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.,.r THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1911. OR i BACKS 'I'BTIMITEM City Council Adopts Resolu ' :tion Favoring the Method Despite Objections of City 'EngineerLetters Differ. TlmuestT6ncf hra-mrrfa?tnpr -j er sey street which has been up before the ity council of St. Johns for soma t month J!)it. ' was again considered Thursday last when a resolution was ' adoptee favoring; the process known aa Westrumite. Boon after It had been decided to lay hard eurfaceon Jersey atreet the emis saries of the Weatrumite company which feed recently erected a factory at Ronton, approached the) property owner and laid before them the merits of , their toateriaL The eompany of fared to etra toe entire apene ot the two delegates to cities in the east '. whsr they - could gain knowledge of the merit of Weatrumite By personal inspection, R. W. McKeon and Pascal - H1U were elected to make the Journey, and on their return tney J presented a ' report . to the property owners which - was highly favorable to the surface ma terial in question, and which was backed up by documentary evidence ; from property owners. The only objec tion Which could be tound to the report ' was that It seemed almost too favor "V able, s they presented no communica tion from anyone on the negative side and they further asserted that they had inspected some sixty miles of the pave ment and found not even a single chuck hole, - ; i city Engineer Object. -. The property owners .recommended to the council theadoption xjf Westrum- Ite by a very large majority, and the i, city thereupon - proceeded" o t - necessary : steps to put the expressed wishes Into effect. , When the specif i- . nations wer suhmlttad to tha cltv en gineer, 1e was not favorably Impressed with them. A report waa thereafter circulated that the streets that had been laid In Illinois, Indiana and other - eastern states Which the delegates had Inspected had been 'constructed under' li cense granted by Warren Brothers, the : holder of the bitulithlo patent, and ' City Attorney Collier obtained an affi davit that the Weatrumite company had paid royalty to Warren Brothers for , the use of tha latter" patents on pave ments laid down In 1909 and 1910 in many eastern cttlei, including Indiana Harbor, South Chicago and East Chi cago which were visited by the com mittee of two who maae the Investiga tion. : v- vv ina uestion men arose as to whether the Westrumite company were able tofl lay a pavement equally as good as that laid down In the eastern cities. Offi cials - of the . company said ., that they could and would do so and the inquirers j then made the pertinent query, that If this was tha case, why did the Weat rumite. company go to the expense of paying Toyalty for tne use of Warren brother' patents if tney were able to . lay a pavement equally good without , doing) . . Evidence In conflict,, 1 The cfty attorney then wrote to the engineers, chairman of board of works, and other officials of many cities in which Westrumite had been laid down and has received about twelve replies in answer, and these original letters he agreed to file with the city council, 'the majority of these letters were un, . favorable to Westrunute. and taken in conjunction with the affidavits and doc umentary evidence obtained by the com mittee of two, a considerable conflict of evidence as to the merits of this . product is shbwn. For, example, the chairman of streets and alley of the city of Hammond, Ind., - who has held office seven years, de . , nounced In strong terms Westnmlte as . ... a hard surface material. Another inde pendent member of tha eminrii t th- city of Hammond corroborated these .. views, while the city engineer confirmed , tha statements that he had made to the committee, upholding Westrumite. Even more conflicting is the state ment, of Maginot Brothers, who gave a letter to the committee extolling Wes ' trumlte and have now written to City , Attorney Collier, claiming that the let ter was obtained under misrepresenta tions. : ' Property Owners ravor it Frbm; East Chicago, Oak rark and! , Jjansmg, Mich., replies were received whickwere byno means ntie4y favor able to the new product, and yet the committee has in its possession a mass of evidence on the other side of the ques . tlon. The property owners pave declared their Intention of adopting Westrumite. . "Dr. McChessney going so far as to an nounce that he would lay Westrumite. whatever riavftmant th pmmMl Muvim. mended. Every property holder and ev-,-ery