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8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY JANUARY 5, iov TOURIST LEAGUE TO MEET IN PORTLAND Delegates From British Colum "bia and Washington Will Attend Session. ' S50,00Q GRANT-IS SOUGHT Aim Is to Have Northwest Combine in Advertising; Attractions Of fered Tourist Banquet To morrow Xight Planned. Vortland is to get personally ac quainted, tomorrow afternoon, with the officers, directors and plans of the Northwest Tourist Association. It Nls the organization which is going to. ask the Legislature of- Oregon for an ap propriation of $25,000 per annum, for two years to- put on a gigantic adver tising campaign to attract tourist trav el to the Northwest. President A. B. Tood, an Alderman, of the" city of Victoria. B. C and Sec retary Herbert Cuthbert, of the same city, will lead a delegation of eight Canadians, while the delegates from Washington will be headed by Secre tary of State I. N. Howell, of Olympia. Eugene is. to be represented, by Di rector Koke. Hood River by Director Scott, Madford by Director Latta, and the commercial organizations of Salem. Oregon City, Albany and. many near bv cities have indicated their intention of sending delegates. Portland direc tors and officers are- Emery- Olmetead, vice-president for Oregon; J. C. Ains worth. tieasurer of- the association; W. J. Hofmann, C. C. Overmlre and Mark Woodruff. ' Pnblic Is Invited. The meetings will be held in the Chamber of Commerce "green, room, and Will be open to the public. "It is a plan for combining the scen ic, resources of the statist of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, In one great trip for the tourist an to advertise it over the world," said. Mr. Olmstead. 'When California. by adopting a similar plan, is enabled to obtain $200,-. 000,000 every year from the tourist, when Colorado can get $50,000,000 in a- year out of a similar campaign, it would seem utterly foolish for Ore gon and the Northwest not to make an effort to get some of .that money. "Wa have the attractions in greater number, the roads and accommodations are getiing better every year, andj we have the finest Summer climate in America.. If these things, are made known to the tourist we can- get him to come. Individual Tax Small. "It takes large sums of money to do these things, and therefore, the- appeal will be made to the Legislature for the money so that the burden, will be equally distributed. It w.oujd not mean a large sum in taxes for any county to pay. Multnomah County would pay about one-third of it. "The bill to be introduced in the Legislature will ' provide that all the money appropriated shall ..be used for advertising and that the Governor f hall appoint two men as members of the executive committee to' approve bills as well as direct, the-work. "The time- is now hero when every body who is interested, in this devel opment should be active, and we invite the- public to attend the meeting to morrow afternoon." Delegates will be entertained at the banquet to be given the Oregon Irri gation Congress Saturday night. Sun day, if the weather is good, they will be-, taken over the Columbia River Highway. NEW PASTOR DUE TONIGHT. Rev. Edward II. Pence to Preach, at Westminster Sunday. 1 Rev. Edward H. Pence, the new pas tor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, will arrive from Detroit at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Dr. Pence-will assume his duties immediately and. will preach his first Sermon here next Sunday morning. A committee of the members and the board will greet the pastor at the depot. Dr. Pence is an old friend of Dr. J. H., Boyd, of the First Church. Several years ago, when Dr. Boyd, was pastor of a large church in Detroit, he and. Dr. Pence became acquainted and a friendship was commenced. Dr. Pence is recognized as one- of the lead ing ministers of his denomination, in the country. He was pastor of the Fort-street Presbyterian Church; in De troit for. 17 years. Grays Harbor Camps Resume. