TITE MOPNIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1908.
Agents for Butterick Patterns, Nemo, Gossard, La Grecque Corsets, Harvard Mills Underwear and Perrin's Gloves; Latest Fiction $1.18
We Have Named Some Specially Low Prices for Today's Selling Event
Our hosiery stock is com
plete with the Spring styles
in ladies' and children's
hose New em broidery
styles, new tans and colors,
new checks and stripes,
new dots and rings, new
laces and drop stitch effects
We are showing the new
novelties in face veilings,
hat drapes and auto veils,
also new Russian nets and
sen sen veilings in black and
colors Prices range from
25c to $2.00 per yard and
$1.00 to $5.00 a veil
The Meier
Frank
Portland's Greatest
Mail Order House
Portland's Largest
and Best Dept. Store
3000 yards Face Veilings, in black, 'white, brown, navy, green
and red, in the Tuxedo net and chenille dotted effects;
full regular width, values up to 75c a yard, on sale for. "C
60 dozen ladies' fine Swiss-ribbed lisle-finish Vests low neck
and sleeveless styles fancy yoke and hand-finished, 0J
all sizes; regular 40c values, on sale at, the garment.
Art Needlework Department offers for today an excellent value
in ladies' Stamped Jacket, Collar and Cuff Sets to beOQ
embroidered; large assortment new patterns, sp'l., ea. vC
16
Stre
$30 New Spring Suits
Special Sale
Price $18.45
An wiequaled opportunity in
this season's styles Ladies'
Tailored Suits at a great sav-
ing A fortunate purchase
These suits just received by
express and immediately
placed on sale Ladies new
spring Tailored Suits in 26 in.
tight and semi fitting effects
Materials are fancy striped,
Panama and herringbone
Serge Colors are navy, black
brown, wine and Copenhagen
$30. values special .Tuesday
and Wednes
day at
only $ 1 8.45
A Special m Spring
and Summer Suitings
$1.25 Values Special $1.00 Per Yard
1 500 yards of new Spring
and Summer Suitings in
wool and silk and wool
light and medium shades
in the 'new stripes and
check combinations In
this lot you will find
goods for shirt waist
suits and skirts for ladies'
and misses early Spring
wear All new This
season's goods, width 42
in. to 56 in. For Tuesday
and Wed- Of
nesday, yd. p 1 WW
An opportunity to secure Spring and Summer Suitings at a special
price You will find early selection greatly to your advantage
Corset Covers Special 98c
Outing Gowns Sale $1.22
Children's Dresses at $ 1 .22
S2K5
Muslin Underwear section affords three
splendid values for today and tomorrow
Do not overlook the items and the prices-
Children's Wash Dresses Fancy stripes
and plain colors Made of best quality
Galatea cloth Trimmed in fancy braids
and buttons Ages 1 , 2 and 3 tf J
Reg, vols.. $ 1 .50-$ 1 .75, sale H
Special lot Cambric and Nainsook Corset
Covers Trimmed in dainty laces, embroid
eries. tucks and insertions, beading and
ribbon Regular $ 1.25 and $ 1.50 values
We will place these on sale whue
they last at the low price of only
98c
Outing Flannel Gowns Fancy stripes trimmed in silk, stiching
and braids-Kegnlar values $1.35 to $1.75-On fi 1
sale at the very exceptionally low value of only P
For Today and Tomorrow We Offer All of Our Remnants of Silk at One Half Price Center Aisle Tables on the Main Floor
Sale of Infants9 Wear on 2d Floor
Mothers should look upon this sale,
which starts this morning, and will
continue through the remainder of the
week, with great interest. This de
partment of Baby Things needs no
introduction to Portland shoppers. We
have provided abundantly in every
way for the little ones. We call your
special attention to the infant's com
plete outfits, which are so daintily se
lected, and include everything one
could possibly want. A list of special
prices for this week which mean a
great saving:
Infants' Open-Front Outing Flannel Wrap
pers; regular 60c values, on sale at, each.
Infants' open-front Nainsook Gowns, hem
stitched ruffle in neck and sleeves; 50c vals.
Celluloid Talcum Boxes, regular 35c values,
on sale at this low price, each
Infants' Coat Hangers, in pink, blue or
white; regular 50c values, ou sale at, each.
