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6 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 28, 1912. EDICT AGAINST SUNDAY MORNING DANCE STIRS NEWPORT jLively Ones at Social Center Rebel at Mrs. Fish's Precedent and Leaders Are at War Society Tuna Out to Help Orphanage Benefit by Lawn Fete. lilt lftei))r ' " ," -LWAli Lstifc-ft" " . Afc " Zz-S. -Szc&er, r..m: f -i .... -1 e- m lEWPORT. R. I.. July 27 (Special.) I 1 J The Newport eelect colony is somewhat worked up over Mrs. Fish's edict that Saturday night dances I In her house, at least, should not be I prolonged Into the early hours of Sun day morning. Her danoe last Saturday stopped at midnight, but the younger dancers rebelled and adjourned to the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones and resumed their dancing. Just what will be the outcome of this social oattle will be watched with Interest in the future. The Pembroke Jones family are social factors at Newport. Besides. Mr. nd Mrs. Jones, there are two children, Miss Sadie O. Jones and Pembroke I Jones, Jr. They live in New Tork In the winter and at Newport in Summer. Six-year-old TTUlle Vanderbllt and Ms wicker-topped, basket-shaped dog cart drawn by a pure black fancy-stepping pony are a familiar sight to New porters. He is a son of Alfred G. Van derbllt and is becoming an expert driv efMike his father. His mother. Elxie French Vanderbilt, with whom'he lives, divorced Alfred G. Vanderbilt several years ago. A recent snapshot of Mrs. Stuyvesant , Fish and lime. Bakhmeteff was made in Newport. Mrs. Fish has been prac tically the leader of society since the death of Mrs. Vanderbilt she has been prominent socially for many years In New York and Newport. Mme. Bakhmeteff is the wife of the Russian Ambassador to this country. She is an American, the daughter of the late Gen eral Beale, of Washington. s Newport was .greatly excited a few days ago over the robbery of Honey suckle Lodge, the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller. The theft was dis covered early In the morning, and a few hours later the stolen goods were recovered. The. robbers were evidently frightened away and left the goods be- hind. The Tallers are promi la so ciety and are entertaining extensively this season. Mrs. Taller is a crack shot with a revolver and regrets that she did not have an opportunity to have a shot at the robbers. She was Harriet Brown, of Baltimore. The lawn fete at Newport recently was a huge success. Society turned eut in good numbers and $3000 was raised. This money was turned Into the treas ury of St. Mary's Orphanage at Provi dence. Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, as sisted by her son, John Nicholas Brown, Jr., had charge of a booth for a light ning sketch artist and young Brown used a megaphone to attract attention to the booth which added several hun dred dollars to the fund. Toung Brown is one of the wealthiest boys in the world. There were many sideshows and other attractions. Fascinating articles of lingerie, embroidered and fancy goods of all description were sold by Mrs. Ellis Jackson and her assistants. The cabmen of Newport are greatly exercised over the stand taken by the Russian Ambassador, George Bakhmet eff in ordering the Newport police to keep all horse-drawn vehicles out of the road before the Summer embassy at Newport. They have appealed to the Newport improvement society w neip them in their fight to retain their old privileges. The Russian Summer em bassy is the James Gordon Bennett mansion, which the Bakhmeteffs have taken for the Summer season. Mrs. . . . J An,Ai1on av A IX-11 caKnraeien b m . . . . . Miss Mary Beale, a daughter of the late General E. F. Beale. She is a sister of Mrs. John R. McLean. Masters Maclane and Joseph Harrl- man are two lively . youngsters now having a good time in society's Summer capital at Newport. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harriman and spend their Summers at Newport and their Winters at Aiken, S. C. Mr. liar, rlman is a nephew of the late E. H. Harriman, and his wife was Miss Eu genia McLane, of Baltimore, before her marriage. A snanshot of Miss Margaret An drews, the young society girl who has been reported engaged to marry Vin cent Astor several times, was made at Newport recenVb". She was formally preented to society on July it. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews? Miss Andrews has only re cently returned to this country after spending the Winter In Parls. A recent snapshot of Mrs. French Vanderbilt was made at Newport, where Mrs. Vanderbilt is now living. Before her marriage to A. G. Vanderbilt, whom she divorced, she was Miss Helen French. Mrs. Vanderbilt is taking an tlv Dart In social life In society's Summer capital. ii.. iptKnp Tallin Is one of the' so ciety leaders now at Newport She was Eleanor Jay before her marriage. She i. ohflrminr hostess and has always taken an active part In social life. CHINESE PURSUE FICKLE GODDESS IN PORTLAND Orientals Cheerfully Fay Fines and Return to Lottery Gambling Bred in Bones of Yellow Eace Municipal Court Turns Out Daily Grist. 5S CHT5 TO W11 ITIVKK5AI. AKBTTRH OK PORTTim "AND COSSTA5T SOCRCK OP TROUBLE WITH TUB FOI.ICK, 80-30 LOTTERY TICKET. By o'clock the back end of the courtroom Is filled with Chinese, and attorneys who do an extensive business In defending Orientals are seated at the table in front of the Judge. In the of ficers' row are half a dozen policemen who work almost exclusively In China town, and on the desk before the court is a huge bale of little squares of rice paper, covered with queer hieroglyph ics. All Is ready for the never-failing morning grist of Chinese lottery cases. "Lame Duck, conducting: Sing High, Bow Low, Kum Soon. Ding Dong and Bow Wow, visiting." chants the City Attorney. "Plead not guilty?" "Not guilty." responded the defen dants' attorney. "Call Sergeant Harms." Old Story Retold. Harms ' takes the stand, to be fol lowed by the men of bis squad, and the aame old story in the same old way is retold for the five-oundredth time. Lam Durk was behind the counter with a brush and marking pot and sev eral thousand lottery tickets-to-be, while all the other words of one sylla ble were lounging about, generally with completed -tickets In their pockets. Lam Duck explains that be waa en gaged In selling provisions and that the others are his friends and cousins, just dropped in tor a chat. The tickets In their pockets were bought last fishing season in Alaska or San Francisco. The defendant attorney argues that the city has not shown that the tickets really are lottery tickets and that It Is a mean shame, anyhow, to break into a business man's establishment. Then the court imposes the usual fines and It is all over till the next morning. All Chlneee Flay Game. "Chinese do not look on the lottery as Americans do," said one prominent member of the colony the other day. "Everyone plays the game, and fath ers and mothers discuss the winnings with their children. Eight big com panies operate here and have drawings twice a day. The game la square and winnings are paid, unless a phenomenal streak of bad luck breaks the bank, which sometimes happens." The speaker told of one Chinese youth In Portland who won 19000 on a small ticket and broke the bank. Ten cents can win as high as $400, If the lucky player sweeps the board. The. common form of the lottery Is a ticket containing 80 squares, which are marked at the option of the buyer, who may place 20 spots on the check erboard at random. Then the winning ticket is made up by drawing lots, and 20 squares are marked on it accord ing to the fall of the chance. Ac cording to thev number of spots the player has picked correctly, he wins in geometrical progression. If he has marked the whole 20. his winnings are fearful for the dealer to con tern plate. It Is this rare chance that thousands of Portland Chinese have always in mind, though they gleefully accept the small "pickings" by the wav. The characters on the standard ticket, sisnify passages taken at ran dom from a ohild's primer, and as translated by an educated Chinese, give a glimpse Into the primitive cosmogony of the yellow race. Running a finger from the upper right hand corner, down the columns of characters, and stonnins- often to find an English word to convey the Involved Idea, the reader translated: "Heaven and earth beginning, whole nations opening. Sun and moon full of light, the stars all spreading. Cold comes, heat goes. Tear begins and grass grows. Clouds moving, rain coming. Gold lies where the water drops. 1 the mountain the "brook begins. Where salty ocean and pure river meet, all fish are found. Before man was the dragon, livery nation has lta king." The rambler may study the Genesis of his national cult, while keeping an eye upon the Revelations from toe book of late. Gambling Bred la Race. Probably no extract in all the world has been printed as many times as this excerpt from Chinese mythology. No room in the City Jail would hold all the copies that have been con fiscated by the police. When the old jail was abandoned the floor was strewn many inches aeep witn tne thin tickets. Fines aggregating thou sands of dollars have been levied, but John pays them cheerfully when he cannot get out of it, and goes right ahead wooing the tricky goddess In his own way. Gambling la the one peculiar trait of the Chinese that seems not to have yielded in greater or less degree to the revolution. To enjoy It unmolested, the Chinese. following his peculiar, frank ideas of Government, gladly would contribute S1000 or $6000 a month, openly or secretly. As It Is, he keeps half edosen American at tornevs almost exclusively employed, defending him in Municipal Court. . He resents the annoyance, but is patient, as the habit of centuries has taught him to be. But he will be playing louery lust the same, when nations bave tottered, to their tall. . COUPLE FROM ROSEBURG MARRIED IN SEATTLE Bridegroom Is Engaged in Business and Bride Has Attained Reputation as Cartoonist and Painter. y Ci r . rOSEBURG, Or.. July 2T. A wedding K. In which two of Roseburg's popu lar young people were the principals occurred in Seattle July 17, when Robert Kidd and Belle N. Smith were united In marriage. Mr. Kldd Is a member of the ' gro cery firm of Mrs. A. C. Kldd & Son and is one of Roseburg's best known business men. His wife has lived In Roseburg for about a year and has at tained quite a reputation as an artistic show card painter and cartoonist. Mr. and Mrs. Kidd returned here last Sun day and have been busy since receiving congratulations of their many friends. PICTURESQUE FOUNTAIN IS COMPLETED IN SALEM Waite Memorial Creation, With Its Beautiful Light Effects, in Wilson Park, Opposite Capitol Building, Is Thing of Splendor. SALEM, Or. July 27. (Special.) The Walte memorial electrical fountain In Wilson Park, at Salem, was first operated Friday night before a large and enthusiastic crowd. Promptly at 8:30 F. W. Darlington, the fountain ex pert from Philadelphia, turned on the water. The crowd was greatly pleased to-see the water spout 60 feet,ig the air and fall gracefully back Into a fine misL but when the lights were turned on, the water showing red. dark blue, orange, lavender and white colors, the effect was magical. The water effects were constantly changed, and these water and color changes were so beau tiful, artlstle and dreamlike that the spectators looked on enraptured. -The whole city turned out, both Fri day and Saturday nights. The Park Board and city fathers were specially invited guests. To some the occasion was of special Interest. They wondered If the operation would be successful. To Mr. Darlington It represented six months of work. To Architect Weed, of Portland, it represented IS months of planning and worry. To District At torney McNary it represented 4000 left in trust. To the Park Board It rep resented the culmination of hopes, and to the citizens generally it represented the Ideal of a fountain. Would It work? It did. and that without a hitch. So now the Capital City has something more of which to be proud. rnw- ' I 1. a m.MArill to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Walte, uncle and aunt of Mrs. Charles M. MCtfiary, wno kii $7000 for such purpose. It stands In . w . "d.T ll.nn Vm t-r rffrntlv in front of the State Capitol building. The plans were worked out bx a Port- i a u t . Unv,, tT.varta WAed. who also made the plans for Wilson Park. Mr. Wilson gave the fountain a beautiful setting, as will be seen irom v, fnmnitnvliiz nlans for the future development of the park. Another Portland man. R. L. Ringer, waa the contractor for the cement work of the ,infain Tr Weed besan his work on the plans 15 months ago, and final ly induced f . v. uaningiuu. w- delphla, to come to Salem and person ally supervise Its construction. Mr. Darlington has built fountains In many cities. The nest sna iargei m lyn. He has constructed several in Lon don Philadelphia and the City of Mexi co. The one in the city park in Denver has been the pride of that city since its installation lour yers ago. STATUE TO BE RESTORED Famous Attraction of Borne, Dam- aged by Water, Will Not Be Lost. ROME. July 27. (Special) Every visitor to Rome will remember the fam oum eauestrian statue of Marcus Aurel- lus on the square of the Capitol. This historic monument has been found dam aged from infiltration of water, and a technical commission has advised Us prompt repair. The Municipal Coun cil voted tne sum oi uu ior mo tum ful restoration of the statue. In order to execute this work it will be necessary, temporarily, to remove the figure ot tne pnuosopnic cmywji from his steed, and to transport the former into the Palasso del Conserva tor!. Thus American Summer tourists will find the Capltollne square cenuaeo of Its chief attraction. Close to, how- .tnrtinn. that of the splendid celling of the Church of Ara Coell commemorative of the vlotory over the Turks at Lepanto in 1S71, has .... K.i, tt.fnrtnrilv accomplished. and will shortly be visible to the pub lic AXGLO-AMERICAN BEAUTIES IN SHAKESPEARE TOtRXEY. Tt.. ..-i. ,a rtf ih. a tta.r-of -rose Induktrv In Turkey la roushly eimtJ at $1.000.0V. Some of the mo fracrunt roe ar hrouirht from Anatolia and distilled in Con.t4.nU-aople. Tlticd Husbands or Well-Known Women of United States Take -Part In Tilting. LONDON, July 27. (Special.) Anglo Americans gathered recently at Earl's Court to watch those of their com patriots who are -figuring In the famous tourney, which was the chief sight of the season at Shakespeare's England. Viscountess Curzon, the Queen of Beauty, was attended by Lady Maid stone, formerly Miss Marguerite Drexel; Lady Acheson, once Miss Mildred Rldge ley Carter, and other notable dames. Countess Pauline Pappenhelm rode be hind Princess Pless. the princess errant, and the titled husbands of some well-known American women, uch as the Duke of Marlborough and the Earl of Craven, were among the knights who tried to knock one another off their horses with wooden lances. The hall where the tourney took place appeared like the tilting ground In Warwick Castle, divided In the cen ter by a five-foot wooden wall, or tilt. Mediaeval pictures equal to anything shown In the great pageant of "The Miracle" passed before the eyes of the speotators when the procession . of knights and trumpeters, accompanied by Herald F. R. Benson, took the arena. Following them were four Judges In armor the Earl of Dudley, the Earl of Essex, the Earl of Shrewsbury, and Major-General Brocklehurst. The knight-marshal, Guy Laklng, was next seen preceding the Queen of Beauty, who was mounted on a white palfrey and acoompanied by 12 women-ln-wait-ingt and an escort ot knights. Next came the Princess Errant and her own following of trumpeters and foreign knights, and, last of all, the tilting knights, plumed and vizored, with their lances ready for the fray. ts When the gay company was disposed according to ancient precedent, tntlng began In earnest. The victorious knight was presented with a prize by the Queen of Beauty. Seven knights then tilted together, others Joining In; the whole show ending with a musical ride of knights and ladles, all In Elizabethan attire. Great care was exercised to avoid the perpetration ot any anachron ism, so the overseas spectators who , paid $5 to $25 for admission might enjoy the illusion of looking upon a pageant of chivalry arranged in all re spects like the pageants that were run in the day of Shakespeare. Th Hawaiian station maintains demon stration "farm on Mveral of the othr lalantfs-and lirnuta publications sni ventral Information on all matters pertaining to rural ' interests and welfare.