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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1918. JEWISH CHURCHMEN HOLD CELEBRATION Sixtieth Anniversary of Con gregation Beth Israel Is Commemorated. INSPIRING SERVICES HELD m Mm ran nliiwlii Friends of Other Faiths Gather With Members to Pay Tribute to Or , gantzation for Its Many 1'ears of "Usefulness. Impressive and inspiring were the services last night that commemorated the 60th anniversary of Congregation Beth Israel. Hundreds of Jewish peo ple, many of them descendants of the founders of -the church, assembled at Temple Beth Israel to celebrate the occasion, and with them there came many friends from other faiths anxious and willing to pay tribute to the con gregation for its many years of -valua ble service as a religious and uplifting factor in the history of the City of Portland. The Auditorium was decorated with greenery from the hillsides, the choicest I of Portland's roses, and with the flag I of the country and the service flag rep resenting the 78 Jewish boys of the congregation who are in the Army or Aavy, Rabbi Gives Rousing Message. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise gave, a rousing message to Israel to be up and doing. to keep last the iaith of the fathers and to turn to the temple and live up to the standard and example of the prophets of their people. On tho platform with him there were seated Adolphe Wolfe, president of the board of trustees of the temple; Father George Thompson, of the Church of the Madeleine, representing the Roman Catholic Church; the Very Rev. E. H. McCollister, dean of the Pro-Cathedral, representing the Episcopal Church; Dr. Joshua Stansfield, representing the I Portland Ministerial Association: Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., pastor of the Unitarian Church, and Rabbi R. Abrahamson, a brother minister of the Jewish faith. All Participate In Service. All these participated in the service and each brought his word of greeting. his congratulation and his word of in spiration and hope for future success for Temple Beth Israel and its rabbi. The musical setting for the service. sung by the quartet. Dom Zan, Harold Hurlbut, Mrs. George Thomas and Mrs. Herman Politz, was of exquisite beauty. The responsive readings, scriptural se lections, seemed to fit into the cere monies in perfect accord, making a programme in which there was a one ness of spirit, of thanksgiving, of praise and of hope. "Thy love has watched over us in the night of oppression and thy mercy has sustained us in the hour of trial. And now we that live in the land of freedom, may we continue to be faith ful to thee and thy word." This was . a part of the prayer that seemed to breathe throughout all the programme. Adolphe Wolfe, as president of that important body of. men,, the trustees. welcomed the visiting clergy "in the name of the Lord." He said: "We are proud of tho congregation and we feel that it is our duty and privilege to carry out the spirit of the founders. nd in spite of the war times we feel it would not be fitting to neglect to cele brate this 60th anniversary. We there fore assemble reverently and with prayers that we may carry on the work planned by the pioneers. Sigmnnd Slchel Eulogized. Mr. Wolfe spoke of the service flag as the emblem of the patriotism of the congregation. He recalled the faithful services of the rabbis artd the members in the past and spoke particularly of the late Sigmund Slchel, who, for 10 years, had been president of the board. For Rabbi Wise Mr. Wolfe had many words of kindly comment and gratitude lor bis years of able leadership. Rabbi R. Abrahamson. of Ahavai Sho- lem Synagogue, read the 15th Psalm in Hebrew and in English and following him the choir sang the anthem, "Fear jvot, u Israel. Then came the unusual sight of min isters of Christian churches occupying the pulpit of the temple; Rev. Dr. Stansfield spoke of his appreciation of the privilege accorded him and con gratulated the temple congregation. Dr. Stansfield Laudi Jews. "We congratulate ourselves on your enlevements, said Dr. Stansfield "Portland has been the better for your greatness ana goodness. rom the Jew ish fathers have come the best ideals and precepts. In Portland your neoDle have represented the highest in clti- sensnip." Dean McCollister referred to the ex ample set by the Jews in thrift and in dustry and declared that their suc cesses had come about because their basis of strength was their religion. He brought the congratulations of the church and of Bishop Sumner, whom he represented. Father Thompson, representing Arch bishop Christie, expressed the cordial feeling of the Catholic Church for the Jewish congregation and spoke of the debt the Catholics owe to the Jews i that "the mother of the one they re vere was a Jewish virgin. Rabbi Wise Speaks. "This is a time of thanksgiving. said Dr. Eliot, "and the word 'thanks' lias a common synonym, "much obliged meaning that gratitude for past favors entails an