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.
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CABINET MEMBER MAY BE
BASSADOR TO U. S.
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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. .
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brown
Tints that blend
with the falling
leaves.
Trimble
5 to $12
Dunlap Stetson
Ben Selling
Leading: Hatter
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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?