THE MORNING OREG02QAN, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1903.
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IE BAKER THEATER Evening at 8:10.
"Christopher, Jr.
Modeii of Street-Cab. Fender. The
lanaeers of the different street-railway
Companies arc anxloiis to provide their
with fenders as soon as practicable.
There are oulte a number of different
lenders In use and several factories
hcre they are made, but It Is said that
iese factories are so crowded with oraers
that It Is Impossible to secure any large
dumber of fenders -within a reasonable
lime. In order to assist In relieving this
situation, F. Richards, of the Portland
5 as Company, has procured a model or
the Sleeman automatic fender, which has
!een adopted in many large cities In the
st and in Canada, which arrived here
Saturday, and which he will lay before
I he managers of the different companies
oday. This fender is the Invention of a
realthy Canadian brewer, and was first
ised on an electric railway In Guelph.
it., owned and controlled by him.
lould. It be approved, the companies
in purchase the royalty and manufac
ture the fenders in their own shops, which
trould be an advantage to them and to
the city. The Sleeman fender Is made of
i trips of steel attached to a frame of the
proper size, and the part which projects
jut in front over the track is made to
told up. Most fenders are rigid and have
jo be a few inches above the track, so
eople falling In front of them are crushed
ty being forced and ground under them.
SChe projecting part of the Sleeman fen
cer is so arranged that by pressing a lever
ie motorman can instantly drop it on
le track, and it has a guard rod or rail
In front which, when anything comes in
contact with it, causes it to drop on the
track, so that it will pick up a child, or
even a fowl. The Jointed projection can
be folded up In front of the car when
colng into the barn by the motorman pull
ing on a chain, which saves considerable
fcpace where a large number of cars are
stored. The managers of the companies
fill doubtless be able to decide very
bulckly on the merits of this fender, and
If they should decide to adopt -It, it need
lot be long till some of the cars are
juipped with It.
"Water Receipts Increase. The 10th of
ho month, the last day of grace for
baying water rates, due on the 1st, passed
keveral daya ago. Of the 12,000 rate
payers on the West Side all have paid
their bills for February except about 200,
Lnd they will be coming in as fast as the
ispector can get around to shut off their
lupply. The weather has but little to
lo with the business of the waterworks
id last month it waa very prosperous.
Che increase In the receipts for water for
obruary, 1S03, over the receipts for the
Corresponding month of 1902, was a little
bver $3000, the largest Increase for any
lonth yet. On the "West Side the In
crease in February over the previous
I February, was $1207; In East Portland,
1004, and In Albina, JS1S. The total receipts
bf the waterworks for tho whole city for
February, 1803, amounted to $29,263.65. Of
this $26,544.46 was from houses and stores.
Bhn average amount of bills for each be-
lg $1.40 per month. The charges for water
tor sprinkling, for elevators, tapping
lains ana turning on the water when It
tias been shut off, added to this amount.
lakes up the grand total. From the fact
that the average rate of houses and stores,
irge and small. Is $1.40 per month, the
Increase In the receipts for February over
he corresponding month of last year.
ouch is a little over $3000. gives a clew
to the number of buildings that have been
pullt during the year. The increase in
building Is also Indicated by the fact that
he receipts for water for building pur
poses, during February, 1903, was $644.30,
rhlie in hard times $100 a month from
this source was considered good business.
f he receipts for water for building pur
poses the coming season are likely to be
xeatly increased, and the carrying out
f the proposed street and sidewalk im
irovement in the district bounded by First
.nd Lownsdole, Washington and Jefferson
Streets, will require a vast amount of
f-ater for mixing concrete, and there will
e a large number of contractors for con-
jrete work coming here.
