Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 25, 1916, Page 11, Image 11

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    THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1916.
TOMMY SWIVEL TO
PLAY SANTA TODAY
300 Poor Children Invited to
Big Christmas Party at
Chamber of Commerce.
TOYS AND GOODIES READY
Tree Is Dressed and Play-Room
Arranged Dinner Will Be
Served Afternoon of Fun
Is AH Prepared For.
Slsrger than ever before is Tommy
Swivel's enthusiasm this year, and big
ger than ever before are" the prepara
tions he is making for the entertain
ment of the poor children from the
Widows' Pension Bureau, and the Peo
ple's Institute jurisdiction.
Three hundred of these children have
been Invited to come to Tommy Swivel's
Christmas tree at 2 o'clock: this after
noon, to eat a big Christmas dinner and
put in an afternoon of delightful play.
Outside of the holiday season Swivel
la a plain insurance agent, but for the
past five years he has been becoming
more and more of a Santa Claus when
the Christmas season comes.
"I may go broke on it some day," he
remarks, "but. gosh, it's worth it."
Tommy began his Santa Claus custom
with a dozen or more children as his
guests in the olddays when he lived at
the Commercial Club. He had a little
Christmas tree in his 1 room, and the
youngsters used his bath tub to sail
boats in.
Inside of two years his Christmas
party grew so big that he had to move
Into thf main dining-room on the eighth
floor of the Chamber of Commerce, and
there is where it is to be held this time.
Tommy and his friends were on the
Job all day yesterday dressing the
Christmas tree, parceling out candies
for the children and setting up the play
paraphernalia. There will be a big
tank to sail boats in, a railway train
and track that will make the average
boy's heart turn .flip-flops of joy, a
chute-the-chutes and merry-go-round
and toys gaiore. The Christmas tree. is
being filled with decorations, and
about it will he piled the goodies which
the children are to enjoy following the
Christmas dinner. Half a . dozen of
Tommy's friends, both young men and
women, are helping to prepare for the
party and will assist as a reception
committee this afternoon. Tommy
Swivel has arranged for music and
some vaudeville features and expects to
make the party this afternoon the
greatest event that has ever entered
the young lives of his little Invited
guests.
BROADWAY THEATER'S OPENING AUSPICIOUS OCCASION.
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NEW THEORY URGED
IN SETTLING RATES
Examiner Thurtell Would De
cide Each City's Tariff Ir
respective of Other Point.
PORTLAND VIEW ADOPTED
If Saturday night opening and S unday follow-up mean anything. Edwin IT. James' new amusement enterprise.
the Broadway Theater, Is to be a complete success. The opening was attended by a capacity house and that home
of the photodrama seats more than 20 00 people while yesterday the screening of "Idle Wives" and the programmes
of the Broadway Symphony Prchestra attracted large crowds to the Broadway and Stark playhouse.
"Idle Wives" Is a vivid plcturlzatlon of social unrest, with the results of that unr.est disclosed as applying (to
various ranks of society. Lois Weber wrote and directed the seven-part Universal feature, while she appears In
the play as star, together with Phillips Smalley and Mary MacLaren.
HOLIDAY TRADE BIG
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000
Spent in Portland for Gifts.
Snyder. Mr. Wbodworth has taught the
Teasel Creek school for three years.
Mrs. Woodworth is a graduate of the
Molalla High School. She was promi
nent on the basketball team and Is
popular with the young set. They left
at once for Eugene to visit relatives.
They will be at home in Molalla after
the holidays.
ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN
PARCELS ALL DELIVERED
POSTOFFICE FORCE WORKS SUNDAY
AND CLEANS VP.
All Classes of Mall Will Be Distributed
Today 15 to 20 Tons Dnlly
I. ant Week's Record.
Between 15 and 20 tons of parcef
post packages wre delivered to Port
land folk every day last week. The
estimate is made by Postmaster Prank
S. Myers, whose employes have received,
routed and delivered a carload every
day.
