The Sunday Oregonian., April 04, 1915, SECTION THREE, Page 11, Image 47

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAtf, PORTLAND, APRIL' 4, 1915. " 11
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$goo
sends a new piano to
your home, with a
double credit receipt
for ?10.
NO INTEREST
Saving to you $60.29 to $102.00
in interest alone, besides the difference of $83 to $103 in
usual Retail Price and Our Factory Price. Total saving
$145.29 to $207.00 to you.
Most Gigantic Factory Piano Sale
Ever Witnessed by the Public of Portland
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sends a new player
piano to your home,
with a double credit
receipt for $ 25.
Every instrument offered in this sale is brand-new from the factory and a masterpiece of the piano-maker'a
craft guaranteed by the builders and built to give "Lifetime Satisfaction," and not the usual used or second-hand
bargain sale, but a sale of fine new art Pianos.
Chicago Tribune, Marco zl,
"From the Piano-Center of the World .
PIANO Co
AND PUVER PuEos
FROS Tut OKAT 5TE6ER WAMorTw
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Tii. ;iiuistrtinn shows a recent nhiDment of five carloads of Steeer Pianos and Natural Player Pianos on the
way to the Schwan Piano CoJ the leading piano house of Portland, Oregon, from the great Piano Factories of
Steeer & Sons, of Chicago and Steger, Illinois. It Indicates the recognition given these artistic Instruments by
I musicians and music-lovers everywhere.?
The latest and handsomest designs are represented in this wonderful collection of Pianos and Player Pianos.
For months we haVe been preparing for this exceptional event. . No expense has been spared in the construction
of these Pianos our one and only aim bs been to satisfy the most critical purchaser.
This epoch-making event overshadows all previous attempts at piano value-giving everybody wishing to
economize in the purchase of a Piano or Player Piano should take advantage of this most unusual opportunity
to secure the greatest piano value at the lowest cost. Come tomorrow.
To those who know "how to play by hand" the exquisite tone qualities and responsive actions ot our line pianos
will prove a revelation.
To those who never had the time or opportunity to learn "how to play," but are lond or music, our flayer
Pianos will bring joy and happiness forever. They contain the very latest and most ingenious expression device.
You will now be able to satisfy your desire for music whenever so inclined, no matter whether your taste tends
toward nonular or classical music. The Player Pianos may also be played by hand like regular pianos, the player
I mechanism being entirely separate, in no way interfering with the performer.
Here Are 6 Tremendous Opportunities in Fine Pianos
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Kltchtb Article.
OOD RIVER, Or.. April I. -(Spe
cial.) Twenty-five years ago the
town of Hood River consisted of
av few straasiins houses and residences.
At that time, as today, the main thor
oughfare was Oak street. Only a half
dozen or so frame buildings lined the
street. There were no sidewalks and
the most of the patrons of the seneral
stores were from the country ranches.
Less than a dozen years before this not
even a trace of the village had existed.
Hood River had been known to the
early settler by the Indian name, "Dos
River."
Hood River Valley's first merchant
"as E. L. Smith, who, having; purchased
four quarter sections of land Just west
of the present City of Hood River, had
shipped lumber from Portland and had
built a commodious residence. On March
1, 38 years ago, Mr. Smith and his fam
ily arrived from Tacoma, Wash., where
he had been stationed as Secretary of
of Washington Territory.
Soon afterward the ranchers urged
Mr. Smith to order goods for them, such
as flour and sugar, and it was not long
until they were petitioning him to start
a store. The place of business, however,
for a good .many years was no more
than a room at the Smith home. The
store later was moved to the present
site of Hood River. Henry L. Howe, at
the present time the City Recorder of
Hood River, was the first clerk ever
employed here, having been salesman
for Mr. Smith.
The little village, with its one busi
ness street of 25 years ago, has grown
into a hustling town of 3000 inhabi
tants. Oak street Is 'now lined withl
brick business blocks and is the home
of three banks. The dirt streets have
been replaced with pavement.
Thirty-nine years. ago, although the
highway then waB . termed the state
road, the people of the community were
as expectant over the completion of the
thoroughfare that would pass up and
down the Columbia and connect East
ern and Western Oregon as the popula
tion is today over the approaching
opening of the Columbia Highway. The
state road was begun 39 years ago.
James Wallace, who still resides
Hood River, was one of the crew of
men who helped in the construction of I
the road.
