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The Washington times., 1913-01-21
APPLAUOED OLCOTT
IN TYPICAL PLAY
OF LIFE IN ERIN
Comedian Is Obliged to Sing His
"WiId Irish Rose Before
EncoreS Cease.

Chauncey Olcott is in Washington
again. He is making his annual visit
TO the Columbia, and is presenting the
latest vehicle for the exploitation of his
Celtic songs and the romance of the
Emerald Isle. called The Isle o
Dreams" II is the 1915 model of the
standardized Olcott production, frag-
rant. melodious and humorous.
There are a few people in this nation
who have not vet heard Mr.. Olcott sing
My Wild Irish Rose" butthey could not
have been more insistent than were the
hundreds who demanded their annual
encore of this perennial song last mSht.
Mr. Olcott will soon be comparing hS-
ures with De Wolf Hopper as to the
relative number of times this melody
and Casey at the Bat" have been CIV
en-. The Irish comedian interpolated the
song in his felicitous curtain speech last
evening. He was rewarded with huse
bouquet of roses.
Rida johnson Young has provided the
| sweet singer with a typical Olcotl
| comedy the component elements beins
O'Doon, an English colonel, and
French spy. The ingredients are more
! or less shop-worn, perhaps, but an vi,
| colt play is ever a law unto ltsef, ana
nothing in 1t is permitted to become
| trite or hackneyed. IL Olcott ever
wearies of his continuous service as the
young Celtic Lochinvar. with his hearl
on his sleeve, il is certain his PUBLIC
| does not. He is one Of the few staples
| in the theatrical market, one whose
popularity seems to be unaffected by
| the ebb and flow of the showman's busi.
ness, and whose following is as loyaI
as that of Maude Adams.
Mr.. olcotts play is produced by Henry
Miller this season. and the stagecra1'
| of the latter is to be seen in many mat
| tcrs of detail He is surrounded by a
capable company.
Miss Edith Browning plays the fail
| Kathleen with snap and dash that Is
pure Celtic, and Miss Agnes Heron
Miller, daughter of Henry Miller. is cas-
as Mona. an Irish girl OF the hills with
| wistful dreams to fill her mind.
Colonel McFarlen is given dignity
and grace By David Glassford. and
John Sheehan has a character part IN
| the role of Phelim O'Flynn.
The performance last evening was a
| benefit for the Northern Dispensary and
Emergency Hospital. The Columbia has
not held a larger audience this season.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Imports and Exports
Of 1912 Break Records


The foreign commerce Of the United
states In the calendar year 1872 showed
total imports s1,S17 S.. $40. against 31.5sss,-
~. le0 In 1871. and total exports Of 3, 399,-
sso.y.3. against S.o92, $4,000 In 1911, ac-
eording to a statement just completed
by the statistical division of the Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
The excess OF exports over imports
was $0S2, 3633, against $500, 167, ,5S6 In 1911.
Imports entering free OF dut yamounted
to ssss. 2ls, 3S0 against s7g4. .444. 255 in 1911;
while dutiable imports were SIS. 49, ,oi0.
against ,905 Ia, 1911, the share OF
the imports entering free of duty in
1912 being 54.6 per cent, against Sis per
cent In 1911. and 49, In 1910.
Both imports and exports show larger
totals In 1872 than in any previous year.
the highest import record prior to 1912
being that Of 1910. 81. So. .904 Isl: and the
highest export record prior to 1912 being
that OF 1911, $2,092,5 ,5267i5.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
IS DIVIDED
ON PENAL RULE IN
IMMIGRATION BILL
Lodge Defends Measure-Says
1t Will Apply to Italy Only.
0'Gorman Attacks 1t.

When the conference report on the
immigration bill was taken UP In the
Senate yesterday. at the instance of
Senator Lodge. there was discussion
of the effect of a provisio in the con-
ference report requiring the production
of penal certificates in certain cases for
the purpose Of facilitating the exclusion
of criminals.
Senator Lodge said the import OF this
has been misunderstood, and that he
had received kilograms from Louis Mar
shall. of New York. protesting that the
effect would be to shut out Hebrews
from Russia who had been convicted
for polittcal offenses
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Western Senators Have
Nominees for Cabinet

Senators Newlands OF Nevada and
Chamberlain of Oregon made a pilgrim
age to Trenton yesterday to suggest
several names to Governor Wilson for
the Cabinet.
They went representing a group Of
Rocky mountain Senators and suggested
the names Of Governor Hawley OF Ida
no, Governor Norris Of Montana, Joseph
Teale, of Portland. and Clay Tallman
Of Nevada. Either OF these men. they
urged. would make a good Secretary OF
the interior
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Miss George to Speak.

