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TITE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY. AritHi' 28, 1916,
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RECALL TO BE ASKED
TRADE BILL IS READY
RiMtaisrW.-""!""1' 1111 ui i us ii i
HEILIG
THEATER
COMMENCTG
SUNDAY
ENGAGEMENT
LIMITED
E. E. Schmits to Start Peti
tions to Oust Mayor Rolph.
Plan for Facilitating Exports
Put Before Wilson.
Elliott & Sherman Present
D. W. GRIFFITH'S
FOURTEEN CHARGES MADE
CO-OPERATION PERMITTED
MAT.
2:15
Mairrance In Office, Illegal Klec
tioti and Incompetence Are
Among: Allegations by
San I'rancisco Man.
Provision Made for Common Selling
Agencies Abroad and Seeks to
Prevent Unfair Practices ,
by Competitors.
EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD!
EVE.
8:15
A! FRANCISCO. April J7. Eugene
E. i-climlta. ex-Mayor of San Fran
cisco, announced today that he will
start petitions for the recall of Mayor
Rolph, on 14 charges alleging malfeas
ance jn office, illegal election and in
competence.
Mr. Schmitz was three times Mayor
of Kan Francisco. lie was ousted in
1T'07 following his conviction on
charges of extortion in connection with
the famous graft prosecution. In which
Abraham Ruf was convicted and sent
to San Quentin.
Mr. Schmitz was an opponent of
Mayor Rolph for the office In the last
election and was decisively defeated.
Among the charges which Mr.
Schmits said would be contained in the
-petitions which are. to be circulated
May 9 are:
That Mayor Rolph secured his re
election lent Fall by fraud.
That he has connived at the payment
of his political debts out of the city
treasury lo the amoun or 12J0
day or $72,000 a year by the hire of
team- for public work from political
favorite".
That Mayor Rolph has blocked in
eptiiration by the board of supervisors
of the hiring of these teams and alleged
excessive payment therefor.
s That he has permitted retention of
an incompetent Chief of Police, though
he knew favoritism was being shown
to gamblers.
That the Mayor has fostered an in
crease of vice conditions.
That municipal funds have been
squandered and he had failed to in
vestisate charges of malfeasance
against members of his administra
tion.
TOTAL ASKED IS 3110,725
LIPMAX A WOtKB COM PA XV COM
PLETES r II.I.XG OF 35 SlITS.
Charge Is That lasoruce Companies
Compelled Return of Payments
Through Threats.
tVith JS suits filed in Circuit and
Federal courts. Liprnan, Wolfe & Co. is
domandin 1 1 1 0.7 J 1 from insurance
concerns which participated in the re
fund of large sums through fear of
alleged false statements being made
public in 1910. Twelve actions filed
in the Circuit Court by Attorney W. C.
Bristol yesterday completed the list
6f companies sued.
The flrt eight suits were filed
March 22, in the Circuit Court. and
were for $20,010.24. The second batch
of 15 suits was filed Wednesday, and
the last 12 yesterday in the Circuit
Court, and in the meanwhile four ac
tions had been filed with the United
States Ijiatrlct Court.
The suits are to compel the return,
with interest, of money refunded the
Insurance companies ir 1910. after an
adjustment had been nwide for a fire
loss in 1901. .The refund was mace
on representations that false and de
famatory statements would be circu
lated to Injure the credit and reputa
tion of the firm, if he money was
not paid back, it Is alleged by the de
partment store.
The actions filed in the Federal
Court are against the Commercial
I'nion Assurance Company, Limited,
the Atlas Assurance Company, Limited,
tti Liverpool & London. & Globe In
surance Company. and the Phoenix
Assurance Company, Limited, for
amounts totaling $24,455.71.
In the new actions filed yesterday
th following are ttie companies sued
and the amounts asked: Sun Insur
ance Office, $25i8 S interest, $921.2.1;
Palatine Insurance Company. Limited.
t-3'H.'Jl. interest. $''21.23; Commercial
Vnion Assurance Company, Limited,
$4478.20. interest. S1612.1S; Citizen's
Insurance Company. $383.80, interest,
JI.tS.17; Agricultural Insurance Com
pany, Si'j.la. interest. $230.31; German-American
Insurance Company.
$1J79.49. interest. $460.62; Fnion As
surance Society, Limited, $2175.10, in
terest. $783.03: Aachen & Munich Fire
Tnsurance Company, $2558.98. interest.
