THE 3IORXIXG OHEGOXIAN, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1910.
PRESS CLUB SHOW
IS GREAT SUCCESS
Stars of Theater and Con
cert Platform Make Up De
lightful Programme.
SOUVENIR BOOK PLEASES
Professional Acts on Long Bill Keep
Brilliant Audience Interested.
Clubmen's Attack on Drama,
"A Crying- Need," Great.
It was a tremendous success, that
T."tght Off of ths Portland Press Club
at tiia HeiUg Theater last night and a
hon representative audlenra that
packed ttis house from pit to dome,
was warmly demonstrative throughout
the evening, and attested Interest and
r-rld la the enterprise.
Ths programme opened with an Intsr-
.estlnir address by Sidney B. Vincent.
I-restdent of the Press Club. Mr.
Vincent told briefly of the club's work
since Ita formation last August, telling
of the remarkable development the
organisation has had. In particular,
ho referred feelingly to the hearty co
operation and support that has been
given the club by the Portland business
men. and In behalf of the club thanked
the public for Its support In this, the
first "night off." assuring them that
this was only the first, and that others,
bigger and better would follow.
Good Tilings Many.
Mr. Vincent's address was ths fore
runner of a long programme of good
things, handed over the footlights by
a bunch of real artists, who were
generous to a degree In their encores.
Naomi Kthardo. a European equili
brist, a ruhber-Jolnted lady who came
over from the Pantages bill, led off the
festivities with a series of remarkable
balancing feats.
She vii followed by Jimmy Do
Veaux. he of the trained feet, who
made one of the hits of the early even
ing, and was welcomed back a second
time. De Veaux Is a recruit In Port
land's amateur entertainment ranks.
An estra number, the Varden. Perry
and Wilbur trio from the Orand The,
ter. clad In gay topcoats of emerald
green, entered nest, playing on stringed
Instruments and singing delightfully
melodies that set every foot a-tapplng.
As an encore they returned, clad as
Tanks lads, and aung a round of pop
ular selections In excellent style.
Mrs. Mack Charms. '
Next came Mrs. Zilpha Ames-Stack
In a charming series of wee-folk tales.
Mrs. Suck is a splendid raconteur and
her little verses of ofclid life are given
with a charm and natural simplicity
that evidence the truth that she knows
her subject, and what Is better. Is a
faithful exponent of It.
For the first time In several months
t rsi Rose Bloch Bauer appeared as a
soloist and was received enthusiasti
cally. Her first number. "Tou. Dear,
and Me." and her response. "In the
Harden." were sung In splendid voice,
with a wealth of color and melody.
Rube rjlcklaaeaw a gem of fairest ray
serene, from the Grand, csme next.
Rube's hsyseed phllnnophy and Inimitably
funny way of getting off Ms opinions
on municipal affjlrs was one of the big
riots of the evening.
Prlliam's Fral.e Marvelous.
The Great Pelliam." also from ths
Grand, gave hi marvelous hypnotic ex
hihrtlon. a combination of clean comedy
at the expense of a half dosen volunteer
'SMblectn" clnstnr his act with several
remarkable scientific demonstrations.
W llMm-Kraiikl) n and company, of
Pantasce. appeared In their comedy skit
'My Wife Won t Let Me." snd Dillon snd
King, of the lrlc Theater were mirth
creators with a long line of local Jokes
and Innuendoes of cleverness.
Then came Alice Lloyd, of the Orpheuin.
the dainty Fgl!ih einglng comedienne,
v. ho guv four numbers, of which her
"Srlasti Me" mng was perhaps the most
enthtietastically spvlsuded. The audience
d d not seem to be able to get enough
of Mta Uoyd.
One of the tremendous hits of the
evening was tlrare Cameron, who Is ap
pearing at the Bur.ralow. In "Nancy."
Mrm imcron. In a "Buropeny TV'Igss"
costume, give a series embracing song
snd "rvettayahuns'' as she called them.
Her Mg numlHT a as Merle Pressler'st
famous ballad. "Heaven Will Protect the
Working CtrL"
tine "spoKe a piece" too. about her
"erleetlc JWV that brought down the
e,oe.
