Morning Oregonian., January 11, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

, THE MOUSING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11. 1911.
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PEARY ADMITS HE
WANTS ALL GLORY
Tells House Commitee Why He
Took Hanson, Not White
Man, to Pole.
NEGRO IS MORE EFFECTIVE
Alter Coins Through Hell to Gain
Fame, He Would Not Divide It
With Young Man--.Mncon Will
Question Him Todaj.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Admitting
that the North role 1 Just a much
lost as aver and that all future at
tempt to find It mutt be independent
enterprises unaided by Ma own work.
Captain Robert E. Peary, the. Arctic
explorer, answered a cross-fire of ques
tions at a heart nit before the House
committee on naval affaira today.
lie told how he wanted the glory nf
the polar achievement for himself, de
clining to let any of hla expedition
other than the negro Henson go on the
last dash with him. how his publlsh'ng
contracts had precluded him from tes
tifying before the committee last
Spring and how membera of his expe
dition had been prohibited from writ
ing about the trip.
Report Made, but Kept Secret.
Captain Peary was asked to throw
fight on why. as a naval officer, he
made no report to the Navy Depart
ment. He said he had made some re
port to the Coast and Geodetic Survey
and had advised the Navy Department
of that fact. It wa hla impression
that the superintendent of the survey
had made a report to the Navy.
Pressed -y Roberts of Massachusetts,
Cnptaln Peary said there was a letter
from him on file somewhere asking
serrecy for his written report to the
surrey as to soundings.
"Why did you not take white membera
of your party with you on the final atage
of your trip northward, so that there
might be credible corroborative evi
dence T" asked Roberta.
Peary Would Not Share Glory.
"In the first place. replied Captain
Peary. "I have always made the final
apart, with one exception, when Lee was
with me. with one man and the kjs.1
jnn. because the man I took with me
(Henson) waa more effective for com
bined demands of extended work than
any white man. The pole waa some
thing to which I have devoted my life,
for which I have gone through such hell
as I hop no man in this room will ever
experience, and I did not feel that I
sHiould divide it with a young man who
had not the right to It that I had."
Captain Peary, replying to repeated
Questions as to the resulta of his Arctic
trip, said ha had not yet prepared such
chart as would enable anyone to follow
In his footsteps m the Pole, but he
"Imaslned" that he had data by which he
could prepare such a chart.
Accurate Observations Not Easy.
He said the po-itlon of the North role
could be determined just the same as the
equator, bnt the trouble waa tae com
paratively low altitude of the sun. which
never gets higher than 'H degrees
above the hortxon. For that reason, or
dinary observatlona could not be relied
on with accuracy.
The committee will continue the hear
ing tomorrow, when Macon, of Arkanma.
U expected to question Prarv at length.
CRUISER IS ASKED FOR
Governor West Sends Telegram of
Request to Navy Department.
Commander JIcNulty. of the Oregon
Naval Militia, received on Monday a
hurry-up telegram from Washington.
1. C- depleting another complication of
the assignment of the protected cruiser
Boston for the use of the State Naval
Militia. The message read aa folloks:
"Washington. D. C. Jan. . The
Department haa directed the sitting out
of the cruiser Boston for assignment
to Oregon. Matter haa aud.lenly be
come complicated by reason of no form
al request from the Governor of Ore
gon for assignment of vessel. Neces
sary for you to obtain from the Gov
ernor such assignment. Very urgent.
"COMMANDER MARSH.
"fhlef of Office of Naval Affairs."
Commander McNuity Immediately left
for Salem and presented the matter to
Governor West. Almost the Governor's
first official act was to send to Wash
ington the following telegram.
Salem. Or- Jan. 10. Secretary of
Navy. Washington. D. P.: Thla Is to re
quest the Navy Department to assign
cruiser Boston to Oregon for use of
Oregon Naval Militia. Letter of request
follows. "OSWALD WEST.
"Governor of Oregon."
