Morning Oregonian., January 20, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

THE MOKXTN'G OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1908.
M SORE ABOUT
LOS NG
PORTLAND
Northwestern League Has Not
Got Over Sting of Re
jection. VANCOUVER IS DOUBTFUL
Opposition to Baseball Interests
Arises From Lacrosse Players If
Club Is I,ost There Will Not
Be a Four-Club League.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) W. H. Ijucas, president of the
Northwestern League, and Bob Brown,
manager of the Aberdeen Club, have
returned from Vancouver, B. C. They
did not succeed in straightening out
the tangle over the franchise; in fact
they ran into a snag in the shape of a
strong opposition to professional base
ball for the coming season. Lacrosse
Interests would like to see the North
western League barred from the Brit
ish Columbia metropolis. Opposed to
this faction is another, strong in itself
yet divided as to the general plan of,
Operation, which is anxious to have
.baseball and willing to support it.
The anouncement sent out from
x Vancouver late Thursday night that
there would not be a Northwestern
team in that city for the coming sea
son was premature, although apparent
ly founded on fact. It is a long time
before the season will open and during
that period many changes may take
place. The circuit committee of the
Northwestern League is not anxious to
talcs final action, because there is no
real necessity for it at the present
time. A meeting will probably be
held within two weeks, when some
thing definite will be announced.
Four-Club League Impossible.
It can be stated as a fact, however,
that the directors of the league have
not even considered the proposition of
reducing the circuit to four clubs. They
have not thought of cutting off Butte
and the report of treachery to Aber
deen is resented by them, with possi
bly one exception. Tacoma may pre
tend to like the Grays Harbor city,
but tho'tans of that section are not
deluded.
In going to Vancouver to talk base
ball, Manager Brown, of Aberdeen, was
acting on the Idea that he saw what he
believed was a good chance to better
himself financially. He believes that
the city across the border should be
one of the strongest members of the
Northwestern circuit, and that if he
could secure the control of the club,
with the right arrangements as to the
grounds, he might make more money
than he could by remaining in Aber
deen. If his proposition had been ac
cepted it did not mean that Aberdeen
would not have a club in the North
western League.
"Thcro are just as good managers
in Aberdeen as I." said Brown, "and
my .absence would not interfere with
the conduct of baseball." -
Don't Want Vancouver Dropped.
At the moment it looks as if the
negotiations between Vancouver and
Brown are at an end, but things switch
around In Vancouver with such amaz
ing rapidity that one does not feel
llkn predicting what will take place
within a week.
The Northwestern League is not
nnxloua to drop Vancouver. Manager
Dugdaie, of Seattle, and Manager Hall,
of Butte, unite In saying that the fans
of that city took a great deal' last
year In the way of bad management,
and yet did not lose Interest In the
tport.
"Not many cities in the United
States." said Manager Brown, "would
have supported a losing team as they
did." -
It is not time to say what the line
up will be in case it becomes neces
sary to drop Vancouver, but the situa
tion may be expressed briefly tn Man
ager Dugdale's own words. He said:
"We do not want to cut out Van
couver, but if it comes to that we can
get along without her and will do so.
,V got along last year without Port
land.'1 Sore Over Losing Portland.
Speaking of Portland, that is not a
pleasant proposition to the Northwest
ern League magnates. They undoubt
edly had their hearts set on grabbing
Jude McOredie's territory from the
Coast League, and when they were
turned down good and hard the sting
went home. Manager Dugdaie feels
that Judge McCredie did not do the
light thliiB in making public his tele
gram, offering to purchase the terri
tory. It was supposed to be one of
those secret messages which would
pave the way for a coup in baseball
that would make the Pacific North
west sit up and take notice. But there
Is no use crying ovar spilt milk. The
refusal of the Coast League and Mc
Cvedle to entertain the proposition left
only one course open, in case the
-Northwestern league was determined
to enter the big rity of Oregon. That
whs to cut in irrespective of the Coast
League and the provisions of the Na
tional Association.
Portland does not appear to be dis
turbed over the rumor that the North
western magnates have been looking
at a waterfront lot. The McCrcdics are
still signing players for their Portland
tesni, and unless an angel is found
with a hank account which has not
been dented by the financial rough
weather, nothing more will be heard,
for a while at least, about a North
west League team In Portland.
TUG SERVICEJN STRAITS
Danish Company Promoting Enter
prise for Magellan'.
BERLIN. Jan. 19. The impending pas
sage of the American battleship fleet
through the Straits of Magellan and the
widespread discussion among navigators
regarding the dangers of that passage
lend unusual Interest to the announce
ment that a company Is being organized
In Denmark to establish a complete tow
ing service In those waters. According
to a dispatch to the Vossisehe Zeitung
from Copenhagen, the scheme originates
with the well-known Danish writer. Otto
Lar?sen. who was himself for many years
a sailor and often made, the voyage
around tlie 'Horn.
