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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1016. RATE HEARING SET ' ! H M II I ! 1 1 i I , 'i i i i t 1 1 1 1 : i I ; I ' t , 1 i i ; . i . t i i : t . . . i . . ; l : I - i . t : . . . , . , . ; , . , , , , , , , " , ,7 mil mini Hi! i i liiiitilliililini 1 1 T & D THEATER, Broadway at Stark H Public Service Commission to Hear Marshfield Case. Today and All Week SCHEDULE AVERRED UNFAIR Coos Bay Chamber of Commerce Ex pected to Send Big Delegation to Freight Case Meeting at t Eugene July 2 7. 6 ;U lJ! BO 71 T o alia- MARSHFIELD, Or.. July 19. (Spe cial.) The State Public Service Com mission has submitted to the Marsh field Chamber of Commerce the South ern Pacific's schedule of rates on freight to become effective when the Willamette-Pacific opens traffic. The commission has set July 27 for the date of hearing at Eugene. The figures have been considered by the Chamber of Commerce, but they were obscure in some respects and therefore the trustees have made no report or determined what proceeding they desire to taKe. Some of the rates are looked upon with amazement. For Instance, the coal- Interests here had expected to market coal in the Willam ette Valley towns and southward as far as Ashland. The rates on coal from here to Eugene and nearby points south do not favor the traffic in coal. Port land secures a rate of $1.75 per ton on coal, while Eugene must pay $2.40 and further Bouth the price increases. The highest rate quoted on coal is $3.95, from the mines to Lowell, Lane County. The rates decrease northward from Eugene to Portland and all towns with the exception of a few are given a cheaper rate than Eusrene. The rate to Woodburn is $3, Tillamook, $3.75; Natron. $3.55; Grants Pass,- $3.74; Hose burg, $3.20. - The regulation commodity schedules show ten rates, running between Port land and Marshfield, from 60 cents to 20 cents. Rates to Powers on first class freight from Portland is over 50 per cent higher than to Marshfield and the distance between Marshfield and Powers is 54 miles, while between Portland and Marshfield Is 245 miles. Although there has been no concen , tration of thought yet on the attitude the Coos Bay and nearby district will assume on the hearing, it is generally assumed that every town will send a delegation to the hearing. Criticism of the shortness of the time is heard wherever the questions . are discussed. The rates were mailed from Salem July 14, thus leaving only 12 days after receipt or the notice to examine the schedules and prepare replies. Certain interests in Marshfield three or four years ago urged that the local bodies take up the question of terminal rates for Coos Bay at the completion of the road and introduction of traffic, but no movement was ever made ex cepting the appointment of W. S. Chandler and L. J. Simpson as a cpm mitteo to seek terminal rates from the (Southern Pacific. Mr. Simpson after wards reported that the company would grant terminal rates and Mr. Chandler, who returned to Coos Bay later, said the rates were being worked out in Portland and would be submitted to the San Francisco offices. i " ' - - t , y . - , e ' z&C- mass, . I "77? C?oo c &?aF 7S73." sz? CZoScrrr2jb s'a 7y2 cz.ji TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Peoples "The Selfish Woman." Pickford "The Call of the Cum- berlands." -T & D "The Ne'er-Do-Well." "Glorias Romance." Columbia "The Good Bad Man," "Love's Getaway." Majestic "The Dumb Girl of Porticl." Heilig "God's Country and the Woman." Sunset "Fighting Blood." UNKNOWN YOUTH KILLED In Attempt to Ride on Rods Boy Is Run Over by Train at Milton. MILTON, Or., July 19. (Special.) As the Spokane-Pendleton train No. 8 . was pulling out of the Milton station this morning a young man about 20 years old attempted to steal a ride on the rods. When the train" started his Fhoe was caught in a switch frog and he was hurled beneath the wheels, his body was cut in two, both legs severed and an arm amputated. The victim's Identity is unknown, no search of his clothing being made until the arrival of the coroner from Pendleton. One of the young man's companions said he thought the boy's name was Milton and that he came from Huntington. ......... ................a THE Aeolian ladies' trio, which is making a decided hit with music lovers at the Peoples Theater this week, is composed exclusively of talented Portland people, who. "for the first time, are appearing together be for the public. Their initial success is such that their many friends ars advising them to enter upon careers of public entertainment. The trio is composed of Mrs.