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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1917)
7 STATE FAIR OPENS WITH FINE EXHIBITS !!iplli;!l!!Ml!lili Moving Picture Ne.V3... !! I; .lit', 1 1' l;nn:i;i Hi htl 1 1! i 111! I.illfi hmmiliiiin ii ilii! 1 THE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, TUESDAT, SEPTE3IBER ' 25, 1917. If PEOPLES jj LITTLE MISS OPTIMIST Featuring VIVIAN MARTIN The charming star, recognized from Coast to Coast. '!;l;i;:iii"i!!li!!ii!ill!!ir i lljllUilillHi!!! Soldiers En Route, to Camp Greene ' Are Big Feature. Jots, Too, in Forefront. PATRIOTIC TONE PREVAILS Display Declared to Exceed In Qual ity Anything Ever Shown at Salem Before and Honors Are Widely Distributed. KALEM, Or., Sent. 24. (Special.) The opening day of the 56th Oregon State Fair, labeled on the programme as Children's day, developed Into Sol diers day Instead. As more than 800 members of the Third Oregon Regiment filed Into the erreat gates of the fairgrounds, escort ed by the Governor, the fair police and two bands, the crowds lined up on each side of the walk, cheered and cheered again a welcome and a fare well to the Oregon toys who probably will soon be in France ready to enter the trenches. A stop of only 30 minutes was al lowed the boys, who arrived shortly before 3 o'clock, but every minute of the stop was well employed. Mothers ling Their Boys. "There's my boy!" shouted) a woman as the soldiers broke line after hearing a short address from the Governor and greetings to the boys from mothers, sisters,. other relatives and friends who have not seen them for several weeks mingled with farewells of no one knows what duration. Colonel May, in command of the regi ment, introduced Governor Withycombe with a few words and in a brief ad dress he bade farewell to the men of the Third Oregon and prayed Godspeed on their journey and their return. "Oregon appreciates the mighty sac rifice you are making and. all hail to the men who are making it," he ex claimed in a final word, and then for mally presented to Major Marcellus, for the regiment, the documents which turn over the new ambulance secured through the work of the women of the state. Children Wot Forgotten. TVhile the soldiers were the pre dominant feature at the opening day of the fair, the children had their places as well, and hundreds of them enjoyed the eights and scenes at the grounds. A few Improvised pony races on the track made up the sport of the after noon, the first day's harness races being called off for a number of rea sons. The racing season opens to morrow, to continue through Saturday. Tonight Mme. Alma Webster Powell gave a benefit concert in the old audi torium pavilion for tne war library fund and it was well attended. Tomorrow is woman's day, good roads day and state societies day. The weather was somewhat cool and cloudy today, but there are no indica tions of rain and the fair authorities look for a great crowd tomorrow. The crowd today measured up well to former opening day crowds. It is customary each year to pro nounce the exhibits of the particular tate fair as superior to any of their predecessors, but this year It may be done with good grace and veracity. A glimpse of the various county ex hibits today would warm .the cockles of Herbert Hoover's heart. Crops in Oregon may have been something be low the average in quantity, but with the state fair exhibits as a criterion. their quality is undisputed. And these exhibits will mean some thing this year. Frank Tichenor, County Commissioner and Legislator from Coos County, was watching a husky band of milk-fed Coos County boys putting that county's exhibit into shape. Picking up a potato as large as a prize baby's head, he remarked: "Something is going to happen at this fair that never happened before. People who pass these exhibits will pick up potatoes, carrots and onions and fondle them. Every good point and bad point will be picked cut. Every man, woman and child in the state has a garden, and he or she is going to be able to discuss potatoes, car rots and onions with knowledge and acumen." And Mr. Tlchenor's remarks are be ing well borne out by the first day's crowd, as the agricultural exhibits are appealing as never before. They really mean something to the people of Ore gon, and this year, at least, will not go begging for interested spectators. Many Counties Vie. There are IS counties