Sea Fish Aiie Scarce. Marketmen
i'ere put to great straits to supply their
iustomers baturday. They say they never
law supplies so scarce, and they do not
tnow what they are going to do this
veek. The poultry supply is about ex
hausted, and flsh is also very scarce.
r Ish dealers received a few Spring salmon
Irom San Francisco, but the supply from
he Sacramento River is small, and the
tcmand In San Francisco is so large that
he price is very high. A few striped bass
?ere also received from California, but
I he weather has been bad on the Call
ornla coast, and sea flsh are very scarce
here. Dealers hero say that salmon are
being caught in tho Lower Columbia in
tonsiderable numbers by men who drift
Lt night for them, and that they are being
ent from cntton and westport Slough to
storla all the time, and that one of the
I old-storage establishments there Is tak-
ig care of them. A canneryman who
rent down to Astoria Friday said he had
Spring chlnook salmon for dinner at the
kotel. Ho did not see any one fishing in
the river, nor did he notice any set nets.
kut ho heard that there were a good many
ialmon in the river, as shown by the fact
lat one fisherman caught 34 not long ago,
Kothing has yet been heard of any strike
Lmong fishermen for higher prices, as
happened in the close season last year.
Potatoes Remain Cheap. Farmers and
Ihlppcrs of potatoes have about aban
!oned all hopes of any increase in the
rlco of this staple product. It has been
lought all along that In the Soring there
light be an advance In the low rates that
lave ruled all "Winter, but this has failed
materialize. On the steamship Elder.
which sailed Friday evening, about 5000
lacks were shipped to California. The
rolumbla, on her next trip, will probably
tarry about the same amount This will
Itock the San Francisco market pretty
rem ana as there will not be another
Steamer from here to San Francisco for
sn days after the Columbia sails, pota
jcs will be beginning to come in there by
lat time ana the market for old ones
till take a tumble. Dealers expect prices
icre to go away down perhaps to 30
ients. There are still thousands of sacks
Oregon awaiting a market, and If the
I rices go as low as expected, it will be
ulte a loss to those who have been hold
is the, potatoes. They can only hope for
letter luck next year.
Civil. Service Examinations, -r The
'nited States Civil Service Commission
Innounces that on April 21 examinations
jr the following positions will be held
gi this city: Expert map-mounter in the
Census Oflice, Washington, D. C. at a
lary of $ltt per annum: librarian ffe-
lale) in the uarusie Indian ScbooL Penn
rdvania, at a salary of $540 per annum:
samstress in tne teger bchool. Oklahoma.
it a salary of $420 per annum, and In the
bound Valley School, California, at a
tUary of $500 per annum. Persons deslr-
lig to compete should call on or address
. A. ieign. secretary oi me Hoard of
Examiners, Postonlce Department, city.
iTms Evening at St. Lawrence Hall.
fhlrd and Sherman streets, grand con'
rt in honor of St. Patrick. Lecture
Rev. Joseph C Kennedy. Subject.
Ireland's Hope of Freedom." Admis
Ion. Sc.
Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie has
liken offices temporarily In rooms 659
id COO Worcester building. Third and
tak streets. Office hours from 2 until 5
Old Ikebct Pbst Vigorous Again. Or
chard Is ts are considerably alarmed by an
Insect pest which, although It has been
known for a long time, appears to have
become more aggressive and harmful of
late. It la a small black beetle, scarcely
an eighth of an inch In length, which
bores its way into the fruit trees, making
a .hole large enough to admit an ordinary
plnhead, and when it strikes the pith in
a shoot, follows along in it, killing the
shoot. It has been known as the "pear
blight beetle." but the scientific name of
the pest Is "Xyleborus dlspar." It com
mitted serious ravages last year among
the fruit trees on George A. Steel's place,
near Meldrum, and In the Flanders or
chard, on "Washington street, which at
tracted attention to it, and lt now ap
pears to have spread over a large extent
of territory, as Secretary Lamberson, of
the State Horticultural Society, has re
ceived many letters from different places
asking .for information as to how this
pest is to be best controlled. He has
written to Professor A. B. Cordley. of
the department of zoology at the State
Agricultural College, and is informed that
he is preparing a bulletin on the Xyle
borus dlspar, which will probably be Is
sued in two or three weeks. Professor
Cordley says: "So far as I know, no ac
curate experiments have ever been con
ducted regarding the best methods of
controlling the attacks of Xyleborus dls
par. although it has been known as a
pest in England, the Eastern United
States and Canada for a century or more.
