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THE SUXDXY OKEGOKIiK, PORTllT), JUNE If, 195.
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Norelli Substitutes for Melba
PORTLAND PRIMA DONNA MAKES BRILLIANT APPEARANCE IN
"RIGOLETTO" AT CO VENT GARDEN, LONDON
pORD has Just been received by J
letter irom Lonaon, i-nglana,
that Madame Jennie Xorelll
recently "sang the part of "Gllda"
In the opera "Rigoletto" at the
Covent Garden Theater, in that city.
at a moment's notice, and -without
an orchestral rehearsal, substituting or
the great Melba. Madame Norelll In .pri
vate life Is the wife of Dr. Ernest Bar
ton, of this -city, and Is esteemed here
as a soprano who made such brilliant
promise as a concert singer and church
soloist that her reappearance in Portland
is eagerly looked for. It Is hoped that
she may do so during the period of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
It is well known that the Covent Gar
den Theater, London, Is to England what
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York,
is to this country, and therefore a singer
who appears at Covent Garden in grand
opera must be an artist in the highest
sense of the word. May 0, Melba was
announced to appear as "Gllda," but she
became sick, and the management was in
depair. Who would take Melba's place
at such short notice? Without any pre
vious rehearsal with the singers or orch
estra (only musicians will be able to
appreciate what this means) Madame Xo
relll accepted the engagement. Letters
received say that when she finished her
first air. ' Caro ome." she received a
perfect ovation.
The Morning Leader. London, said:
"The indisposition of Madame Melba made
it necessary to find another 'Gllda,' and
the part was undertaken by Mad
ame Jennie Norelll, a Swedish
soprano, who Is not quite a
stranger to London. ICorelH, under the
circumstances, came creditably through
the ordeal, and both her singing and act
ing are decidedly attractive. The Lon
don Dally Mall: "In place of the Aus
tralian prima donna, an efficient substi
tute was found in Madame Norelll, whose
light and well modulated soprano voice
eminently suited the music of '.Gllda. The
other singers in the cast were Scvellhac,
Constantino and Gillbcrt. SIgnor Mancl-
nelll conducted." The London Evening
Standard: "Madame Korelll has a beau
tiful soprano voice of extended compass,
and she gave a delightful interpretation.
She sings not only with clearness and
ease, but with decided dramatic percep
tion, and her success was, a arand one.
MUSIC AT EUGENE.
Attractive Programmes for Com
mencement Time.
Music will form an important part In
the commencement exercises at the Uni
versity of Oregon, commencing today and
lasting until Wednesday, inclusive, and
Professor Irving M. Glen has prepared
a programme in honor of the event. The
soloists will be Miss Stlnson, soprano;
Miss Whiteside, piano, and Professor
Glen, baritone.
Today, Baccalaureate Sunday, Dr. A. A.
Morrison, rector of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, this city, preaches,
and the music will be rendered by a se
lect choir of 40 voices, accompanied by an
orchestra of 20 pieces under Professor
Glen 8 direction. Besides the choral num
bors. there will be a solo. "Agnus Del"
(Bizet), sung by Professor Glen, and two
orchestral numbers. "Prelude and Proces
sional" (TobanI), and postlude, "Corona'
tlon March" (Krctschmar).
Tomorrow. Monday, evening, the faculty
of the University of Oregon School ot
Music will give a concert, and the pro
gramme will be:
Qua! Voce. scene and duet from "II Trova
tore (Verdi): "Grille!" (Schumann): "Wld
munir (Schumann-Liszt): cavalier song.
"Ptvords out lor Charlie" and "NottlnRham
Hunt" (Frederick Field Ballard): "Gipsy
Sons." Op. 55. Jfos. 2. 3. C. 7 (Dvorak):
Ballade. A flat. Op. 47 (Chopin); "Without
Rooftre." from "II Gust-nay" (Gorn2):
Serenade." from "Faust" (Gounod); "The
Norse Maiden's Lament" (Heckscher):
"L Amour" (Goddard); "Valnka's Sons"
Von Etutzman): "To a Wild nose." "To a
Water Lily." "In Autumn." and "Shadow
Dance" CMncDowell).
Tuesday evening there is tho annual
competition for the Falling and Beekman
awards, and tho musical programme will
consist of selections by tho orchestra.
and. solos, "Impromptu." op. 66 (Chopin).
Miss Whiteside; and "Creole Love Song"
(Dudley Buck), Professor Glen. Wcdnes
day morning the formal commencement
exercises will be held, the musical nun
hers being orchestral. "Elizabeth's Pray
er," from "Tannhauser," with Miss Stln-
fon as soloist. The orchestra will consist
of Eugene musicians, with the asslst
njjr of others from this clay and points
in ine wiuameiie aey.
