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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 4, 1915. NOTED PERSONS AND NEWS EVENTS ARE CAUGHT BY CAMERA Jean St. Cyr Picturesque Figure at Palm Beach Soldiers Guard Mexican Border Mr. Vanderbilt and Party Go to San Francisco Exposition. ff MB w'w"T' 4 -1 '14 - Iro Sifk t-fwAfi f'1' , sZT" l i t4 r - . - J -J r i gijg5 . . - ' "Til w?" i . . v ..i.,. --yrrt i ! . , - 'i? - i'-fw JOHN REED, OF PORTLAND, GOES TO RUSSIAN FRONT Author, Portland Academy and Harvard Graduate, AVho Has Been an I. W. W. and a Socialist, Says He Now Belongs to No Organization. Zc32Grai-Jb iJi. r. cine! ZZJ pAict- oj A EW YORK, April 3 (Special.) I will entertain during the ppio games do," which describes the tragic futility HI 1 One of the most picturesque fig- " 1 urea at Palm Beach la Jean St. Cyr. He is a eood-lookingr youth, who when 22 years old married the widow of a well-known Connecticut banker, Henry Ked field. Mrs. St. Cyr had children as old as her youthful hus band. They ppent their summers at Bar Harbor, where they had a beautiful cottiiee. their Winters at New York and Paim Beach. Young St. Cyr was distinguished for his colorful costumes and his devotion to fast ridini? horses and speedy automobiles. On January 1. Mrs. St. Cyr died. The widower has been at Palm Beach this Winter, tak ins part in the social activities of the resort and Interesting the pleasure eeekcrs there by the elaborateness of his wardrobe. - nncle Sam's soldier boys are sruard- lnff the Mexican border and are keep ing in constant training at Fort Brown, Brownsville. Texas, to be prepared for any duty to which their country may call them. The men are having excel lent camp life in the meanwhile. Drills and hikes, with plenty of amusement amd leisure, good food and balmy weather are the daily routine of the regulars. Pictures were made recently of a field battery and cavalry and in fantry on review at the fort grounds; and of a battallion drill. The men are members of the coast artillery being used as Infantry. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. Jr., with her children and party of friends, pass ed through Chicago recently en route to the Panama-Pacific International Ex position. They stopped In the city for a few hours while their private car was being switched to another road. The children spent the time at the Zoo in Lincoln Park, while Mrs. Van derbilt went to a hotel. A picture was made of Mrs. Vanderbilt and ber daughter; Muriel, leaving their private car. Mrs. Vanderbilt. who was form erly Virginia Fair, of an Francisco, at the exposition. Many of the polo of mortals continuing on theiit marcli players are her friends. ' ' for the Idealistic and the fact that no matter how hard humans may aspire Theodore Roosevelt recently visited the different committees In Brooklyn which are striving to ease the dis tresa caused by unemployment. In fact, the Colonel is out of a job him self these days. He admitted it. for he signed his name to a timecard of the Mayor's "rummage committee." - The card showed that "T. Roosevelt, of Oys ter BaV," had worked a quarter of an hour for the committee and had taRen his pay in "groceries." The Colonel was delighted with all he saw; and- was. especially pleased with the efficiency with which the relief work is going on. He was anxious to find out what was being done to relieve cases which do not come to the notice of the committee until absolute necessity compels the unfortunates to come forward. Colonel Roosevelt also inspected the work of the "bundle day committee and ad vised distributors to ask policemen on duty for tips as to worthy and needy families. Genius is said to be embodied in every line of Mrs. Harry Payne Whit ney's masterpiece of sculpture, the Fountain of 1 Dorado, which is on exhibition" at the Panama-Pacific Ex position. Mrs. Whitney' interpreta tion of the old Indian legend or jsi Dorado represents two divinely ap pointed custodians guarding the gates of the Elysium, where dwelt the Sun deity, who represented the goal of all human aspirations ana tne ena or an human striving. Tha origin of Mrs. Whitney'a concep tion, strangely enough, came from a California woman, Mrs. Frederick Col burn, a writer and friend of the sculp tress, who In her "Stories of El Dora do." published In 1904, set forth the dramatic story of the Lost Rael, that has for its theme the vanishing of the Savior, who. Indiana came to believe. dwelt in the. aun. This subject was woven into the "Fountain of EU Dora-1 aid strive, there awaits only failure in the end. At the time the commission for war had been thought of, but the in terpretation she has put into the mas terpiece, it is said, seems to have fore shadowed the great catastrophe. TEACHING SKILL LACKING Teachers of English