10 FOUR-YEAR TER!flS ARE ICR FAVORED County Clerks, However De cide It Were Better That Others Should Suggest It. CONVENTION IS CLOSED Xi. B. Fox, of Wasco, Ig Elected President Committees Named. Portland Will Be Meeting t Place Next November. County Clerks of Oregon would like four-year terms. They did not go on record yesterday as favoring such, nor did they recommend that the legisla ture be asked to look into the matter. but they did, in their annual conven tion at the Courthouse, bar newspaper men and spectators while they went into an executive discussion of the pos sibilitles of securing such terms. No decision was place on record, but it was understood, generally, that it had been decided that it were better the suggestion should come from oth ers than the clerks themselves. The three-day convention closed with - the election of officers yesterday after noon. I. B. Fox, of Wasco County, is the new president. The other officers are: S. M. Russell, Lane, vice-president; E. H. Lenox, Douglas, secretary, and E. L. Coburn, Josephine, treasurer. On the legislative committee were named: Emery J. Newton, Benton; Joseph W. Beveridge, Multnomah; Eu gene Boyer, Marion; A. B. Robinson, Polk, and C. B. Wilson, Yamhill. Lam Committee Named. On the committee on general laws were appointed: C. H. Zurcher, Wal lace; G. A. Gardner, Jackson, and Stacy M. Russell, Lane. The registra tion and election committee was named with Joseph W. Beveridge, of Mult nomah, chairman; E. H. Lenox, of Douglas, and E. L. Coburn, of Jose phine. The convention adjourned to meet again in Portland ext November, at a time to coincide with the convention of the County Judges and Commissioners, with whom it is hoped to have Joint so cial sessions. Repeal of the law requiring the pub lication of delinquent tax lists, and the enaction of a statute substituting noti fication of property owners through the mails was advocated in a resolution adopted with little discussion by the Clerks. Amendment to the scalp bounty laws permitting an agent of the one killing the animal to present the skin and obtain the bounty, and to provide for a simple manner of marking the skin for identification without severing the head, was suggested. Another recommendation was that the State Tax Commission be required to report to the' counties not later than the last of December of each year the amount of the assessments placed on corporations, and the amount of the etate tax for each county. ISataralixatlon Chan Be Asked. Change of the naturalization laws was recommended, to allow two or more witnesses, instead of only two, to appear for the applicant, and to permit the taking of depositions within the state, outside the county in which the petitioner resides. oevcrai cnauBCO wejo i cvviuiuciiucu in the registration and election laws. One would allow the County Clerk to make the necessary changes in the reg istration cards when a precinct, be cause of a growing population, has to be divided. This would prevent the present necessity of all the voters in the precinct registering again. Another was, in the interest of econ omy, to have the ballot conform, ex cept in size, holding it a waste to have ehort ballots printed on sheets as long as the long ballots. In the same line, it was recommended that each voter be assigned but one and one-half offi cial ballots. Instead of two, as at pres ent, and the assignment of but one sample ballot to each voter. EARLY REVIVAL IN STORE Last Sunday In January Will Be Billy Sunday Sunday. Definite plans for inviting "Biny" Sunday to hold a series of revival meetings in Portland at an early date were made yesterday at a meeting of the ministers' committee held in the Y. M. C. A building. Dr. S. W. See man presided. The last Sunday in January will be known as "Billy Sunday Sunday." On this occasion all the churches of the city will be expected to take official action regarding their plans to sup port the meetings. Prior to that date the church boards will be expected to vote upon the matter. Meantime a committee will write to Mr. Sunday's manager and make all the preliminary negotiations. Riddle Man Sues for Divorce. RO S E BURG, Or., Deo. 14. (Special.) I. A. Dean, a resident of Riddle, has filed a suit for divorce in the Circuit Court here against his wife, Mrs. Rosa Dean. They were married in Jackson County on May 3, 1901, and later came to Riddle to reside. Mr. Dean alleges that his wife possessed a- nagging and fault-finding disposition and his life was rendered burdensome by her in sults. On one occasion the plaintiff says his wife threatened to shoot him, while at another time she