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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1911)
15 ) (WEGOMIIIS FUEli The Heilig Theater Chickering To Be Sold by Eilers Music House 'GOVERNORS' SPECIAL," THAT RECENTLY TOURED EASTERN STATES, CARRIED WELL EQUIPPED PRESS BUREAU. Western Governor's Tour. Big Advertisement to Section. v a , PUBLICITY IS WATCHWORD i t '. -. f Tu e ' J . j - - . . r! :.wr .. ' ., 4"'J.-T . e . '... ..!! East Learn of Great Iteahn Await ing Capital for DTeIopment a Never Before Xewi 'Hand led" In Clever Manner. ,TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, rORTLAXP, DECE3IBER 31, 1911. - V . . f t ":-:- : . f r" ri--'-'e- " 1 ' wVfc-' - , r; e 1 . ' : . ; V- -. . .. - - ' ' -m. Beneficial publicity that will grow Into a valuable asset for Oregon waa en of the principal reeulta of the re cent tear of the "Governors' Special." bearing the chief executives of nine Wtitm States through the East, and In accomplishing thta end a wll-or-ganlaed preea bureau waa an Important factor. Aa a matter of fact the newspaper "took to" the movement of the Oov ernora with a vigor and seal that waa determined to give the atatee repreaent ed the widest kind of advertising, but It waa necessary for the preea depart ment on board the train to Impreaa upon the Eastern edttora the value of the -story" that thle visit created. "Steciee" Prepare ta A ere are. The principal work In thle connection wa conducted by Lloyd W. McDowell, of Portland. Industrial ar.nt for the North Bank Railroad, who waa ap pointed publicity manes;. r for the spe cial. Hoke Smith, a clever 81. Paul newspaper man who Is publicity agent for e Great Northern Railway, aleo did a i't share of the work. Before leaving St. Paul these young- .ien were required to prepare a doaen complete stories of the train, explaining Its pur poses. Its Itinerary, Its personnel and a description of the Interior of the five exhibit car which, next to the Gov ernors themselves, were the principal attractions for the Eastern people. Hundreds of copte of these stories were prepared. Photographs of each member of the party, together with brief biographical sketches of the vari ous Governors were distributed to the racer newspaper men. liefore the train atarted this Informa tion was sent to the newspapers along the route over which stops were ached ulrd during the next four or flv. day. Thenceforth advance matter was mailed out so that It would reach Its deet!na tlon three or four days ahead of the train. Hy the time the Governors ar rtv.i1 the newspapers were thoroughly a. ouiilnled with the Importance of their rriiston. and almost Invariably 1 he city editors would send a group of star mm and a photographer or two out to mc-t thrm. Railroad fares were paid for In advance so that the newspaper mm always could be carried without violating the Interstate commerce) lai Xrweeaper m 4 Beet Mrs, Kvery big newspaper In Chicago sent one or two men to St. Paul to tcrom pany the party to Chicago. Before the train left Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, gave a banquet to the newspaper men. In the ours, of the meal Mr. Hill organised the "Spanish Athletes Society." None but newspaper men. publicity agents and development agents are eligible. Mr. Hill soon will come to Portland to form a branch society. Sam Blythe. writer for the Fatur day Evening Post, and Robert Helnl, of Leslies' Weekly, traveled with the party for several days, each gaining a fund of valuable Information. H. T. Black, of the St. Paul 1 .oneer cress. was on the entire trip. It was th t-ustom for the newspaper men to board the train about 60 miles out of their rlty and ride home with the Oovsr nora. The press bureau on board had all the deecrlptlve matter ready for them, so all thst remained for the re porters was to Interview the execu tlves. Raster Ttflea a rs rl.ed. Mr. McDowell says that the first 1m rresslona gained by the Eastern ro porters upon coming In contact with the Governors was one of surprise. "Hack East" a Governor la a mora or less important Individual and assumes a whole lot of dignity that Is hard for the ordinary run of news gatherers to penetrate. It was a new and pleasant experi ence to moat of thrm to l.nd that the Governors representing the Western states were ordinary, approachable men. ready to talk freely, to answer questions and to engage In social con versation on a common basis with all whom they met. This --ns.d the news paper to "warm up" to the party and was responsible to a greet extent for the wide attention given. When PreetJrnt Taft entertained them at a dinner all the Eastern papers that had not already "opened up" took notice. The New Tork papers "played" the stoito on their front ;ages. William It. Urine, of the New York American, gave th.m a dinner at his home. Koswell Kiel J. his personal representa tive, ewung around the circle with them. -age ef OtefSs la "Vefleew. Bill Hanley. the sage of Oregon, at tracted wide attention on account of