Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 21, 1911, Page 12, Image 12

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    MARCH 21. 1911.
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SIMON WILL NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION
Mayor Refuses to Be Candi'
date; Will Enter Private
Business.
ACHIEVEMENTS ARE LARGE
Offk-ial Will Kol on Laurels or
Trrra la Whli h SUI of Turmoil
la Clslc Affair Is Abollrttrd
and Mot-h Vork Is Poor.
Mayor lmon announced yesterday
that he will not be a candidate for re-
lection, and he i therefore elimi
nated from the possibilities . In the
coming primaries and general city elec
tion. In ma Vina; hit announcement, the
Vxyor declares that he cannot afford to
devote more than two years to public
office at tMa time, aa h says he must
soon five attention to his private busl
re. whlih he left to assume the
duties of the executive position July 1.
He will, therefore, return to the
practice of law with his firm. lvlph.
Mallory. Simon lieartn. July 1 of this
year.
"I have de.-ided." ald Mayor Simon,
"not to enter the race for the position
whlrh 1 now hold. I have been Im
portuned by a large number- of peo
ple In every walk of life to allow my
nuii to go before the people In the
May primaries, but. after giving It
considerable thought within the past
few days. 1 have made up my mind
that I cannot afford to serve another
trm and lave my private business to
suffer In consequence- I consented to
b. a candidate two years because
ef very argent requests from friends,
who assured me my servlres were
needd at that time. I left my law
practice and other "Affairs to assume the
lull's and burdens of public life. Now,
1 feeU I must return to private life
and give attention to my own business
again.
Work Is rirasant.
When I entered this office I did not
think I would like the work at all. but
1 have found a good many pleasant
features connected with It. I hare
really enjoyed the work a good deal,
for It has given ma an opportunity to
do some things for tha city that I be
lieve are -appreciated by the people.
1 have formed some very pleasant
friendships, and altogether. I feel, the
time has been well spent. I would like
to finish, op some things that have been
started during the term, but large
proecta require much time and neces
sarily I will not be able to complete
everything that haa been commenced."
Mayor Simon has taken a deep In
terna In the Broadway bridge, and has
done everything ha possibly could to
further the work. Speaking of this
subject, be said:
"I had hoped to have the Broadway
brtilge built or nearly built by the ex
plratlon of my term. It Is unfortunate
for the people that so much litigation
and so many obstructions have been
brought to play on this Important
project. That It will be built there Is
no doubt. 1 have used everymeans at
my command to facilitate It."
Mayor Simon's administration has
been characterised throughout by thor
ough business methods. Insofar as the
adherence to charter provisions will
permit of such. It has been a Tery
Mire regime, and when he leaves of-fl.-e
nest July he will have accom
plished a great many things that make
for the upbuilding of the city.
C ttaxMt and Turmoil found.
Succeeding to the office at the close
of four ears of turmolL during which
time rr. Harry I-ane was Mayor, ex
FWoator Firnoo found himself con
fronted wtlh many vexatious problems.
The Brooklyn sewer was finished, but
had ben rejected after m long wrangle,
the old Executive Board having found
a!lead flawa In Its construction. The
reinforced concrete bridge across Sul
livan's Gulch on East Twenty-eighth
street was la the same condition: it
had been Improperly built and was
rloeed to traffic shutting oft a large
district from Its t.e-
There was no crematory worthy of
the name. Mayor Lane and the City
found! having apent years fighting
trer a location and nothing was dne.
Hard-surfaced streets were rot spe
cially favored -by the administration
and little progresa was being made
toward giving the city fine streets.
There was little system or order any
where. The police department was virtually
dUrurted throuah the operation, of a
walled "moral nn": the fire de
partment was similarly situated be
cause of the strenuous efforts Lane
end hl fire committee made to un
horse Chief Campbell, and ttrere was a
general torn-up state of affairs, which
fallowed closely upon the resignation
of a number of tiie members of the
Executive Board over quarrels with
Jr. Lane. There were miles of bad
curbs and sldewsiks laid, according to
Ir. Lane's own statement, and he had
his City Engineer "on the carpet" nu
merous times, without results.
