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LY GU Pages 9 To J6 yOLOMB 36 EUGENE, OREGON, SATL.DAY EVENING, OCT. 21, 1911. NO. 287 FAMOUS LITERARY PEOPLE HAVE ' THEIR DOR TROUBLES FROM OLD LONDON 101 ARD nmnDPflfil MFUIQ AND tflElMQi I r r III1U Lflll I1LIIU HI1U HILISU K & 4 . WisatstfVM ftfMri"-..-. va;A'ti . ... 5a?Ay , Cird Oct 21. The discussion to the present unpleasant- Incident lent l onri Turkey of the nesb"e. ' ' tha Turkish fleet rSled an unum.nl difficulty ex SiSi br the founders of the orl- fe-ThnZered by the fact Jt there were no wnrdB In the Tur luh dictionary for the various ropes l.Mt of he warships of that f J An ingenious officer solved .problem by trying different vege ! Mil to the various ropes and spars rigging, and the sailors re clve lo rieri to "Hoist the tomato! "ut go the potato!" until a more foal vocabulary could be supplied. Norel s this procedure was, It was , n Innovation, as it was exactly ' Jhe method adopted by Almeida, the i,rtuguese admiral and discoverer, Sea he was outfitting a fleet for 7it uca a descent on the Turkish colony of Mazambtque as the Italians mule on Tripoli- It was at the beginning, of the tateenth century, and Portugal still licked a naw, and the Portuguese touKue was devoid of naval terms. Tbl fact did not daunt the doughy Admiral Almeida, and hanging up (rings of garlic and onions on the tort and starboard sldoB respectively of his ships he Instructed his hench men to "garlic" or "onion" tho helm u necessity commanded. The report of the British prison commission Just made public indi cates that crime Is on the decrease in the kingdom, as there Is a fall of 14, (00 in the number of prisoners. The commissioners denounce short sen tences and plead for longer terms ith a view to successful reformatory effects. The report bears testimony to the good moral effect of lectures mi concerts In the prisons. When 'Andrew Gibson, for thirty teven years the driver of. an omnl bus In London, throws down his reins some night near the end of the present month, the last horse-drawn bus will have finished Us final trip through the streets of the world's metropolis. Gibson shakes his gray head sad ly over the prospect and declares that the- Lonjdon of the motorbus and . ittkab Is not as happy as the Lon don of the days when people were content to .move slower. He said: ''When I started driving folks seem ed to have more time and they wern mora contented. Passengers of to il; never think of passing the time it day with the driver, or asking (OMtlona like they used to." At the klitj of Gibson's career the two X RAILROAD NOTES X X AMUSEMENTS. X o Tho Northern Pacific Is preparing! "The Trnvollmr Salesman." to spend $500,000 on a belt line to, James Forbes' four-act comedy, "'"I "The Traveling Salesman," comes tc About November 1 the Chicago thc E"gene theatre on Tuesday, Oc snd Northwestern'B new lines from toher 24- ,his l,la' tno uthor Wyevllle to Milwaukee, Wis., which Provided Dan MacMillan. the travei ' ill reoresent n Invp.imont nf is . ing salesman, with a vehicle Just ' 000,000 will open for traffic ' suited to his style of acting. As Bob , ' Blnke, the Jollv drummer, whose Bpe- 1. Ilromote,'a the Plans succeed clalty Is ladies' apparel, MacMillan in their efforts the Yellowstone iR said to conform In every pnrticul rk will be provided with a rail inr to tho popular conception of a I'ueioucning all present points of in- e e,t' . Plans have been formulated for Ihe organization of a police depart- Bent to patrol the entire Hnrriman srstem. The Southern Pacific has 'ad over 20,000 towelB stolen from .Its cars this year . I " ' ' 1IM tlrat nrntlAn f iL. n i: I . - v--v.uu ui nits vHiiHumu ii a er" 8 Toronto-Montreal line, 110 miles Kna rniAnarf t tnetl K een Toronto and Trenton th'ls week vice! d0ub'6 Iassenger train ser- ths government intends, it is Mer,tood, to acquire for a post-of-uce site in Chicago, land bought by ,,! Pennsylvania, the plan to utilize .i2f ?l8ht terminals will be inter 'eren with and the erection of a new "Hon station delayed. JioV"8.'