THE 3TOT?XIXO ORFGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY
mi4.
REPUBLICAN CULL
TO GONVENTIOH OUT
Washington Delegates to Meet
in Tacoma on June 18
V. for Work.
NEW PLATFORM "DRAFTED
Representation. Batd on . Highest
Vole for Electors and All Gouo-
tics
Instmcted to Name
Delegations.
ABERDEEN. Wash., May 6. (Spe
cial.) The call for the Republican
.state convention to be' held in Tacoma
Juno 1$ was sent throughout the state
late tonight by State Chairman W. A.
Rupp. It provides for a convention of
470 delegates based on the vote for
-Republican Presidential electors in
1912. Each county is allowed three
delegates at large, and one -delegate
for each 200 votes or major fraction
thereof, cast for the Republican electors
in 1912. On this basis, Chehalis Coun
ty will have IS delegates in the con
vention. The call for the convention provides
for discussion of the changes in repre-
sentation in National conventions as
provided by the Republican National
Committee and for the drafting of a
platform for the guidance of Republi
cans in this state. It appears to be
the general party opinion that the
changes proposed by the National Com
mittee will be adopted without ques
tion. The only difficulty in the conven
tion will arise it is thought over the
drafting of a platform. Just what
this will be no one seems to know,
ideas not yet having crystallized. -The
counties comprising the oli Second
Congressional District and generally
linown as Southwest "Washington will
have a total of 153 votes In the con
vention and this will be the largest
group. King. Pierce and Spokane coun
ties together, if unity of action among
them could be had, will have only 141
votes.
' The representation 'in the conven
tion, is baHed on the vote of 70,445
given George R. Rummens, of Seattle,
who received the highest vote for
Presidential elector and is divided
among the various counties as fol
lows: Adams, 5: Asotin. 6; Benton, 7;
Chehalis, 18; Chelan, S; - Clallam, 7;
- Clarke. 12; Columbia, 6; Cowlitz, 10;
Douglas, 6; Ferry, 4; Franklin, 4;
Garfield. 6; Grant. 6; Island, 6; Jeffer
son. 6; King. 81; Kitsap, 8; Kittitas 9;
Klickitat, 9; Lewis, 19; Lincoln, 6;
Mason. 5; Okanogan, 7; Pacific, 10; Pend
a orenie, 6; Pierce, 36; San- Juan, 5;
Skagit. Id; Skamania, 4; Snohomish, 18
."pokant, 24; Stevens. 7; Thurston, 13
Wahkiakum, 4: Walla Walla, 13;
n natoom, a; wnitman, 13; Yakima,
SO. Total, 470.
A call for a meeting of the Republi
can County Central Committee of Che
halis County was issued today bv
Chairman E. S. Avey, jof i Elma, and
Secretary L. II. Brewer, of Hoquiam,
on the afternoon of May 36 to de
termine the method of chqpsins the
county's delegation to the Republican
state convention. Under the call for
the state convention, the county com
mittee has the choice of primary or
mass caucuses to choose delegates to a
county convention which in turn will
select the delegates for the state con
vention. The mass meeting method will
probably be chosen in this county, lack
of funds preventing a primary.
PIONEER DIES AT AGE OF 80
fctores Close In Enterprise for Funer
al or Mrs. E. A. Keavis.
ENTERPRISE. Or.. May 6. (Special.)
Mrs. Emily A. Reavis, widow of
Joseph C. Reavis. died Friday morning
in Enterprise. Mrs. Reavis. who came
to this county in 1S87. had been In nor
mal health, subject only to the weak
ness incident to advanced age. up to
two weeks ago.
On Thursday she had been doing her
work as usual, but during the night
her heart action became weaker and
ehe passed away soon after.
The funeral was held in the Christian
, . Church on Saturday, conducted by Rev.
A. J. Adams, of the Federated Church!
Friends of the family from all over the
county were present and the stores
closed for the services.
GILLIAM REGISTERS 1511
Or Number ' on Voting Books Now
. 198 Arc AVomen.
CONDON. Or.. May 6 (Special.)
