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f v r, 10 4'. IN MEXICO: DEATH: USTIS GROWING Shocks Demolish Many Build ' Ings ir Cities South and West of Capital City; Wild; Reports Are Circulating. j THE OREGON DAILY; JOURNAL. ' PORTLAND. .FAST HORSE. IN RACE .TOMORROW.: FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 9. 191 1. (Vnllad Pm nil I JoadalaJara, Mexico. Juno 9 De layad rpports received today from the dletrlcta of atales of Jalisco and Col I ma ay that aarthquaka shocks hava con tinued thera Intermittently since tha m on tor shakes that rocked Mexico City Wednesday. Tonaya and Telenbuetlen hava been destroyed and a number of persona killed. Over 10 ware killed In Octolaa. Many buildings were demol-lehed. I . Thousanda Reported Dead. (Colfee Prw Laud Wl. .Mexico City, June . Reporta that recurring earthquake ahocka have wiped ' ut Urea eltlea In tha region aouth and . weat of here have caused treat exclto- nant In Mexico City today and tha au thor! tie are endeavoring to aacertaln tha truth of. tha atatemerTta . Thou .. sand are reported killed. Telegraph wire are atlll working Intermittently, ' and tha reporta received hava coma In roundabout way a According to the reporta the volcano Coll-Tia la In violent eruption today. The tewna of Zapotln, Tonlla, Platanar anl 8an Andreaa are reported to have been wiped out The area a wept, according to meeeagee Juat received, extenda from a point to ml lea aouth of here to tha lower boundary of Guerrero. The ahock waa felt In greatest aeverlty la circles arouna counts. Between these circles. It la reported, little damage waa dona MIClDISIRICf lifted :;yU i J; - v, i .: i 1 1 - r WMHa. Ill BMii - J-- "..., I I av . . v " i ' r I U "V K. -": -. .. ' ' . ' II ! I . i I Mrs. Jamea Nlcol, one of the cleverest riders of the Portland Hunt club, orr Will Wehrung, which Is entered In the mile trot tor ladles, In the Hunt club race meeting at the Country Club track tomorrow afternoon. FN BAKER IS BURNED ' (BpeeUt Dlapttea te Tie JNiraat.t . Baker, Or, Juno $. Tha jealouay f a young Japaneao la alleged to be re ponaible for a fire this morning early which for a time looked aa If it would deatroy aeveral blocks, but which was finally confined to one block in the re stricted dJatrlct after a hard fight on tha part of the fire department. The boy was Jealous of the affections of a girl In the district and deliberately filed up rubbish and set It on fire, ac cording to tha policeman who discovered tha blase. Great excitement prevailed In tha burning district . aa weU as among other residents of the city, as tha fixe lighted up tha streets for .blocks . " around. Trunks, furniture, clothing, etc wars thrown from the up per f loom and one woman jumped, sus taining considerable Injuries. The Japaneae la now In Jail facing a charge of areon., ;Ji., i . ,' -v. MISTAKES GIRL FOR WIFE; KILLS ESCORT Gentry, W. Va., June Victim of a caae or mletaken Identity, John Wil klna Is dead, his. companion and fiance, Miaa Louisa Berry is In a critical con dition from shock and John Adklns Is In Jail hers today charged with murder. Adklne shot Wllklns .last night when he mistook Miss Berry for his wife. It Is said today that Miss Berry may die. CORl'S LIST OF 102 REACH NOME OVER ICE LA GRANDE IN 1 OVER PAVING PAYMENT (Special DltiMtrh te The JoeraaLl La Orsnde, Or., June . A Urge per centage of property owners on Sixth atreet as plaintiffs va. tha city of La Grande, caused a writ of review, Includ ing a restraining order against further action, to be aerved by the circuit court yestefday. A reroonatrance waa circu lated agalnat paving the streets, but the wort wss ordered uyh council and is now completed. Both sides will carry the diapute of who will pay for the work through the courts. The council disre garded the court's order laat night and ordered tha property owners tb psy for the street, " . ' FROHMAN PROPOSES TO V CUT THEATRE PRICES ii'W y- " ' , (Coiled Prew Leawd Wire I ; CI) lea bo, June t. To of f aet tha In roada made by moving picture houses on the patronage of tha theatrea, Daniel Krobman will, it la announced today, take up with theatrical managera on his return to New Tork the subject of lowering balcony and gallery prlcea in all parta of the country. , . Frohman alfeady haa atarted the movement by ordering the slashing of prices at a down town theatre controlled by the New York magnate. man'a theory that many people patron ize the moving picture shows only be cause they cannot afford to aea playa. His Idea la to