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-V,'--' ".. ," . ' ' ' 1 ;:THE01G0N5:,DAI1VY II W it : ! ENGINEERING BOARD GIRL . FORGER SCORNS SYMPATHY OF PUBLIC ENGINEERING BOARD AT -WORK -ON HORSE HEAVEN 'IRRIG ATION FCAN THREATENS; KERNS -J! tSSSSBSBZi imu nDcocmn nmi NUN BURN TO DEATH . V Nellie Miller Says She In . dorsed Check, But Mended to, Do Nothing Wrong.; First Attention Is Being Given ! Inmates Who Perished Wero; to Laurgaard's Plan - of Bond Issue for Same. ' Idiots and Sister Loses LrfejP in Trying to Rescue 'Tfiem. C ; - VOMi COMPANION 45 GIRLS, INMESOFi.' IBflLlAil ":-if-l:, f.'-"'- v CONS BERING HORSE I if: IRRIGATION' ... HEAVEN An upbraiding of Co kind that only tit outraged woman can Rive, awaits leRoy Kerns, alleged forger,; In the courtroom "whn ha la confronted by Ml Nellie Miller, 21years old. wait resa, who was arrested In his company Saturday nlsjht by F. 8. Alkus of the Burns international Detective agency, and who Is accused of complicity In the-crime. " "I didn't kiww- what I waa signing, and HJldn't Know that he was married ?iben lie ! tool4 me into the bank and old me to sign my name to a check," saM Misa Miller this morning. "I don't want to se him now. but Just UWwait stills we get in the courthoom." Police Who have worked on the case, and Mrs. Iola G, Baldwin, wo inter viewed ths girl, believe that the girl ia innocent of any criminal Intent, and thaf she wa victimized by Herns, The check ove.r which the arrests were ' made was for $300, and was passed at the Northwestern National bank Uecember 7. The forgery grew otfCof the sale of a. homestead which tlefeal Mrs. Kerns proved up. Mrs. i Kerns resides in Parker. S. D. . Kerns sent the deed to the property to -.South Dakota for his -wife's signa ture. Sho returned it, and the proper- c ty was sold to the Baldwin Sheep & lland company bf Madras. They made out a check In Mrs. Kerns' name, and . delivered it to her husband, who is acl cUsed of inducing Atlas Miner to forge too wife's signature. , VI didn't believe that he would He to me, but now I would believe anything about him," the girl told Mrs. Baldwin this morning. "He told me he was dl- "vorced, and we were to have been mar- rled in April. The girl said she met Kerns while . working in a hotel at Madras', and that they had lived together but a short time. , "Certainly I aigned the check," ahe aaid.' "He asked me to, and I hesi T. tated, but he said that it was all tight. He . whispered to me to get tht money In bills. I never had a cent 1' of this money, but I am willing to pay it all back, every dollar, if I have to . aave for years. 1 don't want the sympathy of the public." she added. "The public cares ; nothing or did nothing for me; and If r I did wrong, . I am willing to pay the price." ; Tacoma Couple May Hp,ve Died of Hunger ." Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 1. (U. P.) 'Sunday's search having proved frult - less, larger partlea started out today , toj-search Jihe' .thick woods In the vi cinity fAldfer for -4race of Mr. and Mfs. Otto Powell' of Tacoma, who have been lost in the forest since Decern - -betJg.. it Evidence found by the searchers Lyeterday clearly indicated the Pow- ib mriea irom tneir caDin on a ; hufitig g trip, expecting to return on th jeame day. They are believed to AbaV become lost while far from home anfT, It Is feared that both have oer- I lsBed from hunger and exposure. Only ' sufficient food to last the couple a single day Is thought to have been taken A by them when they left their cabin.' ,; S no in the forest is two feet deep. I -' ral Son Gives Up lEBights to Mother ?he late Kaspar Kuelthau, in his last; will and testament, left all his ; eetjLtto his widow, with the proviso u thai-she should come into possession and enjoyment of it only If she did no6 marry. The estate la valued at ; aevferai thousand dollars. The son, ac- rorjiing to a disclaimer, which was f 111 by Attorney C. J. Schnabel. .waives all his rights to the estate in fator of his mother, and declines to ' acofept the position of , administrator. - Tha