The number of sailing vessels from
English, German, Dutch ami Scandina
vian ports passing- around from the At- I
lantic into the Pacific is estimated at j
about 3000 yearly. As is well known, this j
is one ui me muei luuigciuoa j... . i . .j .
the oceans of the world. Larssen esti
mates that an average of ten vessels with
300 men are lost there every year.
' The vessels that round the cape are
mostly on their way to Chilean ports for
the purpose of taking on cargoes of ni
trate of soda for European markets, and
as most of them make the outward voy
age under ballast, owing to the difficulty
of finding outward cargo, their passage
around the Horn is attended with special
danger. Vessels must waste much time
in buffeting with wind and wave, . and
even after rounding the cape they often
need repairs owing to the strain that they
have undergone. It takes sailing vessels
four to six weeks to round it, while they
could be tugged through the Straits in 26
hours. As the rate of insurance for ves
sels rounding the cape, is very high, own
ers wpuld get much lower rates by send
ing their vessels through the Straits:
hence the promoters of the new scheme
assume that all owners of 2000-ton ves
sels and larger will be willing to pay lib
erally to have their vessels tugged
through the Straits.
The new company proposes to begin
business with a capital of about $800,000;
and if this money' is not all forthcoming
in Denmark, other countries will be asked
to help. A fleet of ten powerful tugs will
then be sent out and will make its sta
tion at Funta Arenas, in tne Straits of
Magellan.
ROBBERIES HUE FREQUENT
FIVE REPORTED IN THE EARLY
HOURS OF LAST NIGHT.
With Large Force of Men on Duty,
Police Are Unable to Cope With
the Lawless Element.
Five robberies occurred between 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon and mid
night. The location of the robberies was
unobtainable, because of the strict cen
sorship at police headquarters.
One of last night'B raids occurred at
the storage warehouse of Boman & Com
pany, 42 Front street. This place was
entered between the hours 'of 5 and 7
o'clock, but the exact loss of property
was not learned.
Another reported robbery, which, how
ever, could not . be authentically con
firmed, beacuse of police censorship, was
the robbery -of the home of Mrs. C. H.
Lewis at Ninteenth and Flanders streets.
The rumored robbery at the Lewis home
is reported to have occurred while the
family was away. Two officers were de
tailed to investigate the affair.
The three other robberies, one of .which
was the ransacking of a dwelling In
North Portland, were strictly censored
by Captains Bruin and Slover and noth
ing was allowed to Issue from without
the "shells in which the police have en
cased themselves on sight of a reporter.
During the early part of the evening,
the time the majority of the robberies
have been pulled off, there are 75 police
men, including eight specials, on duty.
Captain Slover, in command of the first
night relief, has 42 regular patrolmen
tinder his command, and in addition has
direct supervision over ten of the new
men who were appointed last week, and
who are working in plain clothes until
they are able to secure uniforms. In
addition to these men. tliere are 15 mem
bers of the plain clothes, or acting de
tective squad who are under the super
vision of Captain Bruin, and whose
duties require them to work well Into the
night, some of them seldom going off
duty until midnight:
JACK-POT ISA DELUSION
Says Eminent Authority.: "A Vessel
Where Suckers Are Stewed."
NECANICUM. Or., Jan. 19. (To the Ed
itor.) t have been somewhat amused, and
very much interested, over the newspapers'
accounts of the efforts to And the source
from which the word "jackpot" sprang.
The appeal to the lawyers of Eastern Ore
gon for Information seems to be futile. To
me there appears to be a good deal of
hedging and evasion is also in evidence.
Naturally one asks, "Why?"
If one lias been tangled un in a "Jack
pot" and lost, why not admit It? All
can't win. If seven players are In the
game when a "Jackpot" manifests itself,
only one can win. All may "stay," but the
opener that is, he who holds a ualr of
Jacks or better may not, often does not.
win. Some fellow with a "hunch" draws
out on him. This fellow Is known as a
"sucker," but he gets the coin.
Now, why do men lay the blame on a
poor, old, measly Jackrabbit and the pot
in which he Is boiled? These men know
that the Jackrabbit has nothing to do
with a "Jackpot." The "Jackpot" Is the
invention of man. It Is the most peculiar
"pot" known. It Is hard to open. After
some man opens it. and he may be the
only one of the seven to encircle tt. who
can open It. the contents often get away
from him.
Old and experienced "Jackpotters" will
say that it is all in the draw." "Draw
your head off" Is one of their favorite ex
pressions. It is a' drawing gam. First
they draw one on to play, next draw one
Into the "Jackpot." and then draw one
out when one opens the "Jackpot." The
latter is a delusion and a snare. It is -a
"pot" In which "suckers." not . rabbits, are
stewed. Unlike rabbits, men rush head
lone to get Into a "Jackpot." Each one
thinks he will avoid stewing, and bag the
stew. This is where the delusion comes
Into the play.
