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25, 1916. e SCHOOL LAND GILL I.1AN ASKS S50.0QQ FOR BROKEN TROTH THE CHILDREN SHOULD SEE S MABEL ADRIFT THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY URGEOBYGOVERNDR FATTY Senator Chamberlain Is Asked by Letter to Renew Activ- ity in Congress. SELECTION RIGHT SOUGHT 0,000 Acres of National Forest in Compact Body Are Desired In Lien of Homestead Entry Lows to State. t,VM suit LUC "" . able action. the atate of Oregon's irre ducible achool tuna tray do enm-uni iu v .-- ... vimatAlr SO. 000 acres ins cut mi ' " - j . of Taluablo timber or asrricultural land row witnin loe .Biionai Governor Wlthycombe has repeatedly urged memDers -or mo urcguu .1.. I- ...-. .nnnnrt legislation that -will enable, the state to exercise Its right to select land in one compact body in lieu of losses sustained by the homestead entries, mineral entries ana other reservations on scnooi kcuohs. The Governor. Wednesday,. January 19. wrote a personal letter to'Senator Chamberlain on the subject. Geveraor Is Active. Governor WIthycombe was in Port land yesterday on his way to Eastern Oregon, whither he was called on offi cial business, and told inquirers here . . ... i- MAir.n. rv effort to nro IUIIL pa o iui.tuB . - tect the rights of the state In this particular. It is plain, however, that the state ran do nothing until Congress acts. The bill on this subject introduced in the sixty-third Congress by Senator Chamberlain passed the Senate, but was held up in the House. Within the last few months Governor Withycombe has been in communica tion with the Interior Department at Washington. E. C. to learn what lands can be entered upon in the event Con gress takes action. It is estimated that the state now has been deprived of the use of approximately 60.000 acres of school land through various causes. Under the law it is entitled to take up other land In lieu of this property. The Interior Department has given its approval to the plan. Letter Is Quoted. As soon as Congress acta the state will be able to make its selections. The Governor's letter to Senator Cham berlain on this subject follows: Xf.. nu, Rnmtnr f?hTTlfeerlalll : I am encloslnc herewith a copy of a let ter recently received from O. W. Peasy. of too echool of forestry. Oregon Asrlcultural College, with reference to the possibility of securing the passage oi a om in mi -slon of Congress effecting a change of cer hii irhnAi lands and indemnity rights within the National forest of the state. of Oregon for an equal area of National zoresi land in one compact body within the state. Fnr vmr convenience in considering the feasibility of such a bill I am enclosing a copy of the bill introduces in tno iirsi w stun of t'ne 63d Congress, which provided for the exchange for tbe lands sought at this time. Tt im mv understanding? that you were the chairman of the committee ' on publlo lands during ths 63d Congress ana suDmmea report on the above-mentioned bill, which passed In the Senate, but failed In the House. For the reason that I am sure you are well acquainted with the benefit that would result to the state of Oregon through the passage of such a bill. I am taking the liberty of referring the matter to you .with the suggestion that you take whatever ac tion you believe appropriate. We think this very Important to the in terest of the state, particularly in view of the fact that It will be a very great assist ance In strengthening our forestry work in the department of forestry at the college, because of ths copvenient location of the tract mentioned, and In the end will very materially augment our irreducible school fund I shall be glad Indeed to hear at yonr convenience your opinion on this proposed measure. The Governor was in error in assum ing that Senator Chamberlain was chairman of the' public lands commit tee. The Senator was. however, a mem ber of the public lands committee. Tho Governor, in addition to his com munication to Senator Chamberlain, has written letters also to other members of the Oregon delegation in Congress, calling their attention to the situation. RESEARCH PLAN INDORSED Members' Council of Chamber Acts on Experiment Station Proposal. Indorsement of the report of the fruit division of the members" council of the Chamber of Commerce, recom mending the establishment of a Fed eral irrigation experiment station for horticultural research in the North west, was made in a resolution adopt ed at the luncheon of the Council yes terday. A. P. Bateham. chairman of the com mittee from the fruit division, made the report. It Is believed that the establishment of such a station will promote the sreater development