THE MORNING OltEGONIAN- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917..
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W1LLBRIDGE FIGHTS
JITNEY FRANCHISE
Phone Main 2 1 '
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PLAYING
11 A. M. to 11 P.M.
Union Gives Inadequate Serv
' ice, Says Protest Filed With
City Commissioners.
MANY FORCED TO WALK
-Others Walt One to Two Hours Be
fore Able to Obtain Seats, De
clare Petitioners Who Are
Favorable to Sir. Foster.
A vigorous protest against the grant
ing of an exclusive jitney franchise
over the Linnton run to the Jitney
Drivers' Union, was filed yesterday
with the City Council by 35 residents
of "Wlllbridge and vicinity. It is com
plained that the -union which is operat
ing the service over the run now, is
plvlng inadequate service, and that
persons living along the line are re
quired to stand by the hour waiting for
Jitneys.
"There are frequent Instances where.
In leaving Portland, passengers, in or
der to ride to their homes in prefernce
to walking are compelled to stand on
the Jitney steps with barely room to
place their heads in the cars, their
bodies exposed to the rain and cold,"
reads the complaint. "What we need,
and need very badly. Is streetcar serv
ice, but we realize that this is Impos
sible as long as we are burdened with
this Jitney menace."
Carline Pnt Out of Business.
Wlllbridge Is one of the stations for
merly served by the electric cars of
the United Railways Company, which
line was pit'out of business some time
R.SO as a result of the jitneys and the
demands of the residents of Linnton
that the company grant a B-cent fare.
Instead of a fare of 10 cents. Since
the car company went out the districts
between Guild3 Lake anJ Linnton have
been served by Jitneys at a 10-cent
fare.
The Council now has before it only
one Jitney franchise application, that
of the Jitney Drivers' Union. Up to a
few days ago there was an application
by W. M. Foster, who proposed to put
in a system of large buses, but with
drew his application after It had been
approved by the Council, because of
the delays experienced and also be
cause of promises from the Jitney Driv
ers' Union of more frequent servic
with the present system of small ma
chines. Mr. Foster had agreed to fur
nish a bond of $10,000 for the protec
tion of passengers in case of accident.
The union has promised to furnish a
bond of $7500 if one can be obtained.
In their letter of protest the Will
bridge people say in part: "We beg to
avail ourselves of this opportunity as
citizens of Willbridge to enter an earn
est protest against granting an exclu
sive franchise to the Jitney Drivers'
Union for the following reasons:
"The service as .at present conducted
by the Jitney Drivers' Union to the
people residing along the Linnton Road
is so bad as to beggar comparison.
Prospective Paueosen AValt.
The cars usually get their capacity
either at Linnton or Portland and when
passing would-be fares along the road
shivering In the cold and rain, they
laueh and toot their horn and pass on.
well content with their load filled up
before starting.
There are Incidents, too numerous to
mention, where prospective passengers
wait an hour and a half and even two
hours, and women at that, and have
then accepted the courtesies extenaea
by the Portland Gas & Coke Company's
drivers, and were glad of the chance to
ride into the heart of the city on a
briquette truck. Conditions of this
character you must admit have gone
past the limit In this day and, age of
human endurance ana the iity iom
mission is In a position now where they
can give relief and we have a right to
expect It of them.
"If a Jitney franchise Is to be granted
at all. the Foster offer is. In our opin
ion, much more preferable. Inasmuch as
he offers buses that will accommodate
a much larger number of people, and
unlike the Jitney Drivers' Union, will
protect one in case of accident and will
give greater recompense to the city for
the privilege of operating.
CHAIRS INSPIRE ORATORS
Sir. Baker Unable to Claoose Make
for New Auditorium.
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Pour representatives of opera chair
manufacturing concerns are engaged In
a battle royal at the City Kail in an
effort to land the contract for 5500
peats for the public Auditorium, a con
tract Involving $20,000. By reason of a
flood of arguments by each concern.
