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TIIE MORNING OREGOXTAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1913. 6 EVARS IS GUILfl IS JURY'S VERDICT Cashier of Defunct Philomath Bank Forged Note, Say Corvallis Twelve. SENTENCE DUE ON TUESDAY Though flaring becoDd Indictment Yonnc Financier Maintain Inno rene of Criminal Int-o In Trawtlons in Baslness. CCRVALUS. Or.. Jn. npcil. Th Jury tonight rstarned a verdict of guilty in ths M ef Jam Fvars. tried on lh er,rr of forrry. Evar w -hlr of the afun-l Philomath Bank. H wil h pntfi-et Tuesday. Takmc tne stand on hw own behalf. ' vara ai1 the $100 note, assorted lo b forged. only a cvpr of the nota ;h bar.k held, but whu l ha been takn up br ti maker by a!-ning certain at-v-lc to the bank. He aid h bad made tne ropy to ivomny the stork certificates to show tle dis position of ilia paid note, as bills re ceivable account had not bee credited with Us rment. lle dcnic.l that he had any Intention of defrauding or de ceiving anyone by nuklnn the ropy of the note. A se-onr! Indictment charg.ln Evar with masln tnl.-e official reports of the bank condition confronts him. FTr lisieped quietly to l- an roanramrnl of the foreman of the Jury and seemed less affected than his at torney. After his return to Jail he malnta'ned his entire Innocence of criminal Intent and asserted that the note transaction In no sense could be considered fraudulent. He could not say at the time what action would he taken In the matter of appeU but was confluent that a new trial would result in his acquittal. lle said that the fact that the note he Is accused of forginit Is plainly In Ins handwriting, without any attempt to diepuisn his penmanship, precluded the Idea of fraudulent Intent. Mr. Kuwler. one of Krars- attorneys, said he and his associate had not de cided what anion would ba taken as to secunnf a new trial, but that rtnubt les"ie case would be appealed. PRINTERS PLAN MEETING Northwest Typographical Conference o Be In Spokane. f-TOKANK Wash.. Jan. 8. Special.) Aside from the Washington Ftate Federation of labor and the Northwest Carpenters' conference. Spokane will entertain an annual session of the Northwest Typographical conference durtna- the week beslnntn January li. Arrangements for sessions of the printers" conference ara now being rushed by A. W. Swanson. J. R. Mor ford, Oeorge Puffy and A. C. Shoema ker, who will represent the hpokane Kails Typographical Tnlon at the an nual conrentlon of the Mate Federa tion of labor and also at sessions of the Northwest Typographical confer ence. It Is likely that about Is printer rleleBates representing various sec tions of British Columbia. Oregon and Washington will be. in attendance. In each Instance the delegates to the federation conrontion will also attend sessions of the typographical confer- STREET RAILWAY IS SEEN Seattle Jlnanclera Would Back. Ma-Bu-lpal rroject. f-EATTUE. Wash.. Jan. S. The Seat tle Clearing House Association an nounced today that at a meeting yes terday the members, including all the Seattle banks, voted unanimously to purchase or acquire any of the city honds proposed to be Issued for con structing a municipal street railway, ponds amounting to so.oo were voted U.t Spring for the purpose of con structing a north and south llns through the city. None of the honds hare Men Issued, and the ciearing Vua resolution was In answer to a letter from the City Treasurer afklog lor bids for the bends. "CHARTER DAY" IS HOLIDAY Pacific Iniverslty to Observe Janu ary I A, Date or IVunttine. PACIKl"" INIVKKSITV. Forest drove. Or, Jan. S. (Special.) Wed nesday. January 10. will be observed at Paclflc Cnlverslty as "Charter day." This day was recently set aside as an annual holiday in commemoration of tne granting of the college charter. January 10. 154. This year the &sth anniversary of Tacillc I'ntverslty. th procramme will otiMft of historical reminiscences. Mrs. Eva Emery P e. of Oregon City, will g've the princip.il address of the l:iv. Her subject will be "A Forgotten Heroine. The exercises will commence at W o'clock in the morning. BRIDGE CONTRACTS LET Two Portland I1mi On Work In IKiu;la Count). RitSEBl'ItiS. Or, Jan. a. (Special.) The County Court of Poufflaa County todsv awarded the contract for tha erection of the Frowns Terry. Vmrnua and Winston bruises to the Portland Fridae Company, at a cost of S4!.f. plus the approaches, which probably will total about $10.10. The contract of retiml-erina and otherw ise Improving Ihe Winchester bridge was