Tiin or : 3;i luv.day jouhijai; pohtlai;d, Sunday morning, September 2, iccj.
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John
L. Douglas Crane, -whom John 8.' Bar-
. gent has pronounced on of the' most
, prominent painters of child" portraits In
America, and for whom ha haa predicted
a place at the head of portraiture, -la a
guest- at a Portland home. . Dr. and
; Mr, E, . Dewitt ConneH, whortnet him
during ihelr recent travels abroad, are
entertelnlng htm through the early fall,
and though ha haa - been here only .a
week," his - circle of - acquaintances - al
ready numbers many society, folk -and
he haa been eagerly received and, enter
' talned , by everybody. : Mr. Crane ex
presses himself aa dellahted with Port
land people, whom he has found -very
oharmlng, and be expects to do aorae
' very satisfactory work - while on ' the
; eoast. .'.- '. " V : ...'-.
."Oregon, scenery, so far as I have
keen able to aea for the smoke." be said.
WOmmS CLUBSMMD WORK
N" editorial IA The Journal one
day last week pertinently asks
" why "woman "got-along wlth-
InvsntedTono for herr' Chlefly-beoauae,
" after she had finished the cooking,1 dlsh-
' washing, cleaning, washing ana -ironing,
carding and spinning the wool, making
clothea, for : the cmiaren iiu wrmin,
making the butter, nuralng the alck,
, bearing and. rearing the children In the
meantime, aha spent tha leisure time
aha had In twiddling , her thumbs. ..It is
" only alnoo .tha advent of machinery thnt
woman has had a chance to be anything
but tha burden-bearer of. the family. Ur
tba way. If tha writer of that editorial
. would but visit some of the aweatshops
, and garment faotoriea ha would find that
man a a weir aa women, are profiting, by
the Invention of. the aewlng machine.
If he looks a little further he will find
that tha beat eVah-waahing machine in
" use . today was Invented, by A woman:
But ho need not be alarmed about: the
"monotonoua task" being phased over to
the machine, as long as the human ma
chine can be obtained for her -hoard ana
. keep.". .. -. .'..;.;..;. -
. In. view of the -fact. that. an alien
population which la but ,1.1 per center
the. whole population supplies. II' per
cent of the- population, of - insane-' and
charitable institutions of -'the United
' States, It might be a profitable as well
' ss aa Interesting atudy for-clubwomen
If the Immigration , question were put
tn thla winter's club calendars., : ,
.'Hero la something sla worth toon-
aldeiing "that the foreign . whites . ar
nearly ' three i times aa criminal-ina tha
netlve- whites of native parentage; and
that' tha - native-born children- ef imml-
k grants- are- pne fourth more criminal
than the- .Immigrants themsslws - and
nearly, threw and oe half times -as
criminal as-, the children of natives.''
Thlr leads One to ask, (' What kind- off
civilisation do we' offer to these 1mm 1
- grants If tt-results In this prostitution
of - their children'.' f,Aid, again,' -Will
. restriction lower tha - percentage of de
moralisation resulting from -the -contact
of the 'Immigrant witl our political
ayatem af graft and party poUtlca?" . ,
, Will some one kindly, explain i why
young -women who -eern' their own liv
ing are -.called - 'working girls." whll
young -women of exactly the same age,
whose fathers earn the living for them,
are -called- "young ladlea?" . Thio' query
Is- angseoted by tha remark St a meet
Ing the other day that '.the young ladles
of the executive board, were planning a
1 treat for the girls.",, . ' '
Seriously, though, . nothing .la gslnnd
bv sarcasm, but ia it not about time that
women who are" -working xoi" ins goooj
of thetr aiatera ahouid drop tnia roonsn,
false Idea of caste that la alt It-la a
humiliating - barrier -established" by. ths
possession -of money. ' Why can we not
be lust plain women, helping esch other,
realising that ths 'more we have ths
deeper our obligation to the omtn who
hss not. i , .', ,i, .
