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13 THE. MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917. 11,000 VOLTS END ELECTRICIAN'S LIFE Ernest P. McDaniel Is Killed While at Work in Sub station at Sellwood. RELIEF' MAN FINDS BODY Victim Is 35, Single, and Had Been Employed by Street Railway -Company for 15 Years He Is Survived by Mother. Instant death by electrocution came to Ernest P. McDaniel, employed b the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, as electrician in charge of the Sellwood sub-Btatlon, some time before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. When H. C. Ristau. another electri cian, arrived at 3:50 to relieve McDan iel, he found the young man's body stretched on the floor beneath wires Which carry 11,000 volts of current. From appearances it is believed that McDaniel climbed onto 4 railing to make some minor adjustment in mech anism and overbalanced, falling against the deadly wires. The time of his death is fixed as be tween 2 and 3 o'clock from the fact that the dispatcher calls the Sellwood sub-station hourly. At the 3 o'clock call McDaniel did n6t reply, but no uneasiness was felt. Ristau's report over the telephone was the first inti mation of the fatal accident. - The Ambulance Service Company was summoned and took- the body to the public morgue. Attempts at resuscita tion j,' ere held to be of no avail, owing to the length of time elapsing before the discovery of the body. Deputy Cor oner Smith made an investigation, but It Is not thought that an inquest will be held. McDaniel had been in the employ of the company for 15 years and was a respected and valued employe. He' was 35 years old and was unmarried. He Is survived by his mother, with whom he lived at 337 Fargo street. LABOR MEN TO MEET WASHINGTON FEDERATION CON VENES AT EVERETT TODAY. Coventor Lister Will Anldres. Gattacr- inip State and National Meaarea -To Be Diacaued. . EVERETT, Wash.. Jan. 21. Unusual Interest attaches to the annual conven tion o the Washington State Federa tion of Labor, which convenes here to morrow and which probably will con tinue for a week. The meeting: will be held just when the State legisla ture is getting down to work on its legislative programme, on which the federation will be represented by im portant legislative proposals. The proposed legislative programme of the convention will include several important state measures which will be called to the attention of the Legis lature at Olympla. They are medical and hospitnl service as an amendment to the workingmen's compensation act, legislation limiting the use of the in junction in labor disputes, and denning the legal rights to labor organizations compulsory military training in high schools, submission of a constitutional amendment extending the power of di rect legislation to the state constitu tion, regulation of public utilities and logged-off land legislation. National legislative matters to be dis cUBsed include compulsory arbitration of labor disputes, eight-hour legisla tion. Immigration, compulsory military service, conservation of natural re sources and government ownership of public utilities. The convention will be addressed by Governor Ernest Lister. TURN VEREIN STAGES SHOW Initial Amateur Performance Given at German House. Is Comedy and tragedy interspersed with good musical selections featured the initial performance put on by the dramatic section of the Portland Social Turn Verein at the German House last night. Two playlets. "Untangling Tony" and "The Reckoning." the lat ter written by Franklin Wilt, director of the section, were put on. Both plays were well handled by the amateur per formers. Mrs. M. r. Moore and Arthur( Way handled the character parts in' "Un tangling Tony." which was a comedy in two acts. Miss Clara Jones handled her part well as Miss Carolyn Carroll, the musical comedy star. Others handling parts in the comedy were: Miss Hermena Kohler. William Knight. Miss Katzie Stephan, Miss Alma Gruenig, Miss Lorrine Healy, Hans En gelman. "The Reckoning" was Inspired by Kipling's "Vampire" and is a tragic episode in one act. Miss Lillian Har rington handled well the part of the woman vampire. Other players were: Hans Engelman, Kurt Kohler, Miss Lor rine Healy and .Franklin Wilt. FRUIT EXPERTS TO TALK Hillsdale Orchard ists Will Be Ad dressed January 31. In order to make small-fruit grow ers acquainted with the proper methods of spraying and pruning, the Hillsdale Community Club has arranged an unique programme not for only resi dents of the Tualatin Valley, but all others interested. January 31. The meeting, at which W. S. Brown, cf the Oregon Agricultural College; J. E. Stansbery. state fruit Inspector; E. C. Wiudle. county fruit inspector, and S. B. Hall, county agriculturist, will be present, will be held at the church beginning at 10:30 o'clock in th'e morning. At noon a luncheon will be served and in the afternoon several of the small orchards in the vicinity of Hillsdale will be visited and demon strations of pruning made. Vancouver Car Runs Amuck. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) C. F. Baker, of this city, escaped Injury today when his automobile got beyond control in turning a corner, climbed the curb, snapped a telephone pole In two. and stopped only a few feet from the plate glass windows of Wil son's confectionery, at Fifth and Main streets. The machine was badly dam aged. Baker was arretted by the po lice on & charge of driving while in toxicated. Witnesses said he was ex ceedinc the speed limit. CHINESE LOCAL TALENT ENACT i t ' f - i MI'S I - -w ' i i e -I c 1H-- 1 I I frVi IB L , - i I I -J mSk - v J v E I VOx1r" U II ! U'l-v'm . : i y I 1 -flUX i 1 " K' iir5 f- I IIS U"agagj"8jB8j pafii 1 Jfl STAGE SCENE IX CHINESE PLATf AT ARION HALL. CHINESE PLAY OPENS Manchurian Drama Spectacu- - lar Offering. $5000 CHARITY FUND AIM Language Is Strange to Many and Story Interminably Interwoven. Actors All Local Residents and Work Is I'ralsed. The Chinese New Year, which began at midnight, was ushered in by the Ini tial performance of a Manchurian drama enacted at Arion Hall, Second and Oak streets, by a large company of Chinese players, all of Portland. For five weeks the play has been In rehearsal and on Saturday arrived from San Francisco the .gorgeous and many hued costumes of the performers. It was felt that the local talent in the Chinese quarter of Portland was fully as gifted as any that might be im ported, and the San Francisco company which showed here last season was not Invited to return. The play is given for the swelling of a charity fund for the Chinese Republic, and the proceeds will be sent to Canton to be expended for educational ad vancement. Portland must raise $5000 if the ambition of the committee in charge is realized. Prominent among the sponsors of the drama are Mrs. S. Wing, Chin Ting and Luen Sang. Audience Come, and Goea. All yesterday afternoon and last night until a late hour the boards of Arion Hall were trod in an almost con tinuous performance. Costumes as bril liant as tropical plumage or heavy with gold and silver embroidery flashed against the prosaic background of a stock stage setting. Hundreds of Chi nese comprised the audience, which in creased and waned and increased again. The spectators took up the story at their will, as it were, and left when they chose, serene in the knowledge that it "will be continued in our next'" for several days to come. The play itself is adapted from an ancient Chinese drama written by "The Shakespeare of the Flowery Kingdom." It is. in the speech of the Northern Chinese, or the Manchurian dialect. A. CAMPAIGN FOR 913.000 CONTINUES. Bushnell Photo. Mrm. J. I. And run. One of the Captalaa. The campaign which was begun by the Young Woman s Christian Associa tion last week will be continued today with prayer at 9 o'clock, followed by a short service, after which the workers will go out campaigning. In the after' noon tea will be served at the Y. W. C A. at 4 o'clock. Among the women who are leaders in the campaign for funds are Mrs. E. P. Northrup. Mrs. J. T. Andrus, Mrs. Fay Catlin. Mrs. Charles T. Kamm. Mrs. W. C. Alvord, Mrs. James F. Failing. Mrs. F. M. Warren. Miss Carrie Holbrook, Mrs. Robert Livingstone and several others as. well known In social and philanthropic activities. Miss Jane Scott, of Seattle, field sec retary, is in .charge of the campaign. The sum needed is $15,000. I 'a""r f ' f f i !? . OLD MANCHURIAN DRAMA FOR NEW REPUBLIC which is the tongue of the once royal line, and It depicts, in keeping with its purpose, the intrigues of a revolution ary movement, the revolution Itself, the overthrow of the "Son of Heaven" and the proclamation of the republic Speech Strange to Some. Vividly colorful as its shifting scenes may be, to the Occidental eye the story does not readily unreel. Yet many of the younger Chinese in the audience are as much indebted to guesswork as are their curious Caucasian friends, for the Cantonese do not understand the speech or the north. Episode follows episode, or rather merges Into th-e next, for the charac ters never entirely desert the stage. There are ladles of high degree, haughty. and handsome and rice-powdered, and there are officers of