THE .MOUSING OREGOyiAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1908.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
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AMTSEMEJJTS.
ORPKEUM THEATER (Morrison, between
Plxth and Seventh) Advanced vaudeville.
Opening performance tonight at 8:15.
GRAND THEATER tWeahlnirton, between
Seventh and Park) Vatderllle de lixe.
2:M. T:0 and P. M.
PANTAGE3 THEATER (Fourth i and Stark
Continuous vaudeville. 3.90. 1:80 and
30 P. la.
THB OAKS Dob Carloe" dor. poor and mon
key .how. free, at 3 P. M. : AUM Curtis
Muelcal Comedy Company In -bow-Chow."
In Alrdome. at 0:15. tree.
Discuss Bridod Problem. There will
be an Important meeting tomorrow night
at the Sargent Hotel. Grand and Haw
thorne avenues, to consider the situation
relative to the proposed new Madison
street bridge. The United East Side Push
Clubs called the meeting. Two engineers
from the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will be present to give their views
of the best way to cross the Southern
Pacific tracks on the East Side, assuming
that the bridge will be rebuilt on Haw
thorne avenue and Madison street. Not
withstanding that the Brooklyn Club has
Indorsed the location on East Mill and
Second streets and Clay, the people are
fearing to endanger the present J450.000
bond Issue by any change of location.
They fear that If they ask for another
and larger bond Issue they might lose,
now that the South Portland people are
entering the field for a 1.500.000 bridge.
It Is thought a bridge higher than the
present one may be built on the present
site using the H50.000. and still make pro
visions for getting above the railroad
tracks on the East Side.
"Mount Tabor Wants Bio Park. Resi
dents of Mount Tabor and vicinity con
sider that a large portion of Mount Ta
bor should be secured for a public park.
The Olmstead plan of parka recommends
that 169 acres at the top of Mount Tabor
be purchased for park purposes, but Com
missioner Lang says that not more than
60 acres Is needed there. Frank J. Per
kins, who has been working to secure a
large park at Mount Tabor for several
years declares that 80 acres is not enough
and would not take in the most attractive
part of Mount Tabor, which Is on the
west slope. He will request the Park
Superintendent and Commissioners to go
over the ground and make a personal In
spection of the territory.
Compuctino Milwaukib Schooi Con
tractor J. N. Snyder will have the Mil
waukie schoolhouse completed in time for
the opening the third week in September.
Six of the eight rooms will be occupied
and perhaps a seventh will be used be
fore the first of the year. Mrs. M. A.
Johnson, clerk of the district, says there
has been a remarkable growth In popula
tion. More man i ,lJ
tered last year, and 2no 'ire expected at
the opening In September. Six teachers
will be engaged, all the old corps having
been engaged, and in addition Mrs. Emma
Eisert. ex-prlncfpal. who has been em
ployed as a grade teacher. Mrs. J. P.
Shaw is the principal. It will be her sec
ond year In that position.
Fvserat, or B. H. Stahu The funeral
of Benjamin H. Stahl. who died at Cook s
Landing August 14, was held yesterday
afternoon from the home of his sister,
Mrs J M Roberts, 429 Eugene street, and
the " Interment was In Lone Fir Ceme
tery. Mr. Stahl was 23 years of age. He
Is survived by a brother. J. F. Stahl, of
Vancouver. Wash., his mother, and the
following sisters: Mrs. J. M. Roberts,
Mrs A G Roberts. Mrs. D. M. Robinson,
of Portland; Miss Loyal L. Stahl. of
Yuma. Arix.: Mrs. J. P. Roberts, of
Primrose. Neb. He was a member or
Webfoot Camp No. 65. Woodmen of the
World, and the funeral was conducted
under the auspices of this camp.
Rapid Growth or Schools. 'Families,
children and teachers are beginning to
return from vacaiions at Seaside and
country in anticipation of the opening of
the Fall term of school. The city schools
will open September 14 and the Board has
provided 40 additional rooms for the ac
commodation of rapidly Increasing de
mands upon school facilities. This will
provide room for between 1500 and 2
more pupils and will necessitate the em
ployment of many more teachers for the
coming year. During the last school year
the enrollment reached 23.000. and for the
coming year will exceed that number by
several thousand.
