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MORNING ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, OCTOBER27, 1912.
The -Portland
Theatres
Last Car Leaves lot Oregon City at Midnight
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
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THE SHEEHAN OPERA COMPANY AT HEILIG THEATRE OCTOBER27 28, 29. ,
The Joseph F. Sheehan Opera Company will present the following operas at the Heiiig Theatre; Sunday, "II Trovatore", Monday, "The Chimes of
Normandy', Tuesday, "Martha".
SHEEHAN ENGLISH OPERA CO.
The Sheehan English Opera Company
Will be at the Heiiig Theatre fr
Three Nights, Commencing
Today
The Sheehan English Opero Com
pany is stronger and better this sea
son. Mr. Edward M. Beck, general
manager of the Sheehan organization
has secured the services of a double
cast of reputable artists from the
leading opera companies of the world,
all of whom have won distinction in
their respective lines.
A specjial grand opera orchestra
and picked chorus of sixty voices
are added features of the Sheehan
English Opera Company this season,
When the Sheehan English Opera
Company appeared here last season,
Mr. Sheehan was suffering from a
severe case of laryngitis, but not
wishing to disappoint -his many ad
mirers Mr. Sheehan managed to
finish his performances, though forc
ed to cancel three weeks of his fol
lowing tour. After a three month's
trip in Europe and mountain climb
ing and other healthful exercises,
Mr. Sheehan emerges this season re
duced in weight .and singing better
than ever in his wonderful career.
Sunday evening "II Trovatore",
Monday evening, "The Chimes of
Normandy", Tuesday evening, "Martha."
I GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI
The Baker Players in Great Play of
Politics All This Week
We are on tne eve of a most im
portant election and among the other
candidates that will be voted upon
November 5, is a United States sena
tor from Oregon. When this man,
whoever he is, has taken his seat .in
the National capitol, he will probably
meet with just such circumstances
as are described in that famous play
of political life, "The Gentleman from
Mississippi", which will be presented
by the Baker players for the week
starting this matinee, and if we have
never given the subject much serious
thought before, witnessing this play
will open our eyes to the grave re
sponsibility to our state that rests
with us in making the proper select
ion of our candidate.
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MISS MANNY HOSTESS
OF BACHELOR GIRLS
Miss Wynny Hanny entertained the
Bachelor Girls and some of her
friends at her home Friday evening
at five hundred. Mrs. M.' D. Latour
ette was awarded the prize. Vocal
and instrumental music were also en
joyed, and refreshments were served.
Those attending were Miss Zida
Goldsmith, Miss Bess Daulton, Miss
Nieta Harding, Miss Cis Pratt, Miss
Danneman Miss Ruth Brightbill, Miss
Bess Gallogly, Miss June Charman,
Miss Myrtle Parker, Miss Elaine
kKing, Miss Helen Daulton, Miss Dolly
Pratt, Mrs. Kenneth Stanton, Mrs.
Thomas Wood, Mrs. M. D. Latourette.
"THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER" AT HEILIG THEATRE, OCT. 31 AND NOV 1 AND 2.
The Fred C. Whitney Company will p resent the favorite comic opera success, "The Chocolate Soldier", at the
Heiiig Theatre, 7 and Taylor S treets, for 3 nights, beginning Thursday, October 31. Special price mat-
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"THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER"
One must search the pages of
theatrical history with a microscope
to find a parallel to the sustained suc
cess that has attended "The Choco
late Soldier", since its opening night
on Broadway two years ago. The ir
resistable melodies of Oscar Straus,
exquisite lyric embodiments of every
human emotion, spread over New
York that night and the next morn
ing like the news of a financial pan
ic, and were transmitted with mirac
ulous speed throughout the country.
The tide of popular prejudice against
lisht opera was stemmed over night
and that form of amusement became
once more the favorite of the Amer
ican people.
This opera which wrought such a
transformation in metropolitan cir
cles, still holds undisputed sway over
audiences everywhere, and will be
presented at the Heiiig Theatre for
three nights and a Sunday matinee,
opening Thursday, October 31, by
the Whitney Opera Company, with a
production that Mr. Whitney has ren
ovated and elaborated from stem to
stern. The scenery is fresh from the
studies and the costumes were made
in Bulgaria, the scene of "The Choco
late Soldier". A distinguished feature
of the tour is the orchestra of picked
Viennese musicians engaged espec
ially for the third triumphant season.
