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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1910)
' THE STTXUAT OKEGOXIAy. PORTLAJTP. AUGUST 21. 1910. S T.a anifttee nlunrred hi sharp pointed spear into the side and the blood gashed forth. Indians Kneel In Prayer. All the Indians knelt while this scene waa being enacted and Father Rhor gave an explanation in Chinook. He told in pathetic language of the dreadful agony endured and drew les sons from the greatest Passion of his tory. Many of the redmen wept copi ously. Chief Charlie, of the Sechelt Indians, took the part of Christ; his cousin. Chief Joe. enacted Pontius Pilate; a chief of the Chllllwacka Impersonated John, the well-beloved; and the other leading parts were taken by promi nent tribesmen, moat of whom will be seen again at the forthcoming repre sentation. PASSION PLAY REPRODUCED BY THE INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Spectacle, Equaling That at Oberammergan, Prove Aj Interesting Representation of World's Greatest Tragedy At Ever la Witnessed Arrangements Already In Hand for Production Near Vancouver in 1911. Genuine Brass Bed $12.75 Regular Value $25. OO Hi TAFT'S ABLEWESTERN MAN Senator Crane as a Politician and on What Constitutes a Politician -iiv- .--. W' I .r-f -j;j I . i- . -tl C l.N!J?i i ( t ' i - ft - l - sr .1.4 J U. 1 ; - . 1 . v . . - I I i .j r v- Ti - -a - . V4 . - 1 ii i i I .7 ?:V' 1 1 pp r riE'iT"; TJ 4 a inrj-yr- vva-I i 1 1 BT M1ROLD SANDS. VNCOCVXR. B- C Anc. 70 Fp elL At wonderful aa any Pu pIod PIT Id Obrammerra is the r-rrintUon of tb world itretet tragedy by BrlUlh Columbia Indian. Tfc! Is lTn every eecond year and ar rastremecta are already well In band for the llt performance near thle elty. Trlbeameti from maoy Coaet sectiona of thle rlra of the BrltUh Empire al ready are artivrly rehearsinr their parte, and tit Sommrr on the Pacific Coaet win be memorable for what will Mndoubtedly be the bst of the ex traordinary eerie of Pasalon Play given by the aborigine of Canada' weetenunoel province. The production will take place at ene of the lltUe Ro man Catholic mUelona that aleam. white and peaceful at the fret of the eprare-ciad mountalne of the Coast Ran;. Priest who have spent their Uvea devotedly winning redskins from the way of Idolatry, who have put dowa dof-eatlns and devil-dancing, are -now busy with the preliminary preparations for what will undoubtedly be one of the mom eventful religious celebration on the American Conti nent. It la not loner sine I eaw the paa alon tableaux In the UtUe town of rallUwack. a few miles from here. There near the bank of the maJesUo Frsaer. which flow yellow and golden to the Gulf et Georgia. wa given a eolemn Inspiring spectacle. Impossible to be eeen In any other part of King Oeorge's Empire or eleewhere on the American Continent. To the garden city of British Columbia, as they cJl Chtlllwack. outspread at the foot of white-toosed Mount Cheam. cam Sd6 Indiana. They Included tha rem nant of tribe, all that are left of the descendant of the army of red men that owned the land previous to the appearance of the Spaniards and Captains Cook and Vancouver. Picture Do Mors Than Books. This Passion Play of the West la vastly different from that given at the quaint old European village. The Ro man Catholic, father. Indeed, etate that It 1 a teaching of the goepel by mean of tableaux representing the great passion. -We teach the great central truth rr Chrtln faith by a combination of the power of tha church and the stage. aaid one open-minded mis sionary. -The tableaux, or play. If you will have It mo." remarked another father. Is Intended to be an object leeeon for the Indians, who look upon the pro duction with greatest reverence. It I the quickest and most effectual way In which to educate them In the various episodes of our Redeemer's passion. Our Indiana are Just Ilk little chil dren. It Is easier to train them by the eye and personal Interest than by the printed book." Indian took part in 11 tableaux of the Passion of the Lord. It was at S P. M- on a sunny Summer day that the areat featlval commenced, a replica of which wtU be given next year. The father had held special service in the reservation for five day previously, bringing the Indian up to the proper state of mind for the eolemn occasion. As the hour struck, the multitude of red men and women took places In the long procession which waa to pass around each group. There were old patriarch and wrinkled dame who aw the light before Queen Victoria cam to the throne of Great Britain; there were yonng mother with pa poosea on their backs, their stolid hus bands by their sides: young, dashing bucks and round-limbed, black-eyed maidens and hundreds of neatly dressed red school children. No more marvelous prooeealon ever marched on the Pacific Coast. March Begins With Weird Chant. Equally remarkable in their war were tha decoration of the apaclou grounds of the -reservation. The choice of bunting waa particularly noticeable. Of course, the Union Jack and the Can adian flag; were conspicuous, but not more than the Star and Stripes, while the green emblem of Ireland and the tricolor of France were distinctive