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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, 2.ION1 JAY, RUARY ' 7,-1916, . - - - - : - J - PLAY TELLS STORY OF . . WORKING GIRL IN THE 'BATTLE OF SLUMS' tscape - From Surroundings of the Tenement House Is V Theme at Bakerr It's hardly probable that the lesson tausht In Tho Escape." . Paul Ann strong's play now being enacted at the : Baker theatre, will prove of much value to Portland' young women, be- cause they have none of the "tene- - nent problems' to , wrestle - with. ,. It makes a strong, entertaining show, however, which pleased two audiences yesterday, : ' The story Is of a working girl who fled from -the squalor and wretched ness of the slums to work, out her life alone, away from generations Of tenement-dwellers that had preceded her. Of course she went wrong for awhile, but kept her Ideals before her, nevertheless.' I The girl's moral consciousness Is finally roused. She becomes trained ' nurse and comes back to help the young- doctor who had stirred tip this longing for better things. Murder Is done in the play and . somehow, the audience applauds the deed, because the murderer was the "girl's brother. : who was avenging, the death of a younger sister. The little sister had . been forced to marry the same crook "Whom the elder one had escaped from. Walter Regan, as Larry, the young - man of the slums, easily took first honors yesterday In his Interpretation of his. part. The difficult role was : worked out In quite the best form ' ' Regan has yet shown. Miss Winifred Bryson. as the girl who escaped, was strong In the role, especially In the "escape' scene and - when later she discovers that she has .' a souL Edward Woodruff, as the -' slum doctor, shows subdued strength ' and dignity, with a big sympathy. The part of little Jennie is taken admlr- - ably by Miss Nancy Duncan, who dis plays ever-Increasing versatility in the 'parts she Is assigned, .' John R. Sumner Is virile as the -- stevedore father of the tenement fam v liy, who neither realizes nor cares for . anything better "than he has. Eliaa ' beth Ross, as the mother, puts Into her acting the brokenness and despair . of her gray life. Will Lloyd, as Jerry McOee, the bully, puts a bluster and ; fire Into the villain's part, modified ' by a broad yellow streak. Other char , acters are well taken, the balance be- lng excellent. i "The Kscape" will be repeated night ly this week with Wednesday and Sat urday matinees. Heart Breaker Is : ! Lytic Smile Maker Vosloal aEelang-a Otves Satire' Con - paay Cbanoe to : Share la - Honors Olves SUlon and Xlar. ,' j " The Heart Breakers' Is the smile maker at the Lyric this week. : It Is a musical melange that gives the entire .large company . a chance to appear to excellent advantage. - The comedy is -all new, and IHllon and King as "Ike" and "Mike" present It in their own sparkling and witty way. Hearty ap plause greeted the opening perform-" anc yesterday." , r H -v-.K.; w, : t vi1. . One of the big special numbers this week Is the orchestra strike when the. players leave the pit in a huff and the performers eome down off -th stage to take their places. Dillon takes the. leader's place with the baton and King plays the violin. It Is one of the best laughing bits of the show. Another feature is the opening numbers with a cleverly: staged snowball fight. " HER PANTOMIMIC Astoria Hears That Suit Will Be Filed Seport Zs That Seattle Bank Will Start Action (a rederal .Court to Prevent Port Bond Zscue. Astoria. Or., Feb. 1. Information - from a reliable source has reached this city to the effect that a well known bank in Seattle Is to . bring suit in the federal court to prevent the Port of Astoria from Issuing bonds for the purpose of building btoats to be oper ated on the Columbia river, between . Astoria and the Interior. Just what interests are back of the movement is not known, but, on : the face ' of the proposition, It lqok as if the railroads are again showing their hand. Defeat ed In the supreme court of Oregon in - their attempt to block the plans for the boat line, It is quite clear that they do not Intend to. quit until they have Played their last card. In order to bring suit In the federal court. It will be necessary to operate from some other state, and, for this t. reason. " Seattle is chosen as the rlace Of residence for the plaintiffs. It 1 thought that the grounds for the suit will be on the validity Of the bonds, same as In the suit recently tried in the supreme court. Walks Over Drifts . From Crown Point . ' f . . acrs. BE. B. Henderson, Proprietress of Chalet, Z.eft Place Testerday Morn v lng at 11, Jaeaching