THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH
1905.
MAY B
UILD ROAD
Hillsboro Line Fran
chise to Be Granted.
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION
Office and Salary of Building
inspector Is Fixed,
SLOT - MACHINES ARE OUT
uncll Revokes License Ordinance
and Indefinitely Postpones All
Night Saloon Measure-Building
Permit' Fee Raised.
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WHAT COUKCIL DID YESTERDAY,
j HILiLSBORO L1KE5 Gave evidenc that
2 the franchise ordinance -will be passed,
t with $30,000 as compensation to city,
t JCEVV' BUILTJING INSPECTOR Created
I offioe und allowed for salary up to $200
i a. month.
AUL-VIGHT SAXOONS-qpdlnaace was
4 -kfrmnw
COMPErnnVE BIDS ON' PAVEMENTS
Ordinance -was Indefinitely postponed.
Another will be Introduced.
"BUILDING PERMITS Balsed fees.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE Sent fran
chise ordinance to Executive Board to
fix compensation.
SLOT MACHINES Repealed license
ordinance.
That the franchise of the Oregon Trac
tion Company for the line to Hillsboro
-will be granted by the Council is appar
ent by the manner in -which the Council
men -went over the franchise ordinance
and inserted a few minor amendments at
the meeting yesterday afternoon.
Councilman Sharkey objected to the
Compensation for the franchise within the
.tv which in 25 years -will amount to $00.
OOO.VSfr asked that the ordinance be ro
reforre6to the Executive Board for a
higher compensation, but he stood alone.
V. T. Ilulr, representing the traction
company, -was given the floor. He said
Jthatwhen tho pcmer.mqphlge,wag wrc
vokeS, the Council had adopted a resoKT
tf on -which recited that another franchise
less distasteful to the property-owners
should be granted -whenever the company
showed that it was able to fulfill its part
of the agreement. "The bond can be in
the hands of the Council in five days,"
declared the attorney.
The price paid for the franchises held
by the Portland Consolidated Railway
Company were mentioned by Mr. Flegel.
Rights for 200 miles of track along So miles
of streets cost this company 5365,000 for 30
vears "But the franchises given up by
the City & Suburban and toe Portland
Railway Company were worth $l,500,tt,
said Mr. Sharkey.
A number of amendments 10 me orm- j
nunce were submitted. One provides that
$125,000 must be spent in the city Instead
of $70,000. Slight changes in the route
wore also suggested. "I want to see cars
running at Hillsboro before passenger
cars are running in Portland, and they
should not bo allowed the use of the
streets until they are ready at the other
ond of the line," said Mr. Zimmerman.
This was also made an amendment. The
franchise ordinance was ordered pub
lished. Fight Over Inspector's Salary.
For an hour the salary of the proposed
Building Inspector "was fought over. The
ways and means committee had amended
the ordinance by making the pay $150 a
month, instead of $100. Mr. Sharkey moved
that It be further increased to $200 a
month. Mr. Zimmerman backed him up,
declaring that, above all, the Inspector
should be honest and satisfied with his
salary from the city.
"You can get scores of competent men
at $100 a month," said Mr. Flegel. "The
Fire Chief has been doing this work for
months, and ho receives only $166. The
City Engineer gets but $200 a month."
"It occurs to me that the man must be
selected for the place, since members of
the commltte now wish the salary raised."
was Mr. Albee's contribution.
"If it is not Impertinent, Td like to ask
Your Honor if the man has been selected
yet?" questioned Mr. Sharkey of Mayor
Williams.
"You have no right to ask," replied the
Mayor.
Mr. Sharkey Anally changed his motion
so that the salary could be placed by the
Mayor up to $200. Tho ordinance creating
the position was passed. It is generally
understood that Howard "Whiting is to
have tho Job.
The all-night saloon license ordinance
died quickly. "I move that it be Indefi
nitely postponed." cried Executioner Fle
gel. Only Merrill and Zimmerman voted
"no."
Tho ordinance giving the Mayor the
authority to pardon or commute the sen
tences of those found guilty in the Muni
cipal Court was referred to the Judiciary
committee.
