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PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 1,
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,
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RAMA, MELODRAMA, TRAGEDY ON BILLS
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Ha!!ct Thompson Shines ( in
I "The Right of Way" at the
Baker Theatre. -
- ' ' By "A. I. '.'
I'lt a tb mcroory of th dominant
j ronllty and beautiful voice of Jlal-
i-t Thompson. a Charley Stel In "Th
JUKht of Way." which Baker thettr
audience carried, away with them yt
tcrdny. Exoept ' for Jo Portugal,
liosalia and , th ,cur " ail other char-
lu tera aenn mere Incident In the lira
i t the remarkable man, 6tele.
i In 'the atory Charley Steele ta a cynlo
ttmJ : drunkard, but, a brilliant lawyer
a mun.who ruins all thoso with,
. jehiim ha cornea in contact through hla
oiHlnual ouesttonlng, til "I 'wondor"
fchd "Who known." He become con
vinced that hla, wife, who hntes him for
their loveltna TnarrlBire, Jovea atiother
loan. To aolva her difficulty and hi
HMKtJnna lie goes ,to what la auppoaed
to he. certain death la a den oulsliJo of
Montreal. ' He-la wounded and carried
iown the river hy'Joe, whom , he ha
luxt aaved from hanglnff.
r All memory of the pant leave him
and for three yea ra he llvee a, almple
and beautiful life In an old French
parish. All cyntoiam, la iron and he
falls In love with an Innocent young
girl. An operation reatorea hla memory
end one of the finest thlnga which Mr.
Thompson did waa hla cry ot anguish
when memory dawned again.
I Steele la cruelly bad, a man apparent
ly lacking In love, and who cannot be
Moved, yet his very badness faaclnatea.
In the hands of Mr. Thompson, the
character towers above all others, which
as not' the case when Our Standing
tilayed the part - It was Theodore Rob
erts, a Joe Portugal, who dominated
thcra. The character loses ' none of Its
Intended strength .in Mr. Thompson's
interpretation and the transition from
he cynlo of the first two acta to the
tare free and , wholesome man of the
lH.it acts showed the hand of an artist.
Steele is a wonderful part played by a
man who la an actor in the highest
Sonne of the word.
The only other striking character la
Joe Portugalg. and In this P. August
Anderson has a more difficult task In
following Mr. Roberta. Tet bis char
srter picture waa Cleverly drawn and
beautifully auatained so that it brought
both tears and applause Uonx the audi
trice. The part of Rosalie Is a. beautiful
one and Arleen Ilacket made it tell. All
Of the cast Is good. The acenery is
particularly beautiful and ' there are
umt very clever lightlrfg effects used
fo splendid advantage. "The Right of
W ay" will be at the Baker all week with
the usual matinees. .
Packed House Applauds New
Stock Company at Port
land Theatre.-
! Hermtston Offers School Site.
J (Kpeelal DUlotch to The Journal.) ' t
Herminston, Or., Feb. 7. Hermlston
penpla have offered 20 acres of land
Within, the ,ctty, limits for state normal
school purposes, providing the state will
establish an oastern Oregon branch at
this place. This land is worth $1000 per
acre and would' be ample for the school
building proper and all other necessary
tulldlngs, such an dormitory, class so
ciety buildings, chapel and gymnasium,.
, , i i ,i i '11 1 1 n i , ,
vThe Cfottago drove Sentinel Is a 're
markably fine newspaper to be pub
lished in a town of that town's slxo. '
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The opening of the Portland theatre
to popular priced melodrama has met
with instantaneous and enthuslaatlo fa
vor. With a blare of pistol - loaded
trumpets, the Portland Theatre com
pany. In "lJeaawooa uick iasi anoi.
opened yesterday afternoon to a packed
hous If yesterday's audloncea are to
be taken as a criterion, the hoodoo bird
which has perched so persistently upon
the Portland theatre will flap hi wings
and fly away with the advent of Russell
& Prew's thrillers. . '
And aurh an audience to play to; It
breathed hard through ,tho smoke of
every shot, followed the. dramatic sus
penses, theatrical surprised, and broke
into tumulta of applause, upon recogni
tion of soma daring move on the part
of the hero, the heroine, the villain or
the villain.
