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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1908)
5 A LETTE nd C of PORT! THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 13, 1908. R.TO -THE BU SINESS ITIZENS LAND Mr. Business Man of Portland: . The time is too short between now and Christmas to write you a personal letter, so we are going to talk to you through the city papers. "We want you to stop and try to think if you know of any enterprise which is doing more to advertise Portland than The Pacific Monthly. If you are boosting for Portland you are in terested in whatever is helping to build up our city. Any enterprise that is increasing j'our business or making your real estate holdings more valuable should appeal to your interest. Did you ever stop to think what The Pacific Monthly means to Portland? Possi blv you know that The Pacific Monthly is spending each month over .$15,000 for paper, printing, wages, rents, postage and a score of other expenses, all of this money being put in circulation here in Portland. To get aii idea of the magnitude of The Pacific Monthly, just ask John Minto what our monthlv postage bill is Yoii will find that it runs from $1000 to $1200 per month. The important point of this matter is that more than 90 per cent of the money which is being spent by The Pacific Monthly in Portland is secured from Na tional advertisers in the East and from subscriptions, a large part of which come from the Middle West, the Northwest, and the Eastern States. - Don't you think that we are doing our part to boost for Portland and Oregon? Now, are you doing your part? Portland business men are not "quitter" nor does it take a crowbar to piy them loose from their money when it comes to boosting for an institution that is doing, for Portland what The Pacific Monthly is do ing month by month, and has been doing for the past 10 years. Probably there isn't a business man nor a citizen of Portland who would not, if asked, say that The Pacific Monthly is a credit to Portland. Now, are you willing to back up your conversation with your cash? "We believe you are. "We want your co-operation and we want .your coin. In fact, we will have to have it, if you want to widen the influence of The Pacific Monthly. Here is a place where we can all pull to gether for Portland. You know what we are doing to keep Portland in the forefront. You know,' too, that she is at the head of the procession, and naturally, you want her to retain that position. Now, here is what we want 3rou to do: Make out a list of your friends in the East and send us this list, with rour check to have The Pacific Monthly sent to them for the coming y ear. Mr. Jobber, we want you to make up a list of your customers and send them The Pacific Monthly as a token of your appreciation for their patronage a gift, bjr the by, that is not only ' inexpensive, but will serve to remind them throughout the whole year of the giver. Mr. Merchant,, we want you to give each of 3rour employes The Pacific Monthly for the coming year. Mr. Loyal Citizen, we Avant you to send The Pacific Monthly to the folks "back home." Every copy that goes to the East or Middle "West tells, not only by picture but by graphic description, of the bounteous "West, where big men are doing big things. The price of The Pacific Monthly is $1.50 a year, but we-will send five copies for the price of four. In other words, if you will send us a list of five names, accom panied by your check for $6.00, it will pay the bill. We ,will send, without extra charge, the Christmas number, and also send a beautiful Christmas card, notifying your friends that it is being sent at your request. AVe appreciate your letters of commendation and your kind words. We will appreciate them still more if accom panied by your check for from five to one hundred sub scriptions. It's up to you. What are you going to do about it? Yours for the upbuilding of Portland and Oregon. THE PACIFIC MONTHLY, PORTLAND, OR. Hartmann, Young Hungarian Violin?stt to Play at Heilig Brilliant Artist Will Give Concert December 17, Under Direction -of Lois . Steers-Wynn Coman. a 1 1 ifHimt t f "'.v -. ' -- ' :, .-- f - : , . . , P . . ' .( ' V ' : . - '.