Morning Oregonian., March 13, 1914, Page 18, Image 18

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THE ' MORNING OEEGONIAJf. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1914."
MARTIN BECK MAY
JOIfl THEATER DEAL
Orpheum Manager Is Likely to
Get Part of Sullivan &
Considine Houses.
PROPOSITION TO BE MADE
lIan of Marcus Ioew and Others to
Form World-Circling Chain of
Vaudeville Places Arouses
Mr. Keith's Suspicions.
Acquisition of the Sullivan & Consi
dine vaudeville circuit and a division of
its territory between .Martin Beck, gen
eral manager of the Orpheum circuit,
and Marcus Loew, who controls a big
string of popular-priced houses In the
East, will be the probable outcome of
the visit of the Eastern theatrical men
on the Pacific Coast.
Mr. Loew, who, with Adolph Zuker
and Morris Kohn. of New York, and
Aaron Jones, of Chicago, inspected the
Empress Theater, a Sullivan & Consi
dine property, in Portland on Wednes
day, left last night for San Francisco,
where, it is understood, they will meet
Mr. Beck. Mr. Jones represents the
Jones, Sinnich & Schaefer interests, who
control a number of popular-priced
houses in Chicago.
It is the intention of Loew and his
associates to purchase the interests of
the late Timothy D. Sullivan in the
Sullivan & Considine circuit, to take
John W. Considine into partnership
with them and to affiliate this circuit
with their own theaters as the nucleus
of a chain of popular-priced houses ex
tending around the world.
Mr. Considine Holds Oat.
The Sullivan estate holds 45 per cent
Of the Sullivan & Considine stock.
John JV". Considine owns the remaining
65 per cent. The Sullivan interests have
been offered to Loew and his associ
ates. It is understood that they have
been unable to purchase the Considine
interests and therefore have arranged
to take Considine into the partnership.
Although the present Sullivan & Con.
sidine circuit will form an important
link In the globe-girdling chain, not
all the Sullivan-& Considine theaters
will be needed.
It is proposed, therefore, to dispose
of the surplus to Martin Beck. This
is the purpose of the meetinsr In San
Francisco this week between Beck and
Loew.
It is reported, also, that Beck is
eager to obtain an interest in the
world-wide circuit and that when the
Sullivan Ac Considine theaters Anally
are sold. Beck will be a partner with
Loew and the others in the purchase.
Under this arrangement the Sullivan
& Considine theaters would be appor
tioned. Beck taking those he may need
to strengthen his Orpheum circuit, and
the Loew combination retaining those
required for the "round-the-world" cir
cuit. B. K. Rellh Suspects Deal.
This plan has aroused suspicion, it
is declared, in the camp of B. F. Keith,
the vaudeville king of the Eastern half
of the continent. At present the Or
pheum circuit plays the Keith attrac
tions in the West, while the Keith the
aters play Orpheum acts in the East.
The Loew theaters, with their popular
prices and moving picture films, are
keen competitors to the Keith houses
in the East and it is said that the pro
posed alliance between Martin Beck,
their Western ally, and Marcus Loew,
their Eastern rival, is particularly dis
tasteful to Mr. Keith. For that rea
son E. F. Albee, confidential agent for
Mr. -Keith, has left New York, osten
sibly for Florida, but more probably
for San Francisco. It is probable that
Mr. Albee intends to be on the ground
when the Loew-Beck combination is
formed.
If the new circuit is organized it will
be on a popular price basis and moving
pictures will combine with vaudeville
as attractions. Adolph Zuker, who is
on the present Western tour with the
Loew party, is manager of the Famous
Players Film Company, of New York.
It is understood to be a part of the
plan to use the Famous Player films
in the chain.
All arrangements for the circuit and
the proposed Loew-Beck combination
depend entirely upon acquisition of the
Sullivan & Considine properties.
As Sullivan & Considine also control
the Orpheum bookings in Portland and
other Northwestern cities, it is prob
able that if the Loew-Beck combina
tion is effected the Orpheum in Port
land will pass into direct control of
Martin Beck.
