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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TUTJRSDAT, JANUARY 18, 1917. JITNEY SERVICE NO GOOD, SAY WOMEN 'A n Silver Threads Among the Gold! It's one of the sweetest songs ever written. When you hear it sung the way Jose sings it it just stays with you you keep singing it over and over for days ONLY 3 DAYS MORE If You Haven't Heard Him Yet, Hurry Up! It's tne Treat of a Lifetime! Matinees 15c Evenings 25c Protest Against Made to Exclusive Council Permit to Drivers' Union. LONG WAITS ARE COMMON 8 IV. M. Foster Says He Will Apply for Franchise Again If City Is Now Ready to Do Business. Big Bnses Are Wanted. - Twenty women residing at Whltwood Court, Willbridge and other points along Linnton road .protested vigor ously before the City Council yester , day against the granting of an exclus ive franchise to the Jitney Drivers' Union to operate the jitneys over the route extending' on Linnton road to Linnton. The protests were strength ened by petitions signed by several hundred persons asking that a fran chise for operation of large buses on scheduled service be granted rather than -the service with the present small automobiles. Mrs. K. J. Arnett. residing- at Whlt wood Court, declared that the service now given mjh me jitney urivers union is absolutely Inadequate, in spite of protests. "We have to wait for hours for Jit neys," she said. "I have ridden in jitneys so packed with passengers that there were four of them in the front seat with the driver. We have to ride with other passengers, often times strangers, sitting on our laps. - Trip Is Often Uncertain. "We never know when we go to town whether we will get back or not. We fear to go out at night because, having to depend on the jitneys, we may succeed in getting home and we may not." Commissioner Daly explained that the franchise as proposed, for the union would require service on a schedule and that that would correct the troubles. "I think." said Mrs. P. Farher, "that we have had experience enough to know that the jitneys will do exactly what they want to do and nothing else, re gardless of what their franchise may call for in the way of service. We favor the granting of a franchise for large buses on a schedule of a half hour, or even an hour. It would be better service than we are now gettin We had large buses until the present cars drove them out. It was an hourly service on a schedule and was much better than the present." Foster May Ask Again. Mrs. Riopelle said that W. M. Fos ter, who was an applicant for a fran chise for large buses until recently, had said be would renew his application if the Council wanted to talk business with him. The Council referred all . the petitions presented by the women to Commissioner Dieck. After the women had departed Mrs. Josephine Sharp, who attends every Council meeting and who always, rises in wrath when anybody mentions the Jitney Drivers' Union in any but a favorable way, said the women were unfair in their criticisms. "Wheye was your voice when the women were here?" asked Commission er Baker. "Why didn't you tell them that?" A. A. Thielke, president of the union, appeared at the meeting after the women had gone and announced that he had been unable to get the bond which the Council insisted that his union fur nish with its franchise to protect the public in case of accidents. He got a week longer to come to terms. Mayor Backs T'p Women, Mr. Thielke said there were two sides to the Linnton Htnev trouble. "The story told by the women," said Mayor Albee, "is pretty conclusive. I will say that exactly what they report is borne out by police reports on the subject." W. M. Foster, whom the women favor for the franchise grant, said yesterday that if the Council is ready to get down to business on the fran chise question he will renew his appli cation. His former application was shifted around by the Council for about . two months and finally Mr. Foster withdrew it rather than wait any longer. LINNTON ROUTE SOUGHT 8TKPHE.V CARVER MAKES APPLICA TION FOR JITNEV FRANCHISE!. Half-Hour Schedule With Tripper Serv ice In Rush Hoars, Liability Bonds and Transfers Are Mentioned. In view of the protests from residents of Whitwood Court. Willbridge and other points along the Linnton road aeainst the granting of a jitney fran chise over that road to the Jitney Drivers' Union. Stephen Carver notified City Commissioner Dieck last night that he will file application for the fran chise. He will offer a schedule of serv ice with large buses of the same modern type he proposes to use in his city-wide jitney service. Mr. Dieck was notified by L. M. Lepper, attorney representing Mr. Carver, that the franchise application is being framed. A conference will bo xheld with Commissioner Dieck this morning. It is expected that Mr. Carver will agree to a franchise for a schedule of not more than one-half hour with special tripper service during the rush hours. He