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14 HIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 19, 1922 E Great Price Reductions : W BIG TICKET PLOT A Group of Underpnced, INew, Renewed and Used Jfmnos MUSIC MERCHANTS KDW IN PORTLAND DO YOU REMEMBER? 7 MOTES 9 President of National Body Is Here With Party. HIGHWAY TRIP IS TAKEN Banquet Is Given in Chamber of Commerce in Honor of Visiting Dealers. Everybody enjoys music". With the foregoing for a slogan, and not yet ha vine- met any one with courage or its opposite sufficient to gainsay him, M. V. DeForeest of Sharon, Pa., president of the National Association of Muslo Merchants, ac companied by an official party of music enthusiasts, is making- a trip from coast to coast, the first of its kind on record in the world of muBlc. for the pure love of promoting what lie believes to be earth's richest blessing. He spent yesterday In Port land and will leave today for Cali fornia. Accompanying Mr. DeForeest are Alex McDonald, member of the execu tive board, and Charles Jacob, treas urer, both of New Tork tity and both Just as ambitious to spread the prop aganda of better music as is the pres ident. After a busy day, part of which was spent on the Columbia river high way, the official party went to the Chamber of Commerce, where a com plimentary dinner was served and at which J. H. Dundore, president of the Oregon Muslo Trades' association, presided. G. P. Johnson welcomed the guests on behalf of the city and state and Mr. McDonald, spoke at con siderable length on the purposes of the organization he and his colleagues represent Better Muslo Aim. "The object of our organization," said Mr. DeForeest, "Is the advance ment of better music along all lines. Everybody enjoys music. In one form of expression or another, it Blnks deep into the being of everyone. It may be the remembrance of a mother's lul laby, the sweet melody of an old song, the lilting catch of some half forgotten dance, or the stirring crash of a martial band; but whatever the time, place or circumstance, we all get a pleasurable reaction from some kind or kinds of music or perhaps all kinds. Yet few realize it, the enjoyment is subconscious and the emotion stimulated seems incidental to our conscious action. And yet this emotion is a strong governing influence in our lives. "The conscious music lover is toe often put into a class by himself as having a peculiar weakness for the opera or concert. Consciously or un selously, we are all music lovers, and not until the music lover is conscious that he is one will he seek music. "It is the purpose of the national bureau for the advancement of music to assist every agency which will awaken the consciousness of the in dividual and the community to that love for music which is Inherent in all once it is awakened; we can use it as a conscious power which will advance community welfare, improve family life and benefit the individ ual." Firm Stand Taken. "We stand for more and better mu slo in homes, schools, churches even in commerce and industry, the store' and the workshop with a full reali zation of its potency and benefits, and such is the aim of our organiza tion" Included in the nation-wide work of the organization are such features as music week, this having been orig inated by President DeForeest and spread throughout the country by the organization of which he 1b chief. That the northwest is fully abreast of the times in fostering music is the declaration of Mr. McDonald, who has much to do with the publicity end of the national association. "Tour people In Portland are right up to the minute In music features," said Mr. McDonald. "Tour music weeks and your music memory con tests In public schools are the equal of any in America, and are doing much for the advancement of the cause of better music Music Weeks Favored. "Music weeks are an organized, city-wide effort to concentrate public attention upon music and to impress every man, woman and child in the community with the need for its greater utilization, and there have been 71 of these held in the United States, many as annual events. The music memory contests are the most effective means yet found of spread ing a love for music among children and adults, as the children of a com munity thus familiarize themselves with 60 or more selections during preparatory period of six to 12' weeks, after which their knowledge is tested in Identifying the music by title and composer. Christmas caroling is be coming very popular. too. and throughout the United States these were neio with conspicuous success In 609 cities." On the whole. It was agreed by the visitors, there Is developing a Very noticeable appreciation for better mu sic on the part of the general public, and, now that the national' organiza tion has succeeded in having the long list of musical instruments classified not as luxuries but as necessities In sofar as music is concerned, millions of dollars annually are being saved to musio lovers. This is one of the greatest achievements of the organi zation to date. MAIL TRAIN IS STONED Rioting Between Volunteers and Sylhet Tribesmen Reported. LONDON, Feb. 18. The Assam gov ernment in British India has intormed the, India officers that there was riot ing Thursday night at Jamunamukh, between Caliphate volunteers and Sylhet tribesmen. The dispatch added that prisoners who had been convicted were forcibly released from the jails and a mail train was held up and stoned. The police in the region have been rein forced. : Will Declared Forgery. 'NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Surrogate Foley today approved a report of Referee Saxe, declaring a forgery and Invalid the purported will of the late Samuel Kraus, vice-president of the Eagle Pencil works, in which prac tically all of his $1,000,000 estate was bequeathed to Mrs. Adeline Thomas, who was alleged to have been an illegitimate daughter. :." Miss Emma Loeb Dead. " A cablegram received yesterday by Max Loeb told of the death at Ham burg, Germany, of his sister, Miss Emma Loeb, who is known to many Portland people. Her death occurred yesterday. - l$m ilk' V- szP . A M Ilk Tho first sooiety circus held in Portland October 25, 26 and 27, 1804, for the benefit of the 1st regiment, O. N. G., at 1st regiment armory, and in which practically every citizen of social Importance took partT The photograph ehows four of the actors. The ringmaster (second from the left) Is Dr. J. W. Hill, and the "lady" on the horse is Dr. Sandford Whiting. The clown on the right Is Charles Dillon, but the one on the left cannot be Identified either by Dr. Hill or Dr. Whiting. He is Hiram Mitchell, F. A. Gans, F. Barrett, Cbarles Y. Lamb or L. A. Parkhurat, for they, with Dillon, made up the troupe of Jesters. The circus was largely attended on the three nights it was held, llach performance found the balconies of the armory packed to capacity. Every variety of known circus performing was introduced and the actors were all local people. Not even the animals were neglected, and the elephants and giraffes were there. The elephants are remembered well because, while their trunks, heads and front legs wer all right, their back legs wera set too far forward, about half-way under the body. The conductors were W. B. King, R. L. Durham, J. Mcl. Wood and. Colonel R. W. Mitchell. Some of the features were side shows, after-the-show concerts, Roman riding, donkey races and Indian riding. The picture was loaned by Joseph Hill of the Hill Military academy. When Johnny Williams was the only bill poster In Portland? The time Cecil Holcomb presided over the police court, prescribing Jail sentences and fines without a shred of authority? - E. S. When Ed Dekum conducted a book and stationery store on Washington street and displayed a model of a bridge made of lead pencils with the placard: "We'll live to see it yet, that bridge across' tho Willamette"? D. C. When the society of "Spugs" made its first holiday appearance? ONE OF THEM. When Mr. McNamee and hl boys cleared the ground where the W. S. Ladd home now Is? PIONEER. When Dad Barrell was the most popular ice man in Portland in the '70s STOCKMEN ARE HOPEFUL EASTERN OREGON SITUATION REGARDED AS EXCELLENT. Herds and Sheep Have Weathered Winter Satisfactorily and Market Outlook Good. SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Stockmen of eastern and central Ore gon are emerging from the winter feeding operations with more genuine optimism than at any time since the close of the world war, according to Dr. W. H. Lytic, state veterinarian, who returned here today after two weeks passed at Pendleton and other localities east of tne Cascade moun tains. "Profits have not been as large, but the turn has been rounded and an active demand is at hand for eheep and wool," said Dr. -Lytle. "Buyers are contracting for wool on the sheep's back, a business condition that has not been heard of since 1918. Op erating costs have been forced down and plant efficiency has been in creased. "Cattle have not experienced the rise in prices that sheep have, but are looked upon as offering good op portunities for investment. Horses still remain inactive so far as trad ing is concerned. "The wintering of all of Oregon's livestock has been carried out in a satisfactory manner. Nothing should prevent 1922 from being a better live stock year than at any time since 1920 and prior to 1917." ROAD BIDS T0BE OPENED Prices on Several Projects to Be Investigated February 21. SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) The state highway commission at a meeting to be held in Portland Feb ruary 21, will open bids for proposed highway improvements aggregating an estimated cost of $270,000. The projects, for which bids will be re