v THE 3IOItXrNG OREGONIA??, FRIDAY, ' JANUARY
19, 1917.
KLAMATH LINE TO
BENEFIT PORTLAND
Completition of Road to Bend,
R. E. Strahorn Says, Will
( Divert Trade North.
FINANCIAL AID IS NEEDED
Projector of Oregon, California &
' Eastern Points Out Advantages
of Line and Campaign for
Funds Will Be Started. .-
"Klamath Tails' annual trade totals
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line from Klamath Falls to Bend."
Robert E. Strahorn, projector of the
Oregon, California & Eastern, empha
Bl led that fact yesterday to show that
the trade of that district each year
amounts In value to what one-half of
the entire system of 400 miles In South
Central Oregon will cost. .
The fact also was brought out that
the trade of that particular district, all
of which now virtually goes to Ban
Francisco, will be diverted directly to
Portland as soon as the line to Bend la
! completed and put In operation.
Cltv Backs Line Heavily.
"The residents of the Klamath Falls
: district are making- berolo sacrifices In
aiding the project,' said Mr. Strahorn.
"They are staking almost everything in
order to get the line. The city Is
pledging Itself for 300.000. while Indi
vidual donations of money, and land
have been made. One citizen, Charles
Bberleln, donated outright a traot of
land 8000 feet long and 800 feet wide
for outside terminals. In the campaign
to raise a fund for the acquisition of
ground for the passenger terminal, the
women are displaying as great interest
as the men. When the women will
wade around through 18 Inches of snow
to canvass for financial aid. It shows
how Important they hold the project
"The efforts made by the Klamath
Falls people deserve Portland's admir
ation and It should, be remembered that
they are doing all this for the privi
lege of trading with Portland. If Port
land does one-half as much as Klamath
Falls has done, proportionately, the
project will be assured and actual con
struction can be Btarted. early this
year."
New Industries Planned.
Mr. Btrahorn returned yesterday from
Klamath Falls, where he had been the
last 10 days in arranging details for
terminal facilities. The fact that the
passenger terminal will be located
within a block of the business center of
the city brought out a delicate situ
ation, but everything has been adjusted
(satisfactorily.
Mr. Strahorn says that two lumber
mills and two box factories are being
planned, and. as Boon as It is known
that the line will be constructed these
plants will be built. Other Industries
are expeoted to be located in the dis
trict also.
Developments of the entire project
have Dfosressed to the point where
Mr. Strahorn now Is ready to make
definite proposal' to the financial and
business interests of Portland. Either
tomorrow or Monday he expects to ap
pear before the special railroad com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce.
After this meeting the campaign to
raise funds in Portland will be organ
lzed.
Generous Aid Expected.
"Until the meeting is held with the
committee, I do not feel at liberty to
say what amount will be expected from
Portland." said Mr. Strahorn. "I have
every reason to believe, however, that
Portland will contribute generously. '
The members of the railroad commit
tee of the Chamber are A. L. alius
Dresident of the First National Bank;
J. C. Alnsworth. president of the United
States National Bank: William M. Ladd.
of the Ladd &. Tllton Bank; Franklin
T. Griffith, president of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company; C.
C. Colt, president of the Union Meat
Company; Nathan Strauss, manager of
Fleischner. Mayer & Co.. and Air. Btra
horn.
MORE DRUGS PROMISED
Britain to Try to Supply Needs of
United States.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Relief, from
the shortage and high price of foreign
drugs and chemicals was promised in
a cablegram from Foreign Secretary
Balfour, of Great Britain, to Charles
K. Goddard. president of the American
Drugsrists' Syndicate, made public here
tonight The cablegram, replying to
an inquiry from Mr. Goddard, said in
part:
"Few applications for licenses to ex
port from the- United Kingdom have
been refused in the past year except
when shortage of supplies rendered it
absolutely necessary. I am glad to
assure you that every effort will be
made to Issue licenses In the coming
year to meet the needs of the niteJ
States."
Dog Sleds Bring Out Gold Dust.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 18. The
steamer Mariposa arrived here last
night from Seward. Alaska with $536.-
000 in gold dust from mines at Iditarod
Valdez and Chlcagoff. lixpress mes
sengers went Into the Iditarod district
to brine out the consignment of treas
ure from there. It was transported on
three dog sleds 400 miles over the trai
from the Iditarod to Forty-Mile station
on the Government railroad.
