Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 21, 1916, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OREGONIAIT. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 21, 191G. PRIZE ORATION ON CITY BRINGS CHEERS WILSON MEETING AT ARMORY TONIGHT Tomorrow and All Week at The Peoples Francis X Bushman and Beverly Bayne in Shakespeare's O. V. Bodley Wins First Honor in Contest Conducted by Realty Board. Bainbridge Colby, ex-Pregres-sive Leader, Will Be the Principal Speaker. YgVr 15 SPEAK IN COMPETITION T. W. Zimmerman and Ti. W. Cronan Are Second and Third, Respec tively Big Population Gain Is Shown in Address. O. V. Badley, T. W. Zimmerman and T. w. Cronan won first, second and third prizes, respectively, in the ora torical contest on the subject "Port land, Your Home City." conducted by the Portland Realty iJoard in the crys tal dining-room of the Hotel Benson yesterday noon. There were 13 competitors in all, and each was allowed five minutes in which to praise Portland. At the termination of the contest Mr. Badley was pre sented with the silver trophy cup do nated by Jaeger Bros., Mr. Zimmerman was given a $5 hat order on C J. Mathis & Co.. and Mr. Cronan was as cured the donation of a handsome silk Bhirt by Buifum & Pendleton. The Judges were J. H. Dundore, A. C. Newill, . 31. Gerard Efflnger, Dr. E. K. Scott and N. U. Carpenter, representing live civic organizations of Portland. Speech Inspires Cheers, "Portland is the best city in the best county in the best state in the best country on earth." began Mr. Badley in his prize-winning speech, which in spired wild cheers. After telling why be had come here 18 months ago to raise his family and had afterwards brought five other satisfied families to build their homes here, Mr. Badley pictured Portland of the future as the greatest shipbuilding center on earth and the "Queen of the golden West." "Portland has doubled in population every decade, and I predict that during the next decade it will not only live up to its reputation in this regard, but that it will treble in industries," said Mr. Zimmerman, who closed with "Portland, our home town. Queen ol the West." The speech of Mr. Cronan was a figure of speech phrased in eloquent language. After reciting a beautiful fable in which a great giant awoke to Bee. beautiful homes and buildings. highways, mountains and river scenery and industries of every variety and volume, he revealed at the close that the Tgiant was "the spirit of Portland the giant of the Western world." . Fund of Statistics Given, For wealth of statistics the speech of R. H. Blossom was most prolific. He quoted figures to prove that the popu lation of Portland has increased Steadily. " A f f-r A r r g t Vi Pnllr flirnrtnrv Portland had 270.527 neople in 1914. as compared with I'Vo.iao in tne year following and 280.435 this year," said I Mr. .Blossom in nailing nu ne lermea the "population lie. I hv Arthur C rH 11 an W. M. Killings- worth. Frank McCrillis. F. N. Clark, Charles F. Berg, J. F. Daly, B. Lee Paget. Leo Friede, J. D. Lee. Fred W. German and Herbert Gordon. K. E. .-. . - 1 4 .1 . DnrflnnJ naoltv Board,' presided over the contest. The hotel dining-room was jammed to the doors with attentive listeners. MRS. ROSSI WILL FIGHT MISCONDUCT WITH DAIIL.O.UIST AL LEGED IN DIVORCE CASE. One of Hnsband'a Attorneys In Murder Trial Represents Wife Now Prop , crty Rights Are at Stake. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe clal.) W. H. Plummer, of the latv firm cf Plummer & Lavin. announced to day that their client. Mrs. Mabel Rossi. will contest the divorce action started Thursday afternoon at Walla Walla by Herman J. Rossi, who last week was acquitted of the murder of Clarence Dahlquist. Mr. Ross!, in his divorce complaint, alleges misconduct on the part of his wife and Dahlquist June 28, two days before Rossi shot Dahlquist, and also habitual intemperance. Mr. Rossi announced immediately aft er starting the action Thursday that If his wife chose to fight the case he would make things interesting. He rarld that he would name none but Dahlaulst. but that If his wife showed