitness must be the possessions of
any man who presents himself for the
suffrages of his fellow-citizens, and a par
ty which nominates the unfit and un
worthy should be rebuked and punished
at the polls."
Dr. Wise made a strong plea for giving
to representatives independence of action,
and not compelling them to dance to the
crack of the party whip. He said that
United States Senator Hoar is one of the
tew men in public life who dare vote as
Ills conscience dictates, whether the pro
posed law under discussion be a party
measure or not. In connection with this
statement Dr. Wise declared that he was
a Republican, and that he would probably
be exiled and read out of his party If he
wa3 In Congress representing the State of
Oregon, and declined to vote for the
Mltchell-Kahn bill, which Dr. Wise said
he did not approve, as being contrary to
International law. "Nor would I chime in
Republicans and Democrats Will
Divide Primary Election.
The opinion of the District Attorney
that the Prohibition party was not enti
tled to a place on the primary ticket will
practically have the effect of confining the
tickets to the Democratic and Republican
parties. The Populists did not poll the
requisite 5 per cent of the total vote of
the county at the election next preceding
the one to be held this coming June. At
tho last election the Populists united with
the Citizens' ticket, and thereby lost Its
standing as a party under the provisions
of the Lockwood law.
The only avenue by which Independent
tickets can be voted on at the June elec
tion will be under the provisions of the
Australian ballot law, which provides that
a mass convention may nominate a ticket,
providing a petition be presented, signed
by 100 electors of the county. How many
mass conventions will be held Is prob
lematical at this time. The Socialists
have announced that they will have a
ticket in the field, but what the Social
Democrats and the Populists will do has
not been determined.
LOS,
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WONDERFUL LACE SALE
We start the wash lace season today by offering, while they last,
1800 yards of fine white cotton llace, edges and galoons, Duchess
pattern,
WORTH TO 37c, AT 12jc YARD
Effective and substantial trimming for underwear and cotton dresses.
Knowing women will make sure of them by coming early.
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SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS ON NECKWEAR
Satin stock collars, with silk cord, velvet or bead trimmings or
with silk ends for batwing bows. Black, white and colors.
35c GRADE FOR 19c EACH
Materials alone are worth the price.
TODAY IN SUIT ROOM
New Etamine Suits, plain tailored or fancy trimmed. New Bas
ket Cloth Walking Skirts. New Dress Skirts. New Silk Petticoats.
New Silk Shirtwaists. New Raglans, silk and cloth. New Blouse
and Eton Jackets, silk and cloth.
ENAMELED WOODENWARE ARTICLES
ALL AT HALF.
Towel hangers, match safes, jewel, handkerchief, glove, pin and
sewing cases, and many other useful kinds in the lot.
NEW FLORABEL AND GIBSON CUSHIONS
And cushion covers enough to make hundreds of homes look
pretty. (Art Department.) '
SPECIAL DINNER SET SALE
Fine American China sets, from $3.06 up this week.
Bright, catchy, new TwO'Step Portland, 25c.
Srtanf-
JUST RECEIVED
BY EXPRESS
Banket-Hall at Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Feb. 25. A game of
basket-ball will be played at the Y. M. C.
A. gymnasium tomorrow night between the
Reds and the Blues, the two membership
contesting teams of the association. Pre
ceding the basket-ball game the juniors
and the business men will play a game
of indoor baseball.
TucKed Taffeta Silk Etons
Black Peau de Soie
SilK Blouses
Etamine Gibson Blouse
vSuits
Black Peau de ,Soie
Long' Coats
Lined with White Satin
Novelties in Gibson Waists
New Golf Vests
Ready-to-Wear Hats
From the leading American and English makers
NOVELTIES
in bordered, dotted,
striped, corded
WJHSTING
FLANNELS
75c yard
2500 YARDS
Waist andWrapper
Persian Flannelles
In dark and medium
colored effects very
attractive 12c yard
To the People of Portland and Vicinity
The balance of our stock will go on sale today. We are going
into the wholesale business, so we close out our present stock at
and below the wholesale price. Note the following prices:
Bromley Bros.' Smyrna Rugs, 9x12 ft., worth $33, for $24,75
Bromley Bros.' Smyrna Rugs, 6x9 ft., worth $17.50, for 12.00
Bromley Bros.' Smyrna Rugs, 4x7 ft., worth$10.50, for 8.00
Alex. Smith & Son's Moquette Rugs, 9x12 ft., worth $26, for,. 22.50
Alex. Smith & Son's Moquette Rugs, 27x54 in., worth $3, for 2.00
French Wilton Rugs, 9x12 ft., worth $36, for 29.00
30x60 in. All-Wool Smyrna, very best, worth $3.50, for 1,85
36x72 in. All-Wool Smyrna, very best, worth $4.50, for 2.85
Irish Point Curtains, worth $6.50, for 4,35
Brussels Net Curtains, worth $6.50, for 4,35
Brussels Net Curtains, worth $6, for 4,00
Ruffled Swiss Curtains, worth 85c, for 55
Ruffled Net Curtains, worth $1.75, for 1,20
Curtain Swiss, by the yard
10c kind for ..- 6Jc 12c kind for 7c
25c kind for 1BiC 20c kind for 15c
The above prices are only a few of the many bargains we have to of
fer you. Every article in the store will be sold at proportional prices.
