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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1902)
IS THE MOKJN'lJStt OKJSGONIAN, . WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEK 3, 1902. CLUB BARS TO GD New Liquor License Is . . Prohibitorye $400 TAX 13 TOO HIGH -Clubdom Says Ordinance Is Class Legislation. ' THE OFFICERS FILE PROTESTS As-Social Organizations, National Li cense of $25 Has Been Paid, but Members Object to Being: J Classed as "Retailers." Portland "club members are up inarms, and If the proposed liquor license passes the Common Council today they will no longer be able to take their drinks at their respective organizations, but will have to lino up at the bars of the regular, saloons for their cocktails and their hot Scotch. One and all, they say that their clubs can not afford to pay the stipulated $400, and, as far as selling liquor goes, every one will have to shut up shop. Heretofore the various social organiza tions have been exempt from paying any city license, but when the new license came up before the liquor committee of the Common Council it wag decided that everybody who paid a National tax should pay one to the city. Immediately there was a great wall in clubdom. All the secretaries and presi dents went to the City Hall and showed, each and every one, that their respective clubs were barely making enough money to pay the bellboy and the gas bills, and that if $400 a year was to be demanded for the permission to soli liquors of vari ous kinds, everything would have to stop. The clubmen give few reasons why they should be exempted from paying the li cense, but they JuBt wanted to be let-off on general principles, and because they have never paid any before. Probably the strongest point that is brought out by the clubmen Is the fact that only club members can buy drinks at the club bars, and the ordinary citizen is prohibited. This, it is said, makes the club bar materially different from the or dinary saloon, and therefore any law that Is passed against it is unjust, and class legislation. This and many other matters will be brought up when the Council meets today, and the Councilmen will have their hands full registering the kicks of the sec retaries and presidents of the various kin dred organizations. About the only club people who are not worrying at the present crisis are the members of the Waverly Golf Club. Their establishment and Its little bar are located Just about 50 feet out of the city limits and over In Clackamas County, and they will Just sit on thtvjr porches and make faces when the collector .comes around. The originators of the organization showed great foresight when they chose the pres ent site, and the present members should offer up thanks that good men were in charge when things were started. Several of the officers and representa tives of the clubs were seen yesterday, and several ministers, and some said what they, thought about the matter and some said nothing at all. A few of the opinions are herewith given: Lewis Rau, secretary of the Concqrdia Club The members of the Concordia Club are mostly business men, who only tako mineral water for their drinks, and I don't believe we 11 a gallon a month of alco holic liquor. It would be Impossible for lis to pay such a high license. Why, a gal lon only makes about 85 drinks, such as a gentleman takes, and 40 North End drinks, and -if we get a "bit" each for the whole 83 it will only be $10 a month. Do you think we can afford to pay for $10 a month?' J. K. Kollock. ex-president of the Uni versity Club It will put our bar right out of business. We couldn't afford to pay any such prohibitory license on the amount of business we do. The same proposition was brouhgt up before the Government some years ago. and the clubs tried to get out of the National tax. but it didn't work. Everybody has to pay a flat rate of $25 to the Government, but I don't see why we should have to pay to the city. We couldn't stand it at all. Julius Silvestone, of the Concordia Club The clubs in this city will find a way to help themselves. I think, if the ordinance goes through, but I am also convinced that many saloon men will be forced out- of business. I don't believe the Concordia Club will ever pay the license. H. M. Cake, president of the Commer cial Club I don't believe it Is the intention of the Council to put a license on social clubs. The clubs In this city have bars simply as a matter of convenience for their members, and I am of the opinion that they will not be In a position to pay any such ta. Furthermore, I don't think they are included in the purview of the general meaning of the term "retail liquor dealers," for the reason that none but members can secure drinks, and If a 11 cense were to be put on them it would savor of class legislation. W. L. Brewster, of