Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1919)
THE MORSIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1919. IVI1 WARNS OF- ' DEFEAT TRADE ACTIVITY STABILIZES FRANCE What a Woman's Mind Tells Her German Agents Already In vading South America. Election Is Overwhelming Vic tory for Clemenceau. MEEDS MUST BE STUDIED REDS' REBUFF CRUSHING 8 Permanent South American Com noree Not Built tp by XJ. S. Be cause Methods Are Ignored. CHESTER. Pa. A warning: that swarms of German commercial agents already are invading South America and ffobbling up trade advantages gained by Americans during the war is brought to this country by Jose M. del Carpio. nephew of Senior del Car pio, formerly . vice-president of Bo livia. The young South American is taking engineering courses at Penn sylvania Military college here. Senor Del Carpio brings a stirring message to the .manufacturers of the United States, particularly those of New York and Philadelphia. He urges that American manufacturers work intelligently to prevent American trade from being seized by the re turning business representatives from Berlin and Potsdam. They are land ing from almost every incoming steamer, he asserts. American business representatives have failed to build up a permanent South . American trade because they persist in ignoring the needs and the temperament of the Latin races, says the student. He suggests that Ameri can manufacturers employ . South Americans educated in this country to represent them or open schools for the training of South American sales men. . (Jerman banking and other " com mercial interests. Senor del Carpio warns, have turned greedy eyes upon the oil deposits of Bolivia, which he says are the greatest in the world suiffcient to run for years to come the oil-burning steamships of all nations. Indeed, he declares that in the moun tains of the southeastern end of the republic oil is so plentiful that it gushes down the hillsides, gather in: on the level stretches in lakes of pe troleum. New railroad lines are be ing pushed rapidly so as to bring the oil to the coast. Senor Del Carpio turns an interest ing sidelight on German intrigue and diplomacy in South America. He pro vides evidence that two months prior to the great war German officers who were en gaged in training Bo livia's army had advance information that Germany was to plunge the world into the most terrible conflict in his-' tory. Bolivia Would Aronae American!, "We earnestly wish, down in Bo livia." said Del Carpio, "that Ameri can business interests would wake up and attempt to retain their ' rapidly slipping opportunity in South Ameri ca. In my own eountry, Bolivia, we dealt almost exclusively with Ameri ca during the war, when prior to hos titities the Germans, English and French got virtually all our trade. During the war tons and tons of New York and Philadelphia goods came to Bolivia, and we liked those gooas, tnougn we were painea oy tne manner In which they were packed and the lack of sympathetic interest and understanding on the .. part of American commercial agents. The Latin did not complain but he could not help remembering the painstaking care of the German agents. Even before the armistice was signed the German agents began slip ping back into the country.' ' Heaven knows where they came from they seemed to drop from the skies. But the real influx came when the arm! stice was signed.' The Germany swarmed in from almost every incora ing steamship. Many came " from Mexico, where they had been hiber' nating. They were treated with great coldness at first because Hun nish methods during the war had created a great distaste for everything German in Bolivia. But the Germans have an understanding of the Latin character. Jn their subtle manner they are wearing down the prejudice against them glossing it over to the irriji t rii sari vm nffluA of vprvthinsr American. While the Germans are obtaining business which rightfully belongs to 1 America, they are sowing the seeds of . they are making Bolivia believe that the Yankees have sinister designs Haiiioi evei yiinng ouuin Allien can. The result is more and more orders for Lhe business of Berlin and Potsdam. "We Bolivians had a peep into Ger man diplomacy before the great war was started. German officers trained our peace-time army of 8000 men, and two moriths before there was even a war cloud in Europe these officers resigned their posts in the Bolivian army -and slipped back to Germany, leaving no explanation for their con duct. So we Bolivians have no doubt that Germany planned and executed the war. ' We. would like to have American officers