THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 13, 1907.
CASTING EYES
AT DAY STATE
National Interest in Coming
Political Battle Is
Growing.
PRESIDENT IS CONCERNED
Ilenry Cabot Lodge Usees Desper
ate Fight, and H. M. Whitney,
Original Member "Ananias'"
C'li to Run for Governor.
WASHINGTON, Aug:. 17. (Special.)
Eager - National interest is turning:
toward Massachusetts, where the hot
test political battle for a score of
years is to be fought this coming; Fall.
The Washington administration is
deeply concerned over the outcome of
the off-year election in the Old Com
monwealth for two reasons one of
which Is that Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, closest friend of President
Eoosevelt in Congress, la. confronted
with the most desperate fight of his
career as leader of the Republican
state organization, and the other that
Henry M. Whitney, original member of
the "Ananias Club," is slated for the
Democratic nomination for Governor
against Curtis Gould, Jr., who will run
Jor re-ele'ction to the executive chair.
Rumblings from preliminary skir
mishes tickets and platforms having
been pretty well outlined in advance of
conventions indicate a campaign of
ferocious personalities. Doubtless the
National administration will lend its
Influence in every way it can to de
feat the election of Whitney, because
of the bitter personal enmity existing
between the latter and President
Roosevelt and knowledge that Whit
ney's victory in a year preceding a
Presidential campaign would be used
throughout the country as an alleged
repudiation of the present White House
element.
MEET IX CHICAGO IN 1908
IVlndy City Expects Democratic
Convention.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. (Special.) Assur
ances have been received by local Demo
crats that Chicago will be chosen aa the
place of meeting for the Democratlo Na
tional Convention of 1908. Details of space
afforded for seats in the Coliseum were
laid before National Committeeman Roger
C. Sullivan today, and a conference which
Was expected to put the finishing touches
on the plans was held between Mr. Sul
livan and Chalnnan Thomas Taggart, of
the National committee, this afternoon.
Further than that Mr. Sullivan made a
brief statement which his friends construe
as meaning beyond a doubt that it has
been decided Informally by the National
Committeemen, with nearly all of whom
Chairman Taggart is frequently In con
ference, to locate the big convention here.
"I think Chicago has a very good chance
of getting the convention," said Mr. Sul
livan. "Chicago and Illinois have candi
dates for the Presidency. This city may
be described as neutral ground, a fair
field for all. There will be no passes for
the convention of 1908, upon which states
men have frequently traveled in the past,
and therefore the rates which railroads
will make for this city will prove a big
advantage to us In seeking the conven
tion." JAPANESE GUEST OF HONOR
WITH SECRETARY STRAUS.
ISHII ATTENDS BANQUET.
Bay City Chamber of Commerce Ad
dressed by Mikado's Director of.
Commercial Affairs.
SAM FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. The Fair
mount Hotel was the scene of an Inter
national lovefeast this afternoon, the
occasion being a banquet tendered by the
6an Francisco. Chamber of Commerce, as
sisted by many prominent Japanese. The
guest of hone was KlklJIro Ishil, Director
of Commercial Affairs of the Japanese
Foreign Office. Another honored guest
was Secretary Straus, of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, who was a fel
low passenger of Director Ishli on the
Bteamer Asia.
There were about 150 guests, including
Major Taylor, of this city, and elaborate
preparations were made to make the af
fair international in character. There
was mineral water from Japan and sing
ers and performers from the same land.
According to Secretary M. Burke, of
the Chamber of Commerce, the object of
the banquet was to favorably influence
any reports that Director Ishli may make
to his government upon the Japanese
labor troubles here. Peace was the key
note of the affair.
The sentiments of every orator reflected
his personal faith In the good Intentions
of the business men of the two nations to
ward each other. The most significant
utterance was that of Director Ishil in
connection with local Japanese troubles
when ho said:
"The foolish talk of war because of
sporadic disturbances, here and there,
resulting in local friction, is unthinkable
to the masses of the people. It Is not
the sentiment of Japan and the thinking
that your, country Is responsible
for him who throws a stone or
offers insult to an Inoffensive subject
of Japan upon the streets, as voicing the
sentiment of the American people." '
Secretary Straus spoke on labor, and his
good Impressions of the Hawaiian Islands.
