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THE MORNI5G OREGOIflAW, MONDAY, JTJiLY 9, 1906. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF THE OREGONIAN TELEPHONES. Counting-Room K WanaElnB Editor J?- ? ?2i Sunday Editor JJ n I0.! Composing-Room JfJ? 1215 City Editor ---Ka -n Superintendent Building aln. 7uiV Eut Side Office East Bl AMCSEMENT8. THE I.rHLIO THEATER (14th and WMhlng ton st. Tonight at 8:15 o clock, "'"f" tenor. Signor Russo. In Cavallerla Rusti cana," preceded by "The Mascot. BAKER THEATER (3d and Tamhill-Th. Baker Stock Company In 'Uncle Toms Cabin"; tonight at 8:15. GRAND THEATER (Park and Waahlniton) Continuous vaudeville, 2:30. 7:30. 9 P. . PANTAGES' THEATER (4th and Stark) Continuous vaudeville. 2:30. T:30, 9 P. M. STAR THEATER (Park and Washlnton) The Star Stock Company, 2:30. 7:30. 8 P. - ITRIC THEATER (Seventh and Alder) The Lyric Stock Company. 2:30. 7:30. 9 P. M. THE OAKS Op:n from 1 P. M- to 11 P M. today. OREGONIAN AT RESORTS. Ocean Park C. H. Hill The Breakers J. M. Arthur Long Beacn Strauhal & Co. Seavlew .Strauhal A Co. Seaside .- F. Dresser & Co. Gearhart O. B. Stubbs Newport F. H. Lane Carson Springs Mineral Hotel Co. Collins Springs C. T. Belcher A Co. For quickest service subscribe for The Oregonlan at Summer resorts through the above agents. T. W. C. A. Sunday at Home Out op Doors. The Young Women's Christian Association gave the second of its out door "Sundays" yesterday afternoon on the lawn of Mrs. Jacob Kamm's residence at Fourteenth and Main Streets, about ninety persons being in attendance. A more ideal spot for such an event could not be found in Portland than the fir grove back of Mrs. Kamm's house, and the afternoon proved one of the pleafcant est ever enjoyed by the Association mem bers and their friends. The musical pro gramme was furnished on this occasion by the Glee Club from the neighboring organization, the Young Men's Christian Association, and It was especially satis factory, including two f.ne cornet solos and splendid chorus work,. The speaker of the day was Rev. A. T. Forest, a di vine from Glasgow, Scotland, who ad dressed the young women on "God's Answer to Prayer." At the close of the programme a light luncheon was served picnic style and an hour of social inter course enjoyed. Mrs. Kamm will extend the use of her lawn for these "At Homes" during all of this month. Monet for a Name. An advertisement appeared on page 29 in yesterday' issue of the Oregonlan offering valuable prizes for the three best names that are sug gested for the renaming of Gearhart Park, the splendid beach owned by Mr. Theodore Kruse of this city. Through an error directions where to address letters was not furnished. Address all letters to Theodore Kruse, 274 Stark street. Portland. Oregon. This contest has excited a great deal of interest and some well known people have suggested what they deemed appropriate names. The contest will close Saturday, July 14. So you are advised to lose no time In forwarding the name that seems most suitable to you. Will, Banquet Winners. Next Wed nesday evening the winning side of Mon tavllla Circle No. 400. Women of Wood craft, will be given a banquet by the los ing side in the recent membership con test. The circle was divided into two parties. and for several weeks the contest was carried on. At the conclusion of the contest It was found that 43 new members had been added to the circle. At the banquet a val uable pin. offered for the member who should secure the most names, will be presented. A large attendance of the members Is expected at this gathering. Entertains Epworth League. The Epworth League of the Laurelwood Methodist Episcopal Church was enter tained Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Sloan, In that suburb. There was a large attendance, a good literary pro gramme was rendered and an orchestra furnished music. Ice cream and cake were served. Push Club to Meet. The usual monthly meeting of the Mount Tabor Push Club will be held tonight at Wood men's Hall. West avenue, at 8 o'clock. Important reports will be made by the various committees, particulary the water committee and the grade and light committee. A full attendance Is expect ed. Round-Trip Excursion Rates East. Epeclal round-trip excursion rates have been named by the Northern Pacific to points East. Full Information can be