Morning Oregonian., April 10, 1908, Page 13, Image 13

THE MOKXTXG OKEGOXIAX, FRIDAY, ATOIIj lO, 190.
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S APPEARING
Since Ortobpr 28 Hie bank pnnic this big store, like
many others, hns bren in financial darkness. The strain
has been terrific the efforts put forth tremendous
to keep this big plant from striking the' roek of finan
cial ruin to save this store for Portland and its cus
tomers. The two banks we deal with have stood loy
ally by ns our thousands of customers have been gen
erous in their patronage and coteries of "Sliylcks"
who have been impatiently sitting around in a circle.
ops, thmkinc each day that the next would surely give them the
-coveted opportunity to pick the bones of this grand store, are doomed to disap
tment. Ve have nearly paid out 100 cents ou the dollar, but we want
DAYLIGHT
J3m .-iu y mspi
$7500 THIS WEEK
And to fret it quick and to celebrate the first, glimpse of daylight we have had for
five months, we will give remarkable bargain sales each day this week. Three weeks
ago we sold to an outside dealer our entire remnant odd and end stocks of under
wear, waists, hosiery, and cleaned it out every scratch. We now open these depart
ments and lines again with brand-new, fresh stock (guess some didn't expert this)
and to celebrate and advertise the fact they go on genuine bargain sale prices.
WE WANT $7500 THIS WEEK
To dlear the 100 cents on the dollar. People, it's up to you we've done onr part.
Ionk at the offerings right in the height of the season.
YOU'LL GIVE IT TO US, WE THINK
FOR FRIDAY ONLY
YOUR CHOICE OF OUR ENTIRE REMAINING STOCK OF
LADIES' SUITS
TODAY
ONLY
TODAY
ONLY
'mkrWKk-Mi HI
Your choice of any Tailored
Waist in the house
TODAY
ONLY
GJ1 (JE
TODAY
ONLY
Regular $5.00 Silk Petticoats at
TODAY
TODAY
Regular 50c Hose, all colors, at
OC TODAY
Your choice of any Skirt
in the house TODAY ......
MERCHANT TAILORING DEPT.
MEN'S SUITS
TO ORDER
We are making hundreds of them and can
make hundreds more. If you need a suit
YOU CAN HELP US
By Giving in an Order And Notice
We have a special proponilion on men's
Suits whereby you can fret two for one. For
information regarding this apply in person
to the manager of this company, Mr. J. M.
Acheson.
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL
1
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GOMPAOT
CORNER FIFTH
AND ALDER STS.
DECORATE SIXTH STREET
X1jXj BE MAOK CO cut of hon
or FOK ROSE FESTIVAL.
Business Firms Vrgcd to Attend
Ma Meeting Monday ight to
Make Arrangements.
Pimm are now on foot to make Sixth
street from the Postofflce to Burn side
trcet the court of honor for the week of
the Rosh Festival, June 1 to June ti.
With a view of dedicating this
thorouphfarc for this spare to the festivi
ties that are to be hold during the week,
the business firms along the street are
uvjred to attend a mass meeting to he
h"M at the parlors of the Commercial
Club, nexi Monday evening, at 8 o'clock.
So far as Arrangement have been made
the plan !s to reserve the entire street
for the ten Mocks as a place where the
principal street pimeants of the week may
held, and to this end the merchants
are to be asked to co-operate in the
work of decorating and illuminating the
street. A considerable number of the
business houses along the street has
already been enlisted in behalf of the
movement and it is altogether likely that
a scheme of sumptuous decoration and
Ughting; ill he devised as an ultimate
result of next Monday's session."
The passage of the ordinance ap
propriating $260 for an "arch of welcome
at the Union Depot is, a signal triumph for
the R'se FVstival management, for the
reason that they have worked for this
improvement for many months past and
expect to bring it about that some of the
public-spirited citizens will put up the
funds to make It a permanent feature.
The opening ceremonies including the
welcome tt Rex are to be held at the
"arch of welcome" and at this point
Mayor l.ane will turn the keys of the
city over to His Majesty for the week
of pleasure and revelry.
