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0 CITY DECIDES TO -HUH FISH MARKET Business Proved Practicable by Ad Club Is to Be Continued. BLOW AIMED AT COMBINE Major Says Portland. Sbould Rot Be at Mercy of Seattle Ring and Council Acts Accordingly. The Portland Ad Clifb's public fish market, where fish minus middlemen's profits are being sold, "will be contin ued after this week.. Agreement to this effect was reached yesterday at a meeting in Mayor Baker's office at tended by Ad Club offioers. city. Fed eral and state officials and others. Ivan Humason, city Investigator, waa in structed to be prepared oni Monday to keep the market in operation if the Ad Club Is unwilling: to continue after that time. Ad Club officials took the position that they have demonstrated that the market can be made a success from a financial standpoint and furnish the public fish at bedrock prices, and that therefore the city should take over the project and continue it. It's perpetua tion was urged by W. B. Ayer, local representative of Food Administrator Hoover. "We have demonstrated the possibili ties." said S. C. Bratton,. of the. Ad Club. "We are not in the mercantile business and do not care to continue the market after this week. We have sold fish at prices 1 and 2 cents above cost and in three days have-cleared between $75 and $100 above the cost of operation. Purchase From Fishermen Urged. "It looks to me," said Commissioner IBgelow. "as though the people who should be hit have not been hit by the arrangement. These are the whole salers, who aparently are making: bis profits. I favor going direct to the fishermen and buying: our product, eliminating the wholesaler as well as the retailer." "I will Bay," said Mayor Baker, "that my office in conjunction with Mr. Ayer went into the question of the fish business and we were working: out a plan. The Ad Club apparently beat us to it. "We found that fish from the Oregon coast apparently are con trolled by a combine at Seattle. It looks to me like a joke for Portland to be at the mercy of Seattle on fish caught off our coast. While I am opposed to the city entering into com petition with legitimate business en terprises. I feel that something' should be done to improve conditions in the fish market." Itellahrr Proposes Inquiry. Commissioner Kellaher says there are many angles in the fish trdae, and that before the city goes into the business a searching Inquiry should be made. "Let the Ad Club keep up the business until we can go, into it on a scientific and business-like basis," he said. ' . 'f ' "It is all very well to Investigate," Raid Mr. Ayer, - "but such- a course takes time. In the meantime, why throw away something' we already have? Let the city rurt this market while the investigation is on." "That seems like a reasonable course to me," said Mayor Baker. "I think Mr. Humason should be instructed to prepare between now and Monday to take over the market and keep It running after this week." This plan met general approval, and was adopted. TAILORS' STRIKE AVERTED Employers Concede Demand for In crease in. Wages. By the narrowest margin. Portland has escaped the terrors, of a tailors' strike. If the employers had not met the demands of the men who slash out this year's style, the tailors were agreed that nothing remained to them save to walk out. But the employers complied, and the crisis, passed. Through a committee of the Journey men Tailors' Union a request was pre sented several days ago for an increase of 10 per cent in the weekly wage, and for a specified increase on piecework. On piecework the tailors asked for $1 more in coat making, and 25 cents more for trousers or vest. .Nearly all of the larger tailoring es tablishments are unionized. Though some of the operators lingered and were Inclined to argument, in. the end all agreed to the lift, which, took ef fect last Monday. JURY WILL DECIDE CASE Plea for Directed Verdict In $40,000 Damage Suit Denied. Circuit Judge Stapleton yesterday denied a motion by the defense, offered as the introduction of testimony was concluded, for a directed verdict in the suit of L. N. Ammack against the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for J40.000. The closing ar guments will be made this morning. Mr. Ammack is suing the company for damages for the death of his- son, Howard L. Ammack, who, when em ployed by the corporatlonas lineman at Mount Angel, lost his life April 18 last by coming in contact with a high voltage wire in the performance of his work. The suH was brought under the employers' liability law. Round-Up Regalia Worn. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 27. (Spe cial.) Round-up hats and gaudy scarfs were worn by a score of Pendleton business and professional men who left at noon today for Salem, where they will visit the State Fair on Fri day. Two special cars were added to tne train here for their use. They are to be entertained Friday at luncheon by the Salem business men. ii... ji.pi . u imu. mnt.iri i mi i mil , , . - - -r , , ! ARK YOV GOI.G TO PAY J ME! M ' i l. - . ' 3 ,p - i Ik ' M h a - I It S '': v, .;;... :. .... . " .