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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST IS, 1903.
ARMY OF TEACHERS
Portland Invites Ten Thous
and of Them
TO KEET HERE IN CONVENTION
National Educational Association
"Will Come to Xorta Const, if St.
Louis Can't Make Terms
Conditions Are Acceptable.
Prospects for securing the meeting
of the National Educational Association,
at Portland, and getting about 10.000
school teachers added to the Summer pop
ulation of this city for a few toys are
bright. The moving spirit In the enter
prise is Max M. Shlllock, secretary of the
Board of Trade, and a formal Invitation
has already been sent from a committee
of citizens to Irwin. Shepard. secretary of
the National Educational Association, at
Winona, Minn. The question of location of
the next meeting in July. 1901. is open, and
has been referred, with full authority, to
an executive committee of five members.
This committee meets early in October to
canvass the different locations offered,
and the most formidable competitor so
far for. the honor is St. Louis, Mo.
A determined effort is now being mado
to get the sehoolma'ms to meet in St.
Louis next year, to ado distinction to the
Louisiana. Purchase Exposition. But a
little matter of $20,000 stands in the way of
that deal. The railroad companies realize
that all rates from all parts of the coun
try next year to St. Louis will be low
eo much so that no rebate could be prom
ised to be credited to the fund of the Na
tional Educational Association. Now, If
the next meeting of the association can be
held in Portland, it is believed that such
a satisfactory rate could be secured from
the railroad companies that the settle
ments on sales of all tickets would in
clude the association's $2 membership fee.
As about 10,000 members are expected to
attend, this would, mean that the associa
tion's funds wouldibe Increased by 520.000.
If St. Louis is selected, it is logical that
the funds of the association will be that
sum poorer.
Letters were mailed last night by Sec
retary Shlllock to representatives of these
organizations asking that they also unite
in the formal invitation to bo sent to Sec
retary Shepard to present to his executive
committee: Chamber of Commerce. Man
ufacturero Association, University of
Oregon. State Teachers' Association.
Lewis and Clark Fair Board. Commercial
Club, City Council. Executive Board. State
Agricultural College, various teachers'
clubs, Lewis and Clark State Commission.
Board of School Directors. Letters have
nloo been ont to the superintendent of
th city schools the superlntencYmt of the
county schools. Governor Chamberlain,
Mayor "Williams and the State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction. A mass
meeting will be held in about two weeks'
time.
Secretory Shlllock first placed himself in
communication with Secretary Shepard
nn to tho possibility of the National Edu
cational Association meeting here next
year, knowing that, if tho arrangement
could bo accomplished. It would an excel
lent advertising medium for tho Lewis
and Clark Exposition. In reply. Secretary
fihepard wroto in part:
The locations now KPoms to Ho between
fit. Louin and the N'orth Pacific Cmnt. al
thouRh fMitno othrr locality may come Into onn
eldrratlon. While Uiero Is ooaslderabl jro
nure by the 8t- Louis peoplo that th asso
ciation ahouliJ not turn Its beck upon the
Exposition, few would choose to bo there early
in July, when the assentation must meet. The
q-ief-tten has been proposed: Should we de
cide to go to tho North Poclflo Coast, could wo
eecure a ten days stopover at St. Louis golnc
or returning for tbofo who could conveniently
pass through St. Louis T A favorable answer
to that question would help matters. To go
to the Pacific Coast, will unfavorably affect our
revenues, unless we can collect on all mem
bership coupons. For some years past we
note that tickets have been validated for re
turn from North Pacific Coast common points
instead of requiring all tickets to be presented
at the convention point.
Under such clroumstances our people would
be considerably scattered. "Would the roadi
agree to settle with us on sales of all tickets
which would include our $2 membership fee?
This has been done on all lines wherever w
hare met in recent years, and we should bo
willing to waive that arrangement, though
the tickets might be validated at some other
than the convention olty. The convention asks
of the convention city no bonus whatever, but
does ask the city to:
First Provide halls and churches as meeting-places
for the general sessions and. the
various departments an auditorium seating
6000, and ten churches or halls seating from'
600 to 1000 each.' Also rooms for registration
headquarters, and other convention offices. The
cost o( this item depends upon the generosity
ot the local authorities controlling such halls.
Jn some cities it Is practically nothing, ex
cept for janitor service.