- Ruth Thompson, mezo-soprano; Miss Eloise Hall, soprano, and Miss Edna Gates, contralto. Miss Hall and Gates are members of the Trinity Church choir. Mrs. Thompson, who was Ruth Hovt before her marriage to R. A. Thomp son, the optician, in Berlin. Germany. studied voice culture at the German capital for two years, under Victor Hollander and ProfessorFerguson. Her singing has been a feature of many privat gatherings in Portland and other cities. Miss Gates studied under Professor Arena, director of the Peonies Svm phony. New Tork, while Miss Hall is a product of the art of Signor Cor- ruccuni, of the Lombard! opera com pany. The woven possess voices of howpt richness and claritv. which irmnn!-p wiht particularly pleasing effect. They were received with much applause at tne Peoples when they opened Sunday. responding at each appearance to sev eral encores. Their numbers. "Winkum Blinkum" and "Chin Chin." will be supplanted during the latter part of tne weeK witn patriotic airs. GRANGE TO HAVE OUTING Jlood River County Members Will Hold Encampment. il HOOD RIVER, Or., July lb. (Spe cial.) Members of Hood River County Fomona Grange are preparing lor the first annual encampment of the or ganization to be held August 8-13. in n grove in the Upper Hood River Val ley near Parkdale. Invitations have been extended to the masters of both the Oregon and Washington State Granges, and it is probable that Gov ernor Withycombe will be present. The annual encampment is planned rot only as a recreational event, but also that the people of the community may get together and discuss problems tf rural life. SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS Immediate Assistance Saves Life of Mrs. M. Johnson, of Milton. MILTON. Or.. July 19. (Special.) Despondent, with no resouces and young child and herself to support. Mrs. Myrtle Johnson attempted to take her life here yesterday afternoon by swal lowing a. dose of laudanum. Just as phe took the poison she sent her boy to a neighbor to tell what had hap pened. In a short time medical aid was ob tained. and Mrs. Johnson s life was raved. She is about SO years old and was born in Milton. About six months ago she lost her husband after the lat ter hadbeen an invalid many months. Douglas County Will Appeal. ROSEBURG. Or.. July 19 (Special.) Following receipt of word from Eu gene that Judge G. F. Skipworth had denied a new trial in the case of R. M. Buttle vi Douglas County. District At torney Neuner announced that he would appeal the action to the Supreme Court. Mr. Buttle was recently awarded $1300 damages for injuries sustained while riding on a stage between Drain and Scottsburg. Hermanns Adopt Xew Policy. SPOKANE. July 19 The Washington Btate Grand Lodge of the Sons of Her mann voted today to redeem with cash the insurance policies when the policy holders become 70 years old. The con vention, it is expected, will close to night. t Halibut Strike Settled. SEATTLE. July 19. The strike of halibut fishermen which began four and a half months ago and which resulted in tying up more than 20 halibut schooners has been settled, it was an nounced today. The terms were cot mad ,Vibllo. Majestic. Anna Pavlowa, the great Russian dancer, who is perhaps the world's greatest exponent of the modern dance. appears, witn ner .Ballet Russe. on the Majestic screen this week ii "The Dumb Girl of Ported." In addition to this film, a wonderful art spectacle in eignt reels, the new Pathe News shows pictures of the German subma rine merchantman, the Deutschland," and her oficers and crew. As Fenella. the dumb girl of PorticL Pavlowa is given an opportunity to maKe ner rum debut in a picture which cannot fail to score a success. In artis try of treatment, spectacular as well as dramatic scenes, and convincing story, "The Dumb Girl of Portici" per haps ranks as the greatest achievement of the Universal Film Company. The story deals with the life of a dumb girl, sister of a man who is plot ting the downfall of Spanish op pressors in Italy. Finally the people rise and overcome the nobles, this up rising furnishing material for many feet of spectacular and startling film. 71 the Star Supreme, in Chapter 10 "TANGLED THREADS" Pickford. Dustin Farnum, Winnifred Kingston. Myrtle Stedman and Herbert Standing are among the prominent players of filmdom appearing in "The Call of the Cumberlands." the Pickford Theater's photo-dramatic feature for today and the remainder of the week. A special feature on the bill will be the concluding appearances of 'Phroso," the mysteroious something man or manniken. "Phroso" walks upon the stage, opens his eyes, bows, and then walks through the audience, offering to shake hands. "The Call of the Cumberlands" is a tale of the mountain feudists, with Dustin Farnum in the role of a moun tain lad. who listens to the call of am bition and becomes the artistic favorite of the cities. He leaves his new en