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8 TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONTAJf, SATURDAY, APRITJ 8, 1911. SENATORS DOWN BRYAN CANDIDATE Nebraskan Insists Progres sive Democrats Line Up in Caucus. ONLY 16 STAND BYSHIVELY SKETCH FROM LITE OF NEW YORK SENATOR SAID TO BE PICKED BY CROKER. i P.'...... j-.o.v.iT ' 7 . O'GORMAN REALLY rs CHOICE a J" .'"? Bryan's Change of Base Hampers Ills Supporter, bat lie Pleads for Progressive Candidate for Head of Caucus. Bess Emeritus of Tammany Suggests Him When Mur phy Calls for Aid. GRUMBLINGS ARE RESULT Murphy Said to Have Proved Inabil ity to End Deadlock Sbeehan Paid for Xominatlon-Othcrs Offered Large Bums. wmmJk Jitil' ill ' . . Am m&mmi? tern WASHINGTON. April 7-Sen.tor Mar- J 'fc " BT LWTO F. LON1ROAN. tin. of Virginia, at the Democratic Sen- 5 '' V W.'.-.A?f. .f ff'iV'-' L-'V"'''' f NEW YORK. April 8. (Special.) ate caucus trxlay wa selected permanent 4 i Jr . - ,; . , - ,,Jf.niAi Richard Croker. the old boas of Tarn- caucus chairman and minority leader .' ,.e - Vv , ,rlT tj. 'v --r-w J-i ' " ,, .. . . . . , . . .... . i H,!'jj7i. :.t-llifc',fc'.-j O'. ill TS x . i i many Hall, dictated the selection of led :i out of the 7 votes cast. 1 t V Jf . - A 57 -' feJl'".'- I Un,ted States Senator James A. COor- tn to Shlrely. of Indiana, who was X C-I-'I T ' - TiL BTT'" B!U:ltif l '1 -'.r-I m"n- tnen elected vice-chairman. i i f---' - v." .- V4V-i" lt!J'5'$ xXfi: Wr? I There are many indications that Jus- Chltton of West Virginia was -,';rt . " , ; ..J T; tiJ h-llru'L -Yi - A V-'-T X tlfy this belief. And one extremely elected secretary of the caucus, the two i V'i " - 4 f ' 4 J J Fj'tVj ""it: S . alajnlflcant fact is that Croker was in last-Bam-4 places bavin been flUed by . i ' -t fl .'c 1 V "1 7? ,! .''VA' .-..'. -'v'S town all during: the final scenes of the acclamation. Own declined a re-elec- 'f i'i .: "' 1 .--A- fhVi'M1 t't-iS' -i'i' t """l-foug-ht battle. tlon as secretary. The expected ion . ' I V-C I. . t i II V','i1 1'. 1 . A a eBeVa! thing- Croker has re- rnnteot did not develop Prior to the sea. t -.t v''e ''! i.'V P.-SjC. ? V.-jK-.-xv"! lisrlously abstained from Interfering elon the proareastvs Iemocrata. a. the y - " iC- i.iii ' W -, : f U 4 wlth the ""duct of his old org-aniza- followers of WliiUm J. Urysn prefer to Z -r,'--f- 1 i" V. V'.' f ff . ' - f'7 3" ri.fr T'"'.? I ,lon- H nev,r arrives In America un- bs dealirnated. met In the cface of Owen I .v""i:' " - li 1 w tlVil l'f "flJf-iV ' . - " '. : tu after election day. remains less than to canvaaa the situation. 8-veral found 4 jr. v. w'j '.'. J 1 j J ' ".VT 'f :VP- 2r5 -i-il '' U -i C,: Z?.'. a eek. and hustles down South. On themlve In an embarraaslnc position. y .-.. r :r--.. .1 ifl ,V T7 ' 7 f -A A is J .'-I J I nl "turn trip. It Is simply a case of Iwiuh of !- niri mnnv week. I.. : -1 i I .1 t kVp';?- - '.. '.'-ir J. ; .' .'. 1 I being- in Manhattan In time to catch aa-o that they would support Martin. I L i Switch Defeats lirvan Men. It was decided that the progressives should vote for Newlanda of Nevada, aa Culterson of Texas and Fiona of Mis souri both declined to become candi dates. The pun was changed In caucus, however, when It was learned that Fhlvely. who was vice-chairman under the leadership of Money during the last C'ongresa. would not object to receiving tee complimentary vote of those who would not Tote for Martin. Several progressives conceded that Martin would not be defeated. Failure to upset his candidacy was due partly to his having been originally brought out as lbs candidate of the ilryan following. to prevent the election of Italley or of Bacon. aVth of then Senators, general ly known as regulars, were opposed by the progressives. Bryan Wants Line- Drawn. It seemed for a time that Martin would b elected unanimously, but Hrraa wantt-a an out-and-out