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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1903. FOURTH AMAL CONTEST RAPIDLY GAINS HEM ' ' . ' - ,. i : ,: . Interest in The Journal's Big Voting Contest' Is Keen Magnifitent Collection of Valuable Prizes Brings ' Many Inquiries From Willing Workers Th.e opening announcement ' in Sun day's Journal of th -fourth annual voting contest to l conducted by this paper has aroused keen interest in all parts of Oregon, despite, the counter at traction bf the Rose Festival. This Is due to the sueeess which has at tended the three previous voting eon teats inaugurated under the auspices of Portland's most popular- paper, and the valuable educational' awards made In eacn contest. The fair and Impartial manner in which they were conducted gave the greatest satisfaction to the ambitious candidates competing for the Journal's scholarships. The same ab solute fairness and impartiality will characterize this year's contest. ' , ; . Best Prises Brsr Offered. Such valuable prises, for a few weeks'" work, were never before offered by a Portland newspaper. , To inquiries, "How can The Journal afford to give $6000 worth of prises?" we answer. "The , Journal wants new readers and is will ing to pay generously to get them," The $1600 model P Bulck, five passenger automobile, now on exhibition at the garage of the H. I Keats Auto company, st Seventh and Burnslde streots, is the most valuable award ..to be made. It will be given away, com pletely equipped, at the close of the con test to the man or woman, boy or girl, who secures the greatest number of votes by that time. There are no strings 10 me oner, m cur i w the latest models and was shipped direct from the Bulck factory at Flint. Mich igan. Entries are now being made in The Journal's contest, and those who care to compete for this or the many other valuable prises are invited to do : so by mailing applications to the Con- tent Manager at The Journal office. Bunday's Issue of Ths Journal con tained a partial list of the awards to be made at the close of the contest , They are certainly so varied in char . stcter and so valuable that many a young man and woman, many a boy I and girl will be willing t hustle among their friends for a few weeks soliciting subscriptions to The Oregon Journal in order to win one of the awards. The Chickerlng Baby Grand $760.00 piano, the Autoplano valued at $600.00 ana tne supem sao.u ji,uer (" ' well worth sn effort to win. ho. finer instruments are manufactured than these. See them on exhibition at the Ellers Piano House. Run your fin gers over the keys, admire their fault I less tone, the superior construction. : then call on the Contest Manager of The Journal and learn how easy It i Is to win on of these magnificent in ' etruments. Dainty Bolas Bpeed. Launch. 6ome young man or boy with a cir cle of friends and acquaintances, to i help him, is going to win the dainty 18 foot Baclns Speed Launch, valued at $330.00, and displayed ai uie sniee rooms of J. M. Arthur & Co., on Bast M ater street. Why hot enter the rsoe AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT DISPLAY OP LATEST MUSIC RE PRODUCING INSTRUMENTS TRULY WONDERFUL ' -" i rilers FUno Homse Being Independent Dealers and o Hers - "Afent." f o One o Aaothe UUn of Talking Machine, Presents Opportunity to Test and Ksr Wfhost Class Sound Koproducing" instru ments and Xeeords Bids by Bids for buyer's Careful Comparison and Intel ligent Selection. Ellers Piano House hss arranged for an exhibit of modern reproducers of sound that holds the keenest Interest of sic Sea it at 36S Washington street, at Park To designate the superb Instru ments In the display as "talking ma chines" would be doins them an injus tice "music phones" would be the cor rect name for them they are so thor oughly musical. t The finest of all the show Is undoubt edly the new $225 Reglnaphone, thtfl being unquestionably the highest . attained fn the nhono- graph or sound-reproducing field. Its cane design, too, is magnificent and finished In deep, rich, genuine mahog any It has gained Immediate favor whenever discriminating buyers have had their attention called to this truly superb instrument. , THIS SB X.OOK UZS FZAJTO. Another style of Instrument shaped somewhat like a miniature piano and 11-., V. a "Ktrmnhnnv Arttrid." rieftftrVAS necisl mention for Its remarkably smooth and velvety tone and all around conventenea. It Is priced at $200, - mtt KESOWirSS YXCTOm VICTROLA The Victor Vlctrola Is also shown In handsome manogany rases mere are Vlctrolas also In mottled oak and in French or dull finish, Circassian wal nut and other rare and costly woods. An instrument known as the "Auxeto phone." a style wherein an electrlo mo tor creates a powerful air current, which Is forced against the reproducing . . i . tl.ar.htt cfMtlv InorMknintf the volume of sound, is also displayed. These are lnieuuwu lais, buuhv.