EBE MOANING OBEGONIAK, SATUBDAY; SEPTEMBER 24, l'90
1
TO REBUILD PLANT
' Multnomah Trunkand Box Fac
tory Takes Out Permit.
BUILDINGS TO COST $70,000
Two New Apartment-Houses Are to
Bo Erected Many Large Struc
tures Are Under Way, and
Others Near Completion.
Though the greater part of the new
buildings of the year are now almost com
pleted, new structures are being com
menced despite the approach of Winter.
The Multnomah Trunk & Box Factory
yesterday took out a -building permit for a
new plant on the Macadam road at the
loot of Bancroft avenue. One building Is
already completed, and two more are un
der construction. The entire new plant,
erected to replace that destroyed by the
Are of May 12, will cost $70,000. There will
be more buildings than In the former
plant, though the capacity will be about
The veneer building Is finished and the
RmxrmHI nnd thft hor faetorv are under
way. There will also be a dry kiln, trunk
factory, an omce ana a earn, a oock,
100x500 feet, has also been built.
A iiifliUnir rwrmlt for two thrpp-stnrv
apartment houses at the northwest corner
of Fifteenth and Everett streets was
Issued to the Wellington Company yester
day. Every few days announcement Is
made of more apartment houses and flats.
The roof Is being placed upon the three
story brick building at the southeast cor
ner of Seventh and Oak streets, erected by
the Fred T. Merrill Company. ,Thls Is the
largest building on the Pacific Coast de
signed especially as an automobile garage.
Excavation will soon be made for the
new building of S. Morton Cohn on Sixth
street, between Washington and Stark,
the ground occupied for many years by
the low frame building used for the Mer
rill cyclery. A substantial three-story
brick structure Is to be erected.
The Fenton building on Sixth street,
between Oak and Pine, Is completed with
the exception of interior finishings. This
structure, a six-story brick, went up in
record time. Further up Sixth street the
Brown building is progressing slowly.
This Is the first building in the city in
which modern steel frame construction
has been used. After many days work is
again being pushed on the Postoffice build
ing. At Fifth and Taylor streets the brick
building of the Portland Art Association
shows almost the entire first floor. Every
detail of construction is intended to make
the structure as lasting and durable as
well as ornamental as possible.
Construction of the S. A, Arata building
on Sixth street, near Oak, is going for
ward. A. G. Long's building on Fifth
street, near Couch, Is nearing completion.
Dr. E. L. Packer's hotel building at West
Park and Morrison streets now requires
only the inside finishings. The north half
of the big seven-story Welnhard block will
6oon be ready for the tenant wno has
leased the entire half-block.
HERE YOU ABE AGAIN.
The Present Order Doomed to
tlnctlon Within Ten Years.
Ex
LTX.E, Wash., Sept. 21. .To the Editor.)
In view of your editorial In Friday's (Sep
tember 0) Oregonlan entitled, "The Essence of
50018118," we Socialists ask for our say In
the matter again. As I said In my former
article, it is almost Impossible, If not so, for
a capitalist with a capitalists mind to ap
preciate or understand the working class, espe
cially the wage laborers. To understand, and
appreciate Socialism a person will have to know
and understand the wants, desires and the
necessities of the laborers, with the causes that
underlie their general moral, Intellectual and
physical make-up. Ono who accounts the la
borers as mere cattle to make profits for them
cannot comprehend a principle or programme
that comes from them, because his class in
terest, as effect follows cause, blind him to the
rightfulness and practicability of what we
workers demand. To the capitalist the very
existence of society depends upon his class
rule, for they in their minds are society, and
when their particular form of society Is threat
ened, to him it Is the threatening of all so
ciety. No doubt because they are the people
and the working class are mules to pull their
loads and bear their burdens. To rightly un
derstand this subject, Mr. Capitalist, we will
have to go back to the beginning of capitalism,
which began when one savage with the biggest
stick (an aboriginal Roosevelt) struck down
another man with a smaller stick and, com
pelled him through sheer brute force to pro
duce 'the things upon which he thrived, but for
which the slave starved, went naked and cold
If his master so dictated, as you do to your
working mules, the wage laborers. Now, this
was the beginning and is the essence of capital
ism, mere might, and It has not In principle
chanced an iota or ever will; only adapted
Itself to a more thorough scheme of plunder,
the wage system. Now, Mr. Capitalist, and
Mr. Workingman, also, can you not get It
through your head that a sratem thn.f nririn.
ated In brute force and requires cheer' economic
might to maintain itself cannot be right or
good for those at least over whom you -capitalists
ride? But. Mr. Capitalist, we Socialists
declare it a tissue of lies to say that a "So
cialist is one who. If he could prevent every
other person from being or becoming rich or
prosperous or from havlnsr more nmnprfv nr
better conditions than anyone else, would not
only accept for himself humble and even
meager conditions of, life, but would willingly
cut himself off from the hope of acquiring
property and of living on a higher plane."
