Morning Oregonian., December 29, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORXING OREGOMAN,
FRIDAY DECEMBER 29, 1916.
WILSON WILL KEEP
PEACE PLAN SECRET
All Steps Henceforth Taken
Will Be Regarded by Offi
cials as Confidential.
ALLIES' REPLY ACCEPTED
Germany Believed to Be Willing to
Consider Suggestions From Any
Quarter, Including Enemies.
Radicals Considered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. A policy of
ansoiute silence regarding the peaqe
negotiations has been adopted by Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing. It
was said officially today tat all steps
Henceforth would be regarded as con-
tidentlal, that no comment will be made
on any development and that rumors
will not be discussed in any way.
the decision to pursue this course
was made known after the State De-
xexts or tne German and Austrian re
plies to President Wilson's identic
notes to the belligerents proposing a
discussion of peace terms and after it
was learned that the Teutonic powers
would be willing to permit a confiden
tial exchange of tentative terms if it
became necessary to do so to bridge the
gap threatening to prevent a gather
ing of peace delegates.
Secret Exchanges Expected.
In many quarters tl.e official atti
tude was construed as indicating that
Becret exchanges were expected to fol
low, if they did not precede, the formal
answers to the entente nations to the
notes of President Wilson and the cen
tral powers. Because of the highly con
fidential nature of any such negotia
tions, it is pointed out, the intermediary
would be obliged to refrain from ad
mitting even that they were in progress.
So far as the entente governments are
concerned, it is understood that little,
if any, confidential information has
reached here to shed more light on
their attitude than has been given pub
licly in the speeches of their Premiers
find the comment of their press. Conse
quently, there is no disposition here to
doubt that the allies will refuse unani
mously to enter into any sort of peace
conference until Germany has indicated
clearly on what conditions she will stop
fighting.
Germany Open to Suggestions.
On the Teutonic side, while the reply
to President Wilson is regarded by the
German embassy as complying with
President Wilson's suggestion in offer
ing a method of procedure, Germany is
said to .be willing to consider other sug
gestions regarding methods from any
quarter, including her enemies.
The views of the German government
further are represented as being as
follows:
If the entente considers that guaran
tees for the future are the principal
elements to be achieved and lacking
confidence In the German government,
Insists upon knowing something of the
guarantees that Germany is willing to
give, the Berlin government might
make some declaration regarding the
principles to which she is willing to
subscribe, leaving details for settle
ment at the proposed conference. The
German government considers that
there is but little to be gained by
going into any lengthy discussion of
guarantees fqr the future with the
present war in progress.
Conference Only Preliminary.
In this connection Germany, it is
asserted, never hae intended that the
conference suggested should result im
mediately in the establishment of
peace; it Is considered that it necessa
rily would be of a preliminary nature
to determine whether it might not be
possible to end the war.
According to the German diplomats,
the plan Germany is proceeding upon
would provide that the delegates
Fhould first agree upon territorial and
immediately connected terms and that
a preliminary tentative treaty then
should be settled upon. This com
pleted, the German idea is to have
all the neutrals called in to partici
pate In consideration of the questions
Of guarantees for the future. They
regard it as a matter for the confer
ence to settle whether the neutral na
tions should become signatory to the
entire peace treaty or only to that
part having to do with guarantees for
the maintenance of peace in the fu
ture, such as freedom of the seas, lim
itation of armaments, formation of a
world league to enforce peace and es
tablishment of an international court
of arbitration.
Germans Consider Own Radicals.
Diplomats familiar with the views
of Germany and her allies were espec
ially emphatic tonight in saying that
Germany necessarily would be able to
ike much better terms in confidential
.egotiations than in public. The radW
cal element in German politics, it is
(aid. must be considered. Under any
circumstances, however, it was said,
Germany would not consider making
peace if the entente should insist upon
retaining Germany's lost colonies and
requiring Germany at the same time to
evacuate all enemy territory now oc
cupied. The official texts of the German and
the Austrian replies, received today,
varied slightly from each other and
lrom the original cabled press transla
tion. Most of the difference, officials
thought, was in the warmer, more cor
dial tone of the official versions.
Differences between the two replies
were noted with interest. For in
stance, the German reply refers to the
President's note as calling for "the
creation of bases for the foundation of
a lasting peace," while the Austrian
h it an "exchange of views for the
eventual establishment of peace." Ger
many proposed "the speedy assembly
on neutral ground of delegates of the
warring states," and Austria proposes
"that representatives of the belliger
ent powers convene at an early date
at some place on neutral ground."
