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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1922)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1!22 TO RESUME OF L Pacific Coast Expects Influx of Orders Soon. MILL STOCKS ARE LIMITED 212 of S5 Flanu Cutting 7 Per Cent of Normal Output of Entire Number. NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS UW TO BOOST PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Orpheum. ROBERT EMMETT KEAXE "dou bles In class" on the new Or pheum bill, to paraphrase an old the atrical phrase. He treated a large audience to a vaudeville experiment that proved a tremendous success yesterday afternoon by appearing; In i ingr it in two acts and making each a triumph f factory for his entertaining talents. Keane is one of these born artists who can saunter out on a stage and in less than a minute have everybody conquered by his personality. He did just this on his first appearance here, when he was introduced as a mono logist. and put over a splendid act. A neat little Spanish comedy song bang. Indications pointing; to a resump tion of heavy buying on the part of Japan markets has brought decided encouragement to the lumbermen of th northwest who during the last year have largely depended upon the export business and particularly that of Japan. T.ie temporary lull in the Japanese markets has been due to the desire on tne part of the purchasers to bring dawn the market figures and esiao hsh. what they believe to be. a more eTJ:table price. If prices return to what tftev were in December of last v.r there can be no great doubt that there will be an influx of orders from the Japanese buyers. Balldlaa: Strewgtbeai DtMsd Crow s I'acific Coast Lumber Index. recognized as one of the most reli . able monlhlv reports issued regard ing the lumber market, brings infor mation mat should not discourage tne lumber producer. The report is published by C. C. Crow, who has of fices in the Northwestern National Bank building and ' is in constant communication with hundreds of mills in this district. Building permits already issued In cities all over the United States, ac cording to Mr. Crow, are sufficient to guarantee a great demand for lum ber as soon as weather conditions are more favorable. He points out that the east is in dire need of lumber and cannot afford to hold off much longer. Conditions In California as In the east have held off large orders, but conditions are now adjusting them selves and indications are that buy ing in both the northern and central parts or the stale should start soon. Wriltrr Hetars. Pradaetloa. "The figures for this month." states Mr. Crow's report, "show a very slight but general decrease in the output of all classes of both saw and shingle mills, owing to weather conditions, which with snow and low temperatures, has shut quite a num ber of plants. .In spue 01 tne tem norarv lull in buying in. some fields that have been factors the last year, the sawmills, taken as a whole, make no romDlaint of needing orders. This, however, cannot be said of the shingle mills which in the lace or practically no demands and prices that are ab solutely ruinous, continue to produce 0 per cent of their normal output. The small tie mills still find it difficult to get business they can ln dle and were it not for the seasonal buying of bridge plank for the middle west, for which orders have started to come in. there would be practically nothing for them to cut. orders for ties have been obtainable, but with specifications that practically elimi nate the small mills on account of the claaa of timber they usually have. Mill Mocka Limited. "Inquiry shows that the mills of both Oregon and Washington have practically no stocks of either com mon or uppers, the only exceptions be ing the few small mills that have limited stocks of common boards and dimensions which they have to ship in straight cars without uppers. Everyone reports a good demand for car material and a large number of the better mills are entirely sold out on retail yard Items of finished uppers Crow's report shows that out of 35 mills having a possible combined eight-hour output of Sl.425.UuO feet daily. 212 are running and are cutting 73 per cent of what the entire num ber normally should cut. . Of 218 mills with a daily rapacity of 60.0UO feet or over. 15s are running and cutting Sl.900.000 feet or 7 per cent of the normal output for the en tire number. Masjy Samall Mllla Closed. Among the smaller mills conditions are not as favorable. Only 55 out of 141 are running and they are cutting i li(rhtfuj 39 per rem Ol w nut tne eiuiro iiuiiiwi would normally cut daily. A total of 8 mills of this class are closed down. Or the cargo mills. 