Morning Oregonian., March 18, 1916, Page 8, Image 8

THE 3IORXIXG OHEGONIAN. SATURDAY, 3IAKCII 18, 19tG.
AUTOS FAIL TO DO
CITY WORK WELL
HOTELS OPEN FIGHT
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New Street-Cleaning Equip
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Abolishment of Commission
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Legislature.
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Old Method, While Results
Are Far Inferior.
Alluring assertions made last Fall
to the City Council by Commissioner
Daly to the effect that two large auto
mobile street-flushing- machines which
lie wanted to buy for til, 000 would
take the places of 42 horses and 35
men, and at the same time would in
crease the efficiency of the street-cleaning-
service and reduce the cost, have
not proved out.
Instead, the machines during- their
two months of service have only been
able to do the work of about eight
horses and four men. and do not do the
work nearly as well. The actual net
saving- so far realized has been the
eight horses less the cost of gasoline,
repairs, etc.
It has been found that the machines
working together will clean only 125
blocks of paved street in an eight-hour
shift. It takes four men to operate
the two machines. A horse-drawn
flusher driven by one man will clean
40 blocks in an eight-hour shift. Four
of them will clean 160 blocks, or about
35 blocks more the.n the two auto
Hushers, so that the two autos fall con
siderably short of doing the work of
the eight horses, four men and four
horse-drawn ilushers.
How Cleaning: I Done..
Street cleaning is done either by
"broom sets" or flushers. A broom set
consists of four teams drawing a
sprinkler and three rotary brooms. A
"broom set" easily cleans 1H0 blocks of
street in an eight-hour shift, which is
far "more than the two auto flushers
can do. or at least have been doitvg.
Investigation has shown that one
automobile sprinkler Is now cleaning
64 blocks and the other 67 blocks on
a shift. They are running two shifts.
The work is not done nearly as well
as that formerly done by the horse
drawn flushers or the "broom sots."
This is due to a lesser water pressure
in the tanks. In the horse-drawn flush
ers the pressure is far greater than in
the new machines, it has been found.
As the auto-flushing proposition was
put up it was understood that one of
the machines could go -down any of
Portland's widest streets and at a lively
rate of speed flush the entire street
its full width with one operation. Com
missioner Dieck even got alarmed for
fear the pressure might be bo great it
would damage pavement.
Much Debris Not Moved.
But as it has worked out the auto
flusher has first to go over the street
and wet it down. Then it retraces its
ground and flushes the street. The
pressure is so low that near the curb
much of the debris is 'not moved.
In carrj'ing out his proposal to cut
out 42 horses and 35 men Mr. Ialy has
i,-one the limit by laying oft 24 men
and disposing of about 20 horses. These
curtailments have not been possible by
reason of the auto-flushing machines,
it is said. It has been possible by giv
ing the present equipment much more
territory to cover, by cutting down the
frequency of street cleaning in some
sections and by decreasing the effi
ciency of the street-cleaning service, it
la said.
An indication of the curtailment is
shown in the white wing service. Where
men formerly had eight blocks to cover
they now have from 12 to 14. The same
Is true of the street-cleaning crews in
many parts of the city.
FLAX PLANS ARE MADE
ElCE.VE READY TO PROCEED WITH
PORTLAND CHAMBER'S PROPOSAL,
Land and Money Pledged for Experi
ment and First Steps Taken To
ward Getting Linen Factory.
Eugene's preparations to co-operate
with the Portland Chamber of Com
merce flax committee in the plan that
has been developed for the beginning
of the flax-raising industry in Oregon
have been completed, and the plan will
be in operation this season! according
to the reports at the meeting of the
ilax committee, just held.
A few weeks ago the committee, hav
ing completed arrangements for the
hiring of Eugene Bosse as an advisory
expert in flax culture, sent out calls to
various commercial clubs In the state
asking them to take up in their com
munities the proposition of having 300
to 500 acres of land pledged to flax
prrowing. Mr. Bosse was to furnish his
expetr advice and the use of his ma
chinery for preparation of the fiber to
the farmers, thus providing against
danger of loss in the venture.