Complete registration in Gilliam Coun
ty shows 1511 voters have signified an
intention to cast a ballot at the pri
maries. This total is as follows:
Republicans IO44
Democrats
Progressives" " e
i.ndtrdents .13
j luiimiitunisis -........... 18
A, It .'. -15
. 1 tne total 49S are -women. Thi
is by far the heaviest registration ever
"""1 n tne county.
TAXATION TO BE THEME
Washington Problems to Be Uis
cussed by Authorities on Subject.
U.l,tVE-SIIV OP WASHINGTON
. n.. May t,. (Special.) A
general invitation has been sent by
the extension division nt th. tt-i
of ashlngton to all commercial bod
ies, county officials and Mayors of all
the towns and cities in the State of
Aafhington to attend th t
Conference to be held on the University
campus May 27, 2S and' 29.
Some of the men most prominent tn
tne educational and industrial life of
,....- .,. un lne programme.
Bolt and Bar Cannot Re
strain Bend Spouse
City Attorney. Coasiirned to New
It ant lip as I'nnlx kmrnt for Secret
Marrlase, Kscaprs Mysteriously.
END. Or.. May 6. (Special.) That
L9 Bend s new brick jail, upon which
the law-abiding citizenship particularly
prided Itself, is not adequate to hold a
desperate character wan demonstrated
today when a prisoner escaped in
broad daylight. Not onlv that, but -a
doep mystery surrounds the method of
the bold Jail breaker's getaway, which
as yet, has not been solved. '
The jail breaker in question was
ternon A. Forbes. State Representative
from thie district and City Attorney
of Bend. Two weeks ago Mr. Forbes
took unto himself a -wife. This- he aid
I secretly, none of his friends hero know
ing of the ceremony until after it had
occurred at The Dalles, and the bridal
couple made a safe getaway without
receiving any of the usual attentions
bestowed upon such occasions.
The wedding attracted some atten
tion, for Mrs. Forbes had been a girl
homesteader "proving up" on a lonely
claim until the State Representative
jumped it. Forbes' friends resented the
quiet way in which the bridegroom had
stolen away, so when he returned today
from a honeymon trip he was Belzed
promptly by an impromptu vigilance
committee. Then Chief of Police Rob
erts was required to produce the Jail
keys, and for the first time the City
Attorney tasted the punishment he had
often meted out to others. "
- While the committee was absent,
however, arranging, the details of a
kangaroo court, the prisoner escaped.
It is surmised that his bride by her
GRADUATES OV O. A. C.
IX CALIFORNIA.
Alton S. Addlton.
Alton Sidney Addlton, only son
of Otis R. and Mrs. Lucia Faxon
Addlton, of Lents, a prominent
mining engineer and graduate of
the Oregon Agricultural College,
died at his home in Berkeley,
Cal., April 29, from heart failure.
He was born In Ablngton, Mass.,
January 24 1871, and came to
Portland many years ago with
his parents. He attained high
rank as an engineer. He was a
member of the New Church So
ciety of Portland.
His mother attended the fu
neral, but his father, who is in
failing health, was not able to
attend.
The young man was " well
known in mining circles on the
Pacific Coast and has many
friends in Oregon and other
Coast states, -where his profes
sion took him as a mining en
gineer. . r .
blandishments extracted a duplicate
key from a soft-hearted man and so
enectea tne .delivery of her spouse.
MhYSECRETS ATTACKED
PRIES I!VTO TOWER
V Ht;Ri; RANGiSB FINDER IS.
Fort Stevens Instrument Shon-a Signs
of Tampering; by Outsider Eager
to Learn Its Mysteries.
1'ORT STEVENS, Or., May 6. A
range tower at Fort Stevens has been
rorcioiy entered and one of the posi
tion nnding instruments has been
tampered with for the purpose of as
certaining its worKing mechanism.
this fact was not discovered until
the tower was about to be used for
drill purposes when the sergeant in
charge observed that one of the panels
in mo cemer 01 tne aoor had been com
pletely smashed. The building had then
evidently, been locked, thus giving
rise to the possible surmise that who
ever did the work might have pos
sessed a key and simply mutilated the
aoor to create the impression that It
was me worn of vandals:
in range Undine instrument in thA
tower is a delicately adjusted affair
capaoie not only of picking out
target more than 15,000 yards from
me Datteries, but also of determining
tne exact distance and anzle of th
ODject sighted. Though mauv of its
working parts are known to numerous
members of the artillery corns certain
of its more delicate adjustments are
revaaiea to only a few of the higher
ranking officers in the United States
Army.
luBiruineui nas automatic cor
recting devices for its height above
watcn, tor tne curvature of the earth,
oinuuiiia 10 many yarois at an
extreme range, and for the various
cuanges oue to tioal action.
