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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1912. lis OFFICIALS OF ELKS' GRAND LODGE AND SOUTHERN DELEGATES PHOTOGRAPHED IN VARIOUS POSES AT DEPOT AND IN RECEPTION PARADE YESTERDAY. CALIFORNIA ELKS START NORTHWARD 385,000 ELKS TURN EYES ON PORTLAND Poppy Pickers' and Orange Belt Specials Bear Grow ing Herds on Way. Grand Officers Marvel a Great Scope of Plans for Coming Convention. . 185 LEAVE LOS ANGELES HEADQUARTERS BUSY SPOT Committees Get "Work Under Way and Many "Giants" of Fraternity Already Reach City Vast Vol ume of Business Awaits. (Continued From First P. ) of honor one of the best attractions of the Elks popventlon ever held. Headquarters Lively Scene. Their arrival at the Multnomah Hotel was the cause of much activity In that vicinity and throughout the remainder or me evening - uu uum way Into the nignt tne looDy ana in var-lmis iinmrntttAi raoffll WflfA mad llvelv with business and fraternal The center of much interest among the readers of the sporting pages was . . t ,-, XT Patrick T- rowers, 01 jcroev J., a member of the new Elks' Na- tinnai hnmA rAmmlttM and ax-mesl dent, secretary and treasurer of the Eastern league or professional naseDa.ii clubs, now tne lnier-aiionsi ijchbuv t. a.rviH fa term nr two al president of the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues and as -Pat" Powers is known to every baseball man. He Is a close friend of Judge W. W. McCredle. owner of the Portland teams, and expects to attend all the games played here next week between Portland and San Francisco. rvm nf rh I at I n iru Ished Elks in the party waa Judge Jerome B. Fisher, of Jamestown, pasi prana eiaiito ruler. All the past grand exalted rulers form a standing committee who will pass on the good of the order. It is probable that 10 of 12 men who have held the highest office In Elk dom will attend the convention. Edward Rightor. of New Orleans, a member of the grand forum was an other member of the party. Mr. Rightor was formerly a member of the judiciary committee and was promoted to his present office on the death of Judge John F. Donovan, of Milwaukee, Wis. "Supreme Court" to Meet. The grand forum will hold an early meeting. This body is called the su preme court of Elkdom and passes upon all questions of Elk jurisprud ence. Henry L. Ottenhelmer. of, Chicago, the architect of the new Elks' Na tional home, joined the party on the way and will discuss the plans for the proposed Bedford Improvements at the convention next week. Rev. John Dysart Of Dubuque, Iowa, grand chaplain of the Elks, did not ar rive with the other grand lodge offi cers. He stopped at Butte for a few hours and is expected in the city to day. Rev. Mr. Dysart Is a member of the lodge at Jamestown. N. V., and a past grand exalted ruler. He la now pastor of the First Episcopal Church at Dubuque and has held the office of grand chaplain for several years. Home for Aged Planned. Another member of the Elks' new National home committee In the grand exalted ruler's party was Calvin L. Klngsley, of Waterloo, Iowa. Together with the grand exalted ruler, the grand trustees, Klngsley, Powers, Samuel V. Perrott, of Indianapolis, and August Herrmann, past grand exalted ruler, form the commission which is planning to build a new home for aged mem bers of the order, at Bedford. Va. An early session of this commission will be held In Portland and its report to the grand lodge probably will be the subject of much discussion. John D. Shea, of Hartford. Conn, and James A. Flnlen. of Streator, 111., were the first members of the creden tials committee to arrive, both being members of the grand exalted ruler's party. The credentials committee will open headquarters in the Multnomah Hotel. Edward P. Strong, of Cleveland, O.. another member, will Join them this morning and A. C. Crowder, of Jack son, Miss., chairman of the committee, will arrive tonight. KANSAS C3TT DELEGATES XEAR Special Train Coming From Missouri Metropolis. KANSAS CITT. Mo, July 6. (Spe cial.) One of the finest special trains that ever crossed the continent Is now nearing Portland having on board a big happy party of Elks representing Kansas City Lodge, No. 26. The Kan sas City special will arrive In Port land tomorrow, morning, the delegates planning to be up and doing before the sessions of the 4Sth annual meeting begin. The -special-train left Kansas Citv Wednesday. It .is routed over the Union Pacific to Denver, the Denver St Rio Grande to Salt Lake City, thence hy way of Ogden over the Denver Rio Grande, and over the Oregon Short Line to Huntington and on Into Portland. The