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i v 9 OREGOXIAS". TUESDAY, PECErBER 5, 1911. s jrORXIG ELK CHIEFTAINS TO ARRIVE TODAY PHONE KING WOULD BUY EVER! RIVAL HIGH OFFICIALS OF ELKD0M WHO COME TODAY TO ARRANGE BIG .REUNION IN PORTLAND NEXT JULY. - 1 i i CV.. Ill Theodore N. Vail, President of Western Union and Bell System, Gives Views. PORTLAND MERGER DENIED Magnate Declare Public Is Served Bet by One Line In Field He Say Comt Grow Too Fust for Companies. "If ths psnpl don't want competi tion In telephone service they don't need to have It." declared Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Tele phone Telea-raph Company. compris ing the Hell Telephone system, and or the. Western I nU.n Telegraph 4 Cable. Company, who arrived In J-ortland last "Our people stand ready and willing at all tlme to consolidate. " be lieve that the public la best aerved by a single svstem. Then If the public be lieve that It will aret better service by removing competition, let the pub lic aay 10. Let a consolidation be or dered. 1-et a price be fixed that la not unreasonable and we'll pay for It. consolidate the plants and operate them all as one bis; system. That'a the best and the quickest way out of It. "A few years asm the public seemed t thtnk that competition was needed In the telephone world. The inde pendent companies came. Now some communities want to (ret rid of one system or the other. Well, we are In the field to stay. Mrrxrr Here Dealed. "Anyway the Independents have done a good service. They have shown that the telephone business can't be car ried on auccessfully at prices, below those that we have been getting; and that our service was far from un satisfactory." Mr. Vail denied that any negotiation are In progress for the consolidation of the two systems In Portland. He was reminded that the City Council here had by resolution Instructed a committee to investigate the allegation that the Home Telephone Company of Portland already Is owned by the Bell Interests. "I want to say positively that we don't own the Independent company here." he declared. "I don't know even that Its purchase la contemplated, or that it Is for sale. If It Is for sale we'll buy It at a reasonable price. If It Isn't for sale It Is one of the few Independent plants that are not for sale. Since the first of the year I be lieve that nearly every Independent plant In the country haa been offered to us. We'll take them all over If a price can be agreed upon. That's the policy that governs all our subsidiary companies." feast Poaa4 Traeaforasea. Mr. Vail Is making his regular trip over the country for the purpose of keeping In touch with conditions. This la his first visit In several years. He Is accompanied by K. C. Bradley, of han Francisco, vice-president and gen. eral-manaaer of the pacific States Tele phone Telegraph Company. "The Coast certainly haa changed since I was here last." he observed, "lou can't call It mere Improvement. It Is transformation. The trouble here la that you go so fast It la hard for ua to keep up." Mr. Vail and Mr. Bradley said that they are making efforts to hare their sew building in Portland started soon after the first of the year. Plana now are being drawn for a 11-story ateel frame structure to be built on the quarter block at the southeast corner of Oak and Park streets, which re cently was acquired by the company. "We expect to have the finest build ing In Portland." said Mr. Bradley. "The land, building and equipment will ag gregate a cost of $2 000.000. We are figuring on supplying the needs of Portland for many yeara to come and will build accordingly." " He added that since he came here four yeara ago the company baa spent (IS.OOO.OO0 In Improvements on the Coast. Mr. Vail does not believe that the 'telephone and telegraph business ever will paas into control of the Federal Oovernment- "The Oovernment never waa or ganised to carry on utility business." he asserted. "If the experience of other countries Is taken as a criterion the public revenue would have to pay much of the cost of operation. In my last annual report to the Western Union I showed that In Kngland one-half of the cost of every telegram sent was paid by the general public" Baalaeea ('adltloae MerinaL Speaking of the business situation In the United States he declared that underlying conditions are first class and that business now Is on an ex cellent