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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1915)
1915. RO BBER YET PUZZLES Moving Picture Nevj AFTER PISTOL DUEL Mothers and Fathers Put Hope in Wounded Man's Identity. ft Superior to Patrolman Johnstone Engages in Desperate Conflict With Giant ex-Ccnvict. "HYPOCRITES" HALT TO VISITS ORDERED t Woman Whoao Boy Left Tlome Some Yrr Ago Leave Disappointed. Station Agent and Wife Are. Eager That Victim Live.- BURGLARY ATTEMPT FOILED THE n r vr a T,Tm IT TT7fT"AfPrP I A Till' M lllil lll.11A.l 1 JillAll KL.VIj.'IUUM - V : . 1 ' . -, .- n! HUddlH UArlUnhU h irz. - ... - ralmlnuta Marri Arrrmt ! lie IJn al flay IVrhlnd IUrrVad IW;las Irllc With fair of tlrolrr. Af.mr wre.tlnar a revolver .away f-ocn ralrelaiaa J. F. Jooaatona Jn a ard-to-had ctbl la wbla two hot war fired by th struestlna vta. without injury to lth.r. l"rvd M-MOTlrl, barrl-ad'd tlm:f la a lot at Twelfth and Giiaaa street and. wtta two revolver, defied a squad of po!i- v-eeterdev- moraine Xoior cycl I'atrolmaa W. D. Morris rr.pt la the dtrkutt la tha rear of the man. cured to "drop" oa him and forced lira to urrnder. Wacnr later confM4 to aa a l tmpt rry ytrdy to rob a saloon ac WIS North Mita ilrwl. and ad mitted a r t i r. c two penitentiary l.rma. A companion -api and la being aourbt tr tha P.k. Th Boi.a male by tha two men la te:r effort to "Jimmy- tha aalooa d jor at J A. M. Ud to th ultimate rap'.ur of Waerner. A woman loop ing aSev u awakened by tha nols aad saw Wasaar. who la feel 3 irw-he taTL on guard oatald tha aa- ttxa whila hi partner waa endeavor- Int to break la. Sh telephoned the aoLice. Sound from above alarmed to burrUn aod they fled, but aot Before the woman had a clear view of lAefTt, Motorcycle ratroloiaa Morris e-ur.d a description or tha maa and cava tha detat; a few mlantee latar Is lltrolnua JoOnatooe. w bom be mat en his way back to tha police ta ttoo. Shortly afterward tha offKer oa tha beat saw two maa at TentB and Itovi atreet answering tha description h had Juat reeelved. t'poa belne questioned. Wrr. tba tail maa. drew a heavy revolver and pnk.d It a-ai.t Falrolmaa Jobnatoae'a rie. The officer au4 tha pistol and urceeded In pushing the weapon from bie body Just aa Warner fired. Johnston forced Waor to drop tba revolver aad tbaa atreva to draw hta awn weapon. Tha (Uht then centered around pv a..lon of tha patrolman' a revolver. JoftgjMii fired one soot, bat nliiei and KifMr aucceded la WTeatlag tba ftr.ara away from him. 4'nveriaff Joaaetoaa with hla own revolver aad ptckinar op tha other ...(,! Wacaer held tba officer at bar ki: ha backed away. Wr" com paaioa had f.d al tha binoln of ta tray. V penal rtrntmaa M'Klnney raa to he aeena aad M Wfr raantac. tie nr-d f txir aboea after tba fulttve. At Twatf.h an-1 Cltjaa Talrotmen a.ieraoa and Wblta w tVacner t IMi;t bebla i a huae aad lat tha lot a.itieiaa. Keepiaa: wairb. they tele. pitone4 tna potu-e atacioa. aad Pol ire 'areata Circle. era-eant O-'eoar aad letro.mea Morvia. Hrvta. Tally aad j:um;i ruabed to tha acene. I'laablaa bia rkl I ht amon tha caMo ap(e. !- t m I m m Xrrte a-xidealy tu apoa tba maa ha w ent er ivinc oa tae aronn-i t't revolver, ciaacbed la IU haada aad pointed tarouca aa aperture. 'Cum out of there and coma cteaaT rdererf Worrta. ICa had hie own re volver lev.. I at tha evan'a head ready t flro at the fteat au..pU-loe move. Witur obev.d. leaving bia weapoaa aa the fmuntt. HATCHERY IS THREATENED HUIa Wtlrr la Taaarr Crrrk rm m;r I.J c hi Tlaat. P.ri'-"ie d.mace la threatead to tha a' tea rn fc:c-..ry at I'onn.ri te aa a reeult ef tbe recent atorrne aad ac- T'ie water la Tr Cr.a I tha blcn.at aiC tha hatchery baea fe't.It and a pari of ta tart tbat run tr 'a tsa water aurpty fvr t"ie power p. eat waa waebe.v oat Teeteriar. Tha pw.r p:ant i-e l.mporarllr f of Con mi.ion aad the e:certe llxhta al tba kiti-nerr 'e jone out wltb It. A aor-- ef tlluminatiRc el: waa aef( to ha ri.