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THE SUNDAY OREG0XIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1909. 10 em 11 lUire&test i ange To introduce our great Quick Baking Range in 100 new homes, we have decided to offer as a special premium, FREE OF ALL CHARGE to the customer, one of our celebrated Kitchen Gems, illustrated and described here. This virtually amounts to a reduction of the steel range, but we believe that the public will appreciate another $10 article free rather than a ten dollar reduction in the cost of the range. This extraordinary offer goes with any of The Gevertz All-Steel Ran Offers Ira , t :;gf : - tin mWI&kttMB : Ij wiiBPfill Hp " You receive two articles for the price of one for the price of the range re mains the same during this sale as at any other time no inflation of values, for sale purposes goes here ' lOO Kitchen Gems Free! v An Extraordinary Offer! And an Extraordinary Range This Great Steel Kange is built expressly for us by the "Eclipse". Stove Company, of Mansfield, Ohio, the stove center of the' United States. It is built of cold-rolled steel (of the quality locomotives are made of), and has two -walls of this planished steel and a middle wall 4 inch thick of -asbestos. These are hand-riveted together with cone-head rivets making it perfectly air-tight and almost indestructible." The fire-box is LARGE in proportion to the oven, therefore it is a quick baker in fact, the quickest baking range built. PRICES FROM $40.00 TO S5S.OO ' . This . oJ " jj .. Free ' IT ONLY A Week Cabinet Worth S10 FREE This is one of our handsome Kitchen Gems, in natural or weathered finish, just like the cut; fitted with two breadboards, two drawers,' two flour bins in base, and three drawers, and shelving in the top. Given free with every range order received this week. Country orders solicited. $45.00 Solid Brass Beds $2S.OO 2300 Hish-class Brass Bed, continu- . . , , 11 o : x. l 1-- ous IMncli Irame, J.V4 iiniu?, o-mvii jiuojws, richly ornamented; polish the highest qual ity, warranted not to tarn ish. An elegant brass bed that we guar- antee to be worth in the Portland market at leafct $45.00. A special carload shipment, pur chased at a big cash discount, enables us "to quote this extremely low price ....25.00 I ! No imrrnrrl 1 J-uiuMa Leather Chairs $60 Values in Genuine Leather for $39.00 There are 12 patterns from which to make a choice. Guar- 'anteed steel spring construc- t i o n in seats and backs, and warranted by us to be genuine 1 e a t h er. They $60 values; ..$39 Cottage Chairs IXiMf J ft IS I tTIM- are now , GreatDresser Values Lejt Couches $17-50 ' $6.00 Diners for $3.75 $50 Walnut Dressers for Only $35.00 No. 521 These beautiful Circassian walnut Dress ers are of the newest models, many of them shaped like the cut. Large French bevel-plate mirrors. 24x30 inches, case 20x42 inches, per fectly 'fittinjr drawers with pulls made of the same wood. The walnut is of the natural finish but perfectly hand-rub M and polished. We are closing out four differ ent patterns at the uni form price of 35.00 No. 116. Where else can you secure such values as this V Frames of quar tered oak, steel spring construction 46 spiral springs in the body; cov erings of highest quality of Boston leather, hand-tied and diamond- tufted. Regular $30 values for .817.50 Elasy Terms of Payment If Desired Oak Tables "New Method" Gas Range Has a high shelf, just like cut, a large baking oven, also roasting oven in the base; four large burn ers and small simmer burne) heavily enameled; guaranteed to burn one-fourth less gas; special price $20.00 $3.50 Cobbler Rockers $2.50 Solid Oak . Rockers, shaped ike the cut, "with cobbler seats, well made, strong and durable and at the same time of attractive appearance. Regular $3.50 values. cial for this, week These are of hardwood, very n e atly polished ; have cane seats shaped nearly like the cut. Gev urtz special prlc, 2 to a customer, each 85 $12 Iron Beds $6.50 No. 677 This beautiful Bed is just like the cut. The tubing and rods are strong and rigid and the lacquer" is exceptionally fine. Full size, heavy angle irons of, malleable iron, perfect enamel that will not, wear off. Spe cial price .......... .v $6.50 'l-.i.! W l,!S.,J'l-3!iil'!i-, Spe- S2.50 n 1 $16 No. 854. A splendid ship ment of solid oak dining chairs purchased at a price that enables us to offer this extraordinary bargain. They are .shaped like the" cut. They have quarter-sawed panels, made of fine Eastern oak in the Early English finish, worth $6, Gevurtz' special price .... $3.75 Fine Napoleon Beds $45.00 Values $32.50 These beds have much heavier roll at "head and foot than the cut shows; in finest mahogany, golden oak and beau tifully figured birdseye maple. They are full size, perfect in construction and finish; worth $45,. but QQO Cf) Gevurtz' special price is onljuDZi JU PPM H ",J;y It'll If fj Morris Chairs $9 - C No. 582 Solid Eastern oak Ta--ble, 48 inches di ameter, extends to 8 feet; in the early English finish; handsome turned pedestal and claw feet; a table" priced at $37.50 usually, but on special sale this week at $25 V0iy Geviiftz Sells the Cheapest: -; 'efliy in hnrnetue Uuantitiw vJ htp m roll twoadloir - rm 35 81 WM M FIEST AND YAMHILL - 7 SECOND AND YAMHILL No. 812. These Morris Chairs have genuine quarter-sawed oak frames, ele gahtly polished; spring seats and adjustable back, cov ered with a high-grade leather.