THB QR1QQN 0AILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVgMINP, DECEMBER 80, 1904. GREAT ANNUAL SALE uFBS-SsTfl BS." VBt; 1 seT Mek t sBk.jtSkSBSl SeBS BBBsw wBewflH ..sv Jsjbh sssk i '1 : af sbT la. JaS sswftBv' J ' .' . B i asBssn ". " fa j - ' '"fc. 9 H ' ill m I I ' fll i r 1 5 " k': '-' m 'IBBB Br BJ Bp "'ll BA ' BfB ntPA B BT vaf il BlVbT bbbbbbbbsbbbV. BBv V ' lp Bt Of Men's mid Boys' Finest Apparel More and more men and boys every season keep a "look out" for the announcement of this sale. It offers Ready-to-Wear Clothing. And it is also fit-to-wear. More than that, it is fittest-to-wear. Every stitch of it hand -tailored. Every speck of it all wool. Cut and finish the custom tailor CANNOT improve on. In a word, the world's best clothing. And this sale gives you an opportunity to buy it at sensational reductions. MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS at $fl.85 and $ 1 1 At these prices they are almost half of what they are really worth. Splendid garments in all the plain blue and black and popular fancy mixtures. Excellent wearing qualities just the thing for hard service. See Fourth Street Window. t . . . Men's Finest Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes - . , ' - - " . -ft . . . . Reduced all the way from 15 to 25 per cent. Our stock is especially 'large today, in fact, our buyer has overstepped his limit, con sequently a great many lines are still unbroken with such liberal reductions they make the greatest bargains in Portland. Men's Hats and Fvrnishmgs, Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Furnishings, at Sensational Reductions, (Contract and Agency Goods Excepted) MEN'S ALL-WOOL PANTS $1.95 Children's Suits and O'coats Of all-wool materials, at $2.15, $2.85, $8.85 , and $4.25 Youths' Suits, $435, $5.35, $6.35 TRAINS DELAYED BY LANDSLIDE Hug Boulders Roll on Southern Pacific Track in Cow " Creek Canyon. MORNING TRAIN WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING Prominent Railroad Men Were Detained in the Accident in Douglas County. North -bound puwii(tr train No. It. on the Southern Pacific, duo In Port land at 7:26 o'clock this morning, haa been delayed 12 hours by a tilde In Cow Creek canyon, In Douglas county, and will nl arrive hare until about I o'clock tonight: On board the train are a num ber of well-known railroad man, in cluding K R. Calvin, general manager nf the Harrtman linen in HDragon; R. k Kltrhey. general Pacific coaat agent ot the Northwestern system, and M. J Rochi. traveling passenger agent of tho Denver Rio Grande, who Is en route heme from the national convention of the American association of passenger sgents held at the City of Mexico. The slide occurred last night, a mllo and a half south of West Fork. The steady rains of the preceding 24 hour softened the soil, and Heavy boulders, with which Cow Creek canyon la lit tered, began sliding down on the right of way. The great stones loosened masses of earth, and the track was soon noesesd lth eoeks and- dirt, forming a huge barricade. An soon as crews of shovelers and a wrecking train could reach the scene the work of removing the debris began. ' The regular running schedule of trains was resumed today. PEOPLE'S PROTEST MADE IN VAIN Hamilton Avenue Sewer Builtapn a Hill, Must Be Paid , i For. ASSESSMENT WILL BE LEVIED ON THE DISTRICT Conduit Constructed Against the Wishes of Taxpayers in the Neighborhood. PITIFUL STORY IS YOUTH'S ONLY By telling a pitiful story of want and blasted ambition, a boy, about II yeafa old. haa reaped a rich harvest. Cora plaint has beewniade to the police and detectlvea are now searching for him. "I have' been out at work for aome time." hla atory runs. "A few days ago I did a man a favor and be gave me money enough to get a meal ticket at a reataurant on Burnalde street, but this restaurant has burned down, and now I can get nothing to eat. Tou re member the fire the one where 411 is supposed to have been stolen from the caah register while the firemen ware fighting the. flames. All I want Is enough to bay a meal or two." Everybody who heard the aad story yielded money. In amount ranging from r few cents to a dollar. Complaint was made to the police yesterday by one of the lad'a numerous victims. poataaeons aristocracy. From the Detroit Free Press. "That Mrs. Snagga la too much ef a arlstycrat fur