The Sunday Oregonian., January 19, 1908, SECTION THREE, Page 4, Image 28

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 19. 1908.
Carreno, Great Artist, FirsF Pianist of the Season
Plays Here February 3
Wonderful Woman, Called "Queen of the Keyboard,'. Will Appear at the Marquam Under the Direc
tion of Lois Stee rs-Wynn Coman.
Matthew Gevurtz feGevurtzsWorrell)
THE NEW STORE
WITH LITTLE PRICES
141 SIXTH ST.
CORNER ALDER
OPPOSITE OREGONIAN
jy ADAMS TERESA CARREXO, the
I I 'foremost pianiste in the world, will
make her reappearance here in Portland,
after many years of absence abroad. She
will be the third in the Steers-Coman sub
scription Heries. and will play at the Mar
qiram Grand Theater Monday, February 3.
Carreno Is a living; refutation of the
idea that no artistic good can have Us
origin in America. She Is distinctly an
American product in training and devel
opment. Her earliest artistic triumphs
were achieved in this country, where also
for 'years she acquired the foundation ot
her' method.
Although barn in South America, in
A"4'iezuclu, of excellent antecedents, one
f the periodical revolutions of that coun
try caused the removal of the Carreno
family to New York, where Teresa's
.father, formerly a Minister of the State In
Venezuela, brought his young daughter,
tho future pianiste, at the early age of
. ex years. Since that day the. United
States has been her home and the scene
of her development. Carreno had an ex
; cellent idea oC music and gave to his
! daughter her earliest instructions. There
' was even a benefit for the wonder child
at the old New York Academy of Music,
' where at the age of 9 she played to a
crowded house, but received little profit
from the venture save a glowing adver
tisement, as the manager is said to have
decamped with the funds. The experi
ment was repeated in Europe, where at
the ago of 12 Teresa Carreno was known
to all the music-loving capitals as a beau
tiful and talented pianiste.
The years between these American and
European appearances in public were
passed in study with a most capable and
conscientious teacher inNew York, L. M.
(rottschalk, who, discovering the aptitude
of. his young pupil and discerning in .her
a future star of first artistic magnitude,
directed the youthful student towards a
study of classical .music, thus enabling
her to understand, the meaning of a com
position and to give to her even at that
tender age, more than mere technical
facility.
DRIVEN TO ROAD BY WIFE
t Faithless Consort Causes Mayor to
.Become a Tramp.
FARIS.'Jan. 11. Following the clews of
a rnhbory at Sartro-uville, the Maisons
Lamtlo polico came upon a strange hu
man story.
An inkjecper whom they questioned
ahout the robbery mentioned that a short
time before a mun who looked like a
tramp had bought three bottles of cham
pagne and paid for them with a hundred
frano ($30) note. The police followed his
tracks to a broken-down roadside hut.
HELPING HAND FOR GIRLS
Travelers' Aid Department of Y. W. C. A. Assists 2555
WHAT the Travelers' Aid Department
of tho Young Women's Christian
Association is doing to protect young girls
is described in tho annual report, of Mrs.
J.ola G. Baldwin, director of the Trav
elers' Aid Bepaxtment:
Work of the Volunteers.
The annual statement of' the Volunteers
of America, Christmas work not included,
follows: Street meetings held. 408; hall
services. 340: professed conversions'. 81:
homes visited, W7; families given help, 41:
til girls were given temporary help; 3M
men were given meals; 310 wen were giv
en shelter; 14:'EarWnts of clothing were
-iven away: furnishings for home bought,
?,,: income for year. $5127.60; expended,
t fWl W : balance. $602.70..
Adjutant ad M- Fa""" are S .
appointed in charge of the work in Port
hlml. and will he assisted by Lieutenants
W P.. Apetz and I M.,Hawley.