ROAD WORK BIDS HIGH
SEIWJB OFFERS FOR COLIMDU
HIGHWAY JOB OPEJED.
Contract for Clearing and Grading From
Astoria to County I. tne May Jiot Go
to Any ot 8 Portland Finns.
ASTORIA. Or.. May 6. (Special.)
tor the second time bids were nncnori
for clearing, grading and draining the
portion of the Columbia Highway be
tween tnis city and the east line of th
county, near Westport. The ligures
submitted are much higher than tne
engineers estimates, so it is not be
Jievea a contract will be awarded, but
tne matter will not be decided until
xnursaay.
eight bids were received and each
was rrom a firm in Portland: Th
speculations call for clearing the
nsni 01 way to a width of 60 feet.
buiiiB -" ieet wiae and putting
the necessary ditches and culverts.
tne length of the road is approximate
ly ;s miles.
The bids on the entire work were a
iouows: nans Feterson Constructio
company, J.B4.S61; Boyajohn Arnold
company, ji,i63.io; Oregon Inae
pendent Paving Company, $286,281.70
Twohy Brothers Company. S250.iin
James Kennedv Construction Company
$299,678.10; Flagg & Standifer Com
pany. $283.9SS: Robert Wakefield
-bl.bs-l.iu; Consolidated Contract Com
pany, mi.si.no.
Cottage Grove Man Dies Suddenly.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. May 6. (Spe
ciai.) Aitreo Raymond; Kelley. the last
of six children, four of whom now lie
side by side in the Taylor Cemetery
here, died Friday at the home of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kel
ley. The Oddfellows conducted the
ceremonies at the grave. Mr. Kelley
was born in Hancock County, 111., Au
gust 20, 1870. and came to Oregon with
his parents in 1872. He went to Mos
cow. Idaho, where he made his home
until a few weeks before death. He
was chief or the Moscow fire depart
ment. ,
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PUPILS LIKE ENGLISH
History, Too, Popular With Se
niors Allowed to Elect Work.
EACHERS . MAKE REPORT
State Superintendent Cliurcliill Ob-
tains Data, on Ruling Giving
High School Students Free- '
dom In Choosing Studies. ?
SALEM, Or.. May 6. (Special.) That
the ruling of State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Churchill giving
the pupils of the high schools more
freedom in electing their courses ot
tudy has been productive of desired
results is proved by a report made
by the Superintendent today. Mr.
Churchill, in making the announcement
of his ruling several months ago. Bald
tne object -was for 'the pupils and their.
parents to as large extent as possible
determine the subjects which would
be of most benefit to the Duoils after
leaving school.
With a view of learning what mem
bers of the graduating classes of the
ugh schools have studied the last year.
Superintendent Churchill recently re
quested the principals to send him lists
of the studies of the senior classes.
Domestic Science Popular.
Only three years of English is re
quired in the high schools, yet almost
every pupil continued to study.it dur-
the fourth year. A large percent
age included history in the course of
the final year, and although domestic
science and manual training are usu
ally first and second year studies, many
of the students who had not taken
them availed themselves of the oppor
tunity afforded during the senior year.
.Because or the latitude given in elec-
tives, the number of students study-
ng German leads that of those study-
ng Latin, which is an indication that
German will be of the most value to
the pupils after leaving school.
Tabulation Shows -Studies Chosen.
Superintendent Churchill received re
ports from a majority of the principals
ol the schools. The following tabula
tion gives the subjects and the number
taking a course in each:
English, 841; history, 769; physics,
70; civics, 247; German, 246; Latin.
