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16 THE MOKOTNG- OREGOKIAN-, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 1903. STORE CLOSED ALL DAY TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF HOLIDAY I Meier (3b Frank Company Meier (3b Frank Company Meier (3b Frank Company Meier (3b Frank Company TlWvl Turning the broad light of day into a business whose publicity methods have been contemptible in the extreme. A convincing demonstra- JP JCJQ JL flJUlll tion of the marvelous ability (with scissors and paste) of the store news editor of "The Different Store." "Different" in methods, "Different" in merchandise, "Different" in prices. Below we reproduce similar stories regarding a cotton "corner." From Yesterday's "Oregonian" See Strawbridge &. Clothier Ad W. BLANKETS, SHEETS, QUILTS, SPREADS From Philadelphia Inquirer, September 8, 1903 STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER I . STRAWBRIDGE & CI OTHIFR .The New Goods for Auiuma Ate Hete The cotton "corner" -nas resulted in-the stoppage of many mills, an .increasing: "scarcity of cotton 'fabrics,"anci a disposition to ad vance prides on nearly everything: containing cotton. Prices for our Autumn lines ofcedf urnishingp are baseJJ upon the old costsr-jnds"tf these goods were contracted fop many, months ago; and, in view of, the present condition of the market and the decided uncertaintyis-'io future prices', we do .not hesitate to advise our -customers, to supply all their probable wants very earlyin the season. i.AU of .these goo&s-arfr -excellent values, and some 'of them are to. be sold at less than.it would now-cost to duplicate them ' BLANKETS, SHEETS, QUILTS, SPREADS ' THENEW GOODS FOR AUTUMN ARE HERE nA fPJ1 "S0?1" has resulted in the stoppage of many mills, an increasing scarcity of cotton fabrics and a disposition to advance prices on nearly everything containing cotton. J coram iaoncs. trST tSZJS? uumn llnes ?f Bedfurnlshings are based upon the old costs-most of these goods were con maJ?y months ago; and. in view of thfspresent condition of the market and the decided uncertainty fh-1! prlces' we do not "esltat to advise our customers to supply all their probable wants verv early in dupllcatethem' stoaa are excellent values, and some of them are, to be sold at less than it would now cost to WEDNESD AY'S GREAT BARGAIN LIST The campaign slogan of this store, "never undersold," was never more prominently displayed than in this Great Bargain List which we announce for tomor row. Prices that have made our triumphant business victory. Equal or better merchandise for less money than can be found in any store in Portland. Conih pare these offerings with the "Rummage" bargains heralded elsewhere. , The shrewd buyer will be Quickly convinced why the. Meier & Frank store is the "shopping center of the Northwest."" Ladies $1.00 Underwear, 69c Ladies' Swiss ribbed and natural wool vests and pants. The very best style. All new; this season's garments. All sizes. Regular $1.00 value, at 69c. S5.Q0 Lace Curtains, $3.25 Pair For tomorrow we offer 200 pairs hand some Brussels ,lace curtains, 50 inches wide, -newest and best patterns. All the regular $5.00 values, tomorrow $3.25. Ladies' $3.50 Shoes, $2.68 Pair Ladies1 Goodyear welt (not machine sewed) shoes. Patent colt Bluchers, pat ent kid, vici kid, stock or patent tip. All our best $3.50 values for $2.63 pair. $10 Walking Skirts $6.89 Ladies' handsome panne cheviot Walking Skirts, in. black, gray and blue, yoke ef fects, tab and button trimmed; all new skirts $10.00 values $6.89. Drug Sundry Bargains Pure Olive Oil Castile Soap, 3c cake. 25c Shell-back combs, big assortment, 12c each. Ecru Venise Lace Collars ECRU VENISE LACE COLLARS for ladies and misses, all very pretty styles 60c and 85c values -for 48c; $1.50 values for 95c. 98c Scratch Felt Hats, 45c Ladies' scratch felt hats Flats in Ox ford, Ijrown, navy and red. All the regu lar 98c values go on sale tomorrow for 45c. 50c Scotch Waistings, 32c 2000 yards of handsome Scotch waist ings in the best patterns and colorings. All the regular 50c values on sale for Wednesday only at 32c yard. 50c Dress Goods at 38c Yard 38-inch Zibelines in plain colors and plaids, oxfords, browns, grays, tans all the 50c Tweeds in the new colors and combinations choice of entire lot Wednesday, 38c yd. $1.65 Black Taffeta, $1.35 Yard 36-inch, best $1.65 value, for $1.35 yard. See "Phalanx" silk sale below. Silk and wool crepe all the leading shades. Great bargain Wednesday,98c yd. 35c, 40c Ribbons 18c Yard Satin taffeta and fancy ottoman Ribbons; also all silk moires, five inches wide-2 -regular 35c and 40c values, for Wednesday, 18c yard. Great Notion Bargains Nainsook rubber lined dress shields, No. 2, for 8c; No. 3 for 10c. Cube of 100 jet pins, assorted sizes, 4c. All 10c ink writing tablets, 4c. Boys' Shoes Reduced Boys' storm calf lace shoes, double sole, latest and best styles. 