TITE SUNDAY" OHEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJXT 4, 1909.
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FESTIVAL CHORUS WILL SING THIS WEEK
ON OREGON DAY AT A.-Y.-P. EXPOSITION
Portland Singers Will Travel to Seattle in Gaily-De corated Special Train, Leaving Thursday Morning.
PRAYERS FOR RAIN NOT NECESSARY AT
THURSDAY morning. July 8. at 7:30
o'clock, a special train will leave
this city conveying the members of
the Portland Festival Chorus, who are' to
Ins; on the nlRht of Oregon day, July 9.
at the A-Y-P Exposition In Seattle. The
music to be sung by this chorus, under
the direction of William H. Boyer, con
sists of Father Dominic's "Beautiful Wil
lamette." a march and chorus . from
Wagner's "TanntiHUner," and selections
from Sir Arthur Sullivan's "Golden Leg
end" and Rossini's "Stabat Mater."
Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, soprano, and
W. A. Montgomery, basa. will be the
ololsts In "Stabat Mater." and Mrs. May
Tearborne Schwab, eoprano. and M. L.
Bowman, bass, will be the soloists In
"Goldn Iegend." Mrs. Bauer Is one of
the leading dramatic sopranos In the
Pacific Northwest; Mr. Montgomery la
bass soloist In the choir of the First Con
gregational Church, and Mrs. Schwab,
who Is the possessor of a clear- flute
like lyrli soprano voice, has been re
spectively soprano soloist tn the choirs
of First Presbyterian. Calvary Presby
terian and First Congregational Churches.
She Is also leading soprano of the Lakme
Ladles' Quartet, of this city.
Mr. Bowman Is not. so well known as
the other singers, to recent arrivals here.
He is practically an Oregon boy, and
some years ago was bass soloist in the
choirs of the First Presbyterian and
Grace Methodist Churches. Then he went
East, where he was "coached" In vocal
atudy with one of the leading voice teach
ers of New York City, and afterward be
came one of the leading bassos of the
Savage Grand Opera Company. At pres
ent Mr. Bowman is a member of the
Apollo Club, of this city, and Is bass solo
ist In the choir of Westminster Presby
terian Church. The choice of these four
eoloists U a most excellent one, because
they are representative of the best in
Portland music.
The accompaniments for the music to
fee sung by the Portland Festival Chorus
t the exposition will be furnished by
the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and at
the morning session of July 9, at the
opening exercises connected with the ob
servance of Oregon day. Mrs. Bauer will
ing "The Star Spangled Banner."
The cost of the trip of the chorus to
Seattle and return will be about $3000,
of which the exposition management has
contributed J500. The balance of the
money. It Is stated, has been raised by
the chorus members and their friends in
this city. The executive board of tne
Portland Commercial Club has contribut
ed KM. The chorus will travel with a
gaily decorated train.
All chorus members are asked to at
tend a meeting to be held Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock at Ellers Hall. Park and
Washington streets, when the last re
hearsal of music for-the season will be
held music which is to be sung at Se
attle. On this occasion railroad tickets
will he given out to the singers.
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INNES HOLDS BAND TO HIGH IDEAL
SET AT BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER
Great Organization Coming to Multnomah Club Gro unds July 13 and 14, With Noted List of Soloists.
THE Multnomah Club has closed ne
gotiations which have been pend
ing with the Innes Orchestral Band
and accompanying soloists for their ap
pearance in this city at their grounds on
July 1.1 and 11.
The, organization im to come here in Its
full strength 60 players accompanied by
several notable soloists. There is no mu
sical organization In the country that has
a wider following or more deserved repu
tation, ana great la the public demand
for its services. Innes had a high ideal at
the start and has loyally and steadfastly
devoted himself to achieving that Ideal.
It would have been easy enough to win
applause at the start by playing what
was then popular. His Vdea was different.
He determined to make popular what
was best, and , lie has 'never faltered In
that determination. It was In precisely
the same wayr by pursuing precisely the
came course, that Theodore Thomas won
the place he finally came to occupy In
the musical world. He resolved to make
people know, understand and love what
he most esteemed, and his symphony
orchestra became the Interpreter of all
that Is greatest In music. What he did
for the orchestra Innes Is doing for the
hand. The orchestra lives for the most
part in one city, the band goes to many.
