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15 THE MORftlXG OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903. CHARGE OF GRAFT Preferred Against Special Officer Roberts. MUST GO BEFORE COMMITTEE Jlvelceeper of Xortli End Sar He Collects Money From Them, lor Protection Chief ZIolda Inves tigation To Stop Practice. Before the police committee of the Ex ecutive Board, Special Officer Jack Rob erts Is to appear next Monday mprnlng to answer charges of collecting- money from ivomen of the Jforth End. "If this officer has been receiving: money from these women, he cannot stay dn the force." said Chief Hunt yesterday. "Collecting- Is something which we cannot stand for. It cannot be permitted by a special officer or any one else." "I do not think that the police commit tee will hold a special meeting," said SI& Sichel, one of its members, yesterday. "The case -will probably come up at the next regular meeting- next Monday." Neither Chief Hunt nor Mr. SIchel -will discuss the question at any length. Both declare emphatically that a thorough in vestigation will be made of the conduct of Officer lioberts. The special bos stoutly denied that he has ever received money from illegal sources. He was on the carpet before Chief Hunt yesterday, and, though close ly questioned, made repeated denials of the charges. A number of dlvekeepers of the Bad Lands were called to Chief Hunt's private office ypsterday. During the early after noon they dropped In from nowhere and had lengthy conversations with the Chief. Sliding in from Second street, they held converse -with the Chief, answered his questions, and then quietly slid for the North End again, -without attracting much notice. "Yes. I told the Chief that I had paid money to Jack .Roberts," said a. Second street saloonkeeper late last evening. Like the othera, he had been seen enter ing the private sanctum of his highness, from which are Issued the commands which govern the good and the bad of the city. "How long have you been paying money to Jock Roberts?" asked the reporter. "I bought this place last Fall and went in in December," was the reply. "I have paid money all the time except for the first two weeks of Chief Hunt's ad ministration and for the past two weeks. Every man down here pays the specials. Yes. and It isn't only In the North End. either. The keepers of the places in the South End have to put up money, too. Those joints are Just as bad as any placo down hore," and for once, at least, the saloon-keeper told the truth. "1 told the Chief a lot more than I in tended to, but he had me cornered,, so I Just told him all about it," said another. Not a word could be obtained from any of the Chiefs visitors except on promise of withholding their names. There are anany reasons why a man in the Bad Lands should not talk for" publication. The money which, it Is alleged. Is ob tained from the dissolute woman of the red light district Is said to come into the hands of the specials from the keepers of the saloons to which the women are attached. Until the first of the present year It was the custom for some, at least, of the dive-keepers to pay the money out of their own pockets. Under the now administration the col lections have come from the earnings of the women. The special officers are not under the police department except indirectly Formerly they vie re paid a dollar a month that they might be more directly under the control of the Chief, but now their star and the name of special officer is all that they have from the city's police department. According to the require ments laid down by the police committee they get their money by watching prop erty after business hours. They are in reality nothing more than watchman, but have the power 01 arrest, jusl wnerein the "police protection" consists of which the North-End people are speaking la hard to conjecture if Roberts Is found guilty of the charges which havo been made against him, informally it Is said, no other pun ishmont can bo Imposed than to deprive him of his star. HANGS IX A FIR TREE. Strange Krcnk of Demented Man Cnptnred by Police. Hanging like an apo from the boughs of a flr tree in South Portland, Laurln Garlleld Harrington was found yesterday morning by Patrolman Hlrsch. Evident ly insane, the young man. who