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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. JANUARY' 6, 1013.
TURKS WILL IKE
Counsel of Powers Avails to
Avert Breach in Negotia
tions for Peace.
FRONTIER MOVES AGAIN
More of Thrace Included, bat Not
Adrianople, Which, However,
Xbw Is Regarded as Des
tined for Surrender.
LONDON, Jn. S Danger of a rup
ture tomorrow of peace negotiations
seems to have been averted by the
probability that Turkey will make
fresh concessions which' will give the
allies a holiday during the festivities
In connection with the Christmas cele
bration of the Greek Catholic Church.
From authoritative sources it Is said
the powers, through their Ambassadors
here and at Constantinople, have ex
erted strong pressure at Constantinople
for moderation, while the Balkan rep
resentatlves have been urged to be
patient before breaking off negotia
tions, especially as they can lose noth
ing by waiting, their position being
stronger than that of Turkey.
Powers Win Their Point. "
The efforts of the powers appear to
bave been successful on both sides.
Thus, unless some sudden change de
velops at the last moment, Rechad
Pasha will present, on Monday, new
terms, which will comprise another
" rectification of the Thracean frontier,
bringing it farther east, perhaps to
X)edeaghatch, but not including Adrian-
ople, and probably the cession of Tur
key's rights In Crete, directly to the
allies.
After representations had been made
to them, Dr; DanenT, Premier venizelos,
M. Novakovitch and M. Mlyuskovltch
net today and decided to give Turkey
a further period of grace, taking the
irround that the submission of new
terms will be proof of a disposition
on the part of Turkey to reach
satisfactory solution.
Adjournment Until Friday Likely.
They propose to submit the new
terms to their governments for study
and will suggest an adjournment of
the conference probably to Friday, the
third day after their Christmas, at the
same time emphasizing the absolute
necessity that Turkey shall meet the
terms of the allies, particularly with
respect to Adrianople.
The powers continue to exercise
pressure at Constantinople, aiming to
demonstrate to the porte that resist
ance only would lead to graver losses.
The impression is that Turkey will
end by ceding Adrlanople and that this
will be done without serious results,
such as are predicted by Turkish sym
pathizers -or threatened by Constanti
nople. Whenever Turkey Is about to
suffer territorial amputation the spec
ter of Mussulman fanaticism is raised
and assistance is- sought from Great
Britain and Francs, which have In the
dominions millions of Mussulmans pic
tured as ready to rise in sympathy.
The Turkish Empire, however, gradu
ally has been dismembered, without the
Mussulman awakening, either at home
or abroad, and experts in Turkish af
fairs interpret this to mean that the
Mussulmans themselves are convinced
they fare better under their present
rulers.
Montenenro May Vln Scutari.
Advancement has been made by Rus
sia and France in their efforts to in
duce Italy to use her good offices at
Vienna with the object of turning over
Scutari to Montenegro, instead of in
cluding that town in Albania. It is
believed that Italy, as the ally of Aus
tria and also because of relationship
between the Savoy and Montenegro
royal families, may succeed in accom
plishing this, while if the same propo
sition were urged by the administra
tions at Paris and St. Petersburg it
might assume the character of the
triple entente's opposing the triple alli
ance. DEATH LISTS ARE AWAITED
(Continued From First Pag-e.)
their dead. When I mentioned this sys
tem to a Bulgarian, in order to get his
comment, he answered:
"That was a colonial campaign against
guerrillas. How about your great Civil
War, when you had a big issue at
stake?'
These veterans who have survived
Phtloh can hotter understand conditions
after a battle like Kirk-KUisseh or Lule
Burgas than any of our younger gen
eration of soldiers. Much of the horror
that shocks our modern sensitive minds
would have been accepted as a matter
of couree In he Civil War or the
Crimea.
In other wars the harvests of wound
ed have come at intervals of months.
It was a long: wait between Sliiloh
and Vickshurir. between Antietam and
Fredericksburg. At least 60.000 of the
Bulgarian casualties occurred within a
t-p.ua of three weeks.
While the tiulgarluns declared their
loss as 15,000 at lule Burgas, they did
not say how much more than 16,000 it
was. On all other occasions, "bur
louses were slight." The publication of
some sort of figures about Lule Burgas
was good policy. After this terrific
battle, which was won with a groggy
fighter pressing home an attack when
Ills opponent was a little groggier than
he, It was hardly wise to deny that at
least some Bulgarians had been killed
and wounded.
