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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND. MONDAY -. EVENING. DECEMBER lty ivi. 7 "7 GIRL'S GIDDINESS MERCHAMTS MUST pilD-GilRSr-- Tinn iniinn urn I iill Tl 1 1 1 II II hiril Transportation Committee of IIIV IwJWSSM SIIS.SI . XAI.,. e , . , Bells of Small Missouri Town ;i Played With Sweetheart' Af - 27 fectionsTand aaa7ResuIt In nocent People Are Brutally . Slain and Assassins Escape. edy Alleged Abuses. RAILROAD OFFICIALS REITERATE CHARGES HOT ilfl ANGEL HE 1 . " EIIIERTillflED-' James Watts i Is Robbed by Young Man to Whom He i Cave Shelter. i Uosfea) ftseclal serrlee.) .-WaaMnfttenr Mur Dee. --40. Two per : sons aro dead here us the result of a 1 fight for the affections of Misa Ida ; SUU, who had been ardently wooed - for mora than a year by Emil Glaser, youth of IS. ef thla plaoe, and Charles Simoon-of St. Louis. .: Three weeks ago ne young woman waa Induced to o to -fit. Louie by Bl- moon,' wko procured her boarding place-near where ha lived.-. Then, at the Instanee oi her Washington lorer. Mine Stell a slater,' Mra. Louie Dorlot. went to 8t. Louis and Induced the girl to re turn ' bome, ' Glaser's suit immediately began to pros . per. y e ..; - v .. . : Flmoon. In 8t Louis, . heard of the turn affalra had taken and came back. There was -a donee at the town hall, but Glaaer and hla sweetheart remained at home, with her slater. , Julius Meyer heard of the presence of Simoon and dispatched Ms younger brother to the Dorlot house to warn Glaaer. Aa ' Meyer and a friend ap proached the house they were ordered to alvance and knock, on the door by two Statement Is Made That Upwards of On Thousand Can Are Tied Up in Terminal Yards for. Unneces sarily Long Periods. v AWOKE TO FIND THAT X HIS WATCH WAS CONE U.I. C. A. OMZMiS GET CLOSE TOGETHER Excellent Results From Oregon Idaho Convention - at ' .' . . Eugene. ' -., ... Ungrateful Beggar Also Took Over coat, Suspenders, Knife. Masonic : Charm and Plug of Chewing To bacco. 1 ' Immediate action will be taken, by tho transportation committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce on the statement made by Northern Pacific Terminal company, officials to the ef fect that ears are not being unloaded and that the car shortage Is being ac centuated by such neglect An effort will be made to correct any abuaea that may exist on the part of local tner- UTk van. Kanlr 1 chants. " . . , . nv.un( .1 inn irna.vviiaituii i committee held this afternoon rallwuy officials . were present to discuss the matter with the committee. It Is said there is a tendency on the part of local consignees to leave cars .unloaded two or three days, and that in this manner upwards of 1.000 ears are tied up In the terminal yards that length of time that eould Just aa well have been unloaded the first day of arrival and thus re leased a day or two sooner, thereby giv ing aid and comfort, to that extent, to those industries that are waiting for men. When the door was opened helcllr. , two strangers, who proved, it -is said, . to be Blm' on and art unidentified accom " ,Hic, buret into the room. ' . ' A scnffle ensued, and Otto Budd V Meyer- and Walter 5. : Robertson rs . eelved wounds . which caused death In an hour. The men who did the shoot ' ' ing boarded a moving freight train and '"escaped...., .- . . . ....., . Tha fuel famine la said to be. not en tirely due to the coal mine operators or the railroad companies, and it la alleged that the greater part of the trouble eould have been averted had dealers stored In a good supply of coal during the summer months, when empty cars were returning westward after having carried lumber from Oregon to the east ern states. At that time railroad offi cials, it is said, warned the coal deal era that thev should take advantage FIRST WOMAN OFFICIAL I tha c,r nvement nd Jr ,n po ill. winicr, A liv VJtKiuyiv ..a. u J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the Harrlman lines, who stored 40,000 tons of