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lO THE 3IORXIXO OEEGONTAN. WEDXESDAT, JULY 27, 1910. ACTRESS' BENEFIT IS BABE SUCCESS Hundreds Crowd Theater at Two Shows to Help Out Plucky Miss Mahr. EIRL THANKS HER FRIENDS Vlthouglr She Could Not Be There in Person, Miss Mahr Sends Her Picture and Pens Apprecia tion Actor Folk. Do Best. (Continued From First Page.) ius Leonard, the magician. Edward ranvllle, monologue &rtist, courtesy bf Orpheum theater. Harry Weyman, treet musician, courtesy of Pantages rheater. "Will Howard, Lyric Theater, Will Conley and Mlas Sophie Vucker. Owing to the difficulty of getting acts rom the various theaters In such a way not to Interrupt the programmes at he several houseev changes were neces sary in the bill, but the actors all per conned sometime in the course of the vening. Candy Booth Sella Out. The candy booth, conducted by Mrs. j line MacMillan Ordway, was sold out before the end of the first show. Addl- lonal contributions of candy were made (yesterday by Skid-more & Co., Woodard 14 Clark, Dr. Finn's Pharmacy, The Ma- - Iron a, C. 1. Scofflns, Suiter Bros., Lane, Davis Drug Company and Sam L. Beary. Streetcar men are working quietly to li aise a fund, and - it is understood the liiremen and policemen and the mallcar- rlers are also doing; the same. It fcs ex pected that a neat sum will result. from ihelr effortB. Received at Oregon-Ian Miss Lolj teers and Miss Wynn Comu s 10.00 Mr, big. fiichal. tickets sold and donations 43.00 Mrs. Uoo. W. McBride S.OO Mn L. Allen Lew la. tickets 5.00 Mrs. B. Q. W 10.00 sympathizers of Concordia Club... 150. &0 Mrs. Inward Cooking-ham 10.00 Maxgatet Anoiln Company. 19 tickets 19.00 iShrman-Clay building 11.76 com saowerea at iyrlc girls in pa fade I16.f,5 Employes Pacific Telephone & Tele- grapn Co 25.00 Marshall-Wells Hardware Company- 14.00 J. Burger 2.00 Seven tickets sold by patroness... 7.00 Mrs. R. Koehler, six tlckuts 6.oO Mrs. A. Suss, cash 6.00 Evening- Journal receipts Twelve tickets 12.00 Ft. J. Miller. Pres. Owl Drug Co.... 10.00 Mrs. George W. Cran ., 1.00 William & nutti, forest urova l.oo A friend 10.00 A friend 1.0 M. Mc.N'arama 6. OO A street Inspector .A . 1.0k) Received at OreKonlan M. O. Winstoek. Gen. Mgr. Peo ple's Amusement Co 11.00 People's Amusement Co., 10 tickets sold 10.00 The Big Three Trio, of Star The ater, cy comer, v rea 3uuer ana Gene "Wilson 10. 00 Employes of People's Amusement Co. 8.00 Mrs. Hoee Bloch Bauer, donations received 7.00 Mary Q. Hart 6.00 Mrs. T. C. Burns 16.00 Received by Evening Telegram F. W. Parks 1.00 Mrs. O. E. Watts 6.00 1. K. Solomon 6.50 A.. D. Willouwhby . . .- 10.00 H. P. Northrup 1.00 Mra. E. Shields, tickets sold . Mitchell. Lewis & .Slaver, 6; total.. 47.00 Mrs. Julius Loulsson 10.00 Mrs. Alice S. Wlnalow 10.00 Ueorge E. Brr 6.00 l.. c. uct'ormicK D.oo Kleanor Sophie. ................... 2.50 Grand total (4338.56 DETAILS ARE LEAKING OUT Robbed Bank. Publishes List of Stocks Wider Stole. NEW YORK, July 26. Edwin Wider, the young cashier of the New York; branch of the Russo-Chlnese Bank, is still missing, but details of the $600,000 bond and stock theft with which he stands charged are coming to the sur face. Two prominent Stock Exchange firms admitted today having had him as a customer, and it became known that only a few weeks ago his standing as a speculator was found acceptable by the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange authorities decided that, as cashier, he could not be barred under the rules which prohibit clerks and minor employes from speculating. The Russo-Chlnese Bank gave out to day for the ftrst time the full list of missing; shares Wider is accused of stealing, in addition to the $S0,000 in bonds announced last week. The list of shares follows: 2350 shares Pennsylvania Railroad, 1300 shares Baltimore & Ohio. S00 shares of Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 200 shares Tennessee Copper. 200 shares New York Central. 200 shares Great Northern Ore, 100 shares St. Paul, 200 shares Wabash preferred, 60 shares Southern Pacific, 100 shares General Electric Company. 60 shares American Locomotive, 60 shares Erie first preferred, 350 shares Northern Pacific, 100 shares Atchison, 300 shares Reading. 