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TARDY JUSTICE TO GENIUS OF POE
REMARKABLE ONLY BECAUSE DELAYED
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Appreciation, of Great American Helped y Study of Irene! Types That Do Not Resemble Hta-TrVhoIly American
. Opera, Now Beady for Rehearsal, Is Full of Promise.
NEW TORK. Oct. U, (Special.)
The news that Edgar Allan roe
baa bMD admitted to tha Hall of
Fame la not aatonlshlna Tha aston
ishing fact la that ha ahould have been
kept out so long, and that previous at
tempts to have him admitted ahould
fcave failed.
That a country should hare upon Ita
roster of great men a writer of tha
genius, the characteristics and tha pow
ers of a Poe and not hold him aa every
other country holds Us great men Is a
burning shame. Poe haa not yet come
Into his own In this country. He Is
well known and heartily appreciated In
far away lands, wnere his tempera
ment Is understood and measured by
the aide of geniuses of tha world
rather than of a country.
We hold Ed rr Allan Poa aa an
'American writer, yet never Vaa there
In all of our literature a man with
fewer American characteristics than
was this great master oT form, burn
ing with a Latin temperament. Jtch
with tha moat faatastle Imagination of
his period, and original to a' point
where few hare even reached hire. If
Toe waa philosophical ha veiled It more
gracefully, mora effectively than a du
aiaupassant: If ha waa poetic, hla
poetry flowed In easy wavea unre
stricted by form or by conventionality.
It Is true wa have coma Into aa appre
ciation Just following; hla period or.
Indeed, just preceding It. yet there la
not a suggeetlon of French types to be
found In his pages. rerhaps 'an ap
preciation of the ruggedness of an lb
son, the plcturesqueness of a Kuder
tnann. or the mysticism of a Haupt
mann may have hewn a path toward
a comprehension of and sympathy-for
Poo at hla greatest. Yet. not In ona
line of any of these writers la there
the slightest trace of anything that
may be likened to the quality of mind
or to the psychology of the great
.American. Every Una that roe has
written glorifies him far beyond a tab
let in the Hall of Fame.
New American Opera Coming.
Tf Walter Pararosch had not written
The Scarlet Letter." one might prop
erly make the assertion that tha first
real American opera, American In every
particular, haa Just been completed.
This Is an American product, by an
American compoeer. with a book by the
noted San Francisco laywer. Joseph D.
Redding. Victor Herbert Is the com
poser and the name of the work ta
-Natoma." Mr. Redding Is especially
well known In the West, where he has
bn the president of the celebrated
Bohemian Club of Pan Francisco, and
h Is the author of sereral of the
;rore plays which the members of that
club have given In the redwood for
ests for the entertainment of tha mem
bers and their friends, which. It Is
wrll known. Includes artists, literary
men and musicians from all over the
world. Victor Herbert Is too well
known to require one word mora than
the fact that be gave himself to tha
construction of grand opera as distinct
from the Hgn operatic successes, which
have been Identified with his name
for many years. It Is rather to be re
gretted that the first performance of
"Natoma" will not be given In New York,
but In Philadelphia under the manage
ment of lr. plpple. and with hla art
late, who by the way will Include Mary
Oarden. who will In all probability have
the title role. February la tha data
settled upon for the first performance.
pant eh Type Predominate-.
Iter Is tha story, aa told by tha
librettist. Mr. Redding, who has laid
Ms story In tha early mission days of
California, when that country waa still
tinder Spanish rule. The first act takes
place on tha Island of Hanta Crus. ona
of the fante Barbara channel Islands,
the second act on the mainland In tha
Plata of the town of Kama Barbara
In front of the old mission church and
third within the mission church Itself.
There came to California from Hpaln.
In the beginning of tha lth century,
many families of high standing. Tbey
produced at once the effect of refine
ment and culture upon that far-away
country. Th Ppanlvh character pre
vails In the opera. There are two other
distinct types a young t'nlted Ptates
Naval Lieutenant of the brig Liberty,
wblrh has dropped anchor la tha Bay
ft Panta Barbara, and the character
of Natoraa. aa Indian girl of pure
blood.
