Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 01, 1919, Image 1

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    PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBF' . 1, 1919
I'll ice five Cents.
FRENCH BID GENERAL
PERSHING AU REVOIR
CLEMEXCEAU EXPRESSES DEEP
GRATITUDE TO AMERICA.
KiXVILLE'S CLASH
OF RAGES GOES OfJ
COREAN REPUBLIC IS
PROCLAIMED TO WORLD
SYXGAM RHEE, "PRESIDENT,"
DECLARES INDEPENDENCE.
IAILS0W WILL CALL
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BRITISH PARTY SCH!k cLED TO
START EARLY" NEXT JUNE.
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VOL TVIII NO 18 33.1 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
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CONFERENCE
GERMANY
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Warfare of Whites and Ne
groes Continues.
Japan Is Branded as Cnflt Leader
for Xatlon ot Peace-Loving
People in Manifesto.
TWO DEAD, 14 IN HOSPITALS
Officers on Duty.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. Corean in
dependence was declared in a procla
mation "to the peoples of the world.
issued here tonight In the name ot the
"government and the peoples of the
republic of Corea." The proclamation
wai signed by Dr. Synrim Rhee. pres
Ident of the "republic," and J. Kiusic,
linn RnopWcmon onW CnnMot'S. Kimm, chirman of the Corean com
r I mission to the peace conference.
Declaring that Corea was denied free
development as "one of tho alleged au
tonomcus units of a Japanese mock fed
eration," the reclamation said Japan
"recent promise of reforms In the Co
rean Government meant only a new
form of the cruel, denationalizing and
dechristiir.irir'jr vrocese under which
we have suffered unspeakable tor
tures."
Asserting that the Japanese govern
ment is "wholly unfit" to act as leade
for the Corean nation, the proclamation
declared that Japan by "making mere
brute force the sole instrument of he
imperial progress, has emphasized the
merely destructive agencies of society
in direct contrast with the peace loving
and fundamentally, constructive prin
ciples which the Corean people have
demonstrated to be at the foundation
of their system of culture."
BARRED ZONE ESTABLISHED
Dozens or Itiot Calls Sent Out and
Shooting In Various Sections
Continues Into Night.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Aug. 31. Fur
ther disorders occurred in Knoxville
tonight following the race riots Satur
day and early today which were the
sequel to the storming of the county
jail by a mob Intent upon lynching
Maurice Mayes, a negro accused of the
murder of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey, a white
tv oman.
The casualty list was increased today
by four negroes who resisted attempts
to search them for arms. All were
wounded by national guardsmen, two
being shot and the other two stabbed
with bayonets.
Eleven hundred guardsmen of the
Fourth Tennessee infantry, supple
mented by 100 special policemen and
75 special deputy sheriffs, patrolled the
city, dispersing crowds and searching
all negroes.
Mrgrore Are Searched.
The guardsmen, who were in camp
near the city for annual target prac
tice, searched all negroes arriving on
trains and have established a barred
zone in the heart of the negro district
where the worst of the rioting early
today occurred. Four machine guns
have been mounted on motor trucks
ready for eventualities.
Union leaders today called off the
LaOor day parade scheduled for Mon
day.
There was shooting In various sec
tions of the city ail day. and this con
tinued tonight, causing dozens of riot
calls. Some sections in which the most
serious clashes occurred have not been
searched thoroughly, and reports con
flict as to the number of casualties
which may be concealed there.
Two hiw tm Be Dead.
Two men are known to have been
killed. 14 others eight whites and six
negroes are in hospitals. Of these
four, two whites and two negroes, are
not expected to recover. Sixteen
wounded white men had their wounds
dressed at one hospital.
The known dead are:
First Lieutenant James W. Payne,
MaJisonville. Ky., regular army.
Joe litter, negro.
The injured Include Private E. V.
Henderson of the Tennessee national
guard, who may die.
Soldier Arcldeat Victim.
