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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1905)
1 THE HORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1905. CHIEF OF POLICE AFTER BUNCO ME Daring Robbery of a Woman at the Very Door of a Bank. CRIME LEADS TO AN ORDER Detectives Are Told to Round Up Racetrack Touts and Drive Them From the Olty of Portland. CHIEF GRITZMACIIER'S ORDER. To the Captain of Police.: Call the attention of the officer to the condi tion of late of the very frequent re ports of bunco men, "burglars, etc. In this city. It behooves the police to take very stringent measure to ria the city of this very undesirable class of people, such as touts and -cappers" for the races. While the races were In progress these people devoted their time ex clusively to' the track, but since the races are oft they are seeking other fields of operation, which accounts for the numerous crimes recently com mitted, x Instruct the officers under your com mand to get a. line on this class of people, and when sure that they are of this class, see that they leave the city Immediately, or bring them to the station and place charges of vagrancy against them. Have the officers be vigilant in this direction and results cannot fail. A streetcar and a saloon held-up, a dar ing daylight robbery and other .serious depredations occurring within the pat 36 hours, have aroused Chief of Police Grltzmacher so that he is determined to compel the detective staff to rid the city of undesirable clashes of people. His first order, issued yesterday, is that race track touts, bunco-men, grafters and their kin be rounded up and made to leave the town. Chief Grltzmacher, Judging from hla order, takes no stock in the attempt of the detective staff to laugh at the pre sence of hordes of bunco-men and graft ers of all hues and to scoff at the state ments that these criminals are here la large numbers. Frequent Reports of Crooks. "Call the attention of the officers to the condition of late of the very frequent reports of bunco-men, burglars, etc.," Is a most significant morsel extracted from the order of Chief Grltzmacher, -which is directed to the Captains of Police, but which, was verbally delivered to the de tectives immediately after a woman was robbed of $400 in a daring manner at 11 o'clock yesterday. "It behooves the police to take very stringent measures to rid the city of this very undesirable class of people, such as touts and 'cappers' for the faces," is the language of the second paragraph of the order. "I believe a lot of these tricks arc be ing turned by men who follow the races," said Chief .Grltzmacher. "Before the races closed there was but little crime, but since they closed things have been moving. I intend to run such people out of the city in order to stop these crimes." "Woman Is Robbed. At 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon, a dar ing criminal, representing himself to be a clerk of the Merchants' National Bank, secured $400 from Mrs. Louis Wert, of 86 North Tenth Street. He followed her from the bank Into the street, hatless. He approached her, nt the same time ex plaining that there was a mistake in the money; that the paying teller had erred In the counting of the bills. Unaware that she was facing a man who was bent upon robbing her of the roll she possessed. Mrs. "Wert turned toward the bank. She replied that 6he was quite sure that there was no error In the count, as she had helped the teller, to make certain. She held her purse In hand, and Just as the bank door was reached, the man seized it and ran at full speed. Mrs. Wert rushed into the bank, crying out that she had been robbed, and call ing for an officer. As the bank employs no guard, the police had to be notified and In this manner the robber gained great headway and despite the efforts of the officers he has not been captured yet. Hysterical from the ordeal through which she had passed, Mrs. Wert went Immediately to Police Headquarters, where, she detailed