TTTR !rOTtyTXa OTtT?Q OXTAy. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1912.
STATE IS ASKED TO
BUY PHONE LINES
East Side Business Men's
Club Wants Oregon to Op
erate Home Company.
$1 RATE IS PROPOSED
rrridrnt Kellaher Broaches Plan at
J.aiK-hron Common.rwr Clne
for Kail Franchise A crocs
RItct Alwo Adrorated.
Purchase by th Stat of Oregon of
th Horn TatepbOD Company' plant
for operation by tho atato: a common
r proTlilon In tha franchla on
East lint tret and ohr atrt la
Central Kast Portland, that railway
may hav a common center In Portland,
and th need of freight facUltle wr
l!caed by the East Bid Bu1n
Men Club at Ita luncheon at Hotel
Earcrit yesterday.
President Dan Kellaher. who preald
fd. announced that he had taken np
with Qorernor West th subject of pur
chasing th plant of th Horn Tel
phon Company, and read correspond
ence with th Gorernor. Mr. Kellaher
contended that th state can operate a
telephone plant at a chare of fl a
month for each telephone, and business
rates In proportion.
Mr. Kellaher brought np th subjeot
to provide a common-user clause for
Kast First street, and read th ordi
nance that Councilman Allen R. Joy In
troduced In th Council. After welcom
ing th business men present. Mr.
Kellaher Introduced Councilman Joy,
tlu sneaker of th occasion, who ex
pressed appreciation of th honor. Mr.
Joy discussed th proposea common
user provision, and declared th city
has th right to reculat franchise
through Its police powers.
Stew ramsldrred LaL
"I am convinced of on thing." said
Mr. Jot. "and that Is that the city csn
regulate this franchise on East First
street. If It Is said that It Is perpetual,
then It la tilers! and void, for a per
petual franchise cannot be granted. If
It Is not perpetual, then It Is subject to
amendment by the same power wnicn
granted It. I am satisfied that th
ordinance covering this franchise sub
ject Is just and legal, and Is within
tn nolle powers of th city. We
should be fair to th railroad company
end not require anything unreasonable
from It, but at th same time th com
pany cannot nold exclusive us and
control of East First or any other
streets which It occupies.
'I am satisfied that we could grant
anothsr company a franchise on that
street, so that It might come Into th
city on that street over th same
tracks. All our new franchises which
will be granted hereafter In th City
of Portland will contain th common
user provision. This Is for th pro
tection of th rights of th public and
Is just and fair. I want to aay that I
stand ready to do what I can to get
this measure passed through th Coun
cil. This club can do much good In
Portland. Ton can command my ef
forts." Mr. Joy also discussed th ordinance
for the regulation of public-service
corporations. Including gas. electrlo
and telephone companies, requiring
them to extend their lines to all por
tions of the city.
Clak Delegate Attend.
Councilman Schmeer sent regrets that
III health prevented him from attending
th meeting. It was announced that
th next luncheon will be held at th
earn place next Monday, when I. M.
tapper will preside and select a sub
ject and speaker. Th following at
tended th luncheon, th first th club
has given:
A. Lm. Keenan. Brooklyn Improvement
Club: William DeVeny. MontavlUa
Hoard of Trade: P. Sharkey. N. U. Car
penter, CI 1 1 mens Bank: J. D. Sherman.
Paclfle Outing Company; C. H Blgelow,
Kast Side Business Men's Club: A. H.
Metcalf. Rose City Park Improvement
1-esgue; C. J. Parker. T. 11. Banfleld,
II. ma. Haines. Vegetarian Food Com
pany: O. E. Welter. Mall A Von Borate I;
George W. Foot. Foot Machinery Com
pany: H. I Camp, of II. U Camp
Company, architects; A D. Keenan. con
tractor; M. B. McFaul. the A. H. Averill
Machinery Company: P. L. Lerch. I E.
nice. Waverly-Klchmond Improvement
Club; J. Dannells, United States Laun
dry; T. W. Carlo w, Georg Dtlworth A
Company: Allen R. Joy. Councilman
Seventh ward: Dan Kellaher. president
East Sid Business Men's Club; J. O.
