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TIIE 3I0RXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918.
OPERA OF "LUCIA"
SCORES TRIUMPH
Giuseppe Agostini's Powerful
Voice at Its Best in Role of
Edgar of Ravenswood.
EDWIGE VACCARI IS LUCIA
.notarially This Opera PrfrnU
Big Opportunities Every Scene
Being Magnificent Painting
Wltb Urine Character.
CAST Or LCCIA DI LAMMER
MOOR. Henry Ash ton Angelo Antola
Lucia Edvlge Vaccart
Edgar of Ravenswood
Giuseppe Agostinl
Raymond. Pictro Deblast
Norman. .......... .Antonio Cettl
Alice. ......... ..Francis Morostnl
Lord Arthur Buckiaw
Luciano Roaslnl
FT LEONE CASS BAER.
Giuseppe Agostinl. who ha always
h-etd a warm spot In the affection of
Pertlandera by reason of his beautiful
vole heard her on a few rare oeca
Ion In former operatic seasons, scored
another distinct triumph last night In
the opera "Lucia." the fourth to be pre
sented la th present season.
Agostinl scored tremendously la the
teaor role of "Edgar of Raw ens wood.
the heroic figure la th traffic romance
Lacla and was dramatically quit as
mtlsfylng as he was musically, a com
btnatloa unusual In operatic art. and
noteworthy when It exists.
Axostini vote la velvety, smooth
sad rings marvalously clear. He sines
with fine dramatic fervor and vocalises
beautifully ail th passionate fiery
temperament of Lucia's lover.
-Lria- la Favorite
Th opera "Lucia" Is a favorite with
many, although It Is on of the oldest
ta th Italian school. Its music Is
lovely and sparkling, and at various
points In Its development approaches
the ray. Nothing, however, can be
much sadder than th s'.ory of "Lucia."
Scott's heroin In his "Bride of Lam
aaarmoor." set to Donltettl's music.
Plctorlally Lh la opera presents big
opportunities, and Fortune Gello. Ira
preasarlo. has seen to It that every
scene Is a magnificent pain Una" with Its
characters com to life to aloe and
enact their role.
Th acts are four and each affords
subject for praiseful discussion. The
three scenes In Ashton's bouse, la
which Lueta Is Informed of Edgar's un
faithfulness, and Is betrothed and later
married to Buckiaw. are particularly
Impressive In their conveyanc of
grandeur In heights and space and
beautiful colorings and furnishings.
The ladles and gentlemen of th court
are especially pleasing to th eye In
their glowing, gleaming trapping of
ceremony, and are. fortunately, quit
a aausfaetory vocally' In their chorus
work.
"Lewis" Trwe to Tjss.
Edvlg VIceari was "Locla." Bhe ex
emplified the Ideal type proclaimed by
both Scott and Don lie tU as their
"Lucia." alight, appealing and dainty.
hill. Vlccart Is all these and pretty
besides. She Is also dramatically suited
to express th amotions of ths sad
dened Lucia and played th role with
thorough artistic understanding of Its
requirements. 15 he Is a distinguished
exponent of Italian coloratura. Her
voice Is clear and at times Is penetrat
ingly sweet and she trilled delightfully.
Her mad seen was well sung and well
acted.
Aiurelo Antola la th rot of Aahton.
Lucia's brother, proved of dramatie and
vocal Interest, ilia vole Is a Joyous,
rich baritone.
Pletro DeblasL In an excellent basso
atrng th role of Raymond.
Bncklaw was mad vocally pleasing
hy Luciano Rossini, a tenor from the
Royal Opera of Barcelona, who fitted
picturesquely Into th part.
Antonio Cetti. as Norman, and
France Moroaini. In th rol of Alice,
completed th cast.
Carlo Peronl conducted fsnTtli itj
snd the big orchestra, as Invariably,
shared equal honors with th vocalists
and were as warmly applaoded.
Tonight th opera will be Gounod's
Taust," This afternoon a ma tines
performance of "Martha."
MORE ROOM IS PROVIDED
Curtailment of Forces and Consoll
datlon Solve City Flail Problem.
