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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1903)
10 'J?HE SU2TDAY OREGOSIAST, PORTLAND, SIAHOH S, 1903. GRANGERS TO MEET SOON EfSTTTLTE WILI OPEX OS TUES DAY MORXIXG. Sa-tieaal Master Aarea Jeaes, of la. ilaaa, Will Be Preseat and Address the Farmers. The Grange Institute will open Tuesday morning in the A, O. U. W. Hall, Second .end Taylor streets, at 10 o'clock. C. H. "Welch, chairman of the committee on ar rangements, -will call the institute to order, after which B. G. Leedy, state master, will bo invited to the chair to preside. The programme Is somewhat in formal. Lecturers from the Oregon and "Washington colleges have been invited and also the president of the State Hor ticultural and Dairy Associations. Richard Scott, of the Lewis and Clark commis sion, and E. I. Smith, of Hood River, will apeak. Aaron Jones, National master, of South Bend, Ind., will arrive Monday evening and will be met by B. G. Leedy, C H. Welch and others. Mr. Jones Is on the programme for two set addresses Tuesday and Wednesday, the hour having not yet been fixed. Tuesday evening a general reception will be given the National master In the A. O. U. W. HalL T. C. Devlin has been ap pointed by Mayor Williams to represent him and the city at the reception. F. E. Beach will represent the Portland Board of Trade. Judge R. P. Boise, of Salem, Is expected to be present, and make a short talk. Music will be furnished by an or chestra. At the sessions of the institute grangers are expected to wear badges or a spray of cedar. The sessions will all be open to the public Meetings will open In the forenoon at 10 o'clock and In the af ternoon at 1:30 each day. Aaron Jones Is a native "Hoosier," G4 years old, vigorous in body and mind. Aside from his education in the country schools he spent two years in college. He has followed farming all his life, and now owns and manages a farm of 000 acres near the City of South Bend, Ind. Mr. Jones was for many years master of the State Grange of Indiana, and served two years as overseer of the National Grange. He Is now serving his third term as master of the National Grange and Is chairman of the legislative committee of that body. The committee, backed by the unanimous support of the order, with Its vast membership, has effected much val uable legislation for the benefit of agri culture. Under Mr. Jones' leadership the Grange has made great growth. Mr. Jones has given himself freely to the work of sow ing Grange doctrines, and his voice has been heard in all parts of the land. He is considered one of the ablest and most eloquent speakers the Grange ever had In the field, and he never fails to produce a profound Impression upon his audience. He organized the Northern Indiana and South Michigan Agricultural Society, one of the largest in that district, and served many years as Its president. He was for a long time member of the State Board of Agriculture of Indiana, serving suc cessfully as chairman of Its executive committee, and as president of the board. In 1877 Mr. Jones organized the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and in 1895 effected a union of 37 such companies in Indiana. He has been president of tho union since its organization. Mr. Jones has also been for 20 years a member of the Indiana State Tax Commission, and has thus assisted In many needed modifi cations of the tax laws of 'the state. Among these, one of great Importance to stockgrowers, is the regulation of dam ages to stock by dogs. He believes that the elementary prin ciples of agriculture should be taught In the public schools, and that the country sohoofs should be Improved until they are as good as any In the land. He believes the agricultural colleges should be lib erally supported by National and state appropriations, and that the schools thus Hupported should be true to agriculture, and should make that the leading feature. He believes farmers should liberally pat ronize these schools. He believes that all farmers should cultivate a love for the farm and farm life, and that they should develop lbs resources, erect and maintain beautiful, convenient homes on the farm, have good roads, good schools, good churches, telephones and electric roads all through the country. He wants farm ers to support the agricultural press. Mr. Jones believes that farmers should culti vate friendly relations with all other classes and vocations. He has no place in his heart for class jealousies; but he stands for agriculture and insists upon farmers standing up for their rights in business and legislation. AROUND A CAMPFIRE. IS. A. R. Veterans and "Woman's Re lief Corps Hold Reunion. The union campfire and entertainment given last evening by the Portland G. A. R. posts and Woman's Relief Corps in Woodmen of the "World Hall, East Side, lor the benefit of the Lone Fir soldiers' monument, was very successful. There was a large attendance. Between 6 and E P. M. the women of the Relief Corps gave a fine dinner, which was well patron ized. Next came tho "Woodmen of the "World special drill by Multnomah Camp, No. 77. team. In