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DAMROSCH ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS
Greatest Interpreter f Wagner and Russian Music Coming With HU World-Famous Orchestra.
HEILIG
THEATER
14th AND ate,
fHIINU MUX 1 aad AtlS
arquam Grand
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. AfRIL 26. 190S.
P' RTUANO Is trt he unusually favored
In & Tni!irl way d'irtny the Roie
IVtlii. TLi thrr concert to be given
tv tlif Nrw York flymphony Orchestra
"will lips my evrnt that ha er be
fT takn j!rcb tn the musical history
of the Northwrt. No orchestra leader In
America lit bettrr known that Walter
1 mnirom.Ii, end no one has done more to
rreal th iropel along the same line of
effort, ami elowly. hy Infinite patient per
S Btpnc.- in the f a:e of Innumerable ob
stacles, he has developed the New York
Symphony from a struggling organisation
to a place anions; the best orchestras of
the world. Only one other in America
can now be compared mith it. This or
chestra is nnw supported by a substantial
endowiTT-nt which ha been the final aid
In pl Jr.' U on the pedtal that it now
o-N-npit.
Although pre-erntnejit as an interpreter
of W turner. Mr. Damrosth has also given
lmfomid study to Russian music, giving
.marvelous Interpretations of Tschaik
cwky's works that have been universally
commented upon. Hrahms. the mystic,
baa ajuo bn introduced and elucidated
to multitudes of music lovers by means of
lit fie great orchestral com-erts.
The lamrosi.h engagement here will
prme a revelation to local music lovers,
a few can realize what inspiration lie
in a symphony concert given by one of
the great orchestras of the world. These
concerts will be under the direction of
3,nis fiteers-Wynn Coman at the Armory,
Wednesday evening, June 3, Thursday
afternoon and evening, June 4.
REGAINS HER LOST VOICE
JUMan Woman Speaks After Silence
or 4 4 Years.
KlORENCii ItBly. April IS. A woman
named Carlotta Tanl, living- In the vil
lage of CaatcUina Torre, near Florence,
bit recovered the power of speech after
bring- dumb for 44 years. She astounded
her family by suddenly speaking and
now has complete control of her voire.
In hrr home, a farmhouse, which goes
by the name of Bella RaRazze, she re
lated how, when sho waa 7 years old, an
old bKKar woman, called a "witch,"
rave her a quince. Immediately after eat
ing it she baeame dumb, and in the 44
years that have elapsed since she has
born able to express only her most press
ing needs by sounds which her parents
and brothers could understand. She has
always been very quirk of hearing.
riefore dying- the "wlteh" summoned
the Kir!, promising a cure, but Carlntta
reached the "witch's" hut too late. The
woman, however, had propjiesied Carlot-
Oregon Audubon Society Working to Save
Wild Birds and Animals from Extinction
Will Have Tracts of Land Set Aside Where Creatures May Rear Their Young Safe From Molestation by Man.
AT TUB la-st meeting of the Oregon
Audubon Society a committee of
five members, Miss Mary F. Taom.
Mrs. C M. t'artrighC Clarence H. Gilbert.
Mrs. J. A. Strowbridge and lr. 10. J.
"WVlty, was appointed t mojve a
port, provide ways and means and
take active steps toward the preserva
tion of wild birds and animals In Ore
gon. Their report is in part as fol
lows: The advance of civilization has ma-
terialy affected the life of wild birds
and animals in tlte United States
Home species maintain an existence
about human habitations, but others
do not. Unless precaution la taken
Immediately, many of these wild crea
tures will soon be exterminated. The
Labrador duck, one commonly sold
In the markets, is entirely extinct. The
great herds of buffalo on the plains
have disappeared. The countless
thousands of passenger pigeons that
nlmnxt blackened the pktes, are gone,
for years no person has been able to find
even a Mingle pair of these birds breed
ing in our country. (
The Eastern pinnated grouse or heath
hen. formerly lived from Massachu
setts south to Virginia. It was so
abundant in early days that the arti
cles under which apprentices worked
often specified that they should not be
compelled to eat heath hen oftener
than twice a week. Today there are
but a few dozen of these birds In ex
istence,. They are extinct on the IhI
m nd of Martha's Vineyard. Over two
thousand dollars have been raised by
private subscription and the legisla
ture of Massachusetts nas acquired a
lurge tract of land on Martha's Vine
yard in an effort to save this splendid
species from extermination.
