SOCETY TURNS OUT
, ; EN MASSE TO ALL
THREE PE
RFORmANCES
Portland's Opera Season a Bit
.J IUl. l
joyeu vviuiaii
DECLARED REAL A TREAT
Combination of Strong" Opera Cast
Irresistible. ,
k- Th Hnrlal ajinfrt of the ODCra IS OT16
curiosity, some because everybody else
is to be there and others to nam over
' tha familiar strains of favorite arias.
But the real compelling charm is the
musio itself, interpreted by masters oi
rorld renown, accompanied by a superb
orchestra.
All leave, ruic, u
moods according to the individual
-tastes, but most pronounced or aay
- . l - . - 4..,i.. -0 tl. ihpu tur.
fArm.iua Inst heard, the thrones of
people were entertained thoroughly.
oeyona tne usual reacn i iue iuubiv.
J In each "case the dramatic note was
...... L 1 Vi Batlfv1n(F gtfftlft
The opera season was taken greedily
' by patrons of art and the same faces
f . I vnv 111n 1 Vl A tHAOtA
1 yr luq 11 J IO L yau iiiicu v . - -
. Mih iwrrormtnce. ine antnnaia
dren'S after Christmas ennui; having
; tasted too freely of .all tne tempting
sweets, tne RaDDV memories loaay am
' doubtless not unmixed with a very
real fatigue. Taklnjr grand opera, fol
lowed in. each case by the-ballet, in
,-three large helpings in Just two days
' is strenuous pleasure finding.
AIUVUK IUWBC OCC 11 11 ..IV, WAO M."
niaht were: Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett
-and ruests. Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett.-
- - . . mar T 1 j 1 U. a U.mII
a.V ana mr. ajiuj u duiiiu aua
- OaJvin HelUe &nd cuestrV Mrs. Rob
, ert walker. Mrs. Elliott Kelly, Mrs.
i Stephen Appleby, all of Tacoma; Mrs.
AlMAndF PantftsTes. of Seattle, .and
1SA4a4Alr X2aI11
" Dr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Sears
and guests. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Cof
fey and little Misses Norma and Mar-
ceua Bears.
t jonnson, i. .ti. .tsernegger.
' Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Moore and guests, j
. Ti - i J m . a "m" -av
- oooit mauyiu evuu iait, . muuic, ;
, u a mum Mil o. vr Vs. v
and Mrs. and Mrs. Natt McDougall.
r t t w - wi j .
- an iiiiH iiiwrr mi k wrrei m i rvi a
o o
; xeyte. miss tavira leveront, Miss
Blanc a Saroya, Mrs. M. Saroya and
Miss Fely Clement.
Mrs. Warren E. Thomas and guests.
Mrs. John F. Logan, Mrs. W. H. Boy
er and Miss Avis Lobdell.
Miss Abby Whiteside. Misa Dorothea
Nash and Edward Lister.
Mrs. Delphine Marx, Mrs, Herman
PoliU.
James F. Swing, Henry Teal and E.
C Mears.
- Mr. and Mrs. Guy Webster Talbot
others noted in the audience both
..oamruay aiiernoon ana evening were:
- - MN I J. Hnrrman Mica lf..v.n, UAff.
'man. m r I'nafie. Nh.i Mr. t-t rt
. wreen. airs, r reaerlck Kothchlld, Mr.
- ciuu jura. j. vvesisT idnn. Mr. ana
r. 1, 111LUEV iJUlflr ill T. Mill! ,11 TH
Krkln WaaH Xfi itrm rtmi.i
i - - I'M, WfU 0. ,uuiu uuu
-I iweitrauii, Mr. ana Airs. fTanjc
j- auB onjr riart, Mrs. aoiomon
iiuKii, me aiiesen mrsca,- ur, ana
; ra a. u. v-aiianan, vt. ana Mrs. r aui
,M;Rey, jur. ana Airs, ira rowers, Mr.
- ana Mrs. Marry JNicoiai, Mr. and Mrs.
: AURA Wll H Jr. nf Ksf.m Ml. an
t Mrs. N. G, Pike. Dr. and Mrs. Henry
-Waldo Cos. the MUspk Henrietta V.
i and Mary Failing, Colonel and Mrs.
