THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JTJLY 29, 1923 MIL DIVORCE CASE 13 UP FOR UEHG m Union Pacific's Claims Are Backed by Witnesses. . NATRON CUT-OFF ISSUE Chamber of Commerce Commit tee Told That Road Across State Is Essential. Yesterday was the Union Pacific's day before the unmergercommittee of the Chamber of Commerce, which (held a hearing- on the proposal to unscramble the Central and South ern Pacifies, with special reference to Oregon's interests as they will be affected by the ultimate disposition of the ; Central Pacific property. Groups of witnesses from Central Oregon, and Astoria represented to tbe chamber committee that it will best for the state if the Union Pacific takes control of the- property- Yesterday's was the last sched- veled hearlner bv the committee. However, Carl R. Gray, president on the Union Pacific has telegraphed the chamber he expects to be in Portland during the first week in August and wants to meet the com mlttee at that time. The commit tee will reserve its report until Mr. Gray shall have an opportunity to be heard, after which recommenda tions will be forthcoming. This is expected to be within the next two weeks. Many Witnesses Heard. H. B. Van Duzer, chairman; Na- Mian CtvnniiB Tn ' DmxrAio ' flanpa'a X Lawrence Jr. and C. D. Brunn were members of the committee present at the hearing.- Before them appeared William Hanley, Burns; J. W. McCulloch, president, and W. H. Doolittle, secretary, of the Central Oregon Development league, both of Ontario, and J. H. Prouty, Kogert D. Pinneo and W. H. Bartlett of As toria, the last two officials of that port, and E. A. Hardesty of Seaside. William Hanley opened the dis cussion with a general statement based upon the plea for a solution of the railroad problem of central Oregon. He said it was immaterial to his section of the ' state which railroad crosses the central Oregon plateau, but it is vital to its devel opment that rail transportation be afforded. He held it unlikely, un less the Union pacific were inter ested directly in- the Willamette valley region, that it would sanction another east and west line across Oregon, but considered it-probable that' if the pass through the Cas cades followed by the projected Natron cut-off were to be placed under Union Pacific control, that a road across the state would fol low. League President Speaks. President McCulloch of the Cen tral Oregon league, which has . pledged itself to the Union Pacific side of the controversy, told the committee most of the central Ore gon countries have . joined ' the league and membership is constantly being extended. Some counties have not yet acted bn 'the uiimerger question, although their vote is ex pected to be given shortly. He said the league was organized to present the case of eastern Oregon on the unmerger, and it proposed to follow it through and carry it be fore the interstate commerce com mission if that step became neces sary. Mr. McCulloch expressed the opin ion that unless the Union Pacific could acquire the favorable pass through the-Cascades to Eugene oc ' cupied by the Natron cut-off, it would be years and years before an east and -west line across the state could be hoped for. He said central Oregon had a great area of 40,000 square miles practically without transportation and that big irriga tion projects and timber develop ment are alike waiting upon .the building of railroads. Statement Is Confirmed. Secretary Doolittle of the league made a similar statement. The Astoria group made the pro posal it was the opinion at the mouth of the Columbia, that Port land should stand with the Astor ians for Union Pacific control, since that company was the main reli ance of western Oregon for heavy through-traffic, and-it was only fair that the, company should be encour aged to extend its operation ' throughout the state. Astoria interests have already adopted resolutions, supporting Union Pacific claims, and Mr. Hard esty said a similar meeting, with like action, is expected at Seaside: the present week. 1 fewMakiW1 TODAY'S FILM FEATTRHJS Liberty Thomas Meighan, "If You Believe It, It's So!" ' Columbia House ' Peters in "The Storm." Second week. Rivoli Frank Mayo, "Out of the Silent North." Majestic Oscar Wilde's "A ' Woman of No Importance." Heilig Florence Vidorin "The Real Adventure." Hippodrome