Though Natoma Is the heroine, and
the part she portrays la tha music
room tells a thrilling story of the
pathos, (dignity and mysticism of tha
disappearing race, tha opera la la no
aense an Indian opera.
Don Francisco de la Guerre, a noble
Spaniard of the old regime, lives on the
Island of Sni t'rua. Ha la a widower
and has an only. daughter, Barbara, tha
result of hla marriage to Donna Bar
bara Alvardo of sainted memory. His
beautiful daughter la coming of age.
and la Just finishing her convent days
on the mainland. The mission church
Is under the guidance of Father Per
alta. likewise a Spaniard of high char
acter, who holda aupreme power over
the Inhabitants In matters both spirit
ual and temporal.
Tale of Love Is Told.
Act 1 discloses Don Francisco on the
porch of his dwelling. The scene Is
semi-tropic and rich In coloring, with
the dim lines of the mainland In the
distance and the waters of tha Banta
Harbara channel lying between. He
muses on the flight of time and tha
coming of age of his daughter until
the arrival of Juan Uautlsta Alvarado.
Castro, Pico and Kagama accompany
him. Alvarado is a young Spaniard of
a fiery temper, and ambitious to marry
Barbara; he la her cousin, being the
eon of her mother" brother. Jose Castro
Is a half-breed, part Indian and part
Spaniard a fellow of low cunning and
vicious hatred of Spaniards and Ameri
cans alike. Pico and Kagama are
vaqueroa or caballeroa: all three are
chums of Alvarado. They have presum
ably come to the Island to hunt the
wild boar, which abounds In the moun
tain ranges. After the usual formal
ities of a Spanish welcome, and finding
that the young lady haa not yet re
turned, they take themselves off for
the hunt, leaving Pon Franrlaco alone,
who retires Into the haclrnda for his
siesta.
Natoma and Lieutenant Paul Mer
rill (the American naval officer) oome
on. hand la hand, over the rise of
ground at bark of stag. Natoma has
bean the playmate and band-maldea
of Barbara during their childhood. he
bears upon her face the myatery and
eadneaa of her race: she la simple and
o naffer ted. Paul has rowed out to tha
leland several times, and has met Na
toma. He Is the first white stranger
she haa evsr seen, and she la captivat
ed and enraptured by him. Natoma
wears around her neck an amulet
small abalone shell, hung upon a neck
lace of beads. He bids her to tell him
ef the secret of this amulet- and la
pathetic and dramatic recital she tells
the legend of her people. He salutes
her aa queen and ruler of this fair
country, but she replies sadly:
Vanished are mr father's people.
Now toe stranger comes as Chieftain.
FJ feet Me Tableau Made.
Hs aska her whether Barbara Is so
vary beautiful and In an outburst of
love and affection she describes tha
loveliness of Barbara. Sbo realizes
that when Paul sees Barbara he will
forget Natoma. and In a climax she
begs Paul to taka her, beat her. kill
her. but let her be his slave and
falls at his feet. This tableau Is
broken Into by distant music Indicat
ing tha arrival of tba convent girls
and Barbara. An ensemble ensues. In
which Father Peralta brings Barbara
on tha scene, where they are welcomed
by Don Francisco and invited Into tha
house. Tha eyes of Paul and Barbara
meet, and It Is love at first sight.
Castro Is seen lurking In the arbor,
where, unobserved, he watches the
warmth of the glances which pass be
tween Paul and Barbara. All exeunt
Into the hacienda except Natoma. Cas
tro appears and upbraids Natoma for
spending her time with the white peo
ple, and bids her to come with him.
fehe spurns him with disdain as a
half-breed and leaves him.'
Twilight begins to falL Alvarado.
Pico and Kagama return and meet
Castro, who tells them that Barbara
has eyes for no one but tha young
Americano. Alvarado laughs at the
Idea and proceeds to serenade Barbara,
who finally appears on the porch.
