zo THE OREGONIAX. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 11H6. MAYOR CENSURED BY COUNCIL VOTE Resolution Calls His Richards Case Letter Intention ally Misleading. STORMY SCENE AT MEETING Follows Reading of Communication J-rom Chid Executive In Refer ence to Matter "Absolutely Untrue," "Wills Declares. Open warfare was declared last night In the Council Chambers between Mayor Iane and 13 members of tho municipal legislative body, and from the standpoint of results. His Honor came out a close second. It may be some time before the breach Is healed. If ever, and at all events the wounds. Inflicted in tho heat of the strife will leave pears that shall be an everlasting reminder that the Mayor and Council were not always In harmony. The contributory cause of the serious rupture was the report of the special committee appointed several weeks ago to investigate the situation with reference to Patrick Bruin's appointment as a Cap tain of Police by the Municipal Civil Ser vice Commission. Trouble has been brew ing, however, ever since Mayor Lane as sumed the reins of municipal government and undertook, by high-handed methods, to run things In his own peculiar way. The Council almost as a whole has re sented his encroachments upon Its rights and in consequence there has been more or less friction ever since the Lane ad ministration began. Mayor Starts a Backfire. Upon the hypothesis that the best way to head off a destructive conflagration is , to start a backfire. Mayor Lane antici pated the report of the Civil Service In vestigating Committee by submitting two communications, which took precedence under the rules over all other proceed ings after roll-call. No sooner had Audi tor Devlin finished with the last-named task than the reading of the Mayor's two letters followed. The first related to his alleged notice served upon the Council as to the "Richards Place." and was as follows: To the Honorable, the Council Gentlemen: An a meanure ot much Importance looklnc toward the proper and decent conduct of the city's attain1. I would respectfully ask or your honorable body that you take away the hotel and liquor license of the "Rlcharde Place," situated at the corner of Park and Alder streets. It being a resort of evil repute. The protection riven thin place by 'the lo ruance to it of a license to sell llauor. and. mor particularly to operate as a hotel," hui Riven the Police Department much trou ble in the past, and it should be deprived of all official protection and recognition at the hands of the city. You will no doubt all re member that I made complaint to you of thin resort at an early period In my administra tion, and set forth, to you at that time Quite fully the facts and the character or the place, and the manner in which it was conducted as well, and also what would be my course of action toward this place. This was done at a meeting- held to discuss the box ordinance, which meeting was held in the large reception-room adjoining the Mayor's office, in the city. As long aa the place Ih protected by license it will render it extremely difficult for the police authorities to break up what has been proven to be a real evil. Sincerely hoping that you may see your way clear to grant this relief and asking It only In the name of the good order and decent government of the city, I am. very respect fully yours, HARRY LANB. Mayor. He Wants Boxes Abolished. "I would respectfully suggest to you," said the Mayor In the other let ter, "that there Is at this time an im mediate necessity for the passage of an ordinance providing1 for the entire abolishment of all 'boxes' from saloons and restaurants within the city. "The 'boxes' in restaurants have no claim upon the forbearance of this community and are destructive to good morals. "The 'boxes in saloons in many in stances are but mere 'hiding grounds for criminals and hamper greatly the police force in Its efforts to check the epidemic of "hold-ups' and 'house breaking from which we are now suf fering. "Asking this of you in the name of that portion of the community which faros Its living by honest effort, yet Is the prey of the outlaw class." The reading of these two letters was the signal for trouble. Bennett was on his feet Instantly with a motion to table them, but before the vote was put, Wills got the floor. He arraigned the Mayor, sarcastically stating that only a short time ago when the Bennett-Wills box ordinance was up to His Honor upon a tic