THE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAJT. SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 24, 1910.
MAILS ARE COSTLY
UNBIDDEN GUEST
THE TELEPHONE AT CHRISTMAS
i COMEDIAN WHO APPEABS IN "THE BTJEGOMASTER" AT TEE
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DISTURBS FEAST
Cost Grows Less Rapidly Than
Traffic.
Ex-Husband of Bride Causes
Diversion at Ditchburn
Mende Nuptials.
ANNUA LREPORT IS MADE
Need for Improved Ocean Mall Sor-e
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ice Again Called to Attention of
Congress In Report of
Uitchcock's Helper.
WAITERS GO TO RESCUE
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tntrrroplrr OTwpowerrtl. Kjrcted,
Taken In Custody by Ilause Iv
Irvtlve. Then Attempts Own
Life With Rasnr.
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ed the festivities which I
narrlaa of John Ditch- I J
Th Intrusion of th ex-hu..ran1 of
t . bride marred
followed th
burn, a Portland attorney and Mrs.
Amelia Mende In the main dining-room
of the Imperial Hotel Thursday nlicht.
Farts concerning; the stormy entrance
of W. T. Mende. divorce! husband of
the bride. Into the supper-room became
public yesterday. Before Mende could
reach the table where the bride and
or I de a room Ml. he was overpowered
ry a doaen waiters and forcibly ejected
from the room. L'pon reaching tha
treet. he whipped a rasor from his
pocket and threatened to do himself
txxilly harm. The weapon was wrested
from his hands by a bystander.
Threat Startle Plncr.
It was after o'clock and the wed'
41ns; party, after many a quip and Jest
over bubhilne; (rlssses of champagne.
pad resolved to a;o from tha supper
room to the home of one of the guests
to continue the festivities. Hardly had
the word passed when several of the
sruests who sat facing tha main en
trance to the supper-roora were startled
fey tha sudden appearance of Mende In
the doorway. Shouting a threat. Mende
anvanred rapidly across the room.
Oltchburn was on his feet and on the
defensive In an lr.nfent. Harry Thomp
son, the head waiter, threw himself
upon the uninvited man. Mende strug
gled to release himself. In a fraction
f a moment a doxen waiters rallied to
tha assistance of Thompson. While
elng removed forcibly by aeveral of
ifte waltera Mende vowed vengeance
poa the newly wedded couple.
Kaior I Drawn.
in a corridor leading from the sup
per-room Mende was taken Into cus
tody by two house detectives.
At a moment when It was believed
that his anger bad subsided the Irate
es-huaband of the bride stealthily
whisked a rasor from a pocket in his
coat. A friend grasped his wrist and
cured possession of the raxor. Then
other friends hurried him to the curb,
and. forcing; him Into a taxlcab. drove
way.
LMtchburn. with his bride upon hli
arm. smiled broadly as the party passed
through the hotel corridors to the
street a little later. It was noted, how
ever, that despite his smiles the lawyer
benedict was considerably worrletl as
to the possible whereabouts of Mende.
Feversl times be glanced seachlngly
Into the groups who stood about the
Hotel lobbv.
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Cl'S WEINBERG.
MONDAY 10 BE HOLIDAY
A I.I. Irni.IC, MOST PRIVATE,
IUSINKSS WILL SISPEXD.
I.ate SlMjppers Again In Evidence
and Merchants Expect Greatest
ltusli of Year Today.
Y. M. C. A. FUND IS RECORD
JL'llrnsbnrg SulWribrs $31,187
Ten Kajs for Building.
r.LLKNSPrRi,, Wash.. Dec. !J.
(Special.) When the 10-day subscrip
tion campaign closed here last even
ing a total of 01. 1S7 for the new Y. M.
I . A. building was chalked upon the
barl.
Mils Is an average of more than
IS per capita for every person In tha
rtiy. and Is. according to Claries W.
v Urox. state secretary, a record for
the entire I nited States.
JANITOR DIES ON LADDER
Christmas I ectj rating Finished, He
talis Into Woman'! Arms. Corpse.
D&. I-nj. Iec. 51 JuHt after he had
put the finishing toucbea on the Christ
mas decorations In the Twenty-Third-
Avenue iTeeoytrrian Church tonight.
vUuajn C. Hutchinson, the Janitor, fell
from tho Jottom step of a ladder Into
tf.e arms of Miss Haxel Moore, dead.
Heart dlseaew Is believed to have been
tha cause.
Oregon Glee Clab Ends Trip.
K Eli. Or. Pec. IX (Special. )
Th University of OreeoB Hire Club
arrived her this morning from On
tario. They were the guests of th
local high school during tha day "and
war royally entertained. A packed
nouse greeted them at the opera house.