vironment, .however, at the call of help from his clan, leading in a fierce struggle that brings an end to the community warfare. Columbia. Douglas Fairbanks, the chap who is rapidly becoming a serious rival of Charlie Chaplin as the king of film comedy, will open a three-day engage ment at the Columbia Theater today in ::The Good Bad-Man." "Love's Get away," a Fay Tincher Triangle comedy. is another attraction on the bill, which will be completed with a scenic-edu cational. Fairbanks is said to be at his best in "The Good Bad-Man." As "Passin" Thru," an eccentric outlaw, the pro vides much laughter, thrills and gun play in the serio-comic tale of the wild and woolly West. His pranks are peculiar, notably the holdup of the Pacific mail, for the sole purpose of stealing the conductor's punch, with which he ambles through the story, punching the scarfs or coattails of all the bad men he meets. A love story runs throughout the comedy drama. "Love's Getaway" is a boarding house tale, with Fay Tincher making her exit in boy's clothes. Peoples. "The Selfish Woman," dramatizing the caprices of a spoiled society favor ite who nearly wrecks her own life and that of the man she loves, serves to present the clever and popular Lasky pair, Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgely, at the Peoples Theater today. It is the third Paramount release co starring the players who are rapidly forging to the front ranks in popu larity. A young civil engineer, the son of a wealthy and Jinscrupulius banker, and the daughter of a money-mad society woman, are the principals in the latest Lasky story. The girl marries the young man for his money, only to have him disowned by his father. The story of the awakening of real love, through a series of thrilling Incidents, make up the film. Paramount Pictographs, dealing with preparedness and other topical sub jects, and a Brs.y cartoon comedy. "Bobby Bumps' Fly Swatter," are other subjects. T & D. "The ..e'er-Do-Well," the Rex Beach story in pictures which is everywhere hailed as a worthy success or of "The Spoilers." and even more artistic than its predecessor, will be screened for the remainder or the week at tne T & D Theater, with chapter 10 of the Billie Burke film novel, "Gloria's Ro mance." " "Tangled Thread," the present Billie Burke installment, shows Gloria, the heroine. In the role of a detective, de termined to exercise every power to bring the murderer of her lover, Rich ard Freneau. to justice. "The Ne'er-Do-Well" is a tale of old Panama and the Canal, with Kirk Anthony the husky young hero, finally winning a bride and the respect of his father in a series of adventures which take him to the workings of the Pan ama Canal, on which he makes good as a worker. Heilig. "God's Courtry and the Woman," the Etrong story of the great Northwest woods, will be the film attraction at the Heilig Theater all week, with the dancing feature; at the end of evey evening performance. This photodrama, of eight reels, is one of the scenic masterpictures of the year, and carries with it an air of conviction, which is highly flattering to director, players, author and pho togranher. Nell Shipman and William Duncan are principals In the story, which deals with the life of a lonely girl in the Far North. To protect the good name of her mother, the girl is almost rbbbed of a chance for her own happiness in life. Forest, stream and snow scenes are features of the drama. Screen Gossip. Anita Stewart is a singer as well as a motion picture actress. She was the singing attraction at a Bay Shore, Long Island, N. Y.. church one Sunday night recently. After her song a mo tion picture featuring Miss Stewart and Earle Williams was flashed. . . John Mason and Alma Hanlon are stars of "On the Brink of Shame," be ing produced by Julius Steger for Triumph. Pessue Hayakawa, the Japanese ac- -of- TTTHEN you have opened a Savings Account at The North western National and realize that you can save something each week, you will have gained a mental, and physical stimulus as well as financial better ment. Why not decide to join our 23,000 patrons at once? Jm li'lf. 1 li Jr";i.i. J huh TheNorthwesterii National Bank MKorthwesternBank Bld'g Portia nd.0 regon. 66 Gloria's R omance 55 New, Fascinating and Delightful De- fl velopments in this Popular Motion- I Jricture xsovei. Hereafter Each Chapter will PLAY THE ENTIRE WEEK 1 . tv-. v ill i f v - . - III W-- ' v : i " - - Ji . . ' ' -V T" r w V ! s at : ' - - i ! l v - r y : . 4 f ' r -; ' in - J ?: ' 7 Also This Entire Week Rex Beach's Second Wonder Work Hi! iO rHE NE'Eff O YELIL" Matinees, 10c Evenings, 10c and 15c Loges, 25c A Worthy Successor to the "Spoilers" With the "Spoilers" Cast Motion Pictures Showing the German Super-Submarine . 