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'THE OREGON DAILY " JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVEN I NO, MAY SO, 1003.
nilSWERS DR. WILSON'S
FIFTEEN REASONS
Portland, Or.,' May It To the -EdH
Itor of The ' JournalWill , "you . WnMy j
give space t tlie followln reply to
Rev. Clarence True Wilson's 15. and a
manjr more reasonav for voting against
the suffrage amendment '';-,:Yv'-vVy
The flrrt MOn--"BaM It Is
betterment , of Quality we! need among
our voters and not merely a doubling
it quanUty" along with the question,
WUi society be improved by the grant
ing of the ballot to women indicate
the real estimate and - statu of
woman ia the mind of the questioner
nd belles all the honeyed expressions
of anxiety for the 'lovely , women of
VrAwaV belief and faith In the good
ness and loveliness of our women would
Cnhi M to know that their Influence
in any place would be for the uplift
and betterment Of all with whom they
come in contact Tbe power to cast a
haiit - innat churn their Instincts.
Because the senment, "Taxation with
out representation la tyranny" original
ly referred to the condition of the 13
rnlon lea la no arsrument that the truth
it contains does .not apply with eaual
force to tbe status of women in the
eyes of the law. As well might we
y that because tbe 10 commandments
were originally given by , Moses to the
Israelites, therefore they cannot apply
to others. . '-.' - )
The fact Is that taxation and the 1m
bosltlon of laws and burdens by one
riaB niton another, bv our looaL State.
and national government Is worse than
tyranny.' when we consider the enlight
ened age to' which we live. ,, s i:.
: . Property Owwn X4uoe.v
i One tlass can never represent ': an
other. The wrongs inflicted upon wo
men property-holders have been so flag
rant In many states and their Interests
so entirely Ignored and neglected and
the facts so thoroughly known that it
is not necessary to prove here that they
properly represented .by: their hus
bands, fathers and brothers."
"Because I do not like the Influence
of 'doing politics upon the faces the
habits, the character of our lovely, wo
men." Is a contradiction in 'Itself and
is about as much of an argument as if I
should say that I have seen some of the
hardened politicians of Portland as they
,-ave assembled along Burnside and be
en use I do not like the Influence of,
"doing politics" upon the faces of these
"lovely men" I am opposed to male
suffrage. '- 1: '
Does the hardened politician of Burn
side street represent the Rev.-Clarence
True Wilson and his ministerial breth
ren and all the other respectable voters?
"Voting has no reference to taxes."
is another utterance '.and the next con
tradicts this one when he says, "We
pay our taxes In return for the protec
tion to life and property by the laws
of a civilised nation.' ' - v.v v ; :
Who makes up this civilised nation
who - -are the law-makers and how ' do'
they become law-makers! Do they net
become law-makers toy the votes of male
eltisens? . Has voting, no, reference to
taxes? '' ' . ---"
If the power to Vote is a "delegated
power given by 'society' we would like
to know who gave noclety" the power
to give it, and who composes "society f"
Some man must have sssumed we had
a right in the beginning. Self-protection
Is a natural right, v 1 I
Because some men look upon the
prlvllefe-of voting as a "stern, duty"
should be dcfhled the;power ef mklr,
their influence felt for good In the most
effective .way in every avenue or me.
voter are excused from calls to serve
militia or nolle force, therefore.
they are unfit for the duties of gov-
mmn nmom with vrV little OOWer
from one who. TeDreenta-a class ihatf
is exempt from many of these duties.
T&ere are many oeparxments oi
vice in aovernmant and women like the
privileged class of men may gravitate
toward tnase 'aeparcmenw rer wuiv
they have the greatest aptltuda "It
would be an exceptional man as wall as
woman who should be qualified to quell
a pint ' tmit it rr'ain1v would not take
very exceptional talent on the part of
women to manage tne aeiaus ox a cur
government better than me average
management at the present time. .
Put the matter of our atreet clean
ing and atreet improvement : into the
hands of the Woman's club. Oive'the
T The Enocfc-out Blow.
