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i . ' - - ( . i, it , , , : t, "T',, , . r e Oregon DaHy Journal THE OKE&dlif DAISY Jttm ETEXiyg !FAKVAHY 23, 1003. tovmMAX, nrausKnro oiajjnr, rroprutom, : (address TH OUOOBT AH.T J017BVAX ass Yamhill Street, Between fourth . and TiXth, Portland, Oregon. DniraiDIKT SSMOOBATZO VAPSS OT OBXOOB. ' Entered at the Poatofflee of Portland. Oregon, for transmission through the tnaila as second-clase matter. . Postage for single copies For an 8, 10 or 12-page paper, 1 cent; 18 to 28 pages, t cents; over is pages. 3 cents. . Telepboneet Business Office Oregon. Main 600; Columbia Editorial noom-r-oregon. Main ouu. 705. ii ill m I r. iv, City Editor Oregon, Main 250, i . , . Term by Oarrieri THE JOURNAL, one year 1 THH JOURNAL, six mantha ...7....... THK" JOURNAL, three months.... ' THE JOURNAL, by the week ,, . Terma by Kalli THE JOURNAL, by mail, per year. . . . ' TUB JOURNAL, by mall, lx montha TUB JOURNAL, by mall, three tnontha .$5.00 . 2U . 3.30 . .10 . .11 no , . 2.00 , . 1.00 FOR A GREATER WEST. .There seems to be too much potty Jealouy existing between the states f the Pacific Coast. The several enterprising cities of this section appear to nave entered Into & general business of "knocking" one another. Did it ' evtr occur to you what the result of a lack of effort to stand together would fnean? Place yourself at New York. Philadelphia or Boston, and suppose your " self to be entirely Indifferent to the advantages of Oregon as against Cali fornia or Washington or Idaho. Tou are. perhaps, only a partial believer In tha axiom "Young- man go West," and Judge all the Pacific Coast a 'section" much aa we of the West are prone to term south of Mason and Dixon's line r "the Atlantic Coast." Do you think. If by chance, you picked up a copy lt a Coast newspaper and read therein a violent attack on a city of the Coast that it would give you a good impression of this part of the world? iTfrom ITYou would" beapl n6t ' to" make any Igfale Tngtinerioftr aTfd would only remember that something detrimental was said about the west ern part of the United States. The Pacific Coast Is a new and growing portion of this great America. , It ' la a part and parcel of the great land that we love and that is ' Under tha protection of our beloved Stars and Stripes. It Is the borderlund of a enormous country facing the western ocean where splendid opportunity " offers for 'advancement of traffic and expansion of sea power. No part of "'thia attract! and progressive dornatn can receive the benefits of advant ageous Immigration or enjoy the fruits of governmental distribution without tha others, in some way direct or otherwise, receiving some of the reward ac cruing therefrom. What Seattle gains will be Portland s gain. What Portland acquires Se attle must certainly to some extent enjoy. What San Francisco accomplices toward bringing the coast in touch with the Orient or the American East must create new markets for both Seattle and Portland. The flowery attrac tion of sunny Southern California do not, surely, interfere commercially With the sturdy grain producing climate of Oregon. The ambitions of Los Angeles lie in a direction so entirely opposite to those of Portland that they admit of no opportunity whatsoever for quarrels over supremacy. People go to Xioa Angeles to have a good time and to enjoy immunity from a rigorous Eastern winter. People come to Portland to reap the benefit of Its magnif icent business possibilities and to enjoy its equitable weather withal. Then why do the newspapers of the Coast fling falsehood In the teeth of Eastern tourists and immigrants about the respective sections of the Coast? Do you think that a man who is looking for a winter resort Is going to come to Oregon because an Oregon newspaper says that Los Angeles Is not What it is cracked up to be? Do you believe that a traveler will remain away from Oregon because a Los Angeles Journal reports Oregon as a land of eternal rains? No. The "knock" will only brlngabout the result that the man . who baa read the Oregon paper's sayings may go to Florida for his winter and the person who baa perused the Los Angeles newspaper's words may de cide to remain in his Middle West. Thus the Pacific Coast loses two good citizens. J The business of Portland haa increased and with it a demand for what California and Washington produce. The business of San Francisco has ad vanced and with it the volume of business done with Oregon and Washington has evolved threefold. The growth of Seattle has called upon the wholesale establishments of Portland and San Francisco for renewed supplies. In short, aside from a friendly and entirely proper rivalry, for Instance, A SENATE-LEADER. George Graham Vest ends his career In the United States Senate on the 4th of next March. William J. Stone, for merely Governor of Missouri, will sua ce'ed