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THE MOUSING OHEGONIAX, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917. . '
JUDGE BANTENBEIN
TO RESUME OFFICE
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MAJOR'S RANK RESIGNED
Jurist Frofers to Hold Rank as Colo
nel in Reserve Than Be Battal
ion Commander in' New Na
tional Army Regiment.
OllEGOMAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 1. Colonel C. U. Ganten
bein. of Portland, who hat been on duty
In Washington for the last ten days,
has been authorized by the War De
partment to withdraw his acceptance of
a commission as Major in he National
Army, which was offered him, with per
mission to retain his grade as Colonel
in the Reserve Corps.
The Judge Advocate-General in a
similar case has recently held that the
holding of commissions in two branches
of the service is not authorized by law,
except In the case of a regular Army
officer.
Judge Gantenbein prefers to hold his
commission as Colonel in the Reserve
Corps, under which he 13 subject to call
at any time In that grade, and will hold
himself in readiness to respond when
he is needed by his country in the
grade for which he holds a commis
sion and for which he was found duly
qualified after a rigid examination by a
board of regular Army officers at Van
couver Barracks. He was recently
recommended for retention by the board
of officers of Presidio training camp.
In the meantime he will return to the
Circuit bench.
The decision of Colonel Gantenbein
to retain his title in the Reserve Of
ficers' Corps, and meanwhile to return
to his place on the Circuit Bench in
Portland, means that K. V. Littlefield
now sitting in the pla.ee of Judge Gan
tenbein will relinquish his place, ac
cording to an understanding at the
time of the appointment. Judge Ltt
tlefield was away from his home last
night and could not be reached. In the
event Judge Gantenbein returns to the
bench he would be up for election
again in the Spring, should he decide
to run again.
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WAR TAX IN FULL SWAY
COITRSMEXT IMPOSTS BECOME
EFFECTIVE OS BIAXY THINGS.
lietters Kw Require Thre C-cmtn
Poxtag and Theaters Are
Charging Higher Prices.
Federal war revenue taxes blossomed
forth in full flower yesterday on in
numerable things and further imposts
will be effective later.
The Postoffice for the last two days
has done a regular Christmas business,
people hastening to attend to much cor
respondence in advance of the effect of
the increased postage duty, which pre
vails for the first time today.
Many persons put 3 cents on their
letters yesterday, thinking the act as
regards letters was Inaugurated with
the first of the month. Others would
have committed this extravagance, but
the stamp sellers advised against it
War taxes became effective at the
aters yesterday. Those of the lower
price amusement places that have not
made a flat advance of 5 cents in the
price of tickets, took penny toll addi
tional as required by law. Theaters are
charged with the responsibility of col
lecting the tax on tickets, and they
then hand it over to the Government.
Those favored ones who hold passes
at the various theaters will suffer by
'reason of the war tax, for they must
pay the tax, even though the ticket is
gratis.
State and Government officials who
travel on official business were caught
out on the railroad lines yesterday in
some instances without the required
exemption certificates that free them
from payment of the war tax on rail
way fares. These certificates declare
that tickets purchased by these offi
cials, the price of which Is refunded
either by the state or Government, are
bought for the conduct of official and
not private business. Forms are pro-
viaea in an these cases by the Fed
eral authorities.
FRAUD DEFENSE REGIUS
IV. K. IULLOWELI, DENIES IIAVIXG
MISREPRESENTED CONDITIONS.
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fat on the soldier ration. They rejoice in the uniform. But there are too few letters for them.
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Proseeatlon Ends Case Wltk Testi.
nteny of Polish Resident of Se
attle Who Invested fSOO.
"W. F. Hallowell, against whom most
of the testimony of the prosecution's
witnesses has been directed in the
"Canadian lands" conspiracy case, now
on its second week in the court of Fed
eral Judge Bean, took the stand ves-
terday at 2 o'clock aa the first witness
for the defense. The other defendants
are w. J. iiarle, W. F. Lick and Goot
licb Miller.
Direct examination and much of the
Cross-examination of Mr. Hallowell was
completed yesterday. During the course
of his testimony he acknowledged that
about 40,000 was given him directly
and through agents, as fees for the
"locating" of claims on the Oregon &
California Railroad Company grant
lands. He insisted that dishonest
agents had taken the greater share of
tnis money.
Hallowell. who Is credited with hav
ing been the leading spirit In claim
locating business, denied that he had
ever posed aa a representative of the
tiovernment or the railroad company.
The prosecution ended Introduction
of testimony during the morning by
putting on the stand Pobo Chinco, a
Polish resident of Seattle who told of
representations made to him and five
or six other countrymen at Seattle by
which W. F. Lick induced each to pay
vuu lor supposed "locating" fees.
Albany Population on Increase.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.)-
The school census, now being comDiled
indicates that Albany's population has
increased during the past year. Last
year the census of children of schoo
age here showed a total of 1426. The
total number enrolled already is 1454
and the enumeration will not be com
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES,
Star June Elvidge and Montagu
Love, "The Guardian."
