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SECTION
TWO
SOCIETY AND
THEATRICALS
lLimt YEAR.
3HBDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1911.
No. 254.
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The most important meeting in
lodge circle!) during the lust week was
undoubtedly .the installation nud re
ception to members in Renmes chap
ter, U. E. S., Wednesday niht. Mrs.
W. 11. McGownn served ns installing
officer and Mrs. II. U. Lumsden as
marshal and the following officers
were installed: Worthy matron, Lil
lian Woodford; worthy palroit, J E.
Watt; associate matron, Stella Mer
rick; secretary, Lou Elwood; treas
urer, Mary Strang; conduetron.-,
Maude llurgravc; associate coudm -liess,
Etta Shearer; chaplain, Murv
Orr; marshal, Helen Watt; pianist
Delhi Jones; warder, Elizabeth Greg
ory; sentinel, T. J. Sumiiierville;
Adah, Edith Eisenhart; Ruth, Pearl
llutchnson; Esther, Frances Kidd:
Martha, llattio Stiuunerville; Electa,
Agnes Isaacs. About one hundred
members and quests were present at
the reception, which followed the in
stallation ceremonies. Misses Crav -ford
and Crowoll pleased with mus
ical selections and a supper consist
ing of chicken salad, sandwiches
pickle, olives, coffee, ices and cake
was served. The committee wt"
composed .of Mrs. II. U. Lumsden
chairman; Mrs. If. C. Kentner. Mis-,
IJcss Kcntuci, Mrs L. P.. Warner
Mrs. I). H. Soliss, Mr. and Mrs Will
Mates. Mr and Mrs. Benjamin Oar
net t, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Lewis
Warner, Iialph Woodford and C. I.
Hutchinson. A very pretty courtesy
was extended the chapter by Mrs. I.
L. Hamilton, who, with her two
daughters, is spending the winter in
California, it ml who sent quantities
of flowers, emblematic of the secret
work of the order, to be used by the
incoming and outgoing officers. Mi-s
Gertrude Weeks, the retiring wortnv
matron, was prcsunlcd with a hand
some past mntron's pin.
Interest in the evangelistic con
ference held the past week in the
Baptist church centered in the two
sermons of Dr. W. B. Hinson, Wed
nesday and .Thursday evenings. I)".
Hinson ranks among the most emi
nent divines bf the United Stale
irrespective of denominational line's
and was the. guest during his stav :n
this city of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Shir
lev. The special music at the Preshv
tcrian church this morning will in
clude an anthem by the choir,- wiih
solo by Prof. Fish and a contralto
solo. "Behold, the Master Passeth
By," by MisB Munch Cox, recently
of York, Nebraska.
Mrs. W. J. Warner gave a dinner
of six covers Monday evening in
honor of her husband's birthday an
niversary. The guests were Mr. Lin
coln. Mr. Ericksou, Mrs. L. 11. War
ner and Mr. Lewis Warner.
The Lcnd-a-lland (('lib spent a
pleasant evening Tuesday with Miss
Edna McDermot.
The Theatrical Situation of Today
There was never a time in tlui A man might walk Broadway with
history of the drama when thcAmei- the manuscript of Hamlet under hi
icau people were so willing to pay for arm if ,llis fl,mm1- lW wc're ""
uiiiiikuiiiuiit. This theatrical market , knownwithout fiudiiig u manage,
has b'rought forth all Sorts of Iual-1 thnt would sit through a single read
ers in amusements, with their cheap lnsr. with two po-iblc exceptions;
and bogus wares. When we .protest,
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shoulders and upturned palms, ex-!
claims, "We gif do people vot da
vont ! Dat is btsncss." And here
theatrical dilemma. We do not wish
to play the ic&simist and say thai
there is nothing good since Booth,
Barrett and McCiillough left tho
(.(ago. The tact is, every year brings
forth its galaxy of new stars and
plays that will bear comparison with
the French and English drama of a
seiieratioii ago, but those plays a e
few and far between, and we pay
our good money for a deal of chaff,
when sifted, shows but little of t!i"
genuine.
