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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAII, PORTLAND, SUND A YMORNINO. FEBRUARY - 18. J1803. WOMEN'S CLUBSAIW WORK CLAMORING CROWDS PACIflNG THE STORE-BIGGER BARGAINS EVERY I.ilNUTE Edited by Mrs.' Sarah A. Evans 0' WINO to several , ,: .oclal affair having bean previously Ht for the 12nd of February, tha bene- flt card party for tha education I :. al loan fund of tha Oregon Fad -ration lias bean arranged to coma off Friday, February 1 J. c It will ba given J'n tha large auditorium of the new Me wnlo temple on West Park and tTam t The commute. In charge of tha floor iiiMiiamvui is; Al II, o, ju. jiuiu -'i VI r. Grace Watt Ron. Mn. Jamea Mor i'ett, Mrs. .Jamea Tlfft, Mrs. A. R. Shan. I ion. Mra. Oeorga McMillan, Mra, Mc- vimey aiiicneu ana Mrs. nimun. -artle. or groupa of lad lea desiring able reservations -can have them dv lotlfylng any member of tha commit ee. Aa tha auditorium room la to ba isea this will afford ladlea wno wian to ontrlbute to tha fund, but "who do not vlah to play cards to nave comfortable nair seats in me ganry wnere ney an ba apectatora. Several hundred leketa have bean aold already: In fact hey were aelaa bo rapidly that larger hcoommodauona were required ana me eoond Installment of tlcketa ordered. ut theaa Quarters In tha Masonic tent' le are ao commodious there will ba mpla room for' every one to be com ortably seated. . at at at i' 'sV: 3AT nowr we aaked the little clubwoman a we noticed her woe begone face on the car the ther day, 'la It aoma child at work or Woman left with a houseful of children nd nothing, to feed them on, or aoma- Thine; equally aa cheerful?" "Nothing k that; I'm juat looking at Mra. B.'s at up there In the corner, and aha ood clubwoman at that.' aha sighed. What la there In that exquisite white luffy thing to make you aadT I'm ure Mra. B. never looked handsomer nd I heard her aay that hat cost a cool 60 In New Tork. She can afford It and tie looks pretty In It, and why not ava what aha wants T' wa said. - Then to our amazement the little club 'Oman began, figuratively, to aplt fire, er back straightened and aha began uch a diatribe on tha vanity of women heir, eenseless fashions, their cruelty nd thoughtlessness that the end or tne maeat suburban Una waa reached be- jre aha had exhausted her wrath on oor Mrs. B. and her hat. both Of which ad lona alnca gracefully nodded them- fives out of her presence. Out of It n wa learned that tne lime ciuoworain few avenlnga before had suae to -a leetlng of the Audubon society, with is aama kind of a nodding aigrette on r hat that Mra. B. was wearing and hen aha heard Dc Emma Welty tell bout the awful cruelty, the slaughter nd heart rending conditions under blch these feathers were obtained sue i m nhiimft of herself she took her at off and carried it home under her Jt- . t "Why." aha said, "do you know that ils beautiful bird, the snowy heron, la imoet exterminated to gratify the van y of women and the demands of faah nT Tha much-sought-af ter piumea are orn bv the heron only for a short arioA. and that la the breeding aeason. nfortunately during that time the erona leather In colonies, which allows la slaughter to go on unaisiuroea. unters are sent into their breeding rounda and beat them Into insensibility r tha hundreds. To kill them outrignt mild raoulra too much time, ao they Ira simply atunned and then, deftly, the unter runs nis anue unaer umi pui- on of the skin where the Deauurui nup al plume.as It la called, grow and with i quick, cruel jeric. ims me m nm tha hark- leavlns; the noor. bleed- ig. suffering bird to a torturing death id tne nestlings o bow mrvuuu. ils rapid rate of extermination little onder Mra. B. had to pay I&0 for a hat ia could have gotten a few years ago "Think of It: $32 an ounce offered to ieae plume huntera for the aigrette! Ian n ipuu themselves, often ill us that algrettea are manufactured. f thla la nnt ao: man nas never uwn .1 tn .manufacture successfully these lumes, ao hereafter wnen you see Mrs. . or any otner woman wun una ui mw grettea on her hat or In her hair Just cture the bleeding, tortured back of s.w htrA and haar tha nlalntlve wall f the little ones caiiui wr jou .mi ;k youraelf IT o waa noi uin ice ror tnai on oi nuu. "These plumes should be to every- wo an the Insignia of cruelty and blood oney. Whether It shall continue or it 'feats entirely with the women of is country, as ion ""i grettea for barbario adornment ao long ill the hunter oe aeni iimn, id hia-her will go the price till final kterminatlon ensues, but tne moment f . kuir that moment one God most oeauiiiui rm.j " tn rataa her young ar.l make , world brighter and happier for her i-eaence. Clubwomen have the oppor nlty of their Uvea In taking the lead tnia mailer, ior iu; .v. " - here dare to follow." ' . H H , CONCERT at the treat Symphpny hall will open the biennial conven tion at Boston next June. Dete- itea