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NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST 1 SALEM ' NOTICI KmlMii mhnerlbart will P1" rrtlm that Tb Journal armey "" fcwd to E. K. I)U. ISO Btate atraat, will nnin ubMriptioM, complaint, fr nvaats, etc. - - - WOULD LIKE TO FIND ; "AN EX-CONDUCTOR. , (Special New Service.) , ' alem, Da 21. Bert Davis, a you man who for the -past Jew weeks worked ast a" conductor Mid tnotorraan ,en tu tret cir line in thl City, left her a f w davs a-o. and the manager f tho company ha sine been searching for Mm, as It is claimed tnat tn young- man 4 had failed to turn In Vila Collection. 'Davis -was conductor on th depot ear, : which meets all trains, and always had Vt heavy travel. Under the rules of the rnmninf ha wee supposed to turn In Ills collections dally; ut for three days he stood off the clerk in tn;omes on tne plea that the money was In Ms other clothes, then he , left. ; Late Saturday night after he had been tone several ' days, a letter was received from Mm ', statins; that the company owed him about as much aa he had taken, and called It a settlement. He also sent back Me punch and badge, as he had no fur- ' ther se for. these articles. The man ager of the company announces the fel- : low's wages, due him, more than cover .. the. money taken. - , Xa Memory of a Member. . Secretary of State Dunbar has had the desk of the late Representative Murphy of Union county draped In mourning. The desk and chair used by the deceased stands in the front row In the extreme right aide of the house, and It is the . purpose to keep It draped during the en ttre special session unless some mera . ber.. who has not as conspicuous a place, should demand the right to occupy the one forever vacated by deceased. - . msTizw or sitvatxoxT. Work and Gossip Among Members of " , ,' the legislature. Salem. Dec. 21. Whether the special .. session will last two days or three weeks, is at this time a problem unsolved. Republicans all state -that they are - anxious for a short session, but up to this time not one has been found who ..will show his sincerity of purpose by Introducing a resolution to this end. There is a possibility that some mem ber who Is being crowded off the politi cal automobile, and figures that it Is - more to his advantage to waive harmony with his fellow law makers, and make a .bid for popularity with his constituents, to come out and boldly make a fight for -a fhort session In the interests of econ , oniy. This man would have to com from a district that expected nothing from the extra session but the passage of a tax bill. . ;i,.-;,i;.' ;:;;;.:.:J,::, & Republicans Xnalnoer. ' '. . ." ' That the Republicans are Insincere in their expressions about favoring a short session is evident. The whole . thing simmered down, is that the great major-Jty-re in iavor et ajong sesston, butno one has tk courage to. stand forUha r 'sponaiMHty of advocating such a course?- Many have bills tucked away, 'over, the ..preparation of which they have .burned midnight oil, and which they are as anx , ious to present as the small boy will b ( to get to his stocking on Christmas I morning. All they are waiting for is a plan whereby the bars for general leg- Illation can be let down. - -,. , ' I ; ek at Xaodershlp. 7 Up to this time there has been an.cn I tire lack of organisation. The members J. ;sre undecided as to what hovl be done and are looking for some Moses to lead them to action. No one, has appeared ; that can supplant congressman Fulton as i a leader.; Others who belong to the Ful i (ton faction that at on time exerted con v slderabl . Influence are' now holding themselves in the background. Among mese is senator nootn or Eugene, wno repraents Douglas, Josephine and Lane t , counties. He lost prestige through the , effort In the last regular session to e : -cure the passage of the notorious Rlnes t Improvement ill which was kilted wlth- out further consideration When its ob ; Ject was exposed. His bill providing for t the appointment. of rangers to protect i the forests was vetoed, it seemingly hav ,J ing for its design the protection of the , vast tracts nf.tlmtwtr mnH rnntrnllM V, v ;. the Booth-Kelley Lumber company, t i President Brownell is the man to ; whom many look for a solution of many i political problems. Last evening he re J malned In his room most of the time, t and gave but little satisfaction to those I that sought for information while he i was in the hotel corridor. Today he -4; Jiaa- b- in touch- wtth nearl y -ell- the members and. when th meeting takes J place this evening he will, be one of the ' ruling spirits. :-,':!'