obligation for the future. We may have little differences, but we must not forget tho things we have in common. A e have a hope for a broth erhood that shall be Interpreted by things of the heart, by ideals and ac tions and by unswerving love of God. We must take hope in ihe fact that if we be right we shall have might ind bod will have the victory." Rabbi Wise gave the Sabbath lesson, telling how the princes of Israel nad cast their slaves at the foot of the al tar and they had remained mere wood, but Aaron had placed a staff that over night had blossomed In the temple of God. simply ana impressively he re cited that story and then pleaded with his people to live so that the staff upon which they leaned as they journeyed through life "might blossom and lead them to the Kingdom of God. It was a masterly sermon, a rousing appeal, a message for all mankind and ,one entirely befitting the auspicious occasion. rTh&oci6r& -oberfs A ir Scene JProrn ) . 'Old Wives for L " Ig Peoples. .- ' " - - t-;v f iJr .'. K "jf It lf."ff, , l'fi"4 ? fs -i I s y f f it- "?i J . - 2 Sfz BEGINNING TODAY MsraracTioN by LEO TOLSTOY Featurin PAULINE FREDERICK THE CAST: Katusha. ...Pauline Frederick Prince Nekludov, Robert Eliott Simonson John Sainpolis Shenbok Jere Austin STAIR y 15 Children 5 ( T O D A Y (,V t ' - -fi-. . 'V X : .-: i I PINE BARONS ANGRY Southerners Object to Price Set by Government Chief. CHARLES EDGAR ATTACKED TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Columbia W IlliamRussell, "Hearts or Diamonds." Star Pauline Frederick, "Resur rection." Sunset Douglas Fairbanks, "The Matrimaniacs"; William S-Hart, "The Primal Lure." Liberty U. S. Marine photoplay, "The Unbeliever." Majestic Constance Talmadge, "The Honeymoon." Peoples David Graham Phillips, "Old Wives for New." Globe Lenore Ulrlch, "Her Own People." 0 Bo rail Insists on Publicity. WASHINGTON, June 14. Senator Borah today notified the Senate that ho would re-introduce his resolution proposing that treaties be considered ir. public, which was defeated, 50 to 2?, during the fight on the Underwood rule to limit ail Senate debate. Protection Asked for Fisheries. WASHINGTON, June 14. Secretary Redfield today sent a communication to Congress asking for an additional ap propriation of 110,000 for the protection of seal and salmon fisheries of Alaska. Peoples. NE of the most remarkable pictures of contemporaneous American life, embracing the divorce question and the more intimate phases of mari tal relations, is "Old Wives for New,' produced by Cecil B. De Mille. from the novel by David Graham Phillips. It's an Artcraft picture, and opens an en gagement this morning at the Peoples Theater. This picture has been labeled by New York critics, as. o.ne .of the .most, note worthy productions of the year. Its story Is unusual,, powerfully dramatic. and De Mille has used a cast including such well-known screen people as Theo dore Roberts, Elliott Dexter, TuIIy Mar shall, Florence Vidor, Helen Jerome Eddy, Wanda Hawley, Gustav Seyffert- itz, Lillian Leighton and Maym K.elso. The story is one which searches Into the souls of men and women and shows the inner workings of mind and con science In an unusual tangle of circum stances. A man's efforts to remain true to his wife who has lost all of her pride in personal appearance; his later ef forts to defend from the tongue of scan dal a really noble woman who loves him; the attitude of his children toward father and mother when divorce is sought these vital problems offer splendid material for the photoplay, Majestic. Constance Talmadge. popular young star of pictures, comes to the Majestic Theater today in her latest Select pro duction, "The Honeymoon," a merry tale of marital mishaps guaranteed to bring smiles to the most persistent grouch Earle Foxe, who gained a large fol lowing through his work with Pauline Frederick, Norma Talmadge and Mae Murray, is Constance's leading man in "The Honeymoon," which presents the star as a high-strung, jealous, but ador able girl. Hardly are the words of her marriage ceremony cold, so to speak, when she flies into a tantrum because one of her bridesmaids speaks confl dentially to Dick Greer, the bridegroom. There s a dancing girl vampire mixed up in the story and Susan, the heroine, immediately imagines that her Dick ts Involved with her. How Susie sees Dick enter the would-be vampire's room, impulsively secures a divorce, and how they are reconciled finally and re married makes a story promising joy ous entertainment. . ine second installment of the war picture, "British Bulwarks," showing the irisn at raessines Ridge; "Circum stantial Evidence, a comedy, and Pathe News of world events, are other programme suDjects. Star. Pauline Frederick, beautiful queen of screen emotionalism, is. today's Star Theater headliner, appearing in a pic- turization of "Resurrection," Count Leo Tolstoy s immortal novel. In writing "Resurrection" Tolstoy's purpose was to expose the degrading conditions by which fallen peasant women