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THE MORNING OREGON-AIT, MONDAY, NOVEMBEB 19, 1900. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amusements Today. MARQUAM GRAND Haverly'B Minstrels. CORDRAYS THEATER Frawley Company. MZTTROPOLITAX THEATER "A. Day and a -Sight." Bad Teas for Sound Packers. The pack of salmon on the Northwest coast for this season Is about completed. "The pack of sockeyes on Puget Sound and the Fraser River," says George T. Myers, "was a break-neck act, as most of the packers -will testify, especially those who came from the Columbia River during the past year. Without exception, they think they struck a bad year for com mencing. They think that there Is some thing In the saying that not all that glit ters Is gold, and yet they expect that next year -will be a big year, and that they will then make up for their losses of this year. I have seen two years of this kind In succession before, and it may be that history will repeat Itself. The Fall run has been lighter this year than lor tne past three years. The price of raw salmon has been greater than ever efore known on Puget Sound, and while the price of manufactured goods has ad vanced the short catch and expense of appliances to catch flsh have entailed, with few exceptions, a loss to the canners operating on Puget Sound and Fraser River. Some of those who have been operating there have been so financially embarrassed that they will never try it again. Almost everybody operating In Alaska this year has made money, but that territory In a short time will be as badly overdone as Ib now Puget Sound." Old Landmark Gone. The old house on Third street, on the property which was Intended to have been College street, from Third to Second. Is being torn down, and two new houses are to be built there. The old house has rather a remarkable history. It was built some 30 years ago by a man named Davis, a carpenter,, who owned the adjoining lot, which at that time was In a gulch. For convenience sake he built the house in College street, on the side of the gulch. He was noti fied by the city authorities to remove It, but finally obtained permission to let It remain In the street, which had not then been Improved, until he could get his lot fi.led In, or something of that sort. The city authorities changed, and the new officials forgot all about the matter, and the house stood in the street till the city lost all title to the land. A few years ago, after the property had changed hands a number of times, the city brought suit to eject the owner and have the street opened, but the owner of the property won the suit, and It Is not likely that College street will ever be opened from Third to Second. The lot, being part of a street. Is, of course, CO feet wide, and was sold a few days ago for $2400. NiMROD'a Bad Mhmort. In a down town restaurant where a number of sportsmen on their way to the happy hunting grounds where wild ducks are Bhot, took breakfast at an early hour yesterday morning, a box containing 200 loaded shells, and bearing the name of K E. Ayer was found soon after their departure. Mr. Ayer probably never missed his ammunition till he reached his blind and proceeded to load his gun, and he then probably felt much like the historical Dutch skipper, who, when he had occasion to use his cable and anchor, found that he had left them at homa. As every duckhunter carrleb with him (when he doesn't forget them) as many shells as he hopes to kill ducks and many times the number he expects to kill, Mr. Ayer was doubtless able to levy on his friends for as many as he needed; If not, he had to sit In the blind and get what sport he could out of ooverlng every duck which flew over and Imagining how "slick" he would knock It over If his gun was only loaded. Apples From New Top.k. Carrying coa!s to Newcastle has long been con sidered the height of foolishness, but what can shipping apples from New York to Oregon In a year like this be deemed? A few days ago a barrel of Wlnesaps and Blue Pearmains arrived here all the way from New York, consigned to- F. C. Barnes, a present from some friend in that state. Samples of the fruit can be seen at the permanent exhibit, having been presented to Colonel Dosch for com parison with Oregon apples. The apples are sound and firm and of good color and appearance, but in size they are much In ferior to Oregon apples of the same va rieties. Just what Idea influenced the sender of the apples is not known, but he probably thought that they had better ap ples In old York state than could be raised way out in Oregon, but if he did he was very much mistaken. Strawberries in November. Mr. Ma poon, the originator of the Magoon straw berry, on Saturday brought to market a case of ripe and well-colored strawber ries of good flavor. He left a box con taining berries In every stage from the b'ossom to the fully ripened berry at the permanent exhibit, where they were proudly exhibited by Colonel Dosch as evidence of the superior climate and soli of Oregon. He said: "They look like strawberries, they