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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1911)
10 $120,000 of Choicest and and Latest Player Pianos in ' ass- . . ' 1P-1 s)Ta EXCHANGE OF LAUD OFFERED STATES BUSINESS PROPERTY, APARTMENT SITES, BEST "WEST SIDE RESIDENCE SITES, Grand Exhibition and bale at filers Space of Over Seven Thousand Square Feet in New Eilers Buildingevoted to Truly Gigantic and Interesting Display No More Music-Hungry Homes-Player Pianos Now Within Reach-Reduced Pes Applied .Upon All Makes of Player Pianos A Twenty-Day Sale; the Prices; the Makes and the Terms. The Triumphant Autopiano, Now in Daily Use in 3000 Pacific-Coast Homes-The Well-Known and Genuine Pianola Pptrnos, the Krell Auto-Grand, the Bungalow Player Pianos, and Numerous Other Makes Included. Federal Government Desirous of Keeping Forest Re- ; serves Compact. FOR SALE BY W. B. STREETEE C. E. STEEETER . 212 Lewis Building LARGE AREAS INVOLVED V Forrster Graves Points Out Advant age to Both Sides Surveyed Lands Will Require Author ity of Congress. OREGOX1A.V NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 11. Henry S. Graves. Chief Forester or the Government, ts desir ous of entering; Into agreements with all the Western states whereby the states may relinquish to the Govern ment their scattered school sections In the National forests and take In ex change an equal area of forest reserve lands In compsct form. Negotiation to this end are now under way In Ida ho, and also In South Dakota, but aa yet none of the other states has made application for an exchange. It has been held by the legal ad visers of the Government that ststs lands within forest reserves may be exchanged If the lands have not been surveyed, but surveyed lands, title to which has formally passed to the states, can only be exchanged by authority of Congress. This authority has not yet been given, though several attempts have been made to pais a bill of this character. In fact, such a bill has twice passed tfe House of Representatives, but has always been blocked In the Senate hy Senator Heyburn. who con tends thst the states have no constitu tional light to return to the Govern men seclons IS and J. granted them under their respective enabling acta. Cesa start Fereata Deeslrabse. In speaking of the proposed ex change. Forester Graves said: -We are desirous of making the Na tional forests as compact aa possible. In the Interests of good administration. We are reariy now to make exchanges wtth the states of nnsurveyed lands and are strongly hopeful that Congress will authorize the exchange of sur veyed lanMs. Such exchanges not only will benefit the Federal Government but the states as well, for It will give the ststes compact holdings In lieu of scatterSc! and for the most part In iiirMlbld and Isolated sections, which isnnot be readily sold, and which can I e administered only with dlfflculty." The extent to which some of the Western states are Interested tn thla proposed exchange may be gathered from the following table. It must be borne in mind that the exact amount of state land today Included In Na tional forests cannot be determined without a vast amount of clerical la bor, but as each state has been granted sections 1 and 1 for school purposes. It Is. or was. entitled to one-eighteenth of each township, and therefore ap proximately one-eighteenth of the area of each National forest Is state land. On that basis the ststes named wouM be entitled to exchange lands as fol lows, but for the fact that some of the states have already disposed of many of their holdings: Approxlmste Amount of Blat land. Acres. S.00 l.I0.O 1.1(1 (0 l.t00.X) i9.000 State OrJO .... aatuastda 14aiio Montana ... California, Nstl Forest Area Acres. ...ls.t:a.ia ...13.H7.I4 ,...i ....! T4.i4 dab. 7.1U.MT Earkaagee Already Marie. The flgurea tn the last column are only approximate, and. aa stated. In dicate the amount of land the states would be entitled to exchange If they had disposed of none of their forest re serve Isnds In the psst. Oregon snd California, however, have to date dis posed of about t per cent of their un surveyed forest reserve lands by using them ss bsse for lieu selections, aud about &i per cent of the Washington liuids have been similarly-disposed of. according to the Forest dervlce. while smaller alienations have taken place tn other states named. However, each state still hss enough lands remaining to warrant the exchange and the For est Service stands ready to negotiate whenever a stste Is ready. The process will be In each Instance to proceed as has been done In Idaho and Suin Dakota. The atate must first spply for the exchange, and then the state and Federal authorities must come together upon terms