THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1914.
8
Soule Bros. Fail
VANCOUVER SHOW
IS TOO GOOD TO MISS
FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VANCOUVER "PIONEER DAYS.'
THE BIO PIANO FAILURE SALE
IS NOW ON AT 388 MORRI
SON STREET.
Addison Bennett Says if There
Is Any Better He Hasn't
Seen It, That's All.
GREAT THRONGS ATTEND
Agricultural and livestock Displays
Are Marvelous, Babies, Too, Are
Wonders and Wild West
Features Entrance.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
It was reported that there were 11,
000 visitors at' the Vancouver fair
grounds Wednesday. If that report was
true, then there were 16,000 there yes
terday. Anyhow, there was not a va
cant seat and there were fully 4000
hanging over the rails and meander
ing around the grounds while the show
was on. Show, did I say? Gee! It was
three or four fine shows boiled down
into one.
First, there were the exhibits of
farm and orchard products, the great
array of livestock. From the huge
pumpkin and the abnormal squash to
the luscious peach, the splendid pears
!,and prunes, the grand apples, the
canned goods put up by mother, the
fancy work prepared by sister, the pigs
grown by brother and the sheep and
hogs and fat steers and the milch cows
brought in by the entire family clear
down the line from pumpkin to draft
and speed horses there was about as
fine a display at Vancouver and still
js as ever was seen in the West.
Babies Displayed, Too.
And babies! I almost overlooked the
125 babies entered in the eugenics con-
- tests. Not that I go so much on eu
genic! If "they" had prevailed in the
days of Washington poor George would
have been thrown in the discard. Like
wise in my own case, I would have
been disqualified from any living em
ployment because my height and girdle
call for number seven shoes and I
wear 10a!
However, the Vanoouver ladies, young
'.ladies, old ladles, single ladies, mar
. ried ladles and graveyard widows and
; the other kind but stop; In Vancouver
, Vancouver, Washington there are no
but that has nothing to do with the
;fair and the show. So I must Jog along
past all sorts of widows and strike the
high spots of the greatest show ever
. staged in Vancouver.
First, however, let It be understood
that had we that interstate bridge com
pleted there would not have been room
-'enough on the grounds for the crowd
that would have gone from Portland.
1 don't like to knock the streetcar
service between the business and resi
dence sections and Portland far be It
'from me to say that the ferry across
the Columbia was altogether and wholly
inadequate to handle the crowds. I
might say that when a ferryboat pulls
away from shore and leaves a string of
waiting autos a half mile long behind
that it is a safe bet that the service is
a leetle bit behind the demands of
well, of the occasion.
Once on the farther shore, in the
City of Vancouver, there were autos
h-Dlentv and streetcars galore to take
the visitor - to the fairgrounds, three
iniles awar. but over a fine road, bo
for a nickel. 10 cents or a quarter,
owing to whether you wanted to go in
five minutes, seven minutes or 10 min
utes or you could walk it free you
would arrive at the gates and for two
bits enter and witness a lot of the
show. If you wanted a good seat you
might cough up two-bits more, or get
a box seat for four-bits.
Now, about the show. Was it Bar
Bum & Bailey that used to advertise
The Greatest Show on Earth?" Per
haps. But not while Barnuni was alive.
He would have coined an expression to
beat that of Tody Hamilton. I will not
denominate the Vancouver show as the
greatest on earth, because there are
several shows that I have never wit
nessed. For instance, the show re
cently staged in Belgium and the one
now holding the boards in France. But
any man, woman or child who will
visit the Vancouver show and say that
he ever saw one in all its details better
than it why that person is a blood
relation of Ananias.
The president of the Vancouver Fair
Association is J. P. Wlneberg, the sec
retary is G. P. Larson, the treasurer
p . I would liked to have been treas
urer last night! the man who counts
the spondulix is A. J. Dorland. Also
there is a publicity agent, and his
name is Phtl S. Bates, our own Phil,
who takes the girls around the world
now and then for the delectation of
himself and the profit of his news
paper, the Pacific Northwest. Such a
team! I really believe but never mind
what I believe. There are the lm
mvnse crowds going to their show.