(Garbage Problem Solved. ,
Mayor Simon took a firm hand when
ha assumed tha duties of tha office,
and tha sexond day of bis term ha In
spected the crematory site at Guild's
Lake, where for years tons of garbage
r,a4 been dumped and was menacing
tne health of the entire city. Without
hesitating, ha announced that the ad
ministration would build a modern
erematory on the city property there,
and today a tJ.u structure stands
beside the old and worn-out one. It
villi probably be tn thorough running
order for early thia Summer. It was
the Intention of the Mayor to build a
similar -wiant on the East Side, to In
stall a complete garbage-collecting ays-
tern and to place i'orliand on a modern
plane In thia respect
Mavor Simon next attacked the par
Ing trust, which bad been exacting as
high as I5.4 a square yard ior as
pnalt and bttulithn-. and arbitrarily
cut the price of these materials down
to fl.85 a square yard, at which lv
r -r.es of hard-surfaced streets have
sines been laid. Portland Is now ac
Vnoaledged to have first-class streets
over a large portion fits area, with
about 75 miles mora to be laid this
aeasvn already awarded or soon to be
awarded. The saving to property own
ers as a result of the cut In prices has
been Immense.
Order was brought out of chaos In
the police and fire departments, and
both were placed on a high baats of
effectiveness. System was established
to the City Engineer's department, so
that millions of dollars' worth of street
irr pro entente, sewers and all claases
of work have been done.
Searr Krllrf t.icn.
As rspldly aa possible, the Jlsjor
caused complete Inspection of tie
Brooklyn sewer, which tha Lans ad-
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MAYOR OF PORTLAND ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL NOT BE
A CANDIDATE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF.
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ministration rejected. It waa found to
be perfectly built and was accepted.
ffordtng relief to the great aisirin
which it was designed to serve. The
rejected East 'I wenty-elghth-street
bridge was also ordered repaired ana
has long been open to the public.
Mayor Simon appointed a water
Board, with special intention of con
structing the second pipeline to Bull
Run River, to augment the clty'e water
upply. It was one of the greatest
projects mapped out. and will be com
pleted before the end of this year. With
It there will be a set of large reser
voirs for storage purposes, and there
are now being laid, or are ordered laid,
many miles of mains, the principal ac
tivity In this line being directed to
districts where there has been for many
years a scarcity of water, especially in
the Summer months.
Various sections of the city testify to
the excellent work of the Park Board,
under the direction of Mayor Simon.
The first children's playgrounds in tne
city hare been Installed. They are lo
cated at Sell wood. City Park. Peninsula
and in the North Park way. In the
renter of the city. Soma large park
tracts have been purchased also, and
great Improvements have been ex
ecuted In nearly all of them. Of tha
playgrounds, the Mayor Is especially
proud, for from tha first he took a deep
interest In furnishing placea for the
youth of the city to- find recreation. L.
H. Weir, a noted park expert now In
the city from tha East, declared, after
viewing the playgrounds here, that they
rank very high. .
Harbor Is Cleaned l'p.
Tha Mayor haa also backed Harbor
master Speier In cleaning up the water
front. When ha took office, both sides
of the river were lined with aoowdwell
ers who had refused to move out, al
though being a grave menace to the
harbor. They were compelled-to leave
and take their scows with them. A ftne
system of harbor police, with a modern
launch, has been Installed.
A steel fire boat Is soon tn be built.
as the administration haa employed a
marine architects, who Is now engaged
in drswlng plans. A system of rein
forcing msins will also be Installed In
the riverfront and downtown business
districts for fire protection.
Sewer Pipe Trust Broken.
The Kawt home-avenue bridge has been
completed and Mayor Simon haa an
nounced that tha administration will
penalise the two contractors on this Job
the full amounts provided In. the con
tract for failure to finish tha work on
riimf. This is a new departure, as pre
ceding administration have always
found sn excuse for delays of this nature.
Mayor Simon was instrumental in
breaking the grip jf the sewer pipe com
bine, and througT his efforts glased ce
ment pipe Is now being used here. He
also, by this means, secured a material
r.l,,.-tlon in th. i,rlce of the truat-mada
product, terra rotta.
From the outset the Mayor oppoeea
extravagance and opioaed unnecessary
expenditure of public funds and worked
diligently to keep well within the bounds
of economy. He has always opposed
bond Issues, and especially tha ti. 000, 000
Issue voted for public docks, believing
that It Is not sound policy to go Into
competition with private ownership In
thia respect. He nevertheless appointed
a municipal docks commissron, composed
of enthusiastic supporters of the move
ment, titer the people expressed their
mleh.