A preliminary report has been received
from O. B Thomas who in representing
the festival m the Willnmeue towns, and
the indications are that most of the
communities along" the r-Hite of ;he South
ern Fuel tie will come in and participate
in the Festival.
POLITICAL RALLY TONIGHT
Republicans to Hold Rig Meeting at
Merrill's Hall, Seventh and Oak.
The Republican rally to be giren to
night at Merrill's Hall, corner Seventh
and Oak streets, under the auspices of
the Sixteenth Precinct Republican Club,
promises to be the largest gathering that
has been given so far during this cam
paign. The club, though young, is very
aetiv, and promises to be in the fight
for th Republican party from now until
the June and November elections.
The officers of the club are: Preident,
" H. Monroe: vice-president. D. A.
Tufts', secretary and treasurer. r.
Xickim; executive committee, F. E. An
derson. K. Waterstraat. I... A. Wheeler;
committee on rally. Charles E. Lockwood.
William E. Connelly, Frank Anderson.
J. P. Kavanaugh, City Attorney, will
be the speaker. Among others for short
speeches will be eoc-Govemor T. T. Geer,
George S. Shepherd, and other candidates
for state, county and district offices. Be
tween speakers. Judge Frank D. Hennes
sy and others will sing. As so many can
didates have accepted the invitation to
address the meeting, it will be necessary
to limit, their speeches to five minutes
each. The meeting will be called at 7:30
o'clock. Everybody invited.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
Why Railroad Experience Is a Valu.
able Equipment of a Kail road
Commissioner.
When a man wants to build a house
he empiovs an architect. If he needs
a suit of clothes he consults a tailor.
It Is expert knowledge that counts.
It is g-enerally conceded that the
State Board of Railroad Commission
ers, in order to make its work effec
tive, should have at least one mem
ber possessing; practical knowledge of
transportation matters in their vari
ous relations to employes, shippers
and the traveling public. It is the
fact that W. H. Hurlburt possesses
such knowledge, gained through over
3Ti years of experience in every de
partment of railroad work construc
tion, operating and traffic that makes
him the strangest candidate for the
office of Railroad Commissioner in
this district. His experience and
knowledge would make him an invalu
able member of the Board.
Mr. Hurlburt is 'not now connected
with, or interested in, any transpor
tation company, cither directly or In
directly, and -therefore; in a position to
render the state the best possible
service..
SEE
That cpnulnp Stpinway Piano, in fine
condition, for $92.50 at Keed-Frennh
Piano Mfg. Co.. 6th and Burnsule Sts.
A fine prsctice piano for beginner.
MT. HOOD BREWING CO.
Has a fine brew of bock beer bottled
In ntr.ts and nuarts. which will be
ready for the market on April 13.
C. S. Fee "Will 'Arrive Today.
Charles "S. Fee, passeneer traffic man
ager for the Southern Pacific Company,
with headquarters at San FVaneisco. will
reach Portland this morning In the private
car Sunset from Chicago. He will stop in
Portland for a few days and will be in
consultation - with local passenser offi
cials of the Harriman system. It Is
expected that Mr. Fee will be able to
throw some light on the troublesome grate
way question since he has' been in con
ference with Traffic Director Stubbs and
other head officials of the Harriman
system in Chicago.
Perfect fitting (lasses II at Msiiger'a.
STEALS VAUGHN S THUNDER
COUXCIIiMAX BKXXETT CALLS
VP AIRBRAKE OllDIXAXCK.
Pet Measure of Democratic Momber
Taken in Hand by One of (lie So
Callcd "Solid Ten" of Council.
Councilman Vaughn's thunder was
unexpectedly stolen yesterday after
noon by Councilman Bennett, who
knew that his Democratic colleague
would sooner or later call up the air
brake ordinance, which had long been
slumbering on the table. This Mr.
Vaughn has done at every meeting of
the assembly for weeks, and had an
nouncpd that he would continue to do
so until some deposition were made
of the measure. - Mr. Bennett took oc
casion, before Mr. Vaughn had an op
portunity, to bring up the matter.
After some discussion it was taken
from the table and was referred to the
committee on health and police, with
Instructions to report at the next regu
lar meeting of the Council.