We do not protest against an inequality of
wealth, property or prosperity, If mane by
yourselves, but that you capitalists use us
worklngmen to make this wealth and prosperity
for you, while you live from our labor, have
all your grand state from our labor, are en
abled to propagate deceits and hide behind lies
by our labor, and not only that, but such
things mean our enslavement as a class while
we can hone but for "humble and nani- ren
ditions of life" and are cut off from "the hope.
oi navmg property or living on a higher plane.
Mr. Capitalist, that state of yours seems to
trouble you mightily. And no wonder, for your
own soul is often puzzled about your creation,
but which serves you as a policeman's (spiked)
club to compel the submission of the workers.
A fearful and wonderful thing la your capital
ist state that rules over the people, yet is not
of the people, but has its scat la some trans
cendental heaven (?) of capitalistic law. No,
that is not the kind of a state that we want to
own our Industrial productive agencies. It
might take freaks of "overproduction," "lack
of confidence," and other games among which
would be chronic would be a capitalistic
beaurocracy of fat-salaried officials to lord It
over the workers as they lorded it over the
railroad men. in Hungary recently. No, that's
the kind you capitalists will try to, give us at
a later stage, but which we Socialists will not
swallow.
What we demand we emphasize, as you ad
mit. Is democratic ownership and control. But
strange. Mr. Capitalist, that it should be so
obvious" to you that ruch would mean that
men would lie down as swine and never stir
when they knew that production depended
upon them, and they could not get the means
of livelihood by the shell-game tricks played to
aaf; ,To Socialists it is equally obvious that
with the means of production in our hands we
could produce more and better, for nvwould be
ours, while Joint ownership would In no way
affect a man's inclinations or tastes or de
tract from bis labor power. No, Mr, Capital
1st, If the ordinary man Is loathe to work it
is because under capitalism he is more often a
slave, and freemen Vlll always fight better and
work better. Besides you have taught men
everywhere that It Is possible to get along
without, work by some graft and such ways are
mors honorable than manual labor. The peo
ple, as they are, are a product of your system
of production, and to us Socialists Is the work
of teaching the people, from the least to greet
eat, the truth, and building a. social cyst cm on
that , truth, that labor and labor alone creates
all wealth and they are thieve and robbers
who try to climb up some other way. But our
confidence rests la the aroused worker when
they have abolished capitalism and Inaugurated
the co-operative commonwealth, they will solve
all problems of labor and production on a.
bails of Justice and good.
But before closing this letter. Mr. Capitalist,
we will ask you a few questions which we are
anxious to hear you. answer, or ever after
stand convicted of error:
First Does labor create all wealth?
Second Did not the capitalist system orig
inate In the fact that men or clana or tribes
Of men OVerDOWer Other mn nv .1jt- m trfhoa
and by brute force compel them to labor for
them?
Third Does not modern capitalism depend
upon me private ownership of the land and
tools of production In order to compel the
workers to labor for the owners of such capl.
tal? And la not such sheer economic brute
-force saying to the dispossessed workers, you
take my terms, support me by your labor, for I
hold the means of life by which you obtain a
living, or starve?
Fourth Are not more and more of the work
ers being dispossessed of all private capital to
day? And. Is not capital accumulating In
fewer and fewer hands In proportion to the
population?
Fifth Is not ths trust the final form of capi
talism? And have they not in many Industries
eliminated competition and do they not, where
found, finally so do? This being eo, will they
not finally swallow all private capital and at
last form one great trust for the benefit of the
capitalist owners? This accomplished, will not
capitalist society go to the bow-wows In less
than ten years?
Sixth If. as you capitalists contend, that to
day labor is but a commodity to be bought and
sold, what Interest has the laborer but to re
ceive the price of his commodity his wages?
Bcventh If you withhold the possibility from
the laborers of getting the means of living
except through serving you by your ownership
of capital, do you not make us your slaves?
Eighth Does not the above establish the fact
of a class-struggle (as admitted by the late
Senator Hanna) between the capitalist class
and the working class?
Ninth Have not all men a. free right to the
means of living that Is, the earth?
Tenth Is avarice the basis of human ex
istence or love?
Eleventh The sixth and seventh propositions,
If true, will not your class, when they would,
by the inevitable trend of modern capitalism,
own all the capital of the world, make of the
workers a, class, more than ever today, working
Amder your direction "doing time" In a. condl.
tlon between slavery and penallem?
Twelfth Do you think we workers would
stand for that when we are the great majority?
No, though you capitalists try to throw dust
in our eyes and blind us to the real situation,
it Is because we Socialists do know what we
want and do fearlessly, clearly and openly
state our demands, Inviting- all men to see and
understand that we are growing in numbers
and are awakening and uniting the workers
to capture the powers of government and take
the tools and means of production into the
hands of all the people, that no one of the
children of men may be dispossessed, but all
may have the opportunity to rise, free from
the curse of capitalism, to freedom, righteous
ness and fellowship. To this end we sound our
battle cry. "Workers of the world unite;
you have nothing to lose but your chains; you
have a world to gain." "W. I. FISHER.
