THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1907. 8 BEAVERS CAPTURE ONLY ONE GAME Split Even With Seals at Oak land, Striking Pace in Afternoon. MEN NOW IN FINE FETTLE After Losing Morning Game, Mc Credle's Pets Brace Up and Show Bay City Fans Just What Baseball Really Is Like. YESTERDAY'S RESfl.TS. Portland. 8. Ixis Angel's, San Francisco, 4. 1. -Oakland. 2. Standing of the Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet. Oakland. . 2 0 1000 San Francisco 2 1 .666 Portland 1 , 2 .333 Los Angfles 0 2 .000 SAX FRANCISCO, April 7. (Special.) San Francisco and Portland broke even today. The morning game was played on the Oakland grounds and was won by San Francisco. Ten thousand people saw the afternoon game. The Seals had enough left-over victori ous spirit to put It on the Beavers when the teams made their bow to the Oak land fans this morning, but after the mrxup, before a house that was over flowing, it was a delusion, a snare, an Imposition and a Joke to the admirers of the native talent who were rooting for San Francisco. Never was the score a tie. The Beavers got In right during the second and third spasms, and after that they refused to be headed. The jam was so great that Manager Gleason caused the game to be delayed 1 minutes in order that the tardy fans might be accommodated. The best George Wheeler had was cake for the Beavers. To every field they slapped the twisters of the veteran. Time and time again he would switch the cut and change the brand, but this did no good. In all 13 safe drives were culled from Wheeler's variety, and but for a little bad luck and some sharp fielding on the part of his supporters the victors would have had about 14 instead of 4 runB. The Beavers let the first Inning go by without doing anything damaging, but Stanton opened up the second with a safe drive and Kane bunted him on his way. Carson got a smack in the slats and while the crowd was watching him recover from the accident Lovett smote a hot drive into the right garden with Stanton registering the first ace for Port land. In the third Lovett lined one at Mori arity and kept on running to second when the shortstop heaved the leather wide of its mark. Casey laid down a sacrifice and "Cap" MoCredie produced the wallop that added run No. 2 to the credit of his flock. In the sixth and the ninth the Beavers again officed up strong to the kind that Wheeler was slipping and earned another pair. Though the entire Portland team played a far better game than on the opening day, the credit should be cut and trimmed to give young1 Groom the major portion. It was his curves that kept the Seals off the bases in virtually every inning. though the willing fans did the best they could to ruffle the youngster by saying things only a baseball rooter can say when he feels like talking. The score: Morning Game. PORTLAND. AG. R. H. SB. PO. A. E. Shlnn. if 5 1 0 o 2 1 0 Lovrtt. rt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casey, 2b 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 McCredle, If. 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Newman, lb 3 O 0 O 6 0 0 Ftaton. ss 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 Kane. 3b 4 0 1 1 2 1 Moore, c 3 0 0 0 8 1 Schimpf. p 2 1 0 0 2 2 Totals 31 8 4 2 24 11 SAN FRAN. All. R. II. SB. PO. A. Spencer, ct 3 1 0 0 1 i Moler. 2b 3 0 1 0 2 4 Mori arity, ss 3 2 i o 2 l Hllrlebrand. It 2 0 2 0 2 1 Irwin. 3b. . . , S 0 1 01 2 Asnley. p 2 0 0 0 0 S Williams, lb 0 0 0 O 0 1 Wheeler, rf 4 1 1 0 O 0 Mwphy. rf.-lb... 2 0 0 0 13 1 EtroU. e 2 0 I 1 S 1 HtAey, p 1 0 0 0 1 2 Totals. 2.1 4 7 1 27 16 RCNS AND HITS BY INNINGS. Portland 0001 2 000 Hits 0 1 0 110 0 1 0 4 4 San Francisco. 2 0 0 Hits 2 0 0 0 0 110 1 0 2 2 0 Summary Home run Morlarlty. Two base hits Mohler. Hlldehrand, Wheeler. Sac rifice bits Newman. Murohy. First r-ase culled balls Off Schtmpf. 7; Ashley, Hlckey. 2. Hit by pitcher McOredie, hl.T.pr. M"Oj-' hol't. M.hl-v PiniM.-- Staton to Casey, to Newman, to Moore, to Newman. Passed ball Moore. Wild pitch Hlckey. Time of game One hour minutes. Vmplre Derrick. Afternoon Game. PORTLAND. AB. R. H. SB. PO. A. E. thlnn. cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 Lovett, rf 5 2 3 0 3 O 0 casoy. 2b 2 0 1 o 1 2 0 Mc'redle. If 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 Neuman. lb 3 0 1 O 9 O 0 Staton. ss 4 12 0 112 Kane, 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 (Jarson. c 3 0 0 O 11 3 0 Groom, p 4 t o 0 0 3 0 Totals 3G 4 13 1 27 10 2 SAN FRAN. AB. R. H. SB. FO. A. E. Spencer, cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Mohler. 2b 5 0 1 0 6 1 0 . Morlarlty. ss 3 o 3 0 2 1 S Hildebrandt. If... 3 o 2 0 2 O o Irwln. 