Curtailment of ctty fore and con
solidation of city departments has re
sulted In the City all becoming amply
!' for ail municipal needs. Up to
a few months o plans for building
onto th structure to provide more
pc were mnidr-d. Working plans
to mak office space of the cntery
of the Council chamber had been pre-
rared and temporary offices had been
constructed la the corridors.
Trie last or tbe temporary rooms
built In th corridors disappeared yes
terdsy when th permit division of the
building Inspection department moved
frcm tb ball on th fourth floor to
inside offices. Ther Is considerable
other unused spac now.
Two Killed la Big Blast.
BISBJ7E. Aria, Jan. I. Two man
were killed, two fatally Injured and
vtrht other severely hurt when 1000
pounds of blasting powder was pre
maturely exploded todsy on Sacra
mento Hill, where th Copper Queet.
mine Is carrying on exhaustive stesm
shovel operations.
J. P. Mlckle to Be Speaker.
J. D. Mlckle. Dairy and Food Com
missioner for Orecon. will speak at the
meeting of the City Club at th Benson
Hotel tomorrow noon on the work of
his office In regard to obtaining proper
milk and food Inspection and tb en
forcement of law relative to these
products.
Raminage Sale at Trinity Church.
A mUlonsry rummag sal will be
held Krldny and Saturday of next week
br the Woman's Auxlllsry of Trinity
t'hurch. at Sot First street, near Sal
mon, frcm to o'clock. Saturday
nitht the sal will be continued until
o'clock.
fialnllr for Sick Soldiers rded.
Anyore ho has anything which they
ih lo be taken to soldiers In th non
pits! at Vsncnuver may take them be
fore Saturday noon to the Army and
Navy Auxiliary, at 411 Morrison street.
The article will be delivered by the
auxiliary.
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GUARD MOVE HALTED
Federal Force of 25,000
Not
to Be Raised.
NUMBER WILL BE 1800
Altered Condition Sole Reason Of
fered for Change in Annoui
merit of General Carter by Or
der of Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON; Jan. . Further or
ganisation of th United States Guard
has been suspended. Secretary Baker
announced today, and the special pro
tect! re duty for which th guard was
authorised will be don by Army troops
supplemented by th 1S00 Federal
guardsmen, to which number enroll
ment Is now limited.
Originally, it was planned to make
the guard a special Federal police fore
of about 25.000 officers and men for
service largely In th communities In
which they were enlisted In enforcing
enemy alien proclamations and other
such work. "Changed conditions" Is
th only reason given la th order for
th new plan.
Twelve CosapsuUea Lisaft.
Officials explained that th effect of
th order la to limit th guard to 11
companies, th majority of the men
for which have already been enrolled.
few more enlisted men are needed
and will be accepted at regular recruit
ing offices, but no more officers will
be commissioned.
The cost of the fore originally
planned would hare been 150.000 a day
to the Government. This expens will
be greatly reduced by the us of th
100 men supplemented by various state
guards, constabulary and where nec
essary by detachments of troops whose
departure for France Is not Imminent.
Tbe chsnge is made "tor the present,'
Indicating that later It may be neces
sary to form additional companies or
battalions.
Carter lanes) Order
Th announcement. Issued through
Brigadier-General Carter, chief of the
militia bureau, says:
"Owing to changed condition, th
further organisation of th United
Elate guards has been discontinued by
direction of th Secretary of Mar and
troops from the Army will be utilised
to carry out the purposes for which the
United States guards were being or
ganised.
"The officers already commissioned
will be utilised on duty of enforcing
the aifen enemy proclamation and the
protecting of major utilities necessary
for th conduct of the war.
Sis of Perce Cwt Dewa
The number of enlistments Is limited
to 1800 for ths present, and those de
siring to enlist should apply to ths
nearest Tutted States recruiting office
without delay.
The number of applications for com
mission has entailed a great deal of
correspondence upon the hlllltia Bu
reau and this Information Is given out
to the publlo with the hop that the
labor of this bureau can be curtailed.
Sufficient officers have been commit
sloned and further applications cannot
b considered.
FRENCH CUT TEUTON LINE
Recovery of All Position Claimed in
Official German Statement.
