Present Season in the Way of Local Shcms Show 1 ab ora.t of t . nlTtrTn a -ei ? OI & AMONG, the things interesting to. the feminine eye and ruinous to the ex chequer of the too enthusiastic shop per, now being displayed In local depart ment stores and outfitting shops, are the new opera cloaks and different styles of evening coats and capes. Throughout the great variety, which ranges from the simplest of little shoulder capes to the most elaborate of long opera wraps in tine, soft broadcloth or rich lace, the new offerings are distinguished by a charm and dash of style that make it seem a far cry. Indeed, back to the clumsy fussiness of the conventional eve ning wrap of only a few seasons since. The long, graceful lines, and the effec tive simplicity of the mode In gowns and street suits, are echoed in the designs of these new displays, the beautiful soft tones of the fine broadcloths and the sheen of satins under rich laces lending themselves most artistically to the sweeping length of line and the graceful, half-defined curves of the mode. Some Leading Modes Shown. A few of the representative patterns selected at random from the all but un limited variety being shown In the shops have been sketched by The Oregonian ru'ratlon. 8hWn U,e ccying The tendency of the modish gown to run to buttons- finds an echo in the long capo sketched in No. 1. which sug-K-ts the "live hundred button1' eccen- Y wh,c, recently furnished such ma teria, for th cmic ar(tat a Jtrapher. even though it is seldom sen on T "Tl- Th" rape 1s "f biscuit colored broadcloth, with fmn h DeatiiZone on Streetcar Tracks Must Go Chicago demands faction Company Chang Lines at Any Expense-Windy City as Plav Pro ducer-Commercial Tourists Value Portland Weaiher hv aSST 7 ..Tr-,.B7,OXATHA PALMER irui.Aw, June 26. (Special.) "Help This is not an invocation for the pro tecting arm of the deity, but a plea from the v.hlcago traction companies to the car-riding public to co-operate with them n ving lives and limbs. It is posted in tne most conspicuous place in the cars that he who rides may read. Backing it up Is a series of "Don'ts." in which the passenger is told how not to get on and off ears and is admonished against other iihiikcfous actions. t-o intent have been the companies te ....... 's on me public that they have overlooked a few things they might have done themselves In safeguarding human life. Because they overlooked T."'10 has what has aptly been called the zone of death", or "the death strip In the rehabilitation of the most despicable streetcar system In the world the companies put Into service the finest C?Z"J? the world to date and they pro vided for them a roadbed that can hardly b excelled anywhere. But and here is where the "lone of death" came to be they placed the tracks so close together and made the cars so comfortablv wide that they left a space of only eight inches .. CRrs JassinK each other in oppo se directions. In this space 24 persons T !Tn. caunt- roed and squeezed to death since rehabilitation. Once a vle nL ln h strip he has no Twelves fr Ufe than fl twa Say Death Zone Must Go. -Mllmber"1 amor, recent victims was a mell-known college professor. Ten davs I-mi. tlT carpenter lost his life htle thousands surged about him in F ate street Practically every bone In his upper body was broken, whereat the cumulating indignation broke out in a torm and a popular demand that the tfeath .one carnaKe cease. There are only ii.r.m.T." w nd "-reliabilltate the re-habtlltatlon-that I. tear up and reset i Has Wid VviHr Opera Cloaks and Evening Capes iuaw i;nann ana tons in black, with rn! 1 -a rf s. ; . . and running down the full length nt ih.. wrap at the sides are used as a trimming ' "-iii ueing lerc open only a suf ficient space to provide arm-holes. The cut of the wrap is tn the circular fashion, and a deep seam, running from neck to a point below the waist at the back, adjusts the back breadth to the shoulders. The "Juliette" cape Is one of the lead ing novelties of the season, and is to be had in many grades and numerous pretty soft blendings of color. The one sketched in No. 4 is of a vapor gray novelty cloth much like the soft clinging "Nunsveil lng of a few seasons ago, onlv the tex ture Is of a heavier grade. The