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THE SUNDAY OREGOXlXx." PORTLAND FEBRUARY 6, 1910. LEAGUE SURVIVES STORMY 'SESSION Conference Colleges Clash Over -Unanimous Vote Rule, but Delay Action. SEATTLE STANDS ALONE Washington Fears It Will Be Forced o Divide Gate Receipts "Big six"' Track Meet Will Come . to Portland, If Backed. Alter arguing practically all day uvi f the proposed amendment of - the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Con ference rules, abrogating the unanimous -'Ote required by the by-laws on mat ters of legislation to a two-thirds rule, the delegates last night arrived at a 'ompromiec agreement, vhereby the organization will act upon the rule at the conference net j ear. The pres ent agreement will remain In effect l-irlnier the coming season. Seattle gets be triangular meet between Oregon. Washington arid Ida'io, while Portland will get the "Big Six" meet if finances are Guaranteed. The fight for a two-thirds' vote to ROPern conference proceedings was led by Professor B. 1"). Anffell, of Oregon Agricultural College, while the oppo sition was championed solely by the !-nl versity of Washington representa tive. Graduate Manager Zed wick and Professor Milton Roberts. Zedwick in sisted on the conference abiding by the mile of unanimity in vote, and he finally carried his point with the campromise amendment. One .School Ttules League. Professor Angell contended that an ! vnanimous rote on any subject in intor- olleciate or other conferences was practically impossible, and that it gave to nny one institution the privilege of balking legislation which might bene fit the majority of the conference mem bers. One school, he pointed out, could arbitrarily control the conference. Professor rioberts who presided, held 'Jmt the conference rules were nlainly fttet down in the by-laws and constitu llon. and that it would require unani mous vote to amend them. As one of the representatives of the 1'niversity of Washington, he would not consent to this amendment, at least not at the present time. ' The Washington delegates ftnalty car vied their point, and the other representa tives, while voting solidly for the amend ment, agreed to postpone further effort to pare the rule until another year. The decision leaves the situation just the. same ap before the conference assembled here, and the two days wrangling were fruitless as far as this piece of legis-la-i ion is concerned. Several elements entered into the dis cussion. The principal matter was the assertion that the majority of colleges represented are located in ' the smaller 'owns, and are at disadvantage with the University of Washington because of in ability to compete with the Seattle in stitution in the matter of gate receipts. Had the amendment gone through the majority of the members of the con ference expected to enact a rule pro viding for the sharing of gate receipts in intercollegiate games at 50 per cent Washington objected to this- division on. tlie ground that .Eugene. Corv.alllp, Walla Walla. Moscow and Pullman, could not xpect to pay as well Seattle in gate receipts, and that Seattle would' therefore tie compelled to iuport the ot her t teams .'o a certain extent. Washington ''Stands Pat;- The ftand of the University of Wash ington Wiis taken on the tii.n day of the conference, and throughout the two days l'rofefsor Robert." and Mr. Zednick main tained their position. The other delegates realized that if they did not give in, they would disrupt the conference. Commenting on Washington's position relative to the conference agreement Mr. Zertnick Inst night said: "Washington's attitude on the point of controversy which came nearly disrupt ing the conference is sitnply this: The other five colleges inr.istod on having a two-thirds vote, decide al! possible mat ters that the majority wanted to- bring before it. We opposed tho plan for the reason that the conference ugreement is a contractual relation, and since its or ganization it has been the consistent pol icy to have the unanimous vote of all the colleges necessary for any measure. Professor Angi 11 and the others wanted i change tlie entire intention of the eo?ferenee by voting majority rule. We declared that all should agree on any measure before it became binding: the very object of an agreement is to have -ill suliseribe to it. "The other Ave college delegates then resolved themselves into a committee of the whole and adopted certain rules, among 'them the two-thirds majority proposition. When they did that without our consent, they departed from the con ference agreement and virtually organ ized themselves Into u new body. We, alone, stood by the conference agreement, which clearly stipulates that a unani mous vote is necessary for any change in the articles as they now stand. The others went ahead with their new or ganization and we took no part In the proceedings. Then