THE arORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, TUESDAY. JAXFART IS, 191 C. "
SHIELDS POWER BILL
HUNT OREGON COLO
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The Fascinating Favorite of
Filmdom
Marguerite
Clarke
In Her Latest Hit
Mice and Men
A Play That's Captured Every
body Young and Old
READY FOR DEBATE
RECORDS SHATTERED
Measure Applying to Develop'
ment of Navigable Streams
Differs From' Ferris Bill.
Mercury Drops 17 Below Zero
at The Dalles and Down
to 22 at Pendleton.
PASSAGE SEEMS LIKELY
Western Senators and Those Op
posed to Ferris Bill Said to Favor,
as Does Commerce Com ml t
V tee, Which Has Reported.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 17. When the Senate dis
poses of the' Philippine independence
bill, now being- debated. Senator Shields,
of Tennessee, will endeavor to have his
waterpower bill made the unfinished
business and keep it before the Senate
until voted upon. The Shields bill ap
plies only to power development on
navigable streams and does not con
flict with the Ferris bill, although it
is built on wholly different lines. The
Shields bill has been favorably reported
by the Senate commerce committee, and
the indications are favorable for its
passage, as it is acceptable to most
Senators who do not approve the rerris
bill.
The Shields bill as perfected and re
ported to the Senate empowers the
Secretary of War to issue permits for
the construction of dams in navigable
rivers, for power development pur
poses, permits to be for SO years. Be
fore issuing a permit, the Secretary
must review and approve the plans of
.proposed construction and he may re
quire modification of the plans in such
a way as to benefit navigation. .
Companies Mast Provide Fewer.
Every dam built across a navigable
stream must have a lock or locks for
navigation purposes and the power
company must furnish, free of cost. the
power necessary to operate the locks,
after the dam is completed. Where the
United States builds storage reservoirs
on the headwaters of a stream and
thereby increases the flow past a dam
built under this bill, the power com
pany will pay the Government a reason
able fee for the privilege of using
surplus water, resulting from storage.
The power company holding a permit
is authorized to occupy any Govern
ment lands needed for power site or
other purpose "and for any land of
the United States so occupied the
grantee shall pay to the United States
such reasonable charges based upon its
value as land as may be fixed by the
Secretary of War, and in fixing such
charges consideration shall be taken
of the benefits accruing from the use
and occupation of such lands to the
interests of navigation, as well as to
the business of said grantee."
BUI t alike Ferris Me a in re.
In this important particular the
Shields bill differs most radically from
the Ferris bill, which fixes the Gov
ernment charge for the use of Gov
ernnient land according to the amount
of power developed and not according
to the land value of the power site.
This particular phase of the Shields
bill is entirely satisfactory to Western
fcenators.
Instead of permitting- the revoca
tion of a permit on the slightest provo-
ration. the Shields bill provides penal
ties and court redress to compel com
pliance with the law and only when
violations are persisted in. after in
Junction or mandamus proceedings
have been had, does the bill provide
lor forfeiture or a permit.
FERRIS Bllili BEFORE HOUSE
Debate Is About Ended and Passage
Is Expected Today.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Consider
ation by the House of the Administra
tion conservation programme probably
will be completed tomorrow with pass
age of the Ferris bill to throw open
for entry in 640-acre nomsteads an
immense area of semi-arid and moun
tainous land in the West.
Debate on the measure virtually had
been completed when the House ad
journed today.
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i Joseph Forrest Is Dead.
PENDLETON Or, Jan. 17. (Special.)
Joseph Forrest, a prominent Uma
tilla County pioneer, aged 78. died at
his home, eight miles south of Athena,
today from infirmities of old age. He
is survived by a widow, three sons and
two daughters, all residents of Uma
tilla County. Mr. Forrest was a mem
ber of the Pendleton order of Elks.
His body will be brought to Pendleton
for burial.
Toledo Parent-Teachers Elect. .
CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) A Parent-Teacher Association
has been organized in Toledo and the
following officers elected: W. F. Bailor,
president; Mrs. Lottie Lyon, secretary,
and Mrs. H. H. Hurst, treasurer. The
organization was effected under the
supervision of Lewis County Superin
tendent A. C Canterbury.
Postmasters Are Confirmed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 17. The Senate today con
firmed the nominations of the following
postmasters: Oregon T. J. Anderson,
Harrlsburg: James W. Dunn. St. Bene
dict. Idaho Josephine Ervin. Mullan!
Jessie Feasley. Wardner.
GET RIO OF SCROFULA
HOW? TAKE S. S. S.
Fif ly Years' Use Proves S. S. S.
Will Relieve Stubborn Case.
Tou have noticed the little festering
pimples on the face and body swelling
of the glands soreness in the legs and
arm muscles. These are the symptoms
of Scrofula. Tou may have some of
these symptoms, possibly the taint of
Scrofula infection. But in either case,
it is a dangerous condition. Your blood
is Infected, impure, and you can never
hope to gain perfect health until the
impurities are washed from the sys
tem. If you feel badly all the time,
you must crave health. If you want
to feel renewed spirits, the glow of
perfect health, brittat eyes, clear skin,
the knowledge that you are well, yon
fan do so. Cleanse your blood by tak
ing S. S. S. For fifty years it has been
the standard blood purifier. It relieves
the trouble by renourishing the blood,
renewing its strength, and stimulating
the flow so that the blood regains its
lost vitality, and throws off the poison.
Even long-st-u.iir.g coses respond. But
you must use S. S. S. Take it for all
blood infections. Get it at your drug
gist's today.
t you need special advice write the
Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga,
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Majestic "The Battle Cry of
Peace."
National "The Greater Will."
Sunset "Rosemary."
Pickford "Blue Grass."
Peoples "Mice and Men." "The
Goddess."
Columbia '"Let Katy Do It,"
"The Great Pearl Tangle."
R"
EEA MITCHELL, the charming
Portland girl and former member
of the Baker Stock Company, who
has Just become a member of the newly
organized Mutual Masterplcture Com
pany of the Signal Film Corporation of
Los Angeles, is not to be left behind
in the era of specialization in motion
picture work. She, too, has specialized
in the art of committing daring and
terrifying deeds gracefully, and is
known by the descriptive title "the
stunt girl."
There is nothing which overwhelms
this girl, whose birthplace is Portland.
She Is fair-haired, soft-eyed and gen
tle-mannered, but she can Jump from
a cliff, fall from a burning boat into
the sea, or allow herself to sink in
quicksands, as readily and as non
chalantly as though she were dressing
for a party.
Miss Mitchell went into the Baker
Stock Company upon graduating from
school, and afterwards appeared in
vaudeville In Portland with Sidney
Ayres, well known in stock here. Re
cently she moved with her mother to
Southern California, so that the family
might be near her screen engagements.
Mary Miles Minter, the 15-year-old
Metro star, was born in New York City.
Her name is Juliet Shelby, which she
discarded, thinking it sounded "too i
stagey." Miss Minter is going to play
xattle reii ' very soon.
J. G. Von Herbert, secretary of the
Greater Theaters Corporation of Seat
tle, is a Portland visitor. Mr. Von
Herberg's company is the largest of
the character in the Northwest, operat
ing, in addition to the Columbia Thea
ter, of Portland, the splendid new Coli
seum and the Liberty, Alhambra and
Mission theaters, of Seattle.
Elsie Esmond, a former Baker Stock
ingenue, whose marriage to RoBert
Morris, stage director of that house
several years ago, was solemnized in
Portland, is to appear on the screen at
the Pickford Theater Wednesday in
The City," a picturization of the Clyde
Fitch success.
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Manager Noble, of the National Thea
ter, is paying special attention to his
musical programmes these days, and
promises something big in store for his
patrons in the near future.