I wnni1r whise business It it to clean
the gutter on the west side' of Thim
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The Girl .With tht Muf LFrom - Photograph
"seems ; very .' palntable and .yon . have
good reason to be proud, ot your natural
scenery.- I expect to do some . scenes
hers when .the atmosphere clears, so as
to carry back some taste of, it with me."
Mr. Crane Is best known for his por
trait 'work.'-, which h'e effects .more than
anything elsebecause It-appeals to htm
more strongly, but be has done some
creditable landscape work which baa
been -received with approbation.' It. Is
fortunate for the publlu that a man with
his talents should prefer portraiture,
for landacape artists are more plentiful.
Mr.. Craho. agrees with many art critics
In "thinking that portrait painting haa
developed lese rapidly 1 than , landscape
painting In America. - . t ,-y ,.; ,,"
. -j ' .'Axk Profrsaalair Bepldly. .V '" '
i "Art In -this country la .progressing
Edited by Mrs.' Sarah A? Evans.
street between . Morrison-' and Alder?
Why . esnnet we have -a .woman- strent
ins pec tor T. Our -.market Inspector ' does
pretty well for a woman I Xon t you
think atf, Mt. MayorT.1- - :.-. j
; CLUBWOMAN.
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Baker City dob'. X
Gcta Out. Qood. Program Vl. ' i
..With .. the . precision . and, promptness
that characterises .tha work of the- Alpha
Literary club of Baker City, -they.: not
only, have their yearbook ready: on time,
bnt send aa advance copy-to th-state
of fleets. And again the reeemblasce be
tween the book 'and .the reputation of
the club la noticeable In, Its sxoellenoe
and superiority of workv- ,y 4 t ; i
-. Tha' appearance of the' book Is hand
some and striking, being oblong tn shape
with Bark-lue overlapping cover and
tied together with white satin ribbon.
Tire title page announces 'that the elub
was' -organised In 100 and . federated
with tha state-the same year. It meets
alternate Mondays from J to 4 p; m.
VThe study eoursd la literature, rt and
miscellany, Tha alum colors ere .pink
and green, the olub, flower- the carna
tion,' and the club motto, '-"Don't 'Join a
olub' unless -you are -wU11ng, to work";
and let tt beaald, from one who koowa,
every 'mertber; of tha Alpha llver up to
her clnb motta '" ir' "r-'C'Z.l
'Tha-offlcera for 'the 'ensuing year are:
Mrs.' Lyle Levingeri president; Miss Su
san W. Moore, vlee-president; Miss Clara
Carter, secretary; '.Mrs.-- Hsttle- Moore,
corresponding' -secretary; Miss L Louise
Oelser, -treasurer. ' ! ;', ,; ' ;
The standing boinmltteea ares aa fbl-
loVs: .ntertalnmept, educatloBat, press.
decorating, civics, cookoook. muslo, cal
endar' and 'prograhi, with these chair
men,; respectively, Mrs.' ,W". S.; Levena.
Mra. , IV Hirschland.; Mra. Tl W. Epp In
fer, Mrs. Ira Wlahart, Mrs. C. K, Welch.
Mrs. J. H. Donald'Mra. J. A. - Panting,
Mrs. Editb Flynn.snd Mrs. Jda, NLach
her. , . '- - 1" -'. ,v .'.'
The roster hows a:membehahlp of "41,
whlnh ! a UrM nrnnArflnn tn nltw
tha slse of Baker. This 'club originally
had a limited memberehlp. but It did
not : take long -for , -auqh- wide-awake
women to realise that they were cur
jailing their own nsefulness'by curuil
lng -their' membership, and the rapid ad
vance of the club has demonstrated their
wisdom In .opening' their doors to -.as
many desirable . members aa .wished 'to
enter. .' ..,', '. ,- -. " -
The program ia. oroed and of well-se.
(ected . subjects. Shekeepeare , gets ' a
liberal member of afternoons, ' and the
method of study Is. rather 'a departure
from the usual Way of devoting sn aft-
ernoon to 'oBa lay., We find, for In
stance. In one afternoon. "The Vlllafhs
of Bhakespesre. The Heroines of
Mhakespeare" and "Talk on Shakespeare
tlellgton," and each subject t rested by a
different pereon. - '., '.
