T"E 3I0RXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, 1, 190S.
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STATEMENT NO. 1
IT SO POPULAR
Candidates for the Legislature
This Year in No Haste to
Subscribe to It.
FRIENDS CHANGE FRONT
lEcpublicuiis Who l'avored the
Pledge Two Tears Ago Now Will
ing to Promise Only to Vote
for the Party's Choice.
Statement One cohorts behold their
numbers very much reduced in Multno
mah County since two years ago. At
that time the political woods were full
of aspirants for seats in the Legisla
ture, shod in Statement One footwear,
but now the ones so fitted for the run
ning are scarce.' Out' of 14 members of
the Legislature then . elected in this
county, only six were Statement One
men. Five of the six have now repudi
ated it and three of them will run for
the State Senate this Spring, ignoring
the pledge. They will promise instead to
vote in the Legislature for the choice of
the Republican voters, should that candi
date defeat the Democratic nominee in
the general election. Democrats, of
course, are all advocates of Statement
One.
The three men who .lave cast oft
Statement One are Joln Driscoil, John
B. Coffey and J. C. Bayer. These men
survived the destruction of the Bourne
Statement One ticket in this county two
years ago, arid were elected to the lower
house. Their rivals. seven of whom
were elected to the lower house ran on
the ilatform which Driscoil, Coffey and
Bayer have now adopted. Several of
them will run again the coming Spring,
and the two elements, formerly hostile,
have practically agreed to bury the
hatchet.
Cake Forces Statement Stronghold.
The Statement One stronghold is that
of the H. M. Cake forces, wlo are striv
ing to make their man United States
Senator, to succeed C. W. Fulton, by fol
lowing the Bourne tactics. But for the
Cake forces, the Statement One doctrine
would be very much weaker in this coun
ty. Several aspirants for the Legislature
who were advocating the doctrine a week
or two ago have ceased to do so. Sev
eral men, boomed by the Statement One
champions for places on the Republican
ticket, have announced themselves op
posed to the pledge. Among them are
John Driscoil and Elmer. B. Colwell.
Others who were believed to be
adherents of the Statement One faith but
have given its devotees little satisfaction
are F. El Beach and John Gill. Republl-
an-voters'-choice adherents say that
Beach and Gill also will repudiate the
Bourne-U'Ren doctrine.
One of the stalwarts of the doctrine is
Dr. Emmet Drake, who desires to run for
the State Senate. Another is A. W. Or
ton, who desires to run for the House.
Still another is J. E. Magers, who would
like a seat In the Senate, and one more
is Ed Austin, of Sellvood, who wishes
to run for the House.
On the other side are many candidates
who will promise to support the Repub
lican voters' choice, should Republicans
give him a majority n the general elec
tion in June. They say that a Repub
lican, nominated In the primaries by a
minority of the party, may be rejected
ty the majority of the party in the gen
eral election and be beaten by the Demo
cratic nominee; that this will not signify
that Republicans want the Democrat
elected by the Legislature; instead it
will mean that Republicans do not want
for United States Senator a member of
their party nominated by a minority
vote in the primaries; that when Repub
licans In the general election reject a
candidate for Senator, who was nomi
nated by a minority of the party, this
does not mean that Republicans want a
Democrat for Senator and Republican
members of the Legislature should not
be obliged to vote for a Democrat.
Opponent of Statement One.
Among the opponents of Statement 1,
besides John Driscoil, John B. Coffey
and J. C. Bayer, are: C. W. Hodson and
Slg Sichel, who will run for State Sen
ate; S. B. Cobb, who has been boomed
for the State Senate, and the following
aspirants for seats in the lower house:
Clifton N. McArthur. Robert S. Farrell,
Harry Northup, J. W. Beverldge, Dave
Mackie. R. W. 'Wilson. Louis Kuehn, A.
K. Clark, I .mi Harlow, Fred T. Merrill,
George V. Holcomb. Another candidate
for the State Senate, who has not an
nounced himself as to Statement 1. is
O. V. Nottingham. Dan J. Malarkey is
fxpocted in some quarters to run on a
platform of Republican voters' choice.
