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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919. SCHOOL DESK BID 11 IN" IS CHARGE Underhand Method in Hand ling Offers Alleged. JURY PROBE IS SUGGESTED Members, HoweTer, Are Divided and Delay Action PIo by Furni ture Men Is Alleged. Charges of tha employment of under hand methods by either School Clerk R H. Thomaa or employes in his office In the handling of recent bids on school furniture were made Thursday night by Director George B. Thomas in a spe cial committee meeting; at the court house. The board members were di vided as to the need of an Investiga tion, and when the director suggested that the matter be turned over to the grand jury It was decided to delay action until the next regular meeting. "If this board doesn't want to In vestigate. I'll go Into it myself." de clared Director Thomas. "I want to find out who turned back the time clock in the clerk's office and stamped the second letter on the bid by the Northwest School Furniture company July 14. when it was actually received on the 25th. Blda Cloeew Jaly 24. The letter in question was sent In when the company discovered that the listrlct would probably purchase desks without foot rests and book racks and that the A. H. Andrews company had made a discount for this in its bid. Bids were closed on the iith. but the notation came the following day and. although It was dated July 25. the time clock used in the stamping; of bids re corded July H. Kmployes of the clerk's office hold that the clock prob ably was accidentally tampered with. A letter received by Director Thomas while he was at the beach, signed by a Mr. Burns, who purported to have picked up a note written on stationery of the Northwest company and imply ing; the existence of a plot to obtain the contract, has further complicated matters. Members of the board are in clined to discount the value of the mes sage. Director Thomas has made the charge that persons in the .office said the Northwest bid was In when they knew It was not. Graad Jary I 'rob Sasa-eated. "I think this office knows some thins about the matter that we have not yet found out. If you want me to make charges, then I will. I think f'lerk Thomas and his deputy. G. U. Baker, and the purchasing agent, W. I Talmer. know about it." At this point Chairman E. A. Sommer Interrupted him with: "Careful, George, you're sure to blow up." The Irate director turned to A . C. Newill of the board and asked ifhe did not hold an Identical opinion, but the latter denied this. "That's It." declared Thomas, "you - haven't the stamina to back up what yu said to me. When Mr. Thomas moved that the matter go to the grand Jury, however. Newill seconded It. and Director George orton declared he was willing; to coun tenance any investigation. f'araltare Mesj (taeafloaed. O. M. Plummer held that the board could look Into the matter without bothering the Jury. Mr. Orton here said he would like to see Burns brought before such a body to testify whether he had actually picked up the note he claimed to have found in the court house. When the meeting had adjourned the directors questioned furniture men present regarding the number of desks they could supply. The W. E. Finxer company's representative said he had not enough on hand, and Mr. Thomas turned to J. H. Voght of the Northwest company to maae inquiries. itis wrath cropped out again and he charged: "Yon fellows schemed to fix the clock to get this proposition through. The furniture men made no reply. .As the Northwest people were the lowest bidders, the contract is appar ently theirs, although It has not defl nltely been awarded. of the abilities of Its several players, as well as furnishing opportunities for color, picturesqueneas and vitality In characterisation. These were readily and admirably grasped. The story, briefly outlined, tells of Moliere's devotion to his beautiful wife, Armande. -who. with him, is of the mimic world. They are at the head of Moliere's troupe, a strolling band of players. Moliere is a fine favorite of tha king. Louis XVI. and when Madame de Montespan. tho capricious and fascinating favorite of Louis, decides to add Moliere to her list of victims, the story begins in earnest. The second act is devoted to the clever machinations of the charming Madame de Montespan. first to send Louis on his way and to receive Moliere, who has been bidden on urgent pre text. When Moliere has listened to her fervid declarations of affection for him and has scorned her, saying that his wife was his only love, the Marquise leads him to a balcony and shows him his wife in tryst with Lauxun, one of the king's courtiers. Madame has cleverly schemed for this tryst and Moliere's wife, a stupid, soulless crea ture, has lent herself readily to her own undoing. While Moliere Is denouncing Madame de Montespan the king returns unex pectedly, and to save her own fair head and as well to revenge herself on Moliere for his