Several afternoons are' devoted to art
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rapidly,"'. he said, '."but not so much In
portraits as in landscape. V-There is
big -field ' here. '-'American work -stands
high In Europe and I believe, that be
fore long New York will be one of the
important art centers- of, the world. The
atmosphere -is .not as- conducive ' to the
growth of art s in Europe because .of
the newness of "the country, but the ad
vance in recent yegra haa been marked."
Mr, Crane la 'not an old man. .He la
not even- middle-aged;- In fact, after
hearing of him' and his work and especi
ally after- seeing it yon would expect to
see something mora than., youth. Yet
he ia little more than that. He Is fresh
from his European studies and haa all
the enthusiasm - of - youth . with much of
tba conception and appreciation of an
older man. He began to study art as
a mere boy of : 1 J with - competent
with well-seleeted . subJeeU for atndy.
and It is pleasing to find two afternoons
given to the conalderatlon of. political
economy, a. atudy which women devote
far too. little time to. - There 'are other
daya worthy of note, bnt the entire pro
gram ia ao good that' all - might receive
special mention If apaoe 'would' permit
Soma-' good -t reports mdy be expected
from Baker City at the aute convention
la October. -: .rf .-- ,- v-- - '
Cliff Dwellings Saved f
By, Work.'ol Chibwmeii; ' .i '
''Ths. many clubwomen and others who
had the pleasure of bearing the fine -11-luatrated
laotureg of. Mr. and Mra. Oil-
bert MoClurg at tha fair last summer
and met Mrs.-McClurg socially and be
came deeply interested. , throuo-h her. In
the -Cliff Dwellers" assoolatioa WU1 be
pleased. to know that the object which
aha haa nude almost ber life work ia at
last , crowned -. with success. Rhota - c
Dorr baa tha following to any regarding
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' The bill passed by congress for ths
Mesa Verde National park crowna with
success eight years ef patient work by
thstolubwomen of Colorado. It was tha
Colorado. Federation of Women's clubs
which first. In 1J, set out to seewre In
some way; the preservation of the cliff
a welling.; xns ruins, an object of In
terest and curiosity to -every arehaeolo
glst ' la the world, were open to every
chance comer, end the -pottery and nten
alla left 'there by a vanished race were
hawked '-about by curio dealers lrt Denver-or
adorned the ranch housee In the
vicinity- of - the- cllffa.' - - r ' t
-- The-federation appolnted'a committee
on the. subject' end -this' committee de
olded to' form a separata organisation,
known' as ' the' Cliff Dwellers' 'associa
tion, bnt backed by tha federation.' Then
ensued a performance - unique - and un
approaehed in the history- of America
a treaty between an Indian trlhe' and
the clubwomen -of - the eute. - ' '-;.
. Eventually terms were . reached and
the Mesa Verde passed temporarily un
der 'the -control of -tha clubwomen of
Colorado, and Ignaclo'a treaty on behalf-
of the Weenhnuche Utes waa ap
proved by - the secretary of the Interior
on the-" authority- tf 1 congress ;in' ' ths
spring of 1901.-: ' I , '-" '.
- in the-work ef turning the tract Into
a ' national park- Mra. .Lucy E. Peabody
of Denver came to- the front. : Mrs. 4'ea
body, who la the wife of Major W. S.
Peabody, formerly tha regular army,
was at, one time an employe of the na
tional bureau of ethnology. . Thoroughly
Imbued with the traditions of. that department,-she
nerer wavered In her de
termination to " get tha famous rellas
under-the protection of the federal gov
ernment; - '.There waa opposition' to the
plsn from various sources, which . de
layed Its consummation.- Mra. Peabody
made-two trips to Wsshlngton, another
to St, Loul and a number-through Ute
American masters, and so it la that he
has already made so enviable a- name
for himself while ho is stitll in his
twenties. When he went abroad he
went first to London, where he studied
In the ohBjet art school of the world's
metropolis.- He then worked under Wil
liam M. Chase, the famous portrait
painter of New York, whose work ex
hlblted at the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion last yesr numbered many of- the
greateat favorites of the whole exhibit.
