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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1917)
THE MOKMXG OEEGONUN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917. MM FUN TO MARK ELKS' DRIVE RED CROSS SOLICITORS CREATE STIR AS THEY SALLY FORTH FROM HEADQUARTERS. INCOME-TAX MUST BE PAID BY JUNE 15 January Butterick Patterns Are Ir 1 a.. ,ul j Beginning TODAY 1 v.-. 1 sfrW J Promptly at 9 A.lM. Lodgemen Promise to Enroll 20,000 Members in Red Cross Prior to Midnight. Single ' Men Who Received More Than $1000 During 1917 Affected by Order. i Meier & Frank's Great 1-Day ale STREET STUNTS TO AMUSE r I- 5 - ' 1 f MARRIED MINIMUM $2000 11 of ! TS Exhibition by Kircmcn, Appearance of Musical Tramp. Selections by Band. Kangaroo Court and Other Features On. RED CROSX MEMBKRSHIP CAM PA 10 TOI.n l A MTSHELI. Portland total to date 78.079 State outside 133.163 Total Orecon 211.242 All rifmbert of the Elks are requested to he at the clabroor-.s Rt noon and at 7 o'clock tonigrht by C. T. Haas, chairman of the Elkn' Red Cross committee. All Red Cross workers are re quested to report at campaign headquarters, 250 Morgan build In fr. that they may bo assigned to assist the Elks. Promptly at midnight yesterday the Red Cross membership drive was turned over to the members of Portland Udse No. 142, B. P. O. Elks, who prom ise to enroll the lacking 20.000 members of Portland's quota by 12 o'clock to night. While workers of the Fled Cross cam paign will give all possible assistance to the Elks, direction of today's cam paign, with its many spectacular fea tures, will be In charge of the lodge mcti. According to C. T. Haas, chairman of the Elks Red Cross committee, the lodge members promise to give Port land a New Year's e-e the like of which has never before been staged In the West. The festivities will begin at 7:30 o'clock, and from that hour until mid night there will be one round of fun, Rood time and merriment. Five Band Will Play. Five bands will play at different points about the city and a gala time is assured. A score of musical tramps to be mounted on a truck by Paul Chamberlin will make merry through out the business district. Their lilting melodies, glee songs and patter will continue during the entire evening. Prominent Elks will be disguised, and stunt after stunt will follow In quick succession. The "Kaiser" and "Theodore Roose velt" will be seen in battle, following an exciting chase. This is but one of the amusing features arranged for the occasion. There will be a kangaroo court in the Portland Hotel, at which Governor Withycombe will s-pcak at S:30 o'clock. . At noon, the Elks have arranged for the fire department to make a thrilling, run. which will be featured by an ex hibition at Sixth an Alder streets at 12:30. . Elks will be rescued from all sorts of predicaments. Two hundred Red Cross nurses and 400 soldiers will Join with the Elks and help make the day one of fun and mer riment. Ammlnc Features Arranged. A patrol wagon will carry funmak ers in a Washington-street dash, while ambulances will scurry about with others. Everyone in the city will be burlesqued, none and nothing being too sacred. Grills and theaters will be Invaded by the merry throng, and Port land will have more fun to the minute than ever before in its history. Members of the Laurelhurst Club, who have been prominent In the TaurelhurM district, where they con ducted a campaign, and in the down town section, have promised to con tinue their work today. No group of workers can equal their record of memberships for the Red Crot.. More than 1S00 members were en rolled by Mrs. "W. S. Stone, Mrs. E. R. Land fa re and Mrs. J. F. Oswald. Mrs. George "Bonner totaled 1500 and Miss Edith Yerex turned in more than 1000. while totals of 500 or more were report ed by Mrs. A. Sutar, Mrs. Fred Bur gard, Mrs. Harry Livingstone, Mrs. E. T. Hall. Mrs. J. R. Whalen. Mrs. Savage. Mrs. Hugo Kerble, Mrs. N. Barde, Mrs. R. W. Holmm, Mrs. A. I. Nelson and Mrs. J. B. Kettenhofen. The record for street work Saturday is held by Miss Esther Meyer, with 163 memberships to her credit. New 100 per cent Red Cross organizations and firms Include the Portland Woman's Club, the United States bakery, Wascher Bros., Stein's bakery, the Columbia Mills and Oregon City Woolen Mills. The territory of the Portland chap ter of the American Red Cross em braces six counties, Tillamook, Tam hill, Columbia. Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah. Through an error, an article In The Sunday Oregonian said the Portland chapter's territory also included Clat sop County, which, as a matter of fact, has a chapter at Astoria. HOOD RIVER TO GET 2000 Revised Quota for County Is Prom i ised by Canvassers of District. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) Manager R. E. Scott announced today that the Hood River County Christmas drive will result in 2000 members, the revised quota for the county. The original quota was 2500. Close canvasses of all districts have been made and more than 1 00 additional new members were turned in at local Red Cross headquarters today. One of the most successful teams of the Val ley was that captained b,y LeRoy Childs, acting superintendent of the Hood River experiment station. The members of .this team canvassed the West Side and secured memberships to the extent of 25 per cent of the total population. POLK VOTES FOR AGENT Taxpayers " Believe in Agricultural Education Tb rough Government. DALLAS, Or., Dec. 30. Special.) Taxpayers at Polk County budget fj meeting in this city yesterday voted unanimously in favor of a county agri cultural agent, it being generally un derstood that the services of J. E. Lar son could be secured for Polk County. The $2000 appropriation for agricul tural fairs and exhibits also carried unanimously; $400 item for fruit in- ' spector was the only one voted out of the budget. A total of $152,345.83 was voted on roads and highways. Phone your want ads to Tb Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6035. - t ft' 1 ox m i r - M V ' t ? il l. l . ABOVK GROIP OF FAIR MKMBERSHIP TA.KKRS SNAPPED IV CHARACTERISTIC ACTIVITY. BELOW THEY SELDOM FAIL TO SMH.K AS MKS. W. 13. O'BRIEN', WIFE OF LIEUTENANT W. E. O'BRIEN, PINS ON THE Bl'lTOS. H. PLASS THE WILLING VICTIM. NEW YEAR'S BILL BIG Three Headliners Give Orphe um Goers Taste of Art. EVERY NUMBER IS LAUDED Harry Green in Laugh-Making Phil osophical Sketch, Aanna Chandler in Humorous Songs and Avon Comedy Four Charming. BY LEONE CASS BAER. If there's one tithe of truth in that old legend that if you do good on New Year's day then good shall follow fast upon your heels all through the year's length, then it is also true that Martin Beck or his booking agent Or whoever sends us the good, bad and indifferent shows of a season, is going to have Old Lady Happiness camping on his trail all year. For he certainly did a mighty good piece of work, backed up by real forethought when ho picked out the New Year's bill at the Orpheum. It is unqualifiedly of such an excel lence that only a chronic dyspeptic could find one thing wrong with it. That goes for every act. Even the opening act is a wonder, and that act. you know, is usually selected so that the tardy folk can walk In on it. rustle their programmes and wait for the headline to show up. Anybody who did a little trick like that missed a cork ing little opening number. Harry Green Headllarr. The headliner Is a triple-header.' Our David Warficld of vaudeville, Harry Green, returns with his laugh-making philosophical sketch "The Cherry Tree." Anna Chandler, who Is getting more like a pocket edition of the be loved Sophie Tucker, returns with a splendid mess of songs which made London quite crazy over her. and the Avon Comedy Four bring their own original and happy version of "A Hun garian Rhapsody," and proved so popu lar on the opening bill yesterday that we completely lost track of encores and Just returned thanks every time they responded with another "close harmony." Only one other quartet in vaudeville is as clever and likable in and out of their singing as this wonderful Avon four, and the other one is that Volun teer Quartet, you remember it. where the weird tenor volunteered out of the audience and got all mixed up with his stage atmosphere. Quartets are legion in vaudeville, amd there's plenty of them with excellent singing voices, but when they try to introduce comedy they usually fall down and confine it to horseplay. The Avons do not. A Tons Are Artists. They are individually and collectively comedians and delightful singers. Their voices blend beautifully and their act. set in a kitchen with Joe Smith as a chef, Charles Pale as the proprietor, and Harry Goodwin and Irving Kauf man as waiters, is a capitally interest ing act In smart repartee and keen humor, rius the singing it becomes an event. Harry Green's humor is quaint and of exquisite charm. His sketch is cood enough for repetition, and has for its philosophy to not -tell a lot of lies, nor the truth always, but to mix them Judi ciously, and always to lie if it is for another's happiness. It Is replete with brilliant lines and nimble wit, and Mr. Green's company is a good one. Anna Chandler sing one of Harry Green's songs, one he made up recently, and Sam Stept, Miss Chandler's pianist, set to-music- I-predict it will -become a classic. Miss Chandler, a smily, cheer up lass, tried It on us yesterday and we yelled for "author" and did it all tip according to the way they do In "the East." where authors grow on trees. The song is "Becky the" SuTf ragetty," and Miss Chandler is a wonder in it. She is a wonder in all she does, par ticularly a clever ditty in which she proves an Irish strain I've always sus pected in. Cleopatra. Anna warbles "If you're satisfied, tell the manager out side, you went wild, simply