The Sunday Oregonian., February 11, 1912, Page 15, Image 15

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TITE SUNDAY OREGONTAN. PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 11 , 1913.
4000 ACRES TO BE
MADE HOMES
PORTRAYAL OF HAMLET
GAUGE OF GREAT ACTORS
Robert Mamtell, to Ba Seen in Portland Soon, Well Adapted to Difficult
Shakespearean Bole.
Gee! Wish
I Had
sip i '- 1 .,i'in'"ui ,1 1 .li "
Portland Syndicate Buys Land
of Mount Hood Railway &
Power Company.
BIG DEVELOPMENT IS AIM
Tract FurchaM'd for Nrarly $SSO.
006 to Be ViKd for Residence
and imerslffc'd Farroln; Pur
poM. It I AnneuBwd.
By taking over all the land holding
f tha Mount Hood Railway Power
Company, comprising- about 1000 acres,
a syndicate of Portland Investors an
nounced plana yesterday of dsvaloplng
en of the flnoat ectlon of the YMl
lainett Vallay Into uburban home
site and mall diversified fanning
tracta. Tha purchase prlca waa nearly
f)5.00. .
Tha yndlcate. organised by J. Trad
Larson, will bo known aa tha Mount
Hood Railway Development Company,
and la composed of the following Port
land buslnes man: H- L. Plttock. W.
F Rurrell. J. Fred Larson. E. O. Titus.
W. M fmbdenatock. Thomaa Dowdell.
O M. Hyland. O. W. Joseph. Frank
Menefee. F. M. LeMonn. F. D. Taylor
and O. L. Prlca.
A crease la KtrlUe.
Included In the holding are about
10 lots In the city limits, five town
sites along tha Mount Hood Railway
A Power Company, and a large acreage
along the Bull Run River. The com
pany proposes to build up tho town
along the electrlo line and to develop
the surrounding acres Into highly pro
ductive farms. Much of the acreage
acquired by the company la located In
the famous Powell Valley.
"Our project will meet the demand
for country homesltes and small farms
lying close to the city." said Mr. Lar
son yesterday. The back-to-the-soll
movement waa never stronger than tt Is
today. This enterprise wi:: make It poa
slble for the owner of a productive
piece of land to continue his city work
and at the same time have a country
home in line with Portland's great ex
pansion. "All these conditions are fully met In
our project. Our land surrounds the
constructed stations of the Mount Hood
Railway Power Company's line. The
land immediately adjacent to the sta
tions will be divided into town lota, of
fering excellent locations and openings
for small merchants and tradesmen
Into half. one. two. Ave will be divided
Into half. one. two. five and ten-acre
tracta for homesites. small, intensively,
cultivated farms, fruit, vegetable and
chicken ranches.
TraaasOTtatlaa Facilities Gewa.
"Experts tell us that the soil and
conditions of climate are Just as fa
vorable for the successful growing of
fruit as are those of the better-known
fruit sections of Oregon.
"The character of the soil in tha
pieces as far as Rockwood and the ex
cellent transportation and freight ser
vice, open a section for poultry-raising
unsurpassed In trie state. No ona
aeeda to be told of tha great profits
In poultry, particularly when the ranch
la practically within the city limits of
a city aa large aa Portland.
"Beyond Rockwood and to Uaberry
the soil is red shot clay loam, ex
tremely fertile and paoductlva. there
Is no better land anywhere for truck
farms and gardens or for the city
dweller who wants good land, near tha
city, near his place of business, where
the returns from tba land will reduca
the present high living expenses.
Sveaery la Attractive.
"Wo will also make a strong appeal
to city dwellers who want a change of
scene, a small bungalow or Summer
camp where the toll, travail and tribu
lations of city life will be forgotten In
wholesome country life, and to those
who want elaborate country homes and
estates, and to the sportumnn. The
scenery along the Mount Hood line is
noted, the canyon of the Sandy a mar
vel of nature, tha streams teem with
fish, the valleys appeal, the hills are
forest-covered, the whole Powell Val
ley country Is an Inspiration to tha
lover of outdoors. Is the setting of a
great healthful playground."
SCHOOL IS UNAFFECTED
Highland Declared to Be Free From
Smallpox Danger.
That tha Highland School which was
one of the four la which all unvac
clnated pupils were suspended Janu
ary 1. Is free from smallpox Is the dec
laration of the school principal. J. II.