will receive tlcketa but that vis ors other than delegates may receive cketa to thla and other affairs, tho blowing letter has been sent to all ate presidents oy tne locai conuuuiOT. uraiam-- In order to secura-admlH- on to Symphony hall and other bulld- gs in use lor tne ninm oienmaj m on of the General Federation -of Wo- en s dues to De neia in joosion jum '. tn Julv 1 1808. inclusive, it wfll be ceesary to make application In ad mce. Accordingly the ticket com- ittee respectruny requests mai a luched for list of members or your deration or ciun, otner man aetegat-sa alternates, who wish to attend the invention, be sent aa.soon aa possible the undersigned. These tlcketa will be ready for dellv v at committee headquarters In Sym- lony hall biennial week. J; "Chairman Ticket Committee." If any Oregon -club women are ex iting to visit In or near Boston at a time of the convention and Vill no r the president of the atate federa- m, Mrs. Sarah A. Evana, or the gen- uvea. 444 J.i Park atreet. their names HI be forwarded to the committee that ev may receive ticKeta to tnese ar- Ira. - ' . at es. Hoffman House wjll be extensively fol ini Rut it la too bad that it won t be, for It would drive buelness women Into establishing hotels for women and It would give a certain clasa that claim they, have all tha prtvilegea they want a taste of being dlacrlmfnated against. . Mra. latcl ia going to carry her case to the supreme court or tne siaw, the decision will .be anxiously awaited by women all over the country, p THE .'regular, meeting of .the, art de partment of the Portland Worn- an'arclub, held Tuesday afternoon at the city, library, wag unuauaily well attended and a moat Intereetlnft well aa educational, program waa ren dered. Thla waa preceded by hort bualnesa meeting Inwhlch the detain of the "Travel Study," whereby Mra Weleter purpoeea piloting her pupile through the art gallerlea of the world by means of stereopticon vlewa, were discussed. Mra. Latimer graciously of fered the use of a large room In the union depot for the occasion, which tne clasa waa glad to accept. ' - Mra. G. W. McMillan of the arte and crafta department gave a hu"ri of the growth of cotton and silk. lve centuries before Chrlat cotton waa growing, and In India the Hindus had a crude eyatem of weaving and dyeing J.000 years ago, - which haa been but flitle improved upon. Virginia waa the first state to cultivate cotton In this country, and Mra. McMillan brought out not only the manner of growth, of the plant, but the wonderful growtn of the cotton Industry. Silk was itrnt - raised In China. The third emperor diacovered the util ity of the silkworm, but the secret was kept for 2,000 yeara, no one on pain of death being, allowed to take llkworm egga out of whlna. However, Justinian bribed two monks to smuggle eome egga out, and from that time on allk culture waa open to all the world, Tha last subleot discussed by the arts and crafts department being Tap estry,"' Mrs. E. S. Frame brought a specimen of tapeatry which had been handed down In her family aince the six teenth century, and which the club acrutinlzed with keen" Interest . Mrs. welater, taking a copy of Corot a "Morning." commented upon the points of the beautiful painting and Incident ally explained the effect of light and shadows in a picture. The growth of landscape art waa briefly touched upon. The world was far advanced before' peo ple understood the value of pictorial expression for anything, and it waa not until the nineteenth century that land acape art waa developed. Mra. Welster then read extracts from Van Dyke on , tn IhHm a nlcture. after which Miss Moffett gave some brief polnta on color, explaining what la meant by compli mentary colors, and that the eye may be educated to perceive shades; the peo ple of India can eee 300 ahadea not per ceptible to Europeane. The last paper of the afternoon, read by Miss Sharp, was a comprehensive de scription of the "Marriage at Cana. t... v,iiiui Veronese lived at the time of Columbus an age of display, of pomp and glory, -l ma is ppareni m the picture, replete with brilliant color ings, the handsome men and beautiful women. In the prime of life, clothed In robes of gold and.emUroldery. Veronesa himself occupies a prominent place in the picture. A man of eupreme self confidence, he. however, infuses Into hi. .nrtr hta nam rloWlnC VlSW Of life, albeit he depicts an age of prosaic mag nificence. It le saia mat oi ii picture, thla "Marriage at wana n made the greatest Impression upon the greatest number of people. Varloua studies were assigned to members of the claaa to be discussed 'at tha next meeting. . -. t.-a , I ;yaaaaaav. All Records Brolien-- Prices Gone m bmash! Sacrifice ; Wimout Parallel ! Crowds! Crowds I Crowd.! 