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THE 'OREGON SUNDAY- JOURNAL, v PORTLAND. -SUNDAY -MORNING. MARCH 15, ; 1003, . 1? i . to us,, and a Important a plan 1st t and musician aa th musical world can now boast of. Mr. Bauer's - nroa-rsms - ar always quit different from anybody Iss's, and ar somewhat on the sam lines aa Krelsler'a, (or, like that artist, he-Dlavs worka that verv fw rlnnlila Dyu;va Lant, rhen t a : taboo ' la oar auempt at a public concert, iiaroia Dlaced on 'air thlnra ' frivolous. Bu,", ona of ihfew pianists who piacaa on air inings rnvoiou, hav- tVfr vl,ud u, who muka th, ona la fortunat In .having muslo Bach worka delightful to an ordinary ' at hand which at the umi time concert auaienca, and his Beethoven ) and ' antortaina and vet Interpretations are exceptionally beau- v ? nd. ontertalns. ami ! Iul , whlJ hin Bchamann has never . : Cannot b classed among tha frivolities ba.it surpassed." of Ufa-Portland 1 unusually fortunate i r . - ,.- this year In having several musical' at- 1 Harold yincent ' Mllllgan, the ' clever ! tractions', of note to.offer" daring he Portland musician. Is advancing rapidly ; penitential teason. LHUan Blauvelt, In his work In New York. While he has who aang here Friday night, was the held an excellent church position here first of any consequence. tofore as organist in tha First Presby Tuesday evening the Harold Bauer- terlan church -of Orange, New Jeraey, a Frlta -Krelsler concert will be given un- suburb of New Tork, the . position to ider -tha Lola Bteers-Wyna Coman man- which he has t now been elected as Wgement and it promises to-oa quite as us.TCIng All Glorious" (Barnaby); quartet. T,When Power Divine." (Shel ley); postlude. "Andante," (Newman): Mlaa Kathleen Lawler, soprano. Miss Ethel Shea, contralto, ' ft. N. Hooken berry, baritone. J. W. Belcher, tenor, Miss Grace E. Kemp, organist . ' ' ; ' . v ' . '-: s - v ' Mies Kathleen Lawler will be tha soloist at ths special high msss' at. St, Patrick's church Tuesday morning. 8t Patrick's day. Mario n mass, will be suns; snd Miss Lswler's solo will be 8alva( Maria,"! by -Mercadan.tt, "The Merry WMow" celebrated her one hundred and fiftieth performance In New York at the New Amsterdam theatre laat Tueaday night. w Tha New England Conservatory club met at the home of Mrs. J. L. BchulU Wednesday afternoon. ' A program of i shall be eeaentlally American. To this ena composers have experimented With negro mulodle and Indian muslo In tha hope of evolving such a national mu sical stle as Orleg perfected In Nor way and Dvorack In Bohemia. Macdow II haa done more than any other man to win the reaped of tha old world for the new world muaiclan, and hla name stand- throughout tha world for tha neat in ma art that has soma from America, but was his muslo sssentlally ana oisuncuy American T candidly, no. "' As a' matter of fact, there Is no ea aentlally American art (1 us the word "art" in' Its broader meanlna-t. This does not mean that nothing essentially American can be ertletlo. but we. can nave no essentially American muaie un til we .' have an eaaentlallv Americas DeoDie. AS a social unit the American people do a not exist. We are of ne ceaalty eclectic, even conglomerate. As for the folkf-songs of the Indiana and tha negroes.'-they mean nothlns- to us necause mey nappen to nave occurred In America. We do not see with the Indian's syes. we do net hear with tha inaian a ear, we oo not mink with the Indlan'a brain. To the negro mttolo will cling for many years to coma flia 'Taa-iime" atiama. Theae thinaa will never make a mualo essentially Ameri can. ' Let the negro muaiclan translate the spirit of the muslo of his peopls Into our civilised musical technique, let the Indian composer embody his racial melodies In the white man's music, but that will give us the "negro school" or the "Indian school." not the American school. The muslo of Am erica must be tha muslo of the white, the conquering race, not that of a dying, or of an