vote proposition, the opportunity was offered of knock ing out every saloon box in town by favoring It, and that the Mayor had dodged the issue by taking It under advisement, thus defeating the pur pose of the measure. . Iile Passed In Genteel Way. Under the circumstances, "Wills thought It wa a little bit out of order for the Mayor to pose as a great re former, and declared it to be a "posi tive untruth" that His Honor had tried to secure the passage of any ordinance aimed at Richards place, and at no time was any such ordinance presented to the Council or any committee thereof. Mayor Lane retorted with equal vim. He is a pastmaster In the use of cut ting expressions, and he exercised Ills arts with skill. "I will state, for the edification of Mr. wills and others," he retorted, with the accent on the others, "that I had never seen, the so-called Wills-Bennett ordinance prior to the tie vote on its passage, and was therefore in no dosI tlon to decide intelligently. The names of Its authors did not Impress me very lavoraoiy ana under the. circumstances I could not act offhand." "Jf you could read you could see for yourself what Its provisions were without malting weeks to decide the matter." wills shot back. "Emanating from any other source I should have considered that phase of the situation," replied the Mayor frostily. Vaughn Set Into Eruption. The discussion had the effect of start ing Vaughn In eruption, and for more than 20 minutes he poured forth a vol cano of denunciation against everybody In general that favored the boxes, and the seven members of the Council in partic ular who had voted to sustain the Wills Bennett ordinance. The Councilman from the Tenth Ward is not nearly so keen in his satire as the Mayor, and some of his words fell among the other members like huge boulders, and were about as harm less in their explosive effects. On the other hand, the Mayor has a way of using harsh language that harmonizes so neatly with the eternal fitness of things that the victim of ms oily wrath always re turns lor a iresn supply of. vituperation. Vaughn finally succumbed to sheer ex. haustion, which can best be described by the turf expression that he "blew up in tho stretch," and Gray's motion to refer the Mayor's communications to the liquor Uobm committee prevailed. and -the Mayor followed the Introduction of a resolution censuring Mayor Lane for his letter published in The Oregonlan of Sunday, January 21. Mayor Lane declared that he had called the attention of the Council to the Richards resort, and as serted that tho resolution was not Justi fied. A motion by Councilman Shepherd to continue indefinitely tho consideration of the resolution, seconded by Vaughn, was put and lost, and a motion by Ben nett to adopt It was passed. During the reading of the resolution Mayor Lane began to sit up and take no tice. Looking around the room at the members of the Council who had signed the document, he stated with some heat that he had called the attention of the Council to the nature of the Richards hotel at a certain session shortly after he was elected. At that time they were con sidering the passage of a box ordinance. "I told you gentleman It was the vilest joint in town." he exclaimed. "Don't you remember, sir," pointing a finger at Ben nett, "the conversation we had on the subject?" "I, for one," said Bennett, "cannot see why the executive head of the city at tempts to throw the responsibility ot this on the Council." "I remember the session spoken of by the Mayor." said Councilman Gray, "and I am free to say that I did not think we were treated with much courtesy. You told us plainly. Mr. Mayor, you wanted the box ordinance to stay as It was, but the majority of the Council did not agree with you on that subject. I expressed then my opposition to the exemption of hotels, and when Richards' place was spoken of. you said: 'Leave that to me: I will tend to Richards.' Those were the very words you used." "There Is a difference In the facts and that resolution you make there," said the Mayor, heatedly. "We have had evi dence of fake auction houses, where farmers coming to the city were tricked and robbed, but we could not get the license committee to revoke their licenses and we had to put the police In those places." "Convict Him," Says Gray. 