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6 TTTE jrORNTXG OREGOXIAS, 3rONTJAT, OCTOBER 2, 1916. LABOR LEADER 15 SPEAKER IN CHURCH Fundamental Intent of Ameri can Federation Discussed by Eugene E. Smith. WORKERS ARE DEFENDED Young Men's Forum of First Metn- odlst Congregation Toli That Aim Is to Raise All Men to Basis of Good Livelihood. "The fundamental intent of the American Federation of Labor" was ex plained In interesting detail before the Youog Men's Forum of the First Methodist Church at noon yesterday by Eugene E. Smith, president of the Central Labor Council. This fundamental intent. Mr. Smith summarized. Is "to use every legiti mate and honest energy and effort at its command, both individually and col lectively to right the terrible wrongs Inflicted upon the workers by some un scrupulous employers, to demand fcnd insist that the predatory interests get off the backs of the workers; that the worker shall have what he produces, namely, the wealth created by him be cause of his skill, knowledge, industry and labor, be that labor physical or mental or both, and it is further the intent that the able-bodied drone shall have what he produces starvation else become a worker, as are those he now, barnacle-like, subsists upon." . Statistic Art Quoted. Mr. Smith read from reports of the Federal Trade Commission that the in comes of 64 per cent of the workers' families are less than $750 a year, that the incomesof 31 per cent are less than $500. the average of all being $721. The average size of these families was 5.6 members. ' Elaborate studies of the cost of living, the report said, have shown that the very least that a family of five persons can live upon in anything approaching decency is $700. "It is the fundamental interest of the Federation," continued Mr. Smith, "to bring the workers' Income up to a standard that will permit them to live decently, to make labor dignified, not in theory or in mockery, as told us by political spellbinders, but in fact. It is the intent to strike from the bodies of American workingmen and women and those dependent upon them 'the shackles of industrial serfdom, just as in the past our forefathers struck from us the shackles of political slavery." The speaker urged his hearers to give some serious thought and study to the aims and the objects of organ ized labor. This is necessary, he in sisted, before an intelligent discussion of the subject can be had. Example of Xasaren'e Urged. "Coupled with that," he added, "you must have that sense of strict justice that the lowly Nazarene was endowed with he in whom so many of us pro fess faith, but whose example so many of us refuse to follow." Following Mr. Smith's formal ad- dress many members asked him ques tions relating to the labor movement. Mr. Smith was asked to discuss the open-shop question before them at aome future time. LISTER EXPLAINS VETO WASHINGTON GOVERNOR GIVES AT TITUDE ON BRIDGE. In Speech at Vancouver Executive Sayi Interstate Span Should Be Owned Partly by State. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe cial.)"! believe that the time is ap proaching faet when the interstate bridge will be a state proposition, in part, and I believe that the state some time should assume one-half of the cost of Washington's share of the bridge and Clarke County the other half." With these words. Governor Lister, at a luncheon given for him by the Vancouver Woodrow Wileon Club at the St. Elmo Hotel Saturday noon, ex plained his position on the bridge. It was his first public expression here since his veto of the appropriation bill in 1913. "When I voted the appropriation bill I for the bridge passed by the 1913 Leg islature. I did so on account of my ; economy platform and from the fact that I believed that the highways lead ing to Vancouver should be Improved first, thereby making it a state propo sition." There were about 31 Democrats who attended the luncheon, though plans had been made for 100. After the meal was over the doors were opened and probably 125 people heard the Gover nor, who spoke for more than an hour. He was introduced by J. A. Munuay, of this city. Governor Lister spoke of the legisla tion which the present Administration had passed, particularly the currency bill and child labor law. He com mended the Adamson bill, though it would settle the difficulties between the railroad managers and employes only temporarily, he said. BULLETIN ON BOXES OUT Data for Manufacturers Obtainable From "University of Oregon. A book of information that will be of enormous value to the box manufactur ers of the Northwest is the bulletin just issued by the University of Ore gon School of Commerce in its Depart ment of Commercial and Industrial Service. The book was compiled from the data gathered In a world-wide in vestigation by J. Frederick Thome. It covers in fair detail every pos sible market in the world for box f hooks, barrel staves. knock-down crates and kindred wood products and Indicates possibilities of the Northwest developing trade in this line that will represent millions in a Jew years. The publication may be obtained through the Portland Chamber of Com merce, the University of Oregon or through H. B. Miller, the director of the School of Commerce of the University. 