Portlanfi at 9. Snowbound ft Crown Pjlnt chalet. on the Columbia river - highway, for the last 10 days, Mrs. M. E. Hender son, proprietress of the place, had to leave and come Into Portland yes terday because her supply of fu-sl ran out. Accompanied by a 6-year-old girl, she left the-chalet at It o'clock a. m. and walked to Cor be t v-over snow aniu. some or . tnem as j-much as ' IB zeet . deep, arriving-, tn Portland at 9 o'clock last night. Mrs. Henderson reports that the highway) Is absolutely impassable. Baritone Pleases ' Audience. Emllio de Oorgorsa, .the Spanish baritone, appeared at the Hellig the atre yesterday afternoon in a concert of great variety and artistry. His hearers called him back again and again. After the final program num ber he responded with the favorite "Toreador." Miss H. M. Winslow of Lewlston, Maine, was the accompanist. $BIRD & ROUGE NATURES NEAREST RIVAL Aa delicate In coloring-, and as harmless, as . a : rose-petal placed against the cheek! . .. Three shades: light. Spanish and Dark. Price, complete with : puff and diminishing mirror, only 25c. . For Sale by All OWL DRUG , STORES : DANCE ENTHRALLS "Sumurun" at Orpheum Is! Staged in Regal 0 riental Splendor,- . Possibilities the pantomimic art to stir the emotions and hold in thrall a great audience were demonstrated by Gertrude Hoffman and her company at the Orpheum theatre last night. The piece, "Sumurun," a tale from the Arabian Nights, is staged In regal ' splendor of the Orient. Its tragic ' blood-stirring climaxes In which love, passion, jeaiousy, revenge ana aeatn, , are depicted by master hands, run the gamut of histronlo achievements. I Gertrude Hoffman, as the beautiful' slave glrL is at all times the center! of attraction. Tall and stately and the ' embodiment of terpsichorean grace, she predominates, captivates with her alluring charms. Sinouous evolutions of limb and body brought into play every muscle and tendon.- Her fairy like feet trip with fantastic grace, keeping perfect undulating rythm with her plastic arms, wrists and finger tips. There are some 60 actors In the cast and each one fits In In faultless fash ion. The luxury of the harem scene Is accentuated by the company of dancing- girls, slaves and masters. The color and artistry are the epitome of stage accomplishments. Grotesque comedy la interwoven. Although not a word is spoken in the entire perform ance, the, lines are vividly suggested by gesture in every situation. The gorgeous, titanic splendor of the storm the vivid flashes of light ning, the hurtling clouds are seen without the thunderous roar and reverberations. The piece casts a spell upon the spectators and the In tense silence of the audience accentu-' ates the power of the wordless drama. Moore, Obrlen & Gonnack. the speed boys, sing and produce some excellent comedy work. I The acrobatio comedians, Paul, ! Levan and Dobbs, are artists. Grace De Mar scored a hit in. song. and burleaaua Tmrtraval fit a trnr-' hanger on a streetcar. II Th Iiitilnni inffar a. kninnmna! sketch In which a wheesy automobile plays a ludicrous part. Oregon State Fair Dates, Sept. 25-30, worth Pacific Association Elects Prank Meredith President and Selects Port land, Or., as 1917 Meeting Place. Seat tie,. Wash., Feb. 7. At the 16th annual meeting of the North Pacific 1 Fair association Saturday, Frank Mer-' edlth of NOrtb Yakima was elected president, and Portland, Or., was chos en as the next place of meeting. Janu- j ary 12. 1917. Other .officers elected , I were T. S. Griffith. Spokane, vice j president, and John W. Pace, Seattle, secretary and treasurer. I Following fair dates were sched-1 uled: Vancouver. B. C, exhibition, August 12-19; Southwest Washington fair, August 28 to September 2; Spo kane Interstate j Fair, September 4-9; Grays Harbor County fair, Sep-: tembet Walla Walla County fair, I September 11-16; Baker. Or., fair, Sep tember 11-16; Thurston County fair. September 12-16; Washington State fair. North Yakima, September 18-25; Boise, Idaho, fair, September 18-22;, Pendleton itouna-up. rseptemoer zi-zs; Royal Agricultural and Industrial ex hibition. New Westminster, B. C. Sep-' tember 26-20; Oregon State fair, Sa-' lem, September 25-30; Montana State fair, Helena, September 26-30; Utah State fair. Salt Lake City. October 2-7. 1 - I Lew W t . 