DOMAIN OF MUSIC.
Lauren Peas. tcner noltlst at the F1rt
rreehj'trrlan Chun. wJM raxlsn that posltlen
at the end ef te present Faaji.
Professor Irvine M. Glen, of TCucene. for
the third consecutive buhi has Iwn eni-SRd
to direct lite itioiic at the Ashland Chautau
c,ua.
Mies Myrtle Le has Jwn encased a? tht
poprMM t-ole4M at M&nntoHtfc CeMece com
rncnewwent exere. William Wallace Gta.-
ham will play vtolln juries.
Law-en Pease, tenor mWM at the First
Presbyterian ChurHi; Sirs. Walter Iteea and
M!fl Una Ltnohnn will le th setoiMs at the
THTMnncenent eserrts June 21, at Pacific
X'nlverwty. Forest Grove.
Harold V. MHllpan. the present orcanlst of
Calvary Preset el an Church, has heen ap
pointed choir director and organist fee the
next eron. The new raprano ju-ieist is Mrs.
Pusle Garnbell-Whltohttrst.
The new Exposition sonc "When We G
on the Trail," by Nat Mayweed and pub
llehed in this city by Grave &. in bcni
Ine a popular favorite and In belnc already
whistled by boys alone the Trail. The melody
la a catehlnr one.
Miss Kathleen Lawler left lst Monday for
Gray's River. Wash., where rtie wJH orcanlz
a Summer clafs In music. Miss Agnes Watt
will eubstttute for ill Lawler today and next
Sunday at the Cathedral ot the Immaculate
Conception.
Miss Edwins. Masttck has accepted the per
manent position as eoto soprano In the choir
of the First Unitarian Society. The church
Is to be congratulated on having among its
own members a wnjjer of o rare quality o;
voice and fine musical perception and tattc
Edgar E. Coursen. will play the following or
gan programme at the First Presbyterian
Church at 7:30 o'clock tonight: (a) "Fugue In
B Minor" (Bach); (b) "March and Chorus
from -Tannheuser" (Wagner); e) "Tho Ques
tion (Wolstenholme); (d) "The Answer"
(Wolstenholme).
Mies Margaret Fallemus has returned to
Portland from California, where she has been
devoting the greater part of her time to the
rtudy of the violin and viola. Miss Fallenlua
is a very talented girt and n violinist of un
usual ability, and although only IS years old.
her concert work has already been received
with marked success.
A wealthy Warsaw music-lover. Mlxclelaw
von Weasel, has donated his entire fortune,
amounting to more than J 050. 000. to the War
saw Philharmonic Society. Thus the orches-'
tra, Is now guaranteed for all time, and Is
happily in the position to follow high artlotic
Ideals, practically regardless ot the financial
outcome of lta undertaking.
The concert recently given In Oregon, City
by Miss Veda M. Williams, jjlanlete: ofthls
eity, was a very vuccesstul affair. She 'was
assisted by Miss Imogen Harding, Kathryn
IVarde Pope. Ml-ts Mary Conyera, Miss Dorothy
Cross and Stuart McGulre. Miss Williams ex
peels to Kudy piano In Chicago the coming
3 ear, and this concert wa given as a rareweu
The next oratorio festival under the direc
tion of William H. Borer at Festival Hall.
Xewis and Clark Exposition, will take place
about the middle of next month, when be
wJU present "Beautiful Willamette." by
A PORTLAND PRIMA DONNA
til "beglnalnc at the bcttosa." He began long- became the bride of Orey J. Short,
at the top. With the highest and meat com- Miss Furlong Is a daughter of Robert
plicated forma ef music ho started upon his pnrlonsr. the Commissioner of Educatloa
career, and through years oa ytara of good California, to tho Portland Expo
and evil fortune, through trial and failure.
bouadlesa trouble and lscesaant toll, through "l Tl, wi t- sju. Onrnell.
latenigent prals and fierca atora. or de- Among the June brides i? Cornells
nuadaUen. he never for an Instant lowered Curtis, a niece Of Senator Stewart. She
hl9 standard aor abandoned tlx faith. was married to Dr. KnowJfcS.