Henrr Cabell. Mr. &nr1 iwrra . u.n-n.
Flelschner. Mrs. Henrv Metzcrer Ulu
lrrart Ratil.r Mis. U.ml il...
. . . , n r .1.. XJnlnft. T 1 I
Mlsa Htloda Kdmelin. jMr. Jnwnh 1ST
" I AO I Wll.t. TM1 1 ( w -n . , .
J:' tom.rT Mrw TV.ItAr w nun-ail x(-
. n ilium MarMMi.r iwii.a moiaia Maw
; w. ... . . A . . . . . .
S Master, Miss Gladys Pitts of Victoria,
. U.; Miss ixuise Poulsen, Hiimar
-Pabst. Dr. Kenneth A JT u.VM.i.
v-Mlssea. Jean and Harhapa Kf.nlr.n.t.
" " W1U9
i McGinn. Mrs. J. Coulsen Hare, Mrs.
. W. B. Hare, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Pet-
,sei. Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Llnd. Mr.
o..v. mi. xzu rum, .Mr. ana Mrs. li,
: C Colt Mr B.nH Mr. W.li.. u- n.l.
"u no. limuias m. Joyce. MISS
aiiB, jr. jeiierua. ur. ana
; Mrs. W. A. Cummlng, the Misses Har
riett and Shanna Cummini. Mr and
. 1 Ala Dt.. T T . . , ,
. Mrs. Henry w.. Wamer. H.nrv w.v.
Tl.r TA1ll W.Mtnv.. If a ;
- Kurt Koehler, Mrs. A. J. Mpbr'Mr.
Uigmund Frank. Miss Mary Louise FeU
otaaeimer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.'
Aoama, miss Daisy Adams, Mr and
Mrs. Alma D. Katz. Mis. Rh..rm.A
to Mary Ponces Isom. Miss Jean
- r " uiw u. nan.
,aM AA.uer.ne riari, Mr. and Mrs.
James TP n rlrinn Vri- .i .
Ridgley, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher L.iim4
."-nsn, Mrs. Thomas Mul
len. Mrs. xroes. Misa Marjory Forbes
-wu owning, Mr. and Mrs.
: v. o, wacKson. Mrs i. . tm. u.
Warlna Mr. Pnui i il, . . , . .
1 H... Ann Tl 1
VMHV 111. Al 1 UK.
" " " , fliers, jiibs Annie ru
.ouvtuu, ar. . aa Mr8 Charles F
Jserr. Mr. and Urn TjikU u um.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kerr, Mr. and Mrs!
. f- rmon, Mr. and Mrs. Isadora
"'V1 Mrs., j. Dittenhofer.
-Misa Cornelia Cook. Mrs. N. E. Ayer.
Miss Margaret Ayer. Mrs.- Hasei Blu
mauer Litt. Mrs. Thomas Pmn,. u.
G. P. Campbell. Mr. ant Mr. u,nr
ipOttenhelmer, Mr. and. Mrs. John Kerr.
. i wfluwu. D.WC11. Air.-.ana. - Air. M1vwn
, r-;Harris Mr.' and Mrs. Arthur Murray
j Mava nwvu, niW VP XVfllilJ, fflTM. 1. rTOft
men mritMB u a .i i . . -r..i ,
Mrs. Mark Gill,Mrs. Harry E Coleman.
, a vuiua.ib All, . tnu
- ; Mrs. v w.uiam Washburn. Mrs. Hmrr
juuVm. arry i-ang. Miss Flora
, AOBH1DI1ZL - Air. I KlihAl Mb Vlf
-j -SrcheVMra. Edward Hirach. Mrs. B. G.
.r. tuiu jars, u xiraaanaw.
: Mr. and Mrs.. Lee Hawley Hoffman.
. lit. LeJr Gregory. ' ' :
ntsin
.KeportSays
rotttr liOm-PaUaka Are Reported
to Save aaned AS of Tbelx Officers
' --.ia Tfprtstac. f; ,; s . 7
"LmdotvJ March 'iu P.) Their
demands for," demobilization having
been refused,- Bulgarian regiments' at
Lom-Palanka have mutinied and killed
all the officers, according to Bucharest
dispatches received here tonight.
