Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1915)
13 START IN CHORUS, IS ADVICE TO ASPIRANTS Elsie Ferguson Recalls How She Secured Her First Speaking Role a Stage and Urges Others to Follow- Example. o Is He a Good Man for City Commissioner? THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 6, - 1913. c EAD fir - F ' - i v " ' f - "i If ' lil'J " ill f-&5h& si '' III iv. Mi " - .-1 ELSIE FERGUSON' says to stage as pirants: "Get a position in the chorus. That's the way I started. The other girls around you will act as a sort of support during your first days. Get used to the audience, to stage ways, to the lights and to the thou sand and. one things that the actress must learn, so perhaps when the time, arrives and you get a line to read, you will know how to do it without fuss ing and betraying to the audience that you are so nervous you can hardly stand." Miss Ferguson, although a young woman, has had a varied career on the stage and played a wide range of parts. She began in the chorus of "The Belle of New York" and next ap peared In "The Liberty Belles," where she had just one line to speak. A few years later she was with Cyril Maude, playing Ella Seaford in "The Earl of Pawtucket." In this character she made her Lon don debut at The Playhouse, Return ing to this country, she appeared in "Pierre of the Plains," "The Battle," "The Traveling Salesman." as a star In "Dolly Madison" and "Such a Lit tle Queen" and under the direction of Klaw & Erlanger in "Primrose" and "The Strange Woman." These are merely a few of her more important appearances, but reference should be made also to her success in New York In the revivals of "Rosedale" and "Arizona." In "Outcast" this sea son she is credited with scoring the greatest success' of her career. HARRY WOLFF IS DUE B'nai B'rith President to Visit Portland Today. LODGE PARTY TO BE MET Portland First City to Be Inspected on Official Tour of District 4. Milton Meyer, Grand Trus tee, to Come "With Visitors. Harry K. Wolff, of San Francisco, grand president of District Grand Lodge No. 4, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, will arrive in Portland today on a tour of the northern sec tion of the district over which he pre sides. He will be accompanied by Mil ton Meyer, of San Francisco, grand trustee of the district. Mrs. Wolff and Mrs. Meyer also will be members ol the party. The visitors will arrive in Portland on the Shasta Limited at 1:50. They will be met at the depot by a party from Portland B'nai B'rith Lodge, headed by David X. Mosessohn, second grand vice-president; A. Boskovitx, district deputy; A. Rosenstein, of the women's department; M. M. Bett man. president of Portland lodge, and N. Weinstein. of Theodore Herzl Lodge. The visitors will be taken first to the Portland Hotel, where they will make their headquarters until Wednes day, when they leave for Tacoma. B'NAI B'RITH GRAND PRES1- DE.VT, WHO WI'jL A.1R1VE IX POKTLA.VD TODAY. I ' V f n ' i ji - -- it i it : : - - : : j ; x ; i I ' X I Portland is the first city visited by Mr. Wolff in his official tour of the northern section of his Jurisdiction. The members of the party will be the guests at dinner tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David N. Mosessohn. 485 East Eighteenth street. They will be taken for a drive about the city tomorrow afternoon, and to morrow night will be the guests at a dinner given them by members of the B'nai B'rith order in this city. A Joint meeting- and initiation of the B'nai B'rith lodges will be held Tuesday night at the B'nai B'rith build ing. A class of 25 will be initiated and addresses will be given by the visitors. A supper will follow the ceremonies inv which the women's aux iliary will participate. Mr. Wolff is a prominent San Fran cisco lawyer and Mr. Meyer a promt nent insurance man of that city. REST ROOMS PROVIDED Various Organizations Co-operate With Festival Association. Arrangements have been made In co operation with the Rose Festival As sociation by various organizations for the establishment of rest rooms for the benefit of mothers who are in the city during the Rose Festival. Arrange ments for these rest rooms have been made by the Oregon Congress of Moth ers, Parent-Teacher- Association, Visit ing Nurse Association, Junior League, Catholic Woman's League. Council of Jewish Women and People's Institute. and the rest rooms indicated are to be at the following named places: First Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth and Alder streets; Ladil School, West Park and Jefferson streets; Unitarian (jnurcn, uroaaway and Yamhill streets; Courthouse, room 551; Catholic Wo man's League, 125 Fourth street; store at Third street, entrance Multnomah Hotel; store, Broadway and Pine street; People's Institute, Fourth and Burn side streets. Heads of the committees from the various organizations that are assist ing In this work are: Oregon Congress of Mothers, Mrs. J. C. Elliott King; Portland Council Parent-Teacher As sociation, Mrs. F. E. Julian, Mrs. Albert J. Hoover; Visiting Nurse As sociation, Mrs. James B. Kerr, Mrs. C. U. Gantenbein; Junior League, Mrs. A. D. Norris, Miss Louise Bradley; Catho lic Woman's League, Mrs. F. W. Isher- wooa, council of Jewish Women, Mrs. Isaac Swett; People's Institute Miss Valentine Prlchard. A LAND DEAL John Deland, formerly of Seattle, but now of Tacoma, was in a business deal with him. When interviewed, stated: "Cooper