There have been no Internal dissen
sions In the "Simon family," as during
the entire terra not one resignation
from a board or commission, appointed
by him, has been handed In and Indica
tions point to the continued plesant re
latione until July I. when a new admin
istration will be Inaugurated.
COUNTY PUTS IN CLAIM
Bonding Company Aked for $4 ISO
for Courthouse Contract Mix.
Because the Washington Finishing
Company failed to carry out Ita con
tract to Install the finishings in the
east wing of the new Courthouse the
County Court has filed a claim of $4450
against the Fidelity at Deposit Surety
Company, an Laslern concern with a
Portland representative, which supplied
the bond for the defaulting firm. This
amount is alleged to be due the county
as damages because of the failure of
the contracting company to go ahead
with Its contract.
Judge Kavanaugh sustained the de
murrer to a writ of petition for man
damus proceedings sgalnst the county
yesterday. The proceedings grew out
of the muddle over the contract for
the west wing of the new Courthouse,
the County Court having rejected it,
partly because of Irregularities and
partly because It was found necessary
to change the plana and specifications
of the proposed wing.
Colonel Anderson Promoted.
WASHINGTON. Msrch 5ft. Colonel
George Anderson, of the Ninth CavaUry.
a ho is cn his way to the Philippines, was
sppoirxed a Rrtgadlar-cieneral la place
of General Ward, rctixed. - -
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ORPHANS ARE AIDED
Fund for Children Continues to
Increase.
HOMES ARE SECURED
lioj s and Girls or Safely Family Be
ing Cared for and They Are En
abled to Resume School Con-
tribulions Are 278.5.
8AKEI.T RKU1T KI ND.
Previously acknowledsed .....1197.70
William D. Wtacelwrlsht S-"0
Jn.iah West B.OO
rash S.oo
(aMtl a ae e e a a at e a e J
Cash i "
lKrls Naumaa -0
A friend S3.no
t'abhase table 13. On
Charles Croester 3 00
Edith and Dorothy 1.00
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la a letter to Ben 8elllng yesterday W.
D. Wheelwright announced that he will
contribute t5 a month for six months for
the relief of the orphaned children of
James Safely, Grand Army veteran. He
also Inclosed his check for C. Through
the columns of The Oregonian Mr. Sell
ing Sunday announced that be would be
one of ten men to contribute fs a month
to the support of tin orphans. Eight
more sre needed.
Contributions for tha children con
tinue to coma to The Oregonian office,
yesterday's receipts amounting to
making the grand total now It Is
anticipated that before tha beginning of
another week the total will have reached
giono. "Thia la not too much to ex
pect. satld Commander Msrkee and
members of Sumner Post of the Grand
Army." as the case la a particularly
deserving one."
Id Ketaraa to School.
In order to allow James Safely, aged
& to resume bla school work at the
Hawthorne school, which he had been
niwnaing previous w ms lamer s uva.n
a he r" UP U ml X. Mr.
Mairkee yeeterday took him to his own
residence. 60R East Oak street. James
was back in school yesterday morning
and will be kept In attendance regularly
while stsying with Mr. and Mra, Msrkee..
Kobert was yesterday given av position
In the Postofflce aa special delivery let
ter carrier. A delegation walled on
Postmaster Merrick to present the boy's
case. He will receive S centa for each
apeclal delivery letter which he carries
to Its destination and. It is expected,
will earn about H0 a month.
t.lrl May Get Home.
It Is probable that a permanent home
will be found for Hasel today, aays Mr.
Markee. Ha haa found soma hlghly
estlmable people, who are willing to care
for tha girl as long as he leaves ber In
their charge. Marie, living with Mrs.
Paul Ogllbee In Jiellwood, haa again
started to school.
In a letter to Tha Oregonian B. Lv
Boy n ton. of Oreswell. Or., a prosperous
farmer, offers to take Robert, the oldest
of the orphans Into his family, feed and
clothe Dim. send hlra to school snd
treat him as one of his own. The family
at present consists of Mr. Boynton and
wife and a 16-year-old grand-daughter.
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TOURIST CAR SERVICE
To Bt. Paul and the East In effect every
riav from Tacoma and Seattle on the C.
