THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. AUGUST 16, 190S.
AMUSEMENT ALL
IN ONE DIG TRUST
Meeting of Owners Represents
Nearly All Theaters of
Land.
PREVENT BUILDING MORE
Combination of legitimate and
Vaudeville Houses Will Prevent
Speculators From Building or
Getting Attractions.
XETv" YORK. Aug. . (Special.)
Formation of a. combine that will con
trol all the principal theaters or m
i-niioH sat nd every form of dra
matic production, was begun today at
a meeting in the ornces oi nn
Every big theatrical interest in the
country was represented, and it was
ftated upon authority that 97 1-2 per
cent of the theatrical enterprises will
be in control of the new comDinanou,
It is to cover both legitimate and vau-
ai'illa nrnrtlirtinnii.
So complete will be the grasp of the
combln upon the amusement business
that no "outsider" will be permitted to
build a theater anywhere In the coun
try without consent of the organiza
tion. Of course, any speculator who
cares to try it, may build, but he will
get no attractions for his house unless
he has first obtained the O. K. of the
big combination.
Xo More New Theaters.
"This arrangement." said one of the
leaders in the movement, "will benefit
the theatrical business all along the
line. It will prevent the erection of
unnecessary theaters. Heretofore any
man who had the price to build a play
house did so, and thus styled himself
a theatrical man, regardless of previ
ous experience.
"In other lines of endeavor a man is
a drygoods merchant after long ex-
perience, and a Journalist following
years of specialized efforts. The pur
pose of this merger is to limit the
amusement business to those who have
been trained In it and exclude those
who get Into it because they have
money.
-A man may now build a theater, but
he wi!l have no attractions of what
ever kind for his patronage. With
97 1-2 per cent, of all amusement in
terests represented in this pool, there
will be 'nothing doing- for the out
sider." Names of Potentates.
The meeting was held in the office of
Klaw & Erlar.ger. and there were pres
ent besides Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger,
who also represented Charles Frohman,
B. F. Keith, of Boston: F. F. Proctor,
S. Z. Poll and Percy G. Williams, of
New York; C. E. Kohl, of Chicago;
Martin Beck, of the Orpheum circuit,
who also represented Mr. Meyerfleld, of
San Francisco: Lee Shubert. George B.
Cox. of Cincinnati: Samuel F. Nixon,
representing Nixon & Zimmerman, of
Philadelphia; Al Hayman, John H.
Havlln, of Stair & Havlin, Detroit; E.
F. Alhee. with Keith: Samuel Sorlbner.
J. J. Murdock. M. C. Anderson, L
Weber, H. Fehr and H. M. Zlegler.
A. L. Erlanger was made chairman
and H M. Zlegler secretary of the pro
posed organization. The following
committee was appointed to prepare a
plan of operation, which will be sub
mitted at the n-ext meeting as a basis
for permanent organization: Marc
Klaw, Lee Shubert. Percy G. Williams,
Samuel Scribner. Martin Beck, J. H.
Havlln. J. J. Murdock, M. C. Anderson
and H. Fehr.
Purpose oT Combination.
The sentiment at the meeting, at
which all classes of theatrical institu
tions were represented, was for har
monious co-operation for the general
betterment of theatrical conditions.
Merging of Interests was not discussed
nor, it Is understood, is one contemplated.
Measures to discourage the erection
of theaters for which no suitable book
ings are available were discussed. It
was poinled out that such theaters are
constantly being built, with the result
that, as the well-equipped theatrical
interests do not feel warranted in
leasing these additional houses, they
usually fall into the hands of over
night speculators, whose operations are
nreiudiolal to the legitimate Interests.
The committee above named ws au
thorized to endeavor to bring about a pos
sible adjustment and improvement of this
undesirable condition. The meeting was
adjourned, to be convened at the call of
the committee.
Men Who Join in Veal.