If unprotected, the herds of elk in the
1'nited States would soon be annihi
lated. The Roosevelt elk ranges from
northern California to the Olympics,
nd ir routined to the coast ranges.
This species is on the border of ex
termination, as very few of them re
main in Oregon. The snowy heron and
the California condor are two disap
pearing species. The woodcock, the
wood duck, and some of our shore
birds are vanishing rapidly.
These effecU upon wild life are the
results of different causes. The grad
ual increase of population breaks up
the homes where many wild creatures
live. The inherent trait of the Anglo
2axon to hunt and fish causes a cer
tain decrease in game birds and ani
mals. In bird life destructive vermin
do a great amount of damage when
not held in check. The work of the
plume hunter to supply the millinery
market has caused such a noticeable
decrease in the numbers of song birds
and other highly plumaged birds that
some species are on the verge of an
nihilation. The only logical method of saving
wild birds and animals is to have cer
tain places set aside where they may
live without bein persecuted and
where they may rear their young un
disturbed year after year. The great
salmon industry of this state would
soon be destroyed if an effort was not
made to propagate the fish and pro
tect the young. Just so any species of
bird Is soon exterminated If It Is not
given adequate protection during the
nesting season.
Previous to 1S0O, the National Gov
ernment had set asldo only three res
ervations for the protection of wild
birds and animals. These were the
Yellowstone Park, in 1S72, the National
oological park In the LMstrict of Col
umbia, in 1890, and Afognak Island on
the southern coast of Alaska, in
3 $92. Since President Roosevelt has
been In office he has been an active
worker for the protection of wild
birds nd animals. A.t the suggestion
of the National Association of Audu
bon Societies, he has created thirteen
reservations in different parts of the
country and placed them under the
department of Agriculture. The res
ervations established for wild birds
are of no value for agricultural pur
poses.
Wardens are appointed by the De
partment of Agriculture and their
salaries are paid largely by the Na
tional Association of Audubon Socle
ties, so that there is little or no public
expense, nv yet ine greatest gooa is
accomplished in preserving our wild
towL In addition to the work accom
i r ; ;
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tas recovery when he reached the
'witch's' age, and this, the villagers say,
occurred Just week. At any rate. Car-,
lotta's parents spent half their substance
In seeking a cure from scientists, i
Oarlotta's first words, spoken to her
sister-in-law, who awoke her In the
morning, were: rtCom cme and dress
me." News of the 'miracle'' spreading,
the villagers flocked to the house, where
upon Cariotta berated them and told them
to be off. She Is a cheery, healthy
woman, but very shy.
She remembers little of her past, save
plished by the different Audubon So
cieties, established in most of our
States, the National Association dur
ing the past year hired over sixty
special wardens to protect bird col
onies throughout the country, and
over 925,000 was spent in giving
needed protection to wild birds and
animals. For this reason the Audu
bon societies are recognized as the
most Important factors in wild game
protection.
The National association, in conjunc
tion with the Oregon Audubon So
ciety, has recognized the importance of
accomplishing the protective work in
Oregon before it is too late. In 190b
two representatives were sent into
Klamath County to Investigate the
conditions and to try to stop the traf
fic in grebe skins. Two hundred dol
lars was set aside as a fund to secure
a launch for Game Warden Hutchin
son at Klamath Kails to aid in pro
tecting birds in that locality. For the
past two years a special warden has
been paid to give the needed protec
tion to the sea birds on Three Arch
Rocks. I freely through the efforts of
the Oregon Audubon Society. President
Roosevelt issued a special proclama
tion last October setting aside these
rocks, which are the largest along
the coast, and dedicated them toward the
preservation of our pea fowl.
in the past Oregon lias oeen
known as a great game State. Wild
life has been abundant. But every
hunter knows that game birds are
becoming scarcer every season. Form
erly ducks and geese abounded on
lakes and ponds. Now, few are seen
unless enticed there by the food the
hunters furnish. Formerly grebes and
terns were common on our inland
lakes. These places are their ances
tral breeding grounds. They come
together in colonies to nest, but for
years they were slaughtered by plume
hunters and the young left to starve
In the nests. It takes but a few sea
sons of such work to wipe out a spe
cies, and so. few of these plumaged
birds are left.
