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INSPECTOR ORIFFITHS "
SAYS NORTON IS A Llflß
Conttnned From Pa B e 3. Column" 5
•pectors.; Norton was reported as hav
ing said that every oia hulk that had
outlived Its usefulness in the east was
shipped out here for \u25a0 the coast pas
senger trade.
Captain Evan Griffiths. United States
assistant inspector of steam vessels
and late executive officer in the United
States ai;my transport service, de
nounced Xorton as a liar, and an ine
briated one at that.
"When Norton was commander of the
united States -transport . Terry at
Havana, in -1599 I was with him as ex
ecutive officer." 'said Griffiths yesterday.
"On one occasion we went around the
island with General Shaf ter. Norton
got drunk and I was obliged to take
the command away from him and bring
the ship back to Havana. On another
occasion Norton, while drunk, had a
row with a member of the crew and I
was again obliged to interfere to put
an . ; end to the disturbance. Subse
quently General Humphreys had Norton
dismissed at New York. Then Norton
was made ship keeper at New York for
a private firm. He Is totally unreliable
and. he has told a falsehood about the
Columbia.- . » _
Will Investigate
Columbia Wreck
Federal Inspectors and the
Company to Combine
in an Inquiry
Vice President and General Manager
K. P. Schwerin said yesterday that
while his company, which * owned . the
Columbia, \u25a0 would use every effort to
develop all the facts in - connection
with the disaster, the work would be
done in connection with the regular
federal investigation under Captain
Birmingham and which will be Insti
tuted by Bolles and Bulger, the gov
ernment Inspectors.
Schwerin would not discuss the
causes of the collision. "It is too soon,
at present, to state." he said, "where
the fault may ultimately rest. Popu
lar report had it that the steamer was
struck upon her port side, yet the
descriptions of the courses as given
from Eureka would Indicate that she
must have been struck on the star
board side. Events have established
this fact, so little credence is to be
placed on the early reports coming
from disasters of this ! kind."
Schwerin emphatically denied that It
was the policy of his company to en
courage Its skippers In hugging the
coast, and thus by making a quicker
passage save a few pounds of co"al.
"The utter untruth of such state
ments," he declared. "Is shown by the
very fact -that the Columbia when
struck by the San Pedro was 14 miles
off shore, and well out of the path of
the freighters - which usually travel
within seven or eight miles of land.
As the lighthouses along the coast are
not of service to ships farther out than
15 or 20 miles, it Is apparent that
the Columbia, was not too close in.
But all the facts will be established In
accordance -with the rules that govern
American shipping."
Great sorrow, was, expressed by the
manager of the San Francisco and Port
land steamship company, who • closed
his interview t>y 'saying: " '"There is
nothing that I can- say except to utter
my deep regret at the loss of life which
attended the disaster, and the sorrow
and tears that follow in the wake of
the wreck."
Still Have Hope
For Miss Stone
Friends and Relatives of
Nurse From .Petaluma
Scanning Keports
PETALTjMA, July 25. —^Mlss Elsie
May Stone, a trained nurse of this
city. Is among the passengers who per
ished with the sinking of the Columbia.
The young woman had just returned
from a trip to Tosemlte and left here
a : few days ago to visit her relatives
in the north.
Friends and relatives of Miss Stone
are Etlll hoping that she may have
been saved.
Claim for Heavy
Salvage is Made
• *
Owners of Steamer Elder
Say the San Pedro f Was
Practically Abandoned
EUKEKA. July 23.— The steam
schooner San Pedro now lies near the
Holmes Eureka lumber mill. .It Is com
pletely water logged, its cutwater Is
badly battered, mainmast broken in two
and forward seams all open. In the
bow on one side is lodged a piece of the
Columbia's sheeting two feet long, six
inches wide, and also a number of
smaller pieces from four; to six inches
in length, all wedged into the wood.
A dispute has already arisen in the
matter of salvage. By the owners of
the Elder, which brought the San Pedro
here, it is claimed that Captain -Hansen
and his man practically abandoned the
San. Pedro, and. that the salvage there
fore must be figured as though the San
Pedro had been an . abandoned ' vessel.
On the other hand. Captain Hansen says
he simply arranged . with the; Elder for
a tow, to Eureka. His company is will
ing to pay for the "tow. but will fight
the claim to salvage.
His Life Is Saved
by Presentiment
Columbia's Water . Tender
Refuses to Make Re
turn Trip
PORTLAND, Or.. ,July 4 23. T !5-Thomas
Muirhead, water tender 'on the . Co
lumbia, is safe at his home, 30S^J
Pine street, this city, ;,with: his ,-bride
of a few weeks,^ and* both; are thank
ful for the .strange? presentiment' of
disaster, which," Muirhead'says. warned
him against. making" the^ return; trip on
the doomed,, vessel. BBP6^3SBHKi
"Had it. not been' for this; presenti
ment of r mine and -the sense^ of im
§ pending, doom ; ; that my wife felt be
cause of. It .and' a'dream she had,", said
Muirhead this morning,".' •."!.' probably
\u25a0 would have been with Captain Doran
j aid the; rest .of " the: lost\ones at- the
: bottom of "the "oceini;..,
{ "When I; first, had a' presentiment of
5 impending: disaster I^ tried to ; throw It
i oS, but it would not leave . me. Just
before the return trip I had a/ sort of
warning; which I cannot explain, and
when I read- a letter- from> my wife,
begging me not to come back on' the
vessel, because she; had dreamed: that
I had "igone down with; it. I quit; the
Columbia, bought . a railroad ticket and
came home, by rail. 'Aside from 'the
presentiment, I had ! no ? reason to fear
disaster especially. , Captain i. Doran
was a very careful navigator, as was
the captain 'of the San Pedro, but both
vessels always" had = the same" course."
Revised List of
Wreck Survivors
Landing of the Life Raft
Increases the Roll
Materially
The following passengers and mem
bers of the crew, of the Columbia are
safe: . i
H. S. Allen, San Francisco.
Anna Akelson, Lltcbfleld, Minn.
Philip A«hford. Llvermore.
B. A. Austin, San Francisco, \u25a0
. \u25a0 ' \u25a0...-." B ,t "
Pearl Brebe, Portland.
C H. Beabeoi Saa Diego. \u25a0
Dr. B. C. Best,' San : Francisco.
Mr*. B. C. Best, San Francisco.
Eva Booker, Franklin, Kj\
Al Blesel, Portland. V
J. Brotherton, Maakogee, I. T.
Minnie Buxton, Portland.