Following are the theatrical interests
controlled by the members of the com
bine: Klaw St Erlanger own the New Amster
dam, the New York and other New York
theaters; the Crescent and Tulane The
aters. New Orleans, and In conjunction
with Al Hayman, comprising the active
booking power of all the flret-claas the
aters of the country.
Charles Frohman owns the Empire. Cri
terion and other New York theaters; a
partner of Rich Harris in the Park
Theater. Boston, and conducting several
theaters in London.
B F. Keith owns theaters in Philadel
phia, Boston. New York and seven other
cities, all of which are devoted to vaude
ville. F. F. Proctor, a partner of B. F. Keith
in his New York houses, owns theaters at
Albany and other New York cities, also in
Montreal and Toronto.
S. Z. Poll, of New Haven, owns the Poll
chain of theaters in New England cities,
outside of Boston.
Percy G. Williams owns several theaters
in New York and Brooklyn devoted to
vaudeville, and the Chestnut street the
aters. Philadelphia.
C. E. Kohl owns with Charles Castle
and George Middleton. the Chicago Opera
House, the Majestic and the Haymarket
and Olympic Theaters. Chicago; the
Grand Opera House and another theater
at St. Lou it.
Martin Beck owns the Orpheum Thea
ters at Chicago. Omaha. Kansas City and
other Western cities.
Shuberts in It, Too.
Lee Shubert is head of the firm of Sam
9: & Lee Shubert. which runs or ieases
the Lyric, Casino. Fifth Avenue Theaters
and the Hippodrome. New York; the Gar
rick Theater. 8t. Louis: the Shubert The
ater. Cincinnati, and numerous other
houses in cities of the Middle West, be
sides the Lyric and Adeiphia, in Phila
delphia. George B. Cox and M. C. Anderson are
partners of the Shuberts in the New York
Hippodrome and a number of their West
ern houses.
Nixon & Zimmerman are owners of the
Chestnut Street Opera House, the Forrest,
the Park and the Broad Street Theaters,
Philadelphia: the Academy of Music. Bal
timore; the Nixon Theater, Pittsburg, and
a large circuit of theaters In the smaller
cities of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Al Hayman owns the Knickerbocker
Theater, New York, and Is a partner of
Klaw & Erlanger in the syndicate book
lng agency.
Stair Havlln own the Havlin Theaters
In Cincinnati, 8t. Louis and Chicago: the
Detroit Opera House, the Whitney The
aters in Detroit and Toledo, and many
other popular-priced theaters, including
the Grand Opera House. Philadelphia.
Sam Scribner Is owner and partner In
many of the burlesque theaters in the
Eastern cities. J. J. Murdock owns the
Masonic Temple Theater. Chicago, and a
theater in St. Louis.
H. M. Ziegler owns the Grand Opera
House and Park Theaters in Indianapolis.
L. Weber ' and H. Fahr are owners or
lessees of burlesque theaters in various
cities.
NOT TIED TO LUMBERMEN
Chehalis Taxpayers' League Denies
Implication.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Aug. 15. Special.)
The Taxpayers League held an ad
journed meeting here today, with an at
tendance of about 50. T. J. Long pre
sided and at the opening disclaimed that
the organization was in the particular In
terests of the lumbermen. A committee
was appointed to Invite the County Com
missloners to meet with the citizens, but
HIS DISAPPEARANCES MVS-TERIOl'Si.
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Ephrlam Herihrrg, Lost at Uma
tilla Since A u (rust 0.
A reward of $100 has been of
fered for information as to tne
whereabouts of Ephralm Heel
berg, of Cumberland, Wis., who
disappeared from Umatilla Sta
tion, on the O. R. & N., on the
the morning of August 6. The
missing man's nephew, G. H.
Hedberg, of Ashland, believes
that his uncle was either dazed
by being hit by a passing train
or met with foul play.
"My uncle was 63 years old."
says G. H. Hedberg. "though he
did not appear more than 50.