Castro retreats Into shadow, while I'lco
and Kagama enter the hacienda at
the Invitation of 'Don Francisco. A
scene ensues between Barbara and Al
varado. while a drinking song and
toasts of welcome are heard within
tha hacienda. Alvarado presses his
suit. Barbara at first doea not take
him seriously. He becomes more Im
passioned and finally angry at her In
difference. He taunts her with having
fallen under the lancea of the Ameri
cano, and she leaves him abruptly. Al
varado. enraged, declares he will have
the life of the naval officer, but Cas
tro advises caution.
Dark Plot Is Laid.
Natoma Is seen In tba arbor listening
like an Indian, while Castro discloses
to Alvarado In a few words the better
way to proceed. He tells him that
tomorrow on tha mainland will be the
great fiesta day on the coming of age
of Barbara, when the whole country
will be assembled to do her honor.
When the gaiety Is at Its highest swift
horses will be ready; they can steal
the girl away to, the mountains where
none can follow. The whole crowd
will be with them, for they hate the
Americanos. Alvarado accepta Cas
tro's advice and upon the withdrawal
of Father Peralta and the guests from
the hacienda he vies with the others
in courtesy and good wllL
All of the guests take their departure
from the Island, leaving Don Francisco
and Barbara on the porch In tha moon
light. The old man bids his daughter
good-night and leaves her alone. To
herself she declares her love for Paul.
Paul returns hurriedly and they have
an impassioned duet, leading up to a
climax of mutual declaration of their
love. A light Is discovered In tha first
window. Barbara bids Paul to flee
to his boat. He leaves her. "until to
morrow." The light passes from the
first window and appears In the sec
ond window, then In tha third window.
Barbara disappears Into tha hacienda
In the darkness. The light peases the
third window and appears In the
fourth window. Natoma la seen at this
window with a lighted candle In her
hand. She seats herself at a table In
the window and places the candle
where the light shines In her face. She
places her elbow on the table with
her face In her hands and looks si
lently out Into the moonlight aa tba
curtain falls.
Act Begins Before Pawn.
Tha second act takes place on the
mainland In tha plata of the town ol
Santa Barbara. It la before the dawn.
The Imposing towers of the mission
church are dimly seen at the back of
the stage, while In the distance rise
the mountains of Santa Ines. A red
tiled a lobe inn and a partly construct
ed platform and grandstand fill the
foreground. Natoma enters alone and
has an extensive dramatic solo. In
which tha conflicting emotlona of her
heart are depicted.
Upon her exit the Inn door opens
violently and a half drunken row oc
curs between Alvarado. his cronies and
Brusso, the Inn-keeper. Castro suc
ceeds In quieting the disturbance, and
tbe quartet dlscusa the details of
thslr plot as dawn begins to break
and friars are observed passing along
the arcade of the church.
Alvarado and his cronies disappear
aa life commences to stir In the plaxa.
NOTED LECTURER WILL AD
DKKSS MKS'9 MF.ETl.XCi TO
DAT AT PORTLAND
V. M. C. A.
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Dr. Lrass B. srrr. ef Lea I
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Aagelee.
Dr. Lyman B. S perry, ona of
the moet noted lecturers in the
United States on questions of
health and sex, will visit Port
land today and will deliver
an address at I. o'clock this
afternoon before a men's meet
ing at the Tounr Men's Chris
tian Asoclatlon. Hla subject will
be "The tecret of Efficiency." It
Is expected that this will be one
of the most largely attended
meetings of the year at the T.
U. C A.
Dr. tiperry Is one of only three
men In America whom the Y. M
C. A. welcomes to speak from Ita
platform on the subjects that he
discusses. lie formerly taught
In a medical school; but In re
rent years has given moet of his
time to lecturing. Last year he
gave a series of addresses before
tha Portland T. M. C. A-. and Is
coming here this year to visit a
tract of fruit lands that he owns.
Besides the meeting today
he will speak to boys of the
association at T:I0 o'clock Mon
day nleht. He will also speak to
boys at Washington High School
tomorrow morning at o'clock,
and to boys and girls at Lincoln
High School at 1:10 o'clock.