Kansas City party numbers up wards of 100 members, their wives and members of their families. The party is headed by Chauneey C Bowl as. dis trict deputy, and Arnold D. Cotting ham, representative from the Kansas City Lodge. The trip to Oregon and particularly the visit In Portland ap pealed to the Kansas City people and for this reason they are coming In larger numbers than if the annual meeting had been held elsewhere, not withstanding the long trip west. In the party, besides Mr. Bowlus and Mr. Hale, are, Ferdinand Helm and Mrs. Helm. Mr. Helm being one of the broth ers who Is at the head of a large brew ing business in Kansas City: John W. Wagner and Mrs. Wagner; E. E. Mille and Mrs. Miller; A. J. Shirk and Mrs. Shirk: Louis Roubldoux and Mrs. Rou bldoux. and George E. Runyan. secre tary of the Kansas City Lodge and a member for 27 years. There are many others who went aboard the train at the last moment, but Portland will know the Kansas City crowd as soon as it lands In their city. For. aside from being a bunch of good fellows, the Kansas City badges will be about the smartest things seen at the an nual meeting, and there is one thing the Kansas City delegation - will not be able to do In Portland and that is to keep quiet. FRANCHISE VALUES FIXED City Wants t Per Cent of Gross ' Earning of New Company. Valuation of the franchise ssked by the Northwestern Electric Company, which seeks to enter Portland in com petition with the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, was fixed yesterday at 3 per cent of the gross No. 1 Judge Jerome B. Fisher, Joss P. Sullivan, P. T. Powers, Kdward Rightor and Fred C Roblnaoa, With T. O. Daly, of Portland Committee, In Parade. No. 2 -Grand Enquire Nicholson (os Rbrht Shaalasr Handa With George H. Enarllah, of Hoi yoke, Maaa, Lodge. No. 3 -Grand Exalted Ruler Snlllvan ' Seated la Ante No. 4 Thomas B. Mills, "The Best-Loved Man in Elkdom." No. S Patrick T. Powers, a "Power In Baseball nad a Loyal Elk. No. John D. Shea, Cre dentials Committee, No. T Sullivan and Robinson at Union Depot. No. 8 General Gordon nnd Walter P. An drews, of Atlanta, Ga. receipts of the company. - The rate was fixed by the street committee of the Executive Board at a meeting in the office of Mayor Rushlight. The plans of the Northwestern company were also considered at length. The 3 Der cent tax was suggested by Mayor Rushlight and was adopted by the unanimous vote ot me memoers of the committee present. The fran chise will now be sent to the Execu tive Board, which body will he asKea to ratify the action of the committee. Then It will go to the Council and probably will be referred to the street committee, which body will check tup the terms and conditions under wnicn the company operates. This committee considerea tne pro posed grant some time ago and made a number of changes in the terms, all of which were accepted by the com pany. After the committee again hecks up the measure it win men be -sent to the City Council for rinai passage. 'Bids Called for Big- Bridge. ASTORIA. Or, July 6. (Special.) The County Court has issued a call for bids to be presented before July 23 for the erection of a bridge across the Ne halem River near Grand Rapids. The structure is to consist of two 100-foot spans and approaches 75 feet in length. The county is to furnish the material, all of which is on the ground, and the bids asked are for the lsbor. The In tention is to have the bridge m place so that it will be ready for use before the heavy rains set in thl& Fall. 1 'i ill i v ) l ''CTy c i I:- tY'A; r ?': -ffT I mUKjZ'f- : ' , (iS Y:blaMf I it fel ' hi -.1 f " v. 'li&I. lv, Yy rJ-i 4filii ,, . f ::j3m M i 4 -f - xkJ Fmy him ' - r Zi v1 I C-J. , fts. .F". ' n , 1 V It a ( I - i filr$ j - i which he asks that the business people '11 I ? S' 1 and others co-operate with the street- S v t , VJW !,' ' i 1 cleaning department in keeping the , If1- f " " " 1 streets clean during the convention T ift t f - "S15! next week. He asks that everybody -VSt i ? if f 4 4 A.? refrain from dropping papers or rub- M Z4P i. & J blsh of any kind In the streets and jj J W ti "? i that everybody pickup any paper that ' ft f sSts; "A J"""" i may be seen lyjng, around. & f ,f . I 7 f - !S UaO SSF- . fVr tt , -ri ELKS' PRE -CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS ALBANY Lodge phoned yesterday the intelligence that it is to send to the Elks' convention the largest ex cursion party that ever left that city. Two special trains will carry the 600 Elks and their friends who will make up the party. They will leave Albany for Portland at 5 o'clock on Thursday morning and Albany will