the executive com mlttee of the waverly Golf Club Oh. it doesn't make any difference about the golf club. Wc do not have to pay any license. anyway, because we are outside the city limits, and Multnomah County, too, for that matter, all the buildings and grounds being over the line, in Clackamas. We will Just look on and see wliat happens Rev. Edgar P. Hill, of the First Presby terian Church I have not looked into the matter very thoroughly yet I suppose it will force clubs to abolish their bare, and I think that If it did It would be bene ficial. Rev. A. A. Itforrison, of Trinity Church My own opinion is that the clubs should pay a license as well as anybody else. realize that they do not transact a general liquor business, but nevertheless if liquor selling is to be licensed in one place it should be in another, and clubs should pay something. As to the amount. I am not prepared to raako any statement, but they Ehould pay a license. To Amend Lfcenc Lnvr. Councilman Bentley intends to prepare nn amendment to the transfer license ordi nance so that a liquor license shall not be transferred from one place of business to another. In event of a transfer from one person to another the change shall be made only upon the payment of a fee which shall go to the license fund. Fur ther, if a license should be revoked for cause, no part of the fee shall be re funded to the person whose license was so revoked. An ordinaace embodying thce points will soon be prepared and present ed to the Council. Under Xevr License Law. There are at present 320 saloons paying a license of $100 a year each. Eight whole sale liquor-houses pay the same figure Two drug stores pay $400 a year each, but they pay $200 of this sum under the oc cupation tax ordinance. Under the pro posed ordinance six restaurants and five grocery stores will be, according to the city, officers, subject to the license fee of 5400, and they -will have to pay that sum or retire from business. They now pay the occupation tax only. INSPECTS' BIG HOLDINGS. Frank L. Brown Visits Portland for the Mills and Crocker Interests. Mr. Frank L. Brown spent Monday last in Portland, inspecting the holdings of the D. O. Mills and Crocker Interests in the Portland Railway Company, Interests he has represented for a number of years past. In addition to his connection with these .Portland properties, Mr. Brown is vice-president and treasurer of the Na tional Steel & Wire Company and he is also vice-president and manager of the Pacific Steel & Wire Company. He is en thusiastic over Portland's future, and it is understood that his principals will Invest a great deal of money here during Jhe next few years. Mr. Brown on his trip to Portland was accompanied by Mr. Frederick W. Hall, who represents the D. O. Mills Interests In California, and who is also secretary of the Portland Traction Company: Mr. Brown and Mr. Hall left for s. visit to the Sound cities and Spokane' on Monday night. From Spokane Mr. Brown will go directly East On Monday night Mr. Brown gave a din ner at the Hotel Portland to a number of old-time friends, and to some visiting cap tallsts, whom he met by appointment here. The gentlemen entertained by Mr. pr6minent leader in ALONZO E. Brown were: Frederick W. Hall, of San ' Francisco: Mark Requa, of Oakland, Cal.; E. R. Hastings, of Boston, and J. C. Alns- worth. O. F. Paxton, Walter F. Burrell and E. G. Jones, of Portland. Of the distinguished visiting capitalists, Mr. Hastings is one of the principals of the strong financial house of the Old Col ony Trust Company of Boston, while Mr. Requa is a prominent railroad man of Cal ifornia. He is also connected with the Oakland Bank of Savings, with aggregate deposits of $10,000,900. Mr. "Requa's father is president of tms banK, ana ne is aiso vice-president of the Central Paclfip Rail way Company. GAME MUST BE LA'BELED Game "Warden Qnlmliy Is Determined to Enforce the Law. People who ship game are required to label the box or package so as to reveal the identity of the contents. Game War den Qulmby wishes people to be thorough ly Informed of the game law In this re spect. The law is as follows: Sec 41. All parcels, packages, crates, barrels. boxes or other receptacles containing any of the wild animals, wild towl. game birds or flsh enumerated in this act shall be labeled In plain letters on the address side of the pack age so as to disclose the fact that such parcel, package, crate, barrel, box or other receptacle contalnc wild animals, wild fowl, game birds or flsh contained therein. And it shall be un lawful for any person to deliver to any com mon carrier for transportation any such parcel, packace. crate, barrel, box or other receptacle containing any sue! wild animals, wild fowl, game bird or flsh which shall not have been la beled as herein required, or to place thereon a