. Many of the members sra.opposed to ( holding a caucus for formulating a line i f action. They laim that they do not , want to be bound by any piedg which i might interfere with their work later in ' the session. , The expression is for the 1 holding of an Informal meeting and de- ciae on tne nest course to pursue. . The meeting will probsbly be held late .. this afternoon and if nothing is accom plished it is probable a caucus will be . : held tonight- . ,; v , - ' Bills Up Their nvs, If the bars ar let down for general legislation Representative Banks from : Multnomah county will advocate a meas ure for the suppression of the open sea , aon for the killing of elk for Ave vears. Ha gives In support" of his action the statement: "Unle something la done ror tne protection of this kind of game, .; ')n two years there will not be enouch elk In. Oregon to make a barbecue for the members of the lower house." " Others have for consideration outside or th fcaay, Phelps, portage road, coun ty fees and veto business, bills of a va rlous nature. Some of the opinions of me memoers ana tne thinjrs they expect ; to do are. given In the following inter- i views: ., . . , -W.'fi Kama. W. T. ' Hume I think the session should not be too short Now that we are here w should take ample time for . the fun consideration, of the tax anon. tlon. I have no special bills to introduce but If the flood-gates are opened I will have some matters to propose. No new legislation ; but correction of old laws itliat need It badly." Ther .ar laws on ine siaiuie oookb inai. are unconstltu tlonal and should be should be corrected. . . MM I.I I I A , "M. A. Miller Llnh)--The." session, "I i. CASTORm: . . Tor Infant! and Children,' ..:,.. Tlsa Kind Yea KavrAIwaytTBolgM Bears th Diju&ture of think, will be short, but It may last to the end or tne montn. very mti win be done, I think, except correcting the tax muddle and a few amendments may be passed correcting other laws. I have an amendment to tne Lebanon coarter, that I will Intfbduce, but that need not take up more than six or seven minutes of the time of the senate' and house. The re-enactment of the 1800 , exemp tion law is one of ' the measures that should be considered. , , ' . " v i 3. M. 8hUy, " J. M. Blielley We wsnt to get through as soon as possible and I have no special legislation t . propose In- which I am Interested except the correction of the tax law. I have no bills to proposa 1 '''Ifli- B" J' Carter.' ; .'r v-'.;- 5 B. V Carter The session will be a short one and ! have nothing to push forward, unless th bars should b let down and general legislation antered Into. In that case X will introduce some city charter amendments 'for Ashland and possibly X will take up 'on orwo other matters, but I wlU not ba to one to lay down th bars. . - :v k:':-:; ' O. Sh Hawkins. I ar UlHawklns in addition to the tax ' legislation there v will b several matters . brought up for eonslderatlon, Among them Is th en to rcgulats th recording of transfers, whloh is at this time causing some discussion and threat-. nlng litigation. Th 100 exemption law should also be re-enacted, and X think will be at this session. : , W. K. Hobson. W, H. Hobson hav no legislation to propose, but think ther will be enough proposed to keep u In session for mors than this week. 'N B. T. Judd I hav no bills to Intro duo unless th bars ar laid down and general leglelatlon decided , upon, when I will ham few matter to bring up for consideration. . . ' -(-f--i'-- XreykandaJOU .-i.--.r.--'-- W, Kreykendall of Lane I am fn favor of an early adjournment But I am only one of many' and there la no telling what will happen. H was asked: "If you are so anx ious to have a short session, I suppose you will pass a resolution to this ef fect or will take th lead in th caucus to bring about that result T H re-, plied: "Oh. no." 1 cannot do that, but w will get around th thing In our way." ' 1 , A Oaa of staging. Th members from Baker county are Interested in a bill, the purpose of which is the execution of Pleasant Armstrong In accordance with th sentence of th court Armstrong wss tried and sen tenced to be hsnged under th old law providing for the execution to be held In the county where th crime was com mitted, but he took an appeal, and when th judgment of th court wa affirmed he was again sentenced.' 