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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN AS HE ALIGHTED FROM A COUNCIL CREST CAR, SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
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Famous Nebraska. Taboos
. Politics and Talks of
His Travels.
HEARERS EXPECT ORATORY
Audience Packs Ctinrdi, but Is
Somewhat Disappointed at Total
' Absence or ntgtits of
Eloquence. .
BRYVM'R moGRUOIE TODAY.
8. A. M- BreakAwt with Xr. R
B. Johnson, of rtortlana Awlemr; ivw,
Matlook. of Pendleton, and Mr. and
Mm. Campbell, formerly of Nfhnukft.
lO A. M . visits Biles' C"Iut, Seventh
and Oak streets.
12 to 2 P. M. Public reception In
lobby of Imperial HoteL
4:16 P. M. Takes train to Salem,
where be lectures in the Opera House
tonight.
William Jenninirs "Bryan. who In
Oonrress In IK I and In the Democratic
Convention !n 18?6 at Chlcag-o created hlm
elf by speeches, lectured last night at
the White Tftmple under the aueplees
of the Y . M. C A. Of the 20OO people
who heard the eloquent Nebraslcan tell
of his tour of the world in rather a dis-
conneoted way, some were disavp
polnted. for thy rxpeoted flights of
oratory and forensic fencing for which
Bryan Is jUBtly famous. There were
those present last night who expected
something on politics. They, too. -were
d.?a.p pointed, for Bryan, with the excep
tion of a few sly veiled allusions, tabooed.
politics and delivered himself of a fin
ished talk that was in a measure a com
bination of a leoture, sermon and a
splendid eulogy upon American men and
women and American Institutions.
The day had been a busy one for the
man who had twice tried for the Presi
dency and twice failed. At the Imperial
hotel, where he and Mrs. Bryan are
staying, the Democratic host of Port
land gathered. From the lime of his
arrival until his departure for the White
Temple, toirt for the short reapHe which
he had when e was taken to Portland
Heights for a view of Oregon's and
Washington's snow-capped mountains, he
was meeting the curious. And. even as
he started lor the lecture platform, the
crowd that had fathered In front of the
hotel was olamorous for the Sound Of Ms
voice, d row from h man "who is ever
rady to callc a speech of perhaps five
minutes duration.
While (the flight of time has tout
touched Mr. Bryan and rides lightly on
Ti 1 n great Bhoitldera. he Is hardly the
Bryan who withstood the barta of sar-
Casm hurled at him toy -Reed, when ie
electrified the wilted Democrats find thft
Republicans, too. for that ma titer in the
C2nd Sn&T?sm. a-fc the time -when
Springer's " "popgun" tllls had sickened
the Democrats almost to death, ho ia
tiU Bryan. More bald and with a bit
more srlrth. he Is the same dexterous
man who hurled Hill off his feet, in that
NOW justly faanoua convention in Chicago
a convention that was a train of powder-
and he the torch that touched it off
with his "crown of thorns" and his
"cross of gold."
Audience Expected Oratory.
Those 300O people fvtho -heard him last
night wanted oratory and -they received
only a talk. Oratory after all is of an
audience and had Bryan wished he could
have srrlrred the people before htm. just
as he has done in the past. He still toaa
that wonderful musical voice, only now
there la a slight lisp. He is still bright
of eye and still has his pleasing: personal
ity. One speech flxed forever Bryan's stand-
ing More the American people, and he
has been talking ever since. His mind
Is plastic and he saw -things during his
tour around the world with the eyes of a
man wanting to see and remember.
Bryan, when not in combat, is not at
his -best. A writer once said of -him that
he was "more military than philosopher"
and this Is true, and it accounts for some
t the dieappolntment in hia talK or last
night.
This does not mean that Bryan's lec
ture was not pleasing-, nor does it mean
that he did not hold his audience, for
Tie did, and after he finished there was
an Impromptu reception during which
fully half the audience shook: him by
the hand. In the throng; were many
iormer XNonrasKans. one man, in shak
ing hands, recalled to Bryan that his
brother had sold nim a carving set.
