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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1921)
THE -MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1921 L the unions In the county were repre sented at the meeting. Sessions of the convention were held both forenoon and afternoon and during the noon hour there was a luncheon, at which Dr. D. V. Poling, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Albany, served as toastmas ter. The forenoon session, which was opened with a devotional service, led by Mrs. L. E. Blain of Albany, was de voted largely, to business matters. Reports were made by the various unions and the county officers and department superintendents. The afternoon session was devoted to papers, discussions and a musical programme. Mrs. Isaac Wheaidon of Plainview led the devotional service which Inaugurated this session and the visiting delegates were then wel- INDUSTRY PREDICTED SELF IN SANITY CASE Progress and Improvement . to Mark Next Decade. Noted Everett Doctor Gives Paranoia 'Dissertation. CLEAN PICTURES WANTED PHRASES ARE DRAMATIC General Manager Woody of Realart Incidents Leading Up to Imprison ment Are Related to Court. Alienist9 Called Crooks. Corporation, Will . Establish Exchange In Portland. m UTION IN FILM lID DEFENDS A. Motion - pictura productions made -within the next ten years will rtiake the present . output of the film in dustry seem like mere "waddling" in the realms of the new form of enter tainment, according to J. S. "Woody, general manager of the Realart Pic tures corporation, who has spent sev eral days in Portland in the course of a ' nation-wide tour of inspection In the interests of his company, one of the foremost film producing or- c-anizationa in the United State. "'o one seriously questions that the movies are here to stay," said Mr. Woody. "Ten years from now, how ever, -we will laugh at the crudeness of our nresent pictures, just as me present generation smiles at the one reel productions made ten years ago. The motion-picture industry is facing & future of progress and improvement that will bring astonishing resuJts : -1- t .1 ,1 .wiiuin a, utwuc, , . Portland Lead In Amusements. Portland leads all eastern cities and most of the Pacific coast cities in theatrical and- general prosperity, ac cording to Mr. Woody. One of the purposes of his visit here is to com plete plans for the establishment of a. Realart film exchange in this city. "The. taste of the screen public has changed radically within the last few years," said the film manager. "No longer do film patrons flock, to eee a sinuous 'vamp' break up happy homes on the screen, andi the reign of the serial queen who was lashed to a keg of dynamite on the railroad tracks about once a week is practi cally over. What the public seems to want now is comedy-drama with a strong- heart interest. People go to the theater to be entertained. They don't want gobs of sadness, morbid thrills of sex stuff. The craving for comedy and romance is doubtless a reaction from the trials of war and reconstruction. Industry Return to Xormal. "After a period oX enormous over production the film Industry has re turned to a stable and normal basis. The market 'was crowded for a while with the products of men who start ed making pictures -when they ac quired a camera, a pretty girl and a backer with money. The established companies were the only ones that could stand the pressure of over production, and the mushroom or ganizations have vanished. Men and women threw money recklessly into fly-by-night com panies because they- felt 'there were millions in the movies.' But the 'angels' who backed impractical film enterprises are now as hard to find as the dodo. The picture industry has had its lesson, and the future seems the brightest in the history of the screen." Censorship Has Good Effect. The wave of censorship which wept through the country recently has had a good effect on motion pic ture producers, Mr. Woody believes. Leading organizations of the film in dustry, represented in the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, established a board of cen sorship last July which views and regulates films before they are pre sented to the city or state boards of censors. "Producers who are represented In this association have pledged them selves to fight unclean or salacious films to a finish," he said. "If a picture is shewn beforo the associa tion censors which seems Improper, the film is burned up and the asso ciation, to a certain extent, reim burses the producer who made it. "The vast majority of film fans are gainst the showing of anything but clean pictures. The fans and reputa ble film men themselves are making the movie game an uncomfortable place for the unscrupulous promoter vhn attempts to cater to the immoral minority, who like unwholesome sex appeal in pictures." Foreign Invasion Is Bogrey. - Mr. Woody believes that tha United Etates has little to fear from an In vasion of foreign-made films. "Out of hundreds of French, German, Ital ian and English picture productions only a few have a chance to cope with American standards," he declared. "Europe has an advantage over Amer ica in the making of