Criticised iy Detroit High School Head. , ' CHICAGO, March 2U. Unsatisfactory results in teaching English throughout the United States, in the opinion' of Edwin I Miller, principal of the North west High School, Detroit, are due.to lack of training on the part of the teachers. Principal Miller 'appeared before the Convention of the North Central As sociation of Colleges and Secondary schools. "Too many teachers," he said, "fail to differentiate between expressi6n and appreciation of literature. Expression leads to composition and appreciation to the study of literature. These, two factors are necessary, but they demand different methods ef teaching and the distinction hetween them ia not made by some teachera." WOMAN . LEAVES 2 "WILLS Document Admitted to Probate Gives $35,000 to Servant Girl. POTTSVrLLE, Pa., March 28 At a hearing before Judge MacHenry Wil helm. of the Orphans' Court, it devel oped that' Mrs. Margaret McQuall, ef New Philadelphia, left two wills, in one cf which she bequeathed large came here 64 years ago and have lived sums to public institutions, while in another wilt she left the tyulk of her property to Mary Ruditis, a, servant maid. If the will" admitted tp probata is es tablished as legal Miss Ruditis will get about $35,000 from the estate, while Mrs. McfQuail'a own brother, a veteran of the Civj War. wilj be left without a cent. Pair Wedded 8 7 Tears. , - KAVENA, O., March 29 Mr. and Mrs. La Viere Dalrymple, of this city, have the distinction of having been married for the longest period of any couple In Portage Ceunty, their wed ding having been solemnised T years ago at Brattleboro, -Vermont. They under the same roof during all that period. or the four sons and two daughters born to them, all but the oldest are living, one of the daughters. Miss Eliza Dalrymple, being a teacher in Cleveland. Wife Is Husband's Chattel. NEW YORK, March 28. A husband s entitled to all his wife's earnings unlesa he makes a contract with her to the contrary. Supreme Court Justice Morschauser so decided at White Plains today. The action which brought forth the decision was one to set aside a transfer of property, No. 67 River- dale -avenue, Yonkers, from Andre to Mary Hopke, on the ground that the transfer was made to defraud the creditors of Andre. - i EW YORK. March 23. (Special Correspondence.) John Iieed, who still claims Portland as his I home, left England last Thursday en j route to the' war lines in Russia, where i le goes as staff writer of the Metro ! ..olitan. No war writer has appealed to the popular Interest of New York peo ple more than has Mr. Reed. Since his graduation from Harvard a few years ago he ..as been to the center ot most of the turmoils that have attracted the attention of the people of the United States. At the time of the strike in the silk mills at Paterson, N. J., he organized a great parade of women strikers and sympathizers. He was with , Villa in Mexico and with the strikers in 'Colorado. A few months ago. In company with !a couple of correspondents, he was ex- pelled from France, while the April 'number of the Metropolitan features an article entitled "In the Oerruan , Trenches." by which Mr. Reed gives an account of his experiences while under French fire. . While In the trenches of the Ger mans John Reed and his companion, Robert Dunn, correspondent of the New York Evening Fost. took a few pot shots at the Turcos, for which they have received criticism in the edltoria '. columns of Collier's Weekly and from : the pen of President Hlbben, of Prlnce ! ton. Spirit of Trenohea Great. In an informal talk before students of the Pulitzer School of Journalism, just before leaving for England, John Reed said: "The President of the United States himself could not keep from shooting if he were in the trenches. One Is car ried away with the spirit f the place. However, when it was all over and we were back away from the firing line the thought that some family In a half famished country might have been left without a father made me worry as to whether one of my shots may not have taken effect." One of the students asked if he were not afraid that he would receive a cool welcome In Russia after having shot at the men In the trenches of their allies. He answered: "No, for Russia Is the most self-contained nation in the world. They do not care what happens outside of their .own borders. There are three nations that are not on the decllne Russia, the United States and Chlna. hese countries alone among the great nrar. hv vast undeveloped re. sources. The Russians are too busy thinkinir of their own future to bother about a few shots sent into the trenches of the French. "A writer should be a member of no ..riv T have been an I. W. W. and Socialist, but now belong to no politi cal organization. I am not for amy side in this war, Dut just as we umci .