$921. 23; North British & Mercantile In
surance Company. $1279.47. interest,
$480.60: Glens Falls Insurance Com
pany. $1919.24. Interest. $690.93: Home
Insurance Company, $2558.97. Interest,
$921.22: Caledonian Insurance Com
acy, $1279.19. interest. $460. til.
PAY OF STRIKERS RAISED
FKIIKIllL BOARD RKPOIITS FM.VOII
ALASKA RAILWAY 9! EX.
WI Demand of I -Ion . Government
Road early Met Vt Ires Down.
Keaalt la I'lkstma,
REWARD. Alaska. April 27 A par
tial report was made this morning by
the wage arbitration hoard, appointed
by Secretary of Labor Wilson to adjust
the grievances of construction laborers
ernrloyed on the United States Govern
ment railroad.
The report fixes the scale to be paid
common laborers at 42 rents an hour
and ekilled laborers, such as machinists
and carpenters, at 70 rents an hour.
The Government has been paying com
mon labor 35 and 37H cents an hour
and skilled labor 50 cents and 55 cents
an hour.
The Federal Labor Union at Anchor,
age. which called a general strike Sat
urday because the arbitration board had
not made Its report, called a meeting
of the union today to consider ac
ceptance of the award. When the men
"first -went on strike, last February,
tney demanded a minimum wage of 50
Cents an hour for common labor, with
. f roportionate Increases for skilled and
eml-kild workmen.
The telegraph wire between Seward
and Anchorage went down at 10 o'clock
this morning, and late .today no word
had been received concerning the
Anchorage union's action on tha board's
findings.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATl'BF.S.
Columbia "Sold for Marriage,"
"The Bathhouse Blunder."
Pickford "The Foundlling.'
Peoples "Molly Make-Believe."
Majestic "The Man of Sorrow." J
Sunset "The Best ..Man's Bride." s
Circle
"Stolen Magic.'
MOTION PICTURES and music will
be the featurea of tha T. ac Z.
Theater, Portland's newest and largest
motion-picture house, which will be
thrown open to the public about May
14. T. &. D. will be the new name of
the Empress, of vaudeville fame, and
it will be the eleventh house of that
name to be operated by Turner &
Dahnken, the California motion-picture
magnates.
Announcement is made that a, huge
organ will be installed Immediately and
that music, with daily concerts, will
feature the new home of filmdom's
stars.
Turner & Dahnken have closed with
Kleine for the much-talked-of Billie
Burke serial, and this 20-episode fea
ture, known as "the million-dollar film
novel," will be screened in Portland.
The new Portland magnates, who
have just made a deal with Ackerman
& Harris for the Empress, own motion-
picture houses at San Francisco, Oak
land, Richmond, San Jose. Stockton.
Sacramento. Berkeley and Watsonville.
Cal., and Reno, Nev. Several years ago
they owned houses in Southern Oregon,
but quit that field to concentrate their
activity on their California interests,
which have developed into highly valu
able properties.
Columbia.
'Sold for Marriage," a graphic ex
pose of "slave-market" conditions.
which still confront marriageable girls
in Christian communities, is the photo
dramatic headliner on the Columbia
Theater programme, which opened yes
terday. Lillian Uelsh is the star of this
story of Russia and America, the pro
duction presenting a vivid idea of life
in a small Russian village, with the
bartering of fair daughters for wealth
or position.
'A Bathhouse Blunder," advertised as
'two reels of Keystone hysterics, high
dives and hilarity," does not belie that
description. , Charlie Murray. Mae
uusch ana the elongated chief furnish
more than the usual quota of laughs.
Fair maids, brave men, and water
tanks, and oceans of it combine to
make the Keystoner a noteworthy fun-
maker.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfleld. stars
of "The Blue Paradise." are flashed in
an auto-tire novelty entitled "The Fa
ble of Adelbert and the Tire." From a
flaring billboard Cleo descends to aid
a motorist.
The special Rose Festival feature.
Introduced by Manager Myrlck last
night, was Miss Jewell Carroll. Rose
Festival queen candidate, representing
the Knights and Ladles of Security.
Miss Carroll appeared at each per.
formance and was introduced to fandom
by Mr. Myrlck.
Sold for Marriage." the flve-aet
Griffith supervised feature. Is a story
of a Russian peasant girl who has many
admirers. Her uncle would marry her
to a rich man of the village, while
a Cossack Captain casts admiring eyes
at her. The man of her choice is a
young but poor chap, and he she finally
betroths, but not until ehe flees to
America, and is almost auctioned off
to the highest bidder in the Russian
luarter of Los Angeles.
