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10 TILE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21. 1906. B THE HOT SANDS Class of Forty-Two Initiated Into the Rites of the Mystic Shrine. CEREMONIAL AT AL KADER Following Secret Work tlic Newly Mudc Shrlncrs, Xow' Kntltlcd to Wear the J'ez, Sit Down to Banquet. There arc 42 more Mystic ShrJners this morning than there were yesterday. That number of Masons was initiated into the N Tltose in the lowor row. roadlng from left to right, aro: William Friborg, J. II. Brownt D. W. C Nelson. Otto J. Krae wor (orator). Dr. Ernest Barton (president). W. G. McPhorson (serotary). H. C Bowers. R. W. Schmeer and Robert Fos ter. Those In line on the second row are: Dr. W. D. McMillan. A. W. Whltmor, 1 G. Carpenter, Henry M. Bush, "A. W. higher order last evening at the Armory, the occasion being the semi-annual cere monial of El Kader Temple, Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order of Mystic Shriners. The new class includes citizens from man' sections of tin suite. They went through the urdeal of initiation bravely, i and not a single failure was recorded. Representative Shriners Attend. It was ii large and representative gath ering of Shriners that gathered at S o'clock in the main hall of the Armory to see the candidates for fellowship trend the burning sands of the desert and be come Inured to the quaint life of the Far East. It was S:f0 o'clock when the 42 were rounded up by the Arab patrol and prodded into line. The group made up a most ridiculous appearance, being attired in every conceivable sort of garb from overalls and jumpers to petticoat and sun bonnet. They looked not unlike partici pants in a character prize ball contest. At 8:15 the whistles blew, and the patrol motioned the pilgrims forward. Up into the big drill hall the procession solemnly wended Us way, and when the last of the cavalcade was within the doors were closed, shutting out the gaze of such as have not earned the right to see. Judging from the sounds that escaped from the room, the pilgrimage was not short on exciting incidents. Yells, ap plause, beating of brass and the rattle of musketry combined in one fearful din. It sounded like a copule of Exposition Trails in full blast on a busy day. "Whatever the tests were, every candi date made them satisfactorily, and march ed out late at night as hardened to the ways of the desert as any Moslem that ever rode a camel. Hereafter they will be entitled to assume the dignity of a fez and discard the stransc garb in which it is necessary to make the llrst Journey. Re freshments were served later and a gen eral good time indulged in. The membership is made up of those who have attained to the grade of 32d degree Scottish Rite Masons, or to the rank of Knight Templar. York Rite. Potentate George Hill Presides. Last night's ceremonial was presided over by Potentate George H. Hill, assist ed by Chief Rabban D. W. Taylor, Assist ant Rabban J. G. Mack, High Priest and Prophet I G. Clark, Secretary B. G. Whitehouso and Treasurer J. W. New klrk. Those who underwent initiation are: George O. B. De Bar, L. M. Travis, John Adolph Maurer, Abraham L. Ball, of Eu gene; Hopkln Jenkins and Hugh J.Boyd, of Portland: Claud R. Spencer, Spring Held: Atmer Lombard, Eugene; William Bayliss Cole, Portland; Dean Blanchard, Rainier; Louis Gus Carpenter. Portland; E. W. Rinnber, Elgin; Charles O. Roe, Forest Grove; Ernest Barton. Portland; William D. McMillan, Union; Henry J)avls Story. Portland; De Wltte C. Nelson, Ba ker City; William Frlborg. Portland; James P. Rhea, Heppner; William F. Os burn, Eugene: H, M. Bush, F. B. Mal lory, Portland; D. A. Grout. Mount Tabor: Emil Eyssell. Albert Weston Lambert, C. U. Gantenbein, Aaron W.Whltmer. VT.G. IcPberson. Portland: S. K, Wiliett, Rose burg: Edgar M. Lazarus. Portland; W. A. Anderson. Roseburg; W. L. Vanderpool, Dufur; W. A. Carter. Gold Hill: John P. Jones. Portland: William L. Thompson, Pendleton; James H. Brown, Oscar A. Ol son. S. W. Herrman. Otto J. Kraemer, John Bingham, E. J. Hall, M. J. Buckley, Portland Guardian Seeks to Set Aside Deed. In a complaint filed in the State Circuit Court yesterday by George W. Stanleton. guardian of D. K. Abrams. an Incompe tent, against the Title Guarantee & Trust Company and the president and