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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1SC3. 13 nuttcricl: Pattcrn3"A Great Sale of Hfah-Class Pictures Nov in Progrecs-th Floor Tio Meier O Fran?: StoroGotacrJ Ccrcct v ', " , ' r : .. ' ...... : : ; r-. Vfc Arc Pdrtlarid Agents for Duttcrick Patterns, Nemo, LaGrccquo and Go33ard Corsets, Pcrrin's Gloves and Ostermoor rtlattrc;i23 1 Of new. dean, crisp, op-to-dto Dresa 2 Fabric, each and every line .. r ,h'j 1 t 1 .T... .ft 1 , rA ATI 'ju "-H new gooda tnat nave just amvea. f Today, Tomorrow $1.00 Per Yd SMii All Wool Panamas nrTiM IQ medium and chiffon weight, Xti -I 44. 46 and 30 nches w de. in this . . 1 U IT J - " .fpXfj aeason's popular shade. , 5ee window , for per today and tomorrow, 1 Aft yard, only.r............vlvU A.l!1.MMMlB JLwMki 6 amva' Hird finish and warranted all n4tlaUrCl.m A UUlliySUi &S pure wool; 48 inchea in width. in a variety of.colora see window display. .The usual $15 value special fo; AA today and tomorrow at the low. price of per yard,, only...... ...... ............. jllwU Made ot tine selected wool ana mosi acsiraDie lor siyiisn iircci or house Gowns; either, in shadow stripe or plain ( f( r...a.vv rM.n.n t Made of fine selected wool and most desirable for stylish street I yiwuvu w or house Gowns; either, in shadow stripe or plat; wves: 42-46 inches wide.V The regular, 12S 'value; special today, tomorrow. t.M.'MMMvt C4rrftMade of fine Australian wool, full range of colors; 45 inches VUJVU UUWM jYwjde and a splendid material for dress wear. One of the new materials. See window display. The usual ?1.Z5 values. . bpecial ior today fljl nn ni tomorrow at the low price of only, per yard..., .........iA.VW Dam Ati Qtf tPllOolriH A new, all-wool material; Jnst the right weight! JT Uliamu viWJl vmvvwv for utility .kirts. shirtwaist suits, etc.; all the new shades. See window display. The regular $1.Z5 values; special tor today fff nn mBa inmnrrnw.Jat-.theSDeciallow pricext only,- peryard. ..... v W sff nntri CftfcrA All-wool,' perfect finish, in a . medium-weight ' quality,; suitable vivuuiwvijv, or coat s. skirts or'suits: 46 inches in width and a Cl fin very desirable fabric... Usual $1.25 value; special today and tomorrow, yard......lVU T7yllcK ffi Air Self - striped, cream "material, very ' newest! novelties, for shirtwaists, shirtwaist suits, etc.; rich, beautiful material. Febrnary Sole Drtsmkcr' Findingt and Notion continno daring the! remainder of this week Hundred of little items at a great saving Yflke Advantage of This Oppb Tt9 Meier GH Frank Store 00 Y(3o; Sfltisfee For Just to start the Wash Goods season; two remarkable specials 10,000 Yards Printed Barred Batiste in all the latest designs and colors, O values-Wednesday at...:.flQ 30c ; : -:.v.: A-.l.-; : 121efIMwiaS:ai9c Another large quantity of : Printed Lawns-all this season's stylcs-a good cloth and fast - colors For Wednesday Only, In Colored Dress Goods Section $ 1 --Sale Wex7 Dress Erics--1 IJJTcnSeparato 100 Neiv Spring Suits-at $35 Ea. Wopcn'$ Suit Section Another example of what our suit buy er can offer; an extraordinary sale of new tailored . Suits, including all. the new styles. V; i'if Received Yesterday by Express Placed on Sale Today ; v Ma a ' a .a ' fl m ine styles mciuae tne moauiea rnnce Liu Chao. with the new French dip front and ' els, with long1, graceJul lines, the smart JtofjxTi? touches of originality which are always! "tt; -to be found in our selections. Materials hjs. ' t offered m this special, sale are English serges, 'panamas, lightweight tweeds-and fancy worsteds. The colors are 1 blue, black, ,brown, light gray, tan, openha gen, leather polor, stripes or, checks. : Specially Priced $25.00 Elegant Spring ; Dept. Second Floor ammv. RSS nwrn NM. tal . -V 1 I .III I 11 1 Milt III . II 11 3 Rare, Value s m Wash Taffetas BSC Quality in Wash Taffeta Silk; the dependablewearing ?uality,! especially suitable for waists and shirtwaist suits, e are showing a beautiful assewtment of colors in cream, ! white, pink, light blue, pavy, brown-, reseda, "Alice Wue Copenhagen, maise,' silver,' nile, cardinal, turquoise, etc W. omeia-s mm . mm - . MO siery Wl Urfrri Vl prif Hosiery1" in all the HCW fHIIVtua latest and best quaUtifs of the season; fancy lace, boots, allover embroidery instep, fancy check stripes, polka dots ana a great, many other styles in all the new shades; also a very select line of new silk effects, including embroidery and lace styles, in all shades. .