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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 27, 1014.
PERSONAL ATTACKS
;e protest
Political Effort to Discredit
R'. A. Caples Severely Cen
sored by C. B. Moores.
INCONSISTENCY IS CITED
Advocate ' of . Democratic Candidates
and Administration . Accused of
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Preparing Anonymous' Corre
spondence to Mislead Public
"One of the most notable features of
this political campaign In Oregon," said
Charles B. Moores, chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
yesterday, "has been the venom and
rancor with which the Chamberlaln
Smith organ has pursued kthe Repub
lican candidates for United States Sen
ator and Governor and various. In
dividuals who have been conspicuous
in their support. ' '
"The most shameless and inexcusable
offense, however, that has occurred in
this or any other Oregon campaign
was the utterly wanton attack upon
Itobert A. Caples, featuring his per
sonal misfortunes, as a pretended
answer to the statement that six years
ago Senator Chamberlain refused to
preside at a Bryan ratification meet
ing in Portland for fear that it would
alienate from him Republicans who
were supporting him as a noiiDartisan.
Everyone should read the scorching re
sponse made by. Mr. Caples, which is
published in the Telegram of Octo
ber 25.
Senator's Praises Sung.
"Another interesting feature is the
confusion that has arisen out of the
performance of the Jackson Club of
democratic office-holders and office
seekers. "This club forwarded urgent demands
to Chamberlain at Washington that he
return to Oregon at once to save the
Party. Later, receiving intimations
mac tne beaator feared it would look
bad and put him in a class with Mr.
.I-afferty if he should leave his post of
duty, they reconvened . and passed a
buncombe lot of flamboyant resolutions
to the effect that never since the morn
ing stars first sang together had the
world witnessed such a patriotic case
of self-immolation on the altar 'of his
country as was displayed by Senator
Chamberlain in his heroic decision to
stay in Washington and actually earn
me iiuu salary paid him by the tax
payers. It recalled to mind the etory
of Casabianca, tlie boy 'who stood on
the burning deck whence all but he
had fled while flames that lit the battle
wrecK shone round him o'er the, dead.
Only One Is Lauded. '
'From now on until the close of the
campaign, at regular Intervals, we shall
hear from the Washington eorrnsnnnrt-
ent of the Journal that frantic appeals
are rolling in from frightened con
stituents urging the Senator to come
home, and that he a combined AJax
and Roderick Dhu resolutely refuses
to budge from the 'Dost of rtutv.' Mean
time we.hearno comment on the fact
that Senator Lane and Representatives
Hawley and Sinnott are also earning
PROVOK
-- mcir naianes oy aiscnarging the du
ties they are paid to Derform.
: . Another-ctriking feature of the cam
; : palgn is the method adopted by the
; : Journal of preparing in the editorial
rooms a job lot of anonymous enrrn
spondence, later published under the
mims-oe-piuma or 'NY ilson Republican,
'Citizen Soldier,' 'A. W. D.. -Traveler
etc.. with an occasional letter over a
name that cannot anywhere be found
In the directory. In the latter group
was an article insultlnc wr fiormot,
in the State of Oregon, with the sug
gestion that they were so blffotnrt nH
illiberal that they would not support
j-r. wnnycomDe because of the acci
dent of his birth. This insult has been
resented already by one of the leading
German associations of the city in a
set of rousing resolutions indorsing
-ine candidacy or Ur. WIthycombe.
Excuses Are Provided.
"Under the nom-de-plume of Trav
eler." a stupid story has been concoct.
; . ed as an answer to the reports coming
from various quarters of various in
r. dustrial associations closing down their
plants, it is in the nature of a 'pic
ture-movie' argument. Two-men (mem
bers probably of the I. W. W.) are
overheard In a hotel In Sacramento by
a man behind a newspaper explaining
trie details or a conspiracy of the 'n
forests' to reduce wages and make em
" rloyment scarce. As an 'argument' this
Is a. godsend to the Democratic breth-
;!'Ten who are unable to frame up any
thing else in favor of the present
tarur.