inferior race. Let tha American comooser. than, fol low tha example of Edward Macdowell and seek a broader field than national ism. Muslo Is a universal language and requires no irsnsiauon. The American composer In general is too fond of eompoaJna. aa It ware. by spontaneous combustion. There Is i, Ifaahlonable an affair as the mldseason concerts under- this manasement. Few 'of the matrons canoel concerts from ha enjoyments in which tiey mey oar- uujtua iii. aiiu u.iict m, in clined to be very atrtct, i justify them selves in tnis luxury with me tnougnt .that so little that la good oomes so far fwest as Portland in the height of the (Season that it ,1a a greater crime agalnat ; their culture not to go than agalnat their religion to go. Friday evening or nut week tne iirst of the Portland Symphony orchestra con certs will De given at tne Murquam in the afternoon. Great preparations have been, msds for this event snd an In teresting program has been arranged. Charles Dferke, conductor, has brought his players Into splendid unity and harmony i.nd the reault la most satis fying. The program will include a Beetaoven symphony, the Lobenwrin muslo and the Llnst concerto In E .flat major, which will be played by Mrs. Lierke with ths orchestra accompany ing. The other two concerta of tha orcheatra'a season will be given Fri day afternoon, April and May 1. ' The Chicago Symphony orchestra will be the next attraction giving Its large three-day featival here at tha armory, April 10, 11 and 12. Elaborate prep arations have been made for this event 'and a chorus of 250 Is now rehearsing under the leadership of W. H. Boyer. This, It is expected, .will finally grow to 100 and it should easily fill the huge armory with a volume of sound. There will be an oratorio and two cantatas given by the chorus and there will be two grand concerts by the orchestra and its soloists, who are distinguished singers from Chicago. Following that Bessie Abbott, the fa mous operatic singer, will bo the next Helllg sttractlon some time In May. The New ork Symphony orcheatra. under the Lola Steers-Wynn Coman management, will pla" here with Wal ter Da'mrosch as leader In early June during the Rose Festival. This will ex tend over two days, according- to pres ent plans, with probably three con certs. A charming musical afternoon was enjoyed at St. David's Episcopal church Sunday, March 2, the patron saint's day. Several musical people went out to hear the program -and especially to hear J. Huchtson, the English organist, who has held tha nrran nnsltlnn at that church but a short time, but haa In organist and choir director of Rutgera ni lime aiiracieu raucn iavoraoie no- Presbyterian church. Seventy-third and tlce. Most excellent wss his work In Broadway, Is a more notable one. The the flrat movement of a Wldor organ church Is one of large influence.- The symphony with which the program Orange church has been having Mr. closed. Henry L. Bettman's rendition Mllllgan give recitals jnonthly which of Godard's Adagio Pathetlqne on the will Be continued and he will also retain violin was listened to attentively snd bis pupils there. with much enjoyment, for he produced Mr. Mllllgan has been studying" with well the full, round tones necessary to William Carl, the well known ortranlst, the rich melody. The vocal numbers the past year In New York. In addition were well chosen and presented the he has done some writing on musical lesser known sacred music. C. E Pat- matters which has been published In terson. tenor, was particularly effective various periodicals. An article on In a dramatic Blumenthal number. Mlsa American music appesred In a current Busa Jones showed some sweet middle number of Der Deutsche orkampfer. notes In the aria "A Mea Soeurs" the leading German magaxine published (Massenet). D. B. Mackle aang the In America, familiar aria, "O God, Have Mercy," from "St Paul," and J. B. W. Lawaon The following program has been ar- : ,Zn ,"trsi'neT number. "Magda- ranged for J. P. Robertson's farewell .rTa. nVve7 been sung" he beror.1 The! at Ar'n ha"' Frldy lahort organ prelude. "Lehr Cangsanl." vnlne'. March 27. y Schumann, was a pretty number. Overture, Scottish Airs.. Btlles orohestra est aid not snow Mr. Huchlson s com- 1 uance, nigniana r ung. . jensie i-oiiaRK, :Jlete command of his instrument, as Jeanle Best, Frank D'Arcy and did the last symphony number. 