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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1916)
JANUARY 17, 1916. SKIRTS ACCORDION PLEATED $11 SCENE AT PORTLAND OFFICE OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY YES TERDAY WHEN DIRECT CONVERSATION WAS HELD BETWEEN PORTLAND AND NEW YORK. TO NEW YORK CITY DEMOCRATS ftVE iflY CANDIDATES First Direct Communication Brings Roar of Surf From Rockaway Beach. MOUNTAINS ARE OVERCOME Jee Public Demonstration Planned tor 3. Xl;lifi This Week 1000 Ecccivcrs to Be Installed In Old Baker Theater. Portland and New York were In di rect telephone communication yester day. Miss Reba Smith, long-distance operator at the local main office, and W. J. Phillips, district commercial su perintendent of the Pacific States Tele, phone & Telegraph Company, talked with New York directly across the ice clad mountains, with as little disturb ance of traffic as if they had been lalkinsr to Seattle. On Wednesday. Thursday and Friday ninhts of this week the public will have an opportunity to listen and talk across the continent at a free public demonstration, which will be (tiven at the old Baker Theater, Eleventh and Morrison streets, at 7:30. 8:30 and 9:30 o'clock each night. Then, on Saturday. January 22. commercial traffic between Pacific and Atlantic Coast points via Portland will- be permanently estab lished. George W. reck, who was In charge of tho transcontinental demonstrations for the American (Bell) Telephone & Telegraph Company at the San Fran cisco Kxposition. arrived yesterday with his six expert and immediately set up connections with the Pacific companv and the lines to the Atlantic Coast Miss Smith, in the long-distance operating room, "plugged in" for the direct communication, and for the first time Portland was in actual direct com munication with the Atlantic Coast. Relays Sot Vaed. This connection was not one of re lays, but was a direct conversational connection across the entire United States. The roar of the surf at Hock away Beach, just outside of New York, was heard In rortland. Music and or dinary conversation also passed over the line. It took just six and a quar ter minutes to establish the communi cation from the time Mr. Phillips took the receiver off the hook In his office and asked for New York. After Sat urday commercial connections will be made from almost any raciflc tele phone In rortland direct with New York in about five minutes. Mr. Pack announced yesterday. More than 100ft receivers are being Installed in tho Eleventh-street Thea ter for the demonstrations Wednesday. Thursday and Friday nights. There will be two receivers attached to each of S0O seats and 500 people will be accommodated at each connection with New York. The demonstrations will last about half an hour, starting ex actly at 7:30. :30 and 9:30 o'clock. The connections will be made from rort land. through Walla AValla. Baker. Boise. Salt Lake. Denver. Omaha. Chicago. Buffalo and then to New York. More than 6SO0 miles of wtre will be in service, double copper wires being employed over the 3400 miles of distance. These wires will be for exclusive use of the trans continental service. Mayor Asked to Speak. Furthermore, the messages will travel over the tops of about 120,000 . poles and towers. Mayor Albeo and other men and women of Portland will be asked to speak over the wires. Dur ing tho demonstrations there will be talking moving pictures. shooving Thomas Watson, original inventor of the telephone instrument: Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Tele phone & Telegraph Company, and Alexander Graham Bell, coworker with 'Mr. Watson in perfecting the telephone as an Instrument, and other con spicuous figures in the evolution of the telephone. The receivers at the demonstrations will convey personal messages from , New York to rortland singing from a phonograph record of Tetraxzini's voice, and perhaps Harry Lauder's: roaring of the surf from Rockaway Beach, and the reading of news from the early morning editions of New York papers. The messages talked or otherwise sent from Portland will be recorded In New York. "The connection between