THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JUNE 14, 1908.
ERV1NGT0N CLUB
ENDSTOURNAMENT
PORTLAND AGENTS EUROPEAN SEAMLESS RUGS ANY SIZE, SHAPE, COLOR OR DESIGN
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Final Games Played Off and
Cups and Prizes Are
Awarded Victors.
DANCE ENDS THE MATCH
Clubhouse Brilliant Scone Miss Fox
Wins ladles' Singles, Wlcker
bhum Men's Singles, Cawston
and Shives Men's Doubles.
Yesterday witnessed the final matches
In all the tennis courts at the Irvlnuton
Tennis Club's handicap tournament. It
also ehowert some very fine tennis, espe
cially in the ladies' and men's singles.
Miss Fox beat Miss Schaefer In the
Indies' sinsles after a very hard fight.
Miss Schaefer won the first set very
handily but Miss Fox found her pace
after this set and by consistent placing
won the next two sets, thereby Raining
possession of the Ixu'kwood cup for the
year. Score 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
In the men's singles between Mr.
Black and Mr. Wickirsham the tennis
wan exceptionally ' good. Wickersham.
by his splendid net game and hard
drives and placing won from Black who
depended entirely on a lobbing game, by
the scores 3-. 6-4. 6-1. 6-1.
The men's doubles was won from An
drews and Wilder by Cawston and
Shives, who. by the aid of their handi
cap and brilliant playing, pulled the
match. Scores, 6-4. 6-4, 7-5.
The Iad'es' doubles, Miss Fox and
Miss Ieadbetter vs. Mrs. North rup and
Miss Schaefer, waa won by the latter
team. Score, 6-1, 6-3. The handicap
committee did not seem to be equal to
the occasion of handicapping the mixed
doubles, as most of tht teams seemed
very heavily handicapped and conse
quently the finals dwindled down to two
teams who were not anchored by any owe
odds. The teams were: Miss Fox and
Mr. Cawston vs. Miss Fording and Mr.
Shives. Miss Fox and Mr. Cawston won
by a score of 6-4, 8-6.
Taken all in all the tournament has
been a great success, having been the
cause of some extra fine matches and
also of starting the tennis season with
considerable enthusiasm for the game.
The tournament was brought to a still
more enjoyable close by a tennis ball
at the clubhouse of the Irvlngton Club
last night at which time t he cups and
prizes were awarded the winners of the
various events.
N. P. GIVES UP OLD GRADE
Oregon & Washington Will Make
Use. of Former Survey.
CHEHALilS. "Wash., June 13. That the
Oregon & Washington intends to use the
old Union Pacific grade from the Co
lumbia River to Chehalis, was learned
here from persons very close to the head
officers. Whether some agreement has
been made between the Northern Pacific
and Union Pacific, allowing the latter to
use this grade, is- not known. The
Northern Pacific people are supposed to
have bought up the grade a year or
two ago at tax sale. Last year when
It was rumored that the Union Pacific
was to build at once, the Northern Pa
cific powers placed a crew of men in
Chehalis and started to fill up gaps in
the grade near Chehalis. Considerable
: work was done here, the Northern Pa
cific giving it out that It intended to
double track to Portland. Chehalis is
located at a strategic point on the
Northern Pacific, by reason of the fact
that the Newaukum hill. Just south of
Chehalis. is a point that is hard to
overcome. It was thought last year,
when the Northern Pacific started work
on the old grade, that Its endeavors
were merely bluff. Subsequent indica
tions are that such was the case. It
was stated that the Oregon & W'ash-
' ington would use the old grade as far
as the north limit of Chehalis, where
the track would cross the Northern Pa
cific and continue on to Centralia on
the cast side.
OREGON PLANS ELABORATE
Commencement Week at Eugene to
Attract Largo Number Alumni.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Or., June 13. (Special.) Elaborate
plans are being made for thii year's
commencement exercises, which will be
attended by the largest number of
alumni and friends of the university
that ever assembled in Eugene. Owing
to the recent victory of the university
at the hands of the voters of the state,
alumni and supporters of the institu
tion are feeling especially jubilant and
the reunions of commencement week
will no doubt be the most successful
on record.