'Tomorrow the third day of this never-to-be-forgotten sacrifice, and y down go prices another notch to keep the buying , at -ever heat ; : It's , a price-wrecking s holocaust that ha shaken the mercantile world, from center to circumference. Competition is panic-stricken at this merciless butchery of prices while the people are shouting trumpet-tongUed praises of LVHVTED Whose faultless ' enterprise , and " daring has brought them the greatest bargains the world has known. , The entire salvage stock of Evans- 'a larnraa rVirTa1a Virtia ffftinrtr af 0W SA-' 'VIJ NwJ and 40c on the $1.00. at crices that beeerar de- cription and staeeer belief. Toin the tvovnii--' HOKniWtST CORKER flfWT iA.Voi. T. share in the savings, "sr S brougl At 8:30 Tomorrow Morning the Sacrifice Begins Anew! Come ! Come Early and Get first Selection! Men Suite e5 OK Men'a genuine 110 Suite and Overcoat af " too to pick from everr atyla a good one, ey r ror Benjamin's. Fechhelmer-riechel. L. JV A(iier and other leading branda of 120. S3S Suits and Overcoata, made of finest all-wool worateda, cheviots and Scotch mixtures and cassl meres, all handsomely trimmed and rich serge or aatln linings newest models and styles. 9L A A For Men' 1Z-S. SIB and 118 Suits. Over v'W coata and Cravanettea -blacks, bluea and fancy mixtures. tin Q( Absolute choirs of finest Suits, Over- coats and Cravanettea In the splendid wholesale atock hundreds and hundreds of styles and pat tenia that were made by the best makera of fine clothing In America to sell at from S2S4o $35 all go tomorrow at S10.9S. K It m: 1KB a page from the past ages comes the decision of the Twelfth , die trict corfrt of New Tork In the ae of Mrs. ' Harriet Stanton Blatcta :ainst the Hoffman House corporation r refusing hef aervice.;6n " July 12. far a o'clock in the evening, because ,e had gone unaccompanied by a man. If one Warned li iook bi una uouibiun om the moral standpoint some. very ustio trutha might be ' quoted, partlc iriv this 'is the standpoint from tilch the hotel looks at it, and declines serve two women - ox mature years A nt a-enteel aDDearance. while every ..ninta mn nf a. millionaire, roue, rake 1 debauchee could bring in his female Impanion and get the most servile at ntlon. In view of this, no respectable i iman with, or without, an escort 'uld patronise a hotel that sets so But the court's decision has another d an economic side. Women are be nnlng to assume large business . re onsibilltlea that take them fronr-place i place: they travel, aa - men do, fof sfnesa and pleasure and they must l housed and fed. Suppose, for a mo snt, that-every hotel, restaurangc ibllo eating house should establish a same rule and the courts should stain . them, ; what would be the xon qaencet - It would revolutionise bui ss, for women form a- large part of the tr"nige of these places. It 'would nply be disastrous to the hotel busl ss and men know it, ao there Is very tla danger that the example set by the K RS. MILTON S. WOODMAN ana her associates of the forestry com- ml"ee of the New Hampshire State Federation of Woman's clubs have ad dressed an appeal to the clubwomen of n Tork aa follows: 'The clubwomen of New Hampshire want your help. We want it now, ana we want it very mucu. nvi nin vr ha va worked and prayed for the paasage of the bill establishing national forest reserves In the White mountains and aouthern Appalachians. Without such reserve the slopes of the beautiful White mountains, already largely denuded, will soon be utterly stripped of their forests, and the at inKilvMua anil health-rlvlng Influ ences of thla unequaled natural sana ni,im ha uttariv lnat. Br thus de priving the sources of the streamsof their forest cover tne lnnuaineB ui i New England atates are tnreatenea wun Tha niMinia of the whole coun try are concerned In the preservation of tne loresta oy juaicious cro um ki Hfln onttlnar tit tlmbr. The s: rest na tlnnal reserves In the west Insure the rn.in It nr tne rnraars in mai remun 'ha national aovernment should help to erpetuate what remalna In the east. A 111 for the establishment of the White mountains and southern Appalachian forest reserves has again Deen wiro- imui p.rinnnl letters to congressmen have weight. Will you not write? We ask In confidence, because we know that women with the true ciud spirit r glad to help each other and to help every good cause. Please write a letter to your representative in congress, ana get members of your club and friends An tha aama. Whatever Is done must be done aoon. We ask no more nan wn ahould be glad to do In return ra tn tha pliihwnmen of this City IS warrants hv the larKe number of women whose eummers are spent In the vicinity of the region which Is vitally Interested in aucn roresi preBervauuii. K St K I ESSIE ACKKRMAN, the distinguished traveler and writer, tells a very in teresting etory In the current num ber Of. tne woman a iome journal ui the Argentine Council of Women, whicn, she savs is the only association of wnman in tha world that draws an ap nrnnrlation from its government. In Iceland the althlng makes an appropria tion for