Second Tiro maintenance of a local bureau
of information and promotion, with a compe-
unt secretary for four or flro months in ad
vancc of the convention. Whaiever expensa
goes Into this item is for the advertising ot the
convention and the city where it Is held.
Third The entertainment of the executive
officers of the convention, not to exceed eight
roMiM and 10 persons, at tho headquarters
hutel. This item seldom exceeds $500 and
often does not reach that figure.
Fourth Arrangements for locating an! en
tertajning the members at reasonable charge
for such proportion of S00O or 10.000 people
as cannot be provided tor by the hotels.
Fifth It Is expected Uat the school au
thorities of the city where tho convention
jurats will secure an advance enrollment of a
reasonable proportion of the teachers of that
city and ot the surrounding territory.
No other convention can be entertained eo
reasonably. Of course. Los Angeles and. Bos
ton spent lore sums of money, but it was
not necessary and not desired. All we want
Is what is necessary for the work of thn con
vonUon, Tho members all expect to pr.y for
what they get, and the association dcta no:
want jsomethlng for nothing."
This letter was road to a meeting o!
representatives of Portland's commercial
bodies, educational interests, terminal
transportation lines and Lewis and Clark
Fair Board. H. W. Scott was appointed
chairman. In the course of a general
talk, it was learned that the various, rail
road companies would undoubtedly agree
to the provisions named in Secretary
Shepard's letter, but, of course, no bind
ing agreement could bo reached. All
agreed, however, that the proposed con
vention would be a first-class advertising
medium for the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion, and this committee was appointed to
xnako necessary Investigation and report
to a future meeting: H. Wittenberg. L X
Flaischner. II. W. Goode. Professor Frank
Rlglcr and Max M. Shlllock. As a result
of such Investigation, this telegram was
sent to Secretary Shepard. last Frldiy:
"Portland can ami will meet essential
conditions stipulated in yours August 6. to
secure National Educational Association
meeting. Invitation to follow by
mail.'
It has fcen asked: Could Portland pro
vide the necessary accommodation? It la
urged that the Armory can accommodate
COCO peenle. and that the time has come
to teat the capability of the city to house
about i,w9 visitors.
Suit to Set Aside Settlement.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 1?. (Special.) Da
vld Frobrich and other heirs of E. M.
Freidrich today brought suit in the Cir
cuit Court to set aside the final settle
ment of the estate. D. F. Lane, adminis
trator. Is defendant. It is alleged that a
contest was pending over the right to ad
minister the estate but that the contest
was dismissed in pursuance of an agree
ment that not mora than $303 attorney
fees should be charged and that the ad
ministrator would take no more compen
sation than the legal fees. It Is then al
leged that about 51400 attorney's fees
were charged and that the administrator
charged extra compensation. Upon tho
allegation that the advertisement of
final settlement was placed in an ob
scure place in a newspaper, the- plaintiff
seeks to excuse his failure to make ob
jection at the proper time. The estate la
valued at $3500.
LAW IS TOO SLOW
DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
Therefore Gllmore "Wants Senate
Saloon License Revoked.
Joseph Gllmore, of Oak Point, "Wash.,
claims that he was recently drugged and
robbed In the Senate saloon on North
Second street, and he wants the license
committee of the City Council to rofuse
to ,ronew the license granted to the place.
"With this end In view, he sent a com
munication to the committee yesterday,
setting forth the alleged facts of his ad
venture and asking that a remedy be ap
plied to prevent repetitions: Following is
Gilmore's communication:
To the License Committee, City of
Portland Gentlemen: L Joseph Gllmore,
of Oak Point, Wash., desire to enter a
complaint against the proprietor ot the
Senate saloon and concert hall, at CI
North Second street. Portland. Or., and at
the same time protest against the grant
ing of any new license to that place.
I " entered the above saloon on the
Portland Lawyers Agree With
Justice Brewer.
BUT DIFFER AS TO REMEDY
Doubt Is Expressed "Whether Aboli
tion of Right ot Appeal "Would
Have Any Effect In Check
ins Lynching.
The opinion of Associate Justice David
J. Brewer, of the United States Supreme
Court, that If the right of appeal In crim
inal cases were abolished, lynchings would
ceasie. Is approved by some of the Judges
and legal fraternity In Portland, and a
dissenting voice Is expressed by others.