WOMAN SLEUTH PROMPT
Finds Burglar in Room and Cries
Lustily.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.)
"Robber, police, stop that burglar,"
shouted Loy Marie de Noevre, a female
detective at an early hour this morning.
as she leaned out of the window of a
Bprague avenue rooming-house, clad only
in her night robe and pointed to the flee
ing figure of a man who was making east
on Sprague avenue. But a few minutes
before the woman sleuth awoke and
found the man standing at the foot of
her bed. 4
"Get out of here at once or I'll shoot,"
she commanded.
Through the door the supposed burglar
broke at fast speed and made for the
street, falling downstairs in his wild dash.
Picking himself up he dashed away with
a policeman who had been attracted to
the spot, in pursuit. After a dash of
several blocks the man was overtaken. At
the police station it was discovered that
the burglar was J. E. M. Bailey, former
Prosecuting Attorney of Stevens County,
an attorney for Miss De Noevre.
When confronted by the woman at the
station he asserted that he gained ad
mittance to her room to get his diploma
which he said was there.
"Well, if you wanted the diploma, why
did you not come for It in the morning?"
was asked.
Bailey murmured some excuse. The
woman is awaiting trial before the Su
perior Court on a barratry charge
claimed to be the first of Its kind in the
history of the state. She is charged with
working up a lawsuit against a Northern
Pacific section boss,, who severely In
jured Joe Boinsteln in a saloon fight. A
settlement for J250 was made, when Miss
De Noevre grabbed the money and par
celed it out among a number, keeping
nearly all of It.
BOLD DASH FOR LIBERTY
Young Breckenrldge Escapes From
Heform School at Salem
SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.)
Scarcely a week after his arrival, at 4
o"clock this afternoon, Charles R. Breck
enrldge made a bold dash and gained his
I freedom, from the State Reform School.
When his trail was abandoned at dark
SECRETARY OF OREGON' AN
TVD
- WASHINGTON LUMBER
MASIFACTIRERS'
ASSOCIATION.
A. B. Waste!!,
tonight he was going Northward, and it
Is believed he is headed for Portland.
Breckenrldge, who Is 17 years old. was
committed1 from Portland last week and
was involved in an elopement with a
young girl from Portland and apprehend
ed at Tacoma. which is his home.
The new state bloodhounds were put on
his trail about 7 o'clock. They followed
it faithfully until dark when Warden Cur.
tls was obliged to pull them off and re
turn to his prison duties. The dogs will
take up the trail In the morning in charge
of Guard Hertzel.
REFUSE THEIR REQUEST
Tacoma Will Xot Reduce the Assess
ments. TACOMA, Wash., Aug 17. (Special.)
The first big gun was fired today by the
Board of Equalization, backed up by the
State Tax Commissioners. The public
service corporations that appealed for a
release or reduction of their tax assess
ments were grilled without mercy.
The street railway company asked for
a heavy reduction, which roused the Ire
of State Tax Commissioner Easterday,
who said:'
"When a company comes in here and
tells us that they hold no franchises,
that their mortgages are worthless, that
they are gettnlg shipments to offset their
Just taxation, it Is time to force the Issue
and we heartily Indorse the action of
the Board of Equalization in making these
raises.
"Exclusive franchises are of great value
In this growing city, and what a thing
is worth for the purpose of barter and
sale. It is worth for taxing purposes, and
this same proposition applies to fran
chises as well as to tangible property and
requires no arguments."
The Board refused to change the assess
ment and a similar request from the
Western Union was also turned down.
SETTLING ZONE DIFERENCE
Colombia and Panama to Confer
Over Old Debt.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Secretary
Taft today concluded arrangements with
representatives of the United States of
Colombia and Panama for the settlement
of the Issues between these countries and
the United States growing out of the
separation of Panama and the creation
of the Canal Zone.
