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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH .5, 1906.
Women's Elbow-Length Black Glace Gloves Perrin's Celebrated Make in All Sizes Look to Your Needs
The Meier Frank Store's Monday Bargain News
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Muslin Underwear Sale
Meier & Frank Store has been made famous
pyits Muslin unocrwear sales Always 01-
faring finest lingerie in superb assortments flj
day's bargains and be convinced 2d floor, ft
Women's -while cambric Underskirts trimmed
in -wide embroideries: blind uid eyelet ef
fects; laces, insertions, tucks, separate dust
ruffles,; $1.75 values on sale at $1.33""
"Women's "Home-made" cambric and muslin
Gowns, trimmed in embroideries, laces, tucks
and headings; long and short sleeves; high,
V, square and round necks; full widths; reg
ular .$1.50 and .$1.75 values at $1.29
"Women's short Skirt Chemise trimmed in fine
val laces and embroideries; edgings, inser
tions, headings and tucks; regular .$2.50 and
$3.00 values on sale at this low price. .$1.89
Women 's "cambric and nainsook Corset Covers, trimmed in val and torchon
laces, embroideries, tucks, insertions, headings and ribbons
blouse fronts; values up to $2.00 on sale at the low price of. .M
Women's fine cambric Drawers with hemstitched India linen AXkf
vnflrlnc- flio "host fi(V nnr fir vnlnry? nn salo. fit this low nrice. Tw
Women's' cambric and nainsook Chemise, trimmed in laces and (
embroideries: the best $1.50 values; grand bargains at
Special lot of Shetland Floss; white only; 12 skeins for ..75
Ideal Corset Waists for children; made of line cambric and jean trimmed
in torchon lace and embroider'; shirred style; 1 to 14 yrs.; 50c val. .39
Special lot of black silk Underslips: best $2.50 and $3.00 values for. .1.98
mm
98c
Lace and Embroidery Specials
5000 yards of Linen and Cotton hiachine-inade Torchon Lace and
Insertion; 2 to 6 inches wide; great value at the low price of
45-inch figured Nets for waists, gowns, etc; white and cream;
handsome styles; the regular $1.25 values on sale at, yard
Batiste embroidered Bands; 3 to 9 inches wide; very pretty styles
in large assortment; values up to 85c a yard on sale at, yard
3500 yards of Swiss Embroideries, 8 to 12 inches wide; very best
patterns; values up to $1.00 the 3'ard on sale at, the yard
Batiste Embroidered Robes in new st3'les: grand bargains at
$16.50 Robes on sale at. . .$12.75 $20.00 Robes on sale at. . .$16.95
6c
82c
39c
35c
Great Sale of Rugs
This is "R.ug Week" in the carpet store Rugs of the best grade
and styles and all sizes on sale at surprisingly low prices Every
housewife is interested Third Floor Mail Orders Fflled
1000 Wilton Velvet Rugs in Oriental
and floral designs of the latest color
ings; large assortment to select from.
37x54 inch $2.50 values $1.6?
36x63 inch $4.00 values $2.67
Magnificent Axminster Rugs, room
size, 9x12 feet; Oriental designs, in
beautiful colorings and combina
tions; about 25 of them; every one
regular $40 values; choice. .$31.65
Special lot of 'Austrian Wilton Rugs in
Oriental designs and colorings; size
8 ft. 3 in. by 11 ft. 6 in.;fli ;r
best $22.50 value at... pIOOJ
Fiber Rugs at greatly reduced prices;
very best designs; all carpet sizes;
the best inexpensive rug on the mar
ket: great special values at
9x12 ft, $12.50' value, each. . .$10.25
814 ft.xlOi2 ft.; $10.50 val.... $9.25
7y2 ft.xl0y2 ft.; $9.50 value... $7.50
New Black Crepe de Paris 7 9c Yd.
We place on sale for one week 20 pieces of fine black crepe de Paris; hand
some for dress skirts and costumes; 40 inches wide; $1 value at...79C
Special lot of 10 pieces black serge; best $1.25 value on sale at, yard. . .98
Just received by express 50 pieces of new Punjab Check Silks; newest styles
for waists and shirtwaist suits; latest colors and combinations, yd...$l
English Serge, All Colors, 84c a Yard
Special offering of 50 pieces of the new all-wool soft finish English worsted
serge in the latest colorings; burgundy, Alice blue, olive green, medium
and dark navy; handsome material for waists and costumes; $1 val. 84$;
New
Gray
Gray is the popular shade for Spring and Summer; we are
showing fully 100 styles of light, dark and medium grays in all
J. T L 1 1- 1 .
Sine newest ana pruiiiuMu cavra ui prices ranging . irom
k.cil ao m -n. t.. t : - ,.
