THE SUNDAY. OEEGOXLA2x FQSTLjLND, MjLRCH 5, 105, NEW YORK BUILDING FOR USE OF CENTENNIAL OFFICIALS . A lUiu JtZ.. -jZ Mission of the Local Press Bureau Graphic Deacrtptiema of Expedi tion Nem Eveata Are Put o the Wtre of thy Associate Press. BT BLAINE PHJXXJPS. THE local press bureau of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, I while not so complete as the general press Bureau as regards raeinuee, in scope, ow ing to Its association -with various enter prises carrying telegraphic dispatches, la equally as broad. Finding Its origin In the management of the Lewis and Clark Journal, the official organ- of the Centennial, In a few short months the. local press bureau baa in cluded numerous purposes in Its opera- paper of consequence in the United States. Through the courtesy of the Associated Press the local press bureau has been enabled to send more than 30.000 words relative to the Exposition over the leased wires of that corporation. In several in stances, and wholly without precedent In the exploitation of expositions, several of the stories carried over the Associated Press wires exceeded 1500 words. The mat ter leaving Portland through S. B. Vin cent, correspondent of the Associated Press, has reached the entire world. Other Associations Help. In addition to the telegraphic dispatches carried by the Associated Press, a great many stories have .been sent East and South In this country over the wires of the Scripps-McRae News Company and the Publishers' Press. The -work accomplished by the local press bureau -within the immediate limits of Portland 'has been devoted principally to furnishing the large daily papers with matter. The assembling of news was di vided among several departments, and in this manner the work of gathering Items was greatly facilitated. The heads of the divisions of the Lewis and Clark Exposi- matter that might prove available to the use of local newspapers. From these the stories were written and , furnished the press. In the near future, however, the duties of the local press bureau will grad ually be included among those of the general pres3 bureau, and the manage ment of the Lewi3 and Clark Journal will again -require the entire attention of the staff of this bureau. The Lewis and Clark Journal has reached the highest possible standard of press work and typography. Its pages are devoted entirely to the exploitation of the Centennial. Stories from the pens of some of the best known writers In the Pacific Northwest have featured every is sue of the Lewis and Clark Journal, and the modest periodical has served to arouse marvelous interest In the Exposition throughout the country. It has come to the notice of this bureau that In some communities the Lewis and Clark Journal has been read and reread until more than 100 persons had perused its pagers. Its circulation is considerably In excess of 20.000, but it reaches at least 100.000 read ers. In addition to his duties as secretary to the president, Mr. D. C. Freeman has the c LAREJNCE LUCE, chairman of the executive committee of the New York Exposition Commission, in be half of the Empire State, has tendered the use of the New York building at the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds to the officials of the Centennial. The en tirely unexpected favor has been accepted by President Goode. The New York State building at the Ex position will occupy one of the most de sirable locations of the entire World's Fair site, overlooking the Grand Espla nade, Guild's Leko and the Government i Peninsula. In design it will be of Italian renaissance. A large veranda will run almost entirely around the structure, and on either ond will be erected enormous porticos, rising to the cornice at the sec--1 ond story. The interior of the building will contain a number of large rooms on the ground floor. -These may be convert ed into a great assembly hall when the occasion demands. A commodious and handsomely appointed ballroom will be located hi one wing of the building. The eecond floor will be used for a suite of offices for the New York Exposition Com mission and reception-rooms for guests. In connection with the New York build ing will be maintained, by a well-known caterer of the "Empire" city, a restau rant for the convenience of the commis sion and their friends. Meals will be served on the veranda under attractive awnings, and the -cuisine will be of the best The grill will be conducted along the same lines as the usual dining sa loons of prominent clubs, and those pos sessing cards Issued by members of the commission will find it an enjoyable place to dine. Just what use of the building will bo made by the Exposition officials is not ns yet decided, but it is