This letter adds nothing to the subject
except farther confusion of ideas. We
have desired to be fair to our Socialistic
friends, and have printed more letters
from them, perhaps, than could be jus
tified; at any rate, we shall ask them to
be content if wo cannot And room for
more at present. '
WILL INVESTIGATE S0ADS.
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Multnomah County Grange Also Rec
ommends County Exhibit at Fair.
At the ouarterlv Kpssinn nf urnitmnmati
County Pomona Granca Patrnn nr w,.o.
bandry, held Thursday In the hall of
Columbia Grange, east of the Sandy River,
Multnomah County road affairs were dis
cussed, and It was dertriArf fca- h
Grange road committee should make a
thorough Investigation of the suhlwh Th
committee will ascertain what roads have-
Deea improved or repaired, how road
money has been collected, where it has
ueen expenaea ana wnat the balance Is.
This committee Is eomnoeert nf is mem
bers, two from each Grange in the county,
and will be called to troth er nf nnm ,.
business.
A. F. Miller. NaDoleon D.avin an v t.
Cranjre were armointed
1S05 Exposition county exhibit, and were
uiouruciea xo ass jauitnomah County
Court to assist In the preparation of thn
exhibit The Fair Commission has of-
lerea $500 to each county that will appro
priate a like sum toward getting up a
county dlsnlay. It was wnnrfu h,f
Marlon, Clackamas, Linn and other coun
ties naa already taKen action in the di
rection of getting up exhibits, with the
assistance of their Countv Courts on
Pomona decided that Multnomah County
siioum ao uxewise.
All the Granges of the county were rep
resented at the meeting, over 100 bejng
present Master A. B. Gates presided.
Evening Star's coming fair in Oc
tober was strongly recommended and
each Granger In the county was
urged to send in" an exhibit
A class of 15 was given the fifth degree.
Delegutes were entertained by Columbia
Grange In its handsome hall and quar
tered for the ,nlght in the homes of the
members.
TO F0EM ,B0KD OF "UNION.
Purpose of Portland People in Going
to Yakima and Walla Walla Fairs.
The. cities of Walla Walla and North
Yakima will be the hosts of a large num
bei of people during the latter part of this
month and the first of next Excursions
will be run from Portland to the fairs
held at both places, and large crowds will
mnlrp Vw-itVi T-tne
In addition, tho cities of Seattle and Ta
coma wm send large delegations from
those cities.
Thero seems to be an idea in the minds
of the Washington people that the excur
sions run from Portland are for the pur
pose of winning away from Washington
towns the trade of the Walla Walla and
North Yakima districts. This Is denied,
however, by the men managing the trips'
who say that nothing further than a wish
to become better acquainted prompts the
Journey.. The Pqrtland commercial bod
ies wish, to cement the friendship of the
people of the Northwest for the good of
the Northwest In business and commercial
lines.
If the section is to be advanced and peo
ple drawn here from the East it Is neces
sary to have harmony and unity of pur
pose and effort This desire is causing the
tripsthe wish to become better acquaint
ed for the co-operative work of the future,
not a petty desire for business ascendency!
The management of the excursions feels
therefore that the Seattle and Tacoma
people are doing them an unklndness in
raising such a question at this time, and
will try to show that their presence at
the fairs Is purely for pleasure and to Im
prove acquaintance.
Warned by Painful Experience.
J. G. Peck, chief engineer of the Crys
tal Ice & Storage Company, who met with
a rather painful accident which caused
him to go about on crutches for about
two weeks, has now so much improved
that he has been able tp throw those
supports aside and can walk alone. He
was hurt In endeavoring to kick the belt
off a swiftly revolving agitator, or pulley,
a thing he had done scores of times with
out half trying. This time in some way
his foot was given such a twist that it
felt as if it was being twisted off, and he
thought himself lucky to escape with a
badlv SDralned ankle. Herft&fter hn 'irrfii
make no pretense to being a high kicker
ana to get tne oeits ort pulleys In a slow,
sure manner.
"Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pills? They are a positive cure for sick
llBAdalA fflTirl all tU m ttli, tt,AinMj v..
disoraeTed liver. ' VM u
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FOR F" RESIDENT WILL SPEAK1
IN PORTLAND MONDAY - r'- '
EUGENE V. DEBS.
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for the Presidency, who will speak at the
Exposition building. Monday evening, will not be tendered the elaborate reception
originally planned by Portland Socialists. The National committee has requested the
local committee that the reception be done away with, as Mr. Debs is making a very
strenuous campaign, and will be too greatly fatigued when he reaches this point to
participate in such a reception.
