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AMUSEMENTS.
HEILHi THBATBR-(th and Washington
slroets.) Tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Frank
1-jilor In the musical comedy. "Cominar Tbro
the Rye."
il AKQUAM GRAND I Morrison. between
Math and Seventh) Creelon t'larke In "The
Power That Governs." Tonight at :1j-
BAKEK THEATER (Third, between Yam
nlll and Tavior Baker Theater Company
In "When We Were Twenty-one." Tonight
at 8:15.
EMPIRE THEATER (Twelfth and Morri
son) "What Women Will Do." Tonight
at 8:15.
LYRIC THEATER (Seventh and Alder)
The Allen Stock Company In "Hazel
Kirk." Tonight at 8:1.'.. Matinees Tues
dav. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at
-I5 I'. M.
ETAR THEATER (Park and Washington)
The French Stock Company in "The
Secret I)tspaU.h." Tonight at 8:15. Mat
inees Tuesday. Saturday and Sunday at 2:15
P. M.
PANTAGES THEATER (Fourth and Stark)
Continuous vaudeville, 2: SO. 7;3U and 9
P. at.
GRAND THEATER (Washington between
Park and Seventh) Continuoua vaude
ville. 2:S0, 7 JO and 9 P. M.
Whittier Didn't Sat It. Writing from
la v'ros. Wis., Harry G. Whittier, for
merly employed in the advertising de
partments of several Portland stores,
denies making statements as to the iinan
clal conditions In Portland and other Pa
rltlc Coast cities, published in a La
Crosse paper. Among other things, it
waa declared in the I.a Crosse inter
view that "the (Portland) City Council
has Just appropriated IO."00 to be added
to a very much larger fund raised by
cltlien for the relief of the starving
people who are out of work with no pros
pect of better times for a long time to
come." The Oreftonian In criticising this
article did not mention Mr. Whittier hy
name but he assumes that the reference
was to him. He declares that he is still
faithful to the Interests of Portland and
expects again to make this city his home.
The Oregonian referred to the man who
had given out the Interview that Mr.
Whittier repudiates as "as advertising
man who failed to hold down any one ot
several good positions which he held at
Tortland." Mr. Whittier points to his
own creditable record here, having been
employed hy different mercantile firms.
In each case voluntarily leaving his posi
tion to carry on private or other busi
ness. Will, Discuss Light Problem. The
University Park Board of Trade will hold
a .meeting tonight to consider the problem
of securing more electric lights for that
district. The city Attorney has sent the
club a communication setting forth the
liability of the electric light company to
provide lights without requiring con
sumers to pay for Installing wires, a cost
to which the people of the Peninsula
object. M. G. Munly. of the North East
Side Improvement Association, has ' ac
cepted an Invitation to address the club
Mon-lny night. March 30, on the bridge
question, the entire meeting having been
set aside to hear arguments for and
against the location of a high bridge at
Hancock street. It is said the organiza
tion as a body is opposed to the location
of the bridge south of Killlngsworth
avenue. However, not all members nor
residents of the Peninsula are opposed
to the Hancock-street site.
Contest tor Carnival, Queen. The
contest for queen of the carnival to be
held In May hy the Catholic Young Men's
t'lnb- of St. Mary's parish is now under
way. At present the following young
women have entered the race for that
honor: Misses Mae Collins. Anna Stuart,
Helen Stopper, Golda Goulet, Minnie
Margaret Maguire, Mae Breslin, Linnie
Lngus, Lena Stnmpher. Genevieve Ward,
Hertha Wagner, Lizzie McMahon and
Mary Chambers. . President P. 13. Sulli
van has thrown open the contest to every
young woman 1n the parish. Morris
street, between Williams avenue and the
clubhouse, and the vacant block on the
west side of Williams avenue will be
used for the carnival, which will last ten
days. Archbishop Christie will be the
guest of the club tomorrow night, when
every member is urged to be present.
