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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1917)
TIIE MORNING OREG ONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 191 ?. IT CAR CHANGE ASKED TO RELIEF LnJ North Bank to Turn Over Cars to Southern Pacific. City Attorney Holds Car Serv ice Exemption Should Be Made by Ordinance. INVESTIGATION IS ASKED Today Tomorrow, and Friday Officials of Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Declare Order Is Based on False Premises and Will Xot Relieve Conditions. REFERENDUM ACTS AS BAR OOIN'S! 8 council HAS RG ACCORD Opinion, It Is Pointed Out, Gives Company Little Hope to Drop Stub Lines, as Ordinance Would Be Put to Vote. he City Council has the right to re lease the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company from the duty of oper ating: cars on certain lines, either tem porarily or permanently, but it should be done by the passage of franchise ordinances in the customary way, ac cording to an opinion completed yes terday by City Attorney LaRoche in connection with the request of the company for permission to discontinue certain of its stub-end lines. While Mr. LaRoche does not say In his opinion that the Council could not allow discontinuance of service with out the passage of ordinances in ac cordance with the franchise provisions of the charter, he says the Council In passing on the releases "should" fol low the charter provisions. Hope of Relief Small. The question previously raised was the right of the Council to allow dis continuance until a franchise measure had gone through all the red tape connected with franchise actions. The opinion does not give much hope to the company of being able to drop Its stub lines right away, as had been recommended by the State Public Serv ice Commission. Should the customary process be carried out the whole tran saction could be stopped by a referen dum petition signed by 2000 persons. This would hold it up until the next city election. Inasmuch as there is strong opposition to the discontinuance of some of the lines proposed to be cut out, it is considered certain that a. referendum would be invoked. "We are of the opinion," reads the opinion, "that the operation of these various lines may be by ordinance either temporarily or permanently dis continued, but that such ordinance ahould be enacted in the manner pro vided by the charter and with the same formalities that are required for the passage of an original franchise or dinance. The proposed ordinance should be published in full once in the city official newspaper, and there should be published, in a conspicuous place In each newspaper having a circula tion in excess of 15,000, as the Council may direct, a notice prepared by the Auditor to the effect that an applica tion has been made for such modifica tion, giving the name of the applicant Rnd the character and location of the lines proposed to be abandoned and requesting any person having any ob jections to such proposed change In franchise to file the same in writing with the Auditor within 20 -days from the first publication of such notice. Objections Moat Be Heard. "If the request is made therefor the Council shall then fix a time for hear ing such objections and give reason able notice of the time thereof and not less than five days. Such ordi nances, under the charter, shall not come up for first reading until after the expiration of said 20 days. If euch ordinances shall be amended they shall be republished in the city of ficial newspaper in full as amended. "Such ordinances should not come up for final passage within 30 days after the first reading nor within 20 days after the amendment thereof, and the affirmative vote of four Commissioners Is required to pass the same." ST. HELENS JUDGE DEAD COOTY JIUGB STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY OX WAY TO OFFICE. 4 Many Offices Held by R. S. Hattan, Who Warn Highly Popular and Lived In Oregon Since 1SS0. PT. HELEN'S, Or., Kov. 20. (Special) Death last night removed Columbia's favorite county official. County Judge R. S. Hattan. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy while on the way to his office a( 9 o'clock yesterday. He did not recover and died at 7 o'clock. Judge Hattan, known throughout the county as "Honest Bob," has held vari ous county and municipal offices since 1S96. He started as a Deputy Sheriff and, in turn, was Sheriff, County Judge, City Marshal, County Treasurer, and was returned to the county bench in 1915. He was a Democrat, 5T years old. His term as County Judge would have expired in January, 1919 Judge Hattan came to Oregon from Illinois in 1889. He first taught school In the lower end of Columbia County, and removed to St. Helens In 1896. i it iti ,Ti A it, it, iT, -- V V V V V V V V ' 'if V V.n tit tn RT rtlrst TfjJ 5 Pine Cough Remedy t Thousands of families swear br (fa prompt resnlts. Inexpensive ' and saves aboot (2. You know