The story deals with the thrilling per
formance of Dead wood Dick, a rough
and ready gambler, ai he Interferes with
every ateP taken by a band of aobtyners
to rob an orphaned girl of a $1,000,000
silver -mine, fall In love with her
make her fall In love with him.
The company la unusually promising
and Include any number of capable ana
D&lnstaklnff actor and actreases. Win
lam C. Dowlan gave a well poised and
convincing portrayal of Deadwood DlcK,
the. rambler who always played fair,
Thonirh not of the matinee Idol , type,
Mr. Dowlan bid fair to be a popular
lending man. Miss Neva West play
Madge Fulton, an orphaned girl with a
liver mine, easily, gracefully and with
a. sen of artistic, value. Miss West
la not pretty, but ha an appealing
musical voice and an Ingenious manner
that attract. '
True Boardman. aa the aherlff of
Monterey, is a -handaome scoundrel,
whose chief business In life la the per
version of justice, and he looked trie
part Claire Sinclair is the aecond wo
man. and. her characterljatlon of Black
Bess, the Faro Queen, stamps her a a
clever exponent of her 11k. Molly Mac-
Neill. a nlaln spoken tavern keeper, was
admirably played by Eva Earle French,
one of the prime favorite of the organ
isation. Charles Conner as a Hebrew
laundryman, and Edward Kellle a a
German groceryman, supplied the low
comedy In a manner that tickled the
HsJbllltles of the audience. Other mem
ber of th caat gained the friendship
of last night audience.
Louis. James Gives Fine Por
trayal of Cardinal Wolsey
j, ,;";;,at Bungalow.
$50,000 DEPOT IS
ASSURED WALLA WALLA
(ftpeclal IMapatrh to The Jonrnil.)
"Walla Walla. Waslu, Feb. 7. Assur-
ances were given here-'today that the
Northern Pacific would build a $50,000,
two story, pressed brick depot here thl
summer. The building 1 to be located
In a triangular epdt owned by the
railroad In the vicinity of ' whitman
college and bounded by College avenue
and Pearl and Baker streets. The
bulldlng.w lll.be one that will take care
of all trafflo in the next so years, say
those In a position to know, and will be
one of the "best ' of ' it kind In the
northwest. ' ' ".. -
Loujs Jame Jn . "King Henry the
Eighth" attracted a falr-alsed audience
laat evening at the Bungalow, and prom
laed much that he failed to realise. . The
plot of this seldom-produced historic:
play fall to provide situation of great
tension, uch a are constantly apparent
in "Th Merchant of Venice," "King
Lear" or half a dogen other of the au
thor' masterpiece. But the harmony
of word, the brilliancy of .thought et
In them " and flashing like diamonds
amid their framework of gold, forces
the auditor Into a mood of enchantmen
at the superb sweep of the master mind
that atmck'the lyre on the banks or tn
Avon. - Wolsey' farewell to Cromwell
In the fourth act, Interpreted ' bf
Mr. James, assures an evening of plea.
ure and a refreshing change from the
guady lines of many of our twentieth
century creation., a . - '
' Mr. James' notable ' attempt toward
great achievement I to be applauded
but hi appointment are of too cheap a
grade and hi neglect of detail too ap
parent to merit laudatory comment The
cast the costuming, the setting or tne
play are' not up to the standard, and an
actor of greater distinction would leave-
much to be desired In similar surround'
Ing.
All honor fall easily at the feet of
Louis James. HI Cardinal Wolsey Is a
strong and vlrll Interpretation arro
rant, crafty and subtle during the pomp
and glory of his career, and almost
tender a hla strength melts away on
hi fall from th heights of power. He
Is picturesque In hi scarlet robe, and
hi lofty declamation demaaaa admira
tlon. He portray th aofter aide of
Wolsey' nature in deft touches and his
work In act fourth, when he I deprived
of hi dignities, stand alone and com
pel pity for the broken cardinal, pity
for hla. mistaken view of life and hi
splendid talent misapplied.
Miss Aphle Jame I disappointing a
Queen Katharine and enlisted little sym
pathy for that doomed lady of noble and
gentle nature. She I mechanical in
method and her death bed scene too col
orleas to be taken seriously. William
Howell, as Henry -the. Eighth, lay
claim to a good voice and 1 satisfactory
In hi handling of the part. Miss vera
Walton deserves -praise for the song
contributed at Queen Katharine's death
she has a voice of unusual strength and
beauty. A to the remainder of the cast
It would seem that Mr. Jame In select
ing his supporting company had robbed
the elocution schools of their fairest
buds, their work Is so distinctly ama
teurish and uninteresting.
