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THE OBEGONIAN, TUESDAY, ANTJAllT 24, 1&05. MERIT WILL TELL Teachers' Faithful Service to Be Rewarded. NEW SALARY SCALE PROPOSED Committee Makes Report to Board of Education Principal and Jan itor of the Woodlawn School Clash. The School Board committee on sal tries, Messrs. Blgier, Warren and Wit tenberg, last night at the meeting: of the board, submitted its report. The report provides. or a merit list of teachers . who have had six years' ex perience, whose applications for an in crease of salary are to be passed upon by a merit list commission, composed of the City Superintendent, one of the principals of the High School, and principals of the grammar schools. The report also provides for an automatic scale of wages, increases being de termined by length of service in the schools. The report follows: No teacher shall be employed at full pay in any elementary school of this district unless she has had two years previous ex perience as a teacher; provided, that serv ice In the pupil teachers class of this city shall be considered teaching experience, and that graduatlpn in the department of peda gogy of any college or university whose course In pedagogy Is equal to that of the I'nlverslty of California, shall be considered the equivalent of ten months' experience In teaching. Assistant teachers in the elementary schools of this district shall be paid an an nual salary In accordance with the follow ing schedule: 15 - tt " a 5 3" n.3 its z. 2. ci 32 35 r r ?5 ?m ? ?5 - l'jGOOl f.650 '$7001 $750 $800 550 COO 050 700 750 550 600 050 700 750 600 650 700 750 800 600 650 700 750 800 600 650 700 750 800 , 650 700 750 800 850 650 700 750 800 850 650 700 750 800 S50 GRADE. First Second . Third .. Fourth . Fifth ... Sixth Seventh Eighth . Ninth . In case a person of less than two years' experience as a teacher Is employed to as sist in a crowded room or to take charge of a room containing less than 30 pupils, she shall be known as a half-pay teacher and shall receive for her services $30 per month In grades below the Cth and $35 per month in other grades. Whenever the number of pupils in a room which is la charge of a half-pay teacher, equals or exceeds 30. then such half-pay teacher shall, until her experience equals 2 years, receive for her services $10 less per month than would be received by a teacher having two years' experience; as soon as her experience amounts to two years she shall be paid according to the foregoing schedule. Any elementary teacher who has had Fix years experience as a teacher, and who holds a life diploma granted by theCity of Portland or by the 8tate of Oregon, shall be eligible to apply to have her name placed upon the "merit list . Such applications shall be filed with the clerk of the school district not later than March 1 Of any year and when reported by him to the board of directors, snail be re ferred to a commission to be known as the "merit list commission". i&erit Commission io Bo Organized. Said commission shall consist of four members and shall be constituted as fol lows: (a) the superintendent of schools of the city of Portland shall be chairman, (b) During the month of January every year the Board of Directors of the district shall select a principal of one of the High Schools of the city to serve as a member of the commission for one year, (c) During the month of January every year the City Su perintendent shall call a meeting of the principals of all elementary schools of the city In which ten or more full-pay assistants are employed. At this meeting there shall be elected from among the principals quali fied to attend two members of the merit lift commission, who shall serve one year. Two-thirds of the principals qualified to at tend such, meeting shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of the whole number quali fied shall be necessary to a choice. All applications to be placed upon the merit list rhall be Investigated In such a manner as the commission Itself may deter mine, and the findings of the commission shall be reported to the board of directors not later than the first day of September fol low lng. From the findings of the merit list com minion there shall be no appeal; but an ap plication which Is rejected one year may be renewed the following year or at any time thereafter. Members of the commission are forbidden to make promises either to teachers or their friends that they will vote favorably upon any application to be submitted to them. If It is shown to the satisfaction of the remaining members of the commission that a member has made such promises then such member shall be debarred from voting for or against such application, and such appli cation shall be declared rejected unless it receives the support of all tho remaining members of the commission. In every elementary school of ten or more full-pay teachers one of the assistant tahrrs shall be designated by the Board of Directors as "first assistant". Such teach er shall receive an annual FRlary of $50 In excess of that provided for In the schedule. No. of Merit Rooms. Salary. Llst- 3 $ 800 $ 000 850 S50 5 900 1000 6 fl50 1050 7 1000 1100 8 1050 1150 1100 1200 10 1200 1800 11 1250 1350 12 1300 1400 13 1350 1450 14 1400 1500 15 1450 1550 16 1500 1600 17 1550 1650 18 1600 1700 IO 1650 1750 -. 