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TIIE Sc-NDaV OKJEGOXIAf, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1913.
SHRINERS
74 NEW MEMBERS
Gorgeous Parade in Costume
With Visitors in Line Pre
cedes Desert Trip.
MANY COME FROM SOUND
' Arm Patrol With Band From Ta
coma, and Nile Patrol, Seattle,
Take Part In Amusing Cere
monies at Local Temple. '
The deaert sand wu hot at the Ma
sonic temple last nieht, when a large
semi-annual class of 74 candidates
made their first pilgrimage to the
sbrlne. If the muffled laughter and
unmuffled muslo of Al Kader band
might be used as a guide to one un
acquainted with the diversions of
Arabs, the candidates "stepped some,
and It wasn't to dance music, either.
Hosts, N guests and visitors showed
their credentials and entered prepared
to suffer the torture of those who
have seen something good, but are
forbidden to talk about It. The Ala
sonic donkey shied at the stairs, but
backed into the elevator while doing
so and was hustled aloft. Perhaps he
came down the fire escape. Who
knows?
The night really began at 5 o'clock,
when the Shriners' special train from
Seattle and Tacoma arrived at the
North Bank depot. They were met by
Al Kader patrol, in gorgeous Arab
esque costumes, Al Kader band, which
is composed of 32 members, all busi
ness men. In full evening dress, and
other members of Al Kader Temple.
In the visiting party were the Afifi
patrol. In Arabesque costumes, the
Afifi band, of Taco'.na, likewise arrayed
. In Oriental style, the Nile patrol, dress
ed In white uniforms, wearing red car
nations, and other members of the Nile
Temple, of Seattle. In all, 175 visitors
from the Northwest cities came to re
turn a similar pilgrimage made by Al
Kader Shriners on Navember 30, when
they were the guests of the Nile Shrin
ers In Seattle. Gizeh Temple, of Van
couver, B. C, was not represented.
At Kader Band Appears,
Potentate D. G. Tomasini, of Al
Kader, had made all the arrangements
for the visitors. They were escorted
to the Oregon Hotel, where dinner was
served, after which they were escorted
through some of the principal streets
to the Masonic Temple, at West Park
and Yamhill streets. Al Kader band,
led by its organizer, J. O. Freck, made
its first ceremonious appearance and
made quite a hit playing popular airs.
One man, who watched the parade
pass up Park street, remarked, "I won
der what the unions will be wearing
next." The color display attracted
wide attention.
At the Temple, D. G. Tomasini was
master of ceremonies. He was assisted
by Harvey Beckwith, chief rabban;
ieorge W. Stapleton, assistant rabban;
W. 12. Grace, high priest and prophet;
.1. P. Moffett, Oriental guide, and A. H.
J.ea. director. The ceremonies com
menced about 8 o'clock and were fol
lowed by a banquet two hours later,
ilost of the visitors left on their special
at 2 o'clock this morning, but some re
mained to spend Sunday.
I)iat!iiKiiIhed Gneata Here.
Among the distinguished guests were
Kllis Lewis Garretson, Imperial marshal
Of the Imperial Council of North Amer
ica, past potentate of Afifi Temple, Ta
coma; C. P. Kimbalft Illustrious poten
tate of Afifi; John L. McLean, illus
trious potentate of Nile: Daniel B. Tre
fethen and F. B. Lazier, past poten
tates of Nile Temple: Frank McCand
less, Nile, grand master, Washington
state. and Asa Hankerson, of Nile,
deputy grand master of Washington
state. John Kelly led the Afifi band.
The candidates admitted to the
Shrine last .night were: Frank J. Her
man, William D. Jamison, Clarence II
Mayer, Sylvester Oykstra, George W.
Akers. William W. Ashby, Gustav Abra
ham, Thomas H. Banfield, J. Ji Bar
rett, Charles W. Barr, J. F. Bronough,
Michael H. Bauer, W. B. Burton
Thomas Callahan, Joseph P. Campbell,
Virgil L. Clark, William J. Curtis,
Iwls J. Davis. James R. Dickson, L.
R Elder. Thomas D. Evans. Carl W.
Frank. Joseph AV. Ganong. Richard B.
Garling, John Gray, George H. Grom-
bacher, Charles B. Hall, George A.
Housman. James A. Harper, Thomas P..
Jarboe, O. O. Koeppel, Merton W. Kid
dle, Arthur Langgutn, Barge Leonard,
Adolph Levy, O. 1. Mortensen, S. A.
Murhard, William J. Neef. Arthur O.