163; geometry. 162; domestic science
and domestic art, 167; observation and
teaching practice, 150; review in teach
ers course, 150; economics, 125; type
writing, 106; chemistry. 101: higher
arithmetic, 97; agriculture, 89; biology.
8; commercial arithmetic, 75; trigo
nometry, 69; mechanical drawing, 62;
physiology, 62; pedagogy. 60; music,
57;-penmanship, 53; higher algebra, 51;
stenography, 60; bookkeeping. 49; man
ual training, 45; psychology, 28; physi
ography, 26.
MAYORALTY RACE IS KEEN
Klamath Falls Klection Shows Con
test for Office Is Close.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, May 6. The
main interest in Monday's city election
centered in the fight for the Mayoralty.
The candidates for the office were T.
Nicholas, present incumbent, who re
ceived 646 votes; E. J. Murray, 546;
B. T. Townsend. 103: Dan Corcoran. 76,
and John Austad. Socialist candidate.
42 votes; a total of 1421; registration,
1505.
A. L. Leavitt, City Recorder, received
86S and W. S. Wiley 407; ethers. 66.
J. W. Siemens, City Treasurer, 872; Ar
thur K. Wilson. 436, and J. W. .Tyrrel,
Socialist, 77.
J. J. Lockwood was elected as Coun
cilman for the Fifth Ward to succeed
M. R. Doty.
PRINTING BIDS ARE OPENED
Initiative Measures Pamphlets Will
Cost State at Least $5000.
SALEM. Or.. May 6 (Special.) The
State Printing Board today opened
bids for printing and binding the
pamphlets containing initiative meas
ures to be voted upon at the Novem
ber election, the Rodger Paper Com
pany, of this city, being the lowest
Didder.
About 300,000 pamphlets will be
printed, and the state will have to
provide at least four carloads of paper.
Assuming that the pamphlets will
contain 200 pages each, the bids
opened today were as follows: The
Rodgers Paper Coinpanx. Salem. $5100
Guard Printing Company, Eugene.
$6100, and Bushong & -Co., Portland,
BUUU.
EX-CONVICT IS ARRESTED
La Giuiidc Gets Paroled Man Want
ed There on Theft Charges.
LA GRAXDE,. Or., May 6. (Special.)
Louis Stacey, charged with stealing
an overcoat, was trailed to Imbler.
wnere constable I. W. Faulk aDDre
hended him. He requested the officer
to be allowed to change clothes. When
In a room on the . second floor he
jumped to the ground and secreted him
self in an outhouse near by, where he
was again captured.
He was then brought to La Grande.
given a preliminary hearing and bound
over to the grand jury on $1000 bail;
which he failed to secure. Heis
paroled prisoner, having been ent to
toalem on a charge of increasing
check value of $1 to $10. 1
NEW SCHOOL IDEA PLANNED
McMinnville Has Selected Design for
Intermediate High Building. .
M'MINNVILLE, Or.. May 6. (Spe
cial.) The McMinnville School Board
has just selected plans for the first
intermediate" or "Junior . High
bcnool" to be built In this Etate. The
plan selected was submitted by Archi
tect Ernest Kroner, of Portland, and
provides for a pressed brick building
of 10 rooms and a central study hall
large enough to accommodate nearly
300 students. It will be erected during
tne coming summer.
All of the seventh and eighth grade
and first-year high school students
will be grouped in thin school, largely
upon the departmental plan, and quite
a number of subjects usually confine
to the high school course will be
taught. "
COLUMBtA BJDS TANGLE
Many Contractors Name Many Prices
for Highway Work.
ST. HELENS, Or.. May 6. (Special.)
The opening of bids on the North
part of the Columbia highway, in Co
lumbia County, occurred before the
County Court this afternoon. County
Judge w. A. Harris, Commissioners W.
A. Fluhrer and John Fahr. with County
Highway Engineer Leo Q. Titus. State
Kngineer Bowlbjx and Assistant State
Engineer Grlswold supervised the read
ing and recording of the bids, while
managers of construction companies
awaited expectantly the results.
Six bids on the whole contract had
been received and two on part. Twohy
Brothers Company, A. D. Kern Co.,
Flagg & Standifer Company, the Conr
solidated Contract Company. Robert
Wakefield Company and Boyajohn.