fight he would bring in several other men. Mrs. Rossi is believed to be In Spo nane ai ine present; time, ir sne sticks to Plummer's announcement, it is ex pected that a divorce trial which will outstrip the highly sensational Rossi murder trial will be staged tn the little mountain metropolis. Plummer, who was one of Rossi's four attorneys In his fight for his life and liberty, will now lead the fight Against him, and it is also expected that jonn ijray, Rossi s chief .counsel dur ing the murder trial, will again con ouct Rossi s case. Plummer s announcement Indicates that Mrs. Rossi will wage a fight for to. emtio or ine extensive Rossi estate. TRADE FIELD DESCRIBED urruuusiTiis!! IX SWEDEN ARE TOLD TO BUSINESS HEX. John lJkranti bays America. Can Sell Grain and Cattle and Carry Back Iron Ore for Plants. John Lokranz, representing the Swed ish-American Chamber of Commerce of New York, last night outlined ex tensive trade possibilities between this country and Sweden. His address was given before a meeting at the Benson Hotel of local Swedish business and professional, men. Mr. Lokranz' trip to the Pacific Coast nas been to study trade conditions. He has endeavored to meet those who could give 'the best information as to what the resources of this section are that might prove attractive to the Swedish merchant marine. He asserted that there was a possi bility that the Swedish-Mexican line. that now runs as far as San Francisco, might be extended to Portland. As heavy buyers of machinery, chemi cals, cattle, grain, tallow and hides he said that Sweden was turning more and more to the United States and that this country could find there iron ore for a return cargo. He asserted that the ex tensive production of iron ore in Sweden would make it an . attractive trade channel for this country, to cultivate. - - 'J "-K-J 1 " i 4. j? V r t I -. c?5V7Ci,JS' V. cj:Sj4 7-rrsz-T TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Sunset William S. Hart, "The Primal Lure." . Majestic June Caprice, "The Ragged Princess." Pickford Vivian Martin, "Her Father's Son." Peoples Clara Kimball Young, "The Common Law." Columbia Wilfred Lucas, "T Rummy." Globe Thomas Santschl. "The. Country That God Forgot." T & D Alice Brady. "The Gild ed Cage"; "Phantom Fortunes." i"a"-a. -ai- lopeciai. ine aunusimero m me suumem uaiiiornia film colony Is one of general unsettle ment For some months it has been r-aan ,min- .n nH ki. Scarcely a week, passes that some stu- dlo does not let out several players, and frequently several companies. It has become quite the procedure for studios engage players for trial picture. in order that they may see them in the respective studio's own environment. own direction and on their own screen. There are many screen foik of known repute who prefer not to accept-a one- picture engagement. Thus there are some who have dropped from screen sight.. while others shift from one com pany to another. There are too many directors," says one company. It Is difficult to get the right kind of a director," says another. Both directors and players want more money than they are worth, ia an opinion popular with studio manage ments. And then there are a few stuuios to be allowed to enter the portals and be put on the payrolls of which is like unto the honor of being given a trans portation ticket through the "Golden Gate." It is prevalent, this unsettled at mospheric condition, letting out of com panies and gradual Installation of a lower salaries ruling. Yet the studios go on making pic tures! Twenty-Four In. Film Contest. Twenty-four students of five Port land high schools, 13 girls and 11 boys. are entered in the Sunset Theater-Ore gon Film Producing Company contest to name six members of the cast for Portland-made comedy drama. The contest closes on October 29, the win ning sextet to be placed in charge of Director Sydney, of the Oregon com pany, preparatory to their appearance in When Friends Marry Twins." Next week a number of special rally nights -will be named for the various schools. On Monday the adherents of the Lincoln High entrants will have the night devoted