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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1913)
THE SUXDAY OKEGONIA. PORTLAND, MARCH 16, 1U13. 14 FAMOUS GRAND OPERA STARS HOLD ENTIRE COAST IN SPELL AND CREATE FURORE AMONG PORTLAND FOLK A DEMONSTRATION IN EFFICIENCY Coming of World Eenowned Singers, Led by Matchless Conductor Campanini, Arouses Musical Acolytes of City Four Performances Scheduled Eosina Galli Heads Corps de Ballet Great Success of Engagements in Other Western Cities Indicates Unprecedented Enthusiasm Here Ninety Musicians Come With Orchestra and Complete Scenery and Equipment is Carried. . r .' . r.. 4 -1 ! V. - -MAS,; 4 .... , i . 'J - t jr. ' a- A- . .V iV M- ill " """" TV IL " if fk - 1 ' I- JM - v Iff la w, 'S?V i ss-i I s v M - . v v? n .-r: r & m I via C IV Wi jg; ' r : ' -? HI III ' . .v. V. x1:' -. W -5T,..' f V " I I i K ! 9. A e ' . ! w' tt i i 8H ilMlHilill lir liSlllBHlllBiil ; 81 iMS : V : t, 2v; . . i3l vl : : "3 t j;. it-.. . ..; SL'H er.thuslaJnn as U now bein fhoim throoBhout ths lenrth and breadth of ths entire Pacific Coast over the Chicago Grand Opera. Com pany has new been experienced before In the hlstorr of this Coast. Every where, from British Columbia on the north to the Mexican line on the south, the one topic of conversation that takes 'precedence of all others Is grand opera and the world-famous stars who are coining1 here, with their armr of 800 artists and assistants and experts of various kinds. In Los Anseles every reserved seat for the seven performances at the great Auditorium, one of the largest and most perfect in the world, was taken before the opening night. In San Francisco, after mall orders had been filled, the box-office opened upon a long line of people formed at midnight on Sunday, extending from the Tlvoll box-office clear to Mason street, and this line remained unbroken all day Monday. Yet San Francisco Is, to have 17 performances. Instead of four, which Is Portland's share. "These operas will be given In Port land with exactly the same casts, cos tumes, scenery and other adjuncts as given In New Tork and Chicago," said Miss Steers, of the Lois Steers-Wynn Coir.an management. "The orchestra embraces 90 . musicians. The superb corps de ballet has 28 dancers, led by the charming danseuse, Roslna Galll. "Portland wants the best, and she Is to have the best that America or Eu rope can give.. This great organization' numbers 800 persons. And the stars J are the greatest in their respective roles that can be' found in any part of the world." The splendid orchestra of 80 men. under the matchless conductor, Campa nini, will be an important feature of the engagement. The Los Angeles Times, after commenting upon the com pany as a whole, says: "The 2500 peo ple who welcomed Campanini so en thusiastically yesterday know now to what rung in the musical ladder we must climb with our orchestras, sym phonies, musical clubs and recitals, be fore we fully emerge from self-glorl- ficd provincialism. The mark Is set, let us try to reach it. "Specially in the wonderful interpre tation of the Thanhauser overture, Cleofonte." Campanini fully demon strated his title to the universal esteem In which he Is held. "Delicacy, emotion, sentiment, virility and power were expressed In a range of shading of extreme variety by that slender ivory baton modulating the tone, holding back and bringing forth brasses, reeds and strings. An admir able performance of consummate skill and understanding." RETAIL MEN ELECT Officers of Merchants' Asso ciation Renamed. PAST POLICIES TO CONTINUE tteropaigv Against Itinerant Dealers and TTMBcrnpnlona "Peddlers' Is Waged and Con tr i b u Lions Are Tnder Ketrnlation. So well did the officers of the Re tail Merchants' Association handle the affairs of the organization last year that the president, the assistant sec retary and several other ofBcers were re-elected. The policies along which the associa tion has conducted Its affairs in the last few years will be pursued in the future. A high standard of advertising metiia has been adopted and throughout the last year the position on this point has been steadfastly maintained. A steady campaign has been con ducted against itinerant merchants and