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Waltz, "Arooureuse" .Berger
"Because" Hardelot
"Kisa's Dream," from "Lohengrin" . .Wegner
Selection, "The Chocolate oldter" 6traus
Night.
PART I. . .
March. "Aida" Verdi
Overture, "William Tell".... Rossini
"Evening Star" Wagner
Solo Mr. Viola
Waltz Die Hydropaten Gungl
Grand Sextet from "Lucia" Donizetti
Bolos Messrs. Lehr, Salvatore.
Viola dl Fulvio. UeCaprlo and Oiorlo
PART 2.
March, "Bay State Commandery" . . . .Burrell
Waltz. "My Lady Laughter" Blake
"Every Little Movement" Hoschna
"A Night In Venice" Lampe
"My Old Kentucky Home" Balbey
The Wednesday musical programme
will be:
Afternoon.
' PART I.
March, Triumphal" English
Overture, "Light Cavalry" Suppe
"Pilgrims' Chorus from. Opera Lombardl '
Verdi
Waltz. "L'Estudlantina" Waldteufe
WEEK OF MUSICAL FESTIVITIES IN
STORE FOR VISITORS TO LAND SHOW
Kinness of School Children, "Society" Night and Oratorio Concert, Tomorrow, Will Be Followed by Numerous
Band Concerts, Chorus Recitals, Dramatic Readings, "Third Streeters " Celebration and General Good Time.
REED COLLEGE DRAMA CLUB ON
STAGE TO DEPICT CHARITY WORK
Story of Proper Way to Deal With Poor and to Check Generosity That Cannot Resist Temptation to Give to
All Who Ask, Will Be Told in Play. November 14.
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wrw BIG week, one filled with music
j and diversions in which promi-
nent and established families of
Portland will talce part, is promised
the Manufacturers' and Land Products
Show at the Armory. Beginning with
the KIrmess tomorrow afternoon by
the school children and "society night"
tomorrow night, the week will be filled
with entertainment, much of which will
be musical. The Land Show is taking
on the aspect of a musical festivity,
and the Portland Oratorio Society Is
arranging a musical programme for to
morrow night, to be followed by a
dance. The Auld Lang Syne Society
also will have a big part in the fes
tivities opening tomorrow.
The concert programmes arranged
are especially promising, and the ag
gregation of musicians, professional1
and amateur, is formidable.
In the order of band music, there
will be heard, or have been heard,
Campbell's American Band, McElroy's
Concert Band. Kuzzi's Band, the Mili
tary Band from Vancouver, Elks' Band,
Koyal Kosarian Band, the Artillery
Band from the Armory, the O-W. ft- &
Is". Band, Policemen's Band, Oregon Ag
ricultural College Band and about 10
other bands from near-by points.
The entertainment of the Portland
Oratorio Society and Handel Chorus,
the Monday Musical Club, ,the Grade
Teachers' Chorus, the Postoff ice Em
ployes' Band and singers, the Spanish
War Veteran Chorus and Quartet, the
High School Orchestra of 150 pieces,
the Christian Brothers College Glee
Club and Chorus, a splendid musical
organization from the Commercial
Club, Hood River, the Ad Club Quar
tet, the German Singing Society, the
bwedish Singing- Club, and in fact al
most every musical organization of
Portland, has or will be put on pro
grammes at the Land Show.
Tomorrow night, society night, will
bring to the exposition the Portland
Oratorio Society, under the direction of
the board of patronesses. Mrs. W. D.
Scott, chairman of the special commit
tee on society night, now is completing
arrangements for the dance to follow
the programme.
There will be a chorus of 50 voices,
assisted by the Handel . Vocal Society.
The conductor will be Joseph A. Fin
ley, with Mrs. Adelbert Van Brakle and
Mrs. Clara L. Warren as accompanists.