Infants' Flannel Shawls, regular 60c values, sale price, each. .47
Teddy Bears, regular $1.50 values, at this low sale price, ea.$1.22
Pillow Slips, regular $1.25 values, special,. 98c; and d1 no
regular $1.50 values, on sale at this low price, each. .P
Infants' Nainsook Dresses, trimmed in lace, insertion, embroidery,
beading and tucks, round or square yokes, regular $2 2?" CO
values, on sale at this unusually low price, garment. .?
Infants ' hand-crocheted Sacques,
round yoke, white, trimmed in pink
or blue regular $2.00 JJ1 A 7
values, sale P
Infants ' Crocheted Bootees, in long
lengths; regular 35c values, 0"7r
on sale at this low price . . . C
Children's Crocheted Sweater. Jack
ets, regular $2.25 values,
sale price, each
Infants' V e i 1 s, regular 75c t7f
values, on sale at, ea"ch O C
Infants' Nainsook Skirts, on waists,
with wide hand-hemstitched hem, or
embroidery ruffle with clusters of
tucks; regular $1.75 val- "I ACk
ues, on sale at, each P
47c Mf&ST1 A
29c mUrnl
39c mrzs
$1.53
LATEST BOOK THE YOKE FOR $ 1 . 1 8 GOOD READING THE BLACK BAC FOR $1.18
Mill
inery
Space would not permit of descriptions
telling you of all the beautiful crea
tions that have recently arrived.
Early selection is suggested and a
visit to our Millinery Section Is
extended to see the advanced styles in
N!w Tailored Hats suitable for early
.Spring wear. The Burgesser and Fisk
fTailored Hats, ranging in prices from
$9.00 up to $22.60. Fancy soft braid
hats in black, brown, navy and Copen
hagen blue. Prices $6.0 up to S12.50
$4.50 Table Napkins $3.65
Fine satin damask Table Napkins, 24x
24-in. size, regular $4.60 grade, sale
price, dozen S3. 65
$1.75 Bed Spreads at $1.34
Large size, hemmed Marseilles pattern
Bed Spreads, regular $1.75 grade, sale
price 81.34
SALE OF TOILET PAPER
A Few Thousand Rolls Toilet Paper at
Closlng-out Sule Prloes. A Great Savins;.
Leader Toilet Paper, Sc roll, doz.. .33
Okayed Toilet Paper, 6c roll, doz...69
The large Ondawa, 8c roll, doz 9
The small Ondawa, 4c roll, doz 45i
Large Imperial Toilet Paper, 7c roll,
dozen 79
Small Imperial Toilet Paper, 4c roll.
dozen 43
Knickerbocker, Be pkg., dozen 89c
SPECIALS FROM FOUR DEPTS. UNUSUAL BARGAINS IN
H'dk'fs.,Gloves, Ribbons, Neck wV
CLOVES AT LOW PR.ICES
Special introductory sale on Suede Lisle
Gloves with two pearl clasps and Paris
point stitching, in black, white, tan,
champagne, nile and hunter's green; all
sizes. Regular $1.25 values, on Of
sale at this special price, pair.
16-button double-tipped Milanese Silk
Gloves, Mousquetaire style, in black and
white only; all sizes; regu- 1 QQ
lar $1.75 value, Epecial, pair. .P -'
SPECIAL PRICED NECKWEAR
Broken line of Waist Fronts, Venise
Lace Collar and Cuff Sets, silk College
Ties, Tailored Stocks and Lace Rever
Sets; regular values to $1.25, Ol.
on sale at, this special price, ea.
Ladies' fine Swiss Embroidered Cuff and
Collar Sets, also a few fine embroidered
Swiss Collars, pretty styles; reg- iCp
ular 35c values,-special at, each.
Broken line of fine Lace Cuff and Collar
Sets and all silk Middy Squares, CQ.
values to $1.50 each, special, ea.
50c RIBBONS ON SALE at 31c
10,000 yards best quality all pure silk
French Faille and Messaline Taffeta Rib
bon, 5 and 6-inch width; large and varied
line of colorings; regularly 50c O "I
yard, on sale at, special, yard.
25c AND 30c RIBBONS at 16c
5000 yards best quality extra heavy silk
"Taffeta Ribbon, 3 and 4-inch widths,
suitable width for children's hair bows,
in black, white, navy, red, pink, light
blue, lavender, green, Alice blue, garnet
and old rose; regular 25c to 30o "
values, special at, the yard A VJt
BROKEN LINES of KERCHIEFS
Ladies' Swiss Handkerchiefs, lace and
embroidery trimmed edges, assorted pat
terns; the best regular 15c values, Q
at this special low price, each....'
