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ADVICE TO ASPIRANTS
Elsie Ferguson Recalls How She Secured Her First Speaking Role a
Stage and Urges Others to Follow- Example.
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Is He a Good Man for City Commissioner?
THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 6, - 1913.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Partiality toward none.
Justice for all.
Better business conditions.
Common -Bene administration.
For Commissioner
Paid Adv.