Citizens Remonstrate. At a meeting
held Saturday night of residents of the
Bast Side living on East Madison street
protest was made concerning the charac
ter of the street work recently accepted
by the city. Dr. W. F. Amos presided
and H S. McCutchan was chosen to rep
resent the improvement club, formed at
the meeting, before the Executive Board
at Us next session. It was decided to
remonstrate before the Board and have
defects in the streetwork remedied if pos
sible The meeting adjourned to meet at
the same place, the residence of George
Btevenson. 871 East Madison street, on
the night of August 31.
Grak-ge Ready To Build. Subscribers
to the stock of the Lents Grange Hall
Association will meet August 21 for con
sideration of plans for a new building.
At the last meeting it was announced
that over r00 had been subscribed It
was decided to place the capital stock at
K500 and the committee having the
matier In charge was instructed to pro
ceed with the incorporation Arrange
ments have been made to begin work on
the foundation of the building.
Death or Mr. 3. B. Harris. The re
mains of Mrs. J. B. Harris, who died at
her home on East Morrison street on
Saturday, will be taken to Eugene on
Wednesday morning for interment.
Friends of Mrs. Harris desiring to view
the remains may do so today and tomor
row at the family residence, 635 East Mor
rison street.
n . Rr.i.n R ninr.lt The Soutn-
riurAno
era Pacific Railroad Company has had a
force of men at worn me fi
the East Side approach of the proposed
raflroad bridge across the Willamette
River at Oswego. They were doing grad
ing at the point where a dock was built
,-veral years ago when work was sue-
IlEV Job Roach Stratox, D. D., win
ner of the J1000 prixe offered by the Com
mercial Club for the best article on Port
land will lecture on "The South In Song
and Story- at the White Temple Friday
night. August ZL Admission o0 cents. No
reserved seats. Ticket, on sale at J. K.
Olirs and the White Temple.
For Sale. Quarter block, northwest
corner Twenty-first and Irving. For busi
ness reasons. If immediate sale C1.000. In
vestigate, and you will And this a snap.
M o Griffin, 266 Stark St.
FOR Rk.vt.-A few nlo. efflces In The
Oregoniaa building. Se. Superintendent.
rS.TABlBHr.xT Max. 415 Washington
closlng-out sale will continue a few day..'
Old roofs reshingled: estimates fur
nished. Phone Tabor 836. S. R Word.
Special today at Dresser's, assorted
layer cakes. 25 cents.
DR. E. C. Brown. Exx. Ear; Marquam.
"o.TYmAAw VI w iBivT W T. Park of
Omaha, Neb.; G. Radetzkl, of Houston.
Tex., and J. N. Davis, of Salt Lake City.
Utah, general superintendents for their
respective district of the Harrlman roads
arrived last nlarht to attend a general
conference of the superintendents of the
Harrlman system, wnicn win ue
the Wells-Fargo building today. M. J.
Buckley, general superintendent of the
Harrlman lines In this territory. wl also
attend the conference. R. H. Ingram, su
perintendent of the Los Angeles, Cal.,
territory, will arrive this morning. Mr.
Park Is accompanied by his wife, while
Mr Radetzkl la accompanied by his two
daughters. The entire party Is registered
at the Portland.
Clerot w Annual Retreat. The
clergy of the Roman Catholic Churches of
Portland will, commencing today, go Into
their annual retreat. The devotions will
continue until Friday, and will be held at
Columbia University. During the period.
Reverend Father Teefey, of Toronto,
pan. will give a number of lectures.
RESCUE BOY FROM SLOUGH
BELBERT MOXROE SAVED BY
STREETCAR PASSENGERS.
Men From Hawthorne-Avenue Car
That Arrives Just in Time
Plunge Into Water.
Passengers on a streetcar yesterday
afternoon rescued 11-year-old Delbert
Monroe from drowning- In Hawthorne
Slough, and two men risked their lives
in the effort. The boy was finally
saved and was uninjured.
The boy lives with his mother Jn
an apartment-house at Grand and Haw
thorne avenues, and was playing near
the slough yesterday morning. He can
not swim, but he has frequently
crbssed the slough at Hawthorne ave
nue and East Third street on an im
provised raft.
Yesterday he started to make an
other trip across the slough on his
raft. He found a small drygoods box
near the bank of the slough and took
It aboard to be used as a seat. When
about half way across the pond the box
overturned, and Monroe fell Into the
water The box also fell Into the water
and the raft drifted away. The lad
seized the box and was able to keep
above the surface of the water.
