THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912. ; 13 j ttiy. Mcmxixcr orecontan. . K V FIGHT AGAINST NEW SALOON IS FUTILE Council Grants License for Resort Near Fifth Street, on Morrison. WATKINS' PLEADING WINS Ordinance KrKalatin; Kraltj Peal' era I Piwrd SI 0,000 for Pub lic Market Asked One RoclrpIIe Prisoner freed. Councilman Watkln. won hi fight jr.af.May morning to plam a saloon n Morrison rtr.rt. near Fifth. In the retail district, over the protest of citizens, prrs-nted to the Council. A chairman of the liquor license commit' tee and member of the firm of parish. Watklos 4c Cow he led the forces fa vorable to the aaloon. and. although defeated In bla own committee, trl- smph-ed before the main body. A. L Bllta had applied for a license at Its Morrison street, but the Corbett estate and others had petitioned the Council not to errant the license at that location, saying that they wished to keep the thoroughfare free of sa loons, that it Is a shopping district and that women and children in large num be re pass there dally. Councilman Watktna. however, main talned that th chief remonstrator was another saloonkeeper. Just around the corner on Fifth street, and said he fa vored placing of the saloon on Morrt son street. A1mlttlnsj that hi own firm was handling the lease, be said he felt he was Justified in going over the protests filed, as he knew that they were worked op by a rival aaloon man. Rail la Net Called. The vote against the granting of the license was quite pronounced In the committee meeting, where the case first came up. but was pretty evenly divided In full Council session. There was no roll call, although after the Iva voce vote was announced aa fi ve ring the license Councilman Burgard asked for a roll call. tie said he thought that perhaps the members would like to be recorded aa to their vote, but his request waa not granted. Mayor Rushlight ruling that he had announced the result. He asked, how ever. If Mr. Burgard wished to appeal from his decision. "So, I Just thought probably the members would Ilka to go on record." be replied. "Well. I'm on record." retorted Mr. Wat kin a. The Council paased by unanimous vote an ordinance regulating realty brokers and their agents, aa recom mended by the Realty Board. The ordinance appropriating $(000 for the publication of the Greater Portland plans waa laid aalde for two weeks. Mayor Rushlight said be felt that It should be Investigated a little more, as be believed that the printing of 10.000 booklets at a price of IJ000 was pretty high. Councilman Maguir. moved to postpone action until the next aeaaton and this was carried. Market Fwad Aaked. Councilman Magulre Introduced an ordinance appropriating 110.000 from th general fund to establish a publlo market on the Market block, bounded by Market Clay. Third and Second streets, and recently believed to be th stta for the proposed publlo audi torium. This proposed measure waa referred to the ways and means com mittee. Councilman Baker filed a doc ument, drafted by City Attorney Grant, oalllng a special election for the vot ing on a proposed 1200.000 bond Issue for a system of public markets. It was referred to the committee on Judiciary. An ordinance granting to James CLeary a pardon from the rockpll waa granted by unanimous vote on motion of Councilman Montag. CLeary waa serving a long sentence at the rockplle for drunkenness. Councilman Joy ran up against a rock when ha tried to have James Brown pardoned. In the final vote he waa the only member voting to pardon the prisoner. Mr. Joy told the Coun cil that Brown deserved a pardon, as he had permitted Mrs. Brown to get a default divorce while he waa In Jail: that he bad riven bis mother-in-law a dead to his house and lot. and was ready to accept 1500 aa his share and leave for bis old home In Michigan. An attorney representing the family Jarred things by Informing the Coun cil that Brown had recently gone home to bla family, beaten Mrs. Brown and the small children, and that they were living In deadly fear of him. Mr. Joy continued his fight for th pardon, but with disastrous results. Councilman Jennings wss given an other leave of