City Commissioner Baker has been un-'
able to decide on a recommendation to
make to the Council.
It had been planned to have a rec-
mmendation before the Council Mon
day, but this was deferred until this
morning. Last night Mr. Baker an
nounced that he la still at sea on the
proposition.
Uewis County Woman Divorced.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Jan. 9. (Spe
cial.) Ethel R. Longmire has obtained
a divorce from Roy Longmire In the
Lewis County Superior Court. She se
cures the custody of a 6-year-old
daughter. Their marriage took place
in Pierce .County. Birdie M. Clevinger
has sued Elmer C. Clevinger for di
vorce. They were marrted in Toledo,
Wash., in September, 1B12. It Is alleged
that four months later Clevinger de
eerted his wife in Portland.
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DAUGHTER
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TOD AIT'S FILM FEATURES.
Broadway "Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea."
Peoples Clara Kimball Toung,
"The Foolish Vlrin"
Majestic William Farnum, "Tha
Price of Silence."
Columbia Mary Plckford, "The
Pride of the Clan."
Sunset Mary Plckford. "Hearts'
Adrift."
Star Pauline Frederick. "The
Slave Market."
Globe Maude Fealy, "The Bond
man." ? is
MUTUAB now bas four new fem
inine stars for 1917. announcing
the engagement of Gail Kane, ap
pearing on Broadway In "The Harp of
Life" and in World films, and Edna
Goodrich, formerly of Morosco, who will
soon conclude a New York vaudeville
engagement. Marjorle Rambeau and
Nance O'Neil are other luminaries com
prising the quartet of new Mutual
headliners. '
Miss Kane will be under the direction
of the American Film Company at
Santa Barbara, starting work Janu
ary 23.
Miss Kane's career was begun under
Charles Frohman six years ago. She
nrsc appeared under Mr. Frohman s
management In "Decorating Clemen
tine, appearing In the first production
at the New Theater with Winthrop
Ames. Later she was presented in "As
Man Thinks," by Augustus Thomas.
at the Thirty-ninth-Street Theater In
New York. She was the young actress
then picked by Mr. Thomas to star In
his successful play "The Model."
in her present engagement at the
Globe Theater, New York, In "The
Harp of Life," Miss Kane is enjoying a
great success. She was booked for
this engagement last year, after she
had made a great triumph for herself
in Augustus Thomas' famous plav.
Arizona," in which Mr. Thomas him
self Induced her to make her first ap
pearance before the motion picture
camera.
Miss Goodrich is on of the best-
known actresses of the world. A Chi
cago girl, the daughter of A- S. Ste
phens, of that city, she graduated from
the Hyde Park School there and soon
afterwards married Nat C. Goodwin,
the marriage being later dissolved.
The young artist's first theatrical
appearance was as a member of the
celebrated sextet in "Florodora," after
a successful tour with which she Joined
Anna Held s company and achieved
fame as the highest salaried showgirl
on the stage. It was during her en
gagement with Miss Held that Miss
Goodrich obtained her first opportunity
to play an important part that of
Madame Recamler in "Mam'selle Napo
leon." Miss Goodrich was then engaged as
understudy in "The Rollicking Girl,"
after a tour with which attraction she
decided to enter the comedy field and
purchased the rights to "The Genius
and. the Model." producing the play
herself .nd starring jointly with Harry
Woodruff in the Autumn of 1905.
In the Spring of 1906 Nat C. Goodwin
bought the rights of this play and en
gaged Miss Goodrich for her original
role that of the artist's model. She
continued as Goodwin's leading woman
ror several seasons, appearing In 'The
Genius and the Model," "When We
Were Twenty-ne," and other plays In
which Goodwin starred. Later on she
appeared with Charles Cherry in "His
reighbor s Wife."
Barrymore Witli Brenon.
John Barrymore ias signed a con
tract to appear under the direction of
Herbert Brenon In a photodramatic
version of Louis Joseph Vance's popu
lar novel. "The Lone Wolf." This will
bei Brenon's next Selznlck-Pictures
production following "The Eternal
Sin," which Is now nearly ready for
release, and which will introduce Flor
ence Reed in the tragic role of Lucretla
Borgia.