awarded to the Columbia Bridge Company, of Portland, at a cost of S1U(I. There were seven bidders for the former con tract. Work on tha bridges will be commtaoed early In tha Spring. MULTNOMAH LEADS LIST lane County Is Serotid With ISS students at state l"niei.lt. I N1VERSITY OK OUKLOX. Eugene, jn" j Twenty-eight counties of the state and IS states of the In ion are -epreeentew In tne present registry In tha gtrlolly collegiate branches of th Tnlferelty of Orern operated at tusene. Of the counties. Multnomah leads the list with an entry of 17 rest, dent students. Lane, the home county, being second with 15J. Washington. California. Idaho and Minnesota, with 14. . and ". respec tively, bare sent the largest atate dele gations. The county representatives ara appor tioned In the following numbers: Baker. 1; Benton. I; Clackamas. Is: Clatsop, : Columbia. 1: Coos, 1; Crook, s: Ioug!as. 11; Ullllara. 1: Harney. ; Hood Klyer. II: Jackson, II; Josephine. 4; Klamath, Is: Lane. 151; Linn. II: Malheur. I; Marlon. it: Multnomah, lid; polk. 11: Tillamook ; rmatllla, II; t'nto'n, IS: Wallowa. I: Wasco. 7: Wash ington 4: Wheeler. 1: Yamhill. 1. Tha state entries ara as follows: California. : Colorado. 2: Connecticut. S: Idaho. : Illinois, 1: Indiana 1: Iowa. S; Kansas. 1; Michigan. 1; Minnesota. 7; Missouri. 1: Montana. 1: Nebraska. S; Ohio. 1; Pennsylvania. 1: South Dakota. I; Washington. H: Wisconsin S. This total of - doea not represent the complete registration at the Uni versity of Oregon. Including the related branches of music, correspondence, law and medicine. Reports from thaae de partments will ba given In the semi annual statement to ins ooara i re gents, who meet in Eugena January 1. Of the en far reported. are men students and women students. Because of the fact that the univer sity appropriation Is not available, be ing contingent upon a favorable deci sion by the Supreme Court In tlie refer endum caae. the board of regents may be forced to postpone some business INDEPENDENCE, OR.. COUPLE CELEBRATE FORTIETH ANNIVER SARY OF MARRIAGE. ''"'"""' "-"v " H , - v.,-5",,. : v - '. ' -i J -.. v $ HEV. S lSmRn JMDEB AD MRS. SMDER. INDEPENDENCE. Or Jan. 8- (Spe-clal.) Rev. Sanford pnder.fn.dil1wl'e ; of this city, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their nwtrrUge on Monday, for v.L v..r'dav. 1ST;, at Vergennes. Mich.. Sanford Snyder and Miss Jane E. Kerr were married by Rev. Charlce a retention was held at ineir nuiue health. until an adjourned meeting, to be held after the regular semi-annual meeting the third Tuesday of this month. BIG TIMBER DEAL MADE yeoo.ooo is paid xk 27,jsi AC RES IN WASHINGTON. Large Part of Holding Adapted to farming Pnrt-lutsers Are New York Capitalists. SPOKANE, Wash-, Jan. 5. ISpecial.) A big timber land deal for the pur chase of t'.ill acre, in Kittitas County by New York capitalists for a cash con sideration of 1600.000 baa Just been closed by Spokane real estate dealers. . The same purchaser, are seeking to se cure other timber properties In the same locality. The land consist, of 1.IS1 acres, carries tJS.OOO.Ouo feet of fine quality Western soft pine, which is particularly adapted for shop lumber In the manu facture of sash and doors. There are also 11.000 acres of high grade agricultural land which can be Irrigated from the water In streams on the land. The land is 10 miles north east of Ellenshurg. and extend. IS miles north to the divide between the Yakima and Wenatrhee rivers. The timber is on the foothills of Wenatchee Mountains. The lands consist oi sec mtalns. Tne " 1 . of uneven numbers and the pur- ttons of uneven numbers, ana m rk.un are negotiating for the pur chase of additional land. Including the even numbered sections. Besides the agricultural land and tha timber, the land holdings ara said to Include aeveral aectiona of coal lands on which a high quality known to exist. of coal is JUNEAU BANKERS INDICTED Former PreMdent and Cashier Are Charged With Frauds. JL'NKAL". Alaska. Jan. S. Clem H. n,,.r ev-nresldent. and Stuart a. Holt, cx-cesnler of the First National ; u,nb nt Juneau, were arraigned In the , KVdcral Court here today upon innict- , nictils returned by the Federal grand 1 - - - - - , . i Jury charging fraudulent panning. The accused men were allowed until next Monday to plead. Summers, who formerly was a major ity stockholder of a bank at Wenatchee. Wash, was put out of the First Na tional Bank of Juneau last July after an examination by a National bank examiner. Summers turned his hold