absence for 10 days. He is 111. NEW MEMBERS WILL DINE Men Enrolled In Recent Contest Meet at Y. SI. C. A. Tonight. tee passed yesterday forenoon In In specting the cemetery. It was decided to clear 'the roads and paths and to resurface th principal roads with crushed rock. Debris from broken trees and shrubbery, caused by the sil ver thaw, will be cleared away. En trance to the cemetery from the bunny side carllne on East Morrison street will be repaired and beautified. The suggestion made by Dr. Pt Raffety, a member of the association, that a general entrance be made to the cemetery from East Stark street baa been taken under consideration by the committee and probably will be carried out. A tract occupying 100x100 feet In the western part of the cemetery will be beautified by th committee as a sample of the Improvements It de sires to make throughout the grounds for th Inspection of the lotowners and others Interested In Improving th cemetery. The work will b continued until th entire cemetery grounds hav been Improved. Secretary Btrowbrtdg. reporta that there Is 13000 In cash on deposit and available for the Improvements. Sub scriptions to the amount of 14500 hav been received toward defraying; tho cost of the Improvements. COUNCIL SEES NO PERIL CAMBRIDGE BnWlIXC STAIR WAT TO BE REMOVED. City Father Vote Oppoalto Waraini of Fire Chief, Mayor and, Oth- era and fr-hold Permit. Pleas of Fir Chief Powell. Battalion Chief Holden and John Perry, of th Executive board fir committee, rein forced bv warnings from Mayor Rush light, failed to convince a majority of the membera of the City Council yester day morning that It Is dangerous to remove a stairway rrom in Morrison street aid of the Cambridge building at Third and Morrison streets. Thlrten members voted to sustain th former action In granting a permit to remove th stairway, but John Montag. Coun cilman from the Sixth Ward, stood alone, voting to revoke the permit. Charges were made by members of the Council and by the tense of th building, that Mr. Perry was prompted to take th stand b did because he Is manager f a bakery company which operates a sor next th Cam bridge building. Mayor Rurhllght did not Interrupt members of th Council who referred to this feature of th rase, but he did stop th lease of th building. "I think yon are wrong when yon say that Mr. Perry acted In this case be cause of Ms business connections," said the Blayor, "and I tell you that It will do you no good to talk that way. as far as I am concerned; I think he la acting for th safety and protection of the publlo as a member of th Br committee." Mr. Perry also denied th accusation, mad against him. saying he took an oath to protect th people of the city a member of the Executive Board and that he "would do so, no matter whether a penny or a million dollars were at stake." Councilman Mag-ulr and Clyde were the chief accusers of Mr. Perry. Coun cilman Baker argued for th contin uance of th permit and bad Introduced resolution ratifying th Councils previous act In granting the permit. Ha said he considered th building entirely safe with proper Or escapes and ex plained that the stairway sought to be removed waa one which led only to the second story; th building Is three stories In height.- H believed the oth. er stairway and fire escapee sufficient to protect lives. There are to rooms in th structure. Fir Chief Dowell and Battalion Chief Holden. In charge of th district, told the members of th Council that thy wished th permit revoked, as they regarded the removal of the stairway aa dangerous, but their pleadings were disregarded. "We hav got to go slow about re voking permits, aa suggested reoently by the City Attorney, commented Councilman Joy. Tea, but you recently revoked a per mit which you gav to th I'nion Oil Company to build a plant in South Portland." replied Mayor Rushlight. "If damages Br due. as you Intimate, should this permit be revoked, how about the Union Oil Company? Hasn't It got a claim against the cityT" Mr. Joy replied that It made no dif ference, that th Council should avoid all danger of aults for revoking per mit one granted. Th vote waa then taken and the