2h to 5d, $2.50 values, for $1.88 pair. Sizes 11 to 2, $2.25 values, for $1.63-pr. Wednesday only. $1.25 Night Gowns 67c Ladies' fine embroidery trimmed ' and tucked Night Gowns, yoke and sleeves, embroidery trimmed; big, full sizes, well made $1.25 values, 67c. . ' Miscellaneous Bargains Great lot of $1.25 umbrellas in natural, Dresden and Princess handles, 73c". ' Oxidized and French gray belt pins, 9c ea. Children'ssadirons, 15c val.8c; 25c va!.14c. $2.25, $2.50 Umbrellas for $ 1 .48 9 ' Ladies' silk mixed Umbrellas in a large assortment of good style handles; the very best $2.25 and $2.5.0 values on sale for Wednesday only, at $1.48. Great Jardiniere Sale Handsome glazed styles, best colorings. For Wednesday only at these prices; 6- inch 20c values for 12c. 7- inch 35c values for 15c. 8- inch 50c values for 33c. 5Qc Half Hose, 18c pair ' 500 PAIRS of men's fancy half hose, 50c values, in a 'splendid assortment of patterns and colorings; all sizes, 18c pair. ' Boys' School Waists 29c BOYS' HEAVY PERCALE SCtfOOL WAISTS in good patterns, detachable waistband waists other stores call Rb value, 29c. New Etamines at 97 c Yard 1,000 YARDS of handsome New Etamines and Wire Cloths in a variety of a dozen leading shades best $1.25 value at 97c yd. Blankets Comforters Special September Prices. 10-4 White Wool Blankets, blue, pink and yellow borders, regu lar $5.00 value, for this Sep tember sale, pair 11-4 White Wool Blankets, fine quality, colored borders, silk bound, regular $6.00 value, ex ceptional bargain j Q9 for this sale, pair. . . The finest 11-4 White AlPWool Blankets, colored borders, silk bound, regular $7.50 Value, for this sale only at the f low price of, pair . . White Cotton-Filled Comforters, silkoline covered, good pat terns, special big value for this sale at the low price of H 1 && Lanated, Cotton-Filled Comfort ers, silkoline covered, very . best patterns and colorings, $1.85 value, for tf this sale $2.50 Silkoline-Covered, Lanat ed, Cotton-Filled Comforters for the great September sale at the low 9 price V&.1 hoe Sale Unusual shoe bargains for the remainder of the $week. 1000 pairs of new, desir- able footwear at about manufacturing cost. All new handsome dress shoes for women patent calf, patent colt, Vici Kid with patent tip--all sizes and widths, light or heavy soles. $2.33 pair 1 iwra;..-. v r.r, n Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garm'ts For children at special prices. Most satisfactory night dress for children. 6 months to 3 years 38c 4 years to 6 years 53c 6 years to 10 years. . . 63c Guaranteed black taffeta silk at special prices this week. 20-inch at, yard 67c 22-fnch at, yard 76c 24-inch, at, yard 87c 36-inch at, yard $1.19 Meier &. Frank Company Dinner Set Sale A dinner set stock that compels admiration, and we're helping housekeepers replenish the china closet at the very smallest cost. Hav iland, semi-vitreous and decorated dinner sets. The very best bargains Septem ber has ever offered. 60-piece. White Haviland China Dinner Set, only $17.42 100-piece White Haviland China Set, great bargain 25.64 60-piece Decorated Haviland China Set, pink and floral decoration ., 17.48 100.-pie.ee Decorated Set, as. above.. 26.14 60-piece' Haviland Set, pink, green and gold decorated . . 26.75 100-piece Set, as above, only j . 39.60 60-piece White semi-vitreous Dinner Sets, great bargains 3.88 100-piece semi-vitreous Sets, great bargain at 6.37 60-piece brown floral decorated Set, bargain extraordi nary at 4.73 100-piece brown floral decorated Set, at the very low price of 7.12 60-piece green flbral decorated Set, gold on knobs and handles 5.93 100-piece green floral decorated Setvery cheap at 9.13 Continues through the week special bargains in all kinds. "Fasso" Corsets T U 11 Hrr ifVllCMT mi ST H17TJL IOTH CZk Half Price We're giving every woman who delights in a fine imported corset that gives form and comfort a chance to buy a pair of the fam ous "Fasso" Corsets at one-half regular price. All are the very best models. "Fasso" corsets are made of the finest coutil and Italian cloths. Black, white and drab, Models to fit all figures and an expert fitter to fit you. The chance of a lifetime. $5.90 styles now $2.95 6.25 styles now 3.13 7.2S styles now 3.63 7.754styies now 3.88 6.75 styles now 3.38 7.90 styles now 3.45 8.75 styles now 4.38 9.25 styles now 4.63 9.75 styles now 4.88 $10.00 styles now $5.00 11.00 styles now 5.50 11.75 styles now 5.88 10.75 styles now 5.38 12.50 styles now 6.25 13.50 styles now 6.75 13.75 styles now 6.88 15.50 styles now 7.75 16.50 styles now 8.25 Meier &. Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company Meier &. frrank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company -r-r nrnnnT rnrMPii rim I also wanted by immlcrratlon mtthnrittpo nn j , I i 1 1 l.i in ic 1 1 u b 1 - " w...ww wj , v iivii uiSLUvereu riiii nn v rnn t nn noi-cnno 1 kit mnnThc iin rt 1 1 1 HHnn v.i i.