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THE- MORXTXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, MARCH 3. 1908.
We Are Portland Agents for Pen-ins' Gloves ;Butterick Patterns; Gossard, LaGrecque, Nemo and Estelle Corsets; Ostermoor Mattresses
We are showing Spring novelties in
women's tailored suits and high-class
costumes Newest creations m mill
ineryWomen's tailored whitewaists
Complete assortment children's wear
SHOPPING GUIDE
FOR. TUESDAY
TfieM
eier (!& Frank Store
SHOPPING GUIDE
FOR. TUESDAY
Telling You of Only a Portion of the Great Savings to Be Effected Here Today
Great Sale Women's Hosiery
Women's tan Lisle Hose, full fashioned leg and O'Jg,
foot; double sole; regular 3oc quality, at, the pair."'
Women's fine gauze Lisle Hose, fast black, garter A Eg
top, fashioned leg; sizes 8y2 to 10; 6.V vasue, pair.
I Women's extra fine quality black Lace Hose in the AJf
boot and allover effects, sizes 8' 2 to 10; 6oc vals., pr.
Women's fine quality pure Silk Hose, garter top and fash
ioned foot; colors, black, white, sky, pink, red, d"! OQ
purple, tan; sizes S': to 10; $2.00 values, pair. .
Curtains, Portieres
$6 VALUES $4.85 $4.50 VALUES $3.35
$6.00 Marie Antoinette Lace Curtains, either in white or
eeru; ten of the best Spring patterns to select C1 fiC
from; 48 inches wide, 2Y2 yards long, the pair. .PHtOJ
Regular $4.50 Portieres, double-faced tapestry, fringed top
and bottom, all popular colorings brown, myr- J0 OP
tie, olive and reds; 45 inches by 3 yards; pair. pOJJ
Shah Pongee Silk Sale
$1.25 Quality, Special $ 1 .00
This is a pure silk fabric of beautiful luster, one of the most
popular of the many rough weaves. It is especiallv, adapted
for separate waists and shirtwaist suits. We are showing a
beautiful assortment of colors cream, white, pink, navy,
brown, grav. lavender, tan. Alice, Copenhagen d1 ff
and -black;"the regular $1.25 value, at, the yard. .P 1
This season's newest in women's kid
gloves In high-class neckwear In
beautiful ribbons In belts, handbags,
laces and embroideries, dress goods,
silks, Summer materials at low prices
Draperies at Great Reductions
Three great lots of Cretonne and Linen Taffeta. To make
room for the new stock, we will t)l 100 patterns of these
goods at much less than they can be bought for today:
25c foreign and domestic Cretonnes, in light grounds
with floral designs, on sale at this low price, yard. 1JC
50c foreign Cretonnes and Cotton Taffetas, light and OCS
medium grounds; floral designs; on sale at, yard.
60c Linen Taffeta, ecru ground with pink, blue, red OQ.
and yellow floral patterns; on sale at. special, -yard.
The Meier Frank Store's Great Display of Spring Novelties for the Season of 1908 in All Departments of This Establishment
Sale French Underwear
Today in our Muslin Underwear Section we will offer unparalleled
bargains in Cambric Drawers in three qualities at special reduced prices.