Straus' music will, it is needless to
say, be heard at its best.
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ALICE FLEMING, LEADING LADY OF THE BAKER PLAYERS
A Cure For Hunger.
The king of Italy was brought up
plendidly by Queen Margherita. When
he was a boy he used or certain days
to 'lunch with the king and queen. One
day the king was detained, and lunch
eon was considerably delayed. The
prince ventured to remark that he was
hungry and couldn't wait any longer
for his meal. Crossing the room to a
bookshelf, the queeu took a copy of
Dante and laid it before him. saying.
".Read this and your hunger will all
go." London Graphic.
The Dardanelles.
The Dardanelles is celebrated In an
cient history on1 account of Xerxes and
Alexander having crossed it, the for
mer In 480 B. C to enter Europe and
the latter In 334 B. C. to enter Asia.
At the point where Alexander crossed
young Leander nightly swam the"
Hellespont to visit Hero a feat per
formed in modern times by Lord By
ron. Celebrating.
"Can yon come np tomorrow night T
We're having an engagement dinner."
"Daughter engaged, eh? I congrat
ulate you." k
"Oh. no; we've engaged a new cook."
Boston Transcript
WILLIAM BURKE. EX-CONVICT.
Yes!
Philadelphia has been asked this
question: An alderman has confessed
that he served a term in state's prison,
but for eight years has lived a straight
life as husband, father and citizen.
Will you let him keep his office and
the place he has won in society?
Can there be any other answer than
the one with which I began this story?
William Burke is the man.
Before goiu?r to Philadelphia he
served a sentence of four years in the
Massachusetts penitentiary for bur
glary. He owns a prosperous cigar
store, has been active in reform poli
tic and is held in esteem.
This is his life story:
William. Burke never knew his par
ents nor where he was boru. His
fi?st recollection is of living in the
streets, selling newspapers and sleep
ing in alley boxes and doorways.
Naturally he fell' into bad company
and evil ways.
' What would you expect?
He became a pickpocket, burglar and
gambler. Being adept and shrewd, he
kept out of the toils. Later in life he
became a "dope fiend,' which brought
him to vagabondage and prison.
While in prison Burke took an in
voice of himself.
He determined to reform and learn
ed a trade. Upon being released he
earned the money to begin business.
The reformed convict married a good
girl, to whom he revealed his record.
He prospered. A baby was born.
Burke was happy in believing the past
was buried.
One day a former crook comrade
recognized the cigar dealer.
He began ' to "borrow" money of
Burke. He made the man's life miser
able, bleeding him almost to the point
of bankruptcy.
After six months of this torture the
poor fellow made up his mind that if
any one should tell his story it would
be himself. He called in the newspa
per reporters and gave them his auto
biography from the beginning. At the
same time he resigned as councilman.
Burke said to the people:
"All I ask is fair play. I am going
to fight in the open from now on and
continue to live straight."
Before this article is read, it certain
ly may be predicted, the people of
Philadelphia will have given Burke
his chance.
And that city will have no better
citizen than this man who dragged
himself up from the depths.
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The King's Daughters of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church met at the home
of Mrs. A. L. Beatie'on Sixth and
Washington Streets Friday afternoon.
The afternoon was devoted to needle
work, as the society is preparing to
give its annual bazaar before Christ
mas time. The hostess served re
freshments. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. E. A. Chap
man on Friday afternoon of next
week.
Present "were Mrs. E. A. Chapman,
Mrs. A. C. Warner, Mrs. T. P. Randall,
Mrs H. S. Mount, Mrs. H S-Moody,
Mrs L. A. Morris Miss Marjorie Cau
fjeul, Miss Edith Dawson, Mrs. Ed
ward Schwab:
To Add Cross Country Runs.
University of California and Leland
Stanford university are likely to add a
dual cross country run to their list ol
competitions.
Football Players to Tour World.
Chicago followers of Caelic footbaC
plan to pick an All American team and
tour the world, starting next April.
Lawn Bowlers Going to England.
Canada will send eirjht links of lawr
bowlers to tour Creat iiritain next year
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Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.