Lieutenant Rockwell, of Vancouver
Barracks, witnessed a screening of
'The Battle Cry of Peace" at the Ma
jestic Theater, and announced that
Wednesday afternoon he would bring
men over from the fort to witness
the production which preaches such a
strong sermon for National prepared
ness.
Manager Myrlck. of the ' Columbia
Theater, is remodeling the lighting and
curtain arrangements of his home of
the photodrama. One of the latest
novelties he has Introduced, and one
which meets with much favor, is the
screening of the Goddess of Liberty
and the National Sag after each per
formance.
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Ira J. Dodge, the Medford man who
is been traveling throughout the
Northwest for George Kleine for some
time, made his first Portland visit as
Northwestern manager of that film-re
leasing concern yesterday. He suc
ceeds J. D. Jameson, and has headquar
ters at Seattle.
Several of the seven children who
appear with Jane Grey and Tully Mar
shall in "Let Katy Do It" come from
families whose names are popular on
the stage, and predictions are made
that all of these tots have great careers
before them. Their names are: Violet
Radcliffe, George Stone. Carman De
Rue, Francis Carpenter, Ninon Fovierl,
Lloyd Pearl and Beulah Burns.
Hazel Dawn is bursting with delight
over the kindness and generosity of her
father, who has just presented the Fa
mous Players-Paramount star with a
magnificent Pierce limousine.
Harold Lockwood possesses one of
the largest wardrobes of any actor
working along the Pacific Coast.
"Castle Gould," the Summer home of
Howard Gould, at Port Washington,
U. I., serves as the background for a
number of important scenes in the film
which will feature Edna May, former
Belle of New York."
Tom Powers, cartoonist, who will be
an important factor In the new Hearst
Vitagraph news service, began life as
a grocery clerk.
Mae Marsh is to have the stellar role
in the Carpenter film drama, "The Lit
tle Apache," and Robert Harron will
support Miss Marsh. Lloyd Ingraham
will direct the picture.
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. "Smashing the Vice Trust," a six
reel Progress film whicS deals with
methods employed in recruiting girls
for vice, was condemned yesterday by
the Portlnad Censorship Board, the four
feminine members declaring: that while
ita lesson might be needed elsewhere;
conditions in Portland are not such
that its screening Is required. This
film. In which appear Governor Whit
man, of New York, and other officials,
has the indorsemene of a number of
prominent people, the Ohio censors.
noted for their strict rulings, recom
mending that every girl in the country
see the film.
Charles Richraan, hero of "The Battle
Cry of Peace," is to be found every
evening at 6 o'clock bathing in the
surf of Brighton Beach. He is striving
to acclimate himself for the filming
trip to Nova Scotia, which starts within
a few days,
New Yorkers have, been considerably
agitated over the ''Masked Marvel,
wrestler who has not been positively
identified. The concensus of opinion is
that Francis X. Bushman, Metro star
and athlete, is the mysterious unknown,
Bushman and Beverly Bayne are to be
seen soon in a two-act series of pic
tures.
The Mustang (Mutual) press agent
says that Nell Franzen, formerly of
Portland, owns one of the largest
ranches in South Dakota., and superin
tends its affairs.
In the Pathe Gold Rooster play, "New
York," adapted from A. H. Wood's play
of the name, and produced by George
Fitzmaurice there are some bedroom
scenes In which are used lace sheets
which cost $250. The bedspread is of
hand-embroidered silk and cost $450.
Florence Reed stars in the picture.
"Mice and Men," the new Famous
Players - Paramount production, in
which Marguerite Clark Is starred, is
an adaptation of the famous play by
Madeline Lucette Ryley in the stage
version of which Annie Russell and
Lady Gertrude Forbes-Robertson scored
great personal successes in New York
and London, respectively. . .. j
Robert Warwick, whose next film
starring venture will be in World
Film's feature, "The Ambition of Mark
Truitt." is an exceptionally powerful
long-distance swimmer. He takes par
ticular delight in risking himself far
out in the stormiest sort of surf when
hardly any other bathers dare venture
off the beach.
