TI1E SUXDAT OREGOMAN. PORTLAXD. XOVE3IBER 20, 1910.
PARTY LINES
WILL
NOT BAR
Mr. Lafferty Believes Next
Congress Will Enact Leg
islation Demanded.
EXTRA SESSION IS URGED
TopIe Will Fix Responsibility If
Either Party Shirk! Revision
of Tarff and torpor ton
Valaatlon Demanded.
That the country may look forward
to the passage of needed lama by th
next Coniren, although the Senate an
Hnuu will be controlled by oppostt
political parties, la tlie opinion of A
W. Ijifferty. r.epresentatlve-elect from
the Second Drfron District. Mr. I.ar
ferty also bellevea that rresldejit Taft
would act wisely by calling me nex
Congress In extraordinary session on
March 4.
"The time has passed when the coun
try will excuse congress for Inaction
imr.lv Winn the House may be
Temoeratle and the Senate Republican
aid Mr. Lafferty yesterday. "In th
days following the Civil War. when
political prejudice waa sirwnn. nw
would have expected a Republican Pen
ate to concur In a bill comlns from i
rwmncradc House, no matter how merl
tnrloui It mlarht have been. If th
blil were good. It would have been re
Ire ted on the around that Its enact.
vnent Into law might redound to the
benefit of the lemo.-ratlc party a
thnrnnrMv aelflsh reason. But In those
diyi tue averaae voter would have ap
plauded euch action by party leaner.
Special Interest Would Profit."
Tlie aneelal Interesta profited by
thla extreme partisanship, and they ax
lrt to profit In delay by the rccen
.t.ilnn r m. nemocratle Mouse. liu
1 hope and believe that they will be
sorely disappointed.
"The -progressive Republicans In the
next House will favor tariff revision
and the enlargement of the powers of
th Interstate Commerce I ommission,
fohlinr thmt body to ascertain the
physical valuation of all public service
corporations oing an inin.. "-
. and to fix reasonable maximum
rates based on anch valuations. These
are the two great reforms that all of
the people of this country want, re
gardless of political affiliations. The
Senator. Repreeentatlve. or other office-holder,
however high, who opposes
the giving- of these rerorms 10
country within the next two years will
be marked for retirement at th next
leflon
-For "seven Ions; yeara the people
watted for these reform during the
JiooeereU administration. but tney
came not. President Roosevelt preached
In favor of what the people were a--mandlng.
but eomethlnjr seemed to be
In the way of the crystallxatlon Into
law of what waa then, aa well aa now,
unanimous public sentiment. The Re
publican party met at Chicago, at the
end Of Mr. Itooseveil m rrnimn
( a bid for a return to power by
promising the. country the two things
I have mentioned, to-wtt. tariff revl
aton and the. enlargement of the pow-
era of the Interstate Commerce com
mission.
Voters Demand Action.
Mr. Taft. In Ma letter of acceptance.
and In all of hie campaign speeenes,
pledged tha enactment of the "Roose
velt policies- Into law. Thla pledge
waa the keynote of the Republican
campaign of 190S- The voters returned
the Republican party to power. diist
ing these reforms would be Immediate
ly forthcoming from tne jail adminis
tration. In this tney were disappoint
ed. and the -Insurgent movement with
la th Republican party sprang up aa
a result. Senator Alurl. h and apesker
Cannon, occupying posttlona or great
power In the Senate and Mouse, op-
nosed th carrying out or ins ttepuou
can platform promises, and were In a
large measure aucces.iui.
-At least Republican voters out
of every 10 want the lawa passed aa
promised by the last National Repub
lican blatform. For thla reason th
'Insurgent' candidates for Congress
were elected by the Republicans wher
ever opportunity offered at the late
election. and where tne iiepuDiican
nominee was a stand-patter' he was
either replaced by a Democrat, or his
normal majority waa greatly reduced.
-This Is a country of the people
They are entitled to have what they
want. For an admlntstrstlon In power
to disregard the will of the people,
plainly expressed, would be to fay that
the people are not capable or self
government. It la plain to be seen
that Democrats l.ave been elected from
many districts, because the voters be
lieved they would vote In Congress for
the reforms that are now demanded.
The -progressive Repuhllcana In the
next House will give them an oppor
tunity to do so. If. aa a result, needed
lawa are passed, tne creuit win re
donnd to both the Democrat and Re
publicans, and Just In the proportion
that the offices are now held by the
members of these two parties.