false statement as to the contents thereof. Several days ago a shipment of pheas ants was made from Portland to The Dalles. The birds were packed in a box with clams. Mr. Qulmby is now on the trail of the violator of the law. As near as Mr. Qulmby can determine, about 4000 pheasants were marketed in Portland in the last two weeks of No vember. Last, year the number was 6000. The open season for pheasants closed las,t Sundav. The birds were much fewer this year than they were last. This Is due partly to extensive hunting and partly to cold weather during the brooding season last Spring. An effort will be made in the next Legislature to shorten the open sea-, son and to prohibit marketing the game, "In 33 states marketing is prohibited," said Mr. Quimby, yesterday. Ducks have been plentiful this year. Mr. Qulmby says this Is due largely to the feeding of the fowls by hunters. The open season for ducks will close March 1. "There has been a big slaughter of ducks," said Mr. Qulmby, "but It is hard to ex terminate them. The shooting has in creased every year, but now we have more ducks than for several seasons." Misht Include California. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Nov. 29. (To the Editor.) It striKes me tnat you might bo able to ao sometning lowara drawing a greater influx" of homeseek ers and settlers up Portland way by repeating certain tactics you .employ in p!nctrn rltlos. nhli T atrinned in a Cleveland. O.. hotel I noticed some very attractive and luring statistical circulars, explaining many of Portland's natural advantages ana omer vcr.p- But I have never seen any on slm liar lines In San Francisco. Portland is not advertised here at all, save for being a gloomy, wet, small country town. Now, some of your printed facts arid figures would do no harm, and would disabuse many poor and Ignorant, untraveled and inexperienced Callfornlans as to climatic and social conditions, as well as financial advantages, in your northern city. I hope Mrv J. J. Hill, of the Great North ern Railroad, succeeds In diverting- the transport and Government trade to Seat tle, for this would assuredly benefit Port land to a considerable extent. I have some interest in Portland, henco I seek its welfare, prosperityand progress. I am firmly convinced of your abilityto Increase her chances of success by follow ing my suggestions. A. VAN HOOMISSEN. FIGHTSIHE SALOON A. E Wilson Hopes to Abol- ish Liquor Traffic." TELLS WHAT HIS PARTY WANTS Does Xot Demand Total Abstinence, bnt the Abolition of the License Laws of the Country. "The Prohibition party is not a temper ance society nor a total abstinence organ ization," declared Alonzo E. Wlls6n In an interview yesterday. Mr. Wilson is secre tary of the Illinois State Prohibition Com mittee. He is also the secretary and man ager of the Untied Prohibition Press and has been secretary of three National Pro hibition Conventions. He Is known at his home in Chicago and In other Eastern prohibition party. WILSOX. cities as a newspaper man of much abil ity, and is also a speaker of note bn pro hibition matters. Mr. Wilson arrived here yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and their little daughter, and is registered at the Hotel Portland. He Is touring the West, speaking In the principal cities jon rroniDiuon ana ..rroniDiuon .ueaaers, and incidentally gathering material for correspondence on the same subject to the 20 papers comprising the United Prohibi tion Press. 1 "Many people," continued Mr. Wilson, quite misunderstand our party. While it is true that most of its constituents are total abstainers, the party does not de mand total abstinence of Its adherents. In a Prohibition club In Chicago during the last campaign a majority of the mem bers were drinking men. Yes, some Prohi bitionists drink, but they maintain with the rest that the saloon is an evil and that it is wrong for the Federal and state governments to be in partnership with the liquor traffic." "Is it not generally understood that your party is for the prohibition of all sale or use of intoxicating liquors except by Gov ernment dispensary regulations, which will allow a man to swallow the wee-est drop only by physician's prescription?" "Yes, and therefore It may seem incon sistent for a drinkmg man to bo a Pro hibitionist. He. may be, nevertheless. We favor the abolition of the license laws of the country, the annihilation of the whole saloon system, including breweries, distill eries and wineries." "California would struggle a long time against the latter proposition." "Yes, but she could pull up her wine grapes and plant raisin grapes instead. The State of Maine Is a good example of what we mean by prohibition. Yes, I know,v the local option people are agitat ing in "Vermont, but it has got to be set tled there by a state vote." "What do you think