command of Colonel J. C. Jones. The members of the team were all in uni form, and the exhibition drill was cred itable to the team and the camp. Con stant applause followed the movements of the team. After the conclusion of the drill Chairman Captain J. A. Sladen gave an introductory address explaining tha object of tho entertainment, which was to assist the Lone Fir Monument Asso ciation in erecting a suitable monument In Lone Fir cemetery In memory of the veterans of four wars the Civil, Indian, Mexican and Spanish-American. Miss Ethel Davis gave a piano solo, when Rev. Alexander Blackburn, a vet eran of the Civil War, gave a short patri otic address. The Veteran Double Male Quartet rendered "Under tho Glorious Banner" with fine effect, and the quartet received hearty applause. Following came a recitation by Miss Hazel Hoopen gamer, music by the Carnation Mandolin Club, interesting remarks by Colonel Hawkins on his recent trip to Mount Hood, recitation by Miss Anna Ditch burn, a violin duct by Masters Eddie and Homer Andros, a song by Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Staple, the programme closing with "Mount Vernon Bells," by the Veteran Male Double Quartet COWS WERE rOISOXED. Several at Montavilla and Vicinity Died Durinjr Past "Week. During the past week several cows in the vicinity of Montavilla died from poisoning, but as yet no trace of the poison haa been found. E. A. Voorhees and Frank Thebo both loet cows, and an other resident lost a valuable cow. AH Bcemed to have died In "the same way. Just where these cows could have gotten poison is a mystery. Some of the resi dents reem to think that the poison was put out by eorne malicious person, but this is not believed in the community. GOLD MEDAL COXTEST. SUbs Fannie Raman IV on Prize at Xoaat Scott V. C. T. V. Contest. -A successful gild medal rhetorical con test was held in the public hall at Lents Friday night, under the auspices of the Mount Scott "Women's Christian Temper knee Union. There was a large attend ance. The hall had been attractively Secoratcd. All those -who had won a silver medal In former contests were en titled to enter. The contestants were: Mrs. Plympton Kelly. Mrs. Vllurta Lent. Miss Fannie Hanan (17 years old), Veraard Locke (15 years old), Leila Lent (11 years ld. The contest was very close and the Judges had a hard proposition to decide who was the winner. They awarded Miss Fannie Ha man, aged 17, the gold. medai. Her subject was, "Arouse the Conscience." After paying expenses the rest of the receipts were turned over to the library fund of the Lents subllc school. East Side Ketes. Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Bray have returned from Indiana, where they visited their former home for five months. Mr. Bray was formerly pastor of the Sunnyslde Friends Church. E. G. Worth, superintendent of light house construction. In the southern di vision of Alaska, who has been visiting relatives at Sunnyslde for a month, will leave for his station in the North in a few days. Mrs. Bridget O'Reilly, mother -of Rev. Father Charles J. O'Reilly, rector of St. Mary's Church. Alblna, died Friday at the pastoral residence, 620 "Williams avenue. The funeral will be held tomorrow from this church at 10 A. M. G. C. Calkins, chairman of the G. A. R. general committee of arrangements for the state encampment, will announce the committees authorized at the meeting of tho committee this afternoon in the G. A. R. Hall at 3 o'clock. These subcommit tees are on finance, general arrangements, reception, etc. AH members of the gen eral committee are expected to attend this meeting. A preliminary meeting of graduates of the Central School was held in the assembly Hall Friday night to organize an alumni association. Principal J. T. Gregg pre sided. Chester Vanhouten, Iva Almy and Rachel Halllngby were made a commit tee to prepare a constitution and by-laws. Craig McMIcken was appointed to preside at the next meeting, which will be held in the Central assembly .ball in two weeks. J. O. Hall, principal of the Mount Tabor Schools, District No. 5, delivered an In teresting lecture before the pupils of the Montavilla School Thursday last on his experiences In Alaska. Mr. Hall opent several years In the North and was able to talk entertainingly to the pupils, and hold their attention closely all the way through. Some time next week Professor Hadley, of the Stephen School, will tell the pupils of Montavilla School about the Sandwich Islands. WATER TOWER NOT NEEDED T. A. Jordan Contends It Wonld Rave Been of No Use In Deks Fire. PORTLAND, March 1. (To the Editor.) As after all expensive fires, no matter where, there are always critics (ind there should be) as to the management and ex tinguishment of a fire, the late Dekum fire has been no exception to the rule, and the water tower seems to be the one thing lacking to equip this Fire Depart ment properly. There are dozens of sta tionary water towers In this city. Every stand-pipe is a water tower. No four story building is without. one, ready for Instant use, with connections for two or four streams, a ladder alongside opening