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MANY WALKS OF LIFE FURNISH MEN WHO GAIN
NOTICE FOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS
Colonel F. H. French Is Promoted Austrian Minister of Finance Becomes Premier Denmark's Cabinet Is Made
Up Mostly of Newspaper Men Chinese Vice-Admiral Na med Secretary of Navy.
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the Infantry, on duty at staff
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to the rank of' Brigadier-General.
Dr. Ernst von Koerber Is the new
Premier of Austria. He was Finance
Minister in the cabinet of Count
Bturgeck, who was assassinated.
C. Th. Zahle, the Premier of Den
mark, has been active in converting
that country to the proposition to sell
the Danish West Indies to America.
Mr. Zahle was a newspaper editor when
called to the head of the cabinet. Most
of his associates are former editors of
HAMMERSTEIN GENIUS IN BUILDING THEATERS
PROVES GREAT ASSET FOR OPERA COMPANY
Mme. Villani Fascinates House That Is Crowded to Capacity and Work of Conductor, Robert Moranzoni Calls for
Much Praise From Critic Metropolitan Has Brilliant Week With Many Stars.
BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. (Special.)
The Boston-National Opera Com
pany, under direction of Max Ra
binoff with his very efficient right
hand. Max Hirsch, has just enjoyed a
sensationally successful week at the
new Lexington Opera-House, the last
one built ty Oscar Hammerstein and
never occupied by him for the purpose
for which it was intended.
Mr. Hammerstein has a genius for
building well as he has for many other
things and it is certain that there is
no auditorium in this country so su
perbly equipped in the matter of seat
ing and acoustics. Every tone in that
house was a joy and that went far to
ward the success of the performances.
To the sharp responsiveness of the
acoustic conditions was due perhaps
the fact that many times the able con
ductor, Robert Moranzoni, seemed to
overpower the singers, and inasmuch
as these were the only operatic per
formances ever heard in this house,
there is no criterion by which to judge.
One thing a late comer had no oppor
tunity to discover was the color of the
upholstering of the chairs, as there
were no empty ones in the house on
any occasion.
The repertoire . for the week included
for the opening and closing perform
ances "Andrea Chenier," the Giordano
opera which proved itself well worthy
of being included in a regular reper
toire and it was particularly welcome
since it brought forward Zenatello.
whose voioe never sounded lovelier than
in the title role, which he sang with
fervor and distinction. Although an
nounced for another role, this was the
only appearance of the tenor.
Mme. Villani proved herself the
stronghold of the company so far as
the more dramatic roles are concerned,
and sang with most gratifying results
the part of Madeleine in the Giordano
opera, and repeated her impersonation
of Fiora in Montemezzl's interesting
and beautifu opera "L'Araore dei Tre
lie."
Baklaonff, the Russian baritone, had
a. less genial role in Gerard on the
opening and closing nights than when
he sang Manfredo, a part with which
Amato has always been identified at
the Metropolitan.
Other members of the "Andrea Che
nier" cast were less known, but they
were well equipped, an especial word
of praise being due Marta Winietska
ja, who. as a matter of fact, is a pupil
of Mme. Niessen-Stone.
Paolo Ananlan, jn this company as in
the Metropolitan, has "always been a
bright spot in the particular sort of
thing which he does; he is a very fine
character delineator and his vocalism
is more agreeable than most singing
Mme. Miura CharniM Again.
Mme. Miura, with the same charm and
much more stage experience, was
greeted by many who had not forgot
ten the peculiar charm of her imper
sonation of "Madame Butterfly" and
there was even greater interest in her
performance of the titular role of Mas.
cagni's "Iris," in which she succeeded
In making many forget the atrocious
ness of the book and other less agree
able features, including the lack of ca
pacity of the tenor, Tovia Kittay.
Fulgenzio Guerrierl proved himself
en able conductor and Riccardo Martin
was received like an old friend. Here
it may be said that the towering fig
ure of beauty of voice, excellence of
vocal method, polish of dramatic work
throughout the entire series of per
formances was Thomas Chalmers, who
has put every moment of his time with
this company to its utmost use. It Is
pafe to prognosticate for this brilliant
young American that he is preparing
himself for a most distinguished place
at the Metropolitan whenever that day
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the Politiken. In fact Denmark ma;
be said to be the one country in the
world which is run by newspaper men.
Vice-Admiral Yutunpr Pih-Kuan
Chingr is the Secretary of the Navy in
the new cabinet of China.
