THE MORNING OREGONIATT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1908.
TAMMANY-DRAFTS'"
JOHNNIE MFEHAfJ
FULTON IS IN LUCK
Wagners Son May Amae the World and Eclipse Genius of His Father
Brilliant Work of Young Man in "Lohengrin" Described bj Emilie Frances Bauer Marvel of Musical Skill, His Success a Certainty.
Oregon Man Will Be Taken
Care Of if Taft Is Elected.
Gotham's Most Popular Res
taurant Man Slated for
Seat in Congress.
OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE
OWNS PARK ROW BEANERY
Friend of President Roosevelt and
Other Famous Men Who Have
Eaten at "Dolan's" Is
Diamond In Rongh.
BT LLOYD r. LONTTRGAK.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1 (Special.) "John
ills Meehan Is going to Congress,"
This is the straight tip from Tammany
Hall, and It means that one of the best-
known men In New York has an ambition
to make a National reputation. Every
body in Manhattan knows John, although
he has never made a noise in the world.
The late Senator Allison, of Iowa,
achieved fame by "sawing wood": Mee
han Is best known by his ability to carve
beef.
Away back tn 1866 old Pat Dolan estab
lished a little restaurant on Park Row,
where he served corned beef and baked
beans to the workers In the down-town
district.' In time his nephew, John Mee
han, waslnvested with the order of the
steel knife and the bean paddle. Now
. Dolan Is dead, and Meehan runs the whole
place by himself.
I'p to a few months ago It was Meehan's
proud boast that In 28 years he had never
missed a day's work. At 7 o'clock In the
morning1 he takes charge and carves
corned beef and ham for dear life until
7 o'clock In the evening. Sometimes he
lays off for a few hours In the afternoon,
but not always.
Many attempts have been made to lure
. htm away from work, but all have failed.
"Big Tim" Sullivan induced him to go to
' Albany on one occasion. Meehan caught
the i P. M. train, reaching Albany. 143
miles away, a little after 7. At 3 A. M.
he "shook" the merry party of New York
ers, and was back on the job at the bean-
. ery by 7 A. M.
President Roosevelt Is one of Meehan's
warm friends, and coaxed him to attend
a White House reception. By taking the
Congressional limited, Meehan arrived In
' Washington at 8 P. M.. and changed to
' Ms dress suit in the drawing-room on the
Pullman.
"Roosevelt treated me fine." he said the
next day. "He's one of the best chaps
I ever met. And there's a lively mid
night train out of Washington, so I was
Johnny on the Spot at 7, as usual."
Dolan'a Restaurant (It still retains the
old name). Is a little, unpretentious place.
They have the same bill of fare as 40
years ago. not one item having been add
ed or subtracted. The average check Is
la cents, and only bloated millionaires
ever reach the dignity of spending double
. that at one time. But as a money-maker
It has many gongeous Broadway establish
ments "faded," If the slang may be per
. mitted. President Roosevelt has dined
. there on beef and beans. So have Grover
Cleveland, and Governor Ben Odell, a
score or more of Supreme Court Justices,
and practically very big politician In
town. They all know John and he knows
them.
And. it might be added, that they don't
get a larger slice of beef than any Park
Rowite who may happen to drop in.
To give an Idea of the business that Is
done In this little restaurant, it need only
be said that Meehan buys his corned
beef by wholesale, and for that single
Item he expends yearly over $30,000. And
thereby hangs a tale which Illustrates the
character of the future Congressman.
Great Men Eat Ills Beans.
For several generations a butcher In
Washington market named Hlckey has
supplied this corned beef. He shows hla
faith In the article he furnishes by drop
ping In at 3 o'clock every mornlrwr and
eating a few plates of It. When the beef
- trust got busy In the city a few years ago
a representative called on Meehan to bid
for his trade. He asked Meehan what
price he paid, and was told. Then he
offered to supply the same grade of goods
at a rate one cent a pound less. Also to
take back any meat that did not come up
to speclflcatlona. Whereupon Meehan
leaned over the counter and talked, wav
ing U1A WTUW-AUliv v V u
words:
"There isn't any good of talking about
it." he said. "I've bought meat from
Hlckey so long. I wouldn't care to buy
from anybody else. Probably I could get
It cheaper from another firm, out he Is
my friend, and I know he only makes a
fair DrofiL"
"But you are throwing away several
thousand dollars a year." protested the
amazed salesman. "It lsn t business.