accused hi !h of flirting with other women. In addition to a decree of divorce Mr. Dean asks ' for the custody of the minor child born to their union, together with an order declaring him the sole owner of real property located at Riddle. L THIS COLD CURE 'Tape's Cold Compound" Ends a Cold or Grippe in a Few Hours. Tour cold will brealfr and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of 'Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until three doses are taken. It promptly opens clogged-u'p nos trils and air passages in the head. etops nasty discharge or nose running, relieves sick headache, dullness, fever (shness, sore throat, sneezing, sore ness and stiffness. Don't stay stuff ed-upl- Quit blowing end snuffling! Ease your throbbing head nothing else in the world gives fuch prompt relief as Tape s Cold Compound," which costs only 25 cents at any drugstore. It acts without as sistance, tastes nice, and causes no in convenience. Accept no substitute. EVERYONE IKES KTv'y ' J"-! in ijili. mi 1 1 . lit r . ' 1 If ; "v'' A - z w s V - 1 r - ? i - - , cZo tern can crff TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Sunset Willard Mack and Enid Markey, "Aloha Oe." Star Frank Sheridan, "The Struggle." Peoples Irene Fenwick and Owen Moore, "A Coney Island Princess." -Majestic Gladys Coburn, "The Battle of Life." Columbia Dorothy Glsh, "Atta Boy's Last .Race," Globe Marguerite Clayton, "A Daughter of the City." Columbia. --ORpTHY GISH, the quaint little j. i mug le star wno nas contrib tributed so many delightful char acterizations to the world of celluloid. Is the Columbia Theater headllner on the week-end programme opening yes terday. Miss Gish is the central fiirnca of "Atta Boy's Last Race," a story with a racetrack background in a film that presents a race of the thoroughbreds that will nnnpp 1 n,rHii..i . . admirers of the "sport of kings." piay la meiparamatic. with the Plot aimed at the chances of the horse who not onlv rrri tv.. i heroine around the track, but the mort gage on me old homestead as well. The race scenes are so realistic that they must n n n e ; 1 AVcn tn hA . - oiwwai norseman. . Atta Boy, the thoroughbred in ques tion, became lame on the eve of an important rac nnH pnt v 4 -daI Carroll, hln prtim oht. tiuuing Aua tsoy nimself. Then, under the careful nursing and training of his mistress. Sue Keane, Atta Boy comes back and wins the race that brines financial independence and happiness to Sue and Roy. Thm In n .r,n..1l. 1 . meating the picture. Dorothy Gish is responsioie ror it, ror she is one of the most appealing figures on the screen. AB Sue. th -lrl xrh hat.i1 nfna- t though her suitor, Roy, is a horseman,! xuiss uisn puts ner scenes over with her usual effectiveness. r I Keith Armour, new Triangle leading man, is. the hero, while Carl Stockdale, former Northwest stock actor, is the suave villain. "Murdftrpfl Vv-ir rflf.lrA" ii laughable two-reel comedy, and news piv-iures, including a special on the world's champion Holstein bull that brOUETht X21.E0n t ailitlnn In TnWlon recently, are screened. j Sunset. "Aloha Oe" is a dramatic and nnr. tacular picture, quite the best of its kind exhibited in Portland in more man a year if rt was ever surpassed or even approached in excellence but Its screening at the Sunset Theater Is rendered doubly attractive by the ap propriate musical accompaniment of Kaai's Royal Hawaiian Quartet in song and instrumental selections. The music raises the production to an unusual degree of realism. Willard Mack, well known to Port land people as a luminary of the stock stage, who since his appearance here has risen high as actor and playwright. Is the star of this film with an Ha waiian name meaning. "Farewell to Thee." Mack's courtroom scene, which he dominates as the attorney, is one of the most effective and dramatic biti of acting ever presented. He is the king of screen lawyers. Enid Markey, Margaret Thompson and Frank Bor zage are among the other players. However strong the picture may be In dramatic intensity, its chief charm lies in spectacular and beautiful scenic effects. The storm at sea will exist a long time before it is equaled in real istic effect, and the eruption of the volcano la convincing enough for the most critical. The story presents Mack as a suc cessful lawyer, who takes to drink to settle his nerves. He takes a rapid slide down the toboggan, and finally lands on the beaches of the South Sea islands, a derelict. He meets Kalniweo. a native girl, who believes him to be the god of the volcano. He is hacDV with her for a time, imt departs for nome. He discovers many changes, finds