HORNING- OREGONIAN, MOXDAX, JANTJARY 22, 1906. SUE, THE QUEEN F She Is Endowed With Wit and Beauty Besides a Mar velous Voice. DAME FORTUNE'S FAVORITE Had a m a- a Typical Paris! en noin Dress; AVord and Action She' Has a Startling Expert- . ence in Spokane. There was a whisk of royal purple vel vet and handsome fables through the Onion depot yesterday afternoon, and all eyes followod-thc remarkably "handsome woman who wore them as she stepped .into a waiting: carriage. Then all of a suddon it seemed to dawn up.on the crowd who she was. "Why, that was Calve!" It is a wondrous blessing to have one of the most magnificent voices In the world, and it 4s. surely a more than kind Providence that bestows upon ono woman not only the marvelous voice, but great personal beauty, intelligence and magne tism. For Madame Calve is possessed of all these in so liberal a measure that there is no denying that Dame Fortune thas been partial. The great divas who have visited the Pacific Coast have all been gracious in manner and good to look upon. Xordica captivated , us, and we all loved Melba; Blauvclt was charming and beautiful: Gadsky's dignity gave her a special' charm; Schumann-Hcink won every "heart; even poor little Patti was lovable. DBiit none of them can compare with the Calve who will entrance all Portland with the charm of her wonderful voice tonight. She Is all her pictures paint her in ap pearance physically perfect, with won dorful eyes and hair of midnight. A pecu liarly clear white skin and carmine Hps Rive the French stamp to her general make-up, and her costumes arc essen tially Parisian. Calve tlie Idle or Hie Company. "When the train pulled in late yesterday Madamc was dressed and ready for an outing, and for half an hour drove about tho city getting a glimpse of Portland in tho gathering dusk. air. Cort and Miss Coman came over with tho party from Seattle, and both arc enthusiastic over the charming personality and abounding fcood humor and wit of their prima donnn. "She lias kfpt ns laughing all day." paid Miss Coman.. "and since I joined the compMiiy at Salt Lake there has not boon a single dull moment. Madame Oalve if getting a great deal out of this trip, and with it all she is having a good titne." Madame does not speak much English, sad therefore does not take any long citKnces trying to answer questions she does not clearly understand. If she is in doubt she has them translated to her be fore venturing a reply, but what a read er of human nature she is, and how she ze oiH up! She has a great trick of turning the conversation to one's self, ad if he can not talk English with her' tousue she can with her eyes and hands. Her eyes dance and twinkle or grow grave with her mood, and her hands are going all the time in graceful gestures. That if the actress In her. It seems im pusftfulc for her not to express herself with gtures as well as by words; and after one- talking to her one does hot wonder that she is regarded as the great est aetisx among grand opera singers. Madame was not Inclined to talk much about getting lost in Spokane, but hor amused expression belled the Frenchy fh rug of her shoulders as she glanced' at Jlr. "Weaver, hor manager. "Jt was a ter-ree-ble railroad." she sighed, as she shook her pretty head. Search for Lost Prima Donna. "Well, it was a terrible hour for me." Bald Mr. Weaver, as he mopped his brow at the very thought of the agony he passed through on t he occasion of losing the great dii'a in the "Washington town. "I always escort Madame to the theater," lie continued, "and on the evening of her appearance In Spokane I went as usual to her private car in the railroad yards-. I wandered around about 20 minutes try ing to find the 'Calve,' but could not lo cate it. "Nobody seemed to know anything about it. and when I realized that it was. time tor tlie performance to begin, and that both Madame Calve and her car were gone I nearly had a fit- I rushed to the oftVe of the superintendent, and after much inquiry and delay he learned that the car had been switched out some distance from town, no one ever dream ing that Madame was In it. "A switch engine was hurried out and 1n a few minutes it came rushing back with the lost prima donna, and took the car to within a few step? of the theater entrance. In the observation parlor of the coach sat Madame, dressed ready for the stage and wrapped in a long coat, while clasped In one determined little white liana was a muraerous-iooKing outcnor knife which she had purloined from the kitchen. -As usual, Madame was taking no long chances'. An experience in a small country com wunity just out of Salt Lake was partic tilarly interesting t,o Madame Calve, as