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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1907)
ID THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST .11, 1907. J J- - " jt i i i f ri ii rri rr i-ir it r ti i r n h i r r it i r i r i ri i I I I I WE HA1 iooo GIV AND WE AGREE TO QUIT THE BUSINESS IF WE LOSE iiers iriano TL1S WHICH IS RIGHT, OR ARE BOTH WR PTT tJL o H Accepts Challenge - i i i A FOXY, BLUFFING CHALLENGE, AND CLAIMS Or BEING "FAR SUPERIOR" AND "DIFFERENT." ' FROM THE 0REG0NIAN, AUGUST 9. (We invite any one who will buy a player-piano of us or - any other Portland dealer during the month of August to come to our store and choose one of our superb "WE'RE READt instruments, and we will deliver it to their home free of FOR JUST THIS! charge, in competition with any other player-piano made. A Challenge "We challenge any other Portland dealer, "big" or little, "busy" or otherwise, to place one of their player pianos in the same home, with the understanding that the ' nn Thry Know it sale goes to the most satisfactory instrument. Could anything be more fair? n r r a n r They Couldn't Get Any Other to Sell The Pianola WHAT THE MOST FAMOUS PIANISTS IN THE WORLD SAY I. J. Paderewski "The Pianola is perfection." Moriz Rosenthal "Nothing has more closely approached hand-playing than the Pianola." 1 Harold Bauer "I consider the Pianola is superior in every way to all other piano-players." The Welte Mignon Vladimer de Pachmann "Mignon reproduces the living soul of the ar tist. It is unequalled." HsaMM af piakzioraliaUHty We have faith in our nlaver-Dianos. KNOWING that " THEY ARE FAR SUPERIOR to any other. 23? We court comparison and solicit.vour investieation. 55 They are different. r N07E THIS IS SIGNED BY A CONCERN WHOSE FIRM NAME HAS SUFFERED FOUR CHANGES IN ABOUT THAT MANY YEARS. A LITTLE MORE "MODEST" CLAIM BY OUR CALI FORNIA FRIENDS "SOVEREIGN AMONG PIANO PLAYERS SURPASSES ALL OTHERS THE BEST," AND ALSO "DIFFERENT." From the Journal, Aug. 3. Tht A. B. Chase is the sovereign among PIANO-PLAYERS. It HAS SURPASSED ALL OTHER players and gone far in advance of older and highly advertised inferior makes. It is different. - THE A. B. CHASE is unlike other players. Its sys tem is different. 1 It is more easily operated and produces better results than other players. It is different in ap pearance. With the A. B.- CHASE you sit in a restful position in an "easy" chair and enjoy the music. It is different in that the mechanism is all below the keyboard and the music roll is near the expression levers, enabling the operator to watch the roll and give perfect expression to the music... Don't pay a big price for an old-fashioned player that has not passed the A. B. 0. stage, when you 55 can just as well own THE BEST, the A. B. CHASE NOTE THIS IS SIGNED BY A FOREIGN CORPORA TION, Successors to a Firm Whose Name has suffered Five Changes in about that many Years. SO VERY MOD EST, AND YET THEIR SALES ARE NOT EQUAL TO 1 PER CENT OF THE AUTO PIANO ALONE. Now Read What We Have to Say About It It ' is not the disposition of Eilers Piano House to deny any one the right to engage in the business of selling Pianos, Player Pianos and Organs, nor is it our aim to notice the inflated and exaggerated claims and representations of firms and individuals who must of necessity be content with the crumbs, as it were, that fall from the table In the matter of agencies. In the very nature of things it will be seen how necessary it must be for such dealers to put forth much extravagant bluster and even misrepresentations in order to pr sent their Inferior lines in such a manner that an occasional, uninitiated, unposted and unwary purchaser may be drawn into their saiesnet. However, occasion arises when silence on our part would be boldly miscon strued and exploited by these parties and their salesmen as an admission of defeat or inferiority. We have no hesi tancy, therefore, to expose openly and flat-footedly the "challenges' and "claims" of these blustering, audacious and presumptuous folks. We want to go squarely on record with the Player Piano question, as we have in the past in matters pertaining to the superiority of our Pianos, the reasonableness of our prices and the greater all-around safe ty and advantages offered to buyers at Eilers Piano House. -. There can bo no misconstruction cf the bold advertisement republished above. They