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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1905)
THE MORNING OWSGOSl-A, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1905. BAKER ON WARPATH "Artistic Picture Framing to Yog: Order at Ofw-Fogrtfc Off Rtftia Prices Second Floor Tfca . Fatowry D-dfeeator Now on Sale at the Bttterick Pattern DaEartmut at i5c a Coy The Meier (3b Frank Store Annual Clearance Sale Every Article Rednced Sole Portland Agents for "La Grecipie" and "Kabo" Corsets, New Model's, Expert Fitters John S. Brown &. Sons Finest Table Linens Are Being Offered at Low Clearance Prices The Meier d& Frank Store Annual Clearance Sale Every Article Reduced Shade and Drapery Work Is Our Specialty Best Materials and 'Workmanship--Low Prices Will Try to Prevent Melba Concert at Armory. APPEARS- IN COUNTY. COURT "Peninsular" Stoves and Steel iCanges at Clearance Sale Prices Easy Payments if Desired Theatrical Manager' Says Armory Pays No License, but Shows Best Attractions Will Carry Mat ter Before Commissioners. The . appearance ol me. Melba at the Armory Is seriously objected to by George L. Baker, theatrical manager, -who says the Armory Hall should not be used for concert purposes. Mr. Baker and his attorney, John F. Logan, entered a vigorous protest before Judge Webster yesterday afternoon, and the decision was reached that the matter will be submitted to the Board of County Com missioners at Its meeting Wednesday for final adjudication. Judge "Webster Is not satisfied concerning the law upon the question whether Colonel Gantenbeln and other members of the Military Board have the say as to renting the Armory for show purposes, or If the County Court has a right to Interfere. The county owns and takes care of the Ar mory building, provides for all repairs, and under the statute the Military Board runs it. Manager Baker called attention to the fact that many attractions have ap peared at the Armory. Nordlca, Sousa's Band, Pattl. the Italian Band. Pader ewskl and others, and next comeB Melba. Mr. Baker said he pays 51500 rent for theaters In Portland, pays licenses, taxes, conforms to the- fire ordinance and other theatrical regulations, and he said it was unfair to him as a theatrical man ager to rent the Armory for a high-class concert where tickets sold for $2 or more, when the concert manager could secure a theater for the performance If he tried. Manager Baker said one of these big concerts killed the theater business for a week, and the Armory paid no license. Mr. Logan opened the discus sion by briefly calling the attention of Judge Webster to the objects of their visit. Armory in Charge of Militia Board. Judge Webster, in response, stated that the Armory Is In charge of a board of militia officers for regimental purposes. The county never rented for any pur pose, and he had never looked into the matter to see whether the county had a right to rent It or not. The county had never granted the use of the Armory to anybody except In the case of the Gran gers Convention, and that was looked upon as a public affair. Mr. Baker said he i paying rent for three theaters, and licenses. In the Summer of 1903, after he had expended 57000 to JS000 improving the Baker- Thea ter he was compelled by the city author ity's to expend $1500 to 51600 additional to provide more exits. Kills Business, Says Baker. "The Armory knocks a theater out of n opportunity to play an attraction." continued Mr. Baker. "The concert will take in from 55000 to 56000, and it stops people from going anywhere else. It klllB theater business for a week. They arc all high-priced attractions that go there. When a man has paid out 54 for himself and his wife for concert tick ets. It takes him a week or two before he feels like spending any more theater money. It takes him about that long to recover." Mr. Baker further said: "The theaters can accommodate these people. Fre quently the theaters have vacant nights when they are willing to rent." Judge Webster Don't they say your theater is not big enough? Mr. Baker That doesn't