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TITE . HORNING- OREGONIAN. THT71tSDAT AUGUST 30, 1917 DAIRIES DECLARED FAR BEHIND TIMES !!l!l!;l:!IM,i .IM u S3 house. Los Angeles, at the benefit given npliljiipp for the French Emergency Hospital fund, she will be seen in something ab solutely different, namely, that of a prizefight referee. Miss Plckford has offered to referee the terrific fistic en counter which is to be conducted by Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell, his "heavy." WEST PARK, NEAR WASHINGTON MARSHALL sso William Fox is'going to produce "Les Miserables, with W uliam 1 arnum in the role of Jean Valjean, Victor Hugo's Milk Officials Lay Blame for tragic hero. Losses on Antiquated 3usi- ness Methods in Use. Texas Guinan. ex-Winter Garden mu sical comedy star, is now a Triangle star. Her stage specialties were imi PEOPLES MANY DEALERS DROP OU Daylight Delivery, Ticket System and Co-operation to I'revent Losses in Stores Suggested to Effect Savings. -Adequate business methods in the milk and dairy Industry of Portland would save the dairymen hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and prob ably would eliminate the necessity o Increased milk prices to a material ex tent, according to a detailed report o conditions sent yesterday by t'ity Milk Chemist Callaway and Dr. D. W. Mack, or tne city milk inspection bureau, to City Commissioner Mann. The report shows that between Jan uery I. 1917, and August 24, 1917, 43 milk distributors have dropped out o Business and the production has de creased by 3100 gallons daily. The cause of this is the increased cost of operation, the shortage of help and Improper methods of doing business, the report says. IJuslness Wonle Pointed Oat. Suggestion is made for revision of business methods to cliininato waste, The first plan is for the inaugura tion by all dairymen of a daylight de livery plan, thus eliminating: to a large extent the loss of milk bottles. Bot tle are stolen, principally at night The second revision suggested is the sale of milk on a ticket system, sell ins the tickets in advance. This would eliminate the Josses to dairymen by "dead-beat" customers, an item which mounts to a vast sum each year. The third suggestion is a measure of co-operation between dairymen to prevent loss of excess milk held for sale In stares. "There should be a system arranged so that the grocerymen would order just the milk he could sell and no more," says the report. Output la 3100 Gallons l.emm. It is shown that on January 1 there were 51$ dealers in Portland with a total output of 20,000 gallons daily. On August 24 there were 475 dealers with an output of 16.900 gallons or a decrease of 3100 gallons daily. "This decrease in the consumption,' reads the report, "is probably due to people cutting out milk because of the rise in prices. The rise has been from 8 to 10 cents a quart to 1014 cents to 13 cents a quart. "We have no way of knowing how many one and two-cow dairy places have gone out of business since th first of the year. Many of them have quit because the cultivation of vacant lots has deprived them of free pastur age; others have started in business. However, we believe the total number of these places is about the same. Dairymen Seem XHseonrazed. "The men engaged in the business seem to be discouraged and dissatisfied. They safy they are selling below the cost of production and distribution. Whether this is a fact or not remains to be established. The cost of produc tion around the city of Portland will undoubtedly be hard to get at since few of the dairymen are keeping ac counts and have sufficient records to base cost data on. "It seems that the cost of distribu tion, however. Is unnecessarily high, due mainly to insufficient and costly business methods that have been prac ticed since the city was a village. The Dottle losses alone amount to $100,000 a year or nearly one-half cent a quart. Taken altogether, the cost of collec tion and waste of milk and milk bottles amounts to nearly 2 cents a quart Most of this waste could be eliminated by a new system of doing business, "Some of the reforms that would need to be instituted are; First, a daylight delivery; second, a ticket