BERLIN. Jan. . Strong force yes
terday attacked th German positions
on a front of more than a mil, west of
Fllrey. and penetrated the line of Ger
man posts, the German General Staff
announced today. Later th Germans
counter-attacked and forced the French
back at all points to their former po
sttiona PARI3. Jan. . A total or ITS pris
oners was brought back by th French
from their raid upon the German lines
In th region of Selchepray, east of St.
MthieL yesterday, the war office an
nounced today.
LONDON. Jan. I. "At dusk yester
day evenlna the enemy succeeded In
enterins; two of our advanced posts
north of the Ypre-taden Railway, but
was Immediately ejected by a local
counterattack," th war office reports.
"Early thia morning Canadian troops
carried out a successful raid south of
Lens, capturing two machine guns."
COOS SENDS DELEGATION
Citizens Want Original Asphalt Pro
gramme Carried Out.
MARSfrTFTELD. Or, Jan. 1. (Spe
cial) When ths But Highway Com-
TRIPLE TRAGEDY LAST NIGHT
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mission meets in Portland on January
21 they will be visited by a large dele
gatlon of Coos County citizens, lnclud
ing the County Court, five men from
the different cities as accredited dele
gates, and cltisens who are interested
In securing hard-surface paving for the
Marshneld to Myrtle Point highway.
Among those who will appear are
County Judge James Watson, Com mis
sloners G. J. Armstrong, Archie Philip,
Charles Ball, president of the Coos
Count v ftood Roads ""-lation; Dele
gates George E. Tonney, of i!rrt!
Point; Peter Loggia, of North Bend
W. U. Douglas. Marshfleld. and ap
pointees from Bandon and Coouille.
Tbe State Commission a few weeks
ago suggested a change In the pro
gramm of road-building they had
promised this county, substituting ma
cadam for asphalt, and this does not
meet with any approval in any section
of the county. The visit to Portland is
to be made with the express purpose
of demanding that the original pro.
gramme be followed out, if the high
way Is not completed for two years.
GIRL AND PETS PLEASE
LITTLE MISS BOBE.tDALE CHARMS
STRA1TD AUDIENCES.
Child aad Parents Put Trained Antsasjs
Through, Interesting Pre
1 rsaims f Trlcksv
Th luckiest little maid In all Port
land Is over at tbe Strand this week.
One might say she la th luckiest little
maid on all tb lengthy strand circuit.
For hasn't she all the pets one -little
girl could want, and a dear, pretty
mother and a big daddy to help her
love and care for her family of cats.
dogs, white rats and bears T
Tb girl's name Is Miss Bohendale
and she Is small and blonde. With ber
parents she presents a pretty scene on
th stage In which all the pets, seem
lngly very happy and glad to do their
tricks, go through a regular pro
gramme of diverting things.
It's a happy family and the furry
cats play leapfrog on a tight rope with
the white rats. They climb ladders
and make amaxlng high dives, and the
dogs and bears add to the fun with
clever antics.
Another interesting act Is that of
Tom Calloway, a monologlst who ap
pears In blackface and chats amiably
about femininity. He has a lot of clever
things to say at the expense of the fair
sex and keeps his audience In gales of
mirth. Tom adds a song and register
big.
An interesting act is that of the five
"Hlp-hip-Hooray" girls who appear as
sailors on a ship on which a Swedish
stowaway is found, and It is his bu
morous observations that makes the
act. He la a good comedian. Another
chap, as the captain, sings and dances,
and the girls add a pretty note with
their dancing steps.
Butler, a musician who plays piano,
trombone and ukulele as well as whist
ling cleverly. Is assisted by Miss De
Muth, a pink and blue and gold girl.
unusually pretty, who sings in a
sweet soprano. Butler's best bet is a
martial air Introducing bugles, drums
and bells. Another that pleased was
his Imitation of the amateur pianist.
I.ubln. a blackface comedian who is
really funny with new lines, offers
an act with Mies Vallette. a dainty girl.
which Is happily received. Miss Val
lette's "Lonesome" song Is especially
well don.
Tbe photo play Is a pertinent sub
ject well treated, having to do with
patriotism and ths spy system. Jane
Caprice plays Its title role, "ITItt C.
S. A."
TWO JONES MEN PRISONERS
Seaman and Cook on Ship Destroyed
in Germans' Hands.
