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THREE OUT OF SIX
BALLOONS START
International Race at Colum
bus Begins Under Unfa
vorable Auspices.
CMY TWO STILL IN AIR
Iroquois, First to Get Away, Land:
Aftr Brief Flight Queen Lou
Is and Ville de Dieppe
Sailing Xorthward-
onrr.TrTRfS O.. Aug. 30. Three bal
nt six entered started late
. j It, ih rai-a held under the
auspices of the Cotumbus Aero Club. Two
of the balloons are sailing away lowaru
h northwest and one landed alter
flight of two hours and five minutes. Tho
llrst balloon to start was the Iroquois,
of Columbus, with Horace B. Wild as
pilot and Claude Tuttle as passenger.
The Iroquois got away at 4:50 and landed
at Hamlin, 13 miles from Columbua. at
t:6o. without-mlsnap.
The Queen Louise, with Lieutenant J.
J. Bennett, of the British army balloon
corps as pilot and Thomas Sample as
- at K if. If sailed slow-
JIMSCllCI, fclfc
y away to tho northwest and had not
been reported early tonigni.
The Vllle de Dieppe, with August E.
a. nflnf nnd Paul M&SOn SS DaS'
cenger. was cut away at 8:20 and was
i A in thA darkness.
pr 1 ii iiki, . . - --
The Chicago, of which Charles J. Coey
in the pilot and wtilcn win carry ueorso
Bambaugh as passenger, was not inflated
when darkness fell and will be started
at o'clock tomorrow. Ideal weather
prevailed.
The last report from the Queen Louise
was that it had passed over Milford Cen
ter, 25 miles northwest of here.
IROQl'OIS WAS OFF FIRST
Balloons Were Released In Fifteen.
Minute Intervals.
COLT-MBU8. O.. Aug. 30. The interna
tional balloon race start-d at 5 o'clock
last evening, with the Iroquois making
the first ascent from the Driving .rant
and sailing slowly almost due norm.
Ther. is little wind. The Queen Louise
started next, flying very low and very
lowly.
The work of Inflating the six big bal
loons continued throughout tne morning.
All the pilots, passengers and assistants
were pleased with the starting point on
account of the absence of any wire or
buildings.
The balloons were released at 1
tnlnute Intervals In the following or
der: Iroquois. Henry Pierrung, Colum
bus. Ohio, entrant: Colonel A. P. Shir
ley, Louisville, Ky., pilot; Lieutenant
J. J. Meade, United States Marine
Corps, assistant.
Queen Louise, Louis Strang, New
York, entrant and passenger; Horace
Wild, pilot.
King Edward. Aero Club of Canada,
entrant; Lieutenant John Bennett, Brit
ish Army, pilot; Tom L. Sample, Co
lumbus, passenger.
Stars and Stripes. C. H. Perrigo. Chi
cago, entrant and pilot; Clyde Tuttle,
Columbus, passenger.
Ville de Dieppe. Paul Lucien. Dieppe.
France, entrant; Captain Aguust Mueller,
Buenos Ayres. pilot; Paul Mason, Colum
bus, passenger.
' Chicago de Luxe. C. A. Coey. Chicago,
entrant and pilot; Captain George L.
Bambaugh. St. Louts, assistant.
HER CLOTHES GIVE CLEW
GARMENTS OF MI5SIXG OAK
LAND WOMAN FOCXD.
Hidden Cnder Factory In Vicinity
of Her Home Shovel
Ijlea Near By.
OAKIA.VD. Aug. 30. A startling dis
covery, made this afternoon by Frank
Walsh, a 17-year-old lad of this city,
throws new light on the mysterious dis
appearance of Mrs. Alice Lucretla Dona
hue, who left her home on Juno 13 of
this year. Walsh, while prodding about
beneath a furniture factory In an effort
to release his pet dog. brought forth the
cliawl worn by Mrs. Donahue at the time
of her disappearance.
Further search by Walsh and a number
ef men whom he called to the scene, un
earthed the rest of Mrs. Donahue's cos
tume, consisting of a skirt, two shirt
waists, a sailor hat and c red cloak.
Lying beside the articles, in such a po
sition that It might have been used to
push them under the warehouse, was a
queerly-made shovel, such is is used by
some classes of foreign laborers.
The police were notified of the dis
covery and are now working on sev
eral clews which may lead to the ar
rest of persons suspected of knowing
of the unfortunate woman's fate.