smell like straw berries, and they taste like straw berries." and he dared the whole North west to produce anything to equal them. It Is not at all likely that any other place In the latitude of Portland can produce su-h berries on November 17. Monet for Park Commission. City Treasurer Werleln has opened an account with the Park Commission, and has p!ced to its oredlt the sum of J1S37 10. transferred bv the Council from the city account to the Commission. The Park Commission may now be considered as regularly launched in business, as it has money on call, and all warrants signed by Chairman IL S. Rowe and Secretary Thomas Devlin will be paid as long as the J1S37 M holds out. After a while It will have more money In the fund and can then begin Improvements In earnest Hunting Shells in Ballast. The Ger man ship Malpo. which came up from Santa Rosalia recently. Is discharging ba'test at the Victoria dock. There Is an assortment of shells mixed In with the sand and between W and 100 people were overhauling the dump, picking out speci mens The ship had an unusual number of callers, the majority of whom descend ed Into the hold. Captain Hlllwegc. who has been here before, was entertaining seme friends, and altogether things were lively. Decisions Todat. Judge Sears will an nounce decisions in the following named oases in his court, at 9:30 o'clock, this morning: Michaels vs. Dletz, motion of Alice Diets for costs; Mays vs. Title Guaranty & Trust Company ct al., de murrer to complalBt: Spreitzer vs. Nea lord. motion to strike out amended com plaint, The Charles F. Beebe Company vs. Klickitat intervention, merits. Board of Equalization. The Board of Equalization for Multnomah County will meet In the courtroom of the County Court Monday. November 19, 1900, at 10:30 oclork A. M All persons interested and desiring corrections in their assessment must attend within the week and present In writing their objections. County Board of Equalisation. Scared Awat a Bcrolar. At 11:30 last evening, Mrs. W. J. Gillette discovered a burg'ar In the family residence. 234 Third street. The house-breaker had all the silverware neatly tied up ready to make his escape. Her appearance and screams alarmed the marauder, and he left with out his booty. Remember the lecture this evening, S o'clock, by Rev. M. P. Smith. Paulist. Subject. "Newman and the Great Eng lish Catholic Movement," at St. Mary's Cathedral. Choice piece of property for sale in best residence portion of city: central. White & McCraken, Marquam building. Holly Sale. Carload lot seleoted holly and shade trees, roses, shrubs, bulbs and seeds: Iambersen's. 180 Front street. Gtt-Ratx photos. 6th and Morrison. Dr. Fraser, office at residence. Pcrsb- Lost and Found. Great excite ment was created at the Central Rail way Station yesterday by a woman who had lost her purse. She had six children with her, ani Intended to take a late train, but soon after arriving at the sta tion found that her pocket-book, contain ing some Hf or $50 and a check for $900. payable to bearer, was gone. The sut. cession of blood-curdling shrieks she gave on discovering her loss sont her six children Into convulsions, and brought everybody In and around the station to her aid on the run. As soon as it could be ascertained from what place she had started for the station, a carriage was procured and she was sent baok to the hotel where she had stopped. She had her purse in her traveling bag, and had left this on a table In the parlor while she had stepped out for a few moments Just before starting for. the train. There was only another woman In the parlor at the time, and it seemed likely that she had taken the purse from the bag. The room was searched, and, to the surprise of all and the great Joy of the loser, the purse was found tucked under the edge of the carpet, with Its contents Intact, the thief probably considering this a safe place to hide it until it would be conven ient for her to take It away. The woman got back to the station in time to take her train, and with her progeny went on her way rejoicing. Harvesting PoTATOEs.-Farmers have been using their best endeavors during the late fine weather to get their potatoes harvested, and those who have not ac complished this are likely to lose those still remaining In the ground. Down on Bauble's Island, J. L. Reeder, who had some 40 acres of potatoes, has had a dig ging machine and about 20 men at work, and has been getting about 1500 bushels into the cellar dally. His field yielded about 300 bushels to the acre, and as sev eral days ago he had 8000 bushels In the cellar, it Is probable that he had the whole of them In before the rain came. If he had had to depend on hand labor for digging and housing his crop, it would have taken him till about Christmas. The potato-digging machines Introduced into this rectlon this season have proved such a success that the probability 1b that a greatly Increased acreage will be planted to potatoes next year. Of all the back breaking Jobs on a farm, and they are not few, potato-digging by hand