make any dif ference. Judge Webster then remarked, "I don't know what rights we have." Mr. Baker continued, saying he had rented theaters in the past for public gatherings: he paid $1500 per month rent for theaters, license and taxes. "I might as well clos'e the theater the night of the concert. It kills business, and for the rest of the week. Shopgirls go, even, and spend $2 or $3, and won't go to a theater afterwards for two or three weeks." Judge Webster I will look at the stat ute and see If we have any right, and If so I will take it up with the County Com missioners. I understand the Militia Board has used the money fixing up quar ters: have you ever talked to Colonel Gantenbeln about It? Mr. Logan said he had not. Judge Web ster told the attorney to look up the statutes and set the matter for hearing before the County Commissioners' Court Wednesday morning. Clash Between Managers. Manager Baker's appearance In the County Court was a surprise in theatrical circles, and his effort to prevent the Melba concert aroused much gossip, for the reason that she and Mr. Calvin Hel- llg, manager of the Marquam Grand Theater, under whose direction Mme. Melba will sing, have been and are asso ciated in many theatrical ventures. Mr. Helllg owns an interest in the Empire Theater, of which Mr. Baker Is manager. The clash had a more serious aspect than a press agent device, and the prospect that a theatrical -war might result was viewed with Interest. Manager Helllg re fused to be interviewed except to say that he whs confident that the County Com missioners would consent to his carrying out his orlgtnal plans for the concert. Mr. Baker declared that he had no motives other than those stated before County Judge Webster: "It Is not a personal matter between me and Mr. Helllg, but a plain business proposition. It is not right that the armory, owned by the county, should come into competition with my three theaters, and If I can prevent it I shall." MUST GO TO JAIL, Jed Hart Loses His Saloon and Re ceives Sentence on Same Day. The resort known as the Green Front, at 42 Third street, has passed from the hands of Jed Hart, Its former owner, ana Is now being operated by the Star Brew ers', while Hart has been convicted In the Police Court of three separate charges and has still to answer to two more. In Municipal Court yesterday morning Judge Hogue found Hart guilty of three charges of allowing minors to be In his saloon and of selling liquor to them. On one of the charges he was fined 550 and on the other two was sentenced to 25 days In jail each. "I am going to send this man to jaiL" said Judge Hogue. "He ought to have been hung long ago on general princi ples. T am glad to learn that the saloon has been taken from his hands." It was the Green Front that was raided last week by the police, at which time five girls were taken from the resort and charged wltht vagrancy. In court yes terday four of these, girls were fined $10 each, the case against one of them, Kate Goodwin, being dismissed for lack of evidence. Hart was recently acquitted of a -charge of murderous assault on John Murphy, an old man, and has been a frequent vis itor In the Police Court sinea his man agement of the Green Front began, Portland's Greatest Carpet Store The extremely moderate .prices prevailing on our immense stock of Carpets, Rugs and Linoleums is the inducement that's drawing our way an unusually large Clearance Sale Carpet business. A $200,000 stock of the newest and best floor coverings America and England pro duce marked at prices that make this January sale of great importance to housewives, hotel and boarding-house keepers. Spring and Sum mer carpet needs should be supplied at opce while assortments are complete and styles -the best "We present for your choosing the largest and best selected stock every' satisfactory make and grade workroom facilities that in sure all orders, large or small, prompt execu tion. Third floor. 65c Melrose Ingrains, best patterns, yard. .45i 2-ply "Wool Filling, great value, at, yard,. 