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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1904)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1904. SMASH THINGS UP Sheriffs Party Cause Furor in . Chinatown, .DESTROY ALL GAMING TABLES Had Joints Located, and Forced En trance to Many Fifty Tables Ruined and Twenty Doors Are Broken. In a raid through Chinatown yesterday afternoon Sheriff Word and his deputies unbolted and carried away 20 heavy doors and smashed to bits 50 tables, alleged to have been in use for fantan games. The raid continued from 2:30 P. M. to 4:80. and was one of the most spectacular of the soties made by Sheriff Word since lie began his crusade against the Chinese gamos. He had a large express wagon ready to carry away the doors. The ta bles were reduced to kindling wood with hammers and sledges wielded by the depu ties. The wrecked paraphernalia was left in the rooms. Had the Games Spotted. Sheriff Word, with some of his deputies, toured, the Chinese district early Tuesday night, inspecting many of the places where they had heard that fantan games were running. Preparations were made to raid such places as were found to be violating the orders of the Sheriff, and the work began In earnest yesterday afternoon at 2:30. Encounters No Resistance. There was no attempt to interfere on the part of any one with the Sheriff or his deputies, or to Impede his progress. Doors were opened to them so uiat they were able to go in and do as they pleased. While they unbolted the heavy doors, car ried them Into the street, and while depu ties made kindling wood of the tables, groups of excited Celestials stood about in the cold, drizzling rain and discussed the latest action of the Sheriff. Beginning at Second and Pine streets, the raiders worked their way up to Tay lor. street. where the bounds of Chinatown cease. From there tney went to the Court house. "We had heard that some of the games were running," said Sheriff Word, "so we decided to raid the district and take every thing In sight that was being used by the Chinese for gambling purposes. At some of the places we found new tables. They must have been put in lately, for the shavings had not been removed. It looked like the carpenters had Just finished with them." PBAISES Oim HOTELS. A. C. Mitchell, Who Owns Two Atlan tic City Hostelries, Is in Portland. A. Cheshire .Mitchell, owner of two of Atlantic City's finest hotels, visited Portland yesterday on a tour of the United States, undertaken principally for the purpose of advertising: Atlantic City. He -went over the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds and took a fleeting glance at the city, making a mental es timate of its hotel possibilities. 'This city will be able to house its visitors next Summer," he said. "All the hotels can stretch themselves to several times their present capacity, and In this climate, where. I under stand, it never becomes pppresslvely 3ibt. you will find that rooms now oc cupied by one person will be able to hold six and eight at a pinch. Even In Atlantic City with its thousand hotels, we haye to stretch our capacity occa sionally and find that the crowd does not object." LADIES' EATN. COATS Tourist Coats. lon't miss seeing them; elegant coats. P.alncoats. A few light tan ones left; these are the only real light tan coats in the city. Also some dark, nearly black raincoats, special values. Indies skirts, tailor cloth, regular $5.00 skirts, today $3.75. Fine black Jackets. $9.00 garments, J.5 today. Also a splendid line of ladies pults made of our regular tailor cloth. Any of these garments make elegant Xmas presents. Remember that we are "open until 10 P. M. this week. THE J. M. ACHESOX CO.. . Fifth and Alder Streets. - P0R THE XMAS TRADE. Tailor-Made for Men. There are always a lot of men who want -a .good tailor-made overcoat for Christ mas, and they put it off until the last mo ment, and then we tailors don't have enough time to make them a coat, so they have to go and get a ready-made cheap coat. Anticipating these fellows, we haye had our tailors make up a few elegant over coats ready to wear and you can get them ready to put on. This is forethought in deed, but we don't want to miss you. We want , your trade. These overcoats are $150 to 518.59. Easy terms. $1 per week. THE J. M. ACHESON CO.. Merchant Tailors, Fifth and Alder Sts. A GIFT FOR THE BOY. Make it last until next Christmas