- lums places where large tons volume is required and they cost $500. XVXJT THB LITTLEST BSBB. Alongside such superb Instruments, the little $10 Victor or evensomewhat higher priced Columbia or Victor ma chines seem Insignificant yet the de velopment of Talking Machine making nowadays has progressed to such an extent that even these little machines froduce beautiful music, both vocal and nstrumsntal, with surprising fidelity. BUT OVB FUC5 XX POBTXWUTB. Ellers Piano House is the only estab lishment In Portland where all makes and all styles of the talking machine, phonograph, gramophone, etc., etc.. are shown side by side, and la the only place where intelligent and careful com parison can be made a Between one make and another. ZirBXTXDVAXi AHB COKTOB.TA.BLH BOOMS. Individual talking machine "parlors fa cilitate a buyer's investigation and talk ing machine purchasers ars assured very facility In making selections. ALT. THB X4.T2ST BECOBBS, TOO. The latest Columbia and Victor dou-hls-faced disc records, too. are included in this display, as well as the new Ed ison four-minute Amberol records. PBOTTBB KTTSXOAX, XOTEBTAXH MEXT ABD EDUCATION. Many of Portland's finest homes now enjoy the latest songs, music, speeches and dialogues on the talking machine nd pnonograpn. wny noi yours r Remember the place "The Always Busy Corner" S6S wasnington street. at J-"arK (inj Bitcri. rurnanu uumv piano nouse, ins msgcsi. nest. - today and bo the owner of th jaun tiest speed launch on the river? Candidates 'are . wanted in all parts of the Oregon country to compete for the $6000 worth of prises offered. There . will ' be big pay for all con scientious workers. It you havo not the time to enter the race, send in the name of a friend who might be inter ested. Every assistance will be riven new candidates and the details of the contest fully explained upon application to the Contest Manager. ' S1600 Bulck Automobile. The management of The Journal has purchased a completely equipped $1600 Model F five passenger Bulck automo bile, to be given away at the close of the circulation contest to the contest ant scoring , th largest vote. This Is well worth . eight weeks' effort to win and will repay the successful candidate at the rate of nearly $300 a week for the time spent in behalf of The Jour nal. The Model T Buick Is one of the jauntiest cars on the market at the price and was purchased for first prise in the contest after carefully consider lng many other cars offered. The H. L. Keats Auto company at Seventh and Burnslde .streets, are the northwestern distributors for Buick cars, and The Journal's first award Is on exhibition at their garage, where prospective can didates are Invited 4o inspect It, before calling on 'the contest manager at The Journal office for particulars as to how to Win It 1700 Worth of Pianos, fn determining upon the pianos to be awarded In the contest, the Chickerlng Baby Grand was selected, because of its undisputed preeminence In American musical life, and because It represents unquestionably all that Is foremost In American piano making. Boms Oregon girl who owns a cheap piano, will be glad to be presented with this exquisite uiivci ma Daay vtrana. vaiuea at vtu. In a fancy mahogany case. Nothing jiiici- coma po Dougni oy even a ma Hon aire. The marvelous Autoplano, the instru ment that can be played with the hand in the old way, or with the perforated music roll, the modern way, will prove a most delightful prise. It enables young or old, with or without knowl- eage or muslo to render In a finished and artistic manner any musical com position. This wonderful instrument Is to be won in open competition, and given