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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1914. CARRANZA'SSIDE TO BE CONSIDERED Mediators to Take Up Whole Mexican Situation, Despite Rebels' Refusal. MORE REFUGEES ON WAY tion reaching: the State Department to day, had issued an order to federal officials in the Tampico district to this effect. Oil Men W ant Mexico Policed. Messages passing through the State Department indicated that the Tampico oil properties are well cared for. A delegation of representatives of American oil interests at Tampico who have just returned to the United States called at the Navy Department and told Secretary Daniels that the United States ought to police Mexico and per mit the resumption of oil operations in the Mexican fields. Later they saw the President. Secretary Daniels told his visitors they ought to be thankful they had escaped with their lives. He suggested that inasmuch as they had gone down to Mexico to invest . their mnoey at greater advantage than was possible at home, they could do notning out tane chances. lluertii Promises to Protect Missing Consul' Silliman Chamberlain In Senate Advocates Pos sible Army Increase. NEW HAVEN DEALS' BIG WITNESS SAYS M I.I.LI V AIDED IN 3,0O0,0OO PROFIT. VILLA PLEADS FOR TO END WAR ARMS Protection Will Be Given, Even if War Is Declared, to For eigners in Mexico. PATRIOTISM IS ASSERTED WASHINGTON. May ' 7. Develop ments in the Mexican situation -went steadily forward today, although, the White House wedding to some extent eclipsed all other events in the atten tion of official Washington. The two chief reports from Mexico announced the killing of two British subjects and one American at Guadala jara, and the continued heavy fighting at Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast, where a rebel biplane dropped a bomb which killed four persons and wounded eight in the streets of the besieged city. The titate Department also was informed by Consul Ilamm at Durango that the movement of the constitutionalist forces had now begun southward against Saltlllo and Zacatecas. Carranza'a Side to Be Considered. - The envoys from Argentina, Brazil and Chile continued their sessions, which are now largely by way of prep aration for the meeting at Niagara Falls on May 18. One important phase of their work developed during the day. This was that despite Carranza's self-elimination from the conference, the constitutionalist side of the Mexi can problem would be fully considered by the mediators In the plan to be formulated by them at the coming conference. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have determined to -appoint as delegates to the mediation conference men of judicial ability and if possible familiar with the proceedings of arbitral tribunals. . Officials close to the President said today it would not be surprising if a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States were one of the three representatives of the American Gov ernment. Justice Mahlon Pitney, though a Republican, is a close friend of the President, and may be chosen. Fmlnrnt Jurists Mentioned. Justice Day was a member of the Paris peace conference and is an ex- Secretary of State; Circuit Court Judge Gray, of Delaware, also personally inti mate with the President and an Ameri can delegate to The Hague, is another who is considered likely to be chosen. Counsellor Robert Lansing, of the State Department, is busy with his duties at the department and may no be spared, but if arrangements can be made to take care of his work, he may be selected. Henry D. White, former Ambassador to France, is an other who is being spoken of as a pos sibility. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, former Charge d'Affaires at Mexico City, arrived to day to give his account of events lead itig up to the receipt of his passports from General Huerta and his enforced departure from the Mexican capital. He saw Secretary Bryan only a few minutes and deferred his report to the President and to Mr. Bryan until to morrow. More Refugees Leave Capital. Reports from the Brazilian Ambas sador at Mexico City were that a train load of American refugees, 600 to tiOO in number, left Mexico City for Vera Cruz in two sections last night. The Mexican dictator permitted a guard to accompany the trains to protect the refugees from molestation. Among those on the train was Dr. Edward Ryan, the American who had been under arrest on charges of espionage and who was released in deference to strong representations on the part of the American Government. liqually strong representations have been made in behalf of John R. Silli man, American vice and deputy consul at Saltillo, whose disappearance at San Duls Potosi