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THE MOENISG OBEGOJSlAN- FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1903.
THIEVES ROB SAFE
Money Lender William Holl
Reports Loss of $1200,
ROBBERS WORK AT NOON HOUR
"When Holl Returns From Lunch, He
Finds His Safe Empty of Money
and Jewelry Pledged
for Loans.
"William Holl. a money-lender, with an
office at Boom 9, Washington building,
reported to the police that his safe was
robbed of. XX) In money and jewelry val
ued at about $1000, yesterday afternoon,
betweon the noon hour aifd about 12:45
o'clqck, the time he usually goes to lunch.
In conversation with an Oregorilan man,
Holl said: "I left the office door un
locked, as customers might call during
the interval, and wish to wait for me.
After a hurried lunch, I returned to my
office at 12:4 o'clock, and found the out
er door of my safe was open. I, think I
locked it. Suspecting that something was
vrong, I opened the inner combination
door, -Rhlch had been left open, and found
that robbers had been there. Nearly all
my money and jewelry were taken, bnt
the thieves left one dime in one of the
money boxes. I was not insured against
loss from burglars."
The jewelry reported to be stolen Is as
follows: One bar pin, with two diamonds,
and a diamond ring; one gold bracelet,
old style; lady's small watch, one gen
tleman's gold watch, slzp 18; one split
second chronograph, with solid gold Swiss
movement, plain case; one silver watch,
size 14, Waltham movement, No. 14116;
one lady's gold watch and chain; one pair
diamond earrings, one gold filled watch,
with gold chain; one gold nugget, about
si-ounce, and one pair enameled cuff
"buttons. The jewelry had been left as
security for money advanced.
BATHS TO 'OPEN JUNE 3.
Launching; Ticxt Saturday Xo Super
intendent Yet.
The swimming baths will be ready for
use Tuesday, June 3. They will be
launched next Saturday. Three of the
pontoons and the upper works are com
pleted. The directors held a meeting
last night Election of a Superintend
ent was deferred for one week .In order
to give everybody who desires the place
to hand In applications. The season will
last from Juqe 1 to September 15. Appli
cations should state what compensation
is desired, and should be given to Edward
Holman. The services of a man and wife
are preferred.
The bath3 will be located at the east
end of Madison-street bridge. Messrs.
Isensee and Holman were appointed a
committee to arrange for approaches
and stairways from the wharf to the
Portland City & Oregon Hallway.
The baths, will be open to boys every
day, except Saturday, from 1 o'clock to 6
o'clock P. M. Saturday afternoons girls
will have the use of the baths. Boys will
be admitted Saturday mornings, from 9
to 12 o'clock.
Bathing will be permitted every even
ing, except Sunday, as follows: Monday,
"Wednesday and Saturday, men only;
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, women
only. On Monday and Thursday admis
sion fees of 25 cents will be charged both
for spectators and bathers. It Is expect
ed that the money received therefrom
will defray the expenses of the baths.
L. G. Clarke, Edward Holman and L.
Samuel were appointed a special com
mittee to arrange a program for the ded
ication of the baths.
DETECTIVES GET PHOTO.
Kerrigan and Snow Find Likeness of
Murderer "Williams.
Detectives Snow and Kerrigan hurried
ly left town yesterday for an unknown
destination, and It leaked out that they
hid gone on a new clew in the James
"Williams, alias McDonald, murder case.
'Williams shot and killed George Hicks
last Sunday night. In the course of the
afternoon the detectives returned, and
it was announced that they had nothing
to give out but had secured a photograph
of "Williams,, taken in 1S91. It Is the only
photograph of Williams In existence, so
far as the police know. Williams Is now
a little thinner and -paler In the face, but
this is said to be all the change.