system of selling milk; third, some measure of co-operation to prevent loss of excess milk held for sale in store3. $350,000 Savins Proposed. "If the cost of milk to the consumer could be reduced IV, cents a quart. It would mean a saving to the citizens of $350,000 a year." The report also recommends the in auguration of a system whereby pas teurizing plants will -uy milk on a quality basis, thus effecting a material saving and cutting: down much loss and Improving the quality of milk reaching the consumers. The report has been prepared for submission to a milk commission to be appointed by Mayor Baker to go into the milk situation in detail. This com mission will endeavor to arrange gen eral business methods so that waste can be cut out and milk prices ad Justed. The commission probably will be appointed by Mayer Baker within a few days. CITY STOPS DAMAGE SUIT Claim or Mrs. Alice Wells for $10,- 000 Compromised for $400. 'A lawsuit of long standing instituted ty Airs. Alice Wells against the city for $10,000 in personal damages due to ' injury sustained in sliding down a chute In Washington Park playground, was settled for $400 by the City Coun cil yesterday. Mrs. Wells sustained a broken leg in sliding down the chute several years ago. The $400 is the amount of her hospital and doctor bills. The suit now In the courts will be dropped. WAR FOLDER IS ISSUED XTnlon Pacific Map Shows Location of All Fighting Forces. The Union Pacific has Issued a hand some and handy military map of the United States, showing the location of all armed forces regularly stationed or In special training within the country's borders. In addition to showing- the location of the various units on the map, the reverse side contains a complete list of all stations where troops are con centrated, in alphabetical order. George IV. Secrist Dies. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) George W. Secrist, who has re sided in Clarke County continuously lor the past 47 years, died this morning at his home near Felida, aged 76 years. He had been in failing health for some time. He leaves a widow and three daughters. Mrs. Allie Circle, Mrs- Reta Drum and Mrs. Rilla Cowan. S. N. Secrist, ex-County Commissioner, who lives near Felida, Is his brother. Mr. Secrist was a member of the Oddfel lows' lodse. SlnBBIllnlTlllliSI p ' A ' z - 'r- - ' 'T ' , '-.. -r-.'j.,.,- ::;,:::;;:;:; :: ;tfjUk-&:-: i'i-V rS'S-iN ' : ? ' V,-,i:Vi VV :- 'Vcj2 SYLt'rrci i, TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Peoples William Courtenay and Marguerite Snow, "TheHumlng of the Hawk." Star Mitchell Lewis, "The Bar rier." Majestic Gladys Brockwell, "The Soul of Satan." Sunset Anita Stewart, "The Combat." Liberty Mae Murray, "At First Sight." Columbia Billle Burke, "The Mysterious Miss Terry." Circle Helen Holmes, "The Rail road Haiders." Walthall Has Own Company. H' EXRT B. WALTHALL, the Little Colonel of "The Birth of a Na tion"; Holfernes, of "Judith of Bethulia," and the boy In "The Aveng- ng Conscience," which many consider L. W. Griffith's greatest photoplay. Is now a star-manager-producer. Walt hall, who is rated by many as the most finished actor in motion pictures and has been called "the Mansfield of the screen. Is now tne head of the Henry B. Walthall Pictures Corporation. Walthall pictures will be made In California and become a part of the Paralta star output, along with the features of J. Warren Kerrigan and Bessie Barriscale. The Walthall sub jects will be distributed through Tri angle. Mary Charleson, leading woman for Walthall in his recent Essanay pic tures, is to be with him in his new venture. Walthall, who Is 38 years old, has been in motion pictures since 1910, and prior to that date was on the stage. He was with Griffith for five years. irst at Biograph and then with Ma- estic, and then came his two years as leading man for iSsaanay. Liberty. At First Sight." a "comedy-drama f a burlesque flavor, with Mae Mur ray, the "Nell Brinkley Girl" and for mer star of the Zies:field Follies, in the leading1 role, will provide enter tainment Jor the fans at the Liberty Theater commencing today. At First Sight" is said to be an im mensely diverting bit of screen joy, for it takes