under whlcu the exchange will be made. There waa no difficulty about this In Idaho or South Dakota, and It Is presumed there will be no difficulty elsewhere. After the basis of exchange la agreed upon and the agreement signed by the Gov ernor, on the one hand, and the Chief Forester on the other, a representative ef the stste and a representat've of the Forest Service will be appointed to determine the amount of land which can be exchanged, and then to deter mine what lands shall be selected by the state In lieu of Its relinquishment ef scattered areas to the Government. Fair lUrkaase The aim of the Forest Service Is to g've to the state, la compact form, a section of one or more National for ests approximating tn value the value ef the lands turned back to the Gov ernment by the stats, and land that represents the average character of land which goes back to the Govern ment In exchange. It required more t .an a year to carry en this field work In South Dakota, and probably the ssme time will be consumed elsewhere, for usually the representatives of the two governments will find It neces sary to inspect most of the National forests In a state, and determine upon ismis which trie stste ran use to ad vantage once they are turned over. If Congress csn be persusded to pass the prn.Hng bill authorizing the ex- i. arse of surveyed state lands, one KTnTSl excnsnge will square ac- rounta between the state and Kerral tlovernment: otherwise, eirhanges will be necessary, a Idaho and South Dakota. Senator liryburn is the only man In Cong-ess who has voiced opposition to t.ie exchange bill, ordlglnally Intro fMce.t br ltpreentatlve Hamer. of 1 ia.no. an J If l.e can be won over, or tt sufficient Interest ran be aroused ta (asa t."ie bill over his objection, this question can be speedily adjusted. The Forest Service Is ready now to entet Into negotiations for exchanging school landa In Nstiosal forests, but only a few statea have thus far Indicated their Interest tn the plsn. Oregon Is ne ef the few and In that atate the Governor ts desirous of holding the lands acquired from the Government as a atate forest reserve. the two In ChehaHa School War Waxes. SIONTEjANO. Wash. Nov. 1L ( Spe cial. The war between the County Superintendent of Schools and the County Commissioners ef ChehaHa County la still ea. At their regular IF YOU "WANT GOOD IN VESTMENTS AT LOWEST FIGURES, LET US BUY FOR YOU. WILL GET YOU WTIAT YOU WANT. IF YOU HAVE GOOD FROPERTY TO SELL WE 1TAVE BUYERS FOR IT. REFERENCES -. Ilibernia Savings Bank. Bank of California. meeting this week the commissioners rejected a bill for services Bled by a young woman who acted aa Deputy Superintendent. lr. McKilllp has not only advised the young woman to take the case to court, but posted a sign on his office door that he Is "absent" on school work and refers all those who seek information concerning ed ucational subjects to the Board of County Commissioners. PORTLAND ARTISTS LIKED Washington State College Folk Enjoy Painting and W'orkg of Sculpture). STATE rOLLEOE Pullman. Wash, Nov. 11. (Special.) Portland artists are popular at Puilman thla week, their exhibit under the ausp'ces of the col lege Twentieth Century Club, contain ing some CO original paintings, and msny beautiful works of sculpture. Thla Is the second time such an ex hibit has been offered at tle college, and the present one Is perhaps the best which hss yet been presented. Among the Portland exhibitors, of which there are 1J. are - Miss Edna Cranston Breymsn. who exhibits "From the Heights." "The Rosd to the Sea," "Marine," and "Early Evening." An nie Bell Crocker presents three paint ings. "Child." "Study." and "HllL" Helen Savler Dumond exhibits "Grassy Hill Farm." "Grassy Hill." "Lowlands," r rom rui umuu hhihuii. La Grande Man Slashes Friend. LA GRANDE. Or, Nov. 11. (Spe cial. James Slack ts near death aa a result of a slashing at the hands of a friend. George Craig, a reuow em ploye at the sugar factory. Slack Is In the hospital and Craig Is In Jail. Pianos rented. I J. 14 and IS per month. Free dray aire. Kohlsr Chase. S7S Washington street si corrox To every suSerer from Rheumatism Nam Addres This conpon. when mailed to Magic Feet Draft re., Hepc (il'as, Jarksaa. Mica, will brlns you a (1 Pair of ilsslo root Prafts prepaid. -TO TBI FBEL, as a plstnd below. If You Have Rhetmatism Sign and Mail This Coupon Today mm. PKSSsmKK Dtu. CotTMpoadias Socy. sT nntMM.nd.Ml fsnltf. In MtasTlO POOt Draft! Its built on my rcord of rsu Ua. It you could ,h IhoaMDdj of lit?rB I tU tlltnr of cur at rry In th proitrM of thla crust trtur c.lei Rbmtlm. crjr of ;4 chronica wno hv ufTr4 30. SO tnd Ta 40 vearv. aa wall aa ail tha milder atac. you wo id lay a; da jour doubt. Put I do not