THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1905. NO SEAT, NO FSIE ORDINANCE NEXT The Meier Frank Store's Great Cloak Bargains 14- Councilman Rushlight Has Had Drafted Measure to Be Introduced. . WILL GO TO THE COUNCIL City Attorney McNary and Others Are Passing Upon Legality of Proposed Act to Prevent Street-Car Congestion. To compel street-car companies to sup ply seats for passengers. Councilman Bushllght will present to the city fathers next "Wednesday a bill for a city ordinance declaring the collection of fare from a person required to stand on a car a mis demeanor, punishable by fine, the penalty to be Imposed on conductors. Air. Rushlight has presented the legality question of the ordinance to City Attorney McNary and other counsel, and Is waiting for their studied opinion. They have al ready given him the offhand opinion, he says," that the ordinance will stand court tests. The ordinance, if passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor, will bring the "no-seat-no-fare" demand of the pub lic to the car companies at once, and If It shall achieve Its purpose, will relieve passenger congestion by compelling car companies to run more cars. Mr. Rush light will endeavor to have the ordinance drafted so as to force operation of suffi cient cars; otherwise, the companies might endeavor to make the public sick of the ordinance by running too few cars, thereby causing delay to many persons. Two other proposals have been made for enactment of a "no-seat-no-fare" law, both under the initiative; one for a city ordinance, the other for a state law. The disadvantage of both Is that the law by neither method could be made immediate ly operative, hot for at least olght months. An Initiative ordinance would not come up for enactment until the city election of June. 1907, unless the Council should order a special election bofore that time. An Initiative state law would come up for enactment next June. Should a bill for a state law be Initiated, the number of signers to the petition Cor the Initiative would be about 80O0, most of which could be secured In Multnomah County. By limiting the law to cities of more than 50.000 Inhabitants, the act would apply only to Portland. The whole state would vote on the law, but only Portland would be concerned in the operation of the act. FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE. Miss Gall Laughlin Delivers Address in Montavllla Church. Miss Gail laughlin, of Maine, deliv ered an address last overling In the Montavllla Baptist Church In behalf of equal suffrage in this state. She is an easy and fluent talker, and held the at tention of her audience to the close. Miss Ring presided and Introduced Miss Laugh lin, who based her plea for ballot for woman on the grounds of unselfishness. YESTERDAY'S FIKE RECORD. BoxiM at fl:5C A. M. A roof fire at Twenty-fourth and Savler streets In the residence of B. Mctzger did daxn aRe amounting to about $iriO. Box 31 at 10:27 A. M. A chimney fire at the residence of Everett Whlt more. at 247 Arthur street. M-as ex tinguished without damage. Box 40 at 12:03 P. M. A small blaze at the Exposition building, at Nine teenth and Washington streets, sup posed to have been started by a lighted cigar stump, was put by the department with practically no dam age. A still alarm at 3:40 P. M. called the department out on a false call to West Park and Alder streets. and declared the ballot was the open door for women for the betterment of both men and women. Miss Laughlin went into the wage question extensively, and pointed out the terrible abuses to which girls and women were subject in New York City and elsewhere because of the fact that she has not the power of the ballot to protect her and gain her rights. Along these lines Miss Laughlin spoke with much force, and declared with the ballot woman would bo in position to right many of the wrongs the suffered because of her sex. and also those which the public suffered because of the election of corrupt men to public office. lowever. the speaker declared that the ballot was not the end sought, but was the means to the end and the door of opportunity to promote thts general betterment of all classes. She gave many vlvrd illustra tions of where she could wield a power for good if given the opportunity. At tho conclusion of her lecture many of the audience went forward and were Intro duced to the speaker. Are unlike all other pills. No purging or pain. Act specially on the liver and bile Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill a dose. Burnett's Extract ef Vanilla Is the leader the world over. Use no other. Many people especially "business men are very critical in "sizing a man up" by appearances. Clothing that can stand the X-Ray glance of an observant, quick-thinking successful business man need not he thick, hut it must be in good "business taste. 