The carriers yesterday cleaned up on
all the parcel post matter in the local
office, making one delivery yesterday.
Approximately 200 men worked an av
erage of three hours each. The old
carriers routed the mall for the substi
tutes and all made deliveries.
The men In the mailing division
worked practically all day, as the train
that should have arrived yesterday
morning at 7 o'clock did not arrive
until 9:30 P. M. In order to have the
mall made up for delivery this morn
ing It was necessary for these clerks to
put In the extra time.
Deliveries of all classes of mall will
be made today. All of the clerks and
carriers, with the exception of those
employed In the finance department
will be on duty. The Postoffice will be
open for the sale of stamps and receipt
of parcel post packages until noon. The
money-order department and tne postal
savings bank will be closed all day.
FOOD OFFICER TO SPEAK
J, D. Mlekle to Address Butter and
Cheese Makers.
.T. D. Mickle, of Portland, State Dairy
and Food Commissioner, will speak
Thursday night at the annual conven
tion of butter and cheesemakers, which
will be held in Salem Thursday and
Ertday of this week, on "Four Years
With the Oregon Butter and Cheese
makers." W. K. Newell, of Seghers, Or., presi
dent of the State Dairy Association, will
deliver an address Friday night.
The butter and cheesemakers have an
organization consisting of between 50
and 60 members.
Merchants Say Christmas Business
Was Merer Better Bank Clear
ings Show Great Increase
in Last Four Weeks.
Portland people and people within
the trading radius of Portland spent
from $1,500,000 to ?2, 000, 000 for Christ
mas presents this year.
These figures are mere guesses, but
they are estimated on the volume of
business done by some of the biggest
retail stores In the city. They in
clude gifts of all kinds from" toys and
candy up to pianos and automobiles.
All merchants declare that it was
the" biggesi. Christmas on record. Peo
ple had more money to spend and they
spent it more cheerfully.
Another way of arriving at a fair,
estimate is by figuring the average in
dividual purchases. If the population
of Portland is 275,000 and every man,
woman and child spent an average of
$5 for Christmas presents the aggre
gate is $1,375,000. Add to that the
money spent by people who live out
side Portland but who come here to
trade and you have at least $1,600,000
and maybe $2,000,000.
Bank clearings during the last four
weeks reflect. In a measure, the enor
mous increase in the volume of Christ
mas buying.
The total volume of clearings for the
four weeks ending Saturday, Decem
ber 23, was $56,172,387, compared with
$42,612,762 for the corresponding period
of last year an increase of $13,559,
625. Whilethis increase is not due in the
whole or in any great percentage to
the increase In Christmas buying, mer
chants declare that a large part of it
represents Christmas sales. It wguld
be impossible to estimate what part of
it Is due to Christmas business.
CHEESEMAKERS ORGANIZE
Coos and Curry County Men Are to
Standardize Output.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Dec. J4. (Spe
cial.) Coos and Curry County cheese
and butter manufacturers have organ
ized a selling body and to standardize
their output. They will engage an ex
pert to supervise manufacture and In
crease quality wherever possible. The
income from cheese and butter in Coos
County Is more than $500,000 a year and
it is admitted money Is lost because
the operators are not properly organ
ized. The officers of the association arei
J. D. Carl, Norway, president; A. Chris
tensen. Myrtle Point, treasurer and sec
retary; Lex Cope, of Langlols, Curry
County, vice-president. Several banks
have offered to finance the association
In the event of necessity to hold out
put for better prices.
GREETINGS ARE SENT
Oregon Troops on Border to
Celebrate Today.
BOXES TO. BE OPENED
Molalla Girl Is Bride. .
MOLALLA. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.)
Edwin Woodworth and Miss Ethel Mae
Wells were married Saturday at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. F. W.