Eugene's Commercial Club was the
first to take up the matter actively,
and within a few days sufficient land
was pledged. Three hundred acres of
land will be planted in that community,
and 55000 has been raised to pay the
expenses of preparing the fiber for
market.
As soon as fiber is produced in the
state in sufficient quantities to assure
a supply of suitable raw material,
Kastern interests have informed the
tlax committee of their intention to
'stablish a linen-weaving factory in
Oregon which will cost approximately
$700,000, and will handle the local flax
product.
FARMING CAMPAIGN BEGINS
O.-W. K. & X. Co. Party Will Tour
South-western Washington.
The 0.-"W. R. & N. Co. yesterday In
augurated at Olympla an agricultural
and dairy campaign that Is designed
to touch all points on the company's
lines in Southwestern Washington.
From Olympla a party will go to Che
halls, then to other points as follows:
Centralla. Kapaylne, Bolstfort, Mossy
rtock. Silver Creek, Forest, Ethel. Che
halls, Vader, Cowlitz, Wlnlock,
Kveline, Kelso, Sandy Bend, Sil
ver Lake. Castle Rock, Kalama. La
Center, Rldgefleld, Woodland, Adna,
Tono and Toledo, the le.tter plaue being
visited on April 7, after which the
party will return home,
The party, traveling In a private ear,
consists of the following; B, L, Smith,
agriculturist of the O.-W, R, & N., and
his assistant, Lou F, Smith, William
McMurray, J, B, Courtwright, T, J, Me
rath, J, A, McLeod, William Carruth
er and Addison Bennett, of The Ore-
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Pickford "The Prince and the
Pauper."
Peoples "For the Defense," "Pic-
tographs."
Sunset l."The Soul Market."
Columbia "Peggy."
Majestic "Gold and the Woman."
NOT con
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content with the services of
ars as the Barrymores, Pe-
trova, "Valla "Walli, Bushman, Bayne,
Mary Miles Minster et al., Metro has
secured the signatures of Harold Lock
wood and May Allison to contracts. The
Quality Picture Corporation is the name
of the producing concern which wiU
film Lockwood-Allison features, a new
company to open a studio near -New
York on the Hudson River.
These two piavers, who have been
reported -as engaged, married, eloping
and what not for many months, met
when both were with the Famous Play
ers Company. Since then they have
played together, until very recently .
co-starring in American (Mutual) pro
ductions. Lockwood has been unusually suc
cessful as a film player. With the
Famous Players he was leading man
for Mary Pickford in "Tess of the
Storm Country," "Hearts Adrift," "Such
a L,ittle Queen" and other productions,
and Marguerite Clark's leading man in
"Wild Flower."
Miss Allison, known as the "Ameri
can Girl," went into the movies from
the speaking stage to play a promi
nent part in "David Harum" and has
never returned to her first love.
The first Lockwood-Allison Metro
release will be "The Man Who Found
Himself." Manager Kirkpatrick, of the
Portland Metro office, has a wealth of
photo dramatic material coming up
during the next few weeks, including:
Margaret Snow in "A Corner in Cot
ton." Mabel Taliaferro in "Her Great
Price," Mary Miles Minter in "Lovely
Mary," Bushman and Bayne in "The
Wall Between." Mabel- Taliaferro in
"The Snow Bird," Petrova in "The
Scarlet Woman," Lionel Barrymore in
"Drian's Divorce." Mary Miles Minter
in "The Rose of the Alley," Ethel
Barrymore in "The Kiss of Hate." Pet
rova in "Playing With Fire." Revelle
in "Playing With Fire," Minter in
"Eden of the Cumberlands," Bushman
and Bayne in "A Million a Minute"
and Julius Steger in "The Blindness of
Love." The first Sidney Drew comedy
is "The Count of Ten."
What Doea Mabel WantI
Just what Mabel Normand, the Key
stone comedy queen, will do now that
her Keystone contract has expired is
a matter of conjecture with producer;
exchange", exhibitor and public.