Broken line of all pure linen hand:em
broidered Initial Handkerchiefs, pretty
designs; regular 65c and $1.00 A O
values, on sale at, special, each.''
Take Note of Prices Quoted From Our Grocery Department for this Week Phone Ex. 4 or AG 101 Prompt and Careful Attention
SALOONS OFFER AID
Will Help Council Fight Disor
derly Joints.
LINE UP WITH REFORMERS
license of E. Johnson, proprietor of the
West Coast Oyster House, on Seventh
street, near Alder. These two licenses,
therefore, will be up for action by the
Council tomorrow afternoon. Out of 14
saloons, the proprietors of which were
charged with various violations of or
dinances, these two are the only ones
recommended for revocation.
DEATH OF DR. J. S. SURMAN
Retail Liquor Dealers' Mutual 'Pro
tective Association Joins Its Ef
forts With Those of the
Municipal League.
In Its efforts to purify certain saloons
and to Improve general conditions in the
liquor business In Portland, the liquor
license committee of the Council has
been offered the co-operation of commit
tees of the Municipal League and of the
Ketail Liquor Dealers' Mutual Protective
Association. Both of these organizations
have adressed communications to the
Council committee and asked to be
granted the permission to have repre
sentatlves present to Join in the reform
work. By unanimous vote, the requests
were allowed at the meeting yesterday.
Another transfer of the troublesome
Pullman Cafe license was recommended
for passage by the committee, after a
brief debate. This time P. C. O'Mara. a
Portland man. is named as having pur
chased the resort and Its stock of liquor,
C. F. Tuck having decided that he did
not care longer to conduct the place.
The Pullman Cafe is the Alder-street es
tablishment which was for a long time
operated by John Conrad, and under his
management became one of the most no
torious saloons in the city.
Although an effort was made by Coun
cilman Rushlight to secure reconsidera
tion of the action of the committee in
recommending the .revocation of the
saloon license of Baker '& Larsen, at
Third and Taylor streets. It failed and
It is regarded as certain the Council will
revoke it. The proprietors were charged
with allowing disorderly women to con
gregate there. It was also shown during
the recent Investigation that Mr. Larsen
permitted his brother to bring In a cnlld
and that liquor was drunk at the time.
Mr. Rushlight said he thought that, in
asmuch as Mr. Baker had severed con
nection with the saloon and had sold his
interest to a Mr. Hansen, the transfer
should be granted.
The committee also declined to recon
sider its vote on the revocation of the
Veteran Portland Physician Suc
cumbs Suddenly to Heart Disease.
Dr. James S. Surman, a veteran physi
cian who practiced medicine in Portland
for 30 years, died suddenly in his room,
at 145H Third street, yesterday morning.
The deceased was a native of England
having been born In Worcestershire,
died possessed of considerable wealth
which is constituted in real estate, prac
tically all of which is situated In this
city.
MAJORITY FROM EAST SIDE
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Tile Lste Dr. 3- S. Barman.
April 29. 1MU An autopsy waa per
formed on the body by Dr. Bristow and
Dr. Yenney, which showed that death
waa due to an aortic aneurism of long
standing.
Dr. Surman never married, his only
surviving relatives being three sisters.
Two of these are Mrs. E. G. Cozzifachl.
of Liverpool, and Mrs. A. J. Rimmer. of
New Brighton. The other sister. Miss
Mary L. Surman. of Za Montgomery
street, came to Portland 18 months ago
to take care of her brothers.
Arrangements for the funeral will prob
ably not be made until his relatives in
England are heard from. The deceased
Registration Not So Heavy From the
West Side Precincts.
Thirteen thousand seven hundred
fifty-three voters have registered with
the County Clerk. Ten thousand six
hundred eight of these are Republicans,
2435 are Democrats, and 710 are mis
cellaneous. The total number who reg
istered yesterday was 876. Of these,
303 were Republicans, . 48 Democrats
and 25 miscellaneous.
The East Side continues to furnish a
majority of registrations over theWest
Side. When the books were opened
yeeterday morning, the voters east of
the river who had registered numbered
S264 more than those on the West Side.