had at the ticket office, No. 255 Morrison street, corner of Third, or by letter to A. D Charlton, assistant general agent, Portland. Or. Good Price for Timber. John Zo brist, who owns a farm near Estacada, last week sold a portion of the timber on the place for 14000, which is -more than the farm cost In the first place. Mr. Zobrlst still has his farm, and has platted a portion in town lots. All, Excursion Tickets to the East and return will be good on the famous "North Coast Limited." the only electric-lighted modern train from Portland to the East. Why not travel on the best? It does not cost any more to travel on the "North Coast Limited" than it does on any other tratn. Excursion Rates East, covering round trip, via Northern Pacific. Long limit, stopovers, diverse routes. Particulars at 255 Morrison street, corner Third, or by letter to A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A., Portland, Or. Tenant Wanted for second and third floors of a four-story 50x100 brick building, one block from 5th and Stark sts. Ready April, 1907. Address T 71. Oregonlan. On account of ill health. I will sell one of the best-located and paying poolrooms in the city cheap. For particulars apply to H. H. Lane, 206 McKay bldg. For Rent.---Two fine outside rooms, suitable for physician or surgeon; also three inside rooms. Apply to Supt,, room 301, Oregonlan building. Low Hate excursion tickets East via the Northern Pacific. Full particulars at ticket office, 255 Morrison street, corner Third. Portland. Or. Barbers' Board of Examiners will ex amine applicants on the 9th, 10th and nth Inst, at 167S First st Win. Wanner, Sec. For Rent. Furnished cottage at Tenth and Washington, S45. Call Monday after U A. M. at 115 W. Park. WiLHorr Stage- leaves Oregon City Post office dally except Sunday at 8:30 A. M. T. W. McLcran. Steamer Ionb loaves foot of Washing ton street at 6:30 A. M. for Washougal and way points. For Rent. 140. modern 8-room house, 1S Pottygrove. Pallctt, Fenton bldg. Beck, the Jeweler, 305 Alder street Bargains in Watches. Woman's Exc . 1S3 10th. lunch 11:30 to 2. Da. JE. C. Brown, Bra, Ear. Marquam. Proposes to Use New Bridge. It la evident that the Portland Railway Company does not intend to abandon Union avenue north of East Burnslde street. In view of the erection of a bridge across Sullivan's Gulch. The company Is now laying a permanent curve from East Burnside street to Union avenue north. The old company relinquished its fran chise on Grand avenue across Sullivan's Gulch to Hawthorne avenue some time ao. after the bridge across the slough bad become Impassable. Now that a steel bridge is to be erected at that point the company will probably wish to renew its lost franchise, and Is laying a permanent curve so it can reach the bridge with its cars. WANT BULL RUN WATER Montavilla Clubs Will Ask Relief ot Water Committee. A special committee from the Mount Tabor and Montavilla Improvement Clubs will be present at the next meeting of the water committee to ascertain if Bull Run water may be supplied the people there at once. Incidentally, also, there will be some discussion of the question of taking over the plant of the Mount Ta bor Water Company from J. M. Arthur, the owner. Residents have hopes that through some arrangements Bull Run water can be supplied them before the consummation of the transfer of the plant, which will doubtless be brought about sooner or later. Mr. Arthur at the recent meeting of the Mount Tabor Improvement Association, signified his willingness fo dispose of his plant to the city on a fair and reasonable basis, and offered to supplement the ef forts of the local committees in getting Bull Run water as soon as possible. He admitted that if Bull Run water is sent through his pipe lines before he sells to the city his present revenues will be cut down, as the water committee will re quire that city rates only shall be paid for Bull Run water, inside the city limits, no matter who furnishes it to consumers. Mr. Arthur, therefore, prefers that the city take his plant as soon as it can be done. Dr. C. H. Raffety, member of the water company, has suggested to the commit tee that it would be better to bring about the sale of the Mount Tabor plant rather than waste effort in getting Bull Run water sent through the pipes there. There will hai'e to be a thorough examin