Many conflicting stories are told of
the character of the missing woman.
Fhe Is known to have had a large num
ber of friends, among whom were
listed several folowers of the race
track, which lies within a stone's
throw of her house. Daniel Donahue,
her husband. Is a motorman and is
compelled to spend much of his time
away from home.
The fact that Mrs. Donahue had re
cently recovered from a severe Illness,
which had affected her mind, suggests
the theory that she may have wan
dered from home in a moment of men
tal aberration and met with foul play
when she arrived at the bleak bay
shore.
A story of a foolish dream, told to
fcer by a fortune teller living nearby.
Is 'said to have greatly affected her
mind, and the authorities believe that
she left the house in an unbalanced
condition and not of her own free will.
Mrs. Donahue was a prominent member
of several leading fraternal orders. In
cluding the Order of Rebekahs and the
Order of the Eastern Star. She was 38
years old.
WIFE DESERTION CHARGED
J. A. Bloch, or Portland, Is Arrest
ed at Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) J. A. Bloch, a banker and broker
of Portland. Or., and said to be Inter
ested In banking establishments in San
Francisco and Oakland, Cal., was ar
rested this morning as he was about
to board a steamship for San Fran
cisco.
Th. - . -.-AM maA nt the reoue
of Chief C. Grltzmacher. of Portland.
The Portland police enter says nwc
ji.anMAt,oH rnm thA cltv In compan
with Mrs. W. Weiss and left his wife
In destitute circumstances.
nini-h has been In and around Sea
t-
tie since August 1. but has kept ii
i i i;. t,oa V.AAn Vnnwn In th
BiTiuaiuu. Ill- . .
various cities he has visited as Joseph
BarDaras ana josepn mivuiic, auu
such has kept the police guessing.
t- i T .. 1 .. K n n f nnllre
as
of
rvriinuu o' ii v, -- i
asking them to look out for Bloch,
who had leftf the city with Mrs. Weiss,
who was also arrested today.
Bloch gave his age as 59 years, and
ce
DUSiness as mm ui a. uauact .
Bloch was arrested on a complaint
Issued at the request of his wife, whom
he Is said to have left destitute In this
city. They were married In Europe,
It Is said, and have several married
children.
It Is alleged that Bloch Introduced
Mrs. Weiss to his wife at their home
as his sister. Mrs. Bloch lives at 190
Thirteenth street. She says that Mrs.
Weiss was one of their neighbors In
New York City before she came to the
Pacific Coast.
Bloch was a broker, but during the
time he was in this city was interested
In the organisation and establishment
of both the German-American and the
Scandinavian-American banks.
He conducted an extensive broker
age business and is said to have been
Interested In many large transactions.
SUES THAW FOH HUGE FEE
LAWYER - JOHN GLEASON DE
MANDS $60,000 FOR SERVICES.
Head Counsel Values Work at $80,
000 and Admits Payment
of S20, 000.
POrGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. Aug. 30.
John C. Gleason, the New York lawyer,
has sued H. K. Thaw for $60,000 coun
sel fees. Papers In the action were
served on Thaw by United States Dep
uty Marshal Gebhard, of New York, the
suit having been brought In the United
States Circuit, Court for the Southern
District of New York.
Thaw retained Gleason as chief
counsel in July, 1906, and Gleason val
ues his services from that date until
June, 1907, at $80,000. He has received)
from Thaw $30,100, of which he dis
bursed for the general purposes of the
defense $10,115. Gleason maintains
that Thaw knew In November, 1906,
that his services would be worth from
$50,000 to $100,000. He contends that
a balance of $60,000 Is due him.
In the Dutchess County jail tonight
Thaw denied that he made any misrep
resentations to Gleason, or agreed tol
pay him the amount claimed. Thaw
said:
"He ha received $10,100 for his serv
ices and $20,000 for expenses. He has
expended $10,115 and has never ac
counted to me for the balance, so that
he now owes me $9,985 not accounted
for. However, I am willing to let him
have it."
Y. W. C. A. TO RENEW WORK
Will Protect Young Women at Big
Hopyard.
The Y. W. C.'A. has made arrangements
with Krebs Bros., to look after the wel
fare of young women and girls who en
gage in hop-picking this season at the big
Krebs yard at Independence. Last year
this work was taken up as an experiment
and the results proved so satisfactory that
the Y. W. C. A. has decided to continue
it. A large lunch tent and a day nursery
will be provided In the yards, and there
will be chaperons for young women and
girls who go to the yards unattended. Re
ligious services will be conducted by the
association on Sundays.