Two year a were then spent In the
quartler in Paris In the true artists' at
mosphere and he studied under Jean
Paul Laurens, the foremost art teacher
Of Perls, four of bis pictures were ex
hibited lrr the salon there "Death," a
composition , picture rather than alle
gorical, and three studies of heads, y
Xas Worn Solos Medal. "
Since his return to New York about a
year ago hjs hss executed a numbe-of
pictures of which the best known la un
doubtedly "The Olrl With the Muff,"
which drew a medal at the salon exhibi
tion. The past summer he hss been
' L.' Douglas Crane, Artist
spending in the hills of Massachusetts
devoting hit time mostly to landscape
work. t ;- ' '
Mr. Crane- is of the Sargent school,
painting with the broad touch -yet with
no hint of the Impressionistic school. He
strives to take hold of the personality of
his sitter that his pictures may bo more
than a mere ilkeneas of feature. One of
his hobbles seems to' be the study of his
subject-thar he may know Tier charac
teristic joses. .settings and monrta. and
so jnay .obtain. h,armonyJn. all points.
His child work has been proclaimed the
best, and thia la probably dus to his
fondness for children. He gets along
with them admirably and aaya that he
would rather paint them ' than do any
thing else ha knows of. ; It ia Interest
ing to not how much more quickly, he
will respond to and praise the beauty of
a child than of any grown person, and
one feels aura that he haa the necessary
qualities for catching and perpetuating
the pretty, moods of a child that eome
and go ao Quickly. .rj
' Will Vain. YloU AJtte.
r "Mr. Crane will return In the early fall
to paint Viola Allen In New York and he
expects to make thla one of hla big pic
tures. Ho haa many of the prominent
people on hla list of aittera already.
Perhaps one of the -most prominent la
Mrs. William F. King of New York,
whoso husband Is president of the Mer-
chants" association. - A copy of tha pio
ture as photographed Is ahown her. The
gown which aha wears waa designed by
the artist for this portrait and tha har
mony of Idea- throughout Is tha beauti
ful feature. Hero Mr. Crane haa ahown
his dealra to make a portrsijr ss decora-
state, all at her own expense, arousing
lntereet In the matter, and her. corre
spondence on the aubject for aome years
past, carried on at her; awn expense, haa
been voluminous. The bill which, has
passed waa Introduced by Senator T. M.
Patterson - laat January. It oreatea 4
national park, which will become ona of
tha great tourist goals of tha country,
Ilka Yellowstone' park. Suitable ap
proaches to and aooommodatlone at the
ruins will be constructed.-- The ruins lie
Itt tha midst of the wildest and grandest
scenery of the San Juan region, and sre
at present to be reached only on foot or
horseback. - -
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Landmarks Committee
U Beginning Active Work, '
One of the wideawake," energetic mem
bera of - the - State Federation ia Mrs.
Elisabeth Lord of The Dallea, chairman
of the landmarks committee. "
And what is the landmarks commit
tee t we hear some asking. To bo euro.
we have never bad one injour State Fed
eration before, but then we couldn't
have all .the. good thin ga at once, and
we are beginning te grow into, these
good things, which, in. otbsr words,
mean that we are enlarging our vision
and finding now avenues of usefulness.
- The landmarks committee means pri
marily a federation committee which
shall be auxiliary, to the Oregon Histor
ical society and will give Its time and
enerrv to seeklns out. historical places
and dat and engaging tha Interest of
the state organisation in tne worx, ana
so far aa possible - giving ' moral and
financial aupport to every worthy at
tempt to mark by -monument, or other
wise, tha historical spots of Oregon, or
to commemorate. the deejls of Oregon
pioneers.- ---r.'-'-f-'r' 1
This. then. Is the work aet for thla
committee, and thoae Who know, the
deep interest Mra. Lord takeo In the
early history of this stats or nave nso
tha pleasure of reading her book, will
know that no better selection could be
made for chairman.
