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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, JtXY 21, 1906.
m Meier (& Frank Sto
Saturday Specials in Men's Wear
A great array of seasonable offerings in Men's Furnishing
Goods New, up-to-date apparel marked at unusnally
interesting prices Store open tonight until 9:30 Dress
and Outing Needs can he supplied to best advantage here
Men's white pleated Shirts, linen bosom, attached cuffs; 1 1 C
very best styles ; regular $1.50 value at . . j P "
Men 's Oxford," Madras and Percale Golf Shirts ; immense assortment of
new patterns in light and dark colorings; regular $1.00 val- CQ
ues, on sale today at
Exceptional value in men's fine silk Four-in-Hands, in attractive designs
and colorings, plain colors and figured ertects; regular ijii.uu
values, todav, each
Broken lines of men's Summer "Underwear in all styles and
rades; values up to $1.00, at. per garment
Men's English Foulard Four-in-Hand and Club Ties, in polka-
dots and fierures; regular 50c value, at, each
Men's Negligee Shirts, in Oxford and Madras; blue, tan and
gray, in all sizes; $1.00 values at
Special lot of men's Leather Belts at, each
300 dozen men's high-grade fancy Half Hose, in all the newest patterns
and colorings; hsles and silk lisles, all sizes; oUc and toe val- 2Q
ues. on sale today at
Men's all-wool Jerseys, best styles, each $1.89
50c
29c
29c
63c
.15
Women's 65c, 75c Hosiery 38c Pr.
2000 pairs of women's black and tan Lace Lisle Hose, with allover and boot designs; an assortment of 50
patterns to select from ; hosiery of superior quality, that most stores would have no hesitancy in 1 Q
asking ooc or 75c a pair for; your choice today
3000 pairs of women's plain black and tan lisle Hose lace boot and fancy effects, all sizjs; regular 1 O-,
35c values, on sale today only at this extraordinary low price, per pair JV
Misses' and children's "Shawknit" Hosiery, in black, white and tan, all sizes, best quality; great 1 ftp
special value for this sale at the low price of
Children's black ribbed Cotton Hose, lxl rib, extra quality, at, pair lO
Men's Fine $6.50, $7.50
Panama Hats $4.85 Each
Special purchase of Men's Genuine Panama Hats, made by the hat buyer
now in New York City. Only 100 of them in the lot. If you want one
you'll have to speak quick; they "won't last through
the day at this price. Blocks are the very best. All
sizes; $6.50 and $7.50 values; your choice at
$4.85
Outing and Straw Hats
Special lot of Men's and Young Men's Split Straw Sailors and Slf
other good shapes ; marvelous values for today at this low price O f C
Great special reductions on all our fine Straw; Sailors for men and young
men; newest blocks. Men's, young men's and boys' outing hats in a
complete variety of styles and prices. Best values guaranteed.
Sheet Music
Bargains Today
1 6c Copy
Choose today from our entire Ktoek
of popular Sheet Music, vocal and
instrumental, at, copy 1B
All the hits are included : The new
waltz, "Love's Conquest,"
"Like the Rose, You're the Fair
est Flower That Grows,"
"Not Because Your Hair Is
Curly,"
"Rose Leaves,"
"Why Don't You Try?"
"Merry "Oldsmobile, " and hun
dreds of others. Publishers' price,
50 cents a copy; we will sell 1 Cf
them today only at
Mail and phone orders promptly
filled. Sheet Music Department now
located in the balcony, rear of the
main floor. Expert players to dem
onstrate any piece for you.
'Kerchief Specials
Special lot of women's pure linen
Handkerchiefs, 4 and l4-inch
hems; regular 15c values, on A
sale at C
100 dozen women's and children's
initial Handkerchiefs, all in- I
itials ; 10c values at
Women's unlaundered Handkerch'fs
hand-embroidered, pure fl
linen; 35c values for "Jv
25c hand-drawn Hdkfs, each.. 19
Hand Bags
$3.00 Values for
$2.39 Each
Women's Walrus Leather Hand
Bags, fitted with card case,
coin purse and hand mirror,
in black, brown aud tan reg
ular $3.00 values; 1Q
on sale at S"i"
Special lot of Women's Shop
ping Bags in suede leather,
with silk cord handles ; brown,
blue and green; regu- Qft
lar $1.50 values; at OC
Women's Wash Belts, in assort
ed styles, with gilt or nickel
buckles; regular 25c or 35c
values ; on sale, spe- 1
cial low price, each. ... "C
Drugs, Notions, Stationery
50c Satin Skin Cream 39
65c, 75c solid wood back Hair
Brushes, pure bristles; great
special values at, each....49
Tooth Brushes, medium and stiff
bristles, ladies' or gents' sizes;
20c values at this price 1 C
Hand, scrub and vegetable Brushes
great special value 3
Celluloid Combs, all colors. . 21"
Paper Napkins, fancy borders,
dozen 7t
Dennison's Paper Lunch Sets, 12
napkins, 12 doilies and Table
cloth special 21c
Carter's Photo Paste 7$
Skirt Hangers, each 12
Visiting Cards, printed while you
wait for T5 hundred all the
newest faces of type.
