THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, 3IAT 22, 1906. ATTACK 111 RETORT Crimes, of Corporations De nounced by Gaynor. BELMONT REPLIES ANGRILY Farewell to Committee Sent Abroad to Study Public Ownership Is Marked by Bitter Speeches by Judge and Financier. NEW YORK. Max 21. At a dinner to night by the New York Civic Federation to the members of the investigating com mittee ot the federation on municipal ownership on the eve of their departure for Europe. Superior Court Justice 'Will iam J. Gaynor made an attack on corpor ations, to which August Belmont, who was also a guest at the dinner, made a spirited reply. Judge Gaynor said: In this day great franchises represent nothing but perpetual tax on the people of the community. A franchise is granted for 89 vears. Nine years is more rea sonable than 999 at this tim in the his tory of the country. Certain rights are granted to great corporations under tha high-sounding name ot public franchises, which are nothing more than gifts. These gifts are bonded, stocked, doubled up and continued for many years, a tax upon the people. Calls Corporations Dishonest. Even in this presence I say the action of these corporations is something dis honest enough to shock the moral sense of the God-fearing people of this com munity. 1.31 week in Washington we had that great debate on the railroads as a sys tem. If the railroads be taken as an example, we shall have before us for our consideration some startling facts. The horrible crime of the corporations have come to be understood by the peo ple. The people realize that great utili ties are not being operated for the pur pose of public wealth, but for the ag grandizement of one man. which is the reverse of public sentiment and public Remand. Corporations have :aken private property, which can only be taken pos session of upon the assumption that cer tain rights are to revert to the owners of that property, when In fact they are providing no return to the people. W have recently had explained to us bow a certain man or a certain interest ran carry freight from one section of the country to another for one-half of what other men have to pay. Suppose a man with 100 head of cattle had been allowed to pass through a toll rate by paying one-half of what his neighbor bad to pay. What do you suppose the people at that time would have done? Why, they would have torn down the toll gate and ultimately we will tear down the railroads, destroy them, peace ably if we can, forcibly if we must. Belmont Replies Angrily. Mr. Belmont said in response: I want to repudiate In the most unqual ified terms the insinuations that I man ageor that my associates manage these corporations in any other spirit than that of honest or of correct pur pose, or with any purpose other than that of complying with every letter of the law. I think that every corporation and" that- every corporation manager is entitled to be heard in court first, and that his action shall be tested after the verdict of the court and not before. You know to what I refer and therefore it will not be necessary for me to repeat it. and I am sorry that I have to make this statement. - . When Mr. Belmont had1 concluded " hi retort to ,wh- Justice Gaynor had to say, he turned and, looking the Justice in the face, struck the table a blow with his hand which caused the china to rat tie. Continuing. Mr. Belmont said: Wants Impartial Report. So anxious was this organization that the report of the committee should be absolutely impartial that it took every step to free the committee from any pos sible embarrassment to the federation other than It should lean upon that body for its expenses. The federation has chosen Its own committee and, whatever the result may be, ita work will bear no hall mark of any special Interests, and least of all has there been made any effort to create any argument against municipal ownership of public utilities, as has been Intimated here tonight. I wanted to be here tonight because it has been insinuated by those who de sired to discredit thla committee that It had another purpose in view. Realizing that the subject before the people was one that was going to be discussed on the stump during our political cam paigns and vitally concerned the two ele ments which the federation is trvtng to bring together, the federation thought it should. If possible, open for the public a text book on municipal ownership. I knew that that would probably be said to you. but from the fact that T am the representative of a large traction com pany. I thought that I would like to tell you myself, because It has nothing what ever to do with myself. At the meeting of the committee T said that. If the result of this investigation furnished an argument for the acquisi tion by the municipalities of the proper ties which I hRve been elected to man age