Some think tho abhorrent nature of some
crimes arouses the temper of tho people
WILL WORK FOR THE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.
Rev. Father J. T McNal'y, a report cf whose departure fcr Rome Sunday
morning was published In yesterday's Orcgonlan, will be commissioned an emis
sary to the Lewis and Clark Centennial of 1003. During his two, years stay la
the Italian capita!, where he will pursue his studies In the propaganda. Father
McNally will be In a position to speak many a good word for Portland and the
Pacific Coast to tourists and peoplo seeking homes and fortunes. His love for
the "West Coast will make the task a pleasure to him, and gratifying results
arc assured, from his ardent efforts while away from Portland.
morning of August IS, 1J06, and purchased
some drinks, treated (ome others there
and paid for all I ordered. When I en
tered the place I had between 525 and $30
In my pockets, and perhaps spent $3 for
drinks while there. After a few drinks I
began to fed drowsy and went to the rear
of tho barroom and Immediately fell
asleep. The barkeeper and female at
taches or inmates of the place were there
and saw my condition and knew that I
had tho money above mentioned. When
I awoke from the stupor, after four or
five hours, my entire sum was missing (at
least J25), and the only satisfaction I re
ceived when I asked for my money was a
sarcastic smile from those In charge of
the place, and the proprietor absolutely
refused to reimburse me for what was
stolen from me "while asleep in the place.
"Repeated efforts to regain my money
have proven futile, so I therefore present
my grievance to your committee that you
may know what manner of place Is doing
business under your license, and ask that
you put this communication Into the
hands of those who will see to It that the
Senate saloon and concert hall bo closed
up if necessary, and that a new license, if
asked for, be refused on the ground of
public policy and for the protection of
citizens who may unwittingly stray into
said saloon.
"All of which is respectfully submitted.
"JOSEPH GILMORE."
It Is said by tho proprietor of the saloon
that Gllmore Is not responsible and that
23 was an impossible amount for him to
have had at one time.
GREAT REMOVAL SALE.
$2.00 Takes Choice of All Wool
rants.
"We are going to move; all broken lines
of suits and pants must be sold.
This morning we offer the pick of 300
pairs of wool pants at EtOO per pair. They
are from the regular line of suits which
sell at from $12.50 to $26.00. and the cloth
alone in these pants Is worth more 'than
what wo ask for them.
BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN . MILL
STORE.
Washington Street. Near Second.
New location will be corner of Third
and Stark streets in store now occupied
by Buftum & Pendleton.
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE
To See the Xevr Curios Jnst Arrived
From Mexico t
The invitation extended repeatedly to
the public to come upstairs and visit the
B. B. Rich curio store will bo more In
teresting this week. They have Just re
ceived some Mexican filigree work and
feather work that is sold at remarkably
low prices. It is located upstairs. Sixth
and Washington streets, entrance on
Sixth street.
"William Brndea's Fish. Story.
William Braden returned Saturday from
a fishing trip to Tillamook, which was the
first outing he has had for the past 15
years. Sunday evening, surrounded by a
circle of friends in Stephen's Addition, he
regaled them with stories of his extraord
inary luck In catching fish. "I hail a very
funny experience," he said, "while fishing
on the Nehalem River.. The brush was
pretty thick, and I was slinging out the
trout, measuring from IS to 30 inches, in
groat shape. Well. I pulled out trout
until I was tired. Going up on the bank
where I supposed I had been tossing the
fish, judge my astonishment to see no fish
but a little runt of a black bear just
finishing eating the last fish I had thrown
upon the bank. I was mad. but what
could I dor
FOR. LOSS OF APPETITE
Take Horsford's Add Phosphate.
Excels In treatment of women and chil
dren, for debility and loss of appetite.
Supplies the reeded nerve food and
strengthening tonic
to the boiling point, calling for vengeance
nrrfin tho- Instnnt nnA that thi law's rif-
lays are not considered in the minds of
orlng under an excitement which they
cannot control, anu wnicn notning out
mooa wm appease.