Nelson, Archie Nicholson. A. M. Oliver,
Cyrus J. Parker, Harold E. Pors. Ed
ward C. Phinnan. Harold D. W. Pineo,
Philip Rlchter, John F. Rlsley, Charles
W. Risley. John A. Reuter. R. R.
Schomp, Harry E. Stephens, R. R. Shaw-
cross. Gordon v. Skelton. Joseph C.
Smith, J. R. Shaw, James H. Sturgis,
A. C. Tomlinson, Walter K. Taylor.
Thomas M. Word. John P. Whitlock. W.
W. Wlswell, George M. Welster. Willl
bald Weniger, Charles Van Buren, I
Ray Wattis. George W. Zimmerman, A.
G. Dvorak. Robert L. Nottingham. F.
I. McCulley. James B. Birdsall. Wil
liam B. Bethune, David S. Williams,
Marion J. Jones, Edwin A. Robison,
August Hennekamp, John C. De Pen
ning, Herbert Farrow.
VIOLA LEACH WEDS AGAIN
Divorce Only Few Minntes Old When
New License Is Issued.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 1. (Special.)
The pet of the Alcazar clientele. Viola
Leach, has succumbed to the wooing of
the one man who saw her every per
formance in this city and watched her
every move on the stage, while he
thrilled with tove for her and fiddled
in an ecstacy of hope. He is Edward
B. La da. orchestra leader of the Alca
zar. The couple presented themselves
this morning at the desk of the mar
riage license clerk and asked for a
license to marry.
"Ever married before V asked Mun
son. "Oh. yea," replied Miss Leach. "Here
is my final decree of divorce. I just
got in this minute. As we were in the
City Hall, we thought' we might as
well get our license, because we re to
be married this afternoon."
The final decree of divorce was en
tered in the Superior Court this morn
ing. A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to postpone a marriage
after divorce for a period of three years
In each case.
Kaiser Decorates Consul.
ST. PAUU Minn.. Feb. 1. Richard
Lorenz. a member of the German Con
sulate in St. Paul, received a golden
cross today from Emperor William II.
of Germany, in token of his elevation
to membership In the Knights of the
Order of the Prussian Crown. The
honor Is conferred for long service in
the German Consular service.
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ROCKEFELLER SELLS INTEREST
IX OIL CONCERN.
Standard Said to Have Received Two
Millions Company to Become
Competing Concern.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1 John D. Rocke
feller and other Standard Oil Company
Interests have sold their stock in the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company to Henry
Clay Pierce. Announcement of the
sale was made by the company today.
By buying the Standard Oil inter
ests, which owned about two-thirds of
the stock of the Waters-Pierce 'Oil
Company, Mr. Pierce acquired control.
The company is capitalized at $400,000,
but the stock is quoted at more than
$600 a share.
The Standard Oil interests tried last
February to oust Pierce and his rela
tives from the directorate and a long
litigation resulted.' Pierre charged the
Standard people were trying to per
petuate a monopoly in spite of the dis
solution decree of the Federal Supreme
Court. The Standard interests charged
Pierce with mismanagement and witn
making the company a family affair.
It is estimated that the transaction
Involved the payment to the Standard
Oil Interests of about $3,000,000.
It is understood that Mr. Pierce
plans to operate the Waters-Pierce
Company as a competing concern ot
the oil companies in Missouri, Kansas.
Texas. Oklahoma, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, which are controlled by the
Standard Oil Company. -
The Waters-Pierce Company, though
founded by Mr. Pierce, passed under
control of the Standard more than 30
years ago, though for a long time It
was operated as a separate concern.
QUARANTINE JMT ENFORCED
Smallpox Victim Tells Fellow-Passengers
on Train of Affliction.
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The difficulty In coping with the
spread of smallpox was exemplified
CAKE MODEL OF TOWER
GIVE SEW MAYOR OF
COTTAGE GROVE.
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COTTAGE GROVE. Or. Feb. 1. I
(Special.) A curiosity, in cakes,
was presented to Mayor J. H
Chambers In honor of his new
position. It was made by Lem
Jog, his Chinese logging camp
cook. It is made In the form of
a tower with four terraces and
is highly embellished and deco
rated. Around the pedestal Is
a candy chain railing, supported
by candy posts. Circling the
base in candy letters appears the
legend: "J. H. Chambers, Mayor
Cottage Grove, 1913." Surmount
ing the tower is an American
flag made of candy.
The cake is 20 Inches in height
and 13 Inches In diameter and Is
highly prized by the owner, who
has it on exhibition at his home
on Railroad street. .
PORTLAND SHEXNERS MAP.CHINQ- TO
yesterday bysvord received at the office
of Dr. Calvin S. White, secretary of
the State Board of Health. The O.-W.
