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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
'Sunset Douglas Fairbanks, "The
Matrlmaniacs Bill Hart, "The
Primal Lure."
Liberty U. S. Marines Photo
play, "The Unbeliever."
Majestic Theda Bara, "Cleo
patra." Peoples Alice Joyce, "The Busi
ness of Life."
Columbia William Russell,
"Hearts or Diamonds."
Stai- Mary Pickford, "The Little
PrlncesB"; Fatty Arbuckle, "The
Barnyard Romeo."
Globe Lenore Ulrich, "Her Own
People."
Peoples.
HK Business of Life." the Rob
t ert Vi. Chambers story which
, found favor with fiction read-
' r3 a year or two ago, seems destined
for an even Tnore favorable greeting
from photoplay fans, particularly as it
has Alice Joyce in the leading role.
Miss Joyce has an unusually strong
f und pleasing role, that of Jacqueline
" - Severs, antique expert, and she makes
t the part stand out strongly. The inci
- jent showing the star encased, in a
suit of ancient armor makes a very
pretty picture and gives an added touch
of romance to a story which seems par
ticuiarly well adapted to the screen.
Jacqueline, the girl, carries on the
business of her dead father, who was
sn antique dealer. Jim Desboro
;" " tWalter McGrail), man about town and
dabbler in antiques, calls to see Miss
- Nevers regarding disposition of collec
tion of armor suits. They meet fre
5 quently, become good friends, and fall
in love. Elena Clydesdale (Betty
Blythe), wife of Harry Clydesdale
' (Percy Standing), is in. love with Jim
" and determines that he shall not 'wed
Jacqueline.
Desboro gives a house party, to
which Jacqueline is invited. During
the party It Is suggested, that the 'worn
" en draw lots, one conceal herself, and
the man who finds her wins a bride.
Jacqueline draws the number and hides
r herself in one of the ancient armor
1 suits. She signals Desboro where she
-j - is, and he finds her. Elena is enraged
and threatens to tell Jacqueline that
r Fhe, Elena, has had an affair with Jim.
The young couple are wedded and even
then Elena attempts to destroy their
happiness by making an appearance
for Jacqueline to discover her with
Desboro. However, Elena repents, con
fesses. and is reconciled to her hus
band, while Jacqueline and Jim come to
a better understanding.
Liberty.
.This is proving one of the biggest
weeks in the history of the Liberty
Theater. The U. S. Marines art mak
ing it recruiting week, conducting a
vigorous campaign for men in conjunc
tion with the screening of "The TJn-.
believer," the patriotic photoplay made
with the co-operation of the U. S. M. C.
The Marines are parading the stneets
dally with a float, attract crowds with
n. volley of rifle fire, and then appeals
for recruits are made. The theater
foyer is also a recruiting station for
the week, with talks from the stage
punctuating each day's showing of the
production.
Then. too. this is the week of the
dedication of the huge new Wurlitier
Hope Jones unit orchestral organ, with
Henry B. Murtagh, famous Wurlitzer
artist, at the console daily.
Columbia.
William Russell, athletic star, comes
" f to the Columbia Theater this morning
' In a myftery photoplay. "Heart or
Diamonds.'
Screen Telegram, showing
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Incidents or the submarine raid, on
the Atlantic Coast, survivors of the
Carolina and Marines guarding the
American shores, also will be shown
In this new Mutual offering:. In
which Russell Is supported by Char
lotte Burton, Carl Stockdale and How
ard Davies, the star plays the nole
of a diamond collector whose interest
is aroused by a superb diamond neck
lace worn by a beautiful girl. This
interest causes himto become involved
with a man who claims to have dis
covered a method of making diamonds.
The young collector is robbed of his
jewels. He turns detective, and, by
bit of clever work unmasks the thieves
and makes the happy discovery that
the girl is not in league with them.
Majestic.
"Cleopatra," with Theda Bara as the
siren of the Nile, will conclude its
Majestio Theater return engagemen
tomorrow night, giving this lavish
and spectacular production the envia
ble record of more than two weeks a
the popular playhouse.
