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THE MORNING OliEGONIAN- FRIDAT, FEBRUARY 16, 19V, PUBLICATION SPUR TO LATE TAXPAYERS Just Before and After List Is Made Public Delinquents Come With Rush. RECORDS ARE ANALYZED Sheriff's Office Tells of Stimu lus Lent to 1'ayments by An nouncement In Newspapers and Figures Prove Truth. iilnce the publication of the delln qunt tax list In Portland newspapers. February 6, there have been more than 600 payments of taxes long overdue ' made to Sheriff Hurlburt, tax collector. Itecords complete up to Wednesday night show 471 collections for the eight days since publication. It Is shown by the collection records that the publication of the delinquent lists seems to serve not only to notify those who are slow in paying, but to hasten payments immediately prior to publication as well as In the days fol lowing. During the month of January pay . ment of taxes on delinquent property Increased, reaching its highest point In the few days In February before the lists were given to the newspapers. That payments did not fall, off after publication is supposed to be due to the fact that the lists served notice on those who had not paid, and those who had Just become aware of their delin quency swelled the ranks and took the place of those who- paid in an apparent rush, to avoid publicity. Figures Taken From Records. "Here are a few figures, taken from the records In Mr. Hurlburt's office: From November 21 to November 29, 1916, Inclusive, are eight days In which taxes of those who were delinquent were being collected. This was before anyone thought of paying up delin quent taxes, so that their names would not appear in the lists to be published In the newspapers in February. In those eight days taken at ran dom from the records there were 245 payments of delinquent taxes. From January 27, 1917, to February 6, Inclusive, are eight tax collecting days Sunday not being Included. It was generally known that on Febru ary 6 the lists were to be published. There was a rush for the tax collect or's office, and In those eight days there were 444 payments made 199 more payments than in the eight No vember days. From January 27, 1917, to January 3i, there were 213 of these payments, and from February 1 to Feb ruary 6 there were 231 payments. Peak Follows Publication. . The lists were published on Febru ary 6. and on that day and the seven working days following, up to and in cluding February 14. there were 471 collections of delinquent taxes. These eight days topped the eight days prior to publication by 21 payments, and the eight days in November, when no one was seeking to avoid publicity, by 226 . payments. "Those who know their names will appear on the delinquent Hat, If they do not pay their taxes always stam pede our office just before publication day," said E. S. Huckabay, chief dep uty in-the tax department, yesterday. "January is usually as busy a month for us as February, directly following the newspaper notification, and be cause of this." iJhllfaiM TTTumnHiffliiii EM5 I Z r i 1 I, ''If A I ft-t ' - -)i-T V. ir--"--i'ii 11111 "Tfci i nnftimni iiiiiki f i if Ma f A 7x i i MR. MYERS BLAMED Postal Switch Declared En tirely Due to Favoritism. H0LBR00K PATRONS ANGRY Ruesell. "The "Where Walker, "ln- Stewart, "The DECLINE DRINK IS ADVICE Fine and Jail Sentence Add to Ad monition Given Ernest Hamlin. "The man who knows "he Is going o drive an automobile must school him self to refuse a drink," declared Mu nicipal Judge Langguth resterday, as he passed sentence on Ernest Hamlin, charged with driving while drunk. The accident which brought about the arrest occurred on Union avenue the night of February 10, when Hamlin drove his car into a ctreet-sweeping machine, damaging It about $75 worth. With Hamlin in the car was Ellis Ack erman, who was aVresi-jd on a charge of drunkenness. The two men spent the night in Jail. In commenting on the case Judge Langguth spoke against the practice of sprinkling the streets at night be fore the heavy traffic of evening is over. Hamlin was fined $25 and sentenced to serve one day In jail, while his com panion,. Ackerman, escaped with a $10 tine. FOREST BANGER TO TALK Illustrated Lecture to Be Given at Albina Branch Library. An Illustrated lecture will be given at the Albina Branch Library, 350 Knott street, next Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock by Albert Wlesendanger, Forest Ranger of the United States Forest Service, on "How Forest Fires Are Fought." There will be exhibited a complete line of Uncle Sam's latest forest fire fighting equipment. At the close of the lecture, Mr. Wiesendanger will meet the older boys of the community and ask their co-op eration in rorming the Forest Club to meet once a week and receive Instruc tions on identifying and learning the names of the various local trees, to read the compass, to read