At the offices of the Triange Cor
poration in New York they profess to
be satisfied that Mabel will sign an
other Keystone contract. They point
to the fact that she has not resigned,
but is simply at the end of her con
tract period, and that relations are.
so cordial that there is little prospect
of a change.
However, the reckless young woman
in question has nothing to say, at
least for publication. What she says
in private might be something like
this:
"If Charlie Chaplin is worth $670,000
a year, why should I work for a paltry
little $500 a week? That means only
$26,000. which is about one twenty
fifth of what Charlie will get. It
ion' f.i. T 1 1 inct lron m.1 m lot
' the other fellow worry and maybe I'll
be able to buy a little more real estate
this year."
Of course, Mabel may be lucky
enough to earn considerably more
than three United States Senators, but
then Charlie could visit the Senate
chambers with all but eight or Ten
members present and modestly assert:
"I might not be so strong on mileage.
"but my salary would pay the whole
darned crew.
One report from New York is that
Mabel Normand is to quit pictures, en
tering vaudeville with a contract call
ing for $50,000 for a year's work.
At the same time Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle, who is Mabel's partner in
those furny Keystone things, is being
sought by William A. Brady for a
stage revival of "Baby Mine." Up to
date "Fatty" hasn't made up his mind.
' Screen Gonsip.
Manager Myrlck, of the Columbia
Theater, paid a $20 fine yesterday as
a tribute to the drawing powor of
Blllle Burke, for that sum was assessed
him for permitting the overcrowding:
of his theater during one of the
"Peggy" exhibition. Yesterday he cele
brated St, Patrick's day with decora
tions of green carnations and Irish
music, j '
W, S, Wessling, farmer member ef
the Portland Beard of Motion Picture
Censors and manager of the Pathe
Exchange, is now manager for the Gold
Rooster organization at Cincinnati, go
ing there after a conference at New
York with the Pathe officials,
'When I played in pictures for the
Keystone," said Sam Bernard, "one fel-
low got $3 a day and had to be a vic
tim in an ambulance wreck. I got ?400
for rescuing him.
"In all. I received $25,000 under a 10
weeks' contract from the Keystone,
making two pictures. Pretty soft., eh?"
Chaplin was introduced to Caruso the
other night. "Ah! Ze Caruso of zo cine
ma. I greet you," exclaimed Caruso
with his characteristic modesty. Chap
lin hesitated only a second, advancing
smiling and with outstretched hand.
"Delighted the Chaplin of the opera,
I congratulate you."
Billie Burke, who will be featured
in George Kleine's new film novel by
Rupert Hughes, has been spending
much of her time in the last few weeks
at Palm Beach, Fla., where a number
of scenes of the story are laid.
She has risked her life in the jungles
and everglades in order to make it pos
sible to reproduce in reality the thrill
ing incidents that are part of the pic
ture. She has made flights in an aero
plane, dashes in high-powered motor
cars and has been photographed among
the Seminole Indians, all to portray
to the public the genuineness of the
story.
Many remarkable scenes have been
taken in the famous Florida country.
In every case Billie Burke has played
the part herself, regardless of its
thrilling- aspects. She refuses to be
doubled.
Raoul Walsh, whose direction of re
cent Fox pictures has been the cause
of much favorable comment and who
also claims the distinction of being the
youngest director in the industry,
startled his friends by announcing he
had been secretly married to Miriam
Cooper, of his company. This is the
lady's second venture matrimonially,
she having previously been the wife of
William Cunliff, a civil engineer for
the Russian government, from whom
she was recently divorced.
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AfTother director to take a like step
was Edward F. Cline, of the Keystone
Company. His bride was Minnie E.
Matheis. also a Keystoner. Mr. Cline
came right out with his intentions and
was married in full view of an admir
ing public, with Mack Sennett as best
man. Mack looked very well in the
formal costume required at such occa
sions (Mr. Sennett wishes to state that
it was not a property outfit, as al
leged by jeaious rivals, but his own)
but it was with difficulty that he was
restrained from taking the direction
of the affair from the ministerial
hands. Willie Collier, who was also
on hand, held Mack by saying, "My
boy, this is surely no comedy."