temperance work, but it goes t the CJood xempiars. in noiiana me ovement iu-also assisted by the state. but only In Argentina does congress grant money to a woman's organiza tion outright. Miss Ackerman says, after giving an interesting sketch of the hurry and rush of the mn of tho country: . The women are not given to hasty movement along any lines. The ma jority of them take life at an even pace - which rarely reaches the hurry mark, much less tne rush. It Is a good thing, too, for If they tried to keep even with the .men, life would resolve itself into one grand scramble, dangerous to life rnd limb. . But. for all that, women do things, and do them well. For a country where they have but recently begun to move, they have undertaken things on a very There are, in all, about 85 societies composed of women. They have under taken every department of work along charitable and benevolent linea that could be thought of. Some four years ago, mo?t of these societies federated themselves Into tho national council of women. As a united body they have gained general recogni tion In the entire republic, ao much so that congress makes an appropriation of $1,000 a month for tne carrying on of their work. . t v it wnuta be Interesting to know the amount of money that passes, through the hands of these societies. 'I tried tn find out. but there seemed to be no way of learning the extent of the funds Tha pn'iticil 'of women has a 'bead- Quarters in the very heart of the city, which -is furnished-with a library, and hna also sm assembly hall where their conferences take place. They .publish a monthly magaaine, "The Review of the (National uouncu or women- oi Ar gentina." This is sent as an exchanqe to many Of tha leading papers of the wnrirf a noted statesman told me that through this review Argentina waa be- PAINTS 6,000 pairs -of pants, nearly all cuatom made, all ara pure wool materials and cut In the latest styles. are worth, wholesale. 9Q. For panta that 1.85 for your choice of 1.000 pairs of pants that retail everywhere for 11.00 and $4.00. 2.85 for absolute choice of the finest panta thla splendid stock values from 16.00 to $7.(0. In Men's Furnishings Turned Loose at Price That Are Almost Gift Lot fS Men's $2'and $3 Dress Shirts Dress Shlrta of all kinds Monarch, C'luett and all other makes new styles Fowler. Dick & Walker's price was $1 to IJ our prlca 9V lAt 28 Men's Fleece-Lined Underwear, In I colors Fowler, Dick at Walker's price, 60o and 75o Lot f Meii'a Susvenders 'with mohair and' leather ends Fowler, Dick A Walker's price Waa J 6c and I5c salvage aale price v"lu lxt 18 Men'a Wool Underwear. In tan and ray Fowler-e price $1 and 1 Jfr aalvage prlca . . ; -4 Lot 10 Men's Red and Blue Handkerchlefe 10o f", ti A' ha'ndeoma" ' iine ' of Men's" 60o to JoJ Lot kI69t ' for ' 'all ' Fowler.' Dlpk' 'A' ' Waiker's 2 6o &?C.7-15T?or8Fowler. Dick ft Walker". Men'. 86o and 60o Ribbed Underwear , . , . . jot 38 35c for all Fowler, Dick & Walker. 60c,. 76c and $1.00 Work Shirts. . Lot J8 75 for Fowler. Dick & Walker. $1.26 to 12.00 Wool Shirts. . .. It faiiiioK f0r an Fowler. Dick A Walker's $2.26 to $3.00 Blue Flannel Shirts. ..... Lot 41 79a for sll Men's and Women. $1.60 to $2.60 Twill Silk Umbrellas. m HOSIERY for Ladles' Fast Black 20c Hose. for Ladles 26c Uasnmere uoae. for Children's School Hose, 19c valuea. TABLE LINENS Three solid cases of fine Tablecloth aolled aalvage price ome slightly tOo on Sl.OO Boys' Suits 2.00 Boys' Suits, slaughtered to half the wholesale cost. ?94 for Boys' Suits that sold at wholeaale for 2.20. 1.49 for Boys' Suits In blue serge, and fanoy worateda, sizes up to 16 yeara. Finest' materials, well made and trimmed the . wholesale price, of this splendid lot waa $3.29. Si 1.99 'r the cream of thla fine wholeaale stock osens of styles and colors value, up to $$.60. Hals 95 for your choice of 60 dosen of the awellest spring hats you ever saw every new shape and color soft and atlff wholesale price $1$ and $24 a dozen. 1.75 for finest shapes and new spring styles, Fowler, Dick & Walker s leading branda .of $$ and $4 hata In all shapes. Men's and Women's $4.00 Shoes for $1.98 More shoes , sold yesterday than any previous day in the history of tho Boston store. TKXSS TAXXrCS 2)19 XT All of Fowler, Dick ft Walker's fineat makes of $2 and $4 shoes for men and women over 6,000 pairs to pick from and every make of leather, and every shape of last aalvage $190 Men's and Women's $6.00 Shoea for S2.39 Every well-known brand of men'a and women'a drees Shoes are Included In thla magnificent offer, $2.39. 984 for Men'a and Women'. Work and Dress Shoes 2,000 pairs in the lot every size, every style, and every make valuea $2, $2.60 and' $2.76. Boys' School Shoes, Ironclad and other leading makes of $1.60 and $2.00 ahoea for 950 Slaughtering a Wholesale Slock oi Ladies9 Cloaks. Suits, Skirls and Waists Regardless of Value v : 1.95 fori Ladle. Coat. In newe.t styles; wholesale prloe wa. $1.60. 