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Eastern Consuming Centers
Report Shortage of Wheat.
MONEY SUGGESTS BRIBERY
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SITUATION IS UNUSUAL
X. W. IV. and German Propaganda
Held Mainly Responsible for
Scanty Supplies at Impor
tant Milling Points.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1. (Special.) I.
W. and German propaganda among
American farmers under the protection
of a fixed price for wheat set by the
food administration, has resulted In
such curtailment of the usual Fall
movement of wheat that there Is a
scarcity of wheat and flour in the larg
est consuming centers.
A shortage of wheat and flour at the
end of a short crop is not unusual,
but the present situation, coming after
the Winter wheat movement has been
on two months and the Spring wheat
movement three weeks, is unpreced
ented. It results from two main causes
the depletion of the world's supplies
due to last year's small crops and the
demands of the war. and the slow
movement of this year's crop due to
"peace" propaganda and the certainty
of sale at the price fixed by the food
administrator.
Floor Stock Also Short
The situation is further complicated
by a depletion in flour stocks which re
sulted from a tendency on the part of
mills to wait for the new prices before
the Government had acted to fix wheat
prices. This tendency was general in
the trade and left both large and small
consumers without flour at the same
time and put a great demand on the
mills.
Although the 1917 wheat yield of
C67.000.000 bushels Is 27.000.000 greater
than in 1916. it is 17.2 per cent below
the five-year average and comes at a
time when the visible supplies are at
their lowest record. The visible Sep
tember 1 was 4,399,000 bushels, against
4.660,000 a year before.
One reason for the low visible is the
fact that the 1917 wheat crop is being
marketed by the farmers under con
ditions never equaled before. Contin
ued high prices for their products and
big crops of other commodities have
left the farmers in a comfortable po
sition where they have not been forced
to rush the grain to market to get cash.
Farmers Delar Marltetlaas;.
And there have been several factors
to Influence the farmers against rush
ing the grain to market. In the first
place, harvests have been late and there
is plenty of work to keep the farmers
busy in the fields and let the marketing
wait. - In Montana and other North
western states, the I. W. W. propa
ganda has so affected the labor supply
that the yield is 20.000.000 bushels short
and harvesting has been slow.
In parts of Iowa and Wisconsin a
German propaganda has Influenced the
farmers to hold their grain that it may
not be used to support a war. Some of
these farmers also have a notion that
the Government price of $2.20 and $2.24
at Chicago may be Increased.
In the Northwest the I. W. W. ac
tivities are largely responsible for the
20,000.000 bushels shortage. The Da
kota) and Minnesota have 86.000.000
bushels more than last year and 24.
00,000 more than their warehouse capacity.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Peoples Mary Plckford. "Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Star Alice Brady. "Betsy
Robs."
Columbia George Beban, "Lost
In Transit."
Majestic Mae Marsh. "Folly
of the Circus."
Sunset Frank Mclntyre, "The
Traveling Salesman."
Liberty Elsie Ferguson, "Bar
bery Sheep."
Circle Pearl White. "The
Fatal Ring."
Star.
LYRIC BILL IS MIRTHFUL
niLLOX A3f D KING KEEP Al'DIESfCE
I JT MERRY MOOD.
THE dramatization of the birth of
the American flag is naturally
quite apropos at the present time,
and when the story of Betsy Ross, the
girl who made the first flag, back in
Revolutionary days, is presented with
film departures that make for raovp
thrilling and engrossing entertainment,
the public is almost certain to approve.
William A. Brady is responsible for the
pictured story of the flag, the photo
play being the early-week headliner
at the Star Theater.
"Betsy Ross," the picture, is a melo
drama staged according to all of the
old established rules. It Is not re
markable for originality, but it carries
a strong appeal nevertheless, thanks to
brisk action, numerous romantic inter
ludes and clever acting. Alice Brady
Is excedingly attractive as Betsy Ross
and her fiery spurts of temper occa
sionally transform her into an ener
getic patriot, mingled with the tender
phases of her wooing, form a combi
nation character study certain to
please her admirers.
The life of Betsy, as the film folks
see it. Is a tale of complicated adven
tures of lovers, spies ana soiaiery, wim
the Father of His Country stalking
with dignity through the ranks of his
Continentals. It contains suoh sure
fire touches as a duel and the last
minute rescue of the supposed spy
from the firing squad.
