TITE MORXIXO OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1918.
WHEAT SITUATION
PUZZLES EXPERTS
CITY FISH BOAT OFF
Moving Picture Nevj
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Schooner Joseph Pulitzer Goes
to Halibut Banks Today.
Max:Houser Not Prepared to
Accept Basic Price of
' $2.20 as Authentic.
BIG CATCH NOT PREDICTED
Newport Fishermen Declare Season
OFFICIAL WORD AWAITED
Is Wrong- and That Fishing: on
Banks Will Xot Be Good
Until April or May.
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Grain Administrator Looks Askance
at Statement From Mr. Imii
Yhat Coast Will Be Put
on Chicago Basis.
The' outlook for a basic price for
Northwestern wheat, on a parity with
Chicago'. a jret unsettled, despite assur
ances given br C. W. Nelson, of Seattle.
member of the farmers' delegation to
VYashrngtni). In the opinion of Max
Houser.- Federal (rain administrator
for the! North west.
Until definite official assurance to
the contrary la received. Mr. Houser
declares that ha la forced to the be
lief that President Wilson meant ex
actly what he said In his recent proc
lamation when he fixed the basic price
for Portland and Seattle at 2.ti.
In Mr. Nelson's optimistic summing;
gp of the situation and confident state
ment .of results he declares to hawe
been attained by the farmers delega
tion. Mr. Houser picks several flaws,
among; them being; Mr. Nelson's state
ment that the water rate promised by
the Shipping; Board I to be based on
the long; ton of J240 pounds, thereby
automatically effecting- a purity price
at the trelrht rate of 13. S.
"AH "freight rates of American ship
ping are figured at the loop-pound ton.
asserted Mr. Houser. "and not on the
long foru whrrh. g commonly used by
Kngllsh shipping. There has been no
announcement that this long-eatab
llsh.d rule Is to be altered.
"Concerning Mr. Nelson's statement
that wheat and flour will proceed In
original vessels from Pacific Coast
ports. It Is certain only that all of our
shipments are going from here to At
Untie ports, whether for re-shlpment
er to continue In original vessels, no
one knows, with the exception of the
shipping Board. To say that such ship
ment were going direct to Kurope
would be giving Information to the
enemy.
"I take exception to Mr. Nelson's In
timation that the President la trying
to fool alnybody by establishing a price
that will be altered later on. because I
feel that whenever President Wilson
says anything be means It. Ait past
statements and proclamations Issued
by the President have borne out the
gact hat he meant exactly what be
said.
"Even granting that such was the
Idea, and that the price Is later to be
raised to a parity, or 12.30 at Pacific
Coast market. Its effect would cer
tainly be nullified by the statement
made by Mr. Johnson. But the procla
mation was definite on that point
that the Seattle and Portland price wag
to be $.' OS for the Ills crop.
"Kesardlesa of what la said to the!
contrary.-" concluded Mr. Houser. "th
thing la not settled. I am expecting
definite information soon from Wash
In a .ob.
Co, r.;Morr ,VIit Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE. Or, Feb. S.
fHieriaL Gus C. Moser. candidate for
the Krpublltan nomination for Gover
nor, met the people of Cottage Grove
Saturday, receiving a cordial reception
and many promises of support. He
carried the Cottage Grove country four
years ago and feels that his vote here
this vear will be greater than before.
He spoke remlniscently of his visit
here four years ago. when he arrived
on good roads day and was hustled
out to do his bit with a shoveL Mr.
Moser ' was on his way home from
Kcuthern Oregon and said he would
carry Jackson County and get a good
ote in Douglas. Josephine and Lake.
Training; School Is Considered. -
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Feb. !. (Spe
c!al.) Cottage Grove Is under consid
eration for the establishment of a train
lug school by the Southern Oregon Con
ference of the Seventh-day Adventlsts.
If the school should be established
here, -the Royal Intermediate School
now conducted by the local church
would be a part of the larger school
and two other local schools In the Con
ference would be consolidated with the
Wger irhooL The consolidated school
would have 204 to loo students and
wculd require new buildings. .
.Thrift Army Is Grow In.
PALEM. Or, Feb, S(. (Special.)
IV 1th too names now enrolled In the
Junior Rainbow Regiment of school
thrift Stamp Valcsmen. Superintendent
Churchill says he expects to Increase
the enrollment to 10o by March 1.
