THE MORNING OEEGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1914.
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GOLDEN
SPIKES TIE
SPOKANE CUT-OFF
Terminals Opened for Two
Transcontinental Lines as
Noise Is. Set Off.
PORTLAND NOW NEARER
Trade Territory of Inland Empire
Extended and Oregon Brawn,
Closer by Route Over Which
First Train Has Passed.
SPOKANE, Wash. Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) While bombs exploded, shouting
thousands applauded, rain drizzled, the
wind blew, 75 buckaroos from Pendle
ton sent salvos of pistol shots Into the
air, and as Spokane Falls rumbled 200
feet beneath the viaduct and grand
stand, two golden spikes were driven
at 11:50 today and Spokane found her
self hooked to the world by two more
transcontinental railway lines.
Under such conditions the Oregron
Washlngrton Railroad & Navigation
Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul formally entered Into pos
session of their new joint terminals
and union depot facilities, which have
been ten years In building and which
cost $12,000,000. Tonight the O.-W. R.
& N. is sending its first train over a
new short cut to Portland and the Mil
waukee is opening the shortest route
between Spokane and Puget Sound.
Builders Drive Spikes.
3. D. Farrell, president of the O.-W.
R. & N. : H.i S. Earling. vice-president
of the Milwaukee, and Robert E. Stra
horn, builder of the new terminals,
took, turns in handling the hammers
and driving home the spikes. At the
banquet tonight the spikes were offi
cially presented to Mr. Earling and Mr.
Strahorn as souvenirs of the comple
tion of this mighty development enter
prise. To the O.-W. R. & N. and to
Portland the opening of the -new Spo-kane-Ayer
cutoff (formerly the North
Coast road) means a saving of 64 miles
In distance as between old and new
routes, the elimination of grades and
that Spokane and Portland are ten
miles nearer each other than before.
To Spokane the cerei ionics marked
the opening of a new and extensive
trade area.
C. C. Colt, of t-e union Meat Com
pany, officially represented the City of
Portland at the big banquet tonight.
In the name Of Portland he congratu
lated the city and the men who could
uchleve such stupendous terminal pro
jects during a period of business de
pression throughout the United States.
W. W. Cotton, chief counsel for the
O.-W. R- & N., and John M. Scott, gen
eral passenger agent for the Southern
Pacific, were other speakers from Ore
gon. It is probable that more railroad
men gathered in Spokane today than
ever attended any similar event in the
Northwest. The unusual feat of great
transportation companies voluntarily
constructing five miles of elevated rail
roads and tunnels through a relatively
small Western city served to attract
their attention.
Railroad Heads Present
Among the distinguished men who
participated in the golden spike cele
bration and who sat at the new Daven
port tonight were: B. L. Winchell, vice
president and director of traffic for the
Union Pacific; E. A. Russell. Otis Elevator-Company;
H. S. Earling, vice
president of the Milwaukee; Judge A. L.
Flewelling, of the Milwaukee; W. B.
Foster, general superintendent of the
Milwaukee; J. D. Farrell, president;
J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and gen
eral manager; W. W. Cotton and Arthur
Spencer, of the O.-W. R. & N.; Robert
E. Strahorn, president of the Portland,
Eugene & Eastern, and Franklin T.
Orifflth, president of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company. Others
from Portland were John M. Scott, Wil
liam McMurray, H. E. Lounsbury, M. J.
Buckley, William M. Nelson, W. E. Bond,
A. C. Jackson, A. C. Martin. C. L. Smith,
Mark Woodruff, A. D. Charlton. H. H.
Crozier, M. J. Costello and E. K. Garri
son. Pendleton Round-Up boosters, with
little Miss Lulu Matlock as a charming
Miss Pendleton, threw their lariats
around Spokane hearts when 86 of them
descended upon the town without warn
ing. The programme of the day evolved
around the figure of Robert E. Strahorn,
originator and finisher, of the North
Coast and now president of the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern Railway at
Portland.