Jd. A P. S- Ry- Trains leave Tacoma 7
A. M.. Seattle 8:50 A. M. Lower berths
to Missoula $;.!5: to Butte. tl.iO: Har
lowton, J; Miles City. .75; St. Paul.
$&. t'pper berths chesper. Apply to
city ticket office. Railway Exchange.
Third and Stark streets, for reserva
tions, tickets, etc '
Ilomeseekera! Chebalis, Washington.
Surrounded by largest dairy, fruit and
(crmini country In Pacific Northwest.
xcreace inducemente for Intensive farm
In. Countv seat Lewis County, where
land Is cheaper and the best. CheheOis
Is the liveliest Inland Washington town
of WOO people. Paved streets, electric
lights, sewerage, water, gas and all mod'
ern comforts. Hsa 23.x0 In public Im
nrnvements under way now. Visit Che-
halls and see Southwest Washington's
largest farming section before locating
elsewhere. Chehalla has a variety of
manufacturing ailh large monthly pay
roll. For detail!, visit Chehells. or ad-
dj-caa CiUsens' dub, Cneaalls, naoh.
MAYORALTY FIGHT
NOW WAXES WARM
Two Announce Candidacy ami
Others Are, Considering .
.Entering Contest. (
BUSINESS INTERESTS BUSY
Plan I ntler Way to Bring Out Man
Wlio Will Command General Sup
port From Progressives and
Merchants of City Alike. -
. . kv Mavnr Simon that
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he will not be a candidate to succeed
himself, leaves two and probably five
asplrsnts for the Republican Mayoralty
nomination already In the field. J.
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nenciii,
Roshllght. Councilman from the Seventu
Ward, announced yesterday that they
would be candidates. nno uui
itlvely declaring themselves. W. I
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Gay Lombard, councllmaa-st-Urge, aa-
mltted that In all prooaou".. "w
u v. i n .),- -a UMirsa B. Cel
lars, also Councllman-at-Large. said he
"did not expect to De a canniu..
declined to say that, he would not run.
A strong effort will be made to bring
forward a candidate who will command
general support from the progressive
snd business dnterests of Oie city. The
names of Ben Selling. W. P. Olds and
W. r. Jvooawara navo uwu
-. i .ki. MnniiAn Tt la urs:ed
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that some such man would more nearly
represent the desire of the city for a
candidate not allied with any political
faction and likely by the very force of
nis name ana recora iu iuhiiiibii-i
i . . i -rinnnrt There Is a
very strong sentiment throughout the
city for one of these gentlemen, par
ticularly Mr. Selling. In the belief he
can reconcile many conflicting interests
and be both nominated and elected.
Werlcln Gives Platform.
"Responsive to tne requests of friends
from all parts of the city. I have de
cided to be a candidate for the nom
ination of Mayor in the Republican
primaries." said City Treasurer Wer
lcln. "It wllljae my purpose to hold
meetings in every precinct In the city
and tell the people frankly what they
may expect of me should I be nominat
ed and elected. Our system of munici
pal government Is entirely too cumber
some and one of my purposes. If elected,
will be to simplify that system. The
people may expect from me a conserva
tive and orderly administration, wnn
my every official act governed by the
right, as. I see It.. There will be noth
ing sensational in my proposed refor
mation of the system by which tne
business of the city Is now transacted.
I will conduct the office of Mayor In
the same manner as to efficiency and
In the interest of the people of Port
land aa I have the treasury depart
ment." Councilman Rushlight probably will be
first among the Republican candidates to
file notice of his candidacy. He said
last night that he might make his for
mal declaration today, although he was
In no particular haste to comply with
thia provision of the primary law.
Rushlight Denies Alliance.
"I shall be a candidate for the Re
publican nomination, regardless of what
other candidates may enter the contest,"
said Mr. Rushlight "I had intended be
ing a candidate regardless of whether
or not Mayor- Simon sought' renomina
tion. There Is no truth in the report
that I have formed an alliance of any
kind with Dr. Lane or any other per
son. I am entering) this fight entirely
on my merits. If nominated and elected
I shall give to the administration of the
city government the experience I have
acquired as a business man of tills city
for 17 years snd ss a member of the
City Council for six years. I am mak
ing a dally canvass of the city, meeting
the voters and expect not only to be
nominated but also elected."
"The probability Is that I shall be a
candidate," said Councilman Lombard,
when apprised that Mayor Simon had
announced bis retirement aa a possible
candidate. "I have not given the sub
ject much thought, however, expecting
that Mayor Slmen would seek re-election."