CROWN PRINCE RECOVERING
S T.PETERSBURG, Oct. 26. The
latest reports from Spala give assur
ance of the recovery of Crown Prince
Alexis. Apart from the meager de
tails of the doctors' bulletins, not a
single fact has been allowed to ap
pear m the Rusian newspapers re
garding the illness of the heir to the
throne, and the whole nation is deeply
incensed.
NO WONDER SPEAKER WANT
ED TO SEE THE CHEAP
LONG HORNS.
Tris Speaker, the greatest of'
the Bostons, is a rich Texas cat
tleman in the off season. Walk
ing up Broadway uot long ago.
"he saw a sign in an autotaobile
shop. "Long horns. $18." Im
mediately .Mr. Speaker was all
interested. He (lashed into the
store, found the proprietor and
exclaimed excitedly. "You're sell
ing Loriidiot'iis for $18?"
"Why. yes. sirvery cheap,
too, don't you tliink?"
"I should say it is!" cried Mr.
Speaker. "I haven't seen a
Loughorn or any other kind quot
ed uuder $72.tK) on the hoof in
seven years. Where's your
ranch? I want to go out and
see- 'em!"
CARPENTIER TO BE A HEAVY.
Young French Champ May Be Crack
' White Hope.
'Georges Carpentier. the sensational
French fighter, hits decided to quit the
middleweight ranks and become a
heavyweight. The announcement comes
from Carpentier himself. In a letter
the clever French boy. who is just nine
teen years of age. states that he has
now passed out of the 158 pound class,
weighing at present about 175 pounds.
Of course he could train down to 162
pounds if necessary, but he prefers to
retain his strength and become a real
heavyweight and perhaps a real white
hope.
Carpentier stands six feet one inch
and is still growing, so there is reason
to hope that he will develop into a
crack heavyweight in the course of a
year or two. Frank Klaus had been
matched for a return engagement with
Carpentier. but when the latter found
that he could not longer make the
weight he called it off.
Hugh Mcintosh has been after the
French boy to make a trip to Austra
lia, but he has so many matches in sight
in France and England, also in Amer
ica, that he will probably defer his
trip to the antipodes for some time.
A small classified aa will rent that
vacant room.
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someone else "tllan the owner desired
it.
W. W. Myers, chairman of the meet
ing, detled botn speakers to show
that all taxes were not paid by the
men who labored. He said no
scheme had been devised, so tar as
he knew, to. place the burden of tax
ation upon any but the men and wom
en who toil. Mr. Meyers is a social
ist. , Mr. Shields announced that equal
suffrage would be passed in Oregon
and urged the women in the audience
to inform themselves regarding the
plans of the single taxers. .He said
there was no question but the promot
ers of tne graduated tax measures
noped ultimately to have single tax,
as expounded by Henry George, ' in
operation in this state.
"Mr. U Ren says he believes in
private ownership of land," said the
speaker, "but what is his object in
wanting to exempt from taxation de
partment stores, breweries, stocks
and bonds, etc.?. Under single tax
this form of property would pay no
part of the expense of the govern
ment. "Under the proposed plan of taxa
tion there would be a deficit of $1,
647,000. The single taxers say they
will make it up through the franchise
tax. They, would have to add J54,
000,000 to franchise valuations. The
people who patronize the public ser
vice corporations will have to pay
the money."
Mr. U'Ren spoke of "Charles H.
Shields & Co" the "Co." he said being
the. Ladds and Corbetts and million
aires, of Portland. He said that the
land was already paying two-thirds
of the taxes and the single taxers pro
posed that it pay the other 'one-third.
He declared that under the single tax
2,500 land monopolists would pay two
thirds of the taxes and the farmers
and workers one third.
Mr. U'Ren declared that F. M. Gill,
Republican nominee for representa
tive in the legislature, opposed single
tax because Mr. Gill had land at Es
tacada which he was holding for spec
ulative puoposes.
Rev. W. T. Milliken, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, asked Mr.
Shields if theFels trust belonged to
the predatory trusts. Mr. Shields
said he did not know. The pastor
intimated that it would be better to
be with the Fels trust, if it were not
a predatory trust, than be with other
trusts that are of the predatory class
and are opposing single tax.
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