An elaborate ensemble develops, in
which soldiers deliver the flag of Spain
to tha friars on tbe steps of tha
church. Carpenters proceed to com
plete the festooning of the grandstand.
It Is the fiesta and market day of
the year. Women display their wares.
Mandolin and guitar players sing sen
timental songs. The vaqueros appear,
gayly dressed for the occasion, and
give voice to their wild riding and
dare-devil exploits. Alvarado reap
pears in the dress of a grand cavalier
with gorgeous serape over his should
ers. He makes the rounds of the
booths and dances a Habanera with
Cbiqulta until the arrival Is announced
of Don Francisco and Barbara, who
enter on horseback, magnificently ca
parisoned. Natoma walks by the side
of Barbara, holding her hand. Dis
mounting, Don Francisco conducts his
daughter, and followed by Natoma,
leading dignitaries, ladles. Alcalde, etc
they mount the grandstand, Natoma
standing at the foot of the steps with
folded arms. A formal ceremony en
sues and Barbara bursts Into a Joyous
song. In which the fulness of her heart
finds expression. Alvarado springs
forward, pays tribute to his cousin In
lofty language and bids the- honor of
a dance with her. Together they tread
the dainty measure of the minuet The
sound of a cannon Is heard and the
coming of an envoy from the United
States ship Is announced.
Solo In Heroic Vein.
Lieutenant Paul Merrill and brother
officers In formal costume enter to a
chorus of American sailors. Paul pays
tribute to the flag of Spain and has a
solo In heroic vein, an ode to the great
Columbus and to Columbia, the fairest
goddess of the land. His song Is, of
course, an ode to Barbara herself. He is
welcomed by Don Francisco upon the
grandstand, where formal presentations
are made. Alvarado, who has shown his
agitation during this scene, again comes
forward and demands that his cousin
Barbara may continue her dnnce with
him. It Is apparent that the crowd are
with Alvarado. and Barbara at the In
stance of her father steps down and
continues the dance. By a preconcerted
arrangement ten or twelve couples now
also take part In the dance. The minuet
accelerates In tempo and breaks into
the panuelo. or handkerchief dance. This
Is the dance of proposal, at the climax of
which each gallant places hie hat upon
the head of his Udy love. This Is done
by all of the couples, and also by Alvar
ado. Each girl retains the hat upon her
head except Barbara, who tosses Al
varado's hat to one side and Joins her
father on the grandstand. The crowd Is
sullen. Don Francisco would make light
of the affair and bids the fiesta to con
tinue. During all of this scene Natoraa has sat
upon the steps of the grandstand, mo
tionless. Castro breaks through tha
crowd of vaqueroe In front of tha Inn
doors and takes the center of the stage.
He la In an ugly mood. Ho rails at the
puny dances of modern times. 8tlcktng
hla dagger fiercely In the ground, he
demands from the crowd If there be any
one who will dare to dance with him the
ancient dance of tha Callfomlans. the
dsgger dance. Like a panther he makes
theclrcnlt of the stsge, asking that his
challenge be met. The crowd turn away
with show of fear. Natoma rises slow
ly. Taking her dagger from her belt she
sticks It next to Castro's In the ground.
Castro refuses to dance with ber. She
looks sternly at him and points with
authority at the daggers. The orchestra
breaks Into the wild and barbarls rhythm
of the dagger dance. The gase of every
one on the stage la riveted on the dag
gers and on the dance, which grows In
Intensity and dramatic fervor.
Climax Cornea With Tragedy. .
Kagama and Alvarado are seen un
tying the leather thongs which support
the ratling of the grandstand In the an
gle facing the audience where Barbara
ta seated. Alvarado removes his serape
from hla shoulders and creeps up to the
edge of the grandstsnd near Barbara.
Natoma and Castro simultaneously pluck
the daggers from the ground and cross
each other In the movement of the
dnnce. As Alvarado smothers Barbara
In hla serape and Is pulling her down
off the grandstand. Natoma makes a
lunge at Castro, who parries her attack.