He stands about 5 feet 6 inches
tall, weighs 135 pounds, has
.very dark hair, sandy mus
tache and thin chin whiskers
and is not at all gray. When
he was last seen he wore a light
gray coat, vest and hat, the hat
being soft fell, dark trousers
and a soft tr.n shirt. He has
rather thin features, and speaks
with a Swedish accent. On his
person were two drafts on the
Cumberland, Wis., State Bank
for $330 and $100, respectively.
He had very liUle ready cash."
the board was unpMe to do so, on ac
count of the fact that today was its third
day this week as an equalization board.
The committee appointed to ask the
County Board to have the county officers
doors experted reported that the board
had agreed to call for bids for this work.
CHAMBERLAIN AT BEND
With O'Brien and -Slanley He Will
Reach Pelican Bay Monday.
PRI NEVILLE, Or.. Aug. 15. Governor
Chamberlain, J. P. O'Brien, general man
ager of the O. R. & N.. and F. S. Stanley
arrived In Prineville today In time for
lunch and left Immediately for Bend,
where they will spend the night. Tomor
row they will leave that point for Pelican
Bay, nearly & miles distant, where the
expected railroad conference with Mr.
Harriman is looked for. The party will
reach Pelican Bay Monday afternoon.
Monmouth Meat Market Robbed.
INDEPENDENCE. Or., Aug. 15.
(Special.) Chamberlain & Long, butch
ers, of Independence, who operate a
branch meat market at Monmouth, re
port that entrance was made last night
in their Monmouth market and a quan
tity of meat stolen, besides all the
change left in the drawer, amounting
to three or four dollars. Greek rail
road laborers stationed at Monmouth
are suspected.
GIVE VOTERS TIME
Primary Ballots Complicated
Affairs to Handle.
TO OPEN POLLS OVER TIME
Attorney-General Atkinson Advises
This in Order to Prevent Pos
sible Disfranchisement In
Larger Precincts.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Unless some unusual steps are taken
there is strong likelihood that many elec
tors who go to the polls on the day M
the primary election will turn away be
cause of the lines waiting to get into the
voting booths.
This danger is fully realized by the sup
porters of several of the candidates for
important places. One of the men
alarmed over the situation is H. A. air
child, the State Railroad Commissioner,
who. in practice, but not in name, is
managing Governor Meads campaign
headquarters in Seattle.
The principal danger of this form of
disfranchisement exists In the large pre
cincts For instance, in King County,
where the Republican ballot will be four
feet long with a double column contain
ing more than 200 names, there is one
precinct where "00 voters are registered.
Big Tat-k Before Voters.
The primary election is entirely new to
all voters, the voting squares, it is now
realized, are too small for quick voting,
and the task that will confront each
elector of selecting his favorites out of
200 running, of keeping in mind the sec
ond choice provision, of hunting up the
non-partisan judiciary ticket and of re
membering the other complications of the
voting process, will result in voters re
maining in the booths three or four times
as long as In general elections. The Attorney-General's
office has recently re
ceived from prominent supporters of var
ious candidates for nomination at the di
rect primary, numerous inquiries as to
how the people might be given the op
portunity and the time to carefully mark
their ballots. In response to these in
quiries. Attorney-General Atkinson today
wrote the following letter; ,
In voting at a direct primary election
it is necessarv for a voter to mark a cross
v Vni nomo nf f'h CHn-
dldate for whom he wishes to vote. IT
he is to vote intelligently he must read
the ballot over carefully and note es
pecially the instructions as to "second
choice." This may require 10 or 15 mln-
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UieS limt. L.UUti h
general election law, which are made ap-
piicanie to primary eittiiuii?.
not permitted to remain In a booth longer
than rive minutes. piuiw-u nc v..,,..,
u . i nnA,miad I'nrior the nrnvlslnns
of the geneial election law the pplls are
from 9 o'clock A. Al.
until 7 o'clock P. M. I nder the provis
ions of our primary election mw puna
are iu -uc Ri'i - .
M. to 8 o'clock P. M.. or one hour leas
than under -tne general eiecuun ww.
Keep Polls Open Over Time.