Responsibility Is Divided.
-It Is perhaps more fortunate than
otherwise that the responsibility fur
giving the country needed lawa the
next two years will fall upon both po
litical parties. If either party shirks.
It wtll be disastrous to Its chances to
elect a President two yeara hence,
provided th other party dca all with
in Ita power to bring about the enact
ment of these laws.
-It Is the belief of many Republl
rana that 4 he President should call an
extra session of the next Congress to
meet March 4. .-Senator Jones, of Wash
ington, gave out an Interview last week
favoring an extra aesslon. He waa not
known as an Insurgent In t lr'. ses
slo. All -Insurgent' Republicans favor
an extra aesslon. Otherwise, the House
recently elected will not convene un
til December. 1911. .
"I heartily favor an extra session.
At .the regular sesaton a year from
now I desire to secure the laws for
the special benefit of Oregon that I
advocated In the late campaign, and
practically every other Congressman
will have some routine legislation to
be considered at the first regular ses
sion. Therefore. If the President favor
the programme of the Insurgents to
redeem fully the Republican platform
promises within the next twe jears. he
will bv proclamation convene the next
Congress March 4.
Portland Youth lo Wed.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. .Vor. 1. ( pe
el si. I .outs M. Dillon. : year old.
son of John T. Dillon, of 4St Tillamook
street. Portland, today secured permis
sion from his father and license from
county Auditor Klea to marry MJaa
Kuth McOcl dxlck of t&Js city.
REFORM
CHINESE GATE-TENDER TOR
PARTY TO ENTER AFTER
V
RF.PRODl CF.D FROM HXO KKY I.OOKSIIE, OF
SHANGHAI.
Among papers arriving yesterday on the Oriental liner Rygja was
a copy of the Sing Key Lnokshe. published at Shanghai, the editor of
which evident! regarded a grafting case unearthed In the Province
of Hongyong as the newsiest happening of the day. On the front
page la printed a drawing of a hUh official In the act of passing 20
coppera to the tender. of the Ktst gate of Hongyong. The acceptance
of the coin branded the tender as dishonest Above the drawing is
printed a story to the effect that the official, whose position Is said
to be akin to that of a prefect In other countries, had suspected that a
rule demanding that the gat-s close at sunset and remain so until
the dawn of the following dny. was not being enforced. Accordingly
It vl-lted one gate at S o'clock In the morning, but on demanding ad
ml'n there he waa refused. Walking to the next one. which was the
East gate of the town, he negotiated with the tender, who agreed
to open the gate for the 10 -upper. Immediately on gaining entrance
the prefect summoned his d'pulles. who were aware that the investi
gation was afoot, and the gate tender was given 20 lashes, one for
each coin. As a further punishment 100 lashes were administered
for his lax management of the gate and he waa then dismissed.
TURKEY IS CHEAPER
Markets Will Charge 30
Cents
per Pound for Bird.
5 CENTS UNDER LAST YEAR
Growers, Expecting Higher Prices
for Christina Trade, Are Holding
Back Supply Local Dealers
Deny Cold Storage Report.
The price of turkeys this week will
be 50 cents a pound in the large markets.
That Js what the dealers have decided
to charge. They have secured their sup
plies In the country and. although the
farmers and country merchants In many
caaea asked extreme prices, a sufficient
stock hsa been secured to enanie me
retailers to fix this price regardless Of
what the produrera are now asking.
Thirty cents la considered ny tne mar-
Vet men a reasonable quotation. 11 is
& cents lesa than the best turkeys sold
for lmt year, and makes turkey meat.
which most people regard as a luxury.
about aa cheap aa tne soapie iooos. ror
terhouse steak costs almost as much In
most markets, while even breakfast ba
con la up to li cents a pound.
-W have decided that 30 cents a
pound la the right price for turkey this
year.- said M. c. Mace, yesteruay. - imi
ear turkeys sold up to 35 tents, but
they are not so scarce this year as they
were then. However, it haa not been
easy to buy irom ine growers as mo
competition among buyers has been keen
and the turkey rasters have all asked
high prices. This price of 30 cents, of
course, is tor strictly cnoice luraeys.
There are some turkeys, of course, that
will sell for less. The talk about cold
storage turkeys Is nonsense. We have
not a single com storage oira in me
house, and we will give our guarantee
with every turkey sold."
