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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND,' THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY D. 1003, : 3 GENUINE PIANO UJi,; :SELLIWG , TOXIGHT'SAMUSEJIEXTa. , nelltg ...Jan Kuhellk Marquarn ........... ,..,., "Zlra'' Jiaker...... "Soldiers of Fortune'" Empire,,. ..."At the Cross Road" Grand .Vaudevllla Lyrlo .............. "The Transgressor" Star. .......... ,HA Child of the Slums" ! I ' Will Take Factory. Coat for Two Carloada Now, Stored at 103 Front Street ' , a. - ... -V If you can use a ' flna ' hleh Blano I will viva von I chance to Bet j T l 11 .I.IV... .llt W. .V....... I "' '. uoi. . wnwwi uiHuu bui u u..iti.ii tb. du ... Ah.t for tham. i nave by ' the "Union Republican .club by I two carloada of the very highest grade Lincoln banauet La coat tha regulation I pianos now stored at 108 tj ront street, If prlce of II a platband to bo riven on 7 Pan""r Blor,g! ..V .V-m br.urrh- rniS?i2l 'her ara; the best my factory. ; has ' q.ult ..T1!1 b h14 Commercial ever mRde The. ar0 Bew planoa, and 11 rM they. contalnmlny ..patented feature. . ,7 . r)ot iouna n a.ny ouier uprigni piano. ; and entertaining speakers, among them "na n ny . v 0iV,,wliU??'r .k! ?.1L, n Portland by tha dealer who formerly , uhi.. join, urn, '"""i? "Vt"V'M M,d tha agency, ror 4&o, &u anaouu. ha. tha airangament. under hla dlrec-Jj know 0f dozens of fine homea In thla jion. miiiN M 1! ocB no . . city wher. my planoa are In dally use. Pavis. , On tha evening of January 17 j These people 1 paid the above price. . , The club will give another of "a regular nd tne"y VnowT our planoa are wel '" "i V . ,, I, u "r worth tha worm tha money. ThM nlanoa were shinned to- a . . . i. - I UQI1IDI 1.1. WI1U II.. 1 1 1 V 1. T1 V .. ,1..V. ',u.: 'i'. .ODaraa. a-larroer, living near tune. H can't take them now. I hava . Shaw, Oregon; who wh Injured aeveral I offered them to. other house They vm a h. K.ino. tniric on tha n.ait won't buy them. The instruments are u - T t . V Jul r ". and the freight ia paid On them. w(th poat maul, and who waa men- My lnatructlona are to dlapoao of them vo.cR.ai. u'y-"-u to Dcat advantage. quicK. having been relieved frompaln by ml Binc tha 4ealera i wlU not boy them, recent accljent. wrltea to The. Journal f will aell them to anyone who wll that at no Unj aa hla mind been af- coma to Uko them, I -will willingly jao t acted. Mr. Robarda waa rat hurt cept tha dealer', orlce. Yea, I will lo even yeara ago. Afterward he auf- more than thla I wilt - accept 'the ao- wo wun pwm in in iirau, oui ma tual ractory coat to huiid tneso pianoa. mind waa never affected. Recently i hava only a few 4aya to devote to whlla on -the ate&mer Klburn Mr. Ro- thla- matter, for I muat return eaat at bard fell against a door. Blnco then one If you want a flna piano and he baa felt no 111 effect from tha first waht one without paying a dollar tf ebideBt.'.. . i . proflt thla aid of th factory that mad r ; 1 iirem, now i your cnanoe. : v xnat tna cur council wag in a nurry i i am not obliged to get all cash. to expedita business yesterday waa- will aell on aa reasonable paymenta as h- 4v. t,i.v ., nr reasonable house would take, and phown by the. manner In which tha j w, M tn ,ano at co,t nia. mayor, message wa. .hut off In .