O'Brien Made Manager. Local adver
tising men are rejoicing over the news
received Saturday by R. M. Hall from
Sacramento, the letter stating that F.
J. O'Brien, who was ejected president of
he Pacific Coast Advertising Men's As
sociation, at Oakland, has been made
manager of the Sacramento Union, with
which he has been connected as secretary
Jor some time. Mr. O'Brien also stated
that California will be well represented at
the Portland convention In June at the
Hose Festival. Many of the California
advertising men have never been to Port
land and are anxious, to come during the
Rose Show.
Statement From Mr. Parsons. H. G.
Tarsone, president of the Federated
Trades Council, yesterday said that the
labor organizations of Portland had
taken .no action In either Indorsing or
npnoslng the referendum of the State
Vnlverslty appropriation bill. He denied
that Eugene Palmer had addressed the
Trades Council on the subject, and said
that while he could not speak for or
ganized labor as a body, he did not be
lieve union men generally would oppose
the increased appropriation for the
Kugene University. The Information on
which the published Item was based was
furnished by R. A. Harris, editor of the
l.abor Press.
Grange Pluns -Essat Contest. Mrs. E.
I Thorpe, lecturer for Rockwood Grange.
Is arranging for an essay contest aniowg
the children of the surrounding districts.
Under the direction of the teachers of
districts Nos. 7. S. 27 and 2S. the pupils
will prepare essays on "Why All Farmers
Should Join the Grange." Cash prizes of
;. tl and tl will be awarded for the
three best essays. The eays are to be
not less than 20 nor more than 500 words
In length. Competent Judges residing out
side the districts named will make tho
awards. The essays will be read at an
entertainment to be given Friday night,
April 10.
Ijxrrt'FE BT W. L. FINL.ET. W. L.
Klnlr-y will lecture tomorrow night on
"Birds About Us." in ftrahlman's hall, on
Spokane avenue. Sellwood. under the
auspices of the Sellwood Library Associa
tion. No admission will be charged 10
this lecture. For sonie weeks following
this lecture the Sellwood branch library
will be stocked with a special collection
of books about birds, so that those who
wish may continue the studies inspired
r-T this lecture.
Sellwood Bot Drownkd. Mr. and Mrs.
B. H. McManlgal. of Sellwood. have re
ceived word of the drowning of their only
son. Edgar. S years old. In the Snake
Tilver. at Pasco. The parents left for
Pasco at once. At last accounts the body
had not been recovered.
The North Bank road will take you to
Ash for the Mineral Springs Hotel. The
best of all health resorts. E. L. Slilpherd.
manager.
Ixian Wanted From 130.000 to W0.OJ0 on
gilt-edge. Inside, interest-bearing business
property. Brick building. Address R 745,
Oregonian. '
W anted Home on West Side. Family
of four will lease for year or two if
desired. Frank I. Towle. Arlington Club.
Evert bo rT likes Smith: the Beef Trust
Is Just crazy over him. Read the ad
nata page.
Rate War. San Francisco. $S; steamer.
Frank Bollam, agent, 138, Third street.
Lecture on Child Labor. In connec
tion with the Home Missionary study
class. Mra. Millie Trumbull, of the Ore
gon Child-Labor Commission, will give a
lecture tonight at the Third Presbyterian
Church, East Third and Bast Pine streets,
illustrated with stereopticon views. These
views will show the conditions that
exist In the Southern cotton mills, the
coalbreakers of Pennsylvania and city
factories. Admission will be free.
Speaks on Christ's Satings. Rev.
Henry Victor Morgan will deliver an ad
dress on "The Sayings of Jeous." this
afternoon at 3 o'clock, in room 81, Selling
Hirsch building. The public is cordially
invited. The address will be repeated on
Wednesday afternoon at the same hour
and place.
For Rent A few nice offices In The
Oregonian building. See Superintendent,
room 20L
Removal Notice. M". Gilbert, the tailor,
has moved to 66 Sixth street, next to
Oxford Hotel.
