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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 21, 190P. MANY CHANGES APPEAR IN SPRING STYLES BUT NO RADICAL DEPARTURES WILL TAKE PLACE M rM. Or..,, -y . in T B.ta! NOTWITHSTANDING numerous and important changes of detail, and the addition of certain smart bits of '.rimming and embellishment, the general style and the lone graceful lilies of the new Spring suits and gowns show little deviation from the prevailing mode of the winter. From time to time during the -past few weeks, rumors lave floated in from no where in particular, to the effect that the new Spring modes would bring quite a marked departure from the extreme cantiness tlrat was ushered In with the rt appearance of the dlroctolre style. This promise does not aeem to be fulfilled In the beautiful creation of fine, soft clinging fabrics that are now attracting the Interest of aU feminine passersby in the downtown display -windows. In fact, many of tlie new two-piece ulta and elaborate gowns being shown by the most exclusive houses, offer a flat contradiction to any talk of a ten dency towards fuller breadths and short er lines, being quite as extremely scant and as rweeiping of silhouette, as anything in the Winter displays. It is a safe guess, according to the local modistes and tips from the great Parisian fountaJnhead of fashions, that not until the waning of trimmer and the marked change that usu ally comes with the Autumn, -will there be wr0!pcct of "urn to fullness of skirt breadth and an abbreviation of long, sweeping hues of coat and one-piece gown now In vogue. Some or the Xon Ideas. The accompanying pictures, sketched bV The Oregonian-a artist from the display windows of the leading shops and out fitting houses, show some of the new ideas Jn suits and gowns. That fcuttons are to remain with us. and have lust none of their popularity is demon.-Hrated particulraly in No 1 No 2 and No. S. and the added fancir'uliiess of trimming in the- Spring modes Is shown In all of these and the elaborately embroid ered vest let of sketch No. 4. Not the least Interesting" Item of the Spring modes. Is the Spring sleeve, with all its pretty variations. Whether or not the long, close-fitting sleeve mill retain its popularity through the warm Summer months, of course remains to be seen, but it Is the assured thing for all the Spring costumes, and nothing could be daintier or prettier than this style of sleeve, with Irs trimmings of fine lace, buttons, or frills of various kinds, all employed In a manner to emphasize the Ions, graceful line from shoulder to wrist. Xew Polonaise Erfect. A type of the new polonaise princess tunic Is shown In No. 6. This costume is In blended blues, the tunic being of direc tolre satin in the new blue shade, and the skirt underneath toeing of he same shade In a soft, clinging novelty material, with a band of the satin about the hem. The tunic effect Is carried out In the sleeve pattern, the upper sleeve extending only to the elbow, and a sleevelet of embroid ered lace carries the long line down to the hand, terminating -with a dainty lace frill Another one of the smart displays Is the GOTHAM HOTELS PATROLLED BY ARMED WATCHMEN WHO PACE ACROSS ROOF Tnynuy .1 Bottert., j, H.Ttfrm.e.iV. SjM.n-M.a iatroYmBt. o. Li,.. Sal.. BY LLOTD P. LOXERGAN. NEW YORK, March 21. (Special.) Burglars in the hotel district, -working under a new plan, have grown so bold thaf armed guards patrol the roofs of several caravansaries at night. Tlie block principally favored Is that bounded by Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues. It la a peculiar fact that Police Commis sioner Bingham resides In this square, although he has not yet personally suf fered financial loss. During the past five weeks the 'total of depredations in this one block has reached the sum of $100,000, principally in money and Jewels. . It is a. section full of hotels occupied by tenants who have enough of the world's goods to make the looting attractive. . CVmplaints to- the police have been without result." and the hotel men are now taking extraordinary means to pro tect their guests. At the Hotel Patterson, No. S9 West Forty-sixth street, the roof is guarded after sundown by a sentinel, who has a small .arsenal in a specially constructed sentry box. a powerful searchlight .md a private telephone connection with Police Headquarters, in addition strings and festoons of in costume sketched in. No. 7, a beautiful blending of rose tones with deep cream enhanced with touches of jet fringe, that modish feature of the Spring millinery. How little the outlines of the two-piece suit has beea changed, is well demon strated by the' two representative coat suits in No. 6 and No. S. The long, knee length coat, with the cutaway front, and