Morning Oregonian., September 23, 1916, Page 7, Image 7

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SOUTH PORTLAND
PARK TO BE URGED
THE MOKNING OREGONIAIT, SATUEDAT, SEPTE3IBER 23, 191C
llllllIiPllliM
Coming Tomorrow
MARY
PICKFORD
in one of her
greatest plays
CAPRICE
Tell all your friends
PEOPLES
$60,000 for Purchase of Site
to Be Proposed by Com
. u missioner Baker.
OTHER ITEMS TO GIVE WAY
Vllls Requested for Other Play
grounds Are Not to Be Recom
mended Three Blocks In
cluded In location.
City Commissioner Baker will bring
to an Issue at the coming city budget
cessions the question of buying by con
demnation about three blocks of land
near the entrance to Terwilliger boule
vard for use In making a park and
spacious playground for the children of
South Portland. He announced yester
day i an item of $60,000 for the
park 1 be included In the proposed
rark o Hget estimates for 1917 and
that the City Council will be urged to
allow the appropriation.
This will be the first real move to
get the park playground which is con
sidered needed by the 6000 children of
that section of the city more than
any other part of Portland. Mr. Baker
says he will insist on this item in his
budget more than anything else he
proposes. He will refuee to recommend
appropriations for a series of improve
ments in some of the other parks
which, he Bays, have been asked for by
residents, but which are in the nature
of frills and can wait.
Three Blocks Included.
The plan as worked out is to buy "by
condemnation the land fronting on
Terwilliger boulevard from a point 100
feet south of Sheridan street to the
city's property 323 feet south of that
point and extending back to Fifth
street, to vacate Fifth street south of
Sheridan and to buy the land from 50
feet south of Sheridan street fronting
on Fifth street to the city property 150
feet south' of that point and extend
ing east to Fourth street. This amounts
virtually to three city blocks.
It is expected that the O.-W. R. & N.
will be willing to donate to the city
a piece of land 100 by 100 at the north
west corner of the proposed park tract,
which will make the way clear for the
entire big park project. The city owns
a large amount of property in Marquam
Gulch south of the property to be pur
chased and by adding the two tracts
together a spacious and attractive park
and playground will be formed.
The property to be purchased Is built
up quite thickly with small buildings,
mofit of which are unsightly. They
make poor entrance to the boulevard
and are considered an eyesore for the
entire South Portland district. All of
these will be torn out, according to
plans.
District Thickly Settled.
Commissioner Baker" says South
Portland needs a playground for chil
dren more than any other part of the
city. The need is increased by reason
of a number of garbage dumps In that
section, which are the chief play places
of many of the children at present. The
district is thickly settled and the chil
dren have only these places and the
streets in which to play.
Mr. Baker says he believes the land
sought can be obtained for $60,000. Ic
Is owned mainly by small owners. The
aggregate assessed value is about $18,
000. It is the plan to condemn the
property and have the amount to be
paid fixed by a Jury. Mr. Baker says
a payment of $60,000 would cost the
average taxpayer having an assessed
value of about $1000 a total of 25 cents.
HABEAS CORPUS DISMISSED
Captain Iiivlngstone Denies Filing
Courtmartlal Charge.
(Tacoma News, Sept. 19.)
Habeas corpus proceedings seeking
the release from arrest of Captain
David M. Livingstone, of Company M,
Second Washington Regiment, were
dismissed in the Federal Court this
morning.
Attorney Maurice A. Langhorne said
that Captain Livingstone had been
given his freedom and returned to the
command of his company, and that
Teasons for starting the habeas corpus
proceedings had been removed.
George P. Fishburne, Deputy United
States District Attorney, said Colonel
Inglis desired to have some of the facts
connected with the case brought be
fore the court.
Judge Neterer said that as the ha
beas corpus proceedings sought only to
obtain the release of Captain Living
stone, and that as this had been ob
tained, there was nothing further to
consider.
Stating his opinion outside the court'
room. Attorney Maurice A. Langhorne
said he believed that Captain Living
stone's release from arrest and restora
tion to the command of his company,
following the initiation of the habeas
corpus proceedings, meant that the
courtmartial of Captain Livingstone
would be dropped.
It takes one year for courtmartlal
proceedings to outlaw. However, it is
said that when the Second Regiment is
mustered back into the National Guard
the jurisdiction of the Federal of
ficers will cease. If there Is to be a
courtmartlal it probably will have
to be within the next two weeks, as it
Is expected the Second Washington
Regiment will be mustered out about
October 1.