150 shares Ameri can Smelting & Refining and 250 shares Great Northern Railroad. J. S. Bache & Co. and rlck Brothers A Co. are two of the firms with which the missing cashier at one time deal. WATERMELON CAR INVADED Thret Doy Imprisoned bjr Tcamtrter, Who Suinuna lollcc. VA-XfXTt rvTCK. Wnnh,, July 28 (Sue- rtftl.)-JWhn a, driver for Wugraft Bros, went to the railroad yards this morn In (J to haul watermelons, . ho nutlpBd the snal of a car broken and the itoor Hsrhtly ajar. Cloning the door, after he- had seen someone In side move, he hastened to the city Jail and told John Sacrist, chief of police. The. per opmed and Charles Reed. 11 years old: Monrv Masuretsky. lit ysoj-i old. and Edward Konnman. jlf years old, arrested for stealing nwlani and breaking the seal. One hundred and fifty melons Were min ing, The intruders said they had found the door open and hnd entered. Melon rinds were found strewn along the tracw for naif a mile. Koppman said he had sailed from Seattle for Ban Francisco on a schooner, but did not like the sea. so was beating his way hack, At ha had no breakfast the watermelons tempted him, so he fell. The trio are being; held at the city Jail. Revenue Service Gets Wharf. ORJ200NIAJ NEWS BURJEAU, Wa lngrton, July 28.- Captain of Engineers J. H. Chalker. of the Revenue Cutter Service, has been detached from duty at Honolulu and ordered to Port Town send, Wash., where he will take charge of rebuilding the old naval wharf and storehouse at Eliza Island, which, un der a recent act of Congress, has been transferred to the Revenue Cutter Serv ice. The appropriation for this work Is now available, and it is the intention of the department -that work shall be gin at once. Ultimately, this wharf will be converted into a Joint coaling sta tion for both the Revenue Cutter Serv ice and the Navy. For the time being, however, it is to be used exclusively by the revenue cutters. OREGON PLAN IS FAVORED Iowa Democrats May Try Statement No. 1. Bit of OTTTXMWA, Ia July " 26. A moist crowd of Democratic delegates, swelter ing in real corn-country heat, did some desultory pre-convention work here to night, but not much of it. Platform critics declared that the doc ument to be adopted tomorrow will de clare for the Oregon plan of choosing CROWDS OF SYMPATHIZERS United States Senators and for the non partisan election of the Judiciary. Many delegates expressed the opinion that the liquor question would be referred to in innoucous terms, if not ignored. The Dubuque delegation gave premise of enlivening the proceedings b ylntro duclrtg M. C. Mathews as a candidate for the Supreme ourt Judgeship nomination. As the primaries have shorn conventions of most of their former glory, this report was received hopefully. It promised a bit of excitement, for during the day in dications were that the two places would go to Judge H. G. Van Wagenan, of Sioux ity, and P. B. Wolfe, of Clinton, without contest. RECORD WHEAT PRICE PAID Ninety Cents Bushel Brought at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 26. Special.) The highest price ever paid in Walla Walla for new wheat was re corded today when Dement Brothers, flour millers, paid William Struthers 90 cents a bushel for 18,000 bueheUfia new crop bluesem. This is the first large sale for sev eral days, and breaks price records for six months. The grain is No. 1, testing better than 60 pounds to the bushel. Wheat is active at the prevailing prices and it is thought by dealers here that 500,000 bushels will be sold in the next ten days. Lack of warehouse room is a potent factor in the selling. WESTERN MEN VISIT T. R. Rudolph Spreckels Pays Respects. Montanan Talks Insurgency. NEW YORK, July 26. Theodore Roose velt, In town from Oyster Bay for his usual Tuesday visit, had the usual stream of callers at his office today. Among them was Rudolph Spreckels, of San Francisco, who returned from abroad a few days ago, and after his talk with the Colonel said he had merely called to pay his respects. Another visitor from the West was ex Senator eLe Mantle, of Montana. While declaring that he was not a candidate for the Senatorshlp. Mr. Man tle was not averse to saying that .he found there was a great deal of opposi tion in that state to