7. Meanwhile the new law providing for executions to be held In th penitentiary had gone into effect. Aa he was sentenced to be ex ecuted In Baker county, hi friends hold thst h cannot be legally hanged the,re, neither can he be executed In the pen itentiary, as he was-tried under th old law which is not now in force, and they are ready to appeal tha case to the federal courts unless" th legislature should provide for. this special case by passing an act prescribing that men con victed under th old law, even If finally sentenced after th law had ceased to exist, -ehould-b -executed - ki -aeeordane With the act under which , conviction washed. Xjt '-' V .'t . ' ClUo Canal 8UL '. There is ome talk among the mem ber favorable to an appropriation of SlOO.OOO for the purpose of purchasing the right of way for th ship canal around the dalles of the Columbia. In accordance with the request of th fed-l eral authorities.' This matter has been placed squarely before th legislature by the letter received by Governor Cham-1 berlain from Major Langfltt, and itM governor's answer, both of which ,com- munlcatiqns were given to the press by tha governor. Th proposal to buy the right of way for the federal government J project comes from the Eastern Oregon delegation, but they all, 'or nearly all.! strenuously oppose the proposition, to repeal th portage road act This latter measure seems to find its opponents in the valley, a few of th members from' Western Oregon being favorable to the repeal of th portage . road law, but when approached on the subject have little to say. Senators Booth and Millar have expressed their opposition to the state project In times past, but say little on the aubject "now. Should an effort be made to repeal that act warfare may be looked for in the legislature, for th friends of the portage road are deter mined . to see the road hullt by - the stat. and will not suffer the defeat of the project now that relief for Eastern Oregon Is almost within the grasp, of th people of that section. - On Senator Absent. State Senator J. D. Daly of Benton county l absent-aod it-1 -reported-will not be liere. as he is away on business connected with his office as ' surveyor general. His acceptance of thl position, under a strict construction of the constitution,- vacated Ms seat in the sen ate, nd Governor Chamberlain Intended calling a special election to All the va cancy, but a petition from Benton county opposing this, and Mr. Daly's claim to the seat, caused 'the governor to with hold the call. Tha result Is, Daly Is absent and Benton county unrepresented In the senate. Secretary Dunbar Has a Say. Secretary of State Dunbar has sub mitted the question as to his duty in the matter of the vetoed bills from the last session to the attorney-general for his opinion. Mr. Dunbar thinks that possibly these vetoes should not be sent to the legislature at the special session, ss It is a question whether they will stand, and he desires legal advice on th matter. There is no precedent in this state and the only authority on th dif ficult question is In the South Carolina case of Arnold vs. McKellar, where the court held that vetoes, filed by the gov ernor after the session Closed, should be. transmitted .to the legislature at its "next meeting," which the court held to be th next regular session.' What the attorney-general will dectda in this case Is not known, and' should he decide that the vetoes and disapproved bills should be sent, to the legislature only at th regular session next following th one in which the bills were passed, the bills and vetoes will be withheld from th legislature at th special session. The attorney-general was out of town yester day, but will be here today, when the matter will be promptly decided. ' 'ikjj' Dolls! Free! ! . Today "and tomorrow dolls will be gives gway free with 11.00 purchase or over (patents - excepted)1 at the Lue Davis Drug company. ,. ,-. i i ii. . ,.',. - - IV. MB. Htti ZS ftZCOTEaUZra. "'', ' (Jmirnai Speets! Serviee.) " ' Wwttpurl. Or,. Tteer. RevTHT'R': HJU, who is sick with typhoid fever, is improving nnd will be able, t prch again doubtless by the mhtdle of jfnu srr. J Tn the mearttlm his place will be filled' by Rev. J. K. Hawkins of Clatska-nla. VANCOUVER KOTICE. The TinetOTet gnrr of Ttm Ora con Dailj Jonrnl d located at oi kUla trmt. Joan, P. Luo(Jbr. elect, -. .::: :y; y .r .v.: MILLS OF CLARKE . COUNTY MAY CLOSE (Journal Special Beriiee.) " -Vancouver. Wash., Deo, II. Th Mill ft Tie Manufacturers' association -of Clarke county- held n meeting Tresterday afternoon at I Center for the purpose of considering th advisability of shut ting down tho various logging camps and sawmills. ., ,' ; .':.