Tom Mix in "Chasing the Moon." Circle AU-star cast, "Is Mat rimony a Failure." OME of the very best pictures of the season are opening en gagements in this city today. The managers evidently have won their fight against the producers for an early releasing of the big fall features. - The record-breaking production, The Storm," is being held over at the Columbia theater. It is in finitely worth while. House Peters is the featured, player, meritoriously supported by Virginia Valli and Matt Moore. Portland is the second city to get this feature. Manager Pangle showed rare judgment in booking King Vidor's big production, 'The Real Adven ture," featuring Florence Vldor. This feature is idealistic in theme. It is decidedly different, inspiring and immensely worth while. Vidor does not turn out a picture every week, but when he does produce, it is worthy of attention. Thomas Meighan in "If You Be lieve It, -It's So" is at the Liberty theater. This sterling production a worthy successor to , "The Miracle Man," which lingers so pleasingly in memory. The Liberty is putting over one big hit after another. And Manager Paul Noble is still lining up additional tre mendously interesting, attractions. Oscar Wilde s famous story, "A Woman of No Importance," is the attraction at the Majestic. This feature has attracted great atten tion where previously shown. It is a new release, and would have been played here sooner only that the bookings previously arranged for by Manager Lacey prevented its being put on earlier. The Rivoli has a big attraction in "Out of the Silent North," in which Frank Mayo is featured. Thia will undoubtedly, prove to be the third big Universal hit in rapid succes sion in this city 'The Storm," 'The Delicious Little Devil" and now "Out of the Silent North." which Iras won unstinted praise from all who have viewed this excellent production. ' j The Circle has John Gilbert, a Portland actor, in the singularly interesting feature "Arabian Love," which .was a 'pronounced hit when previously shown in this city. That will open Sunday. Today the Circle is showing the uproariously funny comedy, "Is Matrimony a Failure?" Screen Gossip. . The Rivoli has booked for an early showing Guy Bates Post in 'The Masquerader." . Charles W. Beyer has completed his work with George Arlies in "The Silent Voice," the .third of the Arliss photoplays. I - King Vidor 'will direct Laurette Taylor in Metro's production of the Manners-Taylor success, "Peg o' My Heart." - Frankf Currier, one of "the grand old men of the screen," was chosen by Director Alan Crosland to play an important role in Arthur Hous man's first feature length comedy, "The, Snitching Hour." Mr. Currier played for years in Universal pic tures on the coast. y; r V . Constance Binney has completed her contract fo,r Famous Players Lasky, and has gone to England un der contract with Ideal Films, Ltd., to star "in "A Bill of Divorcement." Denison' Clift will direct. LUMBER CAMPAIGN UP PLANS FOR DRIVE TOID BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. $200,000 to Be Spent In Course of Advertising- to Promote . Use of. Products.. The directors of the National Lum ber Manufacturers' association in session yesterday at the Multnomah hotel took action . admitting the American National Hardwood insti tute to membership in the national association. The hardwood organi zation comprises about 300 firms in the eastern and southern states. Another national campaign of ad vertising urging the use of lumber in the various industries and in construction work was planned fol lowing the report of Edgar P. Allen, director of publicity of the national association. It was announced that about $200,000 would be expended in the work, and Mr. Allen was in structed to take complete charge of the campaign. His report showed that during the last year the asso ciation had expended $100,000- in ad vertising in 75 leading newspapers or tne country. . . - The majority of the directors will go to Tacoma to attend the sessions of the West Coast Lumbermen's association, to be held fhere nex) Wednesday. William A. Durgin, rep resenting the department of com merce, is scheduled to give an ad dress at that time. Mr. Allen will also make a report on th adver tising campaign of the last year, mm is accused MORRIS GOLDSTEIN RETURNS WITHOUT COIN