"FAGGED-OUT" WOMEN
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
in This Letter.
Overworked, run-down, "fagged-out'
women, who feel as though they could
hardly drag about, should profit by Mrs.
garter s experience. She says: I
the mother of six children, and 1 go
so weak and run-down that I couldn
eat anything, and it seemed almost im
possible for me to get around and d
xny work. I tried different doctors rem
edies without benefit. I saw Vinol ad
vertised and decided to try It, and re
celved so' much benefit from the firs
bottle that I continued to take it,
and it has built up my strength an
made me strong and well. I consider
Vinol the best medicine I have ever
taken, and advise all weak, run-dow
women to try jt. airs, .tsessie (-arte
State Road, N. C.
If all the tired, overworked, run
down women in Portland could onl
realize how our delicious Vinol, which
contains beef and cod liver peptone
iron and manganese peptonates an
glycerophosphates, supplies the vita
elements necessary to build up blood
and strength, we wouldn't be able
supply the demand.
,The Owl Drug Co.. Portland, also at
the leading tlrug stors In all Oregon
towns.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Columbia Dorothy D a 1 1 o n,
Charles Ray and Louise Glaum,
"The Weaker Sex."
Sunset Richard J. Jose, "Silver
Threads Among the Gold."
Star Anna Little and Frank
Borxagre, "Immediate Lee."
Broadway William Courtenay
and Mollie King. "Kick In."
Peoples House Peters and
Myrtle Stedman, "Happiness of
Three Women."
Majestic Peggy Hyland, "The
Enemy."
Globe '"The Devil's Prayer
book." Colombia.
T
HE Weaker Sex," the current
Triangle photoplay on exhibition
at the Columbia Theater, savors
of "The Sin Te Do" and "The Wolf
Woman,"- which means that - It ranks
with the best of the recent Ince pro
ductions. Nol only is the story an
Interesting one, with really gripping
moments, but it is presented by a
particularly able cast, including such
teiiar perrormers as Dorothy Dalton.
Louiee Glaum, Charles Ray. Robert
McKlm. Margaret Thompson and
Charles French.
'The Weaker Sex" Is a refutation
of the theory that woman is the
weaker vessel." Miss Dalton. seen
n a role she has never equalled. Is a
woman lawyer, who first vanquishes
a district attorney In court battle, and
then, after she hae married him and
retired to domestic life, returns to
the legal firing line and saves her
husband's son from the gallows.
Miss Glaum has one of her typical
vampire roles, a cabaret entertainer
who plots to mulct a young million
aire, and ends by really falling In love
witn mm. cnaries Kay Is once more
the weakling, the son of the district
attorney, who falls Into the clutches
of the "leopard woman." When she
fails to make good, her "protector"
(McKim) kills her. and fastens the
crime on the youthful lover by means
of
laked dying accusation.
The father Is called upon to prose
cute his son, and does so. furnishing
the only weak point In an otherwise
strong drama. Things look black. In
deed, for the boy when his step
mother, always chafing under her en
forced isolation from the world of ac
tivity, steps into the breach, and by a
keen cross-examination breaks down
the testimony of the entertainer's
"protector," and wrings from him a
confession.
Perils of a Plumber." a comedy:
Animated Weekly and an educational
subject complete the bill.
Star.
"Immediate Lee," one of those glit
tering photoplays of the days of the
gun-figrhteri cattle-rustlers and dance-
nan devotees or an earlier West, Is
the Star Theater's week-end attraction.
All of trie stirring incidents of West
ern cowboy life, with its Jollities, its
love making and consequent intrigue,
are fully and accurately portrayed in
this picture of rich Western atmos
phere. '
"Immediate" Lee Is a gun-fighter
whose Drevity with the smoky weapon
is so notorious that one old-timer de
scribed it: "He starts In the middle,
and before he's commenced he's half.
through." Frank Borzage plays the
role of "Immediate." while Anna Lit
tle is the dancehall girl who reforms
and ultimately becomes the bride of
the scrapper.
irom tne ancient pastime or "rus
tling" is evolved a stirring plot, around
which is woven a pretty love story, and
eventually a wedding that differs from
the customary cowboy affair In that
the dancehall Is entirely stripped of
Its fixtures and converted into
church, where absolute decorum reigns
dominated by the menace of a hidden
pistol.