trustees of the Tualatin Academy and Pacific Uni versity, tho charge is made that Mr. Abrams was Induced by W. N. Ferrin. president of the University, and J. Thor- burn Ross, manager of the Title Quaran tee & Trust Company, to deed the prop erty to the University. The property men tioned is adjacent to the Portland Flour ing Mills, known as the Abrams & Knox tract, and is said to be worth about JtO.uw, T. K. Afenuas was a pioneer of Oregon, and for a long1 time was a farmer aud dairymen on Sarnies' Island. He now makes his home at Richvllle, "Wash., where he conducted a store and failed in business. When he executed the deed in October, 1S03, he was 72 years old. He executed a second deed In March. 1KM. in order to better describe the property, which was indefinite in the first instru ment. It Is set forth In the complaint that Mr. Abrams was induced to deed the property to the institution by way of a sift of $23,000 to the Institution for the boneOt of education, and was told mat me lnsuiu tion was in need of money. It Is further stated- In the complaint that a petition was filed in Columbia County, where Mr. Abrams owns prop erty, asking that he be adjudged an in competent and that A. A. LIndsley. an employe of the Ttitle Guarantee & Trust Company, be appointed his guardian. George W. Staplcton was recently ap pointed guardian of Abrams In this coun ty by Judge Webster, and was granted, leave to bring this suit. At that time Mr. Ross explained that the only con nection he had with the matter was to act as an attorney, and that the Title Guarantee & Trust Company held the deed as a trustee. WILL NOT BE IGNORED Multnomah Addition People Demand a Chemical Fire-Engine. The people of Multnomah Addition, in Alblna. object to being cut off from fire 1906 protection, and they say that they will not quietly submit to being Ignored, after having been promised that thIr claims should receive attention. In the recent apportionment of new engine and lire apparatus this section was left out. They point out that it Is more than two miles to the nearest engine, which b? on Rus sell street near Williams avenue. By the time this engine could reach Multnomah addition a house would burn down. There is a chemical engine at Highland, but it is too far away to be of any service to that section. "I don't sec how the committee on ways and means could ignore this district, which needs fire protection as much as any other In the city, especially after we were promised apparatus, remarked M. E. Thompson, president of the local board of trade. "Engines have been proided for Brooklyn, Eapt Twenty-eighth street district, and for Portland Height, while we asked for a chemical. Our people here pay tax.;s and are entitled to as much consideration as was given the' places which I have mentioned. We liave Im proved our streets and kept up a volun teer lire company, and we think that we ought to have a. chemical, at least." Mr. Thompson said that the people would again wait on the ways and moans committee in force next Wednesday and ask for a chemical. NURSES GIVE RECEPTION State Association Entertains Its Friends at Xurses' ironic. The State Association of Graduate Nurses held its first informal reception on Thursday evening, January IS. in the spacious rooms of the Nurses' Home, con nected with Good Samaritan Hospital. The invitations were extended to tho phy sicians and their wives, also to the grad uate nurses of the city, whether mem bers or not of the organization. The object of the association Is for mu tual aid and improvement. This can be accomplished in many ways, as was sug gested by the friends who made the ad dresses during the evening. The parlors were beautifully decorated with Indian baskets and jardinieres containing large sprays of Oregon grape, boughs of pussy willow and ferns and palms. The nurses of the three hospitals, who are entitled to belong to the association were present in large numbers. A, sweeter and brighter group of women, arrayed in their spot less, fresh uniforms, would be hard to find. The president. Miss Walker welcomed the guests, assisted by Miss Boot, Miss Adams, Miss Scott and Mrs. Igelley. At 8:30 the evening's programme was opened with an address by Dr. Joseph!, who presided, and introduced the follow ing speakers, each with some appropriate