bring the drama within uie reach of those peraona who cannot X luJal rHamalt tm That Innrnil t Seattle. Waah.. June 9. After aeveral daya' vain effort to gain tha Nome roadstead the steamer Corwln finally succeeded In landing her 102 pasaen- arera on the Ice five milea out ' from Nome, .whence taeit, were taken to Athe city by dog teams, uue reporta that heavy Ice axtenda miles out from Nome. Tha corwln nss- oruisea pac and forth sinoa her arrival Monday, at tempting to get In, handicapped by , a heavy aea. Finally yesteraay, unaoie to find a short lead, she placed her pas sengers on the lea It la expected "he will discharge cargo by the same meth od as Nome's food supply is low. WITHHOLDS -SALARIES UNTIL FEES ARE GIVEN Upon the strength of an opinion from District Attorney Cameron, County Auditor Martin will hold up the salaries It la Froh-! of County Clerk Fields and Justices of the Peace Olson and Bell until tney turn in the fees collected for natural isation, and marriages, respectively. The recent grand Jury caused this question Arguments In Seymour Case. (United Pre Leased Wire.) San Francisco, June . Arguments in the case or Chief of Police Seymour be gan today before Judge Se&well In the superior court when Seymour aought to have made permanent threa Injunctions against tha board of police commission ers preventing them from susoendln him snd naming another chief and from hearing charges against him. 1 ; " Mrs. Cleveland Returns. f United Pre L.aa4 Wlr l New York, N, Y., June t. Mrs. O ro ver Cleveland got back from Europe yesterday. . wjtn her cama her aon Richard, who haa been In school In Switxerland. to be raised, and the opinion of the din- now attend the playa because., of . thai trlctattorney.; waa reuelved ,liila; roora- -prices of admission. DUNIWAY SAYS HE ' , SIMPLY RIGHTS WRONGS -,. ."! am being constantly berated by - tha press and public for being an Ob structionist, when, as a matter of fact, I don't do anything but right the wrong "put upon property owners by city offic ials." f Attorney R. R. Duniway thus defend ed ' himself - today at a meeting of s special council committee to conalder a proposed compromise between the city and the property owners who will be af fected by a proposed reassessment ordi nance for the cost of improving Dekum avenue. The special committee arrived at no solution of the difficulty and on motion of -Mayor Simon, a member of the committee, City Attorney Frank S. Grant was instructed to draft the reas sessment ordinance. ; WOMAN SHOOTS HUBBY l, IN ANKLE; THEN FLEES 1 The pcllce are searching the north end today for Mrs. Viola Edwards, wife .of Carl Edwards, a colored electrician residing at 109 North Seventh street, ho this morning angered by the fact that her husband carried a telegram to the Western Union office for another y woman, fired five shots at her husband. ' one of which penetrated h'.s leg Just I auove ine anjue. me others went wild. , As soon as the woman wounded her hiihtiaud, she left the house on a run, " and Jumping over the back fence, dis appeared by running through various homes. ing by the auditor, County Clerk Fields has retained one half the naturalisation fees for his own use upon a decision in the federal court. Tha Justices of -the peace have retained the marriage fee because it haa been the custom. Whether or not the county court will require the three officials to return all collected the last six years la a question, and the members of the court are now considering It SACRAMENTO VOTES ON SCHOOL BONDS Sacramento, Cals June . Sacramento today Is voting on an $800,000 bond issue for new and enlarged achool housea The vote up to noon was ex ceptionally light It requires a two thirds vote to carry. Alleged Thief on Trial, Ifoward Manning Is on trial today in the oircult court for larceny from a steam dye works last fall at Third and Salmon streets. He waa seen coming out of the place by Sergeant Kinleln and caught. Manning had two suitcases under his arm, In which were packed five panama straw hats and four suits of clothing. a&mipi UQtfS Art VWUlZU 309 MORRISON ST. "The Onyx Hosiery Shop" We Are Sole Agents For teed Silk Hosiery MEN'S ' ti WOMENS- Fashions says ; "Wear Silk Hose." Economy says "Buy at LennonV Common sense says' "Buy Phoenix The women's are 75c the pair, $3.00 for box" of four pairs. . The men's are 50c the pair, box of four pairs for $2.00. h Box of Four Pairs Guar anteed for a Quarter Yeafs Wear. When you see them, "we'll only need to say, "What size and color, please"? 