-ie Every piano I aell 1. accompanied by reaaing. uif Auauor turour naa not i our ractory . guarantee-lor nv years, tar in reaaing ine nuMsago wnon and r will al far In readlna the nuMsage whon and r will also arranaa to keen the tne councu aaaeo uiai n o reierrea xo piano, in perrect tuna arier tncy are the way and mean committee. Tha sold. members explained they had read the This I. a bona flde offer, and If you message In the newspapers, and were will act quickly you will aecura tha familiar with It. content. Mayor Lane bargain of a lifetime. . ordered' tha document referred to the I Remember the place la, 10J Front committee, where It will b gone over I street, between Washington ; and Stark by that body, and tha mayor, recom-1 ntreeta. Come .at once between In mendatlon. will later be laid before I the morning and 6 In the afternoon. I. tha council. IF.. Ramacclottw general agent gone : Scout Young- camp No. , United Span ish-American War Veterans, laat night mentioned. The reduction according to S-lffifl ia1"?,--. ST k"e6.V fh Twltrh,rmt Z' f MrunV K lvVrTparcula .s.og.'Wojdr n ( Woeim: cnapiam, ueorge h. inirur; oi f leer -of the day. L. 8. Scott; officer of tha guard, George Antuum: surgeon. Dr. C C. McCormack. After the ceremonies a "bean and hardtack" banquet followed. Baked bean, and hardtack were not everything on the menu, however. Plena for mothers meeting, to be held In different part, of the city were linoleums, etc.. which prices are good for today aud tomorrow. W. ,P. Fuller A Co. were granted e permit to construct lubricating oil tanka beneath tha sidewalk at their place of business at Thirteenth and Lovejoy streets by the city council yes terday afternoon, despite the protests ?rJl,,1,d. y,,wra3r i't thM..mn.H.g bulldin inspector. The council in Of the Central W. C. T. U. Mra. Badg- -tructed that the tank be constructed lev had charge of the net"' . a so as to meet with the approval of the Ada Unruh i and Mr. Margaret Hcu"" city engineer and building Inspector, poke of the white ribbon crusade, ana of how to reach and Interest the moth- L,.t of artlcieg found on ,treetcar era In the movement. Mrs. Houston fa- . ,,iM . vored opening a cradle roll, with car- January t: Two pair ahoe. one cua tiflcates of membership to be given to pldor, two suit case, one rattan tele the mother, of the babies. The regular scope, two strings beads, one calendar, business meeting of the society will ba one roll blue prints, one book car tick held next week. - ' cts, one package books, one key. one . pair spectacles, one ring, one slipper, - Mrs. Sarah J. Buckman Swank won a one roll window shades, two lunch She rented a house at J85 Tamhill etreet within a few day. the county com- E'whos in tneBtea.t Mr mUsloner. w.U fix the boundarle, of ' Swank. ' who waa . then Mra. Buckman, the dlstricea of Justices of the peace in 'waa behind with the rent, and Misa El- the county, and they, will then provide wert sold the furniture to Schubach, a for two or three additional diatrlcta. dealer in second hand goods. She claimed One will be formed to accommodate tha AUtnOrily tO UO lilts Uuaer ino itr-iae, uui t yvym ui iuu o u tiuiuin vcitun, evuu e-ii- th lurv did not take her view of tba other will be established at Arleta. toatter. (0) TITO 11' lime . has set its seal v. Saturday Jan. 12, last day 10 p. m. lasl ftoiir First and Morrison Pirst and Morrison : GOES OUf OF ,'MRCA WTILB EXISf ERICE For many years this famous