10 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1916. PROSECUTORS LIST DEFECTS IN LAWS Association Suggests Changes in Dry, Nonsupport and Arson Statutes. LEGISLATIVE BODY NAMED Committee Will Frame Proposed Amendments Designed for Bet ter Enforcement Albany Man Elected President. Changes in the prohibition statute, correcting some of the defects and weaknesses which have been revealed, were suggested at the meeting of the Oregon State Association of District Attorneys which opened in Portland yesterday. Some definite action for the framing of an amendment to cor rect those weaknesses is planned by the association. - One feature of the present statute which was mentioned particularly was the provision for the purchase of alcohol for external purposes. It was pointed out that the constitutional amendment does not authorize the pur chase of alcohol for such purposes. A section of the statute which it was suggested should be made more spe cific i3 the one limiting the importa tion of liquor to one family. The ques tion which the District Attorneys are particularly interested in and which the statute fails to specify, is: When more than one member of a family orders the maximum amount, who shall be prosecuted, the one who bought first or the one who bought last? !Won-Support Law Change Vrged. Some changes to the non-support law v ere also suggested, and a committee was appointed to draft the proposed changes into an amendment to the present law. This committee consists of George Neuner, Jr., of Roseburg; C. W. Mullens, of Astoria, and Walter H. Evans, of Portland. One proposed change particularly emphasized was that of making wife desertion as well as non-support a crime. District Attorney Evans pointed out that a man may support his wife lap to the time that he deserts her, and then he may leave her and go into another state. After he gets into an other state it is difficult to bring any action against him for non-support. The proposed change, he said, would make it possible to arrest him before he got out of the state. The repeal of the present amendment to the non-support law, which makes it impossible for a man to be pros cuted for failure to support his minor children in the custody of their mother after the man has obtained a divorce, was also recommended. The present arson statutes were also declared by the District Attorneys to be most confusing, and some action for simplifying and codifying them will probably be taken. Legislative Committee Named. A legislative committee consisting of K. B. Tongue, of Hillsboro; Gilbert Hedges, of Oregon City, and C. W. Mullens, of Astoria, was appointed. It Is the purpose of this committee to frame proposed statutes or changes in the old law which may be suggested by members of the association. Gale S. Hill, of Albany was chosen president to succeed Walter TH. Evans, of Portland. Mr. Evans was suggested for re-election, but he declined to serve. Gilbert Hedges, of Oregon City, was chosen vice-president and v George Jv'euner secretary-treasurer. The visiting members of the asso ciation were taken on a trip over the Columbia River Highway yesterday. Those attending the sessions are: Attorney-General Brown, Salem: Gilbert Gale S. Hill, District Attorney of Linn County. Mho la Elected President of Association of Dis trict Attorneys of Ore son. Hedges. Oregon City; George Neuner, Jr.. Roseburg: Arthur Clarke, Corval lis: C. T. Godwin, Baker; C. W. Mullens. Astoria; W. P. Myers, Culver; J. F. Stewart. Toledo: Gale S. Hill, Albany; Colon R. Eberhard, La Grande: E. B. Tongue, Hillsboro; R. L. Conner, Mc Minnville; Walter H. Evans, Portland. FORESTRY JOBS AVAILABLE Examination for Eligible List to Be Held in Portland August 1 9. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that a .forest and field clerk examination will -be held in this city August 19, to fill vacancies as they may occur in the Forest and Kecla matlon Services. The usual entrance salary is SHOO to $1200 per annum. It is possible that vacancies in the Recla mation Service may also be filled from this examination at $900 and $1000 per annum. Applications will not be accepted from persons who do not show that they have had at least one year's actual experience in clerical work in a busi ness office. A knowledge of stenog raphy, typewriting and bookkeeping is required. Both men and women will be admit ted to this examination, but men only, between the ages of IS and 40 years, will be employed as forest clerks. The age limits are 18 years or over on the day of examination. Persons who desire to enter the ex amination should apply to the local eecretary. Board of Civil Service Ex aminers, at the Postoffice, this city, or to the secretary. Eleventh Civil Service District. 