THE HORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919. Tlie Sapphire and your Christmas DESPITE PREDICTION Genuine Oregon Weather Features "Bump-Off" Day. : 4 Gift HOLIDAY BUYING NORMAL THERE wai be a little bit of happiness in every day of the year if you make your Christmas gift the Pathe the phonograph whose exclusive Sapphire ball has done away with scratchy needles, and Portland Residents Little Con cerned About Porta's Prophecy , of Awful Things Impending. 10 DLDWDRLDWAGS ON iv x a rmPi -r i jr . -'h .'X; : .--.. S(r;" - iSsM" '. r -"j ' - O . I ' J ' l If it - y , k?L . i F. V V' Ul .?7 i j j ..Tranquillity signalized the weafher; i,ight mist, draperies of evanescent pearl, hovered over the "Willamette. Ever and anon, perhaps oftener, a drizzle of rain descended from the drab immensity of sky. Christmas shoppers cruised through the storm sluh to etern attacks upon the bar grain counters, bristling with price tags and manned by blase, rather bored clerical people. It Is old news by this time that the world failed to keep its appointment with oblivion. The great globe, with its freight of cares and troubles and happiness, continued to careen away upon its destined course just as it has ever since that lurid dawn when the Infinitely aged star spaces saw its birth. Prices Remain High. It was a fine day for the fulfillment of prophecy a fine day to be out-of-doors with both lungs braced by draughts of the rain-washed air. After the faBhion of prophecies, as might have been expected, nothing untoward befell save an advance, a sortie, here and there, in the high price of mundant necessities. Eggs remained firm and scarce. Chickens and other festal fowl still aviated in the rare ozone of exalted finance. And the world wagged on. Weatherman Wells arose early, but no more so than usual when one con siders that the forenoon climate must be worked up before luncheon. He repaired without undue haste to the placid precincts ot the bureau, where the telegraph instruments click their gossip of gales and sunshine and snow, and fair and warmer, and low and high pressure areas. "There is ah nothing to justify the apprehension," said Weatherman Wells, "that we won't be guessing again for you on the morrow, and for any number of morrows thereafter, so long a the bureau is solvent. Now this Alaskan storm, that ought to bring relief " And he ranged away after the fashion . of .weathermen. since Ob of the sea-caves, to fields afar, dealing delicately with where ases, and ifs and buts and other con tingencies of the capricious Oregon clime. Prediction la Made. ' And when the instruments had told their tale, from the needle-point that scratches indelible blue right-angles to the do-dad that works all day upon far-off flocks of futuristic geese neaded southward both most saga clous devices, they and their fellows he predicted this prediction for that particular portion of time that is called today: Countinued rain, with moderate southeasterly winds. And there Isn't anything to arouse alarm In that, is there? Ik, -r - .A ( SS i; f ft . - 4i : "'1 Moment from the Mitchell Lewis prod action. many accrues of which were filmed near Portland on the Columbia river and on Mount Hood. .It will Hhow at the Liberty theater until tomorrow midnight. SUPPLIES NOT HELD UP Zone Supply Officer Says All of Stock Is Put on Sale at Once. Thaf no commodities whatever are being held back from sale at the army retail store here at Fifth and Pine streets and that every effort is being made to serve the public Is the statement of Major Frank P. Tingley deputy zone supply officer. In telling or the recent activity of the store The statement of Major Tingley is in part as rollows: Th's office desires to deny, emohattcal ly and officially, reports beinff circulated around the city to the effect that certain commodities are being held back at the army retail store until after the holidays. This ts absolutely erroneous. Just as fast as supplies reach the warehouse of the deputy zone supply officer they are Inims dlately placed on sale. During the recent storm In this city when motor transportation was almost Im possible between- the warehouse and the store, trucks were kept going, hauling supplies to tbe store, replenishing the stock. For the information of the public, the receipts of this store have exceeded the receipts of any of the other three stores on the Pacific coast, San Francisco, Seattle or L.os Angeles. This should be taken into . consideration also, u Portland has less population than any of the cities mentioned. Ferguson, "Fields TOIJAY'S FILM FEATURES. Strand Mabel