OREGON ELECTRIC WILL OPERATE TO EUGENE BY JULY 1.
Passing Tracks, 2000 Feet Long, Built Every Four Miles Line to Be Double-Tracked Later High Power and Fine Equipment to Assure Fast Servi ce.
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WORK on the Oregon Electric ex
tension between Iem asd Eu.
(en la progreaalnK so rapidly
that cars will be In operation to Al
bany on May 1 and to Eugene by
Jnly 1. '
New paaaencer equipment of th
meat modern tjrpa Ii being built In the
Eaat and high-power motora and high
tenalon llnea of 1200 rolls will make
poealble safe, pleasant and quick aerr
Ice on all parta of the ayatem.
raising tracks 2000 feet In length
are belcg built every four miles on the
line between Salem and Eurene and
the paeslng tracka between Portland
and Salem will be Increased to the
same extent. a that fast time with
regular schedule, regardlees of the
number of trains on the line, will be
maintained.
Deesle Track la View.
Tbesa passing tracka are being built
In this manner with the rlew of con-
nectlng them up from time to time as
double track becomes necessary to ac
commodate the traffic
The line Is beio; constructed ac
cording to modern methods on a stand,
ard equlTalent to that of the best
steam roeda. There Is no curt, over
three degrees acd no grade greater
than four-tenths of 1 per cent. The
distance between Salem and Eugene
will be approximately 71 miles, mak
ing a total mileage of the Portland
Eugene division of 121 miles.
The grading, frame and pile bridges
between Salem and Albany, a distance
f 2( miles, is nearly completed. There
still remains a short piece of pile
structure to complete In the south part
of Salem. "r.-?n this point to the
nine-mile post south of 8alena the
grade is completed.
Heavy rate Blna; Made.
At the nine-mile post a shovel la
completing a heavy cut and another
sheveU under Rojette A Kobert. sub
contractors, la working on a large cut
on the Groves place, near the 11-mlle
post. The completion of these two
cuts will virtually flniah the work over
the entire 2 miles between Salem and
MUSICAL NEW YORK EXTENDS WARM '
WELCOME TO .ITALIAN COMPOSER
Wdf-Ferrari Deeply Affected by Friendly Way la Which America Eeceiveg His Opera, "La Donne Curiose."
Musician Marries American Woman Bond's Admirers Give Great Tenor Enthusiastic Eeception. "
PT EMILIE FRANCES RACER.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. (Special.)
In musical circles the topic of
conversation still remaining of
unique interest la the new composer,
Wolf-Ferrari, and his opera. '"Le Donne
Curlose." which was given for the sec
ond time In the same week Saturday
afternoon, when tiim composer was
present and beard his work for the
first time in Italian. He cntU with
Joy as much over the production as
over h's reception. He was called be
fore tbe curtain no lesa than 15 times,
and as this was totally unexpected In
a country supposed to be cold and un
musical, be was more affected than he
would have been under these conditions
In his own country. He left early In
the week for Chicago, where Ma latest
opera. The Jewels of the Madonna,"
will have th first Italian production.
Wolf-Ferrari is totally unique In
everything which relates to his coun
try, musical tastes and general life. He
Is about It years ef age. and speaks
Oermaa quite as fluently aa Italian,
while be Is married to aa American,
who, however, baa been out of her own
eoantry so long that she scarcely
speaks the English language, but she
la aa American at bean and is deeply
teacher at his success In her country.
Wolf-Ferrari has had German publish
ers aad. owing to the power of the
Ricordl bouse in Italy. It has been Im
possible to get hie operas onto the stsse
in that country, which muet explain his
bearing them for the flret time la bis
own language here.
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Albany, with the exception of the large
teel bridge across the Santlam River.
This bridge is to be of steel and con
crete and consists of eight 175-foot
truse spans. It was designed by L. B.
TVickersham. chief engineer for the Ore
gon Electric, and bia assistants, and the
order for the steel will be placed In a
lew Hays. The piers will be placed in-
the Summer, but that operation between
Ssiem and Albany may be Inaugurated
without delay the company expects to
drive the false work for the bridge
some time in April and have it ready
for operation as soon as the rails are
laid into Albany. If the weather condi
tions are favorable, laying of steel will
"The Jewels of the Madonna' is his
own Idea and his own libretto. Ha
said definitely that be has no tendency
toward Mosart rather than any modern
writing, but he believes that the sub
ject calls forth the musical Idiom. The
latter opera Is very much more dra
matic In subject and in treatment, and
he has woven Into the rouslo many
Neapolitan airs. He said that he is both
an Italian and a German and bis home
Is wherever he happens to-be. but that
his preference in the wsy of singing
goes, of course, to the Italians, not as
a matter of patriotism, but solely on
account of tone-production.
He brought with him his new relig
ious cantata, which he hopes to have
produced for the first time In some
church, and his oratorio, "la Vita Nuo- j
va." scheduled for last week and post- j
poned on account of the illness of
torn from the West, when the com
poser will conduct It himself.