"The 'Citizen Soldier' takes occasion
h to defend Senator Chamberlain's work
as chairman of the committee on mili
' tary affairs by a suggestion that it is
time now for 'laborers and farmers' to
v be a little less offensive in their de
' mands.
'A. W. D.' has discovered that every-
body Is prosperous, that the Democratic
tariff has increased prices, and leaves
in to infer that the high cost of liv--:
ing is due to the European war.
"The Ingenuity of tha editorial staff
'-' is equal -to the emergency of furnish
- ing enough of this kind of dope to
keep the boiler plate factories busy
from" now until after election.
' Dr. Smith's Explanations Asked.
"There are vague rumors from time
to time that Dr. Smith, 'the $11,000,000
t l ik n - )l mzJ ff r 4 - - IM r ?L- x4f:uih Mm'
; - n? 1,, ltd Ua t ... W VJ f C, f J r . i' J -.cvv.. M ill,
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candidate for Governor.' Is soon to state
his position on a number of the Issues
of the campaign. These rumors are
believed to be premature at least.
Among other matters, he is to ex
plain why he was so extravagant in
voting appropriations when he was In
the Legislature; what his position Is In
regard to Australian mutton. New Zea
land butter and Chinese eggs; why he
preaches non-partisanship to the Re
publican voter while he is. urging his
Democratic friends to vote ber straight;
what there is In the charges every
where 'heard that he Is flirting both
with the 'wets and the "drys," and that
while he Is promising the Oregon Ag
ricultural College boys of West-. i Ore
gon that they can have everything they,
want, he is urging farmers In Eastern
Oregon to oppose Dr. WIthycombe be
cause he will demand too much for the
Agricultural College, although - he
knows the millage tax takes that col
lege wholly out of politics.
"It would certainly add sometmng to
the interest of the campaign If Dr.
Smith would say something on some
real issue, instead of talking so much
about giving the job of "curbing public
extravagance, to a man who has a leg
islative record of 'having voted for 181
appropriation bills Involving 11.00p.-
a rr MsT-nters. ex-Senator from nougias
County, was In Portland last night and
rennrte.d that the Republican state
ticket will carry Douglas this year with
increased majorities. He says , that
Booth and WIthycombe will receive par
ticularly strong support.
v. m. Gill.' Progressive nominee for
Governor, as made a statement In an-
- . - .n.atinn naked of.candi-
Bnci i u i- - - ,
dates for the Governorship' by the ex
ecutive committee of the State Grange.
The questions were: "If elected Gov
ernor, what will be your policy In re
gard to tne use oi mo muciscuw
clause"? What will be your, policy in
regard to measures enactea or rejeciea
by the voters?"
Mr. Gill says: . "I answer mat x am
a firm believer in the initiative;, the ref
erendum and the recall, and the peo
ple's right to-rule. In both the 1911
and 1913 sessions of the Legislature,
in which I served as a. member. of the
House of Representatives.-1 protested
against-the Indiscriminate use of the
emergency clause. Mne emergency
clause is rarely needed. In possibly a
dozen Instances during the 1913 session,
it was actually necessary to protect
the people's interests, but it -.was at
tached to nearly 100 of the bills as
they were Introduced. If I am elected
e H, T oholl Ar all In Til V DOWeT to
prevent 'the unnecessary use of the
emergency clause. I am opposed id mo
use of tne emergency ciauno iu vuu-
I V. ..mrnnrinf Irm bills. The
people have the power of the referen
,i nn DiinrBta itAtnii of sionroorlatlon
bills, but the emergency clause cheats
them of the use or mis cohduiuuuuw
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"-In both the 1911 and 1913 sessions
of the Legislature I suppprtea me peo-
i .. 1 .. ; 1 1 1 T- am 1 Ar.tl- I
a icsJoioiiwti. .
will support and defend the Oregon
system or government auu uu wuo-i.
can toward perfecting it.