WASHINGTON. Jan, t. Two man
from th destroyer Jacob' Jones, sub
marined on December (, now are held
prisoners In Germany, It was officially
announced here today.
Through tbe Red Cross the Navy has
learned that one is Albert De Hello,
seaman, and the other John Francis
Murphy, cook. De Mello's address was
121 Hathaway street. Mv Bedford,
Masa
Murphy, whose nam -as given pre
viously ss "Marfee," lived at 61 Hall
avenue. Newport. B. L
LOVE TRIANGLE IS FATAL
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The police mad every effort last
night to locate Mrs. Bonner's children.
She has a son on the Vancouver police
force and four daughters In Portland,
where th rest of her children are be
lieved to reside. Those located last
night were: Mrs. Claude Crosby, Mrs.
Ruby Hovlnd. Adelore Thibadeau and
Edith Thibadeau. Inspectors Craddock
and Graves were assigned to the case
after Patrolmen Tully, Morris, Martin,
Long and Clark bad guarded the bodies
of the injured until they were removed
from th seen of the shooting.
Read Th Oregoniaa classified ads.
IlTOURIST TRAVEL
WILL BE HEAVIER
Herbert Cuthbert. Returned
From East, Gives Reasons
for Optimistic Conclusions.
WAR WILL CAUSE INCREASE
Consensus of Opinion All Over
Country Is That Vacations Are
Even More Necessary to Busi
ness Men Than in Past.
Tourist travel will be heavier during
the coming year than ever before in
the history of the Paclfio Coast, ac
cording to the conclusions of Herbert
Cuthbert. secretary of the Pacific
Northwest Tourist Association, who
was tn Portland yesterday conferring
with members of the Association. -
Not only will it Increase despite the
war, but the gain will really be oc
casioned by the reaction from strenu
ous attention to war-time business and
the increased necessity for the vaca
tion antidote for tired nerves and
bodies. Hence, declares Mr. Cuthbert,
the Pacific Northwest must prepare
to entertain more guests than ever in
Its picturesque playgrounds and incom
parable outdoors.
Trip Cover SO ,300 Miles.
Mr. Cuthbert has just returned from
SO.BOO-mile tour of Investigation con
cerning tourist possibilities, which oc
cupied six weeks and carried him
through the Eastern states and West
ern Canada His mission was to ascer
tain the situation In the East with re
gard to tourist travel, in Western Can
ada with regard to Winter travel, and
to get the opinion of railway officials
and advertising men concerning the
prospects.
"Of course It Is vital to us to ascer
tain what the public opinion on travel
Is at this time." said Mr. Cuthbert. "So
much has been said to the effect that
the general public Is averse to travel
because it Is occupied with war condl
tions.
Travel t Florida Greatest.
"I found while in th East that all
tourist agencies and most of the rail
ways were convinced that tbe travel to
Florida had been the greatest In his
tory during the past year, and that the
travel to California will be equal If not
superior to that of any other year.
"I asked whether or not the war
revenue tax on tickets had any affect
on travel, in no case did I find where
the matter had been more than men
tioned and that lightly, by people bent
on vacations. It is natural to assume
that Summer travel will be just as
good.
"I found, especially among newspaper
men, magaxln editors and railway peo
pie, the opinion that a vacation Is as
much of a necessity now, or even more,
than it ever was to the business man
and that people will avail themselves
of the ordinary means of transporta
tion and travel In great numbers. It
is also true that greater numbers have
th means wherewith to take vaca
tions.
Ftopl Need Recreation.
"Tha consensus of opinion was prac
tlcally along the linos of Secretary
Lane's statement last Summer, that if
ever there was a time when the people
needed recreation it 1 now, and. that it
would not be good policy nor a good
thing for th United States If the faclli
ties for travel are seriously curtailed.
This need was well Illustrated at
the close of th last liberty loan drive,
when thousands of bankers, brokers
and business men, who worked in the
drive, packed their grips and took a
week or so to recuperate. In these
strenuous times It la not good tor the
business man to have his nose to th
grindstone continuously he must have
a chance to play and recuperate.
"Other communities are preparing to
go after the tourist travel. Recently
there was a conference of the repre
sentatlves of IS Southern states, held
In New York, outlining a campaign
similar to ours, at which 11,200,000 was
raised for campaign purposes.
