THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, MARCH 1, 10OS.
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And which hundreds of well-known local families
will tell you when referring to Dr. Wright.
The greatest skill and considerate treatment ex
plains why these families always come to this office.
You will receive the same consideration if youv
entrust me with your work. My work is always the
best obtainable and cannot be excelled here or else
where. My Crown and Bridge Work is in a class by it
self. The Bridges fit perfectly and masticate your
food just as well as the natural teeth. You take no
chances at this office. '
Lrt. B. 12. WRIGHT.
GOOD SET OF TEETH
ON RUBBER PLATE .
$5.00
BEST SET OF TEETH
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$8.00
DR. B. E. WRIGHT
PAINLESS
DENTIST
342V Washington Street, Corner Seventh
OFFICE HOURS 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.; 7:30 to 8:30 P. M.; SUNDAYS 9 A. M.- to 1 P. M
Phone Main 21 19 Twelve Year in Portland
UNJUSTATTAGKON
GREAT INDUSTRY
Furniture Business Does Not
Deserve to Be Called
a Trust.
GOODS SOLD AT FAIR PRICE
Competition Is Kern Among Retail
Healers Statement Is Made by
V. II. Beliarrcll on Behalf
of l''urniture Trade.
The following: article was written at
the request of The Oreeonlan by Mr.
"Y. H. Bt'liarrell, manager of Hey wood
Brothers & "Wakefield Company, as a
presentation of the facts as they exist
In reRard to the so-called "furniture
trust." which Is under Investigation
by the City Council:
To those who have followed the pro
longed and dastardly attempt of some
viciously Inclined and wholly Irrespon
sible individuals, to poison the public
mind and get to themselves notoriety
and free advertising, by attacking one
of the really great industries of this
city and state, it may be interesting
to know something of its history; what
this great octopus is that is now re
ceiving so much attention from the
broad-minded, public-spirited and
really honorable gentlemen who com
pose our City Council.
It Is perhaps a little unfortunate
ttiat, in order to conduct the furniture
business successfully, it is necessary
for the dealer to devote his best en
ergies to the 'details of his business
and, hence, has no time to vie with
the grocer, the plumber and the trans
fer magnate for a eeat in this honor
able body, and in this way secure pro
tection when his business is assailed,
by turning the attention of the public
to some other industry not ao fortunate
as to ho thus represented. It has been
hinted that the old and oft-tried remedy
for an itching palm might secure a
cessation of hostilities and oaJm the
troubled -waters; but it so happens that
the Individuuls representing the furni
ture Interests in Oregon, while taking
a deep interest in the public weal and
are large contributors to its support
and upbuilding, are not of that class
who are always seeking to further
their own ends by being in close con
tact with the administration.
Th furniture business does not re
quire an Immunity bath, makes no
npologles for any of its transactions.
Its history Is one of the oldest and
most important In the state. It em
rl"yi moro skilled labor at better
wages than any other Industry, pays
better wages from head clerk to porter,
dispenses a half million dollars per
tmmth for help, material, rents and
advertising In fact, in everything that
goes to make up a prosperous com
munity. The nature of the business
demands a greater outlay for its main
tenance than i necessary in any other
line of trade.
It seeks the best location which means
hijch rent. It requires more room for tJIs
play. more and better storage capacity
than almost any other merchandise;
require more skilled help, better sales
men, more careful handling and as
a consequence, a larger per cent
of expense in the conduct of its
business. Notwithstanding this, they have
always shown a commendable liberality
in matters of public interest. Their con
tributions were large factors In the suc
cess of the Iewis and Clark Fair, the
building of the Commercial Club, the
"Young Men's Christian Association and
the Rose City carnival. They'are large
taxpayers and pay their share in main
taining schools, churches and charities.
They are progressive and aggressive.
Their stores are the most attractive in
the city: they are loyal to home indus
tries. They have made possible the large
furniture factories here located with their
large payrolls, for which endeavor they
were charged with maintaining a trust,
arraigned before 1 lie United States Courts
and paid a fine, for what? Sr.mply and
only because they endeavored to maintain
a uniform price m such staple goods as
were produced by these factories. And
just here I would like to correct the im
pression in the minds of some that uni
form prices were established on all arti
cles carried by these dealers. No such
arrangement ever existed, but these prices
only included such staple patterns as
were produced by our local factories, and
this arrangement was entered Into ao
that all dealers might carry the same pat
terns and thus be distributors of Oregon
products without being subject to ruin
ous competition by unscrupulous dealers
who attempt to bait a customer by quot
ing a low price on some well-known arti
cle and then robbing them on others
about which they are not posted.
