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THE MORXEfG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEFTE3IBER 29, 1905. ITRNDSTOH IS GUNS Major Seaman Replies to Crit ics, of Japanese. SCENE AMONG SURGEONS QfTcr to Resign When Accused of Denouncing Woman Doctor and Savs American 3Icdlcal Service Is Bad. WBS9GST. Sot. 35.-Major Ixuls A. ffiwira. T Ktfvv Yrk. -was the control its eay at. the oenvonticm of tho surgeons of Ue United States a made aaewcr to the criticisms of Me Wtaraaocc made last Tuosday by Sur MM Cbuiw F. Stakes. U. S. N, and with a napcr on "The Real Tri or Jaeaa. or the Conquest of the 1"Vm, i which he reiterated many C M farmer Maicmeats and lauded the JmnMMii Government for its conduct of in aanttary an4 hygienic phases of the Uno war. Two xecot1v scastoas of the conven ttaa wore hoM aarltic the forenoon, at -Mooch. X said by members, certain Willi i mi hi attrltotod to Dr. Seaman In ft Interview In An owning paper here last atRfct wore coneMered. Dr. Seaman .was tooted In the interview as saying that a oMnted American woman physician 'was regarded by the Japanese . medical doBArtment as a monumental nuisance. Although officers of the association rc fawed to dVcnos the executive session, it m said br momhers that it was decided to drop the matter Xhere, Dr. Seaman msrhas eate6 In open meeting, previous o th ohed nesslon, that he had not talking for publication when the soojeoted to wore alleged, to maac. Soaman Offers to Ilcsign. Ajs . roralt of the feeling ongondored Hot the controversy betwoen Dr. Sca nts critics. Dr. Soaman, at the of hie paper today, tondered Ms Inwtge of membership and resigna tion to the secretary, if it were . de atrod. and stated that he had at no tetonded to make the slightest rc- ngalnot any Individual in tho it Medical Service, but was ig at all times the systom. In Mm answer to Dr. Stokes' attack em one accuracy of his statements and (Mnttsdea, Dr. Seaman discussed the jrtfeit at length. Anewerlng Dr. Stokes' iorw to show that His statement be- tmfe um Hovm Military. Affairs Com antotiae that berl-beri was almost un IkMwa In the Japanese army was in oorrerC Dr. Seaman said he had been oMrrag to the Japanese navy in the before, and that this remark afee intended to apply to tho navy. As .anrihority for his statements about the deaths doting a certain period in Oeaoral Of.n's army. Dr. Seaman aaa that Goaeral Oku himself In a persona! interview on the afNttftoftela in Manchuria, last June, MMMrnted them. Dr. Seamen closed his mewor Sn a dramatic fashion by of fering hk resignation If it wore Miles of Bcri Berl Cases. Or. Antoa Xewcome McGce. of Washing ton, read a paper on her experiences with her gmtr American nurses in Japaneso InfffdMAs. She furnished much Informa tion of a tocbtitaet nature, and while dis cntMdng the prevalence of bcri berl among oho Japanese soMlers. said that if all ohe beds m the Hiroshima Hospital wore Maca side ay side they would cxtond for TaraqB8Uly." she said, "it Is perfect ly troe when I state that I saw miles of Vert berl cases." Discussing the supply ing of Japanese hospitals by the gov- she said that the surgeons were with all essentials, but nothing and that they were .not permitted to owe any drugs not furnished by the IWeot Sorgoen T. Lloyd Thompson, from Hbe SngUsh Navy, read a paper on "The mifDsleal Streets of Gunfire." and Major read a carefully proparcd paper was enlhosiasUcaMy received, and ho ww given much applause at its con- A resohtUon offered by Gen oral J. D. fc3Kh. of Missouri, requesting the Sec retary of War to use every effort to tho i aeWtbhVouuent of the canteen, and de rhsrtog that its abolition has resulted la a marked increase of disease among the roldtwrs. was unanimously adopted. Dtocosslon of Dr. Soaman's paper at the morning session occupied nearly two boors of the afternoon. Dr. Soaman de clared -during the dlscussioa that the Sur- -Qeneral of the Army and his two assistants had stated to him the past year that there have not enough Improvements made In the ifMto of the medical departmont of the Army nec MnS to prevent a recurrence of the mattoary and hygienic failures of the Bpontoh War. American Service Xo Better. Dr. W. G. Braisted. of the Unltod States Rjr. read a part of his report on his ob iporowtions while in Japan during the war mm medleal observer. Discussing the' Jap anese hasottals. he said that, while they "wore admirable and perfectly suited to the Japanese