. ,,,,,- nHu- M,, ,, CI A. M the public of Portl.nd .nd vicinity will hav. .n opportunity of selecting their choice of 60 standard make piano, that bave-been exchanged In a. part pay-
ircrUMIAfll KJIIOC. men, ... Weber and F.cher Grand . anl f , . K. . .,.,,, condition-man, of them have been used of . a few month.
nVenTioned Instruments w. have numerbua new piano, in discontinued .tylea; other, that have become .lightly .hop
...e. nn. of these Instruments ha. been tnorougmy overnsui-n in wur "?""- jr".i.rr ..-T.I..k k.. k... hvni allrhtlv ehooworn. some .returned from rental, taai
and cannot be told from new. In addition to the above meniioneo. in.ur. - -
wiil be offered at a bona f de enving of Jroa to eipn o Bur,kaaing public been offered such truly wonderful standard make piano, a. will be Included In our eml-annual clearance sale.
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Monday.
May 29th
Bargains
Pianos . S - s.i ;
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To the Public:
The week has passed of the great
est legitimate Piano Clearance Sale
'ever conducted in the City of Port
land. As to those that purchased
after critical inspection and exam
ination of every piano on sale in this
city, we have but few words to say
and this is - - .
THEY ABE SATISFIED
"We wish to state to those who have
not as yet purchased, we trust at the
tennination of the sale, which., re
mains but a few days more, that you
will be able to say the same. ;
Kohler & Chase
375 Washington Street
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TO THE PUBLIC:
To the many friends and patrons whom we were unable to wait upon in the last two
days we wish to extend our best, apologies. Under the conditions we were completely
unable to handle the people. '
To accommodate in some suostantiai way xnose wno were unaDie lo uc wuicu
uoon we have decided to hold our store open Moday evening: till 10 o'clock.
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WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ISSUE CAUSES
FIGHT IN MEETING OF CLERGYMEN
Lo Anjeles Piston Uw Strom Lnrat in DUcuiiini Qnstion and EefnM to Gi Them Indorwrnent.
Women Would Aid Lawlessness, Some D eel arm.
LO& ANOtLXri. MT ST. (Special.
Talk about lb. tamed fl.ht. of the
KJIkennr Cat. aarred to the mem
ory of Old Erin, or t&e equally famed
dcllsbta of the Dunnrbrook Kalr; both
pale aad wu liulculdcuit w hen com
pared with (lie dolnft. and aaylnir at
the rtluUr monthly meeting of the
loe Anselea Ministerial Aeeoclatlon.
As oeual. woman wa. at the bottom of
It all. Equal .uffr.se o wrought up
on the minds of the rererend gentle
men present that they railed eaeb other
by all the KtDllral names their train
ing had given them acquaintance with.
So Important did the question become
before the meeting drew to a close that
an Important report by the committee,
which ha. been Investigating Jlafmon
tsm wa. pushed to one slds and al
lowed to Isnculsh unheeded until next
October. wMie the assodstton fought
against the Indorsement of "woman's
rights." or rather against a resolution
providing that clergymen shall work
aad preach for woman's enfranchise
ment. When the storm broke It wss ap
parently from a perfectly clear sky.
Not an antl-suffragtst was In sight.
Keerybody was In a good humor, the
(es of auffrage had been sympatheti
cally laughed at by all. and there was
no answering protests, aa the aatls had
seemingly forgotten to send any rep
resentatives to the gathering. The pas
tor, had even gone so far as to ap
plaud the remark, of Mrs. Seward Kt
nona. president of the Politic! Kqual
Ity League. Then arose the Rev. C
O. Pierre and presented the resolution,
which had been drawn up by several
clergymen of the city. and. with a
smiling sky. It looked aa though an
other Indorsement plum wa. about to
fall Into the waiting ba.ket of the
uffragettea
Put alas It was not to be. By a vote
of II to M the association defeated the
motion. The associated minister, final
ly decided to let the resolution go over
lv another meeting, following one of
tie mot astounding fight, ever seen
here. Tie battle was led by the Rev.