I.lghtner to Decide Today.
"It Is altogether probable that I shall
be a candidate In the Republican pri
maries." said County Commissioner
Lightner. when he had learned of Mayor
Slmon'a action. "I will not decide) the
matter finally, however, until tomor
row." "I do not expect to be a candidate to
succeed Mayor Simon." was the response
of Councilman Cellars. He refused on
further questioning to say that vha
would not be a candidate.
The retirement of Mayor Simon aa a
candidate while clearing up the situa
tion aa to the Mayoralty contest has
also precipitated further complications.
With Cellars, Lightner. Lombard and
Werleln in the field. Rushlight's sup
porters believe he would win the nomi
nation. While Mayor Simon was con
sidering the question of seeking re
nomlnatton and re-election, the other
Republican aspirants, with the excep
tion of Rushlight, awaited that deci
sion. Not so with Rushlight however.
The East Side plumber was on the Job
very minute and haa been for the last
several weeka and In that length of
time has dons much to organize his
campaign.
Democrats to Be Reckoned With.
There are many Republicans who feel
that Rushlight, if nominated, would be
unable to defeat either Thomas, Lane
or Word, one of whom will be the Dem
ocratic nominee. For that reason, an
effort will be made to concentrate the
Republican vote on one of the other
Republican candidates, possibly Wer
lein, who will doubtless have most of
Simon following, or Lombard. If this
cannot be accomplished. . an attempt
may be made to Induce Bra Selling to
become a candidate, in the belief that
he can win the Republican nomination
and at the same time defeat any man
named by the Democrats. Mr Selling,
however, has declared that he Is loth
to- consider the office of Mayor, his
business interests being of such mag
nitude as to make It difficult for him
to make the sacrifice. If Mr. Selling
will not yield, the effort will probably
be made to Induce another business
man of the same representative charac
ter to enter the race.
. i.i. v. nr Inn. refuses to com
mit himself. It is known that he wishes
again to ba Mayor. But ne aoes not
want to get Into the fight unless he
has tha assurance that ha positively
will be elected. There are good rea
sons why Lane feels as he does. He
not only does not care . about going
down to defeat, but he- has other as
pirations. He would like to go to Con-
Tt'wlll be remembered that in the
last general stste campaign, when the
services of ail available Democratic
Record of Thirty-Six
Sales in One Day
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CLOSING-OUT SALE PRICES BRINGS BUYERS
FROM EVERYWHERE.
Everything Must be Disposed of at Once at Our Old Store.
Is Your Name Among the List of
Lucky Purchasers?
With one 'exception the records of
big piano selling in a single day have
been broken; thirty-six pianos sold
yesterday at the old store. This
eclipses any one day's business during
the past two years at Eilers Music
House In Portland. This closing out
sale has- been a marvelous success, so
far as disposing of stock Is concerned.
Profits have not been considered for
one moment. We have decided that
not one instrument, not one article of
furniture from the old store shall go
Into our magnificent new building at
Seventh and Alder. All profit has been
sacrificed to accomplish this end.
- Twenty very choice and beautiful
baby grands, two superb parlor grands,
two magnificent concert grands, the
finest and" foremost player-pianos,
numerous fine, high-grade upright
pldnoz. as well as a tremendous stock
of talking machines and i records all
go at prices far below what smaller
dealers usually pay for the same thing
when buying them at the factories to
sell again. Remember wo must close
out everything and the stock is mov
ing rapidly, so call at once if you in
tend to participate In the selling-out
prices. ',
TALKING MACHINES AT HALF
PRICE.
Prices have been cut exceptionally
deep in the talking machine depart
ment. There s'.iould be plenty of music
in every home In Oregon when such
prices as these prevail on talking ma
chines and cabinets. Here are new ones:
Regular $300 talking machines at 1 157
Regular $100 talking machines. $62.50
Regular $75 talking machines, $41.00
Regular $60 talking machines, $35:00
Regular- $45 talking machines, $27.00
Regular $35 talking machines. $17.00
Regular $25 talking machines, 511.50
Regular $15 talking machines at $7.00
Bear in mind that even at the low
prices prevailing, it is? not necessary
to pay all aash. Easy payments can
be arranged for In fact payments that
suit the purchaser will please us.
these: bought yesterday.