Richard Davis, of I'nion County, has
sold lZ7 worth of the stamps. Each
of the children enrolled In the Regl
ment is supposed to sell tiO or more
thrift tUmpi.
GIRLS! BEAUTIFY
STOP DANDRUFF
Hair Becomes Charming;, Wavy,
Lustrous and Thick in
r Few Moments.
Every Bit of Dandruff Disap
pears and Hair Mops
Coming Out.
For a few cents you can save your
hair in less than ten minutes yon can
double Its beauty. Your hair becomes
light, -wavy, fluffy, abundant and ap
pear as soft, lustrous and charming
as a young; girl's after applying some
Landertne. Also try this moisten a
cloth with a little lendertne and care
fully draw it through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time. Thia will
cleanse the hatr(of dust, dirt or exces
sive oil. and In Just a few moments
you have doubled the beauty of your
hair. A delightful surprise awaits those
wboee hair has been neglected or Is
scrasgy. faded, dry. brittle or- thln.
Iiestd'S beautifying the hair. Dandertne
dissolves every particle of dandruff,
cleanses, purifies and Invigorates the
scalp, forever stopping Itching and fall
ing hair, but what will please you most
will be after a few weeks' use, when
yon see new hair fine and downy at
first yes but really new hair grow
ing all over the scalp. If you care for
pretty, soft hair, and Iota of it. surely
get a small bottle of Knowlton's Lian
" derlne from 'any Irun store or toilet
counter and just try L Adv.
YOUR
HAIR
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TOD.tr VllM KELtTt RES.
Peoples Mae Marsh. "The Be
loved -Traitor." -
Columbia J. Harney Sherry. "The
Argument."
Star Mary Miles Mlnter. "Beau
ty and the Rogue"; Toto com
edy. "The Movie Dummy."
Suns.'t Douglas Fairbanks.
"Flirting With Fate"; Charlie
Chapllrt. "One A. M."
Liberty William a Hart, "Blue
Biases Rawden."
Majestic Constance Talmadge,
"Scandal."
Globe 'Marguerite Clark. "The
Fortunes of FlfL
Wally Reid Coming.
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ALLACE REID. handsome Lasky
leading; man the adored of
thousands of feminine fans Is
to appear in person at the. Liberty
Theater soon, according to C. M. Hill,
manager of the Progressive Motion
Picture Company.
wally. hubby of Dorothy Davenport
and best known to screen followers as
Geraldlne Farrar's leading; man, is
scheduled to make a picture at the
Hoqulam property of the Laskv Com
pany, and Mr. Hill has made arrange
ments for him to stop over In Port
land for at least a day and greet his
many admirers.
For several months Reld haa been a
star In his own right, his most recent
venicles. both popular, being "N"an of
Music Mountain" and "Rlmrock Jones."
Some St-reoswriiiloeopUy.
Spike Robinson says: T been read
ing where a lot of these motion picture
magnates are saying a lot of stuff
about. the play's the thing and that the
motion picture Industry Is In Its In
fancy, and that we have lost sight of
tne exnibltor and all that hokum. 1 11
tell you what the picture business
wants. It's good "pictures and half of
these here guys don't know a rood
picture. How can you tell a good picture?
uon t answer me. I ll tell you myself.
If the girl in the party what goes to
the show don't say. "Gee. I wish I had
reilow like that.' and the boy don't
y. -Oee, I wish I had a girl like that
and the mother and father don't aay.
1 wish our son was like that." why It
aln t a good picture. Now I'm telling
xou rignu mill no ounk. I seen
pictures made when half those guys
was in swaddling clothes. And that
dope I'm giving you Is the golden rule.
It s the third degree, and these guys
can't talk themselves sick and not
make a better one. Sure, that'e no
bunk."
Film Magazine Man Visits.
3. C. Jessen. West Coast representa
tive for Motion Picture News, one of
he leading trade publications of the
film Industry, was a Portland visitor
yesterday.
Mr. Jessen oislted the exchanges and
downtown theaters of the city and
handed out many a boost to exhibitors
for the high-class manner in which
motion pictures are presented to the
public both as to theaters and service.
A luncheon tendered to Mr. Jessen
t the Benson Hotel was attended by
Jus Metier, of the Film Supply Com
pany, of Oregon: C. M. Hill, manager
of the Progressive Motion Picture Com
pany: Manager Jackson, of the Mutual
Film Exchange: E. J. Myrlck. Liberty
Theater: J. J. Parker. Majestic Theater:
Ralph Ruffne-. Columbia Theater, and
ames 1L CasseiL
Theda Stirs Cp Argument.