Austria "Concur" with Wilson.
The most decided difference noted
was in Austria's ascribing to Presi
dent Wilson himself the view tha.t It
was necessary to postpone discussion
of guarantees for a permanent peace.
The Austrian reply "concurs with the
President that only after the termina
tion of the present war will it be pos
sible to undertake the great and desir
able work of the prevention of future
wars." The President's note said the
United States would be glad t"o co
operate towaid permanent peace "when
the war is over." but did rftt specific
ally declare the two subjects could not
discussed at the same time. In the
allied countries there s uncompromis
ing hostility to any plan not guaran-
tri'iiic "ppTinrHlfnn i . -: i i i i . , t . iH
guarantees."
Statements in the Austrian press,
which have turned from hostility to
the President's note to expressions
suggesting he is allied with the central
powers for the accomplishment of the
same end, caused further embarrass
ment here today In the Administra
tion's attempt to disassociate the Amer
ican action from the central powers'
note of six days before.
GIRL WHOSE MEMORY SUDDENLY LEFT HER YESTERDAY AS SHE
WAS IN -DOWN-TOWN STORE.
H. WHO THOU GHT SHE WAS EDITH
MISS ALICE SMIT
SAILOR.
SLAYER HANGS SELF
Toni Cerboni Ends His Life in
Jail With Suspenders.
.SCOTTISH RITE HOLD PARTY
OLD MANDOLIN GONE, TOO
Prosecutor Was Told of Contem
plated Attempt on Life and Pic
ture of Hanging Pointed Out.
Brooding Is Cause of Act.
OREGON CITY, Dec. 28. (Special.)
Toni Cerboni, awaiting action by the
grand jury on a charge of second-
degree murder, brought his troubles to
an end today by hanging himself with
a pair of suspenders in the County Jail.
Sheriff Wilson cut down his body
shortly before 12 o'clock, and for 45
minutes the Sheriff and Dr. W. B.
Hempstead worked over the body.
Cerbonl's heart was still beating when
Sheriff Wilson cut down the body.
The Italian selected the same part
of the Jail in which Charles Wilson,
charged with killing Mamie Walsh,
hanged himself in 1893. Then, there
were other inmates in the jail and they
waited until they were certain that
Wilson was dead before calling for
Deputy Sheriff Hackett, who cut down
the body.
Gone with Cerboni is his beloved
mandolin. For days he forgot his
troubles by playing the melodies of
his native land, but during the last
week he has tried to give It away, say
ing that he had no heart for music.
He probably burned the instrument
just before taking his life.
Sheriff Wilson believes that Cerboni
was driven to suicide by his over-active
imagination. He was convinced that
he would be hanged by the state for
killing a fellow-countryman at a con
struction camp near Bull Run threa
weeks ago and all efforts of Sheriff
Wilson and other Italians to correct
this impression were useless.
Last night In the presence of Deputy
District" Attorney Burke Cerboni de
clared that he would be dead in 24
hours and destroyed a crucifix which
he has carried for the last few days.
Earlier In the week he took Sheriff
Wilson and Captain H. L. Hull to a
place in the jail where he had drawn
on the wall a crude picture of a man
with a rope around his neck. "That's
me," he Faid, pointing to the drawing.
Cerboni shot and killed S.am Sacch
etta Decemeber 3, andwas arrested that
night by a party of Clackamas and
Multnomah County officials near An
derson station on the Estacada line.
He made a complete confession to Dis
trict Attorney Hedges. The killing
grew out of a quarrel over 60 cents,
which Sacchetta claimed Cerboni owed
,him. Cerboni was 28 years old and un
married.
tions put to her, but evidently was
puzzled by the whole affair as much
as anyone else.
The Smiths lived in Seattle before
coming to Portland, and Miss Smith
was a student In the commercial de
partment at the Bajlard High Schoql
in that city.
Masonic Christmas Festivity It
Social Affair.
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CLACKAMAS LEVY IS 18.5
$531,(141, Exclusive of City, Road
and School, to De Raised.
OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) On a valuation of $28,737,352,
Clackamas County this year will pay
18.5 mills general levy, including coun
ty, state, school and general road levies.
The County Court met today to deter
mine the millage. . Excluding all city
school and road district levies, the
amount of taxes collected In this county
next year will be $531,841.01.
The total of 18.5 mills is divided as
follows: County. 4.7; state. 3.4; school,
3.4. and road, 7. Of the towns In the
county. Oregon City will pay on the
highest millage. 40.8.
