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TIIE MORNING OREG ONI AN. TUESDAY. AUGUST 28, 1917. 5 iiiiiiiliiHiHiilyiliiiB iiiiiiliiHiliiiiililW llililili f i - -" - 1 1 ' k ' F w'a (I I ffcTl - I I Iff L 'H&lLJ ' '' 'AW ' i ' ' s , J I I x - r ' sts""? TODAY'S FIL.M FEATURES. Majestic Harry Morey and Alice Joyce, "Richard the Brazen." Sunset Anita Stewart. "The Girl Phllllppa." Liberty S e s s u e Hayakawa, "Hashimura Togo." Columbia Billle Burke, "The Mysterious Miss Terry." Peoples Olga Petrova, "The Law of the Land." Star Mitchell Lewis. "The Bar rier." Circle "The Long: Green Trail." The screen diary Is the latest fad of the film star. Instead of devoting a few moments each day to scribbling in. a notebook, preserving for posterity the events of the 24 hours, with perhaps a few phil osophical remarks (they are all capable of such mental gymnastics, according to the press agents). Miss Star now carries around a cameraman, plus cam era, with her. and transfers to the cel luloid the eventful moments of her life. Unless some other star is being robbed of enviable glory, Theda Bara, Fox's vampire de luxe, is to be credited with Introducing the film diary. Of course, it's expensive, but why should a person whose weekly check carries ciphers off into space worry about the mere matter of expense? Let the man ager, the secretary, the chauffeur, or one of half a dozen maids juggle with such drab problems as cost. Miss Bara's film diary Is the result of a suggestion of William Fox, who is thus responsible for giving at least one able-bodied cinematographer a Job. Theda avidly absorbed the suggestion, attached to her retinue an action camera chap, and down in Southern California commenced her diary. A half a reel shows her arrival on the Pacific Coast, a few off-stage flashes in costume, and some Southern Cali fornia travelogue stuff comprise the offering to date. -When she returns to New York the camera will again be brought into action, and thereafter, un til the fad becomes boresome, Theda must forever look pretty for the lens. It is asserted that many wealthy tourists are going to preserve the beauties of their world trips by emu lating the "Queen of Vamps." "Operatic Star In Pictures. Anna Case. American soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, is to en ter motion pictures for-a limited period under the direction of Julius Steger, by whom the prima donna's photo-play will be produced. Miss Case's first picture will be be gun in February next, immediately after she completes her concert engage ments for which she has been booked for some time. The story will relate the struggles against great odds of a poor but gifted American girl, who rises to a position of dominance In a great opera company. Miss Case, before she would consent to sign a contract with Mr. Steger. in sisted upon a series of exhaustive camera tests to assure herself that she would make no mistake to enter the new field. These tests not only satis fled Miss Case but also confirmed Mr. Steger in his belief that as a picture personality the prima donna possesses excellent qualifications. Ball Not "Stuck Up." Douglas Fairbanks was discussing the kindergarten days of the movies with Spike Robinson, who knows them all. when the latter complained that he knew Thomas H. Ince. 13. W. Griffith and Mack Sennet when they were be ginners and said, Griffith is the only one who has retained his democracy. At this moment. Bull Montana. Fair banks' Italian wrestler, of the cauli flower ears, who resembles a gorilla, spoke up, in his broken English dialect: "Douglas, I don't see why dose a fellows stuck up, I don't a care who knows when I used to use a pick and shovel." Bull now wears celluloid collars, sus penders, shines his own shoes and is so particular about his appearance that he cuts his own hair. Douglas Fairbanks says there are only two more like Bull and they are still uncaptured in the jungle. Gladys a Hoover Aid. Filmites and fllmlghtles around the "William Fox studios in Hollywood, Cal., now flee in abject terror before the approach of gentle Gladys Brockwell. one of the particularly bright stars in the Fox firmament. Miss Brockwell. be it known, is sponsor for a movement in the picture colony on the Coast to reduce rations while the war continues. GladyB wants to do her bit toward Hooverizing the Nation, and as film folks are notorious gourmands she decided to begin her work right in Hollywood. The other" motion picture stars and would-be stars, however, have little de sire to be reformed so, thus far. Miss Brockwell is one of the few in the Cali fornia city whose breakfast consists of ttast, oatmeal and coffee, as the pho tograph shows. Screen Gossip. Bessie Love Is reported to have quit Triangle following a discussion con cerning a story in which she was to appear. Bessie has a three-yeai contract with Triangle and the company is said to plan a legal battle to hold her. However, Bess is a minor and her contract was not signed by her mother, so it appears that she -vill have no trou ble freeing herself. Wally Reid'a claim for exemption (torn draft was first denied and then he was passed until the second call on account of the illness of his wife, Doro thy Davenport. When she recovers and is able to care for their infant child Wally will no longer be immune. The Lasky Home Guard, of 'which Cecil B. DeMile is Captain, has been sworn into the service of the state of California. Richard Bret Harte, grandson of the famous author, has Just been added to the Triangle scenario staff. "Hashimura Togo," Sessue Hayaka wa's