Stanley. "1 do not know why my school
was placed under this quarantine.'
aald Mr. Stanley yesterday, "unless It
waa because a boy from another school
was In tha manual training room of
the Highland School three weeks ago
last Wednesday, and on the Sunday
following broke out with smallpox.
"The quarantine could not have bad
a worse effect on the school If the
building had been closed. It simply
'shot It all to pieces.'
"Of the six cases af smallpox, caus
ing the suspension of all the unvac
cinated pupils from four schools men
tioned yesterday In The Oregonian.
there were none from tha Highland
School. There baa not been a case of
smallpox In this school for a number of
yeara This section Is on the crest be
tween the two rivers, where, with good
drainsge and pure air. there Is not
murh sickness. Tha fact that this boy
visited the school and later broke out
with smallpox Is the only excuse I can
see for the quarantine being placed
against the school."
FIRST-STREET LOT SOLD
Mr. Mary J. Woodward Pays MT,.
500 for Parcel 23x100 Feet.
Mrs. Mary J. Woodward yesterday
purchased from the Arthur Davenport
estate a parrel JS by 100 feet on the
west side of First street, between Yam.
htil and Taylor streets, for a cash con
sideration of 1 : 7. J 00. The lot Is Im
proved with a two-story brick building.
With this purchase Mrs. Woodward
now owns a frontage of 7s feet on First
street The sale was negotiated by
Wakefield. Fries Co.
Author of Iljmn Dies.
DELAWARE. O, Feb. 10. Professor
T. C 0Fsne, aged 13. author of many
hymns, died here today of apopleTy.
Among his best-known hymns are "Tha
Home Over There,'- "Waiting at the
rwor" and "-a Jordan a Stormy
Bajaa,-
OSB of tha dlsunguisneo actors
highest claims to a permanent
position of leadership on our stag
rests npon bis superb performance as
the Prince of Denmark. Both psy
cologlcally and physically. "Hamlet" Is
on of Mr. Mantell's finest achieve
ments. The melody of his voice and the
fascination of his stage presence are
at their greatest effectiveness, and hi
thorough study of the Intent and pur
pose of Shakespeare is made apparent
to every Intelligent student of tha bard.
The theatergoers of Portland will await
with the keenest Interest Mr. Mantell's
performance of "Hamlet" at the Helllg
Theater Tuesday night. February 20,
and Saturday matinee. February 24.
According to the general acceptation
of modern critics, Shakespeare designed
to delineate his religious, moral, ar
tistic and dramatio acknowledgment of
faith, and wrote this drama for the
exaltation of the dramatic art upon the
stags as an educator as much entitled
to serve the highest Interest and alms
of humanity as any other educational
Influence. The source from which
Shakespeare gathered his material was
probably the novel entitled "The Hys
torle of Hamlet." by the Danish author,
Saxo Drammatlous. The play wu writ
ten according to Dr. Drake and Chal
mers In 1S97, while Malone fixes the
date In 1600. and it appeared first In
print in a quarto edition in 1004. al
though It had previously been acted
numerous times.
Characteristic Are Elaalve.
In judging of the character of Ham
let, we must get rid of the absurdity
of supposing him a man of decision and
action, whose hesitation was due only
to want of conviction of bla duty. While
we admtr his brilliant Intellectual
gifts of wit. sarcasm, reflection, bis
courage and his virtue, we must still
find him firm of purpose In his dis
eased view of Cod' earth and It In
habitants, and of life, with his shlrk
Ings of duty. But in his uncertainty
about the mysteries of death and of
the future world. Hamlet but typifies
each on of ua at some time or another
In our Uvea And this Is the secret of
the attraction of Hamlet over ua. How
powerfully drawn Is the scene where
Hamlet. rising to nobleness and
strength, upbraids hi mother for her
disgraceful treason to his noble father's
memory, which Hamlet haa felt to hia
Inmost souL
And against his mother and her sin
all the magnificent Indignation of hi
purity and virtue speak. We forget his
blood-stained hands in the white heat
Intensity of his words. In his second
Interview with Ophelia he turns to her
at first with gentle words and affec
tion, which are curdled Into bitterness
and brutality by her offer to return
his gifts and by seeing her father be
hind the arras.