At Krehs Bros. office in this city over
TOO pickers had been engaged up to last
night. Nine hundred will be needed to
complete the full crew, and Conrad Krebs
Is satisfied that all the places will be
filled within the next day or two. The
pickers will be taken from Portland to
Independence In a special train leaving
here next Thursday at 6:40 A. M. Fifteen
coaches will be required to carry them.
Hop-picking will probably begin at the
Krebs yard next Saturday.
REFUSED TO STEP INSIDE
Passenger on Streetcar Charges Mo
torman With Assault.
August Boehme. of S20 Vaughn street,
motorman on the Twenty-third street
carllne was arrested Saturday night on a
warrant sworn out before Juage wen
In the Municipal Court charging him with
assault and battery on the complaint oi
A. J. Jones, a salesman. Jones main
tains that Boehme assaulted him without
provocation on his car on August 14.
Boehme and other witnesses who related
their story averred that Jones was in
toxicated when- he boarded the car and
refused to move from the front platform,
as required under the company's rules.
In spite of repeated Tequests from the
motorman and conductor to step inside
Jones refused to move. At the comer of
Sixth and Washington streets the con
ductor and Boehme attempted to put
Jones Inside the car. 'After some trouble
he went Inside, but suddenly rushed out
at Boehme and struck him from .behind.
Boehme turned to defend himself and
felled Jones with one blow.
WILL INTRODUCE ROWING
Physical Director Plans to Extend
Athletic Work, at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 30. J. A.
C'omeau, physical director of the Aber
deen public schools, who has returned
from his vacation, spent in Connecticut
and New York, today made known a
proposition now uiuier consideration
whereby track work at the high school
wlil be supplanted by rowing.
Professor Comeau has ordered for him
self an lS-foot single keel racing shell
for practice work. He considers the
rivers here admirable for rowing and
takes It for granted that there will be
more enthusiasm over It than any other
feature of athletic work.
Professor Comeau hopes to see rowing
also adopted in the Hoquiam High
School and If this Is done a regatta dur
ing the Summer will be a part of the
programme which has been outlined.
SPECIAL COURT FOR HAINS
Governor Hughes Orders Judge to
Convene Extraordinary Term.
ALBANY. N. Y., Aug. $0. Supreme
Court Justice Garrett J. Garretson was
designated today by Governor Hughes
to hold an extraordinary term of the
Supreme Court In Queens County on
September 21 to consider the question
of the indictment of the Halns brothers.
THE MOKSISG OKEGOxMAN, 310DAY, AUGUST
DE REUS UPHELD
BY GOVERNMENT
Holland Has No Intention
Disavowing His Acts or
Apologizing.
DISPUTE N EARING CRISIS
Dutch Press Surprised at News That
The Hague Is Asking Pow
ers for Aid People
Demand Facts.
THE HAGUE, Aug.. SO. The. Nether
lands government apparently is quite
satisfied with the explanations made
by M. de Reus, its former minister to
the Republic of Venezuela, relative to
the letter criticising President Castro
and his government, which Is alleged
to have been the reason for the min
Ister's expulsion from Venezuela.
Furthermore the Netherlands has no
Intention of disavowing M. de Reus
or apologizing for his action.
The reports received here from other
capitals that Holland Is requesting the
powers to Join her In punishing Vene
zuela have caused great surprise. It
has been felt that this government
wanted to plow Its own furrow, and
had asked the other powers only to
adhere to a' policy of "hands oft." It
was believed that Holland had adopted
this attitude because her grievances
against Venezuela were more Inti
mately concerned with national honor
and were not so purely commercial as
those of her neighbors. The reasons
for the apparent change In the pro
gramme are unknown at present.
Dutch newspapers are beginning to
protest against the secrecy with which
the government shrouds the entire
Venezuelan situation, and ask for de
tails of the report madebyM.de Reus,
the former minister to Venezuela, and
the correspondence that has passed be
tween the government and the mem
bers of President Castro's cabinet. The
papers demand that the government
shall not embark on any proceedings
Involving heavy expense without the
people's approval.
Dr. Kayper, former minister of the
Interior, has been appointed minister of
foreign .affairs in succession to J. R. D.