District Attorney Wants More Pay.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) Collier H. Bufflngton, District
Attorney-elect for Curry County, is
said to be desirous of having the emi
ment of his ortlce Increased from the
$"0 a month established when the re
dlstrlctlng of the state was made and
each county was assigned a District
Attorney. Mr. Bufflngton holds the
present remuneration Is ot in keeping
with the position and will have his
friends seek to bring about an increase
through legislative action.
Homeless Men to Get Dinner.
Homeless men and men away from
home will not be forgotten today by
the Portland Commons, 195 Burnslde
street, and a dinner will be served
there to all who may come, beginning
at 3 P. M. A substantial and attractive
dinner will be spread and entertain
ment features will accompany the
meal.
Clothes Taken From Tailor's Rooms
The rooms of Alfred Ogilbee. a tailor
In the Labbe building. Second and
Washington streets, were visited by a
burglar some time yesterday afternoon
and two suits of clothes and an over
coat were taken. Entrance was effected
by removing a pane of glass from the
door. 1 .
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM BATTERY A, FIELD ARTILLERY.
Carson Memorial Planned.
SALEM, Or.. Deci 24. (Special.) Ex
ercises which are planned here for some
day this week, probably Thursday, In
honor of the memory of John A. Car
son, prominent Salem " attorney, who
died recently, will be attended by many
leading iawydfc from different parts
of the state. Plans for the memorial
services are being arranged by mem -hers
of the Marion County Bar Asso
ciation, and both departments of the
Circuit Court will participate.
Molalla Methodists Have Tree.
MOLALLA. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.)
Christmas was celebrated by an old
fashioned tree and exercises at the
Methodist Episcopal Church here. There
was a large attendance of happy youngsters.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
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itfhed metal bright. The only safe polish
to ose on aluminum as it contains
neither acid nor ammonia. Puts on a
Quick, lasting luster. Sold in two size
cans by all Grocery. Hardware and Drag
Stores, jgsjfj for tfce Pheto n lu.
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Families of Soldiers Are Not For
gotten in Portland Captain
Hclme Sends Picture of
Battery's Fighting Chick.
Battery A. Oregon Field Artillery, for
Its first Christmas on the Mexican bor
der, sends to the people of Portland
and all of the friends of their families
greetings irfthe way of a pfcture of Its
mascot. "Jeff," the chick that has
grown, like tlfe men it .accompanied.
Into a real fighter.
Christmas "In the trenches" prom
ises to be a dull affair for, the Oregon
men, including Trop A. aes'pife all that
the officers are going to do today to
make the men as happy as possible.
There will be a programme, and each
of the men will do his bit for the en
tertainment In the open-around a stand
ana tne piano In the center of a bleak,
olive drab dotted field.
Today there will be distributed to all
of the Oregon men the boxes of candy
that have been sent to them through
mo worK oi tne auxiliaries and the ap
propriations obtained by the committee
that waited on the City Council.
Besides the boxes there has been sent
to the Oregon boys a whole consign
ment of barber pole caody, and every
effort has been made to let them know
that they have not been forgotten by
the "folks back home."
Nor have the folks haelr hnme K.n
neglected In the spreading of Christ
mas cneer. ana It may safely be said
that there will be no family without a
remembrance, even though their
fathers, brothers or sons are absent
at the call of their country for border
guards.
Mrs. Helme, wife ef Captain Charles
W. Helme, in command of the Battery,
declares that everything possible to
cheer up the boys Is being done, but
that the Captain fears he has a large
task on his hands.
Not alone will there be a programme
today, but the most of the time will
be the men's, for nearly all of the du
ties will be dispensed with for the
day. Captain Hehue writes that al
though he might have obtained a leave
and returned Borne for the holidays,
he declined rather than leave the Ore
gon men during the holidays.
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CAB COXTAIXIXO EIGHT MEX ROLLS
OFV GRADE NEAR LELAXD.
FIGHTING MASCOT OF OREGON MEN STILL ON THE BORDER.
Whilo Ruling of Commerce Court
Affecting Such Principle Was
Set Aside, Supreme Tribunal
Considered Authority Only.