1650 1800 More than 10 rooms. Any principal of an elementary school who has had seven years' experience as a teacher and who holds a life diploma for the City of Portland or the State of Ore gon, may petition the Board of Directors of the district to be placed upon the merit list for principals. Such appllctalons shall be considered by the board In executive ses sion, and shall be voted upon by ballot. Four affirmative votes are necessary In order that any petition shall be granted. The board, at the Instance of its chair man, will call a special meeting some aft ernoon this wook to take the report under consideration. Some of the members last night sug gested that certain modifications should be made In the report, but none was adopted. The School Clerk was authorized to bor row $36,000 to cover expenses until the school department's allotment of tax re ceipts is received. Upon motion of Mr. Wittenberg It was ordered that a manual training center be instituted in the Atkinson School, com mencing wjth the next term. Janitor and Principal Clash. Mr. Wittenberg was appointed as a com mittee of one to don the flowing and Im maculate robes of "Peace" and journey to the Woodlawn School and Intercede wKh Principal E. A. Milner and Janitor Wiley G. Pillow, belligerents. It seems that during the last vacation, according to the usual custom of the board relative to the larger schools. Janitor Pillow was granted the right of eminent domain. When school was resumed the Janitor labored tinder the Impression that he was etill "monarch of all he surveyed" and proceeded to Issue royal edict accord ingly. This did not meet with Principal miner's approval and he complained to the board. Mr. Wittenberg, following the teachings of- The Hague tribunal, will try arbitration. The graduating class -of the Holla day School was granted permission to use the auditorium for a party Wednesday night. The School Clerk and Portland news papers are asked by the board to convey to the taxpayers that a petition is neces sary before the bond Issue for the East Side High School may be floated. Misses Buckley and Frances M. Bill were elected to teach in the High School next term. Superintendent Rlglcr explained to the board that the unusually largp gradu ating class of the grammar school would require more High School teachers, and while he thought that two would suffice, he was not sure. The naming and renaming of schools was the occasion for quite a good deal of discussion. The Twenty-eighth Street School was ordered called the "Buckman School." although at first It was thought that Mr. Beech's motion to call Jt the "Mary Woodcock School" would be car ried. This was the only school named last night, but the board will take the matter up at its next meeting and provide ail delinquent names. Plans for the Sell wood, Shaver and Al bina Central additions were examined by the board and bids will be asked for in the near future. Tho meeting adjourned at 9:30 P. M. P0UCE EES CUE FAMILY. W. Anderson Causes Alarm by Going Home Intoxicated. "For heaven's sake, send all the police men you've got and be quick a man's killing his wife and children." This was the telcphono message that reached Captain Moore at police head quarters last night at 10 o'clock. The call was from a neighbor of the family of W. Anderson, living at S7 North Sixth street. The head of the house was intoxicated, it developed, and was creating all kinds of trouble. Hardly had the patrol wagon with the officers been dispatched to the scene when other calls poured in. Captain Moore feared a multi-murder would be com mitted before he could stop proceedings. but when the wagon returned it contained only Anderson, and he was still only a plain "drunk and disorderly." August 4 last he was lined $15 by Municipal Judge Hogue and promised to be good In future. Swedish Woman Appeals to King. CHICAGO, Jan. 23. King Oscar of Swe den is to be appealed to to assist Inga Hanson to clear herself of the charge of perjury brought against her as a result of her suit for $50,000 damages against the Chicago City Railway Company. VIEWS OF THE RUSSIAN CRISIS Prominent Portland Men Talk of the