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TIIE 3IOKXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY. JULY 23. 191G.
CENSORSHIP SAID
TO SPOIL PICTURES
Rules Which Must Be Followed
. Are Blamed for "Sameness"
That Patrons Dislike.
CONTINUITY OFTEN UPSET
Iublic Said to Be Ignorant of Re
quirements of Board bat When
Informed Seem Eager to As
sist Theater Owners.
Moving-picture theater managers say
the people of Portland seem to be wel
coming the chance to protest against
the present method ,of censoring their
motion pictures. Last night the com
mittee In charge of the campaign for
the repeal of the present ordinance and
the substitution of an ordinance pro
viding for an appeal to the courts,
made a tour of the city's motion-picture
theaters. They found the movie
patrons eager to sign the petitions and
to know more about the inside work
ings of Portland's censorship.
It has been . learned that until the
beginning of the present campaign, the
people generally have not been clearly
informed upon the methods of the
censor board that passes upon their
pictures. Said one theater man: "The
true significance of the slashing of
films by the censor board cannot be
gathered from the prosaic little report
the secretary compiles each month,
which means nothing to the public. But
If for every cut ordered by the censor
board the theater managers would
show a blank piece of film on the
screen preceded by "the caption, 'de
leted by censors or swabbed over with
black ink such as condemned news
stories are in Russia, I can safely say
that the people would rise in arms
against this promiscuous slashing of
their favorite amusement.
"As it is, the movie patrons only sit
and wonder when the action on the
screen Is abruptly broken or when one
scene closes with the characters in one
room and the next scene opens with the
same characters in a different room
under different conditions, without tell
ing how they got there. In such a case
the connecting link between the two
scene has often been eliminated by the
censor board.
"Home people complain that there is
a 'sameness' about many pictures shown
in Portland. If these people only knew
that the censor board's viewers are
compelled to follow 67 varieties of
written guides in passing upon pic
tures, and that when the guides are
followed only the 'same old stuff can
remain, they could place a lot of the
blame for the 'sameness. '
The ordinance which the movie men
.are petitioning the City Commissioners
to pass contemplates doing away with
any set guides by which pictures shall
bo measured. It provides for a censor
board of more than twice as many
members as the present one and select
ed in such a way as to be representa
tive of the entire community, thereby
precluding any possibility of placing
the censorship of the people's pictures
in the hands of any so-called reform
element. It is contended that if there
must be censorship of Portland's pic
tures, an ordinance that puts them up
1o the good judgment of a representa
tive board and provides for an appeal
to the courts, if its judgment is deemed
faulty, is fair to the film men and to
the people.
VISTA PROJECT DELAYED
KINDS FOR HOUSE AT CROW.V
rOIXT TVOT YET ' AVAILABLE.
Headmaster 1 eon Arik M2,OOA From
Count?- and Kinds M isnnderstand-
Ing Elft. as to Mone-.
Fvidnt misunderstanding of the
terms of the appropriation of $12,000
nifie by the Multnomah County Com
nii8ioner for the construction of Vista
.House. May 17, ied lo the tabling for
further consideration yesterday of the
reriuest of Koadmaster J. B. Veon for
the immediate transfer of 412.000 from
I he general fund to .the road fund, that
work niitht begin at once.
The order of the Board of County
Commissioners appropriating $12,000,
provided that the money should come
I l oin the road fund as far as possible,
and that any deficiency would be made
up from the general fund, but not that
Ihe entire amount should come from
the general fund of the county.
Koadmaster Veon asserted in his
communication to the Commissioners
that he was ready to establish camps
and start the construction of Vista
House at Crown Point immediately. He
urged quick action, maintaining that
the construction work must be finished
before Fall weather.
"I would like the $12,000 you agreed
to transfer from the general fund to
the road fund for that purpose," writes
Koadmaster Yeon. The Commissioners
deny that this was the agreement.
The contract for the Base Line ex
tension retaining wall and arch yes
terday was awarded, on the recom
mendation of Koadmaster Yeon, by the
Commissioners to the Palmer-Ellison
Company. This company's bid was
$7021.10. The highest bid was $11,326.
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SODA FOUNTAIN
now in new location, Mezzanine,
Fifth Street.
DO YOU READ ALL OUR TUESDAY ADS?
Thousands Know More Are Finding Out to Their Satisfaction It Pays to Watch for
PHONOGRAPH SHOP
now in new location, Sixth Floor,
Fifth Street.
TUESDAY "DOUBLE SAVINGS DAY" AT MEIER & FRANK'S
JITNEUR FINALLY CAUGHT
Wnller C'nmniuck Disregards Order
to Appear In Court.