have thrown down the gauntlet. We shall be happy to satisfy their desires (?) for a definite, decisive comparison and test. We want to leave no room for further argument; let the question as to "Player Pianos" be set tled, once for all. The Eilers Houses sell the genuine "Metrostyle Pianola Pianos," the "Au topianos," the Peerless Electric Self- Playing Pianos, and the famous Welte Mignon. We'll forfeit One Thousand Dollars if these makes are not proven absolutely the best in this or any other country. . We are willing to post our certified cheelc for $1000. payable to any worthy Porlland charity or charities, to prove our sincerity. Any other local dealer having a player piano or an electric self-playing piano, which he or they seriously con siders in any way worthy of compari son with any of the above shall post a check for an equal amount. The In struments shall then be played in any Portland hall or home for a thorough competitive test.' We will select one judge, the competitor to select another, these two to choose a third from among any of Portland's professional or ama teur musicians. Their decision to be final. Whoever loses Is to forfeit their thousand dollars without a murmur; and if we lose, we'll further agree to retire from the Piano Player business a branch of our trade that last year amounted to over $350,00.00. We claim to carry all that Is worthiest and best in our line. Ever since the humble beginning on First street our sign has read and consist ently "The House of Highest Qual ity." If we are found wanting now. we deserve no better than to be made to retire. A Bit of History Our house was one of the very first in America to consider seriously the. Plano-Player Idea. Numerous articles and papers on this subject from the pen of our Mr. Eilers in the pioneer days of the Industry have been widely pub lished in the trades. The heads of our house have continually watched and studied its development and perfection since the earliest days of Angelus and Pianola. Only re cently a nearly - four months' European trip was taken by one of our firm, principally for in formation upon the self playing piano. As in the case of our pianos, if there was a better or more desirable Flayer Piano, the House of Eilers would carry it for sale. With possibly one exception, there is not today a rruike of Player-Piano that, we hjve not been asked to .represent. Could any thing be more significant? NOW WHAT'S THE ANSWER? WE'LL WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY, OR SAY A WEEK, IF NECESSARY. REMEMBER, MESSIEURS "WOULD-BE. COMPETITORS," SILENCE MEANS DEFEAT AND AN OPEN ADMISSION OF INFERIORITY. IT'S UP TO YOU! The Pianola Piano Is Universally Acknow ledged the Standard of the World. Peerless Instruments Have invariably received gold medals and highest awards in all competitions in every exposition an un equalecl record. The Genuine and Only Auto Piano Purchased from ns by the United States Government for Battleships and Schools and bv countless leading clubs, seminaries, etc. I I f I i I J r urn ftf' TJ m w pmnoreliobilitjr DELAYS ILL TRIALS Action of Heney and Bristol Complicates Cases. MOW UP TO BONAPARTE they are instructed by Attorney-General Bonaparte to proceed. "With the dismissal of the grand jury in July by which the furniture, trust indict ment was returned, Mr. Bristol cleaned up all pending business In his department and is said to be ready to present evi dence before another frand Jury as soon as it is assembled, that, it is said, ; will Involve several prominent residents ' of this slate. In the meantime he is said to be waiting for orders from the men higher up. Attorney-General Must Say Whethct Star Prosecutor Shall Return to Take l"p rrosccutions Next Fall. United Slates Attorney - General Bonaparte must decide when the Ore gon la::d fraud prosecutions shall be resumed. "While United State Attor ney Bristol last night refused to dis cuss the subjeci, rumor, f apparently well founded, is that the direction of further investigations and prosecutions for public land frauds in this state has been "passed up" to the Depart ment of Justice. On their recent visit here It is k.iown Secretary of the In terior Gai field and Commissioner Bal linger, of the. General Land Office, wero made acquainted with the condi tions in this ?tate and were urged to expedlto a resumption of the prosecu tion of these cases. It is