BUSINESS BODIES INVITED
Columbia and Snake Waterways As
sociation Convenes April 13.
The board of directors of the Colum
bia and Snake River Waterways As
sociation yesterday sent invitations to
the Immigration Commission, the Ore
gon Development League, the Commer
cial Club, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Progressive Business Men's Club
and other business men's organizations
to attend and participate in the pro
ceedings of the fifth annual convention
of the association, to be held in Port
land April 13 and 14. The convention
will be of interest to the entire North
west, including Eastern British Colum.
bia.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has appointed as a committee on ar
rangements of details for the conven
tion. A. H. Devers, J. N. Teal, A. H.
Averill, George L. McPherson, C. F.
Adams, Henry L. Corbett and Henry
Hahn. ,
The Chamber of Commerce has been
asked to co-operate in the reception
and entertainment of delegates and
visitors to the convention.
$20,000 SUIT IS FILED
Longshoreman Keeks Damages' From
Steamer Tiverton for Injuries.
W. P. Baldwin, a longshoreman, has
begun a libel suit in the United
States District Court against the
steamer Tiverton for injuries alleged
to have been sustained while helping
to load the vessel March 10. He as
nesses his damage at $20,000.
Baldwin avers that through the slip
ring of a chute from the top of the
hatchway he was thrown into the hold
of the steamer, his skull fractured and
both of his wrists and arms sprained.
He makes the statement that even if
lie survives his injuries he will be in
jured for life.
Waldport Gels First Saloon.
NEWPORT. 'Or., March 12. (Spe
cial.) For the first time in the history
of Waldport a saloon will make Its
debut in that town, for next Saturday
Henry Bobell, having obtained a liquor
license, will formally open an empor
ium of "wet" goods.
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FIRE HITS DOCKS
Lucky Change of Wind Helps
Firemen Halt Flames.'
RESCUES ARE THRILLING
Harbor Patrol, Vessel Officers and
Patrolmen Counted' Among He
roes Insurance Covers Half of
Loss Totaling $600,000.
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Asphalt Company plant, docked, at the
Montgomery No. 1 when it arrived late
Wednesday night. Its cargo of as
phalt, worth $11,000, went up into thick,
greasy smoke. The. Warren Canning
Company, which had a $25,000 lot of
nets and sh.eet tin on the Montgomery
dock, increased its insurance from $15,
000 to $25,000 late Wednesday, thereby
discounting the effect of the fire, which
destroyed their property. The loss, how
ever, will delay their fish canning work.
Rescue Are Thrilling. '
Thrilling rescues and- ludicrous . es
capes ' f rem death were the . order of
the morning, when the Cricket started
downstream afire .and the woodwork
of the Glenroy blazed. The crew of
the Cricket, who had not been aroused
by the first alarms, jumped into the
water after the vessel had been cut
loose and started downstream, and the
harbor patrol launch rescued them.
Thirty-two Chinese, the crew of the
Glenroy, were escorted down the side
by Patrolman Tilton and officers of
the ship, and were taken to the City
Jail, where they were locked up until
the blaze on the Glenroy was extin
guished. For trying to be a hero without any
necessity, Ole Ekihs, 23 years old, was
arrested by Patrolman Schmidtke, and
after a lecture . by Acting Captain
Thatcher, discharged.
Max Houser is the largest individual
loser, with a total of $400,000, Insured.
L. A. Lewis, of Allen & Lewis, owners
of the Columbia No. 2 Dock, said that
the insurance, $80,0u0. would not cover
the cost of rebuilding, but refused to
name a higher figure as the possible
loss.
Quantity of Cement Falls.
A large quantity of cement was
among the freight -on the Montgomery
No. 1 Dock, and when the dock floor
gave way it made a mound in the shal
low water beneath.
The Albina Fuel Company's loss was
in four wagons, an elevator for han
dling wood and some 200 cords of
wood stacked on the dock. Th build
ings of the company were uninjured.
The loss on the Montgomery No. 2
Dock was nominal, pilings being set
afire, but quickly extinguished.