Profetsor G. B. Lanlpertl. the renowned San Francisco BttlldlBff Fast.
the FruwUn capluL LaaperU la sow 6S building boom Is again on In San Fran-
yeara old. and durlsr a period of more than cisco. Last month showed a record num-
40 years he has been constantly active a & "bcr of permits calling for an expenditure
vocal instructor. BU pupllf. numbering fr neVcr before attained here. Tho bulldlns;
Into the hundreds, are scattered all over the ODratons for june -prill be greater than
LarS c? SSS Pilous month. At the same ttoe
mer rival ot PatU. who sang at tb Scala xne mcscajea wearxnga 4C" "c Z
In Milan with enormous success, but who was state oi dusiucs. jo- iuo " .Xf"-JZi
lost to the stage through a wealthy marriage: closed they reached the slim of J-0,S35.SJe
Amalta Fowa. the Italian, whose brilliant we- whlch Is about 17 per- cent greater than,
cetees In Italy. Spain. France and Portugal iey were In the corresponding month
are atlll fresh In the memories of older opera- f v.ar xhe buslnes men have
SSinriaS taken up the cry of Puttln5 an d to
Haatrlltelrcn- Huntington, an American the war. At first It gave a certain stimu-
rvmtt-i,!?n -K-ho won trtumnhs on tee staxe i ins to uie unentai iraae. out u wxm-
two decades ago; Fan ce 111. Mortnl. Madame I percd and restricted commerce In a num
rmricn. the successful Kew Toric teacher. I v.- nr Thn feellntr eslsta here that
and scores of others. Mortal, the tenor, and I the cJose Qf lhQ r will be followed by a.
)7 re.oVuk and exj.on of the Far Eastern trade
MADAME JEXXEE ORELLI.
Father Dominic, of Mount Angel, one of the
most esteemed musicians and composers in
the Pacific Northwest: "Stabat Mater." by
Roesinl. and "The Festival Te Deum," by the
late Elr Arthur Sullivan.
Musical programme this momiag at the
Flrsi Unitarian Church, under the direction
of Mrs. Frank J. Haley: Prelude. Melodle"
(F. E. Gladstone): "Gloria" (Boyce); anthem.
"Break Forth Into Joy" (Rogers): response
(Schnecker); oSTertory. contralto and baritone
duet. "Rejoice In the Lord" (Schnecker):
"Nunc Dlmlttls" (Barnby): pwtlude. "March
of the Philistines" (Hegall). Mrs. Raley has
been engaged as choir director and Ralph W.
Hoyt as organist ot this oburch next reason.
To celebrate the fCxth anniversary of Pro
fessor August WllheJmJ's WrthSsy, It is pro
posed to organize September 21 a fete at
Usingben, near Wiesbaden, where the famous
violinist and teacher was bom on that day In
IS45. It ! believed that many of his friends;
pupils and admirers would be pleased to eon
tribute toward the fund for erecting a tablet,
with bust. In tho wall of the houe waere
WilhelmJ firm f&w the light. It was WllhelmJ
who led the firrt violins when the "Rlns"
was originally produced at Bayreuth In 1S7C
and ho fulfilled a like duty at the Waxner
Festival, held In the following year at the
Albert Hall, when Dr. Hans Rlchtcr made hi
nrst appearance in England.
Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer will sine "The Star-
Spangled Banner" at the flag-day exercises
at the Exposition, under the auspices of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. Mm
Bauer received a letter of thanks from Calr
man Richard W. Montague for her singiajt at
tne recent Democratic rally at the Arm it
Last Thursday erenlag at the Temple Beth
Israel, on the occasion of the confirms tlon
of 14 children, a class of children under Mrs.
Bauer's direction emg with excellent effect
ine anthem. "Thr War not Mine. Oh. Lord."
Mr?. Bauer purpose te giro a pupils' Invita
tion muMeaie about the last week of the
present month.
What do Portland chwrrh choir r.eD
think or this picture of musical New Jersey,
taken from the New York TJraes? "At a
recent meeting of the Newark. N. J., dis
trict of the "Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety. Pastor Jackson said: 'One reason why
we do not progress more la because we do
not hear eaeh other's heart beat. Our work
Is not constructed as It should be, "When
people are brought to church simply to hear
ine cnoir much harm is done. Mrs. Jackron
played recently In Newark, and when the
sermon was being preached the choir mem
bers were reading a 5-cent magazine. Think
of It! It Is net an uncommon thing for a
church organist te go out during the sermon
to get a drink ot whisky. "
Walter Damrosch. director of the New
Tork Kyrophony Orchestra, has been fined
by President Weber, ef the American Fed
eration of Musicians. Damrosch was ac
cused of having hired five musicians who had
arrived from France and were earnestly
seeking places where they might earn a Jiv
ing. Mr. Damrosch needed such players,
and he engaged them. But Mr. Damroscli
failed to Inquire whether they had beeerae
members of the Musicians Vnlen. There
fore lie was hauled befor the union tri
bunal. Against the charge Mr. Damrosch
could make no defense other than his need.
the need of the five musicians, and the
somewhat vague Impression that In this
country uch things might be done without
running counter to the law of the constitu
tional rights of othem. But President Weber
imposed a fine of $1000. And. as Mr. Dam
rosch wished to continue the work of his
orchestra, he paid tho fine.