Ms reputed resemblance to W. J. Bryan. He never failed to exploit the advan tages of Oreiton. Mr. McDowell de clares that Governor West did great service f-'r Ms state. Ills democratic personality attracted newspaper men to him at every stop. lie always took tnem Into his confidence regarding his greet faith In Oregon, and they In variably printed what he eald. Oregon got more attention than any other state represented, says Mr. McPowell. simply because Governor West. BUI Han ley and Tom Richardson proved to be the beet anior.g a whole tralnload of "good fellows." "Great credit is due Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Rail way, for his i art In the trip of the special." said Mr. McDowell. "The Great Northern eMMt cars containing exhibits of California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana. Washington. Minnesota, North Iako'a. S.Mit:i Dakota. Colorado and Wyotmrc. were visited by more than lii . DO. people and remarkable Interest was stiown In the displays. The equip mi nt of the t-aln. consisting of exhibit cars, bases, and dining cars, com partment observation cars and atandard eleepers, were all donated by Mr. Hill and the train was one of th finest that was ever assembled. The train Itself was one of the big features and people looked amuse. 1 when the Western Oov ernors' Special with Its 11 magnificent cars rolled Into a station. It was a veritable palace on wheels and there was every modern convenience and comfort for those who made the 4000 mile trip." Tewr Wit heat Preeedeat. In th estimation of Tom Richardson, who represented the Portland Commer. clal Club on the trip, this tour la with out precedent In the htatory of thla country. "Thla la the reason." said Mr. Rich ' ardson. "The average tourist from th West merely Tilt the high places' Ilk Chicago, St. Louis and New Tork. when he goes East. Th party on ths Gov ernors' Special, on th contrary, atapped at the small places along the route. We SKCTIOt OP PrLl.l-A CAR DEVOTED TO 1KB OF THE PRESS LEFT TO RIGHT, LLOYD TV, MDOW- Kl.l, PIBLICITV MA.HAGER FOR RPKCIALl HOKE SMITH. PXBI.ICITY DEPARTMENT GREAT NOH TNKR.V RAILWAY. MAN IX REAR IS C. A. CRANE, ST. PAUL MANAGER OF THE WESTERN UNION, WHO MADE THE TRIP. got nearer to th people and had a better opportunity of making a true comparison of Eastern and Western conditions. "On thing that Impressed me Im mensely was the discovery, by com parison with Eastern cities, that Port land bas absolutely the narrowest streets and sidewalks in her retail dis tricts thst exist In the United States, considering the else of the city. Other cities have remedied this difficulty and It will be up to Portland to do the same. This Is on thing that ha mad me mora strongly In favor of the plans for a Greater Portland that are so much talked about at 'th present time Their arrangement for the extension of the plaxa blocks on Park street will glv Portlsnd a civic center to be com pared with th beautiful center In Cleveland. O. Teraalaala Wen Laid. "All the larger Eastern cltlea appear to nav taken car to arrange thair terminals ao that th first view of th city gained by the tourlat from th window of th entering train will be a pleasing one. Portland will In time hav to com to th aam thing, and the new plans offer a certain way of realising It. 'In spite of the narrowness of our streets, however. It Is on thing In our favor that sine we have begun th practice of flushing our pavementa, our st rest a appear uniformly th cleanest that I have aeen In the country." Mr. .Richardson said that the Gover nor' parly found a uniform condition of prosperity throughout the East. Money wa plentiful, and h said that the people were apparently too pros- ACTOR, WHO BEGAN LIFE IN WALL STREET, P LA YEP. Or MANY BOLES. ";J- h r- Jiv 'o-W: .:S:- t .'.? " - '. U '"' ''.teJ.; ;: . ... . ;- ' v... :.?:: V(. ; ,i- - ' ROBERT HILLIARD. Robert Hllllard. who Is to appear under th direction of Klaw Erlanger at the Helllg Theater. January 7. S and , In "A Fool There Wee" went Into business In Wall street after his graduation from ,w' Tork College. He built a theater In Brooklyn. Lester Wallack played bis final engagement there la "Rosedal." It was at th vet eran actor's suggestion that Hllllard went upon th stage, appearing first In his own theater In "False Shame." His New Tork debut wss made with Georgia Cayvan In "A Daugh ter of Ireland." on of Charles Frohman'a earliest failures. His first distinct success waa In the tltl rol of "Mr. Barnes, of New York." jI was Mrs. Langtry leading man and subsequently created th leading roles In a score of well-known plays. During the long run In New York of Belasco's The Girl of the Golden West." Hllllard personated th plcturesqu express robber. Vaudeville, with Its high salaried allurement for dramatic headllnera, claimed Mr. Hllllard from time to time. In this country and In London he gave some 6000 per formances of Van Bibber In "The Littlest OlrL" by Richard Harding Davis. In the Spring of 1101, at