"Williams' description Is as follows:
Height, 5 feet 9 or 10 Inches; weight, 170 or
175 pounds; age, 40 or 42; born in "Wales;
wore, when he left Portland, black stiff
hat, white shirt, light striped cutaway
coat, black vest and pants, No. 8 shoes,
Iieavy make; wore a plain wedding ring
on second finger of right hand. Identifica
tion marks: Blue coal marks on inside of
right wrist, small coal mark on right
temple, small bump on nose, as the nose
was broken when he was a" boy; high
cheek bones, strong features, even teeth,
pale face, dark brown mustache, black
hair, but gray on temples, and black eyes.
He looks like a steamboat fireman. He
was formerly a marine In the British
Navy, but deserted, and has served time
In the Oregon Penitentiary.
EXAMINATION PAPERS.
Out
County Superintendent Sends
Eighth-Grade Questions.
Countj' School Superintendent Robinson
is sending out uniform eighth-grade ex
amination questions for the examination
of pupils who have completed the state
course of study. The next examination
will "be held in the schools having classes
on May 21, 22 and 23. These examinations
are held under the direction of the
teacher and a member of the school
board, and the manuscripts are graded
by the County Superintendent and such
.teachers as he may appoint to assist him.
Diplomas will be given to the pupils suc
cessfully completing the work, and will
entitle the holder to admission to any
High School In the state without further
examination.
Professor Robinson says that during his
trips through the county he has found
that the work Is being much more thor
oughly performed than It was a year
ago. The teachers, pupils and parents
appear to recognize the value of regular
gradation, and probably 150 pupils out
side of the city schools will complete
the state course of study. The grading
of these papers, together with the clos
ing exercises, will make the office of
Count)' Superintendent a busy one during
the next month.
DRIVE TO BE 'WIDENED.
"Worlc on White House Road Im
provement to Bej?ln Anew.
A meeting between members of the Driv
ing Association, representatives of the
River View Cemetery Association and the
county officials took place on the White
House road yesterday afternoon, at which
the troubles in regard to the Improving of
the road were discussed and amicably
settled, and arrangements made to allow
the contractors to resume the work of
widening the roadway.
Messrs. H. W. Corbett and C. A. Dolph
represented the Cemctefy Association,
Gounty Judge Cake and Surveyor Hurl
burtjthe County, and Messrs. I Zimmer
man, Gus Rosenblatt, Walter Allison, C.
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Children's Coats
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$5-45
The regular $6.50 val
ues a special offering
inchildren'scoats for to
day and tomorrow the
very bestof thisscason's
styles in cheviots and
covert cloth, blue, cas
tor and red ages 4 to 14
years all are Box Jack
ets handsomely made
throughout the regu
lar $6.50 values at $5.45.
(Second floor.)
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Another
Ribbon Sale
(At regular Ribbon Counter.)
We are selling huge quantities of ribbons these days, better ribbons for less money than
Portland has ever before known. This tima it's a great lot some 5000 yardi of the
newest and most deslrabl ribbons on the market Double-faced
Liberty Satin, 4i inches wide, in whitt, lignt Diue, pmK, old rose,
cardinal, aream, helio, maize and other good shades -5-inch all-silk
brilliant taffeta, in all the leading shades; regular 35c and 40c
values, for today and tomorrow -. . :
Thousands of yards of the fancy ribbons still on sale 3 to 5 in. best
designs and colors ....'. .
5yd
12c, 18c yd
Ladies' Fancy Striped and Plain Coloretl Pajamas all sizes $1.25, $1.50 and $2.25. (Second floor.)
"La Grecque" -Corsets contain more style and comfort than any other corset on the market.
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Mpto'c Four extraordinary values now on sale all the
iTicu a newest styles and fabrics, $10 suits at $7.15;
. $15 suits, $12.15; $17.50 and $18 values, $15.15.
Clothing Wash Vests at $1.85. Special values in
g "boys' clothing.
