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THE MORMXG OREGOXIA, TTTTJItSDAY, UECKJIBEB 10, 1903. 13 STREET RAILWAY WINS ITS FIGHT Belgian Block Paving Between Tracks Not Insisted Cn by Council. NORTHWEST WORK HELD UP Decision on Material to lie Used la Improvement of Streets In Terminal District Matter-Referred Back. COINTIL MEETS THIS MOKNIXO. Owlns to the great amount of lms'nts. that was ud for considera tion yesterday, the. City Council wi unable t.i complete Its work, and will meet again thi. mornins at 9:30 o'clock. There ore a larse number of ordinance, which, under the decision of the Supreme Court and subsequent ruling of City Attor ney KavansuKb, must have emer gency Clauds. In order to make them effective at once. For this reason a crat volume of work has devolved upon the City Auditor's siaff. and It was necessary to ad journ at ,i o'riock yesterday after noon to irive time to draw up the emergency clauses. I'nless an ordi rance Is formally declared to he an emergency, and urgently needed, it cannot go into e.Tect for SO days, in order that any who dslre may apply the rft?rendum. Tiie City T'ouncil yesterday afternoon voted, to grant the petition of the Port land Railway. Light & I'owor Company f'-r a change of soorltications for its por tion cf the improvement of Belmont street, from Kasr Fortieth to East Slxty srventh streets. The material ordered tunlir the present contract is Bolivian blocks, against whih the company offl rials se; up srrp'.is objection, and was sustained by the Council. Vice-President F. I. Fuller, of the rail wav company, was present to speak sgtinst the Belgian blocks being; used for paving between the tracks on Bel mont street, contending that it is an un Iiecessary htirrtpn. He declared that the cost of tiie stone Is S3 preat that the company cannot afford to bear so much expense. He nad the same matter up before the Executive Board last week and asked that it he laid over until such time S3 the Council could .tear the facts, nd decldo upon a course of action. Councilman Kellaher read fisrures. pur porting to show the operating expenses of the company for the year, and show ing a sreat increase in the profits, and declared that the company can well af Jord to put in strne. Councilman Vausrlui tlcclared it Is unfair to compel the laying of Belgian blocks bo far out of town. Councilman Cottel said he would be Siiidcd by City Engineer Taylor's advice, and Mr. Taylor told the Council Bel pian blocks are superior to any material lor the work under consideration. Hassam l'uvlnjr Ordered. The Couni U acted upon several peti tions for Hassam pavement yesterday, prantinsr the following: On Broadway, from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-seventh; on East Twenty-fourth, from Carter's Addi tion to Tillamook street: Thirty-seventh from Sandy road to Hancock street; East Twelfth, from Multnomah to Halsey; East Fourteenth, from Multnomah to Broadway. At the opening of the adjourned session in the afternoon Councilman Menefee caused to be withdrawn from the street committee the petitions for both Hassam and bltulithic on llassalo street, from East 9?venth to East Fifteenth streets, and then moved that a new petition for ' Hassam be granted. This was carried. On Halsey street, the petition for Has ham was denied, and it is understood that a bltulithic improvement will be sought on that street. Northwest End Held Vp. Councilman Kellaher is advocating Belgian blocks for all hard-surface Im provements now. because it is the only brand of material that is not patented, he states. Therefore he endeavored dur ing the afternoon session of the Council to secure adoption of the resolution to rrar.t the petition for a district Improve ment in North Portland for BelciHn l.iocJcs. The effort failed, because the majority cf the members were of the be lief that it Is too Important a matter to be passed over without further consid eration. It was therefore left with the street committee and the City Engineer. Councilman Cellars introduced a resolu tion Instructing the City Engineer to prepare figures for presentation to the Council to show the expense of oper ating a municipal paving plant. There was some discussion over the matter. Councllmon Vaughn and Kellaher con tending that the Council should investi gate and secure the data, but It was finally adopted as Introduced. Councll xiian Cellars does not believe the city can save money by establishing its own jdant. but many of the other Councll jr.cn do. Mayor Lane is- also strongly in favor of the city doing its own -work, or t least that the city shall maintain its etreets and cut off the heavy mainten ances that ere now being carried by the city for ten years each. May Avoid Charter Provision. City Attorney Kavanatigh submitted a very Important opinion to the Council esterday, which he held that the city may escape the provision of the charter wt-.lcli has liitherto been