Morning Oregonian., August 20, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1908.
CITY IS IN PERIL
PARTY LEADERS
TO CONSULT CHIEF
GERTRUDE ATHERTON'S
Williams to attend the opening of the
Republican National campaign at Youngs
town. Mr. Williams said today:
"I mailed Invitations to Senator Foraker
to be present at the Toungstown opening
and also to participate in the comtng
campaign. Both these Invitations were
mailed Saturday."
latest and greatest novel
Only Change of Wind Saves
Nanaimo, B. C. From Fire.
Heavy Valley Growers Form
New Association.
THE GORGEOUS ISLE
COUNCIL DENIES REQUEST
Conference on Republican
Campaign at Oyster
Bay Today.
IN THE
FORESTS ARE IN FLAMES
PLANT BOUGHT AT ALBANY
REFUSES TO AUTHORIZE MORE
POLICE SERGEANTS.
Members Believe Result Will Be Ob
taining of Increased Prices
for Prunes Marketed in
Eastern Cities.
Damage to Timber on Vancouver
Island Will Reach Millions of
Dollars Glacier Safe
After Long Fight.
'Solid Ten" Want to Name Xew
Officers, and Balk When Chief
Refuses Consent.
GET FUNDS IN EACH STATE
Iker as saying that 7nd had received no In
vitation from State Chairman Henry A.
PRUNE MEN UNITE
agreed to put up JC5.000. and Prebble Is
said to have produced receipts alleged to
show that he had paid the full amount of
$75,000. Then it was discovered, the com
plainants allege, that only $56,000 was paid
for the land.
The complainants figured that, after de
ducting commissions, they were out $12.
610. In their suit they asked that Preb
ble's name be withdrawn from the prop
erty in question and further ask for the
return of the $12,500. The criminal charges
arose from the deals, and a warrant was
Issued from the District Attorney's office
yesterday.
Ball was fixed In the amount of $5000
and his friends say that the sum will be
raised immediately.
"There is absolutely nothing criminal in
the deal," said A. G. Thompson, Prebble's
attorney. "It was purely legitimate, and
the civil courts would have settled it as
it should have been settled. Every one
who knows Mr. Prebble pronounces his
arrest an outrage. We will secure bonds
for him at once, and have no doubt of his
ability to answer the charges satisfactor
ily." WILL PROSECUTE STEVENS
Z f CLE VS
for
rinance Committee Will Organize
Local Leaders to Collect Contri
butions Foraker Humiliated
at Supposed Slight.
XEW YORK. Aug. 19. Several men
prominent in National Republican poli
tics will gather in Oyster Bay tomor
row as the ftueots at luncheon of Presi
dent Roosevelt. They will include
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock, of the
National committee and James M. Sher
man, candidate for Vice-President.
Among the subjects to be considered
will be certain Important Issues to be
discussed during the campaign.
In addition to the advisory commit
te of nine members which will aid
Treasurer Sheldon in collecting funds
there will be a financial committee in
each rftate and territory. Each Na
tional committeeman has been empow
ered to select a man to organize a com
mittee in each state and to serve as
the chairman thereof. Methods of or
ganization and the means of reaching
persons expected to contribute will be
suggested by the National committee.
The prohibition against corporations
making contributions to defray cam
paign expenses is responsible for the
thorough organization being effected.
An effort was made by Mr. Hitchcock
today to communicate with Senator
Foraker. of Ohio, who was in the city
on business, but he had gone to Wash
ington. Mr. Hitchcock will request the
Senator to address some important
meetings in the East.
Discussing the Ohio situation. Mr.
Foraker repeated today that he felt
humiliated at not having been invited
to speak at Youngstown on September
R. the opening of the Ohio campaign.
He said that, regardless of the differ
ences he had with the Roosevelt ad
ministration concerning certain ques
tions of policy, he stood ready to do
whatever he could to advance the in
terests of the National ticket.
COMPARE RECORD OX TRUSTS
Taft's Text for Friday Speech Gar
field Reports on West.
HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Aug. 19. W. H.
Taft has put the finishing touches on his
speech to the Virginia Republicans, after
devoting practically the whole day to the
work. The speech, according to a state
ment made regarding it by Mr. Vorys, is
not a reply to Mr. Bryan's notification
utterances, but rather an exposition of
the records of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties in their practical work
toward the control of trusts and monop
olies. Mr. Taft draws the conclusion that
Southern Republicans have a very effec
tive slogan with which to go after the in
dependent vote of the South. The speech,
which contains approximately 6000 words,
will be delivered Friday afternoon to sev
eral tralnloads of excursionists from all
pa-ts of the state.
James R. Garfield. Secretary of the In
terior, reached here today from a trip
through California, Oregon. Idaho. Mon
tana, Wyoming. South Dakota, North Da
kota, Utah and Colorado. He made a re
port to Mr. Taft on political conditions
as he observed them, which, he said, was
a very optimistic report from a Republi
can standpoint.
"The political sentiment as I ascer
tained it," said he, "was exceedingly fa
vorable to Mr. Taft. There was local
trouble In some of the states I visited,
but I was told by both factions in each
case that nothing would Interfere with
the head of the ticket. Business Is good,
crops are ood, and I never have seen
such heavy railroad business in the
West."
Mr. Garfield said that the train on
which he came East was polled at Kan
sas City, showing 7 votes for Taft and
17 votes for Bryan.
Representative James Kennedy, of the
Youngstown. O.. district today laid be
fore Mr. Taft the details of the arrange
ments for opening the National Republi
can campaign at that place September 6.
It is planned to have present a large
number of Republicans from Illinois, In
diana. Pennsylvania. New York. Mary
land. West Virginia. Kentucky and Ten
nessee. The arrangements committee
would very much like to have the pres
ence of the candidate but Mr. Taft will
not attend the meeting, it being stated
that to do" so would constitute an excep
tion to the rule he has adopted of making
his entire campaign at Cincinnati.
ALL CANDIDATES WILL SPEAK
Taft to Be Actively Supported by
Every Rival.
NEW YORK. Aug. 19. That every
one of the candidates for the presiden
tial nomination whose name was pre
sented to the Chicago convention will
speak during the National campaign in
support of Taft and Sherman is the
expectation of Frank H. Hitchcock,
chirman of the Republican National
committee. He made this announce
ment at Republican headquarters here
today. The list includes Vice-President
Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon. Sen
ator Knox. Senator La Follette . and
probably Senator Foraker.
It Is said Mr. Foraker, who Is In
New York today on business, feels re
sentment because of the failure of the
men In charge of the Ohio campaign
to invite him to speak at Youngstown.
It was stated here today, however,
that Mr. Hitchcock and General T.
Coleman Dupont. director of the Re
publican National speakers' bureau,
will avail themselves of Mr. Foraker's
services if he will consent to speak.
The first speech to be made by
James S. Sherman probably will be in
Illinois late In September. He will
make a tour of the West In October,
and wind up the campaign In the East.
WTXXER OF PKIZB FOR ESSAT
Hendrlck Awarded $150 for Writ
ing In Taft's Behair.
NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Frank Hendrlck.
a lawyer of this' city, and a member of
the Union League Club, was today award
ed the J150 prize offered by the Repub
lican Congressional campaign committee
for the best essay on "Why the Repub
lican party should be successful next No
vember." Foraker Invited to Speak.
COLUMBUS. O.. Aug. 19. Dispatches
from New York State quote Senator Fora-
An interesting story has Just come to
light relative to the recent attempts of
Mayor Lane. Chief of Police Grltzmacher
and the police committeemen of the Exec
utive Board, to secure action by the City
Council that would furnish additional men
for the Police Department to be designated
as sergeants. The Council, which was
then fully organized with the "solid ten"
in absolute control of the situation, re
fused two such official requests.