Causes and Trend of the Threatened Revolution RUSSIA and its threatened revolution were discussed throughout Portland yesterday, and the opinions expressed were as various as the natures of those expressing them. A number of men versed In general political affairs and the partic ular conditions existing In Russia were Interviewed. William H. Galvanl. a Russian himself, prophesies the downfall of tho Romanoff dynasty; Dr. Stephen S. Wise considers a revolution the natural result of an un righteous rule: J.udge Alfred F. Sears compares it to the French Revolution, and Colonel C. E. S. Wood seeks the rea son for the Inpending trouble, and finds It In tyrannical monarchy. Oppression Causes Revolt. Mr. Galvanl said: "The inevitable has come; a people out raged for so many long and weary years by a despotism such as tho world has never seen not even in its darkest peri odis rising in revolt. The beginning of the end has come, and .rivers of human blood are about to flow as freely as in the great revolutions of the past. "No one can, therefore, contemplate without sorrow and pain what the people of Russia, a land made desolato by the criminality and rapacity of its oligarchy, have before them. Even without a revo lution from within, 'Each new morn New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, and with a revolution at home, in addi tion to what Is just now going elsewhere, it Is enough to make one tremble when contemplating the terrible sacrifices which the people of Russia are about to go through. "Nevertheless, out of the blood and tears of the long-suffering people of that unhappy land will spring freedom the only thing In this world that Is really worth fighting for. It may take some time to bring about this great consumma tion of a struggle which has really begun with the revolt of the Decembrists in 1825. at the time of the accession of Nich olas I. "Nay, the people may even be deceived by the cunning of the piratical band which so firmly holds the destinies of the great empire In their brutal hands. Be it even so and yet it will not, it cannot last. From now and henceforward they will continue to rise in their might, and with renewed courage and energy, until Russia is free from Its twin monster of priestcraft and statecraft, as represented by the Holsteln-Gottorp and Anhalt Zerbst dynasty, the supposed house of the Romanoffs. "It is a great pity that Nicholas IL has made no effort during the past ten years of his reign to bring about a gradual change that would accord with the spirit of the times. But, instead, ho proclaimed in an evil hour, with his own Hps, to 1S2 deputations that have come to the Winter Palace, on January 29, 1S95. to express their loyalty to him, his Intention to protect the principle of autocracy as firm ly and as unswervingly as did my never-to-be-forgotten father. " Unrighteous Rule of Russia. Dr. Wise explains the revolt: "If It be true that a revolution has broken out in Russia, then the long-expected has come to pass. Many of us had hoped that the murder of de Plehve would mark the dawn of a new era for the land of the Moujik. Mirsky might have saved his country, but the reaction aries won the day against him, and a Pyrrhic victory theirs promises to be. If the names of revolution have broken out in Russia, who can foretell the havoc to be wrought before the fires shall have been brought under control? "The revolution may speedily assume tragic proportions, but nothing could be more tragic than the state of tho serfs of Russia, who have for centuries submitted to the iron yoke of the Romanoffs. I know not which were more terrible, the revolution that seems impending or the readiness of the Russian people to con tinue to be the despised- and degraded sub jects of an inhuman despotism. Whatever fate may have In store for the tribe of Alexis. Plehve, Pobledonost seff. they have done everything that men could do to foment discontent and lead men to bloody revolt. Nor is the amia ble weakness of the Cxar to be accounted as extenuaUon of the horrors of Russian misrule. Such weakness in an absoluto ruler of 100,000,000 people as suffers his un derlings to practice a policy of fiendish repression upon a loyal and unoffending people becomes an insufferable crime. "Would to heaven. that the Czar and his court be moved to give heed to the coun sels of wisdom and moderation before it be too late. If. however, they prove heed less to a people's just demand for some measure of liberty and justice, we can but hope .that a revolution may bring re dress. Righteousness exalte th a. nation. FAKER IS GOHYIGTED Footrace Promoter Sentenced ' to the Penitentiary, VICTIM A PORTLAND DRUGGIST J. C. Ryan Induced C. W. Roth to Bet on a Man Who Stubbed His Toe at Critical