Tha rlub manager says the club baa
received fine treatment from the peo
ple of Raker. This is the last point
on their tour and they leave tomorrow
for their homes, well pleased with the
result of their trip. I-arpe crowds have
greeted them at every point on their
Itinerary.
Monday will be generally observed aa a
legal holiday in Portland. Christmas
coining on Sunday.
All of the public offices will be closed
Monday. The banks have declared a
holiday and most of the store will sus
pend business. t
Members of the Retail Grocers' Asso
ciation have voted to close their places
of business Monday. It Is likely that
this action will be followed by other lines
of business.
One of the Interesting features In con
nection with the holiday season will be
the Chriatmaa tree and entertainment for
the children at Good Samaritan Hospital
this morning. Several lUtla ones living
In the neighborhood have been Invited.
The poor at the homes for the aged and
the Infirmaries will share In the Christ
mas Joys. All these places are prepar
ing to attribute gifts and provide feasts.
At the ration Home a Christmas tree
has been prepared. Christmas dinner
111 be served.
Holiday shoppers were out until late
at night. The familiar practice of de
laying Important duties until the last
moment is manifesting itself again this
year and promises to be Drought into
prominence today. Merchants are pre-
paring to handle the biggest business 01
tha season today.
GIFTS RECEIVED BY PARENTS
Kindergarten and Primary Pupils
Have Holiday Exercises.
Christmas festivities were enjoyed
by the pupils In the kindergarten and
primary departments of the Kltxabeth
K. Matthews' School at Lucretia court.
yesterday, when the parents were
assembled to receive the gifts made
by the children and to witness the
reicular work.
A Christmas tree and the portrayal
of the "Christ child In the manger,
with carols and holiday songs, made
the spirit of Christmas apparent. The
reading of the children In the first
grade was pronounced excellent.
M.so .Matthews- method, tha "thought
method." develops the power to read
readily. The children of this grade
read fluently from Kugene Flold and
Robert L Stevenson, representing the
present work, the basic principle of
which Is literature, history and art.
Miss Matthews is assisted by her nor
mal training class In kindergarten and
primary work.
MEDICINE" KILLS WOMAN
Poor to lie IVa-ted on Christmas.
Tlrkrta for the Portland Commons
Christmas dinner can be had at tha
robes station. Penl.-l Mission. Peo
ple's Institute and the Commons Mis
sion, Every business man In the cltv
is requested. If he knows of any poor
person or cMld. to send them to tha
Commons oa Christmas day. W. O.
MacLaren. general superintendent, aayi
that they will be able to accommodate
ail who are in need on that day.
Inducing Child to Take ltose, Mother
Drinks Acid by Mistake.
N'EW TORK. Dec. IS. "I'll show you
how easy it ia to take." Bald Mrs. Jos
eph Baronne. to her daughter. Susie.
11 years old. today, and luted a bot
tle to her lips In proof. Susie had
objected to taking a teaspoonful of
what was supposed to be cough medi
cine, which ber mother poured out of
one of a number of bottles.
Mrs. Baronne fell to the floor In con
vulsions and died before an ambulance
arrived. She drank from a bottle of
acid by mistake. Susie was almost dis
tracted over the thought that her ob
stinacy contributed to her mother'a
death.
NO STOCKINGS WILL HANG
Sinclair Reports Pocket Picked. while
C. J. Sinclair, assistant general man
ager of the Union Pacific Life Insur
ance company, complained to the po
lice that a pickpocket had deftly ex
tracted a waller from his clothes while
tie attempted to board a car at Kast
First and Kast Morrison last night.
The wallet contained SIS and aeveral
valuable paers. stnclair gave a mi
nute description of a young man who
Jostled him in the crowd.
Parents Shop. Babies
Burned With Home.
Are
O. It. X. nies Heed.
ASTORIA. Or- Dec. SJ. (Special.) A
deed has been filed In the County
Clerk'a fnVe whereby the Oregon Rail
road Navlratlon Co. transfers to the
1'ortlnd Terminal Investment Company
the tract frontage about one mile
square, west side of Young's Bay
whlt'h It purchased several years ago
for terminal purpose. Consideration
nominal. 11.
Ilejnohl I Reappointed.
SAI.KM. Or.. Dec. it I Special
LJd T. Reynolds, of Salem, was reap
fMtntd a member of the State Hoard of
Horticulture by the Governor tolay. His
terrn continues for threa ears.
AVAXT. Okla.. Dec. 3,-Xo Christmas
stockings will be hung up In Frank Mc
Coy's home hero this year. His two chil
dren. Ethel, aged 1 year, and Raymond,
aged S. were burned to death when the
McCoy residence was destroyed by fire
today.