The assisting soloists will be Mrs. Ga
briel-Pullin, Miss Merle Wooddy, eo-
pranos; Miss Clara Wuest, contralto;
Joseph A. Finley, tenor; Andrew B,
Caughey, baritone, and the women s
trio. Misses Merle H. Wooddy, Lillian
UOWI11I1K tiuu cjvciyu VUJ HULL.
The programme is:
And the Glory" Handel's "Messiah'
Chorus. - -
Sunset" Buck
Mr. Finley.
'Knldier'a t-lfe"
Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance1
Chorus.
Walts Song" .. , German
"Valley of Laughter" .......... .Sanderson
Mrs. Pullin.
"Love Is Gone Astraylng" Spence
'The Mermaids" Dvoralt
Women's Trio.
"Love's Old Sweet Song-" Molloy
Chorus.
Aoril Soncr" Newton
"Happy Song" Del Rlego
Miss Wooddy.
Group of Songs Selected
Miss Wuest.
"Hallelujah Chorus" Handel's "Messiah'
Chorus.
Toreador Sous, from opera "Carmen" ..Biset
Mr. Caughey.
'Unfold, Ye Portals" Gounod's "Hedemption'
The Portland Oratorio Society was
started in September, 1912. Joseph A.
Finley, the director, has been business
manager and financial backer as well.
During the last two,year, "The Mes
siah" has been giveri twice. Gounod's
"Redemption" once, "Elijah" once, with
a lt-piece orchestra. Three miscella
neous concerts have been given. Mrs.
Rose Bloch Bauer, Mrs. Jane Byrnes
Albert Miss Edith Roslyn Collais and
Mrs. fclfrlda Heller Welnetein, so
pranos; Mrs. Celphine Marx and Mrs
Elizabeth Stowers, contraltos; Norman
A. Hoose, J. Ross Fargo. Harold Hurl
but and Richard Robertson, tenors, and
Stuart McGuire, Dom Zah, John Claire
Monteith. Robert Lovell Wilson and
Maldwyn Evans, baritones, have been
the soloists. This, the opening concert
of the seaaon, will be followed by "The
AIMS ah. DerAmhoV 29 at tlA TTiret
Presbyterian Church, with chorus of
150 voices. Mrs. Jane Byrnes Alber
and Mrs. Gabriel-Pullin, sopranos; Mrs,
Lulu Dahl Miller, contralto; Joseph Mul
der, tenor; JJom J. .an and Andrew B.
Caughey. baritones.
To obtain this chorus, Mr. Finley is
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training the Presbyterian senior cho
rus, which now numbers 80 voices and
probably will exceed 100. This chorus
will unite with the Portland Oratorio
Sooiety, lir. Clement B. Shaw's Handel
Vocal Society and Mr. Finley's Chorus
Choir of 40 at the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church. A miscellaneous
programme wil be given in the early
Spring, and Haydn's "Creation" late in
May, by which time the chorus will
number 200 voices.
Handel Vocal Society night. Novem
ber 12, will bring Handel's celebrated
oratorio, "Judas Maccabaeus," with 76
Voices, assisted hy the Portland Orato
rio Society. Dr. Clement B. Shaw will
be the director, assisted by Mrs. J. M.
Albert, soprano; Mrs. Delphine Marx,
contralto; N. A. Hoose, tenor; Mald
wyn Evans. baritone; Mrs. A. Van
Brakle, pianist. The programme ia as
follows:
PART T.
Mourn, Te Afflicted Children" Chorus
'Pious Orgies" (contralto) Air
'O Father, Whose Almighty Power" ..Chorus
T Feel the Deity Within" (baritone)....
Recitative
Arm! Arm! Ye Brave" (baritone) Air
We Come in Bright Array Chorus
Call Forth Thy Powers" (tenor) Air
'Come, Ever Smiling Liberty!" (soprano)
: Air
come, Ever smiling Liberty!" (soprano
and alto) - Duet
'Lead On" Chorus
"Disdainful of Danger" . (alto, tenor and
Daritone) Trio
PART II.