resident of St. Johns Is vitally In . terested in obtaining the best surface . v. .v,, itivti main aixwl, BUU IX tn westrumite company's product is worthless, the credit of the whole city is Involved and steps should be taken v uiifvjuiimo viioifi vmuro tne aamage is don.' -j., '.The residents of the city are also con cerned in the financial aspect ot tho situation. The Westrumite comnanv has . declared that it will put up a bond with any recognized bonding company, chostm .. by the council, to maintain the street ' ' for riv years. But a hond for the maln- tenance of streets cannot be enforced in the State of Oregon, if the contractor 1m iaytA mi t tViA .awmm C it... , jh:mwub, Hui-nnjiiiK 10 me acision 01 Judge Wolverton. in the caee of the cltyi' of Portland vs. the Bituminous ' Paving company. 3i Ore., p. 307. Ho that In addition to this bond having to 1 be paid for Indirectly by the property , owners, which is Illegal the bond would - be worthless, and3 the city attorney has ' advised the council to this effect. As no bond can guarantee, the suffl- UQIUD CURES ECZEMA wJglUVHERE: SALVES FAIL In 'regard to skin, dlsee sea, medical authorities are now agreed on thl Don't imprison the disease genua In isf, your 'skirt hit the use of greasy salves, and Ihus encourage them to multiply. , A im cure vu mn w iemaious diseases can be brought about only by using the beating sgrnits ta the form of a liquid. WAFH TUB OEKMS OUTi " A simple wash: A compound of oil of Wlutergreen. Thymol, and other ln- gradients as oornblned In the D. Bv D. mwif m.m pi w tils disease, germs and destroys them, then nothfs and heals' Oi klft as nothing ' ele h ever .tf oa,wi, fy -f i f -:. A ,2a font trial bottle will start the , rir, nrlve., you, Instant relief. Skid. ; faioi Jrug Cev ' , v r . li . " HARMONY COMMITTEE SEEKS SOLUTION OF il :.: I . v,--.v.-- :w..... v '; Vv: " j , - ; ( . I1 !i W. W. Cotton " Solution of the humanitarian and financial questions of the dairy indus try, particularly in reference to rort land, is the aim of the : Commercial club harmony committee which now has four members. The appointment of the fifth, the nominee of the Consum ers' league, it is said, will be an- nounced the first o the week, A the committee now stands, It chairman 1W. W. Cotton, nearly a well known for his Interest in dairy ing as for his ability as a railroad law yer. The other members are Dr. Cal vin 8. .White, state health officer, T. S. Townsend, one of the most progressive Oregon creamerymen, and William Schumerltch, a lOUsboro Jairymah. The nominee of the Consumers' league, it Is said, will be a man, al though the members of the league are women. The executive officers of the league say they believe the concerns of consumers will be better represented by a man to whom they will give moral support and backing. The man asked to perform the duty has not yet ac cepted the honor. "7 1 Duty of Ktunanlty. The first duty of the committee Is concededly- humanitarian. Pure milk, cheaply and quickly delivered. -is con sidered the greatest need. By Insist ing .upon healthful, clean milk. It -in believed the dairy industry can be lifted to a higher plane than it has been, and the needs of consumers will at the same time be served. Since The Journal commenced a systematic effort to cleanse the milk supply two years ago. a good many new things have oecn learned about the dairy business. It ha been found that dairying has not been as profitable as It should be ciency of specifications, every taxpayer la the city Is concerned in the Question. Inasmuch as no property owner can be assessed twice within ten years for an improvement of the street. And If the street, after being paved With Westru- j mite, should go to the pieces, the city of j st Johns would either have to put up with the conditions as they were, or spend taxpayers' money In laying down a new street. ; Under these considerations the tax payer recognize that the property owner along the street which is to be improved should have an important say, In the kind of hard surface- pavement which is to be laid down if they look to the council to protect their interests. The matters which seem to demand an investigation can be summed up briefly. Is the mass of evidence obtainable in the cities where Westrumite has been laid sufficiently preponderating to rec ommend the laying of Westrumite which even Its st&unchest advocates must class as an experiment? Did the Westrumite company lay pavements in the eastern, cities under license from Warren Bros., and if so, what waa their object