vying for first honors and it will be a heartrending job for the judges, whoever they may be, to select the best, because they all look equally good to the layman. Mrs. Winnie Brad en. of Dallas, who has charge of the pavilion, has some thing to be proud of. She is the first woman to hold such a job and the woman's touch is visible In the artistic arrangement of the entire mammoth hall. This is going to be a good fair f-r the farmers all around. The machin ery shed is packed and jammed to overflowing; the tractor exhibit is wide in its range and probably shows prac tically every kind of tractor made. The children's exhibts of farm products will bo another interesting feature. There are 12 counties showing in this pa vilion and some of them could give a close race to the big county exhibits, which means they are about as good as are obtainable. The numerous other sections, etock sheds, floral department, art depart ment and a half dozen others are each well worth a long visit. Interest Is Noted. The fair this year will be hard to "do" in a day, or tn two days. fr that matter, and it will be harder than ever to pass over in a hurry, for reasons given before, that the people as a whole are vitally interested In agricultural exhibits and are showing that 1-terest. The grounds are well policed this yeax. with Lew Carpenter, of Portland, as chief and W. H. Goulet, of Wood burn, as chief marshal of the mounted squad. A dozen of the Portland police were ordered back to Portland today, but their places will be filled Imme diately. The old pavilion has some decidedly interesting exhibits from the various state institutions, demonstrating their work and alms and purposes. One in particular, that of the Oregon Agricul tural College, will be a big drawing card, as It is a good preparedness ex hibit. "We cannot all die for our coun try, but we must diet for our country." is the motto of the exhibit and it is interesting from start to finish. The University of Oregon also has an ex cellent exhibit and one of its features is a collection of the home papers from all parts of the state, available for visitors to read and collected by the Department of Journalism. In ancient times the city of Tyrs was famous for its output of purple. I ' " f ' ' T I - i t -M ; ' .' f - 4 J t - ' " ?"? 4 " !U 7 J '' , 2 - , " t ,f ' - -ft .! t I ' I y" v?--"' y - " TODAY'S fILM FEATURES. Columbia Pauline Frederick, "Double Crossed." Liberty Dorothy Dalton, "Ten of Diamonds." Sunset Charlie Chaplin, "The Champion"; "Two Little Imps." Peoples Vivian Martin, "Little Miss Optimist." Star William Russell. "Pride and the Man." Majestic Dustin Karnum, "The. Spy." Circle "The Law North of 65." Swindler After Earle. BROOKLYN woman, supposed to be either a swindler or unten anted In the upper story, asked A Earl Williams, Vitagraph star, to enter into a weird set-rich-quick scheme. She proposed he should dance with society women each nigrht in a bis hotel, telling- them he was about to have a birthday. All the money and presents the so ciety women were expected to give him for birthday presents he was to turn over to his "beirefaetress," she to give him a salary of $100 a day. Williams asked what he could do with all the money he would earn, and she answered he could get a lot b( publicity by donating- It to the Red Cross, through her. Instead of entering Into the plan the actor hired a private detective, who ascertained without difficulty that the woman had a bad record. But she dis appeared before they could turn her over to the police. She has approached other actors also. Film Actor's Lire. William Russell, the widely known film star, who was once amateur heavvwelerht boxine champion of - the United States, has been furnished with vehicle which displays his boxing talent in a hard bout with Al Kauf man, former professional heavyweight championship contender, in one of the most realistic ring spectacles ever filmed. The fipht occurs In "Pride ana tne Man." The play is constructed about incidents In the life of Russell himseir, he having furnished the story to Julian Louis Lamothe. who scenarlolzed it. The fiirht scene Illustrates perrecny how two scientific boxers may appear to be killing each other witn vi cious uppercuts. swings, solar piexus smashes and knockout punches, et hnth .m.riT. from the ring witnout scratch. Mr. Russell insisted on me engagement of Al Kaufman or some other