Statement 1 pledges the member of the
Legislature who has subscribed to it to
vote for United States Senator for the
candidate who receives the highest num
ber of votes in the general election, the
contest then being between one Repub
lican nominee and one Democratic. The
Democratic nominee is expected to be
Governor Chamberlain and the Repub
lican either C. W. Fulton or H. M. Cake.
If Republicans, who are between 30,000
and 40,000 majority in Oregon, should
give the Republican primary nominee the
majority vote in the general election. Re
publican members of the Legislature who
subscribed to the Republican-voters'-choice
promise, would be pledged to sup
port him.
But should he be rejected by the Re
publican majority and the Democratic
nominee win the nomination. Republican
members of the Legislature would not be
pledged to support the Democrat. They
would contend that Republicans, dissatis
lied with the Republican primary nomi
nee, chosen by a minority of the party,
still want a Republican Senator.
GROWERS' UNION MAY FAIL
Hopmen Losing Interest In Pacific
Coast Organization.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
The .hopgrowers of this state will hold
a meeting at Puyallup tomorrow to per
iv?t their organization. Attorney Shinn,
who had much to do with making the
California Orangegrowers Association a
hiccpsb. and Mr. Durst, also of Califor
nia, will not be able to attend the meet
ing. ' 1
James Pincus. of Isaac PIncus & Sons,
tliis morning said that he was not going
to attend the meeting and that only a
few growers outside of the Puyallup Val
ley will be there. The Pacific Coast
Hopgrowers' Union is a "dead one," he
says, because the Oregon growers are
losu'g interest in the organization.
Arrested for Stealing Kljr.
CENTBALIA. Wash., Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) Two young men, giving their names
a 11. S. 'hratley, a stenographer, and
Roy Wilcox, both living near Portland,
were arrested in Tacoma on a charge of
stealing a double rig from a livery stable
in this citj'. The team was hired to go to
American Lake. The following .day news
arrived in Centralia that the rig was of
fered for sale in Bucoda. Instructions
were sent to Tacoma with the result that
the men were arrested. They also rented
some firearms from a local store and they
were sold at Bucoda.
SAI.K5I HIGH SCHOOL OA FII1E
Prompt Action of Boys With Buckets
Saves Building.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 31. But for ' the
prompt action of some of the high school
boys, who were engaged in a game of
basketball, the new tSO.000 high school
building of this city might have been de
stroyed by fire last night. The boys dis
covered the fire ip the celling of the
third story, which started around the
chimney, and- turned In an alarm to the
telephone central. Through some mis
take or misunderstanding central failed
to turn the alarm into the fire depart
ment, which did not respond to the call,
and the boys formed a bucket brigade,
and, assisted by the hand hose and pat
ent fire extinguishers, succeeded in
quenching the blaze before much serious
damage was done. A large hole was
burned through the roof, however.
Bishop .Scadding's Appointments.
Bishop Scadding of the Episcopal
Church announces his appointments for
February as follows:
February 3 Momlngr, at St. Marlc'a Church;
evening, confirmation at the Seaman's Mis
sion. February 9 Morning, confirmation at St.
fitepben'a Church; evening, service, and ser
mon at All Saints' Chapel.
February 10 Meeting local assembly
Brotherhood of St. Andrew, at St. David's
Church.
February 11 Meeting Board of Mission!, at
Blshopcroft.
February' 14 Albany, at St. Peter's Church.
February Id Morning. Corvallto; evening,
confirmation In Church of the Good Samaritan,
Corvallis.
February 17 Meeting of committee on dio
cesan seal, at Blshopcroft.
February 18 The bishop and Mrs. Scadding
"at home," at Blshopcroft.
February 10 Speak at Church Club ban
quet, Spokane.
February 20 Conference of bishop of Pa
cific Northwest, at Spokane.
February 23 Morning, Trinity Church,
Portland; evening, confirmation at All Saints'.
February 24 Meeting of School Board, S
P. M.
February 23 Meeting of the committee of
arrangements) for mleslonary conference and
International clerlcus in May.
February 26 St. George's Church. Rose
burg, confirmation. y
February 27 Grants Pass, St. Luke's '
Church.
February 28 Trinity Church, Ashland.
February 29 Medford.
