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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1916)
TTTE MORNING OltEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1913. MUSICIANS LAUD EKII AMID BABEL Waldemar Lind Is Declared by Leading Artists Justified A in Leaving Benefit. NERVE IS COMMENDED what Fred Fisher termed "getting down' to brass tacks. The registration reached 2246 and the enthusiasm and attendance were at top notch. In the morning the addresses -were given by Arthur Regatz. who spoke on "The Bible at Work in the World"; Bishop K. J. K-'ooke, whose address on "Ourselves and Others" was a triumph; Dr. Hugh I Burleson, of New York, who spoke convincingly on "The Test of Discipleship." and J. O. Randall, whose address was on "Making Amer ica Christian." Dr. Burleson, who represented the Episcopalian board on the pro gramme, gave as the tests of Chris tianity sincerity, reality of religion, responsibility for Christ and faith, and understanding. He spoke of "neg ative goodness" as a menace to church growth. A sarcastic remark by Dr. J. O. Randall regarding "a man who would MUSICAL COMEDY STARS HERE THIS "WEEK. Several Congratulate Violinist for Quitting Mlicn Solo Is Interrupt ed at Cliarity Entertainment by Visiting Xurscs. Waldemar Lind, violinist with tem perament, won the love of other Port land musicians when he walked out of a valentine tea at the Hotel Portland Monday afternoon because the chatter of society maids and matrons drowned his notes. They would pin an iron cross on him if they had one. Kvery one asked said he did right, and each was willing to give three cheers. Mr. Lind was called up and con gratulated a number of times yester day. He was told he Bhowed proper resentment, and that his courage wn to be commended. Furthermore, they told him that his spirit was the same as that which made the year 1776 a notable one in the history of the country. Conversation Bou la Discord. "I got tired of it." said Mr.' Lind Briefly, in speaking of the wave of feminine gossip and society talk that rolled over him as he was pouring his feoul into his violin. The vibrations of tightly drawn vio lin strings and of several hundred as sorted vocal cords did not pulsate in the same key. There was a dissonance that overthrew the equanimity of the artist and he rebelled. Speaking in the argot of the best political schools, "His blood boiled." Possibly, if his audience had been men instead of women, he would have broken his violin to little bits by smashing it over the nearest head. "They all say I did right," said Mr. Lind, and musical people generally up held him. Musicians are known to be sensitive, and a raw, inharmonious Found may upset them terribly and prove as offensive as raw fish at an epicure's breakfast. Mr. I.lnd Declared Justified. Musical people in Portland of estab lished reputation declared yesterday that Mr. Lind was Justified in break ing his violin solo in two in the middle and bolting the valentine tea. And this. too. despite the fact that the af fair was being given in the cause of sweet charity, and for one of the city's most worthy charities. The tenor of their remarks is that the buzz of the conversational bee at the valentine tea was enough to drive an artist with a violin cradled under his chin to almost any lengths. They generally hold to the opinion that Mr. Lind got a long line of credit in the ledger of the recording angel because he did not do a murder or two on the way out. Auditors Declared Inconsiderate- Portland audiences, it is said, are not worse than other audiences in this particular respect. But the statement is made that the ready, snappy, up-to-the-minute, volunteer conversation alist has been the bete noir, whatever that is, of local musical gatherings for years. "I heartily congratulate Mr. Lind, faid William H. Boyer, director of the Apollo Club. "There is too much noise during musical numbers and this is particularly true of instrumental num bers. They get the worst of it. It is very impolite, to say the least, and I think Mr. Lind was right, as far as I know of the circumstances." T think a musician is justified In walking out when he meets with such strong competition from his audience," said Mrs. Rose Coursen teed, president of the Treble Clef Club. "It takes courage, of course, and one cannot help but admire that quality. Thoughtlessness 1 Blamed. "The situation is brought about by thoughtlessness. It is" humiliating for a musician to feel that while he is do ing his best to entertain, people are not paying attention. It is all a matter of courtesy and the same rule should prevail in music as if one were speaking; courteous attention should be iriven. "If I were conducting a