that would not deter me. On the contrary, as a citizen, I welcome a cor rect interpretation of this subject. ARGVES OX HEARST'S CONTEST Lawyer Repeats Allegations of the Wholesale Fraud In Election. ALBANY. N. Y.. May 21. Attornov General Mayer today gave a hearing on the application of William R. Hearst for permission to commence quo warranto proceedings to test the title of George B. MoClellan to the office of Mayor of New York City. Clarence J. Shearn. attorney for Mr. Hearst. In presenting his argument, said Mr. Hearst asked for the opportunity for a recount because he believed he had received the largest number of ballots: because the ballots had not been truth fully counted; because intimidation and violence had prevented a full expression of the elective franchise, and because be had been the object of conspiracy on the part of certain election officials. Mr. Shearn declared that In 800 out of 19-48 districts there had been a miscount, and that fact alone should warrant the granting of tho application. Mr. Hearst, he said, had no representation among election officers, and the bi-partisan boards in some districts were nothing more than a farce. Corporation Counsel Butts said that Mr. Hearst had failed to present a prima lacie case in behalf ot his application. Mr. Mayer reserved his decision. ATTEMPT TO KILL KELLER Bombthrower Severely Wounds Op pressor and Is Captured in Flight. KALISZ. Russian Poland. May 21. A second attempt on the life of Count Kel ler, a Colonel of dTagoons and nephew of Lieutenant-General Count Keller, who was killed July 29. 19W, during the war with Japan, was made today bv a Jewish revolutionist, who threw a bomb at the Colonel while he was riding In a suburb. Colonel Keller, though receiving mora than 30 wounds from splinters of tha bomb, was saved from Instant death by the too good aim of hla assailant, tha bomb exploding directly beneath tha body of Colonel Keller'a horse, which received the major portion of tha charge. The wounded man may recover. Tha explosion shattered the windows la all the adjacent houses, and ruptured the, ear drums of Colonel Keller's aida de "camp. The bomb-thrower attempted to escape, but became entangled tn hedge, and was arrested by pursuing sol' diers, who were forced to use their sabers before they could subdue him. He was severely wounded. Colonel Keller's activity In suppressing disturbances here and in this vicinity naa maae nim many enemies. -NOT FIGHT OX FALSE ISSUE Douma Dodges Quarrel With Czar and Votes on Land Question. ST. PETERSBURG. May 21. (2:25 P. M.) The threatened storm . over the Emperor s refusal to receive the delega tion from the lower house of Parliament. appointed to present to him its reply to the speech from the tnrone. has been averted. The house this afternoon adopt ed a resolution to proceed with the regu lar order of business, and the discussion of the agrarian question began. The moderate leaders of the Const! tutional Democrats, after laboring with the hotheads until the early morning hours, succeeded in convincing them that It would be a fatal blunder to precipitate a conflict upon a false issue, and a reso lution was prepared pointing out that the importance of the address consisted in Its contents and not in the form in which It is transmitted to the Emperor. A resolution of Novgorodseff, urging the necessity for overlooking minor incidents and getting to work on agrarian ques tions was unanimously adopted, after which the House proceeded with the agra rian debate. The project adopted by "the convention of the Constitutional Demo crats, laying down the general principle that the land belonged to those who tilled it, was formally presented, but was tem porarily laid aside to permit the organiza tion of committees to examine credentials and investigate the election of members. Eleven committees, Including the entire membership of the House, distributed by lot, were appointed for this purpose. No ministers had been present in the House up to the hour of the recess. After an hour's - discussion, the House adjourned without fixing any date for tho next session, which will probably be Thursday. Terrible Revenge on Cossack Guide. LIBAU, May 21. In the district of Tadiakenak today a peasant couple was killed. Its 6-year-old son was wounded and Its home set on fire by a band of revolutionists. Tho crime was an act of vengeance because the peasant had led a Cossack patrol. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage licenses. COMPTON-BEATTT Arthur M. fcompton, 30, tj4 East Alder street; Mary E. Beatty, 27. THRAPP-RICHARDSON Jesse Thrapp. 2: Alice Hlrhardson, 27. METER-HARRINGTON' Andrew Meyer, 2; Edith D. Harrington, 26. COOPER-RIX Bazilla F. Cooper, 30, Wardner; Huldah H. Rlx, SO. Births. CAMPBELL At 70i Hoyt street. May IT, to the wife of Benjamin I. Campbell, a daughter. CORBETT At TOO East Eighth street North. May 18. to the wife of Martin F. Corbett. a. Ron. OR8ACH At 799 East Thirteenth street North. May 19. to the wife of Conrad Or- bach. a son. Deaths. OA SPINEL. 