The blow which knocked out Oorbett
wu a revelation to the prize) fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring tbe
knock-out blow was Rimed for the Jaw,
the temple or the Jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown in to worry and
weary the fighter, but if a scientific man
had told one of the old fighters that tbe
moat vulnerable spott was the region of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at htm
tor an ignoramus. Dr. Pierce la bringing
home to the publiq a parallel fact: that
lhi suraacXt the cost vulnerable organ
out olhe prTie ring as well as ia It. We
protrctber htvHs, throats, feet and lungs,
but thVeVfeSoKVe are utterly Indiffer
ent to, uti! disynndi the solar plexus
and knocks as out Make your ttimach
tne use o
women a chance to - dispose of the gar
bage. Let us help to elect a pure food
commissioner and a city bacteriologist
and people generally
It is surprising that anyone wha could
ascertain facts concerning the working
of equal suffrage In the state where it
has Keen In operation should say thut
"where women have been given the bal
lot thev have had to be exempted rrom
111, uu tirn I nai v ... . 1 1 i j .v. . .
one of those mlsleaders : that ; abound
throughout these objections, which are
full of half-truths. It must be true that
some women as well ss some men are
exempted from Jury -duty, from serving
in the muitia ana rrom oemg eiectea
sheriff but the assumption thst women
when granted the privilege of cltlaen
ship are not ready to bear their share
or the Duraens anq renponsiDuuiea -01
government 1 not borne out by the
facts. t " . it, V
- Women as Jurore. ,
Women have served on- Jury and be
came a terror to evil-doers in the state
of Washington. Theywon the commend
ation of Judges and lawvers of thst
state for their conscientious' painstak
ing work. Women are not exempted as
a class from jury duty, la any . state
where women vote.
ant the hahiea
would not have - to wallow, so much
impure milk- amd "preservatineo-' ana
"formaldehyded" "meat, poultry, fish,
and other food a " -
It may "be that "eome people base
the- supposed right of women to vote
on the ground of the equality of . the
sexes." We are not of that number and
we think these "people" were made of
straw for the purpose 'of destruction
by the bellgerent brother. What do we
mean by equality? Wo s. mean that
equality which the Almighty established
at creation and which ia recognised all
through his word from the first state
ment. "Male and female created he then
and gave them dominion, etc." down
to the declaration of the gospel that
"There is neither male nor female but
all are one In Christ Jeeu, ',t
; ' gome '; Oreat :. Worn en. ...v. - " j
It is hardly worth while to notice
the slurs , cast upon those women who
have been brave - enough . and large
minded enough to ask for the ballot.
Among the women whom I have known
andjovtd women whom not onlyLbut
itlthe world ravers.- have been Lucy
Stone one of the ' moat faithful and
devoted of : wives and mothers whose
life was given for the securing of bet
ter protection for women and children,
and whose dying injunction was "Help
make the world better"? Mary A. t,iver
mra that arrest heart who ? endured
so much hardship In days of the civil
war and the establlahment of the san
itary commission, as loving mother and
the Idol of her husband; Frances B.
Willard, who made every home better
and safer by her influence,' and who did
more than any-woman who ever lived
to help women to realise th power and
possibilities of their womanhood. These
greet ones and many more in humbler
walks of life hsve asked and aro aK
lng for the ballot. . It Is true that the
woman who has not awakened .to her
responsibilities as a woman God pity
her is content to be an echo Instead of
an Individual and may not ask for the
ballot, t"the- most effective - means of
helping In all philanthropic ' and pr6g
reseive work, bu t - that is no- reason why
her more Intelligent, broad-minded sis
ter should- Mfuae -to assume, her:: true
plaeeln all the affaire of home, society,
and the government; and occupy the
hlvhest sphere which she is capable of.
: Woman suffrage has not been the
cause of the social conditions that have
been detrimental to society because wo
man suffrage has not been In operation
In many states and only for a few years
In any state, excepting .Wyoming. ,
t -. Baerlfioed Soma. i .t v.
j- - The causer of the -present "social "irsfff
financial conaiuons can irutnruiiy am
laid at the door of those who '. have
usurped the power of government and
greedily seeking wealth and power and
honor f or r themselves have sacrificed
home and - Its interests In 'many In
stances to Demas. Baarhus, and all the
Other gods of, this world. - -
"i. Drunkenness and poverty and Crime
have driven our girls out of their homes
and Into competition with men: ,000,060
elrls with homes! They ought to have
them end ' dwell therein exercising all
the rtffht of happy eltisenshtp but poor
misguided man has been licensing the
Sale, of alcohol to tantalise his fellow
man and provided 1 tobacco and other
hsreotics to stultlfv his growth and stul
tify him until he has degenerated.- and
no longer eeeks to provide a home and
enjoy the society rof , wife and children.
