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V- :., GET A PARK EXPERT.
- ".ne journal no pes mat tne roruana ntK commission mu employ a
park expert and that Ithe people will withhold no support from him and them
. " tq the developing of a system that will make Portland the wonder of the
; world, . ; .
'Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., is a man of world-wide reputation. He
;Was Invaluable to the Chicago World Columbian Exposition management
' n the matter of the arrangement of the grounds and the attainment of a
maximum of result from the resources at hand. He could do for Portland
wbat no commission of men could do who are not scientific ,
, i , " Portland, has illimitable opportunities.' This The Journal has said times
1 t without number. "Since the establishment of this paper Us Influence has gone
to forward the interests of the city park, system. The Journal hat pointed
- out the peculiar advantages possessed by this city, end has asserted that
bo other has been offered by nature such opportunities. Who will deny the.
truth of the assertion? .,;-:.y.
. However, first, Portland must secure all ground that Should go to make
, a chain Of parks. running around the present limits of the city, and suscept
ible of being evolved Into a boulevard drive such as have made other cities
famous,; To obtain title to the ground Is the first task. In this, a park ex-
; pert could render service that no one else could- give. And this matter of se-
curing the ground is of pressing necessity. Every passing year enhances
the value of the property, and wltnessej the construction of buildings, the
bulldinr of homes and the laying of street car lines that will Interfere with
the completion of the park system as It should be completed.
' rortIand should secure beyond doubt the property; necessary to making
the boulevard drivVn and beyond Portland -Height - the greatest In., the .
world. A park expert would see the possibilities that our own people have
, neglected, For, few citisens know aught of the boulevard. Few have ever even
1 traveled, over it, much less gone over it carefully, to And what were the pos-
. .. Bibinttes for the future. -
' ' .By all means employ a park expert. Get the best In the United States.
Turn him . loose with a driver and a carriage, a civil engineer to assist him In
making surveys, place In his possession Information referring to the present
status, and ask him (to tep us what he believes to b the wisest plan, and
men louow mat pi an. -me results will justify the movement.
: V's THE M00" GABBLING. ; v '
in ew itorn me "ioo art gambling wUh professional croupiers In
charge of regulation roulette wheels In the elegant private mansions of those
who make up that select few who are able to be counted as of the numer
ical elite. A telegram from Gotham brings this sews, coupled with the
statement that some of, the "swell gambling houses of the metropolis have
oeen closed by the police.
'.; Distasteful as It may seem to people In general, this latest fad of the
multi-rich need not worry others who are not of the elect. They need not
. gamble with roulette, or tbey may gamble If hey. choose. ; There are no
, ' strings attached to the purses of anyone; and if they desire to lose or win
noney at the gaming table, they may do so-without let or hindrance. And
- then, too, If those who constitute that do not' gamble at roulette they
wm gamoie at something- else, or win Indulge In some other foolishness.
The only feature1 that heed- engage the attention of the people Is the evl
' denee that the professional croupiers are engaged with the Intention of pre
venting the swell gamblers from cheatta each other. And has it come to
inis-that our very elect, surviving by the law of the social fittest, bays to em
ploy professional gamblers) to watch them lest they regenerate into "sure-
thing! or "crooked" gamesters? We can stand their roulette games, but
this Intimation that they have descended to the level of the crook Is unthlnk-
A biU for toe" reergamaactonr of the
State lnd Board I aU right, if U be
drafted accardg to complete knowledge
of the subject- Howevef, The Jours el
doubu that the subject has-been suffi
ciently clarified for the peoyle. They
know that abuses have ealsted, but do
not know Just what are the best means
to correct them. ..It would not be Im
proper to appoint a commiselfea to inquire
Into the matter during tha Interim -between
the 1903 and 1906 sessions, with in
structions to prepare a Wit for presen
tation to the 1405 Legislature. There
would then be a maximum of chances
that wise action would be taken.
"Tracing my ancestry back I. find
nothing but trotters, with now and then .
a carriage animal. " said , the horse,
"while il am the first degenerate thus
far discovered. Blaine me not. for when
."With splendid harbor facUiUeS; tW1th millions of dollars; with abundant
opportunities, tri without energy to take advantage of Uber," Is tbe way in
which J. K. Ch.lUrg, Seattle business man and Nome miner, mrralgns Portland,
."we-laugh at the Columbia River Bar. hp la our country." he said, '-but we laugh
at It because we have to do something to cover tip our own shortcomings. There
is nothing too arund for Portland if Portland Will but make the effort to secure It.
iau xar mat effort has been lacking.- ' . 4 -rf . .
