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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1918)
THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH. 19, 1918. JITNEY REGULATION SI mm; i FOUGHT BY WOMAN V'! ''i i-- .:.':'!! : i -''(.i :'?:Jii;:;!il;';;;;i!!!lii:il liiji!i;iii!i;!l:;i?:;;i);f!. . T. Mrs. Katherine McCord Seeks . Immunity From Arrest in Injunction Suit Filed. UNFAIRNESS IS CHARGED "near Attack Two City Ordinance a t njn-t ami rlcxl minatory and .iaa That Court Irclare V Keaalallon Mall and Void. Another effort to defeat lb Port land Jitney reculattutt ordinances wa atartcd yesterday by Mrs. Katherln iI C.rO. woman Jltneur. ano Old suit In th Circuit Court for an injunction cnlnloinc city official". Including t ntrf of loitc J oh neon, from arreal nc h.r n or from fillnc further rntntntt char;. a ICBIP'I her In th )lunt-ipl Court a a rault of bcr op- rarion a a Jitney operator. Th Injunction If touch! on th ground that to of th jitnrjr rearula lin ordinance ae1 hy th t'lty Council ir unronatttuttonal. In tbat they tr "unfair, unjuat and diacrtm trator." and contrary to th conetltu tlon of h tal ot Oregon and lb Cmt.d Mate Tha piainiirf act forth that carlr In I'M, the Council paeaeq an nrdlnancf j ra:ulAimc for birc autnaiobil. and Yrhklrt, and provldtnc for certain li cense. In July of th Sam J"r. all 4H. thia ordinance wa amcndd to at-iud th.. provision of th laer so far mi It pertain to machines aacd by funeral director and hotel. M alirc.a that funeral director a nl huleta ar allowed to operate ma chinra and buaaea for blre without It. en.e and without furnlahlna; the I '.. bond a required by llu Initia tive "anil-Jitney" ordinance paaacd by th peop! of Portland laat June. caui of this alleced discrimination. she aa-ert. the city of Portland ahould be permanently enjoined from attempt Ir.s; to proeecute her tor conducting her machine for blre. Th plaintiff aaks that the Circuit f".irt declare the ordinance regulating r arhmea . paaned by the Council null and void. Mie also seeksa perma nent Injunction front arrest and prose cution. Purine the pendency of her auit ah aeka for a temporary Injunc tion. The plaintiff asaerta that ah haa put all her capital Into the motor ve hi le whti-h ah naea and that ahe Is endeavoring to earn a livelihood with tier for-hire car. Jf th city of Port land la not reatratn.d from arresting " her and proeccuttnc her. ahe allege h will b deprived of her liberty, and property without due and legal .. proce-a of lar. Mr a McCord haa been arreated by th city autborttle on verI occaalons became ot her peraiatent effort to operate a foe-hire mxhlna contrary to the cltr ordinances, fhe Is said to h on of tho.e who had th "antl Jitney" ordinance teeted several months a;o la the Circuit Court, at which time Judge. Tucker upheld th city ordl t nance., and held that tb so-called . "l"ro tuno Publico" Club waa operat ing Illegally under a aabtarfng that It waa a "octal"' club for members i ''-S - C77 i - v.'.:' -.; .:, 'i 1 n :-r'-... .1 . . . ; vVa-;;:::n: Jr. ' i ay . i...,.i.i'.- .- f -Ti iiia an ein.iiaafl J TOIMVH K1L I K tTl HK. IJberty Charles Ray, "Tb Fam ily Skeleton." Maleatlc W.lllam Farnum. "The Heart of a L.!en.M Ioplea Mary Ptrkford. "Ann nllv of Clulhrallne Alley." Columbia fclthel liarrymor. An Amerlrnn Widow"'; Kill llart, -The lUtera." Star Frank Kr-tun, "leaded lire"; Mil li.irt. "The Come back." Fun-ct IHiucl.ts Fairbanks. 'Habit of Happlnesa"; Fatty Arbuckle. "nut W'eat." Globe Jack Plckford. "Freckles.". I'arnum Ural "Pmaco Patriot." I'.ill Farnum. hero of "The Heart of a Hon and othr photoplay successes. la a real "potato patriot." He's not vacant lot or a back-yard farmer. for he's lucky enoujrh to have a real farm on the shores of Sag Harbor Bay, near New York. Itlll Is on of the few reslly practical actor-farmer folk, and he has acres of potatoes and other vrReiablea under cultivation or rather he bad laat year and wlil have within a few weeks all carefully planted and looked after by the owner. Mr. Farnum's place Is situated about two mtles from Sak Harbor proper, .on the shores of Has; Harbor Bay. which 1 an arm of (Inciter Ixland Bay. The and Jeff film comedies are soon to be distributed by Fox. has Joined the British army with the rank of Captain. . Beth Irenn. a Silt Lake cirl who ap pears wtta Annette Kellcrmann In "Uucen of the Sea." claims just about everything in slight when It comes to ancestry. Descendant of cbirf-of-ntaf f of William the Conqueror at the battle of lli'tlue... and kinship to James Fenlmore Cooper, Ulysses si. Grant nnd Senator