r tki.tr -1 Vi i nmnlp pfpp t Pll the
Initiative 'blue sky' bill because they
objected to its rorra more man io uw
principles it involved. Jwy judgment in
ma.tt.cr was formed by discussing
the subject with many men. The peo
ple certainly expect tne uovernor to
use common sense in dealing witn anjr
subject-V
Thev are telling a story on Tom
Hurlburt, Republican nominee for Sher
iff who should not be contused witn
C. M. Hurlburt. discredited candidate
for joint Representative from Multno
mah and Clackamas Counties, whose
candidacy has been repudiated by the
Multnomah County Central Committee
that his friends declare well illus
trates one of his characteristics. It was
in the last municipal campaign, when
Mr. Hurlburt was a candidate for Com
missioner. At a suburban political
meeting, a friend asked for some of
his cards to distribute. Mr. Hurlburt
went through all his pockets, digging
up large quantities of the cards of
other candidates. Finally he. gave it
up. saying: "Well. I guess I have none
of my own. On being chlded for such
neglect of his own interests, he replied
"You see, it's a whole lot easier to
give out other fellows' cards than my
own. ' - v
Members of the women's advisory
committee to the Republican state cen
tral committee are preparing for i
large attendance at their "Fill-the-
Emuty-Dlnner-Pail" luncheon, to be
held at the Multnomah Hotel at J. 2
o'clock next Friday. The programme
will include brief addresses by James
WIthycombe and R. A. Booth, Repub
llcan nominees for Governor . and
United States Senator, and short talks
by other candidates, including a num
ber of women. New Republican cam
paign songs will be sung for the first
time.
Dr. J. E. "Anderson, ex-Mayor of The
Dalles and formerly chairman of the
Republican county central committee In
Wasco County, was a caller at Repub
lican headquarters in Portland yester
day. Dr. Anderson said that Booth sen'
timent is so strong in his district that
Mr. Booth will receive not only a full
Republican and Progressive vote, but
many Democratic votes as well. He
said also that Dr. Withycombe will get
a heavy vote for Governor.
FIRM OFFERS EVAPORATOR
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Plant, at 'Cost, for Advertising May
Be Krected at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) That Hood River may have an
other evaporator this year is the decla
ration of J. F. Batchelder, secretary of
the committee appointed . at the Spo-
kane Apple Show last year to make a
study of by-products - needs of the
Northwest. '
"We have received a proposition from
a Portland company," says Mr. Batch
elder, "that offers to Install a , plant
at cost for advertising purposes. The
company wants the Apple Growera As
sociation to consider the matter."
MRS. MARSH'S FATE
HOW IS WITH JURY
Attorney for Slayer of Con
sort Pleads for Mercy and .
State Tempers Words.
LIGHT VERDICT BROACHED
Oollapse of Prisoner Satisfies Gap-
- Ing Throng M oilier Cheers Her
. Daughter as if She Were
' Child , Again.
Unable to reach an agreement after
almost elaht hours of deliberation, the
jury reported to Bailiff Morse at 11
o'clock: last night and nsked to retire
for the night. They were locked In
the Jury sleeping quarters at the Court
house and will resume their balloting
this morning.
Should they reach an agreement to
day. Judge Morrow will receive their
verdict in. court, but the jury cannot be
discharged until tomorrow la the
event of an ultimate 'disagreement, a
new trial of Mrs. Marsh will be held.
Whether the killing of Bernard C
Linstrom ' will have a bolts-and-bars
sequel for Mrs. Delia Marsh awaits
the decision of ' the jury, which had
not returned a verdict late last night.
Her case was given Into the hands of
the 12 sworn men shortly after 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Throughout yesterday's court session.
occupied with the arguments of her
attorney and the state's counsel, Mrs.
Marsh, a picture of abject misery, sat
weeping beside her mother as Attorney
Hume asked the jury for mercy for his
client. The plea was one for sympathy.
the unwritten law was urged in mitiga
tion'of. the shooting of Linstrom and
the Jur,y was asked to substitute mercy
for the harsh punishment of the law.
. Both Sides Quote Bible.