She purposely passes him and Just as
Alvarado and Kagama have covered Bar
bara with the serape, Natoma plunges
her dagger Into Alvarado. The dance
cornea to a stop with a crash. Alvarado.
rising on his toes, fnlls dead. Natoma
stands motionless, dagger In hand, while
Castro Is held down by Paul's brother of
ficers. The crowd, realising the tragedy,
would fall upon Natoma and tear her
to pieces.
Paul draws his sword and with his sail
ors and the soldiers holds the crowd at
bay. The great doors of the church open
and Father Peralta appears. He stands
on the steps of the church, holding over
his head, the cross. "Hold." he cries.
"Hold In the name of Christ." The
crowd fall on their knees, making the
sign of the cross. Father Peralta turns
toward Natoma with a gesture of pro
tection. Natoma drops the dagger and
staggering toward the steps of the church
falls at the feet of the priest. Still hold
ing hit cross aloft. Father Peralta ex
claims: "Vengeance la mine, saith the
Lord."
Scene Laid In Church.
The third act discover Natoma alone
In the mission church. The doors are
closed and the afternoon sun streams
through the stained-glass window upon
the altar steps where she Is huddled to
gether with her head between her knees.
AS If partly stunned she croons an Indian
song. Gradually coming. to her senses
she depicts the Injustice to her people
In the coming of the white man. Becom
ing Impassioned she calls upon the
Great Spirit to bring down destruction
upon the strangers. At the height of
her Invocation Father Peralta appears
from behind the altar and bids her to
have peace In the house of Ood. She
would rail at him but the benign dignity
of the priest quiets her. He appeals to
her and would have her understand the
beauty of the teachings of the church
and the great love of the Madonna. The
priest tells her that her soul Is In danger
an4 needs protection, aa her body needed
protection from the assault of the crowd
a few hours before. Natoma shudders at
the recollection, but says ih would not
have minded; something within her told
ber what to do: she knew no other way.
In simple language the padre recalls
her childhood dsys with Barbara. This
strikes the one responsive chord In the
heart ' of Natoma. Barbara's love for
ber has been the one unalloyed glimpse
of happiness which the lonely child has
received at the hands of destiny. She
realises that her life Is ended; that her
dream of happiness with the stranger
could never curae true. She knows thst
by srreptlng the protection of the church
the situation will resolve Itself snd hap
piness will be brought to her ldollbsed
mistress. Barbara. She turna to the
padre and says, simply, with (he stoicism
of her race: "I see the way: there Is
one I could make happy. I will do thy
bidding. I have epoken."
Punishment Is Decreed.
The priest summons tha acolytes and
bids the church doors to be thrown open.
Natoma stands upoa the steps of the al
tar facing the length of the church,
which rapidly fills. She looks at no one.
Don Francisco and Barbara seat them
selves near tha altar. Paul and his
brother officers opposite. At the and of
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A Large Number of Player-Pianos Near
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We want you to shop around and see the
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His Name on Request
The gentleman who won the beautiful Eilers
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Prize Bebus Contest, came Into our store Mon
day and purchased one of our very finest player
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piano that it will be necessary to do so at once, in order to secure the low prices. We
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to keep step with the rapidity and truly wonderful progress in modern player -piano
making We are in deadly earnest in this closing-out sale all of our Pianola Pianos,
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$770, etc., etc. We will take "silent" pianos in part payment, too, at fair valuations.
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an Imposing choral Father Peralta
mounts the pulpit and In a few words
recalls the coming of the festal day with
every promise of happiness: that a crime
haa been committed and punishment
must follow. "Behold under the au
thority of the Holy Church of Rome her
self the punishment we here ordain.
The voices of nuns are heard off atage
In a hymn of triumph and of praise. The
doors of the convent garden open, dis
closing a flood of light through which
the nuna enter and kneel in the aisle.
The full orchestra and organ take up the
hvmn of praise which grows In volume.