place has been headquarters for thousands of Oregon and Washington people. ' I Its straightforward policy made it the standard of all stores for a square deal on a good artide in men's and boys'wear. For the remainder of this week we will slash prices as never before in all our history. But time . is short and we must dean up the goods.. LET THE LOSS BE WHAT IT MAY Men's Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes Election of officer, for the ensuing year took place at the annual meeting of tha Oregon State Nursea association, held at the Graduate Nurses' home, 874 TMr street, vesterdar afternoon. The I Portland hotel following officers were elected: rresi deat. Mis. I O. Richardson; vlce-pre There may be a few other changes, but they are or minor importance. The twenty-second annual banquet of the Oregon commander, military order of trie Loyal Legion, was held at the :ast nif font. Colonel James Jackson was toastmaster, ana tne prin cipal speakers Included General T. M. Ident, Mis. Helen E. Jones; recording Anderson, O. E. Calkins, Tom Richard aecretarv. Mia. Jennie coyie; corre sponding secretary. Miss Franci. Mc Lnas treasurer. First National banfe The next regular meeting will be held on the second Wednesday in February. ' J. C. Taft'e eult a. guardian against the Portland Railway company to re- son. Dan W. Burke and John M. Baoon. Twenty-nve sat down to taoie. ip 1 1 " Oregon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templars, will dedicate its asylum in the new Masonic temple. West Park and Yamhill streets, this evening, .ne ae- Clarke, past emi- Strike while the iron is hot make your coin work for you. This elegant stock of over 1,000 garments consists of everything that is up to date in winter styles and materials. We are selling out the entire stock at prices so extremely out of proportion to actual values that all Oregon should crowd into this store for the next seven days. , $4.85 will take choice of Suits and Overcoats that sold regular up to $10. .85 You can get Suits and Over coats of light, dark or medium color, worth ?12.50. $8.85 takes away Suits, Overcoats worth to $16.50. 911.85 Imported these hand-tailored and Cravenettes, materials, custom styles, superb up to $22.50 Suits, Over coats and Cravenettes. $14.85 The lines are over the dash board away they goWelch's kind the best $25.00 Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes on earth. Boys' Clothing: Suits, Overcoats, Pants, Underwear, Stockings, Sweaters, Shirts, etc., all go at JUST ONE-HALF PRICE Mothers, step into this department select the goods you want look at fhe origin11 marked price pay " JUST ONE-HALF NO MORE and take the goods away. That's Welch's way of giving bargains. Pants About 1,500 pairs. You pay for the material and that's about all. Just come quick and get the size you want only seven days left to sell them all. Don t expect us to tell you all about it here, for this entire paper would not hold a full description of all the wild price-cutting now going on. . $1.35 We have a big lot of Pants, all colors, worth up to $2.25. $1.85 Great things going on here you get Pants worth up to $3.00. $2.65 Fine wool and worsted dress and business Pants, worth up to, and some more than, $4.00. $3.85 The most select of nice up to $6.00 Pants, black, blue, stripes, etc. $4.85 Welch is putting in his famous lip to $7.50 imported