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-THE"" OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING; APRIL 1917.
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REPORTS FILED FROM
CITIES ; WHERE W
( PLATOON PLAN RULES
E. J. Hayes,, of Portland Flre
. men's: 'Committee, Has
Heard From, Many Cities,
MAYORS. CHIEFS REPLY
Preponderance of Opinion Prom So.
. pile Had Xs System Oives Better
" . - Service ud Koi Efficient. ,
In response' to lejfers d inqulry
eent mayor and 'fire chiefs of cities
where the. two-platoon- system for
firemen has been Installed or is about
to be, E. J. Hayes of the Portland
firemen's two-platoon committee, has
received statements from some, of
. which the following ecerpts have
been takenr 1
P. J. - McCartln. chief. Colorado
Springs, Colo. Two-platoon installed
..June 1, 1815, and we consider It a
f reat Improvement over the old sys
m; health and discipline first class.
Men on off shift take care of theatre
detail; Inspection, special calls for
high winds and other hazardous con
: dltlonft.v . '
Charles Collins, chief. Anaconda.
Mont Two-platoon gives better serv
ice, better efficiency, a; better class of
men. better health and more interest
taken.; Taken from, ail phases t la,
a vast Improvement over the old sys
. -tern. . '. '-.,,'..-
Efficiency Exponas Increases.
Sam Christy, Pueblo. Colo. Health,
discipline the samesjesponse to sec
ond alarms falrv
Peter J. Rosar, Scranton, Pa. I am
. ' an Indorser" of the two-platoon since
seelnr its -benefits. On second alarm
fires we have had the firemen of
our city respond no&iy, ana wunoui
any notification whatever, so tW is
a great help to working conditions,
, G. Bi Rose, chief. Berkeley, Cal.
Department more efficient in all ways
under two-platoon.
' Nell T. Sommer,- chief, Lincoln. Neb.
It required about one-third more
men and one-third more expense but
the efficiency was greatly increased.
fire losses are smaller though fire
exposure la greater. I reauy tnina
the double platoon system is a very
: crood thing.
Chief Fred Martin, Butte. Mont.
System has been in effect since Feb-
ruary 4, 1913, and has proven itself
- eminently satisfactory in every re
spect; about 18 per-cent increase in
men and "expense and investment
which the citizens of bur city con-
aider one of the best they have ever
i made; morals of the men better, more
harmony, living conditions are bet-
ter.- less infractions of rules than
ever before, and more interest in.
' work is taken. Through our methods
of inspection, made possible by the
' two-platoon system, the fire joss nas
-decreased.
post Xs Main Obstacle. ,
M, P. ; A. McDermltt, acting "chief
Newark,- N. J.-Two-platoon not yet
Installed. ' It '.will add 80 more, men
' to the 473 we already nave.
-Archie J. Eleyt chief, Los Angeles,
fal. From the' standpoint of effif-
ctency the two-platoon system . has
decided advantages, as the men are
fresh Ft or work and feel that they
' are- getting a square deal; the com
.paniea are-always full,- instead of
:!. often shorthanded.
" ? Olaf Johnson, chief, Superior. Wis.
The discipline-of the -department
. Is . excellent and may be maintained
at Just as high, standard under the
two-platoon as, under: the one-platoon
- system. If the Officers do their duty.
.! did not advocate the "change for
the reason that it increased the cost
sof maintenance of the department.
v-.The men asked to have It' 'put up to
the people for . vote and the people
voted four to oho in favor of it, so
"' there is no reason why I . should not
be satisfied.
James Farley, chief, Atlantic City,
N. J. The health and discipline com
pared with the old system Is Just
" about; 60 per cent above the old sys
tern. - a o .
, F. L, Stetsbn. -chief, Seattle. Wash,
There Js only one argument that
Pood Is Needed by
Inmates of ;Home;
v For Aged People
4t The inmates of the "Woodraere
m Old People's Home are In need
of food. . -
This institution houses from
2y to 30 dependent and decrepit
old people who are totally un
able to help themselves. . The
high cost of living has reduced' K.
their living rations to the last
m crumb and now Mother Law-
rence, the head of the Home, is
111 with pneumonia and unable
to solicit help forvher charges.