Thoro aro more vood playwright-
lodav than ever before, but they mo
thrown into the comincreial whirl -
1Hol of BroHdwav. where the annual
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Mippl.v of Plays, iiko eioiiKs uiii -.""- : 7h(r ' ;" , . aotlon An ef- l. and he is thought to be some
nets. u.ut be turned out for the full, non of he colin e to ao Ion. An ef demented person living near
trade If tho lv shows so.uethiu.-'fort Is being made by. a numbor of
.. V .1... i,. r.i. snhila it b, re. students to entch tho uupposod man-'"1'
ol the .chjsaui or suinia. it it- , .,.. ,,,. ,.,. nilinp,i ,mfin a
EtVn involves so,e element r oyo women on tho tioti by prlnK
riX Ac.op. Imve to work rHdualiy!K out from boblnd a covering and
1K, .'..;, 1mv. ..! rt,i nrmliu.. 'blng the victim by two ankle
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Uun- '- ait ' '' expfrimonis
TlicH'ii'. ihf m.magcr .i '-ept-. Hi
pla tb 11 he '"' s,, ' K1'" " A"'
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IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM
Baroness Hengelmuller Now Ranks
All Wives of Diplomats at Washington
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has designated Huroness Ileugelmub
Icr. wile of the uniliassudor from Austria-Hungary to the raited States, to
lie an "Imperial royal lady of the palace." This gives the baroness the high
est pis.s!lile ran Is and privilege at the court. Haruncss Hengelmuller has long
ticeu oNiroiaely popuhii In the society of WasJilngton. Philadelphia and New
York. Her luislmud N the dean of the diplomatic corps, and the receptions
ami social fum-tlnus at the emlmssy have been of the most brilliant character.
The liuroui'st was the Mrs! society woman at the American capital to run her
own niitoiiiolillc. At the time of her marriage to the baron sixteen years ago
she wax the widow of an Austrian Polish magnate. Her father was Count
Alfred Diiiilii-l'.iiiUowsUl. Her education was llnlshed at Dresden. There she
studied u"der Tausig. becoming a most accomplished musician.
Among those from Central Point
who came up Friday to hear Judge
Lindsey's lecture were Mr. and .Mrs
McKillop and Mr. and .Mrs. F. Tomp
kins, all of whom are spending Sun
day with Medford friends.
Lelaml Beverige has returned from
a business and pleasure trip to Port
land, where he attended a reunion of
his class from the Portland high
school.
t. (i. Imvid liolasco ami .Mr. I'isK, huh
neither of these men would think t
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incut the author, a thing Klaw or Er-
lunger would never do.
"Paid in Full" is one of the gen-
'' ph'Vs that look Broadway by
itonn, but it had to take several out
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n iani Tlir nil I linm))
'JACK THE GRUBBER"
MAY GEI GRABBED
BL'GENE. Or. Jan 14.- Tho er-
rors of "Jark-the-Grahbor are keep-
l"K sol of the university girls off
1 the btreets .without an oscort aftor
I IarK. "" ,no "OMa ao""" olwthln a certain area near the cam
M.la rnvml floiul hivn tttlrrnil tho1
. lac wno nas irom iiuiu wm u-i .i.v.w .
,.,..1 llun, rannliio Tun wnniuil 111.
struetors at tho unlvoralty woro hold
ufi by this fiend two nights ago and
-fcrHl other instances have been re-
I ported rwontly. Tho nlan has linon
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I indulging his llaltc ji-i fi-rmanccs
Friends of Mrs. William M. Col
vig, who for the past week has been
in a Portland hospital, are glad to
learn thai she is recovering rapidly
from her operation. Her daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Reams, and Dr. Gate
are still with her.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Merriinau are
among those couteiii)latiug takiu
the excursion
Thursdny.
trip to Los Angeles
itadcl. It was refused by the theat
rical trust, but the plucky author
took it on u burn-storming tour; fin
ally turned up at Albino, N. Y.
whore his play met with instam
favor. He wont to New York city,
hired a critic of one of the leading
dailies to 1:0 sec the play, giving said
critic twenty-five dollars and ex
penses. He ut oucc saw the merits
of the play and after a strenuous ef
fort, succeeded in persuading Mr.
Erlanger to go and sec for himself
The result was thnt the trust pro
duced the play in New York on theii'
own terms.
for somo time, but becaimo of tho
length of time between tho assaults
and tho difficulty of capturing him
In the dark ho tins remained at large.
The reports of soveral of the cases
wltlin tho pabt two woeks have
arouuod the Iro of tho mon students
and n determined offort Is being
.niacie 10 run uown mo man, 11 u w
nocaBBarJ. to patro, ovory ,)1()ck Jn t)l0
vI(!,nUy of tho fan)UH at night. Tho
..8r'ahbw... nuik08 j,8 appearanco
certain half-witted man. and an of
fort wilt be made to identify him by
th toael.oia aswuilted two nlglits
asu.