him. Ex-Governor Stone wns elected by Missouri's Legislature on Tuesday. Senator Vest comes thus to the end ing of his publlo life by. choice. He re fused to permit his name to go before the Legislature for re-election. That he could have succeeded himself is creditable to the state of public af falra In Missouri, It Is the loss of the people of that commonwealth that so able and honest a man should hare thought it necessary to cease his pub lic labors. The state will lose pres tige in so far as its Senatorial repre sentatives may cause fluch loss, for the reason that ex-Governor Stone prob ably will never, measure up to the standard attained by Senator Vest. Hy force of a trained Intellect, Sen ator Vest has maintained a position among the Senate leaders, his splendid mind being supplemented by honesty of purpose nnd sincerity which have ad ded power to his character as a publlo man. George Vest, who was a native of Kentucky, was born In Frankfort on December , 18.10; will be 72' years old when he retires. He was educated at the Centre College of that state, grad uating In 1X48, and from the Law De partment of Transylvania University atLexjngton In 185 J. ' r It was in that year of ending his law course, 1853, that Mr. Vest removed to Missouri and began practice of his pro fession. Seven years later he was elected to the Missouri House of Rep resentatives, serving two years until 1861. He was a member of the Con federate House of Representatives for two years and of the Confederate Senate for .one year. On March 18, 1879, Mr. Vest was seated In the United States Senate, and has been successively re-elected since that time. His term ends on the 4th of next March. Senator Vest was of the rugged sort of statesman, not lacking In culture, but being essentially strong and virile In his mental makeup. He was posi tive in his attitude upon public ques tions. He stood for things, and was not negative at any time in considera tion of policy. It was a fitting climax to a distinguished career to be the di rect means of forcing action upon the free coal question in Congress. Senator Vest was of the minority party. He had opposed a majority of powerful, resourceful statesmen prac ticed In the arts of -politics and mas ters of situations that frequently arise In Issues of legislation. The majority leaders desired to avoid action upon the coal resolutions that Senator Vest persistently forced upon their atten tion, and It was only after able ad vocacy' by the Missouri Senator that the existing free coal law was en WHAT THE PAIR WILL, pO POR ORBQON By: BttJUk t.(fl It is ray opinio that the Lewis And Clark Centennial Exposition will do more for Oregon in an industrial way and in developing the resources of the country than aaytMng that has ever been inaugurated, or that could be inaug urated at this tlmSji All that "Oregon needs Is population, and the Lewis and Clark ExposK tlon will be the beat means of obtaining It, It is an old settled question that we have everything In the way of advantages and resources that 1 the most cosmopolitan homeseeker cduld desire. These exist here in everi. variety and In inexhaustible quantities. They are lying dormant for want of development tor lack of population. Our preaent population la. availing Itself of the advan tage as rapidly as it can. but the resources are so largely in . the majority that the comparatively few people here can scarcely make a showing In a lib eral sense of the word. V It is like a few people In the possession of a whole world all to themselves. They have all of the thlriRi of the world about them subject to their acquire ment and' control, but they can only cover so much, and that amount here la Very small. . No, sir, we need population. We must have population. ' When the people abroad see what we have w will get the population, and then you only have to watch the country "where, rolls the Oregon" grow. In a few years you would not know the present Oregon, and within a few decades she will stand in the front row of states, in fact, fh will be the front state in the front row. The people of Oregon aru about right. They hit upon the right thing when they Inaugurated the Lowlu and Clark Centennial Exposition, and they are going to make it a success. In spite of the cold water thrown upon the proposition of a $500,000 appropriation by the state, by a few narrow fellows, the Legislature and Senate, who are composed of our best and .most intelligent cltlsens, want right along and did their duty. r ' The people of adjoining statea are taking to the proposition liberally, and with the combined effort of all of the Northwest Pacific Btatea, nothing but suc cess can follow. Portland should not leave a stone unturned, because she. will ever be looked' to aa the leader in liberality and push, and will be expected te bear the Immediate responsibility of making the visitors comfortable when they arrive. The way you receive your visitors and prospective neighbors counts, you know, and Portland knowa exactly how to do that. I The Lewis and Clark imposition win be a proper auccesa and It will do for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest what nothing else could accomplish at this time. uch as the effort to secure the government transport traffic, that may come tip from time to time fn Pacific Coast affairs, the cities of the Pacific Coast ahould stand together. : ; Just think for one moment of the vast power the Western states might ' jwleld If they took one another's wishes Into consideration and assisted one another when it waa not an absolute disadvantage to do so.