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THE SUXDAY OREGONIAN. PORTTLAJTO. SEPTEMBER 6, 1914. 19 SPRINKLITG PLAN OBVIATES METERS BRILLIANT GALAXY OF STARS TO BE HEARD AND SEEN HERE THIS SEASON Subscribers to Steers-Coman Concerts During Next Few Months to Have Opportunity to Listen to Most Famous Artists of Old World and New, Madame Olive Fremstad Opening Year Here in October. PIANOLA Alternate-Date System Is Said to Be Safeguard Against Water Shortage. PRESTIGE RESERVOIRS ALWAYS FULL Even In Prolonged Hot Spell Com plaints About Low Pressure Have Been Few Some En larged Mains Only Xeed. That regulation of lawn-sprinkling hours and conditions has solved the water-shortage problem in Portland and has eliminated the need for the universal water meter plan backed by City Commissioner Daly, has been dem onstrated this Summer. By the system of alternate dates for sprinkling, the heavy Summer evening strain on water mains has been distributed to such an extent that, with the exception of a few small districts, there has been an am ple water supply all Summer, even on the hottest days. Complaints about water shortage or low pressure have been few this Summer, declares Water Superintendent Kaiser. Meters IVow Not Needed. By the experiment with the alternate dates it is believed it has been shown that the installation of meters on all services is not necessary. Because of this it is believed no further attempt will be made to push the universal meter plan, and the city will be $500, 000 ahead in consequence. The or dinance providing for the purchase of 5000 meters, which was passed by the Council last Spring and held up by ref erendum invoked by protesting property-owners, is still pending, being one of the measures listed for the i egular city election next June. If the voters uphold this ordinance the City Crmmis sion will have authority to go ahead with the general meter programme. If It is voted down the meter plan will be discarded. At the outset Commissioner Daly said he doubted if the water shortage prob lem could be solved by regulation. He agreed, however, in conference with Mayor Albee and Commissioner Dieck, who opposed the meter plan, to give regulation a trial. Alternate-date sprinkling was decided upon as the best plan and was enforced. Complaints Few This Year. Where there were hundreds of com plaints in other seasons there have been few this Summer. Complaints of low pressure have come only from Irvington, Albina and Lents. These districts are at the end of long serv ice mains and it is said that neither meters nor regulation could possibly straighten out all the trouble in these districts and that enlarged trunk mains are the only solution. Believing this to be the case. Commissioner Daly is con sidering trunk-main extensions. One to the Albina district has been defin itely decided upon. Water Superintendent Kaiser says this Summer has been ideal for testing the success of regulation, because of the extended dry spell, the most severe In the history of the city. In spite of this there were comparatively few com plaints of water shortage, whereas in other years, with less severe weather, complaints were numerous. Alternate sprinkling dates have en abled residents to keep their lawns in excellent condition, whereas, it is said, the water-meter plan would encourage conservation of water and the conse quent neglect of lawns because of the fact that sprinkling would be costly at meter rates. In spite of the extended hot spell this Summer an overflow of water at the reservoirs has been re ported every day. This is taken to in dicate that regulation of sprinkling has solved the problem of curbing water waste and has made unnecessary the expenditure of $500,000 for water meters. BEAR G0ESAFTER RANGER Elmer Edwards Compelled to De fend Himself With Club. Elmer Edwards, a forest ranger, while patrolling his district in the Bull Run reserve Tuesday, encountered a bear with two cubs. The bear at once made a dash at the ranger, who was unarmed, and had to use a club. He was in Imminent danger until his dog attacked the bear, which enabled Edwards to escape. The ranger got his gun from his cabin, but the bear bad disappeared on his return. Allen Johnson, a girl, encountered a big black bear near Cherryville on tne Mount Hood road Wednesday, a mile from the place. The bear raised up, and the girl ran. The bear did not foliow. SALOON LUNCH FIGHT ON Kcstaurant Proprietors Petition That Sale Be Prohibited. The light by restaurant proprietors to prohibit the sale of food in saloons began yesterday, when a petition was tiled with City Auditor Barbur, asking the Council to prepare and pass an ordinance against saloon lunches. They contend that since the Council passed an ordinance