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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 23. ' 1003. Ml 10 M TRADE Commercial Clubs Wire Ore S Ron Delegation in Effort v to Head Off Attempt to -,'IJob Portland of Purchases ; for Departments. :', . , . V t, . Oron'i delegation at Wsshtngtqn was apprised yesterdsy by telegraph tfjat It would be wll to ihak a special . defense of Portland's rtghU la th ma , ttr -of furnishing army supplle (or th department of the Columbia and Alaska. ; After a conference between committees from the city's commercial organlaa- , tlons a telegram was .sent to each con' cressman 'and senator, urging that the new quartermaster-general should prevented from transferring bis Colum bla basa-of supplies to San .Francisco, " as bas been attempted by biro. The committee , session was lengthy ana took up in question tnorougmy. The chamber of commerce was ' repre-" sented by J. N. Teal, attorney ror tn ' transportation committee, ami W. H. Olafke, f, member of the 'trustees. S. A1. tJDencer ' represented the Commercial . club. T. K. Beach attended for the board of trade, and K. J. xiolmea was there In the Interest of the - Manufacturers' as ; srtclatlon. ' The following telegram was dispatched to Senator Kulton, Benator bourne. Congressmen Ellis and 1 law ley ; - , . Bolegatlom Advised. ' "Reoorted hers that all supplies here tofore purchased through local quarter 'July 1 and auch bualnees then for Pa elf lc coast requirements be supplied only tnrouga quartermasters Department in San ranclscd. On behalf of combined commercial Interests of i Oregon our delegation should protest axaiuat and f revent injustice of such action. Port and la as well, and in some respects better, equipped ss any city on the coaat tO aupply all seeds. 4 Baaed on reports being authentic, both publlo ana news .papers feel that our Interests ars- not .' properly safegusrded and Portland is ' being x slighted. Please investigate and wire facta to chamber of commerce." 7 The question of concentration of army supply base for the pacific coast Is an old one, snoVhaa been tnresnea out do fore. It always results in a victory for Portland because this city is tne iog . leal center of production of the bulk of oommlssary supplies. It seems that every time there is a Change Of admin 1st ration in the quartermaster-general's department the anme old attempt Is mads to depriva this city of the trade that belongs to it oy ngni or natural 'advantage. - . .- " It la at Portland that nearly all the Steady supplies both In manufactured products and agricultural products or Iginate or are received In bulk from .points of origination inland, and it la tiers where rail and water transporta tion meets that there Is always the best market In which to buy the quartermas ter's supplies for the department of the Columbia. ' : ' . - The idea of purchasing Columbia river army post supplies at a point suu roues ith and anli and can be ' pplns; them here at bought- moat cheap) so eminent espenna., when the same things point, r strikes Portland i merchants ly at tins chants as absurd", and th'y.wllL It la believed. Vav little difficulty In -showing the proposition in tnat ngni to tne war De partment otTiciai , at wssmngton. i r TIN ORE EXHIBIT ' ' OIlEdl llllUIS GOOD SELLERS i ... . . . Product of Yamhill County. Orchards f-7 'Superior f, in Flavor to Others. ' "Walnut dealers pay a higher pries for the product - of Oregon . orchards than for those of any other place In the world," sAld John Veatch, .ths new booster for Yamhill county this morn ing. '. ' - - . "Last .year-New Torts dealers offered II cents a pound, for English walnuts grown In Tamhlll county. This Is three cents, a pound mors, than was 11 1 r . ' M))".': fA ' "" ' ' . .y' I: u I i n J- -'J 1 v.