away at the close of the contest Its value Is $600, and it ranks among musical instruments as me Stands Ji of the World." The third piano to be awarded, thn Ellers, was selected after careful In vestigation, as the best upright piano obtainable for $360. The Ellers piano has gained recognition as one of Ore gon's first and finest pianos. Leading conservatories nave used tne Killers pi ano for years, and s.i unite in express ing the utmost satisfaction. The Jour nal reserves this handsome Instrument to be competed for exclusively by some church, school, lodge, society or organ ization. A S7BO wiarerleigb Heights tot. In order to secure a ltst pf awards that would Interest some ambitious young homeseeker, married or contem plating matrimony. The Journal has pur chased lot No. 8, block 87, In the Wa verlelgh Heights tract The location on Tlbbetts street, between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth, is one of the choicest In the trsct. The price paid was $760 a bargain as the location is particu larly desirable. . Waverlelgh Heights has graded streets, cement walks, electric lights, telephone connection, sewerage, car service. Bull Run water, and build ing restrictions. Take W-R cars, get off at East Thirty-fifth street, see the lot, or talk to John P. Sharkey company, the owners, at 122 Sixth street, about the lot; then call on The Journal's con test manager and he will tell you how to get It A $400 Ooarnart Park Lot. Down at Gearhart Park, an established summer resort on the shore of the Pa cific, where 160 families own their j homes and two magnificent hotels' ac commodate visitors. The Journal bought I a $400 lot, half a block from the Kruse's Beach hotel, where, you have neighbors on every side, with ell modern city im provements. The exclusive sales aeenta for this beautifully located seaside re sort, aengntrui as both a summer ana winter home, are Chaoln & Herlow. with offices on the third floor of the Cham ber of Commerce building, will be glad to furnish further particulars. Some one will be presented with a deed ta lot 8, block 3; at Gearhart Park, at the close of the contest. Why not have the deed made' out in your name? See Tne Journal's contest manager. An 18 Toot Speed launch. This Is one of the newest models, de signed by the Racine Boat Manufacturing- company of Muskeson. Mich. It Is made especially for those who, while : not wishing to go to the expense of a ! racing boat, want to leave everything' else behind. ' This little 18 footer is ai flyer, and valued at $330. Her final lines are perfectly adapted for going i through the water ea.allv t misted fiha ! is guaranteed to make 12 miles an hour by J. M. Arthur & Co., the local agents for Racine boats. Competition for this fine speed launch is confined to boys and men entered In The Journal's race. A Haoiaa Oaaoo, Too. A white cedar, 18 foot Racine canoe, canvas cemented to outside of hull, fainted a light green and finished in he finest workmanship throughout; is an award open to both men and women In The Journal's grand prize contest. Bee these boats at J. M. Arthur & Co.'s salesrooms. East Water and Taylor streets. They will be given away by The Journal for a few weeks' work. See contest manager for details. , Other Awards. While The Journal guarantees 26 prizes to be awarded In Its contest the ; probability Is there will be still more. ! One prize purchased Is a Jewel all steel . gas range, on exhibition in the windows of the Portland Gas Appliance company, 1 143 Seventh street This fine gas, range embodies all of the latest tm-1 provements, including a baking oven' Just above level top, the broiling oven , just below, and roll top warming closet above the bakintr oven. If you love : your wife, get her a gas range, but be i sure ana get ner one witn an oven high enough to avoid breaking her back. Enter her In the contest and she may win this fine $62 Jewel range at no money cost to you. Other nrlzes suitable for the adorn ment of the person and the home, some ! oi educational value, ana some ror rec reation, will be described In subsequent announcements. There will be something doing every minute. Tou can't work for The Journal In vain. For complete in formation regarding the contest and methods of competing, apply to the con test manager of The Oregon Journal. .. LEBANON STRAWBERRY FAIR IS A SUCCESS V - (Special plipatch to Tbs Journal.! Lebanon, Or.. June 7. The strawberry fair, rest festival and horse show closed here tonight. It is a fact worthy the highest commends tlon that the srowers of berries and flowers offered their very best oroduots and those who had charge of the exhibit arranged It so as to pro- sent tne oest eriect. Visitors were In the city from every ftortlon of the country. 