North Yakima, Wash. Arrangements are
beinir perfected for the establishment of an
automobile stage line and mail route be
tween this' city and Hanford, 50 miles due
east. Each automobile will make a round
trip every day. An automobile passenger
line is also being established to Pleasant
Valley, a distance of 15 miles from this city.
ON SCENT OF GRAFT
Printing Committee Holds Up
Award of Contract.
AUDIT SYSTEM UNDER FIRE
th audit system in the Government Printing-
Office and took his testimony under
oath.
. Holds tTp All Awards.
The testimony was taken in executive
session,, and it was of such a character -as
to Justify the subcommittee in holding up
the award of" all items in whih the Suf
folk Distributing- Company was a bidder.
The subcommittee will investigate this
matter thoroughly. A meeting; has been
called for tomorrow and the president of the
.Suffolk IMstributingr Company has been
asked to appear. I will say further, that, in
view "of the char pes tjiat have been made
relative to the purchase of supplies in the
Government Printing Office, the subcom
mittee shall go into the matter thoroughly,
deeming this fair not only to the Govern
ment but to Mr. Stilling, the Public
Printer.
While Installing Accounting System
in Government Printing Office, It
Bids on Supplies Under An
other Corporate Xame.
WASHING-TON. Jan. 21. Representa
tive Landis, chairman of the sub-committee
of the Joint congressional committee
on printing, which Is making an Investi
gation of the conduct of the Government
Printing Office, today made a statement j
relative to a development 01 wnat mem
bers of the committee believe to be an
irregularity in that office. The state
ment recites that under an act of Con
gress the Public Printer entered into a
contract with the Audit System of New
York for the installation of accounts,
the Audit System receiving $1650 a week
for the work. Mr. Landis continues: ;
Auditing His Own Accounts.
My attention was called to the charge
that the audit system in addition to this
work of installing an accounting system in
the Government Printing Office, was fur
nishing sdpplles to the Government Print
ing OlTice in competition with other bidders
and also was furnishing supplies where
there was no competition.
I took the matter uz with the Public
Printer and he admitted this to be true,
but stated that the matter had not im
pressed him 'as being in any way improper.
I informed him that I considered it mani
festly improper and it was tacitly agreed
that the audit system should be limited to
the duties under Its contract and would re
frain from furnishing supplies to the Gov
ernment Printing Office, either with or
without competition.
Same Men. BiA on Paper.
Under the statute the joint committee on
printing every year receives bids and
awards contracts for paper to be used at the
Government printing Office. These bids
were opened on January 23, and yesterday
the Joint committee met to award the con
tract. A short time before the committee
met it was informed that the Suffolk Dis
tributing Company, which had put in Its
bid several times aggregating about $130,
000, was officered by the same men who
composed the Audit system. I thought it
manifestly improper that any man or com
pany having an officer la the Government
printing establishment or being Interested
In an office at that place, should be a bidder
on any of these paper contracts, or at least
have their bids considered without some
preliminary investigation. I accordingly
called a meeting of the subcommittee of the
printing investigation committee and sum
moned Willet Raynor, who has charge of
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES AS TO
CARE AND SELECTION OF LINEN
Suggestions That Will Prove Valuable to Inexperienced Purchasers Who
Are Making Usual Winter Additions to Their Supply.
BT LILIAN TINGLE.
TRADITION and convenience combine
to make the first month of the year
a time when the .careful housewife,
taking stock of her supply, of household
linen, prepares for such repairs and trans
formations as may be needed among the
older pieces and replenishes or adds to
her store of new things. Even though in
these days of flats and limited living
space, few women can boast the wonder
ful linen-cupboards and weU filled dower
chests that contained the supply of a
life time and an Inheritance for coming
generations, the woman of culture and re
finement lias still a desire for-cholce dam
ask for her table and for a generous sup
ply of snowy bed linens and towels.
The woman of experience will tell you
that it is a good plan to set aside a cer
tain sum to be used every year for the
purchase of house or table linen. If you
begin housekeeping with a fairly good
supply it ie still wise to form this kind of
sinking fund. Besides providing for or
dinary wear and tear, some of the money
thus put aside can be used for the grad
ual accumulation of beautiful pieces that
will be a continual source of pride and
pleasure to their owner, provided that
she knows how to choose them wisely
and care for them properly when they
are her own.