Government blazes which one finds along the trails in the Oregon forests and to learn the art of making and breaking camp. FARMER 74 YEARS OLD Tells How Vinol Made Him Strong The following letter from Farmer Lester adds another link to the great chain of evidence which proves that there is nothing to equal Vinol to cre ate strength for feeble, weak, run down conditions and after-sickness: Vestal Centre, N. Y. "I am a farm er, 74 years of age, amd got into a weak, run-down condition as a result of the grippe. Our druggl6t suggested Vinol to build me up, and I noticed an improvement soon after taking it. and it has restored my strength so I can now do a good day's work. My wife has also taken Vinol for a run down condition with splendid results." H. W. Lester. The reason Vinol is so efficient In building up strength for weakened. feeble, old people is because it contains beef and cod liver peptones. Iron and manganese peptonates and glycero phosphates, the most successful tonics known. We wish every person In Portland who is suffering from a weakened, run down, devitalized condition would try Vinol on our guarantee to return their money if it fails to benefit. The Owl Drug Co., Portland; also at the leading drug store in all Oregon towns. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Bunset Louise Glaum, "The Wolf woman." Star William Twinkler." Peoples Ann Mijrdock, Love Is." Majestic Lillian discretion." Broadway Anita Girl Philippa." Columbia Frank Keenan and Thelma Salter, "The Crab." Globe Marguerite Clayton, "Ac cording to the Code." Columbia. fc REMARKABLY strong characteriza tions feature "The Crab," the cur rent Triangle production at the Colum bia Theater. Frank Keenan and Thelma Salter are co-stars. It Is seldom that one sees two such capable stars In a picture as these two. Keenan's name is synonymous with the best of screen or stage character acting, while little Thelma Salter, a mere child in years. is a perfect little actress, and conveys thought and feeling by silent and sub tle methods far better in some respects than the older people of the pictured story. Keenan Is a "crab," a hard and cyni cal old man ever since th death of his wife, the only person who was ever near enough to be dear to him. Thelma Is a homeless waif. It is her task to soften the old crab, and she is highly successful. The climax, of the story comes' In a country courthouse, where the crab is being ' tried for mistreating the child, his. ward. But the- little girl. In stead of "testifying against her guar dian, says that he is the kindest man In the world, that he plays "horse" with her and everything else. The trial ends in a riot. The judge says he thinks everything Is all right and the crab buys all the toys In town for the child and really plays a guar dian angel, becoming a crab of the soft-shell species. Keenan handles his hard and un sympathetic part with such skill that a powerful contrast is set up, the op position or coldly selfish egotism to tho impulsive natural affections of a little girl sweet to the core. A cold blooded liar himself, the almost dry well of his affections is reached and set flowing through admiration for the pluckly little girl who lieB to save him from the consequence of cruel treat ment. . "The Road Agent," a comedy with Harry McCoy in the role of chief fun ster, and a novelty picture, "A Thirty third Degree Snowbird," complete the bill. Peoples. The trio of feminine stars, headed by Ann Murdock, the Frohman-Mutual luminary, who Is fresh from her triumphs in McClure's "Seven-Deadly-Sins" Berles, are presented in "Where Love Is," the splendid six-reel tic--turisation of the William Locke story. This photoplay Is the current attrac tion of the Peoples Theater, appearing on the screen with the special Government-supervised film, "A Day at West Point." "Where Love Is" Is a story of love and sacrifice, with Miss Murdock In tha role of Norma Hardacre, a harum scarum lass, whose socially aspiring parents plan to sacrifice her on the altar of wealth. Miss Murdock's in terpretation of the care-free, pleasure- loving girl reminds one or tsillle isurke, but the production also gives her op portunity for strong emotional and dramatic acting. .Although Norma loves Jimmy- Pad gate, a struggling artist, she becomes engaged to Morland King, wealthy man about town. Jimmie and Morland are great friends, and Morland confides that he has wronged a little country girl and gets Jimmie to see the girl and try to straighten matters out. Th attempfls unsuccessful, the girl com mits suicide and the father comes to the city to be revenged on the' man responsible for her death. He arrives just in time for the wedding ceremony between Morland and Norma, and Jimmy assumes tne dishonor to save Morland's name from disgrace. Norma, unconvinced of Jimmy's guilt, and sure of her own love for him, de nounces the