It now develops that th real reason why
the City Council refused to pass the or
dinance, carrying an appropriation for the
payment of sergeants and authorizing
their employment, was that Chief of Po
lice Grltzmacher positively denied to cer
tain members of the Council the pleasure
of naming the officers who should receive
appointment as sergeants. Being unabl
to persuade the Chief to grant them this
privilege.- it is said, the "solid ten" balked
and would not assist the Police Depart
ment by enacting the ordinance.
The urgent need for sergeants caused
Chief Grltzmacher to send in two petitions
to the Council about three months ago,
and each one met the same fate. No ex
planation was given for the refusal of the
Council to pass the ordinance, but It is
now known that It was because they were
not allowed to dictate the appointments.
After the refusal of the Council to act.
the Mayor and Chief of Police Grltzmach
er decided to wait until the decision of the
Supreme Court in the bond issue should
be rendered. The rank of sergeant was
created upon the favorable decision in
those cases, and the Council will undoubt
edly be called upon soon to appropriate
funds for the additional salaries. As mat
ters now stand, it Is said the Council will
be obliged to make the appropriation, as
the rank is now recognized, whereas it
was not at the time of the requests from
the executive officials. The Chief, how
ever, has won his point, for he will have
six new sergeants and they will be picked
from a list submitted to Chairman Greene,
of the police committee of the Executive
Board.
There' are already three sergeants in the
department, as they have been working as
acting sergeants for a long time. These
are C. E. Baty, who has command of the
detective staff: E. W. Cole, patrol ser
geant on the first night relief, and Will
iam Jones, attached to the detective bu
reau. They draw $11S a month, the rate of
pay received by detectives. There will be
six more sergeants, and when they are
appointed, they will work two to each
relief, one on each side of the river. They
will be selected from the following list:
John A. Goltz, John E. Wendorf, Will
iam E. Robson. Ernest Johnson. Tom Kay.
Fred A. Graves, Delos Endlcott. Charles
Tennant. M. F. Sloan, F. E. Wanless. W.
D. Humphrey, R. M. Stuart and Joseph
Bdrke.
SEVENTY MINERS KILLED
EXPLOSION WRECKS MAYPOLE
MINE IX ENGLAND.
Bodies Torn to Pieces Found by
First Band of Rescuers No
Hope of Survival.
WIG AN, England, Aug. 19. An explo
sion has occurred in the Maypole mine,
belonging to Pearson & Knowles. The
heating and ventilating apparatus was
destroyed and about 70 of the miners are
entombed.
It is not believed that a single man
survived the disaster.
The ventilating fan, which was put out
of order by the explosion, was repaired
this morning and the mine had been
cleared of gases, and the rescue party
again descended. The sight which met
their eyes was horrifying. Not far from
the bottom of the shaft 18 bodies were
found, all frightfully mutilated, legs and
arms having been blown off and heads
battered almost beyond recognition.
The management of the mine declares
that between 60 and 70 men were under
ground at the time of the explosion, and
that there is no hope that any of thera
would be brought out alive. The women
and children, however, who remained at
the pit head all night, have refused to
leave until the bodies of their dead are
brought to the surface. Nothing else will
convince them of the hopelessness of
waiting.
NEW FRANCHISE REFUSED
Sought by Cottage Grove Electric
Company, but Defeated.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Aug. 19.
(Special.) By virtue of the initiative
and referendum law, the citizens of
this city voted on the granting of a
new franchise to the Cottage Grove
Electric Company today. The measure
was defeated by a three-to-one vote.
The Initiative petition called for a
franchise covering 15 years. The old
franchise had a life of some six years,
but the company set up that It wished
to enlarge and improve the plant, out
did not teel Justified unless Its fran
chise was extended.
Health, Officer Causes Arrest.
James E. Jewell, 63 years of age. an
osteopath, who resides at 416 Hibbard
street, was arrested last night on a war
rant sworn out on the complaint of Dr.