of the fruit Indus try In the Irritation sections. Charles A. Hart, of the law firm of Carey Kerr, gave a talk on the prac tical workings of the Federal income tax. Deputy Collector of Internal lie venue Miles followed Mr. Bart with a short talk. WATER JOBS AGAIN ISSUE Board Likely to Air Civil Service Troubles to Board Thursday. The city water bureau Is In more trouble over the city's civil service rule regarding laying off men in the order of Juniority. Laborers employed in some cases since 1908 and 1909 have been laid off, while men who took the same examination but were promoted arbitrarily and without examination to positions as toremen nave oeen re tained. The Civil Service Board has asked for the replacement of these men on the basis of service. The foremen, the water bureau offi cials contend, are trained in their line of work and have districts in which they take care of the water service. It is probable the whole affair will be aired before the Civil Service Board Thursday. PRIEST ROBBED OF $23.50 Man Gains Entry to .Pastor's Resi dence Cnder Guise of Parishioner. EUGENE. Or., Jan. !4. (Special.) Gaining entry under the guise of a parishioner a stranger took $33.50 from a. desk In the residence of Rev. Father Moras, of St. Mary's Catholic Church, today. The man was admitted to the house by a servant and while waiting for Father Moran committed the theft and fled. His description has been fur nished to the police, - !'- t t Yf- . . J TODAY'S FILM KE A TITHES. Columbia "The Missing Links,' "Fatty and Mabel Adrift" Majestic "At Bay." National "Jeanne Dore." Sunset "The Yellow Streak." Pickford "Sealed Lips." Peoples "The Bagamuffin," "The Goddess." KITTY GORDON, soon to burst upon the screen ln a film version of F. C. Phillips' drama "As in a Looking Glass," Is a young woman who believes in safety first, judging from the unique form of insurance policy which has Just been issued to her at her behest. Pianists have insured their "pedal feet"; violinists have ob tained policies protecting their deli cate fingers in case of accident, and opera singers have had insurance written on their golden notes, but Miss Gordon has gone them all one better. She has insured her back! You see, somebody told Miss Gordon, who has been engaged by the World Film for "As in a Looking Glass," that the glaring lights of the immense bat teries of Cooper-Hewitt and Klug lights were injurious to the texture of the skin. At once there was trepidation registered on Miss Gordon's mobile fea tures. Visits to several insurance com panies followed, but one after another they refused to dally with such a delicate form of underwriting as Miss Gordon's celebrated back. However, finally the Manchester. Liv erpool A World Insurance Company, of 60 Wall street, an English concern, wrote a policy against Miss Gordon's back, protecting it in case of Injury to the snowy hue and satiny texture from tho studio lights, in the sum of J50.000. Naturally, the premium paid is abnor mally high. But Miss Gordon thinks it is worth it, as she declares she could not give the best of her acting to the screen If she was always to be worried about what the lights would do to her skin. By tbe way, tbe policy was not written till exhaustive tests of the ef fect of high-powered lights on human cuticle had been made. e Screen Gossip. The following message was received by Carl Laemmle, president of the Uni versal Film Manufacturing Company, from Sarah Bernhardt, now playing the London Coliseum in "Les Cathe- derales," in response to Laemmle's csele of congratulations anent the open ing of Madame Bernhardt s latest screen success. "Jeanne Dore," at Proc tor's Twenty-third-street Theater last week: T am so glad to hear of my film. 'Jeanne Dore,' being such a success. It is the only consolation I have In not being able to go myself to greet my dear American public for the present. " SARAH. BEKSllARm. J. R. Bray, cartoonist, originator of Colonel Heeza Liar," whose animated cartoons will be shown exclusively on the Paramount Programme hereafter. formerly contributed to Life. Puck and Judge. Earle Williams is now spending his time at the Wykagyl Country Club, trrtnir to learn to pronounce its name and recuperating from this arduous but profitable labor by chasing; golf Dails hither and yon. s Robert Harron, tbe youngest male star of the Triangle-Fine Arts studio, appearing in "The Missing Links." was born tn New York April 13, 1S94. At the age of 13 he became an office boy at the old Biograph Studio, of which D. W. Griffith was director. In those economical days the office boy was called upon to portray offlce-boy parts, and thus he broke In. He donned long trousers after he secured his first job as an actor. Georee Beban's new film, a World release, is temporarily entitled "The Genius-Pierre." limp. Petrova has given up her stage engagements to appear exclusively in oictures. "The Soul Market" will be followed by "The Scarlet Woman" and "Playing With Fire." The Seattle Times has the following to say of "At Bay," the Pathe feature starring the beautiful Florence Reed: "Florence Reed. in. 