That tells what sort of men they are
to pull a stunt of this sort.
Wild West Outfit Marvelous.
As a sort of central amusement fig
ure these enterprising gentlemen en
gage, i Irwin's Wild West Show, the
real originators of the Cheyenne round
up. This concern has a large circus
about 150 employes well. It takes 30
cars to haul the outfit They have
some of the best male and female riders,
ropers, bull-doggers, broncho bust
ers, shooters say. they have as great
an aggregation as one will see in a
lifetime.
And there were trotting horses, run
ning horses and. and. and well, there
were some bulls, burros, cows, steers
and buffaloes that caused lots of fun
t v the downfall of attempted riders.
Also there was John Spain, Fred Spain,
buffalo Vernon and a whole lot of
other celebrities in saddle and with
the rope. Also and likewise there was
the megaphone man, one tlene Nadreau,
an employe of the Irwlns and he Is
some megaphoner. Without the meg.
he stutters a little and stammers a
' trifle but you ought, to hear that cuss
' King, through the megaphone, "Manda
fay" or "I Love the Ladies!" He Just
'About made that huge audience throw
a fit. so vehement did they applaud. It
Js worth more than the price ol admis
sion Just to hear Nadeau sing one of
those songs.
Do you know I only saw half of the
show? Correct only half of it. It
will be at its height when The Orego
nlan goes to press for the sole purpose
of giving the war news a poor position
and this letter a good one. Because,
you see, we want those Vancouver per
sons to know that we know they have
taught the Portland people a lesson in
the show business, yes, a sure enough
lesson.
Show Too Good to Miss.
For how and for why? Well, sup
pose we could have got as many peo
ple to go out to the show grounds that
we have In the vicinity of Rose City
'ark but why weep? We In some way
' lacked but let that pass. Just 'fess
up that a little band of sturdy business
men in the little town of Vancouver
came over here and took Phil Bates
Phil who Is always ready to further
the honest efforts of publicity for any
cause captured Phil and put on a show
that is a sure-enough four-time winner.
Top, Left, Kid 31ex Does Sobw Fancy
Middle, Thrown Off. Below, Left, A
Madreati, the Megaphone Man.
DOCTORS OMIT WAR
All Reference to European
Combat Eschewed.
200 ATTEND CONVENTION
German HouSe Is Scene or Gathering
of Physicians of State Many
Discussions Heard Ses
sion Ends Tomorrow.
Without mention of the methods em
ployed by the armies and navies of the
European warring- nations, the first
day's session of the annual meeting of
the Oregon State Medical Association
came to a close last night in the Ger
man House at Thirteenth and Jefferson
streets. Speakers were cautioned
against all war talk, it was said, be
cause of possible serious results.
Two hundred physicians and sur
geons of the state were in attendance,
and a programme dealing with the im
portant medical topics of the day was
held. The meeting opened yesterday
morning with reports of committees.
Dr. T. Homer Coffeen spoke on
"Digitalis Heart Block," followed by a
discussion led by Dr. R. C. Yenney.
Several Discussion Held.
Dr. Lawrence Selling, of Portland,
delivered an address on "Cerebro Spinal
Fluid as An Aid to Diagnosis in Obscure
Cases of Syphilis of the Central Nerv
ous System." Discussion on this topic
was opened by Dr. William House.
Dr. George S. Whiteside opened the
afternoon session with his address on
"Early Stages of Genito-Urinary Cases
of Tuberculosis.' Further discussion
on the experiments for treatment of
tuberculosis of the past year waa
started by Dr. G. S. Peterkin, of Seattle.
"Radiographic Diagnosis of Gastrop
tosis Coincident With Coloptosis" was
the subject of an address by D. J.
Philippe Tamiesle, followed by an open
discussion opened by Dr. E. B. Pickel,
of Medford.
