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TTTF: 3TOKNTXO OHEOONTA!?. : FRIDAY, MAY 20. 191G. POLICEMAN CAUGHT IN RAID ON 'PARTY' Suspension of Patrolman C. F. Hunter Is Ordered by Act ing Mayor Daly. OFFENSE SECOND IN YEAR Landlady or Apartment Building Complains and Fireman and Dep uty Sheriff Stay Be Involved. Six Girls in Mix-Up. . A -noisy "party," in which wine, women and policemen are alleged to have been mixed in scandalous fashion, caused the downfall yesterday of Police 1'atrolman C. F. Hunter and is said to involve a city fireman, a Deputy Sheriff and possibly other policemen. Patrol man Hunter was summarily suspended from the force by Acting Mayor Daly. The "party" was held May 23 at 66 Grand avenue. The police were called in along in the wee hours of the morn ing; to quell the disturbance. It is said six girls of tender years were among the celebrants, as well as Patrolman Hunter and others. Three girls were taken in charge by Mrs. Lola G. Bald win of the women's division of the police bureau. In the early morning hours Patrol men H. H. Harms and Myers were summoned to the address, which is that of a well-known apartment-house, by the landlady. They entered the room of Cecil Haddock, aged 21, where the party was in progress. Six women and tix men were present, and it was evi dent that the police had disturbed a convival bout. Ko Arrests Made. As the affair was being held in the room of one of the party and most of the celebrants were not yet intoxicated, the officers contented themselves with dispersing the gathering. Hunter is said to have told the land lady that she could not afford to have them arrested, on account of the un savory reputation it would bring upon her house.- She was not content with this dismissal of the affair, and on Wednesday called the police station and asked that a policeman be sent to her house, as her suspicions were aroused by the actions of one of her girl lodgers. When Motorcycle Patrol man Bales reached the apartment the man in the case had departed. The report of Patrolman Bales caused the investigation of the women's pro tective division of the department of public safety, which was welcomed by the landlady. Three of the girls were taken in charge as witnesses to the drinking party. All are known to the department. r The girls informed Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin that Patrolman Hunter con tributed to the fund which was raised by the party for the purchase of whisky. Both Hunter and the Deputy Sheriff are roomers in the apartment house. Dismissal Beset With Difficulties. It was only after much technical dif ficulty at the City Hall yesterday that Patrolman Hunter was ousted. Mayor Albee is out of the city, and Commis sioner Daly is acting as Mayor", but not as Commissioner of Public Safety, which is Mayor Albee's position in ad 'dition to Mayor. Thesignature of the Commissioner of Public Safety was necessary before Hunter could be ousted. At first it was planned to have Mr. Daly as Mayor assign himself to the position of Commissioner of Public Safety. He found this could not be done. Then it was planned to get Mayor Albee on the telephone to au thorize the suspension, but the Mayor is out of the city and can not be reached. Then it was planned to have the Mayor's secretary. Will Warren, sign a dismissal order for the Mayor, but there was a question about this. Finally the question was referred to City Attorney LaRoche, who pointed out a section of the city charter which gives the Mayor the power to suspend any employe pending an investigation. This step was taken. When Mayor Albee returns- it Is planned to have him sign an order of dismissal as Commissioner of Public Safety. It is said, also, that an order of dismissal will not be necessary in asmuch as the charter provides that, two suspensions within one year au tomatically ousts an employe under civil service rules. Hunter was suspended from the po lice force for a similar offense -on March 15, of this year, for a period of 30 days. When the moral squad con ducted a liquor raid on a North End Tiotel, he was found to be an Inmate of the place, and the order for his suspen sion followed. He joined the force on May 13, 1907. and prior to that time was a fireman. SHIPPING BILL HEARING SET Senate Subcommittee to Begin Sit tings for Testimony Monday. WASHINGTON, May 25. Hearings on the Administration shipping bill will be held next week by a sub-committee appointed today by the Senate Commerce Commission consisting of Senators Simmons, Fletcher, Bankhead, Jones and Lippitt. , The first hearing will be held Mon day morning and by means of day and nignt sessions it is hoped to conclude in two or three days. Only those will be heard who request the privilege of testifying and who did not appear at the House hearings. Senator Simmons aia tonight the sub-committee itself ,'had no intention of calling any wit nesses. Administration leaders assert the bill ultimately will go through the Senate exactly as passed by the House. They count on ine support of Senators Bank head. HardwlcK and Hitchcock, three of the seven Democrats who blocked tne passage or a similar measure last cession. DAMAGES FOR $7500 ASKED Mrs. I,ncy Hay Seeks Redress From Railroad for Husband's Death. Mrs. Lucy Ray, widow of the late Charles W. Ray, who was killed when an O.