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. - - .'. V -r . - i- 1 --.- r v . THE 3IORNIXG OREGONIAX, TIIUKSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920 15 V. I ' ! - NEGLECT OF ALASKA t... HOMES, SAYS JUDGE For Christmas Give The Utensil o: ses Territorial Governor Seeks More Liberal Policy. Work of Evil Deity Is Seen in Divorce Court. Every home should own a "Wear-Ever" Aluminum Double Roaster. You can use this convenient utensil every day in the year saving time and making the work of the kitchen easier and more pleasant. The CAPITAL IS TURNED DOWN OTHER INFLUENCES CITED 4 1 Average ot 23 Suits for Separation KiJcd Weekly Oregon Law Is Declared Too Easy. Enactment, by Congress of Devel opment Board Bill Is Recom mended' in Annual Report. . It 3 . 4f,iU. i r JAZZ WRECKS MANY mrdrmmmmhi RESOURCES CHARGED Many U hi i - . - J,- li y v, 't ?,( J 1 . -i Each day of tho calendar year, with undeviating regularity, not less than three Multnomah county couples dis cover that marriage ties are irksome and apply for relief througrh the courts. Cold pancakes and hot tem pers contribute to the common causes of desertiorr and cruel treatment with a consequent prist of divorces and children denied complete parental protection. Presiding Judsre Tazwell, whose court each Wednesday becomes the milt of marital wrangles, whence issues freedom, holds with the' Eng lish poet who declared that "all men kill the thing they love,' and that bitter looks and cruel words, springing- from petty dispute, part the bonds of marriage and bring untold measures of unhappiness Into thou sands of lives) where the virtue of forbearance has never been exer cised. And he holds, too, that the brass pagan deity of Jazz is responsi ble for a malign influence that wrecks homes. 25 Salts Filed Weekly. Twenty-five divorce suits are filed, weekly, as a general average, with a total of 1078 recorded for the first ten months of the present year. Only a search of the court archives would reveal the number of decrees that have been granted, but it is esti mated that 95 per cent seek freedom in court and find It through the lax ity of the Oregvn divorce law. It is thus apparent that not less than 1000 homes have ceased to be in Mult nomah county thus far the present j-en r. TMvorces have maintained this aver ;e for the past three years. They do not advances neither do they de crease. It is as if the evil in full stride is bent upon a consistent long distance record. Fifty per cent of nil cases that enter circuit court are divorce cases. In 3918 the total was 1125 and in 1917 it was 1042. In 1919 the divorce calendar soared to 1769. Perjury in the interest of divorce Is common, declared Judge Tazwell hut the shrewdness with which these lies are uttered, and the apathetic at titude of the husbandi or'wife against whom they are launched, or even the secret collusion of the two for the purpose of winning a decree, defeats all Judicial endeavor to brand the perjurer as such and render punish ment. Farm Life Too Dnll. Tt is a physical and spiritual im possibility for that woman to tell the truth," commented Judge Tazwell yesterday at a recess, when one par- i ticular case focused his reveries. "She Is a constitutional liar, but how can proof be adduced? Her husband is ruined financially through her ex travagance. I have asked her to live with him and unite in an effort to mend their lives and their fortune but the farm is too dull for her. She has had her taste of the city." More than 20 divorce cases were heard by the presiding judge at yes terday's session, and with few excep tions decrees were issued. There were snickering young couples who had ex perimented -with, marriage, and) gray haired parents who had traveled al most of the full mile before they de termined upon different routes to the sunset. Sordid detail, silly charges, tears and haughtiness are the melange of the divorce court. One learns that love's young dream, grown old and cold, may forfeit the term of sweet heart for those of nauseous abuse and vilification; that the arm that em braced, in., a June twilight, can throw a plate or strike a blow with the vigor of hatred. GreHham Case Problem. The couple from Gresham. who sought divorce yesterday, have reared 36 count 'em children in their 33 years of wedded life. And there isn't a trace of the mild, middle-agedi ob stinacy which Will Carlton celebrated when he wrote "For Nancy and I Are Out." The Nancy in this every-day etory of the divorce court reprimand ed her husband with a leveled shot gun, and pitched a serving fork at him with such force and precision that it nailed her lord between the eyes and hung there, waggling. Ob viously, divorce is indicated but the court would liketo know, for the ben efit of humankind, what fountain of black magic is tapped to produce such hateful results. "Such cases." said Judge Tazwell, "indicate a married status that can not and should not endure, and that no amount of