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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1911)
XilK JIUKMU OKKGOIAT. TUESDAY, SEITE.MBEK 26. 1911. We Are Now Taking Orders for the New SINGLE TAX PERIL to Munsingwdar Contest--! st Floor Booth $15 Victrola' Hornless Talking Machines TILE MEIER & FRASSK CO., 5th, 6th, MORRISON & ALDER THE METER & FRANK COMPANY, ESTABLISHED 1857. Wednesday Is Last Day to Bring Answers Ma daugbtar. who will attend St. Mary's Academy. D. D. Hall, a fruit man of Moaler. Or, la at the Portland with bis wife. Arthur Turner, a fruit man of Wblta Salmon. Wash, la at tha Perkins. J. H. Ablert. a banker of Salem, reg istered at the Imperial yesterday. F. S. Bramwell and William E. Eccles, LaGrande lumbermen, are at the Ore gon. R. M. Chaplin, prominent In tha polit ical life of San Francisco. Is at the Portland. II. s. McOowan. a canneryman of Wtnlock. Wsahj waa at tha Imperial yesterday. Mr. and Mra. J. B. Harlland. appear ing at tha Orpheum this week, are at the Bowers. Paul Murphy, a Seattle, Wash, real WARNING SOUNDED F. W. Mulkey Shows How Sys tern Will Not Better Price of Living or Wages. MULTNOMAH IN DANGER t-praker IK fore Realty Hoard Sajra Touts bo Are Xot Property Ovum Xot Knowing YVciooa Kratnrrs May Faror Art. If tha Flats Baprama Court flsda that n URa slntla tax mruort can ba votad apoa la to count! It la tha conrletloa of F. W. Uulktr that tha bill wt:i p In Multnomah County t-nas a atrona and srstematlo cam l'ra la startsd at one asalnat It. la hf aJJrsas befora tha Port.aod RaaJty Board yaatardar Mr. Mulkey declared that thara la a larva percenta-a of Totara la tha connty not proparty-own-ra and that naarly all would rota for tha maaaora unleas Ita vicious faatnrai wars xptalnsd. Tha altuatloa la Multnomah County la dlffarant from that la othar caun tiaa la tha atata. Tha larajeat part of tha propartjr valuation of tha county la wtthla tha city ltralta and accord Inciy tha Inrraaaa of taxation through laa proposed maaiura would ba cor respoodlnirlr laaa on tha farm lands of tha county, although tha taxsa on farm land would ta hlffhar than now. In ithrr r.unts ff tha atata tha af-f-t wouM 1 to tnrraasa tha taxes on farm lands fully 104 par rant. TaSWra Nat Rrla4. "Tha singla tax proposal la baaed rn economic rant." aald Mr. Alulkey. "This Is Increment that rlana J ora tha nia of tha agricultural land. I-et thla fart sink deK that Is that It does not affoct and nayar will affect tha price ef tha products nor the wages paid for labor. If tha alngle tax advocate think that tha causa of tha working- man will be bolped. they will find that they were In rrare error. -We have been told that alngle tax obtains la Vancouver. B. C. In aome of the cities of Germany and In New Zealand. The facts are that single tax I not prartlcod In any of those placea. The application of this system In oth er countries Is not like the syatem that haa been proposed here. In Vancouver there la taxation on personal property besides royalty on land la paid to tha Canadian government. In soma of tha German rttlea there la elmply a tax on unearned Increment. Jn New Zea land tha system that Is - In vogus exempts six-sevenths of tha landown ers from taxation. Tha revenues for the greater part are raised by license and land leasee. Tha only thing that rommenda Itself In New Zealand la that tha system has broken up tha bis estates. Hardship Her Predicted. Tn Oregon, should tha proposed neeaore pass, tha system would work s hardship en tha holders of small farms as well as the large landown er. Tba bulk of tha burden would fall on tha shoulders of tha farmers. Mr. Mulkey aubmltted figures which showed that tha land assessment in the county la I per cent and personal property 41 per cent of tha total. Of tha city assessment, tha land Is about 7 per cent and tha Improvements about -4 per cent of tha total. Tha assessment on land outslda of tha city Is to per cent and tha assessment on Improvements la about 10 per cent of tha total. The Itgures Indicate that, should the U'lten bill pass, tha taxa tion on city property would be In creased to an enormous figure, while tha taxes on farm lary'a would be much greater than at (J resent. MRS. WET IS NOT "DRY" Officers Slake Many Arrests for Dis regard of aSundar l aw. For disregarding tha requirements of a dry Sunday. Mrs Margaret Wet was Treated by 1'atrolman Kaney. and at a late hour last night