The lake region of Southern Oregon
has been recognized as the greatest
breeding ground on the Pacific Coast
for all kinds of inland water birds. At
present this region is perhaps more
remote than any other section in the
United States. Although it is slightly
settled now, railroads are soon to be
built through Kastern aad Southern
Oregon and In a few years the ad
van oe of civilization may make many
changes in the wild life of this local
ity. Government activity in the Irri
DESPAIRS OVER BEAUTY
Parisian Workman Kills Himself
for a Pretty Concierge.
PARIS, April 25. (Special.) Too pretty
a concierge. It seems, Is in charge of a
house In one of the populous quarters
of Paris. Her beauty, at any rate, has
been fatal to ono of her tenants, who
committed suicide by hanging himself in
front of her door with a rhyme of his
own composition in his pocket. The man
was a goldbeater's employe, aged Zi years.
As soon as he had taken a room tn the
house ho fell wildly In love with the
concierge, who smiled most amiably at
him, as she did to everyone else, not out
of coquettishness. but because she was
naturally kind and generous.
The workman mistook her intentions,
and wrote most passionate epistles, which
he handed to her in the absence of her
husband. The concierge, whose ' virtue
is equal to her beauty, severely re
proached him, and said that if he sent
any more such letters she w-ould show
them to her husband. This drove the
workman to immediate despair. The fol
lowing morning he was found a corpse,
hanging on the wall opposite her door.
In his pocket was a letter to the Coic
mlssaire of Police explaining the reason
for his suicide, and a second one to the
husband of the concierge, which ended
with a rhyme.
Xoiralea, ArlE. It is anounoed a vigorous
campaign is about to be inaugurate-1 againet
th. rbelliou Y&quis in Potiora. There are
mw about 1O0O Y.qufs undr guard at Her
moBillo. who vr.re satbered from ail over
th. ttat. They will be deported to Tura--tan.
The fer inspired by the Taquis bas
brought mining and other enterprises almost
to a standstill.
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In the case, of a few incidents which
caused her violent emotion. One such in
cident was a proposal of marriage from
a hunchback. She told how she tried to
show her indignation by gestures.
She went in procession to the village
church with numberless relatives and
confessed vocally for the first time in her
life. Previously- she had written her con
fessions. She was found after the serv
ice reading a religious book and she said
her present happiness was at times dis
turbed by visions of the 'witch, whom
she called a "cre'ature of the devil."
gation of desert lands Is attracting
many settlers. The draining of swamps
and converting of swamp areas into
tillable land is destroying the breed
ing places of untold numbers ot ducks,
geese, terns, grebes and other water
birds.
The plan of the Audubon Society is
to send two representatives well
equipped to cover the whole lake re
gion of .Eastern and Southern Oregon
to investigate conditions and report
on the best places for establishing
bird reserves. These will be located
among the tule islands where the wild
fowl breed, and upon Government or
State property that is useless for other
purposes, and wardens will be ap
pointed to protect these bird colonies.
The setting aside of land by State
or private parties for a bird refuge
does not necessarily mean that it can
not be occupied by man. It means
that when a bird reachesthese sacred
precincts, its life is safe. One of the
best memorials in the State of Oregon
would be an island or tract of land
dedicated to the perpetuity of a bird.
In some places large estates are being
set asido for this purpose, and war
dens are paid by the Audubon Societies
to protect the bird life.
The time to save the wild fowl is
n o w. President Roosevelt is in
thorough sympathy with tms idea and
stands ready to aid in the movement
to give permanent protection to our
Inland water birds. Governor Cham
berlain has promised to lend his aid
in setting aside any State lands that
may be available. The Society means
to act now while these two 'officials
are in office. There is a combination
of circumstances, it is said, which if
taken advantage of, will be of untold
value in the future preservation of
wild birds. The chance may never
come again. It behooves the members
of the Society, says the president, to
take immediate action and raise the
necessary funds to complete the work.