normal basis. "The great expansion, progress and extension that we have been so used to. though, is somewhat dead." he said. "It will be quiet until people know what Is going to happen to their In vestments. We read In the papers all the time that the banks are doing the ruslness. The banka don't boy securi ties. It Is the little fellow. The bank must find the Investor. They don't buy for themselves but for the public It Is the public that la timid at this time. The panic of 1907 was caused by the banks underwriting a lot of securities that they could not turn q4ilckly. Now they are going to find their buyers before they load up with further securities. If they can't find buyers then business Is stagnant. But I believe it Is Improving now. "Business Is not alarmed over the political situation nor over the effects of the Sherman anti-trust law. The Sher man law. If construed technically, would ruin all the business In the United States. Jf interpreted In the light of the Supreme Court decision It will protect the people s interest and not hurt business. If the law Is bad It ought to be repealai, but so long as It la law It ought to be enforced. That's the beat way to get rid of a bad law to enforce It. Mr. Vail Is a picturesque character. talL heavy for his height, but grace ful and quick of action. His advancing; years have made his hair and mus tache pure white. In general appear ance he resembles the typical "colo nel" of literature. . Wife of Contractor Ile. Mrs. Mary O'Xell. wife of John R. O'NelL a pioneer special Improvement contractor of the city, died yeaterday at the family home at 15 Broadway. The funeral will take place at the Cathedral, where high mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Mrs. O'Xell Is survived by one son. Robert j. O'Xell. and four daughters. Mar garet. Anna and Catherine, and Mrs. J. EL Henneesy. She waa 7 years of age. i f . . ryM . , Jobs P. gallivant. Thosaas B. Mills. BOYS ARE PLEASED Australians View Meat Pack ing .Methods Here. LUMBER MILLS TO BE SEEN Visitors Aseert That They Kxpect to IH.wrtrer That Facilities on Coat for Handllna; Timber Surpass Own Country That Australia has much to teach America In the handling, killing and packing of sheep and cattle Is the opinion of the Australian boys, who visited the plant of the Union Meat Company at Kenton yesterday. The boys were escorted through the Union Stockyards and were entertained at a luncheon, following which they were addressed by D. O. Lively. Cecil Jeffrey replied on behalf of the young visitors from the Antipodes. Australian Laaaber BIllIs Lac. When they visit the lumber mills to day they say they expect to find that Australia Is entirely left behind. De spite the large timber output of West Australia the manufacturing la done far Inland while the by-products are 3ryj iefis"S Theodore X. Vail, Preeldemt ef Wester I' I and ef Bell Telepheae Conpair, Wni Ie lea Merger ef Pheae CeaasaBle Here. merely burned Owing to the fact that the output of an Australian mill is not by board measure, they expect to find it difficult to compare the relative amount of lumber bandied. Their impressions of the hospitality they have received are more than favorable. "Not since we arrived in America have we ever felt that we were not at home." they said MaaomV Illaeea Sever. Lieutenant J. J. Simons is still 111 and confined to his bed and fears are expressed that he will be unable to leave with the boys tomorrow morning. In this event they will travel In charge of C Jeffrey. The most amazing experience the young travelers have encountered is what they describe as the extraordinary Ignorance regarding their country. Peo ple almply won't believe they have rivers and lakes, they say. When they Inform people that the Central Plateau la a desert no longer, now that it has been found that artesian water In un limited quantities lies just below the surface, thst they can grow fruit In comparison with Hood River, that the lumber supply Is almost unlimited and that Australia alone Is 4000 square miles larger than the United States, they declare they are almost thought Munchausen. This evening the boys will really conclude their visit here with a per formance at the auditorium of Wash ington High School. The home life to which the Austral Hans have been Introduced In America -V ' - .; J,-: -v' i; l . .