the re-election of Senator Carter. Mr. Mantle talked In surgency strongly. NEW LAW FIRM ORGANIZED R. A- Letter and JF. T. Griffith Form Partnership. R. A. Leiter. a prominent Portland lawyer, recently signed a partnership agreement with Franklin T. Griffith. The offices of the new firm will be in the Electric building. The firm name will be Griffith & Leiter. Mr. Leiter has had his offices for many years In the Fenton building. He is best known as a thorough student of corpora tion law. but has had experience in every sort of legal practice. For some time he has been associate with William D. Fen ton. . O'NEILL. Opening Wednesday evening, August 3, building formerly occupied by Ar lington Club. Alder and West Park. Will serve special dinner, $2 plate, 5:30 to 9 P. M. Tables reserved on request. A la carte after 9 P. M. For reservations address, O'NEILL. 1SS West Park. V- ::J&r 'UA' .'' -',V,vcr x : - A r f ' v : y s I . , i 'A ? "Ml- ! t i - -'It::- - Pi V'-fi V -1 I A - iJ 1 k , . - V:-. " 'f JT 1 ' $ ' I ' ' - ' $ ' IV "f ' " : r' ' t. ...... ...... .......................... ...........a COIH IS SHOWERED Silver Pieces for Miss Mahr Are Tossed Into Autos. FUND INCREASED $216.55 Chorus Girls Weep for Joy as They Gather Jingling; Coins That Come From Windows and From Crowds on Sidewalk. The shower of silver all along the line of the MarJorie Mahr benefit perform- FLOCK TO BENEFIT GIVEN FOR MARJORY MAHR. ance parade yesterday noon enriched the fund to the extent of $216.55. No more spectacular incident was ever seen on the streets of Portland than the rain of silver coins from the windows of skyscrapers and plecee tossed high in the air from the sidewalk, into the auto mobiles occupied by companion chorus girls and members of the Armstrong Musical Comedy Company, to which Miss Mahr belonged. The street donation was entirely un looked for. The parade was for the purpose of advertising the benefit per formance last night. The crashing music of a huge band made up of members of the musicians' union, who donated their services, brought crowds to the side walk and filled every window in the tall office buildings and hotels. Someone tossed a coin into the leading automobile, occupied by Mrs. Armstrong and sev eral members of the company, which led the parade. The glittering coin sparkled in the sunlight Just a moment, but it' was long enough for the crowd to grasp its meaning. Crowd Catches Spirit. The effect was magical. The next in stant a veritable shower of coins fell into the automobile. Then the entire crowd, caught the spirit and coins rained in the three automobiles. In front of the Imperial Hotel the parade was com pelled to halt to gather in the coins. But the' greatest of all showers came from the balcony of the Elks' Club. The parade had started to turn down Stark street when a shout went up from the balcony on the Seventh-street side to pass underneath. The band stood at the street intersection and played, while , - . - ..v-Myi""!!. samnisisii irsnmmtnm n t. w ' clty council 'on each offender he cap tures. This was passed by 37 to 7. rKrw -am wi s Tefv. T-r, tvntr" rwTxw. i-r- n . Council Gets Tax Control. FACSIMILE OF MISS MARJORY MAHR'S LETTER OF THANKS TO THE PUBLIC. r - 0 ? 7 dollars from the balcony filled the air. They Jingled on the pavement and the chorus girls hurried out of the automo biles, tears streaming down their cheeks, to pick up the money. Then the crowd at the Oregon Hotel, many of whom were strangers, were caught In the psychological wave of giv ing, and a bail of coin started from the side of the street opposite the Elks' Club. Mrs. Armstrong held the hat of the leading musician until the crown gave way under the load of silver. The wo men were crying and almost hysterical as they climbed back into the automo biles to continue the parade. Stranger Gives Gold. If excitement marked the condition of the actresses in front of the Elks' Club, their condition was indescribable when then rushed pell-mell Into the box office of the Lyric Theater to turn the money over to Keating and Flood, managers of the house. Each miss tightly clutched a hat, filled with silver, laughing and wiping the tears away, and like so many children cried in unison: "Oh, look at