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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1911)
V TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 29, 1911. 6 NEW PEOPLES' THEATER BUILT AND COMPLETED IN ONE HUNDRED DAYS Portland1! Newest Amusement House Will Be Opened Wednesday Building la Modern and in Style of George M. Cohan's Broadway Theater. -. . I ) THE 'Teople'- theater, occupying" race 100 U by 100 feet, at th corner of Wilt Fark and Alder streets, which celebrates It Brand oyenlng- next Wednesday, November 1. Ttai the distinction of belno; a "maJe-ln-Oregon" proluct. The company Itself la a local one and the material used, with the. exception of the onyx with , which the lobby is trimmed, was nil cured either In Portland or some part of Orison. In aU matters pertaining to construction architecture and decorating- the work is the product of lo ia1 artists and artisans. Ths exlxrior of the theater la deco rated w'th appropriate plastic work, especially closlirned for this particular theater and consists of ntturcs typical f the drama. trnrdy. music and mo tion picture art. The exterior lobby 1 trimmed In beautiful Mexican onyx, and the entrance doors, four In unmher. furnish the most artistlo and original I. lea of the kind In the country. These four doors are especially designed art (lass, being; entirely unique and orig inal, representing music, art. the drama and traired y, and are especially attract ive when illuminated at nlht with hid dn electric llrhts which shine through the transparent g-lass. Foyer Vmrm a4 Roomy. The foyer Is very large, roomy and comfortable, being divided off from the main floor by a partition which is beau tifully dcorated with hanKing curtains of Alice blue plush. From the main foyer there are two stairways one to (lie rlcht and one to the left leadjngr to a Knulnely attractive and comfort shle balcony. The main floor la divided into four sections and leadlnir Into eacn Is a wide and m-ell-llKhted aisle, the Uichts being entirely unique In de sign, coming- up under the seats and yielding- perfect and complete Uiumlna tlon for every seat oo the main floor. The stare la somewhat larger than la usually found In theaters constrncted exclusively for the exhibition of mo tion pictures and It Is thoroughly and completely equipped with whatever Is necessary In order to fully exploit high-class plctudes. as well as song productions and turns which are pecu liarly appropriate to this form of enter, talnment- The grand drapery la beau tifully executed In the shape of an overhanglnr- curtain, afid the color acheme. both of that and of the large asbestos curtain. Is fully In harmony with the general character of the dec orations, the color scheme being" Alice blue throughout very largely follow ing the decorative acheme of George Cohan's theater, which has recently been constructed and Is now open to the public on Broadway, New York. In addition to natural ventilation of the highest order, a complete system of scientific suction fans has been In stalled, by which the air entirely changes in the building- every two min utes. The lighting; system of the theater Is taken care of by ten light wella in the celling of the main auditorium, being a peculiar system of Inverting which taken care of the rays of lleht upward and which enables the house to be fully lighted without In the slightest degree Interfering with the exhibition of the pictures, and In ad dition, more than 1000 other light may be turned on by the controlling switch. On the left la fe organ loft, containing- the new 110.000 organ which was especially constructed for the "Peoplea" Theater, together with a special church chimes box. something" never before put In any theater on the ' raclfio Coast, and which will enable the organist to create a very weird and realistic effect when the peculiar pic ture being exhibited warrants the use of the chimes. The theater contains a number of very handsome loges lo cated In the front of the balcony. Underneath the stage are a number of dressing-rooms. The boiler-room Is In the basement entirely separate and apart from the theater and located un derneath the store portion of the build ing. In the rear of the balcony the operat ing room is located. This room Is con structed throughout of solid steel and concrete. Its celling Is high. Is well ventHated. and everything- known to the latest motion picture science has been Inaugurated In this booth, not only to provide safety but to enable the operator to produce the highest grade picture. There are two machines In use. and the lighting and picture screen are designed for the production and exhibition of the largest picture in width, heighth and breadth of any ever shown In the United rotates. Ralldlaa- Complete la Record Time. The erection of the building was be f in on July 7. 