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THE MORNING QBEGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1901.
ONE PARTNER IS OUT
Larry S,ullivaii Leayes-the
Portland Club.
ALL BECAUSE OF POLITICS
Nate Solomon Threw Him Down at
the Late Primaries, He Says
But That Worthy Says
He Didn't
As a result of much political turmoil
Lawrence Mi Sullivan, known alike to sea
captains and Senators, politicians, priests
and men of all degrees as "Larry," has
sold his Interest in the Portland Club, the
biggest gambling iouse in the city.
Legally' speaking, the Portland Club has
been owned and operated ?olely by Peter
Grant and Xathan Solomon under the firm
name of Grant & Solomon. "Under a
private agreement, however, the profits
of the enterprise, when there were any,
have been divided among two ottier un
official partners, of whom Sullivan was
one. And, therefore, Peter Grant spoke
good words and true when- he swore in
court the other day that the big gambling
house was owned only by himself and
Solomon.
"That's a fact," said Peter later to the
Inquisitive. "Half the money goes to me
and half to Solomon. If we choose to cut
It op with the wide, wFde world that's
our business." tr
The partnership which Larry Sullivan
sold yesterday afternoon at four of the
clock, to Nathan Solomon was unofficial
and unrecorded, but it was worth, never
theless, a- sum of money which will en
able the thrifty Mr. Sullivan, whose tastes
are frugal, to keep the wolf from the
door for many a day to come. In fact
Sullivan thinks he made a good sale.
"Solomon never double-crossed me on
this deal," caid Larry with much convic
tion and some triumph. And this remark
opens the gates for a little political his
tory, wherein Is found the reason for the
sale.
Some weeks ago when the battle lines
were being thrown forward for last
"Wednesday's primaries, Mr. Sullivan had
a little tiff with the Mitchell Republicans
in general, and more particularly with
Frank C. Baker, chairman of the State
Central Committee. From that day Sulli
van forsook the Mitchellites and went up
and dowi the highways and the hyways
declaiming against them.
"I'm for Simon," said Larry and he
sought out Sheriff Storey and would bet
him $1000 that Storey couldn't parry his
own precinct.
Mr. Solomon, however, was a Mitchell
man, and as -the day of the primaries
approached, displayed a most commend
atle activity. In fact the Simon people
-were considering how they might have
Mr. Solomon arrested for colonizing some
200 or 300 voters, when Larry was struck
by an ldea
"Eureka," ho exclaimed like Archimedes
In days gone by, and like the ancient
sage he leaped out of the bathtub and
hied him to Mr. Solomon.
"It's all settled," he announced later.
"Those 200 or 200 colonists won't vote the
Mitchell ticket it all."
And it was noised abroad that Solomon
and Sullivan had made a deal whereby
the votes of the 200 or 200 gentlemen who
never lived -where they swore they did,
i'.iould be delivered in a bunch to the In
dependent Republican. Furthermore, as
Sullivan is supposed to know as much
about Vdoing politics" as anybody who
ever lived in Oregon, the Independents
were filled with joy, and the Mitchellites
dldr't know a thing about it. Only Solo
mon, and he, well, never a word said he.
Xot to prolong the agony it 'will suffice
to say that on "Wednesday last Mr. Solo
mon arrived In Mr. Sullivan's precincts
with large bunches of voters who were
willing to vote anyway at all for $2, and
as often as they could for J2. The
bunches of voters on being interviewed by
Mr. Sullivan up a. neighboring alley in
farmed him to a man that Mr. Solomon
had Instructed them to vote the Inde
pendent ticket.
"A bas le Mitchell," they cried up the
alley.
But at sunset when the votes were
counted, there were no Independent votes.
Everything was Mitchell. Mr. Sullivan
had lost the precinct which he had never
lost in all his life before, and he was
execeedlng mad.
"He's threw me down," said Sullivan,
referring to Mr. .Solomon. "I've-got the
double-cross."
But the Independents also were mad.
"It was a put-up job," they said to Sul
livan. "You were always against -us.
Don't tell us you didn't know what Solo
mon was doing. That may go for Rellly
in the endbook, but not for us."
Therefore, Mr. Sullivan was truly on an
island. The Mitchellites had parted with
him long ago, and his new friends, the
Slmonit.es. called him traitor.
"It's all that man Solomon's doings."
said Larry-' "Me and him will be part
ners no more, nq more."