.' "So on thlnlr Pnrfiinfi nmur 1a tanattnrf - ak-Ml .-iwnm4w-n.rt
Journal, who was interviewing the energetic Seattle man tn bis suite at the Hotel
Portland - ... f l- , . , ... J- '-: - ' '-v ,- ,- --v
f. "Pu it in the past tense, most emphatically.", was the quick retort: "Portland's
eapital has alrtatty stagnated. It has barnacles on It. Had that not been the case
it woum nev,r have lain idle and allowed Seattle, which, a few years ago was
bankrupt and worse than bankrupt, to come to lif e," -3 , - , (j ,
,:-i!;-Sr Vt' 2t ee KUppest , ,
J. S. ChUherg is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest as a business
man of ability. Durins the 'hard times" years he went Into Central America and,
alone, worked op a trade that enabled a steamship line to be placed in operation
from Seattle which netted thousands of dollars to those Interested. Later be en
gaged In the trfcnanontlon business With the Far North, but now has dlSDoaed
of his shipping; interests and expects to devote his future efforts toward developing,
mining properties which have come Into his possession near Cape Nome, Alaska
Keturnins; 'to Seattle from a business visit to New Tork. Mr. Chilberg found
himself storm boand at Spokane, and so changed his route to Include Portland. He
will leave this city tonisht for San Franctsco, where he (s to attend a meeting of
the Pioneer Uinlng Company, In which he is a large shareholder. -
'' V'''-;;-v-lUlllons Za Home. ? ! 4 Af''l'i!
"There are nlu. mill Ions still In the Can Nome eanntrv. Mr. fhllhr asfd.
The surface of the around has only been scratched over. But -what remains will
have to be secured by hard work. The day of scooping up gold by the hatful has
passed. Wealth will only come to those who go after It In a scientlfle way. It Is
N.J X 0SCE:Htk DIED WORKINQ
. Q gllll,HMMIMIMIMI '
HARD
' NEW TORK. Pec., aO.-Patrfck Smith. 70.. a mall wagon driver, fell from
his seat after colliding with a truck yesterday Afternoon at One Hundred and '
Seventy-first street and Third avenue sad was Instanty killed. ; . v, -, ? ...,
'0ntleman Smith." as he waa knowa-to his companions, was not ways
a mall driver. He had a splendid education, tand In spite of his years had lost none"
of bis vigor of intellect His physical strength, too, was remarkable. ; ' ' i '
Some years ago. Smith was rated br his friends as wealthy. lie watt reported
to have made, much money in Wall street, but reverses came and he lost most of It.
He lived with his family, two daughters and a son, at No. til East Twenty-first
street. ' About 15 months ago he announced that he was tired of remaining about '
the house with nothing to do. His children were amased one day when he told '.
them he had applied for a position as driver of a mall wagon. They protested that '
he waa too old, but he declared that he bad made up bis mind to get out and work ;
fgaln.'' . '-!.'. -.- - .i.v '.. !(,':,; : v..;
,.. turn aaugnters aemea last night that they had any Ill-feeling against the old
uiw... .V Mm. .... ...U. UV. UliV. lUOil WBftVU, AMU U1U1 Ul '
they would always care for him- - . -.
The old man was deurmlned. He left his home and took a nail bedroom
at No. 408 Second avenue. His room was scantily furnlBhed.; To alii appearances -he
lived in extreme poverty. , --.-.v:-j. .;.. . , . .
-v To the employes of the uptown stations . "Gentleman Smith was well known
and well liked. .He. was fond of talking about his speculations in Wall street
nil h! wnrlr mm an TTwirt',MAtintanf . v.- - i .
The old man started out fi;om the Treraont station yesterday afternoon to -drive
down to the staUon at One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street. . Just ahead of
mm on unira avenue at una Hundred and Bevepty-nrst street waa a truck driven
by John Martin, of .No. 03 East One Hundred and Fifth street' The horse at
tached to the mall wagon was going at a fast pace. Martin turned out of the
way, but the, fore wheel of the wagon struck the hub of the rear wheel of the truck, -!
. The old driyer toppled ver from his seat. . His body struck against a pllla
of the elevated road. He fell heavily to tbe pavement and the rear wheel of his
own wagon passed over nm. ,
not the prospector but the corporation that will make money la the North In I Those who witnessed the Occident saw him tret up and try to walk to the side, s
future." . - j - 1 ., j,-. ; , , -1 wbjk. xi a ieii again ana was carried to a drug store, where he died before the
I first arrived I was as fine a horse as
ever went up Morrison street, but after
eight months on Portland's highways I
am now to take a position on an Albina
milk wagon." - -
Mr. Chilbertt la deenlv Interested in the eassase of laws which will nermlt ef
ueveioping Alasaa. -- -
I . "There Is some of the finest timber In the world up there" he said, "but It Is
worthless, because no man dares cut a stick.- It belongs to the government and
title cannot be acquired by an individual. The same is true of the erasing landsy
of which there are large areas. Millions pf head of cattle could be fattened there,
but the laws have said it must not be. - The sooner these laws are changed the bet
ter it will be for all nersons and Parties concerned, and for the Paciflo Coast In
general.. f. -c . - ,H" . ' '
"Agriculturally, the Far North will prove a wonder when It becomes populated
by a hardy race of people who are not afraid of work.' It gets no colder there than
It does in the Xakotaa It is true the summers are not so long, but there are 24
hours of sunshine in every day for a goodly portion of the time. ,
;. vvV.-:.,',; Tke Alaakaa Txada . ' - k.,'
"It may be hard to secure for Alaska legislation that' will count in its favor.