MOULDS. "Billy"' Sunday at the luncheon of the Ad dub at the Benson hotel next Wednesday noon. - x The famous evangelis. will come from Hood River for" the occasion and will bring "Ma" Sunday with him. It will be women's day, and there will be a special committee of women to receive the evangelist's wife. Mr. Sunday's address at that time will be on the subject: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions and so is the - Mount Hood Loop road." The club plans also to have sev eral members of the state highway commission present to discuss plans for the road. It is hopl that some plan may be worked out for the completion of the highway. , Federal Prosecutor Intimates Lawyer Knew What Became of Vital Exhibits. Intimation that Morris Goldstein, local attorney, knew of the disap pearance of certain dies and molds by which the government expected to convict Sam F. Owens and Will iam Brown were made yesterday, in i Tfll IDIOT PCAk RFaPhFm United States Attorney Veatch dur- Big Business Keportea Dy Koads Centering in Portland Railroads centering at" Portland are now handling the peak of their summer tourist business and private car parties galore are coming Into tne local terminals, in re are num i . e .1... ...... A ' ....... u ic ing the trial ot tne two men on charges of manufacturing and pos sessing bogus money. Goldstein, immediately after the arrest of the prisoners, beat the gov ernment in a race for Owen s suit case. It was in this grip that the officials expected to find the in. criminating dies. When the suitcase was turned over to secret service men by the lawyer no dies or coin moulds were found. Brown and Owens, both drug ad dicts, were arrested last. May after police . detectives, had , shadowed them, following the appearance of-a number of counterfeit dollars and quarters. Owens, who admits two convlctios and two terms in peni tentiaries, is a middle-aged man. The' other is an 18-year-old youth. According to the evidence intro duced by the , government, Owens manufactured the eoln, then sent Brown about the city to dispose of the product. A mysterious individual, "the Angel Kid," was used as an alibi by the . two prisoners. According to their story, it .was "the Angel Kid" who-manufactured the coins, then slipped them in thfe pockets of the pair for some unknown" reasom The fact that no prior mention of the unknown had been made in the case was explained by Owens by the fact that he would not inform on any one. The jury, which retired for de liberation on the case at 5 o'clock last night, will return a sealed ver dict at 10 o'clock this morning. BILLY SUNDAY TO SPEAK Evangelist to Champion Mount Hood Loop Road. The cause of the Mount " Hood Loop road will be championed by bers of them every day and ;the list for August, . already scheduled, is imposing. . - : Eastern tourist agencies are or ganizing and sending out parties of vacation travelers in droves and the greater number of them -go from Portland, down the coast to- Califor nia or lse return this: way after visiting the golden state. Canadian, Northern, - Union, and Southern Pacifies, with the Great Northern, and "Milwaukee . lines, re- pert. a rushing business in handlirtg tourists. traffic being so heavy that it is reminiscent of the best years before the war. Extra equipment is being added to regular trains to handle the rush and present conditions are expected to continue throughout August, al ways a heavy to.urist month. The Shasta, crack train of the Southern Pacinc, whicn has - been running eight sleepers regularly for some time, will add another today. FISHING CRAFT CAUGHT More Than 20 Purse Seiners Are Operating Outside Limit. ASTORIA. Or., July 28. (Special.) Deputy Fish Warden Larsen, who returned this evening from a cruise outside, on the ? fisheries patrol launch Phoenix, reports that more than 20 purse-seining craft were fishing outside today. All kept be yond the three-mile limit, with the exception of the Louise III, which came within two miles of the shore and was seized by the patrol boat brew. , ' The Louise III was taken to Ilwaco, where her master and crew will be prosecuted on a charge of violating the Washington state reg ulation against purse-seining. Phone your want ads to The Ore- gonian. All its readers are inter ested in the classified columns. j Newport Bids for