Lieutenant Payne was killed acci
dentally early today by machine-gun
bullets. He was ZOO yards from the
machine gunners, with several other
officers, when the party was fired upon
by negroes from a second-story win
dow. Payne and his companions re
plied with their automatics and sought
cover. Just as Lieutenant Payne
stepped behind a telephone pole for
protection the crew of a machine gun
further up the street opened fire upon
a crowd of advancing blacks. Lieu
tenant Payne fell into the arms of Cap
tain A. C Parker of Memphis, with a
dozen wounds in his legs and body. He
died in an ambulance.
At least three negroes were more or
less seriously injured by members of
company D, Fourth Tennessee, between
daylight and noon, according to state
ments of soldiers.
Several hundred rifles stored at the
University of Tennessee arsenal were
removed tonight by military authori
ties after rumors that a crowd of ne
groes waa forming in the outskirts ex
pecting to arm themselves with this
supply.
limn Mnrea Are Raided.
There is not a firearm of any descrip
tion to be found in any store in Knox
ville as a result of raids.
Plate glass windows were crashed In,
locks forced and in some cases doors
demolished in an effort to secure
m'eapons.
Oamage done to the stores and
stocks is estimated to be about $10,000.
State troops tonight were standing
In front of each of the looted stores
with fixed bayonets and with orders
to keep passing throngs moving.
The mob which broke its way Into
the jail, and the residence of Sheriff
Cate. adjoining, Saturday, took every
thing of value. Including money, guns,
whisky, clothing and books.
Nelson Easley. negro soldier, who
won a citation for distinguished service
overseas, dropped dead today. Death
was caused by heart trouble superin
duced by extreme excitement over the
riots.
FIUME PROBLEM UNSOLVED
Austrian Treaty In Xo Way Affects
Adriatic Question.
PARIS. Aug. 31. fBy the Associated
Press.! The Austrian treaty as it
stands at present and as it probably
will be handed to the Austria ns Tues
day in no way affects the Adriatic ques
tion, so far as known.
The Italian foreign minister, Signor
Tittoni. conferred with Premier Lloyd
George at one of the small towns in
France today and has for weeks been
informally discussing the Flume prob
lem with individual members of the
supreme council, but no positive agree
ment has been reached by the council.
Certainly the American delegation has
not approved any of the proposed set
tlements. although It Is generally con
ceded that the council is not hopelessly
divided, and a speedy agreement seems
likely, with all of Fiume internation
alized.
AMBASSADOR NOT CHOSEN
Appointment of Japanese Diplomat
to V. S. Denied.
TOKIO. Aug. 31. (By the Associated
Press.) No appointment has yet-been
made of an ambassador to the United
States, It was stated at the foreign of
fice today.
On August 13 a Japanese language
newspaper In San Francisco announced
the receipt of cable advices from Tokio
to the effect that Kijuro Shidehera,
vice-minister of foreign affairs In the
Japanese cabinet, had been appointed
Japanese ambassador to succeed Vis
count Ishli.
FRENCH BRIDES GO HOME
! Young Soldiers' WItcs Find
American Life Impossible.
PARIS. Aug. 31. Sixty-two French
women who had married Americans,
army officers .or soldiers, and subse
quently had been divorced In the United
States returned to France on one
steamer this week, according to the
newspaper Avenir.
Most of them, the newspaper added,
returned, not because of personal dif
ferences with their husbands, but be
cause of the inability of the brides to
adapt themselves to the American mode
of living.
Leaders of Industry and
Labor to Be Summoned.
PATIENCE AND HELP ARE ASKED
Greater Production and Econ
omy by Nation Urged.
UNREST WARNING SOUNDED
Better Relationship With Capital
and Xew Footing for Wages Will
Be Considered at Meeting.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. President
Wilson, In a Labor day message to
American workers, tonight announced
that he would call in the near future
a conference of representatives of labor
and Industry "to discuss fundamental
means of bettering the whole relation
ship of capital and labor and putting
the whole question of wages upon an
other footing.
The president said he was encouraged
and pleased with the results thus far
of the government's efforts to bring
down the cost of living and expressed
confidence that substantial results
would be achieved in the solving of this
problem.
Patience and vigilance, however, he
said, must be exercised and the gov
ernment's efforts must have the co-op
eration of every citizen.
Labor Asked to Co-operate.