to Chief Grltzmacher her story. She was unable to furnish a very good description of the robber, but such as she gave was quickly communi cated to the patrolmen on the beats and to the detective staff. Mrs. Wert Is the wife of a barber, who Is critically ill at present. She drew the' money yesterday for the purpose of pay ing debts and canceling a mortgage on a lot. Valley, Wash., is la the city Investigating the worm pest for the benefit of the farmers In the valley she comes from. Mrs. Cromwell, a farmer's wife, says she obtained muoh valuable Information at the Government building on the Exposi tion grounds. Mrs. Cromwell is a promi nent Granger. She Is accompanied by Mrs. Palmer, of Grays Valley. James Mooney. a member of the detect ive staff of Grand Rapids, Mich.. Is In Portland visiting the Lewis and Clark Exposition. He was present during yes terday's -session of the Municipal Court. In his town, he says, there are 125 men in the department. The detectives are obliged to do night duty In their turns, and the discipline is very strict, he says. CHICAGO. Aug. 7. SpeciaL)-Oregon-ians registered today as follows: From Portland H. C. Barclay. Mrs. W. Nickerson, Mrs. E. J. OHer, at the Palmer House; G. B. Avery, at the Great Northern; H. B. Potter, at the Briggs; W. Goldle and wife. J. M. Taylor, at the Auditorium; C. G. Magee, at the Kalser hof; G. W. Oliver, at the Grace. From Oregon A. A. Raymond, at the Great Northern; E. L. Baldwin, at the Sherman House; El Blssell, at the Mor rison. From Salem R. D. Olscn, at the Morrison. WOULD BUILD TOLL BRIDGE Offer to Erect One on Grand Avenue Cost $12,000. A wealthy East Side citizen. E. H. Vir gil, living on Grand avenue, offers to go In with anpther roan In building a bridge across Sullivan s Gulch on Grand ave nue, that will cost $12,000. which he will guarantee will stand 20 years, charging a small toll until the city should take It off their hands. "This Is a genuine offer," said this capitalist, "and I want to see it carried out. I could put up this bridge myself, but I would prefer another citizen to go In with me. A bridge built on solid stone abutments, which should stand above high-water mark, and then a wooden structure from the abutments up. covered with corrugated Iron, would stand from 20 to 30 years. The wooden bridge across Yamhill River was built 36 years ago and covered, and Is as well preserved today as when first put up. The toll charged would be light, and would be collected only until the city purchased the struc ture. It has been two years since the agitation for a bridge across Sullivan's Gulch began, and nothing yet has been accomplished. In a short time the one at Union avenue will again be closed up. It Is only a temporary structure. Cover a bridge well and it will stand almost as long as a building. Let there be this single bridge and allow the Portland Consolidated Railway Company to build Its own bridge across Sullivan's Gulch. Who will go in with ma and put up this bridge?" PERS0NALMENT!0N. J. .W. Slngletary and family have re turned from a ten days' outing east of the ..Sandy River on the farm of Fred Smith. Mrs. R. A. Phlpps and Miss Belle Phlpps, of Medford, are at the Hotel Perkins to spend some days visiting the Exposition. Mrs. David Morgan, of University Park, and her three children have gone to Seaside, where they will remain until the school opens In September. James Cralb, clerk of the East Side Court, returned yesterday from a week's outing at Welch's camp. He says thereJ are many Portlanders camped and stay ing at this resort. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ashcraft. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eaglari. of Abilene, Kan., and , J. T. Ryan, of Kingfisher, Okla., are visiting friends at Falrvlew and attend ing the Exposition. Miss May Hoss, lettercarrier on route No. 4. out from Gresham, will take a two days vacation begipnlng today. Mies Hoss has been one of the most faithful carriers in the county. Mrs. C. H. Thayer, organist of the St. Johns United Evangelical Church, has gone to Hamilton, Montana, for a two months' visit to relatives. The church cholr gave her a farewell reception. Miss Vera Knickerbocker, of Odell, Kan., Miss Carrie Burton, of Wichita, Kan., Mrs. Gertrude Lockley and chil dren, of Aberdeen. Wash., are the guest j of Rev. and Mrs. G. A. McKlnley, In Falrviefc. W. C. Whitman, a Los Angeles drug gist, accompanied by Mrs. Whitman, has been visiting the Exposition for a week past, and departed last night fora trip to Puget Sound points,, after which he will again return to Portland for a stay of several days. .Mrs. Barbara Cromwell, of Grays River CLATSOP BEACH CHARMS Thousands of Tourists Season Tick ets 94, on Sale Every Day Two Day Tickets $2.50, on Sale Satur day Only. Through train leaves Union Depot 8 A. M. daily and every Saturday at 2:30 P. M. No delays. No transfers. No dust. See C. A. Stewart, agent. 248 Alder street, about tickets, official Information, time cards, etc..- and ask for Clatsop Beach souvenir containing 30 beautiful half-tone Illustrations. Tickets sold at Union Depot. RIDE THROUGH RAPIDS. Trip Up Columbia River on tho TJn dine Is a Scenic Marvel. For that wonderful ride through the Cascade Rapids of the Columbia, past towering cliffs and beautirul water falls, there is nothing equal to a trip on the steamer Undine. The Undine leaves the Taylor-street dock at 8:30 A. M. dally. Round trip to Cascade Locks, $1.50. ALASKA EXCURSIONS. Special Aug. 12 and 24 Last Excur sions This Season, Out 11 Days. The fast passenger steamer Cottage City leaves Seattle, calling at Skagway, Sitka, Indian Village, Glaciers, etc. Spe cial rates. Tickets and full Information, Pacific Coast Steamship Company, 249 Washington street. Phone Main 229. BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT When you purchase a piano player. Just like selecting a teacher, the best is the cheapest. With the Matchless Cecllian you can produce that famous Legato touch of Padercwskl without the Hfe-tlme study. Think! To be able to sit down and play all the masters and up-to-date ragtime and other music and beautiful ly played no banging, slamming notes, all clean, clear and crisp. Should your friend sing, you can accompany him or her to perfection. In Justice to yourself call, examine and play this 20th century wonder. We will place it alongside any player and let you decide. Manufacturer's Piano Company. 350 Alder street, J. Fredrick "Kessler, President. PORTLAND'S GREAT TAVERN On one point the public, both local and visiting. Is agreed. The unanimous ver dict is that the Tavern Is far and away the finest grill and cafe west of Chicago. Its noonday luncheons, after-theater sup pers and shoppers' luncheons for the ladles every afternoon are the delight of all who desire genteel treatment and the choicest fare. Ladles' annex at 309 Alder street, Sialn entrance on Sixth street, op posite the Oregonlan building. ALASKA EXCURSION. $60 Round Trip $60 On the largest and best of Alaskan steamers, the Alaska Flyer. Jefferson, sailing from Seattle August 10. 9 P. M. Rates Include everything. Phone or call for reservations, tickets and Information at the Alaska S. S. Co., Frank Woolsey Co.. Portland Agents, 252' Oak street. Phone Main 93. Butter and Barnstormers. Cases of butter and a theatrical troupe with their properties were the chief Items of the freight and passenger lists of the steamer Newport, which arrived late Sunday night from Coqullle River and way ports. The Newport will go out to night with a general provision cargo. Clerk In Health Office. Miss Beatrice E. Elliott was appointed yesterday to a position as clerk In tho Health Office vice Miss Anna Humans, who has resigned to accept a. place as bookkeeper with a 8eattle business firm. Divorce Papers Served. Papers In a divorce suit filed In Ore-. gon city oy josepn j. isurtinarat against Edith Burkhardt were served by the Sheriff yesterday. - . Murine Ere Remedr cures res: mai eves Btronr. Ecotfcea ere