son also made a deed of his rights to itha property to his mother, thus ging her the right to remarry should ane r desire. i it . f Burglars Celebrate, Too. W. K. Stuchell and members ' of i hia - family were downtown last night enjoying the New Year festivl . tie, burglars were busily engaged in rarisacklng the home at 140 A ins worth . avenue. The house was found badly disordered about midnight when the polce'were notified. Tracks in the anew Indicated that the robbery was Jhf forks of boys. Patrolman John ;. Re k. investigated, and reported that . tw4 watches and a revolver were - stolen. - llazamas Keep Open House. The. Mazamas are keeping open house at the club rooms in the Northwestern I National Bank building this afternoon and evening." President Hardesty .will 'be Jin, general charge of the affair, to which ; all members or 3e 'cjub ana thejr friends have been Invited. ELL-ANS ''Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. DEAD ON ; I ' . HIS FEET GOLD' MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap- aulas, will bring new life and quic kiy relieve that' etopped-un oanaeated t mU lug. They will thoroughly clean and wash out tne kianeya and bladder and v gently carry otf the ill effects of ex ceases Of all kinds. The healinar: anot . in K" oil soaks riaht into the wn. na ' linmg of the kidneys and expela the . ikuhui ii our ajrtienu i iveep your kidneys in good shape by daily use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules and you will have good health. Qo to : your druggist at one and aecura a .' paffcAga or this time-honored, world. ? m.,1"?.4 . lt 18 .not "Pataat inNu.in . u is iwuea upon oy u. o. governmenc cnemists ana declared pure uiuis caouiiK laia una country, uu s fore comlna- Into thia countrv. Ci )LD ; MbUAU ia, the pure, original Uaarlem oil, Imported direct from the ancient laboratories in Holland Wbcr It Is tne .fiaiionat nouaenoid remedy tt the sturdjrDutch. Loo is for the name uujjurBLUAD on every dox. ACce tlo i substitute. Your druesrtar- an I, lad )y refund your money if not as represented. - r or aie ana guaranteed by xoe vw J-Tug o. .: .-x . tA.OT. 15 at ..' R rtfrrrfpi??? i,nvf't'mti i '-y''y'Tj;yyryy g " r ' ', J's; fe' '""' p- "''''.'' jl " i i"- ft;?', I hi', 'S I j,,,,',', ' lit? P '' 8 .;7"l S ' y, -1 - "-f 'i - Miss Nell VENERABLE PIONEER DIES AT HIS IN FOREST E iam Abernethy' Was Last to Pass Away of- Methodist Missionary Party of 1845. "William Abernethy died at his home in Forest Grove on Saturday, Decem ber 30, at the age of 85. He was the last to pass away ot the Methodist missionary party, arriving in 1840. Hla father was steward of the party on the ship Lausanne that arrived off Vancouver on June l, of that year. In 1845 the elder Abernethy was elected governor of Oregon for the provisional government. In 1863 William Aber nethy married Miss Sarah Fiaei.a Gray. His widow and the following children survive: William Abernethy of Tacoma, Edwin P. S. Abernethy, McKinley, Or., Miss Camilla u. Aoer- nethy. Forest grove; Mrs. MIzpah I. Waterman. Welch's, Or.; Mrs, Frances M. Hahn, Multnomah, Or.; Mrs. Pearl D. Miller. McKinley. Or.; Mrs. Daisy Hahn. Edgewood. K. l.: Mrs. vioici Swan ton, Marshfield, Or. The burial will be in Klvervlew cemetery tomor row, Tuesday, January 2, at 2:4o p. m. MRS. R. H. JLINEHAN IS DEAD Mother of Mrs. J. Harvey Johnson Dies Suddenly This Morning. Mrs. Hettie R. Llnehan, widow of the late Daniel Linehan, died at 3 o'clock this morning of heart failure. While Mrs. Linehan had not been well for some time her reath was sudden and came as a distinct shock to her friends. among whom Mrs. Llneham wasjtnown for her many kindly qualities. S&e had resided at 431 Third street but had spent, much time recently with lier daughters, Mrs. J. Harvey Johnson and Mrs. Lloyd R. Smith. Besides her two daughters Hvirfg in Portland. Mrs. Llnhan is survived by a thlrd, Mrs. E. Nelson Allen of Los Angeles, who as vMiss Lina Linehan was well known here a a singer, and ty a brother, William is. jseet oc L.exingiuD, mo. .mineral arrangements will