-i. : . . . I ... ,- ........ '..y For Today and Tomorrow 65c Hosiery on Sale at 27c Fine 'line1 of women's Hose - In colors black, white, red, pink, blue, gray, or tan; also a great many handsome pat terns in lace and . embroidered effects; all in lisle. . Regular 65c; sale ' price....:..... l C 25c Hosiery at One-Half Price A special bargain in women's fast . black cotton seamless Hose, either medium or lightweight; an excellent value; aU the 25c kind. For todayand tomorrow PlIC6 Sale of Children's School Hose In black 'cotton ribbed Hose', seamless, with doubfe knees, heels and toes; just the thing for school. wear. For today and tomorrow, 15c and 17c kind for the special low ' sale price of, per: pair, only . ........ , j. ; . .-. v.. VC MM ; i fExiraordinary Values - 1 Mattres ses, comforts A splendid chance to secure any of the 'above items at prices within, the reach oLall-The as sortments are very completerIn a few instances we have some broken lines that have been priced for quick selling An opportunity to supply your spring f needs Below . we mention the offerings . in Carpets, Rugs, Mattresses and Comforters for" today and , tomorrow Take- advantage now $ 1 .20 BRUSSELS CARPET 68c 1,000 yards of Brussels Carpets, a good wearing quality in handsome patterns,' floral and, Oriental effects,-in a Deauti ful combination of colors. ? Carpet Sec tion, on the Third Floor. , ; $S AXMINSTERv RUGS $ 1198 We hare about 1,000 Axminster Rugs in all 'new - patterns,- Oriental and floral effects; size 27x60, and a . great value. Quality excellent, patterns rich. $3.00 COMFORTERS $ 1 .59 A great variety of silkolihercovered Com forters white i cotton-filled, . well made. and an excellent value; tne-size xw. Regular value $2.00; ; special. .f 1.50 $30.00 OSTERMOORS for $ 1 850 This -value and special price will neces sarily be productive of many galea in our Mattress - Section, Fourth i , FloorWe place on sale this morning and concluding tomorrow evening an ' extra thick,- 60 pounds, French edge, covered with beau tiful mercerized French art ticking The Ostermoor needs no further explanation The soft, spring ground covered mat- tress mucn tnicKer . man last years make and an exceptional f value for tomorrow at $18.50 WKONESD AY'S DEPARTMENT SALES OF UNUSUAL INTEREST SEIt MORNING PAPER. DEFENDS STATE I ory of the' people aa wltneaaea to this truth. ' But those now living- and who would revltallie In rder to ornament Rp.nator Jonathan Bourne : Appeals to Oregon Eepub ' licans to Uphold Measure in Order to Safeguard the WU1 of People. r; : Senator Jonathan : Bourne'a defense of 4Statement'No. 1 and the. direct prt mary law addressed; to the Republican voters of Oregron has reached Portland, and has begun to be . received by the voters of the aUte. . , In I M atatement Eenator' Bourne defends the ( principles of Etatement No. 1 and ; incidentally sheda some Interesting light on the past political methods of tha state. Tha text of the statement la as follows: To the Republican voter of Oregon: ' "Daily H is becoming apparent that there la a disposition on the part of certain individuals to overthrow the Pri mary elections law and Statement No. 1 thereof. Those who are lending them selves to this conspiracy jare- not very numerous, but are noisy, and publio at tention ! should therefore be called to the Issue their noise Involves. , ; Call Then XTsorpers. "In the palmy days of Oregon's polit , leal machine,i of which they were ln i tgral parts and bebefaetora, these con spirators were, the political usurpers in the politics and government of the state. . On their part It required