'Illl'RSlSfel'liSiilS! i' lift Ml l!l.f liiglilllliiilliiiiiiiil lliiiihiiiHiiiiiiii ' 'I j 11 ?- - - L a ' 1 - - ,, y I 1 y , i TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Pickford "Tile Little 'Girl Next Door." Peoples Pauline Frederick. "Ashes of Embers." Columbia William S. Hart. "The Dawn Maker"; Fred Mace, "A Lover's Might." Sunset Cleo Ridgley and Wal lace Reid. "The Golden Chance"; "The Lion and the Girl." Majestic Charlie Chaplin, "The Pawn Shop"; Anna Little, "Land o Lizcrds." T & D Clara Kimball Young, "The Dark Silence"; "The De stroyers." Globe Muriel Ostriche and An tonio Moreno, "Kennedy Square." pades of trick photographic art, before Mace and the girl are shown in. the final grapple. . Centralis Plans Dollar Day. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe. cial.) Centralia's annual Dollar Day will be held on Wednesday. October 18, according to an announcement made yesterday by the committee of business men arranging the event, of which W. V. Tolas is chairman. Arrangements are being made for entertaining a big crowd of visitors. J. Shanedling is chairman of the finance committee, and Clyde Caveness of the advertising committee. , Pickford. ABSENCE of Saloon, saloon dance hall and tenderloin has not les sened Portland interest in vice pictures. Perhaps the very absence of those social fixtures of an earlier day has awakened a curious interest, or then a few mothers may have taken their daughters on a screen slumming party to present the norrible example of indiscretion: but, in any event, the Pickford Theater played to capacity plus houses yesterday when it opened an exhibition of "The Little Girl Next Door." "The Little Girl Next Door" is a pres entation of the methods used by white slavers to recruit the ranks of an army not mentioned in polite society or, if not polite society, by proper folk. The object of the seven-reel depiction of the workings of the "vice ring," is. as is very clearly outlined in many sub titles, and evidenced by the bulwark of officialdom to assist in the destruc tion of this "vice ring" not in Oregon, but in Illinois and warn young girls of the perils they encounter when the meager wage, just plain boredom or love of adventure lead them from the conventional trail. The film is based upon the investi gations of the Illinois white slave com mission, which was busy during 1913 providing live scenarios without end. The producers, or promoters, were not content with using evidence from this investigation to provide working ma terial for a series of flashes of cap tures, or near-captures, by the white slavers, but they bolstered their pro duction with an all-star cast that would make any concern envious. Vice President Marshall, Speaker Champ Clark, Congressman Mann, Congress man Dyer, Governor Dunne, of Illinois; Lieutenant-Governor O'Hara, of Illir nois; the Secretary of State of Illinois, Mayor Thompson, of Chicago; corpora tion counsel, health commissioner, chief of police and numerous others have been given an opportunity to see them selves on the screen. The fate of "the little girl next door,' who was stolen from her husband and placed in a house of ill repute while on her honeymoon, furnished the eye opening motive for the beginning of the vice crusade, according to the film, Thereafter the story centers chiefly about the experiences of Marcia Moore, a girl who is captured by the white slavers, escapes and then again falls into their clutches. The downfall of girls in various occupations, telephone operators, stenographers, etc., are realistically traced for the Information of the spectator. "The Little Girl Next Door" "got by' the Chicago censors, chiefly because of its official aspect, according to reports, and, as current slang expression has it, "knocked 'em dead" in that city. From yesterday's evidence of the thousands overflowing the Pickford, the picture will "knock em dead in Portland. Columbia. A struggle of racial instincts is the theme of the latest William S. Hart drama, "The Dawn Maker." a consist ent and poetic tragedy which features Columbia Theater screen entertainment Hart again proves, in his pathetically dignified portrayal of the role of Joe Elk, a half-breed Indian, that he is at home in other roles than that of the bad men of that historic West. The Ince redskins, headed by the weather-beaten Joe Goodboy, play a prominent part in the picture, which is a Northwest picture of the outdoors, with a finale of many snow scenes. The cast includes William Desmond, popular leading man for lieesie Barrls cale in a number of productions, and Blanche White. Joe Elk is a halfbreed in line to assume the leadership of a tribe of In dians in the far north. Joe dreams of perfecting the civilization of the In dians, and gathers inspiration from Alice, daughter of the trading-post