also will furnish a bond for the protection of the public in case of accident and also probably will agree to grant transfers from the Linnton line to th other lines he will operate throughout the city. The definite terms of the franchise application have not been determined but probably will be at this morning's conference. Mr. Carver attended the Council meeting yesterday, at which 20 women from Willbridge. WhitwoodJ Court and other points along the Linn ton line protested sgainst the franchise being given to the Jitney Drivers' Union. The protests were on the ground of the erviee by the Individual drivers of the union being inadequate and umiepend able. INDIAN HISTORY HELPED City to Assist Smithsonian Investi gators Slake Record." To aid the Smithsonian Institution in Washington;VD. C. in the issuance of a catalogue of the Indian relics in the city museum, the City Council yesterday voted an appropriation of $30 to cover the cost of taking photographs of ex hibits. The work is to be done soon. Le J. Frachtenberg, of Washington, was in th city recently preparing for the investigation of the relics which b says cannot be equaled. - vv U Tiffr 1 ' - ' f i frU. 1 k : : , -Mi, i K: : O & , ' ' .V" ' t - - - ' t, ,,.A.v"t iti iHnnn" ir'llfirfi nihin i-m' i'ivu1l ii f i TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Sunset Richard J. Jose, ''Silver Threads Among the Gold." Star Frank Borzage and Ann Little, "Immediate Lee." Broadway William Courtenay and Mollie King, "Kick In." Peoples House Feters and Myr tle Stedman, "Happinese of Three Women." Majestic Peggy Hyland, "The Enemy." Columbia Dorothy Dalton, Charles Ray and Louisa Glaum, "The Weaker Sex." Globe "The Devil's Prayer book." - 1 D' ON'T be surprised to read any day that a Douglas Fairbanks Film Corporation has been 'formed and that "Dougie" the irrepressible chap of the athletic prowess, will be In line to seriously battle with Charlie Chaplin in the field of finance. For Fairbanks has quit Triangle. The screen's most popular light comedian broke his contract, according to a statement issued by his press agent, because D. W. Griffith has ceased being active in the direction of Triangle pic tures and furthermore because the Fairbanks pictures were used to exploit number of aotresses. "Dougie's" contract specified that should Griffith retire from active direc torship in the organization he would be permitted to quit. Furthermore the name of Douglas Fairbanks was to be given chief prominence in all publicity matter and no other person should be featured with out the consent of Fair banks. Fairbanks' statement concludes with: "As regards the provision in my con tract regulating: the method of adver tising of my pictures, the exhibitors and the public throughout the United States have seen the effort made by the Majestic Motion Picture Company to establish a value to the names of actresses by connecting them with mine, in violation of my contract. "Immediately upon my becoming as sured of the true situation, I elected to stand upon my legal and moral rlghtsita-gnd severed my connection with the -company. "I have come to no conclusion rela tive to my future plans in the motion picture business." All or which means that there Is a chance for bigger money and that Fairbanks is going to permit no con tract obstacles to bar his progress to that mountain of g'old. Peoples. "The Happiness of Three Women." a photoplay that serves to re-introduce House Peters as a Paramount star, is splendid film entertainment. The story has a well-sustained interest, with just that proportion of thrills and comedy to send the audience away well pleased. A jealous husband and a harmless little auto ride of a spare hour that develops Into an enforced stay at a notorious roadhouse, together with a crooked bank night watchman, furnish the material for the absorbing story. Peters plays the part of Billy Craig, a young lawyer, who was once en gaged to Constance Barr (Myrtle Sted man), now the wife of an extremely jealous individual. Craig is engaged to Myrtle Gale. As a result of a stroll Into the garden at a ball, with Con stance and Craig as the strollers, Barr forbids the former suitor the house. When Barr is detained by business and Myrtle misses a trrfin. Constance and Craig are thrown together, and, to while away an idle hour, they go for a spin. A stopped clock, a puncture, a storm and an ignorance of the roads force them to seek protection in a no torious roadhouse. Leaving, they meet Fletcher, a bank cashier. , Fletcher is charged with robbery of his tank by the night watchman and Craig- can prove an alibi. But to do so will Injure Mrs. Barr and hurt him with Myrtle, so Craig holds the hap plness of three women, Mrs. Fletcher being the third, in his hands. The un tangling of the situation is skillfully engineered by Craig, with happiness for all concerned. A Black Diamond comedy. "Braving Blazes," is a one-reeler with much trick photography and many