BIG FIRECRACKERS TABOO
senator Bargees Would Decrease
Xoie of Vearly Celebration.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or- Jan. 10.
(Special.) If Senator Burgess has his
way. Fourth of July firecrackers in
Oregon will be held down to a length
of two Inches and one-half or under
and gtant crackers, cannon crackers
and similar noisy crackers will be elim
inated from all celebrations of any
kind.
Farmers who desire to have the
names of their farms registered may
do so under a bill Introduced by Haw
ley In the Se te on the payment of tl
to the County Clerk of the county
where the farm s Iocs ted.
Chase presented a bill providing- for
the sale of tide lands to corporations
such aa port commissions and municipal
corporations organised under the laws
of the state.
Barrett of I'matilla Introduced a bill
authorising the deposit of county funds
in any bank In Oregon which operates
under the Nation 1 banking laws.
Burgesa Introduced a measure refer
ring to the transportation of livestock
In Oregon. He also Introduced a bill
compelling agents at railroad stations
In Oregon to post properly the arrival
and departure of all trains.
Malarkey would require, in the adop
tion of a child, thai bh husband and
wife who are adopting such a child,
must sign the petition.
Locke introduced a measure provid
ing for registration and examination of
graduate nurses.
SEEK STATE TREASURY PRODE
Resolution Asks Inspection of Ac
count of Oregon Official.
STATE CAPITOU Sulrm. Or- Jan. 10.
(Special.) Amon other slsle offices
to be examined and investigated is what
of the State Treasurer if a Senate con
current resolution Is adopted.
Already a committee has been pro
vided to investgate the condition of the
State Board or Health. State Dairy and
Food Commissioner and Fish Commis
sioner. The resolution referring to the State
Treasurer provides that a Joint com
mittee consisting of two from the Sen
ate and three from the House be named
for the work of looking Into the ac
counts of the State Treasurer. Sena
tors say this is largely perfunctory, ai
there haa Just been a change of offi
cials In that office.
DOWERMAN'S ADIEU
CRITICISES WASTE
AID TO COCNCIL IS ASKED
Sin not t OTcrs Bill Indorsing Action
on Broad u ay Bridge.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 10.
(Special.) As a curative act to remedy
cny defects which might have existed in
the procedure and process of the City
Council of Portland In providing for a
CX.0u bond ls.iuo for the Broadway
hrldite. Senator Slnnott introduced a bill
today.
In this bill the Legislature ratifies and
confirms each and every act of the Coun
cil In connection Iwth the vote of the
people and the issuance of the bonds for
the construction of the bridge.
TRUST BILL IN MAKING
SENATOR JOSEPH AIMS BLOW
AT OREGON MONOPOLIES.
Legl.-lntor Favors Law to Prevent
Grading of Prices In Favor
of Big-Lot Buyers.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.)
Framing of an anti-trust bill similar
to the Sherman law la In process by
Senator Joseph of Multnomah, and will
be Introduced in a few days. Com
binations In restraint of trade will be
hit at as an Intrastate proposition and
Joseph intends that It shall operate In
such a manner than no favoritism will
be shown.
He has received a suggestion from
Edward Curtis of Pirtland, that there
be Incorporated In the measure a sys
tem whereby it will be impossible to
have a graded system of prices by a
certain manufacturer. Jobber or whole
saler which will allow a specific article
to be sold to one consumer at one
price and to another consumer at a
different price.
liis idea la to eliminate a competi
tive system which results In the large
buyer being shown favoritism against
the small consumer. Just how he in
tends to guard against this he Is un
able to state. There la some doubt In
hla mind as to the constitutionality of
such a provision, and he says he hopes
to frame the bill In a manner which
will make It hold In the courts, pro
viding It Is successful In Its passage.
It la understood there will be a
number of other "anti-monopoly" bills
make their appearance, aome of these
in the House.
Two Would Abolish Noose.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. JO.
(Special.) Two bills abolishing capi
tal punishment and providing life im
prisonment for crimes now punished
by death were presented in the House
this morning. One of the messures was
Introduced by Clyde, of Multnomah,
while the other was submitted by
Johnson, of Marlon.