"David Garrick" is being filmed se
cretly for a Paramount release. The
secrecy has been maintained becaus
of the fact that other companies have
been contemplating the filming of the
same subject. Mr. Garrick himself will
not be seen in the play, one reason be
ing that he died in 1779.
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George Broadhurst, defender of the
struggling playwright and author of
note, made his motion-picture debut
last week in support of Dorothy Gish
and Owen Moore. Mr. Broadhurst. rest
ing his mind from the contemplation
of royalties, was hitting the little bail
and following it around the golf links
when he saw in the distance Dorothy
Gish, whom he remembered as a child
actress in his production. "The Cow
ard." He hastened to greet her. and
Paul Powell, whose moving-picture
mind had no ye for this touching
meeting, asked George if he would pose
for a few feet of film. George did it.
Mr. Powell in speaking of Mr. Broad
hurst's ability as an actor, said: "He
is as good an actor as he is a play
wright." Beyond making this state
ment Mr. Powell would say no more.
Henry Walthall, who plays the at
torney in "The Strange Case of Mary
Page," didn't need to haunt the courts
in search of local color. He read law
for some time in Birmingham, Ala.,
but gave it up to enlist in the Spanish
American war. After the war he de
cided to become an actor.
One evening while speaklnx- at a Los
Angeles vaudeville theater In behalf
of the actors' fund, Viotor Moore, who
is to star In the Lasky production of
"The Race," was introduoed to the au
dience' by the manager of the theater
as "Victor Mooro. the famous come
dian." A wild burst of applause was
heard from behind the scenes. Think
ing it was some aotor, the manager
stepped around to reprove him, but
found a trained seal aet on the stage
all ready to follow Mr, Moere, One of
the seals had made the applause with
hla flipper. All through Mr, Meore's
appeal the seal intelligently applauded
the telling points,
Mabel Talliaferro, soon to be seen in
"Her Great Price," a sensational Metro
feature production, began her profes
sional career with Robert Hilliard and
Jennie Yeamans just 5 years ago in
the play, "Blue Jans:" But it must be
remembered that Mabel was only 31,3
years eld, then.
Conference Held Hero Decides on
Tills More to Combat Further
Herniation, of Pay and Hours
for Their Employes.
A fight is to be made in the coming
Legislature by the State Hotel Associa
tion for the abolishment of the State
Industrial Welfare Commission. This
was decided upon at a meeting of mem
bers of the association, held in Port
land yesterday morning. ,
Action of the commission in consid
ering additional regulations of the
hours and wages of female workers
caused the step. The legislative com
mittee of the organization was author
ized to draft a measure for presenta
tion to the Legislature for the abolish
ment of the commission.
Resolutions were also adopted con
demning the recent code of rules af
fecting the employment of women
which is under consideration by the
Welfare Commission.
Help Would Be Discharged.
It was the general belief expressed
by the hotelmen that the new rulings,
if adopted, would compel the discharg
ing of a great deal of their female help
and the substitution of Mongolian labor.
the resolution says:
WTireas, The Industrial Welfare Commis
sion of the fitate of Oregon has seen fit to
promulgate a tentative ruling regulating the
hours of work for female employes and fix
ing a minimum wage, both of which are
inimical to the best interests of the female
workers of the hotels of this state as 'well as
the hotels themeelves, and which if enforced
will be the means of compelling many of th3
members of this association to supplant the
female employes with Mongolian help; there
fore be it
Resolved. That the Portland members of
the Oregon State Hotel Association condemn
the attempt to raise the rate of wage to be
paid female employe and to shorten their
hours of labox-.
At the last meeting of the Legisla
ture a lew was passed to protect the
hotelmen from fraud and "dead beats."
This law. hotelmen claim, has never
been enforced by the courts, and it was
decided to carry a test case to the Su
preme Court. '
KuEeot Getn INext Meeting.