abolishing free lunches in saloons the saloon people have established lunch counters and sell sandwiches anu other food at low prices. They say that this is unfair to the restaurant proprietors and is noth ing more than a means of avoiding the anti-free lunch ordinance. Loan Shark" Case Fought. Deputy District Attorney ilaguire will appear before Judge Bean in Fed eral Court tomorrow morning to resist the Issuance of an injunction sought by J. Wiesen. proprietor of the State Security Company, to restrain the Dis trict Attorney from proceeding with the prosecution of that concern for de manding illegal interest In making loans of money. This was the first of the "loan shark" cases now pending, indictments having recently been re turned by the grand Jury. County Funds Reported. Multnomah County had $193,270 on hand In the general fund and $97,141 in the road fund on September 1, ac cording to the monthly report of Auditor Sam" B. Martin. Against these funds, warrants were outstanding amounting to $9650. Mrs. Hirsch's Sister Dies. News was received yesterday by Mrs. Edward Hirsch of the death in Los Angeles of her sister, Mrs. Samuel Myers, who passed away Friday. Mrs. Myers was well known in Portland, where ahe has often visited. Cevlon in 1912 exported products valued at $'M.3W.oi0. ' j JnSfsBBsBjHS ' ' 'ShBI srayHkl v ' iHftsV JbSBBBBBBBbS illsSSBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBHBSSSSSH .. Kplff ffOWftlW Madame Olive FVemstad the Who Will Open the Concert SUBSCRIBERS to the Steers & Co man concerts of this coming sea son will have a most brilliant and varied list of musical celebrities to enjoy. Many of the most famous art ists of the old world and the new will make their first visit to Portland with in the next few months under this management. Names that now are sur rounded with a halo of glory coming from hearsay and the dictum of great critics, will soon become familiar household words in Portland. Opening the season in October is the great dramatic soprano, Madame Olive Fremstad. whose wondertui voice ana all-compelling magic of personality have broueht emotional surrender or an un usual sort from audiences the world over, when she has appeared in such roles as Kundry In "Parsifal ana tne nther Wairnerian heroines, Brunnhllde, Sleglinde and Elsa; her Tosca also is regarded as a remarkable revelation of art and genius. Two of the newer stars wno are no ... i, e m will r.icit enrolled on tne scruu ui iwb "... Portland for the first time together, offering that delightful combination of voice and violin which carried this city by storm last year, when mm FREE TRADE IS FELT Vast Importations of Edibles to Northwest Reported. OREGON FARMERS SUFFER Eggs From China, Butter and Beef From Australia, Bacon and Hogs From Canada Cut Big Figure With Removal of Tariff. Imnortation of eggs to the Pacific Coast states from China for the first 10 months under the Underwood tarui bill- aggregated 2,027.450 dozen. Prior to the enactment of the Underwood bin, which went into effect October 3. 1913, a duty of 5 cents a dozen was collected on all egg Importations to this country from abroad. Lnder the AQministra tion's free trade policy eggs are now admitted free of duty. These figures are taken from tne or flcial records in the United States Custom-offices of the several Pacific Coast norts and furnish the Oregon poultry- man an object lesson in free trade that he will not soon forget. Of eaual interest to the Oregon dairy man are the figures gathered from the same Pacific Coast ports as to the im VTTAGRAPH, BROADWAY STAB FEATURE AT MAJESTIC THIS WEEK. INfiilsRji' fHsssSr MMOBWHb .. I9H k IPiSfiBPViMsSSHlB$ gwPSisll lEWM SsH9f MBJMs3i .. j jPijyA fjjj JBilS ii HK-flHsn ssfcM iyllsffsssssassi w$mi4&r " - : SssssssHBHt; ' t:WMffflBgv TlKllfr-?rasMBsslBsssssiamlaslFffiaaF W'--' ' SCEXK FROM -CXCLB agnerian Soprano Season Here. Kubelik appeared here together. Alma Gluck's voice is a lovely coloratura suprano. which is destined to supplant Sembrich's in musical history, when the famous Polish artist has passed Into the sBade-world. The older and younger stars are not rivals now, but warm friends, and Sembrlch has been coaching Gluck for this series of con certs. Last June Alma Gluck was mar ried to the young Russian violinist, Efrem Zimbalist, whose genius already has brought the world to his feet. He has been termed the "poet with the vio lin," and his presence here in Portland with Alma Gluck no doubt will be the signal for an ovation such as greeted Kubelik last season. In the opinion of some arch music lovers, no enjoyment can be greater than that created by the delicate, en chanting, subtle beauty of the wood wind. The temperament and genius of the French nation in its