8trawberles are n great abundance, considering the cool, backward season, and nearlv every vari ety was represented. Many of the ber ries measured 1H inches in diameter and the ml or would tempt the most dormant appetite. - Home or tne ex m nits were grown 10 to 12 miles distant from Lebanon, but were MISS BURNS GETS HOST OF VOTES t W4 J & J Miss Delia Burns. Photo by Dufresna, Miss Delia Burns was elected Rosa Festival queen by the people of Monta vlUa Saturday night after m. stirring contest in which nearly 12,000 votes were cast Her Royal Highness win be Been on the Montavilla float in one of the parade pageants this week With her will be Miss Lulu Bryson and Miss Martha Jensma, maids of honor. Nearly 2000 people gathered In the big circus tent Saturday night to boost for the festival and as a result of the voting contest more than $600 - was raised to advertise the progressive sub urb. Frank S. Bennett and C. C. Chap man helped. to create enthusiasm for the annual carnival. PORTLAND GUN CLUB HAS POOR SHOOTING There was on trophy hung tip for tho shooting of the Portland Gun club yes terday at Its grounds at Kaat Forty fifth and Division streets. Two trophies will be hung up for the shooting next Sunday. Following Is the percentage of yes terday's shoot: J. H. Gilbaugh, 89; A. R. Rlce,jS; Van Arnara, 68; B. Keith, 4; H. C. Couch, 64; R. L. Thompson, 67; Nickels, 68; J. Sander, 60; William Savage, 48; C. II. Champion, 26. Hart by Automobile. Chehalls. Wash., June 7, F. W. Gets man, a pronlnont Chehalls contractor, was perhaps fatally Injured near Ta eoma Saturday In an automobile acci dent Three other Chehalls business men who accompanied him wero unhurt. GARRETT TRAGEDY HASFOURVICTIMS LaviUa Brown Loses Heroic Fight Against Death m Funerals Held. fgpedal Dlipateh to The JonrnalJ Marquam, Or June 7. After fight ing for her life heroically for 21 hours. La villa Brown, age 18 years, died at 4:80 yesterday morning, fourth victim of the dynamite plot laid and executed by her stepfather, B. B. Garrett Lavllla was struck by flying timbers an'd , ber body nearly severed at the hips, yet she retained consciousness and during much of the day following the tragedy realized her own injuries quite fully, but the fact of the death of her mother and sister was kept from her. From the first Dr. Brooks gave 00 hope of saving the life of the girl. La villa was born at Hardman, Or., and to that place her body has been sent for burial, together with the bod ies of her mother and her baby sister. George D. Brown, Father of LaviUa and. Gladys Brown, , died 13 years ago, having made hjs home in eastern Ore gon, for many years. Body of Dynamiter Buried At 2 o'clock yesterday . afternoon the body of B. B. Garrett was buried in the local cemetery. It was the desire of the relatives of the dead man that but, a single prayer be said at the grave, and Rev. Stockwell, a retired Methodist minister who has known tha deceased from childhood, preformed the sad rite. . a At the Methodist church last-night., funeral services were held over the bodies of Mrs. Garrett and her four-year-old daughter, and Lavllla Brown, the services being largely attended by the people of Marquam and surround lng country Rev. F. A. Chapman, ?iastor- of the church, conducted a ouching service over the dead, and drew from the tragedy a lesson on the purposeless lives which men are lead ing as they drift along between tho cradle and grave. Following out the dying request of Mrs. Garrett her body and those of her children were shipped to Hardman, Or., for Interment in the cemetery beside the remains of her first husband. CALKINS PROPERTIES MAY BE SOLD OFF Ban Francisco, June 7. The proper ties of the bankrupt Calkins Newspaper syndicate will be offered for public sale at once, if the court follows tho recom mendations of Trustee Kllnk, legal rep