Sir Horace Rumbold, who has been
made British Minister at Berne, is half
an American. His mother was Caroline
Harrington, of Washington, and her
father was the American -nister at
Berne many years ago. An interesting
bit of gossip about the Rumbold family
was the statement of Hoace Walpole
that the original Sir Thomas Rumbold
was a waiter at White's; and this
shall come. His Sharpless was one of
the significant features of the Puccini
opera as his Yyoto was in "Iris" and
his Marcello in "La Boheme" on Friday
night a week ago.
Elvira Leveroni has also gained much
in poise and her voice has always been
a fine asset for the company. This
opera, always a favorite, crowded the
theater twice.
"L'Amore dei Tre Re" has laid a deep
hold upon the affections of the public
and there was especial interest in the
part of Avito, which has never been
heard by any interpreter other than
Ferrari-Fontana. Zenatello was an
nounced for it. but it fell to the lot of
Riccardo Martin, inasmuch as the Ital
ian tenor was indisposed. Under the
circumstances he did well with it and
in many spots he gave much that was;
beautifu). particularly in the last act.
Mme. Villani effected some really
beautiful singing in this role, which as
an impersonation is always less satis
fying for those who never can get away
from the spirit in which Miss Bori
conceived it. This, notwithstanding the
fact that it was she who created the
part at the world premiere In Milan at
La Scala. She makes it less a creature
of fate, and more merely a woman
frankly more in love with Avito than
with Manfredo, but throughout her
singing was exceptionally beautiful and
she proved routine, experience and skill.
Dorothy Follin Ik Promising.
Jose Mardones, as Archibald, height
ened the impression he made before as
a powerful actor and a singer of re
markably beautiful voice. In this work
a young woman who effected a few
moments of excellent singing and who
gives promise of doing more impor
tant things is Dorothy Follis, who
came into the company out of the
studio of William Thorner.
An audience which crowded every
available inch of the house and which
made it seem as though this company
might put in an entire New York sea
son to good advantage was the per
formance of "La Boheme," in which
Maggie Teyte gave a lovely, appealing
and powerful Mimi with more warmth
of feeling and of tone than she usually
shows.
This opera also brought forward the
diminutive but highly spirited Mabe
Riegelman as Musetta. in which she
showed a versatile art. Her last act
was more effective' than the first, a
though her singing of the familiar Mu
setta aria was a real achievement.
The quartet of "Bohemians" consisted
of Riccardo Martin, who ever has made
this one of his finest impersonations;
Thomas Chalmers, Mardones and Pu-
liti. The conductor s share in the sue
cess made it seem as though Mr. Rab
inoff is to be congratulated upon hav
ing such a fine companion to Moran
zoni as Guerrieri.
The company opened Monday night.
a week ago, in Philadelphia.
The season of 1916-17 opened duly
at the Metropolitan a week ago Mon
day night, when General Director
Gattl-Casazza departed again from the
ancient regime of offering a. favorite
old-time opera on the opening night.
Instead, he brought forward what is
to the present generation of opera
goers a complete novelty in Bizet's "Les
Pecheurs de Perles," in which Madame
Hempel, Caruso, De Luca and Rothier
were the first to be greeted by the
capacity audience which each season
rivals in brilliancy that of the seasons
of the past.
What the public will experience for
the work of the same composer who
gave the world "Carmen" will be in
teresting to note. It is also of more
than passing note to know that 18
years ago Caruso and De Luca, in the
first days of both careers, came to
gether in this opera, which was the
first in Bizet s activities, as also in
those of GatU-Casazza as Impresario,
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statement was the cause of George
Selwyn's bon mot that "everything
comes to him who waits." But the fact
is that the Rumbolds are descended
from Thomas Rumbold, who was with
Charles I at the battle of Naseby, and
many ancestors held high positions at
court.
Ujiro Oyama, the Acting Consul of
Japan at Los Angeles, is looking after
the interests of the Japanese in a test
case which has Just been brought by
the Government to determine the con
stitutionality of the California law pro
hibiting aliens owning land. The case
is of importance as it reflects American
relations with Japan.
Polacco, who remains the principal
Italian conductor of the Broadway tem
ple of art and of fame, gave of his
best in the preparation and produc'
tion.
The rest of the opening week, in
cluding "Tristan und Isolde" on
Wednesday night, with Mesdames Hart
and Homer, Messrs. Urlus, Weil, Braun,
Schlegel, Reiss, Bloch and Bayer, with
Mr. Bodanzky conducting; "Manon Les
caut, by Puccini, had Madame Alda in
the title role, Madame Perini, Messrs.
