TITE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MrfXDAT, DECEItlBEIt 18, 101G. 7 RAILWAYS ACTION PLEASES SHIPPERS Suspension of Advance in Rates on Westbound Traf fic Is to Be Sought. SHIPBUILDERS WILL SUE Transcript of Testimony at Various Hearings Sent to Commission and Continuation of Old Rate Thought Likely. ??ow that the transcontinental car riers have voluntarily arranged to sus pend their proposed increases in east bound commodity tariffs affecting some of the principal products of the Northwest, local shippers are deter mined to secure a like suspension of the westbound tariff. At the Interstate Commerce hearing In Portland last week the shippers of Seattle and of Portland made vigorous protest against the proposed increase on both eastbound and westbound rates. The hearing was continued at Spokane on Thursday and Friday and a. transcript of the case will go before the Commission at once. , It is not possible that the Commis sion will be able to review the case be fore the first of the year, hence the voluntary action on the part of the carriers. Advices from "Washington is to the effect that the Commission has the westbound rates under, advisement and it is commonly expected arrwng local shippers that these rates will be sus pended before they are due to go into effect. Shipbuilders Take Action. Meanwhile, however, the local steel shipbuilding plants have appealed to the Federal courts for an injunction against the Government, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the various transcontinental railroads to restrain them from enforcing the tariffs carry ing the proposed increases. The plaintiffs in this case are the Northwest Steel Company, the Colum bia River Shipbuilding Corporation and the Willamette Iron & Steel Company. They are directly affected by the in creases, inasmuch aa it provides for an advance of 10 cents for each 100 pounds in structural ship steel shipped from mills in the Pittsburg district to the local plants. The present rate on steel is 65 cents for each 100 pounds. The proposed rate is 75 cents. Contracts now being executed by the plaintiff corporations were made, it is contended, on a basis of the existing rate. The higher rate cannot be ab sorbed by the current price of ship con tracts. Protest Made at Hearing. At the hearing in Portland last week various steel shipbuilders representing plants in both Portland and Seattle tes tified that their industry would be seri ously affected if the new rates go into effect. Some of them declared that they would be forced to go out of busi ness. The shipbuilders hinted then that they might seek to have the rates suspended. Like action was promised by the Chambers of Commerce of both Seattle and San Francisco. The voluntary suspension by the carriers precludes the necessity of ac tion by the chambers in the case of eastbound rates, but their co-operation yet may be sought in the west bound case. At the Portland hearing the possi bility of establishing a commodity rate for ship steel separate from structural Kteel used in bridges and buildings was seriously discussed. Ship steel, it was pointed out, is specially constructed and designed with peculiar identifying marks. It must undergo inspection by representatives of the underwriters and agents of the Government. It would be a simple matter to separate ship steel, in carloads, from other structural steel. . Steel May Be Segregated. The objection raised by Spokane and ther eastern cities that they are dis criminated against in the structural steel rate would be overcome. Obvious ly Spokane uses no ship steel. The Coast cities might waive their objection to the advance in other structural ma terial. But the Coast cities will continue to protest against the proposed advance in eastbound rates. Almost every com modity produced in this territory is affected, notably, salmon, dried and canned fruit, wool and hops. By suspending the tariff until March 1 the carriers give the Northwestern producers plenty of time to move their 1916 crops under the old rate. The present car shortage has Interfered with this movement on normal sched ule. The additional 60 days will also give the commission time to review the case on its merits and possibly to reach a decision. Captain Hardy Writes Ode in Honor of General