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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
io TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21, 191 G. INDUSTRY TO STUDY BILLS COii UP a galaxy of stars 'iHiMiiimHMmimim'HiiiiniHnmiiimm Proposed Legislation's Effect on Struggling Employer to Be Determined. W aJlllna.inrii rapi V ... CHAMBER TO HEAR REPORT Approval Also Is Given Movement for Natural Monopolies Under Federal Supervision and Plana Jor Teachers Axe Laid. Industry and the business man -who Is trying- to establish a payroll-producing- enterprise in Oregon will be heard at the State Legislature in the coming session, if the plan worked out by the executive committee of .the Chamber of Commerce at Its meeting yesterday proves successful. President O. M. Clark was authorized to name a committee of from five to Feven representative employers of la bor, either in manufacturing or other lines, to take up at once a study of the different proposals for legislation to come before the next session of -the Legislature, which bear upon labor. The purpose is to study them from the viewpoint of the man who is try ing to establish a business that win return him a fair reward and will- add to the payroll prosperity of the com munity. It Is planned to prepare in formation and arguments on the pro posed legislation which will give the legislators an opportunity to get a fair exposition of the position taken by the employer in relation to proposed legis lation. Chamber to Vote on Report. This comimttee Is also Intended to act as a clearing house for reports from various special comlmttees that have been named to look into specif io legislative measures proposed. Before the session of the Legislature the committee will bring a report be fore the entire membership of the Chamber, which is to reflect as nearly as possible the sentiment of the busi ness men on all impending legislation affecting business, and this report will be submitted In a referendum to a vote of the entire membership. President Clark will name this com mittee today, probably. The executive committee yesterday approved the referendum in the Na tional Chamber of Commerce which recommends remedial legislation to permit co-operative agreements under Federal supervision, of industries In volving primary natural resources, pro viding such agreement tends to con serve the "resources, -lessen accidents and promote the public interests. The referendum was recommended to the committee both by the bureau of trade and commerce and the lumber bureau. Changes In Fishing Opposed. The clvio and publicity bureaus were authorized to begin the organiza tion necessary to provide for the en tertainment of the National Education Association at its great convention in Portland next Summer. In accordance with a request from people on the Rogue River who are dependent on commercial fishing for their livelihood, the Chamber urged by resolution that the Legislature do not modify the laws at present governing commercial fishing on the Lower Rogue, although it Is understood that an angler's bill is proposed which, if passed, would throw out of business come 600 persons who are engaged in commercial fishing. RELIEF FUNDS 1M LONDON Money Collected In Portland for Suf ferers Reaches Destination. Money derived from the sale of a ring made from parts of an aeroplane used by the allies in the European war. together with other funds collected for the Belgian relief in Portland, has been turned over t Gertrude Major of the Belgian War Relief Committee in Lon don, according to information received by Mrs. E. A. "Wyld. of Portland, re cently. The letter eays that more than 25 pounds sterling have been turned over by Miss Edith Lanyon as coming from Portland women. Some of the money was devised, from a Belgian Relief tea given by Mrs. "Wyld several months ago. The re mainder of the sum was general subscriptions. Imnch Served In Schools. DAMASCUS. Or- Dec 20. (Special.) Hot lunches are being served In the public school here by the teachers and pupils this week, for the first time, as a means of testing the advis ability of purchasing the necessary ap paratus to continue the practice during I rob f i . - , I Y b . ) - I ; ' ' i , f i' M-g-'smRm- ft - L.i: i IcT i :J i i " K I' "J "f-X f, 'I i j 4 ;: J : ( . -: aJ.. ? ,-4- j i .)... V'-.-y;-- ... - r 1 rr ri.r-ssj7- - t n r " T ' - f , , ,t-' '- i - " ' ','-'! L'-J 7 i: . ' 7 v -Ilr ' ' s : ! - L l u r Vy ; I 4 ' 1 Z i - ' - I J ,i-v -i -t ' j J ) , - -t ? i .