ings over to a committee and the bank was reorganized upon substantial lines, and Is not affected by the alleged shortages of the ex-bank official. The prosecution la belnav made by National Bank Examiner Bailey, who alleges that tha books .how many fraudulent entrle. and that Summer. I. respon.lble. T - Columbia River low Now. WHITE SALMON. Wasli Jan. . i-im-ctal ) So low has the Columbia River dropped that Dean, the ferry man, fears he may be unable to main tain service by the middle of -the month, when the river generally reache. It. lowest point. For the first time since he ha. run the ferry he 1. able to see the bar near his Hood River landing. The Tahoma has been stuck twice, and further trouble Is apprehended. Cottage ;roc Soon to Have Hand. COTTAilK tiROVE. Or.. Jan. 5. (Spe cial.! An l-pie.e band Is being or ganized here. One meeting nus al ready been held and enough material was secured to gusraatee that the band wiil foon be a reality. many of their relative, and friend, were present to greet and cnfratu.a e th.iarpy coup,, and to wish them many more '-nlversaHea Among Uj. IT a "a,rnlOr RevTMr "snider ha. been an honored member of the Ore- SI ethonTst Episcopal conference .Ince 1898. but he began his ministry In Si" ilg.n in is:?. H retired from active work. In 110. owing U Impaired VALLEY CITIES ONE III WAR Oil RATES Salem, Albany, Eugene and Corvallis to Send Envoy to Plead at Capital. ALL TO HELP RAISE FUND Town Want Terminal Tariffs as Charged Portland on Eastern Shipment Kail and River Combine Blamed. A LB ANT. Or.. Jan. I. (Special.) As setting that Willamette Valley cities suffer unjust discrimination in freight Chick. and nm rates, business men of Salem. Albany, Eugene and Corvallis are raising a fund to send a Portland attorney t Washington. P. C. to Intercede with tha Interstate Commerce Commission In an effort to obtain terminal rate, for those four cities. This movement was launched at a meeting held here last night after four Salem men discussed me case wnn lo cal business men aV the Commercial Club. Augmented lT Albany mer ehanta the nartv of Salem men. went to Corvallis this afternoon and is meeting with Eugene business men tonignu More than 1400 was subscribed by Al Iuiit business men for the purpose. A strong effort will be made by the four cities to obtain the same terminal rate, enloved bv Portland on lantern shipment. One of the chief freight rate Injustices Valley business men suf fer. It was pointed out st last night'. meeting, is that on shipments from San Francisco they have to pay the through rate to Portland and then the rate from Portland to Valley shipping point. Sneakers at last night's meeting ac cused Portland wholesalers of working against their efforts for terminal rates and also deplored the lack of river com. petition on the Willamette, charging a combine between the Southern Pa clflc and the Oregon City Transporta tlon company." ALL MISTAKE, SAYS OFFICIAL II. E. liounsbury Declare Ilates to Valley Are I'nchanged Activity on the part of the business men of Salem. Albany, corvallis ana Eugene In demanding through their commercial organization, reduced ter- mlnal rates on first-class freight from lo be dua to m misunderstanding of the situation. cording to H. E. Lounsbury. general freight agent of the Southern Pacific. Mr. Lounsbury say. there has been made absolutely no change in trans continental westbound class rates to Valley points. Discussing the subject, he said: "1 am afraid that there Is a misun derstanding on the part of the mer chants In the Willamette Valley, who apparently have the Impression that tha transcontinental class rate, from the East to Willamette Valley point. have recently been changed, and to correct any wrong Idea that may pre vail about the subject I believe It would be well to explain the exact situation "Effective November 1 a tariff sup plement wss issued advancing the westbound class ates to North Coast ... . , .i . .., terminals irum inree uonars uoi n to three dollars and seventy cents first class from New 1 ork. and providing that these rates would apply to Inter mediate points. This advance was sus pended by the Interstate Commerce Commission and the former rates were restored. . Subsequently, through mis take, the application of the terminal rate of three dollars first rjas. was ex tended to Willamette Valley points, ef fective Ierember SO. 1911. This error was discovered promptly and corrected by permission of the Interstate Com merce Commission December SO, so