The crop this year has been a cnoice
one." salt! rrana i- rmnn. wno aiso
announces that his price will be Ju cents
in all his markets. "The ses son has
been a favorable one and the bulk of the
turkeys are of fine quality. I consider
he price named a very reasonable one.
n view of the cost oftother foods these
djys. The demand promises to be the
greatest the trade nas ever inn.
George R Ptearns. of E. O. Tonng
Co.. the well known turkey firm, of Oak
land. Or., was In the city yesterday. Jie
has sold a large quantity of turkeys to
Portland merchants and also filled an
order from th Wells-Fargo Express
"ompanr for 1600 birds, which the com
pany still pres-nt to Its employes. Mr.
fiieams says the farmers In Douglas
ounty, where most of the turkeys are
raised, are very Independent this yesfi
nd unless they csn get their own price
refuse to sell, being certain that the
Christmas demand will be even stronger
than the call for the Thanksgiving trade.
Turkeya are beginning to pour In on
the Front-etreet dealers. The receipts
today will probably be the heaviest of
the season. There has not been much
buying yet by butchers and other re
tailors, but the market Is considered
firm.
Tsklrua to Get Cort Theater.
NORTH TAXIMA. TV ash- Nov. 1.
20 PIECES OF COPPER PERMITS
HOURS GIVEN 220 LASHES.
John Cort la to build a new brick and
steel theater here. While work will
not begin until the Spring of 1912.
announcement of the plan la made In
advance In answer to a constant de
mand for a new building. Architect
Houghton. ' of Seattle, ha been en
gaged to draw the plans and the build
ing will be put up by Mr. Cort. per
nnally. and not by a corporation. It
will be upon the site of the present
frame building, ljfut will take up the
whole lot, having a seating capacity of
1 700 people.
TAFT, PAYS JISIT TO CUBA
President Inspects Naval Station,
Then Departs.
GUANTANAMO. Cuba., Nov. 19 The
first visit to Cuban soil of a President
of the United States was made today by
President Taft. who arrived from Colon
in the forenoon. Inspected th naval sta
tion here and departed in the afternoon
for Hampton Roads.
The President arrived here at 11 o'clock
this morning. As the crulsrs steamed
Into the bsv. the Tennessee leading with
the blue flag of the President at her
foremast, the guns of the cruiser New.
ark. stationer) at the naval station
boomed forth the salute of 21 gun.
As soon a the cruiser dropped anchor
In the bay the officers of the naval sta
tion went aboard the Tennessee and paid
their respects. Th Cuban Secretary of
fttate, who had come from Havana to
welcome the President In the name of
President Gomez, also was received by
Mr. TafL
After the reception on board the Ten
nessce the President and other mem
ber of his party went ashore end mad
an Inspection of the rifle range and other
works at the station. Their stay ashore
waa brief and the cruiser weighed an
clur Immediately upon their return
aboard. They, headed eastward at 1 P.
M. for the Windward passage.
INSPECTOR CLOSES DAIRY
Portion of Portland's Milk Supply
Found Vnsanltary.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 13. (Spe
rlaD-i-F. II. Bothell. State Deputy
Dairy Inspector, who ha been Inspect
ing the dairies In Clark County for
several days, has condemned and closed
two dairies.
Roth belonged to O. B. Hatheway.
but one waa conducted by Mr. Cnple.
Mr. Hatheway worked all night and by
morning had his dairy In a sanitary
condition.
Mr. Bothell yesterday rondemned all
of the bottled milk Mr. Hatheway had
In his wagon, on account of the dirt.
Most of the dairies recently Inspect
ed, ship milk for consumption In Port
land.
Fourteen samples of milk and cream
were taken yesterday and sent to Se
attle for an official test.
Sclno at Highest Point.
FARIS. Nov. 19. River authorities
announce- that the flood haa reached
Its turning point and may be expected
to drop steadily for two or three days
unless bad weather sets In. Several
ddltlonal portions of the eastern
suburbs have been Inundated and the
household effects of residents removed
In artillery wagons. Water ha filtered
Into. the Orleans Hallway tunnel so fast
that the pumpa have become powerless.
Mother of five Is Snlclde.
OREWIX CITV. Or, Nov. Is. (Spe
cial.) Believed to have been despond
ent. Mrs. Zeuck, of Willamette, swal
lowed carbolic acid and died this even
ing. She leaves a husband and flva
children.