Councilman Vaughn seemed disap
pointed when Mr. Bennett arose and
moved that the airbrake ordinance be
taken from the table and either put on
final passage or be referred to a com
mittee. Because of the fact that Mr.
Vaughn has harped on this subject
at much length for several successive
sessions, although helplessly in the
minority, a general laugh occurred
when it was called up by Mr. Bennett,
a member of the so-called "solid ten."
Instantly, however, Mr. Vaughn sec
onded the motion, and later made a
characteristic speech, in which he ad
vocated passing the measure without
delay, and saying that to refer it to a
committee would simply mean to bury
or to kill It.
With the explanation that he had re
ceived information to the effect that
the Portland Railway. L,ight & Power
Company is not installing airbrakes as
desired by the Council, and as ordered
by the terms of the ordinance under
discussion. He said that he had just
learned that the company Is only
using airbrakes for emergency pur
poses, whereas, he declared, it was the
object of the measure to compel regu
lar use of the devices to insure safety.
A communication from the street
railway company announcing its
progress in Installing airbrakes was
read and placed on file. It showed
that within a short time 60 per cent of
the cars will be equipped with air
brakes. The ordinance that is now up
for discussion and which will come up
for final passage or rejection at the
next regular Council meeting, provides
that all cars be provided with the
devices within one year from the date
of its passage.
Rate to Y, M. C. A. Conference. ,
Special rates and arrangements for
handling the traffic have been made by
the Harriman lines in thw state for the
Northwest Y. iL C. A. conference that
will be held at Long Beach, Wash., June
13-29. Large numbers of members of this
organization are expected to attend the
gathering from all parts of Oregon a
well as from the other states of the
Pacific Northwest.
LOCAL HOTELS ORGANIZE
Will Take I"p Campaign of Adver
tising Portland.
Representatives of nine of the hotels
in Portland met at" the Commercial
Club yesterday and resolved to
form a permanent organization. Phil
Metschan, Jr., was elected temporary
president and Dan Moore temporary
secretary.
The object of the organisation of the
hotel men is to advertise Portland and
to refute the stories that have been
circulated that Portland is without
adequate hotel accommodations. Most
of the large hotels in the city were
represented at the meeting. A com
mittee on permanent organization con
sisting of Lot Q. Swetland, of the
Perkins Hotel; Dr. C. W. Cornelius
and Mrs. Mulford, of Elton Court, was
appointed. This committee will make
its report next Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Commercial Club.
Manager Richardson, of the Com
mercial Club, addressed the meeting
and advised the members to arrange
for proper advertising of the hotels by
means of cards and circulars distribut
ed on incoming trains. He said the
Commercial Club would co-operate in
some such plan. He said that If, say,
at Ashland, The Dalles and some point
on the Northern Pacific these infor
mation pamphlets were distributed to
passengers, he believed many through
passengers wouldr stop off In Portland
who might go on under the belief that
difficulty existed in securing comfort
able accommodations here.
WANT CITY TO OWN PLANT
Montavilla Citizens Indorse the
Policy of Mayor Lane.
At the last meeting of the Nfontavilla
Improvement Board the following resolu
tion, favoring municipal ownership of an
electric lighting plant, was adopted:
Whereas, The Mayor of the City of Port
land is now and has for a long time past
advocate municipal ownership and operation
of an electric llRht plant for the City of
Portland; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Montavilla Improvement
Board, that we lndonw the action of the
Mayor of the City of Portland, that the said
City of Portland should own and operate ,ita
Hgrht plant Independently of any private cor
poration, that there lm no action that the
city could take at this time that would be
more beneficial and economical to the reM
dentfl of the city, and we commend the
Mayor's action In his endeavor to ecuro to
the citizen of the city lights at the actual
cost of production thereof.
Reed French Piano Mfg. Co.
Sixth and Burnside Sts., Pianos, Play
ers and Player Pianos. "From Maker
to Player."
OREGON MASONS TO CELEBRATE
THE ARRIVAL OF SILVER TROWEL
Imposing Ceremonies to Mark Arrival From Idaho, April 20, of Emblem
on Trip Around the World.