Columbus Day May Be Kept.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 10.
(Special.) Representative Cole, of
Multnomah, in the House today offered
a bill setting aside October 12 aa a
legal holiday in the state in commem
oration of the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus.
Bill Alms at "Fake" Lodges.
CTiTP C 1 PITHI. Sa 1 e m . Or Jan 10.
(Special.) Representative Buchanan
has a bill belore tne House wmcn pro
vides a fine of from $50 to $500 for
the unauthorised printing and circulat
ing of the ritual, signs or language of
any secret society.
LORIHER IS DENOUNCED
SCFFRAGE IV OREGON IS PLAN
UNSEAT ILLINOIS MAN.
South Dakota Statesman Delivers
Scathing Address, In Direct Op
position 4o Colleague's.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 Senator
Crawford, of South Dakota, today de
livered a scathing arraignment of the
ii.ff.ii mmint methods used in the
election of Senator Lo rimer of Illinois.
He spoke for nearly two hours anu.
In closing, announced himself ready to
vote for a resolution to unseat the
Illinois Senator on the ground that he
had not been legally elected.
More than usual Interest attaches to
the speech, because Mr. Crawford tool:
-land directly opposed to that of his
colleague. Mr. Gamble.
In the lace or Air. Lonmrrs rrpuivu
protestations of innocence. Senator
Crawford flatly charged that the latter
was cognisant of the questionable prac
tices of bis lieutenants. '
EATON SEEKS REVENGE
(Continued From First Pass.)
return for his support of Rusk for
Speaker Thompson la to dictate the ap
pointment of several of the important
House committees is denied by Repre
sentatives' close to Rusk. It is generally
understood and It la not denied by Rusk's
friends that Thompson will be named
as chairman of the Judiciary committee.
Chairmanship of the commltt-e on re
vision of laws, however, will go to
J Fouls, of Multnomah, who, from the
Mart, was active In the support of Rusk s
candidacy.
lly Rusk's friends It is Insisted that
the Statement forces In the House will
dominate all committees by which leg
islation will be Influenced.
Several of Thompson's supporters, who
went with hlra to Rusk, will bo remem
bered generously with committee place,
but Indications, based on apparently re
liable rumors, are that Rusk did not hy
pothecate many of the big committees
for Thompson's support in the Speaker
ship fight.
Speaker Rusk expects to announce Ms
committees next Monday.
New Battlchlp to Be Launched.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10. Prepara
tions have been completed at the yards
of the New York Shipbuilding Company
in Camden for the launching of the
battleship Arkansaa next Saturday aft
ernoon, despite the controversy between
the Nary Department and the Governor
of Arkansas as lo who shall christen
the vessel.
Retiring Acting Governor De
clares Affairs Are Loose
ly Managed.
PAYROLL IS TOO LARGE
Many Employes, He Asserts, Draw
Salaries Whose Services Are Un
necessary Present Manage
ment Is Not Economical.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) Se
vere criticism of the present method of
managing the state's affairs is one of
the chief features of the message of
Senator Jay Bowerman.. of Gilliam
County, who today retired in favor of
Senator Ben Selling as acting Governor
of Oregon. The message is addressed
to the 26th biennial session of the Leg
islature. "There is neither reason nor Justifi
cation for the present method of man
Aging the states affairs," says Bower
man. "It Is not economical; it Is not
in keeping with good business meth
ods." he continues. "Many employes
are on the- payroll whose service are
unnecessary."
Among other things he recotnmends
that all institutions be placed under
control of one board; that salaried em
ployes of the state be denied the privi
lege of active participation in political
affairs other than the right of a cltl
scn to vote; that no time be lost in
locating at Pendleton the Eastern Ore
gon Asylum for the Insane.
Employes' Interests Watched.
He recommends the passage of a law
which will make it possible for an In
jured employe to collect his full dues
without delay and unnecessary expense.
