Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 30, 1916, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGON! AN, TUESDAY. MAY GO, 1916. BRITAIN OBJECTBTO DETACHED ATTITUDE President's Statement of In difference as to Cause of l War Excites Comment. MEDIATION NOT WELCOMED Proposal, However, to Join League at End ot Present War to Pre . vent Future Conflicts Seized on Eagerly by British Press. LONDON, May 29. "Irresponsible peace talk received its quietus from Sir Edward Grey last week, but no doubt President Wilson's speech before the League to Enforce Peace will re vive the discussion in certain quarters," eays the Liverpool Post. Its definlte ness in certain particulars Is arresting:, but perhaps to many of his own coun trymen, the air of deflniteness which the President gives to eome of his phases may seem elusive. "One can imagine many being- spe cially disappointed when he says that with the causes and objects of the war the United States has no concern. To ua who believe we are opposing an at tempt at world domination, it is hard to believe that the cause for which we stand is not of some concern to the great republic of the west." The Post argues that the entente allies are fighting for virtually the same object for which President Wil son proposes a league of nations. War Makes Lcacnci Possible. . The Manchester Guardian says this plan of the President is almost as old as the first formulation of the ideal of organized peace, but that it' never before in any part of the world has commanded the support accorded it in America. This newspaper says fur ther: . "The President inevitably has con fined himself to cautious and general terms, but it is impossible to miss the significance of his declaration that the United States would be ready to be come a party to any feasible league of nations. Twenty-one months of war have done-.much to undermine even the rooted American aversion to alliances and leagues." The Westminster Gazette says that if one is to understand what President Wilson is driving at. his speech must be considered from two points of view the immediate point of view of the war and the more remote one of recon struction after the war. Causes of War Held Vital. It continues: "This proviso is necessary, for the President's neutrality, 'in mind and thought,' la an ice-cold abstraction for a belligerent, who believes he is fight ing in the sacred cause of law and right. We do not understand how a neutral can expect to Influence these events if he begins by declaring him self not to be concerned with their causes and objects. We do not see how be is to controlxthis 'stupendous flood' if he is not 'interested to search for or explore the obscure fountains from which they burst forth.' " Presenting the argument that the en tente allies cannot be expected to wel come the implied Judgment that they really are responsible with their ene mies for starting the war, the Gazette continues: "We must guard ourselves in ad vance against being thought unreason- accept peace overtures based on. the assumption of equal guilt. That being said about the immediate prospect, we should be extremely foolish to write off as unimportant or impracticable what the President says about recon etruction after the war." Proposal Regarded as Momentous. The Gazette considers President Wil con's declaration that the United States is willing to become a partner in any feasible association of nations as momentous one and asserts that Great Britain's record for a century is an in dorsement of his suggestion for estab lishing the security of the highways of the seas. It adds that if the Presl dent means sea power in war is to be reduced or limited in such a way as to deprive us of our principal weapon and means of defense, we should nat 'urally have a good deal to say on that subject." But the association of na tions to prevent war has the hearty assent of this influential newspaper, -which says that if the President's speech can be taken as a declaration of the adhesion of the United States to this idea, it has high significance; for it brings the United States definitely into world politics and makes her from henceforth one of the nations that must be reckoned with in any scheme of international politics, balance of power, association of nations or what ever It may be." Pointing out that an association of nations would be compelled to use force to prevent any nation from com mitting an act of aggression, the Gazette says that if the United States Joined with European peacemakers economic weapons would come into play. WITNESS IS ARRESTED OREGON CITY WARRANT SERVED ON LOS ANGELES MAN HERE. Plaintiff In Damage Suit Against Lewis Investment Company Charges Move la Made to Discredit Story. As C. W. Blair, an important wit ness for the plaintiff in the $50,000 damage suit of the Northwest Door Company against the Lewis Investment Company, being tried in the court of Circuit Judge Gatens, stepped from the courtroom after testifying yesterday he was