Art La Mode. 181 Sixth street, opposite
the Hotel Portland.
For Rent Rooms. Selling-Hirsch bldg.
Da. E. C. Brown. Etc. Ear: Marquam.
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EAST SIDE PEOPLE COLLECT
DATA OX DELAYS.
Lower Bridge Draw AVas Open 5 7
Days and Six Hours During
Past Year.
In ordpr to show that a high bridge is
needed north of th Steel Bridge, under
which all rfver craft can pass, without
a draw be ins opened, the statistics for
the last year have been compiled by the
North East Side Improvement Associa
tion. For each month of the year the
operation of the draw is set forth in the
following showing, which gives the num
ber of vessels of all kinds passing up or
down the river at the Steel Bridge:
Number Tim!'
vessels, opened.
January. 1IW7
falling vessels R
Steamers 32
River Boats
Total 1.333 1,054
February. 1007
Balling- vessels .I
Steamers 43
River boats 1,507
Total 1,555 1,193
March, W7 .
Sailing vessels 5
Steamers
River boats 1.697
Total 1,740 v 1.3S5
April, lfWT v
Sailing vessels ft
Steamers IIS
River boats 1.S57
Total l,9M 1,477
May. 1007
Sailing: vessels 4
Steamers
RiTer boats 2.156
Total 2, 118 2.707
June. 10O7
Hailing vessels .....1 2
Steamers 45
River boats 2.178
Total .". 2.225 1.65H
July, 1907
Sailing vessels 3
Steamers 39
River boats 2.243
Total 2.285 1.661
August. 1907 c
Sailing vessels ............ 5
Steamers 63
River boats 1.932
Total 2.000 1.585
September. 1907
Steamers 72
Htver boats 1.638
Total ..1.710 1,359
October. 1907
Sailing vessels 6
Steamers 78
River boats 1.442
Total 1.526 1,260
November, 1907
Sailing vessels 13
Steamern 50
River boats 1.157
Total 1.220 997
December, 1907
Sailing vessels ............ 9
Steamers 52
River boats ....1.433
Total 1,494 1.154
Times opened 1907 16. 188
SUMMARY.
Sailing vessels 63
Steamers 5SS
River boats 20.347
Total .' 21.193
Grand total of vessels, 21,198 passing
through draw in 1907; opening draw. 16.4SS
times, at 5 minutes average, equal to 82,440
minutes; actual time lost. 1374 hours, or
57 days and 6 hours from the draw, being
open during the year of 1907.
During the year 1903 the draw was open
60 calendar days and 5 hours during the
entire year.
VETERAN LAID TO REST
Bells Toll Tor W. 11. McMullin, 4 4
Years a Fireman.
Funeral services over the remains of
the late W. H. McMullin, one of the vet
eran members of the Portland tire de
partment, were held at Holman's under
taking parlors at 3:30 yesterday afternoon.
The ceremonies were solemn and im
pressive and attended by a large number
of his former comrades, both from the
old volunteer companies and from the
present paid department. During the time
the chapel services were held the tire
alarm tolled- a last farewell to the man
who had spent 44 years of his life in the
service of the city. ,
The remains were interred in the vol
unteer firemen's plot at Lone Fir Cem
etery which was one of his last re
quests, as he desired to be buried by the
side of those with whom he had fought
fires during the early days of the city.
The pallbearers were Thomas A. Jordan.
C. A. Altoky. John Drew, J. Keenan,
Frank Harrington and W. A. Wascher,
all former comrades in the volunteer
days. Two members of each company of
the Portland fire department, headed by
Chief David Campbell, attended the
funeral in a body.
WILL BE MUSICAL TREAT
Chorus of 300 Voices in Annual
Spring Festival.
Portland music-lovers, together with
those of the entire surrounding country,
are to be given the greatest treat ever
presented in this city on April 10. 11, and
12 at the Armory, Tenth and Couch
streets, in the annual Spring festival.