1 Jimmie King. . j. Song, "I Love a Lass! te ..Jack Coleman " " Song. "Cam' Ye by Athol" Mrs. B. nr is a. gooa sena-orr ror Harold Rrure-Gfhh wauer who win e here this week. It Dance, "Ohillle Callum" J. P. Robertson coinciaence mat ivreisier, wno piays Bong "Will Ye No Come Back Again'' with Bauer at his concert here, should Mr. Crowther. Welsh chorus. nave been mentioned In the same crltl- Song, "Doon the Burn" ...Miss Lawler pism ana pronounced similar though tho Dance. Hlahland Fllns;. Jessie Pottasre, two artlsta do not appear together" In I Jeanle Best. Aggla Pottage, Frank Ejcaii x' i anvjimKZKJ. wiieiitTB i un innnw nsr i i' a rrv mnn iimmiA Maori notice comes from the Pacific Coast Song, "A Wee Bit o' Heather," ..Mrs. Walter Reed. , 'i- ine next pianist we are to near Character Sketch J. D. Murray rssxough the energetic Oreenbaiim man- Song. "Bonnie Sweet Bessie" ....Miss i agement win t Harold Bauer, the Barstow. greatest Schumann interpreter known! Dance, "Sailors' Hornplpo" Jessie Pot tage, Aggie .pottage and J. r. kod 'iff X ;- , ' ' Vf! m' t.. . .' . t" . f,. ... . . ....... ,v ! .,'-..;! .. ., ) W ii 111 rw'v''' ; i III ' ? A' V ' lit A ill ' Z J , . I fa. x-r,x,r-.r'y!:ti-r.iJ?fr-K. :;':.: .K.-.fv W. .W ' f" v t v ' ' , I ChARLEkJJIs ( ) ftf Jt ,tv i -" x Cisco, tha same critic spoke most csn sarlngly of ths commercial atmosphere which waa spoken of In these columns after tha concert here. ' Tha sale of program In the aisles gave a distinct shock to his artistic feelings lust as It did to many hera. , programs' and pho tographs and autographs wars cried for sals up and down tha lobby and aisles. Again, ha speaks of the. pounding and says thst I'aderewskt cannot play a composition - requiring fore ' without abusing tha keyboard. II winds up with '8urely the publlo Is a queer crea ture, and I auDooaa aa lona aa tha world exists th people will be Influenced by personality- rather than by legitimate artistic errorts." Elisabeth Westgat of Alameda adds her opinion. Hera are soma extracts: "In his last Visit ha kicked th pedals a pnras almost as disagreeable to writ as tn performance waa to near, to this h now adds tha nummallna which has 'been spoken of. If this (his own) onus contains beauty It was not apparent. I am quit un able to account for such a comoosltlon or for such an exposition of It, one It was composed. The Llsst sonata was, too. rflost vehemently treated. At times It Is true th marvelous perlatta was heard, but, not of ten. And In snlta of sveryining ine.tning sounded dull and trite. In ' som hearts there was somethlnr very like arlef that the angeno toucn ror wnicn we once adored I'aderewskl, the supernal Insight which used to make us dumb before him, the immaculate artistry, have all now near ly vanisnea. A CHAMPION FOR American Music Teachers -a 64 Madam Llna Abarbanell who plays th title role of "Th Marry Widow" In Savage's Chicago company, advises American singers to study muslo at home In America. 1 Madame Abarbanell Is in 'a noaltion to speak, as she received a comnrehen- aive music education under master In structors In Dresden, Vienna and Paris. She has appeared In so many parts, both dramatic and operatic, and with such msrked success that her opinion cannot but be of value to young Americans who are looking Into a vocal vista and seek a guiding hand. She takes the position that the en vironment abroad doea not favor orig inality in the development of native abilities. The methods of Kuropean teachers, she ssserts. are -atereotvoed. and If such Instructors are allowed to have their way they will turn out au