--respondents are, I am for the country .'latj m in until I get out. The only way that you can give accurate infor mation is through mailed stuff, as you must color your news to favor the Ani.ni... ti.ni- vou write from if the cables s,re used. onlv Romance In War l.ert. The only romance left In war is that of being spies. There ere many ar tagnans In the German army, borne of the German officers slip through the nnc. ir.H in English uniforms, dine with British officers ana come with information. The work of the iii.- in th trenches resembles that of a sewer digger. When new trenches are not being dug there is t. . continu ous repair work from the caving-in of the sides. Tne cuuicieu u where the soldiers sleep, eat and rest are foul with steam, while the bitter cold outside often causes pneumonia when the soldiers piuneo i" through the muddy trenches. "The Germans figure upon eight men being killed in each kilometer of trenches from rifle fire every day. These lose their lives from carelessly looking over the tops of the trenches. Anyone who has been in the trenches . . whilA will do the same thing. The soldiers get so that they do n'.t notice the bullets. "When In Mexico with Villa s troor? a sniper opened fire on another fellov and myself as we were crossing an open stretch of country. We could see him following us with his gun and, ae the bullets fell near, we ran our fast est. But the lead hit around us Just the same. Finally, as we became ex hausted and more accustomed to being shot at, we did not mind the firing in the least. Ail the toldler try to dodge the bullets at first. "The soldiers In the trenches suffer intensely from rheumatism, while an average of 1200 are taken from the whole line of German trenches Insane each day." John Reed will proceed to Rusela from England by a northerly route. Next year he will bo sent to write a series of articles concerning China. In his spare moments now he Is informing himself for this visit. In addition to the Metropolitan. Mr, I'.eed has written for the New York World. Times, The Masses and a num ber of other publications. He received his early training at the Portland Academy. COLLIE KIDNAPS TINY DOG West Philadelphia Aroused at Theft and "Cops" Join Search. PHILADELPHIA March i'8. All West. Philadelphia was aroused the other night by the bold kidnaping of littlo Mexican dog by a huae collie. Ths collie, which had escaped from the vet erinary department of the University, dashed Into the yard of John S. Orn, Jr., seized little Chlco by thy neck, hook him a few times and then dashed out. still carrying the trembling Mexican pup In his teeth. An alarm was sent out to tne ponoe of all the West Philadelphia districts and the cops were put on the lookout for the collie. He was first spotted at Forty-sixth and Hansom streets, atlll carrying Chlco. He was seen again an hour later at mrty-rounn street ana Lansdowne avenue, where several po licemen fired at him, but again he es caped. At a late hour the search was still in progress. The collie came from overoooic. ins owner thought he was developing strange symptoms and had him sent to the veterinary department of the uni versity for observation and treatment Just as the dog was being led into the building he slipped his collar and dashed off. Nathan Feldman, a student. pursued him and saw him run Into tne Grass yard. Twelve-year-old Ida Bhaw, who lives next door, tried to scare on the collie with a broom, but he started to attack her. The Mexican dog at tempted to defend her, and It was then that the collie seised him and rarried him off. It is not believed tbat the collie Is mad. RACE WITH DEATH IS LOST Injured Miner Kxplres Before He Can Be Taken to Hospital. POTTSV1LLE. Pa,. March 28. Anthony Bartnlck, of Mlnersvllle, lout In a thrill ing race against death after his body had been torn and mangled In an ac cident at the Lytle colliery. Bartnlck was pinioned under a rush of tons of rock, and when he was dug from be neath tha mass he was in a dying con dition. He gasped directions to be placed in the colliery ambulance and taken to the Pottsvllle Hospital Defore lapsing into unconsciousness. hen the ambulance was coming down Market street one of the attendants saw his head fall to one side, and Dr. F. W. Boyer, who was summoned, pronounced him dead. Mary Posted, of Pottsvllle, also died In a similar manner from heart disease while being taken in the same ambu lance a little later. Wiaei as Dreams. Judge. 'Women are dreams!" murmured the sentimentalist, gazing en a group of them in silk attire. You bet they are, the practicality snapped back at the murmurous one: 'and dreams go by contraries, all right.- In Italy thsre are more theaters In propor tion to the population iun la auy elaer country.