lining Is of vapor gray silk, and the buttons, tailored straps covering the shoulder seams, and the turn-down collar of satin are all of the same delicate gray tone! The capo is in one piece, cut circular and .the whole garment is innocent of seam except at the shoulder, where two short seams, covered by the stitched straps, aro necessary to adjust the ful ness to the shoulders and neck. Some of the capes of this type have slits- left open Tor the arms, and others are without these, openings. The Rich "Kimono Coat." A simple "kimono coat." yet most effec tive for wear with an elaborate evening gown. Is sketched In No. 3. Tt Is of fine broadcloth of a heavy cream tone, so rich as to all but run into vellow and the broad revers and collar, and the broad border of the sleeves are in the smart tobacco brown tone, of soft rich satin. Of the more "FlutTv Bnmi," - - 1 the tracks farther apart or use narrower cars. In either case the cost will run into millions and the service, just becom ing excellent,- will be demoralized for months again. The public is determined however, that traction millions shall not !"' against human life. There is t demand not only for remedy of the en """""S wrong, but also for criminal prosecution of those who made the sacri fice of hfe possible. Warning against the """" "one was sounded before rehabili tation began, but it went unheeded. Now somebody will have to pay a big price for a big blunder. Play-Producing in Chicago. Driven to more congenial fields by the blase "first-nighters" of Broadway, the atrical managers are making Chicago a close second to New York as a play producing town. During the season just c osing Chicago musical comedies have Iif2m,a business aggregating over J .000.000 tn gross receipts. Of seven mu sical productions under the direction of one amusement com-pany whose base of Sr? ",' J" Chlcaeo' n Pyed to JL11.000 of business, another to $170 000. a third to $139,000. a fourth to $165 000 a fifth to $120,000 and a sixth to $69 000 ' Long runs of successful pieces are be coming so common that an engagement of six months excites no comment. A few years ago such a stay in any one house would have been looked upon as phenom enal. It is a fact, however, that the more popular of musical comedies will nil local houses every night of the week for an indefinite period. n It means somethlne- tn n i big producing center. It means" Chat hun dreds of actors, chorus members and the atrical attaches of various kinds help to make up the cosmopolitan life of the place. MTork is afforded for authors, com posers, costume-makers, scenic artists advertising bureaus, lithographers, stage hands and managerial staffs. ProdtKers of drama proper are coming more and more to look to Chicago for THE SUNDAY offrt boulder Coverings to the Most uasn in All Styles. . 1 .. . f !?? . of the garment heng or lignt-welght champagne broadcloth, eageo. witn s. double row of brown silk ribbon, and the yoke-colIn- being of rich all-over lace upon a foundation of cream silk For the debutante, with her charm ing bloom of youth and her dainty ruffles this cloak is particularly suitable. ' Afternoon and Evening Wear. Among the attractions for the shopper who must consider the practical and stretch her wardrobe allowance to cover many needs. Is the style of long coat sketched in No. 6, suitable for afternoon or evening wear, and which may be worn for mere warmth over a light-weight gown on a Summer evening, as well as doing acceptable service as a wrap over elaborate theater or dinner gown. The coat shown is of heavy cream serge with trimmings of buttons and braid in cream, and is .lined throughout with cream silk. It Is. a garment which may go many times to the "cleaners without suffering ruin, and which the woman of limited income will appreciate for Its double utility. Among the very newest displays are the filmy mantillas of rich laces and embroid ered veiling, of which one hears rumors from Paris. These are to be worn as a. combined head covering and shoulder wrap, and a dainty model in pink and gray, of some fine silken mesh, is shown in sketch No. 2. In the Eastern centers of fashion, these mantillas are said to be coming into vogue quite noticeablv. and the advance showings in