At present Mrs. Lord Is in Astoria
gathering material for her work In
which she haa succeeded In 'Interesting
a number -of Astoria woman, among
them being Mra. J. E.-Ferguson, presi
dent of tho Woman's club of that city.
Mra. Ferguson hss kindly consented to
servo on the committee with Mrs. Lord,
who expects to call her committee to
gether In Portland sometime before the
October convention. -
It will bo noted that the chairman of
thla committee not only gets busy her
self, but haa tha faculty of - getting
others to work aa well, which means
that aha has executive ability, and thla
la what ia needed In oBr state work, ' "
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Definite Announcement . -'
Por the State Convention.
It can now be definitely announced
that tho annual, convention. Of the Ore
gon Federation of WOman'a clubs will,
be held October 10-11 and November 1.
This will bring ths msetlng a week
later, than waa originally ' Intended on
account of the effort that has- been
made to have the national president,
Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker, here at that
time. Arrangements have finally been
made with 'Utah and Idaho, each Ilka
Oregon, changing their' dates slightly J
I
" Portrait o!
tw mm viMfllilA. t The chair la a' hand-
I.auta XVI model, and Mrs.' Kins
wears a gown - of - liberty - silk In tur.
quolse blue trimmed witn oia (ace, anu
Mull nM . - A tanaatrled - backsronnd tn
dark olive greens forms a rich contrast
to her nair, and me reos or ner nir n
repeated in tha cushion on which her
, . . m.. t,wt I m Ana of Tm
nituu , . w - - -
pose and tha soothing tones of color suit
It Tha frame' designed by tha, artist
nrrfu ant the tima oerlod SS the chair
In Its festoon affects. .
Dislikes ButrturUe Trasses. ' " ,'
And that brings ua to another phase
of -his -work. He hss horror of an tn-
artistlo frame and considers tnai many
excellent paintings have entirely lost
tk.1. m n, tfinnn mini BSttlna.
So Mr. Crsns has taken a special eourse
arc HI tec rural arawing- inat ne mis'"
to " accommodate the ethera," whereby
Mra. Decker can come from the Illinois
Convention, which convenes In Chicago
October 1. direct to Utah, which baa
fixed Ita date the lid and the td .of
tha aame month. then giving Idaho
October Z6-!f and coming on to ron
land for October 10-11 and November I.
Aa Mra. Decker wrote that If we could
decide upon ; dates whereby aha oould
attend theae throe conventions while on
the .one. western clreult she would
oome, there now aeema little doubt but
that aha will be with ua, and aa thla
goes to ' press tha . stats - president is
awaiting her answer, which ana directed
should be by wire. , Next week definite
arrangemanta for the convention will
be announced, ' - " . '
A meeting ef the central committee
for local ' arrangements waa ' held laat
week and tt waa definitely - decided to
hold the convention In the .'Women of
Woodcraft hall, on Taylor and Tenth
streets. ' -' - v . -
It can aafely be stated that the con
vention haa never been entertained In
so beautiful a ball before, for there are
few, If any, Ita equal In the stats; Port
land certainly baa none. - It will hold
a large convention but la small enough
to be homelike, and - cosy, and It is
artlstlo and convenient In all Ita ap
pointments, and will no doubt delight
the visitors from a distance aa well as
tha borne women who have never aeen
It before. ' ; 1 , .," i
Yesterday' the' loan' fund committee
of the state federation met with the
chairman,. Mlse Hel-i Spalding, in the
parlora of the Unitarian chnroh. Several
of the members from Eugene, Wood--
burn and Forest Grove, were present and
all expressed enthusiastic Interest in
the work of ths committee, which will
be In good shspe for presentation to
the convention' for action..;, ; - "' . ' "'
Tne atate ooare will moat in tne
parlora' of the Imperial hotel at I p. m.