prog-rvsslvo named and told some of the new Demo cratic Senators that they were throw Ing away their opportunities. .Martin was nominated by Clark of Arkansas, and Shlrely by Kern of Indi ana, the running mats of Ilryan In the last campaign. Stone seconded tha SMvely nomination. Tha 21 voles cast account for tha Iemocratlo strength except four. Till man, of South Carolina; TerrllU of lieorgla. and Shlrely were absent be cause of Illness, and Martin did not vote. The roll call follows: For Martin Bacon. Bailey. Bank- head. Bryan (Kla.). Chilton. Clarke. t'ulbcrson. Fletcher. Foster. Johnston. Overman. l'a)Dtr. Percy. Ralney. Sim mons. Smith MJ. ). Swanson. Taylur, Thornton. Watson and Williams. For hhlvely Cramberlaln. Paris. Gore, Hitchcock. Johnson (Me.), Kern. I-a. Marline. Myers. Newlands, O Gor man. Owen. Fomereno. Reed. Smltb (S. I'.), and Stone. The fact that the battle had been fought in advance of tha caucus en abled the Democrats to keep la the background all the Bryan and anti- Bryan sentiment manifested during the preliminary scrimmages. The friends of Martin decided that. Inasmuch they had the rotes to elect their candi date, it would be folly to bring this question Into the caucus. The appointment by iThalrman Mar tin of a steering committee, which also will serve aa a committee on commit tees, was authorised by the caucus. Ths committee will have to report Its pro gramme for the filling of vacancies on standing committees to ths caucus It self. Martin Not Progressive Enough. A statement Issued by Owen, speak ing for Senators who roted against Martin, says: "Those who supported Shlvely did so because they are militant, progressive Democrats, determined to enforce th r-olicles of the National ProKreaalve Ivmocracy. and they feared the coun try might fuel Senator Martin would not be regarded as progressiva aa tha country had a rlcht to expect of the leader of the Senate. Wo shall expect the country to be agreeably disappoint ed In this matter. "There are at least SI or SI militant progressive Democratlo Senators who are going to ao tnngs. ana l irui ana believe that even those Democratic Senators who have heretofore been re garded as being In svmpsthy with ths National pla'.form will be found active ly progressive, so that there shall be In the Senate a party united In spirit and In common purpose to control the spe cial interests of this country and re store ths rights of the common people. JAMES ALOTSltS Q-GOIUIAX. TOWNS HAVE GHOWN Census Shows Population Oregon Communities. of SALEM SECOND IN STATE Astoria Is Third City With Engene Close Bclil nd and Medford Xext In Line Baker Most Popu lous Eajocrn Oregon City. WAJ1IINOTON. P. April 1. Ths Census Bureau has completed compiling ths population of the several cities and towna of the state of Oregon. They are given below by counties: Athens v , 6rplot Rock Freewater 63J rtnflld .. Helix loDt'maillla .. Hermlston SiT,t'estoa . . .. Milton ..........I2Ut Hi Antelope .M. Dufur ...... 1ST l ls 4t year the programme ferent. Croker spent two weeks In New York, sailing for home on the Eth of this month. And before he departed the Senator had been chosen. While down South Croker took oc casion to say that the deadlock must be broken, or otherwise the party would be ruined. This Interview was printed In the papers, and shortly afterward Croker came I.orth and took up Quart ers at the Democratic Club. Morphy Appeals for Help. There Is reason to state that he did it the expressed wish of Murphy. ,. ITS Rhanlkn . . . 623The Dalles loloa. . 4Stt'Nnrth Powder .12?umntervllle . 19 Union 497 4s0 ... 43 .. 237 ..183 COT ..... Elgin Island City La Grande 4'IJ Wall. Enterprise . . . . .1242 tjostine . Joseph ......... 72'J. Wallowa , Washington. rtesvertoa 8"t Hlllsbore Cornelius Shrwood Forest Grove 1 . -i Wheeler. Fossil 431!MlteheU 211 Yamhill. Amltr 40Tvwberg MSO ( srlioa .SS6 Sheiioan ....... .lni' I Daymn .4.t Wlllamlna ...... 