Lbat class of "peddlers" who pursue unscrupulous methods. As a measure of the self protection the merchants have established a strict rule against contributions to miscel laneous causes. Only charities ap. proved by the contribution board are sanctioned by the association. Here tofore the merchants have been be 'ged regularly almost to the point of a nuisance by various Individuals and organizations seeking help for "worthy causes." K. J. Jaeger, a member f the Jaeger Brothers' Jewelry Arm. was re-elected president, while Charles F. Berg and J. K. Plagemann were chosen vice-presidents. The secretary this year will be F. C BuSum. assistant secretary. W. B. Fhlve'.y. who has served in that ca pacity for the last few years, and the irensurer, Wl'.frled P. Jones. The executive committee Includes the officers, together with J. C. English, Max M. Smith. Bert Reed. Werner Pet eron. Frark A. Freeman. William B. wiirglns. W. A. Montgomery. P. A. Whuemore. T. H. Edwards. Edgar Ctipes and A. A. Dekum. The followinc committees have been appointed by the president; F.xeurslon A. Kn'leht. Felix Frtedlander and Louts Rosenblatt. Kntrtalnmnt P. J. Mathls. W. D. Fralr snd liert Reed. .Advertising and contributions F. P. Young, J. C English, Pollta Brothers. C N. Stockwell and R. E. Taylor. Legislative H. D. Kilham, John M. A. Laue, W. A. Montgomery. T. H. Ed wards and Marshall N. Dana. Good of the order C F. Berg, W. A. Knight, A. A. Dekum, F. Q. Buffum, F. L Case, Ralph R. Routledge. FEES ON ESTATE INVOLVED Probate) Court Opposes Payment for Handling Real Property. With Probate Judge Cleeton on one side and Northup & Gearhart, attor neys for the administrator of the estate of Edith Van Vleet, on the other, a controversy has started in Probate Court over the question of whether an administrator should be allowed the statutory per centum on real estate passing through his hands. Judge Cleeton holds that he should not. as there practically Is no work connected with realty which passes by will from the deceased to hla heir, and has been ruling this way. Northup & Gearhart have filed a brief on the subject In which they quote the statute relating to administration of estates and numerous court decisions xne attorneys contena that orten there la as much work connected with realty as with personal property, such as col lection of rents, payment of taxes and general work of upkeep. The question In this particular case was raised by Bert De Martini. County Cierk conTey s deputy in charge of pro bate records, when his calculations showed that to allow fees on the real estate would result In shutting the state out of Inheritance tax. BOY BURGLAR SENTENCED State Training School Gets Leo Berggren, St. Paul Youth. Sentence to the State Training School was the punishment meted out yester day by Juvenile Judge Oatens to Leo Berggren, the 12-year-old till-tapper and shoplifter who escaped three times from the Frazer home, the last time by cutting a panel out of a door, and who on each recapture had stolen goods In his possession. Juvenile Court offi cers are doubtful, however, of the abil ity of the reform school authorities to keep the boy in Salem. lie has shown such resourcefulness in escaping from detention that almost any unheard of feat is expected of him in accomplish ing a "getaway." During the hearing it developed that when a baby 2 years of age in Copen hagen, Denmark. Leo fell out of the arms of his sister and struck on his head, sustaining an injury, the abrasion from which may still be felt in the form of a large bump. Specialists have proved that such disarrangements often lead to perverseness. which disappears when relief is afforded. I WORK OF BELOVED FATHER TOLD BY COMMANDER OF SALVATION ARMY Evangeline Booth, Head of Organization Which Flourishes in 63 Countries, Has 45,000 Commissioned Officers and Followers Innumerable, Undenominational, hut Holding Out r Helping Hand to Every Soul in Need. BY JOSEPH PATTERSON. A REMARKABLE personage Is Com mander Evangeline Booth, daugh ter of General, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Not often Is so' great a person heard de scribing the Inspiring life of, another, and that other her father. Clothes' make a deep Impression on everybody, no matter what Is said to the contrary. A man seeking a situ ation attires himself as neatly as his means will permit. When a man or woman Is Invited to a state function, the first and the last question Is. "What shall I wear?" At European -courts and foreign state functions the more elabor ate the costume the more attention the guest receives, so each tries to outdo the other. Try to Imagine a woman with the heart and feelings of a woman plan ning a costume so plain that It will not be conspicuous among those worn in the midst of the half-starved people ef the slums In the world's greatest metropolis, then picture a woman ac customed to culture and refinement wearing this costume and entering the slums barefooted to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is only one whom this description would fit, Miss Evangeline Booth. Larxre Andleace Gathers Miss Booth addressed a large audi ence at Lincoln High School Friday night on the life of her father. It was the life of the Saltation Army as well, for the enormous amount of good deeds accomplished were the product of the work of a great man, who directed every movement of the religious army which he founded to blot out evil, pre serve good and render assistance to all. The resistance which General Booth met on all sides and In every country but one, Japan, was carefully described, and figures given in the statistics were so large that it is beyond numan con ception to realize their strength. Sixty three countries, whose 45.000 commis sioned officers. 17.000 of whom are on the payroll, direct an army whose num ber is not known even by the commander-in-chief, whose denomination Is every denomination, whose country Is every country and whose flag Is now welcomed all over the entire world It's too big to tell was touched on. Army Date t 1S5. In the United States, for Instance, 34.000 starving men were fed and given beds last year: 000 fallen women were cared for in refuge hemes, of which SO per cent were converted; 15,000 found lings were tenderly cared lor and ex- "ITVJ Sri' r"- flf f i fS iHmSkim" ' &aad Miss Kvana-ellne Booth, Comman der of Americas Branch of the Salvation Army. Emulate the Character of Her Father. convicts, habitual drunkards and other despised characters numbering thou sands now hold their heads erect and walk with firm steps as the result of one branch of the army which Miss Booth directs. Seventeen thousand im poverished immigrants were sent to Canada from Great Britain, at the ex pense of the Salvation Army, but this is only a brief outline. General Booth left his church that he might reach the 90 per cent of per sons In London who Were too poor to wear suitable clothes In which to at tend church had they even desired to take part In divine worship. That was in 1865; 24 years later 49.000 had been enlisted, and now the number Is so great that it Is unknown. Virtue Are Described. "My father was - such an energetic man. be was always writing when he was not preaching." said Miss Booth. "Oh, the heart of him! He said that he could trace the divine spirit in the most depraved character. His fathom less compassion and measureless pity for the poor who Ited never traveled the path of righteousness, his sym- j pa.thy for those poor creatures to wnom nobody speaks, and only speaks of in a whisper, the fallen women. "He always spoke to everybody and tried to brighten their lives. His charming manner In talking to little children, his patience with wicked per sons, his love for the poor old, en feebled paupers who slept on the park benches made him beloved by alL He was my father I loved him so ten- The Portland, always the center of interest, was never better - prepared to dispense hospitality to the stranger and to the home-folk than now. On Wednesday last. 400 Ad Club members and their friends discussed a splendid noon luncheon in the dining-room; at the same time a crowd of other patrons were enjoying the service in the grill, while in one of the main parlors over half a hundred Mazamas were feasting royally. In the even ing we entertained the Retail Merchants' Association. On Thursday we had the Doctors of the Academy of Medicine; on Fridav, the Civic Improvement Club, and last night, a hundred members of Clan Macleay and their friends. A number of eveats are booked for the near future, among them being the Pacific University Alumni and the Oberlin College Alumni dinners. Every day in the week The Portland is called upon to en tertain private dinner parties ranging from a dozen to a score of persons, who find here the courteous service that the thoughtful host delights to provide for his guests. The wide vista from street to street, the courtyard wit h its velvet lawn and its broad driveway, the spacious parlors, the airy dining and grillrooms, are all features that render "Port land Service". unique and refreshing. You are welcome here. Noon luncheon, fifty cents. Main dining-room. Afternoon tea in the grill. Table d'hote dinner, $1. Main dining-room. THE PORTLAND HOTEL G-. J. Kaufmann, Manager. K. K. Clarke, Assistant Manager. derly that I hunted up excuses to be with him. "The review of delegates irom an na tions In the Salvation Army parade took hours to pass, and one of the largest gatherings ever assembled In T 1 .V.arl thA nrOCASStOn. The delegates cheered and an elderly man with bright eyes, a smums nance and silver gray beard and hair hia hot snd waved it In response. Everybody looked so hapry. Royalty Takes Notice. "One evening for the first time in 83 years the long march came to a nan at the command of an angel. My father went to his home in heaven among the angels; others must carry on tne worn which he had started; he laid down his sword. "T.v, ti.m a nn-anired. the Em peror of Germany, the King and Queen g cw.lti and thfi oovenv- strlcken coaster-boys in the slums sent floral tributes to De piacea mi ket, for mv father had commanded that money must not be spent for flowers, but instead must be given to the starv ing poor, and these were all the flowers that were used. "Another nrocession. much smaller than the grand review, took place. Th smiling man with silver hair was miss i irh, ..winrri thn lareest ever Rath . .ii... in Tendon, stood with . tiaaria an thA norteE:e Dassed. an mv father's body was thus borne to Its last resting place. Great Honor Conferred. Abbey, the greatest honor Great Brit ain can corner upon tne ucou. . u v,..- -iw i o uttia nnrir set aside by the King marks the place where General Booth commencea ms v. yj r. . th work eoes on Just the same as he would have had it ao. car HfTrent from the eorgeous oin cial robes of the King and Lord Mayor of London is the dress which Miss nAih sesnmcs. It is lust like that worn by any other woman In the Sal vatlon Army, with the shoulder strap denoting her ranK, ana in ku. nir ,aah ATnhplliBhed with 1 blood-red cross is thrown over one of her shoulders. Lecture Tor Women Voters. "ti,. iriAtinn iMvrn of Oreeron" will be the subject of a lecture-to be given by Albert E. Gebhart. on Tuesday even i v at r A., under the aus pices of the advertisement department v tvt n & arA the Portland Woman's Club. This is the third or the educational series given for tne benefit of the newly enfranchised wo men citizens. Everyone Is invited, and there will be no admission and no col lection. Y. I. O. A. Worker Reaches Baker. BAKER. Or., March 15. (Special.) Edward M. Brown, who has Just re signed his position as assistant relig ious director of the Portland Y. M. C. A., arrived today to take up his post tlon as general superintendent in the Baker Y. M. C. A. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Brown, who will assist his in the n-ork. HOTEL MULTNOMAH You are cordially invited to the Concert given in lobby of Hotel, Sunday March 16, EASTER SUNDAY Extraordinary entertainment during dinner in the Arcadian Garden and novel Easter Souvenir for each lady. Monday, the 24th, Entire Change of Attractions The Table d'Hote Dinner served in the ARCADIAN GARDEN Sundays more popular than ever. H. C. BO-vTERS, Mgr. GAINER THIGPEN, Asst. Mgr. HIE rVirr .1,-aii When In Portland nop at the Hotel Srtvurd. Too Kill find II one of the D-o .-at most artistic, modern and ele santly 'appointed hotel In the North went. Located at Tenth and Alder streets. In heart of retail and theater district. Bates El and ops with bstU, $2 and np. Ban meets all trains. 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