has been a . source of anxiety at the State Department. Both the . Brazilian Ambassador and the French Charge d'Affaires have visited General Huerta to request assurances concerning Mr. Silliman. General Huerta assured both that orders to protect the missing consul had been sent to the federal commanders. As Saltillo is cut off from telegraphic communication from the capital and perhaps is in the hands of the con stitutionalists, the orders, the. diplo mats said, might not reach their desti nation. Chamberlain Would Increase Army. In the Senate, Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the committee on military affairs, introduced a resolution au thorizing the President to increase the regular Army above the present sta tutory limitation of 100,000 men "in, time of war or when war is 'imminent or on other occasions of grave National emergency requiring the use of the regular Army." The resolution also recited that "at the present time there exists a con dition which may at any moment re quire the fullest and most effective use of the regular Army of the United States. Senator Chamberlain said the bill was not the result of any conference with the President or the Secretary of Avar. A significant evidence of military preparedness came from Colonel Goethals. Governor of the Panama Canal zone, who reported to the War Department that detachments of troops had been stationed at main points along the canal at Gatun, Pedro M iguel and Miraflores to protect the locks against possible disturbance during the Mexican troubles. Notwithstanding the fact that Gen eral Carranza will not be represented by delegates at the mediation confer ence, it was authoritatively declared that the plan which would be presented by the mediators covers the pacinca tion of all Mexico. The elimination of Carranza is considered by the media tors, it was said, to have simplified matters. Americana Returnlns in North. Reports during the day showed that while American refugees continued their exodus from Mexico City and the South, conditions in Northern Mexico had so improved that Americans who had fled from the mining districts in Sonora when Vera Crua was attacked. felt justified in venturing back to re open the mines. The American Consulate at Cananea, Sonora. was reopened by Consula: Agent Montague. Plans for the return of the British and American operatives to the oil fields around Tampico an the reopening of the oil wells there were interfered with by an unexpected notification from the federal command er to the British representative that no foreigners would be allowed to land so long as w&rships remained at Tampico. Both federals and constitutionalists earlier had invited th oil men to re turn under promises of protection, and General Huerta, according to informa- iton and Maine Stock; Bought at 125 and Sold at 150, Saya Organiser, WhoHf Memory Falls. WASHINGTON, May 7. The inside details of the financial affairs of the New Tork New Haven & Hartford Railroad were revealed before the In terstate Commerce Commission today by John L. Billard, organizer of the much-discussed Billard Company of New Haven. Mr. Billard told how, with the aid of President Mellen of the New Haven and a loan from a New Haven sub sidiary, the New England Navigation Company, he bought 109,948 shares of Boston & Maine stock from the New Haven road at 125 and later sold them to the oBston Railroad Holding Com pany at 150, the profit being $2,748,700, which ,he said, he regarded as his own. The witness said he took $16,250,000 in gold notes of the New England In vestment and Security Company, in payment for the stock and that the Billard Company was formed to look after this transaction. He stated he put $2,000,000 into the Billard Company and sold to it the Investment Company notes, receiving the $2,000,000 in cash, and $14,250,000 in Billard Company notesin payment. Asked to who had paid the original capital of $50,000 of the Billard Com pany, the witness epiiea: "It is hard for me to remember that." Later he said ho "thought" he had furnished the money. WILLIA MJ. SMITH, 77, DEAD Few Mexicans Would Be Left Alive When Conflict Ended, Says Rebel General Nevertheless, He 19 All for Peace. TORREON, Mex.. May 7. A plea for the lifting of the embargo on arms as the swiftest, surest and most "human itarian method of bringing peace to Mexico, was made in an Interview to day by General Francisco Villa, gen- 1 eral-in-chlef of the Constitutionalist army. "The embargo is protracting this struggle uselessly and is placing a bur den on the whole of Mexico, which can serve no good," he said. "I hope the I American Government understands that 1 the placing of the embargo Is interfer ing seriously with the plans, of the