-. . - - , . ' - , I .. . . f ', . .. ... .. .- - - : S - , ' - - - T, - ' y.,a-... riMil h ,1r . lwfr...,..ffjft....,.,fl fllrnrtrirTM A RTFIl" fl IIVRTM A.W, ll('(iRl VIOLINIST, COMING TO THE IIKILIt;. Arthur Hartmann. thf violinist, who ina'Io guih a fin- iinprcssinn when he lliiypl at tlio Iliili? sonic two yt-are or f" a". will again i-oiiip to Portland on IwinlKT 1 to give a violin recital umlrr tiif diirrtion of ljjis Stcrrs-Wynn "o lnan. He wap srh dulcd to apjoar here pome time sftor tli holidays, but his Ksstorn sucic.s-?s have born so pro nounced that he has had to consolidate his whole tour and hurry alone the I'a cifio Coats t in order to cct hark and fill all the rett:rn dates and orchestra fn j.iKPmrnt? bookiiuc now so rppidly on ac count of his seoational triumphs after his first New York appea'rance. When Hartmann vas over twr years aao. he was coniparatively unknown and d;d not make his bow to the New York public, for he wanted to do so with one of the blflr orchestras, and had only to bide his time a very little while before they were, all after him to play with them. Now his KaKtern concerts are all played to tremendous houses and his work is praised by all the critics every where, not alone for his warmth and fine 4 and his impetuous fervor. The recital will ho at the HeiliR Theater on Thurs day evening. Deiember IT. and Mr. Hart luann n ill be assisted by Alfred Calzin, the brilliant young European pianist, whose work ifi gaining in favor and re nown every day. Some Reminiscenses of John Wilkes Booth BY I-OflS JAMES. THEJItt: is a time in every man's life whn recollection becomes one of the most ijsrlnatinsr of pastimes: the suc cesses or Tailurcs in life, the conquests or defeats, the joys and sorrows, and above all the lasting Impression made by one act. courtesy or event that has beejme bo Indelibly Imprinted upon your mind thift "Time cannot efface nor custom stale.'" It was my fortune once to witness a lamJjm.iorliia technical Ptifumiai cUuuuALin pgi taxmancs Uuit bo. Impressed. me. that to this day the picture is as Im pressive as upon the day of the enact ment. It was while tn Baltimore, and having a night off went to see John Wilkes i Booth play "Richard III." Booth was a handsome fellow, raven I black curly hair, flashing" eyes of a 1 piercing black that in anger fairly turned i blood red, a most magnificently rounded voice that uttered lines In a manner that made the other members of the Booth family jealous. Wilkes was the actor of the three brothers. Junius Bmtus was the poorest actor of the trio, Edwin was the student player, great reader of blank verse, profound thinker and naturally of a morbid disposition. John Wilkes was the romantic actor. Impulsive, erratic, daring, a delightful companion, generous, charitable and a perfect "man'a man." Knowing the man thus much my Interest In his performance, of what was his greatest character, naturally served to Induce me to view his performance with a critical eye. and as such I did. Never In my life have I seen a perform ance that depicted so much of the real Richard as I taw that night by Booth's portrayal. He seemed to live the char acter for the time being, and while I personally do not believe In such methods, in his characterization, it seemed to fit the man. If I mistake not Bd Tiiton was his Richmond (and the night prior to my visit). In the combat. Booth backed Tllton clean over the footlights, so ag gressive and realistic did he play that night; Booth was an excellent swordsman and a thoroughly-trained all-round athlete. If the histrionic art was ever handed down from aire to son then John Wilkes Booth Inherited every attribute embodied In his great and gifted father, who was in his day the greatest actor in this country. I have known many of the old-time players who have been in the same com panies with John Wilkes Booth. Ed Tiiton, Sam Chester, Harry Langdon. Owen Fawcett. and man" others, and they all had a good word for this poor misguided genius, for such he was; and nothing but an erratic Impulse or an over zealous desire to gain fame (if only for a moment's duration) would have caused him to plunge his family and Nation into the calamity that he did, for deep, at heart in a normal frame