be announced by Flnley'a. . Mrs. Angola Barbare. Mrs. Angola Barbare, who died at her residence, 408 Thirteenth street, on December 30, had been a resident-of Portland for the. past SO years. She was the Widow - of the late Vincent Barbare. Mrs. Barbara was born In Austria in 1853, and is survived by six children Peter J., N. J. and An thony C. Barbare; Mrs. M. K Mayo. Mrs. T. E. Dooley and Margaret Bar- bare. She suffered a long illness from diabetes. Funeral services will be field tomorrow, Tuesday, January 2, from the residence at 8:30 a. m., and from St. Lawrence's church at 9 o'clock In terment will be at Mount Calvary cemetery, in charge of Dunning & Mc Entee, funeral directors. ' Death Ends Long Illness., The body of Mrs. Martha A. Vohs, who died at the Good Samaritan hos pital on December 30, was forwarded to Beaver Creek. Oregon, this morning. for interment. Mrs. Vohs Is survived by her husband, Edward A.. Vohs, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fellows, a son. Charles Edward Vohs, and. two brothers. Hiram . and Stephen Fellows of Highland Oregon. -:Mrs, -Vohai was 21 years of agep a , native :4rfiiDregbWi and suffered a long time with tuber culosis. '. . - - ' . ? r J'-, Native of New Jersey Passes.' Mrs.-Julia V, McGiU . died at the Hotel Congress on December JO, 1916, after a residence In this city of but four months. She waa 70 years of age and a . native f ? New-i Jersey Heart trouble caused her death, after a short illness. Harry B. Menafeea of this city is a son. Two other sons . are Albert L. McGill of Omaha. Neb., and Shirley McG ill of Fresno; Cal. Miller Sc. Tracey forwarded the body this morning to Omaha far, interment,; HOME ROV ie Miller. ASTORIA PORT SHIPS 384,587,593 FEET OF Of This Amount 328,450,674 Feet Was Produced in the Mills of Lower Columbia, Astoria. Or.. .Jan. 1. (P. N. S.) Figures given out by the local col lector of customs show that during the year 1916, including log rafts and piling. 338,405,674 feet of lumber were shipped by water by the plants in the lower Columbia district. Of this amount. 291.154 feet went to Califor nia ports, 2,906,302 feet went to the Hawaiian Islands,T47.539 feet were shipped to Alaska, and the rest to foreign ports. In addition to the lumber, 45.685 piling, 6168 bundles of lath, 650 bunT dies of shingles and 301,475 bundles of box shooks were shipped -to Call fornia, 153,435 lath were sent to for eign ports and 500.000 shingles were shipped to Hawaii. The district In the same 12 months from up-river mills shipped 38,712,000 feet of lumber to California, 11,690,- 487 feet to foreign ports and 6J79,' 432 feet to Alaska, making a grand total of 384,587,593 feet of lumber from, the Columbia river shipped or in rafts during the year 1916. Sioslaw Bar Deepens. Eu irene. Or.. Jan. 1. There is depth at high tide of 24 feet on the Siuslaw bar and a minimum depth of 15 feet at low tide, says R. T. F. Smith, manager ot the Tidewater Mill company of Florence, who is in Eu gene. The "Mirene" during its last trip to Florence took soundings -and- found these depths. The Jetty work at the mouth of the river is said to be responsible for deepening the water. NEWS OF THE PORT Arrivals December SL. Kortbern Pacific, American steamer. Captain Hunter. uaMteDsen and freight, from Saa FraDcisco. Great Northern Pacific Steamship company. Breakwater, American steamer. Captain Jen- fen, passengers and f reirbt, from - fcan Pran- cNko and war, ' Northern Pacific Steamshlo company. " Marine Almanac. Weather at Hirer's Mouth.' Norta Bead. Jan. 1. Condition of the mouth of the river ct 8 a. m., moderate; wind south. a6 miles; weather raining:. Sua asd Tide January 8. Sua rises, 7:53 a. m. Sao sets. 4:37 p. nc -- Tides t Astoria. Hlebt Water: ' Low Water: 8.-02 a. m.. 8 feet 1 :3 a. m.. S feet :19 p. m., 6.3 feet 3-13 p. m.. 1.1 feet The time ball on the I". S. bTdracraDhie of fice was dropped at noon. " . Daily Kirer Readings. LUMBER DURING YEAR STATIONS: Height Change jR'nfal Lewistun 18 .2 0.00 Umatilla ; . . 0.5 . OJ O.Oe Eugene . v. .......... . 