assumed that many receptions and balls will be given. Aside irom this, the New York building. which has been designed for entertain ment purposes and lavishly furnished, will be the scene of some of the most brilliant functions ever held In Portland. At the telegraphic request of President Green, of the New York Commission, Mrs. H. W. Goodc consented to break ground upon the site of the structure, and on March 1. amid'-appropriate.eeremonies,"lhe i wife of the president of the centennial turned the first shovelful of earth In the ! excavation. Mr. Luce was present and accepted the site in behalf of his state wnm mwm7 , rdi 3aar'Z. xxttmy,; '2 n - 1 liiiim 1 - r- KZL JjgfT'K iT ' -v, aorjlaWA -ov mm zrsio j.rrr .. . . S them In her hand. Then, of .a sudden, the man rushed upon her. "You wretch," he exclaimed, "didn't I tell you that you shouldn't have thoe dishes?" And he slapped her upon the cheek, tore the bank note, from her hand, and stalked Indignantly out of the shop- The woman fainted. It was ten minuter before stfo was brought to. and mean while, those In the shop believing- that a family quarrel was in progress, did noth ing. On her recovery the manager o the place said regretfully: "We are sorry, madam, for this oc currence. Your husband " "My husband! That was not my hus band,' the woman cried. "He is a thief." She had never seen th man before. At the Theaters To an audience consisting of more than S9 per cent women and small children. Stetson's spectacular production OH "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was presented at the Marquara yesterday afternoon. There were only two men in the audience, and they seemed to be uncomfortable and out of place. Young girls between the ages of 6 and U years predominated. "They are here for their annual show cry," said one of the uehers. "Some of those girls have been to see 'Uncle Tom's Cabin a dozen times, but they never fail to cry when Little. Eva dies or when Uncle Tom Is whipped by Simon Legree. They don't seem to care to see the Bhow more than once a year; one performance every 12 months la enough." The usher was right In his observations-. "When Little Eva- died the silent opera- house resembled a tomb, except the still ness was punctuated by low and repressed sobs. When the curtain was lowered after the a:ene and the light turned on, a lot oi red-eyed, but smiling, girls could be seen. They actually seemed ashamed of their weakness. "This makes the fifth time I have allowed myself to cry and sob .over the death of poor little Eva, whispered a school girl of about 12 years" of age, to her companion. "I try not to, but 3 can't help it. I came here this after noon with the determination of, sitting through the show without the least display of tears, but I have fooled my self again. I can stand to see Uncle Tom flogged, but little Eva Is too much for me." Others of the audience, however, would watch little Eva die without even so much as a tremor, but failed to hold their composure when Uncla Tom was stricken down by the slave owner. Uncle Tom has so many dif ferent characters In it that it seems to fit all tastes and desires of the small theater-goers. Some of the children were bored by Uncle Tom and little Eva to go in ecstacies over Topsy. Others were very much delighted with Lawyer Marks. Something unusual happened at the v Marquam yesterday afternoon. The chil dren in the audience hissed the villain, Simon Legree. His appearance on the stage was invariably the cue for a. storm of hisses which came from all parts of the house. When he was killed by Law yer Marks, the audience fairly' rose from their seats and cheered. The performance yesterday was first class In every particular. The scenery was excellent. With the exception of one or two minor parts, the cast was strong. Tom Davis, as Uncle Tom, played his part exceedingly well, and gave one of the best interpretations of this character ever presented in this city. There were several very clever specialties between the acts. A troupe of Southern darkle-! sang old plantation songs and danced. and the commlssloru Construction on the New York building, will be begun immediately. General Press Bureau Has Spread the Exposition's Fame Continued From Page Twenty-Four geation of the Press Bureau, and others have signified their intention of doing so in the near future. Lantern Slides Used. Another form of effective publicity has bfcen recently adopted by the Press Bureau. Twenty-five sets of lantern slides, accompanied by descriptive lectures written by the force of the bureau, have been supplied to steroptlcon lecturers la different parts of the country. Discretion hap been used In distributing these lec tures, so that only