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THE MORXING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 190T.
An Appeal to Citizens
About a thousand names have in some mysterious manner disappeared from the
petition for the $1000 liquor license ordinance filed in the Auditor's Office. We
therefore appeal to all citizens of Portland who are registered voters and have not
signed the petition, to call at one of the following- places and sign the petition :
OFFICE W. F. EDWARDS, 413 Commercial Block.
OFFICE E. QUACKENBUSH, 244 Stark.
WILSON'S AUCTION ROOM, 208 First.
G. J. BURNS, GROCER, 11th and Montgomery.
FOSTER'S DRUG STORE, Sunnyside.
M. E. THOMPSON, 848 Mississippi Ave.
LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO., 3rd and Yamhill, 148
Second St., 24th and Thurman, 107 E. 28th St. North.
GOLDEN'S PHARMACY, Sellwood.
BEFORE 3 O'CLOCK TODAY
We also want ten active patriotic men to circulate petitions. All who can take the time to help us in this work please
call at the office of W. F. Edwards, 413 Commercial block, before 10 o'clock.
The disappearance of the names from this petition looks like an attempt to deprive the people of Portland of their
right to exercise the legislative power guaranteed them by the Initiative and Referendum, and should be promptly
resented in no uncertain manner.
Additional names must be obtained and the petition completed before 5 o'clock this evening. We appeal to every
good citizen to come out and sign the petition. PORTLAND MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION,
By Samuel C onnell, Pres.
HIE
F SEASON OF
OPERA IS CLOSED
San Carlo Company Sings "La
Boheme" in Afternoon and
"Carmen" at Night.
ENGAGEMENT A SUCCESS
Constantino and Nellsen Kach Makes
Hit In Matinee Performance,
and Dereyne Scores as Car
menAudiences Large.
BY ARTHUR A GREENE.
Tort land's brief praud opera reason
rlocd last night with a fine performance
of "Carmen." with tho young French
artlnt. rereyne. In the prima donna
role. At the matinee Ia Boheme" was
(riven, first honors going to Constantino,
the splendid tennr. while Allen Nellsen
appeared as Mimi and demonstrated, to
every body 'n natt "faction that ahe Is a
grand opera star worthy to rank among
h operatleally great. Mile. Dercyno
was alao a prominent factor and fulfilled
the representations that had been made
concerning her.
Both performances were free from the
Annoying delays and omissions of the
opening night. The San Carlo company
left the city last night with credit. It
made such a favorable Impression that
should It come again next year an en
thusiastic reception is assured. Such an
array of operatic talent has never before
visited the Pacific Northwest and its en
gagement marks an epoch in the musical
annals of this community. Nordica was
naturally the first figure among those
who appeared, but Constantino. Nellsen,
lereyne. Martin and Galperlni each made
a distinct Impression
' Of the three bills "Boheme" was easily
1h favorite. Its rendition was as nearly
faultless as in reason could be demanded,
the singers meeting every requirement
an I the opera itself being an universally
popular one.
In all respects the engagement was suc
cessful. The audiences which passed
judgment were the most critical, and In
approving it acted after an Intelligent
analysis. The receipts were large, mak
ing the two days' run profitable to the
company and local managements.
There is no question but that Portland
?r as profited in a musical way antf all in
all congratulations are in order in every
direction. Mr. Russell's big organization
goes from here to Seattle, where It will
finish the week. Our neighboring cities
which It will visit may take Portlands
word for it and prepare for something
exceptionally good.
San Carlo Company in
"Boheme" and "Carmen"
BY ROCK f'Ol'RSRN'-HEFP.
ggm A BOHKMK!" tlreat. simply great.
L. The tenor Constantino more than
verified all advance reports of him. Surely
be has a beautiful voice smooth, velvety
from his highest to his lowest tone, yet
with Fire and brilliancy when occasion
demands. And his mezza voce is po per
fect, a delicious limpid tone.
Ills great work In "La Boherae" natur
ally was In his solo in the first act. All
who knew the opera were waiting for It,
because we have had it very well done
by other tenors, but nobody could have
been disappointed. Splendid interpreta
tion and tone work throughout the wnoie
folo. and then that high C, clear, true,
ringing, of beautiful quality, brought the
house to its feet. Nothing would satisfy
the audience but a repetition of the song.
