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OR. J. H. BOYD HITS AT PACIFIST VIEWS Paster Takes Issue With Dr. David Starr. Jordan War, However, Not Defended. DIVINE PURPOSE IS SEEN XTlstory Is Cited to Show That Prog- gress lias Followed Strife. "Jehovah Hath His AVay in AVhirlwlnd" Is Text. Rev. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in his ser mon Sunday night, took issue with the views expressed by David Starr Jordan, the pacifist, that "war is no way to accomplish any virtuous end," and that "war does not bring about the aims a nation strives for." Dr. Boyd made it clear that he was not engaging in a controversy with Dr. Jordan and that he was not defend er war. At the same time ne citeo. istory to show that war does not kill rogress. but that, to the contrary, the greatest progress in a nation s life fre quently has come after a great war. The words of the Prophet Nahum, ".lehovah hath his way in the whirl wind," were Dr. Boyd's text. Dr. Boyd opened his discourse by say ins that there are two views of history. "There is one view that finds in war a mere change without progress." lie paid. "That seems to be Dr. Jordan's view." He then quoted from Dr. 'Jordan's published remarks to the effect that "war does not bring; about the aims a nation strives for." . ' Continuing. Dr. Boyd said: "Nahum found even amid the swirl and ruin and outrage of war the. presence of Je hovah.' He went on to quote the views of Ttuskin ,who found that the whole civ ilization of the world, and whatever is good and virtuous, had sprung out of war. He also quoted the views of John Fisk, the famous historian. "Speaking at a farewell banquet to Herbert Spencer. Mr. Fisk presented a philosophy of history," said Dr. Boyd, "that put a divine meaning in all the movements of mankind. "Mr. Fisk said 'that the things and events of the world do not exist or oc cur blindly or irrelevantly, but that all, from the beginning to the end of time, and throughout the furthest sweep of illimitable space, are connected togeth er as orderly manifestations of a di vine power." "The worth of the quotation lies in the fact that when Fisk had finished his remarks. Spencer arose and said: " 'Fisk, should you develop to the fullest the ideas you have expressed here this evening, 1 should regard it as a fitting supplement to my life work.' "'Here are the first minds of the world, who find a divine purpose and meaning even in the whirlwind of his tory, which Includes war. "God has a strange way of dealing with the wars of the world. They ap pear to have a fertilizing influence upon human nature. "After the agony of the Grecian con flict with Persia, comes the Golden Age ot Grecian Intellectuality and art. "After the English and Spanish con flict of the 16th century emerges the noblest period in English literature, the Elizabethan. "During the years from 1800 to 1815, as dark and troublous as ever fell upon the world, great geniuses were born Disraeli, Gladstone, Cobden, Bright, Morris, Kingsley, Browning, Tennyson, Hugo, Bismarck, Cavour, Mazzini, Gari baldi, Phillips, Garrison, Harriet Beech er Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher and, greater than all, Abraham Lincoln. "This is no defense of war, but is an exhibition of how Jehovah appears even in the whirlwind." LORD FISHER ATTACKED F.X-SKA 1,0 II T) ACCTJSKD OK BE SERT1XC POST LIKE TRAITOIt. Withdrawal of Jelllcoe From Command of Fleet Criticised Great Effort Against U-Moats Urged. LONDON, Feb. 26. Admiral Sir Hed worth Meux, member of the House of Commons for Portsmouth, at which port he is commander-in-chief, in crit icising in the House today those who wished to bring Lord Fisher, former First Sea Lord, back to the Admiralty, k said: "Lord Fisher deserted his post like a traitor." i There were scores of dissents at this juncture. "Well," went on Admiral Meux, "if hp. had been a soldier or a sailor he would have been shot." "This hydra-headed intrigue to bring Lord Fisher back," declared the speaker, was headed by persons who had failed and if there was one way to lose the war it was to bring back those who had failed. i George Lambert, member of the North Division of Devonshire. ex pressed regret at the withdrawing of Admiral Jellicoe from the command of the fleet, characterizing it as a "du bious proceeding," very like withdraw ing Nelson a month before Trafalgar. In his opinion a gigantic effort was necessary to deal with the submarine menace. V mmmi JHOTHERS! f DAUGHTER You who tire, easily; are pale, hag-, lard and worn; nervous o r irritable; who are sub ject to fits of melancholy or the "blues," get your blood examined for Iron defici ency. NUXiTED' IBOlT taken hree times' a after will increase your etrenfrtJT And ance' 200 per cent- In twqrfyeeks' many cases. Ferdinviiing, NOT UXATED IROW a bore hr Dr. liV be obtained from druggial on an ibV1': guarantee of waresflpor money rm- funded. usuallT vmeiA'a iJ flve-frain tab- tet to be tut Uroef Jt,-yf.fT. pieal , J . tuns, Jai-tj iol3 K1 t t faj n fll ilSPMPI Kill'B MlillliliPfr Wifltotiii - on I i ' i TODAY'S FIL.9I FEATURES. Star Marie . Empress,. "The Girl Who Doesn't Know.i' Peoples Clara Kimball Toung, "The Rise Of Susan." Majestic Theda Bara, "The Ti ger Woman." Broadway Nazlmova, "War Brides." Columbia Ethel Barrymore, "The White Raven." Sunset Marguerite Clark, "Little Lady Eileen." Globe Viola Dana, "The Inno cence of Ruth." MOTION picture contracts may not be cast-iron affairs, but Douglas Fairbanks has discovered that the ties that bound him to the Majestic Motion Picture Company were made of stronger stuff than cobwebs. In fact the Triangle producing concern's hold on "Dougie" is not broken, for an in junction has been secured restraining him from starting work with Artcraft. J.