Fall'n Is the Foe" Chorus
'So Rapid Thy Course Is" rcontraltol . . Air
"From Mighty Kings" (soprano) Air
a au, juaeai Happy Land" (tenor and
alto j iuet
"Hail, Judea! Happy Land" Chorus
how vain Is Man" (tenor) Air
"Ah! Wretched Israel" (soprano) Air
Ah, wretched Israel" Chorus
rne Lord worKetn wonders" (baritone)
Air
'Sound an Alarm!" (tenor) .... ,. Air
We Never Will Bow Down" Chorus
PART III.
'Father of Heaven" (contralto) .Air
'So Shall the Lute and Harp" (soprano) .Air
N3ee. the Conauering Hero Comes". .Chorus
March Piano
blng Ijnto God" Chorui
"O Lovely Peace!" (soprano and alto).. Duet
Kelolce. O Judah!" (baritone) Air
"Hallelujah Amen" Chorus
The miniature KIrmess will be given
by the children of the Portland public
playground, Washington Park, under
the direction of Hortense L. Williams,
playground director, tomorrow after
noon. Tne programme will be:
Address of welcome Louis w Rnrklev
Response Hortense L. Williams
mower Jjance" (flowers of Oregon)....
Mary Richards. Eleanor Wright.
Carol Anderson, Doris Holman. Julia
Greu, Eliza McLearen, Lillian Isrials
Bumble Bee Solo" Marjorie Leet
v, say .noses, rrom The Rose
Maiden. Vocal solo of this number by
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Ladd School Orchestra, under the direction
vr nis, uuu nam uray,
Highland Fling
t L,ou'a Damain and Polly Endlcott
Ladd School Orchestra. .
"Mtnuette de la Cour,"
Marjorie Leet and Mary Richards
The Exposition band will play the
following programme Monday after
noon: PART I.
March. "Emperors" . Friedmann
Overture, "Poet and Peasant" Suddo
WL"' ,;Esp.a.ntla" Rosey
"Albura Leaf" Wagner
Selection, "Daughter of Regiment" . .! .
; Donizetti
Solo Messrs. Salvatore and DeCaprlo
Intermission.
PART II
March, "Sullivan Commander" .... Brigham
Waltz. "Espana" Waldteufel
"Hearts and Flowers" Tobanl
Selection from "Martha" Flotow
Solos Messrs. Lehr and Viola
"American Patrol" Meachara
Monday evening, the programme
will be:
PART I.
March. "His Majesty" anglear
Overture. "Zampa" Herold
"Love in Idleness, Serenade" Macbeth
Walts. "Jolly- Girl" Moret
Quartet from "Rigoletto" rtfj
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Solos. Messrs. Lehr, Salvatore and Viola and
loc;aprio.
Intermission.
pari a
March. "Coronation" Meyerbeer
Overture, "America" Moses
Intermezzo, "Naila" ............... Delibex
Trio Irom "Attiia" . Verdi
Solos, Messrs Lehr, Viola and XeCaprlo
selection Irom aust" , .uounoa
Solos. Messrs. Lehr and Viola
The concert programme Tuesday will
be:
Afternoon.
PART I.
March, "Manhattan Beach". .
Medley Overture
Intermezzo "Senora" ........
Waltz. '-Italian Nlfthts" ..
Selection, "Three Twins" .
PART IL
.Sousa
Lampe
-.Tsathan
. .Laurendeau
. : . . .Hosohna
March of the "Sheridan Sabres"
. . .Clair
MOTHER'S LETTER SAVES
BOY'S NECK FROM NOOSE
Leon Cohen Tells Story of Chase, Capture and Release of Jack Clifford
After Famous Robbery of Stage in Early Days."