Ucvival .Meetings Set.
Today's meetings of the Huff revivals
will be held at 10 o'clock, at 2:80 and
7:45 at night, at FJast Twentieth and
Salmon streets. rr. 8. A. Danford will
preach at the afternoon service and
Rev. Mr. Huff, morning and night.
,Mr. Beatrice Beezley, secretary of the
National Holiness Association, arrived
in rortland yesterday and will assist
In services. Some returning mission
aries will arrive from China Tuesday.
IMckford.
Mary Pickford. Queen Mary of the
films, the yoitng woman of the fabu
lous salary and amasing popularity,
about whose future so many rumors
are flying at present, is the IMckford
Theater star on the week-end bill, the
nation's sweetheart," as she has been
called by adoring enthusiasts, appear
ing in The roundling, a production
in which she achieves signal success.
The Foundling'' is a story peculiar.
ly adapted to Miss Pickford, and she
presents a striking characterization of
the little foundling, or Molly O. who
refuses to yield to an adverse fate.
Molly O, the girl ef the foundling
asylum, is the daughter of an artist,
who deserted her in Infancy. The girl
is placed in an asylum by friends of
her foster mother, and ffnally adopted
to become a slavey for a boarding-
house keeper. She is miBtreated by
her mistress but finds solace in the
dumb animals. The story quickens
when a gang of crooks enter into the
play. Then the artist-father finally
decides to search for his daughter and
has an impostor placed in his home.
Molly O gets Into trouble with the dog
catchers, attracts the attention of
King, her father, and so Impressed is
he with her that he takes the child to
his home. A series of minor discov
eries. irtcTuding a theft, lead to the
great revelation of the real relation
of Molly O and King.
A Musty Suffer comedy. "Hold Fast,"
is the fun feature of the programme.
Support for Pauline Frederick.
"Hello. Blank's Agency?"
"Yes."
"Famous Players talking. Send us
300 country parishioners."
No. the agency did not even faint.
He is used to having motion picture
producers make remarkable demands
from him. It is only the public that
would be mystified to know what a
producer could possibly want with 300
parishioners, rural type preferred.
In this case they were needed to ap
pear In a big church scene in an
adaptation of Israel Zangwill's "The
Moment Before," in which Pauline
Frederick is soon to star. More than
a third of the studio floor was given
over to the erection of the setting for
this part of the photoplay, which, curi
ously enough, is used only in the be
ginning and in the end of the produc
tion.
It is In this church setting that Miss
Frederick, as the Duchess, while at
tending the funeral of her husband,
is stricken with heart trouble. As she
falls dying, there appears before her
the vision of her former life as a Gyp
sy and, finally, a refugee from Eng
land, whence she flees to Australia.
At the completion of the story of
former days, the scenes in the church
again flash on the screen and we see
the stricken Duchess in'the last brief
moment before death.
So the 300 "parishioners" were need
ed to fill the Duchess' church- Why
specify that they were to be parish
ioners? Because the director would
not want the same types for a coal
mine story that he needs for members
of a congregation and it saves trouble
to specify the usages to which the ex
tras are to be put.
Screen Gossip.
Portland school children under 13
years of age will be guests of G. T.
Holtzclaw at the Sunst and Circle
theaters Saturday morning, the occa
sion being the second monthly free
morning show for Portland's boys and
girls.
The same programme will be pre
sented at both houses, the doors of the
SunhM opening at 8:30 and the Circle
at 8:50. General Tom Thumb in "The
Lilliputian's Courtship." will be the
feature number on the bill, while a
touching animal drama introducing the
Thanhouser dog. and two splendid com
edies will complete the programme. A
souvenir will be presented to each boy
and girl attending.
Servia and Bulgaria, present-day ene
mies, are at war in "The Chocolate
Soldier," one of the week's film fea
tures. Phillips " Smalley. the well-known
actor-director of Universal City, re
ceived a cablegram last week that his
father, George W. Smalley, the famous
journalist, had "died at his London
home.
George W. Smalle-y was one of the
last of the famous war correspondents
and Journalists of the Civil War days
and even up to the hour of his death
remained probably the most noted and
certainly the highest paid writer in
the world.
During the Civil War Smalley was
associated with Horace Greeley, editor
of the New York Tribune, and he It
was who wrote the account of the bat
tle of Antletam. of which he had been
an eye witness.