they attempted to put their views into the conference. We op posed it and. of course, it did not became a part of the conference agreement. All this availed them nothing. Proposal Held Unfair. "They attempted to force us to agree to dividing the snte scceipts in all the towns on a -i per cent basis. So abso lutely unfair is this to Washington in Seattle that ao refused to entertain it for a moment. tracking an unanimous vote, it did not become part of our agree ment. Then the other institutions, real igns: that they had no conference, de cided to let the whole thing go over to the recular meeting in December." Professor Angell, who led the fight for the incorporation of the amendment, ex yiiaincd his stand as follows: "In all conventions and assemblies where legislative action is takv-n. a ma jority rule should govern the body in its transactions. Tho rule now- in force In the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Conference- is an arbitrary one. for it affords any single organization the pow-y to abrogate the will of the other mem bers, and this is just what the Univer sity of Washington has done, in making a demand for an equal division of the nate receipts. I do not think we are ask ing too much of Washington, for the visiting team is as much' of an attrac tion as the home club, and, the receipts should be divided as la done In the East ern conferences, each team receiving half. "The University of Washington, if per mitted to enjoy the fruits of sport fur nished by the other institutions will eventually be able to conquer usin ail branches, for the larger receipts they re ceive enables that institution to expend money to better advantage in, securing coaches and better equipment, as well aa other Items of great benefit to ath letics. It seems to me-that Washington is actuated by a purely selfish motive, and it will be only a question of a few years -when the rest of the conference teams will be unable to compete with Washington on an equal basis because of the- superior advantages possessed by that institution through the resources of its finances. We are not throng"n with this fight and will continue to battie for Justice until the next meeting when we can hope to secure favorable legisla tion."' Committee Is 'amcd. Tearing intervals wh?n discussion of the amendment was temporarily dropped, the conference voted t place the ques ticn of a conference trackmeet in the hands of the following committee: Vic tor Zednlic. University of Washington: George W. Hug. Universits- of Oregon, and John S. Grogan. of the University of Idaho. ' . This- committee is empowered to call a conference track meet in Portland in June, providing suitable concessions are secured whereby the conference is guar anteed against financial loss. It will be the duty of tins committee to make all arrangements. Seattle was voted the triaugular meet between the universities of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and in view of this concession Mr. Zednick announced that he would support Portland for the scene of the "Big Six"' meet embracing ail of the conference numbers, providing the conference is guaranteed againtet loss. This action seems to afsure the meet for Portland, for several enterprising citi zens have promised to take up the matter immediately with a view of pledging the required 11500 to secure the meet. The triangular mwt awarded to the Univer sity of Washington, will be financed by the Seattle institution. The committee having in charge the conference meet will aleo decide upon the schedule and dates of the conference. cross country runs, tennis tourneys and wrestling matches, as well as other athle tic programmes. The conference also voted to include the two miles run and the Javelin throw in all conference meets hereafter. During the afternon the question of per mitting college athletes to play Summer baseball was again brought before the meeting, and again defeated. The dele gates indicated by their vote that the-y were averse to the taint of professional ism this policy would bring. Secret Ballot Taken. After the official action on the question by the conference yesterday it was decided to test the exact strength of the "Summer baseball" Idea by a secret vote, which, had no bearing on the decision of , the con ference. This vote was participated in by the 12 delegates and resulted in a tie. The following football dates were agreed upoij by the various managers present: . . October 29 Oregon vs. Idaho at Moscow: Washington State College vs. Oregon Agricultural College at Cor vailts, and University of Washington vs. ' Whitman (place to be decided later). November 5 Whitman vs. O. A C. at CorvalJls; Oregon vs. Willamette at Tiugene. and Washington vs. Idaho at Seattle. November 12 Oregon Agricultural College vs. University of Oregon ?.t Portland. November 23 (Thanksgiving Day) Oregon Agricultural College vs. Uni versity of Washington at Seattle; Uni versity of Oregon vs. Multnomah Ama teur Athletic Club at Portland. A game will likely be arranged be tween the University of Washington and the University of Oregon for No vember ID, though this is indefinite because of a game scheduled by Wash ington with Idaho for that date. AUTO RACERS SHOW SLOW TIME Oldt'ield. in Fifth Race, Attracts Some Interest by -Spurt. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 6. Poor time was made today at the opening of the New Orleans Automobile speed carni val. Such drivers as Ralph De Palma, Barney OldHeld and Ben Kircher scored far helow their records. The fifth race, a 10-mile event, at tracted some interest when Oldfleld remained behind De Palma for eight miles, finally overtaking him and going to the front before the 10 miles were linished. In the fourth race. 25 miles, for stock cars of all classes. Leigh Lynch, driving a Jackson car. crashed through the fence which surrounded the fair grounds track. He escaped injury, however. Barney Oldfleld, who was al ready leading In a Knox car, won easily. Summary: First race. 20 miles, stock cars with piston displacement from 301 to 5-10 Inches Jackson (Leigh. Lynch . 21 minutes 14 seconds, won: Packard (II. W. Fulton), second; Buick (J. W. J. ritsc!i. third. Second race, five miles, free-for-all Fiat (Ralph De I'almu), 4 minutes 44 seeondn, won; Darracq (Ben Kirscher), second. Barney Oldfield was forced vo retire at the end of the first half mile on account of tire trouble Third race, ten miles, open to all amateurs driving stock cars Fiat (C. S. llragg. New York), won. 10 minutes .l seconds; Buick (J. W. J. Fritzch, Cin cinnati), second. Three entries, two finished. Fot'rth race, for stock cnr- of all clfisses. 2-". miles Knox (Oldfield . won, 2t minutes 4i seconds: Buick (Fritzch) second; Jackson (Lynch) went tlir.nij.-h the fence in the fifteenth mile. Lynch was unhurt. Jackson No. 2 ( Delano v)' dropped out at the ninth mile. Fifth race, ten-mile' handicap, free for all Fiat (De Palma), scratch, won: Knox (Oldfleld), 25 seconds handicap second; Darracq (Kirscher), 10 seconds third. St!h,,ace' five miles, special Benz (Oldfleld) won, tune 4:33 4-5; Darracq (Kirscher), second. No other entries. "ROUGH" GAJIE TOO JirCH Clicinawa Can Do Xothlng Against Philomath's Tactics. Oil EM A WA. Or., Feb. 5 (Special.) The roughest game of basketball ever seen on the Chemawa floor was played last night between Philomath Co!lege"and the Indian team. Philomath College "rough housed the Indians throughout the entire fani'-' and although the Indians outplayed them, ti-.ey were defeated by a iscore of 31 to 21. Twenty-minute halves were played. Pro-tet-sor Regan, of Newberg, refereed. Chemawa has no criticism to make of the refcre?. IHlMOrth Derbies Banquet. The Dilworth Derbies, indoor baseball team, and guests attended a banquet at the Sargent Thursday night. Members of the team are: Colburn Barren. Jr.. Elmore McKenzie. C. Paul Irwin. Delmer Baker. Bennle Brlggs. John Tauscher. Harry Cooley. William Hershler, Byron Gumm, Sheldon. Guests George Dil worth. manager of the team: Harry K. Smith, president of the league: Elmer Davis, secretary of the league: Remley eek, James Buchanan. Joe -Marias. L. H. Stone. Robert L. Ringer. Kllng Asks Reinstatement. CINCINNATI. Feb. 5. John Kllng catcher of the Chicago National League club, who quit the team a year ago. has applied to the National Baseball Commission for reinstatement- His written application was received by Chairman Hermann today. It is not known what action will be taken by the National Commission on KItng's application, as the rules provide a pen alty of suspension for three or more years for aimiiar offence, . M.A.A.C.17INS GAME 'Friendly" Match at Soccer Proves Unusually One-Sided. OCEANICS ARE 'DEFEATED By Score of 6 to 1. Multnomah Boy. Are One Point Xearer Trophy, Which Goes to "Winner of City Championship. What may be described as a friendly game of soccer football took place yes terday on the Multnomah Held between the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and the Oceanics, in which the Multno mahs won an easy victory by a score of six to One. The M. 