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THE MORNING OREGONLAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903.
TOWNS SCOURGED
-Shaniko and Prineville Swept
by Smallpox.
DISEASE IS LIKE CLOCKWORK
3r. Wood Untchlnson Returns From
Visit o Infected District Strin
gent Measures Adopted to Pre
Tent Spread of Malady.
Smallpox at Shaniko and Prineville has
already claimed six victims, and of the
ten unfortunates suffering In the pext
fcouse at the present time two are not ex
pected to recover.
Xr. Woods Hutchinson returned from a
Visit to the infected districts yesterday,
after an absence of ten days, and re
jorted that the attending physicians be
lieve tbey have the malady under con
trol. Dr. Hutchinson states that all the
patients In both towns have been removed
io Isolated pesthousea and the exposed
lalldlr.se thoroughly fumigated. All the
jwrsons In Prineville who cave been ex
posed to the epidemic have been vaccin
ated, and are subjected to examination for
developments of the disease every day.
At the order of the Board of Health every
person In Shaniko has been vaccinated.
nd all tho other necessary precautions
have been taken for the prevention of
ny further spreading of the disease.
Dr. Hutchinson said: 'The origin of the
disease has been traced to a man named
"William Vasvlnder, a Pennsylvania Dutch
man, who. together with a party of Penn
sylvania timber-hunters, had been locating
timber claims in the mountains some
Tniles distant from . Bend. While in the
mountains Vasvlnder was taken sick, a
rash breaking out upon his face. A physi
cian who accompanied the party from
Pennsylvania pronounced the rash to be
poison oak. and as this la quite frequently
contracted In the Oregon woods, it was
not considered to be dangerous. The fol
lowing day the party Journeyed back to
Trlnevllle. where they stopped over night
at the Hotel Polndexter. The same night.
March 17, Vasvlnder was again taken
very sick, but on the following morning
nelt well enough to accompany the party
on the two days stage ride to Shaniko.
Vasvlnder Remained Ilehlnd.
"The party arrived at Shaniko on the
evening of 3Iarch IS. where they secured
rooms at the Columbia Southern Hotel
for the night. On the following day the
party departed for Pennsylvania, but Vas-
Milder was unable to accompany tnem.
and. together with his uncle, whose name
Is Delioss. remained at the Columbia
Southern Hotel. The following day Fri
day. March 30, the local doctor was called
In to attend tho sick man. and continued
to visit him until on Monday, three days
later, he pronounced the case to be small
pox and caused Uie hotel to be placed
under quarantine, I'p to this time noth
ing had been said about smallpox, nor had
It been suspected, and the landlady, as
well as the chambermaids, waitresses,
porter, and. In fact, all the employes In
the hotel, who had brought little delicacies
and read to the sick man from time to
time, had been exposed to tho disease.
"On the following day a house was se
cured and the patient removed In order
to check as much1 as possible the con
tagion that would result If he were nl
lowed to remain at the hotel. A malig
nant type of the disease rapidly developed
In the little pesthouse. which resulted In
Vasvlnder's death.
"On April 3 the second cose devel
oped. John Morgan, a stagedrlvcr, being
stricken with the disease. Jt was sup
posed that Morgan contracted the disease
by sleeping In tho laprobes used by the
party on their trip rfom Prineville to
Etxtnlko, he having used them In making
up his bed In the livery barn at Shaniko.
In spite of the advice of many fl rends who
urged him to be vaccinated. Morgan
laughed at their fears and two weeks later
paid the penalty with his life.
"William Prose, another stagedrlver.
contracted the disease at the same time
that Morgan was stricken, but In a milder
form. This was undoubtedly owing to the
Jact that he had been vaccinated some
years ago and he is now recovering.
The following day J. Summer, a third
Btagedrtver. developed a case of small
pox. All these cases appear to have been
contracted by either having been exposed
lo Vasvlnder or by using his Blankets in
the barn.
Trouble Commence at lintel.
"Tho trouble at the hotel commenced
on the 3d. Miss Keeney. a sister of the
landlady: Miss Armstrong, a chamber
maid; Miss Morrison, a waitress, and
-Iarry Esplnd. the porter, all developing
cases of tho disease. The landlord of the
Hiotel had the patients removed to a pri
vate house, where they were isolated from
every one, and secured nurses to attend
and give every possible comfort to the
unfortunate subjects.
"On April 6 a little girl, the daughter of
one of the waitresses in the hotel. Mrs.