factor. Joe falls in love with the girl, but is forced to a bitter realization of the racial gulf between them. With Winter coming and food scarce, the In dians raid the post's storehouse and kill the factor, against the will of the halfbreed, who is racked by a con tinual battle between the red and the white blood in his veins. Overpowered by his red brethren and carried a day's journey from the post. Joe returns to Alice and her lover, and, as a final sacrifice, sends them onward with the remaining food, and is left to die in the snow. "The Dawn Maker" takes its title 'from the old Indian legend, and Joe's dying declaration that by his death he paves the way for the dawn of the rehabilitation of the northland and his race through the- whites, in whom he recognizes the dominant breed. - Subtitles that are real screen literature are worthy of special men tion. "A Lover's Night" is a rollicking new Keystone, presenting Fred Mace and Harry Gribbon, respectively fire and police chief, as rivals, with a chef, for the hand of a maid. Many are the com plications, aa well aa thrilling esca- ' Peoples. "Ashes of Embers." the Pauline Fred' erlck-Famous Players-Paramount fea ture at the Peoples Theater, Js worthy of a more popular title. Not only lv .the story an engrossing one, but Miss Frederick, in a dual role, has achieved the highest pinnacle as an exponent of screen drama, giving characteriza tions which have seldom been equaled in the history of the film. The story is intensely dramatic from start to finish and reaches a stirring climax near the end of the fifth reel. Sin and sorrow are the root of drama, and "Ashes of Embers" has a full sup ply or both. Miss Frederick plays two characters twin sisters, Agnes, an industrious shop girl, and Laura, lacking every in stinct for good. Laura, the moral per vert, loves a young architect (Earl Foxe), but marries an elderly man of wealth, and then carries on an In trigue with her former lover. Her sister, Agnes, has been made to serve a term in prison for a theft committed oy LrfLura. At the time of her release Agnes is penniless, and Laura is living in luxury. Laura's husband has got wind of her affair with Leigh, the architect, however, and a rascally law yer aids the wife in throwing him off the track. Without knowing- whom she is impersonating. Agnes Is persuad-. ed to pass herself off as her sister, Mrs. Benedict, and meet the architect in his rooms. The deceived husband con fronts the wrong woman, and Laura is thus saved. Agnes and the architect, a drunkard, become interested in each other waen the girl nurses him through an illness. She devotes herself to his reformation, and later the two are married. Chance throws Laura and Leigh together again. She tries to- renew the old re lation; her husband finds her out. and shoots her. Leigh was unable to resist the wine offered him by Laura, and is seen clinging to Agnes, in an agony of fear and remorse, as the play ends. This "vampire" picture Miss Fred erick's "good" role is only a minor part of her acting presents splendid double exposures, with the sisters confronting each other. She carried her impersona tion of Laura to the highest degree of realism. Paramount Pictographs. Including "Better Pigs," as a contrast to the "Better Babies" movement being ex plotted in the series, completes the programme. 31 ajestlc. Charlie Chaplin, the little English chap who makes one laugh despite the most emphatic contrary intentions. Is busy greeting his host of friends at the Majestic Theater in "The Pawn Shop." Charlie has developed his fol lowers to the degree where they are tuned up for a laugh at anything, which is not surprising in a Chaplin regular, but when he batters down the reserve of the indifferently blase or openly hostile, then it must be conceded that he earns his salary of more than jalf a million dollars a year. Yesterday when Charlie ambled across the street, hoisted himself, via Che seat of his trousers, upon the side walk, and invaded a pawnshop, a rip ple of laughter passed over the house. Thereafter someone was laughing ev ery minute of the two-reel period, and a good part of the time nearly everyone in the packed theater was indulging in healthful outbursts of mirth. Which means that "The Pawn Show" Is good entertainment. Not the klnj to analyze afterwards, but comedy to make one laugh while it is being unex pectedly produced. Charlie wields a stepladder with the usual effect, tosses dough about promiscuously, and even descends to the misused pie for laughs, but he gets them every time. He is an assistant in the shop, which carries witn it pretty Edna Purviance in ih role of the daughter of the boss. Char He winds up his performances by lay ing low a thief, a feat which wins for him a bride. Perhaps the funniest of "business are where Charlie "falls" ror a tale of woe from a man with a plethoric bank roll, and his investiga tion into the merits of an alarm clock. i-ana o' lizards," a Mutual five reeler co-starring Anna Little and Frank Borzage. is a splendid Western picture, colorful and rich in action. Miss Little Is seen in the guise of a boy and adds no little charm to the production. Gold, rough-riding cow boys and marauders play prominent parts in the pnotoplay. Paths Weeklv is another subject screened. T & D. After four months" absence from the screen. Clara Kimball Young, one of the two or three moet popular women or iumdom, and the most beautiful of the trio, greets her friends todav at the T & D Theater. Miss Young, now heading her own company. Is presented In a World picture. "The Dark Silence." Lucille Lee Stewart and Huntlev Cor don are co-starred in a Vitagraph tea.