, THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. 3IA 1917. BENGH IS ABDICATED BY COL. 6ANTENBEIN Presiding Circuit Judge to Go . to Officers' Reserve Camp at The Presidio. DOCKET ON HAND HEAVY "o-operation of Attaches Is Asked i'or Successor Retiring Jurist Explains Assignment of Jobelman Case. Presiding-'jiidg-e Calvin XT. Ganten - bein bade farewell to associates and . attorneys in the Circuit Court yester day in abrlef talk from the bench as .he voluntarily abdicated to assume his " duties as ranking Colonel of the Of--" fleers' Reserve Corps for the Western '. Iepartment. He leaves for the Pre Z eidio training camp today. . ': In his farewell-remarks Judg-e Gan ', tenbein explained a misunderstanding . which had arisen regarding the as-. " signment of the notorious F. W. Jobel- - tian case to the department of Circuit -Judge Gatens, a close personal friend of Wilfred E. Farrell. attorney for Jobelman. Mr. Farrell had mentioned In the ' courtroom about two minutes before Presiding Judge Gantenbein announced , the assignment of cases thatOiis case - was going before Judge Gatens. As it " is contempt of court to suggest to the -Presiding Judge regarding the assign ment of a case and as Mr. Farrell had been In the judge's chambers a short " while before. Judge Gantenbein be : lieved the affair called for an ex ' planation. Misunderstanding Is Explained. "Mr. Farrell is a personal friend of . Tninfe and conducted my campaign 10 years ago when I first ran for Circuit Judge." ald Judge Gantenbein, "and he happened to be in the courtroom the morning I assigned that case. ,1 per sonally Invited him into my chambers - to have a little talk not about the case; it was not mentioned, and I didn't " know he was there for that-case. ' "Mr. Harlow, the presiding judge's ;" clerk, came into the room with the - cases to be assigned that morning while Mr. Farrell was there, and I assigned ; the cases. Tfien, rather tactlessly, Mr. Farrell came Into the courtroom about -two minutes before 15 minutes past 9 and announced that that particular case 'V was assigned to Judge Gatens. Much Work la on Hand. "I did not even know he was In It, and the suspicion arose that he had re 1 quested me to assign that case to a particular judge. There was absolutely .'nothing in that at all. "Now, I will say this: That Just the - minute any j-eal suspicion arises that any case was assigned to a judge by request, if I return to the bench, I am going to fight to abolish the presiding Judgeship -system, because if that is . done, of course the whole thing falls." : ' Judge Gantenbein asserted that there was a tremendous amount of Work to ... be disposed of by the presiding, judge and asked that his successor to that v work. Judge Kavanaugh. be accorded the co-operation of attorneys In the ap- plication of the rules of the system. ' -J ' Co-operation la Appreciated, i " "Now, gentlemen, I don't know whether I will have occasion to return - to the bench or not, but I hope I will," : concluded Judge Gantenbein. "I have 'j enjoyed my association with you, and '. ' I want to thank you for your co-oper-7- ation and your support of the work --'which has been done. I will say that " : I have enjoyed my work and have tried to keep up with it, and that I leave to morrow with everything disposed of I have had under advisement and with every paper signed that needed to be :-. signed." Judge H. H. Belt, of Dallas, took over the work in Judge Gantenbein's court .. 