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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1919. K V TWO RAIL ROADS RESUM E service today; O.-W. and Southern Pacific Back to Normal. ROTARY CLEARS TRACKS GREEK DANCES GRACEFULLY INTERPRETED BY 1919 NYMPHS Girls Appear Like Fairy Creatures at Heilig George Copeland Excels as Piano Soloist. B Branch Line Trains to Run Again. Portland Depot Crowded With, Delayed Passengers. Railroad dispatchers last night an nounced that normal service will be resumed on the Oregon-Washington and Southern Pacific Oregon lines to day. There will be delayed through trains from the east. No. 17 of the Union Pacific system being a pick-up train brought out of Pocatello. Three through trains from the east due to arrive In Portland. Nos. 17. 19 and 5, are all storm-bound east of Pocatello and will not arrive until some time tomorrow. Local freight service will also be re-established on all lines. Passenger train service will be re sumed today on all branch lines of the Oregon-Washington, all of which were annulled yesterday. The late after noon reports from stations on the sys tem were that snow was falling from The Dalles to Umatilla without any wind blowing. At Bonneville. Wyeth, Bridal Veil and Cascade Locks high wind was re ported with enow drifting. A rotary snow plow was sent out from Albina early in the afternoon, clearing the track ahead of No. 18. which departed at 1:40 P. M., and at 9:30 last night it was reported that the entire line was open to Umatilla. The serious delays to eastbound traffic occurred in the Portland terminal yards Tuesday night, due to thawing of snow and freezing and completely paralyzed the interlocking plant on both sides of the river. Terminals Have Trouble. AH of the terminal lines experi enced difficulty in providing power to take out trains, owing to the delays in arrival of trains inbound. For this reason Southern Pacific No. 63, first section, did not get out until 4:30 P. M. yesterday. 13 hours late, and the second section finally departed for .San Francisco at 9:30 P. M-, 20 hours behind regular schedule. No. 16 of yesterday morning left for the south at 10:30. upon the arrival of No. 15, which steamed into Union station 12 hours late, after having had a pleas ant stop of most of the day at Eugene yesterday. All day yesterday and last night the Union station was crowded with pas sengers who waited for the arrival of connections or departure of trains that were many hours late. The task of gatemen. information clerks, po licemen and everyone connected with the big depot was augmented by the inquiries for information. Arrival of trains was the signal for crowding the areas in front of ticket gates in the hope that it meant another outbound train would be called. Little tots romped in glee in . the comfortable waiting rooms, while parents grew weary because of the enforced delay Train service in and out of Port land was never more badly paralyzed than during part of the past 24 hours. Trains were held up late Tuesday night, due to blockading of tracks by stalled trains on the main line of the Southern Pacific, failure of through trains from the east to arrive over the Oregon-Washington lines, and the interlocking plants at the t'nion station yards and also at East Portland were frozen up so that traf fic was placed at a standstill. Trains Stopped In Town. On the electric lines served by the red cars there was no service yes terday morning, but it was re-established in the afternoon. The trouble on the electric line was confined to the double rali tracks on paved streets of the cities and towns. While the cars could operate in the country without greater difficulty than slow speed to avoid possible obstructions, the grooves in the rails became ice clogged and stopped service. The same trouble in operation of trains was experienced by the Oregon Electric. In the early morning the trains pushed their way through the city streets with slight difficulty, but the trail thus broken was prompt ly used by automobiles that packed the grooves of the rail with snow as solid as ice and likewise crowded snow from the sides to the tracks. This steady accumulation of ice made operation more difficult. Southern Pacific local passenger trains Noa. 17, 23 and 27, respectively Itoseburg, Eugene and Albany local trains were .annulled and thereby power was provided for the move ment of through trains, notwith standing the non-arrival of the through trains due from the south. All trains from Pugct sound came in late yesterday. Train No. 563 of the Oregon-Washington stalled out near Ridgefield at 2 A. M. and finally got to Ridgefield at 7 o'clock and to Portland as soon as a locomotive could be provided to bring it in. There was only a limited force in genaral offices and also at the vari ous railroad yards and shops. Out of 170 m.?n employed at Brooklyn shops and yard three showed up on time yesterday, some not at all dur ii.g the dy. and many scattered along depending upon distance to be cov ered on foot from their home. The same