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HOME FOR WQMEM . ILL BE BUSHED Plans Ready for Improvement of Site Purchased During Aibee Administration. $25,000 FUND AVAILABLE Cottage System Proposed With Ac commodations for 18 In Each. Refuge for Homeless Men Is Also Included. Chief of Police Johnson yesterday announced that plana are ready for presentation to the City Council next Wednesday for the immediate con struction of a home of helpfulness, to be built for women in particular and men in general, on the site purchased during- the administration of H. R. Ai bee as . Mayor and Commisisoner of Public Safety. Mayor Baker has de rided to carry, forward this plan as a means of assisting. deserving girls who may have been unfortunate and who, if given the opportunity, might correct their mistake. The first unit Is to be completed within 60 days. There is an urgent necessity of Im mediate action, it is explained, because of the present clean-up of the city and vicinity, this work being a part of the extensive plans of the Federal Govern ment; which is receiving the active co operation of the -city and county ad ministrations. Therefore, Mayor Baker, as Commis sioner of Public Safety, has adopted the I'lan of using the 40 acres purchased for such a home, but which has never been used because of the failure of the former Council to appropriate funds for the purpose. Emergency Fssd Available. Chief Johnson says that there Is a fund on hand of f5,000, this having been appropriated recently by the City Council when the city authorities agreed to co-operate with the County Commissioners In handling a situation which arose out of the necessities of the war. It was found that Infected women must be quarantined, this sys tem having been adopted by the Gov ernment authorities as the surest means of preventing the spread of dis ease and thereby insuring the physical well being of soldiers and sailors. A temporary Isolation hospital was provided at Kelly Butte, and there the city has been sending women for at tention by City Health Officer Parrlsh. The county authorities agreed to care for the expense temporarily, or until such time as the city might arrange for some place to house them. According to the plans as outlined by Chief Johnson, an administration building will be constructed at once and one or two cottages, as it has been decided to use the cottage system. In the administration building there will be central heating, cooking, washing and dining departments, while the cot tages will be fully equipped with good living accommodations for 16 women, each to have a separate room. Present Matron to Act. Matron Rogers, who has been In charge of the Kelly Butte home, will be assigned as superintendent, according to present plans, as the chief says she has made a success of that work and teems well qualified to handle the larger ' undertaking. She will have nurses and whatever other assistance Is necessary. "Our plan Is to make of this Institu tion one of real helpfulness to all who are sent there," eaid Chief Johnson. "There will be industrial work for those who need It and the accommodations will be simple, yet ample for the pur pose. Through this means. It Is hoped that many women who have been un fortunate In life will be benefited and placed In a position through care and training to be of real value to them selves and to society. That will be our aim from the moment It is opened." Plans also call for a home for men, to be located on the west end of the tract. These, It Is expected, will be handled In much the same manner as lias been the custom at Kelly Butte, and will be sent there to work on the tract in various capacities. "I have made a thorough examina tion of the tract," said Chief Johnson, "and find that It is an excellent one. It is nicely located for our purpose and is fertile, and it will be possible to raise almost enough vegetables and eTarden truck to feed the inmates. All plans are ready for presentation to the (Council next Wednesday." Wiffl ALERT TO DUTY SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT I' CITY TO j BE CONSIDERED. Portland Research Clnb Will Hold Meet ;j ins; Thursday to Discuss Mattera ;I of Civic Importance. The Portland Women's Research Club will hold a meeting and luncheon at the Multnomah Hotel on Thursday, noon, January 24. The club has de voted much time to the study of social conditions and this meeting will pre sent some practical suggestions. The subject is, "Things Women Can Do to Make Portland a Better City to Live In." Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner will return to Portland to give the address. Other speakers on the subject will be: John McCourt, representing the Fosdick Commission, of Washington. D. C; Mayor Baker and leaders of several men's and women's organizations, who will bring messages as to the thing felt most Important by their organization. It la expected that Governor Withy combe will ask the women to under take the reforms that he is anxious to have started throughout the state and the commanding officer of Vancouver Barracks will name the definite things that women can do to safeguard the welfare of the soldiers In his command. The musical programme is in charge of W. E. McElroy, assisted by Harold Hurlbert. Members of the Hurlbert Hale Quartet and instrumentalists from the McElroy Band will lead American folk songs. Mrs. Lee Davenport, director of the Portland Women's Research Club, will be chairman of the meeting' and luncheon. Eugene Rainfall Double Normal. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 30. (Special) Thomas Roche, Federal volunteer weather observer for the Eugene dis trict, today reported a total of 10.40 Inches rainfall soxfar during the month of December. This is a little more than double the normal rainfall for the month. The world's gold production In the last quarter of a century equals that of the preceding 400 years. ". : r- . ..... "','.' - 5 . . . : i I ..:. ' ' I:.!'---?-.-;.:' - ; '.:-i. .' !- . : . ' . ' S...A15"-' ' . ' " .'. : -' - v . - 'r'". ' . . , .' ..' .. ... , ' ... --..; . 1 4 - i' '5','";"'?' : - - v t' - - - ' - ' I ' ' -' ''v" ' - it x A ' v V i 1 ! S t 5 . s' ? - ' - S ' i - r " : s - - t -yejy - , f S mil1 . wssassassasssMsassosHMagqyaMBM-wmMwa if ai u mmvi wt B S 9 tMSOBB . . .11 ... .or i i i BX..HM ...I. n , i fill i' GEORGE WALSH, ATHLETIC STAR. O V "THIS IS THE LIFE," I" OX PHOTO PLAY, pai EXHIBITION AT MAJEST IC THEATER. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES Star Vivian Martin. "Molly En- , tangled"; Charlie Chaplin, "The Adventurer." Sunset D ourln Fairbanks, "Double Trouble." Columbia Marguerite Clark, "The Seven Swans." Liberty C h a r 1 e s Ray, "His Mother's Boy." Majestic George Walsh, "This Is the Life." Peoples Maciste, "Tha Warrior." Globe Jack Pickford and Louise Huff. "What Money Can't Buy." Circle "The Fatal Ring." lilbcrty. ADMIRERS of Charles Ray (and they are growing rapidly In number with each appearance of this youthful star) will at tempt to pick no flaws In "His Mother's Boy." Neutrals will find this forceful tale of the Texas oil fields ex cellent screen entertainment. They will enjoy Ray's transition from the timid, shrinking boy, tied to his mother's apron strings, into a ferocious bully. Just as they will enjoy Mack Sennett's mirthful contribution to the current Liberty programme, "Taming Target Center." Ray's role in "His Mother's Boy" is a typical one, or at least its Initial phase is, for he's a small-town youth, an un couth and bashful New England lad who is accused of cowardice by the boys of the village. But the Matthew Denton of the play develops into sterner stuff. His father dies, leaving to his son a legacy of Ill-will from neighbors whose money the father had invested in Texas oil stock. So Matthew cuts loose from the aforementioned apron strings, goes down to the Lone Star state, discovers the fraud and tricks which had been played on his father and the neighbors, and wins back all the money, a pretty bride. for himself, and the respect of all his acquaintances. Doris Lee, new Ince leading woman, is in the cast, as are Billy Elmer, Jo seph Swlckard and Gertrude Claire. Tonight the Liberty will stage Its big New Year's eve midnight matinee frolic A number of surprises are in store for the midnight merry-maker and this photoplay-house promises to be one of the hilarity centers of the city. Columbia. Last year Marguerite Clark gave the photoplay world ""Snow White" for holiday consumption. This season she has picturlzed that famous old Hans Anderson fairy tale, "The Seven Swans," and it promises to score Just as big a success as "Snow White." This new Paramount-Clark picture opened at the Columbia Theater yesterday, playing to large crowds of satisfied admirers of the elfish little star. "The Seven Swans" is a photoplay which will appeal particularly to the tender In years, although It has an ap peal to the young of all ages. Not one detail is left out. If the reviewer re members his "Seven Swans." The swans are there and are duly trans ferred to the forms of the brave princes. After Miss Clark, as the Princess Tweedledee, has worn out her patience and fingers knitting garments of sharpest nettle' the Prince Charming, as played by handsome Dick Barthel mess, appears and carries her off in triumph to his palace. Here they lived amid the greatest splendor and were entertained by dan cing and music the livelong day. All would have been well had not the spell of the wicked queen prevented the little princess from ever speaking to br Prince Charming. Also she Is