Colorado coal in "open bunkera at coaling polnta and in Portland. While It waa exposed to the weather it lost a percentage of Its efficiency, but had the precaution not been taken to bring the coal here the railroads would have DEATH GIVES .INDIANA - ' " tJoarnat Sixctst Berries.) ' Indianapolis, Ind Dec. 10. Miss Mary t Ptubbs, 2J years . old. . was today ap ; - pointed by the governor -to fill tho un . expired term of her father aa state sta ' tlsllrlan and the new term to which her father was elected juat before his death. This la the first time a woman jbwn Uti p iont before December for ..has held a state office In Indiana. pay la f3,000 a year. The ' RIDGELY FOR ANOTHER v TERM AS COMPTROLLER - (Jaeraal Special Berries. ' -. " Washington, Dec. 10. William B. ' Bldgely was today nominated by the ., ' prealdent for another , term aa comp- troller of the currency. , sf The nominations of Bonaparte and " Moody were repotted favorably from the senate, committee. . 'lack of fuel. Even with the amount stored ahead, they are now out of coal. anil it Is only with the greatest rllffl.l eulty they are keeping freight trains running. The coal dealers declined to store eoat on the ground that they could not afford to tie up their money two or three months. Had they done so the advance in price would have more than covered liberal Interest charged. ARGUMENTS IN OIL : CASES WILL EE LONG (Jrnl Special SerTlea.t ' . Chicago, Dec. 10. Arguments began today on points raised by the Standard Oil company In its effort to have the ln dlctments - against It in -the -federal courts quashed, and will continue some time. -;;- s '..---.'' ! - LODGE ASKS INQUIRY INTO CONGO CONDITIONS (Jaeraal Special gerrteo ' j Washington, Dec. 10. Senator lodge today Introduced a resolution providing for en international Inquiry Into condi tions In the Congo. ' t- WINTER WHEAT IN C ; ' HIGH CONDITION (Joaraal Speelel Serrlee.) Waahlngton. Dee. 10. The newly -seeded areaof winter wheat has a re ported increase of 3 SI acres. The total -acreag la over J1,60MOOL. The condi tion U M l. ' Uxi Coaaty rarmers rretperous. The farmers of Linn county have made money thla year and many are buying Ediaon phonographs from Fred Dawson, the live Albany druggist. If you want one, write him. PRYAN MAY ADDRESS STUDENTS AT EUGENE tSveeUl DUpttek te The Journal.) Eugene. Or.; Dec. 10. W. C HiWtey, congressman from Oregon, will speak next Wednesday morning before the university on "The Growth and Devel opment of the United States and. Its Relation to the United States." The "fac ulty will make an effort to obtain Mr. Bryan as a speaker before the students when he stops la Eugene next year. James Watts, not the inventor of the steam engine, but a misguided philan thropist, will in the future be exceed ingly careful of the character of the men he rlnvltes to share his bed and board. He reported to the police this morning that he took a young man. ap parently 2i years of age. to hla room iast night, upon the representation that the stranger was without money with which to purchase shelter or food. When Watts awoke thla morning the recipient of his charity waa not to be found,, and '- Incidentally an overcoat, nickel watch, a gold chain, a Ma sonlo charm, a knife, a pair, of sus penders and, laat but not least, a plug of chewing tobacco had also vanished. A detective hss been detailed to make an investigation. Oscar C. Olsen. 