1,1 At Good Samaritan Hos pital. May 19, Glacomo C&sslnelli. a native of Italy, aged 30 years. LINDERMAN At Imbler, Or.. May 18. Henrv O. Llnderman. a native of Tennessee. ged 3 years. Remains brought here for Interment. MOIR At the Portland Baby Home. May 10. Edward, infant son ot Mr. and Mrs. Mnlr. a native of Portland, axed 11 months and 11 days. muoh E At 8t. Vincent's Hospital. May an. Andrew Johnson Moore, a native of Canada, aged SH years. ZANINOVICH At St. Vincent's Hospital. May IS, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar ino Zarilnovich, aged one day. ZAMNOVICH At St: Vincent's Hospital. May 20, Mrs. Mary Margaret Zaninovlch. a native of Portland, aged 2ti years, 3 months and 20 days. Building r erznrts. UNION Ul'XDRT CO. Repair of laun dry building. Second and Columbia streets, $200. PORTLAND WAGOT BOX CO. One-storv frame workshop, Vaughn street, between East Eighteenth and East Nineteenth, $200, U. A. HKUICK une-storr frame dwelling. East Twenty-third street and Tenino ave nue. $300. F. FISCHER Hi-etory frame dwelling. Michigan avenue, near Killingsworth ave nue, S1UW. MR. MAVLTHRl F Repair or dwelling. MR Fourth street. J.10O. B. c. JACKWAY Two-story frame dwell ing. East Twentieth and East Madison streets. I1R00. J. A. tucker n4-storr frame dwelling:. Vtllard street, near Portland Boulevard, $1200. J. M. STROW BRIDGE Repair of store. Third and Yamhill streets, $100. K. I,, white lv-story frame dwelling. East Thirty-first and East Salmon streets, $1600. Real Estate Transfers. Hub Land Co. to John Kessler. lot 8. block 3. Willamette Boulevard Acres $ 225 L. M. Davis and wife to John B. McDonald, lot 3. block 22. Central Albina 650 Mannah Lowell and husband to Henry Hsrkson and wife, lots 6 and 7. and south 12 V feet of lot 5. block 32. Albina 7,000 Maxwell N. Hamilton to Man Keen- an. iota 1 and 2. block Si, central Albina : 1.200 Charles Harsch and wife to Margaret . w est, north no reet of east 17 feet of lot 7 and south 3 feet of east 75 feet of lot S. block 112, Stenhens' Addition 1.500 Peter Knox and wife to A. J. Fowler and wile, lot IO. block 3, Willam ette 10 T. Nelson, et al., to W. O. Stltt and wife, lot 7. block 2. Lincoln Park... 10 Mary E. Howard, et a., to Charles E. Gossett. lots 11 and 1Z. block .1. Latourell Falls 450 M. E. Thompson and wife to Louts C. roleman and wlte, lot l, Dtock. lo, Clifford Addition P30 8. B. Johnson and wifa to TV. A. Hessian. 2H.W5 acres in J. S. Fisher and wife 11. L. C. in section 32, T. 1 S.. R. S E 674 175 Ftrland Company to Addle Bennett. lot 1. block 7. Flrland Joseph Simon, et al.. to Martha Isa bel wallina. lot . block SS. Vernon 175 1.300 August Eklind and wife to George A Monroe, lot 3. block 1. Rosedae... F. R. Mutch and husband to Kate Holmes, et al.. lot 6. block 4. Ar leta Park No. 2 75 Point View Real Estate Co. to Michel J'eker. lots as. 31. 35 and 38, block 1. Point View 450 ITS Park Land Co. to James I. Ppahr, lot 5. Mock 74. University Park... J. V. Tamlesls to J. H. Btrchard, lots R and 6, block 7. Arbor I.odge. Frederick A. Thomas and wife to Eliza Leeier, lot 10, block "L," Portsmouth Villa Extended R. C. Woods and wife to Portland Trust Co.. lot 8. block 2. Beauvoir. Same to W. J. GUI. lots J, 6 and 7, block 2. Beauvoir Peter Kreager and wife to Herman Kressln. lot 7. block 3. North Irv tnRton H. G. Cotton and wife to Fred Ennle. lot "B," block 2, Rob Roy Addition John W. Fllnk and wife to Andrew Meyer, lot 5. block 2. Rochelle Elisabeth Bradlev and husband to H. Fournter. lot 25. block 1, Woodlawn J. A. Higglns to Anton Lindstrom, lot 14, block 13. Klnxel Park Charles E. Myers and wife to J. C. Buckley, lots 5 and 8, block 10. Fsurer's Addition J. C. Buckley and wife to Charles E. Meyers, lots 6 and 7, block 10, same addition Multnomah Cemetery Co. to Robert Bryner. north half of lot oft. block "C,' Cemetery Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Mrs. Nancy Martin, lot 13, block 3. Richmond A. J. K!rk. et al., administrators, to A. L. Kirk, lot 10. block IS; lot 3. block 20. city G. B. Fuchs to Elisabeth Fuchs, undivided half of lot 2. block 1, Central Addition First National BanV to Hannah M. Zan. lots 5 to 9. block 143. Couch's Addition Thomas C. Devlin to Therasa Gill, lot 17. block "B," Holladay Park Addition No. 1 Elisabeth Ryan to Elisabeth 1. Spen cer, parcel land, beginning Intersec tion northeast side line, Broadway and west side line of Crosbv streets, i 100x30x100 feet, and other prop erty 300 1.2O0 Total. .S20.262 El MM QUITS Resigns as Principal of Wood lawn School. T. J. IMEWHILL MAY SUCCEED Teacher Who Had Quarrel With Wife and Step-Children Makes Grave Accusations Against