7
Opera-House, was uingln-f the pro
logue to "Pagliaccl." so Mr. Herbert
brought the entwine down and he said
to his friend: "1 want you to hear that
CHARMING FROCK FOR AFTERNOON
WEAR IS MADE OF BROWN MOHAIR
Pleated Russian Tunic of Brown Georgette Over Apricot Silk Adds to Attractiveness of New Design College
Girl Is to Have Campus Coat of Pontine Evening Gown Is Dainty.
INDIAN LEGENDS ADD INTEREST TO
GRANDEUR OF COLUMBIA HIGHWAY
those people have the most remarka
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAXD, AUGUST 13, 191 C
ble phonograph 1 have ever heard. Laa
ten to that." And Amato. departing;
from the aria, ran into a series of the
most florid runs and. vocalises. As
tounded as well as delighted, Mr. Her
bert's visitor leaned forward and said:
Say. take me in there; I'll pay them
whatever they want for that machine.
I'll pive them double what they paid
for it."
"It would be better for you to see
it first and find out whether it is in
order, or you might not have money
enough, you know."
They landed and Mr. Herbert intro
duced his friend to the "phonograph."
He decided that instead of "buying; the
phonograph" -he would buy a season
ticket for the Metropolitan and put
aside a fund with which to attend all
the "extra" Amato nights and all the
Amato concerts besides.
Another Lake Placid story, which has
Its being in the fact that Amato has
his residence at that delightful spot,
has to do with the newly acquired
taste of the Summer guests at the Lake
Placid Club for Italian cuisine.
Mme. Amato runs her Summer house
on the same smooth plan as in her
home on West Ninety-second street.
New York, and friends visiting the
Amato home in Lake Placid are often
regaled with Italian dishes, among
which of course spaghetti is the most
popular. Amato speaks English too
well that there need have been con
fusion, but nevertheless one of his
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there is a charming frock of
brown mohair and worsted mix
ture with a pleated Russian tunic of
brown georgette over apricot silk.
Bands of the heavier material form a
aort of suspender arrangement pass
ing under the low-placed belt. The
wide sailor collar is of brown soiree
silk with a collar of the apricot col
ored silk turning over it. Both tunic
and skirt are stiffened at the hem with
facings of witchtex. the modern crino
line, and the band trimming on the
pleated tunic is a specially smart de
tail. Buttoned boots of tobasco brown
MME. GADSKI TO SING FOR BENEFIT
OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS CRIPPLES
Civic Orchestral Association Makes Wide Departure in Programme in Which 88 Musicians Will Play Wagner's
Pieces Exclusively.
. BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. (Special.)
While the definite and determined
aim of the Civic Orchestral Asso
ciation, Walter Henry Rothwell, con
ductor, has been to make the orches
tral music the all-important feature,
the soloists to be good artists in them
selves, with no regard for notoriety, a
wide departure will be made at the
Tuesday evening concert insofar as this
feature is concerned. Mme. Ciadskl
offered her services with no recompense
whatsoever if a considerable part of the
receipts are given to. a fund to care for
the children crippled by the ravages of
infantile paralysis which is afflicting
the Eastern cities.
The noted Brunnhilde of the Metro
politan Opera-House will co-operate
with Mr. Kothwell and his splendid or
chestra of 86 musicians in a programme
devoted entirely to Wagner. It is an
opportunity not often possible to Sum
mer visitors to New York to avail theni
celves of the chance to hear this great
singer, supported by one of the great
est orchestras that has ever dispensed
music in New York. Such, indeed, this
organization has become under the
steady rehearsings and playing with
Mr. Rothwell. The programme will
include the prelude to "Die Meister
singer." .the "Good Friday Spell," from
"Parsifal," the aria "Dich Theure
Halle," from "Tannhauser," roilowed
by the "Tannhauser" overture. Follow
ing the intermission will be the pre
lude to the first act and "Liebestod"
from "Tristan und Isolde" and the
"Isolde" narrative rrom the first act of
the same opera. The programme wixi
close with the "Ride of the Valkyries,"
from "Die Walkure."
It is hardly to be doubted that the
Madison Square Garden will be sold
out.