ation of that system and its real value ascertained. The engineer of the water committee will make this investigation when negotiations to take over that plant have been opened. It is considered likely that Mr. Arthur will make an offer of his plant at the meeting of the water committee when the local representatives are present. Meanwhile water is of very low pres sure in the Montavilla mains, and a peti tion is being circulated there, asking that the water committee take Into con sideration the condition, in the hope that the shortage may'ba relieved. BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY The Following Is a List ol Additions to the Library. BIBLIOGRAPHY. MarotT Helen (Comp.). Handbook of Labor Literature 016.33 M355 Welsh, A. H. English Masterpiece Course 016.82 W4B1 PHILOSOPHY. Bosanquet, Bernard. Psychology of the Moral Self 150 B741 Hyslop, J. H. Enigmas of Psychical Research 133.8 H999e Lodge, Sir O. J. Life and Matter; a Criticism of Prof. Haeclcel's "Riddle of the Universe" 133 H118L SOCIOLOGY AND FOLKLORE. Compayre, J. G. History of Pedagogy 370.9 C737 Hearn. Lafcadio. Romance of the Milky Way 398 H436r Klrkbride, F. B.. and Sterrett. J. E. Modern Trust Company, Its Func tions and Organization 33S.8 KE9 Kropotkin. P. A. Fields, Factories and Workshops 338 K93 Taylor, H. C... Introduction to the Study of Agricultural Economics 338.1 T242 PHILOLOGY. Cook. A. S. First Book in Old Eng lish, Ed. 2 Rev. 429 C771 Phyfe, W. H. P. Ten Thousand Words Often Mispronounced 421 P578t Trench. R. C. English Past and Present 420.4 T793 SCIENCE. Selous. Edmund. Bird-Watcher in the Shetlands, 1906 598.2 S468 Wells, H. L. Textbook of Chemical Arithmetic, 1905 545 W454 USEFUL ARTS. Baldwin, W. J. St. J. Baldwin on Heating; or Steam Heating for Buildings Revised 697.5 B182 Barrows, F. W. Practical Pattern Making. 1906 621.8 B278 Butler, D. B. Portland Cement, 1905. 2d Ed. Rev 666.9 B985 Thurso, J. W. Modern Turbine Prac tice and Water Power Plants, 1005... 6ZL2 T543 LITERATURE. Colson, Elizabeth. Children's Letters; a Collection of Letters Written to Children by Famous Men and Wo men 826 C723 Latham, Etdward (Comp.). Who, Said That? A Dictionary of Famous Say ings With Their Sources R808.8 L352 Masterpieces of Greek Literature 8S0.8 M423 Testa, T. G. del. L'oro e l'Orpello; Commedla in Due Attl 1862 T342 TRAVEL AND DESCRLPTION. Denby, Charles. China and Her Peo ple, 2 v. 915.1 D3S1 Home, G. C. Normandy; the Scenery and Romance of Its Ancient Towns- 914.42 H765 Khan. Gazanfar All. With the Pil grims to Mecca 915.3 K45 Leroy-Beaulieu, P. P. United States in the Twentieth Century 917.3 L621 Little, Mrs. A. H. N. (B). Round About My Peking Garden 915.11 L7783 HISTORY. Corbett, J. S. England in the Medi terranean, 2 v 942.06 C7S9 Hatch. L C Administration of the American Revolutionary Army. 973.3 H361 BIOGRAPHY. Geoffrin, Mme. M. T. R. Madame Geoffrin. Her Salon and Her Times. LoO-1777: by Janet Aldls BG344A Riiskln, John. Bibliographical Contri bution to the Study of Ruskln; by M. L. Jameson BR956J Scott, Sir Walter. Sir Walter Scott; by Andrew Lang (Literary Lives).. BS431La FICTION. Adams Andy. Cattle Brands A211c Bacheller. L A Silas Strong Bms Cutting. M. 6. More Stories of Mar ried Life C991m Frothingham, E. B. The ' Evasion" .'.".F941e Harker. L A. Concerning Paul and" Fiammetta H'N'c Hopkins, H. M. Mayor of War Wick H749m WHERE JO DINE. All the delicacies of the season at the Portland Restaurant: fine private apart ments for parties. 306 Washington, nr. 5th. The Empire, 192 Third street; chick en dinner, 30c; finest in city. Ontario's Drastic Auto Law. Detroit Free Press. Among the laws passed by the Ontario Legislature at the session just ended is one of a drastic nature regulating auto mobiHng in Ontario, which should Inter est American tourists. The new law provides that numbers are to be five inches long on front and back, and none other than that Issued by the Provincial Secretary is to be carried. In case of accident the onus of proof is on the automobillst. They must slow up on approaching horses or vehicles, stop if signaled, and render help if asked. For violation of the regulations or for riding on a bet penalty is JSC for the first offense, $100 for the second, and not more than one month in Jail for the third. If there are three convictions within the year it will cancel