3b 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 Quick, rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Murphy, lb 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 Strut, c 3 0 O 0 3 3 0 Wheeler, p 4 a i 1 0 7 Totals 33 1 1 27 IS RVNS AND HITS BY INNINGS. Portland 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 o 1 4 Base hits. ..22 1 02220 2 13 San Francisco. O o o o O o 1 o 0 1 Base Hits. . 1 0 I 1 0 2 I 1 1 g Summary Two bas hits. Casev. Mohler. Morlarlty t3). Sacrifice hits. Kane. Carey It), Spencer. Irwin. First base an called balls, off Groom. 8; off Wheeler. 1. struck out. by Groom. 8; by Wheeler, 5. Hit by pitched ball. Carson. Murphy. Wild pitch. Wheeler. Time of game, two hours Umpire! Derrick. v ANGELS LOSE BY ERRORS Three Double Bias's Feature of the Game With Oakland. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 7. Los An geles lost today through four errors and failure to hit at critical periods. Three double plays, two of which wore credited 10 Oakland, were among the features. Score: R. H. E. IvOi- Angeles 1 7 4 Oakland 2 7 1 Batteries Bergman and Hogan; Ran dolph and Hackett. Umpire Perrlne. Auto Boat Regatta Opened. MONTE CARLO. April 7 The annual auto boat regatta opened today. The re sults show a great improvement In en gine construction. The first race for small cruisers was won by the Capaulon II, which covered 50 kilometers in 1 hour. 35 minutes and 55 seconds. The race of 50 kilometers was by the Rapier. 35 horsepower, in 55 minutes. 55 1-5 seconds. beating last year's time by 13 minutes. BIG SMOKER FOR HORSEMEN Will Be Given Under Auspices of Driving Club. Members of the Riverside Way Driving Club have decided to give a number of driving matinees during the coming Sum mer. The question of giving the matinees was brought up last night at a meeting of the board of directors, at which A. C. L,ohmire was elected chairman. It was decided to hold the first matinee June 15, the second July 4 and the third July 27. In connection with the matinee that will be held on the Fourth of July a horse show will be given and also two races for the members of the Portland Hunt Club. In order to bring all of the club mem bers together a big smoker and vaude ville show will be held May 1. Arrange ments will be made, if possible, to hold the smoker at Alisky Hall and invita tions will be sent out to all members oi the Hunt Club and to the horsebuyers who come to Portland to attend the an nual sale of the Portland Horse Sales Company, which will be held here May 1, 2 and 3. BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS OREGON STATE LEAGUE IS RE ORGANIZED. Officers Elected for Coming Year. Dallas Team Is Awarded Silver Cup. A meeting of the officers of the Ore gon State Basket-ball League was held Saturday night in the Y. M. C. A. and the season for '06-'07 officially closed. All the managers of the different basket-ball teams in the league were present and the guarantee money, posted at the beginning of the season, was refunded. A beautiful silver cup. donated by the physical committee of the local Y. M. C. A., was presented to Manager Crltchlow, representing the Dallas team. An election of officers for the coming season was held and M. D. Shanke, of Willamette University, was elected president; to succeed Charles Mackle of the local Y. M. C. A. C. F. Easter, of the Salem Y. M C. A.. was elected secretary to succeed A. M. Grilley of the local association, and Bert Allen of Multnomah Club, was elected treasurer to succeed E. J. Wlnaus. of Willamette. Resolutions were adopted thanking the press, and the Portland papers In particular, for the support and courtesy given the league during the past season. SPORT . FOR SPORT'S SAKE Powers' Blues Explain Their Posi tion in Local Baseball. PORTLAND. April 7. (To the Editor.) In view of the fact that our team has been the recipient of sundry unkind and somewhat misleading remarks, we beg that you afford us the privilege of your columns to enable us to place our posi tion correctly before the public. The Powers Blues was organized with a view towards getting the most pleasure out of the game uppermost in our minds, gate receipts being a secondary consider ation. We have had several Invitations to Join the city league, but prefer to play independently in order that we may meet any amateur team in the Northwest. We have scheduled four games with the Bal lard team of Seattle, two to be played at Seattle and two In Portland, and be sides this are arranging a trip through the Inland Empire, lasting about ten days, wherein we expect to meet the crack teams of that section. It would be impossible to arrange these games it we were tied down by a city league schedule. Regarding our individual players, will say that they are the