Wilson, secretary East Side Business
Men's Club; George Dll worth. 8. C
J agger. Morrison Electrlo Company;
Dr. W. C Adams. M. O. Collins, presi
dent United Improvement Club Associ
ation; George Black, accountant; L. M.
Iepper. E. W. Miner, J. K. Wldmer.
rlumber; C C Hall, assistant secre
tary East Sid Business Men's Club;
George H. Fuller. C. I Sheriff. I. Buck
man. Thomas Lennard. Dr. F. M. Bell
and J. J. Oeder, realty dealer.
PERSONALMENTION.
E. Bofer, of Salem, la at the Bowers
Hotel.
F. C. Dillard. a merchant of Burns,
la at the Cornelius.
W. H. RothermeL a Medford mer
chant, is at the Bowers.
A. L Eraser, a merchant In Salem,
is at the Perkins Hotel.
W. Moore, a merchant of Arlington,
Is registered at the Oregon.
F. A. Gentry, a civil engineer of Eu
gene, la at Hotel Cornelius.
J. D. Rice, a merchant of Chehalls.
Wash, Is at the Oregon Hotel.
XT. H. Goodenough. of Hood River,
is registered at the Bowers Hotel.
J. IL, Tucker, a lumberman In Madero,
Mrxice, is at the Portland HoteL
D. A. Hodge, a merchant of Salem,
Is registered at the Perkins Hotel.
A. A. Hilton, a merchant In Tacoma,
Is registered at the Portland Hotel.
J. L Miser, a dealer In general mer
chandise In Albany. Is at Hotel Oregon.
IL H. Veatch. a real estate dealer of
Cottage Grove. Is at the Imperial HoteL
Thomas Hudson, a Grants Pass mer
chant. Is registersd at the Hotel Ore
gon. G. H. Robinson, a prominent railroad
man of Salt Lake City, la at the Port
land. Thomas Bonner, a railroad man of
Seattle, la reglstsred at the Perkins
Hotel.
Professor H. M. Crooks, president of
Albany College. Is at the Cornelius
Hotel.
Sherwood WUllama. a merchant of
fa Grande, is registered at the Hotel
Oregon.
Colonel G. W. Stevens. IT. R. A Is reg
istered at the Bowers Hotel from Fort
(vena.
H. J. Altnow. secretary of the Oregon
Retail Hardware and Implement Asso
ciation, is registersd at the Imperial
Hotel.
A. A. Werley. a merchant of South
Bend. Wash, la rsglstrd at th Carl
ton Hotel.
William Williams, a lumberman of
prominence in Yakima, Wub, la at
Hotel Oregon.
Dr. J. B. Webster, a physician Of
Talent. Or. la reglstsred at th Im
perial HoteL
M. E. Kelsur, a mining man. Is regls
tsred at th Perkins Hotsl from
Meadows, Idaho.
Mrs. J. A. Venness and Miss Vsnnssa.
of Wlnlock. Wash, ar registered at
th Portland HoteL
James J. Porter, a Government offi
cial Is registered at th Bowers Hotel
from Washington, D. C
L A. Farquhar and R. C Tlcbhouser.
prominent railroad men. are registered
from Omaha. Neb, at th Carlton HoteL
G. W. Griffin, of Eugene, president
of the Oregon Retail and Implement
Association, which Is In session here,
la at the Imperial.
Paul C Murphy, a real estate dealer
heavily Interested In Portland and Se
attle. Is registered at th Portland
Hotel from Seattle,
J. P. Moffltt. of Ban Francisco, Is
her In consultation with railroad offi
cials regarding a contract to be let.
He la at the Portland.
Professor Casper Rene Gregory.
Lelpslg. Germany, who la here to lec
ture before th Portland Archaeological
Society, la at th Portland HoteL
A. J. Gnrtlna, a broker of Mlnneapo
11a and C O. Wheeler, a broker of
Fargo, N. D, ar at th Perklna Hotel
while looking ovr Portland for Invest
ments. Mrs. James Wlthyeomb. of Corvallla.
wife of Professor Wlthyeomb. of Ore
gon Agricultural College, and Mrs.
