THE 3IORNTNG OREGOXIATT, TUESDAY, APREL 3, 1917.
3 INITIATIVE BILLS
ARE INTERLOCKING
THONES: MARSHALL 4600 A G 1 0 1"
0 Many Unadvertised "Double Savings" Specials All Over the Store
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Free Street, Anti-Conspiracy
and Jitney Bonding Meas
ures Partly Overlap.
AMENDMENT WOULD STAND
Vote on Unlimited Rights of Jlt
nenrs Due to Take Precedence
-Over Employers' and Progres
.' . ' sive Men's Club Ordinances.
Complications threaten to arise over
three Initiative measures that probably
will be on the ballot at the forthcom
ing, municipal election.
- The free-street bill, fathered by the
jitney drivers, may conflict with the
so-called antl-consplracy bill, backed
by a group of employers, and the Jit
ney bonding- bill. Initiated by the Pro
gressive Business Men's Club, may con
flict with one or both of the others.
The anti-conspiracy bill Is aimed,
among other provisions, to prevent
picketing on the streets. It declares
that picketing shall be prima facie
evidence of a conspiracy which itself
is made a criminal offense by this
measure.
Now the free-street bill proposes to
grant the free use of all streets to any
citizen who wants to use them for a
legitimate purpose. This measure is
an amendment to the city charter, and
if adopted will become a part of the
charter Itself. The anti-conspiracy bill
merely is an ordiance. Constitutional
amendments take precedence over ordi
nances. Fuuee Migrht Be Annulled.
So, If both these measu es are passed
that portion of the antl-consplracy bill
which seeks to prevent use of the
streets by pickets will be abrogated,
according to the opinion of well-informed
attorneys.
"Yes, we understand the situation,"
said A. C. Callan, who is managing
the anti-conspiracy campaign. "It is
quite possible that the free-street bill
will invalidate at least a part of our
bill if both of them pass.
Arthur I. Moulton, attorney for the
Jitney drivers, expressed the same view.
"I believe a general knowledge of
the situation will help our bill," he
said, "as it will attract support from
people who are opposed to the antl
consplracy bill, xnd who at the same
time are not primarily interested in
our bill."
The third bill in the complication is
one proposed by the Progressive Busi
ness Men's Club to make the jitneys
responsible for injuries to passengers.
It requires every Jitney driver to file
a bond of $2500. It is proposed as an
ordinance.
It is possible that If both this bill
and the free-street bill passes, the
bonding bill may be invalidated.
Jitney Petition Ready.
The three petltlcns now are being
circulated. It is understood that each
of them will have enough signatures
to get a place on the ballot.
Attorney Moulton said last night
mac me Tree-street Din has enough
names on It now. It will be filed at
the City Hall within a few days. He
says the measure alms merely to make
the charter conform with the decision
of Judge Bagley, a few oars aero. In
which he held the Council Is without
power to deny anyone the use of the
streets. It gives the public title to
tne streets, he says.
The anti-conspiracy bill, too, Is said
to be gaining signatures rapidly. It
will be ready for filing soon. This
bill would prevent picketing, banner-
carrying, Boycotting and conspiracies
of every kind intended to injure the
business of another person. It also
would prevent two or more persons
conspiring not to sell to another per
son. Petitions for the bonding bill have
been In circulation for the -last few
days, and are meeting with favor. At
present the jitney drivers are not
liable for damages in case of accident
beyond their Individual ability to pay.
This, In most cases, is small. Under
terms of the proposed measure every
Jitney operator would have to file a
bond of J2500 to guarantee protection
to the public.
PATRIOTISM PUT FIRST
REV. THOMAS JEJTKIJfS ADDRESSES
BAKER THEATER MEETING.
For After -Easter Weddings
We are giving special attention to the engraving of wedding invitations and
announcements. Our Engraving Shop is prepared to do superior work upon short
notice' and at moderate prices. Our supplies of Eaton, .Crane and Pike Quality
papers, both plain and in paneled effect are complete. Script, Old English or
Shaded Old English engraved in an artistic manner. Main Floor.
The- Quality" Storb or Portland
rirus,,3toct.TI.i lye-sii mm
Drama League
Tickets Here
-for plays to be presented by the Port
land Center of the Drama League at
the Little Theater Wednesday, April
11. Book Shop, Fifth Floor
Eyeglass Repair
Our Optical Shop, in charge of
graduate optometrists, is equipped
with the most modern facilities for
giving the utmost in eyeglass satis
faction. Balcony, Sixth Street
We've Called the Roll of All Your Easter Requirements-
A. II Answer "Ready
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Duty Iies With Country Even to Giv
ing Life, Declarer Pastor, Citing;
Death of Christ for His "Beloved."