So he offered to buy Solomon's interest
in the Portland Club or to sell his own.
Solomon offered Sullivan more than Sulli
van offered Solomon, so Sullivan sold.
And over and over he repeated after the
price was paid:
"Hero . Is the place Solomon didn't
double-cross me."
All of which is true, but unconfirmed.
Mr. Solomon couldn't be found yesterday.
Mr. Sullivan wouldn't talk and Mr. Grant
said only:
"I'm so Interested in finding out whether
Mayor "Williams or Colonel Applegate is
running this town that partnership deals
don't interest.me."
Interesting Character at Dayton.
Dayton Courier-Press.
"With the advent of Spring it will soon
be time for "Bull Snake" Miller to be
at his tricks again. "Waitsburg and Bolles
Junction people have had a respite from
Miller's snakes during the "Winter, and
theyVjQok for the approach of the Sum
mer season with mental visions cf bull
snakes, garter snakes and various other
kinds of snakes suddenly appearing from
their pockets or crawling over some part
of their anatomy.
"Bull Snake" Miller, section foreman
on the O. R. & X. between Bolles Junc
tion and 'Waitsburg, is known as the
"Mayor of Bolles Junction" and is one
of the most popular men, despite his
snake Joking, in this section. He will
pick up almost any kind of a snake en
countered while working on the railroad,
put it in his hat and go on working.
In an hour or so he may be engaged In
an earnest discussion with a passerby.
"When the argument is at its height.
Miller will innocently take off his hat.
holding it in front of him as he bends
forward to listen more Intently. As the
friend's hand gesticulates over the hat
he follows Miller's downward glance and
sees a big bull snake reaching up for it.
The argument generally concludes In tho
section foreman's favor without delay.
At other times Miller will be peacefully
sitting on a bench beside a stranger.
Suddenly the stranger; -will feel a crawl
ing sensation on his knees, and a wrig
gling snake will fall to the ground as he
jumps up to retreat. In one or two
occasions friends of Miller have sought
their pockets for a handkerchief and
pulled out a snake.
But "Bull Snake's" favorite stunt is
to drop Into a saloon when convivial
men are about ""half .seas- on."" There
will he a round of drinks or two, and
the boisterous group, turning to the bar
for a third, will find, one of the reptiles
winding among the glasses. It sometimes
takes minutes to coavlnce them it is not
a sure enough case of Jlmjams.'
The festive bull- snake will soon be
coming out. Then the wriggler's name
sake will be in bis glory.
OUTLOOK P0E COHSTBUCTIOHi
Railroad Promoters Have Not Recov
ered From Wall-Street Flurry.
An advance sheet from the Railway
Age says that the outlook for railway
construction in the United States during
the present year Is not so good as It
was a year ago. This lack of activity is
attributed to the fact that promoters
have not recovered from the "Wall-street
flurry and are slow about venturing into
new schemes. The general policy that
seems to prevail among the Tailroads is
to improve what trackage they have and
allow proposed extensions to He idle -until
a more favorable time. In discussing
the railroad situation the Age says:
The outlook for railroad building In the
United States Is not as promising as It was a
year ago. There has not been complete recov
ery from the check in new work which fol
lowed the disturbance In the financial world
last Summer, And while & large amount of
building has been planned, much-of It Is being
held up until financial conditions are more
favorable. Thoee companies Which had com
pleted financial - arrangements for extensions
before the Wall-etrcet flurry are proceeding
with the work as rapidly as the weather will
permit, and with tho opening of Spring there
will be much activity in all portions of the
country.
' In another part of this issue is published a
list of new railroads and extensions pt old
roads projected and under construction. Official
information Jias been received from, all of the
leading roads which are known to nave exten
sions under way or projected, but many of the
reports indicate that plans for the current
year have not yet fully manured, or that the
officials reporting arc not yet prepared to give
definite information to the public. This makes
it difficult to give a reliable forecast of the
work for the year.
Examination of the detailed list will Bhow
that there are COOS miles of new line under
contract or under construction, and" 1700 miles
more on whlck it is expected to becin work
during the 'year.