231 WASHINGTON STi PORTLAND OREGON. MAKER OF MENS CLOTHES $20.00 Raincoats for $14.85 Each i An extraordinary of fering of Women's Cravenette Raglans; this season's most at tractive styles, large variety; tans, olive and Oxfords, yoke effect, tight - fitting, full plaited skirt, belt oil round, finished at neck and enffs with broadcloth trimming, stitched in soutache braid, also fancy but tons; very handsome garment that will give satisfactory acrvice m all kinds of weather; every one $20.00 value; your choice at the low price of $ 1 4.85 Our showing of Evening Costumes and Wraps is by far the largest in the city. Imported and domestic apparel, magnificent garments for all occasions at $75 to $350. Theater Wraps at mod erate prices. $15.00 and $16.50 Snits at $1 1.45 Women's Jacket Suits, 25-in. tight-fitting styles, of fancy tan cheviots, black, blue, brown and green, cloth strap ped, braid-trimmed and collar less; suits well worth $15 to $16.50; your choice of this chof I00..'.t:..$11.45 $45 Tailored Suits $37.45' Women's high-grade Tailored suits at a-greatly reduced price for the coming week; four styles, 3-4-length, tight-fitting, jacket, box jacket, semi-fitting jacket and princess 'effects; with or without vests, fancy gimp and velvet trimmed, circular or plaited skirts; jack ets silk lined; grays, navy, brown, green, prune and black all of these garments are of the very latest fashions and materials, beautifully made and nnisned and quicK sellers at $45; your choice during the great Thanks- y a c giving 5 ale at Ol $12.50 Coats for $8.65 Great Thanksgiving offering of one hun dred Women's Tour ist Coats in brown mixed tweeds; this season's very best style, 50 inches long, loose back and vet vet collar, well-made and finished through out, a garment most stores would have no hesitancy in ask ing $ 1 5 for; our reg- ular $12.50 value; your choice of this lot at low r o r c of....POW price Fur Scarfs $4.95 One hundred and fifty handsome Sable Opossum Fur Scarfs, 2 1-2 yards long, very attractive and showy piece, 6 tails, cord and ornaments or cord and 2 tails, a fur neckscarf exclusive stores ask $ 12.50 for; c-a q qr our $8 value, on sale for 4Ti73 bhh r.an ru t kWlW ioi i "w. i t 500 New Taffeta Silk Petticoats Marvelous Values at $3.98 Each Silk Petticoat Bargains have been an important factor in making the Meier &. Frank. Store famous You'll understand why after investigating the merits of today's splendid value-500 Taffeta Silk Underskirts with double flounce, two rows of shirring, stitched ruffle and ruche Very pretty and serviceable styles in white, navy blue, Alice blue, reseda, dark greens, red, brown, grays and black Made of good quality silks and every skirt in the lot unusual values at $6.50 and $7.00 each Your choice while they last at this very low price, each Mail orders will be promptly and carefully filled "Women's Wool Waists in Nunsveiling, Albatross and Alpaca, with narrow or wide tucks, navy, light blue, red, pink, brown, tan, white, green and black; all sizes; best $2.25 values, e on sale for three daj's at this special price, each V $3.98 2000 Comforters at $1.89 Each For one week's special sale we offer 2000 full-size Comforters, a great purchase from a leading manufacturer; thoroughly fill ed with extra fine lanated cotton ; neatly tufted, satine cover ed; best patterns and colorings; every Comforter in the lot exceptional value at $2.25 each; your choice OQ of the lot at the remarkably low price of V 0 7 Special sale of 500 "Daisy" goose-feather Pillows, deodorized and sanitary cold-blasted, fancy striped ticking covered, full 2Y2 pounds weight; every Pillow the best $2.00 c irp value; your choice of. this lot at this low price, ea. V V "Ostermoor" Mattresses in all sizes. Third Floor. German Bath Robe Blankets in great assortment, tfjO C9 handsome designs and colorings, special tp5Ofc Beds, Springs, Blankets, Mattresses, etc Third Floor. Hand Bags, $2 Vals.S1.89 Women's Handbags in seal, wal rus anf Morocco leathers, Yienna handles, black, brown and tan, fitted with coin purse and card case; $1C? 1 1Q ' and $2.00 values. ..V Women's patent leather Hand bags