He therefore earnestly solicits the co
operation of all who are Interested in
the preservation of our wild birds and
animals.
Membership in the Audubon Society
is open to all. The dues for active
membership are one dollar yearly, sus
taining membership, five dollars
yearly, and life membership twenty
five dollars. The officers are: Presi
dent, William !. Finley; First Vice
President, A ,W. Anthony; Second Vice
President, Horatio H. Parker; Record
ing Secretary, Miss Watson; Corres
ponding Secretary, Dr. E. J. WTelty;
Treasurer, ii. t. Bohlman.
WARNING TO UNINSURED
English Employers Seek Protection
From Claims of Servants.
LOXDOX, April 25. (Special.) Since
July X last an English insurance company
ns naa to deal with over 3000 cases of
accidents to domestic servants, and 13 of
them were fatal. The figures show the
large extent to which protection against
liability under the new compensation act
has been sought by householders, and
they serve as a warning to the uninsured,
who are reckoning on the improbability
of accident to domestic servants engaged
in harmless household duties. The com
pensation payable in respect of the 13 fa
talities might have imposed a very seri
ous burden upon the responsible employ
ers, end there is reason to believe that
among small householders who employ
only one servant the proportion of unin
sured its iftrgest.
It is only right to add that some of the
claims referred to the Insurance company
in question belonged to the grotesque or
der. One servant who sat on a needle had
been astonished to lind it come out at her
ankle, and made a claim accordingly. A
housekeeper claimed a good-sized sum for
j blood poisoning due to the constant han
dling or copper coins. Then there were
claims from servants who hurt themselves
by walking In their sleep.
Chicago. Twelve hundred rupils of the Ed
ward Jenner Public Scnool fled panic-fitricken
to the atreeta when a report spread through
the building that thre. members ot the
"Black Hand Society" had placed a nitro
glycerine bomb in the basement which m-..
I timed to go of? at 2 o'clock. Several of th.
I smaller children narrowly escaped serious In
jury, it was onty inroufrii the efforts of
the teachers and the -bravery of Engineer
Frank Smith and Janitor Leonard Moore that
no one was injured fatally.
3 NIGHTS APRIL 27-28-29
SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE WEDNESDAY
KLAW & ERLANGER PRESENT
MclHTYRE L M HAM
AND IN
HEATH f TREE
THE BIG MUSICAL PLAY
50 PEOPLE 50
ok by
Ceo. V. Hobart
SEATS NOW SELLING AT THEATER
EVENING PRICES Special Wednesday Matinee
$2.0O-$1.50-$l.OO-75c-50c $ 1. 50- 1.00-7 5c -50e
Heilig Theater
NEXT
FRIDAY EVENING
MAY 1
8)30 o'clock,
CAPTAIN RICHMOND PEARSON
CONGRESSMAN FROM
ALABAMA
WILL LECTURE ON
NATIONAL
DEFENSE .
SEAT SALE OPKNS WEDNES
DAY AT THE THEATER.
HOBSON
PRICES.
Entire lower floor $1.00
Balcony 75c, 50c
Gallery 25c
HTPMED 'BT SERVANT
ELDERLY FRENCH BAROXESS
GIVES AWAY FORTUNE.
Kept Under Maid's Spell for Man;
iYears-Court Intervenes and
Restores Property.
PARIS, April 25. (Special.) A curi
ous case bas just been tried In the
Seine Assize Court, In which a. servant
girl was convicted of having hypnot
ized, or otherwise Influenced, an elder
ly Baroness to such an extent as to
make her mistress hand over all ber
valuables to her, and a fortune
amounting to some $120,000. The
Baroness took her into her house out
of charity IS years ago. and before
long the girl obtained such an ascend
ancy over ber mistress that she was
able to command her, In the name ot
alleged spirits, whom she pretended to
evoke. She would make the Baroness
sit on a chair with her back turned,
and forbid her to look round, when,
standing behind her, she would imi
tate, in a shrill voice, the supposed
spirits of another world.