first-class talkers, with & desirable territory, have been favored. Lecturers use the slides free of charge, sometimes Incorporating them 'n their regular talks, but more often giving separate lectures on the Exposition and Oregon. Hand bills and advertise ments In the newspapers are used by the lecturers to exploit their discourses, and thus added publicity Is obtained through this means. The slides sent out by the bureau are views of the Exposition grounds and buildings, and of the wonder ful scenery the visitor may see op his trip to the Centennial. These latter views Include such places of scenic beauty as Multnomah Falls, Cannon Beach, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Oneonta Gorge, Crater Lake and numerous views of Co "umbl River scenery. The latter slides, tn the hands of competent speakers, are a permanent advertliement for Oregon. The sending out of literature and other Mmllar advertising matter is not essen tially the work of the Press Bureau, but it comes under the duties of the Publicity Department, which, at the Lewis and r!ark Exposition, has been merged to a great extent with the Press Bureau. Up to the present time, the Exposition has sent out about 2,000,000 pieces of printed matter. These have included the Oregon booklet, several small pamphlets, giving the plan and scope of the Exposition, and large blrdseye views of the Exposi tion. The lithograph -views have been sent to places where the.' would be prom inently displayed, such as hotels1, Tailroad stations, banks, postofllces. libraries, etc. """he Press Bureau has compiled a small, illustrated folder, which will probably be issued, to the number of a hundred thou sand, in the near future. Articles Generally Descriptive. The naturo of the matter sent out by the Press Bureau of the Lewis and Clark Ex position Is different from that of former fairs. Tlie articles are not confined to the "Centennial but embrace Information about Portland. Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Resources, Industries and ad vantages of the country, are being ex ploited to Induce settlement. The method employed, in covering every portion of the country through the news papers, has been systematized. There are more than 20.000 publications m the United States. Five thousnd of these have been arranged in several different lists. The 2000 daily papers published. have been separated into three different Hats, so that only one paper in a city is on each list. Different matter la supplied to each list, thus assuring exclusive senr- ice. More than rooj weekly papers are divided into two lists, eastern and west ern. "The Sunday papers are arranged in four llete. two of SO papers each, which are supplied with Illustrated articles, and two of 150 each, which are supplied with feature stories; not Illustrated. These papers receive matter exclusive In .their territory, and which is released on spectfiod date. The magazines, and trade and class publications, are supplied, with matter suitable for their use. Besides photographs, the bureau sends out cuts offices ara moved to the Administration building the force will be supplemented. "The systematiratlon which has reduced the office work to a routine has pro duced a regular programme of work. The force assembles at 8:45 in the morn ing, and the day's work Is laid out. The manager reads the great mass of corre spondence which he finds on his desk, and turns over most of it to the chief clerk, who dictates replies to a stenographer. In the meantime the two writers are busy preparing the matter., and this, when It has been edited and approved, is turned over to a stenographer, who makes stencil copies of It. In making the stencils the stenographer takes the ribbon from her machine, and the type, striking a thin tissue paper1 which pro tects the waxed sheets, makes im pres to Illustrate much of the matter. Half- E'oas through which the ink flows when tones are used In publications printed on book paper, and coarse screen electros are sent to the country dallies and weeklies. The large dailies and Sunday papers make their own cuts from photographs. In a. few days the General Press Bureau will move into larger quarters at the Administration Building, and a more strenuous campaign will commence, which win oe continue, tnrougnout tne j-xposi- tlon period. Press Bureau Has Its Own Printshop Ho-rr the Smalt Boy at the Mime c graph Mattes Thousands of Copies of the Same Story. BT a O. BRlNDLtTET. ANY visitors to the Lewis- and Clark ! Exposition headquarters during the I last few months have tarried a moment in j the hallway to watch the workings of a strange and new machine. But it is doubtful if few have realised the import ant relation which