Miss Anne George. translator of the
Madame Montessori Method" Will
give an address this afternoon before
the school ana community committee Of
the Mothers Club Of Cleveland Park.
on Home Application of the Montes-
sori Method" Miss George IL one Of the
highest authorities on the Montessori
method OF instruction in this country.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Caucus Names Watson
As Democratic Senator

According to word received from West
Virginia, the Democrats of the legisla-
tnre there have named Senator c. W.
Watson as the caucus nominee for the
Senate.
This insures the support Of the Demo-
Gratis OF the legislature. but does not
settle the reelection Of Watson, as
neither Of the three parties has a ma
tority In the legislature.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Seek Smaller Fire Loss.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. a.-Drastic
measures were urged today at the OPEN
ing session of the Tennessee Fire Pre-
vention Association to reduce the fire
loss in the State. More severe penalties
for incendiaries are advocated by the
association. .....
The Washington times., 1913-01-21

possible for that government; that the
clause would have no effect on general
immigration and would apply as mat
ter OF fact TO but one country, the only
one issuing such certificates. Italy.
The purpose of the provision, said
Senator Lodge, was the better exclu-
sion Of criminals. He said none of the
conference committee members would
have supported the provision. which
was requested BY the department, IL
II had applied to immigration from
Russia Of persons involved In political
offenses.
Not In Original.
Senator Stone asked several questions
and developed that the clause relating
to penal certificates was not in the
original bill. as it passed either House
or Senate. 1t was put in by the con-
ferees. Senator Lodge defended the
parliamentary regularity of the pro-
ceeding.
Senator o'Gorman criticised the pro-
vision. He said:
1T puts It into the hands of every
foreign power to restrict or even pro-
hibit immigration into the United States
and to nullify the principle of ex-
patriation. to which this country has
So long adhered"
Senator Lodge would not admit there
was any such danger.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Lodge Defends Measure.

Senator Lodge said the language of
the bill would not have that effect: that
Russia. when asked by the State De-
paftment about producing penal certi-
ficates had replied this would be i'm
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
Not In Original.
Builders to Be Hosts.

The Washington Builders Exchange
will celebrate ladies' night tomorrow
night. A musical program will be the
feature.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
LOCAL MENTION

The Triumph of Feature Films. "The
Dccameron of Bacaccio." Greatest
classic of centuries. Today. Virginia.
The Washington times., 1913-01-21
THE THRIFTY
HOUSEWIFE

VIII do well TO consult daily the uumsr.
Gus and unusual bargains offered tu ina
Timss For Sals-1tipcsllansous'' Cols
pnnD on the Want Ad paSeA
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
LEVI CLARKE FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BED

When members of the family of
Chas. N. Clarke, son of the deceased
with whom he has been living for the
past three months, went TO call him
yestesday morning Levi Clarke was
found dead in bed. His end had come
peacefully while he slept. Mr.. Clarke
had been failing rapidly since the
death of his wife, his life's companion,
who died at her home here in October.
Last Sunday was the'fifty-sixth an
niversary of their wedding, and on
that day Mr.. Clarke became a member
Of the st. Marks Episcopal church
and was confirmed by Bishop r. l..
Paddock.
Mr.. Clarke came to Oregon % years
ago and located at The Dales, where
he lived until IA years ago when he
came to Hood River to make his home.
He leaves surviving five children
and 10 grandchildren. The children
are: Frank Clarke. of Portland, F.
w. Clarke and Mrs. W. o. Hadley. of
The Dalles, and Arthur and Chas. N.
Clarke, of this city.
The funeral services will lie held
this afternoon from the St. Mark S
Episcopal church Rev. B. A. Warren,
of the Episcopal church of The Dalles,
will conduct the services.
Mr.. Clarke was born October l6,
1895, IN Vermont. He was married to
Miss Mary Jane Keys at Woodstock,
Ontrario, on April 20, 1856.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
Make Gardens in Back Yards