Captain Livingstone this morning
said he had not filed charges against
Colonel Inglis, as was reported from
Centralia.
The Inglis-Livingstone affair grew
out of the desertion of Private Randall
at Calexico, his arrest by Captain Liv
ingstone, alleged failure by Captain
Livingstone to report immediately to
Colonel Inglis, alleged insulting re
marks by Colonel Inglis.
Captain Livingstone asked for an
apology and Colonel Inglis . filed
charges with the War Department
against Captain Livingstone.
APPLE PICKERS WANTED
Municipal Employment Office Can
Place 1500 Worker.
The Municipal Employment Bureau
wants 1500 apple pickers, packers and
sorters. An appeal for workers eas
made yesterday by Director N. F. John
son of the bureau, the crop being near
ly ready in various parts of the state
and the list of available men and wom
en being short.
The orchardists want men, women
and children, Mr. Johnson says. Chil
dren can make about 41 a day while
packers can make $3 a day or more.
Pickers can make from $2 to $2.50 a
day. Applications should be made to
the Municipal Employment .Bureau,
Fourteenth, and Johnson streets.
Color blindness la said to have been dls-
overod by ux famous r. rruuy la lia J,
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Sunset "Let Katy D- It," "The
Great Pearl Tangle." '
Columbia Mae Marsh, "The
Little Liar"; "The Danger Girl."
M a J e s t i c Dorothy Bernard,
"Sporting Blood."
T & D "The Velvet Paw." Th
Conflict." "Gloria's Romance.'
Pickford Emmy Wehlen, "The
Pretenders."
.Peoples Edna Goodrich, "The
House of Lies."
Globe Holbrook Bllnn, "The
Prima Donna's Husband."
Columbia River Highway on Screen.
AMOTION picture feature of the
week that Is appealing particu
larly to Portland people is Gau-
mont's "Seeing America First" reel at
the Peoples Theater, "Along the Co
lumbia River -In Oregon." The people
who bandied the titles for the thousand
feet of reel overlooked the name, "Co
lumbia River Highway," In preparing
the footage for exhibition, but the
wonderful scenery of the river and
mountains is splendidly preserved.
The film opens with a sunrise view
of the Columbia, and closes with the
vivid colors of a sunset. The many
falls, and particularly Multnomah and
Bridal Veil; Columbia River Gorge,
Crown Point, Oneonta Gorge, the high
way ltsen with its arches, splendid
bridges. Italian walls, etc., are dis
played in a manner that cannot but be
a factor in the promotion of Interest
In Oregon's scenic splendor.
Mazama Pictures Soon
Two reels of Mazamas and moun
tains, depicting the August trip of the
Mazamas to the Three Sisters, a trio
of Cascade peaks seen from Portland
on the clearest days, will be screened
at the Columbia Theater commencing
next Sunday.
This film was made by Robert C
Bruce, of the Educational Film Com
pany, which is responsible for a large
number of exceptional pictures taken
in various parts of the country. Tho
Mazama reels form a special release
and are said to be particularly inter
esting, both from a scenic standpoint
and the personal touches because of
the Portland people flashed.
How Jackie Was Named.
An admirer of Jackie Saunders, Bal
boa star, has written to tell her how
her name came to be Saunders. The
geneological dopesters say that the
forbears of the Saunders family were
followers of Alexander the Great. Grad
ually they took the name of Alexan
der and as time passed this august
moniker was corrupted as follows:
Alexander, Alexaunder, Xandar,
Xaunder, Sander, Saunder; Sanders.
Saunders. Jackie is all puffed up
about her Illustrious ancestry.
Chaplin a- Cartoonist.
Among the many accomplishments of
Charles Chaplin, the Mutual comedian
and most-talked-of actor in the world
is the ability to sketch and paint.
Critics say that with training he would
be an artist of note, as he Is a born
caricaturist. For the amusement of
the members of his company he re
cently made cartoons of several of the
worlds celebrities, depicting their ec-
centricities with an observing eye and
an artistic pen. When asked to make
a caricature or . himself he' was
stumped and fell down miserably on
the finished product, although his work
on the others had been of exceptional
merit. -
All Comedians Youthf uL
It is probable that the producers of
Pathe's "Luke ' comedies have a per
sonnel that is about the youngest In
the business. Manager Dwlght Whit
ing is only 24. Director Hal Roach Is
the same age. Bebe Daniels and Ger
trude Short are Just under 16 and Fat
Lampton, who tips the scales at 40(5. is
only 17. Harold Lloyd, the famous
"Luke," is only 21, and "Snub" Pollard
but 22. It' is interesting to note that
since most of the players are under
age, their parents have to sign their
contracts.