Time in a Spurt at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (SpecIaL)-J. a Ryan, charged with swindling Charles W. Roth, a Portland druggist, out of $2000 by means of a fake foot race, was today sen tenced to serve three years In the Penitentiary- His attorneys immediately served notice of appeal, and a stay of ex ecution was granted upon the depositing of $3000 ball. Three other men were alleged to have been In league with Ryan, viz., Raymond Morris and Charles Huston. Roth alleges that last September he was induced by Ryan to come to Salem and make a bet for him on a foot race, it being represented that since Roth was a business man he would give standing to the transaction. Huston and Morris were to be the runners. Morris was backed by Raymond and Huston by Ryan, who was to be represented by Roth. When Roth arrived in Salem the Ave went un Into a room together, where the betting was to be arranged. First Ryan and Raymond each put up $2500 and then $3000 each in what purported to be green backs, but what P. H. D'Arcy, the Prose cuting Attorney In the case, alleges was "green goods" pure and simple. At this point Ryan sent Roth out to get his monev. and when he returned with his $2000 In cash $5000 more was put up on each side. Ryan then took the entire $21,000. or what was supposed to be that amount, in currency, put it in a grip and took it down to deposit It In a bank. Instead of taking It to a bank he took It to a saloon and de posited It there. He then returned to the room and showed a receipt, which he al leged was from the bank. Next day the Ave went to. the State Fair Grounds to pull oft the race. The runners Tho unrighteousness of Russia's rule seems destined for a time to bring her low." Compared With French Revolution. Judge Alfred F. Sears, Jr., a student of tho French Revolution, compares the pres ent revolt to that world event: "There Is an analogy between condi tions in Russia and the state of France before and after '89, but not an exact similitude. "The Russian people are not in like case of abject misery. "They have not as leaders a Parliament convoked by the Monarch, intrusted with a large measure of power, the recognition of which by the King stimulated its de mands for greater puissance. Louis XIV would say: Tetat, Cost mo!, but his de scendant lacked the ability to utilize his powers; timid in emergency, his treasury empty, he could not resist an aggression that any of tho other Bourbons would have withstood. "Napoleon said in August: 'Why don't they use the cannon?' But Louis would not allow French blood to be shed. "Russia, whatever the weakness of the Czar, is a bureaucracy and ought to be strong enough to furnish the 'whiff of grape,' as Bonaparte demolished the sec tions. Even had Louis .desired to fight, his army was scattered. La Fayette's loyalty questionable, and at the final assault, ex cept for tho Swiss Guards, he was with out means of defense, though these might have been enough. "Russia is armed, and the government will be found able In time to stamp out resistance. "Upon the other side the French, al lured by the music of Rousseau's voice, felt an aspiration for liberty at home and for universal freedom. Today Russia alone of the civilized world Is without the forms of self-government. "If this (shall we say revolt or revolu tion?) should do more than mark time, it is not unreasonable to look for a move ment of the Germanic powers akin to that of "92. The grounds for acUvity are not perhaps so potent, but a rise of the people so close to their borders must be viewed with anxiety." Rebellion Will Be Crushed. Colonel C. E. S. Wood reviewed the sit uation in Russia. He said: "All revolutions begin in the pocket or what is the same thing, tho stomach. As saults against personal liberty are not so widely felt as assaults against the means of living. "All revolutions have been the resis tance of a governed against a governing class. Indeed, the history of human prog ress is the history of the slow wresting of some vested rights from the govern ing classes by the governed. All revolu tions begin with the intelligent middle class. "In Russia we find these conditions: An autocratic and irresponsible governing class, an obstinate assertion of vested right?, the right to rule, to muzzle speech and thought, to make wars and debts, to tax; the vested right of a few to be idle and rich, while tho many work and are poor. "We find a great war debt, a tremen dous taxation, and to those who dare to speak against the existing conditions and the vested rights, the knout, the dungeon. Siberia or tho scaffold. "A war is precipitated by the ruling clan. The masses are asked to go out and be shot and to work to pay an added debt. And they' are