materials. Odd Garments Coats, Coats and Vests and odd Vests. Take them away the prices are low enough. Remember, only seven days to sell out all goods now on hand. They will go, you'll say, when you see the bar gains and the crowds buying them. 1000 Pairs Good Shoes Welch keeps the kind that give satis faction in Oregon. You know what kind that is. $1.65 We can't tell you all the differ ent styles and leathers, but there are about 300 pairs, worth up to $3.00. $2.85 Patent, vici, calf, cordovan, in blucher and Bal., 400 pafrs, worth to $5. Kindly Make Note There are just seven days left for us before we vacate. These will be 7 days of fast and furious cutting and selling. Hats There is not a hat in this stock but that is new and up to date (no back num bers). $1.35 Soft and stiff, light, darkr black and browns, best $2.00 Hats. $1.85 They are $3.00 Hats, and yon will never buy such elegant styles and qualities at less than $3.00, though you live a hundred years. Men's Furnishings Great bargain tables are spread throughout the store lots of goods are piled on them and we just stick a price on them that makes them go. Here are a few prices for you to think about, for Welch's price reductions are always genuine. Shirts 30 for Golf and Working to 75c Shirts. 85 Cluett and other fine new styles, to $1.50. $1.35 Some were $2.00, others sold higher fine Shirts. Socks 8e? for Welch's up to 15c fast color Sox. 19 for big lot fancy Bal's, etc., 85c sox. Underwear 25V for broken lots, up to 75c values'. 43 Regular sizes, up to $1.00 values, merino rib, etc. 60 Best wool merino, better than $1.00 values. j $1.20 Rib and flat face, slide, needle knit, several colors, cheap at $2.00. Gloves, Umbrellas, Neckwear, Suspen ders, Wool Hosiery, Sweaters, Overalls, Jumpers, Canvas Clothing, etc. all going at insignificant low prices. Our foree 1. .0 organlsM that we m do your entire crown, bridge snl pin' work In a Aa.r if nace-xarv. 1 his 1 1 be appreciated by people from nut I town. . You may hava your t'eth ex tracted In the morning and go home at night with new ones. , . rosmvely . rainless Extraction Trts ' Whan IMates or Bridge. Are '''.''-'' , ' Ordered, v;. "-, .' W; A. WISE, Dentist :' ' Twenty Tear, in Fortlsnd. railing bldg.. Third and Washington its. a, m. to I p. m. Sundays. I to VI. Painless Extraction, too; I'latea. $5. BOTX FXOZTES, A A ITS XAZV 8029. . ii " " i ; i . AKTIXME-rnU AAX,AtVJI i4Ul M4 washing-ton Phone. Main 1 and A-ll--. Tonight :15 Saturday Afternoon The World'. Greatest Violinist KUBELIK PrlceH, tlSO to 11.00. - Seat Sale Tomorrow, L Hetllg Theatre AH Next Week , Beginning; Sunday, January IS 'iTheMan of the Hour' PRICES Lower floor, first 19 row., 12; laat . SLSO." Baloony, II, lie, 60c Gallery, 10c Matinee. 1.60 to 60a MARQUAM GRAND Portland'. Famou. Theatre. Tonlaht Last Performance. ''ZIRA. Friday, Saturday Matinee. SHAM.' FLORENCE ROBERTS And superb cast ' of player Com plete New York Production. Evenings, JBo. SOo, 75c, fl, S-.E0; Matinee. 