It gave her .a glimpse of the home life of the Mormons. Her car was dropped at the point In .question so that she could have a day in the country before appear ing in Salt Lake. She decided she would visit some farmhouses and go "shopping" for chickens, butter and eegs. Thore -Tvorc two wives at the first house, which much puzzled the singer, and neither of them would consent to kill the small chickens which she wanted for broilers. Sings for Farmers' Wives. "Not even for mc-ee?" coaxed the inim itable Calve, with quaint accent and charming gesture? "See what I do for you I" An old-fashioned meioaion stooa In a corner of the plain little parlor, and the prima donna who commands 52000 and more at each appearance, sat down In the farmhouse to sing for the coveted broilers. "Willi one finger she picked out the air and sang to tho two wiyes and their two groups of little children an old fashioned folk song which she had learned as a child In France. "It make tears on their face." Madame explained afterwards. "But two wife- one husband I don t ccgcactiy under stand." Pearls are Madame Calve's favorite jewels, and she possesses some rare speci mens. She wears a pair of solitaire pearl earrings which attract much attention from the fact that ono Is black and the other white. So far, a match has Tiot been found for either of them, and It Is said that she laughed at an offer tit $22. 090 Xor.tho black one on her Tcccnt visit to Chicago. She has 37 trunks with her. Her fa vorite stage gowns arc black, and for house and street wear she wears -elvet and fur almost exclusively. Her car Is us feminine and dainty in its appoint ments as Its charming mistress, and the impress of her exquisite taste Is cvery jvhere evident. It does not take long to guess 'Madame's religion-,' forieverywhcrc one turns Is a rosary or a crucifix, and she "says her beads" many times each day. She Can Cook, Too. From $200 a night and 37 trunks full of beautiful clothes to the kitchen is a- long jump, and it takes -a. woman of talent to make It gracefully. But Madame Calve Is the one who can do it, for, would you believe that I found her In the .-French chefs tiny little kitchen, sleeves rolled up and enveloped in the maid's big apron, carefully mixing the salad dressing? It was Carmen who raised her eyebrows coqucttishly and nodded Invitingly. But it was Madame Emma. Calve who' sat and chatted a few minutes later ineffable, ebullient, peerless Calve. M. M. PUBLIC LIBRARY, STATIONS Iiist of New Books at the City Insll- lullons. TheJIbrafy station at Lents, in the-drug- store, undcKthe case of Arthur Gclslor, is one of tlie most -active stations in me county. A request for a larger collection of books has been made, and a frqsh case -will be .sent out this week. The Civic Improvement Glub .of Arlcta has asked that a library station tie opened in the Laurelwood Pharmacy. Thebooks will be under the charge of Mr. Kava naugh. An examination will be hold for library assistants on Thursday, February 3, at 9 o'clock. Applicants will please apply to the librarian before that date. A list of additions to the Library fol lows: RELIGION. Naylor. TV. S. Daybreak Jn tho Darfc- uonuncni -vj.o SOCIOLOGY. Jernlgan, T. R. China in law and com merce Jil'.Bl J&J USEFUL ARTS. Sea ton. A. E. Manual of marine en gineering, 1P04, 15th ed CZ8 5l FINE ARTS, INCLUDING AMUSE MENTS. Glcsecke, F. E. Mechanical drawing. part 1: use of instruments, lettering, geometrical problems and projections, 74i dm Rembrandt- van Ryn. Rembrandt van Rijn. by Malcolm Bell B7BD.9 R3S5Bo Roosevelt. Theodore. Outdoor pastimes of an American hunter. 793 RTSlo "Watts. G. F. Reminiscences of G. F. watts, by Mrs. E. I. Barrington B75?.2 W34DB LITERATURE. Curtis. G. "W. Literary and social essays ...SI 4 C3751 Drumomnd, W. H. Voyageur and oth er poems SI I UiSu Gudoman. Alfred. Latin Iierature of the empire. 2 v LS70.S GS22 Lytton, E. G. "E. L. Bulwcr, dramas and poems K2 ljxssa TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION. Dcecke, Wllhelm. Italy; a popular ac count or the country, its people nd Institutions 914.5 DM I Munstcrberg. Hugo. Amerlcnns.917.3 M96?a Petrle, W. M. F. Methods and alms in nrchaoology 913 P435 Schcrer, J. A. B. Young Japan. 