Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 10, 1907, Image 16

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Newspaper Page Text16 THE MOSMXG - 0REG0XIA2V, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, WOT. Fran tor V Great Clearance Exipaopdiaapy Bargains in AH Departnyjits Mail Orders Filled Phone Exchange 4 Sale Meier Bb Frank's 855th Friday Surprise Sale 500 Prs. Puny Lace Curtains $5.QQ-g5.5Q Vak. $2,85 Pr. For Tomorrow's 885 th Friday Surprise Sale we offer a great special bargain in Clnny Lace Curtains the most popular, serviceable curtain for the diftfag room, bed room and living room White and Arabian color. 45- inchby2'2 yards Made on the best French nets with linen climy inserting g"d edges, or with wide edges Cur tains that we have sold thousands of pairs of at $4.5Q, $5.00 and $5.50 a pair Buy all you want of them tomorrow at this imusimlly low price, Per pair Mail orders will be carefully filled Phone Exchange 4 See Fifth-Street Window Display Great Clearance-Sale Bargains in Odd Curtains. Curtain Materials, Portieres, Coach Covers. Etc. Clearance Bargains in Rugs and Carpets if s A i ft Ji Meier & Frank's 885th Friday Surprise Sale 1 000 German China Plates 1 6c Eg. In the big basement Crofkery Store for tomorrow's 88oth Friday Surprise Sale, we offer a special purchase of 1000 fancy German China Bread arid Butter Plates, assorted decorations, neat designs; value 1 Q' extraordinary tomorrow while they last, at this unusually low price take advantage Clearance Sale Bargains in China, Cut Glass, Silverware, Cutlery, Kitchen Goods, etc.' In the Basement. 2000 F Meier & Frank's 685th Friday Surprise Sale me --Shift 1.00 Values at 49c Each The Men's Furnishing Goods Store offers another sensational bargain for tomorrow's fl&5th Friday Surprise Sale 2000 Men's Golf and Stiff-Bosom Shirts to he soldi at less than half their real valueMadras, percales and chambrays in a very large variety of patterns and colorings Light and dark strips, figures airt plain wlprings-Auqcirea ?r Kurentf cuffs Every shirt in the lot regular SI.OO value All sizes and sleeve lengths Your choice tomorrow only at this low price . 40 Mail Orders Will Be Promptly Killed See Window Display Clearances Bargains in Men's Mgchwsar, Hssisry, Vner wear. Handkerchiefs. Sweaters, Etc.. Etc. Meier & Frank's 885th Friday Surprise Sale Men's $3.50 Shoes $2.65 a Pair A very unusual bargain in men's Shoes for tomorrow's 885th Friday Surprise Sale 500 pairs of men's $3.50 welt-sewed Shoes a late shipment, upon which we received a big" concession from the manufac- Hirers, Patent COlt, in lace and Blucher styles, velour calf and vici kid, in lace and Blu- Off t cher stj-Ies; medium and heavyweight soles;.best Fall and Winter lasts; all sizes, $3.50 vals . . K " J Ever - Rea dy Safety Razors 63c Special lot of 2o0 Ever- Rea dy Safety Razors complete outfit, with one dozen blades ; every set guaranteed to give perfect satis faction. Great value at. ..G3 Hox Stationery, all finishes and colors; ruled and unruled; Slf values up to 20c, special.... Our entire line of Fancy Station ery, Desk -tiets, Ink Stands, Blot- ters, Calendars, Pen Trays, etc., on sale, 4 off regr. price. .Vi OFF Genuine porpoise hide Ha- . zor Strops; special at. ... Steel-laid Scissors and Shears: all sizes; great values at 19 Entire stock of Safety Razors, all the veil-known makes... .OFF $1.40 Hot Water Bottles at.. 98 $1.35 Syringes on sale for. -98 Celluloid Dressing Combs. . .39 20c Toilet Soaps, 3 cakes for.33 1-pound bar Castile Soap... 12 Great tallies in Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Nail Brushes, etc. One-fourth off on all Jewelry. Silk Petticoats Thousands of Silk Petticoats in all the best shades and black; deep flounces, tucked, shirred and plait ed ; very best styles ; great special values, on sale as follows: $8.00 Petticoats $4.75 $9.00 Petticoats $5.25 Values np to $12.60, each ..