'A. A. C. team was in perfect condition. Several of the Oceanic play ers didn't show up and two Multno mah men kindly took the places of absentees. This victory places the Multnomaha one lap nearer the possession of tlie league silver cup. They' must now twice meet. the Nationals and beat them before they get a chance to face the Queen's Park in the final game. If the Mtiltnomahs lose one game, the Queen's Park players win the cuy without playing another game. It was a relief to see a game of soc cer played on the hard, dry sawdust forming the surface of the Multnomah field, instead of the mud and water covering most of the baseball ground. The game was one-sided. The stranger among the Multnomaha was George C. Gollan. lately of San Francisco, who demonstrated his ability as a first-class player. "Hansen was goalkeeper for the Multnomahs, instead of Barton, and played with his old time skill. For a time. Eddie Sam mons played as right fullback in place of Buehau, who played halfback, an-d did well. For the Oceanics the sur prise was Dickie, who" developed both speed and ability in tackling. The two Mackies and Mackenzie did brilliant work, and "Bert" Alien played a great game as goalkeeper, with his long reach and ability .to throw the ball out of play. Eyles, of the Cricketers, was referee. The teams lined up as follows: The Multnomahs Hansen, Buehan. Dyment, Hughes. A. Matthews, Sum mons, Dick, Gollan, young, Godman and H. Matthews. . Oceanics Allen, James Mackie, Clarke, J. H. Mackie, Buehan, Dickie, Mackenzie, Lawson. Sid Mills, Young and Gammbe. Goals, scored Multnomahs,' Harry Matthews. 2: Young, 1; Godman, 2;' and Gollan 3. .... 'Oceanics Sid. Mills, 1. XEW BASEBALL RULES EE.VBV Acceptance by Leagues, However, Will Precede Publication. CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Changes made in the playing code of baseball at the re cent meeting of the rules committee in Pittsburg have arrived at American League headquarters, but no hint has been dropped as to the nature of the changes. Accompanying the few modi fications which were made for the pur pose of clearing up the game on a few points was a note from Secretary Heyd ler, of the National League, requesting that they be withheld from publication pending their approval by members of the rules committee of both leagues. As B. B. Johnson and C. A. Comiskey, president of the Chicago American Club, are out of the city, it will be at least Monday or Tuesday before the new versions -will be placed before the public. MILK TRUST IS FOUGHT AYUlamette Company Out to "Win Against New York Firm. Surviving' an onslaught of cut prices In an effort to drive the Willamette ; Valley Condensed Milk Company from thd field of the Northwest retail trade, the : concern announces that it will fight th milk trust of New York to tlie last tlitch in an effort "to prevent the confiscation of a brand which the Oregon Company has copyrighted. ; "I was? out of the city when the trust people hegan their suit asaint the 'Wil lamette Valley Condensed Milk Company for the use of the Buttercup Brand," said Manager J. Woods Smith last night, "but after a consultation with the members of our company you can rest assured that we will fight this trust scheme "to the last j ditch. j "The soiit is brought by the Oail Borden i Oondend Milk Company, of New York, i ;:r.d that concern asks that we be pro- j h'.bited from using the brand which we ; rtdopteVl when we began business at Mo- j Minnville one year ago. When our com- panj selected the brand we did not know j that it had ever been used on any kind j of condensed milk, and we at once ap plied for and secured a copyright. We ' entered the Coast field as a contender for the market, and that we have made some progress is shown by our annual state ment that we paid out $32,000 for the pur chase of milk during the first year of our existence. Tho farmers of Oregon got that money. "During the year the Borden people, who are the milk trust of the United States, attempted to drive, us out of busi ness by underselling ws. Tlie attempt cost them a large sum of money because they put the article on the market for much less than the cost of manufacture. Borden soon abandoned that effort and took up attempts to influence our custom ers by saying that we were using one of their brands and that both our company and the retail dealer might be prosecuted. Eordn wrote us several months ago avl stated that wo were ueing thHr Buttnr cup name and brand. t replied to tive effect th?t the Willamette Valley Com pany would abandon the name if the trust could pho v us a prior claim. Borden answered the letter with the smit in the Cnlttd Ptates Court. "The Oregon company recently pur chased the condenser plant at Washougal and is now making preparations to handle about STOO.OOO worth of milk during this year. We wll! open the Washougal factory on February 20. and are war ranted in the statement that we can handle such a large amount of product by tl:e fact that we have e-ecured the Gov ernment contracts for condensed milk at all the forts of the Northwest and Alaska. The contract was warded in competition with the Borden Company. Tlie facts seem to he that a few y?