for the Congressmen and Senators in the East know absolutely nothing of the
existence of such a place.. Ths national Legislators of the Coast ought to stand
together In their effort to secure the opening of Alaska, for when that la done
I there will be business enough for alL"
"What do you think of Portland's opportunities to break Into the Alaskan
trader was asked. - .
"I think that Portland has as good a show as anv nlace else, nerhans better.
if she were not toe slow to get Into the race. Seattle would have no advantage
over Portland.-except, possibly, la the matter of shortening the run to favor pas
senger travel.' - The same country, tributary to Seattle la open to Portland, and
everything that can be shipped from there can be sent from this port as eheaRly.
The only thing is that PorUand is. as I ssld before, stagnated. It ought to waken
and get a hustle on." , -. - -
arrival of a Physician from the Ford ham HoenltuJ. -
Martin was srrested and held on 11.000 ball - Mr. Smith will ha hurl fmn hi.
former home In East Twenty-first street. t , .
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Bia-M1NJUIV. VISITS NEW YORK
The Indrapura, arrived In on Sunday,
rill carry to the Orient the Oregon ex
hibit at the Osaka Exposition in Japan.
It will be the first representation of this
state in a foreign exposition, and will
doubtless bring good results. It will In
sure that Japan send there a like exhibit,
and cement the wommerctal relations be
tween the Paciflo Coast and the growing
nation on tbe shores of, Asia.
Wherever mere is to M a session of a
state Legislature, there will be an ab
sorbing fight over election of a United
StAtes Senator. Oregon has a law, bear
ing the name of that uncompromising
He publican, Mr. Ma ye, wnch makes it
possible to obviate all trouble. Let the
Legislature respect the Mays law, and
the session this month tn this staje will
be rid of all embroglioa
"German papers speak lightly of the
Monroe Doctrine,' say the cbl that
reach American ' newspapers.1- If - Sir
Charles P-eresford Ite correct. England
. respects It, and most people- believe that
the United States and England are com
petent to keep the Jdftnroe Doctrine efr
fectlve, without the aid of any other na
tion In the world.
TOWIOHTfJ ATTXACTXO VS.
. The Marquam Grand Elisabeth Ken
nedy In "Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines." '
The Baker-"Alabama."
Cord rays "Sandy Bottom.",
Fredericksburg -Vaudeville.
COXZbTO ATTmAOTIOSS.
The Marquam Grand "Captain Jinks,"
Tuesday and i Wednesday nighta
The Baiter "Alabama." for the week,
with Saturday matinee. -
Cordray's "Sandy Bottom," for the
week, with Saturday matinee.
Fredericksburg -- Vaudeville every
night. " '.-v.
HR. CHAMBERLAIN, DON'T WORRY
' . To the governor-elect The Journal
'.says again:'...--
; Don't worry about schemes to eir
eumscribe your legitimato powers. It
Is largely talk in which breath used is
heated to a high degree of tempers-
r ture. , . . , ; i " " '
There Is no doubt that there be those
, who would say so, were they able.
. But, those who would not brook such
action so much out-number the others
that there Is practically no danger.
- Such threats as have , been made
have emanated from a few who permit
, the wish to -be the father of the
thought, and to forget that the plainly
. .expressed, will of the people of. Oregon
la not to be , lightly disregarded.
. ' Their choice was that you serve as
jrovernor. They have .not discovered
anything to alter their determination,
and, were It true that they had, there is
no proof that they had. for the election
of June 2, 1902, Is the last expression
upon the subject.
, If, for the purpose of securing politi
cal advantage or the ends of a few
.selflsh persons, there be attempt to
limit the powers of the governor-elect,
, the plan will not work. If those self
seeking politicians wish to advance
the Interests of the Oregon Democracy,
let them try to circumscribe Governor
elect Chamberlain's powers as defined
by the Constitution, and interpreted by
the courts. But the governor-elect
""heed not worry; He has a majority of
the people with him, and majorities are
presumed to rule in this free country.
. .. . ERADICATE TEE CAUSE. .