construed as binding the city to pay a heavy main tenance for its Improved streets for ten years. In brief, the opinion Is that the best means would be an amendment to the charter, but that it Is .lot necessary for the city to let the maintenance con tract, but that the city may maintain the work iiself or employ some contractor to do so. The maintenance "graft," as It has be craie known In the Council, Is rapidly assuming proportions so great that Mayor Lane and the members of the Council who are fighting tor Improved conditions declare tiie city cannot bear the financial burden. I: is estimated that, with the present number of hard surfaced streets, the city must pay out In ten years for maintenance the sum of $:.iu0. This U done whether the streets have to be repaired during the J ten years or not: but City Attorney Kav enauph holds that this can be avoided; that, at least, the time of maintenance can be cut down to one or more years. The matter was referted to the commit tee on Judiciary. Brick -Men Win Point. Poring the morning session there was a lively tilt among the Counellmen over the proposed Improvement of North Fourth street, from Burnslde to Glisan streets, with vitrified brick, to be fur nished by the Denny Renton Clay & Coal Company, of Seattle. The specifi cations had to be changed so that the brick will be laid on a softer foundation than concrete?. which was originallv specified, and Councilman Kellaher took advantage of the occasion to say tint the brick are worthless: that they are too soft and not durable. However, the improvement will so Ihrough, as origi nally ordered, with the specifications changed, as stated. HO WlSlUE SAYS COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL CALLS EVENING PAPER LIAR. CULLS IT ROBBERY Lively Scene In Council When Mat tcr of Restaurant Liquor Licenses Is Drought Up. for Action. Mayor Lane created a most unusual ...oe m the Citv Council session yester day afternoon by sending -a policeman to his office and securing a copy of an eve ning paper, in which was published a sen sational account of conditions alleged by it to exist in the Louvre, a fashionable ,.,,., ,,r-t i Fourth and Alder streets. in the heart of the city. He then ordered Clerk Grutze to read the account to the members of the Council, but before the reading began. Councilman Drlscoll arose and acknowledged that ne was me cilman alluded to in the paper as mingling with the gny throng in the cellar of the e.tnhilHhinent named, and as naving pu chased wine for women there last Sat urday night. He denied the statement contained in the article, and branded the author "a liar." Mayor Ijine then Instructed Clerk Grutze to read the article, which was icngtny mm uli of the most scandalous statements all of the allegations being against the Louvre as a, resort, which It enargea is a breeding-place for immorality, where for the asking men may secure women com panions. The account charged that wom en who formerly occuplea apariinenm m Xorth Rnrt houses of ill repute now fre quent the cellar department of the Louvre nightly, and that the place le one 01 mo most notorious In the city. "A certain Councilman" was included as "among those present" on Saturday night, and Mr. Driscoll said he was the member re ferred to. After the reading of the article. Coun cilman Driscoll arose and declared that the whole account was false: that he was In the Louvre Saturday night for Just three minutes, and saw nothing like that which waa depicted by the writer of the article. "The whole thing Is a He from first to last, and the man who wrote it Is a con temptible liar." declared Mr. Driscoll. "From what I have heard. I believe the article is true,"' said Councilman Beldituj. "It is a fact that, since the passage of the Cellars ordinance, the condition of morals in this city le growing worse all the time." "I will wager $100 to $10 that there is not one word of truth In that story ," de clared Councilman Baker, in whose ward the Louvre is located. "Such a scandal ous account as that should not be per mitted to be published in any paper in the city, and it is a shame that any paper would publish such a falsehood. I charge that It is absolutely untrue: that the man Is liar who wrote it. and that the paper can't prove one word in the whole yarn." "I want to say one thing to you. gentlemen," said Mayor Lane, who left the chair in order to speak, "and that is. If there is any semblance of truth in the article, this Council should never grant any license to the Louvre. Tou should not place any barriers in the way of the police In their efforts to en force the law." "How about the shooting galleries?" Inquired Councilman Belding. "I un derstand they are filled with Immoral women, and that the police are doing nothing about it." "I said that this Council should not grant licenses for these questionable places, and thus interfere with the po lice in trying to enforce the laws," re