Counsel for the defense quoted the
words of Christ, when the woman was
told: "Neither do I condemn thee; .go
and sin no more. Deputy District
Attorney Maguire In- his closing ar
gument -also drew, on the scriptures
and quoted, "The wages of sin is
death,", and "Ks you sow, so shall you
reap.
Mr. Maguire opened the way for a
manslaughter verdict, which means a
lesser punishment than would be In
flicted if the verdict of guilty were
returned on the second-degree murder
charge, in his closing argument to the
Jury. He said if the 12 arbiters did
not disregard their oath, they could
not do less than find the defendant
guilty of manslaughter.
He told the Jury he asked nothing
more than that they do their duty and
that there was nothing of condemna
tion or of passion in the attitude of
the state toward the prisoner. He
pleaded the facta only as the things
that should Influence the verdict.
Woman's Questions Recalled.
"Self-defense," he said, "has not been
set up by the defendant in extenua
tion of the shooting. .Neither Has in
sanity been urged as a defense. NoKevl
dence has been . produced to show In
sanity, but they are pleading emotional
Insanity; there Is no such thing..
If the defendant acted upon an
Irresistible impulse, the crime 1j at
least manslaughter. When the defend
ant was picked up from the floor after
the shooting, she asked: Is he dead7
Have I killed him?' If she did not re
member what she did, as has been tes
titled, she would never have asked
those questions. .
.. "When I ask you to bring In a verdict
of guilty in this case, I do so only that
no one may escape the consequences of
his own acts. I want to scry in all sin
cerlty there Is not a man on this Jury
who, if he votes for ,a verdict of not
guilty, will not have to lie to him
self."
There was nothing of denunciation
or abuse in the remarks of Mr. Ma
guire.' Adroitly he discussed the evi
dence and presented a clean-cut case
on that alone. -
Judare Instructs Jury.
Followed then the Instructions of
Judge Morrow to the Jury, in which the
various verdicts possible under the law
prescribing penalties for the crime
charged were discussed. He pointed
out ' that the state was compelled to
prove Its case beyond a reasonable
doubt and that the shooting and killing
.alleged must have been maliciously and
purposely to constitute murder In the
second degree. If the shooting was
done under such provocation that the
gun was fired from an irresistible 1m
pulse, the verdict must be man
slaughter.
Two verdicts of not guilty were pos
slble, he said, one because of insanity
and the other simply not guilty. The
usual exceptions were taken by coun
sel for the defense.
Mrs. Marsh was recalled to the wit
ness stand for a short time yesterday
morning. . She told of Linstrom'3 visit
to her at Walla Walla after she had
returned from a trip to California last
Spring. ' This was some time after their
former relations, when they lived to
gether as husband and wife, had been
broken off. She testified he urged ler
to come ' back to Portland, which she
did. .
Ordeal Blanches Prisoner.
She was weak and wan and showed
the severe strain she has been under
during the three-day trial. It seemed
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that she was able to go through the
ordeal only because of the fact that her
mother was constantly beside her with
sympathetic hand on her arm. The
tragedy in their lives Tad, It seemed.
rolled, the years back and the two were
again mother and child.
During - court recesses Mrs. Marsh
was taken by her mother into Judge
Morrow s chambers, where she could
lie on a couch and recover her com
posure. She was sadly shaken yester
day after the breakdown that came In
the night session Friday. This collapse
was thought almost inevitable by those
who had watched her closely during
the strain and stress of the earlier ses
sions.
The crowd that was always In the
courtroom did more than anything else
to bring Mrs. Marsh to the verge of
nervous prostration. Every moment of
the trial was marked by a sensation?
seeking audience. People of both sexes.
loose of lip and bright of eye, hung on
every word 6f the testimony. Many,
unable to find seats, stood all day long.
Last night, hours after the Jury had
gone out. Idlers, mostly women, waited
in the courtroom for a verdlcte
Morbid Are Satisfied.