Work on the Barrymore production
will begin within the -next fortnight.
This will be the first appearance of this
popular star in moving pictures In
nearly two years. His last season was
devoted to the spoken drama, and his
success as Falder in Galsworthy's
"Justice" was one of the big theatral
events of the year. Mr. Barrymore Wad
been regarded previously as a light
comedian, and the power he displayed
In his interpretation of the role of the
victim of the processes of law was a
revelation to his admirers. In "The
Lone Wolf he will have opportunity
for demonstrating his talent In both
the lighter and the heavier branches
of his art, as the story, while of a dis
tinctly serious nature, has many in
cidents or a lyric sort.
Another interesting point about this
production will be its contrast with the
previous Brenon productions since he
Joined the Selznlck alliance Nazimova
in "War Brides," Florence Feed In "The
Eternal Sin" and John Barrymore In
"The Lone Wolf." Mr. Brenon is tak
ing no chance of allowing any critic to
say there is a sameness about his pro
ductions.
"Patrla" Has Screening.
The International's sew serial. "Pat'
rla," a preparedness story presenting
I Mxs, Vernon astl a & taj
ceived a private screening at the Hip
podrome Theater yesterday, more than
100 attending. The first three of the
15 episodes were exhibited, and in that
lootage jvirs. castle was shown in nu
merous smart costumes as well as in
number of daring feats. Including a
dive from a liner Into the bay. A
wealthy heiress, Japanese and Mexican
plotters against the United States, a
government secret service official and
$100,000,000, a secret preparedness fund,
are the Ingredients for the thrilling
film tale.
To Handle War Pictures.
A new motion picture company has
Just been organized to be known as
Official War Films. Inc.. with William
K. Vanderbilt as president; Walter I
Scott, vice-president; H. P. Davison,
treasurer, and William DeForest Man
ice, secretary. Other directors are I
William Sloane, James Logie. Charles
Urban, Henry D. Sleeper and G. McLeod
Baynes, chairman of the board.
The sole object of the company is to
raise funds for the American Ambu- i
lance Corps and general war relief. Its
entire gross profits will be devoted to
this work.
The corporation has taken over the
rights of the Patriot Film Company for
the exhibition In the United States of
the official war films of the British
government, photographed as a part of
the permanent records of the War
Office. Those films include remarkable
pictures 5f the great battle of the
Somme. made on the firing lines and
out between the opposing trenches, as
well as pictures of the manufacture of
munitions, the training of Britain's
army of 6,000.000 men, the grand fleet
in the North Sea. etc.
The films also Include the wonder
ful pictures of American boys at the
front, shown on December 9 at the
Strand Theater to the largest audience
New York has seen in many years,
and netting nearly $50,000 for war re
lief work. These pictures show the
fearless bravery of the American boys
In the flying corps, with "close-up
portraits of a number of these Intrepid
young heroes who have given their
lives for the allies.
Another highly interesting feature or
the films is the section showing the
work of the American Ambulance Field
Service In France. These pictures show
the American contingent in action, am
bulances dashing to the trenches, re
moving wounded to field hospitals, etc.
They are exhibited by authority of the
Committee of the American Ambulance
Corps, consisting of Mrs. William K.
Vanderbilt, Miss Anne Morgan. Miss
Elizabeth Marbury. H. D. Sleeper and
Joseph B. Thomas, chairman.
Screen Gossip.
Now It is said that Chaplin is going
to make $1,000,000 a year. Rumor has
it that be is going back to Is-essel ana
Bauman, which would probably put
hlra again under Mack Sennetf s direc
tion and that under the arrangement
he is to get salary and percentage
which would equal the million referred
to. Mack Sennett put Chajjlin on the
man and he could do wonders with him
again, but It seems unlikely that Mu
tual would let him get away.
