THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAJfD, OCTOBIvR 24, 1915.
PORTLAND WOMAN MAKES WONDERFUL
WOVEN, COLORED, RAFFIA BASKETS
Mrs. Alia Tyler, Great-Grandmother, Enjoys Playtime of Busy Life by Producing With Her Own Hands Beautiful
Art Works, Patterned After Indian Designs, Which Are Held Priceless Within Family.
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BY LEONE CASS BAER.
SUPPOSE I should be making
bandages or knitting sjcks for
my grandchildren, nay my pr.at-
grandchildren but I'm not. I'm li&vin?
a play time, a mcxst restful, happy play
time, and I spend it making baskets."
So spoke Mrs. Alia Tyler one day last
week, when I happened out her way
to pay a visit to the lovely dahlias at
the Charles Mastick home on Derby
and Winchell streets. The dahlias are
a whole big story in themselves, and
the place has become a veritable show
garden since the dahlia fame has
spread.
But this is not a story about the
dahlias. It is about the wonderful bas
kets Mrs. Tyler ie mak'nt?, and has
been making for a dozen years. And, as
she says, it is her pleasure and her
play.
Knitted Hone Brlnft l.auprh.
"When I was younger I gave of my
time and my strength to doing for
others. That Is why I leave ".he ban
dage making and the sewing for col
diers to younger women today. As for
knitting stockings for my great-grandchildren,
well
Here Mrs. Tyler paused and laughed.
'The modern grandchilt-does not weur
knitted hose like bis grandfather wore
in my day."
It is because she refuses to grow old
and sit by the fire and knit that Mrj.
Tyler has taken to making basket.
They are individual expressions of her
busy hands, her energetic spirit arid
her artietic knowledge. More than a
dozen years ago she began making the
lovely baskets, and now her collection
adorns the living-room in the Mastick
home and overflows into th homes of
the four Mastick girts, who have mar
ried and left the home roof. :
It is a law that the baskets remai.i
In the family. Only the close kith end
kin receive any of the haadiwork of
Mrs. Tyler. Not for sale at any price
are they, and never on exhibition In an
entirety. Once a few of them were
sent to the Salem fair 'and captured
the biggest honors. But for the most
part the baskets stay ulose to home.
Home la Happy One.
"Home" is with Mrj. Tyler's daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles L. Mastick. Hera, sur
rounded by her loving family and min
istered to with thoughtful care, Mrs.
Tyler's life is a sweet, happy song and
a busy one from early dawn to dusk.
"I first took up basketry because
the fascination of the weaving ap
pealed to me," she says. "I had done
embroidery all my life, and tne fine,
sweet. Intimate accessories of the
brides and the babies in my tamily had
always been my joy to make, with wee
ditches and fond hopes. And so when
I eaw a friend of ours weaving a bas
ket I wanted to make one. too.
"When she saw my interest and of
fered to show me how, I eagerly ac
cepted, and in two lessons I turned out
the ugliest, squattiest, bumpiest little
basket you ever eaw. But it didn't dis
courage rne. I was completely obsessed
Danaages or Knitunar ajcks ior t'f r.? fer'v-
SOME LAY LETTERS ON LIVE TOPICS
PORTLAND, Oct. 23. To the Editor.) i
The child of today is the sub
ject of so much attention that he
is almost deserving of sympathy. His
every act is dissected and his tenden
cies analyzed till the sub-conscious
must be growing fat on the crumbs
that fall from' the table of full con
scious life. On the surface our reforms
run by streaks and spurts, but there
is at least the consolation that under
neath it all is the deep stream of
reality progressing undisturbedly and
with steady flow to the fulfillment of
the general scheme of the universe. A
world would not be a world without
its enthusiasts, radicals and faddists.
They are the bubbles rising to the sur
face from the seething mass beneath
and they have their place as an indi
cator of what is hidden in the depths.
What Is more, they can be utilized for
further Impetus to an otherwise slug
gish reaction in a regime slow in its
development. But they have their dan
gers also when they are taken too seri
ously or when attempt is made to es
tablish a new regime founded upon
their effervescing fervor.