915.2 S326y Treves. Sir Frederick. Other side of nit miiicru; an account, ui n. com monplace tour round the world.910.4 TS12 Workman, "W. II.. and Mrs. F. B. Through town and jungle 915.4 "W9266 HISTORY. Symonds. J. A. Short history of the iicmussancc in Italy bBSvg INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY. Chatliam. "W. P., first Earl of. Chat Jiani. by Frederic Harrison BC4B3H Roosevelt. Theodore. Theodore Roose velt, the Citizen, by J. A. RHS...BR7S1R FICTION. Couch. A. T. Quiller. Shakespeare's unristuias and otner stories C53sha French. Alice. Man of the hour, by Octave Thanot F873ma BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. Banncrman. Mrs. Helen. Little black Sambo i- jBSISs Bromfiold, E. T. I-irid we li'e In: or America Illustrated JA17.3 B84S Buckley. A. B. "Wild life in woods and fields j690 B924 Copeland, "Walter. Book' of the little J. D.'s jCTSfb Copeland. Waltor. Book of the Man- dar Infants iCTSJbo Dodge, Mrs. M. (M;) Poems and verses JS11 DSISp Douglas. S. A. Stephen Arnold Doug las, by "W. G. Brown IB D736B Hamilton. Alexander. Alexander Ham- llton. by C. A. Conant JB H217C Jackson, Andrew. Andrew Jackson. ny w. u. Brown ju jizb Lalng, Mrs. C. 1L B: Seven kings of tho seven hills (Child's history of Rome) JW57 L127s Leigh, M. C. IWincss of creation: na ture studies from the Book of Job... jUOO L329 Potter. Beatrix: Tailor of Gloucester.. jPS5Gt Stockton. F. R. Fanciful tale....J SSf Stories of great men j823 SSS45 Thompson. Maurice. Boys' book of sports and outdoor llfc; jTDS T474 Gift. LESSONSFROM THE COURTS Judge Frazcr Addresses tlie Boys at Y. 3f. C. A. Auditorium. Frugality, honesty and clean living were impressed upon the members of tho Boys Club, of the Y. M. C. A, vesteruay afternoon by Judge A. L. Frazer in an address upon "Lessons From the Courts." Judge Frazer did not dwell upon his experiences with the Jut'enlle Court work, but drew his conclusions from observations of the higher courts. from which he related many forceful illustrations to point out the benefits of righteous living to the many boys who gathered to hear him. In beginning his address. Judge Frazcr said that the lessons of the courts wore not unlike those of schools and colleges except that they were drawn with greater viviancss. in each case tho cardinal virtues were taught, but in the case of the trial and conviction of criminals, the results of a mis-spent life were shown as nowhere else. Honesty and Industry were the two main points dwelt upon by the speaker. Nothing was accomplished without them. he asserted, and the youth who did not begin life with these for a foundation was likely to end by leading a criminal career, as the records of all courts very plainly showed. Besides these, he said. it was necessary for a boy -to begin life with a resolution not to be too much of a good fellow. The Idea that ono must hold his own in spending and go to any length to wmch njs companions went was vers' often the cause leading to intemperance and excessive expenditure.. Only too often men became thieves to obtain money in order to be able to show that they were jolly good feliQws. Annual Number, Goldficld Xcws. The first annual number of the Goldficld News, .hailing from Goldficld. Nev., just received, is a most creditable representa tlvc of the mining town rrom which It takes its narne. Icss than two years ago Goldfield was a .barren waste, now it is a town containing 10.000 Inhabitants. The Industrial features of Goldfield are skillfully explained in tho News, and the amount of advertising .good- United States Senators Nixon and Ncwlands write appreciative articles, respectively. on "isevada: Its Past, Present and Fut ure" and "The New Day in Nevada." The fine hand of the practiced newspaper man is evidenced In the opening sketch, "The Pilgrims of the Desert;" rOTTEK Ir SERVICE, Qarca et Xlrer. JSeata la Xevr ea tks After! Kbb. Enjoy a trip to As tori on t!ae. Fetter. You will always remember It. Leaves Asi.-strect deck every Bight at 8 o'clock, except Suaday. (Saturday sight. M P. U.) Round trip, Ui Particulars at Third asi AVaEhlsstoa streets, Portias. SiJONESIRMi Says Men Are Cheaper Than , Hogs in Portland. HE ATTACKS THE SALOONS White Temple Crowded lo Hear the Georgia Speaker Give - Ills IJomely Comparisons .In - Rebuking of Sin. Jlev. Sam Jones spoke at the White Temple yesterday afternoon. ' The big Baptist house of worshin never hold a larger throng could not, In fact. because long before the hour for meet ing the place was packed and hundreds ere turned away. For a quarter of a centurv Rmt sm Jones has been waging a war against Satan, in a way that bears his trade mark, and he never gave voice to a -more truinrui utterance than when h said that no newspaper could Jny anything new aooui mm. good or bad. because everything had been told a thousand times. He Is the same now that he wm 25 years ago. when he startled the 'coun try with his pulpit talks, and in keeping with the progress tliat has disMnm!hf.! modern attractions of this kind. Rev. Sam Jones has kept pace with things by addinc an orchestra, besides n few mimr equally sensational