further re ported that Snecial Prosecutor Heney and United States Attorney Bristol, tirins of the apparent Indifference at "Washington, requested the Department of the Interior to put the situation squarely up to the Attorney-General. If this reported transfer of the land fraud cases has been made, and there seems no good reason to discredit the report, then it is up to Attorney-General Bonaparte to say whether Mr. Heney shall return to Oregon In Octo ber, as has been announced, to resume the prosecution of the. cases in which he caused Indictments to be returned several months ago. There are still pending 26 cf the Heney Indictments. From the same reason it remains for the Attorney-General to say when Mr. Bristol shall take up further land fraud investigation in this state. In any event these investigations proba bly will not be resumed before October, since United States District Judge Wol verton has announced that he will not convene a grand jury before. Judge Wol verton is busy clearing his desk of all pending cases preparatory to taking a short vacation. United States ttorney Bristol expects to go to Chicago early in October to ap pear in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit as the representative of the Government in the case of the wealthy Wisconsin timber men who were indicted for Oregon land frauds following an Investigation by Mr. Bristol in this state. The defendants In this case are Leander C'hoate, Benjamin Doughty, James Doughty, Thomas Bray, John C. Black, Joseph Black and August Anderson. There are two other Indictments pend ing that were returned by Mr. Bristol. One of them involves the Michigan cases, in which all of the defendants have not been apprehended. This was the case in which J. J. Collins, of Albany, was sent to Jail for six months for refusing to tes tify before the grand Jury. The other in dictment coversthe Los Angeles cases and includes 11 'prominent men of that city and about 30 residents of this state. United States Attorney Lawler. of Cali fornia, and Mr. Bristol have arranged to tike up the Los Angelea cases as soon as GATES TO LEAVE COUNTRY Touted to Become English Squire With Large Stable. . NEW YORK, Aug. 10. John "W. Gates, it is learned by the Sun's Saratoga cor respondent, has gone to Knglajid to settle there, like Richard Croker. live the life of a country squire and keep up a big racing establishment. This, it is stated, is the true meaning of the auction of C. K. Durnell's stable, to take place on August 16. During this time it was an nounced they were soon going to England, and it is said he will get together a stable of English-bred horses, which he will race for Mr. Gajes. Mr. Gates, the story also says, will retain his citizenship In the United States. His son will prob ably represent him here, but ho himself will seldom favor this country with a visit. A CHICAGO MINISTER WILL PREACH IX PORTLAND. t jT 'V""wP V V ! Dr. John Hunch Strnton. Dr. John Roach Straton, pastor ' of the Second Baptist Church of Chicago, who is to fill the pul pit of the "White Temple for three Sundays, has announced his subjects. They will be aa follows: August 11, morning, The Greatest Power In the "World"; evening. "The Old God for the New Age"; August 14, morning, "Practical Holiness";, evening, "Short Beds and Nar row Covers"; August, 25, morn ing, "God's Calls to Men"; even ing. "Did Jesus Christ Arise From the Dead?'' SHOWS TJO IMPROVEMENT HARR1MAX FASSEXGER, SERV ICE IXRELIABLE. Train Xo. "16, From San Francisco, Late Every Day for More Than AVeek Mails Are Delayed. There seems to be no remedy in sight for the demoralized condition of the schedules of the Southern Pacific and O. R. A X. overland trains arriv ing In Portland. Train No.- 16. from San Francisco, has not arrived on time during the past ten days. The nearest it came to the regular sched ule was 1 hour and 15 mlnues. Twice during that period this train was more than ten hours late. Important business transactions which require early consummation would undoubtedly suffer by these de lays. Had a passenger on yester day's O. R. & X. train No. 5 planned to traneact business .at a Portland bank he would have lost his opportu nity and would have been obliged to spend the entire day on the road, as that train from Chicago did not arrive until 6:15 P. M.. being eight hours be hind time. ' This train should have arrived at 9:45 A. M.. and