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 4 (Spe cial.) Practically every camp . in Grays Harbor County has resumed op eration after the annual Christmas shutdown. Some camps are running short-handed awaiting the return of their crews. Every train, however, is carrying loggers and their dunnage back to the woods and the logging op erations of the county will be going full blast before the end of the week. TODAY Hi FRANK KEEN AN n LOUISE GLAUM n CHARLES RAY in n "Honor Thy Name" at 51 the SUNSET ippnipfippi i M !l !! !t!lli!iiiiiiiijjli!i!;j fl!lllilliliihHil lull Wiiijiiilllll!!... ill --; " i - :- 4 4 o ' s t TODAY'S FILM FEATCBES. ' Star Charlie Chaplin, "The Rink"; Mary Nash, "Arms and the Woman." Broadway Ethel B a r r y m b r e, "The Awakening of Helena Ritchie." Peoples Marguerite Clark,. "Snow White." m Majestic Peggy Hyland, "Rose ' of the. South." Columbia Hensle Love. "The Heiress at Coffee Dan's." Sunset Frank Keenan, Charles Ray and Louise Glaum, "Honor Thy Name." Broadway. ETHEL BARRTMORE and Margaret Deland, the former as a. justly popular star and the latter as the author of "'six best sellers," contribute to the success of th Broadway Thea ter's week-end photoplay- headlines. A five-reel ploturizatlon of "The Awak- eiing of Helena Ritchie," that popular story of Old Chester, with Misa, Barry more as star, is the attraction. The theme of the plot is simple, the love, of a woman- for a, childa love so strong that she chooses jthe child rather than the man." The picture Is a oareful delineation of a popular story, with quaint costuming- one of its charms. To the chaining village of Old Chester comes Helena. Ritchie, in search of a balm for a broken heart. Her dissolute husband, in a drunken rage, had killed their little child and this tragedy in duces Helena to listen to Lloyd, Pryor to leave Paris with him. So the two come. to America and Pryor establishes Helena In Old Chester and visits her there as. a brother. Old Benjamin Wright refuses to accept the situation because his grandson, a poet, is madly love with Helena. The poet kilks himself when Helena confirms the sus picions of the old man. Dr. Lavendar, the Kindly old minis ter, sends David, a homeless boy, to Helena, and he fills the place In her heart left vacant by the death of her child. Finally Helena's husband dies and- then Pryor refuses to marry her. having tired of the woman. He names the presence of the boy as the reason for his action, but Helena ' refuses to give. him. up. Helena goes to Dr. Lavendar, tells bim of her past, and asks permission to keep the child always.- Tae old man's answer is: "Can you teach him to live tlve- truth, you who have lived a lie? Can. you maJte him honorable, you who' have deceived all?'.' Helena Is silent and decides to give up' David and leave Old Chester. Her willingness to sacri fice her own happiness causes the pas tor to consider her worthy of the cus tody of the boy. Pretty Baby, an unusually bright and sparkling comedy with no element of. slapstick, is a welcome addition to the programme. - Majestic. "Rose of the South," a pretty photo play of the. days of '64. full of charm, pathos, and love, with, an ending which oourageously departs from the conven tional idea of "get married and live happily ever afterwards, is the Vita grapher that co-stars Peggjr Hyland, the, English beauty, and Antonio Mo reno, at the Majestic Theater. The stars fit Derfectlv in the roles assigned them in the drama ot bellum days. ' The story is cleverly unfolded through the narrative of an old man. who relates to a generation of students at his old alma mater how a bullet hole in the door of his old college room came there. It w-as in sixty, and so the. story unfolds as it was enacted, and a clever interweaving of sentiment and history presents itself. Randolph, a Southerner, is a favorite at college, and falls in love with Ma rian. There is aUo bate between him and Watkins at first sight, for the men are rivals for the hand of the girL The war- breaks oat and Randolph, on the Confederate side, becomes "The Flying Colonel." Watkins. becomes -an officer, but on the Union side, and they meet at the home of Marians aunt, who is a Union sympathizer. Marian assists Randolph to escape. Randolph and Watkins meet on the battlefield, and die. in each other's arms, forgetting tlreir long-standing eamity in the thought of their alma maten to whom., as two brave soldiers, they drink a toast from one canteen. Ma rian, bow a field nurse, discovers the two. and, ministers to, their dying needs. The story, powerfully told. Is finely Interpreted by the cast. Charles Kent, Rose Tap ley and, Mary Maurice, as well as Gordon Gray in the part of Wat kins, all do splendid- work in support of Miss Hyland and Moreno. A comedy and Pathe News complete. the bill. Columbia. Bessie