Ophelia to Be Pitied.
Horatio, with his fortitude, hie aelf
possesslon. his strong equanimity. Is a
atrong contrast to Hamlet; and Laertes,
who takes violent measures at tha
ahortest notice to revenge his father's
murder, la another contrast in a dif
ferent way; but then Laertes Is a young
gallant of the period and his capacity
for action arises In part from the ab
sence of those moral checks of which
Hamlet la sensible. Polonlous Is owner
of the shallow wisdom of this world,
and. while now on the brink of dotage,
he sees, but cannot see through Ham
let's Ironical mockery of him. Ophelia
Is sensitive and affectionate, but the
reverse of heroic. She failed Hamlet In
hia need, and then in her turn, becoming
a aufferer. gives way under her afflic
tions. We do not honor, we commis
erate her.
But whatever vacillation shows in
the character of Hamlet, his grand,
over-mastering purpose of revenge for
his murdered father never leaves him.
Polonlus, Rosecrantx, Guildenstern.
Ophelia, all whom he thinks plotted
against him. are by his means dead,
and then comes the end the evrlng
queen dying by her guilty husband's
means, and he shortly following her,
Laertes reaping the due, reward of
treachery, though forgiven by Hamlet
before dying, and then the death of
"that man In Shakespeare we feel most
pity for."
Mr. Mantell's repertoire at the Ileillg
Theater will be: Monday night, Feb
ruary 19. "Julius Caesar;" Tuesday
night. February 20. "Hamlet;" Wednes
day matinee, February 21, "Merchant of
Venice;" Wednesday night. "Richelieu;"
Thursday night. February 22. "King
Lear;" Friday night. February 23.
"Julius Caesar;" Saturday matinee, Feb
ruary 24, "Hamlet." and Saturday night,
"Othello.".
ALASKAN EDITOR BLAMES
PINCHOT FOR DULNESS
Dr. L. S. Keller Declare Political Activity of Deposed Forester and Result
ing Turmoil Arrest Development. '
LOS AXGELE3. Cal.. Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) The political activity of
Glfford Pinchot in the spotlight,
and the resulting turmoil, are respon
sible for holding up the development of
Alaska, asserts Dr. L. S. Keller, pub
lisher of the Dally Alaskan, at Skag
way. who Is pasalng part of the Winter
at Los Angeles.
Dr. Keller waa for two terma Mayor
of Skagway. and la paat grand Arctlo
chief of the Arctic Brotherhood, the
membership of which la limited to those
living north of f lfty-four-forty," and
therefore he haa a rloae Insight Into
Alaskan conditions, particularly In the
southeasterly portion.
"The greatest need of Alaska Is the
enactment of Uwe which will encour
age end permit the development of the
coal and other mineral lands." says Dr.
Keller. "The trouble in the paat haa
been due to misinformation furnished
the administration and Congress by the
various Individuals and lobbies, vho
were no doubt actuated by selfish and
ulterior motive.
Many Laws Said e Retard.
"The fact that Washington, the seat
of government for Alaska, la bo far
away and haa auch limited opportunity
to gain first-hand Information, has re
sulted in the enactment of many laws
which tend to retard the development
of our great resources, rather than to
encourage It.
"The people of Alaska are the suf
ferers, regardless of the arguments of
tha muckrakera, past end present, to
the contrary. The people want the
coal land opened, regardless of who
does It or how It 1 done. Under pres
ent conditions It Is necessary to Im
port fuel for heat and power from
British Columbia, at big expense. The
reports of Government experts and
test made by the Navy Department
show that billions of ton of the hlgh-
est-grade coal exists In Alaska, yet
nothing has been done toward devel
oping It.
"When it looked a If something
would be done along this, line, Glfford
Pinchot opened his campaign of self
exploitation. As a result of the fight
against the Cunningham claims, not a
ton of coal can be legally mined In the
territory of Alaska. Hundreds of
claim have been filed on, against
which there ha not been the remotest
uggestlon of fraud, yet the locators
are helpless, so far as their develop
ment Is concerned.
IMarkot ' Ideas Said Work III.
"Pinchot' drastic application of his
conservation theories to the timber of
Alaaka baa also worked a great and
unnecessary hardship on the people of
Alaska. The present regulations and
the lack of a sufficient number of for
estry agents make It so difficult to de
velop the timber that Alaska la com
pelled to Import Its lumber to a large
extent. Millions of feet of timber are
rotting on the stump annually.