the banks close at 1 P. M. on Saturday. Another instance will show ' how these delays may work all sorts of hardships on those who are obliged to patronize these trains. If a pas senger on the Southern Pacific morn ing train from San Francisco, which is scheduled to arrive at 7:25 A. M., de sired to catch the 8:30 A. M. Northern Pacific train for Seattle, there to catch a steamer for Alaska, under the pres ent unsatisfactory conditions, he might not reach Portland until after the afternoon trains had departed, and the night train to Seattle might not ar rive in time to enable this passenger to get his steamer. He would then be required. to .suffer, the expense .and in convenience of remaining In Seattle until the sailing of the next steamer. The delay to the mails Is also a seri ous matter. ' Postmaster Minto said yesterday that many complaints are being made to carriers on account of non-delivery of mall. The mail-ca-riers' schedule cannot be adjusted to take care of mail the time of whose arrival cannot be ascertained. The Portland Chamber of Commerce has taken this matter up. and also the fact that the Eastern mail for San Francisco Is rushed directly through to its destination, while that destined for Portland is held over for four hours at Green River, Wyoming, for no other reason than to wait for the evening train, so that the Portland car may be coupled on and save the railroad company the expense of mak ing up another train. This, of course, greatly inconven iences Portland merchants, as it means a loss of almost a day in the delivery of mail. Following is the Tecord of a few of the Harrlman passenger trains since Aug ust 1: Train No. 16 (from Saa Francisco). Late. 6 hrs. 0 min. 10 hrs. 5 min. 10 hr. 25 min. 3 hrs. 55 min. Bate. August August August August August August August August August Arrival. . 1:40 P. M. . 5:30 P. M . 5:50 P. M. .11:20 A. M. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5 2:40 P. M. 6. ...12:05 P. M. 7.... :25 P. M. 8. ...11:10 A. M. 0.... 9:25 A. M. August 10. . . :40 A. M. t hrs. 15 min. 4 hrs. 40 min. 8 hrs. 0 min. 3 hrs. 45 min. 2 hrs. O min. 1 nr. 15 min. .Train No. 14 (from San Francisco). August 2 ... 6:20 A. M. - 6 hrs. BO min. August 8.,. .12:23. P. M. ' 50 min. August 6 12:30 P.M. lhr. 0 min. O. R. N. Train No. S (from Chicago). August 1. ...10:15 A. M. SO min. August 2 12:05 P. M. ' 2 hrs. 20 min. August 3. . . .11:05 A. M. lhr. 20 min. August 4.... 1:30 P.M. 3 hrs. 45 min. August 5. ...11:00 A. M. lhr. ISmlu. August ... .10:20 A.M. h 35 min. August tjL. 10:40 Ae M. - : fiimin. August S August ft... August 10. . . O. R. 4t N. Train No. S Angust 3. August 4. . . O. R. A N 3. .. . . B:50 A. M. .11:15 A. M. . 6:13 P. M. 8:43 8:35 20 min. 1 hr 30 min. 8 hrs. 0 miit (From fepokane). 43 min. 3o min. August August August O. R. ft N. August August August August August Train No. (From Biggs). . . . 4. .. . . . K. . , u. . . . :30 P. M . B:5.-i P. M. . 6:08 P. M. Train No. 1 .10:50 P. M. . S:50 P. M. .12:50 A. M. . 8:23 A. M. . 1:10 A. M. 45 min. 10 mill, min. (From fhtcagoH 2 hrs. 30 min. ;w min. 4 hrs. SO min. 5 min. 1 hr. 40 min. Potter fschedule for Beach. The steamer Potter will sail from Portland, Ash-street dock, Monday, August 12, 8 A. M.; Tuesday, S A. M.; Wednesday and Thursday, 9 A. M.; Saturday 1 P. M., Get tickets and make reservations at city ticket of fice Third and Washington streets. C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent. GR ASDSOS OF A FOUNDER ! OF FOI R CITIES. ' '4 s. - - I f ' mis T A. Edward Labowltch, Jr. Master A. Edward Labowltch, Jr., is a grandson of General M. M. McCarver, pioneer of 1843 and founder of Tacoma, Wash.; Llnnton, Or.; Sacramento, Cal., and Burlington. Iowa. The mother of Master Labowltch is a daughter of Mrs. M. A. Hurley, of Portland, who was the eldest daughter of General McCarver. The latest member of the family is 3 years old and is a ''bright boy. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Labowltch, are residents of Portland,. Mr.. Labowltch being a drygoods merchant. McCar ver .was a notel pioneer charac ter of the West. He was born In Kentucky, whence he moved to Iowa, where he laid off the town of Burlington. Thence he emigrated further West, coming to Oregon. PARTICIPATION IS ASKED CALL. ISSUED FOR COMING TRAXS-MISSISSIPPI COXGREHS . Portland Will Be Represented by Commercial Bodies at Meeting In Muskogee, Okla., in. Xoveniber. The Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade are In receipt of the official call for the Wh annual session of tho trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, which will be held in Muskogee, in the new State of Oklahoma. November 19 to" 22 inclusive. The Chamber of Commerlce is allowed the full quota of ten delegates. As this congress is composed of members of the most prominent commercial bodies in the country it is expected that Port land will be well represented there. This congress met in Portland during the Lewis and Clark Fair. At that time Theodore P. Wilcox was president. The Chamber of Commerce has been in receipt of several letters during the past several days from various merchants and importers in Japan who wish to be placed in touch with American houses engaged in the export trade with the Far Eajt. Yesterday a letter was received from N. Honten, of Tokio, who wishes to . be put in touch with Portland houses dealing In Japanese toys and "antlmonlc" wares. The cause of the Interest taken in Port land by the Japanese firms is the Oriental edition of the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin which was issued in June and largely circulated In Japan. The Chamber of Commerce evidently made a good move in publishing the recent edition of the Oregon booklet. Re quests have come for It from all parts of the United States and even some near by foreign countries. Although the entire edition has not been delivered by the printer, the Chamber has already sent out nearly 10,000 copies. The Portland Ad Club seoured 500 of these booklets, which C. X. Black, Its delegate, will take with him to the National Association of the Advertising Men, which will meet in Cihcinnattl, O.," in the early part of Sep tember. The leading hotels of the city have been supplied with lots of 100 and over for distribution to their out-of-town patrons. The local railroad offices will receive their supplies the early part of next week. In speaking of the circulation of these booklets yesterday Acting Secretary Mos sessohn said: "The trustees and Mr. Giltner certainly deserye credit for the publication of these 50.000 booklets. It Is really surpris ing how the fact has become known in even the remotest parts of the country that the books have been published. Yes terday we received a letter from Camp Columbia, near Havana. Cuba, from one of the soldiers there who desires a copy of the booklet. Other places from which we received requests are Chicago. Tallahassee,- Florida and many Middle West cities. There can be n doubt that great benefit to this state will" be the result of the advertising done by the publication." FAILS TO "SQUARE" CASE H. B. Walker Arrested for Theft of Young Woman's Watch. After dodging arrest by the Portland police for six weeks on a warrant charg ing the theft of a gold watch valued at $100 from Miss Lids. Warner, H. B. Walk er was arrested last night In the office of Dlstriot Attorney Manning by Detective Maher and booked at police headquarters. Walker thought, apparently, that he could square" the case, as he went direct to District Attorney Manning's office upon bis arrival in Portland from Gresham last night. He found, however, that he was mistaken, . - ... Six weeks ago Miss Warner, while skat ing at- The Oaks skating rink fell and was slightly injured. Walker volunteered to take her to a. hospital, and represented himself, she swears, to be a locomotive engineer on the Astoria & Columbia River Railway. On the pretext that he had broken his own watch, she snys he bor rowed the one she wore, and said he would return it later. He failed to do so, and she had a warrant issued for his ar rest. Friday night Walker telephoned to Cap tain of Police Slover from Gresham, ask ing if a warrant was still out. , He said he had been advised by Chief of Police Burns, of Oregon City, that it would be well to call and see Chief Gritzmachrr. Captain Shiver advised him to call upon the chief, hut instead of so (loing. Walker went to the District Attorney's office. VISITS COAST COUNTIES Dairy Commissioner Bailey Will In spect Many Dairies. J. W. Bailey. State i,airy and Food Commissioner, leaves tomorrow for a trip through Coos County. He will inspect the dairy Industry in that county.where lie has not been for three years i.nd win be gone ten days. He says Coos is coming to the front as