Individual Not Considered.
"Do not mistake for brutality our
attitude about the killed and wounded."
said a Bulgarian officer. "Iet us in
sist on that. It means mercy, kind
neta and wisdom. If concealment of
losses helped us to force an early peace
it meant that there would be fewer
mothers and wives to grieve in the
end. And merely giving out the list
would not bring back the dead or heal
any of the wounded. it only ended
suspense for Individuals. We are not
thinking of individuals. We are think
ing only of the national welfare."
For three weeks the wounded meas
ured an almost continuous stream of
suffering humanity along the lines "f
transport. Those from one battle were
no sooner on the way than those from
another were starting. Hospitals and
barracks In PhiMppopolis, Stara Za
gora and Sofia were soon crowded.
Trains that went to the front with
ammunition and supplies returned with
wounded soldiers. At every station
which was n hospital center the cases
that had grown serious with travel
were taken off. There were no regular
ambulance railroad cars that I saw,
and the number of ambulance wagons
was as inadequate as New York's
would be if the population of Ave or
six blocks in the most cromded section
were all victims of accident In a sin
ele day.
Wonnded !unr Iftuff Delay.
As a rule, thu passenger cars had
no heat; th box cars never had any.
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a chilling, persistent Winter rain.
Coming from the warmer regions of
Thrace, as the trains rose with the
grade up the great Balkan tableland
the thermometer often dropped below
freezing. "With few exceptions, the
wounded had no blankets. They could
depend only on their long, gray over
coats, which frequently were saturated
with the blood from the wounds and
the mud of the trenches or the tramped
fields where the men had lain while
engaging the enemy with rifle Are.
Many had not changed their under
clothes since the war began. Perhaps
they were already drenched with rain
at the time they were hit. If so, their
clothes had to dry on their bodies.
The ox-carts which brought the loaves
of black bread to the front carried
the men to the railroad terminus'" when
they were unable to walk.
It was not the pain of their wounds
or the cold alone that made their con
dition pitiable; but the long delays
before they could reach anything like
rest and proper care. Trains . with
wounded from Lule' Burgas were still
on the way eight days after the bat
tle. As many as 1500 men were car
ried on a single train. At certain sta
tions they received pannikins of water
and quarter loaves., The native Red
Cross sometimes supplied native cognac
and hot tea. Rarely had the poor dev
ils had any chance to wash since they
were wounded. They had had no sec
ond dressings. The blood from their
wounds, dried and grimy, still stained
their first-a'd bandages and their flesh.
Unshaven faces and sunken eyes peered
out from the windows of the third
class carriages or the doors of the box
cars, in hunger and thirst unsatisfied.
Prayera Are for Living.
Train after train in the rain. Patches
of red and white and mud-spattered,
blood-stained,-1 gray coats. Occasion
ally a dead form taken out of the
straw on the bottom of the box-car,
where it had lain among the press
which, had found warmth from one
another's bodies.
"What would happen in our coun
tries if our sensitive people witnessed
such sights among their own wound
ed!" a thoughtful English correspond
ent remarked to me.
"There would be something to pay
In mine!" I answered impulsively.
"Yet I don't know." he resumed. "If
the Germans had landed at Dover 1
don't suppose that we should have any
sentiment to spa-re. Our prayers would
all be for strength to the living who
could still fight."
It is all in the point of view. We
may complain of the consistency of the
cream of our coffee one morning, and
the next morning, after a railroad
wreck, find ourselves very cheerful to
get coffee without any cream. The Bul
garian soldiers accepted the conditions
as a matter of course. Everybody in
Bulgaria had been looking forward to
this war for years, as one may , count
on a hospital operation. They knew
that it was going to be terrible: that
all classes of population must endure
preat suffering. They were as prepared
for the suffering which came as one
who goes to the operating table Is lor
the consequent ether-nausea after re
turning to consciousness. He accepts
tne nausea philosophically because he
is so glad to be alive.
I. W. W. CLUBBED IN RIOT
Band ld by Two Mexican Amazons
Causes Riot in Ixs Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. (Special.)
Several hundred I. W. VT. and sympa
thisers, marching behind a red flag,
carried by two Mexican Amaaons. pre
cipitated a riot In which clubs and
revolvers figured, at Third and Los
Angeles streets this afternoon. Several
of the rioters were injured by police
?lubs and four arrests were made. The
men, all foreigners, will be arraigned
tomorrow on charges of inciting a riot.