3.98 for apectaT lot of Black Kersey, part aatln lined, all wool novoltlea. tan end castor;, wholesale price waa $10.00. 4,95 for all Fowler.' Dick A Walker. $16.00 Coata. y . 9.95. for hundreds of tha finest Black Melton and Broadcloth . Coata, all satin lined, manv brown hnd tan; Fowler', price $20.00 to $36.00. 1.85 for Fowler. Dick Walker. 14.60 Dress Skirts. 2.55 for Fowler, Dick Walker. 16.00 Dress Skirts. - . 3.45 for Fowler, Dick Walker. $.&0 Dress Skirts. 5.85 for Fowler. Dick Walker. $16.00 Dress Skirts. r, Hundreda to choose from. - ' 984 for all Fowler. Dick at Walker. $1.60, $2.00. $2.60 and $3.00 Waists. . 8 for all Fowler. Dick Walker. 811k and Dreaa Waists; value $7.60. - 2.95 for Watsta of all kinds; worth. I up to $13.60. 3.85 for all Waists; worth up to $16. Klonster Sale of Lace Curtains for all Fowler. Dick Walker. 60 Lace Curtains. 690 for all Fowler. Dick Walker. 9 00 Purtalna. for all Fowler. Dick wamer s 00 Curtains. 159 for all Fowler. Dick Walker. 16.00 Curtains. 2.29 for all Fowler. Dick Walker. lOO Curtain. In 3 and 3H long, and S yards wide, . In Brussels Irish Point, etc Fowler. Dick & Walker's Entire Stock oi Muslin Underwear Almost Given Away 154 for Ladlea' 60o Golf Glove. 25 for all Fowler. Dick Walker. tOo and 76o Corseta. 25 for Fowler. Dick aV Walker. 60o, 76o and $1-00 Drawers and Corset Covers. 600 for Fowler. Dick Walker's $1.00 to $3.00 Gowns, Chemise, Drawers, Corset Covers and Skirts. 1,00 fr Fowler, Dick ft Walker. Muslin Underwear; worth to $6.00. 330 for Ladlea $1.00 Wool Fleeced and Ribbed Underwear. for choice of Fowler. Dick A alker. $ 1.00v to $1.11 Corseta. for sick of Fowler. Dick ft alker'a finest Corsets; value, to $4. 40 for Ladlea' lOo to 36o Linen Hand- . ke kerchiefs. 500 for Fowler. Dick ft Walker S6o ana n.vu isea etneeis. 790 for Fowler. Dick A Walker. $1.26- and $1.60 Bed Spreads. 1.05 for all klnda of $1.60 to $3.60 Marseilles Bed Spreads. 590 fdr Fowler, Dick ft Walker, full else $1.00 Comforts. 990 for Fowler. Dick ft Walker'e $1.60 to $1.86 Comfort.. A Sale oi Bedding 1.59 IX. 16 for Fowler. Dick Sateen Comforts. ft Walker1. 550 for Fowler, Dick ft Walker'. $1.00 Cotton Blankets. " 950 for Fowler. Dick ft Walkef. $2.00 Cotton Blankata. for finest IX.BO Wool Blankets, for $4.00 and $5.00 Wool Blan- Lambs' Wool $7.60 mi 3.89 for finest 31anketa. coming more widely known than through their representatives. All of the council work Is done in a dulet way. There are no great demo.i tratlons, aa there are In the United States, and the extent of their work Is by no means general!-.- familiar. But one great thing they have accomplished; they have made It easier for the rising generation to advance than It was for them to break away from the conven tlonalltlea of their youth. t ft ALL LARGE clubs measure their suc cess by the standing of their de partment work, and by this token can It be said that the Portland Wo man's club i. measuring up this year, to Its fullest height A few of the depart ment, have fallen by the way, but this Is the experience of all clubs, for there Is always more or less shifting of mem bership, and interest alongiertain linos varies, so : la no discredit to club or de partment If some drop out provided the average is maintained in other depart ments, and thla the Woman'a Club has done, and the departments that have been kept up have enlarged and in creased more than in any previous year. ft ft ft NDER the able leadership of Mrs. J..C. Pritchard, the educational de partment Is doing some excellent work. At every meeting some phase of school life or work is Clscussed by some one who I. authority upon the sub ject chosen for the day, and during the winter a number of Portland s best educators have 'talked to the members of the department. . T.t Thuradav Miss Lillian Tingle gave a most entertaining and enlighten- ing taia on mestlo science In the East Side High school. Mls Tingle Is to be the teach er, and knows whereof she speaks. The German and Trench claeaea have all been well attended, and more in terest than ever shown in them. I 0" ft ft K T is pleasant to see what general ridicule the Columbia college debat ing team Is getting from the press for its refusal to meet a young woman in debate. One paper says that, if the Columbia boya were not prepared to faca such a contingency, they should not have challenged a co-educational college. Another recalls the fact that Gail Laughlin was appointed on the Cornell team and debated with the Co lumbia team some years ago, ao that It Is nothing new. Several papers say It looks as if the Columbia young men were afraid to meet a young woman In debate, and one paper suggests that they get a Barnard college girl to help them. ft ft ft SENSATIONAL REFORM (?) reached Us limit when Brother McAlvray of Little Falls, New York, an nounced, through the Associated Press, that he had put hla bachelor apartments at the disposal of the