one of the greatest dairying sec tions of Oregon, a condensed milk fac tory having been established there with in the past year. A large dairy which compares favorably with a in the state outside of Portland, is also located in Coos County. Mr. Bailey will go to the Coast by way of Drain, taking the stage there and stop ping at Myrtle Point. He will also visit Coquille. North iBend. Mars .eld and the other cities of the county. ,L'pon his return Mr. Bailey will visit Tillamook County, taking with him Into tnat district Professor )-rsen, a dairy expert who has been connected with the WILL I.F.CTVRE OX DEVELOPMENTS I" PSYCHIC RESEARCH. Dr. Jamea II. Hyalop. Dr. Jamea H. Hyslop, of New York City, will lecture in Portland this week on recent developments in psychic re search. On Friday and Saturday nights at 8 o'clock he is to speak at the Uni tarian Church, Seventh and Yamhill streets. Dr. Hyslop was formerly pro fessor of ethics and logic at Columbia University. He is now traveling through the West, lecturing on psychit cal subjects, Tiavlng devoted much time to this branch of science, and written several works upon it. University of Colorado, but wh. is go ing to the University of Utah. He will spend two or three weeks In the Tilla mook country looking over the dairying possibilities of that section. Mr.- Bailey says that Tillamook County will produce more wealth In dairy pro ducts this year than for some time past because of the increased value of her cheese, which now sells from 15 to IS cents a pound. On this account, says Mr. Bailey, 75 per cent of tho uairy cows of Tillamook County will, during the year, return their owners a profit of JKiO a cow. Sign of the Waiters' Union Leaks Out Why C ustomer Alnn Hm to Re prat Ills Drink Order M hen Din ing; nt Rent mirnnt at Last Revealed. AFTER being kept secret for years, one of the '"signs'" of the waiters' union has at last leaked out. Patrons of restaurants doubtless have been much mystified -low it happens that a waiter, even the best of them, seems to be unable to remember what the guest orders In the way of liquid when glvlnji his list ior the meal. Ever notice It? The patron, after look ing over the bill of fare, will announce, say: "Bring me some coid roast chicken, stuffed pepper, German fried potatoes, sliced tomatoes and a pot of mixed greeu and black tea." The waiter disappears in the region at the end of tho room, and after what he doubtless regards as a reasonable time, reappears bearing in triumph one glass pf water, one plate of cut bread, knives, forks and spoons, dining plate and, perchance, a napkin. After depositing these on the table be fore the patron, taking particular pains to divide the knives, forks and spoons in equal arrangement on either side of the platter, he recalls a funny story "Mame"" told him last night and repairs to the ad joining table to repeat the story to "Jim."- Presently he comes to. and again re pairs to the region in the rear. He ap- t nartnoa wirn n bait eannn a m 1 1 n nuar spioaums ins irt&i ui uqjuoiw (j u tut? table the cold roast chicken, stuffed pep per, ireriuuii lnuu imiciiues uiiu suceu tomatoes. rwow. ODserve mm cioseiy Plneinsr hift linndv in the erlpn nt th- taDie anu Denaing over ai a ceriai ne anus with an innocent air. "wnat wi i you have to drink?" is me fciKii uiJiitti tin. ; ii 19 not in the form. of the question, ns might be supposed. No. it is far more subtle; it is In the seeming forgetfulness of the tea order. If a waiter should fetch with the rest of an order the tea, coffee or milk de sired by a patron, then the patron. If he belongs to a union, knows at once that the waiter is what th.y call a "scab." The union man Is compelled to make an additional trip to the region In the rear of the restuarant for the liquid required simply to indicate to his fellow union men that he "belongs." "You can' 'spot a union waiter every time If you watch how he serves your coffee, or rather when he serves it." ex plained the man who imparted this ver acious information. Seymour on Post-Dispatch. ' ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9. Horace W. Sey mour, formerly editor-in-chief of the i.iuuago viirunicie, yeateraay assumed cutirBo ui- fcuu ou j.iuui9 .i-osi-ijtspaicn in the same capacity. The Post-Dispatch Is owned by. Joseph Pulitzer, whose service Mr. Seymour entered shortly after the Chronicle suspended, service.