-air banks has been sued for 1250.000 for breach of contract, while similar action has been brought against John tmerson, his director, for $100,000. It is said that Emerson's Triane-In rnn. tract has until October to run. When rairDanks announced his withdrawal from Triangle and affiliation with Art craft, he took Emerson, as well as Anita Loos, the diminutive scenarist, along with him. - -, According to the plaintiffs In th nlt Fairbanks turned his back upon $2500 a week to set up a company of his own ana bmcrson was getting $750 per. Fairbanks' contract was made in Octo ber of 1915. and was to continue to October, 1918. IIe started at $2000 a weeK, with the understanding that he was to receive an increase every six months until a maximum of $3250 had been attained. This financial statement varies con siderably from the oft-published report mat Fairbanks was annexiner a flat $4000 a week from Triangle. Now then. now much do Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, et al., really receive In that weekly envelope? About Those Serials.. "Hookum." a near-comedv section of Motion Picture News, has gathered the following Info on the serial question: Helen Holmes has created a thrill for every boxcar in use today; Ruth Roland has perpetrated a quarter million feet of suspense; I'earl hlte has escaped from the clutches of a murderous heavy more times than our adding machine will register; Helen Gibson used up all the hair breadth escapes Invented: Grace Cunard has dethroned more rulers than the world contains today; Kathlyn Williams started it all and Is still playing big in the South Sea Islands: Marin Sais, named after a California county, did her derndest to make 'Frisco and the state known the world over. Added to the above the investigation brought out the fact that there were enough copies of serials out today to show in every theater in the land at one time. This stopped the argument. Guardsmen Well Drilled. "The best-drilled troops I ever saw," Is the flattering comment often heard at the Sunset Theater these days. The tribute is paid to Troop A and Bat tery A. Oregon National Guard, shown In maneuvers on the Mexican border In motion pictures being flashed on the Sunset screen. The film is attracting considerable attention because of the unusual in terest in the guardsmen following their arrival home from a long . period of duty on the southern International boundary. It is being presented as a benefit entertainment, to swell the cof fers of the troop and battery com panies. The most noteworthy part of the pic ture, and one which causes the admiring comments, is that showing the com panies going Into action. The precision of the maneuvers has never been sur passed In a film exhibited In Portland. Bridge Opening "In Pictures. Tha nnpnincr n f thA InteratoA irMn-o the trans-river thoroughfare linking Washington and Oregon near Portland, is shown in an interesting series of pictures at tne uoiumrjia Theater. The photography Is excellent, the views Including the bridge, river and huge crowas mat attending tne formal open ins- of the Hlsrhwav. Jesse Sill, the man responsible for so many scenic pictures dealing with h Oregon CasCArleK fnrlnHiinF TMmt Hood. Mount Jefferson, the Three sisters, etc., made tne interstate bridge mm. Screen Gossip. Monroe Salisbury and Katherine Klrkman, lately with Margarita Fischer in Pollard pictures, are now with Balboa. It is estimated that there are 60.000 motion picture theaters In the. United r i TTIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1917. 4. States. If the average daily attendance is only 100, the patronage looms up amazingly. Edna Goodrich has abandoned a suc cessful vaudeville tour to begin work on her pictures in execution of the Mutual contract. They will be made in New York. . "Health Resort" will be Ihe name of the Mutual-Chaplin. Clara Kimball Young's new apart ment Is at last furnished. It includes a Russian room, a Louis XV bedroom, a Chinese boudoir, a medieval living room and a modern music-room. The famous star has a costume and a dog to match each of these. She dines with a Siberian wolfhound, plays fan-tan with a Chow, permits her toy French poodle to sleep in a Louis Quinze arm chair and plays her hand-painted Ivory pianola to her Boston bull terrier. . In the Lasky-Paramount picture, "The Prison Without Walls," Wallace Reld, who co-stars with Myrtle Sted man, spends considerable time in Jail. He is sent to the prison carpenter shop and it is said that, after Reid had