plied Mayor Lane. "You do hinder the police" when you give these places li censes to operate." The whole mtater came up when the report of the liquor license committee was read, recommending the granting of restaurant liquor licenses to eight applicants. Councilman Cottel, chair man of the committee, made a brief speech In which he said that as long as the Hotel Portland, the Oregon Grill and several other places have licenses to sell drinks with meals, that he thought the Council should treat all alike and grant licenses to the others. Councilman Vaughn declared himself opposed to granting any licenses at $.100 a year, but he would be willing to grant them if the fee is Increased to $800. There was consideration among the members of the Council, and then the ballot was cast, resulting in all of the applications for licenses being denied. After the action of the' Council. City Auditor Barhur was asked as to what course he will pursue, and said: "Inasmuch as the Council has re fused the applications, I will be forced to ask the police to notify the propri etors of the various restaurants con cerned to cease selling liquor with meals. If they refuse to obey the or der, arrests will follow. It is a pe culiarly embarrassing situation, be cause some places have licenses, and it looks like gross discrimination to force others to dispense with the liquor serv ice with meals." Mayor Lane said that he did not know last night what action he will take in regard to enforcing the law, as he did not fully know the status of the case. He said he -would consider the matter today. "Just wait until next Monday after noon, when the liquor license commit tee will meet In special session to con sider saloon licenses for next year." said Councilman Rushlight. "I will move to revoke every restaurant li quor license in the city, and will make a strong fight to carry the motion. I will see whether the Council will give every one in the restaurant business an equal break, or whether it will dis criminate." The members of the Council who re fuse to grant the restaurant licenses are opposed to the Cellars anti-women-in-saloons ordinance. and by the friends of the Cellars law are being ac cused of spitework. PERSONALMENTION. Mrs. J. Mattson and Mrs. A. Green, both of Seattle, are visiting their mother, Mrs. J. A. McKInnon, of this city, for a short time. Kev. Henry A. Barden has so far re covered from his serious illness that he hopes to be able to resume his active work by the first of the year. Dr. J. N. Ettelson returned yester day from St. Paul, whither he accom panied Congressman William Lorimer, of Illinois, who was stricken with blood poisoning In Portland. Mr. Lori mer was compelled to remain in Port land for nearly a week before leaving for Southern California. He was ac companied south by Dr. Ettelson. who also went as far east as St. Paul with his patient. NEW YORK, Dec. 9. -(Special.) The following Northwestern people registered at New Vork hotels today: From Portland S. R. Winch, at the Cumberland. From Seattle W. B. Saumans. at the Albemarle: E. C. Niles. W. M. Will lams, at the Grand Union. Light Question Moves Mayor to Strong Words. WILL KEEP COUNCIL AT IT Chief Executive Determined That Monopoly in Illumination Shall Be Curbed Urges Distrib . nting Plant for City. Mayor Lane made a strong effort yesterday afternoon to obtain from the City Council repeal of the ordinance which authorizes the Executive Board to let a contract for five years for city lighting, but the Council ad journed witnout doing anything fur ther than to send thematter to the committee on lighting, without calling for an Immediate report. Mavor Lane, it is said, wljl there fore Issue a call for a special meeting of the Council for next Wednesday, for the purpose . of hastening action. He plainly told the Council, during th closing moments ' of the afternoon meeting, that he intends "to force the Council to make it possible for the city to have a distributing plant." Strong Words to Council. "I am in earnest about this," said the Mayor in a speech to the members of the Council, "and I tell you right now that it Is not going to drift afong until It is forgotten; but I am going to call It to your attention just as long as is necessary. I will not be a party to having the city held up and robbed by a corporation; and, as a public serv ant. I now call upon you to do your duty by the people, as the people's representatives, and not allow the rob bery that is being attempted. Councilman Kellaher who Is in tiearty accord with Mayor Lane on this matter, introduced an ordinance repealing the .ordinance that was passed by the Council eight months ago. authorizing the Executive Board to let another contract for lighting the city's streets and public buildings. Mayor Lane wished the ordinance re pealed, so that the Executive Board will not be forced into letting the con tract, which, under existing conditions, it