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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 3, 1906.
T
LINE IS ASSURED
Portland Capitalists Pledge to
the Undertaking Their
Support.
RAISE MONEY TOMORROW
' Commercial Bodies Will Send Out
Soliciting Committee In Whirl
wind Campaign for Subscrip-
, ' tlons $150,000 Needed.
IEATCRES OF ALASKA STEAM
SHIP TRCIKCT.
OPERATING OWNER Oregon
corporation to be known asXPortland
& Alaska Steamship Company, com
.posed of leading Portland capitalists
and business men; capital stock, $1,
000.000; half of same to be sub
scribed at once and bond Issue of
$500,000 sold for purpose of purchas
ing vessels.
SIZK AND CHARACTER OF.
FI.EKT Four modern, steel steam
ers of about 2750 tons each; twin
screw, oil burning, speed 13 knots;
splendid passenger accommodations
and large fielght'capacity; superior
to any vessels now in coasting trade
on this Coast: built for coasting
trade on Atlantio and superseded by
larger steamers; contract price about
1250.000 each.
PLANS OF PROMOTERS Solicit
ing committees selected by local
commercial -bodies to make whirl
wind canvass tomorrow to raise
$150,000 In single day; local finan
ciers pledged to subscribe stock for
balance of $:iO0,00O needed to guar
antee formation of corporation;
SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMME
First steamer to be bought and
brought around Horn immediately
and placed on run to Southeastern
Alaska; other vessels to be brought
around at Intervals of about 60 days;
lines to all Alaska points to be in
operation in less than one year.
Full' realization of Portland's ambi
tion to share in the exploitation and
development of Alaska through the
establishment Of a line of steamships
between this city and the ports of the
northern territory is at hand. After
months of patient missionary work, the
commercial bodies of Portland at last
have secured absolute assurance of the
i co-operation of the largest financial
and mercantile interests of the city,
and the success of the steamship pro
ject is looked upon as certain. ' j
The Joint committee from the 'com
mercial organizations, which has had
the matter In charge, yesterday au
thorized the announcement that, before
the end of the present week the incor
poration of' a Jl, 000,000 joint stock
company to own and operate the ves
sels would be completed and the ven
ture financed In this city and New
York.
Of the $300,000 in cash which must
be raised at once by stock subscrip
tions to purchase the first steamship
and market the $500,000 of bonds the
corporation will issue, $100,000 has al
ready been pledged' by the leading
financial institutions of the city, and
$50,000 more by the merchants who are
most deeply interested in the estab
lishment of the line, leaving a balance
of but $150,000 to be subscribed. If the
plans of the joint committee are car
ried out, this balance will be pledged
beforo tomorrow night.
The same spirit that made the Lewis
' and Clark fair a reality and not an
Idle dream will be appealed to, and
. the same method that proved so suc
cessful in the financing of the exposi
tion project will be adopted. Starting
out with subscription lists tomorrow
morning, a soliciting committee com
posed of 28 of the most influential
business men of the city will make a
house-to-house canvass in the business
district, and by a whirlwind campaign
make possible tho announcement Tues
day morning that the City of Portland
has raised every dollar needed to make
the Alaska steamship line a "go."
Incorporate Next Tuesday.
The success of this campaign of
solicitation, of which these is hardly
a doubt, will bo followed Tuesday by.
the first meeting of the stockholders of
the Portland '& Alaska Steamship
Company, and the formal organization
of a corporation bearing that name
will bo completed. At this meeting the
stockholders will elect the first board
of trustees and select officers for the
company; the filing of the articles of
Incorporation with the officers and
trustees as incorporators will then fol
low as a simple ratification.
As has been indicated, the capital
stock of the new corporation will be
$1,000,000, of which one-half will be
subscribed, $300,000 at the time of or
ganization, and the balance as soon
thereafter as practicable. With this
working capital the corporation will at
once purchase the first of the four
steamships which it has been arranged
to secure, and proceed to dispose of
tho $500,000 of bonds which will be
Bold for the purpose of securing addi
tional carriers.