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PLANS MADE TO GREET .
WOMEN OF EVERY STATE
National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations to Meet in
Portland Next Month and Entertainment Being Arranged For.
HE approach of the convention of home planting, provided the children
the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Associations,
to be held in the middle of May, has
wakened unusual activity in the vari
ous circles of the Oregon Congress and
Portland Parent-Teacher Association.
Portland will be the hostess at the
convention and the women are sparing
no effort to make the convention suc
cessful. "
In preparation for the convention
Mrs. Aristene Felts, president of the
Portland organization, is making a
tour of several towns of the state. The
Parent-Teacher circles of these towns
have invited Mrs. Felts to speak on the
convention and the work of the Btate
Congress and during her trip she will
be entertained extensively. The vari
ous places at which Mrs. Felts will
speak Include Hood River, The Dalles,
Pendleton. Hermiston. Umatilla, La
Grande, Redmond, Rend, Prineville and
Forest Grove.
Sellwood Parent-Teacher Association
beld a large and successful tea party
on Wednesday afternoon in the Y. M.
C A. building of Sellwood. Mrs. F. J.
Melndl was chairman of tho commit
tee of arrangements. Among those who
assisted in making the day a success
were Mrs. T. J. Elkins, Mrs. Nellie
Church. Mrs. H. O. Field. Mrs. Boone
Casin. Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. McGlassen,
Mrs. -Moigan, Miss Ross, Mrs. K. E.
Compston. Mrs. J. J. Tracy, Miss
Naomi Tichenor, Miss Helen Andrews,
Miss Dorothea Miller. Miss Mattie
Kldd, Mrs. Mildred Kisert. Mrs. Capell,
Mrs. C. M. Thompson. Mrs. M. H. John
son. Mrs. I H. 8 lade. Mrs. William C
Lawrence and Mrs. J. 2. Young. The
tea was given for the benefit of the
fund that will be used in entertaining
delegates to the National Congress
convention.
Jl spirited discussion on the merits
of the open-air school was a feature
of tho Irvington Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation meeting Tuesday. The im
proved health, conduct and progress
of the children who have the advan
tage of the open-air school was an im
portant argument in favor of the plan
to Increase the number of rooms so
that only two grades need occupy the
same open-air room. An interesting
talk on, the 'Child Voice" was given
by Otto Wedemeyer, of Hood River.
About 200 were present.
The Parent-Teacher associations ot
the city are taking an interest in gar
dening, rose planting, seed planting
and other activities among the chil
dren, who are in reality working with
the "City Beautiful" idea as an inspira
tion. At the meeting held by the pres
idents of the various associations on
Thursday indorsement of the seed
planting campaign formed a part of
the day's business. The following self
explanatory message was read from one
f the City Beautiful committee mem-
Aers: "I believe we will have Quite a
(quantity of seeds to turn over to the
Pareni-Teacher or district sub-committees
after all the schools have been
supplied with their needs for planting
Ibou the school buildings. As there
p no school next week. I have made
entatlve plans for a meeting at the
Oentral Library on Thursday evenina.
April 8. at which such seeds as are
available will be given out to the Par
ent-Teachers for distribution through
out their respective districts for plant
ing in the home gardens: they to de
termine at the meeting tomorrow. It
vou can get them to do so, whether
they will undertake to have a commit
tee at their school building In the re-
t-neotive districts on Arbor day, April,
3. to give out seeds to children for)
who apply can give assurance that they
have, during- the week, properly cul
tivated a piece of ground to receive the
seeds. If this is determined tomor
row favorably I will go ahead with ar
rangements for meeting on Thursday
night of next week, promising a good
programme and a goodly supply of
seeds; but it will be absolutely neces
sary that I know by tomorrow evening,
so I can get a letter to the principals
before school Is dismissed on Friday,
instructing them to notify the chil
dren to call at the school building at
a certain hour Friday morning to get
seeds for Arbor day planting."
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The Terwllliger Parent-Teacher As
sociation held a meting on Monday at
Trinity Presbyterian Church. The fol
lowing programme was given: Soprano
solos. "Song- of Spring." "Fragrance of
i Roses" and "Mighty Laka Rose," Miss
Ella Van Leuwen; contralto solos. "The
Sacrament." "Daybreak" and "Quiet
Woods," Miss Maria Gammie; accom
panist. Mrs. Nettie Carter. Mrs. L.. T.