With, or near, the "jackpot," as in all
rabbits - Infested countries, a "kitty" is
found. Observation and exaoerience show
that the "kitty." finally, gets the contents
of all the "Jackpots." She is a busy little
soul and always has her paw extended. It
rarely comes empty away.
Without betraying too much Information,
technical ana? otherwise, on this subject. I
have tried to throw a sidelight on it and
thus let my legal friends from Eastern Ore
gon out of a close place. If they do not
manifest their gratitude by sending me the
contents of the first seven-handed "Jack
pot" they fall into, I shall leave tbem to
the fate which overtakes all wrongdoers.
If they forget me. they should be kicked
to death by a jack-ass. and I should like
to do it. I hope that thtB explanation may
relieve all congested minds.
B. A. CHILDERS.
Real Diamonds or False.
PARIS. Jan. 19. The ramifications of
the case of - Lemoine. the "diamond
maker," whom Sir Julius Wernher, of the
De Beers Mining Company, Is prosecuting
for swindling, him out of $320,000, is at
tracting much attention, not only tn
France, but in England and throughout
Europe generally.
Lemoine's formula for the manufacture
of diamonds is securely locked up in a
bank in London, tr.e officials of which,
upon Lemoine's demand, refused to de
liver It to the French Court, which de
sires to make a trial of its efficacy.
Lord Armstrong, who witnessed the ex
periments, publicly avows his absolute
faith in . Lemoine's method. Diamond
merchants, although skeptical, are greatly
Interested in the outcome of the case.
Since Lemolne was arrested It has de
veloped that he has not confined his op
erations to M. Wernher. He sold a half
interest in his secret to Edgar Cohen in
lfOl and through an associate secured
J2000 from an American named Siegman.
A strange feature of the case is that M.
Wernher. although he charges that he
was duped, offered Lemoine 180.000 ad
ditional last week for his formula. Sev
eral alleged formulas have been pub
lished, the principal ingredients of which
are carbon and sugar, but Lemoine pro
nounces them bogus.
The latest development is the testimony
of a Paris Jeweler that Lemolne last
year wanted him to put up $50,000 and
sell De Beers short when he should pub
lish Wernher' contract and cover at an
an enormous profit.
This century will have 25 leap years,
the greatest possible number.
"BROWN OF HARVARD,- AT J
THR IT V 1 1 .Wi
Tom Brown ..Henry Woodruff
Gerald Thorne ..Frederick Forrester
Wilfred Kenyon Gordon Johnstone
Ciaxton Madden Eugene O'Brien
John Cartwright. ... .Franklin -Jones
Tubby Anderson Louis Hatnes
Happy Thurston William Rosell
"Bud" Hall Robert Stowe Gill
Victor Colton J. C. King
O'Hara ...Frank Wlllard
Mrs. Kenyon .-... .Blanche Weaver
Evelyn Kenyon Helena Byrne
-tUractaT, Thnpn, . T
T Bernlce Wiley Golden I
I Edith 81nclalre ..... Ethel Martin
BY JOHN JAY HARRISON.
rjIDA JOHNSON YOUNG, wife of
-K James Young and author of "Glori
ous Betsy," must have been a co-ed to
have absorbed so much of the genuine
college spirit she has worked out In
"Brown of Harvard," a dashing and
refreshingly exciting comedy that be
gan a short engagement at the Heilig
last night.
When the curtain rose, Tom Brown's
room at Harvard was discovered, and
all the fellows in the audience, old and
young, who had been enrolled at a.
college, exchanged knowing glances
with each other, for there were the
photographs of girls, and college col
ors and sofa pillows, each with a ten
der history, and the studied - disorder
without which no college man would
think his den fit for habitation. This
college "tone" was further accentuat
ed when another set gave a glimpse of
the campus at old Harvard, with its
ancient halls, and elms, and chapel,
and the boathouse on the Charles River
finished the pictures that thrilled the
male portion of the audience, at least
those who had gathered, in their early
manhood, at the statue of John Har
vard and pledged their word never to
disgrace their alma mater and even
those who owed allegiance to another
colored pennant than the famous crim
son, gazed upon the scenes befQre them
with brightening eye and quickening
pulse. '
' Henry Woodruff, who plays the title
role, is no stranger to Portland, for as
the "Imp" in Nat Goodwin's "When
We Were 21," he made an impression
on the people here second only to the
old comedian himself, woodruff, like
ly unconsciously, has acquired some of
the Goodwin mannerisms, and in his lit
tle speech, insistently demanded at the
close of. the great race scene, was as
clever a bit of wholesome humor as is
ever heard from Hopper, or Powers, or
Daniels. Mr. Woodruff got more than
his share of the "glorious climate of
California" last week, with the result
that he- could scarcely speak when he
first appeared, but with a determina
tion not to disappoint his audience,
fought against a bronchial trouble that
would have sent . to his room and a
doctor anybody .not a thorough college
athlete.