Leading up to thlto.t of course, there
is plenty ot tne inevitable shooting?,
tne incaery oi me villain, as por
trayed by Jack Richardson, the disfig
uring of the hero for life and finally
the undoing of the bad man. The cat
tle rustlers are rounded up through
the instrumentality of "Immediate'
Lee, and a battle royal ensues. Ken
tuck Hurley, the villain, was spared
by Lee after his capture, but is killed
when he treacherously attacks Lee
after the roundup of the rustlers.
The film will have a wide appeal to
those who love the stirring and real
istic type of Western picture.
Selig-Tribune News Weekly of cur
rent events has many interesting sub
jects.
. Majestic
The friends of temperance will be
eager to put the stamp of their, ap
proval upon "The Enemy," a seven
reel photoplay produced from the
George Randalph Chester story by
Vitagraph. Those indifferent to the
"cause," or even Its opponents, will be
stirred by this tale of the Demon Rum,
which is the current attraction at the
Majestic Theater.
"The Enemy" assails the liquor
question with the same vigor and un
compromising conviction as to its in
lquity that is to be found in that cele
brated old classic. "Ten Nights in a
Barroom." The author has made his
characters convincing and handled his
theme with strict regard to the truth,
Tbo finish is logical and possesses great
power. After giving every Indication
of the happy ending the climax comes
with a tragic suddenness. The man
who has once been the slave of liquor.
and who apparently has conquered his
enemy and regained the love of his
family and the respect of his fellows,
again gives way to his appetite and
sends a bullet into his brain when
overwhelmed by despair.
PegSV Hyland is the leading feminine
figure in the photodrama, with strong
support in the persons of Charles Kent,
Evert Overton, Julia Swayne Gordan
and Billls Billings. Kent's portrayal
or a derelict is a masterpleoe of screen
characterization, and ranks with the
best bits of histrionics, the screen Das
produced.
Interest In the story begins with the
first scene. The derelict creature of
the gutter, called by his companions
Bowwow," carries the sympathy as
he climbs up and up to his former place
as a brilliant man, and then falls back
again to where he Btarted. In the
meantime sympathy is divided with
younger man, the victim of plot and
circumstances, who is saved by the
shock of the elder's suicide.
A Vitagraph comedy and Pathe news
of current events, complete the pro
gramme.
Sunset.
"Silver Threads Among the Gold,"
six-reel plcturization of the ballad
which brought Richard J. Jose fame
and fortune, and the presence of Mr.
Jose In song selections as a part of
the unusual programme, will continue
as the headliner at the Sunset Theater
throughout the week.
Mr. Jose sings at every screening of
the six-reel picture and in the evening
sings four songs at each performance.
headed by the popular Silver Threads
Among the Gold."
The photoplay Is a ruraf story con-i
structed about a country boy who Is
wrongfully -accused of th.eft and goes
to the city. In love with the village
belle, and happy with his parents, the
boy s life Is suddenly wrecked when a
rival steals a purse and "plants" It In
his coat. When discovery comes the
father turns against the lad. although
mother love Is equal to the greatest
belief in the confidence and honesty of
her boy. In the city the boy Is the
victim of many circumstances, gets in
with crooks, loses all his money, and
finally is forced to sleep In the parks.
There he is arrested and sent to Jail
for vagrancy. Freed, he secures em
ployment as a waiter.
In the meantime the thief at home.
who had not succeeded in winning the
girl, although his rival was out of the
way. Is fatally Injured In a drunken
ride and confesses. A search in the city
finally unearths the boy and a reunion
Is effected.
The picture was made in New York
under the direction of Mr. Jose, who
plays the leading part.
"His Lying Heart." a Keystone
comedy with Ford Sterling heading a
fun-making cast. Is another contribu
tion to the programme. x
Screen Gossip.
Mary Nash, the newest of the World-
Brady screen stars, is one of the
shrewdest business women on the
stage, in addition to being one of the
best young actresses of the time. She
is wealthy In her own right, and man
ages her estate with the utmost skill.