Preparations for his address hava been completed. Mr. Debs will arrive In Port
land from San Francisco on the evening train of the Southern Pacific He will be met
at the depot by cornrnVitee and a band, and escorted to the Exposition building,
which will be appropriately decorated for the occasion. After a musical programme,
Mr. Debs will address the audience on- Socialism. He will depart the" following morn
ing for a trip taking In Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. It' was originally Intended that
he should apeak at several points In Oregon while on his way to Tacoma, but the local
committee was unable to make ararngementa with the National committee to that
end. Ha Trill, therefore, eo direct to Tacoma fmm ToT-t1nl .
Local Socialists are enthusiastic over the
ise an excellent attendance at the Exposition
BUY APPLES TO EXHIBIT I
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMISSION
MAKES PURCHASE.
Oregon's Finest Fruit to Be Seen at
the Fair Counties Are at Work
on Their Displays.
With tho rapidly approaching comple
tlon of the big exhibit buildings, erected
by the state at the Lewis and Clark Ex
nrvclHrm tho "Rfllr Tnnjmirp.ment 1k "bfiirlri
nlng to center attention upon the matter
of securing exhibits for Oregon's show
ing, une enure attention 01 me oia.10
Commission is now being given to this
nrnttcr. nnd sevpml men hn.VA been as
signed to-canvass the state in the inter
est 01 exniDis.
It is the Intention of the Commission to
have Oregon's exhibit a most comprehen
sive one, and it is also intended to have
every 'portion of the exhibit In place when
the gates of the Fair are thrown open
to the world next June.
While there have been -encouraging re
sponses from many of the counties of the
state, a lack of enthusiasm on the part
of individual producers has been encoun
tered by the Commission. Out of a large
number of requests for exhibits of Fall
apples, only two or three responses were
received, and this has caused the Com
mission to adopt an Independent policy.
Realizing that there la no time to be
lost in getting the Fall fruits, and that
they must be had at all hazards, two rep
resentatives were sent out yesterday to
make purchases. The two purchasers are
Secretary E. C Giltner and W. K. Newell.
Mr. Giltner will visit Southern Oregon,
while Mr. Newell will canvass the east
ern portion of the state. They are author
ized to buy the finest apples obtainable
to the extent of about GOO boxes. The ap
ples and other fruits obtained later will
be kept in cold storage until the date for
the opening of the Exposition. President
Jefferson Myers is at the fair at Eugene
looking out for other exhibits.
While they have been forced to resort
to this method of securing fruit exhibits,
the responses of the counties tells a dif
ferent storv. Ten davs aim the different
counties werecommunicated with, and up
to the present date 12 counties have re
plied with requests for exhibit space,
two counties are preparing thajr esti
mates and two counties. Grant and
Wheeler, will make no exhibit
Grant County pleads too great a dis
tance from tho railroad to make a credit
able showing, while from Wheeler County
comes the curt and brief message from
County Judge W. H. Hoover that Wheeler
County la making no effort whatever to
participate. 'The space asked for by the
other counties is as follows :
Sherman, 20x30 feet; Jackson, estimate
being prepared; Gilliam, 600 square feet;
Polk, 20x30 feet; Lane, 20x30 feet; Benton,
20x30 feet; Marion, 20x30 feet; Clackamas,
20x30 feet; Washington. 20x30 feet; Yam
hill, 16x40 feet; Wasco, estimate being
prepared; Columbia, 20x30 feet; Union,
estimate being prepared.
WON AGAINST FIVE CITIES.
Portland First In Fight for Fraterni
ties' Convention.
That the Lewis and Clnrir Tr.Trwciinn
is proving a drawing card ifi plainly evi
dent from additional facts received yes
terday by President Goode concerning the
selection, by the Associated Fraternities
of Portland, as the meeting place for
next year. It was learned that five rrren
cities were pitted against Portland In
the fight for the 1905 session, and thnt-1
mere was a spirited, contest in th con
vention. Th Ave cities which lost to
coming address of their chief, and, prom
building when Debs rises to spetk.
Portland are Kansas City, Detroit Mil
waukee, Niagara and Des Moines. Four
ballots were necessary for a choice.
It is to P. A. MacPherson and J. L.
Mitchell, Portland, fraternal workers, that
the credit Is principally due for convert
ing the Associated Fraternities to Port
land. Some days ago, when they left for
St Louis, the scene of this year's con
vention, they communicated with Lewi3
and Clark headquarters, and announced
they would do everything possible to
bring the next session to Portland. As
the Fraternities were to meet this year
In an Exposition city, it was feared at
the time, Portland's chances might not
be of the very best, and the announce
ment of victory came as a pleasant sur
prise. The session is expected to bring about
Ave thousand delegates of different fra
ternal organizations.
City of Eugene Gets New Nose.
