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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1905)
IS THE MOHNING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, KAY- 34, 1906.. iron ISSUES COUNCIL CALL Anti-Saloon League Now Has Chance to Present the ' Initiative. FRIDAY IS THE DAY SET Uh-K It Is Proposed to Give Citizens of Portland Opportunity to Vote to Close Barrooms sear the Fair Grounds. The City Council has been called by Mayor Williams for Friday morning? at 10 o'clock to vote on the petition against the barrooms near the Fair grounds. Yesterday Dr. J. R. Wilson, president of the Anti-Saloon League, presented the petition to the Mayor and Auditor Devlin was Immediately instructed to give -the requisite notice of the special meeting. Meanwhile copies of the petition are being circu lated for signatures. Yesterday 25 men in four hours secured more than 1000 names, and far more than the 2330 re quired are expected by Thursday. The headquarters of the anti-saloon forces is in room uz uooanougn uohuih. When theJMavor -was "presented W the petition y'eStrrdav. he took no ex ception to the extended lines of the prohibited district, but passed the whole question up to the Council. If any aJverse action on his part was anticipated, it was not forthcoming. When asked about the matter after wards he- was not disposed to comment upon hKs action. The petition having been presented in regular form, the Mayor was willing enough to oblige the 'petitioners. He readily granted the request to call the meeting of the Council before the full number of names had been presented, saying that there was no doubt ihat they would be furnisher when the time came. It now rests with the Council to 'de cide whether to grant the petition for initiative of the ordinance. If tne Coun cil passes upon it, it will be placed upon tne official ballot at the June election for decision by the people. The prohibited district Is of consid erable extent, and affects all the sa loons within a half mile of the Fair grounds. Its furthest point is at Twenty-second and Raleigh. Beyond that point there are few saloons for many blocks, so that practically all the sa loons in the north esteem part of town will be forced to close their doors between the early part of July and No vember 1. the limit of the ordinance's effect. Among the saloons affected about one-fourth have been in business for several years, while the greater portion have sprung up about the entrance to the Fair grounds, to catch the Expo sition trade. Many of these are known not to be run "on the square," and the moral effect of their presence will be very bad. All thead element which follow expositions will congregate there and He In wait for the unwary Ptranger. No one will be ble to enter the Fair grounds without- going through a street as bad as any in" the red light district. DRAW SWINGS ON GAR accident ox steed bridge barely Averted. Panic on Strcct-Car, Women Scream and Men Rush for the Doors. By the narrowest margin, what might have been a most disastrous accident was averted on the Steel bridge Just before noon yesterday. As the rear trucks of a Woodlawn car passed over the cast end of the draw It swung open. The platform was hit by the Iron work of .the super structure as It swept past, and a steel ladder was torn from Its fastenings. The platform of the car was damaged. A fair-sized crowd of passengers was on the car. and when the collision occured. great cxcltment prevailed. Women leaped from their seats and screamed; men rushed out through both doors to investi gate, Scores of people were waiting for the bridge to be closed, and for a moment' they expected to see the street-car dragged from the tracks by the powerful machinery, -of the big. bridge and hurled Into the WjflametteRlver. with itsjQad ,of passengers. s,- v 1 As fortune seemed to lavoryie suua tion. the bridge wung open and the car remained on the track. After waiting but .a-few moments, it proceeded on its jour ney to Woodlawn, but the passengers talked of nothing but their narrow es cape from death, and congratulated each other upon being alive and able to tell the story. Versions of the affair differ, from the standpoint of officials. The Portland Con solidated Railway people state that only the best of good fortune served to avert a disaster. Officials of the Steel bridge take a. dif ferent view, saying .that there was no danger at any time, as far as life was concerned, and but little damage was wrought. Special Policeman Hutchinson, an old tender, was on watch at the time. There was a crowd of people on the bridge, the car was passing over and a steamer was whistling for the