features. Applause Greets Preacher. After the annlause Incident to his intro duction imd subsided, the revivalist held up the Bible in an affectionate manner and called it a "wonderful old book, from winch we preachers get our texts. In the nrst cnapter of 00313." he camlnuvi "I read of our origin. One chapter Ik devoted to our origin, and the thousand that follow teach us the truth of exist ence. "Nothing has imnresscd me more In this rospect. and It is the basis of my sermon, than the scene In the death chamber of old King David. By his side stood his yon. Solomon, to whom he was giving his dying message. Looking up in tho face of the boy, he said: 'I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong, therefore, nnd show thyself a man.' Did he tell him. 'show thyself a prlncer N'ot that. Or 'show thyself a Klngr Xot that. 'My son, Solomon. I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong, therefore and show.thjsclf a man!' There Is noth ing bigger than a man: only one thing in the universe bigger than a royal man. and that Is God himself." He referred to "William I. Gladstone as the greatest man the world hHd ever known, and also paid a high tribute to Queen victoria, both of whom, he con tended, owed tlie grandeur of their lives to Christian Inspiration. If asked the name of the greatest ruler America ever had. Rev. Sam Jones would say unhesi tatingly that It was the Godly. Bible reading President who occupies the White House today. These comparisons were made for tho purpose of showing that the real mon o the present age were those who have accepted the doctrines of Christ, and after relating a story about a man who had visited the Calaveras big trees, and had told the boastful Easterner that bis for ests looked like saplings beside them, the preacher drew the conclusion that If any body would accompany him to tlie throne of God he would show them a type of manhood that made all others resemble shrubs. Gdntlcmun or Dop. "There's a million dollars a week dif ference between a gentleman and a dog." he exclaimed, and then went, on to ex plain how two Knights Templar from a Southern city had attended the Triennial Conclave t- St. Louis, and how one had behaved himself while the other had succumbed to the allurements of various forms of vice. "If I could return to my good wife as pure and undefiled as you." he Is alleged lo have confessed in his re morse. "I would give a million dollars." "How much must there be in eternity then? Money or political preferment won't pay you 10 do wrong. You have got a lot of politicians in this town, and I want to say a word about them. A fattened hog does not know what he cats corn for, and those dirty politicians tliat you have hero arc the devil's fattened hogs, and AMERICAN INTERVIEWERS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF AN AMERICAN HUMORIST THE safest time to interview a man, particularly . a humorist, and moro especially two humorists, is when they have gone away, or whenthey will get away before the paper which will contain the result of the conflict haa gone to press. A humorist Is a dangerous man when brought to bay. Xow Charles- Battel Loomls and Jerome K. Jerome went away last night, so I don't mind telling what happened. If I had known then what I know now. I would have hesitated before I accepted the honor that I thought was thrust upon me when I bearded these two men in- the privacy of the Portland Hotel lobby the other day. At that lime 1 no ticed that they did not receive me with much enthusiasm, but I attributed their lack of cordiality to the sadness which I have heard permeates the soul of a humorist when in the throes of a new joke. I was mistaken; they had been hounded from the Atlantic to the Pacific by ail sorts of Interviewers and all i-orts of In terviews. They had Just made up their minds that they wouldn't stand It any longer, and that the next one that came along would get hurt. It was probably ray size that saved me. However, they were somewhat -moll-fied next morning when they saw that I had not said anything that they could successfully controvert or deny. Never theless, they were not entirely happy, so when I asked them what they thought of interviewers, anyway, they both want ed to speak at once, but Mr. Jerome checked himself. He was ovldently afraid to trust himself In a foreign language. Mr. Loomls Is an American and. for .tliat .reason -is perfectly familiar with the dia lect, so he spoke for botlu His manner was impressive, and -his delivery rapid. "When- he had finished he appeared to be relieved. I threw In a question every once in awhile, but as they had no bearing on what he had to say I have omitted lhcm. "So you