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TUKSLIA Y , DKCMIBEK 26, 1911. COLLEGE BOYS WHO WILL BE HEAED IN CONCERT AT HEILIG THEATER AT EARLY DATE. SANTA CLAUS GOOD 10 PLAYER FOLK S3 "Patent vamps with brown, white, gray or blue tops are the dressy shoes this Winter" "Old Town" Company Finds Christmas Tree Waiting for It at Heilig. When yoa bo.T here yon have the satisfac tion of knowing that you buy what YOU want not the kind of shoes the salesmaa thinks you should nave. This is the original S3.A0 shoe house of Fartlaa'i. 6Sf ORPHEUM MANAGER HOST Vaudeville Performer Are I.rnquet GoeM Strands! One Cheered. Fanfares and Km pro Enter tainers Have to TrmTel. Although th MrfM of Sunday Jumps from one stand to another and of play ing; th holiday matine to holiday crowds, obllpfd theatrical folk to match their own Chrltma-s day cele bration "on the fly." mo to -tpvxik. the Players In the various Portland thea ters mantaed to And time, some way or othe-r. to ajlve due observance to Christmas day. Most elaborate of all the theat rical Christmas celebrations was that of th Montgomery and Stone company, which opened at the HVtlia; la.it night In "Ths Old Town." Their entertain ment becan aboard the train that brought the company to I'ortland from FAcramento yesterday morn t nit. Messrs. Montgomery and Stone made arrange ments with the railroad to keep the dining-car on to fort land, ana mem bers of the company were their guests at a Christmas dinner aboard the train la the morning. Cess? Flada Tree Lades. While the "Old Town" actors and actresses were making this auspicious beginning, the "Seven Pays' company, doomed by the gods of theatrical book ing to a long Jump from Portland to Aberdeen, was planning a big Christ mas dinner to be held for all members of the company Immediately upon their arrival In Aberdeen. They had al ready held a celebration In Portland earlier In the week, at which all the a'.fta received at the theater were dis tributed. Manager Pangle. of the llMltc anrung a surprise on the "Old To n' mmpany In the form of a Christmas tree In the theater. Throughout the r ftst week bundles and letters and ether Christmas gifts had been arriv ing for the cast of Montgomery and J-tune's company, and all of these were placed on the tree, one of the members of the company was Induced to act the part of Santa Claus and distribute the gifts among the members of the com pany After the close of the evening per formance the women of the company invited the other members to a mid night luncheon on the staae. as the closing feature of their celebration of Christmas day. 4 Members of the "OoMen Girl" com pany, who were stranded In Portland last wetk by the desertion of their man ager, were not for trot ten by residents of this city tn the holiday festivities. Ten of them were entertained at Christ mas dinner by I. M. Watson, proprie tor of Watson's restaurant, and the others were guests at Justin's restau rant, the Invitation from the proprie tor being extended to them at the in stance of Mrs. Cofftnberry. wife, of Manager Cofrtnberry of the Orpheum. At 10 o'clock the entire company met In the parlor of the Calumet Hotel, with the proprietress as their hostess. In a pleasant reunion. A little Christ mas, tree gave a holiday touch to the party and appropriate refreshments were served. Orpheum performers were entertained by Manager Cofrtnberry at the Port land Hotel grill yesterday morning at 1 1 o'clock. The dinner was served according to programme In Imitation of the regulation vaudeville pro gramme, the different courses being listed as "acts." Several of the play ers on the Orpheum bill arranged lit tle private Christmas parties with their friends In addition to the big dinner given them In the morning by ths manager. Travel Preelvdea Celebration. Players In Pantagea and the Empress Theaters did not arrange for any com mon celebration, as Monday proved to fce a day of chance for them, and the J -imp from Portland to the next stand compelled many to be traveling a large part of the day. Jack Tate, who plays the leading role of his brother's sketch. "Motoring." entertained some of his friends at Christmas dinner. Members cf the Melnotte-L.enolr troupe, playtng last week at Pantagea. and the 1'ella mead troupe, which opened at the same theater yesterday on the new bill, held a reunion at the Calumet last night after the close of the show. There are several ctitldren tn the troupes, and for these a Christmas tree was provided. The extra heavy task of