Caruso, Scotti, De Segurola, Rossi,
Reiss. with Gennaro Papi conducting.
"Der Rosenkavalier," on Friday night,
had its great interpreters, Mesdames
Hempel and Ober. in the leading roles
Edith Mason as Sophie, Mesdames Van
Dyck, Mattfeld, Braslau. Messrs. Gor-
itz, Weil, Althouse, Iteiss, Ruysdael,
and among new names in the ladies'
section were Misses Tiffany, Maerkel
and Dobbins. Mr. Bodanzky conducted
"Prince Igor," with Didur in the title
role and Madame Alda, Amato. Botta
and De Segurola in the roles they have
already made famous, were heard at
OFFICERS
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The Portland Players, a dramatic club, was organized on Friday night In the
assembly hall of the Morgan building.
This organization is unique, in that it aims to develop the interpretative
dramatic ability of its members through the medium of standard plays which
can be successfully presented by amateurs. Special attention will also be given
to the technic of the photoplay drama with the idea of presenting local photo
plays. Miss Edith Swanson was unanimously elected president of the club. Miss
Dorothy Dearing secretary and Miss Helen Campbell Jeselson treasurer.
Miss Swanson has appeared in numerous college productions, including
"Mice and Men," and she also played the title role in "'Op o' My Thumb." Miss
Dearing is a clever reader and impersonator, and has appeared in "Pygmalion
and Galatea" and other amateur productions of merit. Helen Campbell Jeselson
has a high reputation as a popular Chautauqua reader.
William G. Harrington, a local attorney, who was formerly professor of
English and public speaking of the Pacific University and who made a study
of the photoplay drama at Los Angeles last Summer, has been engaged as
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the first matinee, with Polacco con
ducting. There was a special performance of
"Aida" on Saturday night, when Mme.
Rappold sang the title role, and the
cast included Mme. Homer, Miss
Sparkes, M. Martinelli, De Luca,
Rothier, Rossi and Audioso. Mme. Gal 11
danced in this and in the great Tartar
ballet in the Moussorgsky opera. Sat
urday afternoon. Mischa Elraan was
the violin soloist assisting the Metro
politan singers at the opening Sunday
night concert of the season.
Elman Scores Great Sueceaa.
Mischa Elman effected one of the
greatest successes of his career, when
he appeared as soloist with the Phil
harmonic Orchestra last week. Elman
has grown tremendously in poise, and
he brought into the Tschaikowsky con
certo new elements of delight. He
played with the great pulse of buoyant
youth and yet with the poise of a
great career behind him. He played
the Russian masterpiece as it has never
been heard before, as there was a tem
pestuous driving energy contrasted
with a most poetic and sympathetic
vein, the poetry and the sentiment of
a Slav who not only .knows the moods
of the Slav, but who is in these moods.
and who knows what the lights and
shades mean and also how to express
them. The audience manifested the
sort of hysteria which is only to be
noted once in a great while, and then
it is as spontaneous as it is sweeping.
The programme given under direc
tion of Josef StranBky was entirely
devoted to Tschaikowsky.
The programme Sunday afternoon
was devoted to Beethoven, and the
soloist was Josef Hofmann, who played
the "Emperor" concerto with admir
able effect and won with his usual
sweep and command an ovation from
the large audience.
Walter Damrosch. whose splendid
programmes make his concerts a never-
falling success, presented one of the
most interesting of his .collection Fri
day afternoon, and he repeated it Sun
day at Aeolian Hall before two audi
ences that completely filled the audi
torium. It Is this sort of success that
has made it necessary for Mr. Dam
rosch to supplement this regular series
of concerts by the New York Symphony 1
Orchestra in Aeolian Hall with a series !
in Carnegie, the first of which was
given Thursday afternoon, November
23, with Alma Gluck as toloist. This
series, too, will be given in pairs.
The concerts of Friday and Sunday
of last week were of the highest type
possible to offer, and with that great
self-effacement which is one of Bauer's
chief distinctions he appeared in the
two numbers by Caesar Franck, "Les
DJinns" and "Symphonic Variations,"
in which the piano is used rather as
part of the. orchestra than as a solo
instrument. Into this scheme the
piano seemed to fit with marvelous
effect, the rich color of his tone stand
ing out like a warm, luscious effect upon
a background which was an indivisible
part of itself. The nobility of the
Franck music was exquisitely revealed
by Mr. Damrosch, who infused it with
his own warmth and geniality of spirit
and his temperamen always under the
control of a splendid brain.