picture, may be turned into a stage play. They want Sessue to play the title role in the "speakies." William Cbrlsty Cabanne announces that he is to head his own producing company next month and will make feature pictures to encourage recruiting in the fighting forces of the United States. He promises to furnish the Government with 100,000 fighting men. , Virginia Pearson is a versatile player. She can do anything from pen and ink sketches to playing polo. Now she is a scenario writer. She sold the first script she submitted to William Fox, a play called "Sugerstition," and will Etar in it. Eric Campbell, the big fellow of the Charlie Chaplin comedies, is married. His wife was Pearl Gilman, sister of Mabelle Gilman, who is now Mrs. W. E. Corey. Campbell is 39 years old and has a daughter 16. Otis Turner, Fox director, has re signed to manage his furniture store in Hollywood, Cal.- . William B. Davidson, leading man for Ethel Barrymore in several pictures, was drafted. He waived exemption. Robert W. Warwick, one of the best dramatic actors on the screen, is giving up several good propositions to serve his country. Warwick is listed for sec ond training camp at Plattsburg. The wonderful physique of the man should carry him through to a high rank. Motion picture circles last week were Interested in the return to the Univer sal forces of the old comedy man. Max Asher, who deserted the screen two years ago for vaudeville, presenting his own musical act. CLOTURE RULE DESIRED SENATE WOULD EXD TEXSION OVER WAR TAX BILL. Postage Rates on Letters and News, papers Discussed From Oppos ing; Viewpoints. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Tension In the Senate's struggle over the war tax bill mounted so today, with the open ing of the third week of debate, that the leaders began paving the way for applying the cloture rule to curtail discussion, and negotiations were set afoot with the hope of compromising the varying opinions over higher taxa tion of war profits and incomes. The Senate spent the day in talk without action on the pending postage sections of the bill. Petitions for cloture, which tonight had more than 50 Senators' signatures, only a few less than the necessary two thirds to put cloture into effect, were circulated after Senator Simmons failed to obtain consent to fix a date for final voting on either the entire bill or the war profits section. In today's debate on the postage taxes Senators Hardwick, Pomerene and McKellar led the attack on the bill's provisions, advocating higher postal rates for newspapers and maga zines. Senators Harding, Smoot, Mc Cumber and others opposed higher postage rates, while Senators Borah, Townsend and others urged entire elimination of postage taxes from the bill. Defending the Increased letter rate, Senator McCumber, of the finance com mittee, said it would be easily put into effect. "The American people, never so pros perous, are not a penny people," he said, "and are not complaining over the letter tax. Senator Smith, of Georgia, declared that not one public protest against the letter tax had been made. EXPLORER REPORTED SAFE Daniel M. Wise Said to Be on His Way Home From Brazil. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Aug. 27. Dan iel M. Wise, the explorer, who was re ported last night as awaiting death in a Brazilian Jungle, is on his way home and in no danger, according to his wife, who is a resident of this city. Mrs. Wise received a letter from her hus band recently in which he told of an ac cident which is believed to have given rise to the report that he and Bradley Jones "were awaiting -death in the heart of a Jungle near the head of the Ama zon River on June 29." Mrs. Wise says the department of ter restrial magnetism of the Carnegie In stitute. Washington, with which her husband had been connected for several years, informed her Mr. Wise left Lima, Peru, August 11. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6095. Today and Tomorrow SESSUE HAYAKAWA in the great Japanese comedy adapted from Wallace Irwin's "schoolboy" letters. HASH TOGO IMURA The stories are funny when you read them in Collier's ; the picture is funnier it's a scream. mm GETS PLEA Senator Asked to Find Out if Portland Is Blacklisted. STEEL SHIP ORDERS LACK J. R. Bowles, of Northwest SteeJ, Unable, to Obtain Contracts. Opposition From Seattle Shipbuilders Is Scented. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 27. (Special.) Joseph R. Bowles, of the Northwest Steel Com pany of Portland, who has been striv ing unsuccessfully for two months to obtain steel ship contracts from the Federal Shipping Board, today appealed to Senator McNary to ascertain wheth er there is any intentional discrimi nation against Portland in the matter of steel shipbuilding. Two months ago Mr. Bowles was in Washington. He had conferences with the Shipping Board and Fleet Corpora tion and left for home convinced he would receive several contracts. But no contracts have been awarded. Yet, during this time, contracts for steel ships have been awarded to two yards at Seattle, as well as to yards at San Francisco. Reduction of Crews Imminent. Mr. Bowles says in his letter that his yard is ready and equipped to take over contracts for at least four steel ships for the Government, but unless it re ceives contracts very soon it will be necessary to reduce the force of work men at the Northwest and Columbia yards, as under general orders he can not enter into ship contracts with pri vate or foreign buyers. In this connection it was learned to day that Seattle shipbuilders who