draw. Hutchinson thought the bridge was all clear, and accordingly gave the signal to the engineer to swing the big structure open. The order was promptly obeyed, and before the Woodlawn car could get out of reach, the collision took. place Special Policeman Hutchinson has been on the bridge four years, and this is his first mishap. He is regarded by those who know him as a very careful man. MOVING THE P0ST0FF1CE "Work Is Going On, and Will Soon Be Completed. . Work of moving the Postofflce from Its temporary quarters at Sixth and Burn side streets' to the new Postofflce Is in progress And will be completed soon. All the .new furniture has not yet arrived, but it Is on the way and Is expected daily. The additions made to the building furnish room for many improvements. A room le provided for the carriers where they may store their equipment. In the basement on .the Fifth-street side will be a'stsferoem where the stock of the Post afflce will be kept. The city carriers will work In the mtae of a. large rooaa oa the weet side of 'the building. In tfce northwest corner of the building, os the Srst floor, is the Postmaster's pri vate office, and. the first door to the left as the visitor enters from Morrison street gives access to his public office. The next suite of offices contain the cashier and finance clerk of the Postofflce. and next to this suite is the stamp office, with two windows'for the handling of business. The office of the superintendent of the money order department is next, and the last office on the left side in the south east corner of the building, first floor. Is the money order office. In the southwest corner of the building Is the registry office, ahd next to that office in the corner formed by the L sbaped arrangement of the offices is the lockbox department. The windows of the general delivery and that department take up most of the space on the west side of the sail, and in the northwest corner near the elevator is the mailing depart ment. Posmaster Minto desires all whose lock boxes number between 721 and 10SO to apply tor new boxes In the new building within the next three or four days. A change is rendered necessary, and for this reason the Postmaster wants to as sign the new boxes as quickly as possible. SAYS TEMPEST IN TEAPOT What Miss 3Iark Says of Whipping of Doctor's Son. Miss Julia 32. Mark, a teacher In the seventh grade of the Failing school, when seen last night, at her residence, 209 Vt Sheridan street, was 'disinclined to discuss the Informal charges of severity preferred against her at the meeting of the School Board Monday evening by Dr. W. L Cottel, saying that It was a case of a tempest In a teapot, and she' would prefer to submit the matter to tho Investigation of the proper committee of the School Board. She had not been officially noti fied of 'ti charges, and did not appear to jnanirest jnucn apprphenslon con- ermng tne result ot any such Inquiry. tone stated. However, taat tnls was her first experience of the kind after 14 years of constant teaching, and that if Dr. Cottel had taken the trouble to inquire into the facts he would prob ably have Ignored; the thing altogether. According to Miss Mark, the 11-ycar-old son of the doctor was punished in a mild way about two weeks ago for some infraction of the ruleH. but his parent did not become cognizant of the situation until the other day, when he is alleged to have overheard some of the other pupils teasing the boy on the subject. The charges of undue roughness followed, and City Superin tendent Frank RIgler was appointed a committee of one to look into the matter. Dr. Cottel. whose son is alleged to have been abused by the slapping pro cess, admitted last night that the affair did not amount to much, and said that he had simply discussed the matter in an informal way with members prior to the session of the School Board, the Idea being to try to stop the habit some teachers have of striking children over the heads, and not with any view of getting Miss Mark into trouble. "In fact." said the doctor, "I did not know there was a reporter within 1000 miles of me when I talked the matter over before the board met." The doc tor admitted that the boy was an only son. Superintendent RIgler says that he will probably investigate the matter this aft ernoon in the prewnce of Ml3 Marks and Dr. Cottel, or at such time when all those Intercsled can be present at the Falling schoolbouse. WORK OF THE Y. W. C. A. Miss Gould Promises to Visit Port land Tills Fall. The board of directors of tho Young Women's -Christian Association held an adjourned meeting at the associa tion headquarters, Sixth and Oak streets, yesterday morning, at which