Marie Poro, Lasky-Paramount star.
Is now faffing time to decorate her new
Ijome. Miss Doro and her husband,
Elliott Dexter, have taken one of the
show places of Hollywood and are at
present supervising tha replanting of
the garden,
One of the Interesting characters In
"The Spell of the Yukon." a forthcom
ing Metro production in which Edmund
Breese is starred, is Chief White Hawk,
a genuine Sioux chief. Like many
other intelligent Indians, he Is a nat
ural actor and says a very striking role
in "The Spell of the Yukon." He was
last seen on the Metro programme in
"The Lure of Heart's Desire," in which
Mr. Breese was starred and he made
such a decided impression upon Mr.
Breese that he was secured for his
present engagement.
Virginia Pearson has begun work un
der Dleretor Kenean Buel on her sec
ond Fox film. The story concerns a
society woman who beeomes enmeshed
through her fondness for gambling, of
her temporary ruin and ultimate tri
umph. In the cast with Miss Pearson
are Albert Swanson. John Dillon, Ida
Darling. Miss Dixon and Harry Leone.
"Gee. lady, any chanst of getting a
regular job here?" No. not a Spring
hobo sparring for a meal Just a choir
boy-making overtures to Pauline Fred,
erlck. Together with the rest of the
songbirds from a near-by church, ha
had been brought into the Famous !
Players studio to appear in the church
scenes in "The Moment Before," soon
te appear on the Paramount pro
gramme, and finding the studio much
mora congenial to his tastes than the
choir loft, he spake as above recorded.
When the time arrived for the tak
ing of the Indian scenes which form
an Important incident in the earlier
chapters of "Gloria's Romance," the
new George Kleine motion picture novel
from the pen of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert
Hughes, In which Billie Burke Is being
featured, no little difficulty was found
In securing an Indian tribe that would
consent to pose for the films. Finally,
after a journey of nearly 500 mis.
Director Walter Edwin discovered a
band of Seminole Indians and with the
aid of Professor Hlstad, a noted pho
tographer who annually spends months
with tha Indians in Florida and in
whom the Semlnoles have unlimited
confidence, induced the chief to consent
to the picture making In the camp.
The motion picture campaign for the
actors' fund of America was given
decided impetus last week when sev
eral members of the VUagraph Com
pany contributed between them $500,
Anita htewart, Edith Storey, Dorothy
Kelly and several others separated
themselves from enough of their week
ly stipend to total that amount.
"WASHINGTON. April 87 The Fed
eral Trade Commission laid before
President Wilson today its bill per
mitting the use of common selling
agencies abroad by American export
ers and prohibiting unfair competition
by the exporters. The President asked
that the commission confer with Con
gressional leaders on the subject and
take it up with him later. He is said
to desire that the bill, which haa been
approved by the Department of Jus
tice, be passed as soon as possible.
The bill defines export trade and
makes it mandatory that concerns en
gaged in export trade file with it a
declaration of their intentions.
After the conference, the commis
sion gave out a formal statement say
ing that the bill to promote export
trade was drawn as a result of an in
vestigation of conditions which It has
Just concluded. The statement pointed
out that it would authorize co-operative
association or selling agencies
formed for the exclusive purpose of
engaging in export trade, providing
that nothing done by such associa
tions or agencies restrains trade with
in the United States.
"The bill provides." the statement
said, "that the commission shall have
power to prevent Americans engaged
in export trade from using unfair
methods of competition against Amer
ican competitors even though the acts
constituting such unfair methods are
done in foreign countries."
Another provision of the bill is that
every association or selling agency en
gaged in export trade shall file with
the Federal Trade Commission Its
contract of association, the location
of its offices or places of business, and
full information with regard to its
membership.
TREADGOLD IS ACCUSED
WOMAN DECLARES THAT MB IS
FATHER OF HER BAD V.
Plaintiff In 950,000 Suit 1 Charged
With Flan to Blackmail Men if
She InipUcated Them.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. April 37. (Spe
cial.) G. T. Treadgold, who is suing
The Evening Record and W. J. Mitchell
for $50,000, listened to testimony that
was damaging to his case this after
noon at Coquille, when Mrs. Ruby Simp
son Nosier was on the stand. Mr.
Treadgold is conducting his own ques
tioning and was confronted with as
tounding statements by Mrs. Nosier.