-rirT tMr frorn rortlaad. Thaa far no rfirnar baa heea drraa te te yon flf la tha poada far. roundi-i the ht. n.rr. DAMAGE PAYMENT DUBIOUS Cowaty , lay Not Grant CharlVe lu.l.lrl ! rrovldVU. At'!i.i;h provlaloa waa mala In tha t kiot tor the frm.m of ;'. vUt-ned by Caarlea iitcn.i aa demaae frnm tha rnantr. troeinj out of aa In J rr received whea ha fell tbrosxb a bri'le. te '.oard. cf County I'omciie a oner ne.t not pay it. onl'O U da e r. to. a-ror l.rc to an opinion trnae mitt.d tJ tha bookd by tha In.tr'.ct Al tufn.T affile. aaoa.d tba board t.-l4e tn pay It. ten. a-i-or'iiia" r. opinion, it no.t that Mr. k.at.b.1 ka tndiceat aad la aeet of relief. Tha bruise want dowa mora th a a year aj and ao claim waa put la until recently. MR. ROGERS SANTA TO 135 VoaK'Irrv I'rora I'm rr Hocnw lo llavr I'hri.tmaa Trr Today. "hrl.fnae cheer will creep la'o the haarta af tl rhi!-ea from n. rrater t-.t-n'!or li.im. Ilia afternoon at tha b g fhrietmae trea and merrvrnahlnc wai.-a will ho etared by Iraah X atoar.r in the b4xfil ef the Cr. b.tt l'j!M:i 'r f.t. yeara Mr, yiocera bee aeea a Mala Clan for tha cin-rrew from the Home aad Ihio year ba haa flte.t a? a tree and aeveral boiaa f rui! f r trim vounx.tere. The mti iren In rtura ete a brief t-anromsta proram-ra. The t h n at rrae tree fe.tivti.e will ba oa from t to 1 a'cloca t.ir rrula Plvrrcd hy falrvnua. C A. Tracy, travetuvr aaieeman. wow m divefo from hl.e wife yeeterey on tho re-.n.le tt d.eioa berovo Cirrall j irif i;Bt.n6!B. Trcr told tho coM ).e. the Aj.1 after th.ir narrtaa-a. hie wl'e ifiv col t toward. him M thai when he took her or aa aatovnehtla trrt with him to jiuerpter aha left hlna after !'. n hm that aia coul twl tva hiaa aa r mora. Eft I, si A' ' Scene Jzcusi "Z222, Jzjrzrosiz.&i TODAY'S riLM ITlTtRES. Ma)etlc "A foldlefa Oath." NationaJ "Too. Jfrlmroaa rath." I'eoplea "Tht Reform Candi date." Ilrkford "TTia 5ln of So ciety." Columbia Tha l.lly and tha r.oee." "Tba Grant Vacuum Robbery." narroua momenta I I1K caa recall alnca I adopted ltrT"'S moat theatrical career, or ainca .It adopted in, war thova I tpcr.t whta 1 Srat aa w myaatf poa tha acreen." TtrillUm I'arnum. atar of tha apae- taru'.ar William Fo production. "A Soldlar ' Oath." at tha MaJentlC thla weak, la faclaf aa Interview aa ba aay thla. "I am probably tha only actor who raa claim tha distinction of kin born oa tha Fourth of July." continued Mr. Faraum. without undua triumph, "and I'll bet eora Cohaa would ba wlilln to atari all over axala to ba abla to aay that. Tba year waa HT. ao yoo aoe there waa tha aplrlt or -eevnir-ei mlad up In It. too. and. by tha way. J-4.1 to rub It la. tha place waa Uoaton. Ue.e.. aot far from tho Bunker IUII monument, maklna ma a yenume. blowa-ia-tba-paael Tank ee. If aver there waa one. with tha poe.ibtn as- cepiioa tbat leavlna out aaaaa Dean, my pat abomination I loathe tha tarred cod. My brother Iuila and I want to the am acbooL and wbea I waa I made my debol aa Uuclue in my father company al th old Boeion Academy. Then followed a lonff aoa on th road wtth m v dad. I doubled, and often trebled. In every minor character tba Hard of Avon ever wrote. Thoeo were year cf etern h-voltnr and I waa Inclined to think of the whole thine aa aa Impoelttna on bri I'aat aenlua. -Mr Brat eiperleara before the cam era came when I played the lead In Th fpollera. Re Beacb'a drama of Alaahaa wtida. I'M of the Mc arena la It wa a band-to-baad Debt witn a Ciant wood.nvaa played by a man named danche. wba (food ais feet two In hie boot., and waa a pbyatral (UbL t waa my Initial aiperlenco In picture work and 1 waat-d to make tbat Herat ataad out. It did. Fane he laid my face open from are to mouth with hie Bral punch. Thoo I cut oo. They coulda I too it, We fouchl like two idceta Utrectora trld to butt In. but only V"t In the line of Br and retreated precipitately out of ran. e fousht till wa couldn't rsht any looser, aad Ib-n called II a draw. Waa It a'.! rlnbtT 1 panted whea I io my breath. -All rlEhtr yelled tha director In- disnantlv. It waa too d much all rlsht. Wait have to cot oat about feet of It. What do you think thla I. anhow a prtaoartasr" National. 