Pendleton is .wrestling with a prob
lem of controlling the Indian popula
' tlon of the Umatilla reservation who
- come into town to secure litjuor and
then proceed to make themselves ob
poxioua The principal effort appears
. to have been directed towards provid
ing punishment for the Indians. A
. suggestion has been made by the East
Oregonlan that goes to the core of the
question and brings forth the vital con-
silderatlon. The East Oregonian ad-
vises that endeavor be to punish those
. who pander to the debased aborigines
and: who scheme to sell them intoxi-
cants.' In other words, let the cause be
-.. removed, and then effects will cease.
- This is a principle that is vital to
Portland, to everjr; city. j Vast numbers
of persons are brought to the courts to
be punished for offenses f against the
Jaw, persons who have yielded to
temptations placed i in their way by
those Who heed no mandate of the peo
ple as expressed in : statute or ordl-
nance, and who make It a business to
Infract law constantly. These should
be the object of attack by the forces
of decency to every community. No
one will excuse the person who wil
fully violates "' the law, even though
some one else has placed temptations
In his way. Every person should be
Strong- enough to resist, to keep from
evil, and respectful enough Of the will
of the majority to keep Bacred its com
mand issued under the forms of law In
a self-governing community.
- du, logicauy ana practically, the
best manner In which to attack wrong
doing is to attack the causes, ' the
principal causes, and remove those
causes so completely as possible. The
familiar illustratldn of the polluted.
spring serves In this Instance to Ilium'
inte the meaning of the argument. It
is not that one law-breaker is less rep
rehensible than another, but that the
most effective means to eradicate evil
Is to eradicate the cause.
xu every city are inaivlduals who
habitually break the law, whose, busi
ness caits lor law-breaking, whose
every Interest is to induce officials to
overlook their offenses and permit the
continued practices that are in the
very face of th mandate of the people.
These individuals are confessedly
outlawed from the society of. good
people. They are self-confessedly prop
er suDjecis xor the public prison.
They are admittedly without the pale
01 ine , oecent limits that , must be
drawn around those who honestly
strive to maintain law and order and
to keep Inviolate the written will of
the majority.
It 1s right that punishment be meted
out to all who Infract the law But, if
Officials Would acCOIWDllsh anmolhli,.
substantial, let them direct their ef
forts towards Jailing those who furnish
the organized means to break the law.
-The. Beose of outraged decency In
every community calls for more activ
ity than is usually exhibited by of
ficials. Ala-ays come in political con
siderations, arguments of men who ever
keep before them the demands of their
party, and who counsel courses that do
not bring opposition from the powerful
leaders of the lftw-breaklng element.
let, these very leaders are those who
should be "gone after" by the repre
sentatives of the law, should be. han
dled without official gloves. 1
" , u . : ., . s--.y.
ENDORSED BY HIS OWN VOICE.
Under the-head "The Strange j Case '
ot r-iatv wno aspires to-miceeea Him
self as United States Senator, the
organ of a Senatorial candidate here In
A large number of farmers In Washlnir-
ton County pronounce in favor of the
ISOOjOJO appropriation for the Lewis and
Clark Fair. The sentiment of the peo
ple throughout the state Is growing more
and more insistent that the Legislature
adopt, the desired bill setting aside that
sum for the exposition.''
Properly drawn, the Marlon County bill
for the taxation of franchises should be
adopted. It is modern In character, and
is based upon the discovery, that fran
chise rights constitute actual values
given to corporations. People have been
something like a thousand years In mak
ing this discovery. ' ,
tJLni uuiiyn - "
Lest we forget.
The Journal gladly echoes the sentiment
that a railroad down tthe Columbia gorge
during Hood times beats a road across a
hUjh mountain range. Vide, reports 'of
washouts and landslides recently occur
ring to the north in the State of Wash
ington. -
Piatt taught politics to Benjamin Odell.
Now Odell ropoen to wrest Control of i
the New Tork miachlne -from, the vener
able Senator, which constitutes the irony !
ot late ior me agea boss.
County Clerk Fields' report shows a
saving of more than 7,0ou to the people
01 Munncman toumy. it is a good show
ing, entitling mm to commendation.
"Captain Jinks of tke Horse Marlses.1
Captain Jinks 'off. fhe Horse' Marines,
who "fed his horse cn com and beans,
and who "often lived beyond his means,'
and "who was captain In the army,' was
recalled from the old-time 'song by the
presentation at the Marquam Grand ot
Clyde Fitch's satirical comedy, "Captain
Jinks of the Horse Marines." Monday
night. It is the ploos in which Ethel Bar
rymorc made so remarkable success, and
It is the piece in which Miss Elisabeth
Kennedy is making so greejt success Just
now. P. J. Kennedy. Is In the manage
ment of this company, and has furnished
liberally tor one of ths best productions
that has been here this season.
Clyde Fitch is writing some of the most
successful plays of the period. Indeed.