Louise Glaum, formerly on the Tri
angle programme, has signed a con
tract to appear on the Paramount pro
gramme. It is probable that she will
work at the Lasky studios in Loa An
geles.
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Anita Stewart lias signed a new con
tract to appear on the Paramount pro
gramme. It is probable that she will
work at the Lasky studios in Los An
geles. .
Anita Stewart has signed a new con
tract with Greater Vitagraph. Vita
graph had an- option on her services
for two 'yeans more, wnicn .Miss stew-
art did not deem binding. A compro
mise was arrived at by whicn she
signed a new agreement for one year
at an Increase of salary and a per
centage. 9 m
James P. McGowan. director of Helen
Holmes' serial. "A Lass of the Lumber
lands." walks five miles every morn
ing. Tom Mix will be featured In two-reel
slapstick comedies under the Fox ban
ner. Victoria Forde will be his leading
woman, while 'Slim'" FoteL who has
been with Keystone recently, will be
character comedian.
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Sessue Hayakawa and a squad of
Lasky players under Director Marshall
Nellan, have departed for Honolulu to
take ecenes for a play in which the
Japanese Is to be starred.
Another Lasky company is en route
to Washington. D. C. where the lobby
and dining-room of the Willard Hotel
will be filmed, as well as other capital
scenes. Maude Fealy and Theodore
Roberts head this company.
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"Rube" Miller, former star of Vogue
comedies, has listened to the "call of
Broadway," and ie on his way to
"dicker" with a few of the producing
companies who are anxious to secure
his services.
Jacksonville, Fla., Is fast becoming a
rival of Southern California as a mo
tion picture producing center. At the
IGarTlolc atudlqs. alon ther axe quar
PRICES:
Lower Floor " C!
and Balcony,
Children ,
Loges 50 Boxes
tered companies of the Famous Play
ers, Vitagraph, Technicolor. Kjever
Komedles. Amber, Regal and Regent
companies. .
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Rumor has it that Virginia Plerson,
the Fox star. Is soon to announce a
new association at the head of he'r own
producing company. With her will be
her husband, Bheldon Lewis, remem
bered from "The Iron Claw."
Doll Boone, featured player with 1
World Film productions and Famous
Players, Is at present on tour through
the Southwest conducting -a series of
benefits for the wounded French sol
diers. Ormi Hawley, former Lubln and Fox
star, is on an extended tour of personal
appearances through Minnesota, Wis
consin, North and South Dakota, ap
pearing in connection with the present
tation of the six-part photoplay extra
ordinary, "Race Suicide." Records for
attendance are being put up wherever
this charming screen personality ap
pears. Douglas Fairbanks 12 years ago was
a stock 'runner for a New York Wall
street house of brokers at a salary of
$5 a week. Now he Indorses a salary
check every week for more than $2000.
"Doug" never took -much money from
Wall street, but he surely la prevent
ing some from getting down there now.
Nlles Welch, the handsome leading
man who appeared with Marguerite
Clark Jn "Miss George Washington."
employs three secretaries who do
nothing but answer "admirers' corre
spondence" and mail his photos to film
fane. Niles has received as many as
706 such letter In one day.
Anna Nilson, the star of "Who's
Guilty," and her husband, Guy Coombs,
are at present taking a tour In vaude
ville. Their friends say it Is but a
short vacation from the studio lights
and whirr of the camera crank.
Carl Metcalfe, former Lubln star and
now appearing as lead in -the Mutual
eerial. "Perils of Our Girl Reporters,"
has contracted to appear in the future
In the new Van Dyke pictures under
the banner of Art Dramas, Inc.
Jacksonville,' Fla., In a recently con
ducted popularity contest, voted Grace
Darmond. the star of Pathe's "Shield
ing Shadow," the most beautltful .girl
in motion pictures and conferred upon
her the title of "The Lillian Russell of
the Screen." She was tendered a prize
of a gold dinner service.
Mme. Olga Petrova's new contract
with Lasky is reported to be at a week
ly salary of $4000 for the first year
and $5000 a week for .the second year.