rank, mandarins and royalty and songs and sword play, too. Over It all rings the persistent clangor of the orchestra, which bursts into ringing accentuation whenever someone delivers a particu larly effective speech or blow. "We have about 25 in the company now," said one of the corrmittee. "Oth ers are welcome to Join at any time. The play will continue for about two weeks. It would take five weeks to complete it without omission. Every actor and actress lives right here - in Portland. We think the city and Ore gon should be proud of them." RIFLE CLUB ELECTS EARLE HENTON PRESIDENT FOR ENSUING YEAR. Many Improvement a Being; Put In, In cluding Box Targets, New Lighting System and Scoring Plan. At the annual meeting of the Port - land Rifle Club, held at the Armory last week, the following ofneers were elected: President, Dr. G. Earle Hen ton; vice-president, Norman Schmitt: secretary, J. S. Hyatt; treasurer, H. F. McDonald; range officer. E. D. Ritter. The newly elected president gave a talk to members, briefly outlining pro posed work for the present year, and urging all to assist in making 1917 a year of benefit and pleasure. He as sured them that all suggestions and complaints would be welcomed by the executive .officers, and would receive prompt attention. A directors' meet ing was held last week, the indoor range was visited and the improve ments and accommodations which will greatly add to the convenience and en joyment of those shooting were in spected. Several modern box targets are under construction. Special attention will be given the lighting system, which has heretofore been decidedly disconcerting. A sys tem of checking scores, arranging squads and preventing interference will be installed. It is expected to have the range in condition for practice by Wednesday, as the first match shoot of the Na tional Kifle Association begins Satur day. COflViGTS PLAN SHOW BOMB TALENT MINSTRELS WILL PERFORM FRIDAY NIGHT. Proceeds Will Go to Frlaon Amuaement Fund LaKKe Attendance of Lea-Ialatora la Expected. SALEM, Or.. Jan. Zl. (Special.) Convicts at the State Penitentiary are planning on a minstrel show, all "home talent." to be given Friday night, Feb ruary 9. While minstrel shows of rath er exceptional merit have been given ai the prison in the past, those who are in charge of arranging for this enter tainment say that It will heavily dis count all former efforts. An admission charge of' SO cents will be made, the proceeds to be entirely devoted to the prison amusement fmnd- The prison contains some convict min strels who have had professional ex perience on the boards with some of the old-time minstrel companies. More of the prison talent is shown by artls tic posters .which have been drawn at the prison and decorate the halls of the Capitol and other buildings. Aside from expecting a heavy representation at the show from among the members of the Legislature, the convicts be lieve that a number of people from Portland and other cities will be in attendance. T Bopp's Successor Arrives. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. Dr. Erich ZoepfTel. who has been appointed act ing Consul-General here for Germany. in the place of Consul-General Franz Bopp, who was relieved from duty fol lowing the verdict in which Bopp and members of his staff were found guilty of conspiring against the neutrality of the United States, arrived here today from Seattle, where he represented the German government as Acting Consul. Geese are fattened for market in some parts, of Europe by confining them in dark rooms, to which light is admitted at Intervals, causing them to eat seven or eight meals a day. BENEFIT OF EDUCATION IN THE ' ORPHEUM BILL KEEN Elsie Pilcer, Who Dances Di vinely, Headliner. CLOTHES ARE MARVELOUS Violinist Is Real Delight Smart Songs, Beautiful Singer, Snappy Skit, Remarkable Acrobats and Good Diver Are Staged. BY LEONE CASS BAER. You can play perfectly safe these next three days, by saying "Betcha my life" if anyone chances to ask you if the Orpheum bill is good. It is all that and more. Like that famous liniment, it's good for man and beast also women and children. A replica young er and English-speaking model of Gaby Deslys, the lady friend of ex King Manuel, tops the bill. Her name is Elsio Pilcer and she is the' little sister of Harry Pilcer. . Harry is the lad who took Gabrielle, of the Lilies, away from the school of Manuel train ing and educated her feet. Then, be ing kinder than most brothers, he taught all the steps and slides for life to sister Elsie. Now she's a headliner, out-Gabying Gaby and if you failed to get a look-in when that weird