GIRL FOUND IN CLOSET
(Continued From First Page.)
she was Miss Gladys Saylor, of Oregon
City, but later recalled tha,t her name
was not Saylor, and insisted that some
one had told her that was her name.
She said she remembered talking to a
woman on the Oregon City interurban
car. but did not know who the woman
was or where they had separated.
Mrs. Wilma Crounse, of the Women's
Protective Bureau, said last night that
she was Inclined to believe Miss Smith
was telling . the truth, especially as
there was no obvious motive for decep
tion. Mrs. Crounse said the girl made
an apparent attempt to answer ques-
Scottish Rite Masons have seldom
been hosts for such a splendid party
as marked the close of December's fes
tivities. The party last night was a
Christmas affair, with huge lighted
trees adorning the walls, the large one
being laden with attractive and mirth
provoking gifts for all present, Santa
Claus remembering each and every
guest at the affair.
Robert Skeen was responsible for
the elaborate and artistic electrical
decorations. Virgil L. Clark was chair
man of the committee, and he was as
sisted by several prominent members.
Card tables were arranged for non
dancers and handsome prizes awarded
the high scorers. A delicious supper
closed the gaieties.
The patronesses were Mrs. Ralph E.
Williams, Mrs. E. V. Littlefiefd. Mrs.
Chriss A. Bell. Mrs. F. L. Trullinger,
Mrs. E. H. Sensenich. Mrs. Ben Gadsby,
Mrs. Robert Skeen, Mrs. E. A. Pierce,
Mrs. Robert A Miller. Mrs. W. F.
Woodward, Mrs. R. D. Inman, Mrs. H.
J. Blaesing.
Mexican Women Would Ship Gold.
LAREDO, Tex.. Dec. 28. Application
was made late today by two prominent
Mexican women In Nuevo Laredo for
permission to send across to the Amer
ican side two boxes containing $125,000
in Mexican gold. The applicants are
eaid to have been Mrs. Jesus Carranza
and the wife of Governor Mlrelos, of
Coahulla. The request probably will
be granted.
Merchant Faces Liquor Charge.
John Lynch, a St. Johns merchant,
71, was arrested' in that suburb last
night on a charge of violating the pro
hibition law. The police seized five
quarts of whisky. The patrolmen say
they trapped Lynch by sending a man
to Lynch's store to buy liquor. The
whisky is said to have been bought
for $3.50 a quart.
Juan i i.i Stecnson, 10, Missing.
The police received a report that
Juanita Steenson, 16, who lives on a
farm near Vancouver, Wash., is miss
ing from her home. The girl's rela
tives believe she came to Portland.
George Selder's House Robbed.
Three gold watches and a watch
chain and other minor articles formed
the booty of burglars who ransacked
the home of George Selder, 750 Kerby
street, last night.
CONVICT IS SUSPECT
M. A. Morgan Believed to Be
Sender of Albany Bomb.
ACCUSED DENIES CHARGE
Young Man Paroled From Peniten
tiary December 14 Released on
$500 Dond Alibi Will De
Produced, He Asserts.
Milton A Morgan, a convict paroled
from the Oregon State Penitentiary De
cember 14, ana a waiter by occupa
tion, was arrested by United States
Marshals yesterday on a charge of hav
ing sent an infernal machine through
tne mail tD James R. Mlsner,
bany. Or.
The charge is made that Morgan, who
saiu 10 nave Deen a close friend of
of Al-
Otto Hooker, escaped convict, sent the
infernal machine in a spirit of revenge
for the death of Hooker, who w shut
by Patrolman Long, of Portland, after
he had been discovered by Mr. Mlsner
beneath a house which the latter was
building.
uprc-i Freed on Bona.
After a preliminary hearing yester
day Morgan, who went under the alias
of Paul C. Williams at the penitentiary,
was released on $500 bond. Morgan
declared he could produce a complete
alibi and obtained a number of wit
nesses to substantiate this declaration.
The infernal machine was mailed
from Algoma, Wash., on December 20
and was received by Mr. Mlsner two
days later. The appearance of the
package aroused Mr. Misner's suspi
cions and he opened it by means of a
long wire tied to the lid, with the re
sult that an explosion occurred, suffi
cient to have killed him had he not
taken the precaution which he did.
Morgan declared yesterday that he
had worked for the Union Meat Com
pany on December 18, and that on the
following two days he had been at the
Waiters' Union headquarters In search
of a Job. He said that he consequently
could not have mailed the package con
taining the infernal machine.