One of the finest mahogany auto-
pianos In the sale was taken by Mr.
E. W. Hanson, and Mrs. Anna V. Adams
secured another autopiano in somewhat
smaller case.
Mrs. C. Rlppen selected an English
walnut' Eilers orchestral piano, and
her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. E. Crabb,
also decided upon the same style. An
other very fancy mahofrany case Eilers
De Luxe player piano was. taken by
Mrs. IS. G. Cornwell. and Mr. Charles
Tong, one of the prominent Chinese
merchants in this city, selected a
Kroeger upright for his two talented
daughters.
A very fancy mottled mahogany Nel
son upright piano was taken by Mrs.
T. Taneley, and Miss Julia Marquardt
orators, were being called for In the
contest to elect West Governor, Lane
was among the last to take a hand. In
return for his services In stumping a
portion of the state for West, Lane is
said to have received the promise of
Senator Chamberlain and West that
they would support Lane for Repre
sentstlve in Congress from the dlstript
Into which Multnomah has been cre
ated. Possible defeat for the office of
Mayor at thia lime would not be a
desirable asset in Lane's candidacy for
Congress next year. This is believed
to be the real reason for Lane's con
tinued silence regarding the Mayoralty
although strong pressure is being
brought to force him into the contest
for the Democratic nomination. These
reasons evidently are causing Lane to
hesitate about wading into the fight
until the situation respecting the Re
publican nomination clears up slightly
and he can get an idea of who his Re
publican opponent likely will be.
DRAW CONTROLLER IS HERE
Hawthorne Bridge to Be Closed to
Install New Appliance.
Th. ITavthnntfl brldee Will be closed
a. .i.... tnfflit fni limn rt7inninsr at
6 o'clock tonight. The draw will be
closed to permit placing a new con
troller, WHICH nas jusi arrived irum
East. This will be installed in the
motor room at the top of the lift draw
span. i
Complaint was mage wnn h:b nn. -
Aches,
iS- ness,
Pay after
n m,n.
after
Oil.
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secured an elegant little Steinway up
right. A large mottled oak case Lud
wig piano was taken by Mrs. F. C.
Ftaley, and one of the finest Lester
pianos in tha place was selected by
Mr. J. H. Williams. Mr. E. J. Karr
secured an elegant Bush & Gerts up
right piano, similar to the one re
cently purchased by , the Musicians'
Union in this city. Another elaborate
Louis XV design Nelson piano was
taken by Mrs. Charles R. Meyers, and
Mr. John Brugger secured a fancy,
large-size' Eilers orchestral upright
piano. ,
An elegant mahogany Hallet & Davis
player-piano was secured by Mrs. J.
Grant and a similar instrument in
fancy oak case made by Kimballs, was
taken by Mr. P. W. Pomeroy. Other
purchasers were Mrs. L. C. Smith, Miss
E. C. Bohle and Mr. A. F. Shaffer. A
fancy mahogany Weber piano was pur
chased by Mr. J. H. Rasmussen; a
Chickering, in mahogany, larger size,
was taken by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Soulharck.
An' elegant little Kimball. In mot
tled walnut Colonial case, was taken
by Miss Kittle C. Wllkins.. A Kohler
& Chase piano was purchased by Mr.
N. Gorze, while Mrs. Pearl Marsh se
lected a fancy mahogany case Schu
mann upright.
A dainty little Kimball baby grand
was selected by Mrs. J. A. Wagoner,
duplicate of Which was taken by IZra.
C. L. Parris. A Smith & Barnes up
right piano was secured by Mrs. Ella
Caldwell, and Mrs. Sylvia Hutchinson,
of Walla Walla, Wash., decided upon
a large size mahogany Wood & Co.
upright.
. Mrs. E. G.. Marsh, of The Dalles, de
cided upon ( a large mottled walnut
Krell piano, and Mr. !. H. Illppi, of
Albany, Or., purchased a . fancy ma
hogany case Leland upright. Mrs. S.
Levy, of Cornelius, came in on the
first train and selected an elegant oak
case Krakauer piano, and Martin Fla
herty secured another one of the
Kohler & Chase pianos.
