THE MOItXIXG OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917.
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LINE TO RESUME
CHAUTAUQUA TOLD
TO BE ECONOMICAL
four Roeders. a quartet of beautifully
formed folk, two men and two maids.
They present astonishing maneuvers
in equilibristic art and feats . of
strength.
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An out-of-the-ordlnary act Is that of
Julia Edwards, who is billed as "the
versatile girl" and lives up to the title.
Julia sings and dances delightfully and
acrobats daringly.
Nelson Story and Elsie Clark are ex
cellent musicians.
Seattle Company Tied Up by
Strike Has Three Days
to Act on Petition.
Dr. Turner Says Americans
Are Most in Dread of Be
ing Called Tightwads.
MEDIATORS GIVE UP TASK
3500 Mine, Mill and -Snieltermen
Will Be Idle.
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RECEIVER IS ALTERNATIVE
Traffic Is Being Handled fcy Auto
mobile Men on Walkout Place
Guards to Prevent Any
Damage to Property.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 19. Superior
Judge Boyd Tallman today signed an
alternative writ directing the Puget
Bound Traction, Light & Power Com
pany to proceed with the operation of
its streetcars, which have been tid
up since Tuesday by a strike of the
company's 1600 conductors and motor
men, who demand recognition of the
union and higher wages.
The writ Is returnable next Monday
at 10 o'clock.
The writ was issued on petition of
Corporation Counsel Caldwell, who
asked that 24 hours be given the com
pany to operate the cars, and the ap
pointment of a receiver if the company
failed. The court. Instead, gave the
company three days. The company
was not represented at the hearing.
Receiver Anked am Alternative.
The petition asked that the order re
quire operation on substantially the
same schedule as cars were operated on
July 16 and prior thereto.
The petition further asks In the
event the company falls so to operate
Its cars that, in addition to punish
ment for contempt of the court's order,
a receiver be appointed to take charge
of and operate each and every line
under and subject to the orders of the
court until such time as the company
can establish that It can and will un
dertake and carry on the operation of
Its lines In the manner contemplated
and required by its franchises.
Guards Posted at Carbarns.
The streetcar men said today that
they had not picketed the carbarns, but
had posted guards to prevent possible
Injury of property. The company made
no effort to operate cars today, it was
announced officially.
The number of automobiles carrying
passenger cars is so large that traffic
Is being handled to all parts of the
city where the traction lines are tied
UP-
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE OPPOSED
Tacoma Considers Taking Over
Traffic System.
TACOMA. Wash.. July 19. (Special.)
After making a direct appeal to the
State Public Service Commission to de
mand adequate streetcar service from
the Tacoma Railway & Power Company.
City Commissioners today informally
discussed the proposition of taking over
the traffic system by direct purchase.
Purchase of the telephone system was
considered also. The commissioners
called upon the public utilities body to
Institute action in the Superior Court
to demand that the traction company
furnish transportation facilities.
Commissioner Gronen said that even
If the company acceded to the demands
of the men the service could not
be made better without the city taking
over the system. The valuation placed
upon the company's holdings for fix
ing rates is $6,000,000.
Striking streetcar men are opposed
to a general walkout in other lines In
sympathy with their cause. This ac
tion is being debated by the Central
Labor Council. The union carmen feel
that they can win their strike without
crippling all lines of business. The
company operated 12 of its 120 cars
today. But few passengers rode.
SCOTT FAVORED BANKERS
Penalties Not Enforced During
Campaign of President Wilson.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 19 Joseph
J. Scott, former Collector of Internal
Revenue here, on trial for alleged em
bezzlement of Government funds. In
structed his deputies not to penalize
banks for non-payment of bankers'
taxes during the campaign for the re
election of President Wilson, according
to the testimony today of M. C. Poy
falre. a deputy collector under Scott.