"There is no good reason why the
occupant of small lot in town or city
should complain about the high cost Of
living in the summer time. If he is
willing to endure sore muscles for a
brief period" " says statement from
the National Council Of Horticulture,
'and to undertake perhaps unaccus-
toned labor with spade and rake,
which will be better for his physical
we'll being than golf or baseball, he
may moke his spare ground return big
dividends
Every back yard on which the sun
shines with reasonable warmth can be
made to produce fresh vegetables
enough to supply the average family in
abundance and variety not surpassed
by the menus of expensive hotels.
Every food requirement can be met
with vegetables grown in the back
yard garden. 1t is not difficult to find
the soil or location which will produce
good crops if the proper skill and care
be used in fertilizing and mechanically
preparing the soil and in selecting the
seed.
Statistics prove that the high cost
of living is not due to increased cost of
producing food entirely, but that a big
proportion Of the high prices is paid to
the middleman Every owner of a
garden is independent of the middle.
man.
"Small seed should be sown on the
surface then fine soil spread over them
and pressed down slightly. Coarse
seed may be sown in drills. The soil
should be gently sprinkled with water
Immediately after planting.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
INTERESTING PARENTS IN FAIRS

The teachers of the state are taking
the right course to interest the chill
dren in the school fair contests that
were launched last September and
which will be held annually every fall.
The educational leaders Of the entire
country realize the need of making the
youth realize the need of more men
and women remaining in the country
as active producers from the soil. An
effort is being made to cause the par
ents of the children to more fully real
ize this. to gain their earnest attention
and to cause them to give the problem
a common sense thought. The move.
ment is young here in Oregon as yet,
and because of its newness some have
considered it a hobby aud a novelty
that will soon wear Off.
But because of its practical value
and the bearing it will have on the
change in the attitude of educating
children, the campaign will undoubt.
edly grow and become firmly in.
trenched system. American schools
have failed in that they have not
taught enough of the practical agricul-
tural or industrial courses. Indeed,
children often have come to look down
on anything that had to be done by
hand or manual labor.
The parents by giving the proper
encouragement and advice to the chill.
dren of the county, can make the faii
very successful. The child should
be put to work not solely for the pur.
pose of winning some prize that MAY
be offered nut he should work Will
all of his energy, The practical exper
ience that he or she will receive viii
be more valuable, perhaps, in after
years than the lessons learned from
arithmetic or rhetoric in the schoo
rooms.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
Automatic Moving Picture Camera

Miles Brothers have placed an auto
matte moving picture camera on the
roof of the Service building of the
Panama Pacific international eXposi.
tiop, for the purpose of recording the
construction of the machinery palace,
the largest building of its kind ever
erected ON the Pacific coast The cam
era will take set of pictures every
five minutes, showing the advance in
the building operations. The record
will show 96 pictures for each working
day.
The camera is operated with deli
cate mechanical device which takes
the picture at unvarying intervals
without requiring the slightest atten-
tion 1t is protected from the sunand
rain by large hood, but has an all in-
elusive view Of the new building.
When the building is completed these
pictures will be developed and when
shown the spectators will watch the
structure completed without the tap of
a hammer and in an increditably short
time
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
SPRING

Although il may not be much differ.
ent from Vernal seasons of past years.
Spring is here, the best Spring wealth.
er that happy man ever enjoyed; for ii
is the newest, and one can not only en-.
JOY the days that are passing, but have
the pleasure at the same time of hav.
ing them recall all of the bygones Of
sunshine of April days. Such Spring
weather as Hood River people enjoy
are rare. The people of but few sec
tions of the country have such a set
ting for their Springtime feasts of the
eye and soul. In a Valley that rivals
the Paradise Garden of Adam and Eve
they live and watch the unfolding of
natures charms. Snow-capped peaks
pierce the rolling clouds aud rear them
selves upward to the dome of heaven,
while a warm sunshine beats down and
disperses the mists and then shines
from out sky bluer than the depths
of mountain lake. A million apple
blossoms burst open and scatter their
delicate perfume on the winds. The
and woods depths are aaame
with the bloom of wild flowers. Rock
lilies and buttercups form golden ear
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
At the Gem