Jackson. Vena Adopted by Grand Army Be comes Official Record. CAPTAIN W. H. HAKDT, soldier, sailor and free companion through half a century in the West and one of the few survivors of the Perry expedl tlon to Japan, is also, in his leisure moments on his farm in the hills west of Portland, a writer of verse. Captain Hardy last week filed with the Grand Army in the local or ganlzation a copy of a memorial poem to the late General James Jackson which has been adopted by the Grand Army into the memorial literature at the headquarters. Following are the stanzas: OREGON'S GRAND OLD SOLDIER, (Dedicated to the memory of Brlgadier Genural Jumcs Jackson, by his comrades.) Out In Rlvervlew on a sloping; hill. Where grass and flowers are growing. And giant firs like sentinels stand. We heard the sad winds blowing. t 1 ' m I'll 1 irvif ftttlli WMIiiliffii I i if si ImmMm g liifiiiiiiii i f 1 " " , ' V jf? '""...l , - j 3 ' ,f . t v - - , . 1 i V ' j v - - " '- " " y ' i JUAMTA HASSES, FV "BLACK EYE S AVD BU E." KEYSTONE FEATURE ON COLUMBIA THEATER PROGRAMME. COMEDY TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Peoples Marie Doro and Ho bart Bosworth, "Oliver Twist." Majestic E. H. Sothern and Edith Storey, "An Enemy to the King." Columbia William Desmond and Dorothy Dal ton, "A Gamble in Souls." Sunset Alice Brady, "Then I'll Come Back to You." Star Audrey Munson, "Purity." Globe Jeanne Eagels, "The World and the Woman." ANor tui Is grave, bedecked with Over a new-made flowers. The grave of General Jackson. Oregon's grand old soldier, , Our comrade and our friend. Be had served hla country long and well Through many a well-fought fray. And his work on earth had all been done, So he was called away. Xtow tn his grave his body lies. In deep, unruffled rest; Bis eyelid's drooping on his eyes. And quiet Is his breast. Bad memory muses whilst we stand By this quiet reeting place; We miss the clasp of a comrade's hand. And the vision of bis face. For he's gone to his reward. That all good men are given: For he has passed the shadows through That lead from earth to Heaven. Then weep not for him, comrades dear. For he is not dead, but sleepeth there: (He sleeps In his grave, all free from pain, L'niU Christ shall raise him us again. Peoples. NOTHER triumph of motion pic ture art has been -achieved. Lasky responsible for this latest su- perplay, its fllmation of "Oliver Twist" displaying a realism and fidelity to the pen-drawn characters of Charles Dick ens that entitles the production to rank among the masterpieces of the cinema. Combined with tnls artistry there Is sympathy and interest that makes the film excellent popular entertainment. Lasky'a "Oliver Twist," the Peoples Theater attraction for the early week. boasts of an unusual cast. "All-star" is the right term to apply to it. Marie Doro, who scored such a success a few seasons ago in a stage revival of the play, is Oliver, and a more appealing Oliver was never seen. Hobart Bos worth, portrayer of virile types and star of such features as "The Sea Wolf," is the Bill Sykes of Dickens, a vicious, cruel, hulking brute. Tully Marshall, featured in many Triangle productions of the past year, essays a Fagin approaching that of Nat Good win. Raymond Hatton, Lasky villain. is the artful dodger. Elsie Jane Wil son is Iancy, the girl so foully mur dered by Sykes. Carl Stockdale is just the type of heavy villain that the great English writer made Monks. James Neill Is Mr. Brownlow, Oliver's benefactor, and Harry Kattenbury is the pompous Mr. Bumble, the work house beadle. In an Introduction, W. 8. Van Dyke is seen as Charles Dickens. Paramount Pictographs is featured by the first Installment of the Donald Thompson pictures from the Somme battle front. Trench warfare and bat teries in action are the most interest ing parts of the unusual war picture. Sunset. A graphic and vital story of the lumber camps, the logging drives and railroad construction camps a chap ter from the book called "The Great Outdoors" bulwarked by an attractive star and a competent cast, is "Then I'll Come Back to You," a plcturlza tlon of the popular Larry Evans novel, that opened a four-days' screening at the Sunset Theater yesterday. In serial form "Then I'll Come Back to You," was a decided hit. As a film drama the story has lost none of