11S0 Mllwauklo street. upon returning to hla .domicile yester- dsv after an - absence of several days, discovered that a burglar had visited the house and carried away a IIS shot gun, a til gun case and a number of carpenter's toola. Tha thief is being sought by the police. Mrs. J. R. Stephens of 1100 Vaughn street, while dining at the Hotel Port land grill laat Saturday night, auffered the loaa of her handsome fur coat. She Intrusted the gsrment to one of the attendants in the cloakroom , of the hotel. Upon finishing tha, repast she went to secure her wrap and waa grief. stricken to find that some one had taken it. Thla myatery is also under investigation by the bureau of criminal investigation. Mrs. Addle Dttchburn, a modiste in room 400 Fiiedner ouiiamg. nas en listed the services of one of Captain Bruin's' sleuths . to assist her In the Berrctl-roF"l55itoIen during IBepaaf few daya from a box in one of the closets In bar establishment. W. M. Green, a contractor residing at iS Division street, reports that he left three window aashea in his yard Satur day night, and the articles were stolen before daybreak: Sunday I'M A MEMBER '(Continued from Page One.) REPORT, IS AGAINST . -' ASTORIA'S HARBOR "Waahlngton, Dec. 10. Chief Engineer Mackenzie tranamltted to congress to day with hla approval the reports of Majors Langfltt and Roeasler that the harbor, of Astoria is not worthy of Im provement by the general government at present , Mo Other Gift Will so often be a reminder of the. giver aa a pair of attractive, perfect-fitting eyeglasses. Scientific eyefltting Is our specialty. You will save -money by going to the Little Optical Parlor, 1S3 Fourth street,bet. Tamhlll and Taylor. Scottish juts Consistory. Jffiarni1 Sperlsl Service.) Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 10. The eighty seventh session of Wisconsin consis tory of Scottish Rite Masons convened In Milwaukee today for a session of three days, during which time the work" from the fourth to the thirty-second degree will be conferred on a large class. 10 rm Mil SPECIAL SALE OF SHOES FOR TOE LITTLE FOLKS ; : "A positive saving assured. You no doubt hava mora or less trouble these wet days with your children's footwear. . Come to us and we will guarantee to sell you satisfactory shoes at very attractive prices. A trial will convince you lIj;iilMr.t,?,!,J?"th Iou hv oun(l e right store. MISSES' FINE KID OR BOX CALF SHOES, extension 'L "?'' P""nt ize 11 to 2, values $2.00, now. . .fl.SO SAME st nhove, sizes tyx to 10J4, value $1,50. now...fl.Z5 SAME as sbove, sizes S to 8, value $1.25, now. Sl.OO BOYS' KANGAROO CALF LACE SHOES, heavy double :i,iJ.V,x.tfnuIn' ' 2Vj to 5yi...t2.0O. YOUTHS' a aHove, sizes from 13tf to 2...... 1.T5 LITTLE GENTS'. above, Hires from 8 to 13..l.SO ' ."J.A'JJ'.SJl8' 8TORM RUBBERS WITH EX TENSION HEELS, worth 65c, .at...-.,, j,. ,..60f) ROSENTHAL'S .149 third st. Portland's Best Shoe Store. commissioner. He says they, were very kind to him at that time and that elnce he has -always entertained a warm friendship for them, overlooking things that he would not have pased other wise. He ssys: "I submitted to conduct from Mr. and Mrs. Storer to which I would- have sub mitted from no other-ambassador and bis wife. -. .' Through lettera to 'tha prealdent Mra. Storer placed herself and husband in the light of martyrs, telling him they were suffering greatly through thelri change of creed, which they were forced Into by their conscience. - She declared her husband's career wag ruined by the change. Throughout tha communication of the prealdent to the secretary lettera which passed between himself - and Mr. and Mra. Storer are published, as ha says, "to let yon know of facts which he (Storer) either misstates or suppresses." Xrelaad an the Bed Xat. The efforts of Mrs. Storer to have Archbishop Ireland made a cardinal played an Important part in the re moval of the embassador. At the re quest of the Storers Roosevelt, when McKlnley was president, went to the chief executive and aaked blm whether It would be possible for him to do any thing for the archblabop. Prealdent McKlnley replied that he could not mix in the affair, and President Roose velt goes on to state that after assum ing the presidency . and Investigating matters' he saw-the situation in exactly the aame light . Both Presidents McKlnley and Roose velt expressed the highest personal friendship and good will toward Arch bishop Ireland and both expressed a de sire to see him rise in the church. This. tSpeeUI Blepetcf) Se Tb tarsal.) Eugene, Or., Deo. IS. The seventh an nual