had not bean balled out. Mrs. Wet's place, at til Alder street, has been under observation for many month but until Patrolmen Raney and Stewart succeeded In buying a bot tle of liquor from her yesterday, tha police were balked In their efforts to get evidence against ber. Six lifters of tha ltd were arrested In vartoue parts of the city by these offi cers. One of them waa Jacob Melntck. who la charged with sailing liquor out of the drug store of Solomon Miller, ill Klrst street, a place where It la al leged a large traffic In cocaine was carried on formerly. Miller Is now un der sentence of i days tor that of fense, from which he haa appealed. Bill M-Cormack waa arrested at SI North Third street for -boot-legging." and Harry Insdale Is charged with a similar offense. lie was arrested at 271S Third street. John Gallagher and l"aul Morette. according to the officers, were carrying on a thriving business In Scndsy bottles at 2S4 Columbia street. PERSONALMENTION. w. E. Pearce. a mining man. la at the Dragon. H. Browning, of Astoria. Or, 1 at tha Powers. P. T. Smith, a lumberman of Bend, la At the Powers. F. T. Fsker. a merchant Of Wallowa, i. at the Oregon. W. K. Goodenough. of Hood River. Is at the Cornelius. J. r Straus, a merchant of Astoria, "a at the Imperial. v. s. IMnwidJie. of'Spokane. Wash, is st the Portland. II. P. Martin, ef San Francisco, Cal, Is at the Portland. William A. Hardy.-of Seattle. Is reg istered at the Oregon. J. O. Story, a Tacoma lumberman. Is staying at the Oregon. S. P. Phl'.brlrk. a merchant, la at the Oregon from Carkston. H. H. Vratrh. a merchant ef Cottage Grove. Is at the Imperial. Rdward Kiddle, of laland City. Or, a :armer. Is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kroschel. ef Med ford. are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mra F.W. Schultx. of Albany. Or, are at the Cornelius. M. T. O'Conne'.l. a lumberman of Wtn lork. Wash, Is at ths Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Sheffield, of Spo kane. Wash, are at the Carlton. W. K- Beeford. a tlmbermsn of Aber deen. Wash, Is at the Perkins. O. K- Tale, a Superior. Wis, laandry vi an. la registered at the Carlton. J. V. Reed, a mining man ef Kugene. Or. la registered at Lt Bowara with estate man. la at tha Portland with bis wife and son. Representative Lafferty returned yes terday from Washington and regis tered at tha Portland. Victor O. Johnson, president of the Woolgrowers Association at Shoshone. Idaho. Is at the Portland. Wlll'am Tburton Brown, of the Mod ern School, has lust returned from trip te New Tork City In ths Interest of the Modern BchooL Rev. Oeorge H. Fee pastor of tha Methodist Episcopal Church at Klamath Falla. was in ths city yesterday. Ha is returning to bis work, having been in attendance; at the annual conference at SaJora. Ills church bad a prosperous year and ha predicts great things for the coming year. Ceorge M. Bowers. Cntted States Fish Commissioner, la at the Bowera. with Mrs. Bowers and daughter Jean. Mr. Bowera Is Inspecting tha government fish hatcheries on tha coast, and has lust passed two weeks In California. He will leave for Washington today, where ba will pass a week. Testerday be Inspected the Clackamas hatchery, and conferred with the state nan com mlssloners. STOCK PLAN WATCHED FrnAXGEH ASKS ABOCT SAFE TY OP SCRIP BALE. System Like Old Tontine Method to Be Eyed by District Attorney If Tried In Portland. modified form of ths old "tontine.' In which many persons Invested their savings In past times, with results usually unfortunate, la seen by Zeputy Dlatrtct Attorney Fltxgerald in a plan submitted to him for approval yeeter day. Tha Investment Involves tha Bale of scrip la sums of small danomlna tlona, which in turn are redeemable In certificates of the Issuing company. and tbeas -are convertible Into bonds when a fixed sum has been Invested. A plausible atranger. who did not give his name, floated Into tha District Attorney's office yeeterday and sob mltted the plan with a view to finding out whether he would be legally lia ble for carrying It on here, lie said he represented the International Real Estate dt Commercial Company, of California, whose operations had tbe sanction of the Fostofnce Department id the State of California. Tha Inquirer wished to engage In tha sale of acrlp in denominations of 15 cents, to encourage saving and pro mote investments. This scrip, when It had accumulated