"Mr. Scott told me he did not desire
to antagonize the bankers." Poyfaire
said. "He Instructed W. H. Chapman,
a revenue agent, to make no Investiga
tion in arrears In bankers' taxes until
after the election," the witness said.
Scott, who was dismissed by Presi
dent Wilson June 18, following indict
ments charging him with the theft of
$8300 In revenue stamps and approxi
mately $8000 in cash, contends that his
political activity in behalf of President
Wilson resulted in financial tangles in
his accounts.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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that feels!
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skin ailments. Use it freely. Your
doctor recommends it.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Liberty Dorothy Dalton, "The
Flame of the Yukon."
Majestic Anita Stewart, "The
Message of the Mouse."
Peoples Mary Plckford, "The
Little American."
Star Regina Badet, "The Gold
en Lotus"; "Mystery of the
Double Cross."
Sunset Charles Ray, "The Hon
orable Algy."
Columbia Louise Glaum, "Sweet
heart of the Doomed."
Globe Shirley Mason, "The Law
of the North."
Circle "Uncle Sam Afloat and
Ashore."
Star.
"The Golden Lotus," the second of
the Brady-International photodramas
starring Regina Badet, "Vampire of
France," is easily 100 per cent superior
to her first American offering. It's a
melodrama of more than ordinary
strength, a picture of no dragging mo
ments, has sustained romantic interest,
and Mme. Badet, with her Junoesque
figure and appealing eyes. Is an ex
tremely attractive type of the adven
turess. The Interest centers about Leah, a
woman who alms to lift herself above
the environment in which she has lived
for the greater part of her life. Leah
Is mistress of a gambling house. She
falls in love with Ramsey, a novelist.
who reciprocates her love while un
aware of her occupation. He learns the
truth, denounces her and leaves for
Africa with his friend, Verney. Leah,
determined to live straight, parts com
pany with her partner, Govanni, and
marries the Marquis de Merricourt, not
knowing that he is the father of Ram
sey.
Ramsey in erroneously reported
killed. When he returns Leah's old
love for him also returns and she fol
lows him to Paris, despite his protesta
tions. There she learns of his engage
ment to Justine Verney. -The Marquis
discovers all of the facts from Govanni
and is ready to accuse his son of ruin
ing his happiness, when Leah assumes
all blame for the trouble. Realizing
that she can no longer be happy, Leah
takes her life.
The ending Is artistic, if tragic, but
the promised union of Ramsey and
Justine robs the story of much of its
somber finale. Then, too, the charac
ter of Govanni has been made much of,
and many are the laughs furnished by
Guy Favieres In thiswole.
The 13th chapter of the Fathe serial.
"The Mystery of the Double Cross," is
receiving a two-day exhibition con
cluding tonight. There is no let-up In
the mystery surrounding the identity of
the girl of the double cross; In fact,
the situation is more muddled than
ever. Thrilling action, suspense and
mystery dominate the two-reel episode
of the Mollie King chaptered tale.
Sunset.
"The Honorable Algy" Is one of the
most successful of all photoplays fea
turing that youthful star. Charles Ray.
Charlie is no yokel in this picture, but
a monocled Englishman one of our
fawncy dressers. Not only does Ray
scintillate in the five-reeler. but he
has Margery Wilson and Margaret
Thompson to furnish delightful
glimpses of femininity, and the story
is above the average. It has original
ity, strong dramatic Interest, a love
angle and bits of comedy.
The Honorable Algy is not a dunce,
one of those typical stage English
youths, but a normal being with more
than the average amount of Intelli
gence. He does not willingly seek the
hand of an American heiress, for he
loves the daughter of the country cu
rate back home; but he's a victim of
the English system, which gives the
first son all and the others nothing,
and at the command of his father
agrees to make a match that will dis
encumber the family estates.
On his way to America Algy meets
an American heiress and becomes deep
ly Involved In her affairs, including a
plot to marry her to a crook and steal
her fortune, likewise a more timely
theft of jewels. When the thief hides
the Jewels in a ventilating shaft Algy
becomes their temporary owner. He is
tempted to keep the valuables, but
finally mails them to the heiress. They
are stolen, but recovered by Algy, who
Is forced to make a confession.