303 Postoftice building. Seattle, Wash., for application blank, form 1371, and information for applicants. There ro 4000 Islands In the territories comprised by the empire of Japan. ; - x. V j . m cr- V ! -jj- -- - F&NCi PigtukeiNev i i I - if. f v P i - f - . If- M i : ;x w f y( ' " li 1 A 'I r? s 1 Tlm TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Columbia "The Good Bad Man." 'Love's Getaway." Heilig "God's Country and the Woman." Majestic "The Dumb Girl of Portici." Peoples "The Selfish Woman." Pickford "The Call of the Cum- berlands." T & D "The Ne-er-Do-Well," "Gloria's Romance." Sunset "Fighting Blood." w ITH more than 100 students in photodramatic art enrolled in general and private classes, the Oregon Film Producing Company is preparing to stage a spectacle at its Upshur-street studio to give the public an idea of the rapid progress made in photoplay acting during the month of its activity. Thursday night, August S, is the date chosen for the attraction. Director Sydney announces that he will present one of the most important scenes from E. Marion Crawford's story, "In the Palace of the King," using nearly all of his students in the spec tacle. Sixteenth century costumes are being prepared for the event, while a special class in Spanish dancinj-ty be ing conducted preparatory to the exhi bition. Elaborate settings are also be ing constructed. So rapidly have the classes been Oiled with aspirants for motion picture hon ors, or those who wish to cultivate graces which may be valuable in pri vate life, that Arthur Sydney and Loyal Underwood, at present directing the classes, will soon be assisted by Har old F. Allert. Allert is due in Port land within two weeks, coming direct from the Drury Lane Theater, London. He and Director Sydney have been as sociated in a number of stage offerings. Film's Biggest Woman. Making Mabel Normand. of Keystone comedy fame, the biggest woman in filmdom. is the ambition of Mack Ben nett, the world's chief funmaker, ac cording to Sam E. Rork, Sennetfs per sonal representative, who has been a Portland visitor for several days. "Miss Normand is to make but three pictures a year," said Mr. Rork. "These pictures are to be from six to eight reels In leneth. the first to be ready for the screen in about three months. "As we see it down at the li-eystone studios, all Miss Normand neeas to elevate her to pinnacle of stardom is the right kind of a vehicle. So Sen nett and others are searching for scenarios which will give the star the opportunity to score more heavily in popular favor than she has ever done before." These Mabel Normand features, 10 oe produced at a special studio ana in which Wheeler Oakman, of "The Spoilers" and "The Ne er-do-w en fame, will support Miss Normand, are not to be regular Triangle releases, but will be special states right pic tures. . . it . Rork is making a tour oi xne cuuuwy investigating the attitude of the public towards Keystone comedies. He will vi.it the larger cities between Los An geles and New York before his return. to the studios More Farnum Pictures. The New York office of Pallas Pic tures has Just received information that 'The Parson of Fanamint.'' a new Dustin Farnum subject, has been completed and that the popular star has commenced work on his latest ve hicle. "A Son of Erin." "The Parson of Panamint" is an adaptation from Peter B. Kyne's story which appeared in the Saturday Even ing Post, and tells of conditions in the mushroom mining towns of Nevada 40 years ago. In this production, under the supervision of William D. Taylor, Pallas Pictures has staged an elaborate set. presenting a complete mining town. Supporting Dustin Farnum in this production are Winifred Kings ton, Doc Cannon, Howard Davies, Colin Chase. Ogden Crane, Jane Keckley and Herbert Standing. Immediately following the comple tion of "The Parson of Panamint." Pallas Pictures started on the next Farnum vehicle, presenting a roman tic