Miss Hattie Gholson purchased a
Pianola piano, and Mr. David Masoner
decided upon a Bauer .& Son piano. Mr.
and Mra. Mars took a fine little Hobart
M. Cable piano, and Just as the article
was sent to The Oregonian office for
publication, Mr. John Rumbe had de
cided upon another one of the elegant
quarter-sawed oak case Eilers orches
tral upright, while several groups of
customers were still busy making se
lections, some of which, no doubt, made
their decisions before the store closed.
STORE OPEJf EVENINGS.
If you cannot come in the daytime.
do so in the evening. Our store will
be open night and day till this sale
closes. Eilers Music House, still at
353-55 Washington St. Soon at Seventh
Dd Alder Sts. -
thorne bridge was first opened that the
lift span could not be properly con
trolled. It is thought that the new
.controller will be , a great improve
ment over the old one, and permit the
draw to be raised and lowered more
quickly than at present.
POLICE ARE THREATENED
Card Says Holzman Crime Is Only
Start If North End Is Molested.
"Look out for your women and girls.
We'll get them yet!"
On a postal card addressed to the Chief
of Police, and received yesterday, these
words, with much of like import, were
written by an anonymous correspondent,
for whom the police are searching, in
conjunction with the postal authorities.
"The death of that little child is only
the beginning. Let the North End alone,
or hell shall pop. There will be more
terrible excitement than this!''
Much more was written, of a vile
nature. The police believe that the card
wos the work of some degenerate fully
capable of such a crime as that com
mitted last week upon little Barbara
Holzman.
The card was written In a clerkly hand
and the rhetoric is not that of an ignor
ant man. Aa a portion of the message
waa indeaent, the caso was referred to
the Postofflce inspectors, who are seek
ing the writer.
New Tork City, with 600 bchool buildings,
began the- year with about 80.000 part tune
pupllg.
Sprains, Bruises, Stiff-
Soreness, Neuralgia,
Lumbago, Sciatica
day some kind of pain stand
threshold. But it won't star
a vigorous rubbing; vritri 5t- JacoDa
It won't return in a hurry, either.
JACOBS OIL
GREAT REMEDY FOR PAIN
Price 25c, 50c.
Mr Bottle Contains 3 Times ss Much
ss the 25c Sue
SYNOPSIS OF THE AVITOAIj STATEMENT
IheNortbern Assurance Company,!!
Of London. In England, on the 31st, day et
December, 1910. made to the Insurance Cora
mluloner of the State of Oregon, pursuant
to law: ,
Capital.
Amount of deposit capliat- 1 S00.000.00
Income.
Premiums received during the .... ... ,
year in casn.. S 3.101.9S8.W
Interest, dividends snd rents
received during the year. . . 176.el-4.31
Income from othor sources re-
celved during the year 833.091-09
Total income S.811.891.S9
Disbursements.
Losses paid during the year $ 1.3T9.540.7T
Dividends paid during the
year on capital attx-k ...... . ncne
Commissions and salaries paid
during the year 844.390.2S
Taxes, licenses and fees paid
during the year 9S.72S.80
Amount of all other expendi
tures 93X.142.29
Total expenditures S 3,27S,&02.1
Assets.
Value of real estate owned $ 175.000.00
Value of stocks and bonds
owned 4,217.125.00
Loans on mortgages and col
lateral, Ate none
Cash in banks and on hand... 2S0.S14.03
Premiums In course of collec- .
tlon and in transmission ... &07.P04.10
Other assets 2.VJ2.21
Interest and rents due and ac
crued 43.361.13
Total' assets f 5,197.097.0a
Total assets admitted in Ore
gon B.197,097.0
Liabilities.
Gross claims for losses unpafd.f 84S.527.lf
Amount of unearnedpremiums
on all outstanding risks 3.S24.993.7S
Due for commission and bro
kerage none
All other liabilities 185.646.45
Total liabilities 3.359.167.3T
Total liuurance In force De
cember SI. 1910 851O.626.925.0O
Business in Oregon for the Tear.
Total risks written during the
year 8,802.369.49
Gross premiums received dur
ing the year . . 79.5S8.40
Premiums returned during the
year 14.999.S8
Losses paid during the year.. 85,580.03
Losses Incurred during the .
year 85.232.30
Total amount of risks out
standing In Oregon Decem
ber 3:. 1910 $ S.261.65S.09
TUB NOKTHERX ASSURANCE COMPA2SY,
LIMITED.
(Signed) L. H. LERMIT. Manager.