women of the church, who have stories to tell about their neighbors and cannot refrain from uttering them, where they can meet once a week and have their harmless gossip where it could do no harm. Ye shades of Henry Ward Beecher! When was a minister's "bachelor apart ments" such a holy of holies that no gossip could escape from lta sanctified lnclosure? It Is to be "a circle for a harmless knockfest," but If It does not roivn itself into a circle of knock the Tnew depar'tment of do"-' sense Into the clergy of that particular neighborhood and aend Brother McAl vray hunting for new pastures. It will speak mighty poorly for the women of tnat community ana tne men wno wouia permit ao questionable an "evangelist" In their midst. But why worry, for of course there Is a woman's club in Little Falls that will be able to deal with this little man. ft ft ft THE department of literature en gaged Dr. C. H. Chapman to de liver a course of lectures to ex tend from November 1 to April 12 on "The Modern Drama." The first lec ture waa a general resume of the, mod ern dramatic movement; the following three were on the life and work of Ibsen, specialising on "Ghosts" ' and "Hedda Gabler." "Peer Gynt" to be given In a later lecture. Following these a day waa given to "German Drama tists." Hauptmann's "Weavers" and "The Sunken Bell" were discussed at two meetings. February 7 was given to Sudermann's "Magda," and the lec ture last .week waa on the French dramatists. The lecture, to follow will be "Seven Princesses," by Maeterlinck; "Bernard Shaw," "Man and Superman," by Shaw, and "Whitewashing Julia," by Henry Arthur Jones. There has been a regular attendance of about 80 at these lectures. ft ft ft CURRENT Literature has attracted perhaps the largest number to it of any of the department of the Woman's club this year. Thla 1 a de partment which the social element enters Into largely, although much bene' fit haa been derived In an educational way. The class confines Itself to the best current fiction, taking such book. PROHIBITION TAKES HOLD IN ARIZONA By Ada Wallace Unruh. Phoenix. Arls., Feb. 3. It seems a far call from Phoenix, Arlsona. to the Rose Citv. in the Beaver state. Just now it Is apparently a little nearer, as we are having a real Oregon rain the first rain for many months. Down here In the land of the Gila monster, the ta rantula, the centipede and the horned toad they are struggling with the same problem that engages the Interest of the people In Oregon. The "battle or the bottle," a. someone has called It, is on here, In common with all the rest of the country. Up to 1906. as I have it from the old residents of this place, Phoenix was a typical frontier town. Gambling was' open and loua. com . . s . . 1 1 1 sa1jV smro V ? ambling ana iijuor-sn"B or seven days of the week and U houra of the day, Tha ahuffllna- of the cards, the click of the wheels and the Jingle Of money could be heard from the rambling-place, mlna-llna- with the Kospel songs and the psayars of the minister. Oaths and ob scenity Kept an m;wninuiuiui w..., ... sermon and ' could often be heard from the pulpit. The dance hall held as hon orable a place aa tha school and re ceived mor protection. ...... Just two short years and all that Is changed. To be aure, there had been a steady work of education In the inter est of better thinga going on for yeara. For years the w. u. x. u. neia us meet ings, scattered; literature, taugnt xne children, - pleaded with the' lawmakers, circulated petitions, and In all the ways known to women kept the matter of a better day before the people. For yeara the minister, had preached often to partially empty pewa and to almost deaf ear of a cleaner city, v For year; a Gideon's band had kept tha faith, and in 180 there aeemed tobe a chance to accomplish something, and ao a ticket was put m tne neia 10 ei.-i iciuiu. mayor ana council, as so irepucnuj. happens, tbl. proved to be only a cam- paign of education, and the Citizens' trlt1xuna riafeatd. There was great rejoicing In the low er regions of the town that night, and th victors -nade Rome howl" with a narfant rnmivBl Of VlC6 tO the aCCOnV panlmcnt of music that made up In coarseness what It lacked tn harmony. After parading the streets with the band and holding "high Jinks" at all of the saloons and dancehouses, they sere naded the president of the Cttlsens' league. Dr. Hughes. He tells me that theywere very generous to him and played the "Dead .larch" In "Saul" and a full program of similar selections. Dr. Hughes came out at their call and told them that they were entitled to their victory by virtue of the price that they had paid, and assured them that he would take pleasure in reciprocating the compliment when his side was victori ous. In two short years (In 1907), after a hotly contested fight, he had the op portunity to fulfill his promise, and the fine juvenile band, consisting of the boys or the homes, at hla invitation, marched the streets, to the accompanl ment of frewo;ks and the thanksalv. ing of the parents, and then went to the saloons anu played their best, open ing up with "There Is a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" The saloons are still here but under strict surveillance and with a knowledge of the precarious existence tnat is liKeiy to be theirs as long as they may remain. Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing It announced from the pulpit from which I spoke that the saloons were closed for the first tlme'ln the history of Phoenix. As an Illustration of, the feeling of the saloonkeepers I am told that one of the largest haa a curio cabinet in which he haa rflanlnVAri soma dice. DOker Chios, cards and other gambling devices with a label reading, "gambling devices used In ancient Phoenicia before the reign of Dr. Hughes. Dr. Hughes is the presi dent of the antl-aaloon league of the two terrltorlea and with the territorial W. C. T. U. la entering upon a vigorous campaign to elect a legislature com mitted to prohibition. , ' . A promient Drawer oi ma east, wuu w now here for the benefit of the climate. said today- on being; aaked in regard to tne erection or a nrewery in Jfhoenix, "No man in his sober senses will erect a brewery in Arlsona. Thla territory is going ror prouiomon. - I had been prepared for hard work and to meat opposition, but if I may Judge by tho welcome received here, the people are ready to hewr temperance doc trine of tha most vigorous variety. In deed it is only one more proof of the revolt or the people againat the saloon. One can scarcely realize as one walka down the quiet orderly streets of this beautiful city that but two short years ago vice ana crime ruiea nere openiy and boldly. The splendid record of our own city in raising money for the Y. M. C. A. build-ins- waa excelled here, where they raised the sum of $100,000 In three weeks and this a city of only about 10.000 people with the burden of a great army of Invalids that come here each year entirely without means, lr a temper ance reformer had come here in pes simistic mood he would not be able to keep It long. in aiActfon waa to have been held here to decide the question of licensing saloons in the county on February 8, but the saloonkeepers caused an injunc tion to be served to stop the call The people have appealed It, but the supreme court has not yet handed down its de cision. That the matter will soon be decided against tha, saloon no one doubts, not even the liquor men them selves. They are. however, trying to hold out as long as they can get a foot- hLower California la In the sama hope ful state and if that portion of the state were Independent of the northern part they would soon abollsn tne. saloons In their borders. The people are tired of the burden of taxation that la being them aa well aa the ob- noxious presence of the saloons with no onmnanaatina- advantages. They are even beginning te wonder why they have endured it ao long anu me mora iu they have voted to put the burden upon themselves. , , - 4 ' s. ' ' ' ' as contain social or economic problems, which, with tha character aketches, are studied ana criticised oy meroner. or the department to whom they are as signed. This method brings out many features of the book and many differ ent viewpoint. The class ha Just finished "The Weavers" and has taken for its next book "The Fruit of the Tree." A social half hour la always spent at the cloae of the meeting, when the hostess furnishes light refreshments and the members discuss the book informally. ft ft ft DENMARK ha. given municipal auf rage to women. Tha development , of the equal right, movement In the Scandinavian countrle. of late 1. remarkable. Parliamentary suffrage was granted to women by Norway last year, and by' Finland the year before. In Norway, Sweden and Finland, women have long had the municipal vote, and last year Sweden made them eligible alao to municipal offices. In Denmark until lately tney nave naa no political rla-hta. hut Ienmarlc racentlv Im- owered tbem to vote for membera of oards of publlo charities and to serve on. such boards, and she has now fol lowed this un bv arantina full munici pal suffrage. When even little Den mark has' Joined the procession, the big United States of America ought not to lag behind. ft ft ft wHE Present Day club held Ha reg- I ular meeting Tuesday of this week ft at the home of Mrs. H. L. Chapin, 716 East Madlaon street. The afternoon was given over to the study of oriental rugs, many or which were on aispiay. Mrs. Giltner rave an able paper de scribing the different kinds of rugs and their characteristics, which she was able to show by those on exhibition. Miss Graves played and Mrs. Werlein sang. RAILWAY BEAUTY SPOTS. Phlox and Hydrangeas for Stations Blue Grass for Right of Way. One of the good things for which peo ple have to thank the railroads is the progress they are making in beautify