Most entomologists have contented them
selves with advising orchardlsts to cut out
and burn infected branches. A few have
recommended that the trees be washed
with a strong solution of soft soap. to.
which a little carbolic acid has been add
ed. Others supplement this by adding a
little paris green. Others advise washing
or spraying with bordeaux, to which a
little paris green has been added. I am
under the impression that good results
may be obtained by spraying the trees i
with California crude petroleum In the
form of an emulsion, with soap and water,
using about one part of petroleum to
three parts of water, or even by washing
the trees with soft soap reduced to the
consistency of a thin paste by the addf
tion of a solution of ordinary washing
soda. On small trees, I believe one of
the best methods of destroying the Insect
would be to force a little bisulphide of
carbon Into each burrow with a small oil
can, and immediately stop them up with
grafting wax or some similar substance.
At first sight this would seem a pottering
sort of method, but it woald certainly be
efficient, and I believe would be as rapid
and cheap as any other that could be used
upon small trees."
"Will Establish Sulphur Baths. The
force of men whom Captain Thomas Bel
cher has had employed Binking a shaft
or well at the mineral spring at Collins'
Landing, on the Middle Columbia, tapped
a vein of hot water at a depth of 30 feet
a day or two ago. The temperature of
the water Is 120, and lt smellcd so strong
of sulphur that the fumes quite overpow
ered the men at the bottom of the hole.
The spring was discovered many years
ago, and its medicinal properties are well
known and utilized by many, but the
water which came to the surface was not
so hot as was desired. The property Is
situated on the "Washington side of the
Columbia, Just opposite Shell Rock, 12
miles above the Cascade Locks, and Is
now owned by the O. R. & N. Co. Cap
tain Belcher made a proposition to lease
lt for a term of years and erect a hotel
and baths there if the vein of hot water
could be found. By going down 30 feet
this vein has been tapped, and the lease
will probably be consummated at once.
He intends to erect a hotel of 60 rooms
there for the present, and will have a
launch to run across the river to meet
the trains on the O. R. & N., so that
Portlanders within two hours from leav
ing home can be steeping themselves in
the hot sulphur water.
Dog Was Jealous. A woman who was
out for -a walk yesterday afternoon. In
charge of a very rough, shaggy terrier,
the appropriate name of which Is. Rags,
got herself Into trouble by stopping to
pat another ugly looking cur on the head
and saying, "Oh, what a pretty doggy."
Rags resented her petting the other dog
and pitched on to the Inoffensive animal
and proceeded to fit him for the name of
Tatters. The woman tried to call her
dog off, but he had struck a regular pic
nic, and paid no attention to her. The
yelping and growling of Rags and Tatters
soon attracted another dog of much the
same breed, who pitched Into the fight
without fear or favor, and finally the
woman was obliged to go along without
her protector, while the trio of dogs "fit"
and "fit" till there was not much of any
thing but rags and tatters left. The av
erage woman lavishes her affection on an
ugly dog or homely man with the same
liberality as on good-looking ones, which
Is to her credit, but she should learn that
neither the dag nor the man will allow
her to pat a better looking .one on the
head without trouble following.
Few Cane -Seated Chairs Now. A
young man who. while calling on a young
lady friend a few evenings ago, volun
teered to hang a picture on the wall for
her, and In doing so slipped and put his
foot through the cane seat of a chair,
has through this mishap ascertained that
the old-fashioned cane-seat chairs, once
so common, have about gone out of date.