? the unusually successful rMtllta niivcsDiui Chk; r 8t'no! ' Oelween. thel Kago Great Western has complet- "I IrinVAman,. .. I of lcct " ,ur anotner source! hube 1 1 auattion employment i 1 ttt. g en t0 3' graduates of thej According to a well-founded .re terests I cl'n,endln8 rice milling In- oerstandn; V" '"VI reacnca """"border to make the deed valid IrhM, .w..' . '""B memseives unaer i . PromlseiTn .T,!nc.e8 CBn. be com- Uom"rTlrtnTi' "I ,he mo8' delicious character. hn. teS'rti 'i"- ' " -MacMillan has scored "amerce commission. naue.Southern Raav proposes to il it,, i Rreatr publicity campaigi: section! nor;hPrn and western "ons nf the rnif.H ll oTn.'?.1, 'he malnderf this and "Wlaa1.."."- The ,n,r',oae the HI n .1.- : "" fili'mci lllltl- "' southeast sectinn of tho! territory, """ n onntry. "aal section 01 tlieie(, )n The itM!ir Vrnrm". under wIiLS..lUh(," Pacific wt.0 1 soon I 00 Paiienee ''r,'ction of a l.nn " fomi.. v '. r,Hn Jrancisco. Tl, rie'h. ; n lri lands for, "fin or way Jr8 TL . "Hit..-. HPIITfll . dln'tlm nK 1,1 t0 b finish- i for 'he traffic which will PM ion " ?-!ne Panama Canal bl S ' in San Franc Francl.u , O I omnibus companies of London own ed 31,000 horses. After an uninterrupted existence as a hostelry for over a century and a half, Long's hotel on New llond street has closed lis doors. In name at least it was one of the oldest hotels in London. It was at Long's thnt By ron and Sir Waller Scott met for the last time in 1815. "He dined or lunched with me," wrote Scolt. "at Long's Hotel in Bond street. 1 never saw him so full of gaiety and good humor, to which the presence of Mr. Matthews, the comedian, added not a llt'le. Poor Terry was also pres ent." The hotel is frequently men tioned in the literary memoirs of the day. Joseph Verey, friend and courier of Murk Twain during the nine of tho European tours made by the Ameri can humorits. has been rescued from want by a society of professional hu-i morlsts. Verey felt the pinch of pov erty from the Iosb t.f his savings, which had been unwisely invested, and he was in actual want when dis covered in obscure London lodgings by a local paper's representative. When his plight was made public a number of admirers of Mark Twain interested themselves In his behalf nnd Bocured him a position as lec turer to a local society for the en couragement of humor. Just prior to his late misfortune, the former courier was engaged as pheasant raiser by King Alfonso of Spain. On one of the visit of the royal family to the hatchery, Verey enter tained them with stories of tils trav els with the celebrated American hu morist. He has an endless store of recollections of his famous employ er. He gave the following interest ing account of Mark Twain's travel habits: "Mr. Clemens hardly ever talked to anyone. Once f traveled from Cologne to Dresden with him, and he! only spoke two words to me. What I was Instructed to do, was 'to en gage the other people In the com partment in conversation and ask them about everything. Mr. Clem ens used to sit and listen. "He must have had a wonderful memory. We used to go to museums for hours. He would not say a word. He would Just listen while I asked questions and engaged people in con versation. "I never heard him make a joke, riot even with his own family. He never made one with me. The near est approach he got to one was in a letter to me about the uncertainty of his plans. He wrote: "Ifs are bad prophets." O-frt' traveling salesman. The play opens on Christmas day at Grand Crossing, a small town whl'h pxiRt8 only by virtue of the fnct that ,wo railroads intersect at na' l',oint; Blal;c 's on,c ?( ?,""m: ber of salesmen who finds himself stranded and far from home and friends on the glad yuletide. He .. 