-it " II '1 I I ' i f - y v. i Lsaj TODAPS FILM FBATTJRES. Peoples Olga Petrova, "Exile." Sunset Charlie Chaplin, "The Champion": "Two Little Imps." Star Lew Fields, "The Corner Grocery." Majestic Dustln Farnum, "The Spy." ' Columbia- "The Conquest of Ca naan." Liberty William Desmond, "Fly ing Colors." Circle "Two Laughs." Liberty. F LYING COLORS" Is a rollicking comedy, with here and there a savoring of human Interest, the combination presenting wholesome entertainment for the average motion picture fan. There is action aplenty In this pic tured Triangle, featuring William Des mond, the handsome Jrlshman. He Is presented In a three-cornered role; first as a down-and-outer, later as a detective, and then as' lover and mender of domestic ties. There are a number of situations In jected which make for much laughter. The most noticeable one In this respect Is where young Brent Brewster (Mr. Desmond), Yale athlete working in an office, rescues a stengorapher from the forced attentions of the boss' son, only to be called down later by the girl for interfering with her little game. Here's a summary of the story: Brewster, after failing at several posi tions in the commercial world, becomes a private detective. Craig Lansing misses valuable Jewelry, and Brent is sent to the Lansing home to apprehend the thief. While here he falls in love with his host's sister-in-law, but upon learning that her idea of an income is quite above what he is making, loses heart and turns his attention to a search for the thief. He discovers Captain Drake, a guest, paying atten tions to Mrs. Lansing- He also dis covers the captain stealing Jewelry. Confident that Drake has a record. Brewster telegraphs for a warrant. In the meantime Drake tries to per suade Mrs. Lansing to elope. Brewster exposes Drake, who escapes, but is later captured. Mrs. Lansing, who had but a flirtatious interest in the thief, is glad to be free of what promised to be a disastrous situation, while the arrival of news that Brewster is heir to a vast estate enables him to propose to the sister. Columbia. Booth Tarkington's story, "The Con quest of Canaan," provides the public with another splendid bit of entertain ment in motion picture form. The story of the rise of a small-town boy, despised by nearly everyone, to a com manding position where he dictates to Bpme of the "best families," lends it self splendidly to picturization, while the Frohman company, which bought the picture rights to the novel, has presented its version of the yarn with an excellent cast headed by Edith Talia ferro, sister of Metro's Mabel, and Jack Sherrill, the young chap who will be remembered as Alice Brady's leading man in Larry Evans' "Then I'll Come Back to You." "The Conquest of Canaan" Is a story In which atmosphere and characteriza tion count for much and these factors have- been well preserved. However, the story is excellently constructed and has human Interest of the thrilling variety, so that atmosphere and char acterization, which usually make for higher histrionics and setting artistry but slow action, are,' after all, but agreeable phases of the pictorial of fering. The central figure of the yarn Is Joe Louden, a poor boy in a small town, who has only one friend, a girl, Ariel Joe has an uphill fight of it, but after five years he blossoms forth as a lawyer. In his big case skeletons of several respected citizens are brought out of the cupboard and Jo-comes out a hero a promising candidate for the office of Mayor. His love affair with Ariel is an appealing part of the photo Play. No Food in Pictures. Complying with a recent request Is sued by Herbert C. Hoover, United States food administrator, the various producing units constituting the Para mount group have agreed to eliminate the use of all real foodstuffs in the preparation of photoplays for the screen. Through the investigation of Arthur S. Friend, treasurer, of the Fa mous Players-Lasky Corporation and a member of the United States food administration committee, Mr. Hoover learned of the large amount of actual foodstuffs which are consumed during the course of a year in the hundreds of motion picture- studios situated 1n the United States. It was felt that, inasmuch as the food problem is one of the most vital In the winning of the war, and that it was possible for the producers to use THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917. substitutes in every case where food stuffs hitherto have been employed, it would be best to request that durins the continuation of the war definite steps be taken, eliminating this waste. Accordingly, Mr. Hoover addressed a lette"r to every motion picture producer In the country asking that this conser vation step be taken, and was advised by Paramount by telegraph that his re quest would be complied with In every respect. Screen Gossip. Johnny Hlnes, the funny young chap who has made such a hit in several World Film comedy-dramas and was featured In