and I made a verbal agreement to purchase a large tract of land in Mexico, for which we were each to pay an equal amount. In addition to this verbal agreement, Cooper drew up a written agreement which called for the purchase of additional land, after we had acquired the first. After a trip to Mexico, where I thoroughly inspected the tract, I went to Chicago and took an option on the property. When the time for payment on the land came I discharged my part of the obligation and re quested Cooper to make his partnership agreement good. He gave me the horse laugh and I had to put up the balance of the purchase price myself. It was then that I discovered that Cooper had cleverly worded the written contract so as to give him a half ownership in the original tract, for which I paid the entire amount. He was therefore getting a good many thousand dollars' worth of land for nothing. "I paid him more money for his interest in the land and informed him that our connections had been severed and I did not wish him to speak to me or have him tell people he knew me. I still have possession of the Mexican land and the contract, by which I lost a good many thousand dollars." ANOTHER ONE .He was interested in the Adjustable Liquid Gauge Company, and on its literature, while Cooper's name was not mentioned, it stated "Offices 813-14 Chamber of Commerce Building," which is Cooper's office. The company filed a preliminary statement with the Corporation Commission at Salem and the Commissioner did not allow it to do business. AS GRAND BANKER W. O. W. He was formerly the Grand Banker of the Woodmen of the World. At the Los Angeles convention a controversy arose as to whether he was receiving interest on the organization funds, amounting to several thousand dollars. Claims were made that he was receiving interest and not turning it in to the organization. He did not disprove the claim, and the Woodmen of the "World elected E. Snodgrass. The Oregon delegation voted against Cooper. Mr. Snodgrass, who superseded Cooper, is turning all interest over to the organization. Mr. W. H. Curtis, formerly of the Curtis Power Boat Co., stated that Cooper owned 49 per cent of the stock of that company. The concern was declared bankrupt and creditors received only a small amount of their claims. i Cooper was vice-president and treasurer of the Gas Power & Supply Co., a concern with a $50,000 capitalization. Early this year it was taken over by its creditors, showing assets of only $12,000, liabilities of $25,000. Several years ago Cooper promoted the Castilloa Rubber Planta tion Company and has since" been its manager. Many women, working girls and others of Portland elsewhere invested their savings and now have beautifully engraved certificates to show for the money they invested. You can buy certificates in this company for a few cents on the dollar. No dividends have ever been paid to the certificate holders. Is C. V. Cooper a. proper man to be of the heads of the Portland City as one Paid Advertisement by Phillip Grossmayer, Wilcox Building, Portland, Or. S533 Albert Wilson are registered at the Eaton. .... P Fontane. of Denver, is at ine Nortonia. J. E. Kavanaugh, of Chicago, is at the Nortonia. Mrs. H. G. Gibson, of Canby, Js at the Seward. C. W. Bobbins, -ef Corvallis, is at the Seward. E. S. Rickard. of San Francisco. Is registered at the Seward. A. A. Qustafson, of San Francisco, is registered :.t the Seward. V. "V Arens n. Nrw York Citv vocal maestro, has arrived in this city to reside and to pass week-ends at his Hood-River fruit ranch. Mr. Arena ex pects to be in Oregon until early in September. Mr. and Mrs. William Burg, of Will mina, are at the Cornelius. John Ries, of Livermore, Iowa, is at the Cornelius. A. 3. Mitchell, of Calexlco, Cai., Is at the Cornelius. Mrs. G. B. Hagerman. of Newberg, is at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Howell, of Salem, are at the Portland. Dr. F. K. Ainsworth, chief surgeon of the Southern Pacific and superin- NEW PORTRAITS OF TWO CHARMING LITTLE MAIDS. Harry lv. Wolff. PERS0NAMVIENTI0N. A. G. Makers, of Salem, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mra. W. G. Hufford, of Stev enson, Wash., are at the Imperial. J. C. Kennedy, of Brogran, is register ed at the Imperial. R. R, Turner, of Roseburg-, is at the Imperial. J. C. McElroy, of Salem, is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hanners, of Eugrene, are at the Oregon. J. H. Jones, of Spokane, is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ramp, of Brooks, are at the Oregon. Dr. G. A. Wlsleclews, of Salem, is at the Nortonia. V. G. Bayne, of Grass Valley, la at the Nortonia. Mrs, Charles F. Muller and Mrs. E f .vV - - ' ' ? ! :: M si f '': ;- - : V"' " V ? - c&?7e Ml Mary Jane Plerons HhtIm rhoto), I)iuhtrr of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. PicroiiK, and Alias Harriet Klixabeta Rosa lBunnell l'hoto), Daughter of Or. and Mm. Kdwln Hsu, Miss Pierong- is a charming little maid and is always In demand In the various games and parties among the children. Miss Ross, of St. Helens, Or., has recently been visiting Miss Klbertson, of this city, and has bad a wonderful time at parties. tendent of the Southern Pacific hos pitals, has been a Portland visitor for the last few days. He is traveling over the lines in the hospital ear "San Fran cisco" and acquainting himself with conditions everywhere. He conferred while here with