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TJIE MORNING OREGOMAN. MONDAY, JANUARY 13. 19
MERGER
ON HIS REPORT
Promoters of Bank Reorgan
ization Now Await State-
ment From Expert..
SOLVENCY MUST BE PROVED
In rpoje
That
' Are
Is lo Convince Depositors
Oregon Trus-t's ' Assets
Sufficient to Pay AH ,
Claims in Due Time.
Further steps toward the merger of the
defunct Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
with the German-American Bank are be
ing delayecl pending a report on the as
sets and liabilities of the suspended in
stitution. The success of this reorganiza
tion scheme, which was unanimously ln--dorsed
by the despositors in the Oregon
Trust & Sayings Bank a week ago, hinges
altogether on the nature of this finan
cial statement, which is being prepared.
The promoters of the German-American
Bank, who proposed the merger, feel
confident that with the telephone bonds
that have been subscribed by depositors,
the report of the expert Will show that
the embarrassed bank is in a solvent con
dition. In that event, the new bank will
complete its organization by the election
of a board of directors and request the
court for an order directing it to take
over the business of the Oregon Trust
on the terms that have been recommended
by the depositors.
It is expected the report of the expert
will be completed this week. If it is as
favorable as the officers of the Gorman
American Bank believe it will be, the re
organization scheme can be closed and
the new bank will be opened and ready
for business in a week or. ten days after
thj report has been filed. '
Following "the action of the . depositors
in declaring unanimously for the merger
of the Oregon Trust with the German
American, It was believed that the final
obstacle to the success of the scheme had
been removed. But it is now explained
by the men at the head of the proposed
merger that the delay in concluding the
deal has been necessary ' In order that
the actual status of the Oregon Trust
cuuld be learned.
Kxpert Is Disinterested.
For that purpose a disinterested expert
was employed last week to prepare a
detailed statement of the resources of the
hank and all claims against it. If that,
report, which will be completed this week,
reveals that the institution is solvent,
after allowing for the subscriptions to
telephone stocks by depositors, the organizers-of
the German-American Bank
. -n 111 be satisfied and will proceed .im
mediately to carry out the expressed
wishes of the depositors. :
But that condition must be shown to
the satisfaction of these interested parties,
tho only insist that their confidence in
the solvency of the Institution must be
confirmed by the report of the expert.
The accountant, it is reported, cannot
complete the tusk of determining the
actual value of the bank's onsets and
the aggregate of the claims aga'nst . it
before the end of the week and until
then nothing further will be done towards
carrying out the merger scheme.
S. G. Reed, treasurer of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, who
will be the president of the German-American
Bank alter the merger, declined yes
terday to make any extended statement.
Ie did say that from the information he
had concerning the affairs ot the Oregon
Trust he believed the findings of the ex
pert would be entirely satisfactory, both
to the depositors and to the promoters
of the merger.
Convince Depositors First.
Before applying to the court for an
order directing the consolidation of the
Oregon Trust with the German-American.
It will be the purpose of Mr. Keed and
his associates first to convince the de
positors that the available resources of
the suspended bank are adequate-to pay
dollar for dollar all claims against it,
if only enough time Is given for the ad
ministration of the bank's' affairs under
the nlan suggested by the merger and
approved by the depositors.- When this
assurance can be made positively, and it
will be made If the expert's report tallies
with the figures already published, there
will be nothing more to hinder the com
pletion of the amalgamation of the two
' institutions.
When this expected favorable showing
ran be reported by the examining ex
pert, the promoters of the German-Amer
ican Bank will then complete its direc
' torate. This week the order to be pre
sented to the court sanctioning the taking
over of the Oregon Trust by the German
American Bank will be drawn up. In it
will be incorporated the report of the
expert as to the assets and liabilities of
the Oregon Trust, so that the instrument
can be presented to the court and be
considered in the presence of all of 'the
interested parties as early as possible
after the report is completed.
TACKLE FINANCIAL BILL
Senators Kxpected to Air Their
Views on Money Matters.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. No really
important measure has received the
sanction of a committee in either
house, if the penal code bill is ex
cepted, and even on that measure all
the work has been done before the
beginning of the present session. The
two subjects which are attracting at
tention to the exclusion of almost
everything else are the financial bill
Bnd the Navy personnel bill, the former
by Senator Aldrich and the latter by
Senator Hale.
