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THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNALS PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 9, 1908. HORSE -SENSE POLITENESS ; AS LEARNED FROM THE STAGE Mr. Cohan jends" George Washington, Jr." tojeacti Us h Manners We NeedltAiherlcans Generally Pick ' : -;i - Thtlr Teeth IV7f A Ielr ' Flflgen V t ;"-V- HERE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMMI IN CANADA r Vr '. T WOULD seem that at last George Cohan' raison d'etre has come to light. , J t is brought out most clearly by hi Utit production, -"George Washington Jr.," which aome of you possibly saw t the. Ileitis last week. : , jur. uonan nas come to teach tia manners, t,' "v , H If, from time immemoriajthe theatre has. been. esteemed-for-one thing, that is that it is the, best schopl for polishing and improving the manner of - - t - i ' t. ' i Lj.' . ' ' .1:. .L.i n;l pcuyie mai is at mo popular cprnmino. it was entirely on ii)ii(iuii wg coboni based his claim that whatever tended toward its improvement mast be allowed to be an act. of public spirit. ' . " ' Most plays, it will be generally admitted, are written by. persons- who nave more than the common knowledge of the graces and: courtesies pi life. The very fact that the art of the dramatist appeals to them makes it prob able that they are conversant with the gentle art of dealing with one's fellow snen. :. :". ' A i - , ; The theatre has a great advantage;over reading, in this, matter of instruc tion, of course, because it 'presents the actions as done by living people, actions that are oerfornied befofe the eyes of the audience.' "One might read how gracefully .Therese DeMegee poured tea as described by Paul Jlervieu and never have the remotest conception of how to go about it oneself. But. watch Olga Nethenole,' the living, breathing" Therese; waiting on her guests and you carry away with you an unforgettable impression of the exact manner of performing that little social-act. -You will carefully improve your own methods and .a veritable blessing will have been bestowed upon you and your acquaintances. - . . , . . . , . .: . - An enormously large part cf the people who' attend theatres has very little conception of what the polite usages of fashionable society really are. "These people go to a play and are impressed one way'or the other. It is natural for us to' ape those whom we admire.. , " . ..Clyde Fitch has more to answer for in the way of, spreading the. cus toms of New York society people broadcast over the land than have all the books Mrs: Burton Harrison and her confreres ever 'wrote on the subject. So the coming of "George Washington Jr." the other day naturally brought up the point that the outrageous manners displayed by Cohan's chief characters could not fail to have a bad effect on those who witnessed the performances. The fact that the play was a cheap collection of vulgar dribble did not alter the other fact that it glorified an unspeakable little 'whelp. . . . i . Boiling with righteous indignation that little" Mr. Cohan should have Idared to set up such an individual as the picture of .a patriotic and admir able young American I unburdened my mind to the first friend I came across. It happened that he also had attended the opening performance. I "But why this rage?" said he. "It's perfectly true. It is the first trait that impresses itself upon the mind of any educated foreigner this thing of women displaying their bad breeding in public places and of impudent children openly insulting their parents. The most vivid impression I gained of America was seeing a family on the steamer, evidently people of wealth and position in this country. There were three children, all of whom had reached the age where they knew how to behave to strangers. They all showed the most utter lack of respect for their parents that I had up to that time ever dreamed of. 1 "As I saw more of Americans and America my amazement grew--the total disregard for parents shown by children of all classes seemed incon ceivable. I have since learned that it includes schools as well as the homes that teachers are regarded with no more respect by their pupils than is a father by his son. There may be some respectful American children but I have yet to run across them." He had unfortunately seen only the most glaring examples of American rhildren. But the Cohan play did nothing to relieve the picture he had Falsely conceived. This matter of manners seems to be constantly growing worse. We earn