-W. R. & Is. train struck the auto mobile in which he was riding at the Troutdale crossing September 6 of last year, filed suit for J7500 damages in the Circuit Court yesterday. She charges in the complaint that the crossing was dangerous and that the railroad company was negligent in not having some sort of signaling device to give warning of approaching trains. The complaint also declares that the train was going at the rate of 40 miles and hour and that no bell or whistle -was sounded. The accident occurred on the day of the dedication of Benson Park. Mr. Ray was on the way to attend those services when his auto became stalled on the railroad track with fatal result. VidiiiniiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiinitiii h nKLf illi' M i ! ' ! 1 LLiJ TT! H4 1 ' LLLL 1 ' LLii ' T ' 1 : U1M M LLM i I g'-"" 15... r s: : n x ; ; s : ? s-:,: ' ; l - . J - X j : : I Is' t vl ' , ; 1 - X , SL ' " 'V i - , y T ' i : : TODAY'S FIE.M FEATURES. Pickford "The Half - Million Bribe." T & D "Salvation Joan," "Glo ria's Romance." Columbia "Susan Rocks the Boat." "The Lion and the Girl." Majestic "Feathertop," "Snow Stuff." Peoples "Pasquale," "Plcto graphs." Pickford. PEXING with a climax, and followed- by a chain of dramatic in o cidents in which action is rampant, ana the plot so complex as to arouse the curiosity of the spectator to the nth degree, "The Half Million Bribe" is as exciting a melodrama as one cares to eee. This Metro "wonderplay," co starring Hamilton Revelle and Mar guerite Snow, opened a four-day en gagement yesterday at the Pickford Theater. The story is one of crime and regen eration, with the element of suspense and uncertainty so cleverly sustained that it is not until the final feet of the five reels that the tangle is unraveled. This uncertainty is cleverly preserved in an unusual trial scene which con sumes three reels of the drama. Open ing with a murder, a man in evening clothes is shown bending over a life less body. Then he steals guiltily through the streets, and .the story is fairly under way. With the trial as the pivot, the au thor swings backwards and forwards. showing the events leading up to the death of Hargraves, following with the seemingly unimpeachable testimony against Challoner, and emphasizing the heroic efforts of the wife to secure his release. Accused of the crime, and having murder in his heart while in a drunken rage, Challoner makes a confession of guilt. The wife gives the prosecutor a half million dollars to free her husband, but the man is convicted. She then de nounces the attorney, but her tale Is discredited. Then follows a confession. which the prosecutor asserts is a fake. and Challoner is released. He forswears wine and women, chiefly through the untiring efforts of his devoted wife, but writhes under the thought that he is really a murderer. finally, as the "live happv ever aft erwards" finish, the prosecutor re stores the half million, admits that the confession was a real one and says that he pursued the course as the only way to save Challoner. . Majestic. Dainty little Marguerite Courtet. one of Mutual's brightest stars, headlines the week-end Majestic Theater bill In "Feathertop." or "Social Hypocrites," a story dealing with high society's weak nesses. "Snow Stuff." a remarkable scenic-comedy, presenting three reels of snow effects which have not been equalled on the screen tiiis season, is another offering, while the May Festi val pictures and Pathe news conclude the programme. "Feathertop," which takes its name from the book by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an interesting and sympathetic? story dealing with the weakness of wealth and social position as a moulder or happiness. Three brothers start on life's highway, each seeking happiness, but one is imbued with an overwhelm ing ambition to amass riches. He suc ceeds, but while one brother is living an ideal existence In the South Seas, and another is happy on a farm, with his pretty daughter at his side. th5 man of wealth tires of his monotonous life. The millionaire experiments with his wealth and corrupts his niece (Miss Courtet) so that she breaks with her old sweetheart and wrecks her father's life and then, as a finale, disappears- leaving the fortune . to the brother across the