I4 r THE 3IORMXG OR EGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1913. ' i . 1 , . " . .' . "" irn ninii nnillT v 1 OFFICERS ELECTED BY ELKS' GRAND LODGE AT tSsTEBDAY'S OPE NING SESSION. ELKS MARK-POINT &KS' HOME. LEET 5P Oil NEW BOULEVARD TO GRAND LODGE Scene of Dedicatory Rites on Terwilliger Link Given Lodge Name.' Grand Exalted Ruler Points Out Only $80,000 Available; $500,000 Needed. CEREMONY IS IMPRESSIVE NEGRO ORDER IS OPPOSED Import TTrges All Members to Cse Influence to Pass Congressional Bill to Destroy Colored Organization. I FOrTS Or GRAND EXALTED I RULER S REPORT. Recommends plans for completing new Elks' National home project at i Bedford. Va. ' ' - Recommends pensions for widows of past fraud exalted rulers. Denounces use of lodge emblem for commercial or advertising purposes. Discourages immediate erection of -tuberculosis sanitarium. Recommends statute" providing for more universal observance of the 11 o'clock hour. Recommends statute reducing pop ulation of cities In which new lodges are organized from 9000 to 3000, based on Federal census. Recommends that other than of ficial emblems bt not worn by Elks. Crges members to solicit Congres sional support of measure aimed at v negro pretenders of Elks. To reduce the population required of ' a city in order to establish a lodge of Elks from 5000 to 3000. probably is the most important recommendation made by Grand' Exalted Ruler Sullivan in his annual report to the (rand lodge, sub mitted yesterday. Mr. Sullivan believes that the pres ent method of determining- population is unjust; he advises, therefore, that in all future applications the basis of computing the population shall, be the state census, or, when that Is not thought Just, the United States census. ' His proposed change In the statutes follows: "Subordinate lodges may be institut ed in any city or incorporated village , in the United States of America, or its possessions, having within its cor porate limits 5000 or more inhabitants, according to the last state census, or 9000 according to the last National census." Population Often Incorrect. Heretofore there has been consider able dissatisfaction in granting dis pensations for organizations of new lodges. Frequently municipal census Is taken showing population of .5000 or more, which is required beforean Elks' lodge can be Instituted, but it is known that in many instances these counts have been Incorrect, and the grand ex alted ruler, having received petitions -certified to by the Mayor .or Clerk of the municipality, could do naught but grant the dispensations. The grand exalted ruler gives serious consideration to the new Elks' National home project, which is one of the most weighty problems before the grand lodge at this session.' He points out the gravity of the situation, which calls for the construction of an Institution which cannot be built for less than (500.000, and for which but 180,000 Is available. The Atlantic City session created a National home commission, which has wrestled with these problems for the last year. An architect was employed, who prepared plans and specifications. Tax la Levied. A per capita tax of 25 cents for each member on the rolls of each subor dinate lodge on September 1. 1911. was levied, and this fund was to be used for building a home. s On May 23, 1912. the commission met in Cincinnati. Bids were received for the construction of the home in ac cordance with plans and specifications prepared by the architect, The lowest hid received approximated $396,000, ' which did not Include kitchen and laundry equipment, engines and boilers, for which additional bids will be neces sary. In addition thereto, must be con sidered the cost of furnishing the new building when completed. Therefore, it readily can be seen that the grand lodge, acting under the reso lution levying a per capita tax for one year only, charged th new Elks' Na tional home commission with an under taking impossible of accomplishment - In a financial way: in other words, the grand lodge placed at the disposal of the new Elks' National home commis- Bion approximately $80,000 with which to erect and furnish and pay for a $500,000. proposition. Plana Drawn Carefnlly. The', new Elks' National home com mission, after receiving bids, was con fronted with a condition of which solu tion cenld only be made by the grand lodge at the Portland tasslon. The plans and specifications have been carefully drawn and every provi sion made for every comfort for the residents of the home. The commis sion, therefore, has