O. W. Taylor, chairman of the high
ways committee, reported that he had
hopes of securing the co-operation of
the State Grange and other interests in
the shaping of road legislation.
It was decided to hold a special meet
ing at the Osborn Hotel In Eugene on
Monday and Tuesday, Arll 17 and IS.
Plans for the entertainment of offi
cers of the American Hotel Protective
Association, who will be in Portland
April 4, were also discussed. '.The of
ficers of the association, making a tour
of the country, who will be in Port
land at- that time are:
John C. Roth, Great Northern Hotel,
Chicago, and the St. Paul Hotel, St.
Paul, Minn., president of the associa
tion: E. M. Tierney. Arlington Hotel,
Binp-hamton. N. Y. ; Rome Miller, Ho
tel Rome, Omaha, Neb.; Samuel F. But
ton, Albany Hotel, Denver, Colo.; James
Woods, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco,
and John Hernan, Hotel Del Coronado,
San Diego.
VISTA HOUSE DANCE SET
Committee Named to Have Charge
of Festivities April 3.
The Vista House Association is to
hold an old-fashioned dance at Cotil
lion Hall on April 3, the proceeds from
which will be turned into the pioneer
memorial fund. Arrangements for the
entertainment were made at a com
mittee meeting held at the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday.
F. H. Holt was named chairman of
the committee, with Mrs. Bessie F.
Colwell vice-chairman, and the fol
lowing committee was named to assist
in the preparations for the entertain
ment: Charles F. Berg, David Brlggs,
A. C. Black, W. H. Daughty, W. E.
Conklin. L. E. Crouch, J. L. Duffy. L.
R. Centro, Aaron Frank. Thad L.
Graves. George D. Lee. Sidney Mills,
Samuel Moses, W. J. Piepenbrink, I. L.
RiggS, Milton Seaman. Oscar M. mith,
Fred Spoeri. Z. Swett, M. E. Smead,
Harry Roberts. Edward N. Weinbaum,
J. E. Werlein, L. A. Spangler, Roy Ed
wards, Mrs. Charles F. Berg. Miss Iva
Hughes. "Mrs. M. Drennon. Mrs. W. H.
Daughtry. Mrs. W.. H. Conklin. Mrs.
L. E. Crouch. MissIizabeth Halm, Miss
L. Egbert. Mrs. A . B. Mack, Mrs. Thad
L. Graves. Mrs. George D. Lee. Mrs.
Sidney Mills. Mrs. Samuel Moses, Mrs.
W. J. Piepenbrink. Mrs. I. L. Riggs, Mrs.
Milton L. Seaman. Mrs. Oscar M. Smith,
Mrs. Fred Spoeri. Mrs. Z. Swett, Mrs.
M. J. Brooks, Miss M. Sellers, Miss Bess
Young, Mrs. J. E. Werlein, Mrs. L. A.
Spangler. Wiletta Warmouth, Ocean
Jolly and Miss M. Thompson.
FRUIT IS TO BE DISCUSSED
Federal Experts to Speak at Cham
ber Luncheon on Shipment Plans.
An outline of the plans of the Fed
eral Government for the organization
of a great co-operative marketing sys
tem for the fruit of the Northwest,
under Government advisory direction,
will be given at the luncheon of the
members council of the Chamber of
Commerce at noon Monday.
C. E. Bassett. C. W. Moomaw and
W. H. Kerr will be the speakers. They
are commissioners from the Depart
ment of Agriculture, who have been
conducting investigations preparatory
to the organization of the system in
the Northwest for several months. They
have already about 90 per cent of the
growers and shippers lined tip in the
plan.
Edward Cooklngham will be- chair
man of the day.
CANADA FARMS NEED HELP
Immigration Official Says 2 0,00 0
Laborers Are Required.
"There? is a heavy demand fn Canada
for farm labor, beoause of the large
number of young- men who have gone
to the war, and 20,000 additional men
will be required to take care of the
Spring work there," This was the
declaration yesterday ef J, N, Grieve,
Canadian government, immigration
agent, with headquarters at Spokane,
who is in Portland,
Mr, Grieve said that ''young men to
the number of 75,000 . have enlisted
from the western provinces, and many
of those went from the farms."'