cattle, not allowed one word Ih the matter. In ihe natural evolution of things revolution must coma: First, because the oppression has reached its limit; second, because the ruling class Is at a disadvantage at the moment; third; because the moment Is the psycho logical moment, the air Is full of the stir of armies: fourth, because the object les sons of constitutional government In all Europe force themselves upon the Rus sian people. "The revolutionists are as usual the In telligent middle classes. "The riots in St. Petersburg Sunday are a mere Incident. But there is no mistak ing the coming tempest, unless conces sions toward free speech and a constitu tional government are peaceably given. I do not think Russia will conclude peace with Japan because of this riot. The Russian ruling class do not sec things which they have grown accustomed to. They believe absolutely and Implicitly in their vested rights. The moral Influence of the world and of the liberal Russians of tho higher class may produce conces sions. But I think the tendency of this appeal to force by the government will be as always to weaken Its position and to Incite revolution. This "rebellion will be crushed.' only to ripen Into revolution before the present armies are merged into the people ohce more, unless, as be fore stated, concessions are voluntarily made to the people. At this time. I can only suggest a. fr enral principles trpox which the development will depend and from which the evolution or revolution will come, but Just when It will come no man can say- I think It will not be a peaceable revolution." started, but when about half way Huston stubbed his toe and fell. Injuring himself so that he could not run again that day. It was agreed, however, that the race should bo run next day snd that mean while Ryan should keep the money" on de posit. The complaint states that Ryan took the grip that evening and started for Cali fornia, telegraphing to Roth that he would see him In Portland on the following Tuesday, which he did not do. The suit charging Turn with larceny was then filed with the above result. Favorites Not In It at Ascot. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23. Favorites failed to run to the expectations of their backers in five out of six races at Ascot today; Bronze Wing, in the last race, be ing the only successful one. The others went to second choices In two events, a third choice and two outsiders, both at 12 to 1. Tim Payne won the best race of tho day. Weather clear; track fast Summary: First race, four furlongs Wee Girl won, Sliver Sue second. Placena third; time. 0:l$i. Six furlongs Felipe Lugo won, Wm. Wright second, Dclagoa third; time. 1:H. One mile and a sixteenth Ray won, Akclaz second. Varro third; time, 1:474. Seven furlongs Tim Payne won. Fossil second, Emperor oC India third; time. 1:26- f Fifth race. Slauson course -Anona won. Whltestono second. Lady Kispar third; time. 1:C9U. One mile Bronze Wing won. Miss May Bowdish second. Great Mogul third; time, l:Us- AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. "DARLING OF THE GODS." Sale of Seats Begins This Morning at the Grand Theater. The war between Japan and Russia, which just toow seems to bo going all in favor of the Mikado's empire, has served to awaken acute Interest in anything and everything Japanese. It Is natural to suDnose. therefore, that an unusual wel come awaits the arrival of Miss Blanche Bates at tho Grand Theater next week. when this great artist, supported by the Belasco Company, from the Belasco The ater. New York, will present for the first time here a drama of old Japan entitled "The Darling of the Gods." This is the first Japanese play to be produced in New York, where it ran for two seasons at the Belasco Theater. It Is a story of old Japan, full of poetry, ac tlon and sentiment, and the Japanese at mosphere is not rudely dispelled by the introduction of characters, in modern dress. The authors are Mr. David Belasco and Mr. John Luther Long, the distinguished literateur from Philadelphia, whose sto ries of Japanese life have graced tne pages of Important magazines for the last six years. The star of the organization is Miss Blanche Bates, who. in the role of the Princess Yo-San. daughter of the mighty Prince of Tosan, has given the theatrical world one of the greatest in spirations ever known. The company which will be seen here in "The Darling of the Gods" Is one of peculiar excellence, Including Eugene Ormonde, Albert Run ing. George Wessels, Thomas J. McCrane, Rankin Duvall, Edward Flammer, West ropp Saunders. EL P. Wilkes, Joseph Tuo hy, Mrs. F. 5L Bates, Ada Lewis, Leslie Preston, Mabel Wood, Lulu Klein, Madge West and 125 others. The sale, of seat3 will begin this morning at the