The complete programme for com
mencement week is as follows:
Sunday. June 21 Baccalaureate sermon.
Vlllard Hull. 11 A. M.. by Rev. Herbert S.
Johnson. "S", of Boston. Mass.
Monday. June 22 Field day. KIncaid
Field, 2 P. M. Oradiiatinc exercises School
of .Music. Vlllard Hall. 8 P. M.
Tuesday. June 2.'l Annuat nuslness meet
ing of Alumni Association, Villard Hall. 0
A. M. Alumni banquet. In tent on campus.
1 P. M. Klower and fern procession, on
campus. P.' M. Kalllna; and Beekman
prize contest in oratory, 8 P. M., Villard
Hall.
Wednesday, June 24 Oinner to visiting
excursionists from Portland, in tent on
campus. 12 noon. Address to graduating
class and presentation of diplomas. Vlllard
Hail. 2 P M.. followed by unveiling of por
trait of president John V. Johnson. Annual
alumni ball. Armory. K p. M.
CAN'T GET WOODCUTTERS
Men Refuse to Chop for $1.10 Cord.
Fear Fuel Shortage.
PENDLETON. Or.. June 13. (Spe
cial.) A labor famine in the wood
camps of Meacham and Kamela threat
ens to cut short the fuel supply of
Pendleton, Walla. Walla and interven
ing towns. Contractors are offering
$1.10 a cord, but this price does not
tempt the cutters in any considerable
numbers. A good cutter makes from
$2.50 to $3 a day.
One year ago the scarcity of labor
compelled the contractors to boost the
price to 2 a cord, but then there was
a fuel famine scare on and the con
sumer were willing to pay a price that
Justified this" expenditure. Now theie
Is no scare and the railroads have re
cently boosted the rate from the moun
tain yards to Pendleton 25 cents on the
cord and tacked on 50 cents to the
Walla Walla rate.
At present there seems to be a fairly
good supply of wood on hand, both in
the yards in this city and on the plat-
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to determine what effect the labor
shortage will have on the Winter sup
ply. The wood now on hand was left
over from 'last year.
HILL AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Railroad Magnate Has Nothing to
Say Regarding Interview.
WASHINGTON, June 13. -James J. Hill,
of the Great Northern Railway, conferred
with the President today and afterward
stated he was going on his vacation and
had taken his leave of Mr. Roosevelt. He
disavowed any special knowledge as to
the President's policy toward corpora
tions, but vigorously insisted that any
corporation violating the laws should be
prosecuted to the utmost.
Speaking of the segregation of sub
sidiary companies by railway cor
porations, he said that so far
as the Northern Pacific was con
cerned all the coal lands owned by that
company were needed for the company's
own purposes, suggesting that only in the
case of a coal famine would the question
arise of furnishing coal to any one out
side of the corporation.
Mr. Hill lingered behind all callers in
conversation with the President 20
minutes.
SLASHED FROM EAR TO EAR
Man Dead, Wife Dying and Mur
derer SStiH at Large.
VANCOUVER. B. C. June 13. As the
result of a drinking carousal on the
waterfront today. Patrick Bryan is dead,
with his throat cut from ear to ear, and
his Indian wife Is now hovering between
life and death at the general hospital.
Tho murderer has not been- captured. He
is believed to be the negro who early In
the evening was seen with Bryan and his
wife on their fishing boat, then tied at
the wharf
R. C. Larberg. a fisherman, whose boat
was near the sloop on which the double
crime was committed, made the discovery
just before noon today. Bryan had been
dead then ten hours. His wife, whose
throat was also cut and gashed, is not
likely to recover.
BLAZE AT NORTH POWDER
Fussing Engine Sets Fire to O. R.
X. Depot Loss $280 0.
LA GRANDE, Or., June 13. (Special.)
North Powder saw a tire this morning
which destroyed tho O. R. & N. depot
at that place, ruined one home and
converted into ashes about two thousand
dollars' worth of freight
A passing engine dropped a spark on
the roof of the structure which had
served as a depot and as a home for
the agent, Mr. Brutchner. A portion
ot the furniture in the living rooms was
saved, but the freight Is a total loss.