-,. .-.-'.. ;;..' The real proposition before the asso ciation was whether it Is beat to conT tlnue operations at all or cut wages! It Is said that wage ars too high to allow the mill men any profit; that th price for railroad tie ar coming down, and that it is too unprofitable to con tinue operation with th present Stand? ard of wages and th prlc of timber. Tn most probable outoom is that th mill men will Nsut on i the 1 wage rather than shut th mills down. Many of th employes state that they will quit before they will work for any less tnan tney are now getting, while a num ber of others believe It will be better to work, for less wages and hav work than to hav no work at all. Tonnd laloon Closed. ' , The W. C. T. U., it la said, mad an other tour of the town yesterday after noon for the purpose of ascertaining If any of th saloon were opened, Th members found all saloons closed, it is said, excepting on, In this particular one, however, there was no business being carried on. : " . ' : From the statement of th bartender, It is learned that he happened In the saloon for the' purpose of securing some personal property, and, having an ap pointment with a friend elsewhere in about an hour, loitered in the saloon reading the paper, and while doing so three ladles, cam In and handed him an invitation card to an evangelistic service at th M. E. church, to be held that afternoon and evening by Rev. E, M. Randall. . t .i lion Star Theatricals. The Lone Star troupe gave an enter tainment at Battle Ground last Satur day evening at the Exhibition hall there. The half wa well crowded andthe en tertainment proved to be not only a grand success to the troupe, but ' very ontertaining to th spectator,. ' Th Lone Star is a theatrical troupe organised of .. Vancouver talent, and their plays .consist, mainly of gym nastics! exhibitions, contortions,' etc. The manager of the troupe is arrang ing to give a series of entertainments In this line at th different towns throughout the- county and in th near future will glv a grand exhibition in Vancouver. - - . . KOTICT. -Oreaoa City aubaeiihcra will nlcaaa take .notice that the office of Thm Journal kvaa bees caubltahcd at tbe Courier office. Berenlh atreet, next to depot where Suhaertptlona, eoia tlalnta, paymenta, etc., will be recelTcd and at teaded to br L t. t'auflold. The Journal Ore gon City agent HE STOLE OVERCOAT . FROM THE PARSON (Journal Special Service.) - Oregon City, Dec. 21,Laat night James Orider, a hobo ' sailor, was ar rested and lodged In th city Jail charaed with having stolen Rev. Wood' overcoat Th minister wa engaged 1n preaching to congregation 1 at the Methodist church when Grlder entered the cloak room and took th coat : He was cap tured with the goods on him. Another coat evldcntly'stolen, was also found on th prisoner. - Charley iCoffee was locked up on th charge of being drunk and disorderly. After th Slvore Salt. Herman Grimm, who was recently de fendant In a sensational divorce ult,' will leave In a few days for Texas. Mr. Grimm's wife secured a divorce from him on the grounds of non-support and cruelty. She also secured a judgment for . about half - th estate, which amounted to several thousand ' dollars. The couple ar quite aged, being 'ell past 60 years, and ' both hav grown children her and in Texas. Mr. Grlmra has advertised, all of , Ms property for salev-and-w 111 - go back - to- his nat lv home in the Lon Star state to begin life new. ' , ; .. r . . . ' JTr from Debt. '.' : Multnomah lodge celebrated the pay ing off of all Indebtedness against the order Saturday might with a banquet There were present a number of the pioneer members of, the lodge from all parts of the county and the hall wa well filled with members of ,th order. The Multnomah lodge Is the oldest Masonic lodge' west of the Missouri river. The occasion Saturday, night was a; most happy, one, s ; :; r ; Xbkan'B' at WUat. Th Rebekah lodge of this city gav a most enjoyable whist party In Willam ette hall Saturday evening. The thre divisions -of th Odd Fellows' lodge the Rebekah s. th Subordinate and th En campmenthave each agreed to glv (60 toward th furnishing of a room in tha Odd Fellows horn at Portland, which will be known as the .Oregon City home. . Oregon City Hot. , Mr. and Mrs. 3. P. Rlntoul of Seattle are th guest! of their parents in this city. ' . ' ... Mrs. F. E. DePareq of Seattle Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. F. Cowing. . , ...... -. , Fred