previous action waa sustained. LIGHT BILL IS - OPPOSED LIBRAR.V IX COrRTHOCSK USES ELECTRI CITT WORTH $57. Mora than 200 of th new members added to th rolls of th Portland Toung Men's Christian Association. will meet at dinner In the association aud itorium tonight at :1S o'clock. The dinner Is complimentary by the T. M. C. A. to th men who have Just Joined Ita ranks. The winning team In th contest will also be th guest or th association. Short addresses will be delivered by the heads of departments. Including H. XT. Stone, general secretary; A. M. Grllley. physical director; R. C. French, educational director, and R. R. Perkins, religious work director. The first prlxe 1b the membership contest, a shield oa which Is Inscribed the names of the winning contestants, will b presented. This shield will be given a prominent place In the building .and other similar shields wl!l be awarded in future mem bership contests. CEMETERY WORK TO BEGIN I.one Fir Committee) to Commence Improvements February C. Improvement of Lone Fir Cemetery, the laat raatlng place of many promi nent pioneers of Portland and Oregon, will be started February If. under the direction of Dr. S. E. Josephl. E. B. Williams and Joseph A. FtrowhrM. a committee from the Lone Fir Lot Owners' Association, given power to proceed wlti tae work. At a meeting of the directors of th association lat Friday. It waa decided to start Improvements In the ceme tery that a showing may be made by M-r l'. Memorial day. Th commit- County Court to Install Separate) Meter and Compel Association to Meet Own Current Expense). Discovery that electricity to th value of 157 was consumed in the rooms of the Courthouse occupied by th Portland Law Library Association last month and paid for by the county haa caused the County Court to mod ify the terms of a contract tentatively entered Into with th association for th use by that organisation of space In th west wing of the building. Th electricity bill for the whole Court house for the month waa 1187. This has caused considerable comment. In view of th fact that seldom is there any business transacted in the build ing after o'clock In the afternoon. Th original contract with th li brary association called for th pay ment to th county of per cent on th additional expense to which th county will be put by reason of th necessity of strengthening th floor and other extras and ti a month for heat, light and Janitor service. In stead of paying thta ti a month, th association will pay for th electricity actually consumed In Its rooms. A separate meter will be Installed. Th county will chars nothing extra for heat and Janitor service, on th ground that more heat and extra Janitors will not be required because of the us of th room by th association. Many complaints hav been mad by taxpayers to County Judge Cleetoa and Commissioners Llgbtner and Hart that th whole Courthouse la a blase with light at night, and they hav said they will Instruct th Janitors to be more carefuL Architect Lewis has estimated that It will cost the county 15114 In extras to prepare th rooms to be occupied by the library for use. and th associa tion will pay per cent of tit amount. FUEL PRICES. 4-ft. wood per cord: Fir, 11.50 to IS..; ash, i0; gr. slab, S2.7C: gr. short slab. 1171: coal. 16 60 to $10.60 per ton: dry elabwood. Holman Fuel Co.. successors to Banneld-Veysey Fuel Co, M. 163. A 1151. Standard Sewing Machines Sold on the Cltib Plan at Sl.OO a Week-Second Floo Delm'Htftil Luncheon Served in Our Tea Room, Fourth Floor 25c Lunch in Basemen, "PLISSE" IS NEW SEE IT IN OUR "AISLE OF COTTON" 20d AND '2od THE YABD DON'T MERELY ASK SEE SILKS. ASK TO SEE "TOURIST" SILK TO "PUSSY WILLOW"" TAFFETA SILKS ARE NEW AND SEASONABLY NAMED WOOL CHALLIE The Most Beautiful of AH Woolen Fabrics. NEW LINES ARE READY KIMONO CREPES Tho New Sorinff Lines Are In SEE THE 1S SPECIAL IN THE WINDOW Occupying Entire City BlocR Pounded by Morrison. Alder, Tenth and West ParR Streets BP e si 1Ua r Sale of Blanliefs n. Ham d. a. i the Wsls Boiigphit at Omr Own Prices Third FlcToT MOW PlaCedL OH Sale See Windows The greatest Blanket Sale ever held in the Northwest. A complete mill clean-up