A westbound car on Hawthorne
avenue passed at that time and Jack
Reed, clerk at the Perkins Hotel, hap
pened to see the boy in the water. The
car was stopped at once and Reed, with
the motorman, conductor and several
passengers rushed to the aid of the
boy.
One of the passengers leaped Into
the water et once and swam out to
the lad, but his clothing was so heavy
that he feared for his own safety. He
warn back to the shore and another
passenger, who had removed his cloth
ing, swam out to the boy. He took a
large plank upon which he placed the
boy and in that way towed him to the
shore.
The boy was removed to a nearby
residence and a physician summoned.
However, It was found that he had
suffered no 111 effects from his danger-
..... nn the SlOUCh. He lS the
wun . ' -
son of a teamster who Is now working;
at Coos Bay.
Closing Band Concert
at City Park
Slarnor Ie Caprlo'a Musicians End
Highly Successful Summer Season.
Greeted by Large Audience.
THE closing City Park concert by us
Caprlo'a band occurred yesterday, the
popular director and his musicians being
greeted by the largest audience of the
Summer. As was fitting, the final pro-
itt-o mma wf tin A Of the most admirably
arranged and rendered of the many which
have deligntea romancers auniig iu
son. A number of encores were demand-
j tham VarHft'e "T Lombardi"
and Slgnor De Caprlo's own "La Napoll-
tian Tarantella, wnitii '...
played in response to a recall after his
baritone solo "tjavaiina irom
both of which were beautifully rendered.
Other numbers which appealed most
i.. v.. oi.Hlonoa worn the lnter-
BllUIIfelv lu . " ' ..
mezzo from "Pagiiacci" and Beethoven s
"Andante" from the first ssympnony.
The season of Sunday concerts at City
wv.inK ! int Aver, was the most
successful In the history of the city. Sig-
nor De Capno succeeaea in orsm4m n
won i hne ever had. not ex
cepting his administration organization at
the Lewis and Wars txposuion. ureniw
Interest than ever before has been mani
fested In the concerts and altogther .there
Is every reason for felicitation. The one
regret is that the season was so short and
it Is hoped that next year the series may
be extended well Into September.
The band will give Its last free concert
at Holladay Park next Wednesday night.
ICE DELIVERY CO.
Phone Main 234. A S245. A S291.
"Situate" and "Situated."
HOOD RrvfTR. Or.. Aug. 14. (To the
Editor.) Will you please answer a regular
subscriber the followlnj questions:
1 Are the words "situate" and "situated
used Interchangeably? If not. why notT
Which Is correct, the expression "situate
in the city of Portland" or "situated In the
cltv of Portland." as, for example, a cer
tain lot of land?
2. Are the words "all rlfrhf ever cor
rectly written as one word, "alrlrht T"
JOHN LELA.VD HENDERSON.
1. The two words are interchangeable.
See Webster: " Situate" Is now leas used
than situated.' but both are well author
ed." S. No.
The foregoing Inquiry gives The Orego
nlan extmae to preach a brief sermon on
waste of time. Few dare go by that the
mall does not bring letters asking ques
tions whose answer la to be had In books
of reference that every Intelligent man
ought to have In his office or library. It
I takes lesa time to consult a dictionary than
to write a letter; the Information sought Is
instantly obtainable. In tne matter of dis
puted .words. The Oregonlan usually abides
by the decision of Webster or tne century;
yet It Is not unmindful of the fact that the
English language Is not dead, therefore
changes.
This newspaper is ready and willing to
answer questions which will Interest even
a very small number of readers. It knows,
because It goca to every poitofflce In Ore-
ron and over half of Washington and Idaho,
that there are hamlets and towns In whose
confines neither an, unabridged dictionary,
an encyclopedia nor a statistical almanac
is to be had. Residents of these little
places, therefore, have a claim on The Ore
gonlan that larger towns and county seats
ought not to maxe.
To conclude: The man who conceals his
name when asking a question is not entitled
to an answer. And he doesn't get It.
WHEHEJO DINE.
All the delicacies of the season at ths
Portland Restaurant: nne private apart
ments for ladies, 306 Wash., near feo.
HIGH
PURSES
HUNG
More Than $200,000 for Live
stock in Northwest.