'At Washington. D. C, I discussed
the matter with H. M. Albright, acting
director of the National Parka Depart
ment. He showed me a copy of his
report dealing with tourist matters, in
which the policy for tbe coming year
was announced to be more vigorous
than ever before.
Tourist Clearing Boose Urged.
"Hi has recommended the establish
ment at Washington of a National
tourist bureau, a clearing-house of all
tourist information, which our associa
tion will supply with all facts relating
to the advantages of th Paclfio North
west. "California is now raising a fund
for tourist advertising, while the Pa
cific Northwest already has funds and
has the campaign for the coming year
completely mapped out. There la no
time like tbe present for tourist ad
vertising, for, not only will the travel
be great next Summer, but in the years
following the war It will show an un
precedented Increase. We must be
resdy for it.
The conclusion that I came to after
the many conferences of my trip was
that this is the logical time for the
Pacific Northwest to be put on the map.
was everywhere advised that the
very beet thing we could do would be
to go ahead with the campaign.
ndlcatlons were for an exceptional
tourist year in the Pacific Northwest
VANCOUVER BANKS ELECT
Annual Klection of Various Depos
itories Held Tuesday.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. I. (Spe
clal.) Lloyd DuBois was re-elected
president of tbe Washington Exchange
Bank at a meeting of the board of
directors last night. M. R. Sparks was
lected vice-presiaent. and Otto F. Zum-
steg cashier. Tbe directors are Lloyd
DuBois, M. R. Sparks, Otto F. Zumsteg,
George B. Simpson and C W. Shuraway.
Roy Hesseltlne has been elected pres
ident of the Vancouver National Bank;
W. S. Short, vice-president; J. M. Denny,
cashier. The directors are Donald lie
Master, Frank M. Kettenring, C. W.
Ryan, C C. Gridley. P. Hough. W. S.
Short and Roy Hesseltlne.
At the eighth annual meeting of the
directors of the U. S. National Bank
yesterday the . following officers were
elected: J. M. Langsdorf, president;
M. Hidden, vice-president; Joseph
S. G. Langsdorf, cashier. The directors
include the three officers, together with
John E. Norellus and Dr. R. D. WlswalL
FLAG DESECRATOR TO PAY
Redmond Youth Blast Bay $1 Worth
of Thrift Stamps Every Week.
BEND, Or., Jan. . (Special.) As
long as be buys a dollar's worth of
thrift stamps weekly, Clarence Stein-
kopf. of Redmond, who pleaded guilty
today to a charge of desecrating" the
United States flag-, will have his sen
tence suspended. He has promised to
buy four stamps a week as long as the
war lasts.
Stelnkopf, a 19-year-old boy, drew
a German helmet with the word
Deutschland written across on a small
American flag; which hung near where
he worked In the Redmond warehouse.
When brought before Judge J. A.
Eastes in the local court he admitted
the offense, but said that ha had done
it to anger one of the men with whom
he worked. His fine of $100 was sus
pended on condition that he purchase
the war stamps weekly. He Is also to
buy a new flag- for ths warehouse.
Stelnkopf made his first stamp pur
chase before returning to Redmond
and will report to the court through
Guy Dobson, of th Redmond Bank of
Commerce, weekly.
PHO-BOLSHEVIKI HELD
SIX SEAMEN FROM RUSSIAN
IX V. S. CUSTODY.
SHIP
Disaffected Men Turned Over to Federal
Officials by Skipper on Reaching
. San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. (Special.)
As a result of expressing sympathy
with the Bolshevik! government of
Russia on th voyage of ths Russian
steamship Nijni Novogorod, from Kobe
to this port, six members of the crew
were turned over to United States offi
cials today on the arrival of the vessel,
according to a report last night In the
Russian colony.
The steamer Is owned by the Russian
Volunteer Fleet Corporation, a govern
ment line.
When things became too hot In Pot
rograd, following the Czar's downfall,
headquarters of the corporation were
moved to Vladivostok. The Nijni
Novgorod sailed from Kobe December
14, Captain Bltte commanding. The
skipper Is said to be of very strong
Kerensky leaning, and all the crew
were supposed to be of the same mind.