worked at the bench for several days at the behest of the director, it was unanimously decided that as a. car penter Reld was the world's champion all around ukelele player. Olga Grey, formerly with Fine Arts, has been signed by Lasky and will play In support, of Vivian Martin and Jack Pickford in a picture being di rected by Marshall Nellan. Perhaps Miss Grey's most noteworthy Triangle appearance was as the vampire with Henry Walthall in "Pillars of Society." m m m Roy Fernandez, the chap who won the Universal handsome man contest, is now a Triangle leading man, and will play with Enid Bennett. Ince's new star from Australia, In a new Triangle production Will iam Desmond will be supported by Anna Luther, late of Fox; Marie Mills, a new actress at Inceville, and Maude George, formerly heavy with Lois Weber. Sylvia Bremer, late ingenue with Grace George, soon makes her film debut with Charles Ray. Rex Beach's film tale, "The Barrier." opened on Broadway. New York, on Sunday. The Broadway Theater named $1 as the ton price of admission. "The Auction Block" will be under produc tion within a day or two. m m m Thomas A. Edison, the wizard of electricity, devised the first motion picture camera, M3 well as the first machine designea to project moving pictures on a screen. When Mary Pickford left New York for Los Angeles the station was stormed by thousands of people who wished to bid Mary Goodbye. Dr. Oberholtzer, secretary of the Pennsylvania censorship board, de clared not long ago that Charlie Chap lin Is a fool. o when "Easy Street was shown in Philadelphia one exhib itor advertised this fact, and then fol lowed with these words: "This censor receives $2400 per annum; Chaplin re ceives $2400 every day." V - V Richard R. Nelll, long associated with Fox and other companies, is now with Thanhouser, scheduled to play leads with Florence La Badie. Studio lights put a stop to work on Broadway Jones." the George M. Cohan picture. George's eyes being the first to succumb to the glare. Ralph Kellard has completed his en gagement with Pathe. He starred In "The Precious Packet," a five-reeler, and was in two serials. "The Shielding Shadow" and "Pearl of the Army." Cecil B. DeMille will direct Mary Pickford in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." H. B. Warner, late of McClure's "Seven Deadly Sins," who is to be starred by Sherill in "God's Man," Is an athlete, member of several victorious Thames crews and permanent holder of the Terries Cup, emblematic of the foils championship. The most recent letter from Japan has been received at the American Mutual studios at Santa Barbara. The Japanese seem destined to rank among tht most inveterate letter writers of all history. And they surely do enjoy corresponding w.ith film favorites. Blanche Sweet Is reported to have signed with Frohman. and will go east about April 1. . Bessie Love has the ukelele habit. A little late, but then Bessie is young. While In Guatemala for the filming of the Nevada Motion Picture Corpora tion's big 12-reel production of "The Planter," Tyrone Power, who plays the part of "Hertzer." wrote back to Mrs. Power, In Los Angeles. as follows: "Today I am wearing a new serge suit that cost me $1685. In real American money, the value in $16.75." v UNITED SUPPORT OF ROAD BONDS ASKED Senator Moser Appeals for Backing of All Parties in Campaign for Issue. GREAT NEED POINTED OUT Declaration Is Blade That Time Has Arrived for. Start In Systematic Highway Improvement and Cost Under Plan Is Slight. Gus C. Moser, President of the State Senate, appealed to all persons having the welfare of the state at heart, with out regard for party affiliations, to support the $6,000,000 road bonds bilt, in the course of an address before the Democratic Women's Club in Room A, of the Central Library, last night. "California voted $18,000,000 in bonds for good roads and results were so satisfactory that another issue of $15. 000.000 was voted later," said Senator Moser. "This $33,000,000 raised by the state was matched by the counties. making a tQtal of $66,000,000 spent on roads In that state. "Washington has voted a $6,000,000 bond issue for good roads. It is time for this state to make a start towards a comprehensive road building pro gramme. The $6,000,000 raised by the bond issue, with an additional $1,900, 000 to match the Federal appropriation In the next five years, will build 600 miles of hard-surface roads. Uera of Roads to Pay "The best of it is that the principal and Interest of this bond issue will not come out of the pockets of the taxpay eds. It will be paid by doubling the present automobile license fees. And the automob! lists themselves will profit through the saving in tires and gasoline and wear and tear on the machines brought about by good roads." Senator Moser said he bad been criti cised for Insisting that the road bonds measure must be submitted to the peo ple, but he declared that the result had fully justified his stand. Senator Moser, who is a Republican, addressed the Democratic Women's Club by invitation of-Mlss Leona Larra bee. its president. He discussed at considerable length the Bean bill to