R. & N. Railway sent him notice of the
fact that people suffering from small
pox were traveling along their line.
It would appear, from their report,
that a mild outbreak had occurred near
Hillsboro. -A school teacher, not feeling
in the best of health, went into that
town to-consult a doctor, who Informed
her that she had smallpox. The teacher
traveled back on the train and made no
hesitation about telling others on the
train that she had contracted the dis
ease. This laxltyls due to absence of quar
antine, which appears to be due to the
absence of the health officer of Wash
ington County, who Is at Salem. Dr.
White goes to Salem tomorrow and will
make arrangements for the proper
quarantining of the district.
TWO INJURED BY GASOLINE
Gnest at Hotel Puts Out Fire
North Plains With Flour.
NORTH PLAINS. Or., Feb. 1 (Spe
cial.) A pressure gasoline tank used
in connection with the lighting' plant
of the North Plains Hotel, exploded
last nlg'ht, doing considerable damage,
and, but for the time'y action of one of
th-e guests, 'two persons would have
been burned to death. This guest was
the first person on the scene after the
explosion, and two men were almost
entirely aflame. He ripped open a
sack of flour and poured Us contents
over them and then smothered the fire
in the woodwork the same way. In all
600 pounds of flour were used for this
purpose, which is credited with saving
the hotel and several valuable adjoin
ing buildings.
Shortly after lighting the system,
which is controlled by a 10-gallon
pressure tank located on the back
porch, the lights went out, and the
proprietor's son, with one of the em
ployes, endeavored to adjust the diffi
culty. They removed the cap from the
tank, which was under 25 pounds pres
sure, and this filled the air with gaso
line vapor, and, as near as can be
ascertained, they created a spark with
the wrench they were using.
Both were sent to a hospital In
Portland, and one is In a critical con
dition. The flesh from his face, hands
and forearms Is almost burned off; the
other was only slightly injured.
CONTEST SEEMS PROBABLE
Wicltcrshaiu and Texas Judge May
Clash Over Oil Of ficlals.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. A contest
between Attorney-General Wlckersham
and United States Judge Meek, of Dal
las, Tex., may soon develop over the
question of arresting John D. Arch
bold, H. C. Folger. Jr., and W. C. Tea
gle, of the Standard Oil Company, on
indictments returned in Dallas charg
ing violation of the Sherman anti
trust act.
The Attorney-General has tele
graphed United States Attorney At
well, of Dallas, for a full report on
Judge Meek's recent action In order
ing new warrants of arrests because
the Department of Justice had declined
to serve the original warrants, on the
ground that the evidence behind them
seemed insufficient. Mr. Wickersham
wants any additional Information col
lected by the court or Mr. Atwell. He
is giving the question close attention
and, while no official announcement
has been made. It Is believed to be .en
tirely likely that the warrants will
again be held up If the Department of
Justice concludes that It has not suf
ficient evidence to sustain the Indict
ments. HOTEL BUILDING COMPLETE
Oregon Turned Over to Lessees and
Ready to Be Furnished.
The Hotel Oregon building, occupying
the quarter-block at the southeast cor
ner of Seventh and Oak streets, was
turned over yesterday to Wright &
Dickinson, the lessees, by the architects,
Doyle, Patterson & Beach. All that re
mains before the big hostelry is ready
for use is the installing of fixtures
and equipment. It is expected that
everything will be In readiness for the
formal opening by February 20.
The building and site, together with
the furnishings, represents an invest
ment of about .1,500,000.
GREET VISITORS FROM PTJGET SOUND.
TARIFF HEARINGS END
COEWTTTEE TO BEGIN FRAMING
REVISION LEGISLATION.
Fourteen Schedules of BUI Will Be
Taken up by Members In Reg
. ular Sequence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. All tariff
hearings, so far as the public is con
cerned, were concluded today and the
real work of framing in committee the
revision legislation for submission to
the next Congress will begin next Mon
day. The House committee on ways
and means devoted today to bearing
evidence suggestive of changes In the
customs administrative act and a mis
cellany of articles bearing on the free
list.
James L. Ferry, of New York, former
chief of the customs division of the
Treasury, and W. J. Gibson, of New
York, advocated a number of adminis
trative reforms based on the conten
tion that they would simplify the cus
toms requirements and make them
more equitable.
The Democrats of the committee will
meet Monday in executive session and
dally thereafter to frame the new bill.
According to Democratic leaders, it
probably will be ready about March 15.
The 14 schedules of the bill will be
taken up in regular sequence, and a
Democratic caucus of the House as
soon as the extra session begins will
determine finally whether schedule by
schedule consideration in the House is
the most feasible plan.