ing their right of way. ' It is the practice of the Pennsylvania, as Moody's Magaslne points out, to sur round Its passenger stations with little parks with terraces and gracefully curv ing paths and roadways. To care for these station parks Is part of the duty of the maintenance or way aepartmenc. Just as it is- to Keep tne raua ana ues In good order. Flowers and shrubbery are planted in artistic plots and garden ers keep tnem rresn ana iiounsning. At a station on the Long Island rail road, which is a suDSiaiary or rae .Penn sylvania, 600 trees and shrubs besides beds and phlox and hydrangeas were set out this year. For another station on tha rnar island 426 shrubs and 18 trees have been ordered of the so-called per ennials and evergreens. In the open country too, ir irom towns, the Pennsylvania has aaoptea the nollcv of making ita right of way pleasant to look at. Slopes of unsight ly rock or dirt are transformed into green terraces. . , ... Henceforth the standard roadbed, whan tha tracks are in a cut. will in clude the soddd slopes. Blue grass used for sodding will prevent the eros lonVwhlch Jba given engineers so much trounOe iP times past In helping to .niv. iMrrtmlnarii nroblem tha areas is even more useful than It is ornamental. Juris- Owen P. Thompson of Jackson ville. Illinois, is said to be tha candidate of the out-and-out Bryan men for Illi nois member of the Democratlo na tional committee against Roger C. Sul livan, and it is further reported that should . Judge Thompson succeed he -is Mr.. Bryan, personal cnoic ror na tlonal chairman. , :, :..-;- Year -mirror will tvtt yon fiatltt skin nowae wart Deiuiu-riB. wuuaetm. ao. - . .- ,, .... , PB0MISES MADE BY THE PBESS AGENTS (Continued from Page Five.) monial Sweet, in Family Jars," and this Is an act that will amuse all who are married. Fred Primrose, the min strel man. Is to do .-. monologue and f,ut"Hp . JJ Thompson will give a new illustrated . song and the moving pic tures will show "The ; Skilful PnlW man. Toll artarnnon mnA tnn .h . iit end the present nroaram with 11. blnl, the famou. magician.- a. the head liner. - . ;.. . .-V ' v?;-j- -'""At the Star. ' ' ffii' "King of the Cowboy." Is the play ' which open. It. engagement at the) Star theatre thl. afternoon and ' will continue all week Ther will be mat inee. Tuesday. Thursday and Satur-. day. ,.,i..i,j'ii''i' a 11 ! ntiw -niH.'tr win rrk an a.na.t-i aa It la unknown to Portland theatre-goers and la a novelty. The drama wa writ ten aome time ago by one of the best known melodramatic author, and re ceived It. premier in the east a few nionms since, xne play met with in stant favor and enjoyed a metropolitan run. Manager Richard E. French haa secured it for his stock company at the Star,, and this will be It. first stock production In the west. According to reviews of "The King of the Cowboys" In the east, the play haa the same elements of popularity possessed by "The Virginian,'1 com bining with ft the comedy off The Heir to the Hoorah." two of the beat west ern cowboy plays that have ever been given on a, stage. In "The King of the Cowboys the : author has used a few of the "many sidelights on this peculiar individual. The play grips the attention from the moment the curtain raises throughout , the thrilling narrative, until the final ' curiam. in tne piay ine COWDOy IS painted as he Is and It I not a fanci ful Dicture. Thla fldelitv to tha anh- lect Is what will make the play popu- f lar at the Star theatre. Accurate costumes and an ample scenic equipment Is promised. -Seats - for 'The King- of the Cowboy' can be reserved In advance by phone. 1 ,,.,-. "Graustark- to Follow. ( It Is now settled that the romantla '' and beautiful five-act "Grauatark" wl'lf follow "In the Bishop's Carriage" , at the Baker, and it will open with next Sunday's matinee. It Is one of the best-known of the late book and has been dramatised by Grace Hayward from the novel by George Barr Mo-Cutcheon.- I deals with, the adven tures of two young Americans. Gren- fell Lorry and Harry Anguish, In the principality of Edelweiss.., and la a charming love story, as well aa one filled with event, of a heroic and ex citing natur?. .-'' ' ' '- " "A Battle for Life" Next. "A Battle for Life" 1. the title of the new and thrilling melodrama which will open at the Empire r.ext Sunday matinee. February 13, following lmtno diately after the run f "Dora Thome." It la new to i Portland theatre-goers, and thla is It. first tr'p west. Special scenery ana stage setting are carried complete, and - It 1 - presented by a trong actlns company. , . . "The Lawyer and the lady." Remember ', that there will be no chance to se the Alien stock company in its big ten-strike hit. "The Lawyr and the Lady, after tontht Thr will be a mailnee this sftornoon, hut. these two performances will positivfi be the , last See the-wonderful rc- . . , . r, . V, tha Ui ! , storm vi rci wa.i , ing of the Kinpire quartet.