, \." -C \u25a0
Stella Cannon, San Francisco.
Louis Cannon, San Francisco.
DTrljfht Caintr, Leadi, S. D.
Helen Churcblcy,. . .
T. T. Clark, Jacksonville, Teun.
Mrs. T. T. Clark, Jacksonville, Term.
Bob Cornell, San Diego.
Mary E. Cox, Elwood, Ind. '
31 rs. F. Copeland,; Oakland.
A. W. Crater, Portland. . ,::.:'
Unby Corper. . v '
Lena Corper.
H..H. Decker, Testa, Cal.
Mrs. H. H. Decker, Tcsla, Cal.
Mrs. W. C. Dodson, Portland.
Mm. L. L. Drake, Portland.
.' -b ;
Mrs. C. A. Eastman, \u25a0\u25a0
J. P. Kcclcs, Portland.
A. 1.. Elder*, Portland.
H. n. Enar(,
Mm. K. K. Fitzgerald, Los Anseles.
Mabel Gerse'r, Peorla, 111.
Kffe Gordon, • Portland.
>'. L» Goedjin, Manltowa, Wls.
Philip E. Gonllnska, San FrancUco.
Emma Grlese, Cleveland, Ohio.
B. W. Graham, Portland, Ore.
H
Frank Hager, Johnstown, Pa.
Luln Hanson, Minneapolis.
1.. K. Hlce, Santa Ana.
Ge«r»e L.. Hoodnepyl, MoMlnnvllle,
Term.
liasel Insals, Oakland.
W. H. Insrals, Oakland. '
Mrs. W. 11. IngalH, Oakland.
IS. H. Janney, Portland.
P. M. Job nc v, Portland. .
Mis« J. *A. Johnson, Kan Francisco.
Klhel Johnson, San Francisco.
<\ 11. Johnson, San Francisco.
X
J- F. Kavanaush, San Francisco.
H. L» Kee, » * \u25a0;
William Kloat, Seattle.
J. Grant Kline, ganger, Cal.
It. C. Johnson, San Francisco. \u25a0"•
Jacob Kuro, Goldvrater, Kan.
Henry Kian»e, 31erce*d. " 'V
Fred Knopf, —
B. IU Krlever, Preseott, lowa.
William H. Lucas, Seattle.
Mr*. Lissett, Kansas City.
Majr Lehan, San Francisco.
L. Leroy, Denver.
Mrs. Ottllle Lledelt, San Francisco.
Bert Llppman, San Francisco.
Joseph Lnmlex, '
O. S. Lewis,* Pasadena.
\u25a0 .: . ..; M-
C. C, .Mnjhew, Enid, Okla.
C. H. Mnrtluclnlr, Outhrie, (Ikln.
Mrs.'C H. MrfrtlnduJc, Guthrle, Okla.
Mrs. Carrie Martin, Eugene, Ore.
F. A. 3laaldln, .
Vnnule McNeil an, Waco, Tex.
T. H. Meyers, San Francisco.
C. L. Meyer, — — .
Blanche \V. Musser, Salt Lake.
J. C. Orr, Schurlcr. -
Alma Osterbertn, Cleveland, O. --
P
Dr. K. J. Payne, Columbus, , Neb.
Mrs. E3. J. Payne, Columbus, Neb.
Olaf Penrson, .
J. W. lUks», Bloominston, 111.
Mrs. A. W. RieCM, Bloomington, til.
Clyde C. Roland. Spokane.
P. Robertson,' Alameda.
Sarah A. Roberts, Spokane.
K. Rockwell, Gutlirle, Okln.
Mrs. E. Rockwell, Guthrie, Okla.
Fred Ropers, Enid, Okla.'//}
Michael Rodman, San Francisco,
S
Joseph San.
H. Schallhorn, Portland. '£
Mm. H. ;C. Shaw, Stockton.
A. " Schober.
Mr*. Schouldlce, San Frandaco.
Emit Sllon, Aberdeen, Wash.
Miss Madera Sparks, Fort Smith, Ark.
Fred Smith, Porterville.
Mr*. I*. R." Smith, Oakland.
It. R. Smith, Oakland.
W. \*. Smith, Vancouver. ,
\Y. H. Smith, San Francisco.'
.\u25a0.'.' T. \u25a0 / \u25a0\u25a0 - ;;
.Florence ; Thompson, YountrstOTrn, ' O.
Mrs. J. 91. Thompson, Napa. .
R-G. Tovrnsend, North Yamhill, Ore.
W. H. Truesdale, Lltchfleld, 111.
• . -:\u25a0 : . . w \u25a0;..
Siaybelle \Vatson, Berkeley.
; Alice ' 3X.\ Watson, Denver.
J. W. Waddy, ;..
• , H.'S C. - WahlberK, Portland.
. Mary : Walters, Minneapolis. \u25a0
A. C. Woodward, Oakland.
,W. - F. ; WIIHamB, — — — *
Edward Wallfn, Snn Francisco.
.. - — \u25a0 — -/ ' ' :JH*^
Children^ isames
Not on the List
*\u25a0; s -
. * * : '\u25a0..-"\u25a0 \u0084 '
Number of 'Adults Missing
Now Announced as
Ninety-Three .
EUREKA, July 23. — Accordingao^the
figures '* furnished \ ; today by T: ' Purser
Byrnes of the Columbia of I the number
of 'people., aboard that;; vessel and, .the
]ist r of survivors obtained Vaboard the
Elder." upon her., arrival here, together
with Y the list/ from \- Shelter \ Cove, the
number of missing;" from ". 7 the: wrecked
Columbia was 935, These figures/ accord -i
irig. to Purser^ Byrnes, } however, ; related
to sidultsonly.
The) survivors ; say^ there iwa»; an un
usuallypjlarge j^nurnber of ;\u25a0 children
aboard," and Purser. Byrnes corroborates
this but - isy.unable ; to_- give* ttfe' number
as;: the chl ld ren ; • were not enumerated
on v -the i llst;Vthe:entry J being 'simply i the
mimes "of ;the i ,pjrrents;br." guardians < fol
lowed : by the rather Indefinite? "and
children." Only one child .was * among
the,,' survivors '•: brought ; on the Elder,
Effie Gordon, who proves, to. be the'orily
child saved. " \u25a0\u25a0 ".':/'-
Survivors of ; the Columbia wreck Vtell
the.storyJofHheistrange^suiclde'joflan"
unknown i man. 'In;; thej; dead; of j night
in the confusion-attendant on' the; crash
of the San tPcdro j and : the ', Columbia
thUtT JM* » wild rush for the boats."