highest conception of musical art is evident in the music of the famous fiautist, Georg Barrare, whose flute held multitudes spellbound when he appeared In this city with Walter Damrosch's orchestra In 1910. Barrere has associated with I himself eight other artists under the i stage name of "The Barrere Ensemble of Wind Instruments." These have I portation of butter to the states of Oregon, Washington and California from New Zealand. Importations of butter to the Pacific Coast states by the New Zealand dairymen for the 10 months ended July 31, last, aggregated 2,783,288 pounds. By the provisions of the Underwood bill, the duty on butter was reduced from 6 cents a pound to 2 cents a pound. To this reduction in the tariff Oregon dairymen say the im mense importations of this dairy prod uct are due. Equally startling are the records on the importation of fresh beef to the Pa cific Coast from Canada and Australia following the removal by the Demo crats of a duty of 1 cents a pound. These imports for the 10 months ended July 31. less than a year of Demo cratic free trade, aggregated 20,878,166 pounds. Other products of the farm, of par ticular concern to the Oregon producer, are finding their way into the Pacific Coast states as a result of the tariff removing Underwood bill. For the 10 months ended July 31, last, 317,747 pounds of ham and bacon were en tered at the ports of Portland and Se attle, alone, duty free from Canada. For the preceding year, when a duty of 4 cents a pound was charged, the total importation of ham and bacon through the same ports amounted to only 98 pounds. For the year ended October 1, 1913, when a tariff of $1.50 a head was charged, only 17 head of live hogs found their way into the ports of Port land and Seattle from across the Can adian border, but with this duty wiped out by the Underwood bill, the impor tation of live hogs from Canada for the 10 months ended July 31, last, amount ed to 91,180 head, representing a valu ation of $1,374,297. Ever heard of $190 cash buying a modern mahogany $400 Kimball up right? You can secure it tomorrow at Graves Music Co., 151 Fourth St. Adv. A COMEDY-DRAMA IN THREE PARTS STEWART A M MR. DONALD HALL. Madame Alma Gluck. the Young Soprano Who Will Appear In Joint Recitals With Zlmhallst. captivated their audiences wherever they have been heard, their triumphs being nothing short of sensational. Their visit to Portland will be one of the most delightful events of the sea son. Most modest and unostentatious of all the pianists, yet possessing a tonal beauty and magical charm of nuance that cannot be rivaled by Paderewski, or De Pachmann, is Lhevinne. So great is his art that each visit creates new enthusiasm, and he is more and more warmly welcomed at every appear ance. The most exacting connoisseurs In music pronounce him their favorite among all pianists, because of a cer tain ethereal beauty of tone and in terpretation that he possesses. Leo Slezak. the dramatic tenor, known the world over for his splendid voice and operatic fame, will be heard here early in 1915, following the advent of the new year. He is court singer to the Emperor of Austria, but the latter per sonage has not much time to devote to the gentle solace of music fhis season. Hence no fear is entertained but that Slezak will obtain his passports. All the other artists named above, except Lhevinne, Russian by birth but now a naturalized American citizen, already are In this country. CHURCH TURNS MOB Saturday Night Throngs Go to Hear Evangelist. SABBATH PASSAGES CITED Rev. Milton H. St. John Argues That Scripture References Point to Celebration or Holy Day on Seventh in Week. Saturday night crowds of Portland are not alone gay wanderers on the incandescent city highways. Sometimes they turn to business more serious than parading in the motley throng of fashions and purposeless pedestrians and last night was one of the times. Evangelist Milton H. St. John drew a large audience to the big tent taber nacle. Thirteenth and Morrison streets, and the audience heard the evangelist talk on "The New Testament Sabbath" and, doubtless, many who "came to scoff" remained to hear the sermon out, if not to pray. Mr. St. John used Christ's words to the Pharisees, "In vain do they wor ship me, teaching for doctrines, the commandments of men," from Matthew 15: 9. Among other things Mr. St. John said: "As believers in the divine inspira tion of the Scriptures, we affirm that FEATURING MISS ANITA J The PIANOLA is rich in associations, honors and achieve ments. I We do not suggest that you purchase the PIANOLA in prefer ence to other instruments simply because of its prestige, its dis tinguished admirers or prominent patrons. But the very reasons that appeal to these people are the reasons that will appeal to you. The qualities that have given the PIANOLA world-wide celebrity are the qualities necessary to make it a satisfactory investment for you. n The "WEIGHT OF EVIDENT K." a beautiful descriptive Pianola catalogue, mailed upon request. Shemanjllay VICTOR TALKING MACHINES Morrison all commandments regulating our worship must emanate from God to be of any positive or binding authority: and all religious rites or customs pre- scriDea oy cnurcn auiuuiiiy unc, should not be Inconsistent with any of .li, a Tnrloori 111.' tiiw wi.i.i. , r ...... - . . rnn ta.wh..,. In , . 