The Senate committee on finance
will take up the Aldrich hill at its
stltlnr next Tuesday. It . Is not be
lieved that tho Democrats .will make
any determined opposition to the bill in
committee and the indications are that
it will be given a place on the Senate
calendar sooner than even the Repub
lican advocates of the measure expect
ed. There will be some effort to
amend it, both in committee and in
the Senate, but whether amended or
not. it will be debated in the Senate
at length. Even though the Democrats
themselves should favor the passage
of the measure they would not permit
the session to go by without discussing
the financial situation, and the Aldrich
bill will afford them the best oppor
tunity for this.
The Democrats will take advantage
of every chance to make campaign ma
terial out of the situation, but in the
end tney will not stand in the way of
h legislation as the Heupublican
Jeaders may agree upon.
Senator Hulu's bill will receive its
first attention at the hands of the Sen
ate committee on Naval affairs during
the present week, but it will probably
be om lime before the measure can
be reported to the Senate. There is
little doubt that hearings will be
ordered. It will be quite Impossible to
avoid touching; upon the retirement of
Admiral Brownson. and if the subject
Is once opened -there is uo telling to
what extent it may be pursued.
The general question of the reorgani
zation of the Navy is of itself very im
portant, but the addition of the Brown
son incident has added much to the
general interest in the proposed in
vestigation. Chairman Tawney. of the house com
mittee on appropriations, will be tn hi3
seat Monday morning, and the commit
tee, will immediately proceed 'with the
consideration of appropriation bills.
The voluminous bill providing for
the codification of the penal laws holds
the right of way in both houses. It
has t "been under consideration in the
house for two 'Or three days, and it
was given the position of unfinished
business on the Senate calendar before
the Senate adjourned last Thursday.
The Senate will . adjpurn again on
Thursday, but .the House will most
likely continue its work until the end
of the week.
TARIFFS MIST BE DEFIMTE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Issues Statement to Roads.,
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. It has been de
termined by the Interstate Commerce
Commission that the statement of rates
and fares shall be affirmative and definite.
Many tariffs on. file previous to May. 1,
1907. contain long and short-haul clauses,
maximum rules, alternative rate or fare
provisions or other rules which makes
the application of the rates or fares un
certain, more particularly as to lntere
mediate stations not specified .in the tariff;
and some such rules through misunder
standing have been Included in tariffs
Issued since May I. 1907. In special tariff
reports just issued the following state
ment of the attitude of .the body is made!
The Commission desire's and requires that
at the earliest practicable date all such fea
tures and practices as are above referred to.
shall be eliminated from the tariffs, and dis
continued either by supplement or by reissue
of tariffs. . With the understanding that this
work will be- earnestly pursued with the pur
pose of completing it by the date named,
the Commission decided that 'until July . 1,
1908, carriers may continue to use and pre
sent application of tariffs which were Issued
'prsr to January 15, 1908. Tariffs Issued
subsequent to January 15. 1908, must not
contain any such rules as are herein con
sidered nor be applied tn any manner not
affirmatively, provided therein.
' Each carrier that has tariffs containing any
of the rules referred to, will, on or before
February 1, file with the Commission a state
ment showing by Interstate' Commerce Com
mission numbers all of the tariffs of Its ussu"
which contain, such, rules .or which are eo
applied. This list shall contain both local
and joint tariffs that are issued by the car
rier making the list and similar list of
their issues will be furnished on the- same
dates by ' Joint agents who Issue tariffs for
carriers. Revisions of ' these Hat will be
furnished to the Commission on the ftrat of
April -and on the first of' June, from which
will be omitted such tariffs as have been cor
rected or reissued.
LAXD OFFICE FORCE SHORT
Commissioner Says .Department Is
, Handicapped in Efficiency. .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Commissioner
Ballinger. of. the General Land Office,
has completed his annual report for sub
mission to Congress. He asks an appro
priation of $500,000 to carry on the field
work of his bureau in the protection of
the public lands, an increase of $250,000
over the current appropriation. . During
the fiscal years of 1S95-7 . there was re
corded for investigation 24,459 cases of all
kinds; of these the agents investigated
and disposed? of 12,104 cases, and 12,365
cases remained for examination July 1,
1!07. Since then the number of cases
lias largely Increased.