PetticoatsTChemise and Gowns at prices that are bound to interest you
NEW UNDERWEAR
French hand-m a d e
Gowns, made of best
quality French per
cales, with hand-embroidered
yoke ef
fects, made low-neck
styles, with hand
embroidered scallops
and eyelets, d r a wn
with- ribbon, and
short sleeves ; also
some high-neck and
Ion g-sleeve styles ;
regular $6 and $6.50
values, d Of
special.. 1
French h a n d-made
Chemise, with hand
embroidered scallops
and evelets, drawn
with ribbon; $2 val
ues, sp'l SI. 69
Special lot ladies' white Cambric Underskirts, made with wide flounces of embroidery,
clusters of small tucks, lace insertions and edgings. Regular values $2.50 $1 QD
o -7i ,oh tolo at this Krvpcinl mice, the srarment take advantage. . .r
Three snecial lots in ladies' fine Cambric and Nainsook Drawers, made with wide ruffles,
;; a ; .mkrv oik! Wp. tucks mid insertions, on sale at the following low prices:
Ree. $1.75 value, sp'l., S1.22 Reg. $1.25 value, sp'l., 9S Reg. 60c value, sp'l., 39
INSPECT THE
RECEIVED clTi) Wt J
JUST
SECOND
FLOOR
Gloves at Reduced Prices
$3 Values $2. 1 9; $ 1 .25 Values 95c
Women's washable chamois'Merry Widow." soft gaunt
let gloves, elastic wrist; decorated with three large pearl
buttons at the top Natural and white (J 1 A
Regular $3, special for today at low price
An unequaled value in good, durable women's one-clasp
heavy cope gloves, "Dent's" styles, spear-point Q C
backs, extra good quality, regular $ 1 .35, special
An excellent offering in women's one" large pearl button,
washable chamois gloves, regular $ 1 .25 values, Q
special for today at extremely low price per pair JC
75c Veilings at 29c
GREAT VALUES for TODAY
3000 yards beautiful ' Face Veilings in
the Tuxedo nets, hairlines and chenille
dotted effects. Colors are black, white,
brown, navy', sky, green, red; OQ.
regular values up to 75c, at, y.d. v
Blankets Low Priced
$6.00 values in -500 pairs full size Oregon
grav mottled Wool Blankets, C1 QC
regular $6, at, special, pair..V"'y
$9.00 values in 150 pairs extra large size
white Saxony Wool Blankets, pink and
blue border; regular price ly 1 f
$9, on sale at, special, pair. .P vF
' '
Silk Ribbon
Sale Today
10,000 Yards
35c Qual
ity, Today
3c
10,000 yards all silk Moire Ribbon, 5 inches wide, brown.
navy, cardinal, garnet, blue, pink, champagne, Copen
hagen, Alice, Nile, myrtle, old rose, purple, mais, reseda,
white, cream and black; for hair bows and hat
trimming Regular 35c values on sale today
23c
Sale Robes, Laces, Embroideries
The great sale of Laces, consisting
of the French Vals.. is more than
unusual at the price quoted The
pointed reductions on Batiste and
Linen robes should not be over
lookedOur Lace sales always at
tract wonderfully and the 3(300 yds,
of Nainsook, Cambric and Swiss will
produce lively selling for today
3000 yards of Embroidery, Nainsook, Cambric
and Swiss, from 2 to 5 inches, values "T
from 10c to 25c, on sale for, the yard.. C
500 dozen French Val. Lace, from one-half to
one inch wide; regular values to $1, OC
on sale at this special low price, yard. 0JI
The Great Sale of Robes Batiste and Linen
The Regular $25.00 Values, Special Sale Price . $21.85
The Regular $27.00 Values, Special Sale Price $24.95
The Regular $33.00 Values, Special Sale Price . $29785
The Regular $35.00 Values, Special Sale Price $31.85
The Regular $40.00 Values. Special Sale Price $34.75
Beauty Pins, regular 75c value, at . .43
Brooches, Waist Sets, Belt Pins, OQ.
regular values up to $1, at.
etc.
Back Combs, regular $2.00 'value. .69
Back Combs, regular 50c value, at. .100
Brooches and Pins, reg. 25c value. .120
Specials for Today in the Stationery Dept.
Evangeline Linen Pound Paper, 90 sheets to the pound; regular 60c lb., special. .39
Envelopes to match, on sale at this special low price, package take advantage. ..120
Dennison's Tissue Paper Napkins, on sale at this low price special, per 100- 70
Oregon Souvenir Tablets, regular 15c value, on sale at this special price, each 60
Eaton-Hurlbut's two-tone Linen Tablets, double Winthmp,regular 25c, special.. 190
Envelopes to match the above paper, on sale at this low price take advantage. .120
The Largest and Best Assortment of Books in the City The Newest Fiction at the Lowest Prices Book Section on First Floor
HITS WATER BOARD
Judge Cleland's Ruling Will Re
duce Revenues.
