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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1914)
, TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 3IARCH 8, 1914. " PLEA IS MADE FOR 10 APPROACH OF OPERA STIRS ALL MUSIC FOLK Chicago Grand Opera Company Will Open the Season in Portland on April 2-4. READY FOR PUPILS Pilgrim Congregational Pastor Invites People of Commu nity to Use Edifice. Superintendent Evans Will Provide Copies for Pros pective Contestants. : In justice to yourself, you should visit our sample room, get our prices and you will readily see that we are in a positionto save you money on plumbing supplies. 12 GARDENING ARE TOO BUISJK OPEN CHURCH DOOR LEAVING IS ALTERNATIVE Co-opcratlon in Development of City, Improvement In District and Sup port of Rose Festival Dis- - cussed at Banquet. An open church door through 365 days a year, a closer relation between the church and the community, which are dependent upon each other, co-oper ation in the general improvement and betterment of the community and the development of Portland, and support of the managers of the Portland Rose Show and Peninsula Rose Show, were topics discussed! at the community ban quet Friday night at the Pilgrim Con gregational Church, Shaver street and Missouri avenue. Rev. D. V. Poling, the pastor, presided. "This is a get-together affair," said Rev. Mr. Poling, "and more men are here tonight than I have met at an one time since I came here 18 months ago. Men do things when they get to gether. Why should this church, cost ing $16,000, remain closed all through the week, when it should and could be used in this community for all pur poses? "Down on Mississippi avenue is a poolroom, well conducted as far as I know, but it is the only place in this community where young men can go. But this church invites the men of this community to use this church. It in vites the Overlook Improvement Club to use this church. It invites the Wom en's Club to use this room. There are light and heat here. Use them. Leaving Is Alternative, "I want this church to do more, and unless I can stir up the men and get the church working along practical lines I shall not be here in six months. I shall go where I can do something." .Frank DeuBter, president of the Over look Improvement Club, spoke of the work of that club, and pointed out that Patton avenue, 100 feet wide, is the logical approach to the interstate bridge. He spoke of Rev. Mr. Poling's work and said the club would co-op-crate with him. J. H. Nolta spoke of the coming Rose Festival and declared: "Help the managers of the Rose Fes tival all you can. Give the directors all the support and co-operation you car. There will be a rose show on both Hides of the river this year, one in Pen insula Park. Give your support to both. The managers of the Rose Festi val are giving their time and work freely and their efforts should be ap preciated. Pastor Called Booater. "The pastor of this church is a boost er and the people of this community should support him." Rev. W. C. Kantner, of the University Park Congregational Church, pointed to the greatness of Portland, and made a strong plea for co-operation in the development f Greater Portland in all lines. The quartet of the church, led by Rev. Mr. . Poling, gave several selec tions. Rev. Mr. Poling announced that similar functions will be held in future in Pilgrim Church. BOYS' CAMP IS PLANNED UPLIFT OF YOUTH DISCUSSED BV OREGOV CIVIC LEAGUE. FtTtrr Prohibitions and More Enrour ngeinrnt for Youngsters to Fol low Bent, Declared ed. A Boys' Club and a Summer camp for boys were the chief subjects which en grossed the members of the Oregon Civic League and their friends as sembled at the weekly luncheon of the league at the Multnomah. Hotel yes terday. The solution of the' problem of organization and finding a location for the Summer camp was left in -the hands of Mrs. Stella Walker Durham, as secretary of the Recreation League. Brief talks on the treatment of boys, boys' clubs and various phases of handling youths were made- by- O. M. riummer, of the Board of Educa Wdn; L. R. Alderman, superintendent of schools;- Rabbi Jonah B. Wise and J. W. Talmer, director of boys' work at the Y. M. C. A. It wa3 demonstrated that there should be fewer laws prohibiting boys from following .their natural inclina tions and m.ore opportunities afforded them for doing what is right, that there was a crying necessity on the part of parents to play with their chil dren grandfather and grandson hav ing common amusements and that it would be of mutual benefit to age and youth for the old "to keep young." Mr. Palmer described the boys' work in the Y. M. C. A. A fund will be raised to organize a Summer camp for boys and as a start In the movement $70 was subscribed at the luncheon. Mrs. " Durham will re ceive subscriptions from all who are willing to help along the cause. SOCIETY POSES FOR MOVIES Lecture to Show Scenes Along Beach on Florida Coast. PALM BEACH, Fla.. March 2 So ciety posed for moving pictures which Dunbar Wright will use in connection with a lecture on Egypt and other southern countries, as seen from the viewpoint of romance. Grouped on the steps of the Breakers Hotel were Miss Julia Edey, Mrs. Wal ter Lewisohn, Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Richard, Miss Vleva Fisher, Miss Viola Kraus and others. The camera was turned on them just as Mr. Wright and Mr. Jason Waters stepped up to the crowd and were greeted as long-lost friends. Then the party went in wheel chairs to the Beach Club, where Mr. Wright entertained the "actors" at luncheon with Mrs..Fred Edey, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Thaw, 3d: Mr. and Mrs. C. Cecil Kitler; E. Clarence Jones, Jules Glaenzer, Miss Edith Adams. Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Simons. James Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Upham. Miss Ruth Waters . and Harry Haskins. Mrs. Edey and Henry T. Sloane were photographed when watching James Hyde defeat H. C. Richard for the South Florida golf 'championship. Oh, would some power the giftie gt'e us To see ourselves as others see us. But if the same should come to pass. We'd likely smash the looking-glass. Cincinnati Enquirer. MUSIC people in this city are stirred as probably never pre viously, by the visit of the Chi cago Grand Opera Company, which opens an engagement at the Orpheum Theater April 2-4. Professionals and amateurs. In music, club members, so ciety people and the general public, wherever any of them meet in Port land or the surrounding territory 1I the talk veers around to the approach ing season of grand opera. The opening operatic night is April 2. with a double bill, of "Cavalleria Rustlcana" and "11 Pagliacci," with the famous Titta Ruffo singing the in comparable "Prologue" of the latter opera. Friday night, April 3, "Parsi fal" will be presented, and "Aida" at the Saturday afternoon matinee, and "Tosca," with Mary Garden in the title role Saturday night, April 4. Mary Garden, it is now announced, has fully recovered from the slight attack of cold, and is able practically to resume her operatic engagements. Wagner's "Parsifal" will be the greatest operatic offering of the Chi cago Grand Opera Company's short visit. .It will be given this season in but 12 cities of the United States. The copyright of this work expired in Eu rope this year, and the monopoly which Cosima Wagner retained has ceased. For the first time since it was origi nally produced at Bayreuth some years ago, this opera has been presented in other cities with marked success. Otto Marak, who will have the title role, is a noted Wagnerian tenor, who has sung the role at Bayreuth also, and who has a. well-established reputation, which has been built up on successful achievement. He has both exceptional vocal and histrionic ability. The Am fortas of Clarence Whitehill is one of the greatest characterizations on the operatic stage. This distinguished American artist probably has no peer in Wagnerian roles, and his interpre METER ATTACK SHAPES REFERENDUM MOVEMENT TO BE INAUGURATED TUESDAY SIGHT. Statement for the Public to Be Pre pared, After Which Circulators Will Start With Petitions. The movement being promoted by members of the meter committee of the Taxpayers' Association to Invoke the referendum on the Daly universal water meter ordinance passed recently by the City Commission, will be 'inau gurated Tuesday night at a meeting of a committee of about 100 persons, to be held in room B of the Library at 8 o'clock. Arrangements for the meet ing were completed yesterday by W. L. Boise, J. W. Conway and others. At the session a statement for the public setting forth the arguments against the meter plan will be pre pared and presented for publication in the newspapers. A few days after the statement is prepared a mass meeting will y be called and petitions will be distributed to all persons willing to circulate the petitions free of charge. It is expected that there will be a suf ficient number of volunteers to get the required number of names on the peti tions within a few days. Mr. Boise said yesterday that the committee which is to prepare the of ficial anti-meter statement comprises prominent people from all of the prin cipal districts of the city. "The names I have "received," said Mr. Boise yesterday, "have for the most part come witlnout solicitation, the persons having telephoned or writ ten to me offering their services. By Tuesday I expect the committee to have a membership of considerably more than 100." SEVERAL DECREES GIVEN Judges Calkins, Davis and Gatens Untie Eight Nuptial Knots. Divorce on grounds of desertion was granted yesterday by Circuit Judge Calkins to Carl M. Dewey from Mrs. Ethel Eva Dewey. The couple were married in Portland. In July, 1907, ts -yi-.r a, AHZe. As4. tation of the part is characterized by all the remarkable effects which have long individualized his operatic accom plishments. Allen Hinckley, who is also an American Wagnerian of note, will have the part of Gurnemanz, which he sang in the original Chicago cast. Henri Scott, likewise an American, will be heard as Titurel, while Hector Du franne, the sterling baritone, will be the Klingsor. The other roles will be in competent hands, while the six flower maidens will be represented by six of the leading prime donne of the company. Curiosity will be aroused by the visit of Titta Ruffo, who has been accepted in Europe as the most eminent baritone on the operatic stage, combining a re markable voice, ranging from baritone to tenor, a histrionic ability of convinc ing quality, combined with youth and personal attractiveness. Ruffo's art is firmly established in the operatic world. As a vocalist he stands supreme in his class, while