Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 24, 1906, Page 16, Image 16

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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY. AUGUST 24, 190G.
Meier Jh Frank's 865th Friday Surprise Sale
00 Boz. Men's Neckwear
Values to $1 at 35c Each
In the Men's Famishing Goods Section for today's 865th
Friday Surprise Sale we will offer a great special purchase
of Men's Fine Neckwearata price far below regular value.
200 dozen in all the newest ond prettiest silks made up in
French fold and reversible four-in-hands IV2, 2, 2V2 and
2Y4 inches wide Plain and fancy figured silks in a grand
assortment; figures, stripes and dots in endless variety-
Neckwear that finds ready sale at 50c 75c
and $ 1 .00 Buy all you want of them today
only at this phenomenally low price, each
See big Fifth-street window display Mail and phone or-
ders will receive prompt and careful attention Every man should buy liberally of them
35c
MEIER. (2b FRANK'S 865TH FRIDAY SUKPRJSE SALE
40 "Peninsular" Steel Ranges $25.95 Ea.
Opportunity is offered to buy a high-grade Steel Range today at an unusually low price; 40 handsome Penin
' sulars to be scld at a great reduction; built of planished steel, asbestos lined; duplex grate for coal or
wood; extension firebox; 6 holes; ventilated oven and steel oven-rack: nickel-trimmed; 50 per cent
more heating and cooking capacity than any other make; 10 years' guarantee; &25 Q5
great value at p J J
Meier Frank's 865th Friday Surprise Sale
500 White Shirtwaists
$3.00 Values on Sale at $1.08 Each
500 handsome new lawn shirtwaists at less than half their
value for today's 865th Friday Surprise Sale All the prettiest
styles Entire remaining reserve stock of a well-known East
ern manufacturer Sheer, dainty styles made up with three
rows of wide embroidery down the front and tucks Wide in-
mm
A ,l-
sertion with rows of hemstitching Fancy pointed yokes, lace
and embroidery trimmed or clusters 'of tucks All sizes
Waists selling regularly at $2.50, $2.75
and $3 each Choice while they last to
day at the wonderfully low price, each
.See big Fifth-street window display No mail or phone orders
filled All our fine white waists at very low prices
$1.08
The Meier & Frank's Store
Great Sale of
Clocks
All Styles All Grades
Alarm Clocks, Mantel Clocks,
fancy gilt clocks Clocks of all
kinds, at very low prices.
"American" Alarm Clocks... 69
Beacon Calendar Clocks 98
"Alert" Alarm Clocks ....$1.25
Spasmodic Alarm Clocks. . .$1.33
Intermittent Tattoo with luminous
dial, special $1.49
1-day Mission Clocks, assorted de
signs, special $1.49
8-day Kitchen Clocks in oak or ma
hogany finish ; strike everv half
hour $2.23
8-day Mission Clocks, assorted pat
terns; gong strike; great special
value at . $2.98
Enamel Clocks with gold trimmings ;
8-day; half and hour strike; spe
cial $4.59
Iron Enamel Clock, ivory dial : $9.50
values for $7.79
$15.00 hardwood, bronze inlaid
Clock; best works; special low
price of $12.50
Our entire assortment of fancy
Gold Clocks at 20 per cent off.
'Waltham and Elgin Watches at spe
cial low prices. Ingersoll Watches
$1.00 and $2.00.
Artistic Picture Framing to Your Order at the Very Lowest Prices Second Floor
Custom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty Third Floor
The Meier' Wrmk Store
Women's $ 1 Lisle Hose 69c Pair
Special lot of women's fine-lisle Hose in fancy designs; lace and allover effect
1 1 1 1 IV j 1 I 1. W 1 n aU ...It i-
iace ana emoroiaerea dool novelties; spienaia assunujcut xu. via;., vsuiw
and gray; all sizes; values up to $1.00 a pair on sale at
"Women's plain black and tan Hosiery in drop-stitch styles; 1 A ft
all izioc 9rn v nl nnc o naii . .
Great special lot of women V lace Hosiery in black, white, light blue,
pink and tan; all sizes; best 35c values on sale today and "3l"f
morrow at this low price, per pair ' -
Children's fine ribbed cotton Hose with full fashioned foot j. wo seams
over the toes; all sizes; regular 25c values on sale at this 1 yf
low price, per pair 7
Children's fine ribbed cotton Hose; double knee and double sole; 1
all sizes; great special value at, a pair . w
Great S-Bays' Rilbbon Sale
3000 yards of Belt and Tab Ribbons; polka dots, plaids, checks and Bulgarian effects; very large as- 1 C-
sortment, handsome styles; values from 25c to 85c a yard on sale at, yard JC
3000 yards of satin and silk taffeta Ribbons, 5 to 6 inches wide; all the leading shades; regular 35o 1 Qf
values on sale at this low price, per yard , 1 OC
4500 yards of all-silk Ribbons in plaids, checks, Dresdens and polka dots; great assortment; 35c to 01
50c values on sale at this low price, per yard C
$2.00 Belts 89c
Special lot of high-grade gold and
silver Belts in assorted styles;
with or without buckles; values up
to $2.00 each on sale at this special
low price 89?