to the amount of lis, would be exchangeable for an In' terest-beaiing certificate of the com pany, and these, when thay had been purchased to the amount of f 100, would ba exchangeable for a municipal, rail road or other bond. The plan, says the acrlp. Is copyrighted. Tbe tontine element comas in when It becomes known that tbe company expecta to show a good profit through lapses. Tho who Invest In the scrip must contlnus doing so until they have accumulated lie worth, or they will receive no return. Even If they do, they receive only the company's psper, which. In the view of the prosecutor, mlgbt be of dubious value. Not until 1100 Is Inrested may the depositor be said to be on firm ground, but then he haa only a bond which he might pur chase In the same time by depositing his money In a postal savings bank. Someone, preaumably the atockholders in tbe company, will get all the money turned In by Investors who did not persevere until they had saved 1100. Ieputy LlstrJct Attorney ntxgeraia told the Inquirer that be knew of no law at the moment which forbade him to operate, but be said be waa opposed to such financial enterprises and would watch the proceedings of the company closely if It attempted to obtain money here. FILMS SHOW TRAFALGAR Historic Xaval Stinfrgto Is Shown at Star Theater. For dignity and high historic pur pose, yet thrilling to an unusual de gree few films have surpasssd "Tbe Battle of Trafalgar" Sunday's feature at the Star Theater. The tragto death of Admiral Nelson at ths moment of England's victory Is brilliantly depicted. The Senorlta s Conquest, a vivid drama, was distinguished by most im pressive and artistic acting. Two PlogTaph Comedies produced much hllsrlty. The management made a find in the Oriental quartet vocalists and in strumentalist, while Mr. Vlnoent sang "BUly" effectively. With Sidney Ayres well-known in Tortiand playing the lead In "Ship wrecked." patrons at tha Arcade The ater might well have Imagined that they were attending the once popular Baker Stock "In Big Dam." An in dustrial drama. "Electric Boots." a trick comedy and two other pictures and Miss Barton, violinist, concluded the entertainment. The Cowboy's Bride, an Indian and Cowboy thriller topped the show at the Oh Joy Theater, but "49." produced tinder the personal direction of McKee Rankin, the author, waa a close second. Two farce comedies gavs a sunny charm to the programme and Miss Nina Maple aang a new song with effect. A Western memory. "The Centomoto graph Field." and two other pictures with good slnring pleased big audiences at the Tlvoll Theater. Kit Carson's Wooing, on a Tramp Steamer and the Rebellious Blossom proved a well Mended bill for the Crys tal. Mr. Jean Wilson aang a new ballad. Judgement for $14 IS. 85 Lost. When Allan R. Joy. attorney for Charles K. Elton, walked out of court yesterdsy afternoon following an un successful attempt to obtain further continuance of tbe hearing In the case of J. Frank Watson against Charles E. Elton. Judge Morrow caused Judg ment to be entered for the full amount demanded. $11.SS. Watson alleged that Elton took a lease on the Tourney building, at Second and Taylor streets, agreeing to pay f 1040 a month and de fray the cost of all repairs, and that ha vacated at the end of a month, leav ing the rent unpaid. Watson declares that bs expended l41C.se in repairs. Edlefaen delivers fuel ties. CHOI, a Lve XT aV 1 fk V-ifr-' nl v . - 1 7 V" f a I ml If Iv AetaiMO Fashions leekon Our Formal Opening I of Paris and New York j Garments Is Continued j Y. OUR great Garment Salons -were th center of fashion in terest yesterday. Thousands of delighted women came and admired and bought from this magnificent assemblage of Paris and New York styles for Fall and Winter 1911-1912. Superb creations in Gowns, Costumes, "Wraps and Suits from those fashion kings and queens of the Rue de la f&ix and the itue ae Royal axe shown side by side with the models of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. See this wonderful display of Autumn Fash ions today the show windows also carry a style-message that you will not want to miss. This Charming Afternoon Gown by Dreeoll, as 6hown on the left, is of fine broadcloth, in light brown or old French blue with contrasting reveres and cuffs. Overs kirt 6trongly emphasized. Price Jj48. Tailored Suits From the strictly tailored Suit to the semi-dress and novelty Suits, our show