want to know, what Jerome and I think of Interviewing? Well, we like the Interviewing part, but we object to the printing of it. "You s It's this way. A nice gentle manly fellow comes to see us. and he talks In a way that lulls suspicion. We tell him all 'our hearts secrets. Then he goes and prints what we say as Inter preted by hini. and! "Well, reporters arc poor interpreters. They're nice fellows, you understand. Heaven forbid that 1 should ever say any thing against reporters, but they don't look atthlngs from my viewpoint,. andr GRAY'S GREAT SPECIAL OFFERING FOR THIS WEEK - Chesterfield Overcoats, Fancy Patterns, Extra Special Price Reductions All $15 and $18 overcoats, special price, $11 All $20 and $22.50 overcoats, special price, $14.75; All $25 v overcoats, special, $16.50; All $30 overcoats, special, $20 THE GREAT SPECIAL SALE CONTINUES ON ALL SUITS AND REGULAR OVERCOAT STOCK NO RESERVE STOCK All $15.00 Suits, sale price 11.50 All $20.00 Suits, sale price. : $15.00 All $22.50 Suits, sale price $16.50 All $25.00 Suits, sale price .$19.00 All $30.00 Suits, sale price $23.50 All $35.00 Suits, sale price I.. .$26.50 Ten per cent discount given on all Black Suits, including Full Dress and Tuxedos. Extra Special Sale on Negligee Shirts, $1.50 grades at 85c. Sale Men's Fine Underwear, Union and Two-Piece Suits at 25 per cent, discount see window. The sale that is a sale g-et your share of the great values in men's finest ready for wear apparel , 269-271 MORRISON ST. as soon as they are good and fat 1ic is going, to kill them." He said that n man'n reputation tvas ait the mercy of every vicious ' tongue and pen In the world, and if there was any thing that pleased the speaker it was to hear these little ncwspunor editors tell tile preachers not to dra? their cloth down into the mire. "One of them said to mo. 'Jones, the newspapers made you; and I replied. 'Can you make another?' (Laughter.) "Build up a Rood cliaracter," he con tinued in his vehement wny. -Don't let thorn bribe you or hire you. Turn the business end of a- mule toward them when they come up with any such iroposition. Right today the rwt Is on In the United States, and I believe tliat God Is pledged lo give the square deal a victory." lie told of the attempt of the Louisiana Lottery officials' to bribe Governor Xlch ols of that state in a genteel way by suggesting that if he would permit tho act extending their charter to become a law without his signature. It would en hance his finances in some way to the extent of and how the Executive made reply by lifting himself on hLs crutches to his full height and saying: "This leg was shot away at Gettysburg; this arm I lost at Chancellorsville. and this eye was shot out on the bloody fleld of Shlloh. but I would rather lose every limb and the other eye than accede to your request get ou. of my office!" Would Be Lonesome In Portland. "My Ixrd!A Wouldn't a man like that feel lonesome In Portland! You have got everything you want in this town except men. and every woman here thinks .hcs got a man for a husband. -when she's got no man at all nothing but an old pair of breeches. "1 am opjKised to fighting." he suid. "and when a man hits me on one check I turn the other, but after he slaps that T have got no Turther instructions. It takes a. thousand times more courage to stand up before a perverse public opinion than it does to face bullets on the battlefield. "Why do the saloons run this town? It Is because your officials have nothing agin 'cm. Hoyr many saloons have you here?" so unduly that they would make poor witnesses in a court of Justice. "Jerome talks English to them and they translate It Into costermonger. "I sit and look at them nervously, won dering If I have anything to say that would look well in print, and they make me say that I am surprised to find that people on the Pacific Coast understand the use of clothes and forks. "Up in Seattle I know that Portland is friendly to Seattle, so I can tell you this up In Seattle I was visited by a young man who had all the charms of a European diplomat. He was hand some, hln manners were Irreproachable nnd I felt th5t, however poorly I might talk, he wouldconvcy my Intent In sym pathetic English. "While I was wondering what I'd better say in order to make Seattle people think well of a poor fellow from the effete East, he rose and wished me all kinds of luck, took his departure, leaving me wish ing he'd come back and entertain me some more by his conversation. T looked for that Interview-with a good deal of Interest. I had evidently made a good Impression on him. Just ns he did on me. We are twin souls, said T, 'and I will read In the paper the thing that will