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-a 12 THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, "APRIL 24, 1905. LITTLE, NAKED, DIRTY CANNIBALS What Wakefield Has to Say of Igorrotes and the Exposition. ARE NOT NEEDED AT FAIR Director of Concessions Declares That Their Absence Will Not Be Noted So Far as Man agement Is Concerned. It Is not such a great loss alter all, ac cording to John "Wakefield, director of con cessions at the Exposition. Of course, it would be Interesting: to have the Igor rotes camped on the grounds to satisfy the curiosity of the patrons of the Expo sition who might desire to see what their South Sea brothers looked and acted like,, but they were nevertheless "dirty little naked cannibals" in the estimation of a majority of the board of directors, and would not be of as great advantage to the success of the Fair as might be thought. The Fair Ls an assured success anyway, and therefore it is not necessary ior the officials to bow to the mandates of any single concessionaire, which makes it probable that the negotiations are at an end on the part of Dr. Hunt, Mr. Sloody and the Fair Board. "I think the whole thing is a scheme to get advertisement and thus tell the amusement managers of the country that the Igdrrote Exhibit Company with 50 natives ls In Seattle and ready for any good offers that may be made to the managers," explained Mr. "Wakefield yes terday. "I think they have given Mr. Felder, who has been in Portland since last January expecting to have a share in the concession, the cold hand, and that the new company has been formed to that end." continued Mr. "Wakefield. "How about the 530,000 supposed to have been deposited here and the $5000 In Manila for expenses which Is said not to have reached Dr. Hunt?" was asked. Saw Copy of Agreement. "I saw a copy of the original agreement between Mr. Hunt and Mr. Felder, and there was nothing said In It about those details," was the response. "They say that you insist upon their depositing $10,000 In gold as a guarantee that they will fulfill their share of the contract, and that they consider the sum excessive." it was further suggested. "We did not ask any such thing," cor rected Mr. Wakefield. "Last November it was stipulated in the original agreement in St. Louis that the sum should be de posited here as a surety that they would bring the men here on time. Now they have arrived with their men and such a request would be nonsense". Besides the terms of the original agreement were never lived up to and are not In force. "Mr. Moody seemed to think that the Exposition could not get along without the village; that the Igorrotes would be of great benefit as a means of exploita tion, and that he should not have to pay the bonuses asked of other concession-:' aires, all of which is a mistake. The Ex position is now an assured success and is not dependent on the attractions of any one concession for help. Eight months ago the Igorrotes would have been good for purposes of exploitation, but now the time is too late and, lastly. I do not see why the Igorrote company should not pay for its concession the same as the other citizens, who are to have attrac tions at the Fair." Hunt and Moody are annoyed because they were Tequired to pay 23 per cent of their gross earnings for the privi lege of showing while the concession was offered to Felder for 15 per cent," it was suggested. There was silence at the other end of the line. "They have letters stat ing that the concession would better be secured through Felder because he could get it for 15 per cent when it would cost the others 25," was added. Has Other Offers. "I don't know what letters they have or have not got," was the response, but I think it ls a scheme to raise a big hul labaloo and have the fact that they are here advertised over the country. I un derstand that Hunt has a contract with Dundee and Thompson, the proprietors of Luna Park, at Coney Island, to show 50 Igorrotes "there during the Summer. He also has been offered $1000 a week for 16 weeks to take his band to Delmar Gardens, at St. Louis. It appears to me, therefore, that the Moody-Hunt combina tion has been formed to give Felder the cold hand and enable them to take their men East