Constitutionalists. See what we did in the brief tima the embargo was lifted. Gomez Palacio, Torreon, San Pedro de Las Colonias, and even Monterey, were Constitutionalist successes, due to the lifting of the embargo. Mexico must be pacific and should be pacified quickly. We cannot gain this end quickly while we suffer from lack of ammunition. Capturing Ammunition Slow Way. "We can continue this struggle for better social and economic conditions in Mexico by capturing our ammuni tion from the enemy, as we have done largely in the past, but such a method would necessarily drag the war over a long period. I believe, therefore, that I every humanitarian consideration ar gues for the lifting of the embargo. The sooner we can secure the arms and ammunition we need, the sooner the country will be pacified and normal conditions restored. 1 am sure the American people will have no difficulty Clothing Sale Ends Saturday ON SATURDAY NIGHT the Sacrifice Prices which I have been offering this week on Men's and Young Men's Clothes will come to an end. Until then there are bipr savings to be gained by men who choose their clothes at Ben Selling's. Stein-iBloch, Atterbury and others of America's finest makes are handled exclusively here. Men's Suits $15.00 Men's Suits ... $11.85 $20.00 Men's Suits ... $14.S5 $25.00 Men's Suits. . .$19.85 $30.00 Men's Suits ... $24.85 $35.00 Men's Suits. . .27.50 Young1 Men's Suits $12.50 Suits 8 9.85 $15.00 Suits 811.85 $20.00 Suits 814.85 $25.00 Suits S19.S5 Boys' Clothing Reduced Boys' Wash Suits A sale which, no mother should miss. Every article in our bir and complete Boys' Store Reduced! and Children's Boys' Knicker Suits $ 5.00 Knicker Suits.. ...8 3.95 $ 6.50 Knicker Suits..... $ 5.10 $ 7.50 Knicker Suits. ... .8 5.95 $10.00 Knicker Suits 8 7.85 $15.00 Knicker Suits $11.85 Aden's Straw Hats, Shirts, Under wear in fact, everything in the store at Sacrifice Sale Prices $1.00 Wash Suits . . 75 $1.50 Wash Suits. .81.15 $2.00 Wash Suits. .$1.50 $2.50 Wash Suits. .81.95 $3.00 Wash Suits. .82.35 $5.00 Wash Suits. .$3.95 BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON AT FOURTH t. Tin- iTna CpPflt understanding this.' vvu"1"' , After viAti7iiifr t Vvo alma tha fnn Grandchildren. ALBANY, Or., May 7. (Special.) "William J. Smith, Oregon pioneer of 1852, and an Indian War veteran, died today at his home, at Tangent, at the age of 77 years. Born in Iowa, in 1837, he crossed the plains to Oregon when 15 years old. Three years later he enlisted and served in the Indian wars of 1855 and 56. He then settled in Lane County, but later came to Linn County. He has resided near Tangent for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Ma sonic fraternity for many years. Mr. Smith is survived by his widow, 10 children, 35 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. The children are Viola Houton, Freewater, Or. ; T. O. Smith, Echo, Or.; Louise Schultz, Echo, Or.; N. C. Smith, Hepppner; J. N. Smith, Waterloo; D. T. Smith, Albany; Mrs. Willard Davis, Albany; I. W. Smith, Thomas; Mrs. Scott Churchill, Albany, and Mrs. L. M. Powell, Victor, Mont. stitutionalists, General Villa told of his attitude toward the United States and Americans in event that hostilities should ensue between the two countries. Return of Americans Desired. "I wish," he said, "that you would make- it clear to the people of the United States that 1 am anxious for all Americans connected with industries in Mexico to return and again' take up their pursuits. I wish to add that the foreigners now in Mexico and those who return will have nothing to fear should it ever come to war between Mexico and the .United States, and I L MEXICO HASTAUGHT LESSON give my word that everything possible PyomnlP flf CiviliZatlOtl 311(1 would be done by me to protect them. I tAdllipiC U" VMVIiii-anuii Humanity Set to Almost 0. A. C. DAISES STANDARD Three-Year High. Scliool Work Here after Will Be Required. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis, May 7. (Special.) The entrance requirements at the Ore gon Agricultural College wil be raised from two to three years of high school work or its equivalent, beginning next September and, in the Fal lof 1915 the standard four-year preparation will be demanded. President W. J. Kerr an nounced in his address to the students in convocation today. The announce ment "was greeted by rounds of ap plause. President Kerr explained that the four-year standard is not 'adopted im mediately in order to give the state ample time to prepare for the change and to permit the preparation of spe cial transition courses at the college. Xo change in classification will be made of students if already registered, but the various departments will be re