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TTTTE MOItXING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1920
GIRL 10WS SECRET
.OF PONZI'S
AFFAIRS
Most Important Cog in Busi
'r ness Not 21.
FAMILY INVESTS FUNDS
Tounj Woman Directs 32 Clerks.
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.; Takes in Millions, Signs Checks,
ind Also Pays Creditors.
BOSTON, Aug. 23. (Special.') If
there is any one -who can resolve or
der out of the chaos into which
Charles Ponzi's affairs have fallen
since the government and the state
forced him to shut up shop it is Lucy
Meli, a young: woman scarcely past
S.0, born in Sicily, who has been Pon
zi's private secretary, general man
ager and the most important cog in
the complicated business whatever
It may turn out to have been that
Ponzi engaged in.
This young woman, black haired,
modestly dressed, who speaks Eng
lish without a trace -of her native
tongue, and who appears to have a
clear grasp of business affairs, still
holds the fort in the Ponzi offices in
School street, though the Securities
Kxchange company technically no
longer exists. -She is awaiting the
will of. the receivers and is going
over the books alone, having dis
charged the 32 assistants that com
posed the one-time office force.
StIU Loyal to Ponzi.
Miss Meli is still loyal to Ponzi
and visits him frequently at the
Charles street jail, where he Is await
ing trial on charges of larceny. She
is confident that her employer will
be cleared, despite the fact that he
has been declared insolvent to the
extent of probably $4,000,000 and that
thousands of depositors have sent
their notes to the attorney general
for collection if possible?
"I can't understand what has hap
pened." she said. "1 still hope that
matters will be straightened out. I
hate to think of any one losing money
here.
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THREE OFFICERS IN CHARGE AT NEW EAST SIDE STATION.
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Officers detailed to tne Biew police anb-atatlon : Reading from )feft to ris ht Jokn Cord en, desk maul
Roberta, sergeant, in charge of station, and J. D. Wright motorcycle patrolman.
Griffin
POLICE IN SUBSTATION
XEW QUARTERS OPEXED
BEL3IOXT STREET.
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Sergeant Roberts Is in Charge Un
til Return From East of
Lieutenant West.
Crime on the east side is expected
to be reduced materially as a con
sequence of the opening yesterday of
the new police sub-station at Thirty
fifth and Belmont streets. When the
entire personnel is on duty, some 40
My family Invested with Mr. Ponzi, patrolmen, and nine officers for day
and I have three notes myself. My
brother is the only one whose notes
were due and paid before the clos
ing of business. .If the business Is
insolvent we will lose as well as the
others."
Came to V. S. at 8.
Miss Meli is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gaetano Meli of 73 Temple
street. Revere. She was brougiit to
this country when 8 years old. As
she explained, she finished her busl.
ness education in May, 1918. and then
sought a position where she would
not be obliged to be a slave to routine
work.
Since she became Ponzi's assistant
ehe rose from the duties bf the only
omce neiper to mat of general man
ager and private secretary, hiring
tne assistants nerself. She was
burdened with the responsibility of
taking in the money which poured
into, the Ponzi office so fast that the
clerks were unable to count it at the
end of the day's business. She not
only directed the force of clerks, but
when Ponzi was absent she kept the
crowds of investors moving and
signed Ponzi's checks.
"Liking the work, I frequently
worked as much as 16 hours a day."
said Miss Meli. "None else could do
my work and though Mr. Ponzi of
fered me a vacation and though other
people wanted me to go to work for
them at higher wages, I stayed here
nd worked every day from the time
1 came until now. 'Until the receiv
ers take charge I will remain here.
ana wnen everything is done, and I
have done all I can to straighten
inings out, i snail take a good rest,"
she said.
ana nigni snuts win do
there.
Robert Griffin, sergeant for 31 years
with the police department, openea
the new. station yesterday as officer
in charge, during the absence or
Police Lieutenant West, ex-assistant
to the chief, who- is in the east. On
his return Lieutenant West will as
sume direct charge.
The new sutv-station affords "the
police an opportunity to respond to
emergency calls from the east side.
it was pointed out yesterday, mucn
rr.ofe quickly than from the present
central headquarters. Downtown irai-
fic has in the past delayed officials
in reaching the scene of crime to such
an extent that perpetrators often
made their get away. With an auto
mobile and - motorcycle at the new
station, this is believed to have been
overcdme.