6iOVS. 0SftfiY. UMBKUAS. FIREMEN, RESENTING CRITICISM, DISBAND ."-iBnecial rHgnatch to The Journal i .KoetburK.. Ot, -Juna 9. Hosebnre 1s without a volunteer fire fighting depnrt- ment looay, as tne result of severe criticism which It received at the hands of the city council last Monday night. The firemen held a meeting at the city ball last night to derlda on some sort of action on the criticism, and aa a re sult the companies disbanded. The de partment took strong exception to the views of the council because of the fact that, tney gava their time and services to the city without charge. .t -Special to Visitors i Rae announcement, 'page',10, this ls , ".sua, af tha sale of all tha exhibition lo atrumeats shown during the grand opening daya of the new Eilers Music .Hons. These are Instruments of the 'very choicest kind and this sale will , . prove of extraordinary interest to avery musical horna out of town as wair as .r $a thefitjr. .- ' : - - V , , , -:r - - sc Summer Excursions to the East JJS 6, 7, 9, 10, IS, 16, 17. 1, 83, 83, 84, 38, 29, 30. 'njy 1. 93, 4, 6, 6. 18, 80, 86, iao, Angnst 81, 88, September H. 4, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 83, 88. 89, 30. 1. 8, 4. 5,' a, 7. t4t CHICAGO AND RETURN ; . . ..7 HT$72.50 ST. LOUIS AND RETURN $70.00 NEW YORK AND RETURN .. . . . .$108.50 BOSTON AND RETURN. . . . . . . .$110.00 ST. PAUU MINNEAPOLIS, DULUTH, OMAHA, KANSAS CITY, ST. JOE AND RETURN . . . .fV . . . . . i . . . . . ; . . .$60.00 Tickets allow fifteen 15) daya for going passage, flnel 'return limjt October Jf. Go one way and return another If you wish, atop overs allowed wlthlo limit In each direction Ride on the ORIENTAL KIIITED. through . Standatd and Tourist Sleepers, Portland to Chicago, In 72 houra with out change. Service and stjenery , unsurpassed. Tickets and sleeping car resert.tlone at Clfv Tlckef .Office. !2i Tht-d street Portland, or at Va' - pot, llth and Hoyt ata . , M. DICXBOW. 0. . ft T. A. . aJtCHTWSr.T) i OKAT, A- O. T. ft P. A. LIFE OF A Bullets Fly Thick and Fast in Fight Over Insult to : Woman, r . i . - . . . ' HARMONICA SAVES HARRISON LINE TOS HERO TAKE FREIGHT: TO ! wAMPnihfD . r p iy..ifuiuuu i uii ? u. -.v. law a foreign Ship csiinot carry freight between two American porta , ; . v.kapoo cirsmoxs I' J, ( , ( Life rrrsprrrrs Maj Uj .vara-on ' .I ' Motor jloate Onl. ::,;& Tcal Inspectors Kdwarda and Fuller have received Information to tha effect' that under a recent ruling of tha depart. ment of i commerce and - labor, . kapoa ' ', cushions will be allowed to be used oa V motor veaaels whan thera is indelibly stamped or permanently marked on tha , cushion tba place whers It la manafaa ' tured and that It Is prima Java kapoo, .. These may bs Deed tn lieu of Ufa pre- . servers on motor boats only. . William It. Wannabo. a resident of St. Johna, tha liaro of aa encounter with two rowdies . who last night insulted two women companions, owes his Ufa to a small .harmonica, which at carried in his upper left side pocket. . . wannebo, John Lewis and the two women had Just i stepped off the car near tha St Johns Heights bridge when a man who later gave his name as Ed Long and a companion, whose name Long refuses to divulge, made Inaultlng remarks about, tha women."- Wannebo, Incanaed at tha remarks, turned on thu rowdies and started to fight. '-Both drew revolvers and bullets flew fast for minute. One bullet struck tha har monica, and but for its presence there, would hava entered . Wannebo S. Tieart Another' bullet plowed through Wan nebo's cheek, maknf a wound that will always show. ' v ." ' But In spite of the two shots which struck the men, ha fought both rowdies, finally knocking Long unconscious. Turning hie attention to the other man, be fought until Long showed signs of coming te. At this Wannebo turned on Long and succeeded In holding him, but tha other man escaped in the brash. Patrolman B. F. Sherwood, who was n the neighborhood, wss summoned and brought the man to the station, where he waa charged with assault with Intent to kill. Long had a large re volver and1 a full belt of cartridges. This morning In court Deputy District Attorney Henneasey, In spite of the fact that only the harmonica saved Wannebo from death, reduced the charge to simply assault and battery, but Judge Taswell gave him the limit on thsti charge. 