"T An not think-" sain Ttnlfv KtntM
Senator John H. Mitchell, "that the denial
by the law of writs of error in criminal
.cases will go very far. If, Indeed, any ris
tance in minimizing the number of Ivnch-
lngs in this country. As a rule I should
rather think that In the case of a great
airocity, such as the raping of a white
woman by either a white or black brute.
that the community in which such
atrocity may be perpetrated will not stop
to Inoulro ILS to whnthcr or nnt luetic rrlll
not be meted out to tho neroetratnr of th
crime. Men on such occasions arc swept
from their feet and moved forward by
sudden Impulse, and reason for the time
bolnjr. is. I think, as a. rule. lthrnnAri
Of course it is well that public sentiment
should be educated In such manner as to
Induce a general belief in the community
that the perpetrators of these great
crimes win be brought to justice, and If
guilty will be subjected to tho penalties
that the law attaches to the crimp
mltted. But as I have said, I doubt that
tne ract of the denial of appeal In crim
inal cases will be of Itself a remedy. Aside
from all this, however. It In n miMtlnn
upon which able lawyers and jurists differ
as o wneiner tne nnai judgment of tho
Court of Appeals In Federal cases, and
the Sunreme Court In stnto rnwa oVim.i.?
not be the end of the law in criminal
cases. I am very strongly Inclined to
the onlnlon thnt thn p.nAs nf iiiatin -n-m
be subserved by making these different
tribunals. Federal and state, the final
armtrator m criminal cases."
Caused by the Law's Delay.
Ex-United States Senator Joseph Simon
raiu: x mm mere is much force In
what Judge Brewer says. Lynchings are
very jargeiy tne result or delays In crlm
Inal cases, by the use of technicalities."
I don t believe appeals in criminal
cases nave anything to do with lynch
ings, "Is the opinion of Edwin Mays,
United States Denutv District Attnm.v
"I think the certificate of probable cause
mat is issuea in many appealed cases 1
wronr in some Instances. T Ann' Vuiia..
It would be so bad If tho Judges would us
proper judgment. A man is convicted
iuju senicnceo, ana men appeals and gets
nut oh win, ana mis Dnngs law Into dls
repute with many people. I think that a
long as we have our present system o
Jurisprudence we must have appeals. I di
do not believe it Is the delay of iustic,
that causes lynchings. I think It is the
exception wnere such a thing causes
lynching."
Appeals Should Be Expedited.
Judge C B. Bellinger has no doubt that
delay In the execution of criminal lawmay
have something to do with the mob spirit.
'I think It quite likely," he said, "yet I
would hestltate to sav that thi rtht nf
review in criminal cases of errors of law
of course that Is what an appeal amounts
to. what It Is for should be done away
with. If appeals could be expedited it
would have a good effect. There are often
two trials in a case and it runs for years.
What case was it I read recently? A man
was executed. I think, who was first
convicted in 1SK. I have no doubt such
delays contribute to the feeling the mob
has that there is likely to be a failure of
Justice. Yet. no doubt. It is a fact that a
culprit has ja. fear of a mob that he does
not have for the law. A man who brings
himself to the point of mounting the scaf
fold bravely to be publicly executed, will
Bhow himself a rank coward In the ban 2s
of a mob."
Referring to the recent lynching near
Spokane of the man who outraged and
murdered a little girl who was on her
way to Sunday school Judge Bellinger
said: "A crime so shocking engenders
passion In the whole people."
Mobs "Want Summary Vengeance.
"Doing away with appeals would shut
ofT a lot of business for lawyers," re
marked Judge M. C George, laughingly.
"The defendant has no constitutional
right of appeal. He has a right to have
a fair, trial, and the court can grant a.
new trial when It is afterwards found he
has not had It. I think one error of Jus
tice Brewer's opinion Is that lynching is
caused by the fact that criminals can
take an appeal. This is not true. The
mob wants to Inflict summary vengeance.
"What do mobs think about an appeal?
They do not even allow the courts to try
him; they step In and take summary
vengeance, burn or bang. Lynching comes
from the desire of people to have re
venge and to Inflict the punishment Im
mediately, not even to allow a trial in
court.
"It Isn't any delay of court. It Isn't
any right of appeal a person has, it 13
simply' the nature of the crime that
rouses the people. It Is anarchy, pure
and simple, a defiance of all law, and the
more lynchings there are the more crime
there will be. I think there should be
more or less limitation on the right of
appeal for smaller crimes, and there
ought always to be more or less super
visory control over trial courts by su
perior courts. The trial courts in the
haste of a trial are apt to make mistakes
that sometimes had better be corrected
by a disinterested appellate court. I
think all delays of the law should be
avoided as far as possible to prevent
this general bad tendency.