Tha parents of the children were down
town shopping when the Are started.
They bad left the children alone.
LONGEST HAUL RUMORED
Seattle Thinks liarrinian Lines Will
Run Coast to Coast Train.
SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 2S. Accord
ing to a story which will appear In
tne Post-Intelligencer tomorrow, toe
Harrlman lines are conducting negotia
tions with Kaatern trunk lines looking
to the operation of through trains from
New ork to tUe Tactile Coast. It is
planned to be a limited passenger train
J and an exclusive express train between
the Eastern and Western seaboards
daily.
If the negotiations now being car
rled on are successful, the trains will
be handled over the New York central
and Lake Shore lines between New
York and Chicago, over the -Chicago
A Nortuwestern between Chicago and
Omaha and over the Union Pacific and,
subsidiary lines between Omaha and
the Pacific Coaat.
According to the plans now being
considered, the two trains will carry
through cars which will be sent to San
Francisco from Granger. Wye. over the
San Pedro. Los. Angeles & Salt Lake
route, and to Portland and Seattle
over the newly organized Oregon
Washington -..road Navigation
Company's lines.
According to advices received in Se
attle today, conferencea have been held
between officials of the Harriman sys
tem, of the Eastern roads and of the
express company with a view of ar
ranging for the service aa soon as pos
sible.
J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the
Harriman lines in this city, said lr
night he knew nothing of the plan.
"If any negotiations have taken place,
I have learned absolutely nothing of
them. It is likely that I would have
been Informed were such a move con
templated," he said.
This scheme has been auggested re
peatedly by the Seattle interests who
desire transcontinental through service,
but Just as often has It been discredited
by railroad officials.
Pullman officials have declared that
it Is almost Impracticable to operate
their cars from Coast to Coast without
cleaning them or subjecting them to
close shop Inspection.
The latest idea In this connection "is
to run the trains In two divisions, hav
lng the passengers step from the one
to the other at Omaha or some other
central point.
AT THE THEATERS
-THE BURGOMASTER." J
A Musical Comedy, by Ilvley-Luders, I
rreeaed at the HeJIig Theater.
CAST. I
t Peter Stuyvesant Qua C. Weinberg i
T Poodle Von Kull Wm. Conley f
K. Booth Tarklnston . Fred W. Bailey J
V " v nrin opiuvr ............ .
t Qeorse McKlssock
I Officer Clancy Win. Richards
I Foreman It K. Scolt
i Orogan Harry Hoffman
i Newsboy Rosalind EKtlestons
Willie Van Astorbllt
Phemie Lockhart
Ruth V. Julia Curtis
Phoebe Kummaela. Marlon Mack
J Daisy Etta Lock hart
INDICATIVE of the happy. Irresponsi-
ble tenor of the musical comedy,
"The Burgomaster." which came to the
Heilig last evening, is a note, brief
and to the point, at the head of the
programme. It reads:
"The audience is urgently requested
not to worry about historical Inac
curacy, anachronism : and - lapse from
logical sequence and common sense In
this piece. It la dangerous to worry.
Just keep cool."
And a goodly-sixed audience did Just
that, at last evening's performance and
so enjoyed themselves accordingly.
Gus Weinberg, the originator of the
role of the merry old Burgomaster,
Peter Stuyveaant. Is again at the head
of the funmakers and Is apparently as
quaintly humorous and popular as he
was years ago when he first brought
ua the piece.
He has taken several artistlo and ac
ceptable liberties with his role and in
terpolates new lines and modern frills
that are appreciated. Mr. Weinberg's
bllity and versatility aa a comedian
are well known, and it would seem that
in this play he is given every oppor
tunity to -prove it.
All of the soloists were well received.
Julia Curtis sings best, of the women.
In a small unpretentious voice, and her
dancing steps are a welcome addition.
William Conley Js seen in the role of
Doodle Von Kull. secretary to the
Burgomaster. The two go to sleep and
are dug up in the streets of New York
lot years afterward. But where is the
person who does not know the story?
In the support Is Fred Bailey as E.
Booth Tarkington. the stranded actor.
a role he nils pleasingly.
George McKlssock is remembered lo
cally as the Harlem spider In previous
presentations and tl. E. Scott has the
best singing voice In the cast.
The chorus girls are young and work
strenuously. A pleasing dancing spe
cialty Is that given by Ktta and Phemie
Lockhart. The rormer aa Daisy, and
the latter aa Willie Van Asterbilt. the
midnight son.