enter In the parade 460 Elks in unuorm. rteguiar delegates from Albany are already in evidence In the city, but tne coming excursion will bring practically all of Albany's Elkdom to Portland ror a aay. FLANK J. MILLER, of Albany, state Railroad Commissioner, is the first man 'on whom his fellow Elks have hung" the stock story of "the slow watch" since the delegations began to arrive in Portland for the convention. Mr. Miller, aocording to Phil Met- schan. Jr and others, who were in strumental in circulating the, story -on him, 'stepped out of the Imperial Ho tel yesterday morning at 9:15 and hap pened to glance casually up at the dec orations for the . convention strung upon the street. mis eye xeu upon the symbolic elk head and clock with its hands pointing to 11. "Great Scott!" he ejaculated, and nulled out his own timepiece to make an observation. "What's the matter with this turnip or mine anynowr And he proceeded to shove the hands up to correspond with the dial In the decoration, before the snickers of his companions "wised" him to the error he had made. -' Thl loke Is sprung ai every grana lodge reunion and Miller is the "fail guy" this year. THE best appointed tram that nas ever gone out of Los Angeles was announced leaving that city yesterday for Portland, carrying members" .of Los Angeles Lodge. No. 99, and their families, to attend the Elks' conven tion. - There are ISO In the party. The special consists of It cars and is in charge of C. J. Balfour, traveling pas senger agent for the Southern Pacific in Southern California. The party will reach Portland at 10 o'clock to morrow morning. www ROCHESTER, bidding for the 1911 convention, and Atlanta.- bidding for 1914. appeared yesterday as the ad vance guard of souvenir distributers for the convention. Rochester signc appeared in the hotels and at the reg istration place and purple Rochester buttons decorated every lapel that came within range of the delegates. Atlanta wa right beside them In Ita actlvltieu and one had only to stroll into the lob by of the hotel headquarters and be come acquainted to emerge with more decorations on his breast than a Turk ish gnind vlxler. If this phase ot convention activities continues as au spiciously as it has opened, the Elks headquarters should prove a paradise for tho souvenir badge hunter during the coining week. ' - . www OM RICHARDSON Is responsible for the beginning of a movement which, if carried out, will materially add to the brilliancy of the lighting of Portland during the Elks' convention. His idea is to have . every residence, especlaly those upon the heights. Join in the illumination, at least by keeping the porch lights burning all night, even If nothing extra is added to the elec tric adornment of the houses. "With houses grouped as closely as they are upon the heights above Port land." he says,' "every porch light burn ing will mean a more extensive Illu mination thin one would Imagine at first. I believe that it is one of the little things that everyone is able to do to help out the welcome of Port land to the visiting Elks and something that everyone ought to dc." The idea has been taken up, especial ly by the women of the city and the porch lights dotting the heights and the downtown residence sections will be no small part of the illumination of the Elks' week. . H ERE'S a fellow that is always sticking around with the dead ones." was the characterization given in Introducing J. C. Futrall. of Fay ettevllle. Ark., of the ritual committee, yesterday at the Multnomah Hotel. "But that doesn't necessarily mean that he's a dead one himself." "Nope, he's not an undertaker, either," was the response to the guess from one who thought he had fath omed "the jest. The true interpretation was found in the explanation that Mr. Futrall an swers to the title "Professor" and that he is head of the department of Latin and Greek and such other dead lan guages in the University of Arkansas. Professor Futrall came in advance of the rest of the Arkansas delegation to attend the meeting of the ritual committee. - He says that bis state will send between 70 and SO delegates ad that several others are likely to "come over to Portland for a sort of Informal call." . H OPING to impress the' Elks and their friends with the cleanliness of Portland streets, Mayor Rushlight yesterday, issued - a' proclamation, in RQBABLT the "best heeled" man who has made his appearance In Portland thus far is General Gordon, of Atlanta, who was much in evidence around grand lodge headquarters yes terday. He had a roll of bills In his hip pocket big enough to choke the proverbial cow and it did not