Air. Bryan remembered the occasion, or
said lie did at least. One old array
bearded soldier remained until the last
to tell the leader of the Democratic
hosts that he had voted but for two
mem for President, Fremont and Bryan.
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Pastor Announces His Politics.
Dr. X Whitcomb Brougher took ad
vantage of the gathering: to announce
the work that was going on at the
church, Be set the crowd laughing by
stating that 'he was not a Democrat or
a Republican, but a Prohibitionist, and
the announcement brought a broad
smile to the smooth-shaven face of B.
Iiee Pagst and others of the Prohibi
tionists present. Mr. Bryan was intro
duced by II, W. Stone, secretary of the
V. M. C. A., and then for over an hour
those present were under the spell of-
the speaker's voice. Sprinkled through
the audience were many of the local
3 fmocrcy. C. K. S. Wood, together
with Judge O'Day, Judge William Gal
loway and several others were seated
on the speaker's platform. Republicans
were there also, and amonsr them were
Judgre M. C. 'Oeorpre. Judge II. Ii. North
tip and TV. V. M&sters. Pat Powers
said he was going, but if be was In
the church he must have kept in the
background.
It was S :35 before the speaker; tooVc
the platform. He was greeted with
applause as he made his way to his
neat, and when he rose It became a roar
that subsided when he began to speak.
lit- said In part:
"I am to speak tonight upon a subject
which brings us together as citizens.
The things which we hold In common
are much more numerous than our politi
cal differences. There are several rea-
Hons why U Is not necessary that I
should-make a political speech tonight;
one is that events are speaking so loudly
that we do not have to spealc as much
politics as formerly, and another Is that
the President is making some of our
speeches for us.
"Thinga are getting pretty much mixed
up In this country. I have sometimes
commented upon the fact that the Presi
dent speaks almost as much for us as
against us. and that he has taken some
of the plarrks from our platform. Two
months ago, when I was In Washington,
I was invited to attend a meeting of the
Gridiron Club, which, by the way. Is an
Br t . ?
KEADIXG FBCjraC LETT TO RIGHT
' ON THE
organization composed of newspaper
men. Those present joked the President
all the evening about his conversion to
our party, and when my turn came I
joked him, too, for it made me feel good
to know that he was standing pat on
many of our principles.
Describes Heathen Temples
"When we were In 9yria we visited the
temples of Jupiter and the sun. It is
said that the temple or the sun stood
upon another temple, and that the foun
dations of this second temple were laid
upon another one which had been erect
ed ages before. For centuries this was
the place of worship of BaalThe stones
of which It is built are enormous. The
guides showed us the smallest ones first,
and we expressed our surprise at their
size. The guide ' showed us larger ones
and we expressed our amazement We
could not understand how such hu
blocks could be handled. He then showed
us still larger ones, one of them meas-
urln 15 by 72 feet, until our amazement
heathen temples In use. At one of them
the Emperor otters sacrifice once a year,
In front of another In Japan there ia a
great hell, by which. "lOOO years before
the independence bell rang out Its gla.d
notes, Buddhists were called to worship.
"When we were traveling through
Esypt. viewing - the great pyramids. I
thought that the prince who laid the
foundations for the tomb of the kings
could have paid a higher tribute to
womanhood by spending more of his
money for uplifting her than in rearing
this great wile.
"When I was in the Far East I often
had trouble In getting the food that suit
ed Tno. and one day word was conveyed
to mine host that I dicvllked some of the
cooking, bo he asked mo about it. I told
him about the crackers that had been
rat-bitten, and of the cab-bage which had
a worm in It. and he promised to do bet
ter. The only edible which you can find
cooked the world over as mother cooked it
is the egg. When I returned from abroad
I found a card awaiting me -which read:
The hens await thee.
'The women of the Far East were at
one time thinking of adopting the Ameri
can style of dress, tout the women of this
country got up a petition against it. Af
ter having spent a number of years In
married life, a large portion of whloh
time has been spent in hooking and un
hooking the American dress, I admire the
dress of the Europeans.
Saluted "With Many Guns.