Woodbury's Facial Soap 17
"Krecht" Toilet Paper in pack
ages or rolls, 10c value.... 7
Graves' Talcum Powder, can..9
Royal Tooth Powder, can 8
Orange Wood Manicure sticks,
special for the low price. . . .5
Celluloid Soap Boxes in all colors,
great value at, each 19
Fairy Fountain Syringes, 3-quart,
red rubber; regular $1.15 value
for this low price 69
Lee's Egg Tar Soap, cures dan
druff, complete with soap box ;
great special value at.... 210
Shoe Bargains Worth Buying
300 pairs of Women's Low Shoes, broken lines of patent leather,
vici kid and chocolate kid Ox
fords, light or heavy soles; regu
lar $2.50 and $3.50 values on
sale at this low price $1.38
200 pairs of women's French heel
hand turned lace Shoes in patent
kid and fine vici kid, all sizes;
regular $3.50 values for $2.45
400 pairs of misses' and children's
Oxfords, vici kid with patent
tips, medium sole ; great value at
5 to 8 $1 values at, pair 78c
Sy2 to 11, $1.25 values at, pair 88c
liy2 to 2, $1.50 values at, pair 98c
Men's tan Russia calf Oxfords,
welt sewed, blucher cut, new
styles; $3.50 values. .. .SI. 95
Boys' Canvas Shoes, 10y2 to 2, pair 870
Children's White Dresses Half Price
Special lot of Children's High Grade White Dresses,
slightly soiled from handling, etc.; handsome styles
in wool and mohair, Russian and Peter Thompson
errecis, in aces b to lb rears:
regular $10.00 to $20.00 val- j
ues; on sale at
Children's Blue and White Check Gingham Dresses,
low neck and short sleeves, em
broidery trimmed; ages 6 to 14 1
years; reg. $1.75 values, today at P 1 wW
Wonderful values in Children's Colored Wash Dresses
of the best quality and style ; made up sailor, Buster
Brown and Russian style, in black and white check
ginghams, linens and chambrays ; ages 4 to 14 years
beautimi, serviceable dresses,
perfect fitting, thoroughly made
and finished ; $5 and $5.50 values
Complete stock of Children's Bathing Suits, Caps and
Shoes in all grades ; best values for your money. All
our high-grade novelties in children's apparel
marked down to quick-selling prices. Second floor.
$3.45
Grand Bargains in the Basement Today
3-burner Gas Hot-Plates, loose top, cast burners; Large size Granite Iron Saucepans; re-
black enameled; great special value O 7 markable value today only at, each OC
today at, each 65c Granite Iron Rice Boilers, good size; un-
Sleeve Ironing Boards, 500 of them; great Olr usuaJ aln, t t0y 7
speciil value today at, each C 4-quart Arctic Ice Cream Freezers ; 2 13
freezes smoothly and quickly ; special.
500 patent Folding Lunch Boxes; regular 20c values Thin-blown Water Tumblers, engraved in
on sale at this special low price, today only. 14 pretty designs; regular 75c values, at, doz. 59
Special lot of Berry Sets colored pattern; CTQf Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Gas Ranges
bowl and 6 dishes; great value at ap hot-weather housekeeping helps, in basement.