The Dlcture. loaded with action from
first last, tells how Betsy, a widow, is
commissioned by General Washington
to make the first American flag. Her
loer. Ashburn (John Bowers), be
lieving himself guilty or muraer, is
living under an assumed name and
serving on Washington's staff. Then
comes the brother-in-law, an English
officer, whom Betsy hides. Ashburn
recognizes in him the man be thought
he had killed while the capture of the
Britisher is fraught with a minimum
of danger when it develops that he has
been discharged from the Army..
I Banana land" Fall ef Anaaaing Slt-
atlona. With Good Songs ana
: Pretty Glrla In Chorea.
That rare combination of funmakers.
Hen T. Dillon, than whom the comedy
stage holds no better Irish comedian.
and Al Franks, one of the cleverest of
Hebrew comedians, whose work is al
ways a Joy to watch, are truly a riot
In their newest offering, "In Banana
Land." Like bananas, the laughs come
In bunches. Dillon and Frank are inno
cent victims of a designing heiress, who
must become a widow in order to In
herit her uncle's fortune. Naturally, sh
must become a wife before she can be
a widow, and she deliberately lays a
snare for one or both of two Northern
era. Mike and Ike, played admirably by
Messrs. EHllon and Franks.
These two wrangle and argue, dou
ble-cross each other and at times be
friend each other nobly. All they do Is
exceedingly funny and punctuated with
Impromptu stuff that sets even the
others in the cast laughing. The cast
is neatly balanced and. a bevy of lively
lovely lasses, the Rosebud chorus, dis
port themselves amiably as an ani
mated background for the happenings.
Olive Finney appears as the heir
ess and wins all hearts by her sym
pathetic singing of several sweet arias.
Her "For Tou a Rose" was exceedingly
pretty in effect and much encored.
Daisy Deane. an attractive girl with
the charm of magnetic perosonality,
appeared as a near adventuress and
added to the entertainment with a col
orful rendition of "On. the South Sea
Isle."
Billy Dodge and Madeline Matthews
contributed a capital whirlwind dance
number, wnich had sensational fea
tures and was warmly applauded.
Clarence Wurdig, with the chorus In
rube apparel, offered a hick song and
the closing number a medley of old
time songa, sung by Jewel La Valle, 11'
lustrated by the chorus maids in an at'
tractive setting, was one of the artistic
numbers ot the bill.
"In Banana Land" will continue all
week, with matinees each day and two
performances at night. Besides the
vaudeville a comedy film is shown.
LOUIS ALTMAN DIES AT 66
Old-Time Portland Merchant Leaves
Widow and Three) Children.
Louis Altman. aged 66. died In the
Trinity Place Apartments early yester
day following a oner Illness. Mr. Alt
aian Had been a resident of Portland
for 22 years and was engaged in the
mercantile business the greater part
or tnat time.
Funeral services will be held Tues
flay at i:su irom tne chapel of J. p,
Flnley & Son. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise
will conduct tne service. 1 he body will
be cremated at the Portland Crema
torium.
Mr. Altman Is survived by his widow
a son. John C Altman. and a daughter.
sirs. 1. - uenion. ot mis city.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
goniaa. ALain 7ju, a. tuve.
to be sold for taxes. He Is intensely
interested, particularly when he learns
that Beth has been permitting a poor
family to live In the house rent free.
During a poker game he learns that a
railroad wants the property and the
girl is to be robbed of it through
forced sale. Royce, henchman of the
village usurer, is to turn the trick.
Blake steals Royce's rig and starts for
the county seat, arriving there to pay
the back taxes In Beth's name. Then
Royce tells Beth that Blake has stolen
the property. Then comes a series of
dramatic incidents, with Royce trying
to force Beth to part with the property.
Blake effects a rescue and wins the
girl.
Comedy and scenlo are other numbers
on the programme.
Mary Likes "Rebecca."
"I love to do great things," ex
claimed Mary Pickford. "America's
Sweetheart," as she sat in the shade of
a tree during a pause in the filming of
her scenes in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm," in which she. Is now appearing
at the Peoples Theater, "and I feel that
In being Rebecca, I am doing some
thing great, for I have always loved
this clever story and was delighted
when I was able to start the photo
dramatic version. I saw it done on the
stage, but in my mind, the stage is in
adequate for showing this wonderful
story as it should be shown.
"My last production. "The Little
American,' I consider something great,
because I had an opportunity to show
the world why America is really fight
ing in the great war. and that, I be
lieve, is worth while.
"I consider 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm equally as great because it
makes an undying record of the won
derful story by Kate Douglas Wiggin
and Charlotte Thompson. I have en
Joyed every minute of this production
because I run around In short dresses
and act the little kid I always wanted
to be. I have been on the stage and
screen so long that I have never had
much time for playing.