When the slight, pale woman who
was made to tell the details of a taw
dry affair that could not be dignified
by the name of romance, and fell help
less Into her mother's arms with loud
sobs, tears falling from her eyes, these
gaping spectators were repaid for their
hours of waiting. Their moment had
come.
The cry wrung from the woman's lips
was real; it called for sympathy. But
the attitude of .the eager watchers
seemed rather that of vultures, who see
their victim stricken. To them It was
better than the movies, for It was real.
Six hours earlier, Friday afternoon,
Mrs. Marsh was , on the point - of a
breakdown. The audience seemed to
sense it and all were determined to
wait for the dramatic moment. She
asked for a drink of water and as she
held the glass to her Hps her hand
trembled so that It seemed she must
drop It.- Judge Morrow noted her con
dition and ordered a recess. Mrs. Marsh
had to be helped to a couch that she
might lie down.
Estate of Victim. In Court.
A coincidence yesterday was .the fil
ing of a petition for the admission to
probate of the estate of Bernard C.
Linstrom, the man Mrs. Marsh admits
that she shot. A wife, Anna Ci Lin
strom, and two children, Bernard C., Jr.
II, and Catherine. 9, are named as heirs.
Personal property to the approximate
value of $2000 Is Included in the estate.
The heirs live at Kings Bridge, N. Y
Dr. E. A. Marshall, exalted ruler of the
Portland Lodge of Elks, filed the pe
tition upon request of a brother, an
Elk, who came to Portland after the
shooting.
The diamond ring worn and exhibited
In court by J. E. Marsh, forhier hus
band of the defendant, and given him
by Linstrom, he testified, as "expense
money" in return for Mr. Marsh's time
to come to Portland and arrange a di
vorce that Mrs Marsh might be. free to
marry Linstrom, was specially asked
for by this brother upon his arrival In
Portland. He said the dead man's
mother telegraphed him to get It for
her, as It was a family Jewel.
This ring appeared again yesterday In
the courtroom upon the finger of J. E.
Marsh. Other witnesses called yester
day besides Mrs. Marsh were O. J.
Bihn, a former employe of Lindstrom,
and J. v. Mahafrey, Lindstrom s busi
ness partner, and Court Stenographer
Wood. They introduced evidence of
fered by the state in rebuttal. -
Deputy District Attorney Collier, In
his opening argument-,for the state, de
nounced J. E. Marsh for having accept
ed a diamond ring as the price of giv
ing his wife to Lindstrom and accused
him and the defendant of attempted
blackmail.
Bible Quoted in - Trial.
Heading to the Jury from the New
Testament, the story of the erring
woman in which Christ said to her ac
cusers: "He that Is without sin among
you let him first cast a stone at her,
Attorney Wilson T.- Hume concluded
his argument for the defense at noon
yesterday. As was the case on Friday,
he, had frequent tilts with Deputy Dis
trict . Attorneys Maguire and Collier,
and he on two occasions was sharply
reproved ly the court for referring to
testimony excluded by Judge Morrow's
rulings. .
' "I told you In my opening state
ment," said Attorney Hume to the Jury,
"that It was necessary for us to lay-
bare the whole life of this girl from
her cradle to the present moment, and
the only reason I have not shown you
every detail Is because of the very
unfair stand of the District Attorney,
who, by technical objections, has pre
vented me from doing so.
An objection was made to the state'
ment by Deputy Maguire.
"Your argument is absolutely impos
sible." said Judge Morrow to Attorney
Hume. "It Is neither the law nor the
fact"
Judge Sees, Reflection on Court.
Somewhat later the Judge said:
will not permit you to continue your
argument to the Jury on the testimony
excluded. Let's settle , this point once
for all. Your constant reference to this
mass of testimony having - been ex
eluded is a reflection upon the court."
"The District Attorney has gone far
out of the record In this case, con
tinued Mr. Hume. "He has tried to get
this Jury to believe that Marsh and his
wife tried to blackmail Linstrom.
Blackmail him of what? What could
be got from that man who had her
keep house for him. cook for hrm, do
his stenography and then he gave her
two bits to eat on. What: blackmail
that kind of cattle!