kindly words and coun sel can remedy. And this is Quite true of most of the divorce suits brought by older married persons. The younger ones, for the most part, come into court with grievances mag nified from petty causes and not in frequently the influence of the great American evil, 'jazz is plainly dis cernible. Many Fall for "Jazz. "Some of the younger married women need sadly to be turned over the knee and soundly spanked spanked until the tears come. They are willful and will not compromise, and the same fault applies to many of the younger men. I have no way of estimating how many - youthful marriages are ruined by the wor ship of 'Jazz but it is safe to gay that hundreds of recent Portland divorces were caused by the glitter and free dom of false amusements. "Des-ertion and cruel and inhuman treatment are broad legal terms. Un der their definition in the Oregon law divorce is too easily obtained. Hu man nature remains unchangeable, but the impulse toward hasty sepa ration is fostered by laws that invite such a course. That so many divorces are granted is not the fault of the court, but the fault of the law. The court has no discretion if cause is es tablished under the statute. Court's Tank Hated One. fTMvoree Wednesdays, as we call them, are peculiarly disillusioning. We grow to hate the task Imposed upon us this ceaseless repetition -f charges that shake one's faith in hu man character. They come in here, many of the younger couples, irn in arm to seek their decree giggling and smirkincr, not' in the least ashamed of their quest or the noto riety, and seemingly with no sense whatever of the solemnity of their marriage contract. They come in bent and gray, querulously complain ing, with the embittered purpose to separate for the rest of the way. And in between come all manners md varieties of folk, alike wearied of marriage. "Here's something Interesting, .though it's pot -susceptible of ex&et proof. Howacr, we iearu to read be- It : Vr " r III ; till ' ! "I- - : Iff V w I: iihiii hi iimi ' -iMhirrirfnrirturtr f tViit- BKTTY BLYTHE, IV A MOMEXT FROM "XOMADS OF THE WORTH,". AT THE LIBERTY, TODAY'S FILM FKATIRES. RIvoli Al Christie's "So Ijong Letty." Peoples Constance Tal madge, "Good References." Majestic Tom Moore, "Offi cer 666. Liberty Lou Chaney, "No mads of the North." Columbia Thomas Meighan, "Conrad in Quest of His Youth." Star Will Rogers, "Cupid, the Cowpuncher." Circle Constance Talmadge, "A Pair of Silk Stockings." Globe Bert . Lytell, "The Trice of Redemption." , A DRAMATIC story of life in the Canadian mrthwest, that is somewhat different, is present ed in "Nomads of the North," now showing at the Liberty theater. The picture gets Its name from two animal characters Neewa, a bear cub, and Brimstone, a puppy, little nomads of the north country. They play a prominent part in the unfold ing of the plot, and make a strong appeal. The opening scenes of the picture arc laid in a lonely trading post in the forest wilderness of the north west. Nanette Rowland watches her father in a losing fight against death and anxiously awaits the return or her sweetheart, Raoul Challoner, from a trapping expedition. Her father is heavily in debt to Duncan McDougall, factor of the post, who rules his community with -an iron hand. McDougall forces Nanette to consent to marry his worthless son as a means of saving her father from losing his little home. In the midst of the grim wedding ceremony, Raoul returns. Nanette marries Raoul and they flee to the depths of a ar-away forest. A baby is born in this se cluded home and the pair are com pletely happy. Then comes Corporal O'Connor, of the royal northwest mounted police, to arrest Raoul. He is interrupted by a terrific forest fire, which provides many stirring scenes and rather unusual close-ups of wild beasts in panic. A feature of the production is an excellent cast, which includes Lon Chaney, as Challoner; Betty Blythe, as Nanette; Spottiswood Aitken, Lewis S. Stone, Francis MacDonald and Melbourne MacDowell. The presentation of the -picture at the Liberty is marked by an inter esting atmospheric setting and pro logue. The Manhatton trio sings, and Kenri Keates entertains at the organ. Screen Gossip. "Outside the Law," a drama ot the underworld directed by Todd Brown ing, will be released next month. Priscilla Dean, star of "The Virgin of Btamboul," has the leading feminine role. Lon Chaney, whose remarka ble character parts in "The Miracle Man" and "The Penalty will long be remembered by film, fans, appears in the production as "Black Mike," a thug leader. Wheeler Oakmian is also featured. . A feature of the views shown in International News reel No. 79. Just released, is the interesting group of p.i c t u r e s showing President-elect Harding enjoying a fishing trip at Point Isabel, Tex. Roy Kluver, the cameraman, caught the next president in the act of land ing a huge tarpon. The president elect's stiff fight to subdue the big fish is