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- V TTIE MORXING OEEGONIAN, MOilVx-iLllCII 5, 1917. PLOT REVELW , OUETO GUAlSlfl lij ii: 1 Now Offering at the Broadway Theatre liliiiiiilliiifi M'lfHllllll'UHHl .-, t ".; 1 Messenger With GermaNote to Mexico Capture by . Dntxnl nf (Tniir Den. CREDIT GIVENDIANANS Mexican Side of Rnrales "Waltln 'to Have Guided Border We; Capital Fail Emlssar le to Vigilance. JN. Texas, Ma: HOTJ(jr men, one non- larch 4. (Soe- HOTJIT- men. one non-commissioned da-l-Wnd three privates of the First nice infantry, and not secret serv dyratives of the Government, ar lce the messenger of Ambassador reiernstorff, en route to Mexico to 7er the plotting note of Alfred (mermann to the German Ambassa- at Mexico City. This was learned today from two hen who participated and were mem bers of the border patrol. Their story 'was substantiated by officers of the United States Army. This messenger of Ambassador von Bernstorff is said to have left Wash ington about four weeks ago with papers and instructions to deliver to the German Ambassador at Mexico City. It was arranged that on cross ing the Rio Grande River at a desig nated point he would meet a body of rurales, 35 in number, who were to guide him to a safe route, where they were to turn him over to a representa tive of the German Ambassador and General Carranza, who, in turn, would accompany him to Mexico City. The messenger never did meet the rurales. He attempted to cross at a forbidden spot and four men of Com pany G, First Regiment of Indiana, pa trolling this spet, captured him. These four men were covering two and a half miles along the Rio Grande and de tected the messenger attempting to cross the stream near Progresso. They placed him under arrest and telephoned their base headquarters four miles away at Llano Grande. Just across the river the rurales were waiting. The messenger was questioned and searched by Captain Chambers and Regimental Sergeant John L. Robert Bon. Later he was taken before Colo nel Neftzger. who sent him to San Antonio, from which point it is under stood that he was sent to Washington with all the papers secured, in charge of three Government secret service men. BILL IS RIOT MUSICAL, ACT TAKES HOUSE BY STOR3I AXD DELAYS SHOW. Battery of Empty Tomato Cans Made to Produce Harmony and fCelIo la Formed Ont of Broomstick. Three swashbuckling musical mus keteers, raiding the vaudeville audi ences for rich stores of laughter, are Leahy, Archer and Butterworth, who made their initial bow in the new bill which opened at the Strand Theater yesterday. Big, round harmony with more punch to it than a glee club is what they have In their ensemble, and they offer a repertory also of characteristic solos that brought the show to a standstill yesterday while they responded to in numerable encores and wesfc obliged finally to quit with the crowd still clamoring for more. Herr Eklund has a blonde brush like Paderewskl and a talent for hammering muslo out of unusual instruments. Of flute and violin he is a master, but he goes further and improvises a weird musical instrument out of a battery of empty tomato cans and makes a 'cello out of a broomstick and a piece of piano wire. Miller and Dldler have a pretty sing ing act. In classy costume, and Harri son and Stewart are another high light on the vaudeville bilL Harrison is a comical ebony gentleman, and his companion, a clever little singer, pert and brown as a wren, helps to put over a skit that is crammed full of funny songs and funny patter. "The Girl and the Crisis" la a Red feather photodrama offered to balance the bill. The story develops around a plot which combines a love theme with a big tale of political Intrigue, and the climax is tremendous. The tenth episode of the "Purple Mask" 1 presented in the programme today and tomorrow. SOCIETY FLOCKS TO TRIAL Suit Oyer Evening Gown, However, Is Settled Ont of Court. Portland society was well represented In the corridors of the Courthouse out side the District Court of Judge Bell Saturday morning at the time set for trial of a suit brought against J. Andre Fouilhoux and Mrs. Foullhoux to col lect $90 alleged to be due on an evening grown ordered by Mrs. Fouilhoux from lime. Doree Tracey last December. But those of the social set were not called upon to testify in the case the case itself dissolved before coming xo inai. a satisiactory settlement being made outside of court yesterday, ac cording to the announcement of At torney Linn L. Reist, representing the Plaintiff, the Acme Company, to which the account had been assigned. The gown was ordered, according to the papers in the case, on Deqember 26 to be ready for delivery