fancifully out kimono fastenings, which characterized the Winter modes. Is to re main the vogue for the Spring coaft. Some Novel Shade9 Come In. No. 6 shows a smart model in the new serpent green shade with embroidered bands and collar of a darker tone. No. o n m one oi Tne miw novelty stripe ma candescent lights have been hurig on the fire escape ladders, and along the roofs and abutments of adjoining buildings. Prw.tec notices are posted In all rooms, requesting the windows be locked at the dimier hour "because of the inefficiency of the police." The Hotel Bayard, the Hotel Bristol and the Algonquin are guarded nightly by private detectives, who keep a careful eye on the fire escapes and patrol the halls and roofs. Manager Wilson, of the University Ho tel, has purchased revolvers for his bell hops, and they take trips through the house at irregular intervals. Similar tac tics are In vogue at the St. Francis. Former Police Commissioner McAdoo, who lives in the Hotel Patterson, be lieves the burglar gang has headquarters in the block. "From there they gain the roofs and operate by means of the fire escapes," he says. "It would seem to be the logical thing to find this place and stamp cut the trouble at its source. But I would not care to make anv tjs 1 ; ; I . ...Vk.lKU Ut I suggestion. Any comments that might come from me as the former head of the department would be misconstrued. People wouul sav we had crime when McAuoo was in, which is true. But it is also tree that the crime terials, of the popular Havana brown. The fine pin stripe pattern will supersede the blended and shadow stripes of last season. The new ami all-engrossing topic of fem inine Interest at the present moment, ia the question of gowns for the kirmiss, which will bring out one of the most brilliant showings in the matter of gowns and jewels ever seen in Portland, accord ing to the predictions of the society folk who are arranging the great spectacular entertainment. All the boxes have been sold, and the fair ticket -holders are al ready deep in consultation' with their modistes, or engrossed In the most 'elabor ate showings of the exclusive outfitting calendar has been swelled, and that the Time is ripe for some reform. "In our .own case we never leave our property unprotected, and mv famllv h. not been robbed. When we go away, the maid sleeps in the rooms, and we have Yale locks on all bur possessions. This sort of personal protection has served to keep our property from thieves, but the frequency and Intent of tlie hotel robber ies cannot be disguised. It fa a glaring "The fire escapes have made the work of the roof character of robbery compar atively easy. I think it will be found that this is the chief mode of access used, by a systematically organized gang, and not by predatory individuals." Pump Out Jamaica Bay. Before Brooklyn became a part of Greater New York-, a Republican can didate for . the mayoralty nomination created hilarity by the character of his "platform." One plank in it provided for "pumping out Jamaica Bay to give work to the unemployed." The candi date was generally regarded as a crank, and didn't get a vote in the convention. Now 1-nc.le Sam .has arranged to spend 50.000.000 to carry out this very idea. Briefly the plan is to dredge a navigable channel J000 feet wide, con necting the bay with the Atlantic Ocean, to build a bulkhead around three sides of the bay. dig Interior channels and reclaim the adjoining lowlands with dredged material. Eventually the half submerged meadows in the middle of the bay are to be consolidated into two large islands, bulkheaded. and sur rounded by deep water channels. Another plank in the interesting Brooklyn maniac's platform called for the paving of the East River. Perhaps that may come in the course of time. Five nolioemon ,. i . trial in Brooklyn within less than a year, and four of them have been con victed Of fplnnlpq , r, . -- u " " c uww in aing f,Ug' Gcorse W- Kropp, the last of ." '"ur jenrs tor receiving stolen srooris. Ul. a . , , " wintoura m stripes are serving time for abduction, grand larcenv an i . 1 .7 , " nasauit, respec tive! V. '- The man 1 . . V V'K . 11 LIJ IS KaVla ShelJard. accused of murdering Barbara i. Tin .1. u,5asreea. and he is in jail awaiting a new trial. New Divorce Excuse. " L.OUIS Levin, a Well-Vnnwn i,..,... was sued for non-support by his wife the other day. and offered one of the strangest pleas on record. "Sly wlfes family are poor and lazv " he said. "After our marriage rny father-in-law and my mother-in-law my nouse tneir nome. Then mv Wife's nnn V...!.