Arnold Co., all of Portland, and Sloane
Brothers, of Seattle, were the bidders.
The bids consisted of prices on units
of 30 different kinds of work. . As the
bids for different units varied so much,
in order to get a proper comparison
and arrive at the lowest bid by tabula
tion and addition, the court announced
that- an adjourned meeting would be
held Friday at 2 P. M to make, de
cision. -
Generally speaking, the unit prices
of the Consolidated Contract Company,
of 'Portland, appeared lower than the
others. The Twohy Brothers Company
submitted, low bids, but they contained
conditions that will probably make it
impossible to accept.
The portion of the highway for which
bids were received today extends, from
Clatsop County on the north to Tide
Creek, near Deer Island, which 1a in
the middle of the river . line of the
county. .--.'
SALOON OWNER IS SHOT
ELMA MAST PROBABLY FATALLY
Jl'REO BY FRIEND.
Gun Is Turned on Other Occupants of
Building:. But Falls to Work,
and Arrest Is Effected.
ELMA, Wash..' Mar" 6. (SDecial.)
Otto Miller shot- Frank . Aschberg . just
ueiow tne heart this morning in the
Dewey saloon, of Which Aschbers was
one of the proprietors. Aschberg is
not expected to live. Miller had not
been drinking. - After shooting -Aschberg
he turned the gun on bystand
ers In. the saloon and attempted to
shoot them, but the gun failed to work.
Alter doing the shooting Miller walked
out on the street, and had gone about
a block, when Rodney Maxwell ran up
to mm. neia a gun on him and demand
ed his surrender. Maxwell took him
into custody and locked him In thu eit
JaiL
"J. L. Smith. Citv Marshal. Questioned
Miller, and he gave as his reasons for
shooting Aschberg that the latter had
prevented him from getting a saloon
license in the Blue Front saloon build
ing. In Elma. .This is not true. at. the
man. never attempted to get a saloon
license here, it is said. Miller is about
aa years of age. He has been work
ing in a shingle mill near Elma for
some time. Frank Aschberg has lived
in Elma for many years. He had be
friended Miller on numerous occasions
aimer is supposed to be Insane.
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FISHING DEADLINE SET
OOO ( KET BELOW OREGON . CITV
FISHWAT IS DECLARED LIMIT.
Attorney-General Pronounces All An.
Kilns Wearer to Falls Illegal. Vader
State Law Adopted In 1011.
oAbtM. ur.. Mav 8. (STwtnini 1 Ac
cording to an opinion rendered h v At
torney-General Crawford today fishing
for salmon or other migratory fish can
not be indulged Jn below the falls at
Oregon City nearer than 600 feet from
a line drawn directly ; across the river
from the flshway at the falls. A law
adopted in 1911 provides that It shall
oe unlawful to take such fish nearer
than 600 feet below the flshway.
Numerous fishermen have ronstruoA
the law as meaning no fishing shall be
allowed within a radius of 600 feet of
the flshway, which would mean that
fishing could' be indulged In right at
the falls on the opposite side of the
river irom tne ladder.
The salmon are stopped by the rock
wall at the falls and only a small tier-
centage find their way ud th ladder.
as a result fishing at the falls results
in mucn greater success than at the
line bou feet below them.
jvir. crawrord holds that the object
i law is 10 give more fish a chance
to ascend the ladder and more fisher
men a chance to indulge in the sport.
x 110 opinion was asaea oy Master Fish
warden upsund.
ALL TAKE NOMINATIONS
Salem Dry Says Xo Candidate Kc-
fused Offered Places 011 Ticket.
SALEM. Or.. May 6. (Special. 1 Tnl-
lus Voget, chairman of the nominating
committee or tne irohibitlon party in
mis county, said last night that every
person- to whom a nomination was of
fered by the party had accepted. He
declined to divulge the names, saying
that a number of them were asplrnats
tor tne nominations of other parties,
and if they won those nominations they
would be the nominees of the Prohibi
tion party.