was true at offices in the Wells-Fargo building, where in most departments the staff was about half of usual strength. Th3 Spokane. Portland & Seattle has maintained service but with be lated trains on all sections of the line. The Oregon Trunk reported snowfall of from 18 inches to three feet at Bond, with less depth toward the Columbia river. Owing to pre vailing wind there was considerable drifting. Outside of the terminal yard, trains were moving fairly well on the Astoria division. Information was that east of Uma tilla the storm had developed the By JOSEPH MACQUEEN. ECAUSE of its infinite variety. its graceful Greek dances by 1919 nymphs, and piano solos and accompaniments of remarkable beauty and rythm, the interesting concert last night in the Heilig the ater by the Isadora Duncan dancers six in number and George Copeland, pianist, had distinguishing value, and was different from usual music treats. It is difficult to say whether the six girl dancers or Mr. Copeland, pianist, furnished the greater artistic treat. Both dancers and Mr. Cope land were associated together in the dual presentation of the programme, and the triumphs were won by both. These six girl dancers must have been chosen years ago by Miss Dun can, with sagacious judgment. They say she has worked with them 14 years, and that the oldest girl is just 22 years old. Miss uncan's choice was made from 100 girls before she got the artistically-natured, gifted ones she desired. The Duncan girls, attired in float ing Greek draperies, flitted across the stage with no perceptible noise. and one has to rub one's eyes to be sure the dancers are human. They appeared like fairy creatures of an other plane, much higher than ours. The Duncan dancers are exquisite specimens of physical beauty, who dance and group themselves in en semble grace. We are told that the girl dancers' names are Anna, Theresa, lrman, Lisa, Margot and Erica. Mr. Copeland, real artist that he is. supplied the piano ensemble music from "Nocturne No. 2", "Prelude No. 7", "Valse Brilliante" and other mu sic gems from the works of Chopin. He played softly, delicately, always helping - the general music picture. As a piano soloist, Mr. Copeland ex cels. He played Bach, Chopin, Satie, Debussy, and two solos with which his name is associated as co-composer, with wonderful, surpassing skill and splendid rhythm. Such piano playing as his is a treat, of a kind to which we used to drink toasts. Mr. Copeland and the dancers won many sincere curtain recalls. The audience was large and appre ciative. The conceit was directed by Steers & Coman, and it was the open ing one of their regular series. proportions of a severe blizzard, with heavy fall of snow, high wind and slightly warmer temperature prevail ing. This was the worst feature of the news of the day from the Oregon Washington district. Reports from the south were that rain was falling between Creswell and Roseburg, and that some trou ble had been experienced by rising water at Cottage Grove, Eugene and south of Roseburg. It was thought that this might denote a general thaw and. if so, the blockade by snow will be changed to a flood situation quickly, in the opinion of operating officials of the railroads. PESKY CINDER STOPS TRAEFIC Locomotive Indulges in Baffling of Uncontrolled Whistling. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) A small cinder, lodging in the whistle of the locomotive of O.-W. R. & N. train No. 564, the night train from Portland to Seattle Tuesday, completely dislocated all traffic on the Portland-Seattle division of the Northern Pacific today and gave rail road officials nervous prostration. Shortly after leaving Vancouver the whistle of the train screeched contin uously for nearly two hours. Within a few miles steam pressure was so low that further progress was impos sible and the train stopped, remain ing until the 11:30 P. M. N. P. train slowly nosed up at 5:40 A. M. to locate the obstruction. In the meantime tre fact, that the O.-W. R. & N. train had not reached Ridgefield was causing serious con cern to railroad officials. All traffic was halted. The Northern Pacific train pushed the Oregon-Washington one into a siding near Ridgefield, when the passengers were awakened to scramble through two feet of snow to the relieving train, which bore them to Seattle 10 hours late. Not until this afternoon was the mischievous cinder located. Holding open of the valve had released all steam. BOSTON 'TECT HEffl HERE DEAX BIRTOX OX MISSION RAISE BIG FUND. TO LIBRARY ELECTION HELD E.L. DEVEREAUX CHOSEN TO SUCCEED ELLIOTT CORBETT. Low Pay Causes Resignation of One-Third of Permanent Li brary Staff During Year. E. L. Devereaux was elected a member of the library board to suc ceed Elliott Corbett, resigned, at the annual meeting of the Library asso ciation last night. Robert N. Strong and R. W. Montague were re-elected to succeed themselves. The officers of the board were all unanimously re-elected. It was decided to open the circula tion department of the central library for reading only, on