According to Deputy .Clerk Schnei
der's report, the total registrations, in.
eluding those last week, but not In
cluding yesterday's, are as follows:
West Side Eajrt Sl&a
Ward 1 461fWard 7 144(5
Ward 2 875 Ward 8 231
Ward 8 623Ward 9 1T50
Wrd 4 108 Ward 10 1642
Ward 8 1S18
Ward 6 632 Total ........ 7187
Total 4893
Summary
WW Side 4R33
East Side 7167
Country 1U27
Total 13,377
Marine News of Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 24. The steam
ship Eva. laden with 18 tons of gun cot
ton and other explosives intended for the
fortifications at Manila, and with a
lumber cargo for Vladivostok, sailed to
night. The steamship Dode, which spent most
of last week on a bar at Port Gamble,
was towed to port today, having been
pumped out by the scow steamer Rapid
Transit.
The steamship Umatilla, Captain
Thomas Riley, arrived from San Fran
cisco today with 266 passengers and a full
freight cargo.
The Union Oil Company's tank steam
ship Whittier returned today from Ta
coma. The Blue Funnel Liner Nlngchow
shifted to port from Taooma to discharge
about 1000 tons of freight and is sched
uled to leave for Victoria early tomor
row morning. The Ningchow will return
in 10 days to load 1E.O00 cases of salmon
and a large shipment of flour for the
Orient.
The t'nlted States Agricultural Depart
ment glv employment to 9197 persons, in
1S7 It employed 99. The Bureau of Animal
Industry atone employs over 3000.
Eva Rliim tLAA mX iftin'
FEAR PACKED HALLS
Cry of Conspiracy in Precinct
Meetings.
DENIED BY C. M. IDLEMAN
Suspicion That Statement Xo. 1 Re
publicans Are Manipulating No
tices to " Control Meetings
Declared Gronndless.
Next Saturday's Republican County
Convention in Portland, will be attended
by three delegates from each of the 116
precincts. The delegates will be chosen
tomorrow night at 7:80 o'clock. In cau
cuses In the several precincts. But be
cause the caucus places in many cases
have not been properly posted and party
members do not know where to attend,
the cry has gone up that the county
central committeemen are conspiring to
pack the convention with Statement No.
1 delegates. This is denied, however, by
C. M. Idleman, chairman of the com
mittee. That the caucus notices in many cases
have not been posted in conspicuous
places and In .some not at all is the plain
fact of the matter. Anti-statement Re
publicans declare that this is a game to
get a Statement No. 1 platform In this
county and shove that doctrine down
their throats. They . demand that the
caucus places be published In the news
pspers In order that all interested Repub
licans may attend. They say that some
of the meeting places are so small that
It would be Impossible for any consider
able number of voters to gather. One of
these places Is In precinct 77. at SSi Rus
sell street, which is a small room in a
confectionery and cigar store. Another,
in Precinct 64. is at 00 East Ankeny
street, a private residence.
Chairman Idleman said last night that
the caucuses and the convention have
been given all publicity; that each com
mitteeman has promised to post the no
tices and has been supplied with the no
tices for that purpose: that the caucuses
will be open to all Republicans; that
there Is no desire' to take advantage of
any body of Republicans: that there is
no purpose of forcing Statement No. 1 on
the convention and that he believes the
convention will not adopt a Statement
No. 1 platform. Mr. Idleman said the
purpose of the convention call is the
adoption . of a platform, and no other
business. But what will be the character
of the platform he did not know.
NEED A RIFLE RANGE
Commercial CInb Acts With the Na
tional Guard.
The matter of securing a rifle range
In the vicinity of Portland for the use
of the United States Army and Navy
and the National Guard of Oregon, was
discussed at length at the meeting of
the board of governors of the Commer
cial Club yesterday. A committee to be
named later was authorized to comer
with a similar committee from the Ore
gon National Guard for the purpose of
investigating various sites suitable for a
rifle range.
The Club's action was in response to a
request from Adjutant-General W. E.
Finzer, of the Oregon National Guard, in
which he referred to the fact that the
National Guard has had no suitable rifle
range for a number of years. The Adjutant-General
also calls attention to the
fact that there is no rifle range at Van
couver Barracks at the present time and
that the establishment of such works
near Portland, affording target practice
for marines, would have the effect of
bringing Naval vessels to this port.
