Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 15, 1916, Page 10, Image 10

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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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30, $35
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This Offer. No
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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"