is about the worst and lasts the longest With a machine that can dig Ave or more acres per day and do the work In a satisfactory manner, many a farmer will (plant a large tract who heretofore has planted only a few acres. Likes to Love in Manila. Mrs. M. Gay Crowne, daughter of John Gay, of this city, has Just returned from a stay of over a year in Manila, and is on a visit to her trends here. She is the wife oi Captain E. P. Crowne, of the Thirty-fifth Infantry, United States Volunteers, who Is assistant quartermaster at the Blllbla United States Military Prison. Manila, and followed her husband, who. sailed with his regiment from Portland some thing over a year ago. She likes Manila very much as a place of residence, and looks forward with pleasure to return ing there. She will be at home to her friends at 375 Fourteenth street, and will be pleased to have all her old acquaint ances call and hear about Manila. She finds the climate hore rather chilly after her sojourn in the tropics, but the warm welcome she has received makes her quite comfortable. Turkeys Comino In. Turkeys, both alive and dressed, are coming to market in large numbers. Most of them are young ones, and many of them are not very fat It looks as If they were being shipped to avoid the expense of feeding them. They sell at retail for about 12 cents per pound, and if they keep com ing in they will spoil the Thanksgiving appetite of this community for turkey. Chickens are also very plentiful, and sell at about 8 cents a pound. At these prices it Is alleged that chicken and turkey are cheaper than beef at present prices, but poor chickens' and turkeys are not cheap at any price. When they arc sold by the pound they do not net the raisers much, and it would seem that It would pay them better to fatten their fowls properly be fore sending them to market Inquest on Unknown German. At the Coroner's inquest yesterday, no fur ther Identification was obtained of the old German killed Saturday, who was known as the "Terminal Company's mas cot" He was about 70 years old, and waB at one time employed In the woods, before being struck on the head by a falling tree, which Incapacitated him for further manual labor. He then lived at the Terminal Station on the remnants of tourists lunches, and slept In a little hut He was very deaf, and he Is sup posed to have met death while crossing or walking down the track, when struck by a switch engine. The verdict reached was accidental death under circumstances unknown to the Jury. Hackdriver Arrested. Charles Mays, a local hackdriver, was arrested yester day by Patrolman Branch, on a charge of having committed Saturday night's as sault on John Abbott, of Aurora, Or. The latter, upon refusing to pay an exorbi tant charge, was struck in the face with a pair of brass knuckles and his Jaw bone broken. Mays tallies with the de scription given to the police, and was arrested on suspicion. The wounded man is at St Vincent's Hospital, and today he will be given a chance to identify the man suspected of being his assailant Roast Duck. Get your mallards and widgeons at Strouse's restaurant 229 Wash. NEED BETTER CARE. Citizen's Opinion of Anlmnls In City Parle. The management of Jhe City Park can be very much improved, according to F. A. Stuhr, of this city, who has taken a great Interest in the welfare of Port land's principal resort for several years. Mr. Stuhr said yesterday that he had presented the park with peafowls, cana ries and pheasants enough to keep a good stock on hand all the time, but that the progeny of the birds has nearly all been allowed to die out The young, he thinks, should have been reared and sold for the benefit of the city treasury, but not one cent has the public funds been enriched by the park, excepting $110 from the sale of two elk. which, he says, should have brought a good deal more. "I sent up a pair of long-tailed Japanese chickens," he said, "and these would have been a good start for a large brood, but they were allowed to die from want of proper care. "I gave the park a pair of monkeys, also some goldfish, but these, too, were soon among the things that were. "The aviary of the park is a kind of a cross between a greenhouse and a cow shed, and is not fit to be either, which proves that more Intelligent supervision Is needed, and now that the park Is in the hands of a new commission, I hope to see many Improvements njade." Mr. Stuhr says he knows of several women who took great Interest in the park and showed their interest In the presentation of valuable gifts, but these things were never cared for, and so they have become discouraged. If the new commission shows the proper spirit In beautifying the park, a great many friends about the city will be glad to co-operate with Messrs. Chase and Fleck enstein, who have immediate control of It "The park has cost the City of Portland $140,000 within the past 13 years," he said, "and there is very little to show for this vast sum. With proper care considerable income might be derived from It and It would amount to a great deal