TABLE
BRITISH FIGHT
Struggle to Destroy Power of
Lords Will Be Short, Sharp
1 and Bitter. '
ASQUITH SOUNDS WARCRY
Ranks of Tories, Broken for Time,
Are Reformed Election of Xew
Parliament Will Be Ended
Week Before Christmas.
LONDON. Nov. 19. With the delivery
of Premier Asqulth s speech declaring
the policy of the Government, the two
parties' in the political contest have
laid their cards on the table.
At a luncheon of the National Liberal
Club today, Mr." Asqulth said the gov
ernment was determined to bring to
an end at once Rnd for all time the
nrAnt xvstem under which Liberal
locisiAtlon did not have a fair chance,
and to confine the second chamber to
subordinate functions appropriate to
such a body. The Liberals were fislit-
Inri- for fair Dlav. for progressive legis
latlon and the complete establishment
of m renresentatlve Government.
Regarding the recent activity of the
Lords In the matter of rerorms mem
sclves. the Premier said that the-rea-
nn for this waa clearly apparent, as
h Tories could not face another elec.
tion with the Incubus of the House of
Lords on their back.
The fight will be short and sharp
and from the attitude of the speakers
who have already taken the piattorm.
as bitter as It will be short.
When the failure of the veto confer
ence was announced, all signs favored
the government candidates, fresh rrom
their successes in the bye-elections.
Good trade returns Increase the popu
larity of free trade, while the Lnlon
Ists, disorganized, had apparently lost
heart, some of their newspapers even
predicting their defeat should an elec
tion ensue.
Tory Confidence Revived.
The dissolution of Parliament, how
ever, restored their confidence, and. al
though a section of the party which
a few weeks ago advocated federa
home rule Is finding it awkward to
recant, the ranks generally have been
reformed. The House of Lofds is the
foremost question on which the elec
tion will be fought.
A plank of Importance to the Union
1st platform is opposition to home rule
and "the use of American dollars
destroy the British constitution.
The latter secured some rorce tnrougn
the publication of a statement that
only $75,000 was collected by the Irish
leaders, one-third of which came irom
Canada.
The Liberals are full of confidence
In their policy for the abolition of the
veto power oit the House of Lords, for
free trade, and the success or tne gov
ernmenCs social legislation. They have
an awkward problem to face In seek
Insr a solution of conditions arising
from the Osborne Judgment, which pro
hlblts trades unions from using their
funds to support the labor party.
The Labor members of the House
Commons are demanding that legisla
tion be enacted to overcome this Judg
ment and Mr. Asqulth has promised to
announce the government's policy next
week. The judgment has had the ef
fect of reducing the number of Labor
candidates, thus avoiding three-cornered
contests In which the Liberals
lost a dozen seats last January.
It is expected the election will be
concluded by December 18. The bor-
o ii it lis. Including London, will poll be
tween December 3 and s: tne district
boroughs between December 7 and 1
and the counties between December 8
nd 17.
The peera In the coming election will
have an advantage not accorded since
the days of tho "Long Parliament.
The resolution declaring It to he an
Infringement on the liberties of the
Commona for a peer or a prelate to
concern himself In the election of the
members was not renewed at this Par
liament.
The suffragettes are well provided
with funds for the election, but the
public has lost curiosity in their ac
tions.
MINE BOUGHT, NOT FURS
CASHIER OF GOTHAM COMPANY
DISOBEYS ORDERS.
lie Is Arrested After Admitting .He
Invested In Alaska 'Mine With
Cash Belonging to Jr'lrm.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1 !). IPpeclal.)
Two or three days ago. "William H.
Cutler, who Is cashier and general
anager of Seward Development com
Danv. of No. i. .iladison avenue, got
back from Alaska, where It Is alleged
he had gone with lim.opo of his com
pany's money to buy furs, whalebone.
Ivory and curiosities.
He Is said to Have told Alfred r .
White president of the company, and
William A. A. Dunlap, vice-president.
that he had not been able to get hold
of any furs or Ivory, but that he had
bought a mine for which he had paid
Stft.noo.
All that he showed for it. white ana
Dunlap said today, was an unregls-
ered deed. He paid hhck z4.vuu in
cash. Then other officers of the com
pany set to work figuring out how
he losses stood. Tney esumatea
roughly, allowing for Cutlers expenses
on the trio and something for the val
ue of the mine, that they were "out"
about SSft.000.