An Invitation recital wll be held At the hone
of Mrs. Edward AMen Beats. Tuesday evea
Ing. The programme: Piano duet, "II Tror
atore." (Melnotte). Misses Georgia Lewis and
Frances Bingham: oong. "My Heart Irres
You. Too" -(Roma). Mr. Hanson: oong. 'Good
Night. Little Girl" (Macy). Miss There
Smith; piano wlo. "Sonailne" (Kuhlan), Mlf
Irene Ray; song, "Mignon" (D'Hardelet). M!s
Charlotte Daly; vocal duet. "O Wert Thou In
the Cauld Blast"? (Mendelssohn). Sidney Has.
muscen and Foss Lewis; song. "My Heart s
Singing" (Sans Souet). Miss Lenna Wende
roth; ronr. "Genevieve" (Tucker-Adams). J.
(YTVinnell: nla.no 1(V "Arlecuine" I Cham I
nade). Miss Frances Bingham; vocal rto. "Ar.
rerer- Song" tDe Koven), Sidney Rasmus-
sen; vocal duet. "The Fishermen (Kuckea).
Mioses Charlotte Daly and Frances Bingham;
vocal evte, "Mona" (Adams). Fo Lewis; pi
ano solo, selected. Miss Georgia Lewis.
Foreigners again captured the honors of
this year's music season In Berlin, and
among the artists who wen special ; 1st Ine
tlon were two girls, one .American and one
French, each 19 years eld Miss Myrtle
Elvyn. of Texas, and Mile. Germatne Schalt-
ter, of Tarts, both of whom will shortly be
heard as concert soloists In tho United States.
Miss Elvyn. who Is a native of Texas, was a
"child wonder" pianist developed by Carl
Welfsohn. of Chicago, who has rpent the
past three years In Berlin perfecting her
technlQue under guidance oi ieopoia uoaow-
sky. the Russian virtuoso, who la proud of
his American citizenship and long rcsldesco
In the United States. Miss Elvyn. who is an
excentlonallr nretty girt of the typical
American blonde type, hat Just completed a
tour of Belgium and Holland, and her debut
In Berlin last December won warm prair
from Berlin's exacting critics. She also
played with great success before the vener
able Grand Duke ef Baden.
Miss Marie Skldmore Conner, an aooern
pllshed musician who claims Portland as her
home, baa arrived here irea wesjeyan vo
lege, Macon. Ga, where for the past five
ream ehe has been In .-charge of the vieitn
classes and wlH for the next throe months
make her home with her sister, irrst Herbert
H. "Wild, 38S Thirteenth acreet. Miss Conner,
who ta an accomplished vtoUntste, gradtmted
tram the New England Conservatory ef M&sic
in two coarsen, the artists and the teachers".
She studied cornet with Claus. plane wkh
Carl Stasmy. directing with Chadwlek. the
ory with Elson. harmony with tioetschlcs and
viola with Cutter. Mist Conner ha also
played under the batons ot Sous. Innts mad
Damrcach. end has been a soloist at dlCcr
, ent cxpoelttaaa. An eminent auaCcal author
ity In the East recently said ef Miss Conner:
"She Is one of the few women la the United
States who can perfectly read an opera score
at iMchL" Miss Conner has Just accepted
charge of the violin sad theoretical music
departments at Belmont College. Nashville.
Tc&n.. one of the leading society schools of
the South.
An eminent musical - critic suggests that
both "Cavallerla Rustlcana" and "Faust"
are pasting the zenith ot their popularity.
Ten years hence, he predicts, they will not
stand so high on a popular list. "Lohen
grin." ho believes, will replace them.
"Tannhauser" may even crowd them. Musi
cal prophecy, especially when It has to do
with audiences I and operas. Is a perilous
diversion. A favorite singer, like Caruso,
may bring the seemingly dead to life snd
popularity. There are signs everywhere that
the world no longer takes "Faust" as. a
great masterpiece. "Cavallerla Rustlcana'
It never took so. It has loved It for the
warm red blood In Its broadest melody or
Its shortest phraae. and It may continue to
love It for that, longer than the operatic
wiseacres anticipate. "Lohengrin." then, will
be the popular opera of the next decade,
especially with English-speaking folk, who
love the sugary sentiment that colors and
thickens ro much of Its music. Hut for our
part we should rather "put ur money" on
"Tannhauser."
