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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1910)
THE MORNING- OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAY 31, .1910. . KILL TRUST. CRY THEATER OWNERS TUMBLE IS FATAL CHILD WHOSE DISAPPEARANCE CREATED -NATION-WIDE SENSATION AND WHOSE MUTILATED PODY You Owe it to Yourself to Dress Well HAS BEEN FOUND. Bridgeworker Drowns Off New Bridge at Oswego. State Legislatures Will Be Asked to Prevent Mo nopoly by Syndicate. RISES AFTER LONG FALL l!SI F.P.YOUNG CLOSED DOOR CONDEMNED l-ocal Managers Pledge Themselves Jo Prevent Renewal of Klaw & Erlaneer Domination Com bine Makes Threats. NEW YORK, May SO. (Special.) Members of the National Theater Owners' Association, recently organized toy John Cort to combat the theater trust, have pledged themselves to fight for legislation In the different states to prevent such a monopoly as. the theatrical trust formerly had. Directors of tho association, in a meeting held yesterday In the general offices in the Knickerbocker Theater building, made arrangements to have bills presented In the various State Legislatures similar to the laws en acted in Missouri and Texas that stripped the theater trust of its power In those states before Cort got busy. The laws in effect In these states compel the proprietors of theaters to open their books to producing man agers and thus permit men who have attractions to see Just what time Is available In those theaters. The law also compels the theater owners to book first-class attractions If there is time open. Similar Laws Sought. The aim of the theater owners Is to fight for similar laws in New York and other states at once. It has been proved that the "closed door" policy practiced by Klaw & Erlanger in tho last 15 years has been disastrous to the Independent producing managers. The Texas and Missouri laws forbid euch a policy and direct the "oixjn door" policy, for which the Shuberts. started the fight more than a year ago. The directors of the Natlonnl Theater Owners Association put themselves on rec ord by resolution yesterday in favor of an anti-trust law in every state in the Union. They have received assurances from various state legislators that such a law will be enacted. Cort speaking about the proposed legislative movement, sail: Assurances Are Received. "We have ""assurances that such a law will be passed by the Legislatures of states within the next year. Once we have such a law on the statute books, it will be impossible . for any theater trust of which Klaw & Erlanger once were the heads, to get control of the theaters and kill all honest competition. This legisla tion will be only another step in the downfall of the theatrical trust and pre vent the paying of unreasonable tribute to theater-booking agents." Cort does not regard seriously the an nouncement of the theater trust mem bers concerning the proposed $25,000,000 en terprise to build or lease theaters throughout the United States. "Bluff," Says Cort. "That is simply a bluff," he said. "Er langer i3 not going to risk his own money In such an enterprise. He might risk other persons' money If he can get it but he has -not got the backing. "Erlanger's policy has been to let a house stand Idle. There were innumer able dark theaters throughout the coun try last season simply because Erlanger controlled the theaters and would not place any of the Shubert shows or the at tractions of the many producers allied with the Shuberts. The situation will be changed next season and the theaters throughout the country -will have more attractions than ever before in the his tory of the country." BRIDE COMES 5000 MILES Miss Xellie Walker, of England, Is Wedded to Local Cricketer. Following a journey of over 5000 miles, .Miss Nellie Walker, a pretty English girl of about 24 Summers, was married last night to Jack Eyles. the well-known Porland Cricket Club athlete, by Rev J. W. Lease. The bride came all the way from her native hand to answer Cu pid's call and arrived in Portland Sunday night. Miss Walker was accompanied as far as Chicago by her brother. The bridegroom is well known as the captain and crack halfback of the Port land Cricket Club's soccer football team of last Winter. He is also a cricket player of local renown. Mr. and Mrs Kyles will make