A new principle in rate making is
expounded by Henry Thurtell, exam
iner for the Interstate Commerce
Commission, in his review of the inves
tigations into the transcontinental and
lntermountaln rate situation, which be
recently conducted for the Commission
at a series of hearings in Portland.
Spokane and elsewhere.
Mr. Thurtell raises the important
question whether or not "it is the
wholesome thing and the right thing to
tie the interior to the terminal" in fix
ing transcontinental rates. Inasmuch
as Mr. Thurtell has handled all the
fourth-section cases for the Commis
sion during the last 10 or 12 years. It
is believed' that he speaks with more
or less authority for the members of
the Commission. .
The principle presented by Mr. Thur
tell's review is the very principle for.
which the shippers of Portland and the
other Pacific Coast terminals have been
contending for the last Quarter of a
century.
Portland Contention Accepted.
In other words, the Portland ship
pers declare that the rates to Spokane
Land other Intermediate points should
be fixed by the Commission or oy tne
carriers on a reasonable basts.
Then, they argue, the carriers should
he permitted to fix rates to the ter
minal cities on a basis that will permit
them to meet water competition, re
gardless of the rates to the interior.
In the same way, t'.iey contend, the
Interior rates should not depend in
any particular upon the Coast rates,
excepting that they should be no higher
than the Coast rates plus the local rate
back.
In conducting the Portland case be
fore the examiner, at the recent hear
ing, J. N. Teal, attorney for the Port
land and Seattle shippers, insisted that
tti- rates to the Coast should be en
tirely Independent of the rates to the
Interior.
Water Competition Denied.
Spokane, on the other hand, made
the unique plea that there is no water
competition at Portland and that the
railroads should not be permitted to
compete with something that exists
only In theory. J. B. Campbell, attor
ney for the Spokane shippers. Inferred
repeatedly that the Panama Canal,
which has had a tremendous Influence
on rail rates, never will be operated.
He talked about the slides as if they
were to be permannt barriers against
future traffic.
Mr. Thurtell emphasizes the fact that,
with the exception of the order in the
Spokane case, the Commission never
has fixed Interior and Coast rates de
pendent upon one another.
It will be remembered that the order
In that case was reversed by the Com
: . u Court, but that it was upheld
by the Supreme Court. The Supreme
Court, however, did not consider the
case on its merits, but declared that
decisions of the Commission were final
so long as the law and the facts were
followed.
It Is a significant fact, suggests Mr.
Thurtell. that over since the Com
merce Court's decision, the Commis
sion has made no' decisions tleing the
interior rates to the Coast or vice
versa.
In view of this situation local ship
pers expect a vindication of their posi
tion when the Commission gives Its de
cision on the recent 'investigations.
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We Are Glad That the Privilege of
Wishing You
A Merry Christmas
Is Still Ours. May Repetition
Of the Wish Strengthen and Cement the Ties
Of Friendly Business
The Stancfnrd' Stare of f?je TJortrroTit
Olds .Wortman & Kinor
HcBbfcMrTchr.disr. (citable Methods JU
DATE OF BIRTH IN DOUBT
JKSl'S NOT BORN DECEMBER 25,
SAYS AOVENTIST EVANGELIST.
Party En Route Home for Christmas
Badly Battered Fall Softened
by Deep Snow on Ground.
GRANTS PASS. Or., Det 24. (Spe
cial.) A heavy" automobile containing
elghtTnen from the Greenback and Cop
Per King mines on upper Graves Creek
rolled off the Mackln grade two miles
from Leland today. Seven of the occu
pants were more or less severely in
jured, the car turning over four times
in its plunge down the 60-foot embank
ment. ,
Homer Inman was the most seriously
hurt, one shoulder being broken and
the other dislocated. He also suffered
Internal Injuries. Arthur Swlnd, the car
driver, has a broken shoulder and Sam
Ilagenovlch Is suffering from a broken
collar bene. Earl Tannehlll was crushed
across the back and A. C. Saylor lost
several teeth. Joseph Syphers and
George Hyde were badly bruised but
no bones were broken.