; . ' A Jab at the Smokers. ' ' " i ...
Such man nrefer -to form themselves
Into lasv armies- and etand-slona the
Burnsides of the . world puf fing their
filthy cigars 'and pipes.' All honor to
the girls wro prefer to battle with life
single handed rather than become the
wives of such as these.
we ao not Believe-that-it -l euner
Tou r.mtert vourelf In vour mot
at'e pot jTden Medical Discovery 1
cures weSc , stomach, indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liTer, bad, thin and Im
pure blood and other diseases of the or
gans o digestion ind nutrition.
The " Golden Medical Disoovery has a
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, -no
natter where located or what atage it
may have n&ched. In Nasal Catarrh It
Is well to cleanse the passages with Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Bemedy fluid while using
the "Discovery " as a constitutional rem
edy. Why the "Golden Medical Discov
ery" cures catarrhal diseases, as of the
ttomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain to 7011 If yon will
read a booklet of extracts from the writ"
lngs of eminent medical authorities, en
dorslng It ; Ingredients and explaining
their, curative properties, 1 It is mailed
free on request. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all tbe
Ingredients entering Into Dr, Pierce's
medicines from which It will be seen that
they contain not a drop of alcohol, pure,
triple-refined glycerine being used Instead.
- Dr. Pierce's great thousand-page lllua-
trated jQommon Sense Medical AdTlaarJ
will be sent free, paper-bound, for 81 one
cent sUmpa, or cloth-bouod for U stamp.
Address Dr. T'fprce as above.
sire of equal suffragists, that women
should usurp man's domain, but-as men
have largely failed to be the providers
and protectors of the home, women have
been obliged to enter all fields of la
bor that they may secure their liveli
hood and must have the power to safe
guard their interests. . ,
Women should not be obliged to go
into the cornfield, and the army, or on
a battleship, in order to earn the right
to vote. Woman's ballot has been and
ever will be the most refining influence
that can be brought Into the state. As
God made the family and placed both
sexes in the home ao in governmental
af fairs both sexes should be represented
and supplement each other's efforts in
the building up of the, larger home
the state. ;'.).. -..'..;'
The assertion that "the ballot that is
net baeked by fighting foree Is no-vote
at all a law with no police force is a
mockery" comes with bad zrace from
an ' exponent of tbe teachings of i the
Prince of Peace. ? V .-;;
There are more ways than . one to
enforce an opinion. The way of the
sword Is not always the most satis
factory. Tbe best government does not
Imply force. We are not living under
the Mosaic but under the gospel dispen
sation. "Peace on earth good 'will s to
men," - has 'beenf ringing down the ages
and shall Influence more and more the
minds and hearts or humanity. No long
er Is It n eye for en ere or a tooth
for a tooth," but tbe love of Christ
constraineth us.
To argue that no woman, and logically
that no -man, should be permitted to
vote 'unless he has the . power by fist
-or pietot. or swora. to enforce nis Dai
lot Is to disfranchise an array of the
best and wisest of our men. The ballot
is not a bullet It is more powerful.
more potent, -more helpful, more opera
tive. It does not kill, but givee life to
Its user and 'enables him-to do mighty
deeds ana neip nome causes.
B: 1 -1
ProiEtioffiT
.That the food fish of our State need beUer prbtcction than is now afforded is agreed. ' . " - ' ,
uw ve atrcauy w wuDwcsawiu receive consiaeraDie iiierature on tbe subject, but no matter how attractive .tne
knf Mn .!).. tm . U i ... .'J . ..If l.i '.
f, argiiinent, stop and consider how much it may be colored hv self interests
XIJhe XJnited States Bureau of Fisheries are the greatest expert authorities on the subject, and have NO AX TO
GRIND. Read what they say: . , , . i - . t , - ,
Department of Commerce (and Labor
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, WASHINGTON. D. C. t
4k ' '
Hon. Charles W., Fulton, , ', , Z ; .7 ' .