pick of last sea son's Maroons and Trunkmakers, and. judging rrom the number of times each member of the team has been besought to jump to one or the other of the local teams, we have surely selected a team that the city will have no reason to be ashamed of in competition with any other city of the Northwest. Each man is in the game for the love of It and not to make a livelihood. We have no ex-bush leaguers In our line-up and are not scour ing the country for players, as many of the local teams are doing, to bolster up a weak team built around one or two fair players. Thanking you for any consideration you may show us. we remain. THE POWERS BLUES. OREGON TEAM IS CHOSEN Tryout for Columbia Meet Held at University of Oregon. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., April 6. (Special.) Trainer Hay ward held the final tryout for the Col umbia meet this afternoon. Because of the continued rains the distances were run on the gravel paths between Vfl lard Hall and the Library. In the 440. Reid, Dodson and Obertoulfer took places in the order named in 53H sec onds. Flatts. Jamison and Galbert made places in' the mile, Platts win ning by an easy sprint: time, 5:10. Neither Moores nor Kelly entered the dashes, and Kiltz took first in the 220 yard. Nash and Huston won the 50 yard. Results in the shot-put were: McKInney. 42 feet 10 Inches; Hug, 42 feet 6 Inches: Zacharias, 39 feet 6 inches. After the meet. Captain Moores and Trainer Hayward selected the follow ing men to enter for Oregon at Colum bia: fio-yard dash. Kelly. Moores and Huston; 220-yard dash, Kelly, Moores and Klltz: 440-yard dash, Reid. Dodson and Kilts; S83-yard run. Wood, Reid and Dodson; mile run, Platts and Jami son; 50-yard hurdles. Moores, Kuyken dall and Huston: shot-put, McKinney and Hug; pole-vault. Moullen and Kuy kendall; broad jump, Kelly, Kuykendall and Henderson: hign Jump, Henderson and Kuykendall; relay, Kelly, Moores, Kiltz and Huston. Reid may be sub stituted for Kelly. Dugdale Is a Great Man. SEATTLE, Wash., April 7. (Special.) "There is a great man In Seattle and his r.ame is Dugdale. Perhaps you will won der if he has been a clergyman or has become great along those lines. He has not, but he is great. Everybody In town knows Dugdale. and many of them often have business out at Twelfth and Yesler. Dugdale is a baseball expert. He has brought out many good players, but they were not good when he took them. He developed them from the raw material." Thus spoke Dr. F. W. Colgrove in a sermon this morning at Tabernacle Bap tist Church, in which he Incidentally used the achievements of Dugdale as one of several illustrations of success won along the lines of endeavor to which men had applied themselves with zeal and single ness of purpose. FRANK DftVEY QUITS Editor Resigns Place on Salem Statesman. IS TO SETTLE IN HARNEY Speaker of Last House of Represen tatives Will Be a Rancher in Big Southern County In a Few Weeks. SALEM. Or.. April 7. (Special.) Frank Davey. Sneaker of the House of Repre sentatives of the last Legislature, and for many years one of the leading politi cal factors of Western Oregon, has re signed his position of editor of the Ore gon Daily Statesman, which he has held for almost a year past. When he has finished the work of copy ing and indexing the laws of the last session of the Legislature and journals of the two branches of the Assembly, which will require about four more weeks, he Intends purchasing the Burns, Harney County, newspaper plant and casting his lot with the future destinies of that vast and undeveloped empire. Disclaims Political Ambitions. His resignation took effect this morning. Although Mr. Davey disclaims further ambition of a political nature and does not seek any more honors at the hands of the people. It is quite probable that he will wield quite an influence in fu ture Eastern Oregon politics. Mr. Davey has been a resident of Salem and Marion County for the past twenty years and more. His family will go to Eastern Oregon with him, and himself, wife, daughter and son will probably each take up some of the vacant lands under the homestead laws and hold it in antici pation of the advent of the railroad. MAY NOT EJECT PASSENGERS Decision That Railroads Shall Not Have Cars Swept En Route, SALEM. Or., April 7. (Special.) Labor ing under the apprehension that there are provisions contained in Senator C. J. Smith's senate bill No. ZL the new quar antine law, which would allow them to eject passengers at Ashland and Hunting ton in order to sweep out the cars, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company re quested of the State Board of Health to ascertain if they could pursue this practice-under the new regulations of the