He undertook to have the chair he had
spoiled made good, but on inquiring at
several furniture stores to find out who
rebottomed cane-Beatcd chairs, was told
that there used to be an old Chinaman
who did this, but It was thought that he
was dead, and there was no one In the
business now. He next applied to a Jap
anese manufacturer of bamboo tables,
etc, who was willing to undertake the
job, but knew nothing' about it. and
wanted $1.50 for rebottomlng a chair the
whole of which cost but little more. Ho
was sent to the house to get the chair,
but when he told how much he wanted
for the Job he was sent away without the
chair. In the end a bottom of perforated
veneer, which cost 15 cents, was put on
the chair, and it was decided to be much
superior to a cane seat.
Alphonse and Gaston in Portland.
A little Incident occurred at Eleventh
and Montgomery streets while people were
on their way to church yesterday morn
ing which shows that tho style of Al
phonse and Gaston, which furnishes so
many amusing Illustrations for the colored
supplements of Eastern papers these days,
does not work any better here than In the
East. A gentleman and lady were wait
ing at the intersection mentioned for a
car. Just as lt came up, two other gen
tlemen, accompanied by ladles, came up.
The 'first gentleman handed his wife into
the car. stepped aside and let the other
two ladles get on board. Then, seeing
that the other gentlemen were beginning
to bow and scrape, telling each other,
"You go first, my dear Gaston." and
"After you, my dear Alphonse." he
stepped on board. Just as the conductor.
Impatient at the delay, pulled the bell
rope and started the car. Then Messrs.
Alphonse and Gaston stopped bowing and
chased after the car for a block, when
it stopped and they managed to get on
board, dispensing with any further pa
lavering. Work on Scottish Rite Cathedral.
The work of decorating the auditorium
of tho Scottish Rite Cathedral is very
nearly completed. The stagings used by
the artists will be taken down at once
and the paneling finished up as soon as
possible. The building committee Is mak
ing arrangements for the grand opening,
which will take place some time between
April 15 and SO. but the exact date has
not been definitely decided upon as yet.
This opening will be the great society
event of the season for the Northwest.
and applications for tickets are being re
ceived in large numbers. The programme
comprises a grand concert in the audi
torium, followed by a banquet and a
dance.
Dr. A. D. Mackenzie has taken offices
temporarily in rooms 659 and 690, Wor
cester building. Third and Oak streets.
Office hours from 10 A. M. until 1 P. M.
Max dressmaking establishment reopens
Tuesday, 17th, Sit Dekuso. "bldg.
Dr. Skiff, dentist, IS Russell Bldg.
Growtno IntebjktixCountrt Schools.
The people In the extreme eastern part
of Multnomah County are evincing an In
terest In their schools of late which re
flects great credit on them, and furnishes.
an example which may be followed with
good, results in many places. Last month
an entertainment was given at the Mar
mot Schoolhouse, 31 miles east of Port
land, on the road to Mount Hood, which
yielded funds sufficient to buy a bell for
the schoolhouse. A week ago a similar
entertainment held at the Lusted School
house, 20 miles from Portland, on the
pipe-line road, furnished means for the
beginning of a good library for the school
children. Last Saturday a basket social
was held at Johnson's hall, near Bull Run
postonlce, 27 miles east of Portland, un
der the auspices of the Christian En
deavor Society, for the purpose of raising
funds for the purchase of an organ for
the Cllffside School. The entertainment
comprised music, recitations, singing,
games, the laughable farce of "Love and
War" and a cakewalk by talented Ethi
opian performers. Each lady brought a
basket filled with refreshments and taste
fully ornamented. A persuasive auc
tioneer sold each basket, without announc
ing the name'of the donor, to the highest
bidder. One brought $4.50, the purchaser
remarking that he paid high for tho bas
ket "for what there was In It." His wife
had selected the contents. The purchaser
of each basket Invited the donors and
other friends to join him In disposing of
the refreshments. The entertainment net
ted $107.
Company B, O. N. G., dance Friday
evening, March 20, instead of 27.