A splendid new piano helped swell the
loss.
At this time it is Impossible to ascer
tain the exact loss, but over the tele
phone this evening the agent at North
Powder estimated the loss to bo J2000.
The building will easily reach $800.
Xew Bank Very Popnlnr.
HARRISBURG. Or.. June 13. (Special.)
The First National Bank of Harrisburg
is filling a long-felt want. Since its open
ing. May 25. it has had a constantly in
creasing business and is an Institution In
which the city and the surrounding coun
try may take a just pride.
W
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Why Not Make Your
Porches Comfortable
Since the Hot Weath
er Has Arrived?
You will find it a pleasure to se
lect comfortable porch furniture
from our stock of reed chairs and
rockers, rattan and maple chairs,
settees and divans, light tables
and chairs. Prices throughout
are of the lowest. For porch
floors we have durable and artis
tic rugs in sizes 4x71, 10x9, 8x
10 and 9x12. Prices up to $12.00
FIFTH and STARK
Furnishing a home correctly, comforta
bly and economically is simply a matter,
of starting right. We now place at
your service an immense stock of furni
ture new, handsome, stylish; our well
known exclusive lines of carpets and
rugs, and a large and varied assortment
of lace curtains, drapery and upholstery
fabrics in every weave and color. Our
stock includes hundreds of imported
novelties not shown elsewhere. Expert
decorative salesmen are at hand to offer
suggestions or advice in devising color
schemes or decorative treatments. Our
prices on every article invite comparison.
Arrived This Week:
New Carpets in Wiltons and Brussels.
More Kixdorfer Parquet Floor Covr
A large shipment of Decorative Tap
estries, Brocades and Silks; and
- New Dining-Room and Parlor Furniture.
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Special Values in
Morris Chairs
We are offering this week some
very unusual values in Morris
Chairs. Our stock is very large
and occupies space badty needed.
The chairs on sale are of fine
quality, made from the finest
quarter-sawed oak and beautiful
ly finished. They are very heavy,
of rigid construction, with seat3
of fine steel springs. The cush
ions are upholstered in a heavy,
handsome velour, and are rever
sible. Prices this week,
$10.00 to $2O.0O.
BUILD BIG WAREHOUSE
PARLIN & OREXDORFF TO HAVE
FXJUR-STORY BUILDING.
Structure Will Be of Brick on Con-
Foundations and "Will Oc
cupy Space 100x200 Feet.
crete
Eastern business men are 'becoming
more and more impressed with the ad
vantages and opportunities offered in
Portland for the establishment of large
enterprises.
. In the past few months a number of
manufacturing concerns that had estab
lished sales depots in this city, found that
their business had grown to such an ex
tent that it became necessary to enlarge
their capacity, and having faith in the
present and future importance of Port
land as a distributing point, decided to
build warehouses large enough to handle
tlvir trade to the best advantage.
Another case of this character is that of
til 3 agricultural implement house of
Farlin & Orendorff, which has had a
branch in this city for about 15 years.
The house has decided to build a large
building for, its exclusive use on the
East Side on a site purchased a year
ago at a price that today would be con
sidered ridiculously low.
The home plant of the company is
located at Canton. 111., and the local
manager is H. O. Tenney, who has made
an enviable reputation for himself in
business circles. U. G. Orendorff, of the
firm, has been in Portland for some days
in consultation with Mr. Tenney, and yes
terday made the announcement that It
had been determined to begin building a
four-story brick warehouse on concrete
foundations built on piling. The site of
this building is the 100300 piece bounded
on the north by Belmont street, on which
the 300-foot front will face; and will have
ldO feet on Water street and 100 feet tin
the Southern Pacific. The interior will
be of heavy mill construction of the slow
burning system now used in this class
of buildings, and will be equipped with
automatic sprinklers.