the locai shops are quite dainty and fascinating enough to win them a wide share of popu larity, assuredly among the debutante.. original verdicts on new pieces. During the season now closing more than a dozen dramas were seen here for the first time on any stage. The change from New York was In most Instances so agreeable that experiments of the kind will be much extended next season. New Ycrk has several thousand Broad way habitues of more or less wealth who have standing orders for first night tick ets. Producers find it exceedingly hard to wring favorable receptions from them The frost of the first-nighter has put a permanent blight on many a piece which with a little concession and chance for remodeling, might have scored ultimate successes. Such opportunitv is more lib erally given in Chicago than in the Eastern metropolis, and experience shows that the rest of the countrv ;s quite as well disposed to accept a Chicago judgment- oe a.. S- ; . . a mK me ijotnam imprint. Object to "Hoodoo" Numbers. Supposed "hoodoos" involved in the numbers 13 and 23 are very real things to a lot of Chicagoans who are not mem bers of the theatrical or gambling fra ternities. The fact has been impressively brought out during the process by the city map department of readjusting street numbers. The most frequent complaint is made against 13. It is found hidden in all sorts of combinations of figures. One man vehemently objected to having his property numbered 2462 because the digits added to gether make 13. Another set up a howl because 169 was 13 times 11 A third protestant was against 1S08 "If you divide 18 bv 2." he sain get 9. and if you divide 8 by 2 you get 4, The clerk to whom this array of math ematics was presented is still trying to figure out what' it means. The objection to 23 is less complicated. The younger generation doesn't like It because so much sport is made of the combination as the "sklddoo number." Men of sportive proclivities it because, they say, 23 never wins iu OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, rouietie. Accments in mining drifts, in lake cribs and elsewhere, in which "23" figured, have been cited over and over again as tending to show that the combi nation is one to be shunned. No Crowd at Auto Race. Chicago's hoi polloi. the rank and file, the great unclassified, did not come up to the .scratch set for them by the en thusiastic promoters of the big automo bile races. The railroads had been led to believe some 400,000 men. women and children would drop down to Crown Point. Ind.. to see the speed demons do time around a 23-mile course. Let it be said in a whisper that hardly a total of 50.000 was present on the two days. Most of the grandstand at $5 a seat was a waste of emptiness. One enterprising citizen of Crown Point, foreseeing an avalanche of Chicago dollars, had In vested $3000 of his perfectly good money in a little private stand. On the big day there were seated in this structure just 31 persons. Indiana sandwiches quoted to begin with at 25 cents apiece! dropped to two for a nickel. Even at that thousands of them went to feed the -uiL-n.ens ana tne pigs the next day. -ine party of the first part the Chicago Autoinobile Club carried out its job on a big scale. It spent $30,000 to build the course, paid the First Regiment, Illinois -.mU,.i uuara, ,ouu to guard it and in vested another $30,000 in a grandstand fences, publicity and other necessary ex- m...oc. wwiu-rs oi tne cars spent at .aoi iou,uuu xor tne 13 hours of actual running and demonstration. They do not begrudge the money, but tney are sorry the crowds were not larger so that the advertising benefit might have been oK.eau out over a greater buying area. Ask the average Chicagoan who at ..ucvi .no races wnat he thought of them, and he will say the keen zest of competition, that is the life of horse- io'.hi, 1001-racing and even blcvcle racing Is lacking in an mtnninMu ' test In the first place the cars do not riWi l"se!"fr- ,lney lave the getaway point at intervals of a minute. Unde this arrangement the spectator ' hasn't the faintest idea who is making the best fif i timekeepers announce the A"er a few ,aP8 the ""river ,i ' nls wheel and his il "1. 