Des. Nichols are located in rooms 425
427 Imperial Hotel. .
Wish Ba'os dentists. The Failing.
ELK SHED THEIR HORNS
Visitors to City Hall Do Xot Believe
the Statement.
The two magnificent elks' heads and
antlers loaned by Colonel Milton Weldler
temporarily to adorn the City Auditor's
oflice, which were put in place last week,
attract much attention and are much
praised for their beauty. This Is only nat
ural, for no more beautiful antlers nor
finely mounted heads can be found any
where. Colonel Weidler, however, got
himself into trouble Saturday by taking
two strangers visiting the city Into the
Auditor's office to see them. They were
surprised at the size and symmetry of
the antlers, and wondered how an elk
could range the forests with them. "Colo
nel Weldler said the antlers were larger
than ordinary, but the pair of horns shed
by the big elk In - the City Park a few
days ago were heavier than either of
them.
"Shed?" asked one of the strangers.
"Do elk shed their horns?"
"Oh, yes," replied the Colonel. "They
shed their antlers every Spring, and grow
a new and larger pair within six months
or so."
The other stranger looked at the Colo
nel In amazement, and then, taking one
more glance at the heads and their broad,
branching antlers, asked:
"Do you believe that the elk slied their
antlers every Spring?"
"Oh, yes," replied the Colonel.
"Then you must be foolish," was the
retort of the astonished and Ignorant
visitor. When told that three sets of
antlers shed In three successive years by
the big elk In the City Park were In pos
session of city officials, he paid no heed
to the statement.
It Is astonishing, when lt is considered
that elk, moose and deer -of all kinds
have been shedding their antlers yearly
every since such animals have grown
antlers, and that this fact has been men
tioned in every work on natural history
since printing was invented and for hun
dreds of years before, that there are so
many people who are not aware of this
fact, and are not willing to believe lt
when they are to.J.
The elk from which the heads owned
by Colonel Weldler were taken were shot
one by United States Marshal Walter F.
Matthews, some years ago, when the City
Auditor of Portland, and the other by
Wlnfleld S. Chapman, who was at -the
time City Superintendent of Streets. As
showing that one never knos when good
luck may strike him, it may be said that
both had promised to give Colonel Weld
ler an elk head when they shot; one of the
animals. Finally, after going hunting
for several years and killing "none, Mat
thews shot a magnificent elk in the moun
tains on the Coast, near Elk Creek, sev
eral miles below Seaside, and made good
his promise. The next year, when Chap
man was starting out for his annual
hunt, he said to Colonel Weldler:
" "I guess I can safely promise you an
elk head, for I have been out six times
without getting any."
On this occasion, however, he got a fine
elk the first day out, and honorably ful
filled his promise by presenting the head
to Colonel Weldler, notwithstanding that
his Indian guide alleged that he had shot
the animal.
The heads, ns they hang on the wall to
day, are easily worth $200 each, and
might bring more.
NOTEWORTHY DOCUMENT.
The Historical Society Receives tlie
. Journal of Jason Lee.
A most notable accession to the collec
tion of the Oregon Historical Society was
received yesterday. Mrs. H. K. Hines.
widow of H. K. Hines. D. D.. presented to
tho society the journal of Jason Lee, the
superintendent of the first missionary
work In the Pacific Northwest. The move
ment which Jason Lee led, contributed
what was for some years probably tho
most Influential element in the early Ore
gon settlement.
The journal opens with the record of
the arrival of Lee and his party at Lib
erty. Mo.. April 20. 1S34. They were joined
to Captain Nathaniel J. Wyeth's second
expedition in Its outward trip. The first
break In tho record occurs on November
9. 1834. when Lee became too much en
grossed in arduous work of establishing
the mission in its quarters near Champoeg.