Hosiery Values
Of which you bought liberally yes
terday, enough remaining for to
day and tomorrow's selling no
disappointment when you buy good
hosiery at the. following remark
ably low prices: '
100 dozen ladies' fancy lace striped
hose in large variaty of patterns;
Hermsdorf dye,' a direct importa
tion from the largest Chemnitz, Germany, -22r T.ft
manufacturer OOi )i
50 dozen ladies' plain and Richelieu rib black lisle Hose,
single or cluster rib, fast color, double heel ryc v
and toe, all sizes at -w jJi
Ladies' allover lace silk plaited hose in black, pink, blue
white and red, all sizes; also, solid black all-silk hose
fancy embroidered ankle, regular $2.50 &-t 07 ,
value $1.0 pi
Special values in Children's Hosiery. New styles in fancy
Spring Hosiery for ladies.
LadiCS 25 dozen Turnovers at 6c each; -all our 35c
Turnovers, 26c; 7Sc Croats and Stocks at 66c.
Neck"W2ir BsnP's Pi(lue Stocks at 19c. Special
values in "Sapho" Ties.
In Millinery
No place in town where stylish and
satisfactory neadgear can be bought so
reasonably priced as here You don't
pay a cent for the name or trade mark
of any particular make of hat We
make up to your order an exact copy
for less than half the price The Friday
and Sat.nidv valiinc Innlndft
A mammoth lot of Dress Hats, in all the hew
shapes and trimming. Remarkable value, for
two day at
Clearance sale of fancy Straw Walking Hats, regu
lar $1:50 values
JrS'i
$1.98
49c
Fancy dress shapes in all colors, i( 1 e a en 'tjrf
great variety and big values, at ", IDC, H-y, J yC
American Beauty Roses with foliage, 5c."
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Friday
Surprise Sale
A ridiculously low price on this season's
best Footwear for ladies Best leathers, best
style toe ail sizes Every woman should take
advantage of today's offering.
800 pairs of Ladies' Shoes, four styles, vici kid
with vesting or velvet inlet; vici kid with kid
tip; vici kid with patent tip, light or medium
soles, regular or fair stitch
ed, ail the latest and best
style toe, all sizes; every
pair regular $3.00 value,
today only at
GoCarts Greatly Reduced
About 60 stationary Go-Carts most of them have cush
ion tires some have extension seat and drop back Style3
and make are good but of last season's manufacture. We're
greatly in naed of the space they occupy to make room for the
carload of "Gendrons" now en route To move them quickly
we've made the price in every instance about 10 per cent
below cost Here's your opportunity (Just the thing for Coast
use) (Third floor).
10 Go-Carts at $2.58 10 Go-Carts at $2.93
25 Go-Carts with cushion tires, regular $6.75 and a fi
$8.00 values at p4.y
5 Go-Carts having extension seat and drop back, a -j
regular $6.00 valuss we offer at pOcD J
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$7.50 and $8.50 values at $0.00
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Some low prices on useful
kitchen and household arti
cles. Knives and forks, iron a&u
handles, per set t-OC
Metal Teaspoons, set 6c
Extension Feather Dust
ers, each 8e
No. 2 Glass Sewing Lamp, 48c
Steak Hammers, each ... 17c
Family Meat Saws, each . . 16c
Cake Turner, wood handle, 3c
Chopping Bowl, 13-in lie
Asbestos mats, each 3c
Screen Doors, complete $1.10
"Gurnty" Refrigerators, all
sizes.
Lawn Mowers in all sizes.
(Basement).
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Great Stationery
Bargains
200 boxes of fine Stationery
containing 12 5 sheets of
paper and 125 envelopes.
The best bond paper, white
and blue, the regular 75 e
value at
59c box
1000 packages of Toilet Pa
per, 1000 sheets of tissue In
package
7c roll
The new Brownie Stamp
covers of assorted colors
12c each
Six Great Values in Men's Clothing
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THAN & K
NG
OUR $1.93 SHOE SALE
Is something out of the ordinary in shoe selling. It offers 40 of
this season's best styles, comprising
Oxfords LOW-CUT SHOES Colonials
Street HIGH -CUT SHOES Dress
House LADIES' SLIPPERS Party
MISSES' SPRING HEEL SHOES, SIZES 2K TO 6
AH made to our order of dependable materials and unusual bargains
uiib wceis. ai ?i.o pair.