Morgan, who Is 25 yers old, served a
term in the penitentiary for forgery.
Friendship Said to Have
Previous to Otto Hooker's sensational
escape from the penitentiary in Septem
ber, 1915, he and Morgan are said to
have been close friends. Hooker shot
Harry P. Mlnto, warden of the peniten
tiary, before being himself shot to
death at Albany.
POSTAL INSPECTOR IS ADVISED
Authorities Notify Officer at Spo
kane of M. A. Morgan's Arrest.
SPOKANE, Dec. 28. The Postofflce
inspector in charge of the Northwest
ern district was notified from Portland
today that Milton A. Morgan has been
arrested charged with having sent a
bomb fronf Algoma, Wash., to Al
bany. Or. ,
The bomb was received through the
mall by James R. Mlsner. He became
suspicious of the package and exploded
it by means of a long wire attached to
the box.
BRITAIN MAY BUY DRINK
PURCHASE OP WHOLE LIQUOR
TRADE BEIMi CONSIDERED.
Premier Known to Favor Step and Be
lief la Expressed That Commonii
Would Pass .Necessary Bill.
LONDON. Dec. 29. The purchase of
the drink trade in Great Britain by the
state is believed to be imminent, says
the Dally Express today.
"The matter has been closely consid
ered by the liquor eontrol board dur
ing the last fortnight," continues the
newspaper. "Several members of the
board have long advocated the purchase
and the change in the government has
brought a renewal of their argument."
The Express quotes Sir Thomas Whit
taker, member. of Parliament, as saying
that David Lloyd George, the Prime
Minister, is known to favor the step,
while several of the Unionist members
are understood to agree with him Sir
Thomas believes a bill calling for the
purchase would pass the House of Com
mons without difficulty.
Sir Thomas Whittaker was chairman
of the committee which advocated the
purchase in 1915, when the cost of the
plan was estimated at between 250.
000,000 and 300,000,000. Since then,
however, the government has inter
fered drastically with the production
of spirits.
Prowlers Annoy Children.
Prowlers 'were reported to be an
noying children in the neighborhood of
t ifteenth and Northrup streets last
night. The police also received a re
port that a man 55 years old had
given liquor to a 6-year-old boy who
lives at 767 Mallory avenue "on Decem
ber 26. The lad became intoxicated,
it is said.
&9
f) Boys
$10 in cash prizes to the best imper
sonators of Chaplin in our paiade to
morrow afternoon at 3:15. Every
boy in costume or on roller skates
gets free passes to see Chaplin in his
newest, funniest comedy, "The Rink,"
next week at The Star. Anyone can
enter. Be at The Star in costume or
on skates Saturday afternoon at 3 :15.
Remember, boys, you'll all get in.
Free! I1"f)
This Is Holiday Week
There has been unusually heavy buy
ing this week, Hnd there's a cheerful
ness about It that Is most pleasing.
Many are cashing in their merchan
dise orders; others are Investing their
Christmas money, while others are tak
ing advantage of an opportunity to se
lect from Portland's greatest clothing
store at prices uniformly fair.
Everyone Is welcome here, and
everyone has my personal guaranty of
satisfaction lu everything bought at
this store.
Overcoats
are
here,
young
men
THE season's nobbiest fabrics have been
used in fashioning these young men's
overcoats..
Beautiful tweeds, cheviots, mixtures a
blending of color-tones that will please the
most critical eyes.
Sold at unusually attractive prices, con
sidering their style and quality
$10, $15, $18, $20, $25
Young Men s Suits
Tailored from a wide range of the most
desirable fabrics obtainable. Suits that are
perfect in style and pre-eminent in quality.
See them now
$15 to $25
Second floor.
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Morrison at fourth1
ATTACK CALLED SAVAGE
BRITISH .SAY VESSEL IV BALLAST
WAS SOT WARNED.
Two Unheralded Torpedoes Kill Pour
Men, Then Kcnplng Boata Are
Shelled at Dlnlancr.
LONDON. Deo. 28. The Admiralty
has given to the Associated Press the
following statement concerning the
sinking of the British steamer West
minster, which was reported lost on
December 18:
"The degree of savagery the Ger
mans have attained In their subma
rine policy appears to have reached a
climax in the sinking of the West
minster, which was proceeding from
Torre Annunziata to Port Said In bal
last. On December 14, when 180 miles
from the nearest land, the Westmin
ster was attacked by a German sub
marine without warning and was
struck by two torpedoes In quick suc
cession, which killed four men. The
Westminster sank In four minutes.
