10 THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 14. 1909.
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HAIL, VALENTINE.
ESQUIRE OF CUPID
Perennial Youth and Life and
Love Flower Forth Upon .
This Day of Lovers.
DOVES AND KISSES REIGN
Good Saint, Who Watches Over All
Who Feel Love's Tender Passion
Stirring, Given Reverence by
Younz and Old Alike.
BT -ERNEST M'GAFFBT.
Today is the day set apart for the cele
bration of Saint Valentine, the Patron
Saint of Cupid from time Immemorial.
Ring, doves, Cupids, and kisses are the
Insignia of his office, and the sighs and
tears of generations unborn await his
Inexorable reign. How many a lover has
written so.mets to his mistress" tye-brows
to furnish forth a valentine missive?
How many a love-lorn youth, awkward
ly trembling, has scrawled crudely his
sweetheart's name on an envelope con
taining; his votive offering: to the fair one?
Very appropriately has the reign of
King Cupid, reinforced by his trusty
Esquire. Saint Valentine, been set for the
days when Spring begins to send the sap
stirfiling through the waking branches,
and the sleeping grass moves In its
slumbers, turning towards the light.
"In the Sprins a livelier iris glisten on the
burn dove.
Tn th spring a young man's - fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love.'.
Valentine's day is the real commence
ment of the fpring season, however a
misguided calendar seeks to decree other
wise. Kven Shakespeare, from Ids high
vsntace.- does not scorn to turn to the
time and the occasion with his
"In th Pnrlnc-tlm.
The only pretty ring-time.
Hy dine-a-riing.
Sweet lovers love the Srpring
The store windows and counters have
for days been pileil with valentines of
all sorts, sizes and descriptions. Hovering
above these offerings you will see the
trembling hands of aRe, the calloused
palms of the toilers, the chubby fingers
of childhood all come to the shrine of
Love's chosen patron, the good Saint
Valentin.
All People Feel 'Appeal.
Sometimes you will catch a furtive and
shame-faced look from some bearded
countenance, as the owner of it fumbles
stealihlly among the bright-colored leaves
of the alluring valentines. Ho may be
trusting to the Valentine poets to ex
press what he feels, but dares not at
tempt to voice himself. Here is a mother
looking for valentines with staunch moral
principles in the verses so that her little
daughters may find something elevating,
as well as affectionate, in the remembrance--
Not even Christmas itself brings such
joys to the. children. How they revel
In the sending and receiving of the
gay ly-colored prints. The poetry of Val
entlnedom. let us bo merciful to It. The
sentiment may be what the cynical, that
Is. the cold-hearted, call "sloppy." But
to the average child, valentine verses are
th most beautiful in the. world as the
hildren themselves are the loveliest
flowers in existence.
Pe ru love me. little children.
O. sweet blossoms that are curled,
Life's tender morning-glories
Round the casement of the world?
And so with many shrieks of delight
the day and the occasion are thrice
welcomed by the little girls and boys
as the most exciting holiday of the
entire year.
One of the rarest things In the way
of subtle emotional effects is the. re
ceipt of a real love valentine by a
maid no longer young. She conjures
, up Instantly some faded romance
which lies sacredly hid from human
eye In her trunk or escritoire, a ro
mance hound up In a narrow ribbon
that holds a faint scent of rosemary,
maybe, or sweet lavender. She will
hold that fragile suggestion next to
her worn cheek, and sometimes before
the sun goes down she will untie the
slim bundle of old love letters. Let
ters that are tho chords of love's sad
lyre: letters that bring keen to her
heart the passionate retrain:
Oh! death in life, the days that are no more.
Grotesque Side, Too.
' And just as in all things life holds
its contrasts, so Valentine's day ushers
In its grotesque side. The comic, the
vulgar, the witty, the coarse and the
stupid valentines combine to furnish
the reverse side of the shield. "Comic
valentines are often "comic" only In
name. Some of them have been the In
stigators of deadly affrays: others of
-lasting enmity. On the faults and foi
bles of humanity the "comic" valentine
bards have ample opportunity to wreak
their fantastic imaginations, and the
results iu many instances have been
fearsome, to say the least.