Man Eecojers Sight
WKen Head Hits Post
Kaola, California, i. jkan. , 10 fl-
Blind, Xs Tletlm of X,ncky Accident
As He Alights .Prom Traln " "
Richmond. CaL, March 25. U. P.)
Bjr a isemlng jntreclt the eyesight of
George Payne, Pinole - resident, ' blind
for 10 years, is restored" today.
Ai Payne alighted from a train at
Pinole he bumped b head against a
post. - For a moment his eyes pained
sharply. Then, he declares, there was
a flash of white light and he was able
to see. " ' . ..
OCCURRED UPON THE
River Lays Strong Claim id
Being Most Historic on the
Face of the Earth,
From the National Ooyrtphle Magtshie.
The Euphrates is the largest river in
western Asia, and civilization Is re
puted to have come Into being upon its
banks. For 6000 years at least em
pires have risen and fallen on its plain,
conquering armies have marched to
battle, and a hundred cities have come
up out of the earth and fallen into ob
literate ruin again.
The Euphrates lays a strong claim
to the honor of being the most his
toric river on earth, and certain it is
that in ' the region it drains, along
with its twin sister, the Tigris, man
first emerges from: behind that im
penetrable curtain which divides the
known from the unknown past.
From then henceforth civilizations
have risen and fallen, nations have
come and -. gone, cities of rare beauty
have raised their proud heads above
the plain only to pass on into obliter
ate ruin.
The Euphrates rises in two arms,
flowing parallel to one another on the
north side of Taurus mountain,
through narrow valleys into which
pour innumerable small streams from
the high Armenian plateau. The north
ermost of the two ibranches Is the
shortest, but it is generally regarded
as the real source of the river. It
lies to the north of Erezum, while the
longer branch passes It to the south.
The two branches are divided by the
wild mountain district of Dersim.
After uniting they form the Euphra
tes proper, which boldly breaks its
way through the mountains by a zig
zag course that carries it now to the
right and now to the left. 'Now it
flows for SO miles at right angles to
its general course, then 60 miles par
allel to it, and then 180 miles at right
angles again, as though It were headed
for the Mediterranean sea. Then it
winds to the south for 80. miles.
Here it takes up Its general trend
to the southeast and with innumerable
sharp windings and bends, but with
only & few broad curves, it heads its
way to the sea. The air line distance
of the remotest spring' of the Eu
phrates from the sea Us only 800 miles,
and yet its -waters must travel 1800
mllea-before -they reach the sea.
In, the last 1300 miles of its course
the 'Euphrates is slow and sluggish.
wandering all over the land when it
has opportunity, making that which it
touches a marsh and that which it can
not reach a desert.
Its fall during the last 1200 miles
is only 10 inches to the mile, and it
broadens out so much that while it
contains enough vater to float the
greatest battleship, it is so shallow
that at places a swimmer cannot float
In it.
British casualties in all the war
fields during February showed a total
of 739 officers and 17,847 men, a grand
total of 18,586.
CIVILIZATION'S
DAWN
BANKS OF EUPHRATES
TO GIVE RECITAL TOMORROW
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Eleor.SaiifoPd.Large, who will
- " - , little Theatre
, On of the notably delightful events
of the week will be the dramatic read-
lngs from Shakespeace and songs with
Shakespearian texts to . be combined
tomorrow evening at the Little Thea
tre. ; Mrs..Eleanor Sanford-Large will
read scenes from "Cymbellne" and "As
Ypu Like- IV m Mrs. - Henry W. Mets
ger wm jsing; "Bid on Discourse'' from
HOUSE AGRICULTURAbeOMMITTiEE
-J - - - - " r : . y ' - y .
