TITE MOUSING OHEGOXIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1911.
FUMES III HOTEL
FIRE OVERCOME 4
Cpium in Drugstore at Clark
Hostelry Affects Tenants
and Fireman, Is Belief.
(charge haa been mad against the, Jew
that iie Is a lorer of money. In auch
a mraui aa It la true. It la not be
I rause of aa Inherent trait, but la one
I of the accidents of environment. The
.lev.- has ever been downtrodden. He
has been denied the common rights of
men. And as lover of power and am
bition he has taken the only medium
I of realising tits hopes available to hlro.
j and that has been gold."
I Spraklng of the Zionist movement as
I the beglnnlna- of the unification of the
' Jewish people. RobU.cn said: "A re
turn to Jerusalem Is a return to Judaism."
In a musical programme after the
regular business. Miss Ulhel A b rams
nH Miss Liilu Price nave vocal selec-
I tii'ns. Philip I'eli violin selections and
I Leo liaplrer piano selections. A choir
I t'f five young people, led by Dr. II. N.
i Heller, sans Zionist songs.
MOTHER AND BABE SAVED
I'rrtou .lprp n RnlMiitS farrlrl
Hot in Night t "lot lira by Flrr
flshirr Parnate Will Not
Br More Than 300.
T'-n firemen r rendered tempor
anlv unconscious and a woman and her
l-abv In arms mere carried down the
fire ladder suffocated, when the base
ment of the B. F. Jonea drugstore, on
the around floor of the Hotel Clark.
Tenth and Stark streets, took Are late
.at r.Iarht.
The fumes of what Is believed to
have been Maxlnac opium stored In the
hement of the drugstore affected a
larse number rf f IreMahters. several
..f t.nem becomlca almost delirious,
while residents of the hotel were car-rt.-l
out absolutelr Intoxicated by
hreathlnr the smoke, which spread
r'jhi through the hotel.
Fire ("onpaslea Work KITertlv.
Tre prompt work of three companies.
I eidrd by Fire Chief Powell, was re
.rrnMe for checking what proved to
"oihinar worse than a bad basement
frp' with ilamave not to exceed J3900.
overe-I bv Insurance.
Roomers in llie Hotel Clark assert
t'i! an explosion preceded the blaze.
; tit P. K. Jor.es says such was not the
rae and that the fire was caused by
il.ier spontaneous combustion or the
l'ii nlnat out of an electrical fuse.
Klames and dense smoke were pour
s out of the basement windows when
.mi.al F.nsMne No. 1 reached the ho
tr! In response to a telephone call by
;. R. Tremblay. night clerk of the Ho.
i Mowers, who was Informed by K.
W. Stark that there had been an es
ploslon at the Clark. Immediately af
terwards the box at Tenth and Waah
lrSton ran- In. , . ..
Several women were carried down
fie fire ladders shrieking, the Bra es
capes being rendered Impassable by
reason of the dense, blinding smoke,
the fumes of which were so acrid that
anyone breathing them closely became
almost overcome.
Klressaa Makes Rrarae.
Mrs. Kdward Matthews, who with
l.er baby waa on the fourth floor of
the hotel, was seen through the amoke.
which waa dense around the building.
ft have fallen unconscious across the
window ledge. Lieutenant larmenten.
of Company 1. mounted the ladders and
.arrled vomta and child down to
gether. Mrs. W. K. Lyman and Mr. C. J.
Ituffey. also living In tho hotel, were
similarly carried down from lower
floors bv Thomas Gavin and Christo
pher Osferson. None of the women a
waa garbed In anything but the flimsi
est of eight apparel.
This la the aecond fire at the Clark
within two weeka. Chief Dowell waa
particularly Indignant because persons
escaping by the side atalrcase on Stark
street mere compelled to break through
a locked door to reach the street. The
chief asserts that at the previous fire
he found the Iron door leadtirg to the
fire escape on the top floor locked. He
purposes to bring the matter before
the fire committee.
Companies I. 3 and S responded to
the call and the South Portland com
pany was on Its way when the fire
was declared under control, which was
-iiortly after midnight.
Hysteria waa marked among the res
idents of the hotel, none of whom,
however, waa Injured. As soon aa the
smoke cleared, residents were carried
Lack to the hotel.
Mr. Jones asserts a large stock waa
t irrled In the basement among which
oat powdered opium. He believed the
actual damage tnere by fire would not
! more than 1300. but smoke and ma
ter wrought havoc In his store.
Religous Harmony Runs
Through "Thais"
Manle la tapeallasr and Rlnga Will)
eee of acred.