1 1 - tolrt imnlipq that doctrines estaDnsnea oy tne cuiniuaiiua of men result only in vain worship. Plague Laid on Bible Chances. "As a great London evangelist once so truly said of God's commandments, 'There is not a command too many nor one too few,' we may be assured that if we do all that God commands, we shall do well without adding there to. Indeed, the word of truth declares in its closing verses, Revelations 22-18, 'If any man shall add unto these things God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book; and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of thl3 prophecy. God shall take away his part ou of the book of life." Let us examine, "thereiore, in tne light of our text this question of the Sabbath, as it is set forth in the New Testament for practically all believers in the Bible admit that there is but one weekly Sabbath in the Old Testa ment, namely, the seventh day Sabbath of the decalogue. Old Laws Amplified. 'The New Testament scriptures do not pretend to be a new setting forth of law or doctrine, but rather an am plification of the laws and doctrines announced in the Old, as is clearly seen in Christ's sermon on the mount, in which he quotes from laws given in the Old Testament, and teaches their true spiritual meaning. Tn this same sermon, .Mattnew i:ll to 19, Christ very clearly sets forth his attitude toward the law and the prophets by saying, 'Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily L say unto you, till heaven and earth pass one Jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfiled." Laws Not Meant to Abolish. 'Now. to fulfill a law one does not destroy or abolish It, but rather ac knowledges his obligation to obey the law. How absurd It would be for one to take the position that by fulfilling or obeying the laws of the State of Oregon, he thereby abolished our laws. This being true, we may be assured that the great moral law which Web ster defines as 'summing up man's duty to his Creator and to his fellow men.' which law is summarily con tained in the 10 commandments law. spoken and written by God on Mount Sinai, is binding in the Christian dis pensation as well as in the Jewish. "Indeed, the psalmist aeciares mat All his (God's) commandments are sure. They stand fast forever and ever and are done in truth and upright ness.' The only commandment that can be found in the Bible for the keep ing of a weekly Sabbath is found In the heart of this great law. Valid Changes Would Come of God. "It is a universally accepted point of law that the same authority that makes a law must authorize any change of that law, for such change to be valid. Therefore, In order to set aside the Sabbath of the fourth precept of the everlasting ten, we must find some scriptural authority for such change, and if none is found, the true follower of the word will not recognize such a change as right or valid. We examine the new Testament in vain for any scripture authorizing a change of the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day. Indeed, the New Testament 59 times mentions the Sabbath, referring evidently to the Sabbath of the Old Testament, or the seventh day ob served by the Jews, and everywhere speaks of It as a day of worship and rest. Sabbath Acts Recalled. "How eloquent is this text, as show ing the custom of Him who is our great example and in whose steps we are to follow. Again notice the custom of the apostle Paul in this particular. Acts 17:2: 'And Paul, as his manner was. went- in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures.' "As against the 59 references to the Sabbath in the New Testanfent let us notice the eight references to the first day of the week in the following texts: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2 and 9, Luke 24:1, John 20:1 and 19, Acts 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 16:2, and bear in mind that these are the only texts in the New Testament where the first day of the week, is even mentioned, and not in one of these is the first day of the week spoken of as a holy day or a day of worship or even a day of rest. Writers Knew of No Alteration. "On the other