Mrs. W. J. Honeyman read her official report of her recent attendance as a delegate to the biennial convention of the National com mittee of the Y. W. C. A., at Detroit. The work of the Travelers' Aid Associa tion was a matter which received much attention at this convention, and Mrs. Honeyman reported that, through the gen erosity of Helen Gould, the American committee would become responsible for the salary of one Travelers Aid worker during the Exposition period. The plan of Miss Gould to visit the Pacific Coast this Fall and to review the work which will then have been done by the Travelers Aid here in Portland was thoroughly dis cussed. In connection with this work, the Y. W. C. A. voted to donate the work of their Travelers Aid secretary to that as sociation during the Exposition and to offer the hospitality of their rooms to vis iting guests of the Travelers Aid or for any services needed in their work. The work of the Y. W. C. A. headquar ters at the Lewis and Clark Exposition was another matter which came up for discussion, and Mrs. Honeyman reported having been Invited to present the asso ciation's plans to the convention In Detroit and the Interest taken In the project by workers of the organization everywhere. Mrs. Honeyman is a nonresident member of the American committee, which is fed erated with the Y. W. C. A. and'wlth the World's Student Christian Federation, with headquarters at Chicago. GIANTS STliriN CELLAR Xhey Arc Home Ready to Try Issues With Oakland. McCredie's Giants came back from Cali fornia yesterday still In the cellar, but having done fairly well for all that. Mis fortune and crippled men have served as a severe handicap, yet the team played even. It la still crippled to some extent, but on the home grounds, in Its own Ore gon atmosphere. It is prepared to get out of tho depths. A hoodoo seemed to haVe camped on the trail ofthe Portland players and some were Injured and others had back con tracts loom up out of the fog of the past. Garvin had a specter of this sort visit him, but his Xiittle Rock contract is not troubling him to the point of quitting or anywhere near It. says McCredie. Jay Hughes came late and then hurt himself right away, and has not done the team any service. Several weeks will be necessary to put him In shape As. to Uary troubles with him, McCredie says there is nothing to it Mitchell, who tore a nail off a finger the other day. says he will be back A first today. The rest ot the team is all there, ready to meet Oakland this after noon on Multnomah Field. Custodian or Federal Building. John W. Minto veKterdav TrUw no tice that he had been appointed custodian of the Federal building. In place of W. F. jaatuiews resigned. Heretofore the office of custodian has been held by the United States Marshal, but with the removal of Mr. Matthews from that noslUon and his ihvmgnt ignatlon from the position of custodian, the department changed the rules so that the place in the future will be held by Mr. Minto. At the present time there Is no compensation, attached to the place, and no bond is required. There's nothing like Hood's Strsaparilla ler keepiag bleed, purs sad gtviag real The Meier Frank Store Will Close June 1 The Opening Day of the Lews and Clark Centennial 9t In accordance with opt opiate expressed In th Oregoman a week ago, we make & an nouncement today of oar dcuka to dote Portland's largest and best store throqgliogt the entire day, Thursday, June 1st, giving oar 700 employes opportcatty to enjoy and? mc pi i m me iciuviuct on ine opcomg oi un jutpomiofl it win ie imm greatest oay m y Oregon's history In onr midst will he the Vice-President of the United States, the Gov- ernors of many states and other distinguished guests The day itself wBl commemorates' the completion ofthe greatest undertaking ever attempted by a community of 1 50,000 r population At this time we also wish to announce that The Meier (Sb Frank Store wM W ' Closed "Decoration Day", Tuesday, May 30 As has been customary for several years past this establishment will he closed al day:Ma morial Day, Tuesday, May 30th, the day the whole nation pays tribute to departed veter ans, the heroes who gave their lives for their country Drag Dept. Specials "4711" Quadruple Perfumes in all the popular j)dorsr including.. "04k!i2LM Riviera "carnation, white roscnelio- trope, "white lilac, June roses, ''lr etc.; regular 50c value for, oz 0 C 1000 boxes of Graves' Talcum Powder the popular toilet and baby 9 powder; unusual value at C Superior Bay Rum, a perfect hair tonic; great special value at, bottle 19 Eagle Fountain Syringe, -with hard rubber fittings; 2-quart size 53 Goodyear's -woman's all-rubber Bulb Sy ringe; special value at 49 500 Chamois Skins; every one perfect; regular 25c value on sale for 16 Back and Side Combs in shell and amber; all 35c values, pair 23 13-row pure bristle Hair Brushes, highly t polished wood backs ; good ser- AQ viceable brush; great value: HtC Notions and Stationery Pure Machine Oil; good for sewing ma chines, awnmowers, etc; 4-oz. cans with spout special value Japanese Gold Paint, per bottle 12 Sterling Silver Hat Pins, beautiful as sortment; great values at 26 Special values hi Shirtwaist Sets... 236 Eaton-Hurlburt's fine linen boxed Papers, latest shapes and tints; 50c values. 