It provides for three treaties, one of
which, if approved by the President and.
Secretary Root, probably will be sub
mitted to the Senate at tne next session.
It Is understood that the arrangement
provides the final settlement of the
claims of Colombia upon Panama for the
assumption by the latter of part of the
national debt of the parent state and
for the restoring of the commercial re
lations between Colombia and Panama.
FOREST FIRES' IN FRANCE
Port of Toulon Threatened From
All Sides.
TOULON, Aug. 17. A great forest fire
Is blazing on all sides, and two forts are
threatened. Troops are making a des
perate effort to control the fire, but thus
far with but little result, owing to a high
wind.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
George Foster Talbot.
PORTLAND, Me.. Aug. 17. George
Foster Talbot, who was prominent as an
abolitionist, before the Civil War, died
this evening, aged 88. He was a delegate
to the Republican convention In 1860 that
nominated Lincoln.
For Help Wanted Situations Want
ed Rooms to Rent Boarding Houses
for Rent Houses for Sale, and other
classified advertising' see pages 6 to 11
In section 2.
Metzger's spectacles. $L 342 Wash, st
Main spring, $1, Metzger's, 342 Wash. .
I : I lllllSl ' I
ONE OF PARTY DEAD
Trip to Cliff House Has Sad
Ending.
BRING BODY TO HOSPITAL
San - Francisco Pleasure Outing
Through Park and Along Ocean
Boulevard Brings Sudden
End to Girl's Young Life.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. An auto
mobile containing two young women
and the body of a girl- who had been
their companion on a ride through the
park to the Cliff House, reached the
Park Hospital this morning.. When the i
hospital attendants made the discovery i
that the girl was dead, they immedl- !
ately caused the trio to be arrested
until the cause of death could be ex
plained. The dead woman was Miss Frances
Earl. Her companions were George W.
Forbes, who acted as chauffeur; Miss
Pearl Sheldon and Harry McHendry, all
of this city.
The story told by the men after they
had been arrested was that they had
gone out to the beach early in the
evening and had spent some time in
various resorts along the boulevard.
Miss Earl having had a number of
drinks with them before they started
back from ihe beach. She was Jovial
as the rest.
As they were going through the park
It was discovered that she had fainted,
and in hope that she might be still
alive they hurried to the hospital, but
when they reached there she was dead.
WILL FIGHT RATE LAW
(Continued from First Page.)
closely together the lumber interests
are standing In the present crisis. Not
only that, but all lines of business
pledged their support to the lumber
manufacturers. While the Oregon &
Washington Lumber Manufacturers'
Association had only 18 firms repre
sented when It was organized May 6,
1905, It now includes 206 companies and
has become a great power In the 11 e
it represents. .
S. B. Cobb, secretary of the Standard
Box & Lumber Company, was toast
master at last night's dinner. Beside
him at the- head table v sat Philip
Buehner, president of the" Oregon &
Washington Association; Henry Hahn,
of Wadhams & Co.; J. N. Teal, attor
ney for the association; A. C. Dixon, of
Eugene, chairman of the advanced rate
committee; H. C. St. Clair, of the Twin
Falls lagging Company, and George
K. Wentworth, secretary of the Port
land Lumber Comi any. -
In introducing the first speaker. Toast
master S. B. Cobb said he was very
much gratified to find the representatives
of all Industries of the Pacific Northwest
present, for he said a blow at one indus
try Is an' injury to all. He said he was
aware that all those present realize this.
Secretary A. B. Wastell, of the Oregon
& Washington Lumber Manufacturers'
Association, then read letters of regret
from a number of prominent business
men of Portland and the state, who were
unable to attend.
President Buehner Speaks.
Philip Buehner, president of the asso
ciation, was introduced as the first
speaker. His remarks dealt directly with
the rate controversy. He said the rates
now in effect on the railroads have been
the tariff for the past seven years, that
the peculiar thing about the advance is
that the increase begins at the borders of
those states which have passed the 2-cent
passenger fare laws during the past year.