on each floor, so that when a company ar rives on the scene,, while some are laying a line of hose from the engine or hydrant to the tower, two men can easily take 50 feet of hose with pipe up the fire-escape ladder to any floor they wish to work from and be ready for the water as soon as it can be given to them. I contend that the stationary tower on the Dekum was of better service than one on wheels, with Its 12 take-ins and but one discharge. The Dekum building above the second story la cut up into small rooms about 12x12 feet. We will suppose the city had a 12-take tower, with only one discharge of about or 8 inches. You turn the water into the seventh story a deluge through a window. In 12- feet it strikes a partition. It must bore Its way through that, cross a hall, and bore through an other and another wall, to get Into an other room; and so there you are a. del uge of water going some place, but prob ably not one drop on the fire. Recollect it Is not the 100,000 gallons thrown Into a building that extinguishes the fire. It Is the 1CO0 gallons directed to the proper place. A portable tower Is of service only in a building with large rooms, say, a warehouse, or take a building 50x100 feet, in the center of a block, with no chance to get at it but in front, and no parti tions on the floors. Then your big stream will come in play, drowning out every thing and destroying all the goods. In a building like the Dekum, what you want is a number of streams, 14 to iyi Inches. Then you are bound to hit the vital spot soon. Another reason: There are only fivo engines on this side of the river, spread from Pennoyer street on the south to Nicolol on the north, at least three miles i apart. A less number than three would be of no use on a water tower. What towers are Intended for Is to con centrate the force of at least three pow erful engines, keeping all your other streams on the fire wherever you can get at It, so as to stop a conflagration. I write this article for the. reason that the management of the Fire Department for the last few years has been most per sistent in calling for more, more, more. There is a limit to what any community should be asked to pay for Are protection. It was big new engines a year ago, of which two were bought. The tower and fireboat have been recommended for years. Now it Is a full-paid department. Of course all these things should strengthen the department, but where Is the money coming from to pay for them? The tax rate this year Is 86 mills, with a certainty of 46 mills next year. Gentlemen, better call a halt. There will always be fires, and some expensive ones. New York, with Its 100 engines, and every other city has them, and always will. Portland Is a city of about 100,OPO Inhabitants, and I be lieve its fire apparatus will compare favor ably in quality and power with any other city of Portland's size in the world, and .It should be sufficient to take care of a city of Portland's size for some time to come. But if you must and will buy, buy something that will strengthen the de partment. In the future, when we have a dozen engines on each side of the river, then there will be a show for your tower. but when every four-story building has a stationary tower, it looks to me like a useless waste of money. Another word in conclusion: It Is more than 33 years since I first began attending fires in this city. I defy any person to point out any fire during that time where a tower could have been used with profit and credit to the Fire Department. THOMAS A. JORDAN. ASKING QUESTIONS. An In qui ry Chaajccd a Man's Whole Life. When you get a man to recognize that his bad feelings come .from improper food, and that he can get well by using scientific food, the battle is half won. One of New York's business men says: "I was troubled for a long time with indigestion, headache and stomach trou ble, and had taken various medicines, but with no good results. I concluded to see how a change of food would affect me. I never cared particularly tor cereals of any kind, but ate meat and pastry con tinually and drank coffee. "I found, on inquiring, that Grape-Nuts were highly spoken of. and decided to give them a trial. To say I was surprised at the result would not begin to do Jus tlce to my feelings. My headaches left me: my brain became clearer and active: my attacks of indigestion grew fewer and fewer, until they ceased entirely, and where I once went home tired, fagged out and Indisposed to any exertion what over, I now found a. different state of af fairs. "My color was good, my muscles strong and firm and fully equal to anything I asked of them, Instead of soft and flabby. I live two miles from my business and walk It dally back and forth, if the weather permits. I am 55 years old and feci as well and strong as when I was 30, and can ride 70 miles a day on a bicycle without feeling any bad results." Name given by Poetum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. AT THE THEATERS "Caaiille." ArmBr.d Duval E. J. Ratcllff St. C.dens McKee Rankin M. Duval Herbert Carr Gaston Rleux Hal Do Forrest Count de Varvltlo. Ch&s. A. Mill ward