Crying; Need" Great.
Somcnte'c along In this - programme
a as sandwiched a playlet T). "A Crying
Need." rnmpoyed and acted out on the
spur of the moment by members of the
Preis dub. The crying need was. ap
parently, more rehearsal.
Opinion of prominent local theater
managers on this "Vving Need blot on
the dramatic n ulcheon. follow:
Calvin Helllg:
"I regret that I didn't put off the open
ing of my new theater until the premier
performance of the Presa Club could
have served as a house warming. Ths
dramatlo talent and actual histrionic
genius lying sround loose In the local
acws'pspcr offices should be garnered by
some syndicate, a huge hippodrome thea
ter but'.t snd regular performances given,
providing tiie city laws would permit It."
lieorge L B leer said: " 'A Crytng
Need beats me. If I put that act on at
my theater I'd get out of town the name
nttht. I couldn't stand the praise."
Milton Seaman said: "Some show, be
lieve n:e."
Frank CofTlnbcrry observed: "Take It
from muh. any time that frying Seed"
act wants to book vaudeville through
me. thejr Just can."
Jaek O Brten: "Bess, ever."
The performance of "A Night Off'
coded with the audience on Its feet, sirr
ing In unison with ths Orpheus Club, un
es. the direction of Professor W. H.
Berrr. th old familiar and beloved
-A old l-ar.g Sine."
The Press Club's souvenir programme
elicited much favorable comment In the
audience. Attractive in cover, color and
text and Interesting in contents, stories
ad sketches by local writers and adver
tisements of business bouses. It con
tributed to tie club's evening of triumph.
th new classes, which, will pursue
study course under ths topic "Taking
Man Alive." Marshall Due will direct
another elaaa In "Th Study of th
City." Th third new division will b
a "drop-In" elaaa, but th leader nea not
been selected.
The men In these classes meet for
upper at l it o'clock and spend th
half-hour from T to T:9 In Bible study.
An Invitation to Join thes classes baa
been extended to all men In th city, no
feea or membership In th association
being required.
Play Hakes Man Forget
His Feet Are Shoeless
rr Resident Leave root-
wear Vader Seat ssi Uaea ta
StseaJags Oat of Playaesvse Wit.
Tesag weasaa.
AJfCOUVrR. Wash, Dec IS. Ope
V claL) So enthralled and Interested
In "The Nigger." given at th Helllg
tn Portland, last week, did a prominent
Southern man of this city become that
he walked out of th playhouse In his
sloe king feet. leaving his shoes under the
seat. He did not realise his predicament
until his feet touched the concrete steps.
and than, then he was forced to tell bis
fiance, who accompanied him. that be
bad mad a terrible blunder.
Th man In nuestlon, with his fiancee,
went to a matinee Saturday afternoon.
Us wore a new pair of patent-leather but
ton shoes, and during the first act. his
feet began to burn and smart- For hslf
an hour hs suffered th torture. 'and then
decided, convention or no convention,
thst he would take off the shoes.
So as to attract no attention, he lifted
on foot at a time and unbuttoned th
shoes; snd slipped them off snd put them
under the seat. H breathed a sigh o
relief, and for the first time began to
become Interested In th play. By ths
end of th second act he was all Interest,
and his Southern blood was boiling.
Came the last act and the curtain. The
housellghts were turned on and he as
sisted his lady-love with her cloak, and
putting on his own, thay filed out with
the crowd-
When the ton of the steps were reached
and the man put his light-socked
foot on the chilly concrete step, a vlbra
tioa flashed through his body from the
sol of his foot. It wss the vibration o
cold, and within a millionth part of
second he realised realised In all Its
humiliation and horror that he bad left
his shoes under th seat.
Th crowd was filing past, but he man
aged to swing his sweetheart to on side,
snd whispered In her ear that he had
"dropped his keys" under his seat, and
he would have to go back and get them.
Whan she reads this Item, she will
know th true reason. ,
10, AGGRIEVED, WAIL
DEPOT CITT ATTORNEY HAS
BUST DAT.