M. Van Swlnderen.
FRANCE WH.L AVEIGH REPLY
Asks More Time to Consider Note
From The Hague.
PARIS, Aug. 30. The Netherlands
government has asked France through
the French minister at The Hague
whether it would be possible for
France to co-operate with Holland In
the present difficulties with Venezuela.
France responded that she would con
sider the question and she now has the
matter under advisement.
It is Impossible to anticipate at this
time the nature of France's reply U) the
proposal of The Netherlands. The mat
ter Is not one to be handled hurriedly
and it entails so many important ques
tions that it probably will have to await
a formal meeting between Premier
Clemenceau and the members of the
Cabinet, many of whom are now absent
from the city.
Although France has practically
dropped the question of her relations with
Venezuela, since Castro refused to allow
Brazil to take over French interests, at
tention has been attracted to the matter
anew by the recent sensational order
made against the French Cable Company
by the -Venezuelan courts to pay damages
for alleged complicity in the Matos revo
lution of 1903 to the amount of $5,000,000.
In fact, this Judgment, from the French
standpoint, has reopened the entire mat
ter.
In unofficial circles there is some dispo
sition to point out that Frence, whose
Minister was literally driven from Cara
cas, as well as Holland and the other
countries interested, is placed In an em
barrassing position on account of the
Inaction of the United States with regard
to this South American republic. It is
generally admitted that America has -a
greater right to take the Initiative la
anything pertaining to Venezuela than
any other country concerned.
WILL PLAY WAITING GAME
r
United States to Take No Part 1 in
Venezuelan Dispute.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The report
from London indicating the possibility
of Great Britain taking some action to
assist Holland in her- dispute with
President Castro, and that there had
been informal references to Venezuela
between the British and American dip
lomats on that subject, calls forth the
statement by officials of the State De
partment that the United States Is
simply watching and awaiting devel
opments in the Venezuelan affairs.
The United States, It Is said, will
await action by Holland and will be
guided by events as they are devel
oped. It is stated that there have been
no formal or informal conferences be
tween the diplomatic representatives of
Great Britain and the United States In
reference to the action of Holland
toward Venezuela.
COLOMBIA WILL PLAY FAIR
Could Not Permit Invasion Through
Her Territory.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Minister
Gcrtes, of Colombia, issued a statement
today in which he said:
"In view of the. pending conflict be
tween Holland and Venezuela, a rumor
has been circulated to the efTect that a
revolutionary movement will soon take
place in Venezuela and that Colombia
will permit the bulk of the necessary
fighting men to cross her frontier and
enter Venezuela.
"It Is, true that Colombia has serious
grievances against Venezuela, but no
matter how grave they are, or may be
come, the government of Colombia will
not secure redress by unfair means."
Castro on Quiet Vacation.
CARACAS, Aug. 30. President Cas
tro, who Is at present at Barquisimeto,
is expected to be absent from the cap
ital on an outing for a month. The
fact that he had left nobody at the
head of the government has been taken
as indication of his confidence that
Holland has no grounds for action
against him. The fact that the Brit
ish minister to Venezuela declined to
accompany the president has attracted
considerable local attention and
aroused comment.
Autumn Dress Goods, Silks,
Autumn Styles
Women who appreciate being first in the field with unusually elegant Autumn costumes cannot afford to miss this
Lipman-Wolfe showing of hundreds of new tailored Suits, showing the season's extreme fashion changes. We
call especial attention to the exquisitely tailored Suits of PELLARD, of Paris and New York. Also to new Millinery
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WANTS NO MORE DFEP1E
ARTIST'S "SOUL-MATE" DETER
MINES TO SECURE DIVORCE.
Reconciliation, She Asserts, Is Out
of Question Separation Be
comes Sacred Duty.
NEW YORK. Aug. 30. Cut off from
the outside world and held captive in
a lonely country house was the posi
tion of Mrs. Julia Kuttner fcarie at
Semmering, Monroe. N. T., the coun
try home of F. P. Earle. according to
a statement given out today by her
brother, Alfred Kuttner. Mr. Kuttner
said it was desired to end the noto
riety that had attached to them since
the arrest of F. P. Earle. for assault
a few days ago on the accusation of
Mrs. Berry, a trained nurse who had
been staying at the Earle home since
the birth of Mrs. Earle's child on Au
gust 4. Mr. Kuttner gave out the fol
lowing statement from Mrs. Earle:
"Reconciliation. Is out or tne ques
tion. I could not retain my self re
spect If I returned to Mr. Earle. I
must be separated from him. It is a
sacred duty which I owe to myself and
my child."