Anyone who win . contribute
either food or money to this
worthy cause may telephone
Tabor 2482, and contributions
will be called for.
can ., stand against the two-platoon
plan, i It eosts SO per- cent more to
maintain two platoons than one, but
this investment earns a return in
increased efficiency, general satisfac
tion among the men and a spirit
wnicn brings . the department to a
Pitch of , enthusiasm that saves dol
lars every month in cutting down the
fire losses. On second alarm fires.
all men respond, no matter whether
they are "on" or "off" -duty. And
they respond, promptly. The men cer
tainly, make) the system work out
here, there is no doubt about that.
(Northwest Hotel News, March 10,
1917.)
-Mayor Fuhrman, Buffalo. N. T.
I am for it. i I am surprised the f ire
men are not askirfg for something
better. .Why should the city demand
15 hours' work from a fireman and
only eight hours from some" other
employe? The system la not equita
ble, no matter how you look at it..
Entirely Satisfactory.
Joseph Randall, chief, Duluth, Minn.
The two-platoon is entirely satis
factory both to the heads of the de
partment and . to the public. It sure
ly gives us a more efficient depart
ment, we have more men at all times,
and thus far, 90 per cent of the men
have reported to second alarm fires.
when off shift, and in case of first
alarm fires in the downtown district,
about 10 per cent of the men off shift
have reported, although they are not
required to report to first alarms.
, Martin E. Gaffey, - district chief.
Kansas City, Mo. I hope and trust
that the good people of your state
will see the light and give her fire
men liberty. In regard to the disci
pllne in the department under the
two-platoon, it is good. This two-
platoon is simply fine. I was ap
pointed a fireman in March,. 1889. so
you may understand that I nave seen
both sides.
MAD
Hpnor Girls Guard
: Kecruiting Rapidly
Ka&y Cities of Orafoa mepreaented la
ZTew ratrloUo Koremsnt;
ship Is Ctelalor-Sacfc Sax.'
fpThe Portland chapter of the OlrW j
National Honor Guard opened its re
cruiting for members again last week.
with the result that 125 new memfbers
were ' taken in up to Friday evening.
An outline of the work done through
out the state Includes: ' i ; -
Ashland Freda Butterfleld; Just or
ganizing. - V
Albany Mae BaHaok; have written
several letters. ' - '
. . i a i . ry . w . I
im French. '
Corvallls Lila Dobelf: collese girls
giving up dances; money instead for
the Honor Guard.
ifiugene -JLuoye tmnn; zzs memuers.i
FESTIVAL APPEAL IS .
E AND PROMPT .
RESPONSE IS RESULT
4 '
Communication Drives Home
Necessity for Financial Aid
for Undertaking, . .
ANNUAL CONVENTION
PACIFie
OAST
OF:
RESCUE SOCIETY
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Idaho, Californidj Washington
and Montana Sent Repre
sentatives to MeetTftg,1 r' -
PHASES OF WORK SHOWN
Bhymstera Confronted With Dif fionlt
ttask of Coanposlng Suitable Bloga
f or riesta This Tsar. ;
uniisuaJ noirits benefit dances.
Forest Orovte Myrtle HJgiey to or
Addzesses Qiven o Subjects Pertinent
to Society, Aims and Reports Mads
of JtotMl Znstitatlons Tostered -
System Proves Eadcess.
J. C Enger, chief, Kansfts-ity,
Mo. The system, was Installed here
July, 1912. Since installation the sys
tern has proven a success.
John McNarry, chief, Kansas City,
Kan. The two-platoon went into ef
feet in our city January I, 1914. and
so far it has proven a perfect sue
cess. In case, of fires that last more
than 12 hours, 'the new shift. comes
on and relieves the ones that-have
been working all day and are tlr-
put. We feel that in this way Jre
losses are naturally less than they 1
would be where the. men 'work7 24 or
36 hours straight: through- without
rest. The public Is perfectly-satis
fied and .worked hard for us to get
the new system.
In a booklet gotten out by Charles
Louis Sankey, an expert on two
platoon, and a member of the Daunt
less club of Buffalo, on page 13 vre
find quoted a letter as follows:
"Yonkers, N. T., Nov. 17, 1915.' ,
"To Whom It May Concern: The un
dersigned, all engaged in the buslnass
of fire insurance in the city of
Yonkers. and also members : in good
standing of the Board of Underwrit
ers of the city of Yonkers, desire
to express their approval of the two
platoon systenr as lrt use in the fire
department of Yonkers, N. Y.