scorn of her, Madame clears her skirts at his expense. Moliere is exiled and broken-hearted. He can no longer write, nor play, and he goes Into a decline. The last curtain finds him, dead in his chair, with the re pentant Armand in his arms, having come to ask his forgiveness. The king, too. has come to reinstate Moliere In favor, but it is too late. It is Blanche Bates' artistry as Madame de Montespan that is most memorable. Her impersonation was ex traordinarily fascinating as showing an actress of vigorous humor, virtuosity in gesture and expression and flexibility. Alice Gale, as Moliere's cook and fr'end gave a vivid performance. Catherine Calhoun Doucet as Ar mande. Moliere's wife, gave a perform ance remarkable in agility and grace bringing out the complexities of the creature's soul in simple, effective strokes. Forest Robinson played an old actor admirably. The other mem bers of the company, while not having as correspondingly important parts. contributed adequately to the perform ance and succeeded in preserving the inherent spirit of the play. mere is a matinee today and a per formance tonight. T,he cast follows: Baron James P. Magen I- forest Alice Uale Armande Bejart. . .Catherine Calhoun Doucet Moliere Henry Miller Collnge. Foost Robinson De Uuiun Frederick Koland The King's Chamberlain Paul Gaston Louis XIV of France David Olassford Francolse Blanche Bates l-a Fontaine Sidney Herbert Hercules Frank Longacre Giovanni Lulli Paul Ioucet First lady in waiting to Madame de Montespan Klste Frederic Second lady In waiting to Madame de Montespan Florence Busby A lackey William Robins Claude Chapelle Vincent Chambers A doctor Wallace Roberts PUBLIC TEIIS PLAY Entrants Number Three Times Those of Former Years. COMPETITORS ARE PICKED Drawings and Schedule of Contests Will Be Announced Tonight. F. E. Uarrigan In Charge. HOTELS URGED SYDNEY B. VIXCEXT SAYS TOCR ISTS NEED ACCOMMODATIONS. I - J At the Theaters. Ileitis. BY LEONE CASS BAER. A T the time of the announcement eZ- frnat Henry Miller would appear in a play founded upon certain episodes in the life of Moliere there was much con jecture whether the picture. of the fa mous playwright would be a brilliant portrait or merely an especially clear cut character study. Happily Philip Moeller in his bio graphical comedy has set all doubt at rest. He has represented the un bounded energy, the courage and abil ity to blend sentiment with splendid cynicism, the supreme egotism of the French playwright's many-faceted na ture with those deeper and finer qual ities of derotion. of bigness of purpose which made Moliere one of the most amazing figures of his day. Mr. Miller has emphasised with dis tinction the capricious and supremely paradoxical character of the French l-iay wrtRht and author. An eccentric future always. Moliere is depicted with exceptionally artistic convincingness. When there Is a suggestion that Mo liere's somber side, hs tendency to brood and to make copy of his own heartache is being represented too dominantly. there comes a revealment of those finer qualities of vitality and resourcefulness. As played by Mr. Miller, there are many, many shadings to the role of Moliere of which the actor takes the utmost advantage. An unusually brilliant performance is given and one which gains its effect aside from Mr. Miller's playing of the title role, chiefly from the fact that Blanche Bates has the extraordinary abilty to paint portraits even better than Mr. Miller can paint them. The play, concerned as it is mainly with the efforts of Madame de Monte span. mistress to Louis XIV of France. to commit Moliere into an Intrigue with herself, and her revenge when he re pulses her advances, is frankly writ tea In dialogue and is constantly som ber and Intensely dramatic in situation. Us high lights of comedy are startltng- Jy inirequent. Throughout Miss Bates role as the Marquise de Montespan there runs the only thread of satiric comedy, a gentle Irony directed at the St. Anthonlan at titude of Moliere when she tempts him. It is Miss Bates playing which brings out this quality in the lines, her re sourcefulness and sense of humor, fine imaginative powers giving her portrait a splendid reality. The atmosphere of the Louis XIV period of foibles and fancies and conceits is finely con veyed. Tha scenes are laid tn Moliere's study In his theater at the Palais Royal In Paris and the handsome blue and gold apartments of Madame de Montespan. The play Itself provides exacting tests! Delegate Returns From National Parks Association Meeting With Advice for Northwest. Sydney B. Vincent. In charge of the publicity department of the Chamber of Commerce, brings from the organi sation meeting of the National Parks Touring association the forecast that there will be a steadily increasing vol ume of tourist travel to the Pacific northwest. The conference was held at Mammoth Hot Springs. Yellowstone national park, and was attended by representatives from 12 western