As an indication of the thoroughness
with which the joint committee has
done its work, it can be stated that the
underwriting of the bonds has alreAdy
been arranged for. and that the money
will be forthcoming as. fast as it is
needed for the extension of the steam
ship service. Though it Is not given
out by the committee, presumably the
bonds will be underwritten on Wall
street. It is announced, however, that
as many of the bonds as possible will
be sold In this city and state, and that
it is possible that the entire Issue will
be taken In Oregon.
Four Steamships Secured.
The four steamships which will com
pose the Portland-Alaska fleet are to
be purchased through Sadler, Perkins
& Field, marine engineers, of 59-61
Pearl street. New York, with whose
special representative Frederick O.
Ludlow, the Joint committee from the
Portland commercial organizations tot
the past ' fortnight has been In con
stant consultation.
The vessels are now on the Atlantic,
where they are In the coasting trade.
They are virtually new steamships, and
were placed in the hands of the New
York firm to be sold only for the rea
son that it was desired to replace them
with larger vessels. The feur are
sister ships, twin-screw steamers, of
about 2750 tons each, built of steel, of
modern construction throughout, and
guaranteed several knots faster than
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any of the coasting vessels now plying
between ports of the Pacific coast.
Besides large freight carrying ca
pacity, the four steamships have splen
did accommodations for about 100 cabin
and several hundred Second-class and
steerage passengers. The committee is
assured that when- the line- is In
operation Portland can truthfully ad
vertise the fastest, safest and most
comfortable vessels in the Alaska
trade, and. for a time at least, Will be
assured of a monopoly of the Alaska
passenger business.
At the present time not to exceed 17
steamers, all inferior to those proposed
tobe purchased for the Portland and
Alaska line, are running to Alaska, and
with four fine vessels In operation the
Portland company will be In a position
to demand and receive a just share of the
profitable business that heretofore has
been monopolized by Seattle and San
Francisco.
Daily Conferences Held".
For the past two weeks the joint com
mittee has held almost dally conferences
with the merchants of this city and with
the busjness men of Alaska towns and
their representatives. The result has been
that the committee has been able to se
cure data -that fully prove the feasibility
or the undertaking and set at rest all
doubts as to the safety of the proposed
investment and the certainty ofrlarge
profits.
From the British Columbia boundary to
the Arctic Ocean the merchants, miners
and promoters of Alaska have been found
willing and eager to give a share of their
patronage to Portland for the purpose of
breaking the iron grip of the Seattle
steamship monopoly, and in the minds fit
the influential Portland men who are now
resolveu to put their money into the un
dertaking and make the fight for the
AlaHka trade, there Is not a doubt as to
ultimate success. Their firm belief is
that the steamship line will pay dividends
from the start.
So thoroughly has the ground been cov
ered and the details of the enterprise
mapped out that the committee is already
able to announce the route which each of
the four vesels will cover, and to give
prospective stockholders full knowledge
of the large returns to be expected from
the investment offered.
Where Vessels Will Run.
It has been determined that one of the
four vessels, probably the first brought
around the Horn, will be placed on the
run between Portland and -Valdez, touch
ing afother ports on the coast of the Gulf
of Alaska. This vessel will carry north
goods destined for the mining camps of
the coast and the interior, among them
Fairbanks, the metropolis of the rich
Tanana gold fields, and bring back car
goes of coffper and gold ores, concen
trates and coal from a great mineral belt,
the development of which has only begun.
A second vessel will ply between Port
land and the Lynn Canal cities and other
ports of Southeastern Alaska, Including
Skagway, Juneau, Sitka. Ketchikan and
Wrangel. Skagway is the gateway to the
British Yukon and the Klondike; Juneau
is the center of a rich gold and copper
mining u. strict on the coast and of placer
and quartz gold fields in the Interior.