person- e was here, just trip over and see Elsie. She does all Gaby did and a lot Gaby couldn't. For instance, Elsie can carry a little pert, fine melody, high and flutelike in her throat- She has the Queen of Sheba played off the boards for what clothes she does wear. Bakst, who made the Easter-eggish settings for the Russian Ballet, was a sign painter beside the mad artist who fixed up the color scheme for .lsle. bho has on everything but the kitchen lino leum, wearing 'em mostly on her head and around her waist. I was one of the few among the hun dreds present who struggled my eyes up as far as the lady's face. Her eyes are blue and she's a blonde and looks amazingly like Gaby. But Elsie isn't the whole act by any means. Her partner, Dudley Douglas, is a riot of fun. He is a sort of musical accom paniment to Elsie's clothes parade. He sings and mighty well, too. He dances divinely. He chats affably. He has a sense of humor and his spontaneous stuff is a Joy forever, a sort of ani mated vers libre set to Luciie or Poiret. or whoever is responsible. It's a cinch it wasn't the "Little Home Dress maker." Trovato, a violinist, offers a great big act. He is a gay Bohemian who plays with his audience and responds to their moods and whistled pleasan tries with imitations of the calls. He delves into the classics, exhibits tech nique to amaze us and wanders down melody lane for our real delight. Aileen Stanley is a personage with personality. She has the smartest new songs and the smartest way of singing them. We all just doted on Aileen. Another songster is Janet Adair in song recitations assisted ably oh, very ably at the piano, by a magenta-haired beauty named Miss Adelphi. Janet has an individuality that reaches out and hugs one she's sorter, ornery, too, and sassy and recites her songs adorably. 'The Girl at the Cigar Stand" is clever sketch In which Inez Macauley plays the role of a little maid who sells cigars back of the stand and finds time to adjust a tangled skein. The sketch has plot and philosophies and is de lightfully presented. Miss Macauley is a brilliant young comedienne of the Maude Fulton type. A company of four picked and perfects assist her. Two athletic chaps. Myrl and Delmar. open the bill with an acrobatic and balancing act that is way out of the usual in its line, both in novel physical departures and In scenic setting. Odiva has returned. Odiva is a dainty fish-girl who dives and dips and does amazing feats in a huge tank of water. This year she is assisted by two seals, who "correctly imitate" all she does. The act is truly sensational. CLUB DIRECTORS ELECTED Oregon City Organization Closes Year With $480 Ift. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. JL (Spe cial.) President O. D. Eby, of the Commercial Club, was re-elected at the annual meeting and Joseph E. Hedges E. E. Brodie and Dr. L. A. Morris were re-elected members of the board of governors, who will organize some time next week and select other club of ficers and committees. President Eby's annual report showed a cash balance in the treasury of $480.62. The operating expenses for the year were $2608.97, of which $1020 was paid for salaries and $540 for rent. The report reviewed in detail the ac tivities of the club during the past year and recommended that an assistant sec retary be employed by the club and the publicity department to take care of much of the laborious and detail work that now falls upon the shoulders of the president and secretary. BOTH GATES IS STAR Disreputable Character Taken I With Artistic Success. 'FRISCO KATE PORTRAYED Leone Cass Baer Says Drama of Underworld at Baker Is One of Few of Its Kind That May Produce Good Results. CAST OF -THE DEEP PURPLE William Lake Will Lloyd J George Bruce Harold Holland 4 Gordon Lay lock ...Albert McGovern Harry Leland Charles Compton I "Pop" Clark Oeorse P. Webster I Connelly Gorffe R, Taylor f Finn Henry Norman Xorrls Moore Eleanor Parker 4 Kate Fallon Ruth Gates Mrs. Lake Lor a Rogers J Ruth Lake Florence Tarlln 4 Christine ............ Nancy Duncan Postman Scott Brebner 4 Pag-e Raymond Johnson Organ Grinder ....... Karl Vose f Italian Woman May Rose 4 ssssssssses4 BY LEONE CASS BAER. It is scarcely believable that Ruth Gates, who, I repeat it and proclaim to the housetops, has youth and charm and feminine graces, would have the temerity to offer this week for the Baker patrons' kind approval a role that undeniably is not young, charming or enhanced by a single grace of fem ininity. Not only does Ruth Gates have the temerity to play the role of "Frisco Kate," a reformed thief, crook and pal of crooks, but Miss Gates brings to the portrait of the character a certain sympathy and the sure tech nique of a skilled actress. She is con tent to play a role for the sheer love of portraying types, even if she hides some of her visible lights under the proverbial bushel. For instance, the glory-red tresses, which really in quan tity would fill a bushel measure, are sacrificed In a sense, since Miss Gates makes a halo of hard, uncompromising gray. aDout ner lace, it s quite as lf Miss Gates had played only the lovely soul of the unlovely "Frisco Kate" and hail At oil th innr Hto11 itf m tr. n Vi v-. -w- ......v. ......... v f ' J " ical exterior fqjlow after. Romance la Set In Slanir. The play is a revival of "The Deep Purple." a romance set in slang and crooks' Jargon. It possesses the alue of sharply drawn contrasts; It is rich in picturesque. Incidents, and if it progresses it gains in action and. sus pense until it reaches a powerful and thrilling climax. The clever crooks and the brave crooks and the undismayed but not clever crooks in this play, one of the first and best of Its variety from the pen of the late Paul Armstrong, are all well drawn and interestingly developed. It Is not at all difficult for a modern audience, all imbued with a sense of fair play, to take a serious interest in this vivid story of blackmail and the reformation of two crooks through the humanizing influence of one man, "who was bred in the deep purple." The woman is an ex-thief, the man has four killings to his credit, or debit, it all depends. The deep-purple-bred friend is the victim chosen by the band of blackmailers, who close the woman's mouth because they ve "something on her," to quote their Jargon. Taut Well Balanced. But Frisco Kate rises above it, and them, and works out her own salvation and that of the bit of human wreckage. the killer, who drifts to her door. A sordid enough story, maybe, but lived somewhere every day and brilliantly depicted. If one must have his crook drama, this is of the best. The cast Is nicely balanced. Albert McGovern as Lay lock, the killer, is at his best In a role that brings a new hard artistic method into the. best possible light. Will F. Lloyd gives an impeccable portrait of the hero. Lake, the deep-purple-bred one. Mr. Lloyd's work Invariably is a tri umph on standard artistic principles. He never makes a bid for mere popular appeal. Individual honors go to George Tay lor for his hard-necked detective; to George Webster for his quaint and con stantly amusing characterization of the oily hypocrite, "Pop," and to Charles Compton, who played the ratlike Leland with a convincing ease and amazing sincerity. Eleanor Parker appears to advantage in the role of the young girl who innocently Is drawn into the scheme and to save whom "Frisco Kate" discloses the plot. Other excellencies Include Harold Holland as an inspector; Henry Norman as a Lieutenant; Lora Rogers as the mother of the purple-bred hero, and Florence Darling as his sister, Nancy Duncan, as the blonde, shiftless Chris tine, and Raymond Johnson all done up in a million brass buttons paging all over the place. The production is staged pretentiously and its a thriller for fair. Thompaon'a Petp. tin, Lvaaca Better. THOMPSON'S KRYPTOK The kind that make you feel YOUNG without making you LOOK old. Thompson Optical Institute Second Floor Corbett Bldg. ' Fifth and Morrison Portland's Oldest and Larg est Exclusive Optical House in the leiis vxC Today's Shopping News was contained in our Sunday ads. See back page, section 1, yesterday's papers for many interesting offerings in our White Sale and Sale of '. Remnants and Emphasizing in particular great savings on Laces and Embroideries, Undermuslins, Women's Winter Suits, Exquisite Model Blouses, Kayser Silk Underwear, Pearl Beads and Neckchains, Women's and Children's Handkerchiefs, Women's. Sweaters, Infants' Wear, Bed Spreads, Sheets, Etc. In addition o which you will find lots of good unad vertised bargains all over the store. Come today and share in the economies. Our Annual SaleCannedFoods Begins today and continues this week. Guaranteed all new pack goods, standard and extra standard varieties. Highest grade vegetables, fruit and fish at exceptionally low prices for this event. Special discounts on dozen lots. See Sunday papers for details. Ninth Floor, Fifth Street MEN! $15 SUITS TODAY AT $11.85 Men's and young men's fancy suits taken from our regular stocks. All styles and colors for men of all ages and tastes. A liberal sprinkling of Pinch-Backs included. Numbers in some sizes are limited. 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