Tom Brown is one of those lovable,
wholesouled chaps whose chiefest
pleasure is making other people happy,
in a modest and unassuming way, and
in his honor and llghtheartedness re
calls the original "Tom Brown of
Rugby." Mr. Woodruff could not be im
proved, upon, scarcely, in his portrayal
of the character, and from the time,
early in the story, when he is a rol
licking boy lying on the ground under
the elms, singing- glees with his chums,,
to the last scene;-when, he wins back
to a decent life a schoolmate who had
weakly followed the lead of a drink
ing and gambling, set from the city, he
was natural, painstaking and intelli
gent 1n every move and utterance. His
comedy is of the high order, entirely
removed from any attempt at horse
play, but simply good, clean fun and
lots of it.
The supporting comoanv is eaual to
the demands of the book. Miss Helena
Byrne as Tom s divinity, being Just the
sort of girl a college student would
fall madly In love with, and by the
same token the sort of a girl any de
cent chap would love, whether a col
lege student or no. Bernice Golden, a
daughter of Richard Golden, does the
part of an innocent, trusting girl In a
pleasing manner, and the other wo
men, while not required to do much,
add the necessary touches of femininity
to the college life.
Mrs. Kenyon, the stage mother of
Tom's sweetheart, is played by Blanch
Weaver, who was last seen here with
Mrs. Fiske some years ago. Louis
Haines, as "Tubby," and Robert Gill,
as the coach, deserve special mention.
The singing of the college songs is a
feature that adds much to the enjoy
ment of the play.
The play will be seen again tonight
and tomorrow night, with a special
matinee tomorrow.
A Desperate Chance
at the Empire
WRITTEN practically overnight, "A
Desperate Chance," the attraction
this week at the Empire, is probably one
of the best efforts of Theodore) Kremer,
that prolific young melodramatic play
wright. The piece deals with the sensa
tional high crimes which the infamous
Biddle Brothers, Ed and Jack, perpe
trated in the neighborhood of Pittsburg,
some years ago. The production given
at the Empire this week, is particularly
good, because the company carries sev
eral people who Intersperse the routine of
gunplay, robberies, murders and other
crimes, with sketches In a lighter vein.
Were It not for these "resting-places,"
the audience would be kept at a constant
high tension that would detract from
the general satisfactory effect Crimes
of high and low degree follow upon ..each
other's heels with such speed that the
whole effect would be extremely de
pressing. Author Kremen brightened up the som
ber ensemble by Interpolating fine com
edy. This is carried on by two very
clever people, George W. Denno and Cor
inne La Vaunt, whose character and
vaudeville stunts win great applause.
W. H. McDougall. as the elder Bidu.e.
makes just the sort of a stage villain that
warms the cockles of the Empire pa
tron's heart. He suggests rather than
expresses the real intrinsic villainy of tue
character he interprets, and eschews
ranting and roaring.
Kate, the Sheriff's wife. Who, it w..l
be remembered, played such a prominent
role in the historio crimes of the real
Biddle brothers, who was a tool in the
hands of the elder brother, played by
Catherine Courier. She -is of sufficient
statuesqueness of pose, grace of bearing
and mental equipoise to give a faithful
treatment to the role of the weak and
sinning woman.
The two murder scenes, the thrilling
jail break, the flight and battle for life
in the open country, give the audience its
money's worth in the way of excitement.
.The piece will continue throughout the
week with matinees as usual.
Grease paints and professionals' -supplies
at Woodard, Clarke & Co.
Chilean City Fireswcpt.
SANTIAGO, Chile. Jan. 19. A great fire
at Temuco. a flourishing city in the south
of Chile, has destroyed 10 bloaks of build
ings. The loss is more -than $300,000.
j There is great distress among the poor. -
AT THE THEATERS
"DEVIL'S AX CTIOIV," AT THE
MAR4VAM.
Tobey ...George M. Topack .