for exhibition purposes. I think as a. result of the advertising they will receive they will be sought by all the amusement managers of the country and the offers they will get will do away with any possibility of their coming to the Fair. The majority of the board does not think they would be a great benefit to the Exposition any way, as they consider them a band of dirty little cannibals. Mr. Moody refused to accept the old contract, and President Goode told him to make a proposition, which he said he would do. They are not the only persons who can get Igorrotes, for we could have a village here by June 10 if we desired It, but I think the matter will be dropped." Therefore visitors to the Exposition will not be able to wiggle their toes in unison with the tom-tom's beat, or allow the jscreech of war or the dance of death to plant cold chills upon their spines in op position to the glare " of the midsummer sun. PLAN HISTORICAL CONFERENCE Committee Presents Ambitious Pro gramme for Session in August. The programme for the historical con ference to be held at the Lewis and Clark Exposition under the auspices of the Oregon Historical Society from August 21 to August 23, inclusive, was outlined Sat urday by the committee in charge, Dr. J. R. "Wilson, Professor Robertson and Professor F. G. Young. The outline is only preliminary and will be used in the event the various speakers selected accept invitations to be in attendance. The pro gramme as outlined in advance is as fol lows: Monday, August 21 Opening address, by H. W. Scott, of Portland, Addresses by Professor G. Bourne, of Tale, and President Tyler, of William and Mary's University, "Williamsport, Va. Tuesday, August 22 A consideration of the work and organization of state and local historical societies, under the gen eral direction of Reuben G. Thwaites, superintendent of the Wisconsin Histor ical Society. Opening paper by Professor Frederick J. Turner, of the University of Wisconsin, followed by Benjamin F. Shambaugh. A round table conference will be conducted by Mr. Thwaites. Re ports will be made on the activities of his torical societies in the Oregon territory. Wednesday, August 23 A session of the Pacific Coast branch of the American Historical Association. Leading historians of California have expressed their inten tion to be present including Professor Bernard-Moses, of the University of Cal ifornia; Horace Davis, of San Francisco; Professor Dunlway, of Leland Stanford University, and Professor Lummis, of California. ALMOST APRIL'S RECORD Thermometer Records Maximum of Nearly Eighty-Five Degrees. With all the country beyond the Rocky Mountains half-frozen. Portland had yes terday one of the hottest April days in its history. The thermometer ran up all aft ernoon, and by 4:50 had reached a maxi mum height of S4.5. This was approaching the record for April, a temperature of 87 towards the very last of the month was recorded several years ago. The morning was Ideal for Easter, and all the prettyrocks and hats which were to com out on the occasion appeared. Xne churches were filled at all services, and during the afternoon great crowds filled the trolley-cars to go to the Fair grounds and elsewhere. Some of the wiser ones realized early that it was going to be pretty warm, so they got out of town and made the hill sides bright with the gaudy colors o their clothes. Summer had come, indeed, and even the gardens looked Hko June, with the budding roses and-the petals of the wistaria flying in the air. All the flowers seemed to come at once in a rush, and NO MORE LICENSES Councilmen Will Oppose an In crease of Saloons. UNAWARE WHAT THEY DID Express Surprise That Twenty-Seven Permits to SeirLiquor Near the Fair Grounds Had Been Granted by Th"em. The story of granting 27 licenses to sa loons within a small raidus of the entrance to the Lewis and Clark Centennial grounds has caused a small sensation. . Hardly anyone believed that so many permits to sell liquor had been Issued, and even the City Councilmen were very much surprised ELE.CTED HEAD BANKER, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD I. E. SXODGRASS, OF EUGENE. OR, lavished what is ordinarily scattered through the whole Spring upon the Easter Sunday. WANT WOMAN