Ketchikan Is the center of a great gold
and copper mining district, and the other
ports mentioned are important trading
points.
Both these lines will serve scores of big
salmon canneries and other fisheries at
various way ports. The Alaska fishing
industry, in which much Portland capital
is invested, is relied upon for a large
share of the business to be brought to
this city.
The two remaining steamers of the
Portland-Alaska line will be operated In
the Nome trade during the Summer and
Fall, and on the Valdez and Southeastern
Alaska runs In the Winter, when naviga
tion In Bering Sea is closed.
Bring Assay Office Here..
The extent of the Alaska trade and the
benefits that will accrue to the merchants
of Portland when the steamship line is
in operation are already well known to
readers of The Oregonian. The manner
in wnich Seattle has profited by her mo
nopoly of the trade is proof enough of its
enormous value to Portland. It is only
necessary to add that the diversion of a
share of this trade and of a part of the'
gold shipments to this city will operate
to make Portland the headquarters for
thousands of Alaska operators who now
do business in Seattle and San Francisco,
and is likely to lead to the early estab
lishment of an assay office here.
Following are the resolutions that have
been adopted by the joint committee and
submitted to the four commercial bodies
in explanation of the plan to form a stock
company to operate the steamships:
The undersigned, members of committees
specially appointed by the several commer
cial organizations named below, have met
for the purpose of considering the acquisi
tion of four steamships for the proposed
Portland and Alaska Steamship Company.
Without giving minute details, the commit
tees beg to state that they have considered
the project from the following standpoints:
Points Committee Considered.
First The possibility .of securing suffi
cient passengers' and freight from Portland
to Alaska to Insure the success of this line.
Second The utility and the value of the
vessels under offer.
Third The proposition as a good business
InveNtment. .
We have made a thorough, 'conscientious
investigation of the whole, so far as lay in
our power. As a result, we now give it. our
unqualified approval as being worthy of the
support of the business men of this city.
Our researches indicate the enterprise will
yield a most substantial profit on the capi
tal invested. v -
The financing of this requires a capital of
$1,000,000. It is proposed to raise $500,000
through an issue of bonds and secure the
balance by popular subscriptions to the
stock.
As time is the essence of success, the ships
being open to us for a very few days only,
prompt and immediate action is imperative,
therefore it is Intended to send soliciting
committees to every business man in the
city, and this means is taken to request that
each will conserve' the time of the several
committees by giving them prompt attention.
Chamber of Commerce Sol Blumauer, Jay
Smith, George Lawrence.
Manufacturers' Association Fletcher Linn,
Sam Morrow, R. J. Holmes.
Commercial Club S. O. Reed, Sam Connell,
A. V. Devers.
Board of Trade Wallls Nash, W. H. Behar-
rel, T. N. Stoppenbach.
Statement From Committee.
The folowlng Interview was given out
by Wallace Nash last night on behalf of
the joint committee:
The continued, though spasmodic, efforts
to secure a steamship line between Portland
and Alaskan ports have now assumed a def
inite Bhape eminently favorable but re
quiring Instant and determined action. Quite
unexpectedly there has been made to the
commercial bodies of the city a proposal
that a Portland-Alaska steamship company
be at once formed, with a capital sufficient
to purchase four twin-screw steel ships,
modern in design and equipment, specially
adapted to this purpose, and the superior
of. any Pacific Coast steamships in speed,
strength and safety.
The four commercial bodies are unanimous
In advocating immediate and earnest action.
Committees from each of them met three
or four days ago and united in the resolu
tions which The Oregonian will publish.
The details of the steamships in question.
In construction, speed and earning power In
the special trade with Alaska have been
carefully considered by the committee, in
conjunction with Captain Richard Chllcott,
who submitted also the figures of tonnage,
freight and passenger rates, and the condi
tions governing the various Alaskan ports.
