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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1910)
TJ1E MORNING OITEGOXIANY MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1910. HELD TO BE POLICY Many Citizens of Multnomah Against Proposed In crease of Boundaries. GROWING SENTIMENT ' IS i Scheme Won Id Bnrdrn Taxpayers, Antagonise? Neighbors and Inter-fere- With Plans for fnlt- ' Ing City and County. AntatrnnlsTT to the proposed annexation of lara-e portion of eastern and northern Cllrkmj County to Multnomah Coonty Is said by members of the recently-or- aanlxed Multnomah-Clackamas Antl-An ztexatlon Association to bo arowlna. The association has started an active cam paign to point out the futility of the scheme and to inform the voters of the lnadti.iabi:ity of adtlln to this county an area nearly one and one-third times a great as Its present area, thereby ttairdenlnc the taxpayers with the distrl Button of the county revenue over thl vast additional territory. At a recent meeting; the association leered the following; directors: Samuel C'neinell. president Northwest Poor Com pany: A. 1- Mills, president First Na tional Hunk: Harvey lw It with, manaxer Wells-Karieo Co.: Lionel It. Webnter, x-t'oiinty Judce Multnomah County: Theodore ft. Wilcox, president Portland 1 lourtns; Mills Company; Charlea Carev, attorney: ir. Andrew L Smitb: W. L. I.ixhtner. County Commissioner Mult' jiom.ih County: Rev. T. 1 Kliot: L. A. In Is. president Allen A Lewis: Kdward CooklnKham. Tlce-presldent Ladd & Til t.m I'ank: I. Soils Cohen, attorney: J. C. Ainsworth. president I'nlted States Nt tional Hank: it. C. Wort-nan, secretary Treasurer Olds. Wortman Kins; CJerllnx-.-r. capitalist: William C. Wheel ariicht. president Facltlc Export Lumber Company. Disadvantages Are Seen. luteal business and professional men in the annexation scheme a blow at future plans for a greater city, heavier tax burdens, a less effective improve nirt of the county roads and a step backward in the movement to combine the arovemment of the city and county, which movement contemplates a curtail ment of the present size of the county rather than the addition of great tions of agricultural and mountainous land-. John W. Mlnto. ex-postmaster, is among; those who strongly oppose the annexa tion scheme, lie says that, inasmuch aa some of the best-informed men in Port land are now looking; forward to the time when a uniform boundary line can e established for city and county and the governments of the two consolidated. the plan to increase rather than diminish the size of the county is bad policy. Samuel Connell. president of the ai elation, also has been consistent In voic ing his opposition to the plan, and sayi that he will vote against It principally on the grounds of the complications it will make in the records of both counties. It wlil also put a burden upon the Mult nomah County taxpayers, he says, on ac count of the additional roads that will have to be built in the annexed territory. .Multnomah Gains Nothing. 'I can see no single advantage that Multnomah County, ran derive from the annexation." said Mr. Connell. "The people Irving hi the affected territory may be benefited, but that is all. The good that they will obtain from It. 1 believe. will not Juatrfy the expense. Besides the cost, the transcribing of the recorda is also unsatisfactory, as la evidenced by the experience we had In taking In a portion of Bollwood several years ago. .As a result It Is often now necessary to aro to Oregon City to procure authentic records on property in that area. "W don't want to experiment too i much." said Harvey Beck with, president of the Commercial Club and general axent for Wells-Karxo A Company. "In a few years we shall be ready to follow the lead- of Denver. San Francisco. St. Louis and other cities and combine the i rlty and county governments. If we I take the additional territory , now. we'll tiave to go to all the trouble of eliminat ing It then. I am in favor of taking Into the city all the territory that la Included In the -cent fare limit and. if necessary, of extending the county boundaries to do this, but I don't see the use of going out xnany miles and taking in a large section of rough, mountainous country, with which we will have to divide the funds of Multnomah for the maintenance of roads." Facts Are Conceded. T"lth respect to adding a large por tion of Clackamas County to Multno mah County." says J. B. Kerr, "1 un