72 All-wool extra heavy, extra Super, $1.00 grade, yard 81 85c quality Smith's Hotel Brussels, yard. .77$ $1.00 quality Brussels at" the low price of, yard 85d $1.25 Windsor Brusselswill not fade, yd.$1.05 Prosaic Velvets, .best wool velvet, at, yd. $1.35 $1.75 Roval Axrainsters, fine patterns, yard 1.44 $2.10 Bigelow Axminsters, great value, yard $1.89 All Linoleums, Art Squares, Rugs, Mattings, at Clearance Prices. Basement Clearance Bargains Magnificent Bronze Electroliers and Ornamental J CS'f'f Pieces; choice from the entire stock at 3 Plated "Ware, low priced, rare, values Teaspoons, set of six, for, set 70 Dessert Spoons, set of six, for, set S1.20 Table Spoons, set of six, for, set S1.40 Knives and Forks, set of six, for, set $1.40 Bohemian Glass Bon-Bon or Jelly Dish, very pretty designs, unusual value, $4.50 value for $3.60; $5.50 value.. $4.40 Cut Glass Water Bottles, newest cut, regular $7.50 value, on sale for the low price of $6.00 $9.00 Cut Glass Rose Bowls for the low price of S7.20 Cut Glass Sugar and Creamers, $10.00 value, pair $8.00 $12.50 Silver-Plated Baking Dishes reduced to $10.00 $10.50 Silver-Plated Fern Dishes for the low price of $8.40 $5.00 French Gray Smoking Sets for the low price of $4.00 $25.00 Silver-Plated Tea Sets, four pieces, for $20.00 $15.00 Silver-Plated Tea Sets, four pieces, for $12.00 CLEARANCE SALE OF CUTLERY IN BASEMENT 50c Butcher Knives 40 40c Butcher Knives 32 35c Butcher Knives 28 10c Paring Knives 8 Famous Christy Bread Knives 30c values for 24J 50c values for 40 3-piece Kitchen Sets, bread and cake knife and paring fV knife, great value, at this low price, set 5VC Apple Corer, 4; Call Bells, each 40 Steel Knife and Forks, cocobola handles great Clear- 0(V ance sale bargain, at this low price, set OvC 10-inch Magnetic Steels, each 32 All Carving Sets at low Clearance Prices. Basement. Entire stock of Cutlery at greatly reduced prices. All China Chocolate Sets, Game and Fish Sets at greatly reduced prices during the Clearance Sale. Large size silver-plated Fern Dishes, $10.50 value. .$8.40 7-inch Blue Abbey Plates. . .8f 6-inch Blue Abbey Plates. . .7$ Blue Abbey Cups, Saucers, each 8 Entire stock of Toilet Sets at exceptionally low prices. All Lamps at Clearance Prices. ! Tokonabe Umbrella Stands, great special value at $1.40 Gas Fixtures 1 gas burner, 1 gas chimney and 1 best qual ity Welsbach Mantle, com plete, for 64 Gas Mantles, 8c, 12c, 16c, 20c, 24c. All Decorated Toilet Sets at greatly reduced prices. Entire stock of Bisque Fig ures at one-fourth off regular price. Men's $4.00 Shoes for $2.48 Pair 350 pairs of Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes in good leathers, welt sewed, clean up of three lines; odds and ends; ASK wonderful values if you can find your -size, pair. . &&HtK9 Entire stock of Misses', Children's and Boys' Shoes at low Clearance Sale prices. All grades of Women's and Men's Shoes are being offered at low Clearance Sale prices. THIRD-FLOOR. Extra Specials i-inch Extension Rods, 54 inch, brass ends, each 9 Roller-bearing Carpet Sweepers, great value S1.67 Linen Warp Japanese Matting, in stripes, great spec, val., yd.ll Extra heavy Reversible Matting, fancy colorings, yard 15d Linen Warp Mattings, carpet de signs, great bargain, yard.l9 9x12 Body Brussels Rugs, in the very best designs and colorings, value extraordinary. ..S27.00 9x12 Empire Brussels Rugs, new designs, great value.. .$16.65 $L75 Bed Pillows. 22x28-inch, fancy stripe ticking $1.49 $2.25 Geese Feather Pillows, brown and tan stripe, size 22x 28-inch $1.70 laCe curtains Scotch Net Lace Curtains, Arabian color, )lain centers, with narrow Cluny design borders; marvel ous values at, pair S1.98 Cable Net Curtains, Arabian col ors, small insertings and floral patterns, best $3.o0 values on sale for $2.48 White Irish Point Lace Curtains, small insertings, plain and de tached figure centers, three great lots to select from $5.50, $6.00 values, pair. . .