require Assessors of the various counties to place Oregon & California grant lands on the assess ment rolls. "The Bean bill only quotes the United States Supreme Court decision, which says that the title to the grant lands was vested in the railway company when Congress made the grant, and declares it to be the policy of the state that these lands shall be forever sub ject to the taxing power of the state," said Senator Moser. People to Decide lune. "It does not attempt to take one side or the other in any controversy be tween the Government and the railroad company. It attempts merely to protect the interest of the state. '."For another thing, the bill is not yet a law, for, by the amendment adopted in the Senate, it is to be sub mitted to the people. At the election we shall see whether the people of Oregon are for the best interests of the state of Oregon, and want these lands placed on the tax rolls, so as to protect the state's right to tax them forever. or whether they stand with the ultra conservationists back in Pennsylvania, who would withdraw them and put them in a forest reserve." Senator Moser explained that the statement that he had voted against the women's Jury bill was not correct. He said he had introduced a women's jury bill in the 1915 Legislature, which had passed the Senate, only to be re considered and killed later over his protest, and that he had been for the women's jury bill at the late session. Miss Virginia Lee Miller sang. Miss Leona Larrabee presided at the meet ing. INDUSTRIES ARE SOUGHT TERWILLIGER INDUSTRIAL ASSOCI ATION FAVORS ACTION. George L. Baker Urgra That Two Miles ot Waterfront la District Be Made Productive. The Terwilliger Industrial Associa tion, at a meeting last night in the auditorium of the Terwilliger School, at Corbett street and Dakota avenue, took a firm stand for the promotion of all manufacturing industries in that district, and especially favored the proposal for the location of a large shipbuilding plant by the Oregon Ship building Corporation. This corpora tion is being organized with a capital stock of $200,000. "There is no reason why this should not be one of the busiest sections oC the city," said George L. Baker, who urged action to put to use the two miles of waterfront In the- district, only about one-fourth of which now is in use. "There should be no reason why the payroll In this district alone should not amount to $3000 a day," continued Mr. Baker. "There Is a lot of vacant land and the shipbuilding industry af fords the opportunity to use it. What we need is an Industry that will pay something and produce something. "At the present time there are 32 boats building from the Willamette River to the mouth of the Columbia. This is more than in the Puget Sound district. Portland has everything that goes to make up a great city, but it Is not fully using Its advantages." Read The Oregonlan classified ads. Matinees, Except Holidays Only Today and Tomorrow The stirring photodrama that's sweeping the East like wildfire, 'The Girl Who Doesn't Know' Also new Pictographs and Uncle Sam's Defenders Daily From 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. A Great Show Spring Overcoats for Young Men Received yesterday on display to day: nobby Spring Overcoats in Kombo style, and in stitched belt, with pleated sides. See them, fellows they're the nob biest garments on the street. $20 Shown on Second Always a Good Hat Morrison at TROOP ELECTS HEAD Cicero F. Hogan Unanimously Chosen Captain. APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE Successor to General White Names Joseph 31. Wackrow First Lieu tenant and C. E. Gjedsted la Made Second Lieutenant. If anyone was obsessed with a no tion that an outsider could be elected to the captaincy of Troop A, they left the Armory last night with altered views. ror l-'iret Lieutenant Cicero r Hogan was elected Captain and the election was made unanimous. Sixty troopers turned ouf for the first drill night, and when Captain Hogan lined the men up for drill they made an impressive ap pearance. Never since the Third Ore gon was mustered out has a single unit of the National Guard turned out In such large numbers. It was a ready-for-actlon troop that faced Major Walter W. Wilson, who had been appointed judge of election. It took longer to call the roll and dis tribute the ballots than it did to elect Captain Hogan. Corporal Venable, as soon as Major Wilson announced that nominations for the election of a Cap tain were in order, moved the nomi nation of First Lieutenant Hogan as Captain. With that promptness which has characterized every action of Troop A since it became a military organiza tion. Corporal Venable had hardly men tioned the Lieutenant's name before half a dozen troopers were on their feet moving a second to that motion. While troopers all over the room were Jumping to their feet to offer a second to the nomination. Sergeant Orvllle S Looney moved that the nominations be closed. This was done. Then, on mo tion of Quartermaster Harry W. Doo little. the election was made unani mous. Then somebody else moved for three cheers, and they were given. Captain