giving four shows In one d.y by the players In the Empress and Pan faces, was the chief reason why they made no ar rangements for a Joint celebration. Keating A Flood, managers of the Lyric Theater, entertained their com pany with a dinner on the stage after the close of the show. PROBERS POSTPONE MEET AVater IVpartment Committee to Assemble Next Week. Owing to Inability of the special water department investigating com mittee to complete compilation of the workings of ths department In handling supplies and cash, the meetma an nounced for today has been postponed until later In the week. The mismanaKcment alleged to have stated In the department may extend further than expected. It Is aald, and for that reason the committee desires to complete Its general Investigation before making a report. Besides check- Ing the books of lst year and one-hatf and finding out the amount of material purchased fr the department, the com mittee is directing pipe tests to see If the city mains have been laid properly. The tests may bring about Important discoveries. It Is salL "The public will be Informed of our discoveries," said F. W. Winn, "when ths time comes. We do not wis to do anyone any Injustice and we desire to make our charges and discoveries known only when we are sure. As for Head Meterman Murphy, who has been suspended from the service, I will say that he will be given a legal hearing before the Water Board before any thing is made public regarding his ac tions. He should be given an oppor tunity to answer any and all state ments made against him," lUmh of 1700 Acre Leaded. CENTRAL. A. Wash.. Dec. IS. (Spe cial. Ths Wallace Huntington ranch of 1700 acres, one of the largest In Southwestern Washington, was leased yesterday to Isaac Martin, s widely known farmer of ths Cowlita Valla v. IMilfflMil ft m :. . - ,. . , v ' -" t ... ' '. . :.: ..; . . . . - "Tjf ' " . ' . . , . rJ w 5 " " "s ' - J ' - - . -- . .. - - " : . : : .... .Tr : - t i CLUB TRAVELS FAR University of California Men Win Success in Europe. SINGERS TO APPEAR HERE College Life In America and Abroad Depicted in CleTer Sketches by Mudt-nt Orjsanliatlon Sec ond Tonr Planned. The I'niverilty of California Glee Club, which will appear at the HeiUs Theater. In thla city, December 30. la a club with a record that haa not been equaled by any similar organization of the L'nited Statea. The club haa made a trip to Europe and (riren ita concerts With success In London. Paris, Berlin and other great centers of the Old World. The trip to Europe was the result of a visit to Germany In 190 by "Brick" Morse, director of the Glee Club. When he returned to the university he brought with him a number of the best sonirs of the German universities to be added to the repertoire. The trip last Summer waa made with the purpose of giving the singers a better working knowledge of the Ger man language. Eighteen men of the club were In the organisation that carried American college life, as typl fled In the college glee club, to the people of the Old World. The success of the concerts given In every city waa complete and Manager Morse Is plan ning a repetition of the trip In 11. In the programme worked up for the tour of the Northwest the Glee Club has broken entirely away from the stereotyped style of concert and their show is diversified with all manner of stunts and sketches that rank well with the best that the professional. vau deville stage la bringing forth. Besides the stunt and the ensemble work, the club Is bringing out this season a goodly representation of In dividual talent. R. 8. Made, a basso, scored a great sucress at the nrt an nual concert this Fall. Leroy W. Al len leader of the Cadet Band of the university and of Allen's orchestra, will appear In the cornet solos In the Northern trip. Mr. Allen haa a repu tation as a One cornetlst throughout the bay region. " Fred B. Hornick. In violin solos, and H. P. Williams, a young baritone singer, also will ap pear on the programme In Portland. OPEN STREETS WANTED Center Addition to Make Campaign to Clear Kat Bnrnslde. Movement to open East BurnsWe and other streets In Center Addition, be tween East Ptark street and the main line of the 0.