THE MORNING OREGON'IAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1908.
Great Clearance Sale of Our Entire Stock of Women's, Men's and Children's Coats, Suits and R.eady-to-Wear Apparel of All Kinds
The Meier Frank Store Last Week of the Clearance Sale
9x12 Feet Brussels Rugs
$25 Values Reduced to $ 1 7.95
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Sale extraordinary of 100 room-size
Brussels Rugs 9x12 feet full count
Oriental and conventional designs
in beautiful colorings and combi
nations a great special purchase
from a large well known Eastern
mill enables us to offer the best
bargain of the year in room-size rugs
Regular $25 values your choice
while they last at this
low price, each
$ 1 7.95
m Linoleum Remnants V2
Great special lot of remnants of Linoleums,
lengths suitable for pantries, bathrooms,
kitchens, etc.; best patterns, fo Ppisp
all grades, half Teg. prices. I
Printed Floor Oilcloths, at, the yard..40
Inlaid Linoleum, A quality, at, the yard.90
Inlaid Linoleum, B quality, on sale at this low price, yard take advantage. .80
Other qualities on sale at half regular prices Housekeepers should take advantage.
Furnishings for Men
At Great Reductions
Men's natural wool Underwear, nicely made and fin
ished; all sizes in shirts and drawers; the CO.
best regular $1.00 values, on sale at, special. UC
Men's medium-weight Derby-Ribbed Union Suits; blue,
ecru, gray and salmon colors; the best AC
regular $1.50 garment, on sale at, special. .P
Dr. Wright's fleece-lined Underwear, all sizes CCr
shirts and drawers; $1.00 values, at, garment.
All our high-grade shirts on sale at greatly reduced
prices "Manhattans," "Cluetts," "E. & W." and
others this season's very best styles; best patterns
and colorings in great variety; take advantage of sale.
All fleece-lined and Wool Gloves at very low prices,
100 dozen men's fancy Golf Shirts in good patterns and
best colorings, coat or regular styles, attached or
detached cuffs; best $1.00 values, on sale at..
Men's fancy lisle Half -Hose, immense assortment of
checks, figures and stripes; lisle, mercerized lisles,
silk lisles and gauze lisles; the best regular OC
50c and 75c values, on sale at, special, pair. ""C
Great special Clearance Sale of Men's Neckwear.
400 Ladies' Fine Waists
Great Bargain Exceptionally Low Priced
Great Special Clearance Sale of our
entire stock of fine Silk and Lace
Waists in taffetas, messalihes, chif
fons, chiffon cloth, lace and nets
fancy and novelty styles for dress
and evening wear; also plain tailored
effects yokes trimmed in fine or
coarse laces, medallions, tucking, silk
embroidery, shirring, pleating ap
pliques, all new beautiful waists and
very unusual bargains at the follow
ing special low prices
$16.00 w'sts $12.25
$18.00 w'sts $13.25
$ 7.50 waists $5.45
$ 8.50 waists $6.25
$10.00 waists $7.95
$12.50 waists $9.95
$20.00 w'sts $14.95
On the Second Floor.
Great Clearance Sale of our entire stocks of Silk Petticoats, Lingerie Waists,
Kimonos, Wrappers, Sweaters, etc., etc., at specially attractive prices. 2d Floor.
Great Clearance Bargains in Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Laces, Embroideries, Shoes, Bed and Table Linens, Etc.