Charles t. Springer, of Corvallla, ar
registered at Hotel Cornelius.
HARDWARE MEN MEET
SESSION IS FRELDIEfAET TO
COXVEXTIOX TODAT.
Mcrcltants to Re Invited to Attend
Association Meetings Banquet
Planned by Jobbers.
Members f th executive board of
th Oregon Retail Hardware and Im
plement Dealers'.Assoclatlon met in the
Imperial Hotel yesterday for their an
nual business meeting, preliminary to
the opening of the sixth annual con
eonventlon of the organisation, which
will begin at Ellers Hall today and
will continue until next Friday.
Those present at the meeting were
O. W. Griffin, of Eugene, president;
E. F. Willis. If Baker, vice-president :
C n. Stockwell and H. J. Altnow. of
Portland, tressurer and secretary: O. A.
Blake, of Baker-. William De Haven, of
McMlnnville. and H. H. Veath. of Cot
tage Grove. Tb session was passed
In auditing the year's aeoounte and In
other business necessary to the prepa
ration for the opening of the conven
tion proper.
The messing today will b open to
all who car to attend, but th day aes
slons for the remainder of the week will
be confined to members of the asso
ciation only. Besides the general busi
ness today, addresses wiU be
by O. Lk Bsker, Councilman; President
O. W. Orlfnn. of the association; A. U
Scott, of the Pacific Hardware Com
pany, and D. A. Hullng. of Myrtle
Point. Talks on salesmanship and dis
cussions of methods of bettering th
trad conditions In the hardware busi
ness will be th chief subjeot in the
closed sessions.
All merchants and business men or
the city will be Invited to attend the
meeting Wednesday night at 'clck
In the Women of Woodcraft HalL
where C M. Johnson, president of the
Minnesota Implement Association, will
tslk on "Cost of Doing Buslnesa Mr.
Johnson will give bis address a second
time before the closed session the fol
lowing day.
The annual banquet in nonur
.-t. tnhhuri of Portlad will
be held at th Commercial Club Thurs-
dsy night at -i0 ociocx. r.iecii"
officers will be held In the morning
t-w v -iM Frldav will be
meewutt
devoted to closing of routine business.
Delegates to ths convention are "'--Ins
their headquarters at the Imperial
HoteL
IRRIGATION MEET POPULAR
Call to Congress Ilcre Wins lie
sponse From All Over State.
Answers to th call Issued lal week
- i i rin.-..a tn be held
tor an irnsn - - - . ..
In rortland. February 19. 10 and 11.
are being receiver lal'm-""',",
ing toiuui, -
promotion bureau In Portland, wh ch
Indicates a wiaeapreaa ---- -
terest In the coming meeting.
. . . . w cnUriir nrAHent and
manager of th Medford Commercial
Club visited th roruana miumciu
coming congress and declared that
Medford wouia issue
. v - A-.-'rd.Ba t n meet for Its
second annual session In Medford.
William Pollman wrote irom oaaer
yesterday acknowledging th receipt
of th call for th congress and ssld
tn Pnrtlaihl at an earlv
PO WVUI-a ...w w -
date to communleat with officer of
th Oregon Development League re
garding the delegation of representa
tives to be sent from his territory.
Other letters and communication of a
similar nature hava also been received.
John H. Lewis. Stat engineer. ira n
C. Brodle. assistant aecretary of th
Desert Land Board, will both be In
attendance throughout the session.
Full Information as to the extent of
the attendance from all sections of the
stat Is expected to oe in wnain ine
next two week and officers of the
plot plans for tb programm of the
congress at mat time.
Th Vlctrola will furnish more enter
tainment than any other Instrument.
Sherman. Clay Co, on Morrison, at
Sixth, have all the records.