FLAT RATE PUT IN EFFECT
Meier Charge Will Apply Only in
Cases . Where It Is Necessary, to
Check Waste Supply 'City"
I zoses Many Thousands.
Circuit Judge Cleland's recent decision
on water rates has hit the Water Board
a heavy blow. At a special meeting of
the ' Board, held yesterday afternoon, it
vii shown that the receipts, as the rales
will be governed in future, will run from
$21,000 to JoS.000 a year below the usual
amount. However, the charge to con
sumers has already been fixed to comply
with the ruling of the court.
In effect, J u dire Cleland decided that it
is Illegal for the Water Board to charge
a flat rate and a meter rate at one and
the same time, and he held that the city
must charge Only one rate; it may fix a
meter rate or a flat rate, as It may be
. deem best.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon the
members voted to put into Immediate ef
fect a fiat rate to all consumers, and in
cases where there is waste of the supply,
the water Is to be shut off. Meters are
'to be used merely as a check to wtste.
and persons disregarding the rules of the,
Board will find the water turned off, and.
in all probability, will be arrested and
prosecuted in the Municipal Court.
A new reservoir is to be constructed on
' Portland Heights, and Superintendent
Dodge, of the Water Department, sug
gested that the work be done by con
tract. This, he explained, would enable
. the successful bidder to furnish work for
some of the unemployed men of the city.
After brief discussion. It was decided
hv the Board to instruct the engineer of
the water department to draw up plans
nnd specifications. Bids will be called
for by advertising and the contract will
be let within the next month. Superin
tendent Dodge stated that there will be
plenty of work for the civil service em
ployes of the Water Department, aside
from the building of the reservoir, and
he believed it would serve a good pur
pose to let the contract on bids.
Additional Jurors Drawn.
It was necessary to draw 25 additional
jurors In the Circuit Court yesterday
morning when the roll, containing the
names of the 61 who were to serve dur
ing the March term, was called. Only 31
Jurors reported, but IS of the absent 20
had been excused by Juitee Cleland.
Bench warrants wet issued for- the
others, bat three of them presented good
reasons for their non-attendanoe. The
additional jurors drawn are as follows:
J. W. Brown. M. F. Brady. I. Buell.
. Themas J. R. Cox. -H. A- Chapman. S..
n. Oarnahan. George: W. Cummings. P. I
E. Clinkett. H. M. Clinton, H. Dia
mond. J. H. Dietz. Frank Damein. W.
D. Davis, H. S. Douthlt, Albert Esch
man. H. 8. Bdmondson. F. EhUnger,
Charles H. Fraas. Carey L. Howe, J.
Higgins. Alfred Howard. W. O. Jeffs,
Gus Rlchey, D. Tallman, Fred. T. Horse
man. -
RADDiNG IS OUT ON BAIL
Man Convicted of Conspiracy
Against Mayor Puts Up 1000.
E. E. Padding, convicted of conspir
ing . to ruin the .reputation of Mayor
Lane, was released from jail yester
day morning; on 1000 cash bail, his at
torney. Seneca Fouts, depositing 600
in gold and $400 in currency with the
Countv Clerk. The verdict against
Raddlng and Mrs. Belle Waymlre was
returned last Tuesday night. 'and their
bonds were immediately raised from
$500 to $1000. Badding at once ap
plied his bail to that of Mrs. Way-mire,
thus releasing her. He said his, bail
would be forthcoming the next morn
ing, but he has been in Jail several
davs. Neither Raiding nor Attorney
Ko'uts are inclined to say who Is fur
nishing the bail.
Yesterday afternoon Seneca Fouts
filed in the Circuit Court a motion for
a new trial on the technical ground
that counsel for the defendants were
not present when the verdict -ws read,
and therefore could not poll the jury.
