Morning Oregonian., July 13, 1916, Page 7, Image 7

TITC 3IORNIXG OREGONIAN. THUESDAT, JHLT 13, 1916.
SHIFT IS UNVEILED
PICKFOKD
Monument to Puget Sound Pio
neers Is Dedicated.
MR. HIMES IS- SPEAKER
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Descendants of Colonel Simmons See
Ceremony at Spot of First Camp
on. Deschutes River; Native
Son of 1841 Attends.
OLTMPIA. Wash., July 12. (Special.)
pioneers and their families to the
number , of 600 Joined In honoring the
memory of Colonel Michael Troutman
Simmons and his party bv the ceremo
nious unveiling- of a monument to the
earliest pioneers of the Puget Sound
country at Tumwater today.
The monument is a rough-hewn
granite boulder ten feet high, which
bears on a bronze plate the names of
Colonel Simmons' party of 32. It stands
by the Deschutes River on the spot
where he made his camp in 1845 and
where he later erected a flour mill and
grist mill..
The unveiling ceremony was per-
xormed by Mrs. Bertha Simmons Far!
son. Miss Marl Bush and Christopher
C. Simmons, direct descendants of the
pioneer leader. These exercises fol
lowed a programme of notable speak
ers, including Governor Lister, Justice
O. G. Ellis, George H. Hlmea, secretary
of the Oregon State Pioneer Society;
Kdmund S. Meany, president, and W. P.
Bonney, secretary of the Washington
fetate Pioneer Society; address of wel
come by General Hazard Stevens, pres
Ident of the Thurston County Pioneer
and Historical Society; address on be
half of doners of the monument by
Peter Schmidt and by Mayor C. S. Lee,
of Tumwater. P. M. Troy presided as
chairman of the monument committee.
P. D. Moore, who delivered the invo
cation, was the oldest man among the
pioneers. He is 91. Mrs. Jane Parker
was the oldest pioneer among the
women present. Sons and daughters of
Colonel Simmons in attendance were
Christopher C. Simmons, Thurston
County; George Simmons, San Fran
cisco; Benjamin Simmons. Seattle; F.
Marion Simmons, Puyallup; Mrs. Susie
Simmons-Moore, Okanogan, and Mrs.
Mary Slmmons-Holmnes, Worcester,
Mass.
Among the notable native-born citi
zens present was Edwin Bells, who
was born near Spokane in 1841.
A characteristic pioneer dinner, gar
nished with clam chowder furnished
by the Thurston County pioneers, was
served on the grounds.
DRUGGISTS IN SESSION
PHARMACISTS HOLDING ANNUAL
MEETING AT SEASIDE.
Sunday Closing, Sale of Alcohol and
Sending Fobona Through Mails,
Comins Up for Dlscnsalon.
SEASIDE, Or., July 12. (Special.)
Sunday closing, the sale of alcohol and
the sending of poisons through the
mails are among the subjects to be dis
cussed by the druggists at their 27th
annual convention, which opened today
at the Hotel Moore. President F. A.
Nichols gave his annual address to the
Oregon State Pharmaceutical Associa
tion this morning, and after a few
business preliminaries the day was
passed in various games, festivities
and sports. The women were the honor
guests today. Mrs. S. A. Mathieu was
chairman of the " entertainment com
m it tee. Among those assisting on the
committee were Mrs. A. W. Allen, Mrs.
H. F. Brand, Mrs. F. A. Nichols, Mrs.
P. A, Hunt and Mrs. W. A. Witzel.
Last night the delegates were enter
tained at a masquerade and costume
dancing party. Several unique and ec
centric characters were noticed among
tne dancers. The traveling men min
gled with the druggists and made
merry.
The election of officers will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
WOMEN WANT MORE SPEED
Slow Method of MilwauUie Council
Arouses Fair Sex to Protest.
M1LWAUKIE. Or.. July 12. (Special.)
The women of Milwaukie are going to
take a hand in the city elections here
after. They say they are tired of the
methods of the Counctlmen. At the
municipal election in November they
will try to elect two women to the
Council. They may decide to reach for
the mayoralty. A considerable number
of women own property here.