The orchestra plays for a few; the band
for all. The band Inspires and elevates
the people: the orchestra specializes for
a city. Yet It is said the average man
cannot distinguish the music as given
by the Innes band and the highest class
of orchestra music.
The soloists whom Innes Is carrying
with him this season are among the most
noted vocal and instrumental artists who
have ever been heard with a. traveling
organization. The list Includes "Virginia
Llstrmann, a lyric soprano, whose won
derful voice and convincing Interpreta
tions make her In great demand both as
an oratorio and concert singer; H. J.
Williams, a Welsh harpist; Hagel, the
"cello soloist, and a masterful performer
with the unpronounceable name of
"Kuchynka."
ASK AMERICA TO PROTEST
Folca Opiose Further Dismember
ment of Poland by Russia.'
At the suggestion of the Polish . Na
tional Alliance, with general headquar
ters at Chicago, and a membership of
more than SO.OOO, the .hree local alliances
In this city have met during the past
week to protest against the further dls
nemberment of the old Kingdom of
Poland by the Russian government.
Similar meetings are being held all over
the United States, and resolutions pro
testing against the action of the Russian
government, which, like the German gov
ernment. Is charged with deliberate and
unwarranted attack on the integrity of
the Kingdom of Poland. The Polish peo
ple claim here a population of 4.000,000,
and they appeal to the people- of the
United States to record Its protest against
Russia's persistent efforts to carry out
its scheme of completely dismembering
the old kingdom.
in this particular case the Russian gov
ernment proposes to separate the Prov
ince of Chelm from Poland and to incor
porate it into Russia proper, which is. a
violation of the integrity of Poland guar
anteed by the powers at the Congress
of Vienna In 1R15. .
The text of the resolutions is somewhat
long, but the above statement practically
conveys the contents of the declaration.
Salvation Army Commander Here."
Colonel W. F. Jenkins, provincial com
mander for the Salvation Army In the
North Pacific states, together with Major
rsumner. divisional officer for Oregon
and Idaho, arrived In Portland yesterday
alter ma King a lour of several dan.
They visited a number of towns In Idaho
and Oregon, including Boise, Nampa.
Bsker City and others, where Colonel
lenklns gave his celebrated lecture.
"From Tethlehem to Calvary." better
known I "The Passion Play." Over
3000 fee' of Pathe's beautifully colored
motion llm Is used. The lecture will
b give, at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium,
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FREDERICK NEIL I.N.NES.
AM BY
GARDENS
IRRIGATED
Irrigation
and
Prayer
TO THE APPEAL of Colonel Hofer of the Sa
lem Capital-Journal, the clergy of the Willamette
Valley have lately been offering up fervent pray
ers, for rain ; a few showers have occurred in cer
tain localities, but not in sufficient quantities to
furnish the necessary moisture or the suffering
crops. Prayers may bring rain, but We know
that our Gravity Canal will furnish water in
abundance bo long as water flows in the Molalla
River. Uncle Sam fdund irrigation necessary,
but did not trust to prayers alone. (See Govern
ment Bulletin No. 78.)
Climate
and
Soil
Advice
and
Information
The Climate, as everyone knows, is most ideal
the kind that has made Western Oregon famous
both at home and abroad. Xo blizzards, floods
nor sand storms. Snow a curiosity.
The Soil is rich, deep, sandy loam,: underlaid with
gravel, insuring perfect drainage ;. ideal for irri
gation, where all kinds of fruits, walnuts, vege
tables, alfalfa and clover grow ' ' to beat the
band."
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Be a producer and the world will greet you.
Activity Is what makes this earth ring.
Prayers may do and will get a few;
But harken! Irrigation la Klne.
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Location
and
Transportation
Prices
and
Terms
Just 20 miles south of Portland, on the
main line of the Southern Pacific, with
steamboat service on the Willamette River;
the Salem Electric near by and a new line
projected.
Orchard and garden tracts at $100 an acre
up, on very easy terms to first bu3'ers.
Properly cultivated under irrigation will
mean independence. Now that irrigation is
assured, these prices are certain to increase
by leaps and bounds in a very short time.
The beginning of a great enterprise is al
ways the time to buy. Far-seeing investors
grasp an opportunity when offered; this is
your opportunity, and you owe it to your
self and family to make a personal investi
gation. A most meritorious proposition,
and the most wonderfully successful irriga
tion projeot on the market todav.
