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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1905)
TfllS 2ULORNIXG OHEGQIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1905. 3BD ever presented on any stage. See "Pink Dominoes," at the' Columbia fiext week. starting Sunday matinees. This ridicu lous, mlrth-provoklng, side-splitting com edy has been selected as the farewell ve hicle in which the Columbia Stock Com pany will bid farewell to Portland, and Manager Ballard could not have selected a more cheerful play for so sad an occa sion. "Pink Dominoes" abounds in rich comedy and intensely amusing situations. The trend of the plav Is run by the es capades of two truant husbands, who. upon the imitation of one's maid, aecept an Invjtation to a quiet little supper. The fun-seeking wives disguise themselves in pink dominoes, anil the meeting takes place. The maid, like all maids, not wish ing to miss a fracas, disguises and also attends the dinner. Naturally, all kinds of complications arise; Incidentally, the audience cries with laughtor. To see hot everything Is again restored to smooth WILL ORGANIZE A CLUB NOW iSi'?" old favorites a fond farewell by a rousing A NEW HMPETII Supporters, Since His Return From the East, Ffock to His Standard. attendance. He Declares That He Thinks He Will Receive the Nomination and Is in the Struggle to Win Out. Howe's boom for the Mayoralty has received a new impetus in the last two days, since he returned from the East, and his supporters bave been nocking round him in his railroad office. Yester day a continuous stream of callers flowed to the door. Meanwhile his captains of war held a conference and 'decided to organize Rowe Republican Club next Tuesday night, in tAllsky Hall, In the self-same room where the Glafke Club was created last Tuesday night, and under the room where the Albee Club was formed at the same time. Among the stalwarts who are manag ing Rowe's campaign and arranging for next Tuesday night's gathering are George W. Stapleton, Ev E. Coovert, C. A. Cogswell, Thomas Hlslop, Sam R. Mason, E. S. Ferguson. Jack Day, TV. H. Barry, Lou "Wagner, W. B. Chase and H. L. JNevelle. That Rowe will be a very strong candi date for the Republican nomination has become evident. When he was in the East attending to -business connected with Tils railroad office, rumors were started that he Intended to withdraw from the race. This was stoutly denied by his followers, and now Mr. Rowe de nies it himself. And Mr. Rowe feels highly encouraged with the outlook. He said yesterday: "'It Is true that the other Republican candidates began work earlier than I, and have made considerable headway: .still two weeks are left, and I think they will turn the tide in my favor; indeed, it seems to me, from the number- of per sons who have extended me their good will, that the tide is already flowing strongly In my favor. "I think I can win the nomination, -and when I say that I mean all courtesy to the other candidates. Should I fall. I will accept the result cheerfully and give all my support to the nominee. The Rowe people say that their candi date can come nearer amalgamating the factions than any candidate. Several Albee boomers professed to be highly pleased yesterday with the renewed boom of Rdwe, and declared that it would take votes from Williams. But the Rowe workers averred that their man wouki pull more votes from the Albee and tie Glafke camps than from that of all- iams. Macliine Opposes Them. Of the six candidates for Mayor, three are as poleon to. the machine Rowe, Mer rill and Albee; two are gazed on with favor Williams and Glafke. and the sixth (Cooper) does' not appear jo have devel oped formidable strength. Williams and Glafke are not machine"' candidate; still the machine looks upon them "more ten derly than any others. And because soniB of the leaders profess fear that "Williams could not .win the election in June, they have been looking In the direction of Glafke. With the creation of the Rowe Club. seven Republican organizations will be In the political field, the others being the Glafke. Club, the Albee Club, the New Deal, the Republican Club, the Young Men's Republican Club and the "ma chine." All may be said to be working at cross purposes. Merrill is making a vigorous campaign, and declares that he will not withdraw. much lees for Mayor Williams. Such was his. announcement last night. He said that the present "crowd" that had been "dealing out meat In the City Hall" must be "cleaned out." and that several persons in the city government, not yet Indicted, were "hollow-eyed." Furthermore, It was his opinion that the "open-town" vote was going to be a tremendous surprise to many perrons in the city, and that, he was 6ure to get nearly all -of it In the primar ies. He . explained that nwlny organiza tions In many,par.ts of the city were work ing for hlm,-and that people who have" not learned the truth should. travel. about and look with -their eyes. Seats Now Selling. During the run of "The Honorable John North," at the California Theater, In .San Francisco, the critics wore unanimous in their praise of L. R. Stockwell in the .title role. In this character Mr. Stock- well's ready wit has abundant opportunity to display Jtself to the delight of his audiences. The play will be produced at the Marquam Grand Theater next Monday and Tuesday nights, April 24 and 25. Seats are now on sale at the box office. Will Offer "East Lynnc." . Starting with the usual matinee tomor row, and running all next week witn dally matinees, the. greatest of all emo tional plays. "East Lynne," will be the offering of the popular Empire Theater Stock Company. Those who have never witnessed "East Lynne" will