Gown-Wearing Record Broken.
In "The Quest of Life," In whloh
Maurice and Florence Walton are mak
ing' their motion picture debut at the
Famous Players studio. Miss Walton
breaks all motion picture records by
wearing 25 different gowns. Numerous
other stars have, from time to time,
worn a number of dresses in the same
production, but no such display of the
modiate'a art -hag ever eea assembled
in a single production as In this. There
is one dress in which Miss Walton ap
pears for exactly two scenes which
cost over $500. There is another one
which merely Hashes on the screen
that cost nearly $700. There are others
that are equally costly but are not per
mltted to grace the screen for more
than a brief flit. Miss Walton has not
had time to make an accurate estimate
of the total value of the wardrobe
which she will display, but there is
little doubt that it is the most costly
that has ever been worn by a single
star in any picture.
Another Bad-Man Role.
An early William S. Hart release as
an Ince contribution to the Triangle
programme will be "The Return of
'Draw' Egan," a story which gives the
well-known player the role of a bad
man whom a girl reforms. The action
is laid in Yellow Dog, a Western town
infested with gunmen. The picture
was made almost entirely at the big
18,000-acre Incevllle ranch, and is said
to bristle with swift and forceful
action. Hart's part in this will com
pare very favorably with the role in
which he was seen In The Aryan
Margery Wilson is seen In the Ingenue
role, and Louise Glaum takes an im
portant part in the story, which was
written by C Gardiner Sullivan.
Screen Gossip.
Behold today's screen gem. Bear In
mind that Miss Ward was born several
and then a few more years Derore
the Chicago fair.
Three little 6-year-old girls were
heartbroken at the Lasky studio on ac
count of the aloofoness of Miss Fannie
Ward and her refusal to play with
them. During the rehearsal of some
scenes for "Witchcraft," a Paramount
picture which is being directed by
Frank Relcher, Miss Ward, as a little
child of 12, was sitting a little distance
from three children. They needed
fourth to make the game. They
watched Miss Ward for a few minutes,
rather marveled at her reticence and
finally one of them came over, put her
hand into Miss Ward s and said: Won
you come over and play with us, little
girl? Your mamma won t care."
It is not generally known, but WI1
fred Lucas, the Fine Arts star, and
probably the greatest character de
lineator In the film business today,
has a wonderful baritone voice of fine
quality and wide range.
Charlie Chaplin, the million dollar
comedian, is of such a superstitlou
turn of mind that he won't permit a
black cat In his studio.
Charlotte Burton, appearing In sup
port of William Russell in American
Mutual Star Productions, never uses
makeup In any of the pictures she ap
pears in.
The press agent says that If G. Ray
mond Nye, playing the part of a low
down Mexican in the serial Liberty,
does not assume a different character
the folks back home are going to ex
pel him from the clubs in which he has
kept up his membership for years.
"Enlighten Thy Daughter" Is th
name of a photoplay soon to be re
leased by Ivan, an Eastern producer.
s
Helen Holmes, Mutual star, was
saved from drowning in a Northern
California stream recently. Miss Holme
was essaying the role of female lum
berjack, but soon took to the water,
with logs threatening to crush her. J,
P. McGowan, her director, and private
ly her hubby, effected the rescue.
o
Is It true
That Bessie Is a little LoveT
That Anna is really Little 7
That Hobart rows at Henley?
That Francis runs a Ford?
That people ask "Can Wallace Reld?"
That Blanche is very Sweet?
, That if Mary eats. Mary is FullerT
That Margarita Is a Fischer?
That Grace came over on the Cunard
line?
That Edwin was born In August?
That Kolb likes Dill pickles?
It is also true that men are artistlcal
ly draped before an adobe wall and
perforated for the perpetration of leg:
than this down in old M ex.
m
A feminine admirer" of Henry B. Wal
thall bases her admiration of the clever
Essanay leading man on the fact that
he was the means of converting her
father from the curse of drink. It
seems that, accompanied by her male
parent, she saw Walthall enact th
role of a physician whose intoxication
resulted in nts reaching the bedside o
a childish patient too late to save th
latter. The young lady's father is
also a doctor and the scene moved him
to such a degree that he swore off then
and there, and kept his vow, with
pieaiaat eoaseg.uen.ee xoc his family.
WET BILL ASSAILED
Rev. Mark A. Matthews, of Se
attle, Denounces Measure.
JOKERS GALORE, ASSERTION
Indifference and .Bad Citizenship
of Good People Blamed for Ex
istence of Corrupt Politicians
and Consequent Evils.