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The Lasky studio was nearly raided
by the police during the taking of the
scenes ot "Betty to the Rescue," In
which Fannie Ward Will appear in the
stellar role on the Paramount pro
gramme. In some of the mining camp
scenes a large roulette table was em
ployed. When not in use this table was
stored in a vacant room near a street.
An enterprising property man, noting
the fact that the table was In full
oneratton. started a full-size roulette
game. A tip was sent out and at night
the door was opened to the street and
friends admitted. By accident It was
discovered Just in time to be stopped
before the police, who had been ad
vised of the game, reached the studio.
.
Marguerite Clark Is Just completing
"Racketry Packetty House," which will
be released in February and which will
be one of, her most pretentious offerings.
HAVTHORNE WAHTS
UP-TO-DATE SCHOOL
Delay of Year, if Necesasry,
Advocated if Modern Fea
tures Are Assured.
BIBLE PUT IN CURRICULUM
Home Telephones to Replace Those
of Pacific States Company Board
Decides to Take Over Man
agement of Cafeterias.
A modern school building, with au
ditorium, committee rooms, swimming
pools, basement and lunch rooms. In
addition to the traditional class rooms
for study and recitation, preferably
duplicate of the new Couch School, was
asked of the 8chool Board at the regu
lar semi-monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon by a committee from the
Hawthorne-Buckman district. It was
suggested that In the event the Board
has. not sufficient funds on hand to
admit of ench a structure the erection
of the proposed school be delayed an-
otner year.
The Board has decided upon a new
school for this dlstrlot and the appro
priation is Included In the budget.
Whether the-building will be a two-
story structure or one of the new one
story type of school Is undertermined.
Advocates of both types have been
beard from, but It waa declared by yes
terday's delegation thai that polnt.wlll
be left to .the Board to determine.
L. M. Lepaer Spokesman.
L. M. Lepper beaded the delegation
that came yesterday. A number of
others backed him up In his state
ments of the need of a thoroughly mod
ern school for that section of the city.
He said that more than 2000 boys and
girls attend the school. hat 8000 chil
dren live within one mile of the build
ing and 16,000 children within a radius
of two miles. .
It was argued that a iwlmmlnr pool
and basement are both essential, the
latter as a place where children may
have a place to play In Inclement wea
ther. The directors took the matter
under advisement. '
Alice Johnson and Evelyn Jones were
elected teachers at Franklin High
School by the Board yesterday to fill
vacancies arising at that school.
Bible study In the Sunday school or
the home will win credits in high
schools of Portland. It was decided yes
terday. Acting upon a recommendation
of J. A, Churchill. Superintendent of
Publio Instruction, the educational af
fairs committee transmitted a report to
the Board to that effect and the di
rectors approved it. Examinations will
be prepared In Superintendent Church
ll's office, and manuscripts will be re
turned there for grading.
Telephone Change Ordered.
The Home Telephone will replace the
Paelflo States Telephone & Telegraph
Company's Instruments In the Portland
schools, with the exception of those In
use at the exchange board In the ad
ministrative offices. It was decided yes
terday. The supplies and equipment
committee recommend that this change
be made, since the Facifio states has
given notice that, beginning with the
next school year, a full commercial rate
will be charged for all telephones In
use In the various schools.
- On the other hand, an attractive
proposition has been made by the Home
Telephone Company. The directors de
clared that the Pacific States Company
had refused to make concessions and
had been decldely arbitrary in the ques
tion of fixing rates. For this reason It
was voted to change the service, the
transfer to be mads as soon as it can
be carried into effect conveniently.
Cafeterias to Be Taken Over.
The BChool authorities will probably
take over the operation of the school
cafeterias and lunch rooms In the varl
ous schools. Instead of allowing them
to be run by private Individuals for
gain as at present. Superintendent Al
derman advised this step yesterday,
and it was stated the plan would be to
operate them for the benefit of the
children alone, the full value for the
money paid by the pupils to be given
In return as food instead of a profit
being taken.
The resolution submitted was to the
effect that the department of domestic
science, of which Miss Edna Groves la
head, be directed to take full charge
of the cafeterias, the accounts -to be
kept by the commercial hlsjh school
and the whole plan to be run as dl
rected by the Board.
