v MAN, CONVICT FOR 20 YEARS, FINDS STRANGE AWAKENING UPON RELEASE Womm'i ruhioni Fascinat After Lon Tana at Ban Quentin, and Aeroplanes and Automobile Are Puxxle. Lot Anelea Woman Learns of Deceit After 28 Years of Married life. 03 ANGELES. Jsn. I (Spec Lai.) f LI ho a man might be who had been projected to earth from a distant planet. Charles Sillier. 41 ye old. la walking about the streeta of Lfs Angeles amazed at what he szes. Miller haa Just boo discharged from Baa Quenttn pen 1 tea tie rjr, wnere for JO years he was shot la from the world. During that time th world baa been progressing In a thousand fascinating directions with thrilling rapidity, and Millar was sot prepared for what be saw. "If these people didn't speak the same luniit J do I'd ballewe I had died asd snored on to another world." he said. In speaking of his Impressions upon emerging from his Ions; confine ment. The most remarkable things to htm are the dresses of the women and the automobiles. "What a that? he asked. pointing to a young woman dreaeed la a blue velvet bobble skirt and ex pen 1t bat. 1 certainly never saw anything Use that before I took that little trip np north from Neodtea 39 years ago. He Dtcbmi TfWcaUzrd. "And to think 'they're voter, too." he went on. "That Jars me mora than anything else I're found. Io you think It will stick T Are they going to work at It seriously, or la It only a pastlma for them? "But they're not much stranger than the wagons I see running around live streeta without borsea. These things make me wonder If I am really myeelf. and I sometimes think may be Ie bean 'smoking.' "Ton sea I was a little wild back East and when I first came West I got to smoking opium. First I knew I went "up for killing.' That's all off with me now, bat the things I see bow have th Hop" dream beaten. "I walked to New Rocbelle from the pci. I guess It was o'clock when I got there, and two restaurants were open. Two things I bad beesi wanting for ysara to eat alone asd to sea the an rise. On my way I had passed a rancher. Me was eating apples 1 cotsld sea htm In the moonlight He nodded and threw me an apple, bat I kept to my aide of the road and beat him in. I looked in the restaurants, bat others were In there, and I was afraid to eat before them afraid I would not know bow to handle a knife I and fork, or that I would let the china slip through my fingers. "I waited until 10 o'clock. I guess, and I didn't eat alone after alL On a corner I ran Into the rancher who had given me the applet, lie spoke to me, and this time I spoke to him the first word I had spoken as a free, man, Partner.' 1 said. 'I'm going to have a bit of supper, and I wonder It you u sit InT He'll never know what ho did for met although to spare his feelings I did not tell him my story. He had a wsy of laughing that seemed won derful to me. probably because we do not lauga inar, way on ioo T was too timid to go to a hotel or to ask for a bed. so I went up on a hill near town and waited for the sunrise. I know now how lncky I was. It might have been a foggy morning, or raining, but It broke on me from across the bay wlthoot even a haze. Somehow I took that sunrise as a promise that Ood was with me." Miller baa been studying by corres pondence, and has qualified aa an en gineer. Upon his discharge be received from one of Mrs. Russell Sage's chari ties a set of Instruments as a reward for the excellency of his work In the correspondence course. "They are here." be said, tapping with pride a suitcase arhlch he had not allowed out of his hand. "Worth l0o, I am told, and they're worth IS00O to me. Before my time was up I got track of an old friend back East, who haa given roe a chance at aomehlng on the Panama Canal. I'm going to start down there In about a week." Wife Derelved. She Sara. The story of how a fashionable Los Angeles dentist has for 10 years con cealed from bis wife the fact that he haa acquired a fortune of 1250.000. haa Just been revealed In connection with the suit Dr. Francis