The advance in rates, he declared, would
amount to $50 to $100 a car on lumber
shipped to the Middle West.
"There was a time," said he, when a
new road into a new country could
charge a high rate, but the Union Pacific
has been earning 12 per cent during the
past few years and we cannot see why
this rate should be advanced Just when
lumber is beginning to become weak out
here. I do not believe Mr. Harriman him
self could give a good reason for It. Per
haps his traffic manager could tell. By
the new rate we will have to give up a
good deal of that territory we have for
merly served. In Oregon during the past
year there was a cut of 2,000,000,000 feet.
Money paid for labor amounted to $20,
000,000 in this state.
Speaks of the Effect Here.
"What will be the effect 'on Portland
and the whole state If this advanced rate
Is put Into effect? I need not say that It
Is certain to effect all industry in this
state.."
A. C. Dixon, of Eugene, chairman of
the special rate committee, was next
called on for a review of the general sit
uation. His talk was marked by consid
erable optimism, for he said the standing
fir timber on the Pacific Coast is so far
greater than the available supply of pine
in the South that the Northwest Is bound
to make Itself felt strongly In the lum
ber market of the country. But he said
this would be a long way in the future.
Meanwhile the lumber manufacturers
would have to stand together against ex
cessive demands of the railroads for high
freight rates. Mr. Dixon said the far
East is looking forward to the opening
of the Panama Canal so that Oregon fir
may be shipped economically to those
markets. The shipment of Oregon fir to
the Eastern markets, he said, has stead
ily Increased, and the missionary work of
the past few years to develop the market
has had its effect, but the advanced rate
of $3 per thousand will drive the Oregon
manufacturer out of these markets. He
said he believed the advanced rates to the
East means the wiping out of 60 to 80
per cent of the lumber business in ths
Interior of this state.
Chairman Hahn'i Addiss.
Henry Hahn, chairman of the trans
portation committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, spoke on the subject. "Rela
tions of the Lumber Industry to the Com
mercial Development of the Pacific North
west." "We consider the lumber industry
Peculiar to Itself
In selection, proportion and combination
of ingredients.
In the process -by which their remedial
values are extracted and preserved,
In effectiveness, usefulness and economy,
Curing the widest range of diseases.
Doing the most good for the money.
Having the most medicinal merit.
And the greatest record of cures,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
In usual llauid form or In chooolatMl
I tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses $L
among the very largest consumers of our
goods. I consider it second to none
other.
"The question, to my mind, is what
jlstlfles the advancement in rates? They
say they want more why do they want
it? These Northwestern roads have been
earning up to 20 per cent on their stock
issues. How can they justify this ad
vance? The net return to the railroads
for a car of lumber to St. Paul is $264.
Ore and grain do not net so much. Can
ned goods from this Coast to New York
only brings about $275 a car. To the
average layman it is hard to understand
how rates are made. It appears to us
that the profit on lumber is a very hand
some one.
"The railroads will tell you that lum
ber does not pay a fair proportion of
transportation cost. It would be interest
ing if we could get Stubbs of Miller to
tell us what Is their basis of operation.
The present system seems to be a hit and
miss system. Charge what the traffic will
bear has . been the favorite maxim with
all traffic managers.
Situation Becoming Acute.
"The railway situation is becoming
quite acute. They say it is high time for
the public and the railroads to get to
gether. It is. a singular thing that while
the railroads spend millions In fighting
each other for territory, there Is never
any fight on rate questions. The traffic
managers of the railroads can' always get
together. To my mind a reasonable rate
should be based 'upon an estimate of
values. It behooves us to call upon the
Interstate Commerce Commission and the
State Railroad Commission to secure the
PRESIDENT OP OREGON AND
WASHINGTON LIMBER
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
Philip Buehner.
valuation of the railroads as a reasonable
basis for rate-making.
