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THE 3IORXING .OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAT 1, 1918. 8 EVA REFUSES TO WED other at solitaire, stopping occasionally Ia mill nff nnma rinrins pvmnftsHf ail. ' venture. It's a keen act. Frank Fisher and Elbrle Gllmore, both delightful vocalists, offer a bit of bashful courtship, set to musio and good fun. Their lines are clever and there's a ring of sincerity in all they do, even to Fisher's boob comedy. "Wedding Shells" is one of the usual glrl-glrl acts, with a sextet of pretty maids in various sets of clothes; a comedian, James Horn, and a little prima donna Bills Burke girl with s sweet voice. The dramatlo film stow this week Is "My Father," another episode In the educational and patriotic series pre senting Benjamin Chapln in "The Son of Democracy." Dark-Eyed and Black-Haired Daughter of Russia, in Court. City Commission Approves Re duction of Half Cent Per SUITOR BRINGS NEW SUIT Quart to Consumers. ' L - Judge Jones Haa Ho Patience With Man Who Helps Woman to Get Divorce and Then Cannot OTHER RULINGS PROPOSED WAR SERVICE EXPANDS Land Her Himself. GUT III filILK PRICE fri :?FM!i t!i'iiyiyi i IS RECOMMENDED W 1 mmm mWmmmM 1 1 Days A uvCJ n n Jae.-.. Return o' Unsold Milk by Grocers Haled Against at Neediest Waste.. Commission Farther Itecom- mends Reform In Delivery. A reduction of one-half a cent a I quart on milk delivered In Portland at retail la recommended by the Cltr Milk Commission appointed by Mayor Baker. In a report made publlo yes terday. The committee makes the rec ommendation after an extensive ln- . vesttgatloa. It Is recommended also that the price to producers selling to I paatenrlslnc plants be cut from H cents to t cents f. o. b. Portland. Consumers now are paytna -12H cents a quart. The commission's rec ommendation la IS cents from now an- ttl August J. Further recommenda tion Is made that wholesalers disco a- I ttnue the practice of taking back from rrocers milk not used. At present the (rocers turn back the milk they do not I sell. This practice has resulted. It ts said. In many dealers ordering more milk than they expect to sell and the consequent loss Is greac Whether or not the milk dealers will comply with the recommendation of the I oommissloa is a question, but Inasmuch as these dealers complied with the rul ing when the recommendation last Fall I was In faror of an adrance la pries, I similar action la expected now. - The commission, the members of I which are Henry E. Reed. W. L. Brew ster and Mrs. W. B Ayer. announces that It will hold further meetings and make further investigations In July to determine the proper pries for milk after Aurust 1. Ths report mads yesterday rasas as follows: The Clry M!!k CoinralMlos has had asdsrl eoasidarstloa the price oi milk, eed la vlaw I f the comm.ocem.nc f the arvaa read parfod the romm:lon e:ievae that tt Is warranted la reeommsadins a l.m extra rjr ra4oct!oa la the price of ratal! mtlk. W. are alee convinced that at laaat eae rwferm ran be made Immadlat.ir to the delivery. I which will save the distributor some oil the waste to which they are low subjected. We therefore recommend: That the price cf recall milk to the Co- I senior eatll airut be 12 cats per en art. I and that the dietnbator pay the producer I f rents por- quart f. o. b. Portland. I That the mi.K ea!l la bottles te rreeere I and ethers most not be r. turned aad most I be paid for at the tall prtre. I That aa Inspector from the mtlk dlvtslea I ef the Uuroaa of Health be dotallsd te aid I the eemmissioa la the enforcement ef the I abov recommendations as to price aad re-1 tamed mi;a. I Mi:k delivery renulree reform la erdes tel prevent some of the wasteful methede sew I te nee. The eommlssloa will, therefore, eoa I trnoe Ite Inreatlsacloa of the delivery ef mlik. and parucu.arty of the ticket arstem for retail milk, aad the dlstrtctlas ef the el'tr so es t prevent duplication ef rentes. Iteartass wui be held and a report made early Is July oa the delivery of milk, ell which time the price ef ml'.k wl.l be recon sidered, with a view te further action. 