The annual business meeting of the
Volunteer of America will be held Jan
uarv 20. t which time trustees and local
off tc-ers will be elected, and all other bus.
nejj transacted.
i...-- lt07 closca the third year of the
Vvaveler.' Aid & K.uploymcnt orfe under
V ....i,fii and emplosTnent of girls
r -''"d'r.ta-M.
Honeyman. then pr-'Wcnt
iocai Tnr.Mn1
;,l,P;iend - pr.Ver8thmay'u.rge.y be aurib-
been so clouded that her .optimistic view
wo7id not discover "?"?. ""r
amid the clouds, and when heSur"enat
tlw. wnrk has. at times, Itemed greater
nan t e secretary could endure, there ha.
i?"-.y. come the encouragement and asslst
nn.e of her keen mind to deal tth per
plcxing problems.
During the Exposition.
Mrs Jessie M. Honeyman, then president
eluded the Exposition time, the Travelers
Aid dealt with 140 young women and girls
at a cost ot tW0. At the close ot
the secretary spent nearly three months
traveling muny thousands of fljl"?!
the large Eastern, Northern and
i-itiea or the Vnited states, studying at her
own expense, the problems or employment,
housing, maintenance and protection for
liirls This journey Was of the greatest
value to the secretary, as we were able to
see In operation various methods, and to
choose those beet suited to work uuon the
l'aclflc Coast.
In February. 1906. the directors ot the
' Y. tW. C. A. assumed the responsibility of
the larger work, returning it as a depart-lm-nt
of the locat association. In April
came the terrible San Francisco earthquake
to which the whole Nation responded so
marvrlously with relief. The Travelers'
ld & Kmployment Department added to its
regular work the task of disbursing $5000
of the relief fund by special request from
ttie men's committee.' This sum was ex
pended in small amounts tor rood, cloth
ing, medicine, etc. One 'thousand dollars
was also sent to us by the Rehabilitation
Committee In San Francisco to be used here.
itrln- 16HH1 the Travelers' Aid assisted in
.-rtous ways 2."t.V girls beside 1M0 special
capes. Rial uh girls were placed -tn safe
employment. The total expense during Htrt
was $2CiX. besides ?TX or Bpeclal runds
w hich passed through the. hands of WIHIam
U. Mackensie.
1!MI7 dawned upon us auspiciously so far
as plenty or work was concerned. The pub
lic heart had been enlisted, and wide pub
licity had been gained through the friends
of the cause. . Money was sadly needed to
meet tin- increasing demand, as no large
special contributions had been made during
the year revtous on account of the drain
or the Sun Francisco disaster. Owing to
the. building campaign. It was thought best
not to solicit especially for Travelers' Aid.
and we ere obliged to undertake to raise
funds bv outside means. We were granted
the sole privilege of serving refreshments
at the Forestry building during- the Rose
-i."leta In June, which enterprise was entered
Into by the association for this department,
the net proceeds-of which were Soo. There
Is no Income trom the Travelers' Aid work
In any way except that for a few months
lh girls have paid H per year for the use
of - tlio- cmjfloyoical department, using it as
r f
j. x vMSfQx -!
t MADAME TURKS A CARRENO. 1
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There they found four vagrants sitting
round a gypsy fire.
The man with the banknotes soon made
himself known. With a smile and a dis
tinction of manner that contrasted with
his shabby clothes he produced his pock-,
etbook, saying to the police, "Here are
my papers." They were an instructive
package. One was a bank draft for $360,
and from other? it -appeared that the
tramp had been Mayor f- a commune in
the Loiret department. He .enjoyed the
stupefaction with wtych the police
scanned the documents, and "then, with
often aa they needed. This dollar also
gave them a discount jupon all meals at the
r. W. O. A. where they may always find a
ire bath. If they are unable to pay.
The plan of work is as follows: To meet
trains by day or night. To protect girls who
come to the city rrom smaller towns. To se
cure employment for them. To know where
they live, where they work and under what
conditions. To visit lodging-houses, res
taurants .and - employers. To furnish safe,
homelike accommodations for strange girls
at moderate expense. To know their temp
tations and allurements to stand by the
girl who may be in trouble. To meet -the
need of any girl at any time in any place.