We are entertained periodically with
recital of the marvels of some indi
vidual prodigy until we wonder
whether within our inflexible skulls
there might not have been lurking all
these years the stunted germs of an
undeveloped Solomon. Our parents
have allowed their opportunity to slip
away from them and we suffer by their
stupidity. But hope is not gone. In
our child we see the possibilities that
were Ignored in us, and Oh! How
easy! we find in our morning paper
a ready-prepared prescription whereby
the mistakes of our fathers can be
spared our child a sort of character-
on-the-halfshell to be passed over to
tneni wunout the struggle of attain
ment. Fine! What little character I
have has cost too much.
What are these rules for our guid
ance? Let us adopt them at once.
1. "Never inflict physical . punish
ment. " Good! Mfthlnks I can feel the
sting of the switch yet. I am glad
my child can he spared that. But,
wait a minute. I Imposed upon my
father once. I do not believe I would
respect him as I do If he bad stood
for it. He might have reached his
point In another way. but on thinking
It all over I rather think that under
all the circumstances he reached me
by the right channel on that particular
occasion. Sometimes he missed it. but
just then I think the means adopted
reached the desired end most effectual
ly. I guess I will have to think a lit
tle further on this rule. I have
3.
with the spirit of the art, and I set
out in real earnest. Since that day I
have made more than 60 baskets.
Uirds Get First Effort.
"I gave the first little one to tna
birds in their cage for their nest. It
did service in that capacity for sev
eral generations of songsters."
Mrs. Tyler makes her own dyes, and
the secret of the wonderful rare col
orings in the patterns is her own.
"They tell me the Indians use aniline
dye now, but I am progressing back
ward. I stain my raffia with dyes
made from herbs and roots and leaves.
"The Oregon grape leaf makes a
beautiful shade of yellow, depending
on the time of the season when I use
it. Walnut hulls help out in the brownF
and I am experimenting with dogwood
roots just now to get a new shade of
green. I like to experiment, too, with
various fibres. A friend sent me some
banana fibre from the Fiji Islands, and
it wove into a beautiful basket.''
Indian Patterns Followed.
Mrs. Tyler gets her designs from
books of Indian lore. She is well versed
on the meaning of the designs she puu
noticed as a boy, too, that sometimes
the best way to cure a schoolyard bully
was to "knock the stuffin' out of him."
It gave mutual respect and cleared the
atmosphere. A fight sometimes en
genders morals on both sides. To be
sure, there was something wrong in
the "raisin' " of both of us or it would
not have been necessary, but we did
not have the same rearing from Adam
down and neither of us was present
when our grandfather was born.
I guess physical punishment as such
still has a limited place. At least. Na
ture has not given it up.
2. "Never scold." Fine. I wish I
could always keep from it. It's a nasty
habit. Useless, too, as a rule. I'll try.
But
3. "Never say 'don't' to a child.
Why should I not say don't to my child
to make him better if I have said it
to myself to make myself better? I'm
getting mixed up on this proposition.
Isn't 'never scold' the same as 'don't
ever scold?' Let s see. Don't say don't.
How am I to get out of this, mixup?
Too much for me! The more I
think of it the more confused I get.
Seems to me my life has been a con
tinual don't in my struggle to retain
what little self-respect I have. Inhibi
tion seems to be the basis of character.
To overcome innate tendencies is no
small job. When I come to think of
It. once upon a time I tested 1200 school
children from 6 to 17 years of age on a
dozen or more psychological tests. One
test was for reaction time with dis
crimination and choice. At a certain
signal the child was to press a button
as quickly as possible if red was ex
posed to view and not to press if blue
came Instead of red. If you have ever
tried the experiment you will notice
that it takes some effort to keep from
pressing the button no difference what
the color is. The younger the child the
more mistakes he made in pressing
down when he ought not to have done
so. What was the matter with him?
Was it not because he had not yet de
veloped the power . to inhibit the motor
power of an idea? Seems to me that
there is the beginning of character
inhibition. To 'don't' often seems
harder than to 'do.' But Oh, well,
what is the fourth rule?