Boston 'Majror' Take Office.
Boston. Feb. 7. John F. Fltsgerald,
who wa recently elected mayor of Bos
ton under the new municipal charter
which provides for non-partisan elec
tions, was formally Installed In office
today. He will serve four years - In
stead of .two year aa under th old
charter. He may be recalled, however,
at the end of two year on petition of
a majority of the registered voter Of
th city. i . .
Journal want ad bring result.
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Rev. E. H. Mowre Says Unless
; They! Worship Together La
. ' bor Troubles Continue.
Rev. E. IT. Mowre. pastor of th Meth
odist Episcopal church South,: preached
at'yesterday morning' service on the
text. "But ye shall receive power after
that the Holy Qhost 1 com up on you,"
Act I; , V '.,. r - ...
"It eem to have been th Intention
of Ood through alt eternity to bring th
human race up to level with himself,'
he ald In opening. "If thl be true,
then QM must have had -some plan to
bring thl thing about And If God
word Is true and Christian experience I
true, God ha determined to bring the
race to himself through the Instrumen
tality of the race Itself. It must be
don through human Instrumentalities,
"It ha always been o that , when
God had some special work to be done
he selected a human agency for the pur
pose. When the children f Israel were
In alavary ,h selected , Moe to bring
them out ; There .came an hour when
the German people, led on by supersti
tion and false teachings, had gone far
afield, and it Seemed almost impossible
to again get their bearing. ; '
'God spoke through Martin I Luther
and called him back to way of truth
and righteousness. When Scotland had
gone astray, God called It back by John
Knox, and when the sturdy colonising
English had become so enwrapt with
their ecclesiastical trimmings that they
eemea unaDie to understand the true
plrlt of religion, . God called them.
through John Wesley, to an understand
ing of what they were and what they
ought to be. i . ' , - t
We sometimes forget that the Holy
Qhost I truly God. Before men can
Influence other men in way of right
eousness, they must first have the in
fluence of the Holy Ghost working upon
their own hearts. Many say you must
be sensible to be religious. That is
very true; we must receive God from a
mental standpoint But we sometime
overwork thl Idea. It docs not require
great mental atrength or great mental
wisdom to become a Christian. .
All the school teachers and all the
lawmakers In the universe cannot re
deem the world. Until the laboring
man and the capitalist come to worship
at the same altar and come 'to believe
and act upon the principles set forth in
this Bible, there will continue to be
rrictlon between labor and capital, be
tween the employer and the employ.
What capitalist would oppress the
a borer If he lived according to this
book? On the other hand, what claas
Of laboring men. would - demand more
than their right or would eek to do
the least amount of work for the most
money. If they all lived according to the
great truths of the word of God, and if
those truths dominated their lives?"
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Automobile Contest
Ends Feb. 10th
r r
. You can help your little friend secure
, one of thoshandsome motor cars
without cost to yourself .
' Make your purchases at th
; this week. ' ";; 1:;'. '
VOTES with every purchase. 1
Hood Wins frotti Parkplace.
(flMoUl DUDatch to Th. Journal V
Hood River, Or., Feb. 7 -The hi ah
school debates Saturday evening between
the Hood River team and a team from
the Park place school near Oregon City,
waa. won. oy. we 1100a Kiver team. -
REDUCED PRICES in all departments
WHEN -YOU SEE IT IN OUR. AD IT'S SO
Third and Oak..,:
First and Yamhill ; .
"First arid Morrison
Lait'Toy Pepsin iteW
Portland Agts. Perrih's and Trefousse GIo ves Nulif e Shoulder Braces for Men. Women, Children See Demonstration Men's Pept.,1 st Fl.
Tfe .GTOater.Meier.: Opt" Sale and W$h
Amnml Food Fair
P.ortlan
d's Greatest Altraetidii for This Week
View Spring Goods Tomorrow 'y"!'