--'." . ; I V t" .. . ; ' r y Fred C. Rbla. ft: ;1 v e .. ... . Carey I Applegate. has convinced them that Americans .have a better time at school. .In Au stralia, they say, there are no free schools beyond the grades; college and university being beyond the boy without means. Thus, a large percent sge of the school life ends at the age of 15. "Until we visited the plant of the Union Meat Company we Imagined that every American meat worka was on the line Sinclair depicted In 'The Jungle.' said one of the party yester day. "So otfr first favorable Impres sion was the cleanliness everywhere shown. "It is true, as many of our boys have told you. that the works of the Geer Meat Company in Petone. N. Z.. whlcli we visited, are larger, but the Geer managers told us they did everything on the American plan. I cannot Im agine a finer educational feature for young Australians than an exhibition such as we received today." The Geer concern packs about 30,000 pounds of meat a day. When a large drive of stock was made and they de sired to kill ahead, they handled 700 cattle and 8000 sheep in a day. the lads declared. Including the famous bush "cooee" cry of Australia, and with sports thst are typical to the country, the Aus tralians' performance last night at the Bungalow Theater was a success In every way. The theater wa well filled. The band, which includes everv member of the party, gave a number of selections which were thoroughly en Joyed. The performance will be re peated tonight at the Washington High School auditorium. $190,000 IS NECESSARY President lioman Says This Will Complete $500,000 Endowment. Fletcher Homan. of Willamette Uni versity, and R. A. Booth, of Eugene, were visitors at the official board meet ing and quarterly conference of Taylor Street Methodist Church last night. President Homan told of the efort being being made to raise to $600,000 endow ment for the university; $190,000 being needed. "We hope Portland will round out $83,000 of this." he said. The quarterly conference Indorsed a suggestion made at the Portland Gen eral Ministerial Association meeting yesterday morning by Dr. Benjamin Young that Gipsy Smith be brought again to Portland two years hence. Numerous comments were made on the good results of the meetings. The deaconesses reported they found more destitution this Thanksgiving than at any time aince they have been working for the poor of the city. It la probable the Junior League will be renamed at the next general con ference. If local delegates' suggestions have weight. The deaconesses have or ganized what they have termed Knights of Methodism, to take Ita place so far as Taylor-Street Church Is concerned. It Is planned that It shall cover the same ground as the Junior League. Dr. Young's salary haa been In creased from $3500 to $3600. The project of building a two-stofy addition at the rear of the church. 14 by ZS feet, at a cost of from $3000 to $3500. was referred to the finance com mittee. VICTORJIECORDS Make pleasing presents. Our Victor parlors are open evenings for the con venience of our many customers. Sher man, Clay & Co., Morrison at Sixth. Solonian Leads In Pool Contest. Henry Soloman, holder of the pool and three-cushion billiard champion ship of the Northwest, led In his first night's play against Challenger Draper In the 600-polnt continuous pool mara thon last night at the Acma billiard parlors. The score was: Soloman, 161; Draper. 11. Soloman's . high runs were 33, 3 and 19. Draper's 43. 17 and Jt. The scores by frames: Foloman t. IIS. IS. 15. 10. It . 12. 15. IS. 8. 0. 8, . IS. TotsU 1U Draper IS. IS. 15. IS. 8. S, 4. t. 2. 7. 0. T. 0. IS. Total. 119. The men will play three more nights snd flnl.h up the block. Jobs Don't Suit Grappler. Falling to get a position he liked In Portland. William Mllchewskl, the Chi cago amateur wrestler, who recently Joined the Multnomah Club, has re turned to Chicago. Mllchewskl came Into prominence here last Spring when he entered the National amateur wres tling championships from Chicago, and beat his way to Portland by way of freight trains to compete, as the or ganisation he represented could not afford to pay his expenses to the Coast. More than 30,000 electric flatlrons have bMD sold within a year In the United States &ad caaada. Grand Exalted Ruler Sullivan and Aides Come to Make Convention Plans. HOTEL TO BE SELECTED Bound of Entertainment Is Ar ranged for Big Lodgemen Party Will Be Dined Tonight Hiber nians