convention of the - T." M- C A. of the Oregon-Idaho district last night closed- wUh-oae -of tha most successful meetings in the association's history About 115 delegates were present, large ly from the colleges-'and educational In stitutions of western Oregon. About- 20 vere present from Portland. The crowning events of the aaaembly. which laated from Friday afternoon to Sunday night, waa the men 'a meeting at the Eugene theatre yesterday after noon at o'clock, and jthe banquet Sat urday evening at. S o'clock. , Tha speakers numbered auch men as B. B. L. Penroae. president of Whitman college; Charlee D. Hurrey, international eecsetary of tha Y. M. C A.' in tha United States: B. B. Wtloox. state seo retary of California; I. H. Amoa of Portland, and Professor H. O. Sheldon of the- University of Oreaon. , The work- of the convention lay in making atlll more close the bonds be tween the IT -associations of the dls trlct. There are over J. 000 members in the two atatea. Over 11.260 waa raised for eurrent expenses In 16 minutes Sat urday. . The reports of the various officers an4 boards showed much material growth in each association and prom ised much more in the next year. The Portland association is by . 'far the strongest, and la growing very rapidly. It has over 1.700 members. Pocatello, Idaho, where) there is a railway organ! satlon, cornea next, with S50' members, The other If have In numbers from 21 to 100 members. ' ,; DONA GILMAN MET ' , DEATH BY STRANGULATION (Joaroal Special Bervlee.) Dayton, O., Dec 10. The body of Dona Oilman was exhumed on Sunday and an autopsy performed. Coroner Kline today said: - . "The -autopsy showed the girl met her death by strangulation. - An unlawful operation had been performed.- I could make a much broader statement If I did not feel it my duty to remain silent for tne present , - Coroner Kline. Doctors Light, Newell, Ewing and King, who aaslsted in the autopsy will meet this afternoon, when a statement" grving the complete reeult of tho autopsy will be made. A warrant nas been sworn out for Mrs. Oilman, Dona's mother, charging her with tha murder of her daughter. Collins Oilman, Dona's brother, la missing. ho warrant for Mrs. Oilman wlllX not be served yet on account of her health. Warranta are being prepared charging" Collins, the brother, and rrayne UUman, a sister of Dona, as ac cessories : . aame as he entertains for a number of churchmen of all denominations. ' Krs. Storey a XCaoekoy. Mrs. Storer, according to the presi dents letter, is " somewhat given to "knocking." He says she was continu ally making attacks on people in her rown church orin public office, declar ing them to be unfit for service. Eight days -after President McKlnley's death Roosevelt received a letter from Mrs. Storer requesting that he make her hus band a member of the cabinet. When ehe was Informed that the president in tended to make no change in tha cabinet aha suggested that Storer be .made am bassador to succeed Mr. Choate or Gen eral Porter, neither of whom, aha said, was fit to hold the office. Tho president vigorously denies the assertion made by Storer that President McKlnley commissioned a man to ask the pope for the promotion of Arch bishop Ireland. Ha states that this is directly opposite from what the Kite prealdent had told him and that Mr. Cor telyou, then private secretary to Presl- i dent McKlnley, writes aa follows: "This atatement' of Mr. 8 torer's dis torts what was evidently an expression of deep personal regard and respect for sn individual, into what is. In sub stance, a reauest for his advancement m M.mh., a n anla.ln.tln.l n w .1 . satlon. The late president never made auch a request." Hs also' denies as an absurd false hood the statement that he, Prealdent Roosevelt, authorised Storer to make a almllar request of the pope. He alao declares that he never received a letter giving an account of auch a visit to the Vatican. PROMINENT RUSSIAN FRUIT DEAlER.ILL X. S. Togjoglou of Vladtvo e stok, a prominent Russian fruit 4 dealer, was taken to tha Good d Samaritan hospital In a serious e condition Saturday. He had a d severe nasal hemorrhage of tl e houra' duration, but this morn- t Ing he waa reported slightly bet e eri Dr. T.