I hope that the public press of this
a . - i J,-.- rt cc-it-r in GAciirintr th
fullest exoresMon of the people at the
coming primary election, will call atten
tion to tne iaci mat on an dvemse - n
as long to properly mark a primary elec-
V, 1 1 a nanui'.i 1 alAoHnn llnr that
the polls at the direct primary election
will vAmain nttcn nno Vimir Ips4 tliun flt
the general election in November.
There is one otner point.. nowever.
WI1IUI1 BI1IIU1U iani7 .ivj Biiviinuii
of the primary election officers, and that ;
is a provision contained in section 17 of
our direct primary election law, wherein 1
ig there are any electors in the polling
place UtflllUis IU uic aiiu miu JH3 iirn- i
itied to participate therein, and who have I
iol oeen Mints iu uu eu nunc ijju-ii his
it the polling place, said polls shall be !
Kepi Urtrn i canuiiauij ciiuufiii nuci
the hour of closing to allow those so
present at that hour to vote. No one not
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prt?neill ell Lilt; uuui ui i:iusiii eiiaii us
entitled to vote because the polls may not
be actually closed when he arrives. '
RECORD PROBATING WORK
Formalities Over Albany Estate Are
Completed 'Within Hour.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Records for quick work in the probating
of an estate were broken here this morn
ing when the estate of Jackson L. Rose
crans was carried through all of the
stages of probating which are Rossible in
the first six months in less than an hour.
Rosecrans died in Carson City, Mich.,
In April last leaving about J300 worth of
personal property in Linn County, where
he formerly lived. This forenoon At
torney T. J. Stites, representing creditors,
filed a petition for the appointment of an
administrator and Judge Duncan ap
pointed H. f. Merrill. A few minutes
later the administrator Hied his bond
and appraisers were appointed. Within
half an hour the inventory and apprals
ment had been completed and filed.
Immediately after the Ming of the ln-
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GERVAIS. Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. Elzard Dupuis cel
ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Monday, August 10. They
were married at St. Jacques. Lachigan County of Montcalm, Canada.
Mrs. Dupuis' name was Esther Brien, and she was from the same local
ity as her husband. In 1863 they came to California, and in 1869 settled
in Oregon, on the French Prairie section. Here they have resided
ever since. They have six surviving sons and daughters: Eflmond,
Simeon. Phllomena and Mary, all of Gervais; Sister Mary Pauline, of
Oswego, and Napoleon, of Salem. s
A large number of personal friends gathered at their country
home near Gervais Monday nigh', and tendered them a surprise. A
number of handsome presents were presented, and the evening- wan
spent In social converse, cards and songs of dear old France. At
a late hour refreshments were served and all left for home, having
thoroughly enjoyed the anniversary occasion.
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FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
All black and blue suits, sack and frock styles, light and medium
weights, included in this sale. YOU KNOW THE SUPERIORITY
OF CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES. Supply your needs for a year
to come. An opportunity to buy the finest clothes produced at
small cost. Sale begins at 8 o clock Monday morning.
THE FOLLOWING PRICE REDUCTIONS
M.
Come early.
PREVAIL
$25.00
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Suits,
Suits,
Suits,
Suits,
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THESE SUITS ARE ALL NEW, STYLISH GOODS OF THIS
SEASON'S PRODUCTION
269 and 271
Morrison St.
R. ML GRAY
269 and 271
Morrison St.
ventory a petition for the sale of the
property of the estate was filed and
granted and the estate had thus been
completed except the filing of the final
account, which cannot be done until the
expiration of the necessary le'gaL period
of six months.
TAKE OVER LIGHT PLANT
Lebanon Capitalists Incorporate
With $25,000 Capitalization.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 16. (Special.)
Articles of incorporation were filed today
for the Lebanon Electric LJght and Water
Company, which will henceforth own and
operate the light plant and water system
In Lebanon. The Incorporators are 3. P.
