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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909. ZAVASK1 US LUCIft SCORES TRIUMPH Lambardi Grand Opera Com pany Arouses Enthusiasm of Brilliant Company. "BRAVOS" GREET SEXTET Theater Packed With Society Folk and Millie Lovers AYIvo Join in Acclaiming Singers Splendid Princlpnls.Chorns, Orchestra. CAST OF OPERA. Lucia Cscllla Tamantl Zavaskl Alice A. Glana Edgardo Eugrnlo Battanl KKnry Ashton .Gulseppe pimazronl Raymond Artldoro Maucerl Ixrd Arthur Eucklaw A. Nert BY ARTHUR A. GREENE. Bravo Zavaskl! Bravo Battanil Bravo Lainbard!! Almost the whole of the first act passed before they seemed to find them selves, but after the sextette, which closes In an esctacsy of tumultuous harmony, the audience, as fine an audience as Portland ever assembled, was en rapport with the artists on the Heilig stage and our annual sea son of grand opera was fairly launched. Its success is assured from any view point and all Is well. "Lucia" Was Good Choice. "Lucia" was perhaps the best choice that could have been made for the open ing. It has not been done hero In sev eral years and the patrons of opera were hungry for it. The touching musical tragedy which Donizetti made from Sir "Walter Scott's romance of the North land, blending with it his own Southern fire, coloring it with his ardent tones, is a masterwork, a severe test of the abili ties of any organization and that the Ijambardl company achieved so well in It is sufficient assurance that its subsequent work will be of high oilier. Audience of Finest. It was something of a red-letter event, was last night's opening. Those pres ent, to the utmost capacity of the Heiiig. represented the intelligence, beauty fashion and finance of the city. Such an audience is seen In a local therater but once or twice in a season and the. en thusiasm manifested was signilicent. The jieople were slow In coming and it was considerably after the advertised hour w hen the splendid orchestra of 30 pieces commenced the overture. Zavaskl AVlns Victory. Xnaturally interest was centered on Cecilia Zavaski, the petite soprano, and Eugenio Battanl, the versatile tenor, who has been compared to Caruso and Bond. It must be confessed that the first Im pression of Zavaskl was disappointing. Phe seemed to lack warmth and spon taneity; in short, her's seemed a negative personality. It was a case of righting her way with the dainty little prima donna, but all In good time she had vic tory. Battanl Takes at Once. KattanI got into the good graces of the audience almost at once and In no par ticular did he disappoint. He Is a capa ble actor with a charming stage pres ence and the quality and quantity of his vo ce delighted the most critical. Pimazzonl, Maucerl, Nerl and Giana all pimred Justly and In proper proportions the honors. The chorus Is large and looks like the usual grand opera chorus, but it can and docs ping. Good Opera to Be Heard. The costumes and scenery left consid erable to be desired. One doesn't go to I-.ucia' however, to see pretty things, but to hear something which approaches sublimity. As to a technical dissertation on last night's performance, I leave that to an abler pencil. The one truth which I should like to impress is that Portland has an opportunity to hear capital grand opera and should take advantage of it. "La-Boheme" will be the bill tonight. Kusic Well Worth the Ringing Applaus ise FY JOSEPH M. QUKNTI.N. SPEAKING from a purely musical viewpoint, the members of the Lam bardi Opera Company, singing Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." deserved the crowded, enthusiastic house which greeted them, a condition which ought to be the rule during the balance of their visit. They sing, as nearly all Italians do, with their whole heart. The company, singers and orcnestra, numbers 115 persons, and about 80 of them appeared last night all that "Lucia" called for. The chorus is robust and otherwise contains experienced Fingers who are prompt in responding to cu"s, the quality of voices being fair. The most consummate artist among the soloists is Slgnora Cecilia Tamantl Za vaski, who was the Lucia. She is a young woman of very slight physique, for the strong, vibrant, sparkling quality of her. voice. Her emission of tone is easy, and she sings as naturally as a bird. She is a coloratura soprano, and excels in trilling and llute-like notes above the staff. Her