drama by Julia Crawford Ivers entitled "A Son of Erin." This sub ject will portray the daily lif-i of the poor farm tenants in lrennu, ana in contrast the complex, unseen currents of politics and graft in a big American city. Dangerous Filming. During the filming of the scenes of the Jesse L. Lasky production of "The Selfish Woman," in which Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgley play the lead ing roles. Miss Ridgley. while dashing through the burning village at the head of the sheriff's posse, was over come by the fumes of the sulphur and slipped unconscious from her horse. In the dark, the other horsemen were about to ride over her when she was spied by one of the cowboys, who threw himself in the way. In discussing the accident. Miss Ridgley said, "I don't remember a thing that happened from the time I struck the smoke until found myself being revived., although they tell me I went through my part without a mistake. Fairbanks in Trouble. Douglas Fairbanks, the irrepressible movie star, who "llirts with fate" week ly for the Triangle, and who escaped serious injury a week or two back when a blank cartridge was discharged in his face, had another close call from death on Sunday afternoon. In company with Clifton Crawford, the musical comedy star. Fairbanks started from his country home at Larchmonl to cross Long Island Sound to Huntington. L. I. The trip across was made without incident, but on the return trip the launch was caught in the terrific storm which broke sud denly late in the afternoon. The launch was tossed about from end to end. .When the engine went "dead" the boat fell off into the trough of the heavy sea that was running and began to ship water in an alarming fashion. The two men were forced to bail for their lives, and clung to the sides of the boat, which kept keel down throughout the storm. The trip across, which ordinarily would have required an hour at the outside, took a little less than eight hours, and both men were on the verge of exhaustion when the little boat finally bumped into the pier at Larch moot Both were drenched to the skin. but otherwise suffered no ill effects from their experience. Screen Golp. mysteries: Wedding Movie monies. Motion picture titles are said to be scarce and Selig Pastepot and Shears comes to the rescue with these grip ping ones: "Tangled Spaghetti," "Threads of Tripe." "Deserted at the Dining Table." "The Moodiness of Mandy," "The Curse of Custard." Not only a cross-country automobile trip, but one that will start at the most southwesterly point in the United States and has a northeasterly point as its destination, is now being taken by Dustin Farnum, the popular Pallas- Paramount star. With San Diego, Cal., as the starting point "Dusty" is map ping out a route that will terminate at Bucksport. Me., his home town, where he will spend his Summer vaca tion. Fay Tincher. of the Fine Arts-Tri angle, is the popular comedienne who originated the bizarre in costumes for photoplay comedies. Miss Tincher hails iromJTopeka, Kan., and played in mu sical comedies and vaudeville before going into pictures. George Mel ford. Lasky director, has been forced to protect himself with pair of smoked glasses against the dazzling gowns Fannie Ward has brought from New York. Melford says Miss Ward's array of costumes gives the Lasky studio a splendor too strong for the bare eye. He is directing her in a five-reel society drama. Each Pearl a Tear," from a scenario by Mrs. H. C. De Mille. Supporting Miss Ward are Jack Dean, Charles Clary and Pau Weigel. He does not wait till I appear A sixth tsense tells me he is near. He speaks in accents loud and clear The man who explains the movie plot to nis cnuaren: He never asks the reason why. He cares not who Is slttlns; hy. Nor wonders when we KasD and stirh- The man who reads the movie subtitles aloud to his wife! This old world see all of him. Continually he. wags his chin. To crack his skull would be no sin The man who knows all the movie stars by their first names! c Marguerite Marsh, sister of the fa mous Mae, and also of the TrlaneT Players, passes a great deal of her available time on the golf links. The following actors have been as signed to Director Stuart Paton for his tremendous spectacle, the film version of the famous Jules Verne novel, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," which