SHIP KNEES IN DEMAND
Opening for Xew Industry Is De-
dared to Exist.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Aberdeen shipyard managers
say there is an opening in this county
for a firm that would manufacture
ship knees, the home consumption of
these now being between $40,000 and
$30,000 a year. The timber here is
serviceable for that purpose, the main
difficulty being the expense incurred
in getting the tree roots out of the
ground.
Shipbuilders say this Is overcome by
loosening the tree roots before the tim
ber is felled, so that when the tree
falls the roots are torn out with it.
Most of the ship knees used by the
three harbor shipyards at present are
coming from the Chehalis district.
DR. TRUAX CHOICE AGAIN
Grants Pass Electors Prevail on
Mayor to Stand Again.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Dr. J. P. Truax, present Mayor,
has consented to become a candidate
again, at the urgent request of the
electors, for the office. No other can
didate has appeared.
Mayor Truax has just returned from
San Diego, CaL, where, for three
months, he was with the United States
Army aviation school as a surgeon,
holding a commission as a First Lieu
tenant. He was formerly a surgeon
in the regular army.
John Day Levy Five Mills.
JOHN DAY, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
An ordinance levying a tax of 6 mills
for the support of the town was passed
by tlie Council at its regular meeting
Tuesday. It is expected that thie will
provide sufficient funds to meet all
expenses.
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The Mischief Maker
The story of a girl whose overflowing good humor gets her into all sorts of
trouble. A picture which will stir your heartstrings.
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HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN FIND GREAT PLEASURE
IN FLOCKING TO LIBRARY FOR AMUSING BOOKS
School Course, Consisting of Study
Assists
By EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES.
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IIIT.K the grown-ups go with
great dignity to the Library
for their fiction or reference
books; while the newspaper fiends are
poring over their favorite Journals, do
any of them realize what is going on
in the children's department?
Hundreds of persons go each week
to the Library to lectures and meet
ings, but how many of these take time
to know about the boys and girls and
the books they are reading and the
joys they are getting out of the big
public institution and its many
branches throughout the city?
With a view toward making the
boys and girls better qualified in us
ing and appreciating the Library, the
school system has Introduced a special
ty that is meeting with great popular
ity among the children. This course
consists of a study of the card system
of catalogue used in the Library, and
lectures on books, authors and book
lore.
Miss Jessie Millard is head of the
CLUB.
children's department in the Library,
and Miss Mary Henthorne- is devoting
quite a share of her time to instruct
ing the children in the practical use
of the Library. As a result of all this
interest, the children are getting a
wonderful knowledge of "what's what"
in books, and they know Just how to
get all the benefit from the library.
The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
grades are given instruction at the Li
brary, but the little folks in the
younger classes are Instructed in their
various classrooms. "You would be
surprised to see how those children
notice and remember everything." said
Miss Henthorne, in discussing the
work.
Ralph Wertheimer,.a U-year-old lad
of Miss iCiernan's class. Davis School,
for Instance, showed bis interest and
ability to gather in information by
writing a composition for. his English
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The Winsome Star
Will Appear in
of Card System of Catalogue and Lectures on Books, Authors and Book Lore,
Children in Finding Entertaining Reading Material.
work. Ralph was only one of the
many, but he serves as an example of
what the kiddies really find and what
they see.
In beginning his "essay," he de
scribed every detail of the lobby of the
building. I wonder how many of the
now many oi in- i
grown-ups could tell what the lobby i
like, though they have seen it 100
Here is an extract from young
Werthelmer's well-written composi-;
tion
"To the left of the story hour room
In a ship in a glass case. It is about
three feet lone and Is painted yellow
and black. There are three masts,
four flags, two anchors. 34 cannon, six
portholes in the stern, two lifeboats,
one steering wheel, and a rudder one
foot long on the boat. It was made
by a sailor with a pen-knife.
"In front of the ship is a glass case,
rontalning many varieties of nuts. The
chestnuts. English walnuts, horn
chestnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, butter
nuts, black walnuts, hickory, pecan,
peanuts, acorns, a cocoanut, pistachios,
Brazils, and pinch nuts."
The young&ter explains the cata
logue lessor, as follows:
"We went down to the Library to
learn how to use the card catalogue.