o lft United States Senate! . 5 1 ' . ' .' . '
ipi,,, ,Washington,'.D:C . , r . ."-. ; ' 4 ' ' 1 ' ' Jx '' . ;
Sir: The DeDartment realizes the Jmoortance of the various Questions 1 affectine the salmon fiaherv In the Colum-'
bia River brought rap in- your letter - of the 18th ultimo, and has, taken this opportunity to make.a; thorough investiga- y
tion of the matter. There can be- no question that the status of the fishery Ja unsatisfactory,' ana that under existing' -:
conditions the trend Jmay : be expected to be steadily downward, with the result that in a comparatively few years , '
the run of, salmon in that stream will be reduced to such an degree that thousahds of fishermen may be thrown out ' ' r
of semployment and .much 'capital : rendered idle. : The Federal Government is without any jurisdiction whatsoever in t
the premises, and the duty of conserving the salmon supply in the Columbia devolves on the States of Oregon, Wash- ',
ington, and ; Idaho; but this Department has been charged by Congress with important fish-cultural operations in the
Columbia basin, and has felt impelled from time to time to direct attention to the necessity for giving adequate protec-
tion to the,5 various species of salmon; frequenting that stream.- The Department is convinced . that the run pf sal- 1
mon in the Columbia can be amply maintained for an indefinite period if artificial propagation is supplemented r by . " '
rational protection; but artificial propagation alone cannot cope with the, situation, and, as a matter of fact, the recent' -
miiaikc ut uic ucpai uociu turn auuwn mat ils uencutem lauuis ic jciiucicu aiinvai. tuuic uy uic laiiure ui uic siatC9 -. ,
to appreciate this fact ' ' :. '. .- - y - , 1
The Department sees no reason for advocating the elimination of fish wheels from the river, as
.1 : . - ' t rt rT. r-.t i ;T.rrirr. ' " "' - trr - 1 ' lymt-S ' J- ' "-XT' - r: . r-
mere is no evidence to snow mat uus zorm oz apparatus is parucuiariy aesrxueuve to saimon. - - - " .
,. A condition that is specially favorable for the passage of salmon namely, very high water renders the wheels "
unscrviceaDie ana, on uic oxner nana, penoas 01 very row wwr, wncn xne iisn re mucn rcstrictca in tneir movements,
are also unfavorable for the wheels. During the past two or three seasons the catch of salmon, by wheels has been
comparatively small; but even if It were very large it would be a fact of no special significance in the present connection.
The Columbia River is, however, made to yield a quantity of salmon far greater than regard for the future supply ,,
permits, and the drain is yearly becoming more serious. No one familiar with the situation can fail to appreciate the,
menace to the perpetuity of the industrv that is furnished! by the concentration of a tremendous amount of fixed andi ,: ' ,
1 floating apparatus of capture in and near the mouth of the nver, . . . . , - r .
This apparatus comprises about 400 pound nets or traps, over 60 long-sweep seines, and more than .
2,200 gill nets, the last having an aggregate approximate length of over "570 miles; and these appliances!
capture more than 95 per cent of the fish taken in the Oregon and Washington waters of the river
--the figures of 1904 being nearly 34,000,000 pounds, or 98.7 per cent of the total yield. Under such conditions, it is
self-evident that but comparatively, few fish are permitted to readv.th.e upper, waters where the spavining grounds are
located. - ' ' ' ' " 1 '. '
The details of the measures necessary to place the 6aImon jndustry of the Columbia River on a permanent basis ?
can not be elaborated by the Department at this time, , but in general it may be said that there should be (1) a restriction s
on the amount of apparatus employed in a given section; (2) an adequate weekly close season covering possibly two days
at first but reduced later if the circumstances warrant it; (3) an annual close season, preferably at the beginning of the ,
salmon run, and (4) joint: arrangements between the States, so that protective measures may be harmonious. v v
- - Respectfully yours, (Signed) OSCAR S. STRAUS,'
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BILL NO. S18 E&ieOMES GOVERNMENT KEC0SIUEN9ATI0XS AND SHOULD PASS. IT IS A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL
To sneak of rnmnelllntr women tn ymt
Is mlsleadins. It every woman but one
refused to vote the: right of that one
The argument that because women I the will of the Almighty, nor the de-
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Pure unfermented juke of fresh California Grapes.
-, Ask your druggist, grocer or dealer '""T ..
: Distributed bv FleckensfpJn-Mavpr fn.: PnrHanrl Or.