"Marsh Is criticised for having taken
this diamond ring. I do not know
whether you would have done it, gen
tlemen of the Jury, or I would have
done it, but that Is a matter between
them. That Is a matter with which
this girl has nothing to do. That Is
matter for which you will not send this
girl to the penitentiary, for the rest of
her life.
"Talk about the District Attorney be
ing sorry for this girl. If she were his
sister would he be here trying to con
vict her, trying to send her to prison?
There should be some red blood in the
veins pf even a District Attorney. '
Law Same for All.
"There is an-unwritten law for the
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V. U. SMITH,
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A Horse or
Which ?
The proposed Dentistry Bill gives the preference to the horse.
To treat a horse, a veterinary surgeon, in Oregon must have three full col
lege years of special study and-a diploma of graduation from a recognized
college. He must "pass a state examination.-
To treat the mouth of a child, the Dentistry Bill requires of a . dentist but
twelve months' training. . lie must pass no examination.
The mouth of a child may be disfigured for life by neglect or unskilled
treatment. -
Does your child deserve as much as your horse T
.Vote 341 X No. ' ' ' .
(Paid Adv.' by Oregon Society for-Dental Education. 538 Morgan Bldg.
man whose home has been dishonored.
There is a law for a man and another
law for a woman. But there is really the
same law for all; it Is In the hearts of
everyone. When their honor is thrown
into the dust and trampled upon they
do then what they do not realize Is
right or wrong. .
"I believe this girl tells the absolute
truth "when she says she asked this
man Linstrom to make good the wrong
he bad done. her. when she asked that
he marry her. When he repulsed her,
tried to drive her away and pushed
her out the door of his room in 'the
Palace Hotel and down the hall her
condition was such that she did not
know what she did, she did not realize
what the result would be. She says
she does not know what happened. She
does not know how many times she
shot, but she says she must have shot
him.
"I ask you to deal with this 'girl
just as you would deal with your own
sister or your - own daughter. Treat
her as you would have your daughter
treated had she been treated as- this
girl has been treated. Such a rule of
action is higher than any- law.
"Here sits her father and her mother.
ready to take her back home with them
if you will permit-them. -Here sits her
husband, ready and anxious to take her
back home with- him. Yet here also sits
In cold-blooded fashion the State of
Oregon and asks that she be impris
oned Instead.
"In the name of humanity and de
cency and honor send her home with
her aged mother and father. Don't
consign her to a place she will never
live to reach if more humiliation is
placed upon her."
TO BE GUEST
mnvERsrrY of Oregon wIll cel
ebrate HOMECOMING DAY. .
Graduates Asked to Come October 10
snd See Work: Under Way Instead
of at Holiday Time.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Sept. 24. (Special.) "Homecoming
day" Is the title given October 10 by
the students of the university, for this
is the day when a royal welcome is to
be extended to all alumni who can find
time to wander back to old scenes and
Incidents of their coUege years. Instead
of the annual game with the members
of former champion Oregon teams, a
contest with Whitman College Is on the
schedule.
Visiting alumni wlU be taken through
the new buildings and will be shown
the many Improvements on the campus,
and they will see for themselves Just
what the new departments of law, com
merce and architecture have undertak
en. They will see the students In every
day life, and not. in periods of cele
bration, as before, when the alumni
made their return at commencement
and Junior week-end.
In . speaking of the Homecoming day
Thomas Boylon, president of the stu
dent body, said: "Many of the alumni
come ' to Eugene every commencement
time, but they see few evidences of
real college work; for most of the stu
dents, with the exception of the grad
uating seniors, have gone home. We
hope to popularize the idea of having
one day each Fall, after college is well
started, upon which the alumni will be
made royally welcome by both faculty
and students."
SHRINE B.S' CHIEFS WHO WERE
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IMPERIAL FOTESTATE, STAA'DiXU AT
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a Child?
PESKY WAISTLINE'S UPS
AND DOWNS ROIL ACTOR
Robert Gleckler, of Baker Players, Relates Perturbation That Attacks THm,
When Milady of Stage Changes Gowns and, Perforce, Sets TTim Hunting.