Statute should be made giving to any
employe of any public utility corpora
tion, before he is discharged, the right
to be heard, to meet bis accuser and
answer charges made.
Scientific construction of permanent
highways throughout the state should
be provided at this session of the Leg
islature. Convict labor should be used
and foundry at state penitentiary
should be done away with.
Representation should be had In the
Senate for each of the now indirectly
represented counties of Benton. Crook,
Curry. Harney, Hood River. Lake, Lin
coln. Malheur, Morrow. Sherman Tilla
mook. Wallowa and Wheeler.
Office of Lieutenant-Governor ahould
be created. He should serve during the
absence or Incapacity of the Governor
or vacancy, in that office. During the
legislative session he should act aa
presiding officer of the Senate.
The message in part deals with other
questions as follows:
State Institutions Need Help.
The state Institutions at the present date
are nominally sovarned by various boards,
consisting of state officers. The Asylum.
Keeble-Mlnded institution. and Keform
Reboot are soverncd by a board consisting
of the Oovvrnor. Secretary of State and
State Treasurer; the alula School and Blind
School, by a board consisting- of the Gov
ernor. Secretary of State and the Super
intendent of I'ubllo Inatructlon. The Tuberc
ulosis Commission, by a board consisting- of
the Governor, four other members appointed
by the Governor and the President and
Secretary of the State Board of Health: the
Penitentiary and Soldiers' Home, by tbe Gov
ernor, acting alone.
The contracts for supplies for all the
Institutions, except the asylum, are awarded
by the various superintendents, and In fact
thee Institutions have been for many years
virtually controlled by the several super
intendents, acting, of course, upon such In
structions aa the boarus from time to time
may have given.
This svstem of handling the state's busi
ness affairs Is not In accordance with good
business principles and results In a lack of
efficiency on the one side and gross extrav
agance on the other. No private concern
competing In the business world could con
tinue Its affairs In the manner In which
the public affairs are conducted without cer
tain bankruptcy. The state spends now
Sl.flOO.OOO annually In caring for and sup
porting Its various wards, including the con
victs. State Wants Good Men.
The publlo has the right to expect end
demand that public money be expended with
the same Judicious care exerclaed by an or
dinary prurient business msn. There Is
neither reason nor Justification for the
present method of managing the slate's af
faira. It la not economical. It la out of
keeping with good business methods.
1 believe the time has come when the di
rect management and control of the state's
institutions should be placed In the hands
of competent men of high character and
qualifications who will give to these Insti
tutions their whole time and personal atten
tion and that by so- doing the state will save
to Itself many times the expenses Incured
In this manner. A board of this character
could save several thousand dollars a year
In architect's fees slone by securing the ser
vices of one competent and experienced arch
itect. During the laat year of Governor
Chamberlain's administration the state paid
out more than Sl'J.000 for achlteet's fee
alone. In other worda. the work which could
have easily been attended to by one man.
cost the state approximately two and a half
times the Governor's salary.
I would recommend the enactment of a
fair, reasonable, public service commission
statute giving the control and regulation of
the steam railroads, electric roads, both
municipal and Intcrurban. electrlo light and
power companies and any other concerns
dealing In public utilities within the state.
This commission could take the place of the
present Railroad Commlsalon, although it
may be composed of the same individual of
ficers. In addition to the authority now
given to the Railroad Commission thla new
bod ahould also be authorised and em
powered to supervise the Issuance of stocks
and bonds by public service corporations to
the end that the watering of these stocks
and bonds and the resulting levy of Illegi
timate tribute upon the people may forever
hereafter be impossible.
I would respectfully urge upon you
the paasage -of a comprehensive hlrh
way etatute and a passase of another law
doing away with the foundry at the Peni
tentiary at the expiration of the present
contract with Lowenberg at Going Co.. and
requiring the employment of the convicts In
preparing material for and In constructing
highways for the use of the entire public.