appears to be about 22 years old, had been amusing his demented fancy by throwing stones at nil who passed by. "With his hair unkempt during many days of exposure, and his feet unshod, the unfortunate cumber was taken to the po lice station. Ho could give no account of himself, but declared that ho had escaped from the Salem Asylum for the Insane by scaling the walls. This Is not credited by the police, as the escape of none of the Inmates has been reported to them. After being detained In the police sta tlon for some hours, Harrington was tak on to the County JalL "While in the patrol wagon he tugged -violently at the handcuffs which held him. His eyes, red and inflamed, glared at the officers with a menacing look of hate. Papers found on Harrington's person thow that he came from Oswego, Or. In addition to his apparent insanity, the young man is believed to bo suffering from typhoid fever. IUni; and Jewelry Stolen. While the owner was in another room but a few feet distant, a sneak-thlef stole three rings and a gold watch, valued al together at JIM, from Mrs. Rose Barrie, the keeper of a lodging-house at Sixth and Stark streets. The robbery was .com mitted shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The room of Mrs. Barrie. where the Jewelry was kept. Is at the corner of the building. She was In anoth er room across the hall at the time when the robbery must have occurred "When she returned a few moments later the valuables were missing. Detective Joe Day was placed upon the case, but up to 1 o'clock no arrests had been made. For Crime Afrai ut Little Girl. For committing an assault upon Emma Oster, his 12-year-old sister-in-law, w. Ickes, of Linn ton. was arrested by Con stable Jackson yesterday and Is now in the County Jail. A neighbor appeared, be fore District Attorney Manning yesterday and told the story of the assault. Charged with rape. Ickes is now behind prison bars. Constable Jackson left Immediate ly in a buggy for Linnton and returned late last evening with the prisoner In the vehicle. The penalty for the offense said to have been commit tod by Ickes is from three to 20 years imprisonment. Forsrot Ills Money, and It Was Stolen Emll Liljenfors. a stranger In Portland. has complained to the police of the loss of JSJ. which he says was taken from under Ids pillow In a room at the International Hotel Saturday morning. Tbo young man says ho arose hastily and went to break fast, forgetting bis money1 and leaving it In ills bed. After eating and getting shavtJ, ho discovered that he had neg lected to toko his money. Ho hurried back to his room, lifted up the pillow and discovered that the cash was gone. That left him Just 70 cents as the separating barrier from actuai want. Since then he ha3 been haunting the police station in the hope that the officers may get some clew to the thief. PLANS FOR BIG CARNIVAL Jabour Promised Bis ShOTT Excur sion Rates on All Lines. There was a wea-attended meeting of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club carnival committee last night, and many matters of Interest concerning the big Fall 6how were discussed. Superintendent Bentley was present and stated that things were moving In first-class order. He presented a number of blueprints, which were discussed. Owing to the fact that the carnival le less than a month' off and that much wcrk Is devolving upon Mr. Bentley. It was voted to empower him to hire a booker. G. L Hutchln. who represents George Jabour, stated that he had Just received a telegram from that gentleman saying ne was meeting with splendid success. SL Paul papers were shown the committee men containing the statement that Mr. Jabour had played, to big business and that full settlement had been made with the railroads and others who had claims against the show. At the meeting last night It was de cided to ask the railroads to sell excur sion tickets the following days, with a two days' limit: Tuesday. September u. Northern Pacific: Thursday, September 17, O. R. ,& N.: Saturday, September 19. Southern Pacific: Tuesday. September 22, Attoria & Columbia River; Thursday. Sep tember 24. O. R. & N.; Friday and Satur day, September 23 and 25, excursion rates on all lines. The subscription committee, of which C F. Swigert Is chairman, decided to get