BY LEONE CASS BAER. I
CHANGING fashions In women's
clothes is the particular little fly
In Robert Glecklers ointment. Not
that he is - financially Interested or
Involved In any concern that makes or
sells or dickers In mutton-leg sleeves,
ruffles cut on the bias or ladies' ready-to-wears.
But he ' is- Intensely ' In
terested In the uprisings ana down
sittings of feminine waist lines. It all
has so much bearing on the success of
his work. This is the way he ex
plained it to me In his dressing
room at 'the Baker Theater.
"On Wednesdays, say, for instance,
I will be rehearsing an ardent emo
tional splash with the leading woman,
or maybe assisting my aged and de
crepit stage aunt out onto the hand
painted piazza for a breath of
atmosphere, or maybe helping to her
feet some old dame who has slipped
on the stage pavement.
" 'Put your arm around her . waist,'
yells the stage manager.
"I look for the waist line, find it up
between auntie's shoulders and go on
with the scene. On- Thursday we are
going through the rehearsal again and
again I hear 'Put your arm around
her waist.'
"I stop, get out a mental search war
rant and figure out the geographical
location of that waist line. You see
auntie is wearing another dress, and
finally I find the waistline for this
particular gown Is down around the
ankles. . Friday at rehearsal, when the
put-your-arm-about-her-walst moment
arrives, I find It where our grand
mothers used to wear it. Just about
the belt line.
Chase Renewed Sunday.
"And ' on Sunday afternoon at .the
opening performance blest If auntie
doesn't turn up with no more waist
line than a fat gray rat, Just a long
slick basque mess and I have to go
it independent."
Mr. Gleckler has some other Ideas
about clothes, stage clothes, that he
speaks right out in meeting.
"Why is It," he queries, "that the
women of the company get all the gobs
of glory when they come on In pretty
frocks and the men merely get the
O. O. (meaning once over), no matter
how perfectly they-may garb the char
acter? Last week Miss Baker wore a
particularly lovely white gown, and the
girls in the audience nearly passed
away in audible admiration. I came on
with a pair of brown shoes for which
I paid . enough - coin to keep a husky
teamster and his wife and family of
seven children In meat and potatoes for
a month, and not one soul In that audi
ence saw all my grandness. Now, the
point I want to make is that Miss
Baker can use the lace, or the fur. or
the velvet, or silk of her gown again,
and I may have to wait half the season
before I can even don my grand brown
shoes once more.
"Press agents and managers rave
over the lovely gowns the women of
the company weaV, but who ever gives
a tupenny dern about the men? And
yet we each carry dozens of suits, with
extra trousers, coats and vests, hats,
cravats, shoes, even canes and spats.
stick pins and top coats, because we'll
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need 'em In the 40 same roles one plays
In a stock season, with, oftentimes aa
many as six changes of clothes In one
play.
"No matinee girl in the front row
ever died of palpitation of the heart
when I prance on in the latest six
cylinder model of gent's furnishings,
but you let Miss Bonnie creep on
quietly clad in a pink rainbow with a
thlng-a-ma-bob of jewels at her neck,
and the little 'girls squeal," 'Oh. Isn't
she Just too dear for words!' Now. X
leave It to you. 'ain't It the truth?" "
And .tactfully, though truthfully, 1
agreed that It was. and la Mr.
Gleckler says if he should quit the
Btage he would be an athletic director,
and if they wouldn't let him direct, he'd
Just be one of the directed. He has
served an apprenticeship In the West
ern League, and has a lot of funny
looking medals for track work and
football. He's a Boyd University man,
a member of several fraternities, and is
going to be affiliated with the Mult
nomah Club in a few days. He's a
Mason, too. but he never gets to go out
nights to any of their parties. He was
born and reared in South Dakota, near
Rapids City, and still returns to his
first love, the big open country and
close-to-nature life whenever a vaca
tion comes within hailing distance.
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