he is putting on at Universal City for the Uni versal Film Company: Frank Len ning, Charles Brinley, Harry Archer, Jack Cosgrove, Rhea Haines. Ethel Clark and T. E. Duncan. Miss Jan Gail, Allan Holubar, Matt Moore and little Lois Alexander have leading roles the production. Henry Otto, who directs Harold Lockwood and May Allison in Metro Yorke wonderplays, is an accomplished pianist. He has studied music in Ber lin and Paris, and often entertain other members of the company with recitals when they are living in a ho tel while working outside of New York City. A representative of a famous French family, herself a titled woman, has the role of "Polly Smith." the village gossip, in the Red Feather photoplay, "The Seekers." in which Flora Parker de Haven is starred. This Is the Countess du Cello, who is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Casa Luna, of Bordeaux, France. As a cook. Enid Markey is an ap pealing little screen actress. Lat week her director put her in a scene where she had to fry bacon and eggs for Frank Keenan, and Keenan had to eat the cooking. It was said at bis home last night that he- might be up and around within the week. Vacation is a word no longer in the vocabulary of Blanche Sweet, the Fa mous Players-Lasky star in Paramount pictures, for where in months past she was allowed two or three weeks be tween pictures, it was cut down to two or three days, and later to a cou ple of hours, until now. between pro ductions, she has scarcely enough time to powder her nose. When she fin ished her last Paramount picture. "The Storm," she walked to the other side of the stage in- the studio and imme diately began work on the "Uncon-quered." HELP SOUGHT TO ARID E STATE Presbyterian Synod Asks Na tional Temperance Board to Campaign Oregon. ABSOLUTELY DRY SLOGAN Mr. Hutton Speaks Aealnst "Brew ers Amendment" at Eugene Meeting -Sew Trustees of Albany. College Elected. EUGENE. Or.. July 21. (Special.) The National board of temperance of the Presbyterian church, with head quarters in Pittsburg, was today asked to send representatives to Oregon this Fall to campaign for "an absolutely dry Oregon" in a resolution adopted by the Oregon synod of the Presbyterian church. The resolution favors the nassasre of ' the proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting the shipment of any intoxi cating liquors into the state, and the defeat of the amendment which will permit the manufacture of beer within the state. Two years ago the National board of temperance sent 10 men to Oregon to campaign for a dry state, and it is ex pected that similar action will be taken in response to the appeal of the synod made today. "Brewer Amendment" Rapped. The resolutions adopted also declare for Sabbath observance and deplore tho desecration of the day by industrial and pleasure-giving activities. al though the resolution is without spe cial recommendation for legislative en actment. R. B. Hutton superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon, deliv ered ' an address before the synod in which he asserted that the passage of the "brewers' amendment" would mean condition. in Oregon worse than be fore the saloons were voted out of ex istence, because it would permit the establishment of dispensaries in parts of the state where there were no sa loons previous to the adoption of the prohibition amendment. The meeting of the synod next year will be held in Eugene the second week in July. It is planned to make the 191'i session institutional in its character. covering the various activities of church. Including the elders. Sabbath school and mission workers, as well as the ministers and elders who alone took part in the meeting this year. M enter to Be Considered. Rev. H. A. Carnahan, D. D.. of Ash land, and Attorney J. T. Brand, of Marsbfield. were elected trustees of Al bany College. A committee of the synod to consider the possibilities of the consolidation of Albany college and Pacific Univer sity was appointed as follows: C. C. Bryant. Albany: Earl Bronaugh, Port land: J. S. Bradley, Portland: Rev. Carl H. Elliott. Salem: Rev. J. M. Skinner. Portland; John Straub. Eugene: Rev. Mr. Van Tobel, Corvallis, and Rev. J. R. Landsborough, Oregon City. Rev. W. H. Bleakeney. of Walla Walla, and Dr. C. M. Sharp, of Albany, were named to succeed themselves as trustees of the San Francisco Theologi cal Seminary. " SSI Students Get Loans. A report read at the afternoon ses sion of the synod yesterday shows that 881 Presbyterian students have made use of the loan fund maintained by the church during the past year. Sums from 175 to $150 were loaned to stu dents. Of the 8S1 receiving loans. 