quarantine bill. Attorney-General Crawford received from the State Health Officer, Dr. Yen ney, the request of the railroad company, and today filed an opinion which settles the legal right of railroads operating in the State to do such a thing. In his opinion Mr. Crawford states there is nothing in the new quarantine law to allow the railroads to require pas sengers to leave the train while the sweeping is done, nor should they fol low the practice of cleaning coaches when people are in them any more than they did two years ago when the practice was prohibited. FEWER INSPECTORS NEEDED Labor Commissioner Hoff Redis tricts State. SALEM. Or., April 7. (Special.) State Labor Commissioner Hoff today returned from a trip through the state, and dis covers there is not as large a number of factories and mills in some of the sections as he first figured, and for this reason he has redistricted the state and will reduce the number of workshop inspectors to three. The state as redistricted contains the following counties: District No. 1 Clackamas, Clatsop, Co lumbia, Tillamook. Washington, Yamhill and Multnomah. District No. 2 Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lin coln, Linn, Marlon and Polk. District No. 3-Baker, Crook, Gilliam Harney, Grant, Klamath. Lake, Malheur, Sherman, Lmatilla, Lnlon, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler and Morrow. DEATH DF NOTED PRIEST FATHER DIELEMAN, OF ASTOR IA, PASSES AWAY. Honored Man Mourned Alike by Catholics and Protestants In Home City. ASTORIA. Or.. April 7. (Special.) Rev. Father Leopold Dieleman, the Catholic divine, who for nearly 30 years was at the head of the church in this city and district, is dead. The end came at 12:37 yesterday, after a long and painful illness, of valvular disease of the heart. and Catho lics and Protestants alike mourn the loss of an honored citizen, and an ar dent worker for the cause to which he devoted his life. Could the full story of his early life be told. It would tell of many lonely trips on foot or horseback over moun tains and through the wilds of Nevada, Idaho. Northern California and Eastern Oregon, for the purpose of ministering o the spiritual and temporal needs of men in remote posts and in lonely min ing camps. Father Dieleman -was 74 years of age and one of the pioneer churchmen of the state. In point of active service he was the oldest priest in Oregon, and with two exceptions, was the oldest on the Pacific Coast. He was born near Ghent. Flanders, Belgium, on January 30. 1833. When a boy he prepared for entering the military school at Neville. Belgium, but was prevented from be coming a soldier by the opposition of his mother. Instead, he went to Rou lers. France, where he met Father Blondell, a priest from America. From him he learned much of the Catholic Church and its work In America, and upon his advice, the young man deter mined to prepare for the priesthood. At Roulers, he completed the clas sics in six years, after which he en tered the American College at Louvaln, being one of that institution's first students. He graduated from the the ological course in 1S61. and in June of that year was ordained In the Ameri can College for the Oregon diocese, after which he continued his studies. Father Dieleman sailed for America on September 13. 1862. coming via the Isthmus to San . Francisco and thence to Portland, where he arrived on Octo ber 31 of that year. His first field of labor was at Salem, where he served as pastor until 1864, saying the first mass in that city, when it was a town of 900 inhabitants, and building the first church in the town. Another Salem enterprise which owed Its incep tion to him and his work is the Con vent of the Holy Names. In 1864 Father Dieleman was Bent to Eastern Oregon for missionary work, and that year he built a church at Canyon City, Grant County. Dur ing that time his district extended to Northern California and Nevada, ne cessitating his taking many lonely and dangerous rides in the performance of his duties. In 1871 he built the first church in Baker City, and the follow ing; year he was called back to Bel gium by the illness and death of his father. While in Europe he spent six weeks at Rome, where he had an audi ence with Pope Pius IX. Father Dieleman returned to Oregon In 1S74, and continued as pastor of the church at Salem until 1879, when he was made rector of the parish at Astoria. Under his supervision, the church edifice was finished and paid for, St. Mary's Hospital was started and the Convent of the Holy Names was established. Until 1900 he had complete charge of the work here, in cluding being chaplain at Forts Ste vens, Canby and Columbia. Since that time he has been chaplain at St. Mary's