Lionel Barrymore weighed 260 pounds
when ha first went into motion pictures
about two years ago. Now he tips the
beam at 140. Asked how he lost so
much weight, he replied with a laugh:
"Getting up early mornings." He is
starred in "A Yellow Streak," a five-
part Metro feature.
For the exclusive benefit of their
players, the Fine Arts Company has
engaged an experienced physician, who
will have a permanent office within
studio bounds.
Dr. R. K. Hackett. who will be in
charge of this office, is a member of
the Louisiana State Medical, Orleans
Parish and American Medical societies.
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More than 400 saloons failed to renew
their licenses in New York City last
t all. The answer: Motion pictures. No
longer does the widowed mother see'
her two sons coming home late on pay
day, the first one staggering in the
door with the second reel to follow."
SLOGANS BEING SIFTED
FESTIVAL, CONTEST WINNER TO BE
ANNOUNCED TOMORROW.
Inclasion ef Phrase and Highway Ded
ication! Mention In Letters
East Is Sought.
The announcement of the name of
the winner of the 1916 Rose Festival
slogan contest will be announced to
morrow. More than 10,000 of the 12,000
phrases received at Festival headquar
ters. In the Northwest Bank building,
have been eliminated, and from the 200
remaining slogans the winner will be
picked at the meeting of the Festival
directors tonight.
People writing letters to all parts
of the country this week will be urged
to include the Festival dates, June 7,
8 and 9, as well as the slogan and
other features of the big three-day
celebration. Governors of the Festival
also request that when letters are writ
ten describing the beauties of the Co
lumbia River Highway that mention be
made of the fact that the National ded
ication of the great roadway will be
one of the features of the opening day
of the 10th annual rose fete, and to
make mention of this fact.
Business houses of Portland are
asked to use the Festival dates, as
well as the 1916 slogan, on all letter
heads and stationery.
W. C. Wilkes, chairman of the trans
portation committee and assistant gen
eral freight and passenger agent of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail
way, is in touch with the traffic de
partments of local as well as foreign
lines regarding the exploitation of the
June show.
Wenatchee Busines Men Elect.
WENATCHEE. Wash.. Jan. 17. (Special.)-
The annual meeting of the Wen-,
atchee Business Men's Association was
held at the Commercial Club Friday
night. Trustees to fill the vacancies
caused by expiration of terms and re
movals from the city were elected.
From the report of the secretary and
treasurer the association has never
been on a better basis. -
WAGONS CROSS COLUMBIA
Frozen .River Supports Traffic to
North Bank La Grande and
' Nearby Points Report Ex
treme Low Temperatures.
PENDLETON Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
All official weather records were
broken In Pendleton this morning, when
the temperature dropped to 22 degrees
below zero at 7 o clock. No hope for,
moderation is given out by Weather
Observer Averill.
Today at 2 o'clock the thermometer
stood at two degrees below zero, while
yesterday at the same time the temper
ature was at zero. Several of the
grades in the public schools had to be
dismissed today on account of the cold
rooms. Old-timers state that the pres
ent cold snap is yet far short of the
year 1882, when the temperature
reached 35 degrees below zero.
1000 CALL FOR PLUMBERS
Many Water Pipers Frozen in Walla
Walla; Kitchen Ranges Wrecked.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 17.
(Special.) Last night's low tempera
ture was a duplicate of that of the
night before, seven below. Clear skies
tonight indicate more cold weather.
Many business' houses 'were without
water this morning because of frozen
pipes and many residences were also
shut off A canvass of plumbers today
showed over 1000 calls to thaw frozen
pipes since January 1.
Frozen pipes in the Bussell home.
911 Alvarado Terrace, caused an ex
plosion when the fire was lighted in
the kitchen range. The stove was
wrecked and two members of the fam
ily hurt. Several other ranges blew
up, but no one was hurt.