"Women's white Wash Belts in as
sorted styles, with embroidery or
hemstitched edge ; gilt buckles, val
ues to 65'c on sale at 39?
Special lot of women's Handbags;
fitted with coin purse; $1.50, values
on sale at this low price, each. 70
Women's Shoes
$2.50-$3.50 Vals
$135 Pair
Broken lines of standard Footwear
for women on sale at a marvelously
low price ; lace and button styles in
kid or patent tips; light or heavy
soles; shoes for street or dress
wear ; regular $2.50, P t 2 v
$3.00 and $3.50 values. V
Women's tan Oxfords; this season's
very best s3'les ; light weight or
welt soles; all sizes and widths;
best $3.q0 values on CI ZLC
sale at, per pair N
Great special lot of men's fine Shoes
in box calf, velpur calf, kid and
patent colt; all sizes and widths;
regular $3.50 values on sale won
derfully low price, c)
per pair
Misses' aud children's Footwear
on sale at greatly reduced prices.
All grades and all styles.
Trunks, Bags-Grand Values
32-in. leather-bound Trunks, full
linen lined, bolt lock, best iron
corners; 2 trays and leather
straps; regular $19.00 trunks on
sale at this unusually low price,
each $15.20
36-in. iron-bound Trunks, malle
able iron corners, full linen
lined, two trays, etc. ; regular
$17.00 trunks, at $13.50
34-in. Steamer Trunks, bolt lock,
heavy malleable iron trimmings,
linen-lined; $10.75 value, on sale
at this low priee, each. $9.15
24-in. full stock leather Suitcase,
with shirt fold, brass lock and
bolts, linen-lined; $10 value, at
this special price $8.40
24-in. leather Suitcase with shirt
fold, leather-lined, brass lock
and trimmings; very handsome
case; regular $8.50 value,
each $7.20
14-in. Baby Suitcase, bookbind
ers' cloth cover, at $1.00
14-in. Oxford Traveling Bags;
chocolate color, brass trimmings,
cloth lined; $3.50 val...$2.80
Telescopes, Shawl Straps, Trunk Straps, Etc 3d Floor
Brush Sale
Bath Brushes, with or without han
dles; great value at this low price,
each 19?
Hand Scrub Brushes, 4 each ; soli
wood back Hand Scrub Brushes,
special 12
Loonen's Tooth Brushes, none bet
ter; 35c value at the special price
of, each X9
Bath Brushes,- detachable, handles;
great special values at, each. .43
Solid wood back Hair Brushes;
great special values at this low
price, each 98
$3.00
Meier d& Frank's 865th Friday Surprise Sale
1 000 Pairs Lace Curtains
Values at $ 1 .65 Pr.
Parties turnishmg up new homes or renovating the old
must be interested in today's great Surprise Sale of
Lace Curtains lOOO pairs, the entire stock of a prom
inent importer White or Arabian color ; Nottingham
and Madras weave effects for the parlor, bedroom,
servant's room, etc 25 patterns to select from Dain
ty Brussels or heavy allover designs; widths 50 to 60
inches By far the best value in medium-priced Car-
tains we have offered this season,
Regular $2.75 and $3, on sale
today at this low price, pair
1.65
Buy all you want of them See Big Fifth-Street Window
Display Mail Orders Will Be Promptly Filled
Curtain
Thousands of pairs of cross-stripe Madras Cur
tains on Bale at greatly reduced prices Curtains
suitable for windows or light portieres. Best de-
uo-i n. cuiuiJiiB-, leu, Rreen, Diue
I JIT OT line or yellow cross-stripes; three yards long by 40
MJdl jFUIIIO inches wide all grades, at special low prices.