' Profluctsi Co., Towneena Thlri San Franc jco
ON THE lOth OF JUNE
, , Just after the election, we will sell
HEAD of 8H0RTH0IINS
- ' v - t" X 4 ; v - ' - , i .. ; . .!'...!
At Union Stock Yards, Portland, Ore. -
comprising red, 'white and roan' bulls from 7 months "to
years old, heifers and cows with calves at foot. Herd headers,
range bulls as well as some, fine prospects for the dairy in theJ
pet of the great Scotch Bull Golden Crown; 125060, and Thei
Ilarquis, 20C140. These will be sold just off the grass; will
never be as cheap, as now. Write' for catalog and attend
sale. It will commence at 10:30. A. M. Bulls to be 6old first
A
CHALMERS
J. VI. HUGHES, ' Auctioneer
FOREST GROVE, OR.
remalna Are men compelled to vote T
only a smau proportion so to the pons.
Those that do vote should not be de
prived of their privilege because of the
itrnorance or inainerence or tne many.
Under the present conditions It Is not
possible to say what the real views of
women are on tnis question. - women
have been suppressed and repressed and
riaicuiea ii tney expressed a wisn xo
asslBt in the affairs of government for
so long that it will take time to edu
cate them to a comprehension of the
possibilities of - citizenship. Men . have
had the privilege of the ballot for (fen
erations, yet have failed to appreciate
its Importance. .
What Clahwomen Coala So. ; .
It would not be such a calamity as
has been represented if politics should
be controlled somewhat by clubwomen.
seeing that membership la made up ut
the best and ablest women of our conn
try. These women are "the quiet unas-
euminr queens or the home" and we
are sure that morality and righteous
ness would be increased by their in-
fluenca . , .
The women who neglect their homes
and children are of another class. They
are e the class our opponent admires,
who have no Oeslre to consider their re
sponsibilities as citizens. They prefer
bridge and the theatre and the ball
room. Their time Is wholly taken up
with the affairs of "society' f They toil
not neither do they spin, and are not
to be troubled about the affairs of those
that do. Yet we have faith In the edu
cational power of the ballot and would
not imply : that women of any class
would' not bring Improvement In gov
ernmental affairs. . - . f
- The beet testimony that can be had
ss to the effect of . woman suffrage in
Wyoming, Colorado and the other suf
frage states is to the effect that gov
ern mon t affalra have been areatlv im
proved by them. But granted that proof
could be adduced that the morai condi
tions in some of the newer states were
not up to those of Oregon, Is that any
" VOTE 318 X YES
Bill No. 333 was framed to foster the selfish interest of a single locality. It is against the Government recommen
dations and will mean a heavy tax on the State to carry out its provisions. It favors monopoly and is unfair. It should
not pass. ' ;;--;.4irr'-" " ' ; ; ''-yv'-,:k ?- ''y--i ,:'f ;. -.: - :r i-'' - '": ' -v :r.-::'.i J:
VOTE 333 X NO
IFrail!
Pleasant to take and. does not gripe or nauseato
Cures Chronic Constipation Stomach and Liver Trouble
argument against equal suffrage? Have
men In the moral T state of Oregon
Closed all i the gambling dens, . saloons.
brothels and sundry other ; places?
Shame on them that with their experi
ence and opportunity tney f nave naa
to reveal to the world a terrible record
of moral and flnsneial' rottenness, r-t v
' The aAvocatea of woman suffrage do
not claim that they could reform their
hrnthers. either in or out Of the pulpit.
and straighten out the tangle of Iniquity
in uregon in a given numoer 01 cmya r
years. What we aslc is the opprotunltr
to do wnat we can zor we promotion 01
the highest interest- of the home and
state snd nation; - , - ' -,
Historv croves that women in places
of power, have 'been great blessings.
Deborah in Israel, Blliabeth and . Vio
torta of England. Catharine of Russia
and many others refute the sweeping
statement that "the darkest pages of
the- world s history have been written
with the names of women who have
sought to dictate political policies."
- me aear xauier or ut an made no
mistake when he gave dominion over
all thine-s to the first sair of citizens.
Eden will-be restored when together
they shall exercise- dominion.; - I will)
not attempt to discuss all of ' the- un
euoportabln, imsglnary, foolish obieo-,
tions found in those 15 "reasons. Tnev
are not worth the paper they ' were
written on. nor any effort on bit part to
refute.. - Flften more such 'Yessons"
ought to bring victory for equality be-
loretmo law in June.