These seances continued for many
years, and each time the supposed spir
its commanded the Baroness to make
some generous present to her maid.
The Baroness in due time had made
everything she possessed over to the
girl, and all that remained was a
house. This the maid also was about
to take possession of, when the rela
tives of the Baroness Interfered, and,
after having had her examined by a
doctor, had her taken to a medical
home. It was found that the servant
girl hd been able to Impose on ber
mistress only by reducing her to a
great state of physical weakness. She
refused to give her proper food during
all those years on various pretexts.
When the Baroness had been only
one month in the medical home, and
had proper food and attention, she
fully recovere'd all her lucidity of
mind and physical strength, and ex
plained that she had obeyed her serv
ant girl out of terror. Induced by a
state of physical debility. The girl
was sentenced to six years imprison-
BASE BALL
Tri-City League, Today
Vaughn Street
Grounds
EAST PORTLAND
vs
SALEM
' Double-Header
First Game Called 2:30
General Admission 25c
Grand Stand lOc
Lyrics and Music by
. William Jerome and Jean Schwartz
Heilig Theater
The Fa moni Coloratura
SOPRANO,
MISS BESSIE
DIRECT FROM
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
GRAXD SONG RECITAL.
PRICES:
$2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75c
Mnll Orders Received
MOKDAY, MAY 4.
Box . Office Sale Open
KTUDAY, MAY 8.
Address letters and make
checks and money orders pay
able to W. T. Pangle, Manager
Heilig Theater.
ment, and was ordered to restore all
the property and valuables.
BALFOUR .WRITING BOOK
Occupies His Leisure in Completing
Work on Philosophy.
LON DON. April 25. Special. ) Fol 1 ow
ing the example of an eminent predeces
sor, A. J. Balfour la devoting- some of the
leisure of his present position to the mak
ing of books. A work on philosophy may
be expected from his pen before many
months are over. The word "leisure"
Boarcely applies to Mr. Balfour, however.
The hours of his day which can be
MONDAY EVENING
MAY II
BAKER
portland'? fashionable poprlab price playhouse
home: ok the incomparable baker stock company
Evening Curtain This Week
This is a Week of
STARTING
SUNDAY MATINEE
TODAY
William Gillette's Dramatization of the Famous
By Conan Doyle Production Complete, Correct and Lavish as to
Scenery and Stage Settings One of the Greatest Flays of the Cen
tury Played With Immense Success in Nearly Every Civilized Land
This Is One of the Big Events in Portland Theatricals Stags
Under Direction William Dills.
MATINEE SATURDAY.
Evening Prices 25c, 35c, 50c Matinees 15c, 25c
Evening Curtain 8:05, Matinee 2:05.
NEXT WEEK
LYRIC THEATER
Cor. 7th & Alder Sts. Both Phones: Main 4685 Home A 1026
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL 27
P. R. ALLEY Presents MISS VERNA FELTO and the Allen Stock
Company In Milton Noble's Fascinating- Play of Western Life,
FROM SIRE TO SON
Matinees Taesdsy, Tharsdar, Saturday- and Sunday. Prices 10c and 20c.
Every Evening- at 8i30. Prima lOe, 20e and 30c.
New Moving Pictures Between the Acta No Long Waits
Week of April 27 The Leading Theater
Fresentin8 FANTAGES
THE BEST IN VAUDEVILLE J. A. JOHNSON, RES. MANAGER
Week Ending Sunday at Pantages Fourth-Street House: The Neill
son Aerial Ballet, a Spectacular Novelty of Daxzling Beauty. The
Hisses Carmen, the Lavails, Miss Lorraine Bushanan and
Troupe, Frank M. Clark, Jean Wilson and the Biograph.
For the New Week, Beginning' Monday, Fantagea Announces
WILLIE ZIMMERMAN
Greatest of Impersonators, in His Famed Imitations of the World's
Greatest Musicians and Conductors of Orchestras,
AND AN ALL-STAB SUPPORTING BILL MADE UP OF
Morrow Shellberg and Company Comedy Sketch
CARMEN DE VILLIERS
International Banjo Quar
tet, the Best.