Esther C. Pohl, City Health Officer, which
charges Jewell with failure to report a
contagious disease. Jewell, it Is alleged,
visited his brother's family, living near
by, in which several cases of smallpox ex
isted, exposing himself and all his neigh
bors to the malady without giving notice
to the proper authorities of the existence
of the cases. He was released on ball.
Blood Poisoning Proves Fatal.
John M. F. Reynolds, a lumberman 48
years - of age, from Carrollton. Wash.,
died at 8 o'clock yesterday morning at
the Good Samaritan Hospital. Reynolds
came to -this city on August 16 with blood
poisoning in his right le. The Infection
spread through his entire system and
finally Attacked the heart, resulting in his
death yesterday morning.
Pantages Advance Notice.
The Bottomley troupe of aerial acrobats
will be one of th headline attraction! at
Paptage Theater next week. They are ac
knowledged by press and public to have
the irutut casting act In America. The
work of this company l u never been duplicated.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) An
entirely new factor appeared In the Wil
lamette Valley prune mraket today, when
the Northwest Association was formed
for the purppse of packing prunes this
season.
The new association includes some of
the largest growers of this section of the
valley. Its members declare it will not
join the packers' combine, which was
formed here some time ago, and will be
the only large packing firm outside" the
Packers' Association. The new Growers'
Association has. purchased the packing
plant of Lesselle Bros., at Albany, and
will operate it. The plant has a capacity
of 150 cars for the season. The capital
stock of the new concern is $10,000.
Among the growers who Joined in or
ganizing the new concern are L. M. Gil
bert, of Rosedale: Enos Presnall. of Sa
lem: S. P. Kimball and M. M. Ellis, of
Dallas: A. L. West and L. M. Crozler, of
Rosedale. L. M. Gilbert was elected
president, Enos Presnall vice-president,
and S. A. Lesselle secretary and man
ager. Lesselle was formerly manager of the
packing plant owned by Lesselle Bros.,
and it is apparently the purpose of the
new association ot make use of his
knowledge of packing and marketing
fruit. Mr. Lesselle said tonight that
prunes can be sold in the East at figures
a full cent above the prices now offered
by the packing houses which are mem
bers of the Packers' Association.
The growers who have organized the
new association will proceed at once to
enlarge the membership. One of the
plans of the new concern is to require all
members to dry their prunes thoroughly,
so that there will be no danger of the
fruit spoiling, as was the case in some
Instances last year. In order that the
growers shall have no Incentive to under
dry, each grower will be credited with
the additional weight his fruit may gain
during the processing, grading and pack
ing, which Increase is considerable In
many Instances.
The effect of the entrance of an Inde
pendent packing firm Into the market will
be watched with interest, for neither the
Eastern Jobbers nor the Oregon growers
are pleased with the new contracts that
have been drawn up by the members of
the Packers' Association.
CAR HITS GRIEF'S HORSE
COLLIDES WITH RIG RESPOND
ING TO FIRE ALARM.
Motorman Fails to Heed Signals to
Stop Horse Badly Hurt, Driver
Stevens Shaken Vp. '
A streetcar collided wkh Fire Chief
Campbell's horse, driven at the time by
Battalion Chief Stevens, at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at Second and Pine
streets. The "accident was said to be
entirely due to the hard-headedness of
the motorman. who wilfully disregarded
the signals of many pedestrians who
.waved at him to stop. Battalion Chief
Stevens was unseated and Chief Camp
bell's fine hors "Dick," his special pet,
and the pride of the Fire Department,
was struck and thrown violently to the
pavement. He received injuries which
will put him out of commission for at
least two months, it is said, and may per
manently disable him.
Dick was urged to his feet with -difficulty.
His injuries seemed to be In
ternal. Being In no condition to stand
removal to his own stable, he was taken
to the fire house at Second near Oak
street, where he Is temporarily quartered
and receiving the visits of the veterinary
surgeon. Chief Campbell greatly deplored
the accident last night and said that nu
merous witnesses had come forward with
the suggestion that proceedings be In
stituted against the motorman.