organized and strengthened. MAYOR ASKS OREGON'S AID Batllmore's Defense in 1814 to Be Cause of Celebration. SALEM, Or., May 7. (Special.) James H. Preston, Mayor of Balti more, has asked Governor West to urge that the American flag be generally displayed in Oregon during the cele bration in the Maryland metropolis September 6 to 13 of the 100th anni versary of the birth of the "Star Spangled Banner and the achievement of American independence. The Mayor writes that the success ful defense of Baltimore against the British makes it appropriate that the great celebration be held in that city and that the residents have been work ing for more than a year on the plans. Should they desire to leave the coun try in such an event 1 would place enough rolling stock at their disposal to take them and all their movable property out of Mexico. General Villa's face was serious as he made this statement, which he em phasized with vigorous gestures, but as he concluded his face broke into a smile and he said: "But why talk of war with the Un ited States? It would be extremely foolish for two reasonable and intelli gent men to fight over a drunken man. and would it not be the height of folly for the United States and Mexico to j come to blows over a man like Huerta? It seems to roe that the en tire civilized world would laugh should this come to pass. Belief In Good Will Asserted. General Villa reiterated his belief In the good will of the American people toward Mexico. "After all," he said, "our interests are mutual. A boundary is only an imaginary line of political import. Socially and economically the Rio Grande has never proved a stiff barrier to the nations separated by it. I be lieve that all enlightened Americans and Mexicans take this stand. I know 1 do. "However, there is much in society. The Mexicans would remain Mexicans just as the Americans prefer to remain Americans. For that reason we Mexi cans would defend ov. country to the last. I take the 1Ioerty to say that before a war between the United States and Mexico would be terminated, few Mexicans would be left alive. It is not every American who believes this, yet I dare say that Americans who have lived in Mexico will agree with me that the Mexican loves his country as, much as the man of any other race". He would not be & good citizen if he did not. "But I am now, and always have been for peace." Barbarous People. HIDEOUS PRISON CLEANED Evidence of Torture and Cruelty Found "Wlieo. 'San Juan de TTlloa Is Thrown Open City Never So Orderly as Now. $96,267,000 IS PLEDGED BY JOSEPH MEDtLL PATTERSON. VERA CRUZ. May 4. (Special.) Just two weeks will have elapsed to morrow since a small force of Ameri can marines landed and put to rou the defending forces of Vera Cruz. Through that act the United States Government took over the governmen of the city. . The transition of authority was marked by the loss of nearly a score of American lives. But whatever may be the future of Mexico, events whlc have transpired In Vera Cruz In th last fortnight demonstrated that those Americans who went to death nave not died in vain. Through the advent of American arms. Vera Cru has had a lesson i civilization and humanity. Underneath a thin veneer of civilization, th American Invaders found a barbarity and cruelty In government that sa vored of the dark ages. Prison I. Horrible Kinmplf. In the old fortress-castle prison of San Juan de TTlloa, relic of the eighteenth century, the American in vaders found a specimen of Mexico's civilization. With the taking over of the local government one of the first acts of the authorities, as alreadv briefly announced, was to make an in spection of the prison. v ithin the walls of the island castle were found almost inconceivable scenes of filth and horror. From several dun geons were brought gibbering sem blances of manhood, prisoners, both criminal and political offenders, robbed of their reason by years of living death. San Juan de Ulloa was perhaps the most hideous place In the world. When the American authorities entered its walls there were found 50 whips, raw- niae tnongs braided and knotted, still wet with human blood. Everywhere were evidences of inhuman torture and cruelty. Everywhere was the eloquent explanation why Mexicans condemned to prison pleaded for death. American. Clean Out Prison. One of the first acts of the Ameri can military government was to clean out this prison. To slime and filth were added the horrors of disease. But such prisoners as were able to work were set to the task of restoring some semblance of sanitary order.'