in going to this expense? Are the specifications which have been furnished by the, Westrumite comipsny to the city engin eer, if followed closely, capable of pro ducing a street equally good a that laid down in the eastern cities? Engineer lays "Wo." The city engineer has declared ( that they would not do so, bis judgment is confirmed by the city engineer of Ken ton, where it is also proposed to lay Westrumite, and it would be necessary to submit them to some impartial civil engineer of recognized standing and, reputation before such a question could be decided. Ib the Westrumite company still lay ing pavements in the eastern cities and if not, what Is the cause of their ces sation of operations? Is the financial standing of the Westrumite company and their rating at the commercial agencies sufficiently strong to lead the citizens to believe that they will carry out the moral obligation of any con tract which they are not legally com pelled to do,- especially in view of the fact -th&t the Westrumite company which laid streets in the vicinity of Chi cago and Ontario Is reported to. mave gone Into liquidation? ARMY TO MARCH FROM (Continued from Page One.) (-devt if -4t earner- the balance of the troops in the field would be rushed to Galveston by rail. There they would combine with the force now mobilised, , -under General Mill, and take ehlp, under convoy of warships, for Vera Crus. The general staff officers declared that an attempt to reach the interior ot Mexico over the northern border would be suicidal, as neither food nor water would be available for a full division. A large force could not subsist, invad ing Mexico by any other than the route from Vera Crus to the capital. This would entail a 611 mile water trip from Galveston. Carter's Alternative Order. General Carter, commanding here, Is known to have ordered the division com mander to quietly prepare to" "manea ver" against General Mills' E000 troops at Gaiveiston. Tjiey wni march mere, us if In "maneuver," if the crisis in Mexican-American affairs is delayed, but if the intervention" order comes they will be rushed by train. The war department Is understood to have agents now at work securing nec essary transportation at Galveston, in the event of Intervention. The Vera Crus "expedition would com' prise the Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-third and Twen ty-ftighth regiments of infantry, ; the Third field artillery, the First, Second and Third provisional regiments of in faatry, made; up Of coast artillerymen. and a battalion of engineer. ; , s Trains KelO, Tost the Same,i v i-fraUoaMy40sne-e.d--freight cars are held at San Antonio and In the vicinity tonight by the Southern. Pacific, the International & Great Korthern and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroads, available for the instant use of the first "maneuver" ( division, despite the dls . i PL , . Calvin S.: White - . :V5 because, dairymen " -do not get their proper proportion of the selling price. They get about 4 cents a quart, while the dealer who delivers gets 10. Due to failure on the part of the dairy and food commissioner to educate dairymen, there has been a degree of ignorance and hif tlessness resulting In dirty milk and equipment and diseased cows. Delivery System Bad. The systems of delivery, on the other hand, have not been what they should have been. The milk sometimes has been properly cooled, "nor har It been taken by dealers as soon as It should from tho dairy farm to the consumer. This, with dirt gotten into milk at the time of milking, has been chief cause of the high bacterial count, and im purities. Dairymen, at the same time, have worked under difficulties, which it Is conceded they must overcome. Tho rains that made green ' pastures have also been cause of mud and difficulty In getting around, especially in the early morning hours when the dairy man must get his start Cow Testing Association. The Industry itself, which should have paid from 160.000.000 to 00.000, 000 annually in accordance with the patch of General Carter to Washington that "I am holding no cars." R. A. Atkinson, division passenger agent of the Southern Pacific told the United Press tonight that his road had 200, stock cars, between 60 and 76 Pull man sleepers and tourist cars, and 260 day coaches immediately. available. The company is not charging demurrage on these cars, but they are held for the use of the army alone by a tacit under standing, without absolute orders. Other roads are holding equal numbers of cars. An army officer pointed out