pals; doecn makes 't weak smart. SEPTEMBER. DELINEATOR. NOW ON SALE AT I5c THE COPY $ 1 .00 PER YEAR The Meier Frank Store Portland's Largest and Best Store Out-of-town visitors are invited to make this store their headquarters All the stored conveniences are for yo.n to nse as often, as yon please Waiting room, phones, informa tion bureau, parcels checked, etc. Yon!! feel at home here Great August Carpet Sale The carpet selling yesterday surpassed all expectations We were immensely gratified because such a response in August shows a wide and ready confidence in oar offerings that any merchant might well feel elated to secure The sale continues un til farther notice and every housewife or hotel-keeper having carpet wants to supply must be interested in these special values Third Floor $1.25 quality Windsor Brussels Carpets, Oriental and two-toned effects ; the best "wearing Carpet on the'inarket ; 'guaranteed to -wear as good as any Body Brussels ; regular $1.25 quality : sewed, laid and lined at the remarkably low c f0 price of, per yard (Third Floor) ? 1 VJO $1.15 quality Cordova Brussels, a splendid Carpet for parlors and dining-rooms ; Oriental and two-toned effects with beau tiful borders to mateh; regular $1.15 grade; sewed, nc laid and lined at, yard -7C Large R.ugs, Any Size "We are headquarters for large-size Rugs, Ax minsters and Royal "Wiltons; best patterns at the veiy lowest prices. Third Floor 6 feet by 9 feet Axminsters for, each. . . .S16.50 8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. Axminsters, each. $26.55 9 feet by 12 feet Axminsters for, each. .S30M5 11 ft 3 in. by 15 ft. Axminsters, each. .$45.00 Royal Wiltons at the lowest prices 6 ft by 9 ft. .$22.50-10 ft. 6x12 ft. .$51.50 8 ft3x-10 ft.6.$36.00-ll ft.3xl3 ft.6. 62.50 9 ft. by 12 ft.$40.00-ll ft. 3x15 ft. .S67.50 $1 Brussels Carpet 84c Yd. $1.00 quality Brussels Carpets, with or without borders; Oriental and floral designs; 20 pat terns to choose from; excellent Carpet for all round wear; $1.00 grade; sewed, laid QA and lined for this low price, yard OHcC 60c MELROSE INGRAIN 49c Melrose Ingrain Carpets, 60c quality, 12 beautiful patterns; the best inexpensive Ingrain on the market; sewed, laid and lined for this AQ low price, per yard r Wash Materials Below Cost R.ecord breaking August selling in the wash goods section this week Cleaning up all Summer materials at prices way below cost Here are a few of the more important bargains 2000 yards of flowered Organdies, Etamines and Serpplets Very best styles in great variety Regular 25c and 30c values on sale at q the special low price of, per yard G White aud colored Lawns, Swisses and Dimities, an immense variety for your choosing Very best styles Regular 15c values on sale at i a this low price, per yard , 1 UC 5000 yards of Japanese Kimona Crepe, all colors, pen yard 15 C 25c fancy Voiles and Etamine Suiting Best styles for shirtwaist y ' suits, etc Great special value at, per yard C Special lines of White Waistings in desirable styles Regular 40c fL and 45c values on sale for, per yard 4OC The Meier Frank Store 500 Women's Pitting Shirts Vals to $2 at 79c Each Women's golf and outing shirts The practical waist for beach and vacation wear A great special purchase enables us to offer today 500 of them in plain lawns, etamines, chambrays, mercerized sateens, white oxfords, striped madras and percales, also plain linens Very handsome styles in great variety and all sizes Values in the lot up to $2 each. Your choice today at the 9 Q remarkably low price of C See Fifth-street window display Men's department August Sole of Pictures Three-picture Pendants of Oregon Views, mounted on. a red and green mats; great special value at IfrC Colored Medallions, mounted on brown wood, size 5x7 inches ; best value ever offered at C Gilt metal Photo Frames; cabinet size; square and oval pa openings" great special value at ,"C An odd lot of Framed Pictures, ranging in vaue from 45c Ar. up to $1.25 ; your choice at , trC All Medallions on sale at less than half price. Immense nert shipnients of. framed pictures just received; every new subject, size and shape for parlor, dining room, library, den, etc. All prices. 