"Tour proposed brewery amendment
is even more damnable than that of
the state of Washington. I have not
seen a bill in which there were more
Jokers," more Infamy, more crime or
J. greater possibility for corruption
and fraud."
That was one of the statements em
phatically denouncing the so-called
brewers amendment, allowing the man
ufacture and distribution of 4 per cent
beer within the state, uttered at the
White Temple last night by Rev. Mark
A. Matthews, Presbyterian leader of
Seattle. Dr. Matthews is returning
from California, where he opened the
dry campaign in that state.
It will mean that every room in
every hotel, apartment-house, every
oarber shop, fruit stand and every
other 'Joint into which they can get
an agent, will become a beer deposi
tory, continued Dr. Matthews.
It means that every corrupt doctor
in the state can Issue prescriptions on
any flimsy excuse he may make. Tou
will have no power of regulation. They
can sell to your children, to drunkards
and to anyone they please.
"AVorse Than Saloon,' Is Assertion.
"The brewers will become the sole
dictators; they sell to whom they
please, deliver when they please and
where they please. In such quantity
and under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law, but they purpose
to debauch your Legislature and to
make the law to suit themselves. If
their amendment passes your state will
oe in a worse condition than if you
had a saloon under regulation at the
corner of every street and every cross
road.
"It Is an easy matter to enforce the
criminal laws of the state and to en
force prohibition laws. All you need
Is an active, righteous publio sent!
ment and unimpeachable publio offi
cers. Whenever a publio otllcer re
fuses to perform his duty one of two
things is trine he is either corrupt or
ii d lis tin uiuuriiuig iuui.
Dr. Matthews was introduced by R. P.
Hutton, superintendent of the Anti-
baioon League.
Mr. Hutton said a house-to-honse
canvass showed that only 2 per cent
of the drys had thus far registered
while those who would support the
brewers' amendment declared that all
but 8 per cent are registered."
$2190 GIVEN TO FAMILIES
Patriotic Committee of Daughters of
Revolution Reports.
The results of three months' work by
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution patriotic committee were an
nounced yesterday, when Mrs. M. C,
Jackson, chairman, reported.
The committee- obtained $2191.75 for
the families of Oregon soldiers and dis
persed $2190. Various women of the.
committee worked hard during June,
July and August, and many of the
needy families received aid. Almost as
fast as the money came in It was used
for relief of families of soldiers.
Not only were funds raised for the
families, but kits and articles for use
by the boys were given. Various firms
helped the Daughters of the American
Revolution workers. Twenty-five fam
ilies were looked after for three
months and 31 for two months.
REQUEST . MEETS REFUSAL
McMahon Resort Fails to Get Privi
lege Granted Others.
M. J. McMahon's request that the
privilege of playing cards be extended
to a North End resort frequented by
Norwegians, Danes, Finns and Swedes,
as well as to Erlckson's and Blaster's,
was turned down by the Council yes
terday. The Council recently exempted Erlck
son's and Blaster's from the anti-card-room
ordinance, and Mr. McMahon con
tended the resort he represents Is en
titled to the same privilege.
$26,750 DAMAGES ASKED
James D. O'Donnell Also Wants
Contract for Trade Annulled.
James D. O'Donnell asks for damages
In the sum of $26,750 in a suit filed in
the Circuit Court yesterday against D.
C. Lebb. the Scandinavian-American
Bank and the Title & Trust Company.
He also asks that a contract which he
says he entered into with Mr. Lebb for
the exchange of certain real estate in
return for shares of the Empire Invest
ment Company be annulled.
Mr, O'Donnell declares that, Accord-
ing to agreement, he was to exchange
ouu shares in the Empire Investment
Company for 10 acres of land in Cleve
land. O., and lots in Laurelhurst. the
property of Lebb. but after he turned
over his stock found there were cer
tain attachments on some of the land
Involved In the trade.
BENCH ASPIRANTS TO TALK
Civic league to Hear Flve-Mlnute
Speeches at Luncheon Today.
Candidates for Judicial offices in
Multnomah County win be the speak
ers at the luncheon of the Civic
League, at the Portland Hotel, at noon
today. Each candidate will be given
five minutes in which to state his po
sition, and five minutes to answer ques
tions from the audience. "Heckling
will be out of order," eays the an
nouncement. Candidates are as follows:
For County Judge: George M. Mc-
Brlde. Independent: George Tazwell
Republican.
Fir Circuit Judge Department 1:
Judge W. N. Gatens. Democrat-Inde
pendent; Frank S. Grant, Republican.
or Circuit Judge. Department 2:
Judge J. P. Kavanaugh, Republican: G.