In looking up records for a year ago.
thc7 say they found Cutler had re
ceived in June, !!!. various sums
mounting to tls.000. The company
supposed that he had established fur
rading depots in Aiasna wun tne
money. Investigation snowea. now
ever. that he had not established fur
tatlons sod Cutler was arrested.
ART EXPERTS EXPECTANT
Painting Owned by Stevedore Maj
Be Genuine Turner.
I3XDON. Nov. 19. (SpeciaI.)-.Thcre
HI be a big murter of art enthusiasts
at the sale of a picture now on its way
England from New xeaiand. It ha
been declared to be a genuine Turner
and already collectors on both sides of
the Atlantlo have Instructed agents to
Inspect It on arrival.
Xba trustees cl tna lax uaxiery, one.
s
of England' storehouses of art. havB
Just built a new wing to their establish
ment to accommodate Turner pictures,
so they are keen to obtain this new find.
Their expert will pronounce on It as
soon as it reaches London and If they.
too, agree that It 1 a real Turner there
will be tc sharp duel In the saleroom oe
tween British bidders and American
agents.
This picture was taken to Port Chal
mers, New Zealand, 40 years ago oy
certain Captain Mordeaux In the barque
Elizabeth Graham. There It was put
up as a prize In a lottery, with to tickets.
Edward Wienali. a stevedore, itas the
winner, but having hung it lie hi house
he promptly forgot all about It. He
moved to Auckland two years ago and
a friend who saw it persuaded him to
submit It to an expert.
A well-known New Zealand artist was
called in. After a microscopic exami
nation he declared: "That 1 a Turner,
In his best ntyle. I have given It every
test and I aay positively it is a Turner.
There is every characteristic of Turner's
wotk In It, especially the particular man
ner In which lie painted, waves. Another
noticeable thing la the minuteness with
which the warship of that period Is
finished."
The canvas i a seascape with the
Rock of Gibraltar and the hills beyond
in the background, and. as in many ex
amples of Turner's work, a storm is
ebout to burst.
In the lower right-hand corner the
word "Turner" Is faintly seen, with an
Initial which might be either "J" or
"S." Turner's initials were J. M. W
so a good deal turns on this initial on
the canvas.
ROOSEVELT VISIT BRIEF
TAFT FAMILY ABSENT WHEX HE
CALLS AT 'WHITE HOUSE.
Colonel Receives 2 00 Callers at
Daughter's Home and Attends
i
Luncheon and Banquet.
WASHINGTON, Kov. 13. Theodore
Roosevelt returned to the White House
today and there was no member of the
family of its occupant, hls'successor as
President, there to bid him welcome,
President Taft was in Cuba, and Mrs.
Taft in New York on a, shopping expedi
tion.
However, the Colonel made himself at
home, and although he remained only
a short time, shook hands with all the
clerks and attaches, most of whom were
there when he departed nearly two
vears aco. He left his card for Mrs.
Taft.
Altogether it was a strenuous day for
the Colonel. He had about 200 callers
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs,
Nicholas Longworth. who tendered
reception In her father's honor in the
oftornoon. after tile ex-President had
ancnt the morning at the National lia
aeum Inspecting the specimens taken by
his African expedition for the Smith
sonian Institution. He presented the flag
which always preceded the African ex
pedition and attended a luncheon given
In his honor.
He was the guest tonight of the Smith
nnlin Institution at a dinner given by
Director Walcott. Among those present
.ra .-Socretarv of the Interior bar
.!.!. M. .Tiisserand. the French Amhas-
enrinr- Renreseii ta ti ve Longworth, Gen
...i trH Wood. Thomas Nelson
Tnire- Tienera 1 Oliver. Assistant Secretary
e wr. nd Beekman Winthrop, As
sistant Secretary of the Navy.
Colonel Roosevelt will depart tomorrow
morning for New lorK.
An Incident of his visit was the an-nnuncoment-that
the bust of Mr. Roose
velt will be placed at once on the east
side of the capltol with those or ex-
rresldents.
ENGLAND TAKES
HONORS
Military
Championship
Events
Won In
t Horse Show
NEW YORK. Nov. 1!. The 26th Na-
tlnnal TlnrsA fillOW Cam 6 tO S ClOSO at
Madison Souare Garden tonight.