3 -Great Ribbon Bargains - 3
5000 yards of 5-inch all-silk Taffeta Rib
bons in an assortment of 25 of the .leading
shades, white, cream, pink, navy, light
blue, greens, gray, raais, reseda, helio,'Nile,
cardinal, etc., etc.; every yard reg- 9
ular 35c quality for this low price. C
Special lots of new Pillow Ruffle Ribbons in
shaded red, navy, olive, emerald, rose,
pink, yellow, garnet and black; the styles
and quality other stores ask 40c J
the yard for; our price, yard
3000 yards of 40c quality; all pure silk Taf
feta in alL the leading shades; C
wide width; great value at, yd
Great clean-up sale of Ribbon Remnants,
short ends of all our fine and staple rib
bons; all lengths; all grades at Y2 PRICE
New long black Glace Gloves all sizes. New Handkerchiefs and Ribbons.
iew Spring Xcckwear for Women.
Boys' New Spring Apparel
Norfolk Suits for boys S to 15 years of age, made vith yoke
effect, box plaits, single or double-breasted jacket,
suit; splendid values at $5.00 to $12.50
Boys' Sailor and Eton Blouse Suits in blue serge, neat gray
plaids and mixtures, checks, etc knickerbocker trousers,
ages 5 to 10 years; splendid values $3.50 to $12.50
New Reefers for boys and girls, nay blue serges and un
finished worsteds, white serge, light gray mixtures, tan
coverts, etc., ages 2&, to S years; each $5.00 to $0.00
Boys' Blouse Waists in white and figured Madras, black
sateen, plain blue cheviot, light and medium striped
madras and percales, with or without collar, (Sr
G to 16 years; splendid values at JVJC
Boys' laundered Blouse Waists, 7 io 16 years, white, light
or medium striped percales or madras: blue, tan, pink or
black stripes; grand values at, each 75, S5, $1.00
Little boys' Blouses in white or colored, Russian styles, ages
3 to S years; great values at 50 to $1.50
200 Comforters at $ 1 .69 Each
Special offering of 200 full-size silkoline covered Comforters; best patterns;
filled with Lanatcd cotton; best value we ever offered at SI. 69
"Sanitary" washable quilted Mattress Protectors; going at these prices
42x76 in. ; reg. $1.75 val $1.38 48x76 in. ; reg. 2.00 val $1.58
Beds and Bedding of every description at the lowest prices beds, springs,
mattresses, pillows, blankets, comforters in complete assortment ; all grades.
Custom shade and drapery work our specialty. Best materials and work
manship; lowest prices; all orders promptly executed by expert drapers.
New Spring Suits at $22.50
$30.00 and $42.50
The opening days of Spring offer unusual opportunities in the way
of high-grade, stylish Tailored Suits at exceptionally low prices
Three lots of handsome new garments, the very latest fashions
and materials, immense variety By far the best suit values in the
city at these prices Anticipate your Easter needs Second Floor
Women's new Spring Suits in eton styles; large variety of the best and most
stylish "materials; fancy gimp and button trimmed; grays, checks and
mixtures ; long or short sleeves ; circular skirts : unequaled val. at $22.50
Women 's new Spring Suits in box, eton and Pony jacket styles in Panama
cloth, serge, coverts or fancy mixtures; grays, tans, navy, black, checks
and mixtures; circular or gored skirts; very large variety d fC
to select from; long or short sleeves; matchless values at tpOVJaVJVJ
Women's high-grade Spring Suits in jacket, box, eton and Pony styles in
voiles, coverts, serges, fancy weaves and Panama cloths; gray, tan, navy,
blaek, checks, stripes and mixtures; long or short sleeves; CA
large variety and grand values at the very low price of HfmXJ
Walking Skirts $3.00 to $30.00
The most extensive showing
of new Walking Skirts Port
land has ever seenThousands
of them in every new style
and material Circular cut
with yoke and tailored folds
around the bottom Button
trimmed effects Alternate
panels trimmed with straps ,
plaits and buttons 7 to 15
gore skirts and circular skirts
trimmed with folds and but
tonsMaterials include voiles,
tweeds, melrose cloth, chev
iots, worsteds, ate, in gray,
blue, black, green, tan, cream,
white invisible plaids, checks,
stripes, etc., etc. An endless
assortment in all grades at
prices ranging from $3 up to
$30--Let ns show them to you
The New Shirtwaist Suits
Tomorrow we make the first complete display of the new Shirtwaist Suits; a
magnificent showing of new, attractive styles in linen, duck, lawns, per
cales, chambrays, mulls, batistes, dotted Swiss, etc., in white, green, tans,
grays, black, Alice blue, Royal, light and dark navy blue, black and white
checks, polka dots, etc., etc.; handsome plain tailored and embroidered
effects at prices ranging from the suit $2.50 up to $30.00 '
New Lace Waists $5.00 Each
2000 Cotton Waists $2.68
Special lot of 100 beautiful Lace Waists of
figured net; fancy lace yoke and lace
trimmed; white only; short sleeves; all new
styles just received; all sizes ;Je fC
great special value at. tpivU
Special lot of 2000 new cotton Shirtwaists,
lawns, linens, mulls, dotted Swiss, figured
madras, etc., trimmed in lace and embroid
ery; wide or narrow tucks; fancy styles or
tailor-made effects; all sizes; great CSL
special values at the low price of. PmJ3
Graud values in new Cotton Shirtwaists at
89c, $1.18, $1.48, $1.68 and $2.14; all this
season's prettiest styles; great assortments
to select from. Second Floor.