26c, top. 76c, 11. BAKER Theatre noaaxalaa GEORGE Ia BAKER, General Manager. All thl. Week, the Baker Stock Com pany la Richard Harding Davis" Famou. Play. -YOX-DXPLSJ OT TOHTTnrB." On. of tha greatest stock production, of the entire season. A beautiful South American play. Kvenlng prices 2 So, 15a. 60c. Matinee 15c, 2Sc. Matinee Saturday. Vest Week Tha Other Girt. EMPIRE Theatre SSxit Milton W. Seaman, Mgr. Tonight All Week Matinee. Wednes day and Saturday, Arthur C. Ala ten'. Great Southern Drama, "AT TEB CSOSS BOASS." Strong Play. Refined Special-lea. Excel lent Company. - Regular Km pi re Prices. Xtxt Week The Tezaa Outlaw." THE STAR ?mmsPVSZ For the Entire Week of January S. THE R. E. FRENCH STOCK CO. PRE SENTS THE GREAT SENSATION AL, MELODRAMA. "A CXXJ OT XXB SLUMS." Matinees Sunday. Tuesdays, Thurs day, and Saturday, at l:J0 p. m.; prices 10c and 20c. Every evening at 8:16; price. 16c, Z6o and 15c. j - , . Beats may be reserved by either phone. LYRIC THEATRE Both Phona t Xala 4688, Some A-1023. Week commencing Monday. January 6, Tha Alien Stock Company Present. , THH TXArSGBX5S0XS. ? Matinees Tuesday. Thursdav. Satnrdfi and Sunday. Prices 10c and zOc. Ever, evening at 1:15. Prices 10c, lOo and30c.v Boxes SOo. Office open 10 a. m. to 1 0 p. m. c-rea nf Knlcrhthood will be conferred fOVer I1D.000 damages lor injuries io mm i on ti. W. HCOll. u. uiarKe, ibi emi- ..i -n iMsiln Tnft was de n.nt cnmmi.nlfr. will confer the order. .tented In. the circuit court last night by The meeting will be an Important one, a verdict of the Jury In favor of the do- ,nd befitting the dedication of a new ' fendont The case had been on trial assembly hall, before Judge Gantenbetn since Monday. ' " . iml. n. whtlj.. nrrumtiir the PwinArtv nwnori rpqlninir on tne jllll9 V Ilk A " ...... m 1 .... " a I street'with other h,ldrfn; w,a rJ"f0he Sandy road between East Sixteenth and W r '"f .' AT":.r" . . ir,.t Twntv-1-hth streets have en- jurr decided tnate s.reevear uu, SrotSat aialaat-the widening of u US empioyea w. v i5 nrt threaten to sue the COUNCIL KISSES 10 FRANCHISES GOODBYE an Rnndv city. if the. improvement i. maae. , ir.-K. A rWnorln fcommltteeof theUPcitycouncir;t J-'COpieS' JUUrivCb aiiu aov-a ext meeting. Power Company Given. . a Fond Farewell. i i i -- onnttnitii mi tha Ban matter flat church t enxm -n- Btreet Mis. Emma Harlow and her ; brother lw Mj 1 i KA.i,.1 ttAlAptlnn last I J iittentiva congregation on the subject and shine ycoir shoes, all for II per I S". - , o v.tk.. At irh I nk ur, K11 4.29 1 i Wiconi run Si- tiSr ivine- a. number of re- every Where. Unlaue Tailoring Ca, 809 nnestn for Drayer were made, i ne bud- stark. iect for thfa evening will be "The cost E for i an special music. Af tetA-ireai .fleai of jwrgngllnt. th j Telephona-xampany, city, council voted a permit to tne cor After delaying in the matter for Tloe and 7 the Selling Price." There will I flave the dleeount (26 cents) by pay. l-montha th city council yesterday - Kl'JJlnoon revoked the franchises ' of the or HOIUIU D ion. v It. .... 1... nnil the Cas- fEWlV B .JUOilkB Vt'K'! : . -v-.t cade Power company for failure to live I voted a permu xo u-r - gcfc Wallsend and ' of the,P rran. bett estate to construct Richmond coal. Ring up Independent - bunding-c'orTier Fifth and Ice Co! set.. Although the permit h' w" w" it 1. nrobable thai Mayof tret- Treat m f v- -w "".r I" t -.. I Lana will later asK tnai bji pu r cv cable permit, be cancelled, as he in structed CifV Building Inspector W. Irv- ' riev Corbett Morrison street., wa. granted. both phonea i Dn.ni... in nrnnare m. list Of all SUCn vent, and aidewalhi areaways. and hand tnem to nim. Jnanase Antl Dust Compound., For .weeping flooraj remove, all du.t from the'toom without .tirring it up