"When I went to visit Dato Pean. In the
Moro country, he decided to Are a salute,
and was Informed that Jf I held no of
fice there was no limit to the number
which tie might Are. We counted up to
21. which Is the Presidential salute, but
when he got 'beyond It some one said he
was beginning on the second term, and
when he had gone beyond 42 I became
alarmed for fear he was a convert to the
third term. The ohief came to me stand
ing in the bow of- his canoe, with two
black men behind him holding two red
umbrellas. When we returned he stood
under one and I stood under the other.
That Is as close as I ever stood to nobil
ity. No more pitiful scene greeted us
than that of the girl widow of Dato ArJ,
about whom stood 20 half-clad natives of
various ages. The people of the Philip
pines are coming to see that we do not
mean tnem any harm, ror if we did we
would not educate them, as this would
enable them to realize any oppression
which might be brousrht to bear on thnm
"When I went to visit the Emperor
of Japan I went in a swallow-tailed
coat. Before going into the audience
chamber I was taken aside and initiat
ed into the secrets of the order. I was
to bow three times, but I will not dem
onstrate tonight Just how I did it. The
conversation which I had with him ran
something like this. 'When ' did vou
come? When win you go? Where are
you going r u-nen 1 was ushered out.
"I have been accused of being an
anarchist, but I have had an Interview
with the Czar of Russia, who knows an
ttiiarruint it iK iii. so it l am ever
caiiea an anarchist again I can point
my accuser to that interview.
"I am glad to live In the kind of a
country where we have the right to
take a man un and use Titm In nn.iin
service and put him down when we are
tnrougn with him. I am glad, too,
that we can. if -w-e wish, put him down
udure we taice mm .up.
HOW BUY AX SPEST THE DAY
Welcomed - by Democrste, phot
grapned, Interviewed, Chccrecl.
v,inam Jennings Bryan the greatest
Democmt since Andrew Jackson twice
candidate for the Presidency and nn-
cnaiiengea leaaer or Ms party Is- in
roruana.
nwwivwiwu oy jars. Hryan - he- ar
rived at 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
took a two hours' nap, enjoyed a drive
about the city, held an informal recep
tion in the parlors of the Imperial Hotel
iriifflfffrVir
D. M. WATSOX, W- J- BTTTAK" AD DBI LCUVK TATRICK sf. MAHEB. TJISTBICT ATTOB5ET IS KTAVDrN'O
daR IXATTOKM. THE 6MAIX POBTBAIT X2C TBCJel CPFEE COR5ER 13 THAT OB ME8. BKTAN.
during the afternoon, and delivered his
lecture "The Old and the New World'
at the "White Temple at night.
. It was a busy day for Mr. Bryan, but he
Is used to carrying the burdens of fame
and through it . all his unfailing good
spirits were unruffled a.nrt to the last
moment before retiring he maintained
his interest and enthusiasm and was ap
parently ready for another active round.
The programme for today starts with a
breakfast at which some of Oregon's
leading Democrats will sit with him. At
11 A. M. he will visit the Elks' temple,
where a reception to members of that
order and their families will he held
tinder the direction of George l. Hutchm,
president of the Bryan Democratic Club.
Wt II Meet Portland Elks.
The distinguished guest is s. member
of the Elks and is especially anxious to
meet his brethren and members of their-ramlllf-r.
From 13 until 3 o'clock a. public
reception will be held at the Imperial
8Tld at 1:15 O'ClOCK Mr, Bryan will leave
for Salem, where he wilt speak tonight.
Tt was 7:57 o'clock yesterday morning
when the train boHiing the great Oom -
moner rolled into the Union station. A
comnilttea consisting of Mr. ana Mrs, D,
M. Watson and Miss Delta Watson :
George T. Hutchln, president of the
Thomas, Chairman Ot tlie Democratic
County Committee, and J. 0. Booth, of
Grant' Pass, wore on hand to welcome ;
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
The Bryans were driven directly to the
Imperial Hotel, where apartments had
"been secured for them. After breakfast
they retired to their rooms, where they
enjoyed the luxury of a nap.
Arising at 10:30 o'clock, Mr. Bryan ar
ranged for his day's work, anil met sev
eral callers, among them Judge Thomas
O Day and State Senator Milton A. Miller.