11 -.,! I sirons loio tne rauwaj blUllllll HI1U immediately becomes interested in the winsome young woman In charge of the telegraph office. Beth Elliott. It is a case of love at first sight. Tho girl owns a piece of worthless land left her by her father. It Is all she has and it Is about to be sold for taxes she Is unable to pay. Royce, a pretended admirer of the girl's and a friend of Martin Drury, Blake's em ployer, learns that the railroad Is go ing to buy in the land and schemes to set oossesslon of it- He gives the story away during a poker game, but Biyi j wi uuiiu& ,t ,.,r.n ... Blake blocks the game by paying the taxes. Rovce denounces him to the . . .. .. .;J J girl, who believes lie nas irieu 10 fraud her, but later w hen tne plications are unravelled, and si com nllcations are unravelled, and she be- r.oiiaes cognizant of the true state of affairs, she takes unto herself a hus band, his signature being necessary for the transfer of the property in She ,, ,, ,,,,,. marrlox Blak and thrby foils her real enemies- The comedy of the play a great personal hit- Hurry Corsim Clarke. Harry C'orr.on Ciarlce. who will ap pear with his own company at the Eugene theatre on Thursday. Octo ber 2H. has traveled half way round the world s in e he last played In this . . l the mnuageniPiit of Oeoreo Kdwardf. England's fnrcmnpt manager. It happegd but let Mr. Carke tell his -t tnl t.nA., n-n,Lini, i.rDt.t- hai-H " said Mr- Clarke. "pnylnB played two sc;icmiis ML , ppniv, .,- IWIFV City, and filled (J bit ween seasons In the bie vaudeville houses In the ex-!e"ft. when I felt the li of a com- pi A rest Mlra. C ?Ira. Clarke and I decided wmmsfM, . $m mm long trip abroad would be about tho thing, bo off we started. "Our first trip was London. We hadn't been there n week and were having the time of our lives when. one day, I met an old friend, Joe Coyne,, an American actor, who has niHue a tremendous hit on the other side- "Joe waB playing the 'Prince' in The Merry Widow' at that time and nothing would do but we must occu py a box at Daly's theatre that night. At the curtnln or the first net. Joe gave me the 'high sign" to come back on the stage. Ho had. only time to tell me that tho distinguish-I ed gentleman iii the opposite box was I George Edwards: that he was put-1 ting on a big production of a new comic opera, 'The Dollar Princess:' that the star part was an American' and that Mr. Edwards had heard of i my work and would like me to take the part. "Well, in two days' time I Joined , tne company, loiind the part just m line and had one of the most delight ful seasons of my life. You see, my American energy pleased ,tho Eng lish. It was something new to thorn. One paper spoke of mo as a whin- cord filled with tho electricity of lite. .Not bad, eh ? "I played many happy weeks In England, and every time I had a va cation I would make for the contin ent where but that's another story, as Kipling says. "In a few mouths time we expect to sail for Japan, China, India and Australia, but before going 1 couldn't resist the temptation of a little trip through the West. 1 made my rirst starring tour In this state' In "What Happened to Jones." 1 think I can say with all truth that I owe my suc cess In life to the recognition and support of the people of the West and believe me. it is some country with Its golden sunshine, Its flowers and magnificent scenery. I spent a few days on the top of Mt. Tainnl- f?cW o 6CEXE FROM "TIIE TTi I -O - I "CIIAXTH1,Klt," THE ItAKNYAKD.FOWL SOX5 pnls. I don't think l over say any thing more beautiful and J have traveled a bit at that " BrlKlit Kvcs. "Bright Eyes ", which Mr. Jos, M. ;"tsthi ...I ii a .L... .i-'. .' r N r-X HAIiHY Cllt!SW. l'l;VHKK, STARKINH IX "THE AUSKNT IM)Y. Galtes Is to present at tho Eugene theatre Saturday night, Octobor 28, Is by tne author of ' tho famous A VELIXG SALESMAN." ft' W " IX "ItlSIGHT EYES." "Three Twins", Charles Dickson hav ing written the book. Otto Hauer bni'h, tho lyrics nnd Karl llowhiu, the music. Like "Three Twins." the smtory Is taken from a popular com edy, in the case of "Bright