Come out to OANBY GARDENS and see
the results of the water as applied to the
soil. IT'S UP TO YOU.
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DIRECTIONS ;
From Portland take the Southern
Pacific 8:15 A. M., 4:15 P. M. or
electric car to Oregon City to con
nect with above train. Our autos
are at your disposal at any time.
CUT OUT AND MAIL
OANBY CANAL CO., CANBY, OREGON:
Kindly send me Government Bulletin No. 78, on "Irrigation in the Willamette Val
ley," and illustrated booklet, "The Call of the Soil" (copyright), as advertised in The
Oregonian.
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Address . .
CANBY CANAL
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REGON
$500,000 PLANS MADE
MOUNT TABOR IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION MEETS.
Fix Streetsby Districts, Is Scheme
Adopted New Sclioolliouse
Is Urged.
Improvements of Mount Tabor district
to cost In- the neighborhood of $500,000
will be begun In the near future. This
vast project to beautify the district was
decided upon in a meeting: of the Mount
Tabor Improvement Association held last
Monday ntg-ht at the home of President
W. A. Laidlaw. Secretary Oberteuffer's
resume of improvements accomplished
during- the year and the plans-' hoped to
be effected in the ensuing 12 months was
a feature of the meeting.
"We secured a cluster of lights from
the streetcar company," said the report,
"from the Water, Board the purchase of
the J. M. .Arthur plant and Bull Run
water, 13 an? lights, a sewer on Belmont
street to West avenue, a law prohibiting
stock running at large. Belmont-street
improvement from East Thirty-ninth
street to Frances avenue with hard-surface
pavement, location for a new fire
engine on the Base Line road and Cen
tral avenue, with an appropriation of
$12,000 for an engine house, 30 fire plugs
and better car Bervlce."
"The, most Important measure," con
tinued the report, 'is the public park on
the summit of Mount Tabor of 152 acres,
part of which has been paid for. The
association contributed toward oiling the
Base Line road for two seasons and se
cured a $100 prize in the Rose Festival for
1908. These things have been accom
plished by the hard work of a few mem
bers of the association, and the object of
this meeting Is to prepare to do a great
deal more the coming year."
'Among the things needed for the dis
trict," It continued, "are gas through the
district, better . streets and sidewalks,
sewers and arc lights, street signs and
the numbering of all houses, a new
schoolhouse on the Base Liine road and
West avenue, regular collection of gar
bage at the same cost as in other por
tions of the city and better car serv
ice." - "'All these improvements cannot be se
cured by a few men." concluded the re
cur reward will be that Mount Tabor will
port, "but we must all work together,
every man doing what he can to help.
The association must have the backing
of the whole district. By hard, persistent
work we will get what we go after and
take the rank it should as the most beau
tiful district on the East Side. President
Ialdlaw wants committees who will work
and wants the work so divided that too
much of a burden will not fall on a few
men." It is proposed to form a street Improve
ment district bounded by Hawthorne ave
nue, the Baso Line road, East Flrty-flrst
street and West avenue. P. P. Dabney.
chairman of the committee having the
forming of this district in charge, an
nounced that the plans were nearly com
pleted and that the prospects were fa
vorable for the establishment of the dis
trict this year. It meant, he said, that
not one or two streets would be improved,
but that all the streets in the district
would be fixed under one contract. He
cited Belmont and East Taylor streets,
the former now being improved, and a
contract on East Taylor about to be let,
as part of the system. It means that
sewers, water and gas mains are to be
laid before the streets are paved and
not be torn up as soon as improved.
' R. H. Tate spoke of the West avenue
schoolhouse as a disgrace to the school
district. He said Its sanitary condition
was as bad as it could be. The block on
which the building stands, he said, was
unsulted and another site should be se
cured for a modern building. The asso
ciation decided that It would use every
endeavor to have a new schoolhouse
erected next year. At present a ten
room schoolhouse is being erected at
Glencoe, Mount Tabor, to take the place
of the old structure at that point.
A sewerage system for Mount Tabor
was also discussed. A district for North
Mount Tabor, north of Belmont street
and extending to Rose City Park. In
cluding part of Montavllla and all of
Center Addition, has been established.
Frank Perkins, chairman of the sewer
committee, announced that surveyors had
run the levels and obtained the data for
this sewer district, but that It would
probably take five years to prepare the
plans and construct the sewer system.