Plaid Dress Goods at Half Price Silks 69c
Our entire stock of Plaid Dress Goods on sale at half regular prices. An immense
assortment of patterns and colorings in the very best styles and designs and all
grades; very unusual values. Splendid materials for women's waists, shirtwaist
suits, children's dresses, etc.; on sale at the following specially low prices, yard:
50c Plaid Dress Goods, the yard 25 $1.00 Plaid Dress Goods, the yard.. 50
75c Plaid Dress Goods, the yard.. 37 $1.50 Plaid Dress Goods, the yard. .75
1500 yards of fancy Silks to be cleaned up at a remarkably low price Dresden silks,
plaid silks, checked silks, grenadines, stripes, etc.; values np to $1.50 yard, at.. 69$
Perrin's $3.50 Gloves at $2.45 a Pair
Great special clearance sale Perrin's first quality real French Glace Kid Gloves,
3-button mousquetaire style ; full 12-button length ; black, white, cream, gray,
navy, green, red, champagne, tans; all sizes; best $3.50 values, pair. $2.45
"Perrin's" best pique and extra quality overseam-sewn Glace Kid Gloves,
two! and three-clasp styles, in a complete line of desirable I1 QCS
shades and all sizes. The best regular $2.50 values, at,' pair. 1 'O
GTeat reductions on all 12 and 16-button length tan Cape Gloves; best styles.
Great reductions on wool knitted Cashmere Gloves; best styles, great values.
Embroideries 49c Strip Flouncing 69c Yd.
5000 yards of fine Embroideries to be sold at a wonderfully low price, a strip Swiss
and cambrics; small, neat patterns for women's and children's wear, XY2 to ACkf
4 inches wide; values up to $1.50 a strip, to be sold at this low price, a strip, "l
2000 yards Swiss Flouncing, 12 to 18 inches wide, for lingerie waists and
gown's; English eyelet and imitation handwork designs; vals. up to $1.75, yd.
ROBES Great Clearance Sale bargains in lace, net and novelty Robes imported and
domestic models, exquisite styles, at all prices. . Let us show them to you.
$7.50 Curtains $4.85 Pair
$20 Curtains $12.35 Pair
$12.50 Curtains $7.38 Pr.
$7.50 Cluny and Antique Lace Curtains, made on the
best French nets, with linen edges and insertings;
50 inches wide, 2Vk and 3 yards long; white and
ecru; our best regular $7.50 values, CA QIC
on sale at this special price, the pair. .P:0J
Ten patterns, best grade of Irish point and Duchess
Lace Curtains, in the newest designs for Spring;
magnificent patterns, heavy Swiss Renaissance pat
terns and allover figures; regular $20.00 values to
be sold for a few days only at this J1 O OC
marvelously low price, the pair. ... .P
Six patterns of Irish Point Lace Curtains in heavy
allover designs; white, ivory and ecru; beautiful
designs; the best regular $12.50 val- dJ'T OO
ues, on sale at this low price, pair. . . .r "
Couch Covers$ 7.85
Great special lot of high-grade Couch Covers; plain
centers with tapestry borders, with or without
fringe; blue, green and red; 60 inches wide and 3
yards long; regular $12.50 values, at, ea.$7.85
Custom Shade and Drapery Work our specialty.
Groat Clearance Sale Bargains in Carpets and Bugs;
Best styles and grades. See them, on Third Floor.
$2.50-3.50 Drawers $ 1 .49
$3.50-$5 Petticoats $2.98
Our $1.25 Corset
Covers 59c Each
Extra special lot of women's fine cambric and nain
sook Drawers, trimmed in embroidery and lace edg
ings, insertions and tucks, beading and ribbons;
values ranging from $2.50 to $3.50 a ACk
pair, on sale at this low price, the pair. ,P
Extra special lot women's white Underskirts, made
with wide flounces of lace and embroidery tucks
and insertion ; new, handsome styles, great values :
Regular $2.50-$3.00 White Petticoats,' each. .$1.69
Regular $3.50-$5.00 White Petticoats, each.. $2.98
Extra special lot of women's cambric and nainsook
Corset Covers, made with full blouse front and
rrimmfl in flnint.v Val. laces. pmhmiilpnAd. moAa 1-
lions, insertion, tucks, beading and ribbon; CQp jjf-Sj
the best $1.25 values, on sale at, special, ea. "CfS.
Extra special lot of women s cambric and nainsook Srf&x
gowns, trimmed in lace embroidery, beading andtwJM
short sleeves; best $1.25 values, on sale at '7Qf
this special low price, ea. take advantage. C
Our entire stock of French Undermuslins on. sale
at exceptionally low prices. See them, on 2d Floor.