874 Dundee ........ i.lWiiyamhlll 827 La, First te .....4121 .5S0 .7X3 IMS 114 HORSES 'DOPED CHARGE 2 TH.DERS ACCUSED LV SUIT OF SHADY DEALINGS. Paker City ..... Bourne ......... t'opvrfleld ..... Oreenhorn lialnee ...... . .. Corrs 11 la , .Ti?'ialfvar IV T7Humlnstoa ...... SMI . J."7 Klchlsnd 83' 1- Mvnptrr 44 , 4JiUhltney ......... ti Denteav. .ytrPhllomath ....... 803 Claeaasaaa. Parlow. ....... evnresnsj city .....4?S7 entT. RS, i.seen . ........ 427 FT.tara-la 42..1 Wlllametta Si alllwaukie ....... 8iO (latsep. Astorta .S39A'Warrenton ...... 839 .New Astoria .... S7.West Seaside ..... 148 fceaslde ......... 11311 Cetambta, riatskanle T4T'Ralnler list Goble ........... If SI. Helens T4Z Itouitoa 347iVernoata ...m.... 49 reoe. Psndna lanrKmnlre 1"1tT 147 Heaver Hill ..... 14 Msr.hfl.ia .......zvo ullle ....I.ivh Mttil. point ..... im bids ........ SiiNortn Bend ......307s trees. ettd ... Madras . Laldlaw Gold Beach KM'rtoeland ...... IH SAt Trlnevilla ......1042 4l 14 Deeglas. i:UfIILICAXS SHOW XO MEKCT I Uood Quarrel About Iloae Contmlttre Cm usee Threats to Be Made. Klamath Falls Lake view , WA.-iHINJTON April 7. The first foro.al conference of Republican House leaders. Including representatives of ths Insurgent portion of ths party, was held here tnls afternoon. It followed m. refusal of the Ieraocrats to give np nv mora committee places to the Re publicans to restore the proportion that I rotuge Grove , has heretofore existed between the two parties In the committee assignments. After the conference. Mann. the minority leader, gave out a ststement arraigning what he called tha "unfair, arbitrary and brutal action of the Democrata In denying ths rights of the minority." The statement promises a Republican fight to take advantage of parliamen tary privilege to make things hot on the f:ocr- Mann submitted the situation to tha conference and asked whether ha should not refuse entirely to name committees on the limited basis of rep resentation laid down by the Demo crats. It was determined to go ahead with tha selection of Republican mem bers. Minn sal J absolute fairness will be shown the Insurgents. The demand for more committee places wss presented to Chairman Un derwood yesterday and taken under consideration by the ways and means committee. The refusal to give more places was communicated to Msnn this morning. Mann snnounced thst in msk Ing up the committees, the former Re publican rule would be followed, of not appointing to the rules committee any of the ranking members of the more Important committees of the House. lie also said none of the minority members of ths appropriations committee would be jice4 on ether tyimmlttsea. . - J ranroavtlle ..... 149 oeklsnd ......... 417 train S'Klndlee .......... 1 c;ar1lnee Svl Koebure ...M....47r (llendale 4 Yoocalla Z44 Myrtle Creek .... 42VI mil ArtlKitoa ........ 17'Lone Beach ...... 74 Coadoa ..louiii Grant. Austta .. HI Lone Creek rmtoi City .... 84 Monument 11 ranlte ' i ralrle . ... 48 Joba Day s Harsey. Borne ........... So4 Harsey .......... BS Drewsey bH need River. s River ..aS3I Jaeksoav Ashtsnd B'VJrksonvllle TS Central Point ... Tni .Meutora ss4w Uold HUI Jeeepolae. Oraats Pass .. .TTSS Lake. 13SS Newport Albany Brownsville Haleev Hsrrisburg ... Lebaaoa ... Kyssa . Ontario Aarera ..... Butteviiie ... nervals ..... Hal bard .... J.ftereon ... att. Ansel ... Heppner ... lone Falrvlew .. Greeham .. portlaod Jll 7J9 ls.1t Ml .lSH'FIorenre .. . . . m; Jonetlon city .OOJ Springfield .. IJaeela. .... 7Il.ToIede ...... Una. ....4773 flo 3f5 .... 1 xJav1IIe lit .... S.17 sweet Home..... 202 ... . 4U Waterloo si lsll Malbear. .... 44V Vale 04 ...U4, West fall 13T Xartaa. .. 11 t Paul 103 .. 4-!ro .........14.01-4 .. 7rt :Trtn l.RM .. Ivt stavt,n ........ 7U3 41--Sublimity ..... l.'.J .. Cii.Turn.r ........ lul rVoodbura ......1.614 Merrew. ..." Lexlnrton .......183 zvl Moltaumsh .. 04 St. Johns ....... .471 f 40 Troutdale ....... 800 .207.:i4i rik- rtallas SI54,lndependenes ...11SO city VW Monmouth 4'J3 Sbernssa. nraaa Valley ... .242 Wasco 884 Mora 7S Ttllaaaeek. Bay city ........ ft Tillamook .1443 Nsaalem ....... ..Hl , Cmatllla. Adams Ae.eaeaaa JMifeadletOgs aMJULttwJw), Clackamas County Farmer Says He Is Victim of Swindle Men May Go to Grand Jury. "The defendants failed arid neglected to give the team enough dope to carry them to Oregon City, and further neg lected to furnish the plaintiff with the prescription." complains Carl Christen sen, a Clackamas County farmer. In a suit filed by Attorney Reid, yesterday In Justice Court, against Thomas Mur phy snd Andrew Oormley. horse traders. Organised system of disposing of broken-down and worthless horses by the defendants. Is charged In the complaint, which sets out In full the alleged method of manipulation. It la set forth that Murphy maintains an establishment known aa the New Tork Stables, at EOS Alder street, and employs Oormley. "who assists In conducting a fraudulent scheme, whereby It la advertised In the newspapers that horses ore sold under a good guarantee, and In pursuance of the scheme. Murphy keeps a lot of balky, unsound and diseased horses, which, through Cormier ha keeps doc tored up with soma kind of medicine eslled "dope. When a horse Is found wanting and la returned under the guarantee and re turn of the money Is demanded, Gorra ley gives his note for ths sum. says the complainant, thus releasing Mur phy, who well knows that Gormleya note Is worthless. This scheme, says Chrlstensen, was worked upon him on February !0. when he bought a team of horses under guar antee, paying 8214, When he reached Oregon City, the horses were complete ly farged out, through the failure of the defendants to administer a suffi cient amount of the "dope," Chrlstensen claims. He was forced to put them In a stable until they had recuperated suf ficiently to be driven back to Portland. Then Oormley, he says, csme forward with his note, saying that he had not the cash, but that his credit was good. Chrls tensen made four trips to collect tha note, for which he charges at 810 a trip. making his claim 1250. Complaints without number, both civil and criminal, have been made against the traders, but usually they have es- ped. Notice was served upon them recently by District Attorney Cameron that If any new charges against them reached bis office, they would have to go before the grand jury. TERMINAL PLANS AWAITED Committee Alma at Centering; of Fa cllltlcs Under One Roof. To work for the erection of a Grand Union Station with all of the railway terminals centered under one roof, to the extent of Its station privileges. Is he purpose of the terminal committee of the Civic Improvement League which met yesterdsy sfternoon in the Com mercial Club. There were present B. I Thompson. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee. Dr. Andrew C. Smith. Frank H. Ransom, B. 8. Josselyn and C B. Merrick. A letter from Architect Bennett. of Chicago, who has charge of the work of preparing; plans for the terminals, was read, saving that he had sent the maps and that they must have been delayed In transmission. - The committee de- lded to wait for the arrival of the maps. It wss decided 10 secure the as sistance of the Commercial Club and of he Chamber of Commerce. The com mittee ssld that the city's welfare de pended upon proper terminals. There will be another meeting of the commit- es aa soon aa tha naps and dsslrng thl Murphy has been a pitiable object for the past few weeks. He could see that he was rapidly becoming the Eddie Foy of politics, and It made him peevish. And aa a last resort. It Is understood thst he decided to call in expert aid. So far as the general public knows. Murphy and