Bond by name, was also taken to the
privato pesthouse with a case of smallpox.
A rtrange coincidence in connection with
this is the fact that Mr. Bond, tho child's
father. Is ono of the dead at Prineville as
o. result of the disease, while Mrs. Bond's
sister is an inmate of tho Portland pest
house. a subject of the same disease.
"Wednesday. April S, two more cases
developed. Two children, a boy and a girl,
aged 10 and 11. respectively, developed
cases. The boy's name was Moore and he
was an employe about the livery stable.
The little girl, the boy sister, was ac
customed to playing about tho barn with
her brother, and climbing In and out of
the stages, and both cases are thought
to have been contracted from the robea
.of the stage In which Vasvlnder came to
Shaniko.
"All of these cases undoubtedly orig
inated directly from Vasvlnder, all having
developed shortly after he reached Shan
iko" Entire Town Quarantined.
Under the direction of Dr. Hutchinson,
"who was in constant communication with
Shaniko by telephone. Dr. Alfred King,
of Antelope, and Dr. Homer Keeney, of
this city, who has gone to Shaniko to
attend his sister, have caused the entire
town to be placed under quarantine.
"I started for Shaniko on Saturday,
April 11," said Dr. Hutchinson, "and while
on the Columbia Southern train en route
to Shaniko discovered a case of smallpox
In the person of one of the broken on the
train, and immediately upon my arrival
In Shaniko had the man sent to the pest
house. Fortunately, the man had been
I) raking on the freight division of the
mixed train, and none of the passengers.
caa oeen expoeea.
"The day following my arrival In
Shaniko I was In attendance at a meet
ing of the City Board of Health, at which
It wan decided to compel the entire com
munity to be vaccinated. When the peo
ple reallxed what actual danger they had
been sbjected to. they were only too will
ing to be vaccinated and over 159 present
ed themselves for vaccination, not one
person In the city being allowed to. escape
the order of the Board of Health.
"On Sunday. March 12. I went to Prme
vHle. and here I learned that the disease
had been as accurate as clockwork. Just
22 days after Vasvlnder had passed
through Prinerille the first case had de
veloped. He had stopped in Prineville
two nights before he bad cone to Shaniko
and the first Prinerille case had developed
Just two days before the first case had
evidenced itself at Shaniko.
"Howard Dillon, who had slept In the
Polntdexter Hotel In the hall, on the
night that Vasvlnder stopped there, was
the first to be stricken with the disease,
which resulted In his death on Wednes
day night. April IS.
"On April 6, tho little Boyd girl devel
oped a case of the disease, while Miss
Honda Claypool, a waitress, and Mr. Bond
developed cases on April 8 and 9. re
spectively. "On April 17. Mr. Bond died. While Dr.
J. H. Rosenberg bad attended the man
immediately after he developed the case
and pronounced It to be smallpox from
the first, nothing could be done to check
the death-dealing work of the disease.
More Cases at Prinerille.
"On April 15 three more cases developed
at Prineville. Lawrence Dillon, a brother
to the stagedrlver who died of the disease.
Clark Ewlng and Frank Crane, the night
clerk at the hotel, being the victims.
They were removed to the pesthouse at
once, and put under careful treatment, as
well as being provide with skilled nurses.
"We have been very fortunate In se
curing parties to care for the afflicted
since the disease broke out. Several
skilled nurses have been secured, aa well
as several persons who had suffered from
the - disease previously, who have volun
teered their services.
"Altogether there have been seven
cases at Prineville. and as eight other
persons have been exposed to the disease
several of them will probably be added to
the list. As near as we can ascertain,
everyone who has been exposed has either
been Isolated, vaccinated or has already
died. Of the 16 cases, six have died and
two more are in a very critical condition,
and will very likely die.
"Of the ten persons who were vac
cinated, not one has died, while all those
suffering with the disease, who have been
vaccinated.- have it in a very mild form
Mrs. X. J. Whlteaker.
as compared with the others, and will
very likely recover.
"Upon examining DeMoss. after the
death of Vasvlnder, his nephew, we dis
covered a new vaccination mark on his
arm. He then admitted that both ha
and Vasvlnder has been exposed In Penn
sylvania before coming West, and that
wnne vasvlnder has laughed at the Idea
of being vaccinated, he. DeMoss, had lost
no time in securing a doctor to perform
the operation, which has undoubtedly
saved him his life.