that pine is used in nearly nil prescriptions and remedies for coughs. The reason, is that pine contains several peculiar elements that have a remarkable effect in soothing and heal ing the membranes of the throat and chest. Pine is famous for this purpose. l'ine coueh syrups are combinations of pine and syrup. The "svrup" part is us ually plain granulated sugar syrup. IN'othing better, but whv buy it? You can. easily make it yourself in five minutes. To make the best pine cough remedy that money can buy, put 2ls ounces of fines (60 cents worth) in a pint lottle, and fill up with home-made sugar f yrup. This gives you a full pint mora than you can buy roady-made for $2.50. It is pure, good and very pleasant children take it eagerly. You can feel this take hold of a cough fT cold in a way that means business. 3The cough may be dry. hoarse and tight, or may be persistently loose from the formation of phlegm. The cause is the tame inflamed membranes and this iTinex and Syrup combination will stop it usually in 24 hours or less. Splendid, too, for bronchial asthma, hoarseness, or any ordinary throat ailment. Pinex is .a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Korway pine extract, and s famous the world over for its prompt results. a Beware of substitutes. Ask rour drug rrist.for "2Vx ounces of Pinex' with di rections, and " don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satis faction or monev promptly refunded, 3. he Pinex Co., JTfc. Wayne, Ind. I i h ijiiiiiyiii Mggiii mm W 7--''? ii&i trZZ- -t I ' a l -; mHttm $ aw ii mim,t jif .-;; ' i, ':' III . i '1-1 ': '' .-N. ' " )?XV- . " " ' I r-: : " .; . . -. - . i rrj' .4 - . ... . 1 , , 1. 1 1 "'Hffrlicjf4 TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Liberty Norma Talmadge, "The Moth." Majestic Hall Caine's ""The Manxman," Peoples Douglas Fairbanks, "Reaching for the Moon." Star Ann Pennington, "Antics of Ann." Sunset Taylor Holmes, "Effi ciency Edgar's Courtship." Columbia Pauline Frederick, "The Hungry Heart." Circle Carmel Meyers, "The Lash of Power." Globe Charles Ray, "Sudden Jim." WHO Is your favorite motion picture star? Mary Pickford still leads In The Oregonian's player popularity con test, which closes on December 8, with Marguerite Clark second and Douglas Fairbanks third, but William S. Hart and Pearl White are climbing rapidly towards the top. trladls Merrll. of Hillshoro. to t, ardent admirer of Pearl White, Pathe's ieariess serial star, and writes thl t the photoplay editor: I want to tell vou that PmfI w,it is my favorite and always will be. She cnarmlng, lovable, daring, srraceful and has a wonderful talent for acting and has such beautiful clothes. She is a good rival for Helen Holmes now. for in me inn chapter of "The Fatal Rini" she jumped from a bridge onto a pass ing train Deneatn. Pearl Whlta. lovable and darlnr. Every one adoree you; are you caring-T "I- S. Don't forget to put this note in for 'my adorable Pearl" for I'm lust aching for her t,o win. I'd send a vote in every day or the week if they would count." Rachel Edgren. of 1180 Delaware avenue, is a follower of Bill Hart: Read this: "Put down my vote for William S. Hart in that popularity contest, he who gives us auch virile portrayals of the real West. When he lets loose that rare smile of his anyone who could help loving him isn't normal. He doesn't pose and strut, either, but acts so human that you feel that he's you're friend. So here's for lean, lithe, lovable Bill Hart." How about you? Who Is favorite? your Write the photoplay editor about It and register your appreciation of your favorite screen personality. "Dougr" Fairbanks at Ieoples. "Reaching for the Moon," the latest Artcraft production starring the screen's athletic master of the smile, Douglas Fairbanks, will open an en gagement at the Peoples Theater this morning. This new Fairbanks production is said to be the funniest comedy in which the new king of film popularity ever has appeared. "Doug" fairly revels in the part of Alexis, a youth occupying a humble position - in a button factory until he discovered he was the missing heir to a European throne. Artcraft has been lavish with this production, which is crammed full of humorous situations and thrilling Incidents. The adventures of Alexis are ex tremely trying and Fairbanks is af forded ample opportunity of displaying the extraordinary athletic skill for which he is noted. Alexis learns that the royal road is a rocky one. He is beset at every turn by assassins, who constantly hatch plots against him. Terrific encounters take place -and he escapes with his life only by virtue of his physical prowess. Eileen Percy, Frank Campeau and Eugene Ormonde are among the well known supporting players of Fair banks. Oregon Industrial News also will be shown on the new bill Film Club at Camp Lewis. So many motion picture people, players, cameramen, etc., are at the Na tional Army camp at American Lake that a "movie" club has been formed and plans are being made for the production bI a number of short reel features. This news came to Portland through a letter sent to C. M. Hill, Paramount-Artcraft exchange man ager, from a former business associate in training for a whack at the Hun. All of the men drafted from the Cali fornia film colony are stationed, at Camp Lewis, the large contingent being headed by Robert Kane, vice-president of Paralta. "Doug" Fairbanks' chief cameraman, another cameraman from Bill Hart's studio and an array of talent ranging from comedians to dramatic lights, are Included In the membership of the new club. Screen Go6sip. Jack Kerrigan is still walking on crutches, the result of a broken leg some weeks ago, exoept when he ap- peum uoiuru liii camera. 'Tarsan of the Apes," a picture In the making, will have a cast of play ers including Enid Markey, Elmo Lin coln, True Boardman, Kathleen Kirk man, George French and Thomas Jef ferson. Lincoln was the "mighty man of "valor" In "Intolerance," and he wrestles with a lion In this Tarzan thing. e Amy Jerome, whose name is. Amy Clare, has an apartment-house named after her in Los Angeles. She's star with a new film concern, the Mena Company. Sessue Hayakawa is now in Hawal making scenes for a Lasky production. Vltagraph is to produce a new two reel comedy series with Edward Earle and Agnes Ayres the featured players. e London film exhibition makes new demands. A bomb-proof, Zeppelin impervious roof Is the latest. Another sacrifice for realism. Estley N. Rothschild is his name. The youth ful Edison player . had all of his hair removed for a scene requiring a "frac tured skull." Grace Darmond is now being fea tured with Earle Williams at the Vita graph studios. Bob McKim, the former Triangle villain now with Enid Bennett's Para mount company, has survived numer ous lynchings, but he fell upon a piece of glass the other day and the surgeon turned seamstress to the extent of several stitches. Olga Grey, that sinuous vamp person who claims Hungary as her birthplace. Is back with Triangle. Charles Gunn and Olive Thomas and Wheeler Oakman and Alma Reubens are paired oft in a couple of new Trian gle pictures. Oakman is the chap who was the kid in "The Spoilers" and the hero of "The Ne'er Do Well." Julian Eltinge Is building a home in Hollywood, Cal., so he evidently plans to remain in the film game. Tom Mix and Marin Sair, a splendid pair for Western riding photoplays, are at work for Fox on their first pic ture of a new series. . . Tes. Billle Ritchie, the chap who claims that he was a Chaplinesque per former before Charlie was heard of, is with William Fox. However, : they don't call Chaplin's antics "Ritchie stunts." Douglas Fairbanks plans to take his Artcraft company to South America for picture atmosphere soon after the first of the year. Fox has produced Robert-Louis Stev enson's "Treasure Island," with that delightful juvenile pair. Francis Car penter and Virginia Lee Corbin, as its leading characters. In "Reaching for the Moon." the Art craft picture, the scenario 'called for Venetian settings, with canals and gondolas, which were constructed at great cost. When the picture was completed Douglas Fairbanks could not permit this set to be dismantled and It is being used by the Artcraft family for recreation purposes. At night the water is illumined by colored lanterns and as the romantic gondolas glide through the picturesque canals the company can easily imagine themselves In the famed Italian citv. r NORMA TALMADGE IN THE MOTH Easily the beet, most sensational, colorful society drama ever shown. Based upon a check made by the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Asso ciation as to empty cars on the lines of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail way an order has come from the com mittee on car service. Council of Na tional Defense. Washington, D. C, that the North Bank road turn over 400 box cars to the Southern Pacific Company at Portland at the rate of 25 cars each day. This enforced Interchange has already begun. Investigation In Soanlit. The order is declared to be based on false premises, declare Spokane, Port land & Seattle officials. It is said the first report submitted by the associa tion gave the number of idle cars on the North Bank rails as very high, in dicating a surplus was not needed in carrying on the buslnes of the road and Its connecting feeder lines. A later report reduced the number of cars to something over 300, and they were de clared to be empty instead of idle, a considerable difference. . W. D. Skinner, traffic manager for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail way, when advised of the order, pro tested and asked , that the ruling be rescinded and that an investigator be sent to determine the facts. The order has not as yet been rescinded, but It Is advised that an Investigator will be sent. Meanwhile the company is com plying with the