(Signed) -Alfred C. Brechet, Au
gustus Kipp, A. W. Valentine, George
H. Warren, B. E. Sullard."
Put Into circulation Thursday, the
letter addressed to the ivie and' fra
ternal organizations by the Rose Fes
tival association, seeking their aid, has
already brought returns.
The letter driccs nome many oi tne
features of the last campaign to be
waged for ; funds with which to con
duct the. Rose Festival, for this year
the general taxation metnoa made a
law by the last. session of the legis
lature will be in effect. In part the
letter says:
Cities Stand Xeady.
"Other, cities stand ready to put on
a Pacific coast Kose Festival this
year, if Portland does not, and tak
title to the name Rose City; hence, in
order that Portland retain its great
renown and prestige and' world fame
as the Rose City, it Is important thai
we put on the very best Rose Festival
program possible this year and every
body's financial hern is needed."
The letter is a -unique form of nego
tiating the assistance of the various
organisations, bat from the early re
turns it ia evident that It. la going to
be a successful endeavor.
with the election of Mrs. George
MoMath. nresldent of the Oregon Con
gress of Mothers, to- the place occupied
by Hamilton Corbett, who resigned to
study United States cavalry tactics in
Arizona, the board la one of the
strongest to handle a Rose Festival.
Committee vests Today.
Two meetings have been held where
preliminary plans have been, worked
out and this afternoon the directors
will again gather at Festival head
quarters at the Hotel Oregon to look
over the hundreds of slogans submit
ted in the contest for the 1917 catch
line.
The Festival date has been set for
June 13, 14 and 15 and to get these
dates to rhyme with 1917 and "rose"
and, "Portland" eeems to be a diffi
cult task for the embryonic poets.
The directors are regretful that so
many saw fit to submit long phrases
or intricate verses' when it was the de
sire to get some catchy .line that ev
eryone would remember. . Out of the
mass of material such a line is to be
found and the .author will be the re-
leader;
ranize Marchi31.
Gaston Marie Ostrand,
small but enmu Blast ic.
Hood River Ruth Blowers; 60 mem
bers.
HilIsbor5Mrs. C. W. Rollins; Just
organising: about CO members.
Independence Mrs. W. M. Huff;
about 20 members. -
La Grande Naomi Klrkley; 45 mem.
bers ,
McMInnvllle Ubby Marley; - rally
Friday; work in wigwagging, aut-
mobilinr and first aid.
Monmouth Organizing.
New berg Maggie Llttlefield; organ
lzlnr. '
Oregon CJty Cls Barclay Pratt;
rally; recruiting for National Guards. .
Pendleton -Evelyn Sommerville; 60
members.
Riddle Mrs. Ralph Ball; 20 mem
bers; benefit dance: first aid classes.
Rainier Considering organizing.
Roseburg Vera Buick? arranged for
classes and secured teachers; 60 mem
bers,
Salem Nell Svkes
cmitinr for NatK
The Dalies CJiaays jane uaute;
for National Guard.
es Gladys Jane
members; much enthusiasm
town.
Woodbnrn Mrs. Fred Dose; SO mem
bers: first aid and social work started
Sumpter. Union. Tualatin. Yamhill,
Canby, Richland. Rose Lodge, Lebanon,
Condon. Madras and Dayton are inter
ested. Dallas -Georgian a. Flake; organising.
Grants Pass 'Mrs. Hazel Venn; or
arenizin. .
Throughout the state, are 1032 Honof
girls and 625 m Portland.
Cost of Conduct of
Federal Buildings
ror Seven Tears Past Cost of Keating
and Ugntln; Foetof flee and Cns
torn House Kara Been Reduced.
The average cost of lighting the
United States postofflce and federal
building for the years 1909 to 1912
according to an official report Just
completed by Postmaster F. S. Myers,
was $3403.89. For the succeeding four
years, up to and including isib, tne
cost was only $1507.15
The average cost of water In the
The tenth annual convention of the
Pacific- Coast Rescue .and Protective
society hld Monday and .Tuesday,
March 26 and 27, at the First M. E.
Church. South, and at the Central li
brary was a notable one, with repre
sentatives! from Idaho, wasnington.