of the system in South Carolina?" "It is very" unsatisfactory. I have been there and found it evident that politicians and their friends were engaged in much corruption. Embezzlement of funds-and the operation of 'blind tigers' (liquor-sell ing at the backs of drug stores, etc.) is of common occurrence. It is not a sue cess. The trouble with prohibition in most states is that the state officials are not In sympathy and prohibition laws do not have a fair test. "While at times the outlook for prohibi tion seems rather discouraging, I think the chance is good to win within the next 20 years. This conclusion is based on the grqjvth of the prohibition sentiment. Thousands of men now in both did par ties are in sympathy with the move ment." Mr. Wilson addressed a large gathering at the A. O. U. W. Hall last. evening on the subject of "Reforms and Reformers," dealing especially with the' great anti slavery reform and touching upon the characters of William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips. He closed with a sketch of the life and character of Hale Johnson, tlie leader of the Prohibition party, who was recently assassinated at his home in Newfon, 111., showing Johnson to be the leader of the great reform movement of the present day. Mr. Wilson said that the death of Mr. Johnson Is the greatest loss prohibition has known since the death of John B. Finch, as he was not only a man of the highest character, but a poll tlclan of marvelous ability. NO CHARGE AGAINST HIM Shooting: Gallery Man Bnrns Answer to Civil Action. 3Iay H. E. Burns, who ran a shooting gal lery on Third street, near Burnside, last Spring, and who Was arrested Monday riight by "Detectives Snow and Cordano for a transaction growing out of the partial sale of a shooting gallery to Au gust Telschow, after the latter had parted with about SS00 of his nara-earnea money. was released from custody yesterday, by the advice of District Attorney Chamber lain, who decided that there is no crim inal charge against Burns, and tha.t Tel schow's remedy lies in a civil action. It seems that the two men,' Burns and Telschow, became acquainted in this city at a picnic last August, and' that" Burns persuaded his friend to Invest money first in a tlmber'claim and then in a shooting gallery, asserting that, the profits were enormous. Burns drew up a note show ing that he had disposed of one-half inter est in his shooting gallery and spindle wheel for $125, the victim having paid $62 95 to account. Burns drew up two other notes dated August 30. one agree ing to pay Telschow $1SS in 30 days after date, and the other agreeing to start a shooting gallery and pay half of the ex penses. Altogether, Telschow thinks he paid Burns about $300 in all, for visionary timber lands and shooting galleries, and wa3 about to start with his friend Burns to Cottage Grove, when, as previously told in The Oregonian, his other friends came to his rescue and Burns' arrest fol lowed. HOT SHOT FOR ATTORNEY O. F. Paxton Criticises Acts of C. V. Dolph. When the case of Christine Enger against the State of Oregon was called for hearing yesterday morning beiore juages George. Frazer and Sears on a motion to dismiss. Attorney O. F. Paxton addressed the court and criticised the conduct of Chester "V. Dolph, special counsel for the state. Mrs. Enger is seeking to obtain possession of the estate of Henry Wilson, deceased, valued at about $12,000. The case was tried several months ago and the Jury returned a verdict against her. Referring to the previous proceedings, Mr. Paxton said: The case was set for trial before Judge George, but at the request of counsel for the state, Mr. Dolph, who desired to take a vacation, the case went over for one term of court We gave him a list of our witnesses and he went to San Francisco and saw them. Our hand was open be fore, bjm. Afterwards, just before the case was to come to trial, I was called East by the illness of my father, and Mr. Dolph absolutely refused to grant a con tinuance, despite the fact that we had granted previous favors. I know that Mr. Dolph will deny this, but Mr. Beach has told me that it is so and his word stands good. More than that counsel for the sov ereignty of Oregon went on the witness stand-in an attempt to swear through tho case. He testified that he, did not believe Mrs. Enger was as old as she claimed. to be, and that the photograph of herself In troduced in evidence was not a good one. Neither Hhc attorneys for the plaintiff had seen Mrs. Enger and were unable to say. In all of my 20 years' experience I have never seen anything happen where as mean an advantage was taken as in this Instance. I do not understand coun sel's peculiar interest In this case. I have heard rumors that there are others who claim to be heirs. I do not know 'that Mr. Dolph has any interest in