his fiancee married, and so re turns to his Island maid. "The Village Scandal" is one of the strongest Keystones, the cast including Raymond Hitcncock, Fatty Arbuckle, Al St. John and Harry McCoy. Star. "The Struggle," a story of life and love in the Army, of intrigue, foolish ness, mistaken zeal and sheer, stark heroism of character which finally wing its due reward, opened a screening yes terday at the Star Theater. A realistic shipwreck and scenes on a leper island are the unusual photographic features of this photodrama. Frank Sheridan, prominent stage star, is the central figure of the story, which takes its name from the conflict which sways the action of an Army officer who makes many sacrifices to Insure happiness for the girl he loves. This devotion to the future of the girt leads him to give the girl in marriage to a man not worthy of her. The younger man is CQnscience-smltten at one time and then tries to square him self by taking service as a monk at tending a leper colony, But the effort - c 72 or- of, sri- comes too late and when he Is brought back to civilization by his self-sacrificing senior he .finds that he is Infected by the terrible disease, commits suicide and leaves the way clear for the happi ness of the other two. The heart interest is a dominant note and the interest is well-sustained. The junior shows an unexpected touch of heroism, which lightens In a measure the story of his weakness, but there is a general sigh of satisfaction at the end over the fact that the struggle In the mind of the big-hearted senior has its logical outcome and he comes into his own. Sellg Tribune News weekly, with events of National and world import in pictures, rounds out the programme. Slajestic. "The Battle of Life," a gangster story of the "regeneration" and "the escape" type, which were famous Fox and Griffith successes, respectively, opened an engagement at the Majestic Theater yesterday with Gladys Coburn and Art Acord in the leading roles. A unique feature of the new Fox photoplay is the method of opening the story. The first flash on the screen shows a group of rats at work in the dark cellar of a house. This scene gradually fades out and in place of the rats the group of crooks who play so important a part in the development of the story appear. Thus the" view changes from the rats of the animal kingdom to the rats of society. Miss Coburn has one of her biggest roles in "The Battle of Life." She plays the part of Mary Boland, daughter of a crook, Tom Boland, and sweetheart of his pal, Dave Kirns. Determined to give up her life of wrong doing for the sakeof her little brother, Jimmy, Mary leaves home. She wanders into a .park and there meets Mrs. Went worth, a wealthy woman, who hires her as a maid. Tom Boland and Dave learn of the girl's position and try to obtain her aid in robbing the house of her mistress. She refuses, but they "pull off the Job" alone and the father Is shot. A detective and his stool pigeon begin hounding Mary. She loses her position and Is arrested. later being released on parole. After many trials and tribulations, during which she "goes straight," despite police interfer ence. Mary is reunited with her sweet heart Dave, who has also reformed. The play is full of action and melo dramatic thrills, while there is & wealth of heart interest. An unusually good Hughie Mack Vitagraph comedy and Path e News are also on the bill. Paramount Stock Bought. One of the most stupendous combina tions of Interests ever effected in the motion-picture industry ocurred a few days ago when- the Famous Players Lasky corporation, which includes among- Jts subsidiaries the Famous Players Film Company, Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company and Pallas Pic tures, acquired the controlling Interest in the Paramount Pictures Corpora tion, the distributing medium of the photoplays of these companies. The array of stars under the manage ment of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,! the studies of its various companies in New Tork City. Los An geles and Hollywood and the chain of distributing offices controlled by Para mount form, through the consumma tion of this coalition, what is undoubt edly the greatest single motion picture organization since the advent of the photoplay. The capital stock of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation is $12,600,000 and that of Paramount $10,000,000, giving a total capitalization of $22. 