Comic valentines this year have been
flaunted from the bacyks of the ubiqui
tous postcards, and with hideous cari
catures and hanistru.-.g verses have
loaded the mails to all ends of the
earth.
One of them on the smoker is enti
tled "Mr. Smokettend." The picture is
atrocious: the verses quite In accord:
No matter what place 'tis, no matter who's
there.
With yonr stinker's vile odor you poison the
air.
Alt smokers cannot call rude. It is true.
But with those who are decent, we cannot
possibly class you.
Mark how the last line trails Its
wounded length along.
Another valentine is called "Mr.
Bnidc Reformer":
- Your portrait here, my pious friend,
I tak the liberty to send.
That from It you may clearly know
Your false pretenses do not go.
The reformer in, question Is pictured
with a bottle of whisky protruding
from his pocket.
"Mr. Sportemgood" is shown with a
fair" damsel's head reclining; on hit
shoulder, the while he drives a whir
-ring "buzz-wagon" down the turnpike,
with the man in the moon bestowing a
wicked and suggestive wink at the un
conscious couple. The verses follow:
Old Chappie, when a man has reached
Vour ae: he surely ought to know,
Folks think that he some slight regard
Kor common decency -should show:
Could you but once see how absurd
Tour prankishness to all appears.
You'd sell your auto, buy some shears.
And trim your wavy-Jackass ears.
Which, considering the "gent" Is
merely out for a little moonlight spin
with his ''steady." seems Impertinent.
Some of these comic valentines run
' to fierce puns.
"If you will be
. My life-long cook,
I'll always wear
A plc-ous look."
The bizarre, the clumsy, the dull, the
vicious, the sarcastic and sardonic mingle-
In the "comic" line; bad drawing
and worse "poetry" furnishing the
feast of horrors which the day brings
out in this style of "literature."
nut these aro merely the gargoyle
effects, the clownish interludes, the cap-
and-bells whimsically of Saint alen
tlne, his day and celebration.
"Love Never Fslleth."
Each year the undying freshness of
the occasion springs from the hearts
of the people as the bannered green
grass of the eternal hi'Js. slow wav
ing in the painted sunlight. Each re
newal of the good saint's day in' the
calendar brings up the memories of
Cupid, his Kingdom and of Love, his
Dream.
"Oh! there's nothing half so sweet in life
As Love's youns dream."
And surely in the offering and ac
ceptance of the day itself, with its-tokens
of affection and remembrance,
there is something of the touch of Na
ture which makes the whole world kin.
Something in the touch of clasped
hands, and the whisper of dear and
remembered voices. Something of the
first Springtime, when Adam and Eve
wandered sinless in God's Garden of
Eden, simple as children, with the blos
soms of April to star the sward under
foot and the primal skies, bluer than
the newly created seas, to shine down
in benediction on their path.
Hail, then. Saint Valentine, patron
of the young and old. Monarchies crum
ble to the dust and the' flight of time
passes in its unwearied course the
wrecks and ruins of conquered worlds,
but thou stayest on. Safe In the smiles
and tears of the universe, folded down
in ancient and yellowing chronicles of
dim romance, thou livest to give the
lie to death, and the promised hope of
everlasting happiness to come.
Only to the loved and the loving
dost thou appear, ever old and ever
young, garlands of flowers in thy
hands, music and soul messages for
thy lovers fond and true.
Hall. Patron Saint of that which is
the last analysis of immortality, the
never-dying vestal flame of love. Hail,
most illustrious and best-beloved com
forter of bruised hearts and bearer
of smiles and Joy to little children.
Hail, keeper of the faith of love and
love of faith, the guardian of youth,
maturity and old age, the music of the
spheres In thy song, the rhyme of cen
turies on thy brow.