tomatons. Americans are not given the best which tnese teachers have to offer, ac cording to this singer. It Is the con tinental student, the one whose family has Influential connections, who re ceives the best attention especially if this family, or some representative. Is on the spot to give ssslstsnce. In this respect Madame Abarbanell was for tunate, as her father was a director and she studied with his friends, who watched her development with the greatest care. The forolgn teacher, too, prefers very much to develop a great voice cut of his own circle rather than to perforin a similar service for an outsider. The Kuropean student has another advan tage, and that Is the benefit of sensible nervlee. The American la likely to be deluded, as long as his money holds out. Into believing that he Is the pos sessor of remarkable abilities which will be developed with a little more study. In this case f lattery and adula tion supplant Intelligent advice and the eager student learns the truth too late. A European girl, aa a rule, cannot be deceived In this manner regarding her capabilities, for she haa friends sround her who encourage her when right or check her when wrong. In summing up her conclusions Madame Aharhanell asserts that Amer ica Is by all means the beat place for Americans who wish to study music. And there Is evidently a ten dency to extend the remark to Include some of the foreign element, for tho madame says she has made many wide departures from what was taught her. JjTALIAN OPERA f JL Hissed to the Echo Conductor and Soloist for the Port land Symphony Orchestra Concert. Is. i. S- Ad'olph ' Roeenbecker,' Leader kCht : eago Symphony Orchestra. ertson. "Auld Lang Syne." , Carl Denton, accompanist. A Juvenile piper will be In attendance. Master James MacKlnley, late of Haddo nous pipeoanq, ADeraeen, scouana. " a Mrs. Walter Reed gave a pupils' re cital Wednesday afternoon at the Sher man-Clay hall, to which only her pupils were InVlted. ' E. E. Coufsen was the accompanilst. A number of pupils who have not heretofore appeared In public were thus given opportunity to sing before their fellow students In semi- public. The program f pi lows: (a) "A Spanish. Romance" . . . Sawver-Lvnes 'My Honey" Lynes Tuesday Artemoon elurt. Lens" (Sprlna) Hlldach 'Flowere Awake" Warner Mrs. C. W. Sherman. (a) "Norse Maiden's Lament" Heckscher (b) "Counsels to Nina". . . . . .Weckerlin Mlas Lllllftn Rourke. (a) "Turn Ye to Me" Old Scotch (b) "On the Shore'.'. Neldlfngcr bub, u. o. utiunir. b. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a b (a) "The Htlls o' Skye". .Victor Harris (b) "Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai" ........ Schumann , . ... Mis" Catharine, Co Yacht (a "A Chain of Roses".. Loehr (b) "Die Lotos Blume" Schumann - -Miss Madeline Stone. (a) "Irish Mother's Song" Mayhew (bi "An Irish Folk Sons5, Foote Miss zeta-Hollister. "Persian Song" ....... .Burmelster "If I Were Blina" Novl Johnson Mies Petronella Conolly. "Fruehllngslied" Mendelssohn "Happy Sonr Relgo miss KAtnarine uamsdeii. (a) "Ecstacy" ..Beach b) "My Laddie".- Thayer Miss Virginia spencer-Hutchinson. (a) "Morgen-Hymme"1 ; . , Heuschnl (b) "1 Love But Thee". ....... La Forge miss iseuian caowen. In j?rder to raise funds to carry on th excellent work of the. babies' hos pital in New York,- a number of society women arranged special matlhea per formance of "Th Merry Widow" for last Tuesday afternoon. On this occa sion tickets sold for 6 each. Ths music at the First Baptist church todat will be: : Morning organ volun-J Ury. "Sha Lost Chord." (SuUivan) ; An them, "The Lost Sheen, . (Jordan): Offertory.- -'Reverie." Baldwin) j Poet lude. 