by getting him a membership in the boys' de partment of the Y. M. C. A. For 12 happy months he can get strong In the gymna sium, swim In the swimming pool and en Joy the game3. magazines and books In the boys' game and reading-room. An inual memberships, $4. $5, $6, 57. GLOVE SPECIALS. English derby and French pique, worth 51.50 for 95 cents; best street glove, made for wear. 52 grades for 51.45. fitted and warranted. M'ALLEN & M'DONJCELL, The Store Noted for Best Goods at Low est Prices. MEN AND WOMEN. A Ufe-tlme chance at the showrooms of the M. J. Walsh Co. for the next three days. Five hundred gas and electric table-lamps, and about the same number of andirons and firesets, screens and fend ers, at a discount of 20 off. Now is the time to trim your fireplace and center table. Showrooms, 313 Washington street. NEW YORK LIFE POLICY HOLDERS Should read the analysis of the New York Life financial methods in the cur rent numbers of the Era Magazine; 10 dents, all news stands. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD ST. Smokers' tables for the den or li brary, exclusive style. ISUSLNE8S ITEMS. If Babr In Csttiac Terth. K ur and use thxx. old aad well-tried rtmeflj, Mra. WlnsloWs Soothlsc Eyrup, tor cMldras teething. It eootbea the cfciltf. corteoa the UK, Ujjv n pals, cunt -KiaA aoUs ul AUxrfeeM. Mean Substation of U. S, Postoffice Rear of the Mam Floor Money Orders. Stamp and Registering The Meier Frank Store's Busy "Toyland" mm m li S3: i in:.: -.it '.nit-. 61'' ' MmkmmBmm DECEMBER t w r r I 2 6 7 6 9 5 Vr J5 15 -20 21 22 25 SB mm If you happen to be near Fifth, Sixth and Alder streets between 8 and 8:30 any morning this week take a glance at the 20 delivery wagons and tons of Holiday merchandise piled high on the wagons and sidewalk It will im press upon yon the real importance of The Meier &. Frank Store at Christ mas time as well -as every other season of the year Makes one believe that almost the entire Holiday shopping of the Northwest is concentrated at Portland's largest and best store Up in 'Toyland" we are doubling our sales of a year ago because the stocks are far superior to any in the city; because the department arrangement- permits buying to be done sat isfactorily; becausethe service is the best we ever planned Only three days remain We are at our -best when the crowd is thickest Games of "Pit," "Flinch." 'Tanlc" and lock Holmes, on sale ior tC Mechanical Train, locomotive, tender and three coaches, 10 pieces of r i track; 52.35 value 1.0J Trimmed Metallic Bed, 14-in., 50c value... 34c Chutes-the-'Chutes, now toy, 60c value.... 33c Toy wringers, 2 sizes; fioc value, 2c; 7ac value Table Croquet Set. 8 balls and mallets, oiled and varnished; $1.00 value OC ;...56c Combination Keyless Lock Bank, best a a bank made; 51.25 value o4C Hand-made Dolls, Hickory Furniture, r o Toys that don't break, resr. $1.50 -vol. CC "Defender" Gdn, shoots rubber balls, the only kind to buy; 50c value. ..... .04 C Cut-Out" Paper Model of St Louis c Exposltlon; regular 51.00 value 6JC ll-ln. Drum; 85c value c 52.50 brass Upright Steam Engine $1-73 Great Doll Sale Today Up on the Third Floor Large hip-jointed Kid Doll with patent Jointed arms, fine bisque head, moving eyes, mouth wig; 26 inches, 52.75 g i q n value, 8 to 12 A. M 1.0y 1000 51.15, 51.25. 51.35 dressed Dolls, the kind sold in other stores at 51.75 to 52.00, on sale herefrom 8 to 12 88c Hip-jointed Kid Body Doll bloque head, curly hair, 15 Inches long. 50c value for ,35c Best plain - Kid Body Doll, ele gant bisque bead, 22 inches In length, 51.65 value, c 8 to 12 A. M $ 1.19 Dolls' complete wardrobe, wearing apparel, "Jewelry, shoes, etc These Great Picture Bargains Today Wonderful bargains in the Picture Store for today and to morrow. Don't miss them. Second floor. 50 beautiful Oil Paintings, different sizes, marine and landscapes; painted by Englehardt ; values up to $20.00, j q f on sale for 500 Framed Pictures, immense variety of subjects in all sizes; values up to $2.50 each; your choice at qo the low price of :. ZrQG Magnificent Water Colors in handsome gold-leaf tf PQ frames, size 6x14 inches; $3.25 values . . . . . v Gilt Photo Frames in immense variety of styles. Artistic Picture Framing to your order at lowest prices. Fine Table Cloths Reduced Today We place on sale today our fine hemstitched Satin Damask Tablecloths, fine patterns, styles suitable for round or square tables. Note the bargain. A splendid gift to give the housewife for Christmas v $ 5.00 Cloth, 2 yards by 2 yards, for. : 3.78 6.50 Cloth, 2 yards by 2y2 yards, for 4.65 .7.50 Cloth, 2 yards by 3 yards, for .5.50 9.00 Cloth, 2y4 by 2 yards, for. . '. . 