to them: Tuesday, Benson; Wednesday, Washington; Thursday. Franklin, and Friday, Jef ferson. The studenti who are in the contest are being flashed on the Sunset sere n characteristic poses. They are: Ruth Rohlfing. Lincoln; George Proctor, Ben- sonficott Brown, Lincoln; Donald Har ris. Lincoln: Carlos Laub. Lincoln: Ro- bena Rhoads, Lincoln; Lulu Shepard, Lincoln: Alma Rausch. Franklin: Ro sella Snyder. Lincoln; Hylda Chase Lincoln; Orrln B. Harriman. Washing ton; E. La Pine, Washington; Lots Brady, Washington: A. H. Sonnenburg, Washington; Dena Jones, Benson; Dor othy Pierce, Washington: Raymond D. Hill. Benson: James Hamilton, Lincoln Howard Hutchinson, Linco"-; Ralph Miller. Jefferson; Jean McDonald Washington: Marjorie Rood. Washing ton: Dorothy Rood, Washington, and Elizabeth Singleton, Washington. Peters With Morosco. House Peters has lust signed a con tract in New York with Morosco-Pallas and will accordingly again appear on the Paramount programme, where he has gained wide popularity in the past. Under the Famous Players and Lasky brands, Mr. Peters became established a screen actor. His most notable offerings were "The Bride of Jennlco.' The Bishop s Carriage." "Chelsea 7750 and "An Hour Before Dawn." Mr. Peters motion-picture career cot. ers a period of some two and a half years, prior to which he appeared on the legitimate stage with considerabl success. Immediately after slgninsr his con tract to appear on the screen for Mo rosco-Pallas, Mr. Peters arranged to leave for the West Coast studios. He is now en route to Los Angeles and will commencj work shortly after his arri val there. Xebeaska Bids. Following up the offer made by large company in North Platte. Neb, to have the Signal Film Corporation come there and, make all its railroad j-rcjf ?c?ise7"Zy ffyz7C stories, a high official of one of the railroads running into North Platte has written J. P. McGowan. director general df the Signal company, advis ing him that the rolling stock of the rallroau with which the official is connected Is at the service of the Sig nal company. In addition to this, a movement has been started by a number of wealthy men in North Platte to subsidize a building fund for the purpose of build ing a laboratory and studio for the company. Screen Gossip. The management of the Peoples The' ater has extended an invitation to the Nebraska football aggregation, here for the Nebraska-Oregon Aggie football game today, to witness the opening ex hibition of the elaborate film version of "Romeo and Juliet which opens a week's engagement tomorrow. ... Tou can't always trust your agents. Likewise there is such a thing as be ing too liberal too broadminded. That Is apparently the opinion of several "higher ups" of the Portland censor ship board, for & system of checking up of viewers has been inaugurated. Since the City Commissioners flatly refused to amend the censorship regime by permitting an appeal to the courts, the censors seem more than ever impressed with the importance of their task o? protecting public morals. So more than ever it's personal preju- ice speaking for the masses. A feminine fan writes In to ascertain why fans don't see more of Audrey Munson. That seems hardly possible. for between "Inspiration" and Purity,"- there is absolutely no play ror the imagination. m According to the Lasky press agent. Edytho Chapman, who is appearing with Mae Murray In "The Plow Girl, used, in an introduction scene the other day, the baby gown In which she is christened. The question immediate ly pops up: "How old is Edythe?" France and the Russian Caucasus play an Important part in the forth coming installment of the Orpheum Travel Weekly the world at work and play. The Chenonceaux district of France is presented in interesting scenes, while Gagry. the old Russian resort in the Caucasus, with Its an cient castles and 2000-year-old ruins is flashed before ultra-modern eyes. Theda Bara has added another char acterization to her long list. This time t Is Juliet," the daughter of the apulets made famous by William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon. Miss Bara, screen