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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1917)
THE MORNIXG OKEGONIAN, THUESDAT, DECEMBER 20. 1917. war pictures, "Tha Retreat of th Ger mans at the Battle of Arras, is an other feature well liked. Columbia. Admirers of elfish little Marguerite Clark are more than pleased with the last of the Mary Roberts " Rinehart "sub-deb" stories,- "Bab's' Matinee Idol." which is being shown at the Co lumbia Theater. - ! In this picture Bab Is stricken with the matinee idol bug, falling desper ately in love with Adrian, a handsome leading man. When his show does' not prosper she plans to aid it by securing valuable publicity. Her scheme met with failure, for another man was mis taken for the actor. Then, when she discovers that her hero is wedded to the vampire in the play, the disillu sionment is complete and Bab returns to the fold: Coroner Takes Issue With City and County Medical Society. POSITION IS SET FORTH DR. SMITH OBJECTS Nick's station. Nick becomes acquainted with a Lord Boniface Cheadle, really a notorious crook, and is soon a tool of that worthy. Nick fails to get a job from a chap from Hohokus, now a studio director, and he starts to write a gloomy letter home. Then he changes his mind and writes a blood-and-thunder story of his Imaginary adventures, revolving them around Steve, the crook. Tha director happens along, sees the letter, buys it for a scenario and hires Nick, at a fabulous salary, turn out New York ideas. Then Nick meets the lead ing woman of the company and dis covers that she is the pretty girl of the mishap at Hohokus. Peoples. "The Co-Respondent," the unusual Ui; WiliiiiiW Official Contends That Inasmuch as II la I an Elective Office Be Should Have Authority to Employ As sistant He Seems Necessary. Dr. Earl Smith, County Coroner, takes exception to the suggestion of the City and County Medical Society that the pathologist from the state university should be regularly em ployed to conduct all necessary autop sies in this county. Neither does Dr. Smith approve of the reccommendation. of the Board of County Commissioners that a physician be employed at a flat salary to perform all postmortem ex aminations. Coroner Smith takes the position at he holds an elective office and Is ountable direct to the perple for conduct of that office. For this reason he argues that he should per sonally have the selection sl such as si s tan t s as may be needed in the ad ministration of the affairs of his of fice. In conducting autopsies Coroner Smith has followed the practice Ion? in vogue in this county and called to his assistance some resident physician who receives a fixed fee for his serv ices. "There are certain parts of this peti tion (that of the city and medical so ciety) with which I agree," writes Dr. Smith, in a letter to the medical so ciety, a copy of which also was trans mitted to the Board of County Com missioners, "and there are others in which I am, not in accord. Reports Open, to Inspection. "Inasmuch as the Coroner's office is elective and the Coroner is responsible alone to the people for the manner in which he conducts it. I deem that it is just and right that he should have the C lection of his assistants when it be Ves necessary. fit autopsies have been given to phy sicians without reference to their hav ing any special training, it does not apply to my term of office and should not be considered generally as a com mon result of its administration. "In all autopsies performed under my administration the physician is compelled to fill out an autopsy blank, stating his findings in detail, and this blank Is filed, with the Coroner's re port, in the office of the County Clerk for Multnomah County, Oregon, and notwithstanding the statement made in the petition to your honorable bodv. the physician is not obliged to rely upon his memory, as the reports are of the same character and class as used by the Coroner's office of Cook County, Illinois. They are open to the public at all times and subject to public in spection. During my short adminis tration of the office neither the Dis trict attorney nor the Sheriff has made any complaint, neither have complaints come to me .from any other source. Coroner Glad to Co-operate. "I am sure that I appreciate the re sponsibilities of my office and shall discharge them to the best of my abil ity, as economically as possible, con sistent with its proper conduct, and : using my best judgment in relation to those who shall perform the autopsies. I can see no reason why a pathologist from one of the universities of the state should be called upon to make these examinations, when I am sure Portland has plenty of physicians and surgeans thoroughly qualified and who are as conscientious and honest in their work and as thorough and complete in their reports as could be obtained any where else. "I am glad to co-operate with the County Commissioners or with anyone else in the manner of the conduct of my office, but I deem it my duty to exercise my best Judgment in the posi tion to which I have been chosen to fill, and shall do so, irrespective of any criticism which the performance of honest duty may bring forth." iLKSHORTAGE IS ACUTE DAIRYMEX CALLED TO COXSLDER SITUATION SATURDAY. COO Producer Supplying: Portland to Dlacuaa Posaible Remedies Be hind Closed Doors. Portland's milk supply is dwindling and an actual shortage may ensue. The fact that difficulty in supplying the city with milk for the next two or three months is feared was given out yesteraay Dy secretary Smith in an nouncing a conference of the Oregon Dairymen's League, called to consider the dilemma. The meeting will be held here Saturday. "As the big condenceries reach out farther and draw more of the milk that has been coming to supply the Port land city trade the problem of a pos sible shortage looms," said Mr. Smith. "Plans of stimulating production will be taken up at our meeting. We are also to consider possible methods of cutting distribution costs in handling the output of the league's 500 mem bers." The members of the Oregon Dairy men's League live in the northwestern counties and in Washington counties bordering the Columbia River. Saturday's conference-will take place behind closed doors, the officers an nounce. v . lrY I- -"V (y ,1 ; - j V-W4T :'r$m : . ywwwsg n M H If 1 I ;f f - i $ . I I ' . ' , 1 I ' - i "V . A , f I - ' ' i I ' y I I. X " t ' N' Star. EW YORK LUCK" is Bill Rus sell's best photoplay. Those of you who have been enjoy ing the scrappy comedy-dramas of this husky fellow know that "this means more than an hour of corking good entertainment. This latest Mutual-American is a cracking good picture with a wallop'at the finish that O. Henry himself might have admired. Just when you think you see through to the happy end, and lie back in your seat contented with having solved the plot and with the cobwebs all swept away, vou Bret a punch right between the eyes. And then you sit up and laugh at yourself. As "you know me" Kick Fowler from Hohokus, who goes to New York to give his ability a chance to expand and to show the folks in that gosh durned town what a regular guy looks like, Russell is extremely funny. He has another good chance to show his prowess as a fighter even though obliged to scuff "em up on top of an elevator that has stuck between floors in a shaft. Nick Fowler's ambitions carry him from the telegraph office at Hohokus to New York. The direct incentive is to .return a handbag of jewelry to a pretty girl who had lost the bag at photoplay feature, starring beautiful Elaine Hammerstein, on exhibition at the Peoples Theater, has held a promi nent place in the public mind since Irene Fenwick, the brilliant young Broadway star- brought it to the Booth Theater, New York, two years ago, with genuine success. Alice Leal Pol lack and Rita Weiman, then reporters on the New York Herald, wrote the play and it was immediately seen to have sounded a brand new note in even the much discussed and analyzed divor.ee question of so-called "exclusive" New York society. It was seen to hold even more than the stage measure of ex treme possibilities for dramatic situa tions. When the feature, which is in seven reels, was shown by its producers to the reviewing board rf Jewel Produc tions, Inc., in their projection rooms in New York, it was purchased in exactly four minutes after the last reel was run off, by Jewel officials, who de clare it, together with all critics who have reviewed it, one of the genuine picture hits of the entire season. Liberty. "The Secret Game," a romance of the Secret Service, with a famous Japanese detective working to save American transports from destruction as they carry troops across the Pacific to sur prise the enemy on the Russian front, presents Sessye Hayakawa to Liberty Theater patrons on the new photoplay programme commencing today. Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Charles Ogle and Raymond Hatton are players supporting HayakaWa in this latest Paramount production. The story is timely, is said to be re plete with thrilling situations, and has an appealing love interest. Comedy and news pictorials also will be screened, with special organ music interpreting the film offerings. Snnset. '"The Barrier," that famous photo play presentation of an even more famous story by Rex Beach, with its vivid tale of the great North, spectac ular fight, melodramatic thrills and great story of love and renunciation, will be shown at the Sunset Theater today. Mitchell Lewis, who scored on the acting hits of the year by his portrayal of the role of Poleon Doret, the half breed Canadian who gives up the girl he loves, is the leading player in this pictorial unfolding the story of a girl branded by the mark of mixed birth. Majestic. "North of Fifty-three." the William Fox picturizatlon of the Northwest, the land of forests and heavy snows, with Dustin Farnum in the role of "Roar ing Bill" Wagstaff, will conclude Its Majestic Theater engagement tomor row night. This picture has been meeting with an unusually flattering reception from Portland theater-goers, breaking the attendance record of "The Auction Block" on Saturday and Sunday. Portland's liking for Northwest pic tures is evidenced, again by the popu larity of this subject, following note worthy successes of pictures such as "The Spoilers," "The Barrier" and "The Flame of the Yukon." The first installment of the British o Surety Company Must Pay. United States Judge Wolverton Tues day awarded the Peninsula Lumber Company judgment against ' the Na tional Surety Company for $6500. The ait was brought by the lumber com pany to recover the amount of a for gery committed by a former book keeper, H. P. Ford, who was bonded by the defendant company. Ford raised a. check from $37.70 to $6500. He has been successful in eluding detectives. GLOBE THEATER 6 llth at Washington SECOND CHAPTER The great Anna Katherine ureen Paramount mystery se rial, -WHO IS NUMBER ONE? also MAE MURRAY in "At First Sight" ADMISSION 10 rntli m rfli - - U- I QUALITY OUR POLICY ar4 ONLY ONE ' :9 TO JOIN THE RED CROSS 3 Days Only T;0if::s?:Si;i it - 144 s ' v .' ft i 1 i I T J t f 1 jewel a ruuuc liuiis I Present FIRST JOIN THE RED CROSS THEN SEE THIS SHOW ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN THE NEW YORK BEAUTY IN THE CO-RESPONDENT The Current Events Is a Feature by Itself How a young girl is caught in the meshes of a fascinating stranger and the intricacies of the divorce law are realistically told in this wonderful play. """" j j 1 I jSL. i Nk... ..... . ... ..lsl IL- . 1 --"li n 1 f.'"-.' j TODAY TOMORROW SATURDAY RINGLING BROS. , - COULDN'T DO THIS MUCH FOR YOU - I " te.s ' ; - v Jj - I" I j - i 1 I h si ' : t v - - - I ; t , 4 . ? ...' t. 1--VfcK..-i;-.v.'. --.:. .o.M...W..4..v .y.-w.,. v.. .X Jtmi&mstmi 4 'A- THE SECRET GA with SESSUE HA YAKAWA (2) PICTOGRAPH (3) MUTT & JEFF (4) ANIMATED WEEKLY HEY! KIDS! Children's Festival, Monday morning, December -24, at 9:30. EVERYTHING FREE A delightful entertainment in store for Portland kiddies. A box of Krause's Chocolates to every child Monday morning .at 9:30. Don't forget. GO! That world-famous story of life in the great, wild north B ' of a girl and a man who loved ,.,.. i..,. and of the barrier between. ,miaTrr3 The most vivid, compelling, Em spectacular of all pictures pro t duced from the stories of this great writer. Begins Today 3 Days Only "llll'tln-linTllMnffriaMiril BARRIER By REX BEACH in nine acts. Another of our never-ending programmes of super - features at lowest prices. Children Sundays Any Time Matinees Evenings .Holidays AT THE 5c 10c 15c UN H s