The crowd was marching through the
downtown streets preparatory to a
demonstration at First and Los An
geles. At Sixth and Spring. Patrolman
Blaisdell attempted to disperse fhem,
but was driven back, together with
several Americans who went to his
assistance.
A riot call brought out a score of
bluecoats and a sharp battle ensued.
The police were forced. Into a hollow
circle and drew their revolvers for
self-protection. ' They charged the mob
several times, gun in one hand and
club in the other, and finally succeed
ed putting the rioters to flight and
capturing- thebanner.
W LSON'S TASK HARD
New Cabinet Material Crops
Out Every Day.
DECISIONS NOT REACH ED
Appointments to Foreign Service
Xot Definitely Considered.
Tariff to Be Only Topic
for Extr a Session .
PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. 5. President-elect
Wilson tonight made clear
that nobody In the United States knew
as yet who was going to be in his
Cabinet, or what could be the pro-,
gramme he would suggest for the next
Congress. He declared he had not of
fered a single Cabinet portfolio to any
one thus far, and had reached no con
clusions as to plans for the extra ses
sion. Mr. Wilson said that, while he had
canvassed a variety of subjects and
had talked over many names with
Democratic leaders, he had not given
an intimation either as to his selec
tions or his course with respect to leg
islation. He indicated, however, that
he ePected the extra session would
not be devoted exclusively to tariff
making, and said he would specify in
a special message some of the subjects
upon which he would like legislation.
Cabinet Field Widening.
The President-elect admitted he was
finding the task of Cabinet making
difficult. He said he would delay an
nouncements until he could name his
entire Cabinet.
"I dbn't like to make scattered an
nouncements." he said, "and It may be
that I will not announce the Cabinet
until the laHt minute. Sometimes I
hear something about a man whom I
had not considered that makes me
prick up my ears and want to know
more about him. The field of choice
is widening constantly.
It was suggested to Mr. Wilson that
if he delayed his announcements until
the last minute, some of the men
chosen might find themselves embar
rassed for a time in winding up their
business affairs.
"Oh, I probably shall choose men
who are foot-loose," said the Gover
nor, "and then, even if they should
need time to wind up their Affairs, they
could be sworn in on March 4 and
spend a little time on it after that."
He indicated that he intended to oc
cupy as much of his time as possible
between now and March 4 in canvass
ing the field from which he will pick
a Cabinet. Ho said his mind still was
open and that as soon as he made de
cisions as to the men he wished, he
probably would made all the offers
simultaneously. The President-elect
was asked If he Intended to deliver his
inaugural address extemporaneously.
"I think I'll prepare the inaugural
address,' he said, "as those addresses
are more like documents than
speeches."
The one speech the Governor has
prepared In advance since his . nomina
tion at Baltimore was that of accept
ance. He does not read speeches.
AmbflHadors Sot Considered.
With respect to appointments to the
foreign service, Mr. Wilson let it be
known that he had not given them
definite consideration. A newspaper
dispatch concerning the appointment
of a new Ambassador to Mexico was
shown him.
"I haven't any more idea who is going-
to be Ambassador to Mexico than
I have as to who will be the first man
I greet when I reach Washington, he
said.
It Is known also that Mr. Wilson has
not considered whom he will appoint
as Ambassador to Great Britain.
The-Governor was asked if he had
read President Taft's speeches in New
lorfc yesterday.
"I only taw the headlines," was the
reply.
Mr. Wilson spent the day at home
with his family . .
TARIFF HEARINGS
ILL BEGIN TODAY
Work Now Undertaken Is Pre
paratory to Changes in
Many Schedules.
CHEMICAL DUTIES. FIRST
Only Two of Republicans Sitting
on Committee Will Be Members
or Next Congress Income
Tax Is Counted On.
WASHINGTON-. Jan. 5. The first
stage in the programme for the down
ward revision of the tariff promised by
the Democratic party will be entered
upon tomorrow, when the House of
Representatives, through its commit
tee on ways and means, formally will
open the doors to the American public
for the discussion of tariff rates, pro
tection to industries and concessions to
the ."ultimata consumer."
The work will be preparatory to the
first change of tariff duties since 190D,
when the Payne-Aldrich law was en
acted by a Republican Congress and
approved by a Republican President.