The second concert of the same week
will have as soloist David Hochstein.
the excellent young violinist who will
be heard on a concert lour next season
assisting I'asquale Amato, who has not
appeared in New York since he gavu
his own Aeolian Hall recital last sea
son. Mr. Hochstein will play the sec
ond concerto of Wieniawski.
Mr. Rothwell's programme will In
clude the fifth symphony of Beethoven,
the overture to Mozart's "Marriage of
Figaro." the "Carmen suite No. 1. bj
Bizet, and the Johann Strauss "Blue
Danube.
Melanie Kurt is studying scores this
Summer. Not opera scores, indeed,
scores which are to her for the time
being much more interesting the
scores of Molla Bjurstedt. whom the
Wagnerian soprano saw last Summer
In a tennis tournament. Mme. Kurt
seems conversant with the details of
this game, as she has her preferences.
ho speaks a language which may be
clear to lovers of the game, but which
to some others are as mysterious as
some of the ultra-modern music or
paintings are to real art lovers.
Mme. Kurt "prefers the California
Ety.lQ of playing," which, ' translated.
glazed kid. with ivory tinted tops, har
monize with the dainty frock.
The college girl who is up-to-minut-;
in sport toggery will have a campus
coat of pontine, the new waxed fabric
with a reverse of silk or satin, so that
while the outer side is rainproof the
inner side forms its own lining, and
one has a delightful all-wea.ther coat,
warm as toast yet light as heart could
wish. This most attractive pontine
campus coat is orange colored on the
still further, means that she prefers the
volley to the half volley and long court
shots.
For two hours each day Mme. Kurt
devotes herself to tennis and it would
not be surprising if she were invfted
to join a tournament of this game,
which seems to have superseded her
liking for golf for the present.
All who know the style of Binging
done by Mme. Barrientos and the music
which is appreciated in South America
can readily understand that the Span
ish colorature is a wide favorite at the
Teatro de Colon, In Buenos Ayres,
where she is singing this Summer. Tlis
audiences of South America, made up
as they are of Spaniards and Italians,
prefer the old florid operas. Mme. Bar
rientos has been received with sensa
tional succesa in operas in which she
had already won her position in Amer
ica, such as "Lucia di Lammermoor."
"The Barber of Seville," Rigoletto,"
"La Sonnambula" and many others in
what may be designated as the "Bel
Canto school."
The following excellently written and
highly amusing description of the ar
tists in the so-called "Convict Camp"
is from the offices of Loud6n Charl
ton and is a solace as a specimen of
"press material" to those familiar with
much of the stuff that goes out as such.
"Strange to say. the distinguished mu
sicians sojourning at Seal Harbor, the
breezy Maine resort, are rather proud
of the title of 'The Convict Camp,'
which an irreverent visitor dubbed the
artist colony.
"It all came about through Osslp
Gabrilowitsch's sudden and rash re
solve to shave his head, or rather to
have someone else, presumably, per
form that function. No sooner had the
Russian pianist appeared in public with
a pate like an incandescent jrlobe than
Leopold Stokovski. to the delight of
his friends and the grief of bis wife,
sacrificed his hair on the altar of com
fort. Then came Harold Bauer, who.
embolden by his friends' example, lost
no time In exchanging his bushy mane
for & set of closely cropped pin feath
ers. Other members of the colony,
equally shameless, promptly sank to
similar depths. In celebration of the
hair-shedding epidemic a touching dra
ma was enacted on an outing which all
of the cottagers enjoyed on a private
yacht. The authorship of the play
has not been made public, but the work
ltseir. as well as the manner of its pres
entation, was in all respects notable.
In the opening scene Mr. Gabrilo-
witsch was discovered lost in admira
tion over his newly discovered scalp,
when he was joined by Mr. Stokovski,
who. noting his confrere's transfor
mation, tossed his hat into the air and
proudly displayed his own temporary
baldness. A touching embrace was
interrupted by the entrance of Mr.
Bauer, hatted and haughty. He paused
spellbound, on spying his companions
in comfort, threw his hat to the winds
and joined them in a wild dance of ex-
uHatign, la - the-midst .of this ceia-
outer, or waxed side, and has a reverse
or liningf side of bright' green satin.
A sport skirt of brown jersey cloth is
short enough to show buttoned boots
of tobasco glazed kid with white topa.