Lieutenant Van Overn will be in
charge of the first night relief of the
new station, having assumed his du
ties last night. Lieutenant Wads will
have charge of the second night re
lief. All will report and be under
the directions of the central head
quarters.
All patrolmen now on duly on tne
east side will report to the new sub
station, which is Tioused in a fira
station, beginning September 1 both
for duty and for relief.
Other changes in. the police depart
ment were made yesterday in an ef
fort to check the crime wave. Plain
clothes men were placed under the
command of Sergeant Hills, who will
do special work. Vice dens, gambling
and bootleggers will be attacked by
the new squad.
became. lost in a smoke haze off Long!
Beach and was forced to light on the
Pacific until it could get its bearings.
Those with the flyer were Dr. E. W.
Rockey and F. Sherwood, bound from
Portland to Tokeland, Wash.
The plane stopped at Astoria to
take on gas and then made out across
the Washington headland at the
mouth of the Columbia. Clemence
was flying in the face of a strong
headwind and thought he had reached
the vicinity of Tokeland. When he
dropped to' a- lower altitude all the
trio could see was water on every
side. c The Jouraey was continued
Just above the water until several
fishing boats were sighted and the
machine settled on the swells while
the pilot inquired his way.
SCANT FISH PACK LIKELY
MARKET COXDITIOXS UPSET
PLANS OF CANNERS.
NEW FISH LAW UPHELD
LABOR WILL CELEBRATE
Liiree Hays' Continual Jubilee to
Be Held in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 23.
'Special.) The Vancouver trades and
labor council has decided to hold a
three days' celebration here this year
beginning Saturday. September 4. and
ending Monday night, September 6.
Permission has been granted to the
council to use Ksther Short park
Sunday and Monday, when picnics
win be held. On Monday exercises
will be held in the park, when Will
lam Bouck, master of the state
Brange, and Carl Brannon of the rail
road brotherhoods and C. H. Moran,
local secretary, will epeak.
.A round-up will be held in the
post, and athletic sports will be
staged at the park. The committee
expects there will be 15,000 people
here lor this big .celebration.
LOIE S. FAVELL1 IS DEAD
FOR3IER SAILOR IS VICTIM OF
TOXSILITIS.
Most All Plants on River "Will
Close for Year Tomorrow;
Season Good One. .
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
The indications ar there will be
few, if any, fish packed on the Co
lumbia river this year, and little if
any fish caught outside will'be packed
during the closed season, which will
start at noon Wednesday.
A meeting of the packers was held
this afternoon to discuss the matter
and. .while no agreement was made,
the great majority of those present
said market conditions are such that
tbey do not want the fish and cannot
afford to pay a price for them that
will warrant the fishermen operating.
Practically every packing plant on
the river will close for the year on
August 25.
The spring fishing season, which
111 close at noon Wednesday, bids
fair to endwith good catches of sal
mon being "made. On Saturday after
noon the gillnetters and seiners in the
lower, harbor made good hauls. Last
ignt tne take was not so good near
the mouth of the river, but in the
blind and north channels above the
Fort Columbia dock the gillnetters
; a rule made splendid hauls.
The highest boat reported having
2700 pounds, while others got from
000 to 1500 pounds. The fish appear
to be in little bunches, and the ones
lucky enough to strike one of those
schools make a killing. One peculiar
thing is that the salmon come in the
flood and then rush out with ebb, but
as they come farther up each suc-
eeding tide they are ready for their
run to the upper river.
FISHERMEN FAIL TO GET
SIRE0 INJUNCTION.
DE.
Refiners, However, Declare That
Price Cut Eventually Will
Have .to Be Met.
Sale of Fish Caught Beyond Three-
Mile Limit During Closed
Season Barred Tomorrow.
Failure of both the supreme court
and the federal district court to grant
complaining .fishermen of both Ore
gon and Washington an injunction
prohibiting enforcement of the new
law barring sale of fish caught off
the Columbia river beyond the three
mile limit during the closed season,
puts that law in effect for the first
time tomorrow at . noon. Carl D.
Shoemaker, executive secretary of the
fish commission, left last night for
Astoria to "enforce the law to the
fullest extent," according to his own
announcement.