-a;s ago there was a condenser up in Maine which used the Buttercup brand. It was forced to the wall by the trut and closed down. Since that time rone of that brand of milk has been on the market until within the past few weeks, when the trust sent several cases of It to Portland and other Coast towns on assignment. Then the suit was started. Borden has strewn the Coast with wreck of condensers. Some of thf.n are the Holly at Amity, the Solo Condensed MMk Company f Sr!o. and tlie Wt.si.ern at Newburg. We ar? going 10 try to maintain a Portland firm In the business if w caa." AGAIN America's Greatest Pianiste Selects the Kimball Above All Others for Her Per- sonal and Concert Use Forthcoming Concert the Musical Event of the Season! The Kimball Piano was destined to lead from its inception. Its makers then, as now, were imbued with but one standard to make the World's Best Piano! Steadily, year by year, its position has been strength ened. One great artist after another found in the Kimball the first perfect instrument to express their art resulting in more Kimball Pianos being made and sold than any other high-grade make and gain ing for itself the slogan "The National Piano." At the Seattle Exposition last year the Interna tional Jury of Awards (The greatest body of musical experts ever assembled) bestowed on the Kimball the Grand Prix the highest possible award. The Kimball was the only piano so honored. Kimball Grands and Uprights Are Sold Exclusively in the West by EILERS PIANO HOUSES INDOOR BALL POPULAR PAST SEASON BEST IX UISTOKY OF GAME. league Plans for Longer Schedule Next Year and Will. Probably Engage Large Gymnasium. - With the championship of the Port land Indoor Baeeba M- League der ided In favor of the Dilwortn Derbies, the fans a:-e now beginning to look forward to tiio outdoor sport. Tho indoor granie in Portland durinjsr the past season met with more success than ever before. The schedule of the fity league was played off without a hitch, and the attendance at all games was larf?. The vic tory of the Dilworths over the iold Seals in the championship game last Tuesday in the Multnomah Club tfym was due to tiie grreat work, of K-Jdie Morton, who fanned 16 of the srum-ihoe men. The Dilworth Derbies had their batting clothes on, but there probably would have been a different tRle had Bob Fordney been iu the box for the Seals. Harry K. Smith, president of the league, is arranging to have a longer schedule of games next season for the Indoor teams. It is probable also .that a large halk will be secured. Elmer Dais' all-star team has ac eepted the challenge of the Honeyman team for an exhibition game to be played In the Multnomah Club gymna sium next Saturday night. The all star team contains the best hitters in the league, and has the following line up: Catcher. Barren : pitcher, McKen zie: first base. Irwin; right short. Mor ton: pfond base. Baker: . l"f t short, "L.angford; third base. Briggs; right field, Bauer: left Held, Davis. Captain. Beagle of Ul Qoneymaa IS Y team is depending on the work of his pitchers and lnfielders to win the game from the stars. The Honeymans are noted for their fielding ability. Fred Washburn has given complete satisfaction as an ufnpire. He formerly worked with the Coos Bay League and biter with the Internrban League. He is said to be one of the best informed men on rules in the country. Gene Flint probably will manage the outdoor team of the Catholic Yourigf Men's Club during the coming season. Among the indoor players who will figure in the outdoor game during the coming season are: Benny Brlggs and Jock McConnel. of the Helsers; -Paul Trwln and G. Causey, of the "Vancouver Pioneers: Bill Bauer, of the Gold Seals; George Pembroke and Foss Griffith of the St. John Club; -Anderson of the Gunners: Baker. Xig Hersch ler. Cumm and Tausciier of the Derbies, and Umpires Washburn and Marias.' II. F. TODD HEADS DINGHY CXCB I iri-t Organization of Kind on Coast Chooses Officers. The Oregon Dinghy Club, the first organization of its kind-on the Coast, was organized last Friday night at the residence of H. F. Todd. The club is a branch of the Oregon Yacht Club and the 12 charter members are also mem bers of the yacht club. . Officers were elected as follows: Commodore. H. F. Todd; vice-commodore, L. V. Woodward; port captain, Max Meyer; secretary. William Kelm ; treasurer, Francis D'Arcy. . The object of the Dinghy Club is to encourage yachting among the younger bloods, anf to afford a means of rec reation which cannot be had with the larger boats. Special dinghy races will be held in connection with other sports on the river and several special races are also planned. A dinghy is 12 feet long and 4 feet wij" and carries 100 feet of canva. It Is ordinarily used as a tender for la.rgt? sailing boats. It can be rowed or sailed and in a, dinghy ra.ee there is no handicap -and any method of TIE MM 1 Tii i.uii. V J vs. . Mies Myrtle Elvyn, the beautiful pianiste who appeals in recital t the Bungalow Theater on Friday, evening, February 1Mb, is proclaimed by the greatest Kastern musical critics as America's fvajmjit pianiste. While en dowed with youth and beauty, her phenomenal success on the concert stage is due primarl ly to a natural talcn t which, tit rough i Incessant studying both