Judge Cleland takes issue with Justice
Brewer. "I doubt whether doing
away with appeals would secure desired
results." said he, "and I havo no doubt
It would be entirely unsatisfactory to our
people."
"Lair Too Slow," Says Jodge Sears
Judge Sears approved Justice Brewer's
plan. Speaking' with reference to the
subject, he said: "I am entirely In sym
pathy with what he -says. It has been
the custom in England for many years.
They have had just as fair trials with
out appeals where courts often decide
cases on technicalities. I doubt If it
would be popular with our criminal law
yers, but it works well In England and in
English colonies. It Is more expeditious.
A very good Illustration Is the case where
a man was arrested in San Francisco and
taken back to Australia at the time of
the Durrant trial. The man was tried
and executed within two months, and
the .Durrant case dragged along for a
year or so after that. I don't believe
there would be any more miscarriage of
justice than there is today. I believe tho
trial courts could administer justice as
well as now, certainly with more celer
ity. There would still be the right of a
motion for a new trial If the trial court
erred at the first trial". I don't hesitate
to grant a new trial when I think I have
made mistakes; I have granted several.
Lynching is the most cowardly, un-
American way of dealing with a criminal
Imaginable; of course, delay of the law
has more or less effect. The remedy Is
for the Sheriff to shoot; a mob Is always
cowardly. A person guilty of a capital
crime should be tried and executed within
two months. Justice Brewer is all right,
but of course you can't tell until you
have tried a thing what the effect will
be. If you cut off appeals there would
not be any ground for lynch law. Scoun
drels nave occasionally been kept alive
for four, five, six. and even ten years
by legal technicalities. Cut off appeals
and then you can administer Justice
quickly; then Sheriffs would have more
reason to shoot. If Sheriffs would show a
little more sand, mobs would not be so
numerous. They are composed of cow
ards from the ground up."
BOTH SIDES WATCHFUL.
State Portage Scheme Una "Sot Gone
to Sleep.
Business men of Portland are watching
closely the progress of the portage road
project. O. R. & N. officials are study
ing public sentiment in the matter. They
have found that citizens of Portland and
of places all along the Columbia, while
agreeing perhaps with the railroad that
it has no right of way to dispose of, take
the view that the company should not at
tempt to "freeze out" the portage. The
portage will not be permanent, for It will
be supplemented by a Government canal
and consequently will not deprive tho O.
R. & N. of property which the company
will need for future expansion of trackage
facilities. Citizens regard the refusal of
the O. R. & N. even to lease land to the
portage as an endeavor to defeat the pro
ject or to retard Its consummation. Of
ficials of the road have not found the pub
lic in good humor on the subject.
The -work now In the hands of the State
Portage Commission is that of running a
survey to ascertain Just where and how
far the line of the portage, as already
laid down, will Infringe on the O. R. & N.
Engineer Hammond is now conducting
this work. After the required Informa
tionhas been gained, the O. R. & N. will
be asked to let the portage go through.
If the company refuses, the state will
bring action to condemn.
It Is possible to build the portage with
out encroaching on the O. R. & N but
the cost would be so great as to be pro
hibitive. Tho O. R. & N.'s tracks might
be moved back, but this would cost nearly
as much as the whole appropriation for
the portage. "W. H. Kennedy, chief en
gineer of the O. R. & N., at the recent
conference between O. R. & Is. officials
and the State Commissioners said that to
move the O. R. & N. would cost $100,000
or $125,000. The Federal Government in
tended to make good to the O. R. & N. In
this way for land which It needed for the
boat railway, at a cost of about $$6,000.
The length of the portage, according to
the present survey, will be eight and one-
half miles, about three miles of which will
encroach on O. H & N. property. The
company has a right of way varying be
tween 100 and 200 feet wide, which it says
Is little enough already 'for the future
growth of its business.
Henry Hahn. chairman of the open river
committee of the Chamber of Commerce,
doesn't believe that it's worth $100,000 to
get past the O. R. & N., nor does he be
lieve that the state will pay that sum
or anywhere, near it- "We might cross
tho O. R. & N. tracks much more cheap
ly," said Mr. Hahn yesterday, "and frpm
what I have heard and seen, this plan Is
not at all Impracticable. "We could cross
the O. R. & N. twice for far less money
than $100,000, and I think that company
Would rather see us not cross for a great
deal less money."