shown in lively clote-ups. ' Leo Ditrichstein's stage success, "The Great Lover," written by him self in collaboration with Frederick and Fanny Locke Hatton, received its first screen showing this week. Penny Ross, one of the mos-t widely known cartoonists of this country and the creator of "Mammy's Angel Child," featured by leading newspapers for a number of years, will shortly add to his popularity through the medium of his forthcoming "Esther Starring Series' of animated cartoons. Work has been completed , by Charles Ray on "The Old Swlmmin" Hole" in southern California, where he has been making this subject. With a large portion of the San Francisco public excited fcver the possibility and probability of having a big share of the film production In dustry in the vicinity of San Fran cisco in the near future, and the local daily papers full of. the advent of filmdom in the northern city, more than 6000 persons traveled the short distance to San .Mateo last Sunday to witness the formal opening and public inspection day programme at the Pacific Motion Picture Studios corporation at that place "The Fighting Schoolmaster" Is the effective title chosen for George Mel ford's production with Monte Blue, adapted from "The Jucklins," Opie Read's novel. The adaptation ie by Frank Condon. George W. Hill, who was formerly a camera man for D. W. Griffith and George Loane Tucker, has written the "Unbelievers" and will direct Louise Lovely in this subject. Valentin Mandelstamm, French novelist and playwright, shortly will pay a visit to this country. His ar rival In New TorK will coincide with the release on December 19 of Leonce Ferret's plcturlzation of "The Empire of Diamonds," which is said to be the most original and thrilling of Man delstamm's series of detective ro mances. , J. Parker Read Jr. has announced through his personal representative, Sig Schlager, now in New York, that Miss Glaum had signed a new con tract to star in J. Parker Read Jr.'s productions and that his command of the star's services now extends over a period of years. Elliott Clawson is engaged in writ ing the continuity for "A Certain Rich Man"- by William Allen White. tween the lines of testimony. More than one-half the women who sue for divorce have already decided upon marrying other men." . Law Declared Too Knar. "Three a day, and better, for every day of the year, Multnomah county clutters its courts with divorce pro ceedings. And other jurists, in agree ment with Judge Tazwell, point to the Oregon divorce laws as the contrib utingv cause of the hegira from home to the courthouse, where the shackles of marital duty are stricken off with ease and dispatch. "The remedy is distinctly up to the legislature," said Judge Tazwell, as he left chambers to preside at his 17th case for the day. SALEM TO BE PROTECTED Drainage District Proposed to Care for Winter Flood Waters. SALEM. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Organization of a drainage district following amendment of the present drainage laws, to include state prop erty in the project, is advocated in a report prepared by Percy Cupper, state engineer, as the most feasible means of taking care of flood waters in certain sections of Salem during the. winter months. The district, if organized as pro posed by the state engineer, will in clude a large area and will take in the property of several state insti tutions. Construction of a dyke also will be required, and other improve ments aggregating an expenditure of many thousands of dollars. GOOD SCHOOL WEEK HELD Address Given at Luncheon of Ccn. tralia Rotary Club. CENTUALIA. Wash.. Dec. 8. (Spe cial.) Centralia's observance of Good School week opened yesterday at the weekly luncheon of the Centralia Ro tary club, at which "The Crisis in Education" wag discussed. H. L. Bras, chairman of the board of trustees of the Centralia state Normal school, presided, and the speakers - Included A. C. Roberts,, president of . the nor. m a 1 school; E, T. Robinson, city su perintendent; E. A-' Hollingsworth, ex-superintendent at Doty; A. E. Heaton, ex-superintendent at Elma, and R. J. Fletcher, president of the Centralia Business college, of the Presbyterian chuch.shrdluuu Superintendent Robinson addressed a meeting of the Men's club of the Presbyterian church last night, set ting, forth the present shortage of teachers throughout the country and the low teaching sU.Adards in some schools. Paving Bids Are Close. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 8. fSr- clal.) Contractors yesterday sent to the county commissioners bids for the Simpson avenue and Park avenue paving in Aberdeen. The Grays Harbor Construction company bid $136,740 for paving with concrete. The Aberdeen Paving company's bid for the same kind of work was $136,- 920. and for asphalt $132,296. The commissioners, in conjunction with the Aberdeen city council, will act on the bids in two weeks. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. An appeal for greater co-ordination in the policies of the federal government and for "the greatest possible meed of self-government" was presented in a series of recommendations for governing the territory of Alaska submitted in the- annual report of Thomas Riggs. Jr.. the .territorial governor, made public here. "Sentimentalists have done and are doing more damage to Alaska," Governor Riggs declared, "than -can ever be undone, unless a broad policy of development ' is undertaken which recognizes the rights of invested capital, and the welfare of the indi vidual. Laws should govern, instead of revocable regulations, but where there must be regulations, such regulations should be promulgated by authority located within the territory and not 4000 miles away. :. Colonial Policy Wanted. "In the interest of good citizen ship, to promote self-reliance and to strengthen the desire for public wel fare, the greatest possible meed of self-government should be allowed the residents of the territory." The Alaska governor urged the definition of some sort of a colonial policy, asserting that absence of such a policy has caused capital, sup posedly headed for Alaska, to turn to British Columbia, to the loss of Alaska. This caused him to remark that "in Canada the founder of a great new 'industry gets knighted; in Alaska very often indicted." Reaoarm Held Neglected. Honest and energetic attempts, he added, have been made by the Wash ington government to open up Alaska through construction of government railroads, but little attention has been paid to development of the territory's natural resources and little encouragement in the way of legis lation has been provided to meet anyone to settle along the railroad now under cbnstruction. As a remedy for this condition, he sub mitted as his chief recommendation. the enactment by congress of the pending Alaska development board bill. This measure, he asserted, will do more for Alaska than any other piece of legislation and seemingly, he added,, is opposed only by the government bureaus at Washington. Appropriations Cnt Possible. The prediction was made by Gover nor Riggs that should the develop ment board bill and other recom mendations be adopted, appropria tions for Alaska can be cut below similar amounts appropriated for any state, and the territory "instead of simply being the greatest per capita contributor to the national revenues will, in addition, soon become self supporting and self-sustaining." Governor Riggs submitted figures showing- -the total commerce of Alaska with the United States the last calendar year to have amounted to $105,586,095, a decrease of $17,850 396 over 1918, due largely to after effects of the war, to a smaller run of salmon and to lessened copper mininga. resulting from the. slump in the copper market. Laborers' Condition Better. The governor said the condition of the laboring man in Alaska was better than in the states, while the opportunities for saving were greater, as there- was not the same tempta tion to spend on amusements or "boiled shirts, silk stockings and high heeled shoes. The governor placed the value of Alaska's mineral products in 1919 at $19,620,913. The mines of Alaska since 1880 were estimatedi as having produced $438,161,000 worth of min era Is. Idaho Property Values Fall. BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 8. (Special.) Property valuations in Idaho have suffered a decrease In . 1920 over those of 1919, according to Miles Cannon, commissioner of agriculture. In 1920 the assessed valuations for Idaho were $o00,000,000, which Is $12, 000.000 more thn in 1919, but Com mlssioner Cannon states that In the latter year the assessed valuation represented one-third of the actual value, while in 1920 the valuation was based upon about 50 per cent. Safe Milk For Infant! & Invalids NO COOKINQ Th "Food - Drink" for AH Ages. Quick Lunch at Home, Office, and Fountains. Atk for HOHLJCJCS. tAYoii Imitatio2& Substitute Highway Contract Is Signed. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special) The contracts with Washburne & Hall for the grading of 11.29 miles of the Willamette Valley-Florence highway. by way of the "low pass" over the coast mountains into Lake creek val ley, was received by the Lane county court for the signatures of the mem bers of that body, having already been signed by the contractors and the state highway commission. It Is expected that the work .of clearing the right of way will start at once. The stretch of the new highway ex tends from a point near Goldson to the summit, three miles from Blachly Ta cxi ma n to Practice. TACOMA. Wash., Dec 8. (Special.) Guy Kelley of Tacoma, republican na tional committeeman from Washing' ton, was- admitted, to practice before the supreme court Tuesday. He was introduced' by Senator Jones. 11;. ji-iUlaS WiV. y One- "T7 of all Eye losses start from overwork and neg lected eye ills. 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