'MP" HAS FINE COMEDY i vkj ? : r. -1 ( i r. t w , -2 . ' v. 1 'ir" vtajX lL-.' I . i -' v .i w'.? . s Serene Jrvsrr JfSr y&cc- stfss?4Jor f ELECTKlCib EFFECTS DECLARED TO BE CORGEOI S. . ee4-ye. Bieelwar, Oae of Meet I FrwtratlwM Ads That Has Ba trmt West This Season. TODAY'S FILM FEATXRES. Sunset "Enlighten Thy Diuih ter." Liberty "Ths Fall of ths Ro manoffs." ' Majestic Clara Williams, "Car men of ths Klondike." Peoples Dou (las Fairbanks. "Mr. Kix-lt." Columbla Jack Plekford. "His Majesty. Bunker Bean." Star "Who"s Tour Neighbor?" Globe House Peters, "Happiness of Three Women"; Fatty Ar buckle. "Ths Butcher Boy." Liberty. One of the most, pretentious acta that has been sent West this season will be "Oood-bye. Broadway." which will monopolise ths performance at ths Hip vodrome, beclnmna tomorrow. The company contarns almost two-score of performer, of whom IS are good-look- fTlHE Fall of ths Romanoffs." that in youns women. Ths cast Is headed I ' remarkable elfbt-resl Herbert by Joe Roberts, a comedian of wide X Brenon photopUy of Rnssla reputation, especially In the Mlddls Umdlng np to ,od ncJudlf; ths klllln Mabel LeCou.er. prima donna; Qurot th InUmou, moak. RmipmUo. o9n, harlrk. one of the most laushabla of " ernaifement this mornlnc at ths "nut" funsters, and Bobbls Roberts, a I Ubertr Theater. but Charlie hasn't been the same since he saw 'Cleopatra.' and with the war and every thlnr one must be careful of all thetr pos sessions, no matter now Insignificant. remarkable dancer. heroically "Upod-bye. Broadway," Is elaborate, especially the electrical ef fects. "Iceland." ths most prstentlous of ths effects. Is declared to be gor geous. The brilliantly Illuminated cabaret la New Tork aad Inn In Eng land and the scene "Panama" all show the hand of ths master electrician. As to ths comedy, the work of Mr. r.oberts and ths other members of ths company is said to be unqualifiedly pleasing- The chorus Is weil trained. especially as regards Its danelng abil ities, and too girls hare attractive voices. Ths costuming of ths per formers Is slahorats. "Uood-bye. Broadway." -will be riven Its first performance tomorrow after noon and will thereafter rontlauo ths feature the rest of ths week. lilod . .-. ths monk who fought Rasputin and almost lost his llfs be causa of his opposition to ths man who controlled ths Russian eourt. Is ons of the leading figures of thla drama. Nance O'Nell. famous stags tragsdl enne; Conway Tsarls. leading man for Clara Kimball Toung aad other stars; Alfred. Hickman. Miss ONellls hus band, and other well-known players are members of as unusually com petent cast. Ths history of Russia within ths past two ysars Is destined to plsy an Important part la ths resume of af fairs of the 20th csntnry. This his tory, with Its plots. Intrigues and re to lotioa. are visualised In "Ths Fall of ths Romanoffs." Twelve thousand square mllee 7.110. ) seres constitute the rlco land of Japan, which feeds a nation of about i4.00.v people on aa average of a ponnd a day ffr each person. Stars Meet the President. Thla ts Chsrlls Murray's vsrston of ths meeting between Mary Plekford, Douglas Fairbanks and President Wll son. which occurred when ths cinema stars visited Washington to start on thetr liberty loan tours. "It was all very pleasant and vary wondsrful." says Charlie. "Ths Pros! dent asked Mary If she liked pictures and Mary amid 'Tea. and did Mr. Wil son Ilka being President. Then Douglas Fairbanks butted In and bet ho could climb ths side of ths Cspltol quicker thsn ths President, and ths President smiled and said be guessed so. Then ths President aaked Doug If be would like to climb tho Cabinet and Doug said hs would, but ha was afraid he would get a splinter In his finger. Marr naked tho President If hs svsr For Biliousness, Bad Breath, went ,'n or worksd right 1 J . V J : J I lawn. n . i ihiwui iimuwu (.OldS, indigestion and sometimes hs went on location, but that Constipation. - - ' I n 