needs, they still had many dofeets and that tho praises showered oa them by many visiting Americans, almost neurotic praise he called It, puz sfad the Japanese He declared that the wonderful discipline in the Japanese army and navy was responsible for much of thqr freedom from disease, as the men Sn both branches. of the sorvlce obey or ders as to their diet and drink. - Dr. Sozoki, Surgeon-General of the Jap anese Jfavy. made a brief talk on tho Jainanese explosive shlmose, which he de voured was not poisonous, as had been stated In some quarters during the war. TAKE AWAY NEGRO'S VOTE Maryland Democratic Convention lcolarcs for White Suprcmncy. BALTIMORE, Sept 2S. At the Demo cratic State Convention of Maryland, held la Ford's Opera-House today. State Con trotter Gordon T. Atkinson, was renomi nated and a platform adopted, which, ex eeptlng a paragraph Indorsing the excel lent buBtaess administration of the pres ent Democratic Governor, Edwin War Held. Ss principally devoted to the ad vocacy of the -proposed Constitutional amendment to restrict negro suffrage which will be voted upon at the Novem ber election. The platform declares in part as follows; By eemraen eoneratMhe only issue In thU campaign la whether negro euffrsKe put jn us acatnit our will and by force, shall VMtrieted and Its powr for evil destroyed. This Democratic convention, representing twe-tblrds ot the white people of the state, rfifSrat the Oeclaration of our platforms of 1RR aa JbOS upon this subject and now proclaims anew our resolute purpose to main tain the supremacy of our race and its con trol by all lawrn and constitutional means la the administration of the political affair of the state. "Electrical Workers' Election. LOUISVILLE, Xy., gppt 36, The Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers today elected M. J. Sullivan, of San Francisco, third vice-president, and chose Chris Xiofthpuse. of Los Angeles, member of the executive board for the seventh, district. The next meeting will be held In 1909, either at Toronto or San Francisco, as decided by a referendum vote of the local unions. SHAW TALKS ON CURRENCY Opposes Asset Currency, but Favors Plan for Elasticity. CLEVELAND, O., Sept! 28. The ad dress of the Secretary of the Treasury, Leslie M. Shaw, was the feature of tho morning session today of the convention of the Ohio Bankers' Association. Ho urged that an clastic currency systom be adopted. Mr. Shaw said in part: The fact, and I think it is a fact, that the United States has the best currency system in the world, does not imply that the currency system of the United States is perfect, or thst it cannot be improved, it is as safe as any system In the world, because it is estab lished on the only safe barfs, to wit, the geld standard. It is the most convenient system In the worM, because It is constructed on the decimal or tnetrie system. The system Is not perfect, largely because it is nonolastlc It falls to respond in vol ume to the chanclnc needs of teasens and localities. Attention has been called to this many times and by many people That there will be no further currency IcciolaUen natll wc shall have experienced a panic eecaMoaed by this want of elasticity I am conviaced. The oountry doe not appreciate the dancer, and until the danger is fully understood no remedy will Be applied. Vfc cae nearer such a panic September SO. 1802. than most people appreciate. The fad that we then es caped dees not ral&e a presumption that we will always escape it. A glaring defect at a vital point will mme time feer or later as pert Itself. Meantime a remedy altouM be dlMovored. discussed and, a far -s possible, agreed upon, so that It raay be promptly ap plied when the people are ready for it. Annually we have an (-xert-s &t ibobcj" dar ing the Spring and Semmor months. Annu ally we paas through a period ef anxiety as we approach the period ef crop-movisc. for annually the vetame of money is r4ativly insufficient to met this sodden increase ef business. We do net need nnd moot not have la&a- HKEJIAN WHO WAS KILLED IK FREIGHT WRECK. James Healer, of The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or. Sept. 2& Spe cial.) Fireman James HeaterT who was killed near Qulna's Station In tho explosion of a freight engine en the O. H. & Jf. Co.'s line on Friday last, was a native ef The Dalles, where he had lived all his life. His grandpar ents. Dr. and Mrs. Tlebbins, wero pioneers of this place, his parents coming