Directors favored the scheme gener
ally, as this is the plan In effect sue
cessfully In other big cities. The sup
plies committee was asked to look Into
the question and make recommenda
tlons. It la considered likely the
change will be made at the beginning
of the next school year.
It was voted yesterday to keep open
the manual training shops on Satur
days at five centers under the direction
of the district superin tenoenis. tne in
structors to be paid by the district.
NO DRESS, NO F00DF HULE
'ETW ORDER POSTED FOR GIRLS AT
PORTLAND WOMEN'S I'SlOJi.
Plan of Late Sleeaera Slipping; ea Iv
monos Over "Ktarattea (or Break
fast Is Under Ban.
Girls who live at the Portland Worn -
en's Union must divest themselves of
nighties" and appear for breakfast
completely dressed, including stock
ings, or they will go breakf astless. The
girl who takes the last wink or sleep
that she can and takes it at the ex
pense of her dress will have to reform
or set her alarm clock a few minutes
early.
The matron of the home takes care
of her charges as she would her own
children and she has used this method
of Impressing upon them that they must
not even appear once a year hoseleas
and with kimonos covering their night
clothes. - "The girls may come In their kl
monas, but they must not put them
over their night gowns." Is a rule said
to have been posted at the home yes
terday. Stockings have always been worn
until a day or two ago, when two win
ning maids overslept and discovered
that if they wore stockings they would
get no breakfast. Hence the ulti
matum. COAL PROBE IS EXPECTED
Famine So
Strong-
Serious That Farmers
Domestic Bonds Firm.
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 18. (Special.)
The ooal shortage 1b Idaho has become
so serious that It la probable a resolu
tion will be Introduced before the Leg
islature tomorrow, asking for an inves
tigation. The Publio Utilities Commission has
been flooded with complaints. The coal
famine extends from the north to the
southern part of the state. The con
tinued cold weather has greatly in
creased the suffering. In some of the
Southern Idaho towns sagebrush and
fence posts are being burned.
The Legislature paid respect to the
memory of the late Admiral George
Dewey today. The Senate adjourned
the morning session as a mark of re
spect. The House adjourned after a
short session to Friday.
Conservation and control of avail
able waterpower sites by Congress were
urged In a memorial Introduced in the
House by Representative Monson. of
Oneida.
HIP' ACTS GIVE THRILL
ACROBATS SEH TO HATB KO RE
CARD FOR DANGER.
Staters Wh Appear la Sraamla
and Hti Who Slug Pleasingly
Wis slack App lapse.
Death-defying achlevments and dan
ger-tempting maneuvers pile thick one
after another In the sensational gym
nastic offering of the Pacheo troupe
of acrobats, topping- the new blU at
the Hippodrome.
Four men. all of athletlo mold and
instincts, and two attractive girls, both
athletic, and all six extremely grace
ful, whirl and toss and leap daringly
and with apparently no regard fox life
or limb. Their act goes rapidly and
Is accompanied by continued applause.
Frank Palmer registered a hit yes
terday with his cartooning. He draws
with facility and Imbues his aot with
a personal flavor that makes for
conuaraderle.
A clever playlet Is "She Wanted Af
fection." which has for its theme a
wife who fancies she Is losing her
husband's Interest and sets out to dis
cover why and -ncldentally to regain
It. She discovers that she has never
los- It, bat the discovery process makes
several minutes of uneonflned fun.
Mabel Florenoe Is the wife, a role
she Invests with rare comedy art, and
Oscar Brlggs Is capital as the hus
band. Artlstlo and unusual Is the aot pre
sented by the trio of Andersons, all
sisters, who sing and dance dlvert
lngly. Their apparel Is decidedly chic.
Another trio is Weir. Temple and
"Dacey, men who have exceptionally fine
singing voices.
Irene Von Trolt. a cutis girl, has a
melange of musle, mirth, song and
dance with Livingstone Morrison.
A positive Joy Is the new two-reel
motion picture by Pathe, showing the
sua industry. Besides all this, there
is the Pathe News and a motion pic
ture comedy.
3 INDICTED FOR ARSON
GRAND JURY FINDS BILL AGAINST
YOUTHS FOR STATION FIRE.
Tvre Others Formally Accused of I.ar-
eeny and One of Bnrglary Jnik
Dealers Are Not Held.