tonight that General Carter was quite right when he wired Washington that he was "holding no cars.' but the cars are there. The advertising today for 600,000 ad ditional rations, to be delivered before April IS, makes it apparent that It is expected to keep the army here or in the field almost indefinitely. ' This order makes a million rations purchased since the mobilization began, all de liverable to the army depot at San An tonio. . Japan and Mexico Allies. A millionaire mining roan living in San Antonio, with big Interests in Mex ico, tonight told the United Press that a recent visit to Mexico city convinced him that the friendliness of Japanese and Mexican officials was sufficient , to cause alarm at Washington. After swearing secrecy with regard to his identity, for fear of trouble in his min ing investments, h deolared that Americans In Mexico city firmly, be lieved that a commercial treaty between Japan and Mexico, with clauses en dangering American interests, was either closed or about to be closed. He declared the Americans In Mexico citv believed the present demonstration was a warning to Japan and Mexico that America would permit nothing lnlmjcal 10 American interests. WARRANT IS OUT, BANKER (Continued from Page One.) He said he had deposited 4540 with the Italian-American bank, of which he had drawn out tl40. The last time he went to the headquarters at 102 Second street he found the place closed and the bank fixtures removed. The Italian-American bank had been In process of organisation for some time, and when Myers finally secured enough stock subscriptions, or. what ap peared to be such, he endeavored to ob tain a license from Bank Examiner Will Wright Uoran X Denied. The securities -offered-y-Myers -to make up the required capital stock of JLO.OOO consisted largely or notes oiv talned from Portland Italians who had purchased the stock and given promis sory paper. Bank Examiner Wright on two occasions declined to issue the li cense for the bank, declaring that the notes shown by Myers might be per fectly secure, but that he was not ac quainted, with the signers, and that they were not listed in any of the com mercial books. ' Under these circumstances Myers could .not accept deposit without vio lating the law, but he is charged With having done this in at least two In stances.'' Grand! makes the one charge and Guido Celsl, one of the proprietors of a Second street market, makes the other. Celsi make the claim that h? deposited $750, He says, however, that he agreed to buy stock In the bank. and that Myers obtained his deposit book by the pretext that it was necessary to charge up the stock sale; In the book. Myers had , interested Ferrera and Nate Cpstanao ' in his- proposed bank, and Ferrera was elected president and Costanzo yice-preHldent. Both declare that this was done without their knowl edge and that they never qualified for the offices. ; "Myers used deception in order to Interest us in his proposition," said Ferrera yesterday. "Properly conducted. there is no reason, why an Italian bank; should not succeed in Portland. There are 9000 Italians or persons of Italian ae'eept .PPLtnaAd JX JsaJct that more than half of them own their own; homes Therefore when v Myers showed me the list of those whom he said had subscribed , stock. "- botti , Cos tanso and myself , were willing to take stock. We held a meetina: on February I, but no officers were chosen, I after-, CITY'S MILK PROBLEM T. S. Townsend' production ' of other states; ha been producing but 115,000,000, largely due, it Is said, to lack of , promotion enter prtserand ofTducatlonartnethod on the part of the dairy commissioner." Several schemes are now ; proposed. Foremost among them, is ' the plan to have every dairyman form a cow test ing association of his own. By watch ing the production of each cow, he soon learns which are profitable, and which losers. Then he weeds out - the un profitable, animals. He learns that only healthy cows In clean barns can pro duce to best advantage and he cleans up the place;,. He. finds that iPJd fash ioned methods Tire , neither quick nor profitable. He obtains new equipment With new equipment his personal standard of living is elevated.. The milk produced by his herd is pure and san itary. - Babies thrfve on it, and infant mortality, which his been so high in Portland, decrease. The dairyman prospers and the consumer are pleased, sayj the experts. 