hand, note that In the first three texts the Sabbath is men tioned as the day before the first day of the week, as it has ever been since the making of the Sabbath memorial. It must be evident therefore that the writers of the New Testament knew nothing of a change of the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day. In deed in the fourth chapter of Hebrews we find an evident allusion to the great Sabbath commandment, Hebrews 4: 3 and 4, also verse 9. The reason that we find the majority of the Christian people of the world worship ing Upon the first day of the week in stead of the seventh will be explained in our study Sunday night, in which we will take up the subject, "Who Changed the Sabbath'" i 1 1 ii i rvuina; M Street at Sixth, Opposite OLD TACTICS USED German Strategy Today Com pared With Justinian's Policy. KAISER'S STAKE GREATER Roman Emperor N'eglects Home Country to Conquer Other Na tions, but Giant Industries May Be Wrecked by Russia. The reported determination of the Germans to press their campaign in Belgium and France to a definite Issue, even if the Russian army overruns East Prussia, and perhaps takes Berlin itself, is in accord with the principles of grand strategy and statecraft which have Influenced other great empires when attacked by several enemies at once. Probably the most striking in stance is to be found in the history of the Roman empire in the reign of Jus tinian. . When this Prince came to the throne his dominions were limited to Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, and most of the Balkan Peninsula. Africa, Spain, Italy, ft i ui and other Western territories had been overrun by the German barbarians in the previous century, ana it was trie fixed determination of the Imperialist party at Constantinople, then the capi tal of the empire, to reconquer them in the course of time. But as a hindrance to this scheme there were constant in cursions of Slavs and Huns from the neighborhood of the Danube; and, more serious still, a dragging war with the great Persian Empire on the Eastern frontier. Offensive Tactics Pursued. When Justinian had established his power, after repressing a revolt in Con stantinople in 5S2, he managed to con clude a peace with Persia, as a pre liminary to the intended expeditions against the former Western possessions of the empire. Profiting by this, he sent his General, Belisarius, against Africa in the next year, and managed to conquer that region and also part of Spain. The Persians, however, be came alarmed at the growth of the Roman power and renewed the war. Justinian had not the strength to fight on two sides at once, and he now had the choice of abandoning his plans for the conquest of Italy, or leaving the eastern half of his empire to be over run by the Persians. Like the German staff of today. Jus tinian's counselors decided that It would be best to go ahead and pursue an aggressive policy. So in 635 an army was dispatched against Italy, and after a war lasting with intervals of peace for nearly 17 years the peninsula was conquered and restored to the Ro man empire. Moreover, the strong Os trogothic kingdom that threatened Rome's northwestern frontier was now wiped out. But meanwhile, the Huns and Slavs had ravaged Greece, Mace donia and Thrace up to the walls of Constantinople: and the Persian King Khosru had overrun all of Syria, and burned and pillaged Antloch, the third largest city In the empire. Roman Plan Succeeded. The Roman plan, similar to that which the Germans seem to be carrying out today, was technically successful. They won back most of the lands along the western Mediterranean, and lost nothing permanently in the East; for the Slavs and Huns were only mar auders, and the Persians were unable in a long and desultory war mat ioi Iowed, to hold the territories that they had overrun. The material loss suf fered by the Roman empire wa, how ever, so great that it may be doubted whether it paid to leave some of its most prosperous territories in hostile hands for so many years; ana snouia the Russians do much damage to the industrial plants of Germany In their Invasion the government of William II may find that their freedom to strike at Paris has been purchased at too heavy a cost. Another somewhat similar Instance occurred in the Roman empire about a century later. The Emperor Herac lius ascended the throne in 610. and at once Inherited a war with Persia which had been going on for some years with continued disaster to the Romans. In his early years the de feats continued; Syria. Egypt, and all Asia Minor were held by the enemy, the true cross was carried off from Jerusalem tq the Persian capital, and the Roman Empire seemed on the point of destruction. On the European slide the