$6.95 All our fine Silk Skirts reduced. All our Furs at very low prices. Misses' and children's garments at low prices. Kimonos and Tea Gowns on sale at very low prices. Waist Bargains All our fine Sillc and Iace Waists at greatly reduced prices. Waists of the newest styles; tailored and fancy effects; very large variety- Great values, at these low prices; $6.60 Waists $4.85 $7.50 Waists $5.85 Meier &. Frank's 885th Friday Surprise Sale 00 Woman's Tailored Visits $2 1 Values $9,96 Portland's Leading Cloak and Suit Store offers for tomorrow's SQ5th Friday Surprise Sale marvelous value in Women's Tailored Suits This season's very best styles in splendid assortment Plain colors and fancies at a price that comes far from covering the manufacturing cost alone. These suits are well made and finished throughout the product of one of the most reputable manufacturers in the land-Blouse, Pony and R.eefer-Coat Effects Fancy braid and velvet trimmed Navy blue, black and red, gray, brown and green mixtures All sizes Regular $2 1 .00 values on sale tomorrow only at this phenomenally low price, each vv Q 01 Second Floor .. Our entire stock of Women's and Misses Apparel on. sale ot Clearance prices Suits. Coats. Waists. Petti coats, Skirts, Furs, Costumes. Wraps. Kimonos. Tea- gowns, Blouses, Etc., Etc.-Seconfl Floor $9.00 Waists $6.85 $12, 5Q WaigtB $9.25 POO Waists ,$11,95 $20.00 Waistg S14.25 $22.00 Waists $16.25 $30.00 Waists ........ .$21.25 All our fine Cotton Waists re- duced, TaKe advantage, 2d floor, Leather Goods Special lot of women's Handbags, assorted styles, fitted with card Case, coin purse j silk or leather lined! values up $2.00, (JO on sale at this low orice. 75c Burnt Leather Music C Rolls, on sale at, each. . Special lot of Opera Bags, on sale at. . .HALF REGULAR PRICES i and Leather Belts, c to $1.50 values, at. Jl 50c Women s h ierh-irrade I Ian d bacrs. best styles j values from $5,00 to $25.00, at ONE-THIRD OFF Clearance Bargains for Today $20.00 Haviland Dinner Set on sale at, set. $14. 55 $29.75 Haviland Dinner Set on sale at, set. $21. 75 Closing out a broken line of blue and white Enamel ware at this special price ... ONE-FOURTH OFF 60c Kettles, each..45 . 40c Kettles, each..30!r 45c Pudding Pans. 340 tiOc Pudding Pans. 45 75c Teapots, each.57 4oc Basins, eaeh..34 Semi-vitreous Dinner Sets, $7.62 and $11.42 Semi-por-oelain Dinner Sets. $7.49 and. .'..$11.27 English Porcelain Dinner Sets, 13.50 and.Jp23.00 3."c Salt. Boxes ITiC (l-arm Clotliesraeks...llc 25c Table Mats 18 Wooden RotlinprpinK..llc Japanese Teapots . 12? Gas Tapers, box 3 All odds; and ends of Kitchen Goods at low prices. $9.50 Cut Glass Bowls for this low price, ea.$6.8 3000 yards o f Swiss and Xainsook Embroidery and Insertion, from 1 .... ii .111 to 112 inches wide; most desirable "for infants' and children's wear. Values up to 50c yard; 1 on sale for, the yard gvs Thousands of yards o wis and Cambric Embroidery and Inser- tion, from to 6-inch, on sale at : 15c values, on sale at. yard. . G 20c values, on sale a-t., yard . . 1Q 25c values, oil Bale it, yisL .126 Laces and Embroidery Specials $6.50 Cut Glass Bowls for this low price. . .$4 .60 $5.00 Cut Glass Bowls for this low price. . .83.87 $7.00 Cut Glass Nappies for this low price. $5.17 $18.50 Cut Glass Nappies, on sale at, ea..$13.5T $3.75 Cut Glass Spoon Trays for, each. . . .$2.89 $12.00 Cut Glass Bowls for this low price. .$9.84 Closing out stock patterns of Haviland China, pink and blue decoration, at this low price.... V OFF 5'2-inch Plates, $3.25 values, at. the dozen.. $2.44 eyj-inch Plates, $3.70 values, at, the dozen. .$2,83 10."l2,-l4 and 16-in. Platters, each, 75c to. .$2.70 Sugar Bowls $1.02 Bakers, each ...