1'nril.tinculehed frankneea In dcal- Inc wltb a vital problem la tha oat- tendlnc feature of "The rrimreae I'ath." a five-act photo-drama whim opened veetrrjay at the National The ater. Thla feature, headlining Uladya llaneon. la aot offensive, however, and ha a (tronc moraiiatlo note, a well aa a rabarei acene which mlfht ba ap"r deerrtbed aa "darlnc" The atory of "The I'ritnroae Path la-It wltb th country lrl whe poaea fov an arti.t a allccortcal paintlnc: -The rrimroae Path." lho mama th arti.t aaain.t the will of her parent and the couple ao lo I'arl. There the bu.band tall 111 and la atarvlnjr. when Ire wife makea th arret aacrtflc lo aave him from death. II thtnka her pareate have formatted money and la vradualiy drtftin- lo the ward of a wealthy man whoee friendship hat meant aucceoe. The wife, overheard by the buehand. tell of her auprem aarrir.ee. which brlnaa to hlra a reall tel. on of hie debt to her aod her great love fo b Im. -From lleaaary to Billion" I a two- re! L-Ka comedy with plenty of Uuche. the Animated Weekly roundina; eut aa ei(bl-reJ prorraroma. Prop law Maeiva Arborkl la at hie beet aa Art Hoke, the political boeev In "The Reform Candidate." the I'eoplea week end contribution lo the photoplay ral- I.r and Charlee Race-lea ar la tha eopportln- raet which bandlea wita ar- It.try i. lirvnt 1 lite. Imaclne a Mayoralty caivdldala Tcbt In, aad then Irvine to brio lb politi cal ooea wno i w - .--... of th caadidate'a Icot child, with the child, a t'rl rrowa to womanhood, lo lor, with the boea'a prot.ee aad candi date for Mayor acala.t the irl' real father, an.! yoa have tha complicallooa Lbroeab wbtch tha -ailaa player taA on before tha tnterntlnf plot I un raveled. Ar buckle, despite hi machine math oda and official environment. Ingrati ate hlmarlf to the audience for hi ktndnma and love of children well aa hi ability -to handle men. In brief, the atory Involve tha theft of the baby flrl by a half-alt who de sire to riv the boss hi wish, tbat of havinr a youoter. Th itlr erowa up unconactoua of bcr parentage. Her father turna up In the person of the reform Mayoralty candidate, who Knot above ottering 1 15.000 for tha support of the boa. Of course. It develop that tne ;irl not only baa two "dad d!a." but I In love with the oppoel Hon candidate for office, and tho ait nation unlaaclce Itself. Colombia. Charminr H olB nd Roaslka rolly. an allurlnp; -raxnptr and raceful dancer, together with Wilfred Uicaa. ara featured In tneCo-lumbl-. tpaclat ChrLtma ofterlnr. which opened yesterday with Th Uly and the Rose." Ml Glsh aa tha "IJIy and Mia folly aa th "Hose" are so I tod admirably to part which, with hll claa upport from Lucas a tha hus band enamored Of the -Roae" and de ertioe th "IJIy." contribute to make Ibe feature one of the best Trlancl production. Th theme of th tory I not a nw on, that of th lovln and d-vold wife who is dertd for a danclns; rlri. but II la on which ever appeals, par ticularly when presented In an artistic faMon amsd splendid ettln-. Mary Randolph (UUlan OIh). happily mar ried to Jack Van Norman Wilfred ljjca. aeca her husband lured from her by the "Roe" tMlaa Dolly. who la praaented to the public In a or- (out. Bran-ineaer IoUya dncln. of th enauou way Inl end wifi revolution typ of the Kat. I effective, particularly In her beach danc and plunae into in oceau. to the nictured recital or tne story he wife la deaerted and find solace lo motherhood. Th huehand dlacover that hia paramour I flckl and finally boot himself. The Ureal Vacuum ttonoery. rre- sentina- Charlea Murray In a bank rob- herv br mean ol a novel ana comio method u.lne a vacuum cleaner I a Keratona winner. Uanaarr Ulrica ha orcorat-a ine Columbia for the holldaya In Chrlat- maa treea wreath, averareen ana n splendid curtain ereetln; effect of Ham, th effect repallna for th ex penditure of many hour of work and much money. Sorw n Goaaln. vjk--. l'.l.nn m ho atar In KlDllna' -X4hl Thai Failed." which la bclne produced for I'atbe. the till Is o ;ood one for the company wa held up recently for three day owina to poor llshl when they war dome al ienor. en .r i h. Vonltahla con cern, refoecd to appear In a cen In -Her OcmI" In which veral peclmen of tba Ulla Monaler were to be used. Thla repuiaive creniur. e i"."