Hospital. Father Dieleman was a man of unusual mental attainments. The funeral services will be held from St Mary's Catholic Church at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, with the Interment In Greenwood Cemetery. The services will be conducted by Arch bishop Christie, of Portland, assisted by Rev. Father Waters, pastor of the church. LUKE LANDS IN PRISON GIRL WITH WHOM HE ELOPED RETURNS HOME. Confesses Infatuation for Man Who Ruined Her Life Wants to Share Prison. RAINIER. Or., April 7. (Special.) W. L. Bevens returned to Oregon to day, bringing- with him his daughter Katie, the young girl who eloped with her sister's husband, Jesse Luke, on Sunday last Luke Is In jail at Bell ingham, where he will remain until the proper steps are taken for hi 3 return to Oregon. The girl has made a full confession of her part In the affair, and claims that she was so much In love with Luke that she could not re sist his advances when he offered to take her away and marry her. It appears by her story that they -.vere criminally intimate, at her sis ter's house in Rainier, and at a lodging-house here. They stopped at Ta coma and at Seattle, and Luke regis tered them as man and wife at both places. Then they went Into British territory, where they attempted to se cure a marriage license but failed to do so, as the girl would not swear that she was of lawful age, stating that she was only 16- Then they returned to Bellingham, where they were arrested. Mrs. Luke took the train this morn ing to St. Helens, where District At torney Powell will take the affidavits of herself and her sister tomorrow morning. The girl seems to be truth ful, but desperately infatuated with Luke, and claims that if he is sent to the penitentiary she would rather share his confinement than to be at liberty without him. PRISONER BURNS IN 11 SPOKATE PRISON BECOMES CHARNEIj HOUSE. After Disturbing Peace, Sucker Lake Rancher Meets Horrible Fate During the Night. SPOKANE Wash., April 7. (Spe clal.) In a midnight fire which prac tically destroyed the Jail here last night. Emanuel Lee, rancher from Sucker Lake, the only prisoner in the building, was burned to death before the fire was discovered. He had spent Saturday night In town, and after creating a disturbance on the street was requested by Marshal Rogers to leave town and go home, which he refused to do. After attempting to drive his horse on the sidewalks, he w arrested by the Marshal and locked up for the night. About 1 o'clock this morning the Marshal discovered the interior of the jail afire and broke in the door In an effort, to save his prisoner, but was too late, as the place was a mass of flames. The fire company responded promptly to the alarm and soon subdued the names and found the charred body of Lee burned almost to a crisp. As the fire originatel inside, it is supposed the prisoner set fire to his bed clothes in a fit of anger, being too stupefied to realize his danger and suffocated be fore his cries were heard. XETV BRIDGES TO BE STEEL Tmatllla Court Decides for Modern Structures. PENDLETON, Or., April 7. (Special. A new order in the matter of bridge building has been established by the County Court of this county, in that four of the bridges washed away at the time of the high water last January will be rebuilt of steel. By Investigation it was found that the bridges could be built of steel almost as cheaply as of wood. Prepare for Next Teachers' Meeting. SALEM. Or.. April 7. (Special.) In or der to properly interest and enthuse the teachers throughout the state in the meet ing of the western division of the State Teachers' Association, to be held in Salem July 1, 2 and 3. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ackerman has mailed today to every teacher in the state special notices with the statement that able speakers from this and other states will bp on the programme. "In this manner." said Assistant Super intendent Carlton today, "we hope to arouse great Interest, and have the larg est meeting of teachers ever held." Those who desire further information should write to Alpha L. Dimick, Portland, who will send to all teachers full particulars of the meeting. The bound copies of the new school laws are out, and are being mailed today to the County Superintendents. Under the provisions of the new law each district is allowed two copies. BUTTE LOSES GRANDSTAND Fire Plays Havoc at Baseball Park, Causing $6000 Loss. BUTTE. Mont.. April 7. Fire today de stroyed the grandstand and part of the bleachers at the baseball park In Colum bia Gardens. It Is supposed to have been started by small boys playing at the grounds. The loss Is KOOO with J3000 in surance. Rebuilding is to begin at once. Radwaj's Pill rure