ceived, follow: Douglas county Myrtle Creek-Canytm-ville section, Pacific highway, 10.5 miles of paving; Camas valley section, Kose-burg-Coos Bay highway, 8.5 miles of grad ing, 1201000 cubic yards of excavation. Gilliam county Rock Creek-Shutlers section, John Day River highway, 0.8 miles of grading and rock surfacing, 73,000 cubic yarde of excavation. Hood River county Hood River-Booth Hill section, 6.1 miles of grading, 173.500 cubic yards of excavation: Booth Hill-For est boundary section, Mount Hood Loop highway, 12 miles of grading, 85,000 cubic yards of excavation. Malheur county Jamleson-Brogan sec- tlon, John lay River highway, 6.2 miles of gravel surfacing. Union county City of Union section. Old Oregon Trail, 1.2 miles ot paving, 20,000 1 square yards. FOUR LOSE LIVES IN FIRE Husband Saves Wife and Dies in Effort to Rescue Children. WHEATLAND, Wyo., Feb. 18. Four members of a family of five were burned to death and the only surviving member Is suffering from exposure as the result of a fire which last night destroyed the home of L. A. Dove, one-half mile from Hart ville Junction, 23 miles north of here. The dead are L. A. Dove, 55; Orvala, 22; Mabel, 19, and Cleo, 15. Mrs. Dove, the only one to escape, walked half a mile barefooted and in her night clothes to the home of neighbors. The fire, according to Mrs. Dove, originated in the kitchen, arousing Mabel, who awoke the family. The opening of a door into the kitchen caused the flaming roof to collapse and the fire spread rapidly through the house. Throwing open a window, Mr. Dove helped his wife out and then went in search of the children in an adjoining room, where later their four bodies were found. BUYERS GUESTS OF STORE Meier & Frank Company Enter tains Oregon Purchasing Agents. ' Members of the purchasing agents' association of Oregon were the guests Friday of Meier & Frank company. Leon Hirsch of Meier & Frank, a mem ber of the association, conducted them on a tour of the store. The party visited every floor of the building, including the sub-basement. The tour occupied the time from 10 o'clock until noon. The guests had a keen interest in every phase of the organization of the store, including the manufacturing of furniture and other home furnish- ings, the tube system, the office and other features. The firms and organizations repre sented by the guests present were: Northwestern Electric company. Port of Portland, Warren Construction company, Willamette Iron & Steel works, Columbia-Pacific Shipping company, Oregon Lumber company, Crown-Willamette Paper company. Pacific Power & Light company. Doty Lumber & Shipping company, United States shipping board, Portland Gas & Coke company, Loyal Legion of Log gers and Lumbermen, commission of public docks, Northwest Machinery company, M. L. Kline company, A. Guthrie & Co., J. L. Dunker, Swift & Co., Silver Falls Timber company and Bridal Veil Lumber company. After the survey of the store the guests were entertained at luncheon in the tea room on the ninth floor. FEUD IS FEARED AMONG 350 INHABITANTS OF PLACE. Recent Shootings Declared Likely to Cause Civil War Between Two Local Families. - JACKSONVILLE, Fla,, Feb. IS. The sheriff of Baker county appealed today to Duval county authorities for help in coping with a situation at Macclenny, 30 mites west of here, which he said threatens to develop Into civil warfare as the culmination of the shooting and seriously wound ing there this morning of Jake Wil kinson, the kidnaping last week of Mannlx Robinson, and the recent dis appearance of T. R. Henderson, for merly a banker and wealthy naval store soperator. The citizens of Macclenny stated over the telephone shortly after 1 o'clock that "hell will break loose here tonight" and that he was pre paring to move his wife and children. Governor Hardee, at Tallahassee, said he had heard nothing from the Baker county authorities,and if troops were required there he was prepared to act Immediately. Reports from Macclenny were that the trouble apparently was an out break of a feud whlhc has existed be tween two pioneer Baker county fam ilies for 20 years. Henderson disap peared 10 days ago and a reward of $100 offered by his wife for the dis covery of his body, if he is dead, caused a thorough search to be made within a wide radius of Macclenny. His automobile was found in the bot tom of the St. Mary's river, which forms the Florida-Georgia boundary, and since that time searching parties have dragged the river in the hope that his body might be recovered. Macclenny was shot up and two stores dynamited one night several months ago, but because of the secre tlveness of the inhabitants news of the occurrence did not reach the out side world for several days, although one of the main lines of the Seaboard Air Line railway passes through the place. , The county has been the scene oi several lynchings and numerous shooting affairs within the last few years. The population is about 350 persons. FALL FATAL TO WOMAN Mrs. Elizabeth Rossiter, - 87, of Vancouver, Dies, VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.) Miss Elizabeth Rossiter, 87 years old, who crossed the street from the home of her son Louis Rossiter to the home of her grand son, Lawrence Rossiter, and fell, died of injuries at the home of her grand son within a short time. The funeral will be held from the Limber chapel at 1:30 o'clock. Mon day afternoon. Rev. Charles Basker vllle of the Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was a member, will officiate. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery in Portland. Mrs. Rossiter was a native of Eng land. She is survived by six sons. Robert H., Herbert E., Albert E., and Leo H. Rossiter, all of Portland, and Charles F. and Louis J. Rossiter of this city. Blizzard Ties TJp Railroads. . ST. JOHNS. N. F., Feb. 18. Bliz zards continuing two days have caused a complete tie-up of New Foundland ra'lways. Service has been abandoned on the Reid New Foundalnd railway and the steamer I Kyle, with passengers, mail and I freight, is making a special trip from Louisburg to St. Johns. The vessel j is expected to arrive here tomorrow Read The Oregonian classified ads. w. a and '80s? C. B. TRAFFIC STOPPAGE UREED CAR CONCENTRATION TO CAR RY FOOD IS PROPOSED. Famine Relief Committee Recom mends Coarse to Be Fol lowed in Russia. MOSCOW, Feb. 18. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The stoppage of all passenger and frelgnt traffic for a fortnight, in order to concentrate rolling stock for food shipments' into the famine district, was recommended ey the central famine relief commit tee. The food and fuel shortage is. becoming daily more acute through virtually all of Russia. The approach of spring will make the roads impassable and in the mean time seed grain and food sufficient for the populace until the roads again . ... ...wu. u.vvcu. a, ijc - jinsky, commissar for the interior and cuiniuuuiuctLiuns, wno is in ssiDeria to expedite grain shipments, has re ported that nnnw ttnmii , o tically blocked the railways, thereby uuiLi-ig on aaoiaer nope xor speeay relief. Meanwhile, mora nrAna arA Kfilnir recognized as famine territories. The ueiiira.1 reiier committee today placed the Crimea on the list. It Is declared that thttrA fa BIlffAFlnv In Mima A . V. Ural provinces, while Ekaterinburg iiu v,neiiaoins: aany are reporting deaths from famine. According to Economic Life in Perm, one of the most fertile of the white bread coun tries, from 70 to 90 per cent of the people have not seen real bread for months and the Rnnnlv nf a,iH,Mt,ita bread stuffs has given out. Moscow itself, notwithstanding the newly opened restaurants and food Biiups, is Degmning to feel the pinch of hunger. The Moscow soviet, accord ing to the lavestia, discussed Mos cow's food-shortage and declared re cently, that it would be unable to supply the labor population with food. The Moftnnw aAvlat i, n : - - - vj savings to see the situation through the month ja.iiua.ry. j. ne laCK or fuel IS SO great in the city that the soviet has sent special trains into the mining districts to purchase and rush coal to Moscow. Daylight saving already has been inaugurated here because of the fuel shortage. EOF. FULL ELEVATOR DROP INVESTIGA TION TO BE HELD MONDAY. Inspector of Company Coming to Determine Why Cables in Wells-Fargo Building Broke. The Investigation into the cause of the elevator accident In the Wells Fargo building Friday afternoon, when one man was seriously injured and six others sustained minor bru'ses and strains, was postponed yesterday until Monday, when inspectors of the elevator company will arrive to deter mine the cause of the breaking of the three cables.. I. Waring, assistant to the general manager of the O.-W. R. & N. com pany, said that reports were taken from the employes who were In the car when it fell but the actual cause could not be determined. With the exception of George Em ery, the operator, who suffered a broken leg. all rtsssanp-ers i-n ihn rwhen it fell reported for work yes- teraay morning, none having received injuries serious enough to prevent working. EXTRADITION IS HALTED New Jersey Governor Cancels Pa pers on Seattle Fugitive. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 18. Extra dition proceedings in the case of Carl C. Hoffman, ex-manager of the Mer chants' Co-operative Grocery company, alleged to have embezzled $1250 from A. C. Blazo, Seattle importer, have been halted following receipt of a telegram by authorities here today from Governor Edwards of New Jer sey canceling extradition papers un der which Detective Yoris of Seattle was bringing Hoffman here. Hoffman was arrested, in Weehaw ken, N. J. on information furnished the police there by the sheriff of King county. Governor Edwards' action was said to have resulted from a mis understanding over the need for a grand jury indictment. Southern Pacific Victimized by Passenger Attaches. LARGE SUMS ARE STOLEN Conspiracy Involves Conductors and Collectors, as Well as Clerks and Others. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) A widespread plot on the part of employes to rob the Southern Pa cific company was uncovered today by J. H. Sheehan, special investigator for the railroad. Sheehan announced that scores of company employes are Involved in the conspiracy, which deals with ticket frauds. Confessions have been obtained from several of the men, according to Sheehan, who said that he was withholding their names until the legal department of the road deter mines what action is to be taken in the matter. The conspiracy was said to involve a conductor on the coast route be tween Los Angeles and San Francisco, an old and trusted employe, and ticket collectors, ticket clerks and others. Tickets Are Manipulated. The conductor involved returned from his run today and Is said to have brought home with htm $250 wortS" of uncancelled tickets. When asked the amount which the company has lost through the manipulations of the alleged ring, Sheehan refused to make an estimate, but admitted that the amount was large. According to the investigator, the conspiracy proceeded by ticket col lectors falling to punch certain tick ets when honoring them. The con ductors in the conspiracy then -would collect the tickets and return them to the ticket sellers, who were members of the ring. They then would be re stamped and resold, the restamplng giving the ticket the appearance of having been validated. Scape of Plot Not Known. Just how many parts of the sys tem are affected by the fraud is not known at present. A definite idea of its ramifications, as well as an esti mate of the loss to the company, will be gained Monday, when the auditing department will check ticket sales for the last six months, the time covered by the investigation. It is understood that the conspir acy was revealed when a check of the tickets in the auditing depart ment showed the use of an unusual stamp in the validation of the resold tickets. This happened with such regularity that the suspicion of the head of the Investigating department was aroused, and the resultant investiga tion is said to have uncovered the al leged peculations. All of the men under suspicion and against whom the company got defi nite proof were discharged, accord ing to Sheehan. LOVE MURDERS ADMITTED Confession Seems to Clear up 3 Mysterious Slayings. CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 18. Three mysterious slayings in two of which women were the victims, may be solved by the confession County. Pros ecutor Stanton today announced Will lam Anderson had made to him and Captain of Detectives Mattowitz from a state penitentiary cell last night. Anderson confessed, Stanton said, to the killing of Miss Gretchen Brandt, Mrs. Elsie Kreinbring and Santo Lommachio. In each case the prisoner, who is 45, said he killed "for love," Stanton said. Miss Brandt was beaten and stabbed in her home In January, 1921; Mrs. Kreinbring was choked to death in a lonely road in September, 1918, while Lommachle met his death by being hurled from a bridge In Febru ary. 1919. Stanton said the prisoner told him he had loved both women and wanted In turn to marry each, but could not divorce his wife. The man slain, he said, had been disposed of for stroll ing with another of the prisoner's loves. GUATEMALA RIOTS OVER Election Disorders Suppressed and Danger Considered Ended. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 18. What appeared at first to be a gen eral uprising near Guatemala City Thursday during the election of a successor to ex-President Herrera. was suppressed after slight disorders, according to word received at the state department today from the American legation in Guatemala. The dispatch stated that in one small town, not named, the comman dant had been murdered and some ten men killed in election rioting. Advices received here today by supporters of the provisional govern ment of Guatemala asserted the coun try was quiet following disorders at the opening of the election. $150,000 DIAMONDS GONE Importer Reports Theft to Police in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18. Sidney Kren gel of Krengel Brothers, diamond im porters of New York and Chicago, re ported to the police that he had been robbed of between $125,000 a,nd $160, 000 of diamonds on an Illinois Central train which arrived from Chicago this morning. - He gave that figure as the retail value and said the diamonds had cost him $76,899. They were insured for $50,000, he said. Krengel said he had hidden the diamonds under his pillow and that he discovered his loss upon returning from the washroom as the train was entering the St Louis sta tion. Graphophone Hearing Postponed. WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 18. The time for filing affidavits in the suit against the Columbia Graphaphone company, in the United StateB district court, set for today, was continued until Tuesday at the request of the defendant. The hearing in the case also is scheduled for that day. The suit Is for the appointment of a re ceiver for the company. Clock Winder Dies. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Conrad J. Koch, for many years official clock winder to scores of wealthy families in Fifth, Madison and Park avenues, was found dead today In his little clock-making shop. Ambulance sur geons said death was doe to natural causes. ' a ,vjl j $295 $8 A MONTH i i o SAVINGS $150 TO $300 IF YOU BUY NOW -If you do not wish to pay cash, pay as little as $10 to $25 down and $8, $10 and more a month to suit your own convenience. I I c o T USE OP ELECTRICITY THREE TIMES EASTERN DEMANDS. Pacific States Company Launches Campaign to Bring Service Vp to Higher Standards. The west "Is so far ahead of the east In modern methods of living that approximately three times as much electrioity is used per capita in lighting and the operation of other appliances in the three states ot Oregon, Washington and Cali fornia as in the east, according to J. D. Barnhill of the firm of Evans & Barnhill, San Francisco and New York, in an .address at a conference of salesmen of the Pacific States Electric company held at the Fifth and Davis street offices yesterday. The gathering was the first of a series to be held here, as well as in other cities .of the northwest, with a view to launching a campaign of Instructing the general public on what'a what in things electrical. A campaign of co-operation with - the contractors of the city, with a view to seeing that the public gets the best kind of wiring and installation work on electrical household devices, is also included in the plans. The meeting, which was attended by about 25 members of the local force of the Pacific States Electric company, was presided over by David E. Harris of San Francisco, vice-president and general eales manager of the company. The plan of campaign was outlined by Mr. Barnhill, advertising man and busi ness counsellor. Meetings will be held tomorrow and Tuesday, morning and afternoon, at the Benson hotel, at which time contractors of the city will Join in the conference. "Everybody knows what electricity means to modern living," said Mr. Barnhill in his address, "yet most persona have failed to get the full value of electrical , service because they have not realized the import ance of quality in the original in stallation. "Most housewives are too easily satisfied. They push the button, see the lights come on and think they are getting electric service. They are apt to disregard workmanship, materials and completeness of the installation upon which real electrical satisfaction depends." RAIL PIT CUT IS F LINE IN RECEIVER'S HANDS SEEKS TO RESUME. Dispute Involving Road Not In Operation Is First of Kind Handled by Labor Board. L CHICAGO, Feb. 18. A 25-per cent reduction in standard wage rates was allotted the Missouri & North Arkan sas railroad in a decision of the United States railroad labor board handed down today. The railroad, in the hands of a receiver, suspended oper ations last July and asked the re duction below standard wages to en able it to resume. Today's decision marked the first instance in which the labor board Itas passed on a dispute involving a rail road not in operation, and also marks an instance where ability of the rail road to pay was taken into considera tion in fixing wages. J. C. Murray, the receiver, at hear ings before the board, represented that resumption of the road was neo esary to avert ruin to farms, schools, industries and factories along its 170 miles of track. He proposed to re sume operations with wages 25 per below standard, dividing any surplus at the end of the year among em ployes after operating expenses and Interest on a government load were paid. , A. B. Chase in rosewood S295 Wellman in mahogany S275 Kimball, handsome walnut .345 Hazelton Bros., new mahogany. . . .595 Hazelton Bros., Hepplewhite 575 Hamilton, fine mahogany S475 Sterling, renewed at factory 265 Behning, in finest mahogany 645 Steinhauer, mahogany 235 Crown, fine walnut 345 Haines Bros., new, mahogany 575 Foster & Co., oak, dull finish 395 Howard, mahogany 395 Delmar, renewed at factory . . .265 Francis Bacon, new, mahogany. . . .395 Arion, new, Circassian walnut 395 Heinze-Kimball, renewed 295 Howard, oak, renewed 315 Fischer, large, used, ebony 295 Hazelton, used, natural rosewood . . . 475 Wheelock, mahogany, used 245 Haines Bros., new, fine mahogany. .575 Behning, new, splendid walnut 675 Hazelton Bros., new, fine mahog'ny . 