- We know France aa France, arid Germany as Germany, Great Britain as Great Britain. The world knowa ua aa the Pacific Coast of North America. SIDELIGHTS ON THE SENATE. ' ' Some surprising news has been telegraphed over the country that throws ome sidelights upon the United States Senate. And, too, It reveals Senator Bailey of Texas in a light more favorable than that in which he shone when , first be began his series of objections to unanimous consent on any Repub lican measures. " Let it be understood, first, that It la only by unanimous consent being given that many matters may be disposed of in the Senate. The Senate works under rulea radically different from those of the House, and which permit One Senator to be an obstructionist almost unmovable. And, second, Jet it be known that Bailey Informed the Senate the other day that he pro posed to object to every Republican measure being passed In the order of . dally business by unanimous consent. , ' When tjila waa wired over the country Mr. Bailey was excoriated by most "of the newspapers for a stubborn, untamable partisan, and his name was coupled with many objectionable references, Indicating that his assault upon Senator Beyerldge last year was fully characteristic of him. 4 NoV no one will excuse that assault upon Senator Beverldge. It was brutal find uncalled for. Yet assaults upon other Senators seem not to be the whole ambition of Senator Bailey. And the present Incident discovers fclm In a commendable attitude, at the same time placing the Republican " opponents In an embarrassing light. The trouble arose over the making a port of entry in Texas, the ques : : Von being whether it should be Port Arthur or Sabine Pass. Senator De ' pew Of New York advocated Sabine Pass, and was backed by all New York Influence. Illinois Senators stood for Port Arthus. - That appears to bo innocent difference of opinion. But the fact is tirhnht nut that New York csDitaliata are back of Sabine Pass, while Chi cago capital is backing Port Arthur. Hence the Senators from each of these Northern states bring the issue into' the United States Senate, and descend to the level of ward politicians in striving to utilise thib governmant mat Chinery for the furtherance of their capitalistic friends' interests. Senator Bailey of Texas claims that Port Arthur is already Improved and Is logic-. . ally entitled to remain a port of entry, and the New York Senators have ab solutely no excuse excepting that their Wall Street backers wish to secure profit by forcing Sabine Pass, to the front. It is fine theme for statesmen whoprate of patriotism and Jove of coun try, and then in cowardly manner seek to throw upon the Texan the Incubus Of a false accusation. Senator Bailey has treated his Northern fellow Sen ators to some medicine that they needed, and should continue to adminis ter the dose so long as he can compel them to take it. N WHY DO THEY WAIT? Just why the members of the Legislature are going to wait before elect- ' Ing a Senator, does not appear upon.the surfaoe. Doubtless were the public able to go beneath the superficial covering of pretended anxiety for the peo pled weal, they would discover reasons that appeal to some men as sufficient to excuse the delay. And delay is positively known to be contemplated for' many days before an ending Is reached in the Senatorial struggle. At a matterjof tact It Ja.. anopen secret .jamona:1'jtha...Pftllticla.nB ...that-'atd-Benator will be elected for another week, probably for two weeks, and that final results may not be reached prior to the third or fourth week hereafter. " ' Since the spring election of 1902, nearly.elght months have elapsed, and "tiring that period of time every member of the Legislature has had ample time In which to form his opinions as to merits of candidates, and should now be able to express that Opinion intelligently. Presuming that the ame apparent sluggishness were to be shown In the consideration of bills and resolutions, how many measures would be cleared from the calendar? The people are tired of delays. They are weary of everlasting mixing of Senatorial elections with state legislation. They desire to see the matter