The' house agricultural committee, which has reported favorably a bill carrying an appropriation of $24,501,093 for agricultural improve
ments and expense. This is an increase of $1,529,311 over the current appropriation. Seated, left to right, around the table:
Congressman Lever -of South Carolina, chairman (holding; the gavel); Chandler of Mississippi, Rubey of Missouri, Jacoway of Arkan
sas, Keilly of Wisconsin, Ward of Xew York, McDermott of Illinois, Steele of Iowa, McLaughlin of Michigan, Howell of Utah, An.
derson of Minnesota, Wilson of Illinois, Hawley of Oregon, Helgcsen of North Dakota, Haugen of Iowa, Overmyer of Ohio, Doolittle
of Kansas, Lesher of Pennsylvania, Young of Texas, Heflin of .Alabama, and Lee of Georgia.
VILLA THE VICIOUS AND THE
Brutal and Lawless From Boyhood, Mexican Bandit Lead
er Has Waged Wild Career of Crime That the Uni
ted States Now Seeks to Check.
Ar
VICIOUS-FACED man of 87,
very much in need of a shave;
person of big muscles and
swaggering gait, unkempt of dress
and body, and crude of speech. His
head is covered with black hair, as
crisp and curly as a negro's; his Bkin
is the color of a well-smoked meers
chaum; a small dark mustache' serves
to mask a mouth which is cruel even
when it Is smiling.
He is General Francisco Villa, the
Mexican bandit, or, as known - to
many, "Pancho" Villa, the "Tiger."
Villa is the man whom soldiers of
Uncle Sam have- been ordered to get
"dead or alive." following the mas
sare of civilans and troopers at
Columbus, N. M. If they succeed It
it will mean the passing of one of
the most romantic, if savage and
brutal, characters in modern history,
rather Died, Brokea-Kearted.
Francisco Villa (he was christened
Doroteo Arango) was born at El
Rodeo, on the River Nazas, whose
fertilizing mire has enriched the
cotton district of La Laguna., Villa's
mother died a few days after his
birth. " His father, broken-hearted
over the escapades of the wayward
son. went to his grave when Villa
was still a young man. ,
Arango had sacrificed many com
forts to give the boy a good educa
tion. Villa learned by heart the
catechism at a parochial school; but.
however, he took very little interest
in the Ten Commandments, unless it
was Just enough to break them. The
mischievousness of his nature was
manifest in his early youth. After
six months in the school of the priest,
Ladislao Martinez,- he came near to
killing his preceptor by placing a
lighted fuse in the ear of the horse
the priest had mounted to hurry to
the bedside of a dying man. The
horse became so frightened that he
jumped from the top of a high cliff
into the river, which at that time of
read scenes from Shakespeare at the
Monday evening.
"Venus and Ahdonis," by Bishop: "Mis
tress Mine." , from "Twelfth Night."
by 6. Coleridge-Taylor; Who '.is Syl
from "The Two Gentlemen From
Verona," by Schubert; "Harkv Hark,
the- Lark," from "Cymbellne,' by
Schubert. Charles Dlerke will be at
the piano.' The entertainment is open
to members or to anyone who pays-the
membership dues of SI at the door.
the year was dry. The horse was
killed. The priest emerged alive, and.
with his leg broken in several places,
spent two months in bed thinking
over his pupil's brutality.
rinds Way to Jail. v
From the day that Father Martinez
was almost killed Villa did nothing
but rob the mipas of corn, hunt rab
bits, shoot quail and torture his com
panions. This latter accomplishment
so! grieved the young barbarian's
father that he decided to send Villa
as an apprentice on a Norwegian
merchant ship, of which there were
many on the Pacific. Then the -crisis
came.
Villa had his eyes on the herds of
cattle that were grazing on the
prairies near his home town. He made
himself conspicuous by the extraor
dinary cunning and intrepidity he ex
hibited as a cattle thief. At the age
of 14 he was already a "general" a
general all-around thief. But despite
his recognized craftiness he fell into
the hands of the rurales, with all the
boys who were his truant followers.
Don Arango, his father, cried, begged
and did everything he could, and
-finally obtained the release ef his son
from prison with the promise that
he would send him far from home.
Villa left the Siera de San Fran
cisco for the Sierra del Rosarlo, but
In spite of the warnings of his father
and the discipline of a severe em
ployer he again started on a career
of crime. A few years later he com
mitted his first murder, that of a
young magistrate whom his sister
loved.
Beoomes a Bandit.