"It is my business and my way of do
ing business." was the reply. "And up
to date I haven't any complaint to make.
So don't you worry."
Nobody knows how much money Meehan-
Is worth, but he la easily a million
aire several times over. Jn his little res
turant, which Is open 24 hours a day,
there Is always enough cash to start a
voung National bank. Most of It is -kept
In empty cigar boxes In a drawer under
the counter. There Is no cash register
and no bonded employes. Likewise there
Is no record of a Meehan employe being
a defaulter. Every man m the place Is
paid good wages, and when they get old
they are pensioned.
Money "Cluttered Tp" Place,
Old-timers still tell of the first time
tnat Meehan opened a bank account. That
was a number of years before he had
such a thing. To a friend with whom
he was chatting he lamented the fact
that "the money was coming in so fast
it aina oi uuumcu j i' itiv.r.
Whereupon he was advised to me him
self to a bank, and the National Park
was recommended, and he took the ad
vice on the spot.
At the bank a haughty minion diplo
matically Jeered when his caller said he
ran Dolan's restaurant "Ah! the little
place up the street." he said. "Now you
take my advice. Mr. Meehan, and go to
some -nice savings bank. You see we
cannot bother with such little accounts."
When Meehan asked how much money
was needed to do business with the Na
tional Park he received evasive answers,
and finally he lost his patience. Ha
slammed two cigar boxes down on the
counter and remarked:
- "Here is 30,000. If that Isn't enough
to do business with your durned old
bank. I'll go back and get some more.
There's lots up the street." Whereat
the haughty minion fainted, and when
he revived he groveled.
You can make Meehan talk on almost
any subject except his charities, but It Is
well known that he expends many thou
sands every year. I know myself of sev
eral broken-down newspaper men who
have been kept from misery and starva
tion by the modest man who carves a
Autocratic livelihood for himself on Park
Row.
The future Congressman does not care
to discuss the report that he Is to be
sent to Washington, hut politicians "In
the know" say It Is fixed. ,
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AYREUTH. Aug. 15. (Special Cor
respondence.) With me, as with
others who travel along the road
to Bayreuth, the time was spent in try-
ns to get back Into the musical atmos
phere, which Is not entirely easy after
having thrown off everything that
meant thought or work, but It was not
so difficult as had I been traveling
the road alone. It seemed as though
veryone on the train was pensive-eyed.
wild-eyed or adorned with long-flowing
jocks, ana if any one has the Impres-
lon mat "Bayreuth Is flooded with
Americans." let him lose it, as the per
centage s so small that it Is not even
perceptible.
oermans predominate by an over
whelming majority. Then, perhaps,
come Austrians. French. English. Rus-
lans jnd Americans In hardly as large
proportion as Italians or Spanish.
Germans journey from their own homes.
ut most of the others drift In from
the watering resorts.
The city itself is a quaint little place
and, notwithstanding Its claim of 30.000
inhabitants, it seems to lose its lden
tlty as a city, even during the season
when the musical pUgrlms travel the
road to the musical Mecca on the hill
where stands In dignity and nobility
me estspieinaus.
Bayreuth Is an atmosphere, and who
goes there must go with an under
standing of this fart: otherwise he will
irequently long for certain things
which the enthusiastic Bayreuthian
can dispense wltn good singing, for
Instance. The ultra-Wagner lover will
tell you that this Is not necessary, that
mere is so nrocn more than mere vocalism
tnac it should not be considered. Unfor
tunately I love good singing and cannot
agree with this point of view, but discuss
anything with a Wagnerlte at Beyreuth!
Perish the thought: it were all one's life
were worth, because he more frequently
If Is "she" considers that no one has the
privilege to Judge if one knows aught but
vsagner. and that Wagner knowledge
must have eradicated all else.
Alas, for us who must be tolerant, who
must keep a calm, cool Judgment and
who must see the world from a broad
standpoint. What we must lose In life
when we cannot be oblivious to all but
one work, one school or one Individual,
yet I am weak enough or conceited
enough to believe that none of those wor
shipers could appreciate or could enjoy
as mucn as I could and did.
I do not need to hear Wagner In the
proper surroundings to know that he
sounded the greatest and perhaps the
only sincere note in opera. Onera la not
a sincere art. It Is not an easily flowlnr
art. For the greater part It Is stilted and
supernclal. Music Is given Into the
mouths of personages who are as far re
moved from that relation as Is a beast of
burden from a work on philosophy. Music
hampers me action and the word Inter
feres with the music But Wagner has
truly wedded the two. He has chosen
subjects which lent themselves In every
particular and he has used pictorial art
as no one had ever done before or has
ever done since.
But there Is more to be learned down
In that little Bavarian city than an ap
preciation of Wagner. There Is a beauty
in the life of the Wagner family that
cannot be translated Into language, and to
this the entire musical world Is Indebted
for the preservation of the highest Ideals
of the great master Ideals which have
forced to a higher level everything that
has succeeded him.
To Coslma Wagner, the wife of an Illus
trious husband, the daughter of Franz
Liszt, belongs the credit of having trained
the great singers of the world in the
traditions so dear to her and so valuable
to the world. Sho has staged and J
mounted every production at Bayrenth
since the passing of the master. This
year, for the first time, she was forced to
relinquish her post, which was filled by
her son, Siegfried Wagner, who also was
heard In the capacity or conductor.-
There Is no more interesting figure
than this young Wagner, whose most
severe struggle Is put upon him by those
who expect him to wear the mantle of
his father. He Is a man of brilliant
parts and much charm, clean, healthy
and Infinitely more sane than nine
tenths of those who assume the "Bay
renth cult." His production of Lohen
grin was the most complete, the most
superb, the most finished I have ever
witnessed and as conductor he was as
powerful and as masterly as he was In
the mounting of the work. While his
Idolised mother lives he will never leave
Bayreuth, but later, If he comes to
America, and come he must, he will
prove himself one of the most forceful
and one of the greatest men who have
brought a great and educational talent
Into our midst.
At the close of Lohengrin each time
Siegfried Wagner was called before the
curtain, something which had never
occurred at Bayreuth. and It must be
said thai !t was a tribute as well de
served as It was sincere.
This season at Bayreuth has been of
especial interest to Americans from
New York and Boston, as Dr. Muck
conducted a number of the perform
ances, and fortunately the Parsifal which
1 beard. This versatile man Is as clever
In opera as In symphony and It Is not
possible to say more. The cast of
Parsifal Included two Americans and
these did credit to their country. They
were Edythe Walker as Kundry and
Clarence Whltehlll as Amfortas. White-
hill has a superb voice, a fine stage
presence ana command of the language
which makes him most valuable in Ger
man opera, where good singers are al
most unknown. Miss Walker, who was
a contralto, and was determined to
make a soprano of herself, has much
In her favor In the way of a beautiful
voice, but her high notes frequently suf
fer. She also sings Ortrud In the "Lohengrin"
production, and In this opera is another
American and one who will be at the
Metropolitan next season. This is Allen
Hinckley, who sang the part of the king
In a rich, resonant voice.
One of the triumphs of the season at
Bayreuth was that of Dalmores, the pop
ular tenor and Idol of the Manhattan
Opera-House. He cancelled a very Irri
tant season at Buenos Ayres to accept the
engagement to sing "Lohengrin" In Bay
reuth. and he acquitted himself so suc
cessfully that he has been engaged for the
role In Wiesbaden, Nuremberg, Frlberg,
Strasburg and six times in Vienna. Here
he has been offered a six-year contract,
but there Is little danger that he will ac
cept, as he loves America and Americans
too well for that. The Wagner family
was most appreciative of his perform
ances and made this manifest In every
way. He was a guest In their box at all
the performances and they gave him a
dinner at their wonderful home, the
Wahnfrled villa.
A third conductor, always of interest to
the musical world. Is Dr. Hans Richter,
who conducted a number of splendid per
formances of 'The Ring." Dr. Richter
was the more welcome, insofar as his
principal seat of action in In England,
where he lives and conducts at Covent
BAYREUTH
Garden and a series' of symphony con
certs. . For the first time In the history of Bey
reuth Frau Wagner was not In her scat,
as her health has not permitted any activ
ity whatsoever. The family and the phy
sicians decided, after consultation, that
she might witness one act of "Lohengrin,"
which was for the first time staged by
her son. but the great woman answered
"No, it Is not possible to resign half of
Wagner it must be a total renunciation.
That is what he' would have wanted. I
am content. I am satisfied. I shall live
with my memories."
KMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
FIND MRS. HITCHCOCK SANE
. Commission Disregards Hypnotist's
Testimony in Murder Case.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5. Members of the
commission appointed by Judge Foster,
of the Court of General Sessions, to In
quire Into the sanity of Mrs. Charlotte
Hitchcock, accused of killing her hus
band and shooting herself last November,
have completed and signed their report,
which will be submitted to the court to
day. While none of the commissioners would
reveal the nature of the report, it is un
derstood it would be declared Mrs. Hitch
cock was under the influence of opium at
the time of the shooting to an extent that
she was rendered almost unaware of what
was going on, but that she Is now sane.
in making Its report, the commission
decided not to use- the evidence of Dr.
Van Gleson, who declared he had hyp
notized the woman, and while she was In
that condition, obtained from her a state
ment that her husband, and not herself,
had done the shooting. The decision was
based, it is learned, not on any desire to
discredit Dr. Van Gieson's testimony, or
to challenge his right to speak with au
thority on the subject of hypnotism, but
because his disclosures did not. In the
commission's estimation, have any bear
ing on the question of Mrs. Hitchcock's
sanity, which was the sole subject of inquiry.
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Mason Loses Balance While In
specting Wires on Power Pole.
WALLACE, Idaho, Sept. 2. Thomas
Woodward, chief electrician of the
Northwest Light & Power Company,
was electrocuted here this morning.
Woodward had ascended the power pole
for the purpose of Inspecting wires,
when he lost his balance and fell across
a wire carrying 2300 volts. Death was
instantaneous.
Woodward was one of the most prom
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the holder of many offices In that order.
He had been married only three weeks.
DEATH NOT DUE TO POISON
Chemist Finds "o Tra'ce in Body of
Mrs. Donahue.
OAKLAND. Cal., Sept. 2. Not a trace
of poison has been detected In the
stomach or other organs of Mrs. Daniel
Donahue, whose dead body was un
earthed last Sunday from a foul grave
near a building at Sixty-fourth and
Green streets and for whose alleged
murder Guslave Arkeil Is held In pris
on. Chemist Frank Benzinger sent his
report to the officials. In which It was
recited that not the slightest trace of
poison could be found.
"This does not exclude the possl
bility that the woman died of poison
ing," said Mr. Benzinger, "as it must
be remembered there are some deadly
drugs which would have ' disappeared
during the length of time the body was
burled, but I am not inclined to the
opinion that there was at any time any
poison in the woman s system.
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Contagious Blood Poison by removing
Three "Lame Ducks," Long. Kit
tredge and Hansbrough, Will
Be Ignored, Contrary to Re
publican Precedent.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 2. Only one of the Re
publican Senators scheduled to retire
from office next March Is likely to be
"taken care of" by the incoming ad
ministration Senator Fulton, of Ore
gon. As a usual thing It is customary
for the administration to provide of
fices for defeated Senators: Cabinet
jobs, diplomatic or consular places, or
special, positions purposely created.
But that rule . is very likely to be
broken by Mr. Taft, for the men who
are slated to retire from the Senate,
with the exception noted, are not iden
tified with his faction of the Republi
can party, and are not really entitled
to recognition.
The custom of taking care of "lame
ducks," as retiring Senators are des
ignated, dates back many years. Not
long ago. when the St. Louis Exposi
tion was being developed, a number of
Senators were defeated for re-election,
among them Senator McBrlde. of Ore
gon; Senator Carter, of Montana, and
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska. A
kindly disposed Congress provided for
a "Government board ' for this exposi
tion, at salaries of $5000 each equiva
lent to the salary then paid Senators
and President McKlnley took the hint
and promptly appointed the gentlemen
named, along with a few others.
These Jobs were sinecures; the lucky
Senators put in appearance two or
three times a year, looked pleasant.
and made themselves ornamental,
though hardly useful, on the occasion
of the opening of the exposition, and
managed to stay on the Government
payroll for about two years. Carter
hung on until he was re-elected to the
Senate.
Taft Would Block Move.
There will be no repetition of this
performance next Winter, unless Con
gress should care to disregard public
opinion and make a large appropria
tion for a Government board to at
tend the Tokio exposition, which is not
to be held until 1912, and possibly not
before 1913. Even should such a board
be authorized. It is very doubtful If
Mr. Taft would appoint the retiring
Senators; he could find better material
elsewhere.
The men who are now in control of
the Republican party owe absolutely
nothing to Senator Hansbrough, or
Senator Long or Senator Kittredge.
These three men. all to retire, have
steadfastly opposed the Roosevelt re
gime and the Roosevelt policies, until
very recently, 'when Long and Hans
brough became eleventh-hour converts
in the hope of saving themselves. Iot
one of . them was instrumental in
bringing about the nomination of Mr.
Taft; not one of them was a trusted
friend of the Roosevelt administration:
not one of them placed either Mr.
Roosevelt or Mr. Taft under the slight
est obligations. Therefore ' they will
reap the benefits of their own antl
admlnistration labors It they are not
given any sort of Presidential ap
pointment. Fulton Strong With Taft.
Senator Fulton, however, has been
an ardent Taft man. He rendered val
uable service at Chicago, and has ever
since been devoting his energies to
carrying Oregon for Taft in November.
He is personally a close friend of the
Republican nominee and it has been
said frequently that Mr. Fulton, If he
chooses, can enter the next Cabinet.
It is believed to be up to Mr. Fulton
to decide whether he will take a Cabi
net position or whether he will return
to his law practice and bide his time
to punish those who brought about
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his defeat at the .Oregon primary elec
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China Arranging Ceremonies or In
auguration of Constitution.
PEKIN, Sept. 2. The Government
at present is engaged In a discussion
of the ceremonies which, owing to the
custom, are performed at the temple
of the ancestors of the Imperial family
In the Forbidden City on the occasion
of the initiation of a new dynasty,
when there also will be a complete
change of government.
The discussion of these matters at
this time indicates that the throne
considers that the recent edicts insti
tuting provincial assemblies and pro
viding for a constitution will be In
augurated by a new government The
edict calling for the adoption of a con
stitution shows that the government In
this matter will follow closely the ex
ample of Japan. The plan decided
upon embraces many of the recom
mendations made by the Tashou
Tchmer. who was sent to Toklo to ex
amine Into the report upon the con
stitution and government of the island
empire.
, Medium to Test Portland Law.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Sept. 2. Some
thing awful's going to happen to Port
land. John'Klater. the medium, says
he's going back there to practice his
"art."
Slater is all worked up over the dec
laration that he'll be arrested if ha
does,
Slater adds that if he is compelled
to pay a license by Portland, he In
turn will make the city collect a fee
from every minister and priest in the
Rose City.
The medium's threats were made be
fore a large audience at Long Beach.
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