Spctators thought they were booked
for another spectacle when they saw
from across the river the collapse of a
portion of the roof of 'a big shed on the
North Pacific Steamship Company dock
at the foot of Seventeenth street North.
A crowd boarded the Webster, wnich
lands on the West Side near the scene
of the apparent collapse. When they
arrived, they found that workmen were
in the act of tearing down, the sheds,
and that the crash was caused by a
falling section of roof. ;
HEIKS TO IECirE SEW MOVE
Montgomery Dock Rebuilding Waits
and Plea for 2 Fireboats Made.
"Whether Montgomery dock No. 1 will
be rebuilt is to bo determined by heirs
of the J. B. Montgomery estate,-there
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GOMERY DOCK SO. 1. 4 THE CRICKETT GUTTED. 0 LOOKING ISORTH ON RIVER STREET. 6 Bl'RMXG DOCK.
being Mrs. Montgomery and seven chil
dren. Harry Montgomery, of the Custom-house,
one of the heirs, said yester
day that he thought the dock was built
in 1884 and at that time was the largest
on the river.
Officers of the Royal Mail liner Glen
roy assert that had two fireboats been
available they doubt if their ship would
have suffered materially. Besides be
ing able to throw such a large quantity
of water. -they say two fireboats could
have shifted the liner out of range. The
f ireboat David Campbell " is credited
withmost efficient service, but the
GeoreS; H. Williams is not in commis
sion, having been out of service since
the completion of the Campbell. It has
been intended to place the Williams in
the lower harbor when her repairs are
made.
HARBOR PATROL AVORK LAUDED
Shots Irom Gun Sink Dangerous
Blazing: Barrel of Oil in River.
Officers of the harbor patrol adopted
a new method yesterday when they
fired several "shots nto a blazing bar
rel of oil found floating in the river.
The barrel was- being carried by the
current toward the East Side docks
below the fire, and when perforated it
sank.
Harry Jaeckel, engineer of the har
bor patrol on duty when the fire was
reported, earned the praise of Harbor
master Speler for his work in handling
the launch while Patrolman Webster
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roy at Colombia. Dock No. S Route of Blazing; Steamer Cricket
After She Drifted From Montfjomerr Dock No. 1 to Where She
- Was Beached.
WHICH DESTROYED TWO DOCKS
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aided in rescuing men from the water.
Jaeckel had started from, the Stark
street station for the fire and found
Patrolman Webster on a West Side
dock flashing signals from an electric
pocket light, and Patrolman Tilton was
also picked up. while Harbormaster
Speier attracted the launch to the West
Side slip by firing his revolvjr.
When alongside the blazing steamer
Cricket, rescuin.-j- men, ' the forward
cargo booms of that vessel fell, cover
ing the launch with blazing material
and causing her propeller to become
wrapped in- halyards about GO feet
long, forcing the patiol force to lift
her later to clear the wheel. . Pieces
of burning material fell into the
launch, and Jaeckel, fearless of dan
ger to himself, threw all overboard
with bare hands, thinking the embers
would work into the bilges, where
more or less gasoline finds its way.
There also was 72 gallons of gasoline
In the tanks.
Bacon Will Contest Started.
DAVENPORT, Wash.. . March 12.
(Special.) Thomas Bacon, a prominent
farmer of Plummer, Idaho, has brought
suit here to contest the will of Russell
M. Bacon, who died recently leaving
property valued at $50,000, which by
will was about ' to be distributed to
eight heirs named in the will. -Mr.
Bacon mentioned the Idaho man as sn
adopted son and made him a bequest
of $20. Bacon in his suit claims to be
the only heir to the property.
SKETCH SHOWING LO
CATION OF DISASTROUS
WATERFRONT FIRE.
AND BADLY BURNED TWO VESSELS.
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WAR ON CI6AREITE UP
PLANS TO BE MADE AT MEETING TO
BE HELD TOMORROW.
School Principals and Teachers and
Physicians Asked to Be Present
at Committee Session.