33 were preparing for work as laymen and 18 as medical missionaries. The synod adopted a recommenda tion that the Board of Education be re quested to aid the synod tn providing adequate assistance for religious work at the University of Oregon and at Oregon Agricultural College. Another recommendation is that the Board of Education assist the Eugene Presbyterian Church in the improve ment of the church building. FREEDOM GIVEN WOMAN MRS. BURGET, OP BAKER, MUST OO TO SON IN CALIFORNIA. Major Craven Pnrdoned on Condition That He Join His Mother In Carson City, Nev. SALEM. Or.. July 21. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today granted a PROMINENT SPOKANE PASTOR MHO WILL PREACH AT WHITE TEMPLE SUNDAY. Rev. f. G. Davies, D. D. Dr. F. G. Davies. pastor of the Grace Baptist Church. Spokane. Wash., will preach both services at the White Temple First Bap tist Church Sunday. Dr. Davies is one of the prominent minis ters of Spokane and has many outside social service activities. Dr. Davies is president of the Spokane Ministerial Association and of the state Baptist confer ence and is a member of the Washington Anti-Saloon League and of the Florence Crittenden Home board. Sunday morning he will ad dress the WThite Temple service on "Immortality of Two Worlds' and in the evening he will speak on "War, Warriors. Weapons." He will be here next Sunday also anj will preach " at the. White Temple. - ....... conditional pardon to Mrs. Mollis 1 Burget. who has been serving a peni tentiary sentence of from three to 15 years, for her connection with the robbery of the Mormon Basin-Durkee stage in Bakjer County, April 6. 1915. when a -quantity of bullion from the Rainbow mine was stolen. Mrs. Burget was convicted jointly with Joe Carlson and William Halter, when a revolver belonging to her was found to have been used by the two men during the hold-up.. At the time the robbery was com mitted. Mrs. Burget was conducting a boarding-house near the Rainbow mine. The stolen bullion was discovered a few days after the robbery hidden in a badger hole close to the scene of the robbery. Mrs. Burget's release is conditional on her 'going to Henleyvilie, CaL. to reside with, her son. The Governor's action in the case was based upon recommendation of the Parole Board and prosecuting officers: Upon recommendation of Municipal Judge Langguth. of Portland, and Cir cuit Judge McGinn, the Governor also issued a conditional pardon to Major Craven, a lad of Is, serving a sentence of 100 days in the Multnomah County Jail for larceny. Craven has served 55 days of his sentence. He will go to live with his mother in Carson City, Nev. PLANS FOR RECALL ON polk committee: prepares to CIRCULATE PETITIONS.- Bitter Ftsnt Is Expected at Fall Elec tion In Move AKBlsmt Members of County Court. DALLAS. Or.. July SI. (Special.) Preparations for circulating petitions for recall of members of the Polk County Court were made here yester day, by a committee composed of J. K. Sears, of McCoy; J. S. Rogers, of Oak- dale and A. H. Wyatt, of McCoy. The charges against the members of the court are extravagance. The recent ap propriation for the road and bridge im provement at Independence promises to form the main basjs of the complaint. The records of the County Clerk's office are being examined. Should the necessary signatures to the petitions be secured, the fight this Fail will be. bitter. The County Court is warmly supported in some sections, while in others, it is heartily condemned. On the other hand, there are many who are maintaining a strictly neutral stand in the matter and it will be to secure the support of this class of citizens that the fight will be made by both sides. Mr. Rogers, one of the prime movers for recall, is president of the Polk County farmers' Union. Ostensibly, the wovk is being done under the auspices of the Polk County Taxpayers' League, but it is said that this league is but the . political branch of the Farmers' Union. H. S. Petrle. of Airlie, nominated by the