Gives Talk. Major Wilson registered amazement. And well he might, for he said, when he made a brief talk to the troopers and congratulated them upon their choice of Captain, that he might Just as well have saved time by not wait ing to hand the ballots around, for he was convinced by what happened that the troop to a man had made up its mtnd before coming to the drill night. Captain Hogan was then called upon. He gave the troopers a straight-f rom-the-shoulder talk, the. keynote of which was that he urged each man to help him keep up the high standard the troop had obtained during Its eight months of border service, and he said the only way this could be accom plished was for each man to take It upon himself and be present on each drill night. General George A. Wnite, the retir ing Captain of the troop, was present. General White told the troopers that he felt the troop had made a wise selec tion in electing Captain Hogan, and predicted a bright future for the or ganization. General White showed special Interest in getting positions for the men who so far have failed to ob tain employment. About 18 troopers are still seeking employment, and to day General White and Captain Hogan will meet and make a personal canvass of the employers of the city and urge them to give employment to soldiers who had served so long on the border. Appointments Are Made. After the election Captain Hogan lined his men up In the Armory hall anl the line extended the full length of the hall. It was a sight that was wel come to Colonel May and a group of National Guard officers who were pres ent. After marching around the drill hall of the Armory, the troop was taken outside and drilled the full time required by the new Federal regula tions, t After the troop had been dismissed and had returned to quarters. Captain Hogan announced his appointments. Second Lieutenant Joseph M. Wackron was made First Lieutenant and Top lOc -T-A-R Washington at Park Floor The Brewer, $3 fourth Sergeant Charles E. Gjedsted was made Second Lieutenant. First . Lieutenant Wackrow has been with the troop since Its organization and Is popular in the troop. He was born in Port land. Second Lieutenant Gjedsted once held a commission in the- British army, having served through the Matabill re bellion In 1896 and at Rhodesia In 1900 and 1902. 'He has been acting as First Sergeant for several months. SMOKE EMPTIES Y. M. C. A. Basement Blaze at Xlght Disturbs Men In Dormitories. i Fire, starting at 4 o'clock yesterday morning In a waste paper container In the basement, routed out 200 men sleeping In the Y. M. C. A. dormitories, but did only nominal damage. Firemen .under Chief Dowell emptied the dormi tories In a few minutes after the smoke began to pour through the building. Some of the women in the T. W. C. A. also were awakened. The fire is believed to nave started from spontaneous combustion, as the watchman had punched the time clock In the basement ten minutes before the fire was discovered. Chemical No. 1. truck No. 1 and engines No. 1 and 23 responded to the alarm, but the flames were extinquiBhed principally by the chemical apparatus. 10 DIE IN REAR-END WRECK Freight Plows Into Passenger and Sleeper Goes Through Coach. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27. From 10 to 20 persons are reported to have been killed and a number injured in a rear end collision between the Mercantile Express and a freight train on the Pennsylvania Hailroad at Mount Union station, between Altoona and Harris burg, early today. The passenger train was discharging passengers at Mount Union, a regular stop, when the freight plowed into the steel sleeper on the rear, which was forced through a wooden coach ahead. PORTLAND MERCHANTS AID I'u ml to Help Referendum on Gill Bill Almost Enough. OREGON CITT. Feb. 26. (Special.) Portland fish merchants have sub scribed most of the fund needed by the Oregon City Fishermen's Union In its effort to invoke the referendum on the Gill bill, that moves -the deadline on commercial fishing from the Suspen sion bridge to a point near Oswego. At a meeting of the union tonight it was announced that petitions would dazzling in its magnificence THEDA BARA in THE TIGER WOMAN Greater than , "A Fool There Was" Also Foxfilm Feature Com edy, "A Bon Bon Riot." He t I'oaitiveiy tne isr tomi( la I'urtland. MARY PICKFORD 'TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY" Beginning Thursday for 3 daya oaly at the SUNSET be out by the end of the week after approved by Secretary of State Olcott. Secretary Lane also will be asked to postpone action on the Oregon-Washington conference agreement on fish ing in the Columbia River. Mr. Finley Goes Kast. William L. Finley, State Biologist, will leave this morning at 10 o'clock for a month's lecture tour through the East. Because of the educational qual ity of his lectures the State Fish and Game Commission has granted him leave to fill a series of engagements in many Eastern states. While in Washington. D. C. Mr. Fin ley will co-operate with the Biological Survey in preparing data of Oregon birds and animals. 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