This Shampoo Stops
Hair From Falling
"Alkali shampoos will cause hair to
grow dull and lifeless, split at ends and
fall out." says Mrs. Mae Martyn In the
Boston News, "and until hurtful soaps
or mixtures are discontinued there can
be no relief. A very fin shampoo mix
ture can be made by dissolving a tea
spoonful canthrox In a cup of hot
iter. This should b pourea on the
head slowly and rubbed up well and It
will crest an abundance of whits.
creamy lather.
"After a canthrox shampoo the hair
dries evenly and quickly, while the
scalp Is left clean, pliant and healthy.
It Is not necessary to shampoo every
week when canthrox Is employed, be
cause Its effects are quick and lasting.
Continued using canthrox Insures a
clean, healthy scalp and an abundance
of rich. glosKV. attractive hair assy to
do up and of an evenness In color."
IAQV.J
Don't Merely Ask for Gloves, Ask for Perrin's Gloves We're the Principal Portland Agents
A Correction: "The Winning of Barbara Worth," Harold BeU Wright's Latest Novel, $1.30, Instead $1.18 as in Eelegigm
Five More Days of Meier (IS? Frank's Greatest
Clearance and White Sale Every Article Reduced
You've but to think back over the last three weeks of phenomenal offerings to realize
the importance of the final clearance specials these last five days. Where have sales events
been more timely where have articles been in greater variety prices been lower economies greater? We've
won the everlasting confidence of thousands and thousands of satisfied purchasers who've appreciated the un
equaled savings during the entire month of January. And now these last few days will mean ECONOMY at its
height! Wanted merchandise of every description at irresistible Clearance Prices.
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE 8 Amateur I
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE
$18 to $25 Tailored lAiMa? 00 Pairs Women's $3
Suits Today at $9.85
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II 1 1
V3 1 XiU
SECOND FLOOR StAIW BTJFLDIXO
Many a woman will be here at the open
ing of the doors for first choice of these
KTiiMifHd Ruits. And well she misrht. for
they're a phenomenal offering at even
less than half tneir actual worm.
Smart modish styles for
end of the Winter season
and for early Spring wear.
Plain tailored and semi-fancy styles in
cheviots, serges, tweeds, worsteds and
mixtures. Some have the severe notched
collars, plain and of velvet others with
larger collars, deep revers side and front
fasteniners. Well lined, carefullv tailored
j - j : j 1 rTru--- -
browns, grajrs,
navy, black, Copen
hapen.in smart stripes
and mixtures. Not a
Snit worth less than
$18 and many to $25.
For Clearance $9.85.
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE
Cleanup of Handbags?
A tremendous clearance of modish Handbags in all
latest shapes! Three lots at ridiculously low prices.
$.85
0 Beginning today, an expert in
aeroplane building will be found on
the 6th Floor, ready to give full
n information and instruction to the
ft boys who are planning to enter our
I third annual Amateur Aviation
y Contest.
FIRST PRIZE, $30 eash; second
! prize, $20 cash; third prize,, $10
cash; 4th prize, $7.50 in merchan
dise; 5th prize, $5 in merchandise.
Five prizes of a year's subscription
. to Aircraft, $1.50 each,
n Y. M. O. A. EXTRA PRIZES
ft A year's membership to the boy
1 1 whose model aeroplane comes near
y est making a successful flight from
the top of the Meier & Frank Store
!to the Y. M. C A building. Sec
ond best flight, six and three
months' membership tickets.
Final WeeK of Clearance
$2 Silk Hose 59c
I t's a
75o to $1 Hand
bags an accumula
tion of small leather
Bags with Ion strap
handles and some
'X. 29c
today at
$1.25 to $2.50 Hand
bags velvets, plush
es, patent and staple
leathers, with corde
lier strap handles.
In Final f g
CI 'ranee (j
Today at
$2.50 to $5 Hand
bags an odd lot of
velvet, tapestry and
leather styles, with
long handles. Final
Clearance today at
$1.49
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE
Sale Leona Combinations
It isn't often that the famous Leona Three
Piece Combinations are offered at such reduc
tions as these. Corset covers and an ingenious
combination of drawers and short skirt in one.
Of dainty nainsooks and cambrics trimmed in
Val. and torchon lace, edgings and embroideries.