Normand, "Jinx." Majestic Elsie "Counterfeit." Peoples Mae Marsh, of Honor." Columbia Enid Bennett, What every Woman Learns." Liberty Mitchell Lewis, "the Last of His People." Star Enid Markey, Curse of Eve." Sunset Anita Steward, Midnight Romance." Circle Irene Castle, Firing Line." Globe Cecil De Mille duction, "For Better, Worse." "The "The pro-for ORTLANDERS may judge for themselves whether their own city and its adjoining scenic wonders are as fit subjects for the motion-picture camera as those of southern California if they attend the Liberty theater today or tomorrow. The attraction is Mitchell Lewis In "The Last of His People." a film made last summer in and about Port land. It will be remembered that Its star appeared at one of the local theaters during the filming of this picture which happened to be during the showing In Portland of his pro duction, "Jacques of the Silver North." Hood River was the loca tion of perhaps the majority of scenes made in Oregon. In all the pictures of the northwest the Columbia river and Mount Hood predominate. Action of the story begins out here in Oregon and thereafter it varies be tween this locale and Greenwich village settings. Between the color ful city environs and the natural splendors of the hills the story de velops within a cloak of beauty rarely equaled in photography. The story centers about an Indian boy and girl, brother and sister, the last of their people, who have been reared by an embittered white man. They adopt the modes and manners of the whites and when a merry hunt ing party journeys from the gay white way to their peaceful hut there begins a gripping drama filled with pathos, humor, human touches and many spectacular situations. TORCH MEASURE WAITS Fear That Ordinance Would Cause Trouble to Plumbers Delays It. Question over the possible effect of the passage of an ordinance prohibit ing the use of blow torches or other flame-producing appliances' to thaw pipes delayed its passage yesterday by the city council and resulted in its reference to Commissioner Barbur, in charge of the department of publia works for further investigation. Commissioner Barbur expressed fear that in the event the ordinance was enacted it might interfere with the usual conduct of work by plumb ers who use blow torches. Screen Cosnslp. The attention of 15,000,000 people is being drawn daily to the Red Cross Christmas seal compaign for 1919 by a special topic about this worthy work shown on the screen in a current programme of the Literary Digest "Topics of the Day." Heading the current programme is the following pertinent paragraph: 150,000 die of tuberculosis every year in the United States. You can help prevent this. Buy Red Cross Xmaa seals all the year round!" a When Clara Kimball Youns's latest release, "Eyes of Youth," opened re cently at the Rivoi theater. New York, three stars of the legitimate stage were visitors at the first per formance to witness the character of Gina, which they portrayed on the stage, shown on the screen Marjorie Rambeau, who originated the role in OLD HERB TEA BEST FLU, GOLDS AND GRIP ItTlirows Off Poisons Keeps You In Shape to Resist Disease At this time of the year, when ooldj. la grippe and Influenza, are In the air, it Is of greatest Importance to keep your liver, kidneys and bowels In good working order. When these organs fail to carry oft the poison waste matter vour vitality and resistance are weak- , ened. You are an easy victim for in - factions and disease germs. Biliousness, weakness and headaches are Nature's f warnings. Don't neglect ; i I them. Go at once to your J druggist and get a packa - Jk of Lincoln Tea. Take J cup each night and you'll be surprised how soon It will put you In tune and make you feel like new. Lincoln Tea is a famous old herb remedy for chronic constipation, colds, la sripDe. influenza, biliousness, head aches and rheumatism. 16 Is crentle but positive and lenves no unpleasant aicer-enectiS uae vioienb pnyeics. i Nothing is better for the children An occasional cup keeps them in the pink of condition. 