A few weeks ago Theda Bars, Will-
lam Fox star, was quoted as saying.
There's vampire In every woman."
Since then there has been a big In
crease tn hex mail, many women pro-1
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testing; that she Is not Justified In this
statement.
Mis Bara said that these, women
should have read all of the interview.
What Miss Bara did say was that while
"there is vampire In every. woman the
vampire In most women is smothered
by their sense of right."
The "greatest vampire on the screen."
as she has been called. Is now In Cali
fornia making a new Theda Bara super
production' under the direction of J.
Gordon Edwards.
Screen Gossip.
Norma Talmadge, brilliant emotional
star of the screen, carried off stellar
honors hi a Red Cross auction In com'
petition with William Randolph Hearst,
Mayor Hylan, of New York, and the
Dolly sisters.
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Bill Hart's hat Is In Washington for
the President's signature. Then it
goes across the Atlantic for the names
of further notables. It's to be auc
tioned off to the highest bidder later.
Tom Inee already has offered S1000
for It
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Douglas Fairbanks Is being "sculp
tured" by Prince Troubetsky, the noted
Russian sculptor. He is spending an
hour a day at the studio, where Doug
las. In the makeup of a Westerner.
with his famous horse, has been posing
for him. Prince Troubetsky is a keen
admirer of the Falrbanks-Artcraft pic
tures and Is making this statue as a
tribute to his screen favorite. Almost
all the celebrities abroad have at some
time or other posed for Prince Trou
betsky. m m
E. K. Lincoln, with Mae Marsh In
The Beloved Traitor," who is In Cal
ifornia making a feature picture for
W. rtirntv-Cabanne. is also very busy
compiling his tax and income reports.
With a farm In Pennsylvania, a motion
picture studio In New Jersey, .his resi
dence In New York, kennels in Connec
ticut and his Bummer home in Massa
chusetts. Mr. Lincoln has to spend con
siderable time Just acquainting himself
with the different state laws.
Leo nee Perret, French director who
came to this country about a year ago
to direct Captain Robert Warwick in a
series of feature productions, and who
Is the author as well as director or "Lest
We Forget," Is now actively engaged
In directing the Dolly sisters at the
Blograph studio in their first Joint mo
tion picture appearance.
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Mildred Manning, who was the star
In the Vltagraph O. Henry stories, has
Just finished "The Vnchastened
Woman."
oee
Ottola Nesralth. who retired from the
cast of "The Gay Lord Quex with
John Drew prior to its leaving New
York for the West, was Immediately
engaged by the Famous Players for
the picture "Klcn Man foor Jian,
under the direction of J. Searle Daw-
ley. This is Miss Nesmlth's third pic
ture with Famous Players.
Marie Dressler's comedy -organization
haa disbanded, owing to a dis
agreement with her releasing company.
The comedienne has been workiag for
some time past on a series of short
reel comedies. She has made no an
nouncement of her future plans,
a e e
"Doug" Fairbanks is not to be o'er
shadowed by Little Mary. The come
dian la now "Big Brother" to the boys
of the 175th Infantry. Camp Kearney.
Cel., and haa mailed them a batch of
Smileage books and much In the way
of smokes.
The production which will mark the
debut of Miss Barbara Castleton with
the World Film Corporation is "The
SwamL" The title role of this five
reel feature will be played by Mon
tague Love. Incidentally the definition
of the word, which Is of Hindu der
ivation, means one who is learned in
occult science.
Owing; to unexpected delays the
city's fishing; schooner Joseph Pulitzer
did not raise anchor and start for the
sea until yesterday morning- at 6
o'clock. She had been scheduled to
start last Saturday. If sea conditions
are O. K. ahe will go to sea today
after takingr on a supply of oil at As
toria.
The boat is In command of Captain
Brown, of Newport, and has a crew of
fishermen. In addition to the engineers.
The fishermen will work on a percent
age basis, their percentage depending
on the catch. She will go first into
the fishing grounds off the Columbia
River and will gradually coast south
ward to the Newport halibut banks
unless a big- catch is made off the
Columbia, in which event she will re
turn to Portland to unload for the
municipal fish market.
Fishermen at Newport say they will
be surprised if the Pulitzer makes any
big haul of halibut because of the sea
son being- wrong. They say the fish
lng will not be good until April or
May, although the Pulitzer may run
into some fishing grounds and land i
big catch.