to this city about 35 years ago. He was 82 years ef age and left a wife and one child. tlon. The average amount of money Is. In my Judgment, abundant. The difficulty lies in the fact that th'e.volumo remains statlon ary. -j - . - ' Kow what shall bo the remedy? Shall it be an aseet currency? In the popular accept ance of the term, I answer no. Asset currency. a commonly -understood, would mean Inflation, and that we must net have. Asset currency, as commonly under' stood, would be supported only by the bank of lasuc This rnuRt not be. Shall it be an emergency currency? In the popular accept ance of that term, I answer no. The United States originates mere currency than any ether country en the map, but ear chief com mercial city Is not the world's clearinc-houe. It ouht to be, but it is not. One reason why It Is not, is the fact that it has some times resorted to clearing-house cert 1 flea tea, which ia a plea of guilty to an Indictment charging bad management locally or bad" leg islation nationally, and the financial world charges both. Clearing-house certificates must nevtr be au thorized by law. Let those who love our country and those who conserve her credit set their faces against such a course ;wltfa the suae Intensity as tney resist the free and unlimited' coinage of silver. Clearing-house certificate rebase our currency with the con sent of those who are supposed to be the best financiers In the Nation. The free coin age of sliver would debase It through political upheaval. The threat of both, I doubt not. contributes to that dlstrunt which prevent foreign bankers from keeping their interna tional balances in America. "Whatever the remedy shall be. It must not advertise our calamity or our extremity. Among the many remedies suggested none appeals to me as strongly as the authoriza tion of additional bank circulation. This method involves the right ot National banks to increase their circulation In any amount perhaps equal to 50 per cent ef their outstand ing volume of circulation secured by .Govern ment bonds, on which the bask should pay a tax of 3 or Cper cent during the time it Is maintained, and the Government. In consid eration of this tax, should guarantee Its re demption. Tou may call this, if you please, an emer gency provision. So it Is, but it lnjectn late our circulation no new form of money as an element of alarm. By eliminating the noe statement on the present bank note this note Is secured by bonds ot the United States rtti additional currency could be made Identical with that based on Government bends. The Controller of the Currency and tho bank issuing the currency would alone know of lis existence. It would not advertise Its existence or our extremity, and I can scarcely conceive of conditions under which it would remain out 00 days. It could be printed and kept ready for issue as occasion might re quire, and It would be retired, not by gather ing up each Individual bill, but by a deposit of an ' equal volume of money with any, rub treasury. Then the notes, as they came In, would be charged against this deposit, until it jras exhausted, after which redemption and reissue would run on as before. Great Shrinkage of Assets. CHICAGO, Sept. 2S. Lucius Plouts, of .the 'State Insurance Department, who has finished his inspection of the books and accounts of the Western Life Indemnity Company, has discovered a shrinkage In the assets of the company from ttSUXft at the beginning of the year to a present to 'tal of $313,000. Cincinnati Republican Candidate. CINCINNATI, Sept 2S. Republican City and County Conventions were Jield today. Harry L. Gordon, who has been vlce Sdayor, was inominated for Mayor. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aad Diarrhoea jfemedy Never Disappoints. Twenty years ago Mr. George W. Brock discovered that. Chamberlain's' CoHc. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was a quick and safe cure for bowel complaints. "During All of these years," he Rays, ''I have used It and recommended It many trmes, and the results have never yet dis appointed me." Mr. Brock Ik publisher of the Aberdeen, Md., Enterprise. This Is the universal experience of all who rely upon this remedy. It can always be depended upon even in the most severe and dangerous cases. It Is equally valua ble for the children and adults. When reduced with water and sweetened it Is pleasant to take For aa2 by all drue-fiets. 