A few days out from port, however,
six of the seamen are reported to have
delivered Bolshevlkl speeches, and for
a time It was feared the other members
of the crew might be Influenced and at
tempt to start a mutiny.
Captain Bltte Is well known In this
port, having been In command of the
steamship Yarslav when she brought
the Russian exhibits to the exposition.
GILL DECISION IS DUE
TAJvUTG OB TESTIMONY YS MAYOR'S
CASE ENDS.
Seattle Execmtlve Denies Charge Tha
Ho Permitted His Name to Be
Used to Inflnemtlal Clients.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. . If a deel
sion Is reached by that time, the State
Board of Law Examiners will recon
vene tomorrow afternoon and make
known its findings In the disbarment
action brought against Mayor H. C.
Gill, H. B. Hoyt and H. a Frye, it was
announced tonight when the taking of
testimony ended.
TestifrinsT In his own behalf. Mayor
Gill today declared that he had known
nothing about the activities or tne
Merchants Protective Corporation, had
personally nothing to do with it and
had received no money from It. He
said he had withdrawn from the prac
tice of law when elected Mayor, but
had nermitted the firm name of Gill,
Hoyt & Frye to remain, as he expected
to return to the firm when his term
expired.
It was charged that Mayor Gill per
mitted the Improper use of his name
a member of the law firm In its
connection with the Merchants' Pro
tective Corporation, which undertook
to furnish members with legal . serv
ices in police and other circles, when
ever required.
BAH IS OFF OF SEATTLE
CAMP LEWIS SOLDIERS PERMITTED
TO VISIT CITY.
Major-General Folts Praises Work
New Chief of PoUee in Ridding
Teem of Vice.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. . Although
the military ban on Seattle was off!
cially lifted today it will be necessary
for soldiers who wish to visit Seattle
to obtain a special pass permitting
them to go beyond the 20-mile circle
drawn about the camp shortly after
the ban waa placed on Seattle. It is
understood, however, that these passes
will be had for the asking where tbe
men are entitled to lirst-ciass priv
ileges.
As soon as the ban had been sus
pended the military police guards, who
had been stationed at the docks and
electrto and railway stations to pre
vent solJlers going to Seattle, were
withdrawn.
The use of the word "suspended" was
Interpreted at the camp to mean that
the men would be allowetl to visit
Seattle only as long as that city re
mained free from organized vice and
that the ban would be enforced again
should conditions warrant it
The clean-up work In Seattle by
Chief of Police Warren is highly
praised in a letter from Major-Genera!
Foltz to Mayor Gill.
OREGON SENATORS AGAIN ATTACK
RECLAMATION SERVICE.
Cnstomary Reply Given That Present
Policy Is to Finish Existing Proj
ects Before Uadertsklng New.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton, Jan. . Senators Chamberlain
and McNary, accompanied by Judge
Biggs, representing the land owners.
yesterday conferred with Director
Davis, of the Reclamation Service, and
urged Government construction of the
Malheur Irrigation project. They got
the customary reply that this is a new
project, never having advanced beyond
the survey stage, and it is the present
policy to finish existing projects before
undertaking new ones.
Mr. Davis said, however, if Secretary
Lane would order the work undertak
en the survey could proceed with con
struction if money is made available.
The Senators will call on Secretary
Lane tomorrow to urge his favorable
consideration of the project.
St. Ann's Society to Meet.
St. Ann's Society will meet today at
the home of Mrs. M. W. Daly, 202 North
Twenty-first street. The programme
will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
COOS BAY raOSPERSL
SAYS L J. SIMPSON
Within 90 Days Coast County
Will Be Cutting 2,000,000
Feet of Airplane Stock.
WORKERS DECLARED LOYAL
North Bend Payroll Includes 2400
31 en. With Monthly Outlay for
Salaries Approximating $240,
000 Co-operation Splendid.
Within 90 days Coos County will be
furnishing the United States Govern
ment 2,000,000 feet of the choicest air
plane stock from spruce and white
cedar forests of that region, through
the perfection of plans in which the
employers and their employes In camp
and mill are co-operating to effect the
maximum efficiency in the big drive.
says Louis J. Simpson, ex-Mayor of
North Bend and largely interested in
the timber business there.