best singing was heard in the second act, where the purity of her voice shone when contrasted with the flute obligato, and here she sang up to high B in altis slmo. with bell-iike clarity. She was also effective in tho mad scene, "Oh gioga che si sentl." The near-dramatic quality of her voice Is a surprise. She is a queen of song well worth hearing. The famous sextet was splendidly ren dered. Kugenio Battanl Is said by his friends to be of tlie Caruso order. Battanl is a l'tcht lyric tenor, and uses his voice skil fully, its quality being clear and spark ling. He sings best lu piano and forte effects, but .fortissimo seems to make him tired. Still, he is every inch an artist and his B-natural above the staff is very good. Guiseppo Punnzzonl. who was to have sung the part of Henry Ashton. suf fered from a slight attack of cold so the other baritone. Alessandro Modesti. Rang Instead. Modest! has a luscious, magnificent baritone a delight to the ear, and he is the best male soloist who sang. His clear emission of tone is a good sing ing lesson in Itself. Hats off to Artidoro Maucerl, the Ray mond of the cast! Maucerl stands 6 foot 2 inches tall and Is that rare bird a bass slngur, probably of the basso cantanw ordor. His big. sonorous voice Is like the trass stop In a pipe organ. A. Nori, the Bucklaw. is a second tenor, whose vn- Is husky and nasal, but he acts wr!L TAo orchestra, about 30 pieces, belongs to the company, and its playing is a Joy. There were four first and four second violins, and the "gong" effect In double forte Is we'll worked up. The musical di rector Is Aside Jacchia, a most capable musician. The company possesses three sets of principals. We shall hear the other soloists tonight- Society Turns Out in Force for Opera 3 was expected, the opening night of the Brand opera brought out so ciety en masse and a very large number of music-lovers from all portions of the state. Many theater parties were given, preceded by dinners and followed by sup pers at the various cafes. Handsome gowns. Jewels and evening capes were In order, and the scene was Indeed a brilliant one. Mr. Scott Brooke acted as host for a box party that Included Miss Margaret Walter, Miss Frances Wilson and Roderick Macleay. Another box was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Pittoek, Miss Pittock and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leadbetter. A -third box was occupied by Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett and guests. Following Is a partial list of the audl- Tr' and Mrs. Theodore B. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Fleischner. Mr and Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. Mrs. Helen Ladd-Cor-bett. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Laldlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cook. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. H. M- Adams, Richard Adams, General and Mrs. C. t '. Beebf. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Alvord Mr and jlrs. J. W. Caruthers Miss Kittle Beck. K. K. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. V,. H. Foyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A T Bushong, W. D. Wheelwright, Mr. and Mrs. W. a Aver. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Ayer. Mr and Mrs. Leslie Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Coursen. Miss Coursen, Miss Ethel Shea, William Castleman, C. Cauneld. of Oregon City: Joseph. Carl!. Mr. and Mrs. Dletz. Carl Denton. Julius L. Meier. Mr. and Mrs. J. Couch Flanders, Miss Louise Flanders, Miss Frances -ewis. Miss Carrie Flanders, Mr. and Mrs. Alma D. Katz. Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Andre Fouillhoux, M'ss Genevieve Thompson. 1. Gold smith. Mr. and Mrs. Wells Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Overbeck. Dr. Cummings, the Misses Cummings, Mr. and Mrs H. W. Gammie, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Hol brook, Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Honey man, Mr. and Mrs. William Fechheimer, Mrs. Laura Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kohn, Miss Florence Kohn, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Llpman, Miss Helen Rosen feldt. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Selling, Professor Talllander. of Corvallis; Charles West, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker, Mrs. Eugene Wells Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Aldrich, of Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. Whitney L. Boise. Miss Lulie Hall, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pel gram, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Tarpley, Mr. and Mrs. William Warrens. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mears, Mr. and Mrs. David C. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Lewis. Miss Mary Montgomery, Richard Cox, H. C. Campbell. Mrs. Eugene Willis. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Dixon, Colonel and Mrs. David M. Dunne, Mr. and Mrs. John Ker, Mrs. H. W. Coe, J. Adrian Epping, of Hood River: ex-Senator John M. Gearin, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Jorgenson, Major and Mrs. James Canby, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Cdoklngham, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlin. Mr. and Mrs, F. R. Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stubbs, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Matson, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Chance, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs, Mrs. t T..nt.D irr.1 V Wnlmn. Mr. And Mrs. W. C. Holman, Mrs. J. C. Hare, H. M. Montgomery. JiODert treat nail, air. nnd Mrs. George D. Schalk, Mrs. G. gai.i. onrl tra Tnn1 Wer-ineer. Miss dlilla' Wessinger, Miss Maida Hart, Mr. and Mrs. John -.. xiaii, air. ana airs. A. C. Lohmire. Dr. and Mrs. G. T. T.n.,n1 T n)i (j n th florman Con sul, Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, Miss Vida Reed. Mrs. William wangle, M-iss L-eieste Moore, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Smith Leland L. Smith, Mr. . . 1 TLt-a ( W-. ..i J-tirttf.Hor.lr V. ( ' f' qH.1V of Oregon City: C. M. Ogle, William Rip ley, w. a. elevens, or Aioany; air. ana Mrs. Blaine R. Smith. Miss Gaeta Ivorda Wold, Mr. and Mrs. James Mcl. Wood, n. i ( r' I.' a u,-iwiil Til (1 era nnrl Mrs. C. H. Careyj Mrs. William Clarke, W. D. Simon. Mrs. C. A. Mulford, B. B. BecKman. Air. ana Mrs. uscar jtiuDer, XI.. on.l Mra T C. T o nlr Mr em H frfl R. Howard. Jr.. Miss von Destinon, Miss Effie Houghton. Miss Claire Houghton, Marion Dolph, Miss Hazel Dolph, Charles Holbrook, Raymond Wilcox, Ashley Van tine, John D. Carson, Sig Slchel, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Friedlander, Dr. and Mrs. Byron E. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. William Dunckley. Mrs. H. W. . Corbett, Mrs. Hannah Robertson, Dr. and Mrs. K. A. J. Mackenzie. Mr and Mrs. J. C. Ains worth, Mrs. Rumelin, Miss Rumelin, W. H. Morrow, Dr. and Mrs. Holt C. Wil son, Mr. and Mrs. G. Walter Gates. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burns, Miss Kathleen Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Gay Lombard. Miss Bertha Tongue, Captain Lansing, U. S. A., Mr. and Mrs. William -uacMaster. ITALIANS WANT CARMEN Send Petition to Lajiibardl Asking That Opera Be Put On. The Italian Colony of the cits', along with other music lovers, is anxious to hear the opera Carmen. Accordingly a petition has been sent to Impresario Lambardi, asking that the opera be put on at some time during the present en gagement of the Lambardi Grand Opera Company. The petition states that the Italian Colony is composed of about 3000, and that if the request is granted, the patronage, will be most liberal. Signer Lambardi has not yet announced what he will do in regard to putting on Carmen for one performance. Those signing their names to the com munication to Signor Lambardi are as follows: Peter LorRi, Alfred Margetti, John Cordano. Michael Donneaiti, Daniel Maqueslti, John de la Becker, Sylvester Jones, Frank D. Hennessy. STARS SHINE FOR ITALIANS Dramatic and Operatic Stars Make $15,000 for Quake Sufferers. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Nearly $15,000 was realized from the musicale held at the Waldorf-Astoria this aftrenoon and evening, for the benefit of the victims of the Italian earthquake. The affair was marked by the presence of a great many musical and theatrical stars, some of whom played or tang while others poured tea at $1 a cup, or drew carica tures at 110 each. The honors of the day were divided by Paderewskl and Caruso, the tenor, who was kept busy for hours drawing carica tures subsequently auctioned by Geral dine Farrar. Maxine Elliott. Emma Karnes. Eleanor Robson and other artists for anywhere between $10 and $100. Breakwater Sails Wednesday. The steamer "Breakwater," which was scheduled to sail for Coos Bay Monday night, will not leave until her regular sailing date. Wednesday night, S o'clock, from Alnsworth dock. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many kind friends for their tender sympathy and kindness shown us in our late bereave ment In the death of our loving hus hand and father. CATHERINE CURRY AND FAMILY. MOTHER OF SEP! HAS LOVE AFFAIR George Sollers Is Sued by A. J. Noyes for Alienating Wife's Affections. LETTERS READ IN COURT Nineteen-Year-Old Daughter Testi fies Against Mother Tells pi Signals by Which Mrs. Xoyes Summoned Her Lover. That Mrs. Josephlno Noyes, the mother of seven children. Iiad secret signs by which she communicated to George Boi lers, and that she told her 19-year-old daughter Alice that she thought Sollers was "nicer" than her husband, because he was taller. and better-looking, was brought out in a portion of the testimony offered in the Circuit Court yesterday. A. J. Noyes. who obtained a divorce from his wife several months ago, is suing Sollers to recover $10,000 damages, al leging that Sollers took possession of Mrs. Noyes' affections, and broke up the Noyes home. The suit is on trial before a Jury in Judge Cleland's department. Miss Alice Noyes, when called to the witness stand yesterday afternoon, said that Sollers often cama to the Noyes home in Keniiworth in the evening, and played checkers with her mother. One night, after she had gone to bed, she said, and supposed the rest of the fam ily had also, she returned to the kitchen for a drink, and in passing through the dining-room found Sollers and her mother seated upon the sofa. Although the lamp was in the kitchen, she realized that they were sititng quite close together. "Block" Signal System. She also discovered that her mother had signs by which she could communi cate with Sollers, who lived but a block distant. Lighting a match, she would stand at the window and move it up and down., This was done at night. In the daytime. Miss Noyes said, her mother signaled by raising the curtains up and down. The girl thought she would try it and received the same response from the distant house that her mother did. "Mamma said the signs didn't mean anything." said the girl, "that she did it Just to make papa Jealous." "Did she continue to make the signs when your father went to Medford," asked counsel. 'Sr didn't have to." answered the girl, "as Mr. Sollers was at the house then." Mrs. Charles Bowen said that she went down -to the Noyes house on an errand one day and told Mrs. Noyes that the neighbors were talking about her a great deal. "What was the errand?" asked counsel. "I don't think that's material," said Mrs. Bowen. When counsel persisted she said cyn ically: "Well. I went to look at an advertise ment in an afternoon paper about a cow. 1 don't take the paper. I take The Oregonian. That particular cow wasn't advertised in The Oregonian." Mrs. Mary Richardson said that Sollers was making a garden for Mrs. Noyes, and that while Mrs. Richardson was there Mrs. Noyes came out to hold a tete-a-tete with Sollers. "What was that they held?" asked At torney Shillock, Sollers' counsel. "They held a little social chat," an swered Mrs. Richardson In an angry tone, which caused a ripple of laughter to run over the courtroom. Love Letters Introduced. Mrs. Richardson said that Sollers is a machinist, and that she was employed to look after his room for a year. One day she was hitting by his table, reading, when she felt something under the table cover, and, raising it, was sur prised to find a letter. Later she found another under the carpet. She turned it over to Mr. Noyes afterward, she said. The letter is as follows: Thursday, 8 P. M. Ah, my dearest love, how nice your dear letters were. It did help me feel better. Ah. dear, but I did have the blues so bad,. It did seem as it everything was against us anyway. The worry has made me sick. I can hardly hold my head up. It aches so bad today. As for clothes, that don't worry me. but when I think there was no love even with all things put together, then It Is hard, is it not dearest? Yes. George dear, I do know I will have love and clothes when I am yours and If I could only have one of two things I would say give me my big boy and his love: then I will be rich Indeed and we would get the rest together. Isn't that