- H. Dammasch, his ' 4 physician, pronounces It quite Sn w unusual cass. , ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS HELD Annual meeting of stockholders of the New Tork Consolidated Mining company S5.J0JsfiSrea repreaented and voting. The 'following "directors -were eledted: W. W. Caldwell, C. K. Jilly, J. T. Walls, U H. Kaser: Peter Maraden, U B. Reed er. The directors elected W. W. Cald well prealdent, Peter Mareden vice-pres ident, U. X. Keady. aecretary and I H. Kaser treasurer. At the meeting of the directors to be held January 7 a state meat of the condition of tha company and property will be submitted,. The eompsny's mines are- in tha Greenback district, Orsnt county. The titles have been in litigation three -years, and the suits have Just been settled. Develop ment work and shipment of or will be resumed early next spring. ' . LEOPOLD SAYS - C R U ELTY TA LES i WHOLLY FALSE Doing All Possible, With Heav n's Help; to Aid the Congo Country and Save It Front the4 Horrors of Cannibalism in Its Worst Forms. (Journal Sneclal Bcrrlca.l Brussels, Deo. 10 King Leopold Tn an interview with a correapoadent today denied absolutely the. reports aa to tne atrocities practiced in the Congo. He aald common aense, if not humanity, would prevent the cruelties charged. He paid a high tribute to America and most of the American newspapers. "It would be absurd," he said, "for us te-mistreat the blacks, becsuse no state prospers unless the population is happy and increasing. . There are those who make a llviog by maligning every thing under heaven. I am doing an possible to elevate tha Inhabitants. This Is dictated by reasons of humanity as well aa by those of commerce. . I am tha ruler of tho Congo, but profit nothlpg by ita prosperity, aa I am not financially Interested personally. draw no salsry aa executive. "The Congo has been in tha mark or cannibalism for 1,000 years and I am exerting every effort, with God's help. to save the country."., . , MURRAY ON TRIAL (Continued from Page One.) ing. Seven were rejected. - The state used . four of Its Six peremptory chal lenges, while the defenaa excused but one Juror, using a peremptory chal lenge. The defense , baa II pej-e mo torize in all. - Tha four Jurors accented were J. Sharp..' farmer, married, age 10 years; Henry Niger, dairyman, married, age t years: - George Clark, farmer, married, age 75 yeara, and Robert - Hauawirth. bachelor, age tl years. Sharp ha a no children. Niger baa eight.- Clark baa family of boys, all of whom are grown. Hauawirth has one brother and two sisters. One of tha sisters has three children, ail girls. gjrst Jnror twamliad. Sharp was tha first Juror examined. He aald net had paid little attention to the case and had formed no opinion. Ha was accepted as Juror without controversy. George Zimmerman, a farmer, was called next. - He aald he bad formed an opinion, bub that he eould try the caae on the evidence. Dis trict Attorney Manning submitted a challenge for cause, which was denied by Attorney Logan, and waa overruled by Judge Oantenbeln. Tha prosecuting attorney then use4 a, peremptory chal lenge to. excuse Zimmerman. Jeff Brooke of Linnton had formed an opinion that some punishment ought to be inflicted, but bed conscientious scruples against capital punishment and waa excused. T. R. Howltt. . a waa held la Portland Saturdajwith l meciuut-of-Oresham, said he was ko- X)ur laily Special JYUlconsistJlfiiL these- beautiful- .golden oak and mahogany; With 10-inch tops and bases, 30 inches high;"?