ing of new Fall and Winter models is complete, and each style authoritative. - Tailored Suits of serges, of broad cloths, of cheviots, shown side by side with novelty cloths regal suedes, wool velours, velvets $15 to. $85. The New Waists Waists of rare beauty that have come direct from Paris. One exquisite model is of gold and silver lace in quaint peas ant design $85. Other more practical styles of chiffon I I ncr 1 ir i SliTe Paris Ms. i T-sra-jje-. -XM- .' iv .sai , Ml ax" " Mill mery Wraps and Coats The new styles in evening Coats are altogether picturesque and charming. Of broadcloths, velours and velvets, with immense cape and hood collars; side fastenings, large buttons $30 to $175. In practical Coats we have hundreds of modeU, at every price from $10 to $60. Gowns and Dresses One exquisite Dinner or Theater Gown is of nasturtium yellow chiffon, with rich It-beaded and fringed tunie Em pire waist, fishtail train. Evening Qowns from $C0 to $300. The Afternoon Gowns show high Em pire waist lines, with decided overblouse ; dainty side frills, sensibly used $12.50 - to $100. A FASHION display of absorbing interest to every woman who looks to Paris for the artistic, the ' authentic, the inspired. I And we know of no other store in the Northwest which) imports so many French Hats as Meier & Frank's. In this i Formal Opening we are showing the signed creations of i Madame Georgette Carlier Lewis Lotdson v Germaine Marie-Louise Suzanne Talbot Camil Roger Marbot Caroline Eeboux I One handsome Hood Hat by Georgette Bee sketch above I is of brown Austrian velour, trimmed in gorgeous brown and gold uncut ostrich plumes 580. I And there are superb Hats 'by Lichtenstein, Kurzman, I Francois, of New York, besides the famous productions of J Wolr finer TTaHRftl. Phinns. Burcesser. Highland. and sun comDinauons, marquisettes, n . TT4 . . . . m . . laces, messalines, etc-$5, $7, $10 arnenaa niwi .pj w yow, u $12.50, upwards. V " pvrv. Our Great Fall Opening Sale of Ribbons Today! Immense Purchases Just for This Event Every Color and Width Prices in Many Cases, V2 - . . - - a t 1 i ill 1 J 3 X J-1 1 MVK-.'t-. rtM-s-rs-m THE main aisle, in addition to our big regular aepartmeni, wiu De given up xoaay io uus cymcu.u Fall opening Sale of Ribbons. Such an amazing array of beautiful Ribbons as you seldom see Our Ribbon chief planned for this great event before he went East. Mill surpluses, jobbers' and importers ,end-of-wholesale-season lots were secured at a sacrifice. Many of the most staple, as well as new fancy, Ribbons almost half price. All new styles In Bows, Sashes, etc, Tied Free. "We also show made-up hat bows, rosettes, fancy bags Ribbons in all their uses. 9c: A large assortment of 2 to 32-inch all-silk Taffeta Ribbons jf extra heavy weight, suitable for air bows, etc Splendid 15c and 20c grades, to day 9 yard. High-grade 5-inch extra sa. heavy Taffeta and Moire Rib I g bons, in all staple shades. Also I Is lovely 5-inch fancy Ribbons, in Dlaids. stripes, Dresdens; 35c grades, 17. Rich, lustrous all-silk Satin "T1 -1 1 f 1 T A Cn .11 f f XVlBUOIia, O wiuo, xxi. axx wMg new and staple shades. Also .xaiCVs high-grade novelty Ribbons, . , 6-inch, for sashes, bags, fancy work; 50c grades, 29. The Narrow Satin Ribbons Full line of new and staple col ors, for fancy work and novel ties: 15c No. 1 Ribbon, 10 yards, 8 20c No. 1 Ribbon, 10 yards, 12 25c No. Vt Ribbon, 10 yds. 15? 30c No. 2 Ribbon, 10 yards, 19t S5c No. 3 Ribbon, 10 yards, 27? The Fancy Wash Ribbons 10c No. 1 Ribbon, 6-yd. only 6 12c No. iy2 Ribbon, 5-yds. 15e No. 2 Ribbon, 5-yds. only 9 25c No. 3 Ribbon, 6-yds. for 19 35c No. 5 Ribbon, 5-yds. for 25? 5 for 10c and 12c Ribbons, C odd lengths of 1 and 2- inch Taffetas, in staple shades, for hair bows, fancy work, etc. I Q for 20c all-silk Taffe i au C a and Moire Ribbons, in staple colors. Also 25o fancy Persians, Dresden and striped Messaline Ribbons. for" 25c heavy all-silk IOC Taffeta and Moire Rib bons, 5 inches wide, in a full line of staple shades, for sashes, fancy work, etc n j for S5c all-silk Satin t X C Ribbons, 5Vi Inches wide, extra heavy and lustrous. Suitable for sashes, millinery, trimmings, etc. O O for 60c high-grade nov- t aj C elty Ribbons in a wide Bows Tied Free range warp, signs. of exquisite Persian and fancy print Dresden de- QQ is sale price on 75c imported nov 3 i C elty Ribbon, 7 and 8 inches wide, in rich floral, Persian and