1 n.B curves. does not know how. he stands ln the race or who are "' "" to-Be feared as the con- ... ueveiups. It is a thrilling spectacle to see a car tearing down a stretch of straightaway at f 2T,,aS our-,but a a dozen cars have whisked past, one by one. the nov elt of it wears off and ennui begins to make itself felt among the onlookers Vm Up ,"Tver was a bi event more strongly exploited than this, and never was the response of the public so coolly expressed. For Chicago hand out a base ball game with the Cubs or Sox leading. Watch Immigrants at Chicago. ChIT'8 V: rge foreS" element in J .,?nd lts dlsPrPortionate marriage .h ratS SS comPared with native born citizens, mention of which was made in a recent letter to The Oregonian. word now comes unofficially from Washington hi. mmigratlon office 13 be es sre s'aM l' The Fedral authorities tt l l . nf"! reached- the conclusion It is as important to have a station here Chf,0Jl the A"ant" a" Pacific coasts nointa?0a,J hardl5r b Ca,Ied a "Primary. Sr. ir , '""grants in the sense that New York and San Francisco are, but it nln?C,f, Jen5ezu r those who come VI ? dur "m over ln Canada. And It is telt the Government would do well to ac,,vitaesClnere. f lm'S-nt " 18 a"spected that many of the im migrant frauds on the Coasts have had their Inspiration in Chicago sources, es pecially those which have to do with the illegal importation of laborers. The lake metropolis is looked upon as a clearing house for the distributing A.Jcal-,mmigration station might also Ti m F.CK1DS tne operations of the so called "Black Hand." Great Amphitheater Scheme. - Because many of the great National conventions of the future, as in the past cent..'."!6 ?, this Clty 1" amount o? ,t8 central location and nn,nji. ..., - cilities. a project is well on , , " the building of an amphitheater to ac commodate 45.000 persons. Big as it Is the Coliseum is quite inadequate for Na tional political convention i shows, automobile, shows and other an- ..uii exniDits tnat have become a recog nized part of the city's social, - political and commercial life. The plans submit ted call for a site to cost $400,000 and a building involving an outlay of $2 500 000 to $3,000,000. The projectors, whose spokesman is Harlow N. Higinbotham. a leader in World's Fair matters, want to reproduce the Coliseum at- pnmo such modifications as modern needs sug- T, Z, . V "-";-"'. wnicn will be el liptical, is designed to cover fu of ground, oeing 600 feet long. 340 feet STAGE REALISM IN MRS. FISKE'S NEW PLAY Production of 'Salvation Nell," NEW meaning of the term "stage realism" will be unfolded to theater-goers here when Mrs. Fiske brings her wonderful play. "Salvation Nell." to the Bungalow Theater for three nights commencing Monday, July 5. The critics who have witnessed it have hailed it as an epoch-making drama. They pronounce it the equal, if not the superior, of most of the continental pro ductions, and radically different from the usually atmospheric and Illusive exhi bitions which have to this day been con ' """Oi ' '"'W1B' J.A'W1-.... ---J- .,., Mji JJIIM II , .. v, -iTtrTfl"'!! 1 :: :: h VJV, r(f Ti i :: 1 s Bv'i riij n? ? ' i " : r4ir-4 'H" i I t , v J- ir, I i - Niis, : n i "J , - - - ;; 3w V l JF II - 1 :: . SS. sfj J n -'V. ' " :: &4-Zzr7 :t - - - :: ? - ,,'" . ' - '' MRS. F1SKE, AS SALVATIO, NEIiC, AXD HOLBROOK BUX,. AS J,M PLATT, Iv SALVATIOr KKI , . ! W THE Bl'SGAlOW, JILV 5, 6, 7. M'ISr SALVATION aLLL," A JUNE 27, 1909. ir Mi it wiae ana 100 feet high. The tier seats around the arena will seat 35,000 and the arena itself another 10,000. - Too Cold for Baseball in June. Chicago Aociatlon of Commerce tour ists got home from Portland and the Northwest just in time to miss drawing empirical comparisons between the June weather here and that on the Coast. They were not here, for instance, to under stand why a1 baseball game should have been postponed on June 15 because the rtS ?r.WJS tCO co,d for the Payers to risk their fingers. Nor did they see that delectable sight a chap moving down through the crowds in State street with a Jaunty straw hat perched on the top of nls head and a pair of ear muff, nn Cl ears. They did not hear the steam whist- 5 i , m raalators In skyscraper offices and in flats, nor did thev see th h overcoat collars