of mind, he did not possess one vicious trait. "Twere better for all It never hap pened." Funeral of Mrs. IT. O. Henderson. The funeral of Mrs. Henderson, wife of Rev. H. O. Henderson, who died sud denly at her home In Ealem, December 9, was conducted Friday afternoon from the Lents Evangelical Church, and the Interment was In Multnomah cemetery. Rev. H. E. Hornsrhuch. presiding elder for Salem district, was in charge and delivered the sermon. He was assisted In the services by Rev. Theodore Schauer. Portland presiding elder; Rev. X. Shupp, of Milwaukie; Rev. J. A. Goode, of Lents. ' Ministers were the pallbearers. A number of ministers from the United Evangelical Churches was present. Floral pieces were many and beautiful. Including tributes sent by the Women's Missionary Society, Lenta Church Sunday school. Ladies' Aid So ciety and Y'oung People's Alliance. At the conclusion of the services the Wo men's Missionary Society of the Oregon conference presented resolutions, rea.l by J. A. Albright, reciting the grea: loss the society had sustained In the death of Mrs. Henderson, state president, and offering words of consolation to Rev. Mr. Henderson. Yebfoot Camp Celebrates. At the Woodmen of the World Tem ple. 128 Eleventh street, Webfoot Ct.rap, No. So, W. O. W.. now the largest and most irfiuential camp on the Coast, cel- ebrated its eighteenth birthday. Over 500 of Its 1300 members were In at tendance at the banquet table The banquet-rooms were tastefully decorated with American Hags, the order's great banner, together with Oregon grape and holly leaves Interspersed. During the evening a stringed orchestra played ap propriate airs. Those who responded to toasts were: J. E. Werlein, "Web foot's Elghteen-.h Anniversary;" R. G. Morrow, "Our Visitors;" John Kava naugh, "Our Members;" W. R. Mc Garry, "Our Attorneys;" J. J. Jennings, "Visiting Camps:" H. L. Day. "Organi zatloii;" James Ruddeman, "Uniform Rank," Frank Motter. "The American Flag;" George K. Rodgers, "True Fra ternity." Many of the charter mem bers were present who, with the speak ers, occupied places of honor. The toast master of the event was A. L. Barbur, Clerk of Webfo?t Camp, present City Auditor, who received an ovation for his unselfish and continued devotion to the camp and order. The committee in charge of the occasion was composed of A. L. Barbur. Dr. Herman J. Harris, T. J. Murphy. M. T. Woodward and N. H. Bird. Webfoot Uniform Drill Team, commanded by Captain Bird, greatly added to the pleasure of the evening. Representatives of all the ramps in Mult'iomah County took part in the fes tivities, felicitating the Mother of Camps on Its success. , Breakwater From Ainsworth Dock. Beginning Decemher 16 the steamer Breakwater will sail from Ainsworth Dock every Wednesday at 8 o'clock P. M.. for Coos Bay points. LEMAIRE OPERA GLASSES LEMAIRE Field Glasses BEST IN THE WORLD Used in the Army and Navy I Unit rat td Catalotnt at all Dtaltrt HOLIDAY SPECIAL IN OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT OoOOO Gallons of wee tW uses GIVEN AWAY FREE TO OUR CUSTOMERS From now until January 1, 1909, a useful Holiday gift for every one. . We shall give, free, one gallon of sweet wine wi th every gallon of whisky, brandy, gin and rum as quoted in price-list below, with every order se nt in to us the balance of this year. Remember, we give you as many gallons of wine as you ord er gallons of liquors. You can select from the following brands of Wine, Port, Sherry, Angeli ca, Muscatel, Tokay and Madeira. Our prices are always the same never change. PRICE LIS1 Stanford 3 A Rye, regular priee $4.00 a gallon. Rainier 3 A Bourbon, reg. price $4.00 a gallon. Tillamook 3 A Rye, regular price $3.25. a gallon. Tillamook 3 A Bourbon, reg. price $3.25 a gallon. Jacob's Monogram Rye or Bourbon, regular price $5.00 a gallon. Kingsbury Rye, regular price $3.50 a gallon. Apple, Peach. Apriet Brandy, regular price $4.00 a gallon. Sheehan's Private Stock Rye or Bourbon, regu lar price $3.00 a gallon. Delaney's Malt Rye, regular price $3.00 a gallon. Gordon White Rye, regular price $3.00 a gallon. Buckhorn Corn Whisky, regular price $3.00 gal. Freight and Express Charges Prepaid. Mil JACOB & GO 61-63 Fifth St. PORTLAND