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Tailored Suits Greatly Reduced
Sweeping redactions on our entire stock of women's high-grade
Tailored Suits; this season's most attractive garments, many of
which are desirable for Spring wear The assortment includes
plain colors, mixtures, checks,
and plaids Tight-fitting and
semi-fitting garments, in chev
iots, serges. Tweeds, broad
cloths Plain or fancy tailored,
velvet and braid trimmed; also
vest-effects, coat three-quarter
and medium lengths, skirts
fall pleated and gored The
best styles and the best suit
values that can be found any
where about town 2d Floor
$18 Tailored Suits at $ 9.85
$28 Tailored Suits at $ 1 1.45
$35 Tailored Suits at $16.45
$40 Tailored Suits at $18.45
$45 Tailored Suits at $27.50
$58 Tailored Suits at $3 1 .50
Our entire stock of Women's
Suits, values np to $ 1 50 all on
sale at low clearance prices
Allover Costumes and Wraps
at Clearance prices 2d Floor
INFLUX OF HOBOS
Portland May Be Flooded With
Vagrants.
BELIEVE CITY IS "EASY"
Chief Gritzmacher Declares Element
Must Be Dealt With Firmly and
KcpHes to Those AVho
Criticise Department.
That Portland is In danger of becom
ing the rendezvous of t all the criminal
"hobo" vagabonds and itinerant riff-raff
of tlio underworld of the raoifle North
west Is the purport of statements made
to the police yesterday by K. U. K. Sey
mour and William Burke, hobos who
beat their way Into Portland on a freight
train and were recently' arrested as
vaprants.
Word has been passed all along the
line up to Tacoma. Seattle and Vancou
ver, B. C. on the north and out to Spo
kane, Bmt and Salt Lake City on the
cast, and as far down as San Francisco
on the south, they told the chief, that
things are "easy" in Portland since the
recent complaint of several suburban
towns against the action of the Portland
police in driving y, hobos out of the city
limits. The announcement which fol
lowed by the Board of Charities that all
men would be fed and no questions asked
and work provided for those who wanted
It. is now widely known, they said. They
even beard of it more than a week ago
in St. Paul.
"The gang is congregating over the
line in Washington and has. already es
tablished two big camps near Kalama.
where there are at least 150 of them
now collected, and new recruits being
added to the bunch daily. Some of them
are lust r.oor fellows that are a little
down on their luck like wo are. but for
the most part they are pretty tough guys.
who wouldn't stop at sticking a man
tip or doing a second-story trick, said
Seymour.
In Camp at Klamath.
"The idea is that they will work the
railroads and Portland and establish a
fence in this -city and dispose of all the ,
stuff they can steal. They can come into
Portland for a few days, pull off a trick
and if the police get warm on their trail,
they can duck out Into Washington,
where it is comparatively safe for them.
You can go over to Kalama any time and
see their camps in the woods along the
railroad track, and no doubt .find a lot
of stolen stuff cached. You see this
stunt on the part of the charities guys
here gives them an excuse for dusting
into town without fear of the rockpile
or being bounced out on a train that
would take them down to Frisco or
somewhere else they didn't want to go."
This statement was made after the po
lice had questioned the men rigorously
as to why they came to Portland with
out money or prospects of work and the
warning that the penalty of vagrancy
might be a substantial sentence to the
rockpile at Kelly's Butte, and reflects the
opinion long held by the department that
one of the most serious questions with
which it has to deal is the genus "hobo."
Chief Gritzmacher points out that owing
to its constant change of scene of opera
tions, this class of criminals more than
any other eludes the efforts of the po
lice and that the only way of regulating
the public safety from their depredations
is to adopt the general plan now In vogue
In all cities of the country, that of keep
ing them on the move. While this may
seem to be a shifting of responsibility,
they declare It is the only means of pro
tecting the local communities under the
present laws relating to vagrancy.
Problem for the Police.