lobby of the Grand Theater. "THE CRIME OF DUBOSQ." James Keane and. the Columbia Com pany Make a Remarkable Hit. "The Crime of Dubosq.." at the Colum bia this week, is an extremely Interesting play. In tho first place, it introduces to Port land one of Sir Henry Irvlngs master pieces. Again, the star. James Keane, whom the entire Columbia Stock Company is supporting this week. Is a very engaging personality one of the most promising actors on the American stage. His finish, his fire, his fetching intonation, his facllo art, arc on a very high plane. Put him In so stirring a play as "Tho Crime of Dubosq," surround him, as he is surrounded this week, with scenic realism of the most striking elaborateness and perfection; give him. as he Is now given, the assistance of the very best stock company In this country, and you have a very unusual combination of Interesting circumstances. The public manifested warm apprecia tion of this play as given at the Colum bia on each of the performances thus far. and the week bids fair to see the usual crowds at this uncommonly popular playhouse. The management Is commended widely for securing exceptionally attractive plays which constitute a succession of more and more satisfactory offerings each week. This week Mr. Keane, with "The Crime of Dubosq." a thrilling drama worthy of the great Sir Henry Irving, produced here for the first time in America; next week the home-coming return to this city of that splendid leading man, Howard Gould, who will take his permanent place as leading man of the Columbia Stock Company. There never, is a lull In the rapid pace of Interest kept up at the Columbia. Tho people know it. and no one should miss seeing this week's exciting bill. Mr. Keane takes tho dual role of a criminal and a devoted son. the charac ters bearing a fatal physical resemblance to each other. His quick changes and sudden transitions are marvelous. The costuming Is beautiful. The robbery of the stagecoach is a melodramatic extreme touch. And, after all. tho play ends happily, for the Innocent man Is saved, and true love Is rewarded. "Nettle" Is a Big Success. "Nettle the Newsgirl," a new and suc cessful bidder for popularity in the melo dramatic field, opened a week's engage ment at the Empire Theater last Sunday and Is playing to crowded houses. There will be the usual Saturday matinee. The piece bristles with strong scenes, situations and superb climaxes. The title role Is played by Miss Wanda Ludlow, a talented little New York actress of great promise, whose efforts la the past have classed her as the best portrayer of child roles in tho theatrical world. "The Rivals" for the Last Time. Tonight at -8:15 o'clock tho last perform ance of the Jeffersons (William and Jo seph. Jr.). in the delightful comedy "The Rivals." will be given at the Marquam Grand Theater. This clever comedy is ono of the gems of tho American stage, and should not be overlooked. Collier's Advance Sale Today. This morning at 10 o'clock the" advance sale of seats will open for William Collier, who comes to the Marquam Grand The ater next Thursday and Friday nights. January 25 and 27. with a special matinee Saturday, in Richard Harding Davis farce, "The Dictator." NEW BILLS AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Arcade. Fun from start to finish marks the excellent act of the two Burtons, com edy slack-wire performers. It Is a common occurrence to see one man in vaudeville stand upon a slack wire. (but In the case of the two Burtons, - For a long time "WELCH FOLDING BEDS have led all others, and small wonder. They're easy to operate, perfectly balanced, built of the best material, last longer , and give more comfort and satisfaction than any other folding bed made. That's saying a good deal, but we can prove it. The cases are all built of selected wood, finely finished, and perfectly finished. Most of them are fitted with the NATIONAL SPRING, reinforced at ends and center With steel ribbons, and made with 24 auxiliary springs in -end attachment. Every bed is fitted with steel castors and patent headboard. We have them with mirrors and , without. Every day this week there will be a practical demonstration of these beds in our - bigcorner window. Will show you how easy it is to be comfortable and save room at the same time. SEE OUR EXHIBIT OF FOLDING STEEL COUCHES Y0UEC l IS GOOD ono performer stands on the wire and his assistant 'stands on the former's shoulders. One Burton also rides a bicycle over the wire, and the flow of repartee is smart. Bates and Ernst are two typical German comedians, one stout and the other lean, a la "Weber and Fields, and they work hard to raise a laugh, and land several. One of the performers has a good baritone voice, which he uses