TnE MORNIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1911. 20 "PICK FAIR SITE," OREGON IS URGED Suggestion Made That Legis lature Act to Obtain Gold en Gate Location. W. D. FENTON GIVES CUE rnrtUnd Kealdfnt In Sn Krnelx Would Have State Name Panama Exposition Com ml"lon Now. Plan In Ornrral FaTor. Ujwn Tin I Intimjui tni STATE CAPITOL ire. tr.. Fab. ix. (ipiL nmr Jaro ' irvrJti Iotro4uc4 a i-tnt rala tta ftviamt tit tha atp-'intmat f a cimmiM!"a of t ". m. rnt a. ffrr tia wr tha aalartMa af afia for Oe a rmaiMi ui:4tna; af tha aa rraartM-a raaajna-Paein Bipa- alttoa. Appointment cf a atata eommlaalon to :ct a alta fT OrafTa aubtblt at tha rnm-rrinc Kipoaitlon In at JUo Fran-t-o by an art cf tha pr.aDt :! It:tur I tha auj'-tl-n m! tor W. I'. Intn In a ll patri rtia!rl et.r4ay by Tha Ora- Mr. Fanton" lrl(m r4: -jrrgoa at tha rnt la-llt!a !.. n. In my Ju.!tt;nt. al.ouM errata a -Bm-I'arlrlT KP"ltl-n atala com nlln. arrtlris without pay. to aalart til a.-0ra a bull-lira; alt- for a apl-n-dl.l i)T(in avMMl huil.Iin at ln trinrlx-o f.r lli. Trn appfprlatlnn ran b mai- nt ai.n but thr aila houll ba -cur4 In tMa aUn. Inquiry amon th cmmf:cll In trta of t.i- nty ho4 unanimity In fr of prompt al :!n of tha alt. All f!t fiat thr a rs'!l'n timely an.! that If tha Il.:t'ir- dl.i not pro for tn mf-si'ii. j t.'.a atata would wfT-r rriy. At tha Chmlr of Oomm'rra and at th- romni-rilal ft::t thr waa a illa po.!tUo t follow Mr. Frntnn'a ii-r-tl'n and taka acrpa If p"--arjr to urea anion on tt) part of ti;- Ureialatura. Mnr of tha Chamber of l'tim-rc mcinbri wra on thlr war to alrm whan Inforrr.ad of Mr. Frntnn'a plan, and aald thr would brtnc the aub i -t to tha attention or th- lawmaker, but thought that thr public bodta of I'ortland phouM art and not permit tha Leclatatura to adjourn without pro tldlnc a proper p'.ara for Oregon at tfca rapoaltion. Comnilln I .locatrd. t am mot hartl!y In faror of tha aeceaaary procedure. aaid K. C. Knapp of tha i'aninauia Lumber Company, "to iret for i'fgoa tha location , aha da serves. Tha eyes of the Intted States ars now oo this arsat country and wa must not ba In any but tha beat plara at tha i'anama-l'a. Iflc Kxposltioa. Tha appointment of a rnmrniaeion of pubilr splrtted men, without salary, for this purpo.e should certainly ba dons be -fore t il. Leciatature adjourns." Wllilarn MarMaaerr. financial scent, said: Tha rreatlon of a rommlealon. with out pay. to aelei t a lt at tha I'anama Paeific Kipoaltmn for reann la cer tainly the riant thins: to do. Wa should orrupy ona of the moat prominent post tlooa there and If tha subject la near lacted at this time wa would ba put In a erocary po.lt Ion. which should not ba allowed to haDDen. "A rnmmlnion without ray." said i II C. tilitner. aecreUry of tha Portland Chamber of Commerce, "ahou'd un doubtedly ba appointed at this time to select a aite for reon at the I'anaroa I'aclfie K-tpoalt!on. Althouch tha sen sral aapoaitlon all ha not aa yet been selected It undoubtedly wr.l ba In a very short time, and we should ba firat. as no rne ahould have a batter !are. or make a better exhibit, or tia-re a better bulldlns; than th Slats of Ore son. Oregon ahould ba accond to California only, and Portland to San '-n.-l..