-, . . . .M . iour sisters joined the happy family, afnd none of w.... o. ceni oi board. It was a case of 1 to 1, and I was the one. I moved from the Bronx to Rockaway. and back again to the Bronx', but couldn t shake them off. So'I finally went away myself. I am perfectly willing to support my wife, but am a lawyer, not a hotel-keeper." Levin willingly agreed to pay his wife $30 a week, and said Tt would be cheap at double the price. Another interesting matrimonial mix rip came to light in Newark the other 7ay: Vice-Chancellor Kmory decreed 3;, Pau,ine a"d Gustave Walbrede shall remain separated for .two years. In the meantime Walbrede Is to show proof that he prefers the society of his wife, and three children to the indul gence of his appetite for liquor. If he does so, the separation will cease, otherwise the order will be continued forever. It is said that the husband himself suggested the test. Several New York judges are watching the experiment with interest, and may make trials of it themselves when likely cases come along. Stars Cause Gossip. New Yorkers received with sorrow the news that Marie Dressier, who invaded London as a woman theatrical manager, has lost all her money, broken down and been Removed to a sanitarium. Miss Dressier had a seven years' lease on the Alldwych Theater, and in a valedictory to her company said she had mortgaged everything she had in the world to pay them their last week's salary. It is un derstood that the actress-manager dropped $40,000. her savings of years, and is now practically penniless. If Marie Dressier had remained in America she would have had her money yet, for she was always a drawing card. In the old days of the big successes of Tveber & Fields, Miss Dressier divided honors with the stars, and could always command a top-notch salary on the vau deville circuit. She could do it again foe that matter. Coincident with the Dressier failure as a manager, Mrs. Ben Hurtig, widow of the senior member of Hurtig & Seaman, comes into control of a dozen theaters through her late husband's will Mrs Hurtig declares she will take an active part in running these houses, but admits that she hasn't the slightest Idea how to do it. Maxine Elliott, New York's only woman manager, has sailed abroad and another woman star is doing very poor business in the Maxine Elliott Theater. So. from the examples on hand, it does not appear that women are about to revolutionize the the atrical business of this country or Europe. Some Hotel "AVrinkles." vIf you are at the Waldorf Astoria and desire to engage a room in Philadelphia or W ashington you can call a bellboy and he will make the reservation bv wireless in .. WTI(ii-f.the Bellevue, Stratford, at Philadelphia, and the New Willard at the Nation's Capital have their own service now. with pretty girl operators in cunning Uniforms. latfr the ill I-.,...! the Hotel Tourame, Boston and a house at Atlantic City. Another innovation is daily auto service between the Waldorf and the Bellevue Stratford. Tickets. $15 each. Of course you can go in a comfortable Pullman In less than one-third of the time. for $3.20 but the new fad has met with much suc cess. Passengers on this auto-bus line have the privilege of stopping at Trenton. J., to buy their own luncheon, and can pay as much for it as they desire. Mount Vernon is endeavoring to get into the limelight with rubber neck trolley .... mey are run at a nominal fare with an announcer or lecturer who points out and prnlnlna thA . i . . - - ' uiicaung points. Incidentally it is expected that the en- n.uo.tiam aroused will boom the realty business. . -Mount Vemon f e,.n i n . . . . . like the Andre monument. Sleepy Hol- ..u..i o.uu me.Mw Jtiaven railroad depot Nobody except an old resident of Mount Vernon would ever have thought of the Idea. But it is doubtful-If it wul divert traffic from Coney Island this com ing Summer. Nice Ufe for Girls. Another "Girls' Hotel" has been opened in New York, and if it is not a failure everybody except the promoters will be greatly surprised. A. T. Stewart was the pioneer in this line of philanthropy when he erected' the Park Avenue Hotel years ago. But the young women guests' were surrounded bv A BAD BACK IS A BAD Few of us can afford to be idle, anil to those who work a sound, strong back: Is a necessity. A bad back pre vents rest or sleep, and aches all day with a dull, tired throb. Don't think because sharp twinges strike you when you lift, or twist about, or reach, that your work is too hard for you. Bad backs are common in every occupation. Those aches and twinges are only Nature's warnings that the kidneys need help. It is easy to tell if the kidneys are sick, and are not thoroughly doing their work of filtering the blood. Backache is an early warning. Head ache, dizzy spells, puffy swelling un der the eye3 or in the ankles and legs, nervousness. Irritability. rheumatic pain and tired feelings also - tell of kidney Ills. Examine the urine. If It is ex tremely pale and light, the ' kidnevs are not getting out all of that uric poison. If it is dark colored" and thick, passages too frequent, or too scanty, if there is . any sediment de posited when it stands, if passages burn or pain, that is proof enough that the kidneys need attention. Doan's Kidney Pills have given strong, sound backs to thousands. This remedy cures backache and urin- AN Sold by all dealers- Bulletin No. 14 Portland Railway, Light & Po wer Company A Municipal (Adapted from Chicago City Railway Advertisement.) asrer oiy.ar,tiI ,iaI barriers and Iel fictions distinguish the man. tl .1 Vt. 