On the steamer which brought the
Italian composer was Bonct, the great
Italian tenor, but they did not meet
until they landed in New Tork; and
Oecar Hammeratein was also on the
boat. The tynpressarlo made a hasty
trip, 'presumably to arrange matters
connected with different lawsuits In
this country. Mr. Hamaiertteln, who
has caat oft neither hia allk bat nor
bis cigar, seemed well pleased with hla
London affalra and looked like a sphinx
who would be moat happy to talk if be
did not think that discretion waa the
belter part of the game. After telling
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begin late In February, and will be laid
through Albany at once, crossing the
Santlam River on the false work. The
piers for the bridge will be erected
while the line Is In operation.
Xatertal Yard Established.
The company haa established a large
material yard Just north of Salem,
where all track material, poles and
overhead construction material Is being
assembled. Poles are being treated at
the yard, and the company expects to
put up the polea with a track crane,
and to keep the overhead conatructlon
close behind the track-laying crews.
I'nder the new system adopted by
some of the hardships connected with
the opening of bis London house, as
also of the success of Orville Harrold
and of Miss Fellcle Lyne. he said that
he Is In negotiation with people in
New Orleans and San Francisco who
want him to build opera-houses, but
tie would not consider anything which
would take htm away from London for
any length of time. He left when the
I.usltama returned this week, and by a
atrange coincidence Mrs. Haaimersteln,
from whom he was divorced last year,
died the day of his departure.
Bend la Welcomed.
The arrival of Bond in America is
always an event, because the tenor has
an immense circle of friends and ad
mirers who resent that he is not at tbe
Metropolitan In the fact of the light
tenors who are called Into requisition
to sing the role In which his former
triumphs were effected. His song, re
cital Wednesday was like a brilliant
first night at the opera, the excitement
running at the highest possible pitch,
and be was in rare voice, a voice which
seems to have grown in power as well
as In beauty. Again his diction and
his general style were of the utmost
charm and It la not exaggeration to
aay that his Is the nearest approach to
perfect singing of any living artist. As
one excited hearer said: "If the an
gels wsre to sing any 'better than
Honci well, they could not remain in
Heaven, that's all."
Bond la responalble for the state
ment that the lmpreaaario from Buenoa
Ayrea, who haa been la New York for
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the Orf gtnj Electric 1200 volts wm be
used on the trolleys. Snbajtatlosa will I
therefore be placed 20 miles apart In- I
stead of 10 miles as under the present
00-volt system. Contracts for the
new substations will be let before the
end of the present month. The high
tension line will be changed from 13.
000 volts to fO.OOO volts ao as to trans
mit power as far aa Eugene at a mini
mum losa. Substations on the old line
will be respaced for 1200-volt distribu
tion. It is expected to have the sub
stations completed by the time the
new eeilpment arrives, so that the
new machinery may be Installed im
mediately and connected with the 'dls-
a few weeks, was here to establish a
genuine Italian opera company with
many of the artiste who sing during the
Summer season in that exacting South
American city. Bond will be the tenor
and It Is understood that Tito Ruffo,
only known in this country through
his records, will be the baritone. The
matter was ready to precipitate this
season, but for the impossibility to se
cure a proper theater. It is believed
that the New Theater, now the Cen
tury. is the building desired, and if
there be no attempt to defeat this on
the part of the directors, who are also
the directors of the Metropolitan, this
will be remodeled on account of the
exceedingly poor acoustics. If this
should be accomplished, the attempt
would also be made to play the com
pany on tour on the way to South
America.
New Singer Appears.
A new singer destined to create a
position for herself In this country Is
Elena Gerhardt, who made her first
appearance in America Tuesday after
noon. Miss Gerhardt is tbe one artist
who has the distinction in Europe of
having Nikiach to play her accompani
ments, and all of her coaching haa
been done with tbe great conductor,
who is due in America late in the
Spring.- Miss Gerhardt won instanta
neous recognition as a singer of ex
quisite voice and great charm in her
interpretations; In fact, she is one of
the very few great artists to sing ex
clusively in concert.
It is not saying too much to state
that such an artist puts tbe recital on
a very different basis from what it
represents when opera singers rush
into tbe field between the acts, as it
Henry Hadley's "Culprit Fay" met
Saturday when Walter Damrosch pre
sented it In a programme devoted to
British and American composers. Tbe
work is full of delicate fantasy, well
written and with exceptional thematic
material. It shows poetlo imagination
and a skillful treatment of the or
chestra. The audience received it with
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tribution system for the earliest possi
ble operation.
Work south of Alb&ny Is progress
ing rapidly, 11 miles having been
great enthusiasm, more, indeed, ''than
was lavished upon the British offerings,
which Included two movements frOm
Villiers Stanford's "Irish Symphony"
and Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance
Opera to Be Given.