Curtrs Edwin Lsng. who began by de
claring that "such aa Indorsement wa.
too grave a matter to be given without
Bret debating and carefully considering
the whole question."
All Talked at Oucc.
followed an uproar. The Bible was
used by both aide, to prove their con
tentions, accusation, were burled back
and forth. Woman wa accused of
being blind to the "moral, of politics
and being possessed of an eye for soft
placea and big pay," and at once time
nearly half of the minister, were on
their fret and all talking at once, while
from those seated came cries of en
couragement and denial. In vain the
presiding of fleer pounded his gavel for
order and shouted his commands for
silence. And when the battle ended
and the suffragettes saw that what had
seemed such an easy victory had be
come a defeat they left the hall In a
body. It was later decided that the
fourth Monday In June should be set
for a special meeting at which the
question should be taken up again. At
the same time It was determined that
at this meeting suffragists would have
to listen to the argumenta of the antls.
although there would be a chance for
debate afterward, and before the asso
ciation acted.
When It was seen that there was no
one present to speak for the antis.
Rev. C. C. Pierce read a letter of In
dorsement for suffrage, which wa.
signed by himself and these clergymen:
Baker P. Iee. Christ Episcopal Church;
Alexander 8. Smlthera. First Christian
Church: Robert J. Burdette: W. H- Day.
First Congregational Church: Charles
K. Locke. First Methodist Church:
Hugh K. W.lker. Imm.nuel Presby
terian: J. W. Rrougher. Temple Baptist
Church: Matt Hughes, of Pasadena, and
1. W. Baer. president of Occidental Col
lege. Francis M. Moody, secretary of the
State Divorce Reform Commission,
sprang to his feet In f.vor of the reso
lution, and la a fervor of eulogy which
caused the .uffragtst. themselves to
smile, declared:
-When women have the ballot purity
will follow. They would not. I know,
elect surh a college president as that
at the head of the Cnlverslty of Cali
fornia, who last week permitted a play
to be presented at Berkeley which had
six balleta. Six ballets, composed of
young women and glrla. wearing skirt,
to their knees."
Women Do Not Wish to Vote.
Mrs, Plmons. at th. Invitation of Dr.
Locke and Dr. Day. which was sec
onded by the entire gathering, spoke
briery In answer to a statement made
by Mrs, Oeorge Caswell, prealdent of
the Anti-Suffrage Association, before
the Ministerial Association a month
previously. Mrs. Caswell had said:
"Only a .mail per cent of women
wish to vote."
Hardly had Mr. Plmons taken her
seat when Curtis Edward. Long, of the
Church Union, who has Ju.t returned
from two year, abroad, came striding
down the aisle.
"1 wl.h I knew who was appointed
to represent the anti-suffragists, " he
cried. "If they were detained by '"
ness. they are excusable. If by fear,
they should be branded a. traitors.
There are a number of clergymen back
here who are opposed to the resoli
tlon. but they won't speak. TTicy
have asked me to, and I am prepared
to prove -by the Bible that woratn'a
suffrage la wrong.
"Equal suffrage has been Injected in
to evangelisation, and la dividing the
church and the borne. It has been
termed a moral movement. In reality
It 1. a political game. Woman ha. her
eye fixed on political power, fat po
altloas. with little work and big pay."
Women Support Lawletwness.
To this his hearers had smiled good
naturedly. But suddenly the men
bristled up, the women frowned and
hisses and cries of "no, no, sh.me."
Interrupted Mr. Long, who wa. saying:
-Suffrage ha. Its Inception In law
lessness! There are more women than
men today who would vote for liquor:
they may not admit It. but witness the
scene, at home."
"The speaker says he can prove that
suffrage I. wrong by the Scripture.
Let him do so, or let him stop such in-
- .-v. " eriMA tin of the as
sembly, while angry face, glared at Mr.
Long.
"Gentlemen. It Is a burning shame
that one man cannot be listened to
quietly by other men. If this Is what
political equality mean., a refusal to
hear but one side, then I want none
of It," cried another.