. The law in question was passed by
the 1919 Bession of the legislature,
but was not enforced that year be
cause a restraining order was ob
tained by the fishermen, and when
this later was dissolved by the court
it was too late in the season for its
application. This year similar ac
tion was sought, but Judge Aikin of
Astoria decided in favor of the state.
The case went to the supreme court,
which passed final judgment Saturday.-
Meanwhile Washington fisher
men filed a complaint in the federal
court in Portland and had a hearing
before Judge Bean yesterday. A tem
porary injunction was denied and
hearing on the petition for a perma
nent injunction cannot take place
until ' three federal judges can be
assembled here.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Sugar, prices In San Francisco
win noi De materially anecteo, at
least for the present, bythe reported
break in the New York sugar market.
according to officials of local sugar
refining companies. The price here
today remained steady at J20 a 100
pounds. In the face of New York
quotations as low as $47. Eventually,
it was pointed out, the prices must
be me, inasmuch as the Pacific coast
refineries are in direct competition
with the eastern refineries at Kan
sas City. St. Louis, Chicago and other
middle western points.
Officials of the Western Sugar Re
finery and the California & Ha
waii Sugar Refining company, com
menting yesterday on the market
reports from the east, asserted that
the drop was occasioned by the
Howell. American and federal refin
eries in New York and the McCann
refinery in Philadelphia meeting the
price established by the - Arbuckle
company of New York a fev weeks
ago.
These quotations were reported:
American refinery, $22.50 a 100
pounds; Howell refinery, $17."10: Ar
buckle refinery, $17.10; federal re
finery, $17; and McCann refinery, $17.
SUGAR SPECULATOR IS BEATEN
Shipment Loses $6 3,40 0 Value
"While En Route on Ship.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 23. Pity
the poor sugar speculator. His days
are filled with worries and his nights
with more worries all because sugar
ha the Jumps. This is illustrated by
a big shipment of Java sugar arriv
Ing in Seattle aboard the Horalsan
Maru and now stored in the new
warehouse at Smith Cove.
Tho Bhipment amounts to 1.270,000
pounds, and when it left the oriental
port for Seattle by New York quota
tions it was worth 22 cents a pound
or a total of $279,400. Over night
on July Zi, while the sugar was en
route to Seattle, the owner lost
$12,700, when sugar fell 1 cent in
price. Then came another drop on
the 16th, and those who own the big
supply found themselves possessed of
an article worth $63,400 less than it
was on the 13th.
dividual, wearing striking gowns and
having a catchy collection of original
songs. She is assisted by Billy Rog
ers, a violinist who can play while
vdancing; and Harry Stone, a genuine
jazs artist at tne piano. ju.i
has parodies on such melodies as
"Dardanella" and introduces a ditty
all about ihe adventures of a Jewish
clothes dealer in China,
"At the Pay Station" is the skit put
on by Charles Fargo and Dolly Rich
ards. They have a line of amusing
patter. Taylor and Francis, who
claim to have nothing serious in their
act, put over a great deal of spon
taneously funny stuff. Harvey.
Heney and Grayce call their offering
"On the Course" because they hap
pen to possess a pair of golf clubs
and a colored caddy. When they get
through poking fun at each other
they play trombones, cornets and
French horns.
While one of the team of Brosius
and Brown skates and does fancy
bicycle riding, his partner in a - bald
wig, a fantail mustache and hobo s
outfit many sizes too large for him,
cuts capers on the stage. Just to look
at him is to laugh and the youngsters
take to him immensely.
GOVERNMENT LINE HEADY
10,000 CATTLE TO BE TRANS
PORTED IX TWO MONTHS.
EILERS BLAMES CHANTERS
BUSINESS MAN TRIES TO HOLD
SINGERS FOR POLICE.
Employed "by City "Water Works
After Long Terms of Serv
ice at Mare, Island.
Loie S. Tavelll. 26 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Tavelll, of 1438
Division street, and formerly of the
United States navy, died August 23
PIPE LINE IS REJECTED
Mt. Angel Prepares to Install Mod
ern Water System.
- MT. ANGEL. Or., . Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) The city council has formally
rejected the defective eight-inch
water pipe recently Installed to con
nect the reservoir with the old water
system and has ordered cast-iron
pipe of the same size, the first car
load of which arrived the other day.
