AUDITORIUM TO BE MODEL OF CONVENIENCE AND
Plans Selected for Portland's New Structure Combine Beauty of Architectural Design with Greatest Degree of Usefulness.
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j)DEHN In every particular will be
Portlands new auditorium, plan
for which wrr selected last Man
.lav by the. Jury In charge of tha archl
tfcts' competition and accepted by tha
auditorium commission. From a stand
point of beauty anil archltectuai grace.
It la aald tha building will not ba iur
parsed by any structure of tha kind In
the I'nlted states.'
In point of seating;, ofnce and stag
arranirementa the tuttMIng will be out
or the ordinary. affording- a new and
undoubtedly excellent series of conven
"IS NOT THIS THE CARPENTER?"
SNEER UTTERED AGAINST CHRIST
Waiter Benwell Hinjon Preaches on Other Sneer, of History Burns Called the 'Scotch Plowman, Lincoln tha
Hail-Splitter, John the Fisherman, Luke the Country Doctor, Matthew the Collector of Taxes. .
FT -WALTER PKVWnL HTNSON.
Minlalvr .Vblt Ttmpl. ,
"I
' 9 not this th crjxnlrT
Tht was their UttU ner. Ha
lel Israel out of En pt; t imott
-Pharaoh with bllffht upon blight,
int Judgment upon judgment: he dl
vldtvl tha Krd Sea water, and ha walked
np (Sinai's burning slope; ha did a thou
sand and on wonders but Mom! Is
not this the shepherd?
He saw far Into heaven; be toM us
how the streets are paved with gold,
and all the wails are Jasper, and the
great gates are made of single pearls:
anj how the harpers are ever harping
on their golden harps: that Jesus is
the ll?ht of tKat great rltr: he told
us all this but John.' Was be not a
flahrmn?
lie wrote down for us the wonderful
stories of God's Christ: he told us one
storr that would have been lost, but
for him the Inimitable parable of the
prodigal son of the kind father who
welcomed the prodigal home again: res.
he gave us ail thisbut Luke! Was
he not a country doctor?
He recorded for us the sermon on
the mount; with Its wonderful beati
tudes; and with that marvelous perora
tion, the paraM of the men building
on the rock, and on the sand; and he
gav us a wonderful gipel but Mat
thew! Was he not a collector of taxes?
He wrote 14 books of tha JSlble; he
tt was who ascended the pinnacle of
Christian experience and cried. "1 am
persuaded that neither life nor Ucath.
nor angel. nor principalities, nor
power, nor things present, nor things
to come; nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to sep
arate u from the love of itod" but
i'sul! Was he not a tent-maker?
Mm brought tiermanr back to Jesus
hrlet. he rttrd the power of the pope:
ha Ml): "Mere will I stand, 1 cannot
do otherwise. tod help me" but Lu
ther! Was he not a peasant?
He drettmed his wonderful dream that
ha called "The I'Kgrtm's Progress";
Marauisr. ssid It contained the finest
Kr.K'ih fttant, and fpurgeon read tt
throuiih ! titues; he told us how man
staria from the city of destruction and J
icof to tha golden city of God but
Hunvsn was be not a liedfordshlre
in iter ?
He was Americas Man of Sorrows;
he pit his great, strong hand on the
rudder of tjie ship of a; ate. when sha
was In th worst storm that ever blew:
he stood up and declared "that the
gvrri mrnt of the people, by the peo
ple. fir it people, should not perish
from th earth"; he was some of us
love to belter th greatest man th
Amertt-an continent has yet produced.
But Abraham Lincoln! was' h not a
rail splitter?
He sang the sweet songs thst Inter
pret his country and his country's life:
he wrote on of th two universal
aonn th world possesse tKfay; h
taught us how deep t th charm pf
t "old lang syne." Hut Burns! was
he not a Scotch plowman?
He pti-d up the mou-fitm and swung
t .ie trs athwart th blue aad laid
down the boundaries for tha sobbing
-js hut be planted a srardent Was
pni ii.l a grd-aer? And so. when my
Lord i hrlit appeared bringing salva
tion. In hi r'.ght hand. Uy looked at
Mm, anj cor! leg the 1P until the teeth
showed. thy said. "Is not thta Lhe
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ience for tha large crowd which will
gather there during public meeting
and conventions.