derstand that there Is no general dis sent from the following propositions: "intimately the boundaries of the City of Portland and of Multnomah County should be made substantially Identical. "A large portion of the territory now Bought to be added contains a rural population, and while some of this por tion may later comprise aubnrban dis tricts, the extent or direction of this arrow th cannot now be foretold. "It the present plan, carries, the diffi culty and expense of creating new coun ty boundaries containing only the ureat r Portland will be greatly Increased. "For these reasons, it seems to me the plan ought to be rejected. "The best. and. In faot. the only satis factory, working of the initiative and referendum iawa can be expected when applied to local government and matters of taxes. Improvements and expenditures. where the popular vote is cast by a com munity composed of persons having a common Interest and equal knowledge. Any plan which would include in Mult nomah County any considerable number of voters whose interests might be hos tile to those of the citisens of Portland or whose lack of Interest would preclude any intelligent Judgment on matters of vital Import to the majority must neces sarily result either In unrofltable con troversies or In a shirking of the duties of citizenship." Move Is In Wrong Direction. "It seems to me." says Judge Martin L. Pipes, "a mistake to enlarge the countv because the circumstances and conditions of city life and affairs are so different from the country that It In creases the difficulties of the county government to administer affairs so varied. It would be better to have a county co-terminous with the city and both under one government, thus saving the expenses of a dual government. To add a large area of country territory to this county Is a move in the wrong di rection." The situation is summed up In the following language by Judge Lionel R. Wehster: "The real reason why the people liv ing In the affected district want to be annexed is because they'll benent by increased Multnomah County taxes. II ON BAD i IMPORTANT SAN FRANCISCO WITNESS IN DYNAMITING CASE, AND DETECTIVE WHO HAS DONE MUCH WORK. i ! I " ; jt a. --- - - . I U - . . lCKH()I.U IX THOl'tillT TO Detevrlve Brewa, ef Lea Aesre'es. Of every dollar spent on roads In that section SO cents will be paid by the peo ple of Portland. "If the roads of Multnomah county were as bad as they are in Clackamas County there would be none of the knocking at the door that we bear so much about. "If to take In one-third of Clackamas County is a good thing lor Portland, why stop there? Why not take In all of Clackamas County and . give ua more benefit? We might keep on and take In all of Southern Oregon for that mat ter. "The fact is that the natural evolution of Portland la to combine the city and county governments. This Is a move In the opposite direction from that. "The expense in transcribing the rec ords would be great and would create endless confusion. "The plan to make the Clackamas River the boundary on the sentimental plea that It la nature's own division Is silly and Impracticable. "The trouble Is that It is raining hard over there and those fellows want to get under shelter." DICK HEADS ELEVEN II CUBA II I), OR., STTDEXT BOX- OHFJ AT NOTRE DAME. Senior In law Department Abo All- Aroond Athlete and Cham plon Hammer Thrower. vnTop niur ,, n ic... ' clalj Ralph Dlmlck. of Hubbard. Or.. . " . ( nas Deen cnosen captain oi me .-.ou i Dame football team for the season of I10 to fill the vacancy made by the failure of Robert Vaughn to return 'to the Gold and Blue Institution this Fall. Dlmlck played tackle on the Western championship team last year and was the best man in the line. He was chosen nmnlnviuilT a member of the several ail-Western eleven. He Is a fast man for his weight and size and In a great measure brought about the success of the team. In his famous tackle around plays he gained as much ground as any man In the back field. Besides his abil ity as a football player, he has the qual ities of a first-class leader. He not only can play the game, Dut ne Knows it from a student's viewpoint, and often Ists the coaches In Instructing the candidates. This la his third and last year on the team. He Is a senior In the j law department and one of the bright men In his class, his literary acuity was recognized recently when he was appointed an editor on the Scholastic, the Notre Dame college paper. Dlmlck