this machine bears to the success of the "Exposition exploita tion. The strange machine is the press bureau printing press. And there are times when the small boy who so indus triously turns the crank that works the machine Is a more important man than the President. Fortunately for the Ex position the small boy does not realize his importance. The importance of the mechanical de partment of the press bureau can hardly be underestimated. What boots It, for sooth.lf talented young men grind out literature by the yard, literature that by Its every word, its every punctuation point, lures the public westward to the Pair city, if the literature remain in the desk of the authors7 What boots it if the message of the Northwest be written, and there be no messenger to carry It? Had Simple Inception. In the early days of the bureau, when the office force consisted of the manager, a stenographer and one assistant, the problem was comparatively simple. The manager, when a lull came, wrote a few hundred words, and the assistant did likewise. Then the stenographer copied the matter on stencil sheets, and the assistant, becoming by a rapid change the office boy, put the stencil sheet onto the mimeograph and ground the crank until the required number of sheets had been turned out The office force consists now, besides the manager." of two writers, a chief clerk, four clerks, two stenographers, and an office boy. A careful systematica -tion of labor has made It possible for the force at hand to turn out the great est possiblo. amount of Jhlgh-grade matter relative to the Fair. When the executive the stencil is placed on the machine. Two Machines Used. Two styles of mimeograph machines, known technically as the rotary and the oscillator, are used. In the first, the stencil Is wrapped around a Toller, which is hollow with a perforated shell, the Ink being fed Into the inside of the roller and permeating through by centrifugal force. The paper, in a large roll, is fed into the machine automatically, and cut into ordinary letter-head lengths after the manner of a rotary printing press. In the oscillating- machine the stencil Is fastened to a semi-cylinder and fed Into the machine a sheet at a time. The rotary machine Is capable of turning out 4000 copies an hour, and Is used when a great many copies of the same matter is to be sent out. About 1000 copies may be made from one stencil. The oscillator Is used, when fewer copies are required. Tne greater part of the matter sent out from the office Is In the form of "bud gets" consisting of from six to eight pages of matter. The first page of this matter consists of short news notes, the other pages being devoted to short, newsy stories arranged in convenient form for the editor's use. These stories may be one page long, or may cover several pages. The budgets go to several largo lists of papers, both dallies and weeklies, and care Is exercised to see that the mat ter contained in them Is such as should interest the readers of the papers to which tine matter Is sent When the boy has "ground cut" a suf ficient number of copies from each sten cilsay 10DO the stacks of mimeograph matter, a foot high, are laid out in order on a long table. Then the several sheets are assembled, and the collected matter is loiaed and placed m envelopes which have been previously addressed and stamped. It takes almost all of two clerks time to address and stamp the en velopes, and seal them. Envelopes of the "penny saver" variety are used, so that a one-cent stamp takes any budget. The syndicate stories, which are sent to smaller lists of papers which print Sun day editions, are prepared In the same way. except that It is found more econom ical to do the printing on the smaller, oscillating mimeograph. Photographs Sent Out. Supplementary to the news service, & system of sending out photographs of the grounds and buildings, and cuts made, from photographs of wash drawings is employed. The cuts are supplied only to such publications as make requests for them, and the publisher Is required to return thera when ho has used them. Thvs the same cut may be used In a num ber of different publications. The larger newspapers, and almost all of the maga zines, prefer to make their own cuts, and photographs are therefore sent them. For the Sunday papers stories are sent out several weeks ahead of tha time they are to be printed, each story being ac companied by a selection of photographs. The Sunday editor uses such of the mat ter as he considers most desirable and , arranges bis own display. tlon, and is now circulating matter de-i tion were reouested bv the mnactraent . sunervlslor. of th Terf jicriptive i oi the Exposition, which, by j of the local press