from early voyagers as well as from modern explorers that most of the -imple and so-called savage races are much gentler than are we. Ethnolo gists say that frequently they are amiable, peaceful and kind. Eskimos, 'apuas, Ostyaks, Zunis and others they describe as being the gentlest, kind iest races on earth. Go down to the waterfront any day and see the foreign crews on the L-essels that come to, Portland from India and Japan and China. They may !.. " ..i . - r u - -t ..I- , 1 ... r-:t: 1.. tut appeal iu ua tii'in me aaiiuaiy puuii vi view, wui wicy mc uiiiaiimgijr entle and courteous, whether dealing with one another or with us. Observe the Hindus, who are becoming a more and more frequent sight hn the streets ot i'ortland. ihey never make themselves obnoxious, as So many travelera from the dominant nations of Europe. I In the German illustrated periodical, "Das Album, which is noted for pictures that are pungent if not polite, there recently appeared a cartoon Bepicting a family of Americans traveling in Germany. It was not a pretty hing but it showed how, too frequently, we impress those whom we en counter when we arc abroad. All the members of the family were there, including the mother, the father, the daughter and two sons. The drawing Ivas malicious, but it had in it the fatal element of truth. 1 The comfort of knowing that we are no worse in this respect than are ' mt English or the Uermans themselves for that matter who that has eneoun- efed German travelers abroad can forget the impression! is small balm. o those who care about such things. We are not running a column on etiquette nor are we hoping to work a wform in the habits of Portland theatregoers but in the Providence (Rhode sland) Journal a short time ago was printed a few rules for those who ttend theatres, the observance of which would tend to make life in the layhouses more tolerable. Here they are: - m.km ma; cij pvotuit ivi i iu itavii inc iiiau yjli lime "To remain quietly seated until the curtain finally descends and make o preliminary fuss and disturbance with hat and wraps. If earlier departure necessary, leave ai me ena 01 an act wnen it win nor cause a aisiurDance. "To ait nuietlv and sauarelv and not twist around and loo over so as to like one third of the space paid for by the occupant of the adjacent seat. Not to beat time to the music against the floor, or whistle or hum an ccompaniment. lo bear in mind that an accompanying, friend or relative probably pos sses faint gleams of intelligence and refrain from repeating every second ne and explaining every situation in the play in a more than audible voice. thers in the vicinity are also probably partially intelligent. K"To refrain from discussing loudly and vivaciously the .domestic affairs I friends, or the details of the pink tea or the dinner, party or what not that receded the theatre party. lo abstain as far as possible from behaving inconsiderately, and to re- ember that some of. the other persons present have-paid, to be entertained id not to suffer foolish afflictions. They are worth thinking about as an antidote for Mr. Cohan, if for no ttier reason. Ml .... . . : . . . , xy rirtfmm I in . ' . .;-:t-v-;r.i'--..'-;tt2tJV - m II . . - "- -ry'-J I I I 4 vy y ( I , ' 1 V;. -v:x xxy''-f-' - -w J sss-P El I3t3 EHiOLBT HOOD. N T HE quest for the. most beautiful woman in Canada has just come to an end. There in the liftle coast town of Yarmouth which stretches from the ocean back to the "murmuring pines and hemlocks" that still stand "like Druids of old" along the coast of Nova Scotia, a young woman has been discovered whose beauty is so remarkable thai she has been chosen to represent Canada in the world's beauty contest. Her name is Violet Hood and her beauty is distinctly of the Canadian type. So enthusiastic are the Canadians over the beauty of Miss Hood that they feel certain that the world-wide quest for the most beautiful living woman which now is being carried on in nearly every country in the world will end in the little coast town of Yarmouth. The Chicago Sunday Tribune's chal lenge to the world to discover a more beautiful woman that Marguerite Frey was accepted in Canada by the Standard, the most important illus trated weekly in the dominion. The Standard is published in Montreal and as soon as it accepted the Tribune's challenge it undertook the task of find ing Canada's most beautiful-woman. Photographs of Miss Frey and Delia Carson were published in newspapers in every quarter of the dominion and a number of the best known