no recognition - of right from wrong, no adherence to civic decency, no devotion to ethics, no sense of honesty, no regard for or knowledge of the fundamental powers, rlffhts and duties -of American citizen ship to be1 political bosses. All they nAn.lpfL all they had. was -of their own rrpx tlon the party halter and. the cartv t.TKii, and ttvpse sufficed for the domina' tion end manipulation or a nan enrran rhtxeil electorate whose resDonsibilitv ti-as shifted by the party from the indl l1ual to the Irresponsible party boss; the party assuming for itself and its ! .ion tne nxsumpiion i'i vum udi, . toi Jdng'can ca no Wrong. : ' People Are Awake. . ' . ' . 'The rsmes of Oregon's machine pol 1 1 Jiving and dead, rise in the mem' and adorn Oregon political past pu trescence have no conception, of the power of a completely enfranchised peo ple, thoroughly awakened to their own f'lace and their fundamental Importance n the acheme of government. - -"The eretezt for1 Justification7 udob which this anti-Statement No. 1 conspir acy tu ubbbu la iiib assertion msi ino Drlmarr law destroys party ..orcaniza' tion, and therefore, upon such pretext Is predicated an appeal to party preju dice aa the means - to the end of over throwing - the law. If "machine" Is meant by the term "party organiza tion." and nartv organisation has no otn er -higher or meaning than the concept or a mecnanism or inaiviauai numan units unquestloningly obedient to a boss' will, then yes, it not only destroys party organization but It ought to de stroy it in ten interest of free citizen ship and common decency f ' . .;r Appeals to BepubUcana, ' "Let us try this Issue out again be tween -the would-be party bosses, big and little, and the electorate, to finally Determine wneiner tne doss snan xur nish us with our party faith, our party Dlatform and our- narty nominees for public office, or whether -the rank and file of the Republican electorate, hold ing in. common, among themselves Re publican beliefs and opinions, shall do these t bines under, the provisions of the law they themselves enacted. . In response to tne Iran no appeal to horti, nraiti rii na ... fnvAlrArl a sra in., . tha primary Jaw and Statement No. 1, It Is well to call attention to the fact that Lincoln 'V said ; thla nation had ; ben brought forth-" and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal; that the civil war was fought to determine whether it or any other na tion bo conceived - and , so - dedicated nould lona: endure. . And In the dediua tion of tne oatue neia or uettysDurg he said. -'it is ratner ror us to oe ner dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take Increased devotion to tnat cause for which they gave tne last run meas in nf devotion, that we have hisrhlr re solved that these dead shall not- have died ' In vajn; tnat tnis nation, unaer God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and .that government of the people, by the people, ror tne people, anau not perish: from tne eartn.' - , "He never saia party once. - Qaote Booserolt President Roosevelt .' ha said: A party 1 of worth only in so far as it promotes tne national interests, ana every officer, high or low,- can serve the party best by rendering, to the peo- pio mo oest service or wnicn ne is capable; properly recognising the peo ple, and not the party, a the aoverelgn . 7v"nington, in his farewell addresa said: ; - -Let -me warn- you in the most solemn manner against the baneful ef. ',t J' the spirit of party generaUy. This spirit, unfortunately. U tnsepar-able-from our nature, having its root i?.-1?6 ;iron?r Passions of Ih human iiiiiiu. t exists under different shapes In all governments, more or less stifled, controlled or repressed, but in those of the popular form It is seen In Its great est rankness, -mid Is truly their worst enemy. . : All obstructions to ths execution of t. law serve s to organise faction, to give it an artificial and ex traordinarv force: to nut In Dlace of the delegated will of the nation the will of J a party, oiten a small Dut artrui ana enterprising minority of the community, and, according to the alternate triumph of different parties, to make the public administration . the mirror of Ill-con certed ana incongruous project 01 tac tion, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plan digested by com mon counsel and , modified by mutual interest.' .. "r-v-"?