This pretentious musical affair will con
sist of the famous Chicago Symphony
Orchestra of 66 musicians, under the di
rection of Adolph Rosenbecker, together
with four vocal soloists and ten instru
mental soloists and a chorus of 300 voices.
The beautiful cantata "Fair Bllen," by
Max Bruch: "The Swan and the Sky
lark," by A. Goring Thomas, and "The
Messiah." by Handel, will be rendered,
together with grand orchestral numbers.
Bishop Paddock Preaches.
THE DALLES. Or., March 22 (Spe
cial.! Right Rev. Robert L Paddock, the
newly-appointed Episcopal Bishop of
Eastern Oregon, preached hia first sermon
at St. Paul's Church here today and con
ferred the right of confirmation. Bishop
Paddock will remain in the city during
the coming week.
"COMING THRO THE BYE." AT
THE HE1UG.
Nott ; Frank Lalor
Lord Battersbee Fred L. Tiden
Vandyke Brown Sidney Tolor
W illiam Cactus Claude. Harry Burgess
Macon Spayce Vincent McCarthy
Augustus Pietro Amos Lawrence
Eaglefeather Charles Wallace
Broncho Boy By Himself
Mrs. Knobb Sallie Stembler
Lolita Eveleen Dunmore
Bossle Claude Isabella Lowe
Countess Christiana ..Georgia Harvey
Ltzette Margeret Taylor
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
THI3 latest Coast arrival in the line
of musical comedy Is the work of
the prolific George V.- Hobart and
Baldwin Slone, who seem to be turning
out comedies rather faster than their cap
ital stock would warrant. Even so, it is
a decidedly diverting entertainment. It
has the prime essential of .ginger, and
moves with a merry clip during every
minute of Its continuance. What it might
be with a less amusing man than Frank
Lalor in the big part is another story.
Lalor's face is his fortune, for if you
met him on the street in his make-up as
Nott, the tailor, you'd scream with laugh
ter. His methods are refreshing in that
they are distinctly different from the run
of musical comedians. The unctiousness
with which he reads his lines, and vocal
peculiarities are a show in themselves.
In fact, not much besides him is required
to make "Coming Thro' the Rye"
worth seeing. His song, "Clancy," in
which he Is given good assistance by the
male chorus, is the gem of the piece, but
he is always highly amusing. He made
such a favorable Impression on last
night's audience that recall after recall
was demanded, and he was called on for
a curtain speech. It has been a long
time since he visited Portland, but i he
was not remembered at the beginning of
this engagement, he will be after last
night. He Is legitimately funny and re
sorts to few of the cheap tricks, all too
common among exponents of this kind of
comedy.
Two men whose acquaintance is a pleas
ure are Fred L. Tiiden and Sidney Toler,
who play the English Lordling and the
impecunious artist, respectively. They
represent the better class singing actors.
The feminine contingent is not especially
able, although Sallie Stembler as Mrs.
Knobb. the gum-chewing widow, measures
up well as a comedienne and won the au
dience with her laughing song in the sec
ond act. Isabella Lowe has charms of
face and figure that entitle her to con
sideration, and her dancing Is pleasant to
see. Margaret Taylor, who plays a house
maid, also dances well.
The chorus works hard and is well
dressed. The management has not stint
ed in the matter of stage settings. "Com
ing Thro' the Rye" is an amusing show
and the patron may be sure of forget
ting his troubles while it is in progress.
Tt runs until Wednesday night, with a
Wednesday matinee.
"What Women Will Do
at the Empire
rather free adaptation of scenes
from Dickens' "David Copperfield," is the
offering at the Empire this week. While
the hero of the novel does not appear in
the play, several of the now famous char
acters are portrayed In a way that fre
quently recalls much of the fascination
of the story. There is more chance for
characterization in this play than in
many given during the season at this
popular playhouse.