This arrangement was fair to the
dealer, the customer and the manu
facturer. Without such an arrange
ment the dealer, who could buy from
the East In carloads and be independent
of the factory, would either demand
that the factory confine Its trade to
them and cut out such undesirable
competition, or choose the option of
losing a large, trade which would re
sult in reducing their output or com
pel them to seek trade elsewhere. This
arrangement was strictly legal, so far
as the Portland retailer was concerned,
and the only charge on which an action
at law could be made was that the
Oregon factories, in order to protect
their trade in the Northwest, did com
bine with similar factories in the state
of Washington in making a uniform
price to the retailer.
These prices were necessarily fair, as
they were compelled to meet Eastern
competition on similar goods. When
the indictments were returned for this
offense as jobbers, we did not employ
counsel, but went to Mr. Bristol, the
District Attorney, and made a plain
statement of the facte. We were told
by him that we had only technically
violated the law, that he did not be
lieve we had any thought or intention
of doing so and to use his own lan
guage, there was no "moral turpitude
attached to our offense, no moral law
transgressed." We thought at that
time and still think that as reputable
citizens we should have been given an
opportunity to rectify any violation of
law that we had Inadvertently com
mitted without being subject to an in
dictment, but the matter was never
brought to our attention by the ' Dis
trict Attorney until the indictments
were served. At the time of our first
meeting with the District Attorney, we
arranged with him to plead guilty and
pay a nominal fine of $25, as he said,
to cover the expense connected with
the case up to that point and with the
further understanding that. in his
JudgmentAwe had not knowingly or In
tentionally committed any crime.
There never has been a furniture trust,
but there was an organization for the pur
pose above set forth.
Mail-Order Houses.
There has been some talk about an
agreement among the jobbers not to sell
the mail-order houses. 6ucli an agree
ment exists only In the minds of the per
sons conducting such institutions, whose
business has been declined, with thanks.
The reason for this is plain. As jobbers,
we have customers throughout the en
tire Northwest. These customers carry
stocks and in this way our goods are
continually before the people, which we
deem to be more desirable than to have
them shown only in the catalogues of the
mail-order houses, who carry no stock and
depend on the jobbers for their supply.
Tn this way the expense of storage,
money Invested. Insurance, etc, falls on
the jobber and his Interests are not prop
erly represented, so that in the nature of
things we must choose between one poor
customer or Hundreds ot good ones, if
we sell to the country merchant, we must
protect him, and we will. The mail-order
houses demand' their money before the
goods are shipped, and the customer has
no redress if the transaction is not satis
factory. ' These mall-order houses are
business pirates and so recognized by all
reputable merchants, jobbers and manu
facturers. The Auction-Houses.
We refuse to sell auction-houses for the
same reason: they only carry stocks from
day to day and only deal in new goods
when Miey cannot secure goods that are
second-hand, even then they prefer goods
slightly damaged, claiming they can get
a better price for a defective article, as
the customer concludes that it must be
cheap because of these Imperfections.
A reputable dealer will not carry pat
terns that can be purchased of an auction
eer under the hammer. The auctioneer
sells for cash only; does not deliver or
guarantee goods and if not satisfactory,
there is no redress.
Xo Combination of Retailers.
As proof that there is not now a com
bination among the retail furniture deal
ers, there never has been a time in the
history of Portland when goods were sold
so low and with such utter disregard of
cost as now. Within the past three
months prices have been beiow the danger
point so far as profit is concerned. First
class, up-to-date goods have been sold at
half their value and even worae conditions
nave existed. One dealer had placarded
in his window, for one week, wire mat
tresses at $1.65 each, the manufacturers
price of which is $2; and yet all these, val
ues are regarded with suspicion and dis
trust by the majority of buyers. The fact
Is that buyers In all lines are more or
less at the mercy of the- merchant; there
la only one safe rule in purchasing
goods about which you are not thoroughly
posted, and this rule evjj-y sensible per
son recognizes, which is to make your
purchases from a reputable dealer. Pay
ihls price and depend upon his honor,
reputation and guarantee. - All merchants
who are successful have grown so by
honest methods, and the City of Port
land is not lacking In merchants of u.is
kind, not only in the furniture business,
but it is true of all lines, and It is only
the depraved mind of the individual whose
life has -been a failure (made so bv un
scrupulous methods) that seeks enjoyment
only in traducing character; an- in this
effort he finds a willing tool In the admin
istration who stands ready to foot t..e
bills. W. H. BEHARRELU
UIE FACTION WILL FIGHT
MEKTS CHARGES FILED BY
COl"NCIIiMAN DRISCOLL.