Miss Alice Nellsen was most gratifying
en the poor, pitiful little Mimic. Miss
Nellsen has a lovely voice. ' artistically
trained, and well adapted to such roles.
She sings with perfect eaee. no effort for
high tones, and Is always true and clear.
The death scene In the last act was espe
cially well done, and proved her an ac
tress that can carry her audience with
her through all the scale of emotions.
Mile. Fely Dereyne made an ideal
Musetta with her wealth of voice and
temperament. Her voice Is a brilliant and
powerful soprano, especially beautiful in
the higher register.
Slgnor Fornarl, who was most happily
cast as Marcel, the painter, seemed to
sink himself wholly in his part, and made
a splendid impression on the audience.
Slgnor Pulcini as Schaunard, the happy-go-lucky
musician, and Signor de Se'gurola
as the big-hearted philosopher Colllne,
both did good work and added to a per
formance, taken on the whole, orchestra,
fhorus. soloists, that has never been
equaled In Portland, and will not be for
gotten by those fortunate enough to have
been present yesterday afternoon.
Ixtst night "Carmen." perhaps the
most popular of modern operas, was
given a splendid rendition by the San
Carlo Company. Conductor Contl led
his orchestra through the overture, with
its stirring martial strains. Its plaintive
themes foretelling Carmen's doom, and
Anally the crash of tragedy, with a master
hand that evoked the heartiest appreci
ation from the audience. Mile. Fery
Dereyne as Carmen, the beautiful and
most heartless of flirts, proved herself
a consummate artist, especially good in
the third and fourth acts.
The Don Jose of Monsieur Martin was
thoroughly appreciated, and his solo
"This Flower You Gave to Me" In the
second act was most enthusiastically re
ceived. The famous "Toreador Song," of
course, brought down the house, and Sis
Galperlni (Escamillo) was forced to re
peat it. The quintet in the second act
was one of the prettiest bits of concerted
work. The chorus was at Its best, and
too much cannot be said of the chorus
work throughout the performance with its
splendid volume of tone, good quality,
always snappy singing, perfect attacks,
and that rarest of all virtues In a chorus,
always on key.
All the cast was In able hands, each
one doing his part well, and, as the
curtain went down on the last per
formance given by this excellent com
pany all the musk-lovers were surely
sorry the performances were over and
will welcome the San Carlo Opera Com
pany always.
Potemkin Mutineers Caused Revolt
CZERNOW1TZ Austria, April 3. It is
reported here that General Hargen. who
commands the troops in the petroleum
district of Roumanla. has ordered the
imprisonment of 97 Russians who were at
one time sailors on board the Russian
battleship Knlai Potemkin. and who,
after the mutiny on board that vessel in
the Summer of 1906 landed In Roumanla
and remained there. These former sail
ors took an actlvo part in the recent peas
ant insurrections and prohably they will
be expelled from Roumanla. It Is not
certain whether they will be delivered to
the Russian authorities or not.
Choose most becoming tint; fleib, white,
ntnk or brunette. Satin akin uwdc. SAa.
NOT TO BE BLUFFED
ten to Heney and
answer pretty soon,
the $20,000 io $50,000.
rve ought to get an
Then we ll increase
Captain Spencer Says He Has
Been Threatened.
PROOF OF GRAFT IN CITY?
Steamboat Man Declares He Will
Not Be "Scared Out" of Rais
ing Fund to Probe Into
Municipal Affairs.
"Bluff all they like: they can't scara
me out." declared Captain E. Vf. Spen
cer, who is making; up a fund to bring;
Heney and Burns to Portland, to fer
ret out graft.
"W'ho do you mean by 'they?- he
was asked.
'Never mind now." was the answer.
"I'll tell that at the proper time. They
send word to me that they'll take busi
ness from my steamboat, or hit me
some other way. Let them go to blazes.
Tf they don't like my steamboat, I'll
run It anyhow.