3.3 O.e l.lu Albany 8.8 0.2 O.20 Oregon City .-. 4.7 0.1 0.O9 I'ortland O.g ) Q.2 . () Rising. ( ) Falling. River Forecast. The ' Wlllamete river at Portland will rise slowly Tuesday and Wednesday. At Neighboring Ports. Astoria. Jan. L -Arrived down, ecnooaer earner rT. - , . v 'JUtorla. -vDec 5 ,S1.--Sarted at- midnight Beaver, r San Francisco and Ran Tedro. Ar rived at 5 and le on at 7JO a. ra.. Break wnter. 'tVeBr-an i Ftanclsco, via Eureka ami Coos Bay. - Arrived at noon, North era Paclfle. fnwn 8au Franciaco. Salted 'at 4:45 n. n.. K. A. Kllbum, for Coos Bay. Eureka, and San Francisco. . rriveJ ml a ana lett up at 11 p. m.. Tiverton, from San Francisco. Art Saa Luis. Dec SO. Arrived: Wasb tenaw. from Portland. -i t , ' Saa ; Pedro. ., Dee St.- Arrived: Norwood, from Portland. ' Sailed Daby Freeman, from ' San; FreeeJseot Jaa.-1 Arrived Tor Daring. Port Angeles. 1 a. .; Captain A. F. Lnoaa. vnia barga va in tow. i-ort A axe lee. a . m Kliho Tbompsoa. -Tacoma. - 9 a. - m.: Duteb steamer Roettat, Kew York, Newport News and Balboa. 1 i. m. Sailed Scboonet Henry K. HalU Colombia San FranelaeoV De.-?i. ArrivedVaedalay: Crescent pty. 12 m.; Khunatb, Loe - An - geles,' 8;3 a. m.j Curacao, Tacoma, 3:20 a. The, engineer board of the Horse Heaven Irrigation project Is holding its Initial meeting in Portland today. Its members are R. H. Thompson, former city engineer of Seattle; A. J. Wiley, hydraulic engineer of Boise, and O. Laurgaard of Portland, project engi neer. The board is giving first atten tion to Mr. Laurgaard's recommenda tion that the district issue $500,000 m bonds with which to buy and protect the water rights, franchises and other property of the Northwestern Electric company and the Klickitat Irrigation & Power company in the district. Will Consult Legal Members. With legal members of the board present in Seattle Wednesday, other phases of the project engineer's report will do passed on, inciuuing tne recom mendation for a bond issue of $15,000, 000 with which to meet construction costs necessary to irrigate 210,000 acres. The Horse Heaven project which is directly tributary to Portland is the largest ever contemplated in the Pa cific northwest. It lies between the Taklma and Columbia rivers in Wash ington and Mr. Laurgaard's report, de claring the project feasible, was an nounced exclusively In The Journal Sunday. Estimated Cost $24,553,438. In the entire project there are 611, 000 acres, of which 210,000 acres may be irrigated from the natural flow of supply streams (principally the Klicki- ttat); 90,000 acres more may be irri- gatea oy ine aaaiuon oi seven iurs reservoirs and 110,000 acres along the Columbia may be irrigated by pump ing, ine loiai cost is esmuatcu v J24.553.438. The cost of the main canal '.;i.Jllea.",",,,w, iZiZ 31,979,498 and' two power and pumping Plants. (oi,u. ine wumKWBi.1.. the reservoirs. Including capacity and ueigui ol uam, ins uwu uulijucu as follows: Name of Canacitv Helaht Reservoir. Acre h't. of Dam. Cost Two Lakes 43,150 100 31,302,400 Fish Lake. 25,330 142 212 150 160 592,800 Caldwell Prairie- 110,000 . 19.200 . 21.000 . 40.000 2.450.800 953,700 880,000 1,600,000 750,000 2,137,300 $8,833,300 Briscoe Creek MeCreedy creeK Alternate Teppe Creek . . Z5.0UO 125 216 Missouri Flat ... 53,800 Total 297,480 The engineer does not recommend the bulldiritr of the reservoirs until after the main canals have been built ana the 210,000 acres irrigated by nat ural water flow. Ho Serious Obstacles Presented. "Aside from heavy construction, there appear to be no serious engi neering difficulties to overcome in the long main canal, but tne excavation and construction of three long tunnels. installation of double lines oMarge In verted siphon and the concrete linings may require special attention," said Mr. Laurgaard. "The lands will be irrigated by means of a long canal from the head waters of the Klickitat river. The Klickitat, with its various branches, the Big Muddy, the West Fork and the North Fork, are the chief sources of water supply. It is intended to divert these streams by means of the Big Muddy