-- Chairs Vorth every cent of $16, but we make them a leader for September business at this low price only S9.00 SHUDERTS BRING ON WAR AMONG THE THEATERS OF SAN FRANCISCO Invade Syndicate's Territory, and May Be Sued by Disappointed House Vaudeville Manager Scours Europe for Drawing Headliners Quick Lunch and a Press Banquet Planned for Taft Tiny Heiress Arrives in Spreckels Family. SBT HARRY B. SMITH. AX FRANCISOO. Cal.. Sept. 4 (Sp;clal. Sn Francisco theatrical manter;. If divided on moat sub jects, are a unit in agreeing that they can best disagree. For Just at present a theat rical war. confined heretofore to desultory skirmishes. Is in progress In Ban Fran Pisco, involving every theater In the city but one. Tbe roar of guns In actual com bat was heard last Bunday night when the Messrs. Shubert, sworn enemies of the theatrical syndicate. Inaugurated their In vasion of the territory heretofore In the trust' exclusive possession, by the pre sentation of Augustus Thomas' play. "The W'ltchlrjg Hour." at the Valencia Theater. That business opposition from the syndi cate will not be the only fight on the hands of the Shuberts Is practically cer tain, for on good authority It is declared that the directors of the American The j ater will Institute legal proceedings a the : result of the removal of the Shubert ; ehowa to the Valencia from the American, ' which had a five-year contract for the handling of them. Before the manager of tfle Valencia had agreed to provide a home for the Shubert shows, he had already contracted with TVUliam Morris, promoter of inde pendent vaudeville, to establish a chain . of houses throughout th West with head . quarters In San Francisco. I .Announcement haa beeo made that Wil liam Morris will not open at the Va lencia until November 1. It la common gossip, moreover, that the Morris people have delayed their opening because they hope to have a down-town theater with which they will be better able to com pete with the Orpheum. and If this deal eoes through. It will somenjiat relieve the situation for the Shuberts. ' Shuberts" Iegal Tangle. When J. J. Shubert visited San Fran cisco, last Spring, a tentative arrange ment was made with the American for housing ths Independents. Later the manager of that ahow house visited New York, and wheal he returned home, he had in his possession a signed five-year contract. During July, the Shuberts sent the first of their shows here, "The Blue Mouse," which played to big houses at prices that ranged from 2S cents to 11.50. Upon the arrival, two weeks ago, of Charles Brad ford, representing "The Witching Hour," he and Manager Cohn, of the American, were unable to agree on a scale of prices, and the division of the receipts. Cohn Insisted that the top price should be J1.50. but Bradford declared the show was worth $2 for the best seata and explained further that the salary roll of his com pany amounted to $4200 weekly. Brad ford also Insisted on So per cent of the receipts for his company, while the the ater wanted to give the show but. 60 per "cent. In the meantime, Bradford ha"d wired New York concerning his difficulties. He was told to cancel his bookings and ac cept the offer of the Valencia, This is not at all to the liking of the American directors, who declare they have been financially Injured and that they will bring suit for the recovery of what they will lose by the forfeiture of the contract. Trust People Are Active. The threatened Invasion by the Shuberts has stirred the syndicate represented by Gottlob & Marx, of the Van Ness The ater to unusual activity. It will not be until December that the"new Columbia Theater, at Geary and Mason streets, will be ready for occupancy. Nevertheless, the Shuberts are to have Immediately the opposition of two theaters playing syndi cate shows. When the Colombia opens, the Klaw & Erlanger attractions, prefes slonally known as the "No. 2" shows, are to be presented at the Van Ness. But until that time, the syndicate wil) stage Its No. 2 shows at the 'Garrlck, which was the old Orpheum house, on O'Farrell street, near Fillmore. Scarcely a. fortnight before this last an nouncement was made. John Cort. who dictates things theatrical in the North west, and who controls the popular-priced shows of the syndicate on the Pacific Coast, had arranged to play his shows at the Garrick. He has a lease on the Colo nial, a down-town house on McAllister, near Market street, but as It will not be ready for several months, it would seem that Cort is the one manager who will be entirely homeless when the war Is In full blast, a couple of months from now. Vaudeville Opposition. - When news of arrangements for the es tablishment of a William Morris Ameri can music hall in San Francisco was first made public, the Orpheum. for whose pa.tr ronage Morris will be a formidable con tender, went passively on its way. appar ently unconoerned. However, the Or pheum magnates have not been Idle. Pax is, Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg and. In fact, all of the Important cities on the Continent, are Involved In this deal. Mor ris, however, has already paid a visit to England, and many of the best English music hall artists are under contract to him. Two down-town sites have been offered to Morris for a permanent home' in San Francisco, and it is said that one of them will be accepted and a theater built at once. " ' Entertainment for President. Many side Issues are already being as ranged for the visit of President Taft to San Francisco. The President will reach here October 5. It was