W. Allen, Democrat-Independent.
MISSING WOMAN FOUND
Mrs. Clarence Porter Spends Night
Under Tree After Eluding Nurse.
The anxiety felt by relatives and
friends over the disappearance of Mrs.
Clarence Porter. Thursday evening,
was brought to an end yesterday when
the missing woman was found, un
harmed by an all-night vigil beneath
a tree at East Klntety-second and
Thompson streets. She was taken to
her home at 400 East Forty-ninth
street.
Mrs. Porter, who Is the mother of a
S-months'-old child, eluded her nurse
and disappeared. Searching parties
sought for her all night. They came
upon her at 9 o'clock yesterday. She
Is the wife of Clarence Porter, em
ployed by the firm of James Mcl. Wood
& Co., in the Railway Exchange build
ing;. JITNEY MEETING IS SET
Council Will Take TTp Franchise
Matter on Tuesday.
The City Council on Tuesday will try
once more to settle the question of a
franchise for Jitneys. A special meet
ing will be held at an hour to be set
later, at which the discussion of the
subject will be taken up where it was
left off about three weeks ago.
The Jitneys want a five-year fran
chise to operate over the routes now
served, and one or two additional
routes. When the question was up be
fore there was a feeling on the part of
some of the Commissioners that the
PEOPLES
, J"" ,
--h
EDNA
GOODRICH
in
THE HOUSE
OF LIES
and it surely was some
lie ; anyway, she won the
man she loved and you'll
want to "see how it all
worked out.
Don't Bliss It
Columbia Highway
In Pictures
It's Great
Today Is Your Last
Chance
It isn't ike siax
play - IX IS
M IE X
PICTURES
thai gixaraxees you. a. dExrie
evenings enierfainnieiit
Uidsuaui
Jitney should comply with the same
requirements as the streetcar comDanv.
but this feeling was opposed by Com
missioner Daly, who drafted the origi
nal franchise ordinance.
HIBERNIAN WOMEN ELECT
Auxiliary Reports Show Gains In
Members and Finances.
The biennial state convention of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians was held September
lb ana 17.
The reports of the different com
mittees showed the order in a splen
did condition and substantial increases
in membership and finances.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term of two years:
President. Mrs. W. J. Elvers; vice-
president, Mrs. E. H. Deery; secretary.
Mrs. Delia Lillis; treasurer, Mrs. T.
J. Hogan; sentinel. Miss Catherine
Dowd and sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. J. l
Murray.
Arizona Woman Falls From Berth.
ROSE BURG, Or, Sept. 22. (Special.)
Mrs. M. A. Mercer, of Winslow, Ariz.,
wen Inliired seriously early yesterdnv.
Don't Fail to See This
Dainty Little Viennese
Actress
EMMY
WEHLEN
in
'The
Pretenders'
Today
Is the Last
Day
PICKF
ORD
I 1
Broadway, Stark and Washington Sis.
This is one of the strongest and best
diversified programmes that we have
yet offered. This statement is made
in full knowledge of what has gone
before. We call your particular at
tention to President Wilson's appear
ance in "The Velvet Paw."
and ii isrVf he
THE IAME
when she fell from an upper berth,
while passing through Roseburg en
route south on train No. 13. A local
physician attended the patient and sha
was allowed to continue her Journey.
She had been visiting with rslatlves
in Portland and was en route to her
home when th accident happened.
Today Is the Last Day for
This Big Top-Notch
Programme.
JANE GREY AND
TULLY MARSHALL
in
Let Katy Do It
SAM BERNARD
in
The Great Pearl
Tangle
VIRGINIA AINS WORTH
in sonp.
Coining Tomorrow
MARGUERITE CLARK
in
"SILKS AND SATINS"
t!
ONE DIME ANY TIME
Featuring Portland's
Favorite Star
Dorothy Bernard
Pathe
Weekly
Vitagraph
Comedy
Coos Bay
Celebration
Starting Tomorrow
WILLIAM FARNUM
in
Fires of Conscience.
PRESIDENT WILSON,
HOUSE PETERS and
GAIL KANE in
"The Velvet Paw"
Thrilling, appealing, pleasing.
Life at our National capital
vividly portrayed, with Pres
ident Wilson as an active
membor.
Also
Ladle Lee Stewart in The
Conflict,"
A new play that is different.
You will like it.
LAST DAY TODAY
Matinees 10c, Evenings 10c
and 15c Loges 25c
I LAST DAY
Sporting
Blood