and West Fork canals in a northerly direction into the main Klickitat above the intake of the main canal. It Is also intended to divert the flow of the Cispus river from the drainage area west of the divide into Two lakes and the? Diamond fork of the Klickitat into the Caldwell Prairie reservoir by means of the canal. The elevation of the land varies from 250 to 2500 feet above sea level. It can, therefore, be expected that all valuable crops common in the west, including fruit, may be raised on the project successfully so far as climate la con cerned." in.; Hrrrd, Ite AnsPles, $:0 a. m.: tne Herculee, with barge vv . H. Hmith. Seattle. 8:50 a. m.; Oregon. Loe Angeles, 9:10 a. m.; Del Norte, Crescent City, 8:15 a. m.; Sea Foam, Mendocino. 9:20 a. m.; Ran Juan, Bal boa. 10:30 a. m.: J. A. Chanslor. Astoria. 1 p. m.; Rose City, Los Anfeles, 1:30 p. m.; Admlrsl Farraent, Tacoma, 2:40 p. m.; Yel lowstone, Coos Bay, 3:15 in.; Atlas. En reka, 12:40 p. tn.; tug Falcon. Corlnto. Tia San Diego, 4:30 p. m.; Solano, Grays Harbor. 4:40 n. m.: Hardy, Coos Bay, 7:30 p. m. ; President, Victoria, 7:40 p. m. Sailed Wapama, Los Angeles, 12:10 a. m.; J. B. Stetson, Los Angeles, 12:15 a. m.; 8anta Barbara. Wills pa Harbor, 12:20' p. m. Santa Rita. Puget aound. 1:50 a. m- Wlltnlneton j Seattle. 4:40 a. m.: Danish motorsbio JuUan- aia. Aumiiuu i:iui.m.; Japanese steamer Toklwa Mam, VladWostok. 8:40 a. m.; El Segua do, with barge No. 91 In tow. Seattle. Tla Grays Harbor, 9:50 a. m. : Handalay, Los Angeles. 10:10 a. ro.; Northwestern, Los Angeles. 11:40 a. m. ; luamiio, r-oriiana. I p. m. ; Uregon. Grays Harbor. 1:20 p. m.; barge Simla, in tow of tug Coins. Port Ssa Luis, 1:20 p. m.; Daisy. Columbia rirer, 1:30 p. m.; Davenport. Seattle, 12:05 a. m.; Sierra. Columbia river, 4:40 p. m.; Preetln. Albion. 4:30 p. m.) Val des. Inget sound. 5:15 p. m.: Eureka. Seattle. 5:40 p. m.: t;. S. tug Tillamook. Saa Diego, 3 p. m. : Del Norte, Port San Luis. 4:30 p. m. Balboa. Dec. 31. Arrived Cauto. from Se attle and San Franciaco. for Havana. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Uso For Over 30 Years Always bean the Signature of. THEY WERE RUNDOVH , How often we hear it said of a man Or "Woman, "tney 'Were rundown in al.dertace to sell so many extra health," Which accounts for their anos and player phinoa at tne r-gu-. . xar retail price.- It could not be done, present sickness. For that reason lt ud wouia tx a ridiculous wast of is imDortant thaf when von finr? vnn etiort and money, only tba most un is imporxani mai wnen you rind you entln- reauctions in price wUl dls- Rire 'easily, when VOUr nerves are l . - ..vt i - r i uuuuikwuic w yvui worais lrasomev TOU Should Commence immediately L ., ... ' to 5irenginen your system Wltn tne a utsvrument immeoiateiy., N e real-blood-enriching, tissue-building food e troa. Hence this offer. . in JmnlmWrH i. ,Wf We shall make Inducements that are ucuiraicu iiqura-iooa ox mganuinuve value and is totally free from alcohol or namuul drags. Scott's has been prescribed by good physicians for forty-three 1 VearS. . Refuse Substitutes. T l ' ' 'rlat.j.n. Tfln..t,f tt v . BeaaaaiiewBa, Bawiaaia. J; Uaa Engineer board of .Horse Heaven Irrigation projects meets ia Portland. Left to right O. LAorgaard, Portland; R. II. Thompson, Seattle, chairman; A. J. Wiley, Boise, Idaho. Country on June 30 Needs $379,000,000 Secretary iffoAdoo Jteports That Ex pense for Maintaining rorce In Mex ico and oa the Border Causes Deficit. Washington. , Jan.' 1. (I. N. S.) The United States must raise before June 30. 