with Vienna handles; regu lar $1.00 values on sale for 57 Women's Handbags in seal, wal rus and alligator, black, brown, tan, blue and green ; 65c and 75c val. on sale tomorrow at 43 All Souvenir Leather Goods be ing closed out at extraordinarily low prices this week. Turkey Roasters, Celery Dishes, China, Cutlery Thanksgiving bargains in Table Necessities and Kitchen Utensils of importance to housewives $6.00-$6.50 Carving Sets, 3 pieces, stag handles, set $4.89 Salt and Peppers, pretty style, sterling silver tops, each 10 Candle Shades, assorted colors, pretty styles, great value at. . .28 Long and short Candles, assorted colors, each 3d and 5 Glass Celery Trays, in a variety of styles, grand values at 18p The famous "Royal" Turkey-Roasters, two sizes, low priced 12x17 inch for, each $1.09 12x19 inches for, each. .$1.24 Family Roasters, good quality, 3 sizes at , each.34p, 43 and 5l English Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets, pink decoration, gold edge ; very neat design ; 60-piece and 100-piece sets as follows : 60-piece, reg. $9 val. .$7.64 100-piece set, $13.50 val. $11.39 5- inch Plates, dark blue and gold illuminated, great val,, doz.$1.05 6- in. Plates, dark blue and gold illuminated? crreat val.. doz.S1.50 Fruit Saucers, dark blue, gold illuminated, grand val., doz.S1.05 Teacups and Saucers, dark blue, gold illuminated, dozen.. $1.50 .Nickel-plated Lamp, center-draft hurner, complete with white dome shade, chimney, etc. ; great special at. . . $1.53 Women's $2.50-$5 Shoes $1.50 Pr. Women with small feet will have the opportunity of their lives here today About 600 pairs of fine Shoes J. & T. Cousins John son Bros.' and other good make's, on' sale at a ridiculously low price; patent leather, vici kid, box and velour calf; dress and walk ing Shoes in the very best lasts; 200 pairs, sizes 3 to 5, AA width; 150 pairs, 3 to 5. A width ; 100 pairs, 3 to 4, B width ; ffl C Shoes worth $2.50 to $5 a pair; your choice, pair F 1 JVJ 1000 pairs of Women's Felt Slippers, red, "brown and black, Juliettes and Lap Slippers; fur-trimmed; all sizes; greatest value QfLf ever offered at this low price, pair 70C Women's Jersey Leggins, and lull length, pair 68 and 88 Boys' Satin Calf, quilted sole Shoes at wonderfully low prices 2i2 to 5io. pr!$1.45 1 to 2, pr.$1.35 10 to 13, pr.$1.15 Broken lines of Bovs' Shoes in patent leather and calf 1 to 5, $2.50 to$3 val., pr.$1.65 10 to 13, $2.25 vaL$1.35 Infants' and Children's fine vicikid Shoes, lace and button styles, in black, red and blue ; all sizes now offered at reduced prices $1.45 val., pr..70? $1.50 values, pr..85 $1.75 values. 95 Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes, $2.85 pair. Bargains in Men's Work Shoes. Broken lines Men's $5 Shoes on sale for, pair $3.50 40c Ribbons at 21 c 10,000 yards of the best quality all-Silk Taffeta and Satin Taf feta Ribbons, in all the new and staple shades white, black, cream, cardinal, maize, helio, green, reseda, champagne, Nile, blue, navy, etc.; full 5 inches wide ; regular 35c and 40c values, for, yard. . . C .Special display of new Ribbons for fancy work and trimming Christmas gifts Dresdens. printed warps, Persians and Oriental Ribbons, 5 inches to 20 inches wide; all new patterns and colorings in all grades. Specials in Laces and Embroideries 45-inch dotted and figured Nets, in white and cream; very best styles; values up to Lln $L00 yard, for the low price of, yard..O2C Corset-Cover Embroideries, dainty patterns 50c values, yd. ; .25 85c values, yd. . .63 Swiss and Cambric Embroideries and Insertions, 3 to 9 inches wide; great assortment of pretty patterns; values 35c yard; your q clioice today at this price, rard. ..... I "C White and cream Net-Top Laces, 3 to 5 inches wide; very dainty patterns; values up to 25c the yard, for, yard Great .holiday sale of real Val. Laces and Inser tions; four grades at exceptionally low prices; prettiest designs; some prices follow: 75c-85c values 69 $1.00 values 79j $1.25 values 98 $1.50 values. .