-Only the man willing to l for
hl3 country has a right to criticise at
this time." declared Rev. Thomas Jen
kins, who addressed the mass meeting
held yesterday noon in the Baker
Theater.
Rev. Mr. Jenkins, who opened
series of Hory week meetings under
the auspices of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew, urged the followers of the
doctrine of the man of Nazareth to
be ready to fight or to die for their
country If the call should come and
the necessity arise. He cited the ex
ample of Christ dying for his beloved
people as the great inspiration for
men of faith and conviction in such
times as these.
Mr. Jenkins said: "No one unpatriotic
should dare to speak now. Those who
criticise to save their own skins stultify
themselves. It makes one sick at heart
to- hear any person talk about buying
- off from our duty. All the wealth
of India cannot pay for our duty. Do
we love our Nation as we should?
Then we should be ready to give our
selves In her service. Is it not a pa
triotic week we are celebrating when
we observe the sacrifice and suffering
and the final victory of our Lord?"
The series of meetings will continue
all the week. They will open promptly
at 12:10 o'clock and close at 12:30. The
theater la decorated with large Amer
ican flags and music is a feature of
the gatherings. Popular hymns are
thrown upon a screen so that all may
sing.
Today the Rev. Robert S. Gill, of
Salem, one of the gifted young clergy
men of the Episcopal Church, will be
the speaker. The business men and
women are invited.
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$1.15
Ordin a r 1 1 y
these good
shirts would
sell for $1.50.
They are new
soft-cuff shirts
for Spring and
Summer wear
made of
splendid quali
ties madras,
crystal and
crepe cloths. These favorably known REGATTA SHIRTS are
splendidly made and well finished. . All the most popular pat
terns and colorings are included. All sizes. Tuesday at $1.15.
$6 and $7 Wool Sweaters
$4.95
Good practical sweaters of pure
wool worsted, made in regulation
sweater style with large ruff-neck
collar, popular for both men's and
women's wear. All are of pure wool'
worsted and, with the present pro
hibitive cost of wool, they are remark
able values at this low price ! In car
dinal, navy, white, gray, Copenhagen
and green all sizes, $4.9o.
-Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor.
75c Stamped Towels 49c
Linen towels in the popular guest size, stamped to embroider
in a variety of dainty designs,
special sale Tuesday at 49c.
CHILDREN'S $1.00
STAMPED DRESSES, 75d
Just a limited number of
children's white pique and
poplin dresses stamped to em
broider in attractive patterns.
Completely made with guimpe
and bolero. Sizes 1 to 6.
These are excellent values on
$1.25 ENVELOPE
PILLOW CASES 98d
Completely made envelope
Eillow cases, stamped to em
roider on good grade of cam
bric. .There are a number of
pretty designs. Special Tues
day at, pair, 98c
Art Needlework Shop, Second Floor.
S WAISTS 1
4 New Wirthmor Waists
The attractive new styles illustrated above made of good
qualities plain and striped voile and trimmed with Val lace,
touches of pretty embroidery and hemstitching. The collars
are in the very newest and most effective styles. Excep
tionally attractive waists the best you could f -f ff
possibly buy at the low price of 3) x .vl vJ
Waist Shop, Fourth floor.
Ellensburg Bally Big.
ELX.ENSBTJBG, Wash., April 2.
SpeciaL) A patriotic rally here to
night attended by 1500 persons sent
telegrams to President Wilson and
Washington Congressmen pledging
Central Washington to any programme
necessary to protect American- lives
and American honor.
Rend Th CVrepronlnn clss'lfled 1.
Kaufmann Fitted Bags
,20 Off
ONE SKETCHED
These bags and suitcases
are made of the very best
grades of seal skin, beauti
fully lined, made with re
movable folds, completely
fitted in all toilet articles.
Regularly $40 to $75 Tuesday Less 20 Per Cent
$10 to $16 Fitted Folds Less 20
Silk or leather folds for traveling bags, with a complete as
sortment of fittings. Tuesday less 20 per cent.
Indestructo Steamer and -Size Plain Dress Trunks Regu
larly $21.50 to $33.50 Tuesday Less 20 Per Cent.
. Luggage Shop. Sixth Floor.
This New Semi-English Last
Is a strong rival of the popular Spanish
style in footwear. It has a medium heel
and long vamp, the new combination
which is both comfortable and smart.
The. perforated wing tip adds a new
touch that is tailored and distinctive.
.This is but one of the new Cousins
models to complete your Easter costume.
SMART SHOES FOR EVERY
OCCASION AT MODERATE PRICES
Shoe Shop, Third Floor.