INSPECTOR Ladies Will Ask Board of Health to Provide Salary. The ladies of the city who have been responsible for the crusade of cleanli ness recently inaugurated among the grocery stores, meat and fish markets and the creameries of Portland will meet with the City Board of Health today to take up the recent action of the Council in passing Flegel's ordinance providing for the appointment of a -woman as meat inspector at a salary of $65 a month. At the time the Council passed the ordi nance it was thought not to have been a serious action for the reason that no provision was made for the expedlture of 565 a month. The ladles look at the mat ter in a serious light, however, and will meet with the board today In order to find whether or not there is any power given to that body by which It can provide for the salary of the inspector. If it is found that no provision Is made by which the appointment can be made the women -will take the question back to the Council where the City Fathers will be asked to provide financial back ing for their new ordinance. COURT TO DECIDE TUESDAY Judge Bellinger Will Then Give His Opinion on Abatement Plea. The land fraud situation will remain un changed for another 24 hours. and neither Senator Mitchell and his fellow defend ants nnr tho Rnvcrnment attornevs will know until Tuesday morning the decision1 of Judge Bellinger in regard to tne Mitchell plea of abatement Owing to the Importance of the decision and the great number of cases cited In argument the court has decided to give Its decision on TuesSay morning. Instead of Monday as was at first announced. Cherislv Deeds, Not Bones. PORTIJIXD. Or.. April 23. (To the Editor.) "To live in the heart of" those we leave behind ls not to die." Why, in view of twentieth century enlight enment, should the bones of John Paul Jones (no poetry Intended) be carted across the waters, of the Atlantic from the secure and: peaceful epot where they have lain for a century? Tnere Is something disgusting In the account of the digging up of his "re mains" and the subjecting them to scrutiny and measurements, and all that a few poor bones may finally be deposited In this coun try. What's the difference, anyway? Do we cherish bones rather than deeds? I do not believe that either sentiment or patriotism prompts such display. Tha pa 'trlotlc American will always revere the name and deeds of John Paul Jones, and will not care where reposes his dust, and true senti ment finds It full fruition in the thought of him as one of the Immortals. Now. here comes one of -the progressive, patriotic men of Portland, who wants the bones of Captain Lewis dug up. Jolted across the Rockies and deposited" In the city park. Nay, nay; let them He In Oak Forest, where the trees sing an everlasting dirge. "What matters It where the blossoms wither and die. 'the fruit followeth in due season?" If this digging up business continues, the cause of cremation will gain many new con verts. We love and cherish deeds, not bones, and if all that remains of mortality be safely tmrled. why disturb the work that merciful nature has -conscientiously carried on for a century or more? Nothing Is lost; nothing can ever die. and true sentiment shudders at the thought of the desecration of the work of kindly nature. HELEN N. PACKARD. For 25 cents, you can get Carter's Little Liver Pills the best liver regulator In the world. Don't forset thlct One pill a dose, -- when they read the list In yesterday morn ing's Oregonian. Xo more licenses will be issued, accord ing to a majority of the members 'of the liquor license committee, within a mile of me rair grouncs, ana tnewe wno are erect ing buildings with the exneetation of Tent ing them to saloonkeepers will have to And ouier tenants. The members of the liauor li cense com mittee were asked yesterday about the Issuance of more licptiRes nnr! thro f them expressed themselves as being decid- eajy opposea to granting any more. "You may say for me that I am not in favor of jrrantimr another lieertR. saloon near the Fair grounds," said Coun cilman Sherrett. "I was somewhat sur prised to learn that so many had been granted. Although I have always attend ed the meetings of the liquor license com mittee and have nrobahlv sfcmvi oil r those issued.' I have- paid but little atten- .tvu . 