turned up closely about u8 oi joy rwers ln the Lake Shore Drive, else they might have hurt more delightful memories of the Portland Higher Tax on Inheritances. Illinois has a new inheritance tax law which is expected to put l,500.0p0 Into the state treasury within the next 12 months. Two-thirds of this amount will come from such large estat is as that of Marshall Field. Otto Tm, whose fortunes ran into eight figures. By the new law the tax upon direct heirs on all inheritances of over $100,000 is raised per cent to z per cent on the amount received. In rases bers of the immediate family of the de- are ma Denenclarles the tax will be $3 on every $100 of market value if th amount exceeds $100,000. and $1 for each $100 when it Is between J"(l nun on tmn 000. Where the beneflclnriea m tives farther removed the tax will be $4 . .inn oneuiuea limitations, and in other cases there will be a graded tax of from $4 to $6 when the amount inherited ranges from $10,000 up to $100,000. Another has been added to the myster ies with which the Chicago police have to deal- Mrs. Hayden B. Harris, wife of a Which Is to Be Seen in Portland Satisfying. sidered . by the American . Public as the perfection of realism. Naturalness seems to be - the keynote of Mrs. Fiske and Harrison Grey Fiske's stags management of "Salvation Nell." It is a story of the Cherry Hill district of New Tork City. The first act, show ing Kid McGovern's barroom, and the third act. showing a tenement-house sec tion, have been pronounced masterpieces of construction. The production is so massive that it is a wonder Mr Fiske would venture to take it Into a terri ON CORSET; PPEAL to every' ates Elegance witlTStyle, Fit andTPerfect Comfort. Theyjareitheiembodiment.of.thc.Highest .Art,vthedeepest.ScienceTin Corsetry. BON TON corsets (the Parisian name for beautiful form) are jusrwhat their name implies thei secret: of the Form Beautiful the-correct:foundatioa f or: theimodish gowns. AsKltoiseeithe: new BON TON models. Fashioned ;from ba tisteiorrcoutil and. SOLD BY LEADING PEALERS,,PRICES $3150 to $12. ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET COS MAKERS Royal Worcester Corsets $i to $3 and ADJUSTO Corsets $3and$5 SEND FOR. THE 1909 wealthy banker, reported the loss of a $3000 necklace at a wedding which she attended at 3:45 in the afternoon in a South Side church. She said she wore the jewel to the church. At a pawnshop It was learned later that the jewel had been "soaked" at 1 o'clock in the after noon, two and three-quarter hours -before the wedding, for $150 cash. The woman who pawned the jewel was richly gowned ,and wore other beautiful gems. She closely resembled Mrs. Harris and wore clothes like those of Mrs. Harris. The address she gave proved to be a vacant lot. One of the puzzles in the case is the re markable coincidence of resemblance be tween the woman who last the gem and the woman who pawned it. The other, of course, is tne time equation. Mrs. Har ris and all her friends resent anv inti mation that she herself visited the pawnshop, hence the alternative is up to made every reasonable effort to locate the the police to find the person who did. Under the laws of Illinois it is a crime to sell the lost property of another and to keep the money without first having owner. That's why the police seek to know who .was the mysterious "L. Sloane" who pawned Mrs. Harris' neck lace. Mrs. Harris is the daughter or Professor Albion W. Small, of the Uni versity of Chicago, and an estimable young woman whose popularity in society is unquestioned. . UNIFORMS MUST BE WORN Kaiser "Advises" Officers of Guard 3fot to Doff "Mufti." BERLIN, June 26. (Special.) Officers of the garrisons of Berlin. Potsdam and other places in the neighborhood of the capital, have received instructions, which are said to have come direct from the Kaiser, to limit as much as possible their wearing of civilian clothes. The Kaiser, It is said, does not snnrnva if th lng tendency, especially among officers of Soon, Declared by Critics Most tory where the expense of traveling is so tugh. The Manhattan company, the largest dramatic company on tour, will be in sun port of Mrs. Fiske. There are over 40 parts in the play." but in filling them all M;..Fke has not had to lower class of his famous organization in a iinglc in stance. A few of the principal plavers are: Holbrook Blinn. Henry WenmarT W T. Clarke. Herbert Heywood. Marv Madi son, Hope Iatham. Grace Shanlev, Mary Maddern, Merle Maddern and Gilda Varesi. TON woman .who; appreci and Beauty combined1 728 mission' Street SAN.FRANCISCO ALSO OF ROYAL BLUE BOOK the Guard, to appear off duty in mufti, and advice little short of command has been issued to this corps not to come to Berlin in any other dress that the "Kaiser's coat." . It is urged that the presence of officers in uniform is necessary in Berlin, where there are so many soldiers on the street, who are apt to slacken in their discipline unless constantly under the eye of su periors in uniform. But probably the real reason for the latest instruction in this matter is the growing practice among young officers of doffing their uniforms when engaged on a "bummel." There are. of course, numerous places of amuse ment in Berlin largely frequented by of ficers in civilian clothes, where the pres ence of uniforms would cause something like astonishment. But. on the whole, these regulations are falling gradually into disuse. Dinner Menus for the Week Tuesday. Broiled Beefsteak. Maltre d'hotel - butter. Peas. New Potatoes. Lettuce Hearts, stuffed. Mayonnaise. Strawberries and- Cream. Coffee. Wednesday. Chartreuse of Beet wf'h Lettuce . Greens and new Vti . .Abies. Cucumber and Watercress Salad Cheese Wafers. Deep Cherry Tart. Coffee. Thursday. Strips of Veal. Breaded. Potatoes. Stuffed Baked Tomatoes. Lettuce with Sliced Bg-g French Dressing. Strawberry Shortcake. Friday. Baked Sea Trout. Cucumbers. ' Creamed Potatoes. ' Tomato Salad Cherry Sherbet. Spice Cakes. Coffee. -Saturday. Lamb Chops. Planked. Mashed Potatoes. New Beets with Asparasui Tips. Gooseberry Fool. Coffee. Sunday. Fruit 'Cocktail. Fanned Chicken. New Potatoes Browned. String Beans. Lettuce ,and Tomato Salad. Vanilla Partalt. cherry sauce. Coffee. Monday. ' -v Polish Buck Brown Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Peas. Mixed V esetable Salad Mayonnaise Strawberry Junket. Coffee. PRIESTS IN WILL SCANDAL Portuguese Woman- Said to Have Been Forced to Change Will. LISBON. June 26. (Special.) An extra ordinary scandal has arisen in Lisbon in connection with the will of the late Coun tess de Camarido. one of the wealthiest and most distinguished members of the Portuguese aristocracy, and a frequent visitor at court, who died bequeathing the bulk of her extensive property to various religious orders. The announcement of ' the bequest caused general surprise, and the rela tives of the deceased lady attacked the will, declaring that undue influence must have been brought jto bear on her mind. An investigation was begun and, accord ing to the Seculo. it has now been proved that priests belonging to the orders in question had so worked upon the weak mind of the Countess as to induce her to alter her will in their favor. It is stated that under the pretext of saving her soul, the priests forced her to append her sig nature to a will practically disinheriting all the members of the family in favor of the religious orders. The property in dispute is valued at over two million pounds, and is chiefly composed of land and buildings in Lisbon. ASK BETTER MAIL SERVICE Forest Grove People Make Appeal to Vncle Sam's Generosity. FOREST GROVE-Or.. June 2.-fSpe-cial.) A movement is to be started here to petition the Postoffice Department for a more adequate train mail service As it Is now, the service is but little better than it was 20 years ago. because there is. but one afternoon train east-bound carrying the mail and the pouches at the local postoffice close at 3:30 P. M., instead of 4:10 P. M. before the change of sched--ule on the Southern Pacific. It is generally held that Forest Grove should have a later train for - Portland bound mail. It has been suggested that arrangements might be effected with the Oregon Electric for a mail train to leave this city at 6 P. M. It Is honori t !i.. Hlllsboro in the movement f. ik. same conditions exiet there ' anrt th. growth of the two towns demands a mor adequate mall service. The matter will first be taken up with the representatives In Congress,