Kins, of L'tah, are in the list. "I would advlpe .1 screen-strm-k trirl to marry and have two or three children." says Theda Ran, the William Fox stsr. "It's a hard life and one cannot help meetlns; with mtny unpleasant thlnirs. In my studio I don't believe In familiarities and we preserve a cer tain dignity nnd formality. As Ions as I have worked with Mr. r;l wards. my director, it Is always 'Mr. Edwards and 'Miss Bara.' but you don't always find it so. There are many Japanese actors workinir In pictures, but World Pic tures claim the credit of having the only regular Chinese motion picture actor. He responds to the name of I. Qune. and is supporting Kitty Gor don in "Her Great .Moment." which will be released ln,the near future. William 8. Hart, known everywhere in the world where there are motion picture playhouses as "Bill" Hart, Is soon to be seen In a new celluloid KM mmm mm r .- - ., . t . kS--fi T .W' 'AIM: v-: : -v .'v-::- -, :---Aloi'. - .'r",') ? ' - '-yy: today h : V-S';:-':' ' " : J; TOMORROW wtli '1c: yy tli -i Aa'bia'sa-i. g3'WlC. . ., -.lii'i'i -iit srwias'ini UNIT GETS ORDERS Phone your want ads to The Orto- WOMEN WH ARE SHORT OF BREATH Mar Have Anemia Knowing It. Without It" taa lry Tbla Fall River 'm4 a Unas of Heaaawraaj He mtmm aad Haa ni Errr hac. T -stairway tt for anemia or thin blood la so called bcaoa suffer ers from this disease Invariably act out f breath from sltht exertion such as walking up a fllcht of stairs. This brathla condition, which. wha aceoir panted by pallor of th face and lips. Is very characteristic of ane mia. Is caused by th lark of red cor puscle In th blood. It la Ih business ft Ihes corpuscle to talk up th II fe rlvlns; cirsren from tb air w breath and carry It throughout th body, overexertion cau.es a sjrealer demand for oxjjen than normal breathlnc can supply and so w breath faat after a bard bit of exerrlae. Ia anemia th caparlt of th Mood to carry oxygen I reduced and therefor very sllxht exertion ha th Sam affect on Ih patient as hard xerrla on a well per an. You can build up th blood, a Is shown by th experience of lira. Fred IletwoiaJ. of No. Ill Almy street. Fall Kner. Jla.a. th ss: "1 became rle. bastard lovkluat and all run down. Tb trouble cam on m slowly and It was som time before I real lied that I had anemia. 1 had to stay at horn from work for about two months, but , not confined to bed. I waa so . .irt of b-eath that 1 would hav to rest oa aula upstairs. I had terribla Headaches and dtxsy spells. My appe tite was poor and I couldn't keep any thlnar much on my stomach. I was weak and thin and my friends were worried about me. I "My mother housht me some of p-r. "William- Pink llils. aa sb bad read . a bout them In the paper, in Kin after J beaan taklnc them averyon noticed "h cbanc for th better la me and I .Xept on uslna; them until I was In arood neaith. I went back to my work and haa't been lck sine. I advise every ." havlne anemia to try Ir. Williams' t'lf.fc Pllla" w hen tne blond lacks red corpuscle la a scientific fact tbat a course of treatmant with IT. Williams' Pink Pills w '.11 cans them to Increase. This can be lemonstrated by a microscopic examl . i.a t Ion and anyone can prove It by "ankles: In a mirror, for an Increase In ''red blood shows quickly In the cheeks .aid especially In the linlns; membranes f th evellua. "Hulldini I'p th Blood" Is a book let full of useful Information. P.very mother and every srowtns; tlrl should .Jia one. it I. sent fr on request l.r th VT. Williams Medicine Co, ji. henectad-. X. T. Vour o n drugrtst sells lr. Williams' Pink Pills or they wi:i be sent by mail, postpaid, on re ceipt of price, fifty cents per box. six boxes for 12 4. W aot pay mor. Adv. Farnum land roll back from the wa-' product from the Thomas H. Ince-Art lers edse. with th beautiful real dene, the artistically nrraniced out buildings and beautiful flower gardens in th foresround. Th potato fields and the truck (rar- den ar In clos proximity to the house. with the xception of a newly plowed field fsrthcr away, which Mr. Farnum haa planted with potato seedlings for public use. Immediately in th rear of th honse th front when coming from the vil la: ar Mr. Farnum's smaller vase table gardens, where he may be descried any hour of the day when not engaged on a picture, hoeins or weeding. Air. Farnum says: "The beauty of this is. this work really has to b done, and I am doing It." Ills farm, as he calls It. is Mr. Far num chief delight. H loves every member of his feathery flock, the fam ily cow which, by th way. Is a regis tered pedigreed Jersey even to th squirrel that