of every pair on nana. .Lay in your supplies for the com ing events. It's not a bit too early to get your rooms in shape for the Elks' Convention, the Rose Carnival and other things that will bring big crowds to Portland this year. Supply your demands for Spring house cleaning at these ridiculously low prices. Hotels and rooming houses are buying extensively. Those who buy early will naturally secure best selections. Stock comprises all grades and at all prices. $0.00 BlanKets $4.20 The popular medium shade mottled gray Blanket, 6-pound weight, extra double size, well Ofl tuado and finished; regular $6.00 grade r;v SG.OO BlanKets $3.50 An extraordinary offering of slightly soiled white Wool Blankets with blue borders. Good dJO Cf values at ?t3.00, special for this sale at PJJJ $10.00 BlanKets 35.75 Institution Blankets in white, with colored borders, slightly imperfect by colors running into the body of the blanket, otherwise are perfect, and C 7E sell regular at $10.00; special price, pair 8.50 BlanKets $4.95 Here's the Blanket that gives the service, the "Insti tution Blanket," such as the Government uses. They are strictly all-wool; both warp and filling are the dark gray color. Very strong and will QC last a lifetime. Good sellers at $3.50, pr. ATeeJ $4.00 BlanKets for $2.60 4- pound Vicuna Woil Blankets, suitable for home use, for camping or for men who work on the railroads. Good values at $4.00 d0 a pair. Offered for this "feature sale" at only, the pair V"v,v $5.00 BlanKets for $3.50 5- pound mottled gray Blankets, well woven and bound, well d0 Cf) finished, with high, firm nap. Good $5.00 values at, the pair, PJjy' $5.50 BlanKets for $3.90 6- pound Blankets, plain colors, well woven on firmly twist- C0 C)f ed warps, which give strength and durability; $5.50 values, p $6.00 BlanKets for $3.95 Fine quality Wool Blankets in neat cheeked patterns of gray J0 QC and white or tan and white, suitable for household or hotel; $6.00 BlanKets for $3.90 6-pound Vicuna Blankets, large size, with wool warp and fill- Q(l ing, well finished and exceptional values at $6.00; the pair, r"'v' 58. 50 BlanKets S5.25 Pure white wool Blankets with pink or blue borders, large sizes, wool warp and filling; hard twisted warp and well combed-up weft. A good, serviceable, soft, warm $8.50 Blanket, offered special dur- dJC OC ing the feature sale at low price of, pair PJeCO 7.00 BlanKets $4.25 Sale of light gray or tan Blankets, with black, brown or blue borders, large size, heavy weight OP and good $7.00 grades; special, pair, only pTTeaiiO 37.00 BlanKets 84.25 An excellent quality of white Blankets with wool warp and filling, with the weft well coebed up, giv ing a soft, downy fleece finish ; pink or blue borders, large size. Our regular $7.00 Blankets, Jf of offered special for this sale, the pair P TeaCO $4.5p BlanKets S3. 25 5-pound plain gray Blankets, exceptionally good for hotel and rooming-house use, as well as for house hold use. Good $4.50 grades, offered ?T or special for this feature sale, the pair POeaiJ Demonstration Extraordinary by Mrs. Iv. A. Belden, Expert Corsetiere Royal Worcester and Corsets Ton Bon Ton Corsets have made the American figure famous. They are the truest expression of every Corset virtue the highest achievement in the art of mod ern corsetrv. Every w earer of Bon Ton Corsets is the proud possessor of a wealth of style, health, comfort and symmetry. There is a subtle charm and grace about all Bon Ton Corsets which appeals to your finer tastes and excites your admiration and fancy. Bon Ton Corsets are absolutely without a rival; (ach model an original conception of surpassing excellence in every detail. We invite all women who are interested in Corsets to call on Mrs. Belden. Come and talk over your corset troubles with hen She will not importune vou to buy: but will give you good, sensible advice on corseting. Bon Ton Corsets $3 Up Adjusto Corsets $3 Royal Worcester Corsets From 31. CO Up Bacon 15c Hams 15c Best English style sugar-cured Bacon, every piece guaranteed and the best. Fancy, mild-cured Hams from grain fed pigs. They are solid and l C sweet, nice medium sizes; lb., AJC Flour $1.25 Sack "O. W. K Excellence." Our own pri vate brand of Flour, made right here in Oregon. It will make d "1 Of good bread. The sack at P Sugar, 17 lbs. $1.00 The best Cane Sugar, despite the ad vance in the market we are going to give one more rousing sale, (fji ff For this sale only, 17 lbs., P lellU Lard at 05c Pure Lard, kettle rendered; the No. 5 pails we are now selling atCC0 the very low price of only 0?C The No. 10 pails are, special, $1.25 Rice, 5 lbs. 25c Japan style Rice, 5 pounds for 25J Head Rice, unpolished, 3y2 lbs., 25 PHONE YOUR ORDERS EARLY. TELEPHONES, EX. 12 OR A 6231. 