1000. Men's Shirts, Attached Cuffs New Styles at 69c Each Special purchase of new line of men's golf shirts This season's very best styles, patterns and colorings in light and dark effects Fine percales and corded madras Attached or de tached cuffs Big assortment of desir able styles to select from Shirts you would expect to pay $ 1 and $ 1 .25 for under usual circumstances Buy all you want of them during this sale at the low price of, each r q See Morrison-St. window v C Great Special August Sale of Silverware and Dinner Sets 4- piece Tea Sets, French gray finish, regular a sn $13.50 set, for. . 3 U.O 5- piece silver-plated Tea Set, French gray finish; regular l1!-06' SI 1.98 ij i.ui, tut ocii, . . . . r - i 3-piece silver-plated Tea Set, satin finish; regular $o.o0 value, on sale for A AQ the low price of p' Confection Stands, gold lined, each. .$2.39 Gold-lined Mugs, assorted styles, each. .98d .$3.75 Cake Baskets on sale for, each. $2.98 Bread Trays, burnished or satin finish, $3.00 values, now on sale for only S2.38 Candlesticks, assorted styles, now. .S2.29 $3.25 Syrup Pitchers on sale for 2.69 $12.50 Cut Glass Flower -Centerpiece, best cut; a. bargain at this price $10.49 $9.00 Nickel Chafing Dish for only.. $7.19 $7.50 Nickel Chafing Dish for only. .$6.19 100-plece semi-vitreous Dinner Sot. light blue decoration, gold edge; great special e , - A -value at only 1 U.40 100-plece -white German china. Din ner Set, great value A 0 r at this low price IH-.W 100-plece decorated German china Dinner Sets 910.35 Alcohol Gas Stoves, makes its aq own gas: absolutely safe ...sbC Hp Sl Glazed Jardlnlcrs $3.50 Louwelsa Weller Jar dialer now on sale for...OJ 103-picce whie seml-vltreous Din ner Sets, gTeat value i ir - at the low price of pO.3 100-plece semi-vltreoas Dinner Sets, pink floral decorations, sold edge; groat value at o i o c this low price 1U.40 Sale of Cross-Stripe Madras Curtains Two. three and four-Dair lots of hiorh- trrade cross-strine Madras Curtains at re- Vduced prices Mostly tan and cream grounds with colored stripes in blue, green, red, yellow These five lots: $1.25 val...$ .97-$1.75 val...$1.15 $2.25 val...S1.48-3.00 val...Sl V7 $3.75 Cross-stripe Curtains $2.48 bew more 01 the $l.o0 Oriental Striped touch Lovers, oO inches wide, 3 j-ards long, fringed all around; great aq special value at this low -orice. . .-'OC 2.50 Rope Portieres, good, heavy designs, an colorings, for opening tey t five feet wide, on sale for. ea 3 4.50 Rope Portieres, made of heavy Che nille cord; all colors; for op full-size double doors, at vUJ 6.50 Rope Portieres, made of heavy hard cord, draped at the top with smaller cord;-extra good style; special. .5.20 i as nil 1U Mm ART DEPARTMENT Din en Squares with hemstitched border and drawnwork Insertion In 18-Inch. 20-inch. 24-Incli and 30-inch: great special values for this sale at, each ..36c Pillow Tops, for porch or ham mocks; many 'designs and Q colorings, great value, each...-'C Colored Linen Centers with tinted, floral designs, special price ls.3Sc Dollies. Centerpieces, Scarfs, of cream Linen Canvas, stamped for cross-stitch and Berlin embroid ery all finished; great val.l-S OFF 65c BELTS 33c EACH Silk and satin Girdle Belts. In black, navy and brown; regular 50c and 65c values for 33c Silk and leather Crush Belts, black, navy, red. brown; great special values at JC 40c RIBBONS 23c 5-Inch satin Taffeta, Ribbons, fancy Dresdens, dotted effects, two toned satin taffetas; 5-Inch Mou sseline Silk Ribbons in a wide range of colorings; regular ' 35c and 40c value?, on sale at low price of. yard ..iC Extraordinary Silk and Dress Goods Bargains 1500 yards of handsome India Silk, whit? ground with colored dots; desirable for waists and suits; regular 75c quality. Is now placed on sale at the very jc low price of, the yard OC SI .00 SILK SUITINGS 59c $1.00 Silk Shirtwaist Suitings In a big- assortment of pat terns and colorings; the best shirtwaist rQ suiting- bargain ever offered at. yard DzfC JL00 figured Poulard Silk, for waists and suits; jc desirable patterns and colorings, the yard izJC 35c sllk-strlped Challles in'"a great variety of pat- . 