to work at once, and committees were ap pointed to call upon the business and pro fessional men. BRING TWO CONVENTIONS Chamber of Commerce to Receive Letter-carriers Today. The Board of Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at 11:30 o'clock this morning. The Portland dele gation to the National Convention of Letter-carriers will appear before the board for the purpose of discussing and formu lating a plan to bring the National con vention to this city in IOCS. The entire "West Is pulling for Portland as the meet ing place in 1905, and many of the car riers in the larger Eastern cities are said to favor this city. Rev. N. Schupp. the Portland delegate to the "World's Evan gelical Congress, will also be In attend ance and will co-operate with tho board in the effort to secure the next meeting. In 1007, for Portland. DRANK ACID FOR BEER. Woman Mistakes Poison for Liquor, Bnt Is Saved. From Injury. Mistaking carbolic add for beer Ida Woods, who lives over a saloon at First and Jefferson streets, attempted to drink of the poison yesterday morning. Hold ing the vial to her lips, she was about to swallow the acid when another room er of the house seized her hand In time to prevent serious Injury. Several drops of tho acid were spilled upon her face, .In flicting painful but not serious burns. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. and Mrs. O. B. Estes of Astoria, ara at the Perkins. F. B. Walt, a stockman of Roseburg, Is among tho arrivals at the Perkins. N. E. Markly, a lawyer at Cottage Grove is In the city, a guest of the Belvedere. II. A. Young, a well known logger of Oak Point, and his wife are at the Per kins. A. W. StowelL a capitalist of Vancouver. came over to town yesterday, and Is at the Imperial. Senator Fulton and his family have re turned from Crater Lake, and ore at the Imperial. J. C. Sabln, a cattleman at Harrisburg, arrived In the city yesterday, and - is at tha Belvedere. J. C. Wolf, a hop-grower at Sllverton, Is In the city, and makes his headquart ers at the Belvedere. Prof. B. D. Ressler, principal of the State Normal School at Monmouth, came to town yesterday and Is at the Imperial. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. H. C. Ide. a member of the Philippine Commission, sailed for Manila today on the steamer Coptic C. W. Moore, of Boise, president of the First National Bank of Idaho, aecom ponied by Mrs. and Miss Moore, Is at the Portland. W. S. Fulton, prosecuting attorney of King County, Wash., and Mrs. Fulton, are at the Portland on their way home from California. R. L Eaton, the -well-known lawyer. Is lying at Good Samaritan Hospital, where he Is rallying from a severe surgical operation. Prof. F. G. Young, of the University of Oregon, who is in charge of the educa tional exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair, Is at the Imperial. R. M. Dodson and H. C Prudhomme will depart tomorrow for a two weeks' trip to the Trout Lake, Washington County, where Mr. Prudhomme has ex tensive property interests. Friends of D. N. Mosessohn. manager of the Jewish Tribune, will be pleased to know that after undergoing a danger ous operation at St. Vincent's Hospital, he Is much Improved In health, and will bo able to return to his home In the courso of a week or ten days. NEW YORK, Aug. IS. (Special Northwestern people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Spokane Miss J. M. Patterson, at the Manhattan. From Tacoma C. C. T. Clausen, at the New Amsterdam. From Seattle W. Herzog, at the Ever ett; C D. Ross, at the Belvedere. ALTERATION SALE. Index to bargains. Mr. Hood Shirts, dress and golf. 'JS cents. Pillow Cases, 7 cents. Extra heavy, full size Sheets, 40 cents. Shirtwaist Suits, dark percales, & cents. One dollar, heavy percale Wrap pers, SO cnts. Lawn Wrappers, nicely trimmed In lace; worth JL50. cut to 75 cents. Warner's rust proof. Summer Cor sets, straight front, cut to 23 cents. Silk tissue Dress Fabrics Cut from 75 cents to 25 cents a yard. Legitimate bargains throughout the store. McAllen & Mc Donnell. Apply now for positions for our ew store. Death of David Cherry. David Cherry", of Salem, died at the St. Vincents Hospital yesterday morning of heart disease. He was 67 years of age. He leaves a son In Portland and another In Salem. The body will proba bly bo taken to Salem for burial. Prevents Heat Prostration. Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate during hot weather. A delightful Add Tonic that quiets and strengthens the nervous system and Induces refreshing sleep. Meier (3b Frank Company Meier (2b Frank Company Meier (b Frank Company The Fall and Winter Suits for women A superb display of late styles New Costumes, Wraps, Coats, Cravenettes New things in Ladies Neckwear arriving daily New Lace Collars,-beautiful Variety New Laces and Trimmings. The Great August Muslin Underwear 1 j Great Shoe Bargains Sale The annual midsummer event for which thousands have been anxiously waiting for starts with the swinging back of store doors this morning -Our heartiest invitation goes out to the ladies of this vicinage to come and see what we have accomplished -Never before have we planned so broadly Never before have our plans worked out so completely to our satisfaction -From New York, from Boston, from Philadelphia, from Newark, N. J., the leading makers of America have contributed assortment and values that surpass our best Our representa tive spent all of July personally gathering these mountains of fine undermuslins, securing price concessions that will make this PORTLAND'S GREATEST MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE -The garments, style, material, trim rnirtg, shaping, all that could be desired Second Floor- Night Gowns 75c 50 dozen cambric and Gowns nains.ook Gowns-r- 47c dozens of styles trim med with torchon lace, em broidery, insertion, tucks and hemstitched edgings, big full sizes, 75c values at, APr special I C $1.25 Ladies' cambric, nain Gowns sook and muslin Gowns 89c trimmed with embroi dery, edgings, insenion and tucks high and round neck, very best $1.25 values for this q $1.50, Ladies' Cambric and $1.75 Muslin Gowns, high, Gowns round, square and V $1.25 shaped neck, trimmed with hemstitched tucks, embroi dery, torchon lace, beading and ribbon, beautiful styles, regular $1.50, $1;75 values for this sale only $2.25, Ladies' Cambric, Nain $2.50 sook and fine Muslin Gowns Gowns trimmed with $1.75. dainty embroidery, val. lace, fine torchon lace, insertion aTid tucks, elegant assortment of 52.25, $2.50 gowns-for $2.75, Ladies' fine Cambric $2.85 and Nainsook Gowns, Gowns high, round and square $2.00. neck, long and short sleeves, trimmed with dainty em broidery, laces, tucks, inserting and ribbon, $2.75, $2.85 values $.3.00, Ladies' very fine Nain $3.50 sook and Cambric Gowns Gowns trimmed with $2.50 the finest embroidery and lace edging, tucks and inser tion, round, square and high neck, long and short sleeves, reg ular $3.00 and $3.50 values for $1.75 Lingerie Don't fail to take note of the surprisingly low prices prevail ing on beautiful French Lingerie Our own importation, includ ing matched pieces and bridal trousseaus Handsomest styles ever shown in Portland. Short Skirts $1.50 Fine Nainsook and Cambric Short Skirts, Skirts, embroidery, lace and $1.18 tucked styles, regular $1.50 values for the sale at the exceptionally low price of . $1.18 Short Seventeen dozen Short Cambric Skirts Skirts with plain hemmed ruffle, 35c an exceptional value for this sale at the low price of $L00 Ladies' Short White Skirts, em Skirts broidery and torchon lace trim 79c med, insertion and tucks, the reg ular $1.00 values for this sale at the low price of Skirt Chemise $2.00 Twenty dozen handsome Short Values Skirt Chemise trimmed with fine $1.39 embroidery, lace, insertion and tucks, nainsook or cambrics, $q all the regular $2.00 values for. .P7 "HOME- Undermuslins, the best made MADE" in America, can be secured in Portland at this store only. $1.75 Ladies' fine Cambric Skirts, deep Skirts flounce, trimmed with embroidery $1.39 and tucks, separate dust ruffle, regular $1.50 and $1.75 values for the low price of $2.50 Ladies' fine Cambric Skirts, trim Skirts med with fine embroidery, valen $ 1 .69 ciennes lace and torchon 1 ace, edg ings, insertions and tucks, separate dust ruffle, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 2 LQ values for V -7 $3.25 Ladies' fine Cambric and Lawn Skirts Skirts, embroidery and valen $2.50 ciennes lace trimmed, insertion and tucks, separafe dust ruffle, $3.00 and $3.25 values at the extraordi nary low price of Skirts $3.00 Handsome lot of $3.50 and $4.00 skirts Wide flounce, separate dust ruffle, beau tifully trimmed with lace and insertion, grandest value ever ottered at. $3.50 to $4.00 White Skirts $2.89 $4.25, $4.50 White Skirts' ....