An application for exemption from the
fire limits at Grand avenue and East Oak
streets was received. "Why not take
East Portland out of the fire limits alto
gether?" queried Mr. Rumelln. "Most of
the district within the limits is on piling,
and there, have been numerous requests
for exemption." Mr. Bentley's was the
lone negative vote on granting the ex
emption. Building Permit Fee Larger.
The fees for taking out building permits
was Increased by the ordinance passed,
Mr. Flegel alone voting against it. One
dollar is to be, as now, the flat rate for
all permits, but an additional $1 Is pro
vided for each $1000 in cost above the first
$1000.
The ordinance providing for competitive
bids on bitullthic and bituminous macadam
'pavements was Indefinitely postponed, as
it has been decided the ground can be
better covered by another ordinance now
,in preparation at the City Attorney's
office.
The Sumner automatic telephone fran
chise was sent up to the Executive Board
for compensation.
The ordinance providing for a license
upon slot machines was repealed by the
passage of another ordinance.
LOST DOG KETOR2JED HOME
Three-Legged Animal Belonging
Fireman Causes Distrubance.
to
- "Who -stole the three-legged dog?" was
vthe query of many of the members of the
Portland Fire- Department yesterday
.miorhlng after they had read the columns
.of The Oregoni&n. An advertisement con
taining a description of the animal and
an offer of a reward of $25 for the arrest
and conviction of the parties that pur
loined the dog was the cause of all the
trouble.
Some years ago C E. Wood came into
possession of a dog having but three legs.
After a few months the children of the
household became very much attached to
the animal and when the dog followed
his master to one of the downtown engine-houses
Tuesday night and failed to
return, a complaint was entered by the
youngsters with the result stated above.
Early yesterday morning the owner was
notified that the animal was at the
home of a friend and could be had for the
asking. It was returned to the Woods
home and Is now playing about the prem
ises with the children.
WILL MAKE mEROYEHENTS
Portland Consolidated to Expend
$45,000 in Repairs.
The Portland Consolidated Railway
Company is preparing to spend an ad
ditional $15,000 on its suburban tracks
In excess of the great and costly im-proi-ements
which have already been
planned and announced from time to
time.
In a very short time the contract
will be let for the entire rebuilding of
the two-mile trestle over tho Columbia
River flats this side of Vancouver and
connecting with the ferry at that
place. It is estimated by the manage
ment of the company that the -work,
including the new slips and ferry land
ing for tho Oregon side of the. river
will cost $45,000, If not more.
It Is expected by the company to
have the work commenced by the mid
dle of the present month, and if there
are no unnecessary delays encountered
In the construction, it is calculated that
all will be completed by the time the
liewls and Clark Fair opens in June.
Work was commenced yesterday af
ternoon on the relaying of the track
on Sixteenth street. It being the in
tention of the company to furnish the
entire street with new 60-pound steel
rails in place of the old and lighter
ones.
Word was received by Manager Ful
ler yesterday that the large consign
ment of heavy grooved steel rails or
dered several months ago from Bel
glum had at last reached the city, and
as soon as unloaded from tho vessel
bringing them, would be ready for use
by the company. These new rails are
heavy S5-pound seven-inch grooved
steel, designed to be used In relaying
the tracks on the upper ond of Mor
rison street, finishing the improve
ments on Fifth between Glisan street
and the Union Depot, and for other
down-town districts where the street
traffic is very heavy and the continuous
grinding of the loaded vans and trucks
work rapid ruin to tracks made of
lighter material.
The work on North Fifth street will
be commenced as soon as Is possible
In order that it may be completed so
that the paving men may finish the
street improvements which have been
under way In that district for some
time. It is desired to have the paving
done by the opening of the Exposition
if it is possible.
WOUNDS ONE; KILLS HIMSELF
Laundryman the Target for Pistol of
DieharaodEmpioye.
Alexander Orth, who was yesterday
made the target for a bullet from a re
volver in the hands of S. J. Donohue,
was able to leave Good Samaritan Hos
pital shortly after being conveyed there
after the murderous assault at 10:30 In the
morning. He was struck in tho right
arm. narrowly escaping death. The
would-be assassin also tried to kill J. C.