them, but he should stand aloof. If Mrs. Enger is' a rel ative, she should be given the money, and if not she will not receive it." Mr. Dolph, when his time came to speak. referred only briefly to the personal re marks of Mr. Paxton. He said that Judge Gebrge had told him privately that he did not believe Mrs. Enger was as old as she claimed. Mr. Paxton retorted: "I don't believe that:" In opening the case, Attorney Paxton said the facts he desired to present to the court were that in January, 1902, Mrs. En ger filed a petition asking that she be given possession of the property left by Henry Wilson, who died in Portland in 1S99. Mrs. Enger claimed to be a sister and the only living relative and therefore the heir to tho property which had pre viously been escheated to tho State of Oregon. Previous to this suit an adminis trator had been appoltned in the County Court, and subsequently the District At torney brought suit by which the property was escheated to tho state. Later a deci sion was rendered in the Supremo Court to the effect that while 'the County Court is Invested with jurisdiction In adminis tering upon an estate, that the jurisdiction lsi exclusive and cannot be Interfered with by the State Circuit Court. This decision was rendered recently in the matter of the estate of P. C. McCann. deceased. A motion for a new trial was pending in the Enger case when the Su preme Court decided the McCann case. The attorneys for Mrs. Enger Immediately alter learning of the decision filed the claim of Mrs. Enger in the County Court, and asked for tho dismissal of the case in the State Circuit Court on tho grounds that the decision in the McCann case Is di rect In point with the Enger case. If the order of dismissal is granted the attor neys can try the case over again, com mencing in the County Court, and they as sert that they now have additional evi dence. Failing to obtain a dismissal they ask for a new trial In tho State Circuit Court. The attorneys for the state opposed the dismissal or a new trial and made long arguments in support of their posi tion. Attorneys J. v. Beach and Charles F. Ix)rd appeared in conjunction with Mr. Paxton. L. E. AMSDECV SUES HIS "WIFE. Seeks to Have Her Enjoined From Collecting: 525 for Sale of Land. Ix E. Amsden commenced suit in the State Circuit Court against his wife. Mary M. Amsden, to have her enjoined from collecting $525, which he avers is his share from the sale of 20 acres of land near Lents. The complaint recites that on July 5, 1S93, Amsden and his wife executed a note to Altfert Sass for $300, on which $125 was paid April 10, 1S9SI On September 5, 1902, Sass sued In the County Court to re cover the balance due, and Mrs. Amsden confessed judgment- An execution was Issued, and-the Sheriff sold the 20 acres of land mentioned to Leander Lewis for $1500. Amsden alleges that the title to the land stood In the name of Mrs. Amsden, and he asks that the County Clerk be restrained from disbursing to her the re mainder of the money obtained from the sale of the land over and above the amount of the Judgment, and that he (Amsden) recover his share, amounting to $525. Released, Then Rearrested. Eva English, alias Trixle Jordan, alias Johnson, arrested on telegraphic instruc tions from Spokane, was released by Judge Sears yesterday on a writ "of ha beas corpus. The woman was .immediate ly afterwards taken Into custody by Dep uty Sheriff Johnson on a fugitive from justice warrant iasued by Justice of the Peace William Reid. The complaint was sworn to by Chief of Police McLauchlan. The specific charge Is that Trixie stole goods and merchandise valued at $200 on November 17, the personal property of Schuyler Wyman. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus was, signed by J. T. Donegan, and alleged that the woman was held without a com plaint or Information. The writ was con fessed by the District Attorney. Ball was fixed at $500, and In default Trixie was locked up In the county jail. A further attempt to effect her release will prob ably be made today. . Articles of Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation of the Coopey Clothing Company were filed in the Coun ty Clerk's office yesterday by W. F. Bur rell, Charles Carter, C. K. Harbaugh, E. Li. Thompson, Charles Coopey and R. W. Wilbur. The capital stock is $50,000. The objects announced are to manufacture clothing, military and naval equipment and to do a general tailoring busi ness, etc. Incorporation articles were filed of the Pacific Blank Book Company by L. D. Hunter, C. Ev Hunt! J. A. Marlltt and R. H. Pratt The capital stock Is $15,000. The objects are to conduct a printing and bookbinding business. Decisions To tiny. Judge Sears will announce decisions this morning In the following cases: G. McCully vs. James Lovett and wife; motion to strike out parts of answer. J. C. Sanford va C. Bircher; motion to strike out parts of amended answer. Court Notes. W, H. Kennedy was 'appointed in tlie I Meier Frank Company ! 