- Whether a new regime in Mexico will undo the sanitary work begun here by the Americans lies with the future. But Vera Cruz and its people have had a lesson in humanity. By every one it is admitted that never before has the city beenso quiet and orderly. With all this sanitary work, the health of the American marines and soldiers remains good. Prices of food stuffs have become exorbitant, and the silver coinage has almost vanished. A bloody bull fight took place yes terday for the delectation of the resi dents and visitors. General Funston, believing the people can find a wiser way to spend the money they give to see such exhibitions, has practically decided to stop the alleged sport. STABS NEIGHBOR G LENA 13 A RESIDENTS QUARREL OVER LOCATION OF FENCE. Victim Lies at l'olnt of Death Frou Dmp Wound Just Below the Heart. whom he quarreled over the location ol the -dividing" fence. Kngland is at the point of death with a dag: per wound below the heart, which exposed hia , lung. The authorities are watting . word of his death to press more se rious charges against Russell. The District Attorney has the knife, said to have been taken from Russell, It is a hunting- knife with a seven inch blade and. sharp as a razor. Russell's name appears upon th Lane County prison record in 1891. at which time It is shown that he served a sentence for striking a man over the head with an iron pipe. According ta the District Attorney, he is fpared by the community In which he lives. EUGENE. Or.. May 7. (Special.) Thomas Russell, of Glenada. is in jail I tonight charged with attempt to kill! The inventinn of the barometer dates back, M. W. England, his neighbor, with 1 to the year 143. CLOSING-OUT SALE OF ALL USED PIANOS AND PLAYERS AT PRICES UNHEARD OF HERETOFORE A Most Unusual Plan Pianos in Groups -Prices $45, $95, $145, $195 and some at $265 CHARLES WATTS SELECTED Vancouver Man Succeeds J. V. Shaw Commercial Club Secretary. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 7. (Spe cial.) Charles A. Watts, for a number of veara a resident of this city, he been aDDOInted secretary of the Van couver Commercial Club, succeeding J. V. Shaw, who was recently appointed Dostmaster here. x Mr. Watts is a popular young man of this city, well qualified to All the place. He will take over the work at once. Many Prominent Makes Included at Prices That Are Lower Than We Have Ever Been Able to Offer for Fully War ranted and First-class Instruments. TOTAL OP GO!7 BANKS SUBSCRIBE TO RESERVE 1T IX. . JUDGE . AFTER ATTORNEY Official at Honolulu Wants Offend ing Lawyer Removed. WASHINGTON, May 7. Judge A. A. Wilder, of Honolulu, has filed charges with the Department of Justice against Jeff F. McCarn. United States District Attorney In Hawaii, alleging that Mc Carn endeavored to kill an attorney in court at Honolulu a short time ago. Judge Wilder Is endeavoring to have the District Attorney removed from office. In a statement by Mr. McCarn to the Department, he said he was attacked by the attorney in the lobby of the Courthouse and that In defense of his life he drew a revolver and attempted to shoot his assailant. Reports of the affray differ widely and the Attorney-General is Inclined to await official investigation. BONE GRAFTED ON SPINE Sacramento Man Soon May Be Walk ing If Operation Succeeds. SACRAMENTO. May 7. Mike Belera sky wil be walking In two months with part of his shlnbone growing to his spinal column If an operation per formed at the County Hospital la a success. To cure the tubercular Infested eplnal column of Belemsky surgeons cut an eight-Inch strop from the man's right shinbone and grafted It to the spinal column after removing the diseased I Parts. 3ew York State Promises Large Sam. Stock Gives 12 Federal Institu tions -JLast Pledges Doe Today WASHINGTON, May 7. Each of the 12 Federal reserve banks has been sub scribed the minimum amount of stock. $4,000,000. to enable them to effect an I organization of the 7501 banks to be in the system. - A total of 6097 had furnished their subscription to the or ganization committee at the close of I business today. Three hundred banks I subscribed today, bringing the total amount subscribed up to $96,267,000. Tomorrow is the last day on which subscriptions may be received. "The largest number of subscriptions I received from any one district, said Treasury statement today, "is from the Ohicago district, in which 7S1 banks have made their subscriptions. The next largest number of subscriptions I have come from the Philadelphia dis-1 trict, where 686 banks have subscribed. I In the Cleveland district 617 banks I have sent in their subscriptions. Kan sas City 612 banks and Dallas 607 1 banks. The largest amount subscribed is in I New York state. 