At the Gem Friday and Saturday the
following pictures will be shown:
"Taes of Old Tohite," the love of
a South Sea maid. A Nellie two-reel
special. Ieria, the daughter of the
great chief, Hoatu-aru. of Tahiti, falls
in love with a young midshipman of
a French vessel, and implores her
father to secure him for husband.
The chief endeavors to procure the
midshipman in exchange for one of his
warriors, and failing in this takes him
by force. The French officer, though a
prisoner, comes to love the beautiful
native girl and accepts her proposal of
marriage.
Daughters of the Street." and "a
Heroic Rescue" Two good Edison
reels.
"A Life in the Balance.
Sunday: Buttercups and the Pana-
ma Canal. "
"A Fathers Lesson.
"Across the Great Divide, an Es-
sanay western drama.
"Billy's Birthday Present, " Selig
western drama.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24

FREDETICK WARD
IN RICHARD Ill.

On Friday, April 25, the Electric
| Theatre will show that stupendous pro
ductiou. Richard I'll, in five reels, with
Frederick Ward playing the title role
No man IN America occupies higher
position as au Interpreter Of classic
Shakespearean roles than does Freder-
lex Ward. This name is household
word in every city in this land, and he
is deservedly we'll beloved for the pos
session Of the highest and noblest char
acter, not only as an actor, but as a
man having devoted his life to deeds
which elevate and enoble the proies-
sion Of the drama.
Mr.. Ward has formed his own COM
pany and has some Of the greatest
actors in this country in casts. Some
idea of the immensty of this prOduc-
ti0n many be CLEANED from the fact
that it took over 1000 people, 200
horses, and 1900 costumes to produce
these pictures, which consist of.50O0
feet of film, composed of 1913 scenes.
IL took five months to prepare the
scenery and setting for this wonderful
play.
Particular attention has been paid to
the costumng which is absolutely cor
rect of the period, all of the scenes
we're taken in natural lights and the
photography is perfect among other
scenes in that of the war
ship built in ancient style showing the
landing of Richards army in England
before the battle of Bosworth Field.
The public needs no statement as to
Mr.. Wards characterization of the
part of the humpback tyrant of Eng
and, for all acquainted with the his
tory of dramatic art in this country,
we'll that Frederick Ward is
the best Richard III which the country
has ever seen.
The management of the Electric
Theatre has arranged to get this film
at a great expense and as a special
treat to the people of Hood River city
will be shown for one day only for the
regular price, 10 cents. Matinee, chill
dren five cents. Night, 10 cents to all.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
T0SCANINPS DEBUT.
He Was Literally Forced to Conduct
Opera the First Time.

AS an opera conductor Toscanini
seems both TO have achieved greatness
and to have had greatness thrust upon
him. In the Century Max Smith, giving
a character sketch of the eminent mu-
sician, thus describes his first triumph.
Toscanlni was In Rio de Janeiro, doing
double duty In the opera house as first
cellist and assistant chorus master.
The season had gone badly from the
beginning, One conductor had been re-
jected, and matters reached a crisis
when an Indignant audience, assembled
to hear Aida" refused to accept the
services of an incompetent substitute,
compelling him 10y main force to leave
the orchestra, amid jeers, Kisses and
catcalls before the unfortunate man
had lifted his baton.
The impreSario was in a quandary,
when delegation of influential sub
scribers insisted that he should not
abandon the performance. They were
ready. they said, to accept as leader
any musician in the orchestra rather
than the man dismissed.
Some one suggested Toscaninl, who
beat retreat to the stage, where he
was found trying to hide in the wings.
His efforts to escape were futile. No
excuse was accepted. Forced into the
clawhammer coat worn by the costumer
of the theater, he was dragged into the
pit and lifted bodily to the conductors
stand, while the crowd roared its ap-
proval.
The youthful maestro seized the
baton, and suddenly the noise was
queIled He held at once the undivided
attention not only of the orchestra, but
of the mob Every one could see that
he was conducting from memory Even
then. making his first appearance as a
leader, he was independents of the score
aud so an evening that begun with
tumultuous protests ended with bois
ferrous demonstrations of enthusiasm
insuring the cellist's employment as
conductor to the end of the season
Brute force had launched him on his
brilliant career The news of his sen
sational debut was flashed across the
ocean. and thereafter the doors of ev.
cry opera house in Italy were open "a
him
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
ROMANCE OF THE CASCADES