-o only, at this (real exposi tion." No Pay 1 Indurrmcnt- It I. a tlmelr aucceatlon." said II. M lisiVr. preatt!ent of tha Portland t'hamber of t'ommerre. -I am sura tier- ran ba no objection found to It. a th- men would serve without pay. l'y Cat mean we rould set th beat of m-n and thosa who would be will In to aerv from patriotic motives. "Without doubt tha state ahould ba rap-T'.eate-I at Ihla exposition. Wo Wera quite material la s-curtna It for Kan tn !ko and I ha rot the alishtest doubt but what th people of tha Hay city would ba wuilna; to clva Oreeon th- be.t location, but flret we muet Indicate our Intention to ba preeent and taka part In th- ahow. The com mtaaloa ahould ba rompo.-d of from trr.e to flv of our moat prominent rltia-aa "Oreaon la ent tied to a front seat and bow our opportunity to make cood by Brsplnr fvor attended to oe by so wi.Iin handa T.-e alta for t.ia eip.!t!in. aa I usderatand It. has aot been choaen and may not ba for aoma tlma. but wn. never It Is ws ahooM ba thsr with our application. No alt Is too aood. Should wa fall to maka provision for this opportunity and wait until the next ae.aion of tha I-actalalnr all of tha g-ood eltea will ba ona and Urecon will b pointed out ae tha state that la a trtria alow. I hope that tha I-ert.'ature will wake top to th opportunity." COOKING SCHOOL AT MEIER & FRANK STORE Mrs. M. E. Hawley, Well Known to Portland Women, Will Give Lessons at the Pure Food Fair Best of This Week. Portland's housewives should recelv with enthusiasm this announcement by th Meier Frank Store. For th real of the week they have engaged Mrs. M. K. Hawley. well-known as an natructor In domestic science, to con duct a cooking school at their annual Pur Food Kalr. which Is now In Its final week. Theaa cooking lessona will ba neld by Mrs. Hawley each afternoon thla week at th booth of tha Portland Light Power Company. Th lessons for todav will b upon bread and bis cuit making. Kvery housewlfa Vm In vited to attend. Girl's Aviation Story Contest Extended to Feb. 15 $100 in Prizes 1st Prize $30 Ask for Particular I ' - ea. . 1 n Our Beautiful Restaurant Is Ideal for Shoppers and Business Men Express Elevators lo:u to i r.i. a - f MEIER & FRANK STORE WORKING ON PLANS For the Manufacturers' Associa tion "Made-in-Portland" Ex position Beginning Feb ruary 27th. Great Interest Is being shown on all side In th first annual "Made-ln-Portlaad" Induatrlal Kxpoaltlon. to b held by tha Oregon Manufacturers' Aaaoclatlnn at tha Meier l frank Store, beginning February ZTth. For this event Meier Frank's hav very liberally given up tha entire fourth floor of tha main building, em bracing over IO.00O square feet of space. Thl apaca will be given up to th work'nc exhltdts of th different manufacturer. Th Meier St Frank Store will alio give up pracslcally their entire window space to tha differ ent eahlMta. tmly members of tha Manufacturers A.sorlatlon will parti cipate In this expoettlon. It will ha the first Industrial expoeitlon ever held In a department store meet of the MIslMppl Hirer. fee for one saloon and his petition was rejected, and so he Marted a saloon with out llcenae and was arrested and fined and I fighting tha rase on tha legality of the ordinance. Th Welnhard llrew ery Company, of Portland. Is understood to b back of Ilartnn. wMlo Thomas Is agent for tha I'srlilc Drawing Ac Mailing Company, of Tacoma. MOTHER LOVE DEPICTED KVAXGKI.IST MARKS COMPAIII. WX WITH fOWKIC OK CHRIST. VALE LIQUOR TEST CASE ON light for r.itluWe Illclit to City Sales 1 Intcrctlnj. VALE. Or.. Feb. U-(.pe Ul V-T. A. Pirton was trlrd last werk on two chsrges fir se.Mng llcuor without a II-c-n- and was nned !!. and tid. respec tively, lis tiled a writ of review the loth In the Circuit Court and tha rasa will com up this t-rm of court for trial. Tha rasas are teat caaes and are brought to teat th- validity of Ihs city ordinance under which th liquor llcenaes