For more than 14 years after that
night of tragedy "Pancho" roamed
the. woods and the hills, hunted by
the rurales, always terrorizing them
and always eluding their grasp. Time
after time he escaped capture by
strategy. He made his pursuers ap
pear as laggards and blunderers.
Under their very noses the bandit
would perpetrate his deeds of daring,
laugh at the rurales, then escape to
the hills. The posses Invariably re
turned '.n a day or two, shame-faced
and discouraged. With each new1
raid "Pancho" grew bolder, until he
came to be known as a daredevil and
a fighter among fighters.
When Madero revolted against
Diaz. Villa cast his lot with the
revolutionist, giving up for a time
his routine of professional outlawry
for the purpose of satisfying his re
venge. Diaz, you see, had placed a
price of $10,000 on "Pancho's" head,
arousing the bitter enmity of the
mountain bandit. Joining Madero
brought Villa into the national af
fairs of Mexico, and since then, either
as a-' defender of the government or
as a rebel, he has been a figure- of
prominence.
With all his illiteracy he can
scarcely read or write and with all
his blood lust. Villa has shown him
Belf a born soldier. He is not a mili
tary genius of the European- -type.
but just the tactican and strategist
for the country in which he has
fought and will continue to fight
this time the troops of Uncle Sam.
He creates an army from a ragged
horde. 'He is feared by his own horde
because of his vindictive temper,
which strikes forth without warning,
and he is feared by his enemies be
cause of his brutality.
A atagnetlo Personality.
"Pancho" is of magnetic personal
ity, cunning, resourceful and - alert.
He has some of the capacity of
Stonewall Jackson for driving his
men on forced marches and appearing
suddenly at the unexpected place,
striking a telling blow, then disap
pearing utterly, only to .be heard
from a week later miles aWay doing
more damage. He has the nerve to
make a bold attack as witness that
on Columbus but even his friends
say he will run to avoid a battle
with a force of equal size..
One must not believe that Villa is
a coward on the field of battle. Far
from it. He fights with the savagery
of an animal, and he , is as ; cunning.
There is not a water hole, nor a
trail, nor a cave big enough to hide
iu throughout the fastnesses of the
mountains that "Pancho" ( and his
fellow bandits do not know about
And so, say military experts of the
United States, the people .of -this
country should not grow impatient
if Villa is not' captured within a
short time.
No hunter attempts to bag a tiger
without a due amount of -caution.
5-.. Acquitted Three. Times. :
Charles Ci ty, Iowa. ' March 2 5. Wil
liam., Waterhouse was acquitted by a
Jury itoday for: the third time on . a
charge of operating Sunday motion
picture , shows.- . The whole- town la
stirred up over the fight against the
movies, which Is led by clergymen.
The losses of the British forces in
Mesopotamia In the 'recent battle near
Felahie are estimated by the Turkish
t K AAA .
GENERAL WHO
Brigadier General PershingxHas Fine Record in the Army
for Achievement and His Ability to Capture the Man
He Seeks Is Not Questioned by Any Who Know Him,
w
HEN a newspaper reporter
asked a United States officer
the other day, "Can Pershing
catch Villa?" the officer replied
laconically: "Can a duck swim 7
From which it is to be inferred that
the army thinks Villa is a 100 to 1
shot i (or less) in the man hunt now
on in. Mexico.
Who is this Pershing fellow de
tailed to command the expedition
after "Pancho," the tiger of the
Mexican foothills? What has he done
to merit the coveted stars of a brig
adier general? Not a few persons
have asked these Questions the last
fortnight, evidence that fame and
glory are but short lived. A hero of
Indian wars, of the notable battle of
San Juan, Cuba, and of the Philip
pines should remain longer in the
memory of a patriotic people.
The man who will trail the cruel
and tunning Villa through the treach
erous passes of the mountains to
capture him "dead or alive" was
graduated from West Point in 1886
as senior cadet captain, the highest
honor which can be bestowed by the
academy. Neither "grind," nor "pull,"
nor prowess as an athlete can win
this meritorious ' grant, for it betok
ens alike scholarly excellence and
soldierly distinction, a sound and
well trained mind in a body expert
in the management of arms and
horses, and best of all It betokens
the self-control which warrants the
responsibility of command.