take the places of those Germans in our army. We are v. ait in g for the American government to make advances to us, for in Bo livia there is a disposition to .be most friendly to the United States. How ever, if America is not disposed to help us we shall have to look to Eng land or France for our army training officers. "But again about American trade with Bolivia. We need all of your ' products we need the products of your great, mills your cloth, your lo comotives, your silks, your agricul tural and mining machinery, your automobile trucks and your hardware. In return we . can ship you oil, tin, copper, silver, gold, beef and hides. "And I must not forget the great lumber interests in Bolivia lumber that will be needed in this great pe riod of reconstruction. We have three hundred different varieties of timber, but because of he inaccessibility of this timber, we Bolivians have had to your Oregon pine for our own uses. But now we are building railroads right up to the timber line and we shall have lumber in large quantities for export. The same applies to our great oil deposits in a few months these will be tapped by new railroad lines. "We want you young Americans to settle in Bolivia, so much so that the Bolivian government is giving away free homestead sites. e want every thing Ameiican, but Americans seem indifferent to us and the great op poriunity for them in Bolivia." .... I , - v' . -A it.-" t" C " i . i " v OKA CAREW, I' fcLOOT," EXCITING FILM MELODRAMA, WHICH OPE.XED AT THE LIBERTY "LAST MOHT. under the terms of the contract, he will receive as much money as the highest paid male star in motion pictures. , ' TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Columbia Olive Thomas, "Pru dence on Broadway." Strand Pauline Frederick,' "Bonds of Love. Majestic Alice Brady, "Marie, Ltd." Peoples Madge Kennedy, "The Fair Pretender." Libert y Special production, "Loot." Star Sessue Hayakawa "The Man Beneath." Sunset Nazimova, "The Brat." Circle Julia Arthur, "The Ca- vell Case." Liberty. AN exciting mystery dealing with the workings of a powerful band of criminals in New York is unfolded in "Loot," the feature which opened at the Liberty theater last night. There is not a dull moment in this mystery melodrama, adapted for the screen from the famous Saturday Evening Post story by Arthur Somers Roche. - Wade Hildreth, a young English man, is sent, to New York to receive the. priceless -Arabian jewels from a man whom - he has never seen. The arch criminal1. The Shadow, the most feared man in New York's underworld, sees his' big opportunity and deter mines to get rid of Hildreth and steal the gems. But into the young Englishman's lifeomes the warm rays of love from Morn Light, the little musical com edy actress, and- Hildreth's fater hangs in the balance on the game ; of :wits between The Shadow and Morn Light. ..;The utmost in dramatic values was achieved by William C.v Dowlan. the director; good photography and light ing effects heighten the interest. In the role of Morn Light, Ora Ca rew -show herself to, be an actress of emotional ability. A newcomer in stardom, she is another notable ex ample of the advantages of comedy training as a road to dramatic fame. She will be remembered as one of Mack Sennett's featured beauties. Supporting Miss Carew is Darrell Foss, one of the best-known and cleverest young men in the silent drama. Only recently he completed two pictures with Nazimova, appear ing as her leading man. A capable supporting cast has been gathered around these two stars, in eluding Joseph W. Girard, Frank Thompson, Alfred Allen, Wadsworth Karris, Arthur Mackley, Gertrude As tor, Frank McQuarrie and Helen Gib son. Screen Gossip. One of the recent visitors at the Arbui-kle studios at Culver City, Cal was Fred Block, business manager of Sir Harry Lauder, the well-known Scotch comedian. Block has just made a flying trip from New lork and" chatted with Fatty about the changes that had taken place lately in the eastern metropolis. Arthur Pryor, one of the greatest bandmasters of the world, has trans lated into stirring music the drama and heart interest of "Soldiers of Fortune," an Allan Dwan production. Arrangements have already been made to publish this music with the orig inal dedication to Hope Harding Davis, daughter of the famous author. the late Richard Harding Davis, from whose novel of adventure Allan Dwan has created the powerful photo play. Wallace Reid has recently signed i five-year starring contract with the Famous Players - Lasky corporation. He attached his signature to the docu ment on his return to Los Angeles from an