$1.02 Creamers, each.. -li- plates. doz.S2.82 Teacups and Saucers, -f-wO value?, dozen.. $4,13 And many other pieces, on sale in the Basement. Great special reductions in Batiste. T .1 11 -gerie and hand-embroidered Linen Robes; beautiful styles: wonderful values at all prices. Take advantage. Second Kloor. White Baby Irish and Venise Al lover Laces for waists, etc.; ff.oo val- Qflf ues, on sale at thU special price, V h i t e and rreara Venise and Applique Bands and Kdpes, IV2 to 4 -inches j wide; $1.00 values, on sale at..y7C Allover Embroideries for Lingerie Waists; fine assortment o patterns, in Knlish eyelet effects and dainty blind worlt; values up io $'. yard. . m fcjtifrlinh $1.19 January Muslin Underwear Sale The Best Values in Tovn2d Floor flew ana aamty vuavm of W bestjtyies. QoVnSfrOinSCtO $S5i00 and materials; the beat valnes for your money guar anteed in all lines. Assortments are very large and complete. Every desire can te pleSL66d-ftl thfl lead- iiLg manufacturers in tbe land have sent lis their prettiest nnmfceW. It's the time of the year when the shrewd woman anticipates her muslin underwear needs for a, whole yeax. E-yery garment in the big 'tock is marked at deafaflce prices all thifl montL Skirts from 98c to $35.00 Chemise from 29c to $r.5Q corset frem iQc to $7.5Q Draws from 1 7cto$?.oo 1 I'UANR.BKNSOX, A PENSIOXED AKMV OFFICER, ARKESTFJ). Confesses to Passing Ten Worthless Checks and to Stealing Typewrit ers, Overcoats and Watch. After belnsr placed under arrest last night and cross-questioned at length by Acting Detectives Hill, Mallett and Irlee, Frank Benson, a pensioned Army officer . from Ronton and New York. confessed to paslng- ten checks on the United States National Bank for sums of from $5 to $10. and to stealing1 three overcoats, two t-je writers and a sold Tratcli worth $75. Much of the stolen DvoprVty has been recovered, and the loltc-e hope to secure possession of it loday. w nen taKen into custody, Benson de- nied His identity, but alter accompany- Ingr Hill and Mallett several blocks. 1) t npped nhort and bfrsed in a most pitiful manner to bo allowed to ko. "This will ruin me, and I cannot stand it." pleaded Benson. "It is true 1 am the man- you want, but if you will let me (?o, I will settle everything tnd save my Kood name." It was neressary tor ttie OfTlcers to t omnel Benson to accompany them, and on the way to police headquarters, lie exclaimed that he would Icli 1 hlmaelf If he had a weapon and the opportunity to do so. Arrlvlnar at police headquarters. Ben son refused to (to Into the detail of his crimes, atthougrh he had partially admitted passing WQrtMfM CUecKg while Rolnor to the station. He waa taken to a private room, where Hill. Mallett and Price cross -Questioned htm In a two-hours session, and he finally broke down and cotilessed the whole series of thefts and former les. 'Wine and women provort n i - ruin." pobbed ii son. "A did this ail Tor a woman; I had to have money to keep i up appearances, ana elie got the most of It." The police have Information to the effect that Benson lost his wife some time ago, but they are not positive as yet as to whether she la dead. She is not with lilm. it is known, and it i also kflown that h has a little bov In Seattle, a pretty little fellow with long, curly hair, and large, bright eyes. There were photographs of the lad and one of the handsome woman, taken in San Francisco, 'and it is the belief of the police that she Is the cause of Benson's trouble. It Is thought that she is here now, but she has not been located. Among? the overcoats Benson has confessed to stealing is one belonging to Manager Bowers, of the Hotel Port land. Two overcoats were stolen by lHm. he says, from the Imperial Hotel, and two- typewriters belonging to a public stenographer at that hostelry were taken also. One telescope was stolen by him from the Hotel Orearon. Benson' cashed two worthless checks for ?5 each on the clerk of the New