Tha firm of J. II. Freedlander and A.
It. Seymour, architects, of New York.
won tha architectural competition, pre- '
aenting a plan which tn the opinion of
tha Jury tneeta all the requirements
of a modern structure of the kind. Tha 1
contract for the drawing f the work
ins; plans will be let to this Arm. It
had been thought originally that Ideas
from several of the seta of plana In
competition would be grouped, but this
was found to be nnnecsssry. the win
carpenter?" Fuch was their little
sneer.
"Is not this the carpenter? Such
was the criticism.
Now Ptlat the Roman sat In Judg
ment on t'hrtot. And Pilate heard all
the enemies of Christ hsd to say: and
then he washed his hands In water
and said. I find no fault In him." Hut
they said. The Carpenter:"
All the ages have been i1tt!ng In
Judgment on Jesus; for two mlllenlums
he has been on trial; every generation of
men has been a Jury; but the unani
mous verdict of all the Juries has been
acquittal yet they said. "Carpenter!"
One who had summered and wintered
with Jesus; one who had been of the
circle, eating and drinking with the
Christ, fell from apostleshlp to apos
tasy and sold his Lord. Yet. even Ju
das took back the accursed money and
said, "I have betrayed innocent blood.
Yet they said. "Carpenter!"
Out of the Middle Ages old Bernard
sings:
Jeue, the very thought of thes
With awevtness n..a th brtest;
But sweeter far thy far to see.
And In thy prtsnc rest.
O hor of erery contrite heart.
To th
9 i nrt w no now m
How good to those who seek.
w no rstt. now smn mou in;
But whst to thft who find? Ah. this
Nfr tocgtis nor pn can show:
The love of Jeaus. what It Is
Nun but his lovsd ones know.
Jesus our only Jny b thou
Am thfu our prtcs wilt be:
Jreu fc thu our glory now.
And through eternity.
Hut they said. "Carpenter!"
Germany's talented son. Ulchter. said.
"Christ is the holiest among the mlghtv
nnd the m!ghtlet among the holy.
Hut they said, "Carpenter!
Th French scept'c declared. . "There
will never come one mho will stand
nearer to God or be a greater light to
man than Jesus Christ." And they said.
"Carpenter!"
Gladstone said. "He is the greatest
th ages have even shown to us. and
John Stewart MIMs snld. "The one per
fect life Is th life lived In Nazareth";
while Tennyson asserted, "What the
sun Is to th flower Christ Is to my
soul." But they said. "Carpenter!
Gilder aings:
If Jesus 4'hrist be a man.
And onh a man. 1 sajr.
Thst of sit mankind 1 will follow him.
And to him wi.l e'eavs alwsr.
If J'su "hr!t a rj.d
An-1 th nlv elrtd. 1 wir.
I w.il fol?w him i hrush hma or hsll.
Tf earth, th.- ara. or the air.
But they said "Carpenter."
"la not this the carpenter?" This Is
my comfort.
Oh. Browning was right when he
made young David say to Saul. "Its
the strength In the weakness we Ions;
for. See the Christ stand." Let us
thank God that w have a human Sa
vior, aa well as a divine Lord. Let as
b glad that one night In a stable they
heard the cry of a baby, and th baby's
name was Jesus.' Ob, ha knew all th
arhea. and pains, and ailments of
childhood, and ha knew all the hurts
of boyhood, and he knew all the griefs
of manhood.
For tha flesh oppressed him aa It
does us. He was hungry with such
an awful hunger that the devil said,
"slake bread for yourself." Ha was
thirsty so thirsty ha beg are d a drink
of water from fallen woman. Ha
TITE SUNDAY
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ning; plans being- complete in every da
tall. The front facade 1 of classic style,
comprising; a uniform line of 10 pil
lars at the top of five stone steps. The
pillars extend to the top of the second
story, supporting the fancily-carved
upper portion of the structure. The
front Is 200 feet wide. The side walls
are plain on the outside.- being provided
with numerous 'entrances of simple
style, which lead both Into tha main
auditorium and Into ante-room along;
both walls.