1911. and was finished and turned over by the contractor on October 1. SO days ahead of actual contract time, the remaining- days to November 1 were utlljfed In putting" In the chairs and furnishings and other work coming' under the supervision of the company. This Is the establish ment of an absolute record In putting up a building covering- a space of lOOx 100. The entire building, the space devoted to theatrical purposes as well as the space occupied by stores and offices Is constructed of steel and re inforced concrete. On the lower floor there are six dis tinct exits and on the upper floor there are also six wide exits leading out from the first floor to Alder street be- ; ' 1 Aw lain . 1 1 1 - ii ,' n1"-' V TS ' rf " ' " - ' .. . . .. ... . :vf - -v., ,-., sfy"'.''.- rVvr v-vi I Ins; an Inclined floor and entirely capa ble of taking care of that portion of the audience which will use that side. On the north side of the building- Is an Independent eight-foot passageway laid In concrete which will be utilized by those making their exit from that por tion of the theater. It is estimated by those conversant with these matters that the entire theater can be emptied In less than a minute. Growth People?' Amuemeat Company. The People's Amusement Company was organized In February, 111. and started with a dozen theaters. It has added to its string of theaters until now It owns, operates and controls theaters In the principal cities of the Northwest and It is Its aim In time to cover the entire field with theaters modeled after the new "People's." The company started out with the Idea of educating the publlo to an appreciation of the best photoplays obtainable In the world, and It was largely through the efforts of the management that voluntary censorship, made up of a New York Police Make Record in Unraveling Mysterious Crimes Detective Work Surpassing Achievements of Doyle's Fictional Character, Sherlock Holmes, Is Accomplished Under Administration of Waldo. BT LLOYD F. I-ONEROAN. NEW YORK. Oct. 28. (Special.) Detective work of the kind that made Sherlock Holmes famous, has marked the labors of the police de partment of late. For the third time since Waldo became Commissioner, a crime that aroused gTeat publlo inter est, but seemed hopeless of solution, has been cleared up. Here are the clewa In three recent famous cases: A label under the label on a bottle of chloroform; a sheet torn from a memorandum book and found In the cellar of the house next door to where the crime was committed; and the similarity In two crimes. Label Fixes Crime, The label figured in the case of broker Jackson, who was murdered In the Iroquois Hotel. The bellboy slayer used a bottle of chloroform and under the label was another with the mark of a druggist over in New Jersey. Through this the bottle was traced to the bellboy's landlady, and confession followed arrest. The second case was that of a sa loonkeeper, known by the nickname of "Paddy the Priest." His place was in the first floor of a tenement bouse. Two men dropped In one evening when he was alone, shot him to death, and escaped upstairs, supposedly over the roofs. When assistance arrived they had made a clean get away. The police searched the blook, be lieving that the men had entered some adjoins house. In the cellar next door the found, hidden away In a cor ner, a sheet of paper, carefully torn .'V, , 1 ' I . K ' -4 i 4 . ; body of representative public women has become a permanent Institution In the city. The People's Amusement Company and the local advisory board of censora from the day of that Insti tution's organization to the present time, have worked In oomplete har mony and no picture has been exhibited in any one of the 16 thesters in this city operated by the People's Amuse ment Company, without first having" been passed and approved by the Na tional Censorship Board and the local advisory board as well. The officers of the company are: Fred H. Rothchlld. president; Melvln O. Wlnstock. general manager: C. W. Metzger, resident manager; E. Shaln wald, treasurer; Sol Baum. assistant manager; and the board of directors are D. Soils Cohen, Dr. Holt C. Wilson, A. Bergr. Fred II. Rothchlld and K. Shalnwald. The tHeater was construct ed under the personal supervision of W". B. Armstrong, superintendent of construction of the People's Amuse ment Company. Into little bits. Seemingly such efforts had been made to destroy It that some one must have regarded It aa valuable. The fragments were taken to head quarters and