"It was woman who first entered
Into sin. and who wa. not content till
.he dragged men to her level. Ever
since .he ha. been trying to 'make
good.' " declared Mr. Long.
Paying tribute to his mother, who
he said was "a factor In the home,
moulding the family there by her Influ
ence, not by carrying on clnb. or moral
reforms." he aweeplngly asserted that
suffragist. In the majority were "athe
ists, lawle.. and generally not Chrie
tlan" "Women are working for their own
preferment. They will vote for them
selves and crowd men out, Ttou men
know It. many of you but you like
to please the women. Not for any per
sonal preferment will I .tultlfy my
belief, forsake my principles."
"Prove your belief, a. you say you
can." wa. again called.
"I will. And let Mr. Moody, who
declare, ha know. hi. Bible so well
and can ay that woman would be
given the right to vote, read the pas
sage. I call," ha replied. A number
of excerpts were then read.
ClertT Betrays Scriptures.
Tola I. . a performance In which I
do not want to participate any longer.
It'a a burlesque." cried one clergyman,
springing to hi. feet. ,
Immediately Mr. Moody, who had
been reading In a loud. Impressive
manner, a. called upon by Mr. Long,
flung about and retorted, angrily:
"I understand your type of man. I
am ready to work enthu.la.tlcally
wherever needed for the cause which
so many of you Los Angeles men are
striving against. I -know how ome
of you clergymen who are betraying
the scripture, by remarrying divorced
people hate me for attempting to get
law. refusing divorce."
Pandemonium was reigning. The
chairman. Mr. Rosa, could secure no
recognition, and accrlmoniou. remarks
were heard on all .idea.
"This dissension reinforces my state
ment that equal suffrage i. breaking
up the church and the home." Mid
Mr. Long, aa quiet again came. "You
people will not hear. Suffragiet. .re
In league with the Devil against God
Almighty and his works."
And so it all ended. Once again
American spirit ha. .hewed her su
periority over England. Well may the
suffragette, or ls Angeies puinv m
Anger of .corn at the milk and water
attempts of Madam Pankhurst and her
followers. .
Theater Trnst Started.
Let's go somewhere where ' the
wicked stop their knocking. To the
I .. .-. , .amnlA. We have all,
of us been more or less in the habit of
kicking at trust., dui nere ciira
that promise, to be a real boon to the
community In which It Is going to
operate. It 1. unmistakably a rea
sonable octopus. 11 IB me aivium."
Blackwood Company, a new corpora-
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lion iv w.c.
the theater, heretofore under the con
trol of Oliver Moro.oo ana ine
Blackwood Company in Los Angeles,
m article, of Incorporation In Sac
ramento the other day.
The new company win nave
tallsatlon of 11,000,000,- half of which
will be represented by common stock
and half by preferred stock, bearing
an 8 per cent interest guarantee.
The officers of the corporation are
Oliver Morosco. president; John H.
Blackwood, vice-president, and A. C
Jones, secretary-treasurer.
Thi. combination i. the btggeet the
atrical deal ever entered Into west of
the Mississippi River, one of' the big
gest In the history of the country and
in thie age of combinations most sig
nificant. The theaters under the control of
this powerful organisation are the
Burbank. Belasco, Hamburger Majes
tic, the old Orpheum which is to be
renamed the Lyceum and the new Be
lasco, about to be built on South Broad
way. - '
There Is wrath among the members
of the male persuasion here, for the
laundry bills have been boosted until
fellow can't get a clean collar but
once instead of twice a week and you
can change your shirt only twice a
month unless you bsppen to be a mil
lionaire or a real estate operator. And
it is all because of the eight-hour law
for women.
A small number of working women
wIM. perhaps, welcome the eight-hour
law just come Into .force, but how
many more how far many more
will bewail the loss of their positions 1
This law was originally aimed at the
employers of women in sweatshops,
where long hours snd abuse of em
ployes have been admittedly . preva
lent: but there are very few sweat
shops employing female help on . the
Coast, so in what way will the enact
ment of this law benefit the State of
California? This Is a question that
every man In the street will be asking
i himself within the next month or two.
when the evidences of its effects be
gin to shorn
Thfc Japanese will greatly benefit by
this new law, but they are the only
ones who will do so financially.