Eyes" the play beliiR well remembered, "Mis takes Will Happen," In which Chns. Illckson and Henrietta Grossman ap peared for several seasons. Mr. Dickson has brought the farre up to dato but has retained all of the ele ments that made It so popular In It's old form. Mr. Ilnuerhnrh has writ ton some clever lyrics and Mr, Hosch na's music, la suld to be even more tuneful and catchy than that he wrote for "Three Twins." . . t LABOR NOTES X The government of New Zealand Is building workmnn's houses for sale on tho installment plan, and ninkeB generous lonns to prospective .house builders. The Introduction of trades union Ism Into Servln has brought about many changes for the belter among the working Hansen. The greator benefits, as far as the hours of labor are concerned, hnve been secured by those working in factories, a class that haa embraced unionism to a much larger extent than those en gaged In other lines of business. Clarence Harrow, counsel for tho McNumiirns and tho roeognl.ed friend of labor thinks thnt. tho old time method of striking hits run Its course. Ho adds that It Is "Ineffectual, bru tal and niussy In tho extreme-' "So called rights of property must he rad ically modified and changed." says Mr. Harrow, "before much progress toward social Justice can come. It Is high time that the workers get to gether and change the laws, ir they really hope to accomplish anything for themselves ami mankind.'' Since the strike of tho Chicago Garment Workers lias ended, the workers have solidified themselves In a strong organization, with powor to present their demands through the shop foreman. No person can now be discharged without first Inter viewing the representatives of the workers. Instead of discharging hundreds of workers during the dull season, the hours of labor are re duced and all employes kept nt work Tho Inquest which Is being held by the royal commission In Kngland anil Into the differences between the rail road managers and their trnde un ionists employes, has brought out some Interesting facts and state ments. Some of the veteran work men have tcntifind that their reason for not Joining the unions, or for withdrawing from them. Is because the unions are no longer of advan tage to the men. They were while they were controlled for the men and by the men, thse vtrnns declare. They argue that extreme Socialists, often from other lands, have come Into the unions and got control of them, and are now dominating and directing i them for their own selfish purpoo. 1 ;sv WW Guard Sjiocial Porvi. New York, 2 1. I's littrar ppraons nro Rt'ttini; In ulinns? as bad na nrtnrs nnd millionaires in thp matlor of domestic difficult V,vn. Rnndolph f lies tor. nutlmr nf ."(it-Hlt'h-Quirk VVuHlnsfurd." is w lat est to join iln firass wldnwor hunci, his wilV having olitHilU'd a tUrr't cm tho pro nnd that Cioorpo had hovn liv tnK with an affinity. Tho .tooth TnrkttiKtons rortMHly imrood to dis nRrot", and Kato Jonhm Vcnnilyo'ft matriinoninl alHanro with a wealthy Now York broker ended in the di vorce court. Not lone auo Hirhard .b J (inllione was deprived of his wife by the courts. Other celebrities of (lie litem ry world who have obtained divorced or hnve been divorced or otherwise leg ally separated from wives or Iuih haiids Include Richard llanliim Ha vis. Vpton Sinclair. James M. Karrie. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Htirnett. Am elle Rives, Kmery Pottle. Kthel Watts Mumford. Lloyd Osborne. Rida John son Young and Oliver Herford. Andrew Cnrneqle. who returned home this week after spemllni; five months at Sklho Castle, his pnlnce In tho highlands of Scollnmls. declares he is still a good American despite the fact thnt. whllo abroad hn took an oath of fealty to King (icorRO. "Yes. the statement Is correct," ad initter the Ironmaster- " swear to be faithful and true to (ii-orgo the Kifth. when I was tendered he freedom ot the city of St. Albans. That Is an nnclent llrltish custom nnd a pail of the ceremony