bureau to furnish week- I nal and supplies "much of the telegraphic fceicsrepoic commcnicauoii, rescues every j ly reports ot tneir operations, containing matter sent out. HAyES' BOOK FULL OF LOCAL COLOUR P ULL of local color and names of men and places that are familUr Is Jeft Hayes "Tales of the Sierras;1' a rjgJf edition of which -has just been issued. The stories of the book are yarns of a telegrapher who know what was happen ing along the wire' for years and years. Mr. Hayes knew the peoplo of whom, he writes. Now that he can no longer see them or anything else about him, his memory holds good and he writes enter tainingly. The stories were pounded out on a typewriter, for Mr. Hayes spent six months in mastering the keys after he was no longer able to read "copy" for the wire. In 1882 Mr. Hayes came to Portland. Be fore that time he was in charge of the military telegraph in Arizona during the Apache outbreak. He built the line from Carson City, Kev.. to 3odIe. CaL. which Is mentioned in the book. For years he was a well-known operator of Portland. A few months ago he lost everything he possessed through a law suit. With the proceeds of the Lewis and Clark edition of "Tales of the Sierras" he Intends to cut Into the messenger bus iness of the city once more. He has the rights for a new system which dispenses with the callbox and uses a private tele phone connected with the messenger of fice, and working one way. The first edi- I tion of the tales has been sold all over l the world wherever there was a tele- ' graph or cable station. He has known many men now prominent, and they have not forgotten him. At one time he worked on the same wire with John I. Sabin, how president ot the Pacific States Telephone &. Telegraph Company. There are 23 short stories In the book, which was printed by a local company. Several additions have been made to tha first edition. The Illustrations are by John L. Cassidy, an operator who once worked with Mr. Hayes. One story is a brief review of the early history of tel egraphy In Oregon and California. Here is one of the best of the collection: Pass Me Not. "There are but few characters In tele graph history like the hero of this sketch He belonged to a class which Is rapidly passing away, but who were of much service In cases of emergency. "Few operators had brighter prospects than had Hank Cowan. His reputation as an operator was known all over the country. His 'copy was like a picture: he could take anything, and his wrist was like steel when he sent tha over land report. 'Hank' was a handsome fel low; his only defect being a bad cut on his eyelid, which gave him rather a sin ister expression, really entirely foreign to his nature. He possessed the kind est of hearts and never forgot a favor shown him. His only fault was In bis fondness for red liquor, and on this ac count he was always getting into endless scrapes. Many and many a time did he bravely try to overcome this evil habit, only to succumb after two or three months -of excellent behavior, when off he would go again to hunt up another po sition, only to repeat the same occur rence in the new field. There were many stories tojd about 'Hank but they were all good-natured, for he was a man who would do no one a willful wrong. 'There la an office In the West where on payday the manager exacted the opera tors to stand in line, and he would go up and down the line, banding the men their wages. 'Hank in bis peregrinations ar rived at this place and put In two nights work, which-, was a fact that seemed to :MMMlBsMflttBMMssflsgS jBig jB 29ksBs9HHH 'Mm 'H INSTRUCTIVE TALKS OK GBAff&E JETT W. HAXKS. ABTXOX-OF "TALES OF THE SIERRAS. be overlooked by the manager. Cowan stood In line with the rest till he sew that he was going to be neglected; then he sang out in his clear tenor voice, to the tune ot a beautiful hymn: " 'Manager, manager. Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art smiling. Do not pass me by "The plaintive air and words won the heart of the manager, who settled up with him. "It was somewhere about '7T that 'Hank" worked for the 'A. & P. in Chicago. He could always get along with that com pany better than with any other, for they were more lenient with his shortcomings. He secured board in a very nice part of the city, and was doing very well "until one day he met some boon companions and became a participant In their riot ousness. About midnight he essayed to find his way home, but in. his booxy con dition 'all houses looked alike to him. A good-natured policeman, who knew him, came along and undertook to escort him home. Presently they arrived at his abode, and the policeman took him up to the head of the stairs. 