more as a thing of beauty and a Joy forever than it does." Still Mr. Stuhr avers that he has no grievance; that he has nothing to sell to the park, and that his entire solicitation proceeds from a desire to see the park become an up-to-date resort for the peo ple of Portland. "At present It Is away behind that of Eastern public parks, but it-can soon be made a credit to the city If the , com missioners so desire." NIGHT AT THE THEATERS FltAWLEYS OPEN TO TREMENDOUS BUSINESS AT CORDBAH7S. Gillette's Piny Slakes a Hit "A Day and a Xlsrlit" Cleverly Given at tne Metropolitan. Hundreds were turned away disappoint ed last night from Cordray's Theater, aa the entire seating room of the theater had been early sold out. "Secret Service," as presented by the Frawley company, proved Itself to be a wonderfully strong play., Always popular with Portland's theater-goers, the Frawleys last night but added to their laurels previously won. Strong though the play may be, a strong company is necessary to a proper Inter pretation, and certainly "Secret Service" lost nothing In its presentation. A strange admixture Is this "Secret Service." William Gillette, the author, and the original in the role of "Captain Thome," which was played by Mr. Fraw ley last even'ng, has been noted In his SCENE OUTSIDE OF CORDRAY'S earlier plays for originality. In this pro duction, which has appealed so strongly to the patriotic sentiment of large audi ences wherever presented, the story Is based upon Intrigues and complications during the War of the Rebellion. In all previous plays of this sort, the blue-coated, boys have been In predominance. In "Secret Service," strange to say, but one blue-coated soldier is seen, and he dies Immediately after reaching the scene of action. The play requires but two stage settings, the drawing-room of a Confed erate General In Richmond and a tele graph office. Although It is a war story and abounds with militarism from the rise of the curtain until its fall, no fu sillades, no rattle of musketry, are need ed to stir up enthusiasm. Merely a dis tant booming of cannon Is heard, suffi cient to show that Richmond Is being at tacked by Northern troops during the siege. In this drawing-room are enacted the various intricacies of the plot, con cerned chiefly with a Northerner, really a spy. In the role of a Captain In the Confederate Army. This Captain, who has a knowledge of telegraphy, makes use of this knowledge In the third act, and herein one of the most thrilling scenes of the play Is pictured. Inter woven with the adventure of this spy Is a most fascinating love story, the Gen eral's daughter and Ihe Captain being the lovers. Secondarily, comes the love story wherein the General's youngest son and the little girl across the street play the prominent parts. The final victory of the loyal Southern girl over her spy lov er and the happy ending of two pretty love stories complete a drama that last night won storms of applause at every thrilling climax. T. Daniel Frawley portrayed the char acter of Captain Thorn, the Northern officer in secret service within- the ranks of the Southern Army. Mr. Frawley has always shone In the robust characters and robustness is necessary In "Secret Service." Added to this, Mr. Frawley portrayed a character that was cool, self controlled and calculating, but withal with such honest' devotion to his cause that he succeeded In winning the com plete sympathy of the audience. Miss Van Van Buren played the part of Edith Varney. the daughter of a Southern Gen eral. Miss Van Buren's attractive per sonality well fitted the part of the loving Impulsive daughter of the South. Phosa McAllister, as Mrs. Varney, did good work as the loyal mother of the Con federate family. Lillian Landers, as Caro lina, the girl across the street, was as sweet and pretty as a picture with her artless airs and old-fashioned curls. Her love scenes with Wilfred Varney (Clar ence Chase) and her bravery In facing the villain, completely captured the house. Mlnnette Barrett had a small part but she played It acceptably. Harrington Reynolds, as Arrelsford, the Confederate, did particularly good work. His acting was finished, and had his lines in the early part of the play been a little more distinct Interest would have been addeo. to the plot The remaining characters of the play are numerous, but all, even the minor ones, were well cared for. "Secret Service" will be played tonight tomorrow night and Wednesday night, and at the matinee on Saturday. BRIGHT HOVT COMEDY. "A Day and a. NlKht" Well Presented at Metropolitan. The initial performance of Hoyt's latest farce, "A Day and a Night" at the Metro politan Theater last night, was well re ceived by a large audience. While neither the best nor the worst of the many clever plays written by him. It Is a typical Hoyt farce, and as produced by the present company deserves to be added to the al ready large list of Hoyt's successes. Orig inal In plot sparkling with wit and satire, replete" with clever specialties, the play Is carried through with a hilarious