OOPNG the loop in an aeroplane or
doing' a 90-horsepower elopement
in the latest model automobile may
have its thrills and all that, but stage
drivin' in the 70s and 80s, when Oregon
and Idaho history was in the cocoon.
doesn't lose any in thrills by compari
son, calculates Leon Cohen, Gordon
Hotel, Portland. Cohen is a ruddy,
rustic representative of the good old
days of early transportation when a
Jehu's life was less safe from destruo- f
tlon than was that of a rough rider
scaling the ramparts , of Santiago.
"Lots of moderns don t savey taut
of the stage days," ejaculated Cohen the
other day. "The stories of stage
drivin' have got these up-to-date thrill
ers beat a Montana mile; take it from
me. There's romance In this ora stuff
and I'm here to tell ye the men as can
tell about it are passing ' out pretty
fast," wherewith Mr. Cohen pulled from
his pocket a crumpled and yellow clip
ping of a story as he related it back
in the early 90s then several decades
after the romantic present of the stage
coach had become the picturesque past
of an Important traffic in the develop
ment of the West."
Times' Changes IV o ted.
His story apparently Impressed the
newspaperman who first wrote it and
called to black and white the following
picture for a setting:
"With the close of the production of
the materials for this history, how
ever, came the thunder of Iron wheels
and the reverberant screech of the
whistles; the Indian, the buffalo, the
desperado fled; the overland coach be
came., a memory, the cowboy changed
his buckskin for domestic shoddy and
Mormonism received its death blow.
Later a gigantic pacific system
stretched out its arms to the north and
south and absorbed the alkali bottoms,
the sagebrVah plains of Idaho, the pine
forests of Oregon, even the lava beds
of Northern California: pioneers of 4
and the miners of '63 became a curios
ity. And the men who subdued the wil
derness from the back of an untamed
mustang were styled mossbacks by the
tourist immigrants and relegated to the
background. ' .
Drivers Become "Old-Ttmers."
"Several decades have passed 'since
the Oregon Short Line pushed its way
along the great valley of the Snake
and laid Idaho tributary to Its sover
eignty, yet in so short a time the stage
drivers became old-timers, and as one
looked on the crowds that had taken
the places of those who greeted him as
a. tenderfoot, he would, repeat mentally
the motto of the new West, 'Keep up
with the bandwagon or fall In the rear.'
"Typical with the new Brobdignag
gian of this new order of things. 80
rotting skeletons cumber a ramshackle
row of sheds in the suburbs of Boise.
Sun. wind, rain and snow find their
way down and through the neglected
roof upon their bodies and as year after
year goes by they answer to age and
yellowness and fall away Into dust and
oblivion. Yet they deserve a . better
fate. On their weather-beaten forms
are the marks of rifle bullets: within
their protecting sides carrrte the best
blood of the East to find new homes and
to extend the empire of the great re
public. "These 30 leather-springed, steel
ribbed overland stages were for years
the one connecting link between the
hardy miners and pioneers of the West
and home. Their very sight recalls In
dian fights, highway robberies and
daredevil fights. In them lives the es-
Selection, .Marltena Wallace
PART II.
March, "Peace and Liberty" Barnard
Overture, "LaGazza Ladra" Kosslni
"Indian Summer". Moret
Baritone 60I0. "Carmen" Bizet
Grand American Fantasia Bendrx
Night.
PART 1.
March. "Diavoll Russl" Rlvela
Overture, "Regente" Mercadante
Intermezzo, "cavaileria Rusticana"
Alacagm
Down South" Myddleton
Selection, "Bohemian Girl".... i.Balfe
PART II.
March, "Tannhauser" .Wagner
Medley Overture, Remick.. -Lampe
Hungarian Danre" No. 5-0. ....... Brahma
H. M. S. Pinafore" Sullivan
Selection. "11 .TrovatQre" Verdi
Solos Messrs. Lebr. Viola and IeCaprlo
The members of the "Lane Syne So
ciety" will meet at the Commercial
Club at 7 o'clock tomorrow night and.
preceded by the Land Show"" band, will
leave the building at 7:45 o'clock ami
march to the Armory Theater, where
the society will take part in the Soci
ety night programme.