If you arc sure that vourior of
fers hotter valuoe ttiu am other in
your line, bo equally sure that It J
holler ndvertised.
Mrs. H. II. Tuttlc, one of the suc
cessful teachers of young women 'in
the Baptist Sunday school, gave a
birthday dinner Friday for the fit
teen young Indies of her class. A
monthly feature of the class work is
u celebration of the birthdays of any
member whose anniversary occurs
during the month. The honor'gucsts
Friday evening were Miss Lorraine
Lawton and Miss Ethel Gray. Two
large birthday cakes, ono encircled
with red and the other with white
candles, marked the ages of the two
girls, while souvenirs for each guest
arranged frdui the chandeliers, com
pleted an attractive color bchemo of
red nud white.
A most delightful afternoon was
passed Wednesday by the Wednesday
Study club at the home of Mrs. M.
L. Alford. 100 South Ivy street. The
program of the day was in charge ol
Mrs. E. S. Parsons, who read a de
lightfully entertaining and inspiring
paper on the topic, "The Educational
Work of Women's Clubs, Past and
Present." Mrs. E. II. Pickel read
"Tho Eternal Feminine," from Hunc
ker's Hook of Temperaments, which
was followed by a general discussion.
Mrs. Alford then served light refresh
ments and the sociability became in
formal. Mrs. M. M. Putnam and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Pctunui, have lcturned
from a trip to Portland and Salem.
In Salem thoy were the guests of
Governor West and nttoudol the in
augural ceremonies at il.i sti.;c
house. The govjrnor's house in
Salem is for the present pi ended
over by Mrs. West's sister, Mi s IIut
ton, since Mrs. West is siui.dimr the
winter in Los Angeles, beenu&o ol
the delicate health of a dnu&htci.
The inaugural ceremonies were nt-
tended bv n large and enthusiastic
i throng, which packed tho state house
and the governor's message, whu'li
was long and exhaustive, wns listened
to with close interest and attention.
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Dr. and Mrs. Denniston entertained
at their home on West Main street
Monday evening with four tables' of
bridge. The guests were Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. English, Mr. nnd Mrs. I).
W. Luke, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Knight,
Dr. and Mrs. Porter, and the Missus
Luke, Hiley and English.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Christian church gave a farewell
Wednesday evening at the church for
Mr. Harry Boswoll, who has gone to
Portland and Newburg for an indefi
nite stay. Refreshments were served
ami games plavcd, and a social good
time much enjoyed.
Miss Elizabeth Putnam has been
called to San Francisco by illness in
tho family of her brother, Arthur.
She will return the middle of the
week, bringing with her u niece, who
will remain for an extended visit.
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"Mary Jane's Pa" was accepted o 1
account of a few sensational scenes
The trust management intemled.it foi
u light comedy drama. Mr, Eigmaii
read the play and asked to be given
the part of Hiram Perkins. The
maunuement did not wish to put
expensive an actor as Max Eignian
in a part lhai reined to them of so
little importance, but Pigmuu could
see in his mind'- eye tho eccentric
Hiram Perkins Medford playgoois
know the result. "Mary Jano and
her Pa" made 11 laugh ami beguiled
us of our tears.
"The Bnttlc," as played by Wilto'i
INVESTIGATING BIG
FERRYBOAT EXPLOSION
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1 1 In an
! attempt to detcrinlno tho cauno of tho
explosion oa the ferry boat Uorkeloy
that killed one and lujurod flvo oth
ers, the liulls and boilers coutmis
blon, conslstliiK of a board of Inquiry,
mot today. Whether the explosives
wero carried by John O. Norbom,
who was killed, or whether It came
from some other source was the chief
point the board attempted to clear
up. Kvldonct) to show the direction
of the explosion was tokon. No ef
fort was made to oMabllbh whothor
death was accidental or suicidal, If
Ngrbom carried the explosive, that
point being left for tho qornnor to
decide.