U Walter Jtogers, who stayed with the
car during its plunge, was the only
mac of the eight to escape injury. The
injured are all expected to recover.
The men were on their way to Leland
to take the train for Grants Pass to
pass Christmas. The fact that there
was about six .inches of snow on the
ground saved the men from more se
rious Injury. The car Is a wreck.
Mrs. Harley -Has Big Tree.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 24. (Special.)
While Astoria will have no regular
community Christmas tree this year,
the children of the city were enter
tained this evening by Mrs. P. C. Har
ley, wife of the Mayor-elect, at a
Christmas tree, and the affair will be
continued tomorrow and tomorrow
evening. The mammoth tree was laden
with 1200 gifts for the children.
BIRDS NEED FOOD TODAY
SNOW ON HEIGHTS COVERS FEED
ING GROUNDS.
It's I ii to Mr. nd Mrs. Christmas Phi
lanthropist to Put Ont Bits of
Feasts for Feathe'red Friends
Christmas morn has dawned on sorrow-free
Portland but hundreds of little
strangers jnay go hungry little feath
ered strangers unless the sprightly
spirit of the Yuletide opens the hearts
of city folk. The tiny couriers of Sum
mer who have tarried too long and the
heralds of the Winter snows must not
be forgotten.
On the heights about Portland thous
ands of these cheery songsters and their
less musical but equally welcome little
neighbors will scurry about for a bit
of food tody and It is up to you, Mr. and
Mrs. Christmas Philanthropist, whether
or not they shall feast. On the heights
a light fall of snow makes It more dif
ficult for them to find a bite to eat.
js handful of crumbs here and there
will cost nothing but a few moments
of time on a Joyous day when all crea
tion Is happy. And you will be amply
repaid for the little feathered friends
get to know their benefsctors and they
oft return In their seasons with a song
of thanks.
The Audubon Club which will meet
In room 309 of the Y. M. C. A. building
next Saturday night asks the people of
Portland to take a census of all the
birds seen here this Christmas. This
work Is being carried on all over the
country and the full report on this city
is asked.
The birds have their haunts and there
Is nothing that they appreciate mors
than the friendly call and a goodly
meal.
PARISH TO CELEBRATE DAY
St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral Will
Observe Anniversary of Founding.
The 52d anniversary of the founding
of the parish of St. Stephen the Martyr
will be celebrated next Sunday In the
Pro-Cathedral. Thirteenth and Clay
streets. The dean. Rev. E. H. McCol
llster, will preach the sermon and the
choir will repeat the Christmas music
All old-time members of the parish will
be Invited to attend.
St. Stephen's was founded In 1864 by
the Rt. Rev. T. F. Scott, first bishop
of Oregon. During the early part of
Its existence the church was chiefly a
chapel for St. Helens Hall. Both were
located on the property where now the
City Hall stands.
TOO LATE TO CLA8SD7Y.
5-ROOM upper flat. Absolutely the beat
and most modem flat In town. 1 See for
yourseL Cor. . and Mala au.
Shepherds Would Not Have Been In
Fields With Their Flocks. Is Vlevr
Summer Is Believed Time.
Historical confusion found a place In
the address last night of Phil C. Hay
ward, evangelist for the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, at the Knights of
Pythias Hall, when he spoke on "The
Coming of Christ."
"Whatever may be concluded about
the origin and significance of Christ
mas." said Mr. Hayward, "it is certain
that Christmas day is not the birth
day of Jesus Christ. As to the exact
time of his nativity nothing absolute
Is known, unless it is that it was not
December 25.
"It Is unreasonable to believe that at
that season of the year the shepherds
would be out in the field with their
flocks. Some hav supposed that it
was in the Spring, and others, perhaps
with more reason, that it was in Au
gust or September.