After an interval of nearly three years,
on August IS, 1837, Lee takes up his liter
ary task again, complaining of the lrk-
somenera of a work that he feels to be
his duty. At this time he Is 'in the
wilderness" on his way from the Will
amette to the coast, where he hopes to
regain strength that had been impaired by
attacks of "intermittent fever." He seems
to find, however, that the renewal of
health and vigor and the keeping up of his
diary are Incompatible for him and he
soon relinquishes his task. The remainder
of tho Journal is taken up with his trip
to the Umpo.ua and his journey East In
1S3S. When he reopens his record he com
monly gives a summary of the happenings
during tho period through which the nar
ratlve had lapsed.
The document Is in the best state of
preservation. Taken along with Lee's
reports to his home board lt no doubt
comprises nearly all of the literary re
mains of this father of Oregon. The deep
est gratitude Is due to those who have
so carefully preserved lt and have now
tendered lt to the state.
WANTS HIS UNCLE.
Indiana. Man WIkIics to Khotv "Where
"W. H. Utter May Be.
KNOX. Ind.. March 10. To the Editor.)
I am anxious to learn the whereabouts
of my uncle. William H. Utter. He
tauKht at one time at the Chemawa In
dian School at Salem, and since that time
I' have heard nothing from him. I have
been advised by the Rev. David Utter, of
Denver, to write to you, In the hope that
you might insert an item asking for
knowledge of him. He is about 70 years
old, about six feet high, and by trade a
tailor. Knowledge of his whereabouts
would be greatly appreciated.
GOULD E. UTTER.
Box 13S, Knox. Stark County, Ind.
HIich-Grade Planes for Real.
Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tune4
and repaired. H. Slnshelzser. 72 Third at
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AT THE THEATERS
"Chrlatopker, Jr."
Christopher Colt, Er., Fred Mower
Mrs. Colt- K6y Bernard
Christopher Colt, Jr.... . George Alison
Kelly Elsie 'Esmond
"Whimper. . ..Bennett Southard
Job - Carlyle Moore
Major Headway William H. Dilla
Dora Headway Cathrine Conntlss
Mr. Gllbb William Bernard
Mrs. Gllbb Mica Gleascn
Burt Bellamy Howard Russell
Mr. Simpson... .......... Robert Slddle
It has been remarked before that a man
who makes the world laugh. Instead of
weep. Is a benefactor, and on the same
reasoning the dozen members of the
Baker Stock Company who appeared
twice yesterday In Madeleine Lucette
Ryley's comedy In four acts, "Christo
pher, Jr.," are all benefactors, for the
people .who listened to them laughed at
the uproarious, genuine fun, until the
tears came to their eyes. "Standing
room only" signs were displayed at both
performances. The dialogue is bright and
clever, and only once did one actor, Mr.
Mower, display unfamillarity with his
lines.
William Bernard deserves special men
tion for fine comedy work. In which he
nearly took a monologue part. He Im
personated a Mr. Gllbb. the president of
an amateur theatrical club, a person who
Is a walking automaton, and who Is
silent during an entire performance of
the comedy, except when he says at the
end the single word "hurrah." Mr.
Bernard sent the audience Into shouts of
laughter, and even the hardened men In
the orchestra smiled. The story told In
the comedy is a most amusing one, and
chiefly concerns the doings of Christo
pher Cplt, Jr., (George Alison) and Dora
Headway (Cathrine Countiss).
During an escapade In Trinidad, young
Colt, the son of a London millionaire,
finds himself in an awkward situation
on board a steamer with a girl, and the
latter's father compels Colt to marry her.