"We need a complete change In the
Council," said Mrs. Maggie Johnson
secretary of the Milwaukie Commercial
Club, "and at least two women should
be elected next November to three men
We have good men in the Council, but
they don t know how to push business.
and the sessions last until midnight,
as it did last night, when the real busi
ness could have been finished within an
tour s time.
MAILMAN PROTESTS FEE
Stagre Operator Required by Rose-
burg to Pay Auto License.
ROSEBURG, Or.. July 12. (Special.)
Whether the city of Roseburg. has a
legal right to collect a license for the
operation of an automobile carrying
the United States mail is a question
that is to be submitted to the Federal
authorities for determination, accord
ing to an announcement of L. L. Math
ews today. Mr. Mathews operates a
stage between Roseburg and Looking
Glass and has a contract to carry the
mail .between the two points. Tester
day he was compelled to pay a license
for operating his stage within the
limits of Roseburg. He paid the fee
under protest and served notice on the
city that the matter would be sub
mitted to the Federal officers for final
determination.
Eugene Brick Company Wins. .
ROSEBURG. Or.. Julv 12. (Special.)
Contracts for furnishing the brick
and tile for the Federal building and
nw hih Krhnol .structur. now in
course of erection here were awarded
vpstttrHav in tho Vairmnnnt Rrielc and
Tile Company, of Eugene. The first
shipments of brick will De made early
in August and will continue until
Christmas.
Chautauqua Success Is Assured.
SILVERTON. Or.. July 12. (Special.
The Silverton Chautauqua is prov
ing successful. The guaranteed ticket
sale was met and the people are tak
lng an unusual interest in each day's
programme. I he business houses
the town close each afternoon -for the
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A tale of sea and shore. One of the most
truly delightful plays ever recorded in film.
You'll enjoy every scene to the limit.
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Special Production
Conceded by all critics to be
one of the masterprices of mo
tion pictures. The magnetic per
sonality of George Beban; his won
derful true -to -life portrayals; the
hundreds of bier thrillinsr scenes and the
superb supporting cast, including such stars as
Myrtle Stedman, Page Peters and others, make
this one of the most talked-of plays of the year. No
matterwhat happens, you can't afford to miss it.
PARAMOUNT PICTOGRAPHS AND
BRAY CARTOON COMEDY
Three Days Beginning Today
Also the Selig; Tribune, Down-to-the-Minute
Events Just as They Happened
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TODAY'S ETII.M FEATIKES,
Pickford "Pasquale." -
T & D "Shoes." ' .
Heilig "Ordeal of Elizabeth."
Columbia "The Phantom."
Majestic "Caprice of the Moun
tains." "The Vagabond."
Peoples "Destiny's Toy."
T & D.
-HOES," the much-talked-of Blue
uira pnotooranra wnicn so
graphically pictures the calami
tous results of the extremely low wage
scale imposed on employes by some
branches of business, will be continued
as the feature subject of the T & D
Theater bill for the remainder of the
week. . Yesterday a change was made
in the programme, the Billie Burke film
being supplanted by the International
News. E. & J. Jungle comedy present-
in? the chimpanzees. Napoleon and
Sally, and a cartoon comedy.
Mary McLaren, who is a pathetically
convincing character ih "Shoes." is in
troduced as a new star of the screen.
She is a -former stage player, and a
And of Lois Weber,, the. leading wom
an director of the country. Miss Mc
Laren is the girl victim of the psycho
logical drama, who- literally, as Jane
Addams expressed in a letter from
which', the theme for the play was
taken, "sold out for a pair of shoes."
No criticism can be directed at the
picture for its failure to present the
realities of the girl's life, unless it be
the results of the misstep furnishing
the finale for four reels of mental and
physical suffering. Perhaps the detail
Is rather too- minute, particularly those
scenes showing the girl pulling splin
ters from her feet, but such Incidents
force home a clearer conception of the
plight of the girl who is struggling to
clothe herself in the garments of
decency. Her money, needed to help
support the family for the father is a
weakling the girl suffers for want of
clothing, and particularly shoes. She
leaves home one night, goes to a cafe,
meets a man, and the next morning ap
pears at home wearing a new pair of
shoes.
Flashes showing what the girl might
have been in different circumstances
add much to the forcefulness of the
picture.