The steamer City of Eugene, owned by
the Round Lumber Company, undergoing
repairs in Supple's boatyard, is receiv
ing a complete new nose. Tho fore part
from tho cabin was so short that the
bow could not be seen from the pilot
house, -and hence It was cut off and a
bow 12 feet longer Is being built while
the entire hull is being reconstructed and
strengthened with new keelsons and tim
bers. The tug Vanguard, on the ways
In this yard, is being generally overhauled
for the Callander Lumber Company. Yes
terday afternoon the Guy Howard, Gov
ernment Engineers' headquarters craft,
was brought to the shipyard for repairs
She collided with the dredger In a fog
a few days ago, burst a steamplpo and
sustained some other damages. Plans
nave been prepared to enlarge her cabin
so as to take In the entire deck, but It
Is not settled that these changes will bo
made at this time.
Famous .Pianist Is an
Josef Hofmann Is a. Bicyclist,
OSEF HOFMANN, pianist automobile
1 builder, bicyclist bllllard-player,
golfer, swimmer, tennis-olaver and
composer, sat In his parlor at the Port
land last night, looking very unlike the
popular conception of a piano wizard who
has few equals among the men or women
of his generation, the world over. Gush
ing matinee maidens love to think of their
favorite piano king as a superior being
with poetic face, long hair and languish
ing, melancholy eyes. Hofmann is rather
the type of the sane, healthy pianist The
muscles on his arms and legs are those
of an athlete in hard training nnri y,t
face has a pleasant tinge of coldr.
anis makes my fifth trip to America,"
ho observed. "I first came to this coun
try in 1887. and then in 1898. fqnn iQno
and the present occasion. I landed In
jnow xork September 14, and am to open
my present tour In Portland."
"Then you have not nlaved In AmwiM
on this present tour?"
"I played in Philadelphia," said Hof
mann. hesltatlntrlV. "It Wft a. r-nmn nf
billiards with Constantlne von Rtemhern-
head of the Conservatory of Music in that
city, xne game was at 1000 points, and
after two days' play I won by 24 points."
"But I meant piano playing "
"Oh." broke in Hofmann. hnstlK. t
thought you were asking about my game
of billiards. Yes I afterward ninvo3 o
few piano selections for Cons tan tine von
Sternberg, at a private reception. He is,
my friend. He and I recently en invert an
automobile tour in Germany. I own two
autos, the plans for which I drew my-,
self, and superintended their building In
my own macame snops. une is a gaso
line auto of" 12 horsepower and the other
Is a steam auto of six horsepower.
"xne reason why I begin my present
In Portland Is because it f. tnn
earlv In the season tn nnen in TCocrfom
cities and time Is precious, .to ms, &g I
OPIUM DENS ARE RAIDED
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARREST
ELEVEN SMOKERS.
Chinese Resorts Are Visited, but Only
Those MenWIth Opl.um In Pos
, session Taken In' Custody.
Down upon the Chinese descended the
deputies of Sheriff Word again last even
ing. 'Opium.- smokers this time were
caught and haled to the County Jail.
Eleven Chinese from two Joints were
lockea up for the night
The dens were in the same building as
that in which was one of the fan tan
games raided Thursday night At 128 Sec
ond street directly adjoining- the Rumme
lin fur store, a fantan game had been
Taided the previous night while in an
other alley was last evening discovered a
full-fledged opium Joint Upstairs and two
numbers removed, at 1305 Second street
was found -another establishment From
this place eight opium, smokers were
taken to the County Jail by Deputies Cor
dano, Grussi and Parrott. Three were
found by Deputies Downey and Parrott In
the neighboring den.
A -quantity of opium was also secured.
After the arrests had been made, the hat
of one of tho prisoners was knocked off.
Two cans of opium were inside. Only
those caught with opium in their posses
sion were arrested.
To. reach the den at 130& Second streo
the deputies climbed a long, dark stair
way. Doors open Into black, reeking pas
sageways In all directions. The air was
heavy and foul, and the penetrating odor
of opium could be distinguished from
the smell of tobacco. One door when"
opened disclosed the room of what was
evidently the proprietor.. It was neatly
furnished In Chinese style with two beds,
.a few cooklngmtenslls and a good supply
of stovewood. But In this room there was
only the perfume of tobacco.
Back Into the main passagqway went
the officers. In another .room they stum
bled, carefully avoiding contact with the
walls, which by the light of a match could
be seen covered with dirt, accumulated
apparently through more generations than
there have beeij Chinese In Portland.
Finally the posse brought up in an Apart
ment larger than the rest Here were
half a dozen matting-covered bunks and
here were half a dozen opium-smokers
reclining on the matting. Some were bus
ily twistlnsr the onlum nills, nver th
-flame of a tiny lamp, others were Just
Beginning to innale the pungent smoke.
Others, however, were farther along and
were lying torpid, wrapped in dreams in
which the reeking den and Deputy Sheriffs
took no part
Protestatidns availed nothing, and all
found with opium upon them were bun
dled from the bunks.
" "No 'Mellcan man smokee here, only
Chinaman," said the proprietor. But it
was an opium den, and the orders of the
Sheriff were to raid all such. In the
other establishment much the same con
ditions prevailed, though the place was
cleaner.
AT THE THEATERS
"What the Press Agents Say
A Thrilling Drama.