the money I've got.'' While the actresses were calming down and remembering that they had missed their lunch, a man rushed up to the window of the box office and gasped: CRIPPLED .CHORUS GIRL. MISS "1 only had J1.50 with me, but I went home and got more. Here's $5." "What la your name?" asked Man aged Keating. "Never mind the name," -replied the man, "I only had $1.60 with me. Its all right now." and he hurried away. The automobiles for the parade, and which were also used to hurry the per formers from other theaters to and from the Lyric between acts, were donated by -Frank Rlggs, of the Packard Motor Company; F. A. Stanley and F. A. Kribs. 'MAVERICK KEY" PUZZLES Hotel Clerk Fails to Understand Texas Man's Request. "Let me have that maverick key," re quested a Texas visitor of one of the clerks at the Portland Hotel yesterday afternoon. "Beg pardon?" came from the clerk, with a puzzled look. "That maverick key the one without the brand." Then the clerk tumbled. He . handed the man the key to -his room without the tag attached. The Portland has two keye for each room one carrying a tag and one without. "Of course I might have known what he wanted," commented the clerk; "that a maverick was something that didn't have a brand or a tag but I never heard the term applied to anything but live stock before." Tt S ONLY 47 CAST VOTE Estacada Folk Little Interest - ed in Election. CITY MARSHAL AFFECTEJ) Official Sees Amendments to Char ter Aimed, at Him Council Is Now Given Control of Road ' Poll Tax for City. Under the terms of the referendum, a number of different amendments to the city charter of Estacada were passed upon by popular vote yester day at the town on the Clackamas. So little Interest was taken in the vot ing that but 47 persons cast voes. Tom Rhodes. City Marshal. Is the offi cial, most affected by the election, two of the amendments being directly aimed at him. In the first place Instead of receiv ing a monthly salary Rhodes will be paid a certain sum to be fixed by the The expenditure of the road poll tax was taken from the hands of the City Marshal and placed in the control of the Council. The transfer of the control to the Council was voted by a majority of 32, 39 voting In favor of the Council to in favor of Rhodes. The question of the increase of the tax levy from 5 to 10 mills was the question upon which the greatest con test arose. A. tie was reached. A fur ther election will be required to settle the controversy. Some bitter comment is being made by those who favored the increase and equally bitter is the comment upon those who want the business of Estacada conducted upon limited means. By the election the terms which Councilmen will serve have been changed. In place of serving an equal term the various Councilmen will serve in a cycle of one, two and three years each. This was decided 37 to 7. Voter Gets Benefit. Six months' residence will no longer be. required in Estacada before a citi zen is entitled to vote. By the terms of the amendment passed. 24 to 21, voters must reside in Oregon six months, at least 60 days of which must be passed in the city limits of Esta cada, with a legal residence as quali fications before becoming a voter. Competition developed on this also. It is said there 'has been but little knowledge of the election and the citi zens generally have not been ac quainted with the situation. This ac counted for the small turnout. BALLINGER TO BE GUEST SECRETARY OF INTERIOR WILL BE TENDERED LUNCHEON. Affair Will Be Given at Commercial Club Monday Noon Cabinet Officer's Stay Extended. An informal luncheon at 12:30 Mon-, day afternoon will be one of the fea tures of the entertainment of Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of the Interior, who will be in Portland next Monday and Tuesday. This will take place in the banquet rooms of the Commercial Club and will be followed by brief ad dresses by local men. Secretary Bal linger will also be asked to speak, as will be other members of the Interior Department who will be with him. It was at first thought that the Cab inet officer would be here for only one day. but the many things which he will be asked to consider while in the city have brought forth the announcement that he will