me to mingle wld." How's that?" "She was knocked down by a push cart and ah had It put Into de paper dat aha waa kit by an autermoblle." Aaseasment of coat of const ruclrig the Hamilton avenue aewer will be passed In thr fnce of the remonstrances of a large number of property owners who claim .thoy will reap no benefits from the drain. Thla Is the sewer which waa built on the aide of the hill above Macadam street In South Portland In auch a man ner that the property owners from the eaat side of Macadam street to the river cannot connect with it for the reason that the- drain la many feet higher than the houses. At the meeting nf the sewer committee f the city council this morning a large number of remonstrances were heard, but all were recommended placed on file and the assessment levied. The resi dents are taxed from $36 up for the costs of the aewer, and If they are to obtain any benefit from It they say they will have to construct a lateral aewer. which will coat a large aum of money. The property owners on the east of Macadam street argue that aewer facil ities will coet them a much larger sum than other land holders who own prop erty located above the main drain. The Hamilton avenue sewer was built under protest from a large number of property owners In the first place. They desired the sewer to be constructed In a manner that would be of benefit to the entire sewer district and would not require any lateral drain to be laid. The Wishes of the property owners were overlooked, and it was placed upon the hillside. One of the property owners remarked this morning that he thought Council man Zimmerman could explain why the sewer was constructed aa It Is. Many remonstrancee agalnat the as sessment of coats of building the South Portland, Fulton and Fulton Park dis trict sewer were plsced on file and a recommendation was made to the coun cil to paaa the Assessment ordinance. SHORT SKIRT OR SHORT SHRIFT HERE The Womerrln "The Show Girl" Compahy Wear Dresses of Walking Length. Miss Josephine Floyd, of "The Show Girl" company, that plays at tho Empire theatre next week, has Inaugurated a aress reiormL n naan i spreaa very tar yet, being confined to the members of K '' ' sal KELLOGG DISAPPEARS TO ESCAPE ARREST Charged With aaaaultlng a girl ( years old. the daughter of the cook employed in his restaurant, at 111 Stark street. C. Kellogg; has disappeared, and O. NIcolaT baa been appointed receiver of Kellogg's property. pending the outcome of a dsmage suit for It. 000. by Frank Qellert, rather nf the child. The complaint alleges that Kellogg has left nis reataurant and gone sway, and that his property la In charge of no one. The damage suit Is based upon the allegation of aasault by Kellogg- Mii Josephine Floyd. "The ShowVOlrl" company, but as there are about 40 of the fair sew Included In that organisation, and every one of them has adopted Miss Floyd's Ides, in wearing apparel, she thinks she haa mads a pretty good start. The reform In question la that all aklrts for the street must be made walk ing length no trains go. "They are an abomination," declares thesctresa. "Not only that, but they are a menace to health as well. I ex plained my drees reform Idea to Mr. Whitney, who agreed with It at once, and had Inserted In the company con tract that no girl, principal or chorus, could join unless she sbsolutely agreed to conform to my Ideaa regarding the length of her gowns." - WOODMEN AND FRIENDS SPEND HAPPY NIGHT The fourth of the ),( 0 cnmpnlffn con certs waa held last night In Prospect crn.p No. ltn, Woodne-i of tne World. Past Consul J. J. Jennings presided. The speaker f the evening woa Dr. W. O. Manlon, end hla eloquent talk fur tho Woodmen cf the Worn! and frater nity was hesrd with marked attention. The following progr.im war renrlerea under the direction of Prof. J. Adrian Bprdng, arter which oanclng waa In dulged In: fcVtngs, Miss Petmnello Con nelly. Mrs. Evs Wells. Prof. J. Adrian Kpplng, Mix?. HMha Fowler. Mr. Theo dnr Rsser; rt-.ding. Mlaa M. Bo& These concerts are becoming very popular and much good U done onv fra ternal lines by them. The public Is in vited to all or the Meetings. The next one will he held in ? ti.md camp Jan. t. Tenth and Washington streets. RAILROAD OFFICES TO BE COMBINED Chicago A Northwestern and Chicago, Minneapolis A St. Paul to Merge Positions. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER AGENTS TRANSFERRED Change Will Be Made at Once, and Portland Man Goes to Seattle. A merger of the freight snd passenger sgencles of the Chicago a Northwestern railway and the Chicago, Minneapolis. St. Pnul a Omaha railway companies in the Pacific northwest will be put Into effect January 1- For IS years these two companies, which sre controlled by the Chicago ft Northwestern, have main tained separate freight and paasenger offices In Portland, on account of an al liance with the Union Pacific aystem. Peculiar conditions formerly existing have changed somewhat, and It Is now regarded as feasible to combine them. Final arrangements will be made here tomorrow by P.. R. Rltchey, general Pacific coaat agent of the Northwestern system, with headquarters at San Francisco. Henry I. Slsler, who for the last two years has been general agent here for the C M SI P. ft n will ao to Seattle s assistant general agent for the? Northwestern system. The agencies at Seattle and Tacoma will be merged un der the jurisdiction of the C. Kt. P. M. ft O . termed the northern line of the Chi cago ft Northwestern system, working In harmony with the Northern Pacific. Mr. Bister's office force, C. J. Oray and J. B. Alexander, will occupy similar po sitions with the merged agency in Port land. Who the genera) agent here will be Is not announced. Alonso O. Barker. present general agent of the North western at this point, ssld today that be bad not been advised of the change. Mr. Barker haa been general agent of the Northwestern here for the laat IS or 11 years. . Mr. Blsler. who goes to Seattle. Is re garded as one of the promising young men In freight snd passenger business, and Railroad Row regrets his 'depart ure from Portland. There Is a rumor to the effect that two Jurisdictions will be established by the Northwestern system on tne racinc coast, one of them to be known aa the Pacific northwest Jurisdiction, In charan of which an sestern man will be located at Portland. FAREWELL AND HAIL ' AT WHITE TEMPLE An exceedingly Interesting service has been planned to be held at the White Temple tomorrow night. It is to be a watch night service, In which a fitting farewell will be paid the old year and a hearty welcome given the new. The. First Baptist church haa extended a apeclsl Invitation to all the Baptist churches of the rlty to unite In this service, and all other Christiana ars ssked to come. There will be speclsl music by the Temple qnsrtet snd chorus choir, snd C. H. Hart will sing. A pro gram has been arranged for each hour, from X o'clock until 12. Dr. Brougher visited Manager Fuller ef the Portland Conaolldated Railway company, snd the csrs on sll the lines will run until 1 a. m. The last cars will leave the center of the city at that time. The committee, appointed by the Bap tist Ministers' sssoclstion in conjunc tion with Dr. Brougher, hsa arranged the following service: I p. m. Prayer and praise service. Rev. A. L. Black and C. H. Hart, leaders. I p. m. Meeting of the Portlsnd Bsptlst union. Dr. C. A. Woody will preside. Rev. M. M. Bledsoe will mske the annual report. There will be short addresses by Rev. I. W. Riley and Mrs. Adams, the ngwly- sppolnted city missionary. is p.- -. Social hour and reception. Refresh ments will be served. 11 p. m. Preach Ing and consecration service.. At the request of the committee. Dr. Brougher will preach. Subject, "The Trodden and Untrodden Path." " The service will close with a conse cration meeting, and a very helpful and Inspiring service Is planned and expected. MOTHER ARRESTED TO SAVE LITTLE GIRL Sadie Gillette 'will not only be de prived of the custody of her 7 -year -old daughter. Lillian, but will doubtless receive severe punishment for her con duct. . The woman waa found living with Gillette, whose nsme she has assumed, at First snd Columbia streets, over a saloon. Occupying the same room with her and Gillette was the little girl. whose father la ssld to be a resident of Oregon City. An order of the county court, citing Mrs. Gillette to appear before that tri bunal and show cause why her child should not be given Into the custody of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society, waa served on her this morning by Detective Hawley. Her trial In the police court haa been postponed until January 