1 r Tr- For the dealers, W. W.i Cotton pro poses that they get together and divide the Portland territory, each being given a certain territory which he wut serve with milk of a fixed quality at an es tablished price. Long drives along the streets, burdensome deliveries, and fruitless competition, would thus he averted, says Mr. Cotton. , The consumers, too, are to be taught some lessons. A system of education of milk drinkers Is to be adopted by the committee, by which the consumer will learn that milk kept In a warm place or In an unclean vessel sours and becomes Impure rapidly. Sanitary care of milk, it will be emphasized, is more Important than sanitary production of milk. ward found In the minutes that Cos tanso and myself had presumably been elected as officers. These minutes were not signed. r Signed Blank Votes. "Myers secured notes on practically all of the stock subscriptions, none of the depositors- beinsr willlni to nnv up all until the organization was morel cQinpieie. we nave since found that Myers led a number of the Italians into signing notes, in blank except for the figures. He afterward made some of these notes to the amount nt ttnrta able to the Mount Scott bank, in an at tempt to rectify matters there.' We as sert that this , was decidedly Irregular as this money was to go entirely Into stock in the Italian-American bank. This is one of the subjects to be taken up at the meeting tonight in 8wiaa hn Thir and Columbia streets, and we will fight any attempt by the Mount Scott bank receiver to collect upon the notes. "So far as I can learn only $485 had been paid in the stock subscription ',u'- uBiieve xnai the 100 stock holders should share this loss equally and we will ai80 take thls matt tonight." J. A. Bloch i SUDDOSAil tn h. h..- associated with Myers In the Italian bank deal. Bloch could not be found yf8aZ.or la8t n,Kht n W" home at 1000 Thurman street it was said that .v noo nnown wnen ne would return. Youth May Be TooL" E.. B. Mochettaz Was BBalatant .uu. tam7thfJne4.bank- "e 18 an Italian youth, who Is an accountant and also interpreter, but who 1 not versed In American financial methods. He Is said to have been an Innocent tool. It wiir wno nrst learned, how- 2h k ugS were mt BOlnff 'tent with the bank and ha rrn formation to Attorney Ferrera. xn connection with the alleM pearance of JMyersMr. Bright a realstate dealer at Lents, ig worrying SS?. v-V Wh,Ch ave Myers for This wa presumed to be merely an accommodation, fan AT uavo .. i .a make a good showing with th kou aminer. Myer gave bank stock as se ourity for the deal and promised to afterward destroy the note. Mrs Bright is wonderlnsr wheth thl promise and started Inquiries ye terday to learn whether the notes still existed. The receiver of the Mt Scott bank and Attorney Ferrera assured her ' 'py uia not nave them. The latter has the honirn t.-t lanAnieTtcanT)ank; but he has been able to learn little from them because of their muddled condition. He also found What he believes to be false en- "iqicmHBg, tnat. a great deal-of 4he IUUan bank stock had been paid In whereas the actual cash amount was only J485. No record of th. supposed deposits made by Grandi, who swore out the warrant, 1 found In , the books. Y. M. C. A. LECTURE COURSE ON CARE OF BUILDINGS Importance of giving proper care to the many fine new office arid public buildings that are being erected in Port land is a subject that has Just been taken up by-the Portland Young-Men's unnstian association. The T. M. C a for some time has believed, that there Is need for well trained men to serve as caretakers and Janitor in the large office blocks. Owners of buildings have urgeu x. ai, u. -a. to do som. v.....B ... una, aim consequently - a course of lectures has Just been ar ranged by which men will be fitted to wuujjy pqBiuuns or tnis character,' The lecture will begin Tuesdav April i, and will continue weekly, for CALUMET HOTEL IS SOLD (Continued from Page Oflei ? orty, but it was .only yesterday , that they were able to- come to terms, i. I The ' two transactions in hotel prop-erty,clo9eLiaat.weckwtha.urhae.- the Bowers hotel py 8. Morton Conn and tne eaie or tne paiumet property in volved a total conideratlon of Hao.ooJ. H ! known .that negotiations are pend ing for other parcels of inside realty, but none -of thorn had progressed to the point of formal announcement .f. , ......... .l-. ..... , . ...i;. f, . .... . Gardener Sees Blaze in Time to Prevent pisaster-Cl- gat End Did r It - , 1. 