adornment of a grand arch, festooned with evergreen from the nearby forest. At one and of the reservation la the permanent chapel; at tha other end atood.a temporary altar, on the red. whit and blue bunting of which waa Inscribed In letters of gold: -Gloria in Eicelsl Deo." Before the procession started a reverend - father addressed the Indian In Chinook, the language of barter between whites and red on the Northern Pacific. Coast. Soma Indiana from the Interior did not understand this and for their ben efit the address waa translated In sjiaio." -A ou pas each group represent ing the passion and death of our blessed Lord and Eavlor, remember your lna" ald the father Impre lvely. To the sound of a weird chant the cortege began it march. An Indian called out to the spectators that the march wa styled The Way to the Cross." whither the procession led. Thomas Michael, a well-known Indian of the Sechelt tribe. led the way. car rying the heavy cross. Behind the up lifted emblem of Christianity walked later in black and Mission girls In light-colored frock. Then followed the representatives of the 10 tribes, each with the chief at the head. In tribal order. The father walked between the line and encouraged the chanting, which was kept up continuously for a couple of hours or more. During all this time the 8echelt Indian and other who composed the 11 tableaux, bad to remain posed while the great procession passed slowly from group to group. The Indiana posed as If cut In atone for a period which no white can oould emulate. The first tableau showed St. Peter, St. James and St. John asleep In the Garden of Gethaemane, with Jesus Christ praying. Next came the arrest of Jesus, with Judas and servant portrayed by Indiana Groups three, four and five depicted the judgment of Pilate, the soo urging by hi order and the crowning with thorn. Ecce Homo, Pontius Pilate showing Jesus to the people was next strikingly rep resented and then the procession passed on to view Christ falling under the burden of the heavy cross. His meeting with the Virgin nary. His condoling of the women, and St. Ver nlca anointing his bleeding feet. Then came No. 11. stripping the clothes off Christ preparatory to his Crucifixion, the crucifixion itself, and finally. No. 11. the death of Our Lord. The last picture waa taken part In by ail the Indian who had figured In the preceding IS. The figure on the cross waa, of course, not human, but It looked truly life-like. The death waa portrayed with wonderful skill. The cross wa hollowed and contained machinery to operate a vessel of red fluid. which represented Christ' blood. Leading from this vessel were tubes, all controlled from the bottom. A atring pulled at the foot of the cross caused the sweat of blood to appear on the forehead and then on the hand and feet. Finally Washington Letter to Brooklyn Eagle. President Taft has picked a good man to find out for him what la going on in the West. Senator Crane, of Massachu setts, who has been chosen as the Taft envoy, is an expert In the business of sizing up political situations, of ascer taining wnw iuiki are uuhkiuk huvui. and of feeling the public pulse gen erally. Crane Is to tour through the West, and report to the President what he thinks of things there, whether the In surgent movement is a flash In the pan. whether the tariff Is satisfactory to the public, whether Cannon is looked upon as a wicked man. and Just what Is thought of the Taft Administration. Crane made his reputation in the Sen ate as a professional "pulse feeler." The Massachusetts man is not an orator, nor a statesmen. He has never made a speech on the floor, and says frankly that he can't do It. Yet he Is one of the busiest members of this body. He Is a great mixer. He has a kindly, fraternizing disposition. Is gen tle as a child, ami never says a mean word about anybody. Crane scarcely ever sits at his own desk. He slips about here and there In the Senate, chatting and gossiping with his associates. He is as likely to be found on the fiemocratlo side as on the Republican side. He is not a great talker himself, yet he has a remark able faculty for making the other fel low talk. Crane can make a poll of the Senate quicker than any one elee. and he will be mighty near the real itua tlon, too. Finding out how the Senators are to vote Is his specialty. If Aldrlch Is wor ried about getting a good vote on ttie currency bill, or If Hale Is doubtful about pulling an appropriation bill through, they ask Crane to find out what the situation Is. All the Senators know that Crane Is working for Al drlch and Hale when he asks them how they stand. But they tell him Just the snme. They all like him, have con fidence In his Judgment and know that he can keep a secret better than the Sphinx. Some of the Senators are Inclined to poke a little fun at Crane. They think he works too hard taking a census of the thoughts of the Senate. The fre quency with which the Massachusetts Senator vacillates between the White House and the Capitol during exciting legislative battles sometimes causes Senators to smile. It may be remarked that those, who thus mildly scoff are not often called upon by the President to undertake