are Is sued as well aa the charter. They alao reach the Jurledtctton of the Recorder. When the county voted wi the City Council derided to 1-t the lU-ena out by bid. and Mr. Thomas, of Tacoma. came to Vate and offered V for the ax-lualve nrht of the sale of llnuor In Vale, one of Ms houaes to be a wholesale feoua and the other retail. The Coun cil received and accepted Ms bid and then paes-d an ordinance that two sa loon thould b llcenaed In Vale for a period of years, ona as a claaa A" or wholesale bouse and the other as a class e-jr- or retail house. ltl. Barton offered to pay tha 1'cenee Noon Meotinc at V. M. C. A. Attracts S0u Men Iter. Mr. Shaw Ilujr DorinfcSlajr In 1 "on land. "The greatest earthly power to In fluence the life of a man or a woman Is tha love of a mother." said Vr. John Halcom haw at tha First Presbyterian Chun-h last night- "It Is the Influence, the touch, th memory, that Is unes capable. that holds the son or dnughler to higher Ideals when ail els falla. Hut greater than the love of a mother and more tender Is the love of Christ, who. seated at the right hand of God. maketh Intsrcesalon. pravs for us. that our soula may be saved for eternity." Few of the audience that greeted rr. fthaw last night were dry-eyed as he poke of tha love that constitutes at once the secret of a mother a Influence and the power of the Savior. In tha Y. M. c. A. auditorium at noon yesterday Ir. Shaw addresaed luv men, auggeatlng to them that In thla age of hurry and forgetfulnesa of th real pur poses of life, that to stop and meditate upon tha message of Jeaua would give men relaxation and peace and confidence for tha future that otherwlae it Is Ira poealnl to poaaeas. Ir. 8 haw la finding his stay In Portland very busy. Ilia power as a apesker and Ma wide Information have made him In great demand at Informal gatherings. Ills e bedule for today furnlahes an In stance. Hetweao S and o'clock ha la to p-e.k to tha employee of tha Portland laundry Company; at noon today to men In the T. M. C. A. auditorium: at t P. M. In the First ITeebyterlan Church on "Poea God llrlng Trouble?" and again this evening In the same church at 7:30. The audiences that attend the fthaw meetings bevom greater with every service. POLICE BAND GETS IN TRIM Annnal lurnrflt Hall Promises to Be Itest Ever. Practicing dally all the new walla hits and other dance music, the police band Is getting In shape to give entrancing muetc at the annual benefit ball of the Police Athletic Association to be held at the Armory the night of February S. rlergeant Keller Is keeping th boys on the Jump In th sal of tickets. Mor than hav already b-en sold. tn th night of th danc Csptaln Hal leys nrt night relief squad will work beyond mldn'cht Instead of report ing off at 11:1a thus giving th men of th day and second night reliefs a chance to attend at the Armory In a body. The parade, which will traverse the principal atreeta of th city on th night of th benefit, will b rompoaed of th members of these two reliefs, all In uniform. Th money Is needed to keep tip th band and provide funds with which to saalst sick or Injured policemen. Th city allowa only lla a week In cases of disability and givea no financial assist ance to th band. ' THIEVES HIT THE DALLES Prpol Office lUlded and $100 Takrn Early Sunday. THE PALLET. Or, Feb. 1J. (Spe cial.) Thieves broke a pan of glass In on of th depot offlc windows and robbed th till of about 1100 early Sunday morning. The money waa from the ticket aalea Saturday evening and night trains. The night agent la In the offlc only a half hour befor