Gorgeous costuming is. one of the
distinctive features of this William
Fox cinema offering. Miss Bara wears
thousands of dollars' worth of gown
and jewels, far exceeding, it is said,
the wardrobe of Cleopatra herself.
An entire city was built in South
era California during the making of
the picture, while thousands of people
were employed. Land and naval bat
ties, in addition to the scenes depict
ing the amours of the famous Queen
of Egypt, are a thrilling pant of th
screen visualization of one of histoy'
most famous women.
Star.
Mary Pickford and Fatty Arbuckl
will continue to entertain at the Sta
Theater until tomorrow night. Miss
Pickford, "America's sweetheart."
playing Sara Crewe in Frances Hodg
son Burnett s well-known story, "Th
Little Princess," Arbuckle, the rotund
comedian, who divides premier com
edy honors with Charles haplin
the slapstick field, is the hero of "Th
Farmyard Romeo," a hilarious rural
burlesque.
Little Mary appears In curls i
short dressea in "The Little Princess.1
First she's the "little princess" of
London boarding school. Her fathe
is an English offlcen in India. Then,
when the rather dies and no more
money comes for her, Sara becomes
slavey, girl of all work, and badl
mistreated by the boardintr-house
keeper. Then Into the life of the lit
tie girl comes a stranger who restores
her to hen former position, as a flat
tered heiress.
Sunset.
The Sunset's big double bill, with
"Doug" Fairbanks and Bill Hart, th
two most popular men in the amuse
ment world, as entertainers, Is to be
held over until Saturday night.
Fairbanks, the screen's leading ex
ponent of the smile, is exhibiting hi
best brand of grins and gymnastics
in '"The Matrlmaniac. a picture 1
which he has the support of Constance
Talmadge. It's a rapid-fire film af
fair, with "Doug" and the girl goln
through all sorts of experiences i
their efforts ' to elope.
Bill Hart, with Margry Wilson,
Robert McKim and other well-known
players, are the leading figures in
"The Primal Lure," a story of the
Canadian Northwest, written by Vlngie
E. Roe. Hart plays the role of a
Hudson Bay Company factor whose
rule of Iron is shattered when he dis
covers that he has meted out rank
injustice to the girl he learns to love.
Tomorrow's subtitle: "Bullet Bates,
hard-working bad man of th Went,
and pitiful product of circumstances."
FOR tHe past four days the people of Portland have thronged in such" numbers to the
Liberty Theater that, although the largest house in the city, a great number turned
avay, unable to gain admittance.
THE response to our heralding "The Unbeliever," that greatest of war pictures, as our
feature attraction on the screen, coupled with the coming to Portland of America's
foremost organist, . Henry Bernardo Murtagh, and the opening of the $50,000 Wurlitzer,
was overwhelming and was proof that the people of this city are eager for the best in their
homes, as well as in their plays.
TO those who stood for hours, finally securing seats in the vast auditorium, the manage
ment feels grateful, for it was a silent expression of determination from them to be
served with the best the field could provide. To those who turned away, the management
offers deep apologies and hopes that they will all have secured admittance before the clos
ing of the booking of this picture on Saturday night.
TO the U. S. Marine Corps, of Portland, who chose the Liberty Theater for their temple,
'and who graciously christened ours "Liberty Corner," the management has donated the
theater, films and organ to them for a special performance on Saturday next at 9:30 A. M.,
the entire proceeds of which go to Belgian relief.
Buy a Ticket Enlist in the Marines Join Them on the Marne
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OLD TENANT TO GO
Railroad Will Quit Offices After
25 Years. '
CHARLTON TO MOVE OUT
Recent Railroad Changes Will Have
Effect of Closing Northern
Pacific Passenger and
Ticket Quarters Here.
When the Northern Pacific passen
ger and ticket office is closed at the
corner of Morrison and Third streets.
it will terminate an occupancy of prac
tically a quarter of a century in that
building.
It was 34 years ago last February
when A. D. Charlton opened the first
passenger and ticket office of the
Northern Pacific in Portland. He
came here as general western passen
ger agent of the Northern Pacific in
charge of passenger trafflo of the sys
tem west of Helena, including Califor
nia and Alaska.