placed under arrest on a warrant issued in Oregon City charging him with obtaining money by false pre tenses. He had been subpenaed from Los An geles to appear In the case, and attor neys for the plaintiff immediately wen his bond. Though it is ' emphatically denied by the defense, it is asserted by those interested in the plaintiff's side of the case that the arrest was merely a move to discredit the witness. Blair's testimony corroborated the contention of the plaintiff manufactur ing company that the fire which de stroyed their plant two years ago was due to the spreading of fires allowed to burn on the docks of the Allen & Lewis warehouse property. The complaint against Blair Is sworn to by Ben Friedman, a grocer of 305 Third street. He charges that h loaned Blair $100 on a mortgage fo property at Bell Station. Clackama County, and that Blair sold his equity In the property and did not proltect he mortgage. Constable Frost, of Oregon City, brought the warrant to Portland, bu Deputy Sheriff Ward, of Portland, made the arrest, il l iffl mw iiiiii'i Picture nil! in hi i '"'- f lililViiiiii!!! liliiir.'" Pf iiiiuwiwh iiiti tti J, J 1 t IS w '?? TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. T A D "Sherlock Holmes," "Glo ria's Romance." Columbia "The Primal Lure," "Her Marble Heart." Majestic "Police," "Camille of the Barbary Coast." Peoples "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," "Symphony in Coal." . Plckford "Playing With Fire," "Mutt and Jeff." ANITA KING, the Lasky-Paramount star, in her role of City Mother, delivered such a scolding to the Ad Club of Los Angeles at their last meeting that the organization has passed resolutions to take country-wide action on her suggestion. Miss King's topic was the malicious advertising of irresponsible firms who would entice young girls to Los An geles in the hopes of securing posi tions with motion-picture companies. She also dwelt upon the injustice of continually advertising California as a land of gold and the consequence of bringing many people there to become dependent upon the city. She informed tne Ad Club members that as a City Mother she had the right to scold them. and if they didn't hurry up and rectify conditions sne would come back and scold them again. Immediately upon the conclunlon nt her speech she caught a train to San Diego and there spoke before the Ro tary Club and the San Diego Women's Club. At the end of her San Dieu-n rip she has been Invited to visit San Francisco to speak before the women's club and once again to address the girls of the University of California and Berkeley. Fairbanks Entertains. Members of the Scream Club, friends and a number of celebrities of the film colony were guests at a Western dance at a dancehall by Douglas Fairbanks at a dancehall of . a decided Western type located in the foothills north of Los Angeles. Approximately 50 cow boys and cowgirls and a number of Indians were present, wearing costumes of the early West, and these, together with a three-piece orchestra, gave ideal atmosphere for the occasion. One large section was devoted to the serving of refreshments, which greatly added to the merriment of the evening. Indians gave their native dances and cowboys entertained with roping and difficult lariat feats. ' The host was there in chapps and a sombrero. Among the guests were De Wolf Hopper, Elda Furry, William Collier, Marie Doro, Charlie Chaplin, William Farnum, John Emerson, William Hurlburt, Mary Al- den, Oscar Apfel, Elliott Dexter, W. S. Hart, Dustin Farnum and Winifred Kingston. given. by these four persons. Miss Mur ray does everything herself. She is now playing the part of a street waif and is at the studio all day long, so the life of her employes is just one great holiday. Three Fine Art Triangle plays were completed last week, two of which were of but two reels. One stars Fay Tincher and has been titled "The Two o'clock Train." The Douglas Fair banks subject of two reels is known at the studio under the working title of "The Detective." It is a burlesque Which deals with tlj secret service de tective who exposes a gang of Jap anese smugglers. DeWolf Hopper for the last time had on the makeup of Casey for the film version of "Casey at the Bat." More than three days were required for the erection of the grand staircase scene in chapter three of the new George Kleine motion picture novel. Gloria's Romance," in which Billie Burke is being featured. The stair- kr case is an exact replica of the one In the Metropolitan Opera-house in New York City, and substantial enough so that it could how a group of more than eighty supernumeraries in one scene. England Likes Gillette. The "Photoplay Review,") published In London by Essanay's European .or ganization, has this to say of William Gillette, who appears in the seven-act film version of "Sherlock Holmes": 'One of the most Instantaneous and phenomenal successes in the theatrical world was that made a few years ago by Mr. Gillette at the Lyceum Theater, London, in Sherlock Holmes." the play adapted by himself from the famous stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It will be remembered that this play ran for something like a year right off at the Lyceum Theater, and afterwards se cured an even more remarKaDie success- on tour. Indeed, it is still one of the most successful plays in the prov inces today. 