trains, then ha work to do In th freight office. Th offenders moved a large new ticket cabinet before the window In order to screen themselves from view. No trace of th perpetrators baa been dlscovsred. rEt"MOIA FOLLOWS A COLD But never follow th use of Foley Honey and Tar. which checks th rough and expels th cold. M. Stock weiU Hannlhal. Mo, save, "It beats all th remedle I ever nsed. 1 contracted a bed cold ond rough and waa threat ened with pneumonia. On bottle of Foley's Hon-y and Tar completely cured me." No opiates. Juat a reliable household medicine. Sold by all drug Late Arrivals in Women's New Spring Suits EiVERY express brings new arrivals for our bip fihowinjjs of now Spring Tailored Suits. Handsome, ex clusive models for which Meier & Frank s is famous. Prices on these ranpe from $2.') up to $75.00 lini.aMiiilll ' , , . "'" urti aniaiilarw iw See the Big Exhibit of New Spring Millinery OUR big Milliner)' Sa lons are aglow with new Sprinr styles. Beautiful Spring Hats of the famous Gage, Fisk, Ilvland, Burgesser, Phipps and other makes. See them today, at t Q J" ff from $10 to tDJJ.UU Twenty-Five Buyers in East and Europe Gathering for You the Greatest Spring and Summer Stock in Our History M lattws" - . - , t -B a- . f 1 . -e-T-i a Trtr. n- A i 77 -11 T. TIIE Meier & Frank Store prides itself on one ot the most complete and thoroughly organized buying forces of any department store in the United States. Twie each year we send thirty-five buyers to the Eastern and European mar kets. We have a large and commodious 'of f ice at 31 Union Square, New "iork City. Out European headquarters are at 19 Rue Saulnier, Paris, and we have agents in all the principal cities of the Continent. ir t r l,.... -nvro- in no T!asr. nnrl in T'.iirnnr' splfictinff for VOU the lUUbb Ul uur UUJCia i c . ' I - greatest and best stock of Spring and Summer merchandise ever brought to Portland. They have gone direct to the world's centers of production, buying at firsthand and in enormous quantities which bring down prices to the lowest level. Many of these new things have already arrived. Others are coming in on every express and freight from the East. Watch onr daily announcements for this in teresting portrayal of the new fashions and merchandise for Spring. Only 5 More Days of the Great Pure Food Fair IT is the chance of a year to view this great, Nationally-important Pure Food Fair! A golden oppor tunity" to get all the new hints on cooking. At an expense of thousands cf dollars we've brought together an exhibit of Pure Fowl Products unrivaled in all America. Extra attrac tions for the last five days. Grand Concert at 2 P. M. Today By the Heilig Theater Orchestra Kosebrook's Heilig Theater Orchestra will play again this afternoon at the Food Fair. The programme: 1. March Yale Boola Hirsch 2. Overture If I Were King Adam 3. Two Popular Songs (a) Ideal of My Dreams Ingraham (b) You Must Make Good to Me Anderson 4. Selection from "The Dollar Princess" Pall 5. Siamese Patrol .." Lincke 6. Some Ragtime (a) Sleepy Lou; (b) That Fascinating Glide; (c) Sue. 7. Walta Nld d'Amour Waldteufel 8. Two-step Put Your Anns Around Me, Honey Von Tilxer New Spring Dress Goods FIRST FLOOR, J1A1X BUILDING. ORDER BY MAIL. r FTTFTTTTTT? q fsn-inrf tnilnr-mnrle. n new skirt, coat or waist. Our DrCSS Goods W Store is ready with a bier, satisfying selection of the newest Spring fabrics, n I Come in and look them over today tnere s no ODiigauon 10 Duy. oe me ucnuunu uov i.uu Challies, the new Panamas, Batistes, Poplins, Shepherd Check Suitings and all the rest. New