For the evening affairs that are a
frequent occurrence at college, the
young girl must be suitably equipped
with dance frock and accessories. Vci y
youthful and coquettish is a model cf
pale yellow tulle with a deep girdle
of gold lace, draped downward at the
back and weighted with a irarland of
gold roses and leaves. The bodice and
sleeves are girlish and dainty, and the
skirt, with its floating drapery, is dis
tended by a petticoat of yellow faille
matinee with two featherbone hoops.
bration appeared Carl Friedberg, with
locks flowing in the breeze. The three
shorn ones did not hesitate, but with
a single inspiration pounced upon the
newcomer, prepared to remove the of
fending hair by force. But Friedberg
was equal to the emergency. With a
graceful gesture he drew forth a con
tract showing that he was booked to
play during the Summer. The plea
that hair was absolutely essential to
his artistic success was sufficiently
convincing to stay the hands of the
vandals particularly as Josef Hof
mann tripped onto the stage at this
point, displaying unblushingly a com
plete head of hair trimmed merely to
its customary businesslike length. A
combined attack ensued, but again the
hairless trio was won over by elo
quence, Mr. Hofmann pleading delicate
health, the responsibilities of father
hood and the fact that his printed mat
ter bearing the normal likeness would
have to be revised if his likness were
altered. And then came Fritz Kreis-
ler. The violinist, with hair a-plenty,
came boldly on. and a third assault en
sued. But he likewise was equal to
the emergency. With tears in his eves
and with trembling hands he pointed
to his wounds, and a surge of sympa
thy in the breasts of the three savage
assailants saved the day. An enthu
siastic audience provided prolonged
applause.
"Three weeks have sufficed to offset
some of the damage which the three
musicians so ruthlessly self-inflicted.
Mr. Gabrilowitsch's whitened dome has
turned a delicate brown, Mr. Stokovski
sports a hirsute growth not unlike that
of an ambitious young toothbrush.
while Mr. Bauer, who spent several
days In New York last week, brought
with him a newly acquired natural
head covering that looked for all the
world like a neat Brussels carpet."
"
Following the unsatisfactory results
which ensued from the out-of-door per
formances of Verdi's "Requiem" and
"Aida," the former presented in New
York and the latter in Philadelphia,
the Managing and Producing Company
discontinued its efforts in that direc
tion. They now announce a series of
Sunday night concerts at the Manhat
tan Grand-Opera House for next Win
ter. An orchestra of considerable size
will be under the direction of Oscar
Spirescue. The chief interest, however,
will be attracted to the noted soloists.
of whom Maria Gay, Zenatello and Jose
Mardones will no doubt form an im
portant trio.
Victor Herbert Is telling a Joke on a
friend with the relish which the genial
and Jovial composer does everything.
In the first place, be it told that Mr.
Herbert is speeding motor boats these
days at Lake Placid, which resort was
famous as his home for a number of
seasons. Mr. Herbert was enter
taming a friend at the lake, or
rather on the lake, i n his fast
motor boat, the Natoma. As they
passed the house occupied by Amato,
the noted baritone of tiie Metropolitan
irienas misunaerstooa tomato sauce
for "Amnto sauce." with the result that
those glancing over the bill of fare at
the Lake Placid Club may find "Spa-
gneiii. a 1 ltauenne, Amato sauce. '
Taaseled Handkerchiefs Are
Innovation From England.
Pancake Veil Another New Fad and
Pontine Coata Are All the Rase.
A FASHION which has originated in
XX England instead of in Paris
where most fashions hail from, is that
of tasseled handkerchiefs. A well
known British actor has been carrying
a tasseled mouchoir in the play "Stand
and Deliver" at His Majesty's Theater
in London and the vogue has grown so
speedily that tasseled k,erchiefs are
now displayed in most of the London
shops. The handkerchief is a square
of very fine linen with narrow hem
stitched edge; sometimes thera is
trimming of filet lace insertion outside
the narrow hem. At each corner is
small tassel of silk or fine linen
thread. A few of these fanciful ker
chiefs are already on view in Man
hattan shops.