- 1 laOIIGRATIOX AGENTS MAKE A CAPTURE. Government Officials Determined to Stamp Oat Vicious Traffic in Bad Lands of Portland. United States immigration officials have a French girl, who gives her name as L,ea. under serveillance at the House of Good Shepherd. The girl was sent there at the officials suggestion and will be detained until she is deported. "The girl, who speaks no English, confesses that she was brought to Portland for immoral purposes, but has stolidly refused, thus far. to give any information that would lead to the arrest of the persons responsible for her coming to this country. The. Immigration officials do not believe that the girl's name is Lea, but they are not at all certain that she is likely to break down and tell her real name, some thing that might be followed by the entire story of her coming to this city. In the k meantime the officials have decided to al low her to remain in the home until she can be sent back to her native country. . The arrest of Lea, becoming noised about, was followed by the disappearance fr-vm. Portland of Louise Durrant, who is also wanted by immigration authorities on tne cnarge of having been imported for immoral purposes. The Durrant woman is known to have been In Portland a few days ago, but when the search for her was made she had disappeared. Louise Durrant and a woman giving her name asBTanche Ray were discovered In Vjftorla. by James P. Lavin, of Seattle, an Immigration agent, who has been remark ably successful in running down similar cases and causing the punishment of pro curers. Lavin warned the other immigra tion officials that they were likely to at tempt to enter this country. A short time later the Ray woman appeared in Seattle and was promptly arrested, together with a barkeeper of a Tenderloin saloon who was found in her company. The man proved he had married the woman in Vic toria and the pair were released. Both were warned, however, that if the woman attempted to ply her trade her husband would be arrested, under the new Wash ington act, which makes it a felony for a man to live off the earnings of fallen women or for a husband to connive at his wife's entering a house of lllfame. The appearance of the Ray woman was fol lowed by Louise Durrant's coming to Portland, but she was got out of the way before the officers could arrest her. Immigration officials are pursuing a rig id, investigation of conditions in the Bad Lands. There is every reason to believe that women have recently been Imported to Portland from points outside the United States, and the officers are determined to stamp out this traffic in women. Under a recent act. the authorities are given three years' time to find such Instances, and when discovered not onlv ran iliA nonnnn bringing the women' into the cpuntry be sent to prison, but the "women be deported at the transportation company's expense. Owing to the rigid rules of the Com merce Department, immigration officials are rather secretive in their. work, but the coming of James P. Lavin from Seattle Is significant. Mr. Lavin has secured the conviction of three procurers within re cent months, and has several important cases pending. Beside these convictions, he has had a large number of women de ported. His success In this class of work has led to his being sent to take up the crusade In Portland. The Indifference of the municipal and oiaic itmnurmes nampers tne immigration officers In their work. If the police do not openly encourage the women and those men who are responsible for their coming, they'at least fail to lend the Fed eral authorltfes any assistance. This hin drance has to be overcome by the Federal officials before they can begin to make their crusade effective. The work Is very disagreeable and even the United States attorneys hesitate to take a prominent part in the crusade. That convictions have been possible at all is indicative of diligence on the part of the authorities. It Is likely there will be a rigid investi gation of the French women in the Bad Lands, and that the Japanese will have to answer for their presence In Portland. It developed during the Roberts hearing a few days ago that one of the Japanese women who had contributed to a protec tion fund had only been- in this country six months. ported. Immigration Agent Lavin will not dis cuss his special mission In Portland, but on the general subject of the enforcement of the law land conditions in the under world he iswilling to speak. In discuss ing this question yesterday he said: "It Is bad enough for an American girl to enter such houses, but a foreigner is art absolute slave. While an American girl can go and come as she pleases, the for eigner imported for such purposes Is an absolute slave. She Is held a prisoner and forced to do as the master demands. Her earnings are turned over to