dash that is infectious. The scene of the play, the stage of a theater, and the muslc- room of the manager, sennits the lntro- ductlon of numerous novel specialties without destroying the unity of the plot Tom Martin, the young country deacon, who goes to New York to secure singers for the church choir, provoked continuous laughter from his first appearance on the stage, and his unsuccessful efforts to calm his sporting blood and to continue his orthodox habits In the presence of the gay chorus girls, give rise to exceedingly funny situations. He also sang Guy Catlln's, the Portland song writer's clever song, "Awahoo," whlcr pleased his admir ers, Madge Lawrence, as M'lle Bawn Touralne, was vivacious and captivating. Masquerading as a soubrette, she taught the young deacon how to make love to his sweetheart, and the aptness of the sanctimonious churchman was amusing, and resulted In many curious complica tions. The specialties were all new and inter esting. "My Jersey Lily," by Lillian Maynard and Kittle Gilmore, scored the hit of the evening. Clever dancers and sweet singers, with Charlotte Stolle, they constituted a graceful and sprightly trio, who did good work individually and In the choruB. Lillian Maynard, in the very popu lar but unescapable soon song, slns "Pliny" to the great satisfaction of the au dience, and Cara Isham sings very sweetly a number of Scotch ballads, particularly AT THE FRAWIiEY OPENING. "Annle Laurie" and ''Bonnie Sweet Bes sie." Will H. Hatter, the sporty commo dore, whose delight knows no bounds when his son proves a thoroughbred, sang "I Love the Sea," and "Breakers Ahead." Alfred Holt In his clever whistling Imita tions, won the favor of the house, and had to respond to numerous encores. The chorus work was good, especially "The Daughter of Uncle Sam'' and "Then Let us Haste." On the whole the play was clever, and succeeded In its purpose to provoke un limited mirth and laughter. , THE HOME STUDY CIRCLE LIBRARY. There Is no doubt that the greatest lit erary and educational masterpiece of the nineteenth century Is the Home Study Circle Library. It contains the combined efforts of 98 of the most renowned edu cators and writers the world, has ever known. Its manner of arrangement is unique, and It stands alone in the history of book-making. - The Home Study Circle Library is com plete in 15 volumes. It covers a range of subjects equal to any presented or covered by the colleges or universities. The praise of the Home Study Circle edu cational movement Is sounded in every state and territory in the Union, In every great university of the North American Continent,- and the National Government at Washington included it In the educa tional exhibit of the United States at the t Paris exposition. Delighted students everywhere have been carefully clipping the lessons which have appeared in The Oregonian from day to day and pasting them in scrap books, realizing the Importance of pre serving the subject-matter. There are hundreds of persons who did not pursue the 'course from the beginning and have regretted not having done so. From all over the country communications havo been received, requesting that these studies be placed in book form, and we now present them to the reading publlo in 15 volumea, crystallizing the best thought from the courses given. Each volume Is complete in itself. As a self help library for the home It surpasses m practical value any other set of books ever before Issued. These volumes were written by men whose names are a guar antee of excellence. Harvard, Yale, Co lumbia, Brown, Princeton, Amherst Johns Hopkins and all the great Btate universities furnished contributors to this work. It is so beautifully written and at the same time expressed in such simple language that one Is impressed while reading It with the question wheth er the subjects or the writers are the greater. To those who are members of Chau tauquan Circles this great literary achievement Is a very necessary adjunct The young man or woman who attends night classes or who is a member of a correspondence school cannot do better than to secure a set of this complete library. A cordial invitation Is extended to all our Teaders to Inspect this wonderful li brary at the rooms ot the Home Study Circle Department 416 Marquam Build ing. The edition being limited, those de siring to secure the library should at once register their names for a set WHERE TO DIN1. Have you tried the Portland restaurant for lunch lately? 