"I am in constant communication with
the doctors at Shaniko, who will keep me
posted on the developments of the dis
ease, but I think that the precautions
we have taken will have a marked effect
In checking any further spreading of the
disease."
Dr. S. L. Perkins writes the following
letter, which Is published exactly as re
ceived: His Vindication.
Shaniko, Wasco County, Oregon.
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To tho Editor of The Morning Oregonlan
uci a lias iwq notorious, viillanous,
false rennrtjc rn in n i f th. xr.-i st
- - w WH ... -uuiltiufc ji c-
gonlan of tha 10 & 13th Inst, slandering
in j ecu specially ac tne authorities of
this town. In r--c-n ti tr Rmnlltwiv -..1.1 1
- - - - - m CHtUIUUU
now raging. The reports In articles re-
ic uicny x&ise ce ample evi
dence of the same is furnished in list of
citizens of this town &Dr. King of Ante
lope, who Is & was one of the attending
The a rt 1 Mp. 1 l.n -t- . w .
- - - - I'uiiu, ins email.
pox occurred In Shaniko hotel, which is
. uwuuc a uc emaupox was in the
Columbia Kmithom hao - -
case In the Hotel Shaniko.
J.ne case was never announced poison
oak nor treated as such by myself.
The authorities, took instant steps, as
soon as notified, to prevent the spread
and stamp out the malady & not a case
has broken out. extent n-hnt
- - 1 null. A.UIU
the first exposure.
The case was In tho hotel & I iras not
call till the 3rd day. after tho man was
wmiui uiiu we uoici.
Please ntlhlbth hl 1 .
& the city Authorities. ' eu
DR. S. Lw PERKINS-
"DOWN EAST."
The Beantlful Xw Bneland Comedy
ura ma to Be Presented Tonight.
The St. Lawrpnm DraTnAMi. f 1..V. tit
--.. .... v.uw Mill
present this evening that charming New
England comedy drama. "Down East."
In the. snacioua AmMv ii-n
,. , , . j ...... imucr
Third and Sherman streets. Of the many
fuiuuu yiajo prcscmea oy mis club this
uiiuyuuKuij- win oe me most successful.
The demand for seats has been very
heavr. and it is of tn -- -,. .vl
curtain rises tonight the largest crowd
eier gawerea in tne hall will be
there to greet the performers. For In
tense dramatic actlnr. thrilling- ah-.
uproarious comedy and a story of ab-
Burning rumanuc interest, "IJown East"
has few equals. Active rehearsals under
the direction of Mrs. Kt. ,.-
been la process for several weeks, and
me penormers, wno are all artists In
their respective hiIm hir. v. - ,
, .vawicu K
very high degree of proficiency.
r uuutwii& 13 ine casi:
ExsIcIaI Fletrfir Ta.i. twi
Chirles Desmond Edward Murphr
DeACnn TVrWIn n-1rf t--.
- -- " Miuiuugo
Ralph Thorne Charles Alphonse
Jonas Desmond. Andrew Cain
Will White Ed Brennan
Bets Fletcher. Lottie Underwood
Hanna Fletcher. Kate Schneider
Myra Blgelow. Flora Jessop
THE NEW STOCK.
Spring Suits Galore From Brovrns-
TlUe Woolen Mills.
Almost the full stock of new suits for
Spring and Summer are now belns- shown
at the Woolen Mill Store on Washing
ton street, between First and Second.
Jne mtu has without doubt made the
most attractive patterns this year that
it has ever shown, and the prices are no
higher than formerly.
UM, nzJO and flLSO dresses a man
up as well as It he went to a 8.00 tailor.
An AKKraratlnic Couch Cored.
A customer of ours who' had been suffer.
Inr from a severe couch for six month
bought two bottles of Chamberlain's Cough
xvemeuy irom us ana was entirely cured
by one and a half bottles of it. It gives
perfect satisfaction with our trade.
Haynes. Parker & Co- Linevtlle. Als For
sale by all druggtsta.
SHORTAGE OF GARS
Lumber Industry in Search of
Markets Is Handicapped.
SHINGLES PILED UP IN EAST
Chamber of Commerce Is Asked by
Mill-Owners to Advise That AH
Freight Be .Sent by Rail,
to Oct the Cars West.
The lumber and shingle Industries of the
Northwest are handicapped In their quest
for markets by- lack of railroad cars. The
shingle Industry Is especially depressed.