-W. R. N. Co. will be launched at the meeting Wednesday night of the Center Adl'.tlon Improve ment Association In the Free Metho dist Chun-h. at East Flanders and East Klfty-nfth streets. A special committee will be appointed on the opening of East Burnslde street between East Forty-third and Eat Fifty-fifth streeta. East BumsMe street Is opened from the Burnslde bridge to the east side of Laurlhurst and paved for that distance. It is then closed for :Si'0 feet, when It Is again open to and through Mon tavllla. J. tt. Roark. president of the Cen ter Addition Improvement Association, said yesterday that the co-operation of Montavllla resWents and the Greater Portland Plans Association will be asked to get East Burnslde opened as the street Is made the Important high way In the general plans to make Port land beautiful. There will be no houses tc move, ana Mr. Roark said that there should be no great difficulties In the wsy of opening the street Practically all the closed streets of Centes. Addi tion will be opened If It can be done during the ensuing year. The Dallea 15; Hood River 6. THE PAIXE3. Or.. Pec. 3. (Spe cial. The Palles defeated Hood River at football here today, ij to POLICE JUDGE IS SANTA TO MAN HE. HAD FINED Helen Gould Distributes Gold Coins to Telephone and Telegraph Employes. Richeson Has Christmas Feast Tragedy Enacted at Christmas Feast. Other Christmas Tales. HLTCHINSOK, Kaiw tea IB. Police Judge Martin Hoagland today hunted up J. W. Babb. a man whom he had fined yesterday for stealing coal from a railroad, repaid out of his pocket the amount of the fine, loaded the re cent prisoner with groceries, clothing and toys and found him a Job. Judge Hoagland learned that It had taken every dollar that Babb had to pay his fine and that the man had stolen the coal to keep his sick wife and baby warm. Miss Gould Gives Gold Pieces.. TARRTTOWN. N. T.. Dec. 15. Miss Helen Gould has given gold pieces as Christmas presents to the girls em ployed as operators to the telephone exchange here and to all railroad sta tion employee and the telegraph oper ator at the station. John T. Rocke feller also fqllowed his usual custom of presenting each railroad station em. ploye with a $5 or $10 gold piece. Richeson Has Christmas Feast. BOSTON. Dec 25. A bounteous Christmas dinner, the gift of aev eral of his former parishioners, helped to cheer Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson In his cell In Charles-street Jail, where he 1 recovering rapidly from self-inflicted wounds of last week. Dr. Lothrop. who visited the prison this forenoon, reported Richeson was making a good recovery, and he would be in practically normal condition before the end of the week. William A. Morse, of Rlcheson's counsel, also visited the Jail and had a brief conference with his client, but any Important move In the defense of Richeson on the charge of murdering Miss Avis Llnnell still awaits the arrival of John H. Lee from Lynchburg. Vs. Christmas Feast Becomes Tragedy. CLINT. Mich.. Dec. 25. A Christmas I feast waa converted into a tragedy here today when Z. Twcska waa shot and instantly killed in the presence of five companions whe were watching the spreading of a banquet table after the six men came from- early mass at All Paints- Church. The conversation had turned to hunt ing and Twcska had volunteered to show a trick about loading a gun. Fred Mats went to his room and brought a gun for the demonstration. "la it loaded r asked Twcska. "No." replied Mats, but as he was "breaking" It, the weapon waa dis charged, tearing a wound through Twcxka's left lung. The victim was married and waa 33 years old. Mata was taken Into custody by the police, but was released when the In cident was investigated. Children Deck Poet's Grave. NEW YORK, Dec. 25. Upon the grave of Clement C. Moore, who wrote "'Twaa the Night Before Christ mas." a holly wreath was placed today by a hundred children from the Sun day school of the Church of the Inter cession. A brief prayer, the singing of a Christmas carol and a hymn -at the grave completed the ceremony. Elks Host to Poor Children. LINCOLN. Neb, Dee. 25. Twenty-five hundred of the poor children of the city were entertained by the Elka of thla city this morning with a Christmas tree. The children were given sacks of good things to eat. articles -of wearing apparel and toys. Ynletlde Sees Prisoners Happy. THE 31 prisoners at the County Jail and more than 100 at the Kelly Butte rockplle were given food out of the ordinary In honor of Christmas by Sheriff Stevens yesterday. The menu Included an English, plum pudding weighing 30 pounds, roast veal and dressing, apple sauce, mince pie. coffee, nuta. fruit and clgara. Sunday they heard a sermon hv "Mother" Smith, who has been In Port land for many years devoting her time to religious work. Those in Sheriff Stevens' charge