1 room yesterday, although Judge Kava naugh succeeds to the presiding Judge ship. A successor has not yet been k- found for Judge Davis, who leaves for the Officers' Training camp tomorrow - night. Judge Thomas Duffy, of Prine ville, took over the work in Judge Mor row's department yesterday on account of the latter's illness. I ifjwiiiiiiiiiii Sills TV ' STVr , ym i iff l , ? iw-K-1 WJ; ty " L l,$wzp f: t7 - &$z77 .. HEARING IS TEARFUL Mrs. Morris Sobs and Shrieks at Murder Arraignment. WOMAN LED FROM C0UR1 "Why Didn't I Burn Rather Than Be Accused of This?" Cries An guished Defendant F. H. Sengfelder Pleads Guilty. N TODAY'S FILM FEATCRES. Columbia Charles Ray,' "The Pinch Hitter." Sunset Theda Bara, "Under Two - Flags." x Peoples Saah Bernhardt, "Mothers of France." ' Star Nance O'Neil and Shirley Mason, "Greed." Majestic Valeska Suratt, "She." Globe' Winnlfred Greenwood. -'.'Alien Blood." Circle E. K. Lincoln, "The Stolen Rubies." Fairbanks Boosts Picture. The following letteV to the Photoplay Editor from the screnuous Toug" Fairbanks Is self-explanatory: Hollywood. Cal., May 4. (To the fid I tor.) In our present day of pacifists and am munition fattyry explosions, we found ex cellent material for "In A&ain, Out Again." which I understand will soon be shown in Portland. In Some of the fight scenes I was com pelled to protect myself against 50 typical Jess Willards, anyone of whom with a punc), could shatter a marble mansion. Gosh, but It was a tough squabble, and oh boy. how earnestly we fought. Twice I saw visions of a tonibstone iri a quiet cemetery but I am still on deck, ready for the next big fight plctare. One ot the admirable points about motion pictures, is the Importance attached to realism. You ought to see the extremes we go to for a touch of gymnastic realism. Here's hoping that "In Again, out Again goes over with a bang in Portland, and many thanks for your kind treatment. With kindest personal regards. Sincerely, In connection with "In Again, Out Again" the Peoples Theater is running novel advance-trailer -on the Fair banks picture. First it flashed a huge signboard, with a bill poster strenu ously wielding a brush. Then comes a close-up of the overalled individual. He turns, and the Fairbanks, grin is ex posed. Then "Doug" asserts. "I'll be with you soon," tangles himself up in a rope, and slides to the ground, head first. WOMAN'S UNION ELECTS SIRS. J. B. COMSTOCK IS CHOSEN TO PRESIDENCY. Plans Laid for Benefit Parties to Ralae Funds to Furnish New Home? at Tenth and Montgomery. At the annual meeting of the Port : land Woman's Union yesterday at 610 .Flanders street, Mrs. J. B. . Comstock . was re-elected president of the organi zation. Interesting reports by the off! cers and committee chairmen made up a large part of the programme. Plans for a chain of parties to raise money for the furnishing of the new home at Tenth and Montgomery streets were laid. The first party will be given on Thursday by Mrs. Charles E. Rume- ain. chairman of he furnishing com mittee. un the furnishing committee with Mrs. Rumelln are Mrs. William A. Mac-.- Rea, Mrs. Elliott Ruggles Corbett, Mrs. Harry Hogue and Mrs. L. A. Frank. The officers elected yesterday in ad dition to Mrs. Comstock were: First vice-president. Mrs. Elliott Corbett; second vice-president. Miss Elsa Grelle; secretary, Mrs. Max Hirsch; corres ponding secretary. Mrs. Willis Dunl . way; treasurer, Mrs.. William A. Mac- .. nae; directors, Mrs. A. Dekum, Mrs. F. btemnart, Mrs. Henry E. Jones. v $297 Xote Payment Ordered. OREGON CITY, Or.. May 7. (Special.) Judge Campbell, of the Circuit Court, Monday ordered th payment of 297 wnicn w. smith sued Mrs. Minnie P. Smith and W. F.' R. Smith to collect. no note is secured djt a mortgage on tnree lots in Heckart's Addition to Ore (ton City. EPILEPTIC ATTACKS HAVE BECK STOPPED FOR OVER 60 YEAR9 by DR. KLINE'S EPILEPTIC REMEDY. It is a rational and re markably successful treatment for Fits. Epilepsy (Falltna Sickness) and kindred nervosa derangements. Get it or order it at any Drug Store Sl.OO and S2.00.I ' rnrp Send for on vslunblw' ("Khl" book Epilepsy. It la I Ik la T Vk RED BANK. N. 3. .Or.R.H.Klina Co., too lender's Health Breaks. The sudden and serious breakdown in health of Max Linder, the much her alded and counted on French comedian of the Essanay Company, has put an ndefinite end to the production of the' Llnder comedies for the present and probably forever. Monsieur Llnder, racked by weakened lungs and a seri ous stomach affeition, gave up re luctantly, and