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Just Received! New
Easter Suits
FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN
$15
And we will wager that you can't
tell them apart from $20 suits sold
elsewhere. In quality, style, tailor
ing and workmanship, these new
suits of ours are the last word in
$15 garments. There are all sizes for
men, young men and younger young
men a particularly representative
showing of "high school" suits for the
young fellow getting into his first long
pants. All models, including pinch-
backs; all good
patterns and
colors. See
these today at
$15.
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Easter
BOYS' NEW
'Sampeck' Suits
-The Easter clothes, par excellence for the
boys. Mannish styles, : splendidly . cut and
tailored, they give your boy correct posture,
an upright, manly bearing. Literally hundreds
to select from. Specially tested fabrics; every
approved style and pattern and color. You
can buy Sampeck clothes in Portland only at
Meier & Frank's.' All sizes, 6 to 18 years.
Moderately priced at $10 to $20 Third Floor
New Easter Suits in a
Wonderful Collection
Whatever your, preference in the mat
ter of an Easter suit you will be able to
satisfy it here! A host of new suits for
women and misses has just been received
and is now in readiness for your Easter
choosing.
Loose Belted Models and Pleated
Yoke Styles Are Much in Demand
As always, tailored effects in serge,
gabardine and Poiret twill form the basis
of a well organized wardrobe. Sports suits
of various novelty wool and silk materials
are delightful in their variety. Burella
cloth and gunniburl are splendidly adapted
to pleated and pinch-back styles. Every
newest color and all the staple shades are
here in women's and misses' suits.
Priced $17.50 to S75.Q0
-Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor.
Men's Waldemar Chains
Waldemar chains are by far the most
popular item in men's jewelry. These are
attractive and very neat -worn across the
vest from pocket to pocket, either straight
across or on a diagonal. We have a splen
did assortment in solid gold, heavy rolled
plate and in platina gold. The newest
styles are shown the small link, the flat
curb chain, short links, the gallery effect,
bar link and the ever popular rope. All
are the famous Simmons' chains.
Solid Gold Chains, $4.50 to $12.50
Plated Gold Chains, $1.00 to $6.50
ROSARY BEADS and ecclesiastical articles for Easter using
and giving priced 25c to $7.50. Jewelry Shop, Main Floor.
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Confirmation Dresses
$4.50 to $6.00 Trimmed
$4.95 to $20
The sweetest and most youthful
little dresses for girls to be con
firmed, made in such daintily
simple manner as to emphasize the
sweet youthfulness of the wearers
and yet emphasize the solemnity
of the occasion.
All are frocks that can Tqe put to good
use during the Summer months to come.
Some are trimmed with elaborate laces,
others have . ribbon touches, and many
are hand embroidered. The skirts are
ruffled and tucked and the whole ef
fects are delightfully youthful and sim
ple, as becomes such frocks. For trirls
6 to 16 years.
--Girls' Shop, Second Floor.
Hats $3.75
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A limited quantity of ready-to-wear
hats for women and
misses. These are unusually
smart hats at such a moder
ate price. Both large and
small styles included, with
FLOWER, FEATHER, RIB
BON AND ORNAMENTS
FOR TRIMMING
There is a good assortment '
of colors and the shapes are very smart and becoming. Most
of these are in simple tailored effect, but a goodly showing of
dressier hats is also included. If you have not yet chosen your
new Spring hat, be sure to see these Tuesday at only $3.75.
Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor.
A Few of Our Easter Bibles
American Standard Bibles, $l-$3. German Bibles, $2 to $5.
Red Letter Bibles, $1.90 to $2.25. Large Family Bibles, $2 to $5.
Boy Scouts' Bibles, $1. Prayer Hymnals, $1 to $5.
Catholic Bibles, $1 to $3.50. Key of . Heaven, 50c to $2.50.
Jewish Bibles, $1 to $5. Imitation of Christ, 50c to $2.
Teachers' Red Letter Bibles, self-pronouncing, with references,
illustrations, Bible helps, subject index and complete concordance with
maps. Leather bound, $2.10. Cloth bound, without red letters. $1.
Book Shop, Fifth Floor.
$2.65 Good Curtains $1.95
Irish point curtains in good designs and desirable patterns.
On special sale Tuesday at, pair, $1.95.
$4.00 Irish Point Cur-.CJO QC $2.60 Good Scrim Cur- Q- rft
tains, special tDsWeafJ tains, special DOU
$2.00 Good Scrim Cur-.C- AfT $1.75 Xeat Scrim Cur- OJT
tains, pair at . DJ-eJ tains,, pair at Hil.tO
. Curtain Shop, Seventh Floor.
About Our State
fiREGO" has a
Oregon's
Fisheries
wealth In her fisheries that Is barely appreciated If
the state will undertake to foster the same In a proper and Intelli
gent manner.