1917, $379,000,000 to replenish the depleted vaults ot the treasury. At that date, according to a. state ment Issued Sunday by Secretary . of the Treasury McAdoo, the treasury will face a deficit of 127900,000. due almost entirely to the great out- fop ,- iin tha armv In Mm . or, " paredness appropriations made neces- sary by the war in Europe. To this aum must be adJed 5100,000,000, the jowe8t amount possible to maintain a working balance in the treasury. The statement brings out that the cost of protecting the border against bandit incursions from Mexico will have totalled on June 3d. 1917, the sum or jit2,4i,uuu. Secretary McAdoo's statement Is a A PFemram Piamio Sale Cut Out This $30 - Over 100 of the finest Pianos, Player-Pianos to choose from Easiest terms of payment to all J Every home can now be a musical home Read these particulars If you do and act quickly you. will have sweet music at home before tomorrow Aa announced some time ago, we aoid; our biff Seattle establishment. The op portunity came quite unexpectedly. We had made contcacta with a num ber of piano lactoriea for regular ahlp menta during tba entire year and had to divert to Portland a number of car. loads originally Intended for Seattle. We muat gell them bare. They con sist principally of the highest grade and. moat expensive instruments, such as a carload of Deckers, a carload of Lesters, and nearly a carload of Chlcke-rlngs and Klmballs, alao some of our own Eilers Duo-Tonal pianos; and. then some of the lesa expensive manes, like tha Henderson, Cote, and l'rescott 'makes. Coming upon the heels of an already large stock, due to tne tact that our premises wer& be ing rearranged' and remodeied iir al most three months, wnich interfered with our selling greatly, thia situation id an acuta one. it requires Imme diate atientloa and drastic action. We "ut rmd home tor these lnstru- fAfinwit k-i aa am an a man uswi I 4 l.ose ot w large a numoer of piano ..... . . m . .. ' t u. uuicaiy. ... . . mv mw. terma oI payment so attractive that each and every caller will tind it - to hla or her advantage to decide upon We snail in lMoa also-- stoma of our regular -Port- Land stock: of pianos In order to make this aale attraeUve to every home. butno or every purpose ana lor every nurse. 'Abe making ot proUt wlll ot be a consideration, .but we shall en deavor - to make one a hundred extra loyal an4 ' . enthualastlc a friends t o tboae' who will get these tiianos now; and. at the sarae time we shalj try to plea for rigid economy in conducting the government. Dynamite Wrecks L. A. Grocery Store Los Angeles, Jap. 1. (U. P.) Dyna mite eary today wrecked tha grocery store, of E. G. Fuller, on Mission road. The entire front of the store was torn away and goods were-scattered about the floor by the force of tha explosion. The damage will amount to about $1000. The police have found no mo tive for the explosion. Portland's Chinese Observe New Year's Both Sections of Portland's China town were closed as tightly as any other portion of the city business dis trict today, in commemoration of New Year's, despite the fact that tj?e Chi nese New Tear, according to the ori- amd Coupon; Use It as So Much Cash to Get or Player Piano at Eilers Music House secure some valuable statistics as to, advertising. A modern music house muat be well advertised, lt is not enough to carry the finest musical Instruments and of fer same at advantageous terms of purchase. A good piano supplied by Eilers Music Houses lasts a lifetime. A new buyer must be found every hour of the day. Therefore a. high grade piano-selling institution must keep Itself well before the public al ways; it must make Itself well known. In disposing of this extra stock we recognize an opportunity to find out which method of advertising is the moat economical and effective, name ly, advertising .In the newspapers. In circulars, .In personal, letters, or In numerous other ways. Fer this reason we publish an ad yertiaing teat ceriflcate. It -calls for o. It Is good for so much actual cash. It will be accented hv ... ,- f first payment for any piano ra this . Deieci your piano now. present your certificate, arrange tor payment or Daiance as beat suits your, cop- cunm;g,iiii me pis.no will be sent to you. But even this Is not all of the inducements we now have to offer. ii you cnoose to make a further m ruent when you select we ray .a pre- juiuru mn insi every aoiiar becomes worth two dollars up to the amouat of the certificate that you pay us at the time you select your instrument. : We have published below tne certificate and the schedule 5 showing exactly what these ; extra premiums ; will amount to. . ' ' ' ' '-".