"We wish the lumbermen success in
their Issue and pledge our hearty support
to them In their fight." .
Walter Tooze, of Falls City, spoke
briefly of the effect of, the curtailment
of the lumber Industry on the commercial
Interests of the Willamette Valley. He
referred to the war on the railroads being
waged by Theodore Roosevelt and ap
plauded his stand.
J. M. Shelley, of Eugene, was the next
speaker. While not a lumberman, he
said he felt that when th.. lumbering in
terests are attacked, all Ikies of industry
are threatened. f . .
"The 'raising of lumber rates so that
shipments to the Eastern markets, are
prohibitive," he said, "would be equal to
an attack of paralysis 1n physical fife.
The railroads will be killing the goose that
lays the golden egg. By your action to
night, you are showing the railroads that
there are others In this Pacific Northwest
beside those engaged In railroading.
Local Rates Are High.
"Local rates in the Willamette Valley
are high. We had occasion to ship a
less than carload of flour to Medford
from Eugene. What dp you think the
rate was? It was 32 cents a sack while
the carload rate Is 10 cents for 100
pounds."
Mr. Shelley told of having had trouble
to get cars on the Southern Pacific to
haul wheat to his mill and be put on a
mule team to haul wheat which did the
work more economically than the rail
road. H. C. Clair spoke for the logging in
dustry, showing the effect of the advance
In rates. on the loggers. He showed how
stumpage and labor prices have advanced
during the past five years. Stumpage
has advanced about 600 per cent, while
labor has gone up 50 or 60 per cent. Logs
have increased from 60 to 60 per cent dur
ing that time. He said loggers have one
advantage over the sawmill man for he
can close down his camp and suspend op
erations. "Looking at this condition In a common
sense way," said he, "it would be very
foolish for a logger to place his one
crop on the market at a loss. If the in
dustry were cut off, the railroads would
notice it, the storekeeper would notice It,
the farmer would notice It. The rail
roads themselves would be seriously af
fected." The result of the proposed advance In
lumber freights on the planing mill in
dustry was discussed by Samuel Connell
of the Northwest Door Company. He
said he believed the policy of the rail
roads In raising rates is wrong and will
be a great damage to the Industries of
the Pacific Northwest.
Le Roy Browne, president of the" Ma
rion County Lumber Manufacturers As
sociation, said the effect of Increased
rates In Marion County will be to put
about nine-tenths of the mills in that
county out of business.
Charles Deyette. of the Marshall-Wells
Hardware Company pledged the support
of his company to the lumbermen in their
present fight against the railroads.
W. A. Mears, secretary of the Pacific
SPECIAL
" ' ' T-ra.
Enameled Iron Bed. Brass
knobs and; tuns; brass top rail.
SPECIAL. S6.00.
We hare just received a carload of Metal Bed.. AH new and beautiful design, which we put on sale this week at greatly reduced prices.
If you are anxiou. to buy Furniture and Hou.efurni.hing. at right prices, come to see us. We will save you money. We will olea.e vou
CASH OR
CREDIT
Suits
$20.00
TO
$40.00
Trousers
$4 to $10
Almost
Ready to
Cut It
Gut !
Every day now brings addi
tional arrivals to my stock of
Fall woolens: some of the
swellest and handsomest fab
rics I've ever received. And
let me add, when I invite you
to the opening display, in a
conple of weeks or so, I'm
going to show you the finest
array in this line that this
town has ever Been. It's go
ing to make some other tail
ors envious.
FREE-SHORT TIME LONGER
Now, while this preparing
is going on, I'll continue the
free extra trousers offer with
every suit at $22.50 or more.
But, remember, the time is ,
short. If you are ready for
a suit, come right along, and
take advantage of this lib
eral inducement now. Tours
for Garment Satifaction.
GRANT PHEGLEY,
Manager.