rortland and New York is made at a free public demonstration to show that the trans continental service was not merely an exposition feature." said Mr. reck yes terday. "We are giving the demon strations throughout tho Northwest to show that tho entire Tacific Coast has direct conversational connections with the Atlantic Coast ports. IUfflealtles Are Coaqoered. "After Saturday we will be able to ' bring almost any city along the Atlan tic Coast or Intermediate points into conversation with rortland. Hereto fore rortland'a commercial traffic on tho telephone has been confined to Northwest cities and up and down the Coast. We have conquered the moun tains on this transcontinental service even better than we have conquered similar obstructions on up and down Coast traffic. We will reach New Tork as quickly as we do Seattle. Officials of the telephone company yesterday refused to announce what the telephone talking rate after Satur day would be to New York, but ad mitted It would be "about J-'O for three minutes" conversation." The rate will be worked out during the week. Charles J. Hall and J. A. Halliday. of ficials of the Pacific Telephone Tele graph Company, announced yesterday that the Portland office had installed all necessary apparatus for continental and transcontinental conversations. DRIFT ALTERS ' CITY LAW Patrolman Modifies Order to Fit Shifting Conditions. The city ordinance ssys walks must he cleaned one hour after snow has stopped falling, and police are ordered to notify residents to that effect. But Patrolman Trout believes in the extenuating circumstances of local con ditions. He reported yesterday as fol lows: "Resident at 111 East Fortieth street complained of snow at 1181 Harold avenue. The wind was blowing a heavy gale out there and the snow was drift ing so bad that it wouldn't last half an hour if they did clean the walka. io I told them to clean the walk as soon as it quit drifting." Oregon City Youth Goes to Trial. rt r? i-n.-iv rITV Or Jan. Is. fSoe- cial.) Arthur Steinger, of Molalla. left for Tillamook this morning to face a statutory charge. A complaint wa Is sued in the coast county early In the week, and Sheriff Wilson was notified yesterday. Last nignt ne looatea oiem ser. . . -3 (.-. :frm QRPHEUM BILL FINE Qtffry Act of William Rock and Miss White Unusually Clever. BOY VIOLINIST IS WONDER Boomerang Throwing Is Dandy Nov elty, While Exeltlng Farce, and Other Comic Numbers Con tribute to Winning Show. BY LEONE CASS BAER. Pert and tricksy is Frances "White and blase and debonaire is her partner. William Rock, toplining the urpneum bill which opened yesterday. William Rock was born In the purple of musical comedy and he has taught much of his excellent dancing comedy to little Miss White. She already had been endowed with the spirit of dance h attractiveness to supply a dozen girls. So when the famous team of Rock and Fulton separaiea she to become a playwrignt ana ne io go on in musical comedy it was lucky for him that the saucy Miss White was near enough to be annexed as a partner. They've been one oi me origin npuw in "So Long Letty" and now vaude ville claims them again. Their act is indisputably clever. The Rock per sonality gets over and makes friends. His famous "old roue" ballad about never going, to be becomes a splendid bit of characterisation and Miss White flutters into its atmosphere in a deviltrv dress of gold and black. Their best offering is an educational and wholly artistic exposition or now me mnriorn rianops were derived from those of our grandmothers' day. It is beautifully expressed, the acme of grace and charm, with Rock in evening clothes and Miss White in a gorgeous dancing frock of black tulle and jet. Novelty Offered. They have a sparkling song-chatter about the "lady or the ship ana a travesty in French that Is novel, i neir act is further enhanced by the splendid niano nlaving of K. L. Rosebrook, who contributes in' fine style Lists' Hun garian Rhapsody. Frank Fogarty returns with a fine collection of stories about his country men, the Irish. He has a native wit. a delightful appreciation for a keen story and a rare Joyous way in telling it. A