4. "Never say -must" to a child." I
seem to be getting into deeper water
than ever. Nature says you must. So
ciety says you must. government li
general says you must. The Bible says
you must. Hadn't I better give my child
a small taste of must before the world
knocks her dow because she won't?
The are bard uuestlons to put to a
parent who loves his child. But. what
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into her basketry. She has In her pos
session two rare books from the Smith
sonian Institute, authorities on Indian
basketry, and to these she refers for
patterns and history of design.
Mrs. Tyler is a member of a basket
club, an organization numbering 20.
which meets once each month. Her
work is noted for its perfection of de
tail, the minuteness of the stitches and
the smooth, beautiful finish. She
shapes them as she weaves, and never
resorts to gloss or stiffening. Baskets
of all shapes and sizes, with covers and
without, baskets for all purposes, from
the merely decorative to the useful,
fat, round, tall, slim, of every kind,
are Mrs. Tyler"s baskets.
I like to feel that each one I make
is an improvement on its predecessor.
My mother used to tell me that what
ever Is worth doing at all ie worth do
ing well, and I have remembered her
counsel in making my baskets. I sim
ply could not stand it to make mis
takes in my weaving.
"As the baskets grow under my fin
gers 1 feel towards them just as a mu
sician would in playing a piece of mu
sic he loved. A mistake would ooft."
shall we do? Ah! here Is the solu
tion In
6. "Never allow a child to lose re
spect for his parents or himself." But
here I feel too ashamed to talk
or think. I have fallea. Self-respect,
thou art a guiding star. I almost de
spise the clouds that insist upon be
clouding my view of thee. But, enough.
6. "Never frighten a child. i.es.
this rule does not bother me much. It
seems self-evident. But. how shall I
face?
7. "Never allow a child to say I
can't.""' Whew! I wish I never had to
say It. No I don't, either. I guess It
would not be good for me.
8. "Never refuse to answer a child's
question If you know tbe answer and
If it la any of fata business." Ach!
Those black letters slipped into the
original manuscript from the marginal
notes. They do not belong there but
they oufebt to be there Just the same
Anything but a child that is over
burdened w-ith officious curiosity and a
sense of his right to be answered on
the spot under all circumstances. The
world does not stop with a thud to
answer your questions and mine.
9. "Never tease a child." Sure. Keep
a dog to tease If you just must have
something to tease. Vhese ruleB are
getting easier. The tablets of Moses
have been entirely too hard upon us.
10. "Never allow any other place to
become more attractive than home." A
new type of rule presented here. The
other rules have dealt with conduct.
This drags in an impersonal element.
To the average man such a rule en
genders sadness. Struggle as he may
his home has the bare necessities, an
overworked father, and a tired, care
worn mother with from three to a
dozen - dependents tugging at their
heartstrings for needs, to say noth
ing of the wants. There are fathers
who never see their children awake.
Thwarted ambitions have plowed deep
wrinkles in the mother's face and
peace sees its heroes that would make
war seem niggardly in bravery. But,
"Why does he have so many children?"
Ah! There is the rub. If he had had
but one he might have afforded the
comforts of a home such as his ambi
tions picture in his tired brain. If the
struggle for bread had not crowded the
day into the night the father's step
might have been learned by the child
and the mother might have had the de
light of a little freedom for companion
ship with her child unhampered by the
steaming washtub. She finds but little
time to throw a ball jack and forth
reciting Greek to the rhythm. Are e
I going to enter a plea for the one-child
if I
or the two-ch.ld home?- Is it beat for
the child? Is it best for society? Is it
best for anybody?
The one-child home is a social blunder.