to Greet Herd Leader. Four of the highest officials of Elk iora will be in Portland today to make preliminary arrangements for the grand lodge reunion to be held In Port land next July at which 50.000 mem bers of the order from all parts of the country will be the guests of the Port land lodge. Colonel John P. Sullivan, of New Or leans, grand exalted ruler, accompanied by Mrs. Sullivan and Fred C. Robinson, of Dubuque, la., grand secretary, will arrive on the Shasta Limited this af ternoon. They will be preceded by Thomas B. Mills, of Superior, Wis., and Carey L. Applegate, of Salt Lake City, grand trustees, who will arrive this morning. The entire party will be quartered at the Portland HoteL Dous to Greet Them. K. K. Kublt, exalted ruler of Portland lodge, with the members of the conven tion commission, consisting of Ralph K. Moody. I. Soils Cohen, Dr. Harry F. McKay. Gus C. Moser, David M. Dunne. Sol Blumauer, Joseph H. Delta, John Burgard, George L. Baker and W. O. Van Schuyver and Harry C. McAl lister, secretary, will meet Mr. Sulli van and Mr. Robinson at the Union Depot. Mr. Mills and Mr. Applegate spent yesterday at Spokane. They will hold a conference with Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Robinson at the Portland Ho tel this afternoon. The programme for tonight calls for a dinner party at the Imperial Hotel, attended by the visiting officials, of ficers of the Portland lodge and the members of the convention commission. The visitors will attend the regular meeting of the commission, after which an Informal reception and entertain ment will be given at the Elks club rooms. The house committee has pre pared an excellent programme for the occasion. Press Club Invited. Exalted Ruler Kubll yesterday ex pended an invitation to all the members of the Press Club, whether they are members of the lodgo or not, to share In "the festivities tonight and to meet the visiting officers. The Press Club had wanted to entertain them, but their time was too well taken up. Joe Tinker, noted member of the Chicago Cubs and a member of the Portland lodge, who Is appearing at the Empress Theater this week, also will be present. Part of Wednesday will be devoted to an Inspection of the four Portland hotels that are candidates for grand lodge headquarters during convention week the Imperial, Multnomah, Ore gon and Portland. Monroe Goldstein, a member of the Portland lodge, has tendered the free use of all the Win ton automobiles required to conduct the party over the city. Hibernians Welcome Sullivan. Members of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians will tender Mr. Sullivan a're ceptlon between the hours of 12 and 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. At o'clock Wednesday evening the princi pal social function In connection with the party's stay In the city .will be given. It will consist of a formal ban quet at the Richards grill for members of the lodge. It is probable that the visitors will want to see the city from all angles and time will be allowed Thursday for that purpose. It is probable that the subiect of business In addition to the selection of the headquarters hotel will demand considerable of their at tention. The regular session of Portland lodge .will be held Thursday evening and the visiting officials, us well as all local and visiting Elks, are expected to be present. New Bills Open at lha Vaudeville Houses Orpheum. LIKE a hit-and-miss weaving la the Orpheum bill this week. Charles Semon, the narrow fellow, who looks like nothing so much as the skeleton of a shadow, returns with his Scotch kilties, bagpipe and a long list of muslcianly spasms. All the big noise on the bill yesterday was Semon, and he gor all the applause the audience hsd saved up on the several things that preceded him. Semon's act has been so good for so long that naturally he Just hates to change any of Its funnylsms, therefore he hasn't, but it's one of those rare and ludicrous offerings one can with profit see "over and over again." "Babies a la Carte," reminiscent of Baby Mine In Its stealing of Infants In order to fool a doting would-be-grandpa, is one of the big hits. Dorothy Rogers, comedienne, acts cleverly the role of a "lady friend." and later the pseudo wife of the gay bachelor whose losings on-the races has forced him to lie to his father, telling that he has a wife and babies and needs coin. He gets the