make me treat myself well for days. "But. although he was his own agree able self while he was with mo. ho be came the slave of duty when he left me: also,' tlie apostle of mendacity. Oh! what a novel he could write. What a real es tate agent he would make! "He gave me three-quarters of a col umn. - in. which he intimated tf hat i had supposed Seattle people incapable' or do ing anything but buy mudflats and wait for the. tide to rise. He pictured mc as lost in wonder tliat Seattle people did not say 'haln'x got no and "should have went." He descrlbedmy personal appear ance -In a way that has made mc self conscious ever, since In short, he made me realize that the New York type of newspaper flourishes In Seattle. "Thank heaven, young man. that In Portland all reporters tell the strict truth and do not seek to emulate Seattle. ' I tried to oblecl to -belnc called- a'vounc man, but he neved noticed mc and went and sympathetic not pathetic, but syni on. i pathetic (be sure to get that right ac- "Seattle audiences arc a delight to a man behind the footlights, but Seattle' newspaper men. while they, would shine In the drawing-room, have Baron Mun- ehnusen laf fled and envious and Ananias turned sea green. 'By- the way. In Tacoma they told ineM that they were going to change, the name of the Columbia Rlvcr- to the Tacoma River, to have It match their mountain Tjic real, .estate boom In Olyrapfa Is quiescent owing tb .tfojfscarclty o! car- R. M. "Four hundred and thirty-two," . was the cltorus. "What license do they nay?" "Five hundred dollars a year." "What is your population? "One hundred and forty thousand.' "Well. $iOT.C00. the amount you receive from liquor licenses, divided among 110, X people, is about 51-W a head. In other word, the liquor men have bought you for each. Now. how much -is a 2 pound hog worth? "Fourteen dollars. came the reply. "And folks T1.40 a. head? Don't you wish you were a hog? The saloonkeepers say, If you will let us ruin your boys and debauch your girls and break up your homes, we will give you 51.40 a head. and you make the bargain every 12 months. Xiggcrs down South brought 51000 bvforc the war, while you and your whole fumlly wouldn't bring as much as a. sucking pig. I am not prejudiced against saloonkeepers: I only have the same objections to them tliat I would to a louso. and that is tho way they get. their living off the heads of families. JESUS v CHRIST THE PRISM Through Him the Qualities oC Go'd, the Creator, Arc I)irfti!?cd. "Of old, men thought of Gold only as the Creator, but Jesus Christ, by tak ing upon himself the form of a man, so diffused or explained the Creator, God. that as we took upon his life, the Cre ator has become father, justice, help, kindness, forgiveness, love and home. said Rev. Paul Radcr In a sermon upon "The Spectrum". Inst night at the Taylor Street ilethodlst Episcopal Church. Continuing, he said: "When Christ ut tered the words: 'I am the light. he. the human, became the prism that he. the divine, might spread "himself by means of the human self, until the world today shouts aloud for joy at beholding the glorious colors of that light. Those colors have spread themselves out upon the mists before men. a rainbow of promise that thA-e shall be no more night." penters. We were there on Friday, and I can assure you this Is true. Nothing but inhabitants Is necessary to make that a thickly-populated place. The houses are there already. I saw whole blocks of houses waiting for tenants. It's a fine site for a town, and I have particularly pleasant feelings toward it. because I used to hear of it In geography class S3 years ago, at which time It was alroady on Puget Sojund. "We like a Portland audience. We have only seen one, but h. was about as nice as they make them, and although there was a good deal of levity In the house, we excused it. A,I would like to come here again. I've been up in your Lewis and Clark Observ atory, und it struck -me as being a fine place from which to view the mountains on a fine day. As it was we saw. only the observatory, but as a piece of archi tecture It was well worth the trip. "1 can't say enough for your Columbia River salmon. . In Tacoma they call them Tacoma salmon and ask you to watch them grow. "But your salmon is a dream of delight. "We've been beautifully treated since we came to the Coast. Seattle. Tacoma and Portland, while they dispensed with bands and banners, made us feel that we were welcome, and we'll really be sorry to turn Eastward. "Jerpjhe Is always welcome everywhere for his own sake, but I am welcomed for anothcrVeason. People think Tin Charles F. Lumrois of Los Angeles, and they can't do enough for me. and then