Presumably referring to the existing
labor unrest and threats of Btrikes, the
president appealed to every citizen to
refrain from doing anything that would
tend to Increase the cost of living, but
nstead to do all possible to promote
production.
The president expressed particular
gratification at the attitude taken by
he representatives of organized labor
n supporting the government's pro
gramme to meet requests for increases
hrough a lowering of living costs and
said he hoped that the workers them
selves would "move with the govern
ment instead of against it in the solu.
tion of this great domestic problem."
Patience and Vigilance Urged.
The Labor day message, as made pub
lic tonight at the White House, fol-
ows:
I am encouraged and gratified by the
progress which is being made in con
trolling the cost of living. The sup
port of the movement is widespread.
nd I confidently look for substantial
results, although I must counsel pa
tience as well as vigilance because such
results will not come instantly or with
out team work.
Let me again emphasize my appeal
to every citizen of the country to con-
nue to give his personal support In
this matter and to make It as active
s possible.
"Let him not only refrain from doing
John L. Cope Hopes by Flight of
20 to 35 Hours to Avoid Tor
tuous Trip of Many Months.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
LONDON, Aug. 31. (Special cable.)
John L. Cope has outlined his plans
for the new British expedition to the
South Pole which he is to lead and
which will start in June next. The
general objects of the explorer are:
First, to carry on the work already done
by other explorers; second, to obtain
further information of scientific and
economic value; and third, to generally
extend the knowledge of the Antarctic
continents.
By using airplanes it is hoped in a
flight of 20 to 35 hours to avoid a
tortuous journey lasting many months.
"We propose to leave England next
June," said Mr. Cope, "and sail for
Wellington, N. Z. Thence we will pro
ceed to Macquaric island, where a geo
logical survey is to be made. Then we
proceed to Scott island and establish
wireless and meteorological stations,
and then we go to New Harbor, where
headquarters will be fixed. Thus, with
our boat and airplane carrying wire
less equipment and these stations es
tablished, we shall always be in wire
less touch with civilization wherever
we go."
Millions Anxious to Quit
Fatherland.
STAMPEDE IN 1920 PROMISED
UNIFORMED PEDDLERS HIT
Secretary Baker Objects to "Sordid
Commercialism" In Vogue.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Secretary
Baker. In a letter to Colonel Arthur
Woods, assistant to Mr. Baker in charge
of obtaining employment for returned
soldiers, makes a request that every
possible means be taken to prevent the
misuse and commercialization of the
army uniform by discharged men.
"I am writing this," said the secre
tary in his letter, made public tonight,
"to suggest that you bring all the dis
couraging influences you can to bear
upon the practice of employing men
still wearing the uniform of the army
to peddle upon the public streets."
In making public the letter Colonel
Woods said:
"If the public will bear in mind that
there Is a job for everyone at better
pay than peddling can yield, and refuse
to patronize these' few men. this sordid
commercialization of the uniform will
die a natural death in 24 hours."
Mexico and South America to
Get Bulk of Tide.
GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED
Loss of Teuton Man Power Promises
to Be Serious Factor in View
of War Reparations.
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B0LSHEVIKI LOSE EMPTSA
Allied Forces Also Take Several
Guns and Many Prisoners.
LONDON, Aug. 31. Official . reports
to the war office from Archangel an
nounce the recapture by the Russian
and Australian forces of the town of
Emptsa.
"We captured ten guns and 500 pris
oners," the report says. "Our casualties
were light."
The Russians, aided by Australians,
are engaged in severe fighting along
the railway front, according to the
latest Archangel dispatches. The bol
shevik front positions were penetrated
and the town of Emptsa, with numerous
prisoners, was captured. In a counter
attack, however, the bolshevik forces
re-entered Kmptsa. Then the Russian
infantry began another advance.
BY CYRIL BROWN.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
BERLIN, Aug. 31. (Special Cables
Millions of Germans, more or less, are
seriously flirting with the idea of emi
gration, while probably half a million
Germans today are determined to emi
grate as soon as they are able to over
come almost insuperable obstacles.