Charac ter of His Spouse. E. A. Milner yesterday tendered his resignation as principal of the oodlawn School, and Superintendent Frank Rigler assumed charge of the institution, r. J. Newbill, principal of a public school at Independence, Or., will iu ail probability be Milner's successor, as be came here last night in response to a request from Mr. Rigler. and this morning will accom pany the latter to Woodlawn, where he will temporarily act as principal until the City Board of Education is in a posi tion to make a permanent selection. Milner's resignation was the direct re sult of the family row which took place at his residence last Saturday night, and In which he is reported to have come out second best. He presented his resignation In the form of a letter, making serious charges against his wife, and accusing her of all kinds of Improper conduct with other men. It is understood that he will leave here as soon as possible, Texas being his objective point so far as known. Neighbors- assert that Milner was ex ceedingly drunk Saturday afternoon, his condition bordering on delirium tremens. This is at variance with the statement of Superintendent Rigler, who last night de clared that Milner was perfectly sober up to noon on that day, at the time he left the weekly meeting of teachers. If OBJECTS TO RESULT OF CRAN ING VP DAY. J. H. Mann, who resides at Til East Tamhill street, appeared at the May or's office yesterday and registered a vigorous protest against future "cleanlng-up" days In general, and the affair of last Friday tn particu lar. He stated that there was a large vacant lot alongside his prom ises, and that during tha absence of himself and family on the holiday, delegations from various sections of the city used the lot as a dumping ground for all the refuse from their cellars and basements, so that when members of his household returned they were confronted with such an array of ancient barrels, dilapidated coal oil cans, boots and shoes, besides a full line of furnishing goods that had seen better days, that a doubt existed in their mind as to whether they had reached their own habita tion or Incidentally run afoul of the garbage crematory. Mayor Xane promised to Investi gate the situation, and, if necessary, call upon the City Street Cleaning Department to render relief. At last accounts Mr. Mann was headed In the direction of the office of Francis J. McKenna. he became intoxicated It must have been sometime afterwards, according to Mr. Rigler. Yesterday The Orgonian received the following letter from Mr. Milner bear ing upon the subject of his domestic troubles: Portland. Or.. May 20. (To the Editor.) The sensational statement that I assaulted Mrs. Milner or children Is absolutely false. She and her children are In the same physi cal condition today they were a week ago. Every resident of Woodlawn knows this. I was assaulted, but that does not matter. The moral status is: How many married men of Portland would consent for their-wives to come home drunk? And how many married men would consent for their wives to associate with prizefighters and North-End dlvekeepers? And many mora, but that's all. EDGAR A. MILNER. This letter was evidently written at a time last Sunday when Its author was still smarting from the effects of the castlgatlon he received at the hands of his stepson and stepdaughter as a re ward for his assault upon their mother. The statement has been made that Mrs. Milner gave her husband $25 upon condition tnat he should leave Port land, and that this amount represented his total wealth. The facts are that while he may have received the money from his wife, he was also paid more than $&0 at the office of the City Board of Education on account of what was due him for May salary. ODDFELLOWS TO GDHVEHE GRAND ENCAMPMENT BEGINS SESSIONS TODAY. Grand lodge and Rebckah Assembly Will Hold Their Meet ings In This City. CXldfellows from all part of the state will gather In Portland today to at tend the annual session of the grand encampment which opens this morning at 10 o clock In the Abington building. At o'clock the Rebekah Assembly will convene in the I. O. O. F. Hall at Sec- PRESIDEXT OF RKBEKAH ASSEMBLY. 1 . ... PRESIDENT OF REBEKAH AS- t 150 j SEMBLY. J 4M i ! 150 i jf!' I sso t C- i - I 600 . . j '. ,.f- .N I 1 i : V " J I 750 v -w i 1 I Mrs. Ella E. Frmmer. I................ A.,.-gJL...