The programme will be as follows:
J. K. Gill, presiding.
Music by the band, "America," with full
choral singing. -
Address of welcome L. W. Buckley, gen
eral .manager Land Show.
Music (official quartet of society) "Co.
lumhla the Gem of the Ocean." Chorus by
members of the society.
Address of the night Charles H. Dodd.
Music, led by pipes and cornets and the
entire society. "Old Lang syne. '
The "Third Streeters" will have
special night, Wednesday having been
set aside by the exposition manage
ment. J. H. Rankin, secretary of the
organization, is making arrangements
for the celebration at the Armory.
The programme will be preceded by
a parade along the Great Light Way.
on Third street. This will show the
strength of the organization and
among the slogans and yells for tha
night will be "Portland s Largest
Shopping Street," ' "Closest to the Cen
ter of Population," "Every Want Sup
plied on Third Street."
The committee in charge of Third
Street night at the exposition consists
of:
Neppach, of Nicolai-Neppach Company;
J. "H. Rankin, of Lion Clothing Company; D.
K. Bowman, of Mover Clothing Company;
Ira K. Powers, of Powers Furniture Com
pany: N. A. Boody. of Roberts Brothers; J.
w. Birrell. of Rosenblatt & Company; W. A.
Montgomery, of J. K. Gill & Company; C. L,
Dlven. of Hudson Arms Company; Alex Mil.
lcr. of Miller Clothing Company; Mr. Bow
man, of Bowman Brothers, and George .
Lee. of J. L. Bowman & Company.
Robert G. Dieck, Commissioner of
Public Works, has issued the following
letter to the employes of his depart
ment:
"The Manufacturers' and Land Prod
ucts Show, which opened Monday, Octo
ber 26, contains exhibits which must
be of interest to every employe in the
department. They are splendidly de
signed and most interesting from an
educational standpoint. The entire
show is a credit to the city and state.
"The city of Portland has a credit
able exhibit and I strongly -urge every
employe in the department to boost
the show by his 'attendance and that
of his friends. :
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Leon Cohen, Portland Jehu, Who
Recalls Thrilling Days in Early
Transportation Era of the Pa
cific Coast Country.
sence.of the fast-dying Wild West
Their day is passed; their past is but a
pale; their present is forgotten.'
Owyhee Joe's History Told.
It was about these relics of rich
reminiscences that the reporter desired
to make Inquiries, and especially of the
pathetic story of Owyhee Joe, about
whom the driver of these coaches knew
much. Leon Cohen, now a resident of
Portland, was the man to reward the
quest as to the sturdy Jehu who was
a famous driver on the mountain grade
over which those old wheels rumbled
with ominous echo many . years ago,
Wild stories are told of his daring trip
up from Winnemucca to Boise with th
coach well loaded with gold dust, pros
pectors and Government mail. Like
Yuba Bill, his achievements live in th
memory and on the tongue of the oldes
inhabitants and grow in luster as tn
years pass.
Fight With Bannocks Recited.
Leon Cohen began with the thrilling
history of an Indian fight he had been
in near Kuna. when unaided 'he had
driven ore ten uannocKs and savea tn
gold bricks in the box of Wells Fargo
& Co.'s Express.
"And how about the time when yo
were relieved of your bag without eve
a If youTlease' ? was asked of th
bronzed driver, and, according to th
clipping, a. shade of annoyance passe
over his face as he .shifted uneasily in
hi chair.-
"Well," he began, "it was a hot day
when that young chap stepped ou
from a little clump of grease wood, and
asked me politely enough to throw u
my hands. There was no argument to
be made in the muzzle of that young
fellow's shooting iron. But to be frank
about if, he took over S4000 in clean
dust and made for Salt Lake on the
back of my best leader. Did you ever
hear the story of his capture? No?
Chase Started at Once.