$4.00 $6.o0, $.00 values, pair. . .554.95 Best $8.50 values, pair... $5.65 Entire remaining stock of high grade Brass Beds at exceptionally low prices. Third floor. Women's $2.50 Shoes 75c Pr. Great odd lot of Women's Shoes, in sizes 2Vs to 5 lace styles spring heels Johnson Bros.' famous make Shoes, suitable for nurses and elderly women $2.50 values pair 75 500 pairs Women's Juliettes, fur trimmed and lap slippers hand turned all sizes best $1.25 values are on sale at the low price of, pair 75 Women's Coats at Half Price There's an old adage, "When the Cat's Away, the Mice Will Play"- The cloak chief left for the East yesterday moramg We started in to hove some fun with his merchandise in the afternoon 200 women's Jackets in 25-inch, 26-inch and 28-in.ca lengths, kersey, cheviots, broadcloths, and mannish mixtures in fell backs, tourist backs and half tight-fitting effects in blacks, bines, browns, castors, light and dark tweeds and mixtures All this season's very best styles Most of the garments are desirable for Spring wear $6.00 Coats. . . .$3w00 $12.00 Coats. . .$6.00 $7.50 Coats. . . .$3.75 $14.00. Coats. . .$7.00 $9.00 Coats .... $4.50 $16.00 Coats. . . $8.00 $10.00 Coats. . . .$5.00 $20.00 Coats .$10.00 $22.00 Coats.... $11.00 $24.00 Coats. . . .$12.00 $28.00 Coats. . . .$14.00 $30.00 Coats.... $15.00 Furs at Clearance Sale Prices All our fancy Fur Four-in-Hands and small Neek- Pieces, in the best skins; J Ooa. Dm1a good variety at. lvg aTiCc Included will be found Squirrel, Opossum,. Mole, etc. $ 5.50 values. . .$2.75 $ 6.50 values. . .$3.25 12.00 values... 6.00 16.00 values. . . 8.00 Values up fb $25.00 at half regular prices. Fur Boas, handsome styles, in Fox and Opossum $6.50 values $4.45 $7.50 values $5.45 $8.00 values.... $5.25 Women's Nearseal Fur Coats, 24 and 26-inch lengths, handsome garment, $25.00 fl 1 AC value, for low price of 1 010 26-inch Astrachan. Jackets, $38 value, f or.$29.25 Our $ 1 8.00 Tourist Coats at $8.95 Each Women's Tourist Coats in Coverts, Cheviots and Kerseys, black, brown, tan and blue; this season's best modes; values up CC to $18, on sale for 0y Women's Tourist Coats in Coverts, Cheviots and Kerseys, beautiful styles, neatly made and trimmed, values up to $24, CIO A. on sale at the low price of &Hf3 All Evening Costumes and Wraps at very low Clearance Sale prices. All Coats, Dress Skirts, Silk Shirtwaist Suits, etc., at Clearance Sale prices. Beautiful Silk and Lace Evening Waists at ex ceptionally low Clearance prices. All Silk and Wool Waists reduced. Tourist Coats, values up to $30.00, iq are all on sale at low price of P J Tourist Coats, values up to $26, tf a q fc are all on sale at low price of t Silk Sateen and Alpaca Petticoats at low Clear ance Sale prices. Wrappers, Eiderdown Sacques at Clearance prices. All Children's Garments at Clearance-prices, 300 Women's Walking Skirts in Cheviots, Broadcloths, Kerseys, Meltons; Coverts and fancy Worsteds, very best styles, at greatly reduced prices: $5.50 values, $3.45; $6.50-$7;50 values, $4.85; $8.(J0-$9.00-values, $5.95; $10.00i$11.00 values, $6.85 ; $12.00 to $13.50 values on sale at $8.45. Laces and Embroideries Are Reduced A brilliant array of emphatic bargains in the lace and embroidery departments Decided reductions on the entire stock daring the great An nual Clearance Sale The following four extra spe cial values are of interest to every woman 3000 yards of new Corset Cover Embroideries, dainty de signs, big asortment values up to 60c yard, y yard wJC 40-inch Flowered Chiffons beautiful designs for waists and trimming purposes values up to $1.75 a yard are being offered at the low price of A Black, white and cream Medallions, Bands, Appliques and Net Top Laces four great special lots values up to 65c yard are on sale for Venise Appliques and Net Top Laces in handsome styles values up to $1.00 a yard are on sale All spangled Eobes marked at exceptionally low prices. All Embroideries, Laces and Dress Trimmings at Clearance prices. 