obliged to continue her long task of weaving sharp nettles into shirts for her brothers until sometimes her white fingers were spotted with blood. At last the princess could see that the Prince Charming was tiring of his silent and Industrious guest, so she sadly returns to her home, only to dis cover the wicked queen ruling in place of her own dear mother. The Jealous queen has the little princess accused of witchcraft, and a fearful death seems in store for her when the climax restores the brothers to their rightful forms, and Justice is meted Out to the persecutors of their sister. Sunset. The Irrepressible "Doug" Fairbanks, he of the sunny smile and educated muscles, never appeared to better ad vantage than in "Double Trouble, the five-reel funfest on exhibition at the Sunset Theater. "Double Trouble" is a photo-story of dual personality. Fairbanks, of course, plays both roles. In one he Is a meek and lowly, yet worthy, member of so ciety, Florian Amidon. while in the other he's a grafter, political boss, and trifler with femininity, Eugene Brass field. The sudden switch from one per sonality to another is productive of laughs calore. particularly in the con trasting attitudes of the two men towards women. Amidon. the worthy, gets cracked on the head and five years later he awak ens to discover that he Is Eugene Brass field, political boss, rich man, candi date for Mayor, and engaged to wed a charming girl. Naturally Amidon does things that Brassfield would not ap prove of, and displays such a broad vein of human kindness, to say nothing of his unexpected actions In situations demanding force and decision, that his friends take him to a hypnotist. He is restored to Brassfield, or Brassfield is returned to his associates, but there's tie. yery. devil to pax wiea AmldoaJ THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917. persists in bobbing up to mess up plans which are to land Braesfield in the Mayor's chair and turn the town over to a band of looters. In the end Brassfield and Amldon are merged Into one. with a Brassfield- Amidon chap who is bequeathed the best in each. He wed's Brassfield's girl after that distracted beauty has been let in on the dual identity secret, is elected Mayor, kicks out all his crook friends, and becomes a worthy citizen, Italians See "The Warrior." Members of Portland's Italian colony are persistent patrons of the People's Theater these days, Maciste, in the Italian-made spectacle-comedy, "The Warrior," being responsible for their presence In large numbers. This unusual photoplay, one of the distinct film novelties of the year, was filmed in the Alps, on the Austrian- Italian battlefront of a year ago. Not only does it exploit the prodigious strength of Maciste, the giant of Ca blria." but the picture presents some unusually fine glimpses of the magnifl cent Alps scenery. "The Warrior" amuses and amazes at the same time. ' Audiences applaud each exhibition, which in itself is un usual in these days, while there are many who boast that they have already seen the picture twice. The engage ment of this production closes tonight after a nine days screening. Mike Gets Into Picture. Mike, the shaggy Irish terrier who appears with Vivian Martin in "Molly Entangled." comes in for a great deal of attention at the Paramount studio. Indeed, he might be said to be the spoiled darling of that Institution, for his owner. Miss Martin, Is a thorough believer In the old saying, "love me, love my dog," and the surest way to her smiles is to bestow a pat or a candy upon Mike. Some confusion was caused during the filming of "The Trouble Buster," which was Miss Mar tin's previous picture, and in which she was affectionately known as "Mike for, whenever she was called, the dog would come bounding Into the scene re sardless of whether he was entering a -set- or not. in fact, he seemed to know when the cameraman was grind ing, and to try to get "into pictures.' His efforts are rewarded in "Molly En tangled," In which he is given a rather prominent part which he carries off with credit. STATE MELODY SOUGHT COMPOSERS INVITED TO SET TO MUSIC "OREGON. MY OWN." Federation of Women's Clubs Issues Notice Bearing; on Submission of Manuscripts. Musicians of the state have been in vited by the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs to submit manuscripts of musical setting for "Oregon, My Own," the official song of the federa tion, the words of which by Mrs. Maudb Spafford Burley, president of the Lav. enaer Club, were adopted at the last meeting of the State Federation. All manuscripts must be in by Janu ary 2u and must be sent to Mrs. A. Ulebleeh, 672 Halsey street, Portland. or. Mrs. Burley's song will be sung by tne delegates to the General Federa tion convention In Little Rock, Ark., next April, following