Avars were overrunning the Balkan peninsula and Greece, so that almost the oniv Roman territory left free and unravaged was the distant province of Africa and the region im mediately around Constantinople. Even here there was danger from a Persian fortress at Chalcedon, Immediately across the Bosporus from the Roman capital. Heracllus, however, had the command & Co. M .vsor.AH Postoffice of the sea. Hence he left a garrison IB Constantinople and moved his field army to the neighborhood of Beirut, landing there and marching across Ar menia. This alarmed the Persians, and In 626 they formed an alliance with the Avars and Jointly besieged Constanti nople. Had they succeeded In taking the capital the Roman Empire would have come to an end at once, but Heracllus took the chance. Leaving the walls scantily manned, he once more transported his field army across the sea and landed in Syria. Here he began a series of brilliant campaigns which ultimately resulted In the recall of the Persian army, which was still unsuccessfully besieging Constantino ple. It was beaten, the Persian capital was besieged, and at length the Ro mans concluded a favorable peace. The apparently hopeless sltuutlon had been saved by the desperate nerve of Her acllus, no less than by his military skill. It may be added that the problem or the Roman Empire was in one respect radically different from that of tha Germans, since the early empire was a group of provinces which had no great bond of union, and depended entirely on the capital, Constantinople. If thst had fallen at any time the empire could hardly have survived; so that the risk run by Justinian, and moto particularly by Heracllus, was a pe culiarly desperate one. It " .is during this same war against tne I'ersians anu avuiw uiri noi i acllus checked the advance of the I Avars by settling a barhirous Slavlo I I nation across their line of march. The J I nation 111 quepnuu wia inn oui ui, wiiu i thus made their first appearance in the international politics of Europe. FILM H0USES CAUTIONED Mayor Asks Theaters lo Aid In Pre venting Racial Disorder. Co-operation of managers of motion picture film exchanges in the move ment started by the National Board of Censorship to preserve the neutrality of the United States and to protect against troubles In theaters by dis playing captions before runs of war pictures asking the audience not to make any demonstration Is asked by Mayor Albee In letters sent to the film exchange managers yesterday. Ha says the suggestion of the National Board Is exceptionally good and should be followed. The National Board suggestions, which are Indorsed by Mayor Albee. read as follows: "When you are producing pictures containing war scenes, please precede the actual pictures with about five feet of caption asking the audience kindly to refrain from any expressions t partisanship as the pictures are shown. You will strengthen such an announce ment materially by adding that this request is directly In line with the policy of President Wilson. "We further suggest that scenes which would tend to arouso race hatred because of their realism and horrible detail be treated In a restrained man ner." SORE ERUPTION ALL Started with Blisters. Itched Si Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticun Soap and Ointment. In Threi Weeks Was All Healed. Route No. 3. Box 07, Utile Falls. Minn "Our little boy wm taken sick with ferer and aflor the fever he broke out wit I a tore eruption all over bti body. We could get noth ing to help him. The eores were large and red and bleeding. They started with blisters as If he wert burned and when they broke they would bleed and they Itched so that be could not sleep for some time. We bad him all tied up with bandages and then we had to soak them off every day. ' We bought a cake of Cutlcur Soap and a box of CuUrura Ointment which coon gave him relief. We used the Cutlcura Soap to wash him with and used the Ointment afterwards and in about two weeks he was able to sit up. Now he Is as well as ran be for In three weeks he was all healed by the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment." (Signed) George Woltera, Jan. 39. 1914. Samples Free by Mail For red. rough, chapped and bleeding hands, Itching, burning palms, and puinful finger-ends with shapeless nails, a one-nlxht Cutlcura treatment works wonders. Soak bands, on retiring, tn hot water and Cutlcura Soap. Dry. anoint with Cutlcura Ointment and wear soft bandages or old. loose glove during the night. Although Cutlcura Soap (39c. and Cutlcura Ointment roOc) are old by druggists and dealers everywhere, a sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free uixm rciuest. Address post card. "CuUcura. Dent. T, Boston.". OVER CHILD'S BODY