Of Lebanon. Another caller was Charles
Pallett, a cousins of Mrs. Bryan.
Poses for a Ptiotoerapti. .
Shortlv after 11 o'clock the distinguished
visitor left the hotel for a trip about the
city. Accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, tne
noted Aebraska orator paused at tne en
trance of the hotel for a photograph.. A
large crowd, which blocked the sidewalks
and almost. jammed the street, gathered
around the hotel entrance to see Mr.
Bryan- His appearance was greeted
with cheers, and- after posing for the
photograph, an enthusiastic admirer pro
posed three chefers, which were given
with a vim.
The party then entered carriages for a
drive about the city. Mr. Bryan, D. M.
Watson, his1 hosti.Distrlct Attorney John
Manning, who comes from Bryan's home
town, and Mayor Harry Lane entered tne
first carriage. Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. T. M.
Watson, Miss Delta Watson and flira. w.
B. Ogden, Mrs. Bryan's companion, en
tered the second. Then the party dashed
up Washington street, the parting cheers
of the crowd echoing In their ears.
Mr. Bryan expressed a desire to see the
Forestry building, and this was the first
point of the drive. From there the party
drove through the City Park. At St.
Helen's Hall all left the carriages and
took a trolley car for a trip to Council
Crest.
Returning, to the hotel early In the
afternoon, luncheon was served at Wat
gon's restaurant. Afterwards Mr. Bryan
received the faithful, who had come in
from all parts of the' state to pay their
respects- The entire afternoon was con
sumed In this Informal reception.
Come in Blocks of Six.
Mr., 'Bryan remained In his private room
adjoining the main parlor and the
visitors were admitted to his presence in
blocks of half a dozen. D. M. Watson
kept the door and performed the intro-
ouctlons. There was a little complaint
on the part of the loyal Democrats who
wished to shake the hand that had been
held by emperors because they were
compelled to wait their turn, but eventual
ly all were made glad by the sunshine of
the great man's smile. Colonel C. B. ?-
"Wood, wearing all his seal rings and a
suit of clothes that needed pressing, was
closeted with the statesman for a. quarter
of an hour. What was said can only be
conjectured but it is certain they didn't
confine their discussion to Swedenborg
and the state of the weather.
John Manning, with bells, also figured
in the. scheme of those present and ap
peared on more fanifliar terms with
the Peerless One than anyfoody else
there. "Big Bill Matlock was in from
up state and received the blessing.
George Hutchina' face reflected all the
chaste delights as he assisted' in the in-
troduotion, and through it all the busiest
man - who ever aoted as impressario . to
a stateaman was Dave Watson.
Patriots Crowa the Room,
The ante room was crowded with the
flower of OreKon's democracy, waiting
with bated breath for the signal to enter
the Presence, Finally ffia Feerlessness,
evidently tiring of the seclusion of the
Inner - room. - walked out Into the broad
publicity of the parlor, where he pro
ceeded to do a little plain and fancy-
handshaking on his own account
Mr. Bryan has aged rapidly since the
iiiUM lil friiitfi!i ill itfillin'iwllii Wiiwtiiii iT
roemoraJble summer eleven years ago,
when he stampeded the Chicago conven
tion and became the . "man on horse
back," which his party has followed
with the devotion of ancient crusaders.
JiiB hair is becoming . grizzled and his
bald zone, is increasing in size. The lines
on his face are deep and In repose he
wears the look of a man who has long
borne large responsibilities and has
thought much o' nights. Always care-
less of his personal appearance, his tour
abroad seems to have had no effect on
his style of dress. Yesterday he needed
a shave ji 1 1 y. and his frock coat and
blaok trousers showed the effect of much.
wear.
Statesman lias Tjittle to Say.
XTe had little to say by way of an In-
tcrvlew.
Ho passed the conventional compli-
ment on Portland and Oregon. the
former's preeminence as a city and the
latter's scenery and Democrats. He
handed Governor Chamberlain a bouquet
"How aibout 1S08, Mr. Bryan ?" asked
the Interviewer, will you bo a candi-
date?"