recall meeting to run against County Judge J. B. Teal on the recall ticket, has not accepted the nomina tion as yet. Neither has Claud McCul lock, named to run against Commis sioner Clyde Beckett. Moses Manston. the Republican candidate for County Commissioner who defeated George A. Wells for renomlnation in the May primaries, was named to run on the recall ticket against Mr. Wells. It is reported that Mr. Manston will not ac cept this honor and that the move meat against Mr. Wells will be aban doned. BOY RAIDERS SENTENCED YOUTHS WHO STOLE AUTOS SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL." Juvenile O Menders Saved From Peni tentiary by A are Numerous Crimes Committed. ALBANY, Or., July 21. (Special.) John Taylor. Charles Taylor and Alfred Wilson, the three youths who swept through Willamette Valley two weeks ago in a stolen auto, committing vari ous crimes, were committed to the state training school today by Judge Mc Knight. Though the boys were guilty of seri ous crimes, they were too young to send to the penitentiary. After stealing the car at Salem they stripped it of extra tools and equip ment and abandoned it. Then they came to Albany and, being in need of gaso line, they stole another car, emptied the gasoline tank and, after stripping the car, left it on an unfrequented road. Stopping at a farmhouse near Shedd to get water, and finding the people away, they took four guns and other articles. That night they robbed a store at Comstoi'k and were captured the next day at Roseburg. ROY STEARNS STARTS SUIT Son of Oakland Business Man Wants Freedom From Asylum. ROSEBURG. Or.. July 21. (Special.) Asserting that he was committed to the State Hospital without the for mality of being examined by a physi cian and that he was accepted at the institution by Dr." Lee Stelner without a commitment, Roy Stearns, son of one of Oakland's prominent business men. has .instituted habeas corpus proceed ings in the Circuit Court of Marion County to gain bis freedom. Attorney Albert Abraham, of Rose burg. filed the petition for a writ with Judge Galloway, of Salem, and the ar guments will follow later. Local phy sicians who examined Mr. Stearns a few days prior to the time ha was taken to Salem declare his condition waa not serious. Prior to going to Sa lem Mr. Stearns was employed in a bank at Oakland. COUNTY EXPENSES SHOWN Monthly Disbursements Keep Within Budget Estimate. The expenses of the county taken from the general fond during the first five months of the fiscal year amounted to $43,515.39. according to the report of S. B. Martin, County Auditor, which was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners yesterday. The general fund budget for this year is 1.042,07.S0, which is an av erage allowance of $88,840 a month. The average expenses have been $86. 703. The board of relief fund budget for this year is $18,492.60. and the expenses for the five months are shown- to have been $11,050.82. The emergency fund budget for the year is $31,600. and the expenses for the period in question have been $13,091.21. $10,000 DAMAGES ASKED William II. O'Donnell Files Suit Against Electric Company. Damages for personal Injuries In the sum of $10,000 are asked by William R. O'Donnell in a suit filed in the Cir cuit Court yesterday against the North wentern Electric Company. Mr. O'Donnell declares that be fell . LAST CHANGE to See Wallace Reid and Cleo . Ridgely in SELFISH WOMAN And That Killing Cartoon Comedy BOBBY BUMP'S FLY SWATTER Hear The Aeolian Ladies' Trio Today Only Op Mar. 880 2& into an excavation made by employes of the defendant concern on April 26. 1916, at Eleventh and Yamhill streets, lie says that as a result of the fall he broke the bones of one of his feet and received severe bruises which resulted in his being confined to the hospital for several months. He declares that the company had no safeguards around the excavation. DONT FAIL TO SEE DUSTIN FARNUM in THE CALL OF THE CUMBER LANDS The Big Thrilling Story of the Old Kentucky Hills Remember, Today Is Your Last Chance PICKFORD Coming Tomorrow "PAN TAN" More Fun Than a Dozen Circuses axici a. fill time are assured hy the name your tKeatxe METRO Wonderplays Shown First Run Exclusively at the PICKFORD COMING TOMORROW "THE PURPLE LADY" SEE IT SURE. PHONE YOUR Want Ads TO The Oregonian "Main 7070 A 6095 : W v Ask JOT