6.45 10.00 Cloth, 2y2 by 2y2 yards, for..'. 7.85 Iull line of Napkins to match the above Cloths and all at special holiday prices. Tomorrow's Great 790th Friday Surprise Sale for Men Men's $22.50 Black Suits for Christmas $12.50 f A black-suit bargain every man in town is intensely interested in A change in partnership in one of New York's largest clothing houses enabled ns to buy 200 men's high-grade un finished worsted suits at less than their real value In fact we secured them at the lowest price good clothing has ever been purchased for in the history of the clothing business Every garment of this season's manufacture, materials and styles just what men want for Holiday wear The details: The finest black unfinished worsteds and thibets in single breasted, four-button, round cut sack coats, Italian-serge lined, handfelled collar, hand made buttonholes, handfelled shoulders, suits cut in the latest fashion, square shoulders, full trousers, all sizes 34 to 44, also stouts 36 to 46, every suit $20 or $22.50 value The exclusive clothier would ask $25 for suits of equal style and grade Perfect fit guaranteed in every instance Tomorrow only L 1 J iV at this phenomenally low price Second Floor Each Suit 9 See big Morrison-street window display Smoking Jackets and Lounging Robes T !, , : j"U- 1 L r r O I T ; J -r -r- l . -i. r t - I auuwiug tuc xui-gcbi variety ox lvu s ouiuaaug, xjouuging ana Xiuia xvooes 10 De IO una in the city. All the very best styles and materials and every garment priced at an exceedingly low fig ure. Look here before buying elsewhere. Second floor, Men's Clothing Department. $6.50 Lounging. Eobes in desirable styles, dark gray and blue colorings 5.35 All our $15 Smoking Jackets, silks, velvets and Tuxedos, great values at 12.35 Ail $12.50 Smoking Jackets 10.15 I Men's $6.50 Bath Robes, of fine imported striped -Terrycloth, 60 inches-long, sailor collar, all sizes, great value at P6r32 Men's Smoking Jackets 1000 of them; every new style and material, $4 to $15. Beautiful Lounging Robes, $5.35 to $20. Portland's Leading Cloak Store Announces grand Holiday Bargains in all lines of Women's and Children's R.eady-to-Wear Apparel All Suits reduced Tourist Coats and Raincoats' at special prices All Furs at Holiday prices Bargains in Waists, Silk Petticoats, Eiderdown Sacques and Robes. Walking Skirts, Etc. These extra special values today and tomorrow $3.30 Wool Waists 98c Each mam k "200 Women's Albatross Waists, in black, blue and red; lace stock collar, neatly made, tailored effects, An all sizes, regular $2.50 values, on sale for each. . "OC $6.00 Walking Skirts $2.95 100 Women's Walking Skirts in fancy Tweeds and Cash meres, mixtures and stripes, strapped and button trim med; regular $6.00 values, on sale q C today at : French Coney Cluster Scarfs with tails, $1.50 value. 95 $12.30 Silk Petticoats $5.85 Continuation of the great sale of Women's $10.00 and $12.50 Taffeta Silk Petticoats, plain colors and change able effects, in black, tan, brown, green, red and navy, accordion plaited and ruffles: greatest Silk t w r f- Petticoat value in town at, each OC 100 Women's Silk Petticoats,, in black and changeable ef : fects; big variety; regular $6.50 rr no values, on sale for h2-JO Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 Oranges25c Dozen The grade your neighborhood gro cer asks 35c and 40c doz. for. 300 boxes just received, new crop de licious California Navels. All your Christmas Groceries at saving prices. Phone Exchange 4. 1-lb. pkg. New Dates 10 New Crop Walnuts, lb jL5 New Paper-Shell Almonds, 2 pounds 35c Brazil Nuts, 2 lbs 35c Rice Popcorn, lb 5 1 box fancy Layer Raisins.. 50c 3 1-lb. pkgs. Seeded Raisins.25d 17 lbs. Granulated Sugar. $1.00 1-lb .basket Washed Figs. . . :25 3 lbs. Mission Figs 25? 