'InnnnnHiolnnnnl MUST BRING BOOK! Continued From Page L) your other branch office contract with the company. Tours truly. NEW TOHK LIFE INSURANCE CO By THOMAS H. BUCKNER. 'Fourth Vice-President. This is the contract under. "which Mr. Desbecker, with ,a number of other agents, entered the employ of the New York Life in Buffalo. Perkins and. Hughes Clash. While Mr. Perkins was on the stand during the afternoon.ithero was some what of a clash between the witness and Mr. Hughes, the' first of-anything of this nature that has occurred since tho committee began Its sessions. It was' ivhen "Mr. Perkins was testifying to the-moneys in the "nyllc" fund, of which he Is trustee. Mr. Perkins did not want it to appear on the records that agents put part of their salaries into the fund under contract, unless the words "and bonuses" appeared. Ho said to Mr. Hughes that ho (Mr. Hughes) was trying to got away from something, and the counsel hotly re turned, that he was not and that. If Mr. Perkins would answer his ques tion, much better progress would be made with the investigation. Later In the day, Henry Winthrop, of the Equitable, while on the stand, presented a statement of the transfers of the stock of the Equitable at the time of Its change of management and the directorate. Most of tho transfers Mr. Winthrop was able to explain, but some hd was not. At tho time of these transfers Mr. Winthrop was the holder of 25 shares. He thought the actual owner was James H. Hyde, as he turned the checks for dividends over to Mr. Hyde. Mr. Winthrop was again called to the stand Just before adjournment, Mr. Buckner having given way to explain & trustee account brought up earlier in the day. Mr. Winthrop presented a typewritten statement of the account, and said the loans -would be typewrit ten in a few days and the collateral entered on the books of tho company. Before Mr. Buckner retired, however, he was asked to produce a statement of the expenses of tho Paris office, with a record of tho real estate held there and the business that comes un der that Jurisdiction. Mr. Buckner had been quostioned most of the afternoon regarding the foreign business and Its cost to the home office. The committee will resume its ses sions tomorrow. Clerk Is a Know-Nothing. Honry Greaves, a clerk employed by the Equitable Life Assurance Society, con tinued bis testimony today. Ho gavo fur ther details of the payment of checks to tho George H. Squire, trustee. accounL Concerning one entry of deposited to the account on July 12, 19W, and the Immediate withdrawal of the sum by draft, Mr. Greaves said ho knew nothing. Ho did not know where tho money came from, nor by whom it was withdrawn. He could Bupply no Information as to tho profits of a one-half Interest In a Chicago & Alton syndicate credited tothe George H. Squire, trustee, account. Another entry in tho George H. Squire, trustee, account, under date of May 2, 1902, was the , first payment of $62,709 on a navigation syndicate call "by order of James H Hyde. This "money was bor rowed from the Equitable Trust Company by James H. Hyde on May 5. on tho participation certificate. Witness knew nothing of this, merely making the en tries at the direction tf Mr. Squire. Did Equitable Get tho 3Ioncy? Henry Rogers Winthrop, financial man ager of the Equitable Life Assurance So ciety, was recalled to the stand. He said that the George H. Squire, trustca, ac count loan Is carried as a loan for the Equitable Trust Company in the name of L. M. Bailey, trustee. Mr. Winthrop said tho Equitable Trust Company holds the Equitable Life Assurance Society respon sible for the loan, and that the account will be taken up In the name of the Equltablo Life Assurance Society. The total sum borrowed on account of the Navigation Syndicate was $250.0CO. and on this $27,500 had been paid. Mr. Winthrop, in answer to a question by Mr. Hughes, said that in his opinion all the monoy in volved in tho transaction was money that really belonged to tho Equltablo Life As surance Society. Mr. Winthrop was asked about a check drawn to the order of the society on August IS. 1695, for (23,919, which were the profits In the participation in tho EL Louis & San Francisco syndicate. He said a careful search failed to dlscloso that it had been recorded in any books of the society. Expert accountants arc still searching. This was also true of a check from the Mercantile Trust Com pany for $21,905, on April 33. 1S97, and an other for $72,795 on August 25. 