vampire, will be seen at the Majestic Theater tomorrow -in Romeo and Juliet." with Harry Hilliard, more recently playing the hero to June Caprice, as Romeo. Carlotta de Felice. Vltagraph player, who as a dancer was known as Mme. Carlotta, recently married Vinton P. Breese, a kennel expert. H. B. Warner again appears In beard in "A Vagabond Prince." his newest Triangle vehicle. (Item for his feminine admirers it is not such disgraceful one as he wore in "The Beggar of Cawnpore.") ... Marguerite Clark renewed her Fa mous Flayers contract because she reaches a greater number of people by remaining on the screen. No mention of the thousands weekly she receives for her screen work, while the dainty star never reached the $1000 mark on the stage. - It happened in the casting room of one of the big producing companies. I would like to obtain a place in one of your moving picture com panies." the man said. "Are you an actor r he was asked. "Yes." "Have you had any experience In acting without audiences?" "That's what brought me here." He got a Job. Another Keystone accident. Tom Kennedy's hair caught on fire and Louella Maxam, who Is leaving Key stone to Join her husband, William Brynton, with the Signal Company, ex tinguished, tne names. Jack Richardson and Louise Lester are no longer with American. So, after six years, the "Flying A" studio must look for another villain. m m m Ruth Roland is soon to be seen in an other serial. It's called "The Neglected Wife." This subject should provide ma terial for one of those never-ending film stories. Matt Moore will be Mary Plckford's leading man in her second Artcraft picture. Matt is a brother of Owen Moore, and hence Mary's brother-in- OTHER AFFAIRS PLANNED "Dana" Day to Be October 28 Hughes Alliance to Have Mass Meeting at Creston George McBride Will Speak This Evening. Bainbridge Colby, of New Tork. will deliver a Woodrow Wilson campaign address in the Portland Armory, Tenth Strsft. between Couch and Davis, at 8 o'clock tonight. He will be the thtrrt speaker of Na tional mutation brought here in at week by the Oregon Democratic State Central Committe. Charles A. Towne. ex-United States Senator from Minne sota, spoke Tuesday night and William R. Wilson. Secretary of Labor, on Thiimdav night- . Mr. Colby was an active memoer or thA Progressive oarty and one or its I founders. He nominated Colonel Koose- velt at the Vrogressive National con vention Tn Chicago last June. tie l n. member' of the New lork committee on National security ana Dofenue. hv iDcoi ntmen t of Governo Whitman. "He is also a member of the American Bar Association, of the ua Association of the City of New York of the Civil Service Kelorm Associa tion, and the Authors' League of America. Mr. Colbv Is president of the Mis souri Society of New York. His clubs are the University. Metropolitan. Rock- away H.intinti, Manhattan. mcr. and Squadron A Veterans. He will be introduced at tonignts meeting by William Hanley. of Burns, Progressive candidate two years ago for United States Senator. Judge Samuel White, chairman of the Demo cratic state central committee, ii open the meeting. Supporters, of Marshall N. Dana lor County Clerk have arranged a uana day" celebration. "Dana day" has been set for Saturday, uctooer sa, ana mo ntnn is tn hold campaign meetings si multaneously that night at feellwood. Kern -Park. Lents, Gresham. amnion. Alberta. Richmond. Sunnyside. Brook lyn, Lower Alblna, on six aowntown street corners, and other p.aces. Prominent men and women are to speak. The speakers' committee, which will arrange for the meetings and speakers, is composed of Harry F.'chey, I L. Riggs. T. J. swivel ana aiues Standlsh. Members of the newly organized Cieston branch .f the National liufhei Alliance have arranged a mass meet ing to be held In the Creston school- house next Tue3'lay night. October at 8 o'clock. There wll! be good poak- ers. whose names will be announced later, and a musical programme Of ficers of the Crcsian branch of the Na tional Hughes 11 iar.ee are: E E. Southard, chairman: T. M. Hurlourt, vice-chairman; 13. J. Steele, secretary anil II. L. Ganoe