He said that several had promised to
be Prohibition party candidates, even
though they should be defeated for oth
er party nominations. Mr. Voget said
the ticket would be completed and an
nounced at a meeting of the committee,
to be held In this city next Friday. J.
J. Llvesay, J. Cook, J. W.' Smith. George
W. Farris.-Ai L. Moore and J. M. Brown
are members of the nominating com
mittee. AUTO UPSETS, FOUR HURT
Pupils Kxcused for Ride Into Coun
try Meet "With Mishap.
UNION. Or.. May 6 (Special.) In a
serious automobile accident today, a
short distance north of this city, four
pupils of the Union High School were
injured. The car was owned by J. L.
Jacobs, of this city, and his daughter
Helena was driving it.
In making a sharp turn the car over
turned and threw all four occupants to
Be True and Honest With Yourself
Give every part of yourself a square chance.
Now, in case of your Eyes, I am the one to see.
I will save both your pocketbook and your
eyes.
HERE ARK MY PRICESi
Lenses Sphero in your own
frame 81. OO
Lenses Sphero in Alum.
frame S1.50
Lenses Sphero in Gold
Filled frame. 83.50
Lenses Sphero (curved) in
G. F. Glass Mtg Co.OO
Krjptok Leases S8.00 o S 15
STAPLES, The Jeweler 162 Fir8t st
9 l-ltl er MorrUon. I'ortlsnd. Or.
HEA x EK
PROGRAMME TODAT, .FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY ,
BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS
'A-siromr drama, featuring Mr
Arthur Johnson
MISS ESTHER STJNDQTJIST
The -Wonder Violinist
THE
MYSTERY OF THE
VER SNARE
The Latest of the
"Chronicles of Cleek"
t he Detective Series. .
SIL-
MISS. BETTY ANDERSON
, Vocal Solos, r
A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
Drama.
SETTING THE STYLE
Comedy
Uy' John Bunnj'.
10c ADMISSION lOp
the ground. The most seriously In
jured were Merton l)av, whose right
leg was broken between? the knee and
hip joint; the other two pupils, Agnes
Bideler and Rita Gale, were more or
less bruised, but not. seriously. The
students had been excused from their
classes for a short automobile ride and
were to be back, for the afternoon ses
sion.
NEW BUSH APPRAISAL IN
Late Millionaire Banker's Estate Is
- Made $20,000 Larger.
SALEM. " Or., May ' 6. (Special.)
Notwithstanding a report' that the first
board of appraisers of the estate of
the late Asa h el Bush, millionaire bank
er, had greatly undervalued it, and a
reappralsement -was ordered for the
purpose of collecting the inheritance
tax, the new board, which reported
today, increased the appraisement only
20,000. the total being 1. 644. 43b 13.
The socond board, composed of K. P.
McCormack, E. M. Lafore and W. H.
Byrd, appraised the notes about the
same , as the f 1.-st. listing 33. with a
face value of from $30 to J2857. as val
ueless. The Increase is due to larger
valuations placed on several pieces of
real estate.
Several weeks after the first an
praisal. Governor West wrote State
Treasurer Kay informing him that the
estate had been -undervalued. Mr. Kay
replied, asking the Governor what was
to be done with his (West's) note for
2000. listed with those indorsed "val
ueless." - Mr. West's, response was
check for 2700, principal and interest.
BODY OF WOMAN FLOATS
Brlctee Tender Sees Corpse in River.
Hescuc Efforts Are Futile.
SALEM.' Or.. May ' 6. (Special.)
After searching for several hours for
the body of a woman that had been
seen floating In. ine river, the police
and Coroner Clou Kb gave up the hunt
until tomorrow, The body was seen by
the tender of the Southern Pacific
bridge. He called - several-men. . who
put out in a skiff, but just before the
reached the body It sank. '
The bridge tender said the corpse
was floating face upward and was
dressed, with the exception of shoes
and stockings.: Ho reports of a mis.sing
woman have been received by the
Salem police. - and It Is believed the
body was that of a person who lived
above the city.
HONOR STUDENTS PICKED
Twepty-Seven Juniors und Seniors
Elected to "Laurel Crown."