- ture, - xne uestroyers," another five reeler on th double bill. Miss Young portrays two strong roles in "The Dark Silence," a picture in which she will delight her ad mirers. She is first a strueellnsr vounar American artist in Paris and then is a Ken cross nurse. The story is con structed about a misunderstanding be tween lovers, xvinorea White, the girl. Is engaged to Alnsworth, an English man. He leaves suddenly for the bed side of his dying father and Dr. Mar tinez, a traitorous friend, persuades her that Alnsworth Is faithless, at the same time suppressing a letter sent by the lover to the girl. Mildred finally agrees to go away with Martinez. She finally realizes that the friend has be trayed Ainsworth. and when she learns that her lover - has joined the army, the girl dons Red Cross garb for work i in the trenches. Alnsworth is blinded la battle and r-c ill XV Xs.X f ii XT 1 n Ashes of Embers PAULINE FREDERICK'S Greatest Dual Role The story of twin sisters one a social butterfly, the other a plain working: girl, and both played by Miss Frederick. How the butterfly's marriage to an old million aire led to a tragedy through the flirtations and visits with a former lover in his apartments, and how the butterfly used her sister to impersonate her in her evil-doing, the many complications and dramatic situations make this one of the strongest, most interesting plays of the year. IT'S GREAT Paramount Pictographs PE0PL UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT 1 DOTrCTrMTC! tt fiaalow r n4 Mildred is called upon to nurse him. The girl realizes her terrible mistake when the soldier confides in her his love affair. The repentant Martinez operates on Alnsworth, restoring his Sight and then confesses his part In the estrangement, paving the way to happiness' for the young couple. " Globe. A Southern drama, seasoned with ro mance and flavored with the atmos phere of the South before the Civil War, is "Kennedy Square, a picturlza- tion of the well-known .story of that name by F. Hopklnson Smith, a story supposed to relate the early life of the author. This photoplay, a charm ing offering in story interest and ar tistic values. Is the current attraction at the Globe Theater. While the background of the story is furnishes! by the stately mansions, cotton fields and flowers of the South, the introduction of South American scenery adds interest to the play. A duel by torchlight and some close-ups of Jungle inhabitants secured at much danger color the picture. Charles Kent, Antonio Moreno ana Muriel Ostriche are the leading players. Kent plays the role of St. George Temple, an aristocratic old Southerner of considerable means and the owner of Kennedy Square. Harry Rutter (An tonio Moreno) is a hot-headed youth, who quarrels with a rival, woumis aim in a duel and is disowned by his father. St. George takes charge of the boy, enacts the role of father and pays his debts. When a sudden bank failure ruins St. George, Rutter goes to South America and returns a wealthy man. Mutt and Jeff in a new cartoon com edy from the Bud Fisher studio and the Mutual Reel Life are other subjects screened. Screen Gossip. The other day little Mary Pickford entered the building at 729 Fifth ave nue. New York, where her new orga nization is stationed. Not knowing what floor to get off at. she wandered all over the edifice. Finally, at the sixth floor she encountered Mr. Pow ers, her publicity man. "Where are my offices?" she demanded pathetical ly Powers took her down to the de sired spot and showed her three doors with "Mary Pickford" In large letters on each. 'Alice Brady, having-finished work as the star of the "Bought anj Paid For" production for the World-Brady pic tures, has begun upon "Loneliness," in whloh Arthur Ashley has the "oppo site" role. Willard Mack is the au thor. - Wallace Pyke, the well-known char acter man. has been engaged by Pallas Pictures and will be seen under this brand on the Paramount programme in the forthcoming Dustin Farnum ve hicle. "A Bon of Erin." Three leading men will support the little M"tro star. Viola Dana. In her forthcoming photoplay, entitled "The Gates of Eden." These are Edward Earle. Bob Walker and Augustus Phillips. 