Many more thousands are expected, dur.
lng the gruelling winter, to make up
their minds to emigrate, with the result
that emigration pressure should attain
its maximum next spring.
A sensational stampede and mass
flight from Germany would be on now
if it were not physically impossible for
more than a very lucky few to leave
the country. Because of prevailing con
ditions emigration at present is and
for some time in the future will remain
negligible. Probably less than 1000
bona fide emigrants have left Germany
since the blockade was lifted. At the
present slow rate not more than 1000
are expected to leave, each month until
the winter sets in.
Serious Problem Foraeen.
Germany's emigration problem will
become a grave reality next year, when
it is estimated that at least 200,000 and
perhaps more will leave despite all
obstacles. The numbers .will, it is as
sumed, mere, se stea.iy until, it is
estimated, an annual maximum of 500,
000 will be reached. The great emi
gration movement, it is thought, will
last 10 years.
Indicative of the future, virtually all
of the limited and otherwise negligible
emigration is heading toward South and
Central America, with Argentina and
Mexico as the favorite destinations. Un
doubtedly, the bulk of German emigra
tion will be to Argentina and Mexico
during the next two years.
Promoters Already Buay.
Emigration is one of the livest topics
engaging popular interest today. Guide
books for emigrants and new publica
tions about Argentina and Mexico and
other distant paradises have appeared
in the market and are selling in large
numbers. There is even a new publi
cation called "Emigrants' Gazette."
Great Crowd Gathers at Invalided
Station When Departure Is
Made for Brest.
PARIS, Aug. 31. Premier Clemenceau,
Foreign Minister Pichon and Captain
Andre Tardieu were among the high
French officers who bade farewell to
j General Pershing on his departure for
Brest today. The American ambassa
dor and his staff and the entire Ameri
can peace delegation were present.
There was a military escort of two com
panies. In saying good-bye to the American
commander, M. Clemenceau declared
that the French people could never ex
press all the gratitude felt for the serv
ices he had rendered. The premier
urged General Pershing to revisit
France and afford the French an oppor
tunity to show their appreciation of the
work he had done in the war.
A great crowd had gathered at the
Invalides station to bid General Persh
ing farewell as he started for Brest,
whence he sails tomorrow for New
York aboard the Leviathan, marking
the close of more than two years' serv
ice in France.
For the past week General Pershing
has been feted by all the prominent
French officials.
In General Pershing's party is his
son, Warren, and his brother, James F.
Pershing, a Chicago merchant, who
sailed recently for a business trip to
France and England, and his aides.
Lieutenant-Colonel Chambrun, counse
lor of the French embassy at Washing
ton, will make the voyage on th
Leviathan.
Jensen and Von Herberg
Complete Deal.
PORTLAND IS HEADQUARTERS
Control of Seven Principal The
aters Here Included.
OTHER CITIES AFFECTED
Four Picture Theaters
Two at Butte, One
Tucoina,
Mcd-
ford Are Taken Over.
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)
DAWSON CITY, ALASKA, DRY
Prohibition Goes Into Efect in Far
North Mining Town.
DAWSON, "V. T.. Aug. 31. Dawson
City, where, according to stories handed
down liquor flowed free and fast in
the days of the gold stampede 20 years
ago, today Is "wet" only In the movies
or story books, prohibition having gone
Into effect at midnight.
Yukon territory, of which Dawson
is the capital, probably was the only
section of Canada where the public
sale of all kinds of liquors was per
mitted during the war.
CHOLERA HITS YOKOHAMA
Disease Reported to Have Spread
From Japanese Capital.
HONOLULU. Aug. 31. By the Asso
ciated Press.) Cholera has spread froir
Tokio to Yokohama.
Several cases have been discovered
in the latter City, according to a cable
from Tokl ) to the Nippu JUL a Jap-
aaese lanuuxe newspaper here.
HOOVER IS COMING HOME
Denies in Paris He Is to Head Eco
n'omlc Council.
PARIS, Aug. 31. Herbert Hoover, di
rector-general of inter-allied relief.
who arrived here tonight from London
denies reports in Paris that he is
to head the international economic
council.
Mr. Hoover is to return to London
next Thursday and will call Saturday
for New York, and then go to Cali
fornia.