Croker did not meet dur ing; the former chiefs stay here. Croker did not go to Tammany Hall, and Mur. phy seldom goes to the Democratic Club. A meeting In either one of these places would have been more or less public, and have occasioned gossip. But there are other places in New York and around it where conferences can be held. It can be stated most positively that Murphy and Croker did meet. There were other men In the conference, one being Dan Cohalan, Murphy's right bower, and the other a former president of the Democratic Club, who Is Croker's great friend. But the majority of the talk waa between Murphy and Croker lone. The understanding is that Murphy ed Croker in as an expert, and asked advice "for the good of the organl gallon. Croker Proposes O'Gorman. Murphy frankly explained his trou bles. He said that he knew Sheehan could never be elected, but so much row bad been raised that he hardly dared to throw him down. One thing that worried him was the attitude of Bishop Ludden, of Syracuse, who made the charge that the opposition to Shee han was due to the fact that Sheehan was a Catholic and that consequently Protestant Democrats would not vote for him. Murphy believed that If this Idea got about It might hurt Tammany In certain quarters where it had always been strong'. "It seems almost Impossible." Murphy Is quoted a saying;, "to keep the or ganization In line and at the same tlmo placate the independents. But It must be done. Croker told him that the first thing- to do was to get Sheehan out of the race, and advised Murphy to call an other caucus at once. He explained that for some days the Tammany votes could be split among; a number of can didates, so as to give the Idea that there wae a real contest, or at least a real desire on the part of the leaders to arrive at a compromise, but that the thing; to do was to pick out a can didate at once and put him through diplomatically. Following which. Cro ker suggested the name of O'Gorman for Senator. He explained that he did o simply to help Murphy out, and without any desire to dictate. Croker called atten tion to the fact that the record 6f O'Oorman on the bench was excellent, that the Justices of tha Court of Ap peals had unanimously requested that lie be designated as sn additional mem ber of the court, and that the lawyers generally would Indorse him. And he finally pointed out that O'Gorman was a strong Catholic, and even Bishop Ludden could not object to him. He "Put One Over on Slurphy." In the course of time, O'Gorman, who had never been a candidate, and had never been discussed In connection with the case, was sent to Washington, very much to the general public's sur prise, and Croker. with a happy smile on his face, sailed back for Ireland, Now what politicians would like to know Is this: Did Croker simply help Murphy out of the kindness of his heart, and for the glorification of the organisation, or did he ' put one over on his moon-faced successor? For O'Gorman Is not a Murphy man. But. If old associations count for any thing, he Is a Croker man. Everything O'Gorman has In the po litical line he owes to Croker, who picked htm up when he was a young lawyer, sent him to the Municipal Court and then made him a Supreme Court Justice. There Is another thing that shows how close the two men formerly were. The Tammany Society is the fraternal club that owns Tammany Hall. Osten sibly it Is non-polttlcsU but ths boss of Tammany Hall rules the Tammany So ciety. The principal officer In the lat ter Is the Grand Sachem, who Is always the close friend of the leader. For example, the office Is now filled by Dan Cohalan, Murphy's chief adviser. And he succeeded Bourke Cockran, who, un til he fell into disfavor, was Murphy's chief spokesman at all conventions. were pressing the claims of Isadora Straus, are angry that their man was turned down and declare that