Under the constitution as now formed,
several counties In the state have no di
rect representation In the upper House, ana
two counties have no direct representation
In either branch. Under the present aystem
the counties of Benton. Crook. Curry. Har
ney. Hood River, Lake. Lincoln. Malheur,
Morrow. Sherman. Tillamook. Wallowa and
Wheeler (IS out of the S4 counties of the
atatel. are without representation In the
Henate. except Indirectly, while the counties
of Harney and Wheeler are not directly rep
resented In either House. It la not only
unfair to tax and legislate for the people
of a county without having aome cltlsen of
that county take part In the enactment of
such statutes, but owing to the many and
varied resources and Industries of these
counties which differ In many respects from
the Intereela and industries of other counttea
and which ahould be represented by a per
son familiar with them. It la detrimental
not only to the people of these counties
but also to the public generally to permit
the present condition to contlnuo.
I would recommend the pasaage of a
statute making It a crime for any officer
of tbe state to sell goods to or In any man
ner contract with the state either directly
or through any other person, corporation or
agency and that ..ie counties, school dis
tricts, cities and other municipal corpora
tions of the state be In like manner simi
larly protected.
' Income Tax Favored.
I have submitted to your honorable body
a certined copy of Senate Joint resolution
o 40 of the Slxty-flrst Congress of the
Vnited States, which has for Its purpose the
amendment of article xvl of the Federal
Constitution, so that Congress msy be able
a i-v and collect an Income tax. 1 earn
estly recommend tae adoption of this amend- ;
meat at the earliest possible moment; I J
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municate with Mrs. Pinkham atr Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A wo
man can ireeiy iaiK
of her private ill
ness to a woman;
thus has been es
tablished this con
fidence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of
America which has
never been broken.
Never has she pub
lished a testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
r.llowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it 13 more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re
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any woman, rich or poor, should be
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Every woman ought to have
Lydia E. Pinkham's 80-pagO
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deem Its purpose wise and In the Interest
of modern principles of good government
and believing that Us passage Is assured In
this session. I shall not enter Into any ex
tended discussion of the reasons why it
should be adopted.
Lieutenant-Governor Is Needed.
The time hss arrived when this state
should create the office of Lieutenant-Governor.
We have recently beheld the spec
tacle of a man compelled to fill the two
chief offices of the stale: either position
carries with It duties and responsibilities
sufficient to fully occupy the time of a
most oapable man and it Is not In the In
terest of good government or economy to
oontlnne the present arrangement and to
undertake to require a man to do work
which is Impossible for any man to perform.
CONVICT LABOR URGED
BILL WOULD ALLOW COUNTIES
TO APPLY FOR CREWS.
Senator Miller Advocates Building
of Roads by Prisoners Under
State Highway Board.
STATE CAPITOI Salom. Or., Jan. 10,
(Special.) Place all the convicts at the
penitentiary, save those needed (or the
care of buildings, grounds or farms in
connection with the institution, under the
direct charge of a State Highway Board
and distribute them on reaulaltions from
various counties to be used on the work
of constructing good roads. Is the salient
feature of a good roads bill introduced
In the Senate by Miller of Jinn this
morning.
He proposea that rock-crushing camps
be established, one In the 'Willamette
Valley, one in Southern Oregon and tbe
third in Eastern Oregon. Counties shall
make requisition to the Highway Board
as rapidly as they desire men for work
and these requisitions shall bo honored
in point of time of making the applica
tion after Investigation as to the needs
of the respective counties. Provision is
made for an appropriation of $50,000 to
carry out the act.
Miller also introduced a bill providing
that Road Supervisors be named at an
election of thepeople of road districts
Instead of being appointed by the County
Court, as ie the law now. In case of a
vacancy the County Court shall appoint.