The choosing Is an important matter.
Knowledge of quality in linen is a matter
not easily acquired except by long prac
tice, and many are the wails I have heard
from luckless individuals who thought
they were getting bargains and found
themselves mistaken. ' You can't get a
bargain unless you really know what you
are- buying; and a little study In regard
to the nature of flax and the conditions
of Its manufacture is .likely to be helpful
and to increase the interest of your pos
sessions. . No textile has a more fascinat
ing thistory nor one richer in its asso
ciations. Bine linen has been known and valued,
ever since the far off times of Egyptian
civilization, for its purity, beauty and ab
sorbent qualities which have recom
mended It alike to sacrificing priest, me
dieval housewife and modern surgeon.
But though flax is widely distributed,
not all soils nor all climates produce the
kind needed for the finer grades of linen.
That grown in Minnesota ana Dakota, for
Instance is not suited for this purpose
and is grown chiefly for the seed, for
twine, and for the coarser fabrics. Very
little linen is manufactured here in
America and all the finer grades are Im
ported. Here In the Willamette Valley are con
ditions of soil and climate suited to the
raising of just suclj flax as makes the
Irish and Moravian linens so famous,
but the necessary capital and skilled labor
are lacking, and we must look to Europe
for our supply for mapy years to come.
In Europe the Baltic provinces furnish
large quantities of flax, which is sent In
the raw state to the various manufactur
ing centers notably to Ireland. That Is
why the price of table linen was directly
affected by the Russian war. .
The process of manufacture Is a tedious
one which modern inventions have done
little to shorten. After pulling, (the
flax has to be soaked, to rot the Inner
pith and set free the firm outside fiber.
This takes about three- weeks. Then it
has to be put through braking and heck
ling machines. The longer fibers are
known as the "line," the snorter is called
"tow." -When a cheaper grade of linen
is demanded, all that can be done to re
duce the price is to introduce a larger
proportion of "tow" or mercerized cotton.
You may have a "pure linen" which,
since it is made with a large quantity of
tow, has Inferior wearing qualities and
grows rougher in use. . After the spinning
and weaving comes the important matter
of bleaching. Here again is a process
that cannot be hurried if the best results
are to bo obtained. "Grass bleaching'" Is
a six months' process. "Half bleaching"
is done partly on the grass and partly
with chemicals and though quicker and
cheaper gives a less beautiful and durable
linen. Ireland I the finest country in
the world for bleaching. Most of the
Carman linens, though beautiful have a
less pure whiteness, known as "silver"
finish. TVie Scotch linens-are strong and
durable, but less fine 1n weave and pat
tern than the Irish kind.
As for pattern, there are certain stand
ard patterns always in vogue and liked
by the conservative housewife. Such are
the "snowdrop," "checker," "shamrock,"
and various sprig patterns. The ten
dency Just now, however, la toward large
floral designs, and what are known as
"open borders, in contrast to the older
stiff designs. Some of these are very
beautiful and graceful; on the other
hand a few designs are seen which have
only novelty to recommend them. Among
tlie former, class are certain rose patterns
which seem particularly suitable for
Portland. The new table linen specially
made and Imported for the Portland Com
mercial Club bears a beautiful rose de
sign and the monogram of the club.
"Pattern cloths'' with a border all the
way round are of course more expenslvs
tha.i damtsk of similar quality that
comes by the yard. Many of the new
pattern cloths are woven in circular de
Eiga with plain centers. These cloths are
Intended, primarily for round tables and
can be cut off in circular shape if de
sired: but most women prefer to leave
the corners uncut.
Las: yaar at least 10 brides asked m
about the hemming of table linen Shculd
It be wide or narrow, plain or hem
stitched? Plain linen pieces or thoe
witrf-mbrcidery cr drawn work shoult b?
hemstitched; but damask cloths and nap
kins are best "French hemmed," with the
small firm overhand stitch. The depth
of the hem should be regulated by that
of the woven selvedge. ' Some very beau
tiful large table cloths are being shown
Just now In plain linen with the "all
over" pattern in hand-embroidery instead
of damask. The embroidery should be in
linei t'.iread not silk. The expression
"double damask" puzzles the Inexperi
enced buyer. It means that the long
warp ends are twice as numerous and the
fabric correspondingly firmer and strong
er than the single damask. Look at the
cut ends and compare the different kinds.