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-" Stonument Dedicated.
'., (Hnlted Praa, LetMd Wlre-V
i Pprlngfinld, : I1L, Mav SO. A hand
some monument erected' te the memory
of the late Governor John R. Tanner,
who dlel May i, 1901. was dedicated
today with interesting exercises. I. N.
fhtlllps of Bloomlnsrton resided over
the exrrclHes sn4 Blshon ORborne dellv
trc!1 the Invocation. Th epenkers In
clu'leil Judgn 3.- Otis Humphrey of
Pprlngfleld. George W. Hlnmen of Chi-
i raffo, t'ntrtcit m. ti Linnneu or Cnlensro
j end W. 1). liyan. seoretiiry, of the United
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, v, By J. F. S. . T: ;-;w;.
( In the delightful restf ulness I, of
vastly correct and proper performance
at the Heillg last night there burst the
radiance ' of the most Vastly lnoorreet
and Improper thing imaginable a beau
tiful woman. They must be improper
and incorrect, or Blllie Burke would be
the rule and not the exception. Posi
tively she Is an achievement the event
of a lifetime. i ' '
Now usually John.' Drew and a John
Drew comedy are as soothing as a visit
to the msnlotirlsts. Toa Xsel that you
are coop(i - away for - tiie -lime - from
at
every besetting care. - fott are looking
at proper clothes, you. hear .carefully
spoken sentences. watch. . bows and
scrapes and manners that are guaran
teed to be the very acme of propriety.
No soul rasping blunders intrude them
selves to make you wonder if it is possi
ble -that your own carefully, Instilled
sense of what' correct can have been a
misguided one for all these years. John
Drew has made his name and fortune
for this, and of course he has It down to
the point where w must all agree that
he is a "thruly litigant gintleman.
Therefore the'wave of ruffled dignity,
astonishment and offended complacency
that ' swept ever the house last night
when Blllie Burke came Into the een
ter of things In "My Wife." can scarcely
be described. It was as though a burst
of sunshine had been 1st into M room
carefully - darkened and artificially Il
luminated for an afternoon function.
Miss Burke, perhaps, you know, used
to slnr coon songs,-do stunts in "vaude
ville and music. halls, and all that sort
of thing. Then Mr. Drew, with his al
most uncanny eye for what would ap
peal to the. people he is playing; to
picked -her dp,' made her co-star with
him and 7 does tbe honors, of coursi
vary srraclously. It la lovely, but 1
must be a trifle disconcerting to think
that the fair -Blllie has reached her
point in popular favor in about a year.
Bhe can't act at an. ene aoesn i
tend to.
creature. ' rracefu'
evmnsthetfc aoDearing.
tlful woman she la wickedly unique.
A a for tha nlav It's called
Wife," and Is an adaptation from the
French. All tne haa joaes ana naugniy,
compromising -situations have been
f ouged out and the holes still show, it's
arcical and light and airy I suppose
that describes Itand the dialogues, if
ever were nrinisni, were pooriy
plot is oi tne Kind
pre-
a very gorgeous
and Intelligent and
And as a beau-
She' is Just
Ing. 1 And as
As for the playit s called "My
they
translated, and the
that wants to be Jigged along in 14-64
time in order to nut ai aii compre
hensible. It's too bad the last act
couldn't have rteen either given an in
jection of action Or been amputated
the farce could have got about on three
very well ". . .... .
Much or .tne comeay is suppuea vj
that funnv person Ferdinand Gott
who as 'Qlbbv' Tori
XunnyT-hls . entrance Into Swltxerlan
tschalk,
It is a most mild delight ;
but it is a delightgood tea",
fine tea.' ' : '
. -.i ..r'v:':.-'--'':,',f :' VVitV::
' Tour grocer returns your money If you
don't HXe echliil&Cs Best: we pay him.
gives the best five minutes of .comedy
In the show.- -
Dorothy Tennant of "College "Widow
fame - is distinctly deteriorating-
frumpy and bourgeois. The rest are sat
isfactory. - Which brings us down to
that last and saving paragraph that we
so delight to indulge in that about the
Stage settings.. It Is so gratifying to
be able to say that the stage settings
were beautiful they were, too. Ever
sleigh's bachelor . apartments are quite
charming why -don't real architects
make raoreS .of that kindt