Natoma turns and looks at the priest,
who bows his head. Blowly but erect
and alway the Indian, she descends the
altar steps and walks down the main
aisle to the point where Barbara and
Paul are seated, where she pauses. She
.nrf facea the altar. As though
GASES TARRY, PAY. HELD
$56,000 PTOTV DUB SEVEX CALI
FORNIA JUSTICES.
Law Requiring Completion of Suits
Within 90 Days
ship on Supremo Court
Works Hard-e
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct 29. Speclal.)
Unable to make affidavits before State
Controller Nye that they have no cases
pending before them which have not
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under the spell of some auperior power. , miMio B))Vfn ju,Uce. of the supreme
Haroare au , . v,nit and kneel ! Court have 156.000 due them In salaries
spectlve pews, clasp .hands, and kneel
tha aisle i ' ' ' ":L" The state constitution provide, that an
bowed neaos - .v.- ! affidavit for each Judge be signed in
priest. Natoma fT P '' "1" .I : drawing his warrant. With cases pend
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gently around the neck of Barbara, then
turns and continues her walk down the
main aisle. The muslo la now at its
apotheosis. When Natoma reaches the
cross aisle she turns and walks between
tha kneeling nuns until she stands In the
doorway, her back to all on the atage.
The nuna rise and exeunt through the
open door Into tha garden beyond. Father
Peralta lifts his hands In benediction as
the church muslo comes to a climax and
stops. The orchestra gives fortissimo
the chords of Natoma'a Indian theme of
fate aa she enters the convent garden
and the doors .close upon her.
Mr. Dlppel will at once place the work
In rehearsal. The cast and date of the
Initial performance are to be announced
very shortly
TEETH SCRUTINY ON SOON
Dentists to Inspect Molar of Tuplls
November 14.
November 14 the flrsb dental Inspec
tion will be made ef the mouths of
children In tha public schools, under
the auspices of the free dental clinic
which is to be established In the City
Hall. The 8chool Board has appropri
ated. 11000 toward defraying expenses
of the work, and the dentists have
agreed to examine all children's teeth
In the schools up to the seventh grade.
Those who need dental work and are
not able financially will be treated free
at tha cllnlo-
Tha olinlo will be equipped with two
complete' operating outfits, and two
dentists will ba In charge all day every
Saturday. . .
After making examinations the In
spectors will compile charts In dupli
cate, ona to be given to the pupil to
take to the parents, and one for the
richool Board to be filed with the clinic
at the City IU11. j
Tha free clinic will be ready to begin
work as soon as tha first examinations
are made. ....
The dentists who have agreed to de
vote their time to the work have been
assigned to the different schools, and
the first examinations are expected to
be completed by November 30.
Mothers' clubs, principals of schools
and city officials have aided this work
in many ways. The dental depots of
the city have also aided the clinic by
lending offloe furniture to tha clinic
Miners Find Mastodon Teeth.
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. J. A hy
draulic nossla cutting away an ancient
gravel bank on the Kougarok River,
110 miles from Nome, to wash out gold,
uncovered 1 mastodon teeth which
must hava been grinders of eight of
the huge elephants that roamed over
Seward Penlnaula when that now
frosen country was covered with abund
ant vegetation. Other bones were
found, and the miners hope to come
upon the remainder of the skeletons.
lng now for 15 months the money is re
maining to the creait or toe siata nu
drawing interest at 2 per cent, providing
the State Treasurer has lent It, thereby
earning J1120. The bribery case of Abra
ham Ruef, now before the Justices, is
presumed to be the obstacle.
The warrants which are payable every
month now aggregate the full amount of
the JH000 annual salary and stand In the
names of the seven Judges, W. H. Beatty,
V. M. Angelottl. Luclan Shaw, F; W.
Henshaw. H. A. Mclvln, W. Q: Lorrlgan
and M. C. Eloss. The usual method of
getting around the constitution is to
have the cases resubmitted to be able
to draw salaries, but this time tbe Judges
have not availed themselves of that op
portunity. SEPARATE OFFICE PLANNED
New Business of Missouri Pacific
Makes Action Necessary.