laughs. Broadway. "Kick In," a filmatlon of the Willard Mack play produced by A. H. Woods, seems destined to rank among the best crook dramas of the screen. This production, a worthy successor of "New York," and "At Bay," other Woods plays transplanted to the screen, opened an engagement yesterday at the Broad way Theater. "Kick In" is a photodrama that Is full of the "kick" and "punch" that are responsible for such adjectives as "en thralling," "engrossing," etc., for "Kick In" is a photoplay of rapid-fire action, quickly developing climaxes and never- ending moments of excitement. William Courtenay and UU King zrz are the principals In the pictured story. Courtenay Is Chick, the product of a vicious environment who "goes straight" with t-he aid of the one woman, and persists in treading: the righteous path despite the obstacles of former pals and the police. The beau tiful Miss King does something more than display her beauty, for the part of Molly, the girl, calls for real acting. There are comedy touches in the story and Innumerable surprises. One of the surprises comes when the police commissioner informs Chick's employer that the m i is an ex-convict. Kow ordinarily that is nothing but the most hackneyed situation but Chick turns to the commissioner and informs him that the employer had been told that im portant facjt when Chick first started to work. N The real strength of the picture lies not in Chick's efforts to keen straight. but his challenge to the police to put him back into the "coop." They almost get him, to be sure and up to the final few feet the spectator is kept wonder Ing where that "happy ending" is to come in. A two-reel comedy, "The Trail of the Lonesome Pill." Broadway Orchestra and violin solos by Miss Esther Sund quist, complete the bill. Star. An outdoor drama of the West, in those days when might ruled with an unscrupulous hand, will be told today on the Star Theater screen, when Anna Little and Frank Borzage will be featured in "Immediate Lee." Bozage plays the role of "Immediate' Lee, named from his quickness with the gun. Miss Little is a girl of the dance- halls, who .falls in love with Lee. and thus Incurs the enmity of Hurley, a cowboy and brander of other people's cattle. Hurley brings about the dismis sal of Lee from his position as foreman at the E-Bar-E ranch, traps him. ties him with a rope and then brands him. Burning for revenge. Lee searches for his enemy in many towns, and final ly captures him. Then the girl turns up to prevent him from becoming a mur derer. The story Is said to be unusu ally strong and redolent with the at mosphere of bygone days. Selig-Tribune news weekly will also be screened. Columbia. An all-star cast, headed by Louise Glaum, Charles Ray and Dorothy Dal ton. will appear at the Columbia The ater today in "The Weaker Sex," a Trt angle photodrama dealing with the achievements of a woman lawyer. At the height of her career, following victory in a murder case against one of the most brilliant attorneys of th country, she leaves the courtroom to marry the man she vanquished. Chaf ing under her absence from professional life she finds opportunity to win piece at her husband's side when her son is charged with murder. Only her woman's intuition and keenness saves him. The courtroom scenes are said to be among the most realistic ever seen on the screen. A comedy and Columbia Scenic will also be exhibited. Majestic. "The Enemy," a seven-reel photo drama, said to be one of the most se vere, indictments of the drink evil ever presented to the public, will be shown, commencing today, at the' Majestic Theater. , Peggy Hyland, the English beauty Charles Kent, Evert Overton, Julia Swayne Gordon and Billie Billings have the prominent roles in this photoplay, Charles Kent gives a characteriza tion of a human derelict that is: said by competent critics to be the most perfect portrayal ever seen on the screen. The story deals with refined people and the influence of alcohol upon their lives. A Vitagraph comedy and Pathe News will also be shown. Sunset. "Silver Threads Among the Gold." the Richard J. Jose photoplay, which has been meeting with a popular re ception at the Sunset Theater, where Jose is appearing personally in a re pertoire of his famous ballads, will con tinue as the attraction at that play house tor me remainaer 01 ine weeic Jose sings at every screening of the six-reel pictures, and during the even ing shows fives four complete songs, headed by "Silver Threads Among the Gold," a ballad that will be long as sociated with the name of the contra- tenor, m The photoplay Is a rural" drama of "The Old Homestead" type. ' dealing with a country boy, wrongfully accused of theft, who tries to make his way in the city. Carroll Johnson, the old time minstrel roan, and the Lee kiddies, now Fox stars, support Jose in the photoplay, which he personally di rected. Screen Gossip. "Casino" to Fannie Ward Say qU ON SUNDAY we will show CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in her latest comedy-drama success, ' "Marrying Money" there Immediately arises in the mind of the Lasky star visions of Nice and Monte Carlo, in the flittering splendor of which she was wont to disport her self, her famous gowns and her trillion dollar collection of pure carbon crys tals. So when she was informed that she and her company were going to the celebrated racetrack at Tia Juana and that there was a big casino there, she filled 27 trunks with clothes, IB with jewels and 12 with the most stunning exhibitions of the milliner s art at $50 a pound on the bean, as It were. When she arrived at the most famous race course in California. Miss Ward asked for the casino and saw a hand ful of Mexicans, a dozen cowboys and some racetrack hangers-on playing chuck-a-luck and kenol Tom Mix, of Fox Company. Is a per sonal friend of Colonel Roosevelt, and was a member of his rough rider com pany in the famous dash up San Juan Hill. Later In the same war Mix was promoted to the rank of Major in rec ognition of conspicuous bravery. Louise Glaum, of Triangle, who has just moved into her beautiful new home in Los Angeles, has purchased one of the few peacocks to be found in Southern California. It is a very val uable bird, and, while tame to a certain extent, it is necessary to keep the ratn- bow-hued beauty on a chain. It can be seen any day occupying a sunny por tion of the Glaum lawn, where it at tracts the immediate attention of all passersby. www Harvey Clark, the splendid character and heavy actor of the American com pany, and Ethel Ullman. a leaning woman of the Thomas Ince Company, were married recently at Los Angeles. They are at present at home in Santa Barbara. - That great American custom shak ing hands has put Max Linder's digits In a sling. Essanay's imported funny man never felt the vigorous pump of an American "howdy do" before. When his small hand was grasped and squeezed until it made the blood tingle, he winced and was bewildered. But Max was game. He shook hands until his fingers were bleeding. Charles Le Moyne. who appears In Selig Red 6eal plays, served in the Boer War. w Ellen Gierum. who at the present time is the leading- lady with the War- burton Theater Stock Company In Ton kers. New York, has been engaged by Benjamin Christie, president of Dansk Biograph Company, to go to Copen hagen July 1 and appear In a photo- dramatization of "The Wandering Jew," a scenario of which Mr. Christie has p-epared. In "Kick In," the Pathe film, is a gdd example of ft player with a minor part who by force or personality ana fine talent makes that part a big one. The part is that of "Myrtle," the tough little sweetheart of "Benny," a thief, and it is played by Susanna Willa. Bebe Daniels, the little comedienne of Pathe's "Luke" 'comedies. Is the only film player we have yet heard of who received a Christmas present of a lawn mower. An admirer of her work, hear ing that she is a "bungaloafer," sent it to her as a first aid in grass manicure. The unusual combination of a mother and daughter playing together Is seen in the new Triangle-Fine Arts picture. "The Girl of the Timberclaims. con stance Talmadge's mother enacts a prominent part in the drama which is her daughter s first starring vemcie. Fritz! Brunette, Selig star, has sue cumbed to the latest craze. She plays the ukelele. Little Madge Evans, the World Film Corporation's child star, recentily won a gorgeous wardrobe trunk in a news paper popularity contest, and Is hoping that some of the scenes of "The Web of Desire" the new Brady-made pifr ture in which she has a fine part, will be laid down South, or out West or somewhere far ott. Otherwise Madge will be unable to use her new trunk, excepting to look at it. Colin Campbell, the Selig Company's famous director, is the son of a Scotch clergyman. - - Drain lias Farm Loan Association. DRAIN. Or.. Jan. 17. T Special.) A Federal Farm Loan Association has been organized here, with the follow ing board of directors: C. F. Morning- star. George F. Steelsmltn. K. banders, A. E. Stocker, Samuel Chestnut, Ivan Haine. George Grubbe. E. finell and Ned Haines. The board elected the following officers: George L. 6teel smith, president: A. E. Stocker, vice president; John M. Cool, secretary and treasurer. Formal application was made to the new board for 437,755 Joans.. RICHARD J, The sweetest singer in America, is seen playing the leading role in a beautiful six-act photoplay, Silver Threads Among the Gold! and is heard singing in accompaniment At the X BOARD IS SELECTED Y. M. C. A. Directors Named and Year's Plans Outlined. OFFICIALS. ARE THANKED Boys' Work of Portland Association Becomes Standard of Northwest, Says Secretary Stone Educa tional Department Lauded. Directors were elected, renorts on the year's work read and plans for ex tension of association activities out lined at the annual meeting of the T. M. C. A. yesterday. Resolutions thanking II. W. Stone, general secretary; A. M. Grilley, phy sical director, who has a call to the Detroit association, and Stanley Baker, employment secretary, who goes to Lo Angeles, were adopted by a unanimous rising vote. The motions were made by E. L. Thompson. Directors who were elected and the number of years they have served are: Robert Livingstone, 25; A. Lc- vazie. 