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THE SAN,^RMTCISCO ,. CALL,; r^TEDyEBDAY, JULY 24, 1907.
The ; , unknown/, man others
attempted to launch : one . of ? the » boats,
but.they A . were' unable to: swing-It loos*;*
when one? exclaimed : >"*; "I- guess Tst'sfall.T s t's fall .
up ywi th -ÜB.V;- '"That's \u25a0 so," said ; the fun
known," and • whipping out- a", revolver \u25a0 he
shot i himself."- dying , instantly.' -In ' an -j
others minute. Ithe ; ship J'gavei^ a . i lurch
and; the rest Tof '. the crowd • tumbled ' Into
the sea with the' boat, * which; had : slid
off the sinking Columbia.,
| ,- A s startling * discovery .was i made . at
the Oliver & Sanders "company's^un
dertaking; rooms 'this ? forenpon,' t when
the body supposedCtOibe^tfiatiiof -Mrs.
j O. PyTLewisi of Santa "Ana was ' declared
; to -; be : '.that <of i a totals stranger ;•, to the
j friends . of Mrs. Lewis' i^ThlsJ was the
"Dody. ; landed .at -Shelter • ' cove Oani
brought" there - last-Teyenirig/ -by ;':Mr;
| Lewis, in theibelief that, it^ was. that^of
his "wife," whom he supposed l ; had'dled
alongside of him.' i . _
: How .the ; mistake was " made can be
explained by t'Vie) fact '< that , it - was '• dark
when Lewis iand-the^'supposed i body.; of
his wife 'xverei taken {out ,'of ;the Iwater,'
and . ; immediately ;' the i'tbody*. was '\u25a0'£ got
into \u25a0 the; boat.' it , was_ covered .with "can-;
vas . and ' remained \u25a0 that 'way iuntil- given
over to the, undertaker; at^Shelter- Cove/
Evidently ; Lewis,' who ;was; ill \u25a0 andfal- 1
most .distracted : from? his £ experience,
did.not attempt » to ; 100k • at* the : features
of the dead, and last night. immedia.tely
af ter;hls arrival - her«,'the 'wasTtakeh to'
Sequoia hospital,, where *hef is suffering
from. pneumonia, . .;....::'.:.- \ ",1: .::'..:. '..'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:
The discovery, : that i the" corpse > was"
njot that of Sirs.' Lewis 'was \u25a0 made •; this
forenoon*" at ! the : undertaking rooms I by,
Mrs.-? Paul, her niece, v who,'£ with i- her
husband. Dr.- • J. r : E. ; Paul". of r Columbus,"
NeblJ ; wa»- traveling twlth 'MrV^and" Mrs:
Lewis '-and • was ' among 'the .survivors
brought on* here'on ; the" Elder, yesterday.
The discovery ; ; has \ not yet ;been '"• made"
to \u25a0 the ' bereaved ':. husband i owing •to - his
critical ; condition /at i the \ hospital. ; : T : ;
From'' the experience .* the ? husband
went 'through 1 after,- sinking; withv^ the
wreck- It ' is , probable' that - his \u25a0 wife ?is
really, among^the; dead, 'but Ithat^her
body will never be found. " ' .- '
The steam schooner San Pedro; which
raji •; down the -Columbia ,; and. was
towed Mntq port ' ln \u25a0 a,, waterlogged con
dition- ; by '"the ~ N. 1 P.c S.* S. company's
steamer George ; W.v Elder,; is : lying on
the mud flats of Buckspo'rt.aThe I vessel
is in charge of three men.
Passengers Tell
of Catastrophe
Remarkable Escapes After
Terrible Battle With
' Death
EUREKA, July 23.-^John Linton, one
of the sailors of the Columbia,' had just
gone off watch and was left below when
the two steamers collided.^ .'.- : v ', ;-*~.
"The saloon was "r very \u25a0\u25a0_ light," said
Linton," "and as-soon'as- It was over 'I
went up on the hurricane deck. A few
of the crew, were on "deck and when I
got there the captain > gave the; com
mand to man the boats. | We went .to
our. stations, but the .vessel listed over
so that we couldn't_get^the port boats
lowered. ; ~\ " V ;
"I climbed on* one of the lee boats
as the ship; sank, and got on top of
the canvas cover, .which" had riot ,yet
been cut. . I slashed a hole in i the mid
dle of the canvas; and; after scuttling
about" a- little 'picked -up the ; carpenter,
and second mate. As we went farther
we picked up still more people and
when ; the boat" was " full we went over
to the SanjPedro. The passengers went
aboard the San; Pedro. / : ; " '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ;\u25a0'..
"I bailed out, the boat and started
back for more 'people. /; I picked^ up a
raft: with iseven people^ on HV. and an
other .wjth- three - and was ." lylngi to
when 5 the Elder. : .came>along.;& Many, of
the men were much 1 worse thrvn the ;
women and ~ \completely i \ lost their '
heads." , . \. C . . - : .
. W. H. Pinney, ; oner of 'the passen
gers, wasasleon in hisbekh.and knew
nothing of \u25a0) t 2 accident .'until the |
steward came around ordering every i
ono to get- on deck. .- i
"The two 'men in my room ran' out/
After putting on my' clothes.' l went
out on deck. There were many women
and I helped* these put on life preserv
ers and* then climbed up on the hurri
cane deck and" from there dropped
overboard. -
"As I hit the water an explosion oc
curred. I got hold of a rack that held
the fire buckets and -with another man
clung to this. We drifted, around until
the^carpenter's boat picked us: up. : The
plug In this -boat; had ;come out, and we
had 'to bail for ; dear life in- order; to
keep her: afloat. -We' picked; up six- or
seven > people and \u25a0: then'- landed -at the
San Pedro... This "vessel settled In about
10, minutes, 1 however, and -the fires were
put. out.'- The -rear' mast went', over
board about 4 -o'clock -and the Elder
picked us ; up ; about-, 7 o'clock. I " am
a civil, engineer and .was 'from San
Francisco to Portland.*.* < ' ' ","-
\u25a0 A. - G. ; / Biogal iof : ; Portland. ; who ' was
returning home?on? the; Columbia, while
in his berth felt a bump: and J knew;that
something;, was : wrong./ " Shortly - after
some one came along and 'ordered' every
one out on deck. - He went out-on deck
and saw that : the -vessel was r sinking
bow.firsL He.then back to secure
a life" preserver and '.walked -Into = the
saloon* to . put on hisi*liYe. belt. . Some
.women came out . of i their " staterooms
in a very frightened j condition,- -but ;he
told ' them jto \ be - cool j and get on • their
life .'preservers.;' Several- did, not know
how/, and- theserhe': helped. ; '\u25a0 \u25a0•_ _
• He walked .to-the.'stern- of the ves
sel, \u25a0\u25a0 which -\ was then\ in \ about ' a ;, ver
tical position, \u25a0 and v jumped \" overboard
Just as • the : vessel* sank.'lWhen f.hef came
up people, were 'bobblng^iip on; all sides,
and' their: agonies were most pitiful.' •:.