M. Parker has in stituted against Mrs. Willie OUvta Par ker for divorce, in the Superior Court of Orange County, near here. Mrs. Parksr. a gray-haired little wo man, declares that her husband has been keeping her In ignorance of his business and financial successes, and that now he wants to divorce her so he can marry a young and beautiful woman with whom he has fallen in love. Bne says that for ft years she has been content with a little home, a small allowance for housekeeping and clothing, and haa felt compelled to economize, that aha and her husband might have enough for fbelr declining years. Now that herius band has his fortune, she says he wants to exclude her from the enjoyment of it so he can use it to buy luxuries for one who Is younger and prettier. Dr. Parker declares his wife Is mis taken in her belief that he is a man of wealth, maintaining stoutly that after allowing her $12 a week and the use of their little home here, he haa little left for himself. It appears probable that the recom mendations of the local civil and com mercial bodies, through their eommft tea that three harbor experts be era- ployed by the city to formulate plans for the improvement of the Los Angeles harbor, will be rejected by the City Council committee. Members of the Council harbor com mittee say there are sufficiently ex perienced and skilled men In Los An geles to handle the project, and argue that it would be wasting the cltys re sources to pay 125.000 for experts from abroad. Plana have been prepared by tha City Engineer for the installation of 2S00 feet of municipal wharves along the westerly elde of the Huntington conces sion, and about the same amount along the eaaterly side. The harbor officials Intend to put in the facilities on the westerly side first. The plans also pro vide for dredging a strip 150 feet wide In the channel along the westerly side, to a depth of IS feet. This channel is 400 feet wide and Ilea between the Huntington and Miner con cessions. It is now being dredged by tha Outer Harbor Dock Company to a depth of 30 feet, and the dredged ma terial Is being used to fill the Miner concession. The Board of Publlo Works was recently advised by the Outer Hr, bor A Dock Company that It would have no objection to the city's proceeding with the work along the Huntington conoesslon as soon as the outer work had been completed. The Board of Publlo Works now has up with the United States Government the matter of deepening; the channel in question, and probably will go ahead aa aoon aa permission is obtained. Ma teriel dredged in this channel will go to fill the Huntington concession, and municipal railroad tracks will be ex tended and warehouses built on tha solid earth as soon aa the fill Is com pleted, rather than on piling, as at first proposed. J. M. BALTIMORE'S REGIME RECALLED BY JEFF HAYES Telegraph Operators of Early Days Were Subject to Test of Sending Chinese in Code. BT J err W. HATES. Prior to coming to Portland t had passed two years In Nevada In tha hlrh Sierra Mountains, and Arizona Whsn the cruel war was ever" among the Apachea In Arizona. I re turned to San Francisco and accepted a position with the Western Union Tel egraph Company in that city, as oper ator. I was assigned to the Portland wire at nights with young George H. Thomas, recently a candidate for Mayor of the Cirv of Portland, at tha north ern end of the line. J. M. Baltimore waa tha Associated Frees agent In San FTanclseo, exercis ing a sort of censorship over the news he received from the East. It was his duty to cull news that came over the overland wires, sending anything that he thought would be interesting to the Portland people and performing the same of flea for the people - south of Ban Francisco, On account of the Inadequate tete graphla factlltlea The Oregonlan -couldn't publish a full telegraphic re port and Mr. Baltimore's services were enlisted for the purpose of giving The Oregonlan readers only tha "dope" which would be of Interest to them. Of See Jeke