Its charm, while the visualization of beau tiful outdoor scenery has given it in creased strength. The scenes are all realistic The log drive and construc tion camp activity pave the way for the feature flve-reeler, a terrific hand-to-hand encounter that ranks well up among the best scraps of the films. Alice Brady, the talented daughter of William A. Brady, is the star of the photoplay, with Jack Sherill a pleas ing leading man. The story is one of combat, for the hero, -a construction engineer, is continually battling against various adversaries. His rival In love is a man who is struggling to ruin the career of tin engineer, although friendly business associate. This rival not only tries to poison the mind of the girl against the young engineer, but fights him through bullle3 hired to go the limit. The story take, its name from the words uttered by lad of 12, who, upon leaving to make his way in the world, promises his boy hood sweetheart that he will come back for her some day. "Madcap Ambrose" is the Mack Swain comedy which in Itself is a guarantee of high mirth efficiency. It s big Mack in another of those excruciatingly funny burlesques. Majestic E. H. Sothern has ever been an ex ponent par excellence of the romantic and chivalrous drama. So the screen' new and temporary star is at home, very much at home, in "An Enemy to the King," a picturization in six reels of his stage success, on exhibition at the Majestic Theater. This Greater Vltagraph production is a story of the romantic period of Henry III of France, when Henry of Navarre was championing the cause of the Huguenots. Love, intrigue and duelling are the essentials of a film which merits widespread approval. Mr. Sothern as the hero, Ernanton de Launay. experiences no difficulty In re peating the' unqualified success he made in former days. He wears his helmet and sword with the ease and grace of long practice, and endows the gallant young French noble with a fine chivalry and an engaging display of manly vigor and depth of feeling. His leading woman is Edith Storey, a star in her own right, who plays the role of the young woman who believes that the hero of the story 1 her bit terest enemy, and consents to lure him Into the hands of his real eTTemies. only to end by falling in love with the gen tleman. The girl sought to give de Launay Into the hands of the king to secure freedom for her father, so Is struggling with conflicting emotions when the hero arrives to give himself up in time to save her from treach ery. Then comes the coupe that con- rounds tne enemies of the lovers. Pathe News, with events of National and international importance but a few days from the happening, is also screened. The eternal triangle on a desert Is land, which island and its isolation de velop into a melting pot that brings together an ultra - sanctimonious preacher and a dancehall girl of the most liberal ideas, is the central theme of "A Gamble In Souls." an interesting Triangle drama on exhibition at the Columbia Theater. Dancehall scenes, shipboard panic unusual sea effects, tropical storm and pnyeical combat are a few of the fea tures or tnls flve-reeler, which presents William uesmond and Dorothy Dalton as co-stars. Desmond for the third time In a year is a preacher, and this time the most Impossible chap you ever saw. He is so narrow that he loathes the dancehall girl with whom he comes in contact. They are cast on a desert island, and while ne spurns her for time, the daily Intimacy brings about a cnange in tne character of each. A third person, a sailor. Is washed up on the island and Immediately he covets the woman. The air is charged with a gathering storm, the attitude of the intruder forcing upon the preacher a realization of his real feelings to wards the girl he once scorned. The sailor tries to dispose of his enemy Dy nuriing nim over a cliff into th water. The preacher crawls to land in time to save the girl and the sailor Is killed In the struggle that follows. Then comes a full realization of mu tual love. Keystone Introduces a Max Llnder type of exquisite charm In "Black Eyes ana uiue, a comedy in which the beau tlful Juanlta Hansen makes her reap pearance on the Triangle programme "In the Hanging Glacier Country" is wonderful colored Northwest scenic. with Isella Glacier