Among the principal items of her
testimony was the accusation made
twice, that Mr. Treadgold was the
father of her year-old babe, that he
threatened to send her to the penitent
tiary if she didn't swear falsely that
Joseph Coach and John Herron gave
her and her sister JLolita Simpson liq
uor; that Mr. Treadgold solicited her
to hecome intimate with prominent
Bandon men on the assumption that
they afterward would "shake them
down." In this connection, Mrs, Nogler
named Thomas Neilson and Dr. Soren
son as prospeetives whom Mr, Tread
gold named to her and asked her to
solicit.
Miles A. Simpson, who was on the
stand late in the afternoon, said Mr.
Treadgold had telephoned to Mrs, Nos
ier to come to his office quite a few
times. The young woman then was
employed in her father's newspaper
office.
Today's proceedings were taken up
with submission of newspaper articles
printed in the Oregon Journal, Rose
burg Review, Coos Bay Harbor and
Coquille Valley Sentinel. W. A. Pettit,
of Itoseburg, was one of the main wit
nesses for the defense.
The case likely will last until Saturday.
BRYAN TALK HEARD IN WEST
Washington Democrats Would Elect
Him to St. Louis.
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 27. (Spe
cial.) Thurston County Democrats are
creating a little diversion by joining
to some extent with Robert Bridges,
of Seattle. In an effort to nominate
William Jennings Bryan as a National
delegate from Washington as a rebuke
to Nebraska for turplpg down the
former Secretary of State.
The Grays Harbor region will send
Alex I'olsen to the Republican Na
tional Convention.
Guy KeJy, of Taeoma. may be given
the honor for the southwest.
S. A. Perkins will be returned as
delegate-at-large. If Perkins and
Kelly are selected from Taeoma, Mjl
Iard T. Hartsen, state chairman, prob
ably will be asked for as delegate
at. large by Seattle. S. A. Perkins will
have no. opposition for National committeeman.
Chehalis Reports Bis Peal.
CHEHALIS. Wash., April 27. (Spe
cial.) One of the blceest real estate
AJESTIf
. THEATER w
Now Playing
WILLIAM
FARNUM
In His Latest Triumph
"The Man of
Sorrow"
A olav of love and hate.
Based on the' famous
stage success "Hood
man Blind."
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EVE. 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, Few $1.50, Boxes $2
700 SEATS SOc SOO SEATS 7Sc
MATINEES 25c, SOc, 75c and 31
lOOO SEATS SOc SOO SEATS 75c
SEATS NOW SELLING
deals made locally for months was
closed yesterday when J. H. Jones, a
well-known farmer, who has lived near
Cinnebar for a number of years, traded
his ISO acres to John Squire, of,Wil
eox, Ariz., for a 240-acre ranch near
that place. The money total Involved
in the two. deals, will aggregate about
JAIL BROKEN AT-NEWBERG
Boy Suspected of jobbery and Broth,
er Who Attacked Marshal Jscape.
NEWBERG, Or.. April 27.(Speeial.)
i A boy of the name of Whitlow was
arrested Monday with two other boys
on suspicion of breaking into a bicycle
Fhop. Tuesday an older brother met
City Marshal Keeney and began berat
Ing him for having- arrested his
brother. Itey Pauiconer, of Sheridan,
a candidate for Sheriff, assisted the
Marphal and wss hllten on the arm,
while the Marshal was bitten on the
hand.
Whitlow wap lodged in jail with his
young brother and just before mid
night it was discovered that both cells
were empty.
REGISTRATION IS LOWERED
Total In Josephine County 302 6 of
Whom 197G Are TCepublicnns.
GRANTS PAfS, Or., April 27.-(Spe-ciaJ.)The
registration of Josephine
County has fallen off 145 from the total
registration for the general election of
the year 1914. The total for 1914 was
3171, while for this year it was but
3026,
The women have shown a keener in
terest in registration this year than in
1915, the percentage this year being
about 40 Per cent.
The registration by parties follows:
Republican 1976, Pemocratie 768. Pro
gressive IS. Bocialist 126, Prohibition
38, refused to state preference 160.
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Ilfoadnay and Washington.
TODAY A.XD TOMORROW
"TORRENTS OP VKNGEANCE"
Featuring tHe Flood Situation in
Southern California.
Matinees 5c
l'rimi :r.S A. M. to 0 P. M.
I'RF.PARRnXHSS! The stupen
dous patriotic picture. "The Bat
tie fry of Peace," coming for
three days only, Sunday. Monday
and Tuesday, April 30. May I, ?.
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