will be compelled to do. The major ity of the members, however, refused to allow this to be done, and It re mains to be seen what -will become of it. Have Many Opinions. Councilman Baker announced him self as opposed to municipal owner ship of a lighting plant, but he said that he would not argue with Mayor Lane, as the latter had been studying the subject and is prepared to meet all persons for argument. Councilman Kellaher. after the proposed repeal ing ordinance had been referred to the lighting committee, tried to get the Council to instruct the committee to make its report at the adjourned ses sion this morning, but failed. Coun cilman Cellars, who Is chairman of the lighting committee, declared that the subject Is one of such great Import ance that it will be Impossible to re port upon it -within two weeks. Mayor Lane assured the members of the Council yesterday afternoon that there will be an opportunity to secure competitive bids tor electric lighting within a year, and pleaded for action that will make it possible for the city to own its distributing system, so that it may call for bids for current, and thus, lie thinks, get a much better rate. - . The Mayor's Side. The contentions of Mayor Lane In regard to the situation are set forth in the following communication, which he sent to the Council yesterday morning: An- ordinance was passed by your hon orable body In April. IftOS, authorising the Executive Board to enter Into such a con tract, and acting In conformity with the provisions of that measure, they have twice advertised for tenders for such serv ice, and each time have received but a single bid. which was submitted by the same company. Prom what Information they are able to obtain relating to the subject, the price asked f$5.30 per month! for each arc lamp, is. under the circumstances, In excess of what the city should, or can afford to pay. The term offered are such also that the city will be confined to & distance of 600 feet In making extensions of the service, while under the old contract (at present operative) such extensions were made by the lighting company up to 1200 feet, free of cost to the city. Aggregate Charge Heavy. While the sum of Sfi.80 per month for each arc lamp iftay not appear upon Its face to be an -excessive amount to pay for such service, nor even to be an Increase over the present rate paid by the city, and the curtailment of extensions allowed the city, may also seem to be a trivial matter, the fact must not be overlooked that under the terms of the tender, it will have to pay that sum for a lamp which consumes less than 300 kllowats of electric current at its terminals, at Its best. The specifications of the bid are also drawn In such a manner that they are not definite and under -them the contracting company Is left at liberty to vary the amount of electric current sup piled to the city at Its own sweet will if It chooses to do so. Under the contract of 103 the specifica tions called for the definitely, specified quantity of 900 kllowats of electric current at arc lamp terminals for -hlclt the city paid 15.30. We are now asked to pay that sum for a lamp using 200 kllowats leu of current, a raise In price of over 40 per cent for our lighting service. A further Increase In the cost of the service will be entailed by the fact that hereafter all extensions of over 600 feet will have to tie paid for by the city and they will amount to a goodly sum each year. Under the terms of the tender. If It Is accepted, it will cost the city not less than fsno.oon a year to light Itself with any thing like an adequate service, and If It is properly lighted it will cost more. Current Cost Low. The coet of producing electric current and the cost " of the operation of electrlo arc lamps has materially decreased during the past five years, yet despite these facts the city Is being asked to pay an Increased price for such service. I therefore ask that you repeal the ordi nance authorizing this contract as the firsl step preliminary to the Installation of a dis tribution system to be owned by the people Such a system w-111 not cost to exceed SHSO.00O. and once In possession of it, the city can buy Its light, electric or otherwise in competition, at a price much below th one now being asked, and in addition It wl soon save enough on its Investment to pay for Its outlay In the Installation of such a svstem. No city can afford or should allow Itself to be either wheedled or driven into a po sition where It can be taken by the throat and forced to accept unjust terms of capitu lation, and I call upon you as the repre sentatives of the people to take the neces sary steps to free them from the strangle hold which Is attempted to be fastened upon them In this instance. Bo far as I am concerned, and so far as It Is In my power to do so, I ahall wash my hands from any responsibility for the in justice which will be done to the city If this contract