"The days we gave the circus in the
barn, the whole studio stopped work
and came over to play with us. It was
all I could do to keep Douglas Fair
banks. Julian Eltynge, Wallace Reid
and some of the others from getting in
ana playing like tne rest of the chil
dren."
Liberty.
Magnificent photographic effects, a
beautiful ana vivacious star ana splen
did histrionics are tne salient rea
tures of "Barbary Sheep." the plcturi
zation of the Robert Kitchens story
of the Algerian desert, which serves to
ntroduce Elsie Ferguson as a motion
nintura star. The Artcraft production
opened an engagement at the Liberty
Theater yesterday.
Mine Ferguson Is anotner sroaaway
favorite, a luminary of stageland who
was In Portland In "The outcast" sev
eral seasons ago, who is well worth
converting to screen permanency. She
hu beauty, personality ana uieni, an
of which are charming features of
"Barbary Sheep." Incidentally the title
refers to a species of the sheep lam
ily which inhabit the Algerian rocks
overlooking tne oanara ueecru
Barbary Sheep is preeminently
photoplay of atmosphere the desert
lure which Is so dominant in many of
tha Kitchens novels. Desert life, with
its caravans of camels, mounted Arabs,
and picturesque costumes. Is faithfully
n i ft ii red.
The atory deals with the glamor of
tha desert and the Orient ana its lnllu
ences upon the Occidental leminine.
Kittv. the heroine, finds herself wed
ded to a titled Englishman, familiarly
known as Crumpet, who thinks of
naught but sports. Tiring of the hum
drum of society life, Kitty takes
Crumpet to Algiers. On the edge of the
desert, where .Crumpet nas gone to
hunt Barbary sneep. js.nty oecomes
namored of an Arab chief, a man ol
manv love victories.
The Englishman Dimaiy goes nis
way. Ignoring tne atiair ox oia wixe
with the desert chief, until he Is rude
ly awakened. The climax brings death
la tha oriental wnoso passion was
women and Jewelry, and a better un
rieratandintr between husbana ana wife.
Pictograpns ana cartoon comeay are
also shown.
Sunset.
Frank Mclntyre and Doris Kenyon
form an excellent player combination
in the picturlzatlon of "The Traveling
Salesman." a play with which the name
of Frank Mclntyre. the rotund come
dian. is inseparably associated. The
adaptation of the stage play to the
ailent drama iurnisnea tne puoiic Wltn
a picture of varied Interest. Involving
nlenty of comeay, more arama ana a
love story, all flashed before a back
ground of Christmas snow.
Many numoroua una aia rcgisterea in
hj first two reels of the play, which
nnens with tne traveling salesman fall
ing In love with the lady station agent
t a forsaken spot on ana raiiroaa map.
Then comes real arama, witn the
matching of wits to see wno is going
to win the girl, complications follow,
loading to a race against time to th
Courthouse to 'save the girl's Inherit
ance from tne clutches of the village
klnflint.
My In tyre has the role of Bob Blake,
drummer, carried beyond his station
and marooned during the Christmas
season at Grand Crossing. The most
interesting sight In the town Is the
pretty face of the station agent, Beth
Elliott, and the Jovial and trustworthy-
looking make soon melts tne girl's re
serve.
Blake learns that Beth's old home Is
Columbia
"Lost In Transit" introduces George
Beban, that master Interpreter of
Italian character roles, as a ragman
from Sunny Italy. It's as a character
comedian that Beban scintillates In this
production, for, although his forte I
pathos. Lost In Transit" is a picture
that many will label as the best of his
recent offerings.
While Beban is the starred player in
the flve-reeler. he has a diminutive
co-star. Bob White by name. Little
Bob's years are few, but he plays and
smiles so naturally that he earns in
ttls one picture a definite place among
the infant screen prodigies.
The story of "Lost in Transit" has to
do with a foundling Illegally adopted
by the Italian ragman. Kendall.
wealthy man whose wife had died at
the birth of their son, refuses to look
upon his child, but two years later re
lents. The servants go to the station
for the child, but on the way to the
house it disappears from the cab. At
the same time Niccolo (Mr. Beban) dls
covers a fountdllng in his cart. His
first thought is to take the boy to
the police station, but he proves such
a cheering companion that the Italian
decides o keep him. After a while
Paolo, Niccolo'a rival in love, learns
that the Kendall heir is missing and
informs air a. r lint, wno is conductina
the search, of Niccolo'a ward. So th.