'Mr. Gillette had previously been well known to British audiences for his thrilling American Civil War drama. Secret Service, which was produced at Terry's Theater in 1897 and ran for nearly two years, and also achieved a highly successful provincial career." The film received the greatest ad vance booking in Engiana ever ac corded an American picture. Columbia in New Garb. A , terrific under-water combat be tween a knife-wielding reosKin ana William S. Hart is a spectacular and novel feature of "The Primal Lure." the strenuous picture dealing with the Northwest woods. The combatants were photographed deep in the water, the effect being an unusual one. Manager Myrick chose the appearance of the Hart feature to present the Co lumbia Theater in a new garb. The markee is decorated, covered with boxes of blooming flowers, while the lobby entrance is a bower of evergreen and blossoms. A new lighting effect has been introduced in the lobby, giv ing it a particularly pleasing appearance. Pity the Camera Man. The camera men who are filming scenes in Mexico for the news pic torials are not having a "picnic," by any means. The natives are not friendly and hamper not alone the correspond ents of American newspapers, but-par ticularly the men who are "shooting1 films for the news weeklies. Gilbert Warrenton, one of the camera men accompanying the United States troops for the Universal Animated Weekly, this week sends a letter in which he says that the natives have tried to wreck his camera several times, and it is not an uncommon thing to have stones and decayed vegetables thrown at him while taking scenes in the southern republic. Screen. Gossip. Mae Murray, the beautiful Lasky Paramount star, who is now appearing in "Sweet Kitty Bella! rs," has moved into a new. bungalow. The one which she selected upon her arrival in Hol lywood has become too small to ac commodate herself and her servants. Mies Murray has only four persons to administer to her wants; a maUl for the studio, a maid for the house, a cook and. a chauffeur. Outside of the help Mme. Petrova, of "Playing With Fire," was born in Warsaw, Poland. Her father was English and her mother Polish. Many of the scenes in "Camille of the Barbary Coast" were taken in a fa mous Barbary Coast resort in San Francisco. In one scene more than 200 "extras" were ueed and among them were several famous characters who have lived in that notorious district most of their lives. William C. De Mille. who is direct ing Victor Moore's production of "The Clown," soon to be released by Para mount, took the majority of his com pany to Palm (Springs the early part of the week to get some desert scenes. The mercury in the thermometer hov ered around 110 degrees all the time they were there. Victor Moore was not in the desert scenes, but went along and sat in the shade of the ho tel and consumed cooling beverages in full sympathy with his companions toiling in the blazing heat. . While the chief Ince activity in Southern California is to be at Culver City. Inceville is not to be abandoned, for Hart features will be filmed there exclusively. Six companies will soon be at work producing society dramas at Culver City. ' Morosoo players gave Lenore Ulrich a banquet before she left New York last week for the Southern California studios. Miss Ulrich has Just closed her session on the speaking stage in ''The Heait of Wetona." Metro is going to release a trav elogue feature within a few days. The features will embrace a wide range of subjects, including studies in animal and bird life and glimpses of interest ing and "picturesque locales through out the world. Mayor Sebastian, of Los Angeles, says he will not appoint a film com missioner, as provided for in the recent ordinance of that city. He asserts that there is no need for one. Wheeler Oakman, former Selig star, who appeared with William Farnum In "The Spoilers," and more lately in "Battle of Hearts," Is going to play Tim AiaDei rormand In the James Young will direct. TO Alwavs Good Pictures ICKFORD Main 3452 Washington at Park Big Crowds Are Seeing the Best Play of the Week M me. 01 etrova The Famous Vampire Woman, in Playing With Fire 77 .The story of a designing man and the misplaced love of two women. No stronger, more gripping and thrilling drama has ever been presented in the city. It's the one play you must surely see. ONLY TWO MORE DAYS Today and Tomorrow Coming Thursday for Three Days Robert Warwick You're Itfissing Something Mighty Fine If You Miss Mae Murray The I amous Nell Brinkley Girl, in Belasco's Celebrated Success, "Sweet Kitty 5? -IN- "STTDDFN RTCHES" m HITCH FAVORS BILL MAJORITY LEADER TO