First we went into the story hour room
and were seated on small stools. On
each of these stools were two pieces of
paper. One paper was our test paper,
with five questions on it, and the oilier
had the classes of books in the juvenile
department. In front of us was a
blackboard, and on it were pictures ot
cards. The teacher that was there
taught us how to use the card cata
logue. After that we had our test,
and the fifth question was to find the
call number of a certain book, and then
bring that book to one of the librari
ans. The librarians in the children's
room checked the books when we
found them."
Frieda Hellman. one of the girls In
the Sixth B class at Davis School, ex
plained her Tisit to the Library in an
interesting paper. Her introduction Is
good enouRh to make the old young
and the sad happy. She says:
"Last Tuesday Miss Kiernsn took
the class to the Library to teach xis
how to look for books. We started
from school about 2 o'clock and were
there about 2:30. Some of us walked,
some rode on the street car. and others
skated there. I walked down there
with several other girls. When we
arrived we checked our coats and
waited for the other pupils, who soon
came."
Think of the children" flocking there
for their library lesson! Think of the
opportunities they have, and what it
will mean to them in after years!
The librarians say that fairy tales
are still the most popular. "Children
like to get out of themselves. I sup
pose," said one of the librarians. Trav
el and history, books on camping,
woodcraft and electricity are all favor
ites with the boys.
Miss Delano is starting a "Dramatic
Club" among the children, and the
boys of 10 to 12 have a "Pioneer Club."
which is keeping them out of mischief,
giving them practical instruction and
delightful entertainment. The girls
have a poetry club. These meet twice
a month and are serving many pur
poses in education, and are the making
of happiness for scores of lads and
lassies. -
Maybe next May Day these clubs will
give a pageant, but I think that's a
secret. If something like this is
planned we shall see Alice in Wonder
land marehine: around with Jack and
Jill and Robinson Crusoe. Maybe Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm will be
there with Joan of Arc. Rip Van
Winkle and some of the people that
Louige Alcott, Barrie, Dickens and a
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score of others have told the children
about.
"We are trying to make the Library
helpful in a practical. happy way."
said Miss Millard, in talking about her
work and her little friends, "and I feel
thnt w si re Arrittnltlihintr n Hrtlk m n r a
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ilDAHO GRADUATES WIN OUT
Klection Keturits Show
Chosen us Officials,
Several
MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. 23. (Special.)
A number of former University of
Idaho students have been selected as
officials.
Burton L. French has been elected
to serve his fifth term in Congress:
Miss liulda Anderson has been elected
as Superintendent of Schools in Clear
water County; Arthur Sutton has been
re-elected Probate Judge of Gem Coun
ty: A. 11. Curtis. who captured a
Rhodes scholarship some years ago.
has been elected State Senator on the
Democratic ticket in Ada County;
George Donart. a former student of the
law school. . was elected Prosecuting
Attorney in Adams County; Wesley
Mattel was elected to the same office
in Blaine County: T. A. Walters, now
a member of the State Board of Kdu
cation, was elected Attorney General
of the state.
ODDFELLOW IS HONORED
George Churcli, 8 6, Member of Order
53 Years and Mason 58 Years.
FREE WATER. Or.. Nov. 2.1. (Spe
cial.) Nathan Pierce Encampment of
Odd Fellows, of this city, tendered a.
banquet Thursday night to George
Church, a member of the local lodare,
the occasion being in honor of" his f:!d
anniversary as a member of the lodge.
A solid gold "50 years" veteran's Jcwl
was presented to Mr. Church by the
encampment.
Mr. Church has been a Mason S8
years and is 86 ytars old.
John Day Officials Nominated.
JOHN DAY. Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
At a mass meeting held Monday
night Frank E. Foster was nominated
for Mayor for the coming year. Nomi
nations for Councilman resulted as fol
lows: H. F. Herburger. E. L. Knox.- S.
Watson. George Shank, Horace John
son. F. I. McCallum. J. D. Combs and
H. B. Hayec. Mr. Hayes has Just served
a term as Mayor and Messrs. Herbur
ger and Knox have served for a year
as Councilmen. The election will be
held December 5.
Fraternity Head Cniversity Juest.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Nov. 25. (Special.) Mm. Treasure
Ellis McCoymondis, president of Eta
Province of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity,
has been spending the week with the
local chapter. Accompanied by Miss
Helen Havens, both of Berkeley. Cal
they are making a tour of the North"
western states.
Roston Man Speaks at Moscow.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. 25. (Special.)
Rev. Mr. Dole, who for more than 40
years has been pastor of a large Uni
tarian Church in Boston. was the
speaker at the university assembly
last week.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.