Count de GIray Jos. Z. "Waiting" Gnstare .............. Charles Bertram The Doctor Mlltcn Stallard Arthur .W. Arthur Jefferls Cbaries Fredrick Starr Olymp Kllza. Oldfield Nlchette Agaea Raskin Madame Prudenee...Mrs. C TV. "Brooko Naalne.. RIcca Allen Maid.,, SelmaJIuhr Camilla Gastler Ka&ce O'Nell "The JeTress." Lah Nance O'Nell Lena ..Agnes Rankin Lisa lV... Rlcca Allen Grosehen.....1Krs. Charles TV. Brooke Rosie ................Selxna Muhr Lortnz ..... Hal De Forrest Joseph Edward Ratcliffe Nathan ....Charles A. Milliard Ignatius Herbert Carr iudwlg L. R. Stockwell Jacob .....Milton StaUard Abraham Joseph Whiting As a good-bye offering to finish her pres- ' ent engagement, Nance O'Nell presented "The Jewess," adapted, from Mpsenthal's "Debora" by Louis Ludovlcl. at the Mar quam Theater last night. The audience was a large and enthusiastic one, and the play was satisfactory In every respect. "The Jewess" Is an old-fashioned play of the period when the nations of Europe had laws banishing Jews from their midst. Leah, a Jewish girl wandering about the frontiers of Bohemia meets her . fate In the person of Joseph Lorenz, a Christian, son of a village Magistrate. was portrayed by Nance O'Nell with brilliant success. Tho evil spirit in the play is Nathan, the schoolmaster, an apostate Jew, played by C. A. Mlllward. Joseph Is supposed to be the future hus- j band of Lena (Agnes Rankin), but Nathan discovers that Joseph and Leah are lov ers. The elder Lorenz Is told of the sit- 1 uatton, and he proposes that Leah be tempted with money to leave the neigh borhood for good. Joseph agrees to this, ; asserting that Leah will not be bought with money. Nathan Is selected to take the. money to her, but does not fulfill his contract, and Is recognized by one of the Jewish wanderers as an apostate from . their faith. Leah goes to the rendezvous where she promised to meet her lover, and in the quarrel scene. Miss O'Nell was superb In her despair. On the morning Joseph and Lena are married Leah walks to the church door and curses Joseph for his treachery. This Is Miss O'Neii's supreme moment, and her fine declama tion In the curse scene, her striking poise, and splendid diction will be long remem bered with admiration. One moment she was tha incarnation of a fury, and the next passionate and headstrong in her love for the man who doubted her. Agnes Rankin was excellent as Lena, and made a pretty picture. Mr. Ratcliffe was im pressive as Joseph. Nance O'Nell "appeared yesterday after noon at the Marquam Theater In "Ca- mllle," and aroused more enthusiasm than she has yet met with during her ( present engagement. She thrilled her , audience and got several curtain recalls. Nearly every seat was occupied, largely by women, but two of Miss O'Neii's most tragic climaxes were dimmed by little . children who persisted In talking; Yet strange to say. one ot these children, a baby girl, was one of the etar s warm est admirers, for just when Camilla arises from her bed. seized with her last illnesp, this little girl uttered these words, amid a hushed silence: "Poor lady." The version of "CamIlle,, as played by Miss O'Nell and her company is specially translated and adapted from Dumas' fa mous novel by Barton Hill, and the actors are dressed In the quaint-looking costumes of 1S40. There is an old dispute as to the wisdom of portraying such an unsavory and sometimes, unwelcome creation as that of Dumas' Camllle Gautler. member of the demimonde of Paris, and at this time it Is not necessary to enter into It. Suf fice It to say that a large audience com posed of intelligent men and women sat through the performance, and wero lib eral In their applause. The character has attracted to It the genius of Duse and Sarah Bernhardt It Is the fashion to praise the portraiture of Duse, but to speak the truth she does not make it a seductive, beautiful picture. -Elnce, dp to a Very short time ago at least, she walks on the stage looking for all the world like a wan-faced, unhappy-eyed creature. ENTRANCING ENERGIZING. 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R Entire Furnishin atGr f FIFTH AND YAMHILL stricken' with consumption, until ope won ders If this Is a living creation sufficient to arouse the love of Armand Duval. Nance O'Nell Is the embodiment of a ti-nmon linwover Vind shp mav be. who really loved and saw that love turn, jiot by her fault. Into ashes. She is certainly a great Camllle. E. J. Ratcliffe was ar- j ' tlstic as Armand Duval. The piay was i well staged. nisliivayman as Well ns Rarfjlar. DENVER. March 7. Arthur Johnson, alias "Red" Price, has been positively Identified by Ed Conners as one of the hold-ups that robbed his place of business ! n.tnhr 1OT when Charles Bovvin. a I patron ot the place, was shot and killed. ! Tv.in:rri,! mmnanion. who Is still at large. shot Boyvln because he started to leave tho saloon after being ordered to remain. Johnson Is a local product, and has served time in the state reformatory and the ...tt..tinm ol-i TTf Iras enntured at ' Colorado Springs, where he was charged with burglary. 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