The first floor Is provided with a
large lobby. In which are-elevators run
was weary bo tired that he went to
sleep on the rolling deck of a storm
tossed boat,' and the wild winds and
wilder waves could not rouse him. He
wept tears salt as ours. And he shed
blood.
Hatan assailed him 40 days at a
stretch; assailed him through those
who really loved him. like blmon Pe
ter, and the Mother Mary; as well as
through those who were as a cloud
of poisonous files; the devil was al
ways at him.
And th world had no use for him ;
It ridiculed him; scoffed at Ms lordly
character; ma:e fun of his words;
sought to trip his feet; tried to en
tangle him In his talk; twisted his
speech; sent Its keenest wits to make
sport of him. and finally said, "You
are not fit for the earth and you are
deserted by heaven," and men desplte
fully treated him and besought him to
depart out of their coasts; took him
up the hlllcrest to cast him down
headlong and dash the life out of him.
and In the end they said, 'Are you a
King?" "Well, there's your throne!"
"You ought to have a royal robe here
Is a faded rob of Herod." "Kings
wear crowns here Is one of thorns."
'Kings carry scepters." and they hand
ed him a reed of mockery as they said,
"Hall, King of the Jews!"
But long centuries before the prophet
had said. "A way ahall be shown from
arth to heaven." And this carpenter
''hrlwt came, and he not merely built
the way no but he laid himself across
the yawning chasm of division between
humanity end God., and became the
living bridge himself, so that he was
able to lift up his voice and say. "I
am the way."
It had been said of him long years
before, "The bresker Is gone up before
thee." And he became 4he blessed car
penter Christ; and he eald, "I will
blase a way through the thicket of
man's stnj and stain, and suffering-, so
that all men shall be able to find their
may home to the Father's house." And
ha broke the power of sin. and set the
prisoner free. And when they captured
him at last and. gloating over their
little victory, put him in the grave,
with the great stone rolled against the
entrance: he thence arose and. con
quering death, he led captivity captive,
so that now he says to u. "He that
llveth and believeth In me shall never
die"; and believing this we say. "Death,
where Is thy sting? Grave, where Is thy
victory ?"
Ob. he cam to walk th water; to
rebuke th wind: to cause light to
flash Into the blind eye: to cause sound
to enter the muffled ear: to make the
tied tongue to move; to give the leper
cleanness sn-1 health: to make the lame
man to walk; to call the dead man
back to life; and to make the sinful
to become holy! But when they looked
at him they said. "Is not this the car
penter?" Thit evening, whsn the Carpenfor iwpt nut
Tn fragrant ahavlogs from lha workshop
door.
And placed th toots tn order and shut to
And barred for th last tim th humble
door.
And going n This w ir to sars th world.
Turned from ths laborer a lot forevsrmore;
I wonder was he cd
That morning, when th Carpenter walked
forth
From Joseph's doorway In th glimmering
light.
And bad bis loving another long farewell, i
OREGOXIAX, 1701HXAXD.
ning to the balconies, where will ba
the headquarters of the Historical So
ciety. The- lobby la so arranged that
access Is had to It without passing
through the auditorium. All entrances
and exits to galleries have been - de
signed In conformity with the Are
laws, special care having been taken
to provide ample circulation and stair
cases. Basqset Hall Provided.
On the first gallery floor a large ban
quet hall has been arranged over the
lobby. This room Is two stories In
height and may also ba used as a lob
by In connection ,wlth theatrical per-
And through the rose-shot sky with dawn
ing bright.
Saw glooming the dark shadow of a cross.
Yet seeing turned bis face toward Cal
vary' a height,
I wonder ass he sad?
No. whn the carpenter went on bis way.
He thought not of himself for good or III;
On was his path through shop or throng
ing men
Craving his help e'en to the thorn
rrowned bill;
In tolling, healing, teaching, suffering, all
His Jny. his life, to do the good Ood's will;
And heaven and earth are glad.
But they said, "Is not this the car
penter?" MILLINER THRCWS ACID
Discharged Parisian Conceals Bottle
In Bouquet of Vloleta.