Newton, president of Ladd Circle, gave
a stereoptlcon lecture. Mr. Wiley, of
Montavilla, assisted. The next meet
ing will be held April 15 at the school
house at 2:30 o clock.
On account of the Easter holidays
many of the Parent-Teacher orgamza
tions are postponing their meetings
that would have fallen In this week,
and as a consequence there will b
only a few Parent-Teacher meetings
until after the week's holiday,
Woodmere Parent-Teacher Assocla
tlon held an' enthusiastic meeting
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Ewing. one
of the teachers, prepared the pro
gramme, assisted by Miss Johnson,
teacher in the fourth grade. Professor
Dickson gave a talk on parliamentary
law. The eighth and ninth-grade
pupils, as well as the parents, enjoyed
this feature.
Miss Gertrude Blackmar, teacher of
domestlo science in Franklin High
School, gave an entertaining talk
Catherine Jordan will give
and -Laura Clay will sing.
a reading
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Demonstrations added to the Interest
of Miss Blackmar's address. Each one
contributed favorite salad recipes,
which will be made into book form and
sold tor the benefit of the association.
Buckman Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will have a benefit entertainment
at the Cineograph Theater, 30 Grand
The Oregon Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher associations, who - are
preparing for the National convention.
have issued the following instructions
to delegates:
Time and place May 12-16. at Portland,
Or. Business sessions will be held in the
PuMio Library, social seaalon Wednesday
at -s f. M. Registration ot delcg-atea Thurs.
day, 8:3 A. M.
Any- circle numbering ten or more paid
members may be represented by the presi
dent or her alternate, and one delrate or
her alternate: 150 paid members entitle the
circle to one aottltlonal oelegate.
Credential blanks properly filled out and
signed by the circle president and secretary
must be presented to the chairman on cre
dentials before delegate can be seated In the
convention.
All delegates desiring to .participate in
the business of the convention must wear
delegates' badges during business sessions
and must be seated in plaoes assigned
delegation.
The local committee will meet the trains
and assist delegates to find places of enter
tainment. Official headquarters are at the
Hotel Benson. Free auto trip on Columbia
River Boulevard or on scenic drives In the
city will be elven to outside delegates. Other
Pleasing social reatures are being arranged.
Arrangements have been made with all
railroad lines for a convention rate of one
and one-third fare. Delegates must secure
certificates from their looal agent and buy
one-way tickets. These certificates when.
signed by the state corresponding secretary
will entitle the delegate to one-third tare
return.
The Creston Circle will hold a silver
tea in the assembly-hall of thf Cres-
lon ocnoui i uesuay ul o ciock.
The women are asked to bring their
fancy-work. There will be a short
programme.
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Vernon Parent-Teacher Association
ill not meet until the first Tuesday
in May.
THOMPSON PIANO, STYLE 80,
Usual Q C A Factory (OCC
Retail 1JJ Price M- VJkJ
$1.73 WEEKLY.
No interest means additional saving
of $60.29, since 8 per cent interest else
where, Desides aiiierence in. our iac
torv price, makes actual saving of
J145.29 to you.
Other New Pianos $195, $218, $230 and upwards
UWUllkjiujgjisiMiBJi 11 1 U m iwa.i.!UWU'Wilf
REED P1A0, STYLE 4041,
tsaal djyl rC Factory dJOQA
Retail O I O Priee OOiJKt
?: S.SO WEEKLY.
No Interest means an additional sav
ing of $65.73, since 8 per cent interest'
elsewhere, besides difference in our
factory price, makes actual saving of
1215.73 to you.
STKGKR PIANO, STYLI2 30,
Ji:u.,$550 orr$465
13 MONTHLY.
No interest means additional savins
of $70.98. since 8 per cent Interest else
where, besides difference In our fac
tory , price, makes actual saving ol
1:125.98 to you.
Our offer includes stool to match Free Delivery.
Splendid Up-to-Date Player Pianos
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PLAYER PIANO,
?Xory$495
No interest means additional saving
of $102, since 8 per cent interest else
where, besides difference in our fac
tory price, makes actual saving of $207
to you.
, STEfiKlt PLAYER PIANO,
Lsual tfTTC Factory ittTQlS
Retail Ol (3 Price P3i7J
No interest means additional saving
of $99.60, besides difference in our fac
tory price, makes actual saving of
$27.so to you.