by 6 P. M. December 28, that Mrs. Fouilhoux might wear it to a function planned by Mrs. T. B. Wilcox. STORM STRIKES ASTORIA High Wind and Rain Dispose of Snow That Closed Camps. ASTORIA, Or., March 4. (Special.) A genuine southerly gale struck the lower section of this district during the night and continued all day. The wind at Northhead attained a 55-mile rate and a heavy rain fell. As a result the snow, which has pre vented the operation of the logging camps in this section for nearly a month. Is rapidly disappearing. RIA For Infants and Children. In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of It - ! J? - - -1 I 9 7. .' f ( Id TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. .Stai' Ethel Clayton. "The Mad ness of Helen." Peoples Marguerite Clark, "The Fortunes of Fifi." Majestic Anita Stewart, "Glory of Yolanda." Broadway Thurlow Bergen, "Lottery Man"; Mrs. Vernon Castle, "Patria." Columbia Norma Talmadge, "Panthea." Sunset Douglas Fairbanks, "Manhattan Madness." Globe Reglna Badet, "No Greater Love." Columbia. NORMA TALMADGE, the girl who "arrived" along with screening of "The Social Secretary" and "Fifty-Fifty," takes her place among the greatest, if she is not actually queen, of the younger film emotional ists In "Panthea." of the highest type of motion picture art, which is the at traction at the Columbia Theater. "Panthea" Is one of the really big pictures in the library of photoplays. The play, by Monckton Hoffe, Intro duced to the American public by the Shuberts with Olga Petrova as star, has lost none of its power, if some of the sordid corners have been treated to antiseptics, by Its transmission to the celluloid. The play is a powerful one, and, as the advertisements say, "not brain food for callow youth"; its pres entation Is convincing and artistic; and its interpretation Is In the hands of a splendid cast headed by Miss Talmadge and including Earle Fox, Roger Lytton, George Fawcett and Murdock McQuar rie. Of Miss Talmadge's work In this photoplay Julian Johnson, one of the leading critics, says: '"Norma Talmadge plays 'Panthea' with nerve, abandon and surety. There is no woman on the depthless stage who can flash from woe to laughter and back again with the certainty of this particular Tal madge. She Is 100 per cent sure fire." The theme of the story is this: Pan thea sells her body to save her hus band's mind. A Russian baron makes the proposal to Panthea that she give herself to him one month in exchange for his securing her husband's opera a public hearing. Whatever its ethical standing its dramatic worth is beyond dispute. Miss Talmadge Is first presented In Russia, showing her Implication in a Nihilistic plot, the wilrs of the Baron, and her escape to England. There she falls In love with a young composer. They marry, go to Paris, and there progress is halted and the young man's health, and very life, is Jeopardized be cause of worry over failure. Then comes the baron and his proposal, its acceptance, and then his traitorious ac tion in sending the two towards Si beria. The film closes with a promise, however, that English officialdom will speedily secure the release of the two. Sunset. Douglas Fairbanks is a sure-fire winner. He has the sunniest and most contagious personality that ever flick ered across the screen. If your ideas are at variance with this "Manhattan Madness" will convert you. You will question no longer the propriety of placing htm in that ,$10,000 a week class, along with Charley Chaplin and Mary Pickford. "Manhattan Madness" Is one of the most enjoyable of Fairbanks" pictures, which means that this athletic chap of the grinning countenance catapults through five reels of film Joy. This time the star appears as a Westerner with a college education, who pooh poohs New York because it is slow. Ills friends after hearing their great and more or less honorable city belittled by the speech of Steve, the Nevadan, fix up a little surprise for him. But you are not told it's a frame up at all that's where the suspense comes in. All you know is that Doug lea has a fast and furious time in a house with a Russian agent, his allies, and the girl he holds in his power. After "Dougie" learns that he has been tricked he walks off with the girl and turns the laughs on -his friends. The picture is full of Fairbanks' athletl cisms which one does not expect to witness outside of a vaudeville or cir cus acrobatic act, the dramatic element is strong owing to the. suspense, while the laughs are abundant. For the feminine side of the picture there is Jewel Carmen, who makes a decidedly attractive leading lady for the famous light comedian. "Haystacks and Steeples" is a