The pancake veil suggests its own
"name. It is a big square veil of rather
coarse, open silk mesh, the corners
rounded rather than sharply right
angled and a graceful leaf pattern runs
all around the edge. In the exact
center of the big square is the "pan
cake." a circle of finer mesh with the
border design in miniature forming a
wreath around the circle. The "pan
cake" rests upon the crown of a sailor
shaped sport hat and the veil drapes it
self gracefully in all directions, drop
ping to the shoulders. Over a black
velvet crowned sailor one of these
white silk mesh veils is specially effec
tive.
A new fabric for the sport suit Is
pontine, a lately arrived material in
fashion's realm. One side is softest,
most flexible kid, the reverse side
satin: so that one has a coat fabric
already richly lined by itself. The
seams are turned in on the satin side
and stitched down and facings of th
kid side finish all edges so that th
coat has a sporty, practical effect be
sides being light as a feather to wear
and perfectly rain-proof. In this new
fabric are stunning motor coats, gol
coats and sport coats, some with kid
and satin sides in one color; others
with lining side in contrasting shade.
A DAILY NOVELETTE,
BEN BUM-VOYAGE.
Electric shocks are painty felt
On days of settled rain
Just feel the window with your hand
And you will feel the pane.
(Translated from the Turkish.)
'Twas a warm night in Constantino
pie. Nay, morning, for the star Sultana
was dimming with the .dawn. So hot
was it that the very cats on tne osck
balustrades were mopping their brow
with their paws.
Ben Bum-Voyage Tolled up Main
Plaza, hiccoughing, toward his palatial
home. "Harem Bum-Voyage." The oth
er harems all seemed to rock and lean
toward him in his unsteady progress
but at last his own front steps stopped
in front of him and he ascended them
Twenty minutes later, having found
the keyhole, he fitted it to his key
and entered.
"Shem bala gab" (I must be quiet)
he thought cunningly.
And he sat himself on the bottom
step of the staircase and took off his
shoes.
But as he started creaklngly to as
cend the steps with his shoes in h
hands he looked ahead of him, an
there, behold, at the top of the stairs,
crowding for first place, stood his en
tire 34 wives.
"Seela buo muzzin?" (What's th
meaning of thls?i they cried in unison
and Ben Bum-Voyage, with a howl
of fear, turned and fled out of th
front door again and was never seen
more.
ITEAI.TH AND BEAUTY.
Blackberries contain a large percen
tage of Iron and are a valuable remedy
for Summer complaint.
Apples are the most useful of a
11
fruits. They are corrective, useful 1
nausea and are also refrigerants and
sedatives.
Exercises should be taken night an
morning in the privacy of your bed
room; remove all tight clothing and
have plenty of fresh air.
Castor oil will help the hair to grow.
Apply it In drops to the scalp, rubbing
it in well. It will, like any oil, make th
hair seem darker.
Lemons are supposed to be good for
the liver. One should not partake of
lemonade too strong or too regularly.
Unsweetened lemonade Is more whole
some than the sweetened kind.
Plenty of water taken both external
ly and internally is good for the com
plexion. A glass of hot water taken
before breakfast is good for the diges
tion. Fruits and green vegetables are
also excellent.
RESPONDING TO MALICE.
Edgar A. Guest, in the Detroit Free
Press.
When bitterness begins to speak
Of people that I know,
I turn away and gently say:
"I have not found them so."
"When envy lifts Its angry head
To snarl at friends of mine
I never let myself forget
That I have found them fine.
I won't believe a man Is base
Or false, whoe'er he be
Until the day that I may say
That he's been false to me.
Mamma Johnny, didn't I tell you the
other day never to let me hear of you
playing with those naughty little boys
again?
Small Johnny Tes, mamma, but don't
blame me if you heard, it. I didn't tell
you.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 12 (S
cial.) Beautiful through they
when viewed by one who Is
OOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. IS (Spe-
y are
by one who Is ig
norant of the charms that Indian leg
endary lore weaves around them, how
much more Interesting and appealing
view of the grand points on the
Columbia River Highway after the
sightseer has learned something of
their significance In the history of the
redman. Wnile many beautiful stories
are extant in the writings of contem
porary authors and in the articles and
books of pioneer men and woman, who
hOjVe passed away, an investigator, by
talking with the older Indians that
survive along the Mid-Columbia dis
trict may hear of many legends that
are but little known.