confidential missions. Senator Crane has his own Ideas of what constitutes a politician. A friend once remarked to the Senator that a certain man. prominent In the Adminis tration, was a great politician. Crane smiled. "I don't regard that man as anything of a politician," he said. "In fact. I think he Is a monumental failure as a politician. My idea of a politician Is a man who Is a mixer, a man who can harmonize warring factions, who can get persons to work together. He muet be a good Judge of human nature, and liberal-minded enough to concede the right of others to differ from him. He does not make an enemy of the man who does not think as he thinks, but acknowledges his privilege to think for himself, yet retains him as a friend." It wa only a trifle more than two years ago that Senator Crane was do ing all he could to prevent the nom ination of Taft for President. He head ed the movement of the allies, and was the chief adviser of the backer of Foraker. Knox, Fairbanks. Shaw and the others who had Presidential booms. But when the booms of the allies col lapsed Crane climbed on the Taft band wagon, extended a friendly hand to the big driver, and the two have been fast friends ever since. Taft and Foraker never have made up their quarrel, thus illustrating the Crane definition of a successful politi cian. Foraker left the Senate embit tered aalnst Taft, and the latter has never cared to go to the trouble of placating his old enemy. The trouble between Taft and For aker. by the way. was responsible for the activity of Crane to beat Taft for the Presidential nomination. Crane and Foraker are fast friends. The former was sorely troubled because Taft was using his Influence to beat Foraker for re-election as Senator. He went to Mr. Taft, who was then Secretary of War. and said that he would do all In his power to Insure Taft' nomination If Taft would call off the war on Foraker and aid the letter's re-election. Taft refused, and the fight of the allies wa continued to the last moment. INFLATING PROCESS NEW Hydrogenlte In Capsnles, Lighted, Produce Needed Gas. PARIS. Aug. 20. (Special.) An In teresting experiment relative to the In flation of balloons or airships haa been carried out at the Park of the Aero Club. A spherical balloon, of 300 cublo metres capacity, wa Inflated by a new process; A powder, called hydrogenlte, packed In capsules, was used for the ex periment. Each capsule, when light ed by a match, produces Immediately eight cubic metres of hydrogen, with a lifting force of 1,150 grammes. The apparatus required weighs about seventeen hundredweight, and the sim plicity of the process, coupled with the fact that no water Is required, makes It probable that it will be of consider able utility for airships in war condi tion. MOSHESH BASUTO UPHELD Inquiry on Riot at South African Mine Leads to Boosts. JOHANNESBURG. Aug. 10 (Spe cial.) An Interesting report on the cir cumstances' attending a recent riot at the Premier mine. In which six native were killed, ha been presented by Mr. Innes, the magistrate appointed to in quire into the cause of the outbreak. In all, the mine gives employment to 13,800 blacks. Including 3800 Moshesh. or British Basutos. and 6000 Trans vaal Basutoa The chief interest of the inquiry, says the report, circles round the personality of the Moshesh Basuto, who Is much appreciated by his employers on account of his phy sique and Intelligence. He looks upon himself as the only black man In South Africa who has not accepted the doml- This week only we will sell this bed at the above price. The posts are two inches in diameter, with fillers to correspond. This bed is finished in 18 coats of lacquer, giving rb the best and most lasting finish. Our sale of Iron Beds, which Btarted last week, proved an extraordinary success. The lines include everything from the least expensive to the finest quality, all of which we are selling At a Discount of From 20 to 50 THE MIDSUMMER SALE still continues and the prices on every article in the house hav been reduced on an average about one-third. We can save you money on every household need on purchases from $1.00 to $1000.00. See Our Windows: Henry Jenning & Sons One Year Ahead of Competitort Qq MorTlSOn and 2d The Home of Good Furniture nation, of the white man. Before hla fellow-native laborers he adopts a domineering and masterful attitude, and carries a fine conceit of btmseii, wnicn he takes no pains to conceal from his white or black associates in work. The Transvaal Basuto, to whom the Moshesh have applied the objection able generic term of slave, looks upon the Moshesh Basuto as an Interloper. Wherever the Moshesh are employed in large numbers with other native tribes, the latter invariably make com mon cause against the former, and the Premier mine Is no exception to the rule. The trouble arose through the natives being given the option of turn ing out for an extra shift on account of a previous breakdown of the gear. It was apparently the readiness of the Transvaal Basutos to turn out which Incensed the masterful Moshesh, who for some reason objected to work, and regarded the others as blacklegs. 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