The capital of the company Jias been set
at $1,000,000. A bond issue of $500,000 has
already been arranged. Three hundred thou
sand dollars must be raised Immediately in
Portland from the proceeds of the stock
of the company.
Toward this sum $100,000 has been prom
ised by leading financial Interests in the
city, provided the mercantile firms and bus
iness interests raise $200,000. Of this last
sum $50,000 has already been assured.
Soliciting committees from the four com
mercial bodies will tomorrow make a thor
ough canvass of the city and feel confident
that their fellow-cltlsens will respond heart-Hjzta-thl3
jsyk .success-us certain- . The
direct and Indirect advantages to Portland
are so manifest that -It is safe to say that
this opportunity should not and will not be
allowed to pass.
Subscription lists will be open at ' the
Chamber of Commorce, Commercial Club and
at the Board of Trade rooms, and, of course,
will be in the hands of all the soliciting
committees.
The following are the soliciting commit
tees appointed by the commercial bodies
to make the canvass tomorrow:
Front street, T. W. B. London, A. H. Dev
ers; First street, George Lawrence, Ira F.
Powers; Second street. George M. Brown. W.
H. Chapin; Third street, Harvey O'Bryan,
S. Sichel; Fourth street, T. N. Stoppenbach.
Jay Smith: Fifth street. F. I. McKenna, H.
C. Wortman: Sixth street, C. C. Chapman. I.
Manning; Stark street, B. L. Thompson, W.
H.. Grinds tart; Washington street, J. P.
Sharkey, F. Dresser; Morrison street, Ben
Selling, Fred Glbbs; Hotel committee. A.
B. Steinbach. Phil Metschan; Property-owners.
F. B. Holbrook, F. O. Northrup; Lum
bermen. 8. Connell; East Side, W. L. Boise,
Joseph Buchtel; Special, S. G. Reed.
All Will Burn Oil.
Mr. Ludlow, agent for Sadler, Perkins
& Field, last night said that before the
four steamships are sent around the Horn
they will be equipped with oil-burning
furnaces. They now burn coal, but in
view of the fact that fuel oil Is now
cheaper than coal on the Pacific Coast,
and promises to become still cheaper
with the development of the oil fields of
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Western Alaska. It has been decided to
make the change before the steamers are
sent to this coast
Mr. Nash asserted, and was corrobo
rated by Mr. Ludlow, that each steamer
would bring cargo enough to pay all ex
penses of the voyage around the Horn,
with a possible profit over.
Mr. Nash says that If the corporation
ie organized Tuesday, . the first of the
steamers will be started for Portland
within 30 days and will be placed on the
Alaska run within 90 days. The other
steamers will be sent around at intervals
of about 60 days, or as ordered by the
company. All of them will be in opera
tion within a year from the date of the
organization of the company.
The price agreed to be paid for the four
steamers Is approximately $250,000 each.
PIOXEER METHODIST WILIi
PKEACII AT SXJNNYSIDE.
Retired Minister, Whose Home Is in
Eugene, Still a Vigorous Pnlplt
Debater at 83 Tears.
Rev. I. D. Driver, one of the pioneer
Methodists of Oregon, arrived from
Eugene yesterday- afternoon. He will
preach a series of sermons at the
Sunnyside Methodist Church, the first
of which will .be delivered today. Al
though 83 years old Dr. Driver is as
vigorous mentally as a man of half his
age. He still suffers from the effects
of a recent accident that causes him
some lameness, but otherwise is" in
the best of health.
No pioneer minister in this state is
more widely known than Dr. Driver.
When a young man he drove a yoke of
oxen across the plains to California in
1849, and thence came to Oregon. In
1850 he retraced Jils steps to his old
home in . Indiana, where he was mar
ried, and then' returned to Oregon. He
began preaching 49 years' ago, and last
night remarked:
"I 'have never yet disappointed a
congregation by failing to be in the
pulpit at the appointed milrute."