referred the entire . subject-matter to the grand lodge. It is proposed that the grand lodge will evojve a financial plan by which the contractors, should the bid be accepted, can be paid in cash as the work pro gresses, and the new Elks' National home at Bedford City be made an early realization. The qew Elks National commission, 'of which Past Grand Exalted Ruler August Herrmann Is' chairman, has i labored to give to the order a monu ment suitable for" taking care of those imho may. by misfortune, seek shelter under the roof of the National home. (Expenses Are Allowed. . Under the statute of the grand , lodge, the expenses of each past grand 'exalted ruler for attendance at the ' grand lodge conventions are allowed, 'and the presence of all past grand ex .alted rules at the various sessions is urged. The past grand exalted rulers (constitute a committee on the good of the order. - .. In view of the fact that these ex tpenses are allowed, Mr. Sullivan recom- mended that widows of past grand exalted rulers who may .be in actual want, be paid an annual pension 'equivalent at least to the amount of ! their expenses and per diem fee of $10. A grand lodge statute prohibits mem bers from using the certificate of - 'membership or any name or emblem of Ithe order on ' labels, signs, cards, 'periodicals or business literature of any kind for commercial or political pur i poses, "and charges the subordinate ; lodges with the responsibility of prose cuting offenders. In the last year, 'v the reDOrt. complaints have been : made about non-members of the order ' u.lna- the emblem lor aavertising pur- ' poses, and in every Instance where re quests for a cessation of the practlco has been made, it has been complied with. . Inasmuch as provision has not yet been made for the erection of the new ' National home, the grand exalted ruler In his report considers it Inadvisable to attempt to construct a tuDercuiosis sanitarium at this time. He asks the PAPtianii mnvntlnn 1 1 dve the sub ject careful consideration, however. Observance of the eleven o ciock nour has always been faithfully practiced by the various subordinate lodges, but the grand exalted ruler urges still fur ther observance, and In accordance with this idea has drafted the follow ing statutes which he asks the con vention to adopt: "It shall be the duty of each subor dinate lodge to observe the hour of eleven, nightly. The rooms shall be rfoi-voneri the chimes toll the hour, the eleven o'clock toast recited, and ' all members present shall join in singing the verses of 'Auld Lang Syne.'" . .. J ' Uniform Emblem Used. His onlnion on the .use of unofficial observances is expressed as follows: - "Our membership is now wearing many emblems of different design, and. so there shall be no conflict regarding similarity with emblems of other or ganizations, I recommend that the of ficial emblem as adopted by the Dallas convention be worn exclusively: This emblem being the combination of a dial showing the hour of eleven with a white face and red Roman numerals circumscribed by a blue circle contain ing the initials 'B. P. O. E.,' on which i i ..a .i.i. ahaii mat An elk's head and antlers, which shall be surmounted by a red star. AU Elks, whether members of the IaiIm nr nnt. Are urred to use their influence with their secretaries and Representatives in Congress for the support or a measure uuw yoautue, in the National Legislature, which i j..t.,,ntlv, KlniL-a nfi-nlnxt neCTO 0,11110 UCOll M- . " O w pretenders who have appropriated the emblems, name and secret work of the order. A bill recently was introduced in the lower house by L. C. Dyer, a Representative from Tennessee, which. if passed, win wipe out oi ciioioui, the negro "Elk!' lodges. The grand exalted ruler will ask the grand lodge to support this through their Congres sional delegates. Negro Order Considered. Tlx- Giilllvon rvl.vs the decisions rendered recently by the Supreme Court of the State or new ion in im of the Benevolent and Protective Order -en. .rainit that "Tmiiroved Benevo- lent and Protective Ordr of Elks of the World," which IS the tiue asaumeu uy the negro pretenders. This decision the nearro men from -using the name Elk in connection with their organisation, nut is enecuvo umj in that state. Action was brought in the State of New Tork because the grand lodge is chartered there. The proposed Federal legislation will prevent the negro lodges from operat ing in any of the states. Other recommendations provide for uniformity in ballots In the elections held by suborainate