'lwiy company from a public officer. Both deal with the public, both are charged with public duties and both are responsible to the public for their stewardship. Their rewards punlitan.nt, . similar, and there is no essential difference failure? conditlofis "hl make for their success or point their The management of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany conceives its function to be that of a trustee for private inter ests, transacting the business of a public office. The company recognizing that good service involves reciprocal duties and oblW gallons as between itself and the general public, earnestly solicits Ind wn,Tt f"Pe7,tl0.n f CVery CitiZen who believes in Portland and who takes pride in its public works. There is no duty which the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Is required to discharge that is incompatible or incon sistent with the public good. Financially, the company is no more interested in collecting nickels from its patrons than is the City of Portland in collecting taxes, licenses, fees and fines. Likewise the ITLZ VTf m"cll interested in preventing accidents on its carllnes as is the City of Portland in preventing accidents on its bridges Its street, and its sidewalks. A defective car equipment and a broken sidewalk are liabilities of the same denomination. One means loss to the company, the other loss to the city. A charge that street railway companies extract profits from a dangerous rail or a careless motorman has no more basis in fact than a stricture on city officials for willful neglect of sidewalk repairs because of pecuniary profit to the municipality. n.v.tTw? assets and liabilities of the company are the assets an "f. the ctty. and is for this reason " that till manage iL0' V? comply "oliclts the co-operation which inevltabfv wni increase the assets and reduce the liabilities of both PHoals e Z".XPayers Who "w'.ould complain of inadequate water supplv could nf.rt'fd Upn i. 8rive Prompt aid to such public authorities might be engaged in Improving it;, the Injunction to -Wl the water2 is not an indictment of Bull Run as a source of water suddW ih. abuse of fireworks or firearms arouses protest, but it InSpPrei T'good ieV.'il8 co-oPerate Ylth tne municipality in 'the adoption Tofcor Ih masu.res- Eacn tuatlon demands earnest co-operation on the part of all persons whose interest and assistance spell relief The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company does not cfc immunity from criticism, nor does it chafe under reasonable or con frTCtci n?UnVl,pal rcstralnts; it merely asks the public to consider workTWe. police i'no Vefeh cunncd;onV Wte and Rapid transit in a great city covering 45 sauare mll I. municipal necessity. The difference between bad servicT and the best service is the difference between bad management Without co-operation and good management with it. First-claVs Tervire enhances the value of real estate. Increases the credit of the c t as a municipal corporation, facilitates business and expands itZ I'nbUm,?i 0t tr.ade: enable! the employe of the mill. ?e factory thfe office and on the street to go to and from his place of emnlov SiS.I Punct,uan-. speedily, safely and with comfort. No cttyP can progress whose inhabitants, before starting downtown, contemnlata n-JOVn7 as men, 1olng to war' Cental composure at the begin! ?2L0if day a,w:ork in a city where competition is keen and analysis close is a municipal as well as a personal asset. "uaiysis 85,H0 rinB 1908 th comPany reconstructed tracks at a cost of It built extensions at a cost of $60,000. structtIo,ViatamcostraofV t0 "" th PUDl'C durln 8trt cn- - It contributed 1145,000 to the cost of street paving. .Jhefe .'2 under construction in Portland the best street railwav system in the world. The contractor is a partnership Tlie nartnen are the Portland Railway, Light & Power Coinpanv and th. c J of Portland. It has added to its equipment new cars car houYeSf electrical substations, and machinery. It has vastly improved In proposes to still further improve its service. TVill ; you Phelp " many restrictions. They were com pelled to be in at 10 P. M., were not al lowed to receive company, and Ufe waj made so drearily dull that