Mrs. Earle has instructed counsel to
begin Immediate proceedings against
Mr. Earle for a separation on the
ground of cruelty.
LUMBER LIKELY TO RISE
Higher Prices Advocated in Associa
tion Meeting.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) Discussion of the future condition
of the lumber market was the principal
feature of the meeting of the Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Associa
tion In the Elks- Hall this afternoon.
Representatives of the lumber business of
Grays Harbor and the entire Coast were
present.
W. B. Mack presided at tne meeting,
which, being a quarterly one. the busi
ness to be transacted consisted largely ot
reports. These were followed iy discus
sions of the market, present and future.
It was the concensus of opinion that
the outlook for lumber U brighter at
present than for a long time. It was
declared that active inquiry from the
East and other localities had been large
the past month and letters from agents
and others are of a very encouraging na
ture. There was an apparent demand in the
meeting for a stiffening of prices and it
was suggested that a new price list be
arranged, to be rigorously followed and
maintained.
W. C. Mills, of the Globe Lumber
Company, presented a long written legal
statement showing that a proposed filing
of a minimum price of lumber by the
Southwestern Washington Association
would not be in restraint of trade or a
violation of the interstate commerce law.
Mr. Mills followed this opinion by a
statement that only by advancing prices
and limiting the output could the con
serving of the forests as proposed by the
recent congress of Governors in Wash
ington, be brought about.
"Just so long as there is.no price limit
and a reckless cutting of timber, it will
be useless to talk about conservation,"
said Mr. Mills. "Raise the price of lum
ber and limit the output and you will
conserve the forests to a point desired
by. the President.
THAW WANTSN0 DIVORCE
Denies That He Intends to File Suit
for One.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Aug. 30.
Harry K. Thaw today denied unquali
fiedly the report that he Intended to
bring suit for divorce against Evelyn
Thaw. He said the report was false in
every detail. He added that his wife
wan at present in a sanitarium taking
a rest cure, but refused to divulge her
whereabouts.
Thaw said that he knew positively
that his wife was not contemplating
bringing proceedings for a separation.
CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Republican Congressmen Asked to
Take Stump in Campaign.
NEW YORK. Aug. 30. Announcement
was made at the Republican National
committee headquarters that all Senators,
31, 1908.
Butterick Patterns
for
from our own workrooms, irom Mew i one maicers oi esiapusncu rcpuiduun,
from the world-famed milliners of Paris.
Sale of Stunning Fall Suits at $22.85
Purely an Introductory price for a brilliant and varied collection of Fall-Tailored Suits whose
price permits women of limited means to dress fashionably the garments are such beautiful
creations they will demand the attention of those who usually pay double the price. These
suits are such as would sell, if bought in the ordinary way, $35.00. They are FRENCH DI
RECTOIRE adaptations, dashing MAINTENON MODELS and LOUIS XVI CREATIONS.
The suits possess that elegance of tailoring evident in all Lipman-Wolfe garments. They
come in plain colors so popular this Fall smoke, garnet, green, cedar ft
brown, black and blue. Extraordinary special value at the low price of P
16-Button Kid Gloves
$3.75 Values 2.89
These smart 16-button-length Kid Gloves will
be more popular than ever this Fall. We offer
Monday the greatest values that will be seen
this season regular $3.50 and $3.73 gloves in
all sizes in black
all sizes in browns
all sizes in tans
$2.89 - Pair - $2.89
Members of Congress, state and county
officers or others who are benefited by
the Republican political organization will
be asked to make up a volunteer speak
ing force, available for the National and
Congressional campaign. The expenses
of these speakers will be paid when the
trips are made by speakers away from
their own homes, but otherwise they will
be asked to serve without compensation.
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock will
leave New York tomorrow for Chicago,
where he will spend several days at the
Western headquarters.
ACCUSED OF LAND FRAUDS
Barber and Moon Arrested for Al
leged Conspiracy in Idaho.
WIXOXA, Mich.. Aug. 30. J. T. Bar
ber and S. G- Moon, lumbermen of this
city, were arrested today under a Fed
eral indictment charging conspiracy in
connection with the Idaho land case.
The indictment was returned April 14.
1908. Both men gave bail In $5000.
The hearing was set for September 8.