Carlos Maud Amanda Scott
Fere Andocbe W. H. Ixirella
Count Fortune Alma C. Merrill
Going Gone.'., .-William C. Newman
Tresblen Joe Hill
Madeline ........... Emma Prager
Janet . . Violet Hllson
Kow Wow Chang W. H-. Lorella
Tee eing William C. Newman
Chang Han ... . . .Thomas Saelyr
Moon Chow. . .... -William 8peurl
Koket ...... Muriel Vincent
Kara Mustapha .Joe HUI
Mull William C Newman
Karsman W. J. Maroney
Khan of Tartary W. H. Lorella
Crystalline Marie Win son
Mephiato Henry P. Thomas
Chaos Gerald Hill
HARNESSED and resplendent in
gay new regalia and . trappings,
that good old wheel horse of
theatrical extravaganzas, "The Devil's
Auction," has returned to Portland for
a week at the Marquam. It played to
capacity at both performances yester
day, and the house patrons haven't re
ceived such a well-heaped measure of
fun and entertainment of that char
acter In a good many wanderings of the
moon. The first thing, perhaps, that
one discovers with the rising of the
curtain, is the rising of a bright and
shining young soubrette, who la clearly
out of her element in a production of
"The Devil's Auction" character.
Dainty and winsome little Violet Hil
son might reasonably bid for fame in
a high-class light comedy, - her frailty
of voice perhaps barring her, for the
present at least, from three-sheet post,
ers in a strictly musical comedy. Still
her coquetry in the' topical vocal num
bers she rendered passed ready muster
before the critical gallery gods, -who
were soon whistling, the catchy cho
ruses of her tuneful roundelays, and
the high-priced seats responded with
spontaneity. No more for this talented
little maid at this time, lest too much
praise turn her head.'or other feminine
members of the cast attempt to scratch
out her eyes.
With an unbroken record of more
than a quarter of a century on the
road, the piece stands in a class' by
Itself in its resistance of the whims
of the public, with its jaded and ever
veering tastes. One finds it recorded
that "In Old Kentucky" has weathered
the stress of insistent demand for
something new for about 18 years, and
this last-named rural comedy comes
the nearest to being, an actual com
petitor for longevity honors on the
American stage today.
Seeking for an explanation, the
reason is not hard to discover, for no
heavier scenic and spectacular produc
tion has appeared -in Portland for
years, excelling ,even the "Ham Tree"
and several other 2 shows that de
pend for popular approval largely upon
such material and mechanical features,
or in other, words, purely scenic effects.
It ' is rather a waste of time and
words to explain just what "The Devil's
Auction", is in the way of plot. Ifs
theme is oBviously fanciful, the scenes
that are depicted being drawn from the
abodes of fairies, nymphs, gnomes, imps
and devils, with mortal characters
treading the mystifying mazes of these
haunts and working out their salvation
therein.
' In . the main the spectacles are rich
and splendid, lavishly prepared and
emphasized by a blaze 0 electrical
anS highly colored effects. There are
ballets without number, and they all
dance well -and the costumes are
among the best that have been seen
here this" season. The dancing and
maneuvers are their strongest features,
there being little effort to produce
choral effects in accompaniment to the
songs of the various principals. Among
the best of the ballet numbers are the
"Empire Girls," "Baby Elephants,"
"Shy Young Girls," "Giddy Old Maids"
and several Oriental dances.
Aside from Miss Hllson, George To
pack, whose real name is something
else, comes in for principal mention.
He is a comedian of the Louis James
style, and while he is often guilty of
broad buffoonery, it is not so excessive
or prolonged that it blunts the appetite
of the audience for more. Concealed
somewhere about his robust Falstaffian
physique Is a real human voice, but
either because of grippe or cold, he
sang with the voice of a keg of nails
last night, but his comedy parts were
always strong, and he was generously
assisted by Chaos, the imp, personated
by Joe Hill. Topack's monkey business
while he is being metamorphosed from
a donkey, to a half donkey half man,
and then into a real human being,
brought down . the house time after
time. "
Other members of the cast who ac
quitted themselves well were: Miss
Scott, who played Carlos, the shep
herd; Miss Merrill, as Count fortune;
Emma Prager, as Madeline, and W. H.
Lorella, who had so many parts it was
difficult to tell just who he was at any
particular stage of the play.
The closing scene, the transition from
the purlieus of perdition to the realms
of Fairyland, presided over by Crystal
line, was a gorgeous set of stage pic
tures, more than a dozen drops being
used in its exemplification.
"The Devil's Auction" continues all
week. It is worth seeing.
KEEPING RESULTS SECRET
Part of Emissary Liemleux' Party
Ke turns From Mission to Japan.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Hon. Joseph
Pope, Canadian Secretary of State, and
Madame B. Lemieux, wife of the Cana
adian Postmaster-General, returned on
the ship Mongolia from Japan, where
Lemieux went to straighten out the dif
ficulties between the two countries,
which arose over the question of Jap
anese 'immigration to Canada, and the
consequent riots at Vancouver and in
other Canadian cities. Lemieux returned
on a preceding steamer.
The Secretary of State and the Postmaster-General
were sent to Japan sev
eral months ago with instructions to
reach some agreement with the Japanese
government, whereby the Immigration of
coolies to Canada would be restricted.
What success attended the mission is
very carefully guarded by Pope. Madame
Lemieux had not been made a confidante
by the government officials. The party
will leave here today for Ottawa.