wild over me." We did and we are, and we will. Bert Swor la Scream. Bert Swor is another headliner. a blackface comedian who absolutely broke up the party when he declared that Uncle Sam won't make a man fight, but he'll take him- where the fightin' is. "an' then." says Bert, roll ing his eyes: "Yon can use yoh own Judgment." His stories are new, his dialect is perfect and his song one of those Memphis-blues croons with hesi tatin' steps, is a riot. An artistic num ber is that of Vivian Holt, an operatic soprano with birdcalls and trills in her throat, and Lillian Rosedale, who is a brilliant pianist composer. Miss Rose dale's songs are keen little sparKly bits and her own contributions. The two sing together faultlessly and were re called half a doren times, even after their generous programme. Opening the bill are Harry Tyler and Yolanda St. Clair in a capital xylophone number in which they do not play "The Rosary" or "William Tell." Their num bers fairly sparkle with new melodies and punchy originality. The Gaud smidt brothers close the bill with a diverting clown act, In which their deft 1 -7' Lfi ' and unusual acrobatic adventurinss are augmented by the work of two saga cious little black Spanish poodles. SOCIETY THE Pi Bota Phi Alumnae Club will entertain today from 3 to 6 o'clock at an informal tea in the home of Mrs. Fletcher Linn, on Portland Heights. All PI Phi's from active chapters In California, Washington and Oregon art cordially invited to attend. This will be one of the most interesting of the many attractive social affairs planned for the college folk home for the holi days. ' On next Friday, evening. January 4. at Cotillion Hall, the Laurelhurst Club will enjoy another dancing party for members only. Next Monday afternoon. January ' 7, the Laurelhurst Study Club will meet at the clubhouse with airs. Mabel Holmes Parsons acting as leader. Wednesday evening. January 9, will be devoted to dancing at the clubhouse, under the auspices of tho Harvard Unit Relief. .. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Drake entertained the. members of Laurelhurst Club on Friday evening at the clubhouse. "Five hundred" and bridge were played and the prizes were awarded to Mrs. D. A. Fellows and H. R. Kemp In bridge and Mrs. Hugo Kerble and E. C. Lcck in 500. On Wednesday. January 2, the first meeting of the Harvard Hospital Relief will be held at the Laurelhurst clubhouse. Mrs. P. E. Hawkinson Is the president of this order, and all day sessions are to be held every Wednesday. The women are to en gage in sewing and knitting, taking their lunches, so that no timo will be lost in preparing articles that are badly needed at the present time. About 50 are to be engaged in this work and it is planned to complete enough each week so that a case shipment may be made to France every seven days. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Ains worth. of Portland, who are passing the holiday season on their ranch in Southern California, will be the guests of honor at a large dinner party to be given by Dr. and Mrs. William T. Mc Arthur, of Los Angeles, on New Year's eve. On account of tomorrow being New Tear's day, Clinton Kelly No. 2 Auxil iary of the Red Cross will meet Sat urday from 10 A. M. until 4 P. M. in Clinton-Kelly school. Every Kenil worth. Waverley Heights and Clinton Kelly woman Is urged to attend. The members have made a large num ber of hospital shirts and other ar ticles. Mrs. B. W. Malloy Is chairman and Mrs. S. Gurtze is vice-chairman of the work. A quiet home wedding was solemn ized on Christmas night, when Jlarion Randolph and Garret Eaton were, mar ried in the presence of a few relatives and friends. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bertrand was beautifully dec orated with flowers, ferns, holly and other Christmas green. The wedding march was played by Miss Virgaline Bertrand. A wedding supper was served to the guests, who included, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bohn, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bert rand, Mr. and Mrs. I. Van Rossen, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. George Law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and family. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bertrand. Miss Virgaline Bertland and three brothers. Miss Helen Van Rossen, Miss Jenello Eaton, Ed Randolph, Lewis Van Rosen. Mrs. Eaton received a variety of beautiful and useful gifts. After a "brief honeymoon they will be at home to their friends at their new bungalow on Vancouver avenue and Beech street. On "Wednesday evening, December 19, at the residence of tae bride's parents, 682 Lovejoy street Miss Blanche Pat terson and Orme Dowling were united in marriage by Rev. John H. Boyd, of the First Presbyterian Church. Only the immediate relatives of the bride and bridegroom were present. Mr. and Mrs. Dowling left for a short trip to Seattle and Tacoma. They will be at home after January 2 at the Browu Apartments. - - - Mrs. J. C. Reed, of Portland, who is the guest of her mother, Mrs. H. D. Green, and her sister,, ilrs. Edward Burr; in Tacoma for a fortnight, was honored at a tea given Friday by Mrs. Ralph S. Granger, wife of Colonel Granger. Mrs. Granger's guests in cluded a group of Army women and Tacoma friends of the honor - guest. Mrs. Reed's son.' Lieutenant Henry G. Reed, is stationed at Camp Lewis and she is his guest also. . . A college-military romance of" inter est is noted in the marriage of Miss Jennette McLarren and Martin Nelson, students of the University-- of Oregon. The bride is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and the bridegroom a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The ceremony took place last Sunday at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Woodruff, the Rev. A L. Hutchison officiating. The honeymoon has been passed in Astoria and in a. few days the bride will go" DacK to Eugene to resume her studies, and Mr. Nelson will Join the Medical Corps at Camp Lewis. He enlisted at the first call for volunteers and is one of the many university men in the service. a Mrs. E. J. Steele, president of "the" Psychology Club, will entertain on New Y'ear's day at a tea in her home, 4303 Forty-second avenue Southeast, Wood I stock. ' 4 A. V afSLaraU. 'S.lr SSv MANY OBTAIN LICENSES CALLS FOR HUNTING AND FISHING PERMITS GROW NUMEROUS. Good Run of Steelhead and Salmon Trout Is Expected to Take Place When Streams Become Clear. Calls for 1918 hunting and fishing licenses, now In the hands of sport ing goods dealers and an occasional other firm, are coming in more rapidly than ever before at this time of year, according to attaches of the State Fish and Game Commission. It is said to be true also that an unusual percen tage of the calls are for the combined hunting and fishing licenses, costing the resident purchaser $3. The fact that duck hunting possi bilities are not yet exhausted and that there promises to be a good run of steelhead and salmon trout in river and stream are thought to account for the heavy advance purchases of licenses. Fishing for the big river trout was sadly interrupted. Just as it began to be. interesting, by the floods of the last week. While some Portland fish ermen have still been able to get out and hook an occasional large specimen from its favorite haunt, most of the rod-and-line devotees have resigned themselves to the delay, and are wait ing patiently for the water3 to lower and clear. In the meantime tliey are making sure that they need lose no time after fishing conditions do im prove by acquiring one of the new licenses at once. WASHINGTON MAN TO TALK Representative Albert Johnson to rass Tuesday in Portland. HOQUIAM. "Wash.. Dec. 30. (Special.) Representative Albert Johnson will pass Wednesday in Hoquiam, his first visit here since he went to Washing ton, D. C, early in December of last year. While here Mr. Johnson will address a public meeting to be held Wednesday evening in the High School auditorium. Earlier in the evening he will address a meeting in Aberdeen. Both meetings will be under auspices of the Red Cross. Representative Johnson's speaking schedule in the Northwest includes Ta coma and Camp Lewis. Monday-: Port land. Tuesday: Hoquiam and Aberdeen, Wednesday: Willapa Harbor, Thursday, and Centralia. Friday. The Importance of Properly Ground Lenses J" -' r.-.. . . . ... . ..." . -v..-. - S Ms tjL j li '- . iff ... X j . i J The lightness, brightness, efficiency and appearance . of. lenses depend. on the glass used, how they are de signed, the machinery on which they are ground, the skill of the man: operating the machine and the ac curate adjustment of the mounting used for holding them. . 3 Our lenses are ground from finest optical glass, care fully selected and inspected designed to harmo nize with your features ground on the most mod ern machinery known finished by expert lens grinders placed in a mounting careful study shows is the best fitted by skilled specialists. ' All under one roof and a system that approaches perfection because it is the development of 26 years' experience. c SAVE YOUR EYES THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE Portland's Oldest and Largest Exclusive Optical piace Established 1901. 209-10-11 Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Statements Showing Amount Earned in Wages and Realized " From Other Sources Must Be Filed Prior to March 1, 1918. Under the provisions of the war in come tax, every single man who earned in wages and realized from other sources more than $1000 in the aggre gate during the year 1917, and every married man who received from the same sources more than J.2000 in ' the same 12 months, must file in the office of Collector of Internal Revenue Miller a statement to that effect between January 1 and March 1. The making and filing of these statements is compulsory on the part of. every individual earning and re ceiving in 1917 in excess of the above respective amounts, notwithstanding the single man is allowed an exemption of $1000 and the married man or head of a family is given an exemption of 12000 and a further exemption of J200 for each dependent child.. These state ments must be filed prior to March 1. Failing to do so, the individual, upon application, will be granted an addi tional . 