Sunday after noons this order to become effective after January 1. One-third of the staff of assistants in the library resigned within the year just passed, according to the annual report submitted at the annual meet ing of the Portland Library associa tion by Miss Mary Frances Isom, last night. In exact figures there were 29 resignations out of a staff of S7, and there have been 32 new appoint ments. Among the pages and janitors there were even greater changes in the year. This condition was in a large degree due to the inability of the library to meet wage needs, in competition with other lines of activity which at tracted library employes: but it is be lieved that the problem in a n.easure will be disposed of by the increase of salaries that has been recommended by the library board. In the statistical portion of the- re port it was show-n that nearly a mil lion and a half books were borrowed in the year 'for home reading, half a million of which were loaned from the central library. The per capita circu lation was 4.65, slightly less than last year. Three thousand two hundred and sixty-three lectures were given in the libraries, to a total attendance of more than 100,000. Record Enrollment Causes Raising of Entrance Requirements in Popular Scientific School. Boston Institute of Technology, more popularly known throughout the country as "Massachusetts Teck" is experiencing the greatest year in its history, measured by enrollment? of students, says Alfred B. Burton, dean of that institution, who is a Portland visitor. Owing to the fact that more than 6500 men of the various tech nical branches of military and naval service were assigned to this school during the war, the facilities were not sufficient to permit all who wished to do so to enter this year. The high water mark of enrollment at the opening of any pre-war term was 1950, but at the opening of the present year the total was 3100. In eluded among its students are 38 from Norway, from the families of that country .whose scions formerly at tended German technical schools. There are 40 Chinese, largely stu dents enrolled through the Boxer in demnity fund plan, 15 Japanese, 46 from South American countries and three from Great Britain. From Siam there are five students enrolled, tes tifying to the effect of Siam having been an ally in the world war and thus started upon its advent into relation ship in education, commerce anl in dustries with the rest of the world. One of the English students is a son of Sir Robert Ball, the eminent as tronomer. Because of the tremendous number of students applying the standard was raised to limit numbers, requir ing all to enter as the result of com petitive examinations and totally ex cluding certificates. Dean Burton is here in connection with the campaign to match a dona tion of $4,000,000 offered by a certain friend of the school, whose identity is concealed behind the sobriquet oi "Mr. Smith," by raising an equal euin from other sources. An entirely new metnod has been adopted as a means of aiding this financing. Industries are being tied into the school by contracting with large institutions to carry forward their laboratory re search work. The American International com pany and General Electric have each deposited retainers of $50,000 and the American Bell Telephone company $100,000. Other industries have deposited retainers bringing the total from this source at the present time to $500,000. PARTY COIfflTION Republicans to Gather in Windy City June 8. WOMEN ARE WELCOMED Mrs. Mcdill McCormick Gets More Applause Than Male Speakers Who Discuss Outlook. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec 10. Time and place for the next republican national conven tion were only perfunctory consider ations in tne meeting of the repub llcan national committee here today because it was a foregone conclusion that Chicago would get the conven tion, as it did. and that June 8 would be the opening date. une gathering was so extraordinary because it looked much more like a national convention than a mere meet ing of the national committee. It was exceptional in the large number of prominent men and women In the republican party which it brought to the national capital In ad dition to those who were here In an swer to the official call. Convention Hotel Jammed. All of the hotels were overrun with humanity, and the new Willard, where the sessions of the committee took place, was jammed. Peacock alley, which is usually In habited only by society women, who come to take tea and display their elegant gowns, was crowded today by both men and women, and the women were different. Teas and gowns and dancing had no part in the life of the place. This is not to say that the large numDer or strange women who occu pied Peacock alley on this occasion were not well dressed, for all of them were. But there was more of the practical dress, with a considerable sprinkling of lower heels than one witnesses there on other days. And these women were talking politics ana aoout making presidents. Mrs. McCormick