that, a. a matter of fart. It will be seen there ha. been no change In the appli cation of tran.contlnental westbound class rate, to Valley .points." THREE CVITE AT COR7AIXIS $1230 Already Pledged to send Rep resentative to Washington. CORVAJLLIS, Or, Jan. S. SpciaL) To obtain relief from existing freight tariffs from tha East to Willamette Valley polnta, bualneaa men and com mercial bodies of the Valley towns are raising a fund of SS000 to be used in presenting their case before the Inter state Commerce Commission, which will meet at Washington Jauuary 11. representative business men of Salem. Albany and Corvallis met here this morning and decided that there Is Imperative need for immediate action. A similar meeting was held at Eugene this afternoon, and other Valley town, of Importance will be asked to co- S P. M. till 4:30 P. M.. operate in the work, Salem pledges tiuO. Albany 1400 and Corvallis 3oU. A special representative will be sent to Washington and Oregon's Congres sional delegation will be asked to lend Its active support. When the Interstate Commerce Com mission gave points within a certain radius of terminal points the advan tage of terminal classification. It was believed that the resulting reductions would be material and highly advanta geous to the bualneaa men of the Val ley The day before the Commission's order became effective the railroads placed all articles that make up the bulk of the freight to tha Valley on the commodity rate, thus practically nullifying the act of the Commission. According to the men present at today's meeting the net result has been a sub stantial Increase In the freight charges. Eugene Takes Cp Subject. FlGEXE, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) A delegation of Salem. Albany and Cor vallis business men met with a number of th business men of Eugene at the Commercial Club this evening to dis cuss terminal freight rates In Willam ette Valley points. It has been decided to send E M. Cousins to Washington to appear before the Interstate Com merce Commission In the interest of the valley towns, and Salem has sub scribed 1500. Albany 1400. and Corvallis J.150. The Eugene business men were v,- to nh-rthe. but no action was tsken further than the appointment of Alton Hampton. F. E. Chambers. Walter Griffin and A. C. Dixon as a committee to Investigate tne proposition. visiting business men were Mar O. n,.e.r TT T. Barnes and II- O. White, of Salem; W. A. Eftstburn and L. K. Hamilton, of Albany; A. P. Johnson, of Corvallis. WORuiLiisUID OPERATIONS OX XATROX-KXAM- ATH CUTOFF PUSHED. Tralnload of Material and Supplies Ftorwarded to Oakridge, Present TerinJnns of Line. SPRINGFIELD, Or., Jan.' 5. (Spe cial.) The Utah Construction Company, which has the contract for the con struction of several more mile, of the Southern Pacific Company's Natron Klamath Kails cutoff, yesterday sent a train load of material and construc tion outfit from Natron to Oakridge, the present terminus of the line and intends to begin construction work at an early date. The work of clearing the right of way has begun already and grading work will start as soon as tne ground t 1. in better condition. Included In the ' shipment that went up the line from Natron were two car. of stock and ten cars of equipment for grading. It is understood that the new con tract will extend from Station No. 1510 to No. 2810, a distance of 30.000 feet, or over five miles. This Is a little over half the distance from Oakridge to Salt Creek Hot Springs, which will be transformed Into a large watering place after the railroad Is built and i. placed in operation. The Utah Construction Company and the Wattl. Company have kept a large amount of equipment at Natron ail Winter, since the completion of the first contract on this road, and It i. common report here that the Southern Pacific has been sharing the cost of feeding the S00 head of stock kept at Natron awaiting the resumption of work in the Spring. Additional contracts on this exten sion have been expected for several months. New survey, to eliminate some apparently unnecessary curves and some stiff grades have been made and It is believed that the letting of the contract was held up till this work was finished. PHONE MEETING IS HELD Ilusum and White Sainton Com panies Hare Conference. WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Jan. 6. (Special.) Representatives of the Husum Mutual Telephone Company, re cently organised as a result of the levy ing of a 5-cent toll, met the White Salmon