Througn the errorts or his new
friends Algy goes to work In the em
Wjloy of tho girl's fiance, makes good
and Is thus able to pay off the debt
and keep his promise to the girl back
home. The play ends with the sur
prise appearance of his sweetheart
(Miss Wilson) in America.
Comedy and travel picture are other
numbers on the Interesting programme.
Columbia.
"Sweetheart of the Doomed." the Tri
angle photoplay of much spectacular
war stuff, with Louise Glaum In the
role of an adventuress who is regen
erated by love, presents a leading char
acter as a good Samaritan of a strik
ingly unique kind to wounded soldiers.
Honore Is so attractive to men that
they invariably fall In love with her,
and she visits the dying in a hospital
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and permits them to look upon her as
a comforting sister, a solicitous moth
er, a sweetheart or a mistress. Hence
the unusual title, "Sweetheart of the
Doomed."
Miss Glaum's work in this dramatic
tale of Europe and its battle
fields Is some of the best of
her career. First she is a notorious ad
venturess, who has so played with
General Durand, commanding the
French armies, that he has publicly
acknowledged her as his betrothed. He
reproaches her, but is Informed that
when he separated her from his nephew
years before he was responsible for
her after-life. Honore experiences a
new love. Paul Montaigne knows of
her past, but forgives her and they are
married, only to be separated by the
war. Paul is reported dead, and
Honore, upon the advice of Durand, be
comes a comforter of the wounded sol
diers. She permits these dying men to
make love to her, to consider her what
ever they please. This is her atone
ment for past sins.
She Is rewarded, for one day Paul
is carried into the hospital, suffering
from a severe wound, and under her
care regains his health.
"Gold That Glistens" Is a sparkling
photoplay presentation of one of O.
Henry's short stories. Vitagraph has
preserved much of the charm of the
popular author, the subject proving
one of the most entertaining: of the se
ries. liberty.
"The Flame of the Yukon," the spec
tacular and dramatic seven-reel photo
play of Alaskan dancehalls, which
opened the Liberty Theater to the
Portland public on Tuesday, continues
to draw large houses to that beautiful
photoplayhouse. This production,
which has elevated Dorothy Dalton to
a commanding position among stars of
the silent drama, furnishes entertain
ment that compares favorably with the
best attractions of the season. Inter
pretive music by Organist Wallace on
the Wurlitzer Hope-Jones 4s another
appealing feature of the bill.
The story of "The Flame of the Yu
kon" centers about the life of Ethel,
"The Flame," queen of the Midas dance
hall. She is happy in her environment,
with a few lapses of remorse and home
sickness, until she meets George Fowl
er, an unsuccessful tenderfoot. She
becomes so interested in him that she
blackmails her boss. Jack Hovey, to
stake Fowler for a rush to a new gold
field. Then, from the states, comes a
Mrs. George Fowler and her infant son.
"The Flame" concludes that her partner
is the man sought. She is loath to give
him up, protects him from murderous
attack at Hovey'3 gaming tables upon
his return, and nurses him back to
health. But finally her pity for the
woman and her child conquers, and she
returns to the hall, from which she had
retired months before. Hovey's drunk
en admission concerning an Irregular
ity of the roulette wheel leads to for
tune. Then comes an epic scrap, in
which Ethel Is protected from the In
furiated Hovey by a man who turns
out to be the George Fowler sought by
wife and mother. Then, of course,
comes happiness for Ethel, a minister
and a steamer trip "outside."
Screen Gossip.
Thomas H. Ince starts his Para-
mount-Artcraft career with William S.
Hart, Charles Ray and Enid "Bennett.