Is entered Into. Dunne Denies He Will Resign. A rumor was current yesterday to the effect that David M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue at Portland, would re sign hl position in the Government serv ice soon In order to become a candidate for the Republican nomination of Mayor. Last night Mr. Dunne positively denied the report, which he said was without foundation. He declared that he has no Intention of relinquishing his place in the Government service at this time. UNITE COAST FOR HEALTH State Boards of Medicine to Meet -crAHA -Vav XlM1r i Members of the state boards of health of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, and city physicians of the principal cities in the same sec tion of the Coast, have received notice from Dr. N. K. Foster, secretary of the California State Board of Health, that a meeting is to be held in Portland December 15 at i P. M. for the pur pose of effecting a permanent organiza tion. The meeting will be held in the rooms of the City and County Medical Society In Portland, located in the Medical building. A small attendance will probably convene at . this preliminary meeting, but It is the opinion of those who are interested in the movement that hereafter the conference will be largely attended, not only by those named, but by officers of the United States Marine Hospital Service sta tioned on this' coast, and others who may from time to time be invited to the meeting to give their views on subjects brought up for discussion. These subjects will cover sanitary measures, proper care In preventing the Introduction of contagious diseases from Asiatic ports and countries, and kindred matters of like Interest and importance to every coast state and province. The date set for the first meeting I Vi f .flmA n u that f th. annual meet ing at Salem of the Oregon State Board or jeaim. - nr. it. x enney, secretary of the board, said yesterday that the annual mA.tlno- will ho rtf A tiArfnill. tory nature and that it would adjourn sn time xor tne memoers to come at once to Portland to take part In the conference. PORTLAND CHANCE TO BID Lumber for Manila Probably Shipped From Sound. Senator Fulton has undertaken to secure a modification of the terms upon which the Quartermaster-.General Is advertising for 2,000,000 feet of lumber for Manila. However, his efforts up to this time have not been greatly encour aging to him. Yesterday he notified the Chamber of Commerce of the pro gress of his efforts in the following; telegram : Chamber of Commerce. Portland, Or. Have been unable to secure any additional modification of the terms upon which ad vertisements for the 2.0QO.000 of lumber for Manila. The Quartermaster-Oeneral says bids for delivery at Portland will be re ceived and considered, and If the prices justify they will make arrangements to take it there. But I can get no assurance that the vessel will be sent Into Portland, the Department's contention being that they expect to take the lumber on one of tl Government ships, which Is loading with other material at Seattle. (Signed) C. w . FTTTjTO". Amusements What the Tnm Jifti Bar "Whfcre Dreams Coma True." The beautiful musical extravaganza, "The Tand of Nod," which in drawing: packed houaea at the Baker all this week. Is a veritable land "whore dreams come true. The scenery la magnificent. The chorus gorgeously costumed. "The Rose of the Rancbo." Izetta Jewel, charming leading woman of Baker stock company, la making the bigg-eat hit of her Portland career this week In Be- lasco's "Rose of the Rancho." Sydney Ayres, aa the big, generous-hearted Ameri can, who loves the coquettish Juanlta, also has a role to which he Is peculiarly stltd. "A Struggle for Gold" sit the Star. 'A Struggle for Oold" la the title of A. H. Cougers comedy-drama which la the attraction at the Star this week. The scenery is especially elaborate, and being situated In picturesque California, affords ample opportunity and scope for the soenlc artist and stage mechanic. COMtN'O ATTRACTIONS. RU "Devil" Coming. The attraction at the Heillg Theater. Fourteenth and Washington streets, for three nights, beginning neat Sunday, De cember 13. will be James D. Barton's com pany of players In Henry W. Savage's au thorized version of "The Devil. This in teresting drama has been the sensation of two continents the past year. Murray A Mack xt Week. Murray & Mack are coming back, and these two Inimitable Irish comedians will be seen all neat week at Baker Theater. In their latest big musical girl show, "The Bunny Side of Broadway" The company Is composed of 40 players. "In Wyoming' Coming. In Wyoming," which comes to the Star Theater next week, is not a melodrama, as one might be led to suppose, but a striking story of .Wyoming ranch life by Willard Meek, with some - tremendously turong sit uations and a splendid Western atmosphere. Barnom it Ballry Clown Orpheuni. The famous Barnum fe Bailey clown