4 lbs. Loose Raisins for 25 Qt. Maraschino Cherries 65 Cream Mixed Candy, lb. ...20e 3 pkgs. Mincemeat ....25 14-oz. bottle Queen Olives. . .25 Stuffed Dates, box 25 National Biscuit Company's fancy package goods at the lowest prices. New Lemon and Orange P.eel.l5 McLaren's, Imperial Cheese, 2 for 25 Durkee's Salad Dressing, bot tle 10, 25d, 45 1-lb. can Ground Chocolate. .25 2 cans Duchess Peaches 25 Meier & Frank's 790th Surprise Sale $4.00 Waist Patterns $1.10 We will place on sole for Friday's 790th Friday Surprise Sale 450 handsome White dnd Colored Shirt Waist Patterns, three and four-yard lengths, in light, medium and heavy-weight oxfords, madras, piques and popolines Plain and basket weaves in desirable patterns and colorings Great variety to select from An exceptionally pleasing gift to give to any woman Only 450 of them, remember Better come early if you want oneValues up tf 1 ( to $4 Your choice tomorrow only, pattern y Ilv See Fifth-Street Window Display Silk Floss Cushions Low Priced Another great lot of Silk Floss Cushions in all sizes, at excep tionally low prices. Third floor 16-inch at, each 24 18-inch at, each 32 20-inch at, each 37 22-inch at, each 46 24-inch at, each 53 26-inch at, each 59 Pendleton Indian Robes in superb variety, new designs and col orings, $4.50, 5.00 and 6.00 each. 200 beautiful Silk, Satin and Tapestry Covered Pillows in new svlfs nnn at TiTmsrailv low Trrifps. Saa them riirpf.tlv in fr-nnf n-3 elevators. Third floor. nanasome vown comtorters Two great special values in fine Down Comforters Rich silko line coverings of the best quality; filled with good quality of down; exceptional values at $5.50 Values $4.40 Each $9.50 Values $7.60 Each Pendleton Indian Robes, $4.50, $5.00 $6.00. Women's $ 1 .50 Gloves 98c Grand Christmas offering of 800 pairs of "Perrin's" famous real French Kid Gloves' for women, 2-clasp styles, self or black stitching, per fect Gloves, complete line of colors, black, white, tan, mode, gray and. brown, sizes 5 to 7, every pair guaranteed "Perrin's" best $1.50 Gloves ; your choice while they last at the exceptionally low price of pair 98c 50c Golf Gloves 35c Pair 300 pairs of Women's Mercerized Golf Glove3, black white, and gray, all sizes; best 50c values, pair Bargains In the Book Store Special prices on Books you want: Complete line of Padded Poets, special, 65c vol. "Audrey," Johnston's best book, $1.50 edi tion, 50. 1904' Chatterbox, 90. E. P. Poe's Ajax Series for Boys, 65 "Black Beauty," 79c edition, on sale for 39- "Tat tlings of a Retired Politician," $1.50 edition, $1.00. Portland's new "Scenic Beauties," special, 15. Gems of Music, vocal and instrumental, copy 45 Great special reductions on our entire stock of Bibles, Testa ments, Prayer Books and Hymnals. All $1.50 Copyrighted Books on sale at $1.08 copy. 1905 Calendars in immense variety, lc to $10.00. Dictionaries and Dictionary Stands, Christmas Cards, Boys' Books, Alger, Optic, Henty and all the popular authors. Special Holiday Books in great assortment. Great Reg Sole Special holiday bargains in all kinds and sizes of Axmlnster, Smyrna, Wilton and Oriental Rugs. 1Sx3S Axmlnsters, JL25 value, Q- for, each OJC 27x60 Axmlnsters, 12.75 value. i ne for. each yloO 26x72 Axmlnsters, $4.50 value, 1 A n for. each 0.f 36x63 Royal Wiltons, J8.50 ( nr values, for, each O.zfJ 30x60 All-Wool Smyrnas, j values, each Crt Entire stock oi Oriental Rugs at spe cial prices. Third Floor. Holiday Bargains in Handkerchiefs Great odd lot of Women's Handkerchiefs lace and hand embroidered ef- fects, value up to 51. for C 65c taped border hand-embroidered, hand hemstitched Handkerchiefs tT for JriO $3.00 Lace and Spangled Fans $2.57 Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, val ues. 73c: $1.50 values, $1.19; i rr $2.50 values $1.79 Holiday Handkerchief Annex on the Second Floor, near Muslin Underwear. Women's $5 Shoes $3.85 Pr. French, Shriner & Urner and J. & T. Cousins $5 Shoes for wo men; patent leather, patent colt, vici kid and box calf, Cuban or French heels; all this season's very best styles, in all sizes and widths, on sale at the low price C.3t of pr $OJ MEN'S $5 SHOES $3.85 Pr. French, Shriner & Urner's fam ous $5.00 Shoes for men; this Winter's newest lasts, in pat ent leather, patent colt, box calf, vici kid and velour calf; Shoes for street or dress wear ; all sizes and widths; great values at pair $3.85 Great Holiday Slipper Bargains 300 pairs Men's Fancy Leather Slippers in various styles, big vari ety, all sizes, regular $3.00 and $4.00 tT A 8t values, on sale for priO 600 pairs of Men's Fancy Slippers pair 67 "Women's Telt Juliettes and Fancy Lap Slippers, all g sizes, great special values at pair 2) "Women's Felt Juliettes of the best grade and styles, fur trimmed; on sale at p 1 Children's and Misses' Slippers at low prices . 0H med: I