(DiLyC9
ELKS' BUILDING,
SEVENTH AND STARK
Coast Jobbers' Association, told of the
ruin to the grocery business that would
be wrought by the proposed advance In
rates. He also told of the arbitrary man
ner of the railroads in dealing with rate
matters. He gave Instances of this which
have come up In his experience. He as
sured the lumbermen that the wholesale
grocers were with them in .their fight for
he said his organization Is used to fight
ing railroads.
B. C. Ball, of the Willamette Steel &
Iron Works, said his firm is vitally in
terested In the success of the sawmill and.
logging industries and that his firm can
be counted upon when funds are secured
to conduct the fight.
F. C. Knapp, treasurer of the Oregon
& Washington Lumber Manufacturers"
Association, said the whole Coast is united
in the struggle against "the advanced
rates. Both Puget Sound and California
lumbermen were said to be with the Ore
gon manufacturers and will be ready to
lend every assistance possible.
. There was a large attendance at the
regular meeting of the Oregon &
Washington Lumber Manufacturers'
Association yesterday afternoon In the
Chamber of Commerce hall. The In
creased rates, on lumber to the East
formed the subject for discussion, and
all took part freely. The determination
to fight the advances made by the rail
roads on lumber freights was heartily
supported by all present.
After extended discussion of the sub
ject, the association agreed unanimous
ly to give the committee, already at
work on ways and means, to secure the
return to the former rates, full power
to act in the matter. This committee
was also commended for what it has
so far accomplished in the work.
The committee consists of A, C.
Dixon, of Eugene, chairman; F. C.
Knapp. of Portland; George E. Gerlln
ger, of Dallas; S. B. Cobb, of Portland;
B. C. Miles, of Newberg, and Philip
Buehner, ex-offlcio member.
This committee will have charge of
the organization of the ' publicity
bureau to be formed by the associ
ation to smoke out the railroad tariff
makers In their stand on the rate ques
tion. The committee will also select a
manager to wage the contest with the
railroads on the rate question. At yes
terday's meeting there was evidenced
the firm determination to go ahead
with the campaign for a return to the
old rates, and the struggle from now
on will be unremitting. This committee
will hold meetings this week to make
detailed plans for tho fight on the rate
question.
METAL BED SALE THIS WEEK
Enameled Iron Bed a very ihon)
Bed,
SPECIAL,, S4.50.
INDEPENDENT
104-106 FIRST STREET
STARTLING PIANO PRICES
EILERS EMERGENCY SALE TURNS YEAR'S DULLEST SEASON INTO
RECORD-BREAKER
San Francisco Sends Three More Oars of Finest Instruments to Portland for
Immediate Sale These Will Be Offered on Even More Liberal Basis Than
Those in Previous Shipment Such Remarkable Values Excite Music Circles
to Highest Pitch and Cause Other Dealers to View the Situation With Dis
may Those Who Wish to Profit by the Opportunity Must Lose No Time
A Significant Pointer for
Every Thoughtful Music
Loving, Pianoless Man anri
Woman. " -
rapid growth and tremendous expan
sion of the Eilers business is still more significant, in the face of the fact that
many other and older houses have gone to pieces and are suffering a gradual
decline in output and influence.
The reasons for this great trade supremacy are not hard to establish. First,
the Eilers Houses were btarted upon popular principles, to carry none but
reliable makes of pianos and organs, to sell at the lowest prices consistent
with a fair profit, to have ocrictly one price, and a definite "Money-Back
Guarantee." Second, absolute good faith with the public in every transac
tion. ' These policies have revolutionized the piano-purchasing question in the
West. The Eilers Houses have made it possible for any one of moderate
means to own a first-class piano to buy it on terms so easy that paying for
it need hardly be felt.
A piano that sold under the methods of other dealers in former days at
$400 can be bought at Eilers now for not to exceed $255. The progressive
and modern way of piano selling as now carried on by the Eilers Houses
saves the individual purchaser not less than $50 to $150 of the prices that are
today asked by other firms.