Clearance Sale Men's Suits
The Great Clearance Sale of men's 3-piece business
and Dress Suits and 2-piece Outing Suits continues
through the month Every Summer suit is marked
at a price far below manufacturing cost All the cele
brated makes Stein-BIoch, Hart, Schaffner & Marx,
The Washington Co. and others The season's new
est fashions and materials Second Floor
MEN'S $12.50 SUITS NOW AT $ JU5
MEN'S $15.00 SUITS NOW AT $10.85
MEN'S $18.00 SUITS NOW AT $13.85
MEN'S $20.00 SUITS NOW JT $14.65
MEN'S $25.00 SUITS NOW AT $18.85
MEN'S $27.50 SUITS NOW AT $19.10
MEN'S $30.dOSUlTT NOW AT $2L15
MEN'S $35:00 SUITS NOW AT $25.85
Neckwear
Women's plain laundered Linen
Collars, College Blouse styles,
also with one or two rows of
feather stitching; sizes 104 to
14y2 ; 15c and 20c val- 1 C
ues on sale for "v
Oriental and Point Gaze Lace
Turnovers, cream, white and
black, Tenneriffe wheel pattern;
25c and 35c values on 1 O
sale at IOC
White Venise Lace Boleros,
sleeveless effect in rose medal
lion designs ; regular $2 and $3
values, on sale at $1.39
Fancy White Ruchlngs in neck
lengths, two and three rowa of
fluted bolting: cloth and mous
seline de sole in shell patterns;
regular 10c values on sale C
at
Sheer White Yokes, made of plaited
lawn ruffles and lace in- 1 Qr
sertions; oOc values for...y
Great Towel Bargains
200 dozen Bleached Linen Huck Tow
els; the regular 18c values on sale
today only at 13o
90 dozen Bleached Linen Huck Tow
els, hemstitched ; the best 30c val
ues on sale today only at this low
price, each 21 C
90 dozen Bleached Linen Huck
Towels, hemstitched; best 45c
values on sale today only 1 -at,
each
100 dozen Unbleached Turkish Bath
Towels, large size; regular 25c
values on sale today only, 1 O
each
Handsome Hemmed Turkish Bath
Towels, best style, good size; regu
lar 40c and 45c values on t 1
sale at SlV
NQ SERIOUS
ERRORS
Experts Complete Checking Up
of City's Accounts.
BOOKS ARE STRAIGHTENED
M Intakes Numerous, but of Small
Consequence Mayor Lane Hies
Report of Accountants 'With
the Kxecutive Bonrd.
Mayor Lane yesterday submitted to his
Executive Board the statement of Clark
4 Buchanan, expert accountants, who
were appointed by the Mayor to check up
the accounts of all departments of the
city government. Their report covers the
period beginning with January 1. 1903, and
ending with the present year, and Is to
the effect that they have found no dls
repancies in any of the offices.
The Investigation was begun last De
cember and the report turned over to the
board bears the date of July 6. Aside
from the general report, the experts have
turned in detailed statements of their
findings, which will be filed with the
Auditor. The reports will be duplicated
and a copy handed to each member of
the Council and the Executive Board.
At the last meeting of the Council the
Auditor and Treasurer each submitted a
request that the books of his department
be gone over by an expert accountant.
ThU request elicited from the Mayor the
Information that an investigation had al
ready been concluded and an announce
ment that the report would be Immediate
ly made public In regard to the correct
ness of the accounts of the city officials,
the report has the following to say:
"We are pleased to state that we find
all moneys received or disbursed by the
various officials, during the period men
tioned, to have been properly accounted
for, as provided by the city charter or
the different ordinances governing, and
that, with exceptions, noted, the semi-annual
and annual statemets and reports
of the officials, as filed and published,
are correct as shown by the records. The
clerical errors found were, while numer
ous, of no importance as affecting the
totals."
The report calls attention to the fact
that In a considerable number of in
stances the proper receipts or requisitions'
for purchase have not been Included in
the records of trasactions, but adds that
"these omissions were due largely, if not
solely to oversight, and in most instances,
where possible, were immediately supplied
on attention being called thereto."
Even where the requisitions were de
fective the accountants found, with very
few exceptions, that the claims were
signed by heads of committees or depart
ments, and in the exceptional cases there
was authorization on the part of the
Executive Board.
As safeguards, the accountants recom
mend the issuing of carbon copies of all
receipts and vouchers. They also advise
the consecutive numbering in advance of
all licensing blanks, so that every license
may be accounted for. A card system is
suggested as expedient for the license
department.
The report shows the accounts of the
city tax originally appearing on the coun
ty tax rolls from 1895 to 1905 Inclusive,
with the amounts paid the city and the
balances unaccounted for. The latter ag
gregate J1P2.40S, but from this must be
deducted $40,000 returned the taxpayers
on account of the 1S95 tax having been
declared illegal, and from the total should
also be deducted about J30.000 paid the city
on delinquent taxes.
THE MODERN TALK MACHINE
The greatest opportunity for study as
well as unlimited entertainment is fur
nished by the modern talking or singing
machine. Victors, Columbias and all lat
est and standard records are sold by fill
ers Piano House, entrance S53 Washing
ton street.