Every Indian tribe has Its historian.
The histories and stories were passed
from generation to generation by word
of mouth. Each tribe had a different
dialect. The names of the gods and
heroes were different. From The
Dalles down the Columbia, where the
Chinook and Clatsop dialects prevailed,
the Great Spirit was known as Tala
pus. while across the Columbia in
Southern Washington, where the Klick
itat dialect was supreme, the chief god
was called Saghalie.
White Man la Confidante.
In all the Pacific Northwest no man
has ever taken greater interest in the
legends of the Indians, among whom
his close friends have been numbered
by' the scores, ti:an K. L. Smith, who
removed 40 yer.rs apo from Taroraa,
Wash., where h i had been Secretary of
Washington Territory, to Hood Kiver.
While he has retired from a life of
active business. Mr. Smith maintains an
office In a building owned by him in
this city and he may be found in his
office a part of every week day. In
fornier days the Indians of the region
came to ask his counsel and his plo
neer neighbors came to consult with
him on matters of business. Today the
few Indians left In the. district con
tinue to confide In Mr. Smith as to their
troubles, hopes and Joys. He will
ever remain their "Boston man" and
they and Mr. Smith often recall inci
dents of early times and talk over leg
endary history of the scenic region.
Whenever anyone desires to obtain
nformation on pioneer days or Indian
legenoary nisiory. ne in.e a. .... iU
Mr. Smith. Nor is the list of visitors
limited to local people: he receives
callers and queries from numerous
points In the Northwest. ,
Klickitat Dlaleet Beantlfut.
Of all the 30 dialects of tribes with
which I have been familiar." says Mr.
Smith, "that of the Klickitats is most
beautiful. Their names for our points
of grandeur along the Columbia should
be preserved. I made an attempt at
one time to have the Smithsonian In
stitution collect the words of the lan
guage. A Catholic priest at Golden
dale was engaged for many years In
the task, but 1 have not heard of him
for several years. Rev. Waters, of the
Toppenish community, a full-blood
Indian, who has won marked recogni
tion as a Methodist minister, is perhaps
more familiar with the language than
any man in the Northwest."
During the early days of Hood River
history Mr. Smith was accustomed to
make long trips of exploration in the
neighboring mountains. Indians were
used as guides, and on these journeys
of penetration Into the wilds, while
others of the party would be asleep or
engaged in conversation. Mr. Smith
would be seated in seclusion at the foot
of some leviathan of the forest, hear
ing marvelous tales from his Indian
guide. Often Dr. T. L. Kllot. pastor
emeritus of the First Unitarian Church
of Portland, would accompany Mr.
Smith and other friends on these long
jaunts of investigation of the wilder
ness.
"I recall a time when Dr. Kllot and
I were on a trip of exploration at the
base of Mount Adams." says Mr. Smith.
"We have often laughed together since
at the philosophy of our guide. It was
in the evening and as we sat around
the campfire after supper I asked the
guide where an Indian went and what
he did after he died. The fellow, a
strapping and handsome buck, replied:
'I don't know. 1 find out after I get
there.' "
Chleftalnesa Turned Into Itork.
Just opposite Hood River, near White
Salmon, high on the side of the pre
cipitous Columbia Gorge, is a huge
dial-shaped rock. Most of the people
of Hood River have seen It and nave
wondered If it had a meaning. To the
Indian, according to the legends gath
ered by Mr. Smith, it had a significant
meaning. The great rock is Waupash,
a mighty chiftainess of the White Sal
man Indians in early days. The Indian
woman was proud of her people and
was zealous In her protection of them.
For many days Waupash had seen
Spelyai, the next of the gods in au
thority to Saghalie, the chief deity,
prowling over her beloved hills. She
accosted him one morning as he came
up from the Columbia and ordered him
t,o leave the region and not Miow him
self there again, for she feared that he
meant harm to her tribe. Now this was
no way to address a god, and Spelyai.
angered beyond reason, cast a spell
over the woman and turned her into
the great rock and she sits there on the
great gorge and watches till this day.
The legend that has come to Mr.
Smith about Oneonta Fails, known now
for the most part as Horsetail Falls.