the permit, and no other will be issued for two years. Offi cers may arrest without a warrant and may detain the auto until the case is settled. The fees on American cars are Increased from $2 to 310. . EDELBRAU That famous select bottle beer brewed by Portland Brewing Co, Phone Main 706,. GOVERNOR CUTLER WELCOMES PARTY Oregonian Contest Girls Greet ed by Chief Executive of Utah. SPECIAL AT SALT LAKE Girls Will Dine "With Commercial Club This Noon and Later Will Drive Around the City and Visit Saltalr. BY EUGENE A. HOWE. SALT LAKE, Utah, July 8. (Staff Cor respondence.) Governor John C. Cutler, of Utah, and a party of among the most prominent citizens and officials of this state, today welcomed The Oregonian con test girls to Salt Lake. The Governor and members of his staff and party spent the entitre afternoon with the Northwest belles, and what' is more, they will be with them again today. Literally speaking, the proverbial keys of the City of Salt Lake and the, State of Utah have been turned over to the 38 beautiful young ladies and they are having the grandest and most thorough ly enjoyable time of their lives. Gover nor Cutler and members of the reception committee are also sharing the pleasures, as seldom, if ever, has it been their for tunate lot to entertain such an aggrega tion of beautiful and attractive girls. They insist that the pleasure is all theirs and It would be hard even to imagine a more appropriate and pleasing reception than tho one accorded the contest girls by the chief executive of the state and the people of Salt Lake City. Greeting' Is Delayed. Governor Cutler this afternoon proudly wore an Oregonian badge and when last seen he still had it pinned to the laoel of his coat. Owing to a combination of extremely unfortunate and untimely cir cumstances. Governor Cutler and mem bers of the reception committee were un able to meet The Oregonian girls when they arrived at Salt Lake. Instead of being at Salt Lake, they were at Ogden, where they had gone in a special train to catch the "Oregonian Special." Or ders had been given for the operator at Ogden to hold "Oregonlan Special" until the arrival of the Governor and his party from Salt Lake, but through carelessness of some one the orders were never carried out. The two trains passed each other when they were about half way between Salt Lake and Ogden. Governor Cutler had intended to ride down from Ogden to Salt Lake with The Oregonian girls and made the trip to Salt Lake especi ally for that purpose, and he was greatly disappointed upon learning of the mis take. Needless to say, no time was lost in returning to Salt Lake. The Oregonian girls arrived at Salt Lake at about noon today, and there was present at the O. S. L depot a crowd of several hundred persons. When the party disembarked from the train they were greeted with cheers. Of course the girls responded, but as today Is the Sabbath, It was not prolonged, and the party re paired to the Kenyon Hotel, where the most comfortable apartments had been reserved far them. The girls walked in a body to the hotel, as they were in need of exercise, and their presence received recognition from practically every person they met- The gentlemen most courteous ly raised their hats and the ladles bowed and everybody seemed to know that they were the Oregonlan girls. Meet the Governor. At 2 o'clock word was received that Governor Cutler and party, which in cluded representatives from the Salt Lake newspapers, had returned to the city and were awaitipg their guests at the Taber nacle. They met at the gates and a gen eral introduction followed. Governor Cutler personally welcomed every one of the young ladles and it is doubtful if they realized how important they were until then. Miss Mildred Looney, of Jefferson, and who is one of the handsomest of the party, pinned upon the lapel of the coat of the Governor an Oregonlan badge. Besides the Governor those in the party were Fisher Harris, secretary Salt Lake Commercial Club; Adjutant-General Ray mond Naylor and Colonel Joseph Geog hegan, of the Utah National Guard; N. P. Nelson, the Governor's private secre tary; J. G. MacDonald, Miss Beatrice O'Connor, of the Tribune, and Mrs. Charles H. Stevenson, of the Inter-Mountain; with A. L. Mitchell, contest man ager, and A, K. Slocum, of The Orego nlan. Governor Cutler escorted the paTty