It is to he doubted whether any otber
piaywrrignt can boast so many successes
among all modern dramatio writer. So
that the Kennedy company start with a
well-written play. Wiricn artistic acting
Is added, and scenio investiture ls.com-
plete, and the audience is ea rapport, sue
cess lacks no essential element And
such was the Monday night performance
at the Marquam Grand Theatre. There
were so few defects that It were hyper
critical to point them out. Perhaps, in
tbe first act. and somewhat In the sec
ond, there was a disposition on the part
of some to slight their enunciation, and
it was difficult to hear ail of the lines.
Correctinir this defect-fn- the work of
the actors, there will be nothing left but
D raise for their performance. Too, some
are prone to suggest to Mr.' Baboock
(Captain Jinks) that he read his lines
lust before the proposal to Mme. Treo-
tonl for a trifle less comedy, upon the
theory that a man would not be
exceedingly hilarious a moment before
offering bis hand to the woman ha loved.
However, Mr. Babcock'S handling of the
part was so excellent, 'he has so good
stage presence and he read so superbly
that one feels like apologising for hint
ing at possible defects, .v ' ' h - '
Miss Kennedy has not one Caw hi her
acting, and her reading is beyond ad
verse criticism. She -wins attention at
the moment of appearance upon tho
stage, holds it throughout the play and
adds sympathy so soon as she has made
her way into the telling of the story.
It would not be just to leave Miss Ken
nedvs acting- with tula passive critique.
and not convey the impresaioa that she
la magnetic and everything that the Wiar
acter demands. It will be voted by nine
out Of ten who were 'present Monday
night that she ha gives: one of the very
best appearaiK-cs that has been witness
ed in Portland during ths season.
Mr. Yale bus tho psrt of Charles La-
Oregon makes the following- reference:
"The irrelevance ol such contentions la
apparent to .all. . Thslc authors., mani
festly labor under the misapprehension
that a man to be an acceptable Senator
should have moral, fiber and intellectual
attainment; that he should understand
eomeimns 01 me prooiems or the na
tion and ot international affairs: that
tie should have capacity not only for
politics, but for statesmanship; and that
the recipient ot tne honor should stand
so high that the office seeks him.. In
stead ot his having to secure It as 'the
prize of assiduous and unscrupulous
strife." ,-: . . -
As it should be m , New Tork It
should be in Oregon, is what One reads
between these lines. The (editorial
we" appears to "point with prideto
itself.
FSESK DAXX.T.
martine, and enacts the role successfully,
is also does Mr. Lam with Augustus
Eleeker Von Volkonburg, Mrs Speer, Mr.
Lindemere, Mr. Finch. Mr. Rennie and
Mr. Harcourt, respectively, as represen
tatives of the New York Herald. .Tribune,
Times, Sun and Clipper. "Were capable,
and Hnrry Barton, as the newsboy, was
a hit Mr. Fenton, Mr. Donnelly and Mr.
Bond were good, and Miss Lambert, as
Mrs. Oeenborough, was a feature .of tho
play. The remainder of the east Is ex
cellent. ':; 'V ', ! , '
Numbers of officers and ladles from
Vancouver Barracks were present to wit
ness tbe performance. . ; :
Chronologically, the play represents the
time when Greeley and Grant were presi
dential candidates -in 1872, and the
Brighton bend and the enormous bustle
are features of the costuming. It runs
tonight and tomorrow night '
. "Sandy Bottom," at Ooraray'a ?
- The "Sandy Bottom" Company , finally
reached Portland, after being . detained
In Seattle, and presented their play at
"And do you understand T" asked, the I Cordrav's Mondsv rfrtt. It win hatha
flnnrinv ftohnAl tMW-Hwh. mam . I wit, , i. . -
--, " vw in.T
for vour 'dallv bread T
'Oh, yes," replied little Elsla 'that's
so we'll be sure to have it fresh," ,
bill for the week.
"Sandy Bottom is laid In the South,
and abounds in pretty scenes and whole
some sentiment. . it js worthy of patron
age by any one whs desires to encourage
cleanly dramatic work.
Mis Babcock, as Sue Mewson, dis
plays ability, and Mr. French, as "Col.
Carter," la exceedingly capable: The east
Includes: Colonel Jed Carter, R. Ev
French: George Bowen, Jacques Caldwell;
Amos Granby, J. E. Jackson; Dick New
some, M. E. Whish; Minister Crandall.
Eugene Gibson; Squire Blower, Maurice
Wish: Bill Snooks. Al Jones; Joel Marks.
W. a Sanders; Zachariah, Edward Alien;
Sue Newsome, Louette Babcock; Mrs.
Crandall, Marie Clifford; Mammy Ly tie
ton, Eva Earl French; Little Bill Snooks,
Little Dixie. And there is a balance of
excellence that pleases the auditors.
Ths scenic Investiture is appropriate
nnd well produced, and the piece through
out was quite successful in every partic
ular. "Alabama" at the Baker.