'The license committee ha rivn trrv Case broucht before It an Imnarilnl hoar. ing.' said Gray, "but Richards has been tnea ana acquitted. What right have we to try him a second time If you have the facts, convict him and we will take away his license." I have the evidence." said Mayor Lane: "but !n nrHr tn mnvii) Mm r would have to ruin the reputation of certain young girls. I have the evidence here In my ppeket evidence that I will lay before the J micros of thn Stnto rnnrt but I will not produce It In court." councilman Vaughn said If ever there was a farce enacted heforo n inrv tho Richards trial was one, and that at the next meeting of the license committee he would be ready to move that Richards' license be taken awav. f!nimplim.in Khun. herd tried to pour oil on the troubled waters and moved to postpone considera tion of the resolution. Tout h wn vntwi down. The resolution was then adopted, Ben nett saying he believed It should carry In order to have the Council set right In the face of Mayor Lane's open accusa tion. The resolution, which was signed by Councllmen A. N. Wills, John Annand, H. A. Bcldlnir. Georirr n nmnini. Thomas Gray. Dan Kellaher, R. E. Men- eiee, jt. jv. i'reston. Hugh W. Wallace and Frank S. Bennett, and which was adopted by the vote of all the members with the exception of Vnmin rnc a follows:' Text of the Itcsolutlou. Whereas. His lmnnr M.vi. . 1. 1 i... published or caused to be published In The Sunday Oregonlan of January 21. 1900. and other newspapers of this city a letter over ,Ji D,"lure in wmcn ue attempt to ex plain td the public of the city his actions With relation tn tho nrr or.. I of the proprietor of a hotH designated by a Jucnara's i-jace" in this city, anil in which letter he states, "And If. after X have appealed to your Council to take away the llcerse of the place, which permits uch Horh. io go on. ana nave appealed to that Council in vain. It w falls out that I en deavor tn clean nut tti nlnt n .. hook and to the best of my ability, with me use oi sucn implements as you have pro vided me with for that purpose, etc.," and which implied that th v, t... the reputation of the said "Richards Place" io mis council and has requested the revocation of the liquor license granted to the oronrletor thereof, nn tVio. ,- n has refused or neglected to comply with such request: and. Whereas. It Is right and proper that the public of the city should know the facui in this and all other public matters: therefore, be it Resolved, That the following statement of facts Toe and is hereby adopted and approved and confirmed by this Council as the truth and that the bame he given to the press or tho city for publication: First No complaint has ever been filed with the Council during the present admin istration against "Richards' Place." or Rich ards Hotel, located at the southwest corner or West Park and Alder rtreeta. In the city, either by the Mayor or the Chief of Police or any other person or perrons. Second The Mayor has not at any time requested the Council or the liquor-license com mlttee of the Council to revoke or take away the liquor license granted to the "said Rich ards. Third It has been customary for the Chief of Police to report to the Council or to the llauor-license committee of the Council, dis orderly places, or places detrimental to the peace, morality and good government of the city, and to request that the liquor license for such places be revoked, setting forth In writing the reasons therefor, but no such re port or request has e-er been presented to the Council or the llauor-license committee thereof relative to the Richards place. Council Heady to Act. Fourth The Council of the city has acted promptly upon such reports and requests in tne past, and Is at all times ready and will, ing to receive reports concerning the charac ter of places of public resort, and to hear evidence relative thereto, and to take such action a3 is within its power to eradicate the evils complained of and to protect the virtue and good character of its people and the fair reputation of this city, and to do so without unnecessary publicity or scandal affecting the reputation or any one. Fifth During the early part of the pres ent administration and during the time the first of the ordinances known as "box or dinances" were under consideration, a dele gation of the Council of about 10 members waited on thp Mayor for the purpose of hav ing said ordinance apply to hotels. The iiayor desired the exemption of hotels and in the course of the argument Councilman Gray asked what would be done with a hotel like Richards', and the Mayor replied: "Leave that to me, and I shall attend to him." There were rumors relative to the place at that time, but no report was made to the Council by anyone, no request from the Mayor and no evidence to substantiate any .rumor relative thereto. Sixth That the published statement by the Mayor is misleading and we believe In tentionally so, and is therefore resented and aemeo. CAUTIOX IS THE WATCHWORD Council Will Proceed Slowly in. the Matter of Granting Franchises. Action , on the three ordinances granting franchises to the Banflcld Vcysey Euel Company, the Mount Hood Electric Conmanv and the rrnrt Power Company was postponed by the council last nignt until they can be further considered by the streets aim Judiciary committee, to which they were re-referred. The members of the Council will be furnished with copies of the ordinances in the meantime, to gether with whatever amendments may oe suggestea ny tne committee. Several Councllmen expressed them selves that caution In the granting of franchises should be the rule of the body and it should tap sure tho itv will get what -the franchises are worth trom tne mrrerent corporations befo granting; them. The franchises will come up at the next meeting, when the street commit tee will submit Its report 6pes a Cs.7 2a Salt Lake City. aa &a etkar la Colorado Spriaga or Dearer. Yes feave thla privilege If your tiakeU read via the X sever & Rl Grande, ges Coler&Ws funem peaks asnl gorges la their Wlatar K&rb. Call hm r write W. C, XeBrlaa. "Willamette" Sewing Machines at Clearance Sate Prices Fifteen Models $15 to $35 "Peninsular" Stoves and Steel Kanges Fifty Models Every Good Size and Style The Meier Frank Store Xtra Spec'l Muslin Underw'r Bargains 75c, $1 Corset Covers 59c 35c, 50c' Drawers 25c $1.00, $1.25 Gowns 69c 35c Corset Covers at 18c The Muslin Underwear Department is doing the banner business of its history New selling records are being established every day The reasons for it art not hard to find if yon will investi gate -the Clearance Sale values we are presenting in all styles and grades Great variety, line-quality, lowest prices 2d Floor "Women's nainsook and cambric Corset Covers, trimmed in Valenciennes laces and embroideries, beadings and ribbons; very pretty pq styles; regular 75c and $1.00 values on sale for the Ioav price of. .-C Special lot of -women's cambric and nainsook Drawers; lace and em broidery trimmed; very pretty styles; our best 35c and 50c CT values; your choice at the exceedingly low price of, pair..C Special lots of women's cambric and nainsook Gowns, round and V-shape necks, long and short sleeves, trimmed in torchon lace, val lace Lf and embroideries; all sizes; regular .$1.00 and $1.25 values, each. .O -7C Great special lot of Corset Covers in nainsooks and cambrics, trimmed in torchon lace, insertion and tucks; all sizes; best 35c values for. . ..18 Special lot of women's white Underskirts, trimmed in laces, embroideries and plain tucked flounces; very attractive styles: 75c to $1.00 values on sale a't the exceptionally low price of, each. .5 -C Xtra Specials in Infants' Wear Special lot Infants' Moccasins; 35c values for, pair ITc White embroidered Flannel for children's d skirts; $1.75 values for the low price of, yard. .V Special sale of White Flannel for infants' sacques and wrappers; pink, blue and white silk dots; reg- no ular $1.35 values on sale for the low price of, yard. . -OC Bear brand Shetland Floss, white only; value $1.25 9 e a pound, on sale at the special low price, pound.. Infants' hand-crocheted Sacques, silk-trimmed 1 A9 edge; white, pink or blue; all sizes,; $2" values. . Arnold's Knit Gowns. 69. Arnold's Knit Diapers, 19 Infants' French Flannel Kimonos; $1.50 values for sale at the exceptionally low price of S1.19 Stockinet Sheets, size 36x60 inches; $2.50 values for the very low price of, each $1.63 $3.25 Cross-Stripe Madras Curtains $2.38 Special lot of 100 pairs of cross-stripe Madras Curtains, ecru and white grounds, with tf4 5 O green, blue, yellow or red stripes, 3 yards long, 40 .inches wide; best styles; $3.25 vals. . 