SE
Mayor Lane Doubts Wisdom
of Policy.
PREFERS MORE QUIET WAY
Meeting in" "Grace M. E. Church to
Discuss Social -Conditions and
the Belter Protection or
Young: Women.
At a mooting: hold in the Grace Meth
odist Episcopal Church yesterday after
noon lor the purpose of discussing so
cial conditions in Portland, Mayor
Lane, one of the principal speakers,
stated that he would probably abandon
his policy of raiding the disreputable
resorts of the city, and try to bring
.about the same results in a 'more quiet
and systematic way.
"I am beginning to think that raid
ing does not accomplish as much as
work done in other ways," said Mayor
Lane. "It succeeds In antagonizing to
the utmost the clement against which
the raids are directed and those people
will persist all the more in the course
which they have taken and make It
still harder to reach the desired end.
In some cities instead of directing raids
against disreputable places they quietly
put uniformed officers in charge, whose
duty it is to sec that the abuses are
stopped. I intend to try this method
in Portland during the next two
months. It can be dono quietly and
bring about Just as good results as it
docs to break in doors and drag women
and men to the police station."
The Mayor's speech was made before
a large audience of women which was
assembled in answer to a call for a
mass meeting issued by the Women's
Auxiliary to the Municipal, Association.
Mrs. Ada TJnruh, a member of that or
ganization -and a lecturer of the W. C
T. U.,- presided and speeches were made
by several representative ladles and by
Detective Thomas Kay.
Mrs. C. M. Woofl, president of the
mothers congress, told of some of the
work being done by that organization
to promote social purity in Portland,
and suggested several lines along
which she thought efforts should be di
rected. She said that the mothers con
gress was devoting its attention to
helping girls avoid a degraded life
rather than In rescuing them after they
had once begun a career of shame. She.
thought that the one thing necessary
above all else was the education of the
public to a point where fathers and
mothers would realize the dangers to
which their children were subjected and
take proper care In keeping them under
their supervision. he said that she
believed dancing was one of the very
worst influences suroundlng young
people, and urged the mothers present
to unite In condemning the high school
and academy dances of Portland.
Protection of Girls.
Mrs. Lola Baldwin told of the efforts
of the Travelers' Aid Association to
protect girls. She said that the organi
zation had not abandoned Its work in
Portland since the Exposition, but was
continuing it under the direction of
the Toung Women's Christian Associa
tion. About, 1600 girls, she said, came
under the direction of the association
during the Exposition. She' sounded a
warning against several dangers
among which she asserted that the
cheap theaters were one of the worst.
From her observations in the Juve
nile Court work, Mrs. Millie Trumbull
laid the cause of much of the wayward
ness among young girls to economic
conditions. "Wages are so low, she
aaid, "that the girls who work In fac
tories and stores, if dependent entirely
on themselves for support, find It diffi
cult to live an upright life. This is the
problem which we must study. We must
soH'e the economic problem and provide
some way of raising tho pay of these
girlH or wc shall never solve the social
problem."
Detective Kay was the last speaker
of the afternoon. He told, of conditions
he had found in -making raids upon
places of disrepute and sald that he
believed tho raids were accomplishing
much good. "Wo have succeeded in
closing up many of the worst resorts,"
ho said, "and have compelled others to
do away with the bad features. The
great trouble Is that offenders arc get
ting off too easy. Many of those whom
we have arrested have been let off with
no punishment whatever and -in other
cases the punishment lias been much
too light."
Garbage Problem to Be Dismissed.