it is reported from Cali fornia, where he made ihls last two comedies, that he, his faithful pet dog and others of his retinue have gone to the high altitudes of Arizona ttjnake a fight against the illness that'nas be set hTm. His present illness has been superinduced by wounds received two years ago when he was- a member of the French army. ' Gladys Finances Invention. Gladys Rockwell. Fox star, has visions of wealth. She is financing an invention. Just what the invention is she will not divulge, but she has fig ured it out this way: "With a little luck, an inventiou's a mint. I've read up about it, so I know whereof I speak. Listen: "Dr. Plimpton, inventor ol the roller skate, made $1,000,000 from his patent. "The man who first placed the rub ber tip on the end of a lead pencil earned J100.000 a year. "Harvey Kennedy conceived of a shoe lace and the thought brought him $2,501400. ihe ordinary umDreiia benefited six persons to the extent of a scant 10,- 000.000. "Sir Josiah Mason, inventor of steel sens, made so much money out of them tnat ne only wisnea someone else had devised more ways of spending it. The inventor of the simple metallic heel plate sold 143.000,000 of them the first year and realized 1, 600,000 as royalty. ine woman wno invented ine mod ern baby carriage got" 150,000 for her trouble, while she who fashioned the curling iron made ' 40,000. So a baby is worth just $10,000 more than a curl. Now thenv who Is there to say Miss Brockwell nay? girl active in amateur theatricals, is the latest addition to the film ranks. . Peggy Adams is a new Edison lead ing lady. Three months ago she broVe in as an "extra" on the strength of her unusually attractive personality and beauty. - In response to the wartime "sow and save" appeal made to the people of Illinois. William N. Selig has granted the use of a large, plot of ground In the rear jof the Selig studios. Chicago, for his screen players. They will grow potatoes, corn, beans and other vegetables and the proceeds of the sale of the crops will be donated to the American Red Cross fund. Sylvia Bremer and Alma Reubens are to be seen with, William S. Hart in an early production. . .When the Lasky troop made the Im aginary trip- to Hawaii forthe filming of "The Bottle Imp," they learned that Lehua Waipahu was the proper name for a girL The girl did not like this name after It had been wished on her and she is to be known in the future by her regular name Margaret Loomis. Sarah Bernhardt is the most photo graphed woman In the world, as well as its foremost actress. Lewis J. Selznick has purchased the world rights to the picturization of the Rex Beach story, "The Barrier." This eight-reeler is hailed as one of the biggest pictures of the yearT . y When He'nry Ford asserted that Vita graph's picture, "The Battle Cry of Peace," was manufactured In the in terests of munitions people, he prompt ly was sued for $1,000,000. A New Yok Federal judge handed down a verdict for that sum. although Ford is given 20 days in which to answer. One hundred girls at the Metro-Rolfe and Metro-Columbia studios have formed a Woman's Home Defense League and are hard at work each day drilling in regulation style. All have their khaki uniforms and have reached a point where they can go through the manual of arms in fine style. Ethel Barrymorei Emmy Wehlen, Mabel Tal iaferro, Viola Dana and Mrs. Sidney Drew are patronesses of the league. Will Show Boy Scout Field Rally. The never-tiring eye of the motion picture camera caught the Boy Scouts in action, at their big field rally on Multnomah Field Saturday, and tie re suit will be flashed on the Columbia Theater screen on Saturday. More than 500 scouts took part In the rally, or competitive events, won by Troop 16, from Westminster Church, Irvington. Crab race, first aid to in Jured, bicycle drill, archery afcd wall- scaling were among the contests. More-than 3000 people witnessed the highly successful rally. . 