hypocrisy of the life she has been leading, and, declaring that she would rather live in a hovel where love is, rushes from the house. She goes straight to Padgate's studio. Her parents and Morland follow and Mor land confesses his guilt and clears the name l Padgate. Shirley Mason, one of the latest of film stars, and Mabel Trunolle, who has been so-starring with Robert Conness, are featured in the play. Henry Stan ford and Blgelow Cooper are the male leads. - 4 ' 1 Star. "The Twinkler.'' a rip-snorting melo drama, that piles thrill on thrill most lavishlv the kind that causes the ra tional adult to respond heartily to these nerve stimulants is the Star Theater's attraction for the week-end. William Russell, "Big BUI." is - the star of the "crook" thriller, which Is said to have been written by Henry Leverage, otherwise known as Con vict No. 65368. Sing Sing. Crook plays are ever popular, particularly if credu lity is not too severely strained, and "The Twinkler" is planted firmly on the right side of the ledger. Bob Stephany, a criminal doing time, is engaged to Rose, daughter of an ex-convict. Daddy Burke. Rose makes Bob promise to reform and ho keer his word. Corregan, political boss, in sults Rose and Bob comes to her res cue. Corregan has Bob arrested on a false charge and again Insults Rose. The girl, struggling in his arms, dis charges a revolver. .Her father, who Is at the window, also shoots, and his bullet kills tho man. Rose is charged with murder and Bob resorts to stealing to fight for her freedom. She is convicted and sen tenced to be electrocuted. Bob secures a confession from the dying father and takes It to the Governor. The Gover nor sends his secretary to the prison with a pardon for Rose. Bob, seeing tnis emissary, and not knowing who he is, steals his wallet. He is horrified to find that h has stolen the pardon. Then commences a race to reach the prison. Bob is too late, but the girl' life is laved, for a friend delavs the execution by throwing a file Into the uynamo. Woo, the funny Chinese musician, who sings American. Euronen n rA Chinese songs, and accompanies them uii mo special instruments, holds over until Saturday nlsrht. Krllr-Trlhuna news weeKiy is also screened. Sunset. Leila Aradella, a woman vicious, soul less, but gorgeously gowned and volup tuously alluring to those who like the tjpe is at the Sunset Theater. It'f no other than our "vamp" friend Louise Olaum, in her super-vampire production, "xne Wolf Woman." This is the photoplay that gave Miss Glaum a real place among the screen's vampires. She plays the role of the soulless adventuress with almost re pulsive realism, and toys with her vie tlms in a manner calculated to make the Beda Tharas writhe in envious torment. Charles Ray, Howard Hickman and Wyndham Standing are the most prom inent of the victims of the wiles of Leila, and while Ray Is again a weak ling and a suicide, Hickman is the man most to be pitied. For he's the regular, the standby, the chap who can always be relied upon when others are not near; then, of course, he must stand in the background. But this devotee at the shrine of the "vamp' does not run true to form, "for when the siren's beauty Is gone and she would adopt the castoff as - "perma nent fixture, he, too, steals away to leave her to solitude and the inevltal le end. Leila captivates a young man. Rex Walton, who wants to marry her. She tires ofhlm and wins Franklyn, hi brother, who sought to save Re-x from th siren. Rex in despair kills him self. Adele Is persuaded by the mother to. Interfere and pits her goodness against the wickedness of Leila until Franklyn s eyes are opened. Lena drinks heavily, cuts herself on a mir ror, is hopelessly marred and de serted by the man who once idolized her. Ambroses Rapid Rise." a two-reei Mack Swain Keystone comedy, and Bur ton Holmes Travelogue complete tne programme. Majestic. Comedy, drama, a touch of the "white lve" - atmosphere, and a trace or tne Annette Kellermann aquatic sturr, are nraaented in "Indiscretion. tne vita graph-Lillian Walker production on exhibition at the Majestic Theater. It's a story of a girl s Innocence and wilfulness, and the trap into which thev led her. Penople establishes he unconventionc". tendencies when, earbed in a not elaborate one-piec bathing suit, sne trounces ana pusnes into the lake a young man who has at tempted to steal her clothes, beveral reels are required to show the girl in her many happy moods of unrestrained freedom, including trie Datnins scene, fishing, riding and motoring. i Then she is sen to school, a fashion able boarding school, to "be civilized." This "civilization" includes chafing dish parties with real beer and smok ing cigarettes in imitation or ineir brothers. -' The "story becomes 1 terestlng when Penople starts a flirtation with a mar ried man at a dance, who mistakes' her innocent freeness