To keep accurate records of work accom
plised. To keep" the Travelers' Aid notices
upon the bulletins of all railroads, boats
and in the places in cities where a girl may
see them when needing a friend.
Ever since the present secretary began
work in Portland, she has been a -member
Of the Police Department. She has accom
panied the officers when, necessary In the
line of her work, and has gone alone,
times without number. Into the pitfalls of
the city; she has taken girls from scows
along the river and responded to ambulance
calls where girls were ill; accompanied girls
into court seeing that Justice was done to
tho poor, weak or ignorant girl, the same
as to the rich and powerful. The appeal of
a girl In trouble has never Peen refused by
day or night although we' are In' no sense
"rescue workers." nor do we seek out these
cases; the association responds upon request.
Girls Saved From Pitfalls.
City and country advertisements are care
fully scanned and have proven alarming
conditions, we have brought to light and
vigorously prosecuted several cases where
Innocent girls have been allured by this
method. Fines and convictions for both
men and women have been obtained and
where the law Imposed too light a fine, we
have published the name and business ad
dress or the offending parties. Madam "M "
in business upon a principlal business street,
was sent to jail and fined 200. Mr. "N"
was ordered from one of the best office
buildings in the city. He was ordered be
fore the District Attorney and was publicly
disgraced for his treatment of seven sten
ographers. Another man Is now in th.
county jail, bound over to the grand jury
under J15O0 bond, for alluring country girls
by newspaper, advertisements Into the city
for immoral purposes. Another man Is
now serving time ror a serious offense. We
have had cases tried in the Municipal. Cir
cuit. Juvenile and Federal 'Courts. Eight
ootkfefCh 'nvo'vlnK gin. have bSen
brought to light through our efforts within
six months. In many instances, the girls
?Leen Amem.b" t 'he young Women's
Christian Association. Some of them have
had neither a home, a father nor a brother
to defend them, and the association, if she
be true to her trust and obligation, must
at all hazards protect her own girls, who
are out in the world earning a living In
every Instance we have undertaken things
along these lines, we have had the hearty
support and commendation of the men of
Portland and of the city press. We have
many letters on file in our office from busi
ness men approving the stand the associa
tion has taken.
Out-of-Town Work Increases.
The-out-of-town calls have Increased
greatly during the year. Correspondence has
been heavier and the depot work has more
than doubled. We have had girls direct
from Belfast, Ireland: Norway, Sweden.
Russia, Finland, England. Germany. France,
Italy; from Japan. China, Honolulu. India
and Alaska.- ' Three hundred and ten
foreign girls have arrived in Port
land who have passed through our
hands. beside many others who had
gained a residence here before we knew
them. These foreign girls, often alone in
the land of a strange tongue, wholly unpro
tected, appeal especially to us as secretaries,
and many a touching story might here be
given regarding these girls and their trou
bles. We-have directed to the association
at night 272 girls, and have sent to safe
hotels and lodging-houses t3" women and
girls. Who among us, having arrived in a
strange city after, nightfall, cannot appre
ciate the sense of relief and security we ex
perienced when safely housed in comfort
able, clean quarters after a long Journey.
Six hundred and thirty-five girls, children
and old people have been .tenderly eared
tor. seven hundred and fifty-seven accom
panied to trains or boats. One hundred and
seventy-one accompanied outside the sta
tion, and .1 babies have been cared for.
Our blankets at the Union Station were used
SI times; 1J5 telegrams and telephones
sent. We have been asked to watch for S35
women and girls, whom friends had' failed
to meet. Have had 37 emergency hospital
cases and ten ambulance and physician calls
from the up-town office. Miscellaneous as
sistance has been furnished to l:06 women
and girls; the total number assisted at the
Union Depot was 4.27.
We have been surprised to note the large
number or little girls who are allowed to
travel entirely alone. One week we had
the nerve begotten of champagne, he told
part or his story.