symphony concert and there was so much noise that it interfered with the music, i hmiM rertainlv stOD the concert," de clared Mose Christensen, president of the Portland Symphony orchestra. "The first consideration of polite nennle Is for others, and even though the music did not appeal to one. that nerson should keep quiet so that others might enjoy it. I am glad to say that we have very good attention at me symphony concerts and have no com' plaint to make." W. W. Graham Praises Action. "Mr. Lind did perfectly right." said n-iiiiom Wallace Graham, a brother violinist. "It is customary and good form to keep still at a concert or ,,,c!,1p Of course, if he had been playing as an incident of the gather ing it would be different, but I under stand it was a boIo. a part of a mu sical programme. Talking should not be carried on save between numbers. It all depends on the occasion, of course, but as a soloist he was en titled to the attention of his audi There were others who approved Mr. T.lnri'a act. Mrs. warren 1 nomas, dean of Portland's musical people, was .nfl Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke. president of the MacDowell Club, was another. Others commented favorably upon his act who did not want their names used. One declared it is jusi as pumt to chatter when a man Is lecturin as during the playing of a solo. Tea Given by Visiting Xom. The valentine tea was given in the Interests of the Visiting Xurse Asso ciation, one of the most worthy and popular charities of the city. Numbers of prominent ana pniianinruyit fcvi"" m-KTierated to make the event a suc cess and an encouraging fund to carry on the work was tne result oi meir nrieftVOrS. Some women who attended the tea nntended that Mr. Lind haS acted ithnnt sufficient provocation. While they admit there was chatter during his playing, they say that a musician nannt PTDfRl Ifle SKIHIi lienct3 III H audience at a social function that would be his due at a lormai recnai. LAYMEN USE WAR TOPICS fContlnued From First Page.) rrTA fnrmnr TnnsicA.1 COmedT fitSTS who bid fair to become as noted as . c iiTntvrn null Heath and LCtlllJUiaico "-J other historic histrionic partnerships are Robert carun ana m ummhuci, who are appearing this week at Pan tages in a nautical travesty, "Before the Mast." - 1 1 ..-i. ,ni Pnrlin urA celebrating their ninth year together and inci dentally they are renewing old friend ships while in Portland. They were seen here several years ago as the chief funmakers with charming Alice Lloyd in "The Rose Maid." supply of wit that made his talk pop tilar. "If we had the rattn we ought to have, we would need no convenuuns, i for we would all he doing uoa s worn, ..i unrri w Fhiici. who also had I war-time topic. "Enlisting and Train- v. frowther. of the Methodist Epis copal Mission Board, presided during the afternoon.. . The programme was p like to have the job to tell the people of the country what is good for them" brought forth some applause, and one elderly minister, taking the thought that Roosevelt was meant, anshwered Yes, and he's liable to get tnat jod. A great warning to the church to ret next to the hearts of humanity" was pronounced in Dr. Randall's au dress. . . ' "Get the human touch," he advo cated. "If the church of Jesus L,nrisi doesn't get out and relieve the heart ache of the world; if it doesn t get close enough to the last remnant of humanity and give relief, it has failed. The theater will give the message for the heart's hunger, if we don't. And irnod as it may be. it will not be the message of Christ, xne socialist win give them a message; the anarchist will appeal to tnem, it we uuuu aho world will not believe in you until you show yourself practical. It wants people who Know aoout tne tempta tions and the sins to tell of the peace and joy to be found in religion. Let us be practical. Let us not merely tell people what is good for tnem. They don't want to hear that. They want something for their breaking hearts." Kon-Sectarlan Work Advised. 'Ood is not a Methodist," was the opening statement of Bishop Cooke, of the Methodist Church. And he pro ceeded to tell his hearers that the Al mighty is non-sectarian tnat ne is everybody's God. "No church can live unto itself," said the Bishop. "The church that lives for its own social set; that turns the cold shoulder on the man with the ragged coat; that knows nothing of the dwellers oi tne inira floor back," ad of those in the slums, for that church there is no use on God's earth. Ibelieve Portland to be the cleanest city in the country and yet on the street corners here every nignt tne soap-Dox orator is telling of all sorts of 'isms,' but not one is telling of Jesus unrist. There is a warning we