Although Important extensions will be made
In all sections of the country,- the Southern
and Southwestern Statea will contribute the
larger part of the new mileage for 1004, over
70 per cent, or 4080 miles, of the lines under
contract, being located in those regions. In
the eight Southwest states and territories
there are 2856 miles reported under contract,
of which 1253 miles are 4n Texas, 520 miles
in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory; 302
miles in Missouri. 331 miles in Arkansas, 1C0
mile in New Mexico, 115 miles in Kansas and
95 miles In Colorado. In the South Atlantic
group, where 1420 miles are under contract,
621 miles are within the borders of West Vir
ginia, 307 miles are in North Carolina. 204
miles in Georgia, 104 miles in Florida and 114
miles In Virginia; and of the 693 miles under
contract la the Gulf and Mississippi Valley
States, 2S3 miles are located In Mississippi,
138 mlleo in Tennessee, 121 miles In Alabama,
80 miles. In Louisiana and 70 miles in" Ken
tucky. In the. Middle, Central, Northern and
Northwestern, groups there are 2C3 miles un
der contract in Pennsylvania, 204 miles in
Illinois, 143 miles in Ohio, and 111 miles each
in Minnesota, and Indiana; while in the Pa
cific States, California has 310 miles. Nevada
213 miles, and Arizona 01 tallies under con
tract. Compreheneively, it may be stated that rail
way construction is now in progress or under
contract on something like 300 lines, represent
ing, every state and territory, excepting two
or three of the New England States, and that
this work, with comparatively few exceptions,
is being done by the great railway companies
.as extensions to existing systems Thirty
companies might be named which now have
3900 miles under construction or contract, out
of the G900 miles above summarized, and al
most all of the other Important systems, obey
ing the inevitable law of growth, are Joining
In the work of railway extension, which last
year added nearly 6S0O miles of new road In
43 of our states and territories, and has a
much greater mileage still in contemplation.
In the last five years comparatively few Inde
pendently owned and operated roads have been
built in this country, and the same tendency
continues to be noted. But the practical discon
tinuance of railway construction by new and
financially weak companies, and the decrease,
though not the entire elimination, of parallel
road building for speculative purposes have
not checked the healthful growth of our rail
way system; on the other hand, have made it
more healthful, for roads are now built, as a
rule, only where the needs of the country"
and the proppects for eventual support seem
to justify. Meantime much money that pre
vious to the era of consolidations might have
been wasted in building independent and rival
roads has gone Into the Improvement of ex
lstig lines, so that both by construction and
reconstruction the established railway com
panies have given the country the full benefit
of their increased strength and prosperity, and
the railway mileage of the United States has
Increased in 10 years from 175,000 to nearly
210,000 miles, and is still growing.
TTFTR.MTT NOT A SAVAGE.
Professor Teuscher Finds Goble Has
Been Wrongly Prejudiced.
The mystery surrounding a man who
had long made a hermit of himself In
the timber near Goble has been .pene
trated, and it has been found that this
hermit, whom everybody feared and
avoided, and who avoided everybody, was
a highly educated and intelligent man,
who had been misunderstood. The her
mit's name Is "Wells. Fof a number of
years -he had lived a very secluded life
In his cabin on his homestead. Between
himself and the people of Goble there
had sprung up mutual antipathy, and
he refused to communicate or have any
thing to do with the people of that place,
and they also avoided and feared him.
Professor John Teuscher, principal of
the St. Johns School was the first to
Interview this man perhaps the first In
many years. A sawmill company wanted
to secure from "Wells the right to raft
logs through a stream of water that
flowed through his land, but the com-
pany failed In Its efforts to get any
agreement with him, or even to get him
to listen to any proposition whatever.
He would not even talk with the agent
on the subject. It was thought that Pro
fessor Teuscher could Interview "Wells
If the thing was possible, and he agreed
to undertake the Job. A week from last
Sunday he went down to Goble on the
train In the morning. From Goble a man
guided him to the secluded little house
of the hermit, but when within sight
dlscrcetely withdrew, allowing the pro
fessor to "beard the lion In his den."
Very few, if anyone, had ever been to
his house, but the professor marched
up to the house and. was admitted.
Professor Teuscher found a very differ
ent man from what he had expected to
find, and one not at all dangerous. For
several hours the two conversed, and
Professor Teuscher soon found that the
hermit was a man of superior intelli
gence and attainment, and also that he
had been a teacher himself. This was
ground of common Interest, and they
talked long on thl3 subject, and Mr.
Teuscher came away very favorably im
pressed with "the hermit of Goble."
The visit may result in the sawlmll com
pany getting what it seeks; or, at least,
there is more prospect of this outcome.
However, the people of Goble may feel
assured that the "hermit" is not dan-,
gerous. by any means.