Many are the homes that are astrand
on the' one-child principle. Instead of
cementing companionship the child has
tended to discord and by demanding an
unequal share of rights the home is
wagged by the child and sooner or
later is found on the rocks. A physician
sees It too often in his rounds. It may
seem more kind to the child to head off
the don'ts, can ts and musts by drawing
his attention to something else suf
ficiently attractive to overshadow the
forbidden want; but the world has other
things to do besides entertaining your
child and mine when its wishes clash
with the necessities of life and when
the apron string is torn off. The world
does not spend its time hunting up at
tractions to overshadow your sorrows
and mine. Many a wife will writhe in
aKony over a husband who has not
learned his donts and can'ts and many
a husband will be at his wits- end to
entertain a wife who has never felt
the pinch of must. I am not sure that
we are rearing better children than our
parents did. Men. as efficient social
unitiL are not made by Greek loga
rithms and integrals, but by inhibition,
struggle and sympathy.
J. ALLEN GILBERT.
FORESTRY POLICY IS CONDEMNED
Writer Deelarea Government PInya li
Hands of Bis Corporations.
PORTLAND, Oct. 23. (To the Ed
It or.) I observed in last Sunday's Ore
gonian an article by one J. Moores, of
Corvallis. defending the Forestry berv
Ice. After devoting half- column to
his introduction and in explaining why
we all do not appreciate the service,
he cites a few of the virtues of this
valuable branch of the Department of
Agriculture. In his enthusiasm he
makes certain claims which I wish to
deny and challenge him to substan
tiate. .
He makes reference to the sale of
timber in these reserves and the revenue
thereby derived by the states in which
these reserves are located. Will the
gentleman kindly state what revenue
the State of Oregon has received from
the sale of timber from the reserves
within this state and how it compares
with the amount which would have
been received In taxes if the land had
not been withdrawn from entry?
And speaking of "revenue," is it not
a fact that the Government report
shows an expenditure of nearly S5 for
every dollar received in revenue? Great
stress is laid upon the construction of
"trails" and the building of "cabins"
but did the -gentlemen ask the accom
modating "forest ranger" who fur
nished the information to state the
cost of this work and compare it with
the same amount of similar work un
der private employment?
He further makes reference to the
protection of game, fish and birds; the
public health and the conveniences of
Government trails and cabins for "tour
ists." To quote: "In many instances so
Inviting has this feature of the work
appealed to tbe people (I presume he
means tourists) that many of our Na
tional forests are becoming National
playgrounds." This Is no doubt fine for
the tourists." but how about the "na
tives" in theso 11 Western states liv
ing under the beneficent reign of Pln
chotism? The pioneers of these 11 states, Ore
gon. Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Utah. Colorado, Arizona.
New Mexico, California and Nevada,
did not come out here seeking a "play
ground"; there were too many Indian
gentlemen at that time engaged in the
absorbing occupation of "raising hair."
These pioneers fought their way West
to carve homes for tnemseives ana
their children out of the wilderness.
Today the nioneer and his children
find their heroic efforts rewarded by
eenerous Government which has
placed 62 per cent of the natural re
sources of these 11 states under Fed
eral control, thus throwing the entire
burden of the maintenance of the cost
of government upon the remaining 38
per cent of our natural respurces. Fine
for the tourist in search of a play
ground, but ju3t a little bard on tne
native who is trying to develop the
West.
It is indeed beautiful to contemplate
the beauties of nature; to see the beasts
of the forests rolling in plenty amid
their primitive surroundings, protected
by college boys from the "effete East."
but, pardner, it is pretty darned tough
on the native. it may De mai pos
terity must be looked after, but there
are 16.000,000 workers out of employ
ment at the present time in the United
States and as many more men, women
and children who would gladly return
to the land and economic independence
if the Government would only assist
them Instead of prohibiting them from
occupying the land.
It is presumed, and Indeed the pub
licity campaign of tne Forestry Serv
ice was calculated to foster the pre
sumption, that these forest reserves
were set apart in the interest of all the
people; that the big corporations are
the enemies of the Pincliot policies;
and yet it is said that Pinchot was for
years a house guest of Mr. Weyerhaeu
ser, up to the time of the death of the
timber baron. Consistent, isn't it?