Silvers" In his new pantomime, "The Ball Game." assisted by Artie Nelson, the world's premier acrobat, will be seen at the Or- pheum next week. "Slivers" Oakley, Is one or tne most runny men max ever worKea in a sawdust ring. -A Jay Circus," A Jay Circus," the laughing success on th n resent crogramme at the Grand, is presented by Sherman and De Forrest comedy acrobats, assisted by hair a dozen other people. It Is one long laugh. An art of unusual Interest Is Professor Patterson's bronze art studies. Half a dozen other specialties. AT THT5 VATJDEVIIXE THEATERS, The Actor- Singer Orpheura. The great baritone. Homer Llnd, now ap pearing at the Orpheum, is not only a won derful singer, but is a splendid actor, aa s shown dally In the production of The Opera Singer." The little one-act playlet has many situations calling forth real dramatic effort. Delightfully Amusing. There Is a comedy sketch at Pantages this week entirely out of the ordinary. That Is Eugene O'Rourke and Nellie Eltlnge's presentation of "Parlor A." Mr. O'Rourke has every stamp of original Ry and his nat uralness brings him Instantly Into the good graoes of the audience. "Hypnotizing a Wife." Dolph and Levine will bring their cele brated comedy sketch, "Hypnotizing a Wife," to the Grand next week, commencing Mon day afternoon. The act comes with the strongest of recommendations and will be surrounded by an exceptionally talented col lection of specialty artists. MEN'S WOOL COATS, $1.00 If you are af all interested In. buy ing: your clothing at half price, don't delay In visiting- the closing-out sale of the wholesale clothing stock at Front and Oak streets. Men's wool coats, $1.00; men's wool vests, 50c; men's good pants, 91.00; boys' knee pants. 25c; men's wool suits, to. 00. On sale at northwest corner Front and Oak streets. In the cen ter of the wholesale district, where rents are low. lr ) These Prices Actually Shout Economy Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, Etcu, at One-Half Price Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were unusually ousy days at Graves Music Store, Scores of en- thn3iastic buyers thronged our spacious salesrooms, eager to participate in the heretofore unheard-of bargains, made possible through our recent purchase of Eilers entire stock of musical small goods, (which they were obliged to dispose of owing to lack of adequate space). Such bargains and such enthusiastic buying have seldom been seen in Portland. This is an unusual opportunity to secure suit able musical Christmas gifts at half the regular price but you'll have to hurry, aa they won't last long at the rate they are going. Greatest Saving Ever Offered Complete Outfit Violin Case and Bow tA regular $ 5.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during this sale, A regular $10.00 Violin, Case and Bow. during this sale. A regular $20.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during this Bale..,. A regular $30.00 Violin Case and Bow, during this gale., A regular $40.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during this sale..... A regular $50.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during this sale-.... A regular $60.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during thia sale...., A regular $75.00 Violin, Case and Bow, during thia sale..., t2.50 5.00 -S10.0O .S15.0O .5520.00 .$25.00 f 30.00 37.50 VIOLIN BOWS Regular $ 2.00 Violin Bows, now... .$1.00 Regular $ 3.00 Violin Bows, now....S1.50 Regular $ 5.00 Violin Bows, now.... $3.00 Regular $ 7.50 Violin Bows, now... .S4.50 Regular $10.00 Violin Bows, now $6.50 MUSIC STAFDS Royal Music Stands 75 $ Hamilton Music Stands $1.25 Leather Music Stand Cases, all sizes.. $1.00 BANJOS ' Regular $10.00 Banjo, now. Regular $20.00 Banjo, now.kmw..$10.00 Regular $30.00 Banjo, now.M.....,$15.00 Regular $40.00 Banjo, now $20.0O MTJSI0 BOLLS 'Regular $L00 Musio Roll, now SOf Regular $2.00 Musio Roll, nowuv..$1.00 Regular $2.50 Music Roll, nowM..$1.50 Regular $3.00 Musio Roll, now.. .....$1.75 A Few Talking Machines at Reduced Prices To call particular attention to our splendid Talking Machine Department (the finest on this Coasty we are offering, for a few days, a limited number of high-grade Talking Machines at drastic reduc tions. All are strictly new, very latest types, with tapering arm, etc, and all are fully guaranteed. No machines sold to dealers at these prices and only one to a customer. Bight reserved to withdraw this offer at any time. Cash or easy payments, as you prefer. A regular $25.00 Talking Machine and six Records, only,,.r..$17.85 A regular $40.00 Talking Machine and six Records, only. .-...