constipation. alck hitrirh female disorders. Indigestion. THREE MAYORS IN CHICAGO DUNNE LEAVES TOWN AND PUTS DEPUTY IN CHARGE. Busse, However, Says He Does Xot Propose to Go to the City Hall Until April 15. CHICAGO. April 7. "J have no pres ent idea of taking office until April 15. I do not expect to go to the City Hall Monday, or any day this week. I do expect to go there April 15." This announcement, made by Mayor elect Fred A. Busse today, gave prac tical assurance that Chicago would not be the scene of a dual municipal gov ernment and attendant complications, which it was feared might follow the swearing in of Mr. Busse as Mayor last Saturday. Mayor Dunne is not to be forcibly ousted, but will have the customary pportunlty of addressing a farewell message to the old Council and witness the formal inauguration of the Busse administration. Mr. Busse admitted contingencies might arise which might cause him to assume the duties of Mayor prior to April 15, but that he does not now foresee any such, con tingencies. Mayor Dunne appeared not to be concerned over the situation. He left for the Bast tonight, after having dep utized Comptroller McGann to act as Mayor in his absence. "I will be back at the City Hall on Tuesday morning," he said. If Mr. Busse drops in and asks for the keys to the desk, I will turn them over to him, although I do not antici pate such a visit. ' THE DAY'S DEATH ROLL Detroit Financier Drops Dead. K"EW YORK. April 7. Theodore D. Buhl, president of the Buhl Malleable Iron 'Works, of Detroit; president of the Detroit National Bank and also of the firm of Parke, Davis & Co., chemical and drug manufacturers, dropped dead today on the sidewalk near the w aldorr- Astoria Hotel, where he had been a guest. Mr. Buhl was one of the group of steel magmates. a multimillionaire and particu larly active In banking; circles In the Middle w est and the East. Richard M. Watte, of Denver. DENVER. April 7. Richard M. Waite, assistant to the president of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., died here today of diabetes. He was 33 years of age and is survived by a widow and one son. Try to Blow Vp His Home. CHICAGO, April 7. An attempt was made today to dynamite the home of Gulseppe Mancuso, a grocer, supposedly by the sender of two letters received by Mancuso in which the payment of $500 on penalty of death wag demanded. The explosion partly wrecked the building, but no one was injured. Factory Hands Quit Work. SHUT A, Rusia, April 7. Ten thou sands factory hands have quit work and demand the release of the noted revolutionist, Arzenius, who the police have arested. SENSATION ON WASHINGTON STREET CARLOAD OF WELL-KNOWN PIANO MAKER'S PRODUCT GETS INTO TROUBLE AND 18 FTNE INSTRU ME NTS ARE ORDERED SOLD FOR A SONG. A Peculiar Clrcumstanoe, Most Unfor tunate for the Railroad Company. But "It's an 111 Wind That Blows No body Good" Sale Will Occur at Ellers Piano House Today. There are opportunities for wide-awake people to better their conditions. Lots of them if they only keep their eyes open. There's one today for those who have no piano who lqpK for one who would like to buy a high-class, fine in strument for a very little money. There's to be a sale today that will make eighteen planoless homes happy, eighteen splendid instruments the cele brated Bush & Gerts make to be sold for just about a half of their actual value. Brand new, right from the fac tory, the latest styles, and as good an instrument as need be wished for under any ordinary conditions. And now, let us tell you why these particular eighteen fine pianos are to be sold for about half their real worth. It was an occurrence that happens about once in a hundred years; perhaps won't happen again in the future history of piano selling in this town. Instead of switching this car of pianos in to our warehouse, it was sidetracked in some inexplainable manner, arid while "lost" on the track in the yards a party of tramps broke the car open and without regard for the valuable character of the contents, proceeded to appropriate the interior bracing used to hold the pianos In position for firewood; cases were scratched and marred. and the rain i worked in the open doors and left some or tne pianos more or less spotted. It was a sorry sight; but never mind, the railroad preferred to stand a loss rather than tie up the car for a long return trip to the factory, and we were instructed to sell the pianos and charge the loss to them. Now, these eighteen fine pianos are to be placed on sale today. We will agree to repolish each of the instruments, and, as a matter of fact, the pianos will be in as good condition when we deliver them to vou as thev would be after thev had been in your home a few months