'UKiu lunner man 10 investigate their references. The people do not want so many saloons near the Exposition, and I shall not vote for another license, and shall use my Influence to persuade the other members of the committee also to refuse." "I have not given the matter much thought," said Councilman Flegel. "How ever. I want to be quoted as saying that no more licenses will bo Issued if I can help it. It ls a shame that so many sa loons are out there already, and I, for one am "willing to make an Investigation of those established, and it a nosalblp. can be found to cancel half of them. .There ougnt not to be more than two or three within a mile of the main entrance to the Exposition. This Fair means too much to Portland to have a lot of visitors come here for a visit and leave with the Idea that the city ls composed principally of saloons." "I don't think that the committee will grant another license," said Dr. Sandford Whiting. "It will not If my influence counts. for anything. I think that too many have already secured licenses, and I shall vote against every application for a license to conduct a saloon near the Fair grounds." Many of the saloonkeepers who have se-?i?re-,e 1,censes for liquor-selling near the Fair grounds are strangers in Port land, and have come here with no inten t on of remaining long after the Exposi tion closes, consequently it Is reasonable to suppose that they will not take the in terest in conducting a place that men would who have made this city their home for years. 23 1 WASHINGTON ST". PORTLAND f OREGON. ' MAKER "OF MENS CLOTHES The Meier (& Frank Store's Bargain News Today's store news appeals to thrifty buyers Seasonable apparel and household effects of every description priced at ! j economy pome Almost every qepartment m toe establishment oners exceptional trading opportunities, but space per mits listing only a few of the more importantannouncements Here are genuine bargains worthy your consideration Embroideries Worth to $1.15 a Strip for 50c a Strip $1.75 Corset Cover Embroideries for $1.1 2 Yard 85c Corset Cover Embroideries for 49c Yard 70c French Val. Laces for 43c Dozen Yards $2.50 Embroidered Mull Bands for 98c Yard $ 1 .00 Irish Crochet, Venise Applique Laces 59c Yd. We're experiencing the greatest lace and embroidery business in our history A combination of circum stances is responsible for it Exceptionally good lace and embroidery season and the largest and best stock in the city for women to choose from, and when it comes to values 'The Meier & Frank Store never takes a back seat Today's offerings-' are worth your attention Mail orders will be promptly filled 5000 yards of Swiss and Nainsook embroideries, edgings and Inser tions, great variety of the best patterns, widths range from 3 to 5 inches, sold In 4 U-yard lengths only; values to Jl.lo strip; sale price, strip 5&c F.-ench Valenciennes laces and in sertions, to 14 Inches wide values up to 70c dozen yards; on sale today at low' price - of dozen yards 43c 2500 yards of. new Corset Cover embroideries. lace trimmed, beautiful styles In great variety: values up to 51.76 a yard; for this sale at, yard 91.12 3000 yards of Corset Cover . em broideries, values up to 85c a yard, on sale at the special low price of 49c yard; big variety of styles -49c Embroidered Mull Bands for shirt waists, handsome styles, 4 to 7 " inches wide, values up to $2.50 yard, at the extraordinarily low price of 98c yard OSc Irish Crochet and Venise Appli quee, 2 to 5 Inches wide, white, creim and ecru, values up to $1 a yarJ, for the very low price of 59c yard; big assortment of patterns SOc Free Lessons In Embroidery Commencing today and continuing until further notice, free lessons in art embroidery work will be given by our expert, Mrs. Lynn. Her abil ity and methods are too well known by the art workers of Portland to need any introduction here. Special attention will be given to children wishing to learn fancy work. Classes will be held daily. Inquire at art goods department. Pillow Tops 19c In the art department, 500 Pillow Tops, stamped linen, several de signs,' 25c to 50c values, on sale for ..10a 100 laundry Bags, plain colors and stripes, great special values to day at 10c Comforters $ 1 ,49 200 lanated cotton filled Comfort ers, neatly tufted, sllkollne cov ered, best $2.00 values on sale for $1.40 Hosiery Specials 1000 pairs of women's Lace and Plain Lisle Hose, all .the very best styles, In big variety, all sizes, 50o values for this low price ... n 3 pairs 51 .00 "Buster Brown" Hose for boy3 and girls, 3 styles of rib. the strongest, best-wearing hose for children on the market; for, pair 25c I pair free with every 4 pairs purchased. 