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MAYOR TAKEN TO
s TASK FOR ATTITUDE
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder
MEL
Stand Taken Opposing Appeal
From Censors Held to Be
Complete Puzzle.
Mary
yiEW HELD UNREASONABLE
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Zt Is Recalled Mr. Albee Declared
Be Would Be One of First to
5 Favor Changes if Board
i Was Unsatisfactory.
' BY JA(MES H. CASSEL.T,
. 'J Movlng-Plcturo Editor of The OreKonian.
. . It is extremely difficult for the aver
age mind to comprehend the reason for
the undisguised antagonism of Mayor
Albee towards the motion-picture In
terests of Portland in their struggle
for an ordinance which gives them an
appeal to the courts from the decisions
of film censors.
There is nothing revolutionary or
radical in such a law.
There is nothing unreasonable in
auch a request.
When the present censorship ordi
nance was passed, providing for a
censor board of seven members, with
its pre-exhibition regulatory action as
final. Mayor Albee was Quoted as say
ing that if the ordinance did not prove
satisfactory to all parties concerned,
he would be the first to protest against
It and demand a change.
It is apparent from the universal
protest of motion-picture people, as
well as some 30,000 patrons of motion
picture entertainment, that the present
system is not satisfactory. Yet the
Mayor is no more inclined to grant a
remedy for conditions that he was sev
eral months ago. when he arbitrarily
decreed, much to the amusement of
those whose business was not in
jeopardy or those not immediately in
volved In the meddlesome business of
censorship, that the censorship board
of the ordinance would hereafter be an
appeal board in fact.
- Censors an Appeal Board.
r "Here are the viewers the censors
and here you have the censorship board
the appeal board," announced the
city's executive.
. A fine sort of appeal, which violates
fundamentals of complete divorce from
the two courts that of the first in
stance and' that of appeal and pro
vides for an appeal to a body which ap
points viewers and gives them instruc
tions as to their actions.
Now the plea is advanced, some
weeks after the so-called "57 varie
ties" of instruction paragraphs were
placed in the hands of viewers by the
censor board, that these "don'ts" that's
what they really are are merely- for
reference.
Of course they are for reference. ,
' The situation is this: I am a censor.
I appoint a viewer, who is my agent.
Naturally, I am going to uphold that
Agent as often as possible. Of course.
If he is unwise, then I shift the re
sponsibility to him usually her and
his action is reversed.
Is that censorship with a bona fide
and reasonable appeal? - - -
j Realizing that if 30.000 of the some
40.000 or 60,000 of the regular patrons
Of motion-picture entertainment in
Portland are with the movie men in
their fight for an appeal to the courts,
it is up to .the Commissioners, as rep
resentatives of the people, to give the
majority what it asks . for. Mayor
Albee resorts to the subterfuge of at
tacking the signed petitions and the
good faith of the picture interests.
Holds Present System Good.
: He asserts that misrepresentation
was resorted to to secure names; that
duplications are numerous; that news
paper articles dealing with the situa
tion are fabrications, and that the
present censorship regime is working
very nicely.
" As a matter of fact, from my obser
vation of every first-run picture-house
in Portland, many signatures were re
fused because of the poor method em
ployed in asking for them. "Help us
fight unfair censorship," "If you are
clpposed to censorship, sign this," and
"Help us get relief" are a few of the
remarks addressed to patrons. The
screen slides, until the final week;
were insufficient and . non - explana
tory. Few signatures would have been de
nied had' this simple statement of fact
been advanced: "We are dissatisfied
with present screen censorship and are
asking for an ordinance which does
not affect censorship but does give us
the fundamental and constitutional
right of appeal to the courts. Please
help us.
That is all motion-picture men ask.
They desire an appeal to the courts.
I Is that asking too much of the
Mayor and the Commissioners? Is
there anything in that to place in
Jeopardy the morals of the children of
Portland?
1 Issue Seems Vital One.
One would think from the Mayor's
attitude that this is the great vital
Issue of his administration. That his
political life depended upon a stand
lint attitude on an ordinance he ex
pressed himself as being more than
willing to change if it proved unsatis
factory. At the meeting of the Commissioners
yesterday morning, when the pro
posed ordinance was passed to a third
reading, and is apparently scheduled
fpr the scrap-heap at a meeting two
weeks hence, much time was expended
in needless discussion of routine mat
ters. The vital facts are these, and should
not be clouded with words: The censor
ship regime has proved unsatisfactory
to motion-picture men. They ask. and
motion-picture patrons ask, of their
municipal representatives, a modifica
tion of the ordinance regulating motion
pictures providing for the constitu
tional right of appeal to the courts, a
consorship board of 15 members, these
persons to be named by the Commis-
eion.