35 cents at all tlrugrrists. Lincoln Proprietary Co., T j t. vyne, lad. - New York; Jane Grey, who succeeded Miss Rambeau in the New York pro duction, and Margaret Illington, who enacted the role with the western company. All three were in attend ance at the first performance of the day, as were some 2000 other inter ested spectators. Florence Reed is shortly to return to New York from her home in Maine and will complete her forthcoming screen feature, some of the exterior scenes of which have been filmed in Maine. Dustin Farnum and "William "Wrig ley, the chicle magnate, are close personal friends. Mr. Wr;gley owns Catalina island, California, and has promised Mr. Farnum that every fa cility will be there given for the film ing of that star's forthcoming screen feature. The entire town of Avalon, in Catalina, is to be utilized in the scenes, together with another village to be specially constructed in the mountains for the purposes of thi drama. The story includes settings ashore and afloat and Catalina island is said to afford just the essential locals for these. Ernest Truex, film comedian, has been elected a member of the Broad way Country club of Flushing, Long Island, in appreciation of his efforts in coaching the club players for their recent presentation of "Very Good Eddie, the show he made famous. Truex starred as Eddie for two full seasons. m David Torrence, the chief player in support of Ernest Truex in "The Night of the Dub," his Initial Paramount fun film, ha3 the distinction of having played in two of the first three fea ture productions made by the Famous Player, namely, "The Prisoner of Zenda." starring James K. Hackett and "Tess of the 'D'Ubervilles," with Mrs. Fiske in the stellar role. . There was a financial hitch in the plan for the return of Syd Franklin as Mary Pickford's director and John Dillon has been chosen to succeed Paul Powell, who is just completing the cutting of "Pollyanna." Franklin, who, like Powell, is one of the old Griffith school, directed Mary in "The Hoodlum" and "The Heart of the Hills." Then he went back to New York to make a picture with Norma Talmadge. While Miss Pickford was east it was arranged to have Franklin return for the next picture, but when he wired his terms the Pickford management considered them exorbitant. The salary asked was considerably in excess of the 11500 weekly stipend which Franklin drew in his previous engagement, it is understood. No story has been decided upon to ronow -fonyanna," which is to be Mary s first Big Four production. Ail three Pickfords are now at work, Lottie having begun work on an independent production- under th direction or Martin Justice, a well. Known artist. It is said that Mn Charlotte Pickford is financing ths Lottie Pickford company. Possible financial entanglements which mlrht result are understood to have been abviated by an agreement reached Dexween miss Pickford and her him band. Alfred O. Rupp, which was followed by the filing of a divorce suit a few days after Rupp returned ' w xorK. xne later is an auto mobile salesman. SNOW BLOCKADE LIFTED MOTOR TRUCKS COMPLETE BIG JOB IX JIG TIME. Two Loads Each Minute, Record of Fleet Under Direction of Emer gency Organization. Forty huge motor-trucks, in serv ice since Tuesday, December 10, clear ing the downtown blocks of snow, with an operating force of 200 ex service men from Liberty temple, completed their task yesterday morn ing, having cleared 10 blocks of the downfall that came with last week's blizzard. The chore cost the city ap proximately $17,000. "We averaged two loads a minute during two shifts of eight hours each. ever since the former service men and the trucks were called Into action," said Porter Yett, who supervised tae trucks as lieutenant to Superintend ent Donaldson of the etreet-cleaning bureau. Within the. past week the trucks hauled and dumped into the river ap proximately 13,500 loads of snow. averaging 2500 pounds to the cargo. Had the service not been rendered the thaw would have flooded the busi ness district with rivulets and slush, choking the drains and rendering; downtown traffic exceedingly un pleasant, at the least. An approximation of the storm ex pense to the city includes the esti mated $17,000 of snow cleaning ex penditure, the loss to the public audi torium of about $3000 in cancelled engagements and depleted attendance. the expenditure of $500 by the health bureau for fuel for quarantined fami lies, and the estimated expense of f 1000 for meeting the emergency at the water system Intake at Bull Run, when ice conditions threatened te shut off the city's water supply. OSTEOPATHS ARE DINED Charges Are Made School Inspec tion Is Inadequate. Charges that the present school in spection system is inadequate were made at the meeting of osteonaths at a banquet Tuesday nieht at th Benson hotel. The banquet closed an all-day session, the morning being devoted to examination of patients at the clinical rooms of the Portland osteopathic society and the afternoon to a programme given by Dr. H. J. Leonard. Dr. C. A. Pengra, Dr. P. T. Collinge and Dr. J. E. Anderson. Dr. T. J. 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