"Alaskans believe the salvation of
their country dependa on the passage
of a home rule bill. There are more
than 60,000 permanent American cltl
sens in Alaska, and while much has
been said about the expense of carry
ing on a local form of government,
every annual report for the last 14
yeara show that Alaska I abundantly
able, financially, to maintain it."
Alaakaa Explorer la South.
Edward M. ("Black") Sullivan, ad
venturer, explorer, miner, peacemaker
In the great northern stretches of the
continent, and quaal-delty of the Alas
kan Indians, is away from Alaska for
the first time In many years, and is
visiting points on the Southern Pacific
Slope, Los Angeles among the rest.
Some of Sullivan's strange experi
ences In the Northland have been the
ground plans for several notable works
NOTED PIANIST TO GIVE
RECITAL IN PORTLAND
Harold Bauer, Who Will Appear at Heilig Theater Sunday Afternoon, Feb
ruary 25, Praised Highly by Critics in Europe and America.
HAROLD BACER. the dlatinguiahed
planlat, who will play at the
Helllg Theater. Sunday after
noon. February 2S. I one of the busiest
of men; appearing now as aololst of a
noted symphony orchestra, next de
lighting an enthusiastic audience In
recital. W herever he appears the re
mit is the aame a veritable ovation.
Thla remarkable artist." writes a
Boston correspondent, "haa a technique
so perfect that the listener forget the
mean used in sheer delight and won
derment over the artistic ends
achieved. His power to reveal with
. Mna hljtn minlnr of the
cnarrn - . "
subtlest musical masterpiece amount
to positive genius. i
prising with what versatility he Inter-
preta the different masters. H ha
mental grasp and artistic command so
complete, aa to fulfill the require
ments ef all etylea and schools. No
matter what the problem, be It a mod
ern French or Russian work, a selec
tion of Schumann, Schubert. Beethoven,
Brahms or Liszt, or an early classic, be
Is able to aolve bla task with auperb
mastery.
"In wholesome sentiment, warm with
vital enthusiasm. In bravura. In deli
cacy of touch, beauty of tone and
phrase, Harold Bauer la a revelation,.
He lends new dignity, new significance
to hia art.
"After hla performance here with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, and after
hearing him further in recitals It ia
easy to see why European authorities
rank him among the two or three
greatest living pianists."
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portunity yes, your opportu
nity is knocking:; it's here waiting
to be grasped. That home of yours
that you've wished for so often, so
lnne will readily be vours. And
what is more, it will cost you much j
less than you suppose.. We will tell you why. We always undersell- all competition.
We can do so because of our economic position
Saving $25,000 Annually in Taxes and
Interest Because We Built on the East
Side Every Customer Sharing in it
So if "you come to the MORGAN-ATCHLEY FURNITURE STORE you , will be entitled to a portion of the
$25,000, and the more you buy the larger your dividend will be.
Circassian Walnut Bedroom
Furniture at Greatly Lessened Prices
Quite a bit more of it on hand than we ought to have right now and we're reducing
prices sharply as extra inducements to make it worth every one's while to buy
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$32.50 Dressers
at 24.40
$35.00 Dressers
at....... $26.25
$40.00 Dressers
at $29.95
$55.00 Dressers
at S41.25
$60.00 Dressers
at $44.85
$75.00 Dressers
at $56.25
$87.50 Dressers
at $65.60
$90.00 Dressers
at .$67.50
Chiffoniers to match
any of these at $2.50
less than above
prices.
.0 00 Chairs
at $6.75
$6.50 Tables
' at $4.85
$14.50 Tables
at $10.85
$16.50 Tables
at $12.35
$20.00 Tables
at $14.85
$33.00 tables
at $24.75
$5.00 Rockers
at. ...... .$3.65
$6.00 Rockers
at $4.45
$7.50 Rockers
at $5.60
$9.00 Rockers
at $6.75
$10.00 Rockers
at $7.45
$30.00 Beds
at $22.50
$40.00 Beds
at $29.95
$45.00 Beds
at $33.75
$50.00 Beds
at $37.45
$60.00 Beds
at $44.85
$80.00 Beds
at $59.85
$4.50 Chairs
at $3.35
$5.00 Chairs
at $3.65
$6.50 Chairs
at .$4.85
$8.00 Chairs ,
at $5.95
$22.50 Combina
tion Chair and
Card Table
$9.95
Just one of
these left !