Tuesday, September 4." Any suggestions
for the program by -club women will
be cordially received and ' acted upon
at that Mme. -'- . " : i
Will Mark an Era r. ' :
In Progress of Civilisation, ' '
. The third annual conference of the In
ternational League of, Suffragists met
In Copenhagen on August 7. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt . of New York, president
of the league, acted as chairman. ... It
continued to - hold daily - sessions until
August 11,- inclusive. Twelve countries
were , represented, the American dele
gates including, besides Mrs. Catt, Miss
Hay, the- Rev.. Anne H. Shaw, Mra.
Rachel Forster Amsry, Miss Luoy J, An
thony and Mrs. Ida- Hnsted Harper. Ad-
d re sees of welcome were presented , by
tho women's societies of Denmark, to
which Mra. Catt replied in behalf of the
conference... .........
Tha hall selected for the meetings
proved toe email ' to accommodate the
delegates snd tha convention adjourned
to a larger on Tho municipality of
Copenhagen gave a reception tn honor of
the delegates In. the afternoon. Coun
cillor Hags. in welcomlngthm said
that the municipality and people of Co
penhagen sympathised with the objects
of the league. He hoped the next time
It convened bere It would be welcomed
by women as mayor and councillors.
Mrs. Carrie ' Chapman Catt of New
York, presldeat of , the league, In reply-1
Mrs. William P. King Prom Photograph.
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design hla own frames, and who "should
bo batter able to do this than the painter
of tba picture himself I-Very few of his
portr<a go out of hla hands - without a
frama. suitably. dealgaed by hlm,.,.,- ,
, Among tha prominent people that Mr.
Crane has transferred to tha canvas are
Mrs. . WlUlam Dim mock, alater of Will
iam O. Whitney; General Porter, Captain
Vandergrlff of .Pittsburg,, whom be haa
palntsd three times; Miss Rsnkln of
Chicago, of whom ha hss made a beauti
ful decorative' picture, and tha mother
of. WllheUn ..Funk, whom ,he , considers
the aubject Of the best miniature he has
aver done. William Funk Is. the. fore
most portrait" -painter of Germany, who
ranks .with Sargent.' ' ,s .
"Tha Olrl With the Muff Is a, beau
tiful even teg scene tn autumnal colors.
The faoa ef tba girl Is painted behind a.
tng, said that the members did not go
ao far as that. They -only-honed that
women, would have seats in the Vouncil
by right of suffrage. We shsll look 'with
interest for further reports of the meet
ings of this -august sssembly ; of the
womanhood of the world. Its- proceed
Ings will mark an-era in the progress of
civilisation.- y -H.- B. B.
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Pure Pood. Questions.
Interesting Many Women,
" Mra.' Mary L. Wright, dairy commls
slonsr of Colorado; participated in the
annual convention of the National Pure
Food association recently held In Hert
ford, Connecticut. She described
"Cheese-Making In. the . Colorado - Cli
mate." ' . :' . .." .- ;
Miss Alice Lakey of Cranford." New
Jersey, chairman of the food Investi
gating committee of the National Con
sumers league. -told of the work of the
league for pure food, and Mrs. Walter
McKabb Muller; chairman of the pure
food committee of the General Federa
tion of Women'a clubs, spoke In behalf
of The Rights of Women Who Buy."
She aald food is the, woman's question
and haa been from time Immemorial.
Bhe la held responsible for the health
and morals of her children . and , tha
proper expenditure of the Income. :
Wa ahouid like to see some women
who have tha opportunity of addressing
these national assemblies begin a cam
paign against telephone marketing. . An
Investigation would soon disclose the
fact that many of the disgusting con
ditions that find exposure- in the news
papers are. due to careleoaneee brought
about by the fact that the large per
centage Of housekeepers never see the
Inside of the shops they buy from. If
they went Instead of .telephoning orders
one of "two things .would happen--the
shops would bo cleaner or the house
keeper would go elsewhere to buy.
Some Good Subjects ; : r f ' ; ', . ;.
Por' Many Prise Essays,
The Florida State Federation! of Clube
announcea tha subjects for prise essays.
The prises win be arranged during the
next South Florida fair, . to be held la
Tampa In January, -The subjects are aa
f oi lows -
1. What tba -Woman's Club Meana te
Mankind. ,v
S. - What Shall Be Done With the
Juvenile Of fendert -''..