"Well, you see,' I took my best wheel
hoss and made for Bofse. I found there
: Jack Gilmore, a noted stage driver
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THE Drama Club of Reed College
will present Galsworthy's "Pigeon"
In tha nitiTUnchim t tK n T.lnonln
High School Saturday night, Novem
ber 1. This is the first tf a series of
four plays' to be presented by the club
this year. Miss Josephine Hammond
is directing the cast and managing the
play.
In "Pigeon" Galsworthy treats on the
proper way of dealing with the poor.
The principal character, Christopher
Wellwyn, is a generous-hearted artist
who cannot resist the temptation to
giveto every needy person he meets,
and many come to his door.
He does not think that he has solved
the problem but likes the people who
apply to him for assistance, calling
them Jolly. His daughter and friends
tell him of his folly. Two friends. Pro
fessor Calway and Sir Thomas Hoxton,
who owned the line out of Salt Lake I
City, Frank Pollinger, Hank Woodruff, '
and Charles Brown, all old jehus of
widely known character and courage.
made a bee line across the country to
head him off, changed hosses three
times, struck his trail, found where his
hoss had broke down and he had stolen
another.
'That stolen hoss In that country
meant a necktie party.
"In 24 hours we d overtaken him.
Horse played out. Game up. Nothing
but sand and sagebrush for miles,
'cept one lone tree, kinda placed there
Drobablv bv Providence." Leon said as
his glance turncH toward the fleecy
clouds as they were floating silently
toward the peak of Mount Hood.
There that young fellow sat. one
leg" over the horn of his saddle. He
was a fine looking young man, six
feet tall and as cool as if he had made
many a meal on six-shooters and bowle
knives. I knew him the minute I set
eyes on him. He knew me but never
twigged. Jack Gilmore, as brave a
soul as ever handled a whip, opened
the meeting without prayer.
Formalities Are Barred.
" 'Good morning, stranger,' " he said.
" "Good morning.'
" 'Seen anything of a man about your
size astraddle or a sorrel, looking a
heap like the one you rider
" 'No I haven t.
" 'That's a pretty good mare of
yourn.
Yes. she was worth a cool J500 but
she's a little winded now. Say Mister,
I'll give $500 clear for that one of
yourn and stop the deal.'
"He was making a good bluff. Mr.
Editor. Hoss stealin' In those days
was death on the spot. He knew we
were on to him. His offer would pay
well for the broken-down hoss and he
was banking that his money would
pull bjm through, but you see he didn't
know Gilmore. Jack had been captain
of the vigilantes back in '63 up in the
basin and he had had a name to tkeep
white.' He lust smiled at the man's
Innocence.
" That's a straight blind of yourn
pard,' he said, 'and it stands up to come
in, but we're thar and hold you over.
You look a little mite played out as
well as the mare. If you'll Jest get
down and Jine our party and stretch
your legs; and mebbe you need
stretchen all over."
"He gotsa little .whiter under the
gills, but slid down without a word
We followed suit and Woodruff threw
over his head a noose and. passing the
other end over the limb of that lone old
tree, nodded that things were ready.
"That young fellow was game to the
last. Never moved a muscle. Seemed
kinder like a damned shame. Gilmore
went up to him and said:
" 'Now, pard, is everything all right?
Does it fit your neck according to
Hoyle?'
Letter Pulled Oat.
" 'All right.'
" 'Have you anything to say why this
er er little picnic shouldn t proceed?
" 'Nothin'.'
" 'Have yer got any word to leave
to your friends? If ye have make It
short, for we re goln' to break camp in
side of ten minutes.' ,
"That young feller took his eyes oft i
bit of sagebrush for the first time and
looked us straight in the eyes. His
eyes were blue. I took notice of that
and his face was lean and kinda pure
lookln . He dldn t seem to be takin
much interest in wnat was gom on
around him. Kinder, had a far-way,
talkin'-to-the-angel look. Made me feel
as though I dldn t count much, any
way. Kept thinking of some things
I learnt in feunoay school In Missouri
when 1 wasn't blggern that basket of
papers. Then he came to and. draw
ing a crumpled letter from his pocket.
spoke with a kind of tremble in his
voice. . .