FARM MACHINERY BURNS
Buildings on Mount Hood Flats De
stroyed; Loss $8000.
THE DALLES. Or., Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Fire Friday night on Mount
Hood flats, seven miles southwest of
The Dalles, caused $8000 damage to
the buildings and machinery of the E.
O. McCoy ranch. The loss was covered
partly by Insurance.
Barn, machine shed and bunkhouse
were destroyed. The ehed contained a
new combine harvester and other ma-
cniuery.
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WAR MEDAL GOES BEGGING
Signal Corps Clerk From Seattle
Doesn't Call for British Cross
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 31. (Special.)
The work performed by Shirley M,
Treen of Seattle as chief clerk and
executive of the signal corps district
was so conspicuously worth while that
the British government has awarded
him the meritorious service medal, but
he does not seem to care.
ine meaai arrived at tne army re
cruiting station in Seattle on Fridaj
The army officers immediately planned
a decoration ceremony for today with
the presentation of the medal to be
made by Colonel Otho W. B. Farr, com
mander of this army district. But they
figured without the hero. He was
notified and asked to let the- office
knovv when It would bo most conveni
ent to receive both the ceremony and
the medal. But he must have grown
used to medals and such things in
France for at a late hour not a word
had been heard from him.
JAPAN REASSURES CHINA
Premier Hara Blames "Misunder
standing" of Sincere Intentions.
MORIOKA, Japan, Aug. 31. By the
Associated Press.) In addressing
meeting of the government party Pre
mier Hara laid stress on the import
ance of greater efforts to strengthen
Japan economically for meeting the
conditions of the world economic
struggle.
With regard to the growth of the
anti-Japanese agitation in China and
China's refusal to sign the peace treaty.
Premier Hara declared the situation
was due to China's "misunderstanding"
of Japan's sincere intentions.
"Japan has no ambitious designs
against China," he said. "On the con
trary the ministry is urgently advocat
ing the importance of closer friendly
relations. The day will arrive when
China will come to comprehend the sin
cerity of Japan."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 70
degrees; minimum, 09 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
Foreirn.
Mass Flight from Germany next year as
sured. Page 1.
Dr. Ellis tells of horrors of Kurd massacres.
Page 4.
British explorer plans to fly to South Pole.
Page 1.
French bid Pershing bood-bye. Page 1.
National.
War department willing to sacrifice lives
of four soldiers Just lo please Pershing.
Page 2.
Texss senator's bill for national loan system
reads like fiction. Page 3.
Domestic.
Chinese immigrants humiliated, is charge.
Page 1.
Knoxville race riots renewed. Page 1.
Daniels will review fleet In San Francisco
Bay today. Page
More Oregon men land in New York. Page 3.
Wilson calls labor and industry into con
ference. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Four arrests made in alleged coastwise boot
legging ring. Page 4.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 5-4,
Los Angeles 3-5: San Francisco 9-4. Oak
land 5-3: Sacramento 0-3, Vernon (i-0,
Seattle 3-6, Salt Lake 0-5. Page 8.
Leads of Chicago and Cincinnati safe.
Page 9.
Larue to box Morris September 9. Page 9.
Portland and Vicinity.
$304,091,000. increase reported In Twelfth
Reserve "district deposits. Page 11.
Better chance for helpless baby plea of res
cue society. Page 7.
Railway mail clerks, seeking wage increase,
charge postmaster-general subverts acts
of congress,. Page 10.
Associated industries plan state-wide cam-
paign for Oregon-made goods. Page 12.
Coast lumber mills are increasing their out
put. Page 12.
Governor of Washington calls Columbia
highway "cheap road. rage iu.
Principal motion picture theaters of north
west are merged, wltn i-oniana as Head
quarters. Page 1.
Motorcycle rider cuts into bull pen at Rose
city speedway, rage li
Rain, though light one, welcome to Port
land people. Page IS.
Bank clearings gain. Page 11.
Labor's war heroes will parade today.
Page 13.
Chicago geologists find evidence discrediting
certain CoiumDta river Indian legends.
Page 13.