305 Washington street, opposite Olds & King. Jacob Doll Upright Piano. The latest improved. Acknowledged to be best sold on asy installments. Pianos rented, tuned and repaired at lowest prices. H. Slnsbelmer, 72 Third. Estab lished 1SQ2. i ii Seer Prices ob Furs Today. New York Mercantile Co., 305 Third. TO PROTECT RESERVOIRS OPERATIONS IN DRAINING UNDER GROUND BODY OF WATER, Tunnels Above City Parle. Mar Pre vent Farther Slldlns of tho Hillsides, The developments brought to light by the progress of the tunnel being, con structed up tho hillside west of No. 4 reservoir te put a stop to the sliding of the land there, has demonstrated that the theory of Engineer D. D. Clarke, ap proved by Colonel Mendell, that the slid ing Is caused by a large deposit of water collected on the hillside, is a correct one. The shaft, which, when dug, filled with water, and from which in the course of several week3 over 4,000.000 gallons of water was pumped, it is found was sunk Just above the dam which held this de posit of water. A short time ago the fact was mentioned that tha tunnel being con structed to drain off the deposit had reached a point within 20 feet of this shaft, and that a two-inch hole had been bored through a body of clay, and had tapped the deposit, and that a large quan tity of water had been drawn off, and conveyed by a drain at one side of the tunnel to the sewers. Since that time the tunnel has been driven through the 20 feet of clay, which was found to be very much compacted, at a depth of Blx feet below the bottom of the shaft, and tho deposit of water tapped. It Is found that the water Is contained In tt large mass of loose rocks of various bIzcs which has probably slid down the hillside in past ages, pushing and com pacting a mass of clay before It, which formed a dam which has held In check a large amount of water, Just how much cannot yet be estimated, as the extent of the mass of loose rock la net known. When the dam was broken through there was quite a rush or water for a few minutes? but it soon subsided to a steady flow of no great volume, as tha water, being contained in the interstices of tho rocks, escapes but slowly. When thin deposit of loose rock is thoroughly drained, which may reinflre short lateral tunnels to effect, the sliding of the hill side will doubtless be stopped, but there Is another and similar deposit of water a short distance further up the hill, which will also be drained. If it were not that the presence of these deposits of water on the hillside endangered the stability of the land, It might be utilized as high service reservplrs for irrigating the ex tension of the City Park In that direc tion. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Tlie Burnt-Cork Kings. Of all the minstrel organizations en tour this season few compare with the newly equipped Haverly'B Mastodon Minstrels, a new company with an old and tried title. The principal comedian Is George Wilson, who is, without doubt, the superior ot all others, and the most extensively Imi tated minstrel In the world. Tho com pany numbers otherwise in its ensemble some 39 members, and from the handsom new first part to the finale of the per formance there is not a dull second, and In every department will be found rip pling fun, charming music, superb scen ery and the costuming gorgeously de signed. The New Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels come to the Marquam Grand tonight and tomorrow night There Is only one George Wilson and only one Haverly's Minstrels, and with a lony string of other" productive comedians, numerous novelties, ftn octet of supe rior singers and Claude Mankee's chal lenge orchestra form the thoroughly happy combination that will entertain the patrons of their theater on tho abovo nights. Season for Tront. PORTLAND, Nov. 15. (To the Editor.) I would like to ask through The Orego nian whether the state law prohibts fish ing with hook and line for salmon trout In tidewater. A SUBSCRIBER. Fishing for all species of trout Is for bidden by law during the months of No vember, December, January, February and March, The sale of trout is pro hibited at all times. Trout may be only taken with hook and line at any time. Harris Trunk Co. for trunks and tygs. Eor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the Signature of ?&&&. ?? k rnHU1 Thanksgiving Groceries Eat yonr Thanksgiving dinner to repletion, even be satisfied as to appetite, and you will experience no detrimental remit It the Hour, sugar, spices, etc., are purchased at our itore. We make a point ot eatlsfylns onr most ex acting customers. No use in buying inferior commodities get the beat that's going here. Coffee and tea, as a matter of course. We have Just received New Malaga Raisins. Smyr na, fits. Persian Dates and all kinds of Nuts, New Cider, from Oregon apples. Swift's Prime Hams and Bacon. Bur your Ingredients for mince meat here. We have everything. Including peels and Sul tana Raisins. Try onr Brandies and Sherries. LECTURE DB. ROLAND D. GRANT will deliver one of his scientific lectures, "Wrinkles, Cracks and Erosions" Under the auspices of the Mazam&a, at the First Baptist Church, 12th and Taylor streets, Wednesday evening, November 21, at 8 o'clock. Admission, 50 cents. Tickets for sole at J. XL GUI & Co.'s, Third and Alder streets. Woodward. Clarke & Co.'s, Fourth and Washington streets. B. Alex Bernstein's. 307 Washington street. ..MAYERaCn t Grocer, MS Third St y SECOND-HAND PIANOS AT A PREMIUM Novv's the Time to Exchange Your Old Piano. Why It Will Pay to Do So Now What Piano to Get Our "Biff Price" Killing Methods Onr Rec ordNearly Tvro Thousand