-Ay- i ARE fOB III FR0:.l ALL SECTIONS UNIQUE PUBLICITY CON- TEST OF EILERS PIANO HOUSE. ATTRACTS . .WIDESPREAD ATTEN" ' . TION. , Ik I TO Answer! Received From Nearly Every State in the Union and Canada, and Even . Far-away Alaska Contest Ends Tomor row Night at 6 P. M. Winners Will Be Announced at Earliest Possible Moment. The novel nubllrltv con teat launnhed or ins tiouss or tilers is creating much Interest, not only, in the west but mrougnout iq united Btates generally. Every mall brings hundreds of postal cards from all sections - of ths union ana Canada and quite a number are be ing sucraittsd rsora far-away Alaska. - However, ths content Is only open ta resisenis or ins .raeirie coast territory direotly tributary to EUsrs) ehala oX s orty stores. , HO TXT TOO XATX. Although the contest closes tomor row tsionday) at p. m., there la still ample urns to try lor ona of ths grand prises. "EUsrs stores sell ths three foremost rlanos of today ths Kimball, Chicago; hs Lester Philadelphia, and ths Iioberi M- VJSDia- To ths person writing ths above sen tencs correctly the greateet number of times on one side of a standard slss gov ernment postal card (ittxltt Inches) will be awarded absolutely free ons magnifi cent new high-grade Kimball piano, ths person -writing it ins second greateet number, receives a superb Hobart M. Cable and tha third, one of ths highest grade ieaer pianos.. Many otner prises, such as valuable piano purchasing bonds, will also be awarded to every re ply or merit. - la ths event or a tie, prises or similar value will' be given to each successful contestant, we will publish ths names of the winners. All cards sra open for examination arter cione or tne contest. , Remember, all 'replies must bo re ceived before p. m. tomorrow (Mon day), April it. ' Use pen and Ink only. Punctuation, spelling, correctness and legibility will be faotora la determining the winners. Write your - address plainly and the number-of times you have written ths sentenos on tha eard across ons end of the stamped or addressed side of card. Expert penmen and . engravers are barred from this contest. Only one card from each family will be accepted. The decision of our judges is to be final. . Addrraa all cards to Publicity Depart ment isiers Piano House, f 61 Washing ton street. Dealers. Biggest, Suslest and Best BOLD STROKE TO Root f ,TwoTear-Old Walnut Tree Which la Longer Than Trunk.? Possibly rirst Ever Sasm oa tis Faolfto V-".V y: i Coast, . . , ': : ' ' Mining men ara much Interested In the window display of tin ore, from -the Ijbst River Tin Mining company's mines In Alaska, that is now on exhibit In the- Iaue-Davts' drugntore window, 3J Washington street " We are accustomed extremely uncommon vnluahle. The famous t wall, England, In operation sine long befors the Christian era, and a few de posits In the Malay peninsula, have sup plied the world, ' almost entirely, up to the present . It Is no exaggera- . tlon to predict that tha. tin of Alaska will ' be recognised as of far greater commercial Importance than gold. . On American soil, " there, ara no othw tin mines of real importance, raw peo r1a In Portland. nerhaDS. ever-saw piece of tin ore. thus everybody will t ! an Interest in this , splendid show ing direct rromAaasKaj ( , WINNEES TAKE OVER : .:, i . STJLLIVAK ESTiTE . , '.. 1 ' ' '. . ! .: r-;. ', I :. (Special Dlapatrti te The Joamt.), . Seattle, April 2S-The Sullivan es tate, valued at $1,600,000, after years of litigation, was today turned oyer to Senator Pile and his associates. This has been one or the most celebrated cases In ths history of the state. ' - paid for any ? other ., puts - In ' tha mar ket Th reason , ror ' this . la , that . ths Oregon walnuts have a better flavor. ."Th walnut indusy : jn r Tamhlll county - Is becoming' on of th big gist in the state. ..There ara now 1,500 acres planted In English walnutsin that county arid thla acreage Is be ing increased this-year.-' That Tamhlll county ; Is. the ideal spot for - walnut growing Is shown by 'ths fact that ths trees begin to boar when. they ara five or. six years of age, and at 10 years of age bring -In- returns of 1100 an SAVE SONGSTERS Audobon. Society to Ask Gov- eminent to; set, Asiae Permanent Eeserres. Permanent breeding places for Ore gon wild fowl In eastern Oregon are being investigated by th Audobon so ciety of Portland and an - effort will be made to bav auch breeding places established among th tul lakes and upon government and state lands In I of birds, and hiring special wardens & r3s ...tern and southsrn OFegon. . " . . ' . m at Tin vain fin t 1 1 i n ss y paom rs rrnm i mm tkATri t invapnnr - i namni TM ttmous tin mmei or torn-.r: ,- , '-" T "r; . ,. ih,,.h I wild bird reservation, in varinu. tvarti a v v -oaa a vi aa-st,- a, icbiuoui vw - w.B Ansa nntini... - ar - - Deep rich-soil is essential to walnut sympathy with the movement tne auuo- ",.. Ji:r .v. , . grbwlng as is, shown In the sccompany- bon society Is anxious to secur the I "f wo? of th Oregon Audubor Ing Illustration. The tree shown was requisite lands Immediately, while they IfrfLVf, .tocwlly worthy of , corn grown from a seed Planted two years are still In office and able to actively I nat,JTn rgeiy through their ft- ; : ,,; . : "J -- X : i ... .. , i, i. v.