In the Judging of single harness horses,
not over 15 hands for the championship,
tho hlim ribbon and the cup went to
Lady Dilham, brown mare of the Avon
Ha 1a farm.
In the class for single harness horses,
exceeding 13.2 hands, another champlon
hln went to the Avondale farm with
kuIa. n hav stallion.
riimlicatinr the performance of last
vear EnEland carried off the champion
ship in the international military events.
Second honors went 10 um umiicu oioi.i
third to Holland and fourth to Prance.
Judge W. H. Moore, of Chicago, was
by far the biggest ribbon winner. His
horses took 25 blues. 10 reds and five
yellows. Paul A. Sorgs entries were
next, then came C. W. Watson and Al-
fr.rf Vnnrtprhilt.
The contest for the championship In
the middle and lightweight saddle class
.... -nn bv the chestnut stallion. Poetry
of Motion, owned by Lawrence Jones, of
i .niiviiio The champlonsnip in me
Percheron class- went to Rome, N. Y.
n. ovMhltor was Mrs. L nanotte r.
w.i-rt She Imported lnaepenaeni.
black stallion from France. The animal
was first exhibited this year.
TEAL MAILS RATE BRIEF
Coast Cities Seek Reduction Equal
to That Given Spokane.
Because the Interstate Commerce
Commission gave Spokane a preierenco
in the reduction of rates irom me
v fh- difference between 34 and 20
per cent, the Portland. Seattle and Ta
coma Chambers of Commerce have pe
titioned for rehearing, and the brief
prepared by Attorney J. N. Teal was
mailed yesterday for the consideration
of the Commission.
It is' contended in me Driei uim
while an -average percentage uj
mean much or little, the percentage re
ductions on carlots ro bponane irom
St. Paul Is about 32 per cent, ana in
i... than .r lots 34 per cent, as
against a reductipn to Coast cities of
20 per cent. No criticism is onereu i
the Spokane reduction, but an effort
Is made to show that tne same siana
ard of reasonableness could not be ap
plied to class rates from the Coast and
produce the same results.
In other words. Mr. Teal contends
hr the same reasoning applied to the
Coast which was applied to the Spo
kane decision, would produce a more
equitable adjustment or tne percen
tages. As it stands now, the rates to
Spokane have an advantage wnien
work a hardship on the Coast cities
engaged in the distribution of goods.
Rate Scrip Books Invalid.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. Because of
defects of the tariff under which so-
called exchange scrip books were is
sued by the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
fe Railroad, the interstate commerce
Commission held tooay tnat tne provi
sion In the tariff limiting the time of
redemption of unused coupons In mile
age scrip books to IS months waa not
valid. The Commission awarded repara
tion to a complainant for the unused
coupons, although presented for redemp
tion after the period naa.expirea.
Same Couple Marries Again.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 19. (Spe
cial.) Karl Lulthle and Mrs. Karl
Lulthle were married here today. They
were divorced, three months ago.
MUST I BLOW w
MY HEAD OFF
Or Lungs Out, Trying to Reach An Honest
People With An Honest Deal
Offering Pianos of the Highest Grade at a Price Barely
Covering the Factory Cost of Production While Other
Houses Are Jointly and Purposely making a Lot of
"Hurrah" Sales. '
With Imaginary Bargains in Second-Hand Job Lots, and
What-Nots, for the Purpose of Creating a Lot of Dust
- to Befog the Matter and Bewilder the Honest Seeker
of a Bargain Like .This? Well, I Guess Not.
I have said and done all that can be
done It is up to you.
If the public's ear has been so dulled
by the constant humdrum of "fake
piano sales" under one pretext or an
other that they cannot hear an honest
deal, or a bona fide forced sacriflice
sale appeal to them like this, then I
am not to blame for it.
I have done my best as general agent
and salesmanager for the Cote Piano
Manufacturing Company to make It
plain to all who read, that this was
practically a forced sale of every pi
ano in stock (91 instruments) for the
purpose of saving us the enormous
freight expense of over $1500 returning
them to tlie factory.
I have stated facts. In my announce
ment of this factory cost sale forced
upon us by a clerical error in our
shipping department no misstatements
have been made, either as to the motive
for this sale, the grade of the pianos,
or the factory wholesale cost prices at
which they are offered and sold.