WITHYGOMBE IS LIKED
REPUBLICAN NCMIXEB ALMOST
SURE TO CARRY BAKER COUNTY.
Eastern Oregon Republicans Solid Be.
kind Booth and Many Democrat
Are Not With. Chamberlain.
BAKER, On, Sept. 15. (Special.)
Politics is just beginning to simmer in
Baker County. Locally there seems to
be more interest in county politics than
In the state-wide events. It seems to
be certain that Baker, though appar
ently Democratic, will give an over
whelming majority for Withycombe for
Governor. The big farmer vote will
apparently all be with the Republican
nominee and few either in the city or
in the county can be found who voted
against Dr. C. J. Smith in the primary
campaign who can see any good reason
for changing their opposition to the
West Democratic nominee.
For United States Senator the only
thing in the county which seems as
sured is that there will not be a large
vote for William Hanley. He Is re
garded as virtually no factor in the
race and the Republcans are solid be
hind Senator Booth, while there are
many Democrats who cannot indorse
Senator Chamberlain's vote for the re
duction of the tariff on wool.
Locally interest centers, as it did be
fore the primaries, in the race for
Sheriff. Jerry Fleetwood, the Repub
lican nominee, is an old campaigner.
Price Anderson, his Democratic oppon
ent, has been doing almost no cam
paigning, but is waiting to make t
whirlwind finish. He has a strong per
sonal following, but Fleetwood has been
working hard and has many out work
ing for him.
The County Judgeship is already
settled. ex-Judge Messick having the
nomination of all three parties. Both
nominees for County Commissioner are
from the panhandle of the county and
sectional rivalry, which was Intense
before the primaries, has been elimin
ated. There is some local Interest in
the race for State Senator between
Frank B. Mitchell, Republican nom
inee, and W. A. Strayer, Democrat. Both
are attorneys. Both candidates have
large personal followings and a close
race is expected. For Representative.
A. A. Smith, Democrat, an attorney. :s
M. Cartmill, Republican, a farmer of
w mgvine.
BLACK LEADS IN LEWIS
Judge 29 Ahead on Democratic Tick
et for United States Senator.
CHEHAUS. Wash.. EeDt. 15. (Spe
cial.) The Lewis County official count
for Judges and Democratic United
States Senator gives Judge Black a
majority of 29 here, a gain of 28 over
previous figures. The figures for Sen
ator on the Democratic ticket are:
Black, 118 first-choice votes, 76 sec
ond; Turner, 92 first-choice, 73 second;
Todd, 4 8 first-choice, 76 second; Cot
terlll, 65 first-choice. 57 second, and
Dege, 16 first-choice and 47 sec. nd.
For Democratic Congressman, Cass
EXPERIENCED DIRECTOR HAS
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Claud Kelly.
Claud Kelly the director of tha
popular Keating & Flood Musical
Comedy Company now at the
Lyric Theattr, is one of the best
in the country, judging from the
audiences. Mr. Kelly was brought
from the Eastern burlesque wheel
by Keating & Flood and in
structed to give the best produc
tions possible.
Tomorrow, both afternoon and
night, for the policemen's band
concert, he will endeavor to out
do his previous efforts. An extra
comedy aimed at the police will
be Interpolated throughout the
performance with the able as
sistance of Sol Carter, the He
brew comedian. The matinee will
commence at 2:30 sharp and the
evening performance at 7 o'clock.
received 129, Drury 129 and Hazzard 82.
For Supreme Judge Chadwick re
ceived 1349, Humphries 1135, Crow 1069,
Mills 829, Holcomb 765, Pemberton 722,
Gose .735 and Preble 647.
Other' official returns are not yet
totaled.
Wood burn Sends Thief to Jail.