0 out of 99 are running and are turning out 87 per cent of what the combined output should be daily under normal condi tions. Out of the 17$ shingle mills listed 92 are in operation and are turning out 70 per cent of a possible com bined output. An indication that the railroads in tend to start buying tie material was given a f'w d.s ago when the North ern l'acitic and Pcnver ec Kio tirande companies placed orders with the Murphy Timber company for 6.000.0OO feet or approximately Hi. 000 pieces. Of this amount the Denver & Kio Urande takes 150.000 pieces and the Northern I'acific 15.000 pieces. Rallrewd Opta tuxerrined. These orders are Just "drops in the bucket" as compsred with what the railroads throughout the country need in ties, but they are indications that the long delays Jthat have char acterised the act:vltiea of the road bed repairing activities of the rail road companies during the past few years are about to undergo a change. A move that haa given confidence in the future to a large number of timber men in the state was made last week when the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads exer cised their option on the Gales Creek & Wilson River railroad. Py the acquisition of this line the Hill companlea have practically a mo nopoly on the timber lands, of the Nehalem and Wilson river districts. In this section are the most valuable t'mber lands in the elate. They have been and are now devoid of access to the markets. Hundreds of acres of lard have been burned over and the timber, once valuable in quality. Is in danger of ruin. It cannot last many more years. By building the road dowa the Wilson river to Tilla mook these burned-over tracts will be saved and thousands of dollars brought into the pockets of the lum ber men. The building of the railroad will arid greatly to the market value of the timber lands and make them ready for development that must come to the state when the southern pine manufacturers are forced to come here for a new field of operation. started him off with he dished out an assortment of stories, each told with Inimitable charm and each anecdote and jest marked with a sparkling freshness. His stories deal with Englishmen,' and this smiling son of Erin tells them so that the dullest type of Brit isher pictured in comic supplements would guffaw his drooping mustache off. Keane's story of the English baseball umpire is a classic worthy to rank with DeWolf Hopper's rendi tion of "Casey at the Bat." and the recitation of a wounded Scotch High lander dreaming of Scotland is per fect in dialect and feeling. Robert Emmett Keane. tnonologist, has scarcely disappeared in the wings before Robert Emmett Keane. fas cinating actor of light comedy, makes his entrance in a superlatively clever miniature play called "The Gossipy Sex." As a garrulous, gossipy bache lor, Keane makes his playlet a memo rable one. He is ably assisted by his w ife. Claire hitney, wsose beaute ous blond charms have been seen in many big photoplays, and F. B. Her some, a capable performer. The plot Is based on the interesting dispute concerning the Identity of the "gossipy sex." . After the play the verdict of the audience is found in the words of Miss Whitney,, "Not all men are gossips,- some are deaf and dumb." Tom Patricola and Irene Delroy follow the second Keane acts with a smashing hit. Tom is a "dancing fool" cf the 33d degree who knocks hot splinters off the old Heilig stage with his clog-dance capers. He fin ishes b'is offering with some great comedy while playing a funny little mandolin that he must have acquired with coupons from 50t) El Ropo cigars. Irene could be gazed at steadily for hours without the least strain on the eyes. La Bernica presents a whirlwind dance act of headline quality. She is wonderful dancer herself, and her three solos rocked the house with ap- piause. She does her most difficult steps and whirls on her toes, and seems as much at home when caper ing, on her toes as Charlie Chaplin does in s.ze-umpteen shoes. Three dancing girls. Mildred Billert, Yvonne Verlaine and Mildred O'Keefe add much to the act, and Ethel Bixby on the harp is also a pleasing feature. Boyce Combe bills his offering "Tales and Tunes That Tickle." They certainly do. His sneezing song and the ballad of Bertie are gems. His English comedy is skillfully done. An acrobatic act, miles above the average, is presented by Leo Zarrell and company. Eeo is a strong man and he handles the little fellow who plays "and company" as easily as a cigar. If you like acts featuring dogs and ponies in rr.any of the tricks that were new when Barnum and Bailey only had one elephant, you'll enjoy Howard's animal act. If not you can get a flying start for home for it closes the bill. Aesop's film fables and Fathe News are shown as usual. Remember this show closes with the matinee Wednesday. Baker. THE Baker ' players are demon strating this week that Portland audiences still like rural comedy drama. They are presenting "Peaceful-Valley," one of the likeable old plays by -Edward E. Kidder, and do- manner thoroughly satis Baker patrons. "Peaceful Valley" recalls the days of Sol Smith Russell, for one of his popular character roles was that of Hosea Howe in this play of old New England. Henry Hall, who was leading man with the Baker stock company a number of years ago and is now filling that same position temporarily, . was welcomed back yesterday as the shy and slow-spoken Then t Hosea. It Is the sort of role which fits Mr. Hall well, and he made the most of it. depicting with skill the develop ment of this awkward young coun try boy, who wins a small fortune in New York and the girl of his heart. He is splendid in the first act as the young student, waiting on tables in the country hotel