- Mail orders filled.
fl.4S Tlum, per pair. .- 95. 1.7S values, per pair 911.15
fS.25 valueit, per pnlr..$1.65 $3.50 values, pnr pair. . . . $2.70
Knit Underwear
Women's, fine white gauze Lisle
Vests, Swiss ribbed; low neck and
no sleeves; prettily made and fin
ished; all sizes; 50c values on sale
at this special low price, each.37
"Women's Knit Drawers, French
bands, umbrella st3'le, lace-trimmed,
all sizes; the best 50c values
on sale at, pair 37J
"Harvard Mills" Union Suits for
women ; fine ribbed lisle, high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length and low
neck, no sleeves, knee length ;
hand-finished, perfect-fitting, all
sizes; regular $1.25 values for.98
Women 's mercerized Jersey-ribbed
Vests, high neck and long sleeves;
all sizes; regular 65c values.. 42
Men s
rants Half -.Price
"Tj
ys
9
Half Price
Special lot of 200 boys' 2-piece School Suits of
strictly all-wool materials; fancy mixed tweeds
in double-breasted styles ; ages 7 ' to 16 years ;
suits selling regularly at $5.00, $6,00, $7.00 and
$8.00; your choice for a few ' Pr"Jor
days only at " IvAS
Great special values in Young Men's Summer
Suits; very best style and materials; all grades.
Second Floor. .
Men's high-grade 3-piece Suits in fancy tweeds,
worsteds and cheviots; strictly all-wool materials, in
the best patterns; single or double-breasted styles;
suits made by the leading wholesale tailors Stein
Bloeh, L. Adler & Bros. Co., Hart, Schaffner &
Marx, The Washington Co., and others; $13.00 to
$25.00 values on sale at low . Dp if
price of, per suit - IVC
All our Men's Outing Suits on sale at One-Half
regular prices.
JOB IS TOO SMALL
City's Piping Contract Does
Not Tempt Bidders.
ONE LONE BID SUBMITTED
Iack of Response forBids on Water
Board Contract Attributed, to
Rush of Business
Elsewhere.
Inquiry as to why the Oregon Iron
& Steel Company alone submitted bids
for cast iron piping to the Water
Board last Wednesday develops that,
while there was some complaint rela
tive to the limited time for delivery,
the main cause is based upon the fact
that manufacturers a'.e indifferent to
handling small orders, owing to a gen
eral demand throughout the country
for materials.
Bids were opened at a special meet
ing of the Water Board last Wednes
day afternoon for 100 lengths of 19
Inch cast iron pipe, 1490 pounds per
length, and 667 lengths of six-inch
cast iron pipe, 365 pounds per length.
Including 10,000 pounds of special
castings, the order aggregated about
197 tons, for which the Oswego com
pany was the sole and successful bid
der at J39.50 per ton.
Proposals for this material were first
invited August 4, one of the conditions
being, that delivery was to be com
pleted on or before September 25. D.
T. Clarke, engineer of the City Water
Works, stated - yesterday that ' these
firms were notified concerning the pro
posed letting of bids on the day the
advertisement first appeared', by hav
ing a copy thereof mailed to them:
Oregon Iron & Steel Company,- Sher
lock building, Portland; F. T. Crowe
& Co., 252 Oak street, Portland; J. R.
Bowles, 209 Stark street, Portland; W.
D. Hofius & Co. and W. B. Addy, Seat
tle; United States Cast Iron & Foun
dry Company, Chicago; Dimmick Pipe
Company and American Cast Iron Pipe
Company, Birmingham, Ala. Hofius
& Co. are the agents for the United
States Cast Iron & Steel Company, of
Chicago; Crowe & Co. represent R. D.
Wood & Co., of Philadelphia, while
Bowles is agent for the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company, of Denver.
Heavy Demand for Piping.
J. R. Bowles stated that he did not
bid on the pipe and would not enter
tain such a proposition for the simple
reason that his company could not nil
the order. A heavy demand for all
kinds of piping exists throughout the
country at the present time, he said,
and he thought these conditions would
prevail the balance of the year, at
least.
F. T. Crowe & Co. Intimated that
they would have submitted a bid, but
had refrained from doing so on ac
count of the limited time for complet
ing delivery. A representative of the
firm said yesterday that R. D. Wood &
Co. might be able to begin shipments
in 30 days but could not complete de
livery in the time specified in the con
tract, owing to the crowded condition
of the foundries.
'From what I can learn," said Mayor
Lane, who is ex-officio chairman of
the Water Board, "there was nothing
out of the way in awarding the con
tract to the Oregon Iron & Steel Com
pany. The whole transaction involved
only about J8000. and I guess that was
too small an amount-to attract. outside
bidders."
Price Charged Is High.
While there has been a material ad
vance in the price of pig iron within
the past few months, it is considered
among local dealers that the increase
does not Justify the extravagant price
proposed to be paid by the Water
Board under the contract Just
awarded.