Mayor IVill Not Admit That Mistake
Was Made . in Purchase of
Fire-A I arm Cables.
Mayor Lane and members of the execu
tive branch of the city administration
will not permit their political enemies in
the Council to score on them without a
stubborn fight. The sensational charges
made by Councilman Driscoll before the
street committee last Friday afternoon,
when he declared that there had been a
needless and extravagant expenditure of
about J30.000 for fire-alarm cables, will be
challenged, It is said. Tiie fight promises
to be a bitter one, in which both sides
will line up with the determination to
win.
. Members of the Council who are polit
ically unfriendly to the Mayor will line up
against him and' will charge that it was
through a recommendation or estimate,
considered as a request, made by City
Electrician Bavarian, that the cables were
authorized by the Council: they will assert
that the executive branch of the munici
pality should have been familitr with the
terms of the franchise of the Home Tel
ephone Company, which provides that
"conductors" for the Fire Department
shall be furnished by that corporation.
Mayor Lane and his associates will
maintain, it is said, that their position
Is more tenable than that of their politi
cal enemies and that, at best, their op
ponents are as deep in the mud as they
are in the mire. However, Mayor Lane
is unwilling to admit that a mistake has
been made. He rather inclines to the
belief that the terms of the franchise wiil
be found too indefinite to be binding when
It comes to a legal construction; he thinks
it is possible that it is only the conduits
that are to be furnished by the Home Tel
ephone Company, and not the "con
ductors" as well.
He also has a theory that the brand of
rabies or conductors" used by the tele
phone corporation are not such as would
be desired by the Fire Department offi
cials. On these two features of the case,
he and his supporters wiil probably stand,
when the matter is brought Into the Coun
cil for an Investigation.
The expenditure of 2D,900 is admitted
by Mayor Lane and his friends, but they
maintain that this sum was regularly
appropriated by the City Council, and
will maintain that the Councilmen who
voted for It are as much to blame as any
one. if the money was . needlessly expended.
BATTLE IN LUMBER CAMP
Father Take Vp Children's Quarrel.
Three lead. One Dying.
KVBLTN. Ky., Feb. 29. Three men
were killed and a fourth mortally wound
ed In a battle with revolvers following a
quarrel In the lumber camp of Congleton
and Williams Brothers, on Hose Creek,
John Hamilton. James Bowles, Richard
Spicer and George Frazler had been work
ing together with 70 other men, hauling
near here, yesterday.
lumber and staves. ' The children of
Bowies and Frazier had fallen out with
those of Splcer and Hamilton. The men
quarreled over the matter as they worked.
Finally Bowles whipped out a revolver
ar i began firing. He killed Hamilton and
shot Spicer in the leg. By this time
Spicer had drawn his gun and was firing
at Bowles when Frazer joined in the
shooting. When the smoke cleared away.
It was found that Spicer was dead with
two bullets in his chest and Bowles had
been killed with a ball through the heart.
Frazier was shot through the bowels, and
wiil die.
Missionary Society Praise Meeting
The annual praise meeting of the
Missionary Society of the Piedmont
Presbyterian Church was. held Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. H.
J. Heid. 120S Cleveland avenue. Bona
of the Presbyterial officers and mem-
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The Stay Satisfactory Range
The Hot Air
Guarantee
This is the talk you hear from the salesman, or : the
advertising you read in 'the newspapers, telling you
that this, that, or the other range is the best, and the'
only one you should buy, or the only one that will bake,
etc. Any range that you buy will give you good serv
ice for at least a short time. Many of them, with ordi
nary care, work well for a much longer time, but no
other dealer dare make such an offer as we make, be
cause no other range is worth $30 after three years' use.
The Cash
Guarantee
This is the offer which we make to anybody who has a
Monarch Malleable Bange now or who purchases one
from us in the future.
We Will Give You $30 for It
Even if you have used it for fifteen years. If you think
for a moment that this guarantee is made for advertis-
ing purposes only, just try us. This guarantee is given
Tv h-v us hpnnnsA tha 'Monarch -Malleable: 'RanorA in nn e in
structed as to stand the test of time, and when we give
you $30 for one we can sell it right away for more money.
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One dollar per week is sufficient payment
on any article, or a whole room may be fur
nished for less than $50.00, and $1.00 weeki
ly payments made on same. j
TERMS
$ 50 purchase, $10 cash- $ 5.00 ' monthly.
$100 purchase, $20 cash, $10.00 monthly.
$150 purchase, $30 cash, $12.50 monthly.
$200 purchase, $40 cash, $15.00 monthly.