right, dearest ? Yes. love, we are having a terrlb.e test put to 'us and instead of us petting weakened we get all tho stronger, don't we, dear? Surely. George, we both are old enough now to know how we feel; we are not fool ing kids any more, even if we do act like It when we are together: we can keep youth In our hearts and actions even If we are growing old together. George. I often wonder If people around us have or know what real love Is; if not they. surely are to be pitied. The very best part of their lives are thrown away; don't you think so. dear? Sollers Get9 Letters From Maine. Testimony was Introduced to the effect that Noyes sent his wife to Maine when he discovered that she was In love with Sollers, in tho hope that he could break it up. He discovered that she was writing to Sollers under the name of George Still, care of Southern Paolflc carshnps, and secured one of the letters. It was intro duced in evidence yesterday afternoon, and reads as follows: I.Ivermore Falls, Me.. Aur. 1. 1007. Well, my doarest sweetheart I will answer your very welcome letter I got Monday and I was so glad to hear from you. George, my love. I have wrote to you two and some times three times a week. I don't see why you don't set them, dearie. Just to bear ynu say X will turn you. down! Now, dearie, you know '.n the depth of your heart I wouldn't do It. so why do you let it worry yo ? Of course you well know how it is with me, but I ran be as true as steel, even If It Ib for years and I bet .you cannot say the same. Ah. my love, you are never out of my thoughts day or night. What will I do when I go back? I will have to stand and see you going and coming and I even can't go with you or speak. Ah, George, bless you my love. I do love you more and more. I do not want to live without you. Bless my boy, I got another letter from you while I am writing- this and the lovely postcard especially. George. I am so sorry they didn't save two rows of potatoes for you. George, you don't know bow It makes my heart ache when I think how I did plan for you to be at our house so as you could get all the vegetables that were raised there, but there are a lot of trials for us to go through, my love, and surely must have patience. I wish I was with you at the Oaks. I am glad you have got your bouse fixed so nice, but I do wish I was going back to you. Say, dearie, what would you do if we were so we could be together. Do you know we would soon die from loving so? I got a letter from home this A. M. Tt. asked me If I needed any money. I guess I will have to tell him to send me soma soon, as It takes a lot of It here as I am going all the time. Well, I guess I helped earn It, any way. Ah, George, my dearest love, I can't help to love you as I was never loved and petted before. God knows. It may be wicked. I am glad, dear, you sold the land out at Damascus. I am try ing to answer all the questions In your other two letters. You see. dear, I. can't always get a chance to write and answer your letters so you see I don't always answer them. I like to be by myself when I answer your dear letters. Well. I must close with love to you. . . . Bless you, bless my boy. MORE TRITE BILLS ARE FOTJXD Grand Jury Returns Indictments Late at Xlght. A number of indictments were returned by the January grand Jury Saturday night, but were withheld from publica tion by order of the court because the parties were not In custody. H. C. Giese has been Indicted on a charge of at tempted arson. He Is accused of having attempted to bum the factory of James L. Marshall on January 20, by setting a match to oil which he had pojired upon a quantity of shavings. N. L. Slocum and Emma Hendon were Indicted on changes of having conducted! disorderly houses. The complaint against the Slocum place, at Third and Pine streets, was first made to Mayor Lane by attaches of the Justice Court, who said men and women could be seen in scant attire at various times of the day. Emma Hendon is said to have main tained a notorious place, comparable to the Paris House, at Third and Columbia streets. Fred Fritz and J. J. Russell have been indicted for exhibiting obscene pictures. They were once Indicted by ex-District Attorney Manning, but were never con victed.. Wong Ah Chow Is accused of having stolen $200 from Wong Chong on Jan uary 5. EIGHT IRE SUITS FILED OREGON & CALIFORNIA AGAIX MADE DEFENDANT. Bills In Equity With Many Lumber