30,000 Towels in This Great Semi-Annual Sale One of the good old Meier &. Frank Towel Sales is planned for this week 30,000 of them Every style, every size, every grade Rare bargains for housewives, hotel and board-inghouse-keepers who are fur nishing up for the Fair Mail orders will be promptly filled i . m&6xm -. star 19c j Hemmed union. Huck Towels, sold regularly at 9c and 10c e each: all you want at Hemmed union Huck Towels, best values, on sale o at the low price of, each. . .C Hemmed Linen Crash Dish Tow-- els, 300 dozen of them; regular 12c vals., ea. Hemstitched Linen Huck Towels, 38 inches long, our best 25c values, for this semi-annual sale, your choice, each. Hemstitched Linen Huck Towels, size 22x40 inches, our best 35c grades, on sale at the low price of, each Knotted fringed Damask Towels, size 20x41 inches, best 30c values, for the very low price of, each Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 500 dozen, size 20x40 inches, value extraordinary at this low price, each Hemmed Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 200 dozen, big sizes, regular 60c value ; wonderful bargain at, each. . . . Knotted fringed Damask Towels, 22x45, regular 40c value,, on sale today for "Webb's grass-bleached hemstitched Huck Towels, 20x38; 40c value, for 7, Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 20x42; best 35c values, on sale at this low price 21c . 12c Infant's Wear Sale Attention, Mothers! Avery interesting bargain list of Infants' Wear for your peru sal Many saving chances on "Baby Things" of every kind and description Mail orders will be promptly filled Order today 25c Stockinet Diapers for 19 25c Diaper Supporters for, pr. .21 Arnold Knit Diapers for 21 "Stork" Catchall Bib, 50c val.. 39 75c Leather Buggy Straps 59J Infants' Doll Rattles, 75c value 69 Hoop Rattles, great spec, val. .43p 60c, 65c Emb. Flanne for, yd.. 43d SOc Crocheted Bootees for 39c $1.75 Crocheted Sacques, ca.Jj51.4S Flannel Skirts, silk-embroidered edges, reg. $i value, for.. 2.39 Pinning Blankets with. "Waists, seal loped edges, $1.00 valuo fr.8T? Outing Flannel "Wrappers, pink or blue, crocheted edge, 60c val..47 $ Infants' Knit Bands, each 29p Arnold's Knit Bibs, special, ea.39 Infants 'Quilted Feeders, great special values at lip Infants' Crib Pads, 60c value, for this sale only at 49 Chair Tads, 11; Diaper Pads, great special value... ...... lip $3.00 'Skirts, raffle,, insertion, tucks; great special at... ... $2.39 $1.50 Skirts, lace. and embroidery trimmed, great value.. $1.21 $3.00 Nainsook and Lawn Dresses, large variety, each. .$52.39 $1.50 Dresses, lace and embroidery trimmed, each 1.21 GREAT SALE OF BQYS' WASH SUITS' Washable Kilt Suits for little boys and girls, 2 to 34 years of age, blue or pink-striped percales, well made throughout; regular $1.00 values 0i for the very low price of Oc C Washable Kilts in linen crash, red or blue trimmed. Russian styles, ages 2 to 3 years, all the best $1.25 values cn sale for this extraordinary low price ...93C Washable Kilt Suits for boys or girls, in blue-striped chambray, small Kton wiKu, craoroiuery inraraeu, sizes z to 4 years; our Dest 51.50 values. .$1.18 nnliaVila Vflt Quito In -1- ., -o.. 1. - cn c.i.- i it. Washable Kilt Suits, In dark gray ainpeu cnamDray, embroidery trimmed, sizes 2 to 4 years, best $1.75 values. .Ir i .Jy Boys' Washable Russian Blouse Suits, tan or blue striped, ages 2 to 6 years; regular $1.25 rt0 values, for 70C Boys' Washable Russian Blouse Salts, In pink, blue or gunmetal gray, ages 2 to 6 years; i o regular $1.50 Suits i.IC5 Boys' Russian Blouse Suits, In pink, blue, tan crashes and linens; all this season's most attractive styles, ages 2M" to 6 years, $125 and $2.50 values; 2d floor $LS Boys' washable Sailor Suits. In light ana daric Blue striped duck, sizes 4 to 10 years; great values at. .43c Boys' washable Sailor Suits, In tan striped duck, 4 to 10 years S3c Boys washable Eton Sailor Suits in light blue striped duck, Q 5 to 10 years OcC Boys' washable Suits. 