THE 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. , ,
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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.
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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.
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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. -
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-'""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?.
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"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.