Is popular with both the facul ty and the students. He Is a practical Joker and many of his pranks have been recorded as history at uie university. Besides being a premier football man, he Is also a track man of the first class. He has earned his monogram on the varsity for the past two years In the weight events. He is a star with the shot and the discus, but his pet event Is the hammer. W hen in condition he can toss the big missile over the 140-foot mark consistently. Dimick Is champion of the state In the shot and hammer. He holds the Indiana state record for hammer-throwing with a mark of 43 feet S Inches. Before coming to Notre Dame. Dlmlck was a student at Whitman College, where he as a member of the track and foot ball team jt, -41 r '.; mi'-' Miir Jt. i MRS. R. L. - . J :;, . . .s,r .. 1 , - I J it ' ft v,. ' 4 I t v v i 1 HaLikM WIIE HOI SK OfXAMITKIt IS HAVE KOOMEn. KNDX RAPS GILLETT Publication Concerning Dyna mite Suspects Vexes. MEN TO BE EXTRADITED Five Arrested In Mexico for Compli city in Times Mystery Will be Taken to California, There to Stand Trial. WASHINGTON. Oct. 0. Spec1al.) Secretary of State Knox will take steps Immediately to extradite the five men held at Acapulco, Mexico, on charges of dynamiting the Los Angeles Times plant a month ago. The order for their extra dition will be Issued In the morning, and will go forward by telegraph to the Mexican government. Aa the latter coun try has co-operated with this Govern ment in the apprehension of the men. it is believed no trouble will be encoun tered in extraditing them. Governor Gtllett. of California, who was Informed by the Mexican govern ment of the capture of the suspects, has earned a reproof from Secretary Knox for giving the news of the capture to the papers before notifying the Btate Department. The California executive did not give out the names of the men and the state Department refuses to do so. .until after the extradition ' papers have been perfected. SEYMOl'R TO ACT AS WITNESS San Francisco Chief of Police to Te.tlfy On Times Mystery. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. JO. (Special.) That Chief of Police Seymour will go to Los Angeles to attend the grand Jury proceedings) there, he says. Is very prob able, but the chief denies that he Intends a-oina- within the next few daya. "The eubpenas will be served here and probably through the police depart ment.' aald Chief frymour yesterday. "I have talked with Earl Rogers and he Is of the same opinion as myself that It will be bad policy to seek the indict ment of any of the hlgher-upa In the dynamite case until the principals have been apprehended, i "The Important thing right now la to get orniiny. J. a. nrxn im naywn. nn wieir .m-a ""' others involved in the case can be start- ------- - ,. t ! rne"' "V1 1 wan t0 "Jj.f will ssslst the Los Angeles officers In the investigation, no matter where that investigation leads. The report that there Ip any friction between Rogers and myself Is not true. Wa are working to- Hth.. harmnnlAiMlv 1 Jonn - "-" -' Lavln's lodging-nous?, Z410 Mission street, and who was a close friend of the man known as Smithy will be one of the most Important witnesses from San Francisco. Mrs. D. H. Ingersoll. at whose home on Twentieth street J. B. Brice. one of the dynamite suspects, lived, will be another Important witness. From Giant, where the dynamite found at 1622 Nineteenth avenue eouth was purchased, George H. Phillips,' the shipping-clerk who loaded the dynamite aboard the.digulsed launch Peerless, will be called, together with Manuel Sllva, his assistant, and possibly other employes, including W illlam Fiynn, the dynamite 'packer. William MeCauL the salea manager of the Giant Company In San Francisco, will probably be called to testify regarding the nego tiations for the purchase of the explosive. Douglas Burrowes and E. Howard Bax ter, from whom the dynamite launcn Pastime, later named Peerless, was rent- ed- Harry Piper, the Jockey who saw the . . .... I squlnt-eyed or one-eyed man aboard the Pastime at tne Harrison-street oock; James C. O'Brien, who found the dyna mite in the cottage at 1622 Nineteenth avenue, south; Mrs. John Fox, who gave tbe key to that house to the man who gave his name as w imam capp; Detec tives Tom . Conlan. James McKay, Ed Gibson and James McGowan from the police department, and Mrs. Kaplan, whoso husband le wanted in connection with the dynamite case, are some of the witnesses who will