Love, the little Los Angeles high, school girl wb.Q sprang into film if -t $ " i p , . f, - - ; i . - . . . ' f " ' ' 'tec J ; " ' i ' 4 " t , ' i if : if!. : i prominence, by her characterization of at little Swedishgirl in the Triangle war spectacle, ana loiiowea it with successful appearances .with 'William S. Hart, Wilfred Lucas and Douglas Fairbanks, goes back to her delightful role of Swedish maid ir "The Heiress ot Coffee Dan's," the current Triangle. five-reeler on exhibition, at the Co lumbia Theater. . The production is a comedy drama, tale of a tragedy that is not a tragedy and withal gives Miss Love splendid opportunity for alternate moments of humor and, pathos. Miss Love. is de lightful in. a story which was evident ly written expressly for her. Bessie appears as Waffles, a little Swedish girl who is . mistress of a counter in a metropolitan "beanery. H,er best friends are Shorty Olson, the cook, and Carl, Miller, an unsuccessful young musician. An advertisement ap pears for an heiress, kidnapped 16 years before, whose father has just d,ied A bani of crooks, one of whom knows Bessie, prevails upon Waffles to claim ownership. She doesn't know that she is oing- wrong; in fact she has been talked Into believing that she is the heiress. The crooks plan to marry her off to one of the gang and then depart with the fortune, but fate and the' chicken-hearted suitor of Waffles intervene in the middle of the marriage. Then the real heiress shows up and Its back to the hash house for Waffles and her companions, but they get a substantial reward for rounding up the crcfDks. mere are some unique anq nomeiy situations introduced, while Max David son carries a good comedy character in the person of Olson. 'Practice What Tou Preach, a comedy, and the Columbia Weekly of news events, complete the programme. Subset. The worship of family name, a fetish that grips its disciple so strongly that nothing, not even the sacrifice of life. is too great a. price, to pay for the pres ervation of Its honor, is the kevnote of "Honor Thy Name." a dramatic story-pictuj-e on exhibition at the Sun set Theater. The film has an unus ually strong cast, with FranW Keenan, Louse Glaum and Charley Ray as the trio of stars. . "Honor Thy Name" is a storv of hereditary weakness expressed by a modern youtn in a manner Impossible for his sire. .The father, known as Buck" Castlefon in his gay and reck less youth, is now Colonel Castleton. a fiery old "Southerner who worships family name. Ha sends his boy, Rod ney, to school in the North. Rodney becomes involved with a cabaret danc er, ah adventuress of the worst type, and a -woman whose mother had an af- lair wren, me "Buck ' Castleton of ear lier days. Tna girl hides her real char acter from Rodney and soon the lad writes home that he is going to marry me sweetest, aeansl girl . in the world."- So the Colonel goes North to inves tigate, soon solves the exterior of the girl, and to prove her un worthiness steals her from his son. The boy is downhearted, gets, drunk soon affer his father leaves, and while in this con dition the gir once more dominates. He awakens to find that the cabaret singer is Mrs. Rodney Castleton. Tie boy goes home and the woman follows. She is refused admission as the wife of the Colonel's son. and the old Southerner offers his entire wealth as payment for. her departure from, their life. But the girl refuses. Then comes the dramatic and unexpected climax of the strong play. Determined to save tne lamuy name and his son's honor, the Colonel lures the girl into a carriage and drives her off a cliff, sacrificing his own life at the same time. "The Mummy and the Girl," an all-. star- Triangle comedy, and a Burton Holmes travelogue are also shown. Peoples. . ' ' - It is all very well to say that "Snow white. now on exhibition at the Peo pies Theater, is an ideal picture for children, but where will you find a grown-up who will not also enjoy every moment ot this- wholly delightful of fering, or who will fall to leave the theater loving dainty -Marguerite Clark more devotedly than ever? Isn't it quite possible that the grown peopi.neeq lairy stories once in a while--as well as the children Just to seep 'them rrom becoming too blase and practical and forgetful of their own childhood? "Snow White" is, a. picture for. the whole family. It is a delight from the moment the wicked lady-inTWaiting to tne queen sens ner neart to the witch for future delivery In exchange for physical beauty, to the closing soene when Snow White, now queen.