Much of Which Is Untrue.
Boise Statesman.
Senator Mitchell won a distinct triumph
In Portland "Wednesday, or. rather, his
friends won one for him. The primaries
were carried by hfs forces by such a ma
jority that the Simon men should be will
ing to sign a treaty of peace. The latter;
have been wrong from the beginning of
the contest, and It is time for them to
yield. Simon represents all that is bad in
politics, and the people of the Oregon-metropolis
are not likely to embrace him and
his methods now or hereafter.
Burnett's Extract of Vanilla
Is the best, perfectly pure, highly concentrated.
CHILD-WIVES Of INDIA
ONE OF THEM TELLS A TRAGIC
STORY OF HER LIFE. .
American Women Weep at Hearing
. of Her Wrongs Campaign to Be
Started Against Dives.
Mrs. Charlton Edholm, purity evange
list, and Mrs. C P. Wallace, National or
ganizer of the Indo-American Women's
Restoration League, addressed a large
audience at the First Congregational
Church last night, presenting a young
Hindoo woman, Sukhoda Banarjee, who
told a pitiful story of the sufferings and
indignities to which the child-wives of In
dia are .subjected. She knows but little
English, and her story was told with child
like simplicity, which made It the more
effective. It seemeoT almost incredible
that this frail and youthful woman could
be a grandmother, but she Is and so
stated.
Married at the age of 5 years, she went
to live in her husband's home at 8, and
by the time she had reached the age of 12
she had two daughters. When the sec
ond girl baby was bora a wandering as
trologer predicted she would never have a
son which In that country Is considered a
great disgrace. Her mother-in-law ac
cordingly -gave her a beating and decided
to dispose of her. The high-caste Hin
doo woman always goes veiled and is
conveyed from place to place In a pungy,
which is a closed litter or chair carried
by servants, so, when she was sent forth,
ostensibly on a visit to her father's house,
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Sukhoda Banarjee, Hindoo Child-Wife, Who
Is Grandmother at 27.
she could not see that she was being con
veyed to the Jungle. The men had been
hired to take her there and leave her and
the child for the tigers- to devour. When
she peeped out and saw where she was
she felt Instinctively that something was
wrong and became so frightened that she
spoke to the low-caste men and unveiled
her face from which moment she lost
caste. They were discussing among them
selves whether they should leave her there
according to Instructions or take her to
an adjoining town and sell her into the
temple service, where she would have to
live a life of shame. She ran toward a
river to drown herself, which caused them
to desist, fearing to have the blood of a
high-caste Brahmin's wife on their heads.
The child-wife wandered eight days
with her babe before she finally found her
way to a relative's home. She was al
lowed to stay in an outhouse until her
father called his caste together to consult
with them as to what could be done In the
matter. They would not allow him to
recognise her, and he was in disgrace for
having permitted her to enter the prem
ises, for which his head was shaven. It
was then proposed by the family that she
resort to the temple service, but she would
not hear of this. A reform Hindoo final
ly got her into an English hospital, where
she learned nursing, and from there she
entered Pundlta Ramabal's celebrated
school, havlng.become a convert to Chris
tianity meanwhile.
There was hardly a dry eye In the
church when the pathetic story was ended,
and at the close of the meeting the con
gregation crowded to the front to talk
with her; and the ladles who accompanied
her, and .to look at the picture of the
baby.
Mrs. Charlton Edholm spoke most feel
ingly and convincingly on the subject of
the young girls going to destruction and
made a strong plea wUh parents to give
them more protectjon and to make home
more attractive for them. Mrst Edholm
had been In the rescue work for many
years, and has devoted her home in Oak
land, Cal., and her life work to the res
cue of unfortunate xgirls who have been
led astray. She told a heart-rending story
of a reformed barkeeper who came to
her and asked If she thought he could ever
be forgiven for the hundreds of young
girls who had been entrapped and led
astray by his help, which consisted of
putting drugs into drinks for them at a
signal from a procurer. The story In all
Its detail was one to make a father or a
mother shudder. The speaker said that
such things were going on in Portland
every night, and would exist as long as
the "ladles' entrance" to saloons was al
lowed. Mrs. Edholm will start a crusade
here against dlve-keepers and saloon
keepers, and hopes to have the co-operation
of all citizens who would have purity
Instead of vice in the city.