- I ond and Morrison streets. Tomorrow the Grand Lodge will begin itB meet ings and Thursday the annual festivi ties of the Muscovites will take place. Many, of the delegates to the different meetings are already in the city and others will come today. Many, how ever, will not arrive until tomorrow as the Grand Lodge has much the larg est membership and those who oome for it alone will not come until to morrow morning. Among the delega tions which arrived last night were those from Southern Oregon, repre senting the lodges at Jacksonville, Ash land, Grant's Pass and Gold Hill. No special business is scheduled for the Grand Encampment other than the usual reports of officers and the elec tion of officers for the coming year. Claude Gatch, the present grand patri arch, will preside at the session and he will also probably be chosen grand representative to the Superior Grand Encampment which meets at Toronto, Canada, in September. Offices in the Grand Encampment are given by cus tojn In direct promotion, with the ex ception of grand junior warden, which is open to competition. It is filled at present by E. J. Sealy. The Grand En campment will conclude Its session this afternoon. Mrs. E. E. Frazer. highest officer of the Rebekah Assembly, will preside at the meeting of that organization. The usual business will be taken up and meetings will be held both morn ing and afternoon, today and tomor row. If the matters requiring attention are not concluded In that time, the or ganization will convene again on Thursday. The social features of the annual gathering of Oddfellows will not be given so great prominence this year as usual. It has been customary in the past to hold an elaborate banquet, but this has been dispensed with because of the large contributions which the order in Oregon has made to the San Francisco relief fund. SAYS HE SHOT AT BURGLAR PROPRIETOR OF THE ELLA SUMMONS THE POLICE. Declares That Intruder Also Shot at Him, and Exhibits Perfor ated Nightrobe. The Ella, at Washington and Ella streets, seems to be a favorite haunt of burglars, as three distinct attempts have been made within the last .two weeks. The circumstances of the per sistent attempts to rob the house are shrouded in mystery and the police are at a loss to understand It. Mrs. Martin, the proprietor of the house, called the police stattlon up about 1 o'clock this morning and asked that an officer be immediately sent as someone was trying to enter the house. Hardly five minutes elapsed when the telephone bell rang again and this time Mr. Martin informed Captain Bailey that he shot at the burglar twice, who returned the shot. As the case seemed very suspicious Captain Bailey lost no time In going to the house with several officers to Investigate the story. On arrival the policemen found Mr. Martin in his night robe with a revolver in his hand. Two large holes In his robe were caused, Mr. Martin said, by the shot of the burglar. The holes were burned out In two places and it seems strange how a bullet could have entered one side of the robe and come "out on the other without hitting Mr. Martin or even scorching his underwear. Mr. Mar tin was greatly agitated and his version of the story was that he was awakened late In the night by a noise on his back porch. Having in mind the two previous attempts of burglars to enter the house. Mr. Martin went downstairs and says he saw a man leaving his back porch. Mr. Martin shot at him several times, when the attempted burglar. Mr. Mar tin said, jumped over a low fence into a neighbor's yard and shot at Mr. Mar tin. The latter says he at first thought he was struck by the bullet and directly afterwards the robe caught fire In two places, presumably from the shot. Mr. Martin's revolver still had five cartridges In It and he said he would throw the weapon away tomorrow and buy a shotgun. His wife and several ladies in the house corroborated Mr. Martin's story so far as the shooting was concerned. The darkness prevented anyone seeing the burglar, although one of the neighbors said that she saw a suspicious character about 10 o'clock last night prowling around the alley back of the house. Captain Bailey left several officers to meet the Intruder if he ventures to make another visit, and the case will proba bly be thoroughly investigated today. Murder on Rockefeller Estate. NEW YORK . May 21. A special to the Times from Tarrytown, N. T., says: There was a shooting affray last night on John D. Rockefeler's place at Pocan- tico Hills, as a result of which one man is dead and another dying. It Is said that another wounded man disappeared. There have been several fights about here among the Italians who are em ployed in laying out roads. According to a witness of the trouble last night, a group of men were talking in an excited manner, when suddenly there were sev eral shots, and the men scattered. John Content fell and died instantly; shot through the forehead. A second man, who will probably die. is named Tony Dominick. He was shot In the head, and also in the side. Exterminates His Family. WOODCLJFFE, N. J., May 21. John Cole, an engineer, killed his daughter. Maria, with an ax today, attacked his wife with the same weapon, striking her in the head and probably fatally injuring her, and then killed himself by shooting. Cole attacked his daughter from