When at the head of a good business he
round one day that he had been deceived
by his wife, whom he adored. Mad with
despair, he realized his possessions and
disappeared, taking to the public road.
For 20' years he had lived away from
the world and his family, determined to
cut himself adrift from society. He drew
his income steadily and spent it among
the chance vagabonds whom- he met. The
police left thfe strange wanderer to His
night fire and his companions.
WHO TRAVEL
Young . Women ; in 1907. ,' .
three whom we considered Jn great danger;
another week, nine children under 12 years.
Some are traveling long . distances with
stopovers of several days between train and
boat connection, no provision having been
made for the Interim. In one instance, a
girl traveling from Kansas City to Everett,
Wash., awoke one night to find the colored
porter sitting upon the edge of her.berth.
He threatened the girl If she gave the
alarm. We took the matter up from Salt
l-ake; proved the charge, and as a result,
two porters and the conductor of the sleep
er were discharged.
We have also had trouble upon other
trains where girls were concerned. There
have been 340 girls who have not been
enumerated in these former lists, each one
of whom has been placed upon the index
files because .of some serious reason. We are
requested to give some incidents and stories
from this Ust, but as our eyes have scanned
rne cards and one after another of the
races have come to our memory, heart falls
us In attempting to relate special Instances.
It seems like betrayal of a sacred confi
dence. God knows the heartaches and the
sorrows. We believe he sent these girls to
us for help. We have tried in his name and
by his grace to meet the demand. Let us
leave them with him.
The employment has become a strong fea
OI department. We have received
2SI2 applications from employers, and hive
placed So3 girls In position's, an average of
.1 per month. We are encouraging many
to Join our educational classes and thus In
crease their earning capacity. We earnestly
seek to turn the tide toward homemaklng
for after all. we believe home Is tne rea"S
where woman is truly Queen. We are now
this e In the class of fine. ..intelligent
young women, whom w. are - placing in
household positions. These are the girl"
I ,1iava, sounder health and more
money at the close of the 5-ear. We believe
that some of the very best work that has
been done during the year in this depart-
SS s an2nK ,h 1964 'omen and girls,
who have been seated alone one bv one In
our office for a heart-to-heart talk either
about employment or other problems of
We ,I'VkS-.TO root Of the ?rou
inrf to be,trUft0 the ",rl Bnd f ourselves
5nm .nJ'Te '"1 ProbI needed wis
dom and grace from on high. Many a'time
rationaV.ndtwPJ".d Vhe m'dst f a conV"!
sation and we two have knelt together ask-
hev.n deaI',1 -heP- knowing and oe
S . lT"" CTy ot his children,
and the direct answer has been given.
Many Girls Are Assisted.
The ' total , number of girls assisted In
various ways during the year 1907 In this
department 1. 6630. If we were able tonight
to line them up. each girl occupying two
reel o. space, there would be a line 2H miles
n length. The records have been faithfully
kept from day to day. -We have had 6630
che'in!," , dur,"5 the to admonish.
"p- Tne '"'ork ha " done bv
-J eecrfar. one of whom does nlrtt
WhSeP7h.ClP,l- kThe n "
vea frm ioha.",grown aDrlns ""e three
om S 1640 girls assisted to 6630. the
office force has never been laereased. We
th , m0re. than ,our tlm the work
nVoI " 'ftra i"elp' " ""'y the em
ployment secretary has had a raise of eal-
io tSii.V fac," 0 face 'with a problem
as to how'the work shall be carried this year.
W e have sorely needed money the past year
for expenses. i-,hall we curtail the work or
shall we meet the demands both as to extra
office he.p and the needed money this vear?
ii T,.Mn.Um- night worjter. and Miss
roi-f Wh h" charse of the em
ployment: have been most faithful and val-ued-juunstants.