414 ra0,t c wrk in ths dsvslop- ing-rwom. "Doug couldn't keen still and ho bet Enjoy Life! Liven Your Liver I01 could leap over we CASCARETS" FOR YOUR BOILS IF HEADACHY. SICK and Dowels Tonight and Feel Fine. desk qulcksr than the President could himself, and ths President said hs wasn't doing much leaping theao days- Just standing solidly oa hla feet. After that the President patted Mary on the head aad said sh was a good tittle girl to buy so many liberty bonds and ho gavo Dors; a permit to Jump across tho Potomac any time hs wanted ts. Be wars of Theda. JS. V. Durllng. In his "Reel Rlalto" la tho New Tork Telegraph, writes this from Los Angeles: stare Theda Ban came te Hollywood th. Vlno-str.t Rainy Thnrsday Cluh aaa formed Home ouard. The ladlee have ao special aalforma Sat the potato mashor mmi te I bo the two-' weapon, sirs. Cbarire Puhr, ipreeld.at of the c uh. says: "I have Both n af.ia.t sties Bars, aad T don't doubt mat off the eereea ahe Is triad te rowers lead JuAAae Lao sest sis yeu ever tasted. Praise for Xazlmova Play. Life, tho cynic, and an exaggerated ons when motion pictures are up for discussion, has made a remarkable confesHlon. There Is one motion pic ture almost worth while, for it really approaches the real drama. Read what the dramatic critic of this weekly says In a recent Issue: "There Is In New York a 'movie which comes very near to being a play. In the dramatic sense. Ths play la question Is "Revelation and it Is re markable In tho fact that It comes nearer to being a play performed con aecutlvely without the usual exasper ating "movie tricka than anything shown on the screen for a long time. There Is a miraculous episode the vlr gin appearing In a rose bush where photographio trickery Is used legitl mately. Kazlmova impersonates ths story's herolnt, and although her voles ts not heard, shs has never appeared to greater artistic advantage. "Ths character of ths artist's gamins model, changed by a credible experience In rellirton to a woman of character, gives full range to her versatility and to her command of physical expression. It may not bs possible to sea 'Re vela tlon" now, but It Is worth noting that there haa been one Tnovle which ap preached being a real drama." Screen Gossip. The Dolly Sisters wesr SS different costumes In Screen Classics' "Ths Million Hollar Dollies." Ths clothss cost over 1100.000. e o . e Charles Ray Is becoming a fistic ex pert and haa been rn training for nearly six weeks. Every picture ths nsxt fsw months calls for him to have a scrap. In "Playing ths Game" he haa ons of ths best that was sver scrsened. When Ben Turpln. ths well-known cross-eyed comedian In Paramount- Mack Bennett comedies, wss knocked out In a fight a short whlls ago, the first thing hs said wKen he came to. was. "Where's a mirror? I want to see If my eyes are still crooked." Ben ex plained that they got that way through his being hit on the head while In vaudeville, and a doctor told him that If hs ever got another crack like that it might Jar tbem back Into shape. see Winifred Kingston. Dustln Farnum's well-known leading lady, notwith standing being Isolated while ths com pany Is on location at ths Las Moras Rsnch. Arlsona, 100 miles from the railroad, has raised ever 11500 In the time that the company has been down there, for ths benefit of ths hospital that ths entire motion picture Industry Is donating to tho nflted States Gov ernment, or this amount Dustln Far sum heads ths list with a subscription of f 1000. see Ltlllsn Glsh will star In David W. Griffith's first Artcraft picture. e e e Louisa Huff and a number of other Paramount stars sre touring tho train- ng camps of tho West presenting Will iam C- DeMille's clever sketch, entitled "Food." a satlro onf ths high cost of edibles, tho plot being laid (0 years hence. e e e All ths Paramount-Mack Sennett beauties sre polishing up their bath ing suits for ths Summsr season. see On account of ths scarcity of horses la Arlsona becauas of ths war, Bert Lytell had to break In mounts for him self aad hla