'Too early to dincuss fhat matinr.
'Sufficient unto the day, you Know,-' he
answered with that smile which has
never yet missed its mark.
Questioned as to his views on PreM-
dent Rooseve'lt's action in diffcharfriner
the colored troops for their participation
In the Brownsville riots, he gave out
this statement, which he made slowly
and carefully:
"As to the legal question involved I
cannot say. but if the facts are as set
forth in Secretary Tart's report. I think
the Prealdenrt was 'justified In the action
taken."
"What Is your opinion on the Jap
anese question?"
On the question of the rhrht of the
states to control the educational sys
tem my views are well settled," said
Mr. Bryan.
"The Constitution provides that the
powers not delegrajted to the Federal
Government or denied to the sta.tes are
reserved to the states and to the peo
ple, and control of the educational sys
tem has always been a state matter.
Treaty Is Subordinate.
"I do not accept the doctrine that a
treaty can override the Constitution. foV
-both the President and the Senate are
sworn to support the Constitution, and
that oath binds them to respect that
paTt of the Constitution which provides
for amendments. The Constitution can
only be amended by the concurrence of
three-lourCha of the states, after It has
been sulbmitted by joint resolution or by
the action of a constitutional convention.
'As to influence of Japanese immi
gration I would say that one of the pur-
poses of my trip Is to gather Informa
tion. I have expressed myself repeatedly
on Chinese immigration and I am making
inquiry to- Bee whether Japanese Immi
gration raises the same objections."
. "What about the ship subsidy bill?"
"I am opposed to the ship subsidy bill.
Whenever the public interest ln an enter
prise is such as to Justify Government
aid I think it is better for the Govern
ment to own the enterprise than to give
money to private corporations.
Personally I should like to see some
of the money now being 'expended ln
building warshljra spent on transports,
which, in times of peace, could be used
to establish lines of communication where
we might need. them.
"Whenever you begin giving subsidies
the appetite growB and the beneficiaries
never reach the point where they can
stand alone. Then. too. the subsidizing;
or snips would lead other nations to in
crease their subsidies, and then wo
would have to raise our bid and the ship
owners would. use one subsidy to stimu
late another, as they are now using: the
building of a battleship by one govern-
ment to force the building of another
battleship by another government."
Firm on Government Ownership.
"Have you seen any reason to change
your attitude on the question of Govern
ment ownership of railroads?"
"As I expressed myself in my Madison
Square speech I still believe. From the
position I took at that time I have not
moved an inch.
At dinner last night Mr. and Mrs. X. M.
Watson had as their guests Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan, Senator and Mrs, Milton A. Miller,
of Ixibanon; Mr. and Mrs. Geopge L.
Hutchln, j. O. Booth, of Grant's Pass.
and Alex Sweelc, chairman of the Zem.o-
crauc state committee.
At breakfast this morning tha.guesU
will be Ir. R. S. Johnson, of Portland
Academy; F. W. Matlock, of Pendleton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, formerly of
rieorasKa.
Mayor Harry Lan. George H. Thomas,
C . Jackson and Colonel C. E. S. Wood
will be among the guests entertained at
tne iiryan table at luncheon today.
Last night's audience at the White Tem
ple was the largest which ever assembled
iiniifirii'TfaT-itf ntf fig 7 iftVhiitiTWWrrn'Trriinaiirafiavrs f "tii-'iiflttHTrt i
in the vast auditorium and Mr. Bryan
was given a most enthusiastic reception.
MRS. BRYAN RECEIVES.
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Cordial and Sincere in. Greetings and
a Great Admirer of Her Husband.
It would take a vivid stretch of
even Democratic imagination to pic
ture Mrs. William Jennings Bryan In
the white House as Its 'mistress.
Rather than First Lady of the Land,
with its attendant social duties, one
involuntarily pictures her In the home
circle, a leader In the village church,
and a beloved character In all the
neighborhood. While she may lack the
poise, the ease of manner, the conver-
sational art which jro to make a suc
cessful hostess, hers is that greater
heritage, the perfect attributes of a
good .wife, mother and home maker.