Another new opera is announced for
a first production at tbe Metropolitan
next week. This has been under the
care of Alfred Hertz, who will present
it for the first time on Saturday after
noon. It is by Leo Blaeh, conductor
of the Royal Opera in Berlin, and is
entitled "Versiegelt" (Sealed Up). The
cast will Include Mme. Gadskl, lime.
Alten, Jadlowker, Well, Otto Goritz,
William Hinshaw and others. It will
last only 0 minutes, consequently It
will be followed by "Fagliacci, sung
by Mme. Destinn, Caruso and Amato.
Mme. Fremstad. who haa been a victim
of laryngitis, will return to tbe opera
house next Thursday evening as Brunn
hllde in "Siegfried." This prima donna,
one of the greatest favorites of New
York, haa had an expensive series of
colds. They must have cost her no less
than 18000.
In the theatrical world Richard
Walton Tully, the California play
wright, haa scored another success, as
his "Rose of the Rancho" has not yet
been forgotten and the "Bird of Para
dise" bids fair to make even a more
sensational career. Mr. Tully has
brought before the Eastern playgoer
the entirely unfamiliar life of Hawaii,
which also allows of a gorgeous and
novel stage setting.
Another play, and actress, perhaps.
as much as her medium, of more than
passing Interest, presented Wednesday
was "The Return From Jerusalem,
with Mme. Slmone, the French actress,
in the leading role, and Arnold Daly
in support. The play, by Maurice Don-
nay, adapted by Owen Johnson, . deals
with the question which concerned
France a few years ago when the Drey
fus case and the Semitic question were
at their height
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graded, and the entire distance be
tween Albany and Harrlsburg, 24
miles, being covered with men and
machinery. A contract for the steel
NEWPORT HAS CAT THAT
RIVALS HISTORIC FELINES
Uncle Charlie Williams' Tom Not Only Whips Every Dog in Town, hut
Tackles a Young Bear.
NEWPORT, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
Cats occupy a very conspicuous
place in the lif.of Newport. They
may be seen by day and hear by night.
This is not a tale of fancy cats. Maine
coon and blue, long-haired Angora, or
the tailless Manx cats do not live
here. It Is a common tale of common
cats.
The Cheire cat, Dick Whittington's
cat, and Foe's black cat are all fa
mous, but Newport has one named
Malty that bids fair to rival all three.
Malty got badly squeezed in the
swinging doors of a Newport hotel
and his mistress, wishing to heal his
wounds, bathed him a number of times
in peroxide of hydrogen. Imagine
Malty's surprise when he discovered
himself turning into a blonde! When
he sported the new color in cat's fur
he aroused the Jealous envy of all the
felines in Newport, including Swede,
a large yellow cat, for IS years the
acknowledged Don Juan of all the
local members of the tiger family.
But Uncle Charlie Williams had a cat
that was no slouch. He had the plain
name of Tom, and though not a prize
winner, he was, prizefighter of con
siderable class.
Tom whipped every dog that came to
town, and Uncle Charlie said that Tom
could "lick" a wildcat with one eye
shut.
The boys couldn't catch any wildcats,
so couldn't dispute Uncle Charlie, but
they caugtit a young bear and hereby
hangs a tale.
Bruin wore a fancy coiar ana was
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bridge across" the Willamette River at
Harrlsburg has been let to Waddell &
Harrington, of Kansas City, and orders
for the steel now are being placed.
The entire line will be laid with 75
pound steel, it will be thoroughly bal
lasted and protected for fast and ef
ficient service.
Construction work was started last
October. It will be completed in June,
which will mark exceptional speed.
kept chained to a pole. He had nothing
to do but - eat and grow conceited.
Pretty soon the boys thought it was
time to find out if he or Tom were
the .best scrapper and consequently
arranged a fight.
Both refused to toe ' the scratch.
Therefore they tied a heavy piece of
twine around Tom's neck, and, after
passing It through Bruin's collar, they
pulled the string.
The first round was arourld the pole.
Bruin ran so fast that they both got
dizzy, and every time he stopped, Tom
spit in his eyes and scratched his nose
and made him hit it up again.
When the chain was wound around
the pole the crowd were betting even.
The second round started without a
pause for a rest. One of the bystand
ers was particularly Interested. It
was Uncle Charlie, who had Just come.
He joined in with the shouts and
laughter as he adjusted his glasses
carefully.
Just then a magnified view showed
him that one of the belligerents was
bis Tom. His countenance changed
like magic. Raising his cane he
brought it down with a crash on the
head of the fellow who held the tight
ened string.
"What does this outrage mean?" he
asked as he raised his cane once more.
Tom, now loosened, recognized his
master's voice, and Jumped Into his
arms before the bear could figure out
what had attacked him. The crowd
dispersed quickly, and Uncle Charlie
picked up three parts of his cane and
walked off home, holding Tom fondly
in his arms.