be called during the investigation. There are a great many oLhars who will also be summoned. DIVORCE POLITICS AND LIQUOR PLAN Home Rule Association Would Stamp Out Existing Saloon Evils. RESOLUTIONS ARE PASSED Body Pledjtea Support to Plan of Taking Control From City Coun cils and -Placing Power in Hands of Courts. The Greater Oregon Home Rule Association held a Mi mass meetina- In the Armory last night, and definitely pledged Itself to a plan for the regula tion and control of saloons and the liquor traffic. Ex-Mayor Rose of Mil waukee was the. speaker of the evening. The principles outlined in the con stitution at the time of the- or ganisation of the association were elaborated upon and more definitely expressed and defined In a declaration and pledge, signed by the advisory board of the association, which also reviewed the proposed regulatory and restrictive measures for ordinances to be introduced in every City Council in the state. The proposed ordinance is based on what is known as "the model liquor license law," and the association pledges Its Influence and prestige In bringing- about the needed reforms. The reading; of the proposes reform measures brought rounds of appjause from the audience, and when that sec tion relating to divorcing; politics from the liquor traffic and vesting authority to arrant liquor licences In the courts Instead of the City Councils, the audi ence cheered until the rafters of the big Armory fairly vibrated and the great auditorium echoed the cheers until they became a continuous roar. The section providing for revocation of licenses for offenses against the law was received lit like manner. Chester A. Whltemore, a member of the advisory board Of the association presided. Frank Mo tier read the draft of the proposed ordinance and declara tion of the association. The resolutions are signed by the ad visory board consisting of H. Wittenberg, president; A. H. Devers, George W. Hoyt. James J. Flynn. Chester A. Whitemore, Alan Welch Smith, D. Soils Cohen and Charles K. Henry. They are as follows: First To prohibit absolutely the sale of intoxicating beverages to minora, and to prohibit minors from frequenting the licensed places where such beverages are sold. Second To prohibit the sale of intoxi cating beverages to habitual drunkards, ana to persons Intoxicated. Third To prohibit women from vismns or frequenting places licensed to sell Intoxicating- beverages. exceDt where such beverages are sold with bona fide meals in legitimate restaurant or grill. Fourth To orohlblt loafers and vagrants from frequenting such, licensed places. Fifth To prescribe reasonable hours for the opening and closing in eacn secular nay of all such licensed places. Sixth To prohibit all licensed places from opening, or keeping open, or selling Intoxl- tinr beverages on the nrst aay oi in week, common It called Bundar. Seventh To prohibit msnuraciurers, wholesalers and jobbers of intoxicating liquors from selling Intoxicating beverages to minors. Elshth To orohlblt awrobllns In such licensed rtlaces. Ninth The number of licenses now in force In each city of the state in which licenses are now sranted shall not be mcreasea unm such time as the population of such city shall Increase to bear the proportion of one license to each 1000 of population, ana in cities and towns where licenses are not now granted, licenses may be granted In the ratio of one license to each Too population. Tenth Make the man who purchases or attempts to purchase Intoxicants ln.llcecsea places on Bunuay or in tn nours in wnicu such licensed places are required to be kept closed, equally guilty with the person who slle. Wa believe the nubile welfare requires that the traffic tn Intoxicating beverages should be forever divorced from politics; that the holders of licenses should be free from ob ligation to ofrice-bolders and that office holders should - be free from obligation to license-boldere. To accomplish this result, we are In favor of the following plan: a Take from the common councils oi cities, and the Aldermen composing the same, the power to grant licenses. (b) Vest the exclusive power to grant licenses In the Judges of the courts of record of the state. te) Reautre'the Judges or such courts to tlx the times and places for hearing of sp oliation for ucenses and to give public notice thereof by publication. (d) Make it lawful for any three or more freeholders, who are resident voters, to file objections to any