She received callers in the parlors of
the Imperial Hotel yentordfty after
noon while her husband. the Groat
Commoner, was interviewed by groups
of the Faithful who were ushered Into
an Inner sanctum by I ). M. "Watson.
ra Bryan was cordial and sincere ln
her greetings to all comers and her
face lighted up with every reference
to her husband's ability and eloquence.
It was only when she learned of the
presence of several newspaper repre-
scntatives ln the room that she grew
positively alarrrfed and explained over
and over again that she was not talk
ing for publication.
"Now don't you go and print every
thing; I say." she said, and then she
practically ended, all conversation, only
answering; direct questions ln mono
syllables. Mr. and Mrs. George I
Hutchln and Mrs. Watson waited to
escort her and her traveling compan
ion on an afternoon drive, but the
newspaper people seemed to upset both
licr plans and her equlllbrum, and she
finally retired to the inner parlor.
There are many women who even
late in life develop astonishing tact
and adaptability, hut if she possesses
this latent quality It Is not evident to
the casual observer. One thinks of
her as the ind of neighbor one would
send fori in sickness or trouble, the
kind of wife who always has room for
one more at the family table, who la
glad to welcome her own friends and
the friends of her family's friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are accompanied
by Mrs. W. B. Ogden as traveling com
panion. Charles allett of Portland la
Mrs. Bryan's cousin and she declined
an engagement to drive yesterday
rather than miss . seeing him. He was
an afternoon caller.
HIS FIRST VISIT TO OREGON
Judge Galloway Says Bryant Recep
tion Was Cordial
McMINNVILLR Or., Jan. 22. (To the Ed
itor.) In Sunday's Oregonian there Is given
out a wrong impression of the reception ten
dered Mr. Bryan on tils first visit to Oregon,
not 15 years ago. but ln the Fall of 1806.
The facta are: The State Board of Agricul
ture, of which the underslg-ned wag at that
time president, arranged to have a Joint de
feats on the tariff and money Questions between
jar. Bryan and Congressman Roswell G. Horr
(not WUliazn McKlnley). At the last mo
ment Mr. Horr was unable to come to Ore
gon. Then the board decided to have M r.
Bryan lecture at the fair grounds, which tie
did. delivering during the week, as 1 remem
ber, three lectures, each to ' very large
audiences.
The Oregonian is ln error in stating hla re
ception was chilly. Mr. Bryan and) his wife
were met on their arrival in Portland by the
underaiemed and a non-partisan committee
from the 6tate Board of' Agriculture and clti-
zens, who accompanied them to Baiem, where
for the better part of the fair wee they were
guests of the board, receiving every possible
attention from the citizens of Salem and the
state officers, includ Ins Governor Lord and
Secretary of State Klncald. Members of the
State Board of Agriculture at that time who
assisted in entertaining Mr. Bryan were such
prominent citizens and Republicans as ex
Governor Moody and Captain J. T. Anncrson.
The Portland Xemocrats were very anxious
to entertain Mr. Bryan and wished to do so
on his arrival, but as he was under an agree
ment with the Board of Agriculture to lecture
on the fair (rounds during xalr week,- wa ob
jected to his speaking in Portland or being
publicly entertained until after bis engage
ment with the State Board of Agriculture
had been filled, to which he readily - com
plied. Afterward Mr. Bryan was royally - en
tertained in Portland and elsewhere in the
state and, . on departing, he expressed himself
as being highly pleased with his reception In
Oregon on his first visit.
- -JWJrLOALLOWAT.
FranK McDevitt Suicide,
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 22. Despondent
trer nia lii-succesa as dook asent and
real estate dealer, carried on in Seattle
and ln Vancouver, B. C, Frank McDevitt
blew out his brains this morning at his
home, 1706 EMgrhteenth avenue. His wife
had observed his melancholy and Rad
been watching" him closely but he came
home today when she was not present
and put a buUet ln bis brain.
