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THE OREGON DAILY JOTJItNAL. POBTLAim MONDAY EVENING. MAltCH 14. 1904. TOWN TOPICS The Strain stors of this city The Hub and Strain's were a tumult of ac tivity on Saturday evening. When In Chicago the other . day Mr." Strain "caught on" to a tremendous stock of clothing of a bankrupt concern that he picked up at a figure greatly below the true value. , These goods were shipped and are liable-to arrive at most any time. To prepare for their reception the gentleman has inaugurated a clean anee sale that forgets the ordinary pro fits. Thut ts the why and the where fore of the commotion in the Strain stores- on Saturday evening,- especially the Hub, Third and ? Burnslde. ' The goods at that place are going at a pace that . would lead a whirlwind. While you wait! .: We have the only Goodyear lockstitch machines for repair ing soles of shoes' In town." no matter what our would-be Imitators state, You do not have to wait to get your work done, better sole leather for the prices we charge and work second; to none. Men's soles sewed on. Soc, ',6a and f)0c; heels fixed. 25c .Ladles, soles . sewed on, 40c and 60c; heels fixed, 20c Rub ber heels from 3 So up, J We call for and deliver work free of charge. Phone Main 2031. Yamhill street, near Gas company's office, Goodyear Shoe Re pair Co. " ' An epidemic of the, grip has attacked the local police. For the first time in many months CapV Charles Grltsmacher of the day relief is absent from duty on account of illness. -"-Last year Captain .Gritzmacher worked 865 daya.''IKtrol-.j)ianJCaj:r-.8jioLaUe.Xlllla..axe-alsa.'.lll with severe colds. Chief Hunt has the grtp but is still able to attend to the duties of his kangaroo eourt. Asserting that she was deserted by Henry C. Thompson on March 11, 1903, Agnes 6. Thompson has filed suit for divorce in the state circuit court. She asks for household furniture valued at 1,150, which she, says was purchased with, her own money, and the privilege of resuming her maiden name, Agnes B. Jordan. The ma.rrU.ge. of the .two took place in this city September 18, 1893, Members- of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians will attend solemn high mass on St. Patrick's day at St. Patrick's church,, corner Nineteenth and Savier streets. Father Smith, one of the Paul let band conducting the mission at St. Mary's cathedral, will deliver a pane gyric. Archbishop Christy will assist in the sanctuary. Benjamin I. Cohen, president of the Portland Trust company, who has been confined to his home with a severe at tack of the grip for two days, is improved in health today. He bad been to Baltimore, and while there contracted a xevere cold, which resulted In the ill ness of the past two days. Don't wait lot the" primaries. Have your soiled linen cleaned up today. The Union Laundry, Second and Columbia, will do the business for you. Its steam heated polisher, that preserves tho linen, ought to be elected United States senator, it's so popular with the people. Prosperity Camp No. 869, Woodmen of the World, will celebrate St. Pat rick's day with a social whist party and dance at the Catholic Forester's hall. Sixth and Washington streets. , A large number of the friends of the order nave oecn invuea to auena. A smoker will be given tonight by the Multnomah county colored Repub llcan Political club, at 80 North Sec ond street. The club is expected to declare for the Mitchell or the Simon faction at this meeting. Revenue. Agent Joseph McCabe and Special Agent Williams of Washington aro in Portland on business connected with the revenue service. Both men will make a tour of the Oregon district be' for returning east. : , "ArL Adventure,!' was the subject of an address by Dr. Edgar P. Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, at the Sunday club in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon. During the week Rev. W. H. Sellecx. of the Sunnyside Methodist ohurch. will axnlst Rev. H. W. Walts, of the Wood lawn Methodist church, in a series of special services. . The Mothers' club of the Brooklyn school is arranging for a parents' meet lng. which will be held in the Mispah Presbyterian church, Powell street. March 18. The funeral of the late Mrs. N. K. West Jr., late of LaGrande, was held at the Second Baptist church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Fine day! Buy. Meredith's umbrella Repairing and recovering. Two stores- Washington ana suv Morrison ana tin. The American Restaurant, corner Third and Couch streets, has fresh ranch eggs shipped to It daily. Steamers for The Dalles will leave Alder-street wharf 7 a. m. dally (except Sunday). Phone Main 114, The ideal spring, medicine: Tonic 50c, at all druggists. Wahoo 6.' It Gruber. lawyer. II I Corn'cl Block, ; CHXEriY PZBSOITAL. T. 8. Turner of Rainier la In Port land today. A. B. Baker of Pullman, Wash., is at the Perkins. Mr. snd Mrs. C. A. Gray of Salem are visiting in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Moro, Ore., are at the Imperial. J. A. O'Shaughnessy, former insurance commissioner of Minnesota, is at the Portland hotel. Mr.' and Mrs. R. B. May left yesterday for Walla. Mr. May Is the Walla Walla manager of W. B. Glafke company's new wholesale grocery at that place. J. P. Ludlow and R. F. Glafke accom nanled them from this city. Mr. and Mrs. C. It Grout of Poea- tello. Ida., are at the Portland hotel. Mr. Grout Is superintendent of the commissary 'department of th Oregon Short Line. He was formerly with the New York Central. r preferred Stock Canned Oooda. A!1n T,w1w' Bext Brand AH Forms of Rheumatism Successfully Treated. .'; Drs. Adix C& Northrup OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS ." i, 416 DEKUM 'BUILDING AT THE THEATRES XZMSTBBZ.S AT COBBSAY'B. The Richards ft Prtngle company of negro minstrels began - a, week's en gagement at Oordray'a theatre yester day. The company is above the av erage of its kind, and amused a crowd ed house. J. W. Cooper, in a ventrtlff qulst , "act"; William Garland, tenor, soloist; Clarence Powell, "Just plain comedian," and "Dude" Kelly, dancer and end man, were features of tlje per formance. There are all the tlme-non- ored features of the old minstrel show .the first part, the oUo and the- after piece. ; The performance la worth the price charged. ' "THB CXSZSTZAH." "The Christian" opened a week's term at Baker's theatre- yesterday afternoon. Most of , the members of the company have had experience In this day. and the performances yesterday passed 'off with, more than the -usual smoothness W first productions. Esther Lyons as tiwry Quayle, ' and ; George Alison as John Storm, carried the heavy work of the piece without a stagger. Carlyle Moore was an acceptably hateful Lord Robert Ur. ' and Mlna, Crollus Gleason as Mrs.-Callendar was excellent as al ways. Gertrude River had little to d . but did that little gracefully. The rest of the -company. was up to its average. WEATHER STOPS THE i. CITY'S PROGRESS Not for many years has there been such a dull period In this office," said Deputy City Engineer A.,M. Shannon, who presides over the department hav ing charge the issuing of building per mits and sidewalk improvements. "Tho unusually heavy rains of the last two weeks seem to have paralysed business, and I have never seen such laxity in building circles within the past few years. "I have been in the omce about 1 li years, and 1 do not recall a time when so few permits were issued and so few people called here for various matters of business on account of weather con ditions. All the building trades seem to have been stopped by continual rains, and evidently there will be nothing doing until the weather settles." ., SXnfcB CTJB TO PItES. - Itching piles produce moisture and cause Itching, this form? as well as Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles are eured bv Dr. Bo-san-ko's Pile Remedy. Stops itching and bleeding. Absorbs tu mors. SOc a jar, at druggists, or sent by mall. Treatise free. Write me about your case.- Dr. Bosanko. Phil a. pa (Advertisement.) If you want .to make Joseph Simon United States senator, vote the Independent ticket. Remem ber, a vote against the regular Republican ticket ts a vote for Simon for United States senator. Every family should have a house hold medicine chest, and the first bottle in It should be Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, nature's remedy for coughs and DO YOU TAXB ICS DO YOU VIB COAL If so, remember the Crystal Ice fc Storage Co. Phone. Bast 844. AjrrSEioBirTS. Ifarnn am C.nnA Thafr W. T. tout tuwiii ui uiim iiviiu v Be. Mf r. Tonlsht. Tuee. and Wed. nlchts. anerU! met. Wed., farewell tour of Denniaa Thompson la Tho Old Homvstead" Eronlnf Prlcrt Parqupt, 81.50; p.rqnrt elr. cle. 1. Buleony, first 8 row. 81; (croud 3 rows, 7,V; lust 6 rows, SOc, Gallery, 25c sad 85o. Boxm (lid lotrr. 