Considerable scandal arose last Oc
tober in connection with the Water
Board's action in awarding the con
tract to the same company for the
high service cast iron mains from
Mount Tabor to Highland, owing to
the fact that William M. Ladd, presi
dent of the Oregon Iron & steel Com
pany, was a leading member of the
City Water Board. By reason of this
manifest illegality, coupled with the
knowledge that the bid of the Martin
Pipe & Foundry Company, of San
Francisco, was 55 cents a ton lower
for riveted steel main than the suc
cessful bidder, Mr. Ladd first resigned
as head of the corporation, and later,
under stress of the sharp criticism
evoked by the transaction, severed his
connection with the Water Board. -The
municipal body later reconsidered its
action in making the award to Ladd's
Oswego plant, with the result that
new proposals were invited, and the
contract finally let to the United States
Cast Iron & Foundry Company, of
Chicago, at an increased figure.
BABE DROWNS IN CESSPOOL
Infant Son of Harold Meier Meets
Horrible Death.
Harold Meier, the 15-months-old son of
John Meier, residing at 754 Grand avenue
North, met a horrible death yesterday
afternoon by falling Into a cesspool. The
little fellow was playing in the yard in
the rear of the house with his sister who
is but 2 years old. The mother, who was
working inside the house, was suddenly
startled by the little girl running in, cry
ing, "Brother gone! Brother gone!" Fol
lowing the little girl, the mother came to
the old vault in the yard, and, looking
down, she saw her child struggling In
the slime below.
Mrs. Meier hurriedly raised an alarm
and several neighbors rushed to the res
cue.' Some time was lost seeking for a
means to get at the little fellow, and
finally one of the men tore the boards
from the vault and put down a ladder.
Climbing down, he seized the drowning
child and carried him to the open Sir. The
whole time consumed was not more than
ten minutes, but it had been long enough
for the helpless infant to suffocate. Drs.
Neubauer and Croddy were called, but
their heroic effort's to restore life to the
baby were unavailing.
The Health Department, It Is under
stood, are investigating the case, and it
is probable that this accident may result
in a condemnation of the many old-fashioned
vaults about the city which are a
danger to life.
Says Wife Deserted Him.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Charging desertion, Judson L.
Seely has brought suit for divorce
from Carrie E. Seely, whom he mar
ried In this city June 15, 1901.
WING TAKES FLIGHT
Partner of Ontario Pastor
Eludes Police,
REV. MR. H0LMAN REMAINS
Charges Against Htm Increase Rap
idly, and He Will Have to Face
Numerous Counts When
Taken Back by Sheriff.
Taking advantage of the parole given
him by Acting Chief Gritzmacher, C. S.
Wing, the traveling companion of Rev.
E. H. - H. Holman, the Ontario minister
who is wanted at that place for beating a
board bill, took sudden leave of Portland
yesterday, and up to a late hour last night
no efforts of the Portland Police Depart
ment could locate him.
Rev. Mr. Holman duly reported yester
day, only to find that the charge of beat
ing a board and lodging bh. is not the
only one against him, and that the au
thorities of Caldwell. Idaho, would also
be glad to secure him to answer a charge
of obtaining 11100 from Mrs. Sarah Joiner,
a widow, of Caldwell. Another surprise
for the reverend gentleman lay in ttore
for him when a stranger confronted him
at the police station last night with the
accusation that he had defrauded a num
ber of Innocent people at Slocan and Nel
son, B. C, and that the authorities there
badly wanted the two men for a series
of enterprises in frenzied finance on a
small scale.
Rev. Mr. Hofman was released yester
day on $500 bonds furnished by his friends,
and will be taken to Ontario, Or., by Sher
iff Odell, who arrived last night with war
rants for Holman and Wing.
Never was a name more appropriate
than that of the gifted Mr. Wing. He
has disappeared as though he bad flown
away, and all search for him, high and
low, yesterday proved futile. Inquiries at
3S7 Morris street, where Wing resided, re
vealed the fact that he had left the house
early yesterday morning and had not been
seen since.
Sheriff Odell will probably wait a day,
hoping to locate Mr. Wing, before he re
turns to his native city with the alleged
"bunco" men. From the manner in which
new accusations have been developing
against the men, it is possible that a few
more will come in before Holman goes to
Ontario.
The story of S. E. Lees, a prominent
real estate dealer of Ontario, does not
place Rev. Mr. Holman and his traveling
companion in the most favorable light.
From Mr. Lees' statement, it seems that
Holman and Wing secured a contract
from Mrs. Joiner, a member of Rev. Mr.