- leads her beloved Prince Florlmond t.o the throne beside her. Of course children will enjoy' Snow White caild.ren of ant age up to 100 Miss Clark assertsthat the picturi- Satioa. oi the famaa Qruuin. fairy tale IF ' - - 1 J ' -I wssssam nil Is her best photoplay. She not only privately expressed herself .on this sub ject, but publicly announced the fact. When one considers such popular plays as "Mice and Men." "Miss Georg Washington" and "Molly Mane-Be lieve" as in the Clark repertoire, tne assertion of supremacy from the star speaks words of highest praise ior tne production. The story or witches. lairies, a wan a. etc., is in more than six reels, the di rector, J. fiearle Dawley, finding it im possible to" cut the subject to the usual five reels. A consultation among tne chiefs of Famous Players resulted in the inclusion of the extra reel as a holiday gift to fandom. Yesterday afternoon two classes ot students from the Sellwood School saw "Snow White" and today three more classes from the same school will at-' tend a performance. Star. The Moving Picture World, one of the leading publications of filrodom, makes the following Interesting com ment on Chaplin, films in relation to educational programmes. Chaplin is appearing this week at the Star The ater In "The Rink," in conjunction with Mary Nash in a Pathe fjve-reeler. "Arms and the Woman": "There is no doubt about the gen eral popularity of Charlie Chaplin; we do not regret this; we want humoK. we want fun. and Charlie stands for all this before the moving-plcture audi ences of today-. The special reference we have to make is because of the ed ucational Interest we take even In the fun-malring - part of the educational programme) we also want to do jus tice to Charlie. "Unfortunately at the beginning of Chaplin's screen career often the lack of refinement and the positive, vul garity left an .unpleasant effect n the mind after the body had paused ever the thrill caused by the laughter. It ts possible that Chaplin was not alto gether to blame for this, and while the general critlo would pass over those lapses from the cleaner plane, the ed ucator could neVer find occasion to allow a full reference to be made to them lest it -be,' looked upon as an ed ucational indorsement, so that ilence was indulged rather than adverse crit-. iclsm. "We are glad now, however, to note not only the oratislon of the former vulgarities, but the introduction of and general indulgence In, good, clean situations which produce genutne mirth for young and old, to the exclu sion of occasion for criticism by the fastidious. "Having reached this stage, our old friend Charlie Chaplin now finds a good place on the programme of an educational compilation wherl one ia being prepared for the use of Institu tions which demands that educational requirements Ktiall be first met, even when fun-making is to be a legitimate part of the programme; we are glad of this because the humorous part ot the programme had been very much neglected and much that is nqw being produced by Chaplin was much needed. We congratulate him and promise him that he will be used more and oftener on the educational programme than was possible before." , Matiuee Is Attractive. The Peoples Theater promises to be crowded to, capacity, with the S. R. O. sign hung out early, at the special children's matinee to be given tomor row morning at 9 o'clock by The Ore gonlan in conjunction with the Peoples Amusement Company. While "Snow White." the plcturlza tion of the beloved Grimm fairy tale of that name, has a widespread appeal, and is attractive to all ages of both sexes, yet it is to children that the Marguerite Clark production Is par ticularly allyrins. The matinee will be free to all chil dren of the city under 12 years of age. all to be admitted who present them selves between the hours of 9 and1 10 o'clock. Special Invitations have been issued to the children of the various "homes," reserved sections to be pro vided for their attendance In bodies. Jules Verne Picture Shown. "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," the unusual aquatio spectacle which was filmed at the bottom of the ocean, received its initial Portland showing yesterday at the Broadway Theater to a number of invited guests. This eight-reel production, one of the