The public will be inconvenienced,
the working women will suffer far
more than they at present realise, the
merchants, hotel and restaurant pro
prietors, the laundries and all employ
ing women and girls will suffer finan
cially and will naturally look to the
owner, of business property to reduce
their rent. which are at present no
toriously high to help meet the los. of
cash trade returns.
The theaters, too, will have to take
this law Into consideration, as the aver
age actress and chorus girl work con
siderably more than eight hours a day.
and on days on which matinees are
given morning rehearsals will be abso
lutely impossible.
On the other hand, there are those
who take a different view of the law.
at work, fine and everybody Is happy,"
was the answer that several managers
and proprietors of department ' stores
and other corporations employing many
women made when asked what they
thought would be the effect of the meas
ure. In many of the stores where shifts
of help have been employed there has
been practically no. change. Some of
them are giving a longer lunch hour
in order to make up the difference be
tween the old time and the new. Many
of the stores have been working along
the lines prescribed for their employes
bv the law for some time; others are
opening a little later and clos'ng a little
earlier. That is all, say the managers...
Lots of you will remember the exploits
of one Huntington, who Invaded the East
and brought away with him several
thousands of dollars' worth of art treas
ures and books. There are also many
people in the Northwest who will re
member with pleasure their acquaintance
with F. A. McDonald. Recently Mr.
McDonald's collection of art and books
was placed on eale at auction. It was
valued at 300,000. Thi. Is how it sold:
John D. Haskell president of the Farmers
A Merchants National Bank of Wakefield.
Neb., who has been spending the Winter at
the Hollywood Hotel, boug-ht the Robert O.
Minor masterpiece for $SS0. It was valued,
at S5000. Pastegaa1 "Song," valued at
1 1000, was sold to H. O. Smith, vloe-preal-dent
of the United States National Bank,
for $210. S. M. Newmark paid 1160 for tha
large Bonneval painting, valued at f 900. J.
P. Gardner bought the Peter Van Os "Dutch
Farm Scene," "Temptation of St, Anthony."
by Def ranee; the sheep picture by E. Pail,
and the "Marine," by William Eltscholl,
for 1S00. They were valued at SIO.OOO.
Oeorge A. Letghton, owner of the Hotel
Leighton. bought John Glover's "English
Landscape," valued at S3500, (or 22.V J.
T. Baruh bought Henry 8ebln's snow pic
ture for $95 and a bronze hunting d"g.
by irelabrierre, for 990. The picture was
valued at $300 and the bronze at $15o0.
William P. Bishop bought a large bronze.
"Joy and Plenty." by Carrier, for 20S. It "
was valued at $1250.
The balance of the collection, valued St
$100,000, Includes patinlngs. Oriental rugs.
Imported hand furniture and Venetian vaaa.
When You Think
Of the pain which many women experience with every
month it makes the gentleness snd kindness always associ
ated with womanhood seem to be almost s miracle.
While in general no woman rebels sgsinst what she re
gards as a natural necessity there is no woman who would
not gladly be free from this recurring period of pain.
Dr. Pierc' Farmrltt Prescription makes , -areas-
women stroni and mlek women
well, and glrem them freedom from pain,
it establishes reinlarity, aabduea tnllam
. matton, heala mleeratiom and cores fe-
mala weakness.
Sick women are Invited to consult os by letter, fret.
AM enrresnondence strictly orivste snd sacredlv con
fidential. Write without fear and without fee -to World's Dispensary Medt
ical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D. , President, Buffalo, N. Y.
If wjo want a book that tells all about woman's diseases, and how to cur.
'them at home, send 31 one-cent stamps to psy cost of wrapping and mailing
rajr, and we will send you s fry copy of Dr. Pierce's great thousand - page
illustrated Common Sense Medical Adviser revised, up - to - date editioa, is
handsome French cloth binding.