-" Ibe deaert and deriving It name from the Ua River, la aenlll to the tory now bolnit produced at Clifton. Arlxona. a few atuffed crawler were sub stituted. t. ..in California community place on tha installation of a motion Picture plant In It midst l shown by the recent purcbaa by Thoma II. lac of a lam alto in tunrr vn. near Ia Anyel'. For a lona lime .... t-. -1 pfnr hea been maklnC bia plcturea at Incevllle. near anta Munlca. Ila desirea to enuru facilities and betran nraotlationa with . --t . i - firm. Kefore the dlacu- loa had proceeded very , far the di rector saw: -Your town may be all ricnt. out who will rewlve the more benefit from my eoina there rooor 1 The end or the meeiina - agreement by the real eatate company lo deed 20 acre of land lo Ince on condition that ha erect a complete film pruiuring- plant to coat hot la than ,! a. COMING "An old mother, whose boy left borne some year apo and perhaps la wander In; about somewhere, called at Good Samaritan Hospital to e the holdup man who Ilea there ahot and who stubbornly refuse to tell hi name," said herlff Jlurlburt yesterday. -That old woman, whose name they did not take, thought that perhap the patient there, mlaht bo her son." con tinued the Sheriff. "If she could only see him. she persisted. The request waa granted, as she came out of the room, her witful expreaslon Indicated disappointment." Nor was she the -only mother who went there on the same quest. accord In; to the Sheriff. There were other. Beside there wa an old father and two middle ased women who were looklnir for a brother. Ions; lost but answertns; remotely tha description of the unknown patient. The ciherlff Issued an order yester day that no one wa to see the man or talk with htm. unless by special permit from the Sheriff himself. The latter explained that th patient bad a xood chance to recover. It ha were allowed complete rest and quiet. Ai soon aa hia condition is such aa to permit, tboao mothers, fathers, brothers or aister. who may bo looking for son or brother may have an opportunity to see and talk with him, promised the Sheriff. Within the next few days the wounded man will ba removed to the county hospital. Both the city and county physicians are attending; tne case. J. L. Stewart, the Multnomah station agent of the Oregon t-lectrlc line, who shot tha holdup while the latter waa robbing the atatlon Wednes day morning early, makea telephone Inquiry several times a day at the hos pital about the condition of the man he shot. Mrs. Stewart has, been In the city shopping almost Jaily and she, too, anxloualy Inquiries about the roan. Both say they want to see him recover. STEVENS BILL DEBATE SET CI i amber Members' Council to Hear W. F. Woodward, W. F. Llpman. W, F. Woodward and Will F. Llpman will debate the Stevens bill at the meeting of the members' council of the Chamber of Commerce Monday noon. The discussion will be tinder the au splrea of the retail merchants' bureau of tba Chamber. - Mr. Woodward will speak In support of tho bill and Mr. Llpman against It. The dlacurslon Is expected to bring out a large membership. The Stevena bill provides that the manufacturer of an article bearing a trade mark may have tha right to fix and . control the retail price of such art tela. POSTAL STATION GETS SITE Quarter Will Be rrovldcd la Build ing on East Morrison. Th East Elda Holding Company has obtained the contract for Postal Sta tion A. and It will be In the proposed new building to bo erected at the cor ner of Kat Morrison street and Grand avenue. 1- M. Lepper. secretary of the holding company, yesterday afternoon received this message from Representa tive C N. McArthur. dated at Wash ington. P. C: "The I'ortofflce department ha. ac cepted the site of the Kast Side Hold ing Company for Station A. Good luck and Merry Christmas to all." "V sball start on the erection of the new building at once." said Mr. Lepper, "and Monday we will take the firat steps In that direct tlon." After a Ion InvretlsaUon the foiled Stale. Iturvau of Standards haa decided that the IKMnint rd. when properly lns:lled. la a truataurthy mamna of protecting prop er! t m-m pri f I :' I I MROSE PATH" A Real Sensation Played to Satisfied Capacity Houses AH Day Yesterday DID YOU SEE IT? Today and Tomorrow Only AT THE I0MAL PARK STARK W.PARK 500 HUNGRY MOUTHS FEO CONSTABLE USES PERISHABLE FOOD IX "ATTACHED" HOUSE, Promoter Faeea Trlale aa Charge of L'slnc; AwnsKd Name In Busl eaa Mlarepreoeatatloa. Five hundred hungry mouths were fed by Constable Andy Weinberger yesterday at tho soup house. Second and Salmon streets, which Irving; Oeh ler haa established In his charity scheme, but which was closed by a writ of attachment, after his arrest. Perishable food had been prepared for the day'a meals. Instead of throw In it away. Constable Weinberger. In charge ot the place, decided to do some charity with it. The cooks and waiters and other help, who had filed Hens for wares against Oehler during the day in the District Court, served the food to the hungry army. While the donations which he hd . . . v. . cti.'i.rlian Charity Ho clety were being doled out, Oehler In tha city oan proieriiiig charity scheme was on the square ana that he had Intended to estabTlsh a worthy system to aid the indigent poor and down-and-outs. An avalanche of bills poured in at the Christian Charity Society quarters. They were turned over to Constable Xichols. who passed them to the Dis trict Attorney's office. When all are In they will total $1200. according to Deputy District Attorney Robinson Oehler will be arraigned before Dis trict Judge Bell at ! o'clock. There are two charges against him. one ac cusing him with using an assumed nam for his business society and the other to obtain goods by misrepresentation. BASKETS FILLED FOR POOR Hood River Women Send Supplies by Drayload. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. 33. (Spe cial.) Mrs. T. J. Kinnaird, lira. W. A SchafTner. Mrs. Truman Butler and Mrs William Munroe, membera of the: local Woman's Club, and Mrs. Charley H. 'T7 f5fie Alwy Good Pictures 1 JJ M Tjr T-l TT F. !eLea tt'lCIIIVCTflV AT PARK XQDAY AND SATURDAY ' XShe Sisis ociely H - I i iz&n WITH Robert Warwick AND Frances Nelson A story that depicts the heroic sacrifices of the man w ho loves with all his souL Beset with the mad passion for gambling and lured by the glitter of high society, his sweetheart and her sister are brought to the verge of disgrace. There are terri fying moments of doubt when the hero is blown up in a gigantic shipwreck. ITS BEYOND DESCRIPTION EE IT FOR YOURSELF Caftner, president of the State Federa tion of Women's Club, spent the day at hard work and as a result several drayloads of baskets filled with toys, nuts, candies and Christmas foods were distributed tonight among the poor families of the city and neighboring community. Tomorrow at 5 o'clock the community Christmas tree will he held. IU I I i.-enu i I M COMING TO THE . r'rfM.1;S eiiX- ' -' :" THEATER Sunday for 4 Days Denman Thompson's "The Old H omes TL 1 ' teao Paramount Special Production THE GREATEST SINGLE TRIUMPH OF , THE AMERICAN STAGE THE FOREMOST HOLIDAY ATTRACTION . IN THE CITY BEGIN NOW TO GET YOUR FRIENDS TOGETHER FOR THE EVENT OF THE SEASON big institutions are but the outgrowth of fulfilled promises of satisfied customers. we have spent over a year perfecting a system to give the people of the Pacific Northwest real-efficient ser vice. the largest institution in the world selling liquors by mail. Crown Distilleries Company P. O. BOX 3000 MAIL ORDER DIVISION SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.