1S7. The subject of salaries of the officers was then taken up. In the minutes of the finance commltee for February 2, 1SS8, mention is made of a" "special minute.' relating to the compensation of officers, but it does, not appear on the books of the society. Mr. Winthrop had seen It when he was given a copy to show to President Morton. This finance .commit tee fixed the salary of Henry B.Hyde. Perkins Buys From Himself. George W. Perkins, vice-president of the New York Life Insurance Company, was then called. He stated that the New Tork Life Insurance Company bad no Interest In the Navigation Syndicate, In which the Equitable was Interested, but tho latter was a different syndicate formed to take over $3,000,000 bonds of a subsidiary company.-The Equitable Life Assurance Society paid 92 for its Nav igation' bonds." Mr. Perkins was asked to clear up some of the questions that he was unable to answer when on the stand several days ago. He said there was no act of authorization or approval by the finance committee of his sale to J. P. Mor gan & Co. and repurchase two days later of JSCO.OCO Navigation Syndicate bonds on December 31. 1903. The certificate of these bonds, which was surrendered to J. P. Morgan & Co. in this transaction, Mr.. Perkins said he would produce later. Mr. Perkins testified that, authorized by tho finance committee, he agreed to take from J. P. .Morgan & Co., $3,000,000 of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis bonds. He secured them at J 40, 000 less than the price stipulated by the finance committee, and Mr. Hughes brought out the fact that the arrange ment was made by Mr. Perkins, acting for the policy-holders, with Mr. Perkins acting lor the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr. Perkins added that he had carried out a number of such transactions. Telli About Bond Deals. Mr. Perkins said that in 1902 he was authorized by the ilnanco committeo of the New -York Life. Insurance Com pany to buy $$.000,000 In 4 per cent bonds and that he bought from J. P. Morgan & Co. $4,030,000 worth of St. Louis Terminal bonds at" $100. The bonds were to have been delivered be fore the end of tho year 1902, but legal delay arose and so tho New York Life Insurance Company took Chicago, Bur lington & Quinjy. Northern Pacific and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis bonds instead. .St. Louis Terminal bonds were exchanged for them in May. 3A"r. Perkins conducted the transaction. He could not rtsaesa&ec whether hf- alto ONE OUGHTTD KNOW SOW TO BTRESGTHE3T THE OBGAtfS OFBIGESnOIT. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Xcally Care Iadlgeatlom I&ateadr ef Merely lUlIarlng Syzsptesu. There are plenty of remedies by which you can relieve for tha time heartburn, pais and gas on the stomach and can smother nervous sensations 'and induce artificial sleep. Tou can humor your stomach by giving it predigested food. But when yon take your next meal all your troKble beginsxfresh. There is only one sonsibleHlring to do. Strengthen tho stomach and do avray with the necessity for drugs and arti ficial foods. The stomach, once in proper condition, -will do its own "work better than any process dovised by man can ever do it. The best remedy ever found for this purpose is the one that "was used byE. El Strong, of Capleville, Shelby county, Tenn. "For years," ho states, "I suffered greatly from indigestion. I tried many different remedies and somo of them would relievo me for a time, but the trouble always came back. About six months ago I had an unusually severe attack, and whilo I tried everything I had ever heard of, I found that none of tho ordinary remedies would reach tho difficulty this time. " Ono day read in a Memphis paper an account of the very remarkable euro of a Michigan woman, a sufferer from chronic dyspepsia of n most stubborn type. Twolvo doctors had at different times treated her without success, but at last she was entirely cured, and in a short time, too, by tho use of Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills. Her statement led me J to niaxe trial or tno same remedy anp. it proved just as successful in my case. I took only three boxes, and I am convinced that I am permanently cured. Ihavonot had tho slightest symptoms of indiges tion for the last two months. "I Tho tonic treatment has a sound prin ciple as its basis, and abundant success in actual use. Multitudes of cases that had defied all other remedies have been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Tho