of presenting the keys of a cliy, but I apprehend no damage to my American citizenship on that score. King George must give me a fair deal and obey what I say. ns well as have me obey blin, for 1 am an American and every Ameri can is a king." Proprietors of New York poolrooms are feeling very much like a burglar who has ben held up nnd robbed of his "swag". Wiro-lapplns. supposed to bo a game for catching suckers, was put Into practice by a clover band of rascals recently and the poolrooms are mourning the loss 'of thousands of dollars- Nor cnu they "squeal" to the police, since their own business Is Illegal. On the iWiy of the "killing" a two-year-old named Rudolfe. entered In a nice nt it wostorn track, was back ed heavily by men stalloned at all the poolrooms of the clly. -The price was forced down to 2 to 1, but still the "wire money" poured In until the race was closed. In due courso nnd In the regular rode the returns enmo In, giving Rudolfe ns the winner. In a little while came official confirma tion, and tho poolrooms paid off. l.a- HORSE MEAT EATEN IN EUROPE Guard Spclal Service- Berlin, October 21. Tho prices of all kinds of meat hnvo risen to such an extent throughout tho Empire Hint horsoflOHh has become nil article of common consumption. In the flnit olv months nf this year 3 5. 277.4 H B I nnunHs of borsofletlh wero sold as against 45,586,1183 pounds of mut ton. In view of the great ngllntlon for a decrease In Import duties of food stuffs nnd the abolition of tho ex port bounty system which raises the rice of rodder, the Prussian nnnis ! ter of agriculture has Issued n de ! creo In which he points out the great i difference between wholesale and re tail prices, especially In regard to pork, which Is tho rnvorite meat of the Germans, forming more than half of the total meat, consumed. The minister enlolns tho cllles to endenv or to bring about an nndiTstaiHllim with the retailors and If they aro un ablo to doso, to take effective action by selling meat, vegetables, fruit mid more especially flh, themselves, and to til Ih end he promises to arrange that reduced railroad freight laiifrs shall bo accorded t.i munliipalltlcH which provide retail food stores for the benefit of their citizens. Wllniersilorf and other suburbs nf Merlin hnve already started munici pal fish st'ires which are a great suc cess, and Ili-rl in has Just decided to open 70 stalls for a similar purposo In Hip nubile markets. Many nroy',1- clal cities ure following suit. Tho Kinperor's sojourn, this year on his favorite shooting CHtate at i Homiiiten, wbero he usually stnys during the latter part of September and the first half of October, Is prov ing enjoyable and Invigorating to bis majesty. He is accompanied bv sev eral I n 1 1 rttn to personal friends nnd quite a few other guests. The offi cers of tho neighboring garrisons aro very often aakcri lo Join the shoot. Following the example of the lnl ted States department, the German government haa established a regular school for candidates fur appoint ment n the consular service. Funds for the school were largely provided by exporting firms, whose co-operation in the Instruction or future con. suls has also been sought, the alui of the department being to give them practical business training and exper ience Instead of bureaucratic educa tion they havo hltherlo received us attaches for a year In the commer ' ler In the aitornoon it was learned i through newspaper sources that Ru liolfe had not been in the money but none of t lie bettors who had burked Uudolfo could be found. It I. believed that the wire was tapped lust outside of New York and that an expert telegrapher, familiar wltlj the code, sent in the falso report. ! According to reports from Tarry town, John D. Rockefeller has not worried himself sick over the "disso lution" nf the oil trust he built up. but on the contrary is now enjoying better health than in years. He Is said to woU,h over 190 pounds and gained twelve