4 Screen Gossip. "Perhaps a bit unscrupulous" is the delicate way a Fox publicity writer speaks of Cleopatra, a historical char acter Theda Bara is soon to imper sonate. - Manager McChesney, of the Edison studios, recently issued a statement in eluding this line: "If you insist on be ing 'temperamental.' go into vaudeville, where everybody can have & chance to laugh at-.you." "Why didn't I burn up rather than live to be accused of this?" shrieked Mrs. Ida Morris, as she appeared be fore Presiding Judge Kavanaugh yes terday for arraignment on a charge of murdering' th three lodgers who were burned to death in the fire which de stroyed the New Ross House last January. Screams and sobs mingled incoherently.- Mrs- Morris stiffened her body and slid from the chair in which she was sitting to the floor of the courth room. There she lay, kicking, moaning and shrieking hysterically, while Dep uty District Attorney Hammersly, Clerk George Graham and Bailiff Sam Poole tried vaiyjy to lift her to her chair and calm her. v, . An S. O. S. was sent forhe matron atlhe jail, who arrived shortly and led Ibe still sobbing woman away. Mr Morris has known thct she has been suspected of setting fire to the lodging house nearly four months and has known of her Indictment for more than a week. Before Deputy Ham mersly had finished reading the grand jury's indlcement, Mrs. Morris began to scream. 'The indictment charged her with killing the men by "burning, wounding and suffocating" them by means of fire she is accused of starting. F. H. Sengfelder, former cashier of the Hotel Benson, who made away with $3700 by juggling the accounts of pa trons, pleaded guilty to grand larceny yesterday. Sentence will be pronounced Wednesday. It was Intimated that a parole would be sought. The young man became entangled with a fast set and stole the money to pay gambling debts. It is said.- o To Presidio! Members of - the Officers Reserve called to Training Camp at San Francisco are .invited to join party going on RED GROSS WORK IS ON LARGE FORCE ASSISTS IN MAKING SURGICAL DRESSINGS, Mr. Hamilton Will Give Instruction This MoralDf in Knitting Socks and Sponges. Even though half a dozen or more Ingenues were picked by their respec tive press agents to step Into .Mary Pickford's shoes within the past year, Mary sems to be in no danger of losing her foot gear. Big Bill Russell performs a number of. stunts In "The. Frame-up," a forth coming Mutual picture. He backsomer saults out of a speeding automobile and also, leaps from the tonneau of one fast-traveling machine to the tonneau of another. Crane Wilbur is to play a trlole role In a new Horsley-Mutual feature. Bessie Barriscale apparently Is going to have a company named after her. She is now in New York with Hubby Howard Hickman and is busy negoti ating with various producers. Alice Howell comedies are to be known as "Howl" comedies hereafter. Robert Warwick's stage engagement next Fall under Al H. Woods is not going to interfere with his screen work. Margarita Fischer has recovered com pletely from a recent illness and is at work on a comedy-drama at San Diego. According to the Fox press agents more than ioo men, actors and mem bers of the technical departments, have enlisted from Eastern and Western Fox studios. Hank Mann has Insured his bashful eyes for $50,000. Hank thinks a great deal of the earning power of his optics and is paying a high premium rate for the protection. Motion pictures will claim Sydney Shtelds after about a- week more in "The Case of Lady Camber" at the Ly ceum Theater. New York. Miss Shields will begin a feature Picture under the direction or a new organization a fort night hence, leaving -the legitimate stage for the time being at least in order to pose for the camera man. The committee on manufacture of surgical dressings and hospital linens of the Portland chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross began work yesterday morning In the sunny spaciousness of the Llpman, Wolfe & Co. auditorium, on the eighth floor. When, the doors were formally