Italian is forced to part with hi.
charge and Mrs. Flint gets a large re-
wara. iater, nowever, a beggar it
run down and, dying, he confesses that
the child with him is really the Kendall
boy. So the other is restorer, to
Niccolo.
Comedy and scenlo complete the bilL
Erastus Bralnerd to Aid Food Work.
SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 16. Erastus
Bralnerd, of Seattle, today was named
assistant in charge of food conserva
tion for Western Washington by
Charles Hebberd, state food adminis
trator. George W. Dodds, managing
editor of the Spokesman-Review, is
named publicity director for the state.
Discovery ot Swiss Notes and As
sertion of German Chancellor
That He Had Information
Lead to Treason Charge.
PARIS. Sept. It. Semi-official an
nouncement was made today that Paul
Deschanel, president of the Chamber of
Deputies, and Quaesters of the Chamber
would meet on Monday to decide what
action should be taken regarding the
Turmel affair, which for more than a
week has been the principal topic of
discussion in the press. Premier Paln
leve, Jules Steeg) Minister of the In
terior, and Raoul Peret, Minister of
Justice, have decided that it is thus
far under the Jurisdiction of the Cham
ber, inasmuch as M. Turmel Is a deputy.
The affair arose from the discovery
on July 9 in the Deputies' cloakroom at
the Chamber of an envelope containing
25 Swiss 1000-franc banknotes. Noth
ing was said of the incident.
The discovery of the bank notes was
recalled, however, as soon as the Ger
man Chancellor, Dr. Michaelis, made the
statement that he was fully Informed
by witnesses of everything that was
said at the secret sittings of the Cham
ber. It was intimated that the bank
notes had been given in payment for
treasonable acts on the part of some
Deputies.
Eventually the name of M. Turmel
was made public in connection - with
the Incident. He explained that he was
the legal adviser for Franco-Swiss
firms and received money in fees. He
added that his last trip to Switzerland
was on May 10 and hence it was out
of the question that he could have be
trayed the proceedings in the secret sit
tings, which were held In June.
To interviewers M. Turmel explained
that as notary of the town of Roudeao
he cleared 20,000 francs yearly. This
story of riches is received with, hesita
tion by the press.
W.P. KEADV DIES IT a
JUVENILE COURT OFFICER S TRICK.
EX WITH HEART DISEASE.
End Comes Suddenly After Comment oaa
Health Being Good Masons Will
Look After Funeral.
William Patten Keady, long-time res
ldent of Portland, succumbed, to heart
disease suddenly yesterday morning at
6:40 o clock at tne family residence,
1183 East Oak street-
He remarked to Mrs. Keady upon
arising yesterday morning at 5:30 that
he was feeling exceptionally well. He
dressed and went to the front door
for the morning paper. Returning to
the library, he started to read the
paper, when he was suddenly stricken.
Dr. Carl T. Ross was called, but Mr.
Keady succumbed a short time later.
Mr. Keady was born in Watseka, 111..
April 1. 1851, and came to Oregon about
30 years ago. Last January he was
appointed Chief Probation Officer of
the Juvenile Court by Judge Tazwell.
He was greatly Interested in the
work connected with his office and did
much toward starting many young of
fenders on the straight path to man
hood. Funeral arrangements are in charge
of J. P. Flnley & Son and the services
will be conducted by the Masonic
lodge, of which Mr. Keady was an
active member.
A widow; two sons, W. F and Lynn,
and a daughter, Mrs. Veronica Drewer,
survive.
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Produced by Astra Wf 1 PORTLAND OREGONIAN
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, 'J; FV PANTAGES
A SEARCH for a stolen
Violet Diamond, a
strange religious sect that
had its origin in Arabia,
and a beautiful goddess
who exercises uncanny
power over her subjects
figure prominently in this
latest and best Pathe pho
toplay serial. The fact that
Pearl White is the star
is sufficient assurance
that such a serial would
be a success. But Pathe
has added Warner Oland,
famous villian of Patria,
to the cast which doubly
assures success. In ad
dition there is Ruby Hoff
man, Earle Foxe and
Henry Gsell in the prin
cipal roles, making an all
star cast. You can't afford
to miss this rare treat.
Cordano, Pugh and Rosse. The others
fled.
EGG STARTS NEAR RIOT
FIRST AND ROOD STREETS SCENE
OF STREET AFFRAY.
Motorcycle Patrolmem Arrive Before
Anyone la Seriously Injured and
Arreat Three Combatant.