Grand Central Hotel, and he has con fessed to passing- elKht other checks in various portions of the city. The police have & suspicion that Benson is a rmich worse criminal than he has confessed thus far. Among the effects taken from him at headquarters was a newspaper clipping, detailing some of the crimes of Charles Jacobs, an cx.tonviot wanted In Us Angeles and Seattle for fora-ery. - Jacobs posed as a United States Secret Service man. and his arrest was brought about by United state Marshal Leo Toung- worth, of Southern California district. with headquarters at Los Anreles. .Jacobs was returned to Loi Angeles last night by Headquarters Detective William Jones, of the Los Angeles Po. lice Department, who states that Jacobs served a term for forgery In San Quen tin. and that he is one of the worst criminals engaged in Uie, business Ol forgery In the country. Klx Bmntlfnl Secnle I'tinlM. SSe. Finest views Mt. Hood. Shasta, Adams, St. Helens, Rainier, Baker, or nix grand Columbia River views: most artistic ever taken: posttal slxe: either set 35c. Same price mnlleti. . lCier Photo Co.. Ladles' J dUrby. . JjqajcsrUq JiiUfil. V.oxUandL Or. I TO LEI! TUXES ASSESSOR RICE WOULD LESSES POWEll OF COUNTY COURT. eers who, performance Bill Will Be Introduced Making Sliex-iff, Clerk and Assessor Body to Irtxj County Taxes. Assessor Fred J. Rice, of Marlon Coun ty, who is in the city attending the ses- sions of the Oregon Assessors' Assocla- tion, proposes to have introduced at the Legislature this Winter a bill by the provisions of which the duty of making the annual tax levy for county purposes is taken out of .the hands of the mem- bers of the County Court In the meas ure championed by Assessor- Rice, it is planned to delegate this particular work to- three other county officers, viz., Sher iff, Clerk and Assessor. "Under the present practice. said Mr. Rice last night, "the county tasc levy is fixed by the members of the County court, consisting or the Judge and two Commlssio"nera. Of these three officers. the County Judge is perhaps the .only one who has a full Knowledge of the con dition of the county and its needs, the Commissioners generally, being elected from the Interior of the county, and their private Interests so thoroughly engage their time that they are prevented from keeping in c)ose touch with the actual status of affairs in their county. The re- suit is that the tax levy as it is now fixed represents. In a majority of in stances at least, the work of the County Jud&e himself. "So other three officers in a county are more intimately acquainted with the needs or the county- than are the Sheriff. the Clerk and the Assessor. They are in a position to'Wp In dos touch witK the financial condition of the county, and are entirely competent, to estimate its probable expenses for the ensuing year ana to nx a levy that would be adequate to meet all legitimate demandn. At the present time the County Court determines and. imrkosen the levy, while the Sheriff. .lUaSlsza -twiil uu Asa.c axe Ltia oxnT duties in either assessing the property, extending the tax or collecting: the same, come in personal touch with the taxpayer, and must tolerate all complaints and grumblings that follow levying- an exor- bitant tax. Let these three officers fix the levy, and It may be depended upon that a rate of taxation no greater than that' actually demanded will be Imposed. The new order of things could not but be an Improvement, for the officers sug- Rested to make the levy would surely avoid unduly arousing public Indignation by inflicting any unnecessary taxation." Assessor Rice also has a plan for the more equitable assessment of timber lands, and he expects to Incorporate bis Ideas on the subject into another bill to be considered at the Legislature, along with other matters touching on the a3- Rese ment and taxation of property. Mr. Rice