In clude four men accused of murder and they Joined in the Yuletlde festivities ai heartily as those charged with less serious crimes. The alleged homicides are Yee Gueng and Lem Woon. who are charged with having murdered a fellow Celestial In the North End more than three years - ago and whose case is now on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States: Burt . Hicks, a machine shop owner who is 'under in dictment on a charge of first degree murder for killing W. A. Wortman, a union man. and whose trial is set for February 12. and Anderson Facefull. an Indian from the Slletz reservation, who is awaiting trial in r eoerai joun xor the alleged murdering of his wife. For the first time in several months there were no women prisoners at the County Jail. On Thanksgiving day there were seven but all have since been released. Christmas Goose Gold Laden. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 25. While dressing a goose for her Christmas dinner here today. Mrs. Harry Todd found three gold nuggets In the bird's craw. The goose was bought from a farmer living on Crow Creek, which was the scene of gold excitement sev eral years ago. Riley Gets Many Letters. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 25. Twelve hun dred letters of Christmas greeting and sympathy came today to James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosler poet, who haa been 111 for several months. "I can't answer them." said Mr. Riley, with a rueful glance at his right arm. of which he has lost the use. "I can't hold a pencil. I wish I could. But I am not so downcast as many of my friends seem to think. How could I be when I have so many well-wishers, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, whom I never have, seen? This Is a merry Christmas for me and, I hope, for all my unknown friends." Santa Gives Toj maker $50,000. NEW YORK, Dec. 25. (Special.) Santa Claus has bountifully re membered one of his chief aides, Charles Stumpf. a poor toymaker. who has come into a fortune of $50,000. Stumpf, who la employed by M. Sternberg. Williamsburg, has Just re ceived notice that his uncle, a flour merchant In Berlin, who died In Sep tember, bequeathed him $50,000. The first Installment of $20,000 will be paid at once by executors of the estate. Stumpf is greatly pleased by his good fortune. He says he will keep on working as usual, however, and will invest the money. Women Find $1200 In Stockings. HUTCHINSON. Kan.. Dec. 2T,. Two Reno County women employed as domestics drew from their stockings as Christmas gifts checks for $1200. These women Mrs. Chester Day and Miss Alice Bennefleld had' been em ployed a domestics In the home of Joseph Colllngwood. a retired farmer of Pretty Prairie. Miss Bennefield also received a handsome gold watch. Mr. Colllngwood presented a check for $2100 to Rev. J. O. Beltel. pastor of the United Presbyterian Church In Hutch inson, to pay off the mortgage on his home. Rev. Mr. Beltel recently con ducted revival meetings at Pretty Prai rie. In which Mr. Colllngwood was con verted. Tare Make Gifts to Benefactors. NEW YORK, Dec. 25 The boya of the Navy surprised John D. Rocke feller. Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould with Christmas presents today In appreciation of the help they had given to the Young Men's Christian Association In the Navy. A committee of four bluejackets from ships stationed at Norfolk. Va., came here with a handsome table cover, which the sailors themselves had em broidered, working out the various na val emblems with great skill, and pre sented It to Mr. Rockefeller while he waa dining with his family at his town house today. The retired oil magnate II Special Children's Department Three salesmen devote their . entire time to the little folks. "Follow the Children They Know" KNIGHTS Stamped on a KNIGHT'S MORRISON AT SEVENTH Tull & Gibbs' Building told the boys he was made very happy with the remembrance. The boys ta turn told him how much the Naval r. M. C. A. at Norfolk, for which Mr. Rockefeller had furnished the funds, was appreciated. The com mittee was made up of H. Winger, of the battleship New Hampshire; -A. J. Collins, of the Louisiana; A. J. Miller, of the South Carolina, and John Ed mler. of the Vermont. Two other sail ors, M. Herwing and A. Adamson, of the batleship Delaware, made a pres ent of the fine French clock to Miss Gould, and of two dozen American Beauty roses to Mrs. Sage in behalf of the Naval Y. M- C. A. of Brooklyn, the Esmond extension of which was made possible by her gifts. -lerwlg and Adamson reported that both Mrs. Sage and Miss Gould were much pleased. Santa Fills Teachers Stockings. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 25. (Spe cial.) Santa Claus left a random assortment of Christmas gifts in the stockings of four Vancouver school teachers, who hung their hosiery con spicuously on the gatepost at the resi dence of E. L. Brown, 400 West Elev enth street, this city, last night- The "schoolma'ms" are quarantined at the Brown home with scarlet fever, nnv n .hnnopR on Santa pass ing them by through fear of entering f .i i Thin mnrninr when the young women, who are convalescent, peered Int their stockings they found oranges, candy, bottles of beer, pota toes and other palatable articles. Spokane Santa Visits 264 Rich. SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 25. (Spe cial.) When Santa ' Claus com pleted the round of Spokane homes he had visited 19 millionaire men who control perhaps $35,000,000 of the wealth centered In this city. The genial old, mythical saint brought add ed cheer to 25 men and women who are each worth between $500,000 and 11. 000.000, and whose aggregate wealtn Is at least $17,500,000; 60 men and women are able to count tlielr aggre gate dollars at $14,000,000. each hav ing more than a quarter of a million. One hundred and fifty-four men and wothen in this city can muster at least $100,000 apiece, or a total of $15,4uu, 000 In all there are 264 people liv ing in Spokane who are rated at more than $100,000 each. The total wealth controlled by them amounts to $81. 900.000; nearly as large a figure as the assessed valuation of Spokane prop erty this year, which was about $9-.-000 000: 12 women control $450,000, two women are worth one-quarter mil lion each and another seven have more than $100,000 apiece. The list follows: Mrs. Victor Dessert, 500.000; Mrs. William Winters. $500,000: Mrs. F. H. Crombie, $250,000: Mrs. E. H. Jamie son, $260,000; Mrs. F. E. R. Llnfleld. $250,000; Mrs. Don Rye. $100,000; Mrs. J. M. Armstrong, $100,000; Mrs. T. Q. Thomson. $100,000; Mrs. J. B. Hess $100,000; Mrs. James Clark. $100,000. Mrs. Marlon C. Wharton. $100,000; Mrs. E. P. Spaulding. $100,000. Millionaires Postmen's Chauffeurs. PASADENA, CaU Dec 25. (Special.) Every carrier in the city deliv ered his great bundle of Christmas mail fey automobile this morning and in many Instances the htIeufn(w" millionaire owner of the "hnVTrh' wealthy men also assisted In assort Tg tn. mail. This novel fe.tur. . of costal service was the result of a plea mad yesterday to hi. parishioners by Rev Robert Freeman, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and cto man of the Municipal Temperance Com mission. From the PlP" ha Jrewrd word picture of the overburdened, hard worked postmen, compelled to make ex traordinary heavy delivery on ths best of all holidays and called on the auto mobile owners to turn out and I help. The response waa so generous that no carrier had to walk and the work was quickly done. One hundred and I fifty thousand pieces of mail were distri buted. Family United After 50 Years. LA PORTE. Ind., Dec. 25. (Special.) Christmas reunion of three brothers and one sister for the first time In 60 vears was held today at Munlce. Ind.. where Colonel N. U R- Sawyer was host to Henry lawyer of Kankakee. Ill - Dr. Leo. Sawyer, of Los Angeles Col', and Mrs. Elisabeth Flower, of Nolan, Alaska. ' Mrs. Flower's lives 100 miles within the Arctic circle. Henry and Uo Sawy.r have not met since 1862. when the Pormer. who is now 76 year. e. entered the Army in the Civil War. Governor Passes Day at Home. SALEM, Or., Dec. 25. (Special.) With only Immediate relatives present Governor West passed Christ mas at home today, foregoing his pro posed trip to the convict road camp on tne Crater Lake road. Besides his Correct, Stylish, Serviceable Shoes For Women The Knight For Men The Knight $3.50 BEST ANYWHERE FOR THE MONEY t We give coupons for the pipe organ to be given to the most popu lar church. Shoe Means "Standard of Merit' wife and their little daughter. Miss Helen, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Dutton, of Portland, Mrs. West's parents, were the only ones at the West home. The Gov ernor passed the morning wading around through the mud at the institu tions where a drainage plan is being carried out and tile being placed. The rest of the day he stayed at home. Try this egg-nog Beat the yolks of 6 eggs froth. 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