Man Who Wants Money Refunded
Followed by Another W1k
Wants Detective.
Kid ted and out of breath, a man whose
us of English betrayed foreign origin
rushed Into the City Attorney s office
yesterday morning and demanded that R.
A. Sullivan, one of the deputies, sccom
mot him Immediately to the establish
meat of a watch repairer, for th purpose
of arresting the proprietor of th place.
Little by little, with the greatest dif
ficulty. Mr. Bulllvan drew from th man
that be had left his wstch. which bad
been suffering from a faulty mainspring,
to be repaired. Returning a utile later,
he was assessed a dollar and given hi
watch, being assured by the repairer
that the spring bsd been replaced. Th
watcb ran for about half an hour and
then took another layoff. Sullivan's vis
itor demanded that the deputy collect his
dollar also.
When told that the CHy Attorney's of
fice Is not a collecting agency snd that
bis only recourse Is a civil suit, tho man
stumped out of the office, breathing Im
precations on th American system of
Justice.
A short time afterward another man,
a Greek, demanded that Mr. Sullivan ac
company him to a North Knd Turkish
coffee, house. The proprietors of this
establishment, two young women, were
selling two or three special brands of
Imported Grecian liquors in teacups. Sul
livan a Informant said, and ne wamea it
Stopped.
Tha deDutv found It necessary to ex
VlaJn thst the City Attorney s offlc is
not a detective Bureau. tie aavisea ine
man to go to the police station snd get a
plainclothes member of tha force to help
secure the evidence.
"These are fair samples of the de
mands constantly being msde upon us,
snid Sullivan. "Lots of people seem to
think that lustio can bo dispensed lnv
mediately and automatically from the
City Attorneys orriee.-
POPE'S BLESSING BROUGHT
Father Jljlcbos Returns to Tacoma
After Trip to Europe.
BIBLE STUDY MAKES GAIN
Three) New Classes Are Organised at
Portland T. M. C. A.
c Mnlrfle ties memHerahln In the
men's Bible rlassea of ths Portland j
u..'a f'hrlatlen AarlatloB been I
growing that three new classes will be
organised tonight- As there are now
three such classes meeting regularly on
Tuesday nights, henceforth six classes
will meet oa Tuesday, besides many
that convene oa other nights of th
week.
Dr. Oaerg B. Pratt. wlU lead -
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 19. (Specie!.)
Very Rev. P. r . Myieooe. vicar-gencraj
of the dioces of Seattle, returned tonight
from an extended trip abroad. In ths
course of which ho visited his old horn
In Belgium, which be had not seen for 40
Vather Hyleboa. who Is th pioneer
Catholic priest of this dioceso ana pastor
of St. Leo's. In this city, had the notable
honor on th 3tn anniversary or nis ap
pointment to the vicar-generaiehip of be
ing received In audience by the Pope, and
brings a personal messsge from the Pop
to the people of America, as follows:
"Give my blessing to all th people of
America. I love th American people.
I love every part of America. As you go
through thst great country, gtv Its peo
ple my blessing to tho very end of It."
DAVIE'S VICTIMS ANXIOUS
Creditors of Missing" Broker File
Petition In BanVruptcy.
BOSTON. Pec. 1. A petition In bank
ruptcy was filed In the United States
Plstrlct Court today against Robert B.
Davie, a young broker, who disappeared
several weeks sgo.
Ths petition was brought by two retail
firms and th holder of a nots. Other
creditors are expected to file claims.
Devte's liabilities. It Is said, will total
mora than tMXMu. His creditors Include
prominent persons In the religious, thest
lical and business world.
XMAS SWEETS.
Park A Tllford'S world-famed bon
bons, packed specially for Chrlstmss
trsd. rig crenel a v.. , 4 i uiiu na
Third and Washington.
When your feet are wet and cold,
and vour body chilled through and
through from exposure, take a big dose
ef Chamberlain's Cough Itemedy. bathe
your feet In hot water before going to
bed. and yon are almost certain to
ward erf a sever culd. For sal by
all dealers. - ' ' - '
JURY YET TANGLED
Jurors Retire Again After More
Than 52 Hours.