$24.90 A regular $85.00 Talking Machine and six Records, only $49.25 Regular 60c Disc Talking Machine Records, All Makes, Large Assortment Only Six to a Customer. Each 33c We have a very few second-hand pianos, exfra fine bargains, while they last one at $157.00, an ' other at $157.00, and an exceptionally good one at $193.00 Come at once and see them. See the Wonderful Pipeolin, was $1.25, now 75c SHEET MUSIC; SMALL GOODS 111 FOURTH STREET t s ita v i ftt-jMr -. imam rw m i TALKING MACHINES, RECORDS, CABINETS NORTH OF WASHINGTON ST. NQRDICA GHATS OF PLANS CANTATRICE TO BUILD GREAT CONSERVATORY OX HUDSON". Place Where Americans Musically Talented Can Have Advantages Equal to Those of Europe. BT ARTHUR A. GREENE. It has been a rare privilege on more than one occasion to hear Madame Lillian Nordlca r. he carried our souls on the wings of song: above the sor did, the arid and the barren things of the ugly day's -work, but I never ap preciated the rare genius of the diva until the beautiful simplicity of the womaffi was Impressed upon me dur lnsr the course of a brief interview last evening. Madame Nordlca and her entourage arrived yesterday In the private car Pilgrim, and her afternoon was devoted to a reception tendered by Misses Steers and Coman. at the Antique Shop, Jr. the Columbia build ing. Last evening there was an Infor mal dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Coman In her honor, and It was there that the famous cantatrice talked entertainingly of her splendid plan for the establishment of a great conservatory on the banks of the stor ied Hudson. Borne time ago Madame Nordlca ac quired 40 acres of land at Harmon, on the Hudson, a few miles above Tarry town. This tract Is a part of the old Van Cortland estate and one of the moit sightly properties along the clas sic river. Here the madame contem plates establishing a school for ambi tious young men and women who are desirous of acquiring a musical .edu cation. Extensive plans have been pre pared which include a beautiful opera house, a number of college buildings and dormitories and a handsome ad ministration bull-ling, the latter having beei. completed some time ago. This conservatory, as yet unnamed, the madame holds dearest among the am bitions which she cherishes, and all her attention that Is not occupied, with her professional work cis .centered upon it. "For years we have been sending our young men and women abroad to ac quire the musical training deemed nc- Health Is Free Go After It. Grape-Nuts The Correct food for health of brain and body "There's a Reason" essary to enable them to earn their living on the operatic or concert stage, and I believe the time has come when we should keep them at home, under our own vine and fig tree, as It were, and give them the same advantages as they enjoy in Europe. "We are no longer elementary. What they can do for our boys and girls In Europe we can do here, and for the girls particularly It will be a genuine boon. They go lo the European musi cal centers and exlend their means and energy In an effort to prepare them slves to make music their life work. Too often they meet with disappoint ment and failure and often disgrace. The surroundings are not at all what thev should be. "This thought of keeping them at home and providing a place where they may develop their talents, or finding that they have mistaken their ability, has been uppermost in my mind for several years and I deter mined to make an effort to do some 'thlng for them. To that end, I bought these 40 beautiful acres and' commenced the erection of conservatory buildings. The administration building Is already completed and betore long we expect to be able to receive pupils. The conserv atory will be governed by a committee of distinguished American musicians, like Walter Damrosch. David Bispham. Madame Eames and others, and all ap plicants will be called upon to meet certain requirements wnicn mey may provide. Then it Is planned to have musical societies, and even municipali ties throughout the country establish scholarships f r deserving and talent ed young aspirants who will be ad mitted and given the course provided they are able to meet the requirements. "I cannot say Just how soon my dream will come true, as It is something that cannot be done In a day, but as matters now stand It will be but a comparatively short time until the con servatory will be ready to begin its work, which I f ndly hope will be the greatest ever undertaken In a musical way In this country. I have referred to It as a dream of mine, but It Is a much more material thing now. for with the ground fclready In the hands of the gardeners, and one of the buildings completed. It already approaches an actuality. When the time comes that I shall no longer go about singing. I expect to devote my entire Ufa to it and I hope through Its agency to do something that will make for perma nent good In the realm of American music." 250 SAMPLE WAISTS. Beautiful white Persian lawns, nets and silks, on sale at 60c on the dollar. A great opportunity to buy waists for gifts. McAlien & McDonnell. Third and Morrison. r ,. a r n 1 1 nrr1. h.MAT undr WRtPr IIIHH inn,,,!, ... 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