(J Under the policy of propagation that Is now pursued there has been
an enormous increase in the catch of salmon In the Columbia River in
the past five years. If this policy Is pursued on a broader and more thorough
baste there may bo a hundred per cent Increase over the present catch la the
Columbia River; perhaps a 200 per cent Increase In due time,
fj In earlier years, when propagating salmon artificially, the young:
were released In what Is known as the "fry" state: that Is. they were
turned loose the minute they had to commence feeding from the waters In
which they swam. Millions of these young salmon In a perfectly helpless
stage were released at this age. It was discovered after considerable experi
ence that the trout were devouring them In enormous quantities. It was
also noticed that after a salmon -reached the flngerllng. or three or four-Inch
size, it was able to take care of Itself as against the trout.
(J Then, the policy was adopted of retaining' the young- fish In protected
ponds, where the trout could not enter, until they reached the flnsrer
Ilng size. It costs a little more money, estimated $1.60 a thousand, for rear
ing the fish to this stage, but the Increase In the run of salmon In the Co
lumbia River following the adoption of this policy has been wonderful and
contains the suggestion that from $3,000,000 to t7.000.00O more In the value
.of our Columbia River catch might be made by further extension of this
system.
(T Oregon has another very great fish asset in the ocean waters adjoin
Mng. These have been scarcely touched. Important fisheries for
halibut, cod, sole, flonnders and other deep-sea fish are proven to be near
and yet most of the catch for all of these has been going to Puget Sound. The
.development of this business Is poeribie, as the companies to catch and handle
the same are estaoiisnea ana. no count, u coming years wiu Dnng to the
state enormous business.
Full Purse on Sidewalk Is
Shunned April 1;
Poeketbeok Drepped by Mrs. Marks
ln Albany Remains Untouched
All Sunday Morning.
ALBANY. Or.. April 2. (Special.)
How people will shun a purse on
April Fool's Day was Illustrated here
yesterday when a purse, which actu
ally contained money, lay on the curb
In ploln view or pnssersby. on a woll-
traveled residence street almost all
morning.
The purse was dropped by Mrs. Wil
lard L. Marks when she alighted from
an automobile In front of her residence.
on ooutn Jierry street Saturday night,
but Its loss was not discovered. When
Albert G. Senders, a prominent local
business man, got out of his car in
front of the Marks home yesterday, he
noticed the purse and surmised it was
there for a Joke, but decided to pick
it up, anyway, just to see what it con
tained. Upon opening it he found it
contained some money, and investiga
tion disclosed it belonged to Mrs.
Marks. - - . A ...... .
Th. purse xv not nut on the curH
for a ' Joke, but doubtless It fooled
many people who passed .by -it, and
were afraid to pick it up.
Roads Use 200,000,000 Tons Coal.
NEW TORK, April 2. A report is
sued by the New Tork Chamber of
Commerce shows that the railroads of
the country in 1918 consumed an un
precedented total of 200,000,000 tons of
coal. In former years, the report says,
the amount seldom ran above 150.000,
000 tons. It is estimated that the rail
roads in 1916 expended 260.000,060 for
fuel, allowing nothing for the cost of
handllnsr.
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TUB SHY MAN IS DIVORCED
Mary Irwin Alleges - Spouse Bathed
Once or Twice Annually.
"He'd bathe only once or twice a
year and be would change his shirts
only every two or three weeks." com
plained Mrs. Mary I. Irwin on the wit
ness stand In the court of Circuit Judge
Gantenbein yesterday, in her default
divorce action against N. G. Irwin. She
received her decree. '
Other default divorces granted by
Presiding Judge Gantenbein were: Vera
P. Williams from T 5. Williams, Lillian
A. Johns from Arthur C. Johns. Harvey
Gwin from May Gwln: M. C. Gansen
from Marie Lois Gansen. Phillips J.
Redmond from Rita E. Redmond. John
Beyer from Pearl Beyer, Gertrude Col
lier from Walter B. Collier, and Gladys
Willett from Charles J. Willett.
MR. . HOLMAN IS IN TILT
Wording of Welch Resignation Is
Cause of Fuss.
A brlef.-but warm, tilt between Coun
ty CommiEionra Holman and Muck
was a feature of the morning meeting
of the Board of County Commissioners
yesterday.
It was over the matter of the) word-.
Ing of the order asking for the resig
nation of Madison Welch as Superin
tendent of Bridges and Ferries and ap-
pointing Francis Capell to that posl
tion, for a term beginning with April 4.
The order had been adopted by tb
board unanimously on the motion of
Mr. Muck. But the copy presented for
signature to the board yesterday men
tioned merely the unanimity of opinion
and did not show by whom the motion,
of adoption was made.
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