Patrick Bruin is named as the star wit
ness in the new trial, should such be
obtained. He is said to have heard
statements from Mayor Lane regard
ing his reason for inviting Mrs. Way
mire to his downtown office at such
frequent intervals. Other persons are
also said to know some "inside facts
regarding the' Waymlre-Lane affair,
whose knowledge had not come to the
attention of the attorneys for the de
fense at the time of the recent trial.
These persons are said to be occupants
of the Hamilton building, where Dr.
Lane's office is located, but their
names are not given.
Not the Accepted Design.
PORTLAND. Or.. March 2. (To the.
Editor.) In Sunday's Oregonian ap
pears an illustration taken from a de
sign submitted by us in a recent com
petition held by the Portland Arcnitec
tural Club, for the architectural treat
ment of Sixth street for the Rose Festi
val. It was stated that the design was
that selected by the club and by the
Rose Festival committee. This is a mis
statement, a -misundesstanding on our
part.
None of these designs submitted have
been accepted by either the Architec
tural Club or the Rose Festival com
mittee at this writing.
M'NAVGHTON. RAYMOND & . LAW
RENCE. Railroad Work at Eugene.
EUGENE. Or.. March 2. (Special.)
The work of moving the old Southern
Pacific depot to make way for the
erection of the new $10,000 structure
began today. Men and teams also be
gan the Springfield extension of the
Eugene Eastern Railway, which will
be rushed to completion.
HERBERT KELCEY AT HIS ZENITH
IN "THE WALLS OF JERICHO"
And He Attains True Greatness, Says Arthur A. Greene, in His Delivery
of the "Denunciation" Speech.
I . Metxger. jeweler, optician. 342 Wash.
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
HERBERT KELCET is a most un
actoresque sort of man, both on
and off the stage. He's scarcely
a whit different in his dressing-room
than he is during the time he holds his
audience in the grip of his genius as
an exponent of the restrained, natural
and best methods of acting. He has
not visited Portland in some years,
about five 1 believe, appearing here
last in "Sherlock Holmes."
For 29 years he has been a leading
factor in the. development of the mod
ern American stage, although English
born. He came to New York from
Drury I.sne, London, where he had
previously appeared as understudy to
Wilson Barrett and Sir Augustus
Harris. He was brought over by Lester
Wallack and appeared with the best
artists of that time under the Wallack
auspices. It was not long, however,
until he reached stellar honors and,
since his first venture in "A, Coat of
Many Colors," he has steadily grown,
both in his profession and in the hearts
of the people of his adopted homeland.
It seems to me that the very, zenith
of his career has been reached in "The
Walls of Jericho," and more explicitly
in the few momenta when he attains
true greatness in the denunciation
scene. The text of that speech, with
some omissions and the disadvantages
of imperfect shorthand runneth tn this
wise:
"I've had enough of these companions
of yours, these wretched, sexless women,
who do nothing but flirt and gamble, these
childless wives, who grudge the time it
costs them to bring a baby into the world.
I've had enough of their brainless, in
decent talk where everything , good is
turned into ridicule and each word has a
double meaning. I've had enough of this
existence of ours in town and country
where all the men make love to their
neighbors wives. I've done with it done
with it all and so have you.
"Haven't I had to stand by and see it
all. year after year? Oh, yes. we've lived
in a very amart set, and I dare say
there have been one or two more who re
spected the seventh commandment, and
merely played with Are. And most hus
bands, no doubt, are content that their
wives should neglect them, as you have
neglected me never give them a thought,
have no time to look after their child.
There's our baby upstairs you allowed
a strange woman to give him her milk, so
that you could play bridge and go danc
ing. You see him a few minutes each
day you've so much to do.
"As for me. the schemes I've had at
heart my hopes and ambitions it's a
long time now since I've dared speak of
them. I've been poor, foolish Jack, who
didn't play cards or waltz. I was dull
and a bore. But the first fop who came
along, the first smirking dandy, who
could whisper and ogle and tell you tid
bits of scandal he was amusing and
pleasant.