1 (Special rintttoh to The Journl. .! Salem, Or March 48,--pestructlon nf the ttatohouse by fire was only averted this afternoon by the;'prompt action of Gardner E. Wallace, who, upon being at-1 tracted by the volume of smoke issuing 1 from the, dome ,of the capltol about 4 o'clock,' rushed to the top of the build ing and found that a pile of rubbish had ignited, presumably from alighted cigar end that had been cast away by a care-' r As a result of the. Incident Chief Clerk J3. H. Corey of, the secretary of state's office, who is custodian of the capltol, has made an order that no more sight seers will be given the privilege of visit ing the dome without special permit So dry is the woodwork in the dome of the capltol. that had the fire gained any headway, before being detect ed or had smouldered without giving any alarm until all attaches had left the building at 5 o'clock there would Iirt been a great difficulty in saving the building. " The dome Is very popular with visi tors to, the state capltol and hundreds visit it every day In order to take ad vantage of the excellent view of the city and valley afforded from there. STEAMSHIP RATES ' NOW , ...., . i mil' 1 1 . Continued from Page One.) clflo Navigation company. Bennett and Goodall are already making the neces sary: arrangements to extend the serv ice to Portland, which,' when Installed, will' give a four days' service between the Oregon port and San Diego. CAptain r James .BliSoodall lef t-for the northern city last night, wjtere, upon arrival, he will make arrangements, for the clocking of the big. ships. : What the Railway I Vjf Against.' When installed upon the new service, the rates are to be made so low that the operators of the new and ' fast steamships expect to fill them to their capacity every trip. The through rate from Portland to San Diego Will prob ably not exceed $15. As the railroad rate between these points, exclusive of berths and meals, Is now $37.85, it Is said that. In order to retain any considerable percentage of its business the railroad will have to make a big reduction. Not only will the new steamship line Inaugurate an especially low rate and make the round trip, Including stops at San Pedro and this city, in about 60 hours, but if necessary many novel fea tures may be added to attract patronage to the service," This will Include the Installation of a floating theatre and vaudeville on the hurricane decks of the big ships, and In addition thereto, the adding of clothe pressing concessions and dozens of other features that may tend to make for the pleasure and convenience of those, traveling on the palatial liners. sot sniwif waxi su jMsay. , Though Captain Bennett upon his ar rival from a conference in the south with Captain Goodall said the company would not enter upon this plan unless it was found necessary, , he admitted that his trip to Portland was to be made for the express purpose of making arrangements for docking the Yale and Harvard at that city. "The Pacific Navigation company is not seeking a rate war," said Bennett, but if we are forced Into one, there will be a merry time along this coast from San Diego on the south to Port land on the north. We want to use the Yale and Harvard in catering to first class passenger at what we consider a reasonable rate for the serv ices rendered, but if the San Francisco and Portland company, or any other concern, forces a rate war upon us, we will extend the ervice to .the limit and fix rates that-will fill them to their capacity. , "As we will have no difficulty in run ning our ships to the north during tho summer this will mean that the war will involve not" only the steamship lines hut also the railroad, for if the fare is made low enough, we know that the ships can be filled. As yet weihaVe not been affected by the, two dollar out" Xioada of Beaver and Harvard. The San Francisco-Portland steamer Beaver, which made her first sailing to San" Pedror today-nnder the -new -rate, had 126 passengers, according to tne renort of the company's officials. The Pacific Navigation steamship Harvard sailed for the same destination in the afternoon with 348 passengers. Though no statement was issuea Dy the officials of the Pacific Coast com pany, it is expected a big cut will be announced either tomorrow or next day. General Passenger Agent Dunaifn' is still in the south. ; MORTGAGOR SIGNS AWAY nhlTnue6rfrornag-One.l ment of. $10,000 upon the purchase price. the day of grace for wnicn expirea rj- "Anna Levy ,,1-JPortlaBd. Or.