Colonel Preston, an old planter ....
i. ..Fred Mower
Colonel Moberly,' a relic of ths Cow - -federacy
.William H. Dills
Squire Tucker, a Talladega County
Justice ...... ...... Carlyle Moore
Captain Davenport, a Northern rail
road man William Bernard
Mr.- Armstrong, his agent. .Wm. Lamp
Mrs Page, a widow who thinks
twice Cathrine Counties
Atlanta Moberly, Colonel Moberly's
- daughter. . .Lillian Rhoada
Mra Stockton, another widow
........... Mina Qleason
Carey Preston, an Alabama blossom '
Elsie Ksmond
Lathrop Page, a Southern boy. . , . . .
Howard Russell
Raymond Page, a party of business
Kooert Kiddle
Decatur, an ante-bellum servant....
, Bennett Southard
Augustus Thomas' "Alabama" was
produced Sunday matinee and night and
Monday night, at the- Baker, and will
be the bill for tbe week. Almost every
theatre-goer has seen it before, yet few
have wltnessd a better or so good a pre
sentation, ss that which was given by
the Nelll Stock Company. The piece
has a delightful Southern atmosphere,
and is the' acme of refined dramas, de
void of 'all melodramatic features The
staging is beautiful, especially' in the
third act, which shows a Southern moon
light scene, with the shimmering waters
and the effect ot luxuriant vegetation
of that section.
Interest centered in the lead part. Cap
tain Davenport, which was taken by Mr.
Bernard. .Mr. Wyngate would have been
cast for' the part had ' he been here.'
Regular patrons of The Baker kept exceedingly-close
watch of Mr. Bernard,
and probably no actor ever appeared be
fore a Portland audience to undergo so
severe judgment It was , a supreme
test 1 ,.- 1 '
Mr. Bernard met the test superbly. He
fulfilled the requirements and won
encomiums for his every climax, and
for his dignified enaction of the entire
rola He was flawless throughout, and
gave a Captain Davenport that even so
capable a man as Mr. Wyngate. could not
have produced.- It was a far cry from
Mink Jones of last week to the self-
contained, masterful Davenport, and the
success of Mr. Bernard proved his ver
satility once again. It was Mr. Ber
nard's triumph. . -' . 1
Fred Mower also gave a fine delineation
1 Colonel Preston, a line of ' parts in
which he especially excels, and impor
tant to the structure of the play.
Miss 1 Counties appears as Mistress
Page, a reposeful character, and one
that received delightful rendition by
Miss Countisa
Mr. Lamp Is giving a Very " fine -Mn
Armstrong, winning new honors .
Mr. Dills was a strong Colonel Mob
erly, and. Mr. Moore an excellent Squire
Tucker, Mr. Russell .as Lathrop Page,
Mr. Southard as Decatur, Mr. Slddle as
Raymond Page, Mina Qleason "as Mrs.
Stockton, ' Miss Esmond as Carey, and
Miss Rhoads as Atlanta, were pleasing,'
The theatre , was crowded at all per
formances, and doubtless will be during
the week. --'-i -
Peschlakai, the Navajo Indian chief who is touring tbe East to see the sights
of the big cities, arrived in New Tork yesterday with his two wives and little son
and daughter. Peschlnkal Is said to be the richest Indian in America, his wealth
being estimated at ITS.OOO.4 ; ' . . , . ,
Fresh from hU Hocks of sheep, numbering several thousand In the great
sweeping pastures of Chacao Canyon, New Mexico, wearing his gaudy beads
and shining silver bracelets, which he himself engraved -with fantastlo orna-
uin.ia, ino Tiure-rnougn- enter or tne Navajo tribe stood spellbound as the
ferry-boat camo across North River,' furnishing a thrilling view of the metropolis
for the red matt and his family. -'.'-'; , . , "
The sight of so much water amazed him. Out in New Mexico his eyes had
been accustomed to nothing but wide stretching plains, beautful blue mountains
and tranquil landscapes Not a word was spoken by the enchanted family as they
stood on the forward deck of the ferry-boat and looked up at the skyscrapers
of lower Broadway.. Gazing at the, sky line and then at themselves and then at
the bay all dotted with puffing craft the Navajos attracted much attention. Even
the children1 were silent as they crouched about their parents' knees looking on In
open-mouthed wonder.'--.- ' .- ,, -.--
Peschlakai cannot" speak TErfglish. He Was met by a trader In hides and wool,
who acted as interpreter for the chief and escorted him-and his family about the
''W1lat do y,ou want to" see most of all? asked, the interpreter,' speaking in
the chief's own language, a sort of mixture of Navajo.and a low order of Mexican
greaser lingo. ' ' y-,.v--' .
"The water much water," answered the chief in the same speech.