Most women like to save laundry work
by the use of small teacloths and doilies,
and these are made In Increasing num
ber and beauty. The tendency of style
Just now is towards pieces with solid
white embroidery rather than lace or
drawn work; but the latter is less expen
sive and all three are popular. Some
particularly beautiful linen towels and
towelings are to be seen; many of them
fine enough to serve as bureau scarfs, or
even simple lunch cloths. A set of towels
with f'border designs and space for a
monogram, a set of which would make a
far more welcome and elegant wedding
present than the proverbial "19th berry
spoon."
The patterned "Jiuck" towelings are
yery attractive, showing pansy, thistle,
rose, shamrock and fleur-de-lis designs.
Many women choose patterns suggested
by the color scheme of different bed
rooms. This enables one to see at a
glance where each belongs without con
sulting the regular mark the rose to the
plnkroom, shamrock to the green and so
forth. Then there are hand-woven linens,
more to be desired than much fine sil
ver, and usually bearing, like silver, a'
kind of "hall mark" woven In the fabric.
These are luxuries, but women who must
study economy can find admirable pieces
of "middle class" linen from Ireland and
Scotland, that will give splendid wear
and satisfaction.
One of the most delightful shopping ex
periences I ever had was connected with
the purchase of some linen at a tiny
shop In Scotland. A hand-loom stood In
the adjoining room. Over the door was
carved the date 1007; and the old white
haired weaver who served me might have
belonged to the same period. - Ho enter
tained me with some reminiscences of
Andrew Carnegie, whom he had known
(and possibly" spankodj as a small boy.
He supposed that I should be sure to
meet "Andra" since I was going to Amer
ica, though he'd heard tell that there
were lots of people lived there now and
folks weren't as friendly and sociable as
they used to be.
Just a word about the washing of good
linen. Don't send it to a laundry where
it will be treated just like cotton. It
needs different treatment. The most im
portant part is the Ironing. The linen
should be quite damp and ironed on tue
wrong side until perfectly dry. This
brings out the gloss and the pattern as
nothing else will. You can tell the wrong
side by the slightly coarser appearance of
the weave.
ROUTES BY RAIIj AND WATER
Complete Map Issued by Bureau of
Statistics.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor has prepared a map entitled
"Principal Transportation Routes of the
World," designed to show at a glance the
principal land and water transportation
routes of the world In conjunction. The
map shows the distance from New York,
New Orleans, San Francisco and Port
Townsend to the principal ports of the
world and from the chief cities of the
United States to those four initial ports,
thus making It feasible to determine the
distance from any leading city of the
United States to any leading city of the
world. This table of distances by the
various routes Includes those via Panama
and Tehauntepec and across the United
States, as well as via the Suez and around
Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope.
A small document entitled "Transporta
tion Routes and Systems of the World,"
accompanying the map, gives statistical
information regarding railroads of the
world and their cost, the length of the
railroads In the United States and rates
of transportation during a long term of
years, the world's merchant marine, and
other data.
TAFT ADVISES MANY THIXGS
Appears Before House Committee
With Recommendations. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. - 31. Secretary
of War Taft returned today from Ohio
and later . appeared before the House
committee on military affairs, where
he urged a variety of legislation, in
cluding theestablishment of an Army1
station at Benguet, P. I., for recruit
ing purposes; a general increase in
pay for the Army, percentages to be
determined by the President, the estab
lishment of a rifle and artillery range
for the Department of the East, the
site to be selected near Washington by
the Department; the continuance of
the Porto Rlcan regiment; changes In
the organization of Army scouts for
the good of the service and the re
ception at the West Point Academy
of seven Philippine cadets.