650 Kingsbury, large, oak, used 295 Martin Bros., large mahog'ny, used. 225 Wellington, large mahogany, used. .195 Haines Bros., art mahogany 595 Hazelton Bros., fine mahogany. . . .595 Hazelton Bros., large mahogany. . . .635 Hazelton Bros., large mahogany 635 Wellman, renewed, walnut 295 Delmar, renewed, oak 295 Howard, new player-piano, mahy 675 Franklin player-piano, large, win t. $695 Modello, new player-piano, mah'g'y .595 Winton player-piano, mahogany..'. 575 Gaylord player-piano, golden oak. . . 575 Modello, used player-piano, m'h'g'y.495 Foster & Co., new pl'er-piano, mah.595 Gaylord, new player-piano, walnut. 575 Pianola, used, plays 88 notes, mah.. 65 Pianola, used, plays 65 notes, oak. . 35 SEVENTH FLOOR "Merchandise of c Merit The owners, according to his pro posal, were not to receive any returns until the employes were paid standard rates of pay, a period estimated at ten years. Representatives of the unions at the hearing contended that since the road was not In operation the dispute was not within the board's jurisdiction. The employes struck, following a for mer decision of the board. Today's decision orders acceptance of the proposal by the employes, but specifies that working conditions as fixed by the board must be adhered to by the carrier and recommends that ex-employes be reinstated with their seniority rights sustained. It orders a conference between carriers and em ployes not later than March 1 to carry out the decision. The road's payroll in 1920, the last full year of operation, was $1,410,000 It was estimated that the payroll, with the 25 per cent reduction, will still be 34 per cent over the payroll of 1917. In 1920 the road's gross revenue was $2,136,362.46 and its operating ex penses $2,307,603.86. EXPRESS CARJS ROBBED Two Masked Men Shoot Messenger and Escape With, Loot. ALAMOSA, Colo., Feb. 18. Two masked men robbed the express car of an east-bound Denver and Rio Grande Western train about two miles east of here tonight, shot Ex press Messenger Gomez when he re sisted, and escaped. Gomez is thought to be seriously wounded. The amount of loot taken by the robbers is unknown. The bandits, after shooting Gomez, hurriedly filled their arms with packages, pulled the bell cord, jumped off when the train slowed down and disappeared. A posse under Sheriff Baumaster has started in pursuit. The two robbers are thought to have boarded the train here. When the train proceeded about two miles from town, the robbers broke through the end of the express car. When Gomez attempted to resist, they shot him. The train, number 116, consisted of two express and mail cars and three passenger coaches. FAR EAST TROOPS WIN Capture of Khabarovsk, Prisoners and Supplies Reported. WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 18. The capture of Kharbarovsk by troops of the Far Eastern republic last Tues day has been folowed, according to dispatches received today by the spe cial delegation here of the republic, by a sharp offensive, "in which the bandit army, equipped by Japanese, has been cut off from its supplies, disorganized and is retreating in panio toward the Japanese zone in the maritime province." The troops of the Far Eastern re public captured a considerable amount of supplies, prisoners and cannon and are following up their victory, a statement issued by the delegation said. Candidates Back Farm Bloc. TECUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 18. Nebras ka progressive party candidates who are elected to congress will join the agricultural bloo was the statement today of Frank M. Coffey of Lincoln, secretary of the Nebraska Federation of Labor and who was selected as chairman of the 1st, congressional dis trict committee of the progressive party at the district convention here. Reservoir Bids to Be Opened. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.) Bids will be opened March 28 for twin reservoirs for the city of Walla Walla. The engineer's esti mate made last year is $250,000, in cluding engineering costs and inci dentals. Contracts for a new steel pipe line from the reservoir to the city already have been let. Fire Destroys Kansas Mill. ATCHISON. Kan., Feb. 18. The Blair mill, one of the largest flour mills in Kansas, was destroyed by fire Only" o HO here this afternoon with an esti mated loss of $400,000. A fireman and two men assisting him were taken to a hospital following injuries suffered when a wall collapsed. Milwaukie Defeats Canby. CANBY, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) A double-header basketball game was played at Milwaukie Friday night, when the boys and girls' teams of the Canby high school were defeated by the Milwaukie high school teams. The boys' score was 25 to 38. Return games will be played next week' In the Canby gymnasium. Florida Town Has Fire. OCALA, Fla., Feb. 18. 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