Captain W. T Shoiey ami Royal
Victims of Cyanide Kiss of Death,
Strangest Mystery In All Romance
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Never in all the annals of romance, since the llrst cave man abandoned his
bludgeon and Implanted a kiss of love upon the lips of his captured pnrtner.
has there been so strange, so apparently Inexplicable a mystery as that which
surrounds the simultaneous deaths of Charles Kdward Twlgg and Miss Grace
Klosier at Cumberland, Md. Seated together upon a sofa In the parlor of the
Hlosscr homo the afternoon of the day preceding that set for their marriage,
these lovers are believed to have kissed each other, one conveying to the other
In this manner a fatal particle of tho deadliest of poisons, cyanide, one drop
of which placed upon the tongue causes Instant death. The mother of the girl
who wns to bo married entered the room anil found the lovers hand In hand,
still seated upon the sofa, staring at each other, but the stare was that of
death. No vlnl or other holder for the poison was found. In Mr. Twiggs
mouth was a lilt of chowing gum which apparently he had Just begun to chew.
No cyanide was found In the gum. though the poison was present Id the
bodies of tho victims. The police aro working on several theories, the most
generally accepted being that In some mysterious way the lovers wero mur
dered by the use of tho polnon.
Tho Christian Endeavor soeioty of
the Presbyterian church regaled
themselves Tuesday evening with an
informal htipper at 0:110 in the par
lors of the church.
Mrs. C. M. Hoynton was hostess
Wednesday afternoon to the Monday
Bridge club. Three tables played.
Mrs. Diuilnp won the piizu with tho
highest score. Mrs. Dimlop entertains
the club Monday afternoon.
Mrs. E. 11. Ilanley and children,
have been spending a month in Port
land, returned homo Thursday morn
ing. j& uz?
Lackave dpaln with the problem ol
the hour; namely, the labor question,
and plnv of this class are usually
accepted 011 account of their popular
theme. Like the light fiction of the
hour, they have their short season
of success and are forgotten. What
we need is more of dramatic nil in
our plays. This will never tbe
achieved while our wrilors aro com
pelled to const met 11 play to suit the
! particular ability of some actor or
to fit Komu special kcenury or cos-
ttiuiu that tho manager uiuy liappci
to have on bund.
Art U an exacting master whom we
Siimpunu, who wo 10 sightly Injured
hy the explosion, and Louis Kuuro
and A. C. Miller, who woro In the
wash room of the ferryboat on which
the explosion occurred, along with
the officers and crow of tliw Berke
ley and sovHial of tho passengers.
were K.iiuuiomid ns witnesses.
Edwin Schnoldr, who wna bellov-f
led to have been fatally Injured, will
I recover, bli physlclanK wild today.
, Holms been removed f.oin tho Qjik
' land receiving hottpltal to bla homo In
Eliiiliui'Ht. Tho liijurluti of noun of
tho othois are serious.
MRS, CARRIE NATION
IS DANGEROUSLY ILL1
EIREKA SPRINGS, Ark.. Jan. 1 I.
1 Mrs. Carrie Nation, the pioneer,
I KinihiiK siilomi smasher, Mtifferd a
' nervous collapse at her home here to
t day. Her condition wiitf such tha'
! hIip oxpreaswl tb ''lr ilril h .
leer as a teinpenuico leeiuioi i.id a
lis (in lit ill inl'iNi'' nits was elide 1
The ladies of St. Mark's guild gine
their first church supper in St.
Mark's hall Wednesday evening, tl
was largely attended and a pro
nounced success.
Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Warner eiitc''
taiued with a five course dinner
Tuesday evening, their guests lieiug
Mr. ami Mrs. W. T. York. Mr. ami
Mrs. II. C. Kentner ami Mis. Jen
nings of New York.
Mr. George But, returns this week,
accompanied by his father, both of
whom will make Medford their future
home.
jgr By Ed Andrews
must approach with uncovered head.
When we undertake to commercial
ize, the timid muse at once lakes
wing. Wo cannot call io mind a
single great play that was ever writ
ten on contract. When Gilbert and
Sullivan commenced wrilint; for the
Savoy theater they produced "Rudi
gorc," "Yoemaii of the Guard," "Gon
doliers," "Pinaforo," "Mikado," "Pi
rate of Panjauth" ami "Patience,"
and they were all written in 11 playful
mood, with so little thought of
protit thai not even nit American
copyright was procuicd. The auth
ors never received a dollar of roy-
IS
WESLEY, Out . J.mi 1 1 Tho bodv
of Erau. Lobiuski, 71) ycai of age.
was found in the yard of his shncK
in tho bnii.li two nuls east of this
illiitfu, near Barliu, early today. H
had lieuit uiiirdored, Ills bond having
ben bun tun with a hummer, which wim
found in ii fieb) near by. The onl
eluo to tho uiurdeier iu 11 cutter track
ami the funlpriuta of u toi.ni 01'
luiixnt in l he snow.