Prom Academy to Cavalry.
Pershing, modest and unassuming,
left the academy to enter a more
rigid training school. He was as
signed to the old Sixth Cavalry and
in the days that followed shared in
the task of dealing a deathblow to
the power of Geronimo and his
Apaches in opening the southwest to
the white man and civilization. Al
most from the start he began to re
ceive those "recommendations" which
mean so much to the soldier more
than any symbols of rank or wealth
or Influence. In August, 1887. Gen
eral Miles complimented him for
"marching his troop, with, pack train,
over rough country, 140 miles in 48
hours, bringing in every man . and
animal in good condition."
In 1889 he rescued a party of horse
thieves and cowboys who were be
sieged by hostile Zunis without firing
a shot, and was "highly recommended
for discretion" by General Carr. Dis
cretion is not a common thing in a
young soldier with a keen liking for
rough and tumble work. His western
training ended with the Cree cam
paign of June. 1896, in which he
gained "especial recommendation for
judgment and discretion.
From all that Lieutenant Pershing
was called back to the bustle and
coldr of West Point, and was serving
as tactical officer there when the
Spanish war broke .out in 1898, At
his own . request heSjoihed his regi
ment, the Tenth -Cavalry, and went
to Cuba, winning distinction at San
Juan and other, battlefields. ' His own
colonel furnished all needful comment
on his conduct:- "I have been in
many fights and was all through . the
civil war; but on my word he is the
bravest, and. .coolest .man under fire
I ever saw in my life." .
From the excitement of Santiago
he came back to Washington, and for
a year solved "difficult and vexatious
problems"- at a desk, as head of the
division of customs and insular af
fairs. Then,, in September, 1899, he
was assigned- - -o duty in the Philip
pines, again at his own -request. He
was sent at once to Zambonoga,
where he . reported ' to General Kobbl.
and was ' made adjutant general of
the district of Mindanao and Jolo. In
June, -f900, -he was transfered to the
Fifteenth Cavalry, where ne, received
his promotion as'captain in the regu
lar service..,-:,. :-y .;( . v ; -Xa
the VfcUlppine. j
Pershing's service in the Moro
country gave him peculiar- qualifica
tions for commanding a., post, and he
was sent to Iligan. . General Davis
had been operating for-some time in
Mindanao and - had. - conducted . the
most severe fight tn all the Philip'
pine campaign south of Lake Lanao.
The "-general had established Camp
Vicars, and all through the hot sum
mer months of . 1902 he tried to
pacify the Moros and bring them to a
realization of the authority of the
United States and of the - friendly
intent of that country .toward them.
His efforts had . not met 'with -the
success hs ' desired; and he oast
about for a .young officer with .cour
age and , determination; good Judg
ment and men tan balance, and pos
sessing- 'these peculiar- qualities of
diplomacy -"'Which, .would qualify him
for dealing ; with the savage tribes
men. . .
. Captain Pershing was 30 miles to
the northward and had - shown Just
the qualities as an officer which Gen
eral Davis desired. - He was sent f on
In five days,, and practically without
an ' escort, - he ; traveled : from.. Iligan
. r. '. r . ... - ... - . - -fc
SEEKS HIM
to Camp Vicars and reported to Gen-
eral Davis. During the succeeding
weeks no man in the service met with
more trying experiences than Captain
Pershing. Day after day he would
leave his camp with an. escort of a
troop or two of cavalry and travel
through a hostile country, seeking by
moral suasion to bring the sultans
datos and leading men-to a peaceful
attitude and to the acceptance of
the sovereignty of the United States.
Pershing did his work well. No
assignment that came to him but was
accepted uncomplainingly and carried
out to the best of his ability.
Promotion zs .Bapld.
For a part of 1905 and 1906 Cap
tain Pershing was military attache at
Toklo, and for a few months accom
panied Kuroki's army in its campaign
against the Russians In Manchuria.
In 1906 occurred Pershing's promotion
from captain to brigadier general
over the heads of several hundred
ranking army officers, an honor
which had few precedents in the an
nals of the American army. Presi
dent Roosevelt made the appointment.