Art
Grands
STl-'.GF.R GRAN U PIANO.
Ysual Qen Factory Z Q f?
Retail OOOU Price ODjJ
No interest means additional raving
of IS2, besides difference In our fac
tory price, makes actual saving $207
to you.
OTHER PLAYER PIANOS 8395. S433 to 8963.
Free With Every Player Piano $25 in Player Rolls During Sale
New Era Music Rolls 15 a Roll. Your Old Piano TkeM la Exchange. Store Opesi Until o'clock Evealas.
No Interest
Ladd Association is postponing: its
meeting until April 15, when a pro
gramme will be given by the children.
A potted palm will be presented to the
class having the largest representation
of parents present. The nominating
committee wilt present a list of off!
cers. . -
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"What to Do With Children Between
School and Bedtime" will be the sub
ject to be disdused at the meetlnsr of
Ockley Green Association on April 9 at
8 o ciock. Jluelo will be an added fea
ture.
LAW MAKERS CRITICISED
Women Declared .Displeased Witli
Prohibition Measure Passed.
PORTLAND. April . (To
tor.) I saw it stated In a recent issue
of our popular prohibition paper that
21,000 families had already "signed
up" for their alio ted quota of intoxi
cants, to be assigned to them per an
num from outside the state, beginning
January, xme.
Among the many women voters who
have called upon me to protest against
tms violation ot their intention when
they thought they were voting for
prohibition straight," was a leading
member . of the Woman s Christian
Temperance Union from a neighboring
county, who said "it made her sick'
to see an organization from which she
had expected so much, accept, through
her state president, the dictum of a
compromise" between designing poli
ticians. and the "liquor traffic," which
pened the floodgates of Increased
Intoxication by removing from public
places, where the law oould reach and
control the traffic (if It would)
All Piano and Flayer Fiaoo Sold on
5 PER CKT CASH. FIRST
PAYMENT and 3 PER
-CENT MONTHLY.
This U decidedly a New Piano and
Player Piano issue. No need to dis
turb capital or your savings account
since this Schwan Piano (Jo. pricing
Bytem U devised for the Piano Pur
chaser. For example when you buy
- 200 Piano you simply pay the &
p?r cent of $200, or $10, down and the
Piano will be delivered to your home
and the 3 per cent, $6 monthly, will
keep It there . no more necessary un
less you wish to pay more. No In
terest As elsewhere, where your
monthly payment with the usual o
per cent interest would require- pay
ment of, for instance, 7.tJ8t since
1.68 represents the interest for the
first month, etc. Do . you begin to
realize what the new piano store, the
flnhnmn Piano Co.. t stands for now?
And then observe and remember our
Tjr-w-tro Br lower, murn lower, as you
will nod when you compare our $li15
thin week no Interest, new piano
ri new here with the 1350 and interest.
the Vtl. I J60.28. added, therefore cos-ting you
" . $410.29 instead of .1263 as here.
Warning-Do Not Buy Used Pianos
Would you buy a five or ten-year-old sewing machine
ror wire or oaumer mm urop biuuhw,
piano likewise drops note; the old action will not respona
to the slightest touch, as does the action of our new im
proved 1U15 models.
You can huy a $:O00 old automobile for $'200 now. They
are too heavy, expensive to run, and other reasons. There
Are Just as tnanv reason? why you should not buy lndir
fereut and old pianos. These old and indifferent pianos
wean entire families from music, making them, indifferent
to music, practire or performance.'
DO NOT BLAME THB WIPE OR DAUGHTER; Jme
tne inairterenc om pinu. ' . . oun .u,..
pianos are exchanged bv those who realize all we say,
and more, too. Tho teacher, for instance, needs to insist
on a new and improved piano, particularly In case of
advanced pupils.
There now no reason to subject the family to the
use of such indifferent- pianos. Our new LP-TO-DATK
HUG models are now sold at the usual price of such used
pisnos. .
You can buy $3.i" splendid quality new pianos hera at
without interest, which adds $U0.2tf to the price of
such pianos elsewhere.
The usual "home-made" "I would rather buy a good
old piano than a cheap new one" is all wrong. A cheaper
new sewing machine or automobile is preferable to the
old one. Just so the new, up-to-date Improved cheaprr
piano, because of its improvements. Is better and will
permit of better and mora artistic performance.
You can now buy the last word in new pianos, with
brass flanges eapy repeating action, full, mellow, sweet
tnna. for 15 rash, with a double credit recemt for
10, and $0.00 monthly, WITH NO INTEREST; therefore,
not $9.77. as elsewhere, but srtmply $10 cash and $6.50
monthly sends one of those elegant pianos to your noma.
Guarantee
The Bond That Makes It Impossi
ble for You to Lose Whea
Tradlas Here
We itunrantee the pries of
every piano that we sell to be
per cent less than the price of the
same quality in any other vtore
on the Coast.
We alpo sruarantco the style,
value, condition auri wear or
every piano to be exactly an
represented either In our store or
In our advertineiiieni.
We "till further g u a r a n t a
every purchaxe to be a eatlpfac
tory transaction to the iiur'hi
er. as we do not consider the aitle
complete until our patron 1 fully
pleased. If, after buyiuK. you be
lieve that any part of ullher the
letter or the Spirit of the guaran
tee has been violated, tail on us
immediately to rectify the error.
Or, if you prefer, make another
selection and we will make an
exchange at our expense.
Ol'B WARH.4VTFR IS BACKED
H 9 12,000,000.
Privilege of Exchange Within One Year for Anv New Piano You May S fleet. We llOTvlnr Fnll Amount Paid in Date.
FIIISI-CXASS TIMS'G UPRIGHTS, 2 GRAXUS, $2.50. FHONB MAI 5232 FOR IMMtUUlE ATTfc.NTIO.N.
, VISIT OUR TALKING MACHINE ASIO RECORD EXCHANGE: DEPARTMENT.
Open Evening's
DuriusT Sale
Schwan Piano Co.
Ope
Manufacturers' Coast Distributors.
Wholesale and Retail.
the: store: that charges no interest."
Durlna; Hale
lit Fourth Street.
amounts to 24 quarts a year. This al
lotment already "signed up," accord
ing to the Telegrams statement, for
21.000 - familltes. amounts to 504,000
quarts a year, with a prospect or large
ly increasine the demand Deiore tne
year is up. But that is not all. The 24
quarts of beer a month, allotted to
each of the 21,000 families aforesaid,
will amount, annually, to 6.048,000
and I quarts or enough to float a battleship.
permitting it to go to private homes, I It would seem. In view of facts like
where men who demand liquors and these, that somebody In the late Leg-
ontrol the family purse, can and do islature should have been an expert In
control the financial conditions. As figures and have laid them before the
this friend was the first member of I lawmakers before the statute was
the Woman's Christian Temperance enacted. It might not then have be
Union who has approached me with come the duty, as It now is, for every
similar nroteata. I beran f Icurlns- onlhnnent nrobibitionist to aDoloaixe to
Avenue Vorth. on Thur4av. Anrtl . the matter with the following result: I the well-meaning public and the
Olga Magda jevitt will recite and Ma-lender the law as wo are now to have I humble writer hereof for calling her a
rioB Bennett will sins. Q-i Friday I n two quarts or watsny a monta l "Booze boomer - saa even less angeue
names, both in and out of pulpits, when
she braved their calumnies before elec
tion, because, from the depths of her
long experience with designing oppon
ents of votes for women she attempted
to sound an alarm. But what of ulti
mate results. Think of putting all this
"booze" in private homes, or other.
hiding places, where the wile and
mother, as a servant without wages,
has even lass power than she had be
fore women could vote. How is she
now to protect liemelf and children
from the "demon rum." Think of the
many devices of the liquor-consuming,
purse-holding claes to outwit the horde
of deputies employed to prosecute the
consumers! But this is by no means
the worst- of it. Children will en
counter increased temptations in the
home and the more strictly they are
ferhiaaan tfce use et MHauuanta, tlie
more ardent will be their Inclination
to try them for themselves. As all
these intoxicants must come from out
side the state and all raw material for
their manufacture must be carried out
side the state, the great transportation
interests can "ketch the trade a-comln'
and a-goln'." No wonder the allied
Interests of finance are silent. No
wonder the "liquor traffic" is "mum."
But let the new voters take courage.
Their right to vote is not lost. There
are other Legislatures to come and
other elections will precede them. The
longer women use the ballot the less
mistakes they will make. Experience
is a dear teacher, hut it is a safe one
for those who are free to profit by iu
Women are voters now and If at first
they don't succeed they'll surely try
again. The end Is not yet.
ABIGAIL SCOTT IMJNIWAT.