Play simple aim today and perhaps tomorrow
or next year or eome ether time you can play
something a Hit! belles. You must lead
the people by slow degree and as If by the
hand from fatberatea depths of Ignorance.
Theodore Thomas was a musical democrat.
He had a feeling that the theory of begin
nlsg at the bottom was the rotten fruits ot
the Idea that some men are specially gifted
to feel and- to understand, and the ren. poor
things, are Inferior, and the gifted truly must
be very patient with them and jwow them
tho way to the wrowfx apprehenuoa. Few
men have had a better understanding of thel
felloe-, and he probably knew well enough
that the dlfrereneo between mind and mind is
usually Inflnltesdmal. H tolerated noo of
first Italian production of Gounod's "Faust."
at thm Seals, in Milan. W. L. Hu&haro.
Chicago, one of America's greatest musical
critics, la a pupil ot Lamperii.
In arxulnr that women should write songs.
an Eastern correspondent says: "Nine-tenths
of the song-writers today are the male
sex. They are roreraeo. a&soiuteur dt ir.
commercial 'value of a song; It Is for this
reacoa that the advancement is alow. A woman
will spend more tltme In the production of
a soar than a man. She has more time to
spend. A woman's thoughts are sweeter; they
are rarely cynical; they are .replete witn use
rich experiences of a lovely life, and not
crowded with the sordldneso ot a. workaday
world; they have tho tenderness ot woman
hood and net the callousness of the streets.
Her thoughts are the thoughts she might glvs
the baby la the cradle without barm to it.
and not the thoughts which only a grown
child of the slums might understand. Tho
thoughts will produce pure, limpid music
simple, sweet and beneficial. Why should the
people's songs bo written by men who have
rarely been among the people? Wo are gov
erned more or less by necessity. For in
stance, a ringer who wants to sing a better
class of songs cannot, today get any of rucb
a class to sing; and so tho'wrlter of the bet
ter class ot eonr may find It hard to get one
on the market. But patlence.such as a woman
has. will win out." Experience, however."
tells that song-wrltlsg Is not a matter of
ex. It Is a gift.
"It must bo an exalted position to bo the
first great composer of his race that the
world has ever possessed." says L. C Elson.
In an -article on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor In
the Musician. During Mr. Colerldge-Taylor'a
recent visit to America. Mr. Elson had an
opportunity to speak with the former on many
colnis of general music air. Coleridge-Tay
lor was at that time Immersed In editing tho
"Twenty-fcur Negro Melodies" for Dltson's
Musicians' Library, and was naturally most
eloquent upon that topic He considered that
all the best works of his teacher. Dr. Stanford.
had been Inspired by the melodies ot his na
tive Ireland. Ho paid great tribute to the
works of Stanford and Parry, and expressed
astonishment that inters were so little known
In America. "In England." Mr. Coleridge-
Taylor went on. "there- are some who hold
Parry to be the rival of Brahms." He bad
Investigated the Indian music Axnewbat, but
was not eclte sure of his ground on that
subject. Ho wished greatly to hear tho
"Indian Suite." by MacDowell. for. although
h had studied It thoroughly from the score.
he was not sure that he had caught the com-
rosers full Intention. His views on women
in music chimed In exactly with what had
been said to Mr. Elton by Relnecke and Svcnd-
en that most women develop more quickly
than men. in music up to a certain point.
and then thej stop.
This Is a selected poem on "An Old Cre
mona:
It was long ago, bat I hear It yet.
Like an old love song thro the changing
year.
And It brings a tingle of sweet regret
As I fancy Its throbhtngs. Its doubts and
fears.
It had a soul, for I've heard It speak
In passionate pleadings as soft and clear
As the voice of a lover whoso low tones see
His tale to tell In his loved one's ear.
It told of the sea. of pebbled beach.
The laughter and moan ot the restless
wave: ,
It told ot desolate souls that reach
Far out for the hope that strained hearts
crave;
it told of the men who go down in ships.
Determined and grim, the spoil to find.
And ot tireless watching till daydawn slips.
Of anxious eyes left far behind.
A faded link In the chain of years.
Treasured and fondled with tender care.
It whispers a name thro the mist of tears
Of the long ago of a player fair.
And out from the mist fond memory gives
One thought that over my fancy creeps:
I know Its soul, like the playersc-llves.