T. Mires, who is employed as messenger for th Wlls-Fargo Express company en th run between Portland and Roseburg, was visiting big. parents ner Batumayr- . ,4 t . Jack Latourette, who is attending col lege at Eugene, Is home for the Christ mas holidays. , XOSEBirmfir OOS rZLLOWS. (Journal Special Service, ) Roseburg. Or., Dec 71. A second lodge of. Odd Fellows was instituted In this city last Saturday afternoon; with a charter membership of 87, of whom 17 are former member of the old lodge. The affair was one'of the most notable in th history of Odd Fellowship-in Ore gon. Ten officers of th grand lodge took part in the institution, and in at tendance also,1 were many members 'of th order In other town. ' J'he degree w6rlc'"wascohducted in the"evenlng by Roseburg' first lodge of Odd Fellows, Fhlletarian No. 8, The affair was cele b rated by a." splendid, banquet In the armory, given under the direction of Rebekah lodge No.- al. The -new lodge will be known M Rising Star No, 174. ' OREGON CITY F j " r V PM ! -T jX -r . aaaw . . aaaW. aaaaMaam . aaaassssr 11 11 , f , ' I1 - ' s AT ITS An epoch of Christmas Piano Selling filled with triumphs th busiest season w vr knswj th biggest stock w evr gatharad) th most perfectly organised faoilitie for th grat business) that is Eilrs PVttM Heus today. , . ' Sales reports Jumped clear up Into, the fifties the : past week. Many of the purchases were the most costly Instruments carried by us and are designed for ' Christmas presenta- The Chlckerlng of Boston, the Weber of New Tork, and Chicago's great' piano, the' Kimball; the beautiful Vose that comes from Boston, too, and the Lester of Philadelphia, the sweet Pease, the JTobart M. Cable, Schumahn"Bush"& Gerts'. Had' ? dorff, 'jjlllt6f), '- Brlnkerhofl,' eseV Ricca inda)l' the restV -war fin ptanoavf ?..( ..- if ? "."T 1 We are, of course, obliged to keep a 'majority of the names a secret as the pianos are designed for , Christmas surprises. But our sales reports are here , and, open to Inspection to those who wish to verify . our statements. , . . '?r . t Our display Includes' a great. Jiumberf of our , choicest makes In artistic cases, 'designed especially for the holiday trade, styles that are not found In the '. regular catalogues. Such pianos, of course, make an especially rare present, as only a United number are 1 supplied. , , , .,.1.-., t . " Don't forget that among1 these there is a choice -little Chlckerlng quarter grand, compact but exceed ingly, graceful, with fine tone, full volume Just the thing for small parlors. . , Portland's Biggest and Best Piano Concern. OTHER LARGE STORES, SPOKANE ', RESIDED IN BENTON FOR HALF A CENTURY Corvallls. Or., Dee. $1. Th funeral of C. B. - Wells oocurred from th Cor. vallis .undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, death having occurred In a Portland nospital Thursday. Mr. Well arrived in Portland seven week ago from Alberta, Canada, and shortly afterward entered th hospital for treat ment.. His ailment wa the bursting of a blood vessel, which caused a pressure on the brain from a clot of blood. Mr. Wells resided In Benton county for about 60 year having settled her In 1862. He served two terms chief of police In Corvallis, going to Canada to reside In 101. Deceased was born In Missouri in July, 1841, and was married to Miss Esther Garret In 18. - The surviving children are Ed, Lee and Will Well. Alberta, Canada: Mrs. Wag goner, Eugen; Mrs. Gregory,- .Alberta; Mrs. Colt, La Grande, and Mis Jewell Wells, Eugene. ' - Interment was In Odd Fellows'.. ceme tery. ". '- - ' bata of Cart ohimmK . ; ' Carl Sohlmmel, for nearly 20 year a resident of Behton county, died a few days ago at his home north of ' town, Mv flchimroel wa bom, in Germany in 1886. He cam to Oregon In 1878. re Biding for a time in Portland and, In Yamhill county. - .' The funeral services were leonducted by Rev. Carrtek, and Interment was In Locke cemetery. X 'V. Hw Athlatlo Club, " Corvallls has an athletic club. It was organised recently artd has headquarters In the old Salvation Army hall, on Sec-, ond and Jackson. Jesse McHenry is president and Myron. Taylor secretary of the club, and many of the business men have already joined the ranks, th totlmaniberBhlp being-60. Th new "gym" is well equipped with-the usual paraphernalia, . and the nightly attend ance shows the Interest that is taken In the organisation. v A New Year's ball is to be , given by the club to raise funds for further furnishings. ,. , In this world of wonders