ended, and tbeLegisIature get down to business that has been set for the aesslon bytne need of the state and the developments. ;of the past two OUR TEUTONIC CITIZENS. An esteemed citizen writes to The Journal hi protest against what he thought waa a disposition to reflect upon the German race. He drew con clusions from two paragraphs that ap peared upon the editorial page that were written in a spirit of levity, not of hostility. The Journal need not Indulge in any ovezeal of protestation when it says that it entertains the kindest feelings towards the people of this country who come from Teutonic parentage, and to wards the people of the German na tion. Here In the United States are no better citizens than those of German extraction. They have become a vital element In the homogeneity of the American nation. And it Is in no small degree that they have contributed to the love of liberty and the preserva tion of our institutions based as they (ire upon the freedom of the individual. This contribution is forcibly set forth In the novel of Winston Churchill, "The Crisis," as will be remembered by all who have read that charming story of the Civil War period, and one of the characters is made to rejate the history of his ancestors' struggle for liberty and their fine bravery and courage in contending against adverse Influences. Churchill has not erred in thus at tribute to the German character a large gift of higher thought on the rights of man. The United States has profited by this characteristic, and yet that Is only one of the contri butions of thejGerman people towards the greatnesa of our country. Theirs has been, a thrift in commerce that has taught the world lessons not to be for gotten. Theirs has been a beautiful "heftne life to serve as an example for all peoples. Theirs Is an undaunted patriotism that dares anything for the good of the Vaterland. . Who that has intelligence would de cry the German- people? Who that knows of them falls to ascribe. 4heir deserved place in the family of na tions? Who that is fair would permit commercial rivalry to blind him to rec ognition ofmie of the noblest races that' has sprung from the parent stock of Man? from day to day In the dally prints? Or, In the case of those who do not in cllne towards such subjects, are they not then absorbed in commercial and financial news to the almost exclusion ef HMtttere-ef ftfeher signMrsnce? Related to these queries, is the fact that the matriculation of young women In the high schools of the country Is in a ratio of about four or five to one of the young men, and the further" fact that the colleges are receiving an in creasing number of young women, the ratio showing that the young women each year are tending towards out- numoenng tne young men who are giving attention to the Improvement of the mind. Take another criterion. Inquire among your friends and learn whether or not the young women are not more faithfully following current literature In book form than are the young men. You will find that they are. In reply to the criticism herein im plied against the young men of the period, It will be answered that the young men of today have not the time to read; they are necessarily absorbed In business. They must devote their time to the conduct of the commerce and finances and cannot read so thor oughly as they otherwise would. The rejoinder could then be made that he who will may find ample time for all necessary reading; that It is not by prevention but through choice that the twentieth century young man Ignores the sollder matters and attends only the less Important, when viewed from the standpoint of true mental cul ture. The club, the vice and the spec ulative tendencies of. the day cause our young men to neglect study and Inves tigation along the lines in which young women are traveling and In which they are distancing their male rivals. The young women of the day are rapidly removing the former differ ences that marked men and women, and. If present trends are maintained, the century will not have progressed far towards Its middle before the ra tio of men and women in school and college will have been as 6 to 6, and not much farther before the women will outnumber the menas college students. a mechanism that would temporarily put (lis body to sleep, leaving his soul to travel in astral body form through out the universe. ' He set his mechan Ism into operation, and when they avHipt Him hmu Muvvcaeii nuTiiirwuiyi He had set his soul free, all right, but it now refuses to return to Its home of clay, and the man is as dead as a ten penny nail. . () H MAESTRO JVLASCAQjNI. The manifold, troubles of the renowned Italian oempoaer1 and great cen- uuviur aiuoa nwvnvu vu American sou nar oen weu a4raat oy ine aauy press of both continents as. to need no further oomment here, His' differ ences with managers, agents, inipresaarios and