After a Spring and Summer of tur
bulent conditions, so unsettled that
every line of business in San Fran
cisco suffered, followed by the second
great fire on Van Ness Avenue, after
which the insurance companies can
celled practically all of their risks on the contents of temporary buildings, our
House there found it impossible to accommodate the enormous stock of new
instruments ordered in anticipation of occupying their new building on Mar
ket street in September. The new quarters will not be ready for weeks yet
perhaps several months. All building operations have been retarded on
account of the strikes. The3e new pianos must be moved sold for there is
no place there for them. Now, in addition to the great saving that the Eilers
methods make possible in the ordinary way, there is added to the inducements
offered another saving, for these pianos will be sacrificed in order to dispose
of them quickly. Seven carloads of them have already been sold here in Port
land within the past two weeks. Three more cars have just been received, and
the forty-four additional instruments in this shipment will be offered during
the coming week, on terms even more liberal than those established for the
first hundred and seventeen.
Finest Makes-
The makes embraced in this positively unparalleled offer are all too well
known to need indorsement; the prices are sensational in the extreme; $200
pianos go for $114; $300 pianos go for $171; $400 grades go for $228, and $500
instruments go for $285. Torms as low as $50 down on the finest and most
costly instruments will be accepted, and as low as even $25 on the less expen
sive grades, with the balance in a year. With such a saving as this, such
splendid makes to choose from, and terms so easy, you can hardly afford to
pass this unusual opportunity. But remember, this sale only applies to these
forty-four instruments; .when these are sold, your chance to buy upon such a
remarkable basis wi'l end. Therefore, be prompt. Come tomorrow.
Eilers Pi-.no House, The House of Highest Quality, 353 Washington Street,
Corner of Park.
LEAPS' TO BABY'S RESCUE
MINNIE MORTON, TACOMA GIRL,
. JUMPS OVER TWO TABLES.
Child Wades Beyond 'Depth and
Sinks Girl Coolest One In Party.
Resuscitated With Difficulty.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 17. (Special. )
Miss Minnie Morton proved herself a
heroine yesterday when she rescued Lyle
Froggatt, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Froggatt, from drowning in
American Lake, where the parents and
others were picnicking.
The baby was fond of the water and
was allowed to wade . near the shore.
When his parents were eating luncheon
he waded beyond his depth and sank with
a gurgling cry.
While others cried aloud with fear,
Minnie Morton leaped over two tables and
plunged into the water after the child.
The baby was unconscious for several
SO Th A QY eye glass
KJ JOjJ-iD I MOUNTINGS
Are just that way for wear and adjustment. Besides, they always
look well, never, drop off, are not complicated, and are a decided
improvement over old models. Once worn, always worn.
Consult Our Optician
for scientific correction of vision.
Corner of Third and Washington Sts.
Manufacturing Jeweler, Optician and Diamond Importers
Enameled Iron Bed, m Beautiful
Design,
SPECIAL, S6.SO.
FURNITURE CO.
It is generally admitted that the
Eilers Stores are now selling a good
many more pianos than all the other
Pacific Coast firms combined. This is
in itself a noteworthy fact, but the
The Present Emergency
Sale Means Much to the
Economical Seeker of
Highest Piano Quality.
Prices Never Before Duplicated-
Well the Terms.
Note
minutes, being finally resuscitated when
the parents thought him dead..
Parachute Fails to Work.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 17. An
aeronaut named Theodore French was
killed this afternoon at Savin Rock, a
nearby resort. The parachute failed to
open.
Your credit Is good at Metzger's, jewel
ers, 342 Washington st.
Metzger's eye classes. Jl. 342 Wash, st
THE "AMERICAN DOG"
Boston Terrier ' Pups
For Sale:
Best pedigreed
"Bostons" on the
Coast. Reason
a b 1 e prices.
Prize - winning
strain. Inquire
Harry C. Whittier
Adv. Met.
The Golden Engle
Or 545 Third St., Phone Main 2S50
All Brasn Bed. Plain bnt
Beautiful,
SPECIAL, S25.00.
Green Front Buildings,
Between
Washington and Stark Sts.