WILL ASSIST ESTHER
Mitchell Boys Think Sister Not
Responsible.
DRIVEN TO KILL GEORGE
Fred and Perry Lay Blame on Mrs.
Creffleld, and Say They Will
Stand by Their Sister
at Her Trial.
Esther Mitchell, the fanatical Holy
Roller, who killed her brother George at
Seattle immediately after his acquittal
for killing Edmond Creffleld, will not be
friendless when she comes to face the
court on a murder charge. Her brothers.
Perry and Fred, who stood by George
throughout his trial, have decided to do
what they can for the girl. They came to
Portland from Newberg yesterday morn
ing, and will probably secure employment
here.
While the loss of George at Esther's
hands has been a bitter blow to them and
hard to become reconciled to, the boys
have decided to stand by their unfortu
nate sister and assist her in every way
possible. They intend to communicate
with her soon.
Fred and Perry now take the stand that
Esther was not mentally responsible for
what she did. They believe that the Cref
fleld woman incited Esther to kill George,
being too weak and cowardly to commit
the deed herself. They also believe that
Mrs. Creffield's influence over Esther was
as strong as that of the Holy Roller
prophet, Creffleld, and that she took ad
vantage of this condition to use Esther
as her tool in getting revenge upon
George for killing Creffleld.
"Esther would not have killed George
had she been herself," said Fred last
night. "I believe Maud Creffleld persuad
ed Esther to commit the act because she
was too weak to do it herself."
"It is only right that we should do what
we can for Esther," said Perry. "She is
our sister, and while we will always bit
terly condemn her act, yet we cannot for
get that she is our own sister and that
she was not herself when she shot
George. Esther would never have done
such a thing unless under some Influence
such as those fanatics held over her. I
do not know yet in what way we can
help her, but I suppose a way will ehow
itself later on."
The young men have taken a room on
North Park street, and expect to remain
In the city until Esther's trial is called in
the Superior Court at Seattle. They came
to the city from Newberg, where they
took George's body for interment.
FOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Board of Trade to Request Larger
Appropriation by State.
The executive committee of the Board
of Trade has decided to request the next
State Legislature for an appropriation of
$15,000 with which to carry on the work
of a geological survey in Oregon. Here
tofore the allowance each year has only
amounted to $2500. The sum provided by
the State for this work is duplicated by
the National Government, so in case the
committee is successful in its request,
$30,000 will be expended instead of $5000.
as heretofore.
According to statistics in hand by the
committee, about nine-tenths of the state
of Oregon is unmapped. When the sur
vey is complete all mining regions, re
sources of the agricultural lands, and
elevations will be shown. This informa
tion is of great value to people wishing
to know about certain localities without
inspections. The Government will pro
vide residents of the state with copies
of these maps for five cents each.
A Wonderful Tonic
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
Cooling, refreshing and invigorating. Dis
pels that dragged out feeling during Spring
and Summer.
METERS TO CHECK WASTE
WATER TROUBLE IS NOT WITH
BULL RUN PIPE.
Distributive System Is Inadequate
and. Consumption Must
Be Restricted.
PORTLAND, Or.. July 20. (To the Editor.)
Referring- to your editorials of yesterday
and today advocating: an additional pipe line
from Bull Run, I should like, as a member
of the water board, to give a few facts rela
tive to our water supply, its distribution and
use, for the purpose of showing that the fault
does not lie, as yet, with the supply. As a
fact tending to show a sufficient initial sup
ply, I will state that our four reservoirs,
holding 66,000,000 gallons, or a three days'
supply, a-re always full of Bull Run water;
that even at times of greatest shortage, and
with our enormous per capita consumption,
they are never lowered more than from two
to three feet, and then but for a very few
hours at a time ; and that, with the excep
tion of our hottest days, when the consump
tion is almost incredible, and during extremely
cold weather, when thousands of faucets are
left open to prevent freezing for which there
is absolutely no excuse, there Is a continuous
overflow from the reservoirs through the sewers
into the river. With these conditions existing
and with this enormous supply always on
hand, it is a fact that many residents of the
city, perhaps thousands, do not get at times
the water to which they are entitled, and
during the same times many are entirely with
out water. What I desire to show, and show
clearly and beyond any doubt, Is that the
water famine about which so much complaint
has been made has no connection with the
Initial source of supply (the Bull Run pipe),
but is due directly to a conjunction of two
other causes, one of which you mention in
your article of today, namely, waste, the
other being an insufficient distributing sys
tem to take care of the legitimate consump
tion when added to the waste. I say "added
to the waste" advisedly, the rule being to
add the smaller to the greater, and the waste
is often the greater. Some time since I made
a careful investigation of the relation here of
y slUmate consumption and waste, based on
records for last year, and found that 40 per
cent was all that could possibly be accounted
for under most liberal allowances for all
legitimate uses, and 60 per cent "lost, strayed
or stolen," which corresponds with the clip
ping from the Chicago Tribune in Thurs
day's Oregonlan, and from which I quote:
"The municipal government, which ought to
be wrought up over the matter, is calm and
unconcerned. The City Engineer has calcu
lated to a nicety the amount of water which
is pumped but not accounted for is 'lost,
strayed or stolen.' He puts the percentage at
57. 99 and the total amount In gal Ions for
last year at 84,833,000,000, or about 42,000
gallons for every inhabitant. If the city had
received for that lost water only 1 cen t a
1000 gallons, $848,000 would have been added
to its revenues."