ak rM to baUaa. I aand you my Draft to apaak for thamaalvaa. Band my coupon today Too will t a It pair of rrafia hj r-tum mail to try TORE Than, aftar trrtnf. If yoa ara fully aatianad with th comfort thay brine you. aand ma Si. If not. thy coat you nothing. )' aVHda. Can't yo t couldn't do thia If my rrrta rron i aatlafy? Wouldn't, you mall a ooupon to kaow for your a If. wbaa I. know. s. f A rtab TTiy doMar traatmant on ur vardlrt? Ad draa Ma(!e foot Draft Co.. CP-V Ol War 1M. Jarkaon. Mich, nd BO mOMjr only roviivMt. r" It now. RELIEF INSTANT ?Si DEAF ACCEPT OUR OFFER TODAY bard of asanas, as not rail Is rait er rite tertey and get esr fblectrupbne oa 30 Day. flSJt Jt la a tiny but pow arful alactrtcai hr tsf da r lea. a truly woedarful II tt la atmmaot. par fat tad to aucb a 4cra tiat many daaf panp.t tan now bear taa faintawt aound aad anjoy all piraauraa f . church. public Pikirf or orutaary roetm t I a. It maaniRaa a 9 Fl . grmdaUv raatoraa tb aatural bawrtas. carrlad in tba ctwtn. Inc and )raa botb ban da fra. SUAm Electrophone Co- Dept. A If va ar aaax w- Some of the Prices! si niei cf-iA tRKA Antn-niaTiAfl ftriii Pianola Pian 03 now $355. Old style $700 Autopianos and Pianola Pianos now $460. Payments $25 caeh, $10 month. Payments, same Terms. Payments $60 cash, $12 month. 'Lit . I , .1.3 m ji eocn A .Gianni anA Pin.Tin1a PiailfW f lJ5-; i;-, -.-.Tv-r7 1 ftM .tiu $950 Autovianos and Pianola Pianos now $615. Payments, same terms. ' v . iJl, --'"1 New stvle instruments, playing t New style instruments, playing the latest 88-note rolls or both the 65-note and 88-note rolls, as follows: ' rnn jl 070 (1? ft) ah H.Tlf1 SlO a mOntH. $ 600 stvles. now $467 and $480. Same terms. $ 725 styles, now $545. Same terms. t t ' . An . a hb . MA.tlt CObll VUiX fiu cs auvuvu. Same terms. $57 cash and $20 a month. Same terms. 31 4J l,L R, t i II IT ll si s. . 4 ..etjiaaa. aVL tt r 7 : ..:..' T .-: J H t ;r-v , .. , I $500 styles now $378 and $385. $25 casn ana iu a monuu. I 2SS5L-Jlfe. II V i f : ' Vfv. . : J $ 600 styles, now $467 and $480. Same terms. $ 725 styles, now $545. Same terms. mff ikU If ; .tiijJ---;. $ 825 style, now $635. $35 cash and $15 a month. e-I ttilk K - iT". A . $ 975 styles, now $735. Same terms. I P - 'firsr!! : : L:'- 'gfL i. sjs tfsa,,., J $1050 styles, now $787. $57 cash and $20 a month. I P ' t&k f -Zt Tr ryJ $1150 styles, now $867. Same terms. . JtU ' Mlfll' 1 :.y''-X , ,.:.., n' .-. V- 1 1' .r:"..-jiSM.'.V.rf. .-, e-l-'wsi.WMa k 5f ) fj The Eleetropheae la mast to visible There are too many style to be each separately enumerated. Suf fice it to say that all of the styles In this exhibit are offered at corre- Aiyi rr ttciAm DMViikUUg t WUMVV.Vaayi ss. slightly used and second-hand instruments at still greater discounts. The following instruments are being closed out and after the present supply is exhausted these makes w ill not be sold again by Eilers Music House, namely .xl . Weber Pianos with Autopiano action and Weber Pianos with Pian ola piano action. . Steck Pianos with Autopiano action and Steck Pianos with Pianola Piano action. , . .. , Wheelock Pianola Pianos -with 65-note action, with 88-note action and with 65 and 88-note combination action. Stuyvesant Pianola Pianos, in three styles, same as Wheelock Pian ola Pianos. . ' . - . , Specially Easy Terms will be made in order to dispose of these instru ments in the very snortest possioie ume. The wonderful, genuine Auto piano, the Krell Solo Autogrand, Boudoir Player Piano and the im mensely popular Bungalow Player Pianos are all included in this sale at reduced prices. In short, a store full of finest player pianos are thrown into one grand k low-price sale that simply annihUates competitive attempts and makes player piano buying a positive duty to many a father or head of a family. An undertaking carefully planned for many months and one that will be the means of bringing much of enjoyment and musical education into hundreds of our best homes. Special A free music roll library is given to every purchaser in this sale. Free Recitals daily, every morning from 11:00 to 12:30, every after noon from 2 :30 till 0 :00. In our new building at Alder St. at 7th, now the Nation's largest dealers. An Exhibition of Utmost Interest to Every Music Lover The Latest and Best of Autopianos, Pianola Pianos, All Makes, in Fact, of Dependable Player Pianos in Most Extraordinary Display,' and at Extraordinary Price Reductions One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars' Worth to Be Sold During Next Twenty Days. The Latest and Best Creations From Nineteen Leading Factories Now on Display and for Sale Seven Distinct and Valuable Improve ments to Be Found in the Autopiano Why Some of the Makes Have to