.Fortified by the election of a Demo
cratic President and Congress, the
adoption of a tariff reduction plant at
the Baltimore convention, and the pro
nouncement of President-elect Wilson
tha. tariff revision is to be the first
big achievement of tne new Adminis
tration, Democratic leaders will open
tomorrow's hearing confident that they
will lead to an early change in many,
if not all, of the 'schedules of the exist
ing tariff law.
Amount of Chattftc Unsettled.
I j lie jiiemuu ui Lite appruauilliig, re
vision ana me extent or tne cnanges to
be made . in the present duties are
points not settled fully by the Demo
cratic leaders and President-elect "Wil
son. It Is known that reduced duties
i an metal, chemicals, cotton and woolen
goods will follow closely the standard
fixed by the bills passed by the Demo
cratic House tne last two years, none
of which has become law. The facts
to- be brought out at the public hear
ings this month and the conferences to
follow may result in important modi
fications of the big reductions the
House has put into some of the bills
of the last two years.
Republicans will occupy a peculiar
place in the early stages of the tariff
revision. Of the men who now sit on
the ways and means committee only
two Republicans Representatives
Payne of New York and Fordney of
Michigan will remain in the new Con
gress. , '
Many Tariff Leaders (ione.
Representatives Dalzell of Pennsyl
vania, Hill of Connecticut, Longworth
of Ohio, McCall of - Massachusetts and
Xeedham of California, all prominently
identified with Republican tariff work
in the past, will not be members of the
new Congress, although they will take
part in the hearings preliminary to the
Woposed revlon.
leader; Speaker Clark and other Demo
wrats, President-elect Wilson Is expect
ed to call the extra session about March
15. Informal conferences between Mr.
Underwood and Democratic leaders of
the Senate will continue throughout
preparations of the tariff bills. It is
expected the details of many bills will
be perfected early in March, so that
tariff revision will start when the new
Congress assembles. While the Demo
cratic tariff is to be based on the reve
nue needed to run the Government, It
Is understood fully that the probable ef
fect on important American industries
will be taken into consideration In re
ducing any of the present protective
tariff rates.
Chemical Schedule I First.
Drugs, chemicals, paints and other
merchandise that comes within the
chemical list, known as "Schedule A,"
will form the subjects of the opening
hearings tomorrow and Tuesday. The
chemical schedule raises over 13,000,
000 in revenue, or about four per cent
of the total from the tariff. The chem
ical bill, as framed by the Democratic
House last session, would Increase this
amount about $3,000,000, according to
Representative Underwood's estimates.
New schedules of the tariff law will be
taken up for hearings each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday until January
31, when the sessions will close with a
hearing on the free list, the adminis
trative features and miscellaneous por
tions of the tariff law.
Chairman Underwood, of the commit
tee, has concluded as a matter of per
son courtesy to the witnesses to with
hold their names prior to their hear
ings. In each case the witness is ex
pected to file a brief, giving reasons
fur his recommendations as to changes
in the law. his estimate of the increase
or decrease of imports likely to result
in the suggested modifications, the
methods or experience relied upon
in making- the estimate, and sugges
tions as to pnraseoiogy and tne iro
provemenl of the administrative feat
ures of the law.
An important factor in the prepara
tions for revision Is the belief of Dem
ocratic leaders that before the- extra
session is called enough states will
have ratified the income tax to enable
Congress to pass a law. to that effect,
supplanting both the present corpora
tion tax and the proposed excise tax.
The proposed Income tax, the Demo
crats estimate, would supply from JS0,
000,000 to $100,000,000 of Government
revenue.
OIL OUTPUT SHOWS LOSS
Increased Demand lias Buoyant Ef
fect on Petroleum Prices.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 5. With the
world's consumption of -oil aggregat
ing 1,000,000 barrels a day, of which
the United States supplied almost two
thirds, production of petroleum in this
country in 1912 was 220.200.000 42-gal-lon
barrels, or about 250,000 barrels
less than 3911. While the production
was less, the rising price of oil in
creased the total value of the product
markedly. Last year the output was
valued at 150.000,000, an Increase of
about J16.000.O00 over 1911.
According to David T. Day, of the
United States Geological Survey, the
Eastern oil fields, as a rule, declined
production because it was impossible
to keep up with the nrreat output of
1911 without large additional discov
eries of pools in the older fields. The
Eastern lecline, however, was offset
by the increase in California.