are the words OREGON. MT OWN. I think that God made Oreson when all the real waa aona. And rave her every blessed charm he found Dentatn tn aun. You can baar her pralaes chanted In s aweetly solemn tone By many million fir treea In Oregon, my own. Chorus - Oregon, fairest, freeat and bravest I'm proud to call Orecon home. t love her fruits, I love her flowers, I lova her maids ana men. And If I aver leave tha atate I'll hurry back acaln. But I'd have to go to Ireland and devour the Blarney atone To do J ut Ice to the beauties of Oregon, my own. I love her fertile valleys and many rolling hills: I love her mighty rivers and little murmur ing rills; And whan I paaa the pearly gates and sea tha great white throne I know I'll miss the snowy peaks of Ore gon, my own. STAMP SELLING TO START War Savings Campaign Plans Will Be Developed Today. The war savings state executive com mlttee will meet at its headquarters in the Journal building at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon to develop plans for starting the 13 months' stamp selling campaign this week. Some of the out of-town leaders, whose appointments were announced Saturday, are expect' ing to coma to Portland for the con ference. J. L. Simpson, of North Bend, chair man for Congressional District No. 1, comprising all Western Oregon coun ties outside of Multnomah, has sent to headquarters this optimistic message: "My district will put It over big, and I am coming to Portland to line up the organization of my respective Counties," . PITIABLE TALE TOLD BY RUNAWAY WARD Roy Van Tuyl, 14, Says Dis cipline at Reform School at Chehalis Is Intolerable. TREATMENT HELD CRUEL Punishment for Petty Offenses Said to Be RuthlessYoungster, Who Escapes in Boxcar to Port land, to Be Returned. According to the story related to Chief of Police Johnson. Captain Moore and headquarters attaches yesterday by Roy Van Tuyl. 14 years old and a run away from the Washington State Re form School at Chehalis, boys In that Institution are subjected to punishment for offenses considered serious that would do credit to bygone ages. He was picked up by Policeman Ferry while sleeping In a boxcar on a spur track at the American Can Company's plant late Saturday night and now is in the detention ward at the County Jail. Locking In a dungeon, confinement in a "meditation room," being fed on bread and water and not permitted to go out side of the walls of .the school for months at a time are some of the fea tures declared by this lad to be in vogue there. Boy's Story Roils Officers. But for up-to-the-minute punishment, the little fugitive related the experi ence of himself and other boys at the school, rated as third class, of being taken to the institution's moving pic ture show each week with the others not under punishment and being forced to stand through the show with their backs to the picture and their faces close to the rear wall. Policemen who have had years of ex perlence in handling criminals of all kinds and who heard Roy's story, were indignant and declared that if these things are true, an investigation should be made and a remedy applied without delay. Clad in a dirty suit of the school uni form, standing in shoes manufactured by himself and others in the institu tion from which he fled and with i cap, made there, on his head. Roy begged Chief Johnson to try to find a way to keep him from being taken back to the place from which he de clared he escaped because- of the cruelty to which he asserted he long has been subjected. "I etood it as long as I could," eaid Roy, "and then I escaped. A fellow might as well run away; they don't treat you any better for not trying to get out of It. They work you like everything all the time, and If you dc some little thing that boys are apt to do, they lock you in the dungeon. I've been in there several times as long as one or two months. Please keep me away from there, for If I go back and they put me in the third class I won't get anything good to eat. They will give me bread and water, If they give me bread at all. School Held "Patriotic." Roy explained that they have been very patriotic at the school for some time. They have four breadless days there now, he eaid, and' the goye get so hungry for bread they can hardly stand it, he declared. Policeman Ferry's attention was called to Roy by the watchman of the American Can Company, who said a boy was asleep in a boxcar on the spur track at the plant. "The poor little fellow was so fright ened when I woke him up that he could hardly speak, said Policeman Ferry. "I've been a boy myself and I didn't take long getting him into the feeling that I was his friend. I took him to a restaurant and told him to eat every thing he wanted, while I took care of my beat. I was right across the street all the time and