FOR RACES AND EXHIBITS
Amount Will Be Distributed by
Middle of October and Portland
Alone Offers $40,000 to
Stockmen.
Complete lists of purses, prizes and
stakes for the harness races, and prem
iums for the livestock shows in the
Northwest during the next two months
have been gathered and compiled by
the management of the Portland Coun
try Club and Livestock Association,
and the aggregate exceeds all the ex
pectations of the horsemen and stock
men of the city.
Briefly stated, there will be between
1200,000 and 225.000 In purees, stakes
and premiums distributed In the har
ness races and livestock circuits to be
held in this territory between now and
the middle of October, which Is nearly
double the amount of money ever
contributed In the Interests of racing
and stock culture in this part of the
country In any previous season.
Portland Offers 20 Per Cent.
Out of the nearly quarter of a mil
lion, Portland the first year In either
the harness racing game or the live
stock business will contribute 40,000,
or about 20 per cent, which Is a re
markable showing when it Is taken
Into consideration that there are eight
cities of the Northwest In' the North
Pacldc Livestock Circuit and eight
cities in the Northwestern Harness
to.& rifpnit.
TMo mnnev will be scattered broad
cast, going to horsemen and livestock
h .oott,, in tha following1 states, all of
which will be well represented, not
only In Portland, but In the other cir
cuit cities: Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Idaho, Montana, British Colum
bia, Eastern Canada, Colorado, Minne
sota and Wisconsin. Runners from va
rious portions of the United btates win
also be included.
Eliminating the $40,000 which will be
awarded here, there will remain close
to $200,000 to be given out at the vari
ous other meets, for the estimate of
$200,000 includes only the early and
closing entry lists and not the specials,
features, champion, grand champion
n A .nt.an.tgkB event for which not
only cash prizes, but valuable trophies
will be hung up at most oi tne tium
In the twofold circuit.
Tn th hnrneae ram circuit. Portland,
Salem, Spokane and North Yakima will
lead In distributing the big prizes,
while Belllngham, Everett, Walla Walla
and Seattle will contrioute generously
ho rmnri total. The foregoing
points cover the racing circuit In which
the purses and stakes wi.. pass mo
$100,000 mark.
Seven Cities In Circuit.
There are seven cities in the North
Pacific Fair Circuit at which the live
stock Interests will vie lor anotner
$100,000 or more In cash premiums.
Theee are: Snohomish County Fair,
Everett, Wash., September 1-5: West
ern Washington Fair, Seattle, Septem
ber 7-12; Oregon State fair, baiem.
September 12-19; Pacific National Show,
Portland, September 21-26; Washing
ton State Fair, North Yakima, Septem
ber 28-October $; Spollane Interstate
Fair. Spokane, October 5-10; Walla
Walla County Fair, Walla Walla, Oc
tober 12-17.
According to the best estimates
available, covering the early and the
late closing events the latter being
still Incomplete it Is assured that
there will be about BOO harness racers
which will take part In the circuit
events this Fall, and that In the seven
livestock fairs there will be no fewer
than 2500, and perhaps closer to 3000
head of livestock exhibited In four
grand divisions, horses, cattle, sheep
and swine. Including the feature classes
In each of these divisions.
The director of the Country Club
and Livestock Association will hold a
regular meeting this afternoon to com
plete details of arrangements and ac
commodations for the exhibitors and
the crowds for the meet here five weens
hence. The concession tangle will be
gone Into, as will the matter of trans
portation, opening of streets, fire pro
tection service and other important
problem that need to be straightened
out before the meet is nein
Fantagee New Bill.
There are so many good things at Pan
tages this week that It Is hard to distin
guish which number Is the best. O'Hena
Ban ft Co. present "The Geishas Dream";
without doubt the prettiest act ever seen
In this city. The costumes and electrical
effects are grand.
Swimmers a the Grand.
The Flnneys. the only act of He kind in
the world. Is the feature at the Grand this
weea. in, ..in. j m ,
at the bottom of a large crystal tank. This
la a great nuvny uu . . " ' ,r
cated. In addition to the Flnneys. there
are other hits.
Orpheura Opens Tonight.
The Orpheura Theater opening occurs to
night and promisee to be a record-breaker.
The bill Is a good one and capacity houses
for the entire week are anticipated The
popular OrDheum matinees will commence
Tuesday. Uet the habit of attending
"Chow Chow" at Oaks.