Walter Cammack. 18-year-old jitneur,
r-layrd tag. with the police for Just one
wrek. Judge Langguth concluded the
ysme yesterday in Municipal Court,
when he sentenced the youth to three
days of solitude In the City Jail.
On July IS he was arrested by Motor
cycle Patrolman Ervin for speeding his
car at 30 miles an hour on Third street.
The order to appear in court two days
later u disregarded. A bench war
rant eventually brought him to the
desk, where he disclaimed any knowl
edge of Walter Cammack, and insisted
that his name was Bigelow.
Milnaukie Knforces log Ordinance.
MILWAUKIK. Or.. July 24. (Spe
cial.) Marshal Sam Riley is enforcing
the dog ordinance, which provides that
every female and every male dog more
than three months old is subject U
an annual tax. the former $4 and the
latter 13 a year. Unless paid the ordi
nance provides a fine of not less than
$10 nor more than $50, or a jail sen
tence of not less than 25 days. Also
the dog may be put out of the way
unless the fine is paid. Marshal Riley
also Is notifying owners of property
that they must remove weeds and grass
In front of their premises, or the city
will do the work and assess the cost
to the properly owner.-
$2.00 and $2.50
Corsets for $1.19
Broken lines of standard grades
lace-front corsets on sale Tues
day. All sizes, but not in every
Style. Medium and low-bust mod
els. Corset Shop, 3d Floor.
300 Yards $1.25
Tweeds. Yard 79c
Excellent grade E2-inch tweed
suiting in light and medium colors.
Suitable for suits, outing; skirts and
misses' school dresses.
Dress Goods Shop, Second Floor.
Women's 35c to 50c Hose for 25c
Broken lines. Black, white and colors. Seamless and fashioned
feet and legs, with wide elastic garter tops. Light and medium
weights in cotton, lisle, mercerized lisle and fiber silks.
Women's 20c and 25c Hose 12V2C
Black, white and tan. Medium weight with reinforced heels and
toes. Sizes 8 to 10. Three pairs 35c. Hosiery Shop, Main Fir.
$2.50-$3.00 Desk
Clocks for $1.98
Genuine mahogany clocks with
movements guaranteed for one
year. Pretty designs for mantel or
desk use. Several attractive styles.
Main Floor, Sixth Street.
$1.75-$2 H ouse
Dresses for $1.29
Neat little house dresses made
of figured lawns in a number of
styles. Light and dark colors,
well made and finished. All sizes.
House Dress Shop, Third Floor.
Women's $5.00- $6.00 Pumps
and Oxfords, Tuesday $3.15
J. & T. Cousins' and other popular makes of pumps and Oxfords in
patent leather, gunmetal and kid some with colored ooze quarters. All
with hand-turned or welt-sewed soles, Cuban or French heels. Discon
tinued and broken lines, hence not all sizes in each style; all sizes in lot.
Shoe Shop, Third Floor.
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Sensational Sale
New Silk Front
Women's 65c to $1.25 Union
Suits, Broken Lines at 28c
Fine grade of cotton union suits in a variety of styles, suited
for Summer or early Fall wear. All with low necks, sleeveless
or long; sleeves, tight and lace knees. About 200 in the lot.
CHILDREN'S 50c I WOMEN'S 50c FINE
UNION SUITS, 25C-
"Richelieu" brand cotton union
suits in light Summer weights, low
neck, knee length, lace trimmed.
Sizes 2 to 12 years. Tuesday, 25.
LISLE VESTS, 38
Swiss ribbed fine lisle vests, with
pretty crocheted yokes. Made low
neck and sleeveless. Sizes 34 to 44.
Knit Underwear Shop. Main Floor
SHIRTS $1.29!
Less Than Present Wholesale Cost
A SILK SHIRT to all outward appearancefor $1.29!
Bosom and cuffs of all pure silk, bodies that match so perfectly
as to create the impression of an all-silk shirt. ' Patterns and
color combinations beyond number rich satin stripe effects, etc.
All sizes. Buy today, when this fortunate purchase just received
from our furnishings chief, now in New York, comes to you at
th? sensationally low price of
Stamped, Made Gowns, 37c
Made' up gowns, stamped for embroidering, in a variety of neat and
pretty designs, simple to embroider. 37c is really less than the material
would cost you regularly.
Stamped Buffet or Dresser Scarfs, 29c
'Jap" effects, stamped for working in
' Art Needlework Shop, Second Fir.
Heavy white linette in new
cross-stitch or French knots.
Men's Furnishings
Main Floor.