0 terns; matchless value at, yard 1VC Jacquard Sicilians In cream; desirable for waists -0 and suits; regular S5c quality, yard - DVC $2.00 MOHAIR $1.27 A YARD iflxed Mohairs In a large variety of patterns and color ings; splendid patterns for skirts and shirtwaist suits and traveling costumes; $1.75, $2.00 values. c. reduced to low price of. yard 1 C Great line of 51. Oo and $1.25 mixed Mohairs In the best patterns and colors; great special value for all the week at this low price, the yard tOC $1.00 Dress Fabrics, Twine Cloths. Etamines and Voiles, in all shades; great special value for this un- trs usually low price, yard - 4VC 2500 yards of Mixed Dress Goods. Mohairs, Cheviots. Panamas; regular 50c and 75c values. In good Q styles, for this price, yard JtJC All Black Goods Remnants on sale this week at OJTE FOURTII OFF REGULAR PRICES. Many New Attractions Today in the August Linen Sale Bny table linens now and the saving varies from 20 to 40 per cent on every purchase. Table linens of finest quality priced at a point where quality and economy meet. August is the month for the economical buyer to supply her linens. 72-inch half-blehed all-linen Table Damask; our best 90o CS7 n grade, in a big variety of patterns, on sale for, yard OlC C All our $1.25 grades of full bleached Satin Damask t Q Table Linens beautiful patterns; for this sale only at. V All $1.50 grades of Satin Damask Table Linen, yard $1.28 All $2.00 grades of Double Satin Damask, 72 in., yard $1.56 Hemstitched Satin Damask Table Sets, all reduced $10.00 values, $7.15 $12.50 values, $9.20 $15.00 values, $10.95 $22.00 values, S14.10. M .A . . f . X T I 1.. I . Best If grauua Biiwu uiinmsit iiuyftina reuutou iu C 1Q II mis price, uozen paiu $3.oQ grades satin damasK rtapKins. on saie at Q low price, dozen ...f.uO Bleached double satin damask Table Napkins. -: regular $7.50 grade, for, dozen Hemrtltched satin damask Traycloths. size 17x23 5-5 Inches; great special value at 64G Hemstitched satin damask Traycloths, size 22x32 1 -J A O Hemmed bleached Turkish Bath Towels 35c values, on sale for Hemmed bleached Huck Towels. Best 20c values on sale for. each r-- lC Hemstitched bleached Huck Towels, all our best 30c gradea on sale for, each drdrC Bleached all-linen heavy Barnsby Crash Toweling-, n 10 yard lengths for, length toe 12c bleached Turkish Wash Cloths, each 7c All fine satin Marseilles Spreads reduced. inches: matchless value at Hemstitched satin damask Traycloths. size 22x32 Inches; great value at this price, each .62c $14.00 Eton Wash Suits at $5.45 Each Great manufacturer's sale of Women's Eton Wash SuitsThis season's prettiest styles in strapped, button and embroidery trimmed Collarless and elbow sleeves Skirts kilt effect Materials are etamines, linens and crashes Tans, gray, blue, brown, lavender, green and fancy mixtures Splendidly made throughout and perfect fitting Suits we've sold hundreds of at $12.50 and $14.00 each-rThe grandest values of the sea son at $5.45 All our high-grade white suits are marked down to quick-selling prices Second Floor New $1.50 Waists 79c Each "Women's White Lawn and Polka Dot "Waists with pointed . or round tucked yokes, with lace and embroidery or rows of insertion down the front All sizes up to 44 The best waist bargain in town y q at, each Cleaning of broken lines of Flannel "Waists at S9c $22.50 Silk Suits at $9.85 Great special lot of 50 attractive Silk Shirtwaist Suits in black, navy blue, mahogany, green and plum shades, checks and polka dots Plain and fancy silks, a pleasing variety, all this season's styles Skirts are full pleated Silk Shirtwaist Suits worth from $18 to $22.50 Your choice today at the wonderfully low tf q of of price i