This afternoon's matinee and tonight's
performance of "Under Two Flags" at the
beautiful Columbia Theater will be the
last opportunities the Dubllc has tn rpa
this thrilling, romantic drama. The week's
run of this play has been memorable In
theatrical circles. Crowded houses nigh
lv have been the rule, and the snlendirT
stock company has showered itself with
piauaits ana laurels, it is the general
verdict that there is not a better stock
company In America than this really
first-class aggregation at the Columbia
Theater. The people of Portland are
proving their interest their good taste
and their discrimination in liber&Hv oat
ronizing the beautiful productions of the
Columbia. A fine playhouse was built, a
superior company was engaged to put on
only the best plays that can be procured.
The public now considers this company
a fixed Institution in town, and thousands
of people are made happier that the Co
lumbia Theater exists. The amusement
is of the very best and it comes within
the means of everybody.
The play this week meets with the wid
est popularity being strong, touching
witn numan interest and heroism, and it
gives the popular favorite, Miss Countiss,
a specially enticing part in Cigarette. Mr.
Baumo, the leadings man, who has grown
high In favor In the few weeks he has
been here, has a noble part that fits him
well. All of the cast are afforded good
opportunities. A great, popular hit so
early In tho season Is a fact worth noting.
Each week of the season the,, public may
be confident that a succession of glad
surprises will bo brought forth by . the
Columbia management Remember, some
thing better, and still a little better, Is
always the motto at the Columbia.
"Fedora" Matinee Today.
The attendance at the Baker Theater
has been increasing each night this week,
where Melbourne MacDowell Is present
ing Sardou's beautiful play, "Fedora."
There will be a matinee today and the
large sale of seats Indicates a crowded
house. The last performance of "Fedora"
will be given tonight
"Burgomaster" Matinee Today. '
This afternoon at 2:15 the ever popular
musical comedy, "The Burgomaster,"
which has been delighting the patron3 of
the Cdarquam Grand Theater the past two
All-Around Athlete
Billiard Player, Golfer, Swimmer,
am booked to play in Europe in March.
Really, I have no favorite composer, be
cause one's composer depends on the
.mood one is in. For Instance, I do not
love Chopin to the exclusion of other great
composers. When do I practice piano
playing? I have no regular hours, and
have not played very much lately, as I
believe In resting In Summer. One plays
all the better' for it later. In learning a
new selection I read over the music two
or three times and play It on the piano.
Then I absorb the music mentally, and If
I like It the theme haunts me until I
know every note, and there is no danger
in even forgetting one note. In playing
at concerts I rarely change classical
music, virtuoso pieces, as written by the
composer, but In a few instances in other
branches of music I make what I hope
are improvements. You see, I have a
piano In this room. I shall play, at in
tervals, from now until Monday even
ing's concert"
Hofmann Is rather under the usual size,
but 13 well-built and finely developed. He
thinks his muscular power Is largely in
herited and has been helped by hi3 swim
ming, boat rowing and bicycle riding. He
has the build of an tBTsreassve football
halfback. He talks entertainingly of field
sports, but when the subject Is changed
to music, Hofmann's face lights up and
he becomes enthusiastic not about his
wonderful piano-playing, which has
charmed people nearly all the world over,
but about music. It is Impossible to be
in hi3 presence five minutes without be
ing convinced that so far as music Is
concerned this young man of 28 years
old is superbly endowed, mentally. He
showed a magnificent star, a decoration
he received from the Czar, before whom
he has nlaved five times. Of TTnfmnnn'o
piano-playing, his ravishing beauty of
tone and wizard Interpretation, It is al
most needless to sneak. Knfmnnn ioo
evening3. will be the matinee attraction.
This tuneful, elaborate production is even
better than last year. Tho company this
year includes Olgo von Hatxfeldt as Wil
lie. Oscar Lv Fig-man as the Burgomaster,
and many others of prominence. Last per
formance tonight at 8:15.
Last of "Side Tracked" Today.
Matineo this afternoon and tonight will
be the last performances of "Side
Tracked," which Is drawing good houses
at Cordrays Theater.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"The Jilt" Tomorrow.
The fourth week of the regular stock
season at the Columbia Theater will be
opened Sunday matinee, September 25,
with Dion Boucicaulfs "The Jilt," his fa
mous comedy that ranks among the best
that have ever been written.
The play is a supremely Interesting one,
the scene belrig laid In England and treat
ing of English country life. The old, old,
and stllL always new, story of love and
Its trials runs through the play. Boucl
cault played the part Mr. Baume will
take. The play has toured the world suc
cessfully, and has run a whole year in
New York City. The advance" sale of
seats Is large, so tho patrons of the Co
lumbia are requested to engage their se
lections early.
"Empress Theodora" 'Tomorrow.