Portland officials of the J. S. Thompson, of Sheridan, is registered at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, of Chica go, are at the Portland. M. B. Limlar, of Xlwaco. is at the Portland. J. . B. Wilkes, of Hillsboro, Is at the Perkins. . W. H. Skinner, of Hermiston, is at the Perkins. E. J. Hille, of Castle Rock, is at the Perkins. M. P. Henderson, of Amity, Is at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. William Hart, of Salem, are at the Multnomah. . G.f W. Hussey, of Spokane, Is. at the Multnomah. ' C. H. Coffin, of Boise, is at the Multnomah. Kirk Walling and Bert Kirkwood, of Amity, are at the Multnomah. N. E. Scott, of Forest Grove, is reg lstered at the Eaton. Misses I. E. Roark and M. Van Fleet, of Salem, are at the Eaton. CHICAGO, June 5. (Special.) The following, from Oregon are registered at Chicago hotels: Portland,- LaSalle, C. S. Pratt, Hood River; Great Northern, W. N. Winter. 3 SEEK P0STMASTERSH1P Speculation Is Rife Over Who Will Get Hood River Office. HOOD RIVER. Or., June 6. (Special.) Speculation is rife here over the ap proaching appointment of a local post master to succeed J. P. Lucas, whose term of office will expire with the ending of this, month. The follow ing three applicants are making an active campaign for the appointment: V. C. Brock, assistant cashier of the First National Bank; T. A. Revis, a West Side orchardist, and Professor L. F. Henderson, formerly head of the department of botany at the Univer sity of Idaho, who has retired to his local orchard home. J. M. Culbertson, an early applicant, has announced that he has retired from the race. Petitions for all the postmastership aspirants have been submitted to Ore gon's United States Senators and the President. ACTRESSES MUST BE 16 Judge Cleeton Says Permits Will Be Refused to Young Girls. No girls under 16 years of age will be given permits to appear In theaters hereafter, said County Judge Cleeton yesterday. The Judge also thinks he may endeavor to promote a city ordi nance prohibiting the appearance on the publio stage of girls of tender years. Girls under 16 have been appearing in moving picture theaters on - "ama teur nights," according to reports which have reached Judge Cleeton. School teachers - have complained to him that some girls were attending these per formances when they should be atudy ing. . WARCRAFT ASKED AT ONCE Telegram Reminds Mr. Daniels of Promise for Festival. AlthougH Secretary of the Navy Dan iels promised that he would arrange to have a battleship in this harbor during the Rose Festival, it appears that, with the date of the opening of the festival only three days off, he has done nothing about it. Steps are being taken to remind him of his prom ise and to secure if possible the bat tleship South Dakota.. Senators Harry Lane and George E Chamberlain yesterday telegraphed a request to Secretary Daniels, and sim ilar action is being followed out by the Chamber of Commerce. Following is the message sent by the two Oregon Senators: "Rose Festival here commencing ninth instant. Our people anxious to have So,j.th Dakota, now accessible at Bremerton, or some battleship here during festival. Plenty of water on bar and in River. Piloting and moor ing without cost to Government. It will be greatest disappointment to us all if our request not complied with. Can you not order ship here at once?" Three Divorce Suits Begun. Complaints in three divorce suits were filed yesterday in County Clerk Coffey's office. Anita Brush sued that she had been treated cruelly and that her husband had not provided a home for her. Erik Bjorklund brought suit against his wife. Singe Bjorklund. asking- a divorce on grounds of deser tion. Katherine G. Larson sued Charles A. Larson for divorce, alleging cruelty. 3Jan Mistreating Horses Arrested. For trying to make a team of horses pull an overloaded wagon. J. E. Brown, employed by the Lilly Seed Company, at Front and Yamhill streets, was taken to the police station by Patrol man J. Burrl yesterday. The police man declared that Brown was trying to get his sweating horses to pull a five-ton load of Hour that they could not budge. Lake Chelan Visitors Arriving. WENATCHEE, Wash., June 5. (Spe cial.) The vanguard of the tourists headed for Lake Chelan has arrived. For the last two weeks hotels report an ever. increasing number of Eastern- Wallace P. Brush for divorce, alleging ers arriving here and going to the lake. RE-ELECT WM. L. BREWSTER BUSINESS VS. CITY COMMISSIONER POLITICS THIS ISSUE IS SQUARELY BE FORE YOU. Commissioner Brewster has refused to play politics; has met public issues squarely. He has the courage of his convictions, re gardless of political effect. He believes his job to be essentially a business job. There can be no question of his devotion to the city's interests as opposed to any private interests. He has been faithful to his trust.' Do you want a CLEAN-CUT BUSINESS MAN as City Com missioner? Do you want as -Commissioner one who is experienced and has made good, or some one who is untried and uneducated in the city's affairs ? Why take a chance ? Brewster has the Experience and the Ability, coupled with a high sense of Public Duty. HE DESERVES YOUR SUPPORT. " RE-ELECT HIM. Paid Adv. by Brewster Campaign Committee. r - 'wi I- Mm V NO. 17 I X 1 CALDWELL, GEO. W. Partiality toward none. Justice for all. Better business conditions. Common -Bene administration. For Commissioner Paid Adv.