- several - styles to -choose, froni;: regular $3.50 val ues. ' - "-v ; ' "0 . ' ' . A Big Special At Only ' No' phone orders.; No delivery -unless other purchases are made. 90 GEVURTZ & SONS 173-5 FIRST ST, 219-227 YAMIIILL., H0L1ESUKE MINES SEND IN AN ULTIUJIIUU' JOHN BARRETT HAS DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ' (Joamal Soeclal Service.) Waahlngton, Dec 10. The state de partment haa recommended John Bar rett for director of the bureau of Amer ican republlca to aucceed W. C. Fox, whose terra soon expires, and It Is ex pected tils election .will soon follow.. LEOPOLD HAS BEEN ON ; : THRONE FORTY YEARS (Journal Special gerTtct.t Bruasels.XJec-lS.--.Tbe- anniversary to the- accession of Leopold II to the throne of Belgium waa. observed aa a holiday today throughout the kingdom. King Leopold ascended the throne on the death of his father, Leopold) I, De cember 10. 1865, and baa consequently rounded out a period of 40 yeara as ruler of the Belgians. This record ex ceeds thst of all other European mon archal with the single exception of Em-, peror Francis Joseph of Austria, who is in the sixtieth year of bis reign. The CHRISTMAS DINNER Your dinner will be more satisfactory if you supply, your cook' with , ; ; Golden Gate COFFEE, TEAS, SPICES, EXTRACTS, BAKING POWDER "The Satisfaction Your Grocer will , supply jou. J.A.FoIger&Co.' ' SAN FRANCISCO. qualnted with Murray'a father. He ia married and has a daughter IS yeara old. He waa. peremptorily excused, by .the. state. ., , , , - .-- fajorg iioused. - ' B. P. Kyle. of Montavtlla raid be had known Murray II years, during which time he lived within two blocks of the Murray residence. He waa challenged by the prosecuting attorney and after a contest tho challenge was overruled by the court. District Attorney 'Manning used another peremptory in excnslng Kyle. ' Mike Bone, a bachelor farmer, was peremptorily axcuaed by the at torneys for the defense, B. C. Jones of Linnton stated that he had formed an opinion but could disre gard it and try the case on tha evi dence. Jonea is married and haa four children. A challenge for cause waa made by the state and waa contested by the defense. The court overruled tho challenge, and the district attorney uaed his fourth peremptory in excualng Jones. x , . Oeorge - Rilea of Montavllla said he had Uved within two blocks of the Mur ray a at Montavllla for eeven years and waa well acquainted with them. He said -be had formed an Opinion aa -to whether Murray should - be punished, and still has the opinion. - A challenge was submitted by the state, which waa contested. In response to further ques tions Rilea aald he believed his opinion and acquaintance with Murray mlght-or' might not Influence his verdict. A question by Judge Oantenbeln de veloped tba fact that Rilea has contrib uted to a fund for, Murray'a defense, and be was excused from serving on the Jury. Before Murray - was - taken - back . to the county Jail when court adjourned at noon, hta relativea gathered around him shaking hsnda and wishing blm success. - The courtroom was crowded this' morning with interested spectators. Many were unable to find aeats, snd ranged themselves along the walls. The drswlng of tha Jury io being continued this afternoon. ; . Many Preparing to Leave Black Hills If Strike Should . : Result. (Joamal Special terries.) Dead wood, 8. D., Deo. 10 At a mass meeting attended by 1. 000 of W. H. Hearst's Homeatake mlnera it was unan- imooaly deelded to telegraph an ultl- matum to the dtrectora of the Home atake demanding that requests made to the manager of tha mine be granted. Unless these are granted a strike will follow. v Tba dtrectora . have promised to eoav elder the demsnds at a meeting which will be held at San Franclaoo tomorrow, when tba fate of tbe labor movement will be decided. - Every aaloon and gambling house In tbe Black Hills haa been closed by order of the authorities who are doing everything possible to keep down excitement and prevent dis order. Miners Saturday 'made a run on tha First National bank, where bundreda of them have funds on deposit.