The marriage takes place In darkness,
and husband and wife do not see each
otlier, separating Immediately after tho
ceremony. The .first scene Is laid in
young Colt's poverty-stricken London
lodgings, where the young man again
meets his wife but does not know her,
nor she him. The mix-up resulting from
the chance meeting is really ludicrous,
and Mr. Alison and Miss Countiss are
splendid In their' Interpretation. The
scenery in the second act is painted with
fine taste, also the Interpretation of
bamboos in the scene laid at Bombay,
India. Mr. Alison is witty when he says:
"There is nothing so suggestive of pov
erty as a red herring." Of course the
young couple's troubles are settled In the
end. A charming bit of acting Is where
Miss Countiss, In dreaming of Dora's un
happy marriage, plays the piano accom
paniment to Tosti's "Good-Bye," and
sings a portion of the ballad, only to
suddenly burst Into tears, where her
husband discovers her.
Mina Gleason was very funny as Mra.
Gllbb, and Roy Bernard scored a success
us a woman who would not speak to her
husband except through Whimper (Ben
nett Southard), her man servant. W. H.
Dills got a very hearty greeting when ho
stepped on the boards as Major Headway.
Elsie Esmond made a pretty and engag
ing picture as Nelly. "Christopher, Jr.,"
will be the attraction at Baker's Theater
this week, and is sure to' draw laughing
crowds.
COMIXG ATTRACTIONS.
"Arizona" Will Open a "Week's En
srusremcRt at Marquam Tonight.
"Arizona" Is coming back to the Mar
quam G.snd Theater for one week, begin
ning tonight. It is preassured of a warm
welcome by reason of the fact that lt
"made good" If the term may be used
in all sorts of ways on the occasion of its
first presentation more than two years
ago. Chicago enthused very much over
"Arizona," and, oddly enough, New York,
which Is not usually fond of accepting
outside verdicts, fell into line and fol
lowed the band wagon. Since lt was seen
here "Arizona" has been played for 15
more weeks In the metropolis, thereby
achieving the record of more presentations
in New York within a given limit than
any other dramatic offering. The musical
freak, "Florodora," Is the only piece of
contemporary presentation that has
equaled "Arizona" In the number of per
formances within the past 18 months.
"Arizona" Is a delightful play, clean,
wholesome as well as thrilling, drawn on
the lines of a real, red-blooded humanity
and lightened with comedy of a partlcu
larly excellent type, which Thomas alone
knows best how to handle. Mr. LaShelle
was warmly commended In New York for
the excellence and even balance of the
cast in "Arizona" no loss than for the
taste and opulence of the scenic Investi
ture. Seats are-now selling for tho entire
engagement.
"AVizard of the Nile."
Tickets are now on sale at the Mult
nomah Club and by the club members for
the three performances of the "Wizard
of the Nile." These tickets consist of
coupons, which entitle the holders of them
to present them at the box oflice of the
theater one day before the day of the
regular box oflice opening, and to ex
change them for seat tickets. This Insures
everybody an opportunity to secure good
seats without the inconvenience of the
tedious standing in line which all the
popular attractions necessitate. Thcee
tickets call for seats In any part of the
lower floor and the first sir row3 of the
balcony. The price Is 1, and the indi
cations leave no doubt that they will be
In great demand. Club members have no
advantage over the public In securing the
best eeats, because these tickets are on
sale for whoever wishes to buy. The Im
portant thing Is to secure these coupons
and have them redeemed at the box
office one day before the regular open
ing. The public sale of boxes and loges,
which was held at the club Saturday
night, showed plainly that society Intends
to be there in full force, and that "stand
ing room only" Is likely to be the order
at each performance.
ENDEAVORERS MEET.
Yosngr Teoplc Hold Service at Firit
Prebyterlau Church.
The many members of the Oregon Chris
tian Endeavor Union held a ma&j meeting
yesterday afternoon at the First Presby- t
terian Church, on Twelfth and Alder
streets. The church was well filled with
Endeavorers, who spent a most profitable
afternoon praying, singing and listening
to words of wisdom.
The meeting was scheduled at 3:20
o'clock, and at that time the pews were all
occupied. Tha eervlce was opened with
song, which was followed by two short
prayers and another piece of music
Rev. Albyn -Esson, of the Rodney-Avenue
Christian Church, took the chair and an
nounced that be would follow the regular
custom of hearing the Scriptures. All
members present were requested lo repeat
any vers they knew before the meeting.