Pickford.
George Beban, the ablest portrayer of
Italian character on stage or screen,
opens a three-day engagement at the
Pickford Theater today In "Pasquale."
a photodrama which has been praised
as highly by critics and fans as any
production of the year.
"Pasquale" is a story of America a
quiet little village and Europe the
shell-torn battlefields. A picture of
life in America, with Pasquale's deep
affection for his little ward and his
horse, contrasts with one of struggle in
European trenches. Loving to the point
where he is willing to sacrifice himself
for the future of his ward. Pasquale is
spared the pain of witnessing his
adored one in the embrace of her new
husband when a call comes for Italian
reservists. With -a banker as compan
ion the groceryman (Pasquale runs a
store), goes to Europe. Both are
wounded and return to readjust de
plorable conditions at home. An auto
smashup is a realistic feature of the
play.
6ellg-Tribune news weekly will also
be screened.
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Columbia.
"The Phantom." a detective story said
to be fairly impregnated with thrills
and surprises, presenting Frank Keen
an, strong dramatic actor, and Enid
Markey, favorite of many fans, is the
headliner on the Columbia Theater bill
opening today. In addition to this five-
reeler Triangle presents, on the same
programme. Douglas Fairbanks, the in
imitable comedian-athlete, in a laugh
able two-reeler, "The Mystery of the
Leaping Fish." An educational sub
ject will also be screened.
Keenan is "Phantom Farrell. a no
torious "gentleman" thief, who mas
querades as a detective to pull off a
big Jewelry robbery, falls in love with
the daughter of his victim-to-be. and
Instead of robbing proves the benefac
tor and recovers the Jewels stolen by
another. Fairbanks is a detective in
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish," and
in his happy way runs down an opium
gang.
Peoples.
Louise Huff, the charming little
screen figure who made such a favor
able impression on the fans in "The
Old Homestead," appears at the Peoples
Theater today in "Destiny's Toy." the
Paramount feature which- marks her
debut as a star of that organization.
"Destiny's Toy is a story of a di
minutive castaway, raised by a fish
erman and afterwards placed in the
hands of a gang of crooks. Se is forced
to assist the law-breakers in their
raids and is sent . to rob her father's
house. Captured by the young minis
ter, who has been adopted by her fath
er, the young fellow's interest in the
girl becomes so strong that his con
gregation rebels and he is in danger of
losing his pastorate. Then comes the
climax, with an ending which is said
to prove eminently satisfactory to the
fans.
Paramount Pictographs, presenting
topics of the day, and a Bray cartoon
comedy, "Colonel Heeza Liar and the
Bandits." are other subjects.
Heilig.
Lillian Walker, the Vitagraph "Dim
ples." who scored such a hit in "Green
Stockings," is . the headliner on the
Heilig Theater programme commencing
today, appearing in "The Ordeal of
Elizabeth." "They Wouldn't Take Him
Seriously," a two-reel comedy featur
ing Herbert Rawlinson, and the Ani
mated Weekly of news events are oth
er subjects to be screened.
"The Ordeal of Elizabeth" presents
Miss Walker as a charming little
country girl who secretly marries an
artist. He returns to the city, forget
ting his wife, while the bride becomes
Interested in another man. The worth
less husband, the victim of his own
misdeeds, finally suicides and the wife,
who has expressed a wish that he
might die. is accused of the crime. The
final acquittal of Elizabeth and her
happiness - with the man she really
loves are pictured in the final reel. .
Majestic.
June Caprice, the 18-year-old New
England lass William Fox has prom
ised to make the mont popular star in
flloidom within a year, will go far to-
land public. In person, by letter and
by telephone, fans have highly praised
Miss Caprice, who is appearing in pic
tures for the first' time in "Caprice
of the Mountains," a film in which she
is star.
Much interest was aroused in the
premiere of this girl, who has no pre
vious experience as a player. For
months she was carefully tutored by
the Fox forces and the publicity staff
ground out columns of copy anent the
star who is to oust Mary Pickford from
her movie throne ere a year has passed.
Her debut could not have been more
successful. Now- for the struggle up-
"The Vagabond." ' Charlie Chaplin's
latest Mutual comedy vehicle, is an
other strong offering on the Majestio
bill.