pleasantry: Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie. Dr. R. C. Cof fey, Dr. George WllBon, Dr. A. C. Smith and Dr. E. J. Labbe. Dr. George Anslie and Br. Barber sang solos, the orchestra rendered several selections, and the re mainder of the time was spent In a social way. Light refreshments were served In the large dining-room. Tug of War Tourney. The International Tug-of-Waf League lias elected officers and arranged dates for their proposed tournament to be held In this city early In February Eight teams have entered the contest, each of them representing a, different na tionality. The teams and their captains are: united btates, lieorgc Dyer; Canada, A. H. Love; Norway, J. J. Llbak; Den mark, C. Otzen: Finland. A. Liswlg; Swe den. C A. Appiegren; Germany, A. W Gluten, and Italy. J. Coroney. The contests will take place under the rules designed by A. M. Plank, president of the association and manager or the tournament. The contest is scheduled to start February 2 and will continue, until February . The Third Infantry Armory Me lwn secured for toe teeracy. JEROME DLOOiS Packed House Greets Them ' Joyously. ENGLISH HUMOR PLEASES Audience Kept In a Roar of .Laugh ter at the Funny Thinks Se lected, to Appeal to Its Appreciation. There are jokes and jokes. Then there are British jokes. Jerome K. Jerome favored, a. packed and joyous house at the Baker Theater last night with latter variety, while Charles Battell Loomls upheld the reputation of America, his native land. Jerome's peculiar brand of humor met CLASS OF SCOTTISH with a reception that should have made him clad that he came. His opening remark .put the audtenco in a condition to roar and it did. It seems, as he stated It. that It was customary for him and his accessory be fore the fact to be introduced by some local man of fcinlnencc. but that the emi nent man. whose name he. bad forgotten, had failed to appear, as he was sailed away to attend a fdck aunt. Therefore he was obliged to announce himself. His sketch describing how easy it was for a lady to be bautlful. no matter bow desperate her looks, was greeted with great applause, particularly from the men. A few ladles .seemed to enjoy it. but ierhaps they might have laughed harder than they did. Mr. Loomls, who look as eolemn as he is funny, scowled at the audience In l malignant way and started a roar with out saying a word. It was indescribably lunny and put his hearers in a frame of mind so that they would have shouted If he had read the Declaration of Independ ence instead of the intensely humorous selections from his own books. At the end of the deep gash that our own Loomis cut in the programme, the solemn-eyed Britisher stepped to tho front and did as he had agreed .to do. He had suggested that if there were any 1" f HI:, - -il - Lopais's AUTO P0H7RM1 J1J V f PEN CARICATURES OF JEROME K. JEROME AND CHARLES BATTELL proper people left after Loomis was through that he would do the best he could to clear the house. Those who stayed were treated to a de liriously funny account of Jerome's ex periences with a complete compendum of the art of conversation. . The lag: number, a reading from Mr. Jerome's favorite work. "Paul Kelvcr." was at once merry and sad. full of light and shadow, deeply satirical and delicate ly humorous. It may have been tho British element that failed to appeal to the audience, but at any rate, the effect produced resembled a benediction rather than the result of a humorous effort It might bo suggested that the English man's contention that perhaps there are' other who fail to see a joke besides tho Britisher, is well grounded. X. B. WELLS. Traveling Men's Word Clttfe. The traveling mm of FerUunl met yes- terday afternoon and formed a Traveling Men's Tom Word Club for the purpose of whooping it up for the present Sheriff of Multnomah County during the coming po litical campaign. Preliminary organiza tion was perfected" yesterday at the meet ing, and adjournment was taken until Saturday next, when the club will be per manently organized and the officers" elect ed. A- committee on constitution and by laws was also appointed at yesterday's meeting, and this committee will formu late the principles of the club by the next meeting. At present the club has a mem bership of KM, but the organizers predict a membership