200 Prs. of Boys' Si, $1.25 Pants 79c On the bargain circle, between the elevators, main floor, a sale of 250 pairs of boys' blue serge Pants; extra good, full lined good weights; all sizes up to 17 years; $1 7Qr and $L25 grades. Special at, the pair, $1.50 Sweater Coats 59c For one day onlv, or. the bargain circle, first floor, between the ele vators, a sale of boys' and children's Sweaters, in the coat styles, that bntton to the neck; red, brown, gray and blue colors; sizes CQ 22 to 36; our regular f 1.50 grades. Special on the bargain circle, Bcjwcen rie JJ B eautiful Suns tkine SilK 39c Be a Sunshine wherever you go Sun shine Silk is the most pleasing fabric shown this season; it comes in a com plete line of colors; no other cotton fabric will hold its beauty so well; no other fabric of similar finish will be sold for so low a price ;OQ special for only, the yard, at''C cj IN THE VA Abasement at roar of JJ S1.35BedSpread94c Full double-bed size, crochet Spreads; extra heavy, attractive Marseilles patterns, CkA in assorted designs ; regular $1.35 vals., ffC 50c Bed Sheets 36c Full double-bed size Sheets, made of good quality sheeting, torn and hemmed, OQ ready for use;' 50c grades. Special at OOC Towels 6 Vac Each Linen finish Huck Towels, with colored borders; size 16x32 in.; especially good for hotels and rooming-houses; special fifog the dozen, 75c; or, each" 4t Towels sit 17c Each Bath Towels, size 21x42 inches; unbleached; extra heavy Terry cloth, with hemmed ends. We special these Towels for this sale at only, . each, 17c COUNCIL DOWNS MAYOR SEWER IXTERTS MAY BE MADE OP BRICK OR STOXE. Coancllmen J07 and Baker Lead Fight for Pressed Material In Sullivan'. Gulch Work. Vitrified brlek inuat be .pacified for th. Invert, of trunk. No. 1 and No. 1 la th. Sullivan'. Gulch .ew.r. aa wall aa ton. block., a. th. City Council yes terday mornina ao ordered, oyer th. protest, of Mayor Kushllajht and City Knylneer Hurlburt. Both ar. experi enced In th building- of aew.rg and de clared that brick are not In a cla with atone for InTerta In a a.w.r .0 heavy and Important a. the on. under discussion. Councllm.n Joy and Baker were In terested in havlna; brick specified, and they were a.sl.ted by Councilman Clyd. and othera, mo that tbey had a majority vote. They maintained that they ar. not trying- to fore. th. brick construc tion, but that th.y .Imply want com. p.tltlon with .ton. block, to fore, down the prlc. of .ton. "If brick, ar. not specified, a. well ae atone." said Mr. Baker, "it will glv. the stone-block companies a chance to run up their price, to ult themselves. We want competition and .that Is our sola aim." "But. Mr. Baker, brick, are not any competition with aton. blocka." replied Mayor Rushlight, who wa. presiding. "There are no brick, made that will stand tb. heavy wear and tear In ao larsre a sewer." Councilman Menefea, chairman of th. aewer committee, .aid that, in h opin ion, it wa. "simply a fight on behalf of the brick people." and he wa. promptly takeu to task by Mr. Baker, who said that It seemed strange that every time a member of th. Council stood for what h. believed right, he was imme diately maligned by some other mem ber. "re..1' heatedly retorted Mr. Menefee, "and most all the maligning haa come. In the past six years that I hav. been here, from Councilman Baker." A rap of the Mayor', ravel .topped this colloquy, and Councilman Joy in sisted upon th. adoption of resolution, which b. had introduced, ordering the City Engineer to ln.ert specification, for brick, a. well as atone blocks. After considerable