500.000, There will be no change of administration in either the parent or the new subsidiary company, Adolph Zukor remaining president of the former and Hiram Abrams continuing as the bead of Paramount. Screen Gossip. "The Greater Woman," a plcturlza tlon of the Algernon Boyesen's play, will be the first film vehicle of'Mar Jorie Rambeau, new Mutual star. This talented actress is the wife of Willard Mack. She appeared in Portland in Orpheum vaudeville a few seasons ago. Charles Ray is 25 years old. six feet in the air, and they say he's married. Wallace Reid was born la 1890. Enter, June Caprice, the pollyanna of the movies. A visitor at the Will iam Fox studios, where "The Mischief Maker" was screened, named the capri cious star the "Glad Girl of the Films," so June is naturally quite elated about It. . In "The Great Secret," Metro's new 14-episode photoplay serial, "Francis X. Bushman and Miss Beverly Bayne are starred. Mr. Bushman was crowned king of motion pictures at the recent San Francisco exposition, and Miss Bayne was crowned queen at the con temporary exposition in San Diego. "The Great Secret" marks the serial debut of America's two most popular screen stars. "SklnnerB Dress Suit," an amusing story that recently appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, is to be filmed by Essanay with Bryant Washburn in the IcaOJnK role. H7P Hit For the Our Entire An Extra Pair of Trousers Will lOS THIRD One of Our MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATES Makes an Acceptable NELLIE NICHOLS GOK m:w orpheum bill, is beaded by cosiediexne, "Will Some One, Name My Nationality?' Ia Song Success Newspaper Critics Praise Her. Nellie V. Nichols, the young dialect comedienne who has the world guessing as to her nationality, is the headliner of the incoming Orpheum show, and will make her first appearance at the matinee at -the Heillg next Sunday. Miss Nichols is presenting a new act this season and she is assisted by E. Colt Albertson. Miss Nichols attained fame in big-time vaudeville by her remarkable success in singing the song "Will Someone Name My Nationality?" which permits her to show her great talent as a dialectician. Although she has been preceded by many notable women singing stars. Miss Nichols has been singled out by the newspapers along the Orpheum route as the biggest hit so far this season. Here is the review of her act written by the dramatic critic of the Province, of Vancouver, B. C: Nellie Nichols, headliner at the Orpheum, deserves every whit the title. Perhaps no eingle woman performer who hit ever ap peared at the Orpheum received the ap plause that Nellie Nlehol did laet nlftht In Nellie V. Nichols. Who Cornea to Orpheum Next Week. her character sketch of the Italian woman, and truly she haaa voice which la pleasing and a personality that is captivating. There was lots doing in the Nichols act last night. First, Miss Nichols was welcomed by many who had seen her before. Her address to the audience, set In rhyme and music, promised new stuff. And It was. When Mies Nichols completed her allotted time before the lights, both foot and spot, she was applauded so long and so heartily that It was with difficulty that the orchestra could be heard announcing the following act. Her Impersonation of an old Scotch man rendering an old-time favorite, "Alex ander's Kag-tlme Band," was a regular screech. It went big. If the Orpheum con tinues to send as good bills aa that last night and that which was here last week, there will bo no such thing known as ths coid" Monday night audience. BAZAAR RAISES $5000 German Red Cross Still Getting po nations for AVar Sufferers. Between $5000 and $6000 was raised for the relief of war sufferers and prisoners by the fair and bazaar held a the German House last week, ac . ii : ;; I 'ft l , jsfV ,, V- .. v : .. jVh .. ::: i-j v ,: v... ( I fa iuMtriw.ThHi i -riniwrirviiamfmai -.v.,...;..vn.v.. y w 11 alitor s Busy THERE IS NO DULL SEASON WITH NICOLL! WE KEEP OUR TAILORS ACTIVE BY OFFERING and. Price Stock Included in Nicoirs Special Offer Standard Black or Blue Worsted Cheviot, Serge or Thibet Suit With Extra Pair of Trousers STREET OSCAR M. SMITH MANAGER cording to Mrs. Therese Abendroth, president of the Women's Auxiliary of the German Red Cross Society. Mrs. Abendroth said yesterday that money from out-of-town contributors is still coming In and as a consequence the exact sum obtained cannot, yet be an nounced definitely. The laying out of the booths and the general arrangements of the bazaar, which attracted considerable attention, was the work of George Otten, former landscape gardener. F. Eilers and Messrs. Schaumann and Lo werltz as sisted with the decorations. SUIT FOLLOWS FATALITY Damages of $750 0 for C. V. Pepin's Death Asked of Railway. The Southern