should heed." A vivid picture of The JJeiense or Lucknow." given by the bishop, closed with an eloquent statement that from the topmost tower the banner or Christ still floats." I General Canvass Favored. Resolutions favoring the holding of a simultaneous canvass by every mem ber among all denominations on Marcn 5 were approved and recornmended to th. various denominational conferences which met last night in the First Meth odist. Baptist. Congregational and otn er churches, where the needs of those especial denominations and their co operation with the laymen's mission ary movement were freely discussed. In most of these meetings dinner was served. At the White Temple the men dined at 6 o'clock and adjourned to the main auditorium to meet witn uw women at 8 o'clock. One of the most important of the resolutions placed the stamp of ap proval of the executive board and the entire assemblage on thep lan to hold an anniversary interdenominational meeting or dinner to commemorate the convention. The co-operation of the National laymen's committee will be asked in arranging this meeting. Smaller Conventions Favored. Smaller conventions in cities through out the state were favored and it was decided that the executive committee consisting of E. L. Thompson. A. S. Patullo, Hi W. Stone, T. S. McDaniel and William H. Lewis be- continued in office and that John A. Goddell. of the Y. M. C. A., executive secretary, be made a full member of this committee. At today's meeting these resolutions and suggestions from the denomina tional conferences will be discussed. Delegates to the National loymen's Missionary Convestion tq be held in Washington. D. C, April 26 to 30, will be named today. This morning the session will open at 10 o'clock and the afternoon session will begin at 3 o'clock. The night meeting will be for men only. The meeting at 7:30 o'clock in the First Methodist Church will be for women only. ' Girl's Guardian Sues for $3000. ROSEBTJRG. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) O. H. Thrush, a Camas Valley rancher and guardian of 16-year-old Olive Thrush, yesterday filed suit in the Cir cuit Court here, in which he asks $o000 damages from Dan Smith. Mr. Thrush asserts that Smith attacked Miss Thrush several months ago, with the result that she was injured. Ben Ken nedy, who was with Smith at the time, is now serving a term Iff the State Penitentiary, ... .......... ' - I fcrVi A fvri iT?Ar?'T?( m . im r n rJ i ''''' S45.75 Extra large size, flush top, high, quality. J ' 940 UPHOLSTERED ARM ROCKER $17.60 S19.7S GOLDEV DRESSERS FOR A Karpcn jnece. upholstered m Fitted with large mirrors, good case construction. This Sale Jumped From the Start THIS SALE OF $15,000 WORTH OF FURNITURE, CONSISTING OF SAMPLE LJNES OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS; ALSO A GREAT NUMBER OF PIECES FROM OUR OWN STOCK. It was like touching the electric button. .. . T Sunday's announcement of Rummage Values taxed the store to the limit It was just such a crowd as we had expected for great bargains like these come seldom. Do not fail to attend this Rummage Sale if you would buy for less than you ever i n "XT J '1 1 1 T H nave Deiore. Iew pieces aaueu uauy; ue iiere uy an means S3 MAPLE DRESSER 27.50 COLONIAL DRESSERS $14.65 Full quartered stock, scroll posts and standards. $89.50 OAK DRESSER FOR S36.85 Princess style, extra large size. 9 MAGAZINE RACKS $3.99 Full quartered oak, nicely made. $3S.50 PARLOR SUITE FOR $15.95 Mahogany finished' frame, loose cushions. Wood Bed Bargains $48 cano panel twin ff7 OC Bed, in Ivory, shaded.. 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OAVR WINDOW SHADES, WORTH UP TO 05 CENTS, 39 All colors and all sizes up td 38 inches. $145 SHERATON BUFFET $59.00 Length 72 inches, inlaid in lines. $3331 WALNUT SUITE $149.00 Three pieces. Bed. Chiffonier and tiG-incli Dre.xser. $451 SOLID MAHOGANY SUITR $199.00 Louis XVI design, four pieces, beautifully made. $51.50 KARPEN LEATHER COUCH $26.95 Covered in genuine Spanish leather, oak frame. $155 MA5SIVR rOLOJiML BUFFET $59.50 All mahogany. 72 inches in length. $93 MAHOGANY CHINA CLOSET $34.50 60 inches wide, massive colonial pattern. $5.00 UMBRELLA RACKS FOR Colonial style, triplicate mirror, w width 60 inches. $2.15 $4.00 LEATHER SEAT DINING CHAIRS $2.85 $37.50 BIRDSEYE CHIFFONIER S14.75 Oval glass, shaped front drawers. $150 FUMED BUFFET $49.90 Length 72 inches, of very highest grade. $220 CHAMBER SUITE FOR $97.50 3 pieces, Circassian walnut, Louis XVI design. $125 LARGE WALNUT DRESSER $14.75 REED ARM CHAIRS, $6.75 Has upholstered learner seat, wiae arms, well made. ( $33.50 KARPEN TAPESTRY CHAIR, $13.00 Comfortable Arm Chair, In good pattern of tapestry. Big value. $39.75 MAPLE PRINCESS DRESSER, $15.05 Selected birdseye maple, extra large mirror, finely made. 9S1 MISSIVE BRASS BED. S28L95 High back Arm Chair, with rush Has heavy 3-inch posts and 114- seat. i in.: ii 1 1 1 1 1.. i uu o, 6uuu Lwuui.in. $36 MAPLE WARDROBE FOR $18.95 $38 OAK OFFICE TABLE FOR $17.65 Full quartered stock, nicely made. $41 FLAT-TOP DESK FOR $21.80 $S SHERATON DRESSER $32.75 Beautifully inlaid, medium size. $00.50 SHERATON TWIN BED $19.85 To match drossor listed above. 