Cus tomers and Friends, If you have an old upright or square piano, In place of which you expect some time to own a really first-class new piano, let us assure you that It will pay you to make the exchange now. At tho present time there Is a big demand for second hand pianos to rent to people who cannot afford to get a fine new instrument Just now, and we are therefore able to allow more than actual value for second-hand Instruments In order to get pianos to meet this demand. Then there Is another reason why you should secure your new high-grade piano right away. The prices of reliable pianos are going to advance. Anyone In touch with the piano indus try will concede that while the ordinary trashy piano will probably be produced in future as In the past for surprisingly little money, the good, honest piano, made by skilled workmen, ot first-class and thoroughly seasoned material, will here after cost a great deal more money to make than heretofore, and the result will be Increased retail prices. So if you have any intention of ever owning a strictly fine piano (and every home supplied with anything less In qual ity than a Kimball, or a Weber, or a Chickering piano, will sooner or later expect to own one) it will pay you to consult us at onoo. We will furnish you a piano, the use of which you will thor oughly enjoy every moment it is in your possession, a piano that will be the envy of your musical friends, and we will sell you one at our old-time ''calamity prices." We always were the big profit-killers, the despair of old-school dealers of the West ern piano business, whose antiquated methods, and lack of modern business ex perience rapidly forced them to a back seat; and we are selling today more really fine pianos and organs than any other Pacific Coast concern. Every business thought here Is devoted to the all-important topic, "good goods for little money"; every energy Is bent toward the attainment of this end. In this endeavor we have been successful be yond measure. We are pleased to refer to very nearly 2000 customers who have dealt with us. But to the point get your 'fine piano today, and let us have your old piano In part payment for It Just now we can allow you more for It than later on. and the price of a fine new piano will be higher, nercaiier in an it is just now. i-iiers n ano House, in the New Music building, 351 Washlngtonistreet Brings on bad eyes. Aid the sight by resting the optic nerve with a pair of our easy glasses. Tnev act as a restful stimulant, re lieve the strain and bring back health. Tou can change your classes, but not your eyes. Take care of those you have that their use may not bo denied you In old ago. WALTER REED Bye Specialist 1SS SIXTII STREET oiusaoftiAK build ma AH Styles AH Leathers . One Price, $3-22 LC OrtEdONIAJT BUILDRYG. THE OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO. If NOW EQUIPPED POR fcOING FIRST-CLASS Also... DEsiQNina AND SAMPLES..; NC STCHIN1 ef Work nd Prices upoa Application FRED PRFK1 lis lXfcr-xa BttHdlns 1-ull Set Teeth itA Gold Crowns $8.09 Bridge Work .....flM --Lamination ire . Teeth extract! abso lutely vitlwat 9&U. Cor. Third and TTaahlaston; traura !.. room" 8-7 E. W. Wa-pnn. E. & "W. -V. nar 'lock front" colUr. Strained Vision SEE IQ. I THAT THIS rN IS BRANDED j i ON EVERY jf SHOE. j I 1 THE PALATIAL Kill BUItDl. Not a dark office in the bnlldlnsi absolutely fireproof) eleetrio lights and artesian water; perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation. Ele vators ran day and night. . Itoom . AINBLIE. Dr. GEO-iaE.Phj-lctan....C08-60O' ANDBRSON. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-l,w...012 ASSOCIATED PRESS; K. U Powell. Mrr..60a1 AUSTEN. P. C, Manaser for Oreron and "Washlncton Bankers' Life Association, of Des Moines. Ia 502-60- BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DES MOINES. IA.; F. a Austen. Manager. 002-503 BATNTUN. OEO. R.. Mr. for Chaa. Scrib- ner"s Sons .' au BEALS. EDWARD A.. Foreeast Official U. s Weather Bureau oio BENJAMIN. R. W.. Dentist SH BINSWANGER. DR. O. S.. Phys. & Sur.410-.11 BROOKE. DR. J. M., Phys. . Surg.... 708-700 BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-314 BRUBRE. DR. O. E.. Physician.... 412-413-414 CANNING. M. J oos-eoa CA.UKIN, O. E., District Agent Travelers' Insurance Co 713 cahdwelu dr. j. r !!".!!!!!!!!!!!!ooa CHUkCHILI.. MRS. E. J 710-71T C?ffTEY.pR- H. C. Phys. 4 Surgeon....T0O COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY.... oAt.;,;V. H-O5-G0O-C07-13-61 4-613 2.LICS' C- w- Pby- an Sr.on....20G cyER- F. C.. Cashier Equitable Llf 30O COLLIER. P. p.. Publisher; S. P. McGuire.' Manager 415WM- DAY, J. G. & I. N 31a DAVIS. NAPOLEON. President Columbia Telephone Co Q07 SJ,C.?N' DR- J- F- Physlciaa'.'.'.'