'Adae-lo." (Rlnck): Evening orasn 1 voluntary, "Folk eong; (NlgodOoAor- concerted music was given by the New cngiana conservatory quartet, com posed of Mrs. Schultz. Mrs. Goddard, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Berry. The libretto of the opera "Frelscbutz" was read by Mrs. rraei, roi lowed Dy tne overture. Overture, "FrelschutK" Weber N. B. C. Quartet. (a) "Melodle In F" Rubinstein (b) "Ballet Music" Feramols N. E. C. Quartet. Serenade from "L RoU La Dlt" Dellbes Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Watt. "Waltrer" Helnrlch Hofman N. E. C. Quartet. w In California Richard Strauss' "Tod und Yrrklarung" Is announced as on.) of ' the features of the Damroseh sym phony programs In the May festivals. The same organisation will visit hera with a June festival early In that month during the Rose Festival, w w "The Man With Three Wives" is the title of Frans Lehar's new operetta which is attracting attention In Vienna because of tha composer's sensational success In "Th Merry Widow." v Henry W. Savage has two "widows" In Chicago at the present time: "Tho Merry Widow" at the Colonial theatre. and "Tha College Widow" at the Stude baker theatre. I need here of more men like Horatio Parker who are willing to devote he necessary time and brains to mastering the technique of composition. The ca pacity for expression is by no means Indicative of the possession of some thing to express, but the world Is prone to regard It as such. I do not mean to exaggerate the Importance of tech nique at the expense of what we call "Inspiration," but certainly the man with the dry bones of technique In habited by no soul Is not In a worse plight than the poor soul with no form to dwell in. Granted the Inspira tion, absolute plasticity of medium Is necessary ror us adequate presentation and this Is not acquired over night nor by divine revelation, contrary to popular belief. Iet tha American composer continue to cultivate the rich soil of pedagqgy, falling upon which tha seed of "Inspiration," when it comes, will grow into a great art work. . Let him see that universal expression which is to be found more fully In tha musical literature and musical culture of Ger many than in any other of the coun tries of the old world to which he may turn. That, if anything is the meaning of the life of Edward Macdowell to th American composer. M AMERICAN MUSIC Discussed by Mr. Milligan Below is given a translation of Har old MUUgSJi's article on "The Arne.rtcan Composer," which was published recent ly In Der . Deutsche Vorkampfer, a prominent German magazine. It is quoted by the courtesy of that paper: The recent death of Edward A. Mac dowell has called th ' attention of the hurrying world for a brief space to the American composer, an infant Industry as yet unprotected by a high tariff-wall. Mr. luacooweu was generally acknowl edged, both at home and abroad, to be the foremost American composer, but he himself does not seem to have re joiced In such a title. He was no cham pion of nationalism in music, and ho made no effort to write distinctly Americanr muslo. He asked no quarter from th critics on the score of his being an American, and he claimed no credit on that account. He entered the world of muslo as a musician, not as an American. Like most of our composers. Macdow ell studied in Germany. Music in Amer ica today is decidedly under tne lrjjiu- enco or uerman ideals and uerman train ing. Not only is this true of the pro fessional musician, but of the public as well. Some of our virtuosi may study In Paris or other continental capitals, but our composers, almost without ex ception. If they go abroad for training at all, go to Germany. John K. Paine, Dudley Buck, Horatio Prfrker. George vv. Chad wick. Edward Macdowell those are only a few of th men whose Ger man training has helped to cultivate musical taste ror things uerman in America. Most of the muslo written today - In r A mtHra- by- A merlcans con Id as well be written in. Germany by Ger mans. Nor la this to be regretted from any point of view. Of all national Schools, th German has the most of universality. That literature which en rolls the name of Bach, Haydn. Mo- sort,. Beethoven,' , Wagner, Schumann, Brahms la surely universal. The debt of tha American . composer, to Germany cannot .b