$4 Leona Combinations at S2.95
$5 and $6 Leona Comb't'ns, S3.85
$1.75 and $2 New Princess Slips
So pretty for wear under lingerie
and light gowns. Dainty in fine
lawns and Val. lace trimmings. $1.75
to $2 Princess Slips in
Final Clearance today
$3.60 to $5 La Greque
Corsets All Famous high
grade make, late Winter
models; medium and low-
l
$1.19
. 1 fin to Sl.75 Gowns
LtA V T ' r ,
bnue ana warm, in goou
quality outing flannels. In
neat stripes. Finished in
wash braids. 1 OQ
Clear ance
bust. Support- Q1 QC
ers attached at PA'7J
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE
Odd Lots Linens H Price
Still good choice in these Linen Scarfs, Center
Pieces, Doilies and Cloths, beautifully hand embroid
ered, scalloped and clnny lace trimmed, at y2 PRICE
20c Bleached Turkish Towels
Good size; heavy and 19
absorbent, at only, each
$1.75 Bed Spreads Marseilles
patterns; large size A Q
and hemmed, each P sO
75c Turkish Towels priced 65
35c Linen Hnck Towels at iioc
$2.50 linen Cloths priced $1.98
50c Imported Walstlngs at 391
25c White Poplins, special, 19
$2.50 Longcloth priced at $1.93
70c Seamless Sheets CQ.
81x90-in., extra heavy OiVV
12y2c Lownsdale Mns-1 "
lin 36 in. wide. Special
75c Piquot Sheets, 63x90, at 65
80c Pio,not Sheets, 72x90, at 70
90c Piquot Sheets,' 72x99, at SO
B5c Piquot Sheets, 81x99, at 85
$1.25 Table Damasks at, yard, SI
$1.25 Natural CoL Linen, only $1
$1.25 Cream Damasks, special 90
60c Mercerized Damasks at 45
s plendid
SilK Ho
siery bar-
gain for those
who come
early enough
to share in it!
Around 300
pairs of wo
men's pare
thread silK
Hose in excel
lent range of
colors; also blacKs in size
8 only. Very few pairs
are $1 Hose, mostly $1.50
and $2 grades; for quicK
Clear ance P A
today, pair ss 3r v
Final WeeK of Clearance
$2.25 Comforts $1.79
A splendid saving today on
downy, full-size Comforts,
filled with white layer cotton
and covered with Bilkoline.
Reg. $2.25,
final Clear
ance today
$5.50 White Wool Blankets full
size, witn preuy pin ui
W1LU SU&UUUCi
$1.?9
Final WeeK of Clearance
25c Rompers for
15c
On the
third floor
today
a mi ni in
cleara nee
of 75 doz
en chil
dren's 25 c
R ompers,
in all ages,
6 months to
6 years!
Excellently made of
blue and pinK checKed
ginghams and blue mix
tures. ThinKofit! While
lot lasts, each, only 15c
to$5 Shoes $1.89
THIRD FLOOR NEW BUILDIXO.
The importance of this
offering will be readily ap
parent when once you see
the Shoes included in this
group at $1.89. Hundreds
of pairs and they're well
made, new style lasts ev
ery one.
All leathers patent colts,
gunmetal, calf and black
vici kid. Lace and buttoned.
Mativ nonnlar blucher styles in
cluded. Black cloth and mat kid
fvrs. Plain or tiDDed toes.
Goodyear welt turned soles or light exten
sion styles broken lines, of course, though
there are alt sizes m tne
lot. Sale begins this
morning and continues
Wednesday & Thursday.
They're well worth
early for, these $
$5 Shoes at $1.89.
$1.89
coming ;J
50, $4 and
Short Lengths Ribbons, 1 5c
The Final Clearance of remnants of Ribbons; vari-
ions widths and colors, plain and fancy;
to 2-yard lengths, priced for rapid selling7
15c
$1.J5 to $2.00 Imported
Tie Stocks, 53c.
Smart Stocks, in
fancy piques and
ducks; plain -white or
with a bit of color
Special price, CO.
at only, each
50c to $1.00 Embroid
ered Collars at 25c.