It labors under such an overplus of prod
uct that In Washington mill-owners are
prone to shut down their plants and many
have already done so.
From the railroad point of view there
would be enough cars but for the over
supply of product, which ties up cars In
the East. Both the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern have ceased to receive
shingles, except when the shipments are
billed through to a consumer, and when
the cars are to be released as soon as
they arrive at their destination. The
lines have many cars loaded with shin
gles on foreign lines In the East. Until
WIDOW OF
AN EX-GOVERNOR
VISITS
PORTLAND.
Mrs. N. J. Whlteaker, widow
of the late Ex-Governor John
Whlteaker, who Is now visiting
her daughter. Mrs. D. H. Jar
vis, at 455 Hall street, was born
in Adams. III., in IKS- She was
married to Hon. John Whlteaker
In 1M7. and crossed the plains
with an ox team In 1S52. She
came with her husband to Port
land In 1ES2. and the next year
moved to Lane County, where
she has lived for SO years.
these cars are released and returned, ship
ments will be, greatly curtailed.
But in order to get things moving
again, consumption of shingles In the East
must Increase. The lessening of produc
tion by the closing down of mills will
tend to ease the situation. If the mills
naa stopped last Winter for their usual
rest, the Industry would probably not
oe in us present dilemma.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has been asked to cc-oixrate In an effort
to get more cars. The secretary of the
u.iiiu wui uimDo- ianuxaciurers As
sociation, in a letter to the Chamber, sug-
eosis inai I'oniana merchants import
from the East as much as possible by rail
Instead of by water. In order to bring
mora cars to this Coast. The trustees of
the Chamber will discuss the matter this
morning.
The adequacy of the proposed remedy
Is doubted because even now nearly
everything that comes to this Coast from
the Atlantic seaboard is shipped by rail.
A cargo, or a part cargo, by water Is
rare.
The oveMupply Is caused by several
large new mills which have been put at
work recently and, by the steady run of the
Industry during the late Winter months,
when It has been customary to be idle.
But mlllowners were so hopeful of a
heavy demand for shingles' this Spring
that they kept working their plants. The
Spring has been very slow in opening
in the East and the surplus has been
piling up. All this has caused a very weak
market at a time of the year when the
market usually has been strong.
The letter from Victor H.' Beckman.
secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers' Association, headquarters
at Seattle. Is as follows:
In behalf of the raclnc Coast Lumber Manu
facturers Association and the Washington Bed
Cedar Shingle Manufacturers' Association, rep
resenting a yearly output of 2.100,000.000 feet
of lumber and 5,000.000.000 shinties and 95 per
cent of the rail and cargo production of
Washington. Oregon and British Colombia. I
solicit the co-operation of your members in a
matter that vitally concerns the lumber In
dustry ef the Paelfle Northwest, and In the
welfare of which you are vitally Interested.
Tha east-bound shlnxle and lumber trafne of
tho State of Washington last year amounted
to eo.COO carloads. This trade is Increasing so
rapidly that tha transcontinental lines are at
all times handicapped by lack of rolling stock.
Our shippers lost the sala of upwards of 10.000
carloads of lumber and shingles through car
shortage. This year tha lumber and shingle
manufacturers are. If anything, worse off. and
it Is freely predicted that we are to hare the
worst car shortage In the history of the lum
ber business. This will prove disastrous to
tha lumber Industry because of the fact that
there were erected la this state alona no less
than IIS new lumber mills and 111 new shin
gle mills, whose product must find a market
tn the East or they will be forced Into bank
ruptcy. Many of these plants have not yet
commenced operations.
The blame for this ear shortage cannot be
laid to the transcontinental lines. It Is our
experience that tbey are doing and have done
everything possible to relieve tha situation and
to move our stock. But tha entire Question
rests solely with the amount of westbound
trade given them by the importers of mer
chandise of the Pacific Northwest- Erery car
load cf merchandise, machinery supplies, etc.
coming from the East gives our lumber and
shingle shippers an extra car. and tha mora
westbound business there Is, tha more cars
become available for tha lumbermen. The
transcontinental lines say they cannot afford
to ship empty cars to the Coast for return
freight, and It Is not for us to tike Issue
with them on this point. Tbey aver that they
are making erery effort to obtain westbound
business, but say that It the merchants who
supply the mlllmen. and the population di
rectly dependent thereon, with provisions, sup
plies and all the necessaries of life would
ship tbelr consignments from the East by the
transcontinental lines Instead of by vessel,
they would nave a sufficient amount of west
bound business to care for the eastbound lum
ber and shingle shipments. It is, therefore,
to the merchants and the other westbound
shippers that wa most look for relief.