And llko the plsyets It only sleeps!
i of the Pacific States.
CALIFORNIANS WHO
WILL VISIT T$E FAIR
BELASGO
PHONE
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311
(Fermerly Columbia Theater)
Belasce, Mayer & Co., Praps.
MATINEE TODAY AND TONIGHT
Last two performances of Clyde Fitch's Great Society Drama
THE CLIMBERS
Thomas Kelser has gono to Portland from
Lo nil burr.
B. D. Humphrey and family have gone from
Pomona to Portland.
F. A. Mclyneaux. of Pomona, Is planning- to
leave eooa for Portland.
Mr. John F. Fraud?, of Los Angeles. Is
a visitor to tha Exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rasp have gone from
Hollywood for a visit to Portland.
Mr. and Mrr. C C. Cannoa have gono from
Redlands to the Exposition City.
Chauncey Blssell. of Redlands. Is at Port
land for the term of the Exposition.
Amos Melnlnger. of Mount Eden, departed
for Portland the first of the week.
Hans Kennedy left La Jolla. for the North.
where ho will attend the Lewis and Clark
Exposition.
Mrs. E. W. Matthews. Mrs. A. K. "Wilder
and Mr. and Mrs Byrun have gone from Po
mona to 'Portland.
Mr. and Mr. F. W. Dice and Frank Dorner
have gono from Santa tonlca to Portland to
spena tne summer.
"Will Hancock 'has gone from Rlversld to
Northern Oregon, where It Is his Intention to
make a oermanent home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Scrlpps. of Brae Mar.
leave for Portland at an early date, whero
they plan to spend several weeks.
Mrs. J. F. Corcett and children have gone
from Huntington Beach to Portland, where
they will remain durlnz the Summer.
Andrew "Wood and Fred Griswold. of San
Diego, are en route to Portland awheel. At
last accounts they bad passed Stockton.
William Stout, of Downey, has gone to
Portland and will visit his brother at Cascade
Locks and other relatives In Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Dutton, of Troplco.
have departed for Portland to epend three
months visiting relatives and atteadlsx the
Fair.
Miss Clella. Scott, of Saratoga. In company
with her sister, has gone to Portland to spsnd
the Summer wlth her sister and attend the
Expedition.
Mies Anna Johnson and Nels Stone, who
were married at Casa Blanca Thursday eve
ning, have gone to Portland, whero they
will pass the Summer.
A pretty wedding took place In Los Angeles
Thursday evening. Jane 1. at the Grand Pa
cific Hotel, when Mian Rose Syvertsen was
married to H. C Brown. They ars honey
moon tripping to Portland.
Major Feclger Is leaving San Francisco for
Portland on an Insnectlon tour, accom
panied by his daughter. Miss Feblger. who
will be tha guest of friends in Portland and
at Vancouver Barracks for several weeks or
month. Miss Kitty Johnson, of Vancouver,
will entertain Miss Feblger. n will also sev
eral other of her Army friends etatloned at
that post.
An Interesting pleasure party Is being
formed at Pasadena to pay an early visit to
Portland and the Fair. Among those who
make up the party are Dr. F. C E. Mattlson
and Mlsa Bessie Mattlson, Mr. and MUs
Brewer, who will have with them their
niece. Miss Kate Fowler, and her guest. Ml
Jane Rowland: Mrs. Edward Bralnard and her
son. Eddie Bralnard; Dr. and Mrs. Becket and
two eons, of Los Angeles: Mrs. Flora Good-
all Bland. MIm Bland. Miss Serena Bland.
Miss Claire Luckey and James McBrlde.
COMMENCING MONDAY NIGHT, JUNE 12 :
Are You
First Stock.
Production J
in Portland I
The
'Funniest
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William Barclay Parsons, Subway Engineer, Will Tell
San Francisco What to Do About Street Railways.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 7 A compre
hensive system of street railways Is be-
ins quleUy planned In this city. The pres
ent accommodations are entirely Inade
quate and are retarding the growth of the
town. Moreover, the company which con
trols the entire Fystem docs not feel In
clined to make the changes which the
citizens bellevo to be neqessary. The con
dition has been, reached where municipal
ownership Is dally training new support
ers. One line, the Geary-street road, has
already passed Into the hands ot the city,
and now a general demand has been made
that the United Railroads Company eith
er change the Sutter-street lino Into an
electric, with underground wires, from
the present obsolcto combination of cable
and horse, or else surrender tho franchise.
Tho company says that It will be Impossi
ble to build an electric line with under
ground wires, because of the cost, and
the answer Is, "Then lot the city build It."
