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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907.
e Purchased on Credit Today Will go cm Your March Account We Are Portland Agents for Butterick Patterns
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eier Frank's 892d Friday Surprise Sale
fOQWomen'sSpringCoats
$15 Values $6.45 Ea
Portland's Leading Cloak and Suit Store fires the first bargain
gun of the Spring season of 1907100 women's handsome
new Spring Coats at less than one-half their real value a great
special purchase made by the Cloak chief now in the New York
market All are 3-4 length garments Checks, plaids and
stripes in great assortment Well made and finished through-
out All sizes Coats that would find ready sale at $15.00
every one of them Your choice to
morrow only at this phenomenally low
price, each
6.45
See Fifth-Street Window Display
No Mail or Phone Orders Filled See the New Spring Suits and
Waists Immense Showing Second Floor
Meier (Sb Frank's 892nd Friday Surprise Sale
5c Handkerchiefs 16c
500 dozen women's fine Handkerchiefs at an exceptionally low price for tomorrow's 892d Fri-
day Surprise Sale. Pure linen, in the new cross-bar and striped designs; narrow hemstitched I f
border. Best 3.)o values, on sale tomorrow at this unsually low price, each.-
Buy all you want of them. No mail or phone orders will be filled at these special prices.
Extra Specials For
Today
Boys' and girls' ribbed Wool Stock
ings, seamless foot, all OQf
sizes; great value at, pair."''
Children's ribbed School Stockings,
fast black, seamless foot; sizes 5 to
9; regular 15c values, on Q
sale at this low price, pair....-
Women's fast black Cotton Hose,
sizes S12 to 10y2t full fashioned foot,
shaped leg, welt or ribbed Of
top; 35c and 40c values, at."'''
$30 Rugs $19.65
Portland's Greatest Carpet Store of
fers for a few days a very unusual
bargain in 9x12 Brussels Rugs, 200
of them ; a special purchase from a
well-known mill enables us to place
this lot on sale at the low price of
$19.65 each. A style and quality
rug all other carpet and furnitij,e
stores ask $30.00 for. Our regular
$25.00 value; new, original Oriental
designs and colorings, in beautiful
combinations; the best room-size
rug ever offered for C1Q 'v
the money; choice... :V
Sweepers $2.35
Special lot of National roller-bearing
Carpet Sweepers, nickel-plated, with
nickel protection plates; work easy
and every one fully t
guaranteed; $3.50 vals..Js''
Meier & Frank's 892d Friday Surprise Sale
000 New White Waists
$2 Val.
$1
3 Ea.
5000 Beautiful New White Waists go on sale for To
morrow's 892d Friday Surprise Sale at a tempting low
price Here's your opportunity to supply your Summer
needs at a big saving An immense assortment to select
from Made of fine quality white lawn with fronts of
allover embroidery, rows of lace insertion, tucks or
fancy front with pin tucks to form yoke, or trimmed
with lace and four I -inch tucks on each side All sizes
Regular $2.00 and $2.25 values
Buy all you want of them to
morrow at this low price, each . .
$1.18
MEIER. &. FRANK'S 892d FRIDAY SURPRISE SALE
Cups and Saucerson Sale at 1 1 c Ea.
In the Big Basement China Store, for tomorrow's 892d Friday Surprise Sale, a bargain extraor-
dinary in thin, plain white German China Teacups and Saucers 2000 of thein to be sold to- I I t
morrow at this low price, each Buy all you want of them no mail or phone orders filled...
We are the Portland agents for the "Peninsular" Stoves and Steel Ranges. On sale in the Basement.
Great Special Bargains in
Women's Knit Underwear
"Harvard Mills" fine Ribbed Vests for women Spring weight; high neck,
long sleeves, or high neck and quarter sleeves; also ankle length T"f
tights to match, all sizes; finelyt made and finished; $1 val., garm't.