Telephone Company here yes terday to listen to any proposition it might make to the end of eliminating another company in the western part of the county. ilr. Smithson. local manager, will put this in writing and submit it at a subsequent meeting. This proposi tion, among other things, will Include cutting out the Husum exchange en tirely, thereby -eliminating the ex change toll. Extra wires will be strung In order to do this. Mr. Butcher, of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company of Portland, was In atten dance, using bis efforts to effect a compromise and thereby avoid the ne cessity for building another line In the White Salmon Valley. NEW. BRIDGE UNDER WAY Northern Pacific Has Crew of 75 Men Working at Ranond. RAYMOND. Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) Work upon- the Northern Pacific'. new 125.U00 steel draw-bridge, which span, the South Fork at thia place, was begun this week. A crew of 75 men yesterday moved the old structure to a temporary pier to allow of the erec tion of the new bridge. This work was accomplished by load ing the old bridge on two large scows and floating it clear of the right of way and with scarcely any delay to train service. The new bridge Is a 175-foot span, the entire length being 225 feet and will be completed within 60 daya It will be operated by mean, of a gasoline engine. Butte, Or., Gets Better Mail Service. BITTE. Or., Jan. 5. (Special. Kttabllshment of a postoffice here is another mark In the progress of northern Lake County, and is a wel come innovatfw to the people of the Crass Valley south of Wagontire Mountain, who will be able to get their mail much more promptly than nere ir Joseph L. Polk ha. been ap pointed postmaster. C T. Bartllng brouKht a number of people to this territory In the Spring of 110 and they settled every available acre that could i... ,v.n uo under the 10 and S20- acre homestead laws. The colony has progressed remarkably well, having li,. now cleared, fenced, home. built and a school established. Insane Asylum Report Made Public SALEM. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Dr. R E Lee Steiner. Superintendent of the State Asylum for the Insane. In his re port for the year to the state board shows that the Institution has expended 1 -75 9S0 for the year and has a balance on hand of $291,009. This shows a sur plus on the maintenance of 19009. The superintendent says that next year a largely increased population will be expected. Out-of-Town Folks Mail Us Your Orders. We Send and Ship to Every Part and Port in the World Annual Clearance Sale Fine Novelty Jewelry Ladies' Back Combs in many hand ome, plain and jeweled effect. All reduced one-half, Annual Clearance Sale Art Brass Goods This i an exceptional opportunity to secure Art Brass at bottom prices. You will find here just the piece de sired. $1.25 6-inch Hammered Brass Jardinieres, knob feet 9c 75c 6-inch Brass Hanging Bas kets with chain 98c $ 1 .00 Brass Ash Tray with match holder - 75c $1.75 Hammered Brass Serving Trays, 10x13 ....$1.34 Annual Clearance Sale Fine Toilet Soaps Now is the time to lay in your sup ply of toilet soaps. Prices are reduced one-fourth to one-half. Open a Monthly Ac count With Us Woodard,CWke&Co. i " OPTIONS' SALE HIT Governor Moves in Deschutes Land Company Case. OLD DISPUTE RECALLED Echo of Famous Controversy Heard When Executive Demands Attorney-General Take Action Sl, 0O0 Acres Are InvolTed. - t .. c rKnecial.) An echo of tbe famous West-Morson ccm ;rCohversey of last r TtttRPTt la.IKl CDluu - cCpanled by an apparent . split .mo.. some oi ino mcmuci oluXn "nToauced by Governor West in whlcn tne aui uj in , -ithcr to compel structea to mn. ok- -- - t the Deschutes Land Company to quit selling options or. in event this cannot be accomplished, to start proceed Ings . 1 tarm nntiOTl Oi tudl teiii2 us iowwu company's contract with the state. The Deschutes Land Company-s proj rt of which J. E. Morson is the head. J! T localeS near Lapine and include, over S1.000 acres The matter onsiu. - - -Governor West called upon the Board to show wnere aor " , k . n i. demand of the Board to furnish all In formation as to sale of options. Treas urer Kay had received a statement f rom Morson along- these lines, but the trouble between the Governor "d Morson at the meeting of last July which nearly resulted In a fist fig ht, had left the executive and the head or the company on no friendly terms and as a result it was charged I that .the information was noi senv the Board. Demaad