when I explain that he Is the author st "The Awakening of a Nation. while I'm only the author of 'Minerva's Maneuvers. they are just as cordial, and mukc we feel that Loomls is as good as Lummls, if you say It quick.. "My best book? I can't say: hut Je rome's is 'Paul Kclver.' To speak seri ously, I consider that a work of art.' If someone had told pie how to do It. I could have written Three Men in a Boat, but I never could have written 'Paul I ICelvcr. Its from "Paul Kelvcr that Jerome reads tliat delightfully satirical count of the visit to the theater, and the whole book Is all of a piece. "I, want to tell you a good joke on me. "After we had travelled together a I couple of months. Jerome confessed, over J the walnuts and wine, that he had never heard of mc till he came to tnls country: and then, over me same walnuts anu wine. I toid him my heart's secret that 1 bad-Tiovcr read Three- Men in, a Boat. 'That's prjobably the reason I think, 1 ' could- have written It-"1 M.. B. VELLS. , SALE MEN'S FINE TROUSERS. All $4.00 Trousers, sale price $3.25 All $4.50 Trousers, sale price $3.50 All $5.00 Trousers, sale price -....$4.00 All $6.00 Trousers, sale price ..$4.50 All $7.00 Trousers, sale price ,m $5.00 GRAY will backu p Minro Peoples Forum Planning Pub lic Indignation Meeting. RICHARDS CASE THE ISSUE Committce, Appointed to "Arrange the -Preliminaries Dr.- Chapman Talks qn Life nnd Cliarac ter of Franklin. Should the People's- Forum have its way. a public indignation meeting will be held in the near future to back up Mayor Lane in his fight against the Rich ards Hotel. At a meeting of the Forum, held In Elks Hall last night, a commit tee, consisting of Dr. Stephen S. Wise. H. D. Wngnon and Mrs. Millie R. Trum bull, was appointed to take steps prelim inary to the calling of the indignation meeting, and to confer with the members of the Municipal League, with this end In view. The committee will meet this morning. Mrs. Millie Trumbull was the first to start the fire to burning by advocating the passage of a resolution sustaining Mayor Ianc in his fight against the Rich ards place and vice In general. Mrs. Trumbull said that although she knew thitt It was not the custom of the Peo ple's Forum to pass resolutions and that it was held in the furtherance of open discussion, that the question was of such great and vital Importance to the moral welfare of the city that Mayor Lane merited the support of that body. She said young girls were made the prey and sport of the mon in Portland by the existence of sjuch resorts as Rich ards. Dr. Wise, who presided as chairman, said he did not think that a resolution should be passed, inasmuch as the Rich ards case had not been the principal topic of the meeting. Dr. C. H. Chapman, the speaker of tlie evening, said that a pub lic indignation meeting should be held to ascertain more facts about the case and protest against the miscarriage of jus tice. His' suggestion was taken up and the committee appointed. Dr. Chapman did not think that the meeting should be held with the avowed purpose of sustaining Mayor Lane in the fight, but to investigate the Richards case and all phases of vice In Portland. He thought this would be the best way to eliminate partisan feeling, but sev eral spcakors differed with him on the subject In the face of which he with drew his objection. Dr. Chapman eulogized Benjamin Franklin In his address. He said that his enemies could not find one blot on his character as a business man and a politician. He asked the question if a business man or politician could now ac complish as much as Franklin did In comparison to the times, if he were honest. The point he brought out was that Franklin was in- the very thick of. poli tics, a highly nnd unusually unsuccessful business man, yet all of his dealings were characterized by his honesty and fair ness. : AT THE THEATERS What thePre Agent Say Tonlglit at the Baker. Is burlcsaue poputarln Portland? Go to the Baker tonight or any night this week ex cept Saturday, and see tho result or intro ducing clean, refined burlesque. Larse audi ences of thce who want the best; everything In the way of amusement, always at the Eakcr. and this, week V.. B. Watan and hU famous Orientals, which opened ysterday and pleased two packed houses, will bo the at traction. Docs Portland Want Stock Company? The Cbarle A. Taylor Cofnpany at the Empin this week Is the nearest approach to a stock company in Portland at present, and eo popular hti the organization become hr. ami llr different members, that many et the loverrt of ' stock are turnlns toward thc Em pire, the days. The- Taylor Corrjrany' opened- yesterday their lastj week' here In a sretty 