with ordinary wear and tear. And there is going to be a,, big Inducement for you in the purchase of one of these splendid pianos A saving of just about one-half the usual cost. That's certainly worth more to any one than the extra looks between these pianos and pianos without a mark. Come in and look them over today come as early In the day as you can for they're big bargains. These Bush & Gerts pianos have a splendid reputation; known all over America as one of the most reliable makes on the market. Their tone is fine fine rich and mellow, pure and sweet, and the construction of the instruments all through is high class. These eighteen pianos are every one of them in the latest style. Come try them, pick out the one you like best, and make a small first payment and the piano shall be in vour home as quick as we can put it in shape, which won't take long. We'll rush them right through our shop, and we'll finish them up as well as we know how. We'll promise that you'll be de lighted with the instruments with your bargain. Do you really want a piano? Take the trouble to come specially to see these pianos. You won't be disappointed. Some of them are in our windows this morn ing. Look them over critically bring along some musical friend, if you want the advice of an expert and the more vou know of pianos the more of a bar gain you'll agree that this offering is. But "opportunity waits for no man," neither will these pianos wait very long It's to be a quick selling proposition; we have fixed the price on these instruments low enough so that they'll all go in a hurry. A full guarantee with each one the guarantee of the biggest, busiest and best piano housa In America. No trouble to find the right place; just remember the House of Highest Quality don't forget, highest Eilers' Piano House, 353 Washington street, corner of Park. 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ROME, April 7. J. Plerpont Morgan, of New York, has arrived here for a short visit. T.ofs Go the Championship. SIDNEY. N. B. W.. April 7. George Towns, the Australian oarsman, has for feited his claim to the world's sculling championship to his brother, Charles Towns, who has been challenged by Webb, of New Zealand. Oregonlifc THE POLICYHOLDERS' COMPANY Is the only purely Oregon Life Insurance Company THE VERY BEST FOR AN 0REG0NIAN Call or write for further information HOME. OFFICE COR. SIXTH AND ANKENY STREETS, PORTLAND A. L. MILLS, L. SAMUEL, President General Made In From Porto EL TORO Breva-Finas (jExact size and shape) Also made in Panetela and Panetela Firms 130-132 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK and where tx see the clothes. HIGH WATER AT EUGENE Willamette Goes Over Banks and Floods Bottom Lands. EUGENE. Or., April 7. (Special.) The Willamette broke through Its banks dur ing the night and this morning registers 16 feet above low water mark, and al though the rains have ceased here, the water Is still rising through the melting snow in the mountains. The river here gets out of the banks at 10 feet, and when It registers 16 feet there is a big lot of water in the country- The land between the Red Bridge and the high land beyond is six feet under water, and farmers are completely shut off from town in this direction. How ever, no damage Is reported yet, and country people can come Into Eugene by way of Springfield. When you feel all tired out and broken up generally, take Hood's Sarsaparllla. Insist upon its being Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer the perfection of brew ing. The famous Eight Day Malting Process makes it so. phone Main 460. CLARENCE S. SAMUEL, Manager Assistant Manager Porto Rico Rican Tobacco ihti:I'TlllW-!!!ifl.i.F to That's one thing that's sure about El Toro cigars something extremely doubtful about the many so-called "Porto Rican" brands. The recent increased cost of Porto Rican leaf is responsible for the many brands of doubtful quality now being rushed on the market. EX TORO Cigar 5 Cents is the one cigar you can be sure is genuine Porto Rican in name and quality. El Toro represents the best 5-cent cigar that Porto Rico can produce. Smokers of El Toro cigars know how far superior this brand has always been to any cigar sold for 5 cents. This year's Porto Rican tobacco crop is better than ever before and only the choicest selections are used in the El Toro. For this reason the El Toros now on the market are particularly recommended to smokers. Every El Toro is now banded. This is the cigar that has done so much to popularize Porto Rican cigars among dis criminating smokers. Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company Manufacturer, San Juan, Porto Rico. MASON1, EHR1UX & Co., Distributors, Portland, Or.