high-class professional ngnier for the big fight scene, owing to me imnosslbllltv of staging a rignt. sup posed to be real, with amateur talent. New "Stunt" a Hard Trick There Is one incident in the Para mount production of "Little Miss Opti mist " with dalntv Vivian Martin in the stellar role, which, although It oc t a. few seconds on the screen, required a wnoie aay 01 nara wur. i the filminir. This is where Vivian Martin, witn a piece of gum. finds her beloved lucky piece a battered dlm beneath the iron grating of the sidewalk. The gum was stuck to a small lead weight and attached to a stick. It was necessary to show the dime sticking to tne gum and beine- hauled to safety. Never was there a more perverted HIPPODROME Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday. Vaudeville Bll..KST, BEST AXD BRIGHT EST SHOW f BlASU.l. Tom Browns Princeton Five "Comedy Musical Melange." The Girl in the Moon Spectacular Navelty." O'Henry Drama "Friend tn San Roarlo. OTHER GREAT ACTS 1 WEEKDAY MATIXE.,: 104 EVENINGS 154 Continuous Saturday and Su daya. piece of gum or a more obstinate dime. They absolutely refused to have any thing- to do with each other. Time and again the camera was started, the weight lowered and1 dropped on the dime and time after time the dime dropped before it could be lifted to safety. Several hundred feet of film was taken before Miss Martin was at last able to lift the cherished luck piece. Washington and Spies. In William Fox' "The Spy," there is an exposure of spy methods at present. It is of interest that George Washing ton took great interest In this subject during the revolutionary war. He wrote to Major Tallmadge on one oc casion: "You should avoid using the stain (invisible ink) on a blank sheet of pa per. A much better way would- be to write a letter in the Tory style with a mixture of family matters and between the lines in the remaining part of the sheet communicate with the stain the intended Intelligence." New Role for Dorothy. Dorothy Dalton, for the first time since appearing in Triangle plays, comes forth in the robes and veil of a bride in "Ten o' Diamonds": but she I I an eccentric bride, of course, carrying bottle of wine instead of the conven tlonal bridal bouquet. Dancehall girls appear to be her spe- ialty. She was seen as a nueen of the Alaskan resorts in "The Flame of the Yukon." Now she is an entertainer of a basement cafe In her latest picture, Screen Gossip. Rhea Mitchell, the Portland girl, is now at the head of her own company. ana win make elg-ht pictures a year for Paralta. Triangle to do the di trlbutingr. Her first picture will be modern morality play. The old Biogxaph studio In Los Angeles, where Alary Pickford, Mack Sennett, Owen Moore and other celebri ties were employed In the long ago, is the scene of Thomas H. Ince's pro duel n activity. Ince has TJorothy Dal ton, Charles Ray and Enid Bennett as his stars, while he supervises the pro ductions of Bill Hart. Vita graph now has a beauty squad, Invading the New York girl shows and emerging with a group of 10 In tow. While "Doug" Fairbanks and his players were on that record-breaking Eastern trip, William borrowed Doug's embossed Italian wrestler. Bull Mon tana. They say that the natives of Santa Barbara have not yet recovered from the effects of Bull's visit. Alice Brady, who recently resigned from World Film, spent a vacation period in a vaudeville tour of a num ber of Southern cities. She is back in New York and ready to commence work on her own pictures. Miss Brady was a singer before she invaded the drama. mm Reports from Chicago have it that a fund of 95000 has been raised to wage legal battle against Funkhouser. police STAR THEATER ONLY TODAY AND TOMORROW BIG BILL RUSSELL IN PRIDE AND THE MAN COMEXG THURSDAY LEW FIELDS IN "THE CORNER GROCER" TOMORROW PHOTOPLAY PALACE Meet Your Friends on the Mezzanine.' come early. vr censor, whose rulings have been so un patriotic William Courtlelgh. Jr., who was In the original Broadway "Under Cover" company. Is now with Fox. He will play with June Caprice first and will have an Important roie in ine mm -ver sion of the Ralph Connor story, "The Doctor." . Particularly notable at every thea ter where William Fox' "The Spy" is shown, Is the large percentage of sol diers In the audience. The motion picture revelation of German secret service methods appeals especially to men in uniform. The present