He isr flirting with Dorothy Dalton and
expects to add her to the list within a
few weeks. E. H. Allen, Ince business
manager and husband of Margaret
Thompson, is with the new organiza
tion. Eugene O'Brien will play opposite
Mary Pickford in "Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm." On the stage he has ap
peared with Elsie Janis, Ethel Barry
more, Margaret Illington', Fritzl Scheff
and others.
Bill Hart definitely announces his
affiliation with Artcraft and the
making of pictures for the William S.
Hart Producing Company, under the
drectlon of Thomas II. Ince,
Alice Mann, who was with Billy
Reeves under the Lubln banner and in
Vitagraph comedies, is Fatty Arbuckle's
latest leading woman.
Romalne Fielding, who has been
directing of late, is to return to his
trionics as co-star with E. K. Lincoln
in a patriotic feature called "For
Liberty," written by Captain Edwin
Bower Hesser. with the "American
Legion" of the Canadian army.
Gloria Hope is William Desmond's
new leading woman in a forthcoming
iriangie piay.
Eight hundred and twenty dollars
was the amount Douglas Fairbanks
paid for an elaborate new outfit for
his horse "Smiles." The saddle Is
covered with silver buttons and the
same applies to the stirrups and bridle.
He is very fond of horses and children.
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Kitty Gordon has signed another
contract with World calling for one
year's work.
A state rights picture is being pro
duced with Ruth Roland and Milton
Sills co-stars and Leah Baird, J. Her
bert Frank, Ollie Kirby and George
Larkln in the cast.
TROUPE LOSES COSTUMES
Boston Light Opera Company With
out Trunks, Which Are Carried '
Beyond Destination Rural
School Work Discussed.
TODAY AT CHAlTACqVA.
8 to 12 Summer school and
junior Chautauqua.
10 Sermon-lecture. "A Man
Four Square," Rev. W. C. Buck
ner. 11 "The League to Enforce
Peace the National Vigilance
Committee, Frank Branch Riley.
1:30 Entertainment, "The Mir
ror," The Ongawas.
2 Lecture, "The Land Ques
tion," Lee Francis Lybarger.
3:30 Baseball, Wilsonville vs
Oregon City.
7:30 Double entertainment, (1)
"Along the Road to Tokio," the
Ongawas, delightful fantasy by
Japanese artists: (2) "Character
Sketches," Elias Day.
GLADSTONE PARK, Or., July 19.
(Special.) "For fear he will be called
a tight-war the average American
spends all he gets," said Dr. A, E.
Turner, of Philadelphia, lecturing be
fore the afternoon session of the Chau
tauqua here today on the subject
"Watch Your Step."
After using the analogy of the case
of the large manufacturing companies
that display safety first" signs and
take expensive precautions to prevent
accidents, urging that people "watch
their step," he drew the inference that
as a Nation Americans need to watch
their step.
Professor M. S. Pitman, of Mon
mouth College, deviated from the an
nounced subject relating to parent
teacher work and confined his re
marks almost exclusively to the rural
school problems. Mrs. John Waldron
had charge of the special music for
this hour.
E. E. Calavan, County School Super
intendent, who acted as chairman, also
introduced Mrs. Aristene Felts who is
to conduct a special survey of the
schools next Fall.
"Such as I Have" was the topic of
the address by Rev. W. H. Buckner
who urged his hearers to be more
quick to realize what people need and
give them that rather than what they
want and what they think they need.
"Stop saying what you would do if
you had $1000 and do what you can
with your ten. Be sure that the money
goes into the bank and not an old
receptacle," he said.
The bill of the Boston Light Opera
Company proved to be attractive, de
spite the fact that the baggage of the
troupe was carried past its destination
and it was forced to appear in street
costume.
"The Chimes of Normandy," the bril
liant musical comedy, was produced
before a packed house tonight the
first performance in the new audi
torium.
WHEAT EN SEE HOOVER
FARMERS' UXIOV MAY UAKD1G
NORTHWEST CROP.