In this state are 74S sawmills and shlngle
mllls and 461 logging and bolt campa. These
employ 31.3T3 men to whom Is paid annually
the sum of 119.000.000. The value of tha prot
ect is not far from X3S.OOO,ooo annually. The
lumber Industry of Oregon Is but slightly
amaller than this, and that of British Colum
bia is about one-fifth that of Washington. The
total value of the output of tha Padae North
west Is not far from I75.00Q.00O annually. All
this is dependent, to a great extent, upon the
Eastern market, because the foreign trade
amounts to less than S59.0OO.O0O feet anaually.
In order to preserve this great Industry ws
most hare I he assistance of the shippers of the
Northwest, and wa request you to take up
with your members this matter of co-operation.
Undoubtedly in many instances vessel
rates are lower than rail rate and under or
dinary circumstances your business Judgment
would favor the former, but in this case tha
routing of your shipments Tls tha trassooa-
tinental lines will help tha largest Industry tn
tha Northwest and the 'mainstay of tha mer
chants, shippers and manufacturers.
WHY DRAKE RESIGNED.
Lack at Harmony Rimored In In
formation Bureau.
It Is whispered that Colonel Ft V.
Drake's resignation aa superintendent of
tho Oregon Information Bureau had Im
pelling motives. Lack of sympathy, or
rather surplus, of cross-purposes between
him and certain of the trustees Is said
to be the cause of the Colonel's resigna
tion. Colonel Drake, however; vigorously
denies anything of the kind.
"I wasn't forced out." .he said yester
day. "I simply resigned so aa to be able
to devote my attention to other things.
No. there wasn't any friction: none what
ever. Why should there be? There
never has been a greater work . under
taken In this country for the money the
bureau has at its -disposal, and there
have never been results so cheaply at
tained as will be attained by this en
terprise. If there have been any mis
tikes In the administration of the bureau
thus far. they have not been In too lavish
expenditure of money, but In too close
economy."
The trustees also deny that there was
any. lack of cordiality between them and
their' superintendent. But beneath all
this composure are evidences that some
body's fur has been rubbed the wrong
way.
Rumor has It that the trouble grew out
of the purchase of furniture for the rooms
of the bureau at the Depot. This fur
niture was made by the Ira F. Powers
Manufacturing Company. Drake thought
that It didn't meet tho terms of tha
contract and that the manufacturers
should be compelled to live up to their
agreement. Mr. BeharreH, one of the
trustees, however, approved the fur
niture. The story goes that Drake
delivered himself In strong Eng
lish and thit word of It went to the
trustees. Drake's friends allege that he
found bis position uncomfortable for this
and other petty reasons. On the other
hand, talk Is heard that Drake was not
liked from the first: that he forced him
self on the bureau through Influences
not In harmony with an the trustees, and
that many citizens refused to subscribe
money to the bureau fund because they
.foresaw that Drake was working up sub
scriptions In order to secure a Job.
Drake's successor Is W. H. Leroy.
Leroy's assistant Is' George BIrrell. The
active management of the bureau has
been delegated to W. H. BeharrelL T.
D. Honeyman and R. C Judson. Mr.
"Beharrell Is now the real director since
Colonel Drake resigned. Heretofore the
trustees do not believe they were boss
ing the bureau as ,they were entitled
to do.
THE PRICE OF THINGS.
Spokane Newspaper Asks How Much
It Costs to Live Here.
Tho Spokesman-Review, a Spokane
newspaper, asks The Oregonlan to furnish
a list of prices of the following-named
articles In this city, to be laid before an
arbitration board appointed for the pur
pose of settling differences that exist be
tween that paper and the printers em
ployed on It. The object is probably to
show the difference In the cost of living In
.e two cities. It Is rather difficult to
name a flat price for "the best" of some
commodities, as there are differences of
opinion In regard to which is the best, but
the following list of prices will be found
to be nearly correct, having been made
up after conference with several dealers
In each line:
Best grade of flour, per cwt, $2.70.
Pounds of granulated sugar for 11. IS.
Best grade of bacon, per pound 20 cents,
but for fancy Eastern brands, close
trimmed, some dealers ask 5 cents.