for something quite different. From this j t the picture i . mlodramatic. The girl ac cepts an Invitation to a roau -house party, and soon finds herself Involved in a stern situation and a battle behind locked doors in a hotel. It is a strong subject, with Miss Walker, so much at borne In light roles, appearing to even better advantage in the more dramatic so-nes. Mutual's Reel .ife. including 4 fash ions and educational subjects, and comedy, complete the programme. P. E. Walker Says Transferring Rural Headquarters Gives Linn ton Postmaster $400 More, but -Delays Delivery of Mail. " By inducing the postal authorities in Washington. D. C, to shift headquarters for rural route No. 1 from the post office at Holbrook to the poBtoffice at Llnnton, Postmaster Myers, of Portland, has shifted to bis friend, M. W. Malone, Llnnton postmaster, an additional in come of about $400 a year. Such Is the charge of P. E. Walker, a civil service postmaster who has had charge of the Holbrook postoffice for five years past. The change takes effect today, Mr. Walker Bays, In spite, of a -protest lgned by four-fifths of the patrons on the route. The protest was circulated by one of the residents on tha route. "It is all wrong," said Mr.- Walker yesterday. "The action was taken in Washington February 9, effective Feb- uary' 16, giving me only seven days to make my protest and arrange for the hange. The route, which has been handled through the Holbrook postoffice for 11 years, during the last five of which Mr. Walker has been postmaster, covers 24 miles of the territory west of the river between Llnnton and Scappoose. Mr. Walker says Postmaster Myers and Postmaster Malone are personal friends. that the $400 a year increase in Mr. Malone's business is the only reason for the change. Mr. Walker conducts a general store at Holbrook and says he has depended on the mall route to make a living. By reason of the mall route being through Holbrook Mr. Walker has received fees In accordance with the Postal Depart ment' fli rate for. cancellations of postal matter. The change, he says, will leave him In position of making only from $3 to $5 a month from the handling of mail matter. This, he says, will force him to resign from his position and proba bly go out of business. "There is absolutely no reason , ror the change except to increase the busi ness and therefore the income of Mr. Malone," said Mr. Walker yesterday. The people do not want tha change, it will cause a big delay In mall owing to the fact that mail matter has been ad dressed on my route and on being re ceived here now will have to be loaded back on the train for Llnnton. If the deal goes through, and It looks as though it has, there is nothing left for me to do but resign." A two mighty good shows STAR JlDEOPLES Washington at Park J, Alder ai West Park Today, Tomorrow Today, Tomorrow An amazing, stirring drama of Dazzling, clever,' delightful powerful appeal: A ATi.nl "Tk T 1 1 " Ann Ivluraocn 1 ilC 1 YinKler 111 a W Frohman photoplay: Written by a convict in Sing ' lATlPVP T OVP Tq' Sing. The star is "Big" f f Htft Mu3 V W AD BZ 1 1 ' "O "1 1 From William J. Locke's noted lil 11SS611 novel- Also Uncle Sam's De- - . fenders. Added Features ' The Selig- Next Sunday: Alice Brady in Tribune and funny Woo, with D..L, J D: J T? ' Chinese music and Chinese songs DOUgllt and raid TOr ')" in urnm -i.i i -I u iwiim iiuiwii.m i.i in in DRPHEUM STAR DUE tured Robert W. Chambers story with Anita Stewart as star, which is being screened at the Broadway Theater, e: A squad of mutinous soldiers storm the castle of their Balkan King. The .King makes a futile struggle for his life, and the Queen, sacrlfic lng' herself to save her daughter who Is the girl Philippa also falls in the debacle. Two hussars fight a duel In tha dark for possession of the Crown Princess. A foreign spy enters the ordinance department headquarters In Washing ton at night and robs a safe of its most valuable secrets. Two English spies, after a most bitter fight, overpower and bind two alien sdics in a hotel room In Paris. The cabaret of a peaceful French village is suddenly thrown Into tur moil by an open fight between twr bands of secret agents. Hero and heroine escapa from the upper story of a besieged inn attacked by machine guns, magazine pistols and a battering ram, by the use of a scanty and Improvised rope. The first announcement of inter. national hostilities comes to a peace tul village by the dropping of au aerial bomb. Hero and heroine are trapped In a cellar by soldiers; the fight that fol lows sent eight of its participants to a reaL hospital. street oarricaaes are aestroyea uy artillery fire, and the use of hand grenades and liquid fire. Soldiers, fighting from house to house and. balcony to balcony, fall many feet into the burning street be low. The grim execution of a traitor. Screen Gossip. Frank