QUESTIONS ARE PUZZLES
Judge Morrow Kept Busy Answering
Queries of Twelve Chosen to
Try Alleged Accomplice) in
Johnson Murder Case.
After debating for 52 hours and 32
minutes over the guilt or Innocence of
Mrs. Carrie Kersh, accused of conspir
lng in the murder of William A. John.
son at the New Grand Central Hotel,
last June, the Jury was locked up at
9:60 o'clock last night to await the
opening of eonrt at 9:30 this morning.
Whan court convenes this morning
the Jury will have spent (3 hours and
mlnutss In Its deliberations. At
o'clock yesterday afternoon the Jury
sought the advice of Judge Morrow, tb
presiding Judge In the case, for further
instructions.
Questions put by four Jurors, an ex
ample cited by one and a remark dropped
by another Indicated that some were In
favor of acquittal, that others would con.
vlct th woman of first degree murder
ana that a few would be satisfied to dis
agree and return to their homes.--Parallel
Case Recounted.
One of the spokesmen of the dellbera-
tors In elucidating his difficulty In sxrlv
lng at an opinion In the case recounted
a parallel case. If two men, he asked,
on tall, one short, knew a ISO bill was
In a till and the tall man stealing It
handed It to the short man. who took
It and helped spend It. could the small
man be held for conspiracy to commit
murder If the tall man returned to the
store later and killed the proprietor?
Judge Morrow answered in the negative
Other Jurors asked questions relative to
th same comparison, and were Informed
by th Judge that lack of intent excluded
the small man .from Incrimination, al
though he had received and spent 111
gotten money obtained from the man who
was murdered after the theft.
Previous to this the Judge informed
the Jury that even though Mrs. Kersh
accepted money belonging to the mur
dered man that was no crime under the
Indictment, and that if she concealed
the crime she could not be convicted on
thst evldencesalotie.
Judge Kept Busy Explaining.
Further Questions ware asked by the
Jurors concerning the varying degrees of
murder, and this subject was explained
for the second time by Judge Morrow.
Apparently satisfied with ths additions
Instructions, the Jury retired for the third
time, one asking Judge Morrow as they
left the courtroom, "How long will w
be kept If we disagree?"
The Judge replied that n naa not tnsae
up his mind.
Mrs. Kersh was brought to ths court
room In a stat of collapse, requiring tne
support of Deputy Sheriff Hunter and
Matron Cameron. As the Jurymen en
tered shs cried. "I don't know anything
about it at all." She repeated this sev
eral times and was ordered from, the
courtroom proper to the chambers by
Judgs Morrow. Attorney Seneca Fonts
carried his client bodily from the court
room and the proceedings were then re
sumed.
MERCK'S APPEAL HEARD
RED CROSS SEALS SOLD CP TO
SATCRDAV NIGHT,. $8500.
Campaign Against White Plag-uo in
1 1 1 1 Depends Vpon Amount
. Provided for Nurses.
Testerday marked the opening of the
last week of the Red Cross seal cam
paign, and the workers plan to mske
this a banner week and to come out
with flying colors at the close, Saturday
night
Th work of th visiting Nurse Asso
ciation for 1911 demands a large amount
of money, say the officers, and the
amount of work dons depends upon tne
fund realised from the sals of sesls.
Money received up to Saturday nignt.
not Including th schools, the East Bid
or outside towns, amounted to 1360O. Ths
largest Individual donation was 1100. and
the most taken in at any Doom was at
Meier & Frank's. IS00. Th booth In
hat store is In charge or Mrs. uavia
Hotieymsn. The booth at Olds. Wortroan
Ik King's, tn chars or sues Jaai mrscn.
rsnks second, with 1741. and the one at
K. Gill's. In charge of Mrs. vraa
Chamberlain, received ta. Th latter
pened a week later than tne otner
booths. i
The largest amount sold In any offlc
building, ni5. was st tne epsiaing ouiiu
In. In charge of Mrs. O'Gormsn.
At tho hotels, ths booth at the Oregon
leads, with jas-to. in cnargs or airs,
Chester Deerlng.