The first preliminary showing of the choicest sort of spring nn JSoVidtr
and summer lines is being held on our Second FloorThe $2.00 guaranteed Razor and , - Q
entire north section of the Suit Department, Main Building. a 75c strP both tomorrow plli7
g devoted to this exposition of bright, new merchandise R $, 5Q $dksors flt 49c
Early buyers and discriminating style-seekers will find much & v,
to interest them The display is a most comprehensive one Steel Scissors, only a few dozen in
in all ways Tastefully arranged exhibits of Wash Goods, jj a.npeoJj sIieevliuWiek f
new. models in Ready.Made Wearirfg Apparel, new spring pCto fS8theUpair fpeliaf at 49C
styles m Fisk Hats, beautiful Embroideries, Laces, Under-
muslins. Neckwear, Gloves, Hosiery and Dress Accessories 50c Combs at 19c Each
that will delight the fastidious woman You are most cor- ' 7r 7Z T
.-rr-r. ; . r r : r rr. ;; Dressing Combs and Hotel Combs,
dially invited to this store to inspect the magnificent display the atter style attached to a IQ
' j 3-ft. chain; regular 50c values A wt,
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The Food Fair
Our great Fifth Annual Food,
Fair is thronged daily with the
best housekeepers in the city;
women who are interested in
pure food and in buying the
best things to eat at the lowest
prices Thousands of free sam
ples Good music Fifty at
tractive exhibits-Original Cur
tiss Airship Valentines on 4th
floor Choose yours now to
send east Prices 1 to $5.00
Reg. $600 Lace
Curtains at $3.95
Linen Cluny Lace Curtains, rAade of
good French net, with linen edge or
edge and insertion, 45 inches wide and
2y yards long; regularly worth
$6.00 the pair, Digging Out dJO QK
Sale, price, special, the pair pOUO
Strathrriorc Printed Scrim Curtains",
new designs, 40 inches wide and 2
yards long; regularly worth d0 QC
$3.75 the pair, special, pair VS. tl
Yard . Goods,; to match , cur- OKA
tains,' special sale price, yard dJ
Velour Prayer . Mats, suitable " iot
table, covers, .chair covers, pillow
tops, etc.;. 24x54 inches in blue,' red :
or cream, exact copies of (Pfj QQ
silk rugs; regular $2.75 vals.vXeOe
Stoves and Ranges at SLOP Week
From the large number of inquiries made today, both in per-'
son and by phone, this is the most welcome announcement
ever made by this store Sales were so numerous that we
must request intendingipurchasers to come in at least two
days before the stove is to be delivered, as this unparalleled ;
rush has all but swamped our delivery and wareroom forces
Club plan terms on the best stoves and ranges made, and
pay less than what the same grades usually cost you for cash.
That's the gist of this offer in a nutshell Come in and see
the Special Range we offer for $35, and the Heating Stove'
at $15, either on the easy payment plan-Thc range for $5
down, and the heater only $2 down, then only $1 each week
wiwmi
.mmm
Six Striking" Pigging Out" Bargains
Tailored Suits $8.88 to $19.45
Over a thousand Tailored Suits in one huge lot, offered at six differ
ent prices for this week in Portland's largest and best Suit Store-.
The materials are Serge, Broadcloth, Tweed and Fancy Worsteds
The season's best styles and all colors The regular values of these
Tailored Suits run from $15.00 to $45.00 each For quick choosing
they have been divided into six lots, and specially priced as follows:
Women's and misses' Suits, regularly
sold at $15.00 to $20.00, PO OO
now on sale at low price ofvOeOO
Women's and misses' Suits, regularly
sold at $25.00 to $30.00, fijl J
during this sale, the suit tP-LktHcO
Regular $35.00 to $40.00 Suits,' spe
cially priced for this week J" Q A pf
at the low price of, suit vAOebtl
Women's and misses' Suits, regularly
sojd at $20.00 to $25.00, 1 QC
47XXUU
special for this sale, suit
Women's and missses' $30.00 to $35.00
buits, specially priced tor fl"! ?
this sale at low price of,?PAVeUel
Regular $40.00 to $45.00 Surts spe-
'.pneed during tnis cjuj r
at the low price of tJ)Ai7ritJ
cially
sale
Women's New Spring Suits in tans, light grays, navy blue and black
Fancy worsteds, semi and tight-fitting effects, 'with 28 to 34-inch
coats and new style skirts Strictly hand-tailored, made from mate
rials imported and controlled exclusively by the Meier. & . Frank Co.