Shop,
$1.29
Children's Wear Is Reduced
$1.75 WHITE TAILORED DRESSES, TUESDAY 89
Neat white linene dresses, in two-piece middy or regulation
Russian styles with pleated skirts, sailor collars, laced or button
fronts. With or without belts and trimmed with embroidery
Sizes 3 to 6 years. $1.75 white tailored dresses, Tuesday 89c.
?2 CHILDREN'S WHITE
SUN HATS FOR 98
Fine quality white pique hats,
with medium wide brims and but-toned-on
crowns. Finished around
the edge with embroidered scallops
and pink dots. The sizes are 1 to 4.
S1.25 TO $2.50 COLORED
DRESSES, SPECIAL 79
Good quality ginghams, plain
colors or pretty plaid patterns, in
tans, pinks, greens and blues. Made
Oliver Twist, middy and other
styles for girls. Sizes are 3 to 14.
Girls' Shop, Second Floor.
Women's and Misses
$25.00 to $29.50
SUITS $15
Tailored and semi-fancy models. A
handsome assortment of suits in taffeta,
serge, poplin, gabardine, silk and wool
jersey and wool checks.
Black, navy, green, tan, Copen and
stripes and checks. The styles are
Norfolk, Russian, plain and semi-tailored.
The range of sizes is from
misses' 16 to women's 55 a splendid
big; sale of this season's finest suits
Tuesday at $15. Apparel Shop, 4th Fir.
MEN
$5 WHITE
FLANNEL
PANTS
$3.85
Suitable for tennis, golf,
boating1, etc. All sizes 29
to 44 waist. Good values.
-Men's Clothing Shop. Thiru Floor.
Final Disposal "Crowley" and "Lewek
Friedman" Sample
NECKWEAR
Several hundred pieces of the most exquisite
neckwear it is possible to obtain in this coun
try at remarkable reductions! Only one piece
of each kind.
There are vestees, fichus, collars, sets, cape and chev
alier collars, guimpes, etc. Of crepe, organdie, voile
and pongee. Some trimmed with genuine filet laces,
others with fine Oriental laces and handwork. All the
newest, most desirable and chic styles at these savings:
$3.75 to $6
Values for
$1.98
Reg. $2.50
to $3.50 at
$1.49
Reg. $1.75 rQ
to $2.25 at ifoC
Neckwear Shop, Main Floor.
25c Figured Silk
Mull 12V2C
26 and 36 inches wide. Good quality
for dresses, waists and for covering
comforters. Many colors and patterns.
Second Floor, Fifth Street.
20c Soft White
Crepe 10c
Good soft quality white crepe, 30
inches wide. Fine for waists and un
dermuslins. Tuesday only, yd. 10.
Second Floor. Fifth Street.
Adjustable Window Screens
Good hardwood frames, nicely stained. Well put to
gether, reliable, substantial. Good reductions on all sizes.
MEASURE YOUR WINDOWS BEFORE ORDERING.
25c Size, 12x33 inches, 19
25c Size, 15x33 inches, 20
30c Size, 18x33 inches, 24
35c Size, 21x33 inches, 28
40c Size, 18x45 inches, 31c
40c Size, 24x41 inches, 32
45c Size, 24x45 inches, 36c
50c Size, 30x45 inches, 39
-Basement, Fifth Street.
'mm yffl
OyT1-- Wirthmor -
Newest (t ThfV Here
Styles lyU Only
Four new Wirthmors, as illustrated, on sale today for
the first time. Always one dollar always worth more.
Waist Shop, Fourth Floor.
lie Soft Bleached
Muslin 8'3c
36 inches wide. Good quality soft
finish bleached muslin. A splendid
value for Tuesday at, yard 80.
Second Floor. Fifth Street.
$1.50 Round Table
Cloths $1.00
Good quality mercerized damask,
with well-made scallops. Round table
cloths, 60 inches. Many good patterns.
Linen Shop, Second Floor.
Breakfast Bacon Pound 22c
Worth 26c. Sugar cured, 8 to 10-lb. strips, whole or half.
PERFECTION FLOUR AT OLD PRICE, SACK $1.15
Sandwich Tuna, Panama brand,
tin 5c.
Potted Meats, Advance brand, 6
tins 25.
Peeled Peaches, fancy Califor
nia, pound 13 2t.
Apex Peas, 15c grade, dozen
$1.35, can 12d.
Corn Meal, freshly ground, white
or yellow, sack 29.
Pink Beans, selected quality, 8
pounds for 25.
Ninth Floor. Fifth Street.
Good $3.85-$4.5Q
Curtains for 31.98
White, cream and ecru marquisette
curtains, trimmed with insertion and nar
row edgings. All good, attractive pat
terns at this very low price for Tuesday!