TVe were obliged to sell or lose
enormously in return freight of four
thousand miles to our factory, and I
hope 1 am not insane enough to be
lieve that any piano man living could
sell any such a number of pianos, or
even one-quarter of them in a week,
as we undertook to do, at a price that
would admit of one dollar profit to
any man. Such a thing could not be
done, and it has not been done even
at the factory coat.
I have sold nearly 60 of them, it is
true, many for cash, by offering and
selling as fine a $500 piano as is built
or can be built by any factory, for $265.
And one of the best $400 pianos In the
country at $195. This piano Is not
as elaborate in case as the other, but
very fine nevertheless, and don't be
afraid of It because it is cut to $195
that's its building cost and few pi
anos cost to build but a fraction over
half their retail price; it Is -a $400
piano just the same, accompanied by
a 10-year guarantee, and at tho end
COTE' PIANO MFG. CO.
A. A. FISHER, Manager
86t MORRISON STREET.
PLAN IS SUGGESTED
President Kerr Confers With
Department Officials.
CO-OPERATION IS SCHEME
Corvallis Head "Would Have State
and Governmnct Work Together
In Irrigating 'Willamette Val
ley and Other Projects.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington. Nov. 13. William J. Kerr, pres
ident of Oregon Agricultural College
who .has been in Washington for sev
eral days attending the annual conven
tion of agricultural college presidents,
had several conferences today with of
ficials of the Department of Agrlcul
turn regarding co-operative work
which is being planned in Oregon,
The ' department Is anxious to take
un Professor Kerr s suggestion inai
co-onerative Irrigation work be un
dertaken in the Willamette Valley, the
exnenses to be borne Jointly by the
state and Federal governments. Here
tofore the dapartment made independent
invstigatlon of this character In west
ern Oregon, nut it realizes inai. us
work was far from complete. Flans for
co-operative irrigation work are to be
Dreoared and submitted to tne depart
ment for approval, and then be laid be
fore the Oregon Legislature.
Frofessor Kerr also urged tne es
tablishment of a co-operative fruit ex
neriment station in Southern Oregon
KiiE-eestion which was equally ia-
vored bv the department. Mr. Kay
who owns a large electric plant at the
Narrows, between urants 1'ass ana
Medford, has offered to donate land,
furnish water for irrigation and sup
ply all necessary electric ourrent in
such a station and to erect the neces
sary buildings.
It will be necessary tor tne tate
Legislature to approve this project and
make an appropriation for equipping
the station before It can be openea.
Another project laid before the de
partment by Mr. ivcrr contemplates
the establishment of a co-operative dry
farm experiment station in the Harney
Valley. v Details of this scheme win oe
nretareC and submitted to the board
of regents of the Agricultural College
In December. They win tnen oe iaia
before the department. If the Depart
ment of Agriculture finally enters into
-n-oncration with the state on these
three matters Its share of expense can
he Daid out of the general tunas ana
no special appropriation by Congress
will be necessary.
On Monday Dr. Kerr will personany
nvite Secretary Ballincer ana secre
tary Wilson to attend the annual meet
ine- of the national OOlgrowera
As-
soclatlon at Portland January 11.
CITIES SEEK MORE MONEY
Request Made for Increase In Po
lice Court Jurisdiction.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 19. (Special.)
Ralph S. Pierce, City Attorney, was
directed by the league or tne wasn-
ngton Municipalities at the final ses-
lon of the convention tnis aiiemuon to
nrenare a mil lor iniruuucuuii ul ui;
romine session of the Legislature in
creasing the jurisdiction of the Police
Courts of cities of the first class, from
$100 to $300 fines and tho imprisonment
from 30 to 60 days.
By Increasing the Jurisdiction to $300
lie predicted that the revenues of the
of which, even through some misfor
tune, it had to be sold, it ought to
bring more money second-hand than,
the $195 we at this factory cost sale
are forced to sell it for.
The J300 new upright piano of our
make we are selling here for $160 is
equally a bargain in its class. It Is
merely a plainer case, and smaller.
We have but one left of this style.
Our gr50 upright patent parlor grand,
forced to go In this sale at its factory .
wholesale cost ($285), is in my humble
opinion as tine and as deep a toned
piano aa has ever been built in upright
form in any factory in any country of
the world.
This pfcino Is built In our own fac
tory at Fall River. Massachusetts, and
we know whereof we speak. We allow
no man to build a better piano. Self
praise can usually be taken at a dis
count, but the Cote piano will speak
for us In tones more powerful than
anything we can say.