How many corners Of the globe have
become familiar to readers through
the perusal of the stories Of men, who
were to a certain extent the product Of
the places about which they wrote.
The most vivid portrayals Of Sir Wal
ter Scott, whether it be in poem or his
wonderfully descriptive prose writings.
deal with the incidents that had a
bearing on his life and made it possible
for him to become the more impress
i've. The youth of yesterday, and
those of today, who desire to read
some of the most interesting narratives
ever penned, read "Hluckleberry Finn"
and ''Tom Sawyer" and see the Miss
issippi river region life, when the
steamboat age was at the height Of It's
glory on the Father Of Waters. The
river life produced Mark Twain srl he
has left behind gems to entertain the
young Of coming ages
Washington Irving is best known for
his tales Of the life along the Hudson
and many Of us know the Hudson be-
cause Of the tales Of Irving While
we cannot, perhaps, class James Fen
nimore Cooper with a group Of writer's,
each Of whom has made emphatic some
particular spot Of the world, his writ
ings dealing with no particular region,
yet to great extent the American
youth has conceived his ideas Of the
American Indians and the life on the
frontier of all the northern part of the |
colonies from the Leather Stocking |
Tales.
IL seems that here in the northwest,
where legend of Indians untold
abounds, a writer Of tales should have
been produced. With the exception Of
Homer Balch, whose "Bridge of the
Gods" has entertained readers in all
parts of the world, whose pictures of
the scenic Columbia river region charm
men and women ana make them long
to look upon them with their own eyes,
and whose narratives keep alive the
beautiful legends of the Willamette,
the Klickitats and other northwestern
tribes, no one has ever written any stir
ring tale dealing with the Columbia
river district Baleh died at the age
Of 20, else he would have written other
stories of the Columbia re-
gion; for he said 'To make Oregon
as famous as Scott made Scotland to
make the Cascades as widely known as
the Highlands-to make the splendid
scenery Of the Columbia a background
for romance full of passion and
grandeur-this becomes more and more
the ambition of my life"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
Alarm Calls Out Department

If Georse Fitch, whose humorous ar
ticle on "Homeburg's Friendly Fire
Fiend appears in the May American,
had been in Hood River Tuesday morn
ing he would have been due to another
disappointment. The department anc
an Of the citizens, some hatless, and
running frantically up Cascade avenue
were called out by an alarm when
small blaze was discovered at the home
of Joe E. Lay, north of the west end OF
Columbia street. The fire was extln'
g-,aed by neighbors before the fire
department. arrived on the scene. Dur
ug the rush to the ~conflagration, Gas.
cade Avenue looked like one side OF
Michigan avenue, Chicago, on windy
day, so many were the automobiles
rushing to the blaze.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-24
STAGE VILLAINS.

Not Those Who Play the scoundreIly
Parts, but the. Real Ones.
The true Villain of the stage is not
always the one who strives to kidnap
the heroine and beStow a violent death
upon the hero, for Jealousy and the
acts prompted by IT lead not only the
ladies' but also the men to resort to un-
principled methods to disgrace rival.
One or two of the tricks are quite
common, notably that of doing some
thing to make another player miss his
or her cue. In one case an actress car
ried a fan, which she used deliberately
to blow the sound of her low spoken
syllables away from the other actress.
As result the latter had great diff
Guilty in catching her cues, so much so
that the audience began to speak of
her as a poor actress, although IN other
pieces she had been praised most high
ly by the critics.
An equally common trick is for the
actor to step toward the back of the
stage. This "auses his victims face to
be turned away from the audience, the
consequence being that not only his
voice is lost, but his features are In
visible and his efforts thus spoiled.
Still another device which has been
utilized by stage criminals" Is that of
anticipating the laugh Of a comedian
with a broad smile or grin. This little
trick takes the edge off the fun result
ing from the other actors lines.
One of the simplest ways Of running
the effect cf an act is by dropping
something at the crucial moment. The
instant this is done the minds Of the
audience will go like flash to this IN.
looked for interruption and are drawn
away from the words Of the speaker
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