Welcomed. And their sentiments ran Just like the men's. They were either tied to favorite sons or else were comparing the virtues of all of the republican presidential possibilities with the view of picking a winner. Mrs. Medill McCormick of Chicago, chairman of the woman's division of the national committee, received much more generous applause than any of tne men wno spoke at the open ses sions this morning. Among th-! other principal speakers were Governor sprout ot Pennsylvania, Governor Mc Kelvie of Nebraska and Mayor Will- lam Male inompson of Chicaeo. Mrs. McCormick won applause when she referred to "those principles of exalted and - fervent nationalism vvnicn ineooore Roosevelt proclaimed through life to its very end." And for the first time probably women were defended against the charge that they were responsible for the re election of Woodrow Wilson in 1916 on the plea that "he kept us out of war. STORM HURTS THEATERS AUDIENCES SMALL AND FUEL PROBLEM AVORRIES, Constipation JPp Constipation can't be cured TTt by strong cathartics. The Doweis ncra n iuiuru rem edy like Munyon's Paw Paw Pills to help them produce a natural movement. Mun yon's Paw Paw Laxative Pills contain no injurious drugs. They school the bowels to act without physic They act upon the liver and stimulate the secretion of bile, which thoroughly digests the food and assists the bowels in a perfectly natural manner. For Sal by all Druggists, 30c MUNYONTS Paw Raw Puis FEDERAL CHARGE IS MADE Violation of Immigration Laws Al leged Against William Langstaff. William Langstaff, who has been in the city jail for the past week, was arrested by the federal authori ties on a commissioner's warrant yes terday and will appear before Com missioner Drake this morning on the charge of violating section four of the immigration act by bringing a woman from Canada to this country for immoral purposes. The man, it is charged, brought Ruby Cairn from Canada to Idaho by automobile and thence to Portland by train. The man and woman were arrested early this month by inspec tor Bonham of the immigration serv ice and the woman is being held by the immigration authorities. Section four of the immigration act corre sponds in movements from another nation into the United States to the Mann act in interstate transportation. Langstaff. it is stated, is married and has a family in Ontario. He waa released last night on $3000 bond pending hearing before Commissioner Drake this morning- "Xobody Home" at Alcuzar Stops Temporarily Because Patrons Are Kept at Home. Portland theaters suffered a severe blow when the present storm de scended upon the city and practic ally cut off transportation facilities. For the benefit of the few that brave the winter and fight their way down town, however, all theaters except one will remain open. At the Baker performances of "Cheating Cheaters" will be given as usual, it was declared. There will be a wide choice of seats. The Hippo drome, Lyric and Pantages will stay open. The warming problem is one of the things that makes the theater man agers feel just a bit at outs with the weather man. It is nothing short of a double blow, they declare. While they are forced to shovel money in the form of coal into the furnace door, they also have to reconcile themselves to the small numbers that find their way past the ticket office window. The Alcazar was closed Tuesday night, and will be opened again as soon as the weather moderates or streets have been cleared sufficient ly to allow the people to reach the city in reasonable numbers, the man agement reported. The performance scheduled for this week is "Nobody Home." At the Heilij? a determination was expressed to go ahead with work and play. A performance was given last night and attractions will be held today as usual. The Chauncey Olcott company is expected to arrive today, as nothing had been heard to the contrary, and the popular singer will render his - Irish melodies just as though it were a day in June. Woman Defends Her Sex. "Men and women in the same pro portion repelled or were deceived by tne snaoDy slogan, the sham promises of peace by which democrats elected a president in 1916," she declared. "We are none of us going to be hood winked again." Speaking of woman's part in national affairs, she said This is our country no less than yours. We have sacrificed as you have in its defense. We do not intend to yield our inherited and orderly liberties for any scheme of socialistic or imperialist internationalism. You must Know, sirs, tnat like you we are all citizens; we are republicans we are Americans. Thompson's Heceptlon Cool. William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, standing 6 feet 4 by about 4 feet 2, was an Imposing figure as he arose to plead Chicago's claims to the convention, but his audience fellow republicans were noticeably cool, indicating a recollection that they had not agreed with the Chicago mayor on some issues of patriotism during the late war. Patrick Sullivan, national commit teeman from Wyoming, did not ex pect to