'At Bay.' packed the Strand at the opening yesterday. Manager Smyth has picked a fine pro duction to start out with, and if the remainder of his photoplays keep up to this standard there will not De much doubt of the success - of the theater." Edward Jose, who Is directing the fame serial. xne iron iw, been looking for a man to drive an ....... n.. a hrtr. xxr H U M If I M Aneii. His location man, Fred Probst, went into a jjroaaway resiaiiram and was telling a friend about the stunt and that a man was needed. At the next table there were five dare devils James Asburn, Bert Keys, Lou Storey, James Quinn and Bob Tanzy. whn nvArheard the conversation. In a ..v..-,,. th0v all Rhnnted: "I'll do it: how much is there In it?" The hard part Is tnat jose win nave a, uiuwuu time deciding Just which one to choose. There are each year printed In this country 1,908,563 picture postcards. Out of this number J. w arren A.ernsan re ceived ,998,786 from 6-year-old girls for Christmas presents; Theda Bara re ceived from the same sources 876.201; Clara Kimball Young, 999,111. . The' Lasky Company journeyed to New York especially to photograph the scenes in the slums for Blanche Sweet's "The Ragamuffin." The Oliver Morosco Company Is Mnh .IntoH map thA Icmtnar of George Broadhurst, the famous international playwright, for Its scenario oepanmeai. Included in' the deal are the following plays: "The American Lord," "Why Smith Left- Home." "The Speculatoi," "The Captain," "The Easterner," A Lucky Dog," "Justice," "The Plains man," "The Holy City," "Winning Him cAb " x ni-nnhnritt commences work at once, although the name of his first filmed play is not given. Mararerv Wilson, the Trlangle-Kay- Bee leading lady, had to weep and could not. So Ulrector nut recnea a poem to her, and she sobbed imraedl .t.iif hti trnrt wlnhes it to be under stood that the poem he recited was not a humorous enon oi nis own. The petite little damsel, Jean South ern, the former film star of the Fox Company, who deserted the film game for the vaudeville stage some time ago, will soon return to tbe screen In a feature production. By the way, might also add that Miss Southern has a hobby quite different from the majority of stars, as her fascination for beans is far more powerful than that exer cised by Svcngali over Trilby. Bertram Burleigh and Fred Paul, English theatrical talent, have been secured by Pathe for "The Love Trail," adapted from the English Novel. "The Dope Doctor." Paul was with Cyril Maude for four years. Jim Corbett, star of "The Other Girl." who Is to figure in a screen auto acci dent, bad a taste of the real thing tbe other day. when his machine collided with a big truck. Jim escaped with bruises, but Mrs. Corbett had an arm broken and sustained severe injuries about the head. Being influenced purely by their love of realism and accuracy in pictures, the National officers of the Elks have written the Universal Company tearful letters in quantities pointing out that one of the villains in "Graft" .wears an Elk emblem on his watch chain, a thing purely beyond plausibility, since no Elk could be a villain. The scenes were retaken and tbe actor was reprimanded and his chain taken away. SEVERE COLDS QUICKLY CURED BY CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY This Remedy Relieves the Lungs, Aids Expectoration, Opens the Secretions and Aids Nature in Restoring; the System to a Healthy Condition. C. J. Hsrtznagel, 138 Canal Street, Lyons. N. Y.. writes: "I can recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as being a most effectual medicine for colds and bronchial trouble- About a year ago this remedy cured me of a severe cold and cough after I had used several oth er cough medicines without results, consequently in indorsing it I can do so with full confidence in its efficiency." Mrs. Addle Wllber. 