roll of ICO) members within CO days. CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Mllwauklc Grange. Patrons of Hus bandry, Ilcachcs Twelfth Year. Mllwauklc Grange. Patrons of Hus bandry, yestorday celebrated Its 12th anniversary with a banquet at noon and installation of officers In the af ternoon. At the morning session, Mrs. Jr. U. Roberts, retiring master presid ing, reports of retiring officers were received, showing a membership of 135. a large gain of membership dur ing the year, all debts paid and about $75 In the treasury. The hall committee reported that Richard Scott offered a quarter block for 5400 in a central place. 'Jie Grange to pay when in position to do so. Mr. Scott also aubscrlbed $25 toward the RITE MASONS INITIATED THURSDAY AND new hall. T. R. A. Sellwood offered to donate two lots and 525 cash toward a. halL Tho matter was left in the hands of the hall committee. It is ex pected the proposition of Mr. Scott will be accepted as the ground he offers Is near the electric railway. It Is pro posed to move the old schoolhouse to this ground and ufc it until a new and modern hall can he built. Subscription books were opened and vigorous work will be undortnken to erect a hull as soon as possible. In Uie afternoon Dr. J. S. Casio, a veteran organizer. Installed the fol lowing officers for the ensuing year: Master. Mrs. Julln I. Casto; overseer. James IL Reld: lecturer. Mrs. Mary E. Gelcholl; steward. William Sellwood; assistant stoward. Fred Gctchell; chap lain. T. R. A. Sellwood; treasurer. Otto Neff: secretary. Miss Delia Mullan: gnu-keeper. Royd Scott: Flora. Mrs. Wlnne: Ceres. Clara Pennlck; Pomona, Miss Emma Ruegg; member executive committee, Richard Scott. Mrs. M. L. Roberts, master for past year, in a few well-chosen romarks thanked the members for their loyal support for the past year, and Mrs. Casto. the Incom ing master, asked for their support the coming year. Dr. J. S. Casto. Installing officer, who has onranlzed two-thirds of tho Granges In the state, gave a pleasing taiK. telling his experiences in that work. He congratulated Mllwaukle Grange on reaching its 12th birthday, and warmly commended the movement for a new hall. About 12 different Granges had representatives present to take part in the anniversary cele bration. All expressed the hope that Mllwauklc Grange would hold its next annual meeting in a new halt Mayor Asked to "anic Allen. A resolution t was adopted at the Demo cratic meeting in Unity Hall Friday night unanimously recommending to Mayor Lane that he appoint G. W. Allen to fill one of the vacancies on the City Water Board. The resolutions credit Mr. Allen with having contributed to Mayor Lane's election, and ask his appointment In rec ognition of thoec services'. " XMh Bre Her cwr Ttmmi Vitk Brw ftraf. Mr Pata: Daa't tawt iTALK Bl Si JONES Cheerful Christianity Theme . of Discourse. WANTS ALL TO LAUGH Declares That lie Has Xo Use for the .Lantern - Jawed' Preacher With Face Iilkc a t Tombstone. Rev. Sam Jones, of Georgia, expounded the doctrine of cheerful Christianity at the White Temple last night in regular old hardshell Baptist style. Metaphorical ly speaking, he took the present-day churchman whose prototype wa3 the psalm-singing Puritan of old Xew Eng land, by the nape of the neck and shook him until his teeth rattled and his garb 'em' Lambrt. Alexander X. Wright, Benton Bowers and W. I Thompson. Those in the Irregular, left to right, are: J. K. Romlg. Colonel C. U. Gantenbein. F. B. Mallory. Oscar Olson. W. B. Coates, Emil Eyssoll, Charles O. Roe, J. P. Yates. 3. H. Herrman and A. W. Brown. of sanctity became rumpled and disar rayed beyond recognition. He declared that he had no use for a lantern-jawed preacher whose face looked like a tombstone without an inscription; nor for a minister of the Gospel who at tempted to reconcile the Word of God with the teachings of modern science. Likewise, he paid his respects to the sci entists themselves, to the lawyers, to the doctors, to the deacons who took a little wine for their often Infirmities, to the card-playing churchwoman. to the society woman and her poodle dog. to the dudes, to what William Allen White calls the "he-sald girls." to the politicians, to the lawmakers, and, last and oftenest. to the rumsetlers. Makes Them All Imush. " It