Sutter street is one of the most-used
thoroughfares In San Francisco, extend
ing from the retail shopping section out
into the residence districts.
The Merchants' Association has not been
Idle and has just announced that it has
completed arrangements -with William
Barclay Parsons, the man who built the
New Tork subway and who has been ap
pointed consulting engineer on the Pan
ama Canal Board, by which he will come
to San Francisco in August and make a
thorough examination of street railway
conditions in the city. Parsons will out
line a system of lines for the city calcu
lated to offer a remedy for the present
congesUon of traffic This report will be
turned over to the city authorlUes by tho
merchants. Tho result will be that the
United Railroads Company will bo forced
to make the Improvements which the peo
ple desire or else the agitation for mu
nicipal ownership will take on such
strength that the company will be un
able to resist it. It Is thought that Par
sons will recommend either a subway or
an elevated line for rapid transit pur
poses. An elevated has at various Umes
beon suggested for San Francisco, but
there was never the demand for It as at
present. The prevailing conditions are
such that one or two -of the most Impor
tant lines must double the service or else
San Francisco will face the same condl
tlons that confronted New York and Chi
cago.
Estate of rctcr Kimbcrly.
A lively contest 1b looked for over the
estate of the late Peter L. Kimbcrly, the
wealth. California mining man who died
this week In Chicago. Kimbcrly s wealth
Is estimated at $16.fO5.0. consisting large
ly of gold mines in this state and coal de
posits near Lake Superior. News has
come from Chicago that all will not be
smooth In the distribution of the estate.
It seems that the friends of Kimbcrly
were not aware of his associations, and a
woman has appeared with whom he was
! on friendly terms. She has announced
her intention of CghUng for the bulk of
the estate, to which she claims she Is en
titled. Kimbcrly was 68 years of age. but
ud to the last he maintained his friend
ship with Mrs. Elizabeth Asoy. She Is a
divorced woman whose husband is at
present In the Philippines. She met Kim
bcrly several years ago, ana since tnen
has lived in eleraaUr furnished asarU
ments. Kimberly's will has not yet been
found, but cither way there wlllbe a
contest. Mrs. Asay saya she Is cntitiea
to the bulk of the property, while the
heirs of Kimbcrly will fight any bequest
that may have been made to her.
Standard Oil In California.
Three Federal examiners aro now In the
oil fields of California, completing the
Investigation set on foot by James II.
Garfield, of the Bureau of Corporations.
Thev are: X.uther Conant, Charles Earle
and Edgar Smith, and they arts dlrecUng
their attenUon specially to tiro abuses ot
which the producers complain. The men
are at the nrcsent time in the Kern re
gion and will later go to the Santa, Maria
fields. They are paying particular atten
Mrs. Mary and Miss Frances Norden. of
rortland. are in Lof Anseies.
If. P. Nadean. of Portland, has been spend
las several days at "Woodland.
Frank E. Dooley. of Portland, as In San
. Diego for a few days durlnx: tn week.
Mlu Helen and Mies Eva Powell, ot Oak
land, are entertaining Mrs. George Gerllnyer
(nee nazard). of Portland.
MIret Frances A. Norden and brother. B. I.
Nordon. territory depnty of Portland, spent
the week In Los Ancelea attending the Na
tional Convention of the Knights ot Columbus.
"Mrs. Pierre Olney was hostesn at a pretty
luncheon at Oakland, the half-dozen tmesis
belnr Mr. George M. Shaw. Mr. F. T. Mc-
Menry. Mrs. W. S. Baxter, Mrs. Florence
V.'elia. Mrs. J. R. Scupham and Mrs. T. H.
Gaytes. Mrs. Olney Is a recent acquisition to
Oakland society, having come to that ctiy from
Portland.
An Airship Prediction.
Kansas City Times.
A Kansas City man. now SO years
old. was discussing railroads with i
friend the other night. T remember.'
he said, "when railroads used planks
with? strips of iron nailed on them for
rails. The first road of that kind
ever saw was back In Ohio about sixty-five
years ago. The wood rails used
to warp after the cars had run over
tinn tn th. marketlncr of the nroduct. The them a while, and for that reason peo-
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railroads of the state have always bcn pie preaiciea ireeiy mat ine rauroaa
accused of Joining hands with the Stand- would never amount to much, x re
ard OH people to squeeze: tho wellowner. j member a certain optimist, however.