loages. . Mr. Suulvan conciuuea . . . . m 1.1.. ,rn li a rinsed. showing the order to be on the onward march or pnrrciss F.,....,. new lodges have been Instituted, and the ina sae In membership shows a steady and healthy growth. , ' In relinquishing; the oftlca of grand ex alted ruler I do so ever to remember the honor which came to me through the elec torate of the grand lodge, representing thou sands upon thou-ands of true and loyal Americans scattered throughout the United 8 a..n . nw Inr-em ID- cannot iuur j preclatlon and heartfelt gratitude for many courtesies ana mm "-" iZ,l nnnil.i throuchout sll Elkdom. M7 love ana esteem tor i" ' expression of words. We stand pre-eminent In the world of fraternal endeavor, and to . . . i -,.!- -,.,14, a of HV'h U nave d u, Institution shall always be a source of great pride to me. - . . To the otflcertf, oard of trustees, grand secretarv. grand treasurer, committeemen - j .! m, thanks ! dUA for ana omrrei - - . their aid and- co-operation during this ad- r hive labored as best I know how to per form the duties of the offlce entrusted to my care and keeping for the grand lodge ... ifliq f ot, ailmlnlfltntlfin of year or imi't.'- j tbe affairs ef the order does but in som- wlse merit tne ippivi vi j -shall feel content and profoundly grateful. Groceries Close Tomorrow. In accordance with a request from .v.- i committee of tbe Elks. Portland's retail groceries will be closed all day tomorrow, vancouvei. vir8n City and other nearby towns will take similar antioa. ' The value of canned pineapples shipped from Hawaii during the fiscal year of iU amounted to $2,000,000. , - ?-?7g, S$MM-":: I m i Si?ev I lit - ' ssxr i'r" - - REDUCTION IS PLAN Per Capita Tax Lessening Is Recommended in Report. TRUSTEES PLAN MEMORIAL Suitable Tribute to Be Paid to Late Thomas Grattan RIggs, One of, the Founders , of Order Finance Question One of Puzzlers. A reduction of the per capita tax from EO cents to 26 cents is recom mended by the Elks' Grand Lodge trustees in their annual report submit ted yesterday. This is because the finances of the grand lodge now are in such condition that the lesseremount will support it. Tbe per capita tax is paid from the treasury of the subor dinate lodges. The board of trustees is the custo dian of the grand lodge funds and its property and is charged with the con duct of the grand lodge business. It also has charge of the National home at Bedford. Va. The board met during the year as follows: At Bedford City, September 1S-17, 1911; at Dubuque, la., October 9-10, 1911, and at Bedford City. March 25, 1912. They a J so held meetings and transacted business, when, as members of the Elks National Home commis sion, they were summoned by the chair man of that commission to meet as fol lows: At Cincinnati. August 23, 1911; at Chicago, January 23, 1912; at Cin cinnati, March 24, 1912, and at Chicago, May 27. 1912. ,. Rlaes Memorial Planned. The trustees will ask the grand lodge to appropriate 9400 to erect a suitable memorial over the grave of th late Thomas Grattan Rlggs. one of the founders of the order, who died re cently on the Island of Tasmania. The new Elks' National Home com mission, which was authorized . last year to proceed with the erection of a home at Bedford, Va.. for dependent members of the order, has been unable to have the specified work done for less than 500,000. In view of the fact that this amount is far In excess of the original esti mates, and also that fip to the present time there is only available for this purpose the sum of approximately $73 500, the commission determined not to take any action, with inference to any of the bids received, but to submit the entire matter to the grand lodge for further consideration. The certified checks have been returned to all the bidders, and if it is decided to proceed with the work, no doubt contracts can be entered into at the prices .designated by one of the low bidders. . ' Finance Question Pussies. As to how finances should be raised Is a matter of such importance that It should be determined by the. grand lodge. It la tbe opinion, however, that -y 5gjSitasiart.CA-nafc. 