A booth waa opened at Bwetland's yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. Qeorge W. Me-
Brtde.
an booth, close Christmas eve.
Ths following will sell at booths today:
v.ier Jk Frank. Miss Lisa Wood, Mrs.
Joseph Bradley and Mrs. Harry Litt:
Olds, Wortmin & King. Mrs. Lamond,
Mrs. Ralph Walker and Mrs. Felix Fried
lander: J. K. QUI. Mrs. C. F. Bunker.
Miss llsle GUI and Miss Mabel Korrell:
wwwrri- Clarke Co.. Miss Delia Hahn
and , Mls Frances Fuller: Owl Drug
Stor. Mrs. Msx tonen ana m- w
Metxger: Tull Gihbs. Mrs. Wllllsm
viae Janette Kenneay, sirs, nen-
..ib M.eKenzis and Mrs. Frank Wood;
Unman, Wolf Co., Miss Jean Mor
rison ana Mrs, imm"
SL0VER GIVEN GOLD STAR
Police Show Regard for Captain by
Making Christmas Gift.
- i tt- e ,i. WtetlATiA
w nen tne " - 7
Police Department reported for duty at
11-J& o'clock Ust night the memoers too
their csatatn. E. A. Blover. by surprise
by presenting him with a solid gold star
M a cnnsxmss ""i"11""1
The star 1 ths regulstlon size and
Xmtxi blue enameled Inscription, vap-
taln. Portland Police." In presenting in
sift Policeman Rupert. In behalf of bis
Somradra, spoks of the high esteem In
hlch captain ""-. . .
Th cat111 ...j .-
nickel star. -." -
remarked that he hoped his new bsdgs
of authority v' " -
cot as the one he has been wearing ths
past ssversl years.
vc-i.h Anthracite la Ideal for furnace:
rr too nss It. Phone g. so. C. 310.
wine line ladles bag. Karri Trunk Co, ,
OPEN EVENINGS UHTIL ' Si3,' W
jj CHRISTMAS , ' j I
J L - Indian Clubs , a
oj rendn Foils ' SOLID COMFOET d$!
Cr2 J FIVE MORE DAYS iSlf X?
fc' elV for Christmas shopping. "What to buy and whero to F flAW
IS jl f F If buy it is shown in our Suggestion List. Read it fa T y $r3
. r over. , You will find something in it to interest you.
(Xc&pJ 1 Chafing Dishes Yy I ' " vf Vs
Cr n I 1 11 Coffee Machines A r ffl -""s
i I I Thermos Bottles J CSf
UC. fK (OT Baking Dishes Fern Dishes
L, Jy 11 ' Five o'Clock Teas Candelabra 1
A&g5y''2 ' I If Smoking Stands Manicure Sets Punching Bags &JJ
J Boxing Gloves I Scissor Sets Travelers' Sets . jot,
VJOt . I Library Sets Smoking Sets A miA
Xyf3 -OlL AUTOMOBILE LUNCH BASKETS Y tSS ip5
5?Pjo iT 'frrIf V Shaving Mirrors Shaving Brushes ' Jf Iff XVII
111 It rJf it Safety Razors Corn Razors n UVjafeg- M ZK
pn) III' r u Tal'19 Cutlery Butter Spreaders n vw W U hi
v ' Teddy R. Carts
'80 Automobiles
iV ' Dumb Bells SPALDINQ SPORTDfg GQ0PS Buket Balls
v Automobiles t ' " ' Handcars
gN Coaster Wagons OUR ACME $5.00 CHEST OF TOOLS Express Wagons -trKj-2.
jjfrl Velocipedes N I1 Tricycles
t- FOURTH AND ALDER STS. W
FRAUD PLAN ALLEGED
LABORER 6ATS LAWYER OF
FERED HIM BOXTJS TO FLEE.