The buggy was being driven to a false
alarm turned from the warehouse of
Blake. McFall & Co.. on Front street, be
tween Pine and Ash streets. Battalion
Chief Stevens was going east on Pine
and the car was going north on Second
street. Stevens was ringing his gong
and a number of people who had stopped
at the corner attempted to wave the
streetcar to a standstill. Beside a shak
ing up. Battalion Chief Stevens received
no injuries.
HELD ON CRIM1L CHARGE
E. P. PREBBLE IS ACCUSED OF
FORGER V.
Arrested on Complaint of P. G.
Carlson and J. Kallstrom as Re
sult of Realty Deals.
On a charge of "altering and publish
ing as true and genuine a forged and al
tered written Instrument," E. P. Prebble,
a well-known young man about town, was
arrested yesterday afternoon and lodged
In the City Jail. Bonds for his release,
however, were expected at any time.
The trouble arose from a civil action In
which Prebble was defendant and P. G.
Carlson and John Kallstrom plaintiffs.
Carlson Is the complainant in the criminal
actin that resulted In the issuance of a
warrant for Prebble's arrest yesterday.
The complainants were - formerly en
gaged in cabinet-making in this city.
They entered into a real estate deal with
Prebble and the t:lvil action was brought
to recover an alleged excess price or com
mission. In the civil suit It was alleged
that Prebble told them of what he
claimed to be an excellent opportunity to
obtain a desirable piece of property for
$15,000. worth $50,000. He is said to have
represented himself to -be the only person
who could cloee the deal, and Is also said
to have 'persuaded them to put up $5000
each. He was also to put up $5000. The
complainants alleged that he afterwards
produced a deed to the property, but that
they discovered that he had bought it for
only $5000.
Another deal in which the three were
involved was the purchase of timber land
which was supposed to have been pur
chased for $75,000. It Is aUeaed that each.
EXPORTER TO FACE ONE OF
TWO CHARGES.
Bigamy or Statutory Offense Will
Be Alleged, According to Law
yer A. E. Clark.
T. M. Stevens, the wealthy clubman
and exporter whose matrimonial expe
riences have caused a great deal of.
notoriety, will certainly be prosecuted,
either for bigamy or on a statutory charge,
according to A. E. Clark, attorney for
Mrs. Louise Powell Stevens. The date
when formal complaint will be entered
has not been set.
Mrs. Louise Powell Stevens will be the
complainant, and. according to Mr. Clark,
Stevens Is by his own confessions guilty
of one of the two charges. It has not
been decided which of the two charges
will be made, but since Mrs. Powell
Stevens declares she was legally married
to the exporter it is likely that bigamy
will be the charge.
Mr. Clark will today demand a deposi
tion from Mr. Stevens and will go as
deeply as possible In his inquisition into
the career of the exporter. Whether or
not Mr. Stever s will reply to the attor
ney's questions and submit himself to
possible incriminating testimony remains
to be seen.
"There is a third wedding of which
nothing has yet been said," declared Mr.
Clark yesterday, "and we propose to go
Into the details of that at the time of
the taking of the deposition. Mr. Stevens
says that he has committed no wrong
and has a right to marry anybody he
pleases, so he ought not to object to
arswering any questions I may ask him.
"According to evidence which I believe
to be auficlent to Convict him he is cer
tainly guilty of one of two offenses, and
he will certainly be prosecuted on one
of two charges."
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BREEN AGAIN AT LIBERTY
When Arrested He Tells Officer
Smooth Tale and 19 Free.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 19.
(Special.) Recognized and taken into
custody by City Marshal Walter Wood
ard, 'of Milton. James Breen, the ex
convict who is thought to have played
false with the parents of Cecil Brittan,
in giving them the slip near Tollgate,
Monday, while he was ostensibly going
to bring the long-lost child to his
parents, escaped for the second time
by telling a smooth tale to the Milton
Marshal this morning. When , con
fronted by Officer Woodard and told
he was wanted in Walla Walla, Breen
expressed a willingness to come of his
own accord, stating that Walla Walla
was his destination. Why Breen came
back to the valley and left his moun
tain fastnesses, when he knew he was
suspected, cannot be accounted for.