If the performance does deviate from
the story It never ceases to be faithful
to the traditions of melodrama. Emily,
the heroine, is the foster daughter of
Daniel Peggoty, a large-hearted fisher
man. James Steerforth, a man of the
world, appears, and. after winning Emily's
love, induces her to run away with him
to Paris. Later she is deserted by Steer
forth and returns to her old home. In
the end Steerforth is disposed of by Ham
mond Peggoty. Emily's former sweet
heart, and the play ends with everybody
satisfied.
J. F. Holloway as Uriah Heep. the
miserly villain, portrays many of the
peculiarities associated with that char
acter, and George B. Edwards succeeds
in reproducing much of the simple-mindedness
of Mlcawber. James A. Calla
han as Micawber. Jr.. does some of the
best comedy work seen at the Empire
in a long time. Emily, the unhappy
heroine. Is played by Bernice Howard,
who showed herself capable of enacting
this heavy role. The other members of
the cast play their parts with intelligence,
and contribute much to the success of
the performance. The play is well staged
and will undoubtedly draw large crowds
throughout the week.
Grease paints and professionals' supplies
at Woodard, Clarke A Co.
F0RSALE.
Fine Stock and Dairy Farm.
1500-acre stock and dairy farm on Lewis
River. 30 miles from Portland; daily
steamer lands en property; large 2-story
house with stone foundation; spring
water piped to kitchen: barns, creamery
and other outbuildings: Chinese pheas
ants breed on uplands and ducks are
numerous in season and shooting priv
ileges would be valuable if preserved;
Northern Pacific Railway crosses farm,
giving direct communication with Puget
Sound and Alaskan markets; much of
this property is in natural grass hay and
pasture; oak and fir timber worth, sev
eral thousand dollars: for stock, sheep
raising or dairying this place Is not sur
passed in the Northwest and for location
it has no equal on the Columbia River.
Inquiries from bono fide buyers re
quested. Curiosity hunters need not ap
ply. For terms, etc., address M 717, care
Oregonian.
. YOUR OWN FAULT.
This Is Positively the Iast Warning.
If you don't buy Oriental rugs and car
pets now you will regret it later. It will
pay you to borrow money and pay 10
per cent interest If necessary to take ad
vantage of our closing: out sale. Only
etKht more days left. Rare pieces at
price of domestics. Such astounding re
ductions have never before been made
on such a high-class line of goods. Take
advantage of it. You cannot make money
easier in any other way Open every
night. ' Bring your husband. Geo. Jabour
& Co., corner Seventh and Washington.
WHEREJTO DINE.
AH the delicacies of the season at the
Portland Restaurant; fine private apart
ments (or ladies. 306 Wash., near tth.
AUNE THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Columbia Bide. Main and A 163a.
AT THE THEATERS
"THE POWER THAT GOVERNS,"
AT THK SIARQCAM.
'Andrew Michael Creaton Clarke
Andrew Oliver Carmichael
Atklna Lawrence
Reginald Carmichael
Harold de Becker,
Arthur Burke Cecil Magnua
Silas Xecomb Gilbert Rosa
Mingo William Lambert
Jim Henderson Jay Mansfield
Giuseppe Lantuzza. . .George Stanley
Janet Winston Irene Oshier
Dorothy Carmichael
". Virginia Lawrence
' BT JOHN JAY HARRISON.
PROBABLY half the people who at
tended the matinee at the Marquam
yesterday entered the doors reluctant to
forsake the glorious weather outside that
appealed to lovers of Nature that sug
gested strolls in the parks or long walks
over the hills. It is safe to say that
not one person leaving the theater at the
close' of the performance of "The Power
That Governs" regretted the choice made
In declining the call tp outdoors.
Creston Clarke returns to Portland this
season In one of the best constructed
dramas of recent years. He was most
favorably received here two 'seasons ago
in "Monsieur Beaucaire," and will have
added greatly to his popularity when he
closes this week's engagement.