Is that revolutionary, unreasonable
and a situation, which, if consummat
ed, will place in jeopardy the morals of
Portland man, woman or child?
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
T & D "Gloria's Romance," "The
Weakness of Man."
Columbia "The Payment," "Poor
Papa."
Majestic "The End of the Trail,"
"One A. M."
Sunset Bullets and Brown
Eyes," "The Village Vampire."
Peoples "Hulda From Holland."
Pickford "The Quitter."
HelUg "The Lotus Woman."
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Pickford.
HE Quitter," a colorful story of
the West, replete with action
nf a 'thrilline- character, will
be screened at the Pickford Theater
today. Lionel Barrymore, of the fa
mous Drew-Barrymore family, is the
star of this five-part Metro produc
tion. SeHg-Trlbune Weekly, with
events of the world In action pictures,
is another subject.
Barrymore plays the role of "Happy
Jack" Lewis, - a miner of Paradise
Gulch, chosen to marry by a committee
of the miners, who deplore the ab
sence of women in the camp. Jack
decides to welch on this agreement
and runs away. He gets a glimpse of
one of the girls who has answered
his advertisement and discovers that
she is worth having. So do others,
and Jack is drugged, shipped away,
arrested and goes through many ad
ventures before he finds his way back
to Paradise Gulch. He wins the girl
and also a fortune, for the girl's father
has left her a mine which Is enor
mously rich.
Columbia.
Bessie Barriscale, one of the screen's
leading emotional stars. Is the head-
liner on the Columbia Theater's new
programme, commencing today. "The
Payment," a strorfg story of sacrifice
for ambition, is the five-act feature.
while a two-reel comedy, "Poor Papa,"
is another attraction.
Miss Barriscale plays the part of
a daughter of a plodding millworker
in "The Payment," a sex story said
to be handled . with unusual strengtn
as well as good taste. Ambitious to
become a miniature painter, the. girl
goes to the city, and there finds it just
as hard to succeed. She bargains with
a wealthy man she meets, Reyburn,
and is sent by him to Europe. Suc
cessful, the girl becomes famous. Is
attracted by Mrs. Reyburn, invited to
her house and there the girl falls in
love with Mrs. Reyburn's brother. Rey
burn objects to the match, the climax
furnishing moments of dramatic in
tensity.
Peoples.
"Hulda From Holland," the delight
ful Mary Pickford vehicle which has
packed the Peoples Theater all week,
will continue the fes.ture of that house
for the remainder of the week, together
with the Max Figman-Lolita Robertson
Metro comedy. '
Fans, thousands of them, declare that
"Hulda From Holland." is the most
charming of all Pickford plays. Little
Mary plays the role of Hulda. the Dutch
girl who mothers three small brothers.
She goes to America to live with a rich
old uncle, and when the latter meets
with an auto accident and is sent to
a hospital, Hulda and the three young
sters are stranded in New York. A
kind old lodging-house keeper picks up
the family. Hulda meets a young
American artist, turned adrift by his
father, falls in love with him, and -aids
the boy to reinstate himself in his
father's good graces. Much comedy,
childish pranks, and a good love story
feature the drama.
Keystone comedy, with Fred Mace one
of the leading characters, divides hon
ors with "Bullets and Brown Eyes"
.on the programme.
T & D.
The big $25,000 unit orchestra organ
was christened at the T & D Theater I
last night, with Organist Mallotte. of
New York, giving the opening recital.
This organ, the only one of the char
acter in Portland, takes the place of the
orchestra, and has range which can
handle the music of many instruments.
Billie Burke in "The Midnight Riot."
chapter 13 of "Gloria's Romance," and
"The Weakness of Man," a World fea
ture starring Holbrook Blinn, are the
photodramatic attractions, together
with the International News Service.
Three months' absence has made the heart
of the great American public yearn to see
her. Packed houses are greeting her at
every performance of
HULDA
FROM
HOLLAND
One of the choicest blendings of humor
and tender pathos ever witnessed on, the
screen. Every scene is one of pure delight.