"Harvard Mills" silk and wool Corset Covers for women. High neck and
long sleeves all sizes, fine quality. Best $1.25 values, specially QO
priced. On sale at this special low price, the garment 'OC
'"Swan" Brand Swiss Ribbed Undervests for women mercerized ef- QO
fects, in cream, pink and light blue; all sizes; $1.25 values, at... OC
Special lot of women's Swiss Ribbed Lace-Trimmed Umbrella Pants, A.'lfs
all sizes. Great special values, on sale at this unusually low price. "2C
Women's Spring Underwear in all the newest and best styles. The larg
est and most complete stock in the city best values, and all specially priced.
Beautiful Bonne Femmes at
One-Half Regular Prices
Our entire stock of Bonne Femme Lace Curtains on sale at one-half
regular prices. All are heavily corded Arabians, magnificent de
signs, on heavy cable net with wide lace ruffles; widths from 36
to 72 inches; great assortment to select from; values ranging from
$4.50 to 12.50 each; your choice for a few days only at one-half
regular selling prices. The shrewd housewife will A Dmia
anticipate her needs after Spring renovating; 3d Fl ImWX
Double-face Tapestry Portieres, heavy fringe top and bottom; red,
green, and red and green combinations; 50 ins. wide by fl? J Oft
3 yds. long; handsome styles;. $4 values, at, the pair.H
Double-faoed Mercerized Portieres, in two-tone effects, fringed top
and bottom; 50 ins. wide by 3 yds. long; all the popu- C Of
lar colors; $6.50 values, on sale at, special, the pair.V'"
New plain and figured Rep Portieres, tapestry borders; 50 in. wide by
3 yards long; grand values, pair, $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50
Custom Drapery Work our specialty. Orders promptly attended to.
Window Shades made to your order at the very lowest prices. Esti
mates furnished.- Best facilities for promptly executing all orders.
Undermuslins
Women's fine Cambric and
Nainsook Drawers, made with
wide flounces of fine embroi
deries and clusters of tucks,
insertions and lace edgings,
beading and rib- fl? 1 03
bons; at, the pair.S
Women's fine Cambric Skirts-,
made with fitted waistband
and separate dust ruffles;
wide flounces, made of embroi
dery and clusters of lace in
sertion and edgings; regular
$3 and $3.50 val- fl?0 7Q
ues, on sale at, ea.P
Women's fine Nainsook and
Cambric Gowns; made high
neck and long sleeves; low,
round and square neck, with
short sleeves; trimmed in Val.
lace, fine embroidery edgings,
insertion, embroidered medal
lions, beadings and ribbons;
$2.50 values, at, each.$1.93
Groceries
Phone Exchange 4
Meier & Frank '3 famous Mocha and
Java Coffee, the usual 40c
grade; special, the pound. .
Durkee Salad Dressing, 1 ff
small size, on sale at, each. W
Durkee Salad Dressing,
medium size, on sale at, ea..J
Durkee Salad Dressing, A.f
large size, on sale at, eaeh.
1-lb. can Griffin's Asparagus Oft
Tips, on sale at, the can . . .
Victor Olive Oil, quarts, at 75
Keller's Marmalade, at, the jar.30
New California . Navel Or- f
anges, special at, the, dozen.
Royal Baking Powder, pound.. 40
1-lb. jar of Chipped Beef for..25
Lea & Perrin's Sauce, small
size, on sale at, special. ..
21 lbs. Granulated Sugar for..$1.00
32-lb. can Lowney Cocoa, at..20
1-lb. can Baker's Ground OSif
Chocolate, on sale at, can.."''
3 packages Bromongelon for.. .25
3 packages Bon Ami, special. . .25
10-lb. sack Pastry Flour for 30
"Victor" Flour, none C 1 1 f
better, at, the sack ?
1-gallon can Honeysuckle
Syrup, on sale at, the can..."''
10-lb. sack Yellow or White
Cornmeal, at, the sack
1 lb. of Postum or Figprune at.20
3 cans Carnation Cream at....25
10 lbs. Whole Wheat Flour at.. 25
10 lbs. Cream Rolled Oats at ...40
Puffed Rice, on sale at, package. 10
1 package One-Minute Tapioca. 10
2i2 lbs. Griffin extra Yellow OQr
Peaches on sale at, the can."'
2V2 lbs. Nun-Better Yellow 1 C
Peaches, on sale at, special.