DIES SOON AFTER HUSBAND
AGED COUPLE PASSES AWAY ON
SAME DAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Davidson,
of Woodland. Were Early
Pioneers of Oregon.
The late Joseph C. Davidson, of Wood
land. "Wash., whose death on January 12
preceded that of his wife by only a few
hours, was an Oregon pioneer, having
crossed the plains in 1ST.9, settling near
what is now the town of Oswego. In the
Fall of - 1SS0 Mr. and Mrs. Davidson re
moved to Woodland, Wash., where they
continued to reside.
Mr. Davidson was born in Freeport,
Harrison County, O., December 30, 1S19.
When a young man he went to Indiana
to reside and there, in 1812. married Mary
Anne Kerrin. Mrs. Davidson was born
In Ludlow Township, Vermont, August S,
1824. At any early age she emigrated
with her parents to Indiana, settling near
Montpeller. She acquired a better edu
cation than was common for girls at that
time, and at the age of 18 she taught
school for SI a week and board, which
wan then considered good wages.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson resided in In
diana until lSJf, when they removed to
Iowa, settling near La Grande. After a
few years they became dissatisfied with
their surrounding and decided to Join the
immigrants bound for the Coast. After
a wearisome Journey, lasting six months,
they arrived in Portland, November 5,
1850.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are survived by
VERDICT IS SEALED
Jury Instructed in Chinese Suit
Against Police.
NO ARGUMENTS ARE MADE
After Witnesses Are Examined Judge
Instructs Jury Unless They Find
Verdict for Over $000 He
AVII1 Throw Case Out.
After waiting until 5 o'clock for the
Jury to reach a verdict in the damage
suit brought by the Chinese Banking
firm of Bow Wo & Co. against Chief of
Police Gritzmacher. Captain Bailey and
eight policemen. Judge Wolverton in
structed the jury to report a sealed ver
dict on Monday morning. The attor
neys for the Chinese rested their case
at 11 o'clock, and Attorney Logan made
a motion for a nonsuit. Judge Wolver
ton granted the motion against all but
four of the defendants and instructed
the Jury that unless they found a ver
dict for the Chinese for more than 12000
the case woutd be thrown out of court.
No arguments were submitted in the
case. As soon as the defendants' last
witness was heard. Attorneys Meckelim,
Gearin and Logan agreed to submit the
case without taking up the time of the
court with argument.
It did not take Mr. Logan long to get
the testimony of the ten witnesses, who
were Mayor Lane. Chief Gritzmacher,
Frank J. Hcnnessy, several newspaper
men and two deputy assessors. Mayor
Lane testified it-had .been reported to
him that S2 Second street was a no
torious Chinese gambling - house, and
that It was upon his orders that the
place was ratdod by the police. Chief
Grltzmacher's testimony was along the
same lines.
Frank Hennessy's testimony furnished
the humor of the afternoon session. The
ex-clerk of the Police Court referred
to the 25 people caught in the raid as
the "gallant twenty-five," and then ex
plained that 15 of them were Chinamen,
nine Japanese men and one Japanese
woman. Hennessy swore that the police
had captured a number of books and
lotterv tickets, and that the Chinamen
came to his office and took a part of
the plunder back to the store. The rest
of the books and papers, he stated, were
left around the office and one day when
the newspaper men were complaining
about being cold, he built a fire out of
what was left.
Through the testimony of Deputy As
sessors Maxwell and Holbrook, Mr. Lo
gan proved that the assessment of Bow
Wo & Co. was less than $500. Through
other witnesses he also proved that the
place, on the night of Lecember 3. 1907,
had been raided by the police. One raid
took place early in the evening, and the
other at 11 o'clock.
VAUGHAN TO GET CLOTHES
Forbidden to Visit Home, Is Granted
Concession In. Court.
Thrown upon the tender mercies of a
cold world, with neither cash nor a
change of raiment, and threatened with
a term behind prison bars if he be
sought his better half to supply his need.