R. & S. Poplins $1.50 The famous R. & S. Silk-and-Wool Poplins in beautiful new Spring shades and patterns. Gray, taupe, Cunard blue, Bermuda brown, cin namon, rose, reseda, djl CZf Full 43-inch, yard, only P JU . New Wool Challies 50c Imagine a charming waist made of this new floral challie I And new nnsrs. dots, com spots, nairnne stripes of blue, tan, pink, Cf) lavender, etc. Special, yd. Persian Challies at 65c Finest imported all-wool Challies in a marvelous array of new Spring colorings. Pastel shades and Per sian designs in both light and me dium dark hues. Specially fJCp priced at only, the yard Vu- New Panamas $1 Yard Eight in demand for the new Spring dresses, skirts and chil dren's apparel. Fine all-wool Pan amas, 48 inches wide, in all the lat est Spring shades. On fl"! (C spc'l display today, yd. P New Tailor Suitings $2 Beautiful, new Ilomespuns and modish Rough Weaves in soft light grays, browns and tans. Finest im ported weaves, 44 to 52 CO (( ins. wide. Priced, yard PV Peter Thompson Serge $1 A very fine, hard-twisted quality of Serge in a beautiful assortment of fast colors. Full 48 inches wide, suitable for the ever-popular Peter Thompson dresses, etc. rf Special price, the yard Shepherd Check Suitings Again this season Dame Fashion has placed her stamp of approval on Shepherd Checks for Spring Tailored Suits. We have them in all sizes and grades. dJO Cf The yard, from 50c to PCieJ Silk Foulards $1 & $1.25 Foulards for Spring and Summer wear. We're showing the famous Cheney Bros.' Showerproof Fou lards in over 25 new rf patterns. Yd. $1.25 and PUU Chiffon Panamas at $1.25 Light chiffon-weight Panamas of pure wool, in a complete line of the most-wanted Spring shades. Full 52 inches wide. AnDronriate suiting for afternoon costumes. Special, yd $1.25 To $S Florentine Silks 68c TU1HO FLOOR, MA1.N Bl'ILDIXQ. ORDER BY MAIL. SCORES of new patterns floral, Oriental, geomet rical, etc. in beautiful Florentine Drapery Silks at this reduction! Kvery wanted shade, suitable for pillow coverings, ilrnncs kimonos, etc. Verv hest 85c to $1.00 erades. soecial vOU , .. ' C ' $25 Silk Portieres at Half price! A lot of manufacturers' samples in 1, 2 and 3 of a kind. Beautiful shades of tan, rose, preen, gold, etc. f Q Special, pair tbl.DU $6.50 to $7.60 Novelty Lace Curtains, including Cluny Lace Brussels, Irish Points and other popular patterns. White, cream, and ecru. Spe- g m ryrf cial, the pair only ipfr.OO The February Sewing Machine Club Easy Plan-$2 Now, $ 1 Week FOl'RTH FLOOR, MAIX BCILDIXO ORDER BY MAIL. YOU can buy one of our famous Willamette Sewing Ma chines on the club plan and never miss the money. The easy payments only call for $2 at purchase and $1 a week. Right now, at the beginning of the Spring sewing season, no home should do without a good Sewing Machine. Join the big February Club today and have the machine sent nome ax once Willamette "D" priced 20.00 Willamette Rotary priced asi.ou Willamette "C" Cabjnet 35.00 Willamette "C" Mdl. 124 23.50 Willamette "C" Mdl. 300 S32.50 Willamette "C" Mdl. 104 26.50 Willamette Automatic at 45.00 Willamette Rotary Mdl. 1430 35 ' Fm Sale of Oriental Rugs SAFE to say every Oriental Rug lover in 1'ortland is taimng ot tnis extraordi nary sale by now! It's an opportunity of years to choose from hundreds of rich, elegant specimens at a third to near half original prices. And don't wait MAKE IT A POINT TO COME TODAY. $28 to $30 Mossoul Oriental $C0 to $75 Iran Oriental Bugs, average 4-6 x JQQ OC 6-6 foot, only t)jJ,OJ $760 Tabriz Oriental Rug, $950 Tabriz Oriental Rug, Rugs, average 