86 W. Union St.. Newark. N. Y.. "writes: "During the past seven years we have never em ployed a doctor for any sickness from colds because Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been in the house, and we .have found it to be reliable aa a cure for colds, coughs and bronchial trou bles. This lymedy is deserving of all the good I can say of it." Mrs. K. J. Echlltz, Seigrist EL, Newark, N. Y., writes: "Whenever I ta"-.e cold and there is hoarseness in my throat and a tight feeling in the chest I take Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. It relieves me Immediately and In a short time all symptoms of tbe cold disappear." Mrs. George F. Alderman, 36 Fayette St., Palmyra, N. Y., writes: "I first used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as much as seven years ago. At that tim it cured me of a bard cold and cough. Since then whenever I have had need of such a. remedy I have taken it in preference to any other."" Mrs. C. E. Alexander Is Sued by Gus Bothman-Breach of Promise Charged. LETTERS READ IN " COURT Missives Seem More Solicitous About Pet Than Business Agent, Who Asserts He Was Devoted, Faithful Slave. Gus Bothman's J30.0O3 suit against Mrs. Caroline Elwert Alexander, alleg ing that she Jilted him. is on trial in Circuit Judge Gatens" court. The hear ing began yesterday. He set up that she promised in Jan uary, 1902. to marry him. and reiterated the pledge several times, and that out of "pure love and affection for her," he acted as her business agent and even as her "slave." As proof of his loyalty, fidelity and affection for her and her reliance upon him, and her love and trust in him, he took the stand and identified a dozen or more letters written to him by Mrs Alexander, then Mrs Elwert, during her absence from Portland on numerous oc casions. Some of these letters contained terms of endearment. They were writ ten in 1914 before she married Temple Alexander, of San Francisco, and Just prior to the bringing of tbe suit. In one letter she called him "sweet sugar." In another she asked him to send the size of his finger to her. Ostensibly she had a notion to buy him a ring. Date Are Forgotten. While their relations seemed inti mate, both in a business and social way, from the tenor of the letters, yet Both man, when cross-questioned on the stand, had only a general and hazy recollection as to the times when the defendant bad promised to marry him. The complaint set the date on January 5, 1902, and renewed, it alleges, subse quently, but exactly when he was un able to say. Mrs. Caroline Elwert had a pet dog or cat, "Tigie." During her absence she appeared, from the letters to Both man, to be more solicitous about the animal than the man. And in her later letters she also seemed equally as concerned in the. welfare of two pet cats. Both man alleges In his bill of complaint that it was one of his duties to care for these felines. It was apparent from tbe questions which the defendant's attorney crossed Bothman with, that the defense will seek to show by a contract alleged to have been signed by Bothman, that he had been paid some $2500 by Mrs. Elwert. now Mrs. Alexander, in full as satisfaction for all claims for services and obligations which he sues for, in another suit. Bothman. while on the stand yesterday, was confronted with this line of defense. Spectators Carious. The trial was gone Into without any preliminary skirmishes after the Jury had been drawn in the forenoon. The flfturtinAn found Bothman on the stand putting In the appended letters and giv- ing testimony to support There was a courtroom full of curious spectators, both men and women. At taches in many departments at the Courthouse happened along intermit tently, hoping to hear some spicy evi dence, but the epistles were not re garded as risque by any means. The first letter was dated January 25, 1902. It was sent from San Fran cisco to Bothman by Mrs. Elwert. who was there with her sick mother. The strongest term of endearment used was in the address "dear friend." She seemed most concerned over "Tigle," that pet dog or cat referred to and pnntlnnfid Bothman to look after it In closing she manifests, it would appear, bit more araor, wnn mucu mn yours, C. - This was aoouc tne lime, ue in his complaint, that they were en gaged to marry when he returned. Letters Are Quoted. Other letters follow: "San Francisco, April 12, 1902. Dear Friend Gus: We leave here FriBay eve. Keep it q-t. I'm glad you put life Into the tenants and make them come to time." Then she warned him about collect ing rents, and closed with "Kindest re gards, Carrie." "Portland. June 27, 1902. Bear Friend: I went to the P. O. today and found your letter and a number of "Fatty and Mabel is an absolute knockout Three reels filled with joy." More money has been spent on this three-reel comedy scream, starring Keystone's lung and yueen or Iaugnter, juaoei - 1 1 1-1 ij A 1 1.1- J 1 !. mAM- 8i ormana ana iin; Arouuie, man m buj im edy of similar length that - has ever been screened, tor forty-live minutes yesieroay afternoon and evening the crowds sat convulsed in laughter over the many ludicrous and es-rni-intincrlv fnnnv situations that oiled one t upon another during the entire showing of this " comeay. A Y ? A I'm1 unifsisi wTsMlt ..r-iwsi . St watt And Norma Talmadge, Thos. Jefferson and Robt Harron in the Weird and Puzzling Drama n T f 1 2 DAYS MORE 1 ilQ MlSSlIlg LinKS COLUMBIA Tea Served Daily From 3 to 5 P. M. FREE others. I was very much delighted, I can assure you. I thank you very much. 