as an actor it has been stated that the elder Salvini did not possess histrionic talent of any higher order. His voice is a wonderful combination of the tenor and the bari tone registers, and he sings high C's with the fluency and ease of Caruso, while, it is stated, in facility of execu tion, it is doubtful if he can be sur passed. Two divorces were granted by Cir cuit Judge Davis. Mrs. Louise Pad den was granted a decree divorcing her from Harold Padden for cruel and inhuman treatment and awarded the custody of their six-months-old baby, and Mrs. Esther Sullivan was divorced from Mark Sullivan, and her maiden name, Esther Todd, restored. Circuit Judge Gatc-ns granted four divorces, Mrs. Nettie Safford from George Safford, for cruelty; Mrs. Mamie C. Hagerman from Harry W. Hager man, for desertion; Mrs. Mary Amacher from Peter Amacher, for cruelty, and Mrs. Harriett Pierce from Frank S. Pierce, for desertion. Judge Calkins granted a decree to Mrs. Olive M. Newbery divorcing her from Elmer A. Newbery on grounds of cruelty.- MILITANT CALLED LUNATIC London Judge Orders Mind Eiam Ination for Suffragette. LONDON, March 5. (Special.) A new method of dealing with the militant suitragists was suggested recently when a Police Magistrate declared the attack of a woman -on Lord Weardale was the act of a lunatic and said he would order an inquiry into the state of her mind. The woman. Miss Mary Lindsay, was refused freedom on ball. The attack on the Baron was made at Euston station, where Lord - Wear. dale was awaiting a train with 200 other guests to go to the wedding of the Hon. Sydney Peel, son of Viscount Peel, in-Northampton. Mr. Peel was married to Lady Delia Spencer. LUMBER FIRM BEATS STATE Oklahoma Loses First Contest in Snit for $1,000,000 Lands. HUGO, Okla., March 1. (Special.) The State of Oklahoma' lost the . first round in its suit to escheat thousands of acres of timber lands, valued at more than $1,000,000, of the Choctaw Lumber Company of Kansas City, Mo., when Judge Summers Hard- overruled a motion to enjoin the company from operating until the suit was decided. The state is seeking possession of all land the company now holds and formerly held on the allegation that the Oklahoma constitution prohibits the company, from owning It. L CLASSIFICATION IS DECIDED Experts Collaborate In Preparing In structions for Children and Dis tinctions Are Made to Give All Equal Chance. M. O. Evans. Jr., superintendent of the school garden work In Portland, has prepared a bulletin covering all phases of the garden contest work In the public schools of Portland for 1914, and this will be distributed in a few days for, the guidance of the competing schools. A sufficiently large edition of the bulletin will be printed to give every pupil who Is entering the contest a copy. Assisting Mr. Evans in its prepara tion were Mrs. W. H. Durham, assistant supervisor of the garden contest work; T. J. Newblll, principal of the Arleta School; A. G. Bouquet, of the horti cultural department of Oregon Agricul tural College, and A. L. Lovett, crop pest expert of the Agricultural College. Under the heads of registration. home- and school gardens, formation of agricultural clubs, germination tests of seeds, flower varieties, local contests, and number of varieties to plant; a general line of information on the work for the coming year is given. Oregon Seed Recommended. - Mr. Lovett has written a section on garden pests, which is especially adapted to the purposes of the young gardeners, and under the section on seeds, each vegetable is treated in turn, with recommendations as to suitable varieties for early and late planting. Nearly all prize vegetables last year were grown from Oregon seeds, and Oregon seeds are recommended in the bulletin. Based upon experienc-s in last year's work, a list of "don'ts" has been com piled as follows: Don't plant your seeds too thick: It will only waste them and make more thinning necessary. Don't be agraid to thin out young plants as directed. It is better to waste three-fourths of them," if necessary, and give the other one-fourth a chance to grow. . Don't plant tall-growing vegetables where they will shade the low-growing ones. Don't try to grow inore than four different kinds of vegetables on plots 5x10 feet, or smaller, nor more than six different kinds on plots ranging in area from 5x12 feet to 5x20 feet. Don't water your garden every time it looks a little dry on top. Even in dry weather a good soaking every third evening will be sufficient. Don't be in too great a hurry to plant your seed. You will gain time by working your ground into a very fine condition before planting. Don't plant your seed too deep. Carefully follow directions. Home Garden Urged. The school gardens will le inspected and judged about June 18 and 19. In order that all schools may have a fair chance, it seemed best to classify them according to the number of years the contestants have made gardens. The large number of gardens and the considerable variation in area made necessary a furthfir division on the basis of size. First, second and third prize ribbons will be awarded the three best gardens in each d.vislon. In judging the gardens of all classes the judges will take into consideration the exact value of each on a total basis of 100 to be determined by the judges before the judging is begun: vegetable growth, freedom from