Our stock of Arabian and other Lace Curtains is very complete to
day. Many of these will be closed out before tomorrow, so do not
wait until the last of the sale and then say you had not heard of
this offer.
PORTLAND DRAPERY & ART CO.
Cor. Sixth and Alder
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"HYXc" Hflfc for men Spring
fl awes naiS Sflapesnowready
Derbys and Fedoras 3.00.
es$52&rss
uIarlrffnrl', Go-Carts in 40 styles
VJdllil LF1I UanHenme oor1 hnrHft
Cushion tires $4.25 to $40.
itfg&r--3rti. fig&r-3n&t4jgo.
Silk embroidered Pongee, Silk Waist Patterns One of a kind $10.00 a pattern.
New Turnover Collars in color combinations 5c to 25c Very pretty styles.
Spring Suits and Costumes Lot of new arrivals yesterday (Second floor).
Boys'
Clothin
39c
Sale of great importance
to economical parents De
sirable clothing to fit boys
and young man at the lowest
prices known Our second
flotr clothing store is the
placefor practicing economy.
Boys' corduroy and wool
c&ssimere and cheviot knee
pants, 3 to 15 COr
years OSC
Boys' outing flannel waists,
dark and medium color
ings, regular 50c
quality
Boy s'navy blue flannel waists,
adjustab e belt, ages if,
3 to 14, 85c value . . OyC
Boys' all-wool 2-piece school
suits, dark gray mixtures
and cheviots, ages 7 to 15,
$3.50 and $4.00 q
values Po
Boys all-wool $3.75 navy
cheviot sailor suits, white
and red braid trimmed,
ag2s4to 10 " ej o
years PjjCj
Young men's suits of black
and blue cheviot, ages 16
to 20 yrs., well made, best
styles, $5.00 e ao
values p.yo
Young mn's mixed cheviot
suits, 14 to 20
Book Sale
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This is our first February
Prrlr Qaln vim Vtj nw And
miff? we purpose doing everything
FW" acquaint yuu wnu
the business The best plan
is consistent pricing of the
best books We know you
can't find fault with these pricings.
6 Books for $1.00
5000 copies of 12 mo. cloth
books, standard and popular
titles A great bargain at
six for $1.00.
2500 Books lie ea
years, $10 values
$7.35
Groceries
100-lb. sack of Spreckels'
extra fine dry granulated
sugar, per sack; $4.50.
Lion Coffee, 10c a pound.
Arbuckles' Coffee, lie a
pound.
Phone Private Exchange 4.
2500 16 mo. eloth books,
good titles The regular 25c
edition, during this sale lie
each.
Peck's Bad Boy, complete,
25e.
Bridge of the Gods, 27c. -Dr.
Chase's Recipes, new
enlarged edition, great bar
gain, 79c.
Household Cook Books, com
piled from the famous Buck
eye Cook Book, 750 pages,
cloth-bound, regu- - j
lar 75c value IOC
The B. B. vest-pocket Diction
ary, leather-bound, -t (r
the regular 25 c kind 1UC
The standard Dictionary,
5x7, the regular 50c yjn
kind "
Entire stock of Bibles at
greatly reduced prices.
Juvenile Books of every
kind greatly reduced.
Paper covered books at
special prices.
Alice of Old Vincennes, 79c.
A King of Honey Island, 79c.
Captain Ravenshaw, by Step
hens, 79c.
Eleanor, by Mrs. Humphry
Ward, 79c.
Successors of Mary the First
Phelps, 79c.
When Blades Are Out and
Love's Afield, by Brady, 79c.
The Lion's Brood, by Osborne.
The Bondwoman, by Ryan,
79c.
Red Blood and Blue Robert
son, 79c.
Like Another Helen Horton.
Puppet and Crown, by Mc
Grath, 79o.
The King's Pawn Drummond
Ralph Marlowe, by Naylor, 79c
And many others, 79c.
Green's History of English
People, 5 vols., cloth qj
binding, $2.50 value OC
Grote Greece, 4 vols., $5 val
ue, $2.95.
Kipling's Works, 6 vols., $6
value, $1.98.
Stevenson, 5 vols., $3 r alus,
95c.
Shakespeare, 7 vols., $5.25
value; $1.25.
Shakespeare, 13 vols., $5.00
value, $1.98.
Shakespeare, 32 vols., $7.50
value, $3.25.
Thackeray, 10 vols., $7.50
value, $2.25.