'Washer name?1 said Hank, who did not recognize his friend. 'Never mind, replied the guardian pNthe nigh tf 'go -In and go to bed now. Jfoshlr, I want (hie) to know (hie) your (hlc) name (hie, hie). 'Well, my naala is Paul,' said the watchman. 'Paul, Pauir said 'Hank, retrospectively, as If trying to recall somo image' of the past. T shay, Paul (hlc), did you (hie) eyer get a (hlc) answer (hlc) to that long letter (hlc) that you wrote (hie) to the Ephea ians (hlc, hie)? "History has not recorded the police man's reply, but these, were Hank's last days in Chicago. "A week later a postal card was re ceived from Albuquerque, N. M., in Hank's well-known handwriting, -reading: " 'The bulls on the Cincinanti wire dis tress me. I think that I will quit Please accept my resignation. Hank Cowan.' " Parisian Swindler's Ruse. Chicago Tribune. A traveler remarks that the Parisian swindler 13 the subtlest and the most In domitable one In the world. He was the other day strolling through a fashionable French shop. A woman entered and proceeded to pur chase a costly set of silver dishes, and meanwhile a well-dressed man lingered at the doorway as though waiting for her. The woman, her purchase concluded, counted a number of banknotes and ad vanced to the cashier's desk, holding Speaker TeJis of the- Value of Man ual Training. "The educational exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair will demonstrate that the tendency is toward tha education of the hand as well as the head." "We will have a dairy display at the Lewis and Clark Fair that wll show the farmers of this state that it pays to keep the very best cows, and that it pays to take care of them as well." Professor J. H. Ackerman, State Su perintendent of Public Instruction, made the remark first quoted and Rich ard Scott the second. In their talks be fore the institute held yesterday af ternoon by Evening: Star Grange, Pat rons of Husbandry, in the hall on the Section road, to a large audience. Mr. Ackerman In his lecture traced the rise and progress of the present course of study in the public schools, and endeavored to demonstrate that tha course has been a matter of growth, and development and that the ten dency Is now toward the practical to teach the boy and girl something; that will be practicable and enable them to live useful lives. He showed that the present course of study, which, soma people think Is overloaded,- was ths result of the demand or tha public, and that present conditions were now de manding manual training: to meat-ths Industrial revolution that has come in the past few years. The teachers, ho said, had been blamed for Introducing: branches when they had nothing; what ever to do with their introduction an rather had objected to them.. In speak ing of the educational exhibit, Mr. Ack erman said among other things it would demonstrate that the tendency wag toward the education and training-.ofi the hand as well as the head, to meet the demands of the industrial condi tions. Richard Scott, who attended the Sr. Louis Fair, and there learned of 'tha dairy tests, having a cow there, told the story of the tests made tbere of the products of the different breeds, of cows. He said that farmers who ke cows were learning that it paid to Jeeepr. the very best milk-producers, and that it paid to keep thera in the best condi tion. What, he called "lay-boarders;" cows that did not yield milk enough to pay their keep, were being- discarded Mr. Scott, who is a successful farmer, showed why this was true in a prac tical sense by reading- the figures of the profits secured at the St. Louis Fair dairy tests. In closing. Mr. Scott urged that cows be treated with, gen tleness, and expressed the belief that at least some animals oould reason. Music for the occasion was furnished by a choral unlbn from the Morita villa Public School, under the direc tion of Professor 5f. W. Bowland, lec turer of the Grange. Other institutes will be held, at the monthly meetings of the Grange. The attendance yes terday was probably , the largest in th history of -the Grange. May Join -Outlaw Lsajus. Unless some manager in organize!, baseball comes through quickly, Ike Butler and Andy Anderson, twa." Portland players, will play ball in'tks outlaw league which has bees, trgun laed in Washington, Idaho and UtaS Both Butler and Anderson h&ve, offer from Matt Stanley and Charley Jteilly Matt Stanley wrote to Butler, saying that he understood bo was aot satis fied with the terms, that Atlanta, of fered and wanted Ike to wire his terw. This Butler did ycsterdayi Anderson has not replied to the- letter ..he xs-r celved- The Denver JUm Orufe ttmrr is even saorfr beautiful ia Wtow m Tvm' sser, .Travel &ssc h. umlc jim m a day la Salt Laks City.