Portland their home. FRANCE PLAINS REFORMS Socialist Measure to Aid Labor Is on Programme. PARIS, May 30. The principal points of the government's programme for the approaching Parliamentary session are the estimate of departments which will replace the present arrondissements as the basis of elections to the ChamWr of Deputies with a provision for minor ity representation; measures for the de fense of the public school system and tho surveillance of private and Catholic schools and certain Socialist reforms. The reforms contemplated include leg islation making possible contracts drawn between employer and the workmen collectively. DIRECT R0UTEJS OFFERED Work on Road lom North Yakima Is to Be Pushed at Once. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. May SO (Special.) Offerinfg a direct route from North Yakima to Portland, which will mean the saving of many miles, the Toppenish-Simeoe & Western Railroad will be pushed' through from Toppenish to a point at or near Lyle, on the Co lumbia River, according to ' a statement made today by President George Donald, of the North Yakima & Valley Railroad. About 20 miles of the road has already been constructed. Engine Too Much for Mules. FRESNO, Cal., May 30. The south bound Owl train crashed into a band of mules shortly after leaving New, man last night and before the engine could be brought to a standstill IS of the animals had been mangled. The mules were evidently blinded and ter rified by the engine's headlight and ".de no attempt to et. off the track. v V J , Sr? 7'Ji.. J.ITTL.R ALMA. KGLLXER, OF LOUISVILLE. GIRL FOUND IN WELL Alma .Kellner's Body Discov ered by Accident. SLAYER USES QUICK LIME Mysterious Disappearance Case, Sup posed Kidnaping, Which Stirred All Kentucky, Results in Tan gled Murder Revelations. (Continued from First Pa4. 'Church told Father Schuhmann that water was collecting under one of the parish buildings. Plumbers , began to pump out the water. Their work was resumed this morning. , After pumping only a short time the water began to emell badly and a few minutes later a slime-covered object was discovered. A child's foot with shoe and stocking on appeared. The police and Coroner were notified immediately by Father Schuhmann. Ribs Found Broken. After working five hours over the frag ments of the body Coroner Ellis Duncan said that the top and left side of the skull and part of the- right leg and foot were missing. All the ribs on the left side were broken. "It appears that the body was partial ly burned," said Coroner Duncan, "and I believe quick lime was used to aid in destroying the body, but further exami nation alone will develop these facts." Father Schuhmann said he could re member nothing suspicious in Wendling's actions after the disappearance of Alma. He said: "Wendllng left the church without say ing ho was going to quit and he said nothing to his wife. I thought at the time that possibly the fact that his wife was much older than himself caused him to leave. He often talked of returning to his old home in France, but his wife wrote his parents and they have heard nothing of him." Wendllng Army Deserter. Wendling is described by the detectives as being 27 years old, about five feet ten inches high, weighing about 160 pounds, has a small black mustache and dark hair and eyes. Mrs. Wendling is 42. Wendling's parents live at Genlla Cote d'Or, France. According to the wife, AVendling was a deserter from the French army. RED HAIR REALLY RED THIS WEEK'S "RUDOLPH" DOES SEW STCXT. l-'ranklyn Vmlerwood Finds Means to Tinge Locks Without Resort to Methods Generally Used. Franklyn Underwood, Eaker Stock Company's leading man. has created a mild sensation among the matinee girls this week by appearing in a most gor geous adornment of red hair in the rolo of Rudolph Rassendyll, Anthony Hope's romantic hero in "The Prisoner of Zen da." Nothing since the days of Donald Bowles has caused quite so much com ment and estactic speculation as to how he obtained such beautiful results with Just an ordinary man's head of hair, which Is seldom considered as much in a masculine makeup anyway. At first it was supposed to be just a wig the ac tor's greatest adjunct in the clever art of make up, but careful scrutiny on the part of the first-row. regular ones soon thoroughly established the