THE MOKMXG OEEGONUN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917.
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MARK ELKS' DRIVE
RED CROSS SOLICITORS CREATE STIR AS THEY SALLY FORTH FROM HEADQUARTERS.
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RED CROSX MEMBKRSHIP
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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'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
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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.
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