to the Tabernacl, where seats had been re served for them in the most desirable part of the building. C. W. Penrose, ed itor of the Salt Lake Deseret News, preached the sermon of the afternoon. Following the services an organ recital was given especially for the party. Mrs. Emma Ramsey Morris, of Salt Lake, who Is known as one of the finest vocalists in the West, sang for the girls. Follow ing the musical programme, Governor Cutler arose, and, on behalf of the State of Utah and of the Oregonian girls, thanked President John Winder for the courtesies shown. Flans lor Entertainment. Tomorrow the girls will be the guests at luncheon of the Salt Lake Commercial Club. In the morning they will be taken by the reception committee on a tour of the city in special cars and carriages. In the afternoon they will visit Saltalr and at 8 o'clock at night will leave on the "Yellowstone Special" for National Park. The "Yellowstone Special" will be occu pied exclusively by the party, the same as the "Oregonian Special," and the only difference is that other cars have been substituted for the ones which brought the party to Salt Lake. The crew of the "Oregonian Special" would very much have liked to take the party to the Yel lowstone. From the conductor to the chefs in the kitchen, all loved the girls, and It was with the deepest regret that they saw them leave the train. They all lined up at the platform and waved until the party had disappeared around a neighboring corner. A. B. Moseley, traveling passenger agent of the O. S. L, had charge of the train from Huntington to Salt Lake, where it was turned over to him by Rinaldo M. Hall, who had charge of the train over the lines of the O. R. & N. Mr. Moseley was especially considerate of the girls and saw that there was no convenience lacking, for which they are profoundly grateful. Among the others who worked particularly hard was C. L. Moller, Pull man conductor, who had charge of the three sleeping-cars. The word particu larly is used because everybody worked hard to make it pleasant for the Orego nian girls. Survey Starts False Rumor. Surveyors running lines preparatory to the erection of poles for the transmission of power from the electric plant at Caza- jdero to Portland caused a report to be circulated in Eastern Clackamas County that the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company was preparing to build an elec tric line through a new country. How ever, this has been denied. The Intention was to run the pole line to Milwaukle, but this has been so changed that the poles for the high-power wires - will fol low the electric railway from Sycamore to Portland. Rights of -way have been secured and poles will be erected between Sycamore and the power plant in a short time. Be tween that place the pole line will cut through farms and open the way for lighting farms with electricity. AT THE THEATERS What the Pros Agents Say. I I RUSSO TONIGHT. World's Famous Tenor in "Cavalle- ria Rusticana" at Heilig Theater. Beginning tonight at The Heilig Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets, Port land music lovers -will have an opportunity every night this week with special matinees "Wednesday and Saturday to hear the world's famous tenor, Signor Dominlco Russo, sup ported by the excellent cast of the Kendall Musical Company in Mascagni's beautiful opera, "Cavallerla Rusticana." This musi cal and dramatic treat will be preceded by two acts of Audran's catch opera, The Mascot." This celebrated sioger, Signor Russo, will bo remembered for "nis wonder ful singing some few years ago In this city, where he created a positive furore. Time has been kind to him and he is now rated one of the greatest artists in the musical world. Seats are now selling for the entire week at, the box office of the theater. SOUVENIRS AND MATINEES. Last Souvenir Night Tonight Mati nees Tuesday and Thursday. The last souvenir night of the present stock season at the Baker Theater takes place tonight. If you lack any particular photograph in your collection it is possible that you may make your collection complete tonight. At any rate, everyone will be given a souvenir picture of one of the com pany, selected by the recipient, as the gift from the management. A big spectacular production of the wonderful play, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," is the bill. Special matinees this week, Tuesday and Thursday, and, of course, the regular Saturday matinee. Grand closing night of the season next Saturday night. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Gratid. At the matinee this afternoon the Grand will have a change of bill and it gives prom ise of being one of the most Interesting vaudeville entertainments of the Summer. Falardo, the instrumental man. Is the fea ture. He successfully Imitates all kinds of musical Instruments and Is a novelty cal culated to appeal to trained musicians as well as to those who have not had a special course In the art. The Acton-Taylor Com pany will present "A Biter Bit." This is a melodrama condensed to 20 minutes and wll be a startling surprise. One change of char acter is made as sweeping as the transfor mation in "The Message From Mars." Dra cula is a wonderful contortionist and Coyne and Tingling are equilibrists. This will be the Last week of Master Harold Hoff, the marvelous boy baritone. Pantages. A wonderful feat In animal training is the Musllner trained sheep and pig circus. This quaint and novel aggregation does all sorts of Intelligent and amusing acrobatic and comedy feats. Children and grown-ups alike will get rare enjoyment from this un usual feature, shown here for the first time. Then the Maurys will put on their Euro pean musical act which, too, is something out of the ordinary In the vaudeville line. They get delightful music out of all sorts of Instruments. Zeralda, the aerial musical gymnast, has a combination act euch as is rarely to be encountered. He does many things and does them well. Layne and De Avio produce their latest comedy sketch, which fairly bubbles over with sparkling merriment. Peerless Melnot will also be on hand with his female impersonations. Jean Wilson will sing a new illustrated ballad and moving-picture comedies will conclude the offering. Add to these things a theater that Is invariably cool and com fortable and you have an Idea of the at tractiveness of Pantages Theater this week. Star. For this week the Star Stock Company comes forward with a musical farce which will raise laughs from a stone statue. It Is called "The Two Jacks" and deals with mistaken identity. There are many com plications and they keep the cast in hot water all the .time. Musical interruptions are permitted at frequent intervals and the dialogue will be bright and sparkling. This week the company has been strengthened and among the favorites who return to the cast is Miss Mildred Eddy. For the vaude ville olio the management will have a neat assortment of specialty artists, which will be somewhat above the general run of acts at the Star. There is & dally matinee and two shows nightly. Lyric. "His Father's Sin," the play for thiB week that opens today at the Lyric Theater, is a high-class drama, somewhat m'ore preten tious than many of the plays that have been very well put on the Lyric stage this year. The audiences at the Lyric are so perfectly In touch with the actors, and tne efforts of the players are so earnest and artistic, that It surprises every visitor in town that such good productions are achieved at this cozy little family theater. The theater is kept cool by electric fans, and the comfort Is not unimportant In the general satisfaction given the Lyric patrons. HONEST BOY FINDS PURSE As a Result Mr. and Mrs. Slenis Re sume Their Honeymoon. Louis Slenis and his wife, a bride of only a few days, will he happy again and able to continue their honeymoon, which was so rudely interrupted last Thursday through the loss of a pocketbook and $170 belonging to Mrs. Slenis. This was all the money the happy couple had, and due to the loss the young husband had to go back to work. The satchel with the money intact was handed yesterday to Chief Gritzmacher by the mother of Raymond P. Nelson, IB years old. who found the money on Fifth street, between Everett and Irvin, late Thursday afternoon. The boy lives with his mother at 542 Bast Oak street. Im mediately after finding it he took the money home to institute a search for the owner. The young couple who lost the money lived at 627 Guilds avenue, in this1 city, but had left a few days ago for Aberdeen, where the husband obtained a position. Unable to find the owner of the money, the mother of the lad brought! the satchel to the Police Station yester day afternoon with the request that it be handed to the owners. Chief Gritzmacher was enthusiastic over the bey s honesty and thought the boy should be amply rewarded for returning the money. Milwaukle Country Club. Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sell wood or Oregon City car, starting from First and Alder streets. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and strengtnens ue waoia system. wmm .... I AT THE THEATERS j "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Baker. Uncle Tom ...Henry D. Byers George Harris .....Edgar Bauroe George Shelby... Harry MacAullffe Mr. St. Clare ..Donald Bowles Phlneas Fletcher William Harris Simon Legree John Salnpolls Haley Bert L. King Tom Loksr. . .... w . . .Howard Russell Mana Percy Howard Marks .- William Dills Sambo ....... Thomas Harper Qulmbo . Walter Wlstland Skeggs. ............ Frederick Esmelton Walter Albert Bally Aunt Ophelia... .Mrs. H. D. Byers Chios Miss Ethel Jones Top?-.... Miss Dot Bernard Marie St. Clare Miss Jewel Power Little Bvi. Little Adele Bank, Emcline. . . .iliss Ethel Grey Terry Cassy Miss Margrate Neville Eliza .....Miss Lillian Lawrence EIGHTEEN scenes and an ascension were stowed Into six acts of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Baker theater yesterday. The performance there this week of the venerable and meaty drama, the story of which first struck human fire in the H. B. S. letters in the columns of the New York Tribune befo' de war, comes very near being a great produc tion. There is enough of it to sink a ship and daunt the courage of the nidst fearless first nighter. Presented according to the pretentious Ideas of the Baker management, It Is an Im mensely heavy stage piece to handle, requires a multitude of competent play ers, a host of supernumeraries, some dogs to say nothing of a baby, a flock of angels, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, the Goddess of Lib erty, coon songs, hoe downs, "Alabama Lou," Suwanee River, "Rock of Ages," tons of property, ice and a black-snake whip. The majority of theatergoers think they know all about "Uncle Tom's Cabin" as a play. I suppose they do not, however. Its tremendous long evity, and its seemingly perpetual J.-aught as a str.ge attraction, con vincingly prove tie essential dramatic element of its substance. It Is religion, romance, heart interest, tragedy, melo drama, spectacle, utter pathos, race problem, sociology, woman's and man's inhumanity to each other, comedy, character drawing, vaudeville, draw iAg -room life, plantation dreams, poe try, love, despair all these woven into a conglommerate whole that grasps your attention and will not let go until the final curtain. One can readily see how the South erner who once lived in luxury down South and was good to his "niggers," resents the name of this strangely touching tale ol woe. But you need only go and witness the Baker per formance to perceive that It singles out the cruelties that were abolished by the emancipation proclamation, and that the goodness of the good people is brought out with equal truth to facts as they once existed. The reason of the play's unending existence is that it Is a real, dramatic story, dramatically told, and that it contains the vital qualities just named that always will engago the sympathy of the human In telligence and the human heart. The principle of the play is the line wherein Uncle Tom defies Legree, say ing, "My body belongs to you, but my soul belongs to One above you!" Uncle Tom Is the central figure. It is the epic that says that the black man has a soul to be saved, and that he must not be bought and sold. The pictures of life in the South, the flight of Eliza with her babe, the slave block, the Legree plantation In the swamp, the St. Clair home, the cotton picking scenes, the sweet spirit of evangelic human kindness as typified by the character of Little Eva, the tor ture of Uncle Tom and his steadfast trust in God, Eva's death, Tom's death, retribution to Legree, finally the pan oramic spotlights of the historic per sonages who freed the negro, and the poetic vision of Little Eva's spirit borne to heaven on the wings of angels will take hold of better nature and bless you indeed If you will take the trouble to go down there and attend this Baker performance. It will show you what a