Public demand for permanent coa-
ptructlon to prevent water shortage
from which the city has suffered for
several vp&ra rausAd the nniinf.il'ft .lo
tion in face of the fact that tho $20.- I t
000 bond issue for the project is I
nearly exnuuaiea alter ine purcnase
of the pipe and there hardly will be
enough left to purchase a pump for
the city well. Because of this It is
proposed to amend the city charter
to permit the additional expense.
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GIRL SWEPT FROM HORSE
Young Woman Caught In Eddy and
Goes to Her Death.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 23. In at
tempting to swim horseback across
the Spokane river early this evening.
Miss Pearl Romelly, age 17, was
washed from the back of her horse.
and carried into a swirling eddy to
her death.
Miss Romelly was with a girl com
pamon when the accident occurred.
She was an accomplished horseback
rider and had crossed the river with
her horse on numerous occasions.
The body had not been recovered
up to a late hour tonight. -
Protection of Fish Asked.
Persons Interested in fish preserva- '
tion near The Dalles have petitioned
the state game commission to order
that a portion of the water of Mill
creek be directed the length of the !
bed of the stream in order that the
finny creatures may live there. The
city water supply is taken from Mill
creek and below the reservoir the
stream dries up entirely. State Game
Warden Berghduff is of the opinion
that the city water gets preference
over the fish in this case and that
nothing can be done for them.
I.oie s. Tavelll, former member
of the V. S. navy, Tvtao died
August 23 of tonsllitU.
Socialists to Speak.
Seymour Stedm&n, candidate on the
socialist ticket for vice-president of
the United States, will speak at the
auditorium Sunday evening. Septem
ber 12, according to word received by
local socialist leaders yesterday.
William H. Henry, member of tbe na
tipnal executive committee of the
party, wiM deliver an address Septem
ber 6 in the Lincoln high school as
sembly room. Mr. Stedman will be
accompanied to Portland by Eugene
Wood, author and-personal friend of
Eugene V. Debs, ff.
In St. Vincent's hospital of tonsolltis.
Mr. Tavelll was born at Bull Run,
Or., and was an employe of the city
water works.
During the war, he enlisted in the
navy, and served at Mare Island, Cal.
where he was injured in an accident.
He spent ten months In the nava
hospital and was discharged from
the navy In November, 1918. He
survived by one brother, Frank, ana
four sisters, Anna, Elizabeth, Mary
and Rose. The funeral will be at 9 A.
M. tomorrow. August 25, from St. Ig
natius church, East 42d and Powell
Valley road.
SEAPLANE FORCED DOWN
Pilot Brings Machine Safely to
Surface of Water.
Two passengers in a hydroplan
piloted by J. D. Clemence received
thrill Saturday when the machin
PLANE THEFT IS CHARGED
Municipal Judge to Rule in First
Case of Its Kind Here.
For the first "time in the history
of Portland, ' a, municipal Judge will
today have an opportunity to dee'de
legal question in connection with
the ownership of an airplane. Part
of the plane was seized on a search
warrant yesterday by Inspectors
Tichenor and Abbott -and was held
at police headquarters last night.
me warrant was issued on infor
mation furnished by L. A. Jones, vice
president of the Metallic Boat com
pany, who alleged that the carriage
had been stolen from his plane, and
that the wheels and tires were at
530 East Stark street. The police
seized the wheels and tires, but made
no arrests because the case appeared
to be civil rather than criminal.
LINCOLN COMBINES FAIRS
County Seeks to . Eclipse Record
Set Last Year.
E. L. Lister, secretary of the Lin
coin County Fair association, arrived
in Portland yesterday to complete
various arrangements for amusement
features at the Lincoln county fair
scheduled for September 21, 22 and
23.
Lincoln county, which last year
took first place among Oregon fairs
In points for quality of exhibits,
plans this year to even- eclipse its
own record. Numerous Bmaller fairs
held in Lincoln county, including the
famous fair of the Siletz Indians, will
be combined this year in the one ex
hibition.
Livestock and agriculture will take
first place in the exhibits, but planB
have also been made to display the
variety of sea food taken from New
port harbor. Public sale of livestock,
including a herd of prize Holsteins
will be made.
At the Theaters.
Awning Fire Leads to Altercation
When Shriners Want to
Leave Building.
An awnlngr fire at the Tonseth Flor
al company store, 287 Washington
street, early last night, lead to an
altercation between H. J. Eilers and
members of the AI Kader Temple
chanters, with threats of filing
charges on both sides. The fire was of
slight consequence, but brought fire
equipment to the scene and the flames
were confined to the awning.