"I'm not accusing anybody of being
a. grafter. I'm working only to bring
Heney and Burns so that they can find
the grafters if there are any. You
know the grafters In San Francisco
tried the bluff act when Heney started
In there. They were going to run him
out of town and put him In the peni
tentiary. It's . pretty fair sign, it
seems to me, when threats are made
in Portland.
Attempt to Discredit Him.
"A number of men in Portland seem to
have some interest In discrediting rumors
of no bad doings here. They are con
vinced that an Investigation would come
to nothing. They cannot see where money
could have been used or what privileges
or advantages have been secured worth
any large sum of money. But I note that
somebody Is sending 'feelers' op against
me to find out what I know. Ami it
seems to be that there is visible concern
In some circles.
"I don't see why there should be any
serious objection to an Investigation. If
there has been no grafting, nobody has
anything to fear. There are a number of
matters, however, that might be profita
bly explained. A dozen reputable men
have promised me that they would testify-
before a grand Jury. Their names are
here In my pocket. I'll not tell them
now; wait for the grand Jury.
Sees Signs of Uneasiness.
"Do I observe uneasiness over this busi
ness? I should say I do. Some fellows
enow an eagerness to ascertain what has
leaked out that seems to betray anxiety
for somebody or other. And some men
speak to me on the atreet who never
used to have a word to say. They must
be afraid I'm trying to hurt them.
"If Heney and Bums and their graft
exposing outfit will come to Portland, we
can raise $50,000 without any doubt. I am
waiting now to hear whether -they will
come. If so. the money will be raised at
once. Promises of $20,000 have been made
already."
Here Captain Spencer added up the
figures. "That fellow promised $1000." he
went on In a thinking undertone, "and
that fellow $1000 Tes. It's $30,000." he de
clared briskly. "Mr. Neuhausen has writ-
W. E. LIPMANH0ME AGAIN
Health Greatly Improved by Outdoor
Life In the South.
W. F. Lipman, of Upman, Wolfe &
Company, returned yesterday from an
extended trip through Southern Cali
fornia, where he went In search of
health. Mr. Lipman returns greatly
improved, having gained 3 5 pounds.
Mr. Lipman spent most of his time in
the open air and, bejng a sportsman.
he devoted his time to hunting and fish
ing He brings back a fund of hunt
ing and Ashing stories that ho will re
late to the members of the Multnomah
Rod and Gun Club when the members
next get together.
Most of Mr. Lipman's hunting and
fishing was done with an automobile,
which he took to California. He had
his machine shipped to Los Angeles
and from that city he made all his
trips. Mr. Lipman spent two weeks
In Mexico, hunting quail, and he de
clares that he never enjoyed better
sport in his life.
While in Los Angeles Mr. Lipman
took part in a number of trap-shooting
events, and while he admits there
are some exceedingly good shots In
that section of the country, he is of
the opinion that here in Portland there
are shooters who excel the California
cracks when It comes to breaking
blue rocks.
Just before leaving Los Angeles, Mr.
LIpman'met Dick Carlon. who was for
merly in charge of the gun department
of the Honeyman Hardware Company's
store, and who left here several weeks
ago to become the Southern Califor
nia representative of the Remington
Arms Company and the 17. M. C. Com
pany. Carlon. Mr. Lipman says, hms
made a hit with the Los Angeles
sportsmen and a bright future la pre
dicted for him.
CHANGE IN BOOKS
State Textbook Commission
Plans Reform.
WILL BE MADE IN JUNE
Burns Healed In One Tar by
"THE HOUSEHOLD SURGEON."
Druggist, refund money if DR. PORTER'S
ANTISEPTIC HF.AL.ING Oil, falls. go-.
Texts for Many Years In Use In Pri
mary and Grammar Grades
Are Not Satisfactory to
the Educators.
Books for Oregon's public schools
will be selected by the State Textbook
Commission next June. Several
exchanges are likely to be made in texts
for the primary and grammar grades.
There is general sentiment among edu
cators that the Thomas history, the
Cyr first and second readers, the Went
worth arithmetics. the Heed speller,
the Reed and Kellogg grammar, and
the Frye geography should give way
to newer books.