100 Fire Screens, one panel, silkoline filled, 29 inches high; every home can use one or on two of them; regular $1.50 values on sale for the exceptionally low price of, each..OC 3000 yards of colored Swiss for bedroom Curtains; all colors; 20c values at, yard 12Vs Entire stock of fine Lace Curtains on sale at low clearance sale prices. Window Shades, Cur tain Poles and Fixtures, Curtain Materials, Tapestries, Yelours, Silks, Swisses, at clearance prices. A Great Clean-Up Sale of Millinery Women's Dress Hats, in desirable styles, leading m shapes and trimmings; all colors; values up to $8 for. . Women's ready-to-wear and nntrimmed Hats, all this season's shapes, in black, navy, pearl, gray, champagne, Alice q blue and green; values up to $2.95 for the low price of . -C 50 children's and misses' Napoleon Hats, in all colors; prettily trimmed with pompons, wings, silk and quill ; values qv ' up to $2.95 on sale at this extraordinary low price of. .0C Special lot of 100 children's and misses, Hats in assorted colors; values up to $1.25 each on sale today at, each. New line of Caps in all the best styles 85? to $2.95 All our fine Dress Hats on sale at low clearance prices. Wonderful Values m Women's Fine Shoes 600 pairs of women's box calf, vici kid, patent-tip Shoes, light or heavy soles, lace styles, all sizes and widths; shoes of equal styles and grade are sold at other stores at $3.00 a pair $1.79 1200 pairs of women's patent leather, vici kid, velour calf Shoes; all this season's very best styles in lace and Blucher; button, lace and college cut; all sizes and widths; Johnson tf?3 C Brothers' splendid footwear; every pair guaranteed to give satisfactory service; pair. . I J All our J. & T. Cousins' fine Shoes for women on sale at clearance sale prices. Johnson Brothers' and French, Shrincr & Urner's fine Shoes at low clearance prices Misses' vici kid, patent-tip lace Shoes; best values ever offered at: 5 to 8 at, pair $1.02 8 to 11 "at, pair $1.22 11 to 2 at, pair $1.52 All our men's, boys' and children's Shoes at low clearance sale prices. Clearance Sale Blankets, Comforters 200 pairs of 10-4 white wool Blankets, blue and pink borders, full weight and exceptionally good values at, pair $4.45 200 pairs of white wool Blankets, in full size and weight, pink or blue borders; best $6.50 grade on sale today at, pair. . .$5.40 Extra-large size natural gray wool Blankets, fancy colored borders; our best $7.00 values on sale at this low price. .$5.85 All our gray wool Blankets at clearance sale prices. All our white wool Blankets at clearance sale prices. Goose-feather Pillows; regular size; blue and white striped; heavy tick covering; best $2.00 values on sale at $1.29 Entire stock of Comforters in all grades marked at low clear ance sale prices. Immense variety to select from. Beds, Mattresses and Springs at low clearance sale prices. Very Best Hosiery Bargains in the City 900 pairs of women's fine 40-gauge imported German Cotton Hose; double sole; all sizes i q fast color; the best 30c and 35c values on sale at the ridiculously low price of, pair. . I OC Women's and misses' fine lxl-rib lisle Hose; seamless; sizes 8 to 10; every pair in the io 3ot regular 35c value; your choice at the very low clearance sale price of, pair..OC Women's fine black gauze lisle Hose; double sole; dull finish; fine gauze; all sizes; everypair the regular 50c values, on sale at the extraordinary low price of,, the pair. MtC Women s 2xl-rib Cashmere Hose; all sizes; t50c values on sale at, the pair.." .27 Women's Cotton Hose; fine gauge; double sole; regular 25c values on sale at, the pair 17d Children s fleece-lined Hose; light weight for misses, heavy weight for bovs; all siies; " f r fast color; the best 25c values on sale at the extraordinary low price of, the pair.."C Misses fine rib light weight Lisle thread Hose; -all sizes; on sale at, the pair 19 Artistic Picture Framing at Clearance Prices 2d Floor Cnstom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty The Meier & Frank Store Women's $ 1 Vests 79c Ea. Special lot of 25 dozen women's im ported Swiss ribbed, heavy cotton Vests; high neck and long sleeves: white or ecru; all sizes; ffQ standard $1.00 values at.'. -JC Women's fine ribbed merino Vests and Pants, in cream color only; all sizes; well made and finished Underwear; regular $1.25 qo values for low price of. . -JOC Women's heavy wool mixed Vests and Pants; gray or white; all sizes; best 75c values on cq sale for the low price of. -7C Women's fine .white mercerized Vests and Pants: medium weight; handsomely finished gar- qq ment: $1.25 values for. .