They have. met the demands
aSf "J? them a""1 are ever ready for duty.
we , believe the success of the whole as
sociation the past year has largely been due
to the perfect harmony which has been so
manifest among the secretaries or the vari
ous departments. Each has felt the deep
est and kindliest Interest in the work and
success or her sieter secretary
ye wish to express to the board of directors
and to the Travelers' Aid Committee our ap
preciation of the loyal support granted ns
Respectfully submitted. grantea us.
LOLA G. BALDWIN-, Director.
Seattle Fair to Swell Census?
PORTLAND. Jan. 17. (To the Editor.)
Having spent the past ten days in Seattle
and hearing much about this coming fair,
which will be -on a very extensive and
beautiful scale and worthy of the Seattle
spirit. I was much interested In the differ
ent expressions .or opinion regarding- post
ponement or the rair until 1910. I became
convinced that It was not so much the
lack or runds as the lack of population to
make good previous estimates of 240 000 to
iao.000 souls that make the postponement
desirable. The census taken in 3910 with
out the fair, would probably show 'in the
neighborhood of -'00.0OO people., but with
the fair In operation Portland and even
San trancisco will have to "go way back
and sit down." . a..- 1C v
$is.oo
$1.5.00'
Y. W. C. A. ANNUAL MEETING
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TCcporls of Officers Show Much Good
Work Accomplished.
. The annual meeting of the Young:
"Women's rliriHnii Aqfim-intiAn wn
"hold Wednesday - night. Mra. H. C.
Campbell presiding: in' the absence- of
Miss Carrie Holbrook, president of the
association. After a solo by Mrs. j.
S. Hamilton, the report of the busi
ness president, including: reports from
the lunch, house, membership, and
finance committees, was given by Mrs.
Campbell. An Increased attendance in
the lunch room was shown since the
adoption of the cafeteria plan under
the management of Miss Clarke. About
300 girls are daily served with whole
some and attractive lunches, and $300
has been cleared. The-house commit
tee, under Mrs. J.--T. Gray, reported
that 774 transients had been received
during the past year, and 58 regular
jSll'jF"'" '
We Ijpset All Furniture Values
Since we inaugurated our great Clearance Sale. .'Such bargains were never before offered to the people of Portland, and they have not been slow in
taking advantage of our offer. We realized that we had to cut deep to secure the trade, and by reading our prices it will give you an indication of the
merciless way in which we have done our work. Look at the illustrations in this ad; compare the prices with what you have been paying for similar
goods, and you wdl have a correct idea of how everything in the house has been reduced. The sale includes all Furniture, Carpets and Bugs.
Parlor Suite
Three pieces, mahogany finished f r a m e,- upholstered in velours,
Kegular price $20.00. . Sale
week
;
BRASS BEDS, full size. $21.00
IE0N BEDS, f ull size . . . $2.50
25 Pound Silk Floss
SPECIAL FOE THIS WEEK
This:Elegant Silk Floss Mattress, made in good quality of art tickin-- well
stiteRed roll edge: nicely tufted; workmanship first-class. Regular- t aa
price $12.00. Sale Price. " .f. ...... .$7.00
Taubenheimer Schmeer
174 FIRST STREET,
MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE OUR
NowComes the Great
est Goat Event Ever
Held in City of Portland
There is no reason why any woman should
go without a new Coat this season, when
stylish garments may be had at prices
offered at this sale. These Coats are made
of fine materials and beautifully tailored.
They were bargains at their original
prices, and it is because we lead in prices
and styles that we offer them at about
one-third of what you would pay for them
elsewhere.
1
These are
yet offered by us. Any
fitting, or the loose
styles ; long or short
coats; any coat in the
house; some values to
$15.00. Your unre
stricted choice for. . . .
Colors are mostly black, and we have a few mix
. tures and colors. ,
Cloths are . mostly fine Broadcloths ; some
are Kerseys and Cheviots.