Best grade of cured hams, per pound,
17 cents.
Seedless raisins and English currants,
per pound 12V4 cents.
Blue label catsup, per pint. 25 cents. -
Best grade of lard, per pound, IS cents;
extra.' 17 cents.
Best grade creamery butter, 30 cents.
The price has been fluctuating and Is now
declining.
Mocha and Java coffee, roasted, per
pound, -W cents.
English- breakfast tea is found In many
grades from good at SO cents'" to extra fine
at n. Splder-leg tea. same.
Best apples, per box Good, sound apples
can be had for 1L0. but very choicest,
which are very scarce at this season, sell
for 12.50.
Best potatoes are worth 73 cents per
cental.
Strictly fresh ranch eggs cost 20 cents
per doxen, but the price fluctuates.
How many quarts of milk for 117 Milk
is supplied by milkmen at C per month
for a quart per cay. or 11X0 for a pint
per day. delivered. At creameries It can
be bought at C 2-3 cents per quart.
Best porterhouse steak costs 18 to 20
cents per pound.
Lamb chops, 15 cents per pound.
Round steak. iVn cents per pound.
Salmon cutlets, 12H cents per pound.
Best grade soft coal. Rock Springs. In
sacks, delivered In basement, 13.50 ton;
good coal, t&CO.
For wood, short haul, L2S per cord; long
haul. 11.30 per cord; oak wood, L50 per
cord.
STUDENTS NOT TO BLAME
President Qulnlan Investigates the
University Park Fight.
President Qulnlan. of Columbia Uni
versity, last evening made the following
statement, regarding the fight that took
place Sunday between two university
students and University Park boys: ."I
have investigated the affair, and I find
that Dan Carmody was In no way con
nected with It: nor was it true that the
University Park boys were outnumbered
twelve to three. Only two university stu
dents were Involved In the difficulty. It
happened In this way: The students were
on the sidewalk, and were run Into from
the rear by a motorcycle. Three students
and the riders were thrown. Following
an exchange of compliments, the boys be
gan to fight. Aa I said only two uni
versity boys took part, and these I sus
pended until they could show by outside
testimony that they were not entirely to
blame. An outside witness today fur
nished me the written testimony: "I be
lieve your boys did not start the disturb
ance. whereupon I removed the suspen
sion.
There have been no former difficulties
between the students and the .University
Park boys. The relations between the
two are not unfriendly. The University
Park boys have the privilege of using the
gymnasium, of playing football and base
ball with the students, and many of the
outside boys are planning to enter the
university. They have called upon me In
numbers. Including the boys hurt, to ex
press this feeling."
TO SELL TAX TITLES.
Multnomah County Officials Prepare-
to Cnforce State Law,
County Clerk Fields Is sending notices to
all delinquent taxpayers. If the address
of the person Is known, as follows:
Dear Sir Below find atatement of amount of
delinquent taxra .due on your property.
Multnomah County Is considering the ques
tion of disposing of all its Interest In It to
lndlrlduala. When the county does so, you will
be at their mercy.
The rolls have been thoroughly checked.
and there can be no question in regard to
the correctness of them.
The year referred to below is data of sale
and county taxes, not city.
Remit by express or postoface money or
ders. Checks on banks outside of city not ac
cepted. The contemplated sala will bo b4d un-
Meier (& Frank Company
Call Private Exchange 4 and let us supply your grocery needs.
Lessons free In Embroidery All the newest designs and patterns In stamped work 2d Floor.
Our Trunks, Valises, Traveling Bags and Suit Case assortments are the largest in the city!
Black Taffeta Silk Sale Cloak Dept.
(First Floor) SPECIALS-2d Floor
Special reductions in Black Taffeta Silks and those con- LadfpO 9n;te t-:i, - :
templatlng the purchase of this fabric should do so now and bioU7c aSd iKcK effects col
avail themselves of the lowest prices. The facts are- OTs blwSSASrSioVl
85c qual., 20 ins. wide, 69c $1.25 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.07. regular values, "JaC A r
90c qual., 22 Ins. wide, 76c $1.30 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.19. $32.00, $34.00 ..tpaSO.'iO
$1 quality 24 ins. wide, 87c $1.50 qual., 36 ins. wide, $1.29. Ladies' Skirts Dress Skirts
made in latest styles, cheviots,
on .i i r broadcloths, etamines, gran
5 plena Ed Values in ,tes colors bla and une"
regular$l 1.00 and gtj
Wash Goods Department i$12,5. "t
Flemish lace striped materials in stripes only, 'light y Children S Wear
and medium colorings, special, at, yard 4tQ For either the boys Qr grIs
White Wais tings This material Is 34 inches wide and one our departments are complete
of the most desirable weaves be- ia cverY detail AH that's new,
ing shown this season for shirtwaists, special, yard 3sC pretty and up to date to be
nx j m i t u . . t seen at Meier & Frank's We
Printed Mnslms Both materials are new and the patterns, are always happy to show yotf
iWntnri fw,r,ri ; Iae floral digns, are consid-our assqrtments None better.