PARIS. Nov. 4. (Special.) At the
Tenth Correctional Chamber a few
days ago a young' dressmaker named
Martha Leon wa sentenced to six
months' Imprisonment for a horribly
treacherous outrage upon her em
ployer. Madame Tachenet. whose es
tablishment la In the Avenu des
Ternes. From the evidence given at
the trial It appeared .that MUe. Leon
was of a very nervous and Irritable
disposition and was occasionally , sub
ject to attacks of neurasthenia, which
were so severe as occasionally to de
prive her of the power of speech. She
caused much annoyance tn the work
room and finally Madame Tachenet had
to discharge her.
Several times the Klrl tried to ob
tain admittance to the shop, but waa
always refused. She then conceived a
strategem by which to effect her pur
pose. Buying a very, handsome bou
quet of violets, she presented herself
at the shop and saidehe wished to give
It to Madame Tachenet and thank er
for her kindness. Madame Tachenet
came forward to receive the flowers
and aa she did so Mile., Leon threw
the bouquet in her face. A bottle of
hydrochloric acid concealed among the
flowers was broken by the blow and
the unfortunate woman waa badly
burned about the face, neck and hands
by the arid. At the trial the girl ap
peared unable to realUe the cruelty
and treachery of her act. and when
sentenced seemed much more surprised
than repentant.
PARIS FINDS NEW DANCE
Congress of Masters Disapproves
Apache "Swing;'
PARIS. Nov. . fSpeclal.) Dancing
masters In France and a contingent of
their foreign colleagues have Just been
holding their annual congress, and It
Is a fact that may be worth remarking
that the German element waa In con
siderable force. Very polite, indeed,
was a speech delivered by a gentleman
from Berlin, who generously absolved
Parisian society of any leaning toward
the Apache dance. Quite equal to the
occasion, however, was one of the rep
resentatives of the French capital, who
more than hinted that performances of
that description had not originated in
his native land. '
Patriotism. In fact, was the order of
the day. as an English delegate said
that bows and curtsies of the most ele
gant description were still held In high
honor at his majesty's court, as witness
the veto against hobble skirts and the
lord chamberlaln"s circular to the
drensmakers of Jhe West Knd.
At the congress several novel dances
were Introduced. Including variations
of the mazurka and the waits, and a
"fiv-step argentln."
NOVEMBER 5, 1911.
formances or a a ballroom. It is pro
vided with a pantry and service room,
communicating with hte kitchen on the
roof by means of dumb waiters.
The organ Is arranged so that it is
played from the balcony at the first
gallery level. At the level of the sec
ond gallery a woman's gallery has been
provided on one side of the building
and a musicians' gallery on the. other,
both so arranged as to overldok the
main auditorium.
On the floor above the second gal
lery is a large exhibition room and
smaller rooms of the Historical Society.
Small lecture halls are arranged to ex
LISZT CENTENARY' REVIVES FLAME
OF ADMIRATION FOR COMPOSER
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Musical Season in New York Opens "With Promise of Overflow of Splendid Offerings Damrosch Begins Series of
Symphony Concerts With Memorial for Great Musician.
BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. (Special.)
With this week the musical sea
son Is reckoned wide open and
It gives promise of an overflow, an
embarrassment of riches, so to speak.
especially so far aa Liszt compositions
are concerned for-this is the centenary
and every orchestra, soloist and or
ganization Is devoting at least one
programme to the memory of the mas
ter whom too many remember simply
in connection with the Hungarian
Rhapsodies, or only as the culmination
of great piano technic.'
But Liszt was very much more than
that. Jle was the father of the sym
phonic poem and tie was a dear sol
league to whom no one owed "more
than Wagner, for whom he ''waged a
furious battle, the present Frau Cosl
tna Wagner has kept the same flame
alive In Bayreuth and from there
throughout the world. - '
The first Liszt programme was given
by tha People's Symphony Orchestra,
under' F. X. Arens, who has accom
plished most excellent results with his
series of concerts given for the wage
earners and students of slender means.
These .concerts .are responsible . for a
wide appreciation of the best music
among people who are not to the
manor born and the audiences which
assemble no less than the enjoyment
and Intelligent attention they mani
fest are significant of a great, influ
ence sociological as well as artlsffij.