- );:--. : f fl I . .. . ' U L i - a - . . ; ' . - I . ' "V ' I i 1 1 "'it .sVI-la. m i i . I j .: .1 . 11 I I a . Vi II . II' - . - I.! . . . ' . "' aV,!--.'? S i- ?-v'- l I :l f ' -' -'MXl . it si 1 : a s : a .- r t ai i ss si at i sr I 1 -V-V-.'-'-.? :;i IV: ! I .s : !l .. fOr ' -.ii ' , .1'. V ! t Which we are offering are the BEST CLOTHING VALUES in ; ' the United States : ';-V-V'.";-;f; ( y Buys Ihe equal of any $15.00. suit sold anywhere Buys (he, equal of any $20.00 suit sold anywhere ! i :", ' r" :: :' :-y ' f:'' See them in our windows : . f?- When You See It In Our Ad If s So ' yyj:im'y!-.: ' , ' ' - -: . : ' ; TO 3rd and Oak First and Yamhill ago. f -i wi rooi is as long, ano muoa i assist in in wora. - ' - ' v -1 h r " A ; Jv A " larger, than th trunk of the tree tt K a meeting ot th Portland Audobon .rercl RocJu ott b Oregon coast that sge. ' Unless the soil is deep and I society at which the proposed" reserves 1 55 Pv5m-nent. re"erv. J sea birds. 'orta, President Roosevelt set askta rich the walnut cannot live. .' " " I'f Talking KaeUnsa-Oo, " Toilcan now select the regular $23 machines and pay only $7.80 for th whols outfit ana It's yours ' In the Graves & Co. sale. - Th highest Prlcl talking' machines . st nearly, half anil less, Everything must go by Thurs day next ' Only four days more. Our new Quarters at not ' readv and we're actually forced Into the street Pianos, band and strln were discussed, agreed to send iwo I ,-- . "TC1 io pui renresentatlves of th . sUt society I-J?" A" maraec nunung on tn lakes thMo.h th. laka reslon of tha eastern ouuiern Oregon, an an annthapn nnrtlnna nf tha ataa an, Mr' they will renort back th most suit able places to the society, v a commit tee Is now at work to raise funds to carry out th work. Birds Weed Protection. nil Fourth street arl. committee appoinwm or yam aiiuu- we'rs actually forced P0". .ooiety consisting or miss wary la. xaom, Mrs. u. m. uartwrignt, uiar- measura atonned tern and grebs skins." :nd have In vtn traffic JAEGERS OPENING Ssysral Tbonsand Fepl Ylsrt th BrU Uaat JTew Sstahllslunsnt. Yesterday aftsrnoon and evening par. nto th street nanos. oandana string "Vi"n7fc t Tr ii ffilhSi.. utemoon ana evening par. RftlifathlopW J "IF SW'&'ry.m,-m-M ,M Morrison fri first thing tomorrow morning df you can. dravea -& s Co., 828 Washington street' Store open every evening until sale end"..:-.'--'--.j i-- 0NLY.1 08.NEW VOTERS ADD NAMES NONREGISTRATIONS DURING WEEKj f One hundred .and eight .new . voters were added to th registration lists' last week during th four day. in which the! dudes " transfers-; for thos who, bav books were open, but it Is believed that moved to ' another precinct sine the ... j,,t. J! .,..,( awUM,. ha-.al primaries. V There have been 8T changea will b a rush' to register,. and, that sev eral thousand names will' b added be fore the books are closed on May 15. i The total number bow-registered Is Sl.-fiis. and County Clerk. Fields . bones to, raise this to 85,000 In the three weeks I reservation of bird and animal lift n Ores-on. banded in their raoort at tne meeting last evening. . Bine tnere nasv Deeiai a ranid de crease in many of our wild birds ani animais, throughout our country, It 1: thought that the only method of sav. ing these creatures Is to have oertalr piaces set asm wner they may 11 vi witnout peing persecuted and where iuejr our om proiectea aunng tn nest ing season so ., jney can ? rear , theli In issuing a statement telling of llr wor and, alms, th Audubon society i -mere are a number of causes tha Mufllo and souvenirs were th t . to., aiternoon and evenln: that remain. So far ons clerk has been havi led to th exterminatlonTf "m ,um. able to attend, to .'th work," which In cludea transfers- for thos who, bavi Zt i..aMnc durlntr the last four days. Of thos iwho registered during the wwk 7a. are Republicans, IS ar Demo crats and 17 are-Independents or mem bers of the minor parties. In the total! the Republicans have 24,95,th Pem berof our wild birds. Th,.inaM...j population, destroys their native tiauna, many are killed by hunters, and vermin do a great amount of damage, . Plume hunters hav killed so many of our una; oiras ana otner nigniy plumagod birds that some species 'ar almost ex tinct '-.