. BT JOSEPH M. QUENTIJf.
A criticism of story of acting In
Massenet's lyric opera, "Thais." has
already appeared In The Oregonian.
Ijist night the Lambardl Opera Com
pany gave second performance of
Thais." and It met with cordial and
earnest, but not tumultuous apprecia
tion from another large audience. It
Is now seasonable! aeelng that the first
glamor of the opera baa sunk deeply
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POULTRY'S ELITE IS HERE
tirrton's Ilrt CacWW-rs Lift Throat
In Jojful PraUe.
The cromlng of hundreds of the fin
est roosters In the Northwest attracted
a crowd of people yesterday evening
around the Multnomah Hotel, comer of
Pine and TMrd streets, where the en
tries In tF'e third annual exhibit by the
tregon Poultry and Pet Association
were being tranjferred to the exhlolt
(-tope, to be In readiness for the open -tnsr
of the show to the pubile at 8
o'clock this morning. I
Tier upon tier of coops ranged along
the exhibit hall, held types of prac
tically every standard breed of chick
ens raised by the poultry fanciers of
regon. Washington. Idaho and British
Columbia. The glare of the electric
lict ts kept the fowls wakeful and bois.
lerous. and the ha!l sounded continual
ly with the orchestral challenge of the
clanticlers. ranging from the deep
has of the Plymouth Kock section to
fie high C of a group of chesty little
came bantams.
More than 1J00 fowls occupied the
oops. This Is. by at least 104 birds,
t''e largest exhibit that his ever been
siren In Portland under the auspices
. f t'-e itrearon Poultry and Pet Associa
tion, according to S. E. Smith, secre
lirv of the organliatlon. who waa su
perintending the Installation and
marking of the entries last night.
ZIONISTS GAIN RECRUITS
One Hundred New Members Join at
Meeting of Ivrr of Zion.
infusing new vigor Into the move
ment locally to buy Palestine from the
Turkish Government as a place of ref
uge for persecuted Jews, the Lovers of
'ton at a stirring meeting at Knights
of Pythias Hall last night added 100
members to Its roster.
ravld N. Mosessohn. who presided,
briefly outllrted the scope of the move
ment. The Lovers of Zion Is the name
of the local branch of the Federation
'f American Zionists, hy which the
world-wide movement for the purchaso
of Zion l conducted In America. Al
ready Io0.000.000 has been collected for
this object and Is nh- deposited in the
Jewish Colonial Trust Back, of London.
The local branch hopes to obtain a
membership of 1000 within the roming
ear.
I. Brnmberc at.it Charles Rohison
were among the speakers last night.
"'The characteristic of the Jewish peo
ple bss ever been the love of power."
said Roblson. "Take the Jew In what
soever clime or whatsoever condition
you may. and yon mill find him a man
of large dreams and purposes. The
Into our minds, to view "Thais" from
a purely musical standpoint.
Last night the cast waa the same as
that of last Friday night, except that
the part of Nldlas was sung by Fran
cesco Alblach. He Is an excellent ac
tor, but mas plainly a little tired, vo
cally, from the many times he has
lately sung In different operas. Al-
blach's sinning lacks force, but last
night he did his best and Is to be
commended accordingly. Maggl. bari
tone, was AthanaeU the monk, and
Peanette Alvlna. resplendent In a new,
glittering gown, waa the Thais. Al
vlna displayed more passion In the en
trance scene last night, and certainly
rannot be accused of coldness this
time. She was In splendid voice.
The opera "Thais" Is a musical nov
elty. It Is not built to make one
laugh, but rather appeals to one's
emotiona and sense of the sacred. Its
music tells of reformation and re
qulrea more than one hearing to thor
oughly appreciate It and drink In Its
woitdroua beauty. The critic may be
pardoned for doubting If the muslo of
Thais" will ever become popular and
be received aa a classic of the new.
modern school of music, one of the
creators of which Is Jules Frederic
Emllie Massenet, mho was born In Min
ts ud. France. May 12. 184Z. and whose
opera, "Thais." received Its premiere
March 1. 1894.
Massenet, according to the judg
ment of the best musical experts,
writes for the Parisians, and seems to
be happy If he only pleases his be
loved Paris. In "Thais" his style is
Oriental, mlth very little of the gay
French In It. and la sugary and volup
tuous. The French swing and gay
atmosphere so finely accentuated
with liberal use of drums, cymbals and
brasses live In the aria that Thais
first sings to Athanael when she
meets him before the house of Nlclas.
in Alexandria, the aria "Perche Tanto
Sfvero"' This air la heard at inter
vals throughout the opera, but In the
repetitions the brasses In tlie accom
paniment are toned down.