Helen Parrish
The dainty little Portland miss Is making
a hit with her catchy songs.
It's just one of those great big shows
that's too good to even think of missing.
Remember You have but three more
days to enjoy it .
i TODAY, TOMORROW, SATURDAY
Screen Gossip.
More movie finance. At the age f
nine days Robert Leslie earned five
dollars playing in a Vitagraph picture
"Fogg's Millions."
Nat Goodwin is to star In Mutual
Films. "A Wall-Street Tragedy" will
be his first vehicle.
A Booth, a Sothern and a Mantell, to
say nothing of our old friends. Francis
Xavier Bushman and Beverly Bayne,
are to appear in that Metro screen in- I
terpretation of "Romeo and Juliet.
"The entrance of Nazimova and Mary
Garden into the motion pictures marks
the apothosis of the photoplay. It
marks the birth of the eighth of the
fine arts," says Motion Picture Mail.
m
Mabel Normand has faced the movie
camera more than 3000 times.
m
It is rumored that Norma Talmadge,
of Triangle, is to join the World Film.
Infantile paralysis caused a drop of
nearly 50 per cent in attendance at New
York motion picture theaters..
L. Rogers Lytton, the villain in "The
Battle Cry of Peace," is to leave Vita
graph in September.
"The Conquest of Canaan," the Booth
Tarkington story, is being filmed with
Jack Sherrill, co-star with Alico Brady
in "I'll Come Back to You," as the lead.
Herbert Brenon, who has Nazimova
and Garden under his wing, has leased
New York studios for five years.
Edna Hunter has signed with the
Clara Kimball Young Company.
m m
Peggy Hyland wears 25 different
dresses in her forthcoming appearance
with E. H. Sothern. They are working
for Vitagraph.
f
Theda Bara says that the warm Au
gust days are a positive aid to her act
ing. She says that she is at her vam-
pirlsh best when the weather to others
is insufferable.
The cast supporting Lou-Tellegen in
the Lasky production of "The Victory
of Conscience," In addition to Cleo
Ridgley. who Is featured, includes
Elliott Dexter. Thomas Delroar and
Laura Woods Gushing..
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QUITTEIR
STRAND BILL IS LIKED
VARIED PROGRAMME ENTERTAINS
THEATER PATRONS.
CITY TO DISCUSS PAVING
Council
Proposes
Boulevard
Settlement
Tangle.
of
Majestic.
William Farnum, in the big story of
the great Northwest, "The End of the
Trail," and Charlie Chaplin, in his
comedy hit, "One A M-," will be
screened at the Majestic during the
rest of the week. Farnum and Chaplin
fans have been treated with a rare
picture combination in these two fea
tures, and the demand is for several
more days of exhibition.
The Farnum story is a vital one of
the big snow country, the land of the
trappers and the' dog-teams. Farnum
plays the role of Jules, a trapper who
is the victim of fate, but who finally
secures revenge for. the wrongs in
flicted upon him. Chaplin's two-reeler,
another of the Mutuals. is a novelty in
that Charlie is the only actor in the
eariy-morning experiences of an intoxi
cated householder.
Pathe News shows pictures of the
big dynamiting affair at San Francisco,
that at New York, and the departure
of the Deutschland.
City Attorney LaRoche was author
ized by the City Council yesterday to
negotiate with property owners along
Linnton Hillside boulevard for a set
tlement of the lawsuits over assess
ments for grading the boulevard on the
basi9 of the property owners paying
their full assessments, provided the
city spends $50,000 in macadamizing
the road.
The boulevard is 11 miles in length.
Property owners claim that the oity
will be unable to collect about $50,000
of its assessments for the work. It is
said the majority of them, however, are
willing to pay the full amount if the
city will put this $50,000 into macadam
surfacing.
Sunset.
"Bullets and Brown Eyes." an appeal
ing story of Europe and the loves and
hates which Involve the petty European
principalities, opened an engagement
yesterday at the Sunset.
Bessie Barriscale, the talented Trian
gle star, plays the leading role in the
drama, with William Desmond as the
dashing soldier-lover of the play. Miss
Barriscale is the daughter of one ruler.
warring with a neighboring house. Th
son. played by Desmond, invades the
enemy country and meets and falls in
love with the girl, whose picture h
has worshipped. Captured through th
wiles of his loved one, the man is con
demned to death, and escapes with, her
aid.