The Indian chorus or men s voices
was particularly worth while, and the
tuneful old "Tale of a Kangaroo" ap
parently had lost none of ita savor.
since it was recalled time and again.
"The Burgomaster" will remain at the
Helllg until Monday evening, with mat
inees tomorrow and Monday afternoons.
HOfRS FOR MAIl. DKMTERY
Sl'NDAY AND MOXUAY.
General delivery windows at main
office and stations will be open from
10 A- M. to 12 M. Sunday, and from
regular opening time until 12 M Mon
day. Kesi.tr and stamp divisions at
main office will be oiven from 10 A.
M. to 11 M. Sunday, and from T:80 A.
M. to 12 M. Monday.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Conditions of
railway and ocean mall service are dis
cussed fully In the annual report of Jo
seph Stewart. Second Assistant Post
master-General, submitted today to Post-
master-Ccneral Hitchcock.
The aggregate cost of .the transporta
tlon of domestic malls during the year
was SSI, 709,133. 68; while the cost of for
eign malls was S3.112.302.4S. Notwith
standing the Increased amount of mail
handled the percentage of Increase In
the cost was only 1.16 per cent.
In every instance possible the policy
of equalising the rate of pay for the
transportation of mail by railroad routes
on the basis of lowest cost, has been
followed.
Particular diligence has been manifest
ed by the department In lta Inquiry Into
the cost to railroad companies of carry
ing the mall.
The need for Improved ocean mail
service again Is called to the attention
of the Congress. The passage of an act
to authorize the Postmaster-General to
pay for ocean mall service in vessels
of the second class on routes to South
America, the Philippines, Japan, China
ana Australia at a rate per mue not
exceeding the rate applicable to vessels
of the 'first class as provided In the act
of March S, 1891, will. It is believed, en
able the department to secure contract
aervlce to these parte of the world.
During the year there were 446 rail
road accidents in which postal clerks
were either killed or injured or In which
mall matter was lost or damaged. Twen
ty clerks, four substitutes and three
mail weighers were killed. 98 seriously
and 617 slightly Injured. The year was
more disastrous in the number of clerks
killed on the railroads than any In the
history of the service.
Among the recommendations made by
Mr. Stewart are the following:
That the department be enabled to
readjust the compensation for the trans
portation of mail on railroad routes dur
ing the four years' term.
That salaries of supervisory officers
of the railway mall service be Increased.
That provision be made for the re
tirement of incapacitated orsuperannu
ated railway postal clerks.
SELL ISLE
EVERGREEN STATE WILLING TO
PAY "SOMETHING."
Officials of Two States Will Try to
Agree on Boundary; Legis
lature to Ratify.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec 23. (Special.)
State Treasurer John G. Lewis re
turned today from the boundary con
ference with Oregon officials at Port
land. In company wth Attorney-Gen
eral W. P. Bell, and he says that while
Oregon has no claim whatever upon
Puget Pound Island in the Columbia
River. Washington should be willing
to pay something for Sand Island,
which was awarded to Oregon by the
United States Supreme Court.
Iwls conferred with Governor Hay
today and they agreed that Washing
ton would undoubtedly have to pay
Oregon for Sand Island, although it Is
part of Washington. It is believed
the two states can agree on the sale.
Bell and Lewis will go to Astoria
December 27, and make the trip along
the Columbia River with Oregon officials.
Lewis says If things look the same
n the open as they do on maps there
is no question but that a satisfactory
agreement can be reached. The plan
is to have the officials agree upon
some settlement andtuen send the
same to the Legislatures of the two
states for ratification.
MINERS SENT TO PRISON
Violation of Injunction Means
Year's Sentence for 1.
DENVER. Dec. 23. Sixteen members
of the Lafayette. Colo... Union of the
United Mineworkers of America to
night began serving a year's sentence
each In tne county jail, imposed Dy
District Judge Greeley M. Whitford
for violating a temporary Injunction
restraining striking miners of the Colo
rado coal district from interfering with
non-union men. ,
A stay of execution and the privilege
of bonds pending appeal were denied.
Mrs. Mayer Will Build.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Carrie Mayer said today she
will erect a large store building at the
corner of Eighth and Main streets, as
soon as title to the property Is per
manently settled. The case Is that of
Mayer against Jacobs, involving owner
ship of the corner at Eighth and Main
streets, the decision of the Supreme
Court in a decision rendered favoring
Mrs. Mayer, reversing the decision of
Judge Donald McMaster. of the Supe
rior Court. The plaintiff alleged Mayer,
GUckman and Jacobs bought the prop
erty together in Jacob's name, and that
after title had been acquired.. Jacobs
refused to give Mayer and Glickman an
merest.
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