Be Advertised as "Second-Hand" Player Pianos Playable Three Ways, by Foot Power, by Electricity and by Hand Everyone Interested in Musio Should Bead This Article Carefully. In June. 110. the first exhibition of player pianos was held by Eilers Muslo (louse In the old quarters oa S ashing ton street. At that tlms tha follosrtnr epoch making announcement waa muds: -While heretofore ths selllns; price and In most cases a really exorbitant selllnc price) of player-plnnos of merit has been dictated by manufacturing; In terests snd combinations, hereafter Player Pianos will be aold by Eilers Music. House upon the same reduced price policy aa Is applied by os to regu lar planoe. Ths sa"!e of player pianos resulting from this exhibition, where st reduced price for tho first time In the history of the I'nlted Ptstes the mskes of sev enteen different factories were shown, were enormous. It was clearly demon strated that tha hitherto high prices had prevented many a home from own ing Krell Autogrands. Weber Pianola Pianos and Player Pianos de Luxe, and dozens of other makes which, because of reduced prices. ere then placed within reach of many others than the homes of the exceedingly wealthy. The sale of player pianos proved so overwhelmlnglv large that jealous rep resentatives of the so-called player piano combine managed to secure against Eilers Muelo House a tem porary Injunction whereby an endeavor ai made to maintain the hitherto high prices and to prevent Eilers Muslo House from offering such pianos for less, even though Eilers Muslo House, by virtue of lsrge sales, could afford to sell them for considerably less and still make a living profit. This Injunction was finally dissolved in September. Since this time, by etipulatlon. Eilers Muyic House, so as not to disturb con- X.ai Eilers Mode House designs and builds to order special cases. Two types of true mission architecture are shown here- dltlona In many sections of the TJnitea Etates, has agreed to sell certain make of Instruments, even though brand new, as so-called "second-hand." Thus it 1s that In the present exhibi tion and sale there are numerous fine new Instruments for which $900 and $1000 and $1160 Is asked elsewhere, which are now marked by Eilers Muslo House a "sooond-hand" and priced al most uniformly 26 per cent below the big retail prices demanded elsewhere. Sever has Eilers Music House been In position to demonstrate more forcibly and uneontrovertlbly Its ability to fur nish pianos for less money, and a. great deal less money, than Is asked else where for the same thing. It Is difficult, frequently, for a buyer who finds a piano of a certain make or grade in Eilers Music House at a low price sale to determine with certainty that the same Is as good or better than instruments of corresponding grade, but bearing other names and for whlcu so much more ja asked by round about dealers, Ban Francisco branoh stores, and so-called factory representa tives. But when, as now, the same make of piano Is found in one store for sale at $1160. and In our store fpr 17. there can be no argument. The saving made possible by Eilers Muslo House's modern selling methods la S283, and becomes at once apparent. In our new building superb facilities have been provided for the display of all that Is best in Autopianos, Pianola Pianos, Autogrands and Player Pianos f many other makes. Our exhibition and display will be found -tomorrow strictly 1n keeping with what might be properly expected from the Nation's Foremost Dealers. Never heretofore has It been possible to present in one frinuii..iui..i.. magnificent array of all that Is latest and best in the development of the modern player piano. Each and every style from 19 differ, ent leading makers In this country and Europe is Included. It Is truly remarkable to note the manv different styles by the leading player-piano makers that are repre sented. mT op. HISTORY. Eilers Muslo House was the pioneer In the handling of player pianos. From Its very inception the player-piano idea has been staunchly supported by the management of Eilers Music House. Aiany aesiers in inw wo -- -Glscern the usefulness of a piano play- 1. 