For eight years Dr. Driver was the
representative of the American Bible
Society on this coast. His forte has
always been In the field of biblical
discussion. When financial agent of
the Portland Hospital he was called, to
Chicago by Dwlght L. Moody, the evan
gelist, and; lectured In Chicago and at
Northfield for three months. He was
offered a salary of $10,000 to remain,
but would not desert Oregon.
While there Dr. Driver met in de
bate Samuel P. Putman, secretary of
the Secular Union of the United States,
Qharles Watts, of London, and other
infidels. After speaking in Chicago al
most nightly he went to Northfield and
lectured for another six weeks.'
There was then, scarcely any great
infidel that Dr. Driver had not broken
lances with at some time or another,
and he is Just as ready now tOmeet
all comers in debate.
Although living In virtual retirement
on his- farm near Eugene he Is as
ready as ever to respond to a call
similar to the one t hit went to him for
the present series of. lectures. When
ever the Methodists want a champion
they usually turn to the veteran min
ister at Eugene, - and he leaves his
farm for a time for the platform.
Dr. Driver will be at 164 East Thirty
third street, corner Belmont, during his
stay in the city, which will probably
extend over the present week.
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SHIPPERS TO MEET
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Convention at Eugene on Car
Shortage Promises Results.'
PROTEST: WILL BE VOICED
Gathering of Representatives of Ore
gon Industrial Commercial In
terest Promises to Bo
Imposing One.
Oregon shippers who are suffering be
cause of the car shortage will attend the
meeting at Eugene Wednesday with their
minds made up to force the railroad com
panies to guard against the repetition of
any such unfortunate condition as now
exists From indications it is believed
that several hundred shippers from all
parts of the state will be present at the
meeting. A dozen or more of the busi
ness men of Portland will attend. A
thoroughly" representative gathering of
the business interests of the state is
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promised ' and the mighty protest that
will be made. It is believed, will be great
enough to attract the attention of the
head officials of the Harriman system.
By some it is thought that the shippers
will do something more than meet at
Eugene to pass resolutions recomrdentling
legislation. It Is hinted that an organiza
tion will be formed which will see to it
that the desired legislation is enacted.
The shippers are sick and tired of prom
ises on the part of the railroad companies
and say that from now on they must have
something more than the word of the
railway officials to protect their interests.
They point out that while the movement
protesting against the car shortage of
1903 afforded temporary relief It was by
no means permanent, as is shown by tho
conditions this year, which are more de
plorable" than ever before.
The mill and lumbermen are not the
only ones who are clamoring for cars
and .who are injured by, the shortage.
Wholesalers and jobbers "and manufac
turers in every line suffer to a more or'
less extent. Consequently the meeting at
Eugene Wednesday will not be one of
mill and lumbermen, but of business men
which will .include nearly every line of
trade. .
Shippers who have been protesting for
weeks have been unable to learn why the
shortage exists and there are many opin
ions afloat. Empty freight cars stand on
sidings eight and ten days before they
are moved.. Not long ago a loaded car
for the Northwest Door Company was
received in the yardsV but it was ten days
before the car was switched on the sid
ing at the factory.
Samuel Connell. who Is one of those
who will represent the Commercial Club
at the meeting to be held In Eugene
Wednesday, has been communicating with
many of Portland's leading men. He has
obtained from them letters dwelling upon
the shortage and offering to support any
movement that will bring about the de
sired results. These will be submitted at
the meeting as an evidence that Portland
is hand in hand with the other cities in
the state In a movement which Is but
In its incipiency.
"We made a bold stand several years
ago, when we were confronted by car
shortage, and while we accomplished tem
porary results, it Is back upon us again
worse than ever," declared Mr. Connell
yesterday. "The railroads must prepare
for the great rush of business that comes
every Fall, and I believe that they can
prepare for it. I ladmit that all over the
country the transportation companies are
crowded with work. The country has de
veloped more rapidly than the railroads.