"Although the average citizen does not
realize it. the "hobo" presents a very
serious question to the dopartment." said
Chief Gritzmacher. "Whle the sympathy
of the average citizen is with the man
who is down and out. unless there is
some regulating influence on this lower
class- of society. It becomes more than a
mere menace to the welfare of the city.
"The police are not waging a war
against the unemployed. If those who
are offering criticism against us would
only take the trouble to look into af
fairs before they express themselves,
they would see that we are directing our
attention solely to the vicious criminal
who hides behind the plea that he can't
find work. We have many years of ex
perience with this class of people and
think we are competent to Judge between
an honest working man and the hobo.
"Both In this department and in the
Municipal Court many cases have oc
curred, recently where help has been ex
tended to the unemployed to secure work,
but the bad ones must be weeded out.
Our records show that on an average
about 20 hobos come into this city every
24 hours, and It can be readily seen that
even with the majority of these .men
being honest, the question Is one of
serious Import."
ROSE-PLANTING DAY
HENEY LECTURES TONIGHT
Government Prosecutor Will Speak
at first Congregational Church.. .
Portland people tonight will have an
opportunity to hear Francis J. Heney,
the Government's vigorous prosecutor
of evildoers. In the role of lecturer.
Under the auspices of the Municipal
Association, Mr. Keney will deliver a
lecture on "Graft vs. Good Citizenship"
at the First Congregational Church at
8 o'clock tonight. The lecture will be
free and Mr. Heney has announced
that he will give others who may dif
fer from him an opportunity to be
heard.
Aside from the interest that natural
ly centers in the lecture because of
the prominence of Mr. Heney as a
prosecutor of land-grabbers and muni
cipal spoilsmen, there is added signifi
cance to the public appearance of Mr.
Heney on the lecture platform at this
time from the" fact that he has inti
mated repeatedly that before leaving
the state he would "make good" his
implied charges again Bt Senator Ful
ton of acts inconsistent with a public
official pledged to serve the best in
terests of the people. -The freedom of
the lecture platform will give him an
opportunity to discuss less restrlcted
ly his views of public men than the
rules of court practice regarding the
relevancy and competency of evidence
will permit him to present in the
trial lie is conducting in the Federal
Court.
Primarily, Mr. Heney will give the
history of the operations of Ruef and
Schmitz. - But he will not ignore the
operations of the land-fraud boodlers
in Oregon. The trusts and the rail
roads, also, are expected to receive a
rap and the promised exposure of Sen
ator Fulton's alleged relations and
associations politically will only add
spice to the discussion.
Portland to Have Unusual Mid
Winter Ceremony.
PARK BLOCKS SET ASIDE
Five Thousand .Bashes Will Be
. Planted in Three Squares and -Win
Be Bearing by Time of
the Festival Next J tine.
As the result of the Park Board's de
cision to set aside three park blocks
for the planting of roses and .mainte
nance as permanent rose gardens, Port
land will hold one of the most unique
civic celebrations ever planned in the
United States. A day within the next
few weeks will be selected for the set
ting out of rose bushes, 6000 of them,
and In mid-Winter, when howling
blasts are sweeping through the Middle
West and East. While the event will
be similar In purpose to that of Arbor
day, no public occasion of this charac
ter has ever been observed at such
time of year, but the assurance of ex
perienced Portland rosarians has been
had that it is Just as safe to plant roses
In Portland in the middle of February
as it is almost any other season of the
year.
The Park Commissioners, at their
regular meeting yesterday, selected the
following blocks for this purpose:
Block B, between Burnside and Couch;
block 7,' between Salmon and Main;
block 15. between Montgomery and
Harrison, all bounded on the east and
west by Park and West Park streets.
Estimates submitted to the Board in
dicate that the Rose Festival Associa
tion, under whose auspices the rose
planting will be done, will have to pro
vide 5000 bushes, and these are to be
divided among the following varieties:
2500 Caroline Testouts, 2000 Ulrlch
Brunners and 500 Folkstones. Plans
for setting out 60 Red Ramblers are
also embraced in these estimates.