advantage of every op portunity to get laughs from sttua- lons the public ordinarily is ordered absorb with due solemnity. Miss Murray is said to do some of the best work of her entire screen career in this Paramount subject. The story has to do with a famous writer who goes to the country for love inspiration. There he meets Jus tine, the girl, who is engaged to a man he does not love. Complications ga lore lead to the charge of abducting the eiress preferred against the author. with a laughable and logical result. Columbia. "The Mysterious Miss Terry," the photoplay which introduces charming Billle Burke in her first five-reeler. and her first Paramount production, will be screened at the Columbia The- ter until Saturday night. Miss Burke s latest vehicle Is prov ing almost as popular as her first. 'Peggy," the story furnishing splendid opportunity for the display of those charms which so endeared her to the theatergoing public. She Is supported by an excellent cast, including Charles Meighan. the husky chap who has played leading man for so many of the film luminaries. Peoples. A eo-starrlns combination in the per sons of William Courtenay and Mar guerite Snow will be seen at the Peoples Theater today. The pair of popular players appear in "The Hunting of the Hawk," a Path - production . dealing with gentlemen crooks and secret serv ice men. William Courtenay will bo remem bered for his recent splendid work in "Under Cover" and "Under Fire." on the stage, and on the screen in "The Romantic Journey" and "Kick In," the latter a picturisation of the WiUard Mack success. Marguerite Snow has long been a well-known figure in filmdom. 8he was George M. Cohan's leading woman in "Broadway Jones," and her work in "The Hunting of the Hawk" is said to have been responsible for her selec tion. ' A cartoon comedy, "Jerry on the Border," and American War News also will be seen. -- Star. "The Barrier, the "spectacular plc turization of the Rex Beach story of that name, which has been enjoying so much popularity at the Star Theater, will continue as the photoplay attrac tion at that house for the remainder of the week. This film tells a vivid story of the Far North, the clash of big men and the battle of race and sex. It was in this production that Mitchell Lewis "SJ?rs - X cS-xsritZr& scored such a tremendous success In the role of Poleon Dorc, the French Canadian trapper. This unusual picture will be present ed until Saturday night, giving it record of two weeks for downtown the aters. Sunset. Dainty Anita Stewart, who boasts of 6ne of the largest followings in ahe world of the silent drama, will be pre sented at the Sunset Theater commenc ing today in "The Combat." a story of the Northlands and the centers of civ ilization. Mias Stewart is cast in the role of Muriel Fleming, who weds for love against the will of her socially-aspir ing mother. Burton, her husband, goes Nortn, is accused of crime through the scheming of a crooked partner, and es capes, only to have himself reported killed in a railroad wreck. His wife marries Lewis, wealthy lawyer, who becomes district attorney and aspires to the Governorship. Returning, Bur ton discovers Slade, his crooked part ner of the North, trying to blackmail his wife. In an altercation Muriel kills Slade and Burton is accused of the crime. Lewis determines to prosecute the man, although he is aware of his innocence. The finale paves the way for the reunion of the long-separated lovers. Comedy and scenic are also billed. Majestic. Gladys Brockwell, who has been add ing so materially to her following by her work in recent Fox pictures, is the star on the Majestic Theater week end bill commencing today. Miss Brock well will be seen in "The Soul of Sa tan," the story of a girl deceived, con demned to a life of unhappiness in the slums of New York, and her final es cape from the mesh of circumstances which promise to drag her to the gut ter. Charles Clary, Bertram Grassby, William Burress, Norbet Miles and Lu cille Young are among the players sup porting Miss Gladys in her latest Fox picture. Her role is that of Miriam Lee, the girl who seeks marriage to evade the drudgery of her life. She is tricked into a sham marriage by a crook, and