eventful tour of the north and immediately left on a three weeks' vacation. Six years ago Reid joined Famous Players-Lasky at weekly salary of In ne signed his first contract for a period of two years. In 1917 he signed an other two-year document. Each time he was given a handsome increase in salary. The contract he signed recently is on sliding scale. The weekly remuneration today runs well Into four figures. in the fifth year, LOGGERS TO OPEN STORE Do you want to make a fortune? Just write for the movies. At least that's the formula which John Emer son and Anita Loos propose to those wht are worried over the cost of liv ing. And they ought to know, for not only were they authors and directors of the most famous Douglas Fair banks pictures, "Wild and Woolly,1 "Down to Earth" and all the rest, but they are now writing all of the Con stance Taimadge photoplays. The coming year is to be a new Klondike for plot writers and photodramatists throughout the country, according to these veterans of the scenario game. The demand for motion picture sto nes is approximately four times as great as it was even a year ago, said Mies Loos. . The title of Norma Talmadge's next release has been changed from "The Broken Barrier' to "The Isle of Con quest." Edward Jose is the director and Wyndham Standing plays oppo site .iNorma. The story is an adapta tion of Arthur Hornblow's novel, "By Right of Conquest." Following "The Isle of Conquest," Miss Taimadge will appear in She Loves and Lies." a W ilkie Collins' story directed and adopted by Chester Withey. Diana Allen, who plays the leading feminine role in "The Red Virgin." the screen adaptation from the sury by Charles A. Logue, is a comparative newcomer to both stage and screen. She made her first public appearance two years ago in the Ziegfeld Follies. spending One season with that or ganization and another vith the Zieg feld -Frolic,. Though she has played only a few parts in pictures she has already ( given marked evidence of real aptitude for screen work, which, with her beauty, ought to stand her in good stead In her campaign for film recognition. Miss Allen's home is in New Haven, where she has lived since her arrival in this country from Sweden. She is a graduate of the New Haven high school. John S. Stumar is a member of the Ince eastern staff. His long years as a motion picture cameraman stood him in fine stead when he photo graphed the stirring scenes of "The Market of Souls" and "L'Apache," re cent Dorothy Dalton pictures, and the colorful and flawless camera work in "His Wife's Friend" is further indica tion of his competence. The fast ac tion scenes during the attack of the Chinamen on the British fort in India are especially good in his latest pic ture. His Wife's Friend," a Dorothy Dalton feature. An idea of the high caliber of the company supporting Marguerite Clark in "A Girl Named Mary" may be gleaned from the fact that Kathlyn Williams, one of the screen's most accomplished actresses, has one of the principal roles. Wallace MacDonald, good-looking leading man, plays the role of the star's youthful sweet' heart. That sterling character act ress, Lillian Leigh ton, has a good part, and Eddie Sutherland has a characteristic bit as a breezy press agent. Others in the cast are Aggie Herring, Charles Clary, Pauline Pul liam and Helene Sullivan. Most of the exteriors of Ethel Clay ton's new picture, "More Deadly Than the Male," were taken at Big Bear lake, in southern California, one of the most beautiful places in the world. The interiors, of course, were made in the Lasky studio at Hollywood. All of Dorothy Dalton's New York made pictures have been produced under the direction of Joseph De Grasse, who was sent east with that star. -'The Market of Souls' and "L'Apache" are recent examples of this director's work. He was born in France and was for some time con nected with the stage as actor and producer. Embracing motion picture work, he played leads in several pic tures, then entered ths directing field. Originality and a fine grasp of his profession characterize Mr. De Grasse's direction of "His Wife's Friend," the I latest Dorothy Dalton picture. Tiger's" Policy and Programme Are tTpheld Everywhere, Even in Far-Away Alsace, BY WILLIAM COOK. (Copyright by the w York World. Pub lished oy Arranfemeni.l PARIS, Nov. 19. (Special.) The male population of France has cast its vote. The future policy, indeed the destiny of France, which but 48 hours ago still hung in the balance, is now secure. Bolshevism has been defeated, and this news, rapidly carried around Paris, caused the utmost satisfaction. Such a result