Parable of a Story-Teller.
Success Magazine.
There are distinctions without differ
ences, also differences without distinc
tions. A email man. noted for his econ
omy in speaking - truth, demonstrated
the fact. After a long and exasperating
career of prevarication, chance brought
him up standing against a bigger indi
vidual, who has the courage of his con
victions, also a nice sense of discrimi
nation in the use of language. He
said things to the little man things
that made him writhe and turn purple
in the face. "But the worst of it all
was," whined the little man to his con
fidante later, "he never once called me
a liar said I was nothing but a miser
able little story-teller."
THE Mil. 1.5 . OF THE GODS," .
AT THE BAKER.
James Clarke ...'.. .Austin Webb
Frederick Payton Robert Homans
The Judge R. Ei Bradbury
Counsel for Defense. .James- Gleason
Assistant District Attorney
Earl D. . Dwlre
Richard P. Jordan. .. .Charles Lewis
Arthur Montgomery Blake
William Gleason
James Clarke (known as Richard
Harper) Austin Webb
Frederick Payton. .. .Robert Homans
Robert S. ThomhlU. .Donald Bowles
Rev. Peter Andrews. .Earl D. Dwlre.
Thomas F. Newton James Gleason
Hartwlg Marcus.... William Gleason
Roy Gordon Howard Russell
Sam Fureush William Dills
Catherine Gordon .Marlon Barney
Alice Gllman Marlbel Seymour
Edith Hawkins Louise Kent
BY JOHN J. HARRISON.
N "The Mills of the Gods," presented
for the first time In Portland by the
Baker Stock Company yesterday,
George Broadhurst, the author, occu
pies mighty dangerous ground as a
teacher of- higher moralities in con
doning a breach of trust by an em
bezzler. In the hands of less talent
ed players than the Baker company
there would be positive danger in ex
ploiting a story that has for Its cen
tral Idea the doctrine that a man may
steal from his employer, confess in
court, be imprisoned, make his escape
before his term is finished, change his
name and thereafter be a respectable
citizen so long as his past life is not
disclosed to his new-found friends.
To be sure, the young man took
money from his employer with the in
tention of repaying it later, and there
was the sick mother whose life he
could save if he had the money to de
vote to her treatment there are al
ways such excuses. And when he es
caped from prison and changed his
name he did nothing to bring disgrace
on his new name; but what about his
real name and the family's? Austin
Webb comes pretty near making such
a fine, honorable chap out of Richard
Harper that his auditors forget the ex
istence of the erstwhile James1 -Clarke,
who made the error in his youth, but
seems not to have sufficiently expiated
his crime.
Mr. Broadhurst also travels over thin
ice in allowing the real "snake in the
grass," Robert Payton, to enjoy the
confidence of decent people to the very
last, w'hen most hearers would have en
joyed his discomfiture early in the
play. But stay; this is a play we are
considering and many . things admlr -able
In real life must glvo way to
dramatic effect.
Robert Homans does a remarkably
convincing ' bit of work as James
Clarke's bete noire, considering what
he is in real life a kindhearted gen
tleman. Probably the strongest scene
in the play is where Harper (Webb),
goaded to the limit of endurance by
Payton's (Homans) sneers and threats,
throws himself on his enemy and they
grapple in a struggle that would be a
creditable exhibition in any first-class
athletic club in the country. v
But enough of Mr. Broadhurst. He
gets credit for two of his creations,
"The Man of the Hour," last week, and
"The Mills of the Gods," this week, tak
ing a rank on the American stage sel
dom equaled in these latter days. "The
Mills," if affything, is a stronger play
than "The Man." and is Interpreted by
the Baker company in a manner that
again gives them the stamp of ap
proval from all who know anything
of the art of acting, either through
experience or observation.
An analysis of the play was given In
The Oregon lan Sunday, so it is not
necessary to repeat it here, and at
tention now may be given to the work
of the local company, whose members
are assigned to the same doubles as
were originally made In the New York
cast at the Astor Theater. First of
all, Baker patrons were treated to
about the best stage settings ever seen
at that playhouse. The opening set,
showing a courtroom with a trial In
progress, was almost as effective as
the true-to-life acting of the partici
pants In the trial. Earl Dwyer. as the
prosecuting attorney, an James
Gleason, as the prisoners counsel, ad
dressed the jury and "scrapped'' over
admission of evidence with the fiery
flow 'of oratory always ' Indulged in
by leading criminal lawyers. William
Gleason, as the timid witness, put a
touch of humor into the proceedings
that was delicious. Charles Lewis, as
the cock-sure witness who blusters at
first and then becomes as mild as a
child, was excellent, and the court of'
ficials and jurymen did their parts in
a manner that might lead one to sua
pect it was not their first appearance
in a court of law.