to earn his way through college, but possessing the same independent spirif, which later brings him success. The appeal of "Peaceful Valley" lies, rather, in its faithful portrayal of rural New England life, with a number of interesting character stud ies to lend further interest. The plot is negligible, for almost anyone can see after the first act that Hosea al ways will be the kind of man .his mother knows he wild be, that he will find and rescue his wronged sister and then triumphantly pay off the mortgage on the farm and win the beautiful heroine. Leon a Powers received another warm welcome yesterday when she appeared as Vfrgie Rand, who be come interested in Hosea and later returns his love. It is not to be wondered at. certainly, that Hosea lost his head about her. for Miss Powers makes Virgie a very attrac tive young person. Miss Powers wears a number of summery frocks and is particularly charming in the last act in a gray street dress and colorful picture hat. She plays Vir gie with sincerity and understanding. Lora Rogers, who always can be depended upon to give faithful and entertaining character studies, i Hosea's mother, whose life is devoted to her son and daughter. Mrs. Howe's descriptions of country folk are de- liehtful. Leo Lindhard ia the villain: Mayo Methot Is bewitching as Niobe, and Rankin Mansfield Is her likable sweetheaft- William A. Lee plays Niobe's brother, whose reformation is completed during the course of the play, and June Gilroy is Martha, Ho sea's sister. Guy B. Kibbee furnishes comedy as the hctel proprietor: The cast: Hosea Howe Henry Hall Jonathan Ford George B. Kibbee Ward Andrews Leo Lindhard Mr. Rand George P. Webster Charley Rand Runkin Mansfield Jack Farquhar... William A.Lee Wilson ....Irving Kennedy Vlra-ie Rand Leona Powers Niobe KArquhar Mayo Methot Phyllis Howe...'.... .Lora Rosrers Martha June Gilroy Finance Drive to Be Planned at Mass Meeting. RAPID GROWTH IS MADE Raising of $20,000 Within 30 Days Held Needed to Keep In stitution in Operation. Iltrlo Scalers to Confer. SALEM. Or.. Feb. II. (Special.) IMatrict sealers of weights and meas ures from all parts of the state will hold a conference In Salem tomorrow and Tuesday. On Wednesday the con ference will shift to i'ortland. Prob lem relating to the enforcement of weight and measure lams will be ;-cuaaed. Hippodrome. . ACCENTED diversity is noted in the new bill at the Hippodrome, which was presented for the first time yesterday afternoon. The bill is headlined by an ex tremely clever farce entitled "Inno cent Eve." which is presented by William Brandell. with Dorothy Da vis, Max Mann and George wan in the spotlight. The act is a combina tion of dancing, comedy and a med ley of songs, both familiar and new, and the setting, to bear out the im- ression ol tne name, is tropical. 1- I .... . in .Ha tvainino. o n H education of acting seals has appar ently been reached by the group of Strassle's mammals, who do balancing stunts, climb rnd play in a highly intelligent manner. Blanche Bo;d. "The Chameleon Girl." accompanied by Freddy King at the piano, gave a series of de- interpretations of current songs and interspersed ana inter spiced her singing by her quick changes, which were effected before the audience. Real vaudeville In accordance with the dictionary meaning of the term ! is provided by Harry Holden and Lucy Herron. Their act is called The Bill Poster." Les Silvas. an acrobatic team well known in Portland, makes up the athletic feature of the bill, and the team is composed of two men and a woman who do some clever balanc ing and trapeze work. "The Fourteenth Lover" is the name of the motion picture part of the bill, with Viola Dana as the star, and "the girl who has 13 suitors. Her .family urge her to accept one of them and ship her and the thirteenth off to their country home together. There she falls In love with a young landscape gardener and the plot of the picture is made up of the efforts of the charming young woman to outwit her parents, elude her other admirers and capture the man of her choice, all of which, of course, she accomplishes, but not without difficulty. Auditorium. AN AUDIENCE that occupied about two-thirds of the seating capac ity downstairs of the public audi torium yesterday afternoon enjoyed the fine concert given by the Eury dice chorus of women's voices under the direction of E. Bruce Knowlton, and a double male voice quartet with pipe organ solos by Francis Richter, With a big alumni mass meeting called for next Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A., plans for rejuvenating Pa cific university of Forest Grove and rescuing' it from, financial distress will be made known and active ef forts revived to raise funds to .carry forward the liZL'-2. school year pro gramme. The alumni have taken the matter in their own hands since the board of trustees, in a resolution adopted at their mid-winter meeting one week ago Saturday, turned the question of rescue over to the alumni for solu tion. The sum of $20,000 must and will be raised, assert the alumni, and it will be' done w:thin the next 30 days. I'nlverslty Grows Rapidly. The question of the choice of the general committee to have charge of the campaign will be discussed