The first act, if presented by inferior
people, could be made broadly melodra
maticwith its surroundings of a rough
mountain cabin occupied by rough miners
In a Mexican gold camp. The touch of
higher civilization is given upon the ad
vent of a girl of refinement seeking as
sistance, having lost her way. Then
begins the unfolding of the story, in
which this girl and one of the miners
are the central figures. The somewhat
hackneyed "love at first sight," the
threatened retention of the girl to secure
a ransom, the flash of revolvers and the
sensational escape, all suggest the rank
est sort of melodrama: but this is dis
pelled in the next two acts.
The girl's uncle, who had acted the
craven in his early life, has the secret
wrung from him, which brings deferred
peace and happiness, but before that is
accomplished the "side" characters have
opportunities -to fill in and round out a
story that is full of interest from start
to close, and which has the merit of
being plausible.
Mr. Clarke fought against an attack
of what is nowadays called grip rather
than a bad cold, but when situations re
quired force, he pulled himself together
and played with excellent results. In his
quieter scenes he gave evidence of the
repression and intelligence inherited
from his' illustrious forebears, and won
the audience completely. He is of the
school made famous In the older days
in his father's playhouse in Philadelphia,
the old Walnut Street theater, and with
out apparent effort presents a finished
and convincing performance.
Miss Irene Oshier In the character of
Janet Wilson, and Miss Virginia Law
rence, as the daughter of the old cap
italist living under an assumed name,
are quite capable.
It Is good to see Atkins Lawrence again.
This sterling actor, who blushes not when
talking of the days when he supported
Mary Anderson, the elder Sothern and
others 'Of like fame, plays the uncle in
this production, and as the character
calls for a strong personality to portray
it properly, it is most fortunate that Mr.
Lawrence was secured for the cast.
Harold De Becker, as the weak, fop
pish son. does a clever bit of work, and
Jy Mansfield and Henry Dornton make
the American and Mexican mining part
ners picturesque and sufficiently blood
thirsty. The minor parts are cast ac
ceptably. The Marquam will present Mr. Clarke
all week in "The Power That Governs,"
and before the engagement ends Portland
doubtless will repeat the welcome given
the company since starting on the road
from the East and fill the house as the
character of the performance becomes
known.
SINGLE-TAX GOGGLES.
Thinks Proposed Law Is a Gold
Brick for the Farmers.
PORTLAND. March 21. (To the Editor.
P. S. Gui4ford. In yesterday's Oregonian,
exposes the most obvious error of the pro
posed slnRle tax law. In his table of Clack
amas County's assessment he presents these
flgrures: Total valuation taxable property.
$12,500,000; exemption under proposed
amendment, $3.2.10,000. He asks the ques
tion. "Who Is groins to make up the deficit?"
and answers with the theorist's fanatical
contempt for opposing facts: "The land
speculator of course."- Wrong. Obviously,
emphatically, eggregiously and for a law
maker, culpably wrong.
Tax Is a burden on production, and the
worker pays it and will always have to pay
it. and to levy It. equitably as, possible should
be the sole effort of tax laws. Taxes can
no more be gathered from unused lands
than "blood from a turnip. The speculator
will pay taxes only so long as he Is able
to collect them in some way from the pro
ducer, as the theorists say. by the process
of diffusion. Fundamentally, he can not
pay without collecting from others, because
he is not a producing source. So. all this
talk of the producer throwing the burden
of taxation on the speculator Is the sheerest
folly. yIf the speculator Is unable to pass
on or evade a land tax. he will cease to
speculate In land and Invest in other forms
of property. -And Is the speculator In
stocks, bonds, and franchises less a burden
cn the producer than his brother of the
lands?
The man with money and judgment is al
ways a speculator. The man who has oniv
his labor to invest Is a speculator also in
a smaller and a weaker way.
Oregon has for years been inviting
Investors for her cheap unoccupied lands.
Now. these theorists propose to msvke
lands so cheap and taxes to high
that only the state can own land.
Do they suppose that an offer of
tenantry will Invite more and better clti
xens than an ofTer of title? Or that tenantry
cannot be speculated in as well as titles?