The engagement of Melbourne Mac
Dowell at the Baker Theater will end next
week with an elaborate production of
Sardou's picturesque spectacle, "The Em
press Theodora." At the matinee tomor
row, which is the first performance, a per
fect presentation Is promised, as Mr. Mac
Dowell and Miss Ethel Fuller have played
the leading rples together. Miss Fuller Is
said to have 'made a great Impression with
the newspaper critics of San Francisco by
her excellent rendition of the character of
Theodora. No expense has been spared
on this farewell production.
"Sweet Clover" at the Marquam.
The advance sale of seats will open next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock for the
beautiful comedy drama "Sweet Clover,"
wljlch comes to the Marquam Grand The
ater next Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
September 27 and 28. The company pre
senting the play is one of the greatest
ever taken on tour, and a specially con
structed car Is required for the transpor
tation of the stupendous and elaborate
scenic production, whlle'the costuming is
of the most costly and beautiful assort
ment "The Hills of California."
Next week's attraction at Cordray's will
be "The Hills of California," a superb
scenic production of" the most successful
pastoral comedy of modern times, sup
ported by the original cast of selected
players. "The Hills of California" is a
rural classic, dealing with people we
know and meet every day. Around these
characters is written a beautiful heart
story that is told In a simple but convinc
ing way that leads the auditor to believe
that it is realltv. The eomedv Is -whnle.
some and honest; no effort is attempted f
iu uicaiD liiugiiier, dul it comes spon
taneously. The first performance will be
at the matinee tomorrow afternoon.
"Uncle Tom" Matinee.
But two performances of the . stu
pendous Empire Theater revival of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" remain, the
matinee this afternoon and tonight's
final presentation.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Last Days of Great Star BUI.
Today and tomorrow nre the nt dnvo
of the vaudeville sensations at the Star
Theater. The Loretta Twins and the
GIrdellers have created a furore never
before equaled in Portland. The amaz
lng triDle-bar act of thn twins nina
clown, and the graceful head-fbalancing
oj. uio uiraeners win long be memorable
In Portland vaudeville annals. Today's
performances, 2:30 to 4:30, 7:30 to 10:30.
Tomorrow, continuous from 2 to 1030
P. M.
At the Mirth-Factory.
Bright electric signs point tho way to
the mirth-factory, courteous ushers show
the public into the Arcade Theater, and
the best vaudeville performera mako the
stage resound with catchy songs, fresh
coined Jokes or fleet-footed dancing. Gas
ton and Harvey, the Australian top-boot
dancers; McCoy and Knight, the trick
bone soloists, and the Great Stansfield,
character comedian, three of the seven
feature acts, aro entertaining large audi
ences daily. Today and tomorrow are the
last opportunities to see tins excellent
bill. Matinees, 2:30 to 4:30; evening, 7:30
to 10:30. Continuous 2 to 11 P. M., Sun
day. The KIns-Ners Coming.
Heading the Star bill next week is
an act that equals tho great sensations
of this week. The KIns-Ners are the
marvelous European equilibrists, whose
amazing feats of heavy-weight balanc
ing have startled two continents.
Pianos and cartwheels are dangled' on
chins with ease and other feats of
strength are equally startling.
T. H. E. Bijou, M. D.
For that tired feeling try a Bijou
prescription this afternoon or this
evening:. Real funny fun by the bright
est of comedians, popular songs by six
graceful, sweot-volced girls in bril
liant new costumes, laughable dialogue
and the most amusinc situations win
cure the most chronic case of "blues."
Courtship in Janan." and the nnnv
ballet will do It Berrian and Mackin
also have a funny little show of their
own. Last week of the pony ballet
and the Zlnn Company.
Great Cunning Coming.
The big topllne feature of the Lvrlc's
bill next week commencing Monday
afternoon will be the Great Cunning-,
tne master of handcuffs and tho most
marvellous jallbreaker of the age. He
defies the most rigorous shackles and
he releases himself from an Oregon
boot without assistance Inside of ten
minutes. His feats have amazed tho
most experienced police officers in the
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TIP TO FISH WAEDE2T.
Willamette Fisherman Explains' In
tentions for Next Spring.
OREGON" CTTT, Or.. Sept 23. (To the Ed
itor.) If you have space in your valuable pa
per, permit tne. as a- Willamette River fisher
man, to fill la between the lines of your article,
"The Fish Protection Farce." in your issue of
September 14, and to throw a llttlo more light
on thla important subject In my opinion, your
article is unanswerable, and the fellow who
thinks of tackling it had better let it alone.