'V jm'a a , i 8 mm if it Is decided te- proceed with the work that -then an additional per capita tax of 50 cents upon each member of the order should be made at once, to be foUowed by a similar amount in a year hence, which, with the money al ready on hand, will create a fund of approximately $500,000. The entire matter is now submitted to the grand lodge for its considera tion. Secretaries of subordinate lodges are censured by the following report of the auditing committee: For many years past, the auditing commit tees and the grand secretary have endea vored to impress upon the secretaries of the various lodges tho importance of making an accurate ' and complete report of the remit tances made during the year to, the offlce of the grand secretary. It appears that the sec retaries have teen very careless, or very In different, in filling that part of the annual report wherein It is Intended to show the re mittances by item made to the office of the grand secretary during the year. A year or so affo. a plan was suggested and the law so changed compelling a secretary to fill out a remittance blank, sending the original to the offlce of the grand secretary and a duplicate to the chairman of the auditing committee for each remittance. This plan has been In operation for the past year, and from our Investigation we cannot see that this plan has been an Improvement over the former method, for the reason that as usui-l many secretaries have disregarded the law. The grand secretary has put forth every effort to endeavor to have all the secretaries for ward the necessary blanks. He has taken tt upon himself to write 783 -letters while the chairman of your committee has writ ten over J50 letters calling their attention to their several delinquencies. Elk Protection Urged, .. Further protection of the elk in the wilds of the Western hills Is urged in the following - report of the committee on the preservation, of elk. which con sists pf Rush L. Holland, of Colorado Springs, chairman; Joseph T. Fanning, of Indianapolis; William J. O'Brien, Jr., of Baltimore: Senator George E. Cham berlain, of Portland, and Edward J. Kelly, of Cheyenne: . . This committee believes that the Preser vation of elk can best be accomplished Jfrough the agency of the Federal Govern ment, by the creation and maintenance -of game preserves, and the enactment and rig Id enforcement of stringent laws protecting such preserves against the hunter. In no other way can the encroachment of civili sation on the Winter feeding grounds be effectually accomplished. The co-operation of the states In. which , elk abound Is also absolutely necersary. We believe that the enactment Into law of the several bills now pending - in the Congress of the Un'ted States, to which reference has been made In this report, will mark .the beginning of effectual protection, and that thereby the elk will be saved to posterity. - The creation of game preserves by tts states will, we believe, follow as a natural consequence upon the enactment Into law of H0US9 bill No. 23839, now penuins. we recommend that this measure be called to the attention of the various lodffes of the order: first, to the end that influence may be brought to bear to secure its pasEage, and second, to the end that states wherein elk abound will speedily avail themselves or tne opportunity w magnificent big-game animals and should spur eacn one on w w.vo .i,ui . - bill by writing to the Congressman from his district. As a law the bill would make a new era In game protection. 450 COMING FROM ALBANY Elks Will Bring Two Bands and Two Floats for Parade. ALBANY, Or., July 9. (Special.) Everything is in readiness ror tne ex cursion of the Albany lodge of Elks to Portland Thursday. Four hundred and fifty members of the lodge have al ready slfrned up to be In the big parade in Portland that day. All of them will be In uniform. The Albany lodge has engaged the bands .of Albany and Dallas for this occasion, and will have 5 musicians with them in the parade. The lodge also will have two floats in . the big j8r&(XCe " The Albany Elks will go to Portland on a special excursion train which will leave the Southern Pacific depot here at 6:30 o'clock next Thursday morning and will run to Portland on Shasta Limited time. WALNUT GAVELS ARE DONATED Elk, 85 Years Old, to Give Presents ' to Slayor and Exalted Ruler. SPOKANE, July 9. W. T. Baker, of Bolivia, 111., an Elk, 8o years old, ex hibited two gavels here today made from a walnut tree "to whicTi, Mr. Baker declares, he and Abraham Lincoln tied a flatboat in 1841. One of these gavels will be present ed to the new grand exalted ruler at the Portland Elks' convention, and the other to the Mayor of Portland. t. 7 James Terwllllger, Wboae Heirs , Donated Land for Bonlevard That Was Dedicated Yesterday. we) Fascinating Music Takes Hold on Festive Crowds. MUSICIANS IN ABUNDANCE Brightly Costumed and Weil Drilled Organizations' Serenade Hotels' and Street Throngs From - . Morn to Late at Night. Breathes there the Elk with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, "I love a band.'' Infecting one and all with a spirit of gayety the numerous bands paraded and serenaded the streets, and Invaded the hotels from sunrise to sunset yes terday, and almost until sunrise again today. . There was no tiring them out. When they- were too tired to play any longer for the pure love of It. they continued to play because everybody else loved It Men began to do the "goose step" headed by some essence of energy armed only with a single drum, a plc calo, or, failing that, even with a tin whistle. Early in the morning bands began calling at every hotel to rouse the sluggards and collect battalions. The Baker band, with Its famous quartet and their battle cry of "Is everybody happy?" appeared early on the scene. Arrayed In uniforms of green the 22 Bakerltes made a good display. They were down at the station, around back again at the hotel and along the streets In rapid succession, playing vigorously all the while. Ragtime Tunes Prevail. Others followed with marvelous cel erity. The music they played, with hardly any exceptions, was of the light comedy, order and of the "ragtime" suasion. As one of the crowd aptly remarked, "We're not here for opera, we're here for fun and frolic. That's why we want the old favorites that everybody can whistle or sing or hol ler." As a result "everybody was doing It, doing what?" Fiddling upon the vio lin or playing on something, each ac companied by this beautiful doll or that, while the honey men were as thick as files around a pot of preserve. Certainly it was difficult to find anyone yesterday who did not respond. At all corners, wherever the bands stopped, crowds gathered rapidly. Then they whistled or they sang, each to the best of his or her ability. One big fat Jovial Elk, with two charming gazelles In tow, suddenly was seized with a great idea. It was. outside Eilers' music house, from an "upper window of ' which an enormous organ hammered out the ever popular "Billy." The policeman at the crossing looked Jovial. Anyhow this bold bad Brother Bill risked it. Suddenly he whispered to the girls, and the next moment the trio . had Joined hands around the "boy in blue" and were doing the Texas Tommy or- pos sibly the Woggle Bug Wiggle. "Cop" la GeneHtua. The humor of tbe situation appealed . i. n m.fnWnf h M fnrrn fftf he LU KllV .1"-. - - - - - gently guided them across the street before breaking the guerdon that en closed them. . . ; .lUVDi W 1 ' escorting their own lodge wherever it went, ana pwytng . t-uw wumoio the streets, near the hotels or Inside xi t Ti-f.i MiiltnAmah crowds meuu ah , " surrounded the Coast Artillery Band gg It piayea selections, uum wnvuo nuu , and norlrlln. When BUlfSlllll. OLll. " f " r the strain of a "rag" ascended every body startea . uums i- Stars- and Stripes Are "Floated Over City's Latest Thoroughfare as Bands and BOO Onlookers Pay Honor to Donors. The Stars and Stripes rose gracefully to the top of a tall pine tree flagpole veatarrisv afternoon as 500 persons, Including city officials, business men. representatives of various commercial organizations, visiting Elks and rest dents of South Portland, Joined In a noisy demonstration of approval of tha official dedication of the first link of the Terwilliger Parkway In South Port land. The horns of a score or more of au tomobiles tooted their hearty approval of the near completion of a new scenic boulevard, the city officials cheered their approval of the near completion of the city's biggest driveway under taking, the people of South Portland cheered their approval of the coming of a new road which will help build up their part of the city and the Elks' band from Kallspell, Mont., filled the air with patriotic music In approval ot the general rejoicing of all the others. Scene Is Impressive. The dedication ceremonies took pla;e In a part of the parkway high above the city, where the automobiles wers grouped in a half circle and a speak ers' stand was made out of the top of a nearby bank covered with clover, with a background of pines, firs and ferns. An Interesting programme of speaking and music was carried out, Bert Jones, of South Portland, acting as chairman. The first speaker was C. B. Merrl-k, who heads the organizations which have been instrumental ' In bringing about the Terwilliger project. He. spoke of the ceremonies being In honor of the completion of the first link of what will be one of the most scenic driveways In the United