"The Village; Vampire," a 7 forking
men at home and abroad that the present
war shall crush and forever nd th per
fidious. hypocrlMcsJ and cruel government
of England which Is responsible for such
outrages asalnst civilisation and decency.
Lota f Amtuement Presented Salt
Varied Tastes of All Who See
New Offerings.
The Strand presents an excellent
bill, which opened yesterday and will
continue next Sunday. There are the
Lewis dogs and the cleverest - little
monkey, who is full of tricks and an
tics that are the delight of the Kiaaies
and 'of the grown-ups in the audience.
Miss Esther Sundquist, who is al
ways an attraction. Is on tne pro
gramme and she plays some or ner oesi
violin solos. 1 A storm of applause
creeted her anpearance yesterday.
There is fun and pathos and ary wit.
as well as some good music In the act
presented by Mills and Williams wno
are billed as "The ederai. ins rceoei
and the Fiddle." The old men "swap
varns" and iosh each other to the de
light of those on the other side of the
f ootlichts.
The big five-reel motion picture.
The Mark Of Cain." a Red Feather
production featuring Dorothy Phillips
and Lou Chancey, Is strong and full of
human Interest. It Is full or stirring
scenes and startling: Incidents.
McClary and Runyon are whirlwind
comedians in a breezy act.
Tn addition to these and the funny
dogs, the frisky monkey and the lovely
violinist, there is a mciure mat m
screamingly comical airair caiiea -j.no
Latest in Vampires.
Unconqoered." Blanche Sweet Is sup- 9R OC A" flPP IHANTS HAh5
man, Theodore Roberts, Walter Long,
Ernest Joy. Mrs. Lewis McCord. Jane
Wolff and Robert Gray.
PLAGUE CURB IS WANTED
Health Officers Will Meet in Capi
tal August 17.
Oregon was the first state to adopt
preventive measures against the in
troduction of Infantile paralysis infec
tion, and its State Board of Health
was the first to recognise and put Into
practice the advisability of an inter
state conference to discuss prevention
hrough traffio measures. The Federal
Government has followed this lead, ac
cording to a telegram received yester
day by Dr. David N. Roberg, State
Health Officer.
Acting Surgeon-General A. H. Glen-
nan, of the United States Public Health
Service, announced a meeting of all
state and territorial health authorities
is called to meet In Washington, D. C
August 17 to discuss anti-infantile
paralysis measures.
Centralia Theater Deal Made.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Aug. 9 (Spe
cial.) A business deal was announced
yesterday whereby J. F. Griner pur
chases a half interest in the Ideal
Examination for Position of
Wntrfimah Is Conducted.
Dock
Fay Tincher was compelled to make
a 90-foot dive twice in the two-reel
Triangle Komeiy. "Laundry Liz." Di
rector Dillon took his entire company
to San Diego in order to secure the
scene where Fay, In escaping from her
drunken husband, plunges headlong
from a cliff into the ocean, a distance
cf 30 feet.
Ja"k Kerrigan is in receipt of
certified check for 25.000 as a bonus
for signing a contract to appear in
whatever production or productions as
the manager may see fit. The hand
some Jack is loath to leave California,
however.
Wilfred Lucas. Fine Arts star, had
hard time choosing between the stage
and the baseball diamond as a career.
Mr. Lucas played on the old "Clippers,
a semi-professional team of Montreal,
in many a game against Jack Barry,
the former star outfielder of the Na
tional League.
By her own testimony when Hazel
Dawn goes swimming in the Great
South Bay she has to swim in a chan-
1 el. At first blush this sounds like a
crushing indictment of the Famous
Players star's avoirdupois, but as
matter of fact it is nothing of the sort.
It Is all a matter of seaweed. The bay
is so shallow and is so choked with the
tall salt grass that It Is physically Im
possible fcr anyone to swim anywhere
but tn the channels where the grass
has been cleared out either for motor-
boats or for swimming purposes.
Billie Burke loves all of her numor-
ous do its her spaniels, Airedales, ter
riers and fluffy, curly-haired Chinese
poodles, but of them all she chose "Cu-
pi-d." her J900. English bull, to star
with her In chapter 11 of "Qlorla's Ro
mance." and then she favored "Cupid"
by giving him a close-up all to himself
something that no player enjoys un
less he is a real star.