feature films of the season, will be exhibited publicly at the Broadway commencing next Sunday. , The film, which is a picturlzatlon of the Jules Verne story depicting the ad ventures of Captain, Nemo, is just as unusual as the producers proclaim it. Shooting sharks on the ocean floor, a fight with an octopus, the deep sea gardens, sinking of a ship by torpedo, antics of a submarine above and. below the water, and other aquatio novelties are introduced, while a, desert island and an Indian uprising are other fea tures. One Picture Condemned. V The Portland board of motion-picture censorship was either imbued with a more tolerant spirit in keeping with the holiday season, or film people have reformed, for only one film was con demned during December. This was "It May Be Your Daughter," a picture coming under the "white slave" title and produced under the auspices of a concern carrying the . title "National Uplift Society of America." During the month 313 subjects were viewed, for a total o 757 reels, which means a quarter million feet or more. Twenty-seven eliminations were made in 757 reels, according to the report of the secretary at the regular monthly meeting held yesterday. Albany Bank Teller Is Vic tim of Jokers. Fellow-Workers Replace Hla Ki albit of splendid Potatoes With Lot at scrawny Spuds. ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.) Clyde B. Williamson, teller in the First National Bank, of this city, was the victim of a practical Joke yester day which, until explained, caused con siderable wonderment on hjs- part. le had raised some potatoes of which he was Justly proud. They were ex ceptionally large and of splendid qual ity. He took a plate ef them to the bank and displayed them In a promi nent plaoa ia the waiting-room. They were labeled "one hm of potatoes pro duced by C E. "Williamson, teller at the fourth window." As t daxyofe on Williamson no ticed that in Wy people looked at him peculiarly, but no one complimented him on his prowess as an agriculturist. He' marveled at the strange, amused; glances people cast at him. Along toward evening he discovered that fellow employes had removed his potatoes and filled his plate with some of the smallest, scrawniest potatoes which could be found. He realized then that the peculiar- glances cast at him by customers were d.ue to wonderment on their part as to why he had dis played such spuds! ' Veteran Dies at Soldiers Home. ROSDBURG. Or, Jan. K. SpeclaD De Witt Helpman, resident of the Oregon Soldiers' Home since March, 1916. died at that institution yesterday at the age of 69 years. Mr. Helpman formerly was a farmer and spent most of his life in the Middle West. He was born in Ohio, but served In an Illinois company during the Civil War- Mr. Helpman was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and- was very popular among the veterans at the Home. The funeral was held under the auspices of that organization yes terday afternoon. Jules 20,000 Under TOURIST BIG FACTOR C. Lewis Allen Enraptured by , Columbia Highway. VIM IN BUSINESS URGED President of Pyreno Manufacturing Company Tells Progressive Club Members Americans Are De ficient In Salesmanship. "As afarslghted, forehanded people, we Americans don't exist," emphat ically declared C. Lewis Allen, the 33-year-old president of the Pyrene Manu facturing Company and the National Salesmanship Club, who made a stir ring address yesterday before 400 busi ness men of Portland as the guest of the Progressive Business Men's Club at the Multnomah Hotel. "We have not got the export trade to which we are entitled simply because we do not, pay attention to details the little thing which counts with the consumer, for eign and at home. To get this export trade in the future We have got to change our tactics artd watch the little things." Mr. Allen had chosen for his topic The Marketer and the Man of the Hour." Following an extended intro duction by C. C. Chapman as chairman of, the day. Mr. Allen, after greeting the chairman. President Jaeger and members of the club, said: "After listening to Mr. Chapman's talk I can't help but think of the beauty of Apollo and the effervescence of Apollinaris. - National Fallings Cited. "I want to say at the start that as a farslghted, forehanded, people, we Americans don't exist, yet we are slowly but surely moving out of our provincialism. "The prosperity of Portland la linked with the conditions In Russia. "We