Convention. NEWPORT, Or., July 28. (Spe cial.) The Third company, coast artillery corps; the Newport Com munity club, Woman's - club and Spanish War Veterans have extended an invitation to the Oregon Ameri can legion,, now in session at The Dalles, to hold its next annual con vention in this city. Newport busi ness men say they can take care of the boys and that this city can han dle all the crowd at any time in ease and comfort. ' Read The Oregonian classified ads. In addition to the monster pro gramme of the Veterans of Foreign Wars picnic, Saturday, July 29, they have engaged Miss Blanche Hat field, the Kentucky wonder, who is an expert rifle shot. Though Miss Hatfield is but eighteen years of age, she has displayed her marvel ous skill throughout the United I States, such as shooting cigars and cigarettes out of a man's mouth. And a number of fancy trick shots too numerous to mention. Adv. CHURCH WINE OPPOSED Episcopals to Consider Proposal to Abolish Communion Cup. Abolition of the practice of giving wine at cpmmunion service will be . proposed at the triennial general convention, of the Episcopal church to be held in Portland next Sep tember. This radical departure from the ancient established custom is favored by the Rev. Dr. Charles Lewis Slattery,. retiring rector of Grace church and coadjutor-bishop-elect of Massachusetts. Dr.- Slattery has prepared the fol- , lowing rubric, which he will ask the convention to incorporate "in the Book of Common Prayer: "If for reasons which seem to-h'm sufficient the ' communicant shall think he ought not to drink the wine, let him receive the cup only into his - hands, being assured that having eaten of the bread in fa'th he has verily and indeed spiritually received the body and blood of Christ." 3 KILLED DURING WEEK Of 604 Accidents, 549 Are Sub ject to Compensation Law. SALEM, Or.. July 28. (Special.) There were three fatalities in Ore gon due to industrial accidents dur ing the week ending July 27, ac cording to a report prepared here today by the state industrial acci dent commission: The victims were F. F. Foster, fireman, Portland; Joseph M. Cantrell, quarry foreman, Dufur, and J. M. Holcomb, " fire ' fighter, Portland. Of the 604 accidents reported dur ' ing the week 549 were subject to benefits under the workmen' com pensation act, 4 were from firms and corporations that have rejected the law, and 10 were from, public utilities not, subject to the provi sions of the compensation act. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY A number of the Great Northern Railway company's regular employes having; left its service, it is necessary to hire men to fill their places ' Machinists ........... 70 cents per hour Boilermakers .70 cents per hour Blacksmiths 70 cents per hour Stationary-engineers 57 cents per hour Stationary firemen ..... . . . ... .' 47 cents per hour Sheet metal and other work ers in. this line . . . .... ,'.'.' . . . 70 cents per hour Freight car repairers ........ . 63 cents, per hour Car inspectors .......... 63 cents per hour .To replace men now on strike against the decision - of the TJ. S. Labor Board, at wages and conditions prescribed and effective July 1,1922. Apply . MAURICE IVCODD, " 214 Chamber Commerce'Bldg., Stark and 4th ' : n ew, show today III f 1 1 . Reaches New l. y" II v w new., . "v. J.'iMfc v III fg, ' of Dramatic a - ' ' III ' 1 sjfijJL- A3fjV Achievements 'ftfV "iK? ' ! A Vivid, Thrilling li . Sy HI " . Story of Love " """"''"""' '!"''''". mja j B!rl-" 1h I 3 S. - ' anl Adventure ... I , HL 11 X. 4 'I MiJi fh X, Frozen Silences I Arjh : -i -r hrkU: J Special Sunday Concert De Luxe . feature . maavs L.uoue oai.es I PROGRAMME ' , , , s,.. n , v . p h..w-.tT Portland s Uwn i weive-1 ear-uia I 1 1 1 1 "I'Wiat irmnt f . 1 I II UUUCI h-'VfL ULKiy II 1111 1 1 1 1 4. 'Iieverif' n. tieuxiempa 1 1 mf-w. & J it 1 1 III ft. "jouy reiiuw.," vraiiB.. Jv. uii.trut - I M llll III! B. "Bohemian .lrl." fnntaiiim. Balfe llll " ' 1 llll ' llii & 1 V H TJ W i- I I r-v 111 I I l S IsrRFEN M?I" . I f V I 9 SNAP W AT Wanted" LJt LJk I ( ' i RIVOLI AY' annMops E, . 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It creates an appetite by strength ening digestion through its natural influence, then the whole system is toned up and old folks may enjoy prime health. - . V Tanlac is sold by ell good "druggists