the Liberty Theater, New Tork. he resumed as a dramatlo star In "A Fool Ther Was." which baa met with undoubted popular success. S&'SS-slWIFE HALTS HUSBAND i made In Chicago while perous to be d political situation "Two of th on record were our party was there, h said, ana when we were In Detroit a deal was closed on ona corner 20 by 115 feet at 120.000 a front foot. Thla corner aold In Detroit faces on the open apace of the clvlo center. This again la another thing I noticed that has for Its moral the adoption of the Greater Portland plans for our own city. "The tour of the Governors' Speolal was In reality a bigger event In the East than even wa who wers In th party dreamed." $250,000 FIRM FORMED Colombia River Company to Operate Lumber Plants in Clatsop. Capitalised at $160,000 th Columbia River Company Is a new organisation formed to operate In th lumbering business In Clatsop County. Th offi cer ar: Russell Hawkins, president; D. C Whitney, chairman; Charles Btlnchfleld, Br., treasurer; Q. B. Remlok. secretary; A B. Westell, manager. The company has taken the holdings of th Whitney Company, Limited, In Clatsop County and will construct a lumbering plant at Blind Slough, on the Lower Columbia. Th Whitney Com pany will continue Its logging opera tions outside of Clatsop County. Both companies hav office la th Lewis building. T " , - - . a EX-SCHOOL TEACHER SATS HE TOOK OOIX AXD FLED. R. G. Allison Is Arrested on Train at Grants Pass Woman Alleges He Married Several to Cheat. Under charges of his wife that he had decamped with between .4000 and J5000 of her money, and that he has married several women In various clt les with the aame object In view, R. O. Allison was taken from the 6haata Limited at Grants Pass yesterday morning and will be brought back here to face a charge of larceny by bailee. Lou Hartman, a private detective, left yesterday with the warrant. Mrs. Allison la a former school Uacher, and while working In that pro fission, accumulated aavlnga to a coo aiderable amount. Two years ago she met Allison and married him. He worked a a horseshoer at Forest Grove and all went well for a time. until rumors reached the wife a ears. which at length led her to make a se cret Investigation. She employed Hart man, who has been Investigating Alli son s record for several weeks. Within the past few days Allison Is said to hav advanced a proposal to take hi wife's funds and make a speculation In horses. He obtained the money, but continued to be shadowed by operatives, who found that he boarded th Shasta Limited Friday night, headed for California. A hur ried call was made upon Deputy Dis trict Attorney Collier, who Issued the complaint and request was telegraphed to urants r'ass to intercept the train and arrest Allison. While not In a position to make defl nlte charges, Mrs. Allison says ah has Information that she Is the third or fourth wlfs of the man, and ah be lieves that his former marriages war contracted under like circumstances. She Is Informed that be h&a or had a wit In Detroit, on in St. Loul and on In Canada. Besides taking: bis wife's money, Al lison Is said to hav obtained loans and credits from many sources, and was heavily In debt when he left her. COLD WINTERJS FORECAST When Goose's Breastbone Is Dark Lebanon Residents Prepare. According to the prophecy of the goosebone. Oregon will have a severe Winter. By this system of weather prediction, established by an Indian known as the "Prophet of the Harts Mountains," the breastbone of the goose Is a perfect indicator of the weather to come for a season at a time. If the bone is more white than dark. It Is said the weather will be cold. A farmer of Lebanon, Or., recently killed a goosa for Christmas dinner and th breastbone waa found to be nearly whit. Mrs. Ella La Porte. aya the farmers are beginning to bury pota toes and other producta In underground houses, where they will b safe from the expected cold. The goosebone also Is supposed to indicate the weather from day to day. When th front part Is pointed to wards one. the left-hand side tell th weather for the day. If It Is half white and half dark all kinds of weath er msy be expected. If It Is entirely dark good weather for some days at a time la Indicated. CREDIT PLAN BOOSTS PRICE Writer Discusses Several Phase of Living Cost Problem. PORTLAND, Dec. 18. To th Edi tor.) Permit me to offer a few re marks on th editorial In The Orego ntan today anent the high cost of liv ing, and the appointment of a commis sion to Inquire thereinto. Of the three items to which you refer ss being leading causes of this in creased cost, two, I think, are of small moment. While monopoly may be in defensible, alike In theory and prac tice, I think I will b sustained by th average consumer's opinion when I express my belief that, were all th trusts and combinations of today dis solved, and tha factora thereof put upon a competitive basis, the price to th consumer of those goods and commodi ties In frequent and general use would be affected but very little. Not in these days can any article of common use be maintained at an artificial price for mors than a vary short tlm. . Increased cost of living Is largely due to the perpetuation of a tariff sys tem which, while it has maintained price at a maximum. 