Firms Named as Co-defendants. Contracts Asked Canceled. Eight bills in equity have been added in the United States Court to the long list recently instituted against the Ore gon & California Railway Company, by B. D. Townsend, special assistant to the Attorney-General. A number of co-defendants, mostly lumber firms, are named In the complaints. It is alleged that the company has violated the terms of its land grant and instead of selling land to actual settlers at $2.60 per acre hag been letting the property get into the hands .of speculators and firms at higher figures. It is asked that the con tracts between the railway company and Individual purchasers be cancelled and declared void. Something like 20,000 acres of land are Included in the litigation. With the eight suits Just presented an aggregate of 43 such suits is now on hand. Those named In the latest suits as co-defendants are: Pacific Timber Company, Leona Mills Lumber Company, Brown Lumber Company, Bray Choate Land Company, Oshkosh Land & Timber Company, Peter Nelson, Hartley McGuire, W. H. White, Dodfrey von Patten, Oilbert Gllbertson, Glendale Lumber Company, Vida Nail, Oterdner Mill Company, Mary Larsen, Charles R. Ray, Condor "Water & Power Company, Gold Bay Realty Company, Frank H. Ray, John A. Black.- Starr Mill & Flume Company, E. S. Crossett, H. E. Crossett, E. C. Crossett, CASE DISMISSED, BEGUN AGAIN One of "11-7" Suits Brought Cp. Another Action Finally Dismissed. Dismissal was entered yesterday In a celebrated "11-7" land-fraud suit. In the United States Court. The case was that of the United States against "Edward Reece" for the cancellation of title to timber land. The suit was Immediately taken up, however, under a new com plaint. It appears that the old com plaint failed to specify that "Reece" has no real existence. He was evolved back In the days when Horace G. MeKinley and Robert B. Montague were engaged in their landfraud operations. It is al leged. In those days MeKinley would invent names and "Reece" was one of tho entrymen of his creation. The land has since passed through various hands until at present its title rests with Lillian A. Hollingshead, who Is resisting the action to cancel title to the property. Final dismissal was entered in another of these cases, that of the United States against Mrs. Mary E. McCoy, widow of a Southern Pacific section foreman. In vestigation revealed that Mrs. McCoy went into the "11-7" deal in good faith and complied with the law. DR. STORY WILL EXPLAIN School Inspector to Appear Before Board of Health Today. Dr. L. E. Story, one of the school inspectors employed by the city, will appear before the Board of Health at a meeting to be held at 10 o'clock this morning to explain why he peremptor ily ordered parents to send "at once" to his office their children, who had been excluded from school by him for having scholris, otherwise itch. He was a caller at the office of Mayor Lane yesterday morning, being there to de fend himself from the charge of at tempting to build up a private prac tice by using his public office. He said that he was asked by the parents in the case under consideration to pre scribe for the children, and denied that the family had a physician. Mayor Lane said yesterday morning that he would call the matter to the attention of the Board of Health, and that Dr. Story will be present to state his side of the case. An act such as he is charged with is said to be con trary to the orders of the Board of Health. Double-eole shoes keep your feet dry. Special sale prices at Rosenthal's. YOUR DISTRESSED STOMACH WILL FEEL FINE FIVE MINUTES LATER All Misery in the Stomach and Indi gestion Vanish Before You Realize It. Take your sour stomach or maybe you call it Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas tritis or Catarrh of Stomach; it doesn't matter take your stomach trouble right with you to your Pharmacist and ask him to open a 50-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and let you eat one 22-grain Triangula and see if within five minutes there is left any trace of your former misery. The correct name for your trouble Is Food Fermentation food souring; the Digestive organs become wtak, there is lack of gastric Juice: your food is only half digested, and you become af fected with loss of appetite, pressure and fullness aXter eating, vomiting:. ESTABLISHED 1840 Standard Pianos our specialty. Mason & Hamlin, 1861 costliest piano in the world; Knabe, 1837; Price & Teeple, containing French repeating actions; Hard man, 1842; Wegman, and others. Player Pianos, $450 and upward. Knabe An gelus, Emerson Angelus, Hardman Autotone, Milton and Wegman. Every, piano marked in plain figures. Li THE WILE! B. ALLEN GO. COR. FIFTH AND OAK. PHOENIX BLDG. Ann Arbor, Packard, Mason & Hamlin JANUARY IS LILY Splendid Comparative Show ing in All tines. SNOW NOT GREAT SET-BACK Bank Clearings Show Gain of 25 Per 'Cent Over 1908 Realty Transfers Total Well Wheat Kxport9 Beat Sound 2 to 1. Midwinter is said not to be a time for extensive business operations here or elsewhere, but the month Just ended has disproved this usually true condition. The first month of the new year started off in all lines of business as if intent upon eclipsing former Januarys, and the figures indicate that it made good. The severe cold weather and enow storms of the first two weeks of the month had a depressing effect upon all lines of business, and it was feared while the storm was in progress that the month would make a poor showing in compari son with other years. However, when the totals for January were made up it was seen that the initial month had acquitted Itself well and even surpassed former marks. for example, bank clearings show a gain of approximately 25 per cent over January, 1908. The total for the month Just ended was over $26,000,000, while the figure for the preceding January was somewhat over J21,000,000. This Is a re markably good showing, considering the shock that the big snow of early January gave Portland citizens and the anticipa tion the total clearings at the end of the month would show a falling off. Realty transfers, despite the unfavor able weather conditions, totaled up well during the month. Taking January as a whole, these transactions mounted up at about the rate of from S6O.O00 to J75.000 a day. The total would be much greater than that, however. If the real value of the property changing hands were given in the deeds filed. This is espe cially true of tho big purchase of prop erty in the North Portland terminal dis trict during the latter part of the month. Nominal considerations were recorded In a great part of the transactions entering Into this huge purchase. Should the true value he given total transfers for the month would amount to between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. This is far ahead of Jan uary, 1S0S. and almost twice what the totals for January, 1907, showed. During the latter month transfers went ahead by leaps and bounds, the biggest figures in the city's history being recorded. Big buildings are prominent among the permits lesued tor construction during January, 1909. Permits to the value of $426,416 were issued during the month, the number of buildings being 177. Wheat shipments from Portland during the past month were large. In January just ended Portland sent away 1,065,055 bushels, which Is about twice as much as was shipped from thecombined ports of Puget Sound. Of this amount 664,244 bushels went for foreign shipments and 400,811 bushels were .sent coastwise. For the dull between-seasons period, when business is in the doldrums, the past month has made an excellent show ing. Everybody expected little from the new year's Initial month, for all realized that the dull season was on. However, January, storm-bound as It was during the first half of the month, proved a nausea, heartburn, griping in bowels, tenderness in the pit of stomach, bad taste in mouth, constipation, pain In limbs, sleeplessness, belching of gas, biliousness, sick headache, nervous ness, dizziness and many other similar symptoms. If your appetite is fickle, and noth ing tempts you, or you belch gas or if you feel bloated after eating, or your food lies like a lump of lead on your stomach, you can make up your mind that at the bottom of all this there is but one cause fermentation of undi gested food. Prove to yourself, after your next meal, that your stomach is as good as any; that there is nothing really wrong. Stop this fermentation and begin eating what you want without fear of discomfort or misery. Almost instant relief Is waiting for you. It is merely a matter of how soon you take some Diapepsin. m ( run -p f f j surprise to many of the most optimistic citizens. PORTLAND HEADS DISTRICT 3iew Railway Mail Service Division, With F. W. Vaille In