Hesselbrook, but failed. He later took
his own life.
Donohue was a driver for tho Grand
Laundry, Seventeenth and Qulmby
streets, -and Orth and Hesselbrook are
owner and foreman, respectively. Be
nnw of mctho not aDDroved by them.
Tinnnhna wrm suRDended from duty, and
received notification of It when ho re
ported for work yesterday morning. Me
,qh wn in-r in his collections and was
so informed. He realized that in all prob
ability his suspension reaiiy meant nis
discharge, and openly vowed vengeance.
Donohue left the laundry office In a
very sullen mood. At 10:30 he returned
and hegan an argument with Orth. The
latter then informed him he was dis
charged, when the angry man whipped
out a revolver and began shooting. Ho
fired several times, but only one bullet
hit the object of his wrath. He evidently
thought he had killed Orth, and wheeled
and walked outside. There he met Hes
npihmnv Wnstllv reloadlne his revolver
he took aim and fired, but Hesselbrook
escaped by hiding behind tne Dunamg.
Donohue then walked slowly to the resi
dence of Lewis Smock, 551 Raleigh street,
followed by a large crowd of men, women
and children. He kept flourishing the re
volver and warning people to keep back,
as he would kill any one who attempted
to interfere with him. When he reached
the Smock home he saw an open door
leading Into the woodshed. He went In
fill a and took hlB own life.
Deputy Coroner Baldwin took charge of
the body, iunenu arrangements nave
not yet been made. Donohue was aged
35 years.
BACK FE0M INSPECTION TRIP
Railroad Officials Return to Portland
After Pleasant Journey.
P. C. Stohr. assistant traffic director of
the Harriman system; R. B. Miller, gen
eral freight agent of the O. R. & N.,
and C F. Overbaugh, traveling freight
and passenger agent of the water lines
of the O. R. & N., returned yesterday af
ternoon from a trip over the Lower Co-
lumbia. The water lines of the Harriman
system come under the general supervis
Ion of the traffic directors' department.
and for this reason Mr. Stohr was desir
ous of making the trip down the Colum
bia over the route taken by the steamers
in passing out of the river.
He has now finished all of the inspec
tion trips to be made by him in the North
west and will start for his return trip to
Chicago on Saturday next. During his
visit in Portland Mr. Stohr has taken
great pains to become acquainted in every
detail with the properties of the Harriman
system in the Northwest, and now re
turns to the headquarters at Chicago
very well equipped in knowledge to han
dle the details of business which may
come up for his consideration from this-
territory.
DECIDE TO ERECT BUILDING
Fraternal People Will Visit ExposI
tion and Select Site.
"Go ahead" was tho sentiment ex
pressed at a meeting of the Fraternal
Building Association held in the Order of
Washington office, Marquam bunding.
last evening. There has "been a lull In
collecting funds for this building at the
Exposition, and it had been suggested
that the plan be dropped.
By a direct vote of the representatives
of 30 lodges In the association, however.