Murphy's period of usefulness Is nearly over. The. Senatorial fight has left many bitter wounds. Some of the stories afloat are interesting. For example, one Tammany man is authority for the statement that Shee han Is believed to have paid In advance for his nomination, and that one rea aon that he would not Ret out of the fight was that he could not get his money back, whereat he complained loudly and most bitterly. High Price Offered for Toga. It la also said that a certain member of a high court In the state, who was 'mentioned" for the place and received a few votes at certain times, had a war chest of 8500,000 readv for dellv ery if the senatorial toga landed on his manly shoulders. Also, that another candidate with a certain following had the neat little sum of 8700,000, but de clined to pay In advance, having heard what had happened to Sheehan. These stories may be true, untrue, or simply exaggerated. But the fact re mains that a Croker man was sent to the Unlter States Senate, while the old leader was in town, and after Murphy had failed for many weeks to unravel the tangle In which he had involved the Democratic party of the Empire State. No Need Now for Paying Exorbitant Branch Store Prices All Bona Fide Piano Prize Contest Checks Are Taken by Eilers Music House Toward Payment of Fine Pianos at Sale Prices Great Closmg-Our Sale Neanng tne End. ..j. ROUGH GANG IS CAUGHT POLrlCE LOCATE QUARTET YOUTHFUL. BURGLtARS. OF .5Cr- . -r -- I .We're Closing Out' 'All i iWe Have at the Old Stand to Start Anew, L at Alder EL and 7th Young Criminals Terrorize South Portland for Month, Looting; Many Stores In Vicinity. The gang- that has been breaking Into and looting; storea and business establishments In South Portland for more than a month, keeping- that dis trict In a fever of excitement, more or less mixed with terror, was rounded up last night by Detectives Carpenter and Price and Patrolman Brlstow. Fred Mills. 18: Dan Brundridge, 18 Ed Zellers, alias Ed Adams, 26, and Jess Zellers, alias Jess Adams, 25, made up the gang; that was arrested in their room at 406 Sixth street. They all ac knowledged their guilt and told the of ficers of the many places they had en tered and what they had stolen. Along with the prisoners the officers brought several big sacks full of stolen arti cles that included about everything found in groceries, meat markets, hard ware stores and haberdashers. Some of the stolen clothing and shoes members of the gang; wore. For the past month there has been a erles of lootings of stores In South Portland, and In the past week robber ies have been particularly numerous. Stores were entered with skeleton keys, windows were broken, locks were forced and merchandise and cash stolen. In places where there was a basement the cash register was invariably carried downstaips and broken open. The op erations of the gang have been so ex tensive that an aggregate amount of the stolen property cannot be computed nttl the merchants take an Inventory f stock, but It Is estimated that It 111 amount to several hundred dollars. The places the four members of the gang admit they robbed are: Smith's market, at Third and Jefferson; C. Wol- lfer's grocery at 695 Fourth street: a creamery at Second and Lincoln: a gro cery at Fifth and Hall: A. L. Speake'a grocery at Hamilton and Corbett: w. A. Hansen's hardware store at 1565 Ma cadam street; Grubman's men's furnish ing store at First and Caruthers; Shee- land Bros, butcher shop at 441 blxtti street: George Ogden's grocery at 400 Third street; the Tout Grocery Com pany, at Fourth and Sheridan; the French bakery. at Fourth and Harri son; the McMahn Grocery Company, at Fourth and Sherman; Butt Bros, grocery at K4 Sixth street, and the Royal Clean ers, at First and Arthur. The gang; lived with Merrill Blackall. Mrs. Biackall is the mother of Dan Brundlge and Is sick In bed. The de