, ! After.lbcingr in* the 2 water, for? about
thirty; minutes; he; was; picked^upl by; a
boat", and remained i^in this;- until v^ ; the
Elder 'hove; in sight' atjabout' 6 ;o'clock."
Although" the San' Pedro was near, they
were • afraid • to i board t her,'; as ] she > was
in a waterlogged'conditiori.; : : ,
;Fred ; Smith' o^ Porterville, one of the
passengers," -was^ standing aft on the
Columbia" ac^ she went'idown-and^ was
caught - ,by - one "of r the :.\u25a0 davits which
pulled ; him iunder. He* camel to ; jthe i sur
face again andjafterlswlmming/arourid
came upon"; the ' San* Pedro -and; climbed
aboard ;-\u25a0 her."/ without^..; ha v'ing .- received
any> assistance.- \u25a0-\u25a0•- '\u25a0/-?{ \u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 .'\u25a0' \u25a0-\u25a0•• : --- *':\u25a0'"?'.\u25a0.\u25a0
.4 A. \W;.Crader,\w^io i was; traveling:'sec
ond jjlass,^ was awakened 'sbyj. the shock!
He-ran on deck ; immediately/? but .upon
being \u25a0=; told* that^"everything: £ Vas ! all
right.-.wentvback-i to^hls^ bunk. The
watery wasrPouringr'ln^however^andi he
o'ouldj'_notureach^it.'i ; He 'ran "up:tb^the
upper ; deck -and t Jumped \u0084 in^onei of -.the
boats.-- This was; still? tied" to 'onejof "the
dayits;f and hadjj'a"fsallor.;nbt Uiad ? the
pres'enceTof jmin'd Lto~; cut^th'e frope ! as; the
Columbia^ started ; " onljherj last J plunge
the' boat' ahdiitsipassensrersiwould have
been "carried : along-. 1 with "the ship.-
;>; > F.-i-Williarns, |who ?f onl his fcway
from ~. Oakland had] bYenl in
his^berth"* in^thVj; steerage^ and T" was
awakened' ;i when f the '; San} Pedro f "struck,
the/ Columbia fcomrtienced;* to ijlist* and
some > one! called • ever^'/ ohe [on!*deck?v He
went - on Jdeck I' and ? saw? the '* San * Pedro
pulllngrlaway.g He Xwen t^ backhand » put
oh 7 someiclothesrandihurried'aft,Tasithe
Cqlumbla\was;slnkln^fast: ' He? Jumped
ovVr^ the jstern^and^Kqt^holdAoft some
wreekaseH and*^ thenf/onf a llte.ll raft.'
Later he ' was; taken'. ln Jdn'e of the boats
and i n ' this on ejb/i'thfel i m erif died! from
exhaustion. The; Elder'later > picked lip
his^boat/fvThe^expJosionfstoppe'dSithe
BUCtt6h?andlsaved;mVnjrJinJthisiway.'v -,
r.» F. f A. : Myers, - a:, second f cabin * passen
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berth; "After thefcrash^he ; ran *to
deck^and ( "^ai ltlie n captainf said
thlnls|^as|al!|right^hejwent|back?to
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sold * . regular ly^at;-!. 60c a>. dozen;, •'- 1 )_A^CZ^\''V,t of yo'J'is slmplyjto sew'the pieces "together." Due '.to them, anteed product that always sells' U
'\ '.-Reduced'; to;; dozen?; 29c; ~ .:\u25a0?;,\u25a0• "\u25a0'\u25a0: '-\u25a0*. - '"\u25a0Xfi^C/T \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-wj being patterned-wlthlong'.sleeves-we'v.illr'"- . '"\u25a0-"&& 0h%%- at IL.OO abottle. 9
, PRESENT COUPON ..\u25a0 ; ~.\L \u25a0]&. \u25a0:'-&.' clvs * thera out . at - e £gl: A cnri>Xx ''"''''' : ~**C' PRESENT COUPON 3
i ;:-,:-^: r'-:'> FR^i:^P^ ' ;gjlfv ;: :^:-;;.>-: '™^?'; -•;' ;. :v ,- \u0084:, I ; ( jpoacers •\u25a0\u25a0 > ; I
\u25a07 5c Initial Boor Panels 35c [ : :??.^ <~.-'~^^ 7^; ?. I ~:NjMei}Wateh^-77cy \u25a0 j^^r |
f: If \u25a0' demand; signifies .anything,- many' ; *5c Khnonoa 25c' ' - Men and -boys who require _ a V^^rf^t. U
& people"- have been forj'these .. A cool, comfortable, pret- strong, good;, time, keeping -watch £$F& *^Sj\ ft
; Door Panels' for months. They are niade\ ' patterned Lawn' Klmo- will do well to purchase one of thesa mffiK /wsw^\ 3
\u25a0of ; heavily -corded] Arabian' Lace, with no. with edges and sleeves at TTc Each one Is stem wind and X/ \^^«fl|
ti)e ' Initial' of "your " name": lettered fupbir '- finished, with buttonhole set, and : fully warranted for a WVl^ In 3
:f: f the'one t ybu-select.''vWorths7scrv s -- - stitched scallop." Worth' Toe." 1 : servlce.^-Never sold/at : le.ss ; 'J^V^'A^J ''\u25a0 B
Table Dnma.k 20c Yard \u25a0; S^^^^^A '^S^^f' 60c to $8.00 LadfeS 9 Belts 34C |UO I,aw» Wal.M, 70c |
;-Y v A": beautifur;t^s¥ortmerit ; -of ; 3 *vJgg* W '" Every lmaginable ; style; colorand-belt ma- DreT^l^^^a^ts^b^LuUf^lW : *i
pretty Scotch Table Damask, ,60 !"-J^ : .^ <?^>O^ :; ( terial,' wHl b e Included in this .assortment of tr?mmed w?th lace anS allovl- 1
-inches wide, coming-in Flour- ds -M^hv^^^^^^^ho Ladies' Belts on'-sale today. Some are Vl^l% r 7 %L Mv.^>L«Jn : U
Lis, Polka Dot. Clover and other 'jffjffi&^s££^£%ki leather, some are silkin-many pleasing coior' a«or?mlSt' which we wMI nlace 8
floral designs. *-:?>.•» - , : , \u0084 ,. ;- ; . WM.^m^_^SP combinations. They'rrange in worth from assortment wnicn we will place U
PRESENT. COUPON W >£%££&<& /^V.Jjfe 60c to Jl.OO. '• -^r^i^ \u25a0 ..^ .•..,-.--_\u25a0 ' ppVsfvt rm-Pftv 4
\u25a0' s, : < : .; : = PKAGERS<- : \u25a0; -\u0084'. V ; [^kr^^rW^^mi^ ... " PRESENTiCOUPON v > -|rAGERS " |