WOODBURN, Or.. Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) L. G. Spltzer was arraigned here
today before Justice Hayes .. on the
charge of larceny and. was fined 50,
In default of which he was committed
to jail. It is alleged that Spltzer stole
a $25 saddle from Harve Hartman at
Mount Angel and sold, it to J.- H. Klnzer
for $10, after which he went to Port
land, where he was caught.
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That Especially Applies to
Hart Schaffner & Marx
HOLD these good clothes . makes to the
most exacting demands of high quality,
late style and excellence of tailoring.
You'll find that they easily pass your expectations.
This young man here is wearing a semi-English
model. A single-breasted coat, three-button,
two-to-button style, with self-rolling collar.
It's a popular style for Fall. Yon men who
want extra "snap," try this one.
Suits $18 to $40
OVERCOATS You'll want to see the new
" Balmaccan," a coat for warmth or rain.
We have them from $1Z to $35.
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Shop for '
Quality and Service.
Northwest Corner
Third and Morrison. '
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It Is Not the Price Only That Counts
Sift to the bottom any proposition which seemingly offers a piano or
player piano at a price below its value and yon will find that
at the Soule Bros. Failure Piano Sale, 388 Morrison street, under
neath the very skyrocket of advertising offering phenomenal price
reduction, there is a future happiness to the purchaser. Why? Be- .
cause the court of Multnomah County authorized this sale and
at a price that enables Lucore, the wholesale piano man, to sell
$250 pianos at $97.20, $700 and $850 player pianos for, some
$188, others at $237 and $287.
TMe erowinr 1s bMrisr tried in Texan.
FLAG FILM IS STIRRING
GLOBE AUDIENCES APPLAUD "THE
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER."
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Picture Skoiri Creation of National
Anthem Newibora and City Ward's
Guests of Theater.
Truly a masterpiece of dramatic
production which brought every good
American Vut of his seat was the "Birth
of the Star-Spangled Banner," shown
at the Globe Theater Monday. Crowds
of patriotic people filled the theater
at every performance. At the noon
show the Portland newsboys were
guests of L Lesser Cohen, manager and
treasurer of the Globe, and at 3 o'clock
60 wards of the Boys' and Girls' Aid
Society were entertained. In the even
ing the Daughters of the American
Revolution (Multnomah Chapter) were
present, the officers of the organiza
tion occupying boxes.
Miss Dorothy Lewis, whose voice,
by reason of its sympathetic timbre, la
fitted for big songs like "The Star
Spangled Banner," sung the grand old
anthem at every showing of the pic
ture, telling how the song was written.
The audience in every Instance was j
brought to its feet, and participated in
the singing of the chorus.
The- picture itself is the collaborated
work of the Edison Company and the
Star-Spangled Banner centennial com
mittee, and was made especially for
their use in their memorial celebration
and the dedication of the Francis Scott
Key statue at Baltimore, lid., Septem
ber 15. The pictures were shown over
all the world, this week, the Globe be
ing the only Portland theater having
the exhibition.
The children of the Aid Society were
given another treat following their1
visit to the Globe. As guests of Sol
Baum, manager of the Star Theater,
they viewed the pictures in that the
ater and then rode to the Receiving
Home, at 729 Irving street, through the
courtesy of Franklin T. Griffith, of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany. .
Cracksmen Enter Iloulton Saloon.
HOULTON, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
The safe in the saloon of A. J. Kelley
of this city was dynamited early today.
evidently by expert cracksmen, and the
contents, amounting to $65 in cash,
were stolen. A roll of bills concealed
in the waste paper basket beside the
safe was not disturbed. No clue has
been found as to their identity.
BANK FAILURE PROBED
Federal Grand1 Jury to Hear Charges
Against Cald-nell Officials.
BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 15. (Special.)
A Federal grand jury went Into ses
sion In this city today to consider
evidence in the possession of the Dis
trict Attorney against W. G. Simpson,
S. D. Simpson and J. G. Long, officers
of the American National Bank of
Caldwell, alleged to be responsible for
the failure of that Institution a year
ago.