weeds, condi tions of soil, arrangement, distinguish ing features, and decoration. Although decoration is included among the dif ferent points which will be judged, it will be considered of minor import ance, in order to rrive a fair chance to schools which do not have money avail able to buy flowering plants. Many inducements are offered the children to grow home gardens and keep them up during the Summer months. The Multnomah County Fair offers J250 In cash prizes for Portland children only, and the Columbia River Inter-State Fair, in Vancouver, offers S5, as well as eligibility to the garden division of the agricultural prizes, amounting to 100. Sewer Payments Crowd Treasurer. Five hundred sewer assessments ranging from 75 cents to H in amounts were paid yesterday by residents of Sellwood, Brooklyn and the Sullivans Gulch district. The assessments for the main trunk sewers in all of these districts fell due at the same time and the rush of persons desiring to make payments was so great that City Treasurer Adams was required to keep his office open all day. Wood, $5.50; coal, $6. Edelfsen. Adv. THROWS AWAY HIS CRUTCHES AFTER USING AKOZ FOUR DAYS Contractor J. L. Rapheld Has Remarkable Recovery from Agonizing Rheumatism. J. L. Rapheld, proprietor of the J. L. Rapheld Roofing Company. 673 Monad nock building, San Francisco, is the marvtl of his many friends as . re sult of his speedy recovery from a case of rheumatism that has had him in bed or on crutches much of the time for five years. He was able to throw away his crutches four days after he began to use Akoz, the great radio active medicinal mineral discovered by John D. Mackenzie, president and man ager of the Natura Company. In eight weeks he was comparatively well, ac cording to his own letter to the Natura Company, as follows: "I had rheumatism for five years, during which period I was confined to my bed f Jr eight months. When I first started to take Akoz I was barely able to hobble around on crutches. Every move was torture. I used Akoz water, compound and dusting powder, and in four days I was well enough to throw the crutches -away. The in tense pain left me and I continued to improve rapidly. "After eight weeks I was compara tively well. Akoz has done me so much good I intend to keep on using it. My friends are marveling at my speedy re covery." .The- .great success Mr. Rapheld had I Carload buying direct from factories that are free and independent of any trusts, enables us to make these prices. We sell to all. Our prices positively defy competition. Write for price-lists. We carry a complete line of plumbing material. We can get you plumbers by the day or job. J. SIMON Front and Grant Streets MOOSE TO RUN SCHOOL PURPOSES OP ORDER DECLARED THREE-FOLD BY HEAD. Educational System to Be Extended and Movement Is on Foot to Divide Portland Lodge. Correspondence schools for the bene fit of Moose Lodge members will be started in the near future, according to an announcement yesterday by James J. Davis, director-general of the order. The fraternity campaign of the Moose, Mr. Davis said, includes pro viding for the old members, building hospitals and sanitariums for the sick and the education of the young. "We are anxious to see a Moose building erected in Portland," Mr. Da vis said, "because it would greatly facilitate the correspondence school work we intend to take up in a short time. Our rooms will be schoolrooms, not at all like the ordinary club. The correspondence school will be an ex tension of the vocational system taken up at Moosebeart. "We considered the question of dividing the Portland Lodge at our meeting today. A Portland delegation will carry the matter before the Su preme Council in San Francisco this month. "Another change today was the formation of a Woman's Loyal Moose Circle in Portland." The Portland LotJge decided yester day to present the library at Moose heart with a table similar to the one in the Forestry building on the Lewis and Clark fairgrounds. The top of the table will consist of one plank. Mr. Davis, with John J. Lentz, mem ber of the board of governors of the Loyal Order of Moose, who is a candi date for the United States Senate from Ohio, left yesterday for Los Angeles. UNIVERSITY HELD UNWISE Use of Subsidies by Vermont Insti tution Criticised. CHICAGO, March 3. The Carnegie Foundation ftr the Advancement of Teaching in a summary of its invest! gation of the educational facilities of the State of Vermont criticises the Uni versity of Vermont as being unwise in its use of its subsidies. The university uses its appropriation, the report says, for a medical school that can never be successful on account of lack of clin ical facilities in Burlington, and has neglected agriculture. It urges the withdrawal of the state subsidies from the University of Ver mont, Middlebury College and Norwich 3. L. RAPHELD. in using Akoz is but the history of thousands of others who have used the medicinal mineral ' for rheumatism, stomach trouble, eczema, ulcers, piles, catarrh and other ailments. 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When Warren drew the "roll" from his pocket and asked the fee Judge Grimm replied. "Give it all to me." The bridegroom looked astonished, but complied speedily. The Judge then handed the "roll" to the bride wttn his compliments. Wood. $.1..r,0: coal, $6. Edelfsen. Adv. i TSCF Home Magnet" . Stale.