men and women of Canada were constituted a board of judges, ' Photographs began to pour into the office of the Sta'ndard immediately after the announcement of the contest was made. From every section of Canada, nearly every large city and every little town, came photo graphs of the beautiful women of the dominion. Finally the judges met and after spending weeks in looking over the different photographs Miss Hood was awarded the beauty prize. This most beautiful woman in Canada is a native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She received her early education in the common schools and the seminary of Yarmouth. ' She is a member of a prominent Nova Scotia fam ily. Her father is S. C. Hood, mayor of Yarmouth, and her mother is a sister of Sheriff Guest of the same town. From a comparatively early age Miss Hood was remarked as a singu larly pretty child and grew up to be observed as the most beautiful young woman in a community noted for the healthful beauty of its girls. Miss Hood's especial charm is her modesty and simplicity of manner. She is a little past 25 years of age and is of medium height and slight build. Her features are described in the Standard as faultless. She has that beautiful, cle,ar complexion so often seen on the Atlantic coast, deep blue eyes and luxurious hair which shines like burnished bronze. When entering a ball room with a number of women of Yarmouth at St. Johns, New Brunswick, in 1901, at a ball given in honor of royal vis itors, the Prince and Princess of Wales were struck with her singular beauty and privately expressed the opinion that the fair Nova Scotian was one of the most beautiful women they had ever seen. s No Rivers and Harbors Bill This Year, Says Senator Fulton DEATH TO THE OPEN RIVER House Committee Has Smothered the Appropriation for Work Claire Allen, at r the- Lyric. h Washington, Feb. . To the Editor of The Journal In The Dally Journal ot January J 8, you a sic "have the members of the Oregon delegation consented to the policy announced by Mr. Tawney that there will be no aid for rivers and harbor at this session of. congress?" You then proceed to criticise, not se verely I admit, bat nevertheless criti cise the member of the Oregon delega tion for what you deem to be their at titude in the matter of a river and har bor bill, and evidently you are of the opinion that they have not been dili gent U urging river and harbor appro priation. Were w really negligent or wanting In earnestness tit this matter we would certainly . merit the severest criticism. We have not, however, been wanting either in earnestness or industry., We have all been anxious to secure appro priation for the Oregon rivers and har bors. I cannot conceive that any one would believe otherwise, for not only is it to the interest of the state that each appropriations should be made, but it would oe very much to our interest and advantage to be instrumental tn secur ing them. I The trouble is, you do not understand the ' situation here. In the first vlace appropriation for. river and harbors ill be toad enly in the general river and harbor bill. The only exception to this is where there is some emergency such as existed at the mouth of the Co lumbia river some years ago. when succeeded In getting an appropriation of 1400,000 at a session when no river and harbor bill was passed. But you will recall that the condition were ex ceptional; a large stretch of piling had oeen anven ana noi surnoiently rocked and if left over, another session it was believed the piling would go out and new piling could not be driven through the rocks, and hence another line of trestle outside of -the old line would nave to be driven and all the old tres tie work and rocking would be lost to the government, it waa estimated that the loss would be from 1600,000 to S 1.000,000. This was deemed an emer gency which justified departure from the almost Inflexible general rule. While the Oregon rivers and harbors need improvement at the present time, we are not in- a position to contend that there is an emergency in any particu lar' case, which would differentiate it strictly, from conditions existing in other state. Now our is not the only state in -sh river and harbor im provements are deemed important. Two-1 imras or me states or me union are in terested In appropriations for such work. But. you must understand that the house of representatives la so or ganised that a few men determine Whether, or not such bill shall , be . brought in, and they have determined at this time