NEWPORT WINS DECREE
Hermiston Capitalist and Contractor
Divorces AVI re.
HERMISTON. Or.. Jan. 5. (Special.)
-Hermistou citizens are surprisedt by
the news that a decree of divorce has
been granted Colonel H. G. Newport
from his wife. Anna E. Newport. The
Newports are among the best-known
citizens of Umatilla County and for
eight years have been very actively
Identified with the development of the
Umatilla project. They were married
In 1904, their marriage -being the cul
mination of schoolday acquaintance in
Ohio nearly 40 years ago and after
each had been once married.
Property rights have been under
process of settlement for several weeks
and were finally closed by the sale of
Mrs. Newport's Interests to Colonel J.
H. Raley during the holiday week for
(30.000 cash.
The nominal ground for divorce was
desertion. The complaint was filed
and divorce granted the same day.
Colonel Newport is a prominent rail
road contractor and built many miles
of railroad in the Dakotaa and the Sas
katchewan country in the '80s. He
owns the townsite of Eermlston and
other land Interests on the Umatilla
project In addition to a large con
struction outfit. His son, H. K. New
port, was Mayor of Hermlston for two
terms and owns a 160-acre alfalfa farm
near town. The present fortune of the
Xewport family has been accumulated
here, where Colonel Newport will con
tinue to reside. Mrs. Newport will
make her home either in North Yakima
or Portland. ,
KITTITAS TO GET WATER
SECRETARY FISHER AGREES TO
PLAN1 TO IRRIGATE LAXD.
Owners to Pay $12.60 an Acre for
Vsc of Supply Prom Storage Res
ervoir In Yakima River.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU", "Wash
ingrton, Jan. 5. There are indications
that the Kittitas irrigation project In
Eastern Washington is at last to be
come a reality. After repeated efforts,
senator Jones has induced Secretary
Fisher to ag:ree to a plan whereby the
Kittitas Irrigation district, now organ
ised, can proceed with the construction
of a distribution system which will
reclaim approximately 90,000 acres of
land, and purchase water from the Gov
ernment storage system on the head
waters of the Yakima River,
Some years ago Congress passed the
Warren bill, which authorizes the sale
of surplus water from the Government
storage reservoirs. It is proposed by
land owners in the Kittitas organiza
tion to buy water for their project from
the Government, they agreeing to pay
$12.60 an acre for water. Secretary
Fisher delayed approval of this plan,
contending that the Government should
receive $15 an acre, but this charge,
land owners contended, was excessive.
They offered to pay $12.60 and this
amount has finally been accepted by
the Secretary on condition that the set
tlers will pay more if it develops that
cost of storage in the tanks at Kat
chees, Keechelus and Cle-Klum costs
more than that figure will yield in the
aggregate. As soon as the contract
between the Government and the Kit
titas Irrigation district is signed, the
.district will proceed at its own ex
pense, to build canals and laterals, and
water will be furnished by the Govern
ment from a storage system now under
construction.
This contract will require larger
storage facilities than required for the
Government Yakima project and the
additional cost will be defrayed out of
the million or more dollars to be paid
by the Kittitas district on a basis of
$12.60 an acre of land irrigated.
WO DECISIONS LIKELY
IMPORTANT CASES SCHEDULED
BY SUPREME COURT.
Oral Arguments Which May Require
Two Weeks to Complete Also Set.
Jack Johnson Is on Iist.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Supreme
Court has set out for hard work this
year by piling- up a record-breaking:
amount tor tomorrow, the first session
in 1913.
Many cases under advisement more
than a hundred of them probably will
be decided. Chief Justice White may
announce the decision in regard to the
rights of Union Pacific stockholders in
the distribution of the Southern Pacific
stock now held by the former company.
Among other cases decided may be the
"state rate," "cotton corner" and "news
paper publicity" cases.
In addition to the decisions, tha
Court has set 24 cases for oral argu
ment tomorrow. These arguments
may require two weeks to complete.
Amonsr the first to be heard will be
a group testing the constitutionality
of the Federal "white slave traffic
act." One is the Jack Johnson case
from Chicago. Another will mark the
end of the- spectacular fight of Charles
li. Heike, formerly secretary of the
American Sugar Refining Company, to
avoid sentence of imprisonment for
alleged conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment in customs sugar weighing.