89c es and 19c Sheet Music, Publishers' Price 50c, Our Price 18c Copy "Nyomo." "Susan." "Gone. Gone, Gone." The Troubadour." "Good-Bye. Little Girl." "Teasing." "Love and Kisses." "Alexandre:." "My Mercedes." "Cordelia Malone." "Billr." "I May Be Crazy, but I Aaln't No Fool. "My Dear Luzon." "My Dahomlan Queen." "Yankee Land." "Zono." "Seminole." "Constancy." "Lazarre." "I've Got a Feeling for You." "A Kiss for You Each Day In the Week.'" "The Diplomat." "Queen .of the Danube." "Strolling on the Pike." "Susan Van Duzan." "Back. Back to Baltimore." "A Bit of Blarney." Buy a "Willamette" Sewing Machine And you get the best Machine moneyond skill can build at less than half the cost of the socqlled "Agency" Sewing Machine, every one fully guaranteed for ten years, best head, complete set of the best attachments, ball bearing, handsomest woodwork Free instruc tions by an experienced operator until yon become an expert in the running of the machine and in the use of the at tachments 15 models, drop head, box top, cabinet style Hand Machines, Etc. Easy payments for parties of good credit Second Floor m t $15.00 Machines at $12.95 $20.00 Machines at $15.25 $22.50 Machines at $19.25 $26.50 Machines at $22.75 $35.00 Machines at $28.75 $10 Hand Machines $ 8.50 $5.00 Junior Machines $3.75 Clearance Sale of Table, Bed Linens Half-bleached Table Damask, heavy quality, 65 Inches -wide. ii- yard ttC 72-Inch half-bleached Table Damask, best patterns, gTcaf r-- value, yard DOC 72-Inch silver bleacher Table Damask, extra value at, oa yar.l .OOC All bleached .Table Damasks, all grades, at Clearance prices. All Table Napkins at low Clearance Sale prices. John S. Brown Sc. Sons finest Table Linens and Sets; the finest Table Lin ens the world produces all at Clear ance prices. Centerpieces, Dollies. Cloths, etc., marked at low Clearance prices. "Webbs" grass-bleached all-linen Huck Towels, beat made, 40c values, 32c; 50c values, 30c; 60c values, 42c; 75c values. SSc. Special large size Marseilles pattern Bedspreads, best patterns, J1.40 values for Sl-O-i each: J1.T3 values. 31.2S each; .$2 values. $1.48. 21x46 linen Damask Towels, knotted fringe, great value, - each lOC 22x4 S linen Damask Towels, knotted fringe, great value, in each - "C 20x40 linen Damask Towels, hem stitched, great value. each CrHr 21x42 linen Damask Towels, hem stitched, great value, -in-each Bath Towels and Toweling, all grades at Clearance prices. Sheets. Pillow Cases, Sheetings, Cot tons, all at the lowest prices. "White Goods, Nainsooks. Swiss, In dia Llnons, at Clearance prices. Entire stock of Framed Pictures at 1-5 off regular prices. Second floor. All brass Photo Frames at low prices. Cheney Bros 1905 Foulards Nearly 100 styles of Cheney's Foulard Silks in the very newest de signs and colorings arc receiving their first display. We were agree ably surprised at the buying yester day exceeded our fondest expecta tions 37 waist and dress patterns made a very satisfactory first day's sale. Stylish as well as serviceable Cheney Foulards will be in great favor this Summer with Portland's best dressers light and dark color ings, large, medium and small dots figures, stripes, etc. neat effects for shirt-waist suits. If you buy now there's a considerable saving, as Clearance Sale prices prevail on the entire lot 3 grades 79c Yard 89c Yard $1.09 Yard Entire stock of black and fancy Silks is being offered at very low Clearance Sale Prices. Entire stock of black and colored Dress Goods at Clearance prices. ART GOODS SPECIALS Stamped Pillow Tops and Back, all 35c and 25c values. t, on sale for IOC "Spachtel" Scarfs and Shams, best patterns. 35c and 40c iq values for. each IZfC 13x54 Fringed Fancy Morale Linen Scarfs, extraordinary 0"X value, each CrJ J4.00-J5.00 burnt Leather PiUow Tops, best patterns, all c colors, great bargain &r.JJ 1000 large bunches Seed Beads, au colors. 13c value for, bunch., $1.25 HOSIERY 50c PAIR Special lot of women's'flne- import ed black Cashmere Hose, outsize and opera length, sizes 8 and 8 only; J1.C0 and 51.23 Kn values, for, pair JvC 1000 pairs of women's plain black lisle Hose, all sizes; the very beat 75c values, for pair ...V....JJC Medium weight and gauze black lisle Hose. 50c values, for, pair - JC Black, cotton Hose, outsize-, ir Hermsdorf dye 5DC