The -red man snd his family were taken to Brooklyn Bridge, where they could
get a full view of the harbor. Looking down from the middle of the promenade
into East River the man from the plains exclaimed with a sigh:
1 "Cudda!" which means "Enough!" Whether this was uttered In fear and
Indicated . that the Indian wanted to get off the bridge, or whether it meant that
he thought the sight was "the limit," was not quite clear. His two wives, Blar
and Asunclo, clung to the chief and would not let go. The vision was quite too
much for them. The little girl. Whispering. Wind, and the boy. Standing Arrow,
tugged at the skirts of their mother and began crying from fear.
Peschlakai wanted to visit Wall street He had been told of the fortunes that
are made and lost there in a day. He didn't know how they were made and
lost for his only view of getting rich was the sale of fine silver bracelets, which
he makes With his own hands, snd the trade In wool and sheep from his ranches.
ties was quite pleasing and there' was
a very good balance throughout the cast
The play Involves the fortunes of people
living tn a seaside community, and the
plot hinges upon the machinations of
a rejected lover, and tha convict father
ef the young wife ef the successful
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- There is a . thrilling seen In - the
fourth act showing a storm and the
progress of a yacht in the rescue of. the
husband and wife. Also in the last act
there la some Ingenious work in which
tha villains are worsted and- the good
people all reach tbe end of , their
troubles. ' .
PUI1 Hunt manager of the company,
substituted for Ed- Anderson, comedian,
as Abe Edson. a Hebrew character. Mr.
Anderson was ill at his hotel, and Mr.
Hunt did quite nicely with a part for
which he hod praotlcally no preparation.
The scenio investiture' was good, and
the play as a whole is worth seeing.
Big houses greeted the company at all
jrf ormar.ee. . ; .--i J, , Vv
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MAJfAGEMP AraOmrCEKXBTS.
"Down by the Sea,'' at Cordray's
- Taken all in all the ' company 'that
will present "Down y the Sea" at
Cordray's next week is one of the very
best on tne road this eetSJon. This beau
tiful play makes no attempt to Idealize
or transfigure human nature, nor Is it
a play of deep motive, and ' entangled
plot It is a comedy-drama of absorb
ing interest a tender and diversified pic
ture ot lire ".Down by the BeaT ;.. Humor
and sentiment are effectively .comming
led and the situations and climaxes.
while surprising and thrilling, still pos
Bess a great degree of heart interest
The scenio effect are unusually magnifi
cent and realistic, especially , the-great
storm scene in Act I, The company con
tains the names of some of the most
prominent- actors )n .the profession and
the production .has the endorsement of
the critics.of all the large Eastern cities
where the attraction has appeared. The
engagement here is limited to one week,
beginning - witn- matinee sunaay, Jan
uary 11, with the usual ladies' and child
ren's matinee Saturday, V ' y -.
John C. Edwards, Alfred Rumble, Roy
Leonard, Arthur Jarrett Francis Webb
and Harry Creighton are the most noted.
"Down by the sa "at' Cordray's. ';
Blanche Preston ........ Fannie Curtis
Henry Melford 7. r.7.T.. Elliot Dexter
Dixson Dwight .....Walter H. Newman
Abe Elsnn .. ., Ed. Anderson
Hiram Preston .......
Joel Haynes ...John M. Stevens
Sandy Webb ........... Joe Vernotsky
Phlneas Locke .......Edward Fielding
Joslah, Winch ....... George. Mansfield
Lena ..... . .".Lillian Maye
Agries ......... ,, Josephine Sutherland
Edith ............ ..Little Josie Stevens
In place of "Sandy Bottom," ' Cor
dray's offered on Sunday and - Monday
DoWn by the Bea, the latter company
being detained here because Of landslides
on the Northern Pacific, between Bpo-
kane and .Seattle, which sent them . via
Portland to reach Seattle, only to stop
them here by later slides between here
and ' that city. "Sabdy Bottom" was
kept in Seattle by the same causes, henoe
Portland and Seattle exchanged attrac
tions., i r ,.;-:t - : : ; : - , ,
Elliott Dexer, leading man, sa Henry
Melford, was the most competent mem
ber ef the company, although Miss Cur-
"Ths , Wrong- Mr.' Wright."
Thursday 'morning at 10- o'clock the
advance sale of seats will be placed on
-sale for -Mr. Harry Beresford in "The
Wrong Mr. Wright" which comes, to the
Marquam Grand Theatre next Satur
day night, January 10.
There is certainly a place open In the
actors -liall or success for Harry Beres
ford, If the high praise meted out to
this ypupg eccentric comedian in cities
where he has appeared may 'be relied
upon. One of the , big Eastern v datlies
says Of his work: ! "An act from The
Wrong Mr., Wright . ia-llko -.a- draught
from a, cry Stat, spring. , It recalls such
names as Billy Florence; John T. Ray
mond and the good, old times when com
edy was jiot confounded with knock-out
acts and Hdmpty-Dumpty business."