1 1 ' 11 - Color Picture Tour ; Party Speeding East Expedition Sad See& Stalled in Oo- lumbla Gorge . by Snow; All Xta v hers Are Peeling Pine. j - A massage filed at Cheyenne, Wyo.,! by. Phil S. Bates, manager of the Ber-ger-Jones wonder color picture, tour, this morning, sata: . i "Four hours and four minutes late, ' we have Just gotten out of the snow belt. Everyone Is feeling fine. We will arrive in Washington In. time for the ; showing before the. Chamber . of j Commerce of the United States.' The -expedition was delayed In the- Columbia gorge by snow and It was feared would not reach Washington, in time to show the natural color , pictures J or the Columbia river mgnway to the business men gathered for the annual convention of the National Chamber j of Commerce. - " t - Sirs. Smith Dies Suddenly. ' Hood River, OrT Feb. . 7.Mrs. Roy D. Smith, who had been a resident of the valley ; for the past eight years. died ' suddenly at their country home Friday . A post-mortem examination has been made but it is reported that the attending physicians are at a loss tor know - whet caused the sudden death. Mrs. Smith's parents reside at Bardis. Mow and It is expected to send the body j there j for j Interment.' - Mr. j Bmitn. nusoana or the deceased, was a Spanish war . veteran. . . No ' children. . . Appointed Chief Cleric . - : E. H. Bernegger of the Benson hotel desk staff, has been advanced to the position ; of chief , clerk. ' The promo tion follows the recent resignation of r. H, .Veltca. as assistant manager, , lhD)0 Isanothe u. ts; ! nodal, hav- V y,; I Its first I I lng-t Ba- I . ..m: I The-Bel I J? I e Vooiaes' I I Oozed kid . I gffj-- 1 r. er Ivory I -, mSZ d colors. I 2rl A L Kerala values, J "y 1 tiki III! ; ,u i - , rf - - " II - . . . - - -1 i I III Baker's 2e-fiL .1 III , Moate,M a bean- III tifnl asw Daek- s& t HI K , las model I the- tj . HI keiTht of pepvu I ft HI"-- larlby. Soft .ft - Q . ill - islsek dors kid, 7. ... ". . , , , mm T" j. m s s $3.85 Baker's Great SJilKD y ,-n,,; ,.,. Wow Going On I Mwmodsvhav- ; , , showing at Ba- ,1 ., m&z ' I t keys. The -Del I ? I " ' " Monte" Teemes- I s3c I T A - T nSrnrit liAl CD llll . - -yj i II ; Ml m m mm -4. Ill ZKIjD II This beautiful i. seamless - boot, v. I - . 3m black kid. : t V gray suede, blue ' I suede, bUek & eoede; . purple JLl suede; regular V as.oo value. 7 III rU AYi I III " . " ST . m0r Extra S arre 110011 VV iTDlh llll ' It- I II III IK 3J 1 BsJSWueh- i I er Button," one 1 j . ri I 4 of the imms'i 3 jj . foremost ov- 1 3 t elUesi lm soft B black glove kid, IS f, . mt kIm. Bee-. Iff j-rt , : . . : w d-i i i i MS -"i" . i : . aw m i T nr? 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The lat est demonstration of this f & :t is in the opening . of this new Baker store at 308 Washington St. Greater convenience to Baker patrons , will result. . , At the expiration of our lease at 270 Washington street, that store will te discontinued-until ttiat time we will operate four Baker stores in Portland. - ' ' , To quickly acquaint you with our new location 308 Washington St.we have decideefgjo offer the same, great shoe bargains here as are now being found at the othejjaker stores. 1 Come in and see our ne ; store and take advantage of the many opportunities to save5-pn reaVy fine footwear for men,-women and children. H . ; ' Black Velvet Gipsy Button? f Boot, with genuinev welt ed soles and leather LVfl heels. To acauaint vou! :. - - mi with our. footwear and?4? method of doing businessjf we. have priced these $5.(Ki: CVinor of t.Ji i -i1 Extra The Famous NlTTLETON Make Black and tan calf English lace Boots, with imported gray ani tan cloth tons. A regular number, now .............. . Black and tan calf English lace and button Boots, with genu ine buck tops. to match. Our regular $6.50 numbers.. . . . . Now $4.85 A.'poimlar boot at '- tk-poimlar . pries Bakerw SfiHpsy" laoe; u Uttt, nlaok, s.y and n. MA.. A. enoe taat dress es the feet la perfect man- , a.er. . Kiienilu tW value. . work laoe feoota 3 one of tne sea sea's nest eU 1 a s novelties. ratent. atu vearl my aad J 4&1 V Now $5.85 J ! EE V4 Baker's Vsoal Uon" laoe boot the simple eleraaee of whioJi forms its strear appeal to -all smart dressersi la bUok, tlat, kia! Smart. I7i0V valoes. - Now $5.85 1 tsv r BUm sattoa Voote, made from flae kll sklas; la Uut, laek and broase. IipUif &JDQ value. rt . t Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago 380, Washington Street 270 Washington Street 308 Washington Street 270 Morrison Street Now $3.85 A new style boot la patent oolt aad dull mat kid, wlta estlar top Now $3.85 54.00 Grade $2.85 aa . i : model ta blaek. blue aad gray slove skid; e beauttfol boot. saappy mod. el. Berularval- Now $4.85 nlaB value. 5 1 J 5 6 afc. w - Bssa I Tks -Olpsy" jattos boot orobahly t b e most popular leeUra lamsny rears. J"ltU a grieve, zasoft ilMk kid welt sole and leath er; XaT beU Secular KM slues. - '.1 Now $5.85 Now $2.85 -55.06 Grade 53X5 . 560 Grade C4X5