Charles G. Vaughan appealed to the Cir
cuit Court, which had made the order
restraining him from visiting or molest-
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a, of Portland. Or.: Courtney N.. of May
ger. Or.. Their only daughter, Mrs. Isola
Davldson-Gans. died at her home in
Woodland in 1904.
Benefit for Earthquake Sufferers.
A ball will be givan tonight in
Arion Hall under the auspices of tho
Queen Marguerite Club for the benefit
of the Italian earthquake victims. The
affair will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Teresa Travesso will render vocal se
lections. A large number of tickets
have been sld by the committee In
charge and It is expected a substan
tial amount will be added to the fund
for the earthquake sufferers.
r Traffic Agent Is Named.
B. E. Maling has been named traveling
freight and passenger agent for the
Northwestern, with headquarters In Port
land. He will cover the whole territory
of -which the local office is the center,
reporting to R. V. Holder, general agent
here for the Northwestern line.
Ing Emma L. Vaughan, his wife who
had applied for a divorce. He asked
that he be allowed to go home in the
company of a Deputy Sheriff for his
clothing. To this his wife's attorney
agreed. Vaughan said he always pro
vided a good home for his wife, that he
pub. his money In the bank in her name
and that it was subject to his check. He
believes his sister-in-law instigated the
divorce , suit and that if he can have a
confidential chat with Mrs. Vaughan he
can effect a reconciliation. ,
Mrs. Vaughan charges in her suit that
her husband threatened, last Christmas,
to kill her. pointing a rifle at her and
saying he .would shoot and that he called
up women acquaintances on the tele
phone, to the vexation of his wife. He
married her at St. Paul, Minn., in No
vember, 1899.
CARD OF THANKS.'
We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to the G. A. R.. the W. R. C. the
neighbors and friends for their kind
ness and sympathy during our recent
bereavement, in the death of husband
and father.
AIRS. W. F. SMYSER AND FAMILY.
SEE MAGNIFICENT IMPORTED ITALIAN RENAISSANCE DINING SET IN WINDOW
FOR THE
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We carry a very complete as
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B. T. COBB SAYS ITS KKMOVAL
WOULD IIIKT XOKTirVVEST.
Editor of Trade Journal Protests
Against Admitting Canadian
Product Free.
Benjamin F. Cobb, editor of the Lum
ber Review, of Kansas City, one of the
great trade papers in the lumber indus
try, reached town yesterday, and is stop
pins at the Portland Hotel. Mr. Cobb
is on his regular semi-annual trip to the
Northwest, and expressed himself as
glad to reach Portland again.
Mr. Cobb expressed himself as entirely
hopeful about the outlook for lumber in
the Pacific Northwest, and said that tho
timber here, even If not reforested, would
last for a period of 100 years. He spoke
highly of the results of reforestation,
however, and declared that the Pacific
Northwest, from the nature of its soil,
and the climatic conditions, was the one
place In all America where such work
could be carried on with the best results.
Mr. Cobb pointed out that the con
sumption of lumber was still enormous,
and this, notwithstanding the tremen
dous increase in the use of cement and
concrete, which had supposedly taken, to
some extent, the place of wood. This,
explained Mr. Cobb, was because of the
phenomenal rapidity of our growth,
something to which the world has hardly
furnished a parallel so far.
Discussing the question of - removing
the tariff from lumber, Mr. Cobb ex
pressed the belief that such a removal
would hurt the Pacific Northwest mora
than any other portion of the country.
He pointed out that there was only 15
per cent of lumber sawed which was
"clear" lumber, or lumber suitable for
the more particular uses of timber. The
remaining 85 per cent was lumber which
constituted the rougher grade of timber.
No duty on "clear" lumber. If it were
possible to separate the grades, might
not be hurtful, but a removal of the duty
of $2 on all lumber would be of vast and
far-reaching harm to the lumbermen of
the Pacific Northwest, in Mr. Cobb's
opinion. He said that hundreds of thou
sands of feet of lumber in the "top
cuts"' would hove ta bo left where the
trees were cut. because it would not pay
the loggers to ship It to market. He said
it would ha,ve to be left to rot. or bo
burned, if the proposed duty were
abolished.