.MJln. DRAKE. DR. H. B.. Physlelan....B12-013-514 DWYER. JOE P.. Tobaccos 40a ??,ITSR R0OMS Eighth "floor EQUITABLK LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY; L. Samuel. Manager; F. C. Cover, Cashler.303 EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder street FEN TON. J. D., Physician and Burgeon.COO-310 tSSIN- Dn- HICKS C; Eye and Ear...5U FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 602 GALVANI. W. H., Engineer and DraughU- maa 4 eoo GAVIN. A., President Oregon Camera Club. 2H-215-210-21T GEARY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and Surgeon 212-213 GEBBIE PUB CO.. Ltd.. Fine" Art Publish ers; M. C. MeGreevy, Mgr 013 GJESY, A. J., Physician and Surgeon... 700-710 GODDARD, E. C. & CO.. Footwear Ground floor. 120 Sixth street GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan Life Insurance Co.. of New York.... 200-210 GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Lw....aiT HAMMAM BATHS, King t Campton. Props.300 HAMMOND. A. B 310 HOLL1STER, DR. O. C., Phys. & Sur.. 604-803 IDLEMAN, C. M., Attorney-at-Law.'.416-17-Ia JOHNSON. W. C..., 316-316-311 KADY, MARK T., Supervisor or Agents Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n (504-003 LAMONT. JOHN, VJce-PresIdent and Gen eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co 0O4 LITTLEFIELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surgeon.20a MACRUM.W. S.. Sec Oregon Camera Club.214 MAOKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg..7ll-7ia MARTIN. J. L. & CO.. Timber Lands 601 MAXWELL. DR. W. E., Phys. & Surg.701-2-3 McCOY. NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 713 McFADEN. MISS IDA E., Stenographer.... 201 McGlNN, HENRY E., Attornoy-at-Law..311-13 McKELL. T. J., Manufacturers' Represen tative 303 METT, HENRY 213 MILLER, DR. HERBERT C, Dentist and Oral Surgeon 603-609 MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dontlst 312-313-314 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. of New York; W. Ooldman. Manager 200-210 MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N; Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents.. C01-B03 McELROY. DR. J. G., Phys. ii Sur.701-703-703 McFARLAND. E. B Secretary Columbia Telephone Co 00a McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier. . Publisher 415-41$ McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law 500 MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of New York; Wm. S. Pond, State Mgr.. ..404-403-403 NICHOLAS, HORACE B.. AK'y-at-Law....713 NILES M. L., Cashier Manhattan Life In surance Co.. of New York ....209 OREGON INFIRMARY 0& OSTEOPATHY: Dr. L. B. Smith, Osteopath 409-409 OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-215-210-217 POND, WM. 8., State Manager Mutual Ifo Ins. Ce., of New York 404-403-403 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Ground floor. 133 Sixth street PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.; J. H. Marshall. Managor 51$ QUIMBY. L. P. W.. Gams and Forestry Warden 713-717 ROSBNDALE. O M.. Metallurgist and Min ing Engineer 316-613 REED &. MALCOLM. Opticians... 133 Sixth at, REED, F. C, Fish Commissioner...... 407 RYAN, J. B., Attorney-at-Law 417 SAMUEL. L., Manager Equitable Life 303 SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co.; H F. Busbong, Gen. Agent for Ore. ' and Washington 601 SHERWOOD. J. W., Deputy Supreme Com mander K O. T. M an SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath 403-403 SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.300 STUART. DELL. Attorney-at-Law 617-613 STOLTE. DR CHAS. E., Dentist 704-703 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 709 STROWBR1DOE. THOS. H.. Executive Special Agt. Mutual Life of New York.... 403 SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 201 TUCKER. DR. GEO. F., Dentist....... 610-611 U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.... 007-808-009-010 U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIST.; Captain W. C Langfltt, Corps of Engineers. U. S. A SCO U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS; Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A..810 WATERMAN. C H., Cashier Mutual Life of New York 403 WHITE, MISS L. E., Assistant Secretary Oregon Camera. Club ..214 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Physician and Surgeon 304-303 WILSON. DR. GEO. .. Phys. & Surg..706-1707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phys. & Sur..B07-B08 WOOD. DR. W. I. Physician 412-413-414 WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO... 61 A ferr more eleeant offices may bo had by applying to Portland Treat Company ot Oregdn, IOO Third ., or. to the rent cleric In the building. VASELINE 50 GOOD FOR HAIR. DandrT.fl Germ Thrive In It, a Well' as In All Greaae. A woll-known Chicago hair specialist Invited the Inter Ocean reporter to coma to his, office and see. under a mlcrosCopo. how the germ that causes dandruff thrives in vaseline. The specialist said that all hair preparations containing, grease simply furnish food for the germar and help to propagate them. The only way to cure dandruff is to destroy tie germs, and the only hair preparation that will de that Is Newbro's Herpicide. "De stroy the -cause, you remove the effect.'' Without dandruff no falling fair, no bald ness. Ask for Herpicide. It Is he cnljr destroyer of the dandruff germ.