10 days and a fine of 1300. Wannebo haa taken tne harmonica for a treasured keepaake, also the bullet which wss flattened against It. A de scription of the other aaaallant has been furnished to the police and they are looking for him. Balfour., Guthrie &; Co.; .An- nounces ..New-': Departure; :-f Service WjIKRun in Opposi ) tion to 'Railroads.' V;' v: A new. departure In the shipping line was announced,, this morning by Balfour, Outhrle St Co. when It waa Stated that tha steamers of the new Harrison line would carry freight from Portland and California ports to Vsncouver, B. C . Upon the arrival of. the ' steamers from Antwerp at Saa Pedro they will discharge the cargo there that Is Intend ed for that port and will fill up the vacant specs with cargo for tha British Columbia port Tha same will be done at Saa Francisco and aa soon as the steamers sf that Una begin coming In here, which will be October 1, they will take cargo out of here for Vancouver. . A.n official of Balfour, Outhrle A Co. stated that there had been numerous ejuerles for rates to the Canadian port and It Is expected thst a largo amount of supplies and general 'merchandise will be shipped by that Una. At the present time there are no steamers that carry freight from here to Vancouver and all supplies that are carried up that way ara taken by rail. .iThe first of. the Hsrrlson line of steamers to come in here will be tho Commodore, 2114 tons. Captain Bass, which is scheduled to sail from Ant werp July tt. , She will be due to ar rive here about October 1,. coming, by way of San Pedro and Ban Francisco, Freight la oeing brougnt by tneae steamers In addition to tha regular Bal four, Outhrle line, of which the British steamer Saint George was the laat in port. But for the fact that tha steam ers fly the flag of a foreign country they would probably bring freight hare, from the California ports, but under the I Slimmer 1 ' ILxcursion Tickets ast Bound S T . '.-".VonVsale om numerous1 dates ; j MAY; '18 , TO SEPTEMBER? 7,!. 1911 Northern Pacific THE ORIGINAL SCENIC HIGHWAY A few ample- similsr reductions to many ' other points ,ir ; the Eastern United States ' ; t ' and Canada, as. well at the - Middle West: : Ry St. Paul $60.00 Minneapolia 60.00 Duluth ., 60.00 Superior 60.00 Chicato '. ,72.50 St Loais ................ .70.00 New York ..1. $108.50 Philadelphia . 108J0 ' Omaha 60.00 Detroit ' 82J0 Boston . . ,4. '110.00 Montreal, Que........... 105.00 ":i Long limits and liberal stopovers. , Lovw rates for. Great Lakes steamer trips." ,. ' We serve those "Great Big Baked Potatoes."' ... Let us arrange yonr itinerary it will be a pleasure ' Route of . tha North Coaat Wm- . REMEMBER THESE EVENTS: . . Astoria Ceptennial . .". . Aug. ,10 to Sept. 9 Tacoma Carnival of Nations!.; July 3 to" 5 Seattle Golden Potlatch ...".July 17 to 22 Pendleton Round-Up Sept. 14 to 16 Minneapolis Qvic Celebration ..Jnly 2 to 8 Duluth Water Pageant July 20 to 22 Yellowstone Park a.... Jane 15 to Sept. 15 Through Sleepers Daily to Official Park , Entrance. , - A. D, CHARLTON, Asst Gen. Pass. Agent. Portland - 255 Morrison St, Portland. sum ackiniowledgirinieinil!:' aimd aim ainioooinicemeiiill: 'll : ,- i ' InrthirsaIT .we'nave also tiomerbus hew and warranted Pianos such as are usually sold for $250 and $350.- ? Come-prepared to purcnase one ot jthese ,now at positively one-third less r and ; ven -the finest of ? Chlckerings and Kimballs- and Deckers and Sohmers wills be found in this sale, at a savingt price 'that represents enough to more than pay for aisnilmost complete mirsical edticatioai ' Aa to) terms of payment We shall ;sell -at this time any of these instru ments ctn 'Our, 24-month, of even on- Our 3-years. extended payment plan, at the'absolute' cash. sale'price, ,witK simple interest' added on deferred pay ments. ".J.-.. . 't-i vv J .-U- ' Superb Player 'Pianos 'and. Baby Grands will be1 sold for; $15 a month. and there will ba some for ay little as $12 and for $10 monthly. ' - .A good, newwarranted serviceable Upright Piano now obtainable1 for $S a month,, and the fancier styles ma be had for $6 and $3 monthly, With feelings of profound gratitude we acknowledge this morning our indebtedness to the thousands of well-wishers who have honored us with their presence during the past few days of our opening. It was delightful to hear the expressions -of commendation and surprise wrhich were so generously and spontaneously bestowed upon this establishment by every caller words of commendation and praise . because of the truly magnificent masterpieces of the 40 different foremost nlann and nrtran maWrr and taltcinor machin manufacturers. whose instruments we had the privilege to exhibit during those