82.00 Forintahi Peris SOc'-i > i^^^^'-^'' ll^^ \ S3MO Fram^lPiCJUreS 98c T ' '; \ 6«tla« Hat. 60c I
'.\u25a0\u25a0 " \u25a0 '.• -".,, '\u25a0\u25a0-\u0084: " •"''*; '\u25a0' *'\u25a0 ' , '• "" '\u25a0-.- 7, : k SB-'-.- 1,-., .\- -\u0084 j| ' ttj 1 .. :. The size of eaclv Picture Is 24x28 inches. It is " * |g
. ; .We , will. sell a ; large size., fully ' l\: .:r-wi\ iLkffl '• 'ft framed In a wldeigllt^moldlngand has a. green Ladies' Outing- Hats, made- of B
guaranteed 14 karat Gold Foun- jj <"- ' • t Wf taC! %«f :Ti mat 2^ inches in width. The subjects, all Java Duck and. Patent Milan. H
"tain • Ppn worth and sold ' 'oUof "al ' '-' : J^-s*^^ \.'. ' J' : beautifully.'^^ colored. 'show rural.^marine and life trimmed. with pretty drapes . and .H
- t^ -'° ¥:.'\u25a0 U — g^2CS°i •,-.•; J studies, and. we've never. had, them ticketed for quills.- and coming In the most H
. where at ?-.00, today. each v B3c. - "iK|;:'.-.V:-;--'--..v^: : . : v^;:W i; less than $3.00 .each.. A tremendous bargain desirable, colors. *^ U
PRESENT COUPON >-' &£5 a *^g^g~-^«3g %\ opportunity today at. each, 08c .' PRESENT COUPON 3
,;\u25a0,:.\u25a0'. \u25a0\u25a0.'•\u25a0 1-RAGERS,, -';'« . " . _-7^ WI '"" ' ' [^t^gfiSUgg* 0 * j ... ':,. ''"\u25a0 ' ' PBAGBBS |
; " : ; ; ;"•'"• , " rede free ov pragers buses / .f:.//:';;!;;.v. f : .//: ';;!; ;. v '\u0084 ; ' r.' 1
he got there it was flooded and he "was
forced, back * to ' the -!deck.' : - s He -ran -to"
the upper* deck ; and got intone" of the
boats just as It was sbeing lowered, and
had a; sailor not cut | the rope that ' Avas
fastened- to" the davits, the iboat -.would
have beencapsized.. ' .- '
F.A' Mauldin. a passenger, who was
in room . 11. "did not hoar or feel the
shock caused^by. the, collision.^ ;lle had
time :to put ; on his 'shoes ; and under
clothing and went up";through*the.com
pahlo'nway ito the stern .'sheets. ,'; , > .
"I was starting to climb down from
here,"r said.vhe, j "when i she, sank. V .The
explosion sent me about 20. feet, put into
the< water and when*l«came;up I found
myself in ajot of wreckage.*-- The cabin
and hurricane deck had been blown ; up
by : the explosion." -I- was picked up ami
laken .to. the San- Pedro in one C of the
boats. Here 1 helped to- land; passeo
gers . and r push \u25a0 off the "-, boats and ' later.*
whin 'Vthe . V San"* Pedro jsbeigan. .totfsettlp^
helped '- take 'a J boat 'astern-, so'^thatv. wo
could '\u25a0' pick-up -the -people "{should
slnk^ 1 -,-- ' V ; ; : ' :: "' : " ww ~ ' r •': *'\u25a0*'\u25a0'-'\u25a0' '\u25a0'\u25a0'. '\u25a0"":\u25a0..*.--.
1"I sprained my, wrist and., nearly
broke my leg in jumping into ; tho. boat;
The. Elder passed 'f about daylight. ':'• She
sent ;ouf. one boatVand as ! the
came alongside . : the people ; Were ; taken
aboard. -..The/ men on -'the J San Pedro
did good '.work,? c. very available, man
being. in that. vessel's boats.
' • "I heard. pne'shot and suv^posc lt : "was
that, flred.-by ; the, man who committed
suicide. A man,, his wife- and child
me \u25a0 the explosion
occurred, but wliat became of them ' I
don't^now." ..'/;;.*
Miss \u25a0 May Tjeh'an . of. San Francisco
was on her } way ;to Port land, but will
now {return: overland to San" Francisco;
She! said: -:\u25a0'.- , . • "\u25a0' .'• - - \u25a0":"\u25a0'"•.
, '"I heard;thcms.chinfsry' stop, thought
athat;so'mething.^niust '. be>wrong,; so
jumped up. ;i-Therei was asniall crash.
I "Heard three whistles, and- v/as iassist
ed'by.somejypung fellow in' putting on
ray; life preserver. >T went;outside a rid
theniup the r stairs, where 1 got into one
of; the^boats.: . A's the .ship^listcd ,thls
was overturned l and we were'all spilled
out. \u25a0 We allihadfon lif e preservers' arid
when \we: came up, about? eight ; of ;,us
clung ; together. >.;\u25a0 The , Columbia" .had
disappeared and.we.^got.a' hold^of ;some
wreckage.'*. : ;',Wei-were picked'- up 'and
put on the \ San ; Pedro and then r taken
to'ithe^ Elder;,when>it/cameialong.V/;I
don't' 'want, any., more sea, trips ;for
awhile J and '-will : overland. .At
"present-- li will, stay J.with?Missj'Johns6ri
of s Daly : Bros.'.; store, whom I met when
I got ? aboad '"• the ', Elder." ; . " . ' ,
' ; Mrs." C. A". Eastman, wife of "the man
ager of A the '^wholesale \u25a0; department .of ;a
sewing 1 machine. company. of San Frari
cisco,'' was "up before, the -vessels; 'cbl
llded:;-.; :.; ..- : -:1 (. '- V-^"" '-. \u25a0}C~;\T:\"'\:' "<i
\u25a0 . "I was : on the \u25a0! deck at the time? and
; see -the -other, boat, "approaching
about ; five V minutes ibefore-,:i before-,: hand.l-i|Al
thoughtit was foggy,- the other; vessel
was i;- quite ; distinct;, ';. When ;' tlie iboats
crashed(together; If awakened, my sister,
and j the >two 'of ; us ; went^ immediately,
6ut^bh;deck."£'A,llfeboat was, being low"-^
ered <over,f. the and.'we .jumped ' into
it.' v The; siiip;i isted 'over toward jj us**arid!
it ; looked; like It i would catch .the Iboat."