Dr. K. A, J. MacKenzte spoke on "The
Value of Decompression Operation in
Disorders of the Brain, a New and
Conservative Procedure." Dr. B. F.
fctoyden, of Pendleton, opened discus
sion on that subject. Dr. T. M. Joyce
addressed the meeting on "Present Sta
tus of Treatment of Goitre," with dis
cussion by Dr. A. E. Rockey, of Port
land. Doctors See Boxing.
A smoker was held in the auditorium
of the German House In the evening.
Maloney and Cronquist, of Butler
Athletic School, fought a three-round
boxing bout to a draw for the enter
tainment of the doctors. Cleffinger of
the Armory Club, and Hanson of Mult
nomah Athletic Club wrestled. Clef
finger won the decision by gaining a
fall in five minutes. The gymnasium
team of the Turnverein gave a start
ling exhibition on the cross bars which
won generous applause. Other features
were on the evening programme.
The entertainment committee wJilch
is arranging for the features of the
two days' programme consists of Dr.
P. H. Dammasch, Dr. Katherlne C.
Man Ion. Dr. A. W. Moore and Dr. A.
Tilzer.
Sessions Ends Tomorrow.
The programme for tomorrow, the
closing day of the meeting, is:
0:30 A. M Meeting- of house delegates.
10:30 A M. Conssrvation of Vision," Dr.
Joseuh 1 McCooL Discussion opened by
Dr. J. J. Emmons. Medford. "Progress in
Orthopod.c Surgery." Dr. E. A. Rich, Ta
coma. Wash., and Dr. Charles R. McClur.
Discussion opensd by Dr. Clarence W. Keene,
SUverton. Or.
2 P. M ReDort of nominating committee.
Ejection of officers. President's address.
"Standardisation and Supervision of Hos
pitals." Dr. Calvin S. Whit. Symposium on
the Gall Bladder: "Mucous Glands of Gall
Bladder. Their Oriain. Pathology, and Clini
cal Significance." Dr. J. Earl Else; "Early
Diagnosis and Treatment of Gall Stones,"
iaaSnaTr"
Photos Copyrighted by Worrell.
Roping. Right, Doc Jones on Injun Joe.
uother View of Jones. Right, Gene
Dr. Geors-c F. Koehler; "wtfen to Drain
and When to Excise the Gall Bladder." Dr.
Andrew c. Smith. Discussion opened by Dr.
J. A. pettlt. "Auto-Sero-Therapy in Gen
eral Practice." Dr. E. A. Pierce. Discussion
openel by Dr. H. J. Clemmons. Salem. Or.
7 p. m. The association Will be guests of
Portland City and County Medical Society
at dinner ut the Multnomah Hotel.
SHIPPING NEWS WITHHELD
Sailing r Troops From Canada Be
lieved Cause of Ban.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Word reached
here from Montreal tonight that the
Canadian customs authorities declined
to permit publication of steamship ar
rivals or departures. For some time
no sailings of vessels have been re
ported by the authorities, but until now
arrivals have been given out. It is as
sumed here that some movement of
shipping in connection with the pro
posed sailing of the Canadian military
contingent caused the new restriction
to be imposed.
Reports that 200,000 troops from Au
stralia and India had passed through
Canada within the past week also were
cited tonight in connection with the
Canadian embargo on shipping news,
the suggestion being made that if such
a troop movement really were under
way, the British authorities naturally
would wish to maintain secrecy as to
shipping activity in connection with it.
Asylum Attendant Fined $50.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 10. (Special.)
C. K. Sullivan, an attendant of the
State Insane Asylum, who was arrested
here today for assaulting three pa
tients, pleaded guilty this afternoon
and was fined $50. He had been dis
charged by the superintendent for as
saulting an Oriental several days ago,
and returning to the asylum farm last
night he assaulted the three patients,
because he believed they had Informed
on him.
PIONEER OF JUNCTION CITY
DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF
MONTHS.
"Joel A. Pitney.
JUNCTION CITY, Or.. Sept. 10.
(Special.) Joel A. Pitney died
at his home, northwest of this
place, recently, after an illness
of several months.
He was born in Howard Coun
ty. Missouri, October 20, 1842.