wasn't a sermon. One Giddy Young Thing, as George Ade would put It, re marked as she left the church door. "I just hated to hear him stop. It was bet ter than a theater." The Georgia evan gelist called It a lecture. "A Medley of Philosophy. Facts and Fun." The third ingredient was so plentiful that it is doubtful whether the other big crowd which went to hear the Jerome-Loomls combination in a serious attempt at fun making got more for its money than the LOOMIS. BY THEMSELVES. people who paid 50 cents each to listen to Sam Jones preach. The evangelist began his discourse along conventional lines and drifted into funny stories and Cracker dialect as he went along. He defined philosophy and then came to facts. Omitting funny stories, quaint illustra tions and anecdotes. Mr. Jones spoke in about this strain: "The older I get the more I care for facts and the less I bother about theories'. Give me a man who has accomplished something. When I go to a doctor now I don't want him to fill me up with rot about hygiene and physiology. I want him to take me out to the cemetery and show mo what he's done. It's a poor doctor that hasn't killed more patients than he's got. The doctors are all right In their way. I like era. But I do hope Heaven's a healthy place, for If It Isn't I'm afraid there won't be physicians enough there- to heal the stick. ft "Nowadays the little lawyers can't gt te know enoufh to pfcad. a Jf cae with- out getting to be a little skeptical, too. The little doctors can't learn enough to ', roll a pill without getting a little agnos tlcal. I tell 'em they're just a. little jasasslckal. "The theological cemeteries, and the law schools and the medical colleges are turning out a whole lot of professional men: out of the same mill, all of one kind, just like round sausages, same width, same length, same flavor; A. B.'s, Ph. D.'s F. R. S.'s and A. S. S.'s. When you And a fellow with a whole alphabet tacked to him throw him away, hc no good. "But there's room for the man of genius now. never was more. Most of the kind we have ain't that kind. "The biggest fool In the country Is the scientist who tries to take his science over into religion, unless It Is the preacher who trie? to take his religion over into science. There Is nothing more unscientific than religion, nor "anything more irreligious than science. "A man told me the other day that be fore long we would have to choose be tween the preachers and the Bible. Well, for me the preachers can go to the devil. I'm going to stick to the good old Bible. ; That Is. the preachers can go to the devil if they want to. I don't think they will all go. Some of 'cm will get lost on the way. "Let the shoemaker stick to his last and the preacher to his Bible, and let the scientist keep on playing the fool. "As to fun. It's the best thing there is going, next to good, old-fashioned Bible religion of course you people here In Portland don't know anything about that. The modern tendency is to cut loose and follow off every old fad that comes down FRIDAY the pike occultism, psychology. Christian Science all that sort of thing. Lord, how you can catch a woman with Chris tian Science! But. then, you catch a woman with anything. Just look at that thing settln alongside of you, you women down there. Christian Science for Fools. "If you are a big enough fool. Christian Science can do you a pile of good. But there Is one thing I can say about Chris tian Science: It says be cheerful, and It is teaching about half of the Christianity there is in the world now. and It's the half we have never taught In the churches. "What you want to do Is to get the devil out of you. I know now what St. Paul meant when he said the Lord would preserve him. When I was a boy I went Into the kitchen and saw my mother boil ing together peaches and sugar. 'What arc you doing that for, ma? I asked. 