A big special on
these Trouville, Spring
Maid and standing col
lars. Some slightly
mussed, 50c tOCp
$1 grades, only --'
50c and 75c Handker
chiefs, 23c
Dainty embroidered
linen, in crossbar, in
itial and novelty col
ored styles. Slightly
mussed. Special 00
low price, only "''
FINAL WEEK OF ANNUAL CLEARANCE
To $7 Linen Waists $2.98
Beautifully finished Tailored "Waists from
a maker of only high-grade garments. Of
best Irish linen trimmed in pretty hand-embroidered
designs, rich German and Irish
crochet. Laundered collars and cuffs. They
are as neat and smart appearing as can be
and wonderfully practical.
Tou'd pay $5 to $7 for them regularly, but
some are slightly soiled that's tf0 AO
offer them at only D&dJKJ
SECOND FLOOR
MA IX BUILDING
we
why
$8 to $10 Fancy
Waists Handsome
chiffons and nets with
pretty trimmings of
narrow braids, silk em
broidery some with
side frills and messa
line pleatings Over
silks and nets. Final
Clearance fljl QO
price only 4V'7
Good $1.50 Dressing
Sacqnes Neat styles
in flannelette and out
ing flannel, with pep
lum or belted at waist.
Large collars or "V"
necks. Finished in
plain bands. These
are placed on sale in
the big Clear- ?Q.
ance today at vl
January Sale Pure Foods
eery. Price redactions that are vital to every house
wife. See full page of details in Sunday's Oregonian
Eastern Hams Delicious East- English B a c o n Fine lean
era sugar-cured, hickory-smoked strips, sugar-cured. Extra spe-
Hams. Medium in cial for the January 1 i2
size. At, the pound sale. Pound at only vv
SI 25 Log Cabin Syrup at only SI S. & W. Yellow Peaches at 20
$1 00 bottle Lucca Oil, only 76 S. &W. Golden Drop Plums, 20
50c English Breakfast Tea at 25 S. & W. Roy. Anne Cherries, 15
Tea Room Blend Coffee, lb., 39 Del Monte Bartlett Pears at 20
40c Meier-Frank Coffee, lb., 33 Del Monte Apricots at only 20
; i- i
Atmore's Mince Meat High
grade, luscious, richly seasoned.
Special lor January l t-
aiuj .iiw " "
25c Bottles Catsup Either
Libby's or Blue Label. Both are
pure and wholesome. 1 Q
Sale price, the bottle IOC
Schepp's Cocoanut, pound, 23
50c Royal Bkg. Powder, spl., 39
Butternut Butter, 2 pounds 77
Campbell's Pork and Beans, spe
cial, three cans for only 25i
Cove Oysters, three cans for 25
Fancy Maine Corn, 2 cans, 25
Pern Navel Oranges, dozen, 26
25c Walter Baker's Cocoa at 19
25c Crescent Brand Sardines, 17
85c Olives, bottled, at only 40
60c Victor Japan Tea, pound, 32
Infants' to $5 Dresses, $2. 1 9
Just as dainty and pretty as can be of fine lawns and
nainsooks. Cunning panel fronts and with tiny yokes of
lace and embroideries. Regular $3, $&50 and 2?Q f Q
iis big Final Clearance at only V-
$5 Dresses in this
85c to $1 Bootees, specially
priced at G3f
$20 Hand-crocheted Caps,
now only 51.79
$5 and $8 Flannel Skirts at
only 53.9S
All knit and crocheted Af
ghans, OFF.
. .
TiSIJiPaOWlSb fAUiJ-lO, EXCHANGE 4; HOME, A 6101
12V2C Flannelettes 7c
FIRST FLOOR MAIN BUILDING. ORDER BY HAIL.
Think of it for 21c j-ou can buy enough of this
good quality Flannelette to make a neat dressing
sacque. Then, too, it's splendid for pajamas,
gowns, children's underwear, etc. Neat stripes py
and figures. Reg. 120 grades, today at only C
i