As to high school texts there is not
much complaint, but changes will be
sought there also, rn behalf of the
changes it is argued that publishers
will allow exchange prices for the old
books, thus lessening the cost and that
reasonable expense should not stand in
the way of educational efficiency.
It Is generally agreed that the Reed
and Kellogg grammar and the Went
worth arithmetics should be discarded.
The Reed and Kellogg grammar is an
old book, fast going out of use. Sev
eral new texts have been Issued by
different publishers, and are advocated
by teachers as much superior. As for
the Wentworth arithmetics, the lnfe
rlorlty Is Indicated by the fact that
their publishers are pushing a new
text in their place.
In the Portland schools the first and
second Cyr readers have not been suc
cessful as primary texts In teaching
children to read. The Thomas history
has been found difficult to teach, owing
to Its style and arrangement. The
Reed word lessons, or speller, contains
the slant system of writing, while the
schools teach the vertical system, and
in other ways is considered out of
place.
The Textbook Commission will meet
in Salem June 3 to select books for
the ensiling six years. Its members
are M. A. Miller, of Lebanon; William
Colvig, of Jacksonville; C. A. Johns, of
Baker City: H. W. Scott, of Portland
and P. I Campbell, of Eugene, presi
dent of the State University.
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to furnish the vital materials for growth and repair.
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FOOD
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My Signature
DISCREDITS HIS VERDICT
Juror in Llndgren Murder Case
GivjCS $25 for Defense.
After voting for life imprisonment
for Ed Nelson and assisting to bring
in a verdict of manslaughter against
C. H. Danielson, who were charged
with murder in the first degree for
killing Oscar Lilndgren, one of the
Jurors who tried the case has sent a
check for $25 to the committee that is
attempting to secure a new trial for
the two men.
Great surprise and joy were occa
sioned yesterday when the special com
mittee of 20 appointed at a recent
mass meeting of Swedish citizens wps
apprised of the fact that a lawyer rep
resenting Nelson and Danielson he'd
received the check for $25 sent by the
Juror.
Immediately after the conviction of
the defendants, influential members of
a local Swedish organization took up
the matter of securing a new trial for
Nelson and Danielson on the ground
that they were convicted on flimsy
evidence. In addition to the two law
yers who defended Nelson and Daniel
son at their trial, the committee have
retained Martin L,. Pipes, who will he
chief counsel for the defense if a new
trial is granted.
After I.o Angeles rights.
LOS ANGELES. April X An ordinance
designed to prevent prizefighting within
the limits of Los Angeles was presented
to the City Council this afternoon by City
Attorney Hewitt. The City Attorney af
firmed that the contests heretofore held
at frequent Intervals are not boxing ex
hibitions, but clean prizefights, and main
tains they are in violation of a former
municipal law.
Plaza Named Cleveland Place.
NEW TORK, April 3. The Flaza at the
Manhattan end of the New Manhattan
bridge, running from Canal street and the
Bowery to the bridge, will be called
Cleveland Place, in honor of the ex-Pres-ident.
mm mnmrv
All Grocers package
For any case of nervousness, sleep
lessness, weak stomach. Indigestion,
dvspepsla. relief Is sure In carter s
jiiLie ijiver r-ms.
Beautiful Literature of Belle Crest
Is Being Mailed on Request
It Tells All About the Tract, and Gives
Full Information on Every Point a Home
seeker or Investor Might Wish to Know.
We Wish You Had One -Either Call,
Phone or Write.
We are taking from the city directory and the rosters of the
different clubs of the city the names of people likely to be in
terested in BELLE CREST and are mailing as fast as we can a
beautiful folder containing a photogravure of the tract and the
surrounding country. It also contains a number of smaller photos
showing the wooded entrance, the street work, the speedway, and
the plans for a $20,000 home to be erected by a well-known mer
chant of this city right away.
If you haven't received one of the booklets
call at either office or phone or write us. We certainly want you
to have one.
The Spanton Co. The Jacobs-Stine .Co.
270 Stark Street
OPP. Chamber of Commerce
MAIN 282S
Swetland Building
On Fifth Street
MAIN 359