to .etue again, damaging merchandise, statlon rv and furniture. F. E. Beach. & Co., pioneer Paint Co., 136 Firat bL Phones: Main 1S3. A-i-a. By & typographical error yesterday in the display ad of l.; oevurt. & eons, 85c fiber carpet of exquisite coloring and excellent weaver wa. quoted- at -'1 So, when 480 s should have been the price :But Why Did He Trust Him? "War declared on local trusts," is what the paper, say, . ... ",'" '' AhdrotMe?:yaughnhdeclares he'H run So' if you owe a feller it is best you But better atilT be Jike us. and not ewe a-debt at all. - v 1 . . We .uppoie that Vaughn hn. trusted " some one to a load of hay; HI. - cows have eaten every wisp , there', not roorsei lext--Ami whon W. -aaked - to liquidate he I : .imply ret. too aay. " . I An4 . eneehngly ; remarTta to - Vaughnv , - "say. business is kesheft - v : Wa : don't .now now Jin.-nirai iv - chance to owe our friend, r An hope he'U get a million yeere at ' ; some immense hoteL . Compelled to feast on chicken till his days-are at an end. And act as if he vera in fact a Euro " - u i -v-pean-pvttlLk---'-t-'-4: -V-, " Wa wouldn,t Jaunder hi. linen, though) WilON LrAUN D RY 'Tela A-U33. Main 898.. - ' .' Second and Columbia, taurruKO BAsaAXBTg xxr BRISTLE GOODS . At nnil-SBl TJSUO STO&a during their brush sale. Third and Madison sts. wWSSi anrwaTlaTdtngrdaYryTx": the citymarket block to be cept Sunday. Leave. Washington street clusively to market urposes. A nuiiq- dock at 1 p. m. , ing wa. erected but It was allowed to 1 - . . . h uaed for other purposes and allowed Painting, tinting, paper hanging; and t operate In an unsanitary condition, picture framing. Portland Paint and inflmati0n of yesterday's action was Paper company. 261 First st. Main 1879. ffin aivaral months ago when the Dr. H. A. Boftman, dentist, roomi 206-7 Alisky bldg., 8d nd - Morrison. Phono A-.24I and Paclflo 1848. Acme Oil Cte sell safety coal oil and line gasoline. Phone East 789; B-1007. Woman's Exchange, IS J Tenth street, lunch 11:80 to ; business men', lunch. E W. Moore, expert photgrapher, Elks' . building, seventn ana atari, sts. K3 fitnrk i chlSCS, Tha market company was gramea frahchise to erect a 8,000 building on committee on ways and means recom mended the marnet irancnis re m. Injunction proceedings were filed in tne state circuit court by the owners of the franchise which were decided this weeK in favor of the city. Following the court's decision the council approved of the committee's report and revoked Xb9 franchise. v -The Cascade Power company was granted a franchiso several years ago tn mrrt a. lnrara electric DOWer plant in Portland. The terms of the francniso SEEDS PLANTS TREES - Send us 25c and we will mail you a packet of our sensational Sweet Pea Nov elty, Florence Morse Spen-cer. Send tis your name and ad dress and we will mail you free a . copy of our 1908 catalogue the handsomest book on seeds and plants ever issued on the Pacific Coast C.C;Morse&Co. Successors to Cox Seed Ca 51 Jackson St, San Francisco CAUIFORINIA HOTELS 5S3s?SWn1'W i1S'Tr"r3 Vr -n wz -h -v " jlvtSesJ 9t fllw. v3i.li? a HOTEL'STEWART Geary bm aktra Osh Smra SAN FRANCISCO 2S0 room, ISO prime tail. Europe. pUa $l.50cUy amid. Amoie-n pi $3.