California and Montana. -
Every 3hase - of ! the worx was
touched upon, including the - Portland
Commons.. 22 North Front street, a
clean, moral home , for men, where
they navej shower baths, free reading
rooms, restaurant andi free employ
ment bureau: the Loulse Home, on the
Baker rdad. a nonsectarian Christian
home for : unfortunate girls, -with hos
pital ; equipment, -with especial , refer
ence to maternity cases; tne Aioer
tina Nursery Home for the care of
abandoned t children and mothers, at
129 Fourteenth etreet; the' Prison
143 members; re-1 league, where-discharged prisoners are
befriended, legal advice ana temporary
help given them and families of im
prisoned i 'men amen, ana . tne i'aojrio
Coast Anitl-Wnite 81averjr league, or
the liberation of victims and the pros
ecution of traffickers. '&
Rotable Speakers and Themes.
The Prison league meeting at Cen
tral library was in charge of Ben
Selling, and. was addressed try-thefol
lowing speakers: Dr. George A. Sheaf e,
superintendent of boys training school
at Chehalia. WeslC who spoke on "Be
ginnings- of Delinquency Among Boys";
Mrs. Harriet H. Heller, assistant su
perintendent of Boys' and Girls' Aid
society, .'whose address was - "Care of
Dependent Girls"; W. G. McLaren, su
perintendent, gave a- oner, report oi
the year's work; T. J. Hazel ton. field
all
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Present": Mts. Minnie Darst,- super! a- president; Dr. S. A. Brown, -treasvrer;
tendent girls training school, on "Pre- John W. Jones, secretary; Mrs. .Dors
vention of Delinauency;"' Musical Reed Barber. Rev, "wuuam--.spv,-ieoa.
numbers were given by Mine. Pirte.
- Special Phases of Work. -. r
At the' general conference held St
the First M. E. church. South, those
appearing upon the program and pre
senting some .- special - pnase . o the
work were: Rev. , J. William Carson.
Seattle; Dr. George A. Sheafe, Che
halia, Wash.; W. Q. MacLaren, general
superintendent; Miss Lcnora Bennett.
matron of Albertlna Kerr nursery;. B.
S. Cook. E. A. Lewisv of Chicago; E.S.
Matthews, Fossil; Rev. Myra Smith.
Mrs. F. Carpenter, Santa Barbara,
Cat; Mrs, 8. H. Upton, former Police
Captain E. A. "Blover; Dr. J. William
Samuel ConnelL Dr. Byron Morris. Rev.
Aaron . Wells, Mrs. M ClapsideL Rev.
H. T. Cash, directors. , . " - , , -" - '
Lincoln HigHvWins .
Debating Contests
Successful Team Captures Cnantplon
shlp of the northwest league and
Obtains Pol dean aimer Troahy. ,
Lincoln high' school won the" cham-
Oaraon,resident Washington division league last night by defeating teams
P. C R. A P. 8.; Rev. iA..F. Bassford. representing Walla Walla high and
Seattle; Beatrice G. Prosser, matron of North Central high of Spokane. Te
the. Louise -home; -Mrs. E. Ruesell ijneoln affirmative team, consisting of
Jehu; Mrs. F. Rowena Glover. Wash-,Rejph Holzman. Donald Morse and Ray
don. Seattle. Musical numbers were
furnished by Mrs. A. B. Beckley. In
the report of vthe Louise home, by
Beatrice Gi Prosser the following in
teresting; data was' given: Forty ma
ternity cases were handled during the
past, year and the total number of
girls needing medical attention was
70, ' These girls ranged in age from 11
yearn to 21, and were sent from 23 dif
ferent counties in the state. State
aid to tne amount of $2135.20 was ac
knowledged and the total -expense of
maintaining the home placed af $3800,"
contributions making up the deficit.
Kelp Given to Girls.
Of:the-70 girls .24 -were returned to
parent or relatives; 24 secured po
sitions, 10 married, 2 were transferred
Coon Mascot forV-
v : Thif dKegimenCP
Protests Transf er
Martin, secured a 3 to 0 decision, over
Walla Walla's negative team in the
school -auditorium. Both teams , han
dled the question. "Resolved. That
State Boards Should Be Established
in Washington and Oregon for the
Compulsory Arbitration of All Labor
Disputes, Constitutionality Conceded.'
The - affirmative team showed ' the
greatest amount of preparation and
was sided by charts. The WWla Walla
negative team consisted of Ralph Cord
lner, Eugene Woodruff. Harold Mc
Uabey and De Witt Holbrook. alter
nate. The judges were: Judge Guy
Corliss, - District' Attorney Walter
Evans and C W. Shumway, superin
tendent of schools. Vancouver. Wash.