brocaded designs. q'q for beautiful $1.50 and $2 Rib "OC bona Fancy warp print, jac quard, 6triped and gold designs for trim mings and fancy work. 10-inch widths. September "Baby Week" g& Opens This Morning of the most interesting sections of the store, ana V one that mothers. delight in, is our Infants' Wear Department, on the second floor. Really wonderful is the showing of Baby Needs, from the neces sary e very-day articles to the most luxuriant requisite. The assort ment of dainty hand-made and embroidered dresses ie beautiful Visit the Infants' "Wear Section today. "We've dozens of specials for our September Bby week an event that mothers have learned to wait for. v Infants' $3.60 Dresses, of fine quality lawes and nainsooks, dain tily trimmed in laces, embroideries and tiny rucks. Offered (JO OQ special today, each, only V-aOi7 . $1.50 and $5 Afghans, hand-knit and crocheted. All white and in pink or blue with white. Snug and warm for the infant. flJO QQ Special today at only PJ.Oi $1.60 Blankets Dainty white wool double Blankets with pretty blue borders. Offered special to day in the Infants' Wear t 1 OQ Section at low price of $2 Hand-Made Bibs Just as dain ty and pretty as can be. Beautifully embroidered on fine, soft materials in various designs. Of- CI ACk fpred todav. each, only PaT $2.50 Buggy Robes Snug and warm, in good eiderdown. Prettily bordered in satin nbbon. tnte and with a touch of color. Offered dur- ff 1 7Q ing this special ' sale today, each, only x ' Infants' $1.60 Dresses, neatly made of good qual ity lawns and trimmed in laces, embroideries and pin tucks. Offered during today 'a sale C"! OO at the special low price of, esch, only VaaWa- 75c Long Bootees, for infants. Nicely crocheted bite and with a bit of color. Keep the CQa w a w $2.98 $5 Flannel Skirts The Gertrude Skirts, hand-made, of fine quality flannel and nicely edged in hand worked embroidery seal- lJO AQ loping. For today, only P 17 $4.25 Hand-Made Skirts of good quality French muslin. Finished with hand-embroidered and scalloped edges. They 're beauti ful, at a special pnee $2.50 Hand-Made Caps, of dainty organdy. The pretty "Dutch" style Caps, nicely finished in hand-worked scalloping. They look so C 1 AQ cunning on the tiny babe ? aOS $3 Hand-Made Slips, dainty in fine white materials. Keck and sleeves finished in real Valenciennes Lace. See these pretty tl OQ Slips today at, ea., only V 0V in little feet warm and comfortable. Today $1 Emb'y AlIovers49c MEIER Jt FRAKK'S FIRST FLOOR. ONE of the splendid lots purchased on our buy- er's Eastern trip in August. New 27-inch Swiss Embroidery Flouncings, 27 inches wide, in dainty eyelet and floral A tfk designs, for dresses and undergar ments. Regular 65c to $1 grades, yard $1.50 to $2 Swiss Allovera Baby Irish and floral de signs for waists ; best grades. Special offer today d offer mi Q at, yard ejM X c7 35c to 65c Convent Em broideries the pretty blind stitch and eyelet designs on soft-finish cloth; QC today special, yard auOC Women's 50cCash mere Hose at 39c! SPLENDID saving today right at the season's beginning on "Women's warm Cashmere Hosiery. A mill purchase of 1200 pairs in plain black, also with all gray foot or split sole. Some with triv ial imperfections that you'd have to iook carefully for to find but don't affect appearance or wear ing quality. Our best 50c grade, to day, special at, pair Huge Purchase of Men's 'Kerchiefs The 2 for 25c Grades and tZ the 3 for 25c Grades, Only qrviE big al , MEIER A FRANK'S FIRST FLOOR. Neckwear and Handkerchief house of James R. Keiser recently took over the business of a concern which has widely advertised Handkerchiefs in Sealed Packages. They had on hand 10,000 Men's fine hemstitched cambric Handkerchiefs . of the 2-for-25c and 3-for-25c grades., The offer made us on them was too good to turn down and, to make a long story short The Handkerchiefs are here and st on sale today. All in famous Keiser boxes. Y ouH want a dozen, at least. Buy them for the holidays, for everyday use. Fine, soft-finished cambric, all ready for use. The best 2-for-25c and 3-for-25c Handkerchiefs, at 5c Each or 53c a Dozen! Basement Bargain Square $1.50 House Dresses at 98c NEAT, wearable House Frocks of splendid quality per cales in white grounds with dark stripes; also blue grounds with white stripes. Button down front. All sizes $1.50 House Dresses today, on the Basement Bargain Square, 08 0.