30 days in which to file his statement. Only (wo excuses will avail to secure this extension- of time. The individual must show that he was either ill or out of the state at the time he should have filed his statement. Statements to Be Mailed. Although the statements must be made out and filed not later than March 1. the individual liable to the payment of a 2 per cent tax will be given until June 15 to pay that tax at the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue. Blanks for making these statements will be furnished the individual by the Government, on application to the of fice of Collector Miller. These blanks have not beeu received from Wash ington yet. but Mr. Miller said yester day they were expected dally. The office of Mr. Miller is arranging to give assistance to prospective war income taxpayers. The state is being districted for that purpose. To each district . w.ill be assigned one or more experts," who will assist those wishing help in making out their statements during the months of January and February. . These experts will visit every part of the state and due pub licity will be given of the points at which they will be stationed, together with the dates of their visit. Fewer Exemptions Predicted. When the time for filing statements has expired these experts will turn their attention to rounding up all de linquents, who will be compelled to make statements and at the same time will be penalized for their delinquency. Mr. Miller yesterday estimated that the number of persons paying the war income tax. with exemptions of only $1000 and $2000 for single and married men. respectively, will be at least 20 times as great as under the Income tax of a year ago. when exemptions of $3000 and $4000. respectively, for single and married men were allowed. Eugene Boy Flies in France. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 30. (Special) Loyal R. Adkinson. graduate of the Eugene High School and formerly a member of the Third Company. Oregon Coast Artillery, is now a sergeant in the 88th aero squadron of the United States Army in France. In a letter to his brother,- Robert L. Adkinson, of Eugene, he says he has made a number of flights. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. A A Worthv Senuel to Our p With Hundreds of Desirable Offerings in Remnants, A Incomplete Assortments, Broken and Discontinued A Lines, Odd Lots, Etc., of Quality Merchandise at SAVINGS That Will Make This an Unforgettable Sale Charge Today Go on the January Accounts and Are Made JrlirchaSeS Payable February 1. .More Good News Men and Young Men Here's Your Chance to Secure a Brand New Overcoat $14 85 Values to $25 Think of being able to secure a fine, warm, comfortable, smart looking overcoat for so low a sum as $14.85! That's what you can do at Meier & Frank's today-Well-tailored garments in all the popular shades and mixtures. Double and single-breasted styles, with plain or belted backs, also popular Trench coats, with belts all around. Medium and heavy weight materials in plaids and mixtures, also plain blue and gray colors. Full length and three-quarter mod els. Many have convertible collars that can be worn buttoned up under the chin in regular military style. Coats that would sell regularly for as much as $25. All sizes. I ! I Warm, Cozy Quarters Are Assured if You Own a 'Palace' Universal Heater A well-built, attractive wood heater, made of extra quality steel and gray cast iron, heavy cast iron lining. Large swing top opening for chunks of wood. Large mica front. Nickel trimmings, smooth Colonial finish. These heaters are especially well fitted and mounted. In three sizes. Very moderately priced at $14.50 -$16.75 and $18.75 Easy Terms of Payment if Desired Sixth Floor, E'lfth Street. r Tut Quality' Store or- Portland rVOV. 3btlk,T1oiTtaa Alitor St. Y p.nr.F.nd Pntir.rinv Vnl Men's Clothing Shop, Third Floor. - ""-) Exceptional Values in This Sale of Boys' Warm and Serviceable Overcoats at fp3.85 A very special low price for overcoats of such quality. Every coat in the sale was taken from our regular stock. Heavy wool mixtures in double-breasted models, with pinch or loose backs. Also styles with belts all around. In gray and green, oxford and tan and oxford and brown mixtures. Most of the coats are fully lined. Many have convertible collars. All sizes from 2Ys to 18 years. Wonderful values today at $5.85. Boys' CJothlng Shop, Third Floor. ypPmODll 2 f J