" 'Pe'haps you're a better scholar
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are social theorists, each with a solu
tion in which he has entire confidence.
They both are forever quarreling with
each -other. Anne, Wellwyn's daughter,
would leave the poor, to take care of
themselves.
All the scenes take place in Well
wyn's studio. In the first act, Christ
mas eve, Mrs. Meegan, a poor flower
girl; Per rand, a destitute Frenchman,
and Timson. a tipsy old cabby, come to
Wellwyn's door and present his cards,
which he had given them, as was his
habit when he assisted persons. Well
wyn takes them in.
In the second act Wellwyn tries to
find a solution for their problems. The
two friends quarrel and during the dis
cussion, Ferrand makes love to Mrs.
Meegan and Timson steals Wellwyn's
rum and gets drunk. - ' -
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months later, when all are united
again. Mrs. Meegan is brought in al-
than I be. If you'll Jest read that and
be kind enough to answer it I'll tell
yer what to say.
"Gilmore had already passed the coil
of rope to Hank Woodruff and he had
drawn it taut. He took the letter and
as we hung around kinda curious-like
he opened it and read aloud:
" "Etowah, Georgia. Jan. 18, 1874.
Mv dear son James. For long weary
months I have waited for news from
you since your last letter to your old
mother. God bless you James and
answer my prayers that this letter may
reach you. Thanking you for your
thoughtful care of me in my old age.
But once more to look in your dear
face and feel that my baby boy was
near me would cheer my old heart
more than to possess all the gold in
Idaho. When are you coming home?
You promised me that in the Spring
you would come back to me. May the
good God watch over and prosper and
return my dear boy to my old arms
before I die. From your loving
mother.' "
Lynchers Are Touched.
Leon paused and looked vacantly up
to the ceiling. His eyes followed the
drunken gyrations of the yellow wasp.
"That letter did the business," he
said finally, as a big tear trickled
down his sun-browned cheek.
."Gilmore had a good' education back
in Michigan and he commenced In a
strong, clear voice, but before the
closing words were out it was all we
could do to hear his voice.
"Yes, sir, and my eyes got weaker
than a sick heifer. Fact! The rope
slackened until it fell from the hands
of Woodruff and the breath of the
morning vcame rushing through the
leaves of that damned old tree and
long shafts of sunlight kinder pros
pected down through the opening
boughs some way. My throat caved
in like and I went to thinking of long
sunny days on the banks of the Mis
sourl with my old dog, and of a little
sister with eyes Just like this leilow's,
and of my old 'mammy and of how she
taught me to pray. Couldn't help it.
Mr. Editor. Borrowing a horse and
robbing a stage didn't seem a big
enough thing to string that boy up
for and break his old mother's heart.
Guess Gilmore was thinking the same
way, for he kinda reverent-like folded
up that soiled bit of paper and handed
it to its owner and without a word
slipped the noose from his neck and
then, in a tone as gentle as a mother,
asked:
" 'War you goln' home, stranger?
" 'Yes.
" 'Goodbye.'
"The boy didn't dare trust his voice
in thanks. I know how he felt. But
he drew from his wallet a small bag
of twenties and offered it to Jack."
" 'Hossr . '
"'No.'
" 'Take her an' goodbye.'
"He mounted the mare while we
stopped and Watched him out of sight,
and then, like a pack of starvedacoy
otes, we turned silently and sneaked
for Boise."
SCHOOL SITE BEFORE CLUB
Hawthorne Parent-Teacher Body to
Consider Question Wednesday.
The Hawthorne Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hold a special rryeeting
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In
the assembly hall of that school to
consider further the question of the
site for a new schoolhouse in the
Hawthorne district. Representatives
from the association and the East
Side Business Men's Club investigated
possible sites during the week and
among what is considered the most
available and central is a block on East
Seventeenth and East Taylor streets,
most drowned, having attempted sui
cide. She wants to die but it not al
lowed to do so. The unfortunates come
back to Wellwyn, and It is plain that
there is . no solution to the problem.