A Joint meeting of tho health and police
committee of the Council and the City
Board of Health will be held In the City
Hall at 7:39 o'clock this evening; for the
purpose of consMerisg various matters
affecting the gathering and disposition of
garbage by the municipality. Measures
for the Increase of the capacity of the
crematory will also be made the subject
of Inquiry at the Joint conference.
COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER
3rembers of United Hallways Com
pany tbc Guests.
The Portland Commercial Club gave a
dinner Saturday night in honor of the
United Railways Company that still
closer unified the railroad and commer
cial interests of the city. About 40 rep
resentative men of Portland were pres
ent. The long table was specially decor
ated in honor of the event, the letters.
"P. C C. &. U. Rys. Co." being formed In
the center with roses, carnations and
Oregon grape. The menu cards were a
feature, they being designed In the form
of coupon tickets from Los Angeles to
Portland, each Item on tho card repre
senting a stage of the Journey.
H. M. Cake presided. Short Impromptu
speeches wcro made by Mr. Cake. F. W.
Lcadbcttcr. A. L. Craig. L. Gerlinger,
K. B. Miller, Frank "Watson. F. II.
Fogarty and T. W. Honeyman. The
guests of honor were M. H. French, J.
Whytc Evans, W. D. Larrabce. AV. T.
Muir and E. A. Howard, all 6f the United
Hallways Company. Others present were
E. A. Wyld. B. I. Cohen. W. IL Hurl
burt, C. J. Owen, Wallls Nash. A. M.
Lovelace. Tom Richardson, M. F. Brady
W. H. Moore. Edward ewbgin. E. E.
Lytic. R. F. Prael. Edward Ehrman. C
W. Hodson, TV. B. Glafkc, E. L. Thomp
son, Robert Kennedy, R, L. Stevens, A.
M. Smith. A. H. Dcvcrs, George "W.
Hazen. Jay Smith. W. A. Holt. T. M.
Stoppenbach, L. R. Fields, "W, B. Wake
man, George W. Simon.
Sailor Lost Off Transport Lawton.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. After a
leisurely trip from Manila, the Navy
transport Lawton. Captain Charles F.
Pond, arrived yesterday with seven pas
ten cers and about ISO men of the Navy
who have served their time on the v ca
rds of tho Asiatic fleet. The Lawton
was in a sevcro southwest rtorra off this
coast lat Friday and lost a man over
board. His name was AugusUne Nable,
an ordinary seaman. He was assisting
In making a deep-sea sounding when a
lurch of the hlp threw hlai overboard.
DELICHXFU1, NEWPORT.
SfitmHA Weatfcer at ThU rHUr YmdOe
Delightful In every p&rticBlar Is the
weather at Newport, aad the Setatlaera
Pacific aad the CorvalUs & Eastera raU
reaas have regit and thir cheap rates to
this ptaee fw the Wtatsl Parrievlars Ty
aaklag at TWra a4 Wasklsstem streets.
PerU&4.
OFFERS BIG PHIZES
Commercial Club's Proposition
to Teachers.
ESSAYS ON STATE OR CITY
How It Is Proposed to Advcrtlso the
Northwest and Induce Educa
tors to Visit This Section
of the United States. -
To encourage delegates to the annual
convention, "of the National Educational
Association, which meets In San Fran
cisco In July, to include Portland in
their Itinerary. Tho Commercial Club
offers J5000 In prises for articles on
Portland. Oregon and the Northwest. In
order to be eligible for competition these
articles must appear In a regular edition
of some newspaper or publication print
ed outside of the States of "Washington
and Oregon. It Is believed that this con
test will induce hundreds of tho teachers
who will attend the convention at San
Francisco to visit Portland, and that tho
vast amount of advertising received by
this unique method win be of tremen
dous value. The articles do not have to
be In beferc October 1. so that " the
teachers can write the articles after they
havo visited Portland on their way to
or from San Francisco.
Tom RJchardson's Plan.
The contest Is the product of the fer
tile brain of Tom Richardson, manager
of the Portland Commercial Club. Mr.
Richardson tried to secure the conven
tion of the National Educational Asso
ciation for Portland, and falling In this
he originated the contest In hopes to per-'
suade many, of the delegates to visit this
dty.
It fai believed that Portland and Oregon
will receive more benefit from this con
test than anything that has been done
la this line outside of the Lewis and Clark
Sxposittea. The teachers win naturally
be raach Interested In the contest and
hundreds of them will undoubtedly con
tribute, articles. To obtain the in forma -lien
aad data tm. write intelligently upon
Portland and Oregon it will be necessary
for them to visit this section of the
country. This they can easily do when
they are going to or returning from San
Francisco.
Places of Publication.