Mr. Simpson came to Portland yes
terday for the purpose of attending a
conference of workers in the war sav
ings stamps campaign and will be here
a short time. He is registered at the
Hotel Portland, where last night he
told of the great work that is being
accomplished by the enterprising peo
ple of Coos Bay region.
The Government is asking the states
of Oregon and Washington to furnish
11,000,000 feet of airplane stock every
monin, ana ll Coos Countv delivers
2,000,000 feet of this it will mean a
great deal to the airplane programme
and the spruce production campaign,
which is being directed from the Port
land headquarters of this division of
the United States Siernal Coras by
Colonel Bruce P. Disque.
Workers Declared Loyal.
That there is well-nigh perfect co
operation between the employers and
their employes in the Coos County
section, is the declaration of Mr. Simp
son. Much of this has been effected,
he says, through the organization in
that section of the LovaJ Lee-ion of
Loggers and Lumbermen by Captain
Arnold, of Colonel Dlsque's staff, who
has been there for several weeks and
nas tactfully developed the situation
until it Is almost 100 per cent organ
ized. This society Is the one which
came into existence at the outset of
the spruce drive here. The enrollment
Includes employers and employes and
has a membership of more than 25,000
throughout the Northwest. Each man
wears a distinctive badge, furnished by
the Government, and Secretary of War
Baker highly indorsed the movement.
"It certainly is wonderful the prog
ress that has been made In the Coos
County camps and mills since the or
ganization of the Legion there," said
Mr. Simpson. 'Those men have re
fused to work with non-members, and
in a number of cases have thus driven
them out of camps and mills, for they
realize that any man who will not Join
such an organization as this is wrong
in principle and is a menace to the
work. There is the 'inest example of
co-operation and helpfulness between
employer and employe that I have ever
seen and things are In splendid con
dition in our section."
Captain McFarland Praised.
Another feature to which Mr. Simp
son called attention is the splendid
work of Captain McFarland, also of
the staff of Colonel Disaue. who has
charge In the Coos County region of
the logging and milling operations.
captain McFarland has accomDlished
wonaers, said Mr. Simpson, "bv brine-
ing to the timber men, loggers and mill
operators the true situation concern
ing spruce and cedar production for
airplanes. He has succeeded in organ
lzing the various elements Into a nrac
tical unit for the greatest efficiency
in this campaign, so that there Is to
be close co-operation between them.
with the object In view of doing the
greatest service ror tbe country.
mere is something very remarkable
about the manner in which the timber
men, the logging and milling operators
are entering into this big campaign
now; it Is Inspiring to note their ac
tivity for the sake of the Government's
programme of aircraft. Laying aside
semsn interests, tney are doing every
tnmg in tneir power to help, realising
tne seriousness or the situation that
confronts the Nation. They are ar
ranging for the logging of the choicest
timber and are setting aside their own
interests to do it, for, after it Is over.
tney wia nave to Jog all of this land
again at a considerable cost to them
selves. Production to Increase.
'But there Is no complaint. Instead
all are working In harmony and with
in 90 days Coos County will be fur
nishing the Government with 2.000,000
feet per month of spruce and cedar air
plane stock.
Arrangements are being made
whereby the cut of spruce, cedar and
fir for airplanes and shipbuilding pur
poses will be sawed by mills as is de
termined best. It is planned to parcel
this out so as to obtain the maximum
efficiency In the cut so that all mills
will be at all times provided with suf
ficient material to keep them busy.
The mills of our section will be run
ning day and night."
Shipbuilding is going on at a rapid
pace, there being six ships under way
at the plant of the Krone & Banks j
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MISS ADELINE DEWART DIES
Funeral of Member of Public Li
brary Staff Held Today.
The funeral of Miss Adeline C De-
wart, formerly a teacner in ijjncoin.
HiKh School and more recently of th'
staff at the Public Library, win oe nei
todav at 2:30 o'clock at Holman
chapel. Dr. W. W. Youngson, of the
Methodist EniseoDal Church of Port
land, will conduct the services, and the
eulogy will be delivered by Rev. R. N.
Avison, of the First Methodist Episco
pal Church, of Salem.
Miss Dewart died Wednesday night
at Good Samaritan Hospital following
an illness which seized her Christmas
day. She was the daughter of Rev.