ttlat no river and harbor bill shall be brought in at this session. That MnttlM It. There is positively and absolutely nothing that we canio to change that determination. We regret this as much as any can, but we are helpless to change the situation. . You must not suppose we have not earnestly labored to create a sentiment In favor of a bill at this session, for we have. We shall, of course, continue the work but the outlook for success at this time is, J regret to say, not prom ising. Truly yours, C W. FULTON. QUEEN A LOVER OF CATS. Other English Ladies Also Have Ex- tensive Feline Collections. . The love of English women of rank for cats is the subject of wondering recognition In an article In a German newspaper. It la recorded as specially wonderful that Queen Alexandra 1 a leader in the fad. -According to the writer she I the owner of 60 cat and has a special corps of servants to keep them in order, . . Sandy because tl waa born at Sandring- nam nouse. in a ay ox me . royai palaces it has the run of the private apartments. When the queen goes abroad it is part of her suite, always in charge of a special groom. The queen is fow of photographing her pets; she has taken them hundred of times, singly and in groups ''and in all sorts of attitudes. She han also had many of them painted .by the ani mal painter, Louis Wain. The health of the cats Is cared for by the veterinary surgeon of the royal stables and 'a room Is set apart aa a hospital for the sick ones. , , Queen Alexandra is surpassed as a cat fancier by Lady Beresford, whose collection is said to comprise 160 speci mens of all breeds. Including the tail less Manx cats. Lady Beresford is the luuuucr ui wis ciuo, wntcn since 1890 has held animal exhibition in " . uuuiucr ner cats inhabit a cottage specially built for them at her country place. ; ; , The cottage can be converted Into an open pavilion In hot weather; in winter it is warmed by an electrio heating an- kitchen, where a woman snenda h- scullery maid - is employed to wash their pretty Porcelain nlates ant ..... cer.' . fw.:':-- v-AT ; Several servants are ' necessary tft lounging cushions . In order. There ts a llttla dalrv naar lw ,4l. milk for the cati 'i ToUeUon 1. sald to be of great value.. " I ii i a i ., Probablrjf or tha first i time In' tha hlatory of ConsUntinople. J 00 workmen went on strike a few weeks agoT de manding an Increase of wages In order to enaole them to meet the hure ta creae in the cost of living. A , Tomorrow (Monday) wilt positively be the last -day for 'discount on west aid gas bills. v Portland tiaa company,, PROVES EARTH si'Jiis on axis ' - A."' , , . ' .'-- V - " Pendulum Suspended From Roof Gyrates in" Several 'Direction Four Hours. Now , Tork, Feb.' I. An , Interesting and Important scientific- experiment waa conducted yesterday afternoon by sn eminent astronomer who Is an squally eminent priest . of the Cathorlo church. The result was the absolute determine, tlon of the hourly movement of the earth on Its axis with, relation to the latitude of New Tork. ' The "Foucault experiment" as It Is known to scientists, was first conducted by the famous astronomer of that name at his observatory in Paris in llll. Foucanlt waa Interrupted In his work by the French coup d'etat and his death prevented the conclusion of his research. , Since then the experiment has been performed by Camilla Flammarion, the French astronomer, who thereby deter mined to a mathematical nicety the ro tation of the earth at th meridian of i i ... Father Oulcheteau conducted the ex periment yesterday for the flrat time In America. He Is an Intimate friend of Camilla Flammarion and often has tone to France to meet the eminent Tench astronomer and engage in study with him. Father Oulcheteaa is a leader of the Fathers of Mercy, being connected .with the house of that society -at 120 West Twenty-fourth street. He has been in the United States nearly 4 41 years. Performed la Church. The "Foucault experiment" was per formed yesterday in the rotunda of th church of Our Lady of Lourdes, at Broadway and Aberdeen street. In Rnuilrlvn 1'ha R.v Va t h f XI XT. 1iir die, the paator, participated in the ex periment, together with a few friends. A piano wire was dropped from the celling, 60 feet above. To the end of t.ie wire was attached a 10-pound weight, a counterpart of a modrrn steel armor-piercing shell. Beneath the weight waa placed a wooden square, upon which was marked a circle divided into arcs of 10 degrees each, extending from the north pole to the equator. The