pounds in the last foui months. "No lady will wear a hat In anj public place If by such action she ob structs the view- or olberwlso annoyi any other person," Is the dictum that has gone forth among New York clubwomen, nnd a crusade has been started to put an end to the practice. The rule will be strictly enforced at the convention of the New York stata federal ion of women's clubs, to be held next month nt tho Hotel Astor. No woman wearing a "lid" will b niltted Into tho convtlon hall. Horotigh Presldont McAney doesn't believe ill signs, of the blnnk wall and billboard vnrloty, and haa under taken to mltignto the nuisance. Probably no other city In the world Is so disfigured with eyesores mis called advertising as is tho American metropolis, and tho borough presi dent will have the support of a ma jority of tho people In his efforts ta nt least tone down the blatant dlB Play. "Como in and see our musical cat," leads an announcement In the win dow of a downtown cafe. Attracted by this invitation, tho bar 1b always lined Villi men, drinking beer and watching a big Angora foline which purrs contentedly on tho back bar. II any inquirer wants to know why th cat Is called mimical, the bartender remarks. "Huh. can't you see the brass band on his neck?" Then tha crowd, most of whom have also been "sold," guffaws and has another. An electrical spanking machine 1 ouo of the Intest inventions shown at tho electrical exposition, which haa . been in progress all week at. Grande Cntral Palnce, closing tonight. Tha "spnnker" Is a simple nrrangement of paddles nnd strnps. With the lat ter the youth to bo punished Is held securely lu position. The mother then presses n button, turning on the power, the paddles begin their work, and she Is left free to go about tir household duties until her young hopeful' comes to terma. cial Boctton of the ministry. Busi ness men and professors from thi. universities mid technlcnl schools will co-operato In tho training of the future consuls. 0REG0NIAN MEN ELECTED MEMBERS OF ' VARSITY PRESS CLUB Blythe and Gregory Wire Man ager Geary They Think They Are Eligible .. Stating thnt they are capable In every way, havo more than averaga ability In newspaper work and can fulfill all necessary qualifications tor membership In tho University of Ore gon press club, Ned Blythe, north west editor of tho Portland Oregon Inn, and I.nlr Gregory, one of th copy-deslc men on the same paper, yesterday wired Graduate Managei Geary to consider their application! for membership In the coilege Jour nalistic club recontly organized bj Mr. Geary. Tho telegram follows: Portland. Oct. 18, 1911 ARTHUR M. GEARY, . Graduate Mgr.,, U. of 0., Eugone, Ore. Dear Sir In your paper, the Em erald, wo see you are organizing a University press club. We herewith apply. We are newspapermen of more brains, than average ability and qualified In every way. Very truly, I,. II. GREGORY, K. N. IH-YTIIE, Please send the season passes N. n.- ns per Emeralds offer by earliest mall. Afler carefully considering the humble application of the two Port land "cubs" and Investigating their past histories at the University, Geary will recommend the now men for the Varsity press club. Up to a late hour last night, tho season m:ises had not been forwarded, how ever, as the University publicity man Is Just, n little inclined to take the postscript to the telegram as a Joke only the postcrlpt, howover. Moth Gregory and lllythe are old Oregon men. The latter was the first yell louder at Oregon, and could make an awful lot of noise for a little man. Gregory, nf lator years, was editor and publisher of "The Midnight DoiiKiiut" here two years ago, and founded the fraternity "lioiighnut" basehnll league which has become a permanent activity at the University. "Considering these things." said Mr Geary, "wo should vote them In. Hut they miiHt understand that In the future, the University of Oregon Press club will tolerate no levity. I cannot Issuo tho passes.' O