Meier (8b Frank Company Meier Frank Company
Trunks anrl Travel in or Uacrc 1 arcrpct nnd Kpt acjcnrfrnpnt in tKo -Tr
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"Peninsular" Stoves and Ranges New models just received All prices.
Fall Suits, Costumes
Fall Styles
Have you viewed the new Fall Suits
and Costumes? The display here is
double all others in town combined
and so varied that a pleasant hour is
assured every visitor. The long coat
is certainly going to be very popular.
Of course there are a number of vari
ations on this Louis XVI style. In
the main it is the full skirted coat,
that is, with'" slashings, ripples and
plaits below the waist line. It is most
frequently the fitted back with either
the fitted or semi-fitted front. The
trimmings are elegant and harmonize
with the general tone of the garments.
The suit of mannish mixtures is seen
in every line while some of the more
exclusive styles are showing men's
mixtures shot with silk thread. This is
the sort of suit that will wear well so
long as it remains in style and it is
a style of material best suited to the
American tailored suit. The rag-carpet
effects in the mannish mixtures
will be immensely popular.
Walking Suits and
Very large variety ready for your
choosing. No trouble to showithem to
you. Exclusive Costumes and Opera
Capes, new imported models,. Corset
Coats, novelties in Cravenettes.
(SECOND FLOOR;)
First showing today of the new Fall Suits and Overcoats for
men Attractive styles and materials cut in proper fashion Every
garment made to our special order by the best makers in the
land The clothing buyer spent ten weeks in the market person
ally superintending the manufacturing The result: Better made
clothes, better fitting clothing than ever before We intend mak
ing this mens branch of the Meier &. Frank store just as popular
as the ladies' clothing section and just as satisfactory. Then re
member, please, that our clothing prices are in every instance
fully if not more than 20 per cent lower than you are asked to
pay at the exclusive clothiers'. Second Floor.
Around the Store
ALL UNDER ONE FLAG.
Ofllcers of Regular Army nnd Na
tional Guard Fraternize.
Closer relationship between National
Guard and regular army officers was
urged last evening at the official visit of
the regular army officers stationed at Van
couver Barracks to the officers of the Ore
gon National Guard. The visit was made
the occasion of a pleasant social affair
and until a late hour the good time con
tinued. During the evening Colonel Jackson
made a strong appeal for closer relation
ship between the two military organiza
tions of the service. Regulars and
Guardsmen wore the same uniform, had
the same cause at heart and were alike
ready to fight for the flag when hostili
ties came, the Colonel stated. For those
reasons there should, he thought, be a
closer association of the two forces.
Colonel Houston, of the regulars, paid
a high tribute to the Guardsmen who were
volunteers during the late war, saying
that there were no braver or more loyal
soldiers In the field. They did not get
as good care as the regulars, who have
made the matter of caring for themselves
under all conditions a close study, but
when the fighting came they were very
much In evidence. Colonel Houston said.
Following a brief programme by the
Nineteenth Infantry Band, the visitors
and their hosts retired to the officers
quarters, where refreshments .were served
and lively stories whlled away the hours
until well along into the night. The fol
lowing regulars were present:
Colonel Houston, Major Goe. Captain
Johnson, regimental adjutant; Captain
VTaUoa, Lieutenants Walton, Supple,
Great Midsummer clearance sale of line Shoes.
Cleaning up all Wash Fabrics regardless of cost.
j R.are bargains in Summer Suits, Waists, Skirts, etc.
The new styles m Felt Hats for Autumn are now ready,
"Hawes" Hats for men, new Fall shapes, always S3.0C
"Apgust Linen Sale," best Linen bargains of the year. S
Ladies Silk Fabric Gloves, white, black, colors, all sizes
Selling out all Refrigerators at 1-4 off reg. prices.
Demonstration in the basement of "Lacqueret,95 the new
renovating paint, most easily applied, best Imish.
Meier &. Frank Company
Meier & Frank Company j Meier &. Frank Company
WItherell. Craft. Tlllotson. Miller, Had
sell. Cecil Walling, Major Davis, Lieu
tenant Langdon and Major Reese.
FOR HIS LOVED PIPE.