There were 2243 land entries relinquished
after the case was in the hands of the
special agent for investigation, 353 entries
were cancelled after hearings had upon
special agents charges; 367 unlawful en
closures of public lands were removed
restoring 1,40.120 acres to the open range.
There were 27 convictions connected with
these cases
The to'tal of moneys recovered by fhe
Government, in all special agents' cases
was $386,251 and 2,372,224 acres of land
was cither freed from fraudulent claims
to title or released from unlawful en
closure and occupancy. The Commission
er states that the present force of agents
is only sufficient to handle about one
half of the work in the field.
The White Caps
at the Star
IT has come to the pont that a notice
Of the French stock company in a
new production at the Star Theater de
mands repetition, of words of praise
used in reference to their previous ef
forts. Yesterday, however, the show
was so excellently done as to eclipse
even some of the best things the' tal
ented corripany has presented hereto
fore. Particular commendation is due
the manager for setting the "White
Caps" in a manner that would have
done credit to theaters with much
arger stageroom.
Mr. French was asked one day why
he gave his patrons so many blood
curdling melodramas. His reply was
conclusive "Simply because- my pa
trons like and want that sort of
thing." Recognizing that demand, the
manager does the best he can to select
plays that have some reason for exist
ence, and in doing so, finds, as he ex
plains, that it costs money and hard
work to put on such plays as "White
caps" in a manner that does no vio
lence to one's intelligence.
Owen Davis has constructed his play
with the wild mountain district of
Eastern Tennessee as the setting, the
time being the uneasy period in the
South just after the close of the Civil
War, and the characters are moun
taineers, revenue officers and soldiers.
With this material, the hatred engen
dered through the efforts of -the law
abiding to put down murderous bands
of outlaws and combat the horrors -of
"regulations" promulgated by the se
cret organization known to the times
as "whitecaps," gives plenty of opporr
tuni.tr. for some of the best melodra
matic work, which is embraced by the
author, and which is carried out en
thusiastically by the company.
To George Daglenn and Kathleen
Taylor fall most of the hard work of
the piece, and the leading man has not
done a better bit of character work
since he first appeared here than he
does as the plucky Sheriff. He has
mastered the soft Southern dialect, and
plays the peace officer, restrained from
violence at critical times through love
of the little heroine. Hazel Randolph,
prettily played by Miss Taylor.
Mrs. French, as the old darky
."mammy', does the character part in
her usual admirable manner, with
Charles Conners as old Caesar, fur
nishes the comedy. Miss Davis, as the
designing and Jealous octoroon, plays
the part as well as it can be done, and
Leah LaForce makes much of the
minor part ot May Dillon. The leading
lady. Miss Hale, takes a needed rest
this week. Burnison and Seaward, as
leaders of the whitecaps, cause hearts
to almost stop beating for fear they
will "get" the hero, and George Berry,
who has recovered from his recent in
disposition, makes a fine type of the
old-time Southern "gemman, sah."
The othetrs fill lis satisfactorily.
Big houses are sure to keep up dur
ing the week, for the play ndt only
will draw the people, but deserves to.
Grease paints and professionals' supplies
at v oouaru, iiar&e uo.
-u I AT TH E TH E ATBKS
THK MAN OF THE HOIR," AT
THE HKILIG.
Alwyn Bennett Lionel Adams
Charles Wainwrlght. .J. R. Armstrong
Henry Thompson ". -R D- cln
William Ingram . . ..
. Murdock G. McQuarrle
Alderman Roberta.. :. Edward Dewey
Henry Williams
Alexander G. Carlctoa
Arthur Payne .-.William Culllngton
Scott R. Glbbs.... .Thomas L. Davis
Richard Horrlgan. . . .Louis Hendricks
James Phelan Felix Haney
Perry Carter Wainwrlght..
Everett Butterfleld
Judge' Newman.. William Lloyd
John Mills Kbert Tule
Dallas Wainwrlght...... Ruby Bridges
Cynthia Garrison. -Cecil Kern
Mrs. Bennett.... Ethel Brandon
' BT ARTHUR A.-GREENE.
THAT much-discussed drama of mu
nicipal politics, "The Man of the
Hour," was offered the local public for
the first time at the Heillg last night.