What will be the result here in the North
west if the country continues to develop
more rapidly than the railroads? The
railroads must prepare for this business
and anticipate the rapid development of
this section of the country."
The other representatives from the
Commercial CVab will be W. C. Francis
and W. P. Olds. Manager Tom Richard
son Is expected back from the East Mon
day, and is likely to attend. The Board
of Trade will send F. A. Douty, W. B.
Glafke and T. N. Stoppenbach. and Sec
retary Laber and President Nash .may
accompany the delegation. A. H. Devers
will represent the transportation commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce. The
board of trustees of the Chamber of Com
merce will hold a meeting Tuesday, when
it is probable that delegates will be ap
pointed to represent the Chamber proper.
It is understood that at least two offi
cials of the Southern Pacific, which will
have to bear the brunt of the storm of
indignation which has arisen, will attend,
and that they will probably present the
railroads' side of the case. The two who
are expected to attend , are W. E. Coman,
assistant general freight agent for the
aHled Harriman interests in the North
west, and H. E. Lounsbury, 'district
freightagent of the Southern Pacific.-
Work of Sneakthlef. ,
A sneak thief broke into the rooms of
James Johnson in the Marquam lodging
house some time yesterday afternoon and
stole two small savings banks and a gold
watch belonging to Mrs. Johnson. Joh-
son is a porter on the O. R. & N. trains
and left his rooms yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock and did not return until
5 o'clock in the afternoon, when he found
that the premises had been ransacked.
His wife is employed as maid by Lillian
Lawrence, leading woman of the Baker
Theater company, and was absent during
the matinee hours. Johnson said last
night that his loss would amount to about
$10 in cash, contained in the banks, and
the watch, which is valued at about $30.
The case was not reported to the police
until midnight.
ADVERSE TO JUTE MILL
Investigating Committee -)f Evening
Star Grange Makes Report.
- At its meeting yesterday Evening Star
Grange, 'Patrons of Husbandry, adopted
a committee report adverse to the estab
lishment of a jute mill in the penitentiary
at Salem on the grounds that the pro
posed plant is neither practicable nor
advisable. In view of the fact that Even
ing Star is the first grange in the state
to make Investigation Into the facts and
report adversely on this question, though '
other granges have been adopting reso
lutions favoring it, the action is signifi
cant, j
C. H. Welch. J. D. Lee and E. J.
Spooner were the special committee ap
pointed to investigate the jute mill plan.
The committee also submitted with, its
report much of the data on which it
based its report, together with corre
spondence received. The whole subject
will come up again at the meeting of
Pomona Grange next Wednesday at
Gresham.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year : Master, J. J. Johnson;
overseer, Wyda Buckman; lecturer. Pro
fessor J. B-. Gehr: steward. E. J. Spooner:
chaplain, C. H, Weloh; treasurer, Emma
Spooner; secretary, Mrs. M. M. Baton;
gatekeeper, C. E. Moreland; ceres. Emma
Buckman: pomona, Alice Johnson; flora,
Mrs. R. D. Elliott; assistant steward,
Carl Emery; lady assistant steward,
Laura Beckner; members of executive
committee, L. D. Elliott and S. H. Covall.
Mr. Johnson has been re-elected master
for the fourth time, having already served
three years.
MABEL TALIAFERRO WEDS
Short Love Affair 'With Designer of
Luna Park.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Frederick Thomp
son, of Thompson & Dundy, and Miss Ma
bel Taliaferro, the actress, were married
last night at the church of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus In this city. The couple
became engaged only two weeks ago.
Miss Taliaferro, who is 19 years old, is
now playing in special matinees of "Plppa
Passes" at the Majestic Theater. She
comes of a stage family, and has been
known as a child actress for some years.
Before the "Pippa Passes" engagement
she was with "Mrs. Wiggs Cabbage
Patch." and in the "Little Princess."
Frederick Thompson is about 32 years
old. He was the originator of many
novel ideas of Luna Park, and of similar
wonders at the Buffalo Exposition.