company while In that stats making scenes for Metro's "Tbs Trail to Yesterdsjr." Heavy waves of black hair shade the glowing red of her cheeks. Her dark eyes haroor a snap and a twinkle. By the girls of her race her. trim figure Is ons which Is envied. Many youths of Russian nativity have wooed her for years but In vain. Her name Is Eva Bobrowskl. Ehs Is ths belle of South Portland's colony of Russians. Her romantic career has for years been the talk of all thoss who know her. Once, about five years ago, she succumbed to the wiles of Dan Cupid and married a man named Przeloskow sky. But ths matrimonial bark was a frail one, and early this year they came to the parting of the ways when a wise Judge divorced them. But even before the divorce suit had been started another suitor was ready FATHER O'FARRELL TALKS BE FORE K SIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Banquet of Organisation Attendee) by , 100 Members of Portland Chapter. Patriotic Talks Are Cheered. "This war Is not going to be won by lip patriotism," said Father O'Farrell, chaplain of the Portland Knights of Columbus, in a speech at the banquet of the organization at the Portland Ho tel Monday night. "This war can only be won by the young men who aro going over the top and by the aid we send to. them." At the banquet, attended by more and waiting. His name was Benny than 100 members of the Portland chap- Bentkowskl. Hs lavished gifts, so he says, upon her, and procured her prom ise of marriage. Snltor Pays for Divorce, With heart burdened with sorrow, he appeared yesterday before Judge Jones In the District Court as plaintiff against the fair Eva. With money which he earned by hard toil had he paid .for her late divorce action. It was 147 he gave her. "And you bet, I run hard to get It,' he said. And after the divorce had been granted, making her ones more a free woman. Eva, so said her heart-broken suitor, accepted a gift of f S3 with which to bur furniture. ve were going to get marnea ana jahn i-iimmlKicv. John F inn up nuuBen.eejinB. ais.rua oem- i John F. Cahalln. KowsKi, insistent. ter, reports of the war service of the Knights of Columbus were made. Frank J. Lonergan, state deputy of the order, reported that 99 recreatron halls have been erected in the concentration camps of the Army In ths United States and that others are In process of erection. Twenty additional centers have been erected overseas and others are tinder construction there. Among the other speakers were Frank J. Whalen, secretary of the Portland council; P. J. Hanley, chair man of the class committee; Thomas G. Ryan, Assistant District Attorney; Plowden Stott, Patrick Bacon, repre sentative of the Columbia River marl time district; Rsv. P. J. Butgen, Michael Murnan, J. Frank Sinnott, Rev. McCue and PEOPLES Today Thursday Friday s PAPA FAIRBANKS and a big family, in MR. FIX-IT Have you and your family seen this Family? If not hurry! Ia reply, Eva disclaimed her lover's generosity. She denied shs had taken that much of his money. - Sure, he helped me get my divorce, but other than that he did nothing.' shs said. "Hs gave me $15, but hs never gave me the $51 to buy furniture. And I never promised to marry him. American Style Preferred. "For months, hs has bothered me greatly. Ha would come to the house to see me, and always did alk of the talking. AH he could say Is, 'I marry you; you marry me; I lovs you.' 1 didn't Ilka his Russian manner of woo ing. I want the American customs. Not once did I say I would have him." And then Bentkowski, ths dejected, produced a letter she wrote him, to prove shs bad promised to marry him. It read: I am breaking my engagement. Don't bother me. You can t even make a liv ing for yoursslf. You can marry those who feel sorry for you. I am going to give you up. "Would you marry her now!" the Judge aaked him. Not now," said ths ones ardent suitor. "She can marry anybody shs pleases. Judgment Glvea Defendant. Becauas there were no other wit nesses to show that Bentkowski had actually given her ths $53, Judge Jones