Is somewhat different from other leg
endary history.
Far back In the old grandfathers'
day, according to the story, there were
two handsome Indian chiefs who tell
in love wish a beautiful maiden. The
men fought over the girl, who by her
coquettish ways angered th-a Great
Spirit as did the men. and to punish
them, one of the chiefs was turned into
Rooster Rock and the other Into Castle
Rock. The girl was transformed into
Oneonta Falls. The great stream of
water Is supposed to represent her hair,
which ever streams out from the great
barrier of rocks over which she is try
ing to climb.
Just beyond the Hood River County
line as one of Mr. Smith's old Indian
tt lends has told him, in the J alia of the
Widow's Tears. A tiny stream dashes
over the top of the high canyon and Is
soon lost In spray. "The Indians called
It the Widow's Tears." said Mr. Smith,
"because Is disappeared so quickly."
one or the most beautiful of all the
legends told by Mr. Smith is that con
nected with Memalooie Island, the In
dian burying ground near the middle
of the Columbia's stream Just west cf
L-.e. Since time immemorial the In
dians have placed their dead on the
Island. The bones of thousands of war
riors, men and women have bleached
and decayed In the sand there. For-
erly the Indians visited the tslan.l.
The legend explains tho red men have
ceased to go to Memaloose except to
deposit the bodies of relatives whose
souls have passed c.n to the Happy
Hunting Grounds.
In ancient days the Indians were ac
customed to assemble In large numbers
at Wlshram. a village Just opposite The
Dalles on the Washington side of the
Columbia. To one of the gatherings
came a handsome young chief, as per
fectly formed as Apollo, and a maiden.
the daughter of a cnief. whose beauty
was known throughout the land. The
girl was wooed by the handsome young
man and the two were wed.
Spirit Vlslta t;lrl.
This young man arfd woman made a
prolonged , honeymoon, visiting the
peoples of many regions. But their
happiness was f'.nally ended by the
death cf the husband, whose body was
borne away in state lo Memaloose. The
grief of the your.g widow knew no
bounds. She could not be consoled.
One night she dreamed that the spirit
f her husband came to her and urged
that she come visit him at the island.
The girl complied with the wishes of
hr husbnnd atid visited the island. As
the sun went down behind the Casradn
ranee a wonderful metamorphosis was
worked at Memaloose. The graves pe
up thoir dead. Sounds of music fillel
the air. and the spirits of the dead,
with th5 form of mortals again ta!tin
rn. danced and made merry. Dre?I in
glorious mime it her husbnnd -ame to
her and they lecamo hanpy for the
lime.
Th next morning on belngr awakened
by the sunshine she found a skeleton
arm around her body.
Returning to her home she told the
lorv. . r.n, rn1,0, ... w.
men was called. After much delibera-
tlo i it was decided that since the
maiden had belonged to the man dur
ing life, sh.i must still be his. even
though he was dead, and she was com
manded to return to the Island to live
with him.
Dead Permitted to Appear.
The dead were permitted to return
from the graves at night, and during
the hours of darkness all was as
though some great feast were being
part'eipated In on Memaloose, but the
for.ns gradually lost themselves as
daylight approached, and during the
days the island presented only sights
of horror. White bones glinted in the
sunlight.
Finally the girl gave birth to a child.
The Indian maiden desired that her
mother come to see her grandson, and
a messenger was sent to carry her the
glad tidings. The mother came, but
she wei enjoined not to look upon the
little one fr at least ten days after
her arrival: she was told that if she
did so her grandson would die. But
with the eagerness of a grandmother
she thought it would no harm is she
would lift up his little blanket and
vke a single look. However, no sooner
OAKLAND ONLY VILLAGE
BUT IS OF SUPERLATIVES
Ter Capita Wealth Is $1000, Oak Lumber Is Asset, but District's Chief
Source of Trosperity Comes From Great Annual Turkey Crop.
BT ALFRED rOWERS.
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AKLAND. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
Oakland, though but a village
from the standpoint of popula
tion. Is in many ways a city in Impor
tance. It enjoys an Influence out of
ail proportion to Its size. It Is a town '
of superlatives some of these are
county superlatives, some state super
latives, eojiio Northwest superlatives
and some almost National superlatives.