states. It was called In the Interest of the good roads movement to connect the parks with a system of highways to make automobile touring attractive. "if Oregon is to have its share of the tourist travel we must have hotels on the Columbia highway, on Mount Hood, at Crater Lake and at the Jose phine county caves," eald Mr. Vincent yesterday. "We must not only be hos pitable in meeting the tourists, but must be prepared to offer them the same character of hotel serv ice and conveniences to which they have become accustomed In the White mountains, the Adirondacks and in Cal ifornia and Florida. California esti mates the annual revenue from tourist travel at more than J60.00o.000 and Colorado estimates its income from the visitors at $40,000,000 each year. Play in the boys and girls tennis championships on the public courts is scheduled to start at Washington park on Monday, August 18, and last through the following three days. The entry list, although not quite complete, shows about three times the number of play- era over previous years, with every park in the city where there are tennis courts entered, except one, the tourna ment promises to be a great success. The aectional park tournaments have been completed and the winners, or some cases the four best in the ladder tournaments, have won their right to represent their park in the central tournament under the direction of F. ID. Harrigan. The courts will be closed to the public for all but tournament play dur ing the afternoon and evenings of Au gust 18, 19. 20 and 21. The drawings and time of play will be announced tonight by Mr. Harrigan. who is busy completing all arrange ments and can be reached at his resi dence, telephone East 7289. The courts are located at the head of Washing ton street and can be reached by an Arlington Heights street car. Play of the doubles championship will be staged later in the season with a doubles team participating from each of the public parks. The names of the entries and the park that they rep resent follow: I3oya si rifles, 15 years of ace and under: Irvinffton Norman Arenz, Edward Mur phy, Walter Johnson. Clarence UarUnan. Kenllworth Norman Johnson. Lincoln Hugh Mc Veil an. Kenneth Reed. Mount Tabor Lynn Wycoff. Jock Joyce. Wlllard Duress. Peninsula Don McKenzie, Harold Brown, ' James Ueborn. I Vernon Lawrence Gadball, Rex Carr. Wash. acton Johnny Faust, Nat Gamble,' Kenneth t erguson, Howard Wilson, George Parrish. Girls' singles. IS years and under Columbia Mary Benson, Nona Peterson. Irvinvton Roberta Wells. Jane Cochrane. Mary Htsiiop. Kenllworth Gladys Xorene. Lincoln Leon a Kchafer, Hilda Helrer. Mount Tabor Nan Roche. Peninsula Gladys LaRean. Allva Wertley. Vernon Elsie Ewen. Vera Now. Washington Prances Elner, Mildred Marsh. Mary Richard. Junior boys, lo to IS years. Including the latter: Columbia Cart Ahlquist, William Bleary, Edward Newman. Irving-ton Hally Burkatt, Robert .Cole, Alfred Flanigan. Kenllworth Fred Seachrist. Lincoln Manning; Wylle. Mount Tibor Ben Bigelow. Peninsula Mike Osborn. Floyd Reed. Vernon Bernard Calkins. Heine Gower. Washington Martin Paul back. Alfred Barman. Charles Kstes, Meier Halmo. Junior girls, 15 to 18 years. Including the latter: Columbia Ruth Peterson. Kenllworth Jennie Norene. Lincoln Edith Helzer. Mount Tabor Esther Clark. Peninsula Sue Bruce. Kuby Croon, Cath leen Qulgley, Dorothy Buckman. Vernon Ruth Harvey. Lillian Rutqulst. Washington Alice Richard. employes demanded, it was admitted by union officials, will be followed im mediately by further demands upon the Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany when the war labor board goes out of existence in & few days. If the men decline to accept the in crease granted by the board, it was ad mitted that they will immediately make demands upon the company for the full amount of their previous demand. Plat form men now receiving a maximum of 50 cents an hour have demanded an in crease to 60 cents. The award of the war labor board was for 56 cents. If this increase is granted to the plat form men, according to Franklin T. Griffith, president of the street rail way company, fares must be increased above 6 cents if the company Is to sur vive. The manner in which the fares will be increased, he says, must be de termined by the public authorities. Company officials, it is said, may ad vocate the inauguration of a sone fiys tern such as is in use in a number of cities, whereby patrons pay propor tionately more for long rides than for short rides. RENAME LOOP, SfiYS CLUB LANCASTER' IS SUGGESTED FOR COLUMBIA HIGHWAY SECTION. STABS OP EOLFDOM BATHER MASTERS OF SCOTTISH GAME REACH PITTSBURG. MINES SHOOT FOB CUP SERGE AXT THOMPSON WIXXER OF $2000 TROPHY. Progressive Business Men Appoint Committee -to Obtain Recogni tion for Highway's Builder. With a view to recognition for the engineer who constructed the Colum bia river highway, the Progressive Business Men's club Thursday appoint ed a committe to endeavor