pendulum being stationary when the experiment was begun. It was the purpose to prove that the earth - did swing on its axis, and also to show exactly how much this swing smounted to at the latitude in. which the experi ment was conducted. Father Oulcheteau ' brought the long pendulum to a perfect standstill Im mediately above the center of the disk en which were drawn the circle and arcs. He then attached a thread Sri the weight, tying the other end to a stationary post Immediately In ) 71 ne with the equatorial line on the 'disc He drew the -endulum out from a dead renter about It Inches. This, paren thetically, is the exact duplicate of Flammarion's experiments. . Tire Cuts Thread. He then set fire to the thread, and released the pendulum, which swung across the disc, following th equa torial line to a hair breadth. The watchers then took out their sjop watches and timed the swing. At the beginning, the swing from aide to aide was five seconds in duration and accu rately along the equatorial line. . Aa the pendulum awung from'. Its lofty attachment It waa noticed that it left the equatorial line and began to swing away to the east and west. At the end of one hour it had attained a distance of 9 minutes 47 seconds from Its original position along the center line. It was then swinging northeast and southwest. At the beginning Its course had been absolutely north and south. : "' This certainly Droved to the unaMed - human eva that tha anrfh hii iovt. e from Its course from the time of the beginning of the experiment to the time wnen the motion of the weight had attained Its greatest distance front the central plane. The pendulum swung four hours be fore stopping V i ,;. . ratner uuicheteau was deeply Jm-. pressed and enthusiastically said ' the experiment proved the absolute correct ness of many scientific claims. , . II GIRL WEOTO ANOTHER MAN SUES FOR $5,000 nBBBJBSWBSBSseeSBSBSB " Courted Maid Since She Was Four Years Old and : Then Lost Her. , i Allentowrk Pa.. Feb. 6. For the first time In tha courts of Lehiah countv a breach of promise suit with the woman a defendant, was instituted here today John Kerlachy of Ormrod instituted proceedings to recover 15,000 damages for the heartaches hs alleges were Annie Pelat tn lran h.. nmmim w WAT uw. v.VMM.nw . MW wed him. Kerlachy declares he had known Aunt from childhood and that, despite her ten- " mi n naa peen paying macaea at tention to her and her alone for IS. years. Last Saturday, he said, he pro ; posed marriage and was accepted. . gin ipeni last nignt in an, out today Judre Trexler dlamlaaari tha Northampton county and a minor, . A MISSING LINK. 1 Vertebrae Classed as Oldest Human Remains Found In New World. . , Tha oldest human remains on the Am erican 'Continent' have 1 been discovered In the Argentine republic, according to an article In a recent number of ths anthropological review of Paris. Some .... four or five years ago a vertebra was , dug up In the neighborhood of Monte nermoso ana deposited In the museum of La Plata, There is attracted the at tention of the director, a German, rierr Lehmann-Nltsche. , He recognised It aa having strong resemblance to a human cervical or neck .vertebra and also some r relation to the nones of the hrgher apes, without exactly corresponding with either. " , . . Then he compared it with some other bones In the collection, and the result of his study was the hypothesis of a new. type,, neither human nor ape, but related to both. - The curvS of the spine InWcated by the bones suggested an animal that walked upright, but the Sise and formation of the bones made it clear that the head they supported was small and light, with very small brain1 . capacity, ,-:? Af;'-- - . Tha remains resemble certain bones of a . primitive race . ef awn found In Java more closely than any- other non human or near -human specimens. The; , represent altogether the oldest type or humanity, If human they are, ever found In the Western continent. - - , MfS Birds 'That Bury Jfnt. "I "Frbiri the Columbus Dispatch.. "Birds as well as squlrrfls bury nut for winter use," said a Columbus teener- who is an amateur ornliholoelst i have watched jaybirds at work In oak trees In the fall very, often, Jaymg :w Stores tor winter use. - "The were a busy as coul.1 be . Ing the nut and burying thwn Mfi-f thi leaves on the ground. 'Ihry r-.n lo have instinct thI ea.l them to f I the huta-ascln. In fact. -1 hie a Jaybird fly down upon-'he sroiir-.t ai fhmwlnf th- snow al(-;a Uftoovti a n s aecure a buried avpl cor a." i