The Osage Indians of Oklahoma are
said lo have more per capita wealth
than any people In the world. They
don't bent the people of Oakland much.
On deposit In the two local banks. If
equally distributed, is 1000 for every,
man. woman and child in the town. In
the town are something over 500 peo
ple: on deposit in the banks Is almost
hair a million dollars. The private
bank of K. G. Younir & Co. alone has
deposits aggregating almost $400,000.
In the magnitude of Its business this
bank is unique among the small-town
banks of the Northwest. The Oregon
Almanac does not show a bank in any
town twice the size with as great de
posits. A. G. Young, manager of this
bank, could furnish data for & vital
article on what it is possible to do In a
small community and at the same time
be a friend in the truest sense to that
community.
Prosperity la Kanable.
It Is not a restricted but a represent
ative prosperity. The important de
positors in the banks run up into the
hundreds. The percentage of car own
ers is large. The land has given of its
fullness with generous indiscrimina
tion. Children go barefooted because
they want to. not because they have to.
Charity is seldom called for. Political
administrations may come and go; good
times and hard times may intermit
tently strike the land; but here reigns
an equable prosperity.
Oakland annually ships out more
sheep and hogs than any other town
between Ashland and Portland. It
also ships out many prunes and much
grain.
One of the town's widely advertised
superlative 1 turkeys, - It tms beta
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had her eyes fallen on he little ford
ilmn it died.
This death of ihe Infant was taken
by the Indians as a sign that they had
erred in allowing- the frirl to visit tho
Island, and it was ruled by a preat
counci' ihat thereafter no one should
vii-it Mimaloose except to deposit lh
bodies of the de:d
One White Darted on Island.
Men aloose until this day a th
burying- ground for the Indiana of The
Dalles region. Because of the treasure
of beads and elks "teeth buried with
the, dead it was formerly visited Ly
numerous curio seeker, who despoiled
the graves sacred to the redmen. The
Government has now prohibited whit
men to visit the Island for thin purpose.
Passengers on river steamboats are
attracted by a. single white shaft rear
ins: itself from a rock base on the
Island. This is a monument erected to
Victor Trevitt, the only white man
buried on Memaloose. Victor Trevitt
was a great friend of the Indians of
the Mid-Columbia district. His body
was placed among1 those of his frienda
at his own request.
filling the state's Thanksgiving and
Christmas platters for 30 years. During1
that time it has exported Jl.000.000
worth of turkeys. It ships out from
10.000 to 15.000 birds annually. This is
one of the secrets of the ubiquitously
rilled pockets around the town. For
instance, this Spring & young man bor
rowed I0. which he Invested in turkey
hens. A few months later he sold 200
month-old poults at II apiece, coming1
out with (ISO, all the hens and several
chicks as assets. The man who bought
the 200 little turkeys wilt sell them at
Thanksgiving time for something like
S3 apiece. And so it goes.
Oak. Laabfr Is Aaaet.
One of the products of the town, en
tlrcly lacking or limited in other com
munities, is oak lumber. The Illahe
Lumber Company, managed by Joseph
Miller, manufactures much lumber that
Is made by wagon companies into fel
lies, spokes, hubs and axles.
Four streets, consisting of several
blocks each, are paved.
The people are gregarious, co-opera
five, active. They are socialized.
From 400 to S00 attend the annual grad
uating exercises of the high school. A
six-day Chautauqua Is an annual af
fair. There are six churches. The
Oakland citizenry, almost without ex
ception, enjoy the occasions upon which,
"neighbor neighbor meets."
If Oakland has been made to appear
herein as something of & Utopian mu
nicipality, it can't be helped. What has'
been written has been written with en
thusiasm, but with authenticity.
Peel Off Your Freckles
To rmors freckJea. blotchea or any com
plexion difficulty. th best thins; to do Is to
remove the skin itself. This is easily and
harmlessly done by the application of or
dinary mrcollxed -wax. The wax peels off
the defectives outer skin, a little each cay.
gradually bringing; the second layer of
skin to vitAw The new skin Is beautifully
sott. clear, white and young looking;. Just
procure an ounce of mt-rcolixed wax at anjr
drusaioro and um lifca cold cream. Ad. v.
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