William Gleason's explanation of
what he meant by asserting that his
honeymoon trip abroad was "an un
usual occurrence," and Austin Webb's
peroration on his mother, which ended
the court scene, were the work of fin
ished actors, though along different
lines.
In the second cast of characters,
Mirabel Seymore, Donald Bowles and
William Dills came on for comedy roles
and every one who has seen these good
people in comedy knows what they
can do with half a chance. Mr. Dills
becoming a detective "by correspond
ence" and his innocent "touch" for the
cost of the course is one of the fun
niest things he has done. Miss Bar
ney and Miss Kent also appear to good
advantage in the second part, the lead
ing lady and leading man havlnof some
pretty work in lovemaking which al
ways "catches" the house.
This production will most certainly
touch the Baker record as a drawing
card, and will be the attraction ail
week with the customary matinees.
"Kidnaped," at the Star
IT is a source of reasonable wonder
to account for the marvelous man
ner In which the tireless workers of
the French company at the Star con
tinue for three solid hours a rapid-fire
of short, snappy dialogue, such as
"Kidnaped" requires, this week with
out marring the exciting scenes which
the author has portrayed. Under ordi
nary circumstances a stock company
should have several weeks' rehearsal
of this particular melodrama, which
moves with vigor through all Its five
acts. Yet, strangely enough. the
French people gave a finished perform
ance yesterday afternoon with the
usual week of preparation.' There is
not only a quick succession of thrilling
stage pictures, carrying a plot far
above the average in the way of tech
nical and literary construction, but an
extraordinary amount of wit. hdmor
and rattling good repartee Illuminate
the passing scenes.
St. George Daglen, as the villain,
gives an Interpretation of a thankless
role that ranks him far above the
average bad man of the high-priced
road companies, both from the stand
point of character analysis and con
structive wickedness. He has played
heroic parts from time to time, but has
never shone in" them as he does in the
"heavy" of "Kidnaped."
Frank Seaward, by his conscien
tious and careful work, lifts a trivial
minor part into prominence. As Nosey,
the thief, he calls for a word of com
mendation. becausV he does not overdo
a part that less intelligent handling
would spoil.
Charlie Connors has the time ot his
life this week. Though an Irishman
by a generation or so back, he essays
the part of a Teuton, and the real
trouble comes when appears in his two
heavy scenes. In these he plays bat
tledore and shuttlecock, conversation
ally, with "Pa" Berry and "Ma"
French, both of whom handle the
blarney to perfection. To save his
life Connors cannot help falling back,
now and then, into the good", rich
brogue where he ought to be talking
sauer kraut and spinach. People, not
of the profession, have no Idea of the
difficulty of being consistent under
such circumstances, and Connors' infre
quent lapses only add spice to his ex
cellent work.
Kathleen Taylor has a large person
al following among Star patrons, and
as the effusive soubret she proved sat
isfactory.
As a melodrama Kidnaped" ranks
among the best that can be had, and
the plot is trenchant enough to keep
up unflagging interest from beginning
to end. The piece is staged with un
usual attention to detail and with
requisite spectacular effects. Every
seat was sold out yesterday. "Kid
napped" runs all week with usual
matinees.
VANCOUVER BURNS REFUSE
Incinerator of Novel Pattern That
Has Proved Successful.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 19. A report from Consul
II Edwin Dudley states that the
British Columbian city of Vancouver
has installed an Incinerator, the work
ing of which he describes:
The equipment is steadily consuming
60 tons of garbage daily. Only a light
stream of smoke comes from the tall
chimney stack, the great volume being
converted into heat. The hot air rising
from the top of the furnaces is drawn
to the bottom of the building, and after
passing through rough heating tubes,
goes to feed the flame in its heated
state, so that no heat is lost in con
verting cold air into flame. One of
the features of the incinerator is the
combustion chamber where animals
and waste butcher meat are converted
into vapor and ashes by a temperature
of 2000 degrees. The fires burn stead
ily without further fuel, than the dry
rags, paper, bits of board, hay. straw,
and other combustible material which
is being drawn to the incinerator con
stantly. Decayed fruit and vegetable
waste, after the moisture Is expelled,
are fed into the fires and burn until
only clinkers remain. The clinkers
are usually employed to fill in the
waterfront, and so eventually create
for the city a very useful dock.
The superintendent of the scavenging
department reports for the five days
ending November 30 a dally average
consumption of 48.3 tons. To show
how much' rubbish accumulates in one
month, he points out that the city
scavenging carts during the month of
November hauled 3185 loads of garbage,
i The city a short time ago offered a
bounty of .6 cents each for dead rats.
This action was taken becauso it is
believed that rodents carry the germs
of the bubonic plague and otner dis
eases. The bounty on rats appears to
be operating steadily, some 700 of these
vermin having been brought to the in
cinerator elnce the bounty was offered.