ordered a Judgment Cor the fair de fendant and assessed costs against ths plaintiff. I have no patience with a man who will help a woman get a divorce and then corns Into court and seek to have money returned to him when he fails to land her himself," the court said. Once before Eva was defendant In a similar action. Six years ago Ben Stolar brought suit for flOO In furni ture which he had given to her. That was before she was married, and she was Ben's housekeeper. At that time shs gave back ths furniture. The Portland chapter of the Knights of Columbus is Inaugurating a cam paign for membership and it haa set its quota at 1000 for this year. Already 73 men from the Portland chapter have entered ths service and many more ars preparing to go to ths front. The clubhouse at 164 Taylor street Is always open to soldiers and sailors and 25 beds have been installed for men In the service who spend their week ends in Portland. A class of ISO will be Initiated Into the Knights of Columbus on May 28. SOLOfJS IN 'CASUALTIES' BORAH AXD JOHNSON FIGURE PAIAFUL ACCIDENTS. LEW WILSON IS CORKER TARIETF BOT STAGES HEADLINE ACT AT FAN'TAGES. Idaho Senator and Newspaper Has Col Ilde With Mutual Loss Auto Elevates Waahlngtoalaa. OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton, April 30. Senator Borah, of Idaho, and Representative Albert John son, of Washington, were listed among the casualties at the National capital today. Neither Is seriouBly injured. Senator Borah, stepping from the Senate chamber Into the lobby this aft ernoon, collided with Buck Bryant, of the Butte Miner. Bryant was moving so rapidly that his head crashed into Senator Borah's head with great force. breaking the skin over the Senator's left eye. Bryant himself was tempo rarily stunned and now carries a large welt over his right eye. Neither party to the head-on collision was put out of business for long, though the Senator did not return to the Senate chamber today. Representative Albert figured in a more serious accident. As he was leav ing the Navy Department this morning and crossing tha street he stopped sua denly to avoid a heavy automobile truck. As he did so an automobile containing two women came upon him suddenly, knocking him off his feet and tossing him high in the air. He appar ently received no serious Injury, al though he was badly Jarred and forced to go to his home. Msdlsea and Winchester la Keen Bur-I lessjoe on Melodrama, and Songs aad Dances Are Clever. Lew Wilson, variety boy at Pantages Theater, has enough clever tricks and talents up his sleeve and in his throat and feet to provide entertainment enough for a whole bill. LINK TO PURCHASE BOND Head of Business College on Carpet at Liber tjr Temple. y Hello! I Vv How Are I r''Js You? g. When Did f fvgfvf fl ffh You Get f j . f-J Back? J' S Sf - PI pf - I'JJ Hello! V Ltr W tlm u I Ikcx If ?'?- ' jj I Who's Your Neighbor? I v s ,..,., a TaT'l r "fi I TODAY O np A n " I THURSDAY Q J. JX I FRIDAY j having received 26,940 votes. Her closest rival. Miss Edna Forsythe, who was tho Charles spauiamg uim nanv's candidate, received 16,360, and Another liberty loan delinquent will enter the fold this morning when A. T, Link, principal of Link's Business Col- Alexander Pantages hss a half dosenllege, has agreed to appear at Liberty other acts this week besides Lew Wil-1 Temple and subscribe to C250 worth oflj,il88 FranceB Elliott. Pacific College son. however, ana so tne variety noyiDonas. xnus tar no nas not contrmutea doesn't have to do all . tho work. The I to the loan, though repeatedly solicited, point to be made, however, is that he I Mr. Link, waa summoned to Liberty could do It if called upon. I Temple yesterday afternoon by Emery He sings in a high, sweet tenor, with Olmstead. liberty loan chairman for yodellng departures. Then he whistles Portland, and Julius L. Meier, acting and trills and vocalises in runs snd commander for the city, following an ripples. Then hs Imitates birds and ultimatum issued by his students. He trains and a lot of things, including