laboriously pieced to gether. Then the writing" was seen to contain the name and address of a man In the Bronx. He was promptly arrested. Under the Influence of the "third"' degree" he confessed. With another man he had decided to commit burglary at the first opportunity. The other man. who lived down town near the saloon, wrote down his name and ad dress so that he could summon him when necessary. The two committed the robbery and murder, fled and hid for a time In the cellar next door. The second man remembered the memoran dum and tore It up so that It could not be used against them. In so doing he signed his own death warrant. Both men are now awaiting lndiotment for murder la the first degree. Clewa Are Meager. The third case was that of Alice Waugh, who was atcked almost at the door of her home in Brooklyn. The police, aided by bloodhounds, searched the neighborhood In vain. The girl was unable - to give any coherent de scription of her assailant. It looked for a time aa If the case would be added to the list of unsolved mysteries. One of the detectives, however, hap pened to recall that a young man who lived half a mile from the Waugh home, was out on bail on a similar charge, preferred by a girl who had Identified him. , The youth was arrested on suspicion, and Miss Waugh prompt ly Identified him. Later a more careful search of the lot, where the Waugh girl was attacked, revealed o, portion of a (old bracelet which the other young woman identified aa having" been stolen from her when she was attacked. Really, we do not miss the old-time detectives with heavy shoes and brutal manners. The new regime Is doing" very well Indeed. ' The Department of Buildings has Is sued some Interesting figures, which show that there are fewer structures being" erected In Manhattan than In any other borough. The value of the buildings, however. Is far In excess of all the others combined. Ju Slanhattan there were 344 build ings, valued at 5.77."90: In Brook lyn. 1705. worth I17.S80.195; In the Bronx. 8i7, valued at I14.942.2S0; In Queens. 2851, valued at $9,182,605. and In Richmond. C21. valued at $1,010,990. The building In Manhattan these days is principally office structures, as enn be seen when ono notices that the avera-re cost Is around $170,000. In Queens it is chleily dwellings, the bet ter transportation facilities having given that borough a homeseekers' boom. Streets Are Torn I p. The street problem in New York Is getti.iK to be a serious one. All the thoroughfares are torn up, or at least It seems so. At the present writing Fifth avenue, Perk avenue and Madi son avenue, the three principal down town streets, are impassable, and It is a Job to get anywhere by auto or wa.i-on. Ooorge McAneny. president of the Borough of the Bronx, has asked the Board of Estimate for fS.OOO.OOO to re pave tho streets under his Jurisdic tion, and the Mayor has sppolnted a committee of cltlaens to "co-operate" with Mr. McAneny, to see Just what can and should be done. The main trouble, however, is that even if we do get new pavements, they will be with us for but a short time. New York has been Jaylng its pipes and conduits underground and provid ing no access to them. The result Is that whenever there is a leak any where or a new public service Is to be installed under ground, the streets are ripped up and stay ripped up for a long time, to the detriment of business, healtn srd traffic ' In Paris mains and conduits are laid In the sewers and are accessible with out digging. In Paris and also in Berlin pipes are laid under sidewalks and are reached from building- base ments. The only reason why this city does not do likewise, it is said, is the oppo sition of thoConsolldated Oas Com pany, which fears that rival concerns mlKht get an opening If pipe galleries are laid along the subways. And up to date they have been able to- bend city administrations to their wishes. If we had a perfect system of street paving Installed today. It would be a patchwork within two months. That Is why there Is objection to the plea of McAneny for $6,000,000. The tax payers realise that no matter how honestly It mlcht be expended. It would be money wasted. (hum Is t'phold. Some day New York will wake up. At present the report of a committee of merchants to the Mayor is Justi fied. They announced that "New York has tho worst paving of any city in the world." and no one can honestly deny that they were Justified In the state ment. Restaurant keepers along the Great Whltd Way report that there has been a remarkable falling off In the re ceipts of their hot-rooms since the se crets of the system was exposed. Diners who had been giving boys a dime every time they