'So they will keep sweet, my son. she re plied. That's what being preserved means being fixed so that we will keep sweet in spirit and disposition, cheerful. "Some of you old deacons think you have been preserved when you've only been pickled. Everybody likes preserves, but nobody but a fool or a woman will eat pickles. God never made you to cry. God never made a thing that it would make you cry to look at. Just watch a cage full of monkeys and you'll laugh fit to kill. God made the money, and he put the do in .him just like he does It, too. "Dont give me any of these solemn old preachers who pull a manuscript on me. I'd rather a- man would draw a gun on me than a paper. A preacher ought to be like a keg of beer spout whenever and wherever you tapped him. Don't go around looking sanctimonious and holler ing 'glory. and 'hallelujah.' and 'amen.' and 'happy on the way' when you ain't happy at all. "When a man quits laughing he's on the way to the Insane asylum. Why. some of you old married men are as cold as a dog's nose. If you went home cheer ful three days In succession your wife Would have to call the neighbors In to Identity you. That's one reason I like The Taking Cold Habit The old cold goes; a new one quickly comes.1 It's the story of a weak throat, a tendency to consumption. Ayers Cherry Pectoral breaks up the taking cold habit. It strengthens, heals. Ask your doctor to tell you all about it. Sold for over sixty years. We have ho secrets We publish the formulas of all our medicines. bx tho J. C. Ayer Co., Xe-ireU, SCau. Alt Kwhtown of .' XimTMOft-Ter tke fcdr. ATMt t UJMAFAVLLA Fr the Mm4 WELL WORTH JKN0WING Any Lump in Woman's Breast is Always Cancer, . San Francisco Examiner The papers noted recently several mar velous cures of large breast cancers by Dr. Chamley, the world-renowned cancer specialist, of 25 Third St., San Francisco, Cal. .This Doctor makes the bold asser tion that he has in 33 years cured more cancers than any other physician living and offers $1000 if he fails. No X Ray or other swindle. A Pacific Island plant extract makes the cure in the privacy of the patient's own home. That not a dol lar need be paid until cured is proof of the Doctor's honesty and .fair dealing. He has the best book ever published on cancers cured without knife or pain, and proves that any lump in woman's breast is cancer, aiso that any tumor, lump or sore on the lip, face or anywhere six months is cancer. This book telling of thousands of wonderful cures every where is sent free to all who write Dr. & Mrs. Dr. Chamley & Co., describing their cases. the Irish. They are always jolly. I've got a little Irish In me. I thank God there alnt any more. I might have been a policeman If there had. "Cheer up and laugh. I'll bet some of Photo by Aune. ear lines, reading from Cole. D. A. Grout, F. 9. you old codgers here in the front, row haven't kissed your wives this year. I believe it's right to love your wife and tell her so. Tell her she's the dearest little woman on earth. You may have to He. but do It. I do. Just the other day I said to my wife: 'Laura, dear, there's very few women I meet on my rambles about the country that I think more of than I do you.' " Mr. Jones closed by exhorting the min isters of Portland to get together and drive out the devil. This morning Mr. Jones will fill the pul pit at the White Temple at 10:30 o'clock. At S.C0 this afternoon he will address a meeting for men only at the same church under the auspices of the men's club and the Y. M. C. A. Change in Sunday Mall Delivery. Postmaster John Minto announced yes terday that lie had decided to discontinue the practice of making Sunday delivery of mail from the Sixth-street entrance to the Postofflce. and hereafter mall will be delivered Sundays from the windows of the superintendent of the mailing di vision and the superintendent of city de livery. Orders for mall may be given through the package window. It has also been announced that the postoftlce at Berry. Marlon County, has been dis continued, on orders from the Postal De partment. Consulate Writes for Data. The Austro-Hungarian Consulate at San Francisco has written the Portland Chamber of Commerce requesting the names and addresses of all persons, firms and companies in the Pacific Northwest engaged In the sale of wax or wax prod ucts. Including leather dressings and blackings. The chamber will forward to the Consulate all such names sent in. Spend a day in Salt Lake City, and an other In Colorado Springs or Denver. You have this privilege If your tickets read via the Denver & Rio Grande. See Colorado's famous peaks and gorges In their Winter garb. Call upon or write W. C. McBrldt 12t Third street, for particulars. ATSR'S HLIS-Ter MMtiMtiM. ATm'S A0 CS!-tcaJariM4oe.