-A .1 i ' : l , . J TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Columbia Mae Marsh, "The Wharf Rat." Sunset William S. Hart, "Be tween Men." Star "Pendleton Round-up of 1916." Peoples Frank Mclntyre, "The' Traveling Salesman." Majestic Gretchen Hartman, "The Love Thief." Globe Kathlyn Williams and Ty rone Power, "Sweet Alyssum," the Winter months. ABT GENE FRAZER, one of the infant prodigies of the screen, . saw herself in action before a regular film audience yesterday. Gene, or "Baby Steve," as she is known to her intimates, watched her shadow self perform on the Globe Theater screen in "Sweet Alyssum." "Little Miss Frazer is a pioneer of the screen, or at least a pioneer Infant, for this lass of, but four Summers has been In pictures for two years, and they had to await production of her first pic ture In order that she master the art of walking. Gene and her mother. Mrs. H. W. Frazer. of San Francisco, are visiting friends of the East Side, and will re main In Portland until after New Year's. Miss Jean, who is a pal of Tom Sant schi, the big Sellg actor who had that terrific scrap with William Farnum in "The Spoilers," has been playing in Sellg pictures for two years, and dur ing that time has been in 14 produc tions. In "Sweet Alyssum" the youngs-. r was many months younger than at present, and after critically observing her celluloid antics she declares that her art has much improved since the days she posed as the much-discussed baby of the Kathleen Williams-Tyrone Power picture Peoples. Frank Mclntyre, one of the foremost comedians of the stage, makes his film debut at the Peoples Theater today in "The Traveling Salesman," that all-year-round Christmas comedy-drama. The film is an adaptation of the play in which Mclnty re toured the country for three" seasons, and pre-exhibitlon critics declare that the film presenta tion is superior to Its stage rival. The story deals with a traveling salesman, who finds himself in a little town on Christmas day, and settles down resignedly to have the most awful time of his life. But before he has been in the town 10 minutes things begin to happen, and before he knows it he Is deep in the meshes of a plot to girL Ere long the drummer is I battling for the hand of the girl, with 4s3 GRAND OPENING BROADWAY THEATER iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiB BROADWAY AND STARK STREETS Under management of Edwin F. James, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. George Broadhurst's Famous Drama, OUGHT D PAID FOR" Starring MISS ALICE BRADY Special Musical Programme by Broadway Symphony Orchestra of Fifteen Pieces. Telephone Main 21. whom he"' has fallen in love. A Black Diamond comedy and Sellg Tribune News Weekly will also be exhibited. Sunset. "Between Men," the Triangle feature to be exhibited today at the Sunset Theater, is a William S. Hart film, but a production far removed from the ordinary picture in which this great portrayer or Western bad-man roles is shown. True, Hart is a Westerner, but his aetivity'is confined almost ex clusively to the East, where he engages in a battle af hearts and finance with the kings of Wall street. House Peters and Enid Markey are prominent characters in this strong story of combat, a stirring fistic battle between Hart and Peters being one of me reacures or the film. "Pills of Peril," a successful Key stoner with more than 'the average number of laughs, and the Burton Holmes Travelogue showing views of Bavaria, will also be screened. Columbia. "The Wharf Rat." a story of San Francisco's waterfront. with Mae Marsh, the quaint little Triangle star, as the headliner, will open an engage ment at the Columbia Theater today. It Is a typical Marsh story, full of sympathetic touches, yet exciting enough for the most red-blooded. The cast includes Robert Harron. who has appeared with much success in nearly all of the recent Marsh pictures. This Is one of the last of the films In which miss Marsh will appear for Trangle, for she was signally honored by belnir chosen as the first star of the big, new Gold wyn concern. "Two Small Town Romeos ." a comodv with Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran as principals, the world's news in nlet and "Bobb Bear," a noveltyy that will appeal particularly to children, will also be presented. Majestic. "The Love Thief" a stirrinr tnn r the Mexican border, with the power of a woman s jealousy the underlying theme, is the William Fox photodrama to be presented at the Majestic Theater today. Gretchen Hartman and Alan Hale are co-stars in this story of rapid fire action. Miss Hartman plays the role f n Mexican girl. Juanita, who falls in love with an American, only to find that he is engaged to one of his compatriots. The Mexican girl captures her rival and also the man she loves in a raid on an American, and plans vengeance upon the American who spurns her. The lovers escape after many thrilling ex periences. A Hughle Mack Vltagraph comedy and Pathe News will also be screened. Star. The 1916 Pendleton Round-up, one of tne most successful of the frontier carnivals, will be presented In pictures U 'Yit Peters Ji ' - - , - - w K E Y STONE N. B. "Keystone" Means "Laugh" "PILLS OF PERIL" Burton Holmes' Travelogue "Beautiful Bavaria" Recently . Starred in The Devil's Double" Famous as Star of "The Great Divide" and The Closed Road" Featured last week in 'Aloha Oe" Robert McKim Prominent Triangle Star In Another Hit on Sunday MARGUERITE CLARK in "Molly Make-Believe" TT ETWEEN MEN When