To become eligible for competition these
articles will have to be published in news
papers or some other publications out
side of Washington and Oregon. The
contestants will undoubtedly have the
articles published in local papers. As del
egates will attend the convention from
all parts of the United Statc3 it means
that Portland will receive many flatter
ing articles published in newspapers and
other publications from one end of the
country to the other. The convention will
be held at San Francisco July 9-13, In
clusive.' This plan has been well thought out
and thoroughly digested. It has the ap
proval in advacoe of some of tho best
railroads and other advertisers in the
United States, and one of the pccullarly
attractive features is the opportunity for
80 different persons to participate in the
prize money.
Every ticket bought around by way
of Portland means an addition of J 12.30
to each ticket sold and therefore la a
strong Inducement to every ticket
agent In the United States to do his
part in interesting the teachers.
Letters by the Thousands.
Several thousand letters went out
from the Commercial Club last night to
officers and members of the National
Educational Association and o teach
ers throughout all parts of Canada and
the Uultcd States. During the coming'
week the offer will be presented, ac
companied by a personal letter, to the
passenger and Immigration officials of
the railroads of tho United States, Can
ada and Mexico. During May and June,
when tho teachers are deciding just how
much of their time they can give to
Portland, Oregon and the -Northwest,
circulars will be sent to them giving all
the details o'f side trips, and every char
acter of information will be supplied.
The articles must be sent to the
"Teachers Contest, care Portland Com
mercial Club." Prizes will be awarded
strictly on the merits of the articles.
Contestants can treat any phase of the
subject that appeals to them natural
resources, scenery, irrigation, agricul
ture and horticulture, history, educa
tional and religious advantages, climatic
and social conditions, etc., or In a more
comprehensive vein.
C Lombard! has written an article on
"Portland and vicinity from, a Tourist
Point of View," exprcsaedly for the Com
mercial Club, which Is mailed In the
same envelope with the prize offers that
arc sent out.
The prizes that yiU be awarded are as
follows:
First prise. J1.OD0; second- prise, J500;
third prize, 7M; fourth prize., tm; Hfth
prize. S1T5; sixth prize. $150: seventh
prize, $125; eighth prize, 5110; ninth prize.
J1C0; tenth prize. 590J ten prizes of 573
each, 5750; ten prizes of 150 each, 5300;
ten prizes of 523 each, 5250; twenty prizes
of 515 each. 5C0O; twenty prizes of 510
each, 520O; judges (to be acceptable to the
officers of the National Educational As
sociation), 5300. Grand total. 53,000.
VIOLATE BILL-POSTING LAW
Police Tear Down All the Signs of
Theatrical 3fen.
Sending out a patrol wagon with a squad
of policemen for the purpose of gathering
up advertising matter is something un
usual in Portland, but that is what oc
curred - yesterday morning, when it was.
discovered that billposters had placarded,
every telephone and telegraph pole and
other convenient things with cards an
nouncing the appearance of Murray and
Mack.
As soon as Captain Moore, commanding
the day patrol, heard of the flaring red
placards, which had been posted after
nightfall Saturday, he ordered out a wag
on, gave Policemen Price and LiUIs orders
to tear down and bring to the Central
Station every card they could find, and
patrolmen on the beats were Instructed
to get busy and gather up all the adver
tising pasteboards they could see on their
districts.
So out went the patrol wagon, and as
it wended Its way along Washington
street, hundreds of the Murray and Mack
cards were found tacked up wherever
tacks could be driven, and in they were
gathered, pile after pile. Throughout the
business portion of the city the wagon
and policemen went, until they had
wrought havoc with the cleverly planned
advertising dodge.
When the work of gathering in was
completed, a stack of cards several feet
deep was piled up at headquarters. To
day It is expected that warrants for the
arrest of the billposters will bo sworn out,
charging violation of the ordinance regu
lating tho postingof bills on telephone
and telegraph poles and other objects
within the city limits.
Each Party to Vote for Its Own.
t Scio News.
Statement No. 1 in the primary law is
being pretty thoroughly discussed by the
newspapers of the state. The vast ma
jority of opinion of the press Is that the
law. at the time of Its enactment. In
tended that each party should by vote In
dicate, its choice for Senator, and that
choice should be ratified by the party's
Legislators. Such, at least, was the In
tent, so we tare informed, of the State
Senator who -'introduced the bill. So -far
as wc have been able to learn the people
in this locality generally are favorable
to this construction of the law,. -and will
Insist that candidates for the Legislature,
.if elected,.- shall be governed by this inter
pretation. Milwaukle Country Club.
Los Angeles and Oakland races. Taka
Sellwood and Oregon City cars. First and
Alder.
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WASHINGTON ST:
PORTLAND
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