the Marie Dressier comedy, "TilHe WTakes Up," is director-producer-player in FunArt Films, Inc., the new comedy producing concern of which Clara Kimball Young is the head. Ray and Gordon Dooley, the vaudeville players, are to be featured in the principal roles in the two-reel-ers to be released twice a month. Alma Reubens, the Triangle etar, has been called "Dusk Jewel of the Screen." Max Llnder, "the famous French comedian who made several comedies for Essanay and was forced to quit on account of illness, is back in Paris. . George Ade, ' the Hoosler humorist, paid his first visit to a motion-picture studio the other day. He invaded the Essanay studio's at Chicago, where they are filming his "Fables in Slang." "William S. Hart long has been re garded as the crack shot of the Thomas H. Ince studios, 'but with the opening of the hunting season in California, September 1, Mr. Ince set about to cap ture a record for himself. Taking his favorite shotgun to the mountains he bagged the limit of doves In exactly half an hour of hunting. "What Is more, he shot the majority of them while speeding through the fields In his auto. Bill Hart says he will have to shoot the legs off a centipede one by one to retrieve his lost laurels. Margery Wilson,- daughter of the South and Triangle star, was the beau ty chosen to herald the approach of the Nation'o defenders In the recent celebration in which thousands In Los Angeles paid tribute to the 3100 young men called to the colors under the draft. From a delicious diving suit to'foot ball togs is one of the numerous transi tions required of Ann Pennington in "The Antics of Ann," a Paramount pic ture now being made under direction of Edward Dillon, to be released in October. Traffic to "Venice, Cal., Is said to have dropped off appreciably since lovely Mary Thiirman and her -futurist bath ing suit, in which she appeared there while scenes were beipg filmed for "A Bedroom Blunder," first of the Paramount-Mack Sennett comedies to be completed, left the oceanside. At least that-is the reason to which many per sons attribute the falling off in travel from Los Angeles to the beach. Jack PIckford's mother la concerned over the fact that Jack Is showing strong signs of a desire to enter the flying corps. He has Just finished two Paramount productions under Wm, D. Taylor's dirictlon. So he was granted a three week's' Vacation. His mother fears -he will spend the time at the aviation camp in San Diego, trying to join the corps. Mary Pickford some time ago re ceived a letter from a little girl in Alabama, saying that the little girl's particular ben had- hatched a brood of chickens, all of them black except one, which was pure white, and that the writer had named the pure white one after "America's Sweetheart." Recently Miss Pickford received an other letter from the same little girl saying that she was sorry, but that she had to change the name of the white chicken from Mary Pickford to Douglas Fairbanks, as it was that kind of a chicken. Jack Mower, who was Marguerita Fischer's leading man in "Jackie of the Navy," and who also played the lead with Lillian Walker in "The Lust of the " Ages," has Joined the Universal Company. He will play opposite Donna Drew under the direction of Jack Wells. They put Jack Pickford, Paramount's delineator of youthful types, under a bed in a number of scenes in a forth coming picture directed by William E. Taylor. After crawling under the bed. having nothing on his mind for the time being, he fell asleep. Later the director dismissed the company, having forgotten Jack. When it was dark the young Victor awoke, bumped his head on the bed slats and decided he waa in a cell. He yelled lustily for help, and the night watchman came to his rescue. Joe Ryan, formerly of the Vitagraph Company. Is playing opposite Anita King in her new Mutual picture now being made at the Balboa studios. I HEEDS" OF HAT 0 WILL BE TOPICS Volunteer Speakers Are Listed for Fpur-IVlinute Talks V in Theaters. MOVEMENT IS NATION-WIDE Prominent Men of City and State Offer . Services to Carry Out Programme " of Placing Facts Before People. Prominent speakers of the city have been selected as the first draft of Four Minute Men, volunteers who are to ap pear in motion picture theaters of the city and discuss matters of public in terest for four minutes between films. They will appear for the first time to night at the end of the first night performance, usually between 8 and 8:30 o'clock. The following speakers will be heard at the following theaters: Conrad P. Olson, Peoples Theater; Judge George Rossman, Columbia Theater; Hamilton Johnstone, Majestic Theater; R. R. Duniway, Liberty Theater; Marshall N. Dana. Star Theater; V. H. Whitfield, Strand Theater; Jerry E. Bronaugh, Circle Theater; L. W. Cronan, Sunset Theater; Ralph Coan, Globe Theater. Other Portland speakers have been enrolled as follows: Rev. John H. Boyd. A. F. Flegel. Milton E. Kahn, Frank H. Hilton, Roscoe C. Kelson, Ellsworth Benham. M. E. Crumpacker, John H. Stevenson, Lionel R, Webster, Arthur