- tol whom Mr. Dwelle Jenkins' interest in the famous house has been conveyed.' is believed to be the oung woman who Natura Auto- . matic , Rectal Dilator . . For Relief of Piles, Nervousness This appliance U Emitted by tboae ora pelettt to' Jtiilge to .be th greatest ; advence wad In year in the U(-cpfnl t treatment of -Rectal trouble. It eoniblnei effnettvely tbe ' prinriples of. dilation. and medication. The dilator eauM no dlSsomfort', on the othee hand. It aupports th muscles In tueh way (bat It caunea great rollof. Tha hoal lc ointment secreted hy the dilator , ia ap plied directly to the affected part, and re moToa all inflammation and; aorcueiw, . , ', s ! Those who auffer trim chronic oonatipa tlon and tbe Kwultlng tnroushes mT pbtn4n quick and ' permanent Telle! by uilng the NATURA DrtAXOR. - If you have found It neeeaaery to rcaort l.iaua.ii'i-41i uompUlar-4y-W-tim treatment, and experlesce tbe , delightful re suits obtained. Tor sale at all Bllbla Draggiat (' ' ' .' ' Write now fur full particnlars to ', . I. THE KaTVSA 00., Supariof Bldg. .' Cleveland, Ohio. ymetfi Branch; ... J. k. KUQENT, Bos $8, Baal 6ardn, Ci. has been residlngwlth Mrs.' "Jenkins In the Wellsmere, on Upper Broadway, and Who is said to be a ltr of the latter. MAN : vFR0M : JAPAN - SAYS (Continued from Page One.) that the country is ,a beehive ot in dustry. In preparing for war. There is only one thought.; that this war must DeqirectedagalnBt tne United States. The gentleman who sounds thl warn ing I not an alarmist ' On the 'con trary, he is a 'Staid, conservative and observant , Hollander, He comes 'here from Japan to; visit the Holland lega- Pr Used But' Not AbiisedM v Have a large number of slightly ussd upright pianos, -some ?of which coulJ net be told from really brand new one we're, closing out theee Instruments at prices ; never dreamed of heretofore. There are dozen of them, $65, 180, $81. Alt of f them imply-have-tfrgomnd you'll have to hurry if you expect to get one , of them. . See announcement, page A of this Issue, headed "They're Making It An Object" " , HieyValcing It an Object for ; f Us to Vacate a Portion at Once! Sfr S BESIDES GETTING AN EXTRA TEN DOLr , : - urs'tO:;buy.kow?M34S Homes Wanted for Fiiw Baby; G g i f iario$, TooA Closing-Out Sale That Means Close-Out ee These but Don't Delay Talking Machines Going, Tool 1 f Did you ever see a really fine brand new- piano.sold for $188 heretofore, or plainer case and smaller sized one for $136? You can get lots of em now at Ell era closing out sale. - Did you everjee the choicest of Chick-. erlng. Sohmers. genuine Webera, fine Kimballs and elegant Deckers sold at an average saving sufficient on each in strument to fairly educate the whole family in music? No, but you'll find this true now at 'the closing-out sale of the Etlers Muslo Housa It has been determined .to sell every thing in the old premises so as to start In the flnef new building now n earing completion at the corner of 7th and Alder, streets with a perfectly new and complete stock of everything, henoe this sale. No one In Portland now will live long enough to again see the choicest latest brand-new pianos and Talking- Machines actually sacrificed slaughtered, If you please, at cost and less, by a responsible concern whose guarantee covers every instrument sold. ' Many Instruments are being sold at what they cost at the fac tory and some go for even less than what it costs the factory to make them. Small Vrloes and Easy payments. It would not be possible to sell this larre stock even at these low cost prices for cash, for" very few neonle are pre pared on the spur of the moment to pay spot cash for such a purchase. Hence for the simple additional Interest we arrange time payments to suit the requirements of- each individual buyer. What More Can Be Said? Can we do any more to get rid of these Instruments ouleklv? OT hv but a few days longer to remain In these old premises; the stock Is the very larg est ever onerea in a sacririce saie in this country, yet it Is growing smaller daily. Make your selection now,, while the assortment is still large enough to insure your finding exactly what you want unoice means something now. Tot WeU-to-Oo Homes. ' Twenty-one very choice and beautiful Baby grands, two superb Parlor grands, two magnificent Concert Grands, sev eral school and church organs, besides numerous fine high-grade regular up right pianos and the very finest and foremost in Player Pianos as well aa rafts of Talking Machines all go now at prices far below what smaller deal er usually pay for - the same thing when buying them of the factories to, sell again. We shall have no further use for all kinds of store furnishings and fixtures. Including curtains, rugs, carpets, muslo cabinets and everything else contained