is saved from him when he Is called to stern account for eloping with the wife of another years before. Hearst-Pathe news and comedy also will be screened. - Screen Gossip Grace De Gorro, aerial star of Sells Floto circus, is now with the Keystone Comedy Company. Pathe claims that Mrs. Vernon Castle is the best-advertised woman in Amer ica, and thus far the claim has not been controverted successfully. Mae Murray, Bluebird's "dancing star," will give lessons in ballroom dancing to devotees of Bluebirds. The dances will be screened in conjunction with the scheduled Bluebird, and Miss Murray will explain, through a system of charts. Just how the steps may be accomplished. Serials are becoming more popular, judging from the activity of the pro ducers. Paramount is to have one star ring Kathleen ClifTord, while Vitagraph announces that it will go more exten sively into the game. Then, of course, Pathe is ever present, with Universal shooting out a many-chaptered with regularity. Mary Pickford. the popular Artcraft star, has played many roles In her eventful life, but at the Mason Opera- How Long Must I Suffer From the Pangs of Rheumatism? Is there no real relief in sight? Doubtless, like other sufferers, you have often asked yourself this ques tion, which continues to remain unan swered. Science has proven that your Rheu matism is caused by a germ in your blood, and the only way to reach it Is by a remedy which eliminates and re moves these little pain demons from your blood. This explains why lini ments and lotions can do no permanent good, for they cannot possibly reach these germs which Infect your blood by the millions. S. S. S. has been successfully used for Rheumatism for more than fifty years. Try it today, and you will find yourself at last on the right track to get rid of your Rheumatism. You can get valuable advice about the treat ment of your Individual case by writ ing to the Chief Medical Adviser, Ewlft Specific Co., Dept. N-Z09, Atlanta, ua. Adv. tations of Jane Cowl, Laurette Taylor, Elsie Janis and Eva Tanguay. . . Mary MacLaren and her sister, Cath erine, are taking active interest in Red Cross work ill Los Angeles. Dressed as Red Cross nurses the star and her sister have been instrumental in amass ing & large sum for the- organization. The Petrova Firtur Company, which Is to make the Olga Petrova specials for the film public, has leased the old New York Biograph studio from Lewis J. Selznick. Julia Dean lias been added to the formidable list of World Pictures at tractions, and is already at work in the Fort Lee studio upon a play not yet named, but said to be of a most timely nature. Miss Dean has long been held in very high, favor upon the speaking stage, where she originated leading roles for some of Mr. Belasco's great est successes, following which she acted the central feminine character in "Bought and Paid For" throughout the famous run of that drama at the Playhouse. Most recently Miss Dean was featured with Henry Miller dur ing his visit to the Pacific Coast. - Charlie Chaplin dove into tho briny deep at Santa Monica, baggy pants, cane, shoes and all. to save Mildred Morrison, 7 years of age, from drown ing. Charlie succeeded in dragging the child out of the "big drink." No dam age was done except that Charlie lost his cane and had to quit work for the day. Late returns from thn exemption board front state that Bud Duncan, of Ham & Bud Comedies, was rejected be causo he was too short. Also that Vic tor Potel. known as Slippery Jim, was rejected because he was too tall. Jack Blystone, of the L-Ko Company, also failed to pass the physical examination. Roy Stewart is to be Triangle gun fighter successor of Bill Hart. Nine hundred Mexicans play soldiers of Sobrante in J. Warren Kerrigan's Paralta production of Peter B. Kyne's romantic love story, "A Man's Love." "The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras" is the title of a new war film controlled by the British gov ernment and presented in America by the house of Pathe. Pathe announces that the film has just "run the gauntlet of Teuton submarines" and arrived in this country. m m Montague Love tendered his services to the Government immediately upon the declaration of war with Germany, but was rejected for a slight cause. During the making of the motion pic ture, "The Brand of Satan." Mr. Love fell in the course of a mimic fight end fractured one of the small bones of his left wrist. The hurt was not sufficient to halt the progress of the picture, but the break healed in such a manner that the 'surgeons say Mr. Love will not be able to do any heavy manual work with his left hand for a year or longer. Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbln, the two featured kiddies in 'Jack and the Beanstalk." William Fox," massive film production, also have the leading roles in the other pictures of the series, which includes "Babes in the Wood," "Aladdin and the. Wonder ful Lamp" and equally well-known sub jects. m m m Norbert Myles plays the part of a shadow in "The Soul of Satan." The William Fox player was so conscien tious that he dieted for the part. In your wildest moments. If you have any, would you pick out the pastime of painting pastels to be the hobby of Joseph "Baldy" Belmont, who "Key stones" at almost all other moments in his life? 'Tis true, nevertheless! Frltzi Brunette, according to word just received from the Selig Eastern headquarters, is to be featured in a series of five-reel stories, now on their way to the Selig Zoo studio from the Eastern scenario department. begins today & N f"v. -s, - LL. tti&i'Jtm:, ,ss.-JL -f THE S SATAN Starring Gladys Brockwell Latest Pathe mmm THE HUNTING OF THE HAW: ALSO: LATEST AMERICAN WAR NEWS AS RECORDED BY CAPTAIN BOB REYNOLDS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS GETS "DOWN TO EARTH" In His Own New Rib-Tickling Picture of That Name. GET READY IT'S COMING SUNDAY PICAYUNISH PLAN RAPPED Yeon Tartly Replies to Criticisms of Lighting Vista House. It would be "penny wise and pound foolish' to keep the Vista House, on the Columbia Highway, in partial darK- ness during the day because or the small cost of the electric lights. Road- master Yeon wrote the County Com missioners yesterday, in reply to an in quiry as to why the lights are burn in? throughout the day. Members of the board said that many taxpayers had registered objections to the alleged extravagance in keeping the Vista House well lighted through out the day Game Preserve Is .Established. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 29. (Special.) A came preserve of 2020 acres has been established in Jordan Valley, east of Sclo. The owners of this property have agreed to allow no shooting of game on 2 days only t OUL" OF From a child of the slums to "Myrtle Beaumont, Queen of the Night." A story with an unexpected ending. News Comedy I?IW W U r ? m m i i - ,r - mm mm m.iv..mmmmmm,--' ii mi iiimiiit iHhnri J U OPENS TODAY K WITH WILLIAM COURTENAY) AND MARGUERITE SNOWj AND A PROGRAMME YOU WANT the premises. This preserve was es tablished through the efforts of E. S. Hawker, of this city, deputy game war den for this section of .the state. Douglas Road Progress Made. ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 29. (Special.) Members of the State Highway Com Starts This Morning 10 A. M. "It Was Her Heart Against His Mind" The story of a loveless marriage and a woman's unyielding faith. TODAY! THREE DAYS ONLY nn A America's Daintiest Actress, in 66 Ttie Her mother bartered bar tn this man for his soi'lal position and ber bad debts. But tbe sirl's faitb waa with another dud, . whom she had secretly married and who had eeea reported dead. It's a Bhie Ribbon Feature A Splendid Drama A Wonderful COMING SUNDAY: "THE CHEAT" The most sensational picture HAYAKAWA and FANNIE " COOL AND COSY. j ' - ,f i. -r j ! ".-"n iiii',p i Washington St. at Broadway, ' " ."'' i i'.- - - .1 io a., at. to 11 F. M. Continuous l-lviri'i i .11 mniif "JERRY ON THE BORDER" A CLEVER COMEDY TO SEE mission will meet In Roseburg WedTies day. September 4, and open proposals for improvement of three units of tha Paciric Highway in Doufdas County. The road to be Improved lies north of Roseburg and includes Pass Creek Can yon. Bids will also be asked soon for improvement of the road over Roberts Mountain and in Canyon Creek C:inyon. 2-99 Actress A Perfect Production ever produced, with SESSUE WARD in the title roles. Gom