Further plans for the construction of
the building will await completion of
drawings and specifications now being
prepared by Lewis & Lewis, the archi
tects. When these have been submitted
and accepted, operations will begin as soon
thereafter as possible. When completed
the warehouse will be one of the best
buildings of Its class in the city.
35 churches of Portland, has been or
ganized, and on next Tuesday-night the
first game will be played. The con
testing clubs in the inaugural event
will represent the First Presbyterian
Church and. the Emanuel Baptist
Church, and will play on the Portland
Academy grounds. Waldo F. Stewart
is president of the league, and R. F.
Stout has been chosen secretary.
Games will be played every week, and
each contest will be called at 6:30
o'clock.
THREE MEMBERS ADDED
President Increases Personnel of In
land Waterways Commission.
WASHINGTON. June 13. (Special.)
President Roosevelt, who has shown the
liveliest possible interest in the devel
opment of the waterways of the country
for which the National Rivers, and Har
bors Congress stands, today enlarged the
personnel of the Inland Waterways Com
mission by requesting Senator William B.
Alison, of Iowa; Representative Joseph
E. Ransdell. of Louisiana, and Professor
George F. Swain, of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, to serve as mem
bers of the commission, together with
those previously appointed.
Senator Allison has long been Interest
ed in the Mississippi River project. Con
gressman Ransdell. of Louisiana, is pres
ident of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, whose annual convention in
this city December 9, 10 and 11 next will
be attended by upwards of 6000 delegates
representing every state in the Union.
Professor Swain, cf the famous School of
Technology of Massachusetts, has been
an authority on water transportation and
interested in the development of water
ways for many years.
The personnel of the Inland Waterways
Commission is as follows: Representa
tive Theodore E. Burton, chairman: Sen
ators Allison, Warner, Newlands, Bank
head; Representative Ransdell; Glfford
Pinchot, Chief Forester, Department of
Agriculture; F. H. Newell, Director of
the Reclamation Service: Herbert Knox
Smith, Chief of the Bureau of Corpora
tions: Dr. W. J. McGee, Department of
Agriculture, and Professor George F.
Swain.
Shipping News of Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash., June 13. One of
the largest cargoes of grain and feed
shipped from this port to San Francisco
during the present heavy movement of
wheat to California is being sent on
the steamer Tamplco. The freighter is
loading about 2200 tons of grain, and
in addition will leave out win feeu
and lath.
The British steamer Suverlc leaves
tomorrow for Seattle to complete load
ing, and her sister vessel, the Kumerlc,
is due in from Manila via China and
Japan with general cargo.
The British steamer Strathord was
expected in during the night from Eu
reka, Cal., to load lumber and flour for
the West Coast.
The tank steamer Maverick came
from Seattle today, and after discharg
ing 20.000 gallons of coal oil, left for
Sail Francisco direct.
Foreign wheat clearances for the
wjek totalled only 624 bushels, valued
at $580. for the Hawaiian Islands. For
Honolulu and the Orient 34, 1H barrels
of flour, worth 1137,265, wero cleared.
receded until the lake was dry. I have
Investigated the matter and find that
the report Is untrue. The lake is still
a beautiful sheet of water, and the fin
eat fishing is still to be enjoyed there.
Pamella Lake is gradually receding,
but will be a grand fishing resort for
several years. Still, the outlet should
be protected, so that one of our beau
tiful mountain streams should be pre
served. M. W. Hl'XT.
Pamella Lake Still There.
PAMELIA LAKE, Or., June 11. (To
the Editor.) I wish to correct a rumor
that was in circulation this Spring,
that the waters of Pamella Lake, lying
at the base of Mount Jefferson, hud
Twilight League Among Churches.
The Twilight Baseball League, an
organization composed of teams from
WINNERS OF MEN'S DOUBLES AT IRVINGTON TENNIS TOURNAMENT
ft If .to j .
K. K. CAWSTON AND T. SHIVES.
VISITED EVERY
PIANO STORE
Well-Known Business Man Visits Every Portland Piano
House and Then Buys at the
Eilers Store.