'has failed, espe cially of reosnt years, to maintain wago to the same degree. Increased cost of living la also due to th excessive development of the credit system in the retail trade. This development has led to a great ' ln oreas In tha number of those who either live beyond their means or runs , A Superb Chickering Grand No Finer Grand Ever Sold in This or Any Other City We publish herewith the photograph of the piano which has been pronounced by a great many unbiased musi cians and critics the most magnificent grand they have ever played upon. This is the grand piano specially selected at the time for the opening of the new Heilig Theater. It has been In use there for gala occasions ever since that time. Commencing with January 1st we Inaugurated a de cided change in our advertising policy. Thus this grand piano comes back to our stock. This Chicl.ering is is every way like nw. In fact, owing to its careful usage it is better than new. But we could not sell it as a new piano. To avoid carrying it Into Inventory we are going to close It out at less than its actual factory cost. If ever there was a piano In Portland worth $1275 It is this particular piano. In justice to the honored Chickering name and the Instrument itself we cannot openly quote the price at which this piano will be sold during the com ing week, but the reduction will be almost tempted to say one-half but we 11 take tnat bacK. Eery music-lover is cordially Invited to see this Chick ering. A Word as to the Chickering The proudest name in the American musical instru ment trade is Chickering. Chickering was the great name representing the Nation's proudest achievement almost a generation before any other the public appeared in the piano world. Since the very early primitive days, it has been the ideal of the makers of the Chickering to make an instrument representing the very acme of perfection. The voice of the Chickering is the voice of genius that quality of genius which took up varnish and from them brought the genius which, heard in a multitude, supreme above all other sounds. TEE CHICKEEXNQ has been ennobled singularly, in dividually, by brilliant geniuses who literature as characteristic as that of Being a piano of genius, it runs human sentiment. Every errant gale close to the limit that, sooner or later. the Inevitable bit df "bad luck" ever finds them unprepared. Slnoe all bills must finally be paid, directly or Indi rectly, the burden of carrying thla class of consumers eventually fa 11a on those who pay their way. And aa the man (or family) who Uvea beyond hie means Invariably doe ao through the consumption of luxuries rather than necessities, the added coat to th man who doe pay represents sn absolute toss not only to him, but to tns com munity. As to waste as an element of higher cost, ther can be no question; hut It is not so much a waste of material in tha eonsumer's handa aa a waste of time d money In the administration of ar- falra. those of th crossroads village equally with those of the metropolis of the oountry- Without going into an argument which might prove unprofitable, I would like to point out that your reference as a law" to what you can mo principle of diminishing returns, la rather un satisfactory. A law Is of universal sp oliation, has always been applicable and always will be applicable. Is ther any precedent in the experience of any nation or people wunin ins nisiono nerlod. for a bl!of In the general ap plicability of th law of diminishing r- turnsT la tnera in our osy a universal application of It? Havs Msssrs. Rocke feller. Morgan, Carnegie, et al.. gona up against this law of diminishing re turner X am Inclined to think that this law ta merely a new name for an old disease, even aa appendicitis Is a njw nam for an old lnflamma lon. Per haps it might be well to treat tha aoo. nomlo dlasaaa aa wa treat th physical on. Through an operation cn the body politic we might remov th "Inflamed" portion. Though exploited to th last degree, it has, somewhat Inconsistently, been made to feel that, like the appen dix. It serves n useful purpose. X. B. H. SUITS. 1 AUT0PIAN0 $5 Rental, Free music rolla, free cartage, All money paid as rental can apply on purchase price If desired. Kohlar c Chase. 175 Washington street. J sn t- .j-(.'W':?rw,.,. mL-w ay tsww V. -x i'j i .-Jf w enormous. We were make now before wood and glue and Stradivanus tnat rises sentient and endowed it with a any nation. the full gamut of of passion every 0 SOCIETY WOMEX GIVE EXCLU SIVE TURKISH PARTY. Guests Are Garbed In Oriental Cos tumes, Served by "Slave" Boys, and Have Candy Cigarettes. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 80. (Bpe clal.) A "harem party" given last night by Mrs. Floyd A. Swan, wife or Councilman Swan, to the members of the Merry-Qo-Round Club, suffered a rude shook whan Steve W. Thompson, knocked on the door. He had called for his wife Tha women In the "harem" scurried for cover and pleaded auc ctssfully through th window, for Mr. Thompson to go away. The Swan horn was turned Into a real Turkish harem for the evening, and It was strlotly for "women only." park red draperies and lights, shaded with red, formed an Oriental setting for the oostumes worn by the guests. Pressed as Inmates of a harem, Mrs. Bwan, Mrs. George Farrah, Mrs. Ralph Roberts and Mrs. . Philip Christ, with Mrs. E. M. Rands, who was ths only pne not dressed in Oriental style formed the oominlttee. The costumes, made by the members themselves, were a harmonious mixture of dashing eolora. Turkish trousers were worn, making a most striking effect with the Zouave Jackets. The tunio drapery was worn by several. Jeweled bands encircled their heads and were Inter woven Into their hair, wnne arms and fingers wore lavishly adorned with bands and Jewele of foreign design and make. Two little "slave" boys. In Turkish costumes, waited upon the guests. Seated on ottomans, hassocks and pillows, the members were served by the boys with coffee a la Constantino ple. During the evening china bowls vagrant pain and happiness storms upon its strings. In the clanging Wagnerian dissonances its voice carries the warning cry of the very spirits of life, then changes In stantly to the ineffable tenderness of a girl's song. Under the magic of Chopin the march of old Poland's vanishing legions thud anew on its strings. Its voice is the voice of weary and doomed armies thundering through the tragic measures of the Polonaise. TONES OF THIS GREAT PIANO may be bleak as the knell of doom or blithe as the sunlight through leaves. They may sway mrititudes or, placid and well-beloved, soothe to rest in the tranquillity of home. Not One Genius But Three Within the Chickering converge the three elements of genius essential to perfect music genius of the composer, of the performer and of the piano itself. Without this last the others go for naught. Indeed, with the great soul of the Chickering inspiring brain and fingers, musical interpretations that otherwise would not rise above the mediocre ofttimes attain the heights of sublime accomplishment. Much of the abiding love for this instrument, manifest through generation after generation, may be traced to the great uplift imparted by it to the man or woman at the keys. IT IS THE PIANO OF INSPIRATION. None of This May Be Traced to Accident The work of Jonas Chickering seems rather to have been an ORDAINED MISSION in behalf of a race grop ing for light. For until he began to string wire to pegs' melody was cloistered immured against mankind. In the Eilers Music House, on the third floor, this par ticular Chickering may be seen and tested, where the glorious Chickering may be found in all its types up rights in various designs, magnificent parlor grands, baby grands, and the exquisite little quarter-grands. Terms may be arranged to accord with any reasonable request of our patrons. were passed around, containing bright colored beads and thread, and the work done by the visitors was kept for sou venirs of the event. Oriental and Occidental muslo was furnished by Mesdamea Harper, Thomp son, Sug-g and Swan, while Rafael Far rah rolled the drum and Miss Eulall Rands accompanied at the piano. The "slave" boys appeared with Turkish cigarettes, but they were made of candy. The guests of the club were; Mrs. J. O. Hardin, Mrs. Davis Talbot, Mrs, Samuel J. Miller, Mrs. T. F. Howard, Mrs. Victor H. Limber and Mrs. Andrew Hansen. Portland Boy in Honolulu. Norman B. Courteney, a graduate of Willamette University and the aon of A. A. Courteney, a prominent lumber man of Uiie city, was recently ap pointed secretary to Governor Frear of Hawaii. Courteney atarted for a trip around the world the first week in October and got aa far as Hawaii. Aft er a short period, durlug which hs held a position aa secretary to one of tha doctors In the Government service, he waa appointed to the Important posi tion he now holds. His rapid rise seems to be due to the credentials from Governor Wast and other prominent officials of Oregon. A. A. Courteney was formerly a merchant of Honolulu. rujallup Boy Is Missing, Mrs, ICstell Dinnel, of FuyaUup, Wash., has asked Tha Oregonian's as siatanoe In finding her aon, Virgil Din nel, aged 14 years. The boy baa been missing from his home since Decem ber 6, . He la described as having dark hair,- brown eyes, broad forehead, high cheekbones, with a soar on his right cheek about the alee of a dime. He Is five feet tall. When last seen he wore a blue serge coat, striped trousers, heavy tan shoes and a blue cap. Any Information regarding him should b sent to O. M. Dinnel, Puyallup, Waah. nie avsraKS value of farm land aa sere increased from SIS-67 In 1800 to 13148 in 1810. a xaln of an acre, or 10AT par cent.