haven't got the " exports trade we should have that we are entitled to because we Americans haven't taken the time for details. Tou-have got to watch the consumer, find his needs, meet bis demands: In other words, develop scientific selling or bet ter salesmanship. "I was the grateful guest the other day on a trip over the famed Columbia River Highway. It was grand. Words fail one in an attempt to tell of its beauties. We don't know about this great highway in the East I mean the great majority of the East doesn't know about it and It Is up to you to tell us. But when I returned from my trip I was talking with a man who Is preparing to leave Portland. "Why?" I asked. 'Well, because there isn't the opportunity here for me,' he said. Portland Dubkte "Pepleas. "Why, coming In on the" train the other, day I heard a conversation about Portland and one man made a state ment which was repugnant to me. He styled this city as "Peplesa Portland.' Is it true? I can't believe It after seeing the manifestation of live, pro gressive ideas as broached here today by the reports of your various com mittees. "Develop salesmanship. Market your .highway, market your wares, bring people here to see wnat you nave, but also have something here to hold them when once you get them here. Many of our people are becoming wiser than many of our leaders. Tou can put all the battleships you want on blueprints and all the National-defense necessities you can think of on paper, but if the people are not behind you. behind your plans, you can't get far. - The people must be behind every action .National, state, municipal and. business or it won't sucoeed. " Salesmanship- Declared Need. "America needs an army of master salesmen. We must awaken the people to new truths. "The great menace to our democraoy today is the colossal indifference of our people. "The American business man outranks the world, if he wants to. if he displays hia given ability as a salesman. "We are passing the era of machine efficiency. -In the future lies the man age. His field is distribution, sales manship. The man of the hour is the marketer one who carries goods to market. Give him time, place and price and the salesman will prove that the trained man and woman are the neces sities of the age. The accidental chap never could and never will make bis Beginning Sunday Verne the Filmed at the Bottom of the Ocean The Most Marvelous Achievement Ever Accomplished - Nothing Like It on Earth It's a scream when this foot and skate and its mate get into action they belong to C In a. r 1 1 e Clia.pl iim In his newest comedy "The Rink." Also 'Mary Nash in "Arms and the Woman.' Only, today and to morrow at the Star Daily from 10 A. M. The funniest feet on earth. way In the" face of the man who knows. The definition I prefer of the word 'salesman' is "one who causes others to believe s;s he believes and holds them to act "dTi that belief.' The law yer is a salesmen. As he pleads his case before the judge he displays his wares. The preacher. ia a salesman, trying, as he does, to sell his spiritual ideals to his parishioners. The doctor Is a sales man, and even the politician is a sales man, sometimes even having his per sonal services for sale. "Mr. Business Man. Mr. Salesman, Mr. Salesmanager, study yourselves." Mr. Allen was enthusiastic In his in dorsement of the organization of Northwestern cities to attract tourists to this section of the country. Irrigation Company Elects. ECHO. Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) The Cortney Irrigation Company held their annual eleotion yesterday In Echo. T. G. Smith, of Echo, and Will Moore, of Pendleton, were re-elected to the of fices of presMen and trPnrer-scre- mm If a. NOW PLAYING Peggy Hyland in "ROSE me SOUTH" Coming Sunday WILLIAM FARNUM in the "Price of Silence" i Xy-v-"A- attics ; v.. - 1 S gues Sea tary, respectively. J. Humpfield. of Portland, and Z. Houser. of Stanfleld, will represent the company at the irri gation congress held in Portland this week. An inventor has combined an auto mobile horn and headlight, the sound being produced back of the lamp ami issuing around It. ? BROADWAY D Today and Tomorrow Only The Beautiful S Ethel : Barrymore 5 Picturizing the Famous Story The Awakening of Helena Richie H D H 5 News Weekly n Pretty Baby Comedy 5 Special Music 5 Broadway S ' Symphony u Orchestra Added Attraction jj Miss Esther Sundquist S Noted Violinist