muilclana, have served to keep .' the reportorial pencils on a ' steady grind for weeks. His irritable nature, pet ulant moods, idiosyncrasies and daily disputes have been regularly heralded. The intent of this article is simply from the standpoint of the musician te review the "affair Maacagnl" in a candid, dlepasalonate manner, Impartial and clear, devoid of all journallatlo eenaatloflallsm. , , . , . .. That Maaoagnl Is a genius of a superior rank,' we believe to be beyond 1 cavil. ' Even had he not written the famous "Intermeszo" he would, neverthe less, be ever regarded as a conductor of a high order. His ease freedom from musical conventionalities, dignified and masterly manner in wielding the baton, and directing an orcheatra such as the one he was unfortunately obliged to , "direct," stamped , him at once In the eyes of all honest and .intelligent critics uiuhuu OTvuiijr 4ania uciiuwi iu mm. .out ail ma personal : attractiveness, genius and ability, did but little to overcome hie - many short- ' Comings, as viewed from the side of our American musicians and general public First of all, he should have known that It was next. to impossible to amal gamate with his native Italian orchestra en organisation trained under hint and versed in his methods a set of playere hurriedly gathered here and there from nwnjr states, men unfamiliar with Mascagni's whims and odd desires, and then exsect from such an ensemble to get anything like a glorious result. Time for preparation was short and rehearsals few and stormy, and a num ber of poatjJonementa announced to the public. On the night of the first performance, Maacagnl arrived late. He had not the f alnteat idea of punctuality. Thia may be a pardonable whim abroad, but It seemed te disgust an American audience quickly, especially at the very beginning of an engagement Then again, Maacagnl waa and ever aeema to be indifferent to the desire of the managerial ends. His disregard of the respect due a eonalderate public, and a generously inclined aet of financial backera has become proverbial. ' His failure was the natural result of an endeavor to force unnn an a mow. can public, European methoda whima and ldeaa deemed here Impractical It Is of course to be regretted that such a man of genius,, who has worked ao many years for harmony, must live out his daya while here in discord. J A statistician finds that 20 per cent of the German actresses wed titles in that country, and that 60 per cent of them win husbands of high station and riches. Dancers appear to fare best Only five per cent of the actresses wed in recent years have sought divorce. At the present time, 38 counts in Ger many have wives who were actresses. These are some of the names of no blllty who wed actresses: Prince Philip of Hanan, Duke Ernst of Wurtemburg, Prince Sulkowski, Prince Paul of Thurn and Cojunt Shafranck. : Senator George F. Hoar of Massa chusetts fools his friends who ask for photos, autographs and interviews. When someone wants a photo. Senator Hoar, whose minutes are precious. sends Garland, his private secretary to sit for the picture. When another asks an autograph, he details Goodwin, a clerk of his Senate committee. And when an interview is wanted, Senator Hoar sends the newspaper man to Dougherty, a shrewd Yankee who is said to know more about politics than Mr. Hoar ever will know. The other , day two facts came to public notice In Chicago a baby was spanked 15 times in one hour, and a young woman of that city met, was courted and married by a young man from Monmouth in just 12 hours. The two facts, as the Inter-Ocean remarks, have no connection, excepting that they suggest w hat an age of hurry this is in which we live. Time grows more precious, as the years advance. We hurry through the days at a speed that consumes nerve" force and uses up re serve vitality. This blushing Chicago damsel, if she had lived in the day of her grandmother, would have com pelled her lover to pass through all of the various phases incident to court ship. He would have been compelled to approach gradually and very slowly into her good graces, taking the graded steps from occasional calls to constant devotion. But, apparently, time was valuable to both, and half a day was sufficient to effect an understanding and bring the young people from stangers to' husband and wife. And 15 spankings ir an hour! What futile at tempt to weid'baby character by the heated application of a slipper! What false haste when deliberation should mark the parents! How much better to spread those spankings over several months, and that courtship over a year and-a half! Senator Quay of Pennsylvania brought matters,, to a test vote in the Senate the other day on the omnibus statehood bill, and defeated the sup porters f President Roosevelt. The vote was 37 to 27. It may be a correct reminder of the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt for the vice-presidency by Piatt and Quay to get him out of the way. remaps tne reported hostility or Mr. Quay was real hostility, and the latest scene in the United States Sen ate is proof thereof. TOinOKT'S ATTKAOTXOX. The Marquam Grand "The Devil's Auction." The Baker "For Fair Virginia.' Cordray's "A Gambler's Daughter." Fredericksburg Vaudeville. counra ATCTUCTXOsa. . The Marquam Grand "The Devil's Auction" Saturday night and matinee. "Uftcle Tom's Cabin," and "Shay-Gordon Opera Company next week. The Baker "For Fair Virginia" Sat urday night and matinee. "Charley's Aunt" next week. Cordray's "A Gambler's Daughter Saturday night and, matinee. "Whose Baby Are You?" and "My Friend from India" next week. Fredericksburg Vaudeville. Missouri has been "shown" the ad vantages of the Lewis and Clark Fair, and will make an appropriation for an exhibit here In 1905. Most persons do not know that the state of Missouri has the greatest natural wealth of any state in the Union. A magnificent showing may be made by the Mlssour lans, if they desire. It will be in order for Missouri to show, as well as be shown. - 7 t rTTtoc rrru tut DEtDf r : YOUNG WOMEN AS READERS, .. The young women of the day are more careful readers of newspapers thtfh are the young men. And the day has pussed when the society columns only are their point of interest in cur rent publications. -T-hey are reading the solid matter pertaining to national affairs, are keeping watch of politics, and peruse the editorial pages with discrimination. ... Are not the" young men of the day more interested in sports than in the heavier topics that receiva treatment It is fortunate that the following de scribed Incident was not common throughout Oregon, else the Lewis and Clark Fair might have gone a-gllmmer-lng: A Portland gentleman was in a neighboring town of the state the other day, and overheard some men talking of the appropriation bill. "Those "fellows have nexve," said one. "They ask the people to pay naif a million-dollars towards theiirXewifl and Clark Fair, when everyone knowa- that both Lewis and Clark are millionaires and will die so rich their heirs won't know what to do with the money. Why, that is one of the . richest firms in the state, and don't need any help from the taxpayers of the state." A French scientist formed a theory that we all have dual personalities, and that, ergo, we may suffer separation of the personalities without -death to either. He thought he could construct CANTON CITY. Jan. 19. To the Editor, Oregon Journal: In the Issue of The Journal of the 13th Instant, under the heading "Fight In View for 1100 Reward," and "Sheriff Lawrence Plays Smooth Game," you have discussed my visit to Portland for the purpose of securing a prisoner by the name of Klmberllng in a manner that Is unfair to both myself and Sheriff Storey. In the first place. It is not true that Grant County ever offered a re ward for the capture or return of Klm berllng. I offered a reward, personally, of SlOO at the time of the escape, for the capture and return to Canyon City of the prisoner named, and I so informed the Jailer at the time I called for the prisoner In Portland, and the jailer tel ephoned to Sheriff Storey's chief clerk regarding the matter, and after soma conversation Informed me that the chief clerk or deputy told him to turn the prisoner over to me, which was done, , and I paid him the charges and ex penses of capturing and keeping the prisoner, amounting to the sum of $11. I could see no reason in waiting until Sheriff Storey returned from a hunting excursion to discuss the matter wlttv him, and it could be, and was, attended to as well, and with the same result, as If ho had been personally present. Neither did the Jailer or the chief ..deputy request me to await the return of the sheriff. In addition to the charges paid at Portland, I expended the sum of $92 in going to Portland and returning to Canyon City with the prisoner, conse quently Sheriff Storey would have been the loser Tf m had insisted .upon deliv ering the prisoner and claiming hie re ward A it- is,-1- am -thai loser. I See by a later Issue of The Journal that Sheriff Storey-says he only Intended to reimburse himself for his actual ex penses and to turn the remainder of the reward, if It were allowed, over to tho wife of. the. prisoner, whom ho deemed In straightened circumstances. " The prisoner's wife Is the daughter of a well-to-do and highly respected family In this county, and she in by, no means an ob ject of charity. The article referred to has put me in a false light before' the readers of- The Journal, and others, which I attribute to your paper, and not to Sheriff Storey or his assistants, and I therefore vask you to publish tho fore going statement. The OabrUowttsoh fteeital. The first of the aeries of four high Class musical events took place last night athe Marquam