When the American National Bank
failed the officials of Canyon County
and the United States immediately
made an investigation. This resulted
in warrants for the arrest of the of
ficers of the bank. The Simpsons were
arrested in Texas and willingly re
turned to Idaho.
Grand pianos " t old reliable
mikea, pianos that for years have
been tried and found true; Instruments
that are used now and have been for
many years by the majority of the
music-loving people of Portland can
now be secured for a price that vou
would pay for an uprgiht at any other
time.
Just a step further. The musical
morgue has endeavored to break out
again. They cannot help but see the
inroads that will be made into their
soft snap. They certainly squirm t6
see the price cut on reliable makes of
pianos. They dislike very much to
see the wholesale costs exposed. They
know it means a fatal blow to their
continued high-priced plan. "Holier
than thou" sham dignity doesn't go
when thinking piano purchasers inves
tigate the greatest of all piano sales
ever run in Portland, now going on
at 3S8 Morrison street. As a compar
ison! Look in the window of the
musical morgue. Start at the front
door on Morrison street; the first
piano that you see at what they call
a low price is an Instrument marked
for $155second-hand, of course, been
used several years; it has been polished
and, so far aa the outside is concerned,
to make you believe it is practically
a new piano. Now when such a piano
is being offered at $155. when it cost
less than J100 wholesale, the writer
cannot see where the bargain for any
pianoless home can possibly lie. And
it. ii were going to Da a new one, then
no doubt the same make of piano, cost
ing wholesale less than 100, would
be priced anywhere from J275 to $325.
Is it any wonder that they squeal when
mine, in this sale, are only $97,20 7
New? Of course.
Take the next piano in the window,
marked at $195. Here is an instru
ment that possibly barely cost $100;
second-hand also. A real piano man
knows its value in a minute, and knnws
that this is a big price, even retail, if
the piano were brand new. Take the
next instrument $170. Here's another
one tnat didn t cost $100. I am will
ing to bet my good money that it did
not. and it also is second-hand. It
certainly has not had less than three
or four years' use.
Take the next one $200. Gee. what
a snap! It didn't cost $125 when it
was new, and its also an old box.
But here comes the Joke of it all:
Two brand new pianos, one marked
S36o. the other marki S3aR- trttnl 170A1
Put the two of them together and the
two of them did not cost more than
$250, possibly $275, if bought direct
irora tne factory, rsow. the nle-eer in
the woodpile is that the Musical
morgue does not buy its pianos fror
factories, but has to pay no doubt a
outlandish middleman's, or consign
ment, profit. Isn't that the reason for
ail this whining and howling, and the
impotent effort to keep prices hlMTh
in the air? Of course, they see the
nana w ruing on ine waiL
For Lucore, the wholesale piano man,
does not intend to have the stock al
388 Morrison drag. Every piano must
be eold immediately. Cash cuts no
ice. '.terms or payment to suit you,
Make It $1 a week, or, on player
pianos, $1.50 or $2 a week. Grand
pianos on the same terms.
My cballeneet Possibly when the
aiusicat .Morgue set up Its first howl
and I made a challenge of $1000, un
doubtedly I was offering to put up
too much money. Thev never saw
that much money in one pile, I don't
ueneve. no 1 win maae a new cnai
lenge and say, put up $100. If I am
not selling pianos for less than what
this stock cost, and the cost of getting
it here, and that the Musical Morgue
does not offer a sinirle new niano at
a profit of less than $100 and a great
many pianos wim a prom or 30U to
$500; that they pay commissions to
go-between: door-bell rinsrers. teach
ers in disguise, of from $100 per piano
to possibly as much as $400 In some
Instances. Now. Mr. Musical Morcue,
either put up your hammer or put up
your money. It Is business with me.
I will play it either way, for $100 or
$1000, and you know you can't get
your money back.