Arrested After Drawing Gun.
J. H. Schnabele, a laborer of 680
Giles avenue, was arrested Saturday night
by Patrolman Ben Peterson on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons. Schna
bele got into an altercation and drew
a revolver upon William Duffy, of 625
Giles avenue, to whose sister Schnabele
had been paying some attentions that
were unwelcome. Schnabele was re
leased afcer giving hail of $50.
THE ACTUAL TRUTH
AND DOWNRIGHT FACTS
STRAIGHT - FROM - THE - SHOULDER EXPLANA
TIONS AND UNCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE
Every Resident of Portland Everyone Interested in Port
land's Commercial Independence and Progress
Should Read This Announcement Carefully.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow night ends
the fairest and lowest-priced Piano Sale
which you will ever witness.
. Bear in mind that the pianos offered
in this sale are our regular stock. The
regular line of Eilers Highest Grade
Pianos a- line that is admittedly -00
per cent better, grade for grade, and
quality for quality, than the next big
gest in town: and a stock that is many
times larger thnn nil the pianos offered
by all the piano stores, nhopa. branch
holmes and asmclm In the State of Or
egon put together.
If you wish to take advantage of the
unprecedented opportunity we have
been offering during the month of
August to secure a piano without hav
ing to pay the usual and customary and
necessary retail profit, and at the same
time secure the piano for as little as $6
cash and $6 a month, you will have to
come tomorrow or tomorrow night.
Bear this- in mind Facts are stub
horn thines: claims and assertions fre
quently look altogether different when
brought into the presence of absolute
facts.
If an agencv claims to be able to
undersell Eiiers Piano House because
it "wholesales" pianos, bear in mind
that Eilers Piano House wholesales 150
pianos to anyother dealer's one. The
onlv actual wholesale piano establish
ment is owned by-Eilers Piano House
(its own property) at the corner of 13th
ami Northrup sis.
Out of everv one hundred carloads
of pianos shipped into Oregon". Port
Innrt'R home Piano House Eilers
actuallv sells 76. This would indicate
that Eilers Piano House is the place
where one can do the best.
"What uso has Portland for Eastern
and San Francisco consignment,
branches and agencies, anyway? Why
should Portland pay commercial tribute
to outside industries?" read an ad
vertisement published by the head of
an old-time and formerly prominent
Portland House a few years ago, and
how. since those days, one after another
such concerns have quietly or other
wise stolen away to reappear periodi
cally under one pretext or another.
Yesterday a piano was shown to a
buyer from tho country at a San Fran
cisco branch house and $400 was asked
for tills piano.
This same piano identical style and
identical make had been sold by the
predecessor of this firm only a few
years ago at retail for $1S5.
We have the facts and the names for
proof. At Eilers Piano House this
partv found yesterday a piano for $164
that was in every way superior and
more desirable than what this branch
house asked $400 for.
Is It any wonder that we sell nearly
oil lh nianni.in the State of Off son?
la it not a wonder that we do not
Women of Fashion
$1.19
y of
YELLOWSTONE PARK TOURISTS
AT MERCY OF ROBBERS.
While Better Protected Than Trains,
Stage-Coaches Are Not Allowed
to Carry Guns.
ST. PAUL. Aug. 30. "The entire
United States Army will be needed to
insure travelers in ' the Yellowstone
Park against holdups. A thousand men
would be required. The matn road
alone is 120 miles long and it takes
the stage coaches four days to make
the rounds."
Brigadier-General WInfield S. Edger
ly, commanding the Department of Da
kota, so expressed himself today. He
was in the park last Monday when
the latest "lone robber" relieved the
purses of 120 tourists. The general
returned to St. Paul yesterday.
"The present arrangements for pro
tecting the park and Its visitors," Gen
eral Edgerly continued, "would appear
to be as effective as any that can be
made with the small garrison. Fort
Yellowstone has only four troops, about
400 men of the Eighth Cavalry, under
Major Henry T. Allen. The horsemen
of this single squadron manage at that'
to traverse the entire length of the
main road, the road usually followed
by the coaches, at least once a day.
Then there are detached parties or
sell every single piano that is sold in
Orfgon?
Eilers Piano House was organized a
few years ago upon a unique basis.
Selling more pianos than is customary
with other houses. It stands to reason
that but a littl profit has to be added
to each instrument by Eilers methods
In order to make ends meet.