36 Lewis and Clark Souvenir Stationery: Envelopes special per paekage 8 Lewis and Clark Tablets, each 12$ Lewis and Clark Linen Box Papers; per box 28 Ostermoor Mattresses, Butterick Patterns The Meier Frank Store Portland's LwrgestBsStoxe The Official Lewis and Clark Flags in Silk or Wool, AH Sizes Flags' of All Nations "third Floor' Artistic Picture Framing to Your Order; Immense Line of Desirable Moldings; All Worit Promptly Executed Custom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty- est Materials and Workmanship and Lowest Prices Trunks and Traveling Bags, the Largest and Best Selected Stock on the Coast Every Good Style and Size Sale Misses' "Peter ThompsoiTSiiits Regular $ 16.50 Values for $ 1 1.85 Ea. Special lot.of 50 misses "Peter Thompson" Suits of good quality serge, pleated skirts, hand-embroidered emblems, navy blue only, collar trimmed with white silk braid, ages 14, 16, and 18 years; $ 16.50 values on sale while they last at $1 1.85 Children's $6.30 Coats $4.85 Each Children 's Reefer Coats, made in cheviots, coverts and light tweeds ; box styles ; large sleeves ; navy, brown, light gray and castor shades; ages 2 to 14 years; our best $6.00 QA QC and $6.50 values on sale for a few days at this low price PTiOJ Great special lot of little girls' "Wash Dresses: made in chambrays, French ginghams and linen crash 'materials; trimmed in tucks '-'arid ather stitching; Russian styles colors are Ijght blue and linen color; ages 1 to 14 years inclusive ; $3.75 values. Novelty Garments at 25 Per Cent Reduction All our fine novelty Dresses for children at 25 per cent reduction; made in fine quality serge, brilliantine and worsted materials; Peter Thompson, Buster Brown's sister, Russian and fancy styles, beautifully made, exclusive styles, in navy, red, brown, plaids and checks. The largest and handsomest display in the city to select from. Portland's Leading Cloak Store For new, up-to-date, stylish apparel in the greatest variety and at the lowest prices you have to come to The Meier &. Frank Store, the leading cloak and suit house. of the Northwest Second Floor $46.00 TAILORED SUITS $34.25 Our highest grade Tailored Suits for Women are on sale at an exception ally low price. Serges .Panama Cloths, Voiles, Shepherd Worsteds and Broadcloths, in blouse, Eton and jacket styles, founee or plaited skirts, in navy, red ,green, brown tan black and checks i beautifully made and trimmed ; fancy nad plain tailored creations; this sea- Ttf. O son's richest Suits; regular $44 and $46 values or J)OsT& J HANDSOME SILK WAISTS $3.98 EACH Three great odd lots of Women's Silk Waists,. Taffetas and Crepe dc Chines in fancy and tailor-made effects, light and dark colorings, plaids, plain colors, blacks, lace and tucks trimmings; Waists for street, dress and evening wear; values up to $11.00, on sale for the 3 qo low price of Ji70 SI 0.00 SILK PETTICOATS $6.45 EACH 90 beautiful Silk Petticoats in all the leading colors, blacks and plaids; made with deep plaiting, ruffles and tucked effects, well mad, of su perior quality Taffeta. Silk; regular $10.00 values for, each $6.45 "Phipps b Atchinson," "Bende!" and VLichtenstein" Tailored Mats About 50 "PnWfcKA inson," "Be&daf" and "LSch tenstaim" Tailored Hts The remaining stock of our first big shipments. All iiew, natty creations, sailors, tailored ef- fects, walking hats and Panamas, in desirable shapes and styles Hats worth up to $7.50 each, your choice while they last today at the very low price Second Floor Magnificent showing of new Summer Millinery; attractive display of the newest conceptions for street and evening wear. Portland's only complete showing ofncw and up-to-date head gearSecond Floor. $2.98 $7.50 TAPESTRY SCREENS FOR $6.15 EACH High-class Screens, filled with Tapestr- panels on one sideband r-plain Burlap on the other; hand some styjes; $750 c it 4 values . . ZpO 1 J 3-fold Screens ; white senameL or oak frames filled with qq silkolinc; $1.25 values. .-.