tirasurer. W. C. Hawley, Representative In Congress from the First District, has declined to debate with Mark V. Weatherford, his Democratic opponent. Mr. Hawley. who received 40.S29 votes at the primaries to 11.396 for Mr. Weatherford. is making his annual tour over his district to confer with his constituents, investigate rivers and harbors, postal service, public land questions and the like. The East Side branch Hughes Alii ance will hold a rally in tne i-ast feiae Branch Library. East Twelfth and Al der streets, next Tuesday night, Octo ber 24. B. G. Skulason will explain the Danbury hatters" case to workers and other persons Interested. The com mittee in charge is composed of Wilson Benefiel. A. J. Rase. M. B. McFaul. U. M. Lepper. C. C. Hall and J. O. Wilson. Miss Marian Bennett will sing. George M. McBride, candidate for County Judge, will address meetings at Sycamore and Lents tonight. $15,000 ASKED FOR WIFE FATI1EH-IX-LAW IS BLAMED FOR LOSS OF HOME, Complaint Is Made of Meddling In Domestic Affairs and of Attempt to Foreclose 3Iortgaa;e. For what he maintains Is the unwar ranted meddling of his father-in-law. George Tapfer, in his business and do mestic life, Jake Schneider asks dam ages of $15,000 in a suit filed in the Circuit Court yesterday. In August. 1912, Mr. Schneider mar ried Mary Tapfer, settled on a dairy ranch, on which his f a,her-ln-law held mortgage, and prospered. During the past year, the exact time not being specified. Mr. Schneider alleges ttiat his father-in-law persuaded Mrs. Schneider to leave him in defiance of the wishes of her husband. This brought on an estrangement. the upshot of which was that Mrs. Schneider filed suit for divorce in the Circuit Court some time ago. Further, not long after his daughter had left the dairy farm, Tapfer. as- serts Mr. Schneider, sought to fore close the mortgage Vh the farm and I oust Mr. Schneider, these proceedings! now oeing oeiurs (.no uri;uii uurb. All of this was to the damage of his pride, prosperity and happiness to the sum of $15,000, contends the plaintiff in yesterday's action. VETERANS TO HOLD JINKS Spanish-American War Soldiers Are to Be Hot-ls. The annual "high Jinks" by Scout Youne Camp. No. 2, United. Spanish War Veterans, will be given Tuesday night. October 31. in the veterans' hall in the Courthouse. The orricers or tne department of Oregon, coming from all Darts of the state, will be in attend ance. The officers of the Third Oregon regi ment and all members of the regiment who are Spanish War veterans have been invited. Spanish War veterans who are not members of the local camp are also invited. The entertainment features will be new and varied. . A dinner will conclude the entertain. ment. . Read The Oregonlan classified ads. PEANaS XrBUSHHAN AS 'EOMEO' BUSHMAN BAYNE "OMEO ATHJUTTO Coming Sunday, to Ciz Peoples, Alder at V.'est Park Clara Kimball Young in "The Common Law" Pickford Theater, Today Only Dainty Vivian -.rtm in "Her MARY PICKFORD . PICKFORD SUNDAY i'i-f SPEAKERS SENT OUT Hughes Campaigners Are to Cover State Thoroughly. MR. PINCH0T DUE MONDAY Mr. SIcArtliur, Mr. Slnnott anil Sen ator Jones Are Among Those Wlio Are to Address Big Ilullics on Issues. The coming week win be a busy one In the Hughes campaign in Oregon. Virtually every part of the state will be visited by speakers sent out by the Republican Stale Central Committee to deliver addresses for Hughes. Several speakers of much more than local reputation ere on the list of ora tors who will stump the state. N. J. Sinnott. Representative in Con press from the Second Oregon District, will start Monday on a speaking trip through his district that will keep him busv up to the night or election. Monday night, October 23, he will speak at Condon: October 24, at Her miston; October 26, at Wallowa; Octo ber 27, at Enterprise; October 28. at Elgin; October 30, at Union; October 31. at Haines; November 1, at Sumpter November 2, at Baker; November 3, at La Grande; November 4. at Ontario, and November 6, at Pendleton. Also, it Is possible that Mr. Slnnott will speak at North h"owaer uctooer zs. Milton R. Klepper, of