23; 8. W. Lawrence, 2; C. A. Morden, 4; Fletcher Linn, 15; A. B. MacNaughton, A. J. Bales was elected to succeed R, F. Barnes, resigned.- Mr. Bales is manager of the Paclfio Coast Biscuit Company. Mr. Stone reported on the activities of the association for the past year and the outlook for 1917. He declared that the boys' work of the Portland associa tion has become the standard of the Northwest, that other associations are following the plan of intensive work In clubs and thereby are equipping their boys to take an active part In their school and church work. He spoke of the Spirit Lake camp as one of the best equipped in the country.' High praise for the efficiency of the employment bureau under Mr. Baker was given and statistics showing the thousands of men who Dave louna jods through the association were presented. The work of the educational depart ment was declared to be of the highest standard and the association itself a cultural, moral and civic center of the city. Mr. Stone spoke of- the plans Tor the new service department and of arrange ments to Increase the , efficiency of the association by enlisting more men actively in community service. D. W. Wakefield, one of the early presidents of the Y. M. C. A. presided. USES OF WOOD IS TOPIC Lumbermen Tonight to Hear or Proper Method of Paving.. The second of a series of talks for lumbermen arranged by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, will be given tonight In conjunction with a dinner at the Oregon Hotel, starting at t o'clock. The - lectures are Illustrated with lanterh slides and show the uses and misuses of Douglas fir for paving. cresoting. mill construction, wood piping and in other ways. Following the lecture tonight there will be a general discussion of "The Physical and Technical Properties of Douglas Fir." led by O. P. M. Goss, con sulting engineer of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and the As sociatlon of Creosoting Companies. The talks are being given simultaneously In all the larger Northwest cities. TRUNK SEWER BIDS DROP Tanner Creek Job May Go to J. F. Shea and W. Lind at $302,800. i . Bids were opened yesterday for the third time for the reconstruction of the Tanner Creek trunk, sewer. Three bids were submitted yestrday the lowest of which Is about $8000 below the lowest bid received a week ago. The bids opened yesterday are: J. F. Shea and William Llnd. $302,800: Jacob-gen-Jensen Company. $303,921; Glebisch & Joplin, $309,173. They were referred to Commissioner Dieck for tabulation and recommendation. It is expected Mr. Dieck will report back within a few days in favor of the lowest bid. Two bids were received when the first mT call for bids was made and only one the second time. AU previous bids were rejetced. COURT DENIES DOCTOR BILL Physicians Who Insist on Examin ing Man Get No Pay. Dr. Frank C. Hart and Dr. Ethel N. Hart met with scant sympathy in the court of District Judge Jones this week when they attempted to collect a bill of $25.50 from Arthur C. Townsend. a young mail clerk. Their original bill was for $15.50. "Why is this claim in court for $25.50?" demanded Judge Jones. "Why, we thought it was worth more to come into court to collect the bill." explained Dr. Ethel Hart. But Judge Jonas refused to allow any of their claim and dismissed the case. The Drs. Hart operate a maternity home at 1095 Williams avenue. Town send went there to see his wife and Recently Seen in t V . ' - It'-'. V " I Peggy "THE ENEaiY" A Magnificent Seven-Act Feature From the Story by George Randolph Chester. VITAGRAPH COMEDY "Once In every man or woman's comes the moment to decide In strife for truth or falsehood for good or evil side." THEATER Broadway & Washington the physioians prevailed upon him to submit to an examination for tuber culosis. Later they presented thler bill and threatened to garnishee Townsend s wages. Townsend proffered them $7, which was refused and suit begun. FOUR AUT0ISTS ARE FINED Order to Obtain Licenses for 191? Is Enforced by Police. Four fires were imposed by Municipal Judge Langguth yesterday for failure to have obtained 1917 automobile licenses. Police Chief Clark's order of arrest for all who motor without the green tag went into effect Tuesday. Two of the motorists arrested were en route to the police station to procure temporary licenses when halted by patrolmen. All bad applied for 1917 . licenses. The order forbade all excuse. Judge Langguth held. James G. Smith was. fined $S: E. Lehman. $5. J. E. Ryan. $5. and J. L. Collins. $2. Hyland 'The Chattel," in PATHE NEWS life the the IT See THE LIBERTINE" Next Sunday at The Star