tectives have not connected Blackall with the robberies, although hams, but ter, lard, canned goods and all kinds of groceries have been carried into the house. Detectives Carpenter and Price have worked night and day on the case since Wednesday, and yesterday evening lo cated the gang. They and Patrolman Brlstow stationed themselvea In the house and arrested the burglars as they came home, one at a time. The officers also found more than 100 skeleton key in the house. --Sl-ilHriVtrRurfA 3- tkiA!tt.lti? ' -1 , Tr.. , 1 f - x X " - S J .f 3 "I, V-a If you have a piano contest prize check, you will find that It possesses genuine value Jf presented at Eilers Music House. There Is no need to pay the exorbitant prices demanded by lit tle branch houses In order to realize upon a prize check of this kind. In spite of frantic assertions to the con trary, a prize check possesses no in trinsic value except as it can be used by a dealer with the manufacturer in part payment for goods. Through our special arrangement with several lead ing piano manufacturers, we are in fiosltlon to take all piano prize checks n part payment for instruments at closlng-out sale prices, and, as an nounced heretofore, we allow full face value for such prize checks. The opportunity to buy the very highest-grade Instruments at the re duced prices now prevailing, comes but once In a lifetime, and will probably never be presented again. Get a piano or a player piano, a baby grand or one of the many talking machines today. We'll see to it that you're pleased with your purchase always. Everything in these old premises Is to be sold; we start In our new establishment at Seventh and Alder with an entirely new stock and equipment. We know It takes the lowest of low prices and also the easiest of easy terms of payment to get rid of our gigantic stock quickly, but the low prices and hitherto unheard of con venient terms of payment now prevail ing will accomplish the result. You owe It to yourself to Investigate. Do so at once, and chances are that your home will not go longer without the refining Influence of music. Eilers Music House, 353-55 Washington St. Soon at Seventh and Alder. SHERIFFS MEN RI M. Weiser, 10 Other Men and Four Girls Arrested. placed at that location by permission of the City Council. EMPRESS HOTEL IS SCENE Stevens and Deputies Start Cam paign Against System of Luring Young; La6sls to Under-World by Automobile Route. AUDITORIUM NEED SEEN California City Alive to Advantages Such Facilities Bring. Irving Kohn, of Oakland, Cal, chair. man of the Progress and Prosperity Club, was a caller at the Portland Com merclal Club yesterday In company with C. C. Craig, president of the Live Wires. Mr. Kohn told of the work being con ducted In Oakland toward building an auditorium. "We are to vote upon an Issue of 1500,000 of bonds for a city auditorium,' said Mr. Kohn. "and there Is no doubt that they will carry. We have engaged In a campaign of education until the city Is thoroughly alive to Its necessity. Oakland today has 150,000 population and Is growing very fast. We propose to build 82,000.000 worth of school houses. 'I am glad to see Portland moving for ward In the work or getting an audi torlum." Sullivan Clan Is Angry.' Justice O'Gorman, as ths candidate of Croker. and aupported by all his follow ing, was chosen Grand Sachem of Tam many in 1901. holding; the office for four years. Then Murphy removed him to make a place for his friend Cockran. Naturally such of the Croker "old guard" as are left, and there are a few, believe that' the old leader has again made his Influence felt, and that he lumped In and saved the organization after Murphy had demonstrated his In ability to copa with conditions. And tha Sullivan, clan, who for game reason JOHNSON BIDS GOOD-BYE Cleveland's ex-Mayor Relapses Into Semi-Con scion 9 State. CLEVELAND. O., April 7. Shortly