Printed Organdies cred very stylish; special, yard OC Roth departments on 2d Floor.
Printed Batiste at 12, c and 15c yd Point de Paris, 20c yard -'
Windsor Pappilon Cloth, 25c yard See display window MIRRORS Entire stock Re
Colored Linen Etamine in all leading shades, 50c yard gent Mirrors being sold at
Excellent assortment of Madras Cloths, Oxfords, Cheviots, prices far below their cost val-
Ginghams, all grades; prices to meet demands of everyone ues Jewelry Dept., 1st Floor.
"Selvyt"
LACE SPECIALS
Linen machine-made Jorchon
Lace, four inches wide e
yard
Imitation Torchon Laces and
Insertions to match, 14 to 4
Inches wide, special, tr
yard Jc
EMBROIDERY SPECIAL
Nainsook, Swiss, Cambric,
Edges and Insertions; also
Beadings, 3 to 9 ins. i 7
wide, yard I C
BAG SPECIAL
Large assortment of 4 and 5-in
frame chamois lined, inside
pocket, steel Bead Bags, reg
ular $1.50, $1.75 O 1 f"?
values, each pl.V4
RIBBON SPECIAL
4-inch dotted Satin Taffeta
and striped Corded Satin
Ribbon at the special y re
price, yard vJC
HOSIERY SPECIAL ,
Ladies' Onyx fast black Lace
Hose, also lace ankle, nn.
at special price, pair.--'C
MEMORANDA
Window Screens--Basement
Linoleum Sale.. Third Floor
Lace Curtain Sale-3d Floor
Lawn Mowers Basement
Hammocks . . . Third Floor
Stoves, Ranges ...Basement
Groceries . . Coll Exchange 4
Meier &. Frank Company
der a law enacted by the Legislature In
1301. Trtilch provides:
"On the first Monday alter July 1, 1301.
the Sheriff of every county in this state in
-which lands have been heretofore bid In
for taxes by such county or any public
corporation therein, and to which they
have acquired title, as hereinbefore pro
vided. Shall proceed to .sell such lands to
the highest bidder for cash." etc
"On the first Monday in July of each
year.the Sheriff of every county In this
state" shall offer for sale In like manner
all lands to which the county or any pub
lic corporation shall have acquired title
during the preceding year by virtue of a
purchase at tax sales, upon which the
period of redempUon has expired, and all
provisions of this act shall apply In such
cases."
The statute provides for the making of
deeds to purchasers which shall convey
tttl'e.
This law, although passed In 1901. has
not heretofore been enforced in Multnomah
County. One reason for the non-enforcement
of the statute was that the books
showed such a large accumulation of de
linquent taxes. Including the mortgage
taxes, which had been litigated for nearly
ten years, that it was thought better to
try and collect the taxes, and the offi
cials succeeded In collecting a large sum
of money. In numerous cases compro
mises were effected, and there are about
3000 petitions of that kind on file which
were acted upon and reductions were made
for one reason and another, and some
times refused. Many small taxpayers paid
In full. less penalties, while the law pro
vides could for a certain period be de
ducted. There is a case commenced In Clackamas
County now before the Supreme Court
wherein the constitutionality of this law
will be determined, and If it is held to
be good, Multnomah County will sell all
the property which it has "bid In at tax
sales.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Man Wbo Shot at Policeman Barnes
la on Trial.
Charles Palmer appeared yesterday be
fore Municipal Judge Hogue charged with
shooting at Policeman Barnes. Fifth and
Everett streets, early Sunday morning,
and entered a plea of not guilty. He will
have, a hearing tomorrow. As told In The
Sunday Oregonlan. Barnes wa shot at
by Palmer, after the latter bad raised a
disturbance on Everett street, near
Fourth. The lnvesUgatlon now reveals
that Palmer entered a house occupied by
Therese Dupont and Marie Dupont. and
held them up at the point of a revolver,
A cloth for polishing silver, plate glass, furniture, etc., Indispensable
to the household Can be washed AH bright instruments and silver
ware wrapped in "Selvyt" Cloth will never tarnish Price 30 to 40c,
according to size Basement.