they simply moved away. Tile new project, "The City Federation Hotel." on West Twenty-second street, has all the fatal defects of the Stewart project. Every girl must be In bed and have her light out by 10 o'clock. No girl will be received who is paid a salary ex ceeding $7 a week, and her board will be 4. As the average woman worker is busy until 6 P. M., this means that she can never go to a theater or a dance, never receive compaAV (followers not allowed at the hotel), and always live a life of drab, dreary, unrelieved respectability. As she goes to bed very early at night, she should be up In time to permit her to walk to business, thereby preserving her J3 a week intact. So she can save $150 a year, and if she lives long enough have a comfortable for tune by the tfme she is SO. Will the average working girl do this? The general belief Is that the only way the hotel will get guests is by having them committed to the institution by a city magistrate. This Is the kind of charity that causes rich people to say that the "poor are un grateful," while the working classes re tort that the rich are "foolish" and prove it. I know a young dramatist who has writ ten one of. the- season's successes. His salary on a local paper was $35 a week, with little chance of ever getting any more. Now his royalties average 625 a week, and he believes they will continue until he has drawn J20.000. or more than his newspaper would give him in 11 years. For the benefit of aspiring writers of Portland it might be stated that the gen erally accepted royalty is 5 per cent of the gross receipts, up to JSOOO a week, and per cent on all over the first $5000. After a success is worked out "on the road," its life may be prolonged In the stock houses, and small checks drift in on the author for years to come. Here is a recipe for successful dramatic authorship: "UEKf PICTURE TELLS A STORY WEY 1 Price so cents. Fostu-Miuvu Co.. Buffalo. N.Y.. Proprietors. Organization nlZX a Play- ' Have a bi manager like Frohman or Belasco produce it. Then , f, Public ocks in to see it, and pj.ys lor tickets, you will make a lot of money." Easy, isn't it? There are a lot of peo ple here trying It, and one or two have caught the combination. SEEK AFRICAN TREASURE Expedition After Gold, Ivory and Di amonds in lark Continent. CAPE TOWN, March 20. (Special.) Interesting; particulars are given by the Transvaal Leader with reference to hidden treasure, said to belong to the late King Lobengula, for which search is now being made. , The treasure, which consists of $4,000,000 in coin' 36 bars of raw gold, ten wagonloads of ivory and 400 diamonds, is believed to be secreted on the banks of the Kori River, 'one of the tributaries of the Zambesi. Only five persons knew of the where abouts of the treasure, and of these only one, John Jacobs, a native min ister, who was at ' one time private secretary to Lobengula. is alive todav. .About a year ago Jacobs entered into negotiations with a Johannesburg prospector, as the result of which both men. accompanied by a small party set out for the North, trekking into regions rarely traversed by white peo ple. They started on January S. 308. from Johannesburg, and were absent for over a year. They did not bring back the treasure, but say they are firmly convinced they have found the spot where it lies. Difficulties of transport and of obtaining food and water, etc.. caused the abandonment of the search. Another expedition is about to be set on foot. Less- than 1 per cent fif the public lies oitmIoh to mat;.. of the orM'i catties. HANDICAP ary troubles by removing the cause, by curing the kidneys. Seventy-five years ago Doan's Kid ney Pills were curing kidney troubles in a settlement of Quaker farmers. Now the remedy is used in all the civilized world. It is praised abroad in many tongues. It is recommended at home by people you know. I'OHTIAXD TKSTIMOX'V. Mrs. A. S. Cummings. living at 244 Clackamas street, Portland. Or., says: "t-ani always pleased to say a. good word in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills and am glad to confirm the statement I gave in favor of this excellent remedy some years ago after it had re lieved me of a bad case of kidnev trouble. This complaint had clung to me for a long time, and often the at tacks of pain in my back were so acute as to be almost- unbearable. There was also a dull, heavy aching in the region of my kidneys, and although I was constantly using remedies, I con tinued to suffer. The Irregular action of the kidney secretions showed that my misery all arose from my kidneys, and when Doan's Kidney Pills were recommended to me I procured them from the Laue-Davis Drug Co. They not only eradicated the pains in iny back, but utrengthened my kidneys and Improved my general health." a - PILLS