One of the j sailors' cut the'rope . that [was
holding; the-boat ito 1 the davit,: arid -,we
managed- to^get ;some; some' distance "off jbe
iforelthe'Columbia!sank. \u25a0 ; • -. \u25a0. \u25a0-.':
; "She went";dowri?bbw " first!' : v/ith her
stern In Uhe* air,'- and there was an ex
plosion. , We" picked^up a ; large number
of people,' and'afterjslx hours the" Elder
came to •our; rescue." v« "\u25a0";;•. \u25a0\u25a0"•'.
H(rte^Pr6prietor
|Hblds the Baggage
Guests l Leave on ; Cpiumbia;
but-Do Not Take Away v.
) '^:: : -^llieir'^Effects^-"V- : :''; ;
.- •• .-,-->'--- . ;-,\u25a0-•.'.-' y.v.-^-i\ --v >s .- l--- v - •
\,:-G.' P. -Howard, proprietor of the '\u25a0'\u25a0 H
otel : RexA on \u25a0•.Third-: street; ', rep or ted i last
night tUat; six passengers .'who left" on'
t h e">^ Co 1 u m b i a . 111 1 ad , ; &t ay ed 'with h i m a s
guests; up,tos the -time Uhej vessel: sailed/
They? were ;. registered: at Uhe" hotel s, as
H.^;C. : -,Faucett^andgwlfe,"i^J.^'B.** Grant
an d twl f e,*f EH gATo wnsan'arid i N. s; taf'sen?
saldj tliat^ heTwas va'i Nevada'
inlnlrigTmian."-'' To wnjsanj '^registered 5 his
addresslSslsNorthiYaßhria.V'VV'ash. ' The
addressesTof |thel others; are ; unknown.".,;
?^Fj.uc^tyand ; l G s rann,told|H6ward| f bh
Sat tTFdayJ a 'f t ern"oon| b n | arr Iva 1 * a t V'th c
hotels Ui^-::'tlfey, ; jhatll;b"eeri^i'uriablfe^t6'
bbtairi^bertlis^K>n\i the iJTarid
;\vbuld v remain vj in \u0084 clty^over. * njght
:andith*en'|take|a\vacation_»in'^the|cbun^
;try.d;?Lateriin^the7afterrio6n:theys-rei
,turned/fimidltheiribillsJarid|left.l|They!
told f Howard^ at ;\that time^that^ they;
,h"ad^beena.s'ucceßsfttlginffsecurlriggtwo
bcrlhjTwbjchlhadftbeea glveaf. uglby;
others atHhe last nioment.".They left -to
go ? aboard "immediately.'-; ' " .- .
--Larsen jsald .that he -was .a,new ar
rival ; froni .the -Nevada /mining "camps,'
\u25a0where. ( he;'had "conducted * several : suc
cessful;- operations. "-: He. left Ins true-;
tions for- certain!, luggage to be : for
warded -arid -took, away ;wlth« him $800
wli ich '; lie had kept Mn the ; hotel .. safe
during ;.his ,stay-. thtre. - ..',-. ..- :L\
' • Howard describes 'him' as a r middle
aged jiriari.t wlth'ra.'i gray- mustache. ;"His
luggage M 'at the hotel.' .
/FRANK MX AIILF SAFE
EUREKA.V "3 uly ; 23.T-Franklin \u25a0'\u25a0* Aulf
OfJ San;' Fra^icisco, who ' was* reported
among t' I^ -Columbia's missing passen
gers, is safe here. r •
EJplies Quotes the
Law
Steamers Are Required to
Use-Moderate Speed in
\u25a0 Foggy Weather?;
Captain O.> V: Bolles. United States
inspector of : steam j vessels,' quoted the
following, yesterday as , the law.govern
ingitheconduct'orstoamers in foggy, or
otherwise 'obscure .weather: ""
;• Knlp XV— l'very steam 'vessel shall. In a fop,
mist. ; falling, snow or heaTj-i; rainstorm, sro at
a; moderate speed.' having . careful rejrard ' to the'
existinsc'; olrrnmstances * and conditions.- -. ,- - - •
A' Kteatn # vessel, bearin.c, npparently forward of
her J:eani.' tlM»;fotr sfsrnal "of . « '.vesser.tbe posi
tion of which l ls not ascertained.', shall. '\u25a0 so" far «t
tlTe. \u25a0 <~ircnmstanoes : of; the - rase admit, stop- her
engines,, and then -navigate' with caution . until
danger of; colllsicu 1 Is :\u25a0 over, r \u25a0 \u25a0 .- . -\u25a0-\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0-
."Thp.. term .'mpderato '-;\u25a0'. speed.*. ;. said
Bolles. , "is. vcry^ indefinite. ; What might
be; moderate, speed forj a 'fast Atlantic
liner -would *,be -fastT speed '"for ;; a "slow
boat: -There "is nothing t fixed by law
defining: it." 3 ; . :
, f "How would you •" define moderate
speed.i n case of "a fog^and. at night?"
was * asked// •" \u25a0 *•- i^flC-?,*^-'-' '''-.J . '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0
;. "Welt,;! -should say, '6or Tmiles an
hour,"- was the reply. '
VICTORIA BLOCKS ARE
LAID WASTE BY FIRE
: ;VVICTORIA,^ \u25a0 B.—c.;:/JulyV. 23.— The
greatest "fireMri";jVictoria's',history<oi
c^urred z this £ afternoon,"" five . blocks ; and
many .'buildings 'being -destroyed ''arid:, a
loss^ i'ot j a;: quarter .of ; a J million
sustained.^ Starting; in ;the" idleliboller
shopj'of.Uhefdefurict' Albion, works i the
flames swept' rapidly c ; through" the:ten
derloin.*,* From * Store/ street ' to * Quadra,
four * blocks >'east ward," "and *. between.