Definite plans for the "swat the
cigarette" campaign," which it is pro
posed to wage in Portland, especially
against the use of cigarettes by school
boys, will be made at a meeting of the
campaign committee to be held tomor
row morning at 10:30 o'clock in room
330, Courthouse.
All the school principals and teachers
have been invited by Superintendent
Alderman, who is president of the cam
paign committee, and representatives
from many of the churches and civic
organizations of the city are expected
to be present and take part in the gen
eral discussion. A special invitation is
extended to the physicians of the city
to be present and join in the discussion
of silver nitrite treatment.
"We are receiving requests from the
boys that they be treated for the cigar
ette habit," said Probation Officer Mc
intosh yesterday. "These requestj are
Increasing nearly every day. But we
have not taken any action until the
benefits, and any possible injuries,
have been discussed furthor. I have the
names of 10 boys who have come here
and asked for a treatment. Other re
quests have been received by telephone
and mail. These have been referred to
Dr. John G. Abele, who has volunteered
to sive the treatments. If the doctors
agree that no harm will result and the
boys are willing to be treated, we are
will ins.
At present the campaign committee
is composed of 18 members, but it is
probable that this number will be in
creased as the plans for the campaign
take form.
SLAYER GETS LIFE TERM
GEORGE HOHOFF PLEADS GUILTY
TO MURDER OF JESSIE WILSON.
Prisoner Asks for Leniency, but Leaves
Blotter of Death Penalty to Court
Alleged Accomplice Held.
Life imprisonment in the peniten
tiary is the sentence imposed by Cir
cuit Judge Kavanaugh ou George Ho
hoff, who yesterday pleaded guilty to
the murder of Jessie Wilson and
waived time for sentence. He was un
der indictment for murder in the first
degree, the penalty for which is death,
but pleaded guilty to second-degree
murder.
"I helped to kill the woman," he told
the court through V. Greene, an inter
preter, "and if it is the-judgment of
the court that I be hanged, then I must
be hanged, but I hope the court will be
able to show me some leniency."
Hohoff and Vladimir Beduff were in
dicted jointly for the murder of the
Wilson woman at her rooms, 327 Front
street, January 3. In a confession made
to District Attorney Evans and Deputy
Hammersly a week after the two men
had been arrested, Hohoff said that he
had held the woman while Beduff cut
her throat with a pocketknife.
Both were arrested several days
later, BetfUtX - has denied ' repeatedly
that ho cut the woman's throat, though
he has admitted that he and Hohoft
went to the house together. Beduff's
trial has not been set.
J. F. O'Brien, under indictment for
extortion by impersonating an officer,
was sentenced to one year in the Coun
ty Jail by Judge Kavanaugh, but was
paroled on condition that he report
regularly once a month to District At
torney Evan's office and abstain from
all use of intoxicating liquors during
the term of the sentence.
Frank Rosenstrom pleaded guilty to
obtaining money by false pretenses
and was sentenced to' from one to five
years in the Penitentiary. It is said
by officials who have investigated his
case that last Summer he issued a
small worthless check almost every
week beforo he was caught. Most of
these were signed either by "William
Linn" or an auto delivery company.
CM'S CHOICEST GIVEN
SONGS OP FAMOUS CONTRALTO ARE
INCLUDED IN NEW VOLUME.
American Girl Who Retained Whole
some Characteristics Despite Tri
umphs Dear to Music Lovers.
The Indisputable queen of song in
her day was Annie Louise Cary. She
was one of the world's famous con
traltos when she retired from the
operatic stage at the height of her
career in opera. She was born In
Wayne, Me. She retained the sweet,
wholesome characteristics of the
American girl all during her musical
triumphs. She made her debut in Cop
enhagen, although she studied in Milan.
For three years she delighted European
audiences before making her appear
ance in America.
For over 12 years, with the excep
tion of a brief European tour, she de
lighted American audiences with the
charms of her- voice and personality.