6 to 10 years, sailor or Eton collar; tans, ft0 , blues, ducks, crashes ifOC Boys' crash Wash Suits, sailor ef fects, with combination collar and shield; ages 5 to 10 c l l r years; regular $1.30 value 1 . 1 V Boys' wool Suits and Topcoats, greatest values In the city. - . GREAT SHOE BARGAINS TODAY Great special three days' sale of women's Shoes and Oxfords This sea son's very latest styles In all leathers Johnson Brothers' best $3 values at a saving of S8c on every pair you buy Every woman having shoe needs ia interested in these great footwear offerings Women's dark tan Oxfords, in lace or ribbon ties, medium soles - and Cuban heels, all sizes and widths Cr.idr Women's light tan Oxfords, medium soles, Cuban heels; women's vicl kid lace or Blucher Oxfords, patent tips; women's vicl Tdd ribbon-tie c , Oxfords, Cuban heels, all sizes, pair &Cr..Cr Women's vici kid patent tip lace Shoes, Cuban heels; women's patent colt lace and Blucher style Shoes; women's vicl kid lace or Blucher style Shoes, patent tips, heavy sole. Cuban heels, all sizes; Women's box calf and velour calf lace Shoes, heavy soles; pair or. Cr AFTER SCHOOL SALE OF BOYS' AND GIRLS' SHOES These offerings on sale only from 4 to 6 P. M. today Children's vici kid Shoes, lace or button, spring heel, sizes 5 to 8, tQ wonderful value, 4 to 6 P. M., today, pair o"C Above In children's sizes. 8 to 11, 3H.00 pair; 11 to 2, pair S1.10 Little Gents' tan, vicl kid, satin calf, kangaroo calf. 10 to 13: pair.... $ 1.10 Boys", same as above. 2 to 5, $1.30 pair. Youth's Casco calf, kangaroo grain, sizes 1 to 2, pair $1.29 SEASONABLE BARGAINS IN Women's Apparel .This big Cloak Store of ours is always presenting irre sistible values in Women's Ready-to-Wear Garments. This week's offerings include many special lines pur chased from leading manufacturers at exceedingly low cash prices We call them "good things," and our patrons are always invited to share them with us Mail orders will be filled as long as the lots last 200 $6.00 Walking Skirts $3.85 Great special purchase of "Walking Skirts for Monday's sell ing, fancy tweed mixtures, in tan, gray and brown, panel front and box pleated, fancy strapped and button trimmed, all this season's very best $6.00 ft. skirts; your choice today at this low price. . . . $2 $28 end $30, Silk Suits $22.45 Handsome Taffeta Silk Shirtwaist Suits, blouse, jacket or shirtwaist effects, in fancy stripes, blue and white stripes, black and white stripes, solid blue, black,, brown and green; skirts pleated; our best $28.00 and r A. $30.00 values on sale for tp4dtO $36.00 Tailored Suite $26.85 "Women's Tailored Suits, voiles, Panama cloths, serges, shep herd worsteds and Sicilians; -jackets, Etons and blouses, in all colors and best styles;, flounce, pleated or flared skirts, all sizes, best $34.00 and $36.00 values, on sale for three days at the low price of $O0 J "Women's Riding Skirts, serge and tweeds, $5.50, $12.50, $11.00 and $18.00. Women's riding suits. Great Sale of Refrigerators FIFTY REFRIGERATORS AT $6.95 EACH Made of kiln-dried hardwood, small size, provision chamber 11x15x13 Inches; ice capacity 45 lbs.; a re frigerator furniture stores ask. $12.50 for; our special sale price is only 50 of them, so cc, speak quick 0.7J FIFTY REFRIGERATORS AT $10.87 EACH Medium size "La Belle" Refrigera tors, Ice capacity 90 lbs.; provi sion chamber 22xl4xlS inches, all -the latest Improvements; a re frigerator furniture stores ask ?15 fcr; our special sale price. .$10.S7 THIRTY-FIVE REFRIGER ATORS AT $12.79 EACH Kiln-dried hardwood Refrigerator; ash panel door; golden oak finish, mineral wool Hllings; metallic sliding adjustable shelves, remov able ice compartment; provision chamber 21xl4xl8; e i -n great value TWENTY REFRIGERA TORS AT $15.45 EACH Enamel line Refrigerator with all the improvements included in the $12.79 model, handsomely built and finished; economical ice con sumer; greatest refrigerator value In town at special low price. 915.45