after bidding his family good-bye late today Tom L. Johnson relapsed Into a semi-conscious state which still existed at midnight. It Is reported that heart stimulants were several times administered. The ex-Mayor, who has been making a strong fight for life, apparently real izing that his end was near, had his wife, daughter and son summoned to his bedside for a last Interview. - He is quoted as saying at the end of the visit: "Farewell, I am through talking." . GEORGIANS LYNCH NEGRO Jail Stormed, Assailant of 'Woman Hanged and Shot. ' LAWRENCEVtLLE. Ga April 7. A mob of 200 masked men stormed the jail here shortly after midnight and secured a negro, Charles Hale, arrested earlier in the night for assaulting Mrs. C. C. Williams. The mob hanged the negro on a tree and riddled his body with bullets. - The first step to break up the prac tice of chauffeurs asking young girls to go "Joy riding" was taken by Sher iff Stevens last night In a wholesale raid of the Empress Hotel, at Sixth and Stark Ftreets, which is the headquarters of M. Weiser, who was himself arrested as being at the Head of a system that has enmeshed unsophisticated and un thinking girls into the net of Immoral ity and started them on the road to the bawdy house, drunken orgies and crime. The Sheriffs squad arrested 11 men and four girls in the Empress Hotel. Two of the girls are between 16 and 17 years old and the other two are not :0. The raid was made at midnight and a large crowd followed the dele gation of prisoners, as It marched to the County Jail. Sufficient evidence had previously been collected against Weiser to place Immediately a charge of contributing to the negligence of a minor against him. Then the Sheriff took his time weeding out the others. Weiser had three rooms at the Em press Hotel. He used one for an of fice and two as bedrooms. Girls who were enticed into automobiles for a ride and lured to the disreputable road houses skirting the city, were returned to "headquarters" by the chauffeur In charge. Is the story told the Sheriff which led to the crusade against the demoralizing practice that has been known to exist but flourished without a restricting hand. The attention of Sheriff Stevens was called to the deplorable condition and bold operation of Weiser and other chauffeurs some time ago, and he be gan an Investigation which ended in last night's raid. In the campaign to put an end to the debauchery of mis led girls, some of them wearing sKirts half way to their shoo tops, the Sheriff was assisted by roadhouse keepers who abhor such patronage. These roadhousa keepers were largely Instrumental In ferreting out the Inner workings of an apparently organized scheme, or, at least, common understanding, among those who assisted in decoying young girls Into the hell-holes of the, suburbs and the dives of the city. Sheriff Stevens was assisted In the raid last night by Deputy Sherit.5 Leonard. Bulger, Beaty, Hunter. Jones and Saullsbury. "This is only the beginning," said Sheriff Stevens last night. "If the Sheriffs office can put a stop to this system of enticing young girls to take joy rides It win do so, and we have made a good start. Many young girls have been ruined by this system and there will be no cessation on the part of tho Sheriffs Office to wipe out the eviL" PRICE CONTRACT IN COURT Underselling Alleged In Suit Sub mitted to Judge Bean. Federal Julge Bean heard yesterday morning the arguments of the Aeolian Company's attorney, who is endeavor ing to secure an Injunction preventing Eilers' Piano House from selling the Aeolian Company's player pianos at less than alleged contract price. Judge Bean took the question under advise ment. He Is awaiting a decision from the United States Supreme Court, re cently handed down, which covers tho same ground as that of the present suit. 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