it was decided to carry out the plans as
originally laid down. Tho ways and
means committee, of which Mrs. Robert
Lutke is chairman, will visit the Fair
grounds In a few days -and select the new
site for the temple. Three locations have
been . offered by the management. Two
meetings a week will be held until the
temple Is constructed. The next will be
held Friday evening at the Order of
Washington office. All funds- subscribed
I soliciung is to co cone, - -
The Meier Sh Frank Store
Sole Agents "Ostermoor" Elastic Felt Mattresses
The Meier Sb Frank Store
PORTLAND'S GREATEST STORE
The Meier Sh Frank Store
Principal Portland Agents for Bntterick Patterns
Trunks and Traveling BagsLargest Display on the Coast Third Floor
Willamette Sewing Machines Sold on the Easy-Payment Plan, $15 to $35'
Table Damask Bargains
rrrr Every housekeeper in Portland and throughout
the Northwest knows the Table Linens we sell
That is why our special linen announcement al
ways attracts crowds of buyers Visit the linen
section today and yog will be doubly convinced
64-inch all-linen bleached Table Damask, hand- m
some designs, marvelous value, yard
All-linen bleached Table Damask, big variety LA
of patterns, regular 75c grade for, yard OttC
All-linen bleached Table Damask; newest pat- fTAf
terns in big variety, S5c value for, yard C
Fine quality half-bleached Table Damask, 72
in. wide, greatest value ever offered at. vd OOC
Hemstitched Satin Damask Table Cloths, 2 GA 1 f
-1 yards by 2 yards, $5 grade) on sale for. . htp 1 VI
??-$' 5 2 yrd bvv 2 vards $6 grades, for .-. .$4.80
2 yards by 3 yards, $7.50 grades, for $6.10
$ 1 6 New Tan Covert Jackets
If you're in need of a new Spring Coat we know you want one of these stylish little
Covert Jackets, 'a practical, serviceable little garment at a very reasonable price,
a number of styles with collar, collarless, strapped seams, plain tailored effects
or fancy trimmed, splendidly made, perfect fitting; Covert Coats ff l Aft
other stores are asking $20.00 and $22.50 for . O.UU
Largest line of Covert Coats in the city, $10.00to $35.00 each.
New Suits, Skirts, Alpaca Shirtwaist Suits, "Waists, etc.
If interested in Silk Shirtwaist Suits dont miss looking here.
Custom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty Estimates Furakfod
Artistic Pictnre Framing to Your Order Newest Moldings. Lowest Prices
Misses and Children's Hosiery
That we haven't forgotten the misses and children in oar Hosiery prepar
ations for Spring and Summer is attested by the great assortments and
splendid values now ready for your choosing All good styles and grades
New lace lisle Hosiery for
misses, flat-shaped Hoses
black, white and light blue,
all sizes, excep- C
tional value at, pr. .
Misses' new black silk finish
ed lisle, fine rib, light weight
handsome style, sizes p to
9M great values at 50c,
3oc and - , y ET
pair c
"Pony" Stockings for boys
and girls, ribbed styles, fast
black, all sizes, 25c 1
values, for, pair. ...
"Ironclad" Hose for boys,
25c values, pair 17
Full line of Children's Tan
Hose, cotton, plain lisle and
silk-finished lisle, all new
styles at, pair, KC
2np.. 35ft and Jvt
Infants' lace lisle Hosiery in black,.'white, pink, blue, cardinal and
tan; our best values at, pair
Women's $1.50 Hosiery 73c Hosiery, in good styles and
sizes ; left-overs from last week's" big sale, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 values for 73c
300 dozen women's black lisle Hose, lace boots, handsomest patterns
ever shown, great values at, pair. ,
Our new Spring Hosiery display is second to none. New tan Hosiery, plain
gauze lisle Hosiery, embroidered lisle Hosiery, polka dots, new lace effects, novelty
Hosiery, onion and mandarin shades, beaver, Eussian, green, emerald, wine, etc.
Latest imported and domestic styles. All prices.
25c
30c
40c Lawn 28c Yd.
5000 yards of fine sheer Persian
Lawn, the regular 40c grade, on
sale all day today 5Q
at, yard OC
Linen Crash 9c Yd
5000 yards of 18-inch heavy all
linen Crash, brown or bleached,
greatest value in town q
. at, yard. . i
Muslin Underwear
Bargains
Special line of women's fine Nain
sook Corset Covers, lace, trim
med; great special . AXf
value HOC
sWomen's Cambric and. Nainsook
Drawers, wide embroidery
flounces, lace insertion, tucks.
. beading and ribbon AX
trimmed, $3.25 value.
"Women's Cambric and Nainsook
Corset Covers, blouse fronts, lace
and embroidery trimmed, tucks,
etc., $1.00 and $1.25 values, on
sale all day today at Ar
this low price 0?C
Basement Specials
40c. Jardiniere in assorted colors.
best value in town, today )
at this special low price. .OC
The "Universal" Food and Meat
Chopper, best on the market,
great bargain today
Lindsay Lights
The "Lindsay" Incandescent Gas
Light produces the most light
with the use of the least gas, en
tire light, complete with opal
globe, mantle, etc, for 79c. See
them in Basement. 7Qi
Complete t -C
Soap Sale
4711 Glycerine Soap 11
Jergen's old-fashioned Soap, large
size cake for 7
Kirk's Brown "Windsor Soap. .4
Royal Rose Glycerine Soap . . .4
LaGloria Glycerine, large cake.7 $
4-in-l Castile, long bar,...