to have the so-called "figure eight" of the scenic roadway changed to "Lancaster Loops." upon the ground that it is not a figure eight and that there is nothing in connection with the highway to com memorate the name of its builder, the club has started a movement for this change. J. C. Stevens, J. P. Jaeger and Judge Jacob Kanzler are the mem bers of the committee. Responsive to the address of Oscar Figman of the Alcazar players, the club decided at the noonday luncheon Thursday to get behind a movement to aid in establishing and maintaining as fixed attraction of Portland a hich- class musical-comedy theater. As a be ginning and in order to ' become ac quainted with the Alcazar players? there will be a night especially for the club members and their friends, the arrangement of which was left inthe hands of a committee. Detmar Poppen of the Alcazar play ers sang several selections. Will V. Green, organization secretary of the vigilance committee of the As sociated Advertising Clubs of the World, acquainted the business men with the work being accomplished in educating the public on the question of advertising through raising the stand ards of advertisers. He outlined the work that is being done in Portland and enlisted the lively Interest and co operation of those present. Make every August day count, fellows September the second will soon be here! Get father and mother to come in and buy you that new suit for school. My second floor is fairly groaning under the stacks of new clothes for boys. Here are hundreds and hundreds of nobby suits, and nearly every one has an extra pair of "knicks." They're fairly, priced $7.50 to $27.50, and every between-price. Today will be a good day to come ! Second Floor for Boys. enSellind WrWM -JT. .11' frWmJ s?V J " 1 1 J MorriscKiStreet at fourth rrt....mt-.a'V'r.&,l.llm ,-.iafm'-ft-- - ISHB'S SUCCESSDB SLATED CABINET MEMBER MAY BE BASSADOR TO U. S. AM- TO APARTMENT - HOUSE TO STANDARDIZE OWNERS SERVICE. Co-operative Buying of Fuel Means of Lowering Cost of Operation Suggested. Tokio Dispatch Announces Shidchara, Vicc-Minister of For eign Affairs, Will. Get Post. Steps toward permanent organization of an association of apartment-house owners were taken Thursday night at a meeting held in Central library hall, t which a committee on constitution and by-laws was appointed. It was unanimouslv voted that freA teleDhone service will be discontinued in apart ments on and after September 1. Her bert Gordon was elected president and Kijuro c. L. Florence secretary of the organ ization, with its afairs to be directed by an executive committee which was authorized to frame the by-laws. The purposes of the organization, as outlined by Mr. Gordon, are to stand ardize the regulation and management of apartment houses, with a view to giving efficient service. There was no discussion of the question of rentals. The organization may undertake to ob tain co-operative buying of fuel as a" means of lowering the cost of operation. . Individual owners stated after the meeting that it is their intention to rebate to tenants the $1.50 that has been paid to the telephone company. The rebate, it was said, is a matter for each landlord to decide. The members of the executive com mittee are Mrs. E. C. Florence, Etna apartments; B. F. Stone, Rex Arms; J. W. Kindret. St. Francis; Manager Hud son Melcliffe Court, and Mrs. Johnson, manager of the Everett. ping lines fail to provide accommoda tions for 125 school teachers who ara to come from the mainland within, the next two months to take positions in Hawaii, Governor C. J. McCarthy will appeal to the war department to have them wrought on an army transport. Passenger steamers are booked full for months ahead, but last reports wera that arrangements would be made to accommodate the teachers, whose serv ices are greatly needed by the depart ment of public education. Honolulu Wants Schoolteachers. HONOLULU, T. H. If private ship- SINN FEIN SUPPRESSED British Ban Revolutionary Orders in County Clare; Ireland. LONDON, Aug. 15. The government announces that it has been decided to suppress all Sinn Fein and kindred organisations in County Clare, Ire land. This action was taken because of in. crease in crime in that county. Two Brothers Finish at Top in Na tional Competition Wyoming Civilian Team Scores 189. CALDWELL. X. J.. Aug. 15. Shoot ing at 1000 yards against more than 500 competitors in the marine corps cup match here yesterday. Sergeant C. D. Thompson. United States marine corps of Quantico, Va., won the $2000 marine corps cup. His. score was 193 out of a possible 200. Second place was won by Lieutenant J. A. Zimmerman. United States marine corps of Quantico, V a., who also made a score of 193. Sergeant C. F. Thompson, Quantico, Va., a brother of the winner, took third place with a score of 192. y J. A. Wade, Wyoming, civilian team, Vcored 189. and Francis Ouimet, Bob Gardner Bobby Jones Are Already Hand for Amateur Classic. PITTSBURG. Aug. 