-: Bear In mind that the piano prices in many Instances are reduced to less than wholesale. -. . . "' - '. i't , Bear in . mtncU that you ' need make no cash payment other than an adver tising teat certificate when you select your piano.. ;.---"-: - ': 'm " -- sr ' -- Bear" in mind that the balance .re maining unpaid can to ' settled- in monthly paymentaNoC f 12, $10, $, yes, even 16. We give 39 months' time to complete' the, payments. '. vV V; -7 'i) ental calendar, begins January 22 Feasting and entertainments of various sorts started early last night and 'eon tlnued through to the small hours of the morning, but the present observ ance is mostly formal and is made out of regard to the fact that the new Chi nese republic recognizes the occidental New Tear as its own. The Chinese, while outwardly willing to recognise the modern date, cherish in their hearts the old one, and the gongs will clash in true fashion for a week beginning Jan uary v22. Saving of Food Is Begun in England London, Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) The first of the new administration food sav ing measures went into effect today, when England began baking standard loaves. Saving of 18 per cent in flour will be effected, it is claimed, and at the same time result in a more nutri tious bread. Further important conservation measures' are expected to be promul gated soon by the food controller a de partment. ertisiimg Bring this a'dvertUing test certificate with you ' select - any instrument in this great sale; deposit the certificate as :; first payment, and make your next payment next month. '. GOOD Jtrtp as Initial oarment on a near Plans ana annual advertising test ana grand premium dutiibtitlon unless presented on or before noon January 10. 1917. xTxzms mrszo hottsxs. S85 Xorrlaoa at roarta aad ml Additional Premiums: $.00for $i.00 If cash ia paid in addition to this for Z for each dollar paid up to-the face of the coupon, a follows t;-'; 2j ' Present this Certificate and get a reoeipt for. ...........'... .iC$30.00 - Present this Certificate and pay'$ 5 ia cash and get a receipt for. ; . .$40.00 . -Present this Certificate) and pay $10 la cash and get a receipC for. . . .$50.00 ;- Present this Certificate and pay $1S ia cash and get a receipt for. '. .i$60.00 ' Present this Certificate and pay 20 In" cash aad get a receipt for, . i$70.00;-; Present thia Certificate and pay $25 in cash and get a receipt for. . .1 $80.00 . Precent thu tertucate and payu in Several very choice, brand-new, I warranted makes- of" pianos will be sold during this sale for f 1.25 a week. Still others will go for $1.50 a week, or pay $5 or $0 payments monthly, if you prefer. All instruments in this sale' will be plainly marked at the reduced lowest cash cost. Those buying on time will secure the same low cash prices; but will pay simple interest on deferred payments. Bear in mind that these pianos are the la teat, choicest, brand new, especially-selected instruments , from the foremost, greatest and moat trustworthy American piano makers. .Every instrument in this sale is un conditionally warranted in every,, re aped "l ' In this ssle sre included even the Chicks ring nd the now famous -Kimball; and Philadelphia's tine piano, the teater; the magnificent Decker; the old, reliable Smith. & Barnes; our own make, the Eilers Orchestral, and New Tork's most costly and most su perb srt piano, the magnifleent Kranich & Bach, together with dozens of well-known and thoroughly desir able, though 'less expensive makes.- Jfo more beautiful pianos "have, ever been received in Portland; no greater assortment has ever been shown at anyrone time anywhere than we pre sent now. '' v '- .'''' --: . We want to sell them with the least possible delay and we want thereby to secure over 100 additional enthusiastic and ' loyal - friends for - Eilers Juusle Houses. 