coin and pa's arrival makes it necessary to get also the wife and babies. Sully Guard ably portrays t-he bachelor-husband. Billy Betts Is the grandpa, and the real comedy of the whole show Is put over by Carl Statzer as a dusky valet, who does very little "valettlng" and a very "great deal of laugh-making. As a finale a bunch of lively, crowing real babies is brought on and the house shows Just how much it loves a baby. Con Conrad and Jay WBldden are de lightful entertainers, one busy at the piano and the other running with him neck-and-neck on the violin. Solely by means of their music these two tell stories, carry on conversation and even fling queries at the folk in the balcony. W. B. Patton, helped out by two peo ple, a man and a maid, are sponsors for a comedy called "Apple Blossoms." The plot is obvious. The story Is not particularly Interesting and only spar kles at rare intervals. Mr. Patton Is himself a capable character actor, but his support Is inadequate. A "dancing novelty," or so It is billed. Is offered by Arthur Stuart and Hasel Keeley. In Just what way it is a nov elty Is not revealed. They have one bit. the last thing they offer, a cowboy rag. that takes the bad taste out of what they introduce before It. Opening the bill is Patty and Des perado. They stand on their necks and turn somersaults and regular flapjacks ... .. . mrrn r a. 17P -The foot in the day Is larger than In the AND KNIGHT KNIGHT SAYS: &'s2LStt83jfr is right THE KNIGHT Bachelor Girl Shoe ' . New York's Latest Novelty This Stunning, Chic Shoe We Have in Four Styles Rl CK VELVET aft vfl GUN TAN All the Real, Smart FEATURES Overweight soles, special Inlaid button stays and broad pocket strap. KNIGHT'S in a truly daredevil manner. This act Is really of the hirsute raisins - A trio of comedian acrobats. Rice. Sully and Scott, close the programme with a series of remarkable stunts on a trampoline and rebounding on ele vated bars. Empress. AEADING a bill of uniform merit at the Empress Is Joe Tinker, one of Portland's favorite disciples of the great American game. Tinker's en trance was hailed with delight and his monologue devoted entirely to base ball was received with deep interest. He accompanies his chat with the dis playing of moving pictures of players beloved by fans, as was attested by the rounds of applause each picture brought forth. Views also of the recent world s series between Philadelphia and New York were shown. Tinker's remarks about former Portland players now in the major leagues brought enthusr astlc demonstration, plainly indicative that baseball fans comprised a goodly part of last night's audience, anyway. Tinker appears In the uniform of the Chicatjo National League team, and haa a mighty good stage presence, his enunciation being remarkably distinct. A big feature is Kara, which sounds like a cough syrup, and Isn't. He is a Juggling- wizard, and wlsard is cor rect. A dining-room surrounds Kara, and he plays merry hob with every thing in it. balances the furniture on his nose and even Juggles his clothes on and off. Two mirthful magnets are. Jack Don ahue and Alice Stewart, who offer an exceedingly attractive dancing num ber. Jack makes capital out of his emaciation, and executes a lot of ec centric steps, while Alice helps con siderably. Owen Wright has a hodpe-podge of Imitations, not of people, or George M. Cohan, but of whistles, saws, phono graphs, etc. He makes his offering more than novel and certainly it is In teresting. The Levlnos. who for 20-odd years have been known to Portland as en tertainers, are again In our midst, this time in a merry musical comedy called "The Rival Arts." Mr. Levino draws likenesses of local folk and later plays on a harp, while Susie Levino accom panies him with solo numbers. Maude and Gill, acrobatic comedi ans, a lad and a lass, open the bill with a turn that is . meritorolus. Panlagcs. ALL the acts were received witn favor at Pantages yesterday. The bill starts off promisingly with Sandros brothers, who do an acrobatic turn and feats of strength. Swan and Bambard furnish the largest stock of fun with their sketch called "The Raw Recruit." Their patter is amusing. Harry Jenkins and Grace Covert give a witty sketch called "Just Married." It shows two young people having their first quar rel, making up only to quarrel again. There are some bright lines In the piece and Jenkins sings one song that