seas. The skipper and his wife take possession of the mansion and dollars, but finally turn towards the South Seas again, taking along the niece, rudely awakened from her social dream and her lover of the farm. "Snow Stuff" is a story in the series dealing with Buck Parvin, as written by Van Loan. The life of the movie camp is .depicted, with the company stationed near Truckee. JVev. There new general manager invades the scene and comes to grief when he attempts to win the affections of the leading lady and instruct the director in his art. Columbia. ' As a faddish young society girl, who dreams wondrous dreams and attempts to execute them in everyday life. Dor othy Gish, the quaint little Ince lum inary, gives one of her best character izations in "Susan Rocks the Boat," the current Triangle feature at the Columbia Theater. Joe Jackson, the tramp comedian, a lion, a pawnshop and several skyscrapers figure promt nently in "The Lion and the Girl," i Keystone farce-comedy, with the usual quota of laughs. "Dot" Gish is Susan Johnstone, petted and pampered child of wealth. In the vehicle of the odd name. She leads the strenuous though aimless society life, gojng in for athletics, dancing, motor ing, etc., as the whim of live moment dictates. She becomes tired of her life and its environment, hr imagination is fired by reading Joan of Arc, the "Maid of Orleans," and, lacking a pe riod in which to fire a nation with feats at arms, decides that her mission in life is to uplift the masses. The modern Joan invades the slums, determined to place her wealth at the disposal of the worthy poor. She meets Larry O'Neil, son of the Alderman of the district, and while Larry is not in sympathy with her mission, he is en amored of the girl. She falls into the clutches of a divekeeper, and Larry goes to the rescue, but is shot in the get-away. He is nursed back to health at Susan's- home, and then, when he is ready to depart into his former exist' ence, so strongly pleads love s cause into not unwilling ears that the two find happiness in each other. "The Girl and the Lion" is a story of a tramp, Jackson, who . pilfers a watch and with the proceeds of the sale adorns himself in fancy regalia and assumes the name of nobility. He wins a girl, but at the final moment Is consicence-smitten and renounces her. A thrilling rescue from a lion's cage features the comedy. v t & r. It is some transformation from the dainty frills and fineries of the Ward robe of a millionairess to the simple costume of an humble worker in the ranks of the- Salvation Army, yet the transfiguration does not in the least detract from the beauty of Edna May- appearing in "Salvation Joan" at the T & D Theater. It is going beyond the ordinary to induce a woman of so many attain ments of fame and fortune to come out of retirement to perform in a sin gle photoplay, but because she loves to help her less fortunate fellows in much the same way that the play describes and because the amount she received goes to the benefit of the Red Cross for the stricken soldiers of the allies and to provide an ambulance and corps for the boys of uncle Sam now engaged in the Villa hunt in Mexico, Edna May returns to the limelight. In London this radiantly beautiful and charitable woman is an angel of mercy, whose trips to the underworld to help the struggling masses "on the other half of the earth" are. when she in London, daily incidents of much admiration. And the grateful ones who feed from her bounty and are enrap tured with the magnetism of her sweet personality have -entitled her "the white orchid," because she represents to them both loveliness and benefi cence, and she brightens their dreary lives with kindness. Beban in New York. At the Motion Picture Board of Trade in New Tork George Beban was pres ent as the guest of honor. Mr. Beban's latest photoplay, "Pasquale," was pre sented to a capacity audience, includ ing newspaper and trade-paper critics, and was well received. After the presentation of "Pasquale1 Mr. Beban was introduced to the au dience by Pete Schmid. The famous delineator of Italian roles told how he received the inspiration for his lates photoplay from a bit of verse, Gid-ap, Colombo." The poem had to do with a horse, "Colombo." One morning the Italian found "Colombo dead. "Wal he never do dat before," said the Ital ian. In the photoplay "Pasquale," Mr. Beban brings In the horse "Colombo' with good effect. The star concluded his remarks by saying that he was in motion pictures to stay, and would soon start on a new screen production for Oliver Morosco. Screen Gossip. Ann Pennington knows. more abou Dickens than she does about Broad way. Though still of the Ziegfeld Fol lies. Miss Pennington hereafter als will be known as a Famous Players star in Paramount pictures. Her favor itebook is "David