"This ruthless disregard for the
rules of International law was fol
lowed by a deliberate attempt to mur
der the survivors. The officers and
crew, while effecting their escape in
boats, were shelled by- the submarine
at a range of 3000 yards. The mas
ter and chief engineer were killed out
right. Their boat was sunk. The
second and third engineers were not
picked up. It is presumed they were
drowned.
"The captain or the submarine must
have satisfied himself on the effect
iveness of his two torpedoes: yet he
proceeded to carry out In cold blood;
an act of murder which could not
possibly he Justified by any urgency!
of war and can only be regarded In
the eyes of the world as a further
proof of the degradation of German
honor and morale."
BRYAN AIDS KENTUCKY DRY
Ncbrnskan Again Suys lie Will Work
for National Prohibition.
LOUISVII.LH. Ky.. Dec. 18. William
Jennings Bryan was the guest of honor
here tonight at a banquet given by
the Kentucky Democratic Forward
League, making the opening of a cam
paign for the submission of a prohi
bition constitutional amendment in
Kentucky.
In his address Mr. Bryan reiterated
his intention of devoting the next four
years to an effort to secure the in
dorsement of National prohibition by
the Democratic party.
MARK TWAIN'S COUSIN DIES
B. M. Clements Passes in Arizona
ut Age of 7 9.
TUCSON. Ariz.. Dec. 28. B. M.
Clements. 79, cousin of Mark Twain
and his comrade in steamboatlng on
the Mississippi, died today at a hospi
tal. Interment will take place at St.
Louis.
Mr. Clements, who clung to the
original spelling of the family name,
came here in the '70s.
Poisoned Candy Mailed Divorcee.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.)
Sheriff Parker, of Eugene, has been
asked to make an investigation of a
box of alleged poisoned candy, said to
have been mailed from Eugene to Mrs.
Viola Coulson, a divorcee, residing with
her mother. Mrs. Addle Conn, at Dallas.
HOTEL WILL BE TAKEN
1(iiii:i i.iim nr. o. SPOKANE LAND-
MARK PROPOSED.
San Francisco Company to Act
. i MortKBRe and l'roli-
uhly Will Reopen House.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) The fate of the Hotel Spokane,
a landmark, and for many years the
finest hostelry In Eastern Washington,
will be sealed in January.
The receivership will be terminated,
the 8200.000 mortgage held on the
building and property by the German
Savings & Loan Company of San Fran
cisco will be foreclosed and In all prob
ability this an Krancisco company
will take it over and operate it under
reorganization.
Several directors of the German Sav
ings & Loan Company will come to
Spokane soon to look over the prop
erty, preparatory to taking action.
These facts were brought out today
In interviews with attorneys repre
senting the receiver, II. J. Cole, attor
neys for mortgage holders on the Hotel
Spokane and the Hotel Tacoma, owned
by the Norman Hotels Company, and
both under the direction of the re
ceiver, and Federal Judge Frank Hud
kin, in whose hands the fate of the
hoLel company rests.
'Ciuess-Your-Weight" Scales Seized.
SAN KRANCISCO. Dec. 28. Fourteen
back" weighing machines were seised
here today by the Sealer of Weights
and Measures because he could not find
any mechanism in the scales to return
nickels to good guessers.
A Great Free Premium Distribution
and Advertising Test Sale of Fine Pianos
and Player-Pianos at Eilers Music Houses
Cut Out the $30 Certificate Published on Page 13
of This Issue It Is Accepted the Same as Cash
As announced heretofore, we are to
sell out here mb quickly as possible a
number of carloads f fine pianos and
player-pianos, originally intended for
Seattle. They consist principally of
the highest grade and most expensive
Instruments, such as a carload of Deck
ers, a carload of Lesters and nearly a
carload of Chickerings and Klmballs.
also some of our own Eilers Duo-Tonal
pianos; and then some of the less ex
pensive makes, like the Henderson, Cote
and Prescott makes. Coming upon the
heels of an already large stock, due to
the fact that our premises were being
rearranged and remodeled for almost
three months, which Interfered with
our selling greatly, this situation Is an
acute one. It requires immediate at
tention and drastic action. We must
find homes for these Instruments forth
with. No sane man would undertake
to sell so many extra pianos and player
pianos at the regular retail price. It
could not be done, and would be a
ridiculous waste of effort and money.