3 cans of Smith Kippered
Herring on sale at, the can . ''
1-lb. jar Sheppard Marmalade. .30
2 lbs. Sliced Pineapple, at, can. 15
MEIER &. FRANK'S &92d FRIDAY SURPRISE SALE
25c Wash Goods 1 22c yd.
20c Wash Goods 1 2V2C yd.
Two extra soecial offerings in, Wash Fabrics for to
morrow's 892d Friday Surprise Sale Handsome styles
and materials for Waists and Suiting- - The economical
woman, will anticipate her Summer wants
2000 yards of Embroidered Voiles blue, pink, green, tan and black.
Verv desirable material for shirtwaist suits, etc.; reg- 1 21?f
ular 23c values, on sale at this special price, the yard.
2000 yards of beautiful silik effects in a soft mercerized material,
with printed silk patterns. Regular 20c values, at, yd 12Vb
See big Fifth-street window display of new goods. Take advantage.
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Great Towel Sale Continues
The greatest Towel Sale we ever planned is interesting hundreds of Portland's
shrewdest housewives, hotel and boarding-house keepers Towels of all styles, sizes
and grades The very best values of the year-Mail orders will be carefully filled.
Hemstitched Linen Huck Towels,
20x39 inches. Greatest value in a
high-grade towel we have OQf
ever offered. On sale at, each &
Handsome Linen Damask Towels,
hemstitched, 18x36 inches. Values
extraordinary during this 1
sale at. each r
Great special lot Knotted Fringe Linen
Damask Towels, zixjy ins. 1 Dr
Special values at
Two lots of celebrated "Rubdry" Bath
Towels. Made of long fiber Egyp
tian cotton. Beautifully made and
finished. 21c and 29c Bleached Linen
Turkish Bath Towels. The
52c
500 dozen Bleached Linen Huck
Towels, hemmed. Size 17x32
inches. Great values
Bleached Linen Turkish Bath
Towels. $1 values.....
12c
?8c
500 dozen Bleached
Huck Towels, 17x32 ins,
500 dozen Hemmed Linen
Huck Towels. 18x34 inches
500 dozen Hummed Linen
Towels, 19x39 ins. Great
value for this sale at, each
500 dozen Hemmed Linen
Towels, 19x38 inches. Best
values in town at each
Cotton f
Each C
verv best 75 c values at
i
Three Great Special Lots of 'Bleached Turkish Bath Towels. All sizes
wniie tney last, yc, izc ana xsc
14c
Huck
21c
Huck
18c
Each,
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WILDCATS
GAG
E
Denver Men Accused of Pro
moting Fake Mine.
ONLY HAD NATURAL CAVE
Stock Sold at 40 Cents a Share
Through-Lurid Story of Wealth
Discovered by Spaniard
In New Mexico.
Grge P. Clark, the expert who re
ported on the records In the City
Auditor's office and who recommended
chances in the. system of keeping the
acoounia. admitted before the special
committee of the Council yesterday after
noon, that never before he was engaged
by Mayor Lane, did he expert the books
of any city of more than 20.000 inhabit
ant. City Auditor Devlin does not con
sider Mr. Clark an expert on municipal
account andi does not believe that he
had the authority as a Qualified account
ant to say how the records of the city
should be kept. The testimony taken yes
terday was not favorable to Mr.
C'ark. .
When the committee met Mr. Clark
asked that he be allowed to qualify as
an expert, inasmuch, he said, as Mr.
Devlin had endeavored to discredit his
standing as an accountant. He submitted
several dozen recommendations and testi
monials in documentary form but failed
to produce any proof that he was an
expert on municipal records. The recom
mendations he showed yesterday were
from county officials in the Northwest
as he has done considerable county work.
He also admitted that in the first re
port he made out he praised Mr. Devlin
and his department but declared this did
not please Mayor Lane. He said the
Mayor ordered all personal references in
the report omitted. Mayor Lane also
insisted there was a big shortage in the
accounts of the crematory which the ex
pert was never able to locate.
City Treasurer Werlein took the stand
and his statement was not favorable to
Mr. Clark, who, when he examined the
records of the Auditor's office, did not
count the cash on hand. The failure of
the experts to do this was severely criU
sized by the ways and means committee.