810. apeclnl Mttlwo Price Parquet, 81; parquet clrrle, 75. Balcony, first 8 rowa, 78c; lat 8 rowa. BOc. Gallery, 2.V and S6c. Heats are now aclllng. Phone Male M8. ' THE BAKER THEATRE George L. Baker, Sole teaaae and Manager. Alt This 1 Week, Beginning Bandar Matinee, March 13, The Baker Theatre Company Is an Elaborate Production of HAI.I. CAINB 8 Powerful Play, The Christian MATINEE SATURDAY. Ernnleg Prlcua BOc, 35e, 25c and 15c., Matinee Prlcea-rffic, 15c and 10c. NEXT WEEK. HUMBUG Marquam Grand Theatre Tbaradar Night. March 17. 1004. (St Patricks lay). Ban Hendricks ERIK OP SWEDEN Complete Production. Prleee Lower Boor, eseept laat 8 rowa, 81 ; laat 8 rowa. Toe. Batronr. Brat rows, TBo; laat rows. 8v. Gallery, 2Sc and 85c Boxes ad Vntea. 87.50. Adranee aale of seats will open tomorrow. CORDRAY'S THEATRE Phone. Main M2. CORDRAY Rl'RSELL, Manasers. TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK. "Better see it yourself ea will Ilk It." Teu are the critic if it i good or bad. ay ao, Richards at Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels A company without an equal la the whole world of ailnntrehty. . FREE STREET PARADE IAILT. rrloea-T-l.V. Ar, 4k- and 8c. Matinee rrlcea 25c; children, tlic. 1 PARK THEATRE 309 Washington St, bet 5tli and 6th CBAS. 0. JACKSON, Prop, and Mjr. ANY SEAT lOo One of the safeat sd moat eor theatrea In the city the borne of rcdned Tauderllla. CATE1IN0 TO LADIES, CHILDREM AVO 0EKTLEMX1I. DAILY PERrORMAHCESi 3 MATINEES 3 ' 8:80 TO 4:80 ?. U. 3-EVENINOS-3 T:S0 TO 10:80 T. V. SUNDAYS, Oontinuona garformsnoe t p. ta. to' 11 p. m. ARCADE THEATRE SEVENTH AND WA8HIITOT0N. REFINED VAUDEVILLE 1:80 to :S0. 7:80 to 10:80. ' BtJNDAY CONTINUOUS EHOM I TO 10:80, rOH LADIES. GENTLEMEN AMD CHILD UK iL ADMISSION TtM CENTS TO ANY SEAT. FRITZ THEATRB 840-848 BTTBVBrDE. EREO FRITZ, Prop. W. U. BROWR, Mgrf - THB HOME OF " VAUDEVILLE Twe shews dally st 8 and 8 p. au CONCEBT HALL : ; ' B LAZIER BROS. ' CONCERT EVERT NIGHT. mm BU RESIDE . COMING ! Portiand's Greatest Unrivaled Fashion Fete ! Olds, Wortman & IUngs Grand Annual Spring Opening Next Week, Monday and Tuesday. March 21st and 22d X ' ""' WAIT FOR THE BIG EVENT I " ' ' ' " OLDS, WORTMAN & KING Home of Style and Quality. ."The pifferent Store." FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS OLDS, WORTMAN & KING Great Sale v OF ' ' '' Embroideries Half Price An Immense purchase of the verv newest and dalntlent Sprlnar of 1904 Embroideries, consummsted by our buyer, now in. New York. An ad vantageous ideal that redounds to our benefit and to yours. For we carry out the policy of this great house and shares good fortune with our pa trons. Embroideries will J"81 an all-important part this spring in the trimming of wo men's apparel. Choice Cam brics and Nainsooks: BOc quality for . 75c quality for . f 1.00 quality for 81.2B quality for ,......85o .37i ........600 68H That Show the STRAWS Trend of Trade Leadership Certain stores have hurried "openings" this reliable, authoritative, "Old Homestead" of Fashion sails calmly on its way, planning and achieving carefully, content to bide its time . until the real dictators of right styles say "Ready" until Fashion is safely seated on her new and regal 1904 throne knowing full well that women who care a whit for style will wait Portland's One Authoritative Opening of Spring Fashions Before deciding upon new gown, headwear or accessories. We promise to use the mark where other stores leave off forour startingipoint.jFeatures entirely new to Portland are on their way from New York and Chicago; expert artisans and designers have been busy here for weeks past in planning and creating, and when the curtain raises upon the scene, one week from this morning, we promise a grand spectacular World's Exposition and Fashion Fete that will be marvelous in scope and immensity, superb in magnificent beauty and superlative in splendor, charming the eye, delighting the ear. and intoxicating every sense susceptible to grandeur in refined beauty, high art and pleasing, witching music. Visit all others that you may enjoy the better in comparison Olds, Wortman & King's Wonder Gallery of Beauty from Art, Nature and Music that will form a part of this store's Grand Formal Spring