$1.33 Advance Spring showing of embroidered Mull and Batiste Robes, $15.00 to $35;00 each. $10.00 to $13.50 White Petticoats $6.98 Unusual values in Women's high-class white Underskirts, trimmed in fine laces -ancf dainty embroideries, inser tions, medallions and headings; separate dust-ruffles; beautiful styles; $10.00 to $13.50 values, qq on sale for the remarkably low price of. . . . p" Women's fine-Cambric and Nainsook' Chemise, trimmed in fine Val. laces and insertions; dainty embroidery, ,edgjngs and insertions; headings and ribbons, with trimmed-skirts; regular $3.50 values, f "A. on sale now at this low price Hr J 100 dozen Women's white Lawn Aprons, plain hems and tucks ; regular 35c values, on sale now for 25 Women's Outing Flannel' Gowns, white, trimmed in fancy pink and blue medallions and fancy braids; also fancy striped Flannel Gowns, embroidery trim- c med, all sizes regular $2.00 values, for.. J2 Chfldre-a's Drease at 69c Special lot" of" Children's Dresses, white Nainsook and Cambrics, trimmed with dainty laces and em broideries; ages 6 months to f3 years; 75c, 85c, $1 values, for. 69c 75c Fascinators at 39c Special lor of Women's hand-crocheted Fascin ators,1 pink, blue, cardi nal" and black; regular 50c and 75c values, on sale' at this 7Q low price tO;7C Sole Portland Agents "La Grecque" Corsets 2d Floor "We arQ sole Portland agents for "La Grecque" Corsets, a French Corset for American women; a model for every figure; a Corset that gives shape and grace to the figure; the most comfortable Cor set you ever had on. Experts to fit you. Second Floor. Take the elevator. Agents for the celebrated "La Grecque" Tailored Undermuslins; perfection in lingerie. The Great Thanksgiving Linen Sale Continues to interest thousands of shrewd house wives and hotelkeepers Every linen need for the Holidays should be supplied at the prevailing spe cial pricesLinens of the best quality and most desirable patterns Grand values Hemstitched Traycloths, 20x28 Inches, 27c each Hemstitched Satin Damask Table Sets, magnificent styles and qualities $10.00 Sets, for set $8.65 $15.00 Sets for, set. ... .$12.95 All our $18.00 Sets, each. $16.45 Great values in fine hemstitch ed Tablecloths, all our $5.00 grades of fine Satin Damask Tablecloths, hand-hemstitched, for .... $3.98 Round hand-embroidered Doil ies, scalloped edge, neat floral patterns 9-inch size, 50c values. . .39 i2-inch size, 75c values. .58 18-inch size, $1.00 values. 82 24-inch size, $1.50 val.. $1.24 All our $6.00 fine hemstitched Tablecloths at, each .,$4.88 All our $7.50 fine hemstitched Cloths at, each .....$6.18 72-inch bleached Satin Damask Table Linen, newest designs in great assortment; regular . $1.00 grde, yard 82 72-inch bleached Satin Damask Table Linen, in beautiful patterns ; regular $1.25 value, at 92 6 72-inch bleaehed Satin Damask Table Linen, $1.50 grade, on sale at 'this price, yd. $1.21 Hemstitched Satin Damask Tray cloths, regular 60c value, on sale for, each 48p Hemstitched Satin Damask Tray cloths, regular 85c value, on sale for 72c 72-inch bleached Satin Damask Table Linen, $1.75 grade, for this low price, yard. .$1.34 Bleached Satin Damask Table Napkins, in a great variety of new patterns; regular $2.50 grade, dozen.. $2.18 Bleached Satin Damask Table Napkins, $3.50 grades, on sale for, dozen $2.68 Bleached "Satin Damask Table Napkins, $4.50, $5.50 grades, on sale for, dozen. . .$3.52 2$ Fldor Special Vals,, Art Dept. Roman striped tapestry Pillow Tops 20 different pat terns; regular 50c values on sale for. ........ 38J Linen Squares with hemstitched borders, stamped for cross stitch embroidery, 12x12 inches; great values at, each mUrJ Taney bags for laundry, shoes, etc., pretty patterns and colorings; special at 47 Dainty Pillow Tops, hand embroidered on linen scrim, Oriental colorings; regular $3.50 values C 1 0i on sale for, each. .. P Free lessons in Art Embroidery work given daily by an expert, 2 to 5 P. M. For particulars regarding classes inquire at the Art Department, Second Floor. Handkerchief Bargains "Women's Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs, hem stitched and scalloped edges, big variety of patterns; 35c values & Japanese Hand-drawn Handkerchiefs, new designs; 25c and 35c values for 19p values Dress Trimmings Narrow Persian Trimmings in blue, green, red and brown; values up to 75c yard, on sale for 19 New Beaded Fringe, 4 inches wide, latest for lamp shades, red, white, yellow and green ;fl? ff "choice at, yard ...S)JvJ Chiffon Appliques in black and white, to 12 inches wide; values up to 60c yard, on 1 7 " sale for, yard 1C Sheet Music Sale "Way of the Cross,' sacred, copy 29 "Good Night, Beloved, Good Night," copy 186 "Blue Bell," "Soldier's Dream," "Carnival Times," "Will the Angels Let Me Play?" "If You Don't Like Your Job Quit," and 1 many others; your choice -at, copy I C t-Von Tilzer' and "Victor" dance folios; special at, copy 18 All Sheet Music demonstrated by expert musi ciansThird Floor. The standard of good taste.