Manila to Be Naval Base.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. Manilla and
not Sublg Bay will be the ultimate
naval base of America in the" Far East,
according to a decision reached by the
joint board today. This decision must
be ratified by the President to become
effective. It has been demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the board that with
all of Its advantages in the way of a
fine anchorage and spacious harbor,
Subig Bay is strategically Impossible
of defense from a land attack. So while
both Sublg Bay and Manila will con
tinue for the present to be fortified
bases, Manila in the end will be the
principal American naval station In the
Orient, if the plans of the board are
approved.
Senate Revising Criminal Law.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. After the
reading of the President's message, the
Senate devoted today to further consid
eration of the bill revising the criminal
laws of the United States. ' The first
reading was concluded. Including all
paragraphs to which no objection has
developed. When the measure Is next
taken up, sections involving amendments
to the law and others to which objec
tions have been made will be considered.
House Passes Pension Bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The House
today passed 288 ponslon bills and then
took up the Indian appropriation bill.
DAXGEROUS DASH DOWN AN ICY
. HILL WITH STEEP GRADE.
Dozen Persons Narrowly Miss Col
lision With Uncontrollable
Load' of Lumber.
COLVILLE, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
Speeding with the swiftless of the wind
over an icy glare on a 15 per cent gradf
down Munson Hill, two miles east of
Colville, yesterday, a eleigh loaded with
3000 feet of green lumber went down the
half-mile slope, tearing and crushing
everything before It, and narrowly missed
killing a dozen people. Six teams were
groping their way careful. y and by easy
stages down the hill when Thomas Dixon
arrived on the summit and cautiously be
gan the descent. Below were two teams
with lumber, two with wood and two
with neighbors' families going to town,
the last being Wesley Keough, his wife
and two children, and., his sister, Mrs.
Paul Starr, and two children.
The tongue of Dixon's sleigh ' broke in
such a way as to detach the team, and
he swung them out of the way of his
sleigh and jumped for safety. He im
mediately yelled a warning to those be
low and wild-scramble for safety took
place.
Keough saw that he could not escape
by his team, and in desperation grabbed
his' two children, one at a time, and
threw them bodily through the air, a dis
tance of 30 feet down the hill, where they
fell without hurt in the deep snow; his
wife he dragged out of range pf danger.
He then grabbed the lines and put lash
to his sister's team, but the flying sledge
struck -the sleigh astern, smashing It into
a thousand pieces, the occupant being
thrown against the upper grade, covered
with snow, escaping without injury.
Keough, though, was knocked down by
the flying wagon box from which. Mrs.
Starr and the children had been thrown
by the shock with slight injury. One
man turned his team loose and it ran
with its freight of lumber half a mile to
safety. Another went over the grade
and upset its cargo. The two wood
teams were fortunately out of range.
At the conclusion of the accident,
which threatened the lives of nearly a
dozen people, it was found not a soul
had been injured, and only one hprse had
been cut by a piece of broken timber,
but the loss of property in lumber,
sleighs and harness smashed up will ag
gregate several hundred dollars.
There have been several accidents on
the hill this season, and it is considered
advisable to change the road from the
present grade. One or more horses are
accidentally killed on this hill every Winter.
CHILL WINDS BLOW
Coldest Day of Winter, With
Temperature of 28 Plus.
GALE FROM THE EAST
Jack Frost Sets Teeth to Chattering
and Makes Work for Plumbers.
Chimney Fires Keep the
Fire Department Busy.
Storm warnings predicting high
Easterly winds at all Coast ports in
Oregon were ordered displayed yes
terday, and in Eastern Washington and
Oregon cold wave flags were displayed.
Last night was the coldest of the year
in Portland, the mercury falling to
23 degrees above zero. The forecast for
today and tomorrow for Portland is
"Easterly winds and fair, with rising
temperature." ,
A high easterly wind swept over
Portland yesterday, and while the
thermometer registered but 28 djegrees
above the cipher, those who were com
pelled to be on the streets were of the
opinion that that many degrees below
zero would have been nearer the cor
rect registration. The German ship
Nordsee, which was anchored in the
stream, dragged her anchors and nar
rowly escaped collision with the Ger
man bark Reinbek at the Columbia
dock during the windstorm.