application for license. either upon the ground of Improper charac ter of the applicant, or the proposed loca tion, taking Into consideration Its proximity to schools, or churches or exclusive residen tial neighborhoods, aa well aa the character of tha surroundings of each proposed lo cation. e Provide that the Judges receiving sucn applications shall try the issue formed by same and the. objections thereto, sccordlns to the usual rules of court proceedings, ana make their decision final and not subject te review upon appeal. - (ft Reserve to such Judxes the right to revoke any such licenses for cause, and' make any violation of any prescribed regulation cms for revocation. () Vest In such Judges discretion, upon first and second convictions to imoose lines, the -second heavier than the first, but make a third conviction punishable only by the revocation of the license. h Provide that when a license shall be revoked for cause, the licensee may never obtain another license. (1) Provide that any person who has been convicted of any crime or offense against the laws of the Statue of Oregon, above a misdemeanor, shall not be granted a license nor shall any such license be granted to any person If such juage snail be sausnea mat such person will not conduct the business under such license In sn orderly and safe manner. We believe if tne above snail be aaoptea by the municipalities of the stati-. in their exercise ef tbe rights of home rule It wll! esult In eliminating tne Ills and abuses oi the liquor traffic remove the traffic from the domain of politics, raise the standard of respectability of the places where In toxicants are sold and promtne the general welfare. To all the foregoing, the Greater Oregon Home Rule Association pledges It self and Its members, and promises to use Its best endeavors, before ana after tne pending election, to accomplish the pur poses above set forth: snd we respectfully ssk the active co-operation and assistance of all tbe people In the Stale of Oregon who desire to contribute to the uplifting of the tin. .or traffic and place It upon a plane of decency and safety snd who are willing to aid In promoting tne grpwtn ana acveiop tneot of our state. Rose Cheered Frequently. Ex-Mayor Rose devoted a large part of his time to discussing the ordinance outlined by the Greater Oregon Home Rule Association and explaining the op eration of Its several sections. The au- . . ollotitlvAlv an1 'miii.nt- dlence listened attentively and frequent ly broke Into the address with applause. Mr. Rose bitterly assaifed the prohibi tionists where they have been conducting campaign of villlncatlon of character. "They have reached - their last re source, snouted xne speaaer, -in a cam paign of Infamy, villlncatlon and raise hood, and It la now for tbe voters to choose between this soHd phalanx of business men represented by the Greater Oregon Home Rule Association and that army of villiflcation and falsehood. They have forsaken argument, they have forsaken appeals to passion and prejudice and have taken up the slaugh ter of personal reputations and destruc tion of personal character. Because a Christian minister has dared to come out and declare his convictions he has be come the target for their venom and spleen and falsehoods, these men who profess to be churchmen and these women who profess to be church women, who pro fess to be Christians. A man who Is a scholar, a thinker, a man of high stand ing in the- community in which he lives, a minister of the gospel, came here to speak under the auspices of the Greater Oregon Home Rule Associations The mere announcement of his coming was greeted with epithets and lie had scarce ly arrived In the city until they resorted to brutal falsehood." AT THE THEATERS I the Bi.rne moi'se." A Farcical Comedy In Three Acts by Clyde Fttch Presented at the Bungalow. CAST. Pauletts Divine, the "Blue Mouse" Grace Merrltt rewellyn. Mrs. Lewellyn . . Augustus Rollett Mrs. Rollett, Wallus . ..'Wilton Taylor . ...Inda Palmer ..Guy D'Ennery Mabel Risley . .John E. Hynea Phillip Scared ale. Gordon Mendelssohn Brlston W. a. Reynler Matter-son : Frank Halbach Park Is John Dunne The Old Boy Wm. H. Burke LI tils Mary MacGregor Annie Doris Kraker Pollooman Manuel ' A. Alexander IN OT Just exactly the sort of play that a modern- young woman could take her old-fashioned mother to see. Is "The Blue, Moused' which opened a week's engagement yesterday after noon at the Bunfralow. Mother wouldn't