two reel Keystone comedy that adds to the mirthfulness of the programme, while Paramount Plctographs contribute the more serious angle. Majestic. As a little Russian dancer of nimble feet, much Joyousness and amazing in nocence, Anita Stewart pleases im mensely in "The Glory of Yolanda." Seldom does one see a play with an equal amount of unsophisticatlon and female virtue, and a heroine so en dowed with purity of mind that is proof against every test. And Miss Stewart is the personification of these virtues if unsophisticatlon may be classed among the virtues for Miss Stewart has ever been the embodiment of girlish charm, beauty of character and purity of mind. As Yolanda, Miss Stewart appears as a peasant girl of Russia, dancing through the woods to the music of her beloved song birds. In her care-free en thusiasm she appears charming in the extreme, and so thinks Duke Boris. He visits Yolanda and her mother in their humble cottage, leaves a purse and di rections, suggesting that they come to Petrograd, where he will see that the girl is instructed in the royal Russian ballet. Innocently mother and daughter go to the city, and are luxuriously clothed and quartered by the duke. Not until Yolanda's brother Serge arrives ft: J 4 5i ' if m x - Jt -' - ' f t In Petrograd and accuses mother and sister of improper relations with the Duke does it occur to either that this luxury is not a part of the ballet girl's training. With the arrival of Serge things be gin to happen. The Duke's favors are still accepted, but Yolanda plans to re pay him when she has won fame. A young artist (Evart Overton) wins Yolanda's love, and she scorns the Duke's flowers for those of the accept ed one. After Yolanda's triumph the Duke and Serge meet in her rooms. The Duke makes advances to the girl and is killed by Serge. The artist bad previously been condemned to Siberia by the Duke and Yolanda is permitted to accompany him into exile. Another hilarious two-reel Fox film comedy, "Her Father's Station," st'' ring Anna Luther, and a news pictorial are screened. Broadway. The Broadway programme for the early week Is so diversified as to earl for it a vaudeville-photoplay designa tion. Comedy-drama, melodramatic serial, patriotic film, news pictorial, animal study and special musical con cert make it one of the most compre hensive film bills ever presented in Portland. The combination makes a very attractive entertainment. With Thurlow Bergen, popular ex Baker stock player, as star, "The Lot tery Man" has lost none of the quali ties that made it so popular on th stage. The story is full of pep and fun. presented by a capable cast. "The Island That God Forgot." the fifth adventure In the Mrs. Vernon Cas tle film tale of preparedness, "Patria," is full of thrills. There is no letup oC the furious pace the previous adven tures have traveled, and the present two-reeler moves at breakneck gait The crashing of an aeroplane to earth followed by a series of terrific explo sions caused by nitroglycerine comin.i in contact with stores of munitionu bring the adventure to a sensational close. Patria, who has been thrown from . Newport boat, drifts to shore In a life preserver and is rescued by memberi of the Baron Huroki gang, plotting to take her life and secure possession oi her munitions works. Captain Pan makes an aeroplane flight to the Island Patria is aided by Juarez, member ol the gang, but he is shot and she is in the water when Parr picks her up, Haku, commandant of the island, pur sues with a can of nitroglycerine and a shot from Patria brings him to earth with the explosion following. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a remarkable one-reel patriotic film with Ralph Ince In the role of Abra ham Lincoln, and other prominent Vit agraphers portraying historical char acters. Peoples. "The Fortunes of Fifl" furnlshei Marguerite Clark with a delightful ve hicle for the display of her elfish charms and pretty mannerisms. It's a production that will please her host of admirers, and is redolent of smiles The film story is an adaption of the play by Molly Elliot Seawell and is laid in the Paris of Napoleon's time. The production Is rich In atmosphere, with a Paris street in the poorer quar ter, two small theaters of the period and the costuming contributing the greater part of it. A little toy dog is one of the most pleasing members ol the cast. Miss Clark Is first Introduced as a Pierrot in a little French provincial play that is a dismal failure. But Car touche, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, and an actor is captivated by Fifi and decides to try to get her a po sition with the Imperial Theater in Paris, of