I. The City Beautiful. -
4. - What of the Trees of Florida?
t. our Feathered Frlende.
5. Compulsory Education. '"
T. ' Traveling Libraries.' " j ""
."Child Labor. ' '
I. Tho Value of Muslo In ktim Devel
opment of Character.-' - r
10. Traveling Art Galleries,- ,
judge's Decision 1 -
To Be Carried Higher. . .
"' Attorney-General ' Mayer ' has- an
nounced that he will appeal from ths
decision of Justice Olmstend mad. Au
gust I, hen he i1''!rl nni--metltn-tloTml
the law proMi t? -r - -n snd
Chll-!t" worlilrsr more- t ' t I
s f v e -i I i t - v . r . I
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; tht
Hr-thns'glvrng a peculiarly
soft tone. , The muff which forma a large
part. of the picture is, :.of course. In a
rich brown and the red plume of her hat
tonea Into the shades of the background.
The whole gives a charmingly subdued
affect.-' . - '
Mr. Crane haa "engaged to paint a
number of prominent people in Portland.
The past week his time has been given
,to painting little Jass Hose, the pictur
esque daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. JR. R.
Hoge," and he will later do- Mrs. John
Shepsrd's charming little daughter. 4
- Like all. artists, Mr. Crane is very fond
of music- - One of hla delights ia to play
the pianola., which is- praotloally a new
thing to him. Ho plays it with great
expression, and becomes 'as sincerely
furious If a sound la made during his
performsnce as would any master of tha
keyboard.'- - . -. -
says Mr. Mayer; "to' the United States
-supreme court-ae -long -as tha constitu
tionality .. of th4 atatuta haa been
falaad.vr'..' '-. ', . r
Women all over the land will anx
iously await the final decision.
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Honored - 1 - ";
By Many Nations. .. . . r.;
JL memorial servloe la honor of Susati
B. Anthony was held en August by
the International Woman Suffrage as
sociation In session " at Copenhagen,
Delegatsa from all parts ef the world
spoke tn praise of Mtse -Anthony and
her life work. One of the principal ad
dressee of the session which followed
waa that of Miss Norck, a member of
the municipal . council ef ' Christiana.
Norway, who dwelt on the exoollent
service rendered by women on juries tn
Norway, e . - ,
AUGUST ALMOST AN
v ; IDEAL MONTH HERE
' From. a ' meteorological ' standpoint
August was an Ideal month, according
te the summary -'published yesterday
by the weather bureau. The mean
temperature for the month waa ft de
grees, while the average mean tempersv-
ture for the month during the past tt
yeara ia . 4 degree. The hlgheet
temperature waa 1 dagreea on tho 11th.
and the lowest 4t dgrees on the 17th.
ine rainrau waa a trine leea than
the average, the total precipitation dur
ing the month being .OS of an inch.
.41 of an- Inch being the average. The
wind averaged a velocity of five miles
an hour most of the time and only one
did It. blow hard, on ths 12th. whan It
attained a velocity of IS miles. This
blow waa of abort duration, however.
Only three daya were cloudy. It were
clear and were partly cloudy.
WILL MAKE TEST CASE
' .OUT OF SALMON SUIT
Harrison Allen- of Astoria. ' oroMrnt.
Ing attorney of Clatsop county, is In
Portland In reference to the petition for
habeas corpus proceedings instituted by
Furl and DestrJIo, two Italians reaidir
In California. A test cess will be im-k
of this suit, tho Itallana claiming thnt
the Oregon law prohibiting all person
who have not lived in the ststea of ('lo
gon, Wsshlngton and Idaho fir '
months from fishing in the C'oiumi
river Is unconstitutional.
Furl claims that ha Is a cmen of t
state of California and 1'enirjio ci-it.-i s
that he la a sulij t of the kins of 1'
On these aroumls tlie men rl.iiin I,.- '
sre entitled to fell lr the I'olumi.is,
111 csrry the - to t e siipr.-.e
of the United Kat if r-e.-r
cure a favorable v-t I h f.
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