The phenomenal success of the play the
country over is significant of the
awakened conscience of the people con
cerning graft and its related vices, as
applied to the government of our cities,
our companies are now presenting- It
with phenomenal results from the box
office standpoint, and its effect is cer
tainly being felt as "one of the agencies
which are making for political reforms.
It is an intensely vital drama con
structed by a past-master in the art of
play-building. There are few frills and
furbelows, conditions as they exist in
any big town in the United States being
stripped to the buff. The dialogue is
brisk, forcible and convincing. and the
characters are drawn with slight reli
ance on the dramatist's license. One
doesn't have to leave Portland to meet
the Charles Wainwrights, tne noni
gans, the Judge Newmans, and, happily
for the -good humor of life, the. Jiromie
Phelans. These men are all distinct
and little-exaggerated types in present
day finance and politics.
We may also have one or more pro;
totypes of young Bennett, the boy
Mayor,' but as yet .they have not
emerged from the chrysalis state. In
some quarters they have appeared,
however, and their Influence against
corruption is laying a heavy hand
upon the crooks who have made poli
tics the handmaid of corporate influ
ence since the memory of man run
neth.
' The story is this: Charles Wain
wright, president of a traction com
pany, and Richard Horrigan, political
boss, and their satellites, in casting
about for a candidate for Mayor; fix
upon. Alwyn Bennett, a young man of
wealth and social position who has
heretofore beencontent to live the life
of an idler. The young man Is smart,
clean and a novice in politics. He has
no "record" to rise up and damn him
and the system believes he can be
elected as a reform candidate and will
consent to judicious "handling" after
he is inaugurated. The young man is
affianced to the niece and ward-of the
traction magnate and it is through her
influence over him that they hope to
use him to. further the schemes for
franchise grabs.
. The cards -are nicely stacked and then
the nomination Is offered him. The girl
has been urging him to do something be
sides idle, to be a'man of affairs, and this
is his opportunity. He accepts the nomi
nation and is elected. Then the men who
made him apply the thumb-screws and
insist -on him "making good" in spite of
the fact that he has made no promises to
do their bidding. He breaks with them,
shows his teeth to the "boss" and the
graft ring and gets himself mixed up in
as pretty a- political row as was ever
pulled off.
The sentimental interest is considerable
but the play is significant because it
tells truths and introduces actual' men
and methods as we know , them In our
city governments. It is' elaborately
staged and the company which is here
is quite capable of handling it. There' is
no Question but that it possesses a dis
tinct educational, value in addition to its
merits as an entertainment. Thousands
of people have seen it who do not read
political literature and it is. calculated to
make them go home and think things
over. In the denouement of course the
young Mayor beats the grafters and set
tles the girl proposition hi - the affirma
tive.
The play calls for fio star, and in fact
the cast- really has no dominating fea
ture part, although Bennett, the Mayor,
naturally is the central figure. Inter
preting this role is Lionel Adama, a
capital young leading man, last seen here
with Annie Russell in A Midsummer
Night's Dream." He will also be remem
bered as the first John Storm Portland
ever saw In The Christian. - Adama
conceives the part well and is convincing,
barring an occasional lapse into theatri-
calism. notably in the situation where the
corruption of his late father's career is
revealed to him. Just there his facial ex
pression is somewhat overdone and there
is a suggestion of pose.
Perhaps the most all-round artistic per
formance is that given by Felix Haney
as the good-natured, easy-going but
"purified" Irish alderman who serves as
first lieutenant to His Honor. His brogue
is delicious and' his naturalness possesses
the charm that naturalness on the stage
is always accorded. Louis Hendricks
is 'admirably successful as the boss Hor
rigan, his make-up being an' inspiration
He is Inclined to overact at times, how
ever, and In these moments is a trine
too violent. J. R.. Armstrong as the
franchise - grabbing millionaire and
Everett Butterfleld as the amusing young
brother of the heroine are to be com
mended. The play is distinctively a man's drama
and the ladies of the cast are somewhat
In the background. Cecil Kern, an at
tractive and talented Portland girl, plays
the Mayor's stenographer with delightful
simplicity and gives promise of doing
really fine things later in her career,
while'Ruby Bridges in the leading femi
nine role gives an . entirely acceptable
accounting for the important assignment.