Tonight will Inaugurate the run of "Chow
Chow" by the Allen Curtis Company at The
Oaks. This will be one of the biggest bids
for fame the popular- musical organization
hae ever made. Fvery eong a hit and evtry
line a laugh. The management guarantees
a delightful show. ;
Grease paints and professionals supplies
at Woodard. Clarke Sc Co. j
CIRCUS HAS GREAT ZOO
Barnum & Bailey's Menagerie Is
School In Itself.
An hour can always be spent In a
circus menagerie with pleasure and In
cidental advantage to those so Inclined.
There is no limit to the lessons to be
learned there In comparative zoology.
If one uses his eyes and Is not afraid
to ask questions any amount of odd
and Interesting Information can be
picked up. .
For example, one learns that the
giraffe can utter no sound, that the
elephant can feel the bite of a fly, that
camels are bred In Siberia, that the
male ostrich sits on the eggs, that the
female kangaroo carries its young In
Amusements
Wfcat the rreas Aerate Bay.
- --h .hit traveling, that a hip
popotamus eats less than a dog, that
most beautiful lace Is made from the
hair of the yak.
The menagerie of the Barnum &
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth is a
complete zoological garden. There Is
nothing in the animal kingdom that is
missing In this display if it has any
value as an exhibit. There Is no other
circus In the world that can say as
much. This circus Is known to be
the pioneer and the leader In all great
things. This year's organisation Is
more than ever surprising In size and
new features. The equipment Is all
new and the parade has been revived
on the grandest scale.
Aside from the menagerie there are
many groups of animals among the
ring acts that are of Intense Interest.
Professor Wormwood's educated ant
eater, three new herds of trained ele
phants in new acts, the clown dogs
and monkeys of the three Menstlnes, a
pony, dog and donkey act presented by
Mary and Petrol, Moustler's clown
animals and a company of trained
horses In a spectacular performance
are the more Important specialties of
this nature.
r vr; .orfnrmer, trA mninr n nr-
tlon are the flower of European talenHr
Just hrougnt over lor a iirat tour ui
America under the Barnum & Bailey
banner. The climax of circus sensa
tions is found in the automobile act In
which two heavy cars with girls at the
wheels go somersaulting through space
after a mad flight down a steep In
cline and a leap Into midair.
CITIES HONOR ATHLETES
OBEGOS BOYS WIII BE GIVEN
OVATIOXS EX ROUTE HOME.
Salt Lake City and St. Louis Invite
Beaver State Trio to Stop
on Way West.
Salt Lake City and St. Louts have re
sponded to the announcement sent out of
Oregon's intended reception in honor of
her three -world's champion athletes, and
when the victorious trio, accompanied by
the reception committee, visit these
places, Informal receptions will be held
In their honor.
A few days ago the Denver Athletic
Club and the reception committee of New
York City advised that they would be
pleased to entertain the Oregon boys, and
Vie two responses received yesterday
brings the total to date up to four.
The Eastern organizations have fallen
into line in the most satisfactory manner,
and with such receptions to be held in
honor of Smithson, Kelly end Gilbert en
route home, the fact that the three ath
letes are natives of Oregon cannot but
be forcibly , Impressed upon the Eastern
people with whom the athletes will come
In contact.
Each of the organizations so far re
sponding have asked for data relative to
the performances of the Oregon boys, and
also have requested to be Informed of
the exact date when they will reach each
point on the way home. With the excep
tion of the date of arrival In each city,
the requested details' have been sent the
various institutions.
The Itinerary of the trip home will prob
ably have to be arranged by telegraph
after the committee to receive the Oregon
boys reaches New York. The three mem
bers of trse Portland press delegated by
the general reception committee of this
city to meet the boys at New York, will
leave for the. East next Saturday. It Is
hoped to arrive In New York by Thurs
day, August 27, which will give the dele
gates two days to round up the Oregon
boys before tlie big celebration to be ten
dered the entire team on August 29. The
start for Portland will probably be made
on the following Tuesday, as President
Roosevelt has expressed a desire to meet
the athletes on Monday. August 31, and
the Oregon champions will undoubtedly
want to be present on that occasion. The
homeward Journey will require something
like 12 days, according to the present
plans, for stops will be made at all the
cities along the route wnose atnieuc or
ganizations have asked tne uregon am
lAtea in visit them.