15. With the ar rival of Francis Ouimet of Bos ton and "Bob" Gardner, former na tional golf champions, the aggregation of stars gathered hers for th national amateur golf tournament beginning Saturday at the Oakmont country club course was almost complete. "Chick" Evans, national golf chain pion, is expected momentarily. Virtually every golfer of note In the Lnlted Mates is here to compete. "Bobby" Jones. youthful Atlanta links star, established a new record for the last nine holes on the local course yesterday. He had a 32 for the nine holes, par being 36. MEN TO PRESS DEMO MEETING TO CONSIDER WAGE AWARD IS HELD. SAN FRANCISCO, Auff. 15. (Spe cial.) A Tokio dispatch received iu San Francisco announces that Kijuro Shidehara, vice-ministar for foreign affairs in the Japanese cabinet. will probably be appointed Japanese ambassador at Washington to succeed viscount lshii. who will not return to Washington because of political ' changes .n the personnel of the cabinet at Tokio. The appointment, however, has not been definitely made. Shidehara was formerly counselor to the Japanese embassy at Washington and during the early years of the war I was minister for Japan at The Hague. He is now vice-minister for foreign I affairs in his own government. Inquiry at the state department at Washington elicited the Informa tion that the Japanese premier. Kef Hara did not wish to lose Kijuro Shide hara from his cabinet at this time, which fact might be an obstacle to his appointment. "Any statement that Shidehara has been appointed ambassador would be premature, inasmuch as the state de partment has not been advised of his appointment," it was announced. It was also stated that Shidehara was known to hold the leading posi tion among the Japanese statesmen who are being considered for the post. ALL BRIGHT AND SHINEY AND NEW TODAY! NAVY-YARD CRANE SINKS Tujr. Tied Alongsid? at Bremerton, Damaged; Total Loss $250,000. BREMERTON. Wash.. Aug. 15. Damage estimated at' $550,000 was caused when a large floating crane at the Puget Sound navy yard here sud denly sank late yesterday. One man was seriously injured. A tug tied to the crane was damaged to the extent of J 15.000. but did not sink. How the accident occurred had not been ascertained. Four other men working on the crane at the time of the mishap escaped injury. U. S. SHIPS NOT BARGAINS Xew Chairman Sajs Board Will Not Rush Sale of Bottoms. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 Ships held by the United States shipping board will not be sold at bargain price. John Bar ton Payne, newly appointed chairman of the board, said yesterday, adding that no eforts were being made to force their disposal. Smaller vessels will be disposed of first. Mr. Payne said, and the establish ment a.id operation of shipping lines in interests of commerce would be the first consideration. Rejection of Increase Granted by Labor Board to Mean Renewal of Fight, Say Union Officials. Whether the 1800 platform men of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company will accept the wage increase of 12 per cent authorized by the war labor board was to be determined at a meeting of the Portland division of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes which started in the east side Woodmen's hall at 1 o'clock yesterday morning Acceptance of the award of the war laoor Doara. wnicn is little more tnan I half of the increase the street railway I n FOOD BOYCOTT PROPOSED Seattle . Housewives Iist Bntter, Eggs, Milk and Meat. SEATTLE, Aug. 15. Letters asking I them to join in a limited nation-wide boycott of butter, eggs, milk and meat until foods have reached a reasonable level were sent to the National House wives' league headquarters in New I Tork city and other like bodies in the United States yesterday by the Seattle Homekeepers' league. The Seattle league claims the reason able price levels should be: Butter, 50c a pound; eggs, 55c a dozen; milk, 15c quart; fresh meat, 25c pound and salt meat, 40c pound. In the letters it is claimed this end can be accomplished by self-denial and thoughtful buying. Starting or a campaign of mass meet ings and street parades against the high cost of living also is recom mended. Rabbit skins from Australia and New Zealand were among the largest offer ings in the recent international fur auc- I tion at St. Louis. Phone your want ads to The Orego- ian. Main 7070. A 6095. Phone your want ads to The Orego- uiao. Main 7070. A 6095. . ffi&rA Hats o' brown Tints that blend with the falling leaves. Trimble 5 to $12 Dunlap Stetson Ben Selling Leading: Hatter MORRISON AT FOURTH J,-; 1 1 " I III I I 111 III liWMflfctMMM Pill I .llllttfr .1 riMIIIIII H lllf 1 4 - w - 3 s 1 II STARTS TODAY FOUR DAYS II ii STARTS TODAY FOUR DAYS A mixture of love, hate and. home- cooking in a Maine logging town. Mr. Famous Players-Lasky says it is a dinger. We kind o' think so, too but we'll leave the ultimate decision to you. When are you coming?