3lar. "The ' Uttte. Church" .njaml the Corner." and' will- be at?thc Btiplrc toainht 269-271 MORRISON ST. and alt week with Aillceii iTay and all tho favorites in the cast. AT THE VAUDEVILEiE THEATERS Pantajrcs. Heading the nc bill at rantagc, which opens today for the week, are the TVobers, tho greatest family of acrobats and gyronaaUi Jn the country. M not in the world. They ai eotnplish alt manner of difficult feats with astoundln? ease. 1'earl and Flood have a com edy Hketeh act which teems with wholesomo fun. What many will regard as the feature of the show is tho Golden Gate Quartet. Meadows and Lasarc are a team ot funniakere with a lne record for Jollyins' audiences into' good humor. Arneldo, equilibrist and bal lancer, Li one of the cleverest In his followlnc lyjo "White will sins a new Illustrated ballad. Thn City of Sight and Tears," and a striking set of moving- pictures will be shown on the blo sraph. The same bill will be shown all week, with a matinee and two nlsht performances doily. Grand. "Phroso." the mechanical dolI,",wlIl set the jeop! of Portland guesslnsr this week. "Phrotii.' Is the feature at the Grand, etart Iri j this-' afternoon, and on1 WcdnWStJay after noon "Phroso" will be given .a. ride through the streets. This mechanical wonder is a mystery which no one lias satisfactorily solved. It is an enigma which has raised heated discussions In London and the Kat before belnsr brought to tlie Coast. 3r. and Mrs. Kobyns. the famous actor, will present "Tho Morning After." This Is a rousintr com edy and entirely dissimilar to their drama, The Counsel for th Defense," which was such a sensation at the Grand eaveral month ago. De Carlo and Stokes are kings In com edy, and Oro and Nelson have an eccentric comedy turn. Ulian Melbourne, the comedi enne; Master Harold Iloff, tha boy bal la (list, and '.'Monsieur Beaucairc." on the moving pictures, complete the entertainment. Star. There hi always a' novelty at the Star, ami this .week, starting with the nwtinee this afternoon, tho Star will offer the greatest novelty that has ever appeared under its roof. This Is Miffi Annte Abbott, known on three continents as "The Georgia Magnet." This little woman possesses some strange power which enables her to exert more strength than half a dozen men. "Whether it is animal magnetism, electricity or something eVv. no one has solved. 'The Doll maker" u Dilemma," a pretty romance, will be given by the Roberts Four, one of the most popular vaudeville acts on the circuit. The McHen drys are singers, dancers and talkers. The Devoes are equilibrists from Europe and have an attractive act. The two Droles have a unique feat which they perform. AV. H. Hartford will sing a new song and the Staro scope haa a new line of pictures. Automobile Stage Will Hun. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) An automobile stage route will be established between Albany and the various moun tain resorts alorig the line of the "Wil lamette Valley and Cascade Mountain AVagon Itoad next Summer. Arrange ments are under way to put a large motor car on the run. , MilvraukJe Country Club. Eastern and California races. Take Sell wood and Oregon City car3. First and Alder. WORKS WITHOUT FAITH Faith Came After. the "IVorks Had laid tho Foundation. A Bay State belle talks thus about cof fee: "While a coffee"" drinker I was a suf ferer from, indigestion and intensely pain ful nervous headaches, from childhood. "Seven years ago my health gave out entirely. I grew so weak that the exer tion of walking, if only a few feet, made It necessary for me to He down. My friends thought I was marked for con sumptionweak, thin and pale. "I realised the danger T was in and tried faithfully to get relief from medi cines, till, at last, after having employed all kinds of drugs, the doctor acknowl edged that he did not believe it was, in his power to cure me. "WliIIc in this condition a friend in duced me to quit coffee and try Postum Food Coffeev and I did so without the least hope that It would do me good. I did not like it at first, but when it was properly made I found it was a most delicious and rcfresnmg beverage, i am especially fond of it served' at dinner ice-cold, with cream. "In a month's time I began to improve, and In a few weeks my indigestion ceased to trouble me, and my headache stopped entirely. I am so perfectly well now that t do not look like the same person, and I have xo gained In flesh that I am 15 pounds heavier than ever before. "This Is what Postum has done for me. I still use It and shall .always- do so." Name given by Postum Company. Battle Creek. Mich. 5 There's a reason. 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