became social outcasts, without hope of redemption, while tho noblemen responsible for their condition were ac corded the highest social and political honors. These conditions are the basic fea tures of the Paramount filmation of the story. In her portrayal of the role of Katusha, a beautiful Gypsy Russian giri, who becomes the plaything of a Prince and later falls to the lowest depths. Miss Fredericks has a part which affords her a wide scope for the display of her dramatic and emotional talents. Miss Frederick is supported capably in this unusual photoplay by such ster ling screen players as Robert Eliot, John Sainpolis and Jere Austin. A comedy will provide further enter tainment on this bill. Acting . Director of Lumber Offers to Resign to Stop Trouble, When Southern Association Fights Reduction in Timber Price. Scren Gossip. Al Jennings and his brother. Frank. are staging, in front of the camera, the holdup scenes which they staged in reality all of 20 years ago. and both report they are having a wonderful time In reliving the roles of bold, bad bandits. Bill Hart and Al Jennings were rid Ing home from Glendale not so long ago when the streetcar was held up and everyone forced to deliver. The bandits must have been afraid of Jen nings as they returned his pocketbook. Such is lame. Mary and Lottie Pickford decided that Mother Pickford should have car. Mrs. Pickford bought a wonderful roadster and now the girls have de cided that they had better use it. No wonder Pauline Curley has been doing physical "torture" lately. She la to be Fairbanks' leading lady in his next nerve-destroyer. Eddie Ring Sutherland has Joined the Canadian Royal Flying Corps and has already left to take up activities in this branch of the service. He is known in filmdom as a Juvenile leading man and also is the nephew of Blanche Ring. Franklyn Farnum in "The Empty Cab with Eileen Percy. Now how could that be? Betty Blythe, who is appearing In Vitagraph productions as leading worn an with Harry Morey. began her stage career as a concert singer, making he first professional appearance at the age of Id in Los Angeles. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuokle has played many widely varied roles in his long comedy career, in nis latest comedy fo Paramount release the rotund comedian will be seen as the jovial and artistic food specialist of a beach cafe. In othe words. Fatty Arbuckle has started pro auction oi xne cook. ' Anna Q. Nilsson won the heart of an Indian brave while she was working out West in the Metro picture, "No Man's Land." His name was Proud-of-His Nose. But the role of Indian chlef tess didn't appeal ta this blonde leading lady, bo big chief was left lamenting. Monroe Salisbury, while appearing in his newest Bluebird production. "The Eagle," wore a fantastic headpiece of eagle's feathers In the play. To assure stability he glued the downy helmet to his head every morning and pried it loose every night. m Of the six moving picture studios in Los Angeles to win honor flags for 100 per cent subscriptions to the third lib erty loan, the Hart studio received the first one in recognition of Bill's fine work in boosting the loan through the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank District. assembted last night at the Postoffice building In response to a call sent forth by United States Marshal G. S. Alex ander. For more than an hour and a half Marshal Alexander read to the hearers from President Wilson's proclamation and explained registration matters. Volleys of questions relating to citi zenship were fired at Mr. Alexander a the close of his remarks, and these were all carefully and satisfactorily answered. The meeting was entirely congenial, and did much to pave the way for the registration and make easy the work of the Portland police department, which must handle the work of en rolling the alien women. The regls- ration opens next Monday and lasts hrough Saturday. SIGNATURE AT ISSUE ;iTax Statements of Mrs. Xarifa Faling in Evidence. WAR TAXES DUE TODAY OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 14. Sensational charges of unfairness were today preferred against Charles Edgar, acting director of lumber for the war industries board, by prominent Southern pine operators. Attacks on Mr. Edgar by R. A. Long, of Kansas City; Charles Keith, presi dent of the Pine Association, and Jo seph Davles, formerly of the Federal Trade Commission, were especially bit ter. The outbreak of the Southern oper ators conies on top of considerable friction between Mr. Edgar and the representatives for the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, who were here a few days ago. Mr. Edgar, by the way. is the man whose methods forced Frank Ransom, of Portland, to resign from the lumber committee. B. M. Arch, chairman of the war indus tries board, informed the belligerent Southerners that he. personally, would assume responsibility for Mr. Edgar's acts; but even this defense of the act ing director of lumber may not keep the