LLOYD AND WHTTEHOUSE
Comedy Sinking and Clev
er Impersonations.
JEAN WILSON
Illustrated Son;:.
Kail Orrinlra of Klsrkt Pieces. Dlrcrtioa II. K. KvfsMs.
Fantagea Attractions Mill Continue nt the Msrquim nrand Dnrlnsr
the yammer Months. While Psnlstrs' Kaurth-Mlreet lone In Hring
Completely Remodeled nt n Coat of 1S.U4MI.
Mntlnres Evrrr Afternoon nt ZiSOt Kvrslsss nt TiSn nnd ft. rrlrrn
the amrt I llln. l.Vi Psrqnrtn, 23e Boars, (M. Any Vent nt Vrrk
imy Mnllneen, FIFTEEN CE.NTS.
THE
Beginning Sunday Evening, April 26, 1908
(NO MATINEE SUNDAY)
THE ARMSTRONG MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
Presents
A Scotch
This is positively the strongest organization of its kind on Hie Pacifio
Coast, and will be sure to please. The princi
pals of this organization are
Will H. Armstrong Magdaline Holly Barney Williams
Ed. Armstrong Ethel Daris Ed. Myers
GOOD-LOOKING GIRLS GOOD MUSIC SWELL WARDROBES
The management of the Star has afforded New Scenery, New and
Novel Eleetrical Kffects, and, in fart, no expense will be spared to
make ' ' A SCOTCH HIGHBALL ' ' a successful production.
Matinees daily at 2:30 P. M.; Prices, 35c to any part of the house
except Boxes. Every Evening at 7:30 and fl:00; Prices, Entire lx)wcr
Floor 25c, Entire Balcony and Gallery 1.jc.
NEXT WEEK The Armstrong Musical Comedy Company Offers
"THE BATHING GIRL." Don't miss this.,
grouped under that heading must be
few. No member Is more constantly In
his place In the House of Commons.
Only the otner night' some discussion
arose In the smoking-room upon the re
markable way in which the leader of the
opposition has re-established his authority
in the chamber. Kor months after his
election for the City of London the House
practically ignored him. Four-fifths of the
members of the new Parliament did not
know him as a directing power, and in
the flippancy of ignorance they declined to
take him seriously.
They know better now. Opponents as
well as friends have to confess that he
has recovered all his old prestige and
added more.
Btatistics show that the longest-lived peo
ple eat the hfttrllept rreaKrast.
THEATER
PHONES: MAIN 2, A 5360
GEO. L. BAKER, GEN. MGR.
8:05. Matinee 2:05 Sharp.
Extra Importance.
APRIL 26, 1908
"THE CLIMBERS"
Attractions
BLANCHE SLOAN
Sister of Tod Sloan,
Aerial Acrobat.
THE WHEELERS
Kceentrie. Jugglers.
THE BIOGRAPH
Social Comedy Film.
ST A
Highba
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
Week Beginning
Monday, April 27
Positively the Best Vaudeville
Programme Offered Port
land Theater-Goers.
Headed by
The Great Henri French
The Noted Mimic Actor and
Impersonator of Composers and
Musical Directors. Without
doubt the highest-salaried act in
vaudeville. , Be sure that you
don't miss him.
Special Added Attraction,
Richard Buhler 6 Co.
Presenting
"THE CRACKSMAN.'
Robert DeMont Duo
An Acrobatic Comedy, Entitled
"FUN IN A HOTEL."
Lopez and Lopez
Spanish .Instrumentalists.
Grace Darnley
Acrobatic Dancer and Contor
' tionist.
Jenkins & Stockman
A Dutch Comedy Musical Pres
entation. A Scream From Start
to Finish.
Fred G. Bauer
Portland's Favorite Balladist.
Rendering the Latest New York
Success
F. F. Montressa
Dean of the I. A. T. S. E. Oper
ators, Exhibiting the Latest
Animated Pictures.
TIME AND PRICES REMAIN
THE SAME.
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GRAND