It is this phase of the subject, together J who predicted that the railroad would
with the arbitrary flxlnc of nrices. wnicn I no a grana success evemuauy. jreopio
will oeunv the attention of the exam- laughed at him. but he" stuck to his be-
iners tho greater part of the time. I belief. 'Friends. T remember hearinr
Tn mnnrx-iinn with the marketing of the I him say once, 'some day they'll find a
products of the state. G. Harold Powell rail that won't warp, and then railroad
has come to California on an unusual i trains wm raaxo as mucn as ien mites
mission. He as an extert In the Depart- I an hour easily.' My! how they roared.
mnt of Agriculture at Washington; and I Now. I want to make a prediction that
will show the orchardists of California I will be laughed at. I say that in
how to rave S250.CCO a year by Improving twenty years airsnips win oe nying
the method of ahlpplng their fruit. It all over the civilized world carrying
seems that the amount of fruit spoiled on rassengers and freight. Laugh at that
the way across the continent every year
reaches the sum of a quarter of a million
dollars. Powell says there is no reason
for any loss. Ho has Instructed, the phlp
pcrs to kre the can before putting the
fruit In them and to maintain a higher
temperature than Is now done. He will
remain on the Coast, superintending the
fruit shipments all through the present
season.
Ferris llartman, the veteran actor of
San Francisco, and well-known through
out the Coast, has resigned as stage man
ager of the Tlvoll Opera-House here,
llartman has been with the Tivoli people
for nearly 20 year-. He is a comedian
without a voice, and while he has always
been a success on the Pacific Coast, be
was unable to make It go in New York,
where he tried it some seven years ago.
Ho will embark on some enterprise of
his own. but has not yet divulged its
nature.
Oakland Coming to Fair.
There Is to be a general exodus from
Oakland to Portland In the last part of I
this month. A great number of society
people had planned to go. so they decided
to "do the Fair" together. Among those
who will be'of the party are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank R. Brown. Miss Katherine Brown, I
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Crcllln and family, !
Charles Holt and daughters. Benjamin
Reed. Miss Bessie Reed and Miss LUlIe
Reed.
The wedding of the week of widest In
terest was that of Earl Cummin ga. tho
well-known sculptor. His bride was Miss
Lupe Riras. the daughter of a former
Mexican Consul to this dry. cummings
Is -professor of sculpture at the Hopkins
Institute of Art and has done work
which has spread his fame beyond 'thej
borders of Callfomla.
' At Saa Rafael talc wak Miss Amy For-
predlctlon if you will. I probably
won't live to see those airships, but
the prediction will come true. Mark
my words."
; The Exposition's Amusement Feature ;
I Beautiful Orient!
....AND....
il Streets of Cairo!
ON THE TRAIL
A falthfal and vivid wares ea
latloa or life la the lar East,
the alsterlcnl aid jitctHrcsqae
nt recta ot Ike aacteat City ef
Cairo, with Its MOSQUES, TEK
n.ES, BAZAARS aast THEA
TERS revradecrd la all the srer
sreoRa spleader ef the Orlcat;
QAA Strange and la- Jj
tercsting Natives 1
15 Beautiful Oriental Dancing
Girls
Camels. Preascdarlea, Deakeya
aad Sacred Native Aalaaalc
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New Bill Will Start This Afternoon, Sunday,
June 11, The Great Three-Act Comedy Drama
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PROQRAiMME FOR WEEK OF JUNE I2
Herbert Ohelsey & Co.,
Up-to-Date Playlet.
Florilla Sanford,
"World-Famed Cornettlst.
The Eegora Trio,
Acrobatic Contortionist.
The Star Trio,
Presenting "Our Uncle."
Dan The KeHys Bessie 2
Sketch Team. ' 9
Mr. Joe Sonner,
Bert White.
Monologlst. "By the Dear Old Delaware
The Grandiscope,
"The Wedding" "The Policeman and
Negro."
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Floor, 20c Dally Matinees, 10c.
WEEK OF
JUNE-12
THE STAR
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Today Continuous 2 to 1 1 P. M.
Exra Special
Attractions
Ist Opportonltr to See tha THREE SENSATIONAL JUGGUNG JORDAN'S.
The Tcatore of Features
THE DE MOTHS. Whirlwind. Dancers.
KCSSEXI. & 0NEII,
High-Class Comedy Sketch Art I Is.
HERB BELT.
Klajr ot GersB&a Comedians.
CLAUDE FEE LEY
NoTelty Acrobat aad Tumbler.
MADAME LLOYD.
Prima Donna.
HARRY "WALTON". Chinese Impersoaatcr
RICHARD BURTON
The EsKlish Baritone. Slagta;
"Always In the Way."
THE STAROSCOPE
ShowhftT Xatest "Japanese Outpost"
War pictures.
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