opened 10 o'clock close to 90 women, gray-haired sjrandmothers and ruddy cheeked f girls, be tit over the many white-topped tables and plied scissors and yardstick in the deft manufacture of surgical dressings according to' the approved Red Cross models. ' l The chairman of the committee is Forrest S. Fisher, but Mrs. Thomas Honeyman Is In charge of the work room, with Miss S. Smith, accreaited expert nurse of the American Red Cross Society. Mrs. Honeyman was pleased with the ready progress of the work and the marked facility of those now engaged. There were 10 work-tables, each with its group of earnest workers, and about them were scattered in orderly confusion bales of gauze, rolls of tape, glinting scissors an if all the prepara- tory equipment of surgical dressing manufacture. This morning, from 9:30 till 12 o'clock, Mrs. S. C. Hamilton will In struct In knitting. Socks, bed socks and cotton sponges will .be the output. The Red Cross workers will meet each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and i r riaay, wording irum iv iu u anu irum 1:30 to 4 o'clock. Marie Morrison., a New York society Nell Craig is reported as having signed with Metro, while Travers is in Chicago, directing comedies for Roth- acker. ' ' James Young is directing the filming of "Hawthorne of the U. S. A. for Es sanay. It hasn't been so long since James was arrested in New York and charged with assaulting the escbrt of his divorce-seeking wife, Clara Kimball Young. - Martha Erlich is the name of Max Llnder's pretty leading woman. She is late or the winter Garden, New York, Blanche Sweet's engagement with the company whi&h Is to picturize the Charles Frohman" successes apparently has fallen through. For the first time in her- career, which dates back to early Biograph days. Miss Sweet is "at liberty." . s. Someone has called Charlie. Chaplin "The artistlcCroesus of tha world, the chief embodiment of frenzied finance in filmdom. the golden clown of the ages." S. S. Northern Pacific Leave Portland 9 A. M. THURSDAY,. MAY 10", TUESDAY, MAY 15 Arrive San Francisco 3:30 following afternoon. Fare, $12.50, $15, $17.50, $20. ' Meals and Berth included. Dancing, deck games, and a con tinuous round of pleasure. k. FOR RESERVATIONS CALL I ' North Bank. 5tn and Stark Station, loth and !!( 3d and Mrrln. N.l'.Hr. i S4:t sub. G. N. By. LliylSd, Uurlingtun Ry. TICKET OFFKESl iiftf a jiniil Minimi the only procedure for the owner was to make a motion before Judge Stev enson for its release and to appeal. WIND RIVER TIMBER SOLD Bridal Veil Company Said to Have Paid $1,500,000 for Tract. ' LA CROSSE, Wis.. May 1. (Special.) Announcement was mail here today of the sale of the property of the Wind River Lumber Company at Cas cade Locks, Or., 45 miles above Port land, to the interests which now con trol the Bridal Veil Company, near Portland. The consideration Is said to have een in the neighborhood of $1, 500.400. , The new owners will be. represented by the following officers: President, Dr. I. E.- Earle, .Hermansville. Alich. ; vice-president. C. G. Briggs, Portland: secretary-treasurer, E. B. Hazen. Port land. The sale includes the timber rights tributary to the new plant, with nearly a billion feet of timber, meaning a cut of from 25 to 30 years. The product will be marketed through the iSougias Fir Lumber Company, and its. produc tion will give that Portland company a controlled production pf nearly 100, 000,000 feet annually, LA GRANDE MEN TO TRAIN Fel low-Town smcn Give tion for Coolldge and Ilnron Dcmo.nstra- t LA GRANDE. Or.. May 7. (Special.) One of the biggest turnouts of the Elks lodge and citizens generally for some time took place tonight when H. E. Coolidge and Ralph Huron left for the off Icers'tralning camp at the Pre sidio. Mr. Coolldge has resigned his position as assistant cashier of the La Grande National , Bank to take the course. Fellow Elks and townsmen started the first delegation of several expected to leave this city on their way with pomp and formality. Four Enlist, at Klamath Falls. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. May 7. (Special.) Three recruits have left Klamath Falls for the Army, and an- other for the Coast Artillery. The boys who joined the regulars are Elihti Robins. Elmer E. Busby and George A. Light, and Coleman O'Laughlin went to the Coast Artillery. 0 T A Rrt Washington at Park. only today and tomorrow. n V MR. YEON TO GO AHEAD COMPLETION OF WILSON ROAD AP PROACH IS DECIDED ON. Commissioner Holbrook Says Right of Way Will Be Confiscated, and Courts Can Settle Damages. Completion of work on the approach to the Wilson Road near the automo bile club was decided upon at the meet ing of the County Commissioners with Roadmaster Yeon yesterday in spite of previous action which aimed to drop the project unless the necessary rights of way were donated by property owners. The road was left some 30 feet in the air with the finishing of the Base Line cut-off to the club. and $6000 was appropriated in the road budget this year for remedying the damage by construction of a new approach. As work was about to begin Roadmaster Yeon was confronted with demands for damages along the proposed right of way totaling almost the entire amount appropriated for the construction In a recommendation to the Commis- ioners. Mr. Yeon- urged that plans for this approach be dropped unless the right of way was donated. Property- owners who need the Wilson road bad ly but who do not own property along the rigTH of way In question protested, and the action yesterday resulted. Dam ages, if any, will be fixed by the courts later, as the right of way will be con fiscated. Commissioner Hobrook said yesterday. The north, or lower, route of two proposed for the Bertha-Beaverton cut off was seleoted. Bids for Vista House work were awarded yesterday as follows: Rein forced steel work, A. L. Maeder Co., S1072: glass. David L. Povey Company, V353 plate. $527 opalescent; marble, Ver mont Marble Company, $2630. Most of the bids were below estimates LAFFERTY LOSES REPLEVIN Court Holds Police May Keep Ad to to Be Used as Evidence. The attempt of Attorney A. W. Laf ferty to obtain by a replevin action an automobile held by Chief of Police Clark as evidence In a tire thefts case on the order of Municipal Judge Stev enson failed yesterday when District Judge Jones ruled, that the procedure was wrong. , The automobile was owned by Albert Kunz. The police say it was used by his brother. George Kunz, In some tire thefts, and they are holding It foe purpose, they assert. Judge Jones held they had a right -to do this and that NOW PLAYING VALESKA SURATT . N. - .j from Rider ( i Haggard's Nqyel - 1 x - V i - ' "V- v ' ' ' ' ti linn mi - --- t The Noted Actress NANCE O'NEIL with Shirley Mason and George le Guere in a powerful dramatic romance of modern life, "Greed" Also Billie Ritchie in "Scram bled Hearts" and ' the Katzen jammer Kids two -.clever com edies. 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. Daily. - - -1 D r;-:;::l::;;l-:,:::.:r.,-:ll ,.y 1 1 1 nra IT EOPLESC now plaj'ing to f . Coming Next Thursday, Robert Warwick and Gail Kane "The Heart of a Hero", An inspiring picturization of Clyde Fitch's 6tirring drama, "NATHAN HALE- n s Li The World's Greatest Actress Sarah Bernhardt in the greatest production ' of modern times a soul-stirring photoplay 'Mothers of France A message from the mothers of France to the mothers of America More than a mo- tion picture a page from the Book of Life TODAT ONE DAY 01.T "TJIE STOLEN RUBIES" Another complete story In the "Gray Seal" detective series. Also a Sidney Drew comedy, "His Rival." Katty Arbuckle in "An In comparable Hero," and "See America First." CIRCLE THEATER Tbv Bis; Home Movie. FOl'KTII AT WASHINGTON. Continuous Performances. Wrrkilays A. M. to 11 I. M. Sumlny 12:15 to 11 P. M. PBOtiKAM.MK (HAX.FI DAUT livery Night at S O'clock. (Except Saturday and Sunday) T. and T. Come and . ADMISSION FIVE CENTS. 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