says the practice with Assessors generally In listing timber lands is to determine upon a reasonable valuation per acre for this property, and assess the same valuation against all timber land, regardless of the actual amount of timber and the value of each tract. In this regard, Assessor Rice would have the present law so amended as to call (or the cruising of each separate tract of timber and then have the property assessed at something near its actual value, com- puted from the amount of timber it cruised. He says that In Marlon County this year he listed a section of one of the most valuable lands In the county at J18.000. This tract is estimated to con- tain WW feet or timber, from which he has concluded was not adequate, plan, he says, the equitably assessed price of supposedly dry alabwood has now u-flVanCed tO f a load for short hauls, and fir wood Is almost unobtainable. . It was feared that there would be a shortage of coal, but the Facific Coast Company has a ship cargo at Astoria. Which will he up in a few days, coal is now selling for $10 and $12 ftton for short hauls, with an additional charge where it must be carted, to distant parts of the city. This is the first time in the history or Portland that the city ha been brought face to face with a severe cold snap with out enoughfuel to keep the people of the city comfortable, and with the dealers so rushed that they cannot flu orders. Miss KoMie Marries Ijlttle. NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Miss Beatrice Kobbe, niece of Major-General Kobbe, 17. S. A., and Raymond r. 1 -It tie. the well-known tennis player, were married In All Angels' Protestant Episcopal Church yesterday. The ceremony was ft brilliant one. empire style The bride was gowned Ira and her attendants also; word costumes of that period. Rrnprve on Sugar Trust Stock. NEW YORK, Jan. l-Stockholdera o( the American Suprar Refining Company. at the anniinl meeting of the company, held in Jersey (1ty today, voted to re serve as working capital all accumulated profits in excess of the 7 per cent annual dividend. FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO. 226-228 Alder Street, Between First and Seconds Streets . SMITH IS "FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST V Shoulder Roast .....lay that the assessment Under his proposed B lands will be more and at a reasonable valuation.' In thus determining the as- sessable values of timber lands, he esti mates that fully S2.000.000 would be added in the aggregate to the assessment roll of Marlon County alone. PRICES STILL CLIMBING Wood and Coal Are Both Scarce and Kxpennlve. PORK. Loin Chops 15 State Cliops..... law Pork Steak 1S 1 brauiM u bx iUeicaaeAi aa&uK lte Xa-LUA j,tmtSt .- n,.v,r.i ,r ri - Wood dealer r a neck behind with their- order, while the coal dealer aloo laboring under n. ru.li of busln BEEF. . Prime Rib "Roast . Sirloin Steak . . , . Porterhouse Steak "T"-Bone Steak . Rib Steak . . ...... . . . io .121 .121 Round Steak . . . m (Shoulder Steak ........ R Roast mi 10f Pot Roast Beef. -.8 Chuck Roast Beef 8c Short Elbs to boil 5p Plates to boil 5 Brisket to boil ;5- Neebt'o toil... 5 Stew 5 Bones . .'. V Soup . Pork Sides Mixed. Sausage Hooks ... Pig's Feet Ijeaf Lard Back V&i Pure Lard LAMB, Teff of Lamb Loin Roast . .121 . . io ...80 . . .'.5 m . . . liio . . . lad Rib Roast .15? Frotitquarters ........ 10 Shoulders 8 RiL Ckps 15 Toin Chops ..... .. 15 Sliouiaer Chop .... t121 Stew e VEAL. leg of Veal..: lac Rump of Vo?.l ..... .12i l2u JLia - X5 Shoulder Roast 10 Breast Veal 10 Rib Cutlets 12V Loin Cutlets fife Shoulder Cutlets ,12t; Veal Stew .'? IW oU. 10 SUNDRIES. Hearts ...5 Li'ver ................. 5 Oxtails '. Beef Tongues . . 1 .45 Hamburg lOr Ml Checks 4 Corned Beef ...... 6 Dry Salt ForK.,,!,,,!-1 121 Pickle Pork Breakfast Bacon . . 171 Hams :, .1TC l-solosrna .... 8