speak, but presented Chey enne's claims for the convention in rich Irish accent when unexpectedly brought to his feet. "We have no coliseum and no ho tels," he said, "but we can give you 640 acres of God's country, beneath the blue dome of Heaven, lit by the stars, and I promise you all that will give you a new lease of life." Wood Appears mu Choice. Leonard Wood against the field, all of the discussions ran. and Senator Warren Harding of Ohio loomed to the extent that there was some clash ing between the backers of the Ohio senator and Governor Lowden of Illi nois. Not one candidate appeared around the meeting place of the com mittee unless Governor Sproul, Penn sylvania's favorite son, is to be counted. Senators Harding, Ohio, and Wat son, Indiana, with Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia, latest entrant, were in the city, but they remained at their offices, where they held informal reception to friends. Senator Poindexter was away in New York and Senator Hiram John eon took a train today for California to spend the holidays with home folks. W. A. Orr Aids Poindexter. The most Important of announce ments from candidates came from Poindexter's headquarters, where it was given out that the Poindexter campaign in New York is- to be di rected by William A. Orr, who was secretary to Charles M. Whitman during the latter's two terms as gov ernor. Mr. Orr was here stirring among the committeemen and politi cians and feeling them out on the Poindexter candidacy. Charles H. Thompson of Montpeller, vt., who had charge or the Roosevelt progressive campaign in Vermont ana Michigan in 1912, it was announced is to direct the Poindexter campaign In New England, with assistants in cluding prominent republican leaders of Brattleboro, Vt, Boston and Roch ester, N. H. Wood Stampede Is Seen. The Wood supporters were the most active and good naturedly but vigor ously many of them were assailing some of the other candidates as fa vorite son schemes invented only to block what they asserted is a "Wood stampede." These remarks were di rected particularly toward the Hard ing, Watson and Sutherland booms. which only took on real animation since the committee began to gather. But you can't put out a prairie fire that way," was the manner In which one of them expressed his views of the new booms. The committeemen from the north west states all stuck to Chicago as the place for the convention, and in the open all of them maintained studied neutrality as to presidential candidates. S. A. Perkins of Tacoma, national committeeman from Washington, who insisted on discussing nothing in public except the extreme cold weather he encountered in Montana, confided privately that he must see Senator Poindexter before he goes back west. Mr. Perkins found him self confronted last night with an as signment from National Chairman Hays t address a large group of republican women. He went through It bravely, but got caught in draught and escaped with a severe cold. Williams Also Retiring. Committeeman Ralph Williams of Oregon shunned the groups that wanted to discuss candidates, declar Ing that the republican voters of Ore gon, and not the national committee men, will choose Oregon's candidate in the primary next April. Candidates discussed seriously by the multitude of politicians who fol lowed in the wake of the committee included Leonard Wood. New Hamp shire: Governor Lowden, Illinois; Warren S. Harding. Ohio; Hiram Johnson, California; Miles Poindexter, Washington; Howard Sutherland, West Virginia William Sproul, Penn sylvania, and James E. Watson, Indiana. Woodbtirn Resident Dies. WOODBURN, Or., Dec 10. (Spe cial.) Joseph Laviguer, a native of St. Paul, Or., and for many years a resident of this city, died at his home here this morning, at the age of 80 years. He was an old mining pros pector and shipbuilder. He leaves a widow and five children, Willie. Bart and Minnie of Woodburn; Mrs. Emma Barnes of Redwood, Cal., and Ed La viguer of Oregon City. Storm Strikes Gold Hill. GOLD HILL. Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) -A storm began last night with high wind from the west and contin ued all day with heavy, intermitting rains. There were no trains from the north today, excepting a stub train from Roseburg, which arrived this evening. Trains Nos. 16 and 54, from the south, due here tonisrht. are re- jfiorted from three ta five hours late. REPUBLICANS WILL MEET (Continued From Tlrst Page. fornia: Eustace Cullinane, California; Mrs. Gibson, California. Executive committee S. A. Per kins. Washington. Committee on organization C. S. Murane, Alaska; John W. Hart, Idaho. Committee on publicity S. A. Per kins, Washington; R. E. Williams. Oregon. Committee on finance William H. Crocker, California; T. A. Marlow, Montana. Convention committee Thomas A. Marlow. Montana; Patrick Sullivan. Wyoming; Ralph E. Williams. Ore gon. William Wrigley, Jr., of Chicago was selected as director of the na tional committee's division on polit ical information, . . 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