understand it. What tn the play Is only "comedy situations," as for Instance the gay little flirtation between a staid old business man with a leaning toward embonpoint - and a penchant for blue mice, might seem to mother a sort of re-nlgging on the love honor and obey proposition. That In the lines which is only in tended apparently as mirth creator might seem to mother as Indecent. Not more risque than half the "vaudeville" tabloid stories of "white slaves,", "Apache dens" -and "rulnt" lives: frankly not nearly so nasty aB any of the so-called problem plays, which solve no problem and only turn over another pile of filth, actually not any more suggestive in Its lines than Is the modern ballad, "The Blue Mouse" Is at least a chaser of large dull care. Its comedy gallops along famously. One really good thins; about It Is that the spectator is through with It when the curtain falls; there isn't a vestige of sense or sermon to carry into the street. The play has mostly to do with a lady afflicted with a temperament. She Just can't help- being friendly with folks. When she isn't buay being friendly she Is a Salome dancer at a Broadway theater, where she la known as the Blue Mouse. She Is engaged by Rollette, the secretary to the presi dent of some railroad. to Impersonate Mrs. Rollette, flirt with the aforesaid president and obtain for the secretary a promotion. The fact that Rellette has a charm ing wife whom he really loves, and that the President too is wedded to a wife, who is neither young, charming- nor agreeable, makes matters not only Interesting- but exciting. The acting, without exception is rood, and not a minute drags. Grace Merrltt as the Blue Mouse Is feline, intelligent and aggressive. In spite of her Mrs. Newlywed poster appearance, of saucer-like orbs and curls. Sort of a field-mouse Is she.i who chatters on and on, breaking every known law of rhetoric every time she opens her silly little head, while her audience goes In to polite hysterics.. Wilton Taylor could hardly be sur passed as Lewellyn, the president of the Interstate railway. He interprets the role with genuine drollery, funny because It was apparently unconscious. Guy d'Ennery, in the role of the sec retary. Inda Palmer, as the "girl-wife" of the president, Mabel Risley as the rather pongee Mrs. Rollette, John K. Hynes as her gay old pater, and Gordon Mendelssohn as a very-much-ln-earnest young man to whom the Blue Mouse is actually engaged, complete the cast. The Blue Mouse will be at the Bun galow tbe remainder of the week. 'TEXAS.' A Play in Four Acta by J. Mouldln West, Presented ,at Baker Theater. CAST. Colonel Buck West John Sherman Jack Dallam Thomas McLarnle Tank Ronald Bradbury Pasquale William Wolbert Sam Sorrel Donald Bowles Uolmes Okie John Burton Lord Angus Trevor. .Thomas Krueger Bowls Theodore Fairbanks Corpus Crlstl Walter Renfort Texas West Alice Fleming Mrs. Qlnnle Peppercorn Lillian Andrews Lady Frances McKenzle Grace Hadsall Lady Cecelle Trevor. Beatrice Nichols Mrs. West Ruth Lectiler w1 ITH Its scenes laid in the Lone Star State, and consequently re dolent of the fresh winds of her prairies, and the tang of alkali dust. "Texas opened at the Baker Stock Theater yesterday afternoon. While there is only one rule and order for the scenes and characters In Western plays. "Tex aa" at least possesses the distinction of being original in plot &nd unusually strong and Interesting as a play, and quite runs over with comedy and cow boys. It is, in short, a vivid picture or life as it used to be on cattle ranges, and as most Easterners believe It yet to be a picturesque life with its rich cattlemen, hand-on-pistoi cow punchers, generous sprinkling of greasers and every woman pretty and desirable. While "Texas" abounds in exe'tement. It does not, fortunately, step over the line Into melodrama. It is full of In teresting types. For instance there is Oklahomy, a blustering, good-natured son of the prairies, a role that assumes the proportions and interest of a whole vaudeville show as handled by John Burton. Thomas McLarnle makes a good-looking hero. Freshwater Jack, and lives up to the traditions laid down for cowboy lovers and heroes. Ronald Bradbury scores heavily this week for a natural and life-sixed picture of Tank, an old-time cowpuncher. William Wol bert causes himself to be hated properly as the villainous t-asquaie, a noroer ha If breed. The mere fact that as Pas quale he was sincerely detested, and