seemito grow smaller by the almost continual drain that he made upon It. General Gordon Is bound to become one of the most popular men at the convention. He fairly radiates hospitality and constantly is the center of an animated group of delegates and grand lodge officials. FlURTH of July morning at 7 o'clock at the home of A. L. Berkley there arrived the first and youngest Elk of the convention In the shape of a nine pound boy. Two and one-half years ago on Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Berkley were visited by a little girl baby, Mary Jane, and now they are the proud -father and mother of another holiday gift, a little, pink, kicking morsel of American manhood. Accord ing to his father who translated the newcomer's first words, he Is destined to be an Elk and attend future con ventions. Although only 2 days old this nine pound youngster is already carrying the name of Aubert Linnaeus Berkley, Jr. When his eyes are able to stand the full glaring light of day he will be allowed to look out upon the varied scenes of his first Elk convention. Dr. and Mrs. Berkley reside at 168 North Twenty-third street. Jl team of Billings, Mont., will arrive In the city next Monday on the Mon tana special. There are seven In the squad, all of whom ere Elks and who will represent lodge No. 394 at the convention. The team has been in existence for three years and is captained by Joe' L. Markham. The members are credited as National champions. Other members of the team are. Bishop, Todd, Salsbury, Wickstrom and - Thorlne. They are going to enter the big parade on Thursday to compete for the prize for unique costumes. The boys will stay at the Portland Hotel. Accompanying the "Best Elk Team in the Country," as they . are truly r A called, will be the Boston and Montana band, from Butte. This organization Is composed of 60 members who won the prize at the Los Angeles conven tion three years ago, and who will be heard at the Multnomah Field next Thursday evening. . r.T. Colorado visitors, whether they are Elks or not, are expected to register at the headquarters' for the Colorado Society of Oregon, which has been opened at rooms 421 and 422, Selling building, i An attendant . will be in constant charge and every ef fort will be made to provide comforts, conveniences and information for the delegates from the Centennial state. Denver and Pueblo daily papers will be kept on hand. jm AXJC about loyalty to a friend," 1 said Raymond Benjamin, of Napa, CaL, chairman of the Judiciary committee, yesterday, "there is a man "when Powers' friend, 'Garry' Herr mann, was candidate for grand exalted ruler at the Los Angeles convention. He referred to "Pat" Powers, of Jer sey City, who was holding an impromp tu reception at tne aiunnoman riuiei. "Three years ago," said Benjamin, who performed about the greatest act 'Pat,' who was president of the East ern Baseball League, and about the busiest man in seven states, dropped his work and rushed across the con tinent to register his vote in favor of Herrmann. He arrived in Los Angeles on Tues day morning. Just In time for the. elec tion, voted for Herrmann and left on the next train for New York to get back to work. Unfortunately for him his vote was cast in vain, but he Had the satisfaction in Detroit the follow ing year to see Herrmann unanimously elected. D R. ROBERT J. DECKER, exalted ruler of the Rochester lodge. No. 24, is leading the campaign this year to secure the next convention for that city. Dr. Decker holds a remarkable record, having been elected exalted ruler of his lodge eight successive times. Five of these times the election was hy acclamation. Under his administration- the membership of his lodge has increased from 300 to 1600. SCENIC LINE EAST. You travel by the true scenie route if your tickets read Canadian Pacific. Ticket office. Third and Pine (Mult nomah Hotel). ........ ee New Orleans Party AHo Itcsnmct Journey Xewsrk Brother Mho Is In Xlnety-Flfth Year Will Seek Prize. LOS ANGELES. July 6. (Special.) "Good-bye, Bill." With this cry Is suing from the throats of several hundred Elks, who had gathered at the Arcade depot to see them oft to the Portland convention of the order, 185 happy members of the antlered herd of the Angel City rolled away aboard the Poppy Pickers' special today to Join the thousands who are wending their way from all parts of the coun try to the convention city. Aboard the special are 45 members of the Los Angeles crack team, the Poppy Pickers' patrol, after whom the train bearing them northward was named. The train consisted of II coaches. Including baggage car. diner, palace Pullman coaches and an