Who wants it
at much less
than what it
cost us t Sol
id oak in ear
ly English
finish, uphol
stered seat.
Table top is
covered with
green felt.
$4.50
Golden Oak
Mahogany and
Birdseye
Maple Rockers
$2.45
Exactly
like cut.
Panel
back.
Cane
seat.
CHILD'S NURSERYpyC
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Of hardwood, golden finish.
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CHILD'S HIGH CHAIR,
ONLY
75c
Of hardwood, golden finish.
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Fiber and Wool
Rugs Always
$15 to $17 at
Fiber and Wool Rugs, 9x12 feet, suitable for living
room, dining-room or bedroom. Two-tone blues, tans
and browns, arts and crafts and conventional designs.
WATERPROOF BATH MATS
Blue and white, brown and white and mottled effects.
24x4S-inch size, $1.75 regular, at $1.15
'18.36-inch size, $1.25 regular, at 90
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S50 Royal
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Genuine Royal Wilton Rugs in a wide
range of Oriental, floral, conventional
and two-tone effects; 9xl2-ft. size. On
sale here tomorrow at only. . .$37.50
Always sold at $50.00.
of fiction. His cocnomen. "Black." is
due to his large, sharp, black eyes,
coal black hair and beard. He first
attracted public notice by his Journey
across 1E00 miles of wilderness, out of
the heart of the North, to Victoria,
with a miner who had cone Insane, and
whose life huns; on the possibility of
(retting him medical aid. This was in
1897. a year after Sullivan entered the
Yukon territory. At a miners' meeting;
in Dawson, Sullivan was the only vol
unteer for the undertaking. '
With hi dog- sled, on which the rav
ing maniac was strapped, he set out on
what every one thought would prove a
disastrous Journey, In the coldest part
of the Winter. Less than two months
later his man was placed in a hospital
at Victoria, where he recovered hi
health.
The experienec of the long, hard
traverse failed to daunt Sullivan, and
he was back on the Yukon in a few
months. Later, In 1898, accompanied
by one man, he set out to explore the
region tributary to the McKenzie Riv
er, having heard from the Indians that
the country contained great deposit
of gold.
Mea Finally Rescue.
Month passed, and a nothing was
heard of the two men. they were given
up for lost, until they mado their ap
pearance at Seattle on a whaling boat,
which had picked them up almost at
the extreme northerly end of the con
tinent Just aa they were boiling their
moccasins to make soup, after they
had devoured their dogs and what
gam they had been able to find.
Sir Wilfrid Laurler, brilliant Canad
ian statesman and for many years Pre
mier until he went down to defeat as
the champion of reciprocity with the
United States, arrived In Los Angeles
this week, and la being entertained by
C. Whit Mortimer, British Vice-Consul
It Is Sir Wilfrid's plan to spend
the remainder of the Winter at Pasa
dena, Sir Alfred Mosley, of London, Knight
of Grace of the Order of St. John of
Jerusalem, and his three daughters,
are guests at Glenwood Mission Inn,
Riverside. He announces his Intention
to como to Los Angeles and Pasadena
for a few weeks, after which he will
visit San Francisco and possibly Port
land, before Balling for Panama. He
is studying trade conditions with par
ticular reference to the opening of the
Panama Canal and the effect it will
have on British commerce, and will
visit Cuba and the West Indies before
his return.
The colony of retired Army and
Navy officers at Los Angeles has been
augmented by the arival of Brigadier
General James L. Bell, U. S. A., re
tired, and wife, who recently came
from their home at New London, Conn,
and announce their intention of mak
ing this their home. He i8 an old
friend of Lieutenant-General Adna R
Chaffee, who resides here, and served
under him at Fort Riley in 1897, short
ly before the Spanish War broke out
NOW IS THE TIME
To Visit Oakland
Because
Spring Has Come
to
Douglas County
The Sun Shines There
When It Is Raining
in Portland
The Climate Is the
Finest in Oregon
f AM WAITING
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GOOD W
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Because
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for
Winter Market
When Prices Are High
and Poultry Is Most
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We Instruct You
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Room 308-0 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon