THE SUXDAY OKEGONIA. PORTLAND, MARCH 16, 1U13.
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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. .
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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
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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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