'Tigie' must be as homesick as I am. Tell the folks not to give her any fresh meat, line iiKes iriea steak, little done and cut in small .h. hna rtn tnpth hut two and (Jici-Co buj uiw " . " a little warm milk, please tell them. jviotner is commtsa w mu. - think I will bring her home in a box. sho hod sl bad attack again. All my pleasure has left me. The doctor wants me to iaKe ner buulu. i gets no better by Friday, down we T . ,.nAi.Ban whnt the TT. S. bank means are they jealous of you? What man do they mean? It is Mr. Bayer and yourself I left my business witn wnen i rwiunu. "Send me your size of finger in next letter. Send all letters 'Gen. Del." San Francisco. Hnw la vmir rood health? Have you and the old maid made up? "Well, Swe.et Sugar, I must close. Hoping to hear a line soon again. With love and good wishes. Yours truly, C." Letter Causes Trouble. TJhdated. ,jt- t vA mA intn n nice ictu vuo. evv w - i.i.i v. . tt,- v rt h(ir T nnver let mother know I got a box. She wo.uld kill me. I slipped the card away. She did not see it. But now she wants to be informed what that means in the i n t I T n- knnv Rn VH1I kwu n"ii - . 1.a4aw mntr it ixrna fni an Enstem DaDBT to get me out of it. I leave S. F. next Friday eve at 8 P.- M. for home. Keep it q t Don't mention this note in business letter. I am glad to get back. am verv disgusted. witn iove, yours, C." "Will get letter juonaay in case j. can't come." "San Francisco, cai., aiarcn , j.u. Dear Friend: I been looking for a line from vou every day. 1 thlnK you nave forgotten me." - Alter instructions aoout cuucvuno ther. she closed, "with much love, yours, Carrie." Stw York Letters Read. She went to New fork in 1913 and in boi- first letter to him she addressed him as "Dear Gus." It was aatea vcio- ber 9. 1913. She wrote of the places she visited and said it took "bushels of money to live here. She aid not iiKe New York. In another letter, written In January following, she wrote she would be home January 28, and would stop In Chicago four days. "Don't tell anyone which day, but come and meet me at the train. Have a cooked chicken. I will be hungry. Glad to get home. I am disgusted." In still another letter, written be fore her return from New York, she tharfked him "a thousand times that you went to the cemetery and put flow ers on dear mother's grave. I cried all day Christmas. My heart would break. I can never get over It." Professor Declines Chinese Post. ' EUGENE, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) Dr. Warren Dupre Smith today an nounced that he had declined to accept an offer by the Chinese government to become the head of the department of geology in Pekin. He said that he would continue In his present position with the University of Oregon. After be had telegraphed his decision to the Chinese legation, he received a mes sage stating that the offer would be held open until June, in case be should decide to accept. The Chinese postofflee now handles yearly more than 4.000,000 parcels, weighing S0,- 0W 000 noilTid - -is,, ; i rffifv?'- -t- Th, w.. j t:. m. iiu. modern ana W ,l..nllv iDDalnted hotel, possessing one cf the most beautiful corner lob bies In the Kortnwesu L,ocaiea m loth and Alder st., opposite Olds. Wortman & King's big department store in heart of retail and thsster district. Rates. 1 and up. Hui meets all trains. "W car also runs from Union Dfcpot direct to nui SEWARD. W. M. SEWARD. Hrop Be sure to get a Souvenir Photo of this saucy little star only a couple of thousand left. Blanche Sweet The Cute Little Tough" in amufiii The Big Play of Bowery Life and High Society That's . Being Shown With Anita Stewart and Earle Willi In the Third Chapter of The Goddess at the PEOPLES THEATER TODAY AND TOMORROW LAST TIMES Big Show, Big Stars, Packed Houses First Show at 11 :00 ; Then 12:45, 2 :30, 4 :15, 6 :00, 7:45, 9:30 Come a Few Minutes Early if 1 Wf V MARY CHARLESON AND . WM. COURTENAY IN THE GRIPPING, HEART-INTERESTING DRAMA SEE IT TODAY WITHOUT FAIL THE Always Good Pictures A jTICKFORD Washington at Park MR. DEAN VINCENT You and your friends are invited to be guests at "The Pickford" for a loge party (8 people) Wednesday, January 26, 8 P. M. Call for seats at box office. BB38ES s n