After a few braved, the ordeal and over
came their timidity, many followed suit,
and nearly 50 selections were repeated.
One of the features of the day was a
song by the Oliphant sisters, who sang
with much expression. Then the iame
system as was adopted for Scriptures was
adopted for prayers, and many members
made short appeal, this part of the pro
gramme finally closing with another
hymn.
The event of the afternoon was the
sermon of Field Secretary Clarence E.
Eberman, of Boston, who talked on the
place that young people now held In re
ligious work. He showed how a few years
ago the young man was not taken into
consideration, whereas now It was the
youns people who were doing- the most
noble work. This class Included, the T.
M. C A., the T. W. C A., the Christian
Endeavor and a number of other organ
izations of llko character. The work in
the foreign field was discussed, and the
speaker made an earnest appeal to his
hearers to help the good work along.
The services were then closed with a
eong and short prayer, after which many
members of the audience took the oppor
tunity of meeting Mr. Eoennan and the
officers of the union. Mr. Eberman will
leaves for Spokane this evening.
The music yesterday was a feature. In
audition to the song of the.Ollphant sis
ters. Miss Stewart sang a hymn in a
sweet voice, H. V. Mllllgan played the
big organ, and handled the keys in a
most creditable manner.
INTERESTED IN FRUIT.
Farmer la Illinois Writes to State
Hoard of Hortlcaltare.
Secretary Lamberson, of the State
Board of Horticulture, is getting returns
from his seventh annual report sent to
the Legislature. Copies of this have been
sent to farmers throughout the East who
have applied for copies, and on Saturday
the following letter was received by Mr.
Lamberson from Qulncy, 111.:
"I write this to thank you for a copy
of the seventh biennial report of your
Board of Horticulture. I am a frultman,
and have had fruit on the brain for a
long time It so happens that my larg
est lnteresta have been In small fruits,
but I am now growing Ben Davia and
Jonathan apples I am very much Inter
ested In what you are doing In Oregon.
I find by looking through the book point
ers that will be a help and benefit to me.
Our apple-growers talk of Incorporating,
most of the members are farmers, and
don't know where the benefit will come
In. I can read what they are doing In the
Hood River Valley along that line in your
state. I think you have the climate and
soil for successful fruit-growing. I have
seen Oregon apples here on the Qulncy
market In boz.es, and they were fine, no
question about It. One man of my ac
quaintance went to Southern Oregon
about 25 yeare ago, to grow Ben Davis
apples. His name is Joseph Stewart.
He settled In the liogue River Valley. He
sent back here a seedling pear (yearling)
I think, the tap root was fully four feet
long, which showed there was no hard
pan where he was growing trees. I once
Journeyed to Northern California to buy
cheap land, found plenty, but when the
fruit was grown there was no market,
therefore I came 'back to Qulncy and lo
cated where I am now living. The times
are changing, and the time is coming
when the Oregon fruit will have a West
ern outlet, which will make it. a profit
able business. Yours truly. IRO COE."
PURIM FESTIVAL.
Children's Relifxious School of Tern
pie Beth Israel Celebrates.
The children's religious school of the
Temple Beth Israel commemorated the
Purim Festival yesterday morning at 10
o'clock with a very interesting entertain
ment In the vestry-rooms of the temple.
Mrs. Eugenia S. Altaian, who Is the chief
teacher in the religious school, presided,
In the absence of Rev. Stephen S. Wise,
who was suddenly called upon to occupy
the pulpit of the Unitarian Church, on
account of the illness of Rev. George C.
Cressey. The address which was to have
been delivered by Dr. Wise was delivered
by D. Soils Cohen, and proved very inter
esting to both young and old.
At 2 o'clock In the afternoon the South
Portland religious school rendered an ap
propriate programme, which was closed
by an address by Dr. Wise.
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