Portland, is campaigning this week In Benton Coun ty under the direction of the Kepub lienn State Committee. "Walter L. Toore. Sr.. will spend all of next week In Umatilla County, his schedule being arranged by the Uma tilla County committee. Ex-Senator Charles W. Fulton Is speaking this week in Eastern Oregon. His tour In that pnrt of the state will GREAT STMIS in GREAT PIAY5 GREAT DIRECTORS GIVE I "TTv Jm?' ' m lj I -J f - 1 3 1 It 1 1 I I VI eaaaM aA V OYER WV a 7 OTHERS i Father's Son," a charming pathos .nd thrills. Today only. IT end Saturday night at Canyon City. I in Grant County. ' Representative C. N. McArthur will speak tonight at McMinnville. The big event of next week in the Republican State Committee's speaking campaign will be the address in Port land Monday night by Gifford Pinchot. Li. f. Mulkey will speak at Drain October 26 and at Riddle on October 27. S. B. Huston will deliver five speeches in Crook County next week, opening with an evening meeting at Madras, October 23; Culver, October 24; Bend, October 25: Prineville. October 6. and Redmond. October 27. Ki-Moone to Tour Alno. Edgar G. Mills, of Seattle, another who will speak In Oregon next week under the auspices of the Republican State Committee, is a native of Wis consin, where he served in the ctate Senate. He was appointed by President Roosevelt as Assistant Attorney-General of Cuba. After a few years In the Federal service in Cuba he came West and located at Seattle. In 1912 he was a candidate on the Progressive ticket for Attorney-Gen eral of Washington and was a delegate to the Progressive convention at Chi cago this year. In the recent primary election In Washington he was a candi date for Justice of the State Supreme Court. Mr. Mills has the unqualified Indorse ment of organized labor and farmers' organizations. He has been campaign ing In Utah and Nevada for several weeks and the National committee re ports that he has been doing splendid work. He will spend the entire week In Oregon, speaking Monday night at Hillsboro. Tuesday at Monmouth, Wednesday at Oregon City and Thurs day at Astoria. His schedule for Fri day and Saturday is not yet arranged. In addition to the speakers already named. Mrs. E. B. Hanley. of Medford, who Is now speaking for Hughes In Eastern Oregon, will mitke campaign addresses at La Grande Monday night, at Baker Tuesday night and at Ore gon City Thursday night. Wesley L. Jones, United States Sen ator from Washington, will deliver a Hughes address at Salem Monday night at the same time that Senator Harry Lane, of Oregon, Is speaking there for Wilson. Play With Gun Charged. PKN'DLETON', Or.. Oct. 20. fSperlal.) THE ILEA MJh THE madeby WRES Romeo and Juliet" A classic in 8 acts. A heart-compelling drama with a sure appeal to every man, woman and child in the world. Cost $250,000, but no advance in Prices at the Peoples. Last Time Today 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. The Sensation of the Season story of frolic, romance, Warrants were Issued today upon complaint of Frank Rogers for the arrest of Judge J. W. Maloney ai.d Charles Crowner, his hired man, charg ing them with pointing a gun at him. It Is said that Maloney will enter a plea of not guilty upon the defense that he did not point the weapon at anyone, but only fired It to show that it was loaded after he had been taunt ed that it was not. The rutlroart of tho United State eon vumetl lL'S.i'O'i i coo torm of coal luit year, or i'4 e.r rrnt of the total Trodurt(on. mmm, LAST DAY June Caprice and LITTLE Jane Lee in The Ragged Princess A Rollicking Treat for the Children COMING SUNDAY TSieda Sara In a Great Super Production of ROMEO and JULIET S Broadway, Stark A Washington. LAST DAY TODAY. Tha vuriuif ALICE BRADY In ho Sweetest Story Kver Told. "THE GILDED CAGE" Jut Like a Bird ia a Gilded Case" and BARNEY BERNARD Creator of Abe Potasn. In "Po) and Herl matter. In a Pleasing aad Original Comedy That Von Will Appreciate. THASTOM FORTlES. Is There Romance In Bnstnesat Matlneea. lOei Emian, lOe and 15c Loan, x&e. . Waurlltser Hope Jonea Cnit Orchestra. aVaV: ",J -'laY-iva": m Hi!