were here in conference with the Shipping Board last week on the matter of labor, wages, etc., strongly urged that no future contracts be awarded for steel ships to other yards on the Pacific Coast than those now holding contracts with the Government. They argued that If contracts were given to new yards It would increase the demand for labor on the Coast, whereas if Government contracts were awarded only to the yards already fa vored those yards could hold their present labor and in time draw labor from yards which do not get Govern ment contracts. Portland Competition Feared. The Seattle and Grays Harbor ship builders submitted this proposition to the Shipping Board not only with a view to controlling all steel shipbuild ing in the Northwest, but to stamp out Portland competition. Whether the Shipping Board accepted or favored their proposal is not known. Senator McNary intends if possible to get at the facts. RECOGNITION COMES LATE Fate Slaps Back at 'Varsity in Be half of London and Norris. BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 27. Fate, aid ed by the literary muse, slapped back at the University of California, today in behalf of Jack London and Frank Nor ris. London, in poverty, was unable to continue his studies for a degree. Nor ris was refused one because he flunked in mathematics. Today the university formally recog nized the talents of the authors by for mally accepting the recommendations of the National joint committee in Eng lish of the National Education Associa tion and the National Council of Teach ers of English that London's "Martin Eden" and Norrls' "The Pit" be used as EVERYBODY IS SAVING! FATHER! Surely you will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of our low selling cost when buying your new suit this Fall. If you once know the style, fit and value of our clothes, you will never buy another suit elsewhere. MOTHER! Other mothers are bringing up their big sons every day to see how they look in our special high school clothes and they are all enthusias tic. Why don't you come, too, and take advan tage of our enormous buying power and low profit cash selling system? SON! Say, boy, if you ever get into one of our up-to-the-minute pinchback or belted "Trench" style Fall suits, you'll never want to get out. They are hand-tailored by the best manufacturers, and the same quality as you pay $25 for on the ground level, we sell them for $15. DAUGHTER! You will be doing just a little bit more for Uncle Sam if you demand the Fa-hey-Brockman label on the suits of all your men friends and relations. It means that the wearer has saved $10. We positively can dupli cate for $15 any $25 suit or overcoat value shown at ground level stores. Come up whether you want to buy or not all we want is the op portunity to prove it to you. WANTED! We need one or two more SALESMEN. Must un derstand the up-to-date principle of efficient sell ing and have sufficient ex perience of material, tail oring, style and manufac ture to be able to fully ap preciate the value of Fa-hey-Brockman clothes. Must know the full mean ing of "service and cour tesy to customers." NO OTHERS NEED APPLY. AITERATIONTS "torn il.H-''. -aly.y-SlL.- unr.-.'iau.;. iMwiM, v '.aai.i ii'M&UilM . " WV1 tr9 FREE J 1 : IF- . ' A Northwest Building Washington and Sixth A. i i 1 J books for study and general reading in the high schools. Wheat Warehouses Need License. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Ware houses which have not applied for Fed eral licenses before September 1 will be precluded from transacting any wheat bjsiness. A. R Le-vin. second vice-president of the United States food administration, announced here today. Captain Eaenztl Transferred. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.) Captain H. C. Ruenzll. who haa been I ; r ' 1 1 1 ? 1 1 1 n i inn i .man u a i 'i I, y ' jy '..''-'. WOtLSZlGX KXCHA1CGB J- "Vmv''Nw i 2 ! , S , SIXTH STREET N B !. g . T" : l !' 7 ;- m ; ! E 1 E CO M WE ARE SURE that we can render you an unusually satisfactory service in our new and modern house. mm r . with this m view, we re spectfully solicit your COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT NATIONA1. X BANK , section commander of the Thirteenth Naval District, with headquarters in this city, has been transferred to Bremerton Navy-yard, and left for there today. He is succeeded here by Captain A. A. Ackerman, wireless cen sor at this port, who now will occupy the two positions. Lfqnor Law Violators Fined. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.) In the police court this afternoon A. Gorman was fined $40 for operating i club where liquor is drunk, and B. Wil son was fined $20 for having liquor ir. his possession unlawfully. NUXATED IRON Increases strength .0 ,1.11 - 1 I ft I H r"9 ten days in many as per full ex planation in large article soon to ap pear in this paper. Asu your doctor or druggist about it The Owl Drug Co. always carrr it in stock. Adv. ggiqp ra-SV eofK ll YOU SHOULD VISIT 1 Yellowstone National Park Low round-trip fares to and through the park daily via Gardiner, the original and northern entrance, reached only via Northern Pacific Ry. Make the park a side trip on your way east. Low Fares East Each Friday and Saturday to September 29. NORTH COAST LIMITED, observation car train, and ATLANTIC EXPRESS through to Chicago daily via Minneapolis-St. Paul and one train to St. Louis. Per fect dining-car service on all trains. TICKETS: 255 Morrison Street. Main 244 PHONES A-1244 A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A. Portland, Oregon. sea