behind as she stood watching a young man who Jiad called upon her and had Just de parted. He drove the ax into her skull and she died Instantly. The mother ran from the house, but was overtaken by Cole, who rendered her unconscious with a single blow, then shot himself. Drowned by Rocking Boat. CHICAGO, May 21. An attempt of oc cupants of a rowboat in the lagoon at Sherman Park to change their places cost the lives of two men last night. There were five men In the boat, and two tried to exchange places. The oth ers were laughing at their efforts to keep their balance, when the boat cap sized. The dead are: tdward O'Gara. 43 years old. machinist: leaves wife and eight children. James Wilson, 18 years old, employe of a packing-house. Mrs. Chadwick as Witness. PITTSBURG. May 21. Unusual inter est is attached to the case of Mrs. W. C. Jutte against J. W. Friend and F. N. Hoffstott, which was resumed today, as It is expected that the deposition of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, taken recently by the plaintiff's attorneys, will be opened by Judge John D. Shafer. Tne deposition, however, was not presented today, and It may not be offered for several days. No inkling of Its contents will be given out until then. London. Frederick W. WMtrldge, the spe cial envoy of the United States to the wed ding; of Kins: Alfonso, and Mrs. Whltridft-e left London Monday for Paris on their way to Madrid. Why Refer to Doctors Because we make medicines for them. They know all about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, so they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, weak lungs, consump--tion. They trust it. Then you can afford to trust it. Consult your doctor about it, anyway. Sold for 60 years. We have no secrets We publish ' the formulas of all our medicines. Had by tns t. O. Arvr Co., IxwU, Ksss. Also MuttbstoHn of ATES'S HAIH TIG0R For the hair. ATBR'S PILLS For constipation. ATSR'S SARSAPARILLA For the blood. ATES'S A0UB CURB For malaria and a foe. DENTISTS Will Assist Fellow-Practitioners in San Francisco. CONVENTION SO VOTES Papers of Interest to the Profession Are Read at the Annual Ses sion of the Oregon Association. Members of the Oregon Dental Asso ciation, which opened its annual conven tion last night with a meeting In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, will contribute liberally to relieve the unfor tunate practitioners who suffered from the San Francisco catastrophe. Not only will individual subscriptions be taken, but the association last night voted to give a substantial sum aa an organiza tion. At the close of the present convention, the association will turn over to a com mittee every cent In the treasury, to be forwarded to the San Francisco dentists. In order to have this donation as large as possible, the usual annual banquet will be dispensed with, and expenses will be curtailed wherever possible. It was pro posed to double the membership dues, in order to Increase the size of the gift, but this will not be done, as it waa remem bered that no meeting was held last year, and that dues for two years are now available. This will be a 4 assessment upon each member,, of whom there are now about 100 in the organization. The San Francisco Subscription. The committee appointed to take charge of the San Francisco subscriptions, ap pointed by President Clark, consists of Drs. A. W. Chance, S. J. Barber and Jean Cline. They will communicate im mediately with the profession In San Francisco and ascertain to whom to send the money, so that it will most promptly be distributed among the dentists of tne Bay City. . A communication was read from the Ijos Angeles dentists, asserting that their fellow-practitioners in San Francisco were among the most needy sufferers from the fire, as they lost their apparatus, offices, homes and to a large extent their practice. Almost 100 members were present at the session -of the convention, representing practically all parts of the state. The meetings are to be continued today, and will be given up almost entirely to prac tical discussion and clinics. President Clark opened the session by reading his annual report, which Bhowed that the organization was in a flourish ing condition and wae doing a good work as a means of bringing together the den tists of the state and enabling them to compare notes and listen to discussion by experts upon various subjects. He rec ommended that the dues be raised to 5 in order to supply the association with sufficient funds to bring speakers from a distance to the annual meetings. He also opened the discussion which led to the appropriation of money for the California relief fund. Two papers were presented during the evening, one by Dr. W. F. Lewis, of Portland, upon "Rationale of Plastics," the other by John Hood, a member of the firm of Hood & Reynolds, of