They all say that It is the life they
would live. The following is the cast:
Christopher Wellwyn, an artist
, Howard Barlow
Anne, his daughter Marian Allhands
Mrs. Meegan , Varna Menefie
Ferrand Alex Lackey
Timson . . .' Frank Scott
Rory Meesan - Jay Sechrlst
Professor Cat way Stevenson Smith
Canon Bertley .Charles Larrabee
Sir Thomas Hoxton Joyce Kelly
Constable Donald Lancefleld
Chief Humbleman Harold Holder
Second Huinbleman Mathew Kiddle
Loafer Lindsley Rons
Stase manager Maurine Taber
Costumer i. Juanlta Parker
Properties . . Frances Kennlcott
Ele.rician Joyce Kelly
Business manager Helen Walton
Advertising; manager Ambrose Brownell
General assistant Cireu-hen BrlKge-
which Is really nearly a block and
a half in size.
The Parent-Teacher Association ana
East Side Business Men's Club point
out that the present Hawthorne School
building and site must be abandoned to
the Washington High School, as the
latter school already uses part of the
Hawthorne School, and must have more
room. The Board of Education has
favored erecting a schoolhouse at East
Thirty-ninth and East Harrison street
and plans have been drawn for this
structure, but people sending children
to the Hawthorne building oppose this
plan. The Board of Education has
agreed to give them a hearing before
the annual meeting, and the meeting
next Wednesday is to form a state
ment to the Board and recommend a
new site for the Hawthorne building.
PARK CHANGES ADVOCATED
Ladd Addition Improvement Club
. Also Wants Street Signs.
The Ladd Addition Improvement Club
Friday night decided to ask the City
Commissioners to abandon the present
plan for Central Park in Ladd Addi
tion and make it more practical and
of use to the public. Rev. C. C. Poling
said that the park Is of no practical
use to the community except fororna
mental purposes. He suggested - that
the shrubbery be removed and a foun
tain be placed in the center and the
publio be permitted to use it. The
club voted to ask the City Commis
sioners to place posts in the addition
so street signs may be put up. Mr.
Poling was made chairman of a com
mittee of rive men and women to handle
the park changes and erection of street
signs.
C. D. Frasler, chairman, announced
that the specifications used in improve
ment of streets in Ladd's Addition had
not yet been received and no further
action had been taken in the street sit
uation. The club received and accepted an
invitation to attend a meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association at the
Hawthorne School Wednesday to as
sist in procuring a site for a new
schoolhouse In the Hawthorne district.
At the close of the business session
a musical programme was provided.
FORESTRY TIMBER ON MART
Sealed Bids on Snoqualnile' Reserve
Tracts Due Till December 9.
Fifty-two and one-half million feet
of saw timber In the Snoqualmie Na
tional forest. In Washington, has been
placed on the market by the Forest
Service. District Forester Cecil will
rfeceived sealed bids on the timber up
to and including December 9.
The timber is situated in township
30 north, range 10 east, on Coal and
Deer creeks, within a few miles of the
town of SUverton, Wash., which is on
the Monte Cristo branch of the North
ern Pacific Railway, 76 miles northeast
P-of Seattle.
The lowest rates which will be con- .
sidered in accepting bids on this tim
ber are 11.50 a thousand feet for Doug
las fir and Western white pine; (2 a
thousand for Western red cedar, and
50 cents for Western hemlock and
amabilis fir. One year-will be allowed
for preliminary construction, and sev
en years for the cutting and removal
of the timber. The contract of sale
will provide that stumpage rates may
be readjusted at the end of the third
year of the cutting period.
Applewood is the favorite material for
ordinary ta? handles and some' goes Into
so-called briar pipes.