THE HORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919.
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DESPITE PREDICTION
Genuine Oregon Weather
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HOLIDAY BUYING NORMAL
THERE wai be a little bit of happiness in every day of
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away with scratchy needles, and
Portland Residents Little Con
cerned About Porta's Prophecy ,
of Awful Things Impending.
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..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?
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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,
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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."
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. Ruddy, head of the eve.
ear, nonse and throat department of
the Los Angeles settlement house
clinic, where 18.000 children are being
treated annually, was the principal
speaaer at me oanquet.
Relief Corps to Meet.
The annual Christmas bazaar of the
Bumner women s Relief corps will
be held Friday from 10 A. M. to 4
P. M.. at room 425 courthouse. In
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addition to selling fancy articles the
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ARCHITECTS' FEES RAISED
County Hospital Designers Benefit
by New Contract.
Instead of a $10,000 fee, Sutton &
Whitney, architects, will receive up
ward of $20,000 for their work in
connection with the erection of "the
new tounty hospital on Marquam hill,
according to the terms of a new con
tract agreed to by the county com
missioners yesterday.
The original contract, which will
be replaced, called for a fee of 5 per
cent of the hospital cost, but not
more than $10,000.
The new contract does' not fix a
limit except that the fee shall not
be more than 5 per cent of the cost
of the hospital. It is expected that
the hospital cannot' -be- completed
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The objects sought by tbe treat
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the alleviation of tbe clogged up con
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