Grand, with Osslp Gabrilowitsch In piano recital. Mlsa Lois Steers brings. the musicians here. and manages the tours. Her first offer ing of the series was so rare a treat as seldom is given to people in any city. Gabrilowitsch, younger than Pader ewskl, has already arrested the attention of the musical world and - challenged their judgment as to which la the great er artist. Certainly one must be himself an artist to attempt to pass criticism upon his performances. Of course, as to technique, there is perfection. The Russian long since passed the period of imperfections of that sort and plays with such a tech nique as only great artists command. It becomes a question of analysis of the positive elements of excellence as to quality of tone, intelligence and soul of nterpretation and all of the constituents that go to make up the high class art ist's musical product. If one turn from the technical gaug ing of the musical artist, and refer his work to the standard of results, the task will be easier for all but those who themselves are almost capable of per forming upon the level with Gabrll owltsch. The audience that assembled on Thursday night was so discriminative as any that might assemble in Portland. It was appreciative to a degree. Expec tations were high, Indeed, and therefore the demand upon the player was the greater. Yet he held the 1,500 people present enthralled for two hours, and was compelled to respond to frequent encores, and that most rare a recall after the conclusion of the last number on the program. Such delicacy of touch. such fire of expression when the theme calls for it, such sensuous tone this mo. ment, and spiritual the next, may be heard only when such really great ar tists are playing, and, too, some will claim only when the artist follows the lighter, more bounding style of the school whioh Gabrilowitsch professes than in the heavier, the German. The program was arranged to suit all tastes, and Included; Bach-Tausig, Toe cato and Fugue, D Minor; Schumann, Carnevol, Op. 9, Preambule, Pierrot, Art equln, Valse Noble, Eusebius, Florestan, Coquette. Replique, , Sphinxes, Pap- illons, Lettres Dansantes, Chlarlna, Cho pin, Estrclla, Reconn&lsance, Pantaion et Colombine, Valse Allemande, i'aganlnl, Aveu, Promenade, Pause, Marche des Davidsbundler Contre les Phililtlns; Chopin, Nocturne G Major, Etude C Ma jor, Polonaise A Fiat Major; TsenaiK owsky. Nuits de Mai (Nocturne); Gab rilowitsch, Gavotte; Rubinstein, Bar carolle G Minor; Henaelt, 81 oiaeau l etais: Schubert-Tauslg, Marche Mill- talre. Encores were given each time from the composer whose work was being played when the encore was called for. A return engagement for some after noon next week was announced by G. R. Acyroyd, manager of Gabrilowitsch. the former editions of Charles H Yale'a "everlasting Devil's Auction,'' having always proved One of the strong est features with thia famous attrac tion, it 1b safe to predict that the pres ent edition (the twenty-firet, by the way) will prove to be no exception to the rule, aa Manager Yale states he haa en gageaV nnmlxr ef exceptions tty clever specialties, among which are Irene La Tour and Zaza, who will undoubtedly arouse more than usual interest. This novelty, which has been engaged as a special feature for ladles and children, is of European origin, and comes to this country under special contract to Man ager Yale, and as it returns to Europe immediately at the end of Its present engagement, can only be seen with this attraction. . A notable engagement is that of De Witt and Burns, an Americans team of comedy acrobats and equilibrists, who have been in Europe for the past two yen, ana now return to re-appear in their native country with the strongest kind of European endorsement With each succeeding year Manager Charles H. Yale evolves a new edition for his "Everlasting Devil's Auction," each one of which surpasses its prede cessor with the beauties of ita ensem Mea, scenic grandeur and marvelous bal lets. The, production of this, the twenty-first continuous year of suoceas, will be far and away ahead of former presentations of this wonderful play. New ballets, new sceneiy, muslo and specialties should make this season's production of Charles H. Yale's "Ever lasting Devil's Auction." always to be remembered, never forgotten, never ex celled, always welcome "Devil's Auction' a memorable one. Brandon Thomas at Baker's. - Brandon Thomas' most popular of all comedies will be given a presentation nt The Baker all next week, beginning with the usual Sunday matinee. The play Is one of the best of its kind, and la certainly one of the most popular. It deserves its popularity, for it is dean and amusing. From, the moment the curtain rise on the first act until it falls at the end of the tolay. the audi ences are in a constant pproer. The re sult of a college chum masaueradln as Charley's aunt haa