Mleees Vive. I found Mr. Baltimore a very cour teous and pleasant gentleman. He bad. however, a Joke that he endeavored to play upon any newcomer in the tele graph office. I was sending the Oreronian special and the Associated Press news to young Thomas over the only and lonely and dllapltated wire that connected Kan Francisco with Portland, when I eapled a peculiar-looking sheet of re port. A quick glance showed that It was addressed to The Oregonian and wss dated Pekln. China, and started out "Wing Foo Lum Ling Ram Wing" ct cetera, which waa followed by a lot of Chlneea hierogllphtca, Aa I glanced oyer this sheet I took a quick look at Baltimore, who waa taking In the situ ation, and coming over to me asked if I was In trouble. "O. that Is all right. Mr. Baltimore, I have lived on the Coast a few years suppose you work that off on that young fellow over there In the corner from Sacramento, Bert Worthlngton." I got five minutes relief and Worth lngton eat down In my chair. Mr. Baltimore handed him a short special for The Oregonlan and the next Item on tap waa the one dated Pekln. Odd Message Seat. Worthlngton studied over the Item. turning the sheet up and down, diag onally, and croasways. finally calling Mr. Baltimore to ask what this meant. The press agent aaked if be couldn't send Chinese characters by telegraph and Worthlngton said he couldn't. Another operator who waa In the Joke came in to send the Item. Ha elabor ated on the wire all the Cu-neee lingo he had ever beard, using such expres sions as Sam Ling. Tate Bott, Fat Ching. Fat Duck. Wing Sing, at cetera. Oeorge Thomas, at the other and of tha line, was making spasmodic effaraa to -bk bk bk." Worthlngton retired to the Banra mento wire and I resumed sending to Portland and all was serene. That evening In the sanctity of our room I told Worthlngton of tha Joke that we played upon him and he was eager to see it worked off on soma other newcomer, which, of course, waa dona. I left for Portland shortly afterwards and Mr. Baltimore soon followed and we were steadfast friends for many yeara Burt Worthlngton also left Sen Franclsoo for Sacramento, whsra ha took up the study of railroad business, bertnnlng at the bottom. The results of his efforts can be shown In the success he has achieved. Three years ago he was appointed gen eral manager for the Harrlman lines In Oregon and Washington, which he resigned to accept the position of gen eral manager and Tlce-presldem. for the Toledo at Wabash. rich aa many an elderly Italian opera that stalks nowadays as a classic CRACSTARK' TO BE PRESENTED Dramatization of Romantic Novel at Baker 'xt Week. "Grauztark," Oeorge Barr McCutch eon's most popular novel, dramatized by Grace Hay ward, and adapted by Oeorge D. Baker, will be seen at tha Baker all week, starting with next Sunday's matinee. The hero of the play is an American. wealthy and brave, who falls In love with a girl without knowing her name. and follows ber across the ocean only to find her the reigning Princess of a little state In the southeastern part of Europe. He Is one of three candidates for her hand, and though threatened by powerful foes, finally wins her. His friend captures the heart of her maid of honor, the villain Is made a prisoner and the principality of "Grau ztark" saved from an unworthy ruler. HEILIG THEATER 7TH AND TAYLOR Three Nights, Beginning Tomorrow Matinee Wednesday HENRY W. SAVAGE Offers the Original and Only Production of PUCCINI'S GRAND OPERA THE GIRL. OF THE GOLDEN WEST IN ENGLISH Founded on Belasco's Drama -With Or mad Orchestra of Fifty Musicians Great Casts of Kanooi Artists Big Slnglnal Chorus Magnificent Effects - Prices Both Nights and Matinee Lower Floor, 13: last 3 rows. 13.50. Balconv. 6 rows. 12.60: 6 rows, 42: rows, Sl.oO; ( rows, I LOO. Gallery, reserved, $1.60: admission. 