OTHER AMOUNTS IN PROPORTION
The Furniture Trust
If there is a trust in this line of business in Port
land, we would like to know it, and therefore make
the following offer: .
$100 REWARD
Will be paid by us to any attorney who will prose
cute and conviet any furniture dealer in this city
under the Sherman law or Belding ordinance.
$100 REWARD
Will be paid by us to any attorney who will prose
cute and convict any person giving perjured evi
dence before any investigating committee or jury
in such cases. $100.00 will be paid by us for each
and every conviction as above.
Reasonable Prices
We carefully watch the market, buying onr
stock for cash in large quantities, soa as to
get the lowest prices. It is to our interest
to sell at prices as low as the lowest.
Door Mats -as low as.. 45
Lace Curtains as low as 50
Carpets as low as -. SOf1
Springs as low as ..Sj51.T5
Mattresses as low as .$2.00
Iron Beds as low as.. 52.25
Gc-Carts as low as 1.69
Kitchen Treasures as low as $2.75
Oil Heaters as low as $2.93
Cook Stoves as low as $7.50
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bers of the Vernon and Westminster
Societies were guests, and assisted in
the programme, which was as follows:
Devotional exercises, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. N. S. Reeves; short busi
ness session; roll call; talk upon mis
sion work, Mrs. H. N. Scott; recita
tion, "The Stingy Man," Mrs. EC J.
Heid; solo, "O Love Divine," Mrs. J. E.
Werlein; talk, "Missionary Work In
China." Mrs. TV. S. Holt; solo, "I Will
Lift Up Mine Eyes." Miss Luclle Payne.
A social hour followed, during which
refreshments were served.
D. C. BURNS GROCERY COMPANY
FORCED TO DOUBLE ITS CAPACITY
MASS MEETING AT Y. M. C. A.
Evangelist Wilson AV1I1 Speak at 3
o'clock This Afternoon.
At the mass meeting for men, to be held
at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Y. M.
C. A. Miss Una Linehan will sing on
of the snlos for which she has been so
renowned in the city. This is Aliss Line
ban's debut before Y. M. C. A. audiences.
Following1 the soloist the usual stereoptl
con pictures will be shown.
The event of the afternoon will b
Allen Wilson's address on "Excuse Me,"
and there is considerable comment upon
how he will treat th topic. Mr. Wilson
has been speaking at the First Christian
Church and he comes from Indianapolis,
Ind. He is one of the best-known evan
gelists of the modern school. By his
genial methods he holds his hearers at
tention through his rapid-fire address. .
Following the speaker, the meeting will
double up into a debating club and discus
sion group. Secretary Stone will lead one
of the groups, taking the "Life of Christ,"
while the debating club will discuss the
subject, "Resolved, That the Y. M. C. A.
is the Greatest Factor in the Religious
Life of Today." An exciting discussion
Is anticipated. The leaders for both the
negative and a ffirmati ve have already
been selected- Following the leaders, the
debate is thrown open, the only condition
being acquiescence to the two-minute rule.
The fellowship luncheon and social
singing close the afternoon.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old well-tried remedy,
Mrs. Winsiow'B Soothing; Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the uhtld, softens ths
gums, allays pain, colic and diarrhoea.
SEND SCENIC PHOTOS EAST.
See Kiser's display. 248 Alder st.
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As a resulr of fair treatment of pa
trons and good business methods, the D.
C. Burns Grocery . Company has been
compelled to double its capacity' in the
Auditorium building, on the east side of
Third street, between Taylor and Sal
mon. It now occupies the whole of the
first floor and the full basement of the
building, and has not any too much room.
-The D. C. Burns. Company recently
formed a corporation under the laws of
the state, in order to mora conveniently
handle its constantly increasing business.
Mr. Burns Is president, J. H. McAfee is
secretary, and D. R. Cheney treasurer.
Mr. Burns' 23 years' experience in the
grocery business in Portland has been
one of constant growth. He has been
particular to deal only In first-class
goods, which he -has sold at prices that
prove he was in barmony with the motto,
"Quick Sales and Small Profits." He
haa been & constant stickler for full
weights and was elected to " the state
Legislature In 190$ on the platform of
full ralue Tecetved. While at alem he
aid ms best to curb me rapacity of food
manufacturers, who, in their desire to
make money quickly, did not stop at
placing short-weight packages on sale.
Though not succeeding to his full desire,
he grave the short-weight" feliows such
a jolt that they have not been so bo.ai
tn the placing of light packages on the
market since the legislature adjourned.
For, his efforts on behalf of me consum
ers of Portland and Oregon, he has been
well rewarded by the confidence of his
hundreds of patrons, and the continued!
extension of his trade.