Copperfleld." Pauline Frederick plays her mos successful role as a temptress in her own kitchen when she makes ginger bread from a New England recipe. Jerome Kern, famous, musical com poser, is writing special accompani ments for each chapter of "Gloria' Romance," the motion picture novel which stars Billie Burke. Lucille Lee Stewart, the newest Vita graph star, will make her debut i "The Destroyers" . next month. Ralph W. Ince is the director, Lucille Lee re placing Anita Stewart as leading worn an in the Ince company. The Panama-Pacific Interntional Ex position is to be presented to fllmdom in 10,000 feet, at the rate of 800 feet in weekly releases. The feature will be placed on the market within a few weeks. Bessie Barriscale will be seen as a nuu in "The Sorrows of Love," a forth coming Ince feature. It was the Fox Film Corporation which won the cup for the most artis tic exhibit at the New York Palace Exposition, and not another company, as was rumored. John Zanft and his assistants designed the booth and Vir ginia Pearson, June Caprice and others garnished it with their presence. WW Portland's largest and grandest theater NOW OPEN. BILLIE Have you missed seeing EDNA whose instantaneous success was phenomenal. . . . "Gloria's Romance," "$1,000,000 film novel everybody is thousands yesterday took advantage of being able to see the motion-picture novel from the beginning. TODAY and TOMORROW ONLY GO NOW see filmdom's greatest star in the world's most popular film novel EDNA MAY in "Salvation Joan" a heart-throbbing, interest-holding drama in which your country is at peril. T & D Theater, Portland's largest and grandest theater. McElroy's superb orchestra. You Cannot Afford to Miss These Superior Attractions T & D Standard, not mere movies, but real photodramatic art." RECITAL TO BE T PACIFIC ISIVEBSITY CLASS PLETES ITS COIRSK. " 'Op-o-Me-Thamb' Will Feature Fro- smmme to Be (liven by Stu dents of Dramatics. The Pacific University class in prac tical dramatics at the Portland Public Library, which has been conducted dur ing the past season under the direction of Professor W. G. Harrington, is to conclude its work with a public recital tonight in the lecture hall a? the Cen tral Library. The course has been entirely without expense to those interested, and tne final recital is open to tne puonc. Friends of the students are invited. The principal feature of the pro gramme will be tne presentation or Op-o'-Me-Thumb, the charming little English playlet in which Maude Adams made her debut. Miss Edith Swanson plays the lead ing role of Amanda Afflick. The full programme is as follows: Vocal solo, selected, Kmelle Michael: reading. "The Jx'ew Baby," Blanche Ji. Welch; solo dance, Lucille wolcott; reading, "The Christmas Carol," Doro thy Deering; Greek dance In costume, members- of the class: "'Op-o'-Me-Thumb." with the following cast: Edith Swanson, Pauline McCaslin. Ethel Whit- mer, Helen Jeselson, Blanche Roark and Matthew Modart. .More Snow I'alls in Foothills. ALBANY. Or.. Msy (Special. Leighton's Kindly Requests That Patrons Refrain From Tendering Tips to Employes Special Catering Service '.: JI i 14 ' L Ty.1 3al tm th iati3 i Lmm ai ( ! n - -isa BURKE JVIAY in 'SALVATION JOAN"? Snow has fallen in the mountains and foothills of this section of the state the past few days, it being the latest time of year when snow has been reported so low in the foothills for a great many years. In many places where snow has fallen this week a snowfall any time in May ia unusual. SITE OFFERED FOR BASE Astoria n Notifies Congressmen Gift of 100 Acres. of D. H. Welch, of Astoria, has written to Secretary Daniels, Senators Cham berlain and Lane and Representatives McArthur, Hawley and Sinnott at Washington, notifying them of the do nation of 100 acres for a site for the naval base at Astoria, the mouth of the Columbia. This site is one mile east of Tongue Point, which was Inventoried in 1900 and reported to Congress as an ideal place for a naval base. There is a water frontage to the donation of be tween a quarter and half a mile, ac cording to Mr. Welch. He wants to see the naval base located at the mouth of the Columbia, and this offer is made to'get things started. Myrtle Point Sewer Contract Ict. MARSHFIELD, Or.. May 25. (Spo cial.) Edward Sandberg. of Oregon City, was tie successful bidder on 26.- 000 feet of sewer construction In the city of Myrtle Point, getting the work at $14,536. which was about $700 lower than the nearest competitor. There were 13 tenders, the highest being $20. 