that poor lad never tried to get away; he had gone hungry for two days, and how he did eat! He is to be pitied.". Roy eaid that after escaping two days ago he got into a boxcar at Che halis and rode to Portland without any trouble, but made slow time, arriv ing in this city Saturday night and alighting on the East Side, later cross lne over the river and finding lodg ment in another boxcar, where he finally was located by accident and taken In charge. Kindness1 Shows Youth Sere. "If I couldn't take that boy and, by showing him some love and common decency, transform him from his pres ent pitiable condition Into a clean, bright and happy lad, I'd eat ray hat," declared Detective Inspector Price. "I d like the chance." Several other officers volunteered to help the boy and all wanted to keep him from being returned to Chehalis, but there was nothing for Chief John. eon to do but order him held for the authorities of the echool, so he had him sent to the detention ward of the County Jail, where he was made com fortable, provided with a pair of stock ings, which he lacked when he went there, and was properly fed. That some one would be sent for the lad was the word received from Che halis by the police yesterday. ORGAN RECITAL PLEASES LOVERS OF MUSIC WELCOME RE VIVAL OF CONCERTS. Performance of Capable Soloists Wel comed by Appreciative Audi ence In Auditorium. An attractive, varied programme made up of pipe organ solos, violin solos, and two songs drew an inter ested crowd yesterday afternoon to the Public Auditorium. The occasion was the resumption of the municipal series of organ recitals, discontinued since November. Yesterday's concert was a pleasant success, and the renditions were heart ily applauded. One especially agree able feature of the concert was that It lasted about one hour and that the programme was so short that It was never wearisome. People wanted to hear more of it. All three soloists are connected with the music department of Oregon Agri cultural College, Corvallls, Or. Mrs. Genevieve Baum Gaskins, pipe organ ist; Frederlo William Gaskins, bari tone, and Carl Grlssen, violinist. All CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of JBIll-BIIIIIIIBVIRIBBBIIIIBlBllBllBBIIIBIHIIlllHlBIBIIBHIBlin SOUVENIR MIDNIGHT MATINEE Is THE MOST NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT EVER CONCEIVED " NOTHING LIKE IT B4 NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN B4 Had have SOUVENIRS GENERAL A Few Reserved seats still left at 4 Bits three are Eastern musicians of training and concert experience. Mrs. Gaskins chose quiet, lovely or gan numbers calculated to interpret colorful manual effects, rather than pedal work depicting exclusively dra matic action. She showed a wide ac quaintance with pipe organ music, and was at home on the big Auditorium pipe organ. She is admirable in pipe organ registration, and mastery over tech nique. She excelled in rendering the Christmas music, especially Interpreting the setting by Gullmant of the "Scotch" carol, and the "Ave Maria" from Ver dl's "Othello." Mr. Grlssen played charm TODAY THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR TODAY THE LAST DAY TO SEE MACISTE the man of supernatural strength An Extra New Year's Night Show Beginning at 11:15 o'Clock BEGINNING TOMORROW NEW YEAR'S DAY CAVALIER! a show de luxe Tonight at 11 o'Clock they known it, Lewis and Clark would stuck around and waited for this. TO EVERYBODY! ADMISSION ONLY TWO BITS ing violin solos, with fine tone and finish. Mr. Gaskins chose two songs of wide ly diverse mood: "Invictus" (Huhn) and "Requiem" (Homer). These he Inter preted with manliness and sincerity, and admired diction. He has a lyric baritone voice which he uses with both musical skill and sympathetic feeling. Alleged Slavers to Bo Tried. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. SO. (Special) Alice Roberts, alias Alice Jennings, and Emmett Selvidge, of Olympla. have been sent to Portland in custody of in THE WARRIOR 7000 feet of punch, laughs and hair-raising thrills. Clean and wholesome. Just the show to end the year with. WORLD-FAMOUS PRIMA DONNA in THE ETERNAL D PEOPLES I QUALITY OUR POLICY D 9 Cj m m B Go! BBBBUBBDIIiaBBiaaDDB' Deputy United States Marshal Joht Secrist. They will face a charge in the United States Court there of vio lating the Mann white slave act. It is alleged that they took a 14-year-old girl from Olympla to Portland with an immoral Intent. Salem Child Dead From Burns. SALEM. Or.. Dee. SO. (Special.) Paul Meyer, 15-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Meyer, who live south of Salem, Is dead at a local hospital as the result of his pulling a pot of scalding coffee on himself. The funer al will be held tomorrow. TEMPTRESS u'yxfti 1 ATT? i aai --r-J- - "' i nielli in. mi a i