which he is a member. Fifi gets a small part and Cartouche be comes her protector. The Irresponsible Fifl does not un derstand the sacrifices Cartouche is making for her and with money he gives her for clothes she buys a little dog, Toto. The veteran buys her a lot tery ticket and Fifl finds herself in possession of a fortune. Then Car touche decrees that she must be edu cated. She is placed in charge of a lawyer named Louis Bourcet. Fifl startles her new friends with her ex travagances and Louis determines to wed the wealthy young woman. Fifl accepts him. Then, to rid herself of the ncnm. j brance, for she realizes that she love anoucne, r in squanders most of hex money and gives the rest of it to a home for soldiers. She is ejected from the Bourcet home, and retuens to Car touche, who refuses to permit her to "throw herself away" until Napoleon himself commands it. A Bray cartoon comedy and Para mount Plctographs. the magazine of the screen, are also presented. Star. ' Ethel Clayton registers one of the distinct historic successes of her career in "The Madness of Helen." a mystery story of much suspense. Mrs. Clayton portrays a dual role in this World picture, which mystifies because of the characters of twin sisters. Her inter pretation of the difference In type and character is unusually convincing and artistic; she makes the audience feel that she is living two entirely different personalities and not until the very close of the story is the mystery of these two characters solved for the audience. The story of "The Madness of Helen" introduces the spectator to the happy Carlton home, graced by twin sisters. Virginia and Helen. Helen falls in love with a naval surgeon, Haskell, and when her father objects to their marriage, she runs away with him. After a few days of happy married life, he returns to his ship. The irascible old father believes that his daughter has violated all of the legal and moral laws in living with the man, and the shock kills him. Helen starts for home, is the victim of an automobile accident TO sec PATRIA is to gain a new knowledge of the Power of Wo man. Be you Suffragist or Anti Suffragist, you will applaud the heroine of this great, Patriotic Film Drama. PATRIA does real things for her Country. She is both beautiful and brave; sensible and strong; an accom plished and accomplishing American woman. To create, in fiction, a char acter like PATRIA, took a stroke o genius; to find a living exponent for the visualizing of this character, took a stroke of good fortune. MRS. VERNON CASTLE was of all women the one best fitted for this role. See PATRIA in vivid motion pictures at your favorite theatre. Read the story in serial form in the Sunday Oregonian and is carried home unconscious. Vir ginia takes the girl away to a secluded spot to care for her and hide her shame from the world. In this retreat Virginia becomes ac quainted with Dane Ashley (Carlyle Blackwell), a young author, and they soon fall in love. Ashley is confounded to hear strange stories about madcap pranks of Virginia, and further to see her in garb and antics at variance with her usual personality. Then Virginia confesses that she is taking care of the irrational Helen. Haskell, who is a friend of Ashley's. Is called in on the case, and the situation is clarified when news of the marriage with Helen, his departure for duty and her disappear ance, are imparted. Naturally, Ashley and Virginia are Just as happy as the reunited ones. Another interesting Installment of the "Uncle Sam's Defenders" series, and pleasing selections by the Star Male Trio complete the programme. LAD, 16, IN CHECK NET ED RING ACCUSED OF COMPLICITY WITH OLIN J. HAYSE8. Thefts of Toilet Articles and Some Musical Instruments Also Are I,ald at Door of Pair. Ed Ring, 18, charged with complicity with Olln J. Haynes In the passing of about 10 checks aggregating several hundred dolars, was arrested early yesterday monlng by Detectives Goltz, Howell and Leonard, at his home, 309 Broadway. Haynes, aso 16, . was ar rested early Saturday night. The two boys are also charged with the theft of a leather bag containing toilet articles from George D. Field, 7030 Sixty-first avenue Southeast, and with breaking into the Anderson music store. 