Screen Gossip.
J. Sarle Dawley is delving deep into
the subject of the black art. alchemy,
necromancy, fairy lore, witchcraft and
all other kindred subjects in prepara
tion for the producing of "Little Lady
Eileen" by the Famous players. It is an
Irish story starring Marguerite Clark,
in which fairies play an important part.
Mr. Dawley is Beeking ways and means
of gaining control of the spirits of the
air. as they are essential to the success
of the undertaking.
Carlyle Blackwell is getting a three
day rest between pictures. He has
worked continuously for 25 weeks at
the World studios, with never more
than a few hours delay between fin
ishing a picture and beginning a new
one. One would think he would hie
himself off to a seashore or mountain
resort but nothing like that he is
reading manuscripts, endeavoring to
secure another story.
In this he is -akin to the old stage
doorman at Hammerstein's Victoria
Theater. After continuous service for
23 years, Mr. Hammerstein approached
him one dav and said: "You can have a
half day off tomorrow if you want it.
Go home and take a good rest."
He took the half holiday and passed
the entire time at the Criterion Theater
talking over old times with the stage
doorman of that house.
Duncan MacRae, the English dramatic
artist, who until recently was the director-general
at the Edison Company.
Is now appearing as leading man for
Viola Dana in "The Flower of No Man's
Land." in which both will make their
debut on the Metro programme. Mr.
McRae is a brother of Bruce MRae and
comes from a well-known theatrical
family, which has given several noted
artists to the speaking stage and to
the silent drama. Mr. McRae was last
seen on the screen as leading man for
Florence Reed in the five-part feature,
"The Woman's Law," which was pro
duced by the Arrow Film Company for
the Pathe programme.
A curious incident of the $100,000
fire at tne Universal Exchange at De
troit, was the Tact that, when the alarm
was sounded the Animated Weekly
cameraman was engaged in filming a
test by the fire department of a new
extinguisher. He followed them with
his camera, and found himself in front
of his own blazing premises.
A baby burro weighing only B0
pounds is the latest addition to the
Triangle players. The animal Is being
filmed by Director Reginald Barker for
the current Triangle Kay-Bee play in
which Frank Keenan is appearing as
star.
William Farnum made his.stage de
but when 14 years old as "Lucius" in
"Julius Caesar," with his father's com
pany at the old Boston Academy.
Winifred Westover, a newcomer In
screen circles, plays with De Wolf
Hopper in his first two-reel Triangle
Komedy. She is the daughter of Clyde
Westover. the well-known fiction
writer and vice-president of the San
Francisco Press Club. Chester Withey
is the director.
Nell Shipman recently sold a five-reel
society drama to the American Film
Company as a starring vehicle for
William Russell.
Polly Moral, Keystone star, comes
from Chicago. She went on the stage
first with De Wolf Hopper in "El Capi
tan." Later shn entered vaudeville,
which she left. for the pictures.
A fascinating feature picture in
which the popular star, Lillian Walker,
will be seen in male attire, is promised
as a Blue Ribbon feature by Vitagraph
in a short time. It is expected that the
picture will be in five parts. .
Leah Baird. the Vitagraph star. Is
building a large and handsome dwell
ing at Manhattan Beach, L. L
The farmers living near Centervllle,
Mich., know how much they are miss
ing because of the lack of a picture
house In the village. Fifty of them
have Joined with business men of the
town and the combine is erecting a 53
seater costing $10,000. Who said the
farmer is not progressive?
Lola May has been awarded S2163
against the New York Motion Picture
Company for breach of contract. She
went to Los Angeles from New York
and after a few months did not appear
for work at the Triangle studios, main
taining that the weather was so bad
she could not reach the studio, as no
autos could get through.
William A. Brady is an old picture
man. Back in 1902 he handled fight pic
tures. George D. Baker. ex-Vitagraph. is the
Metro director in charge of Emmy
Wehlen's next appearance.
V. F. Drew AVcll Known, in Seaside.
SEASIDE. Or.. July 12. (Special.)
W. F. Drew, who was drowned on
Monday by falling from the Jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia River, was
well known in Seaside, having lived
here for 12 years.
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