-; . . ZJJ. In the totals I f Stop Pemlclon nuu Butia. . To . counteract these causes, the Audubon movement was started. So cieties hav been formed in almost very state In the union. They have spent a large amount of -money In edu cating people on . th economic value IWd You Lilic TdnEARAflain? Ths Stols Electrophone is like' a.' new ear. It makes outer sounds distinct and clear. There la no-bussing or roaring. Tha delicate tissues of ths ear are notHbroken-down. There Is a ; con- stant curative treatment With a Stols Electro- phone In place the deaf or partially deaf man , or woman may walk .on tha street attend a thea- . tre or church, and without straining hear all or dlnary sounds. The Electrophone magnifies th sounffc waves and throws them directly on tha hearing nerves-r-that is th reason why th Elec- tropnon is superior to any uuwr uetnuj bm slstanc. i - " L " . ' ' , street OTder of it was tn first occasion the publlo had had of seeing the spacious and richly decorated Jewelry salesrooms of mis comparatively - new firm. ja,r sn ouainess on tneir own ac count seven years ago in naif of a mau store room in tne Multnomah oiock on Morrison street near Fifth: A candy store occunled tha other half After a few months it became necessary to enlarge th establishment and th jeweiry urm aDsoroea tne candy busi ness, wnen tne . uorDett bulldlna was Ianned tha Jaege Bros, moved. Into quarters on Fifth street near Month by month th Datronaa-e a it All visitors yesterday commented favor ably upon th looks of tha Interior, th diamond . room, th watchmakers', de partment, tha optical parlor, cut glass counters, a. well as ' th i Jewelry sec tion. .Th lighting effect Is particularly good, clusters of frosted electric globes being placed not - only on ' the ceilintr. but wherever an v artlatlo - effect could be produced. The establlshment'Veaslly unei iiroi rant a.mopg tne oest jewelry stores of th union, an accomplishment which In less than a decade. speaks more loudly than words for ths popu larity of the members of th firm. , , 1 " j. . ; Laughing Bird of Australia. ' ' From th Sydney. Times.' 1 1 To th outside world th greatest or nithological oddity1 In this , country .' Is th kookaburra, f '' ' : W ' ' f ': In earlier times it was known as, the "setUer-s clock." from a belief that Us Joyful paeans were vented regularly at morn, noon and dusk, being quiescent through the heat of the forenoon and th wan of tha afternoon. That be lief bas long been shattered. Thee koo kaburra laughs when the fit takes It, particularly wlien excited; and It laushs as readily at the -Violent ' death of Its mother-in-law aa it does at toa enraged MtUer When he falls off his haystack. A wounded bird makes a demoniacal row which wlllUrlna- all othnra within i,!,;" ing into th neighboring tree, and these at once set uo an. echoing cackle .that la repeated again and again. ... aoon A'" Xonth's Trial la ; Tour Home rre. - As an Inducement to ' prove that our machine Is -what w claim, w will loan a complete - outfit - to - responalbl parties, on payment of a small deposit if it does not : do ; as we claim you may sand it We w-ill rent the Electrophone on small monthly payments, this . in apply on purchase price. r.