$0 a -r Bpw-id. Catt a b c-i-t; fat ccmpUMl mni howl optatd Dec 1, 1907. Eray -Mdm ceaveaiaKa. Lazanaiuhr fum Mwd. Om tat Ham trmnrf-riiii to ny part of city. Stewn sotcmobiki and aninibu mtmt B tr-isM wxl Mcamen. HOTEL. JE ITER SON Tsrk mmi Cooh Som. tnmcm ikW th woie i-Msnrnwit. , . called for a power plant in operation Wood wart Dancing. Academy. Arlon one;year tram the date of. tho accept- hall. Tonight. Lessons 25 cents. r. Howard chronic diseases Com monwealth building. Rennev Bros. Friday special See ad on east side page. D. Chambers, optician. 129 Seventh, Journal want ads, lo a word. . , Bark Tonlo for rheumatism. anca of tne rrancnise. nmu'-, ever doue by the owners of the fran chise and it was revoked yesterdayr-A bond of $1,000. given by the company to lifsure the project will be returned to the company. . Well Known Druggist. ' One of tho most enterprising drug rlst In porUand la Albert Bernl who h..n in himtneaii for the nast 18 years at the one location, 188 Washing ton atreet. near Second. 'Mr. Bernl haa built up & very extensive iraao ana av ha-'i lnch iaiSr.Ba Sunday tiV.l,1 Je!S dlnneVr-Oo: Kruse Park and Morrison. I'hichhe" ! touawpnt-U . . v f tion for reliaDiiuy, Tne xirm or vi- EYriOSition Eink. ' t bert Bernl In addition to making a iyuaiLlUU Atiinv, , . gpeclalty of prescription work . carries roller skating is a popular pas- 'n una nf drus-rlsfa sundries which tlm In Portland vcan be proven by nja- .old at a : close margin of profit visit to the .Exposition rink, where the and which has made this ator. a very mprrv nurn ui iu. jkvj. w ii.gi. v.u .mi,t. .Minnint niif1. .. . .. lng.; Then with, tho.-t.lg floor. -elegant A-rr ' mTTTi TATT AT3I cxatea ana grana music one Diensura u m i HTj 0J X vJJ is complete. Skating I. not only fascl. I . ' ltC, r.rtTr.TTTr t'-mr nut! no- but beneficial and la hl-hlT rec-f ? UTTtTVl A PnTrMPTT.lf iV bmmended by phvslclans. This 'week, h . AXiAl . wyjvxu-uui as a free "featOre" Ibe , Pasfilprt play will rf ' ;?:. m.i . ; y.": bo snown at :su p. m. ana p. m. Bttat-1 fjouncilmanlc courtesy wa. extended Ina- before and after. Ladies and chil-I.A rn.,niiman nnm -navr vnaterdav Ureh ar invited; free afternoons.. ? -1 in the ordinance granting Portland Chinese tha right to , shoot ' off fire- Diamond House Paint GUARANTEED. S gallon lots, S1.40 per gat , 1 gallon lota, 81.50 per gal Manufactured by PORTLAND SASfl & DC0R CO. ; . 830 Trent Bt, Portland, Or. Tomorrow. Frldnv, wlH noUivlr ba cracker, in celebrating their new year! the last day for discount bn west aide by amending tha ordinance. prohibiting' Portland ua. uo. tn ce-eoranis -irom , wpioumi . iu gas bills. crackers within a block of tho Baker theatre. ". ;:-:':?. ' . In explaining the nuisance Mr. Baker said the explosion of a million fire crackers at the stage door interfered with the hero In jumping Into a mad dening, swirling stream of chilly Bull Run water and saving the child thrown into the water by the long-whiskered villain. The explanation sufficed. , : Building Permits. . Portland Public Library, erect library. East Alder between East Eleventh and East Twelfth, $2,00ft D. B. Ulbland. erect dwelling, East Thirty-fourth, cor ner Lincoln, 88,800 r Q...W. Priest, erect two dwellings. Commercial between Kerby and Ivy. $1,200 each; Backstrom and Wahlgren. erect store, 221 Morri son, $2,000; Henry Sensel, erect dwel ling, corner Hawthorne Margue rite. $4,200: J. Khrburt, orect dwelling. corner Lynn and .East - Seventeenth, S00; J., ii strand, , erect Hotel Imperial SAN FRANCISCO, 