11 for that reason. MT. TABOR NOT READY TO INCORPORATE 'W-3 Mt. Tabor will not Incorporate. At meeting under the auspices of the Improvement association, when the final vote waa taken, the result stood I to 1 against Incorporation. George H. Andrews read the proposed charter and explained Ita provisions In detail, showing the safeguards it would throw around the property owners should It be adopted. A heated discus sion In which many participated. C. W. Gay took the lead In opposition to Incorporation, atatlng that the town hsd nothing to gain by organising under a charter. H. W. Hodges led the dis cussion favoring Incorporation. UNSIGHTLY SIGNS MUST BE REMOVED Beginning with the first of the year the city license Inspectors will start a crussde against the unsightly street signs which sre so numerous In the business psrt of the city, snd business men will be compelled to comply with the ordlnsnre regulating those which extend over the sidewalks. Signs extending not less than It Inches nor more'' than I feet over the sidewalks- will be allowed, but those de siring to erect them will hsve to get permits from the city engineer's office. Signs which do not comply with the ordinance will have to be removed. Signs supported by Iron brackets and extending not mora than I feet over the Osss sasslSsiilTiuCfnY SjaM SSyyey Nesr Seal and Astrarhsn Jackets, lined with Skinner Satin. Regular 116 vat on'y ,6. .0.Ur. ."A. $25.00 Cluster Scarf In Baum Marten opossum. Black Marten. Australian opossum and Blended Brook Mink. megular STJO Tains a fSaft Begnlar la.oo rams at HH H. LIEBES & CO., 288 Morrison St., Portland lCajrUTACTTTsUBTQ TVM sidewalk will be taxed $5 annually, pay able In advance. Those supported by a post or curbing will be licensed $1 a year. Those erected across the street will have to pay 120, while temporary banners will be licensed $2 per week.- UNFORTUNATE GIRL ' HAD TO LEAVE HOME Voluntarily leaving her home at Tllla tnook because of the condltlona by which she waa surrounded. Maud Brooks, aged 15 -years, came to Portland yesterday and applied to the police for aid. De tective Hawley was notified of the girl's quest. After, a conversation with her. he had her admitted to the Crlttenton home. Arriving In the city friendless and Almost penniless, the girl took a room at the St Charles hotel. Not knowing what to do she told her story to the hotel attaches, who Immediately sent her - to police headquarters. It la re ported thst the girl's story Is a sad one and haa created much sympathy la off ciai circles. Alexander Johnson of New York, aen- eral secretary of the national conference of charities and correction, la a guest at. the Portland. Todsy he visited thd neuqu:iriers ox ine i.ewis and l.iarK Ir and. with Superintendent Gardner 'of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society, made a trip to the exposition grounds. Mr. Johnson Is completing arrange, ments for the national convention of the association, to be held In this city July 16-22, ot next year. MI Directions for Use. From Collier's Weekly. The Inventor of s new feeding bottle for Infants aent out the following among hla directions for using: "When the baby ig done drinking it must be unscrewed snd lsld In a coo j place under the hydrant. If the baby does not thrive on fresh milk It should be boiled." WWWWWW W WWWWWWW W WWWWWWW WW tXTTtSWSflltsjl "WANT AD" NEWS Young men will And good chances to learn the barber trade by look ing under "Help Wanted Male," Nice clean business. The housewife that has been debating as to whether to buy a sewing machine will find the Singer company offering rare bargains Hi shop worn goods. The Journal's "Lost snd Frxind" sds sre the center of attraction bs cause of the wonoerrul results they dally perform. Yss, thev will build you a house and furnish the lot if desired, will find the ad under "For Bale Real Estate. Successful buslneea men read the "Business Chance" ads regular every day; there must be a reason why. No secret. Bass' them yourself and see. Have vou something to exchange for real estate Tbasjk" slAVa lion "To Exchange"; maybe you can make a trade. "Don't be lonesome.'' Is the way an ad under "Personal"' lisgl M will Interest both sexes who are living In single Salesmen looking for a piece to display their "For R. nt -Miscellaneous. " Just the thing. , j 1 sssaU