States. Mayor Rushlight performed the dedication ceremonies 'by raising the Stars and Stripes to the top of the flag pole while the band played "The Stsr Spangled Banner" and the crowd cheered and the, automobile horns Joined In an uproar of shrieking and tooting. The Mayor declared the bou levard to be one of the city's most im portant' projects. "Elk Point" Is Conceived. At his instigation the point in the road where the ceremonies took place, which is on a curve overlooking the entire city, was officially named "Elk Point" In honor of the visiting Elks. D. Soils Cohen, a member of the City Executive Board, delivered the dedicatory address. He referred to the Importance of the new project and the amount of work required to bring it about. The official dedication party went to . v. - . v a MFmnniM In automo biles furnished by the South Portland Boosters LIUD ana tne ruiwn . Improvement Club. These started at the City Hall' at 1:0 o'clock and, led by a squad of police officers and the Kallspell band, paraded through the streets. In the automobiles were mem bers of the City Counell, the Executive Board and the heads of city depart ments, business men of the city and a number of the visiting Elks. The line of march was down Fifth street to Burnstde, west on Burnslde to Seventh and south on Seventh. Cost Complete 9135,000. The part of the boulevard which has been completed is 6000 feet In length. An extension of 8000 feet in length Is to be made before tbe project will be completed. The work so far has cost 146.000 and the remaining work prob ably will cost upwards of IjO.000. The plan is to extend the driveway from Sixth street around the hillsides nearly three miles to the Blavln Road. Ul timately the plan Is to build It on down through Fulton Park. The con tract for the extension of the drive way over the property recently donated by the O.-W. R & N. Co. probably will be awarded this week. The property over which the fin ished part of the boulevard extends was donated to the city by the heirs of James Terwllllger. from whom the driveway has derived Its name. Mr. Terwllllger was a pioneer of the early days, having .arrived fn Oregon with an ox tern in 1845, after suffering many privations. He was born of Holland parents on a farm in Ulster County, New York, October 3, 1809. His grandfather was In the Revolutionary War and his father was In the War of 1812. Mr. Terwllllger held a commission as Colo nel In one of the early Oregon regi ments. He resided In Ithaca. Mew Tork. for a time, from which place he went to Illinois, coming to Oregon soon aft erward. Together with his wife he acquired" a donation land claim of 840 acres south of the village, where the family resided for many years. All of this land Is now within the city limits of Portland, and on the death of Mr. Terwllllger, September 1, 1892. at the age of 83, he bequeathed what he had not already deeded to his children in equal shares. They and his grandchil dren desiring to honor the memory of this worthy pioneer ancestor and bene factor, deeded to Portland December 20. 1909, a strip of land 200 feet wide and a mile In length, extending along the hillside In South Portland, to be forever used as a park and boulevard by the city for the use of the public. Park Board to Aid. The Park Board has since graded the driveway, later will hard surface it install electroliers and otherwise beautify the land slong the boulevard, the view from which on a clear day Is one of the most' scenVp In America. 1 The view from the boulevard can never be obstructed, as It is built on the upper or west hillside f the 200 feet The land donated Is equal to a tier of blocks extending from the Union Depot to Jefferson street. The Ter williger heirs making the gift are: Hiram Terwilliger. a son: Charlotte Moffett-Cartwrlght, a . daughter, and Frank J- and Harry Richardson, grand. ....Titlni' the Terwllllger Land Company. James Peter Moffett, a grand son, was delegated by the heirs to offer the land to tne city ana ne, wsciuci . . ,. i' t YHf.Viarriaitn. hnjf conduct ed all the transactions with the Paik Boerd and Council wnereoy tne wun are firmly bound to comolete the bou levard and parkway within a specified time. Archbald Impeachment Goes Over. 1 WASHINGTON, July 9. -Consideration of the resolution to Impeach Judge Robert W. Archbsld'of the Comment Court, for alleged miscondnc: on th bench will not be resumed by th Senate until Thursday, owing to pres sure of other business and the deslrs of many members to dispose of legis lation on the public calendar. I