The traffic district of Portland at
that time was on Washington street
from Front to Second, and, the Union
Pacific had opened an office at Front
and Washington, which Mr. Charlton
decided was not as good as the oppo
site corner. He therefore secured the
lease of the southwest corner at that
intersection, on lot 1, block 1, city of
.Portland.
First Office Qsmrterst Secured.
It was occupied by a aloon and the
proprietor had a lease. This lease was
acquired for the Northern Paclflo and
the office .established.
For a brief time about nine years
later, the Northern Paclflo occupied an
office at the corner of First and Wash'
ington and then moved at the begin
nlng of 1S94 to the office at Morrison
and Third, ao that the passenger de
partment of that company has been in
practically two locations for the entire
time.
It was not long cfter establishment
of the Portland general agency that
Mr. Charlton became assistant general
passesSger agent, in the position of
passenger trafflo authority fer the Pa
cific Coast terminal of the railroad and
its Pacific slope territory, which he
has ever since held.
In the personnel of the Northern Pa
cific offices there has also been ex
ceptional records of continuous aerv
ice.
E. C. Robbln, chief clerk, came from
Montana, where he had been in the
service of the company since 18S6. and
has been in the Portland office since
October I, 1896. L. E. Beach. city
passenger agent, has an almost equally
long record of continuous service here,
having come to the local office In 1S97.
High Water Din Recalled.
The high water of 1894 reached the
level of the curb at Third and Morri
son streets, in June of that year, but
did not reach the floor of the building
The high water of 1891 had driven the
trafflo men from their Front street of
fices temporarily.
Mr. Charlton is chairman of tb.e
traffic committee that has been formed
to handle the consolidation of traffic
offices for ticket agencies in Portland,
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane.
After the consolidations are effected
the committee will have charge of dls
posing of the personal property in the
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ehap'e of office fixtures of the various
agencies.
The personnel for the consolidated
office will also be recommended by the
traffic committee, after authorization
has been received from the railroad ad
ministration for the consolidated office
to be located and established.
NO NEW CAMPS PLANNED
Rehabilitation Hospitals for Pacific
Not Discussed.
Robert Dougan, representative at
Washington of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, -after making inquiries
taken up at the instance of outside
districts, has been advised that it is
not probable any more cantonments for
the Army will be built. Neither is it
deemed probable that any large exten
sions of present cantonments Will be
made. It has been found that men can
be sent out practically as rapidly as
room is needed for new recruits coming
in under the draft.
The chamber has also been advised
that no more tuberculosis hospitals will
be built for some time. In regard to
the establishment of rehabilitation hos
pitals, the department has not yet gone
into t,ne matter so far as the Western
and Pacific Coast territory is concerned.
FIRE HAZARDS PENALIZED
Ordinance Prepared to Make Prop
erty Owners Responsible.
Assessment of the cost of fichtlnr a
fire caused through a fire hazard which
has not been removed from property
after warning by the fire marshal is
made possible in an ordinance intro
duced to the City Council by City Com
missioner BIgelow yesterday.
Under the terms of the ordinance.' the
fire marshal must make written notice
to owners of property upon which a
possiDie lire nazara exists. Refusal or
failure to remove the hazard is a viola
tion of the ordinance. .
Should a fire occur on such prem
ises, the Commissioner in charge of the
fire bureau may collect, through civil
action, the cost of extinguishing the
blaze. .
Centralia Iubor Organizes.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 12. (Spe
cial.) The permanent organization of
the Central Labor Union of Lewis
County will be effected next week.
The organization received its charter
yesterday from headquarters' in Wash
Ington. O. C, of the American Federa
tion of Labor. Nine unions affiliated
with the central anion when temporary
organization was formed several weeks
ago.
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See: OLD WIVES FOR NEW
By David Graham Phillips
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1800 TO GRADUATE
Most Successful School Year
Now Closing.
550 FINISH HIGH SCHOOL
Jef fersoiv" Has Largest Senior Class
With Total of "17 1 Exercises
. of Two Polytechnic Schools
Held Tonight at Lincoln.