has his home In th yard. and "Komo." th family Boston tsrrler. Prepare for l iberty prlve. Douglas Fairbanks last week had a conference with, alary Plckford and Chart! Chaplin to discuss matters per talnlng to the third liberty loan drive. Th mentioned screen stars hav been asked by Secretary McAdoo to tour tbsoushout the country to boost the new liberty loan, and Fairbanks called the meeting specially for this purpose. After they bad finished their talk, Fairbanks Invited them to a pre-vtew of bis new picture. "Mr. Hx-lt." which was followed by tea oa Ioug!a open air studio stag. These screen stars feel particularly flattered that the government should select them for this work, bach star will be accompanied by a professional peaker. who will Introduce them at the various meetings. Aid I ted CroM Benefit. A equad bf film players, headed by Douglas Fairbanks, Constanc Tal madge. Juanlta Hansen, Kdna Purrl arc. lui Huff and Olive Thomas, contrttTuted to th success of a rcnt Bed Cross cafeteria dinner at the Hotel Maryland. Southern California, the oth er day. Fairbanks carried a Red Cross paper handbag through the crowd and collects ed a huge sum of money, perched him self on a chair atop a table, told some funny stories and smiled his famous smile. The film beauties sold flowers to the diners. Screen folp. Now It's Dorothy Dalton who's a "Kodmnthrr" to soldiers. The film player are working this stunt over time. 'As for the soldier boys. It usu ally means tobanco and other good things from the fllrailrs, so they should worry. Charles Ray aspires to hav a cigar named after him. To th rescue! e e Harry P. Hoyt I a prolific writer of scenarios. He has 0V stories to h:s credit. e e e A son of a Pittsburg millionaire offered "Doug" Fairbanks a million dollars for instructions in Fairbanks' stunta. go "Doug" made a proposi tion that the youth Invest the money in Liberty Bonds and receive free In structions. rX says the press agent. craft studios, called "The Tiger Man. The offering will Introduce Hart once more In his familiar and likable role of a Westerner who does things in a big. smashing, crashing manner and. like all other Hart pictures, the new screen product will dixolay a number of novel features. In "The Tiger Man" Hart will hav beautiful Jane Novak aa hla leading actress, while the rest of the cast will include a score of the ablest of the Ince photoplayers. Wheeler Oakinan. leading man' for Kdith Storey. Metro's star, is now wearing khaki and undergoing train ing at Camp Kearney. San Diego, for a part in the world war "over there." Mr. Oakman enlisted as a private in the regular Army last week. Mr. Oakman comes of a long line of fighters. He is a second cousin of the late General Wheeler (Fighting Joe), after whom ha was named. His father fought on the Northern side In the Civil War and he has a brother. Ches ter. Oakman. a graduate of Annapolis, who Is now In command of a Fnlted States destroyer convoying American Array transport through the subma rino gone. t Base Hospital No. 46 Will Mo bilize Tomorrow Morning. MEN TO SEE FOREIGN DUTY Members Living Out of Town Are Directed to Remain at Present Addresses Vnlil Transporta tion Is Sent Them. After seeing Theda Bara In "Cleo patra" a producer was struck with a gieat idea, lie is going to put on a multiple reel feature railed "Venus." and Is bow looking for aa armless girl to play tba title roll. Bud Fisher, cartoonist, whose "Mutt Geraldlna Farrar haa been annually reported retired from the Metropolitan Opera Company, because the directors of that institution have decided that no artiste may sing within the classic walla of the M. and also appear on the screen. And once again the Metropoli tan has denied the rumor. "We wish," they say. quite thoughtfully, "we wish and w hop to keep Miss Farrar with us for many year to come. The only thing la that wa naturally feel we have some claim on the services of our artistes and must give our consent be fore any other appearances are made or contracts signed." Well, well that's over and done with for another year. ... Work has been started on a big patriotic picture by Vltagraph for the State Defense Council of New York. In this picture the country will, for the first time, get an idea of the conspira cies against our country. Corinne Griffith and Webster Campbell will play the leads. "Ma" La Varnie. a comedienne at 64. is the "fixer" at the Paramount-Mack Sennett comedy studios. She arbitrates all the little tiffs between the girls and advises about the various details of costuming and hair dressing. She is first aid to the injured, physically