Ho claims immunity from prosecution
by reason of his testimony in anti
trust investigations by a Federal grand
jury. In another case the Government
will make an effort to sustain the val
idity of indictments against officials
of the United Shoe Machinery Company
for alleged violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law. 1
Other cases to be argued immediately
are those involving the title of the
Southern Pacific Railway to large
areas of oil lands in California; the
New York sugar "lighterage" cases,
which figure in the Archbald impeach
ment proceedings, and the extension
of the corporation tax to compan;s
which have leased all their property -j
others, such as railroad and telegraph
companies. .
HDRRIS IS IN DISFAVOR
PROTEST BASED OX FRIEND
SHIP FOR AMALGAMATED.
Non-Parti sail Move Is Started for
Retention of Secretary Ftsher
in Interior Portfolio.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (Special.) A
vigorous protest has been made to
President-elect Wilson against the se
lection of ex-Governor Norris, of Mon
tana, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Governor Norris visited the President
elect a few days ago. The impression
was established among those who have
been watching Cabinet meeting pro
cedure that Norris is being seriously
considered for the Interior portfolio.
The opposition to his selection is baaed
on the declaration that he has 'been
friendly with the great Amalgamated
Copper political machine in Montana,
and has been decidedly unfriendly to
the conservation movement.
In this connection, there is a consid
erable movement in favor of the reten
tion of Secretary Fisher. It is, of
course, entirely nonpartisan in charac
ter, but is backed by a good many
ALL NEW AND USED PIANOS
TO BE CLOSED OUT AT ONCE
Practically Every Prominent American Make Included
at Prices Which Make the Annual Clearance
at Eilers This Year the Greatest
Opportunity ever Offered.
New Pianos Warranted Ones Now $172, $156 and Even $137.
Splendid Used Ones Only $78, $59 and $43 Player Pianos
and Superb Baby Grands for Less Than Half Talk
ing; Machines Way Down Free Records Included.
This morning promptly at 8:30 o'clock
we commence our great Annual Clear
ance Sale. Never before have circum
stances made it possible to offer such
a vast assortment of th world's best
and most desirable instruments ele
gant uprights, superb baby grands, the
finest andlatest player pianos, up-to-date
talking-machine outfits, etc.. at
the low prices which will be found on
the sales tags now.
NEW ONES ARE ISCll'DED.
In addition to scores of used pianos,
there will be offered pianos, ail war
ranted instruments, high grade- or
medium grade, large and small, that
will be closed out at a uniform dis
count of 30 per cent less than the
famous . Eilers Low Prices. This em
braces nearly one hundred superb in
struments strictly brand new, mind
you among them Kimballs, and
Sohmers, Smith & Barnes, Steger and
others, and even several Chickerings.
lT2,'15a AXO 13r.
We will also close out a number of
strictly new, largest - sized upright
pianos discontinued styles which will
not be- found in the 1913 catalogue.
These have been reduced nearly one
half, or $268 for the fanciest ones and
$242 for the plainer styles, payable all
cash or $3 a month.
We will also offf-r a number of good,
warranted, full-sized upright pianos,
strictly brand new, for $172, $15G, and
the plainer ones at $137. Pay $1 a
week.
ALMOST TOO CHEAP.
We iiave also included all the re
maining pianos which have come to us
in part payment for costly Chickerings,
and Kimballs, and Autopianos. the
Player Piano de Luxe, and other fine
Instruments sold only by Eilers Music
House. Space w.ill permit of quoting
only a few prices. Here is a partial
list. Almost every American make is
included:
' A Bailey, full size, $150. A Steinway
$159; another one. used a short time,
$224, and still another that can't be
told from new. $296.
A beautiful largest-sized Vose, superb
walnut case, like new, $260.
Ludwig, largest and fanciest size,
$196; another one, $135.
Schilling, full orchestral size, almost
new, $200.
Fisher, good condition, $117; another,
$96; and still another, $140.
A number of Mason & Hamlins. sev
eral of which have only been used a
short time, will be offered at prices as
low as $135 for the oldest one, and up
to $238 for a Mason & Hamlin which
positively cannot be told from new.
A beautiful Knabe piano now only
$286; another one. $268.
A fine little Kimball, $205.
A beautiful Weber (genuine old-scale
Weber made), $250; one of the new
scales only $218.
persons who supported Mr. Wilson in
his campaign.
One of the movers in the Fisher cam
paign said today that he did not understand-
that Secretary Fisher was even
informed as to what was being done.