' Bauer's Art Is Admired.
Walter Damrosch opened his series
of New York symphony concerts with
a Liszt memorial and presented as soJ
loist Harold Bauer, who has not -been
In America In four years. . There were
but two numbers on the programme,
one of which was the "Dance of
Death," for piano and orchestra, and
th, n(ip th "Va n t " ivmnhflnT.
In a few remarks before the pro-N
gramme was begun Mr. Damrosch said,
that he could not refrain from read
ing a few lines from a letter reprinted
In a German periodical which was de
voted to Liszt this month. It said that
In 1800 he hoped his "Faust" symphony
wonld be applauded In America when
It would be conducted by the "little
Damrosch."
The offering elicited raOch applause
and Bauer played as few pianists liv
ing have ever played. He has grown
inconaeivably In hla art aince he was
last here, and his effects are such as
to arouse wonder no less than admir
ation. He Is a giant from the techni
cal side, and his intellect restrains his
emotions which in turn illuminate his
intellect with a result that Is alto
gether ravishing.
Outside of being a pianist outranked
by no one living today, Mr. Bauer is
a man of ideas and were he a writer
on ethics, on aesthetics or on philoso
phy he would be as great in these di
rections -s.s he is in his own sphere.
It is not generally known that he
was a violinist of merit before he was
a pianist and It was Paderewskl who
advised him to devote himself entirely
to the Instrument upon which he is
now reckoned as of the world's great
tend around the three sides of the
building. The main exhibition rooms
are in the attic on the principal facade
and are lighted by skylights. ' Offices
are arranged in the roof tresses.
In the basement, space has been pro
vided for a cafe and a bar with en
trance from the main .floor, by stair
ways at both ends at the front of the
building.
Small Theater Possible.
To reduce the auditorium to the size
of a small theater arrangement has
been effected whereby a second tem
porary Btage can be brought to the
necessary height above the auditorium
est. . He has an Interesting attitude
toward art. ( -
Personality la Important.
"Art," says Mr. Bauer, "is" personal
expression, and personal expression is
art. The greater the personality the
greater will be the art and the more
closely we analyze the art of the dif
ferent Individuals, the more we will
find that It resembles Its creators or
constructors. The greatness of an art,
may In a measure be Judged from its
power of communication from Its' In
fective power, as It were, while some
of us believe that the greatest works
of art only convey their messages to
the elite to the elect few."
The pianist believes that the art
feeling exists in every human- being,
whether the savage manifests it by his
paint and feathers or the artist puts
himself down upon his canvas.
Mr. Bauer spoke at some length
about Liszt and his place in the music
of today, one hundred years after his
birth, and he said that only now were
the people beginning to find out the
true Liszt. "Heretofore, ' said the pia
nist, "they were dazzled by the showy
elements and he was used- entirely Tor
the purpose of exploiting big and bril
llant technics, but now I think they
have found that his work was based
absolutely upon the greatest forms that
Beethoven gave ns In his piano works
and that his points of departure made
of him one of the greatest of innova
tors." Mr. Bauer would not permit the
word "banale" used in connection wit
the Hungarian rhapsodies, as the ultra
modern self-appointed, critic is pleased
to do nowadays.
Criticism Not I'pbelaV
"I do not think." he continued, "that
there Is reason to criticise Liszt, for
the' marvelous things he has done with
the Hungarian folk songs whn no one
takes issue a with Bach . forthe same
thing." This remark' naturally caused
a gasp, and the ejaculation, "Bach!
Hungarian folk songs!" -
"Yes," said he, seating himself at the
piano. "Let me show you. In the first
place. Bach is made inexpressibly dull
by those who believed what they call
Bach tradition' of traveling along In a
monotonous, colorless manner. If you
will imagine outof the harpsichrord;
clavichord or spinet, which was the in
strument of his time, a cembalo, the
Hungarian instrument they use in all
the little Hungarian bands you have
heard, you will see that it is only the
difference of instrument' effects," and
the pianist played the chromatic fugue
with the effect of the Hungarian cem
balo, and there was no denying the
fact.