Q&iraufiis
Eftmirdliimairj
Day TlhaiL P& Se Ae Stock Decrease --Take
Adainitage off TMs Gireafc airadl Geraiinie Sale aft Ease
MEN'S FANCY SUITS
$35 Suits now ....... S24.50
$30 Suits now 821.50
$25 Suits now S17.85
$20 Suits now ....... 14.35
$15 Suits now ....... $11.85
MEN'S OVERCOATS AND
RAINCOATS
$35 Overcoats now ...24.50
$30 Overcoats now . ..S21.50
$25 Overcoats now . . .S17.S5
$20 Overcoats now ...14.35
KEN'S TROUSERS
$3.00 Trousers now ....$2.25
$3.50 Trousers now .... 852. G5
$4.C0 Trousers now ....3.25
$5.00 Trousers now ....$3.95
$6.00 Trousers now .... $4.95
$7.50 Trousers now $5.95
MEN'S SHIRTS
Ben Selling's $1.50 Shirt.. 98
Manhattan, Star and Cluett
Shirts
$1.50 Shirts now $1.15
S2.00 Shirts now $1.35
$3.00 Shirts now $1.95
MEN'S FLANNEL GOLF
SHIRTS
$3.00 Shirts now $2.25
$2.00 Shirts now $1.50
BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS
Union Label
$1.00 Shirts now 79t?
BLUE FLANNEL SHIRTS
$2.50 Shirts now 1.95
$3.50 Shirts now $2.65
BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER
SUITS
$3.95 Suits now $2.95
$5.00 Suits now $3.95
$7.50 Suits now $5.35
$10.00 Suits now $7.35
$15.00 Suits now $11.85
BOYS' OVERCOATS SAME
REDUCTIONS AS
ABOVE.
BOYS' UNION SUITS
50c Garments now 35
75c Garments now 49
$1.00 Garments now 79
$1.50 Garments now 98J
BOYS' WAISTS
50c Waists now 35?
$1.00 Waists now 79
$1.50 Waists now 980
BOYS' KNICKER PANTS
75c Knickers now 490
$1.00 Knickers now 730
$1.50 Knickers now 9S0
$2.00 Knickers now ...$1.45
$2.50 Knickers now ...$1.85
YOUNG MEN'S SUITS
$15 Suits now ..$11.85
$20 Suits now $14.35
$25 Suits now $17.85
$30 Suits now $21.50
YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS
AND RAINCOATS AT THE
SAME REDUCTIONS
AS ABOVE.
NECKWEAR
50c Neckwear now 350
Or three for $1.00
$1.00 Neckwear now 690
$1.50 Neckwear now 980
$2.50 Neckwear now . . .$1.50
2ecaTUie A worf 6S VALUES 99 h3 hen m& m iredk
lessly by theirs tih&fL: it Unas Ibeeome a synonym, for
dieceptfcnoini I do not use it in my adlveirftnsemeiii.tL's
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LIMG
LEADING CLOTHIER
Corner Fourth and Morrison
Road Supervisors as elected shall servo
for one year.
WHITE SLAVE BILLS STRONG
Three Measures Propose Big Penal
ties to Down Traffics
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 10.
(Special.) Radical legislation, designed
to stamp out the white-slave traffic in
this state, was today proposed in the
House.
The bills are three in number and
provide punishment ranging from six
months' Imprisonment In the County
Jail to ten years in the Penitentiary.
Llbby of Marlon introduced one of the
bills, while Simpson of Llnn Is the
author of the other two.
Most drastic of the three is the meas
ure presented by Representative Llbby.
It provides that any person, company
or society that Induces a woman or a
girl to lead a life of shame shall be
fined not more than $500 or imprisoned
for not to exceed five years. Any per
son enticing a girl under 18 years of
age or who shall provide transporta
tion for such a minor to further her
downfall, on conviction, is subject to
a fine not exceeding J10.000 and Im
prisonment In the state penitentiary
not exceeding 10 years.
Edlefsen's coal satisfies. C 2303. E. 303.
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ABRAHAM'S BILL AUTHORIZES
STATE MILITIA.
Another Measure Provides for Open
Competition in Selection of Pub
lic Building Architects.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.)