He crossed the plains with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pit
ney, in 1853 and spent two years
in Salem. He moved to Lane
County in 1856 and has since re
sided in this county.
He leaves a wife and four
daughters Mrs. Inas Flanagan,
of Springfield, Or.: Mrs. Elsie
Mitchell, of Klamath Falls,
Or.; Mrs. Myrta McFadden and
Miss Fleda Pitney, of this place.
He also leaves a brother. Wil
liam St Pitney, of this city, and
a sister. Clematine Kosetta' Pit
ney Payton, of Baker City, Or.
PEDAGOGIC PRIDE HII
Alice Joyce, Portland Teacher,
Taken for "Movis Queen."
PUPILS KNOW OF ACTRESS
School Garden Worker Returns
From Europe Highly Impressed
With Education Abroad, Es
pecially In German Empire.
Pedagogic pride has had its fall!
Miss Alice V. Joyce, Portland's fore
most teacher of scientific school gar
dening, has been taken for Alice Joyce,
"movie queen," in almost every city
in the United States since her return
from Europe, where she went to study
industrial conditions.
Miss Joyce brings the story back to
Portland, and in between telling of the
marvelous efficiency of German school
teachers and the advance of the old
world In Industrial education, relates
how often she had to disillusion hun
dreds of school children before whom
she spoke, and admit that she was
there to talk on school gardens and
not on moving-picture acting.
"You see, on arriving ir America
again, I visited a number of schools in
the East, and in some places I was
asked to speak to the children on the
school gardens of Portland," said Miss
Joyce, by way of amplifying.
War Atmosphere Found.
"Now. I suppose, although I didn't
know It then, school children know the
movie actresses by name, and when I
was introduced as Miss Alice Joyce,
who had just returned from Europe,
and before it could be announced I
was interested In school gardens in
stead of moving pictures, there was a
lively interest manifest that even
school gardens couldn't provoke under
ordinary circumstances.
"But that was just one of the side
lights of our trip to Europe. The fact
that we were able to leave England
July 29. just four days before Germany
and Russia declared war, was another,
but even then there was an atmosphere
of war in England.
"The outstanding feature of the
European schools, and Germany must
be placed first. Is the efficiency of their
teachers. They are as highly trained
as they are sure of their Jobs, and it's
a fact to be reckoned with that about
the time America is thinking of put
ting its aging teachers into the dis
card they are just counting on them to
do things' in Germany. German
teachers are classed as efficient until
they are 67 years old, and then they
go on the pension list. Teaching is a
life job, so to speak, and the instructors
can afford to devote all their time and
energy to being teachers. The compar
ison with American methods in this
regard is striking. A teacher at 40 or
thereabouts is 'young' in Europe, and
that can hardly be said in America."
Miss Joyce visited the physical ex
amination clinic of students in London
and reported the idea popular with the
parents and fruitful in its results. Miss
Joyce also rubbed elbows with the
English militants, and decided they
were not such a bad lot.
"In fact, the militants Quite won me,"
said Miss Joyce, "and when I learned
that among other things they were
fighting against the government pay
ing 840.000 to $60,000 to some descend
ant of a man who fought in some war
a couple of hundred years ago, I
couldn t help believe they were right In
their protest."
Miss Joyce presented to Dr. George
Kerschensteiner, head of the Munich
schools, some photograhps of the Wood
lawn School and gardens which had
been sent to her by the Portland Com
mercial Club. The pictures now hang
in Dr. Kerschensteiner's office in Mu
nich, where hundrers of visitors dally
may see. Dr. Kerschensteiner has
written the following card in German,
which, 'roughly interpreted, conveys
heartfelt appreciation:
"Fur die freunliche ubersendung der
schoenen photographien bitte ich mein
en herz'.ichen Dank entegegen nehmen
zu wollen. In vorzuglicher Hochach
tung." Miss Joyce also caused to be shown
some slides of Oregon scenery along
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RONTIER DAYS
Emigrant Trains
Stage Coaches
Indians
Trail Blazers
Cow Boys
Cow Girls
facing, Roping
Broncho Busting
Porada.