here and in Kurope since childhood has enabled hr to attain artistic triumphs never before known In the realm of musir. Her talent was dis covered early, and she was given al 1 advantages possible. iie studied under Carl Wolfsohn. the musical instructor who died recently. j?hc also studied composition under Adolph Weidig. Subsequently she went to Ber lin, where she received further development under the guidance of Leopold GodowBky. During her. tour of Kurope Miss Klvyn appeared before Kaiser Wilhelm and members of the royal family. The Clerman monarch was so pleased with her perform a nee that he publicly complimented her and pre sented her. with a diamond brooch pendant. Mis Kivyn-ereaied a -profound ini pvesaion here lust May. when she ap peared as soloist with tho Clur-pgo Synphony OrchPtrft. The concert this i'ridsy eventrift' promises to be the musical find social event oi" the season. New York "One composition nev to Sen' York ana a pianist who played for the ' first time in this city were the features of tlie concert iiven in the Xew Theater yester day afternoon- by the New York Symphony Society, Mr. Walter Damrosch, Conductor. The pian ist, Miss Myrtle Elvyn, played Liszt's Concerto in A. She made so excellent an impression' that the audience which filled the the ater recalled her almost a dozen times. Iu the solo passages her playing was musician-, and in the concerted parts she held her own against the volume of the or chestra." The Herald. Pittsburg ''She also put to her credit a brilliant performance"" of Debus sy's Prelude. The interpretation o Chopin she produced with ireatest feeling, from the dark jnd melancholy to the Vulcan-like expression full of fire and pas sion." The Dispatch. Seat Sale Opens a't Bungalow Theater Tuesday, February 8th propelling the boat can be used. The first over the line wins. Most of the big yacht clubs of the East have dinghy clubs in connection, but this is the onlyone known West of the Mississippi River. Europe Taking: to Boxing. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The interna tional Interest which has been aroused by the Jeffries-Johnson fight was a si rprise to James W. Coffroth. the Cali fornia promoter, who is hurrying Coastward on his record-breaking trip from London to San Francisco. "The Frenchmen are backing Jeffries to win, while most of the Englishmen think that Johnson is the best bet." said Coffroth before leaving New York. "All the continental countries have gone daffy about fighting. Boxing clubs are being opened in almost every city' in France, and throughout the southern part of Kurope the game has taken on a wonderful popularity." . . CROFT Ol'TPOIXTS BILLY KOSS Taeoinan's Better Condi toil Tell. Against Ring Genera lIiip. TACOMA, Feb. ,3. Lee Croft, of Til coma, outpointed Billy Ross, of Contra Ila. in a six-round bout here Friday night and was awarded a merited decision. Ross substituted for Kid Wlnsor, who was scheduled to meet Croft, but was not in fit condition. ' Croft's better condition beat Ross. The latter showed more ring generalship. BOAT CLT7BS TO MEET TUESDAY Special Aquatic Day During- Festival Week Proposed. Committees from the Oregon Yacht Club, the Portland Rowing Club and the Willamette Motor-Boat Club will meet Tue!ay evenirpr in the office of W. A. K.night, avSwomi and Washington streets, for the purpose of selecting a general committee to confer with the Rose Festi- EALL Boston "Au American girl already a jreat artist.'' The Musician. Chicago "In the 'Childhood Scenes' of Schumann which charming work she gave in its entirety and mer its Lincere thanks for reviving it she showed fantasy, iuiagina tion, tenderness and an apprecia tion of the lyrical which prom ise well for the emotional and poetic quality of her work in the future." Daily Tribune. Cincinnati . "Myrtle Elvyn was the pianiste of the evening, and she is the areatest musical surprise 1 have encountered in many a day. But for technique, nervous force, and a compelling magnetism that grips and holds you from first note to the last, Myrtle Elvyn is nothing short of great." The . Encjuirei". val promoters regarding a special aquatic day during Rose Festival week. It is proposed to set aide a day durh.p the festival for rowing, sailing, motor boat and swimming races, and to mak the events open to all entries1. If pos sible, an intercollegiate rowing race will be held. The commRtc-e appointed by tho thrtw clubs to meet are as follows: Oregon Yacht Club. W. A. Knight, L. V. Wood ward and Francis D'Arcy; Portland Row ing Club, Dr: B. K. Loomis. I. Waite and A. A. Allen; Willamette Motor-Boat Club. Dr. Jack Talss, K. F. Cox and R. Ourtfss. BjghJBigifa! 1 1 iii minimi . 1.1ZH l.'ifillUflM'i- AU Mc nta villa cars run through Laurelhurst. Only 15 minutes ride. Take car on Washington street,, between 7ifth and First. . Salesmen on the ground. Offic. 622 Corbett Building. is j