Plumbers are now reaping their an
nual harvest. Many exposed water
pipes have been frozen and the man
in overalls and armed with a monkey
wrench, is much sought after. Far be
it from a question of wages by the
hour when the water pipes are frozen.
Chimney fires have been frequent
during the past two days. They are
undoubtedly caused by the fires being
forced to warm stores and residences
during the cold snap Salt has gone
up of late and it is now the order of
he day for householders to call out
the fire department, rather than resort
to the time.honored method ot filling
the stove with salt to .extinguish a
chimney blaze.
A low pressure area of decided char
acter is central at sea off the North
California Coast. Over the entire
Pacific Northwest the barometer is high
and cold weather prevails in all the
North Pacific states. At Spokane,
Walla Walla'and Baker City zero has
been reached. The forecast for that
section is continued cold and high
Easterly winds. In Southern 'Oregon
there will be rain or snow.
While the cold weather lasts, birds will
have a hard time to find a living. A
friend of the birds who always proviues
for them during frigid snaps, last night
requested The Oregonian to remind tender-hearted
persons to place bread crumbs
and saucers of water where the birds can
find them. She said she had already
seen birds trying to scratch In the frozen
ground for food, and declared water is
Just as important for them when street
puddles are frozen over.
Favorable to Arbitration.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3L A favorable
report on the Townsend arbitration bill
was authorized today by the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce. The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the President of a commission
to Investigate each dispute between cap
ital or labor of such magnitude as to
interfere "with interstate traffic, general
commerce, Federal business, etc.
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MME. TERESA GARRENO
Teresa Carreno, whose fame as a pianist, whose art and life are now
at their greatest, will appear at the Marquam. Grand, Monday evening,
February 3.
Carreno Is always a person of exceptional interest; and of this ex
tremely fascinating woman and artist it has been often said that she
is one "of those richly endowed and satisfying women whom to know is
culture, and to know intimately is a liberal education.
Neither her personal beauty nor the beauty of her art has faded.
On the contrarv, her charms have mellowed like the tone of a glorious
violin that comes to its fullness as the years pass. Many artists
scarcely more than achieve fame at Carreno's present period, but she,
who as a "Wunderkina" was so brilliant, has reached that splendor of
attainment and perfect maturity so rarely gained; attended by beauty,
vivacity and delightful charm of manner
Her history, an interesting one especially upon the artistic side, and
her present place in the world of music, are no less due to her indomit
able will and powerful determination than ,to that genius which, is given
10 Carreno'has a unique position in art. Since her first appearance here
there has been no time when her name has not been a household word of
AlShe1Cwas born" at Caracas, Venezuela, where her father, from whom
she received her first musical Instruction, was a Minister of Finance,
and a man of wealth when he took office, but was later ruined by one of
the usual revolutions. This revolution gave the world one of its great
PlaHerSmusical talent was discovered when she was but three years of
age. One night some friends played some new Po Ish dances Intended
for her sistlr, who was thirteen years her senior Teresa, In bed
listened with great delight, and next day stood before the piano in what
she thought the empty music-room, and began to harmonfze one of the
dances from memory. Her father, himself a fine player, hearing the
sounds, looked fir .to -how the supposed elder sister that a certain chord
BO,' ur.r, ho .a. It was Teresa he burst into tears of emo
tion and she, because she thought she had grieved him, threw her arms
taX dissuadea by Si, "tether from ?hi. and" tinder .! instructions
nnl led herself to routine exercise work and later, but when quite
SEEnl sfie nad composed several pieces; and it was she who wrote the
VeMme Car?eno usle"te Everett piano. It is a piano of marvelous
tonuamy and is rlpidly being recognized as one of the world's fore
mast p"ano5. The Grand piano which Mme. Carreno will use is now on
exhibition in our window.
Sherman Jfflay & Co.
OPPOSITE POSTOFFIGE
Pianos - Ontrans Victor Talking Machines.
TVashiitpton General Wood recommrnds
that appointments of officers of Philiipin
scouts be it-ndcd to gra duatea of certa in
military schools and to military academy ca
dets of two y ears' service, deficient in, oniy
one study.
A STELLAR NUMBER
JACK LONDON
FRANK H. SPEARMAN
JOAQUIN MILLER
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