resentative of the syndicate's creditors. Milton Green, referee in bankruptcy, will convene the court Thursday. At that time Kllnk will recommend that the properties be offered for sale. 1 shall tell the court" said Kllnk today, "that I deem it advisable that the holdings of the syndicate be offered for sale immediately. There have been many Inquiries as to whether the various pa pers will be offered to the public, and I think the court will follow my recom mondatlons and order their disposal." When asked what Calkins papers would be placed on sale, Kllnk replied: "Every one. If my wishes are carried out. The sooner the whole affair Is set tled tha better It will be for all con cerned. I think the court will take ac tion in the matter at its sitting Thurs day and the affairs of the bankruptcy will be wound up." New Notaries. Ralem. Or.. June 7. Notarial commis sions have been Issued to B. E. Ken nedy, Bake? City: Albert M. Smith, As toria; t:. c jrjeming ana vv. m. iiari mus, Portland; E. 8. Morris, Newberg, and J. H. Devlin, Portland. E LAND'S BEST FOR COLONIALS Nothing too Good for News paper Hen Retriev ing a Blunder. (TTnlted Press Leaud WtrO London, June 7. Sixty delegate rep resenting the most Important British colonial newspapers throughout .- the world were present today when the empire press conference opened at the foreign office. The conference will con tinue during the week, Colonial Secre tary, the Earl of Crewe, Postmaster General Buxton, former Chancellor of the Exchequer AuBten Chamberlain, Minister of the Navy McKenna, For eign Minister Sir Edward Frey, War Minister Haldane and former Premier Balfour presiding at successive ses sions. Mindful of the offense given to the colonials by the lack of official sympathy-shown to the colonial premiers when they met here some time ago, the ad ministration has taken especial pains to make the editors' conference an unquali fied success, and to give the delegates the most enjoyable time possible. Lord Burnham will dine them tonight at his mansion at Hallbarn. They will lunch Tueedav with members of parlia ment at Westminster, whence they wlil hurry to Marlborough 'house for gsr den party given in their honor by 4he Prince of Wales. The government's of ficial dinner is set for Wednesday. Lord Crewe will preside. Tbs lord mayor of London, former Premier Balfour, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lord Northcllffe, principal owner of the Times, and of the Harmswortn publica tions; C. Arthur Pearson, owner of the Express and the Standard, and , Lord Lonsdale have also arranged banquets, luncheons or other entertainments for th visitors. The king, too. will receVve them. War Minister Haldane will take them to Aldershot to witness a big mil itary demonstration, and Navy Secretary McKenna will escort them to Ports mouth for a naval review. Having finished with London, the del egates will make the round of the prin cipal provincial cities. ELEVEN INNING GAME GOES TO UNIVERSITY (Special Plipatch te The Journal, t " Eugene, Or., Juno t. Oregon took the scalps of ths Chemawa Indians here Sat urday in the second 10 inning game. Chemawa led until the ninth, to 1, when withs two men on bases Xewland rapped out a two-bagger and beat it out on an error, scoring the winning run. Chemawa got one hit while Ore gon got eight but Chemawa was bet ter on the bases and took advantage of errors. Henkle pitched for. Oregon and struck Out seven men, while the Indian twlrler, Donnell, grot six- to his credit This is the last game of the season. Captain Hurd leaves in a few days to Join the Tacoma, bunch in the North western league. Score: Oregon, 4oruns, Insist on Your Route I . Name THE PIONEER LIMITED to the ticket agent and he will understand that you want the best there is in train service from the Twin Cities to Chicago. Insist on your ticket reading via the Chicago, Mil waukcc& St. Paul Railway The Overland Limited, Omaha to Chicago, and The Southwest Limited, Kansas City to Chicago, are also fa vorite trains east, and should be included in your itinerary. Why not go one way and return another? H. S. ROWE General Agent 134 Third St., Portland 8 hits, ' S erors. Chemawa, rims. I hit. 9 errors. Batteries Henkla and Gabrlrljon; Donnel and David. We drove in a Renault Taxicab YesterdayIt Was Great Said a gentleman and his wife to some friends. ' There; is as. much difference in the easy, comfortable, pleas ant riding quality of a Renault Cab from the ordinary automo bile as there is' between a rubber-tire buggy and a dead-axle wagon. ' ' and the beauty of it all is this Renault Taxicab service .is the cheapest in Portland, and the best No one dare question this statement. Six new Taxi cabs in service todayfour more shortly. 10 Renault Taxicabs We solicit responsible charge accounts. Make application to our office. Studebaker Building Chapman and Alder Sts. Remember the Phone A 1231-Main 98 Portland Taxicab Co. Special Sale Coys' and Girls Shoes and Oxfords $930 Tala. Spe cial Sale Frio $1.45 Sample Shoe Stores Co. 149 9d arc. Aids Ladies, Are ooking for Good Suits Suits actually, really, absolutely in point of quality of cloth, service they will give, honest workmanship and tailoring, practical, neat, styl ish and latest make. We say are you looking for the above described kinds of suits. Do you desire a suit of that kind? If you do, we have them we make them right here in our manufacturing tailoring establishment in Portland. These garments are in a class by themselves there are none in this city like them or their equal. They are made of the real, genuine men's tailor cloth material. They are not cut or trimmed into a style like a jumping-jack, like hundreds of the suits shown around town. They make you sick when you think you have to wear them. You don't have to buy such cheap, unserviceable, trashy stuff; no, you don't not now for we have started the manufacture of man-tailored garments. And, mind you, we do not garble or stretch the words "man-tailored" and apply it to any old dress or wrapper. These garments are genuinely tailored made of woolens, worsteds, serges, cassimeres -and only the woolens such as we or any gentlemen's tailor uses in making men's suits. Now, do you have some idea of what they are? Not only that we won't cut or make any Panama cheap dress cloth, satin-finished dress worsted, cotton plaids or stripes, such as are used in eastern-made ready-made garments. So don't bring any around here we won't handle it. Now do you begin to realize he garments we now have? Have you been looking for such? A11 our make of garments have our blue label in them. That means they'are guaranteed from the ground up, all over, all through. Are they shrunk? We should say they are. You can use them for bathing suits; it won't spot or draw them. Even all the canvas is shrunk. No, indeed these garments won't spot, rip, buttons drop off. We made them. Large ladies, small ladies, all kinds of ladies you can find what you want in the way of a suit well worth double the price we will ask you for it. If we haven't your size ready for you, one will be made for you at once. No extra charge, and no charges unless satisfactory. The suits are in our window, 148 Fifth street. Look at them. Look all over the city you will not find any of their class and a ladies' tailor will charge you double what we ask you. The remainder of our eastern-bought stuff, such as Suits, Gowns, Skirts, etc., are marked in plain figures, especially tagged with large tags. Look them over. The prices are re duced so as to dispose of them. Notice the following prices. We will convince you tint we mean business. SUITS Strictly High-Class Suits, without Acheson's labtl, regular $30.00 values, . gQ Regular $40.00 Suits, without J J Q) Suits as -high as $60.00, but j 1 A without Acheson's label P 1 y m 0 EVENING GOWNS, values (J1P AA as high as $200 .. Dt)0UU GOWNS AND DRESSES, (1i 7F values up to $100 ' J) I 4. 0 ' COATS LONG AND SHORT COATS, g i QP including jackets, val. up to $30 iDttVO ON SPECIAL RACK Acheson Glqak & i Suit Company, and Jumper Suits Silk, Messaline and Wool Jump- (JiT 7 CL ers, values up to $35.00 JU 0 ON SPECIAL RACK VALUES UP TO $12.50, in broadcloth, voiles and mixtures.. ON SPECIAL RACK $2.95 DIVIDED SKIRTS in khaki, 95 reg. $6.50 val.; help yourself. ..... ,)OJ!L0 DIVIDED SKIRTS in broad- ftJ7 7C cloth, reg. $15.00 values .......... tP f 0 F.URS HIGH-GRADE FURS ahummer prices. By buying a fur during this sale you will save 50 per cent. Help yourself. They are marked in plain figures. 148 -fifth 'Sfce fresh and fine when opened for the