surely not neglect this opportunity to do so, while others, to whom the play is more or less familiar, knowing its excellence and ab sorbing interest, will welcome the chance to enjoy it again. Metta Chamberlain will appear as Lady Isabel, a character in which she has won the praise of both press and public in other cities. Madge O'Dell will play her second part with the Empire Stock Company, appearing as Barbara Hare; Edith Montrose will be the eccentric Corney Carlyle, and the other characters will be in good hands. Butler Recital Tonight. One of the most popular singers who has ever visited Portland is Mr. Fred Butler. He was Dr. Chapman's special soloist during the evangelistic campaign in this city. d Great crowds went to hear him in his sacred songs. He made many friends, who desired to hear him In s classical and popular programme. In re sponse to these requests. Dr. Brougher has made arrangements for him to give a song recital at the White Temple to night. He will bo assisted by" Mrs, Fletcher Linn, soprano; Miss Grace"-JE1 Kemp, organist, and Edgar E. Coursen, accompanist. FAVORS AN ORGANIC UNION Majority of Cumberland Presby terles Have Voted That Way. Rev. B. Nelson Allen, of the First Cum berland Presbyterian Church, East Twelfth street, who will attend aa a dole gate the General Assembly which meets in Fresno, Cal.. says that undoubtedly considerable majority of the presby teries have already voted for organic union "with the mother church. Mr. Allen says that several days ago the Cumber land Presbyterian paper announced that 57 had voted In favor o organic union; Which wae then one less than a major ity, but since then the .Pennsylvania presbytery has voted that way, which gives 58.-or one majority. . Mr. Allen says that perhaps 1 more presbyteries are yet to vote, and he has no doubt but that most of these will vote for union. The presbyteries of the mother church have generally voted for union. and It looks as if at the next general as semblies of both churches it will be made a fact. WASHINGTON ICE CREAM THE ICE CREAM OF QUALITY Once tried, always used. Sold by all the leading dealers in the city and throughout the Northwest. All orders promptly arid carefully filled. PHONE MAIN 764 '" i WASHINGTON CREAMERY 429 Washington Street SAYS C LEAN CARS Health Board Wants Action Jaken by Railroads. CARRY GERMS OF DISEASE Thinks the Corporations Should Use Compressed Air at Huntington and Ashland to Remove All Germs From Sleepers. Shall the cars be 'cleaned or shall they remain dirty, bringing germs of consump tion and all sorts of diseases into the state from the East and South, while there is no remedy at law or no power specified to force the railroad companies to" assist the State Board of Health in guarding tlse people of Oregon against the Invasion of the Nation's uncleanllness? The members of the State Board of Health havejjrfn for some time, and are yet, pondering over the question and are seeking a solu tion favorable" to the public health. Surgeon-General TVyrnan, of the Marine Hospltal'Servlce. recently-made a report which has started - a veritable crusade throughout the country with a view of securing , better ventilation and cleaner cars. It' was -shown by Dr. Wyman that tuberculosis and other diseases were spread and propagated by the fetid air and the filthy condition of the cars, espe cially on the overland trains. The State Board of Health of this state has taken the question under consldera tlon nnd had outlined plans for the bet terment of conditions, when they received a setback through the adverse opinion of Attorney-General Crawford, who states It as his opinion that the railroad com panies could not be compelled to clean their through trains at Hnntington and Ashland unless there was known to be contagious disease aboard, and then the only thing to do would be to quarantine the car until danger of infection had passed. Naturally, this opinion Is not acnulesced In by the members of the in their use of the .cars in which, they ride. Especially Is. this true in the smok ing cars, the floors of which reek: with filth. It is the intention of the bofu-d to make an -effort to persuade the railroad companies to provide cuspidors for these :ar3. .which would greatly1 -mitigate tht evil." The Board of Health is in earnest in Its endeavor to secure better traveling con ditions for the public and at the samo time to guard the health of the state. The question of how to proceed wfll be discussed at the next meeting, to be r held in a very short time. Brilliantine Shirtwaist Suits $5.00 State Board of Health, and the question j MEN BOUND BY CONVENTION I will bo considered further at a meeting to . V 1,-1.1 u I uc xicju. jw u. aiiui l wujc. i "I doubt the correctness of Attorney- f General Crawford's opinion," stated a ; member of the board last night, "and the question will be discussed at a meeting . to be held in a short time, when an at- ' tempt will be made to formulate some plan by which the reform may be brought ' about. "The plan which the. board had dls- j cussed was to ask the O. R. & N. and the j Southern Pacific Companies to clean their ' trains at Huntington and Asbland. The j reform Is especially needed on the O. R. ! & N. trains coming Into the state, wmcn Rabbi AVise Says Their Boasted Free- dom Is False. j 9 That all men are bound by contention and few have sufficient initiative; to be called free men was the thought behind a powerful sermon delivered at the nemple Beth Israel at the .Passover servfcees by Dr. Stephen S. Wise last night. He main tained that even the Americans, with their boasted Independence, were.' really o SPECIAL TODAY Silk Shirtwaist Suits reach Portland very dirty. The