She also will receive $o00 every month
with which 'to enable her to keep her
wardrobe up to fashion. .Therein may
be an Indication that motion pictures,
tending toward the nude are on the
wane.
Howard Estabrook will direct Vivian
Martin in fier next Morosco picture.
Edwin Carewe has left Metro and is
now with A. H. Jacobs directing Jane
Grey.
Evelyn Greeley is now with World
Film. So generally satisfactory was
her work in "Tempest and Sunshine"
and "Just a Song at Twilight" that she
was selected by Williim A. Brady to
play opposite Carlyle Blackwell in
"Glass Houses." ,
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An alert proprietor of a noted Broad
way cafe In Jlew York is offering pa
trons as his "one best bet" Max Lin
der cocktails. He guarantees they will
tickle the ribs, warm the heart and
cause a spirit of good humor to per
vade the entire system.
Aberdeen Chamber to Elect.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 9. (Spe
cial.) New officers and trustees will
ha named for the Aberdeen Chamber of
Commerce at its annual meeting Fri
day night. The year has been active
for the chamber, due to factory-getting
developments, and a large attendance
Is expected.
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WOMEN MAKE PLANS
PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE FOR
ESTERTAIXINO EDUCATORS.
ra. George W. MeMmth, President of
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teachers, Is Chairman.
At the board meeting of the Oregon
Congress of Mothers and Parent-
Teacher Associations, held in the
Courthouse. Mrs. George W. McMath,
president, was named chairman of the
committee that will represent the or
ganization in planning the details and
assisting In the entertainment of the
National Education Association con
vention to meet In Portland next
Summer.
Mrs. Lou Harlow, of Troutdale, was
named chairman of a committee that
will assist Miss Harriet Wood in the
"get - acquainted - with - your- library"
movement to be initiated by the Mult
nomah Parent-Teacher associations of
this county outside of Portland.
Mrs. A. F. Flegel was appointed
chairman of a special committee to
attend to the copyrighting of 'the score
cards used In the baby tests. The
state organization Is considering an
amendment to the constitution to
change the name to the Oregon Parent-Teacher
Associations, a branch of
the National Congress of Mothers.
Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst and others, who
went to Corvallis and assisted in the
conferences there last week, gave re
ports of that gathering.
ATTORNEY IN HERO'S ROLE
John ColUer Extinguishes Blazing
Feather Boa on Woman.
John Collier, Deputy District Attor
ney, played fireman and hero yesterday.
A woman wearing a feather boa was
standing in close proximity to the cigar
stand on the first floor of the Court-
SUNSET
Today
MARY
PICKFORD in
HEARTS
ADRIFT
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Tomorrow
H. B. WARNER in
"SHELL 43"
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SUNSET
Film Achievement
Accomplished
Children's Matinee
Saturday
lO A. M. to 6 P. M.
Broadway at Stark Street
Your Last
Chance
Today:
Clara Kimball Young
in her newest, greatest success,
"The Foolish Virgin"
by Thomas Dixon. Is'ew Pictographs
on same programme.
PEOPLES
Pauline Frederick
with Thomas Mcighan.
"The Slave Market"
A fascinating tale of pirates and
love an exquisite scenic, too.
STAR
Peoples tomorrow-
house. A cigar lighter blazed merrily
near by.
Soon the blaze and the boa met. and a
tongue of flame sprung up. Mr. Collier,
standing near, made a leap later de
scribed as "remarkably agile," and beat
the blaze out with his bands before the
woman comprehended why a strange
man was slapping hr on the buck.
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There's only one voice in
the world like Richard J. E
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RICHARD
J. JOSE'S
As an actor he plays the
leading role in "Silver
Threads Among the
Gold"
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-Louise Huff and Jack Pickford in "Great
Expectations"
LAST DAY
! WILLIAM I
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in the
Price of
Silence
Starting Tomorrow
I June Caprice l
in a
Modern Cinderella
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