In 1906 Pershing returned to the
Philippines and became governor of
LMoro ' province. When some Moros
again showed evidence of hostility he
led Uncle Sam's troops against them,
resulting in the defeat of the brown
men at the battle of Bagsag June 12,
1913.
The marriage of Pershing to Miss
Frances Warren, a daughter of Sena
tor Francis E. Warren of Wyoming,
was one 4t the big social events of
the year 1906. The wedding took
place In Washington and was at
tended by President Roosevelt. In
August of last year Mrs. Pershlnr
and three of the four Pershing chil-
aren were sufrocated to death in a
fire which destroyed the general's
house at the Presidio of San Fran
cisco. Though grief-stricken by the
terrible tragedy, he hid his feelings
from fellow officers and went about
i
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t his duties commanding - troops along
the Mexican border.
General Pershing is Just the kind
of leader, say those who .are best ac
quainted with his - record, to send
after a foe with the eyes and ears
and cunning of wild creatures foe
like Villa and his horde - of bandits.
He'll pacify. ; if .? possible, any mis
trusting troops of Carransa, but, they
add, he'll go after Villa with the ag
gressiveness of an unleashed bulldog.
FELICE LYNE MAKES
DEBUT.IN PORTLAND
AS Ml Ml IN 'BOHEME'
(Contlnaed rreitf Page One ) '
doors for the matinee at 1, but the
line rapidly extended far into the
street.' and the doors were - opened in
the morning. By ,11 o'clock all of
the seats were taken. This, Mr. Pan
gle said, was the heaviest rush ever
recorded for the lower priced seats,
Balcony and parquet and all of the
available boxes were filled at every
perzormance.-
i : "X.e Boheme" Kara Treat.
As for the production of "La Bo
heme" last night,-it must go into his
tory as a rare treat, Indeed. ' With an
ideal Mimi supported- by five other
brilliant stars such as . Olivet Marcel
as'Musetta; Gulseppl-Gaudensi as the
poet Rodolfo; Thomas .Chalmers as the
painter, Marcello; Jose Ma'rdones as
the Philosopher Colllne. and Glorsri
Fulitl as the musician- Schaunard.
there remained nothing further to be
desired in the way of vocal and his
trionic equipment. Paolo Ananian as
the landlord was, too, a potent factor
In the splendid ensemble. Moranzonl
conducted and the . orchestra did its
part, to perfection.
Effect Intensely Dramatlo.
Miss Lyne scored from the begin
ning, for It became apparent at once
that her voice is all that has been
said of It, fresh, clear and glorious.
She rose to C In altlsslmo at the close
of the first act and held it there firm
ly while disappearing from the Paris
attio studio with her lover Rodolfo.
The dying scene in the last act was
given with intense dramatic effect,
After the third act the applause was
so . insistent that Mlml. Musetta. - Ro
dolfo and Marcello were compelled to
bow their, acknowledgment more than
a dozen times. The handclapplng
would not cease, and when finally Miss
Lyne appeared alone a storm of ap
piause swept the house. Even the
members of the orchestra stood up and
joined vigorously in the handclapplng,
Tamaxl Ulnra Xs wonderful.
Tamakl Miura is a wonderful CIo-
Cio-San.
At the Saturday matinee perform
ance of "Madame Butterfly", she lived
the part. ' It was a portrayal the like
of which has never been seen In Port
land.
This ouminutive Japanese soprano
not only possesses a voice of remark
able timbre, but it is free and open and
soars to heights that others fear, ap
parehtly with the greatest ease. Every
note, every flourish, seems so natural
that - the listener becomes charmed.
At the end of the first act as the
curtain fell upon the love scene of
Plnkerton and Cio-Clo-San, the enthu
siasm was so intense that many stood
in their seats with cheers upqn their
lipa It was a tremendous climax,
with tympanies thundering, muted
trumpets snarling and strings shrill
ing, but the glorious voice rose above
it all, blending In perfect Intonation
with the lyric tenor of Riccardo Mar
tin, who essayed the role of Plnkerton,
the handsome officer of the U. S. N.
Petite Woman Pits Part.
Graceful in her every movement, the
little Nipponese looked as lovely and
dainty as the famous cherry blossoms
of her native Nippon and as tender.