Peoples Julian Kltinge, "Count
ess Charming."
Sunset Alice Joyce, "Love's Sao-'
rifice."
Majestic Jane Cowl, "The
Spreading Dawn."
Liberty Olga, Petrova, "More
Truth Than Poetry."
Columbia Bushman and Bayne,
"The Adopted Son."
Circle "When Women Go on the
Warpath."
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Im and chemicals necessary
developing have had much
to do with the increase in the cost of
photoplay production." says Gus A.
Metzger, manager of the Film Supply
Company of Oregon, who has Just re
turned from a tour of the East, "the
biggest items of increased cost are dje
to the demands of the public rather
than to the effects of the war..
Right now the insistence of the
public is upon big stars with big sal
aries and upon big de luxe productions,
whereas a few years ago a star in mo
tion pictures was the exception and
not the rule, while 4000 feet of film
sufficed to 'shoot' the average three or
four-reel production.
"With the insistence of the public
upon superfeatures, six-reelers and
seven-reelers, and its insistence upon
flawless production, the requirement is
now 25.000 to 50.000 feet of film
which, by the way, has advanced 300
per cent in cost to produce the aver
age 7000-foot feature play of today.
All of the producing concerns are
going strong along the lines indicated
by the public demand, and the result
is vastly more costly productions, but
the increased cost is due rather to the
public than to the automatic effects of
war prices.
The war itself I look to see have
little direct effect upon film production.
While in New York I viewed per
sonally the bigger Jewel productions,
among which is 'The Co-Respondent," to
be released here at an early date. The
picture is attracting more attention
than almost any previous photoplay of
the year. Elaine Hammerstein is fea
tured in it.
Mr. Metzger says that the people In
all parts of the country show the evi
dence of a clear awakening to the facts
of the war and the necessity of deter
mined co-operation to carry it to a
successful issue.
"The big drive on the liberty loan in
the Eastern cities was a tremendously
inspiring thing to watch," he said.
The food conservation movement is
being taken up seriously and its work
ing out is apparent in every hotel,
restaurant and diner."
While in New York Mr. Metzger wit
nessed a part of the world's series, but
professed it to be disappointing as a
baseball exhibition.
In the last game I saw, both teams
were so nervous that they put up a
very amateurish exhibition. The
world's series was no better exhibition
of baseball than we see in the West
ern leagues."
Star.
Those who relish a straight melo
dramatic screen diet will thoroughly
enjoy "The Guardian," the World pho
toplay at me star xneater. Montagu
Love. June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley
are featured in a fast-moving, plotful
tale of sensational incidents, in which
a former crook, reformed and turned
banker, occupies the center of the
stage.
Love plays the part of Rokeby, bank
president and guardian of Marie Dacre,
heiress to a large estate. Donovan,
saloonkeeper, gambler and former po
liceman, knows of Rokeby s past as
crook and levies blackmail. Fenwlck
Harvey (Ashley), a man of bad repjta
tion, seeks the hand of Marie, is re
buffed by Rokeby, and then goes to
Donovan, learning the story of Roke
by's past. Rokeby offers to give him
self up, but the chief of police refuses
to arrest him.
. Bokeby Is blackjacked by Donovan
and placed on a train bound for N
York. Marie discovers that her father
was a confederate of Rokeby's and that
the latter has taken care of her for the
sake of his dead friend. She goes to
New York and is lured into the power
oi uonovan ana Harvey. Rokeby. dis
charged from a hospital, unexpectedly
gets on the trail of his arch enemies
and follows them to where Marie is
confined.
. Rokeby rescues the girl and they read
In a newspaper of a pardon issued to
him by the Governor. The play ends
when Marie consents to become the
wife of her guardian.
"Bliss," a funny Harold Lloyd com
edy, is also shown.
Liberty.
Olga Petrova, the beautiful Polish
star, who bus srtd-d to her stsc ln-
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drama, features the Liberty Theater
week-end bill ii"More Truth Than Po
etry," a Metro play of love and venge
ance. A Keystone comedy and news
pictorial are also screened.
Mme. Petrova is the author of "More
Truth Than Poetry," which revolves
about the "unwritten law." It alo
deals with a problem of vital impor
tance. This is whether a man has the
moral right, when he achieves fame
and success, to' discard for a younger
face the wife who has worked shoulder
to shoulder with him, denying herself
luxuries in order that he may attain
prominence.
Ashton Blair (Mahlon Hamilton), -an
unsuccessful lawyer, is given such val
uable aid by his clever wife. Vera
(Mme. Petrova), that he finally wins
fame. He is spoiled by his sudden
good fortune, ant neglects her for an
other woman, finally telling her frank
ly that he is tired of her, and no longer
needs her. The way in which this cri
sis is met furnishes a highly dramatic
finale to the story.
Both Mme. Petrova and Mablon Ham
ilton, her leading man, play dual roles
in . this production. One of the most
dramatic scenes is that showing the
heroine in the courtroom asking the
world-old question as to man's respon
sibility fir that which forever con
demns a woman.