1 " v - " - For . IMS you - will seure now pianos which have - never been sold for less than Jill heretofore. $i7, $172 and $19$ will secure such grades as are. never to be obtained elsewhere for less than $250 and $$00,- " ; Ask particularly to see some mag nificent, $450 styles now $214, anrT the plainer cases,' same make, $265. T a month-buys them, while the less ex- Montreal, Quebec. Jan.. !-!. N.''!-!--. ?. SO-rAo ?appalltnc tragedyclosed ;tn--old year in the little French Canadian " , village of St. Ferdinand d'Hallfax. iSj near Lake William, in .Megan tie; coun- i - ty, Quebec where 45 idiot , girl in- . ' mates of a convent asylum perished in the flra which destroyed that lnirff stitution. One of tha sisters who -: - ' ' tried to rescue ths girls .suffered-.; - . martyrdom In. the attempt, making: f the death roll 46. , . : . '; : The Institution . was not large as , asylums 7 go, .provincial governmeut s ;- " statistics showing it Jo have aocom- r ; ' modation for JtO ; firis. : ;- 'jXiZ&vf't- No more terrible conditions could bs '. imagined than those connected with :.' -this holocaust the biasing convent tha idot inmates and outside tha , blt-, . . ; ter cold of a 20-belowrxero-. night. At," tempt at rescue was doomed to failure '.' from the first. The scene was ons -of unforgetable horror." The seimihff,0"';V' elrla were absolutely bevobd control. some leaping from high windows -and" . ? escaping with, slight hurts. -Others jL-Uj met death in the Same way and soma. . , , bewildered creatures crouched In ;ter5 - ror till the flames engulfed them or"',- moremercifully smoked them into to , ' . , ; sensibility. : i:-:- ' -?r--3-- The water Shpply was of . ths po'or' : est. the blow-sero weather having f rox-, , en most of the aources. Many terror-V"' stricken refugees ' and ; villagers y. searched for and took to their hornet othera wno had fled, bewildered, into ? the night. - vVj ft The full extent of the tragedy wlll not b known for a day or two. Tha material damage la placed at $280,000. , Cutter Protector : ; Eeported Blown Tip - . London, Jan. 1. (U. P.)Tha cutiar . Protector has been blown up, a Lloyd's dispatch declared today. The number oj Uvea lost Is not known. - ,t Kdlefsen wishes Happy New - Yean . a Fine New Piano v FOR - PUvar-PiaitA In ti m uii : laa Broadway at AkUr, certificate, we issue our receint eaJHn' F lest mm vM a,, . .1 tvs.-;;: caan and get a receipt for. ...$90.00 i? i pensive . styles month. go at $ and$S a Sale prices on the very fanciest oH Terms aa best suit your con veniS- iesce. . . In this sale will .be included also a : superb lot of latest player pianos with ; - . tree musie rolls Included at corre- spondlngly low. prices; same keasy terms. - . - And bear In mind we guarantee i quality, and we also guarantee ptie . : We agree distinctly to refund all ' . money paid if purchase after delivery is -not found : exactly as VepresenteT" 1 snd in every way sadafactory or it la found some quality could have beert X't secured elsewhere for so low a price.-. atore open day and eveninga until sale closes. We have no time to'loae. - Agafn we repeat,- no cash - payment is necessary; eut , out the ? coupon. which will be taken a fT Us face value as the first psyment. . . ... ' Remember, this sale has now begun. v. If , you have no 'piano come at once. ' We have been able in the past to pre -sent .? many a money-saving 4 oppor-n- : . tunity to the piano buyer, but. never CI heretofore has a cpmhlnatlon ' of cir- y ' cumstances made possible so liberal a . proposition as; this,; and ws are sure -.- such opportunity ; will never -fee 'pre-r : " seated acaln. f.v.' Our expert are . at the service of t those who. wish to order by !mafl We ; make the most careful and! piinsUU-; ing selections and we ship instruments .: subject to examination and trial. - All f V money that may have been paid (o je I - :J refunded if upon receipt or the instru-: ment itiissncrt.. ound in every - way:. satisfactory. . This sale is going on . ' simultaneously, at .bxth plorem. namely." killers . Music Houses , sal8rooma. 2S5 MorTlson street at Kourth. and Eilers building, 142 ' Broadway; and .Alder streets, r-'- -v-?; '--'- '.. 4 ' i -'.