"The Man of the Hour" means more
than a whole season of average, plays
and merits a liberal patronage. It will
run all week, with Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees.
EMPTY WALLS STILL STAND
Ruins of Parker Building Have Tied
Up Traffic and Closed Subway.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The empty,
tottering walls of the burned-out Park
er building, rising 150 feet above'
Fourth avenue, into which they threat
en to .topple at any- moment, have
driven all traffic from that section of
the busy thoroughfare and tied up the
subway service between Fourteenth
street and the Grand Central Station at
Forty-second street. The ruins stand
between Eighteenth and Ninteenth
streets, and nearly over the subway
tube. The authorities have taken every
precaution, and accomplished all -that
is possible by shoring, and propose to
take no chances. It was feared that
the Jar of trains in the subway .might
still further affect the weakened walls,
which. If they fell, "would, in all proba
bility, cut their wayinto the -underground
trainway. - - - .
I "THK MAN OF THE HOIR," AT i "A 10.000 BEAUTY" AT THE f
T I T
"A $10,000 BEAUTY" AT THE
MARQCAM.
Smalts lllplckle. .Frank Farrington
Michael McSorley Fred C. Cuttes
Shadrach Lechlnski. Murray Simmons
Hoffman Barr , , . Harry C. Lewla
Mrs. Waldrop Meadowbrook
Mias Cells Mavis
M ile Fl Fl. .' Miss Marjorie Lake
'A'
$10,000 BEAUTY," wWch is "Fid
dle-de-dee" by'another name, was
given at the Marquam Grand yesterday
afternoon and last night by Lewis and
Lake and "their company. At .the night
performance a howling mob In the gal
lery' undertook to close the show by
hisses, catcalls and insulting- remarks
directed at' the actors. The demonstra
tion was. taken up in part by persons on
the lower floor, and perhaps 50 persons
out of a crowded house expressed their
disapproval, of the performance by leav
ing the theater. The rest- remained to
the end. . '
The show is a burlesque, on the order
of those that played at the Baker Thea
ter through the season of 1905-6. While it
is not to be compared with the musical
shows of 'the Klaw 4fc Erlanger circuit,
it is entertaining and, played at popu
lar prices, did not 'deserve the "roast"
from the gallery. . :
The chorus is tiptop. The girls are
pretty, have fresh young voices, dance
well and .are well trained. They would
be worth while in any musical show. The.
chorus Iras frequent changes of costume
and is used to advantage in every act.
The show made a decided hit at the
matinee. The hit was being repeated at
the night performance, until the act
called "Doomsday", was reached. This
is a spectacle that portrays the destruc-'
tion of the world in the year 2005. Sun
rise and sunset are shown, followed by
night, with beautiful cloud and water ef
fects in the moonlight. Then comes an
electrical storm, followed by the end of
all things In a great conflagration. The
whole requires about 20 minutes to pre
sent,, with no action on the stage, ex
cept singing, of a poor quality. The act
has no place in a musical show, and.
growing impatient, a few persons In the
gallery started the demonstration. The
voice of the singer was drowned in the
For the next act the crowd mistook
Miss Celia .Mavis for the young woman
who had sung in "Doomsday," and un
dertook to drown her voice, but she stood
her ground beautifully. Her song was
well done and she received , a hearty
round of ' applause; '.'.' .
There are a number of u0-to-date songs.
some with novelty electrical effects, and
n are wen aone. rnose by.' Miss Lake
and Miss- Mavis perhaps received the
lion's share of applause. "My Own
Home Town," with sundry complimentary
references to Portland, made a decided
hit. "Twinkling Star," with its novelty
setting, was a close second. It was sung
by Miss Lake and Miss Mavis -and
chorus. An electric swing song, "Oh,
What a Night to Spoon," was pretty.
The Emerald Comedy Four, a male
quartet,-, pleased the audience and was
called back repeatedly. The three come
dians had rather overmuch to do. Too
much dialect comedy of this sort grows
tedious. '
The management of ' the Marquam
Grand has announced that it will cancel
the "Doomsday" feature, and with this
exception th6 show -will continue the re
mainder of the week. It is a good show
and well worth the prices charged.
in our
p1 Our water comes from wells 1400 .g
Fgraq feet deep. Ssgrgil
Most of our hops are Bohemian.