He added that the war has caused a
great falling off in immigration to
Canada from the United States, due
principally to an unfounded fear of
conscription.
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RAIL PROJECT URGED
R. E. Strahorn Addresses Port
land Realty Board.
FUTURE BENEFITS CITED
Needs and Possibilities of Central
Oregon Country Are Set Forth.
Irrigation Aid Is Called
Greatest Necessity.
The construction of a comprehensive
railroad system in Central Oregon is by
far the most important problem now
confronting- the state, in the opinion of
Robert E. Strahorn. who addressed the
Portland Realty Board yesterday on
"Central Oregon Development.".
"More than three-fourths of the
population of Oregon Is located west
of the Cascade Mountains, mostly In
the cities and towns." said Mr. Strahorn.
"There are 16.000.000 acres of tillable
land in Eastern Oregon, and only about
1,000,000 acres of this amount are
under cultivation, while the vast lands
of Eastern "Washington are settled
thoroughly. This problem of interior
development is simply a Question of
men.
"We have the men in Oregon and the
capital to go ahead with railroad ex
tensions that will open up the great
Central Oregon regions. The problem
that we face is the awakening of these
men to the importance of connecting up
the present railroads, which merely
touch the edges of the great interior. .
"The system which I am now pro
posing will connect up with the two
railroads which now touch Bend, the
one that comes from the East to a
point near Burns, the Southern Pacific
branch that comes as far as Klamath
Falls, and the road that comes from
Nevada to Dakevlew.
"Give us a railroad system uniting
these sections and Portland will re
gain trade that isgolng more and more
to San Francisco, Nevada, Salt Lake
and Boise, Idaho. The expensive rail
road work has already been accom
plished in Oregon, the roads yet need
ed will be comparatively inexpensive."
In his opening remarks Mr. Strahorn
deplored the fact that few residents of
Western Oregon realize the vastness
and the importance of the great Cen
tral Oregon country.
"I am In favor of rural eredlta, but
I believe it is more important to assist
Eastern and Central Oregon by help
in irrigation and drainage matters,"
riaid Mr, Strahorn, "Reclamation of
that great area will increase our total
wheat yield tenfold for one thing, it
will increase property valuations many
fold, and will bring great numbers of
new settlers to Oregon,
"I never saw a more wholesome spirit
of co-operation than that offered by
the Central Oregon people on this rail
road proposition, We should all l.ok
not to the immediate direct benefits
but to the great indirect and future
benefits."
Mr. Shoemaker Ends Lecture Tour.
Carl D. Shoemaker, Stats Game War
den, returned Thursday from a four
day trip to Southern Oregon. He de
livered illustrated lectures to approxi
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Roseburg. At Roseburg he appeared
before the Rod and Gun Club, at the
Old Soldiers' Home and the school chil
dren, and at Sutherlin he talked to the
Rod and Gun Club and the school chil
dren. He exhibited 6000 feet of film
descriptive of bird and animal life in
the Oregon wilds.
White Salmon Fruit Men Meet Today
WHITE SALMON. Wash., March 17
(Special.) Under the auspices of the
White Salmon Commercial Club and the
Fruit Growers' Union of White Salmon
and Underwood, a meeting will be held
tomorrow at the Commercial Club
rooms to meet W. H. Kerr, of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, who will outline the Government's
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ern fruits. Much enthusiasm is mani
fested by the farmers about the meet
ing, who see in this a possible solu
tion of their marketing troubles.
Threatened Bridge Will Be Saved.
LA GRANDE. Or.. March - 17. (Spe
cial.) County officials announce that
Rlveraide bridge, threatened for days
with collapse because the big: piers
were cracked and giving way, will
likely be saved unless the river should
rise suddenly. Dynamite has been used
freely to change the course of the river,
relieving the strain on the piers. Cold
nishts and warm days are removing
the enow from the mountains slowly
and with little danger of destructive
flood wafers.
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