The Brittans are still hopeful that he
may yet return their child. Deputy
Sheriff Painter and Floyd Haviland
spent this morning scouring the coun
try for Breen, but were unsuccessful.
It Is rumored that Breen Is In the city
tonight, but this cannot be verified.
0. A. RITAN IS APPOINTED
Member Charter Revision Commis
sion in Place of R. Livingstone.
Councilman George B. Cellars yester
day telegraphed The Oregonian from
Gearhart news of the appointment of O.
A. Rltan as a member of the charter re
vision committee, to succeed A. Living
stone, who found It Impossible to serve
because of a prearranged trip abroad.
The appointment of Mr. Rltan, who said
last night he would serve, completes the
membership of the committee of 15 which
was selected by Mayor Lane and CounciV
men Baker and Cellars, each naming five.
For years Mr. Ritan was Interested in
the property of the Portland Lumber
Company, having originally purchased the
plant from the late ex-Governor Sylvester
Pennoyer. He recently disposed of his
interest in the mill and Is now engaged
In the timber land business. He resides
with his family at 301 East Twelfth
street North.
FIRE-ENGINE SAVES GLACIER
Northwestern Washington Town
Narrowly Escapes Destruction.
BELLI NGHA'M, Wash., Aug. 19. An Im
mense forest fire Is sweeping down the
Nooksack Valley and threatening the
town of Glacier, the terminal of the Bel
llngham Bay & British Columbia Rail
road, 50 miles east of here, today.
A telephone message received at 2:45
from Glacier says the town is entirely
surrounded by flames, but that the arrival
of the fire engine from Bellingham has
saved the place. Two lines of host are
playing on the fire, beating it back from
the buildings.
Geneva, a suburb of Bellingham, on
Lake Whatcom, is threatened by bush
fires. While not under control, the flames
have been fought back from the town,
which late thie afternoon is declared safe.
At Lynden, 15 miles northwest of here,
Ares have been fought for the past two
days. A telephone message Just received
says the town Is no longer In danger.
Brush Fires Near Salem,
SEATTLE. Aug. 19. Specials to; the
Post-Intelligencer from Everett and Sno
homish indicate that no serious damage
has yet been done by forest fires. A
large force of men under Deputy State
Fire Warden Hastings is busy at Startup,
on the Skykomish, preventing the spread
of flames from slashing which settlers
are burning.
Klein to Be Tried for Killing.
KANKAKEE, III., Aug. 19. Private Jo
seph B. Klein, First Regiment. Illinois
National Guard, charged with killing Earl
Nelson here Saturday, will be delivered to
court officers tomorrow, according to
word received today by State's Attorney
Miller from Attorney-General Stead's of
fice at Springfield,
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 19. Fierce
forest fires, causing damage to timber
likely to total millions of dollars, are
reported from several sections of Van
couver Island, and a wireless telegram
from Point Grey says a large forest
fire is raging on the north side of
Bowen Island.
Nanaimo. a coal-mtning town of 8000
people, is threatened by fires in the
immediate vicinity of the city, which
have kept the fire brigade constantly
at work since last night, and a dan
gerous blaze took place In a large sec
tion of bush In the city, which was
not extinguished until the fire depart
ment and a large force of volunteers
had worked for several hours. Two
tramps are alleged to have started this
blaze. The city was saved only by a
fortunate shift of wind.
For a time yesterday Ladysmith, an
other island mining town, was threat
ened. The forest beyond the city is still
burning, throwing a great pall of smoke
over the city.
On Mount Sicker and in the Cowichan
Valley, between Koksilah and the Cowi
chan River, and in the woods between
the 17-mlle and 20-mtle posts, great areas
of timber are being destroyed. The tele
graph wires have been prostrated by the
fires. The fate of scattered ranchers is
not known.