W. C Burke, of the Burke Fish Com
pany, of Portland, says be has had
boats out during the Winter and has not
had much luck. He says he bad one
vessel out for three weeks and it re
turned with some "scrap fish," but only
a tp w pounds or naiiout.
Fishermen at Newport who work In
the Newport halibut banks are pre
paring to start their season's fishing
soon. Boats are Being repaired and
made ready for the season. The fisher
men there say they will be surprised
if the Pulitzer makes a big catch. They
say, however, that the man in command
of the boat. Coptaln Brown, la a thor
ough fisherman and if catchinir fish is
possible at this season a catch will be
made.
Newport fishermen are glad to see
the Pulitzer break Into the halibut
game, for they figure this will dem
onstrate conclusively the mooted ques
tion of the size and Importance of the
Newport banks. Also they have hope
that the Pulitzer may resort to the
buying of fish caught by other botas
at Newport banks and will furnish
supplies of bait and Ice, which are bad
ly needed and which are controlled now
exclusively by a Newport ice and fish
company.
The city has gone ahead on the be
lief that the Pulitzer will return with
a big catch. Arrangements have been
made for fish sales on the public fish
market when the boat returns. Provi
sion also has been made for cold stor
age space for handling all oversupply
of fish.
SPEEDERS ARE PUNISHED
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS ASSESSED
'FIXES BY JIDGE.
Fred Jossl Caught After Evading; Law
for Sevea Moatha and Pays
913 for Offense. '
After evading punishment for more
than seven months, Fred Jossi, of 660
tast isintn street, was fined tlS in
Municipal Court Monday afternoon
for driving his auto 45 miles an hour
along Mllwaukie street. Mr. Jossl was
arrested July 4 by Sergeant Ervln,
gave a fictitious name and address,
and was paroled to appear in court.
He failed to appear, and a bench war
rant for his arrest was Issued by
Judge Rossman, but, although 15 dif
ferent policemen carried the warrant
around in an attempt to serve it, until
it was almost worn out, not one was
able to locate him until Patrolman R.
C - Nelson happened to catch him at
home last Saturday.
Eighteen other speeders and traffic
violaters were fined by Judge Rossman
yesterday as follows: W. Eastman, $10;
J E. Pangborn. $10; George Williams.
18; Lieutenant George Campbell, $7.50;
A. E. George, C. E. Sager, O.-H. Liven
good, George Schlosser, J. L. Bolton,
and H. W. Hastings, 15; Pete Ylttlck,
James Achrow, J. V. Burke, W. P. Reed,
and Frank Stlbblnger, 4; and Charles
Wheatley, H. L. Vandergrlff and a
Akal, 13.
The cases Of the following were con
tinued: E. B. White. Mrs. William
Crowe, W. R. Jackson, B. E. Wright, Jim
Monte, August Henry, Oscar Mackey,
John Pelger, R. G. Mattison, C. V.
Brooke. W. B. Streeter and , H. N.
Boehmer.
Plant to Begin Operation.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Feb. 26. (Spe
cial.) The Fir Lumber Company, the
plant of which was . recently con
structed on the range of -hills to the
east of the valley, will begin -operation
this week. C. W. Bouck, super
intendent of the company, owned by
H. M. Sidney, a fir orchardist, states
that he has been logging throughout
the Winter, and that he will be able to
produce 12,000 feet of lumber dally
throughout the Spring, Summer and
Fall season.
Brnce Dennis Back In La Grande.
LA GRANDE, Or., Feb. 26. (Spe
cial.) Bruce Dennis, former owner of
the La Grande Evening Observer and
more recently executive secretary of
the Council of Defense work in Oregon,
is again back as owner and editor of
the La Grande Observer. Clarke Letter,
who has been editor and publisher for
th. ver. hos moved to Portland.
Praised
"All of my customers praise
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,"
writes Albert Beard, Fowler,- III.
Try it when you have a cough or
cold.
eOOIHS ARE TO AID
Effort to Be Made to Register
Shipyard Workers.
WANY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
County Clerk Beveridge Will Es
tablish Places Xear Plants for
Employes to List Selves, Say- ,
lng Trip to Courthouse.