Lincoln's negative team won a vlo-
tory unanimously from the North Cen
to me feeatxie nomvona "a on I tral high school of Spokane. Tht do-
wu .iuvpieu. Kuu. io u.u ; cislon here was also 3 to 0 The win-
home. Useful employment la taught j negative team consisted of Martin
those wno remain ror any lengin oi Ktph., R-vmond 'Koessei and Donald
Harris. Their .opposition was corn-
worker, ispdke on the "Attitude or the
Public';! Captain Charles A. Murpby,
warden I Oregon etate prison gave a
talk on fPenltentlaries of the Past and
time, the brandies being domestic sci
ence, physical culture, fancy work,
sewing, agriculture - and two hours
daily of regular school work.
The .report ' of Lenora Bennett,
matron of the Albertlna Kerr Nursery,
showed that-SS babies, ranging in age
from a few weeks old to four years
old, were now being cared for, eight
young women assisting her. One serves
as sook, another as laundress, one
night nurse and five day nurses.
XmpSTStlve Heeds 'of Wursery.
'Hospital equipment and extra room
seemed the imperative -need .of the
nursery. - the infants now having an
eDidemlo 'of measles and an encroach-
unent upon the nurses sleeping quar
ters being necessary in order to secure
ttte needed isolation, of the cases. Ad- :
dltional play room was also .urged, as
the cauiaren nsving toe ireeuom oi xne
entire building -for lack of, a suitable
recreation place makes "the work of
caring for them more difficult. -
The following are the recently
elected members of the local" board:
Rev, C. O. McCullouch, Rev. Homer L.
Cox.. Rev. W, M. Coffey and Mrs. Be.
Myra; Smith. Officers: B. S. Cook,
president;- Dr S. Earl DuBois, vice
. Members of the Third :re1
. ment, Oregon ' National Guard
wanted a coon from Washington
park zoo as a mascot for the
regiment. Tbeyv got the coon
all right whlls J. A. - BurUs,
foreman at the park, got ft bole
' through his hand . . from the
teeth of Mr. Coon, o ;.'
The coon was one of the live
liest in the soo and - obleeted
strenuously to leaving his eora-f t
. 1 ortable winter home for parts r
unknown. " i
. The little animal put up such
a scrap that It was necessary i
for James- Convill. husky park
. superintendent, and , Foreman
Burtts to combine their efforts
In. , subduing the fighter and
chain him for presentation to
the guard members.
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The solderg-Tiave the ooon,
ut meanwhile Burtls Is nurs-
but meanwhllt
, ing a very sore hand.
' Dr. Tufta to TkQu , ' '
A question of vital importance to the
state of Oregon wfll be discussed at the
Friends church at Piedmont this
morning at o'clock. Dr. O. L. Tufts, r
superintendent of the Weekly Rest Day.
league, will speak on ft Sunday rest
bill to be submitted to the voters of .
the state. ' - -, '-.
pesed of Harold McLaren, Harry Mc
Donald and Robin tjartwrlght.
This Is the. fourth consecutive year
that George L Koehn of Lincoln
has developed a winning team. The
first two years he succeeded in winning
the InterscholasUo league title. Last
year he took Lincoln's team to South
em California, where it won all four
debates, defeating the best teams In
California. 1
Spokane's negative team defeated
Walla Walla's affirmative team at
Walla. Walla by a 2 to 1 decision, thus
finishing in second place.
As a result of Its victory. Lincoln
high school will be presented with the
Northwest Debate league trophy, do
nated by the Feldenheimer Jewelry Co.
HUSBAND .
Why Let Your Wife nd
Children Suffer?
the.-;,
Brotherhood of AmericanYeomsa
nd women
In
(Portland star
win protect men
case ef
AOCXBZXTT, TOTAZ. TiTaawTT.TTT.
BBATS -i
All three combined in one Policy,
octal X-store Onaxeelled -
For- information regarding rates
and different policies, phone- or
write Roee Blood, district' mana
ger, 104 E. 9th. phone East 7740. -
Americanization Scbool Topic.
The work of the Americanization;
school, which is a part of Portland's '
public school system, will be explained
at Laurelwpod Congregational church.
Forty-fifth avenue and Sixty-fifth
street, southeast, at the 5 o'clock serv- -Ice
today. David N. Mosessohn, prin-j
cipal of the school, will be the speaker.