The single taxer Invites the farmer to
vote for his measure, because it will relieve
him of the tax on Improvments. and Mr.
Guilford says the speculator will make up
the deficit. But the speculator will make
up his share of the deficit only until he is
able to "make a turn" in his Investments.
The Immediate effect of the single tax
amendment would doubtless be to decrease
the price of unused and speculative lands
and as the land value only, shorn of its
value from Improvements, is to be the base
of taxation, the assessment roll would be
decreased not only by the exemptions, but
by reduced prices of bare land as well.
In consequence, the tax rate would be in
creased to an extent that would be a dis
tinct shock to the farmer, who bites at the
exemption bait. He would come In to make
up the lion's share of the deficit. He Is
there to stay, and he would go on bearing
the increasing burden, because his back
Is broad and the agile speculator would side
step the whole business.
It has been said that a block in Portland
wtuld be assessed at a price equal to a
strip of land one mile wide from here to
Corvallis at $30 per acre, and thus the bur
den would be shifted from the farmers to
the city of Portland. But. according to the
scheme, the water is all to be squeezed out
of these high Portland rices and as the
energetic Portland supporters of the meas
ure well know, the assessed values of Port
land would be tremendously decreased. The
$50 per acre price of farm lands would also
shrink.
The' only compensation we would derive
for all this disturbance of values would be
the object-lesson of a combination of theor
ists, who Ignore conditions, and tax-dodgers
parsing another gold brick on farmers under
the guise of a measure to saddle all tax
ation on the land because the tax-dodger
Is the man who owns the land. They think
with the single-tax goggles on that the
farmer cannot see through this ladder.
J. B. Z1SGL.ER.
"WHEN WE WERE. TTYEN'TY
l ONE. AT THE BAKER,
I Richard Care we George Allison
4 Sir Horace Plumley, Bart
William Gleason
Colonel Mi lies Graham
.James- Gleason
Terence McGrath ...William WoTbert
Richard Terence Milles Audaine...
Donald Bowles
4 David? Hirsch Robert Romini
Lord Dungelt . Edward Lawrence
I The Hon. Grald Carruthers
W.f J. Neswontger
Hughle Helmont ....Charles Lewis
Wallis Brundall ...Ronald Bradbury
4 Bobble Bellew D. E. Wood
f Jacob James P. Murphy
Mrs. Erickson. . Mina Croliua Gleason
! Phylli Blanche Stoddard
Kara Glynesk ...4 Loutse Kent
j Mrs. Grant Gordon. .Lucille Webster
I Clarlee Newton v . . . Alec King
Eileen O'Briane Maribel Seymour
Winnie Thornton Gwin Sterling
J Mafd Lillian Gates
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
GEORGE ALISON could not have de
sired more favorable conditions
under which to make his reappearance
in Portland than those of yesterday
afternoon when, as Dick Carew in
"When We Were Twenty-one," he
came back to a public thet has always
been very fond of him and has re
mained loyal despite his four years'
absence. While there were some in
the house yesterday who did not re
member him as leading man of the Baker
forces, in the main the audience was
composed of old friends who gave him
a rousing reception.
It Is a real pleasure to record Mr.
Alison's return. Since he left here in
1904 a number of leading- men have
sought favor from local stock audi
ences. Some of them were very good
indeed, others just so-so, and still
others absolutely Impossible. No mat
ter how they might come and go, how
ever, there was one who always held
a place a little above any of them.
So he came back into his own yes
terday afternoon, his work showing
more polish than ever, the same
handsome, dashing, lovable imperson
ator of stage heroes. He was delight
fully effective as Carew, particularly
in his last-act syne with "The Imp."
In the latter role, of course, Donald
Bowles acquitted himself handsomely.
It is one of his very best parts and
I consider him superior in it to Henry
Wroodruff or any other who has played
it.