A. W. Swift, of Baker, and C. XV. Nel
son, of Seattle, Want Food Admin
istrator to Fix Prices.
OREGONIAN NEWS'BUREATJ. Wash
ington, July 19. A. W. Swift. of
Baker, and C. W. Nelson, of Seattle,
representing the Farmers' Union of the
respective states, reached Washlngtorv
today In response to summons from
Herbert C. Hoover and this afternoon
had two conferences with the food ad
ministrator. Mr. Hoover Is gathering
information which will be useful in
directing the handling and disposition
of the wheat crop of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, and intimated that he
might place the Immediate direction of
this business in the hands of the Farm
ers' Union, which owns numerous large
grain warehouses and elevators in the
Northwestern wheat belt.
Swift and Nelson told Mr. Hoover
that the farmers they represent are de
cidedly opposed to the fixing by Con
gress of wheat prices, either minimum
or maximum. They prefer to take their
chances in the open market. If anj
price-fixing is found necessary later
they want It done by the food adminis
trator. A minimum price fixed by Con
gress, they said, would place farmers
at the mercy of speculators, who would
adopt the official minimum as their
maximum.
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"FROM CONEY ISLAND TO THE
NORTH POLE" IS CLEVER.
Carroll MoFarland, Once of Portland,
Appears on New Bill In Delight
ful Chatter Offering.
English comediennes are Invariably
of headline caliber and decorate any
bill on .which they are placed.
Daisy Harcourt is gracing the new
bill at the Hippodrome with all the
charms and saucy airs and graces pe
culiar to her sisterhood, the comedy
queens of England's vaudeville stage.
She has a fund of clever tricks and
antics all her own.
A spectacular comedy act is that of
Arthur La Vine and his company in
"From Coney Island to the North, Pole."
This act has a great deal of merit for
its novel treatment, aside from the com
edy features. Coney Island is depicted
most realistically, and then a stage
version of the North Pole is shown.
Another bit of Interest In the act
is the depiction of Mr. La Vine making
the Journey from Coney to snowland
through the fast scudding clouds on an
airplane. ,
Interest attaches to the appearance
of Carroll McFarland, of Carroll and
Katheryn McFarland, in that he is a
Portlander. The two Ire extremely
clever, and offer a capital act of song
and chatter strung together with pleas
ing, peppery personalities. Miss Mc
Farland dresses smartly and the act
gets over like a miniature Niagara.
"An Act of Art" is ayonsored by the
DENVER, July 19. Federal media
tors, who have been trying to avert a
strike of miners in the Leadvllle dis
trict, tonight telegraphed President
Wilson saying they felt they were
powerless to prevent the strike.
It now seems that 1400 men em
ployed In the mines and smelters will
go on strike Saturday morning.
Within 10 days the Leadvllle smelter
will be compelled to lay off its 1000
EX-FEDERAL OFFICIAL HERE
UETS ARMY COMMISSION.
Henry McConnel.
Henry McConnel. ex-Assistant
United States Attorney in Port
land and for many years a
Lieutenant in the Oregon Na
tional Guard, who is now In Ok
lahoma, has received a commis
sion as Captain in the Quarter
master's Reserve Corps.
Mr. McConnel has held many
public offices and practiced law
in Portland In partnership with
Will R. King and at Baker, Or.,
where he was a member of the
firm of Saxton & McConnel.
employes and within two weeks 3500
mine, mill and smelter men will be idle
because of the strike of the miners,
according to a statement made by
Charles H. Moyer, president of the In
ternational Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, tonight.
HEAT GOES A BIT HIGHER
Thursday Temperature Iteaches 8 8
Degrees in Portland.
Official temperatures. yesterday show
that at 4 P. M. the thermometer reg
istered one degree hotter than the pre
vious day. The maximum for the day
was 88, as against 87 for Wednesday.