The story is brought out in a novel
manner, being unfolded as a novelist
dictates her latest brain-child to a
stenographer.
In addition to Mr. Hamilton, Mme.
Petrova is supported by Charles Mar
tin, Violet- Reed. Harry Burkhardt,
Mary fc'ands and William B. Davidson.
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Eltinge Shocked Citizens.
In Hollywood. Cal., the Paramount
studios have the distinction of being
of a very modest and retiring disposi
tion. Consequently, when some of the
neighbors saw a beautifully gowned
young woman smoking a large and
very black cigar leap into a runabout
and dash up the street, the report got
out that at last the well-behaved Para
mount studios had succumbed to the
epidemic of vulgarity.
When it was finally explained, how
ever, that the young "woman" was no
other than Julian Eltinge, the famous
feminine impersonator, matters were
straightened out and the Women's Aux
iliary resumed Its knitting.
Eltinge is concluding a film engage
ment at the Peoples Theater in his
first picture, "Countess Charming."
With this is being shown the sixth
installment -of Oregon Industrial News,
featuring scenes showing the departure
of the final contingent of the Third
Oregon for North Carolina.
Columbia.
Metro gives the followers of Francis
X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne views
of their favorites in a Tennesse moun
tain environment In "The Adopted
Son," a six-reel photoplay on exhibi
tion at the Columbia Theater.
This latest Bushman-Bay ne offering
is a somewhat different play, an adap
tation of a magazine story by Max
Brand. It's a tale of the Tennessee
mountains and a feud existing between
the McLanes and Conovers. Only once
a year was a truce called, and that
was on the occasion of the big county
fair in May.
Then pretty Marian Conover was
made belle of the dance, and "Two
Gun" Carter finds love In his heart for
the charming daughter of his adopted
family s bitterest enemy.
How the feud is ended and how the
two warring families are united
through the love affair of the members
of the clan makes an interesting story.
Bushman makes a dashing gunman
of the Bill Hart variety, while both
stars seem to revel in their roles so
far removed from the society type of
cnaracterization.
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Would Kill "Slovies."
No sooner was the war revenue bill
passed than Interpretations of the
clauses governing motion pictures were
sought. One internal revenue commis
sioner, Daniel C. Roper, tossed a bomb
into the camp of film men by declaring
that the film tax of '4 cent a foot
should be collected by the distributor
every time a film is sold or rented.
The enforcement of such a ruling
would drive more than 79 per cent of
the theaters out of business, for this
would mean that a small theater,
changing its show each day, and giving
its patrons six reels, would pay a tax
of ii a reel, or $30 on the six reels, for
the day, aa against an actual rental
fee for the reels of perhaps lower than
110.
It is impossible to conceive of the ap
plication of such an Interpretation of
the law, the intent of the lawmakers
being to tax the film once and once
only.
Screen Gossip.
Metro Is boasting that a forthcom
ing production will present a charac
ter so wonderful that the star will. In
one leap, reach the pinnacle of motion
picture success and fame. Then "Tess
of the Ftorm Country" is cited as
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first quality and "The Lamb" making
Douglas Fairbanks famous over night.
In "Nan of Music Mountain" the fol
lowing players are to appear: Wallace
Keid. Anna Little. Theodore ItoDerts,
James Oruze. Raymond Hatton. Charles
Ogle, Guy Oliver, Horace B. Carpenter
and Ernest Jay. Carpenter ard Joy
were in Portland with Julian Gl'luje
on the feminine impersonator's film
making trip.
George Ptone. the little fellow who
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SUNDAY
Show Supreme
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Lsve, vengeance,
the unwritten law,
fi o w e r f ul prob
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prise" ending in
the great Petrova
success.
More Truth
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appeared In a number of Ince pictures,
is now a William Fox star. The young
ster Is to have a company of his own.
George was born in Cleveland in 1911.
Alan Forrest, who is leading man for
Mary Miles Mlnter. Is serving as tester
for the Loughead Aircraft Manufactur
ing Company, of Santa Barbara, and
prior to the shipment of every machine
made at this plant it falls to Forrest
to thoroughly tent it by driving to and
from the Santa Crus Islands, a distance
of 35 miles.
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William Farnum
with Portland's star,
JEWEL CARMEN, in
'The Conqueror'
played at the Globe Theater, N.
Y., at prices from 25c to $1.00.
Read what the N. Y. Tribune
says of it:
Mr
Sam Houston is the best thing that William
Farnum has ever done. Thousands of horses
and some stupendous battle scenes are a part
of the entertainment. In fact, the picture
quite beggars description; there is so much
of it and it is so varied. But bigger than
these is the dynamic, dramatic drive of "The
Conqueror." The picture holds the audience
tense, ever expectant of new thrills, as they
watch the humorous, romantic, sometimes
pathetic, ever human story of Sam Houston.
Begins limited engagement tomorrow at regular prices,
10c and 20c, at the
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