Also, let me aslc you, how does the
"policy" work out? The Forest Service,
in its wise, protective and magnani
mous Bpirit towards the dear people,
decides to dispose of the timber on cer
tain lands. The sn.all millowner who
wishes a few million feet cannot afford
to build roads to takt out this amount
of timber. In fact the only party who
is in a position to comply with the
terms of a Government contract is the
corporation owning the adjoining lands
outside the reserve or the alternate
sections within the reserve. Pretty soft
for the "corporation," isn't it? And the
consumer, the dear people, pays the
Drice asked for the lumber.
Did your accommodating Informant
advise you that corporations are now
holding their own timber for specula
tion, while Uncle Sam supplies their
immediate needs and saves them the
Interest and taxes on the Investment
in additional lands?
The principal work of the Forest
Service to date has been the forcing
of settlers on lands within the reserves
from their claims. In a certain sec
tion of the State of Washington a num
ber of settlers had established their
claims to lands which prior to the ere
atlon of the reserve were covered by
Northern Pacific Ilea selections. These
were made the particular target of the
agents of the service, notwithstanding
the fact that if the settler lost the con
test the land did not revert to the people
and become a part of the reserve, but
to the Northern Pacific Railway or its
designated assignee.
Is the Forest Service spending the
vast sums of money set aside by Con
gress for the benefit of the dear people
or for the corporations? Again, a large
amount of unsurveyed land within re-.
serves is covered with lieu selections,
which land does not become subject to
taxation until the land is surveyed and
the selection approved. Is the serv
ice doins anything to have these sur
veys made or is it doing everythin
possible to prevent them, while the cor
poration escapes the payment of just
taxes?
The service is credited with endea
voring to develop the resources for the
benefit of the people. As an example
of its "efficiency" in this line, take the
Galbritn-Bacon case, in Snohomish
County, Washington. This company
sought to obtain title to a tract of land
within the reserve, chiefly valuable for
Its lime deposits. They were contest
ed for years, and although they spent
J35.000 in developing the property, upon
which the experts f re m the service said
there was timber to the value of only
tlS.000, the company Jost out and im
mediately went to British - Columbia,
where it secured suitable deposits and
erected a plant coelirg $1,500,000.
Certainly the taxpayers of this coun-
The Newest Man -Tailored Suits
Are Being Shown Here
Portland women are quick in their appreciation of my display
of individual, moderate-priced Tailored Suits.
The range of sizes and fabrics is ample. Scores of
plain-tailored models are shown, as well as semi-tailored
and fur or braid-trimmed garments.
4yb -
ty should assist the Forest Service In
getting still greater appropriations to
carry jut the. great work in which it is
engaged.
I fully agree with the writer from
Corvallis that the general public
should be more interested in this work
(Continued From Page 4.) '
Alphonse Daudet." On Thursday an
other lecture will he . delivered in
French on "Croneille." Everyone In
terested in French is invited to attend.
WEDDINGS.
Blalte-Brneka.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Beneka, in the Highland district, was
the scene of a delightful wedding Oc
tober 10, when Hazel Louise, their
youngest daughter, was married to
Harold Arthur Blake, a large number
of friends attending.
With the violin strains of Mendels
sohn's wedding march, played by Mil
ton Reed, accompanied by Ethel Reed,
cousins of the bride, the bridegroom.
attended by Merrill Beneka, preceded
the bridesmaid. Miss Helen Harbke.
followed by the bride and her father.
Under a bower of Autumn leaves Rev.
E. S. Bollinger, of the Highland Con
gregational Church, pronounced the
ceremonial rites. The bride wore a
gown of Ivory crepe, with an overdress
of Chantilly lace, and carried a bouquet
of bridal roses. The bridesmaid wore
a pale green satin gown and carried a
bouquet of pink carnations. The rooms
were decorated with Autumn leaves.
dahlias and roses. A wedding supper
was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake will be at home
to their many friends at 939 East Four
teenth street North after November 15.
Thomas-Kirkcm.
A pretty home wedding was cele
brated Sunday at 3 o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Thomas, S06
Davis street, when their son, Harry
Thomas, married Nellie Kirkem. The
ring ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Cronin. The bride was attended
by her sister, Mrs. Van Barbour, the
best man being Mr. Van Barbour. The
rooms were decorated with green and
white, with Autumn foliage as a back
ground, the ceremony being performed
under a canopy of white streamers and
a large marriage bell.