Labor Is nearing Its goal, says Rev. Edward
Constant, i'age lSt
Consummation of a motion picture
theatrical merger, by far the largest
deal of its kind ever formed in the
Pacific coast district, and directly af
fecting seven Portland playhouses, as
well as others in Tacoma, Wash., Butte,
Mont., and Medford, Or., was announced
last night by C. S. Jensen, senior mem
ber and resident manager of the Jen
sen & Von Herberg theatrical interests.
Control of seven of Portland's prin
cipal motion picture theaters, includ
ing the Liberty, the Columbia, the Star,
the Majestic, the Peoples and two sub
urban theaters is announced, as well
as a policy of further expansion of the
big circuit thus created In the north
west. The financial consideration in
the transaction is said to have been
large, but has not been publicly dis
closed. In addition to the Portland phase of
the 'merger, the transaction includes
tout bf vTacoma's leading motion plc
ture tlve&ters, the Victory, the Rlalto,
the' :Coknjifl - aj) the Strand. Two
houses.a(t Butfe. are also taken in, the
Rialto an'd.thePaoples; while the Lib
erty theater. Medfordj formerly con
trolled by the People's Amusement
company, also passes under the new
management.
Plan New Playhouses.
Projected plans of the new manage
ment in-elude the construction, in the
near future, of modern motion picture
playhouses in Everett, Bremerton and
Yakima, Wash., while other deals now
pending will provide important addi
tions to the circuit before the en I
of another season.
The Peoples theater Is the oldest of
motion picture amusement houses la
the Portland field, at least among tha
larger theaters, and was launched
eight years ago the present fall. Mel
vin G. Winstock, who created the
house, pioneer in the field which was
then opening, is now a prominent fig
ure in the exchange world, as district
manager for the Metro with headquar
ters in Seattle.
The Majestic theater was first op
erated at Fifth and Washington, by
Edward James, and was moved to its
present site, at Park and Washington
streets, in 1912. It is at present un
der the management of J. J. Parker.
The Liberty, latest and largest of
local picture houses, was opened as a
theater for stock shows and vaudeville,
by Sullivan & Considine, in 1914. The
Empress and Orpheum circuits used it
for a time, before It became the Broad
way theater. In 1917 it was closed, and
was reopened in completely remodeled
form by Jensen & Von Herberg, be
coming one of the famous motion pic
ture palaces of the northwest.
Portland Named Headquarters.
Head offices of the controlling com
pany will be maintained in Portland
under the direct supervision of Mr.
Jensen, who has been a resident of
Portland for the past two years.
When interviewed late yesterday af
ternoon, Mr. Jensen said that he
wished emphasis to be laid upon tho
fact that Portland will be headquar-
ers, and added that he was even then
on his way to inspect a residence
which he intends to purchase.
Our firm naturally feels a pride of
achievement In the results thus far ob
tained In the policy, recently decided
upon, or rapid expansion in our meain-
cal holdings," said Mr. Jensen. "Wher- .
ver we find a playhouse of the re-
auired standard, that may be reason-
ably acquired, we shall take it over
and extend to that city the benefits of
that excellent service always given in
our houses.
"This leads me to a statement con
cerning a far more important view
point of our activities, that of the
general public. Realizing that we per.
sonally book plays that are seen by
more than half a million patrons every
week, we feel a sense of solemn and
tremendous responsibility to the public
in our conduct of this big amusement
amalgamation. The motion picture is
at once the school pulpit and moral
guide for millions of Americans.
Unwholesome Plays Barred.
"The firm of Jensen & Von Herberg
will never intentionally make a dollar
at the expense of public morals. Wo
cannot all think alike on the question
of what may or may not be shown with
propriety, but anything that we think
has any element of the unwholesome
is rigidly barred from our screens.
Everyone nowadays goes to the mo
tion picture theater. It has become
the one big amusement of the civilized
world. So intimately has the photo
play become woven Into modern civili
zation that a big theatrical firm is, in
the truest sense, a servant of the pub
lic, and must show pictures which
make folk better and happier, pictures
which trend toward the realization of
humanity's highest ideal.
"We do not forget," added Mr. Jen-
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