The aria Is very effective In the ap
parition scene mhere Thais haunts
Athanael. In the second scene of act
three. This time It haa a wistful,
haunting sound. In two or three
weeks from now that aria can be
whistled softly. It grows on one's
memory.
The other "Thais" air that Is mem
orable is the "Medltazlone Religloso.
played as a violin aolo in the aecond
scene of act two, and repeated at In
tervals, very softly and delicately aft
erward. This aria la deservedly popu
lar In thts city as a violin solo, and Is
devotional and awe-compelling. It la
charged with the sense of a soul that
haa passed away.
Other solos sung by Thais, solos that
linger In the memory, are those that
belong to the second act: "Ah lo son
sola. sols, alfln," "O specchlo mlo fe
dele," "O diva non vista" and "Pleta
ah non ml." The orchestral prelude,
to open m-ltb, ts very short, only one
and a half pages, and gives no hint of
the beautiful melodies that are to fol
low. The score extends to 275 pages,
and the Lambardls do not play the
ballet music In Its entirety.
These hints will perhaps help a bet
ter appreciation of "Thais" when It Is
repeated Wednesday night.
Tonight the bill Is "Faust." with Sal
vatore Scarlettl In the tenor role and
Ida Fasslo as Marguerite.
PEOPLES HAS NEW BILL
Dramatic. Conile and Descriptive
Films Feat a re Programme.
The People's Theater programme ts
headed by a blograph drama, which
keeps the audience In suspense
throughout the films. The other at
tractions are "His ljist Cent," a com
edy drama: "In Japan." descriptive,
and a l.ithtn comedy, entitled. "Nico
tine Conspiracy." The musical num
bers on this programme are given by
MIks Brown, who sings "I Love. Love."
from "The Red Widow." and by Jean
Wilson, who sings "Cutle."
The Star Theater ts featuring "The
Volceiens Message." a drama. In which
a popular deaf and dumb child actor Is
playing the leading role. The other
numbers of the programme are the
"Hear Hunt Romance." "Seeing Cincin
nati" and "How Betty Capturcj the
Outlaw." m farce comedy. There are
also two slns-lng acts.
The Arcade, oh Joy. Tivoll and Crys
tal have nem- shows today.
CokliiK coal Kdlcfscn's jard.
0B0ZC0 TRAITOR
TO f.lEPiO, RUMOR
Officers Said to Have Letters
in Which General, Offers
Aid to Reyes.
NEWS CAUSES SENSATION
Mexican President's Assistant tn
I .ate Revolution Is Shadowed
by Spies Shipment of
Rifles Is Watched For.
EL TASO, Tex.. Dec. S. Five letters,
said to be signed by General Pasqual
Orozco. one of the officers of Madero's
revolution, offering his services and
those of hia men to General Bernardo
Reyes. In his alleged contemplated
Mexican revolution, are In the hands
of secret service agents here. It is said
tonight, and will be used against Gen
eral P.eyea In his trial at Corpus Chrls
tl. when It Is called.
The Orozco letters produced a pro
found sensation In secret service cir
cles. The matter was kept quiet, only
leaking out tonight. Orozco was in
Juarez for several weeks, but left
that city a few days ago, shadowed. It
is said, by a spy In the employ of the
Madero government.
The secret service men are looking
for Garza Galant. a former associate
of Genersl Reyes In Mexico, to whom
a carload of rifles, it is said, wss billed
to Kl Paso from Chicago on November
23. The rifles have not yet arrived
here.
In a bank there is said to be a fund
of fTO.OOO on deposit to the credit of
the Keylsta Junta. The bank Saturday
went on the bond of Dr. Jarza Adelpe.
arrested with the alleged 14 Insurrec
tos here.
ORCHARD GLAD, HE SAYS
GOVKKXOK'S ASSASSIX COM.
MEXTS OX M'XAMARAS.
I.lfe-Termer In Idalio Penitentiary
Likens Position of McManlpal In
Case lo Ills Own.
BOISE, Idaho. Hec. 1. Harry Or
chard, serving a lift term in the Idaho
Penitentiary for the assassination of
Governor Steunenliorg, which crime
he said he wss paid :o commit by of
ficials of the Western Federation of
Miners mho were tried and acquitted,
gave out an interview today relative
to the confession of the McXamaras.
He said he was glad the McXamaras
has pleaded guilty. If they had stood
trial and been convicted, he said, there
would be ground for the creation of
public sentiment In their favor by use
of stories of bribery, etc., by the prose
cution. The pleas of guilty cleared up
the matter for all time.