The uncompleted condition of the de
fenses at the mouth of the Columbia
River was discussed and a resolution
passed urging that the Oregon delegation
In Congress use Its influence to secure
the necessary appropriation for tne early
completion of these defenses. The reso
lution Is as follows:
"Whereas. The safety of the valleys of the
Columbia and Willamette livers against hoe
tile Invasion from the Pacific Ocean depends
upon the defenses at the mouth of the Colum
bia, and '
Whereas, These are etlll in an uncompleted
condition, owing to lack of Congressional ap
propriation in past years, and
Whereas. The City of Portland, with its
great wealth, natural resources and strategic
position, offers peculiar advantages to a for
eign enemy attempting to establish himself
on this Coast, and
Whereas. The amount of S24K.2ft2 has been
estimated u necessary to continue work on
the much-needed defenses at the mouth of
the Columbia, and the amount of fl.266.2o6
is further required to bring these defenses to
full completion: therefore, be tt
Resolved, by tbe board of governors of the
Portland Commercial Club, that the Senators
and Representatives of the State of Oregon
urge the appropriations above named In the
bills now before Congress, or to be intro
duced, and to use their utmost endeavors to
Impress upon the proper Congressional com
mittee the necessity and propriety of. com
pleting at the very earliest date the artillery
defenses above mntlond.
The Commercial Club has become In
terested in the movement for' the better
ment of public roads, and at the meet
ing yesterday the board of governors dis
cussed the plan of inaugurating a cam
paign among the 'various commercial
bodies throughout the state to Induce
them to take a more active interest In
the Improvement of highways.
The bill of Congressman Jones, of
Washington, granting authority to con
struct a dam across the Snake River at
Five-Mile Rapids was also discussed at
yesterday's meeting. The Club has been
urged by the Pasco Commercial Club to
indorse the bill. A committee of three,
to be chosen later, was authorized to in
vestigate the matter, with full power to
act for the Club In recommending or re
jection of the bill.
Tacoma Shipping Xotes.
T A COMA, Wash., Feb. 24. The harbor
master's report for January, which was
issued today, shows the business of this
port to have exceeded that of the corres
ponding month for last year by 11,994,
132. The gain has been In both exports
and imports. The ocean commerce of the
Dort for January. 1908, totaled $4,620,956.
The British steamer Strathspey arrived l
at the Tacoma smelter this afternoon
with 3000 tons of copper and silver ore
from Mollendo. After discharging she
will proceed to Victoria to finish dis
charging nitrate.
The French ship Jacobsen. which
reached the Sound Friday from San
Francisco, arrived in port tonight. She
will take a cargo of grain for the United
Kingdom.
The French bark Pierre Antonlne will
leave port tomorrow for the United
Kingdom with 112,000 bushels of wheat
valued at 94.0S0.
Asks $4500 for Three Fingers.
John Marcy Is suing the Peninsula
Lumber Company. The suit waa
brought in the Circuit Court yesterday.
Marcy wants 14500 for the loss of three
fingers. He says he worked for the
company for three months prior to
February 23, 1906. On that date, whil
be was working as off-bearer behind
a lath-bolter, he says, the three flngere
were so badly mangled that amputa
tion was necessary.
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.
"FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
226 Alder Street, Between First and Second Streets.
When you are looking for Smith's, see that Smith's name is over the
door. and then come in. The markets on both sides of us have no con
nection with the firm.
SMITH'S DELICIOUS SUGAR-CURED BREAKFAST
BACON 15
Absolutely pure and fresh. Put up from Oregon's Prize Porkers.
This is the first time that Bacon has been sold for this price in Port
land, and what is more, it'B the best Bacon you ever ate.
HAMS, PERFECT IN QUALITY, 12V2
You can buy half a ham for the same price .12V
Sliced Ham, cut from the center of the ham 25
Picnic Hams lli
Sliced Smoked Shoulders 15f
BEEF
We can give you Beef from 32 up, but the very cheapest meats
you can buy are the steaks that we offer at 8c, 10S 11 and
l212. They are cheap, because there is so little bone to them, no
excess of fat and so little waste. The flavor is delicious, and they are
famous for being tender and juicy. Try a Rolled Roast of Round
Steak, or take home a Smith's Sirloin or Porterhouse Steak for dinner.
When you want the best-tasting piece of meat to be had, buy a
Prime Rib ILoast at Smith's at 10? per pound.
CLEAN, .FRESH OREGON MEATS AT SMITH 'S WEIGHED
UPON CORRECT SCALES.