proved itself to no a perfect gale of fun. There is that state of merriment abroad In which. while everybody is grinning, one man begins to laugh, then another; then the whole house roars, and it seems liter ally to tire down; a man who has been hitherto silent suddenly "sees it" and breaks out with a perfectly fresh hilar ity, and starts everybody going again. One pleasant Uing about it is that it is all the outcome of legitimate comedy. The performance is one that should be seen by all who enjoy laughing. Matinee Tomorrow at Cordray's. "A Gambler's Daughter," which has been more than pleasing large audiences every night this week at Cordray's Thea tre, will give but three more perform ances. Tonight and tomorrow night and a special ladles' and children's matinee tomorrow, Saturday. Don't miss seeing this interesting drama of modern life. Coming to Oordray'a. "My Friend From India." which fol lows "Whoao Baby Are Your' next week at Cordray's, Is pne of those farces too funny and too volatile to be tested In the crucible of criticism. One simply sits and laughs, helplessly and inevitably, without thought of why. The second act is the most intrinsically funny of the three, and the curtain goes down on a helpless, shrieking audience. The play Is for three nights only, starting Thurs day, January 28, with a matinee on Saturday. MANAOEBS' ABYOTOCSlfZirTB. "Whose Baby Are Tour" The attraction provided for Cordray's Theatre for the first four nights of next week by Manager John F. Cordray, com mencing with matinee Sunday, January 25, is a modern three-act farce called Whose Baby Are You?" by Mark E. Swan. The builder Of this comedy has displayed uncommon originality in se curing more hearty laughs to the .min ute than any other farce he has written. Some two years back Mr. Swan brought the manuscript of the said piece to Mr. Rice to read. (The. comedy bad been produced by Its author and traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific, proving a big success.) Mr. Kice, alter read ing the script, said: "There la a bright clean, original,, diverting comedy; I will buy it." On second thought he objected to its title, but on account, of the ad vertising matter all reading ."Whose Baby Are You?" the piece was accepted and has since caused thousands to laugh at its contents. Character la Weoktiea. Henceforward you must not Judge a man by his hat or coat or the way in which he carries his handkerchief, but by his necktie. This is the dictum of a ladles' paper. It works rather cu riously. A well-tied tie, it seems, ar gues an absence of Intellect Mr. Glad' stone's ties might have been quoted in support of this, proposition, or of its converse. They were always, abomin ably tied, and never stayed in their ' proper place. But our new authority goes outside the sphere of geniuses. 'The .Average man with an ordinary share of intellect," She Says, "seldom knows how to tie a tie as it can be tied, and is tied, by men with no intel lect at all. I defy a man of real brains to keep his tie at the exact angle for any considerable time. Directly you see a really beautifully tied tie which never moves out of place you may be fairly certain you are not face to face with an undiscovered Shakespeare or an em bryonic Goethe." This explains at last why it is that Frenchmen never seem able to tie a decent tie. They are too clever. to coast unite in saying it has filled a long-felt want. The company under the management of Mr. Myron B. Rice this season is composed or some or tne clev erest comedians obtainable. Mr. John F. Ward and Miss June Mathls have been Becurcd to head the cast "The Devil's Auction." Tonight at the Marquam Grand Thea tre "The Devil's Auction" will be the attraction, continuing tomorrow (Sat urday) afternoon and night The spe- Hi. -P. XAJXRANCEt&h.erlJt, Jclai yamUvl" wnyaltias presented In Hew York Boon. "There is no noon hour In the upper part of Manhattan," Said an old regtau rant man, who has supplied luncheon for business men and clerks for over a score of years. "We used to do seven eighths, of our business between noon and 1, o'clock, but now the luncheon hour Extends from 11 to after 3 to after 4, in the Wall street section. I can remember well when In all offices and business houses work ceased at the stroke of 12. and was resumed at 1 The press from coast ' o'clock sharp. Now the noon hour la observed only in shops and factories. In offices and commercial houses work goes on continuously under the present day pressure of business, and the olerks and other employes go out for luncheon In relays, beginning as early as 11 o'clock; and with this change has come a shortening of the luncheon hour, la most cases to three-quarters of an hour. The chiefs and employers, as a rule, eat late most, of them about t o'clock, and down in Wall street tha brokers seldom get lunchoofc-u.ntft-aftot I the exchangee dose." ii