- i i, -.; .l.:.v: "Explains . Purpose. "'1 ' have made these quotation for the purpose of holding up the mirror to those 'calculating Republicans' who are howling for party organization, by wnicn tney mean oniy party, macnine, and who are vainly seeking; to reha bilitate it by overthrowing the primary elections law and Statement No. 1 as the mean by which politics may be re stored to tnem as a Dusiness. ."Neither Statement Na 1 nor the primary election law is the perfect in trument of government that their ad' vocates and defender desire; but they have proven as reasonably effective aa their Hampering environment wm per mit, and have given life and potency in Oregon at - least - to the -publio demand tor tne elimination or tne . doss and his. machine - from 'party control. and have provided in this state for the ex clusion of Oregon's United' State sen- atorships from tne auction . block at Salem. . "A pointed . out many , times here tofore. Statement No. X doe not pre tend to penalize disobedience to its mandates by the inrilctlon of corporal punishment in good or person, nor in any manner to contravene the statutes and the constitution, but what it aims to do and what it does, 1 by legal method to define specifically the pop ular will in a given . matter and to keep constantly before the legislator the essential fact that he 1 nothing more than a publio servant, temporarily clothed with authority to execute the popular will as it may oe manuestea to - mm.;' in an autnontauve : iorm. . "The men who were Instrumental in ens-raftlna- 'Upon the political . system of Oregon this desideratum are in the very highest sense 01 tne term .Repub lican by nature, the character of whose achievements J demonstrate ! "xaotly where they ; belong and x where x they would have been- in the day or ljln coin and the Civil war. t But Oregon' tfaJn hv this development of civil gov ernment is not at . ait ner own. v in Tit,mnia it -afford to other state in the way it point out a th way of escape irom lntoieraoio aouaes, grown up under the machine and bos ay tCIII VI UUIIUbg. .V . .,VH fc. ..... n W1a v.. the great sisterhood of American com monwealths. Many of them are even now in Tltanio struggle with the po tential powers that dominate their gov ernments, endeavoring to - urest them selves from machine control preparatory to, the next step for th rescue of their senatorial elections from sale at auction. I. advise my friends and constituents in Oregon in their own interest, in the interest of cleaner politics, in- the in terest of true Republicanism, in the nterest of completely enfranchised and ideal American citizenship, to vote for Statement No. 1 nominees only for the legislature in tha Republican primaries in April; to vote only for Statement No. 1 nominee in th June election, and ' to vote for their party nomlneo for united State senator. In Oregon the key to continued triumph for Re publican party principles, in th rule of the sovereign people, a exemplified in Lincoln and Roosevelt, la th perpet uation of our primary election law and .. etatement no. 1. Kespectruuy, . . "JONATHAN BOURNE. JR.1 WOODMEN PLAN BIG 4 : . !. v. FLORAL PARADE Will Hold Exclusive Demon stration on lasf Day of;? Jiose' festival. . Saturday, the last day of the Rose Festival week next June, will be de voted to the Woodmen of the World, who have permission ; to give an exclu sive floral parade on that day, and will offer prize .for the lodge of the north west vending th bost decorated floats, It is : claimed by ; th officer of the woodmen that 40,000 of their order will De in Portland for the celebration and that many floats,-all handsomely deco rate with roses, will be sent to the city. As reports from the various