"It's pleasure, pleasure, pleasure from
morning to night, from one year's end to
another. You and your friends forget for
what purpose God made you and turn to
mere empty dolls. Well. I say. to hell
with all this. You're my wife and not my
mistress. 1 married because I wanted a
mate and a partner and I'm tired of the
life we've led, in which you ve been
neither. - And so we'll go, we two. We'll
leave this rotten West End. We'll go
back to nature and begin things over
again."
This is the great speech which leads
up to the denoument of one of the few
really purposeful dramas, that have .been
written in EngliEh In a score of years.
The lines gain infinite force when read
in Mr. Kelcey's masterly manner.
HEAVY SNOW IN SOUTH
j
STAGE AXD MAIL SERVICE COM
PLETELY BLOCKED.
Crescent City Stage Buried in Six
Feet of Snow Heavy Loss of
Stock Is Feared.
GRANTS PASS, Or., March 1 (Special)
Snow has been falling for nearly 50
hours in the mountains around Grants
Pass. : completely demoralizing stage and
rural communication and delaying all
malls by star routes.
Marooned in the side of a mountain in
over six feet of snow, the Crecent City
stage stands, deserted by its passengers
and driver. No mail has been received
from Coast points for two days. A re
lief stage will be' sent out in the morn
ing and will go as far as the weather will
permit.
It is reported that on the summit of the
mountain the snow is 12 feet deep, and un
less there is a change, it will be several
days before communication can be es
tablished with outside points.
Coming so late in the season, and at a
time when the stockmen are unprepared,
there is liable to be a great loss of
range stock. A sudden rise in temper
ature with a Chinook wind is sure to
bring high water and interfere with rail
road traffic.
UPHOLDS OREGON DECREE
Appellate Court Rules on Insurance
Controversy.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. In sus
taining the decree of the Ignited States
Court of Oregon today. Judges Ross.
Morrow and De Haven, as the Circuit
Court of Appeals, held that the "loss
payable" clause In an insurance policy
is not comnatlble with the clause which
provides that, unless the ownership of
the property insured Is in the assured,
the policy of the insured is void, and no
loss under it can be collected unless
what is known as a "union mortgage
clause" is made a part of the policy.
The case in point was the appeal of
Daniel Brecht, plaintiff in error, against
the Law Union & Crown Insurance Com
pany, defendant in error.
The verdict of the jury in the United
States Circuit Court of Western Wash
ington, which awarded Mary R. Laven
der. Charles Stanley and Samuel Barlo
$5-500 damages from the Pugtet Sound
Navigation Company for the drowning
of R. O. Leonard at Olga, a port in Pu
get Bound, was also affirmed.
The decree of the District Court of
Montana in the case of Herbert Strain
against H. 6. Palmer et al. was also
affirmed, sustaining the judgment of the
lower court in making a final order and
decree in a receivership . matter.
Extend Salem's Paved Area.
SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.) The
City Council tonight ordered the paving
of State street from Front street to
Twelfth street, nine blocks; and Com
mercial street from Trade street to Cen
ter street, Ave blocks: also Center street
from Commercial street to Front street,
one block, and Liberty street from State
street to Court street, one block. This
will give Salem 19 blocks of paved streets.
FARE IS STILL IB -CENTS
MILWACKIE PEOPLE LOSE FOR
TIME BEIXG IX COURT.
O. W. P. Granted Injunction Against
Railroad Commission's Order Re
ducing, Fare to Five Cents.
- SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.) Judge
Galloway tonight granted a temporary
injunction against the Oregon Railway
Commission enjoining it from putting Into
immediate effect the reduction of 5 cents
in passenger fares from Portland to Mll
waukie and various other places on the
Oregon Water Power lines.