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the Columbia Itiver and the students
in the German schools marveled at
them. They had no idea America
boasted of such scenery. said MUs
Joyce.
Speaking of the Par- tal School in
Chicago. Miss Joyce said wonderful re
sults were being obtained, adding:
"If they can make men out of boys
who don't like books by putting them
in the farm schools as a last Tesort,
why can't they make the farm school
the first resort and save time? I think
it Is worth trying, anyway."
Or. her return through the United
States Miss Joyce visited the William
son Trade School at Philadelphia, the
Stevens Industrial School at Lancaster,
Pa., the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg,
Hull House In Chicago and the Gary
schools at Gary, Ind., and had charge
of a section at the Spokane City Teach
ers' Institute. While In Europe Miss
Joyce visited schools In Holland, Ger
many, Switzerland, Austria and Eng
land. .
FOREST DAMAGE GIVEN
TIMBER L.OSS ESTIMATE $6000, MILL
EQIIPMENT 40.000.
Damage Increase of Nearly S40,OO0 Over
Last Year, Is Opinion of De
partment Head.
SALEM, Or., rept. 10. (Special.)
Estimates made by the State Forestry
Department fix the fire damage to
green timber during the season at ap
proximately $6000 and to logging
equipment at $40,000.
Compared with last year, this Is consid
erable of an Increase, but the depart
ment considers the loss Inconsequential
in view of the large number of fires
and the prolonged dry spell. Last year
there were 363 fires, and this year the
number will total about 1500. Th
damages to green timber last year
were Inconsequential $464 and the
damages to logging equipment $6000.
Greater damage to green timber was
avoided this year becauje the fires
were confined for the most part to old
burns.
The state had about the same num-
her of fire "aThters in the field this , Port,and Answer. Floctua
season as last year. The timber own
en, however, had fully 100 more fight- I tlons of Eastern Trade Centers.
ers this year than last-
Save lookouts, timber men have with
drawn all their men rrom tne neia.
The state's men, however, will remain
in the field all this n.onth and burn
old slashings and destroy fire traps.
irk. c.a.A Vnr..tr is erntherin.? data
for his report, and definite figures as
rii-ft Hnmar. and the eXDense i
Mw " mmi - w- i
of fighting them win oe avanaoie m
i
the near future.
A Reproduction
ol Sllrris, Events
at Pioneer Throe
Showing Early Lit
in the Far West
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2 INSPECTORS ACCUSED
THHEIi PLUMBERS CHARGE THEY
AND DEPUTY ARK UNFAIR.
Dleck Notifies Civil' Service Board
That Accusation Has No Founda
tion Council to Hear Plaint.
Declaring that Chief Plumbing In
spector Hey and Deputy Inspector King
nave been unfair in their Inspection of
plumbing: have shown favoritism and
have allowed violations of law in some
cases and prosecuted tor the same vio
lations In other cases, a committee of
plumbers headed by M. P. Fleming, A.
A Stolts and S. S. Shoemaker, appeared
before the Municipal Civil Service
Board yesterday and asked that the
two inspectors' work be Investigated
and that they be discharged from the
service.
When Commissioner Dleck appeared
before the Civil Service Board and an
nounced that he had Investigated the
charges against the men fully and was
satisfied that thsy were without foun
dation, the Civil Service Board rofused
to consider the complaints. It was said
that the Civil Service Board had noth
ing whatever to do wltlflnvesttgatlnns
of the kind, the work of the Board
being to hear charges against employes
after they have been heard and acted
upon by the head of the department
and are not satisfactory to the em
ployes affected by the decision.
The plumbers, who say they have
evidence to show that the two inspec
tors have been unfair, were advised to
appear before the City Commission and
present their case. This will be done
this morning when the Council holds
Its regular Friday morning meeting.
Commissioner Dleck wrote a letter
to the Civil Service Board, notifying
the members that they had no juris
diction in the case. At the request of
the Board members Mr. Dleck appeared
before the Board, however, and ex
plained his stand. His ldeaa were
backed by the Board unanimously.