fact that It was tho real thing, and immediately the argument began. Mr. Underwood has already received several delicately penned letters stating the discussions that had occurred as to whether it is a wig, or peroxide mingled with other mysterious ingredients. "Well, It, was rather puzzling to me," said the handsome leading man, when askea about it. ' "the author has made so much of the character as being Ru dolph the Red. in contrast to the other branch of the family known as the Black, that I knew it was necessary to appear as naturally red as possible. After studying all the well known meth ods, I was not satisfied with ' any of them and decided to try an ordinary one, so went to a paint store, purchased a su perfine powdered substance called fire bronze, and asked my physician if there was any danger in using it. XTpon being assured that the chance of poisoning was slight, I just simply rubbed it Into my hair weU and by touching it a little each performance where it becomes rubbed off or Irregular I keep Just the effect . desired. It is not very pleasant and I must be very careful not to get a particle of It Into the eyes, or get any water on it. At the end of the week something is going to be done to it I don't know just what,, and it is all ex pected to disappear no, not the" hair, I "hope, Just the color." EVERETT WOMEN RESCUED Fire Destroys Interior of Colby Block, Loss $125,000. EVERETT, Wash., May 30. Fire to day destroyed the interior of the Colby block, a three-story brick store and office building, causing a loss of $125, 000. The heaviest losers are F. H. Biownell, of Seattle: owner of the building; Dwight Darling, druggist, and W. F. Hall, dry-good. Two women, cut off on the third floor, were rescued by fireman with ladders. MORE SENSATIONS COMING . (Continued From First Page.) Both McMackin and McCullom voted for Senator Lorimer. Another attempt to break down the. repeated denials of A. B. Johnston, of the Johnston & Hatcher Company, of Springfield, the concern which secured the State House furniture contract, is scheduled to be made tomorrow. Hitherto Johnston has denied he had knowledge of any "graft" going to the committee of the 46th General Assembly, that contracted for the furniture. Holt slaw In his confession declared Johnston agreed to pay him $1500 for voting to give the contract to the Johnston & Hatcher Company and that a smaller sum was to be presented by Johnston to Senator Pem berton and Representative Clark, who also voted for the Johnston contract. Klickitat Pioneer Dead in Idaho. LYLE. Wash., May 30. (Special.) Recently there occurred at Cotton wood, Idaho, the death of Mrs. George F. McKinney, who was a Klickitat pioneer of the 80s. While a resi dent some years at Goldendale, she was noted in charitable work. About the year 1900 the McKinney family removed to Idaho. Mehetabel Baldwin was born November 21. 1S55, at Bellplain, Minn. Married at place of birth, April 12, 1876, to George F. McKinney. Deceased Is sur vived at place of death by husband, three grown children, to wit: Fred B., Roy A. and Mrs. W. A. Pease. IE! er&dy Suction Cleaners ever Heats. Up We've said we guarantee ""Peerless" Suction Cleaners and we do FULLY. j The motors and mechanism in these machines are specially con- J atructed tor them by skilled me chanics under the supervision of j leading electrical experts. They can be run for hours and never "heat up" and consume only a trifling amount of current (about . t two cents worth running full capaci ty continuously for one hour). A The "Peerle" is guaranteed right every way. fUnstrated book and address of nearest PSRLESS store sent on. request to Manufacturers Outlet Company, Mfgs. Fmt Sale by 89 Chambers Street, New York THE EASTERN MANTTIS CO. Portland, Orezoii. I-'or Two Minutes Harry Rahjose Remains on Surface While Fran tic Attempts at Rescue Are Gal lantly Made--Body Vnfound. While working on top of the new steel bridge being built over the Willamette River on the Beaverton-Willsburg cut-off at Oswego, Harry Rahjose, a. riveter, lost his balance yesterday afternoon and fell into the river, 170 feet below. About half way down he struck a projecting beam and his body made a dozen com plete turns In the air before striking the water. He hit the water on his side and was still alive as he rose