VOTE NAVY MEASURE. FOR Hive-Year Programme Opposed Ground of High Cost of Material ' Which May End With War. company WASHINGTON, May 29. Majority Leader Kitchin in a speech in behalf of the naval appropriation bill in the House.today explained that while he be lieved the measure provided for great er preparedness on sea than the country really needed, he would support it be cause it eliminated the navy depart ment's five-year building programme. He devoted himself most vigorously to attacking the so-called big Navy men, asserting that the present clamor for preparedness was due in the main to hysteria and jingoism. In opposing the five-year programme, Mr. Kitchin said it would be- foolish to contract for ships at present high prices, when it was "probable that the cost of materials would be much lower after the war. General debate closed with Mr. Kitchin's speech and the House then began consideration of the bill, under the rule permitting five-minute speeches on amendments. This prob ably will be continued until 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, the hour set for the final vote. Representatives Far, of Pennsyl vania; Brltton, of Illinois, and Roberts, of Massachusetts, spoke for the mi nority report -with its larger buildinar programme including two dreadnoughts 1 ton' and six battle cruisers, instead of the five battle cruisers provided for in the bill. Representative Britton denounced the bill as "unscientific, unbalanced and a patchwork of log rolling between pac ifists and conservatives." A score of amendments offered at the close of general debate were promptly voted down. been destroyed by a fire which burned from 8 in the afternoon on Saturday until midnight. SLAYER - SUICIDE BURIED Wood men Conduct Funeral of . Jonepli Rotli at Dayton. DAYTOX. Wash., May 20. (Special.) The funeral of Joseph Roth, of Her miston. Or., who shot himself Thursday night, after shooting and killing his business partner, James Ralph, of that city, was held here today. The services were under the auspices of the Wood men of the World, with Rev. W. C. Gil more officiating. Mr. Roth came to Dayton from New York Cityabout 15 years ago, and for years was a partner in the firm that owned the power plant here before the Pacific Power & Light Company came Into this territory and. bought out the concern. ' Since that. time he has been interested, in the electrlo plant at Her miston, where he has made his home. Business difficulties are said to have been the cause of the act. Ship Knees and Poles Snipped. CENTRAL! A, Wash.. May 29 (Spe cial.) Twenty ship knees of unusual size have just been shipped to San Francisco by Andrew Johnson, the Win lock ship knee manufacturer. The knees average three tons in weight, the longest being 17 feet. Henry Clark, of Winlock, has secured an order for 17 carloads of poles for Oakland. Cal. Mr. Clark has Just shipped three car loads of hewed ties, part of an order for 5000. and a car of poles each, to Star buck, Wash., Copperfield. and Pendle- Or. Stores Burned at Vladivostok. LONDON, May 29. A dispatch to Lloyds from Vladivostok says that large quantities of cotton and rub'eer that were recently landed there have Grounded Cutter Is Floated. NEW LONDON. Conn.. May 29. The Coast Guard cutter Mohawk, which grounded on the shoals off Bartletts Reef lightship in a fog today, was floated with the high tide tonight and she at once proceeded to this port under her own power. The cutter was only slightly damaged. Man Tears Ear Answering: Call. - VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 29. (Spe cial.) In his haste to answer a tele phone call. A. Burnham. of 412 East Twenty-fourth street, tore the top part It's a dandy story with lots of pretty girls, handsome men and a nlot that keeps you inter ested from the word '," DON'T PUT IT OFF Today Is the Last Day TOMORROW AND THE BALANCE OF. THE WEEK we will present the finest show seen for months, P Tr IT eggy nyian her first appearance in pictures, in Henry Arthur Jones' noted play, "Saints and 55 You'll like Peggy, for she's just a slip of a girl, so charming and winsome that you can't resist her, and the play will make everybody talk long after the show has passed and gone. TLDTC API E. West Park and Alder of his ear from his head, and necessi tated the taking of several stitches. He was in the basement when the bell rang, and in running up the steps his ear was -.ught by the edge of an open window. for several days owing to the cold, cloudy weather of the past few days. Berrii 3 are not ripening fast, but all they need is a few days sunshine. This cannery will employ about 200 women snd cirls and CO men. Weary Work. Ohio State Journal. A system of education that produces the tired teacher is a false one. Teach ing rightfully 'done is a pleasure and a recreation. But even then it is made a weary business if burdened by re ports and statistics. There is no need of statistics if teaching is done along the line of evolution and growth. Of course. If it is merely a professional Trame-up that is different. Super vision is all right if it does not depend upon too much meaningless statistics. The best supervision is where person ality is on the job, and personality re- 1 gards as of small import grade sheets 1 and reports. In practice it Is the j other way. and the other way demands a revocation. Register of Land Office Named. WASHINGTON. May 29. President Wilson today nominated Joseph Oker. of Helena, Mont.. Register of the Land Office at Helena. Vancouver Cannery Delays Opening. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 29. (Spe cial.) The large cannery of the Oregon Packing Sommpany will not be opened S. Rankin' Drew. neDhew of .Tohn Drew and eon of Sidney Drew, of the lamous Metro-Drew comedies, is the youngest director in the continuous employ of Vitagraph. He Is also an actor, playVright and scenarist. The battle scenes of "The Crlste." th Selig feature, are to be filmed at Vlcks burg. Miss. , The allegorical film starring Audrev Munson, the model in "Isplratlon." has been completes!, with 200 nymphs ap pearing in one scene. Richard Stanton, with Universal for many months, where he directed the Graft' series, has slcrned with Fox. with whom he will look after Western pictures. Francis J. Grandln. who Hirrtri Mme. Petrova in "Playing With Fire." for Metro, has joined the Universal company and will direct Violet Mer sereau in Bluebird features. The entire ground floor of the Hotel Astor, New York City, was utilized in the filming' of Lawson's "Friday tne Thirteenth," starring Robert Warwick. Season ticket schemes are being used in several citiea in connection with the screening of the big Kleine film novel. "Gloria'a Romance," starring Billie Burke. Alice Joyce, who has been away from the screen for nearly two years, has signed with Vitagraph to play tne leading role in "The Battle Cry of War." Helen Holmes, star of "The Girl and the Game," is to be presented In five five-reel features during the Summer. " A private exhibition, for the. benefit of society folk, is to be arranged for the late Summer In New York. Clara Kimball Young making her debut un der her own colors In VThe Common Law," a plcturizatlon of the popular Chambers novel. Louise Daniels Wlrth, a niece of Sec retary of the Navy Daniels, has en tered motion picture!, signing with Thanhouser. She will first appear in "For Uncle Sam's Navy," a two-reel feature. ' "The Lotus Woman." a Kalem fea ture, with Alice Holllster the star, re quired four months to make, scenes taking the players from New York to Latin-America and requiring 600 sol diers in revolution scenes. 4iiiw';w.nwij ARE. YOU t Ji ii of not spending a . most delightful two hours of pleasing entertainment this week at the T & D Theater? YOU ARE GUILTY if you have not seen . "Stierlock Holmes" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most popular figure in detective fiction, with the greatest exponent of this renowned mystery solver WILLIAM GILLETTE Truly Delightful, Fascinating and Intensely Interesting STOP, LOOK and LISTEN Then see Sherlock Holmes solve the most baf fling mystery ever known. ' ALL THIS WEEK AT THE T&D Standard, Unrivaled in the of the Art f L4 Portland's Largest and NOW OPEN Grandest Theater L - ?dD3 Theater Cool on Warm Days Warm on Cool Days Continu ous 11 A. M. to 11:30 P.M. Daily J If -.1 y i i AJESTSC THEATRE PtAYIXO T7XTIL THURSDAY I'llE MILLION-DOLLAR COM KIM AN f A t ' . : -. - u T CHARLIE CHAPLIN la Ilia Latest Comedy, RHEA MITCHELL IN A, CAMILLE the Barbary Coast Based on "The Overcoat." An Expose of the Human Soul Mar ket, Barbary Coast. MHE XEWS, MAJESTIC XOTELTV TRIO. Various Forms Of Headache "I Is necessary In order to treat head aches properly to understand the causes which produce the affection" says Dr. J. W. Ray, of Block ton, Ala. Continuing, be says. "Physicians cannot even begin the treat ment ot a disease without knowing what causes give rlxe to It, and we must remem ber that headache Is to be treated accord ing to the same rule. We must not only be particular to give a remedy Intended to counteract the cause which produces the headache, but we must also give a remedy to relieve the pain nntll the cause f the trouble has been removed. To answer this purpose, antl-kamnla tablets will be found a most convenlentand satisfactory ryuedy. One tablet every one to three hours gives comfort and rest In the roost severe cases ol headache, neuralgia and particularly the headaches ot women." W hen we have a patient subject to regular attacks ot sick headache, we should caution him to keep bis bowels regular, for which nothing Is better than "Aotolds," and when he feels the least sign ot an oncoming at tack, he should take two A-K Tablets. Such, patients should always be Instructed to carry a few antl-kamnla tablets, so as to have themready for instant use. These tablets are prompt In action and can be depended on to produce relief la a very few minutes. Ask tor A-K Tablets. Anu-kamnla tablets at all druggists.