Lobiiioki was uuduiibtudlv murdered
for In- iii.iiH'V He bad the vepiita-
tjf'ti nt bi'ins.- .1 nn-icr and it wu eoni-
limn talk 1I10 hi li'td siHieted thou-
. d 'i d ! as
HasklUB (or lionltli, (
The members of tho Oratorio so
ciety organized last October met i:i
the small hall of the Natatorium
Tuesday evening nud effected n re
organization, with tho following of
ficers elected: President, W. T. Vaw
tcr; vice president, Mrs. Charles llaz
clrigg; manager, Ed Andrews; mus
ical director, C. J), llnzelrigg; secre
tary, Mrs. Etta Hates; treasurer, W.
H. Whitscl. A board of directors
consisting of seven business men,
shall act ns an advisory bourd and
assist in the financial management of
concerts. The plan is to study a
repertoire of classic and popular
choral works and give a scries of
concerts in the spring. An effott
will be made to secure Mudamo
Calve, the coleraturo soprano, ami
the Minneapolis Symphony orchostra
each for one evening, and if tho so
ciety is organized and actively at
work this can easily be accomplished,
Tho society has about seventy-fivo
members and it is hoped thnt all tho
musical peoplo of the city will rally
to the suport of this work, the bene
fit of which cannot bo overestimated
Mr. and Mrs. II. U. Lumsden and
Mr. Lumsden's mother, Mrs. E M.
Lumsden, leave for Los Angeles;
Thursday on the excursion Mr. nud
.Mrs. Lumsden will be cnuo a month,
but Mrs. Lumsden, si., will extend
her visit until spring, the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles, who has
recently returned from a trip abroad.
The officers of the recently organ
ized young men's club of the Metho
dist church are, president, E. W.
Hraiuard; first vice president, Leroy
Church; second vice president, Ed
Steep; third vice president, Josooh
Hitler; fourth vice president, C. W.
Conkliu; secretary, II. V. Meade;
treasurer, 0, C. Hoggs.
Miss Annette Wukeman enter
tained a few of her young friends last
Saturday evening with a course din
ner at ler home, 1211 Oakdalc avenue
north.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Muguire, who
removed from Medford to Portland
Inst Septombor, are receiving con-
gratiilations
upon the advent of i
sou.
Misses Alice Streets, Lueilo and
Star Marshall returned to llorkolev
Inst week, where thoy resumo their
studies in tho University of Califor
nia. Mrs.''M. M. Taylor of Jacksonville
was among those attending Ben Lind
sey's lecture Friday night.
Mr. Porter J. Neff left Tuesday
evening for a short business trip
through the eastern states,
Mrs. J. F, Reddy and children have
returned from a holiday visit to Spo
kane, where thoy wore guests of Mrs,
Reddy's parents.
ulty 011 thesu plays outside of British
territory. Goethe spent a life time
writing Faust, Ibsen gave to hij
plays the philosophy, the inspiration
ami the careful work of a lo.ig life.
.Most witting is done in the passive
mood. Our library shelves are lined
with the commonplace, but now an..
Ihcn, at rare intervals, when tho ele
ments aro iu tune, the writer tills
his wings a bit and soars high into
the ether of inspiration. "I'is then
that the master Hues are written that
m down to ages and quicken tho
heart-beat of generation after gonor
ation. When Richard Wagner began to
write operas, he found but ono man
111 nil Europe that was able to com
prebend his nuifsic, and that wurt
Krai 1. List, the famous pianist. Wag
ner wns poor and a political exile
from his native laiul. He took up his
abode iu 11 little out-of-the-way town
iu Switzerland, whero List used to
come at intervals and visit him ami
plu-v over the mimic that Wngnor was
unable himself to piny. The great
composer would sit with tears run
ning down his cheeks listening to tho
nii'sie that ho had dreamed in his
solitude, but never heard.
Well, wo aro living iu a very iim
torialistio ago and the aim of all pro
fessions sopmt to ho gain, and tho
theater has heoome a place to siuii
ply while awuy the time. Nn wonder
that no tors like Frederick Wnrdo
huvo taken o tho lecture platform,
but we still have the chorus girl,
cnnovinir nimbly in tho spot light lo
Jibe lascivious plensings of a lutivSo
what's Hip use.
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