fcy Monsoa Hurts. The fact that a demand was made by Morson as well that the Informa Uon be kept private ani semlnated publicly, caused tbe Gov ernor further to make the demand to day In this respect the Board dec ded not to accept the Information received and to ask for further information that could be used as public matter. Governor West also declared that the sale of options must cease. State Treasurer Kay said he would back the Governor up In this move onlv he desired to explain his attitude "The Governor believes there has been a violation of the contract, said tha Stata Treasurer, "and has so ex pressed himself frequently. As far as I am concerned I do not agree with him as to a violation of the contract Is seems to be the consensus of opinion among attorneys with whom I have dcufsed the matter that the con ?racT?rnot being violated in selling options and that we have no legal recourse. Yet. If there is a cause of action I believe it should be taken up through the courts." Crawfora Only Attorney-General Crawford . was the only member of the Board voting "no, .ttry Olcott voting with the Gov ernor, but not explaining his vote. The Attorney-General explained his vote by declaring he was satisfied that there bad been no violation of the contract- that in his absence Attorney Bristol of Portland, had advised the Board that there had been no violation and that he, a Attorney-GeneraJ agreed with Bristol thoroughly; that there had been no evidence of sales, of Annual Clearance Sale Beautiful Cut Glass Every piece of our immense line of Cut Glass is reduced one-fourth to one-third. Annual Clearance Sale Of Guaranteed Rubber Goods Now is the time to have a good Water Bottle in the house. A better one cannot be found anywhere than you buy here. $2.50 all metal Water Bottles at $2-19 $2.00 maroon Water Bottles at $1.09 $1.25 maroon Water Bottles at . . 93c $2.00 Combination Water Bottle, $1.33 Annual Clearance Sale Fine Bristle Goods, 75c imported rubber back Hair brush, only one to a customer. . . .11c Hugh's "Ideal" Hair Brush 49c Complexion Brushes 23c, 33c. . . .73c 25c Tooth Brushes 9c We are headquarters for Ther mometers, Barometers and Aneroids. Send for free booklet tells about weather, manufacturers' and orchard ists' Thermometers. , i . 3 . !.. cottiers had land or " " th ever been on the land or were on the land now and that he was further of the opinion that the company was acting well within its rights and that U would be not only useless but would be a detriment to the state to take the step proposed. , rf "I believe the Desert Land Board would be placing itself in a Plon where it would be retarding the growth of the state and interfering with Its prosperity," he fid- Governor West In making his state ment declared that he believed the , con tract forbids the sales of such opUons. that if it does not it is evertJflenB wrong and places the settlers in an Uncertain and unsafe position and that it should be stopped or tbe contract forfeited. Fiill Iaformatloa Coming. Full Information as to the company and Its affairs will be secured as com pletely as possible and immediately turned over to the Attorney-General for him to take the steps as set out in the resolution. The question of the sufficiency of the S30 00 bond under which the company is operating also .arose and a new bond will be called for, it being asserted that the bond is not a surety bond, but is signed as a personal bond nd in cludes among the guarantors, Mor son's father-in-law. The Board today also went over the modified proposal of the Central Ore gon Irrigation Company and made a few slight changes. The modifications are considered immaterial and it is be lieved a settlement will be reached at the meeting called for next Wednes day. LEAP YEARBOYSli, DARK GIRLS' METHOD OF IXVITIXG TO BALL AROUSES HOPES. One Vancouver Blade Receives Six Bids From Fair Admirers to Carmenclta Dance. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Young men eligible to attend the Leap Year ball to be given by the Carmencitas In Columbia Hall. Janu ary 12. wasted much time today in at tempting to find who had been invited, and by whom, and the methods used in dealing with the delicate social prob lem. Those who usually attend such social events were comparing notes, and one young man. Harry Hayes, ad mitted rather reluctantly, that he had already received six invitations to go to the ball. Asked how he bad declined the last five, he said. "I say, -I don't know if I am going to go or not,' that is what the girls' say when I ask them and they don't want to go." Several confessed to having called up girls and asked them If they were go ing to invite them to the ball. "Most certainly not," was one an swer. One girl said that she was not going to invite the fellow who usually took her, because he did not have a dress suit, and they wanted to have the af fair as "swell" as possible. It is said that some of the young men who are comparing notes are going to refuse to go with any girl who has asked some other young man to go with her first. "We will not stand for any of this second choice stuff," they aver. "The girls want to make this as realistic as possible, so we are going to assist them even to this." While there may be some bashful young bachelor girls, there is some speculation as to whether or not some of them will be compelled to go alone. u Xew Ferry Polo Belngr Erected. INDEPENDENCE, Or Jan. 5. (Spe cial ) A new pole Is being raised here today to carry the cable by which the ferry across tne w uiamen-o operated. A short time ago the cabla parted near the place where it had been anchored on the west side of the river and the loose end broke oft the top of the pole. In the meantime the gasoline launch. Louise, has been towing tne ierry acru pole is pat in place and the cable re paired. Mannheim and BtrM.burg Khl only JC days: In 1910 it was navigable for 35o das. which was a record number. The deepening of the river ana me wi"ntui . T by the government, of both Baden and Alsace-Lorraine have made this Increasa ros.thip. , SEVEN MORE ARE GONE Bush & Lane Piano Co.'s Grand An nual Clearance Sale a Great Success. In the face of the coldest day of thf year, seven more pianos were sold yes terday in the Bush & Lane great clear ance sale. Seven more buyers who af ter shopping all over town found hera the most extraordinary values ever of fered anywhere. Here you'll find piano after plan like new some returned from renting others taken in as part payment on the- famous Bush & Lane Pianos and Player Pianos and others slightly shopworn at prices that make piano buying now a positive duty. LOOK AT THE PRICES. Hallet & Davis, largest size, fanciest mahogany case, just like new, cost J375, now $285. Another Hallet & Davis, largest size, $375 style; a big snap for $196. Theilin, finest mahogany case, a splendid value at $350, now only $225. Another Theilin, elegant condition, the $350 style, for only $210. Bush & Lane baby grand, in finest mahogany, piano used by prominent miwic teacher now in Europe, cost $800, now only $495. Bush & Lane player piano, genuine oak case, used for demonstrating pur poses and as good as new, the regular $850 style, now only $635. Victor, largest size, beautiful walnut case, was $375, a rare value at $190- Steinway, dark case, good condition, cost new $500, now only $188. Victor Piano, fine mottled walnut, cost new $375, now only $168. Another Victor, only used three months, just like new, was $375, now. only $245. ... Robinson, good practice piano for be ginners, originally $350, now only $90. Werner, burl walnut, excellent con dition, regular $325, now only $185. Knight Brinkerhoff, superb mahog any, can't be told from new, was $350, now only $250. Vose elegant mahogany. splendid condition, new $400. now only $198. Another Vose, only used short time, just like new, cost $400, now only $275. A superb Bush & Lane, in art style case, traded in for player piano, cost $500, now only $275. A fine Slelnway, excellent condition, accepted as part payment of Bush & Lane player piano, cost $500, now only '"'mOXET BACK IP YOU WISH. Each and every piano will be found exactly as represented or money back. Furthermore, we will accept any in strument purchased during this sale any time within a year toward pur vliase of another and allow every penny piid. Terms as low as $4 and $5 a month can be arranged. Don't wait. Don't delay. Come, see and judge for your self Bush & Lane Piano Company, 355 Washington street, Majestic Theater building. Store open this evening. Where's the Best Place? Where is the best place to rent a piano? At Eilers Musiu House. Every make of piano is rented according to its value. Cheaper grades of- used pianos $1 SO to $2.00 and $3.00 monthly, best makes $4.00, $6.00 and $S.'iO monthly. No cartage charged where piano is kept six months. Cartage one way is charred where piano is kept only three months. At Eilers Music House you will invariably find everything eocaotly as advertised. Alder street, at Seventh.