19.712,900 being sub scribed by 426 banks." I. a Grande Houses Are Raided. LA GRANDE. Or.. May 7. (Special.) United States Custom Officer Harry J. Strawbridge and Special Agents Guy M. Watkina and E. P. Stott raided I the Chinese stores, laundries ana room ing-houses In La Grande yesterday, but found only a small quantity of pure opium, aome pipes and other opium supplies. The younger generation ol Chinese here is not addicted to the uso I of opium, it Is said. Twenty-five dollars YOU'LL find that $25 will m get for you more clothes value than ever before; much more than you expect. The clothier who sells our goods can show you a great variety of foreign and American fabrics at that price; the latest correct styles for men and young men. Ask to see" the $25 suits; they're unusu ally good values. Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers EAM'L BOSENBLATT & The Heme ot "Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. CO. Who ever heard of selling a good.1 playable upright piano at $45, others at $95 and some excellent toned pianos in beautiful finish at $145. and on terms as low as $4 per month? This is what Kilera Music House is doing at the present time. For the Dast few weeks we have been organizing the Player Piano Purchas ers' Club, whereby we supply latest Player Pianos on very easy terms and at prices heretofore unheara 01 lor highest grade Dlayer pianos. We have been so successful in tnis undertaking that we have secured a large number of good used pianos. taken in as part payment on those 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 or all tnis stock within ten days time. Our loss is your gain In this instance, so do not hesitate to Investigate the instruments offered in this sale immediately. In order to facilitate matters, we have arranged these Dianos in groups. 145 for some of them. Uroup A at X4b consists of some of the oldest pianos. Among them will be found Frlsbee up right. Knabe, old style; (Jrlterion, oia style, and Thomas Goggan, also sev eral others. At the low price of $45 they will all be taken very quickly. GrouD "B" at $95. Thia group con slsts of more pretentious pianos of good tone quality and are full-sized uprights. Terms. $95 cash, or $8 cash and $4 month. J-ieuvery mue tree iu tuiy vwi of the city, and stool inciuaeu.- GroUD "C at 14d. in group j an almost endless variety of very fine pianos is to be found. 9145 cash, or $10 down and $5 a month, buvs them. Such well-known manes as xioDari at. Cable. Decker Bros, Jacob Doll. H. P. Nelson. Estey. Kohler & Chase. Gerhard & Wheelock, and many others, are to be found. Surely one of these lnstru menta will fill the vacant space in your home. Groun "D" at $195. This group consists of ftome verv choice and especially fine instruments, all Just like new. such makes as ChlcKenng. J. c J. isner, Kimoaii. Marshall c wenaei. jester, cruun Barnes. Story & Clark. McPhail. Baus and many others. We should receive $196 cash for each one of these Instru ments, but In oraer to get tnem piacea in homes quickly we will accept $14 down and $6 per month. Delivery made free to any part of the city. The very finest ones at $265. An extraordinary variety of costliest $500 and $600 pianos, and even $650, in this group. Such makes as the Bonnier, Knabe, Weber, Lester, our now famous tilers. Bush & Gerts. etc All of these pianos are marked at one and the sama uniform price, $265. Terms. $21 down and $8 per month. Player Ptaaoa Slavghteredv Too. A fine Milton Player Piano at $345. Bailey Player Piano at $258, Webe Pianola Player Piano at $325. Hobart M. Cable at $375. Stuyvesant Pianola Piano at $290, Wheelock Pianola Piano at $295, another at $310, and mans) other big snaps. Some of these instru menu have sold for as high as $900. They are all in perfect condition and will play the new 88-note rhythmodlo musio rolls. This Is the music that la taken from the hand playing and does away with the mechanical humdrum et feet so objectionable with ordinary player piano. Terms, $30 cash and the balance divided into 30 equal monthly payments, or equivalent, as may ba desired. Our famous two-year exchange agreement will be given with each and every instrument, meaning that a buy er may purchase one of these instru ments, using same for two years ana at the end of that time turn it la 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 th 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 11t 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, la . 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 la about ten days' time. Remember, every instrument is fully guaranteed and at the prices quoted will be taken quickly. Do not rail to see tnese inBirumoum at once, and you will surely find Just the Instrument that you have been waiting for and at prices that ara right. Eilers Music House. Ellers Building, Broadway at Alder, Portland. Or. .