Prices run from $35.00 to $48.00 suit Domestic materials in large as
sortment, $25.00 to $35.00 suit We jnvite every lady to inspect thes
Women's fur-lined Coats. In astraehan, squirrel, nearseal, caracul and black
pony; 30 to 54-inch lengths," all this season's models; "gu-lv D;1,
larlysold at from $40.00 to $250.00, , Digging Out Sale only rrCC
Women's fur-lined Coats, in broadcloth, ; kersey and tweed, gray or blended
squirrel, lined, assorted fur storm collars; regularly sold at from $28.00 f-l-f
to $100.00 each. During the great Digging Out Sale the price is JTlUlI
Sale Brussels Room-
Size Rugs 511.67
500 of the celebrated Roxbury Brus
sels Rugs, all clean, new goods and
beautiful :. patterns. The . Roxbury
grade of rugs. need no recommenda
tion. . They re famous as .the most
artistic and durable s "rugs of . their
class; Read the; following' savings:
Rugs 7x9, regular $15 value, f 11.67
8.3x10.6,' worth, $20, special, $15.67
?xl2 feet, worth $25, special, $18.67
1 1.3x12 feet,' worth $33, spe'l, $25.45
Suitcases, $9 Values $7.60
lOOOOyds. Spring Embroid's
Advance Sale--1 9c to $3.49
Delightfully dainty, and attractive are the new patterns in Embroid
eries which have just arrived and which are now on sale at this store
24-inch' cowhide leather Suitcases,
made over good, strong frame, seven
inches. deep and leather lined, with
shirt fold, bolts and umbrella straps,
best regular $9.00 values, Off n
Digging Out Sale, : special V I UlF
24-inch Suitcases. " 7 - inches " deer.
made of .cowhide; straps 'alL round
unen unea, wun - snirt told; regular
selling prices $8; each, spe- (Jf OA
cjal Pigging Out Sale price vOeOll
;Womcns Hose
65c Values at 50c
Outsize Hose -fof' women,' "in ; plain
black cashmere,': with gray heel and
toes, medium weight; regular Cf
55c values; special price pair JUl
.Women's Ribbed Cashmere llose, in
plain black or Oxford, " with gray
heels and toes, fine woven OO
foot; 35c values, special, pair A
at specially reduced prices Swiss, Nainsook and Cambric materials
in endless- selection of patterns Edges, insertions, flounces, allovers',
etc. A lot of 100,000 . yards just received, and while it's gloriously
fresh and new placed on sale at these phenomenally low prices Don't
miss this great opportunity Matched sets in Swiss, Cambric and Nain
sook materials, edges and insertions to match, widths from 1 to 18 in., i
f or undermuslins, children's garments, etc. 'Digging Out" Sale prices
The finest products -ef St. Call manufacturers,- in imitation- baby Irish blind ,
effects, Madeira, Appenzell, English eyelet and convent embroideries. See them."
Flounces and Allovers, exquisitely beautiful creations; also galloons and medal- ,
lions. ; Dainty Baby Sets,edges, insertions-and-allovers,' and f 18-inch flounces.;
See biir double window disolav. Two of- the larce Fifth-street window fillpd
with these beautiful goods.' Take advantage of this great, advance sale. ' , . thl
New Embroideries Are Underpriced This Week as Follows
19c
Embroideries regularly worth
25c the yard, special,, the yard
Embroideries 'renularlv worth A O JL"
60c the yardjpeciar, the yard Ttl
Embroideries . worth $1.25 the 7Q
yard, special price, , per yard C
.Embroideries worth $2,00 C" Y0
the yard, special, the -yard vA0.
Tfrkfr Cni!nrv nlA1rifAiN A mhukiIii SeeDlsplay Mor
HWH UUI HlJn IIVWKWVUI ril i IVUIrUon St. Window
Just, received an immense shipment of the newest
Spring Neckwear. Dainty rabats, pretty jabots and
sided, ettects or cascades, to be worn outside the
bowst new Tuchings, and cords,: new embroidered
ideas and styles in. women's Y $
I the latest novelties in one- Wt . s f-
coat. New net Q Aft , 1 WJ&.aC -'
1 collars-25 totPO.UU ' y
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