the 'scum to be dissipated. There are saloons in Port land that may be found at all times to bo full of men who are living off the earnings of fallen women and whose only work Is that connected with the collection of their earnings. "Why doesn't Oregon follow the example of Washington and legislate against this class of beings? Washington has made It a felony for any man to live off the earn ings of a fallen woman, or for a husband to connive at the entrance of his wife into a house 'of prostitution. This law has had the effect of driving out of Seattle. Ta coma, Spokane and other Washington cities all that worthless class of merl who hang vulture-like about the red-light dis tricts. They have come to Portland, which Is to them a safe harbor.. Why don't the officials do something to rid the town of this element, and why doesn't the state take action against them as did Washing ton? "The rouble in dealing with violations of the Federal act is that state and mu nicipal authorities, who should co-dperate with us, will not do so. In some Instances they have even attempted to defeat us. Yet the Federal statute Is designed to cor rect a great evil, and Its enforcement vould solve a vexed police problem. "The class of men who HveSiff the earn ings of such women is of the very lowest. Their presence means the harboring o crooks and Is nauseating to decent people. Why, there Ls a man in this city who brought five women over from a Washing ton city and is living in ease from the money they turn over to Him. "I believe the violations of the Federal statute In Washington have been reduced to a minimum owing to the aid given us by the state. But conditions in Portland are deplorable." Mr. Lavin Is to go to Spokane at once to appear In a case which has been pend ing for some time In that city. DO YOUR CLOTHES FIT YOU? They will ft you go to the right place to select them. Have you ever tried the "S. W. M." tailoring? We employ only first-class tailors and can substantiate our claim to having the best cutter In Port land. No dissatisfaction "If you buy your clothes from us. We guarantee a fit. Our Fall patterns are ahead of anything in the' city for beauty of design and finish. Come and examine them? Prices are right, too. Salem Woolen Mills Store, S5 87 Third street. Horse races" today at Irvington Park; rain or shine, but there will be no rain. ITALY AT THE 1904 FAIR. Pavilion Will Probably Be n Repro duction of n Ptfmiiciinii Bulltllnff. ROME, Sept. 21. SIgnor Mayer des Planches, the Italian Ambassador at Washington, and SIgnor Branch!, the Ital ian Consul-General at Xew York, who are now In Rome, have had several confer ences with the Ministers relative to the St. Louis Exposition for the purpose of furthering the exhibit of Italy. King Vic tor Emmanuel has signed a decree ap pointing a St. Louis commission, which will meet at tho beginning of October. The Italian pavilion wll probably consist of a reproduction of a Pompeiian building. The commission ls composed bf Senators Picardl, ex-M!nlster of Agriculture, and the Marquis of Torrlglana; Deputies Po dosta, Pavla and the Marquis of Capello; the Duke of Vlscontl Irese, Count of Torzl Lana, SIgnor Sommaruga, the archi tect; SIgnor Appollonl, the sculptor, and several other leading exponents of the arts, besides the presidents of the prin cipal Chambers of Commerce and high officials from the ministry of public In struction, agriculture and commerce. The commission altogether consists of 30 members. Where Wan the Lcakf EUGENE. Or., Sept. 15. (To the Editor.) In a recent Interview published in The Oregonian. Senator Fulton says that there" has been a leak in the eeneral l.nnrt. Jm and that inside information has been given out 10 a iayorea lew. Air. Hermann' was asked to resign as commissioner of tho general land office. All the timber-land speculators in this state who could haw ?trrnnedy ,SUCh, ,nde taforSSton strong friends of Mr. Hermann, and are loud in their condemnation of Mr Hitch cock and his methods. Where was the leak. Senator? Is there a leak now? Make your charges specific and it may be pos sible to answer them. A STRANGER. BORQUIST & REFFLING Importation of exclusive Wlnterwoolens all received. 231 Washington street. Womnn'a Serioux Injnry. WEISER. Idaho, Sept. 21. (Speclal.) Mrs. Otto Stroble, who lives near Welser, on the Oregon side of Snake River, re ceived a bad fracture of the right leg this afternoon. She was sitting in a wagon holding a child In her arms when the horses became restive and attempted to run. She sprang from the wagon and In doing so broke the large bone between the knee and ankle. She was immediately brought to the city and given medical at Have you friends coming from the East7 If so. send their names to the Denver &. Rio Grande office, 124 Third street Port land. Or. ' ' Take-' your wife to the exhibition and horse races at Irvington Park today.