obser vation car, all gaily decorated with streamers and flags announcing to the world that the herds were headed for Portland. The train will be augmented along the route by the addition of other coaches filled with Elks. One of the first stops will be Santa Barbara, where the Los Angeles delegation will be Joined by Elks of that city. Accom panying the Los Angeles Elks were delegates from the nearby cities. The members of the drill team were distinguished by their olive drab uni forms. TheJ- were under the command of Captain Ray Oosterlson and Lieuten ants Harry Brown and Fox Stamps. Another large delegation from South ern California passed through Los An geles on the way to Portland. They are aboard the Orange Belt special. The party consists of Elks from Bart Diego city and county and from Orange County. Many of the Elks tracking northward are accompanied by their wives and daughters. John Howard, past exalted ruler of Los Angeles lodge and representative in Los Angele's of the Weed Lumber Company In Oregon, has telegraphed ahead for the preparation of a recep tion at the Weed Lumber Camp for the party. ...... The 80 New Orleans Elks who hav been here, resume their Journey to night , .. One of the oldest members or the order was in Los Angeles today, en route to Portland. He was Charles S. Smith a wealthy resident of Newark. N. J., who has crossed the continent In his i5th year to try to win the prize for the oldest man In the Port land parade. "Now you old fellows look out for yourselves. A youngster like me can take care of himself," he told his fellow-travelers. Dr. Smith shows his age In his wrinkled face, but his step retains surprising elasticity, his eye Is clear and his hand Is firm. He declared that he expected to continue attending Elks' conventions until he was "at least 115 years old." DURBAR FILMS AUGMENTED Floral Feature Is Added to Kinema color Pictures at Hellig. Visitors to the Hellig yesterday re ceived a welcome surprise In the shape of some wonderful additions to the kinemacolor pictures that are now be ing shown at this theater. "The Bud to Blossom" pictures, which were shown during the Rose Festival in company with the marvelous Durbar color photo graphs, proved so popular that the management added yesterday another flower feature film. This is the Bweet pea. Flowers of this species are shown, singly, In groups of five or ten and In bunches. All tlie variety of coloring for which the sweet pea Is famous is reproduced with start ling clarity, and their addition to the other films makes the. programme one of unusual Interest to flower lovers as well as others who appreciate a vivid harmony of natural colors through ths late invention. WAYSIDE THUGS ARRAIGNED Boys Who Tried to Hold fp Auto mobile lo Plead Next Tuesday. Dan B. Brundridge. Guy A. Vaughn and Gail B. Merrltt. the youths who attempted to hold up an automobile on the Powell Valley road early Sun day morning and who shot Miss Leora Stanley, a stenographer, a member of the automobile party, in the arm. were arraigned before Circuit Judge Kava- 1 ,, ani4 D-tven until Tues- nuuii t- n i ' r day to plead. They were jointly In dicted by the grand Jury Wednesday on a charge oi assault, wnu u weapon. Vaughn was represented by Allan R. Joy. The othe,r two were not repre- - .3 v., .......! Th hflvi had Dre- vlously agreed to plead guilty and save tne expense oi inn. of Attorney Joy may change the situa tion but It is believed the attorney will only use his ertorts to secure leniency for his client. R0ADH0USE MAN CHARGED F. C. Loveland, of 1 2-Mile, Is Called to Answer Under Liquor Laws. On two John Doe warrants returned by the grand Jury, charging the sale of liquor to a minor and the sale of liquor on Sunday. F. C Loveland. manager of the Twelve-Mile House, an establish ment on the Base Line road, will be ar rested this morning. He was ordered by telephone yesterday to report to Sheriff Stevens' office this morning and deposit bail. The offenses with which he is charged are misdemeanors and punishable by fines or jail sentences. Liquor is. being sold at the Twelve Mile House, It is declared, on a 125 Fed eral Government license only. The place operates as a club, but the quali fications for membership are slight and public chauffeurs act as membership so licitors, the authorities say. Hydroplane Enters for Regatta. ST. JOHNS, On, July 5. (Special.) The latest entry for the regatta to be held on the St Johns waterfront Tues day night July 9, is the hydroplane Swastika, owned by Henry Dixon. Preparations are under way for the In dustrial exhibit and sweet pea show to be held at the city dock Monday.