branches of the celebration come In It become more -and more certain that over f 100,- uvu wui' oe spent ana tnat more man iOO.ftOO Visitor will be in the city dur wig 1 en 11 vim ween. i n iestivai . com mittee alone will disburse in the neigh' uornooa or ibu.oou. while an the other organization planning to take part in ' V ..OtlliUB, ' TT 1. . MW1IK lllO aggregate amount expended in prepara tion tor tne resuvat lar aDove tne ZIUO, 000 mark. f The Japanese of th ' northwest are taking7 (treat interest in the cherry blossom -festival i-which . promise to be one or tne most unique and beautiful reatures or tne lestival and 27 commit tees have been "appointed . anion? the Japanese, of Washington and Oregon to work up plan for the f eta " It will rep resent an expenditure or aoout sio.ooo, It 1 said. . The Chinese are also Man ning on spending about $10,000 for their dragon parade and celebration. ,, , ."Basketball Game : - Th' H. M. A. will again meet the , H. S. on the Expo rink floor tonight to' decide a-tie, each team having. won on game. The game will be called at S n. m. end will last SO minutes. . It will be fun .of, ginger and. excitement. as botn teams are eager to win, as the winning! team gets a trip to Hood River to play a gam. There will be skating before and after the game and music by A. De Caprlo. . SBiSoii ' t! ' ' - ' " ; ,.v' 'Vc . f. Australian Bishop Declares . American System of Cur ing Bum Evil Wrong. ."Prohibition the way it Is conducted n America is not prohibition. Take anything away from a man and he want it more than ever. And in the matter of alcoholic drink he generally get it i Noah, I think, waa th first man who became drunk by his own folly. Australia, in my mind, has th most sane method of treating the liquor u uiu uj. ijr uuBirr in me world. This 1 the wav the Rlrht Rv Tr Doyle, bishop of Llsmore, New South waies, expressed ms view on the tern nerance question at the Hotel port in n n 1 nix mnm nr k annn mau . m . , '"."wr vj .V f V cenuy cumpietea a catnedrai ...at l.ls- more, costing several hundred thousand dollars, and he i now on ; hi way around the world on a vacation which his parishioner granted him in appre ciation of his effort in compIetlnK the new house of worship. - . - . , J t' Tells Bow tt Z Don. ' In Australia every hotel, ham a. rrn uuii. cununuea tne oisnon. "tint tiior are no saloona Before a license - is granted to any person to engage in the sale of liquor he must have a house wen iurnisnea lor the accommodation Of the travelin nublln. Tn hin the number of places where stimulating uiiuna r sum is limited- v j- "I am not in favor of prohibition, be cause - aa- a ruie tne laws, even when they are strict, are not enforced. ' Pro hibition 1 all rlchtlf it will romilt fh prohibition. But usually it does not. Prohibition usually results in numerous drug store or other place which are in operation contrary-to the law. " JTumber Appalling'. . . 1 Was in New York several years ago. . The number of saloon waa ap palling;. It was moat extraordinary . It seemed to me. The idea In America seem to do. to nave as many saloon a pos sible. The plan in vogue In my country ia jubi 1110 uiiposiie. , s :.--. 1 ;vi"v "I would have a renfrletlnn nn ' thm liquor , business and aee that the drink wuich was sold wa of th best. I would hava the government appoint men whose sole duty It would ha to -a that the liquor are not adulterated and that everything on the market la of th lure, unaauiierniea gtulT. - It Is - thel d, cheap Whlskle which kill people, "We have few drunkard, in Austra.. I la. Still, liquor la always on sale at respectable, well-eenducted -Trot, shons. Th places are closed on Sunday and at 11 o'clock at night ' The aystent ha been in use for year and work ad mirably. If w are to b confronted by the liquor question, and It seems that we are to-be forever, why not handle the traffic Iri"such a way as - to nrovide pur drink and have the places of dispensary under the control of the lawr Bishop Doyle leaves for the south to morrow. From San Francisco he goes