Overestimated. , We have heard -a a-reat deal of . late years about nationalism In muslo and tho founding, of "school; of muslo .that ODMBAT CONTINUES v-i Course in California And still the Paderewskl war goes merrily on. He has been touring Cali fornia, by latest reports, and has been greeted with a "Hall! the Conquering Hero" attitude; by the, shall w say dis criminating, masses and has met with censure and reproaches from the edu cated musicians who, of course would not be expected to know. Alfred Metsger, editor of the Pacific Coast Musical Review, wrote of Pader ewskl's appearance In Oakland, Califor nia, a iontf, iair-minaeo criticism in which he allowed credit for the pianist's good points and still found him Voe- iuuy lacxing. "Ever since his first cpneert on this tour - the acknowledged musical author. Ities have been censuring him for hla4 undername cuange ror tne worse, and Several of these condemnations were written in me most sever vein. And again, "Even before he appeared upon the stage the element ; of th poseur was apparent, previous to his entrance the lights were turned low and the pianist entered, making a jack-knife dow to an parts oi tne auditorium and finally sitting upon the piano stool, go ing through various motions, and, after lifting- his hands hlah above hla huH and holding them for a moment, ha brought them down upon th keyboard with a crash that made me shiver from head to foot. "If Paderewskl had searched the en tire library of music for a discord ha could not have found one that could surpass his own In ear-racking- ugliness. Another mannerism was an af fected retention of his hands uoon tha keyboard, endeavoring to create tha Im pression that the notes were gradually dying out. The only pianissimo he ex tracted was the one everyone imagined they could hear while the olaniat'a hands lingered caressingly upon the Keyooaru. in regard to nts compost' tlon itself hardly anything commenda- The latest opera of the Maestro Fran cesco Cilea, entitled "Gloria," which was first produced at the Sea la in Milan last year, has been given at the Costanzi theatre In Rome, and the lack of cour tesy on the part of the audience which characterised the performance has rare ly been surpassed In the annals of an opera house. The small amount ot ap plause was drowned by the hissing which was kept up throughout tho evenlns. In his new opera Francesco Cllea has evidently missed something. and whether the fault lies with the libretto. the music or the execution Is difficult to sav. The composer, not satisfied with the success he achieved in Adrl ana Lecouvreur" and with the laudable ambition to rank with composers of genius, and probably wishing to prove to the public that he was capable of fiortraying intense nuinan passion, unusa n a misguided moment a very difficult .subject In the tragedy ol uioria, writ ten by Arturo Colauttl. The plot Is taken from an episode of the thlrteentn century in oiena. ana deals with the love of Gloria and Llon etto, who die together in the last act. iitimiii-h the trasredv as a literary com position may be perfect, it is not of enough Interest to set to music. hla csn he said about It. 'Tim afraid that among musical ceo- pie Paderewskl has lost the prestige he enjoyed - for so many years. But. no matter how. the critics will censure him he will continue to hypnotise tha masse. His silken hair lias lost none of It mairnetlsm and his personality la as ef fective aa ever. For this reason Pader ewskl Is an Invaluable advertisement for the Weber Diano and incidentally for himself: but as a. great pianist b Is a thin ir- of the' remote cast." o- - i t Abater,, after in concer in can Fran-J LOCAL ORCHESTRA j Prepared for Concert - -m The date for the first concert of the Portland Symphony orchestra has been changed to Friday afternoon, March 27, and will be given at the Marquam the atre. The program in run ior mis -cert. as announced) by the management, Is aa follows: PROGRAM. Charles