Curtain Shop. Seventh Floor.
$2 Canvas Army
Hammocks 31.33
Just the thing for camping or out
ing! Comfortable hammock, made of
heavy, durable canvas, neatly packed
in canvas bag. In khaki and white.
Sixth Floor. Fifth Street.
3
Tut Quality Stoke or- Portland
' rw jcJ. TTo i lin aianr aia.
v J
314-$15 Leather
Bags Only 31Q-25
Black and tan cowhide and walrus
grain bags in 16, 17 and 18-inch sizes.
Special for Tuesday only at $10.25.
$6.50 Oregon City Indian Robes, $4.95.
Luggage Shop. Basement
3 1.25 Embroidered
Baby Flannel, 98c
Box of 1 yards of neatly embroid
ered baby flannel in a variety of dainty
designs. Excellent grade of flannel that
will not shrink. Bargain at, box 1)8
Second Floor, Fifth Street.
G. D. HOOD QUITS POST
TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR OF WESTERS
VMOX GOES TO RAILROAD.
C. II. Gnat, General Manager of . Pa
cific DItImIom. Transferred to
Chicago Station.
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The second important change in the
Pacific Coast Western Union official
organization within a few months will
occur tomorrow, when G. D. Hood sev
ers his connection with the Western
Union as division traffic supervisor to
enter the service of the Rock Island
Railroad, with headquarters at Chicago,
as superintendent of telegraph.
C. H. Gaunt, general manager of the
Pacific division, with headquarters at
San Francisco, was transferred to the
same position in the Western division
of the Western Union, with headquar
ters at Chicago, being succeeded by M.
T. Cook, of Chicago, at San Francisco.
More than S000 miles of railroad
covered by telegraph facilities will be
directly under Mr. Hood's supervision
and direction. He came to the Western
Union six years ago from the Santa Fe
Railroad, after eight years' experience
as manager of the Topeka. Kan., office
of the Santa Fe Railroad, and later two
years as chief clerk to Mr. Gaunt, who
was then assistant general manager of
the railroad company.
During the past six years Mr. Hood
has been in the Northwest, Oregon,
Washington and part of British Colum
bia being In his jurisdiction. The offi
cials tendered him a luncheon at Seat
tle yesterday, taking the opportunity
to present him with a gold cigarette
case and card case to match as a token
of their esteem.
W. E. Brooks, chief operator of the
Portland office, attended the luncheon.
F. Schwandt, chief operator at Seat
tle, will succeed Mr. Hood. L. H.
Wright, wire chief at Seattle, will suc
ceed Mr. Schwandt.
SEWER INQUIRY IS BEGUN
Montavilla Committee Promised Full
Assistance in Quest.
B. Thayer. A. X. Searle and J. Cott
rell, committee from the Montavilla
Board of Trade. PDpointed to ascertain
if the excess of 1161.000 A. Bonham as
serts -was collected for construction
of the four sections of the Montavilla
trunk sewer had really been assessed
and collected, began their investigation
yesterday.
The committee was assured at the
city hall that the assessments for the
sewer had been properly made and ap
plied and that it could be shown where
the apparent excess bad been used.
W. P. LILLI3 IS BURIED
CHl'RCH UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE
GREAT GATHERING.
Many Prteata Partielpate la Service
and Ancient Order of Hibernians
la la Attendance.
The friends who honored the memoi y
of William P. L4Uis yesterday were bo
many that the Church of St. Lawrence
could not contain them, and a reverent
throng stood in the street throughout
the funeral services.
The church was aglow with the floral
offerings of friends. Great clusters of
bloom breathed from the altar, and
when Miss ragmar Inez Kelly sang the
requiem of Robert Louts Stevenson, the
audience of mourners was stirred by the
sweetness of that immortal melancholy.
The high requiem mass was sung by
Rev. Father Hughes, while the sermon
of tribute was preached by Rev. Father
Cronin. Archbishop Christie, Rev.
Father E. P. Murphy, Rev. Father de
Lorimer, Rev. Father Semore and Rev.
Father Knealand assisted at the serv
ices. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, of
w.hich Mr. Lillis was a member, at
tended the Services . and accompanied
the- cortege to Mount - Calvary, with
many other friends.
The pallbearers were John C. Molo
ney, A. F. Leonard, John Kenny. W. J.
Smith. George W. Stokes and Thomas
Hulme.
Famous Civil War Artist Dies.
BURLINGTON, N. J.. July 24. Wil
liam r. Travis, one of the last of the
famous Civil War artists, died at his
home here today after an Illness of
several months. He was 77 years old.
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