Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-07-06
CHAUTAUQUA IS NOWON
DIR. HILLS DELIVERS OPENING
LECTURE ON CAUSES OF WAR.
Famous Schumann Quintet Entertains
Big Audience-This Is Town
Booster Nels. Darlings Day.

The third annual chautauqua open
ed on Sunday evening, as scheduled
with mastery lecture by DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, his theme being Eco
nomic Causes of the War;" a subject
most interesting and entertaining at
this time. The discourse was discuss
ed in manner that showed deep
thought and study of the situation.
both as regards the European war
and the troubles in Mexico. DR.. Hill
lis upheld the policy of President Will
son with reference to the former, but
failed to agree with his attitude to-
ward Mexico, remarking that the
chief executive of the nation exhibited
weakness The doctor is long on sta
tistics, and on divers and sundry oc-
casions clinched his arguments by
quoting figures. Among other things
he said that one hundred and seventy
Americans had already been killed in
Mexico And yet President Wilson
persued his watchful waiting policy
there. When United States troops
were sent into Vera Cruz to protect
Americans against slaughter and es-
tablishing peace zone the poems flock
ed there by the thousands and on
bended knees begged that the zone be
extended that peace might reign in
their domain. This simply showed
that desire for political supremacy had
to do with the continuation of the
rebellion. The United States, accord
ing to the speaker, owns practically
one-half of Mexico, and yet in the
face of this fact it is taking no ef-
fective steps toward the protection of
its interests or the interests of its sub
jects in that country.
Mrs. Harriette Gum Robertson,
morning lecturer, did not arrive here
in time to speak yesterday forenoon.
Floyd, the master magician, who
heads his own company, which en-
tertained at the local chautauqua yes
terday afternoon, is one of the most
remarkable men of his profession.
His reputation as a magician of first
rank has caused him to be sought
widely and he has appeared on three
continents and in twenty-seven coun-
tries. He is perhaps the only magi-
clan who has been called upon to
perform above the earth, under the
earth and on water as well as on land.
On the commons at Lowell, Mass,
fourth of July, 1884, he appeared in
the basket of a balloon as THE King
of the Air. An hour later the aero
naut ascended alone and was lost in
Boston harbor. In 1889 at the finish
of the metropolitan sewer in Boston
the mayor and officials held a ban
quet under ground and Floyd was en-
gagged to entertain them. The per-
formance yesterday was entertaining
throughout, many mystifying stunts
being pulled off. 1t consisted of pres
tidigitation by Mr.. Floyd and his as
sistants, mind reading by Mohala, mu
steal interludes by Mr.. Allard, with
the trunk mystery by the entire COM
pany as the closing scene.
In the evening the famous Schu-
mann Quintet entertained well-filled
pavilion, and the entertainment was
well received by all present. The con-
cert was one of exceptional merit, and
efcited much praise for each of the |
several numbers on the splendid pro-
gram. 1t was the Schumann's first |
appearance in Dallas, and will long
be remembered as a musical event
Today is what is known in chautauqua
circles as Darling day." This evening
Nels. Darling, a community builder,
whose lectures have been welcomed
throughout the country, will speak OF
Our Town" The SaXony singers will
entertain this afternoon as a prelude
to a lecture on american Ideals" by
Mrs. A. C. Zehner.