A meeting of the finance committee will
h heM t the Commercial Club tonight.
when reports of the various canvassing
committees will be heard and plans dis
cussed for a further canvass of the city
if .uch Is found necessary.
The general committee will meet at the
same place Thursday night, at S o'clock,
when . the final arrangements for the de
parture of the reception committee win
be completed.
BANK IS CHIEF CREDITOR
MILTOX V. SMITH SAID TO OWE
FIRST XATIOXAL $40,000.
Mercantile Houses Will Also Be In
cluded In Bankruptcy Petition
That May Be Filed Today.
The First National Bank, of Portland,
is the principal creditor of Milton W.
Smith, lawyer and clubman, who has been
forced to resort to bankruptcy proceed-"
Ings. Mr. Smith is said to owe this bank
about $40,000. Among the other large cred
itors of Mr. Smith are several prominent
business houses of this city. Including
Meier & Frank Company, Olds, Wortman
& King. Lipman, Wolfe & Co. and A. &
C. Feldenhelmer. It is understood that
the claims of Mr. Smith's creditors ap
proximate JS0.000, while he has assets
amounting to about eoO.OOO applicable to
their payment.
J. N. Teal is the legal representative
of the creditors, whose meeting a few
days ago will result In the filing of a pe
tition In the United States Court by Mr.
Smith, probably today, under the bank
ruptcy act. If the embarassed debtor
does not take the initiative and become a
voluntary bankrupt, his creditors will
take the necessary steps to have him ad
Judged Insolvent In the same court. Mr.
Smith Is being represented by Alex Sweek,
his brother-in-law.
The recent filing of two suits in the
State Circuit Court against Mr. Smith,
each for J5000, practically forced him Into
bankruptcy as the most equitable plan of
adjusting his affairs. As the result of
these suits Mr. Smith's office and its
contents In the Falling building were at
tached last weeek and placed In charge
of Andrew Weinberger, detective attached
to the District Attorney's office, pending
the outcome of the suits.
Our Imports Falling: Off.
Wall-Street Journal.
The combined Imports and exports for
the 12 months ending June 30. 190S, were
$3,055,000,000. It compares favorably with
the total for the preceding year. In which
our foreign trade was $3.315.000.000 and
jregomii
The Policyholders' Company
Is Best for
Seventy-Five for
$6.00 a Month
PIANO PRICES TAKE ANOTHER
TUMBLE WHY A "SALE"
IS NECESSARY.
New Methods in a Modern Piano Bus
iness as Compared Witn Old wnai
Consignment Agencies Mean, and
Why They Must Adhere to Old
Time High Prices.
A Summer like the past works an
extraordinary hardship upon the DiK
piano concerns. A little store or
agencv orders a few pianos from me
makers only when needed. A large
house like Eilers Piano House, how
ever, makes annual contracts for so
many pianos to be taken each week
(provided they pass the rigid Inspec
tion of the Eastern buying expert or
one of the heads of the house).
In this way the piano makers grant
discounts and concessions that the
small dealer is unable to secure, but
the pianos must be taken as agreed
whether or not.
This annual contract system makes
possible a wonderful saving in costs
and is one of the reasons why Eilers
Piano House can undersell any West
ern house or agency. Think of buying
new pianos, the pick of the factory,
for $40 each less than the same Instru
ment cost a prominent Western con
cern. Is it any wonder that the Eilers
stores furnish more piano value for the
money than can be obtained elsewhere T
We can afford to lose profit on a few
Instruments occasionally to secure
such id van tages.
MIDDLEMEN'S PROFITS DOOMED.
The Western piano situation will be
still more forcibly brought to mind In
"ases where small dealers, or San
Francisco or other branch houses, who
do not deal with the factory direct,
have to submit to an intermediate
charge of in some instances as high as
15 per cent on the cost of the goods,
plus $50 for each piano. Is It any
wonder that pianos which Eilers Piano
House Is in position to sell for $218,
yes $192. have to bring elsewhere as
much as $400 or $375? This latter
price Is being asked today by branch
house or consignment dealers for
pianos that have been sold time and
time again right in this community for
almost half that figure. This is an
honest, straightforward statement of
facts that can be proven to the satis
faction of any disinterested buyer. But
as to this forced sale:
No use denying the fact that the
unusual hot July weather retarded our
business, for it did. We accordingly de
termined last week to force out an
extra one hundred brand new pianos,
no matter what the sacrifice. We
could afford to do it and we went
about the sale In no uncertain man
ner. Profit and cost did not enter
Into the consideration. It was a mat
ter of disposing of pianos. Five dol
lars down and one dollar a week pay
ments secured a good one at these sale
prices. No wonder that the entire lot
was quicklv taken. A hundred more
friends and supporters were gained.