Pacific Company was made defendant in a suit for $7500, which was filed in the United States District Court yesterday by L. F. Pepin, as administrator of the estate of C. V. Pepin. The suit Is the outgrowth of a railroad accident on April 24, 1915, in which C. V. Pepin waa killed. C V. Pepin was working on a bridge crew in the vicinity of Blodgett on the Corvallis & Eastern line, at the time of the accident, according to the complaint. He waa run over by a handcar and push, attached to a freight train and instantly killed. The victim of the accident was 41 years old. Father Gives Vp Search for Iost 6pp. ROSE BURG, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) Abandoning the search for his son. Drew, who disappeared a few weeks ago while hunting ducks a few miles from Ogden, Utah, A. T. Marshall has returned to Roseburg to Join bis wife and children. He says a dozen or more searching parties passed many days in the vicinity where Drew Marshall was last seen, but that no trace of the missing man was found. - Mr. Marshall believes he either fell in a river and was drowned or was fatally shot while walking through the timbered districts of that country. Mr. Marshall was formerly engaged in the mercantile business here. Never are you likely to be offered such a unique attraction. A Hawaiian VocaL and Ukulele Accompaniment by Kaafs Famous throughout the entire showing of the won derful Hawaiian picture, . v ALOHA OE Featuring Willard Mack and Enid Markey " TODAY AND FTT1 Mra 11 r of the Suit 30, $35 and up This Offer. No Double the Life NEAR MILL ORDERS ON RISE SHIPMENTS, HOWEVER, Cl'KTAILEU . BY CAR SHORTAGE. Lumber Demand of 80,040,216 Feet Is 8.88 Percent Above Production and 28 Percent Over Shipments. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.) Lumber orders of 80,040,216 feet, or 8.88 per cent 'n excess of production and 26 per cent in excess of shipments, have been received by mills belonging to the West Coast Lumbermen's Asso ciation, according to announcement to day. Railroads succeeded in furnishing the mill3 a few more cars than in the pre vious week, but the increase in new transcontinental business forced the unshipped balance of so-called rail trade orders up to 11,831 carloads. Normally the unshipped balance at the 128 mills participating in the report would be in the neighborhood of 6000 carloads. Cargo shipping was not as heavy as during the previous week, due to a nat ural movement in tonnage. Production of 72.852.033 feet, or 16.32 per cent below normal, is announced. Shipments for the week total 58.560, 899 feet, or 32.7S per cent below normal, and 19.63 per cent below actual pro duction. Transcontinental rail business ex ceeded similar deliveries by 15.125,000 feet, or 25.28 percent. Cargo orders ex ceeded cargo shipments 4,206,927 feet. Local orders exceeded local deliveries by 2.148..390 feet. STORE ORDERED TO PAY Meier & Frank's Loses Action on 971,000 Contract for Fixtures. A Jury in United Etatea Judge Tl'ol verton'a Court yesterday morning found a verdict for L. and E. Emanuel Again! Hawaiian Quartet TOMORROW ONLY oiiser ; Alone Reservations of Your Suit WASHINGTON Christmas Present & Co., Inc., of San Francisco in the suit brought by that concern against Meier & Frank Company, of Portland. The San Francisco concern won the whole amount of damages sought, $25,371.45, with interest, on the first cause of action and $1875, without in terest, on the second. , L. and E. Emanuel & Co. contracted with Meier & Frank Company for $71,000 to install fixtures, it was al leged. The Portland firm is said to have declared the fixtures to be de fective and to have paid only $45,000. Ex-County Clerk Paroled. SPOKATTE, Wash.. Dec. 14. Glenn B. Derbyshire, ex-County Clerk, who con fessed to the theft of more than $10,000 from the county funds here two years ago and was sentenced to one to 15 years In the penitentiary, was paroled yesterday by the State Prison Board. He left Walla Walla for California where his wife and daughter reside. Read T Orf sronlan classified sds. "Til Saturday Night A momentous docu ment of heart interest and potent drama: The Struggle" With Frank Sheridan and other World play ers. The same pro gramme includes inter esting world news in Selig Weekly. The Star Sunday, "Purity" T s 'Til Saturday Night The captivating Broad way star Irene Fenwick Supported by the popular Owen Moore In a dashing spirited Paramount and comedy drama of America's Coney Island and Fifth Avenue. "The Coney Island Princess" From Edward Sheldon's book. MT. HOOD A wonderful scenic and a new comedy also. Coming Sunday, Marie Doro in "Oliver Twist"