-OC Munsing's flesh-colored mercerized cotton Vests and Pants for women heavy weight; all sizes ; l AG best $2.00 values for-V I 40 Children's ribbed cotton Union Suits, uatural color; Qi ages 2 to 14 years; 50e values for the low price of. .V-'V Entire stock of women's and children's Underwear on sale at low clearance sale prices. Drug Sundries Stationery Specials Purity Violet Cream whitens the hands and clears the com- I O plcxion ItfC Williams Shaving Soap. "Quick and easy" kind Bathaswcct for the bath and toil et. Great special value at...lc Eastman's Talcum Powder. .. .12c 4-lb. bars Castile Soap 54c Sapolin Furniture Polish 10c Chamois Vest and Chest Protect ors; can be washed SI. SO 35c to 65c fancy BaekCombs. .lie 2'ic hand Scrub Brushes 10c 4-row Imported Tooth Brushes. 8c it 51.00 solid back Hair Brushes. good stiff bristles. Great val.eOe I Okayed Toilet Paper i 33e dozen rolls: 9250 case of 100 rolls. Eagle Fountain Syringe 53c hemstitched riting .Paper. 31)c ,10c Memo Books at 'A off reg. prices. Paper Napkins, per hundred... Tc Box Papers, 24 sheets of paper. envelopes to match, box Sc Wire Picture Racks, each Sc Leather Souvenir Postals, eacn 8c All Stationery reduced. j Best linen paper made.,. 25c Hntn Writing Tablets. Children's $3.50 Coats 98c Each Special lot of 30 children's Coats; ages 6 to 14 years; tan, red and blue cheviots ; full length, double-breasted, trimmed with capes; coats in the lot worth from $2.75 to $3.50 qo each, on sale at the low price. .'OC Children's Coats,: full length, of blue cheviots, military cape, trimmed with velvet piping and brass buttons; ages 10 to 14 years; regular tf qo $4.50 values on sale for.. V . Entire stock of misses' and children's Coats, Suits, Dresses and Raincoats on sale at low clearance sale prices. In fants White Coats at low prices. Women's Neckwear Low Priced Heavy white lace Circular Cape Collars: three designs; seven to ten inches deep; also linen cut work and pique sailor collars for Peter Thompson suits; very handsome styles: regular $1.00. $1.25 values on sale for low price of. .'r-rC Coat Kever Sets with wide cuffs; sheer linen eyelet em broidered in mercerized cotton ; also heavy blind fl q embroidered effects; reg. $1.75 and $2.00 values. . Silk Crochet Shawls and Head Scarfs, trimmed with fLQn lace edgings; cream and white; regular $1.25 values. Xew line of Buster Brown Ties; navy and white, black and white Shepherd plaids; fo.ur sizes of checks and dots in best colors, on sale at the low price of, each. White washable Dickies for surplice waists: machine hemstitchirig: val and mechlin lace-trimmed; 50c val. . Broken lines of Turnovers, silk and linen stock and ready-made bow ties; regular 25c and 35c values.. 22c 19c 19c Clearance Sale of Ribbons 3000 yards of all-silk Dresden Ribbons in beautiful styles and great assortment, 7 to 8 inches wide; regular $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 values at Q the low price of, yard.0-rC Immense lot of Satin Merveil lieux Ribbons, satin brocade ' ribbons, Roman striped rib bons and moire ribbons; also pin stripes and checks; rib bons worth 35c to 8ac a yard on sale for, yard. .15? 3500 yards of print warp Rib bons and Dolly Varden rib bons, 5 to 7 inches wide, all silk; very best styles and col orings; regular 50c to 75c values on sale at ,yard. .33 9000 yards of all-silk Taffeta and Satin Taffeta ribbons in variety of 20 of the leading shades ; full 5 inches wide ; extra heavy quajity ; best 1 -35c values on sale at the special low price of. yard.. y 2500 yards of hand-embroidered Ribbons; polka dots on all-silk satin, chiffon and taffeta ribbons ; best 65c values, yard. .25 Dinner Set Sale in the Basement 60-pIece German. China Dinner Sets; blue violet decoration: $17.59 value on sale at $12.60 183-piece Net same as above 9186 Haviland China Dinner Sets: pink rose decoration; .open stock pat tern 5 6-piece met on sale for set $17.18 lee-ylece ste& sale for set $3X95 Haviland China Dinner Set; purple and green decoration; stippled gold edge: special values at these prices 09-aJece set ea sale Xer. .. .$39.42 lM-plece set ea sale for. ...$436 Haviland China Dinner Sets: blue forget-me-not pattern: gold edge: great values at these prices ae-plcce set ob sale for. . . .$29.25 l0-plecc set ea sale for. .. .$4&20 Mrs. Potts nickeled Sad QO. Irons: 51.25 value, set....OV Nickel Lamps; 10-inch write dome shade: central draft burner: ex traordinary value at $1.44 The Grlswold Food Choppers, chops all kin.ds of meats.-raw or cooked: fine, or coarse; chops vegetables, dried fruits, etc.. etc; three sizes; great values at these low prices . $1.80 six?. 64ci 91J2T, size, SSe h - 31.se sixe, eec. ,. 4