charges from being carried to Con gress or even to the White House. Reduction Is Opposed. The outbreak came at an open meet ing of the Government price-fixing committee, following an ' ultimatum served on the Southern pine industry that for the next three months the maximum price on Southern pine lum ber to the Goernment and to commer cial trade would be at $28, which is reduction of the present commercial pine market of about t5. although an advance of $4.80 over the current Southern pine Government prices. The Southerners were told that they cculd either accept this new fixation by agreement or have an order issued compelling such acceptance. They re plied that they would not accept the price-fixing board's decision volun tarily. Following the attack, Mr. Edgar said that he would resign, providing hi resignation would bring about ai amicable adjustment of differences be tween the Southern pine operators and the war Industries board. The South ern lumbermen replied that the office oi director of lumber had reached the limit and that they felt they could no lorger work in harmony with that de partment as long as it remained under Mr. Edgar's control. Wlscoasla Mil Speaks. Joseph Delivis, recently Democratic candidate for Senator from Wisconsin added to the argument, as the repre sentatlve of Pacific Coast, Eastern and Southern wholesale timber distributors The idea of attempting to fix the price from the retail trade to the publi has temporarily been abandoned. The Southern pine hearing further de veloped the fact that lumber manufac ture on the Pacific Coast costs at leas 50 ce its a thousand more than in th South. e--en with Southern pine stump age figured at $7 as against a Douglas tlr stumpage average or $3. The mail mum price awarded to the fir industry, however, . as . less man that now given Southern pine. Alien Women Instructed. For the purpose of learning details of the regulations governing registra tion of German alien women, to be con ducted in Portland June 17-26. 135 women coming under this rcquiremen Period of Grace Granted Will tend to June 25. Ex- WASHINGTON". June 14. Income and excess profits taxes are due by tomor row night, although a provision of the w makes it possible for persons to delay payment until June 25. without suffering the penalty of S per cent of the tax due and 1 per cent a month Interest. Two Rewarded With Medals. LONDON. June 14. Order of the British Empire medals have been given to Robert Morrison and Duncan Camp bell in recognition of their heroic res cues of survivors from the troopship Tuscania. which was torpedoed off the Soottlsh oot. NURSE ON WITNESS STAND Ktta B. Chattcn-Fuller Denies State ments That Maker of Will Was Afflicted With Delusions in Her Presence. Photostatic copies of the Income tax statements of Mrs. Xarifa J. Faling for the years 1915 and 1916 were in troduced in evidence at the will con test hearing yesterday for the purpose of contro'erting the contention of these seeking to break the will that Mrs. Faling was physically incapacitated from writing her name at the time she signed the contested document in the Summer of 1915. These exhibits are considered of vital importance by John F. Logan, chief counsel for the benefi ciaries, who offered them In evidence. No objection waa made to their ad mission. At the outset of the will contest hearing counsel for Dr. W. Tyler Smith, cousin of Mrs. Faling. who is seeking to have the will set aside, contended, first, that the signature of Mrs. Falintr to the contested will was a forgery. It was next asserted that the signature of Mrs. Faling was made with a guided hand and was not the voluntary and natural signature of the testator. The photostatic copy of Mrs. Faling a Income statement for the year 1915 furnishes a reproduction of her signa ture under date of February 19, of that year, or six months prior to the data of the will. The other photographic copy, reproducing the 1916 statement, shows Mrs. Fallng'a signature on Feb ruary IS. of that year, or alx months subsequent to the rime she signed the will that is in dispute. Both signa tures bear a strong likeness to the sig nature to the will, as well as to other admitted signatures of Mrs. Faling made about ihe same time. Etta B. Chattin-Fuller. for years nurse to Mrs. Faling and a beneficiary under the will, was on the witness stand nearly all day yesterday. An swering impeaching questions ad dressed to her by Coy Burnett, of coun sel for the contestant of the will, she denied the sworn statements of nu merous other witnesses tending to show delusions on the part of Mrs. Faling. made by the witness or by Mrs. Faling In her presence. 070 .Norwegians Killed. LONDON. June 14. Norwegian sea men to the number of 970 thus far hav been killed as a result of submarine attacks or by mines, according to a statement made at the annual meeting of the Norwegian Shipowners Associa tion, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen. 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