Mrs. Wallace spoke briefly on the same
general subjects, her experience In India
giving her a close .knowledge of condi
tions there. She will be heard at the
series of meetings which will be given
this "wcfilc
"What Shall We Do for the Child-Wives
of India?" will be the topic for the meet
ing at the T. M. C. A. auditorium this af
ternoon at 2 P. M.. under the auspices of
the Indo-American Women's Restoration
League. Mrs. Edholm and Mrs. Wallace
will both speak and Sukhoda Banarjee
will also be"heard. Miss Ethel Lytle will
sing. The meeting is for women and all
are cordially invited.
rope provinces as large in aggregation
as Prussia, besides what she got In Asia
She has taken from Persia an area as
large as England. She has advanced
her frontiers S5Q miles toward Vienna,
Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Paris, and
within- a short distance of tho capital
of Sweden; she .has advanced 1000 miles
toward India and the capital of Persia.
Think, of such achievements by a nation
just emerged from barbarism! Senator
Beverldge. who but recently made a tour
through the country and returned over
tho new Siberian railroad describes her
soldiers as helng remarkably robust In
stature, deep-chested and muscular, ca
pable of great endurance and able to
withstand great exposure a warlike and
dominating people, whose martial prow
ess was shown at Pultowa and Plevna,
not to mention the dogged and desperate
resistance they made against Napoleon's
half million of veterans at Borodino, and
the relentless vigor with which they pur
sued "his retreating army from Moscow.
TOO aTJIOK WITH GUN.
Officer Qulnton Gets the. Drop on
Revengeful Drunken Man.
Officer John Qulnton's quick gun play at
Third and Alder streets shortly before
noon yesterday very likely was the means
of saving his" life and preventing a mur
der. Alfred C Bernal, who swore he
wauld "fix" the officer, was too slow with
his gun and Qulnton got the drop on h!m
and landed him safely In the City Jail,
where he Is beljig held on two charges,
carrying concealed weapons and threaten
ing to kill.
The officer met Bernal, who was accom
panied by two of his friends, at Third and
Alder streets, at about 10 o'clock, and, no
ticing the men to be somewhat Intoxicat
ed, told them they had better go home be
fore they got in trouble. At this Bernal
Is said ot have squared off as though
he Intended to strike the officer, who was
equally quick, however, and pulled his
billy. Bernal then promised to make no
more trouble If the officer would not strike
him and left the officer and entered Ro
metch'ssaloon, where he 13 said to have
made the xemark that he would "go home
and prepare 4o fix that cop." He walked
up Alder street -and shortly afterward re
turned and walked over to Third and
-Morrison, where he looked up and down
the street, presumably for Officer Quln
ton. The officer, however, was not in
sight, and Bernal boarded a car and rode
to Sixth and Morrison streets, where he
alighted and strolled around on the offi
cer's beat.
In the meantime Officer Slover was
warned of Bernal's threat while in the sa
loon, and was told that he was a bad man,
and Officer Qulnton was soon on Bernal's
trail. The men met at Third and Alder.
Bernal had his hands In his trouser pock
ets as Officer Qulnton rounded the corner,
but before Bernal could pull his gun Quln
ton had the drop on him.
"Throw up your hands. I've got you,"
shouted Qulnton. With the odds all against
him Bernal hesitated to give lri but finally
submitted. Officer Slover searched the man
while Qulnton held the gun, and found a
revolver in Bernal's pocket, with which
he evidently intended to make the trouble.
Little Is known of Bernal In Portland.
He is said to be a North End gambler and
to have come from California to avoid
prosecution for a shooting affair.
TO ms THROUGH CARS.
Improvement on St. Johns Line to
Follow Erection of Junction.
The Russian Soldier.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Russia has already a population of 129,
000,000. distributed over 8,500,000 square
miles of territory. We have only to re
call what rapid advance she has made
since Peter the Great crushed Charles
-XII at the "battle of Ppltowa In 1700 to
foresee her possible ascendency over Eu
rope and over both India and China. Dur
ing little more than the first half of the
century that followed she extended her
empire over an area larger than her to
tal possessions at that time. She took
possession of the greater part of Sweden,
and wrenched from Poland a territory
as "largo as the whole Austrian Empire.
She has acquired from -Turkey in Eu-
The City & Suburban Railway Com
pany will build a carbarn on the corner
of Kllllngsworth and Michigan avenues
this Spring, when the junction, now near
Williams avenue, wlfl be moved, to the
new location. The company already has
a transformer station at the site, where
It owns two acres. At this new Junction
connection is to be . made between the
Mississippi-avenue branch" and the St.