was never doubted, but there had been fears that the repub lican majority might not be large enough to insure peace and tranquil lity. The crushing defeat sustained by the socialists of all shades is the sub ject of universal comment today. Many knew that French common sense would again rise to the top, despite bolshevik propaganda, which has eat en up a huge sum out or mat -party a finances. Many workmen today real ize the mistake they have made in ever voting for revolutionaries, and now they seem to have had a weight lifted from their shoulders. Large Representative Vote Cast. One of the outstanding features of the elections was the relatively email percentage of the voters who remained away from the polls. All showed the keenest desire to make known their policy. Snow, slush and mud could not deter them from a dut which every Frenchman considers sacred. There were but lew persons who grumbled at the new ways of voting, which they considered complicated. Others objected that there was not quite enough secrecy, but when they had done their voting they left pleased, to all appearances. The women of France seem particu larly pleased at the result of the elec tion, and there can be no doubt that had the women been able to vote the majority obtained by the republican block would have been even more overwhelming. One ingenious news paper, despite the strike, found a novel way of making the women vote. Although their votes cannot be taken into account, the result is eagerly awaited. Vote la Clemenceau Victory. Motors paraded the streets of Paris and its suburbs asking women to scribble the name of their candidate on any sort of paper and cache it tn special box affixed to the car. The women enthusiastically seized the. op portunity afforded .and so successful was the result of the campaign 9hat counting the votes will take at least three or four days. - As regards the results of the real voting, it spells the crowning success of Premier Clemenceau's political ca reer. On the eve of retiring from political life, he sees his opponents and enemies defeated and his policy i and programme upheld all over 1 France, even in far-away Alsace. In the Seine et Oise department the Tiger scored another great victory the people having returned Andre Tardieu's list of 14 candidates. Tardieu was first called to power as a minister by Clemenceau. His bit terest opponent was Franklin Borlon, president of the chamber committee on foreign relations, who is not re turned to parliament. Premier Clem enceau came into tne peace confer ence today in a gay humor, as the vote is taken as an overwhelming vote of confidence in the peace treaty. Soldier Candidate Lacking. There was a noticeable absence of soldier candidates. Some departmen tal results are not known yet, as well as some from the suburbs of Paris, but it seems sad to predict that the new chamber will not number many soldiers among the deputies. So far, General de Castelnau, "the victor of Nancy," is the only one re turned. General Malleterre was defeated by some 1U.UU0 votes in the Calvados de partment. The defeat of the social ists is even more pronounced than earlier indications showed. Even Lon gust is defeated, which will remove from the chamber its most violent radical. By espousing the bolshevik cause. French socialists lost a million votes in Paria and its suburbs. Their defeat was more striking when it is consid ered that France is going through a difficult economic period with much unrest. The socialists were also able to carry on openly an electrical cam paign against any military policy but Kvery woman knows in her that no other baking powder is own mind as good as Royal Baking Powder She may experiment for a time with cheaper baking powders with the false notion that she is saving a few pennies, but all the time she knows that her baking is not the same that sometimes it tastes queer or loses its freshness over night or causes indigestion. Sooner or later there comes a day when she wants her baking to be especially good, and then she remembers the adage Bake it and with ROYAL be Sure" Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste France was not with them. Socialist opposition to the peace treaty also counted against them. t GAS TAX BRINGS $39,372 Ficurcs Are for October Revenue I for Year to Be Xcir $400,000. , SALEM, Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) During the month of October dealers in motor vehicle fuel in Oregon -sold a total of 3.673.2G8 gallons of gaso line and 527,898 gallons of distillate, on which the tax of one cent a gallon for gasoline and one-half cent a gal lon for distillate aggregated $33. 