Mabel Taliaferro has visited Portland on
several occasions. Her last engagement
here was with William Collier, in "On
the Quiet," at the Helllg last September.
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tents of this package you can secure
exactly the same medicine, if you will
ask for the Pyramid Pile Cure.
For sale at all druggists 60 cents
per box.
PIANO BUYERS
'TWILL PAT TO
TAKE HEED
We axe anxious to more
just as many pianos dur
ing our Emergency Sale as
possible, for we have not
a foot of extra floor space
in which to store an addi
tional instrument, with
our quarters in their pres
ent condition.
In order to care for the
constantly arriving car
load shipments from the
East, and to keep these
pianos moving, we are of
fering them at absolute
factory cost plus orily
the actual freight. And
in addition to this con
cession in price, we will
make terms so favorable
that not 4 single individ"
ual shall be deterred from
buying on that account.
"We will guarantee a sav
ing of from $100 to $200
on every instrument, at
this time, and can assure
the public that such an
opportunity as this will
probably not be presented
again for a very long time
perhaps not for years.
Every make in our stock
is included in this sale
such leading productions
as the famous Chickering,
the world-renowned Web
er, the popnlar Kimball,
and numerous other
equally well-known lines.
Just think of what that
means not a mere hand
ful of unknown pianos of
uncertain quality, but a
" $140,000 stock of the "fln
. est and best-known pianos
' la America.' ' '- "
. Our guarantee and a
guarantee from the big
gest, busiest and best Pi
ano House in Western
America means something
goes with every piano,
as usual.
But just the moment we
can secure possession of
the new premises now un
der course of reconstruc
tion, we shall terminate
this sale. Jnst as quickly
as we can accommodate
the new stock now jjriv
ing from the factories, we
shall be only too glad to
resume ordinary selling
methods.
Therefore, we wish to ful
ly make this clear, so that
no one will wait until too
late, and then feel that we
have not given due notice
as to the ending of the
sale. We cannot at this
writing tell just exactly
how many days it will
take to complete the im
provements; but the work"
is progressing very satis
factorily now, carpenters
and electricians are near
ly done, and the painters
and decorators are al
ready on hand.
So, we say, if you are in
terested in the matter of
a piano purchase, come in
at once, and learn fully
as to prices, terms, etc.,
now prevailing. We do
not wish to quote . these
publicly, ag we do not care
to demoralize the local
piano market to any
greater extent than neces
sary to accomplish our ob
ject of keeping our new
stock from accumulating
during this trying period.
Come in tomorrow; our
word that you will find
the inducements suffi
ciently satisfying to meet
every expectation and to
more than recompense for
the slight inconvenience
caused by the confusion
of the workmen.
dtspartaor of V
pianorelietbilitx
Park and Washington Sts.
Busier; Bigger and Better
Than Ever.
i Out Y$
The " Down and
Out" Overcoat
By A. Frank Taylor.
WHAT'S the mater with J. DudleyT
Does he fear Immediate arrest?
No He is simply the victim of
a "Down and Out" Overcoat, the Collar
of which insists on remaining down be
low the collar of his Inner Coat, and on
leaning out from the back of his neck.
Whenever J. Dudley puts on that Over
coat he employs Strategy.
He tries to Catch it unawares.
He looks the Other Way and then slow
ly and carefully puts his arms Into the
Sleeves. Then with Frantic Energy he
hoists away quickly pulls up the back
of the Overcoat Collar to his ears pulls
down his Inner Coat to his knees, then
Jams the Overcoat Collar Securely down
over the Collar of his Inner Coat.
When he then beholds himself he
heaves a sigh of Relief that could be
heard for two City Blocks.
But, Holy Smoke, what was that he
saw later on!
He had noticed It in a Window and it
certainly looked like him.
It was he, J. Dudley the only J. Dud
leywith the Collar of his Overcoat stick
ing out behind like the dip of a Molasses
Jug.