Mr. Werlein declaredi that the cash of
the city could have been counted in three
or four hours and told of the methods of
accountants of bonding companies who
Inspect his books. The representatives
of the bonding companies, after counting
the cash in Mr. Werlein's office at the
City Hall, have Mr. Werlein call up the
banks with which he has accounts for the
city and ask for a statement. The
experts themselves then take the answer
over the phone.
Mr. Werlein retaliated upon Mr. Clark
for critisizing, in the report, the manner
in which the employes of the city are
paid. He declared that the system recom
mended by the expert wag Impractical.
The employes are paid by warrant,
whereas Mr. Clark thinks a payroll sys
tem should be adopted. Both Mr. Wer
lein and Mr. Devlin believed that their
system was superior to the form recom
mended. Mr. Clark was asked to state
what cities in the United States used
the system he recommends, and he ad
mttted that Hochester, N. T., was the
only city of any importance that had
adopted the form- he favors.
Joe Hutchinson,' of the license depart
ment, was called and tils testimony was
relative to the intimations made by Mr.
Clark that Mr. Devlin had attempted to
influence him when he was preparing the
report. Mr. Hutchinson declared he had
never made a visit to the Chamber of
Commerce building to see Mr. Clark.
He said that once Mr. Devlin told him
If he ever happened to see Mr. Clark, to
ask him to drop in at the City Hall. He
met Mr. Clark on the street and told
him what Mr. Devlin had said but denied
having carried any word about a "per
sonal matter," as Mr. Clark expressed it
In his cross-examination. Another deputy
testified to practically the same thing.
The investigation lasted the entire after
noon and the committtee adjourned to
mpt main at the call of the chairman
When the committee will begin to make
out its report is a question. Subpenas
were issued yesterday for members of the
ways and means committee of the Council
but they did not appear. This is the
second time they have refused to obey
the summons and they were hardly ex
pected at th,e meeting yesterday after-
POLITICAL CLUB FORMED
SOUTH PORTLAND REPUBLI
CANS ARE ACTIVE.
Plans Made lor Capturing Votes at
City Election and Thorough Or
ganization Recommended.
Organization of the South Portland
Republican Club, including the Fifth
and Sixth wards, was completed last
night, when a constitution was adopted
and a future course of action outlined
for the organization. The meeting was
held in the Artisans' Hall at Front and
Glbbs streets and was attended by all
the precinct committeemen in the two
wards.
In addition to the regular business
meeting, a number of prominent Re
publican speakers, including Chairman
William Cake, of the County Central
Committee, spoke on the work to be
accomplished by the Republican party
In Portland. Nearly every speaker
hinted that by a thorough party or
ganization a number of the present city
Councilmen could be ousted from office
and abler men elected.
Judge Cake was the principal speak
er of the evening and strongly advo
cated the direct primary law, but con
tended that more harmony should pre
vail in the party In order to make it a
success. He said in part:
"The fundamental principle of the
United States Government Is that the
majority must rule and the minority
must be willing to abide by the dec!
sion of the majority. The people must
manage their own affairs and will in
time have an honest administration of
their own party."
Instead of the old party conventions,
Judge Cake maintained that each pre
cinct should .decide upon the candidate
to be supported first and It should then
be acted upon by the ward organiza
tion. In this way the central commit
tee will be able to determine the senti
ment of the entire party organization
directly from the people. Other speak
ers of the evening were E. B. Caldwell,
Willis Fisher, A. J. Fanno, Dr. H. J.
Harris. W. H. Snyder and B. r . Jones.
Enthusiasm ran high and at the close
of the meeting President W. P. Lillls
received 117 applications for admission
to the organization.
A smoker will be held the second
Wednesday in March, when the new
members will be admitted.
Must Not Evade First-Claas Rate.
Throuerh no fault of his. Postoffice In
spector Riches was made to say in an
article recently that the iPostal JJeparc
ment had a right to open and examine
sealed letters containing tobacco tags or
other merchandise. This is not true.