Statutory resident general agent and at.
torney for service, D. R. Atkinson. Portland.
Local agents. James Wanner & Co., Hamil
ton bldg.; A- H. Blrrell. McKay bldg.
STNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT
OP THE
National life Insurance Company
of the United States of America
Of Chicago. In the State of Illinois, on
the 31st day of December. 1910. made to
the Insurance Commissioner of the State of
Oregen, pursuant to law:
Capital.
Amount of capital pld up 600.000.00
Income.
Premiums received during the
year t 1.821.034.10
Interest, dividends and rents re
ceived during the year . 404.414.75
Income from other sources re
ceived during tha year 90.1S8.92
Total income 2.405.637.77
. Disbursements.
Paid for losses, endowments,
annuities and surrender val
ues ... t 1.382.732.5S
Dividends paid to policy holders
during the year 86,697.13
Dividends paid on capital stock
during the year 80,000.00
Commissions and salaries paid
during the year 863.735.23
Taxes, licenses and fees paid
during the year 28.819.47
Amount of all other expendi
tures . , 148.975.56
Total expenditures ... 2.067.959.92
Assets.
Msrket value of real estate '
owned t - BO.OOO.OO
Market -value of stocks and
bonds owned 5,594,374.06
Loans on mortgages and col-
lateral, etc 1113.563.00
Premium notes and policy loans 1,203,751.63
Cash in banks and on hand . V. . 787.972.4S
Net uncollected and deferred .....
pr-OTlums 151.287.19
Other assets (net) 60,994.97
Total assets 9,961.913.32
r.".e.tr..a.ir.,."!d..1r..?rf: Mi'.s.n
Liabilities.
Net reserv $ 8.453,847.97
Total policy claims 10,411.3:1
All other liabilities 161.154.76
Surplus, assigned and xias-
signed and capital stock 1,837.499-28
Total liabilities 9.961,913.82
Total Insurance In force De
cember 31. 1910 844,985,035.03
Business in Oregon for the Year.
Total risks written during the
year ............-..-8 SSo.oeo-lo
Gross premiums received dur-
lng the year 52,1.4. S
Premiums returned during the
yeai. r .....a none
Losses paid during the year.. 13.715.81
Lossss Incurred during the year 13,ils.ul
Total amount of risks out
standing in Oregon Decern-
ber 31. 1910 1,334,54.55
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF THE
U. S. OF A.
(Signed A. M. JOHNSON. President.
Statutory resident general agent and at
torney tor service. A. B. Combs. Portland, Or.
Helpful Hints on
Hair Health
Scalp and Hair Troubles
Generally Caused by
Carelessness.
Dandruff is a contagrlous dlsesss
caused by a microbe which also pro
duces baldness. Never use a comb or
brush belonging- to some one else. No
matter how cleanly the ownex may be,
these articles may be Infected with
microbes, which will infect your scalp.
It is far easier to catch hair microbes
than It is to get rid of them, and a sin
gle stroke of an infected comb or brush
may well lead to baldness. Never try
on anybody else's hat. Many a hat-,
band is a resting place for microbes.
If you happen to be troubled with
dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair or
baldness, we have a remedy which we
believe will completely relieve these
troubles. We are so sure of this that
we offer it to you with the under
standing that it will cost you nothing
for the trial If It does not produce the
results we claim. This remedy is called
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic. We honestly
believe it to be the most scientific rem
edy for scalp and hair troubles, and we
know of nothing else that equals it for
effectiveness, because of the results it
has produced In thousands of cases.
Rexall "92" Hair Tonic is devised to
banish dandruff, restore natural color
when its loss haa been brought about
by disease, and make the hair naturally
silky, soft and glossy. It does this be
cause -it stimulates the hair follicles,
destroys the germ matter, and brings
about a free, healthy circulation of
blood, which nourishes the hair roots,
causing them to tighten and grow new
hair. We want everybody who has
any trouble with hair or scalp to know
that Rexall '93" Hair Tonic is the best
hair tonic and restorative in existence,
and no one should scoff at or doubt
this statement until they have put our
claims to a fair test, with the under
standing that they pay us nothing for
the remedy if it does not give full and
complete satisfaction In every particu
lar. Two sizes. 60 cents and 81.00. Re
member, you can obtain Rexall Reme
dies in Portland only at The Owl Drug
Co, Inc, Cor. 7th and Washington ats.
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