The Front and Back hanging with about
as much Drape as a Chinaman's Jumper
the Arms awry the whole Shootin' Match
all to the Bad
The "Down and Out" was working
Overtime.
Have you ever worn a "Down and Out"
Overcoat, Gentle Reader?
Of course you have nearly every
body has who wears Men's Clothes
For fully 80 per cent of all Overcoats
are either cut wrong or made wrong
and a "temporary" shape is "doped" into
them with the hot flat iron Old Dr.
Goose because that's cheap.
Soon that "temporary" shape fades
away the Collar tries to Crawl down
your Back uncovering your Inner coat
collar
The Coat binds- under your arms and
aejfisa the shoulders..
The Shoulders get sloping and lose their
shape at the points where they ought to
look smooth and round.
And the Front and Back do not hang
or drape smoothly and evenly
Tour Overcoat loses its Srhape its Style
and its Fit."
.
Now there Is one make of Overcoats at
least which is properly nade.
They carry the label of "Sincerity
Clothes."
"Sincerity" Overcoats are made to fit
and to be stylish.
The Shape of "Sincerity" Overcoats Is
moulded permanently Into the Cloth with
the needle by expert hand workmanship.
If the Style and Fit is satisfactory to
you when you first try a "Sincerity"
Overcoat on it will remain correctly In
form to pleaseyou untjl you Want a
Newer Style Overcoat.
Look for the label (below) in your next
Overcoat. That is, if you really care to
purchase a smart-fitting Overcoat. You
won't have to look far you'll find It at
any enterprising dealer's. Here is the
label.
SINCERITY CLOTHES
made and guaranteed by
Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Co.
CHICAGO
Blame Your Liver
for that dull letharsic feeling, the lack of en
erirr. mental dullness and eenrral physical
discomfort. Slam yourself if yon en
dura these conditions. The sluggish. Inactive
liver is restored to r-milar activity and normal
health by tbe use of Tarrant's.
TARRANT'S
SELTZER APERIENT
(Rc. v. a. Pat. on.)
Cures Liver Troubles
A pleasant saline effervescent drink, for men.
women and children. Prescribed by Dhyaiciaos
tor more than to years.
Al aratf lata 50c inl HM
or by mall from
Tha Tarrant Co.
44 Hudson St.
New York
Every Ycman
D miRIKta ma inoaia nuw
m bo nt th won a erf al
MARVEL Whirling Spray
! new Taffasi Brrtaff. jnjfC'
tionmnd Suction. iwt B.
-Most Lonvcatent.
IiUmiim latsuU7a
AsaV a- lmi.ll 1W M.
If he cannot supply tb
M1HVBI.. incvt no
otber. but sand stamp frf
iiinatrtd book fMi4.
fall partlculftrt and dlr rrtions t
TS.1UB Die m inis. mr . n. t iy v.
Woodard, Clark A Co Portland, Orafoo,
Laue-Davla Drug Co.. 6 siorJt.
EfiftYROYAL PILLS
THE DIAMOND BRAND.
Ladles t Ask your Drurcist for
Chl-obc. tor's PUls la Redi
tad Haid metallic boiet. sealed.
with BlueRlbbo. T.U.m. other.
Biiw of vour Druroi.t eod ask for
for V
CHMllfH-TFUB EMOLISII, tka
DIAMOND 1IKA.1U lor va
years' rsfirded as Best, Safest, Al-rs
Reliable. Sold bv DruffTitta evervwtiers.
kestor Chemical Caw. PkUadelphla, Pa.
MORPHEA CURA
Iwl r,.$2.00 PER BOTTLE -V
Aninfall'bl rn.dy for the curs of Drug Habits of all kinds.
Ssnt postpaid at $2 par bottle. Morphtna-Cura It pts-parod
for Hypodermic or internal use. Delta Chem. Co . St. Louis
FOB BY WOODARD, CLARKE CO
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