SUGAR 25 CENTS HIGHER
The advance in sugar prices has been
resumed. Thers was a 2S-cent rise In
the local market yesterday, which
dealers had been expecting for several
days, as the Eastern markets sultan a
-tiimtlar advance
list week.
in tne latter pan oi
The flurry In the Bast was due to
renewed buying of granulated sugar
The Bis Stock of Scale Bros.. Au
thorized Sold to 0. E. Lucore. Agent
and Representative of Some of the
Creditors $250 Pianos, Also Some
of the $300 Pfonos Are Included in
the Lot, Now on Sale at $97.20.
Payments $1.00 per Week AU
Other Grades Equally Low Player
Pianos, $700 Values, Guaranteed 10
years, $266, Payments $2 per Week.
Never durlna the kUtory of piano
selling has there been a chance Ilka
this for the planoleas home. Taklns
over this entire stock of the Soule
Bros.' failure, and which enables its
t'elng sola on payments In place of
spot rash, makes possible buying a
thoroughly reliable, high-grade piano
at a price that is really unbelievable.
A price so low as to astonish every
prospective purchaser Is now marked
on every Instrument. You certainly
owe yourself an investigation. Terms
of 1, 2, $, yes 4 years, wTa be given on
any piano, according to Its value.
Of eeurae some dealers konl. Thsy
try to make you believe there Is noth
ing but riff-raff pianos up hers. The
truth of the matter Is. the fellow who
howls has been trying to charge
enormous prices, and now he squirms
when Inroads are made Into his sup-posed-to-be-excluslve
supremacy.
How foolish It la for a concern that
claims to have been established years
ago, but which, in reality, has onl
been trailing under the nam of an
erstwhile prominent Oregon house for
only a few years bare In Portland, to
insinuate that we make exaggerated
statements. Talk about exaggerations
I will prove to you that there Is scarce
ly a piano in this howling, high-price
charger's entire stock that Is not priced
far beyond, and almost double, the real
value.
New listen, plraae, all you plano-ouy-era:
The tioule Bros, failed. When my
knocking competitors try to stats that
these pianos were shipped here for this
special occasion, and are cheap Inferior
makes, please ask anyone how many X
years have Messrs. soule Bros, bssn
here In 1'ortlsiui. Will anybody dispute
the fact that the Souls Bros, handle
good high-grade Instruments'! Pianos
than which none better are to bs found
In any piano store.
I'll trll you h- Soule Bras, fnllee.
They tried to carry on the same
"holler than thou" sham dignity in an
attempt to get-all-you-can prices. Just
as do these howling high-price charg
ers, the buncb which has become com
monly known as the musical morgue.
A nluarr In the noodplle. Let's go a
little further. I don't believe in en
gaging In vulgar newspaper contro
versy, but when misstatements have
been made by a bunch that hasn't
enough capital actually in business to
buy a carload of fine pianos: thai .
nearly everything In the house on con
slsrnnient, meaning that some middle
man In San Francisco or elsswnsrs
makes a big fat middleman profit be
cause he owns the stock and the goods
until some retail customer has bought
each individual Instrumsnt, who In an
unscrupulous manner, and without any
thought of fairness tries to cry down our
instruments, which actually cost more
money wholesale, and are being sold
by me for less money than what they
probably would have to pay eventu
ally for any of their consigned plsnos.
than it's time that all should know the
truth.
Why should Ihle buarh attack serf
I have ptit my good money up for this
stock. Factories that 1 represented for
veers are Involved in this unfortunate
failure I know that continuing this
.business, running In this mot gue-like
manner, trying to soak people with
high prices, would merely moan more
loss. Illgh-prlce-charglng houses who
boast of never running a special, be
cause they can't run a special sale,
since there are so many fingers. In
the pie, and who frequently pay com
mission men eighty dollars and a hun
dred dollsrs. yea even as much ss two
hundred dollars' commission for the
sale of a single occasional piano. Why
shouldn t this sort of a crowd Iry to
sling mud and by svery means try to
stop people from patronizing my of
fers, when they see their trade slip
ping away from them?