Wild Violet Toilet Soap, 3 cakes
in a bos, box 12
Purity Olive Soap, 3 cakes in a
box, sale price, box 19
Laco Buttermilk Complexion Soap
3 cakes in a box, box 19
Cream Carbolic Soap for the nur
sery, antiseptic, 3 cakes in a box,
great value, box 19
Pear's Scented Glycerine. . .13
Williams' 'Shaving "Soap 4
Packer's Tar Soap 14
Barnado Castile, 2-lb. bars. .16p
Conti Castile, 4-lb. bars 59
Imported "Toilet Soaps are sold
here at the very lowest prices.
Cameo Castile Soap and wash
cloth, both for 7
Fairbanks Glycerine Tar Soap.4
Toilet Papers at lowest prices.
Tomorrow's Great ?94th Friday Surprise Sale of Women's Oxfords
Women's New Tan and Black Low Shoes
Wonderful Values $1.97 Pr.
Tomorrow's great ?94th Friday Surprise Sale is of great import
ance to every woman in Portland and snburhs Almost every wo
man will wear low shoes this Summer, they having attained greater
popularity each season We anticipate the greatest Oxford busi
ness ever known and have prepared accordingly One line of 3000
pairs came to hand two weeks ago We are going to start the ball
rolling by selling them tomorrow and tomorrow only, at exactly
factory cost Styles and leathers are the newest and best the season
will offer, including tans, and we expect selling to be phenomenal all day Extra service
will be given Everyone will be served promptly and satisfactorily All sizes, all styles,
including tan Russia calf Oxfords, lace style, Cuban heel; patent colt Oxfords, dull kid
top; vjci kid Oxfords, patent tip; vici kid Bluchers, patent tip, welt soles; vicid, patent
tip, Cuban heels; chocolate vici kid, Blucher style The best product of a prominent
manufacturer whose shoes you have bought for years with entire satisfaction, shoes of
equal grade bring $3.50 a pair all over town See big Fifth-street window 'display Tomorrow only choice $1.9? Pr.
2500 Dozen Oranges 18c a Dozen
Our weekly shipment of 2500 dozen new crop California Navel
Oranges ready for today, tomorrow and Saturday's selling;
large, delicious fruit; the grade the fruit store and neighbor
hood grocer sells for 35c dozen; buy all you 1 Q
want here at box of 10. dozen for $1.75; per dozen. . . 1 w
Men's $!Neckw'r63c
Men's handsome large English Squares and Four-in-Hands
of fine quality silk, very best patterns
and colorings in big assortment; neckwear that
sells readily all year round at $1.00 fn
each, on sale at this low price, each. . . f''
New Spring "Monarch" Shirts $1.00
New Spring "Cluett" Shirts ?1.50
Plain or plaited bosoms, coat or regular, style,
newest patterns, big variety.
New Hosiery, new 25c and 50c Neckwear.
Great Rug Sale Continues
Still selling high-grade Axmirister Rugs at mill prices
The most astonishing rug bargains Portland folks have
ever shared in All are new goods in desirable patterns
and colorings Variety of sizes Third Floor
Axminster Rugs, 27 inches wide, 44 tp 56 inches long, Oriental and
floral designs, beautiful colorings, greatest Rug tf
bargain ever offered, $2.75 value, at low price of V
Axminster Rugs, 36 inches wide, 44 to 63 inches long, Oriental
and floral designs, great variety, handsome color- y9
ings, $3.50 values, great phenomenal values at -fla,
Axminster Rugs, 27 inches wide, 60 inches long, Oriental and
floral designs, newest colorings, immense variety to i o 9
select from; regular $2.76 values at this price Vw
Axminster Rugs, 18x36 inches, new designs and color
ings; best $1.25 values on sale at the low price of WJ
Axminster Rugs, 36x72 inches, magnificent Rugs in superb de-
signs and colorings; the greatest Rug bargain CQ
Portland women ever shared in; reg. $4.50 value.