opening days, and sm prise .because of the unlooked for extent of these new premises, the greatanety of in struments on display, and the many conveniences, and appointments made, possible by virtue of this magnificent new building. We thank every one most heartily for the generous consideration shown this estab lishment during the past, and we particularly extend our thanks to the tens of thousands of satisfied patrons of Eilers Music House everywhere, -by virtue of whose liberal pat ronage the success of this institution has been made possible, and the achieyementof this magnificent new building has beei attained. , ft v " And now back to work! Thus the feast days are ended. Business, which has been almost entirely lost track of during these opening days, must again be resumed. A bigger and busier and better Eilers Musjc House than ever before must characterize the new location.''- . '''.; " .' . . ;';.'.'''( j -'?;' ' '. ;i '- ' At no time in the past has Eilers Music House been in position to demonstrate the correctness of its merchandising principles and the far-reaching advantages it is thereby able to offer tothe musical instrument buying public than right nw. ; , ,; ' JEver since its inception it has been the 'aim of Ellers'MusIc Huse fo furnish the' very highest quality in pianos, at the very lowest possible price. ; How thoroughly we are in position to do this now will be demonstrated upon our price tags tomorrow morning. . . .;.''; ';.'y;-A .-"-x ?. Vft shall sell each exhibition Instrument' Every 'instrument containedJn the mag nficent openingexhibition all the" beautiful BubyC Grands and largef Grands, and the subperb plain-cased and fancy-cased Upright Pianos, as well as the dozens and dozens of .different styles and designs of the latest and best of Player Pianos, comprising nearly every make, are priced lower. than the same grade and quality is or ever will be obtain able elsewhere; '.'';. 'V' r ';' '.v.?Xfe We are going to sell every one of these Instruments at the 'earliest possihle moment Our May sales were greatef by 97 'percent than during May last year,1 arid during the present month we are, going to, exceed by more than ' 100 ' per cent the big record of piano-selling made by1 us during June last 'year. ':':'.,:tX s . The Player Pianos reduced.. A player- piano such as you would expect ordinarily to pay $650 for, U how $496,:' and we have numerous warranted, thoroughly dependable Player Pianos for. Jess 'than' even this' lowprice. . 'V' "' ? fli iA' V '" '. , .PWyer Pianos of the very highest-priced types and of most lavish construction for which it is the custom .for ordinary dealers to charge $1000 and $1100 are' here for $815, $752 and less. ,;t;V", ::y,J '.- 'Vv!''.;V Xv.. '. . : The very hiehest' achievement in Baby Grand 'Pianos.' amons:, them Chickerinir ' ' iQuarter Grands, and 'other small Grands, Sobmer masterpieces, Kimball small Grands, ! - v Decker and' Hazelton Grands, in the most superbly figured of fanciest jnd jarfe wpoda,,; ami IV i many ;ii wuitii ?uu nuu.fuuu aim f iwu 13 iiidigcu ujr uic cguioi ymnv '' trade; these are obtainable here now at reductions in many cases fully one-third less. , f v-LThis ia an exhibition and kale of the utmost imnortance to everv music-lovlnn house. I' lWill accept old Instruments in part payment. Those having Pianos or 'Organs of greater or less worth, which should be-exchanged for. some of these magnificent new ' exhibition pianos will find us 'willing, to allow, most liberally for such old in- striimertts toward part payment of these new. ones. - ' , ... :'i- ' f - - " 1 ' J ' Special to buyers from out of town. As our special Contribution to those who ase visiting our beautiful, city, we agree 'to prepay freight' tor any rail road station ot. boat landing in Oregon or Washington, at these- safe prices, upon any instrument-purchased during this sale." " Select your Piano now. If you are not prepared to pay the complete requisite first payment, make a 'small deposit tq show good faith and arrange-for settlement of the balance later. - , , ' ; ..' , - ; Special to purchaser! of Player Pianos, t A splendid music cabinet con taining an exquisite collection of the best of music1 rolls will he given free with every Flayer Piano purchased during this sale. Investigate this,: It means a great deal. , it. s 1 ' " , , , v v 'Eilers Music House, now the Nation's largest dealers. In our new fire proof building, oil Alder' street, at- the corner of Seventh. ' lieadquarteri tor iaixihg jyacnines. .- ; :.