West came East and beat East at its own game Three days at the at the Star Theater today In conjunc tion with Diamond's Hawaiian Trio. The cowboy sports, bull-dogging, breaking bronchos, etc. are all vividly presented In what are said to be the best pictures ever taken of this annual event. This is the first time In several years that Rouhd-up pictures have been ex hibited at one of the regular film amusement places of Portland. Diamond's Hawaiian Trio, which pre sents an act composed of singing, danc ing and instrumental numbers. Is mak ing a hit with the Star patrons. Their week-end entertainment will be com posed of new selections. Screen Gossip. Edna Goodrlch7 who was seen in a number of Morosco-Paramount pic tures, is in vaudeville, opening an engagement at New Tork a few days ago. e The plans of Frank Keenan during the coming year call for dual appear ances on stage and screen. Frank has lust finished an engagement with Tri angle. It was anounced recently that Ethel Barrymore would not appear on the legitimate stage again but would de vote all of her time to Metro photo plays. An Alton, 111., motion-picture ex hibitor recently gave a benefit show and charged children three potatoes admission, and 60 cents or a half bushel of potatoes for adults. If Virginia Pearson adds to the Jew els she Is wearing for picture pur poses a "dead" line may be drawn around the William Fox studios at Fort Lee. Here are some of the Jew els which the beautiful star wears: A large diamond and sapphire Egyp tian ring, a ring with a wonderful black square onyxstone, with a pearl In the center; a ring with an onyx, two pearls and a diamond, an opal and amethyst ring with a border of dia monds; a black onyx bracelet, a long string of pearls hung In a. festoon from ner neck to her knees. Fay Tlncher Is "at large," which means the comedienne who has such a wonderful impersonation of Dul clnea In "Don Quixote." soon will be gobbled up by some film concern. The "black and white girl" is too big an attraction to roam long at liberty. Now it is rumored that Douglas Fairbanks will head a company of bis own. He is soon to go to New York and it looks as If Triangle had lost him. Next thing, if Triangle doesn't look out. Bessie Love will do likewise. She Is gaining in popularity very rap idly. George Arllss Is one of the few fa mous actors not in the films yet. But he's reported to view favorably, which may well be believed, an offer of $23,500 said to have been made him by Herbert Brenon, director of "War Brides." Robert Vivian, picture actor, recalls that he dressed in a bear's den while with the Ben Greet players in Cincin nati. O. Shakespeare was being done In the park, and the soo provided the only dressing rooms. I never have regretted the fact that there was no bear in the dea assigned to me," says Vivian. Robert G. Vlgnola is preparing a treatise on "Authors I Have Screened," one chapter of which will be devoted to the respective motion picture adap tabilities of Charles Dickens and Booth Tarklngton The Famous Players di rector feels qualified to talk on the subjeet after screening adaptations of here's a "made-in-Oregon" film that makes the East look tame 66 let 'er buck 99 th wild horses broke the camera man's ribs, but he got the picture. See it! Twill hand you a real thrill. Those wonderful Hawaii ans on the same programme. New and popular songs and novelties. Thrills, laughs, sensations, deeds of daring follow one an other in rapid succession in this smashing, spectacular, vivid "epic of the West" 1916 Pendleton Round-up Made in Oregon by Oregonians in the presence of 60,000 amazed spectators, showing world's champions being made. Real cowboys, cowgirls, Indians, bucking horses, buffaloes, wild steer bulldogging, stage-coach racing, pony express riding and stunts to bring your heart into your throat. Six thousand feet of swift action, superbly photographed by daring camera men. Only Three Days, Starting Today. 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. THE TA R Washington at Park Phone Main 3452 "Great Expectations" and "Seven teen." with Louise Huff and Jack Pick ford in the stellar roles of both pro ductions. Oscar Apfel, former Fox dlreotor, hss been given a directorship by Fred Balshofer at the latter's Yorke-Metro studio. , A former American Film cameraman, Tom Mlddleton. Is practicing Jap talk. as be has been engaged as chief crank er of the Fuji Tama Features, and will leave December Z2 for Japan with the company. The Morosco star, Kathlyn Williams, in spite of her doctor's orders. Insisted upon working last Saturday on account of the fact that some 200 extras had been called for her scenes. Miss Wil liams has been already famed for her consideration for others. LOVE and WAR Are the two forces which vie with each other for supremecy in .lee 7 4i V .iUli aU Featuring i Gretchen Hartman Alan Hale A tale of life on the Mexican border and the fight a woman makes for a man's affections Pathe News Hughie Mack Comedy STARTING TODAY Vmji mm.