The main conduit will follow Sullivan's
Gulch to the river. It will be one of the
largest sewer districts in Portland, even
larger than the Brooklyn district, as It
will take in not only North Mount Tabor,
but the Rose City Park district.
Construction of the new Methodist
Church on the Base Line road will be
started soon. The old building is being
torn down and work on the foundation
for a $16,000 building will be the next
step. For the new Presbyterian Church,
to be erected on Belmont and East Fif
tieth streets, nearly $10,000 has been sub
Bc.ribed. Rev. E. M. Sharp, the pastor.
says it is almost assured that the new
church will be erected. As soon as the
$10,000 has been subscribed plans for the
edifice will be drawn.
In Portland, at 8 "clack tomorrow night.
Colonel Jenkins will conduct meetings
at Salvation Army . corps No. 1, Third
and Davis streets, at-11 A. M. today,
and at .No. 4 corps, 249 Madison street,
at 3 and 8 P. m. He will be assisted by
Major and Mrs. Faulkner. Adjutant
Storey and other officers. All are wel
EILERS GIVE BIG PICNIC
Eighty Employes and Families, to
Spend Fourth Xp Willamette.'
One. of the merriest and liveliest
events of . Independence, day .- will be
the annual outing and picnic , of Ellers
Piano Company employes today. Early
this morning 80 employes of the vari
ous departments, together with their
families, will' leave ud the Willamette
to spend the day at Ellers ranch. The
steamer lone has been especially char
tered and is being decorated and fitted
up with an electrical .band, pianola
pianos and other musical instruments
on both decks. A musical programme
will continue, through , the steamer
Journey going and returning. ' The
clay's programme will include a series
of lively athletic events,' including a
baseball same between the married and
single men.
The benedicts have a picked ball
team and insist that they will wrest
the baseball -honors "from their single
associates ouce and for all. There will
be running-; jumping, tug-of-war con
tests and ,every manner of merrymak
ing and diversion. The committee in
charge is composed of H. K. Smith,
W. A. Eckwall. G. F. Ellers, Dan Foley
and J. R. Rousselot.
The Japanese ft re still busy reconstruct
ing ship captured In the war with Kusaia.
Sh
erman,
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Sixth and Morrliion.
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is a satisfied customer. : '
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The Kurtzmann Piano has been made and sold for over sixty years the
longer they are used, the better they are liked.
The tone of the Kurtzmann is rich, noble and sonorous, it is also pure and
retmed and responds to the most exacting mood
of the musician. ' , ; . . .
Kurtzmann Pianos are pleasing to the eye ;
the cases are of the very latest designs and fin
ished in the highest order of the art.
The Kurtzmann is not a cheap piano, nor is
it an expensive one. The price is much less than
you would expect to pay for so good an
instrument.
Our easy ownership plan makes it possible
for you to enjoy the pleasure of having music in
me nome wniie paying tor tne piano. sr b, 4so.
If you have an old instrument we will take it at its full value as part pay
ment for a new one. - :
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Excursion Rates and Train
VIA
OREGON RECTRIC RAILWAY
FOR
Independence Day Celebration
FOREST GROVE, OREGON, JULY 5, 1909
Si regular trains from Portland to Forest Grove, leaving Portland
7:00, 8:55, 10:25 A. M.; 1:30, 4:10, 5:30 P. M.
SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVING FOREST GROVE 11 P. M.
Round Trip Rate $1.00
Sixteenth annual Encampment Washington County Veterans' As
sociation now meeting. Ground parade, music, oration, balloon ascen
sion, horseraces, fireworks during day and evening.
GEO. F. NEVTNS, Traffic Manager.
SEE THE
CLACKAMAS
Estacada and Return 75c
July 3d, 4th and 5th
Meal Estacada Hotel 50c. Trains Leave
East Water and Morrison Sts.
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
FUN FOR ALL! ALL FOR FUN!
MID-SUMMER CARNIVAL
JULY 15th TO 24th INCLUSIVE
C. Y. M. C. ATHLETIC PARK
WILLIAMS AVENUE AND STANTON STREET
Select Attractions, Band Concerts, Society Circus, Electric
Palace, the Famous Hoyt Family, Plantation Singers, 20 in
number. Many others. Everything new. Balloon racing.
Free features nightly.