Money talks. I'll put up one thou
sand dollurs with any other thousand
dollsrs from one or more of this hlgh-prtce-charging
bunch: I agree to lose all
the money I put up to charity (theirs
can go baok to them, they need 111, If I
cannot prove that I am offering In this
sale, and have sold many Instruments
at a smaller margin of profit to my
self than has ever been the case (ex
cept possibly In a legitimate special
sale) In I'ortland, and even though I
purchased at an exceedingly great ad
vantage. I will further say that I have
sold and now also offer many ns'
pianos for sale at a profit of less that
ten dollars each to me, while the howl
ing high-price chargers have probably
not a piano on their floor which Is
offered to the pulillo for a profit or
less than one hundred dollars, and I am
not sure but that 1 would be perfectly
safe to say. at less than two hundred
dollars profit over the factory cost.
f the above t-hellrnae Is taken up.
let's all agree to show our wholssale
prices, selecting three Judges, one se
lected by myself, one by the trantir
high-price chargers, and these two to
select another one. Isn't that fair?
Now, Betting down to busluene. Who
can say that the Illustrious names upon
instruments in this sale are not of the
highest grade? Who will come out In
the open and cover my thousand dol
lars? Talk about exaerated statement.
What right has a bunch to claim "es
tablished In 1873," whan, as a matter
of fact, they were started and Incorpo
rated only about four years ago, and
haven't even now capital enough to
pay for a carload of fine pianos. Con
sult your banker, or any commercial
agency.
The naked truth. The "soak-the-publtc-the-hlghest-prlce"
houses don't
dare to come out with factory cost
prices; what a holdup It would show,
and this being the case. Is it any woti
fer that this kind of a bunch squeals
and spends advertising money to be
little a fair rival In trade, with whom,
on the face of It, they cannot possibly
fairly and honestly compsts?
Now for true values, and what I Will
sell at 388 Morrison. $250 pianos for
$97.20, and I mean every word of It
1 mean that the high-priced houses
everywhere try to sell these Identical
pianos for $260. and In many places,
for $300. I will agree with you that
such should not be sold for more than
$176 or possibly $200. but that makes
no difference. I have the right to call
it a $2&u or $300 piano, since blgh
prlce chargers try to get that much
for It. Am 1 not right now? I will
sell this piano during this sale for
$D7.20. ana I have not only one. but
a whole bunch of them. Pick out the
color of case you like best.
$360 Pianos, guaranteed 10 years, fll.
$4d0 Pianos, guaranteed 10 years, lit.
I'lnyer-planos are now being sold for
less than the same quality upright,
without a plsyer usually sells for.
$700 values, now 1817.
$800 values, now $446.
$50 values, now $61S.
and every one of them old reliable
makes. Now In fairness to the piano
buyer who does not know, I think I
should really tell you some of the
makes, and some of the prices. Head
carefully: lvers St Pond. Behlnne, Chase
at Baker, Lester. Wegman. etc
$1280, largest slxe, best constructed,
not to be told from brand new, Weber
Pianola Pianos. $7 7.
$1500 combination Lester Orand Pia
nola. 88-note. $.
$300 Burmelster Pianola. $211.
Other Aeolian - manufactured player
pianos. Bteck-Stuyvesant. etc... now at
half price. And two, three or four
years to pay for them In.
Store open every evening until r.
M. 288 Morrison street C. E. lAicore,
agent and representative of some of
the creditor manufacturers.
tnr ohlmnent to Knaland. Four or five
cargoes were bought on the New Tork
market for prompt dispatch, and, as a
considerable part of the stock In Cuba
Is under contract to go aoroaa. snj
refiners believe the prospect Is for
higher prices during ths remainder of
the season.
With the sdvance of yesterday, tne
Portland market Is still IS cents tinder
the hlgn sngar price of last month.
H... , In bo UOOll MS H mo,l, Inol
toverogo, has been Introduced la Holland.