song or two and one funny story after another form Fogarty's contribu tion and he was forced to taae a nan dozen recalls yesterday. Eddie Cantor is anotner ai joison. He nrances in alongside his aristocratic partner. Al Lee. and proceeds to start a riot of mirth. It isn't so much what Eddie does, although heaven knows that is a plenty, but its the "different" and wholly unconcerned way he has of doing it. He prattles of everything the interlocutor ever thought of and sings comedy ballads that fetch wildest applause. Eddie and Al surely strike twelve. "Knight and Pay" is a farce in which Mrs. Knight, formerly Mrs. Day, meets Mrs. Day. formerly Mrs. Knight, in an apartment-house. There- are a thousand laughs tucked into the lines. Boy Violinist la AVoader. The two husbands gallop through the plot and something happens every minute. The denoument is a genuine surprise and is too good to spoil for those who are yet to see the sketch. John R. Gordon. C. H. McKenny, Lllith Belmont and Anne Hamilton cleverly enact the roles. Major Mack Rhoades is a phenomenal hm- violinist who sings also. His violin playing arouses great interest and his evident youth appeals. His programme varies Irom tne classical to the merely classy. Van and Belle have one of the dandiest of vaudeville acts, a demon stration in boomerang tnrowmg. . ine boomerangs are pointed like birds and Van chatters in bird lingo as he deftlv siins them out through the audi torium. only to nave mem reiuru m his band. Belle has a big share in the act and the novelty pleases mlehtilv. Closing the bill Is another bill, Billy Bounces, who does just that. On a huge net he somersaults and revolves daringly, the while a flock of lads, amateurs picked from the audience, watch closely and try to imitate him later. The contest arouses a frenzy of fun. Monmouth Spellers Rated. MONMOUTH. Or.. Jan. 16. (Special.) The pupils of the Monmouth Public School made tne lonowins crca Miss Reba Smith, Operator "Plugging In" to New Tork, and W. .1. Phillips, District Commercial Superintendent, Talking to New rk. and ratlnss in the last county spelling CUnHTBl L tilt, iuuii6 1 n. i . . : . T V. .1 irtMt T ' leacner jtBsvuia-iiuii. xmn pupils, average grade, 83.4 per cent; f - . . (If.k n-i-a4a ID nimilH. vciil, iniu e n. - i i average grade. 99.7 per cent, first place; sixth grade, 13 pupils, average grade, 98.1 per cent, third place; sev enth graae. sw pupus. aveiaKts siao. V9.4 per ceni. seconu (iiuwc, grade. 27 pupils', average grade, 99.7 per cent, lirst piturc. Ashland Jjibrary Shows Growth. ASHLAND, Or.. Jan. 16. (Special.) The literary taste of Ashland residents is Indicated by the fact that in the patronage of its City Library the class in which the gain is largest is repre sented by non-fiction works. The library has 6083 volumes on its shelves, a gain of 931 during 1915. Total cir culation during the year was 32.320 volumes. Newspapers and periodicals to the number of 63 are currently re ceived. Receipts were $3559.19 and expenditures J2783.38. Of Its'nine di rectors eight are women. Miss Blanche Hicks is librarian and Miss Minnie Jackson assistant. Oratorical Tryouts Held. rnMiniwa n lan 1 It ( Sneci al.) The preliminary tryouts for the final contests which is to aeciao i i" i f L Wsl enntest for CSn- didates to represent the Oregon Nor mal School in tne miermiicei"'" . -torical contest which will be held here In March, were held here recently and n-innrfl were Miss rhena Ander son and Miss Alice Jacobs. The last tryout is scheduled for tne last ot Jan uary. ROLLER SKATERS ON BILL AT KSI TRESS. Helea Carina and Her Skatiac Partners. Skating is a science and an art. Right now roller and ice skating are exceedingly popular through out the entire Nation. The pa trons of the- Empress Theater will have the opportunity of see ing three champion skaters who will appear this week. Helen Carlos and two clever men as sistants present a delightful roller skating act. "Skating is a charming recrea tion and also healthful exercise," declared Miss ' Carlos. "The beauty of skating is that you can make it as vigorous or as light as you wish and thus suit it to your individual needs. To ac quire the art of skating you must, of course, become well versed in equipoise. That is. you muBt be able to balance perfectly and do it unconsciously. When once you have mastered the knack of balance then practice makes per fect in skating, as in all other things. Skating is to be highly recommended to all. Only when beginning do not be too ambi tious and overdo it." - - j P .nxv- ": if - v frW : : ; v. . vs f I I Is.