Cooper's Saa Tales, 5 vols.,
95c.
Bulwer Lytton, IS vols., $2.95
"Food Fair"
Last week of the Annual "Food Fair" 25
demonstrations of all the well-known foods
and cereals Open dally from 9:30 A. M. to
5 P. M.; Saturday 9:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M.
On the Third Floor.
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Shoe Bargains
There's little of a shoe that's observable from without You
can tell whether the style pleases you and something about the
leather, but as to real worth you have to take your ehances as
a rule Not in our shoe store, however We eliminate all the
lottery element from the shoe business Our word stands for what
you can't see about a shoe We promise you full money's worth
in sensible, serviceable, stylish shoes These splendid bargains
how beiag offered:
Ladies' Shoes
$3 to $5 values, $2.50 pair.
Patent leathers and kids,
J. & T. Cousins' famous
make.
French, Shriner & Urner's
$5 Bluchers, in box calf, are
selling at $3.50 pair.
Enamel shoes at $3.25 pr.
Men's Shoes
All styles patent leathers,
box and velour calf and vici
kids, latest toe, all sizes,
French, Shriner & Urner's
famous make:
$6.00 values at . . .$4.50 pair
$5.00 values at . . .$3.85 pair
$4.00 values at . . .$3.15 pair
$3.50 values at . . .$2.65 pair
Children's Shoes
Great bargains in misses'
shoes.
'Great bargains in boys'
shoes at 98c, $1.95, $2.35
pair.
Children's shoes at 85c,
$1.20, $1.40 pair.
Best styles and leathers.
MEIER & FRANK COMPANY
MEIER & FRANK COMPANY
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WORK FOR LOW RATES.
Tnanvonn fTommlttoi of BoaXll 0 '
Trade to Meet.
The advertising and Insurance commit
tees of the Board of Trade will meet to
day. Tomorrow afternoon the executive
committee will meet at 1:30 o'clock,, in the
rooms of the Oregon Mining Exchange.
The Insurance committee was appointed
to confer with the board of underwriters,
who are now rernting the city. The ob
ject 1b to gt as favorable reductions in
rates as possible. The flrcboat commit
tee" is drawing together the threads of Its
work, and will soon submit its report.
The meeting of the executive committee is
ohiefly for the purpose of ascertaining how
the various committees are progressing
with their work.
The advertising- committee has under
consideration a plan for Issuing 50.000
booklets similar to The Oregonian's hand
book. At present there Is great need of
advertising matter. All the commercial
bodies of the city are at work on the prob
lem. The Chamber of Commerce has pro
posed that all Interests co-operate toward
publishing a booklet.
Arrangements have been made by the
Board of Trade to distribute printed mat
ter through the East and Middle West.
The plan Is that all local organizations in
the Columbia River Basin send to the
board articles describing the advantages
and resources of their respective districts.
PERSONAL MENTION.
H. B. IJtt has returned home from a
seven weeks' stay In the rather, trying
climate of New York City, in good health
and spirits.
Benjamin Young, of Astoria, came to
Portland yesterday to visit Mrs. Young,
who is 111 at the Good Samaritan Hospital,
where an operation was performed upon
her several weeks ago. She has been
gaining health slowly, and It will be some
time before she can be removed to her
home. Mr. Young is a wealthy salmon
packer and real estate owner.
Mrs. Samuel Elmore and Misses Floretta
and Elsie Ehnore, of Astoria, who were
at the Portland for some time recently,
have left for Oakland, Cal., where they
will spend a month with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo S. Schwabacher, of
Seattle, are in the city on a short visit.
Mr. Schwabacher Is a members of a large
wholesale hardware Arm. In Seattle, and
Is prominent as a business man In that
city.
Levi Ankeny. the Walla Walla million
aire banker, who Is a candidate for the
United States Senate before the next ses
sion of the Washington Legislature, is in
the city on a business trip, and Is a guest
at the Imperial.
Samuel H. Nichols, of Olympla, who was
at the Portland yesterday, is Secretary of
State of "Washington. He was accom
panied by J. H. Shively, also of Olympla,
who Is State Insurance Commissioner, and
was formerly chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, of Washington.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Spokane C. M. Graves, at the
Manhattan.
From Richmond, Or. M. R. Dropln, at
the Grand Union.
From Seattle E. Kahle, at the Everett.
From Victoria J. A. Ritchie, at the
Grand; J. A. Range, at the Grand.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. James Hoge.
president of the First National Bank of
Seattle, is in Washington.
for a continuance, on the ground that
the two little sons of Mra. Richardson,
widow of the murdered man, are absent,
although they were regularly subpenaed.
The court has the matter under advisement.
Stewart Fife Trial.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 25. A special
to the Daily News from Savannah, Mo.,
says the attorneys for the prosecution In
the trial of Stewart Fife, alleged mur
derer of Frank Richardson, have asked
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