in the many beautiful rooms, upstairs and downstairs, heretofore known as Ellers Piano House. Remtmber, we must close out every thing. Call In the evening of ycAi can not ccme during the day time. You w ill effect the saving of big round sums of wim 1 " " " -- . - ' - f i ?lieSand:Ep(Dlli A Pleiasant Smile Every JayJiundreda ilxustornera leave- out- storejnritK . a smile of satisfaction "because they have learned, that there is no other in the city where one can obtain Wines k -n44iquors-at-ax4-satisfac and price. You ere missing something if you have never- I . made a purchase here. , ; Six-year-ld f Pure Rye or Bourbon Whiskey, -per gallon V... V. . .83.00 ' National Rye of Bourbon Whiskey, very choice, .v :; per gallon . .i.V. .V. .,..'.94.00 Pure California Grape Brandy, per gal. $2.50 to $6.00 , , Extra quality- Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscatel and i f -Tokay Wine. Full quart, 50 ; 12 full quarts, S5.00, We also Carry, a complete line of local and eastern Beer, imported and domestic Ale and Porter. .r ! J v FREE DELIVERY IN THE, CITY. " Mail orders ' receive our prompt attention. - Express prepaia on Jb.uu or oyer. NATIONAL Corner Fifth and Stark Streets, ,..., Portlandr-Orcgon. Write for LOS ANGELES BABY BOY DEEDED AWAY B Y ITS PARENTS ' (PublUbers- Prew Leaaed' Wlre.1 i i. Los Angeles, Cat, March II. George and Gladys Fhllyaw actu- sv ally deeded away their 23 .41 months old baby boy, In a docu- 4 w ment lled Jroeterday with the. . .county recorder. According to 4 the terms which is similar to the , orainary nana transferring real ) estate, the parents of the child convey "all their right, title and .interest in Noel JCrnest Phllyaw, w . together with, all hereditament , and appurtenances, , to have and to. hold," to Mr.. Boaalle De Frieu. .,;,! j l ; f v-v! vviV .i-y 'r Roogevelt'g , Overseer Is Dead. Oyster Bay, I 1 I., March 1$ Noah Seaman, who for 28 year was employed as superintendent in SagSmorelIUl, the estate- of former President Koosevelt. in the Outskirts of, the village, died this morning after an illness of three months, due to paralysis. .'. money in the purchase of anything n our line -If you participate In this oW Ing out sale. :,,.' . -u.'..- . win tfaka Coiioesaioaa, L ; We want takers badly for a number of very fine Baby Grands and are wlll ing to make any reasonable concession to dlspost of all of these this week. Come prepared to find the finest Baby Grands for the price usually asked for high grade upright, and we'll make the terms of payment so easy that it wlUhe like renting one. - .,'-. - .' -f. Talking Kaohlne doing Too. ' ,At-.th.9. l0W P'ee we are now makln on Talking Machines, we should sell more than fifty each, day. Get a Talking Maohine now, if you have none. Get an extra one, for vacation time. We have Talking Machines for $6, $8 and $U now, csh or little payment. Aa Xxtra premlua of SIO. The interests who say they will estab lish in these premises the finest moving picture theatre In America, are going to make It an object to us to give them pos session of a portion of the down stairs premise right away. To accommodate them, we are making it an especial ob ject for any one who will buy a used piano In our piano exchange and bar gain room this . week. That is to say. the house will pay an extra cavil premium of $10 with every one of the following pianos at the outiandlshly low figure at which they are marked to be sold, namely Emerson, dark case, $8t. Emerson, elegant oak, $98. Hale, good tone, $65. Another Hale, large siie, $85, Fisher, small sise, $70., , -Fisher, large else, $100. Gabler, elegant. $115. ' ? Kohler & Chase, walnut case. $100k Kohler & Chase, oak case, $90, i ,'; Kohler & Chase, made by Royal, $85. Kohler & Chase, made by Hinae, $95. Kohler & Chase, mahogany, made by Regent $110. Hobart M. Cable, walnut, $185. Hobart M. Cable, mahogany, $130. Kroeger, walnut, $135. Shor.tnger, rosewood, $78. Mason & Hamlin, rosewood, $120. , Marshall A Company, mahogany, $35. Anttsell. walnut, $115. Ludwig, walnut, $116. , Ludwtg. fancy mahogany, $135. Krakauer, mahogany. $135. Krakauer, very fanciest, $190. Kimball, elegant walnut, $200. Kimball, fine little rosewood, $165. Hardmann, large oak, $165. Bauer Son, oak, $135. Also Webers, 2 ChlekerlngB. 8 Deck ers and 4 LeBters at corresponding ve ductloiis. .. And remembrr a $10 bill to every buyer of one of these pianos to get rid -of them this week. , EILER8 MUSIC HOU8E, ' Still at 353-56 Washington Street Soon at7th and Alder Sts. WINE CO. PHONES: -Main-64,-A499- Price List