Charge. F. W. Vaille has Just been named su perintendent of the newly-created divi sion of the railway mail service at Port land. This is to be Known as division No. 13, and Portland won the honor of becoming the headquarters of the . dis trict over other Northwestern cities com peting for the place. It Is understood, from word received from Washington yesterday, that Superintendent Vaile will have an office force of about 20 clerks here and will direct the work of railway mail distribution throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. . Advices that reached Portland yester day from Joseph Stewart, Second Assist ant Postmaster-General, told of the de cision to make Portland the headquar ters for the new district. This" will di vide the district formerly having head quarters at San Francisco. F. W. Vaille, the newly-appointed superintendent, was formerly assistant in the distribution of mall for this ter-itory. The matter of securing a new district with headquarters here was taken up with the Washington authorities by Presi dent Hodson, of the Portland Commercial Club, six weeks ago, and the local com- V We want you to know FaSSIftf with the blue signature, is the most delicious and far-eo- IF; Insr for beef tea ('X teaspoonful makes a full cup) and for Kia cooking. To induce you to try it we will Give you this BEAUTIFUL TEASPOON Artistic, silver plated, of exclusive rose pattern and finished in fashionable French gray like the latest solid silver crea tions, and made and warranted by Wm. Rogers & Son. It is of full size and without advertising. To get the Gift Spoon send us'lOc. in stamps and the top of a jar of the genuine Liebig Company's Extract To get our fine Gift Fork, matching spoon in every respect, send 20c. in stamps and a jar top. Address, CORNBIIXB DAVID & CO.. Dept. S. 120 Hudson St New York. -TV. Remedies are Needed Were we perfect, which we are not, medicines would not often be needed. But since our systems have be come weakened, impaired and broken down through indiscretions which have gone on from the early ages, through countless generations, remedies are needed to aid Nature in correcting our inherited and otherwise acquired weaknesses. To reach the seat of stomach weakness and consequent digestive troubles, there is nothing so good as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery, a glyceric compound, extracted from native medic- inal roots sold for over forty years with great satisfaction to all users. For Weak Stomach, Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Pain in the Stomach after eating, Heartburn, Bad Breath, Belching of food, Chronic Diarrhea and other Intestinal Derangements, the "Discovery" is a time-proven and most efficient remedy. The genuine has on Its outside wrapper the Signature Yon can't afford to accept a secret nostrum as a substitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine op known composition, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as candy. iff' fk ENTRANCE 304 OAK. Organs. mercial bodies of towns throughout the state aided In securing the headquarters for Portland. Tho Oregon Development League was active in the work. As soon as offices can be secured and properly Axed for .headquarters for the new dis trict. Superintendent Vaille will take ao tive charge. NEW CURTAINS. 5 New styles In lace. Swiss and bdbblnet Curtains at clearance sale prices. Re duced prices range from 35c to $3. B0 pair. McAllen & McDonnell, corner Third and Jilorrison. The good goods store. Soldier Balks Death Plot. It seemed to J. A. Stone, a Civil War veteran, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot existed between a desperate lung trou ble and the grave to cause his death. "I contracted a stubborn cold," he writes, "that developed a cough that stuck to nie. In spite of ajl remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then 1 began to use Dr. King's New Discovery, which restored my health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds." For severe Colds, obsti nate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Pneumonia it's unri valed. 60o and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. Ooldfleld. Nev. Three maskd tna held up th Mohawk saloon and got away with $417 at an early hour Monday morning. Trunk and bag sale. Harris Trunk Co. Rosenthal's great snoe sale is on. . ----- i""-! by actual trial that the genuine Company's