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HARMACY5
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'. PACTOBT AOSsTTS.'-
fmlsral VmiU finer Vim hin rtvlueMl in
ciplent of the $16 prize offered by the the last four years from $555.65 to
The highest amount ever paid for
lighting the building was in 1908, when
the bill was $4281.77, compared with
$1150.42 for 1916. In 1909 the water
bill was $915. In 1918 It was re
duced to $304.45.
A further saving of about $1500
year in the expenses of the federal
building has been effected through the
Free Methodists Plan
an .. master rrogram j
Piaimo amid Mosid Stock
Damnia:es
A special Easter program is being
prepared by the- young people of the
First Free Metnoaist cnuecn ror Eaeter I purchase of heat from the Northwest-
morning. The pastor. Rev. Alexander I ern Electric company.
Reception Is Tendered.
A reception in honor of Jesse Mcr
Cord, former, principal of Terwilllger
school, recently elected to the princi
p&lship of Montavtl.le school, and to
greet the new principal, Mr. Ferguson,
was given by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Anderson, at RIverview lodge Friday
evening. . -
Beers, will preach an appropriate ser
mon, after which new members will.be
received into the church. lie will
preach today at 11 o'clock on "The
Baptlarm of Fire" or "The Prophetic
Spirit. This discourse will draw
vivid contrast between vital experi
mental . religion and a mere nominal
profession. In the evening Reiv. B. C.
Dewey, an evangelist of extensive- ex
perience, will preach. .
Missionary to Speak. .
Mrs. I. L. Hess, missionary from
China, will speak in the Gospel Taber
nacle, East Ninth and Clay streets, on
today at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. .
Mrs. Hess was In Pekin In the siege
of 1900, during the Boxer uprising;
much of Interest is said to be con
tained in her experiences.
Got a Ducking!
. Burst pipe floods basement, damag
ing big piano and music stock. See
Eilers Muslo House advertisement on
page 11. section one of this Issue Ad.)
D
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Operating expenses of the United
States custom house have been stead
ily reduced in the past seven years.
according to official figures recently
compiled by Collector of Customs
Thomas Carrick Burke. The total ex
pense in 1910 for light, power, gaa
and water was $2521. OS. The official
figures for last year show an expendi
ture for the same items of only $987.04.
Tauor T. P. S. O. E.
Names Its Officers
At the annual election and . business I
meeting of the Mount Tabor Presby
terian C E. society Wednesday, the
new officers for the anmiing year were
elected as iouows: jcoy M. Tate, re
elected president; Miss Eleanore Sw
ing, Wee president; Roy Porter, sec
retary; Cyril Crockett, treasurer. These
will take office April 1. The society
also is making plans to give the play
entitled "Why Not Jim." by Heien
Boggs, some time during the month
of May. The society is progressing
well and Is planning , many -activities
for this year. .
Positively Only Four Days Starting Today
Hi. J) IF 1L-. in. s
Alder, at West ParkMarshall 880
71. ; n V;
The most remarkable cast ever assembled
Mae Marsh -- Robert Harron
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Blanche Sweet -Henry Walthall
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Dorothy and Lillian Gish
This superb,
' soul-stirring,
spectacular. '
production was
made by
Griffith
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producer of
"Intolerance?
and "The Birth
of a Nation." 1
t wonderful.
Former Portlander
Will Occupy Pulpit
The manv friends of Rev. " E. H.
Mowre. for 12 years a resident of
Portland, will - have the " pleasure of
hearing him at the First M. E. church
south today at 11 a. m. ' Rev. Mr.
i Mowre is . now pastor of the M. H. j
church south in San Francisco, and Is
planning to build up one of the best
pastorates on tne Pacific coast, his
friends will be pleased to know that
j he la having great success in the-1
Golden Gate city.
Boys Given Lesson.
Half a dozen boys, residents of the
Fulton and Fulton Park districts, were
before Fire Marshal Stevens and As
sistant Fire ; Marshal Roberts Sat
urday to learn the effect of care
lessness with matches and smoking.
The conference was the result of
fire In a vacant building at-1077 Cor- I
: bett. street. : The, boys promised to be
of assistance ;to the - fire marshal's
: office hereafter. All also promised
to stop smoking.