The official forecast for today is for
fair weather, with moderate winds from
the northwest. Hourly temperatures
yesterday were:
6 A. M., 60; 6 A, M., 60; 7 A. M.. 61;
8 A. M., 63; 9 A. M.. 67; 10 A. M., 70; 11
A. M., 74: noon, 78; 1 P. M.. 82; 2 P.
M., 85; 3 P. M., 86; 4 P. M.. 88; 5 P. M.,
87; 6 P. M., 84; 7 P. M., 79.
THE DALLES, Or., July 19. (Spe
cial.) The mercury played around the
100 mark today and 105 yesterday. In
the Antelope section a ltsht rain fell
last night. There are thousands of dol
lars' worth of cherries on trees being
burned up on account of lack of pickers.
EXPORT D00RSARE OPENED
American Manufactured lieather
Goods to Go to England.
LONDON, July 19. Robert P. Skin
ner, the American Consul-General, to
day completed an arrangement where
by American-manufactured leather ex
porters may send to the United King
dom 25 per cent of the quantity sent
in the year 1916.
The Importation of manufactured
leather had for. some time en pro
hibited. -
Sinn Fein Organ Suppressed.
LIMERICK. Ireland. July 19. The
Sinn Fein organ, Factionlst, which has
been appearing for some months, was
suppressed today. The police seized
the plant.
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Peoples
11 a. m. to 11 p. m.
Usual Prices.
Watch for Our Marvelous New Organ Soon I
Flame of
The Yukon
Dorothy Dalton
in a story of an Alas
ka dancehall girl, ' a
Northern light, like
the great Borealis,
that lures and beck
ons, but is not for
man to have and hold.
Seven reels!
MMXp3kS SPECIAL
49 STRIKERS ARE JAILED
GUARDSMEN ARREST 11 AGITATORS
AT EAGLE GORGE, WASH.
No Demonstration Attempted by Crowd
Following; Party Throash
Seattle Streets.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 19. (Spe
cial.) Quick action to suppress strike
agitators was taken at the plant of
the Page Lumber Company. Eagle
Gorge, today, when a detachment of
Washington Infantry arrested 11 I.
W. W. agitators who had prevailed
upon 49 of the mill employes to strike.
When the train arrived to take the
I. W. W. to Seattle the 49 millhands
insisted on accompanying them and re
fused to leave the train when ordered.
They were also arrested and tonight
the 60 are in the King County Jail in
Seattle.
Among the employes of the mill com
pany it developed there were many
I. W. W. members in good standing.
The Page Lumber Company Is the con
cern in which State Senator Howard
Taylor Is a prominent member and a
manager.
When the arrested party arrived In
Seattle tonight they were marched
through the streets to the jail, a large
crowd following. No demonstration
was attempted.
Zurich Munition Plant Burns.
ZURICH. July 19. The munitions
factory of the Hungarian Iron & Steel
Rolling Mills at Kngelsfleld. Budapest.
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SUNDAY'S
Broadway at Stark
Continuous, 11 to 11
Admission 15c. Children 5c.
was completely burned Sunday, accord
ing to word received here. The entire
stock was ruined. The damage will
exceed 1.000.000 crowns.
RIVER OF FIRE HITS CITY
Lightning Loosens and Fires Flooil
of Oil in Oklahoma.
DRUM WRIGHT, Okla.. July 19.
Several houses were dstroyed and 2000
persons were temporarily driven fron
their homes here today when a 65,000
barrel oil tank on the outskirts of the
town was exploded by a stroke of light
ning. The contents of the tank rushed
down through part of the residence
section in a flaming torrent. Buildings
were set on fire and the whole town
clouded in smoke. The loss here was
estimated at J167.000.
Three other oil tanks In the Oilton
oil field near here were also destroyed
by lightning, involving a loss of near
ly $roo,ooo.
TODAY
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Never-to-be-forgotten
scenes in Moscow and
Petrograd photo
graphed in the very
thick of the most amaz
ing revolution in the
world's history.
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auspices of
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