remain two days. He will be called upon to participate in a num ber of social functions other than the club luncheon. Mr. Balllnger's stay in Oregon will be prolonged to give him time to Inspect the various reclamation projects that have been started by the Interior De partment. It is understood that the Umatilla and Klamath projects will be included in his tour. SALES SCHOOL DECEPTIVE Pupil Has "jProfessor" Arrested for False Pretenses. Th art of selling real estate was the major study In a school allegred to have been conducted by George Vordorfer at 243 Fifth street, and Roy Hahn, living at the Lake view Hotel, was one of those who undertook to pursue a course of study under the tutelage of "Professor" Vordorfer. Hahn paid a matriculation fee of $50. He says that it was repre sented to him that the science of putting the hypnotic spell upon prospective buy ers would be taught him so thoroughly that he could "make big money"' In the business in a short time. In addition to the mental training which he was to re ceive. Hahn alleges that one-half of "the commissions from such sales as he might make while learning were promised. Hahn says that he found the school to be simply a scheme to induce the un wary to pay for the privilege of dividing commissions with Vordorfer. He says the property given him to sell was worth less, and that in fact there was no school, no commissions and no "big money." Hahn swore to a complaint and Vor dorfer was arrested by Constable Wag ner yesterday, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. ENGINEERS START SURVEYS Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Will Consturct Cut-Off. ASTORIA. Or., July 28. (Special.) A force of Astoria & Columbia River Rail road engineers arrived from Portland this morning and began making detailed surveys for the proposed cutoff at Tongue Point. The cutoff is to start at the commence ment of the big curve a short distance west of the John Day River and run through the bluff several hundred feet south of the present track. It will then follow the short line back of the Ham mond Lumber Company's mill and con tinuing along on solid ground to a point about 200 feet west of the Astoria Box Company's plant, where it will connect with the existing trestle. The main object In making the change is to do ,away with the heavy curve at' Tongue Point, as well as with a long stretch of trestle that is expensive to keep in repair. A cut is to be made through the bluff at the point and the earth secured there will be utilized to fill in the grounds at the depot. CRY FOR HELP PUZZLES Dock Watchman Sees Swirl in Water, hut Nothing Comes Up. A cry for help, seeming to come from near the steel bridge, aroused the night watchman at the Ainsworth dock at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. He ran as quickly as possible to the place, arriv ing in time to see a swirl in the water near the bridge, which he believes was caused by someone falling into the river. He watched the place for some time, but nothing came to the surface. The case was reported to the police. McBride Campaigning for Burke. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 26. (Spe cial.) Henry McBride, ex-Governor of Washington, arrived today from Seattle. He is touring the state in the interests of Judge Thomas Burke, candi date for United States Senator, and sounding the sentiment in favor of his candidate. He will be here sev eral days at the St. Elmo Hotel, where he has established his headquarters. Representative W. W. McCredie met Mr. McBride this afternoon and had a short talk on the political situation. Safe Cracker Gets Only $10. TACOMA, Wash., July 26. Seeking the $4000 comprising last night's receipts from the military tournament in the sta dium, attended by 20,000 persons, a safe cracker climbed a fire escape and opened the safe In the Chamber of Commerce last night. He procured only about $10. Trunks, suit cases and bags. Largest variety at Harris Trunk Co.. 132 Sixth. I Little angel face is when sent to the store osi i the sweet, crisp, fluffy bits prove irresistible, and "The Memory Lingers" Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. HO. EFFECT Sll'ifl Rebate Slips Do Not Increase Demand for Upper