The chanters were rehearsing In
a fourth-floor room or tne rtotncnua
building and were just ready to leave
when the arrival of the department
attracted attention. Hurrying to the
elevator, the party of a dozen singers
descended to the ground floor, where
Mr. Eilers endeavored to have the
pilot return them to the upper floor,
saying the fire had been caused by
cigarettes thrown from the upper
window and that he had called a
policeman to arrest them. The chant
ers declined to be detained, but gave
their names to the officer in charge
of the fire department and threatened
charges against the business man for
having attempted to keep them in. a
building endangered by fire.
Lieutenant Walter Bray of engine
No. 21 suffered two mashed fingers
while' fighting the fire. He was at
tended at the emergency hospital.
84 Additional Miles of Road and
Operating Facilities Will Be
Turned Over Soon.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) With new locomotives to ar
rive at Vancouver, B. C. this week
and an extra supply of cattle cara, the
Pacific Great Eastern railway, owned
by the British Columbia government,
is ready to start autumn traffic in
earnest. Ten thousand cattle will be
brought out the next two months
from the Cariboo country, according
to estimates that have reached the
office of A. B. Buskworth, new mana
ger of the government railway.
Eighty-four additional miles of the
railway will be turned over for opera
tion September 15. so that the line
will then extend to Deep creek, al
most 300 miles north of Squamish.
It will then be within 52 mile3 of
Queen el. The bridge ecross Deep
creek will be finished late in October
and track laying will then be pushed
rapidly to Quesnel, which should be
reached at the end of the year.
Operating facilities such as tanks.
depots add roundhouses are being in
stalled at Williams lake station for
a new divisional headquarters. This
is - the distributing center for the
Chilcoten and Harper's camp country
into wnicn settlers are flocking.
"There is a spirit of optimism
throughout the central British Co
lumbia country," said A. F. Proctor,
chief engineer, who has returned from
inspecting the railway.
F. L. Hubbard to Represent Oregon
BAKER. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.)
Forrest L. Hubbard. who retired
from the -office of grand master of
the state of Oreson, Independent
Order of Oddfellows, during the state
convention of the lodge held in Baker
three months ago, is now on his way
to Boston in company with his wife,
where Mr. Hubbard will act as grand,
representative to the sovereign grand
lodge of L O. O. F. to be held in Bos
ton during the latter part of Septem
ber. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard intend to
visit New York and several other
eastern cities, and expect to return to
Baker in October.
Life Insurance Men Gather.
BAKER. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
E. N. Strong, assistant manager of the
Oregon Life Insurance company, ar
rived in Baker Saturday from Port
land to take charge of a conference of
all eastern Oregon agents of the
western corporation. The affair was
attended by salesmen from all of the
principal towns from Pendleton to
Ontario. An elaborate banquet opened
the affair at the Geiser Grand hotel
Saturday evening. This was followed
by an important business session.
Still and Whisky Seized.
A still, seven gallons of corn moon
shine and 200 gallons of corn mash
were seized last night' in a raid at
7610 Fiftieth avenue southeast by Pa
trolmen Miller and Miller, and reve
nue -'officers. The squad arrested
Ralph Knight. 21. and Gerald Jacobs.
19. and held them In connection with
the case.
Canadians Ask About Roses.
Portland's reputation as a rose city
drew Port Commissioner Shelly
and Park Superintendent Rawlins of
Vancouver. B. C, to the city yester
day to Inspect the planting and grow
ing of rose bushes. The Canadian
metropolis plans to add to the beauty
of that city as Portland has done by
planting numerous rose bushes. As
sistant Park Superintendent Wiegand
of Portland accompanied the guests
on a survey of parks and residential
districts. The visitors returned north
last night. -
INQUEST FURNISHES CLEW
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"They've Driven Me Out," Dying
Grocer Gasped, Say Witnesses.
Possibility that more than one per
son was concerned in the shooting to
death of John M. Thompsen, grocer,
the night of August 20, developed
last night at an inquest by Coroner
Earl Smith. Witnesses testified that
Thompsen, as he lay dying before his
grocery store 'at Forty-third and
East Harrison, gasped: "They've
driven me 'out."