3-6x6-6 foot, at 11-0x13-7 ft. -415 11-1x15-2 ft. 500 SI 9.75 $16.75 $480 Tabriz Oriental Rurr. 8-5x13-4 ft. $500 Herman Oriental Rug, 8-6x12-9 ft. $350 Mahal Oriental Rug, 11-0x14-0 ft. 275 310 235 $25 Beloochistan Oriental Rugs, average size 3-3x6 feet, for $300 Mahal Oriental Rug, 10-5x13-5 ft. 175 $350 India Oriental Rug, 9-7x15-1 ft. 235 $225 Mahal Oriental Rug, 8-0x12-3 ft. 145 $250 Mahal Oriental Rug, 9-5x12-8 ft. 155 $325 Mahal Oriental Rug, 10-6x12-10 ft. 215 $3.75 Rockers $2.69 FOl'RTH FLOOR, NEW Bl'ILDIXG. ORDER BY MAIL. TIIE great February Fur niture Sale offers nothing more practical or more serviceable than these sturdy, handsome Kock crs. Finely finished in golden oak or mahogany, with durable Boston leather sents as tf0 f shown, $3.75 val. i)aOaOc $3.00 Rockers only 2.34 $5.00 Rockers only 3.89 $7.00 Rockers only 5.28 $11.00 Rockers at 9.35 $13.50 Rockers at 10.49 $18.00 Rockers at 12.98 $17.00 Rockers at 11.75 $22.00 Rockers at 12.98 $25 solid mahog'y upholstered Rockers 18.49 $30 solid mahog'y upholstered Rockers 21.63 $18 fumed oak Rockers, specially priced 10.9S A I ! j jfj ji Women's $1.50 Lisle Hosiery, at Box 98c FIRST FLOOR, MAIX BITILDIXG. ORDER BY MAIL. SUCH matchless values as this have brought us the bulk of Portland's Hosiery business! Women's finest imported Black Ingrain Lisle Hose with lavender tops, heels and toes. Three pair in a box regular 50c pair Q Q grade today in box lots jQC Women's Best 35c Hose, 27c Our very best 35o grade of Wom en's full-fashioned Black Lisle Hose, jraco split foot, wide elastic garter proof tops, soft finish. To- ty fj day, special, the pair, only .O C Children's 25c Hose, 1214c Exactly half price mothers should buy by the dozens of pairs todav! Children's Black Ribbed Uose the "mill ran" of best 25c grades, pr. Basement Bargain Square Our Entire Stock of Valentines Half Price! A BSOLUTELY nothing withheld. Our entire stock of Valentines on sale tomorrow in the Basement Bargain Square at half price! Assort ments still splendidly complete. Be here early to morrow! 10c to $2.00 Cupids, specially priced at from 5 to 1.00 12c to 25c Sacheted Hand-tinted Valentines at 6 to 1214 10c to $1.00 Tissue Paper Novelties priced at 5 to 50 lo to 10c Comic Valentines, large assortment, now 14c to 5 10c to $2.00 Hearts, specially priced at only 5 to 1.00 Regular 50c Hand-Tinted Plaques, specially priced only 25 10c to $2.00 Valentine Booklets now priced at 5J to 1.00 y 12'2C February "Baby Week" SECOND FLOOR, NEW BUILDING. ORDER BY MAIL. 'A Dresses for, each Infants' $2.50 White Flannel Skirts, with strong cambric yokes. Neatly finished. Spe- C" QQ cial at this price, each V Infants' 65c to 75c Wrappers of fine white outing flannel, A Q prettily trimmed. Special "ii HARMING Baby Things of everv sor at splendid savings during this February "Baby Week." Dainty, lace trimmed Dresses, wee fluffy undergarments all may now be purchased at greatly reduced prices. We can only hint at the variety here! $2.00 Skirts 1.49 Infants' White Under skirts made of sheer nainsook and cambric, with fine, white cambric waist. Prettily trimmed in laces, embroideries and tucks; $2 to CI Ak $1.35 Dresses 93c Made of fine, soft Nainsook, daintily trim'd in pretty laces, embroid eries, tucks and inser tions. Fashioned with neat round or square vokes. Best $1.35 QO $2.25 Skirts Infants' 15c Quilted Bibs, of soft muslin, neatly finished, amply Q large. Special for Baby Week C Infants' $3.50 and $4.00 Tufted Comforters of pretty figured mullB in neat patterns. Spe- jJO QQ cial at low price of, ea, 1 V