expressed a desire to participate in the Charlie Chaplin. loan, and dictated a statement disclalm He plays a gultar-ukelele and at the ing any knowledge of disloyalty in con same time throws his voice by ven- neetion with his school. Further he triloqual art Into the far distance, so tKi& that In the futuse he would wel tbat it seems as If a far-away vocalist con,e any request made upon him for is accompanying the music. This wnrlr Ijitr Mr. T.lnle rescinded proved a sensation novelty at tne mat- th. gtatement. telling Mr. Olmstead In a a .. a v TT a nlav tna M-nrH A r n I . . . . , . . - . . - - 7 i mat ne aesirea xo impiiir it ana jjre- i ps Is too. beautifully, and sings and whistles Mnt lt today. H ffl aa ii o vta.it. I It was asserted by liberty loan worK- Besldes these he dances with aero- er. and by Inspector C. G. Hellyer, one atlc introduction an sorts or amazing nr th(, ornrniteB whI6h investigated. candidate, received 4865. The votes of 12 other candidates ranged from 25 to . 10,000. The votes sold at 1 cent each, and the contest netted 1493.76 for the Red Cross. The Sublime MAZIIOVA REVELATION that the trend of Instructive sentiment at his school was pacifist in type, and that advertising matter circulated to 'H'l " - ihiVh attract students was nothing less than lied "Daddy Mine, which cleverly worded hints at how to escape steps, and does sleight-of-hand trlcKs. Lew is youthful In appearance ana resses smartly In evening attire. He haa a sparkl umber ca caupni line who. lire. ,rtlv military ,rvlce Madison and Winchester are another I nalr of keen, versatile comedians, who, If they only eliminated tne leminine ncnMAMPC lldCM fin CflllTU ueuestlon in the worn or one oi- tne i wiiayisniswL. iiilii uu uuuiii team, would be one of the best acts of Its kind In vaudeville. ThS public is I rnlnll Training Class Tirlriril ...11 .1 , - . . U I awiuny 1 1 1 CU U L mo viuvuvv mu.. i Madison and Winchester sing and to Camn Hancock. Georgia dance better than most, xney are orig inal m-njt intratlnB- and their traveatv - .l.i.hi.nf.liinil art la clever. They Camp Hancock. Georgia, was tho im s. lra-n nttl burlesaus on melo-1 mediate destination of ths 75 members drama! too. that is brilliant in idea and of the fourth ordnance training class, run nf fun and surnrises. With the who left Portland on Monday evening, omission of ths glrly stuff the act Is I having completed their course at the corker. I university or Oregon, wnere mey were A dramatic Incident that holds close under nhe instruction of Lieutenant C C interest throughout Is "The Matlon s I Jeremiah. Peril." a forceful playlet In tabloid I The work at Camp Hancock, It Is be form. having for Its theme the work- Heved. will consist of an advanced inirs of the United States Secret Service course, fitting the men for speedy re and tha machinations of an Imaginary I moval to active duty in France. It is country mareraont to destroy our fleet, said that men who took the first three Mary Stockwell, a uramauc aciresa i courses at tne university are now near- nf excellent presence: Frank Belmont ly all in the service. as a keen and alert secret service chap, I For the present at least Lieutenant and Herman Hlrschberg as an agent of I Jeremiah will remain In Eugene and the enemy all contrive to keep intense I Portland, subject to orders from, the Interest centered In the developments I department, which may order his trans- of the little play. It is an appeal 10 1 ter to another field of duty. f patriotism indirectly, and a good hit or entertainment as welL I Xevrbergr Chooses Queen of Mar. nnon and Clifton, a nair of aero-1 h.iio artists, stars their physical dem-l NEWBERG. Or., April SO. (Special.) onstratlons In an artistic way, much I By popular vote Miss Thresa Boyd, aa a oleasant evening at home, wl. I high school senior, has been chosen ons cbaj playing ths pno ana tne i queen oi tne siay xor newDerg, sue The greatest star of all times in the big gest 1918 photoplay. PEOPLES Coming Saturday ill i .f . . 1 lit Z&sX " ' 4 a.