Picture Department SPecials
Red Passepartout Frames, sizes 5x7
inches, square and oval openings;
great value at, q
each
Large assortment of Posters and
Framed Pictures, ranging in value
from 20c to 75c; on " iq
sale for ...lfC
20x20 and 15x20 Matted Pictures;
regular' 19c values; oa sale a
at the low price, of. each X'K
Great lot of beautiful Oil
Paintings at, each f
Artistic Picture Framing to your
order. New moldings, lowest prices.
All orders promptly executed Sec
ond floor.
Great odd lot of Framed Pictures
all sizes and subjects, $1.57, 51.75
and $2.00 values; on ci m
sale at this low price ....1.07
Great odd lot of $1.00. $1.25 and $1.50
Framed Pictures on sale at jQ
-the low price of, each 0?C
Infants' Wear, Go-C6rts, Etc,
Our Spring sale of Infants' Wear, Folding and Adjustable
Go-Carts is interesting scores of economical mothers-
Many chances for money saving Second Floor
Infants' Quilted Carriage
.faas, regular sue i
values, for -rC-
Infants' Stockinet Diapers,
reg. 50c and 75c
values, on sale for. . .3C
"Stork" Pants and "Stork"
Sheeting at the lowest
prices. Second Floor.
40c Stockinet Feed- 2
ers, each fif5C
Infants' Long Cambric
Skirts, trimmed in fine em
broidery and laces, tucks
and insertions, best $1.50
values, on sale for. .1.21
'Arnolds" Infants' Antisep
tic Knit Diapers, regular
$2.75 doz., for, doz.S2.35
Infants' Long Dresses, made of fine Lawn and Nainsook, trimmed
in dainty embroidery and lace edgings and insertions, round
and square yoke effects, tucked and plain hemmed skirts, lace
and embroidery trimmed ; best $1.50 and $1.75 j i
values, on sale for V
FOLDING AND ADJUSTABLE GO-CAR.TS
Handsome Reclining. Ga-Carette with cushion and parasol, at
tractive body and gear; two models
$10.00 model, -incli rubber tires, at $.8.40
$15.00 model, -inch rubber tires, at $12.25
Reclining Go-Carts, automobile gear, handsome reed body, cush
ions and parasol included
$12.00 value, -inch tires, for $9.65
$16.00 value, -inch tires, for $13.00
$18.00 value, -inch tires, for $15.25
$15.50 Reclining Go-Cart, 14-inch front wheels, 22-inch rear
wheels, half-inch rubber tires, heavy ruffled-edge
cushions, parasol, etc.; great special value. at. H
Folding Go-Carts with reed back, automobile gear,
best $5.00 model, on sale for
Reclining Folding Go-Cart, perforated back, wood
arms and seat, best $5.00 value for
Reclining Folding Go-Cart, reed back, wood seat and
arms, our best $5.50 model, on sale for
Reclining Folding Go-Cart, reed back, flat reed arms.
cane seat, reed dash, $7.00 value
$3.95
$4.00
$4.25
$5.45
AGENTS FOR. OSTEK.MOOR. MATTRESSES
PorUand agent3 Ostermoor patent
Elastic Felt Mattresses, we sell tnem
at factory prices and furnish them
witn satin-finished ticking: without
extra charge. ,
3 ft- wide. 6 f S In. -r n vi
long. 30 lbs. each !.UU
3 ft. 6 In. wide. 6 ft. 3 rit
In. long; 35 lbs. each... VJ
4 ft. wide, S ft. 3 In. Ci; o f
long, 40 lbs. each. ..... lO.D
4 ft. 6 in. wide, 6 ft. 3 in. e t r nr
long. 45 lbs. each . 1 2.VJ
A ft. "Sin. wide. 6 ft. 3 In. r wrr
long. 45 lbs., 2 pieces... I
Iron Beds, Blankets. Comforters Pil
lows, Springs, all sold at the lowest,
prices here. Third floor.