OREGON AGR;l2rLTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, May". (Special.)- The
"Laurel Crown" Upper Class Honor .So
ciety, recently organized here, has an
nounced the election to membership of
27 members from the junior and senior
classes. . Selection was based on schol
arship, participation in undergraduate
activity and moral character.
The roster of the society Includes the
leaders in all phases of student activity.
The faculty committee which selected
the honor students was composed of
Registrar H. M. Tennant, S. H. Peter
son and Dean Henrietta Calvin, of the
school of homo economics.
Tailor Is Scalded.
Leon A. Lehman, a dyer and cleaner
working- for the Orderly Cleaning
Works, Thurman and Twenty-eighth
streets North, upset a tank of boiling
water yesterday and scalded one of his
arms and legs badly. He was taken to
Good Samaritan Hospital. He is 30
years old and lives at 328 Mill street.
Anti-Fog Company Formed.
Articles of incorporation of the Anti
Fog Company, organized to engage in
a mercantile chemical business, were
filed for record yesterday by Henry M.
Pickering. John W. Reynolds and A. F.
Flegel. The new company is capital
ized for $10,000.
Clackamas Court Gives Contract.
OREGON CITY. ""Or.. May 6. (Spe
cial.) The County Court at the regu
lar May session, which opened today.
awarded the contract for the improve-
merit of the river road, one of the main
thoroughfares between this city and
Portland, to Cromer & Norris for $11.-
996.05. The road is to be improved with
CLOSING-OUT SALE OF
PIANOS AND PLAYERS AT PRICES
UNHEARD OF HERETOFORE
A Most Unusual Plan--Pianos in Groups
--Prices $45, $95, $145, $195
and some at $265 '
Many Prominent Makes Included at Price That
Are Lower Than We Have Ever Been Able
to Offer Heretofore, for Fully War
ranted and First-class
Instruments.
Who ever heard of selling a good,
playable upright piano at 43, others
at 9S and some excellent toned pianos
in beautiful finish at $145. and on terms
as low as $4 per month? This Is what
Kflers Music House is doing at the
present time.
For the past few weeks we have been
organizing the Plaver Piano Purchas
ers' Club, whereby we supply latest
Player Pianos on very easy terms and
at prices heretofore unheard of for
highest grade player pianos.
We have been so successful in this
undertaking that we have secured a
lajge . number of good used pianos,
taken in as part- payment on th;se
beautiful little Bungalow Players of
fered -on the P. P. P. Club Plan. All of
these Instruments are In first-class
condition, many of them nearly new,
and all are fully guaranteed. We are
compelled to make these low prices, as
we are determined to dispose of all this
stock within ten days" time. Our loss
is your gain in this Inctunra n rin xn
hesitate to investigate the instruments
offered In this sale Immediately.
In order to facilitate matters, we have
arranged tnese pianos in groups.
45 for some of them. Group A at $45
consists of some of the oldest nlannn
Among them will be found Vrlsbee up
right, Knabe, old style: Criterion, old
style, and Thomas Uoggan, also sev
eral others. At the low price of 45
wicjr win "i oe taKen very quickly.
uroup U at 5. This irrnui con
sists of more pretentious pianos of good
tone quality and are full-sized uprights.
o casn, or B cash and 4 a
n0th Uelivery made free to any part
uiuup t ia. in group c an
almost endless variety of very fine
H'di.ua s to oe louna. si45 cash, or
u uown -nd 5 a month, buys them.
Such well-known makes is Kimball,
"ooart Al. Cable. Decker Bros., Jacob
Doll, H. P. Nelson. Kstey. Kohler &
-nase, Gerhard & Wheeiock. and many
others, are to be found. Surely one of
these instruments will fill the vacant
space in your home.
Group D at $19;.. This group consists
of some very choice and especially fine
instruments, alljust like new. such makes
as Chlckering. j. & c. Kisher, Kimball.
Marshall & Wendel. Lester, Smith &
Barnes, Story & Clark, McPhall, Baus
and many others. We should receive
$196 cash for each one of these instru
ments, but in order to get them placed
in. homes quickly we will accept $14
down and $6 per month. Delivery made
iree to any part of the city.
ine very finest ones at $265. An
extraordinary variety of costliest $500
and $600 pianos, and even $650. in this
1A"u,r 8tr,p 5 mac"dam beginning
at uaK ixrove and extending to within
aDout tnree quarters or a mile from
Gladstone, a total of 15.235 feet.