TEMPERATURE UP; WIND COLD
Further Moderation in Portland To
day Is Forecast,
Despite the cold east wind of yester
day the temperature recorded was con
siderably warmer than for a number of
days, a maximum of 30 degrees being
attained at 2 and 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A minimum of 24 degrees
was registered.
Today s forecast indicates a still
higher rise in temperature, with east
erly winds.
Yesterday s hourly temperatures fol
low:
Noon 28
1P.M 28
2 P. M 30
3 P. M 29
4 P. M 28
5 P. M 30
SP.M 28
5 A. M 25
6 A. M -4
7A.M 25
8 A. M 241
0 A. M 24
10 A. M 25
11 A. M 27
Anita Stewart
Earle Williams
. In the Second Chapter of
THE GODDESS
The Wonder Feature of the Year
All Cold-Weather Records
Smashed to Smithereens
Crowded Houses at Every Performance
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Don't Forget Just Two More Days to Get Souvenir Photos of Miss Clark.
They're Going Fast Tomorrow May Be Too Late So Come With Your Friends Today
PEOPLES THEATER
First Show at 11:00; Then 12:45, 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45, 9:30
Come a Few Minutes Early
IiA GRANDE FEELS 7 BELOW
Other. Nearby Points Report Mer
cury Down as Far as 33.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Sunday was the coldest day, save on
two other occasions, during" the Id
years Government records have been
kept here.' The maximum rise yester
day was 12 above zero.
In 1910 and 1902 records or 10 ana
respectively, were registered.
Last night's mark of seven below was
low mark for five years in this city.
Traffic is moving: slowly. Plumbers
are swamped with rush orders. '
Other nearby mercury slumps last
night were: Enterprise, 22; North Pow
der. 22: Union, 10; Wallowa, 14; Ka
mela, 12; Cove. 11; Elgin. 22, and Bum-
merville, 22, all below zero.
TEAMS CROSS COLUMBIA OX ICE
Mercury Drops to 1 7 Below Zero at
The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or.. Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) This city is experiencing one of
the coldest spells in its history, the
mercury having dropped to 17 below
last night. The maximum temperature
this afternoon was 4 above. During 43
years, the period for which an official
record has been kept. The Dalles has
been colder than 17 only twice, in Feb
ruary. 1884, and on January 12,. 1909.
A heavy blanket of snow covers tne
ground.: Teams hauling loads are now
being driven across the Columbia River
here.
TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY
Your Last Opportunity to See
The
and
Greatest of All Sensational
Thrilling Photo Spectacles
Positively the Greatest Production I
Have Ever Shown Edwin F. James
The Battle Cry of Peace
No Raise in Price
Shown in N. Y. at $2.00
PICTURE TOUR PLANNED
"PORTI-ASTD AD CHAHER" ORGANI
ZATION IS INCORPORATED.
Mercury 11 Below in Baker.
BAKER, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
Baker this morning had a return visit
of 11-below-zero weather, making the
coldest January weather here in four
years. Other places in the vicinity
reported below-zero temperatures as
follows: Sumpter, 10; Whitney, 30; Tip
ton, 4; Austin. 10; Dixie, 9; North Pow
er, 28; Haines, 33; Telocaset, 10;
Union Junction. 14; Prairie City, zero.
Duf or Has 1 3 Below Zero.
DUFUR. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Last night the temperature dropped to
13 below zero, the lowest on record
here since 1909. The recent fall of
snow, coupled with the extreme cold,
has driven the game birds to the
ranches for food, and largo numbers
of pheasants and grouse are being fed
by ranchers.
Ellensburg Has 20 Below Zero.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) The coldest wave of nearly a
quarter of a century is sweeping Cen
tral Washington. The temperature was
20 degrees below zero early today.
ELECTION OFFICIALS FREED
President Pardons Oklahomans Who
Intimidated Negroes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ' 17. Frank
Gwinn and J. J. BeaL Oklahoma farm
ers, who, as election officials were
convicted in the Federal courts of in
timidating negroes ana preventing
their voting under the grandfather
clause of the Oklahoma constitution.
were pardoned today by presment wit-
son.