It was a -sad spectacle that
Greeted the'Vofficials of Eilers
usic,iHouse t;the Broadway ;
More last aunaay morning ancr
the? steam had cleared away and'
they were able with safety to en
terfthe basement. The cases of
between 25 and 30 pianos had
been more or less severely dam
aged by the hot steam which un
fortunately they were unable- to
force out of the basement for at
least 12 hours after the water
from the broken pipe - had
reached" the steam heating, pipes
generating volumes of steam.
The list of damaged pianos in
cludes some very iine and costly
instruments both in players and
ordinary hand played pianos, in fact,
there are; two baby grand pianos in
cluded both of which, however, had
been used. It really would not take
a great deal of time nor expense to
refinish these cases but as our repair
department is extremely busy at the
present time, and as more than half
of -our retail salesroom has been ren-
STEAM RUINS FINISH ON
2$ BRAND iV VK PIANOS
Eilers Store" Hit When Water
Pipe Bursts and Affects
Heating System.
The polish on about 25 pi
anos was damaged in Eilers
Music House early yesterday
when-cold water from a broken
pipe poured onto a steam pipe
and generated clouds of steam.
The steam also moistened some
goods in the A. G. Spalding St
Brothers' store, which adjoin
the music house.
Water from the broken pipe
was pumped out of the base
ment by engine 17.
bled, in the receiving room in the base
ment awaiting final inspection before be
ing put in our upstairs salesroom? These
instruments were received at the up
town establishment on Saturday, and as
our delivery boys were very busy they
were left over until Monday morning.
The Moral is' Plain. -
While the cases of these pianos are
somewhat damaged, the interiors are not
hurt a particle. We guarantee this, and
dered unfit for display for Some time we guarantee these new pianos -in every
a ' 1 1 Hi'lW'VfMNtino' ifac " Tlf
to come we are very much put .out
and crowded. We have, therefore,
decided to dispose of these pianos
and large stock of music, piano
way excepting the injury to cases. They
must, however, be sold as damaged pi
anos, as it is not our policy to sell as per
fect goods any instrument that at any
time has been exposed or has suffered a
benches, Stools and Cabinets as fast blemish, howevsUght. These mstni-
as we can. iust as they are. We are mcats. are the equrof those off ered moat
not only going to give purchasers ad-
tifur Eilers player pianos de luxe, the Ail-
topiano, and a 'Bungalow ior two. -
A used upright piano will go at S35,
,'another at $75 others at $95, $110, ;
$135 and so on.. : tf... V..: . .- 0 r
Our Second-hand Phonograph (
. Stock Also ' Damaged '.
A number o second-hand machines
which were in the basement repair sho?
suf f ered-fiiore of less and are included m
the great clean-up : ; s
; 5.oo
.....,...'.$ 10.00
......;...$ i8.oo
vantage of adjustment already made
with owners of the building but al
low an additional discount as an in
ducement to get tjie pianos off our
hands, -i
- ! Just Our Luck!
'..-Wasn't it a pity that we had to have
an entire car of brand new pianos assem-
anywhere at $375 to $400. They will be
offered at practically half that figure.
Used Ones, Too $35, $75,
$11Q and So On
Many used pianos assembled in! our
basement" salesrooms suffered more or
less damage. Among these are included
several superb Kimballs, a Chickering,
Schaaf Bros., a Kranich & Bach, a Steger,
and among the players are several bea"u-
$ 20.00 Machine
$ 25.00 Machine
$ 40.00 Machine
$ 30.00 Machine
$ 60.00 Machine
$100.00 Machine
$225.00 Machine
7.50
15.00;
.....$ 1 5.
..........$ 75.00 :
.r. v.siso.oo c
$200.00 Machine with $50.00 v S
Records .... .... ..$100.00 -h
Piano Benches, ! Stools, ?
. Good,' all wood, adjustable stools, at ;
60 cents; others at 60 cents, 75 cents ?
and $1.00. Benches $1.00 and $1.50, and
son ; and benches that retail up to $12.50,
$15 to ?Z5, at $5 ?7.oo, and so on.
Prairie Fires Sweep Kansas.
Wichita, Kas.. March It. (I. N. S.)
Fierce -prairie fires are sweeping
western Kansas and several lives axe
reported "to . have t been lost. Near
Greensburs several' miles of farm land
was damaged by a' fire that started
near the Rock Island tracks...
Hays, 'Paradise and Pale report
i fires, but how serious they are is not
i known, as the wires are down. :
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