analyzed by the all-seeing camera. Columbia. ROBBER IS SOUGH T Man Who Tried to Hold Up Eu gene Station Is Described. DRESS THAT OF LOGGER Diversion Causes Highwayman to Flee- Traveler and Rail-way Brakeman Give Chase, but Quarry Gets Away. EUGENE. Or., Dec 17. (Special.) Chief of Police C. B. Chrlstensen this morning forwarded to neighboring cities telegraphic descriptions of a man who is believed to have rifled the cash drawer of the ticket office in the Ore gon Electric depot, and who attempted to hold up the night clerk in the South ern Pacific ticket office at the point of a revolver late last night. The high wayman, who was masked when he de manded money of Mortimer Large, the clerk of the Southern Paciflo Company, obtained no cash. The attempted holdup was followed by a futile pursuit of the highwayman for several blocks by M. L. Lee, of Coronado. Cal., a traveler, who was in the waiting-room of th depot at the time, and Frank L Williams, an Oregon Electric brakeman. The highwayman is believed to have begun his operations soon after George W. Mason, night ticket clerk at the Oregon Electric station, closed his win dow and left the building. After a vain search for money the intruder tnrew records and papers on the floor and left the building, going, according to the theory of the police, directly to the Southern Pacific depot, where he asked the clerk to change a 20 bill. Clerk Large looked up to see the man's face and was confronted by a revolver and a face masked by a blue and white polkadot handkerchief. Large and W. H. Beck, night bag gageman, both of whom the highway man was attempting to cover, ducked. Lee, who was waiting for a train, opened one of the doors of the waiting room, and the highwayman fled. John Applegate, telegraph operator, who sits with his back to the ticket window, sat through the holdup without knowing anything about it. The man who attempted the holdup is thought to have been -a logger or a woodchopper and is described as about 5 feet 8 inches in height, round face weight about 175 pounds, wearing a macklnaw of red- and white check, a dirty brown slouch hat, logger or heavy shoes, short, stiff brown trousers cut "logger style." NEW CHURCH DEDICATED SERVICES HELD AT FIRST METHO DIST AT TACOMA. Rlnhon II ujc he a Conducts Ceremonial Which Is Attended by Many Leading Patrons of District. TACOMA, Wash.. Deo. 17. (Special With clergymen present from Port land, Seattle and other Northwest cities, the new First Methodist Church here was dedicated today. Bishop Matthew S. Hughes, of Portland, con ducted the ceremonial after the church had been turned over by the board of trustees. The edifice cost ft 5.000. ltev, Delmei- H. Trimble, the pastor, was formerly in charge of the Cen tenary Methodist Church, of Portland. Bishop Hughes predicted a umveri religion some day in his dedicatory address. He said that the law of the survival of the fittest applied to re ligion as to everything else, and that religion must have universal appeal. He declared that Christianity fitted this need, while other beliefs fall far short of the mark. Rev. James E. Crowther, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Seattle; Kev. josnua btansneia, pastor of the First Methodist Chuich, Portland, and Tacoma ministers deliv ered addresses. Rev. Thomas W. Lane, pastor of the Centenary Methodist Church, Portland, and former pastor of the First Metho dist Church in this city, . will deliver a sermon from the new 'pulpit next Sunday. SINGERS WIN AT STRAND B LACK STOX E ftriNTBT IS EICEP. TIONAL SHOW FEATURE. Star. "Purity," that Audrey Munson nhoto- dramatic study of the feminine form In varying degrees of nudity, opened an engagement at the Star Theater yes terday. It Is a wonderfully artistic and beautiful production, although a film of this character Is naturally greeted variously. To the art lovers it is pure joy; to others It is joy not so pure. "BeautlTul, ' artistic." "in teresting" and "daring" are a few of the adjectives of appeal. There is no question as to the beauty and artistry of the picture, but the curiosity seekers far outnumber the artistic. As a preserving medium for the art of one of the world's most famous models, the film is worthy of a high niche In the land of the un spoken drama, but as entertainment for the masses