TIIE MORNING OREG ONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 191 ?.
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CAR CHANGE ASKED
TO
RELIEF
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TALMADGE
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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.
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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
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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
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from PORTLAND
nd corresponding
points. Rainier and East
Daily, November 18 to 23
North Bank Road
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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.
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Olive
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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.
A COAT OF CLOTH
or plush is this season almost indis
pensable; at CHERRY'S are being
shown lovely models, fur or self
trimmed, at surprisingly low prices and
on easy terms of payment. 389-91
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