$3.50 $5.00 White Skirts for $3.85 $6.00 Skirts for $4.18 Corset Covers Grandest shoe values in the city Shoes of recognized merit at less than the cost of the trashy kind bein? offered on every corner in town We have been enjoying the best August shoe business in our history The values will keep up the en thusiasm. Ladies' $2.50, $3.00 Shoes $1.00 350 pairs of Ladies' Lace Shoes, black and tan, many styles, a great odd lot of $2.50 and $3.00 values to close out at the low price per pair, sizes 2 to 4i only All our Ladies' $2.50 Oxfords in patent leather, patent kid and vici, light or heavy soles, all sizes and widths, remarkable values at, per pair Men's $5.00 Shoes $3.65 Men's patent kid, patent colt, vici and velour Shoes, the $5.00 styles, in the French, Shriner & Urner make, very best styles and leathers on the market, every pair t fK $5.00 value, for this sale, per pair pJ.JJ Men's $5.00 Oxfords $3.65 French, Shriner & Urner Oxfords for men, patent calf, patent colt, d' e and mirror calf, best styles of the season, all $5.00 values at, pair pJ2J Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes in patent colt, Blucher Oxfords, corona ye calf Oxfords, patent and velour calf, best styles at, per pair p J P Ranges 25c and 35c Onehundredand CorsetCovers fifty dozenCorset 17c each Covers, high, square and V-shaped, neck, fine cambric material, tucked, lace and embroidery trim'd, all sizes, regular 25c and 35c val- ties for, each. 1 & C 40-Cent Cambric Corset Ccrset Covers Covers, square 25c each and round neck, trimmed in torchon laces and in sertion and dainty embroidery, Deaumul styles, 40c val ues, each 50-Cent Cambric and CorsetCovers Nainsook Corset 35c each Covers, round, square and V-shaped neck, fine lace or embroidery trimmed, edg ings, insertions, back and front, regular 50c values at the low price of 75c to $1.25 Fine Cambric Corset Covers and Nainsook 53c each Corset Covers, round, square and V-shaped neck trimmed with fine laces and embroidery beading and ribbons Regular 75c, $1, $1.25 values at, each Ladies9 Drawers At 100 dozen Ladies' Muslin 25c Drawers, wide ruffle and ! bargains ever offerea at, pair 65c, 75c Ladies' Cambric and Drawers Muslin Drawers, 52c pair trimmed with torchon lace, Valenciennes lace, embroi dery, or tucks, handsome styles, regular 65c, 75c values at the low price of, pair $1,$1.25 Cambric, Muslin, Drawers Nainsook Drawers, 79c pair trimmed with tucks, embroidery and lace edging, um brella styles, regular $1, $1.25 values for this sale. . Cambric Drawers, torchon lace trimmed, embroidery trimmed and tucks, regular 40c, 1 50c values, for this sale. - .3v INFANTS' Special bargains in WEAR Dresses, Slips, In- fants' Underwear, bands, bedpads, bootees, etc. Our inviting infants' room, second floor, insures you every privacy. emnsular Made in the largest and best equipped steel range plant in the world enables us to offer better steel ranges for the same money than anyone else Spec ially constructed machines cut, punch and form the plates so they fit together with exact precision and there is no unequal expansion or strain so com mon to other steel ranges "Peninsu lars" therefore, are the tightest, strong est and best steel ranges made Ex amine the workmanship and finish of Peninsular Steel Ranges as compared with others and you'll be convinced. Planished steel material first intro duced and used in "Peninsulars." Requires no blacking, being highly polished by a "secret process" and always retains its luster Like a locomotive jacket, always exposed, it looks well and wears better, for luster is made by hammer which en sures a denser body and higher finished surface. No paint or japan to burn off and none to cover up "cheap material" or defective riveting and fitting Accept no substitutes, as they lack the remarkable qualities of the genuine Peninsular planished steel. "PENINSULAR" COOK STOVES AND HEATERS FIFTY MODELS BASEMENT Ranges up to $60, Each Guaranteed by Bond Meier &. Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company