request. Check Alleged Wrong. "The check Is wrong and can't be reconciled with the facts as regards equipment on our lines in many re spects," said Mr. Skinner. "We expect an Investigator within the next few days. Meanwhile we are turning over 25 cars every day to the Southern Pa cific as directed. "We hope the investigation will re sult in a suspension of the order, as no doubt it will. Because of the halt in the movement of grain to Portland and the lack of cars coming from that source, as well as the shortage In the supply of cars turned over to us by parent lines, our line will be short of cars to supply shippers. However, we will comply with the order with the best grace we can, and we hope ship pers we serve will do likewise." Car Shortage Totals' 2538. SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. Car shortage on the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon today totaled 2538. Shortage of closed cars was 1195 and of open cars 1343. ELECTION TO BE BITTER RELIGIOUS FIGHT PREDICTED VOTERS OF WALLA WALLA. BY Catholics Said to Be Solidly Behind Mike Stoner, While D. P. Powell Will Have Anti-Catholic Vote. WALLA WALLA. Wash, Nov. 20. fSpecial.) D. F. Powell and Mike Toner, incumbent, were nominated for the office of Mayor, and A. K. Dice and H H. Crampton. incumbents. and Frank Johnson and David Yates were nominated for Commissioners in the city primaries held yesterday. The surprise of the election was the race made by Mr. Powell, who had not been considered a strong possibility. He ran ahead of Mayor Toner by more than 100 votes. The result of the elec tion, it is believed, will make the finals on December 3 the most bitter In the history of the city. A straight Catholic and anti-Catholic fight is pre dicted, with the Catholics lined up solidly behind Mayor Toner and the antis behind Mr. Powell. Mr. Toner as Mayor and head of the police department was charged by A. D. Bulman, antt-Cathollc lecturer, with being derelict in his duty in failing to protect Mr. Bulman, who was badly beaten last May after a series of lec tures here. Mr. Powell, a prominent Oddfellow, had charge of the renting of the lodge temple in which Bulman spoke and re fused to cancel the agreement with Mr. Bulman. This brought him, into the limelight at that time. POACHER PEEPS, PEPPERED Deer Dropped; Hunter Hides; Shot guns Shoot. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 20. (Spe clal. ) Deputy Game Warden J. M. 1 1 . 1.1 p , v A I' ih -! f Vc- Thomas says he recently stumbled upon a game law violation through the carlessness of the hunter. Warden Thomas will not disclose the man's name until he is arrested. The hunter killed a deer. He had secured the carcass when he saw three duck hunters approaching In a boat. He hid himself and the buck behind a log. Curious to learn which direction the other hunters were taking, he raised, Just as one of the men shot at a flock of ducks. He was well peppered with shot. He made an outcry and the three men In the boat, on going to his aid. discovered the deer and afterwards reported the matter to the game warden. GOOD ROADS GIVEN BOOST Morrow People Vote Special Tax Xor Grade Construction. HEPPNER. Or- Nov. 20. (Special.) Morrow County has fallen into line for good roads, and every road district through which the State Highway passes today voted a special tax to be used in constructing grades for the pro posed highway. The tax covers both PICK OF jf : vyV world's I SHE WANTED A AND SHE GOT the highway along the Columbia River, and the highway from Heppner Junc tion to Morgan, Cecil, lone and Lexing ton, and from Heppner to Pilot Rock and Pendleton. The people displayed their enthusiasm In good roads when they voted in favor of the special tax by a majority of nearly 3 to 1. Surveyers are now at work, locating the road at Willow, the remainder of both highways having been completed some time ago. Bend Entertains lodge Head. BENT, Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.) Mrs. Mary E. Lancaster, or Astoria, state president of the Oregon assembly of the Rebekahs' lodge, was a visitor in Bend today on an official visit to the local Appleland's 10th Annual at Spokane $14.95 ROUND TRIP from PORTLAND nd corresponding points. Rainier and East Daily, November 18 to 23 North Bank Road The 9:55 Morning Two Trains Daily ANTICS OF APPLELAND: Daily and Evening Pageants. Stunts by Appleland Characters. Wedding of Maiden Blush and Col. Pippin. Thursday, Nov. 22, Feature of Week: Apple Show Parade Depicting History of America from its Discovery to present time. "Heroes of U. S. and Our Allies," And King Pip's Ball. hobtk siinc ticxit Bth and Broadway "PAST" ONE Beautiful Olive Thomas The Harrison Fisher Girl "Indiscreet Corrinne" Bright, fast,. snappy comedy all the way. order. She goes from here to Prlne ville to prelde over the district con vocation, to b held there on Thursday. 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