PRISONER TRIES SUICIDE
Attempts to Leap to Death From
Corridor to Stone Floor.-
JOLIET. 111.. Jan. 19. Frank J. Con.
stantine. who is serving a life sen
tence in the State Penitentiary here for
the murder of Mrs. Louis Gentry in
Chicago, attempted to commit suicide
last night by leaping from the seventh
gallery of the prison. He fell 30 feet
to the stone floor of the ceil nouse.
He was unconscious tonight and is be
lieved to be dying.
Constantine had been under special
guard of late because of marked de
spondency. Last night, while the sen
try was a few feet from him, he
stepped from his cell to the balcony
and suddenly vaulted tne railing. Mrs.
Gentry was murdered at her apart
ments in La Salle avenue In January
1906. Constantine was a boarder in
the house. He fled to Europe, but
later returned to New York, where he
was arrested.
PERSONALMENTION.
Mrs. Bert Llppman, sister-in-law of
Constable Lou Wagner, who, with her
husband, was in the wreck of the steam
ship Columbia last July, left Saturday
night for a visit to her relatives in San
Francisco.
F. R. Johnson, head of the Canadian
Pacific passenger offices at Portland,
left the city yesterday afternoon for Vic
toria, B. C, where he will attend the
opening of the Empress Hotel, the Can
adian Pacific's new hostelry, just com
pleted at that place. The formal opening
will be today. Representatives of the
"Open All the Time"
ABSOLUTE
SAFETY
OFFERED
DEPOSITORS
No interest paid on
commercial accounts or
daily balances.
4
INTEREST
Paid on Term Savings
Accounts
By the old gold
and tested
-tried
German-American
Bank
Corner sixth and Aider ' Bts.,
Opposite Orejgonlasu
Our reduction sale has now
reached down to the feet.
Shoes with over a dollar
knocked off the price yes,
and water fails to get in.
$4 Shoes are" now $2 85
CLOTH 1HG-C0
GusKuhnProp
166-168 Third Street.
Portland newspapers accompanied Mr.
Johnson to attend the hotel opening.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. (Special.) Portland '
people registered at Chicago hotels as
follows:
F. W. I. Sherwood at the Auditorium;
William Perry Evans, C. B. Sanders, at
the Annex; C. T. Klnhsley at the Sreman
House.
When the South Manchuria Railway was
operated by the Russians it received a sub
sidy from St. Petersburg of 15.000.000 rubles
yearly to make ends meet. Now, in Jap
anese lianas, it is earning; au per cent over
operating expenses.
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TRAVELERS GUIDE.
PORTLAND RT, LIGHT POWER CO.
CABS LEAVE.
Ticket Office and Waiting-Boom,
First and Alder Streets
FOR
Oregon City 4:00, 8:28. 7:00, 7:85.
8:10. 8:45. 8:20. 9:65, 10:80, 11:05. 11:40
A M.: 12:15, 12:50. 1:25. 2:00. 2:88, 8:10,
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A. M. 6:15. 6:50, 7:25. 8:00, 8: So,
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On Third Monday in Every Month the
Last Car Leave at 7:0s P. M-
Dally except Sunday. (Daily except
Monday. -
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail lor .Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. AL Ticket office 132 Third
St, near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314. H. Young, Agent
Canadian Pacific
EMPRESS UNE OF THE ATLANTIC.
First Cabin Winter rate 55 up. Superior
accomodation available. Safety, speed and
comfort combined. Write for particulars.
F. R. JOHNSON. Pats. AgL.
142 Third St.. Portland. Oregon.
San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.
Only direct steamers to San Francisco.
Only ocean steamers sailing by daylight.
From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P. M.:
S. 8. SENATOR, Jan 24. Feb. 6, 17, etc
SS. COSTA RICA. Jan. 30.
From Spear St.. San Francisco. 11 A. M.:
S. S. COSTA RICA. Jan. 25.
S. S. SENATOR. Jan. 81, Feb. 12. 24, etc.
JAS. H. DEYVSON, Agent.
Alnsworth Dock. Main 268.
COOS BAY LINE
The steamer BREAKWATER leave Port
land every Wednesday at 8 P. M. from Oak
atreet dock, tor .Kortn Bend, Maxehtteld and
Coos Bar points. Freight received till 4 P.
M. on day of aalllna;. Passenger fare, first
class. $10; second-class, $7, Including berth
and meal. Inquire city ticket office. Third
and 'Waj.htegton streets, or Oak-street dock.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamer Pomona for Salem Independence-,
Albany and Corvallls, leaves Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A. M. -
(Steamer Orernla for alem and way land
legs, leaves Monday, Wednesday and Frl&aj;
at 6:45 A. M.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO
Office and Dock Foot Taylor Streak
Pnone; Main 40: 2231