For the first time in the history of
Portland outside registration booths
are to be established in' and around
the several shipbuilding plants 'along
the water front in order that tne tnou
sands of shipyard wonkers who have
come to Portland within the last six
months may become registered voters
and thus exercise the franchise at the
forthcoming primary and general elec
Announcement of this new departure
In registration work was made yes
terdav by County clerk Beveridge, fol
lowing a conference with J. R. Bowles,
president of the Northwestern Steel
Company. The booths will be estab
llshed March 1, and will be main
tained until all registration books are
closed for the primary election, wnicn
is less than three months away.
Booth to Be Movable. '
According to tentative . plans an
nounced yesterday by Mr. Beveridge, a
registration booth -will be maintained
in or close to each of the shipyards for
a period of 1 days.. After one ship
yard has been . thoroughly canvassed
and every employe given an opportun
ity to register, the booth will be moved
to another shipyard.
"Investigation during the last- few
days has shown that there are thou
sands of workers In the Portland ship
yards who have lived here the required
six months, but who have not regis
tered." said Mr. Beveridgo yesterday.
"Mv nurnose in establishing these
booths is to accommodate these men
who are engaged in a patriotic work
and likewise to acquaint them with the
fact that they can become legal voters.
"Thousands of men now employed In
this industry have moved their fami
lies to' Portland within the last year
and without doubt rntend to remain
here permanently. If. an opportunity
Is given tliese men to register, I pre
dict that the Multnomah County regis
tration figures will total close to 100,
000 iby election time. The present reg
istration is;omething more than 80,
000." Borne Mast Register Anew.
Mr. Beveridge likewise called atten
tion to the fact that persons who have
changed their residences since they
last registered must re-register if tney
would vote at the coming elections.
Hundreds of people have removed from
their former precincts, but have failed
to be reclassified on the registration
books.
It is highly Imperative that these
people register again as quickly as pos
sible, or they may find themselves un
able to vote on election day," Mr.
Beveridge advised.
Aecordlnar to the plans to establish
By All
registration booths near the shipyards,
Mr. Beveridge will send one or two of
his deputies to take charge with the
full registration equipment, and those
who register at these special booths
will not be compelled to go to the
Courthouse to register again.
The registration books will close one
month; prior to the -date of the pri
mary election. May 16.-
UNCLE SAM - NEEDS HELP
Open Competitive- .-Examinations
Planned for Positions. "
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces open competitive
examinations as follows: .
Inspector of tests (male). In .the Ordnance
Department at Large at various manufactur
ing--plants. Within the United, -at- entrance
salaries ranging from SlOO'i ti. )5CU) a-year.H
Expert aide (male), at various vy-yards
and other naval establishments of th$ United
States, to supervise electrical and ' mef hanl.
cal, structural, telephone and transportation
installations, at entrance salaries '--ransins
from $1.48 to 60.04 per diem.
Supervising- enKlneer, construction (male),
at various Navy-yards and other naval es
tablishments throughout the United-. States
at entrance salaries ranging from 60.04 to
10 per diem'.
Junior accountant- (male) from 100 to 200
vacancies In the finance division. Ordnance
Department of the War Department,' at sal-.
arles ranging from 61 200 to $1800 a ytar.
NOW
PLAYING
v. I S3 v - h
lfo7foBiiSS -
March IS. 19:8. forest and field clerk
(male and female). The Department of Agri
culture has stated that owing to the diffi
culty in filling vacancies in the position of
forept clerk, it Is Imperative that female
eliglbles be made available tor appointment
to the position of forest clerk.
A knowledge of bookkeeping, typewriting
and stenography is required:, for this ex
amination. .
March 10, 1018, Investigator In bulk grain
handling (male) In the Bureau of Markets.
Department of Agriculture, for duty in
Washington, D. C. or In the-field, at en
trance salaries ranging from $2000 to 62300
a year.
March 28, 1918. senior mechanical engin
eers (male) In the Interstate Commerce
Commission at salaries ranging from f 1800
to 6-700 a year. . ;-
Further information ani'., application
forms may be obtained "from M. K.
Wlgton, local secretary,, board of
United States Civil Service Examiners,
Postoffice building, Portland, Or.
jCottag-e Grove Sets Election Date.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.;' Feb. 26.
(Soecial.) A special election will be
held here March: 4 to amijnd. the city
charter so that It will "conform with
the measure enacted by the people, re
quiring that city elections; be held at
the same time as state elections. The
amendments provide that city officers
be elected for two years,; Instead of
one, and councilmen for foiir years, in
stead of for two.; Jj
Read The Oregonlan classified ails.