The Supreme Court held tne grana-
father clause unconstitutional.
W- C. T. V. Leader Mourned.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) The Southwest W.- C. T. C, the
Central W. C. T. U. and the Incorporated
W. C. T. TJ. today published resolutions
on the death of Mrs. Dora M. Harrison.
prominent temperance worker or tnis
city, who died last week. Mrs. Harri
son was president o tne ssoumwest
Onion. . . -.
Objects Bet Forth Are to Advertise
Seenle Beauties of Oregon and
Give Information.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State of
the "Portland Ad Chamber Tours," by
R. H. Atkinson, G. A. Benedict, M. Mo
sessohn. Edgar S. Hlggins, Phil &
Bates, Walter D. Whitcomb and Rufus
Holman, all of whom are members of
the Portland Ad Club, the Rotary Club
and the Portland Chamber of Com
merce. The objects set forth in the articles
of incorporation are educational "and
in the interest of fine art and the pro
motion of better acquaintance with the
scenic beauties of Oregon by means of
illustrated lectures and slides, distribu
tion of literature, and any other means
that mnv he found necessarv to further
the best interests of the State of Ore-''
gon by means of disseminating infor
mation regarding . it to prospective
tourists, settlers and Investors without
profit to the corporation or to the mem
bers thereof."
The immediate object, however, is to
send the Berger-Jones colored slides
of the Columbia River Highway on a
tour of the country It is expected
to start in two weeks.
While in Washington, 8. C. Lancaster
will deliver the lecture on Oregon. It
is anticipated that a joint session of
the Senate and the House may be had,
to whom the pictures also will be ex
hibited. A week may be passed in
Washington, after which the pictures
will be sent to various points in the
East, South and Middle West. It is
contemplated that they will be on the
road for at least two months.
The incorporators yesterday elected:
President, B, H. Atkinson; vice-president,
Rufus Holman; secretary, M.
Mosessohn; treasurer, E. S. Higgins;
manager, Philip S. Bates. These with
the addition of W. D. Whitcomb and
G. A. Benedict will be the trustees.
organizations end provide that in all
prosecutions a wife would be a compe
tent witness against her husband.
Woman Laid to Rest.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) The body of Mrs. B. H. Thomp
so ii, wife of the president of the Lin
coln Creek Lumber Company, and a
prominent resident of this city, who
passed away at Hollywood, Cal.. last
week, arrived last night, and the fu
neral was held this afternoon. Mrs.
Will Manning, first reader of the local
Science Church, conducted the serv
ices. The pallbearers were B. H.
Rhodes, J. D. Wonderly, Lee Hubbard,
J. J. Van Hulen, Dr. E. L. Kniskern
and J. N. Jones.
MANN ACT CHANGE DESIRED
Proposal Is to Make Wife Competent
Witness.
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Extension
of the Mann white slave act to Alaska,
the Panama Canal Zone and Insular
possessions of the United States is pro
posed In a bill today by Senator over
man, of North Carolina.
It also would be made to apply to
corporations, companies, societies and
COLUMBIA
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Tea served daily from 3 to 5 P. M, in our handsomely
appointed Ladies' Room.
Mothers,, bring; the kiddies to see Jane Grey in
LET KATY DO IT
especially made for the little ones. The most wonderful
child artists in the world appear in this production.
Also Sam Bernard in that 2-reel Keystone Funfest
The Great Pearl
Tangle
THIS WEEK IS LETTER-WRITING WEEK
ICKF0RD
Washington at Park
-LAST DAY-
THOMAS A. WISE
in
BLUE
GRASS
COMING TOMORROW
The City
Emily Rand says: "For
my sake, leave the city."
WHY DID SHE
Advise Her Boy to Leave
New York?
See This Photoplay for
Answer
Mr. Fred Spoeri, you and your
friends are invited to be guests at
"The Pickford" for a loge party (8
people) Wednesday, Jan. 19, 8 P. M.
show. Call for seats at box office.