Roy Hayward. Ralph Slevers and
John Lanjosky, arrested Tuesday night
Dy ire captains Oroce and Roberts, or
the city arson squad, and Deputy Dls
trlot Attorney Roblson. for setting Are
to the station ' of the Portland sand
rroutdale .electric line at ParKrose. No
vember 26, were Indicted by the grand
jury yesterday for arson.
Two of the young men are said to
hare confessed. The eldest of the trio
la 21 years old. the youngest 18.
Indictments also were returned yes
terday agralnst Leo Hudson and Frank
Howard for larceny and Frank Smith
tor burglary.
Harry Parness and Solomon Parness,
In whose Junk shop Lou Warner, spe
cial agent for the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company, was badly
beaten when investigating a wire
theft, were released by the grand Jury
yesterday, a not true bill belnr re'
turned on the charge of receiving and
concealing stolen property. -
ISLANDS SEE WARSHIPS
American Fleet Maneuvers Off New
Possessions In West Indies.
ST. THOMAS, r. W. L. Jan. It. A
fleet of United States war ships, a;
gregating SO or more vessels, carried
out maneuvers off St. Thomas todaD.
The populace was greatly excited over
the visit of the American ships.
The Danish West Indies passed under
the sovereignty of the United States
Wednesday, but the formal transfer of
the Islands and the raising of the
American flag will not take place
until the purchase price of $25.000,Ov0
Is paid, which will be some time within
the next 90 days. Meanwhile the Don
lsh .Governor will continue his urls
diction.
The warships maneuvering off the
port comprise the Atlantic fleet, which
Is bound for Guantanamo, Cuba, for
Winter drills and target practice.
RETALIATION IS REQUESTED
Protective Tariff Leagues Asks Con
gress to Act Against Canada.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Charles A.
FarwelU of New Orleans, was elected
president of the American Protectlv
Tariff League at the annual meeting
here today. "
A resolution adopted at the meetln
urged Congress to adopt measures au
thorixlng "reciprocal resrticttons and
"! prohibitions" against Canada becaus
i of the action of the Dominion govern
ment in prohibiting the export of spruce
lops to the United States.
The various industries identified with
the league were asked to appoint com
mlttees to secure data which might be
used "as a basis for an adequate pro
tectlve tariff.
FLAGSHIP CREW TO AID
Crnlser Pneblo Ordered to Eureka
to Help DIsmantale Milwaukee.
SAN DIEGO. Jan. IS. Under orders
from Admiral William Caperton the
cruiser Pueblo, flagship of Rear-Admiral
W. F. Fullam. left today for Eu
reka, Cal. The Pueblo's crew will as
sist in the dismantling of the stranded
cruiser Milwaukee.
The cruiser San Diego, with Admiral
Caperton on board, is expected to re
turn here next week.
Seattle Bank in Examiner's Hands.
SEATTLE, "Wash., Jan. 18. The
Broadway State Bank, of which Pier
son I Bingay is president, did not open
its doors for business today, having
been taken over by W. E. Hanson, state
bank examiner. The bank waa capital
ized at $25,000 and the deposits are said
to have amounted to $40,000.
e
Peoples
Alder at West Park
Today and tomorrow the
popular favorites, '
HousePeters
and Myrtle Stedman, in
one of those cheery,
pleasing mixtures of
romance, mystery and
comedy,
"The Happiness of
Three Women"
A fiery comedy called x
"Braving Blazes"
It's a scream.
Only 2
RICHARD J.
JOSE
. Among the Gold"
at the
There is only one voice In
the world like Jose s.
You can never know its
wonderful sweetness un
til you have heard him.
TEARS BEG FOR BABE
'retty Mother Offers to Prove
She Has Reformed.
LITTLE HOWIE WAITS CHILD
Mollle Bowers, Who Frequently Is
In Role of Kidnaper, Say She
Has Now Settled . Down as
Former Court Advised.
Pretty mollle Bowers that waa now
Mrs. John Bass, pleaded tearfully before
Juvenile Judge Tazwell yesterday ror
the custody of her daughter, Marion
Bowers. aeed .
When a court order took from Mrs-
Bowers her child a year ago. because
of the Intemperate life of the mother,
Mollie Bowers staged a sensational kid
naping and fled with her brother, Clell
Stump, Into Washington with Marlon.