Roumanian Declares Yankwlcn
Bought to Pay Hira Sum and Kept
Rest Back W'agea From Fellows.
eh, A t n t- e v ttttt Tansrwich tried
to Induce him to accept a small snare
icaa eniteeted fnr clients and nee
th eonntrv. leaving Tankwich Ire to
tell the other claimants, had oajd the
witness all their does, was tne state
ment made In Justice Bell's court yes-
terdsy sfternoon by P. Ptcouf. The
witness Is one of five complainants who
srs endeavoring to have Tankwich In
dicted on a charge of larceny by bailee
of JS00, which he had collected for
them. , ,
borers who hsld a sub-contract on the
Natron-Eugene Railroad construction.
They mo a oupuw -tractor
and engaged Tankwich to col-
... . . .11.-. tK,r hi
tneir money. uoi v " -
g3 an a 2 a per ceui.
over to thera only JUS
collected $1683 .on a
and turned
I.0! 1 , . 4 v, ,uji es ner
I ILRWJL1I uw- ......
cent contract was abrogated and a new
on waa mui in
Investigated and found that the task
more urricmt tnaa no uijjww-
Th laborera admit that they signed a
second lie per. but say that It was not
read to thera and they did not know-
was in tt. They are ponuvc.
however, that after working for 10
ths they receivea out .1m.,
1. r..k-lAh . n - lKnut S1000.
Attorney Fowler was called as a wlt-
and fald 4hat he had Deen souc
by ths Roumanians to take their
endeavor to force Tankwich
roon
whll
neas
I ted
to disgorge. Fowler conferred with
Tankwich and found that he had a
contract in which it was agreed that
the attorney waa to have the first
$1000 recovered from the contractor,
the laborers were to have the second
$1000 and that any amount collected
thereafter was to be divided equally
between the laborers and their attor
ney. This was the contract which the
witnesses said they did not know the
contents of when they signed it.
The- preliminary hearing- before Jus
tice Sell is being warmly contested and
will continue today.
FRUITMEN CHOOSE BOARD
Officers Elected at Meeting of Ore
gon City Organisation. t
OREGON CfTT, Or., Deo. 18. (Special.)
At a recent meeting of the Oregon City
Fruit and Produce Union, in the rooms
of the Commercial Club, the directors or
ganized in the choice of the following
officers:
President, George Waldron: vice-president,
B. Kuppenbender;. secretary, M. J.
Laselle; treasurer. O. D. Eby. The per
sonnel of th board la as follows: Mar
shall J. LaxeUe, O. D. Eby. J. 8- Toder,
George DeBok, Benjamin Kuppenbender,
C. W. Swallow. A. J. Lewis and George
Waldron.
A committee composed of the presi
dent and secretary waa named to gather
data and make choice of a site for a
nrooosed warehouse. B. B. Bennett, ot
Yamhill County, was present and made
a talk on unions and their influence for
good. He reports a membership of 800
in his countv and the union not yet in
corporated. Next meeting will be at call
of the president, for the purpose of bear
ing a report from tho committee on sue.
Laws Salt Dentists.
SALEM. Or.. Dec- 19. SpeciaL
That there will be no legislation pro
moted by the State Board of Dental
Examiners at the next session 01 in
Legislature la the statement made by 1 since the board was established
Dr H. K. Olinger, seoretary of the witness no recommendations for
board This will be the first session change in the dental laws.
IN THE VARIED AND MULTIFORM USES FOR FAM
ILY NEEDS THE PUREST STIMULANT IS DEMANDED.
IN THE LARDER AND BUFFET, FOR EMERGENCIES
OF HEALTH. FOR CHEER AND COMFORT. FOR
THE AGED AND FEEBLE, AND IN THE USUAL CON
VENTIONAL FORMS OF HOSPITALITY
TAKES PRECEDENCE ON MEDAL MERIT
REGISTERED AND RATED
AS "AN ABSOLUTELY PURE
RYE WHISKEY"
Sold as su BTsnnses cafes and t7 Joooery.
LINH COUNTY CROOK COUNTY HARNEY COUNTY
MALHEUR COUNTY
800,000 ACRES, GRAIN, ALFALFA, FRUIT and TIMBER LANDS
For Sale in Large and Small Tracts by
OREGON AND WESTERN COLONIZATION CO
(Owners of tho Willamette) Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road
Land Grant.
E. L. MARVIN, Western Agent,
S68 Stark Street, Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon.
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