Whsjt can be done In the way of co
operative effort is well llluotrated in -the
opened toy Eilers inano House on Mon
day. Through combined action, the dis
posal of nearly five hundred pianos is
to be acconrrvpllshed In a fraction of the
time ordinarily required, ' reducing- sell
ing expenses to about oneenth of the
usual amount, and effecting a savins to
the buying- clit mernibera of probably
not less than foO.OOO in that one direction
alone. Added to this immense Bum will
be a still greater amount In the matter
of usual profits, which, in order to make
i naie snarp ana snorx. nave oeen
practically ellimlnated, thereby reducing
selling- prices for the time be-ins: to just
about actual wholesale cost.
The Idea of co-operative buvinir clubs
is not loneer new. havimr been most.
successfully adopted m a number of vast
mercnanaise movements, notaioie among-
tnem Deine tne century mctionary.
which-was out on the market through
John Wana.maker: one edition alone sav
ing the buyers over HOO.OOO. It needs not
more than an instant's thought to car
ry me iaea no me u ea.cn one wno stops
to think, how much easier and cheaper
it is to sell to ten or a hundred or five
hundred, all at one time, than it is
to sell to eadi one of these at a setD-
arate time and over an extended period.
And that is just tne idea or taiers pres
ent Co-operative Clubs. By handling the
pianos in their surplus stock, in a
very short time, instead of in a period
extending- over several months, a most
decided - saving- Is effected Ln selling ex
pense. By Joining Club A, It is possible to se-
c ure a pia no ord i narll y se 1 1 i n g at $225
for only $137. and ln addition to this
the easiest possible terms have been ar
ranged, so that, dub members may pay
Fays One flunk to Sit
at the Feet o! De-
mocracy's Idol
AVE th' way!" shouted the Gen-
L. eral as he stalked Into the cafe
after the meeting;. "L'ave me up to th'
bar-r till I gt deodherized, disinfected
an' Bhprayed. Here I've been slttin' in
th' front row up at that Yankee church,
an" . me look in' round an seein every
wan lookin at me an' sayln to himself:
'What In th' devil is the Glnerl doln
up here In this place, th' heretic?' Mother!
Now! Gimme plzen no less!
"And there was O'Day. on the mourn
ers' bench at that! An' Aleck, stnllln'
an' smooth an' swauvc. as the Kern'l
calls it. An" Garge Thomas and Watson,
actin" a a if they owned th Idle of th
par-r-ty!
"An" Garge Hutchln! Sure if he was
ould Bar-r-num himself he couldn't have
pulled it off better. "Tis a proper show
man, is uarice :
An' one an' all th' rest pay in wan
plunk to sit there at the feet of th' idlft
an listen to the wor-r-ds of wisdom that
clhropped 11 Ice pear-rlM as th" tears drop
from the eye
of anftels !
"An tHey call this Dtmocrary: -Tia
Aristocracy, no less! Sure ould Grover,
ith his stile Rtockln s an all that,
uldn't do worne than hold ut 'very -wan
fhA lira an' riAari erut flf MM 1,1 It
Llirj 1 1 Is Oil UI.UU UUO r i I Ik.' fcj ui V
for this we fought, bled an died? Is It.
X say !
"What's atln me? Nawthin". Tisn't
what's 'atUV me, hut who's 'atin' with
him!
"Gimme another! Naw. no wather! T
saw wather enough on that platform to
do me till I die, an then may I be put
In dhry gravel.
"Tis in sadness T contemplate these
latest doln's of tMmocratB."
Basketball Saturday XlghL
Xjoc&I basketball fans -will see two sood
games this week. The Dallas team plays
the T, M. C. A. Friday night, and Mult
nomah Saturday. These games will
have a great bearing on the champion
ship of the Oregon State Xeague. In the
season so far, Multnomah has won four
straight games and Dallas the same,
therefor It seems that the winning" team
will have no opposition in the fight for
championship. The two teams are about
evenly matched and one of the greatest
games of the season may be expected
Saturday night.
Japan Will Open Manchtirla's IHor.
TOKIO. Jan. 22. In his speech on the
general policy of the government in the
House of Peers today. Premier Oanjl.
after hia reference to the San Francisco
school question, said that the Japanese
government had determined to facilitate
-the advancement of the Interests com
mon to all naitions in Marrohuria, and ad-
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In small amounts, and but a few dollars
down is needed to close the barren.