IDAHO DENTIST DROWNS
Dr. E. R. Ragan, "While Duck Hunt
ing, Falls Into Irrigation Ditch. ,
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) Dr. E. R. ftagan, well-known
dentist, aged SO, of this city, was
drowned about 4 o'clock this morning
in an irrigation canal near Eden, 16
miles northeast of Twin Falls, while
duck hunting. He was crossing the
canal ahead of his companions. Will
iam Macauley and Paul R. Taber. when
the foot bridge broke. He plunged into
the canal, which was deep and swift,
and was not seen again.
Macauley was just going into the
water when Taber caught and eaved
him. They summoned aid and search
has been made for the body all day.
The canal headgates were clos id, but
the search continued while waiting for
the water to run from the canal, which
will not be before late tonight or early
Monday. Dr. Ragan was a popular
young man and member or tne HjIkb
Lodge. He leaves a wife and 4-year-old
daughter.
WORK BEGINS AT NORMAL
School's Enrollment Promises to
Equal That of Last Tear.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon
mouth, Sept. 16. (Special.) All ar
rangements have-been completed for
the opening of the Oregon Normal
School next Monday. It is predicted
that the enrollment will equal that of
last year. While the new building
will not be ready, the school will be
opened as usual.
President Ackerman says that all but
three of the 1917 graduating classes
have secured teaching positions and
these will doubtless have positions by
the close of the week, and that more
than BO per cent of them are to teach
in rural schools. He also says that
the demand for teachers in certain
grades has greatly exceeded the sup-Ply.
PERFECT JDAY ENJOYED
Summer Starts on Last Week of
Season. With Ideal Weather.
With Summer fluttering down the
last lane of her season, yesterday was
such a day as brings both joy and
regret and the latter because it could
not linger. From morn till eve the
day was perfectly appointed, with sun
shine, breezes and little stray clouds.
And the mercury rested at the pin
nacle of 82 degrees.
The forecast of the weather bureau
today is fair and cooler, with moderate
westerly winds.
KING WITNESSES RECALLED
Inquiry Into Death ot Widow to Bo
Started September 24.
CONCORD. N. C, Sept. 15. Subpoe
nas have been served on Gaston Means
and a number of others summoning
nesses in the Coroner's rehearing in
connection with the mysterious death
near here, on August 29, of Mrs. Maude
A- King.
Among those subpoenaed are Mrs.
Mazle C. Melvln, sister of the dead
woman; all the members of the auto
mobile party with Mrs. King on the
evening she was fatally shot, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles S. Dry. who live near
the scene of the killing.
A near riot was started in South
Portland early last night by a stale
egg, which a practical joker threw at
Angelo Rosse and Joe Cordano, while
the two were unloading a van of turn!
ture at First ad Hood streets. An ax
was brandished freely during the af
fray, clubs were wielded, bricks thrown
ind the net result was one man In
jured and three arrested on charges of
disorderly conduct.
Cordano, who lives at 705 Hood
street, was helping Rosse carry fur
niture into the lattei-s nome at 04o
Hood. The egg struck the furniture.
It left a splash of yellow on an up
bolstered chair. Cordano and Rosse
resented the affront promptly.
Rosse seized an ax. The two men
ran at A. W. Pugh, who, the police say.
is an L W. W. Pugh seized a stick,
It Is said, and struck Cordano on the
arm. putting him out of the fight.
which was continued by throwing
bricks.
Motorcvcle Patrolmen Tully and
Morris arrived at this juncture. They
subdued the combatants and captured
PEOPLES
ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS
MARY
PICKFORD
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SUNNYBROOK FARM
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celebrated beauty in a
colorful, fascinating
play of passion and in
trigue in Algeria, land
of mystery.
Barbary
Sheep
Tuesday Night
Fashion Show
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THERE'S another big satisfaction in travel
ing Great Northern. It not only takes
you through America's scenic paradise, .
but you know that wherever the rails may
lead they're on rock-strong well-ballasted
road. You know that the passenger's security
is the first consideration of the men who run
Great Northern trains from the chief oper
ator to the man who patrols the track.
This knowledge means 100 per cent enjoy
ment of your trip. Delightful dining service
unequalled table d'hote at 75c, or a la carte
as you wish.
Summer Excursion fares to Eastern Points Fridays
and Saturdays of each week. Chicago and return
$80.00, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and return $67.50.
Proportionate fares to many other points. Fast train,
the ORIENTAL LIMITED, leaves daily 7:10 P. M.
Tickets, reservations and full information at City
Ticket Office, 348 Washington Street.
H. DICKSON, C. P. & T. A.
Phones Marshall 3071, A-2286.
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