Fight Ends Jn Piercing Lung.
FLORENCE. Or.. May . (Special.)
In & personal encounter yesterday be
tween T. J. Russell and H. England at
the home of the latter, near Tslltcoos
Lake, England received a stab in the
left side below the heart. Russell was
arrested and waived examination be
fore Justice Goude, and will be taken
to Eugene to appear before the grand
Jury. The surgeons think England will
' pUtfh
... Is never known to fail ""iSEN-O)- ttTfilfW'V'
We must be there Vv lSMl r dSTSj- -
To get our share . lYVrv?' " yrV'i
And so we come by rail." Pv!' r
They're always iZ
ready for it! Vi
And it always does them good. j
Not only the youngsters, but ra fyj
the whole family find both pleasure T1 I AjVI
and satisfying nourishment in n I vjrt
Campbell's Tomato Soup -UJ7 I
You can prepare it in many dif- 3
ferent ways. Try it today as a ...
cream-ot-tomato. 1 he label tells I iff f zSs
how. Perfectly simple and only lift hdz&s.
takes about three minutes. You'll I V r
say it's the "finest that ever wasf NyW W
Your money back if not satisfied. Jh
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ALL USED
group. Such makes as the Sohmer.
Knabe. A eber. Lester, our now famous
Eilers, Bush A Gerts. etc All of these
pianos are marked at one and the same
uniform price, $265. Terms. $J1 down
and $S per month.
Player Pianos Slaughtered, Too.
A fine Milton Plaver Pimm at l-ti-.
Bailey Player Piano at $258. Weber
Pianola Player Piano at $325, Hobart
M. Cable at $375, Stuyvesant Pianola
Piano at $290. Wheeiock Pianola Pluno
at $295, another at $310. and many
other big snaps. Some of these instru
ments have sold for as high as $900.
They are all in perfect condition and
win play the new 88-note rhythmodic
musio rolls This Is the muilc tht i
taken from the hand playing and does
away with the mechanical humdrum ef
fect so objectionable with ordinary
player piano. Terms. $30 cash and the
balance divided into 30 equal monthly
payments, or equivalent, as may bo
desired. Our famous two-year exchange
agreement will be given with each and
every instrument, meaniug that a buy
er may purchase one of these instru
ments, using same for tw0 years and
at the end of that time turn it in
toward payment of a new one and re
ceive the full amount paid. Nothing
could be fairer than this proposition,
as it virtually means two years' ap
proval of the instrument purchased.
This sale spells "success." During
the past three days of this sale we
have disposed of over $5000 worth of
very fine and choice pianos. The proof
of the pudding Is the tasting, and the
amount of pianos sold proves what we
have stated: that this is the greatest
opportunity to secure a good piano at
low price and on easy terms that our
house has ever been able to offer.
Telephone or write soon. Those liv
ing out of town should write or tele
phone for descriptive lists and num
bers. We send these instruments any
where subject to examination. A de
posit of amount stated in this adver
tisement should be sent to show good
faith. Such deposit is cheerfully re
funded If instrument, after delivery, is
not found satisfactory to the buyer.
This sale as above will continue until
every instrument is sold, and at the
rate they have been going it will be In
about ten days' time. Remember, every
Instrument is fully guaranteed and at
the prices quoted will be taken quickly.
Do not fall to see these instruments
at once, and you will surely find Just
the Instrument that you have been
waiting for and at prices that are
right
KUers Music House. Kilers Building.
Broadway at Alder. Portland, Or.
j recover, though the knife pierced the
point of the lung.
First Hood Kiver Berries Ripe.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 6. (iSns
cial.) The honor of bringing to the
city the first box ot. strawberries for
the season, which elicits a warm coo
test among the growers each year, was
today won by Thomas D. Calkins. Mr.
Calkins' fruit was large, deep red and
well matured. He .will be marketing
commercial quantities before the week
is over. The main crop, however, will
not be ready before May ;n.