-.n if Tos Can. t. 4 6Y. ;i'a vx Can't Just a Trial Necessary Stols Electrophone f Company: Allow - m to congratulate you on your success Iih perfecting suoh an Instrument as this. I can now hear per fectlyeven to a watch ticking. Th Electro phone is far supsiior to all other, hearing devices j- have ever tried, , JkXX that' is necessary Is to let pcopl try ..ltA.; S. i. Cross man, , porchester, .N. B., Canada. -; ' , V n. -. ' 8TO&2 ELECTHOPStOKB CO, ,t J. a. Xovsll. Mgr. ' ' 393 Arcad Annex, leattlB."" or th jaeger Bros, grew, an oecama apparent mat more room was imperative, wnen tn security Sayings iruai company vacatca ita premises on Morrison near Third street a force oi carpenters ana decorators were set to work to reconstruct the Interior of xnm ouuaing in every particular except the big burglar and fireproof vaults. . ( Th upper walls and ceiling ar don in turquoise oiue trimmed wltn gold The walls ar ornamentad with flan,,. d-lls fiaures In silver.' Tha relllnv la isiu uii in buiikcii squares wnicn pro duce a most Dleasinar effect. Tha mi. nogany rurnismngs ara of rich design WILTON-LACKAYE AND THE , SO-CALLED BOOK PLAYS DEFTNESS! SKILL! What a Difference It Makes to a Tender Mouth . .Customers So Often Compliment Us on r - Gentle Methods "... : A ;wrlter on th drama for ona of tha popular monthlies recently- called at tention to the long list of so-called "book-plays'V-that Is. : dramatisations of novels In which Wilton Lackaye has appeared, expressing regret . that this actor has not been able to obtain an "original" play. Going back no farther man "iTHDy," . tne ; piay- rrom wnicn was produced In .1896, Mr. Lackaye has certainly had his share of these drama tizations. Svengall. Bill Sykea In "Oll- vs Tiaf " rK.rU n'Mlll.it In i iIata hn. in -l ver Twtst,' based on Lever's story. Porthos In Three Musketeers," Reb Bhemuel In 'The S I nc In "Children of the Ghetto.'' Petronlus In "Quo Vadls' Unci Tom, Curtis Jadwln lyi "Th-. Ut ": Tun V,1U I. t,. Mia. ernbles" (his own dramatisation, called "The Law and the Man"), and now Jason of tha North In "The Bondman," have been conspicuous la bis activities of the last 18 years. - I The chief argument' that has been advanced ? for thl method of making plays has been that Shakespeare found many of tils plots ready to hand in novels. Mr. Ickaye. by way of an formal- retprt o Hie mufcuslne article rreii io etiove. recently, said: ram-tlr.ed novel-, in the last doien hav kept, employed many an , actor, hav genuinely entertained many an audience, and incidentally hav enriched many a novelist, in which tlm thft so called 'original' playwrights wer not working at their trad. i " Trfibv whichls a capIUl exampl of th dramatized story, is of itself a reprenensioi play; but owing to the fact that Du Maurie was an artist be fore, n was a- novelist those who gel most enjoyment out of Trilby the play ara those who ar familiar with Trilby' the book and its author's Illustrations I i n rre method mpIoyed in putting Trilby' on tha atAO-A. I nua-ht in adit was inn secret or ita laatina- nuniirv aa a play; for it has far outlived th vogue of- tne Du Maurler novel. The usa of that same free tnthod haa ban rnaivin. elblafor the success of all tha "book plays that have been auccessful. . f . . ' 'Salomy Jane' is another good ex -smpla of a play v mad from a novel. Conspicuous jeiamnlea of . fiction not staged with suf tlclent freedom were Children of tha nhftttn. hv Kana-will. and 'Unleavened Bread' not bv Zaik- v. ill. despite Its title, but a Veen, cut ttna. witty and true bit or eat I r on American aocletv bv Jud Robrft J . M 1 1 i L L WHITE ; j .1 Chief of Staff mmmmmmmmKmmmmm ' " ' liir s nr in ,. .,,,, w w mm m -fs.aa.wsi.'iwa aaaaiwi wwss a ' r m m s v a .; a-tsar i'-, r3 i i "3 nil is i ii ( i vxr 1 1 i1 'i oun nono: onr.con siderarion first; ours last Perfect Dentistry;' Modest Prices. , II liM TCCTfl frRrarW-Goanywhere lathe I kk I II city, get a price oa any kind of m oi iwtn, envn coma co aa and w, - hi duplicate thai apt of teeth, except O 7 f j gold and ptMvelain, for let. . .... VI Uw " Mill "3t Any txif h In tV J Uiomu ww cruwn wnti s, faotshapai bent woriauuiaiiipi tor w , a ' Cf I and aatiafv yonrtielf that we bMV r. I. La bnt one prica, and that w do not BuitffrHittp. our wura. xiu a...wtv Our methods win your confidence - . ; r" f fj4" u --. 32B'i irasMTf-fon fft rei-. f Vfft Ktfrohant$TrMtBa3dIag,verC Uid-EeBy ShosStcte LJLZLJ ii L'U U.L:- er '"f reieiiAis Any y iiU ki ii ii Crown maile nun -'! tliev are calii-d or bnir iriin. I " ' PreUlent pearj ItnUtt. OurTiru i . Crft?S"f 0tl 6:t'S t,u, .) finiit,niuiJ pivifycolur, !x i ii,.aa,i Solid sold teeth, t.'k brll;; ?n.r r " dnntliei per tia ....r-,,f AUnr, I" J I'. ' year s. Lava kept open many a theatre. Orant" ; '