"As an eccentric comedian, ' Mr. Beres
ford may readily be placed on the first
shelf and listed on the front page of
the catalogue of fame," writes another
contemporary, :- In Denver 'the press of
that city accorded him -a recognition
that was deserved -'in every' way. , The
News, The- Times. , The Post and The
Republican of the Rocky Mountain towns
vied with each other as to Which-could
say the nicest things about the unas
suming manners and; the- originality in
his work. In Los Angeles The- Times.
Tfi-illj Tba Herald, The Express and The Rec-
cess has surely struck this "young man,
one writer even going so far as to state
that Mr Beresford's characterization of
Seymour Sites the gay old San Francis
can, will surety fresco melancholy faces
with smiles :d chase the worst fit of
blus back i to Indigo,,' Mf. Beresford
has In his company the support of An
nie Leonard,, a leading, lady ot :- repute
whpre nnmei Is not unknown on this
coast ' Miss fcrnma Dunn. ka . clever in
renue,' whose work in "The Wrong Mr.
Wright will surely win for her a last
ing plac In the memory of the lovers
Of pure,' wholesome:. theatrical perform
ances; ML-wNeHieLlndroth, 'a bright
vivacious aciress.flss Marie 'Bishop,
a California jlridy, whose work in the
prominent plalyliouses'-ef this section is
well . remembered. Among,' the .'male
members of Mr, ""Beresford's ; support
-' "Was Is a Bonntifnl Jada"
In all ages the world has loved a sol
dier, and the songs of soldiers. In the
opera-enmiquo; -Ths Prtocess , Chle,',,-,
which will . be glen at the Marquam
Grand Theatre, Thursday and Friday
nights, there Is a soldier's song of love
and war. Though written to be in keep
ing with the locale and period of the 1
opera Burgundy. 1468 it is in spirit
ss fit for now as-then, particularly in
the declaration, "War Is a Bountiful
Jade." ...
War gives to her lover the soldier bold.
Plunder of country and town.
My lady's jewels, the miser's gold
And often a kingly crown.
He drinks of wine from the oldest cask,
In castles to sleep he Ilea '
And the wenches offer their blood-red
lips,
And woo him with roguish eyea
, ' REFRAfrf: - . '
Then mend, mend, mend, ' -
And polish every pike;
And hammer and sharpen
' Each lanoetip alike
And temper keen each blade,
- now peace aside is laid,
And war, war, war, is a bountiful Jade.
The soldier has only to go and fight
What matter the right or wrong;
Tls a gay wild life of glorious strife
And Its spice Is wine and song.
And ever the wenches will trooping;
come. -
The wenches with eyes aflame
With the turn, turn, turn of the warlike
. drum.
And the soldier is their game.
Ah, many a captive the soldier makes.
To hold for ransom dear;
And many a jeweled bauble takes '
And riches in costly gear.
But the wealth he prises most he finds
In the love 'Of the wenches slim.
And their glances warm in calm, or
storm
Are fortune enough for him. .
In a massive basso, but thrilling voice .
it is sung by Joseph lliron. It is said
that thts stirring, swinging song - has
never received less than four encores
Since Mr. Miron introduced it to the
public. Tho advance sale : of seats
opened -this morning.
The Baker, Vast Week...':':.
. Next week's attraction at Tbe Baker
Theatre all next Week, starting with the
usual Sunday matinee, will .be the Nelll
8tock Company in J. M. Barrle's famous
play, "The Little Minister." "The Lit
tle Minister is a play that needs little
introduction, ' for those who have not 4
witnessed a performance, have at least
read the novel, a book which has had . .
one of the greatest ' successes of any
novel ever published. As for the play
Itself, it-was -accorded an' ovation at
every performance during the long run
of the production In New Tork when
Maude Adams played the part of Babble,
Next week's 1 production at The Baker
by the Nelll Stock Company will be en
tirely correct in every detail and will, .
be the same : version as that used by
Miss Adamsv-s-- ,;.-., !u...
r V csoss rrraPOSES.
The young man In the guise of an old
farmer was consulting his particular
girl, who was doing' the fortune-telling
act at the charity bazaar, and. each had"
penetrated the Other's disguise.
-You love a fair maiden, '; she said, in
specting his palm,, "who will give you a
severs jolt when you propose , to her." '
, tiooa neavens," ne exclaimed. qmcs
ly recovering himself. 'Then she will
accept me!" - :- - . ', : . '
MAJTT HtrsrcHBAca-js. ,
' Exchanga) :!.: . -t
Spain has the most hunchbacks of any .
country. In one small village at the
foot of the Sierra Morena there is one
in every 13 inhabitants France, in the
neighborhood of the-Loire, has a great
many people . suffering from deformed
shoulders. It has been reckoned that
there are 1,000.000 hunchbacks In ths
world at present
There are only five survivors among
the, original f ramera of ths Oregon Con
stitution. - ,
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