to the surface and raised his hand, to his comrades on the bridge above. Workers on the bridge and a half hun dred spectators who had been watching the riveters work rushed for boats and attempted to rescue-the man in the wa ter. After remaining on the surface for nearly two minutes Rahjose sank and was apparently caught by the strong under current at this place, for he did not rise a second time. Daring Attempt at Rescue Made. , A daring attempt at rescue was made by one of the riveters on the bridge whose name could not be. learned. The instant Rahjose struck the water this man. at work beneath Rahjose, leaped to the edge of the bridge and slid 70 feet down a small hemp rope, landing on a projecting beam 40 feet above the water. Quickly throwing off his outer clothing, he plunged headlong into the dangerous current near the spot where his compan ion had sunk a few seconds before. As he sank below the surface the immense crowd which had collected on the banks of the stream stood In breathless sus pense. Time after time, the brave swim mer arose to the surface empty-handed only to renew his attempts tp rescue his drowning companion. He was an expert swimmer and made a dozen dives below the surface but each, time the treacherous undercurrent carried Rahjose just beyond his reach. Boats Keep Up Searcli for Body. In the meantime three boats had been manned and made every effort to locate the body, but without avail. After all hope of saving Rahjose had been abandoned, the bridge crews secured boats and commenced a systematic search for the body. Several hours were spent in dragging the river without success. It is thought the body will be carried down 290 Morrison St., between 4th and 5th, Corbett Bldg. LADIES' Haberdasher LACE SALE - Tuesday we will sell: 35c, 50c and 0c Trimming Laces at, yard 25c Bands and Edges Orientals, Edges, imitation Irish Crochet and Fancy Soutache effect, special, yard 25J 20c cotton Clnny Edges and In sertions, special, yard 5J $1.00 Embroideries, special at, yard 50 Grand assartment of pretty Em broideries and Insertions, all made with buttonhole edges. 50c and 60c Embroideries and Insertions, special, yard.25 Best values we ever offered. $1.50 Neckwear, special. ..98 Stunning Jabots and pretty . Collars, special at, each..98 35c, 50c stiff Collars, spl..25 All sizes, all new. the stream many miles, for "the river at this place is very swift and deep. The dead man was a traveling riveter and had been in Oregon about two months. He was unmarried, about 35 years old, but it is not known from what part of the country he came or whether he has any relatives. The accident occurred in the presence of half a hundred spectators from Port land who had visited the bridge merely to watch the daring riveters work at such a dizzy height. Spectators and workers on the bridge joined in the search for the bod and a large crowd was still in the vicinity of the accident late last night. ' In Xantes, France', a city of 100.000 pop ulation, there is not & single modern steam laundry. The waahinp is none on hoats. The Standard Rye Whiskey 01 America iiiL BflTTi Fnm rondI Since 1857, the' Government's Standard of Purity. (TogcL old Bottled In Bono "Making the Standard Rye Whiskey of America" is interesting. Send for a free copy today. A.Guckenheimer&Bro$.,DlstiIIers,Pittsburg. Sincel857 gft ..THjl f irienew piano. ; m p cooperative piano r .S'f jv mopU. See Announcement on Page 9. $10 First Class. Including Meals and Berth. (Second Class $5.00) S. S. ROSE CITY, (E. W. Mason, Master) SAILS 9 A. M. SATURDAY, JUNE 4 H. G. SMITH, C. T. 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You cannot afford to pass up such a choice piece of acreage, the best snap on our list. Price $3oOO. RALPH ACKLEY 60S Corbett Building East via California And the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Office 252 Alder Street H. E. Vernon, General Agent Phone Main 1274 Spill PORTLAND "Why not travel via Sunny California and the Santa Fe. The train service is excellent. 3 daily trains San Francisco to Chicago via Kansas City and you can stop at the marvelous Grand Canyon of Arizona or for those who prefer to travel via Denver, we can give you the advantage of that route. ASK THE MAN IN THE OFFICE JNO. J. BYRNE, Asst. Pass. Traffic Mgr., Los Angeles 5