Men's, Boys'
Boys' blue flannel sailor Suits, neat braid trim- 3 o tr
ming, sizes 3 to 9 years, special" this week P OJ
Boys' two-piece Suits, double-breasted coat, fl r
pants double seated, double knees, sizes 8 to 15 h V
Young men's Suits, in all-wool, dark mixtures, d e A
sizes from 12 to 20 years, special this week...
Special Items In Men's Furnishings
UNDERWEAR. French balbriggan Underwear, fancy
striped, reduced from $2.00 per garment, j 1 giQ
special at 1 ipl.OO
GOLF SHIRTS Silk bosom Golf Shirts, full sizes, qo
well made, patterns good, $1.25 value, special at "OC
HANDKERCHIEFS Men's white hemstitched Hand- Q
kerchiefs, large size, regular value 15c, special at
HOSE Fancy Half Hose, vertical striped and fig- r
ured, to close out 50c values for wJC
TIES Excellent assortment of fancy Bow Ties, patterns
are good, regular 25-cent values, special y 4V O
at
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Meier & Frank Company It
Store Torn Down
We must sell our enUre stock within the next two weeks,
as building is to be removed. Get an umbrella now at Z
your own price. You always need an extra one In Oregon, r
...JOHN
TWO
2S6 Washington St..
Near Woodard. Clarke & 'Co.
demanding money. On their refusing he
nearly beat on of the women Into In
sensibility, and the other woman's cries
brought Policeman Barnes to the rescue.
Palmer was captured after a hard fight
and the police are now looking up his
record. Policeman Barnes la now on
duty, as the bullet just scarred hie face
in passing. j ,
TORNADO IN KANSAS.
Five Persons Fatally Injured and
Two Towns. Wrecked.
TOPEKA. Kan.. April 30. Word has
reached hen. of a tornado at St- Paul.
Voifv rVii'-itv" Rfttuniav nlzht. which
destroyed a great amount of property and
Injured nve people, tour oi wnom raouui
twt fr Chamberlain and three
members of a family named Longham
win die. it Is thought, uavia t,-nsraDeriain
has bruises of a severe character, and
several persons sustained minor Injuries.
T-v-. thM.,tnrv hrfclr school hulldln?
was entirely destroyed, and the homes of
David Chamberlain, Mr. langatm ana
Department
Men's all-wool Oregon Cassi
mere Suits, in brown and
grayish mixtures, ti 9 qo
at the special price JpO
Men's strictly all-wool, fast
color navy blue serge sack
Suits, in single or double
breasted,' special ( o oe
for this week ipOaOJ
Men's extra grade and make
in fine fancy worsted Suits
This is our regular $25 line,
special for this j 1 e
week pe&I 1J
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Meier &. Frank Company
WEDDING
AND VISITING CARD ENGRAVERS
AND STATIONERS
W. G. SMITH & CO.
WASHINGTON BUILDING
Corner Fourth and Washington Sts..
ALLESINA...
STORES:
209 Morrison EL.
Near Meier & Frank Co.
Mrs. Melluse were blown away. Many
houses were unroofed. The depot plat
form was carried from the townslte. The
tornado Jumped a building occasionally,
taking a house here and a barn there.
The storm lasted five minutes.
r.a rh,rrwillfcii!l tho V-i-tlf!...... nn ,a
1 wu 111(3
farm of Stanley Foster were demolished.
.u r. aiiu jh ruai iftere mjureu Daaly
and their I-year-old child was fatally
hurt. The latter suffered a fractured
skull.
PacUlnK-House WU1 Be Ileballt.
TACOMA. April 20. Colonel C. W
Griggs, president of the Pacific Meat
Company, announces that the packing
house burned In Tacoma yesterday will
be rebuilt as soon as the Insurance Is
adjusted. The Insurance on the plant
amounted to 1123.000.
No route across the xonUnent offers so
many attractions as does the Denver &
R o Qfand- Write the Portland Agency.
124 Third street, for Illustrated booSotv
10c worth oi satisfaction for Co
,i ILt cigars. J. D. Meyer, wholesale
distributer.