11.00. esse Mow Selling Autoe and Carriages a 1&0 and eiM I M. COMING TO THE HEILIG THEATER THUR-, FRL, SATURDAY FEB. 1-2-3 SUM, MON, TUE, WED, FEB. Liebler & Cc's Production The Deep Purple F. C Whitney Presents The Chocolate Soldier At tke Tkeaters Oootlnoed f rim Pax S. test after each performance on Friday night. TL3t SHOW7IOCSES ATTRACT People a Theater Today Will THsplay "The Old Bookkeeper," Drama. Tha Old Bookkeeper." a strong drama of tha seamy side of life. Is the feature film at the People's Theater today, and there are other pictures of equal merit. "Caught In the Bain." a story of convict life. Is the second fea ture; "Maylaala" la a beautiful scenic snd there are two comedies, "The ''ompromlse" and "A Boarding-Houze Romance," both. . Lubln'e and decidedly funny. The trio will have a new change and Chief Eagle Horse, tha baritone, will be continued at this theater on account cf the success with which be baa met. At the Ftar there will be the usual class-A programme, headed by "The Two Spies." a gripping war p'rture; -Tom Ttlllngs Baby" Is a Vita graph masterpiece, and "Merely a Millionaire" Is a comedy drama that wl'.l bring forth screams of laughter. "Is This Tour HatT" is the second comedy fea ture and the Romlg Twins is the sing ing feature at the Star. The Arcade Theater will ahow five splendid pictures, as well aa the big singing act. the Arcadian Trio. "A Just Verdict." a story of the legal elde of life, with the many tangles incolved; ' To Save His Brother." a dramatic pic ture of Western justice: l.oved Ani mals." a comedy: "Buffalo Sights." de scriptive, and "A Night Out." comedy. The Oh Joy Theater will present The Girl of the West." a strong dra matic picture: "The Little Organist." beautiful; "Dad's Watch." a rare com edy, and George El wood, the vocalist. Friday night continues In popularity at this theater and every deserving ama teur Is given a chance. The Tlvoli and Crystal, the two East Fide theaters, will have their usual up-to-standard Sunday shows, aa well aa new singing features. Virile Play Author's Aim. "When The Deep Purple.'" which cornea to tha Halllg Theater February 1. X and 1. "was first produced In Chi cago, some of those who had read the advance reports of the melodrama." says Mr. Llzner. "went on record as fearing that a play of the acknowl edged character of The Deep Purple would never draw high-class audiences. When Mr. Armstrong and I were writ ing it we hsd no such apprehension. We started out. before wa had written a line, to construct a play on the prin ciple of the broadeet and mont uncom promising morality imaginable. "Let us take the most firmly established principle obtainable,' I said, tha Idea that virtue must triumph and that vice must be punished. "That waa ths first step. Next was to rind a way of presenting this fa vorite sermon in a new and attractive dreaa. This waa furnished In tha badg. er game. Now. you can make a manly hero and a tender, loving heroine fig ure In a milk and watery play, and you may not draw to centa But put them In a red-blooded melodrama, and let them be true to their principles, and you get five figures on the statement at the end of the week. "When I say Ths Deep Purple Is educstlonal I speak seriously. It shows up crime in detslU"turns the light of publicity on the doings of a certain class of law-breakers and thus pro vides the citizen with a means of Iden tifying crime and avoiding tha traps of criminals. "Finishing with the .concrete ex ample. The Deep Purple Is a highly purposeful play, even if it is about crooks and swindlers." LITHO TO OFFER BIG HIT BOON Tiattwtj on "The Girl of the) Golden Went" Comes Next "Week. The Olrl With tha Golden Vest," a tnavesty on "The Girl of the Golden West." which was to have opened at the Lvrto Theater tomorrow matinee, baa been put off for another week, and will be given Its first production in this city for tha week starting with nszt Monday matinee. January 29. This will be one of the biggest, nn-looked-for treats thaf the theatergoers of this city will witness. It will be handsomely staged, and. notwithstand ing the large expense attached to its production, the regular Lyric prices will prevail. There