This and the fact that one of the
parties was "a young man," another
dying statement of the victim, were
the most important developments.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
reading that Thompsen came to his
death by a gunshot wound "Inflicted
by an unknown party or parties."
Safety School Is Planned.
KELSO, Wash., Aug. 23. (Special.)
Under direction of the Columbia
safety board,, a safety school will be
held at Ostrander during this week
for the instruction of employes of
the Ostrander Railway & Timber com
pany in first aid and safety methods.
S. A. Beadle, director of the Columbia
safety board, is arranging details,
and he and experts from the Wash
ington state safety board will give
the instruction.
Fishing Season Ends Wednesday.
KELSO, Wash. Aug. 23. (Special.)
The poorest fishing season in many
years will terminate Wednesday
August 25, and the season will remain
closed Ttor a period of 16 days, -re
opening September 10. Many fisher
men lost money during the past sea
son, and some of them will not re
sume during the. fall season unless
conditions improve. .
Test to Select. Postmaster.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Aug. 23. The civil serv
ice commission has ordered exam
ination to fill a postmaster vacancy
at Vale, Or. The examination date
has not been set.
S. & H. green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 680-21.
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Pantages.
JUST who contributes the most fun
and tho best laughs on the Pan
tages bill this week would be a diffi
cult question to decide, for the thea
ter seems to be specializing in extra
ordinarily good comedians. Josephine
Davis of international fame; Taylor
and Francis, who are extremely
funny; Harvey, Heney and Grace, who
have a funny coon caddy and some
brand new jokes, are among them,
and even in the last act of Brosius
and Brown there Is a curious indi
vidual who says nothing but looks
much.
The most elaborate act Is "The
Kremlin of Moscow," a distinctly
Russian production, which' opens
with a prayer song In front ofvthe
famous church. Gradually this is.
merged into native dancing, the Vasa
dula movement being followed - by
several solos and group numbers.
David Franklin also has a violin
solo.
A baby monkey, the tiniest one
Imaginable, is part of Schepp's com
edy circus. The circus is composed
of a number of intelligent dogs who
jump through hoops, waltz, march to
music and one even mounts a high
ladder and jumps into a blanket
There Is a Mexican hairless that looks
like a "runaway sausage" and can
balance on its tail. Then there are
about half a dozen monkeys, one of
them, "Peanuts'" by name, who poses,
salutes and umpires. "Jimmy," its
pal, sits across the way and cracks
nuts with a brick, applauding the
other animals at Intervals.
Josephine Davis is a chic little In-
3m
Children Cry for Fletcher's
Here are just a few Sample
Bargain Prices of the many
exceptional good piano and
player piano buys offered
to early shoppers.
Our August Clearance
brings prices down to the last
possible dollar.
Go where you like look
where you may. Quality
considered these values do
not exist elsewhere.
W. W. KIMBALL
Mah. case, ivory keys; looks
like new. PRICE
$318
HARDMAN
This is a real piano. A won
derful snap AT
$335
A SPLENDID PIANO
Mah. Plain Case
IIP ';.-?:
The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the slgria
ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
"Just-as-grood" are but experiments, and endanger tho
health of Children Experience against Experiment.
What is OASTORIA
Castoria is a, .harmless substitute for Castor Oil, JPare-i
poric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither
Opium, Morphine nor ether narcotic substance. For
more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the
relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and
Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom,
i- and by regulating' the Stomach-and Bowels, aids the as
similation of Food; giving healthy and natural Sleep.
Tho Children's l'anacca Tho Mother's Friend,'
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
THE CEimtm COHPMITi MCW TOB cm-.
1 1 .
Guaranteed Price Only
$278
BUNGALOW PLAYER
PIANO
Plain mah. case, ivory keys,
full 88-note. Free 50 rolls
tyord music. Special Price
$565
SCHUMANN PLAYER
Best Buy in City,
Price
$455
Free 50 rolls word music
Specials in Chickering,
Weber Pianos
Reed-French Piano Co.
Washington at 12th St.
ACTION IS REPUDIATED
EASTERX WASHINGTON" RAIL
ROAD MEX FOR LAMPING.
Affiliated Crafts of Spokane Ieny
Hartley Is Choice of Mem
bers of Brotherhood.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug-. 23. (Spe
cial.) At & special meeting late last
night the Affiliated Railroad Crafts
of Spokane, an organization repre
senting 4200 voters of eastern Wash
ington, repudiated the action taken
recently by its parent body, the Rail
way Men's Welfare league of Wash
ington, which voted, through its ex
ecutive committee, to support Colonel .