one should So even at 1 - " v- . i.T ; 1, ; - BEST EILERS PlANOIiOUSE't: AND SEATTLE, WASH.i SAN FRANCI8C0, SACRAMENTO, EUREKA ,- EVENINGS FOR HOLIDAY BUYtnS. not be very greatly surprised' at any thing, yet to run across a seedy-looking "fixer" ofewlng machines with a $2,800 collection of' mineraloglcal specimens stowed away in his pockets Is surely something of an Innovation, Such a "fixer". ' has been plying his trade in and about Corvallls the past few days. He gives his nam as W, W. Gibson, of Eureka, Cel., says he Is a bachelor, and that gathering specimens is hi hobby. Th collection that he carries about is truly a magnificent one, comprising opals,' -diamonds, agatae, , carnellans, sapphires and nearly every other gem and a large assortment of perfect ar rowhead. The stones have come from all quarters from the ' Garden of th Gods and the ravine of Southern Ore gon, from Washington, Calif ornta . and elsewhere. : Mr,, Gibson avers on his honor "that ha ha been offered $2,600 for his collection, and that he has had let ters from Tiffany and other noted lapl darles making Inquiry for certain ones of. his' gems: 'V-vi ',,i7,';'V-tji . Turkeys for.Vortlana. Smith' Sc Boulden hav had several men employed th past day or two pick ing turkeys to ship to Portland for th Christmas trade. About 200 birds will be disposed of by this firm, - the price paid by them toeing 16 cents live weight Woodma Ar Active. There is a' lively skirmish going on between two faction of the local Wood men of the World lodge. - These ar "Limb-Trimmers" and "Bark-Peelers," with Capts. Victor Mose and . D. A. Osburn in command. Th object of th present activity is to secure addition to th local lodge, and the, contest is only one of the many now in progress pn this coast, all of which ar Intended to bring the. total of the Pacific Coast membership of tha "W,.0. . W. up to the 100,000 mark. , , , '. , , Is Christmas Giving Dying Out? It is wondered how many years will pass before Christmas giving, along with old-fashioned visiting, will go out of -vogue. r Int h -smallertowns ther seems to be a tendency to dot away with the custom, at least in part Each year seems to- see less activity in the holi day trade, and a smaller stock of Christ mas . goods is consequently . placed on display by the merchant in the little towns and , villages.1 r Whether people m jT 2 i U you enjoy a moderat Incoma and, your home is without a piano, there Is no reason why you should not make the family 4 present' of one ' at Christmas time. Or If you- ! ut of. It, why not . present the householdue out of It, why not present th household with Pianola? 1 Take what you would spend for a single gift say $10 to $20, and let It be the first payment, and you wllbave started on your way to this, ownership of a v ' fine Instrument - , ' ' Best Place to Buy The purchase of any piano Involves considerable outlay. It is In the nature of an " Investment and buyers naturally are anxious to secure the most for1 their money. . this season, when the tendency of Christmas buyers Is to expend money' freely, without seriously weighing the practical side of the question, it is well enough to understand where a sum will really go the farthest, where one can secure an lnstru men! thoroughly satisfactory and save from $50 to 1100. - .v.-r.-.-v v; f . :" -.' ' Eilers Piano House possesses many unique facilities that enable ug to sell a good piano by that we mean the very best of its class that It is possible to secure, for const deraby less than the same gTade and quaU ity can be obtained elsewhere. .-. , ' , y Dealers who gejt their Instruments from Jobbing or wholesale houses in , San Francisco, ' and dealers who have to pay royalty to concerns that control the agencies of their respective pianos are not in a position, to and do not sell pianos for the small prices asked at Eilers Piano House, That explains the. reason for the Immense Bales record, which In creases from month to month and year to year, until this year our sales ; aggregate over 8,000 instruments. . , " , , . Therefore, when we tell you we will sell you a piano for $156 or 1190 our regular prices, It means you get for that , price here a piano for which you would have to pay $256 or $300 anywhere else. Throughout ' our entire stock prices are correspondingly reasonable. j Payments, Guarantees, Etc. .j y i, i" " .' .'" 