M. Churchill, Forrest S. Fisher, Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, Rev. E. H. Pence, Wal ter S. Asher. Rev. Luther R. Dyott, Rev. Joshua Stanrf leld. George Estes, Hon. Milton A. Miller. Frank Sr Grant. Oregon Committees Announced. The movement spreads all over the country and the state committee ex pects to have a local chairman - and speaking staff in every town that has a motion picture theater. Topics to be dlscuessed are such as deal with matters connected with the war and National defense that the Government, through the bureau of public infor mation, believes it. is desirable to give to the public A complete list of chairmen and com mittees so far named in Oregon fol lows: State committee Sherman R. Hall, chair man: Guy W. Talbot, A. G. Labbe, Charles V. Meighan. Portland commlttee Everett Ames, chair man; Frank Branch Riley, Charles F. Bers. J. C. English. Albany Fred Dawson, chairman; E. T. Cusick, D. P. Manon. Baker C. T. Godwin, chairman; A. A. Smith. C. H. Hilton. Hentl H. J. Overturf, chairman. X3urn James J. Donegan, chairman. Entorprlso S. L. Burnauffh, Jr ohalr man; George P. Cheney, Carl Roe. Forest Grove W. H. Hollis, chairman. Grants Pass Sam H. Baker, chairman. Gresham A.. Meyers, chairman.'- Hood RIver-Brnest C. Smith, chairman; C. H. Vaughan. J. w. Crltes. Klamath Falls H. D. Mortensen, chair man; Dr. E. D. Johnson, F. B. Hall. Heppner C. E. "Woodson, chairman; "W. P. Mahoney. M. D. Clark. Madras Lewis H. Irving' chairman; W. E. : Johnson, F. K. O. Conway. Marshlield G. W. Kaufman, chairman.- North Bend L. J. Simpson, chairman. Oregon- Clty--Hon. Joseph E. Hedges, chairman; Gilbert A. Hedges, J. Dean Butler. - Rainier Fre Trow, chairman; J. W. Sto rey. J. W.' McMllan. isalem Oscar B. Gingrich, chairman; Holla K. Page. R. A. Harris. The Dalles J. T. Rorlek. chairman; H. T. H. Hopkins, Fred W. Wilson. Tillamook Rollle W. Watson, chairman. Vale John Rlgby. chairman; George H. Schmidt, M. G. Hope. SINGER IS PRAISED HIGHLY San Francisco Critics in Ecstasy Oyer Margaret Matzenauer. Perhaps never before have San Fran cisco critics given such extraordinary praise to a singer as to Margaret Mat zenauer after her first appearance in that city last Sunday. One hears the apt phrases being quoted in every little coterie of San Francisco musicians Just now: "Color transmuted into tone." "Resonance laden to the brim with ' the hues of a thousand overtones." "Emotion expressed! in notes, and passion raised to ' spirituality through art." "There is not, . Indeed, In all the world another voice like hers." These are a few of the phrases of San Francisco critics now being quot ed in studios, hotel lobbies and at af ternoon teas by the musical elect of Portland, and. congratulations are be lng passed that this great singer Is to be heard In Portland next Wednesday under direction of Steers & Coman, whose season opens at the Heilig with this important event. MR. LOGAN GIVES ADVICE "Xurslnj of Publio Jods" Declared to Be Disease, "Hankering for city, state and Fed eral Jobs is a disease," declared John F. Logan, chairman of the Municipal Civil Service Board, yesterday in reply to a question from W. II. Heales, as sistant foreman at the city inciner ator, as to whether he should look for another Job rather than fight his case before the Civil Service Board. He was let out recently by Commissioner Kel laher. , "By all means look for another Job," declared Mr. Logan. "It's a disease, this nursing of publio jobs.. My ex perience has been that under the po litical system civil service does not amount to much. When, they want to get rid of a man they generally find a way to succeed." Mr. Heales claims that he was let out and that other men in a different class are doing his work The board will hear the case at its next meeting. PHEASANT SEASON IS NEAR Sportsmen's Guns Will Speak at Sunrise, -October 1. The guns will speak at sunrise Mon day, October 1, when the Chinese pheasants whirr upward from stubble field and thicket, for it is at that hour that the open season, for upland birds begins in this district. It will close October 81 at sunset. Chinese pheasants are plentiful throughout the Willamette Valley, ac cording to State Game Warden Shoe maker, and the average sportsman wll find little . difficulty in bagging the limit early in the season. The pheasant hen, of which orne might be taken in a day's bag last season, may not be shot under the new law, and the presence of the little brown lady In. any hunter's bag means arrest and prosecution if detected. For Ileal Excitement See ft i T a. . v-x v. WILLIAM Five cock pheasants may be killed In any one day, and. not mora than .10 in any seven consecutive days. Wallowa Boys Arrive In France. WALLOWA, Or., Sept. 27. (Special.) A cablegram ha3 Just been received from . somewhere . in France, sent by Ralph Couch, that Fix Wallowa young Be with Haig's all-conquering army in spirit to morrow. See these offi cial motion pictures of the great 1016 drive. 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