historical pic tures alone. These, few successes are rot a menace to American film inter ests and serve a good purpose in act ing as a spur to the ambitions of American directors and stars." Bebe Dan'els, the pretty Realart star who was queen of Oregon Elks at the Los Angeles convention, will pay Portland a visit in person, if ne gotiations now being made by Mr. Woody are successful. Plans have been made to present Miss Daniels in eight starring vehicles during the coming year, but she may find ti.ne between pictures to come here. The programme of the Realart company for this year calls for 28 other pic tures, featuring May McAvoy, Mary Miles Minter, Alice Brady, Constance Binney and other well-knowu players. I I-j 1 : W 1 v ,11" J. S. Woody, general manaKer - of Realart Pictures corpora tion, -nrho in vUiting Portland on nation-wide inspection tour. corned by Mrs. Henrietta Brown of Albany on' behalf of the local unio and by Rev. J. C. Spencer, pastor the First Methodist church of At bany, on behalf of the churches. Mrs. Cecil Wilhelm of Harrisburg respond ed to these addresses of welcome. PUNS FDD FAIR DEVELOP MOUNT AXGEL . BAND WILL PLAV AT CA.VBY GROUNDS. Race Horses Are . Arriving for Track Series at Great Clack -amas Exhibition. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 9. (Spe oal.) Mount Angel band will make its first appearance at the Clackamas county fair at Canby next Wednesday, the first day of the fair. The band is one of the best in that section. The livestock exnibit will be larger than in any former year. The great est competition will be among the Jerseys. The swine pens will be filled this year, and there will be extra pens built to inclose the many that will be brought, as well as sheep and goats, A strine of race horses have ar rived at the fair grounds from Elma, Wash., where they have been at the Elma fair. Others will arrive within a few days and by the time of the opening of the fair there will be more race, horses on the grounds than at any time in the history oi tne tair. There is to be strong competition between the various granges of the county and also community clubs for the prizes offered in their classes Among the most active in the con test will be the Oswego, Harding and Warner granges. For two consecu tive vears the Oswego grange has carried off the first prize. Rosemont and Carver community clubs are to make their first appear ance at this year's fair. RoBemont club was organized a short time ago and is composed of live wires of the West Linn section, while -the carver Community club is also a new organ ization, composed of live wires of that section. These are the two commu nitv organizations to compete. Last year Canby competed. WED FUND 521,648 OREGON'S COMMON SCHOOL TREASURY TO BE ENRICHED. Sum Represents Commercial and Savings Deposits in Banks That Will Escheat to State. STEPS TAKEN FOR BONUS Many Linn County Veterans Take Steps to Apply Under Law. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Linn county ex-service men by the dozens took the initial step yesterday toward setting a loan or cash bonus tinder the new state law, when the local post of the American legion opened headquarters in the communi ty house here for that purpose. Of ficers and members of thi post, as sisted by Willard L. Harks, bonus commission attorney for Linn county, devoted the day to filling" out appli cations for the veterans or advising them regarding the act. From early In the morning until late at night veterans from all parts of the county flocked into the com munity house. The local post is plan ning to devote other days to the same work a little later.' f W. C. T. U. HOLDS MEETING Albany Scene of 30th Annual Con vention in Linn County. ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 9. (Special.) A large attendance, strong addresses and interesting discussions marked the 30th annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance union of Linn county, held in the First Iieth.od.ist church here today. AU of SALEM, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Oregon's common school fund will have at leasf J21.64S.71 this year from the banks of the state whose un claimed commercial and savings de posits escheat to the state. That amount is the aggregate sum listed by 91 of a total of 287 banks in ure gon who have filed reports with Sec retary of State Kozer. . Biennially in July the banks of Ore gon are required to return to the sec retary of state a sworn statement showing the amount standing to the credit of every depositor who shall not have made a deposit or who shall not have withdrawn any part of his deposit for seven years. Savings de posits, however, do not escheat to the state until the expiration of 12 years. ' Since the law has been enforced the aggregate of the several reports is as follows: 1907, $22,231.10; 1909, 115.- 407.65; 1911, $7,152.83; 1913, $7,510.95; 1915, $7,550.90; 1917, $11,986.12; 1919, $13.263.55. Tax Meeting Date Changed. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 9. (Special.) The Washington tax com mission, comprised of representative men from all over the state, will meet in the commercial club rooms next Tuesday, instead of Saturday as at first announced by the Clarke County Taxpayer?.' league officials. The com mission desires the attendance of all persons with opinions or schemes having to do with tax reduction. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonlan. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Dr. W. S. Durand took the stand today in superior court here to answer the charges of insanity pre ferred by his -wife. A tense silence held, the crowded courtroom as the noted Everett surgeon related in dra matic phrases the incidents leading I up to his imprisonment. I . The Hoot or took the reins out of his attorney's hands at the . beginning of the examination, and from that time on launched a bitter attack on his wife and the witnesses for the Dr. Durand objected to taking the declaring that he wishes to make an if"firmation. Pride In Record Expressed. -T pm nnlv a little pill surgeon the dactor declared. "My work since my last trial on insanity has been inM.i. amnni, th nno r. and I am o i nron rt of that record." "t refuse to testify against my wife'.' the doctor declared, "because it is not the. law, despite what your honor has ruled on this point." Durand declared that his wife had deliberately framed up a scheme to rail marl h m to the asylum, ana uu t,o t.coH hpr two sons as dupes. "When I married her she had only a little tin trunk. Everything that she has today clothes, a beautiful home, two automobiles and a large amount of property in her own right she got from me. rinranri launched into a disserts tion on paranoia, declaring that the r.rinrlnal svmDtom of the disease was that the natient considers himself better than others. Bratins in Jail la Charged. "I am only a plain doctor working among the poor and I'don't pretend to any brilliancy in my profession," he added. That alienists are all crooks was charged by Durand. The witness described how he had been beaten while in' the county jail by a 270-pound jailer w!tha black- Jack- ' . .. . . ... "I was champion ngniweigni wrestler at the University of Michi gan in my student days and I clamped a toe-hold on the man so that he could do no harm. Even now, although he weighs a hundred pounds more than I do, I am willing to go to the mat with him," he said, and then added quickly, "If he leaves the blackjack outside." Dr. Durand described how he naa begged his wife not to institute in sanity charged against him, telling her that it would ruin his business. destroy their family life and bripg shame upon their children. Animosity la Denied. The witness said that he had noth ing but charity in his heart towards his wife and those who had been ac tive in jailing him. Several times during the trial ne quoted with artistic feeling, long pas sages from the Bible and from Shakespeare. Delusions suffered by Dr. uurano were the result of secret tipping, ac cording to the testimony this after noon of Dr. William D. Smith, a col league of-the accused man. With. the expert testimony of Dr. D A. Nicholson, Seattle neurologist, the prosecution closed its case today, and the defense immediately placed upon the stand witnesses to prove that Dr. Durand was, not mentally deranged. Dr. Smith described one bout where his colleague was noticeably affected from drinking "Payko," a patented tonic composed of sherry and pepsin. Home Life Held Unpleasant. The witness asserted that the doc tor was suffering from incompati bility in his family life and that he had recently advised Mrs. Durand to obtain a separation. In direct contradiction to the testi mony of Dr. Smith was the diagnosis of Dr. Nicholson, who asserted that Durand was suffering from chronic delusional insanity. The judgment was based on a hypothetical question propounded by the state s attorney, Dr. Nicholson, one of the foremost alienists of the Pacific coast, was an expert witness at the last trial of Dr. Durand, at which time he de clared it would be dangerous to let Durand be at large. Dr. Durand took over the cross ex amination of the alienist and the two experts engaged in rapid-fire ex change of technicalities. l I A 5:30 p. m. f ' ALDER Sr 1 Wk( 61 fu I 7:oop.m. v , ;WT and Zll M) nfMJxbtesJ 8:30 F' M; V WASHINGTON W3 -- 87 IN SCHOOL FIRST DAY Mt. Pleasant Attendance Less Than When Last Term Ended. OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 9. (Spe- lal.) The fall term of the Mount Pleasant school opened Tuesday with 87 pupils registered. Last year at the close of the term' there were regis- ered 120 pupils and the number will robably be increased within a lew weeks, since many are still in the opyards and in the orchards assist ing in harvesting the crops. The Mount Pleasant school is one the earliest schools to open this ear. Others in the county are to open Monday, September 12, and the Oregon City schools will open Mon- ay, September 19. Jeanne was wealthy and just out of a convent. She grew tired of her fortune-seeking suitors and drove them away. She defied her guardian, who sought to have her wed a faded fortune-hunting beau. She then took a wild ride, had a collision, interrupted a crooked card game, followed would-be assassins as they hid their victims in a cave, was made a prisoner, rescued .a man from being entombed alive, pretends to be a poor maid instead of heiress, leaps into the sea and discovers From E. Phillip Oppenheim's Story, "Jeanne of the Marshes" "A Tong Sandwich" A Mutt and Jeff ( nrloon 'Kinograms' Shnnine F.vrrythln That llapprna of Public latrrrat "Assault and Flattery" i A Qunrtrr Hour of I.auirhter. "Gordon's Clown Band" ' Playlnir All Late Popular Alrx and Jaia rOXCEHT Sl"OAY IIY PROK. HltlT.'S OIM HI'.STH . J P.M. Kirat I'roloaue and Interlude from -3lrihll'i'brlr". . Hullo Second "(iold and Silver Wain" Lrhar Third Junt Jaxa. ft xNlpCv,,'v: Jh M i fafeiJM TO- ft Poll mm - iirPpT Uii 1 HILL LINES MAKE GOOD DECIDED IMPROVEMENT IS XOTED IX ROADS' EARXIXCiS. Rotarians to Entertain Boys. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 9. (Special.) The Rotary club decided today at its weekly luncheon to act as hosts Thursday night to the boy graduates of the local grammar schools. Eaah Rotarian will be re quired to invite one boy. Speakers will be obtained to tell the boys the value of education further than the grammar grades "7Y"YrT,T T after you start banking i J I ji J here that our genial service Jj"Q"yy is extremely hard to beat. STATE BANK OF PORTLAND Fifth and Stark Open Saturday Evenings Gain Over Last Year of Federal Control Pronounced, Accord ing to Figures Made Public. There has been a decided improve ment in earnings of the so-called Hill lines operating in Oregon 'for the current year, their first year under nrivate control s'nee the war period. according to figures compiled by W. F. Turner, president, for submission to officials of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways, joint own ers of the Spokane, Portland & Seat tle line. The statement was made public yesterday. The combined earnings over tne last year of government control, end ed September 1. 1920. show an aggre gate of t1.106.000. Of this the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle line shows an increase of $812,000; Oregon Elec tric system, $335,000, and the Oregon Trunk line, $53,000. The net Income for the last year of federal control of the system was $337,639 and for this year $1,543,810. Total operating revenues for the last federal year were $,435,532 and for this year $7,584,916. The difference in operating expense is said to be due to careful direction and economy under private control. is very satisfactory to us." said Mr. Turner, "as compared with the last year under federal control and guar anty. The comparison is striking." Auto Wreck Victim Improves. ' OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Some improvement in the con dition of Dr. J. P. Graham of Port land, injured in the wreck of the booze car near New Era early Wednesday morning, was reported at the Oregon City hospital today. At tendants say that the doctor has a fighting chance to recover from his fracture of the skuU and other in juries. Whisky Owners Penalized. TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Deputy Sheriffs Perkins, flold en and Lucas arrested A. I Rice, M. S. Rice and A. L. Hill at th Brighton logging camp. The men had 23 gallons of moonshine in their possession. The justice Imposed a fine of $300 and 90 days In jail on A. L. Rice, and $150 each on the two other men, which was paid. There ere now four men in the county Jail serving time for bootlegging. McKenzIe Pass to Be Closed. BEND, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Be cause of ro&d construction the Mc Kenzie pass will be closed to travel from September 12 until spring,, it was announced from forest service headquarters here today. members of the pure-food and drugs division of the state department of agriculture made a total of 13,626 in spections of places where food was be'ng prepared or sold during the yenr ending Junp .10, according to a report just made by W. H, Adams, supervisor of the division. The in spectors' check the establishments to see that sanitary conditions are mnin tained and that all foods are .free from fraudulent substitutions. Soldiers' Home to Be Fireproof. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 9. Contract for remodeling the hospital building at the state soldiers' home at Orting to make it fireproof has been awarded to J. B. Murphy of Seattle at $22,51,0. Food Plants Inspected. OLYMPIA. Wash., Sept. 9. The five LiM I 1 an 'J2ej(r Night School Opens Monday Night ENROLL NOW BUSINESS COLLEGE Fourth, Near Morrison. ' Phone Main 590. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF USED VELIES MUST BE SOLD SALE Sept. 11th to 17th W.R. DELAY MOTOR CO. 342 Burnside St. Bdwy. 3648 Low Prices Easy Terms Satisfaction Guaranteed September Days AT The Ocean The Rarest of the Year The soft days of lingering: summer, the refreshing: salt air, the dip in the surf, and the evening fire are particularly inviting at this season. Hotels are open all year, and offer attractive rates now and through the winter. LOW FARES DAILY 3 ROUND TRIP TO Seaside-Gearhart Return Limit SO Days. ONE WAY FARES j 00 ASTORIA 60 SEASIDE Fares include war tax. Farlor car seats, tickets and details at: CONSOLIDATED TICKET OFFICE, 3D AND WASHINGTON. NORTH BANK STATION, 10TH AND HOYT STS.