Orchard said that McManlgal was In
much the same position that he him
self mas mhen he made his confession
of the Steunenberg murder. In Mc-
Manlgal's case, however, the prosecu
tion at Los Angeles was about to pro
cure corroborative evidence.
Samuel Gompers. said Orchard, In his
opinion, was not advised of the dyna
mite schemea employed. These. he
thought, were formulated and carried
out by an organised Inner circle, as he
bad said was the case with the West
ern Federation of Miners.
BLAST KILLS FIVE ON BOAT
Boiler on Ohio River Tow boat Ex
plodes; Houses Xear Damaged.
FITTSBURG, Dec. J. Captain E. A.
Swaney and four members of the crew
of the ton-boat Diamond were killed
today In the explosion of the boat's
boiler while she wan lying In the Ohio
River off Avalon. six miles south. Four
others were Injured, two fatally. The
boat, which was remodeled but a few
months ago. lies at the bottom of the
Ohio with the wheel and part of the
afterdeck house exposed. The cause
of the explosion has not been learned.
05
Phoebe
got a house for
Christmas
Tug Warburton's father gave
Phoebe a house for Christmas, either
bought or built.
Phoebe started out to find the
sort of house she wanted. She tells
about it herself, about her change
in standards of house building,
as she chased this question of taste
around the circle, as a cat chases
its tail, and finally came out at the
house she was born in and lived in
all her life. It is not only amusing
as a story, but Phoebe goes through
all of the stages that we all go
through before we land upon the
safe ground of good taste in house
and furniture.
"Phoebe's House Book" by Inez
Haynes Gillmore in the December
Amer
ican
MAGAZINE
Pieces of machinery were hurled Into
the houses of Avalon, tearing away
chimneys and landing In the streets.
Only one body was found. It having
been thrown on to a neighboring coal
barge.
Aviator Schrlvcr I Killed.
SAN JTAN. P. R.. Dec S. Tod Schrl
ver. a m-ell-known American aviator,
mas killed last evening In an exhibi
tion flight which he waa making at
Ponce. Schrlver fell 100 feet Into a
canefleld and died within half an hour
on the way to the hospital. Thousands
of spectators m-itnessed the accident.
Apparently he lost control of the ma
chine In making a turn.
Kobber Takes Wedding- Ring.
The first time in years that Mrs. M.
R Nelkes removed her wedding ring
proved an unlucky day for her. Mrs.
Nelkes took off the ring to wash the
dishes last night and left It lying close
to the mashbasln in the kitchen of her
home at 831 Minnesota avenue. A rob
ber "Jimmied" the front door of the
house while the Nelkes were absent
THE BARBER ASPHALT
PAVING COMPANY
Constructs Asphslt and Other Bitu
minous Pavements.
gOS-608 Electric Bid Portlaad, Or.
Oskar Huber, Maaactr.
and took, the ring. Other Jewelry, of
small value, was also taken
Pianola Pianos
at $8 a Month
All Pianola Pianos to Be Closed Out
or Rented Before the Holidays.
We're in Deadly Earnest.
The Pianola Piano was considered the very best Player
Piano up to aome time ago. Bat the many improvements de
veloped in the Antopiano have relegated the other instrument
far to the rear. There are now more than twice aa many
Antopianoa sold aa all other makes of Player Pianos combined.
We are therefore determined to get rid of all Pianola
Pianos, no matter what the sacrifice. The injunction secured
by the Combine recently, whereby it was intended to compel
us to adhere to certain big retail prices, has been dissolved.
Eilers Music House has the right to sell Pianola Pianos at any
price it sees fit, provided it offers them as so-called "second
hand." Thus it is that Pianola Pianos that have never been
used, and are the latest improved types, are ticketed in our
salesroom as "second-hand."
OUR SPECIAL OFFER
Pianola Pianos, at the reduced prices, as heretofore ad
vertised, on payments of ?8 a month. Remember, there are
no extras. Rent a Pianola at $8 a month, and if at any time
within a year you determine to buy it, we will allow all rent
paid toward purchase price.
Nothing could be fairer nothing more liberal. On this
isis we ought surely to dispose of every Pianola Piano in
onr establishment, long before the Holidays.
. . EILERS MUSIC HOUSE
Now the Nation's Largest Alder Street at Seventh
f you
believe
in reduced
land tax, work
for bitulithic streets.
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can visit on a .Ide trip the llvtn volcano
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Visit the Islands now. while you can do .t
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