wins the audience. The Diamond Four, composed of Chris Sorenson. Will Hirst, Eddie Jacoble and Robert" Richards, give a sketch called "Fun in the Schoolroom." The programme is rounded out with Mile. Palmera and her company in a scenic production called "The Garden of Mystery." when a number of feats of magic are given. Many of these have been seen before, but have not been solved and there are others that are new and more mystifying. The start of the moving pictures is usually the signal for a large propor tion of the audience to leave, but this week's offering kept these people In their seats. The film showed a troop of Portuguese cavalry going through a riders' test. They were called "cen tauers" and the men seem literally part of the animals they ride, as they race across wide streams and up and down steep cliffs and embankments that one would never suppose a horse would at tempt. The veteran picture-show pa tron here found something that held his attentionr- "In. Gay Paris" at Um Iyric THERE Is an hour's fun "In Gay Paris," this week's musical comedy at the Lyric Theater. There Is Just a suspicion of a plot, and now and then not even that, but that fact does not seem to interfere with the amuse ment of the audience or detract from the efforts of the performers. Simon Leschinski, a retired merchant, visits a hotel near Paris. What he saw andt what he did constitute the plot. The chorus Is steadily Improving both in dancing and singing. Some of the songs have been heard here be fore in other shows and their worth has already been tested. Lillle Suth erland as Leschinskl's daughter Becky sings "I'm Dippy tor a Dip In the Ocean": Carleton Chase and LUlle Sutherland sing "Alexander's Rag Time Band." with some interpolations. The sh6w ends with the entire com RUSSIA Girls WU1 Wear the KNIGHT SHOES This Season FANCY FOOTWEAR Knight carries more fancy Shoes and Slippers than any other dealer in Portland. SPECIAL CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT- pany doing an imitation of Sousa's Band. WOMAM'S suit defective Breach of Promise Case Fails to State Woman Asked to Marry. Because the complaint did not allege that the defendant had ever asked the plaintiff to marry him. while It ex pressed her willingness to become Mrs. Thompson at any time. Judge Gatens yesterday sustained a demurrer to the complaint of Helen M. Goodeve. who Is suing R. Henry Thompson, Jr., for ?50. 000, alleging breach of promise to marry. The defendant is a son of R. Henry Thompson, one of the heirs of the R. R. Thompson estate. The Judge, however, ruled that Judge Rufus Mallory. appearing for Miss Goodeve. should be given an oppor tunity to remedy his previous over sight by submitting an amended com plaint wherein one of the salient points will be the allegation that Mr. Thomp son asked Miss (jooaeve 10 uetumo Mrs. Thompson ana tnai sne conuemeu. KnigliO of Rose Elect, r.uhi. the TtnsA of Home Court No. 1 last night held election of officers at their assembly nan at oecona aim Morrison streets. Public installation .w.art will ho held next Monday niht. follnwed I y a dance. The newly- vent many an illness. It is invaluable in case of sick ness, fatigue or accident. No home is quite complete bottle of Good old Bottled In Bono Since 1857, the Standard Rye Whiskey of America. Eothchild Bros., Distributors, Portland, Or. That's Easy! 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Hisgs. will take the station of past commander. EVARS' BAIL CUT DENIED Philomath Banker Pleads N'ot Guilty to Second Indictment. CORVALLIS. Or.. Dec 4. (Special.) A petition to reduce the $20.uoo bail of James Evars, charged with irregu larities In the conduct of the Firt State Bank of Philomath, was refused by Judge Harris In the Circuit Court here today. Evars' attorney asked th;it the bail be cut to $10,000, which he said his client would be able to furnish. Evars pleaded not guilty to the sec ond charge of the prand Jury. His trial has been postponed until a ila'tH in January on account of the Illness of Attorney Fowler, of Portland, who is conducting the case for the defense. An Interesting- fart broucht out In t lip an nual report of the refrlstrar-peneral for Ire land Is the continued decrease in the mor tality from tuberculosis, which liu now hppn continuous since 1!ov. depends more on kecpinp: 1 than in getting 1. 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