Blanche Stoddard pleased measurably
well as Philis, and Louise Kent was
at her best as "The Firefly." The
"trinity" was played by William and
James Gleason and William Wolbert,
the latter a new recruit. Robert Ho
mans, always effective in character
parts, did a fine bit of work as Hirsch.
Mrs. Mina Gleason played Mrs. Erick
son in her inimitably charming; man
ner. The lesser part were generally
well sustained. The production is a
handsome one. There were capacity
audiences at both yesterday's perform
ances. "The Secret Dispatch
at the Star
TWO capacity houses filled the Star
Theater at the matinee and evening
performances yesterday to witness the
opening productions of the new week's
bill, as presented by the R. S. French
Stock Company. The production is The
Secret Dispatch,-' and to say that the
play was well received would be putting
It mildly, for the audience at each per
formance applauded enthusiastically. It
is the type of story that best pleases the
Star Theater patrons, and handled In the
.capable manner in which the French
Stock Company interpreted it, the reason
for the enthusiasm was quite apparent.
The scenic effects are also good. In
mentioning this part of the show, the
thunderstorm in the final act. wherein
the villain is killed by lightning and jus
tice triumphs over the conspirators, is
a thrilling climax.
The plot of the play hinges on the mur
der of an Ohio pioneer, who has just
discovered the son of his only daughter,
who had been turned away from her home'
for marrying a worthless man. It deals
with Interesting episodes during and fol
lowing the Civil War. The martial scenes
throughout the play afford the male char
acters an opportunity to wear uniforms,
which of itself is always pleasing to the
average patron of the theater.
St. George Daglenn, as Edwin Grey, the
lost son, gives one of his best interpreta
tions of the role of a hero, and Dorothy
Davis, as Mary Field, the heroine, wins
the hearts of her audience. Charles Con
nors, character man of the company, is
cast as Sam Nasen, who under ordinary
circumstances would be styled the village
pest, but In the present production is
something of a hero. Eva Earl French,
as the old maid, Matilda Larkins, is ex
ceptionally good.
SCORES RACE FOR WEALTH
Rev. James D. Corby Preaches on
"What Is Your Income?"
"What Is Tour Income?" was the
subject at the Universalist Church of
the Good Tidings, on East Eighth
street, last night. Tne pastor, Rev.
James D. Corby, gave an interesting
message. He said:
Among many questions that of in
come is supreme. Time was when
clothing-, food and shelter was the com
pensation of the laborer; with the in
crease of Industries the wage became
more prominent. Flesh and blood was
cheap.
Through carefully tabulated reports
of the Government we know the wage
earnings of those who follow any line
of work. While the moral awakening
has turned the white light of publicity
on the Income of public and private of
ficials and citizens, they have been
obliged to answer: "What is vour in
come and where did you get it?"
Tainted money has become a popular
phrase and methods by which an in
come is gained are under a closer
scrutiny than ever before.
How many never add to their mental
power? Because conscience is drugged
ind the mind has no more stimulus
than market reports afford, wrongs are
tolerated that should be made right.
Last week hundreds of bartenders held
a meeting- to protest against the en
croachments of the temperance senti
ment which they fear will sweep away
their employment. It is customary to
denounce these men, but many are sim
ply g-ood men in a bad business. They
are not drunkards; that kind of men
are not wanted. As their trade Is dis
turbed or abolished there will be a
readjustment and they will find other
employment better for them and for all.
Too many are willing; to trim and
temporise to add to their income. As
writers iheir pen is for sale to the
highest bidder. As lawyers they are
ready to take either side of a suit.
Wiih the passion for greed there has
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arisen not simply the unscrupulous
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FIRST CONCERT
Portland Symphony Orchestra
CHAS. E. DIERKE, Conductor
Friday Afternoon, March 27, 1908
Marquam Theater
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From Tacoma R. W. Southworth, at
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From Spokane 3. F. Euchtwanger, at
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Special Services lo Continue.
Revival services, which have been In
progress for some time at the Sunny
side Methodist Episcopal Church, will
continue during the present week. The
meetings are in charge of the pastor.
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