So heavy has the Portland .buaineas
of the associated Gould lines beoorae
during the past year that a separate
office for the Mleaouri Pacific will be
opened January L
William P. Schmidt, general Western
agent for the Mlwotirl Pacific at San
Francisco, was In Portland yesterday and
looked over the field with the view of
organizing the new office. When he left
last night he had practically completed
all arrangements.
While the location ha not yet been
selected. It Is likely that quarters will
be obtained In tho Railway Exchange
building, on Third street. The lease on
the space probably will be signed this
week.
Since the opening of the Western Pa-
ciflo Oie business of the Gould system
from the coast eastward haa grown ex
tensively. As the new road Is Improved
further traffic to expected. This will be
accommodated by William C. McBride,
the local agent of the Denver & Bio
Grande and other Gould lines, as in tho
past. The new .Missouri Pacific agent
probably will be named next month.
It Is the announced policy of the Mis
souri Pacific to establish Independent
agencies In other Northwestern towns,
but the conditions In Portland make it
Imperative that tho separation here be
made as early as possible. While this
office will be opened January 1. the
others will be established as soon as
practicable after the first of the year.
The Increased traffic that makes this
move advisable has been felt In both
the freight and passenger departments.
It Is announced.
Woodmen Will Entertain.
Webfoot Camp No. 66, Woodmen of
the World, will entertain Its members
and visiting members Friday night, No
vember 4, the occasion being the second
home-coming night. A high-grade en
tertainment has been arranged for, and
several prominent members of tho or
der will speak. Several sclentino box
ing bouts will be "pulled off." There
will be cigars and refreshments, and
after 9 o'clock the doors will be open
for visitors. Any friend of the organ
isation will be admitted. ,
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It la estimated that the railroads of the
United Btatea will tranport 100.000 car
loads of automobiles this year, earning
thereby J8.000.000 to partially counteract the
Ions in pasienger fares.
DANGEROUS MEASURES
The proposed wholesale and Indis
criminate formation of new counties
without regard to propriety of boun
daries proposed or the territory set
off at the November election Is dan
gerous. It Is engineered by a lot of
schemers who are taking advantage of
the power vested in the people, and. If
not checked, may result in tho state
being cut up Into crazy quilts to satisfy
the greed of disappointed office-seekers
and to boom real estate at the
proposed new county seats. Would it
notphe the part of wisdom to check it
before the prosperous condition of tha
various counties Is hampered in the
process?
The proposed bill providing for the
creation of new counties which should
pass will relieve the voters at future
elections. More than one-third of the
bills to be voted on at the coming elec
tion are division measures, and it
ought not to happen again, and prob
ably will not, as the people. have so far
acted wisely on all Initiative measures.
(Paid AdvertlBement.) y
Silence l
The instinct of modesty natural to every woman is often a
rest hindrance to the cure of womanly diseases. Women
shrink from the personal questions of the local physician
which seem indelicate. Tho thought of examination is ab
horrent to them, and so they endure in silence a condition
of disease which surely progresses from bad to worse.
It bmm been Dr. Pierce' prlriltie to care m
&remt many women who tmro found n renee
tor mo deity in hla offer of FREE coaaorav
tlon by letter, Jill eorraapondenea la held
aa aaeredly confidential. Addreaa Dr. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, X. T.
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the womsnly functions, abolishes pain and builds up and
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. It Makes Weak Women Strong.
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Somehow there exists a vast amount
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we assert. ... If ourselves afflicted
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Eckman's Alterative promptly and
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ing all Consumptives to take It, Is that
we have the reports of many cures, one
of which follows:
1619 Susquehanna Ave., Phlla, Pa.
Gentlemen: "For two years I was
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hundred. Our family physician advised
another climate, as to remain would
probably be fatal; however, I remained,
and in February of 1902 I waa taken
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When I recovered sufficiently to walk
about the house I was left with a
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and feel that as long as I can obtain
Eckman's Alterative, I have no fear of
Consumption. I cannot speak too
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