190 Third street, last week. Three ukuleles and two banjos were stolen from the music store. . The stolen ar ticles were recovered Ring admited that he had accom panied Haynes to the Hbernia Savings Bank to cash a check, Saturday night. Additional confessions made by the two youths to the police, account for the passage of three more worthless checks, aggregating 35. A check for $15 on the Montague &. O'Reilly Com pany, was passed at Erlckson's soft drink store, with the name of S. S. Montague forged; another, check on Wells v& Co. was cashed at Blazier's, a resort similar to Erlckson's place, while a third check for $5 was cashed at a cigar store at Front and Burnside streets. The arrests of Ring and Haynes were made with the assistance of operatives from the Burns International Detective Agency. LIBRARIANS WILL MEET Gathering Next Saturday Night o Effect Closer Co-operation. Librarians of various special libraries in this city will meet at the Central Library next Saturday night, to be come better acquainted and to estab lish closer co-operation between the various institutions. Those- who at tend will be the custodians of special libraries of Portland, and the meeting is called in harmony with the move ment for closer union that has been made by the Special Library Associa tion of the United States. Mrs. G. L. Miller, librarian of the United States Forest Service at Port land, will read a paper. A general dis cussion will follow, led by Miss Cath erine Klemle. of the technical depart ment of the Central Library. The meet ing will be in room E of the Central Library at 8 o'clock Saturday night. vIovjs Joseph Vakce neJSest JJressed, Jsest Known Woman in America Produced for N T E R N A T I O N AJ By W H AXTON INC. Released r by PAT HE FLAG RULES FORMED Daughters of Revolution Pre pare Code of Etiquette. SALUTE TO COLORS ASKED Stars and Stripes Shonld Never Be Allowed to Touch Ground and Always Should Bring Hats Off, Urges' Order. A code of rules for flag etiquette "to prevent desecration of the flag" has been prepared by a committee appointed by the Daughters of the American Rev olution. This committee is headed by Phoebe Cronston Breyman, chairman. The rules issued are Identical with those drawn np by the late Mrs. George B. McFarland, of Missouri, who before her death was National chairman of the committee to prevent desecration of the flag, of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The rules follow: The flag" should not te hoisted before inn rlie nor allowed to remain up after sunset. It should not bs displayed upon stormy davfl, nor left out over night. When the flag ia displayed at haif-ataff. for mourning;, it Is to be lowered to that po sition from the top of the staff. It is after wards hoisted to the top before it la finally lowered. When the flag- la formally raised all present diarlng- the ceremony should atand at attention, with hand raised to the fore head ready for the salute. The correct saTute to the flag, as required by the regulations of the United State Army, In: Standing at attention, raise the right hand to the forehead over the right eye. palm downward, fingers extended and close together, arm at an angle of 45 de grees. Move hand outward about a foot, wltft a Quick motion, then drop to the side. When the colors are passing on parade, or In review, the spectator should. If a man or boy, and If walking, halt; it sitting, rise, stand at attention and uncover. Whenever possible, the flag should be flown from a staff or mast, but should not be fastened to the side of a building plat form or scaffolding. When flags are used In unveiling a statue or monument they should not be allowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft to wave out, forming a distinctive fea ture during the remainder of the ceremony. Wben the flag Is used out of doors It should always be allowed to fly in the breeze. When clusters and draping of colors are desired, bunting or' cloth should be used, but never the flag. When our National flag and state or other flags fly together, or are used In decorating together, our National flag should be on the right. For indoor decorations the flag ean only be used as a drapery: it cannot be used to cover a bench or table, desk or box, and where anything can be set or placed upon the flag. For indoor decorations the flag may be caught up In many artlstlo faahlons. and used with bunting, garlands, plant and flowers, but should never be placed below a person elttlng. When used on a bier or casket at a funeral the stars should be placed at the head. In no case should the flag be allowed to touch the ground. The flag must not be marred by adver tisements, nor desecrated en the stage. It is an unwritten law In the Navy that the flag is never to be washed; It la always to be considered Immaculate. When "The Star-Spangled Banner" Is played all persons ahould rise and stand at attention until the ending. The playing of It as part of a medley should be prohibited and It should not be played as an exit march. The only -Federal legislation with regard to the flag forbids the registration