Creation of the Oregon Naval Militia is
proposed In a bill submitted today by
Abrams of Marlon, in the House. The
measure does not carry an appropria
tion, but provides that the organization
shall consist of not less than 200 and
not more than 1000 members.
Within 30 days' after the passage of
the bill the Governor is to appoint a
naval board of four members, each of
whom shall be a resident of a port
and shall serve without compensation.
The captain of the naval militia will be
the fifth member of the board, which
is to. hold quarterly meetings in Port
land. The term of enlistment Is fixed at
two years. On cruise duty the officers
shall receive the same compensation, it
is provided, as officers of the same
rank In the United States Navy, not
exceeding; 14 days. Enlisted men for
the eame period will receive $1 a day.
The architectural work of preparing
the plans, drawings and specifications
and supervising the erection of all pub
lic buildings, whose estimated cost ex
ceeds $25,000, shall be awarded by open
public competition among practicing
architects of established reputation if
a bill Introduced by Bigelow of Mult
nomah becomes a law.
Regulation of sailor hoarding-houses
through the licensing of shipping mas
ters is the object of a bill introduced
in the House by Abbott of Multnomah.
A license of $250 per annum Is to be
charged sailor boarding-house pro
prietors and $50 per annum of ship
ping masters, licenses to be issued and
controlled by the Board of Commis
sioners already existing.
Boat Capsizes; 7 Occupnnts Escape.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 10.-(Spo-cial.)
Six men in Jens Soaby's boat on
Lake River were capsized on Lake
River, Monday afternoon, and sev
eral of the number who could not swim
had a. narrow escape from drowning.
A gunnysack full of live croppies,
which had been caught by the fisher
men, was in the boat, but not tied.
The sack drifted away and the fisher
men had nothing but experience for
their day's exertions.
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Truthful Piano Adve
No Need Taking Chances Elsewhere
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The most gratifying feature of our Eleventh An
nual Clearance Sale is the confidence people from every
where place in our advertising.
When Eilers Music Ilouse says so in an advertise
ment, it is 80. This knowledge, even upon as inclement a
day as was yesterday, brought scores of buyers from far
and near to this big sale.
A little girl came from a town thirty-seven miles
south of here with exactly ninety-five dollars to buy the
Wheelock small-size upright piano advertised Sunday.
She found exactly what had been advertised and the little
piano pleased her immensely.
To make her thoroughly happy, we agreed to box
and ship the piano and prepay the freight to destination.
It was found that this $95 represented the children's
"hop-picking "'money.
A gentleman came in from down the river and se
cured a Ludwig piano for $180, for which (also slightly
used) $300 was asked by the agent of another firm.
Here was a positive saving of $120.
If it had not been for this sale, this gentleman
would probably have bought the piano for $300, which
the zealous agent had placed in his home.
These are only a couple of instances to show the
wonderful money-saving opportunities that are presented
in this Eleventh Annual Clearance Sale of Eilers Music
Ilouse.
In addition to scores of used pianos there are
pianos, all warranted instruments, high - grade and
medium-grade, large and small, that are being closed
out at a uniform discount of 27 per cent less than the
famous low prices of Eilers. There are nearly 100 to
choose from, among them Kimballs and Webers, Stein
nays, Steck, Hallet & Davis and even several Chicker
ings, as well as Smith & Barnes, Steger, Schumann, Crown,
Jacob Doll, Singer, etc., etc.
"We have numerous good, warranted new pianos
for $137 and the plain styles for $128, usually $250 is
asked for this make and grade.
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Talking Machines are being sold at tremendous re
ductions. Our Talking Machine selling day before yester
day was greater than during any previous day since wo
engaged in the Talking-Machine business.
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Player Pianos are being closed out at prices un
precedented. Nearly every make, including the genuine
Autopiano, the very best and the latest, as well as numer
ous Weber and other Pianola Pianos, will go for as little
as $360, $440 and $470. Terms of payment are arranged
to suit any reasonable buyer.
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Remember the place, Eilers Music House, 353 Wash
ington street, near the corner of Park street.
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