checked their head covering were amased to find that the youngesters did not benefit there by. It seems that the restaurant men, being- good at business, had no Inten tion of letting that gold mine go by. They farmed out the privilege. In some cases tccelving as high as $'J000 a year. Then the concessionaire took charge, hired ouths at $5 a week and made them turn In all their tips. Since thin condition has been proved many patrons have been giving the coatroom boys g-lad smiles, but - no money. The ground they take Is that they are willing" to tip. but they do not care to do so If the tip Is golnn to a second man whohas paid 'a third for the privilege of receiving- It. At Churchill's, one of the best known of the after-theater restau rants, one of the boys said to me the other night: "Formerly we could count on a dime from 99 men out of 100. Since the papers exposed the graft the percent age has fallen off and at present only 40 per cent of the men tip. Many of them frankly tell us that the reason Is that they do not like the system. In several of the hotels and restau rants conditions have become so bad that the staff of coatroom boys has been cut down and several of the men who lease the privilege are nearly broke. They haven't a very big mar- grin.- for the hotel man always exacts as much as he possibly can." The Rev. Malbert Blrckhead has re turned from a three months' tour of Wyoming and the Yellowstone in a "gospel wagon." He declares that all things considered, there Is more chance for conversions in the Far West than there la In trte slums of New Tork. I do not think the average New York mission 'subject' Is as good as one In the West." says Mr. Blrckhead. who Is a brother of the pastor of tit. George's Church. "In New York they have got to accustomed to havlnqr mis- Inn sermons at lunch that they lose all their fervor with the last bun and decide not to wait until the final prayer Is said." ACCIDENT DANGER LESS Interlock on Mount Hood Lino to Bo Complete In Ten Days. A modern interlocking Is under in stallation at the Intersection of the Mount Hood and Oregon Water Power railroads near Ruby and will be com pleted In about ten days. After It is in place accidents at this crossing will be virtually Impossible. Four new coaches and two baggage cars for use by the Mount Hood line are on their way to Portland and will be placed In service as soon aa they arrive. They are designed as motor cars and win be usea lor tnat pur pose when the Mount Hood line be comes electrified. Meanwhile they will be used In the steam service. The power plant at the Junction of the Bull Run and Sandy rivers, which to supply power for the operation of the system, will be completed by the first of the year. " Bridge May Xot Swing. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. JS. An adverse report was given at the City Council meeting last night on the claim presented by Mrs. William Irvine. of North Aberdeen, for $1000 damages for the right of the city to swing the Wlshkah River bridge over her land. The new bridge is now nearly complet ed, but the city neglected to secure the right to swing it. ana it win now do necessary to take the matter Into court. Rev. Mr: Coiner Going: to India. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Oct 28. fSDeoial.) Rev. J. Mark Comer, well known here because of his evangelistlo work, will leave for Calcutta, India, about January 15 to take up evange listic work amcng the English-speaking people. Mr. Comer will be accom panied by his famllv- OREGON'S DRY-FARMING PRODUCTS SWEEP AWAY IMPORTANT PRIZES Exhibits From Beaver State at Colorado Springs Dry-Far ming ongress Attract Much Attention From Delegates and Visitors. - ' - - -jsJtr-.-. N.-.-. ...- .. Jt-siri -v.4W 1 ' Jv! Wi ll 1 -tx j I M " ISf f 1 N f - - "- . , x r jvt'' L. Cur ' Oreg-on's prtre-wlnnlng- exhibits at the National Dry Farming Congress In -Colorado Springs were anions: the most Interesting- displayed there. They were eeen by thousands of people who made eager Inquiry regarding the state. Many expressed an Intention of coming to Oregon and locating here. The display made by Tillman Reuter, who has scored remarkable eucoess In dry farming near Madras, presented visible evidence of the possibilities for raising- all kinds of crops on the un irrigated land of the Intorior. The Madras Commercial Club also had an interesting exhibit that won many prises and that further demonstrated tho dry-farming advantages of Oregon over most of the other Western States. Oregon entrios won 34 prizes at the Colorado Springs show. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Jeffereon. THE last term of the second year of the Jefferson High Sciool has been going on for about a month and vari ous student organizations have elected the officers for the term and made preparations for the different functions to be held. Although the school has only been opened for a short time it has over 800 students. Some of the organizations bad a hard time to keep up their existence but now all have all the members they can take care of and still keep up effective work. Both the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs have resumed their work under the di rection of Madame d'Aurla. Kxtensive plans for the Winter and Spring have been drawn up. Including a comlo op era, to be given about March. The clubs will also take part in outside entertainments. The officers of the Boys" Club are: President. Lowell Patton; secretary and treasurer, Roscoe Giger: assistants to the treasurer, Roy Moore and William Langley. Those of the Girls Club .are: Presi dent, Marlon Nell; vice-president, Olga Everett; secretary-treasurer, Charlotte Giger. Debating Is Revived. The Fall has brought a debating re vival. There are two societies In the school for this purpose, the Zetas and the Alphas, both of which are enrolling large numbers. Although the avowed purpose Is to encourage debating, the members have a very lively time socially as well. Hav ing many entertainments out of the course of argumentation. The most exciting of these episodes Is the initiation affairs which each gives at the beginning of'each term. The officers of the Alphas are: Har old Melendy, Henry Hawkins, Lowell Patton, George Maxwell, Stuart Pratt and Ralph Walters, being president, vice-president, secretary. treasurer, sergeant at arms and editor, respec tively. Those elected by the Zetas are: Gladys Lauhters. president; Fern Wed rick. vice-president; Marion Allhands, secretary; Myrtle Gregory, treasurer: Baldwin Williams, sergeant at arms; Winifred Bent, critic and Juanlta Par ker, editor. The February '12 class, although rather small. Is well organize'd and the cogeniality of Us members and the fact that It will be the first class to grad uate from the school, makes up for Its deficiency In size. Ernest Vosper has been chosen president and Is carrying his responsibility well. The June class, on the other hand, is exceptionally large, having close to oO members on its roles. The officers were elected at the first meeting and were: President, r rea secretary. Myrtle Gram arms. Arthur Anderson; Heitzhausen; sergeant at editor, Jean- ette Otto. Th school orchestra now is corn- posed of about 30 members. Washington. The several student organizations of Washington High School have elected officers for the ensuing year and are now busy In their respective channels. School life is enlivened through these student clubs. Students leave every year and new young men and young women take their places In manage ment. The Eukrlneons. the oldest club in the school, has elected the follow ing officers: President. Lowell C. Brad ford; vice-president, William Gerret son; secretary, Fred White; treasurer. Archie Clark; serjeant-at-arms, Vere Wlndnagle; editor, Alfred Lomax: critic, Lloyd Carrick. Programmes are AURAS g rr.fnmcfi-j! ffuk rendered and debates are held Friday afternoon in room 5. Prenodikens, or "Prenos." is the so city for young women. Its new officers are: President. Ines Goltra; vice-president, Grace Rose; secretary, H:izel Johnson; assistant secretary, Olive Nis ley; treasurer, Irene Wentz; sergeant-at-arms and editor, Louise Hammand; critic, Irene Lacey. The club has a large and growing membership. Week ly meetings are held. The Canrera Club elected the follow ing officers: "President, FTeeman Mc Kary; vice-president. Glen Keith; secre tary. Bessie Hawley; treasurer. Dean Peterson: sergeant-at-arms, Bernlce Lee; editor, S. Lloyd Ekavlos. Plans for future work are being made. Many ex cellent prints have been turned in. The exhibit promises to be one to be proud of. Every member Is expected to have at least one photograph, representa tive of his work. The Girls' Chorus elected these of ficers: President. Miriam Oherg; vice president, Ada Young; secretary, Jose phine Miller; treasurer, Vivian Brether ton; editor. Hazel Johnson. Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed has been secured again as director for the ensuing year. Nekshnl Is Tribe. The Qulllers lost several prominent members at the last graduation, but the club started by electing the follow ing offloers: President, Shelby Davlea; vice-president, Louise Hammand; secre tary, Phlla M. Duffee; treasurer. Ger trude Johnson; sergeant-at-arms, Terry Rberg; editor. Kenneth Irle. Plans have been adopted for a course of study and an Increase of the mem bership. Eligibility to membership is based on capacity to do some literary work. Candidates submit samples to the club and If acceptable the candi date Is voted In. The Nekahnl Is the name of the new tribe of young women. The tribe elected the following officers: Chief. Ruth. Houcke; vice-chief, Gertrude Acheson; keeper of the annals of the tribe, Jennie Huggins; keeper of wam pum, Emily Wood; sergeant-at-arms of the "skookum house," Laura Miller; chairman membership committee, Eliz abeth Wirt; editor, Olive Nisley. The society is literary in Its purpose. The Phllathea and Edelweiss are two strong organizations. The former Is a Bible student's club and the latter Is a Ger man society. There are about 1Z00 stu dents in the Washington High and a considerable number belong to these organ! zatt ons. DEATH ENDS CAMP TRIP Rifle Discharged When Taken From Wagon by Roeebarg Man. ROSEBURG. Or.. Oct. 28. (Special.) While attempting to remove a loaded rifle from a wagon box in which he carried his camping equipment, Caesar Martini, who lives a few miles north of Roseburg, was almost Instantly killed late yesterday. Martini was en route to Honey Creek on a camping trip, and had reached the mouth of the stream, where he Intended to unload his supplies. Grasping the muzzle of the rifle Martini attempted to draw it from the wagon, and had partly succeeded when the gun was discharged. The bullet entered Mar tini's breast and he fell to the ground mortally wounded. He was 35 years old, and had lived In Douglas County for 15 years.. Goose Lake Threshing Over. KLAMATH FALLS. Or Oct. 28. ? 4 f- t. " f'SW ("Special.) Threshing In Goose Lake. Valley Is about over and the three threshing outfits which havo been In operation have rolled out about 121, 000 bushels of grain, of which about three-fifths Is barley and the rest mostly wheat, with outs in a small ml- nority. Local prices are J1.15 for wheat and $1.60 for barley, although t 1u unrldrirtnnrl Hint the flariirPS at Summer Lake ore better. Potatoes are bringing $1.50 per 100 pounds for fine, unlrrigated spuds. In the local market, while apples are selling from! $1.25 to $1.60 for a 40-pound box. Tne,f quality of the fruit is claimed hardly1! to be up to Goose Valley standard.! while the quantity is also lower thany UBual. SOIL SURVEY IS MADE A. T. Strahorn Investigates for IT. Ski Department of Agriculture. MEDFORD, Or, Oct. 28. (Special.) A. T. Strahorn, of the Bureau of SoiM of the United States Department off Agriculture, has Just completed a soil survey of the Rogue River Valley which embraces about 440 square mile 'A of the valley lands and lower slopes o the district. Although Mr. Strahorn is not at lib erty to make the result of his invcstl- gallon public, it Is known that be has) found 65 different soils In the vallej! and that the map which will later bej published by the Government will show! each soil in a different color. By refer ring to the same the prospective set-J tier or rancher can determine from! notations on the map Just what the particular soil is best adapted for. The Investigation has also showril that there are S640 acres of bearinsM orchards In Jackson County, there 31,140 acres planted In trees 2 -years old and over, there are 27,720 acres ir.j trees less than 2 years old or a total) of 62,500 acres of unsettled land, thero are 1013 acres of United States home-1 stead lands and 1000 acres of statel school land. COLONIST INFLUX HEAVY Orttage Grove Receives 30 Faniilie Averaging Five Each. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Oct. 28. J (Special.) At least SO new families have arrived here as a result of thoi recent low-rate colonist season. This number averaged uve iu a nnin) Other families, of which there is ncT1 record." have probably come, and many others who came and saw the country! will return to stay. For a period of ten days sleeping ac commodations were hard to secure. Onei hotel here cared for 255 transients irvl one week-, and other hostelrles werei I similarly crowded. Kejso Postal Bank Opens. CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct 28. (Spe cial.) The first postal savings bank lr4 Cowlitz County opened in Kelso yester day morning. Unusually large deposits were made. A line of depositors was ati tho window to have the distinction of opening the first account, but a post office employe made the initial deposit; before the window was opened. Statue to Ingersoll XTnveiled. PEORIA. 111., Oct. 28. Former ad-l mlrers from all over the United State; attended the unveiling today of r statu in honor of Robert G. Ingersol in Glen Oak Park. Charles Frederick! Adams, of Boston, was the chief speak er. J v 1