4. & 't" 1 -M H' r- f Payments, for any, piano or organ may be- arranged to suit any rea- . -sonable buyer. Pianos -ar sold at cash lrtog and 'those reaulring-time ! payments - will pay interest at 8 per cent per annum on deferred pay--; ments. Every Instrument we sell has 'our full written guarantee and : should it for any reason fall to give entire satisfaction, money 'paid on ' same will be cheerfully refunded.' - " Pianolas What Christmas gift j would be likely to give so much or lasting pleasure wherever there Is a piano, used or otherwise, as the Pianola? Price only $250. Payments may be made by easy, monthly payments If desired. Will finally become too deeply engrossed with matters of business to give atten tion to these seasons of mirth and good cheer is a matter for the thoughtful to ponder well. ' , , , CITIZENS WANT TO OWN THEIR LIGHTS 'i'h?:. ' " "--'V !,;'0.';;vy- (Journal Special Serrlre.) , Eugene, Or., Deo 21.-Munioipal own ership of electric lights is agitating the minds Of the people of Eugene to a cer tain extent at present." -. -i The city is at present paying over $3,500 'per year for about 80 arc street lamps,- which Is : considered by ' many people, Including a humber of members of th city council, to be an exorbitant priea . , There af now befor the council pe titions for seven more arc lights, and they hav been referred to the proper committee, but the council announce, that th city cannot afford to put' in more street lights at the present -rat charged by the electric light company. Electric lights for Eugene ar now. furnished by tha Lane County Electric company, composed of soma of the wealthiest men in the city, including members of the i, Booth-Kelly Lumber company.1! The company Is just now. completing a mammoth light and power plant at Springfield, to give Eugene and surrounding points a day and night service. . . .-: v. . While municipal ownership is strongly desired by many, It Is probable that no action will be. taken in the matter for a good while, as the electric company would probably not be willing to selV Its - big plant- soon, and - it would not seem practicable for th city to erect' Its own plant to run in opposition to the company's plant.' .-- 1 . A Xappy Wadding. Saturday evening Miss Mary I Mc Allster. daughter of Dr. A. E. McAlis ter, end J., Arthur Camber, registrar at th University- of Oregon, were united in marrlAge at the bride's home in this city. I)r, B. )?. Itowland. pastor of Humphrey Memorial M. K. church, per fdrmed the ceremony. The event was a quiet affair, ' only' th Immediate . rela A'SMALL -. PAYMENT Nowand a Little Each Month Will Do It. Eilers Piano ' , House ' Selling: - Finest Instruments at the Very Lowest Prices and Why 1. I. Used Pianos for a Mere Song ' - All of them In thoroughly, good order, ; Square pianos' for $42, $48, $57 and $64. Uprights for $65, $87 $105, $118 and up. Payments on many of them as little as $3 a month. - - 1 Washington Street Park. AND STOCKTON, CAt, STORE OPEN tive of th coup! being present Th young coupl are both graduate of th university, their courtship having be gun several years ago, when they were pursuing theln studies at that institu tion, H Kit the Sandwich. Ray Llttlefleld, son of a prominent Eugen cltlsen, is under arrest here for assault and battery upon Emil Etter, proprietor of the Bureau saloon. The trouble occurred in Etter1 place Friday night. : It seems - that Llttlefleld knocked a sandwich 1 out of Etter's hands, whereupon th latter grew angry and words passed between the two, finally ending in blows. In the mlxup Etter's face was badly beaten up and his injuries were so severe that it was necessary to take him borne in a cab. Llttlefleld's trial - will be held when Etter is able to be down town. - BOOTH-KELLY WILL - BUILD NEW MILL Eugene. Or., Dec. 21. - The Booth Kelly Lumber company have announosd that they have definitely decided to erect a large sawmill on their Harrlaburg property In the early spring and hav It In operation by th middle of th sum mer, It Is said th capacity of the mill will b in th neighborhood of 100,000 feet of lumber per day. . . ' , 1 The company ha an excellent site for a sawmill at Harrlsburg, owning 30 or 40 acres on the banks of the Willamette river. . - . . : . ' Full Measyrc House'"; ' : . Our offerings In wine and liquors for the holiday trad ar attracting special attention. Nn wnndnr. W ha nk , I " u complete assortment of everything. Our prices are 1110 luwesi in rortiand, and our-goods areabsoiuteiyniaranteed." Neiibereer'S ; Full Mmaun l(m. mo Sixth. i v ;:..'.:'. , 3. B. rich cigarette-holders; Amber and meerschaum In profusion 50 cents and $3'. Any Ji. B. Hlch cigar store. ,,...'.