Xcls Olson Offers Re-ward for Valn
nble Heirloom.
For the recovery of a beloved meer
schaum pipe, once the property of a man
now living in Portland, wires are being
set a-tingle way back in Wisconsin. A
pipe presented to Nels Olson by the Nor
wegian government, and sold by him In
Milwaukee, Wis., 35 years ago. is now
being sought'by the aged man..
On July 1, 1S67, Nels Olson and his fam
ily arrived In the Wisconsin city from
Quebec Among the most precious of
his possessions was a huge and costly
meerschaum pipe, presented to him by
his native government as a reward for
22 years service in the government print
ing office.
The funds of the family ran very low
In Milwaukee and for the purpose of
reaching a new home at Northfleld,
Minn., the precious pipe was sold for $24.
A conductor on the train which bore
the Immigrant family into Milwaukee
was the purchaser.
The Olson family prospered and finally
reached Portland, where thev have re-
; sided for a number of years. The two
sons are -well-known saloon-keepers of
North First street.
Now the old printer is 82 years old and
longs for a smoke from his memory
crowded pipe. His sons are making
every effort to trace the keepsake and
find the man who bought It so many
years ago.
The first step toward finding the long
sold pipe was to write a letter to the Mil
waukee Sentinel. This was published and.
Jtho sympathies of the Wisconsin news
paper being enlisted in tho work, it is
believed that tho pipe may yet be found.
As described by Nels Olson, the pipe
is of such peculiar make that once seen
it would be long remembered. A bowl
some three Inches by five is capped with
a silver plate engraved with the inscrip
tion of presentation from the Norwegian
government. A stem two feet long was
attached to tho pipe when sold. Mr.
Olson says that he believes that the pipe
must have been 50 years old before it
was given to him in the early '60s. If
this is the case, It Is indeed valuable.
1 In the letter which was published In the
' Milwaukee paper a reward of 550 Is of
fered for the return of the pipe. H. M.
Olson, wis son, said last evening that this
Vould gladly be paid if only the precious
heirloom could be found.
Mr. Olson, now 82 years old. but still
hale and stronc. lives at 5M rela street
with his sons. The letter was written!
without his knowledge. a3 It was thought
that possibly a pleasant surprise might
some day befall him. He was not so
hopeful that the meerschaum could ever
be found, but. his aged eyes almost filled
with tears as he thought of the relic
from which he had parted while In. need
of money.
crisis here is developing Into a political
quarrel, cables the Valparaiso de Chile
correspondent of the Herald. The entire
Cabinet has not resigned, as first report
ed. Only the Ministers of Finance and
Justice have deserted the government,
and the rest of the Cabinet is holding
back temporarily, hoping for a settlement
of the difficulty by the political parties.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
Seen to advantage from deck of
a Regulator Line steamer. Through
steamers for The Dalles leave dally (ex
cept Sunday) 7 A. M. The palatial steam
er Bailey Gatzert leaves dally (except
Monday) 8:S0 A. M.; Sundays, 9 A. M.
for Cascade Locks and return. Excellent
meals on all steamers. Landing foot of
Alder street- Phone, Main 914. o
PERSONAL MENTION.
Frank W. Middaugh. of the edUorial
staff of the Spokane Chronicle, is visiting
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Beck arrived home on
Sunday from Hot Springs. Puget Sound
and British Columbia, on a two weeks'
vacation.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. (Special.) North
western persons. registered at New York
hotels today as follows:
From Portland J. S. Morgan, at the
Park Avenue.
Frcm Seattle J. E. Price, at the Man
hattan: I. C. Parker, at the Broadway
Central.
From Spokane D. F. Conlln, at tho
Murray Hill.
Chilean Ministers at Loggerheads.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The Cabinet j
BIG BA.YD FOR POTTER,
Twenty-Six Pleceii To ex day Queens
nnd AdmlrnlM Go Down.
A band of 2S pieces goes down, on tho
Potter Tuesday morning at 9:10 o'clock,
discoursing music the entire distance.
Eight Queens and the Admirals also make
the trip that day. These facts, together
with tne low rate J2 for round trip dur
ing the Astoria regatta Insures a big
crowd for the Potter. Those who do not
care to stop at Astoria will be interest. d
in knowing that the Potter runs very close
to the white squadron assembled in the
Columbia for the Astoria regatta events.