Fach, Samuel M. Garland, J. C. Mayer,
P. M. Scroggins and S. I. Stewart All
of the Incorporators except Mr1. Stewart
are residents of Lebanon and heavy property-owners
in that city. Messrs. Garland.
Beach and Scroggins being Interested in
the First National Bank of Lebanon.
Mr. Stewart, who' Is a son of ex-County
Judge C. H. Stewart, has been with' the
Willamette Valley .Company in this city
a number f years, and will be the man
ager of the Lebanon plant. The capital
stock of the new company is $25,000.
DEER WILL BE PLENTIFUL
Several Bands of Klk Also Reported
in Cascades in Linn County.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) Good
deer hunting in the Cascade Mountains of
this part of the state will be later this
year than usual, for the reason that the
animals are slower in coming down the
mountains this season than is generally
the case. . The deer are as plentiful as
usual, it is believed, and when they come
down the mountains and reach accessible
hunting grounds the hunting will be as
good as usual.
Hunters who have been far up in the
mountains this season state that there
are practically as many elk this year
as last and that the lapse in their protec
tion allowed by the last Legislature has
not caused a remarkable decrease in the
number of the animals in Linn County.
A large herd of the animals were en
countered by a hunter this week within
six mtles of Cascadia, the Summer resort
on the South Santlam River, 45 miles
southeast of Albany. They were, how
ever, in a place seldom reached by
hunters.
When it was discovered that elk could
he killed between September 15 and Oc
tober 15. during 1S07 and 1908, it was
feared that the elk, which are compara
tively scarce, would be exterminated. But
unless there is greater slaughter in this
part of the state than there was last
year Linn County will still have a num
ber of elk.
ForeKt Fire Unchecked by Rain. -
ALBANY, Or., Anc. in (Special, i
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An advertisement appeared in The Oregonian, Telegram and Journal a few days ago, claiming that the
new Tungsten Electric Incandescent Lamp marks a revolution in Electric Lighting and brings the cost below
the cost of gas, is certainly a new and wonderful method, adapted solely for pushing the electric lighting
business, thereby to cover the gTound that has been lost from the competition of the incandescent gas light.
Mendacious statements of this sort, if repeated often enough, soon-come to be accepted by unthinking
people as an unquestionable fact. In order to enlighten the reader, permit us to make a plain statement of
the truth, giving the following comparative cost figures between the two lights in question. Cost figures for
the Tungsten Electric Arc were taken from the advertisement mentioned above.
Lighting
Hours
.3
4
5
6
7
200 C. P.
Tungsten
Elec Arc
Per Mo.
$2.25
2.70
3.29
3.80
4.31
Av. Cost Per Day
Cost Per
Day in C.
9 c
11 c
12c
14c
11c
200 C P.
Gas Arc
Per Mo.
$1.37
1.82
2.28
2.74
3.19
Cost Per
Day in C
4hc
6"c
7c
9c
10c
7c
Saving in the Use
of Gas Over
Electricity Per
Month
$ .88
.88
1.01
1.06
1.12
A SAVING OF ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH PER LAMP, averaging five lighting hours per day in favor
of gas. The renewal of the Tungsten Lamp on account of the blackening of the bulbs, breaking of the fila
ments, which are very brittle and are easily destroyed, either by handling or by the electric company's variations
in voltage, is an additional expense; moreover, the longer they burn, the lower will be the illuminating power,
necessitating constant renewals, the bills for which will work out to more than the account for electric current.
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Gas manufactured by the Portland
Gas Company is the cheapest medium
to produce light, heat and power, as
demonstrated to thousands of consum
ers who are users of electricity.
PORTLAND GAS
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Contrary to expectations the recent rains
have not extinguished the forest fires
near the headwaters of the North San
tlam River, northeast of Detroit. The
fires were1 partially checked by the rain
but smouldered along and have broken
out asaln. Reports which reached this
city today state that fires are yet burn
ing in several different places. Though
the fires have now been burning almost
two weeks their progress has not been
rapid and a comparatively small area
has hen envpred.
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