audibly commented upon by the audi ence. Is a tribute to the prowess of Mr. Wolbert, who Is, by the bye. a new member of the company. Clad in a won derful and fearfully made suit of clothes, whose very donning must have necessi tated the use of a shoe-horn, Donald Bowles was one of the big hits in his Interpretation of Sam Sorrel, from Mis sissippi. Of course Alice Fleming Is Texas, and a charming and winsome little Western girl she makes, too, with her saucy eyes and cheery laugh, to say nothing of a SAVE A THIRD ON LATEST PLAYER PIANOS s NEARLY SETF.V CARLOADS ARB SELLING AT, LOWEST PRICES AND TERMS EVER SEEN IX PRINT AT t- ' E1LKRS MUSIC noi'SB. S Portland has never seen such player-piano selling as has been going on at Eilers Music House during the past week. There have been i busy, eiale days on numerous occasions in the past at the "Always Busy Kilers Music House Corner, but this week's record surpasses anything that has ever been -attained heretofore in player-piano sellsng. Every one of our splendid delivery wagons has been busy making deliveries from early until late. The tremendous number of player pianos sold will not be startling news, however, to those who have Investigated our Emancipation Sale, which marks another t.poch in modern piano selling. The truly un- firecedented savings now made possible, and the really heretofore un-leard-of easy manner in which payment can be made, have invariably proven irresistible. Eilers Music House is noted for always furnishing the most for the money "the very best in everything at a price that ia right," has been the watchword here always but our word for it, the player pianos good ones dependable ones the kind that everyone loves and cherishes were never heretofore obtainable at such low prices and, what is more, never heretofore could a player piano be obtained, on such wonderfully little payments. Think of it, we are selling a very fine player piano for $492. It is wortli $650 of anybody's money. How it i possible for us to do this has been explained in our Emancipation Salo advertisements, and seems to be well understood now. We are wholesaling pianos to the retail buyer. It is a transaction based on collective buying, and the low proportionate cost of operating forty stores. Another carload of player pianos just arrived yesterday afternoon, and these player pianos will be on our floors tomorrow morn ing, ready for your selection. Why wait any longer? Your friends and neighbors have investigated thie sale, and found they could secure magnificent instruments at a saving big enough almost to pay for another. Act promptly. Come today, or be on hand the first thing tomorrow. There are hundreds to select from at our Retail Department, 353 vVashington St., corner of Park (Eighth) Street, the Always Busy Corner. fetching mop of curls, all her own. Inci dentally. She Invests the role with su perior ability and makes her Texas a memorable thing. Lillian Andrews is a "howl" from beginning to finish as Mrs. Glnnle Peppercorn, , a "widder," who Is Uie object of the affections of ail the cowboys, but who finally is las soed by Oklahomy. Note tlKit this play Is to be given but six times . at the Baker, closing on Wednesday night for 10 days, during which time Manager Baker will make several alterations in the Interior with a view of correcting entirely the some what defective acoustic propertlen In portions of the house, as well as adding greatly to the attractiveness of the audi torium. FOUR KILLED III WRECK PASSEXGER INTO TRAIN CRASHES A FREIGHT. Fire Follows Crumpling of Stock Train and Montana and South Dakota Cattlemen Are Killed MONTEVIDEO. Minn., Oct. 30. Four stockmen from Montana and South Da kota were killed, two injured so seriously that there is slight chance of their re covery and an engineer and fireman badly crippled when section 4 of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul East bound passenger No. 6, from Butte, Mont., crashed Into the rear end of a stock train as It was endeavoring to back in on the siding to let the pas senger by, a mile west of here, today. The dead: WILLIAM D. HILL. Miles City, Mont. THOMAS HILL, his son. Miles City, Mont. GEORGE LEPER. Hosmer. S. T. 3. D. DECHTEE, Greenway, S. D. Not expected to live: George Rahsoldt, Aberdeen. S. D. William Downing, Miles City, Mont. Engineer Parker and Fireman Stickler of the passenger saw the tail lights of the stock caboose and jumped in time to save .their lives. Both were