MASONS of Oregon will receive the
silver trowel, that is being sent
around the world to every Juris
diction In Christendom, with appropri
ate ceremonies, on April 20. Imposing
exercises will be held at the Masonic
Temple, West Park and Yamhill streets,
when there will be a reception to the
grand master, officers and members of
the grand lodge of Oregon.
The trowel will be brought to Port
land by a delegation of Masons from
Pocatello, Idaho, where the Masons of
Idaho welcomed the symbol of Masonry
to that state. The visitors will formal
ly deliver the trowel to the Oregon
jurisdiction, when, having performed
their trust, they will return to Poca
tello. It will then devolve upon a com
mittee from the Oregon Masons to de
liver the trowel in person to the Juris
diction of another state.
During the reception at the Masonic
Temple, the trowel will be presented by
the Pocatello delegation, composed of
William Wallin, D. North Clark and
Rev. P. Murphy, all members of Port
neuf Lodge, No. 18. Following the im
posing ceremonies of receiving the
trowel, a banquet will be spread, of
which Frank Robertson will be toast
master. The following committee of
well-known Masons- ha charge of the
general arrangements: Russell Mack
enzie, Frank Robertson, Hugh J. Boyd,
Frank B. Mallory, J. Raymond Rogers
and Charles H. Beard.
During the course of the banquet, the
following- Masons will respond to
toasts: William F. Butcher, Norris R.
Cox, Thomas Gray, S. M. Toran, D. Solis
Cohen, Harvey W. Scott. Rev. P. Mur
phy and Rev. William H. Foulkes.
The traveling Masonic trqwel, that
ha already been carried across the
United States and into Canada, is sym
bolic of the admonition to "spread the
cement of brotherly love.' The idea
originated with Justice Lodge. No. 75.1.
oT New York, and the project to carry
the Masonic emblem around the world
received the sanction of th grand
lodge of New York. The beautiful sil
ver trowel was dedicated on October
30, 1905, by the grand lodge of New
York, at one of the most notable Ma
sonic gatherings ever convened in the
United States. More than 1000 Master
Masons, including some of the most dis
tinguished members of the crft, par
ticipated in this Imposing ceremony.
Justice Lodge prepared an elaborate
record book to accompany the trowel
on its journey, in which will be entered
the history of the trowel's journeyings.
Under the provisions under wjilch the
trowel is sent on its long journey, each
lodge shall deliver it to another within
30 days, and the selection of the lodge
to which it shall be sent remains with
the lodge in whose custody the trowel
la temporarily.
It is intended that the trowel shall
eventually, after the lapse of many
years, be returned to Justice Todge,
ew York, whera It will be presented
to the grand lodge of New York, and be
placed in the archives of that organiza
tion. A simple but impressive ritualis
tic form was devised by the committee
of Justice Lodge for use In the presen
tation of the trowel. This will be car
ried out at each point where the
trowel Is presented.
The presentation at Portland will be
a notable event in the history of Ore
gon Masonry. Numbers of visiting
Masons from all over the state will
come to Portland to attend the cere
mony. Since starting on Its long journey,
the trowel haa visited lodges in the fol
lowing cities: Rochester, N. Y.: Hor-
nellville. N. Y.: Hamilton, Ontario; De
troit, Mich.: Toledo, Ohio: Elkhart,
Ind."; Chicago. 111.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Sioux Falls, S. D.; Omaha, Neb.; Den
ver, Colo.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Salt Lake
City, Utah; Pocatello. Idaho.
Willamette Lodge. No. 2, of Port
land, made formal application to ths
Pocatello lodge on January 20.
Flection Officials to Meet.
A meeting of the judges and clerks of
election has been called by County Clerk
Fields. Those residing in precincts on
the West Side of the river are to meet
at 8 o'clock tonight in Department No. 1,
at the Courthouse, when instructions will
b given them regarding the election law.-?.
Similar instructions will be given to EJawt
Side judges and clerks at a meeting to
be held at the same place, at 8 P. M. tomorrow.
To Cur a Cold In Ona Dnr
Take LAXATIVE! BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it falls to cure,
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