Holman's congregation, to build a house
at Caldwell, Idaho. After the house was
completed, in the latter part of July, Hol
man and Wing collected $1100 to pay for
the lumber and labor, but, instead of do
ing that they left Ontario on a night
train for parts unknown. Mr. Lees also
alleges that Rev. Mr. Holman's reputa
tion in Ontario is not good. He alleges
that Holman is addicted to .the use of
liquor and smokes cigarettes. It is also
said that he freely indulged in profanity
on several occasions.
Mr. Lees had a lively few minutes with
Rev. Mr. Holman at the police station
yesterday, and for a time it was thought
the two men would come to blows. At
the end of the scrimmage it developed
that they had only exchanged a few very
uncomplimentary remarks to each other
and that Mr. Lees will make a particular
effort to bring Holman and Wing, if the
latter can be caught, to the bar of justice.
Diamond Mine in Manitoba.
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 23. Professor
Reuben Andrea, well known in Winnipeg
and Portage La Prairie, has returned to
this city with a handful of diamonds in
the rugged which he claims to have dis
covered somewhere within the confines
of the province. He took them to several
local Jewelers, who pronounce them to
be stones of the first water.
Young Roosevelt After Bear.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Aug. 23.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., passed through
this city at noon today en route to the
bear country near Glenwood Springs,
where he will hunt and fish for several
weeks. He Is to be the guest of Lieuten
ant Emory Lamb, of Montrosa.
OIL SHIES STREETS
Sprinklers Ruin Them, Says
Arthur Velguth.
SPEAKS TO C0UNCILMEN
Nine Hundred Thousand Gallons of
Water Are Washing the Pave
menta Away, Declares
Oil Advocate.
"It's a shame, a beastly shame, gentle
men, that we of Portland have to stand
by and 'see our streets ruined by the
sprinklers."
"By what?" came a sudden chorus of
questions.
"By your street sprinklers, I repeat.
You sprinkle about 900,000 gallons of water
daily, and what do you get from It? You
are washing your streets away. Where
there is not hard pavement the water
washes away the sand and the teams
come along and tear up the rocks. Can't
you do something to stop it? You are
wearing your streets away. Gentlemen,
it's a beastly shame, a beastly shame."
A young man made a stirring appeal to
the street committee of the Executive
Board yesterday to save the thorough
fares of Portland from destruction. The
members of the body were much im
pressed with the warmth, eloquence and
ring-true expressions of the young man,
and began asking questions.
It turned out that this particular young
man was no other than Arthur B. Vel
guth, president and general manager of
the Portland Road Oiling Company:, and
that he was there to secure a contract to
oil the streets of the city. What is more,
the street committee was much taken
with the argument of Mr. Velguth, and
oiled streets in Portland next year may
be a reality.
"Take a few hours off and go and look
at Twenty-third street," he continued.
"There you will see a street that Is being
ruined rapidly and certainly. The street
car sprinkler passes along and wherever
the stream of water strikes the rocks are
bare. The sand is washed into the gut
ters and the rocks left without protec
tion. The hoofs of the horses and the
wheels of the wagons tear them up. That
is but one of the many glaring instances
of which I speak. Put a coat of oil over
the streets in the Spring and they will
be free from dust all Summer long. Your
streets will not wear away."
"We don't get any kicks because of the
presence of the sprinklers, but let them
be absent for a few days and you bet
there will be a holler," commented Mayor
Lane.
, The members of the committee admit
ted that there was some foundation to
the criticism of Mr. Velguth, and he was
asked to prepare a comprehensive state
ment of how much it would cost ot oil
the streets that are not covered by hard
pavement. Mayor Lane stated that, if
any oiling of the streets was done, the
City would probably do it direct. When
it can be learned just how much it will
cost the question will be discussed further
and the Council may be requested to
make an appropriation for that purpose
to be used next Summer. The Portland
Road Oiling Company has contracts with
private parties to oil certain streets in
and about Portland.
JAPAN ACKNOWLEDGES GIFT I
Sends Pamphlet Expressing Grati
tude for Donation to Sufferers.
The Chamber of Commerce has re
ceived acknowledgment of tto funo
sent to Japan some time ago. for the
relief of the people in the northern
part of Japan during the famine. Port
land's contribution . amounted to
971,442 yen, or $4,832.95.
The receipt is in the form of a
pamphlet Issued by the foreign com
mittee on relief for the famine of
Northern Japan. The amount given
by the Portland people amounted to
considerably more than that contrib
uted by the citizens of Yokohama and
vicinity.
From the press of th celebrated Wyn
ken d Vv'orde the first book containing
musical characters was issued in 14U5.