9115 LIVI(i-ROOM TAM.R $48.50 Size 64 Inches, full quartered stock All mahogany. SRxfid. drawers in throughout. both side. $52.25 $24 OAK LIBRARY TABLE $9.95 42 inches, full quartered oak, straight lines. $35 MAHOGANY CHAIR $13.75 ' ' i "" I i CRITICISM IS RETRACTED! LLOYD GEORGE'S DEMAND FOR EX. PLASATIOS EFFECTIVE. Speaker Accusing Minister of Muni tion of Favoring; Hi Friends Withdraws Remarks. LONDON', Feb. 15. Thomas Gibson Bowles, in his speech yesterday attack ing the government's lukewarm block ade policy, referred to David Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions, by "Mr. Lloyd George perorates about silver bullets for the enemy and pro video irnlden billets for his friends." Mr. Lloyd George wrote to Mr. Boles asking him: "Will you be good enough to provide me with a list of the friends I have pro vided golden billets for. As your re marks will probabiy have wide pub licity I should like to have your answer at once." Mrr Bowles reolied bv withdrawing his remarks, as he said they were likely to be misconstrued. Vr. Llovd Georee on accepting ine declaimer, said that most of the high places in the munitions department were held by business men wuy wcc serving gratituously and Dy civil serv ants from other departments. RIDER DROWNS IN CREEK Horse Flounders In Swollen Waters With Dufur Man. DTTFTJR. Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) Charles Caughey was drowned today near Boyd in what is known as Dry Creek, which is greatly swollen by the rapid melting of the snow. Caughey was attempting to ride through it on horseback when th ehorse slipped ana fell in such a way that the rider was held under the water. His body was recovered later -some distance further down the creeK. Cauzhey was about 19 years of age, and for a time .was in the United States Navy. He is survived by his mother, who Is a resident of the Boyd district. truck. They will recommend the pur chase of a combination hose, ladder and chemical truck at next Monday night's meeting of the Council. COURT BUSY AT TOLEDO Damage Suit Is Lost, and Bootleg ging Prosecution Falls. TOLEDO. Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.)-- Circuit Court, Judge Skipworth sitting, wound up the week's work Saturday night after disposing of the suit for $7500 instituted by Mrs. Effie Ryan against the Corvallis & Eastern Rail road for the loss of her husband. The jury rendered a, verdict in favor of the railroad. Gust Olson, a' well-known character Inmate of Soldiers' Home Dies TjnsFBTUR nr Feb. 15. (Special.) Charles Green, for two years a mem ber of the Oregon Soldiers' Home, died here yesterday. Me was in years urn and is survived by a widow, Auto Fire Apparatus Favored. ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) irt. tw. riova cnent at Medford. Grants Pass and Ashland, Councilmen r-. x G-hamKmnir. William Powell and W. S. Hamilton returned here last night thoroughly convinced that Rose burg is in need of an -automobile fire I was acquitted of a charge of bootleg ging to an Indian, the prosecution be ing held to rely on Indian testimony. Three other bootlegging cases are to be tried, the result of evidence pro cured by special detectives C. T. Han ners and E. E. Otie. RADIATORS GOTO COOS BAY Eugene Marching Body to Celebrate Opening of Railroad. EUGENE, Feb. 15. (Special.) The Radiators, Eugene's marching organi zation, will go to Coos Bay to celebrate the completion of the Willamette-Pacific Railroad with the operation of the Orange Groves Winter Flowers The Four Corners of the Earth hold no greater attractions than California ioie . An ideal place to spend your Winter vacation is California. Are you interested in mountain or beach resorts? Both are there. Bathing in mid winter, picking oranges, motoring or mountain climbing are a few of the many diversions pos sible. Outdoor sports the year around. Tennis courts and golf grounds everywhere. Hotel ac commodations to fit the purse of everyone. Panama-California Exposition at San Diego open all the year. Fifty-five Dollars is the round-trip rate to Los Angeles and other Southern California cities. Six-month limit. Stop overs. Information at City Ticket Office, corner 6th and Oak Sts.; Union Depot, or East Morrison-St. station. Phones: Broadway 2760, A 6704. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. SOUTHERN PACIFIC Beach Resorts Interesting Cities first train. A committee consisting of A. J. Gillette, Dr. A. E. Young and J. A. McLean will arrange for the trip. At the annual election last night offi cers were elected as follows: Bert Pen nington, president; Dean Mayes, vice president; Harold Dye, secretary; exec utive committee, W. W. Branste-tter. I U R N 1 DARK WITH SAGE TEA If Mixed With Sulphur It Dark ens So Naturally Nobody Can Tell. The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked and faded hair is grandmoth er's treatment, and folks are again us ing it to keep their hair a good, even color, which is quite sensible, as we are living in an age when a youthful appearance is of the greatest advant age. Nowadays, though, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the sage and the mussy mixture at home. All .... .r ,x-nc, can thn rpariv-to-use prod uct called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound ' for about u cents a uuilio. It is very popular because nobody can discover it has been applied. Simply moisten your comb or a soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, but ,v,, rf.iiihts the ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur is that, besides beau tifully darkening tne nair aner a it applications, it also produces that soft luster and appearance of abundance which is so attractive; besides, pre vents dandruff, itching scalp and fall ing hair. Adv. To Peel Off Blotchy, Rough or Chapped Skin To remove roughness, chaps, freckles, blotches, or any complexion difficulty, the best thine to do is to remove the skin Itself. This is easily, painlessly and inexpensively done by the application of ordinary mer collzed wax, procurable at any drug store In the original one-ounce package. The wax absorbs the defective outer skin, a little each day, gradually bringing the second layer of skin to. the surface. The pores are unclog-ged and the face breathes In the life giving oxygen. Tb new skin Is beautifully soft and spotless, bearing the healthy glow of youth. Just apply the wax as you would cold cream, only not rubbing it in. In the morning wash It off with warm water. It's the most effective complexion treatment Toremove wrinkles' It is a good plan to bathe the face once a day for awhile In a harmless solution made by dissolving an ounce of powdered aaxollte in a half pint of wltchhazel. There Is nothing that will ma auxaly ras the hateful lines. Adv, W. B. Field, G. W. Griffin, T. K. Yoran, L. E. Bean, W. Ciilstrup and W. J. Hill. KEEP URIC ACID OUT OF JOINTS Tells Rheumatism Sufferers to Eat Less Meat and Take Salts. Rheumatism Is easier to avoid than to cure, states a well-known authority. We are advised to dress warmly; keep the feet dry: avoid exposure: cat Wx meat, but drink plenty of good water. Rheumatism is a direct result of eating too much meat and other rich foods that produce uric acid which Is absorbed into tho blood. It is the function of the kidneys to filter thia acid from the blood and ciist it out in the urine; the pores of the skin ate also a means of freeing the blood of this impurity.' In damp and chilly cold weather the skin pores are closed thus forcing the kidneys to do doublo work, they become weak and slugglfn. and fail to eliminate the uric acid which keeps accumulatlngi and circu lating through the system, eventually settling in the Joints and muscles causing stiffness, soreness and pain called rheumatism. At tho first twinge of rheumatism get from any pharmacy about four ounces of Jad Salts: put a tablespoon ful in a glass of water and drink before breakfast each morning for a week. This is said to eliminate uric acid by stimulating the kidneys to normal ac tion, thus ridding the blood of these impurities. . Jad Salts Is Inexpensive, harmless and Is made from tho acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithia an.l is used with excellent results by thou sands of folks who are subject to rheu matism. Here you have a pleasant effervescent Iithia-water drink which helps overcome uric acid and is bene ficial to your kidneys as well. Adv. Eczema Is Conquered Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied it good clear skin is wanted. From any druggist for lilo or $1.00 for extra large size, get a bot tle of zemo. When applied as directed, it effectively removes eczema, cjuickly stops Itching, and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It penetrates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo is dependable and Inexpensive. Try, as we believe nothing you have ever used is as effective and satisfy ing. Zcrao, Cleveland.