ANOTHER REMARKABLE WEEK OF PIANO SELLING
I am not surprised at the crowds I
rind in your store. I have been to
every piano house In Portland but I
am convinced that here is the place to
sae money." These were the words of
a business man, well-known In Port
land, yesterday, after having pur
chased a beautiful colonial style Kim
ball piano.
This raan'i experience has been that
of hundreds of others. It is not
strange that the shrewd, conservative,
careful purchaser finally decides upon
one of the makes of pianos in our
stores.
To begin -with he Is given a choice
of more makes and styles ot Instru
ments than can be found in any three
other piano establishments on the
Coast and Northwest. No matter what
his preference may be, no matter what
quality of musical tone appeals most
to his fnncy, he can be suited in the
iarse variety of fine, high-grade
pianos always found on the floors of
Ellcrs stores.
In the matter of quality every in
strument handled by the Kliers Stores
is selected with the utmost care, bo
cause every instrument sold must give
satisfaction to the buyer or it is no
sale.
Buying for 40 large Western stores.
It would be strange indeed if the most
substantial saving could not be effect
ed. In the buying of these pianos in
such tremendous lots, in the shipping
by the most up-to-date methods, and
finally in the handling of the pianos in
such large numbers, we are safe in
saying that the cost per piano of dis-
F losing of pianos In the Eilers estab
ishment is considerably less than one
half of the expense of the smaller
dealer who handles but a few instru
ments a montn.
And then, at Eilers Stores you will
always find just what is advertised
no disappointment, no misrepresenta
tion to annoy you; If a piano Is adver
tised at a certain price it Is here for
sale and just as represented. Some
one else may pick up the bargain be
fore you get here, and we will at all
times prove this by giving the pur
chaser's name and address, etc.
In "The Piano Market." published on
another page, will be found some very
Interesting news news worth reading.
Bargains here, too yes, perhaps ten
times as many as can be found at any
other stoie and twice as good only a
few of some fifty in the Piano Ex
change and Bargain Room are men
tioned a call at the store will reveal
to you the magnitude of this house in
all things musical. Perhaps you would
be interested in quite a saving on a
Player Piano we have about all
makes "slightly used." In good condi
tion, at very reduced prices.
No matter what vou have In mind
come here and see If we haven't it. If
so, you can save money we'll guar
antee It. Ours is an every day busi
ness every day our best.
EILKRS 600 CLUB.
The New Scale 1425 Eilers Club
Pianos are alike all through as good
inside as they look outside. They are
designed and built for musical peopl
who want good pianos reliable pianos
and musical pianos, at minimum
cost, which Is now obtainable through
tho Kilrrn son Piano Club. Cost to
club members nry $202, one unalter
able price, either for cash or pay $17
when you Join then $8 per month or
J2 weokly, with regular rate of inter
est. There Is ho waiting piano is
sent home at once.
Besides the saving of $133 by join
ing the club we lo not collect from
widow and orphann of club memberM
m announcement in the "Plnno
Market."
The Eilers New Scale $423 Club
Piano represents the outcome of a de
sire to produce the best piano in the
Northwest for home and school use at
a moderate cost.
We have spent our thought, time and
money for the past five years on the
perfection of the Eilers Piano until
we have now brought It before the
public a masterpiece of art and work
manship, and we feel proud of the re
sult. So will you if you see and hear
It. Eilers Pianos have been in con
stant use for several years now in the
Northwest were always gqod better
today than ever.
About ten days ago we wrote the
owners and users of "Eilers" pianos,
asking them how they were satisfied
and if the piano was just as repre
sented we were flooded with the
strongest words of praise; good words
for our piano hundreds of these let
ters are now on file and we are proud
to show them to the public or to any of
our customers.
And now you can Join In our co
operative, helpful club offer Instead
of retailing at regular price, you and
490 others join in wholesale buying.
Our club booklet Is now in press first
edition of 20,000 will be ready for
mailing or store distribution June 20.
Be sure and secure one it's to your
interest to do so. It will not take long
possibly only a week or so to secure
Boo club members, as all our stores
will be given their proportion. Safest
plan is to write at once or call
EILERS PIANO HOUSE, the House of
Highest Quality, 353 Washington st.
RATES
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