pills actually make new blood and strike at tha root or all diseases caused by bed blood. They contain, no harmful stimulants or opiates, are perfectly safe and create no drug habit. Every dyspeptic should read, What to Eat and How to Eat." Write the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenec tady, 2T.Y., for a copy. . acted for J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr. Per kins could not produce any record on the books. of the New York Life Insur ance Company of the agreement be tween J. P. Morgan & Co. and tho life insurance company. In the discussion over this point, Mr. Perkins said: "If you do not trust my word, Mr. Randolph, the treasurer will support it." At the afternoon session Mr. Perkins gave testimony on the $60,000 loan made by the New York Life Insurance Company to John R- Hegeman, presi dent of the Metropolitan Life Insur ance Company. This loan from January 2, 1962, to October 16. 1902. bore Inter est at the rate of 1 per cent. He could not eay why tho loan was made at such a low rate of Interest. As far back as 1S92, Mr. Hegeman was loaned $25,0e9 at 1H per cent. In 1S93 he was loaned $125,000 at i per cent, the rate later being reduced to 3 per cent. Cutting Down Profits. Mr. Hughes, taking up the Insurance report of December 31. 1901. called Mr. Perkins' attention to tho statement of tho New York Life Insurance Com pany's .profit from certain transactions of $3,035,371 and asked if the actual profits wero not upwards of $5,000,000. "Yes, sir," replied Mr. Perkins, "the actual profits -were $5,253,541 and profits from other sources $584,515, making a total of $5,S39,0S7. Against this Mr. Perkins said "was charged off agents' balances, which insurance de partments do not recognize aa assets, and also $1,919,734 to reduce real ostate values, making a total of 42,753,715." TELLS TIIE3I BOTH TO RESIGN Policyholder Dcmnnds 3IcCnll and Perkins Get Out. NEW YORK, Sept. 2S. (Special.) As the result of the legislative investigation into the big life insurance companies, C. H. Vcnncr, banker and policyholder in the New York Life, today wrote to John A. McCall and George W. Perkins, presi dent and vice-president, respectively, de manding their resignations. Ho also took action looking to their removal by the state authorities. Mr. Venner wrote a letter to Attorney General Mayer in which he said ho sub mitted what he considers sufficient evi dence of the misconduct of McCall and Perkins to Justify the Attorney-General In bringing action to remove McCall and Perkins from their respective offices. Mr. Venner says: "As a policy-holder, I respectfully re quest you, the Attorney-General, to in stitute such action or permit mc to do so, as Is provided by the laws of New York State." Mr. Venner said today he had held a $50,000 policy In the New York Life for 20 .years, and that he bad paid $23,00 in premiums. HOLDERS OF EQUITABLE STOCK Changes Effected When Ryan Trust Deed Was Given. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. A statement showing the transfers of the stock of the Equitable Life Assurance Society which accompanied the purchase of control of that society by Thomas F. Ryan, was made by the society to the legislative in vestigating committcp today. It shows that 502 shares of the stock purchased by Mr. Ryan from James H. Hydo stood in the names of at least 25 persons who were or recently had been directors of the so clety,each of them being the owner of at least five shares of the stock. By tha transfer of this stock to Grover Clove land. Judge Morgan O'Brien and George Westinghouse, a majority of the direc tors would have ceased to be stockhold ers of .record. It was deemed wise by the trustees and by counsel that a majority of the reor ganized board of directors should be actual owners of five shares of stock each until the question of ellglbllty of policy holders as directors had been settled by the courts. Accordingly an effort was made to purchase the necessary amount of stock. This resulted in the purchase of a block of S7 shares for the agresd price of $212,600, approximately $2500 a. sbare. The stock when purchased stood In tho following names: H. R. Winthrop, 17 shares; W, B. Brem raer. 45rC. L. Blair, 6: A. J. Caaeatt. 