0 m A cast of favorite players has been engaged to support Francis X. Bush man and Beverly Bayne in the Metro Quality play. "A Diplomatic Romance, which Mr. Bushman himself Is direct ing with the assistance of P. Thad Volkman. Prominent among these Is Helen Dunbar. Henri Bergman. Will iam Davidson and William Mandevllle. ALBANY TRACK IS READY ROIXD-IP GROl'NDJ ARE KECEIV. ISO FINISHING TOIOIES. ELECTION ISSUES ARGUED State Senator Scores Socialist for Attack on Measures. ATlKRDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) Discussion of referendum meas ures to be voted on In November, was a feature of a Chamber 01 commerce meeting here Friday night, which was attended by more than 100 business men. State Senator Boner, who was one of the committee which framed Wash ington's new election law, scored the Socialists for their fight to defeat all referendum measures. He spoke In be half of the primary reform measure and that bill which provides that all signatures to referendum and initia tive petitions must be made at regis tration offices. He said both measures would tend to eliminate fraud. Cowboys Art Arrtvlns; and Barns Are Filled With Horses, Although Show la Two Weeks Away. ALBANY. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) After two weeks of constant work by a crew of 60 men. the Albany Round up grounds are now ready for the horses. Fencing the track and cover ing the grandstand is all that remains undone. With the exception of 100 feet, which has been allowed for entrances from the different corrals, the track is com pletely surrounded by bleachers and grandstands, providing a seating ca pacity for about 20,000 persons. The track is a quarter mile, with better than a 200-foot straight-away. The main grandstand Is 275 feet long and has a capacity of about 8000. The track is proving to be one of the best that could be desired. A half mile racetrack had formerly been lo cated on the grounds and a part of the old track is used in the new arrange ment. Cowboys already are arriving for the show, although it is still two weeks before the event will take place. The barns are already full of horses, but more room is being provided for two carloads of the famous Roach Bros bucking horses from Pendleten. which are to arrive the first of the week. - i - -si i. . - . . . . r. w - r t v. '. ' V ' -' " " COMPANY M TO BE FETED Centralians Plan a Big Welcome Home for Gnardsmen. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) All arrangements for the re ception of Company M on its return from American Lake were completed at a meeting held Friday night by a committee of 16 business men. The programme includes a banquet In the local armory, at which 250 will be fed, and a dance at the Auditorium after ward. Factory whistles will give warning of the approach of the train bearing the guardsmen, and it Is expected a big crowd will be on hand to meet it. Headed by the Chehalis Moose band, the company will parade the business SOW PLAYING Charlie Chaplin IX HIS LATEST COMEDY, THE Pawn Shop TWO ACTS RIOTOUS FVS, ALSO Anna Little & Frank Borzage - IN Land o' Lizards Powerful Drama ( the Ragged Life of the West. ' Pathe News The Wonder Serial in fifteen episodes of MYSTERY ADVENTURE and THRILLS gar? E aveia The Mysterious Avenger! The Most Baffling Char acter of Modern Literature. SEE Tlie Sltaalow. Story by George B. Seitz Novelized by Randall Parrish Latest release of the $5,000,000 PATHE serial program Featuring GRACE DARMOND LEON BARY RALPH KELLARD See this all-absorbing picture beginning this week. Read the story. At This Theater Now -1 ' ? : - : 4 . . ' The Hippodrome Produced by Astra IHci Corporation Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald Mackenzie Released by Pathe Exchange 1'-': K . "; ' " '- '- . ' j, - : f ' . t.' ' . - .- -- , y . . i . -' V. . . -V- -' - section of the city before proceeding: to the armory. Chehalis will assist in the company's reception, as many Chehalis boys are included in its ranks. Gresliam School Clerk Elected. GRESHAM. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) A special meeting of the voters of school district No. 4 was held at the public school building Thursday after noon for the purpose of electing a new nchool cleric to take the place of D. M. Roberts, who resigned to take up his duties as postmaster, and C. J. ilund qulst was elected to fill the unexpired term. At the meeting only three tax pa y e r stncliidingthechairrnnnofthe board, were present, and the election of Mr. Lundquist was unanimous. McMinnville Ready fop Show. M'MIXNVILLE. Or.. Oct. 1 (Special.) The Incorporators of the "McMinn ville Round-up Boosters" have the stage set for the great show on Octo ber 4. S and 8. with grandstand and bleacher seating capacity for 8000 persons. R. P. McClelland, of Philo math, who is at the head of the enterprise, has a bunch of wild stock, and cowboys, on the ground now. Cash prizes aggregating $100 will be award ed to winners in the various events, with possibly some priew In addition. HP THE LITTLE GIRL NEXT DOOR Thousands saw her yesterday and heard her story the true story as told before the Illinois Vice Commission. It's the most startling and sensational expose ever made. SEE IT TODAY PICKFORD 0