No time will be lost in preparing the
blocks named for the reception of the
rose sets, and men will be set to work
within a few days spading and working
up the ground into shape, and mean
time the Festival people will arrange
for gathering the rose sets at these
blocks and will also be ready , to an
nounce the rose-planting day before
the week is over.
While officers of the Festival Asso
ciation are sorely disappointed that the
Park Board has offered only three plaza
blocks for this use, they are glad to
accept them, believing that half a loaf
is betteV than none. They expect to
show by the advertising results gained
from this first venture that it is one
of the best "boosting" schemes that has
ever been undertaken in the Northwest,
and are confident that many more of
the plaza blocks will be added to these
three during the next year.
Setting out of, 5000 rose bushes on
the three blocks will mean that these
spaces will be perfect seas of bloom by
June 1, when the Festival opens.
RESTAURANTSAND HOTELS
Special reduced prices on table linens,
napkins, hemmed sheets, pillow-cases,
bedspreads, blankets, comforters; linens
and napkins hemmed free. McAUen &
McDonnell.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger's.
There are mar
kets on both sides
of the Smith Meat
Co. that have no
connection ' whatever
with that firm. All
people looking for
Smith's must avoid
those other markets.
All good Americans
trade with Smith,
the man courageous
enough to fight the
Chicago Beef Trust.
SMITH WILL
Old Horse Found, Owner
Dies in Peace
C. K. Bnllftrrt. Potmatrr of MII
vraokle, Disturbed on Deathbed
by Thought Aired Steed Im Starv
ing Animal Provided For.
ONE) of the thing which worried the
late Postmaster Cyrus K. Ballard,
of Milwaukie, during his last illness was
the disappearance of his old horse named
Prince, and 'he was only relieved
when he knew the horse had been found
and put where he would be cared for.
Just how old Prince Is nobody knows, but
be Is one of the horses with which Mr.
Ballard drove across the plains from Illf-
nols 25 years ago. It 4a estimated that
the horse is fully 35 years old and may be
older. The Postmaster took the tender
est care of the old horse, and never
worked him. The horse wandered away
when Mr. Ballard was taken sick, and the
owner feared he might be starving, but the
horse was finally found In the Portland
pound, was returned to Milwaukto and
was taken to the farm of V. Dix.
A great load was taken off the mind of
the dying man when he was told that his
faithful old horse had been recovered and
would be cared for the rest of his life.
During the funeral of Postmaster Ballard,
which was held under the auspices of the
Oddfellows lodge, business houses In,
Milwaukie were closed, and the flags of
the City Hall and schoolhouse were placed
at half-mast.
RISER CAT.FVDAKS HALF PRICK
Original photos. 48 Alder at.
EAT PORK, SMITH'S PORK, OREGDfJ PORK
The Beef Trust is bringing' in Eastern Pork by the trainload.
Bead this:
Daily Market Report. Sunday, January 26: "Packers are
purchasing practically all of their supplies in the Middle
West and are, for a time, ignoring this market altogether."
If you go to a Beef Trust market and get Eastern Pork, you have
no one but yourself to blame. Come to Smith's for Oregon Pork.
Fine Sh'lder Pork Rsts 10
Center Cut of Shoulder
Roast Pork 12
Shoulder Pork Chops 12y2
Pure Pork Sausage. .12
Hams 12Y2
Half a Hani 12
Picnic Hams ll
Cottage Hams .12!2
Breakfast Bacon. .16-17
Smith's Pure Lard in 5-lb.
pails 60
Boiling and Stew'g Beef 5
Fine Roasts of Beef. ... 8
Fine, Juicy Tenderloin
Steaks 11?
Small Porterhouse and
"T"-Bone Steaks ..12'j
Center Cuts Round St'k 10
Shoulder "Steaks ...... 8p
Smith '8 Meats Are Weighed on Honest Scales.
Frank L. Smith Meat Co.
226 Alder Street, Between First and Second Streets.
"FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST."
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