wrangling between members, these were adopted. Mayor Rushlight had adready ordered City Engineer Hurlburt to provide specifications for brick in the arches of both trunk, for th. .ewer in ques tion, ahowlng, a. he explained It. that he had nothing against brick, in what h. regarded as their proper place. The brick Interest, were dissatisfied with this, and made their fight In commit tee. They lost there, but won before the Council. PRICES REDUCED From 10 to 50 Per Cent. On piano, and players, .old regardless of cost. A fin a chance to get a piano cheap. Call at our atore and make your selection before It Is too late. Term, can be arranged to suit you. KOHLER ft CHASE, 75 Washington Street. See my ad. under Business Oppor tunities, headed Partner Wanted. P. W. Davis. rO CCKK A COLD IX OXI DAI. Take LAXATIVE BROKO Quinine Tablets, Drnsalats rotund ntr It It tails te ear. H, W. 6KOVS signature la aa eaok boa. Ma STATE WITNESS TURNS WOMAN ACKNOWLEDGED HAV ING PRAISED SERGEANT. Admission In Trial for Alleged Grafting Comes Arter Sereral Denials Other. Heard. . Violet Martin, a woman cf the under world, and one of th. principal wit nesses for the prosecution In the case of the atate against E. W. Cole, an ex police sergeant, who is accused of grafting, caused a sensation in Judge Morrow', department of the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon, when, after declaring repeatedly and emphatically that she had no remembrance of a con versation in which .he was alleged to have said that "Cole was a good, honest old aoul and never took a dollar of graft money In hi. life." she finally ad mitted that ah. had mad. the state ment. The admission came after the wit ness had declared that ah. had repeat edly given Sergeant Cole money, $5 at a time, and had also given money to Patrolmen Larfield and Fuller, who worked under Cole in the South Port land district. Allie Bell, th. principal witness for the state, .aid that sometime in De cember, 1910, ahe commenced payinsr Cole $10 a week, the money going most of the time to him. but sometimes to Patrolmen Larfield or Fuller, the under standing being that it should reach the sergeant. The last payment waa on April 24, 1911, she said. On cross-examination .he .aid that .he 1. th. wlf. of Ed Anderson and admitted that Sergeant Col. had been "pestering" her a good deal. Chad William, declared that she had frequently given Col. $10 at th. request of Allie Bell. Mr. McAllister said yesterday that he will call Mayor Rushlight a. a witness for the defense. He also promise, to lntroduoe testimony that Patrolmen Fuller and Larfield have frequently said that Cole never grafted to their knowledge and that pressure was brought to bear on them to force' them to take the stand on behalf of the state. Chief of Police Slover also may b. called by the defense. Albany Guard to Be Inspected. ALBANY. Or., Feb. H. Special.) The annual Inspection and muster o1 the Fifth Company, Coast Artillery Corps, O. N. Q., of this city, wlll"W held here in the Armory, Monday even ing, February 26. It will be the first annual inspection of the Albany or ganization since, its transfer to the artillery branch "of the service a few months ago. Captain Francis M. Hen kle, Coast Artillery Corps, United State. Army, has been detailed as In specting officer. A Haskell Connty farmer has rlgeed up a boneless carriage by attaching a big; sail to his bugpy. The -wind carries the vehlcls along at a terrific speed. But the trouble is that when the farmer leaves home he haa to wait until the wind changes before he can return. Kansas City Journal. ?fjjf 'Resolve to save a definite sum each week or jfllxrf 1' III I'l month. Tin not make the amount too hie-h. hut l i i II III it ' 1 Eesolve to save a definite sum each week or month. Do not make the amount too high, hut such as you can positively put away every time. By so doing- you will establish a habit that will strengthen your character and a bank account that will prove of benefit to you in more ways than that of drawing interest. We pay 4 per cent on savings accounts. HARTMAN & THOMPSON, BANKERS Chamber of Commerce Building FOURTH AND STARK STREETS j 1