Johns line.
M. B. Thompson", M. s F. Brady and
others are raising a subsidy of ?500 to
enable the company to swing its Mississippi-avenue
car line over to Michigan
avenue at PAscott street, and of this
sum ?300 has been subscribed. Attached
to the subscription paper is the provision
that the company shall make the Mis
sissippi branch the through line from
St. Johns to Portland without transfer,
and the connection is to be made accord
ing tp the provision by April 4. How
ever, Mr. Thbmpson says that the time
is not Hxed arbitrarily, and he did not
think that those who have subscribed
to the fund will., Insist on the date, as
their object is to get the railway and
the through line. There has been delay
on account of the storms.
The property-owners on Mississippi
avenue have the written agreement of
Manager .C F. Swigert to' lay double
tracks on that street as the improve
ment Is being made, .and the contractors
are now replanklng that street It is
confidently expected that this Summer the
City & Suburban will complete Its double
tracks on -Mississippi avenue and Michi
gan avenue to the proposed .new Junction,
and cars will be run through . from St.
Johns without transfer.
THOSE LITTLE PEICES.
They Are Doing Great Things for the
People of Portland and Vicinity.
Good pianos that everybody can have
the prices are so small. They have been
used some many not enough to Injure
them In the least. Get one and let the
children have the musical education they
need if they are going to grow up as
chlldrenshonld. Let them and the rest
of the family have the elevating pleasure
that music affords. Here are a few of the
bargains:
One of the standard Bush & Gerts, me
dium size, ebony case, only J160: J: & C.
Fischer, medium size, $145; very dainty lit
tle Weber Brps., nearly new. mandolin
attachment. 51S3; Newby' & Evans, very
handsome ebonlzed case, medium size, ex
cellent condition, Checkering square,
rennlahed, looks like new, 595; Steck, up
right, rosewood case, bargain, $235: Jacob
Dolli walnut case, good as new, 5225.
Every Instrument guaranteed just as rep
resented or no sale. Payments ?2 to 56
a month, according to the instrument.
Ellers Piano House, 351 ' Washington
street, corner Parle
Lady Purzon Has a Daughter.
LONDON, March 20. Ladjr Curzon. wife
of Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, Viceroy
and Governor-General of India, gave
birth to a daughter In London today.
Mother and child are doing well.
- REFFLING
IMPORTING TAILOR
231 WASHINGTON
STREET
The Meier Frank Company
Portland's Largest and Best Store
Principal Agents for Bntterick's Patterns and. Publications April Patterns Now Ready
"Keiser" Neckwear for Women New Belts and Hand BagsNew Ribbons
Artistic Picture Framing to Your Order Custom Shadework a Specialty Prices Low
Millinery and Cloaks
A special exhibit today and tomorrow of new mod
els in Cloaks, Costumes and Millinery A showing
that will demonstrate to yon most emphatically the
style leadership of The Meier & Frank Store Im
ported and domestic creations in Headgear, Cos
tumes and Wraps to be' shown today for the first
time The display of high-class Costumes is three
times larger than any similar showing on the Pacific
Coast We give a remarkable amount of time and
attention to our big Cloak and Millinery Stores,
the largest and best of their kind in the city We've
established a goal others are striving hard to reach
with more or less success One hundred feet of
window display on Filth street but hints of the im
mense variety we show in Portland's leading Cloak
Store Second Floor,
75c to $2 Embroideries 39c Yard
Portland's greatest Embroidery Sale starts here this morning. The annual Spring event, which
Portland women look forward to with great eagerness. Hundreds have been inquiring, ""When
are you going to have your Embroidery Sale?" Ready today with the opening of the doors at 8
o'clock, the grandest lot we have ever offered. You know what that means, especially if you shared
in the wonderful distribution last March. Two immense lots for this sale 8500 yards French
embroideries, Teneriffe embroideries, Irish Point embroideries, corset cover embroideries, embroid
eries suitable for children's and ladies' wear. Details:
75c to $2 Values 39c Yd
Lot 14000 yards of swiss, nainsook and - cam
bric Embroideries and Insertions immense
variety of pattern, widths from 6 to 20
inches values in the lot from 75c to $2.00 a
yard the grandest value ever offered
in this or any other city at, yard O -C
50c to 85c Values 29c Yd
Lot 2 Consists of 4500 yards of swiss, cambric
and nainsook Embroideries and Insertions
immense variety of fine patterns, widths from
4 to 12 inches values from 50c to Q
,85e a yard for this sale. ." . firZQ
See Fifth-Street Window Display.