At the close of one of the most sue-
cessfulschool years In the history of
the Portland district, more than 1800
students will rraduate from the various
graded and high schools of the city.
Commencement exercises for the S50
high school graduates will be held in
the several school auditoriums Friday
night.
Jefferson High School has the largest
class of high school graduates, with a
total of 717. Students who receive
diplomas in the various special courses
are as follows: Commercial, 9; ste
nography, 9; French, two; literary, two;
Latin, three: scientific, eight; English,
34; domestic art. three; domestic
science, six; manual training, five; col
lege preparatory, .43; teachers train
ing. 47; domestic science, six; scientific,
seven: domestic art, two; French, two.
Other Graduating Classes Given.
Other high school graduating classes
are as follows:
Benson Polytechnic School Electrical
course. 7: architectural drawing. 2: pattern
tnaklnc, K ; tool makins. 8: total. 20.
Hlsh Bchool of Commerce Bookkeeping-.
7: shorthand. 6; combined course. 2; to.
tal. 15.
Girl's Polytechnie School Domestic science
and domestlo art, 24; millinery. 1; total, 2&.
Franklin High School Teaching. 20; col
lege preparatory, 14; English, O: German, 2;
commercial. 8; domestic science. 8; sci
entific. 4: Spanish. 1; total. 61.
Washington High School College pre
paratory, 36; English. 27; teaching. 10; do
mestic science. 15; manual training. 14;
Latin. 6; French, 2: total, 121.
I.lncoln'j Total 89.
Lincoln HiKh School College preparatory.
23: English. 24; modern languages. 13; teach
ing. 11; Latin. 7: domestic science. 6: sci
entific, 7; domestic art, 2; French, 2; to
tal. 69.
James John High School Commercial. 7:
teachers training. 10; college preparatory,
none; scientific. 3; English, 4; domestic sci
ence, 2; total, 30.
The School for the Blind, with two
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Portland's Palace of the
graduates, held its exercises last night
at Central Library Hall, the graduates
being Theodore Schoening. and Fred
Turner.
Graduation exercises for bith Poly
technic schools will be held tonight at
the Lincoln High School auditorium.
President Foster, of Reed College, wilt
speak, and N. G. Pike will present the
diplomas. The girls' chorus will sing.
Lulu Dahl Miller and Mrs. E. Schedier
will give solos.
OPTOMETRISTS MEET HERE
Several Hundred Delegates Are Ex
pected Fvtom. Western States.
The first western convention of
optometrists will be held .in. Portland
June 18 at the Benson Hotel.' Several
hundred optometrists are expected from
the Western states. The event will be
an exceptional on for the Oregon
Optical Association.- under whose aus
pices this convention will be conducted.
and the association has made arrange
ments to have speakers nationally
known to lecture on the Improvement
of vision. Speakers will, come . from
Seattle and California. The officers of
the Oregon assoclatoin are as follows:
A. P. DeKeyser. president: D. A. Cham-
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Tomorrow and
Saturday Only
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The Twinklers of the Cinemas
Doug Fairbanks
AND
G onst ance Talmadge
in "THE 3IATRDIANIACS"
Bill Hart and
P'- ;'f$ Margery Wilson
75 ' in "THE PRDLVL LURE"
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hers, secretary, and George F. A.
Walker, treasurer.
No optometrist will have his place
of business open on that date, for the
convention will be an all-day session.
Plans also have been made for eight
seeing trips through the business dis
trict of Portland and on the Columbia
IliYer Highway, 30 automobiles having
been secured.
OSWEGO TRAIN KILLS MAN
Lester McMahan Dies When Struck
on Railroad Trestle.
Lester McMahan. an employe of tha
Jones Lumber Company, was struck by
an outbound Oswego traiu at 7:15
o'clock yesterday morning on the rail
road trestle In front of the lumber mill
and died while being removed to a hos
pital by the Ambulance Service Com
pany. .According to witnesses, the train .was
moving at a slow rate of speed and was
stopped but a few feet beyond the
point where Mr. McMahan was struck.
; Mr. McMahan was 39 years old and
had been employed at tho Jones Mill'
several years. lie is survived by a
widow and two young children.
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