Boston, upon "Gold For Dental Purposes." In discussing the subject of plastics. Dr. Lewis asserted that certain combi nations of cement and amalgam were equal to gold for filling teeth. The use Piles Quickly Cured in the Privacy of Tour Own Home Without Bisk or Danger. Anyone Can Easily Test It and Prove It. for a Free Sample Is Sent by Mall to AIL ' Seven out of ten readers of this paper are tortured with piles or some form of rectal disease. Tou are, or you would not be reading this article. Thirty years ago doctors carried a lancet In their vest pocket and bled people for all sorts of diseases and bled them hard some times a quart at a time. It was the fashion then. All that is changed nowa days and a doctor with a lancet would be considered a curiosity. Five years ago doctors "cut out" Piles wherever they got the chance. All that has been changed since the marvelous soothing, healing and curative properties of Pyramid Pile Cure have become known. By every mall we get letters like this: "I want to tell you that It was the first thing that eased the terrible pain and Itching and allowed me to have a night's rest for 7 long weeks. My husband Im mediately went to our druggist, Mr. Heln- bach, and procured a Bo-cent fcox. I - am now cured and will always recommend you highly to every one. Tou actually saved my life. My mind, too, was al most gone from the pain. Tours grate fully. Mrs. Rose H. Stouffer, 1603 16th 6t. Mollne. 111." If you want positive proof of this send to the Pyramid Pile Drug Company, 53S8 Pyramid Building. Marshall, Mich. Tou will receive a free trial package by re turn mail. Try it. then go straight to your ArjjjrriKU t . ouct, box and. get well. of gold, he said, had fallen off 25 per cent during the past ten years and would be used still less for dental purposes in the future. He gave as reasons that gold necessitated the waste of tooth tis sue In preparing cavities, caused pnln to insert, and made the mouth unslehtly. "I do not believe In abandoning gold fillings entirely." he said. "They are de sirable In some cases, but In others a plastic filling Is fully as good and often better. If dentists would give the same care to the preparation of an analysis filling that they do to a gold one they would receive the same satisfactory re sults. I claim that as much time should be given to placing a plastic filling as a gold one. and that the dentist ts en titled to the same remuneration." Programme for Today. The programme for today follows: Morning, 8:30: Dr. Eugene Vaughn. Pendleton. "Porcelain Crowns for Badly Broken-Down Teeth"; Dr. J. R. Card well. Portland. "Trimming Models": Dr. E. Ia. Lajte, Portland, "Sweating Bands and Cups in Crown Work"; Dr. George D. Peters, Portland. "Method of Removal Bridge Work": Dr. Hirstel, Portland, "Porcelain Demonstration. Using U. S. White, High Fusing Porcelain": Dr. Mark Hayter, Dallas, "A New Crown Post"; Dr. F. H. Walgamot, Portland. "Method of Making Seamless Crowns"; 10:45, elec tion of new members; Dr. George Larkin Newberg, paper. Afternoon. 1:30: Clinics: Dr. O. D. Ire land, Portland, "Gold Filling. Using Howe Post"; Drs. Watson, Skiff, Loomls. Port land, table clinic, "Working Porcelain": Dr. G. H. Nonage, Portland. "Showing Sections of Maxilla and Mandible": Dr. M. H. Fenton. Portland, "Logan Crown Using. Rubber Dam"; 2:43. Dr. D. I. Wads worth, Portland, paper, "Gold In lay." Evening, 7:30: Dr. W. Cavanaugh, Port land. "Cavity Preparation"; Dr. A. L. Beattie, Oregon City, "Method of Root Canal Treatment." GRAND JURY WILL PROBE More Land Frauds Are to Come Be fore That Body. Although three far-reaching indictments were recently returned in connection with the Oregon land frauds, the Government has not yet concluded its Investigations and another Grand Jury will be called next month to continue the search for evidence against the men who have been systematically robbing the Government of rich timber land. The Grand Jury will probably be caJled about the middle of the month. It is probable that the land fraud cases now pending will be heard beginning about June 10. They will be tried before Judge Hunt, of Montana, who Is coming to Portland for that purpose. Assistant Attorney-General Heney Is expected to arrive in Portland about the middle of June to assist in the prosecution. More Funds for Stricken. The Oregon general relief fund now amounts to $251. 402.67. One subscription was received yesterday. It came from the Arlon Society, by check of D. W. Hoel- Xi?tahle PreDBrationfor As slmQating the food andSegula-4 ting ma aomaens amliovreis or i.x ...s.e vifi"w Promotes DigraHoruCteerFur nessandEest.Contalns neither OpiurrLMorplune nor Mineral. ISOT liAHC OTIC. A perfecl Heme dy f o r Cons Bps--1 uon, sour swmarji.ijiarrnoea Warms Convulsions .Feverish- ntss and Loss of Sleep. 