Powell has engaged Ann Suth erland, noted character actress, to ap pear with Marjorie Rambeau in "Moth erhood. Bessie Love is' a grand opera singer She made her debut in Los Angeles on January 22 and 23, when she sang In "One Night in Venice," an opera writ ten by Manfred! Chiaf farelli. The cast included many members of the Califor nia Grand Opera Company. The low rumbling heard In Los An geles and vicinity every morning is not caused by an earthquake or any thing like that, we are told; but merely by Margarita Fischer playing with her bulldog, Peter the Great. . ' Broadway. Ahmong the thrilling moments pro vided in "The Girl Philippa," the plc- " - o4 & " f Ni . -r V H L x , if Beautiful Dorothy Jar don to Sing Here on Sunday. ARTISTS GIVE RARE PRAISE Today! Costumes Are Richest Displayed on Circuit This Season Vaude ville Success Equals That In "Madame Sherry." Dorothy Jardon, who was proclaimed by Henry Hutt and Harrison Fisher, the famous artists, to ba one of the ten most beautiful women in the world, is the star of the Orpheum show coming to the Heilig Theater next Sunday aft ernoon. While Mies Jardon Is a recog nized beauty, she made her first bid for fame with her singing and after her first . appearance in New York as the feature, of "Madame Sherry" she was accepted Immediately by Broadway as a star, .and following that engagement her name was put in big electric lights over the New York Winter Garden, where she duplicated her "Madame Bherry" success. Then a tempting contract from Mar tin Beck wVn her for the Orpheum cir cuit. Miss Jardon was one of the first headllners this season to be offered a rise in salary to make a return tour to the Far West under Mr. Beck's auspices. Advance reports are that Miss Jar don 19 making a sensational success. and every newspaper review of her act extols her. not only for her beauty and singing, but also for her costumes. the richest displayed by an Orpheum artist this season. Miss Jardon Is ac companied by her own pianist. In her honor the Orpheum crew Is ar ranging a special stage setting, whl;h Includes a golden standing lamp made by Tom Hughes, the Orpheum's prop erty man. This lamp is fashioned after a large lamp on the mezzanine floor of the Helllg and which 1h prized 'by Mr. Heilig as one of the best of hie exten sive collection of theater properties. Miss Jardon s song programme In cludes "Oh, You Haunting Walts," "Good-bye," by Tostl; "The Cigarette Song" from "Carmen"; "Keep the Home Fires Burning" and "There's a Long, Long Trail." In honor of Miss Jardon the Orpheum orchestra, under the lead ership of George K. Jeffery. will play "There'a a Long, Long Trail" as the xlt number after every show In her four days' engagement. Farmers to Organize for Loans. GRESHAM, Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) The first move in Multnomah County toward the formation of a National See Beantlfal Lillian Walker la Those Della-atfal Bathing- gcun la 3 1 A. "V V f r . fhl, V i ' ; ....'. 1 . a ,. -'titer, .i.iwui; INDISCRETION A story af Ufa kehlad tha walls of coaveatlos f a Klrl who was ladisereet COMEDY mm ii n 1 1 1 i'w n-wrasma Farm Loan Association branch was made at the Columbia Grange hall Sat urday night, when a group of the farmers heard an explanation of the details of the organisation by County Agricultural Agent Hall, and appointed a committee consisting of J. Pounder. Grant Bell. A. S. Woodard and F. H. Lasley to make further Investigation ajid secure the preliminary application blanks. GASOLINE BURNS C. A. UJRZ Vapor Thought to Have Readied Furnace From Itoom Above. C. A. Lurz. living at 495 East Davis street, was -severely burned about the head and hands yesterday morning, when gasoline with which he was cleansing the woodwork of his home became Ignited. His condition Is not considered to be dangerous. V. A. Jacques, his father-in-law. SO years old, was also sightly burned. The vietlS is unable to account for the Ignition of the gasoline, but It Is believed that the vapor reached the furnace beneath him. The Fire De partment extinguished the blazing room, but considerable damage was done to a piano and to the furniture. Mrs. Lurz came to the rescue and wrapped her' husband in a quilt, smothering tha flames which enveloped him. Food Inquiry to Cost $ lOO.OOt). WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Congress was asked by the Federal Trade Com mission today for an appropriation of $400,000 for the food supply and price investigation about to be undertaken at President Wilson's direction. Prelim inary work already is under way. Dorothy Jardos, Celebrated Beauty and Mngcr, at the Oryheuni Next Week. HIIIBOBHRslBBHRBI r B B IHBHBBBHUMBBBB Men, Line Up! To This Unusual Shoe Opportunity. . Florsheim Samples and Short Lines grouped in four special lots for quick disposal. 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