What Mr. Riches did say was this:
That it la a violation of the united
States statutes to enclose a letter, or
other written communication, in an un
sealed or tied package containing tobac
co tags, newspapers or merchandise, for
nrnr.aa "if VRfilnf? TlDSt SEP at the
letter rate. It should be borne in mind
that unsealed packages go at a. lower
rate than sealed packages. Any 6ort of
sealed package is considered a letter, and
must be paid for at letter rate. It Is
not only a privilege, but also the duty
of Postoffice officials to examine as to
4Y.A .haraDr of ha contents of unsealed
packages, and this Is now being dili
gently done, with a view of breaking up
the practice or enclosing letters in u"
i i nnMA1a Tti. n.nnltv for viola
DCttlCU ' 1 - " "-' V- -r
tinn of Section 3SS7 of the Revised
boiio which relates to the above
named practice, is a fine of J10. The
Postoffice Inspectors are Instructed to
IncKtlratii everv case of this nature
coming to their attention.
Mrs. Sage Gives $100,000.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Because resi
dents of Sag Harbor, L. I., voted to add
ifiS.OOO to her gifts oX S50.000 for a new
school buildings, Mrs. Russell Sage has
decided to double her original gift, it was
announced yesterday. Mrs. Sage's gift
will be used for the auditorium. The
srhool will be known as the Plerson High
School, both as a memorial of Mrs. Sage's
grandmother, who lived in isoutnampion,
anri because Israel Pierson. one of Mrs
Sage's family, introduced the free school
system into fiew xortt state.
Smith's meats are not exposed to the dust and germs of the street. You will find
Smith's meats INSIDE the shop.
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.
226-228 ALDER STREET, BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND STREETS.
FIGHTING
THE
BEEF
TRUST
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF,
YOU OWE IT TO YOUR FAMILY,
YOU OWE IT TO YOUR NEIGHBOR,
YOU OWE IT TO YOUR CITY,
YOUR STATE AND YOUR COUNTRY,
YOU OWE IT TO THE FARMER AND
THE LIVESTOCK MAN,
YOU OWE IT TO SMITH,
TO HELP
SMITH FIGHT
THE
BEEF TRUST
Beef Shanks for Soup 2ty$
Lamb Liver . . .1 5
Pigs' Heads 5
Pigs' Feet . . ; 5
Beef Kidneys 5
Beef to Stew 5?
Beef Necks to Boil . . 5
Choice Brisket Beef. ... 5
Beef Liver 5
Oxtails, per pound . 5
Corned Beef 6
Lamb Stew 6
Veal Shanks for broth
Veal for Stewing 8
Pork Hocks 8d
Beef Sh'lder Steak . ., 8
Beef Shider Roast..., 8
Pot Roast Beef ...... 8
Rump Roast Beef : 8
Hamburger Steak. 8
Beef Tripe - 8
Prime Rib Roast Beef 10
Best Round Steak..., 10
Beef Brains 10
Breast of Veal 1U?
Shoulder Roast Veal. 10
Pork Mixed Sausage. 10
Frontquarters Lamb. 10
Shoulder of Lamb. . . lty
Lamb Shoulder Roast 10
Our Own Pure Lard. 12
Beef Sirloin Steak. . .12l2
Small Porterhouse ..12i
Rolled Rib Roast Beef 12y0
Beef Rib Steak 121
Beef Loin Steak. .. .121
Leg Roast of Veal. . .12i-
Legs of Pork 121
Side Pork 12V
Pork Shoulder Roast. 12i,
Leaf Lard 121
Pickled Pork .121,
Lamb Sh'lder Chops. 121
Fancy Porterhouse St'k 15
Fancy "T' '-Bone St 15
Veal. Rump Roast 15
Loin Roast A eal .". . .. 15
Rib Roast Veal 15
Loin Veal Cutlets . 15f
Rib Veal Cutlets .... 15
Calves ' Liver 15
Pork Chops 15$
Pork Loin Roast 15
Pork Steak 15$
Legs of Lamb 15
Lamb Loin Roast. . . 15tf
Lamb Rib Roast , 15
Lamb Loin Chops . . ., 15
Lamb Rib Chops ...... 15
Our Own Hams 17
Our Own TSvoqlcfaftr.
Bacon 171,
Lamb Tongues, dozen 30
Beef Tongues, each . ., 45
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