to sing a parody nn tYin "TnrrMdnr' sontr before his .hat Is set on fire. The two Tschu Tschu girls are ctrjoyaoie singers, one a so prano and tho other a contralto, and they open with the duet "Jolly Stu dents." Afterward they are Japanese girls, and sing songs with Oriental coloring. Their act is worth while. The other numbers on the bill: Rose Davenport, who pleases with two songs, one being "I'll Be Tour Sweet heart: Pearl "Gray, singer of the illus trated ballad, "My Martha Jane": and the Bioscope, featuring "The Great Train Robbery." The BIJou. The Bijou stock, company opened Its sea ston yesterday under auspicious circum stances. The play selected for the first week Is "The Colonel." a clever English comedy In three acts,, which deals with the experiences of a preteraaturally serious-minded family that takes, a dash ing army officer and his equally lively chum into the household. The audiences which witnessed yester day's performances were large and en thusiastic and It is evident that the new form of entertainment will be vastly pop ular. A. R. Thorne. an experienced actor manager, has the role of a pious fraud who is seeking to use the family to further his own Interests. A. C. "Winn appears successfully as the Irish officer who dis turbs the serenity of things: Charles Mar ion and I. C. Fredericks have congenial roles and Kate Rockwell, Jane Audrey, Grace Johnson and Mabel Harcourt have the feminine parts. Between, acts Edna Foley sings a pretty illustrated song and the bijougraph flashes moving pictures. Same bill five times a day all week. The Lyric. A new policy was Inaugurated at the Lyric yesterday when a permanent stock company which will occupy the erstwhile vaudeville theater for tho rest of the sea son opened Us engagement. The first vehicle which the company uses to exploit Its talents Is "What Hap pened to Smith," a farce comedy, with mistaken Identity and a maze of cheerfully-told lies as Its motif. The company makes each of the three acts hllarloilaly funny and the large audiences which wit nessed the performance laughed continu ously at the ridiculous situations and witty lines. Thomas Clarke appears as the dapper young husband who develops a positive genius for lying: Robert Athon is the ec centric gardner: Thomas Delaney plays tho hoodwinked uncle; Willie Treat Is seen as the principal cause of Smith's troubles: Ella Wilson plays Sally, the long-suffering cook; Ella Mclntlre Is a humorous washer woman, and Lillian Griffith is the house keeper. "What Happened to Smith" will be re peated even afternoon and twice each night this week. Harry Wright, a mono logue man of much ability, does a spe cialty between acts and the vitascope shows new pictures. Star. Good singing and feature work mark the act of the Tourist trio, two men and a woman, their best selection being "Fare well. Molly Darling." and the bass voice In the trio is the best heard at the Star for many a day. Miss Drew's assumption of the part of Rose Melville as "Sis Hop kins, country girl," Is amusing, and Is the bright spot In Hanson and Drew's act The Chamroys, grotesque athletes, are a big feature, and so are Claudius and Cor bin, rapid-fire banjolsts. The rest of the bill consists of Sanford and Darlington, sketch artists, the man cleverly posing as a Chinaman: Daisy Vernon, Illustrated song singer, and the Projectoscope, pic turing an event in the Russo-Japanese war. laker. Venita. in her glittering scries of ser pentine dances. Is a top liner, and her act Is of the unusual, sort. She dances while bathed In different-colored lights, -and she looks for all the world as if she were WELCH FOLDING BEDS Practical demonstration of their utility in our front window every day. See how easily a woman can work them. $20 to $115 an animated rainbow,, with yards upon yards of silk floating around her. The two Chameroys, a woman athlete and ec centric clown, also have a good act, and the woman performer has splendid muscu lar development. The Acme Four, in a comedy sketch; Marie Wilson, the petite entertainer; John W. Woods, in an Illus trated song: James A. Hennessey. In blackface, and the blograph. In "An Im possible voyage, complete the bill. Programme Only Half Completed. MILWAUKEE. Jan. S3. A man and a For Baby's Bath . To beautify the skin, cleanse the scalp, grow the hair, stop cbaflng. Itching and Irritation, to keep the delicate sun pore and sweet there's nothing like HARFINA SOAP medicated, deodorizing, fragrant. Aided by Skinhealth Treatment, it destroys all humor cerma. maxes healthy scalp, rosy skin and beau tiful hair. Large 25c. cakes, druggists. Ask for Harflna Soap and Sklnhealth Treatment, 75c. Take nothing without our signature. 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