Gerald - and:/' Chatham ;; * and.. Pioneer,
streets-, nothingfi: escaped, i The poor
pressure^ofi water.; greatlyj handicapped
the* firemen,"! who, 1 .'"aided 'v by .jthe- soldiers
of ) and -<aya v host « of
teers.r fought_ desperately,'! pulling 'down
riianyjbuildlngsflnjthe path; of .; the; fire. 1
It >-. was .* brought 3' under;; control at- 7
o'clock'^ thisjTevening/ V Dynamite X Was
brought?; in" automobiles t to rblow/up
buildings, sbut Fire- Chief Watson' would
notvuse!it^V; '""''-:''\u25a0':•'- <-v : "' v ' ; - i"''/-i
:;iMen,'- wdmen • and '-\u25a0 children > hurriedly
carried f out '% their^- belongings t f rom^the
houses.^* In i many ; instances '\u25a0-, the^ f urni
tux-e ibroughtV to";, the 'street 3 wwass s burned
before Jit'icould^bercarried'f away. i. Sev
erar*narrow>escapes! took; place.'; -One
•worriari': in '.Green^ street fibecarrie{craaed
a^dltrledUb^rushfback^lnto'thefburn^
irig ; building,'but was saved by. a police^
man. ;.-' : V-; ""\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 './.-'\u25a0\u25a0" {:-'\u25a0.• ''~:\' : '': ;''. :
TALESMENi IMPUGN r SWORN'
•v I' CHINESE
Jurors . in V Cast \ [of '-"Accused
- : - ;\u25a0:•;';'/; Mongol I- Physician^' ' ;;
; :. LOS : ANGELESA;j uly^ 23.^Wheia [. the
new^verilre^bfstalesmen^came'lnto'ttourt
today^lri Jt hejcaselbf | pV. 5 -'G.^S.S C**n»l»
Ctilries(^dbctbf,\whoiisibelng;prosecuted
by the state board of medical examiners
for^ practicing l^ medicine ?f.wlthout|'f a
license.^ a"2. to tal*of^4 20 J men Jhad^ been
examinjedffp'r^jury/dutyjlh|thefcai'e -Mid
but sslxf selected^ iTheUalesmerifare'; ex-"
cused'^ generally,^ ;uponV?declarlnggthat
theyfwouldfnbt: attach! thelsamVjrelght
tol'the '.;= testimony Jof 7aT Chinese as to
that'of 'aiwhiteTman^Tßg^SgaiSSa
EXCLUSION DEL MONTE HEIGHTS
Adjoining famous ; Hotel ri; Del; V Monte?
Round-;trlpHlckets.iiricludlrigr; lunch; and
tallyhqpi ride, ; . s2.so.^-7Apply v> at H once,'
Phelps-Lewis ; : Company.-: 602 • French
gaakfbuHdiag^San;Frtnclacp,%-' •
STRAUS NUT IPERESTED
IN Gftß STRIKE PROBLEM
Continued From i Pace :1, Column 1
and their employes four. years ago.^but
the causes, J grievances , and contentions
may be. different now." '. .'\u25a0 . \'-
Jt "What * are '\u25a0'. your >vle ws . upon : . ."the
problem \u25a0 of ? Industrial \u25a0 peace and . com
pulsory* arbitration," the secretary then
was asked. ' :, -
"I will give them when I speak be
fore the .conference tomorrow aftef-;
noon," :he replied.: "I: have been *!ri-'
ylted to speak: before the peace dele
gates, ':. and I'shall be' glad;to ;do so,'
but:i -yvlll'lce'ep ?out of the San Fran
cisco' labor situation.' 1 ":, "-X-* v 1
T" J'of .) my 'reasons "for this' idecl
sion^ls *th'at v l amotf'a "ralsslon'whfch
has nothing to' do* with labor.': 'l am'on
*a ; tour to;get Irito'personal touch ; with
my. department" men In all /branches
of, ':. the \u25a0 j service. I; am ; studying the
workings 'of the "new law
immlgration-V That^ Is the "'only, point
at which there' Is even, a ' hint of con
tact.\with the labor question. . I am also
investigating: steamboat inspection
methods "^ and 'plans for the Improve
ment -of the lighthouse service." ." :"-: x; ;
BESIEGED BY CALLERS
'When Secretary Straus and his party
arrived' they, went directly to the suite
reserved." for.them at the Fairmont,
They will "remain until Thursday.- when
they will .'embark x on the Siberia for
Hawaii. ; '- -'.-.;-;.. _ - V' V r
\u25a0/"Directly 'after, arrival thY engage
ment -books of :;Mr.'; and ; Sirs. ; Straus'
began V< fining.' , -The .secretary will de
liver' two .'addresses .today," one * before
the merchants' exchange'at a 1a 1 reception
to ;be lheld : In honor ; of : the visiting offi
cials:; and the women ! of their parties.
TheriiWill^conie the : speech to" the dele
gates of r the 1 peace conference.".
\u25a0 - '.'One" "of \u25a0 the new; rules . of the depart
ments'/said .the ! secretary, "is \u25a0 that \ re-,
quiring 'steamers ' to 'undergo; four. In
spections a- year- instead of one as \u25a0 for
merly." 'This Is not ! due .to 'the steamer
disasters: In 'the east—^-those t of the Gen-*
eralv Slocum*-, and". the '~ Larchmont-^-as j
some^suppose. but simply as a:*pre- j
cautionary- measure. 'Had those acci
dents; never occurfeu the. rule would
have! been" made «^ust ;the ; same.- It-Is
designed - to* prevent " : such disasters,
however.-. > -t: 1 r - t •
\u25a0 "I , have * been .' to .Tacoma, Seattle -- and
Vancouver- on ;.thls_= trip."- Straus s went
on, ,*'and 'we •• are .-"going '\u25a0 "" to \u25a0• Hawall.-
AVherever j there ; is ' room "to the
aldlthe v government gives to navigation
lttwillJbe; doneAi 'v,^ ;,,_••,
1 - Besides \u25a0 Mrs. Straus at ; the merchants"
reception": this : Mrs. r; Carter,
wlf ey ofjthe j governor": of -Hawaii,'-' will
be T among the'giiestsT \u25a0"\u25a0*'"*
GARFIELD ARRIVES -HERE
Secretary -of Interior^ Will ; Speak at
State" University ' Today
With the dash he first displayed when
chasing tennis balls; ln the president's
\u25a0back : yard and ; pursuing < trust evidence
through- the stock \yards[
Jariies Rudolph; Garfield, -the"- new \sec
retary,* of -.the interior, hurried: Into San
Francisco last night. V.Wlth. him was'a
party of '\u25a0 tired but -magazine writers."
stenographers ; and' bureau' "men. who
have £ been; helping »hlm* Inspect "Irrlga-'
tlon Ys projects tj the \we3t.