- The bank paid every check presented. Many mlnera say they are preparing to leave the Black HUla tn case the etrlke la ordered and they want no hitch to occur to prevent their leaving. Hence they are getting their cash ready for an exodus. , JAP QUESTION DEBATED -BY SCHOOL CHILDREN debate on the admission of the Japanese Into the United Btatea waa held by the puplla of the Ladd school this afternoon. -.The pupils were very, earnest in their arguments. Following are tha names of the debaters, and the aldea they represented: Wegatl i e Captain. Mlas Esther Ho- gan. Burt Fellas, Franola Wolf, Edgar Heater, Anna Hen nig, Albert. Paget, Buala Relneo, Wllaon Bchlffer, ' Emma , Seelen, Jaunlta "Hart, Cleo Kretser, For-, rest Foater, Evelyn Fletcher, Edith Hea ter, Agnes Burns, Florence Nowal. Clara Burhant, Hasel Pit gas, Quy Perham. .Affirmative Captain, W1U - Allen. Louis Goldsmith, Milton Oevurts, Violet McDonald.' Ruth Ralston, Madam Vellle, Aileene Johnson. Daley Oerson. Lsje-Mc-Knlgbt,- Fred Sohaver, Harold Watson,"" RuaseU Alexander. -, It is net easy to decide whether the Cubans are really becoming good, or only preparing to hava another good time. 1 ii. .' i i .J 0ECHSLE CONCERT AT THE HEILIG 1 rhTMU'-JA-i The Spitsner Philharmonic society has always been - a popular- organisation with tha Pprtland public and the con cert given by it laat night at the Hellig as a testimonial of appreciation to Ouatas- Oechsle, the ploneor flutist of Portland, drew the usual large crowd. The orchestra waa assisted by the Arlon Bingtng society and the -program was much enjoyed. ' All the orchestral numbers were well received but the selections from "La Boheme" and -"Carmen" were special favorites and called forth great ap plause. The Weber overture - from Oberon' opened the program and waa verv good, though the work improved ea the evening progressed. Two num bers, "La Coquette" and ron tha Bunny Bide of Life," written by Mr. Bpltiner, were received with appreciation and the composer waa . called on to bow his tbanka and repeat tha numbers. Tbe Arlona sang in good time and with well-balanced parta under the di rection of L. Demmasch. Their num bers were unpretentious, simple and well rendered. "Chapel" and a pretty lullaby so met with popular favor that the singers responded with an arrange ment of "Old Black Joe." There were about 40 singers and tt In tha orches tra. . Harold Bayley was concert master and with the leaders of the orchestra an1 etiomsdeeerveamucli. credit , , Mr.. Oechsle wss called out to receive the plaudits of sn audience whloh haa heard him many tlmea on ether occasions and recognised his merit as a flutist. i'-.:,V " , " ' ii .... ...j. ,--,.!,..- What the Reed-French Piano Co. Have Been; Doing the Last Ten Days Be Sure and Read About Their "Before Christmas Piano Offer" In Tomorrow's Journal , It is true we have not been advertising in the col-. umns of The Journal for some ten days now, but we :, have not been inactive by any means; we have been "."planning a, big piano deal for you, and we think you' will say so, too, when you learn, more about it. , i, " Within "the last two weeks , we have received 11. cars of piarios from "our various factories, and they are the swellest in the land.- Our warerooms at Sixth and Burnside will not begin to hold this enormous number ol pianos, so we were obliged to rent addi , tional wareroom space under the Scott hotel, and evea jiow we are unloading two more cars and storing them in the building on Seventh and Couch. , You can easily imagine 'this great number of pianos ( . thrown on the market just before Christmas will make -things lively. :.- ' ; - ' m V',' V It lays in our power to furnish more piano value for less money than any other dealers in the north . west, and we are going to demonstrate this fact right away.'; y..;.: f'; ' -," - V"-'" Read tomorrow's Journal for our sensational "Be fore Chrstmas Piano Offer." ',' . ; ' Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. "From Maker to Player.., - Sixth and burnside streets. - l - . , , - i . . ' Oar rhoaograpk room ls'uteraJly loaded sow witk foot . talaga go.asV------"--- ' " -1