Lucile Teunge is playing opposite
Sir Henry Beerbohra Tree in Triangle
piaya.
Twenty-eight out of 43 persons who
took a recent municipal civil service
examination for the position of watch
man on municipal docks got passing
e-rades. according to the ratings as
announced yesterday.
Those who passed and their ratings
are: Hy tries, bi.bs per cent;
Livesey. 82.10; F. T. Hayes. 79.80; W. M.
Metcalf, 80.72; C. H. Pearsail. 7K.3-; J.
W. Crew. 80.52; B. S. Walker, 76.8Z;
H. M. Jackson. 81.18; James Hamilton,
82.48; Clyde Gooley, 77.20; L. J. Gross,
75.40: E. L. English, 80; Fred Larson,
89.18; Alex McLoughlin. 80.70; B. A
Whiting. 7.52: A. E. French, 75; J. M.
Bell, 76.50; J. A. Benson. 80.68: A. H.
Stener. 84.58: W. J. Haight, 79.4 J; O. F.
Isaacson. 79.82; J. J. Moll. 77.SZ; A
Sanvaln, 76.12; W. W. Hamilton. 80.3!;
G. B. Alley. 86; Edward Butt. 81.43;
R. G. Ross, 78.78; Thomas Spence, 77.48,
HONORS GIVEN CASEMENT
Hibernians Denounce English Rule
tn Resolution.
At the regular meeting of Division
No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, on
Monday evening, services were held in
memory of the late Roger Casement,
recently executed in England.
Eloquent tributes were paio. to the
sincerity and ability of the departed
soldier by Rev. J. M. O'Farrell. Dr. A.
C. Smith and Miss Anna Doyle, of
Heppner, Or., state president of the
ladies auxiliary of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians.
The following resolutions were
adopted by acclamation:
Resolved. That this meetinr of Division
No. 1. Ancient Order of Hibernians, and
Division No. 1, Ladles' Auxiliary of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, of Multnomah
Connty, Oregon, re-echoes the protest mad
by all liberty lovlns; people throughout the
world at the unwarranted, imjust and cruel
execution of Roger Casement; and. be it
further
Reeolved. That we Join In the wishes and
hopes -ex our oretnrea ana leiiow-country
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A biff, thrilling romance of the
West just the kind every dyed-in-the-wool
Westerner likes.
Full of picturesque scenes and
stirring action with a love story
that youll enjoy to the limit.
Come with your friends. Also
showing the Selig Tribune
down-to-the-minute events just
as they happened.
PSQMEP
Today, Tomorrow, Saturday
Theater from John Munson. Mr. Griner
and his son, Ray Griner. will operate
the house. Mr. Munson leaves im
mediately for San Francisco. CsL
Alcohol Buyer Arrested.
LA GRANDE, Or, Aug. . (Special.)
Charged with drinking alcohol -which
he obtained at a drug store after mak
ing affidavit he -wanted It for his -work.
J. H. Petit, a cleaner and dyer, is held
to the grand jury. District Attorney
Eberhard calls the arrest the first of
a series intended to stamp out viola
tions of alcohol purchases.
Henry C. Krlck RwlRns. .
NEW YORK. Aug. . The resigna
tion of Henry C Fric as a director
of the National City Bank and the
election of Percy Rockefeller in his
stead was announced yesterday.
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1 MTe' ;':i asm-0J n
The Great North Woods
Clothed in Ice and Snow
Forms a Fitting Back
ground for
William
Farnum
In the
End 'I Trail
Also
Charlie
Chaplin
In His Latest Pantomime
Comedy
One A. M.
and Pathe News
COMING SUNDAY
Veda the Vampire
The Mark of Motlost
Plersuro lifresucr
The Mark ef Metlea
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ALBERT HAY MALOTTE, organist and mu
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his two weeks' engagement here will give a re
cital at each matinee and evening performance.
Now Playing All This Week
WILLIAM A. BRADY present HOLBROOK BLINN' in a drama
of heart interest, "THE WEAKNESS OF MAN." The story of a
virtuous wife and a frivolous woman. BILLIE BURKE in THE
MIDNIGHT RIOT," Chapter 13 of "Gloria s Romance.
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