Homefurnishings
Are wonderfully low priced here this week
Lace Curtains, Carpets, Curtain Materials,
Rugs, Pillows, Etc. at prices the economical
housewife can't resist The grandest array of
bargain offerings ever attempted and just at a
time when the Spring house renovating devel
ops the real necessity for two or three of the
following items ;
$5.50, $8,50 Lace Curtains
Only $3,85 Pair
500 pairs 25 patterns in Irish Point, Savoy and
Renaissance Lace Curtains, beautiful styles, im
mense variety of pleasing designs, every pair $5.50,
$6.00 and $6.50 values, for this sale of
only, your choice, pair tp30
$2.50 AND $2.75 CURTAINS AT $1.67
20 patterns in white Nottingham Lace Cur
tains, plain and figured centers, full sizes;
very best $2.-50sand .$2.75 styles j q r 9
2, 3, 4-pair lots; this sale, pair F Ot
18c, 20c CRETONNES, SATEENS i2c
9c
2500 yards of handsome Cretonnes and Sateens,
white and -colored grounds, stripes and floral
design; very best 18c and 20c
values, for this sale only, yard. & C
5000 Brass Extension Rods, extend to
54 inches, each
3-lb. Pillows, pure feathers and
down mixed, covered with fancy
art ticking; regular $3.00 values for this sale
only, $2.37 each.
f for Scotch Brussels Net Lace Cur
P&B&1 tains, 54 inches by Zy2 yards
light and lacy-designs; also plain centers with
effective borders; regular $3.00 and $3.25 val
ues at $2.2.7 pair. t
$1.75.AXM1NSTER. CARPETS $1.52
Great special sale of high-grade Axminster Car
pets, Oriental and floral designs, in the pret
tiest colorings, tans, greens and terra cotta ;
immense variety; regular $1.75 grade; sewed,
laid and lined at the low f
price of, yard. ...... l. I dr
$4.75, 5.00 LACE CURTAINS $2.95
15 patterns in.Savoy, Renaissance and Arabian
Lace Curtains, white and ecru, the very best
styles; 2, 3 and 4-pair lots CO Qt
$4.50, $4.75, $5 values, pair 3
65c FIBER CARPETS,, ONLY 33c YD
To close out 750 yards of Fiber Carp'ets, neat
and pretty designs" and colorings; regular
65c value, cut off the roll at,
yard........
$1.75 BRUSSELS RUGS $1.19 EACH
500 Brussels Rugs in Oriental and floral de
signs; size 27x54 inches, handsome styles:
the regular $1:75 kind for, rt
each 3?
' SAMPLES OF CARPETS
i n i T . j r i -j r:
.anoiner great ioi ormanuiaoturers uarpe
imples, pieces suitable for rugs great bar-s
gains :
Ingrains, 36x4t) inches, lit, piece: .21
Axminsters, 27x41 niche's,' at, piece 69
Body Brussels 27x41 inches, at, piece. . . . 169
"Velvets, 27x45 inches, at, piece .79$
Borders, 22x45 inches,- at, iece 5l
. The velvets and borders are leather-bound.
Custom shade work a specialty. Best ma
terials and workmanship.
sa:
Wash Goods Specials
3000 yards of novelty and mercerized Scotch
and Voile G-inghams immense variety of the
best patterns and colorings the in
regular 25c and 35c values at, yard. . . C
40c and 45c "White Waistings, medium weight
and sheer materials, very best patterns 40c
and 45c values for, o 5
yard .55C
25c "Windsor colored. Falaise Batiste in figured
effects a Baost desirable material for Sum
mer, wear j for .this, sale only,
yard , :
16c
New India Silks 79c Yard
3000 yards of beautiful new India Silks white
ground with embroidered colored figures
handsome styles big "variety the grade.
otner stores would ask you $1.25 PQ
.4
for Sale price, yard.
$1.50 VOILES
1.19 YARD
200 yards of $1.50 Voiles at $1.19 a yard for:
the coming week all the newest and most
desirable material for a Spring costume 4&
inches wide tans, royals, grays, navy, cas
tor, reseda, and many other
leading shades, yard..
$1.19
The Meier (& Frank Company
Forttend's Leading Cloak and Suit House