will be the two performances only every night and a matinee dally. CHOCOLATE SOLDIER TUNEFUL Mnaio of Straus Opera Closely Fits Theme of Piece. "The Chocolate Soldier," F. C Wnlt neys presentation of the opera by Os car Straus, the book of which la based on George Bernard Straw's . brilliant satire, "Arms and tha Man." and which Is booked to appear at the Helllg The ater for four nlghta beginning Sunday, February . baa achieved a greater measure of success than anything since Gilbert Sullivan were on the top wave of their popularity. Everywhere in The Chocolate Sol dier" Straus has written music that clothes the personage or that is a part It la music that is rich melodiously, I NEW VAGRANT LAW TRIED Five Tried Under Draatlo Ac Thai Increaaea Police Power. Enforcement of the drastic state law regulating vagrancy, as passed by the 1911 Legislature, waa commenced In the Municipal Court yesterday, the city ordinance relating to vagrancy being discarded for the time being. Five prosecutions were bad under the new law, although only minor fines were Imposed. Under the law now In use, the hands of the authorities are greatly strength ened, aa almost any obnoxious person may be found guilty under its terms, and If oonvloted may be sentenced to serve various terms up to six months and fined as much as $100. Circuit and Justice courts are glren concurrent original Jurisdiction. Those able to work and who are Idle for mora than ten days without visi ble means of support, every healthy beggar, every Idle and dissolute per son, associates of known thieves, wan derers on the nlghway at unusual hours of the night, and lodgers In sheds, barns or cars, .-re classified as vag rants. In addition, the law makes the aame classification of any person who Is violent, riotous or disorderly or who uses abusive or obscene language in any place where the publlo peace may be disturbed. ' It has been proposed that under the last-mentioned clause the police enlist themselves to break up tha' practice of cigar-store loafing in the business district, where offensive language la heard almost constantly. FOURTH ANNUAL GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION HEILIG THEATER Monday Evening;, Jan. 29 Portland Social Turn Vereta. 400 Taklag Active Part. Los Anceleo ' Teiai la Prise. Winning Exer cise. Baseball aa Applied to Calia t a e a I ea. Many Other New and Original Features. Prices 23c, SOc and 75c IT'S HERE ALT THE MOST COLOSSAL, STUPENDOUS, MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT OF THE CENTURY 1 JUL JCf- HEILIG THEATER, JANUARY 25 . ONE FEATURE WILL BE UNCLE TOM'S CABIN WITH STAR CAST WHO THEY ARE: Uncle Tom. Prank Coffin berry Marks, the lawyer, jno. F. Cordray Little Eva George L. B&ker St. Clair William T. Pangle Xopsy Larry Keating Simon Legree John Johnson Masaa Shelby Milton Seaman Auctioneer Charles N. Ryan Elira... Calvin S. Heilig Mias Ophelia Dsn Flood Can Anybody Miss That? Tickets are $1 for any seat in the honse. Now on sale a all Box Offices. Reservations at the Heilig Box Office, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday No reserved seats will be sold at Heilig Box Office until all exchange tickets have been taken np. No one person will be allowed to secure more than six reserved seat tickets THE SQUAW MAN" BAKER THEATER Geo. I Baker, Phones Mala Morrison aa : 1 a nt sts. oday Week Commencing Matinee T Jan. 21, 1912, Sunday Clarence Bennett & Co, Present the Virile Play THE SQUAW Sensation of the Century MAN Exactly as Represented BY EDWIN MILTON ROYLE Unquestionably the Most Fascinating American Decade. Two Years at Wail axle's l heater, Play of a New York Barest, FIRST TIME HERE) AT POrrLAR TPRICB" In atatinee weoneeaay, too an rewrrru. ckuiujr day Matinees, 360, 60c Evening trices, ISO, toe, KEXT WEEK GRaL STARK THE SQUAW MAN" and Sun- II SC. 1.00. Ci 3 2 2! r"ttrra eel Mtrz J fH E1.A.TER Fonrth and srfc . Week Commencing Tomorrow Matinee i " " " 1 TENTH WEEK DANCING, FUN, SONGS AND SURPRISES The Keating & Flood Musical Comedy Co, Presents The Flirting Duchess A Melody of Color A Galaxy of Beauty A Musical Gem LAUGHS GIRLS NOVELTIES FRIDAY NIGHT CHORUS GIRLS' CONTEST Two Performances Nightly, 7:30 and 9:15, 15c and 25c Matinees , Daily, 2:30, Any Seat 15c (except Sundays and Holidays) NEXT WEEK "The Girl With the Golden Vest," the Most Sensa tional Travesty of Years Phones Main 6 and A 1020 ft PI ' II . A """v IWWIWWW Wees Beaiaalac fSYKW ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Monday Matinee, Jan. 22d " iiunr THE ROMANY OPERA GO. JULIET: " - Direction of Alexander Bevan. In Eumorou. Character Studies 8p?ctntTtledin8,n "La Testa Dl Mexs' Agosto" Dolan and Lenharr Paul Azard Trio ,, , n The Parroffs ' Mullen and Coogau . . ' World Events Moving Karl Pictures EVENING PRICES IS, 25, SO and 7Sc DAILY MAT1ITEE XBe, 3Se. SO. HOLIDAY MATINEES Nla-ht Prices. si UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE 7th AND ALDER Week Commencing Monday Matinee, Jan. 22 ATTRACTION EITIUORDWABT By Special Arrena-ement Mr. Alexander Pantagea Exclusively Present The Seven Daivises The Greatest Acrobats In the "World Introducing Mile. DaJrls, Europe's Strongest Woman Mabel Whitman and Her - Karl Hewett & Co. Pickaninnies in In Southern Sonzjs and Danoea -Wfca Is Elalaef Reuh and Drew Deltorreli and Glissando Musical Entertainers The Harlequins ot Music The Down East Pour Pantagescope In Melodies. Old and New Latest Animated Events pint Raw Balconr and Boxea Reserved. Fhoaesi A 2280, Main 8S4S. Prices I6e aad 25c. Matlaee Dally. Cartala, 3i30, 7ilS aaa P. M. FORMERLY THE GRAND Week Jan. 22d Mi j) SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE The Rt-Enrzcenuot of the Matchless Vozloal TuanKhmakerz, ran -ECKHOFF AND GORDON- In Their Instrumental and Word? Abanrdl ties. SPECIAL FEATURE The American Premier of Europe's Newezt Novelty. MLLE. CECILE AND COMPANY 1 tine an artlztlo Poelns, Slnslnz; end Acrobatia Daneinc Act. TED LENORE Slnfrlnjr Comedta. InltiaJ AmrteJX Toot MARIN AND LONA Jugging aDd Bqulllbrlztlc Featz. BERT The Incomparable Comedy Couple. VON KLEIN AND GIBSON (Recently of the Wlntersarden. New York). Introducing Their Latest Topical In terpolations. Musical Hits and the Freshezt Comedy. Added Feature. The .Distinguished Character Star. JAMES GRADY & COMPANY prseentlns the Dramatlo Gem, THE TOLL BltfDGE. ORCHESTRA PEOPLES THEATER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Prosrraazaa Cbaaared Aarata tyedaeedar THE OLD BOOKKEEPER. Bloerraph Drama. CAUGHT IJT THE RAM. Vltasaph's Convict Tale. COMPROMISE, and' A BOAKDUG-HOl'SE ROMANCE. Lubln'a. Double Comedy. MATXA9IA LIKE. Graphic Travelogue. THAT TRIO. Something Different, and CHIEP EAGLE HORSE, Changs of Song. Cesilac, Wednesday MRS. CHARLIE ALISKY, af Psumoua Gtlmaa Pant. r, la m Bansr jrearare a.u jwr wm. lly ARCADE THEATER OH JOY THEATER A Jnst Terdlct. Legal Tangle. Gtrl of the West. Thrilling. To Sara Brother. Western Justice. The Little Organist. Dramatic. Lo-Ted Animals. All Comic. rda ti-atrfc All OamnAv Bnffslo Slsats. Descriptive. 7"!" A" Comeay. A Night Out. Comic Ellwood. Vocalist. Arcadia a Trio. Singers. Frldsy Night for Amateom. TT70LI THEATER CRYSTAL THEATER A Great Show Today and an En- The Beat Show on the East Side. In tiro Chana-e of Bill Snndays, Moa- the Neatest. Most Comfortable aad days. Wednesdays aad Fridays. Uo-to-Date Photo. Play Theater. STAR THEATER THE TWO SPIES. A War Tale ot Tremendous Power. TOM TUAIXG'S BABT. A Vltagraph Beauty. MERELY A MILLIONAIRE. Great Tramp Drama. IS THIS YOUR HAT? Rich Pathe Comedy KOMIO TWINS. The Big Hlt. Aad Other Features. A Boston man hss rnTented an electric fountain small enough for uze as a dln i . . v.i j4M.nratlon. In wnlrh the talllnc v-a.ter suppllzz power to change the eolor ' of ths Ughtz lllumlnatiog It. In ths sixteenth czntury no woman In Europe was conzidered in full dreas unlezz zhe wore a mirror at her bozom. The slaza wza usually of an oval zhzpe. aad mezzurzd about by Inches In zlze. 1