Only the most unrelenting reductions
In price will dispose of so large a num
ber of pianos quickly. Prices must be
made so low, and terms of payment so
attractive that each and every Caller
will find It to his or her advantage to
decide upon an Instrument Immediately.
We realize this. Hence this offer.
We shall make inducements that arc
simply unprecedented. We shall In
clude also some of our regular Port
land stock of pianos in order to make
this sale attractive to every home. A
piano fer every purpose and for every
purse. The making of profit will not
be a consideration, but we shall en
deavor to make one hundred extra loyal
and enthusiastic friends of those who
will get these pianos now; and at the
samo time we shall try to 'secure some
valuable statistics as t advertising.
A modern music house must be well
advertised. It is not enough to carry
the finest musical Instruments and of
fer same at advantageous terms f
purchase. A good piano supplied by
Eliers Music Houses lasts a lifetime.
A new buyer must be found every hour
of the day. Therefore a high-grade
piano-selling Institution must keep it
self well before the public always; It
must make itself well known.
In disposing of this extra stock we
recognize an opportunity to find out
which method of advertising is the
most economical and effective, name
ly, advertising in the newspapers, in
circulars, in personal letters, or in
numerous other ways.
For this reason wo publish an ad
vertising test certificate. It calls for
830. It is good for so much actual
cash. It will be accepted by us as the
first payment for any piano in this
sale. Select your piano now, present
your certificate, arrange for payment
of balance as best suits your con
venience, and the piano will be sent to
you. But even this Is not all of the
Inducements we now have to offer.
If you choose to make a further pay
ment when you select we pay a pre
mium so that every dollar A'eqomes
worth two dollars up to the amount of
the certificate that you pay us at the
time you select your instrument. We
have published below the certificate
and the schedule showing exactly what
these extra premiums will amount to.
Bear in mind that you need make no
cash payment other than an advertis
ing test certificate when you select
your piano.
Bear in mind that the balance re
maining unpaid can be settled in
monthly payments of 812. 810. 88. yes.
even $6. We give 30 months' time to
complete the payments.
Several very choice, brand-new. war
ranted makes of pianos will be sold
during this sale for 81.23 a week. Still
others will go for 81.50 a week, or pay
85 or 86 payments monthly, if vou pre
fer. In this sale are Included even the
Chickering and the now famous Klin
ball: and Philadelphia's fine piano, the
Lester; the magnificent Decker, ttie old,
reliable Smith & Barnes; our town
make, the Eilers Orchestral, and New
York's most costly and most superb
art piano, the magnificent Kranich &
Bach, together with dozens of well
known and thoroughly desirable,
though less expensive makes.
We want to sell them with the least
possible delay and we want thereby to
secure over 100 additional enthusiastic
and loyal friends for Eilers Music
Houses.
For 8148 you will secure now plano.1
which have never been sold for less
than $215 heretofore. $167. $172 and
$198 will secure such grades as arc
never to be obtained elsewhere for less
than $250 and $300.
Ask particularly to see some mag
nificent $450 styles now $271. and the
plainer cases, same makes, $255. $S a
month buys them, while the less ex
pensive styles go at $6 and $5 a
month.
Sale prices on the very fanciest of
$550 and $500 styles are now $298, $3U7
and $328. .
Terms as best suit your convenience.
In this sale will be included also a.
superb lot of latest player pianos with
free music rolls included at correspond
ingly low prices, same easy terms.
And bear In mind, we guarantee
quality, and we also guarantee price.
We agree distinctly to refund all money
paid If purchase after delivery is not
found exactly as represented and in
every way satisfactory or it is found
some quality could have been secured
elsewhere for so low a price.
Again we repeat, no cash payment la
necessary; cut out the coupon, which
will be taken at its face value as the
first payment.
Itemember, this sale has now begun.
If you have no piano, come at once.
Wi ii iv n :ible in the r;i?t to pre
sent many a money-saving opportunity
to the piano buyer, but never hereto
fore has a combination of circum
stances made possible so liberal a prop
osition as this, and we are sure such
opportunity will never be presented
again.
Our experts are at the service of
those who wish to order by mail. . Wo
make the most careful and painstak
ing selections and we ship instruments
subject to examination and trial. Alt
money that may have been paid to be
refunded if upon receipt of the instru
ment it is not found in every way sat
isfactory. This sale is going on simul
taneously at both stores, namely. Eilers
Music Houses salesrooms. 2S5 Morrison
street at Fourth, and Eilers building.
142 Broadway and Alder streets