Riccordo Martin made an ideal lover,
and his voice, too, was a revelation in
this triumphant climax. It will be
long perhaps till Portland opera lovers
again have the opportunity to see and
hear this scene presented with such
consummate artistry. The orchestra,
under Conductor Moransoni, again
played a most delightful finish.
It was in the long night watch and
the final hari-kari which gave the
scene in which Madame Miura' natural
gifts enabled her to
scale with ease
sht of the opera,
the supreme achievement
Yonnip Eloinnie
TESTED
- r fe&era0ie,
Juoidec
anSQermittum
Tet It was all so delicately done. Just
as delicately suggestive, yet tremen
dous in its appeal as the orchestra
tion which Puccini weaves in and out "
of . the warps Into the tragedy of a de-"
spoiled love. - : ,
Jt Enough, Merer Too nCuen. .
The suggestion of an intense grief,
yet never the demonstration that stir
to the" inmost of one's whole nature,,, :
yet never even approaches the display
of a grief made manifest but not suf-
fered. Just enough all the time, at no
time ever too much. - "
Even the child entered Into th
spirit of the scene. So much' of it was
thrown into contrast by the woman
who could not understand, to whoitt!
the whole joy and pain of the forsaken-,
love-wife was an unknown story. -
One of the exquisite bits was the
rnenaiy engagement or the flowers p
between mistress and maid.
The scenic effects were gorgeous." 1 -The
tribute of flowers that wa
showered on the principal singer did.
not begin to express the appreciation.
of the audience. Neither did the many'
repeated curtala calls that greeted all'.
of the performers at the end of the
act seemed to satisfy the desire Of
those present to express their gratl- "
Pavlowa Xs Dancer Supreme.
The Coppelia ballet given at the
matinee was a rare performance. The .
beauty of the setting, the harmony or
the coloring and the picturesqueness
of the costumes were fittingly ap
propriate to the series of dances, which,
make up this spectacle of Joy for eye.
and ear.
To see Pavlowa and to witness her.
surrounded by such a competent band'
of dancers is to mark a milestone in:
one's experience. The ballets of the
larger stages afford more in numbers
and more room for the pirouetting, but
they do not offer a better ensemble.
One has not' seen toe dancing unless
one has seen Pavlowa. And the way
she trips her toes and shakes her feet
ia unison with the runs of the violins
is a delight to the eye and a fasclna-.
tlon that will ever be hari to resist. ; .
Effect Was Gorgeous.
When the curtain lifted on the Btag-'
lng of the Spanish dances, following.!
La Boheme, a scene of color that wash
gorgeous and beautiful met the eye,J..
And when the fandango, the tarantelle.i
the dancing mad whirling and steps
of the villagers were mixed in con
volutions of the dance the effect was"
gorgeously kaleidoscopic.
The inimitable Pavlowa proved her
self an actress as she mimicked the
village flirt and teased her dancing
partner to his best endeavors.
Even those Fathered about her on
the stage seemed carried away by the
entrancing music that made one keep
step in spite of himself. They shared
with the greatest glee the revelry that
was open to everyone.
It was a most brilliant setting and M
a fitting close to tne most successful.
season of opera Portland has wit,
nessed.
The company leaves for Seattle this
morning to fill a season of two days.
Real Skiddoo Citizen.
Des Moines. Iowa, March 25. George ;
Washington Mercer is Des Moines t
"skldoo man." He has had the same ,
office for 23 years. The building has;
a 23 foot frontage. Ills automobile
number is 23. Mr. Mercer arrived in.-'
Des Moines on July 23.
FRECKLES
March Worst Month for This Trou
ble How to Eemove sasuy.
There's a reason why nearly every-
bodv freckles in March, but happily
there is also a remedy for these ugly
blemishes, and no one need etajr
freckled.
Simply get an ounce of othine.
Annhle trenrth. from your druggist
and apply a little of it night and
morning, and in a few days you
should see that even the worst
freckles have begun to disappear,
while the light ones have vanished
entirely. Now Is the tltne to rid
vourself of freckles, for If not re
moved now they may stay all sunv
mer, and spoil an otherwise oeauiuui
j complexion. Tour
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