The temporary injunction was granted
upon the argument of F. T. Griffith, of
Oregon "City, attorney for the compan
who based his petition upon the groun:
that if the court, after a hearing upol
the merits, should find that the rale
established by the Commission are un
reasonable. t the company would suffer ir
reparable injury and loss by reason of
the lower rates having been effective in
the meantime. He asked that existing
rates be permitted to remain until a hear
ing can be had upon the merits.
The Commission was represented by Attorney-General
Crawford. Clyde B.
Aitchison and Sp wall and Gillner, whi
argued that the Commission's decision is
prima facie evidence that the rates fixed
are reasonable. Hearing on the merits
was set for March 12.
Spokane 33, Walla Walla 22.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. March 2
(Special.) The Spokane High School bas
ketball team tonight defeated- the Walla
"Walla High School by a score of 33 to
22. At the end of the first. halt the score
stood 20 to 6 in favor of Spokane, but tne
Walla Walla team rallied and outplayed
the visitors in the second half.
SMITHS DAILY ROUND-UP
EDITED BY THE FRANK L SMITH MEAT CO.
" FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST
226 Alder Street, Between First and Second Streets
VOL. 1. NO. 27.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MARCH 3. 1908.
PRICE YOUR PATRONAGE
To the Public:
Every day we are approached by peo
ple who ask what is the meaning of
this meat war? Whom are you fight
ing?. We take this means of explaining
our case to the Portland public.
From 189 Frank L. Smith has been
engaged in the meat business in this
city. He is a native son of Oregon,
this is his home town. Previous to
19.1 he was a strictly wholesale
butcher selling meat to the retail mar
kets of the city. The Chicago Beef
Trust came to Portland and demanded
that, every retailer In the city buy
from them only. Some of the butchers
who insisted on patronizing Smith
were obliged to pay the Trust a fine
of from : to $:!5 in gold coin, and this
in America, the land of the free. At
the same time the retailers were hand
ed a 8chedule of high prices at which
all were obliged to sell so that every
body "will make money." Smith then
opened a retail market and offered
meat to the public at wholesale prices.
How the people came to Smith s and
how thev staved by him. and how they
helped him in his fight against the
world-famed monopoly, the Beef Trust,
is a storv that is being interwoven
with the history of Portland. The Beef
Trust appointed an agent to try to buy
out Smith, and this iff the argument
the agent used: "If you don't sell out
we will put a market right up against
vou and drive vou out, and if one mar
ket can't do the work, we will put tn
another on the other side of you. Smith
would not sell out. Smith will never
sell out, nor . will they ever be able to
drive Smith out. Walt and see! We
want your trade, reader, be it little cr
much, every little counts. Hundreds of
Portland's 'merchants and best people
have offered us their. moral support and
pledged us their patronage. You will
see them any hour of the day at
Smith's. Said an old-time merchant
-not long ago: "Smith. I hope, you will
j lick tht-m plumb back to the Ftncky
Mountains. !t them see that West
ern people have. Western grit, and that
I we w ill stand together for our rights
when we must."
FRANK L SMITH MEAT CO.
LENTEN FISH
Buy -at Smith's.. No cold-storage nor , frozen fish at
Smith's. If we could not give you fresh fish we
Avould not give you any.
Royal Chinook Salmon 15
Halibut, 3 lbs. for 25
Perch 10f?
Catfish 15f
California Smelt . . 10
Flounders 10e
Sole ',.....100
Razor Clams, 2 dozen.. 25
Hardshell Clams, per lb. 50
Olympia Oysters, pint 30c
MEATS
Extra Choice Roasts of Pork
Other Cuts of Pork from
Smith's Own Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon
Smith's Hams or Half -Hams
Sliced Ham, from the center
Tender Round Steak
Porterhouse Steaks and "T"-Bone Steaks
Tenderloin Steaks '.
Other Cuts of Beef from
.100 to 150
. .50 to 100
...15c
12U,0
. . . . 250
100
.V; ...12lo0
L..,tl2lZ0
. . . .30 to 8c
PLENTY OF VEAL PLENTY OF IAMB