951 Eddy st, near Franklin, one lobek west of Van .Ness. European plan. Cafe in thet hoteL This hotel Is not in the burned district. Take Eddy street electrio car. from Ferry. Rate.. 81 per day up. "SOMETHING DIFFERENT KEY ROUTE INN OA-TXAITO, OAX, Every Modern,. Comfort. American and European nan. . - N.' S. MULL AN. Manager. Formerly Assistant Manager Palace , iioiej. can i rancuco. Fairmont Hotel SUMMIT OF NOB HILL ait rx-urexsco, oax. Operated by PALACE HOTEL COMPANY A OuarantM of Szoeilenoe. " The most' beautifully located otel In tha world, situated above the an noyance and dlacomfort of rebuilding a great-city and at the same time closer to the business center, than any other large hotel. Rate. $2.60. 88.00, $4.00. $5.00. Corner., $12.60, $15.00, $18.00. $20.00. Parlor suites, $10.00. $12.00, $14.00. Every room with bath. Address razsMoirr norm, sax r&Ajrczsao. THE QRAND Three Shows Dally, 1:80, 7:80, 9:15 p. m. rlcea weekday matinees, ISo to all part, of tha house except boxen. Evenings, Ho and 25c Sunday matinees, am price as even) tigs. fOTB OHXTTI tOSTESS. European Gymnast, and Acrobat. KB. H-ESTOH XXNDAXa America. Greatest Protean Actor. And a Host of Other Acts. "The Kickelodion Theatre' .Opposite Oregonlao Bldg. i TODAY ' "TJLB TWO UZTZiTJCZT PIGS." ; And atoznm.oor Movnxsxraa.- ' 'ANY SEAT la SKATES A2TD ASXCCS- aaov ros Zuiszss ops mmi foiGirr Z-BAXV TO SEATS VOW. Instruction free afternoon er . Evening. M Cars dlrect te Oaks Rink every .: . 10 mlnutea . Hotel Hamlin DOT AND LEAVEMVOITB STS. First permanent big . hotel down town. - Contains lOObeantif oSy furnished steam heated ' apaitmenta, .40 baths. Private telephone ser . vioe. Sample noma for commercial travelers. . Eddy 8t cars from ferry pass the door and v Mnn4 4,K ' tA K 1 Mra fmm R. P. iVannt. Rates from $1.00 up. , Phone Private Ex, traiiUln 4, . ., Sa n F r a isco JSSmwtmtma TAHITI 1 THE GOLDEN AMD XBZXW Of VMM SOTTK BXA8 This I. tha season to visit tha delightful Islands of the South Seas, and enlov sea bathing and to observe the tropio Isles at 'their best $12S is tn. cost ox a nrsi-ciass passag from San Francisco to Tahiti and r- few Zealand for 8260. Jturt think of la ozdv taso tor a BO-day txis (from San Francisco to New -Zealand and return) In modern steamer, to the romantlo South Sea Isles. - ssage torn. Tour may be extended to Ne Writ early for acoommodatlona. Salllnga on Bee, 8a and Tab. flu " X OCEANIC S. S. CO., 673 Market St.,San Frflndsco, Cel. J - - C. W: Stinrer. 184 Washington St Portland. Orea-on. . e Broadway between Crosby and Larra beo streets. 84.000: John Arneson. erect dwelling, dweuing. Shaver between Gantenbetn and HalghC $.,000: M. A. Laktn, erect dwelling. East,) Thirty-fifth near East Mill, 8L700. ."! . - , I Exposition Rtn!i a . , , . s-catb Toanaxr ntZDAT HTOHT XVAS-XS' -Vfrj.jV: ,. j - .- - SPXGXAX. THIS "WTJXX A1TZ 1 ' t BTJHOAT 4:80 ' p. ' m. One Performance p. m. . . OBAirS PASSIOf PI-AY. V Ladles and children free after noons. At night general admis sion 10c, skate. jUcn-...--- -i X S-CATB TOBTO-.T. mmmmmmmWmWmmVmWLmmWiwmwWnm7mm9mVtSSZ4 HART3IAN & THOMPSON BAKKEES CHAMBER OP , . - COMMEBCB . ' pay 4 interest on savings deposits. . and solicit your account, of what ever size. Tho same considcra- tion to every on;?. &"'u '- - : rn!im!d Ttrmmal Xfatir.V . Tomorrow, Frlflfi, n-v.l the'Jat dav ir i - ( gas bllS. 4Vrtia?!il n I j.