This Is rather strong, for Chicago is, by
meters and inspections, making progress to
wards checking the 57 per cent waste. We
are trying to do the same. Based upon the
conditions above mentioned, which I reported,
the board has ordered the purchase of 1000
meters, and additional inspectors are now at
work bunting for waste the Inspector finds
It, the meter stops it. There is no more rea
son why a man paying a certain water rate
should be allowed to use five, ten and some
times thirty times (as we have proved by
meters to be the case) the amount of water
used by hie neighbor, paying the same rate,
and to which amount they are both legiti
mately entitled, than there would be In the
case of gas, milk or any other commodity.
Our daily average consumption for every man,
woman and child In the city is over 200 gallons.
Some days this is greatly exceeded. The daily
average consumption in 100 of America's
largest cities, including Chicago, is 100 gal
lons; the same consumption In cities where
waste is checked to any considerable extent
by meters is from 40 to 50 gallons, and In
the latter the rates are low enough to give
the people an unrestricted supply for all
legitimate purposes, but waste is not en
couraged. Free and unrestricted use of water
for all legitimate purposes is one thing, the
enormous consumption shown here beyond this
is a waste that would ruin any other business
and will run the city farther and farther into
debt until It Is stopped or substantially checked.
We are making every effort to accomplish this
without any Issue of bonds, and should be
able to reduce the waste enough each year to
take care of the increasing consumption until
a new pipe line seems actually necessary.
Again, the principal shortage Is in sections
of the East Side st the higher elevations,
to which we are pumping water direct, always
an unsatisfactory method. The completion of
the large main from Mount Tabor to High
land will obviate all difficulties In these lo
calities by furnishing an ample gravity press
ure much nearer the distribution and will
also give great relief to the whole Bast Side
service, which line should be pushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible.
In relation to our distributing system: We
are pouring all the water Into our mains now
that they will carry, and we still have water
to pour into and fill larger and longer mains
as fast as they can be built. An additional
pipe line at this time, to be of any service,
would require practically an entire reconstruc
tion of our distributing system and after the
very great expenditure necessary for all this
we would merely have more water to waste.
In the meantime, onr new pipe would be
wearing out and our interest obligation would
be Increased to such an extent that the greater
portion of our revenue would be consumed
In paying It. The right and businesslike
method will b to furnish the people an un
limited supply for all legitimate uses, which
meters will not prevent, and to check waste,
which meters and inspections will do; in the
meantime, Increase the size and number of our
mains as fast as possible, as we are doing,
and then when the real necessity for & new
supply confronts us, build the new line and
bond the city, if necessary' to do it.
R. B. LAMSON.
ADMITS HIS ENGAGEMENT
Francis J. Heney Will Marry Mrs.
Belvln, of San Francisco.
Francis J. Heney last night confirmed
the report of his engagement to Mrs.
Rebecca McMullin Belvln, of San Fran
cisco, the daughter of a pioneer family
of California.
"To deny the report any longer," said
Mr. Heney, "would place the lady in a
false position, and that I certainly have
neither wish nor intention of doing; so
you may announce that the story of our
contemplated marriage, as published in
The Oregonlan last Thursday, Is abso
lutely true."
While no special plans have as yet been
made for the event, in all probability the
wedding will take place early in the
Fall.
POTTER SAILING DATES.
Leaves Ash-street dock for North
Beach, touching at Astoria, as follows:
Julv 17. 11:45 A. M. ; July 18. 12:40 P. M. ;
July 19, 6:30 A. M. ; July 20. 7 A. M. ; July
21, 2:30 P. M.