great play "Uncle Tom" Is. It explains why the all-star cast was so successful In New York a year or so ago. It revives the knowledge of the true worth of a vastly Important dramatic structure. The roles are so well known, or so widely familiar from their predominat ing characteristics that extended enum eration of their material would be tire some. It Is even among the facts of the case that so many minor companies have for years essayed these roles un der all sorts of unfortultlous circum stances, that there are many players who think tTlat the characters in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" are beneath the altitude of their professional class. This is entirely erroneous. The char acters, many of them, require the best kind of histrionic talent for their ade quate portrayal. Thus I should say that the leading man and the leading woman of the Baker company yester day did the least credit to. themselves of anyone In the cast. Not to say that they were really bad In their parts. But Miss Lawrence cer tainly did not make much out of the strenuously emotional part of Eliza Mr. Baume was explosive, but not any too effective, with George Harris. The best piece of acting was done, possibly, by Mr. Salnpolls as LegTee, whose char acterization in the last act was on a high plane. Next in excellence came the vixenish intensity of Miss Neville Cassy. Mr. Harris came next with a ragged but extremely fetching por trayal of Phlneas Fletcher. Mr. Byers sustained Uncle Tom with a sombre earnestness and sympathy that was a sufficient back bone to the play. Don ald Bowles' St. Clair was uneven. Bert King and Howard Russell had unkindly parts which they played with sinister precision. Esmelton did all there was to be done with the auctioneer. Dills made Marks funny at times. Mrs. Byers was mobile and faint as Aunt Ophelia. Dot Bernard was tart and kittenish as Topsy. She pleased. Miss Ethel Jones did a good bit as Chloe In the first act. Uncle Tom's wife. Adele Banks Is a tenderly sweet and knowing child, but she Is too much of a baby to understand the role of Eva An older girl could add the pathos and Oregon! if c THE POLICY-HOLDERS' COMPANY. Is no -way connected with any other life insurance company nor with any subsidiary company. It is a purely Oregon concern, carefully managed by men of high repute. All profits from every source go to the policy-holders. Home Office, Commonwealth Bldg., 6th and Ankeny.Sts Portland, Oregon. A. L. MILLS. President. jjL. 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I'll take It all back about what I said that there was a lack of beauty in the Baker company. Miss Power, as Marie St. Claire, was a fine type of Southern lackadaisical beauty, and Miss Terry was as pretty as a Chase por trait In the sad role of Emeline. So large and Important a production will draw heavily to the Baker. They have scheduled two extra matinees, one Tuesday and one Thursday. Otherwise the season runs on to its closing night as usual. They say that there will be pleasant times next Saturday night when the curtain will be rung down for the last time until September. A. H. BALLARD. SCHMITZ IS INVITED HERE San Francisco Mayor May Be Guest of Trades Council. In anticipation of Labor Day on the first Monday in September, the local Trades Council has extended an Invita tion for Mayor Eugene B. Schmitz, of San Francisco, to be present as the guest of the body at that time, and expect his reply thereto this week. Every effort has been made to secure the attendance of the man who was elected by the labor vote of the California metropolis, and it Is confidently believed he will come. The following committee has been appointed from the different trades unions of this eity. and will hold a meeting next Friday night in Trades' Council Hall Immedi ately after the general session of that body: Charles Schultz, of the Painters' Union, chairman; Harry Gurr, Brickmakers' Union; W. H. Fitzgerald, Cigarmakers' Union; V. C. Wells, Bartenders' Union; Carl Fredericks, Cooks' and Waiters' Union; T. M Leabo, Barbers' Union; C Ij. Ledbrldge, Carpenters' Union; J. I Day, Electricians' Union; W. R. Rodler, Clerks' Union, and Misses Lucy White and Mary Keegan, of the Garment makers' Union. Earth Turned Iron Into Steel, Hartford (Conn.) Courant. 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