1 . i ... K.it.kiinwn naner-roll and pneumatto principle, and, when hstm saskivsass nn mfuny upemy i"Du - rocord rf opposed to auoh innovation, w i - ii..... -ww-i U Uaan fnr. Jailers IHUF1C rruuao. " eight, confidently predicted the success KMf r Music House foresaw in its de velopment tha widening of musical ap preciation, all of which has so splen didly been achieved through the player lano, wnicn. rrom wonocnuin uu eglnnlngs, has been stesdlly brought to Its present high degree of perfec tion. Musical knowledge has been ex- greatly increased because of the player I .. .v.iK has nn.n.ri the doors tO he realm of music for many a business women and children who also hava proiitea tnereoy. BASIC PATENTS ETPIHB. V T-. .vt.i,.Hn. r.9 i.v.r.1 hsjila TlSt- ents on player-piano actions, and the Invention and development of -numerous vital Improvements upon existing types of plsver pianos have made most im portant and far-reaching changes In the player-piano field of lata. A most progresaiveness on the part of several manors, w 1 1 ii. ii. in . " i ' . . , , . , larlv favored with Increased facilities i maTnirartitrini enuinment- have, pro duced magnificent results. ' After caretul mveetigation ana e baustlve tests and experiments numer ous very important additions to the great line of high-class mualoal in- The modern player piano is appreciated by every member of the family. stmmentsr were announced by us In June. 110. foremost among them was the wonderful Autopiano, which undls putably has now attained the foremost Soeltlon In the player-piano world to ay. This Instrument possesses seven vital and distinct features of saperl ority over the next beat make. And no purchaser of a player piano should fall to investigate tne Aumpiano m n. mgii grade piano and as the foremost aud best player-piano mechanism. Prominent In our present display are the beautiful player pianos do luxe. These are the lnstrumenta made by the man under whose skillful superlntend ance the old, famous Weber piano achieved the pinnacle of Its perfection and renown. We. state without fear of contradiction that these player pianos de luxe are without question the Nation's finest, most durable. In short the most nearly perfect high-priced player pianos obtainable at no matter how high a price. Instead of asking $1150 or $1200 or more, which, accord ing to certain standards, a dealer would be thoroughly Justified In ask ing, the price at Eilers Muelo House, during the present exhibition and sale, will be 1855 for the plain mahogany or rosewood cases, and only a nominal charge above this price will be added to cover the Increased cost for fancy figured mahoganies, Circassian wal nuts, quarter-sawed oaks and fanoy French burl walnut caees. PLAYABLE THREE WATS. Player pianos playable by three methods, namely -by hand, oy foot power and by an electric motor, device, are shown, also priced upon the same qulck-saie-iitue-proxii Dams. Cunning little boudoir player pianos, Ice 1378 and $485, are shown; also the famous Krell Solo Autogrand and the beautiful Kimball player pianos. Every type of Weber and Steck and Wheeloelt - and Stuyvesant Pianola Pianos, "In SS-note," In S8-note and In combination" actions, meaning Instru ments which play the former range of keyboard (6 notes), or the entire key board of sv modern piano (88 notes), or both, are shown. Last, but not least, the superb old Chlckerlng has been equipped with the player action De Luxe after four or five years of earnest solicitation on the part of Eilers Music House with these truly conservative and most highly-renowned makers of Boston. The Chlckerlng De Luxe Player Piano will appeal to the person ef discriminating taste wishing to possess at once the Nation's most superb player mechanism contained in the Nation's most superb and most hlrhly honored piano, the Chlckerlng. Several modern Art Grand Player Pianos, with player mechanism play able bv foot power and also by diminu tive electric motors, producing moat marvelous results, are on display. Space forbids detailed mention of the Electrelle, the Gulbranson, the Play automa, and three types of the wonder ful Weite Mipnon, the German Artists' Reproducing Piano. Suffice to say that any hostess may now have a Paderew skl. or a Myrtle Elvyn, or a DePach mann. etc., play the piano foe her any evening or during a dinner. Orchestrelles ranging In price from $366 to 3G00 are here. It Is by far the largest and most comprehensive exhibit of all that Is best In the player-piano industry, em bracing everything desirable that has ever been made anywhere. A visit will not only prove wonder fully Interesting, but thoroughly In structive as well. Prices are not only reduced, but at the reduced prices any Instrument may be secured upon our extended-payment f,lan three years' time, and even onger, for the mere additional simple interest, 1 given to complete the pur chase. , , Old instruments silent pianos will be accepted aa part payment at fair valuations toward purchase of any of these new Instruments at sale prices. Eilers Music House, Oregon's oldest and largest, and the Nation's foremost piano house. (Forty Western stores.) Now in our new building. Seventh and Aider streets. See Also Special Announcement Pertaining to the Latest Achievement in Talking Machines Page 7, Sec 2 of This Issue.