But to hear her sing "Robin Adair,"
that simple old song, and that master
piece of Arthur Sullivan's, "The Lost
Chord," and Longfellow's "The Day Is
Done," with the rich tones of the hap
py, good-natured personality that al
ways charmed, she always left the au
dience breathless and- spellbound. In
the sunset of her sweet life she oc
casionally sang for deserving chari
ties with that sweet charm of her
youth which made her the. popular fa
vorite of her day.
Robin Adair," "The Lost Chord,"
and many other favorites of Cary, are
to be found in "Heart Songs," now be
ing distributed to the readers of this
paper. See coupon elsewhere in this
issue for terms. Adv.
CITY OFFERS SCHOOL SITE
Plan Is to Have School Board Take
', Up Uoulevard Property.
If negotiations which Commissioner
Brewster is considering meet with the
approval of the rest of the members of
the City Commission the city will of
fer the School Board the old reservoir
site in South Portland as a site for
the proposed new Shattuck school. The
proviso 13 that the School Board ex
pend the money it would otherwise
have to pay for a site to buy up prop
erty between the south end of the
Plaza blocks southward along the
base of the hillside to the end of Sixth
street, the property to be used for the
extension of Terwilliger boulevard and
parkway through, to the park blocks.
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There is no other remedy so truly a help
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Mother's Friend is an external remedy,
and not only banishes all distress in ad
vance, but assures a speedy recovery for
the mother. Thus she becomes a healthy
woman with all her strength preserved to
thoroughly enjoy the rearing of her child.
Mother's Friend can be had at any druir
store at $1.00 a bottle. Write to BradBeld
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-1 he Game of
Buying and Selling
Competition among women exerts
an immense influence on the shops
which supply their wants.
With every woman trying to
stretch each dollar that she spends
to the point of producing the great
est amount of comfort and beauty,
not for herself alone, but for her
whole household, every shopkeeper
is kept on the alert to give her the
value that she demands for her
money.
The game of buying and selling
goes merrily on.
Every up-to-date shopkeeper tries
his best through the quality and
utility and beauty of his merchan
dise to attract the best class of
women customers, and the women
keep a sharp lookout for the mer
chants that can serve them most
satisfactorily.
The preliminary rounds of this
game are played in the field of
newspaper advertisements. Through
them the retailer tells the story of
his merchandise and by them the
customer makes her choice as to
whom she will patronize.
Such a newspaper as The Orego
nian decides the point of many a
sale.
No one, on whichever side he or
she may be, can afford to pass by
this part of the great game. Adv.
The Commission, went over the ground
yesterday.
BONFIRE PERMITS CHANGED
Captains Nearest Blaze Instead of
Chief Pass Upon Them.
Under a new arrangement made by
the Fire Department permits to start
bonfires in the residence districts arc
to be obtained hereafter at the tire
station nearest 'the plucc the tire, is
to bo lighted, instead of at the office
of the Fire Chief at the City Hall. The
new plan is to enable the men at the
tation nearest the hre to keep tab
on it.
Chief Dowell said yesterday that the
bonfire season is beginning aid lie has
received many requests for permits.
Nervous Period'
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Succumb to Anti-Kamnia Iz'tts
This trouble commonly called "sick heirl
ache." la said to be due to the retention of
urea In the system. Often It Is stated that
a poor condition of the blood is a cause of
these headaches, or that It is a nervous
condition; and In certain cases, no doubt
this is true.
Where treatment is demanded, it is moe
for the pain than anything else, and Dr.
A. F. Bchellscbmidt of Louisville, bs
found Anti-kamnia Tablets to give prompt
and satisfactory relief. "Rest should L
insisted upon" be says, "and the patient
should go to bed, darken the room, and ail
the attendants and family should be ii
quiet as possible. An emetic will some
times shorten the attack. The bowels should
be kept open with "Actolds"; a hot bath aul
a thorough rub-down with a coarse tovrel,
often elve grateful relief. Two Anti-kamnin
Tablets when the first signs appear, will
usually prevent the attack. During an at
tack, one tablet every hour or two will
shorten the attack and relieve the UBUal
nausea and vomiting." These tablets may
be obtained at all druggists. Ask for A-K
Tablets. They are also unexcelled for ner
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