-;.":- !; t ; - v - - - 1 i BAKER PLAY STRONG Sympathy of Audience With "Woman" Is Apparent. HIGH TALENTS DISPLAYED Production Lifted Out of Ranks of Stock ly Artistic Performance or Walter Kegan, Winifred ' Bryson and Support. CAST OF "THE BVTTF.KFLY ON THE WHEEL." Hon. George Admaston ... Henry Hall Roderick Collingwood Edward Woodruff lord Ellerdine Will Lloyd Sir John Burroughs.... William Dills Sir Robert Fjfee .Walter Regan Gevalsc JIcArthur John R. Sumner Jacques Walter Siegfried Jean Dubois William Lea Mr. Parks Raymond Johnson Stuart Manzies Waiter B. Gilbert Footman William Lee Ladr Attwlll Mary Edgett Bakor Pauline Elizabeth Ross Peggy Admaston.... Winifred Bryson ti, men whn first used "tense" and 'Innlno-' in ifnalinp with IirodUCtS 1 I ' , " 1 1 " ... ' ' " theatrical, naa a large aavaniasu vCi those who were doomed to come after l I ! urhjtn Ih, WnHH hlld he- come threadbare with hard usage, and placed especially at a aisao.vain.asc whoever must deal with the drama of "A Butterfly on the wneei. n'Kaihe, wa ri n re use the words nowadays, however, the quality cer- . : i n j .i in ,hA nlsv Th'ifl WAS till " i - 1 T ll.CLl.l-. ... . f j ' witnessed by the choked stillness in the Baker Theater yesterday aner- ,lni- th fim-nnd art. while Winifred Bryson. as Peggy Admaston, . i i. .... i r, hntiarflv ..ndiirnH the tor ments of cross-examination in her divorce case; ana, oy tne insiinciivo aaon "J , . ih. aiiHiricA when she swooned in the nt evmnothv rrntn rne women in witness chair after her pitifully hope- Jltif piumi . " ponderous machine of legality that was crushing her. There are in reality only two per sons in this second act. Peggy Admaston and Sir Robert Fyfee, the i i n - .imixdhI fnr Mr. Admaston. which part was taken by Walter Regan.. All the otner cnaraciers on the stage throughout the act are only foils to set off the dialogue between these two. Walter Regan, as Sir Robert Fyfee, was a fine characterization- of the pol ished legal thinking machine that British courts produce," and his treat ment of the part of the cross-examiner became a masterpiece of scalpel play, among the tenderest nerves of the witness. Walter Regan and Winifred Bryson soared -far. up and away beyond the realm; of ordinary stock production in that second act yesterday afternoon. Edward Woodruff, as Collingwood. the co-respondent in the case of Admaston vs. Admaston, had a rather ungracious part at best, with the ex ception of the moments when he was the suitor magnificent In the first act, but he made himself a beloved villain with the audience. Will . Lloyd had a monopoly on the comedy as Lord Ellerdine, the diplo- . : I l h.nlllAf1 hia nnrt with a skill that would still have kept him pre-eminent even ll ne naa oeeu obliged to divide the comedy spotlight with others. Mary Edgett Baker, as Lady Atwill, was a splendid companion part to that of Collingwood. The whole production evidences a recognition of the dramatic values and a thoughtfully studied-out handling, which represents the difference be-0.tixtt-v and the "ordinary rank 'u- Ar actine- Tn "A Butterfly on the Wheel" the Baker players have set a new mark ror themselves. The lands -most free from earthquaJca convulsions are Africa. Austral Is, . Russia, Siberia, Scandinavia and Canada, No Dearth Appears in Aspi rants as Delegates to St. Louis Convention. ALL SECTIONS HAVE MEN W. H. Canon, Alex Sweek, Judge J. H. Stevenson, C. C. Jackson, Hu bert Bernard, F. J. Holmes and Others Are Mentioned. Although they must pay their own expenses this time, a whole lot of as piring Democrats want to be delegates to the National convention of their party in St. Louis next June. At least one candidate already is in the race for each of the 10 places al lotted to the state. Others are loom ing up in the distance. By the time the primaries take place in May it is pro'bable that some lively contests will have developed. So far there seems to be sort of a tacit understanding among the Federal office holders openly approved and chosen by the Kentuck Klick to let the "other fellows" scramble for these Jobs. Whatever glory attaches to the post of delegate is to be distributed in an apparent effort to placate those who may have been disappointed when the Federal patronage was passed around with the advent of the Democratic Administration at Wash ington. Under the present apportion ment Oregon is entitled to four dele-gates-at-large and two from each of the three Congressional districts. V. H. Canon Likely Candidate. Prominent among those who are on the eve of launching into the contest for delegate-at-large is W. H. Canon, ot Medford, who was a candidate for National comitteeman two years ago and who was defeated by H. M. Es terly, of Portland. Mr. Canon, it is understood, was supported in that memorable contest by Will R. King, the present National committeeman, and is supposed to stand close to the throne of ex-Secretary Bryan If the present apparent differences between Mr. Bryan and President Wilson de velop into a serious breach, it is ex pected that Mr. Canon will be found on the side of Mr. Bryan. Portland doubtless will produce several candidates for the places at large. Alex Sweek and Municipal Judge Stevenson are counted among this number. If the race for delegates-at-large becomes too hot it is probable that Mr. Sweek and Judge Stevenson v.-Ul be candidates in the Third dis trict, consisting of Multnomah County. Then there are Newton McCoy, Fred erick V. Holman, R. D. Inman, Jeffer son Myers and E. Versteeg among those who would not bo amiss to the honor of attending the convention. Tho First Congressional District al ready has nroduced two candidates in C. C. Jackson, ex-Sheriff of Linn County, and Hubert Bernard, a retired farmer of McMinnville. Several Aspire In Eastern Oregon. The Second District, comprising the counties of Eastern Oregon, has several tentative asoirants. One of them is Fred J. Holmes, a prominent merchant of La Grande. Will M. Peterson, of Pendleton, has already announced him self. Other Eastern Oregon Democrats who are anxious to go to St. Louis include George C. Blakely, a druggist of The Dalles, and Judge T. II. craw ford, of Union County. It is under stood that these men have not de termined whether they will enter the field, of the state at large or of the Second District. Under the new direct primary law, as amended by the recent Legislature, candidates for any office, including that of delegate, can enter the field merely by filing a declaration with the County Clerk or Secretary of State and depositing a filing fee. The fee in the case of delegate is tlo. This precludes the necessity of circulating a petition. In becoming a candidate under the fee svstem. it is necessary to taKe oath to support the choice of the state primary for the party nomination for President. It has been pointed out that under the petition system it will not De nec essary to take oath to this effect and that delegates elected under this sys tem will be free to exercise their own preferences in voting for the Presi dential nominees. Inasmuch as President Wilson ap parently will have no opposition for the Democratic nomination, ii is im material to the Democratic candidates whether they enter under the fee sys tem or under the petition system. UTOPIA REBEKAHS INSTALL Mrs. Isabello Faulkner Takes Over Office of Noble Grand. Officers of Utopia Rebekah Lodge were installed at the meeting of that order Thursday night Presiding offi cers were Mrs. Lena Westbrook, dis trict deputy president: Mrs. Jennie THREE dance periods daily for patrons and guests, including concert music, singing and exhibition dancing, is making it very convenient, entertaining and attrac tive to drop in at the Hofbrau at most any hour of the day and evening for afternoon tea or lunch after shopping, for evening dinner and for after-the-theater suppers. THE same