The bride was handsomely attired in
a traveling euit of brown broadcloth,
trimmed with fur. Among the relatives
present were Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Barbour, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Thomas, Mrs. Annie Garneer
and son, Mrs. M. Olson and daughter,
from Swanson, Or., and Percy Thomas.
An elaborate wedding supper was
served, and the couple left for San
Francisco. Salt Lake and other points
They will return about November 1..
Robinson-Wnrtenberger.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wurten-
berger, of Sylvan, Tuesday, October 19,
when their daughter. Miss Bertha, and
Harry Lane Robinson were married.
Only relatives were present. The re
ception hall, living-room and dining-
room were artistically decorated with
Autumn leaves and dahlias. The bride
was daintily gowned in a dress of
pussy-willow silk trimmed in duchess
lace, and carried a shower bouquet of
bride s roses.
The couple were attended by Miss
KoreBa, sister f- the bride, and Frank
Thornton. Mendelssohn's wedding
march was played by Miss Ruth Wort-
enberger, youngest sister of the bride,
and her sister, Koresa, sang "I Love
You Truly," accompanied by Mrs. Carl
Durktrop. After the ceremony supper
was served. In the evening a recep
tion was given for the many friends of
the bride and bridegroom. Immediately
after the reception the couple left on
a short trip.
After November 1 Mr. and Mrs. Rob
inson will receive their friends in their
new country home in the Tualatin
Valley.
Roberts-Carpenter.
KLAMATH FALLS, . Or, Oct. 23.
(Special.) Friends of Charles Roberts,
jf this city, were surprised today t
receive announcement of his marriage
last Sunday to Miss Jennie Carpenter
at the home of the bride at Dayton,
Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts left im-
"meuTately for the expositions in Call
fornia, and, after their honeymoon trip.
will reside in Klamath Falls, where Mr
Roberts is interested in the grocery
firm of Roberts & Whitmore.
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
Mrs. Frank Pell and her sister. Mrs.
Carl Erick, are visiting Eastern cities
Chicago, New York and Milwaukee
for a few weeks.
Mrs. A. M. Reckard, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. R. B. Dorney, left
recently for San Francisco. They will
visit Southern California and return to
Portland in about two months.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Adams, ac
companied by Miss Daisy Adams, of
Baltimore, have returned from' an ex
tended trip to California. Mins Adams
will pass the Winter in Portland.
Miss Elsie Brooke, who has been
passing the month in San Francisco via
iting her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lov-
ell Smith, is now the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel B. Brooke in that city.
Mrs. D. G. Lyman, of Cedar Rapids,
Beautiful broadcloths, serges, gabardines, wool
poplins and novelty suitings, handsomely tailored,
$17.50 to $62.50r v
Rich velvets in black. Boiling green, brown and
navy, trimmed in fur, $27.50 to $34.50.
New Plush Coats
Stylish coats, light in weight, yet warm and com
fortable. Smartly trimmed with lustrous fur. $15
upward.
Raglan Raincoats
Mannish tweeds and mixtures, thoroughly rain
, proofed. A garment every woman should wear
during the rainy season, $10 to $50. -
Entire Third Floor Elevator Service.
BEN SELLING
Morrison Street at Fourth
and especially that it should be better
informed as to what is being done and
how it is being done.
Yours for a greater Oregon, but not
for a greater army of Pinchot follow
ers to retard the development of our
resources. ORFGONIAN.
la., is the house guest of Mrs. IV. H.
McMonies, 643 Schuyler streec for a
few days. Mrs. Lyman is en route to
the exposition in San Francisco, and
stopped off to visit her old home. She
was formerly Miss Alice Wright, of
this city.
Miss Morglana Dunham, of Eastwood
Farm, on the Base Line road, left
Thursday night for a six months' visit
in the East. She will visit in Phila
delphia, New York and Washington,
D. C.
SPECIAIi ANNOUNCEMENTS.'