Chairman Underwood said tonight
that the net result of the hearings was
of benefit to the committe and that
they had produced new light on various
articles wnicn wouia aia in me worn oi
revising the tariff.
BULL MOOSE TO CELEBRATE
Pacific County Progressives Plan
Ratification Banquet. '
RAYMOND. Wash., Feb. 1. (Spe
rial.) The Progressive party of Pacific
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County will hold a ratification meeting
and banquet here Saturday night, Feb
ruary g, at 7:30 o'clock, in the Com
mercial Club Annex, In honor of the
state victory won. by this party, which
carried the electoral vote of -the state
for Theodore Roosevelt, and elected
two state Representatives. The ban
quet is also in honor of the distin
guished state leaders.
County Chairman Theodore Johnson
announces that the speakers who have
signified their intention of being pres
ent are J. A. Falconer and J. W. Bryan.
Congressman - at - large - elect; Daniel
Rowland, of the Lower House of the
State Legislature, and Governor Teats
and a number of local speakers.
WHITLOCK FOR SUFFRAGE
Toledo Mayor Says Vote Is Their
Right and Not' Theory.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Brand Whitlock,
Mayor of Toledo, O., spoke here today
to the Political Equality League, say
ing that votes for women were their
right and not a theory.
"The assertion that the place for
woman Is he home dates back to the
period when women i. ere squaws,
whose duty was to do all the manual
work of the tribe," he said.
Mr. Whitlock declared himself out of
sympathy with. English militant suf
fragists, because, he said, "they seek
votes for taxpaylng women, not for all
women. Violence never accomplished
anything, anyhow," he added.
Still Another
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Retail Price at
No make has made greater
L The Lester
' From Philadelphia's Most
" Illustrious Factory
fill' (JijK
realm of artistic piano building than the
Lester Philadelphia's finest piano. The
equal of the Lester piano cannot be found
at roundabout dealers, alleged factory
branches, and old-method
less than $475.
But because of modern methods, up-to-
date facilities, and. the
'Small-Profit-Quick-Sales"
Eilers House such an instrument may be
obtained at Eilers Music House for only
$318.
The reduced price, $318, is the cash price at any of the 40 Eilers stores. It is the lowest price to each
and all alike. No more is asked, no
whole amount, but onlv on the unuaid balance) arrangements will
terms of payment as best suits the convenience of eich buyer, or a monthly payment plan of $7.50 a
jmonth may be had. Catalogue "D" tells all about it. Eilers Music House, the Nation's Largest.
BIG FORECLOSURE
SUIT IS STARTED
Trustees for Bondholders of
Northwestern Long - Dis
tance Phone Co. Sue.
DEFENDANT CHARGES PLOT
Title Guarantee & Trust Company,
of Los Angeles, Accused of Aiding
Bell System in Alleged Con
spiracy to Prey on Rivals.
The trial of what is expected to be
one of the hardest-fought and most
tangled law suits ever brought before
the Circuit Court of Multnomah County
the foreclosure suit of the Title In
surance & Trust Company, of Los An
geles, as trustee for bondholders.
against the Northwestern Long Dis
tance Telephone Company was com
menced before Judge Gatens yesterday
afternoon.
William D. Fenton is appearing for
.the plaintiff company and Jay Bower-
man for John B. Coffey, receiver of the
long distance company, who, while ad-rhlttln-
the non-payment of Interest
on tlu jonds. is seeking to beat fore
closure on the ground that a conspir
acy existed to demoralize the North
western Long Distance Telephone Com
pany financially and make it easy prey
for the Bell Telephone interests.
It has already been stipulated be
tween the parties that the Sunset Tele
phone Company, of California, a Bell
subsidiary, owns bonds of the par value
of $719,700 and stock of the par value
of $420,000 of the defendant company.
The total bond issue is $750,000 and
the total stock Issue $613,100. The de
fense also has depositions to prove that
-the Bell people held back $50,000 to be
forfeited In case foreclosure suit was
not commenced by the Title Insurance
& Trust Company.
Counter Claim. Presented.
The stocks and bonds were purchased,
both sides also admit, from William
Mead, of Los Angeles, and P. L. Willis,
of Portland, and other heavy stock
holders and directors of the long dis
tance company, and a Los Angeles
company which underwrote the bonds
originally. It is these and others who
are accused of conspiring to wreck the
company for the benefit of" the Bell
people.