excellent serv ice and popular prices prevail, and superior Hof brau crawfish, German dishes, and daily specials are always available. Remember! Today Begins the Second Week of Our WHITE SALE A Week That Will Bring Forth Also Many Particularly Noteworthy Offerings in Our Sale Odds and Ends and Surplus Stock Today in the Garment Salons at 9 o'Clock 350 High-Grade Suits for Women Go on Sale at Prices Sensationally Low! Details in Sunday Papers Some of the Good Things That Feature The Pure Food Grocery's Monday Bulletin If not convenient to come in person, telephone your order to Marshall 4600, A 6101. Experi enced grocery clerks take orders after 8 A. M. Victor Flour. Sack $1.35 Hieh-enrade patent home bakers. Fancy Tomatoes, R. E. No. 3cans,dozen 1 0. $1.45, can J- Crystal Riee, fancy OA juality, package. . . . .vC Hershey's Cocoa, best qual- :tv::Tfs.nlf2c Imported Macaroni - C fresh shipment, pkg. i-J Fancy Hams, Columbia or Ks..lr.2ovc Chow Chow, Cross &-QQ Blackwell's, pt. bots. OiC Laundry and Fancy Brooms, 60c L Q quality, today, each. .tr Naptha Soap, Victor OC- brand, 7 bars for tJ White Sobd. Premium brand 7 bars, specially ORr. priced at. EsUblislvJ The- Quality" Store op- Portland FiftK, Sixt,T1orTison,WM-ata- SKIRTS CUT TO Kistler, deputy grand marshal, and In stalling staff of - Past Srands of tne Officers installed were: Noble grand, Mrs. Iaabelle Faulkner; vice grand, Mrs. Emma Maple; secretary. Miss Jessie Henderson; treasurer, Mrs. Anna Currier; chaplain. Mrs. Lena West brook; risht supporter to noble grand. Mrs J V. Swan; left supporter to noble grand. Mrs. Jennie Andrews; right supporter to vice grand, Mrs. Mary Tomlinson: left supporter to vice grand. Mrs. Emma Sharon: warden, Mrs Anna Roir.acley; conductor. Mrs. Christine Anderson: inside guardian, Mrs. Ella Chrisman; outside guardian, A. K. Currier. ; Mrs. Jennie Kistler was appointed captain of the degree staff and Mrs. Anna Holt musician. The following trustees were elected:- Mrs. Mary Tom linson, Mrs. Jennie Andrews and Mrs. Nellie Minor. I. K. Frost Holds 5 Pnblic Jobs. OREGON CITY, Or., -Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) D. E. Frost probably holds more public jobs than any other man in the Dancing at The Hofbrau Is Popular Y o n'l 1 be de II Klited tilth the" inntant " u e r T Ice, with yoar claolee of even combina tion breakfaata, prieed at front 15c to 25c. flour joy of particular Imported Marmalade, Cross & Blackwell's, the Extract of Beef, Morris & Co. 2-ounce jars, OC- priced JV Oregon Plums, Green Gage, No. 2Ms cans, dozen 1 O $1.40, can XtC Exposition Prunes, 30 to 40 sizes, 25-lb. boxes $2.05, priced . . 12V2C Exposition Peaches, fancy quality, 25-lb. boxes 1A. $2.25, lb AUC Cleaning Helps Borax Soap, steam OC refined, today 4 for Jt Cleaning Powder, Gold Dust or Pearline, the OA- package. Banner Lye, regu- 71 t iarlOc cans today. Ninth Floor, Fifth Street, MEASURE FREE ; state. He Is Chief of the Fire Depart ment, Constable, Juvenile and Truant Officer and today, in the absence of Chief Blanchard, he is Chief of Police. Mr. Frost served in the department as a night patrolman several years ago McMinnvillo Postal Receipts Gain. M'MINNVILI.E. Or.. Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) A report prepared by Postmaster Hoskins, shows a healthy increase in postal business the past three years, as follows: Receipts for year 101"., 14, 942.93; for 1914, J15.156.35; for 191'., $15,494.99. Something new Try Today! t HAYNES Ask Your Grocer Dozen Pimples Disappear There is one remedy that seldom fails to clear away all pimples, black heads and skin eruptions and ti:a: makes the skin soft, cleai and healthy. Any druggist can supply you with Zemo, which generally overcomes all skin diseases. Acne, eczema. Itch, pim ples, rashes, blackheads in most case give' way to zemo. Frequently, minor blemishes disappear overnight. Itch ing usually -tops instantly. Zemo 1 safe, ciean, easy to use and dependable. It costs only 2ic; an extra large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain. Is not greasy or sticky and is positively safe for ten der, sensitive skins. Zemo, Cleveland. n DIXE BUNS