He was certain, in any case, that Mr.
Fisher had no responsibility whatever
for the campaign against Norris.
FOUR VESSELS TO OPERATE
Trade From Xcw York to Pacific
Coast to Be by Way of Horn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. Details of
the founding of the Atlantic & Pacific
Steamship Company were made public
here today. Bonds to the value of
$750,000 were sold in San Francisco by
W. R. Grace & Co., agents for the com
pany here, and the 7600-ton steamer
Santa Cruz, one of four vessels to
operate between New York and Pacific
Coast ports, via Magellan, will begin
loading cargo at Phlladelphna Febru
ary 1. .
Three other liners will go into com
mission immediately afterward. They
are Santa Clara. Santa Catalina and
Santa Cecilia. Each is 'of 10,000 tons.
New Insurance Issued
m. .
ilOO OOO CM!
OUR BEST YEAR
Now ready to contract with agents for 1913 business.
W. M. Ladd, Pres. T. B. Wilcox, Vice-Pres.
E. Cookingham, Vice-Pres.
S. P, L0CKW00D, VICE-PEES, AND GEN'L MGR.
HARRY RICHEY, MANAGER PORTLAND AGENCY
Spalding Building, Portland
A Bank for All
The Security Savings and Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets.
Capital and Surplus.
Established 1890.
BABY GHANDS, TOO.
A fine Kranich & Bach baby grand
onlv $396; another one. $365.
A' fancy rosewood finish Kimball baby
grand. $335.
Steinway baby grands, two of them,
ebonized case. $32S; mahogany, $340.
A superb Chickering haby grand, the
regular $900 style, now $565.
FINEST OF I'LM'KR PIANOS.
Several superb and highest-priced,
latest-style player pianos de luxe,
among them a Decker, several of the
now famous Krell Auto Grands: also
a Lester de Luxe, which have been used
for demonstrating purposes only, are
now offered at reductions of $342, $378
and $440. We have again received In
part payment for the triumphant Auto
p'ano and the Chickering Flexotone
Player Piano de Luxe, etc., quite a num
ber of tile one-time popular pianola
pianos. These will all be closed out at
actually less than half off. Weber
pianola pianos as low as $470. Stuy
vesant pianola pianos as low as $360.
Steck pianola' pianos for as little as
$440.
Also include several Anollo player
pianos now $445. Milton player pianos
$360, Palmer player pianos $37S.
Twenty-four months will be given to
pay for them if desired.
TALKING MACHINES A THIHD.
More fine lilgh-prlced hornless talking
machines were selected this Christmas
at Eilers than ever before. In a great
many cases we accepted in part pay
ment splendid talking-machine outfits
from owners who desired the very highest-priced
and fanciest, models. All of
these machines are in splendid condi
tion, in fact, many are in every way as
good as new: Included also will be
found a mimlier of the late models of
hornless machines whose owners desired
larger and more elaborate models.
This clearance sale presents an un
usual opportunity to secure a good
talking-machine outfit at a big saving.
Each outfit includes ten records free.
Following is partial list of prices
terms If desired:
$15 machines now $10, and some for
$8.75.
$30 machines now $20.25.
$40 machines now $25.50.
$60 machines now $45.50.
$75 machines now $18.00.
$100 machines now $65.50, some for
$67.50, and still others $75.
$200 machines now for $157.50, and
others $160.
BE ON' HAND EARLY.
We'll not let the question of terms
stand In the way of your owning any
of the instruments mentioned above.
Terms to suit individual needs can be
arranged. Quickest action Is necessary
in order to secure choice. Those living
at a distance write or telephone prompt
ly. Any instrument will be shipped sub
ject to examination and approval. Eilers
Musio House, the Nation's Largest Deal
ers, Eilers Building. Alder street, at
Seventh.
but for the present it is not intended
to fit them' for carrying passengers.
The Santa Cruz will carry about 75
passengers.
Chinese Revenue Increases.
PEKIN. Jan. 5. The Chinese cus
toms revenues for 1912 amounted to
$40,280,000. This is a much larger re
turn than in 1911. which was the best
previous record.
Snowand icy pave
ments increase the
cost of delivery.
a RESENT PRICES ARE LOW
Will Your Fuel Supply Carry You
Through f
HOLMAN FUEL CO.
Main 3T3. A 3353.
Commercial Club Bids',
in 1912 in Excess of
People
.$1,400,000