injured. The six stockmen were coming East with the trainload" of cattle, and were asleep in the caboose when tha pas senger bore down upon it and four were killed outright. Two, George Rahsoldt and William Downing, managed to crawl through the mass of steel and Iron, more dead than alive, and are frightfully burned and injured. They are not ex pected to live. The force of the Impact shattered the caboose, derailed the two cars of cattle ahead of it and toppled the engine of the passenger over sidewise across the track on too of the wreckage. Fire started and the bodies of the four dead men were burned to a crisp. Two cars of cattle also were burned before the fire depart ment from the city got to the scene. Boxcars on nearby tracks were licked up by the flames and to save the pas senger coaches they were uncoupled and pushed hack. by passengers and members of the train crew. Late this afternoon the charred re mains of the men burned to death were recovered. The Montevideo fire department suc ceeded in extinguishing the flames. Doc tors and surgeons were rushed to the scene and everything possible was done for the injured, who later were removed to this city. Cult Seeks Messiah Teed. BRISTOL, Tenn., Oct. 30. Curious as to what had become of the body of Dr. Teed, who announced before his death a year ago that he would rise from his tomb and become the messlah of the Assembly and Anti-Assembly . Republicans, Socialists, Democrats, and Prohi bitionists Are you not all in favor of Home Rule in the matter of creating new counties? Yoy can vote intelligently for or against prohibition, but do you understand local conditions through out the state sufficiently well to vote on the equitable division of the old counties and the creation of new ones? Is there anything so urgent in the formation of new counties that they cannot be postponed until the people have an opportunity to pass or reject the law which leaves the creation of new counties to the people directly In terested? The - press throughout the state are against the creation of new counties except such papers as are located at the proposed county seats of proposed new counties. (Paid Advertisement.) Reduced Rates $10.35 SECOND CLASS $21.50, $23.50, $26.50 FIRST CLASS To San Francisco $5.00, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00 ALL RATES INCLUDE MEALS ASD. BERTH. New S. S. Bear Sails 4 P. M. Thursday, Nov. 3 SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. ii i- t.il, r- t. - 142 Third St. Phones i Main 403 J A 1403. Koreshans. two members of the cult, according to Henry D. Silverfrlend, at tempted to unseal the tomb but before this -was accomplished both were de prived of their reason and died befor they could be removed to an asylum. BOY BURGLAR ARRESTED Clyde Burleigh, Aged 17, Confesses to Crime Mother Is Widow. A confessed burglar, Clyde Burleigh, 17 years old, was nrrested at 10 o'clock last night by Policeman Roberts. Burleigh was found at the home of his mother, Mrs. Jane Burleigh, at Fifty eighth street and Fiftieth avenue. Mount Scott, and when confronted with the charge that he had broken into and robbed the home of Henry McAllister, a neighbor, Burleigh at once admitted his guilt and accompanied the officer imme diately to police headquarters. Mrs. Burleigh Is a widow and at the present time is quite ill at her home. She said last night that she was glad that her wayward son had been arrested as he was a continual source of trouble and worry for her. The swag taken by Burleigh from the McAllister home consisted of a silver watch, revolver, blankets and other ar ticles, valued at about $20. The articles were secured by Officer Roberts and will be used as evidence. Mall Clerk Held Thief. SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Special.) Postofflce inspectors arrested Wilfred Spink Saturday night at Oroville, Wash., on a charge of theft of mail in transit. Spink, who for seven years has been a mailclerk, was on the run between Oro ville and Spokane. The Great Northern Line runs part way in Britih Columbia and packages interchanged between the two counties have been tampered witn. Spink waa caught red-handed, accord ing to the chief . postoff Ice inspector in Spokane. 231 WASHINGTON ST. 'PORTLAND ottcson. NAKER OF . MENS SLOTHS Constipation Vanishes Forever. ' Prompt Relief-FennaneDt Car CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS nei fail. 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