372.17. During the period' embraced be tween February 2(i and October 31. 1M9, dealers in motor vehicle fuel paid a total tax of J290.795.49 to the state of Oregon, being the receipts from the sales of 26.979.786 gallons of gasoline and 4.199.526 gallons of dis tillate. The tax revenue on these commodi ties is much in excess of what it was estimated at the time of the enact ment of the law during the last ses sion of the legislative assembly. It is now estimated that the tax during the first year the law is in force will aggregate not lees than $400,000. At the end of February, 1919, there were 54,216 licensed automobiles and at the end of October the number of licensed cars was 82,330, so that in view of the large number of cars licensed during the year, the tax es timate of 1400,000 Is considered justi fiable. John Gilbert died at his home here yesterday at the age of 75 years. He came to Salem from Minnesota about four years ago and is survived Dy his widow and one daughter. Mrs. A- H. Stillman of this city. Funeral serv ices will be held here Thursday. Head The Oregonian clnswified ads. French Xuts Arrive. PHILADELPHIA. The first im portation of Christmas merchandise, consisting of 1500 sacks of walnut kernels, have arrived here from France on the steamship Evelyn. The kernel? were shipped from Bordeaux and grown on farms far from the bat tle line. ' In Bartlett, X. H.. an ambitious class of nine are willing to leave home at 5:50 in the morning and not reach home until 6:20 at night for the sake of attending high school. John Gilbert, 7 3, Dies. SALEM. Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) Bunker .Hill Enterprise to Pattern ATler North Bend. MAHSHE1ELD, Or., Nov. 19. (Spe cial.) tiuch favorable reports have been made on the Loyal Legion of Lop-ijers and Lumbermen store at North Bend that the members of that order employed in the C. S. Smith mills have decided tfr inaugurate a similar business enterprVe at Bunker Hill, - PATRIOTISM IS DOUBTED! Olcott Asks Inquiry Among Work ers on Highway. SALEM. Or., Xov. 19. (Special.) Intimation that one of the contract ing firms now engaged In state work has employes who are not patriotic Americans is contained in a letter prepared by Governor Olcott yesterday and addressed to the state highway commission. Mr. Olcott's letter reads: "I am informed from reliable sources that one of the contracting firms doing work for the state has employes who are not patriotic Amer icans. I would consider an investi gation 'of this report should be made and. if it be true immediate steps taken to root out any such employes. Could you kindly advise me as to what steps may be taken in this direction?" an airplane, still showing: no signs of insanity. He came down completely insane, and has remained so ever since. The flight proved too much for hi nerve?. Flight IrlTes Aviator Insane. - BALTIMORE. Md. Among the gov ernment patients at the Springfield insane hospital is a soldier aviator about 5 years old, who is hopelessly insane. He went into the army at the beginning of the war to all appear ances as sane as any one. About a year ago in France be ascended in Among all cereal foods there is only one1 6rapeNuts Unique in .flavor rich in the -nourishment that builds brain and brawn! Tbn a Re Sold by Grocers em f nbete ' IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllP- The Crystal is the machine that overcomes the wash- . day burdens. Just place your clothes in the machine and turn E the switch and presto the wash is dona. 5 It Washes Clean 1 all kinds of clothes, table linen, blankets anything from the fin- E est linens to the coars- est fabrics. 1 Special Demonstration Now Going On Step In, Let Us Show How Easy It Is to Operate if i.'f.if1ir'v.rx'V-.j' The Crystal is one of the E few machines with a E swinging- wringer. 1 Sold on Easy Terms ELECTRIC CO i Sixth at Pine Home comfort convenient, clean and economical A good oil heater filled with Pearl Oil gives comfort and cheer in the home. Warmth and coziness without dust and dirt. Lights at the .touch of a match gives instant heat. Oil consumed only when heat is needed no waste. Portable. Pearl Oil is refined and re-refined by our special process which makes it clean burning. For , sale in bulk by dealers everywhere, the same high-quality kero sene as the Pearl Oil sold in five-gallon cans. There is a saving by buying in bulk. Order by name Pearl 03. We recommend Perfection Oil Heaters. PEAHL-0EL (KEROSENE) HEAT AND LIGHT t3LiLi)) I STANDARD OIL COMPANY niiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiinniii -f!