184. Paving bids will be opened Mon day night. Announcing the Opening of FORMERLY "THE RAINBOW," MORGAN BUILDING Portland's Largest, Most Complete, tAoderrx and Attractive CONFECTIONERY and DINING PLACE An establishment arranged to render superior and unusual service, with assured comfort and satisfaction to all, at reasonable prices. Operating: its own confectionery and bakeshop, its own ice cream and cold-storage plant, LEIGHTON'S takes first place in Portland, if not the entire Northwest, as the largest and most complete establishment of its kind. Everything furnished here will be prepared by experts, in a manner as exacting as the pure food laws themselves. . Ice cream, fancy ices, pastry, French pastry, con fectionery and other delicacies delivered to any reasonable distance within the city. Prices, service and cuisine are such as will bring you to LEIGHTON'S again and again. Those desirous of giving afternoon, dinner, theater parties or banquets will find it to their advantage and profit to consult with the management. Private rooms for such, together with exceptionally reasonable prices and superior service, command your consideration A Few Suggestions From LEIGHTON'S MENU Sirloin Steak Dinner, New York Cut, 75c T-Bone Steak Dinner 75c Tenderloin Steak Dinner 60c Chicken Dinner 60c Top Sirloin Steak Dinner 50c Prime Ribs of Beef Dinner 50c Roast Pork Dinner 40c Swift's Premium Baked Ham Dinner 40c Fish Dinner 40c Bas 10 very one of tho above dinners will tnelade soap rellsb. two vesretable dishes, coffee, tea or mllki Ice cream and cake or pie. SPECIAL LUNCH, including ice cream and cake or pie, served from 11 A. M. to midnight 35c LEIGHTON'S FAMOUS ROAST BEEF AND BAKED HAM SANDWICHES, served from 11 A. M. to 12 P. M 10c B9Salada. atewi, etc.. verved In the Confectionery from 11: A. 31. to midnlATht at most reasonable prices LEIGHTON'S for the MOST DELICIOUS ICE CREAM Quart Brick Ice Cream 30; Delivered, 40c Pint Brick Ice Cream 20c; Delivered, 30c Bulk Ice Cream, Quart, 25c; Pint, 15c Ice Cream Served Here Both at 5c and 10c the Dish Have You Missed Seeing the '"Sunshine of the Screen9'' in EITHER CHAPTER ONE OR TWO of 'GLORIA'S ROMANCE READ AND THINK BILLIE BURKE, the sunshine girl of the screen, GIRL KILLED 8Y SUITOR SPI RS ED VOI TH, 1ft, CHOKES VIC TIM, 15, TO DEATH. Murderers Nrrve Kails After Preparing; to Take Poison Coafrulon of Crime Made, AURORA, 111., May 23. Gwendoline, the 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Anna Collins, was found dead in her home here last night and Jack Armstrong, 19 years old, the police say, has confessed that he choked her to death through Jealousy. Beside the body was found a cup of poison which the boy said he intended to take himself, had not his nerve failed him. Armstrong, whose real name is said to be Verhoye. Is said to have attempted to pursue his courtship after the girl had tired of him. Mrs. Collins found the body of her daughter lying on a couch in an un used room of her boarding-house. The room was locked and keys were in the locks on the outside. Upon information from Mrs. Collins. Armstrong was ar rested a short time afterward. Mrs. Collins said Armstrong had pur sued her daughter for more than a year and that the daughter' had re pulsed him. The tender age of the girl Is said to have been the main rea son for Mrs. Collins' objections to the attentions of Armstrong. Clarke Bridge Work Under Way. WOODLAND, Wash., May 25. (Spe cial.) One of the big auto trucks of Clarke County has bin busy for the talking about, so much so that CHAPTER 1 WILL BE SHOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHAPTER 2. past week hauling sand, gravel and ce ment from Woodland to a point a short distance east of La Center, where Clarke County is erecting a cement bridge over the east fork of Lewis River, on the road between that town and Yacolt. WAGON HITS BYSTANDER Koot of Man on Curb Is Crushed but Driver Urges Team On. Bert Perry, of Molalla. stood at the corner of First and Morrison streets yesterday noon, looking at nothing in particular. An Instant later he was prone on the pavement, with his left foot badly crushed. A large wagon was driven so close to the corner that the corner of the box projected over the curb in passing, and swept Perry into the street. The front wheels passed over his foot. Two bystanders assisted the injured man to the Kmergenoy Hospital. He came to the city to seek work. The driver of the wagon" glanced bark at the man he had struck down, and urged his team on. His identity is not known. Oldest Union Veteran to He Hoard. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 23. (Special.) A notable participant in Memorial day exercises this year in Seattle will be Brevet Brigadier-General Simon Preston, who. In his 96th year, is said to be the oldest surviving soldier of the Union Army in the Civil War. He com manded the Fifty-eighth United States Colored Infantry. and is the oldest member of the Grand Army of the Re publir. Three Entrances Broadway Off Washington Washington Through Entrance Morgan Building Park St. Off Washington