S. H. Dewart and a brother of Harry
Dewart.
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Harold Bauer, Master Artist,
Wins Cordial Approval.
Piano Vlrtmos Gives Delightful
Programme of Well - Selected
Numbers at Heillg.
BY JOSEPH MACQUEEN.
PIANO playing is a religion with
Harold Bauer, piano virtuoso. No
Hindoo or Brahmin priest surely ever
approached his sacred shrine with more
quiet, heart-felt devotion than Bauer
does when he sits down to play at a
piano.
Bauer is a household word in all
Portland homes where the inner beauty
of art in music is loved. He has ap
peared here in different piano recitals,
when his art was more muscular, more
powerfully and strikingly dynamic. He
used to make theoretical sparks fly
from his piano keys, with the rugged
strength of a Viking of old.
Last nfght in the Heillg Bauer re
turned to us in a Eplendid piano recital,
and won cordial approval from the
kindly-disposed audience, among which
were many of his friends and worship
ers. Bauer hadn't been playing very
long when it became evident that the
Bauer of 191S is a tone-poet who deals
in delicate tints and shadows, a poet
who plays quietly and wins his artistic
way to men a souls by tne cnarming
beauty of his keyboard work.
The strong, tempestuous Bauer days
are for the time being kept in the back
ground. We seem to gaze upon a mas
ter picture being painted by a master
artist, and worship the lovely, delicate
tints that make up the soul of the pic
ture, wondering when the master art
ist's brush will create bold cliffs and
crags of a seashore, or the deed of a
knight of old. Instead, the master cre
ates a beautiful lily, and its art makes
us worship it.
Something of this quiet art lived
throughout the rendition of Bauer's
charming piano programme last night.
His Beethoven "Sonata in C-Major. Opus
53," is usually played with stronger.
more masculine touch, but never so rev
erentially, or so poetically. The "AI
legro con brio" motif lived again in th
atmosphere of a convent, or old-tim
abbey with cowled monks chanting. Th.
Schumann "Scenes From Childhood'
were beautiful beyond the medium of .
poor words, especially in the "Trau
merel." "Le Vent" had all the wlldness
of a rain storm, with the wind going
Oh-oo-oo-oo.
The extra numbers were "Etude"
(Chopin), "Bird" (Schumann) and
"Etude" (Liszt). Bauer certainly won
his audience, and got many recalls.
The concert was one of the Steers &
Coman series, and Reinald Werrenrath,
baritone, is announced in concert, Feb
ruary 14.
MOUNTAIN STATES COLDER
Snow Falling Over Great Area and
Temperature Falling.
DENVER, Jan. 9. Fine enow, which
began falling in Denver this afternoon,
was driven by a strong northeast wind
tonight and was drifting rapidly. The
snow was accompanied by a cold wave
and, although the storm tonight had
not seriously Interfered with train
service, the Weather Bureau predicted
snow and colder for tomorrow.
Snow fell today over half the Rocky
Mountains. The storm in Wyoming
had not impeded wire and train serv
ice, advices early tonight said, but a
big drop in temperature had been fol
lowed by a Weu her Bureau prediction
of a temperature of 10 degrees below
zero before morning.
COOS BAY MILL ENLARGED!
Improvements existing Si 00,000 t
Be Completed by February 1,
NORTH BEND, Or, Jan. t. (Spe,
clal.) Enlarging of the North Bend
mill, which commenced six months
ago, is nearing completion and the mill
will operate unoer the new conditions
on February 1. it was announced today
The improvements, costing icwards of
$100,000. comprise drying kilns, plan
ing mill and warhouses, together with
a spur track connecting the mill with 1
the Southern Pacific,
Arrangements are now being made ,
to extend the camps at Davis Slough in I
order to enable the mill to handle tim
ber in the Boutin tract, which is ex- i
pected to be taken over by the Govern
ment for its spruce.
Klamatbs Wish to Sell Timber.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 9. Representative Sinnott,
accompanied by Harrison Brown and
Fred Hendricks, of the Klamath Res
ervation, today went before the Indian
committee to urge legislation author
izing the further sale of timber on the
Klamath Reservation, that the proceeds
may be applied to purchasing livestock
and farm implements for the Klamath
Indians.
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