Friday night, together with many other vital matters which the alumni must de cide. "Pacific university Is growing by leaps and bounds," said a faculty member who was a Portland visitor Saturday. "There are more students in the school this year than ever be fore in its history and where w had one or. two inquiries this time last year, we havs more than 100 requests for our catalogue and information relative to entrance in school next September. This all has come about through the great amount of adver tising and publicity which we re ceived during 1921, from March to the end of the year, as well as the fact that we have had winning forensic and athletic teams, all of which go to make a school whatTl should be. "The students are co-operating with the faculty to make Pacific university keep its piace in the sun and it will, for the school has one of the strong est alumni bodies' of any small col lege on the coast and it is destined to be stronger and play a mflre im portant part in the future than It has In the past. Many Students Work Way. "The spirit of the school is won derful. This was instilled in the stu dent body and faculty and rejuvenated in the alumni through the endow ment campaign of last year and the winning football and baseball' teams. which we had in 1921. Every student we have is there for an education and many of the 260-odd are working their way through college. We doubt less will pass the 3M) mark -or better i next September. In the music depart- The Eurydice chorus made ita debut t ment alone this year, working under in the concert line a short time ago in the Multnomah hotel ballroom and made a favorable Impression with its fine ensemble singing. The chief selection sung was Ben dall's admired cantata. "Lady of Sha lott," the descriptive and romantic vocal beauty of which was again much liked. Miss Georgie Baldwin, soprano, sang the incidental solos with good ability. In the "Passing Birds' Farewell" (Hildach), Miss Baldwin and Miss Vera Shaver, con tralto, sang with pleasant success. A male octet sang admirably several selections, the singers being: First tenors. E. A. M. Fowler and Stanley Hibbs; second tenors. Raymond Os borne and H. E. Veness; first bass, P. T. Anderson and William E. Rob ertson; second bass, R. J. Tasker and R. W. Curtis. The accompanist was Alvina Eckes Knowlton. x Mr. Richter played several organ selections with good effect, the most admired being the overture to Ros sini's "Barber of Seville." the efficient direction of C. W. Law rence, we have close to 100 students. The journalism and- English depart ments likewise are drawing scoris of students. Eighteen thousand students have passed through the doors of Pa cific university into the work-a-day world. "The work must and will go on. Pacific university will not close its doors. Pacific university is a neces sity tc the Pacific coast, Oregon, Washington county and Forest Grove, known far and wide as 'the city of schools.' " Prominent Portland alumni made a visit Saturday to Hillsboro and For est Grove, where they conferred with other Well-known alumni and busi ness men and women of the county to learn the sentiment in the movement on foot to save the institution. It is unanimously favorable, they reported. Lyric. LYRIC theater followers were pleased yesterday afternoon when the new bill. "Whose Baby Is UV opened and they found that a reor ganized and rejuvenated "Lyric Trio" was back on the job with "Duke" Gil kwton. always a favorite, as one of its members. The trio made an unusual hit through Its rendition of "Old, Pal" and a number of comedy songs. A bal fling comedy full of expecta tion and mystery is "Whose Baby Is It." There is only one baby in the com edy, and there are anumber of pos sible parents. The problem of estab lishing proper ownership and parent age for the child develops into a trial that is comic in the extreme. The child is forced from one prospective parent to another. Mike Dooley. played by the ever- popular Ben Dillon, goes rorth to pur chase a necktie in order that he might properly dress for a party, and the chili is forced upon him by a negro mammy. Mike arrives home with the child and gets into all sorts of com plications with his guests. The young ster is rorceo from one to anotner until finally it is established with its' proper parent. Beatrice Morgan, a I part well played by Billie Bingham. Al Franks. Howard bvini. Eddie ' Wright and Dorothy Raymond have appropriate roles Jewel LaVelle and flare Heath are with "Duke" Gilkison , the "Lync Trio." Joe Little of the orchestra renrVered a violin solo that i well received. ! Tb aliotr continue ail week. 1 Why Not Have Your Teeth Fixed Dr. Harry Semler SATISFACTION I guarantee to give you perfect satisfaction when you come here for your dental work. Best ma terials -and workmanship-, latest scientific methods and appliances nd very reasonable fees. All work guaranteed for 15 years with an ironclad guarantee of satisfaction, signed botn by the operator who did the work and by Dr. Harry Semler, owner and manager of this or f ice. Your work will be done. Absolutely Painless If fear has caused you to neglect your teeth and health, come to me. 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