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The .story deals with Oriental customs in this country and the difficulty the aliens have in conforming to the oc cidental ideas of law and honor. The Summer weight of Hughie Mack, the Vitagraph comedian, is 6016 ounces. Kitty Gordon. World film star, and her daughter, Cynthia Beresford. made a personal appearance at the Park Theater, Boston, in connection with the exhibition of "The Crucial Test." J. P Bray, whose animated cartoon of the Villa hunt appeared in Para mount Pictographs, received nls or flclal recognition as an artist when the Detroit News-Tribune gave him his first job sketching. Also he is' a min ister's son. As far as can be discovered from the records, his birthplace was a small town in Michigan of which his parents were the only inhabitants. Bray started a course in civil engineering at the University of Michigan, but found Detroit newspapars so alluring that he gave up a college degree for cartoon ing. . Whenever a director at the Pacific Coast studios of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company wants a girl to play tha part of a Chinese, little Yvette Mitchell is invariably selected. The young actress- was taught the art of making up for such a part by Lon Chaney, one of the cleverest art ists In make-up in motion pictures, and with a number of the leading ilirertors of the film capital she hfcs successfully played tne part. Her makeup Is so natural that many visitors actually believed she was Chinese, and wera turprised to hear her speak the English language. "Each Pearl a Tear" Is the name of the next Fannie Ward picture Lasky will make. Did you know that Charlie Chaplin is left-handed? No, either did we un til we saw hira playing his violin in "Tha Vagabond." In the Selig de Luxe play "The Crkus," soon to be released in 13 reels, Tom Mix performs a thrilling act which outdoes anything ever be fore nttemptrd by him. Mix aptrMe a horse is supposed to be hit by a shell in battle. Horse and man plunge down a steep embankment 100 feet to the lowland. The Bon Ton Orchestra, through an unfortunate error, struck up "Old Hun dred" and eighty feet of slap-stick movie comedy failed to go over. Director Walter Edwards has at last obtained the desert-island scenes which he has been making efforts to &et for the past month for the current Triangle play by Lanier Bartlett. in which Thomas II, Jnce will present Dorothy Dalton and William Desmond as co star a He 'succeeded in his quest for these unusual settings on San Fran cisco Island wbonce he has Just re turned to the InceviUe studios. REGARDING PORTLAND'S FUTURE A PLAIN STATEMENT All who-have made the least study of the serious problems of Portland are agreed that our future industrial and commercial development is dependent upon the establishment of transportation lines to carry products of the factory and soil to the markets of the world- - We are now involved in a fight to eliminate the higher charges f pr handling cargo in this port The laboring men, who for years controlled the handling of cargo here, went out on June 1st, in sympathy with workers in other ports, who de manded an advance in wages and a change of condi tions. Organized labor now indicates that it may desire to return at the wages and under the condi tions which prevailed May 31. With us in Portland, the various union rules which were enforced were in reality a greater handi cap than the excess in wages which shippers were obliged to pay here. If a return to work were per mitted under the old wages and conditions prevailing May 31st, the most serious handicap of the past would be re-established. . The re-establishment of Portland, Oregon, July 19, 1916. such handicap would certainly retard, and perhaps preclude, the establishment of certain steamship lines which Portland must, have if she is to advance as a city and as a seaport. We declare that the scale of wages and conditions recently adopted and announced by the Portland Chamber of .Commerce and the Employers' Associa tion shall stand without alteration. Employers must have the right to employ for efficiency and discharge for inefficiency. Independent workers must have the right to work when wages and conditions are acceptable to them, and they must have such protection as is neces sary to guarantee their safety and peace in the community. The people of this city in general, and the em ployers in particular, are called upon to support the Chamber of Commerce and the Employers' Associa tion in the present fight to remove the most serious of the several local handicaps which have made it difficult in some, and impossible in other cases, to secure steamship lines to operate from and to this port. WATERFRONT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION OF OREGON.