She was traced and brought back to
Portland and the daughter placed witn
a nrlvate family.
Next Thursday, by whicn time tne
court will have had opportunity to in
quire more definitely not only Into
the life of the young woman, but also
of that of her husband, to see,of a clean
moral bill can.be produced. Judge Tax-
well will decide whether the mother
la a proper person to have her child.
Mrs. Bass said yesterday that she
had obeyed the advice of former Ju
venlle Judge Cleeton. which was that
he should settle down, possibly marry,
and provide proper surroundings for
youngster If she ever expected to
have her daughter again.
Mrs. Bass is married, is living in an
attractive cottage on Stevens street
and has provided a model home for the
daughter should the child be returned
to her. It is asserted.
The legal battle over the child be
gan before Judge Gatens, then a Ju
venile Judge, three years ago. when the
danchttr wa made a ward or tne
court after her father and mother had
anneared and made charges that each
was Incompetent to care for her. The
child was taken to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Grant in Dallas. Polk
County. -
The kidnaping of January 22. 1918.
from Portland, was the second time
little Marion was taken by her mother.
The first was In 1914. when Mrs. Bow
ers and her brother hired an automo
bile and seized the child In the yard of
the Grants In Dallas and took her to
Salem before Deputy Sheriffs from
Polk County apprehended her.
WOMEN ARE FOR DEFENSE
Head of Patriotic Order Testifies at
Preparedness Hearing.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. The 95.000
women of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution are pledged to pre
paredness and adequate National de
fense, said Mrs. William Cummlng
Story, president-general, to the Senate
sub-committee on universal military
service today, speaking as a member
of the special committee 'representing
25 patriotic societies..
"I believe that I can speak for the
women In favor of universal service."
Mrs. Story said, "because they have so
pledged themselves. The hearts of the
women of America are In this move
ment. We believe it is essential."
Merchant Shoots at Robber. .
OREGON CITT, Or.. Jan. 18. (Spe
cial ) W. A. Holmes, the merchant and
Doptmnpter of Parkplace. about one
Next Sunday:
STAR
Theater
Star
Washington at Park
Today and tomorrow
beautiful Anna Little and
Daredevil Frank Borsage
in the greatest Wild
Western drama in
months,
"Immediate
Lee"
Vivid, exciting;, thrilling
a drama with a terrific
"punch."
New Selig-Tribune also.
11 A. JL to 11 P. M.
Go today.
Days MoreCZ
in person, singing
with his photoplay,
"Silver Threads
SUNSET
mile from this city, was awakened
last night by the breaking of window
glass In the door of his store. Seeing
a man trying to make his way Into
tfce building. Mr. Holmes fired at the
would-be robber. The man fled.
JOHN M'NEIL DIES AT 53
Newspaper Owner and Printer Is
Dead at Oregon City.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 18. (Spe
cial.) John McNeil, veteran printer
and newspaperman, died at the home
of his brother, James McNeil, at Wil
lamette late yesterday after a long ill
ness. He was born SS years ago at Hutson,
N. T. For several years h was con
nected with the Iowa state printing
office. Later he bought the DelMont
(3. D.) Record.
More than five years ago he went
to Aurora, where he was employed by
the Observer until falling health com
pelled him to quit.
Two brothers. James and Hugh Mc
Neil, the latter of Albany, were with
him when he died. One sister, Mrs. P.
J. Cooney, of New Hampton, la., and .
two other brothers, Daniel H. McNeil,
of Monroe. Or. and Frank McNeil, of St.
Paul, Minn., survive.
BRYAN ADVISES SUFFRAGE
Ohio Legislators Told Women Elect
ed Persident Wilson.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 18. William J.
Bryan urged Ohio Legislators in Joint
session today to extenc full suffragge
to women.
"Let no Democrat question the ca
pacity of women for sufrage for It was
the women Who elected President Wil
son last Fall when the men would have
defeated him." Mr. Bryan said, address
ing his remarks to the Democratic ma
jority. Two bills granting women Presi
dential, suffrage are pending in the
Ohio General Assembly. Mr. Bryan
also urged antl-llquor legislation and
warned the lawmakers against com
pulsory mllitar;' training.
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