difficulty with Sweden makes the film even more timely than before and proves more conclusively than ever that the warn ing In the photoplay Is not far-fetched. Mme. Emily Gilbert Boileau, widow of the famous French artist, Philip Boileau, and the only model that he used for his many beautiful studies of the feminine, is at work at the Goldwyn studio in Fort Lee. N. J. She plays a nurse in "Nearly. Married," the comedy by Edgar Selwyn in which Madge Ken nedy will appear following her debut in "Baby Mine." Carmel Meyers, the daughter of a Los Angeles rabbi who broke into pictures a few months ago with Triangle, is now being billed as one of the Blue bird stars. Her rise in filmdom is one of the features of the year. Jack Gilbert, former Portland boy. is to be seen soon in "Doing Her Bit" as leading man for Ruth Stonehouse in a Triangle picture. Although It has been rumored per sistently that Louise Glaum is to leave Triangle, the latest is that she is on a vacation but will return to the Triangle fold. Marie Dressier has taken her com edy company to Southern California. where she will make eight pictures year. ? LAST DAY Ii MME. OLGA PETROVA h EXILE TONKJHT dramatic sensation DOROTHY DALTON The cards read, "riches and love for the Cabaret Queen" the "for tune" came true and with it the stirring:, sensational events that make the great photodrama TEN 0' DIAMONDS TRIANGLE ENDS IN WOE FEDERAL ACTIO V LIKELY AGAINST TACOMA SALESMAN. Domestic Tragedy Is Revealed by Ar rest of Common-Law Hubsnd on Charge of Cruelty. M. E. Howe, aged 42, a salesman, la in the City Jail facing a Federal charge of white slavery, and Mrs. B. M. Capps, divorced wife of Lynn B. Capps, a decorator, of 923 Commerce street, Tacoma, is secluded in a mea gerly furnished apartment at 354 Sal mon street, on the verge of a nervous breakdown as the result of the arrest and imminent prosecution of the man sne admits having lived with in Port land for the past year. The exposure of this domestic trag edy, which has torn two Tacoma homes asunder, was brought about yesterday after Howe was arrested for assault on complaint of Mrs. Capps. After iV '' er Mia v.et Dneret To the I fore TWINS .TRADE. 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Howe is said to have deserted a wife and child in Tacoma. It was a peculiar fascination for Howe that caused her to leave a trust ful husband wit)j whom she had lived happily for 12 years, Mrs. Capps said yesterday as she spoke tenderly of a broken-hearted husband who had once forgiven her and had taken her back. "Howe exercised some influence over me that I cannot explain," she said yes terday. "After I returned to my hus band Howe began writing me enticing letters, which I could not withstand, and I finally left my husband again and .rejoined Howe in Portland." Rich Whisky Haul Made. ROSEEURG, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) Whisky that would retail at the pre vailing market price in Oregon for about $1800 was taken from the ice Clean, SmoothTrans-Mountain Travel via the The" Milwaukee s" great achievement, the electri fication of 440 miies of maT line through the Belt, Rocky and Bitter Roots has established a new era in railroading the electric No trailing moke hides mountain splendors travel is clean, smooth, silent. Giant electric locomotives fed only by the limitless power of mountain waterfalls hu' the famous all-steel trains "The Olympian" and "The Columbian" over the mile-high passes of the Continental Divide with ease. And soon steam will give place to electricity in the Cascades, Washington, as the railway is electrifying the 211 miles of main line through this range of mountains. When next you journey across the continenffenjoy the delights of electric travel via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RAILWAY Electrification end etiem trace I literature Jne on teqvett II. K. GARRISON. D. F. & P. A. Th lrd . and Stark Streets. A. 2601. reatf, mj Lady fairt . rt, c'U never let there." v.e BWia-e. my Conductor bold? vners Lactriama told." chst of a banana car here today. The i car was consigned to the Oregon Fruit Company, Portland, from New Orleans. The haul totaled 264 quart bottles. No arrests were made, but since the au thorities have a clue, action is expected soon. Read The OrecroniaTl classified ads IojGddD Green Chile Cheese spreads like butter! "Electric Way Main 8413. far r--- ,,, SGE- , 1