Berths. COMPANY NOT ADVERTISING Fact Bits of Paper May Be Cashed In If Courts Uphold Reduction in Sleeplng-Car Rates Not Im pressed on Travelers. Two weeks' test of the reduced rates on sleeping car berths as represented by the rebate slips now attached to berth tickets, has not made the slightest dif ference in the demand for upper berths, according to the Portland railway ticket agents. Three ' causes may be given for this condition: The traveling public does not want upper berths even at a rate less than that of lower berths; the people may not have any confidence in the courts upholding the Interstate Commerce Commission's order or they may be gen erally ignorant of the fact that there is any difference now in the prices of the two accommodations. Rebate Not Advertised. As a matter of fact, the Pullman com pany is not advertising the issuance of rebate slips. The man who buys the use of a lower berth between Portland i and Chicago pays down $14 for either a i lower or upper berth or the same rate; that has been In effect for a number of years. Attached to hie berth ticket is ' the rebate slip. The agent who sells ! the ticket does not call his attention to the extra slip and the chance of the holder i retaining the slip depends on his acquaint-; ance with the situation or his happen-1 ing to read the ticket. It is believed ! likely that of the tickets sold for the 1 first few weeks, only a small percentage will be presented for the rebates if the court sustains the Commission's ruling. The person Journeying between Port land and Chicago may be entitled later to draw down $2 of the price he pays for a lower berth or $4 of the amount paid for an upper berth. If the public gen erally remains in Ignorance of the fact that the slips are being Issued, the com pany stands good to be thousands of dol lars ahead In spite of the reduction, if it is finally sustained In the courts. Demand Not Increased. In every one of the transcontinental railway ticket offices in Portland yester day, the statement was made that there had been no Increased demand for upper berths in the past two" weeks. There is a very small per cent of travelers that prefer the upper berths, either on ac count of ventilation or the better springs. There is another small percentage that buys a full section without intending to use the upper berth but who can afford the additional convenience and ex clusiveness. But as a rule, practically all the lower berths are still sold out before the uppers are taken. Provided the rebate slips are finally paid, the price of an upper berth between Portland and St. Paul is $1.50 less than that of the lower, and between Portland and Chicago, it is $2 less. Railroad Notes. John F. Stevens, president of the Ore gon Trunk Line, has gone to St. Paul on a 10 days' business trip. R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the Harriman lines In the Northwest, will return today from the conference of railroad offlcilas in Chicago called as a resutl of the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Coas"t rate cases. He was accompanied East by James Mulkey, chief rate clerk. An Inspection trip of the construc tion work in progress on the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company line to Tillamook will be made this week by President Lytle, accompanied by J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and general manager of the Harriman lines in Ore gon. They will ship an automobile to the present terminus of the rails and ride or walk the rest of the distance to Nehalem, leaving Portland this af ternoon. ' i A Comfort. Autolight Cigarettes are a comfort at home, in the cars, motoring, driving, at the seashore everywhere. They are the luxury of the busy man. The man on the box of a rig on a windy day" can light an Autolight without sheltering a match from the breeze or shifting the reins in his' hand. Pure tobacco of the highest quality, plus convenience and speed. The popularity of the cigarette lies in its handiness and the quickness with which it can be smoked. Autolight Cigarettes make lighting instantaneous. Sig. Sichel & Co.. exclusive handlers, 92 Third. Third and Washington and Wells-Fargo building. usually a prompt lad, but for oasoes , & Hi i