"As for the Influence which estab
lished the festival of Christmas there
Is but little detail Information, but
foremost among them was the desire
on the part of the early church to
popularize Christianity. One of the
fixed festivals which the church found
In the heathen world was the Roman
festival of Saturn. called Saturnalia.
This was originally an agricultural
feast occurring after the late Fall sow
ing. It began December 17. The next
lay each family sacrificed a pig ard
the remaining days of the feast were
given up to the exchange of calls,
presents and banqueting.
"Another strong Influence was the
custom of the German barbarians of
celebrating the time of the Winter
solstice by festivals In honor of the
gods of light. Odin. Berchta and others.
This was the German Yule feast In
celebration of the time when the days
commenced to grow longer."
VETERANS T0 BE FETED
2 5 Soldiers of Civil War and Wives
to Gather at Table.
Mrs. George Gllles. 2018 Clarendo
street, will be hostess today at a Christ
mas dinner for 25 old soldiers and their
wives. The dinner will be served at
1:30 o'clock and will be served with all
seated at one table. The decorations
will be unlqse and reminiscent of the
Civil War.
Mrs. Gllles Is the daughter of a Civil
War veteran and has arranged the din
ner especially to appeal to the old war
riors. The menu and Tavors will hark
back to 1861 and the-'occaslon will bo
diverting In other ways.
MRS. MARY PARSONS DEAD
Chnrter Member of M. Tl. Church
at Eugene Dies, Aged 8 7.
Mrs. Mary Parsons, a pioneer of
1852, died last evening at the home
of her son-in-law. H. P. Hoff, T16
East Yamhill street. She was 87 years
old.
Mrs. Parsons was the last surviving
charter member of the Eugene Meth
od i s t Church and funeral services will
be held from that place tomorrow at
12:30 P. M. A short prayer service will
be held at the Hoff residence this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock before the body is
sent to Eugene. Interment will be In
the Masonic Cemetery at Eugene, where
her late husband, Henry Parsons, who
died In 1879. lies burled.
Mrs. Parsons was born in Glaway
County. Iowa. In July. 1S29.
FROSTED ORANGES SEIZED
One Carload Also Is Sent Back to
California Shippers.
A campaign against shipments of
frosted oranges, which have been sent
to Oregon In rather large numbers re
cently. Is being conducted by the State
Dairy and Food Commission, yesterday
announced J. D. Mickle, head of that
department.
Mr. Mickle said that about 200 cases
of oranges, injured by frost, which had
been received in Portland, were con
fiscated and sent to the Incinerator
Saturday. One entire carload, which
reached Portland from California, was
sent back. This car. he said, was first
sent to Seattle and when it was re
jected there was sent to Portland. -
Mr. Mickle said that the frost broke
up the cells of the orange, rendering it
useless as food.
Stock Exchange President Dies.
NEW YORK. Deo. 24 Colonel Fred
erick Newbold Lawrence, president of
the New York Stock Exchange, died
here today In his 83d year.
Christmas
Greetings
Clothes for Young Men and
Their Fathers, Too.
Washington Street at Sixth.
Don't Forget
HOLIDAY TICKETS
ON SALE NOW
and every day to and including Cnristrnas,
limited for return to Jan. 3, 1917,
By The
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
City Ticket Office, Washington at Third
ROIWD-THIP FARES: '
Hood River. ... 5 2.55 Wall. Walla ... $ 9.75 Olympia $ 4.95
The Dalles 3.40 Lewiston 14.15 Tacoma 5.80
Bend... 9.95 Spokane 14.95 Seattle 7.50
Arlington...'... 5.55 Wallace 18. OO Aberdeen...-. 6.O0
Pendleton 8.60 North Yakima . 12.1 0 Hoqulam ...7. 6.15
LaGrande 11.60 Colfax 13.70 Ellensburg .... V0.60
Baker 13.70 Centralia 3.90 Wenatchee 14.10
Similar rates to all other points in the Northwest
WM. McMURRAY. General Passenger Agent