Mrs. Harlow's children's class meets
Monday, 4 P. M., Irvington Clubhouse.
A,dv.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow will teach the
new standard ballroom dances each
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the
assembly hall of the Multnomah Hotel.
75c couple. Adv.
Edith I. Phillips, optical specialist.
450-1 Pittock block. Broadway 1305.
Adv.
STUDENT CASTS CHOSEN
MAGIC ATI "TUBS GLITTKRIG
GATES" TO BE PLAYED AT REED.
Alexander Lackey and Edgar B. Piper,
Jr. to Take Parts of Stranarer
and Dake.
Student-actors for the casts of two
plays, Chesterton's "Magic" and Lord
Dunsay'a "The Glittering Gates," which
the Reed College Drama Club will pre
sent on December. 3, have been chosen.
"Magic" is a fantasy in three scenes,
which has as its theme the attitude
of modern people toward the super
natural. Gilbert Chesterton, the author
of the play, makes it a strong defense
of the mystical nature.
Alexander Lackey, who was one of
the leading actors in the production of
Galsworthy's drama, which the Reed
Drama Club presented last year, will
take the leading role of The Stranger
in "Magic."' The part of the Duke will
be taken by Edgar B. Piper. Jr. Mor
ris Carleon, the Duke's skeptical
American nephew, will be played by
James Rogers. Jr. Arthur House will
appear as the materially minded Rev.
Cyril Smith. - Fred White has been
selected to play the part of Dr. Grim
thorpe, a scientist of Huxley's time,
and Edward Boyrie will act as the
Duke's private secretary. Hastings.
The part of Patricia Carleon, the
Duke's fanciful niece, the only fem
inine character in the play, will be
acted Dy Lavandeur Cbulnard.
The cast for Lord Dunsay's imagina
tive one-act drama, "The Glittering
Gates," will be drawn entirely from
the freshman class.
PORTLAND TOURIST CENTER
Henry Berger, Jr., Says All North
west Scenic Points Tributary.
"Portland is the logical center from
which tourists must make their expe
ditions to all of tbe great scenic fea
tures of the Northwest," said Henry
Berger, Jr., in a lecture before the Ore
gon Society of Engineers Friday night,
at which he showed the stereopticon
views from the famous color photo
graphs taken by himself and Frank I.
Jones.
"Mount Rainier and Mount Adams
are both -in Washington, but they are
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center from which the tourist must plan
his expeditions." he said. "As our high
way systems are improved, all of the
scenic territory of the Northwest will
be brought more and more into the
sphere dominated from Portland."
Mr. Berger showed not only the
scenes taken about Mount Hood and
on the Columbia Highway, but many
striking pictures from Rainier National
Park, Crater Lake, Mount Adams and
other scenic spots.
CANBY WOMAN IS HONORED
Many Call to ray Ttespocts to Mrs.
M. Maple on 7 8 th Birthday.
CANBY. Or.. Oct. 23. (Special.)
Mrs. M. Maple celebrated her 7Sth
birthday at her home Friday.
A number of Oregon City guests ar
rived on the morning train, bringing
with them baskets of good things for
the birthday dinner. Other guests of
Canby were Invited in for the after-
non, and a pleasant time was enjoyea
by all. At 5 o'clock refreshments were
served, at which time Mrs. Maples was
presented with a birthday cake adorned
by many little -candles, also other use
ful and dainty gifts. Seventy-four
guests were present.
Vocational Courses Popular.
GRESHAM. Or. Oct. 23. (Special.)
That much interest is being taken in
the vocational courses offered by the,
Union High School is shown by the
large enrollment in these branches
42 in domestic science and 40 in
manual training. It is planned to
hold what is known as "Go-to-School
days'" in the near future. This is a
plan introduced by Principal Goodwin,
which met with splendid success when
tried at Brownsville, Or. Three daya
will be devoted to the event and pat
rons and friends of the district are in
vited to come and inspect the new
building and Its splendid new equip
ment. School will go on Just the same.
The dates have not been definitely
announced as yet.
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