Also, for the Clearance Sale, we
will give you about
Thirty Suits, values
to $25.00, for . . . .
boarders. The income, $1042. 65. 'had
just covered expenses. The member
ship of the association has increased
during the past year, there being now
1305 members, of which 798 are active
itnd 5W7 associate. .
Miss Harriet Moorhouse, on behalf
of the finance committee, reported that
the work of raising the $3600 assigned
in the last year's budget had been in
terrupted by the building campaign
and-the financial panic; $2730 had been
secured, however, and the domestic
science committee rendered timely aid
by a contribution of $3000 earned by
the tea room, as reported by Mrs.
Charles Basey. The. association has
been 90.6 per' cent self-supporting dur
ing the past year. The Travelers' Aid
and employment department, 'as - re
ported by Mrs.' Baldwin, showed very
remarkable growth and development.
During the past year over four thou
sand girls and women have been as
sisted by the night worker at the
Union lepot, and the total number
given help of different kinds has been
6630. The appeal of a girl in trouble
price this; . slV Sll
V v
We ' are;' agents for. .the cele -
brated':; G a'r 1 an d- Stoves land
Ranges. - The World's Best.
Mattress ; "
- v. $7.00
the best bargains
style, semi or tight-
has - never been refused by day or
night. Protective, rather than rescue
work is the aim of the association.
Miss Mary Day told of the educa
tional and -club work of the past year.
This department has been reor Anized
and strengthened. The classes fh do
mestic arts showed a large attendance,
with a growing demand for domestic
science which will be met in the new
building.
Mrs. Gage Hazelton spoke of the re
ligious work of the association and the
increased popularity - and interest
shown in it.
Mrs.' H. J. Honeyman tare the re
port of the state association for the
past year and outlined some future
developments. These included college
work and several lines of new investi
gation. She spoke also of the. North
west and state conferences, and of
work at Ashland and Oregon City
Chaut.aunuas and In the hopfields for
the protection and comfort of young
girls and women.
Mrs. W. a. Kinney gave a brief but
gratifying statement from the build
$9.45
Leather .Turkish Rockers
Leather Turkish Rocker, regular $35.00, now. . . .$25.00
Leather Turkish Rocker, "regular $42.00, now. . .'.$30.00
Leather Turkish Rocker, regular $60.00, now. . . .$40.OO
Leather Turkish Rocker, regular $90.00, now. . . .$70.00
.
Another Week
Couch like cut, golden oak finished frame,, the best Bessemer steel
springs used in the construction of this couch. Covered in any color
of good velour, first-elass upholstering by competent P"7 cr
workmen. Regular $12.50. Our Clearance Sale price. ... .vvf
.
Carpets and Rugs
This week we offer Smyrna Rugs, 27x54;' regular price $1.50,
sale price .982
Carpets, all-wool ingrain; regular price $1.00, sale price 73?
The above prices include sewing and laying.'
Furniture and Carpet Co.
CORNER YAMHILL
CAREFUL AND PROMPT ATTENTION
Jit pi.
it..
mis immnm
Mfiiifiti
$15.GO
$15.O0
ing committee. Including the an
nouncement that, they are ready to re
ceive all contractors bids on Febru
ary 1.
- The following were elected as board
members to hold office for three years:
Mrs. I. H. Amos. Mrs. J. F. Failing.
Mrs. F. Chamberlain, Mrs. W. S. Kin
ney, Mrs. F. W. Berry. Mrs. Charles
Basey. to succeed themselves, and Miss
Harriet Moorhouse and Mrs. Sarah A.
Kvans. new members. , Mrs. Gust John
son arid Mrs.. J. Allen "Leas were elect
ed to vacancies caused. by resignation
of board members. .
The general secretary. Miss Mc
Corkle. delivered a short address deal
ing with the growth of .the associa
tion and the need ' for corresponding
intensive work -and personal service
among the members. Association songs
and yells were given by a chorus of
girls under the leadership of Miss
Chandler, the- new membership secre
tary. , '
Inspect Rosenthal's shp .tore win
dows and get busy.
of Couch Selling
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