"When I was In Spain," he contin
ued, "I heard an old blind beggar dron
ing away on some old Spanish folk
tunes, probably BOO years old, and he
was playing the sort of accompaniment
on his old guitar that sustained it like
the Hungarian cembalo. The melody
bothered me for many weeks. I could
not place it. Finally while I was run
ning through the Brandenburg con
certo of Bach I found that he had
heard it also, and the difference be
tween Bach and Liszt is that Bach took
everything out of Its frame and re
constructed, while Liszt made the frame
inconceivably. Digger. , ,
Metropolitan Roar Plare.
The Metropolitan Opera House is a
hwhiva of activity, and for those per
mitted the glance behind, it is of In- ,
BEAUTY
floor by means of Jackscrews. At the
same time a temporary proscenium is
set in place and the boxes and second
galleries are swung out to form a fan
shaped theater. When this theater is
not in use, the glass skylights are
moved together; covering the ceiling
openings in the stage.
The question of a site for the build
ing is being considered. The jury and
Mayor Rushlight, of the Auditorium
Commission, have recommended the old
Exposition building site, on Nineteenth
and Washington streets. To secure this
an additional bond issue will be re
quired. - " '
tense. Interest, as rehearsals are on In
full earnest. Thero are many nook
and corners In the opera house, and
everyone of them is brought into serv
ice. The lobbies, known to the patrons
only as the brilliantly illumined spec
tacle where society men and women
flash their gems of wit and of Jewels
during the opera season, are filled with
choruses in the hands of the drill
masters, with girls In ballet skirts and
shirtwaists grotesque in their move
ments to the musio. supplied by a
piano, while the ballet-master tears
his hair In despair over the awkardness
of this one or of that.
In another part of the house, on the
roof, perhaps, 'or what .is known as the
roof rehearsal room, Alfred Hertz Is
drilling the orchestra for the new pro
duction, and in another Toscanihl Is
preparing for his opening, which has
been set for November 13, and tha
opera will be "Aida," with Caruso,
Amato and lime. Destinn In the title
role. : , .
"Koenigskinder" will be sung- Aider
Alfred Hertz, with Geraldine Farrar as
the Goose Girl, on the second night;
Olive Fremstad and Burrian will sing
the title roles' in "Tristan and Isolde"
Thursday evening: "The Girl of the
Golden West," with Caruso, Amato and
Mine. Destinn, Is announced for Friday
evening, and Saturday afternoon the
first novelty will be given. This will
be "Lobetanz," by Ludwig Thuille, un
der direction of Hertz, with Mme.
Gadski and Herman Jadlowker In the
prinolpal roles.' Saturday night Miss
Farrar and Rlccardo Martin will be
heard In "La Boheme," and these
artists will sing in the first perform
ance of the season, which will be given
in Brooklyn the Saturday evening be
fore the New York opening, when "Ma
dame Butterfly" 'will be the offering.
Among important musical events are
the opening recital of David Bispham,
who will recite Tennyson's "Elaine,"
with musical setting by Ada Weigl
Powers, formerly of San Francisco, the
first appearance In this country of
Josef Stransky, new conductor of the
Philharmonic Orchestra, and the debut
of Zlmbalist, the Russian violinist. The
Boston Symphony will also open Its
fsesjes in New York next week, with
Mme. Schuraann-Heink as soloist, and
-the Knelsel quartet will give the first
concert in Its series.
Wonderful Toy Railway.
London Chronicle.
Eaton, where the Duke of Westmin
ster has been entertaining King Al
fonso, possesses one of the most won
derful toy railways In the world. It
was uilt In 1896 by the grandfather
of the present duke, under the super
intendence of Sir Arthur Haywood, for'
the purpose of carrying coal and other,
supplies to Eaton Hall from the Great
Western station, four miles away, but
it is now used also as a passenger line
for conveying the duke's guests from.
one part of the estate to another. The
gauge Is only 15 inches, and the rolling
stock, comprising two engines and 60
trolleys, wagons, and passenger coaches
is constructed on a proportionate scale. "
The initial cost of the railway was
6000, and it is said to be worked at
a weekly expense H . King Edward
traveled several times on this Eaton
railway.