to Mexico and then to New York and on to Europe. ; IMMENSE TRAFFIC , . ON TWO BRIDGES 1 ' This morning th statistic on, pedestrians and teams crossing . - th Willamette river bridges were completed and turned into 4 the county court The Madison . and steel bridge . returns - were $ completed yesterday morning. -The Morrison brlure shows that 4 on February 13 there were 9,274 . foot and 2,274 teams; February . f 13, 10,640 foot and 1,882 teams; 4 February 14, 8,989 foot and 2,044 i teams; February 15, 9,992 foot: 4 ' and 2,027 teams, a total of IS,- 4 ,' 9S . foot passengers and ; 8,807 4 4 teams for four days. - - ' Forthe Burnslde bridge the 4 figures for the four day are; 4 4 February 12,1,835 foot and 1,138 4 4 , team ; February 1 3, . 8, 87 5 foot 4 4 ... and 1,189 teams; . February 14, '-. 4 4 7,600. . foot and i 1.130 teams,' 4 .: February 18, 7,640 foot ' and J 4 4 1.224 teams, a totat-. of . 28,S504 4 foot passengers and 4,679 teams. 4 4 - The returns from tha street 4 4 railway company are not yet In, 4 4 - but the number of passenger 4 4 riding on the car will be 'added 4 4 : to the total of those crossing th 4 bridge. . ' . ; 4 CITY T AT T SELLS 310,000 nuastr A Vfl SJBF w SJ SJ I a Washington Street Proper Increases 20 Per Cent in : . Value insYear,. On proved - - Shoots Big Eagle. r (Special Dlspitcb, to Tns Journsl.'i . Monroe, Or Feb. 11 On of th pair of eagles, which have .been playing imvuu wiui jiuunj lamDS in tne ioot- hllla west of town for the past month, at on hi perch just a little too long Sunday, when William Scott was uot looking for him on the Starr hill' In consequence his hide is -now being stuffed by a Junction City taxidermist, and its mat is bunting another ban ner. . At the time the big bird" wa shot it wa devouring a lamb which it had Just caught. With outstretched wings th bird' measurement waa seven feet..- , ot the most valuable, vni ' tracts of upper - Washtngt street property was aold yesterday a 20 per cent Advance over the pra paid for it on year ago, ' Tn hold! ha a frontage of 150 feet on the norf aide of Washington street 191 feet the south Bids of Davis street, and 1 between Twenty-first and Twenty-S' ond streets. It waa purchased by W. Hunt and F. :X. . Bhull. from Jo Matthleson for S50.000. , Matthies bought th property, one year ago frrt 110.000 in the deal. :: -- . The new owners will at once exte Klnar ' street throusrh ' the piece. - T tract Will then be platted into 11 bull tng lots., which will be sold to inve Or as sites for apartment houses a flat, i A number of these have alrea been spoken fon -J ..-..- Property transfers filed for'recc yosterday amounted to nearly 840.04 nearly all xf which ' represented .trarf actions ' in ,t suouroan residence ?. prq One of the largest f sales noted, tnat or an imnroved -ouarter diock the corner of Portland, Boulevard a Oreely street,, which was purchased Godari . Honstrand , .."from y Edward Jaeger for-87,100.;- -'-''" 0 .V;.; a. T.- Croon! has surchased from L. Parkhurt a 60 by 59 foot lot on Ccf neii road,- near the head ; of lovej street, for 84.360. - '. L. C. Russell has purchased an u Improved lot on Vancouver avenue, I tween Tillamook and Page street. T property j formerly belonged to P. Ken.ady and. was sold for $3,000. .0! L. Nelson ha sold to G. 3. Walling ill Qguiai ssua unu ai ca k ,ii uui j r: i Meade and Hooker streets for 3,0i A house and lot on East Glisan atre4 near ast Twenty-lghth, has been pif chased by Margaret Oppermart from E., Dudley for 82,800. ' James R. ker ha purchased from Clarence I Childera a lot' on East- Twenty-four' Tomorrow and Thursday will nosl- tlvoly be th last days for discount on east side gas bills. Portland Gas Com pany. ( . . ..., , ; . Farmers After Coyotes, 1 (Rpeelal DUpntch to Th Journal A Monroe. Or., Feb. 18. John . rr made a lucky hit with a shotgun In weeK, when he killed a large icoyoi which was on its way to Benton coun to -transact a little business with t sheepmen In that part of the sta Nearly a doVen hav been killed ti winter la the same locality. , j 5