Opening Next Week, Monday and Tuesday. A 4-Pc. $6.50 Silver Tea Set FOR. $4.39 Koadar . Only VUrA JTloo-. Home-nttlaf Sluy. When this RELIABLE store creates s bargain value, it makes a good one and Port- . land folk know it Things must be good or they can't come In here. We'll ' keep trash out : of your house If you'll do all buying here. Here's a sample of our special underpricing,: , A 4-plece quadruple plat silver tea. -set. -In satin nn-- ish. handsomely ens-raved in . bright cutting. Bet consists of teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, and spoon holder, two tatter pieces are gold lined; $8.60 value, Monday only, at $439 r Special Sale of New Flower Hat Fashions Latest Fancy At About Half Price $4.98 XX&UVEBY SAION SECOJTD 7X.OOB. One of the most popular of the new season's hats for semi-dress occasions and street wear i the all-over flower model. In fact, this hat Is so much in favor among Fashion's devotees in the East that It divides honors with the ever-popular tailored hat.. Our buyer In New Tork secureda line or inese oeauiiiui nam. ana many we puic m iui vu sale of . at the remarkably low price JUST ABOUT MALT TSI USUAXi FXZCS. $4.98 Tnn an1 hrlm mads ntlrlv nf errranlum leaves and netals In red. Dink. blue, black or white flowers, with green leaves, tilled in around crown and brim and faced underneath with silk mollne. The shapes are the newest Turban effects, most becoming to every face, charming, chio and piquant in "Never Saw Such Dress Goods for the Money" Se said an enthusiastic salesman Saturday in our Dress Goods Store Annex First Floorupon being shown a beautiful $1.25 CREPE DE PARIS, and told by the chief of the department that 'twas to be sold FOR 3 DAYS THIS WEEK AT 02c the yard, and we'll hear it from al! sides when Port land women see the value tomorrow. A new. and hard-sought-for spring dress fabric of silk and wool with beautiful silk finish, 'and "clingy" lines that set off feminine figures to splendid advantage. Adaptable for full dress- or street wear, in grand variety of colors, and shades, including rich cham 'pagnes, oyster and pearl gray, royal, navy and light blues, tans, pinks, lavenders, resedas, turquoise, rose and browns. These fabrics arc priced at $1.50 in all exclusive "Dry Goods Stores" sold here at $1.25 regular, but for . Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only, you. Q may purchase for, yard. v A Wonderful Sale of Good Shoes Fashionable Spring Footwear at Opportunity Prices We're pinched for room. Spring Shoe stocks 'are impatiently waiting to enter their new' home In the Sixth Street Annex. Kor no other reason we've marked end-of-season prices upon new, stylish, down-to-date 8 HOES FOE MEN, WOMEN AND B0T8. Women's new "Empress" 13.10 Street 8hoes in 10 styles, of all latest Spring lasts, Oxford or high cat, blacks or the new, smart tans, so much in vogue for Spring wear. AJl popular leathers, Blucher styles in high cut H latest shape toes" and heights of heel, patent or stock tips, all sixes, for a few days at a special price of ...... f2.T9 Women's new Dress Shoes, regular 1$. 00 values, in patent coltskln stock, newest latest styles ..................... ,,.,i .......'....01Tl Women's regular 11.10 House--81ippera ..8$ Men's patent coltskln or velour calf Shoes, in blacks or the stylish new tans, Oxford or high cJt, all jtyles, sixes and widths. The very newest and latest Spring Styles, regular S3.S0 values, for ...... ......12.83 SOTS' AJT0 TOUTJCS' SXOZS Same as "Pop" wears, except for else. Patent leather, vlcl kid or box-calf leathers, grand wearers., ,. ' , Sixes 11 to IS M $1.28'. to $2.50 A ' - ' ' ' Sixes 1V to i ...,.. $1.50 to $3.00 , Sixes SH to ttt..... .......... $1.75 to $3.50 - NIGHT GOWNS WOMEN'S $1.50 MUSLIN GOWNS, 98c Square or round neck, handsomely trimmed with embroidery, beading and drawn ribbons Annex, Second Floor. CARPETS Grand Opening Today of Portland's Newest and Best .Carpet Store TOITETK raOOB TAXB SX.I-YATOS. . We add Carpets to our list of spe cialties. Tomorrow occurs the grand opening of " the hsw "departmentr and we extend a cordial invitation to all, whether prospective buyers or hot, to attend Tomorrow marks an other epoch In the upward and onward career - of this big RELIABLE STORE. We have added another immense line of merchandise to our already great aggregation of splen did stock. New