These fine pianos and others from
$265 down to $160 all brand new and
hacked by ten-year factory guarantee
must be sold and sale closed this week,
as we cannot waste more time here
selling pianos without profits and
printers' ink comes high therefore
this week, or till the last one Is gone,
no man coming into this store looking
for a bargain, with money enough In
his pocket to pay for a piano, or a
decent payment down, will be permit
ted to escape without one. .
We are not desperate, but nearly so.
We sell to practically all who enter
here, but we need more "entries," and
If bargain hunters will separate this
square deal from the "fake" sale
proposition, .and look for bargains
where they are to be found, we will
make short work of it and place these
thirty pianos In thirty happy homes
long before the week ends.
Remember, when pianos are lookln
for you they are low. When you are
looking for pianos they are high. These
pianos are looking for you.
Police Courts in cities of the first class
would bo Increased 50 per cent.
With Mayor A. V. Fawcett, of Tacoma,
and Health Commissioner J. E. Crich
ton, of Seattle, voting against It, the
report of the harbor and wharves com
mittee was adopted. This report In
dorses two proposed . bills to bo pre
sented to the Legislature nexvt year,
relative to the improvement of tho har
bors of the state and the protection of
the property owners along the shores Of
Lake Washington.
The committee on form of government
plans a number of changes in existing
laws governing cities of the first class,
and in a measure proposes home rule
for such municipalities. The committee
reported that inasmuch as general legis
lation so completely controls cities of
thla class there should be a comprehen
sive general law defining their powers.
Mayor Fawcett was elected vice-president
of the league and Tacoma was se
lected for the next annual meeting to
be held on the ..tird Friday in Novem
ber. 1911. The membership fee was
fixed at $;nn for cities of the first class.
$100 for cities of the second class and
$50 for citiea of the third and four
classes. The annual dues shall be fixed
at each annual meeting.
EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR
BREECH BLOCK OF GCX BLOW Jf
BACK AMONG CREW.
Xew Cannon Under Test at Indian
Head Proving Grounds Defect
ive. Inquiry Is Afoot.
WASHINGTON". Nov. 19. Four men
were killed today by the premature ex
plosion of a five-inch gun at the Indian
Jlead Navy Proving Grounds. The breech
block of the gun, which was being tested,
blew backward Into the gun crew. Lieu
tenant Arthur G. Caffee was one of .the
men killed.
The dead, in addition to Lieutenant
Caffee, are: J. L. Brown, bakery fore
man, instantly killed: Nelson Jackson,
a negro bakery attendant, who died
shortly afterward, and J. J. Leary. ord
nance man, who died at 11:35 A. M.
Sidney Dyson, a negro, a member of the
gun crew, was seriously injured. The
Ordnance Bureau has ordered a board of
inquiry to develop, details of the accident,
the only witnesses to which, so far as
can be learned, were John C. Coleman
and, Sidney Dyson, both colored.
The gun, which was a new one from
the Navy-Yard gun factory, had been
fired twice. The accident occurred dur
ing the third round. Just as the breech
was being closed. The accident was sim
ilar to the explosion which caused the
death of 10 soldiers In the pit of one of
the disappearing guns at Fort Monroe,
Va., last Summer.
The explosion probably was. due to a
bent or fouled firing pin which projected
beyond the face of the breech plug.
The Naval Ordnance Bureau has been
trying to find a safety device applicable
to guns of this caliber, but without suc
cess.
Every precaution ordinarily is taken to
protect the firing crews from the failure
of a new gun under test. The employers
liability act will come into pley in this,
case and the families' or dependent pa
rents of the victims of the explosion will
receive the equivalent of one year's pay.
Lieutenant Caffee had been on duty at
the proving grounds since last April. He
resided on the reservation with his wife
and one child. His body probably will
be burled in the Arlington National
Cemetery.
In 1MH he graduated from Annapolis
with honors and was assigned to the
battleship Missouri, where he won dis
tinction by heroic action, wnen powaer
In a turret caught fire. At the imim-
nent risk of his life he flooded the maga
zine and saved the ship from possible
destruction. He was then assigned to
tho Boston, and twice more received let
ters of praise from the War Department
for unusual bravery in emergencies.
He was the son of Colonel O. W. Caf
fee. a retired banker, who Uvea In Car
thage. AIo,
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