Roland Hartley for governor, and at
tacked President K. E. Morrill of the
league for his statement in the news
papers intimating that railroad men
In the state are united behind Hart
ley. Spokane railroad men reaffirmed
their Indorsement of Senator George
B. Lamping for governor, according
to C. C. Thrower, secretary of the or
ganization. "C-Tir member in state executive
committee. H. Sylvester Garvin, had
no hand in the decision- of that com
mittee for Colonel Hartley and did
not even know of the decision after it
was said to have been made" de
clared Mr. Thrower today.
To Every Buyer
of Food Products!
Here's vour chance to
show the buying public
that you are interested
in lowering living costs
Fill your requirements
from the great nation-wide
sale of War Department
Food Products now under
way. A wide range of food
stuffs, comprising the en
tire remaining War De-.
partment Surplus Subsist
ence Stores, is now being
offered to the dealers and
large consumers of the
country at prices far below present market quo
tations. This sale of canned vegetables, canned fish, cereal
products, condiments, flour and other foodstuffs, in con
junction with the War Department's extraordinary of
fering of canned meats, enables every public-spirited
handler of foodstuffs to materially assist the American
public in reducing high food costs.
These foods were packed under Government super
vision and were inspected by the War Department.
Here are some of the principal items to be sold, the
prices which have been fixed by the War Department
and the points at which large quantities are stored:
Baking Powder, 1-lb. cans, 8c per can, New York City.
Baked Beans, No. 1 cans, 6c per can, New York City.
Baked Beans, No. 3 cans, 12c per can, Chicago, 111.
Full Cream Cheese, in tins, 20c per lb., New York City.
Yellow Cornmeal, 10-lb. and 100-lb. tins, 3c pr lb., New
York City.
Ground Ginger, -Ib. cans, 6c per can, New York-Baltimore-Boston.
Jam, No. 10 cans, 90c per can, Chicago.
Oatmeal, 26-oz. and 60-lb. tins, 3c per lb., Norfolk.
Evaporated Peaches, 9c per lb., Baltimore.
Curry Powder, 8-oz. cans, 18c per can. New York City.
Pumpkin, No. 3 cans. 11c per can, Baltimore.
Salmon, No. 1 cans, 22c per can, San Francisco-New York
- City .Atlanta and New Orleans.
.Vienna Sausage, No. 2 cans, 37V&C per can, New York
City and Columbus, Ohio.
Tomatoes, No. 2 cans, 8c per can, Baltimore.
Tomatoes, No. 3 cans, 11c per can, Baltimore.
Tomatoes, No. 10 cans, 33c per can, New York City.
Tomatoes, No. 2Vi cans, 9c per can, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas.
Beef Tongue, No. 2 cans, 65c per can. New York City,
Baltimore.
TABLE OF DISCOUNTS. FOR QUANTITY
PURCHASES MADE AT ONE TIME.
Per ct."
..10
..12
$ 250 to $1000....
$1001 to $2500...
$2501 to $5000
$5001 to $10,000..
Perct.
...Net
... 2
... 4
... IVi
10,001 to $25,000..
$ 25,001 to $50,000..
$ 50,001 to $100,000.
.15
$100,001 and over 20
TERMS OF SALE
19 per cent with order; remainder upon receipt of notifi
cation that shipment is ready to go forward. No special
order blank is necessary. No order for less than $250
accepted. The War Department reserves the right to de
liver amounts approximating quantities ordered, if for
any reason order cannot be delivered complete. All goods
offered subject to prior sale. Prices are subject to
change without notice. All prices are F. O. B. point of
storage.
There are many items not listed above. Apply to the
nearest of the following depot quartermasters, for infor
mation as to where orders for any definite commodity
can be filled, and for list of additional offerings not men
tioned in this advertisement.
DEPOT QUARTERMASTER
New York City, 461 8th Ave. , San Antonio, Texas.
Boston, Army Supply Base. Atlanta, Ga, Trans Bldg.
Chicago, 1819 W. 39th St. San Francisco, Cal.
CHIEF, SURPLUS PROPERTY BRANCH
Office of the Quartermaster General, Munitions Building,
Washington,' D. C.