much might be said anent Its propriety. The film, in seven reels, is a mixture of allegory and modern story. In the allegory. Miss Munson Is Virtue, hap pily roaming o'er the earth until Evil appears via Pandora's box. In the modern story she is Purity Worth, a girl who poses In the nude to secure funds to restore her lover's health. The star also poses for a number of famous pieces of statuary. Diamond's Hawaiian Trio of singers, dancers and instrumentalists opened yesterday what promises to be a. very successful engagement. The popular ity of Hawaiian music seems to be onJ the high crest at the present time, and Diamond's trio presents numbers that please all. Globe. Jeanne Eagels, who makes her film premiere In "The World and the Woman" at the Globe Theater, is a distinct acquisition to the silent drama. Miss Eagels is a real actress and at the same time a real beauty. The dramatic story of "The World and the Woman" gives her wonderful oppor tunities to prove her the former, while the camera discloses her pulchritude. Philip Lonergan's story Is based on the healing of the sick and crippled by faith. But it Is not a preachment; far from it. "The World and the Woman" is a photodrama of dramatic surprises and strong climaxes. Moun tain scenery and cabaret and vaude ville scenes are especially interestlngr Reel Life and a comedy complete the bill. Clever Imitator Player of Two Cornets, Interesting; Sketch anal Film Play Complete Bill. Only today and two days; One of the world's most beautiful stars: MARIE DORO with Hobart Bosworth, Tully Marshall, Ray mond Hatton, James Neill and Elsie Jane Wilson in Charles Dick ens' "OLIVER TWIST" Picturized with exquis ite artistry and intense appeal by Lasky for the Paramount Programme. Fascinating:, new Pic tographs, too. Enjoy it Today at the U PEOPLES ALDER AT WEST PARK. From 11A.M. Dally eludes many of the favorite operatic and classical selections. Lee Zimmerman is a wonderful imi tator and one of the most popular ac tors on the bill with the audience. Be sides his clever Imitations he does some whistling that is very much of a. nov elty. "A Woman's Friend" Is tha sketch presented by Abram Johns and com pany, the story of a. clever woman who interposes between a jealous husband and a. jealous man, prevents a. quar rel, sets everything right by her clev erness and, as the closing episode of the sketch suggests, wins something more than the thanks of the man for herself. Bingham, of Bingham and Gable, is an artist of unusual ability. The spe cial feature of his act is a. duet, played on two cornets at once. In double cor net playing Mr. Bingham seems to be as clever with two Instruments as an ordinary musician would be with one. Cello, saxaphone, mandolin and other instruments are also featured In this act. The motion picture , play Is a dra matic story of love and Jealousy, with the scene laid on the Mexican frontier. There are three men in love with a charming senorlta, and the struggle for her hand Is a thriller at all times. The heroine Is kidnaped, there is pur suit and struggle, and an intensely In teresting climax in the final reel of the drama. Melvln Ogden, director of the Strand orchestra, offers a delightful organ re cital as a curtain raiser for the show. N MRS. H.D. HOLLAND DIES WIDOW OF LATE SALEM MAX SCC CUSIBS TO LONG ILLNESS. Death Occurs at Home of Daughter In Portland and Funeral Will Be In Former Home City. Mrs. H. D. Holland, widow of the late ex-manager of the Salem Flouring Mills, and a native of Oregon City, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. lima B. Martin, at the age of 61 years. Mrs. Holland had been 111 six months. She had been living with her daughter hero since the death of her husband i 1905. Mrs. Holland was born In Oregon City in 1855. She was the daughter of James Athey. a pioneer of that city. BROADWAY THEATER CHATS NOt 1 Are you a motion picture fan? Are you a lover of high-class entertain ment? If so, you will be Interested in JAMES' BROADWAY THEATER and my plans for this season. I have leased the Blodgett property, the largest and most magnificent theater build ing on the Pacific Coast, at Broadway and Stark streets, which has been variously known as the Orpheum, Empress and T. & D Theaters. On next Saturday night, at 8 o'clock, I shall open this