Misses' Millinery
Extra
We have trimmed expressly for
today's and Saturday's selling
a lot of CUBAN BODY HATS
extremely rich in material and
jaunty in design. Yours today
and tomorrow, special (C
each q;0
See window display.
Still giving bargains in
Women's
Lisle Hose
Richelieu ribbed, black lisle with
white soles and perfect finish
ings. Ladies with present or
approaching needs in hosiery
should see these fine 50c o
hose, now, pair OOC
Knit Underwear
Still Under Price
Summer weights in
LADIES'
' UNION SUITS.
White lisle brilliantly merceriz
ed, "Oneita" style garments,
worth $1.50; styles, long or
short sleeves, ankle or knee
lengths; and only.
suit rv
Good range of size in
MISSES'
UNION SUITS;
white, knit, low neck and sleeve
less. Our nicely lace trimmed
umbrella style. Special, ka
40c, 42c, 45c, 47c and 5UC
according to size.
BARGAINS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN
NOTIONS
Best Shell Hair Pins, straight or crimped, card 10c
Gotham Toilet Paper, special, 8 rolls for 25c
Finger Purses, with or without chains, each 59c
Lace- Pins, five styles, special, each '. 29c
SmaT
LAST DJ2YS OF
Kid Glove Festival
$1.25 Gloves at 98c.
$L50 Gloves at $1.33.
$1.75 Gloves at $1.39.
$2.00 Gloves at S.69
Jin Unsurpassed Offering of
Misses' Trimmed fiats
$5.00 to Sr.JO newest style trimmed Hats for
Misses, today and tomorrow only, at
Jilso an additional lot of Misses' Big Straw Sun
Hats, in white, sky, pink, maize, cardinal, tan;
regularly $5.00, at
3.45
2.50
One Hundred Bargains In
Finest Imported Madras
Shirtwaist Leng'tlis
No two alike. Regular $t.30 and $2.00. Special at JSLCI
On sale at men's furnishing, counters. O J
Two Timely Bar
$1.25 and $1.50
NEWEST SHIRTWAISTS
at
93c
Consisting of this season's new
est percale, dimity, chambray
and lawn shirtwaists, in most
up'tO'date designs, colorings
and styles perfecUfitting,
gains
$7.50 Black Broadcloth
SEPJI11JITE SKIRTS
$4.75-
Made in the new flare shape,
all corded and strapped with
satin, mercerized linings.
Percales .
In cadet blue, black and white, navy, and red and white.
Our well-known standard quality in neat choice G
designs. Special today O2C
Genuine Golden Fleece
SilK Floss Cushions
Sizes 16
Regular 25c
Sale Price 18c
18 20 22 24
35c 50c 60c 70c
28c 55c 43c 53c
Three hundred extra large size GIWGHM i o
JIPROWS Special, 1VC
otiiieiietaiitti(iiiteiii
A. X.ohmlre and C. H. Carey the Driv
ing: Association.
The trouble having all arisen about the
proposed change In the cemetery entrance
which "would be caused by the "widening
of the road at thit point, after a full
and friendly discussion of the matter It
was decided that the widening of the
roadway in front of the cemetery en
trance be abandoned. The road will be
Improved to the width of 80 feet from
Bancroft avenue to the bridge it the
north boundary of the cemetery property.
The widening will be resumed S00 feet
south of the cemetery entrance, and from
that point to the south boundary of the
cemetery will be from CO to SO feet, as
I permitted by the Cemetery Association,
and the remainder of the road south of
the cemetery will be made full SO feet
wide. The circumstances are such that
In order to widen the road in front of
the cemetery, It would be necessary to
grade back into the hill so as to leave a
40-fcot bluff In some places, and in others
a corresponding fill on the east side of
the road. This the Cemetery Association
could not see their way to allow, and
without making the cuts there would be
no earth available to make the All, so the
mile of road In front of the cemetery will
be widened where practicable and all In
terested will have to be satisfied.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Frank M. Mulkey, of Aberdeen, is in
the city.
State Senator John D. Daly, of Corval
Hs, is at the Imperial.
State Senator W. H. TVehrung, of Hllla
boro, was in Portland yesterday.
C. H. Bacon, a prominent business man
of San Francisco, Is at the Portland.
J. A. Storey, a merchant and sawmill
owner, of Cascade Locks, is at the Im
perial. United States Senator Joseph Simon re
turned yesterday afternoon from Wash
ington. The University of Oregon debating
team, consisting of Allen H. Eaton, C. "W.
Hiddell and V. "W. Tomlinson, oasaed
through the city last evening,- en route to
Seattle, where they will meet the Uni
versity of Washington in- a joint debate
this evening.
D. M. C. Gault, editor of the Hillsboro
Independent, and Republican candidate
for Representative from Washington
County, is In the city.
C. X.. Palmer, a capitalist, of Baker
City, is spending a few days In Portland,
en route to Newport to attend the state
grand lodge of the Odd Fellows.
E. C. Marsten has gone to Chile. For
many years he was a well-known citizen
of Portland, and for a long time was
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
Colonel T. D. Young, of Bay City.' Tilla
mook County; John F. Hall, of ilarsh
fleld, and W. J. Cook, of Astoria, were
visitors at Democratic state headquarters
l yesterday.
j NEW YORK, May 15. Northwest peo-
j pie registered at New York hotels today
j as follows:
Frqm SumpterJ. E. Reed, at the As-
J tor; H. L. Stewart and D: Klllo, at the
j Herald Square.
I From Portland" T. J. 'Slavln and" wife.
at the SttDenis; P. J. Jennings, at the
Waldorf; Mrs. A. H. Lewis, at the Im
perial. From Milton A. A. Shields, at the Park
avenue
From Waterville, Wash. W. Mann, at
the Cadillac
From Tacoma T. B. Gault, at the Nor
mandle. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. E. I
Dwyer, of Astoria, Or., registered at the
Palace today.
Promise to Equalize Itntea.
CHICAGO. May 15. Representatives of
Western railroads today promised the In
terstate Commerce Commission to agree
on an equalization of the livestock and
dresaed-beef tariffs which wouldbe satis
factory to the Chicago Livestock Ex
change. An agreement must be reached
by June 16, and It must be In effect by
June 20. Chairman Knapp and Commis
sioners Fifer and Prouty were present at
today's meeting, which was called for the
purpose of investigating the allegation
made by the Livestock Exchamra that the
283-2S5 .MORRISON STREET
Our Shirtwaists
FOR 1902
There is a decided change in Shirt
waist styles this season. Both in fabric
and design they differ widely from
those worn last year. You haven't seen
the newest and nobbiest creations un
less you have seen our Waists. NOW
should be the buying time, for our stock
was never so complete. All the newest
ideas are here.
FEATHER BOAS
We have just received the finest ship
ment of Feather Boas ever brought to
this city. It comprises all the latest nov
elties. Come in and see them.
Highest Cash Price Paid for Raw Furs.
Send for Price List.
rate on livestock Is proporUonately high
er than the dressed-beef rate from, the
Missouri River East, the same being a
discrlminaUon unjust to Chicaga packers
and livestock men The railroad men
asked for a postponement, and the Com
missioners concluded to give them
chance to make good their promise,
postponed the meeting untol JunVa 15.
One Exception. Young Softsmlth Love J(
an uungs, tney aay. Old Grimm AU
but the head. Puck.