Our yeast is produced forever from
mother cell. 'Tis a yeast that no one can
That is why Schlitz; beer is good.
But we . spend more on purity - more
skill, more money than on any other
Ask for ihe Brewery Bottling.
Common beer is sometimes substituted for Schlitz.
To avoid being imposed upon, see that the cork or crown is
"THK OTHER GIRL," AT THE
BAKER.
Doctor Clifton Bradford ........
- Robert Homans
"Kid Garvey"' ShcUlen. Austin Webb
Reginald Lumley Donald Bowles
Henry Watterman. .'. . Earl D. Dwlre
Mr. Fulton .....William Gleason
Judge Newton Bates, R. E. Bradbury
Mr. Taylor, 'a reporter ..i.
; . ' Howard Russell '
James, the butler. .Jamea A. Gleason
'Catherine Fulton Marlon Barney
EsJelle Kltteridge ...Louise Kent
Mrs. Watterman .
....Mina Crollus Gleason
Myrtle Morrison Maribel Seymour
Ann..- Gwynne Sterling
Maggie Fay Bainter
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
IT was a genuine pleasure to witness the
performance of "The Other Girl," given
by the Baker Company yesterday, after
noon. The piece is an Interesting comedy,
by Augustus Thomas, and bears many
marks of his splendid genius as a play
wright. The commencement is not ex
actly reassuring as the early part of the
first act is talky and cumbersome, but
as soon as things begin to move it more
than makes amends, and the act ends
sprinting along at the most approved
comedy gait. .
The plot is coherent and not improbable,
although the play is rather, a farce than
a comedy per se. It is full of good laughs
and the difficulties in- which the actors
find themselves are so palpable to the
audience that,, in spite of a few tears,
the joke is always uppermost. This Is
the first time the play has ever been
done here, in fact it is quite a recent New
York success, and the Baker management
Is to be congratulated on. the enterprise
which has been displayed In getting it at
such an -early date. Gus Thomas has
never done anything but was worth while,
and "The Other Girl," while not his mas
terpiece, is a very creditable, achieve
ment. The cast Is fortunately arranged in that
all players share a considerable degree
In the affairs that are going on. The
two leading roles, the. one a champion
heavyweight pugilist, engaged as an ath
letic instructor by a fashionable New
York church under an unfamiliar name,
and the beautiful but brainless daughter
of the richest man in Phlldelphla, af
ford Mr. Webb and Miss Barney fine op
portunities. The former was- "oft his
feed" somewhat, last week, but he more
than atones for his shortcomings in "The
Soldiers of Fortune" by his, admirable
work as "Kid Garvey" who plays havoo
with the heart of the susceptible heiress.
Mi'is Barney is delightful in her per
sonation of the flighty daughter of wealth
and blue blood. Her Heart wavers be
tween the prizefighterand one of the most
exquisitely proper of gilded youths. It
is a continual tossup between April tears
and April smiles,, and she brings out the
delicate shadings of the part beautifully.
In the one good scene he has as the
gay young broker, the prizefighter's rival,.
Donald -Bowles arouses a veritable riot
of applause. His maudlin encounter- of
the automobile accident is one of the
funniest things I've witnessed in many
weeks. . Robert Homans gives a remark
ably even performance as the Rev. Mr.
Bradford, athletic and strictly down-to-the-mlnute
parson, although he errs a
trifle on the side of making the role a
bit too cold and reserved.
Mrs. Gleason gives one of those de-
Our barley is
business selected
Bert Reed's
Plain Announcement
in Sunday's Papers
Brings Results
Quicker than
By 9 o'clock Sunday morning Bert Reed's home telephone was ringing. This wa
an unusual state of affairs for a quiet Sunday morning. It seems a gentleman
and his wife from. Dallas had spent Saturday looking at pianos in the big retail
ttorea of the cltv and had practically decided on an instrument: they were to
let the retailer know Monday which one of two Instruments to ship. Mr. Reed's '
statement, in The Oregonlan, that he had planned to sell any or all of his own
factory make pianos at cost this week to get quick money to meet some big
notes due on the 2.1th. was the cause of the early phone. Bert met tho man at
liis store. Sixth and Burnside. and showed him pianos that the retailer would
nsk at least $400 for. This same piano elegant woods, brass finishings, finest
action, hand-work throughout he whs offen-d for 2.'0. It didn't take long
to decide. This gentleman aays he actually got a better piano for eighty-five
dollars Iras than he expected to pav the retailer tomorrow. This gentleman's
name is withheld at his spe.-lal request. We begged him to let us use it. as
this little event demonstrates better and stronge- than anything else the abso
lute truthfulness of our statement thnt piano will be sold for cost (or even
less than cost) all this week in the Reed-French store to get the money needed
to pay off the big note falling due on tho 20th. Don't be sidetracked, see Bert
Iteed today, It means money to you, notwithstanding any statement that any
competitor can possibtv make. We want the money and won't refuse a decent'
offer. Reed-French Piano Co., Sixth and Burnside.