Dlerke, conductor., Beatrice Dlerke, soloist. Coronation march . .Glacomo Meyerbeer Symphony, No. 6 L.uawig von ueeinoven Anoanie con muiu. Allorn Concerto for planoforte ...From Liszt Allegro niaesio. Tempo glusto. Quasi adagio. Allegretto vivace. Allegro anlmato. Introduction to th Third act, from Lohengrin Richard Wagner L Cygne Saint Saena Papillons Morltx Rosenthal irttwia Paul de Schloeser J34fljfonlc dance Anton Dvorak j ELECTRIC SHOCKS. J Effects of Handling Wires Which Carry a High Voltage Current. The fact that one has received a shock from a BOO volt circuit that aid not prove painful Is not a sign that th next one will be equally harmless. The following experiments have been made, involuntarily, by a great number of people. say Cassier's Magazine. j Touch one side of the circuit lightly with the finger while making contact with the other side either through a rrnimH or bv actually touching- it: the sensation is similar to receiving a vio lent blow In the chest; a small burn that- la deeo. but not painful, will be found on the finger where contact was mftrlit. Make a better contact, as by touching tho circuit with a piece of metal held rirmlv in the hand, and tne mow will In regard to his oomnoaij-J h atronr enous-h to knock the exneri- menter down- it is prooaoi mainoj burn will result as th current haK a large' surface thruugh which to enter the hand: in rare cases tha person may become unconscious for .a short time. . Grasp the wire firmly in the hand, and for a time at least it will be im possible to release It. Serious bnrns are' made where the wire touches the hand, and unless the victim succeeds In wrenching nimseu rree.or neip is quick ly rendered, the result la likely to prove fatal. Tha last cassis of a very rare occur- i rence; . It is pretty aur to 'obtain con- i Iderabl space in th dally papers when It actually doe Occur, while In many of-th reports -seen th victim may exclaim, with Mark Twain, "Ac counts of my death greatly saggerat d." On th other hand, - people are knocked down by th current every day. .It is rathar pooullar that th 600 volt shock will, in th majority of cases, kill a horse, . 1 -. .- Th trolley current I a 109 volt cir cuit, with th exception of perhaps half a dnsen lines recently Installed which go to 1,000 or over. It 1 well to re member In rase of a falling trolley wire that standing upon a dry board will give full protection, that while sitting in a car ther Is no danger of shock from a broken wire or other eaua If ona ooes not touch metal or wet wood; raising th feet from the floor that may be wet or dirty will do as an addi tional precaution. If one wishes to remov a wlr to avoid shock or for other reason a It may be - don with aafety while standing upon a dry, clean board, with a plec of dry board not large enough to stand on, or' with several thicknesses of dry papar (a newspaper), or, in oas of emergency, a bundle of dry clothing. As It Is difficult to get the latter per fectly dry a shock may b received when this Is attempted, but th resist ance will b so high that th shock will not b very severe. The deadly third rail also operates at tOO volts, and Is no more deadly than hss already been shown, except for the probability of a person who is thrown down bv the shock of falling across the rsU and . becoming unconscious. This of course Is s serious a case even as that of th man who I unabl to let go of the wlr. wires usna ior sirvsi jigming- may always be regarded with suspicion: t!