-'OC Fire Screens; weathered oak frames filled with red or green burlap; regular $'1 LC values for ,pOJJ Oak Grill, 5-foot lengths, 12 in ches deep; $5.50 values $3.95 7-foot lengths, 12 feet deep ; reg ular $7.50 value....... $5. 85 Fireproof Burlap for Exposition work; red or green, in any quan tity; price guaranteed the lowest. .Third Floor. Window Shades made to your order. BASEMENT SPECIALS Dish Mops -for. each 3c 51.-5 Savory Roasters, each BSe Wood Frame Clothes Wringer....?lv Glass Stand "Lamps, complete 47c Fibre Scrub Brushes, each 16c Cuspidors, each - .....16c Gas Stoves at low prices. Mrs. Potts' famous nickeled Sad ot Irons, set for VoC 1500 Window Screens. 24x42 in. ers, for low price of. each 2oC Rollman's famous Cherry Seeders, r at the low price of, each OOC Best Wire Meat Safes, large c size, good value at, each.... 1 . IO Porcelain Salt Boxes .34c Wooden Chopping Bowls 14c Double Minclngr Knives..... lie Garden Trowels, each 3e 1-burner Oil Stoves 53e Fruit Press, each ijn 75c Embroideries 39c Yard 1D80 vards of Swiss and Nainsook Embriodvles. 5 to 10 inches wide; daintiest designs; bigr variety; values up to 75c a yard, on sale for yard - OVC Valenciennes' aces and Insertions. to l"5i Inches wide; best patterns; values up to SOc dozen yards; your choice during: this sale at, A.Qr dozen yards v..... , - - - - t,3'C Dotted and Figured Nets Low Priced lg-lnch dotted and figared Nets in white, creaia and ecru; beautiful styles in aat variety; wonderf-1 values at 75c vahieft for 49c yard 85c vaJut for .39c yr4 S..5Q vak. for $1,12 yard $2.50 vdb. for $1.79 yr4 I9c Men's Wear Specials Today Men's extra-heavy full-size flanneette Nightrohes; 60 inches long 5 with or without collar; best patterns and colorings j ffkt all sizes: best &L00 values on the market for Choose today from our entire stock of men's 25c fancy Hose at low price of :. . .- , An immense assortment of styles; best patterns and tiolors; all sizes. Lewis and Clark Pair souvenir Four-in-Hands, each. , . . . . 19 Men's fine lisle thread Underwear, Shirts and Drawers; tan, light blue, pink, ; the best $1.25 Underwear we have OA- in stock; your choice today only at ... . . . ...O-r C Boys' 50e Balbriggan Underwear; long and short sleeves; ankle or knee-length pants; all sizes; great special value at . . . . ..,.... 37c Hosiery Sale 900 pairs of women's medium weight l-and-l ribbed black cot ton .Hose, guaranteed last color, sizes 63 to 11; best Sac values we ever offered, pair, ,.23c .26c 17c Women's plain black lisle Hose, me dium and srauze-weignc, garter splicing: and double soles; best 4Dc value for, pair.... 800 pairs of misses' black cotton Hose, made with linen knees, double sole and full fashioned feet, sizes 6 to 10; best 25c values, at this price Boys' .extra, heavy ribbed black cot- ' 46n HosSlouble sole a4x.4 ' lpiee, sizes 6 o 10;jjir.. JT'JC Women's missed' and children's tan Hosiery, the largest and best showing: in the city; all the newest effects In all grades and Izes. Green Hosiery, light tan Hosiery. 45c Ribbons 21c Thousands of yards of -all -pure silk Ribbons- In, taffetas, raousselmes an fancy silk-warp Dresdens Rib bons for belts, girdles, neckwear and miUlnery purposes Black, "white and an immense variety of colors and styles Ribbons that would be cheap at 35v 40c an'd 45c a yard Your choice of the en tire lot at the special low prica of, yard ............-'C 300 pieces of all pure silk Taffeta and Satin Taffeta. Ribbons. 3 and 4 inches wide. 25 colors; the grade that sells-lor 25a yard you .-. can buy today for, yard.... C aOO Belts 9c Ea. 300 women's Belts, many styles, shirred silk, velvet belts, wash able belts, white pique belts, gilt and nickel buckles: values Q up to Kcp choice, each ,.,,.."C Bargains in Boys' Clothing Boys' all-wool single or double-breasted Nor folk Suits; plain and knickcrbocker trousers; ages 8 to 15 ycaijs ; value exxtra- fl OC ordinary at this low price CKt Boys' Eton Sailor Suits in new gray and brown, mixtures; ages 5 to 10 years; QLfL 1 great special values at . . Boys' Eussian Blouse Suits in. navy, red and brown, serges, brown and gray mixtures; all ages ; regular $'6.00 and $6.50 ftC values Boys' all-wool Knee Pants; dark and light mix-, tures; extra well made; ages 5 ftQr to 16 years; regular $1.25 values. ... . : .v-r Boys' all-wool Two-Piece Double-Breasted Suits; gray and brown mixtures; ages 8 to 16 years; regular $4.00 val- CD OR ues; for..... ( y&.yO A year's subscription to the American Boy free with every $5.00 purchase at regular price in our Boys' Clothing Department. Lewis and Clark Souvenir Flags Size 8x12 inches, 20c value, for, each. Size 12x18 inches, 35c value, for, each--..-.. Size 24x36 inches, $1.25 value, for, each. . . . ...14