TheyiwlU? remain » here < and r rest -while
the ' secretary, Arid ' his' son.' : John Newell
Garfleld, go'? toj Berkeley. Hhls^rmorrilng
and'return.tb; keep [the engagement- the
quick *-^ action"-, goyerninent 'J official .has
with the '^merchant's ( exchange* to *_de^
llver^Tan > address Jat^ the reception for
Secretary Oscar.' Straus^ Governor«Car
ter.fof SHawall. v'Glfford; Pirichot,': head
of the bureau of : forestry, C and himself
this S afternoon.-; \u25a0 \u25a0'} ' : r .- _^ '^I . *\u25a0
•TPinchotS was to --have arrived iwlth
Garfleld| last' night. IbutStheJrapldJKrip
through the mountains of Colorado and
oytri the"? J; arid - " deserts " farther. 1 west
caused $ him^ tof decldeX that^hV^waritea
to i the trees were'gettlng along
: aroond i-Sacramento.' v IHe ViWlll-:; arrive
;fromithe[capltal*todayjinUlme'to"«take
: his i honors^wl tfi -T the - rest • at • t he fmer
chants*. reception.'; .-'r' •i.: \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'%\u25a0 '\u25a0"•\u25a0\u25a0•;. -
i'/Garfleld'stttrlpitol- Berkeley/ today is
for^the] purpose of delivering j a ilecture
at ' thetUniversity rof i CallfornlaT " His
subject |,wlll^ be f, "Morals ; Jpf a
title* sugge§tivel of *theyday3he;dragged ;
barons ; of /the /Chlcagoi meat* pack
\u25a0Vrie's -into \\ courts arid V obtai ned '• an ' i ri-
Junction? forbidding, them * to V remain j a
trust [andjkeepf on jh6istlngtbeef;prlcea.-
s That ".was i < the <3 time A the *s f amous • irii
.munity">bathX-administered ito 1 Armour
arid f| his K associates V caused \u25a0 ' President
Booaeveit^totfshockltheliwyiCTHw
criticising* the court. ..- Garfield' s part
in that battle against the beef combine
is supposed to have a part equal to his
White -.House tennis" and horsebacfe
achievements ;in *\u25a0' procuring him hla
present i place in the Roosevelt cabi
net. • :-:"-v- . ... - ; ;-;
"I amr* just < getting myself familiar
ized with the details. of my Job,"<sal«l
I Garfield. last night. In explaining his
1 trip. ."I. am .trying to get personal
I knowledge. of. everything for, which. my
department \ is responsible. Gigantic
reclamation projects "are. being pushej
on this side. of the Rockies, and Tarn
visiting all. of them.". '
. Arthur W. Page of the . staff" of
World's r.TV'orlc." was one of the weary
travelers [the secretary took 'to the "St.
Francis hotel with him. The others
of the party,, are. Hu^h Brown and J. G.
Massey." sturdy: young. fellows whoare
belng^tralned ln.^the department 1 at
'.Washington.^- .*.' : *
-.^Kor^strenuoslty we have* been hav
ing ; the ,time,of • our. lives," said Brown.
Then all Texcept' the secretary went *to
bed.' " : ; r
SEtLFpRTIiE
RAILROAD
Eilers Mnsic Company Have
a Carload Shipment of
V; Pianos Marred in Ship=
ment to Sell at thfen Ord^r
\u25a0 of the Railroad
A Splendid Opportunity to Get a
Piano, Mi^caliy Perfect,
, at a Third the Regnlar Prices
'""Sell these pianos for what they'wlll
bring— whatever ".the"-' loss Is' we will-
make g-ood to you.**
- These ; words Jof the Railroad Claim
"Ag^nt '\u25a0 furnish the reason for the -un- :
usual sale of flneupriffhtplanos'at tho
Eilers stores thi3" week. • ; ••• •
'Af large shipment of high grado"
pianos were more or less damaged In a
railroad accident near Omaha; "-At .flrst i
werefused to take them, but as the in-
terior, mechanism was perfect." the tone
nnaffected.-,^, we > finally : accepted \ the
proposition -of ' the Railroad Company,
and the pianos are now on sale at tho
Flllmore j street and Van- Ness avenue
stores. \u25a0/•'.\u25a0_' t .-,\u25a0•>\u25a0'\u25a0 ];- •..-•^. \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .- '
Pj6^^RE PRACTICALLY YOUR OWN
-^ J92r takes', a- piano that couldn't be
bought :under. ordinary circumstances at
$350..; Another at J126, acd others rang-
ing; in price from $76] to $200. Every
one of these pianos Is worth three t lines
what ; 1 1 : caa - now be bought , for.' .Every
one of , them" carries .with It a full guar-
antee • and; your '"money back" if you
are* ; not perfectly satisfied.
AREALBONAWA
iThis.is^ertalnly a. bonanza for wjde
awake piano buyers. Just' think of ,It-^
you^get-a firie :hlgh' grade plano^ami
the railroad pays more for your,' piano \u25a0
than 'you '- do yourself.'
;J; J Tou^cao pay \u25a0 all in (cash ; lf you wish.*
or,;you^can;; : make" small "monthly'pay- j
ments. , - 510 down * and $5 1 a month. < and
getta : beau.ty.* £9SMHH«SPBPRMMji .*
".Some^of \u25a0 these;pianos need .slight re-
pairs. ;but , these '; can be .- madtj.'at ,very
small CcosC -,when the . piano ' go»»s
into J your, home 'no 'one "will suspect it
Is 's anything, but a 1a 1 brand new lnstru-
llOO.blll v wlth_vou. and we
wlll;seeithat_yo"u:do not gyraway wltb-
out I [a''piaac^ ; -a';real*goo«rplario at that ;
'^that ? is": musically .;' perfect. 1 f
you ; : doT; hot ; want 2 to] pay ; the' HOOJ down
'you can - paY It » in*, convenient monthly
- — - — -• mt, J*f^JTii^«~M^a^^i^^iTfc^i^a»a«ai^My v^^K^^^M^ i
payments.
EILERS MUSIC COMPANY
1 130 VAN NESSfAVESg
12iE> FILLMORECSTREET
, * ;SAN FRANCISCO^ "^J'
A Oakiaod, Stockton, Sam Joar, Eureka,
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