- y ar exceedingly likely to carry a t une -e of 1,000 volts or mora. This lsl n most cases glv a fatal current, and ti -i rressur la eo great that th prc ions previously described sre not to l -i depend id upon. On would b reasonably- safe, howvr, If standing upon chair or stool with, prfectly dry woodm As wires of 1, 000 volt or tnor are quit' common In th streets, trmr ars many chance for other wires to coma in contact with them and so rclv a dangerous current. It Is therefor un wise for an Inaxperteaced person tn touch any outdoor wire, bowvr harm less It may appear. ' " Lines-for transmitting power aero- country operate on voltage all th way up tJ (0,000. f rera'iiiona are ibkcm with such wire and special warnings are printed On th poles. Lines of lit,, 000 volts or over may b recognised by th fact that large clay or porcelain Insulators ar used in plae of th glas ones generally seen. Persons rendered unconscious by a shock may frequently b revived by in ducing artificial respiration in th man ner used for revlvla persons appar ently drowned; but of course without, th attempt to ipl water from th lungs. j .i ,'.t "" ' -v Women PetrcUvea ' In ' Paris Stores. From Woman' Llf. In Paris shoplifting ha becom a fir art, consequently watching ha had to become a fine art also, and th Parisian shopkeepers ar finding that It pay them to employ proper women detec ' tlvea to watch their stock, so now evary hous of importance baa Its own worn a ' detective. " ' uaxl ouns rox uajobt txcxvts, Bsonrimra nxr rxu-1 L - - PAT. MAJSOK 80. Oregon's Biggest Musical Event ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL ARMORY HALL, P0RTIAND, OR., Apr. 10, 11, 12, '03 Chicago Symphony Orchestra 65 MUSICIANS 65 ADOLPH ROSENBECKER. CONDUCTOR 300CHORUS OF SINGERS 300 4VOCAL SOLOISTS 4 GENEVIEVK CLARK WILHON.. Soprano ROSE LUT1GER GANNON Contralto JOHN MILLER Tenor ARTKITR MIPDLETON Basso FRANZ WAGNER... 'Cello Soloist JAN VAN OORDT.. Violin Soloist INFORMATION rBXDAY SIGHT Grand Orchestra Concert and "FAX SUSV By Max Bruch. Story of the Siege of Lucknow. BATT7XOAT ArTEUTOOaT Popular Orchestra Concert. 8ATUXDAT WIGHT. Grand Orchestra Concert and "Th Swan and th Skylark" By A. Lorlng Thomas IUH9AT ATTEaVHOOST Grand Orchestra Conoert and "TXH KCXBBIAH" By Handel UJTDAT WIGHT Grand Orchestra Concert with Vo cal and Instrumental Soloists. IMPORTANT KBASOT TXOXSTflj S3 EACH Good for Five Different Concert in Any Location Desired. PRICES Evenings and Sunday Afternoons: Lower Floor 12. SI. 60. $1. Bal cony, f2, $1.50. Saturday Mat inee, 25c, 60c, 76c. KAXX OKDSSS KSCZZTZD. . From this city and out of town. Mall orders for Season Ticket received March 20. For one, two or more concerta (not season) re ceived March 17. Regular window sale opena April I. 1908. HOW TO OBJ) EX BEATS. ' Address letters, make checks and money orders payable to W. T. Pangle, manager Helllg theatre, Portland, Oregon. Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope to in sure safe return. Season orders take precedence over all other ordera. The season of sewing in the house hold is at hand. With an electric motor to drive the sewing machine and an Electric Flatiron to do the . a. vressina, tne results are: Economy, speed, no back ache from running . a maenme, ana no tiresome trips to the kitchen to get a hot m iron. THE ELECTRIC FLATIRON IS THE ' " ONLY FLATIRON THAT A WOMAN v SHOULD USE We will send you an Iron on 30 days' trial. Fill in the coupon and mail it to the office most, con venient to your home. The Iron will be delivered, with all necessary equipment, absolutely free of rViarcrf 4 CUT OUT COUPON AJTD MAIZ. TO US TODAT. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER CO. Gentlemen: Tou may deliver to me one Electric Flatlron. which I agree to try, and If unsatisfactory to me, to rsturn to you within 30 days from date of delivery. If I do not return It at that time you may charge same to my account at 1 4.00. it is undorstood that no charge will be mad for th Iron If I return it within SO days. Name. Address. , SEPABTXEWT J The thirty days' trial offer applies only to con sumers of our CiOTeni;;'v? ' v ; - r On Sal in Portland at Company'a Supply Department. 14T-14 Ray. mtfc St. Call Tla, Main 6683, A-6S1T .for Information. . Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. CnAWfH C 909 ula 8t- oxxoov CXTT, o. ' DKAIitU 1 604 Portland Boulrrard, ST. 90HJT8, OX OFFICES VVW or. Stat aad Commercial -Sta, BAXX3S, OS. V I 604 Kate U TAJTCOUVEB, WASX. ' -. -M 1 . -t f