and mentally. a a Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is now in the poultry business on a small scale. He has built a chicken yard near his dressing-room. In which chickens. ducks and turkeys frolic to their hearts content. Fatty's trainer cares for the birds and th Paramount come- L.. . will AnK ,n tricks for th screen. The ducks in "a bition lags and you feel rundown, Country Hero" were quite a hit and this VOU need and need miiclclv thm has suggested the Idea to the come-1 i t S' dian. Mobilization of Base Hospital 4 starts tomorrow morning at Portland Academy, Thirteenth and Montgomery streets. Orders to report for duty Im mediately were mailed yesterday to all enlisted men of the unit living In this city. Members living? out of town have been, ordered to remain at their ad dresses of record until transportation to Portland is sent them. It Is expected that mobilization will be complete by the end of the week. The unit will then proceed to Camp Lewis, American Lake. lor training in the base hospital, and after a brief period of training; will be ordered to foreign duty. The order of mobilization was Issued by Dr. Robert C. Yenney. Major, director of Base Hospital 46, upon receipt yesterday of the fallowing com munication from the headquarters of the Western Department of the Army in San Kranlcsco: "Persuant to telegraphic instructions of the th instant from the War De partment, the members of the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps comprising the enlisted personnel of Base Hospital No. 46. University of Oregon, Portland. Or., are ordered into active service, trans ferred in their present grades to the enlisted force of the Medical Depart ment of the regular Army and will pro ceed to Portland, Or., reporting on ar rival to Captain Otis B. Wight. Medical Reserve Corps, Portland Academy, Thirteenth and Montgomery streets, for the purpose of mobilization, upon the completion of which they will proceed in command of Captain Wight, to Camp Lewis American Lake. Washington, re porting upon arrival to the Command ing General for temporary duty at the base hospital at that camp. "The Quartermaster Corps will fur nish the necessary transportation from their present locations to Portland, Or., and from Portland to Camp Lewis and will provide for shelter and subsist ence during mobilization. Clothing and necessary supplies will be issued by Quartermaster Corps, and .ordnance equipment by5 the Ordnance Depart ment. The Journeys are-necessary for the public service. "By command of Major-General Mur The men of Base Hospital No. 46 are I all enlisted as privates. They will be I mustered into the Federal service in that grade and non-commissioned offi cers will be selected during the period I of training at Camp Lewis. BURGLAR IS SENTENCED Man AVJjo Held Up Negro Porters In Yards Gets Two Months In Jail. John Barton, who held up a car full of negro porters in the terminal yards in South Portland, March 8, and was almost beaten to death by his Intended victims before the police arrived, was sentenced to two months Imprison ment by Municipal Judge Rossman yesterday morning. . He was charged with impersonating a police officer. Barton drove to the scene of his attempted robbery in a taxicab, repre senting-himself as a plain-clothes po liceman, and enlisting- the aid of the driver, John McDaniels, in entering the car In which the porters were sleeping. A state charge of burglary was at I first place against him, but was later I changed to the city charge of Im personating an officer in order to avoid the necessity of detaining the porters as witnesses. J J Lv .-a. . .. ..tl Bmnrrt. f Tr- ' - -r -"1 Iff MOTHERS, LISTEN! When work exhausts your strength, when your nerves are irritable and restless, when am rich, creamy, nourishing food in scarry fflfflLSION Frank Mclntyre, the celebrated min strel man, visited Bill Hart at his stu dio in California recently and after the two joined in a typical handclasp they sat around exchanging wild tales of their early successes, when Hart, as a boy. learned to punch cows for his father and Mclntyre was just a plain slngln' darky" down in Texas. . yQU, wasting powers, Bobby Connelly has paid his Income I liven yOUT blood and build Up yOUT mji. a kuvot moriai iniiurcn in pic tures." said Bobby, when questioned on the subject, "who are trying to get out of paying their Income taxes, but 1 consider it a patriotic duty mamma cays so. nerval lorre. SrflTT' ia riolrw. ins? thousands and will eive 4 Vou the strength you need. BoattftBawa. 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