liclously finished performances in which
she is almost' alone among the actresses
of her schoo) in this country. Her inter
pretation of the role of the ambitious,
mercenary elder sister to the parson is a
gem. Louise Kent gives a good account
of herself as the self-sacrificing com
panion to . the millionaire-girl who
finally marries the minister. William Glea
son is most effective as the Philadelphia
magnate and his brilliant son "Jimmie"
is capital, in a bit. Howard Russell, al
though having but little to do, stamps
himself upon the entire performance, and
deserves great credit for the excellent
manner of his playing Of the newspaper
reporter. Gwinne Sterling is decidedly
funny as the red-haired Irish cook, while
Maribel Seymour and Fay Bainter, in
comparatively Inconsequential roles, add
tone to the show.
It Is a rattling good bill and the pro
duction is another exceedingly fine one.
"The Other Girl" runs all week.
"Ihe Outlaw" at the
1 . Empire
THH Empire offers this week, a play
that is lull of opportunities and
has some first-rate climaxes, but unfor
tunately, the company presenting "The
Texas Outlaw" falls short at times in
grasping the opportunities and spoils
some situation through not being letter
perfect in the lines, and careless re
hearsals. The story portrays the ruined father,
whose brave son starts out in the world
to redeem the family fortunes, and is en
gaged to marry the girl of his heart
when he shall have succeeded in making
a name and fame for himself; then comes
the outlaw: who deceives the girl's father
into believing that the villain is a
gentleman; a scene on a Texas railroad
where the outlaw has returned to hold
up a train, gives him his chance to place
the hero in the position of the wrecker,
who escapes, a year in prison served by
the innocent victim of the plot and final
vindication and happiness all around for
the deserving, what more is necessary to
carry an ' audience -along to real enjoy
selected
from the
by a partner
best that is grown.
brewing.
branded
That
Schlitz
He Expected
ment when it Is gathered to witness a
heart-breaking melodrama?
Oliver J. Eckhardt is the personal dlree- '
tor of the company and is in reality the
central figure of the piece as a tramp,
one of the sort that becomes a hobo that
he may run to earth the destroyer of his
family. His tramp character work is
above the ordinary.
Two or three of the other members
of the company do fairly good work but
as a whole the possibilities of the play
are not fully grasped by a majority of
the company.
A local touch appears in the printed
programme In announcing the Sheriff's
part taken by John Manning of, well,
not of Portland to be sure.
- "The Texas Outlaw" is to be the bill
all week with the usual matinees.
CHINESE SAILORS MUTINY
Allege Captain Does Not Give Them
Proper Food and Clothing.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. More than
40 Chinese sailors on board the British
tank steamer Chesapeake, lying at Point
Breeze, mutinied, tonight because they de
clared Captain William Gray had not fur
nished proper clothing and rood on the
trip from Singapore to this port.
The men clambered over the side of the
steamer to the pier. A squad of police
drove the troublesome Chinese on board
the boat. An agreement granting soma
of their demands was signed by the cap
tain. Death for Robbery.
ST. PETERSBURG, 'Jan. 12. A court
martial has sentenced five persons to
death and two to the mines for the rob
bery, during last April, of the estate be
longing to the Alexander Nevsky Monas
tery. The robbers expected a big ' haul,
but secured only a lot ot rubbish worth
a couple of hundred roubles.
The Governor-General of Kieff has con
firmed six death sentences for theft, and
at Warsaw two thieves were hanged in
the citadel today. At Odessa, Vllna and
Moscow two death sentences each were
confirmed, and at Riga and Tchernagoff,
one each, all for theft.
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