The Clackamas and "Willamette River fisher
men, with, a few eicepUons, believe in pro
tection to the salmon, industry by a reasonable
close aeason and the payment of license fees
to aid artificial propagation .to maintain the
future eupply. While there has been consider
able said about violations of the close season
law on these rivers, there actually has been
very little flshlns of any consequence durinjf
the close seasons for the past three or four
years. In other words, tho seasons have been
practically closed, and Quite large numbers
of salmon were thus permitted to ascend the
.Clackamas River to the spawning grounds and
to the hatchery. But since the present master
fish warden ha deemed It advisable to violate
his oath of office, and permit probably 230O
or 3000 fishermen, to fish unmolested, and sev
eral large canneries and cold, storage plants
to operate openly and notoriously within the
limits of his own town during the August close
season on the Columbia River, at their own
pleasure, without the least effort on his part
to cause a single fine to be Imposed upon them,
thero ia an entire change of opinion and feel
ing among the fishermen and the general pub
lic In this vicinity, with reference to the In
dustry. Due respect for the master fish war
den and hia methods has slowly declined until
by this last stroke he has forfeited all right
to any respect whatever as a public official.
I suppose his excuse for permitting open fish
ing on the Columbia during tho close season
is that the run of fish has been light and
therefore the insatiable maw of the fishermen
and packers was not satisfied when the season
closed. On the Clackamas and "Willamette
Rivers the "best run of fleh occurs while fish
ing Is by law prohibited, and there Is only
two or three weeks' fishing during the open,
season that amounts to anything. Xow, if
the master fish warden is still in office next
year, drawing his salary for his usual spe
cialty of hot-air reports in the newspapers, I
take, this opportunity of "putting him next"
The fishermen here are going to commenco
fishing next Spring just as noon as there are
any fish in the river, and continue so long aa
it pays, close season or no close season. They
will do this on the theory that they cannot
catch enough fish during the open season.
And under the present management the public
will pat them on the back at least publio
opinion will be such that they will have no
need to fear the verdict of Juries. Imagine the
master fish warden before the juries attempt
ing to prosecute a fisherman, poor aa most
of them are, for any violation of the fishing
laws, in the face of .his past record as an of
ficial, specially provided by the Legislature
to enforce such laws, with a salary of ?2300
per year. "Wo are willing to take our chance
with the general public, o long as the pres
ent Incumbent Is In office, or any deputy he
may appoint to look after us.
"What wfll be the result of such wholesale
fishing In these rivers. The fishermen here can
scrape the Clackamas and Willamette Rivera
ao clean of fl3h that there will not be a cor
poral's guard? of parent salmon to reach the
Clackamas hatcheries. And It Is a well-known
fact that tho early Spring run of salmon, the
most valuable of them all, is propagated quite
successfully, but only at the Upper Clacka
mas hatchery. But It Is the Spring close sea
son and lta general observance that has made
this possible In the past.
Now, It seems to me that the thing to be
done is to retain the close seasons, for, gen
erally speaking, the run of salmon has been
increasing under the present law, and let us
have officials who will conduct themselves in.
such a manner aa to be eritltled to the respecv
of the public and our courts. Convictions may
then be had, otherwise they cannot. Then let
us insist on a strict and impartial enforcement
of the fishing laws, and less time devoted to
newspaper reports and Interviews as to the
hundreds of millions of young salmon that are
about to be let go upon the unsuspecting waters
of our state; and ,have leia "holler" about
changing or repealing laws to fit this or that
condition, so as to make the duties of the
fish warden less arduous.
H. "W. TREMBATH.
TO WELCOME A BISHOP.
Methodists Prepare Reception to
Bishop Spellmeyer and Dr. Rader.
The Methodists of the city will unite ia
a reception to be given at Grace M. 23.
Church next Monday evening, September
25, in honor of Bishop Henry Spellmeyer,
D. D., Bishop J. M. Thoburn, D. D., and
Rev. Dr. D. L. Rader. Mrs. Spellmeyer
and Mrs. Rader will also be tho special
guests of the Men's Methodist Social
Union, under whose auspices the reception
Is given.
Bishop Spellmeyer Is one of tho newly
elected bishops of the Methodist Church,
and has been assigned to hold the coming
session of the Orgon conference, which
meets in Eugene September 2S. Dr. Rader
Is the new editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate, and Is widely known as editor,
pastor and preacher. Bishop Spellmeyer
and Dr. Rader will be Introduced at this
reception for the first time to Portland
Methodists Bishop Thoburn, though fa
miliar to Portland audiences, Is always a
most welcome guest Other distinguished
visitors are also expected to be present
The addresses by tho visiting dignitaries
will be In the auditorium, preceded by a
brief organ, recital by Prof. W. M. "Wilder,
commencing at 7:45 P. M., to be followed
by the social hour In the lecture room of
the church.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all
Methodists and their frlend3 to bo present
and meet these distinguished men of the
Methodist Church.
Heavy Storm at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. SeDt 23. The
rain which began last night continued
until this morning-, the orecioltatlnn from
9 P. M. to 9 A. M. being 2.90 Inches. Th!a
Is the heaviest rainfall for 24 honrs ever
recorded here, more than doubling the
previous figures of 1.03 inches. It also
greatly exceeds the heaviest fall on rec
ord for the entire month of Sentemboi-.
which wa3 1.0S, noted In 1S9S. Although
toaay was partly clear, the Weather Bu
reau officials state that the storm is not
over and that more rain may be ex
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