1&C Siirula Signaruf of NEW YORK. gttT Hj fl fins fjl f tww.ii'uiy ::.. ,,.i.ii: u. . ... .ftmj ! ' -1 EXCEEDED THE AVERAGE NO ABATEMENT IN THE RUSH FOR PIANOS AT THE CLOSING OUT SALE OF EILERS. Twenty-five More Instruments Se cured Yesterday by Shrewd Buyers At Present Rate Everything Will Easily Sold by May 31st Several . Exceptionally Fancy and Costly Pianos Still Remain Any Reason able Offer as to Terms Accepted Attend to This Today, if You Want to Secure Choice of Some Rare Bargains. "Let me see your pianos, please." wis the remark addressed to a salesman at Blilers' Piano House yesterday afternoon. Kxactly nine minutes later the piano was sold and the purchaser had departed in a happy frame of mind. She. bad been negotiating for two years for a Weber piano, and she immediately recognized that she could now purchase the Instru ment she had been looking at some time ago at an enormous reduction. This is only one of the many instances we could relate of how quickly shrewd buyers are snapping up fine pianos, pianolas, organs, etc., in this sacrifice sale. All must go and profits are out of consideration now. These Bought Yesterday : A pretty mahogany-cased Wheelock was secured by Miss Flora A. Welch, of Kern street. Miss H. Lippman procured a magnificent Clarendon piano. One of the special conservatory pianos) was put-chased by Professor Eugene Stpb inger, the eminent music teacher of this city. J. F. Dangerneld. of Scappoose. chose a magnilicent Hobart M. Cable piano. Miss L. Dessie Kelly was another purchaser of one of the famous Hobart M. Cahio pianos in a beautiful mahog any case. A fine Hinze, an almost exact duplicate of Professor Stebinger's, went to Mrs. L. F. Hcmblor. Miss Pearl Red mond selected a beautiful Pianola piano in a pretty mahogany case. Miss Lillian Deering secured a magnificent mahogany-cased Kimball piano, and Mrs. R. Henderson was the purchaser of one of the well-known Bailey pianos. Frank H. Smith selected a special art style Kimball in a fine mahogany case. Charles Kruger got a Burdett organ. G. C Ross also one of the well-known Bailey pianos. Miss Etta Hill a magnificent oak-cased Kimball piano, and Felix Murphy selected another of the world-famous and popular Kimball pianos. Paul B. Froehllch is now the fortunate possessor of a magnificent Louis XIV design and style Weber piano in a beau tiful mahogany case. A. J. Miller se cured a fine Crown parlor organ. Mrs. R. T. McNichols selected a very elabor ate and most beautiful mahogany-cased Kimball piano (Exposition style). B. W. St. Pierre was another purchaser of the popular Kimball piano. Miss Mahel Phillips secured a. dainty Clarendon piano. J. O. Powell selected one of the reliable Whitney pianos. Fred Stuart a fine Crown. S. G. Jones selected one of the world-famous Chickerlng pianos In a magnificent mahogany case, and still an other of the incomparable and Inimita ble Chickering creations waa secured by a prominent family of the East Side, whose name was not to be published. A beautiful 8chumann piano was secured by Mrs. L. R. Klpput, a resident of Ore gon City. Prices Cut in Two. Choicest of brand-new upright pianos. In fancy oak, or mottled mahogany, or In elegant walnut cases, reliable New York makes, go now for S1S6, J13X and even less: $325 styles for J1K2, J1S7 and S196. Regular J450 styles for I2SS. J253. etc., and .several exceptionally fancy ones for $273. $314 and $327. Reliable used pianos, among them Emerson. Steinway. Hallet Dennlston. Vose. Adminster. Newton, etc.. etc., at as little as $M5, $45, $56: fine uprights at $86, $118. $135. etc., and no advance in price when easy terms, $15, $20 or $25 down and $6, $8 or $10 a. month are de sired. Baby grands and parlor grands usuallv costing $900 and $HX)0, fancy $"i0 and $"0r) uprights, and others worth $500, $100. $300, $250: pianolas, pianola pianos, on-hes-trelles and music. Organs from $47 to $116. Fully Guaranteed. Every piano or organ, or pianola, or self-plaj'tng piano will be accompanied bv the respective maker's unconditional guarantee, duly countersigned bv us. thus making the purchaser absolutely secure In his purchase. The sale closes May 31 only nine davs more. We must vacate the premises and retire from the retail business. If you ever Intend to buy a fine piano, now Is your chance. Prices virtually cut In two We must get rid of everything pianolas pianola pianos, pipe and reed organs, or chestrelles, fixtures all must go. It. will surely pay you to act today. Eilers Piano House. 351 Washington street. blng. and amounted to $156.25. The total subscription Is now above the mark first set and will probably grow still larger. Tour Druggist will Tell Yon that Murln Eye Remedy Cures Eyes.Make Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't 6 mere Soothes Ere Pain, and Sells for 50 cents. For Infants and Children. 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