If your statements are true and
you are not trying to rob the public,
if you are only securing a reasonable
profit; if you can prove this to the
judges, and I'll be perfectly reasonable
10 secure judges who are strictly dis
interested people; if this is a fact, you
get your money back and mine goes
to charity.
Some of these niano dealers whn are
SO afraid to run a sDecial or rrinrhi1
price sale; the truth of the matter is
iney aon t a are to run one. They have
too many commission men floating
around the country with contracts;
whenever a sale Is made there is a
commission of anywhere from $100 to
juu on a single piano sale to be paid.
Thev cannot take a chance? thw rinn't
dare to cut their price from the high
est possible figure they can write.
Come to think of it. I'll bet that
the majority of these Musical Morgue
pianos are marked up in the dark, for
any sane-thinking business man would
certainly not have the nerve to put
Likuao oiiuruiuua prices on me pianos
that the Musical Morrna hm tin mr,Qt
of theirs. Musical Morgue Is a good
name.. It's so appropriate. I wonder
who thought of it. It's been the com
mon nickname for the high-priced
piano-houses of this city for a long
time. The reason is that it Is very
seldom you can ever find a piano
customer In the store. Once in a great
while one drops in. But the majority
of the time it really is a typical
morgue. I'pople are not fcolns to pay
enormous prices when they can get the
same quality at other stores, and how
tne nign-priced houses do cry for
"quality." And vet. if vou would maks
an honest comparison you would find
inat omer nouses in fostiand sell
pianos of the same quality from $150
to $300 less, and maybe still less dur
ing special sales, as there are times
when a dealer can buy pianos, thor
oughly reliable instruments, when for
some Teason the manufacturer meets
with adversity which forces him to
throw his products on the market,
even without profit, in some cases at
less than what it cost him to make.
The wholesale or parent houses who
supply the musical morgues must some
times also secure these great options
the same as other houses do. But In
their hoggish desire to get all they can,
do they ever let the piano-buying pub
lic profit by a purchase they might
make? No. Get the big prices all the
time is the motto.
NOW, Mil. PIANO BUYER, do your
own thinking Just for a minute. Don't
let this statement influence you;
neither let a statement by the higli"
prlced houses Influence you. Just look
all around. Compare every piano that
is offered for sale by any house, and
then come to 3SS Morrison street and
Judge for yourself. The Musical
Morgue's statement of "nothing but
cheap, shoddy pianos," they corrected,
for they found that the public would
not stand for it. Many a piano cus
tomer in our store made a statement
that they thought it was outrageous
for any concern, practically traveling
in sheep's clothing, to be permitted
by the press to make such statements,
when, at 38S Morrison street, there
are rows after rows of thoroughly
reliable Instruments, time - honored
manufacturers' products; pianos that
there Is no question as to their re
liability and the guarantee back of
them is unquestionable.
For the convenience of those not
being able to call during the day, our
store at 388 Morrison street is opening
in the evening until 9 or 10 o'clock.
An investigation you owe to yourself.
C. E. Lucore. agent and creditors
representative Soule Bros. Sale ordered
by the Court of Multnomah County.
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All the newest One Steps,
Hesitations, and Tangos
and the Victrola plays as
long as any one wants to
dance.
There are Victors and
Victrolas in great variety
of styles from $10 to $200
at all Victor dealers.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J.
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the music of the Victrola,
Everyone enjoys dancing
to inusic of such splendid vol
ume, such clearness and perfect
rhythm.
J Get a Victrola today and invite your friends in to
dance. We have all the best dance records -the
Maurice Tango, the One Step, the Hesitation Waltz, the Castle
Walk and the Victrola plays as long as anyone wants to dance.
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that Victrola and have it delivered at once.
J Victrolas $15 to $200 on the easiest
terms. v
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Victrola XVI, $200
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Castle, teachers and
greatest exponents of
the modern dances, use
the Victor exclusively
and superintend tha
making' of their Victor
Dance Records.
Pianolas
Morrison at Sixth
Opposite Post Offico
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