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Ladies' fancy steel-beaded Patent Leather Slippers $1.90 50, $5.00 $2.75 500 pairs of "Cousins" Shoes for women, patent leather, vici kid or box calf, heavy and light soles, best style toes, a clean-up of $4.50 and $5.00 values at the very, low price of We are displaying a mammoth line of Brass Picture Frames and Mirrors on the 2d floor. Holiday novelties in Triplicate Mirrors, Writing Sets, Atomizers, Steel Purses, etc., on display 1903 Calendars Thousands of them in all sizes and shapes New subjects All prices. 95c cloves Handkerchiefs . For today and tomorrow 500 pairs of Glace Kid Gloves, overseam and P. K. styles in whiter black, tan, brown, mode, red and gray, all sizes, splen did quality, a tempting bargain for two days only at 95c Pair Black Elastic Belts with back piece, side piece and buck le, good style, excep tional value at, each, Gray Silk Belts, steel studded good style, $1.50 value at by any Meier & Frank Company County Court yesterday administrator of the estate of John Hale, deceased, valued at $2500. The heirs are: Calia E. Hale, the wife, and two children, residing" at Marysvllle. Cal. R. Wolf, a youth recently arrested in company with Ed Jackson for larceny, was ordered by Judge Sears to be sent to the Reform School, of which institu tion he was formerly an inmate. In the suit of Wtells, Fargo & Co. against J. P. Christensen to recover on a-note given as part payment for some machinery at Skamokowa Judge George rendered "a. .decision yesterday in favor of the plaintiff. The reason Christensen refused to pay was that he was pre Beits Cheap )'lfbF 50c and 65c yard Ladies' and men's Slippers at greatly reduced prices A holiday sale that should find hundreds of eager buyers What's more acceptable for a Christmas gift to either a man or woman than a pair of handsome and comfortable slippers? We've made these reductions simply to start the holiday buying early. Bannister's famous -Slippers for men, in "vici" kid, pat ent calf, Russia calf, monkey, lizard and seal; colors, black, tan, maroon, chocolate and wine, all sizes, Very best styles, $3.00 line $2.60 Men's hand-turned Slippers in all the leading styles and leathers, best colors, all sizes, great bargains at, line $2.05; $2.00 line line $1:35; $1.25 line Ladies' Slippers Reduced Ladies' fancy leather Slippers for evening or house Fine quality, French heel, best styles, all sizes, d? regular $2.50 values for, pair Ladies' patent leather and braided kid Slippers, dull kid, colonial styles, all sizes lhe regular $5.00 val ues we offer at the low price of, pair . . Shoes Fancy Box Handkerchiefs Children's Handkerchiefs Are now on display Our own direct importations of over ten thousand yards of the prettiest and best ever shown in the city They come to us direct from Japan and are first choice from the largest line sent to this country Most of the patterns and colorings are new, still many of the' old favorites will be found again In black and white effects some very stylish things are shown for the first time Material for a handsome wash silk waist or dress would be doubly appreciated for an Xmas gift woman 200 distinct patterns to select from at If Meier & Frank Company vented by Mr. Colwell from taking away some pipe and bricks. The court held that Wells, Fargo & Co. carried out their part of the agreement. Honeyman, McBride & Co. filed a re plevin suit In the State Circuit Court yesterday against J. Heibel to recover possession of about- 20 bolts of "cloth. Deputy Sheriff Penumbra Kelly went to the house designated and only found one piece of cloth, and that was claimed by a person present. Heibel's .wife was J she did not know anythlrfg about the cloth, arid that her husband had gone away and she was not aware where he was. Meier & Frank Company S $ In magnificent new styles Table service and odd pieces in larger SiWffur and be"er variety than ever be- wear 1. pair. Pair .45 HV '.05 j &5 m?j $3.00 Shoes $ 1 .90 ' 600 pairs of ladies' lace Shoes in vici kid, velour or box calf, stock or patent tip, regular or high cut storm styles, all sizes and widths,, regular $3.00 values, 1 Christmas handkerchief store tells its own story so eloquent ly that store news has hardly had to mention them. No wonder that the handkerchief buyers of the town find their way here Such attractive va rieties and values that no one thinks of passing us by. Noth ing unworthy is tolerated. Real Duchess Handkerchiefs in magnificent vvariety. French Embroidered Hand kerchiefs. Plain Linen and Swiss Em broidered Handkerchiefs by the thousands. immense line. . Handkerchief headquarters. Meier &. Frank Company as COLLAR