SEVENTY-FIVE MORE MUST GO.
An nnw wo are colng to make some
more friends seventy-five within the
next -ten davs each and every buyer
will find a positive saving of $125 to
$206, according to the Instrument se
lected. ...
Ti.a trm of nflvment will be casn
or $6 when vou have your piano sent
home and then only $6 a month there
nftnr nl the same low cash cost, simple
bank rate of Interest being added, not
on the whole amount DUt on aeierreu
payments only, for these exceptionally
easy terms.
know it Is far better to have
seventy-five more new pianos In Port
land homes now, even at the bare cost,
than to carry them In stock outside,
paying extra Insurance, handling, etc.
Vox hut a house like Kilers could
afford to do this we are satisfied Just
now In fact, have to be satisfied to
get merely the interest on our money
wnicn you oay u yuu duj mn.
TIS BUYING TIME NOW.
Buy when the seller must sell and
save good solid money in tne transac
tion. If . you haven't the money, pay
20 cents a day. Remember the pianos
offered here now are our regular, high
est quality Instruments, worthy of a
place In any home. Sale begins this
morning at . i. .p1'" V
be in time. This lot will be taken In
short order.
Bear In mind that the strongest
financial responsibility, a capital
than nnv 'Portland hank.
assures you of positive satisfaction or
refund or money pain. e,very wiuig m
Eilers Piano House shall be found ex
actly as represented at all times, or no
sale. Eilers Piano House. 353 Wash
ington streer, nt mTK sttppi.
$2,571,000,000 two years ago. This con
trast shows that In the latest year our
volume of foreign trade has fallen oft
somewhat less than 10 per cent, due whol
ly to a decrease In Imports of about 12
per cent from tne preceding year.
ICE DELIVERY CO.
Phone Main 234, A 3245, A 3291.
We have a new plant,
modern in every detail,
and do all kinds of high
grade Commercial and
Book Printing. If you
appreciate good printing
at a reasonable price,
give us your next order
A. E. Kern & Co.
Second and Salmon Streets
Telephones: Main 5637; A 2686
FredlTehn,DJ).
1Z.0O Fall Set of
Teeth, .00.
Crowns and Bridge
work. S3.0O.
Room 405, Dekum.
Open Evenings Till T.
chwab Printing Co.
ttSf tVOXK. REASONABLE PRICES
I47! SXAR.K SXR EETj
Pianos for Rent
and sold on easy payments.
H. SINSHE1MER. 72 THIRD ST.
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Off
one
ice:
CORBETT BUILDING.
Corner Fifth and Morrison Streets,
PORTLAND. OREGON.
A. L. MILLS President
L SAMUEL, General Manager
CLARENCE S. SAMUEL, Asst. Mgr.
Oregonians
PRINT NG
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H. B. LITT
3S1 Washington Street
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Limem Suits, Formerly $12.50 to $S5
Monday at $4, $6, $8, $10
Lingerie Dresses, Formerly $20 to $50
Momday at $8, $12, $16, $20
All Summer Waists, Formerly $3.50 to $35
Monday at $1, $2, $4. $8, $10
Limem SMirts
Monday at $3
Odds and Ends, Coats and SIkirts
Formerly $8.50 to $25
Monday at $3
(None Charged )
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POTTER
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Every convenience provided. Including
ess to look arter comiun i "-." vci--,-i" -
Season Tickets from Portland $400 Saturday to Monday $3.03
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Head Office: Toronto, Canada,
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED
TRAVELERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED,
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method of providing money when traveling:, as the holder can draw:
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Interest paid on undisturbed monthly balance, credited semi-annually.
Portland Branch.
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sideration on the part of our management, as every transac
tion is safeguarded with the greatest care, while our large cap
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A. Santaella & Co., Makers, Tampa
The Hart Cigar Co., Distributors
CARRIED OVER.
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FROM ASH ST. DQCK
PORTLAND 8:30 A. M.
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