Mr. Cobb asserted that there was al
ways a market for all' the "clear" lumber
obtainable; that neither Kuropc nor
America could furnish the demand for
this grade of the product, but that If the
Canadian and Kuropean lumber were In
troduced free of duty, tho effects would
be immediately disastrous. Canada, ho
said, was even now sending lumber into
the "nlted States and competing in spite
of the duty. With a free rein, and with
no duty to pay, Mr. Cobb declared that
the Canadian forests would at once bo
invaded to reduce prices, and make use
less a vast output of American timber.
Portland's future looks exceedingly
bright to the visitor and he said on his
next trip to Portland, in June, he expect
ede to see more skyscrapers following In
the wake of those newly erected and in
process of erectio.n . Mr. Cobb will be in
town until next week attending to his
business Interests in this vicinity.
visiting her niece, Mrs. Charles La Cha
pelle. at 403 Twenty-fourth street
North, has returned to her home in
Moyie, B. C.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Danziger have
moved from their apartments at The
Hill to 774 Lovejoy street. Mrs. A. L.
Danziger will be at home the second
Wednesday of each month.
Mrs. F. I. McKenna left Thursday even
ing for Washington, D. C, to visit her
son. Coe A. McKenna. who is a student
of international law at George Washing
ton University, and incidentally to see
the lnauguration-of the President.
P. J. Collins, baegage agent for the
Harriman lines, left, the city yesterday
for Chicago, where he will appear he
fore the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and testify tn the Portland gateway
case, which comes up for hearing Feb
ruary 17.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Rasmus have
gone to Wardner, Idaho, to arrange for
a production of the play of "Damon and
Pythias." which will be given in that
city February 19 and 20 under the aus
pices of the Knights of Pythias lodge.
The leading parts in the play, will bo
taken by Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus.
John M. Scott, assistant general pas
senger agent for tho Harriman lines in
the Northwest, will leave the city Mon
day aftemooi for Tacoma and Seattle,
where he goes to arrange details of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition excur
sion to California. The excursion will
reach Portland next Saturday. Mr. Scott
will return to Portland Thursday.
Flood Damages Still Felt.
That railroad tracks in the flood dis
trict of Eastern Oregon and Washington
have not been restored to normal was
the statement of J. P. O'Brien, general
manager for the Harriman lines in this
territory, who returned yesterday mom
ins from a trip throughout tho Interior.
Mr. O'Brien spent most of the day in
cleaning up the business that had ac
cumulated on his desk since he left the
city and held a conference yesteTday with
President Francis B. Clarke, of .tho Spo
kane. Portland & Seattle Railway: Presi
dent C. C. Colt, of the Union Meat Com
pany, and A. R. Fay, general manager
of Swift &. Co.. in regard to operating
details in the packing-house district. Mr.
Fav also talked for some time on traffic
matters with General Freight Agent Mil
ler, of tho Harriman lines, in regard to
rates and strvice by the railroads 1n
making deliveries of livestock on th
Peninsula.
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Miss Rebecca Marx, of Chicago, is vis
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Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowengart and family
have moved to 528 Irving street.
Mrs. Bertha Gilman, of Heppnef, is
spending a month In Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. C. Brant have
moved into their home, at 790 Bast
Salmon.
Mrs. C. Lewis Mead left Friday night
for a month's visit with friends in San
Francisco.
Mrs. Margaret Reed spent several
days on a business trip to The Dallies
last week.
M. Marx, of Chicago, on the way to
California, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Louis Rosenblatt.
Mrs. Daniel Sommer, formerly Mrs. O.
M. Risser, is registered with her son at
the Nortonla Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Adams have re
turned from the South where they have
been touring California and Old Mexico,
since January 1.
Mrs. Mary Baker, mother of Council
man Baker, has been seriously 111 for
several days at their home at Elton
Court, but is reported slowly lmprov
inff. Mrs. Gregory Lomer, who has been
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