of any trademark which consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms, or other Insignia of the United States, or any simulation The Photoplay Supreme B tf J thereof, or of any states or municipality, or of any foreign nation, etc The flag salute adopted by the N. S. T. A. R-, and by our military schools, the Boy Scouts and other organizations, and which should be taught in all of our public schools, is: "I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the republic for which it stands: One Na tion indivisible, with liberty and Justice to all." . Our children should be taught to carefully handle and guard their little flags from rough and disrespectful treatment, and not be permitted to carelessly toss them about In parades and processions, nor throw them away should a atlck become b role era) ot should the child tire of holding It. Our most important holidays (when the flag should be displayed at full staff) are: Lincoln's birthday, February 12; Washing ton's birthday, February 22; Memorial day. May 80; Flag day, June 14; Independence day, July 4; Star-Spangled Banner day, September 14. and your own State day. 20 MORE IN VOLUNTEERS NAVAL MILITIA EXAMINATIONS FOR ENTRY ABE CONTINUED. About 60 Remain In Oregon Units Who Have Not Yet Subscribed to New Federal Oath. Twenty members of the Oregon Naval Militia yesterday took and passed the physical examinations required for entry Into the National Naval "Volun teers. This makes a total of 60 men in the Oregon units that have sub scribed to the Federal oath. There remain about 60 in the service In Oregon who are still to be examined and to have their service records put into shape for the switch into the Fed eral service. The most of these men are in the band, and a few in the first and the engineer divisions. The examinations were conducted by Drs. Ben L. Norden and K J. Wolf In their offices in the Medical building. They were assisted by Ldeu tenant-Commander George F. Blair. Lieutenant Charlee J. Dyer and Ensign Ronald T. Strong in the preparation of the rec ords. It is expected that all of the work will be completed within the next ten days and that all of the men in the Militia in Oregon will be enrolled In the volunteer service. FEDERAL JOB TESTS SET Civil Service Examinations Are to Begin on March 13. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces open competitive examinations as follows: March 13, 1917 Mechanism, qualified as instrument maker, for men only, for present and future vacancies in the Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, and other branches of the departmental service in Washington, D. C. Entrance salaries ranging from ,1000 to (1400 a year. March 21. 1917 Market station as sistant, for both men and women, for Relieved In one minute. Get compll. mentary can of Kondon's from your dniKcist. Or buy a 25 cent tube. If it doesn't do you $1 worth of good in a jiffy, you can get your 25 cents back from the druggist or from the Kondoa Mig. Co, Minneapolis, Minn. Usesatnequick. For colds, catarrh, coughs, nasal headaches, etc Be sure its the kind that's been used for 26 years and by 0 million Americans CATARRHAL JELLY r ill i ' vacancies in the office of markets and rural organization. Department of Ag riculture, for duty in "Washington, D. C, and In the field, at salaries rang ing frr.Tr. 1 1 (idd t n WA a vaov April 4. 1917 Assistant curator. sett" tion of wood technology, for men only, in the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C Entrance salary ranging from $1500 to $1800 a year.. Further information and application forms may be obtained from M. K. Wigton. local secretary Board of United States Civil Service Examiners, Post oIHce building, Portland. Or. Wlnlock Methodists Get Check. WINIjOCK. "Wash.. March 4. (Spe cial.) A check for $200, the donation from the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension to apply on the in debtedness of the local Methodist church, was received by the treasurer of the board of trustees last week. Considerable building and improvement has been done on the church and par sonage property in the last three years, and the present indebtedness is about $1000. a good part of which is provided for by subscriptions. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Spells Pur Apple Juice Everybody likes APPLE STAFF. Generously good, "with the sweet fragrance of new-picked apples. To avoid substitution be sure to say APPLESTAFF by full name, at soda fountains, cafes, hotels, clubs, etc Order a case for the Home. A. H. Greenberg & Co. Distributor for Oregon. Phone Broadway 474. 133 N. 3d St, Cor.' Hoyt. 006 I ir' i i' 'I - !.- - r r;f. 5 ... r :- - d I J.