flbard j bound down by environment anil none hnri lntended to ask the company to use compressed air at Huntington to clean the cars of the debris of travel, such as discarded luncheons, fruit peelings and accumulations of all kinds. "During the dry season it was the In tention to Keetb it that the dust gathered through the Journey across Idaho and V-oming .should b,e cleaned from the cars and the, train's made healthy for the passengers;" "The dirty cars are breed Ing-places for tuberculosis and other diseases," contin ued the- speaker, "and on this-" account alone should be cleaned before being brought Into the state. A great many tubercular patients travel tnrough the state, and In many cases are very careless NEWILL ACADEMY CADETS ARE IN CAMP AT ST. HELENS Ward Meetings for Glafke. The Glafke Republican Club is now go ing to carry its campaign, Into all parts of the city. From now until the primaries ward meetings will be held, the first of these taking place tonight In Tvoodlawn Hall, In the Tenth "Ward.-at S o'clock. Mr. Glafke will explain his platform and an nounce to the voters of the Tenth just where he stand? and how he proposes to conduct the city's affairs on business prin ciples. Mr. Glafke will be followed by other business men. who will show jvhat a busi ness administration will mean to Port land. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Sxy "DORA THORNE." Last Two Performances of Bertha 31. Clay's Famous Play. TheColumbla Stock Company will give "Dora Thorne" at the matinee today and tonight for the -last time. It Is the last real dramatic and emotional play the com pany will appear in, as next week (the last) -will be devoted to champagne com edy, which, though funny to most extrav agant extremes, of course, lacks all heart interest or personality, which is so dear to friends of stock. - Two 3Iore Performances. Jever in the history of Portland the atricals has a stock company bounded Into popular favor like the Empire Stock Company bas in two short weeks. "Ten Cvlghts in a Barroom has attracted capa city houses all this week, and when you take into consideration that it is holy week, and is generally conceded to be the worst theater-going week in the year, it speaks volumes for the merit of the play and the company presenting It. There are two more performances of this great temperance play the matinee to day and the last performance tonight. COMING ATTRACTIONS. ' Farewell Bill "Pink Dominoes." Avail yourself of the opportunity .of killing two birds with one stone. .ray ' vnnr .farewell resrveets to the DODUlar Co lumbia Stock Company, and at the same. waa moved to act untn the forces of Cir cumstance compelled. Czar XlchJolaa II. the world's famous autocrat. Rabbi Wise calls the greatest slae of Russia. For while nominally powerful, he is ftorced to act as his surroundings dictate, as he has frequently shown. "Initiative is the mark of freedom." said Dr. Wise. "Tho.ie who are bounded by circumstances are not free men. In this country, we consider ourselves free, but we walt until somo great catastrophe overwhelms us before we act. Witness the Iroquois Theater ana the Slocum dls asters, and the manner In which we are. periodically overcome by financial crises. As a people we are not free, for we have not the Initiative to prevent these disas ters before they take place. "The Czar of Russia Is reputed to be free, but ho muzzled the press, a Grand Duke was killed, and he was forced to abandon the plan. In time he will be forced to make other concessions. He is, bound down by circumstances and cannot act freely." t. PHOTOGRAPH TAKES OX THEIR DEPARTURE ON' BOARD THE STEAMER AMERICA. All of the Newill Rtvervlew Academy boys over 14 years of. age are In camp near St. Helens. The cadets are beinc trained In military camp life under Sergeant-Major L.. A. Stewart, formerly of the United States Cavalry. Reports from St. Helens are that the boys are greatly ejijoyinsr their outlnjr. Tbey will return Monday. The photograph shows the ca dets on board the. America when they departed Wednesday. 1 ' - Special Today-Elegant Covert Jackets, 57 to $10 Values, $5.50 CHAMPIONS OF NORTHWEST rultnomnlr's Drill Team IVInsjCon test in Los Angeles. The drill team of Multnomah Camp No.- 77. Woodmen of the World, of the East Side, won the championship drill for the Northwest at the contest held In Los Angeles. Cal... Thursday night. J. M. Woodruff, clerk of Multnomah Camp, re ceived two telegraphic messages yester day announcing that the Multnomah team of the Uniform Rank had won the cham pionship and the membership of the camp ! rejoicing over the great victory. It slves Multnomah team the chamnlon- shlp" over the teams of nine states. Jr. Woodruff says there must have been many crack teams In the contest among the nine states, nnd hence the .victory Is a great one for the order and for Port land and Oregon. In addition to winning the championship of the Northwest, the wlnneru take the $150 prize offered for the best 'team. 1 r For 25 cents, you can get Carter's Little IAvcr Pills the best liver regulator In the world. Don't forget this. One pill a dose. Correct Clothes for Hen Spring Overcoats Carrying this label Silk Coats -The New Pleated and the Redingote i' i jlfitdenjamins MAKERS flEVyoRK Are conceded-by cloth ing makers the best that money and the tailoring art can produce. The makers' guarantee, and ours, with every garment. Wc are ex clusive agents here. BUFFUM & PENDLETON 311 Mornson St, opp. the Post-OfEce We have the genuine man tailors to fit you not neces sary to say more. Store open until 10 P. M. today. ACHES0N CO. FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS 9 time see one of the funniest .comedies