The flames are advancing on Gold
stream and 150 inhabitants are back-firing
to save the village. Several lumber camps
have been wiped out.
RACING TO SAVE FOREST
Timber Fire Near Lakevlew Calls
Out Government's Men.
LAKEVIEW, Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
Two wagons, drawn by four-horse teams
and loaded with men under the super
vision of Supervisor Guy M. Ingram, of
the Fremont National forest, are racing
through Northern Lake County to assist
In subduing the flames that are eating
up the timber in the Blue Mountain for
est, near Paulina Lake, In Crook County.
When word was received that the forest
fire in that neighborhood had reached
such dangerous proportions that serious
damage was resulting, and the force In
the Blue Mountain reserve was unable
to cope with the flames. Supervisor In
gram immediately secured men and equip
ment and began the long run of 200 miles
overland to reach the burning district.
With the help of the crew in command
of Supervisor Ingram It is thought the
obstructive, fires in the Paulina Moun
tains will Be subdued. The fire in Fre
mont forest is now under control. As
only fallen timber was destroyed the
loss will be light.
WATER SUPPLY IN DANGER
Extensive Forest Fire Is Raging
Near Vancouver B. C.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 19. The
worst forest fires of the Summer in
the vicinity of Vancouver are now rag
ing, consuming thousands of dollars'
worth of valuable standing timber.
Fires in the Squamish Valley, on Bowen
Island, and at Point Grey, threaten con
siderable loss. A blaze which, " If it
spreads, will clean up a lot of the
standing timber in the watershed of the
Capilano, the source of Vancouver's
water supply, is eating its way through
the timber In the valley, and is report-
A Most Remarkable Sale
Values of Exceptional Merit on Terms
of Six Dollars Down and Six Dol
lars a Month. You'll Find It Wise
Economy to Buy Your Piano Dur
ing This Sale. Save $125 to $200.
For out-and-out value-giving, and at
small prices, this Six-Dollar-a-Month
Sale surpasses anything ever attempt
ed In Portland. Do not delay. During
this Slx-Dollar-Down-and-Six-Dollar-a-Month
Sale of seventy-five of our best
selling pianos we are offering oppor
tunities lor securing a desirable in
strument at large savings in price
from $125 to $200, according to the in
strument selected.
We guarantee them fully, for we
wouldn't count mere prices as a bar
gain unless the piano itself was
worthy, and, anyhow, the Ellers Guar
antee makes no exception all pianos
sold here must be right "Your Money
Back" if not satisflea.
If a piano is to be bought now. or
this Fall, or within a year or so,, even
five years, it's wise economy to buy
iow.
Piano shopping here, especially dur
ing this great "Six-Dollar" Sale will be
convincing and then you can realize
why we are selling so many each day
of the sale.
Try it today you will no doubt find
the "bargain you've been looking for.
waiting, if you come in time before
someone else picks it up. Never before
have we offered such remarkable sav
ing on the best old makes, reliable
pianos every one some of them have
been on the market since 1850 and
thousands are in daily use safe pianos
to buy.
"It's a wonder to me, said one of
our foremen yesterday, "the way this
tale keeps ttetting bigger and bigger
every day, instead of dwindling down."
"I don't wonder at it," said our head
salesman. "The people know the val
ues of these pianos, Just as well as we
do, when they see them." And there
are over a hundred people who bought
here during past two weeks tnat
are now telling their friends of saving
from $125 to J200 and getting just the
piano they wanted, and on such very
small payments the cost will never
be noticed and that's the kind of ad
vertising that makes this sale keep
growing larger and larger every day.
They tell how they paid $138, about
half Drlce, and $132 instead of $275
or $243, when the regular cost would
have been $400. $197 for $350 models,
and $294 for $500 styles.
The customers we have sold are now
making this sale such a great suc
cess and, besides, every instrument
sold must be right we guarantee it.
The forenoon would be best if you can
come then take time to shop around
all over the store you'll not be disap
pointed. Eilers Piano House, 353 Washington
street.
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