There ar! four other Clubs, each rep
resenting a different grade of Instru-
ment, at varying prices. The sating on
every piano in every Club is In propor
tion to that in the cane o-f the piano in
Clu.b A. runnlnr as hlKh as $1X2 on in
struments regularly selling at 550 in
Cluo fc.
The number of pianos Is limited in
every CI lib. and Just as soon as all are
sold, the Clubs will be closed and the
sale will then be over.
Satisfy the Longing; Xow.
Tu ri ng such a sal e as th 1 s pmea t Co
operative event, every music lover who
longs for a piano should see to it that
the desire is satisfied. A more favorable
opportunity could hardly be possible,
un 1 ess p ianos were actual I y given awa y .
and this sale offers practically the very
neact thing to such a condition as tharf.
As pianos are still a pretty costly ar-
tide of furniture if furniture they can
be caiieo -it is not likely that the aver
age individual will be so fortunate an
to secure one on any free-list" for some
ttme to come, so that present selling
prices can pretty safely be accepted as
the lowest that will be presented for a
good long time in the future.
The tl me to buy a piano 1 now.
through one of Eilers Oo-orerative Olufbs.
which are open to all, both in-tnwn and
out-of-town. There are no restrictions,
no extra dues, no admission fees, no de
lay, no waiting, no anything but to se
lect the piano of your choice from one
of the Clubs, make your payment, and
receive the Instrument at once. Each
member joins entirely separate from any
other member, and is not bound by any
obligations except his own. But, it ifl
not wise to put It off. for as soon as the
Clubs fill, the sale will end.
ded that the negotiations with Russia
in regard to the new treaty were progressing-
favorably.
OLD WILLAMETTE VICTOR
Defeats Salem Y. M. C. A. In Spirit-
ed Game of Baskeitball.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 22. (Special.)
Salem Y. M. C. A. basketball team went
down to defeat at the hands of the
sturdy sons of "Old Willamette" to
night by a acore of 23 to 12. It was a
closely contested game from the rlrt
half, but the last half was all In favor
of the collegians. This victory brings
Willamette up to third place in th
contest for the state championship,
Willamette's next game will be with
Monmouth next Saturday at Salem.
The next game for the local Y. ii. O. A..
will be with the same team on the
25th.
The line-up tonlsrlit was an follows:
Willamette. Ponttlon. Y M. A.
Portland. .... rorward. . . ... . . Banlior
Simpson.. . .
Whipple....
forward.
, Kliodrs
.... Allen
Strfnhark
..center.
Parcell fruard .
Nelson-Fork- . .guard.
tilmonton
A preliminary game between the
Wlllfliiiptte Juniors and ft Y. M. C. i
class team resulted in a victory for
the Y. AC. C. -A . by a score of 42 to 15.
mi SrORTS MILL HE ADDED
lnterscholBHtic Ix-aue o indornC
Mail and ifandDnll.
A meeting of the officials of the In.
tersrholaatlc Tagrue will tve nelrt to
morrow for the purpose of amending
thfi constitution of the organization. It Is
probable that Indoor baseball and hand
ball will be Included In the lint of snorts,
but just what wilt be done in regard to
the baseball schedule is not known. The
meeting tomorrow will be called for the
purpose of remedying certatn defects that
have been found in the constitution, ami
to give the representatives ot the schools
a chance to bring up other Questions.
Indoor baseball would no doubt prove
a popular sport in the city and two of
the schools, Hill and Portland Academy
have teama organized, The Academy has
played several practice games with dif
ferent teams at the armory. At Columbia
the game is not played under the rules
of Indoor baseball for there is plenty of
room ln the big gymnasium to play the
regulation game. The boys there have
organised a team and practice every
night. At the High School nothing has
been done as the mid-Winter examina
tions will be held next week and the
students are too busy to give any at
tention to sports.
iHand'baU will also be a popular game
as all the schools have their own courts'
and take treat interest ln the sport. In
previous years It has been played at all
the schools, but no match games were
ever played between schools.
All members of the League are ln favor
of these changes and there Is no doubt
-that the two games will be added to the
! lists.
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