proposed to have the President lunch at the Union League or the Ferry building, but the Taft recep tion committee decided that the best" place for the luncheon was on board the revenue cutter Golden Gate, upon which the Taft party will cross the bay from Oakland. The Golden Gate is to sail from the foot of Broadway street, Oakland. The lunch eon will be served the moment she gets under way and the President Is scheduled to sit at the table until the cutter gets out of Oakland creek and Into the bay, where he will want to use his eyes. Some of the commutors who know what a rush it is to be served while cross ing the bay have remarked humorously that the President wilt have to bolt his food if he is to eat luncheon and see the bay alI.on"tsie small trip across from the Oakland side. Welcome From Press Club. And while San Franciscans In general are making plans for an elaborate wel come to be given to Taft. the newspaper men of the city are Quietly preparing a Bohemian greeting. The welcome will be extended at the Press Club. As yet the plans lack definite form, but the latest suggestion is that the President reach the club come time after midnight, -nleet the men on the various papers and enjoy a genuine Press Club Jinks. When McKinley and Roosevelt visited San Francisco they were guests and hon orary members of the. Press Clilb and it Is the intention to tender the sa"me pour tesy to President Tafti Heney Leaguers Enthusiastic. The supporters of Francis J. Heney. who will run independently for the office of District Attorney, declare that the ap- parent sympathy In favor of Heney's candidacy is much stronger than they had expected. In support of these asser tions, the Heney Leaguers point to the re turns of the 19 verification deputies on ' the work they did one day last week. These deputies were sent Into all sections of the city and called upon a total of 337 voters who registered without, stating their party affiliations. Of these 337 reg istered voters, 267 signed the Heney peti tion, while "0 did not. This Is taken to mean that 79 per cent of those Inter viewed are actively In favor of Heney's candidacy. It is said that among those who will take the stump for Heney are District Attorney William H. Langdon. Hiram W. Johnson and Matt I. Sullivan. Heney's majority over Fickert,for the Democratic 'nomination has been reduced by the official count to 88. In spite of the fact that Heney has declared he cannot leealiv accent that party nomination, his friends through the Bulletin, argue that he has misconstrued the law and that ne can accept If he so desires. Millionaire's New Job. Policemen assigned "to the duty of watching the speed of automobiles have become a common part of every com munity, Dut It has remained for San Rafael to furnish a real millionaire for this Job. He Is Frank H. Johnson, a nephew of Governor James N. Gillett, and he will use his own 70-horsepower machine to capture speed fiends in Marin County. - Johnson, though a man of money, is eccentric. Last year he created aston ishment when he attended a theatrical performance in San Rafael clad in female attire and topped with a fluffy blond wig. The same year he obtained a per mit to conduct a merry-go-round at San Rafael and startled his acquaintances by collecting the nlckles personally from those who rode. District Attorney Boyd now believes that speeding will cease. but all the Deputy Sheriffs of Marin County say that Johnson has been one of the most notorious of the speed ordinance viola tors, and 'they are asking. "Who will be detailed to catch Johnson?" Rich California Baby. One of the" richest babies In California Is a tiny little girl born a few days ago to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Spreckels at their Summer .home in Sausalito.. She is the heir presumptive to property worth many millions, for her father Is one of the sugar kings of the world, and the Spreckels fortune, controlled by four millionaire brothers, is among the largest In the world. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Spreckels were married more or less secretly In Phila delphia In May. 1908. Mrs. Spreckels was formerly Miss Alma de Brettvllle, a noted beauty. She had been a bride al most a month and she and her husband were on their way for a honeymoon tour of Europe before the announcement of the wedding was made to San Francisco society. Whallngr Bark at Home. From a five months' cruise In the Pa cific and Behring Sea. the old whaling bark. Gayhead, Captain Wing, came Into port the first of the week with a catch of 10.500 barrels of oil, the product of 25 whales, most of which were taken near Kadiak Island. The oil Is worth about $15,000, and it Is stated that every man of the whaler will profit from t30 to $150. The whaling Industry is far from being what it was a few years ago. when whalebone commanded a price, and it la said but few whalers now make the northern trip. Germans Draw Color Line. BERLIN. Sept. 4. (Special.) Th tragic end of the beautiful music-hall dancer Frauleln Hlldegard Hoffman, who was ' shot at Frankfort-on-Maln by her Chinese lover, has given rise to an out cry in the whole German press bitterly denouncing the attraction said to be felt by some German women to Arabs, Chi nese, negroes and men of other exotlo nationalities, who may be performing; In circuses and music halls here. , The newspapaVs call attention vehe mently to the dangers of Insufficient recognition of "the line that divides 'whit' from "colored." "