Other houses who have middlemen's
profits and main house tribute to pay
still others who get their pianos "on con
signment" from some more or less ob
scure house have to pay In many in
stances from $50 to $60 on each piano for
these privileges alone.
They cannot possibly hope to compete
with an institution conducted upon the
modern broad commercial lines of Eilers
Piano House.
What then, Is the result?
The dealer who would compete for trade
must necessarily misrepresent the value
of his goods. He may conscientiously
believe his Instruments superior and,
hence, feel justified In asking his bigger
prices, but in the majority of cases he
knows better.
Under suci conditions, a buyer must not
expect to hear of the good quality of
Eilers pianos and the responsibility of the
r,ners money-nacK guarantee and the in
tegrity of its organization, from dealers
who have Instruments of their own to sell.
We court the closest, most careful and
most painstaking investigation.
During the month of August we were de
termined to make up for lost business dur
ing the hot Summer days. We determined
to bring our sales report up to normal by
the close of this month.
If your home is without a good Piano,
you can readily remedy the situation by
attending this Piano Sale.
Protected by our iron-clad (Money Back)
guarantee a new Piano can be had to
morrow by payment of $6 cash and $6 a
month.
Not only are the payments low and
within easy reach, but we definitely guar
antee our prices below those obtainable
elsewhere, no matter what the explanation
or excuse.
For $243 we offer choice of many mag
nificent brand-new high-grade instru
ments that could not ordinarily be ob
tained in this or any other city for almost
double the price.
The instruments usually retailed for
$265 go now for $138.
Please remember that every statement
made herein is a solid downright fact,
as scores and scores of buyers during
the past few days will testify.
Over 25.000 discriminating buyers have
patronised Eilers Piano House during the
past nine years.
Profit is not the essential consideration
Just now. We must dispose of pianos. We
are bound to do so if low prices, little
payments and courteous treatment will
do it. J
Remember the address: 353 Washing- I
ton street, above Seventh. Eilers Piano
House.
Picture Framing Headquarters
500 White Lingerie Waists
Values to 2.75 for $1.19
'This is a final clearance of about 500 White
Lingerie Waists left from our great sales of
recent weeks. While there are only a few
waists of a style, styles to suit every taste
will be found in the great assortment.
embroidery trimmings
lace and embroidery effects
neat pin tucks and pleats
$1.19
Vals. Up to $2.75 for
single men going bark and forth on
special errands, so that the coach road
is guarded far more closely than are
any of our railroad lines.
"The only respect wherein the Gov
ernment would seem to have Incurred
any responsibility for the holdup is,
as civilians have assured me, that it
prohibits park visitors from carrying
any firearms with them unless the
arms are sealed so they cannot be
used.
"I understand that although the rob
ber Is said to be in the Jackson Hole
country, where he is safe for a time,
the history of such events has proved
that he will be caught."
Chinese Gamblers Arrested.
Four detectives raided gambling rooms
in the rear of the ground floor of 131 Sec
ond street Saturday night and arrested
20 Chinese. No evidence was secured, as
the detectives were delayed in effecting
an entrance and the players found time
to secrete all their paraphernalia. Instead
of being charged with gambling they
were held on the charge of visiting a
gambling house. This resort Is said to
belong to a Chinese company which is
said to own several other dens of the
i same character, all of which, according
to rumor, have been immune from arrest,
although other gambling places In China
town have been repeatedly raided.
oiumoia
Ham and Bacon
U. S. Govt. Inspected and Passed 138
Our hams and bacon arc
superior because they ai'e
absolutely pure and uni
form. The result of im
proved curing and handling
facilities and the use of only
first grade pork.
We carefully choose the
finest wheat-fed hogs. Then
the GoA-ernment Inspector
examines them and pass
only those that are aparcnt
lv perfectly healthv. Anv
doubtful stock is rejected.
Then the perfectly healthy
ones are slaughtered and
the Government Inspectors
inspect the plant," the at
tendants, and then the meat,
to be sure that everything is
in a sanitary, antiseptic con
dition, and the meat whole
some. Columbia hams and bacon
are cured in the most nat
ural, healthful way and are
absolutely free from chemi
cals, dyes or acids of any
sort. When ordering ask
3'our grocer for
COLUMBIA HAMS,
BACON AND LARD
Union Meat Co.
Portland Oregon
"Pioneer Packers of trie Pacific"
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