5; James B. Forgan. S. Mr. Ryan furnished the money for the purchase and the stock was transferred to the directors at cost" with the result, the statement says, that the following directors have acquired five shares each of tMs block of stock: Gaeca J. GouU, Levi 7. licet s, Tfeoi ALMOST THIRTY ' ON WEDNESDAY EILERS PIANO HOUSE MAKES A SMASHING RECOBH-PIANO BUYERS BUSY. Prices Placed at Lowest Notch With Object of Quick Selling Have De sired Effect. Good Used Pianos and and Organs and Whose Homes They Went to. Large Number Yet to Gt. As announced in yesterday's paper, we print today the names of our Wednesday's piano purchasers. This la in the nature of a surprise to ourselves. "We were prepared for unusual sales, but not in the almost overwhelming numbers In which they were made by mail, and even by telegram, as well as the large number of personal se lections. Here Is the list: It tells its own story. These dependable, every-day pianos the terms of selling. he warranty and the low prices that other concerns would de spair of achieving, all combine to make this business possible. 'Here fa Wednes day's record: Mr. J. A. Bergev secured an Estey piano. Mr. J. W. Wheeler a lovely little Hlnze; Miss Eva Noble. Peerless Electric, an exact duplicate of one of those now displayed at the Fair; Mrs. Jessie L. Prlb ble. a beautiful Hobart M. Cable: Mr. J. M. Palmer, one of the matchless dick ering pianos; another Hlnze went to the home of Mr. J. W. Deschbach; Mr. Myron Husterd took Philadelphia's best, the Les ter; almost Immediately after him Mr. Arthur L Davis singled out a lovely Kim ball. Chicago's best; two Marshall &; "Wen dells were next to go. lowly pianos both of them, one was purchased -by Mr. Adolph Eck and the other by J. D. Mlllspaugn; a very fine Emerson was selected by llrs. Mary Jones; the next pair to go were Hobart M. Cables, purchased by Mrs. Rosa Lee and Mrs. O. M. Graves: Mr. H. E. .Thompson's choice was a lovely Weber; Olive Hall secured an Estey piano, and also Miss F. R. Fabey. Mr. L. G. Mc Donald, a Kimball; Mr. Fred H. Witt, a Weber; Miss Jessie F. Dickinson. Had dorff; S. A. Barnes, a Chickering; Sunny side School. Washougal, Wash., a Kim ball; Mr. N. C NIelson, a Wescr piano and an Aeriola to play it: Mrs. L. N. Plamandon, Hazelton; Mr. John H. Beck er. Bailey; Mr. N. Robertson. Kimball or gan; Mr. Morte " Parsons, a Peloubet or gan; Mr. J. T. Kenoyer. Kimball organ, and Mr. H. N. Price, a Kimball piano. While the low prices at which we are now selling good used pianos and organs have much to do with this tremendous list, many buyere are also taking advan tage of the prevailing cut on all our In struments. Including special Fair exhibit styles In Chickering. Weber. Kimball and many other of our finest makes. The stock was never so great, so thor oughly comprehensive and attractive. AH demands have been met. from those who want the reliable Hlnze or Clarendon piano, or even a Bailey or a Marshall or Weser orchestral, or a parlor or cab inet organ, up to those who re quire the magnificent Chickering.-at from $SiO to $1000; or a Weber, or a Weber Pianola Piano at $900 and $1000. not to mention that musical educator and en tertainer, the Pianola. What ah array this is! What chance for comparison and selection! Is It any wonder that tho Ellers Piano House can publish sales lists such as the above. Remember that we aro keeping open house during the Fair, and that no mat ter what your errand, you are welcome to our store, and that we will be happy to serve Fair visitors, as well as the people of Portland, In any way possible. EILERS PIANO HOUSE. -361 Washington, cor. Park (8th) Street. as T. Eckert, Valentine P. Snyder, F. W. Roebling. J. J Albright. Ebon B. Thomas. Joseph Bryan, Thomas S. Pratt, G. Cady Herrick, Nicholas Murray Butler, Charles H. Schneider. William C. Van Horne, Ledyard Blair and James B. Forgan. The remaining 12 out of this block of 87 shares stand in the name of Mr. AVlnthrop and are owned by Mr. Ryan. Five shares wero also purchased by President Paul Morton., from M. E. Ingans." Since this statement was published Nicholas Murray Butler has declined to become a director of the society. BLAZE 0U THE ROANOKE Cigarette Ignites Bag of Saltpeter nnd Cargo Is Drenched. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. Tho steam er Roanoke caught fire aa she was lying at the Clay Street wharf tonight and for a few moments there was a panic among her passengers. Tho Jblaze was started from a cigarette, which a stevedore dropped upon a bag of saltpeter In the hold some distance aft. The only damage wasthat done by the water with which the crew drenched the cargo of wheat, the extent of which can not be determined until the vessel un loads at San Pedro. Tho Roanoke arrived from Portland Wednesday and sailed for San Pedro to night. FUSION OX PARTRIDGE. Republicans and Democrats Unite on Antl-Rucf 3Ian. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2S. A complete fusion was effected tonight by the Dem ocratic" and Republican municipal con ventions and a Joint ticket nominated. John S. Partridge (Republican), was nominated for mayor. A minority- fac tion in the Republican convention commonly designated as the "Ruef" fac tion, gave notice that it would not be bound by tho choice of the majority. Shonts Off to Isthmus. ' NEW YORK. Sent. 25. Tho Board of Consulting Engineers and several mem bers of tho Panama Canal Commission sailed today for Colon on the steamship Havana. Their purpose Is to inspect, the work already done on the canal and also its proposed route. In order to report to the Commission the best kind of a canal to build. In tho party were Theodore P. Shonts, chairman ot the Commission; Rear-Admiral Driscoll. O. H. Ernest and P. M. Harrod, all of tho Canal Commis sion. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby U CntUnr Teetb B rare and uae that old and well-triad ri ra ta r. Mrs. "WIrsIoWb Soothing- Syrup, for chil dren tcetblnr. It soothes tho child, toxie&s tha rum. allays all pels, cures wind coUa and diarrhoea. Harnett' Extract of Yaallla Is the beat, perfectly pure, hlchlx concentrated. fheBaby If you want a good food for your baby, . food that is en dorsed by physicians, a "food that contains a large amount of digestible constituents, a food that feeds, a food that will nourish, sustain and pro mote the growth of your baby t try Mellin's Food. We -will send a sam ple for you to try. MsHla's 14. k Um JfLY ! Ti. wW recerwl tk Craai Jfrixe, t htflitrt award a the La4e4M Pvr tiuM XjrevMk Wa. ScLttik, 194. Mitik r tfcam a jU iatT wcixari wxD co, BotTo, mam. iiMiUfl 'in ! CortKICHT, you have a sense of style5 or a liking for good clothes you can't but respond to Kirschbaum Sack Suits, reasonably priced one can indulge in an extra suit or -giving variety to the outfit. So often coat- v Ask for Kirschbaum Clothes (W arranted). Good stores every where, 2 tO $25. (.Look for label) - Wear the Eastern Styles. A Kirschbaum & Co (Makers). ( Philadelphia and New York CEYLON TEAS. We Are Going to Help Swell That 100,000 Por That Reason, Tomorrow, Saturday, Will not be open to the pnblic. Our several hundred concessionaires and employes are all going to attend the Lewis and Clark Fair.- On Sunday, however, "The Oaks" reopens bigger than ever. That day FEES to all the children on earth. IMPORTANT EVENT Monday, October Grand Gala Day" Magnificent prizes that are costly, will be distributed to the TWO MOST BEAUTIFUL LADIES who will attend. Prises to be awarded by a committee in the Pavilion, to be selected from among the audience on that occasion. Take the O. W. P. & Ey. Co. cars from First and Alder Streets. Faro 5c. All carlines transfer direct to the main entrance. THE OAKS TAVERN A Cafe unsurpassed in America, from any standpoint. Great reduc tion in prices. IN A Utiei9 lill IructivrioOK TOR 2&N mailed Trie la eWcrureP Uie worst cases of piles la two or three treatments, without opera U8f you cannd t aflat office, write for question blank. Home .treatment 8t. Office flours, 9 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sundaysand holidays. 10 te 12. DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & GO. . . Office In Van-Noy Hotel, Thirl U ' Cor, Plat, Portland. O m m Lead the World See the largest Tea Exhibit ever erected at any Exposition, in the Agricultural Building. LIPTOW EXHIBIT the 2d, Day and Night. Free to All the Ladies WEEK "We treat successfully all private ner vous and chronic diseases of men, also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. "Wo euro SYPHILIS (without mercury., to stay cured for ever. We remove STRICTURE -without operation or pain. In 15 days. We stop drains, night losses and sper matorrhoea by a new method. In a week. We can restore tho sexual 2?lgox of any man under 50 by means ot local treatment peculiar to ourselves. " We Cure Gonorrhoea In a Week The doctors ot thl3 Institute are all regular graduates, have had -many yearn experience, have been known, la Portland for 15 years, have a-.reputa-tlon to maintain and will undertake no case unless certain curi can be effected.