The Northwestern Long Distance TeU
ephone Company is a California cor
poration and the law of the state is
to the effect that a purchaser of stock
for which the company Issuing It has
not been paid is liable to the company
for its par value. On this ground the
defense Is setting up a counter claim
of $420,000, the par value of stock
owned by the Sunset Telephone Com
pany. All the stock of the Northwest
ern Long Distance company was is
sued as bonus with bonds or to pro
moters, and the company received noth
ing for it directly. In reality it is
worth little or nothing.
In opposition to this contention. At
torney Fenton declares that the Su
preme Court of California nas neia
again and again that the provisions of
this law do not apply to stock Issued
as bonus with bonds, the court declar
ing that payment for the bonds in
cludes payment for the stock. In out
ling his case Mr. Fenton said:
"Our position Is that we are entitled
Beautiful 1913
Creation
strides in the
concerns for
well - known
policy of the
ine Circassian
in the fanciest
less accepted. For the mere additional simple interest (not on the
to foreclose by reason of failure to
pay Interest on the bonds. It makes
no difference who owns the bonds and
stock. I represent the Title Insur
ance & Trust Company, a large and
reputable concern. I know that the
Bell -people own the control of the
stock and the great part of the bonds,
and I suppose that Indirectly I repre
sent them, but that makes no differ
ence. This conspiracy business is a
bogey invented by Mr. Bowerman for
the purpose of clouding the straight
legal Issue.
"There Is no question of publie policy
Involved. 'The American Telephone &
Telegraph Company has about $600.
000,000 invested in telephone plants and
equipment in the United States and the
others have about $400,000,000."
The only witness examined yesterday
was J. M. Window, manager of the
Puget Sound Independent Telephone
Company, which operates In the terri
tory north of Seattle. He swore that
since the taking over of the Independ
ent company of Seattle, through which
his cdmpany did long-distance busi
ness, by the Bell Interests, the revenue
of his company has fallen off 50 per
cent. For a time also, he said, his com
pany was shut out of the long-distance
field south of Seattle but application
to the Washington Public Utilities
Commission resulted In the removal of
this embargo. Formerly the North
western Long-Distance Telephone Com
pany reached as far north as the Can
adian line by passing through the inde
pendent exchange in Seattle and using
Mr. Winslow's lines to the north of
that city. The Northwestern's lines ex
tend as far as Corvallls and Albany,
Or., on the south.
Default on Interest Denied.
"As another defense we are contend
ing that there was no default on the
Interest coupons for April and Octo
ber, 1910, and for April, 1911," said
Mr. Bowerman. "We do not say these
coupons were actually redeemed, but
we contend that as a means of Induc
ing Federal Judge Don worth, of Ta
coma, who bad put a man In charge
of the Northwestern Company as re
ceiver, to discharge the receiver. Mead.
Willis, et al., agreed to cancel these
coupons. With respect to the Interest
due In October, 1911, we claim that
the company had sufficient money to
pay It had not Mead and Willis-and
their gang, who were in control of
the company's affairs, diverted this
money to paying themselves amounts
which they claimed were due them
from the company."
"Certainly the Bell Interests bought
the stock and bonds of the Northwest
ern Long-Distance Telephone Com
pany," said Mr. Fenton. "There waa
nothing wrong with their doing so.
Charles E. Sumner and Mr. Mead, who
promoted this company, got into a fight
between themselves. I do not believe
there was any conspiracy to let the
Bell people secure control, really.
"Failure of the Northwestern Lon
Dlstance Telephone Company to pay In
terest on Its bonds made it necessary
for the Title Insurance & Trust Com
pany, as trustee, to foreclose. There
ought to be nothing more to thla than a
simple foreclosure suit."
Another part of tne same ngnt is
proceeding in Los Angeles, where Re
ceiver Coffey has started suit against
William Mead to recover large sums ot
money which he charges Mead beat
the company out of while its treasurer.
PORTLAND FIRM GETS JOB
Spokane's $1,200,000 Hotel to Be
Built by Brayton Company.
The Brayton Engineering Company,
of Portland, was awarded the contract
to build the Davenport Hotel at Spo
kane, for $1,200,000. Contractors in
many of the large cities of the country
participated In the competition.
The new structure will be 155 by zoo
feet and 12 stories In height. It will
be one of the largest hotel buildings
on the Pacific Coast. -
The entire investment in the enter
prise will Involve approximately
000.000.
Several of these latest 1913 creations
have passed their final factory inspection
at our big Wholesale Establishment at
Fifteenth and Pettygrove streets, and are
now on display in the downtown sales
rooms, at Seventh and Alder Streets
third floor, Eilers Building.
These latest designs are in the finest
mottled mahogany, both brilliant and dull
finishes one in superbly figured, genu
walnut, and still another
burl walnut.
be made for strictly confidential