Carpets From the Factories in Car load Lots We have long bought and shall con tinue to buy our Carpets all from first hands in carload lots, thus Insuring absolutely lowest prices quoted any house In America. Qualities will be watched, and none but the best of every grade admitted here. No better stock can be shown by any house west of Chicago than Is spresd out hre in our Carpet Hall on the Fourth Floor. Our prices sre placed so fairly as to be beyond competi tion's reach. No house on the Pacific Slope will be better equipped to care for your Carpet needs. Our stock embraces every known kind of carpet used In American homes. Including com plete lines of Royal Wilton. Ax minsters. Body Brussels. Tapestry Brussels, Velvets, Ingrains, Lin oleums and Oilcloths. The price range is comprehensive and allows of wide choosing, from the rich snd beautiful Royal Wiltons at $3.50 down to M the more plebian fm M fS Granite Ingrains. ijif a j at. toe yard " 4 New Spring 1904 CaU J logaes Ready The reliable guide to right price on dependable, standard, down-to-date merchandise- for all the North western country Is now ready. The new catalogue Is very handsome and - attracUve. contains ltt pages, with over 3,500 illustrations showing the .very latest and newest styles In Wo men's Wearing Apparel and Millin ery. Mailed free upon application to Olds,. Wortman King, Leading Mall Order ouse on the Paclfle Coast , : Monster Sale of V S11KC0UIITER. Jap Silks Opens Here Today The Japs produce perfect work by slow. methods we produce the best results with rapid transit facilities. Every operation move like clock work system here Is developed to the highest point, and It's all to your benefit, reader. THIS 8ALB PROVES IT. See the window display then do yourselves the treat to feast your eyes on the marvelous beauty of the Bilks and the slaughter prices put upon them. W append a partial list. Sale opens this morning for -all week. 37 Inches wide, regular 10c grade Special at..,...,,,...-,.,... 17 Inches wide, regular 37 inches wide, regular 45 (So grade Special at. ........... ....... ...40 86o grade Special at ................69 tl Inches wide, regular $1.00 grade Special at. 75 .82 974 It Inches wide, regular $1.28 grade Special St. ........ ............ 37 Inches wider regular 11.10 grade Special at... ........... S inches wide, regular lie grade Special at... ................. ..59 II Inches wide, regular 11.25 grade Special at.......,........82 SI inches wide, regular $1.S0 grade Special at S Inches wide, regular $1,71 grade Special at. 97 $1.23 WAIT THE GRAND OPENINGS NEXT WEEK, MON DAY AND TUESDAY; FOR AUTHORITATIVE STYLES 40c SWISS SHOPPING BASKETS - - - - - Tfcereagafare Aisle. SeeonA Floor. PORTLAND'S BIG SOCIETY EVENT IS THE ANNUAL SPRING OPENING AT THE OLDS. WORTMAN & KING STORE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MARCH 212 INTRODUCTORY SPIUNG Underwear SPECIALS cawTx axsu risr rzco. ladles' low neck, sleeveleas' white lisle Vests, neatly trimmed and Rich, elleu ribbed with fine lace trimming special values at, each. ....SO Ladles' high neck, long sleeve, shaped waist white lisle, fine ribbed Vesta, or white Swiss ribbed In same style special value at, each. ...... .50 Ladlea' white, sleeveless and short sleeve cotton Vests special 'value at. each ..15 Ladles' white cotton sleeveless Vests, In white, pink, blue, very pretty and attractive special value at. each ...... ...... ...... ...25 Ladles fine white cotton Vests, long sleeves, short sleeves and sleeveless styles, with ankle and knee-length tights to match, the "X erode make, each. ...,f .. m 50 8am In Una white lisle, each ...... .... ...... 75 SPIUNG HOSIERY VALUES Ladles black gauss cotton Hose, full finished and with double soles, great values at, pair........... ................. ...... 25. 35 4 50 Ladles' fin black gause lisle Hose, plain er with embroidered boots, extra . , good values at. pair ..,...... .,60, 63 and 75 Ladles' black lac list Hose, our own importation, la new patterns and lat est designs., at, pair ............... .............. ..50. 75 and 85 Ladles' blaok brilliant gaut lac 111 Hose, values priced at tl.SO t I1.7S iff most stores our price, pair......... ...... $1.00 and $1,:5 Misses' fine ribbed black lisle Hose, with finished foot, a line usually "M . at 36c, SOe and Slo, according to, stxe, in aU sixes. to IVt. at, rlr XT,