theater to the Portland pub lic, with a programme of motion pictures, musical attractions and the Broadway Sym phony Orchestra of 15 pieces. I am not going to indulge in many super latives, but permit me to say this: JAMES BROADWAY THEATER will present the best film entertainment consistently the best that has ever been exhibited in Port land. I shall not identify the theater with any of the so-called programmes, no matter how strong a few of their many features may be, for that policy forces the exhibition of many mediocre pictures. What I shall do is to secure the best features from all pro grammes, regardless of cost, but always re garding the public and its wishes. fhese features will be presented at popular prices. For the opening entertainment the de luxe picturization of "Bought and Paid for," the famous Broadhurst drama, featuring Alice Brady, has been secured. This is one of the strongest photodramas of the season, and is but one of the many unusual photoplay entertainment features you may witness at the BROADWAY THEATER. EDWIN F. JAMES. H3 0 Only today and 'til Wednesday, the world's most beautifully-formed model Miss Audrey Munson In a remarkable interpretation of the beauty of sculp ture and the human form divine. 'PURITY' A wonderful seven-act photodrama THE STAR Diamond's Royal Hawaiian Trio Added Attraction 0 LJ She was educated in the schools of Oregon City. Mrs.' Holland Is survived by three daughters and one son. They are Mrs. lima Martin, of Portland; Mrs. Ralph Glover, of Salem; Mrs. Charles Thomp son, of St. Johns, and Dr. L. G. Hol land, of this city. Mrs. Holland was a member of Chad wiek Chapter. Eastern Star. Her body was taken tr charge by J. I. Finley & Son. It will be taken to Salem, where the funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. Holland s daughter. Mrs. Ralph Glover, tomorrow w . stone. Corvallis. juai 3 O CiOCK. " N " - Juniors Win Corvnllls Debate. ORFION AORTCirLTTTRAL COLLF.TTC. Corvallis. Dec. 17. (Special.) In a hotly-contested debate held at the Ore gon Agricultural College. Saturday night, the Junior debaters defeated the freshman trio, thereby winning the in terclass championship for the season. The subject discussed was "Resolved. That the Monroe Doctrine should be abolished." the Juniors upholding the negative side. Speakers for the Juniors were: Vernon J. Basler, Grants Pass: A. O. Leech. Corvallis, and Theodore Cramer, Grants Pass, while the fresh men were represented by Glenn Beagle, Holland: William Teutsch. Nyssa, and A machine Invented by a Maine man digs potatoes, frees them from vines and earth and pours them Into bags or bnrrls an it Is driven over a field. With beautiful, bright-colored cos tumes and delightfully harmonious voices, the Blackstone Quintet Is one of the exceptional features in the new bill at the Strand Theater, which opened yesterday afternoon. The stage Is set In the scenery of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, and In this superb surrounding the quintet pre sents a varied' programme- which In- It's a big-, vivid, thrilling produc tion of the most popular story in years. Read The Oregonlaa classified ads. A ALICE BRADY IN "Then M Come Back to You" By Harry Evans, at the SUNSE Very Low Holiday Fares All Points California and Oregon Co for Christmas and Stay for New Year's 1 CALIFORNIA TRIPS $26.70 SAN FRANCISCO and back $42.50 LOS ANGELES and back Corresponding low fares to all other California points. On sale Dec. 21-23; Dec. 25-28 inc. Return Jan. 15th OREGON TRIPS $4.80 EUGENE and back $3.50 CORVALLIS and back $2.50 SALEM and back Other points in proportion. On sale Dec. 22-25; Dec. 30-Jan. 1 inc. Return Jan. 3d Patronize the Big Red Steel Electric Cars Beaverton, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, McMinnville, Oswego, Newberg and all points on or reached via the Southern Pacific Electric Line. COMFORT SPEED LOOP SPECIAL 1:00 P. M. Saturday, Dec. 23 Sunday, Dec. 24 Saturday, Dec. 30 Sunday, Dec. 31 $1.60 M'MINN VILLE AND SAFETY Christmas Day, Dec. 25 New Years Day, Jan. 1 RETURN $1.60 SECURE TICKETS Fourth and Yamhill Street's Jefferson Street Station East Morrison Street Station CITY. TICKET OFFICE, SIXTH AND OAK STREETS John M. Scoff, General Passenger Agent SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES